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February 12, 2013

In sūrah al-Ḥujurāt, Allāh gives us an insight into how our deeds become void: Ill-manners — particularly those that involve disobedience and disrespect to Allāh and His Prophet ﷺ.…

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Oversharing much? A Qur`ānic lesson in Netiquettes

February 11, 2013

In the Qur`ān Allāh relates to us an advice of a Prophet to another Prophet, a father to his son. The father, Yaʿqūb, warns his son, Yūsuf, from sharing his dreams with his brothers; lest they be overcome by envy and harm him. [He said, “O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.] Yūsuf:5 In light of this advice what do…

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February 10, 2013

The quickest answered duʿā` is the duʿā` in secret for another person. Sheikh’l Islām Ibn Taymiyyah, in: مجموع الفتاوى لشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية ٩٦/٢٧…

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February 9, 2013

If you look at religions other than Islām, you will find that most are based around meditation involving ‘clearing the mind’ to attain peace and spirituality. Islām, the True religion, involves remembrance to attain peace and spirituality, which, upon assessment, is the only viable approach. Because realistically speaking, the mind never really clears, it moves from one thought to another— even when it rests; when we sleep! Hence we dream what we dream. 🙂 It is a clear conclusion that…

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Lessons in Seeking Knowledge and doing Daʿwah – from the Jinns!

February 8, 2013

  [And when We directed to you a few of the jinn, listening to the Qur`ān. And when they attended it, they said, “Listen quietly.” And when it was concluded, they went back to their people as warners.] Aḥqāf:29 Allāh ﷻ sent a group of Jinns to Rasūl Allāh ﷺ to listen to the Message of Islām. When they attended the gathering, the Qur`ān was recited, so they hushed and urged each other to listen intently. Just as you or I…

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February 7, 2013

They stood in Tahajjud until their feet were swollen, but He knew that you and I could not, so He revealed this āyah.…

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