QURʾĀNIC REFLECTIONS

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Personal Reflections

June 12, 2016

To think that Allāh won’t forgive when you’re seeking His Forgiveness, or that He won’t give when you’re asking for His Favours is the height of thinking badly about the Creator. For some perspective: only the hypocrites and the disbelievers think badly about the Creator.…

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We shall never be deprived of good by a Lord Who laughs

April 9, 2015

The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Allāh laughs at the despair of His slaves although He soon changes it.❞ (Meaning Allāh subḥānah laughs, a laughter that befits our Lord, because here are people despairing and worrying but He knows that happiness and relief is right around the corner.) I (the narrator) said: “O Messenger of Allāh, does the Lord laugh?” He ﷺ said: ❝Yes.❞ I said: “We shall never be deprived of good by a Lord Who laughs.” [In: Ibn…

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February 4, 2015

❝If the heavens and the earth were to collapse, the God fearing person will find a way out because Allāh says, ﴾And whoever fears Allāh – He will make for him a way out﴿.❞  ʿAbdullāh Ibn ʿAbbās.…

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Personal Reflections

December 22, 2014

Allāh might give you a very precious gift wrapped in hardship. IF you’re patient, the wrappings will unravel and you’ll get your gift.…

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Personal Reflections

Turn to the Qurʾān when Faced with Calamities

September 24, 2014

Despite the worsened situation that we (the Ummah) are in, we still need to be very optimistic that relief will come to us very soon. The Qurʾān is filled with examples of those before us and the hardships and calamities they bore. These stories are for us to learn from and they’re to encourage us to have a positive and hopeful outlook no matter what we’re faced with. Take the story of the Youth of the Cave for example. Allāh…

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