QURʾĀNIC REFLECTIONS

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September 21, 2014

❝Don’t let this world bother you, I have reached 87 years of age and I have not seen from my Lord anything but good.❞ Sheikh Ibn Bāz r.a.…

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Qurʾānic Reflections

What Hope Looks Like

September 11, 2014

Do you know what hope in Allāh looks like? Do you know what hope that Allāh will give you the very best of His bounties which your heart pines for, even though realistically and rationally speaking the mere thought, let alone an actual possibility, is too far-fetched, looks like? This:…

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August 10, 2014

❝And does the one who confides in his Lord despair?! Tell your sorrows my Lord is Karīm. Tell the one overcome by his lapses: The Lord of the Universe is undoubtedly Ghaffārun Raḥīm.❞ Most Generous; Perpetually Forgiving; Especially Merciful. Perhaps my ultimate favourite verses of poetry ever, penned by Dr. Moḥammed Moqren, translated by yours truly.…

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August 7, 2014

❝If you see a person increasingly say, “O Allāh, I ask You for the highest Firdaws in Jannah;” then know that Allāh has written it for him.❞ Imām Ibn al-Qayyim.…

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For Those Waiting…

August 5, 2014

Ever waited for something to happen? Something totally out of your control so that you are left without a choice and are forced to wait? Something so incredibly valuable that you are absolutely terrified that it just might not happen. And that fear – will it, will it not – is eating you away inside, (literally) queasiness has settled deep in your stomach; butterflies that turned into moths. You eagerly wait for tomorrow in hopes to hear some good news…

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