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Ibn al-Qayyim

Allāh

Being Pleased with Allāh

May 25, 2017

Keep making duʿāʾ and keep trusting that Allāh sees your efforts and He hears your prayers. I say make duʿāʾ not as a hopeless plan b. But I say this because I know that so many people lose out on the good that Allāh gives because they give up on duʿāʾ too soon. Or they lose spirit too soon. Or they lose interest too soon. Allāh is al-Ḥakīm and He arranges our lives perfectly. Even if something causes us grief…

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The Levels of Knowing Allāh

March 21, 2017

Knowing Allāh subḥānah is of two types: First, an awareness that leads to affirmation [of God’s existence], this [knowledge] is common amongst all people: the righteous, the evil; the obedient, the disobedient. Second, an awareness that necessitates shyness from Him, love for Him, attaching the heart to Him, yearning to meet Him, fearing Him, turning to Him and repenting to Him, finding solace in Him, and fleeing from the creation to Him. This is a special awareness that is known…

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August 30, 2015

❝If knowledge was captured in an image, it would triumph the sun and the moon in their beauty.❞ -— Ibn al-Qayyim, in: Garden of Lovers.…

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December 17, 2014

❝Ibn Taymiyah was extremely diligent in helping others because he knew, the more he helped others, the more Allāh will help him.❞ Imām Ibn al-Qayyim…

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Personal Reflections

October 9, 2014

❝Allāh has given you SO much without you asking for any of it, do you think He will withhold from giving when you ask Him?!❞ [Paraphrasing Imām Ibn al-Qayyim r.a.]…

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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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