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Ramaḍān: The Finish Line

July 4, 2016

❝Ḥusn aḏh-Ḏhan billāh (thinking well of Allāh): For you to not despair of attaining your share of His Raḥmah, even if all that is left of Ramaḍān is an amount of time equivalent to single unit of prayer.❞ -— Sheikh ʿAbdullāh Balqāsim. As this blessed month sets, some may be remorseful over time wasted; remorseful that no good habit was formed, remorseful that no bad habit was left behind, remorseful that the heart is still tough and unchanged… Here’s a…

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Personal Reflections

Do you know Sumayya?

April 23, 2013

Do you know Sumayya? She was one of the first women to embrace Islām. And she was one of the first to be persecuted by the non-Muslim society she lived in. And she was THE first person to die, because of the torture inflicted upon her by the leaders of her society. She was killed simple because she believed in Lā ilāha illā Allāh. May Allāh be pleased with her. Many followed her noble footsteps; embracing Islām wholeheartedly and entirely…

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