You might already know this, but do you really do it? The next time your thoughts start to spin while you’re praying, use this weapon from the sunnah with certainty, and combine saying ‘a’oodhu billaahi minash-shaytaanir-rajeem’ with spitting dryly to your left three times. We all have whispers in salah, but not many of us … Read more
by Raiiq Ridwan 1 By the fig, by the olive, 2 by Mount Sinai, 3 by this safe town, 4 We create man in the finest state 5 then reduce him to the lowest of the low, 6 except those who believe and do good deeds––7 they will have an unfailing reward. After this, what … Read more
I crawled, I walked, and then I ran, But I stumbled before the flight began, So I dragged myself on the runway to fly As I felt the angel in me slowly die I sinned and I repented and again I sinned, Smothering in all the regrets I’d lived I followed every … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Allah the Exalted has mentioned many attributes to His book within the book itself, and each of those attributes tells us something unique about the Quran, helping us know it better. The more you know about a person’s attributes, the better you know them and the more your love for them increases. … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Ramadan is the month of mercy, not just for us, but also for those who have passed away from this world. The gates of Jahannam are closed, and the gates of Jannah are open. The rewards of good deeds are multiplied. This is the month in which we should strive to do … Read more
As Ramadan rushes through, we are more and more entrenched in the barakah that the holy month brings. Suddenly, when reading a page of the Quran a day was tough, we are reading 20 or even 30 pages. Suddenly when just praying Sunnah prayers felt cumbersome, we are praying many rakats of Taraweeh, and some … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Another beautiful Ramadan is passing us by. Some of us have gained some good rewards already, while others have perhaps gained nothing but weight. Some of our plans have succeeded, while others have failed. Perhaps our energy is already receiving a check from too much exhaustion. This is the time to take … Read more
Prevent the jinn from seeing your awrah by saying “bismillah” before entering the toilet or undressing.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim In the past scholars had to walk every day for long distances in order to sit with a teacher. Nowadays it’s become so easy due to advances in technology. Therefore, let us make the best use of this rahmah Allah the Exalted has bestowed on us survivors in the Tech Era. There … Read more