When in fear tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظٌ Indeed my Lord, over all things, is Guardian. [Quran 11:57] When making du'a tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ Indeed my Lord is Near and Responsive. [Quran 11:61] When in hardship tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ Indeed my Lord is Merciful and Loving. [Quran...
Shanaaqitah - The people of Shanqeet, Mauritania who are known for their strong memory. Repeat and Repeat and Repeat! We repeat something ten times and say 'Alhamdulillah, we have learnt it.' The Shanaaqitah have a principle which is: "When you memorise, then do it in multiples of five." What does...
If you recite Surah al Baqarah daily, it'll take you a little over 2 hours to complete it. In a month, it will take you a little over hour. With consistency, you'll be able to recite it in less than an hour every day. It only become difficult...
"Do you think you will be admitted into Paradise without being tested like those before you? They were afflicted with suffering and adversity and were so ˹violently˺ shaken that ˹even˺ the Messenger and the believers with him cried out, “When will Allah’s help come?” Indeed,...
Everytime you lose something start saying Ar Rahman took this away from me. Ar Rahman separated me from my husband. Ar Rahman took my child away. Ar Rahman took my job away. Ar Rahman didn't let me get married to the love of my life. Ar Rahman didn't bless me with...
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Which one of us has not cried helplessly in the darkness? Which one of us has not made the sincerest of supplications when we thought things were seemingly impossible? When we felt our most loneliest and...
“Do not be deceived by the prosperity of the disbelievers throughout the land. It is only a brief enjoyment. Then Hell will be their home—what an evil place to rest!” (Surah Ali-Imran, 3:196-7) لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فِى ٱلۡبِلَـٰدِ (١٩٦) مَتَـٰعٌ۬ قَلِيلٌ۬ ثُمَّ مَأۡوَٮٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۚ...
How many times have you received an advertisement for memorizing or explaining a lesson, but you ignored it because it crowded out your tasks? And how many times did you enter a circle to memorize a part but withdrew because it was difficult to memorize? How many...
One of my teachers used to say, “Do not allow what is outside your control to stop you from doing what is within your control,” The people of the cave personify this lesson. These were a small group of seven believers in a town that wanted...
Here’s something I’m striving to teach my nafs—my spiritually flawed inner self—each day: Every thought or feeling that passes through your mind and heart, even if deeply felt, does not need to be shared with the world or posted on social media. Some things you can...