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A collection of words of wisdom and excerpts from the spiritual gatherings of Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq

March, 2024

  • 22 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 12

    “The ṣaḥābah would spend their day in the masjid when fasting. As an explanation they would say, ‘We are purifying our fast’.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 21 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 11

    “Our fast should be meditative where we constantly remind ourselves that we are fasting” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 20 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 10

    “When Ramaḍān comes, Allāh removes evil influences, sanitises the environment and releases His mercy.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 19 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 9

    “Food for the soul is the Qurʿān.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 18 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 8

    “By moving away from physical indulgence of food and drink, we are able to divert our attention and refocus on the spirit.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 17 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 7

    “In Ramaḍān there is an angelic presence, a diffusion of mercy and a huge reduction of evil influences. This is all part of a special climate that is prepared for our battered souls.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 16 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 6

    “In Ramaḍān Angels descend every evening and call out, ‘Oh seeker of good, come forward. Oh seeker of evil, desist’ [Hadith]” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 15 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 5

    “Ramaḍān is for rehabilitation; intensive care for our souls” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 14 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 4

    “The spirit of Ramaḍān is devotion to Allāh to the exclusion of everything else” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 13 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 3

    “Islām teaches us ḥusnul ẓann; thinking good. Think good about others.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 12 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 2

    “If we are not in control of our emotions in Ramaḍān, then we are not fasting [spiritually]; we are just hungry.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 11 March

    Ramadan 2024 – Day 1

    “May Allāh make this Ramaḍān mubārak for all of us, adorn our tongues with Qurʾānic recitation, and accept our deeds and supplication. Āmīn.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

April, 2023

  • 21 April

    Ramadan 2023 – Eid

    “Eid Mubarak to everyone! May Allah accept our deeds, and on this auspicious day may He bring peace and joy to everyone’s hearts and homes.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq  

  • 20 April

    Ramadan 2023 – Night of Eid

    “O Allāh! Cause the crescent to dawn upon us with blessing and īmān and with safety and Islām. (O Crescent) my Lord and your Lord is Allāh!” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq  

  • 20 April

    Ramadan 2023 – Day 29

    “A person’s Eid will only be Eid if their Ramadan was Ramadan.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 19 April

    Ramadan 2023 – Day 28

    “No one will wrestle with religion except that religion will defeat him” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 18 April

    Ramadan 2023 – Day 27

    “Similar to ṣalāh and ḥajj, fasting is a sacred state.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 17 April

    Ramadan 2023 – Day 26

    “When fasting we need to avoid indecency. Indecency can be in deed, speech or thought.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 16 April

    Ramadan 2023 – Day 25

    “He who wastes time in Ramaḍān is truly deprived of the virtues and forgiveness of this month.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

  • 15 April

    Ramadan 2023 – Day 24

    “The spirit of the masjid is calmness and tranquility. Masjids are a place of silence and contemplation, of dignity and respect.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq