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February, 2022

• 9 February

  Guidance and Deviation

  A student at Al Kawthar Academy shares some of his key takeaways from Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq’s talk last Friday night: ❝Allāh ﷻ says, ‘Whoever finds guidance he finds guidance for the good of his own soul, and whoever is deviated then he is deviated to the detriment of his own soul’ (Qurʾān 17:15). He ﷻ also says, ‘No soul …

December, 2021

• 5 December

  Obligation of Ilm

  An attendee at Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq’s talk on Friday night writes about one of his key takeaways: ❝The obligation of practising on what one knows is not restricted to only those we (or others) may deem ʿulamāʾ. Rather, the obligation falls on everyone, for in a sense each of us is simultaneously ʿālim (knowledgeable) and jāhil (ignorant). We are …

May, 2021

• 12 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Eid al-Fitr Night

  

  “Oh Allāh! Cause the crescent to dawn on us with blessing and īmān and with safety and Islām. (Oh Crescent) My Lord and your Lord is Allāh!” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 12 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 30: Farewell

  

  “Such sweet sorrow as we bid farewell to a blessed month and welcome a festive day. May Allah grant us many more moons of Ramadan and Eid.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 11 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 29: Eid

  

  “A person’s Eid will only be Eid if their Ramaḍān was Ramaḍān.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 10 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 28: Change

  

  “During Ramaḍān, there is a wind of Rahmah which touches everyone. This is why people change in Ramaḍān; there is a natural inclination to good.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 9 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 27: Sacred State

  

  “Similar to salāh and Hajj, fasting is a sacred state.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 8 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 26: Purpose of Fasting

  

  “During daily fasting in Ramaḍān, it is easy to lose sight of the purpose of fasting.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 7 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 25: Pure Speech

  

  “Purity of speech leads to purity of deeds.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 6 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 24: Tranquility

  

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

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 23: Unchained

  

  “The shayatīn (devils) are locked up in Ramaḍān so why do we still sin? The shayatīn are chained but we remain unchained – our nafs is weak.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 4 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 22: Spiritual Retreat

  

  “The original meaning of i’tikāf was to devote oneself and focus oneself on something to the exclusion of everything else. Ramadan is a form of iʿtikāf for the entire month. We should treat the whole of Ramaḍān as a spiritual retreat where we devote ourselves to, and focus on, the ibadah of Allāh to the exclusion of everything else.” – …
• 3 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 21: Time For Change

  

  “The atmosphere and climate of Ramaḍān has a positive effect – it is a good time to change.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 2 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 20: Bad Speech

  

  “Fasting involves passively avoiding food and drink but actively avoiding bad speech.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 1 May

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 19: Constant Review

  

  “Committing certain sins has become second nature to us; there is no remorse, guilt or repentance. To deal with this, we need a higher level of consciousness. We need to constantly review and meditate upon what we need to do to become a better person.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

April, 2021

• 30 April

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 18: Gain Knowledge

  

  “We cannot remain ignorant about the words of Allāh; we have a duty to understand and gain knowledge about the words of the Qur’ān” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 29 April

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 17: Quranic Recitation

  

  “The world is abuzz with Qur’ānic recitation in Ramaḍān. The Qur’ān, by far, is and will always be the most oft-read and recited book ever.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 28 April

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 16: Training

  

  “Ramaḍān is only for a few select days, but it provides training for the entire year.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 27 April

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 15: Pure Speech

  

  “Sins of the mind, heart and tongue are harder to refrain from than sins of the limbs” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• 26 April

  Ramadan 2021 – Day 14: Sins of the Limbs

  

  “Sins of the mind, heart and tongue are harder to refrain from than sins of the limbs” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq