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Purity of speech leads to purity of deeds.
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A collection of words of wisdom and excerpts from the spiritual gatherings of Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq
June, 2018
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8 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 24: A Place of Dignity
The spirit of the masjid is calmness and tranquillity. Masjids are a place of silence and contemplation, of dignity and respect.
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8 June
Ramadan 2018 – 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.
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6 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 22: Seclusion
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.
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6 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 21: Time to Change
The atmosphere and climate of Ramaḍān has a positive effect – it is a good time to change.
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5 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 20: Bad Speech
Fasting involves passively avoiding food and drink but actively avoiding bad speech.
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4 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 19: Second Nature
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.
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3 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 18: Understand the Message
We cannot remind ignorant about the words of Allāh; we have a duty to understand and gain knowledge about the words of the Qurʾān.
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2 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 17: The Most Recited Book
The world is abuzz with Qurʾānic recitation in Ramaḍān. The Qurʾān, by far, is and will always be the most oft read and recited book ever.
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1 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 16: Training for the Year
Ramaḍān is only for a few, select days but it provides training for the entire year.
May, 2018
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30 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 15: Pure Speech
How pure is our speech? How much does our speech reflect taqwá?
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30 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 14: The Harder Task
Sins of the mind, heart and tongue are harder to refrain from than sins of the limbs.
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27 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 12: Higher Level of Awareness
One of the spiritual benefits of a proper fast is that it creates a higher level of consciousness and awareness of Allāh.
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26 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 11: Raised Voices
Ramaḍān is the last of times to argue or raise our voices.
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25 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 10: Conscious of Allāh
Fasting makes a person conscious of Allāh. When a person is conscious of Allāh, he will be cautious of Allāh. This is Taqwá.
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24 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 9: Route to Taqwá
The purpose of fasting is to create Taqwá. The route to Taqwá is purity of speech.
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24 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 8: A True Fast
A true fast is also of the heart and mind: to observed a true fast you do not entertain any thoughts or feelings which are harām.
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22 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 7: Slip of the Tongue
It is easy to abstain from food but avoiding a slip of the tongue is difficult. Ramaḍān is a good time to practice silence.
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21 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 6: Starved Rūḥ
For eleven months of the year we starve the rūḥ and lavish all our attention on the external carriage (our physical body).