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A collection of words of wisdom and excerpts from the spiritual gatherings of Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq
May, 2019
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14 May
Ramadan 2019 – Day 9: Be True
You can never please everyone, especially if you are true to yourself, and even more so if you are true to Allah.
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13 May
Ramadan 2019 – Day 8: Month of the Qur’an
Ramadan is the month of the Quran; a time to devotedly recite its words, reflect on its meanings, and apply its teachings in our lives.
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12 May
Ramadan 2019 – Day 7: Abstention
Fasting is abstention, and in a true fast, along with the body’s abstention, the mind and heart abstain from sinful thoughts and sentiments.
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11 May
Ramadan 2019 – Day 6: Astounding Legacy
Among other things, early Muslims have bequeathed us a truly astounding legacy of reciting and memorising the Quran, especially in Ramadan.
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9 May
Ramadan 2019 – Day 5: Nourishment for the Soul
As a living being the soul needs nourishment, nurture and protection to survive and thrive. This is Ramadan’s preparation for the whole year.
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8 May
Ramadan 2019 – Day 4: Active Fasting
Let’s not fast passively and unconsciously, merely being hungry and thirsty, but actively remaining conscious of the sacred state we’re in.
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8 May
Ramadan 2019 – Day 3: Ihsan
Fasting creates taqwa, which is a higher awareness and consciousness of Allah, similar to ihsan, of which the Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Ihsan is that you worship Allah as though you see him, and if you do not see him then indeed he sees you.’
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7 May
Ramadan 2019 – Day 2: Divine Revelation
Ramadan was the chosen month of divine revelation, and it remains a unique time of devotional communication through prayer and supplication.
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6 May
Ramadan 2019 – Day 1: Ramadan Mubarak
May Allāh make this Ramaḍān Mubarak for all of us, adorn our tongues with Qurʾānic recitation, and accept our deeds and supplication. Āmīn.
April, 2019
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25 April
Goal of Fasting
As we approach Ramaḍān, we should think about the purpose of fasting. The goal of the fast is to work on the rūḥ. In the entire Quran, Allāh only mentions one specific and direct objective of fasting: to create taqwá. In Sūrat al-Baqarah, Allāh says: “Oh Believers! Fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those who …
March, 2019
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21 March
Managing Disagreements
Disagreements are a fact of life. Disagreements can arise between siblings, close family members and friends. It is human nature to disagree. But, Allāh and His Rasul ﷺ in the Qur’an and hadīth do not teach us to remove all disagreements. What they have taught us is how to manage disagreements. When we disagree, we are taught to confine our …
February, 2019
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7 February
Manners and Respect
We all want to learn about our religion. But, ilm cannot be gained without ādāb; without respect and without good, beautiful manners. Ibn Wahab, a famous scholar who was one of the students of Imam Malik says that we learnt, quoted and conveyed more about ādāb from Imam Malik رحمه الله than we did of knowledge. Even the companion Anas …
January, 2019
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10 January
Relieved of the World
When a person departs from this realm in to the realm of the hereafter, either they are relieved of the world or the world is relieved of them. When a good person passes away, they are relieved of the fatigue, pain and trouble of the world. When a bad person dies, then we learn from the hadīth that not only …
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3 January
Calmness
The life of the Prophet ﷺ was one of calmness: calmness and patience in everything even when things did not go to plan. He was accepting, tolerant and patient.
December, 2018
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27 December
Strange Love
In a famous poem, Imam Shafi رحمه الله says: You express the love of AllāhAnd yet You disobey Him This is very strange indeedIf your love for Allāh was true then you would have obeyed himFor indeed the one who loves, obeys the beloved [This excerpt is based on a talk delivered by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq on 7th November …
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20 December
Tolerance not Vile Hatred
To be true believers our love of Allāh and His Rasūl ﷺ should surpass everything else. We should love that which Rasūl ﷺ loved. One of the things that Rasūl Allāh ﷺ loved was his ummah. That love means that we must tolerate each other, accept each other and love one another. No one is perfect and no one will …
November, 2018
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15 November
Stopping at the Door
The exterior teaching of religion is the key to the door to the inner world of spirituality. The interior (spirituality) cannot be achieved without the exterior but the danger is that we stop at the door and do not move forward.
