Content Soul
October, 2018
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4 October
Prepare for Reality
Before time escapes us, we should prepare for what is real: theʾĀkhirah
September, 2018
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27 September
A Dangerous Weapon
Apparent knowledge in itself is a weapon. Ilm creates arrogance and without the necessary tools is extremely dangerous. Ilm is only beneficial when it comes accompanied with adab, spirituality and fear of Allāh. Rasūl Allāh ﷺ used to supplicate “O Allāh, I seek refuge (and protection) in You from ilm which does not benefit” [Reported by Muslim and others]. Students …
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6 September
Adab before Ilm
We learnt adab before we learnt ilm from our teachers. [A saying of scholars of the past].
June, 2018
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14 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 29: True Eid
“A person’s Eid will only be Eid if their Ramaḍān was Ramaḍān.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
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12 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 28: Wind of Mercy
During Ramaḍān, there is a wind of Rahma which touches everyone. This is why people change in Ramaḍān; there is a natural inclination to good.
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11 June
Ramadan 2018 – Day 26: Losing Sight of the Goal
During daily fasting in Ramaḍān, it is easy to lose sight of the purpose of fasting.
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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.