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Ramadan 2020 – Day 7: Immune System
“The Islamic purpose of fasting is to create taqwa: the soul’s own immune system, which develops resistance to spiritual diseases and sin.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Ramadan 2020 – Day 7: Immune System
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Ramadan 2020 – Day 4: Bodily Seclusion
“Fasting itself is a form of i’tikāf whereby we retreat into a bodily seclusion, renounce food, drink and desire, and focus on the spirit.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Ramadan 2020 – Day 3: 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… Continue reading Ramadan 2020 – Day 3: Spiritual Retreat
Provisions of Taqwa
We should always prepare for, and be mindful of the terminator of all pleasures: death. Below is an English translation of a beautiful Arabic poem where the author reminds us to prepare provisions of Taqwá: Oh Man! Prepare your provisions of Taqwa For indeed you do not know when the night settles with its darkness… Continue reading Provisions of Taqwa
Let No One Pride Themselves on Their Strength
We as human beings have mastered so much. We have dived to the depths of the ocean and landed on the moon. We have sent probes to Mars and are planning manned missions to Mars. We scan the heavens. We have huge satellites and observatories. We have controlled the atom. We have made almost all… Continue reading Let No One Pride Themselves on Their Strength
The Product of Allah is Expensive
Living one’s life in a good manner, achieving good and doing good, and gaining paradise is not simple. In a hadith the Prophet ﷺ says ‘Lo and behold! The product of Allāh is expensive’. What is the product of Allāh? Jannah. In a verse of the Qur’an, Allāh says أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا… Continue reading The Product of Allah is Expensive
The Fear of Loss
Allāh has made many promises and Shayṭān has made many promises. These are covered in the verses of the Holy Qur’an. In Sūrat al-Aʿrāf we learn that Shayṭān made a promise to Allāh. Shayṭān said to Allāh that, “I shall surely sit on the straight path before them, and then I will surely come to… Continue reading The Fear of Loss
Who do we Object to?
Rasūl Allāh ﷺ warned us against envy and encouraged us to be true believers. True īmān cannot reside in the same heart as hasad (envy). When we are envious of a person, we object to Allāh’s choice in bestowing his favour on that person. A poet says in Arabic, “Say to one who has remained envious of… Continue reading Who do we Object to?
Showing and Telling
In a hadith narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin ‘As the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “When the treasures of Persia and Rome are conquered, what kind of people will you be?” ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf رضي الله عنه said: “We will say what Allāh has commanded us to say.” One of the meanings of this is… Continue reading Showing and Telling