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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.
Ramadan 2018 – Day 24: A Place of Dignity
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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.
Ramadan Day 25
Ramadan Day 25: During Ramadan we should spend more moments in silence, meditation, reflection and try more consciously to engage in tasbeeh and dhikr (remembrance of Allah).
Ramadan Day 19
Ramadan Day 19: When fasting we should not even shout or raise our voices let alone argue. This is the month in which we should all remain silent as much as possible and not say or do anything which inconveniences others.
Lack of Spiritual Progress
Many of us wander at our lack of spiritual progress yet we fail to avoid the basic sins. For example, sins of the tongue such as swearing, backbiting, rumour mongering and slander. Silence is the hallmark of a believer and one of the goals of tazkiyah is to cut down on one’s speech. Most people… Continue reading Lack of Spiritual Progress
Constancy in Silence
Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Holy Qu’ran: مَا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ Not a word he utters but there is a watcher ready. [Surah Qaaf 50:18] For every word that we utter, an angel is ever-eager to record it. We should act on everything that we learn, especially with regard to… Continue reading Constancy in Silence
Constancy in 8 Things
When a person reaches the stage of ihsaan, his walking, talking, sitting and so on all become ibaadah (worship) because he is conscious of Allah at all times; thus, his whole life becomes ibaadah. However before a person can reach this lofty stage he must firstly become constant in, and perfect, 8 beginning stages: 1. … Continue reading Constancy in 8 Things
When my nafs tells me to remain silent…
An alim (scholar) was asked ‘How do you learn to control your tongue?’. His reply was amazing. He said ‘My way of controlling my tongue is as follows; whenever my nafs tells me to speak, I remain silent. Whenever my nafs tells me to remain silent, I speak’. There is a wealth of information in… Continue reading When my nafs tells me to remain silent…
The Month of Silence
Anas bin Malik رضى الله عنه relates that Ramadhan arrived so the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, ‘Indeed this month has come upon you, and therein is a night which is better than a thousand months. Whoever is deprived of it is deprived of all good, and none is deprived of it except one… Continue reading The Month of Silence