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Embers of Redemption

It’s been a while and manic the last six months with work and other things, but with the announcement of Ramadan there’s a nice feeling of a much-needed reset. I just wanted to touch upon something conceptually as we enter into Ramadan. Ramadan comes from the root word رمض which signifies something being intensely heated […]

Observations on the rank of the Prophet (saws) by Imam al-Sakhawi

Three beautiful observations on the rank of the Prophet (saws) by Imam al-Sakhawi on the verse:  إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا “Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with […]

Tahajjud

Conceptually, to pray two rak’ah tahajjud on a daily basis is better than to pray ten rak’ah once a week. This is based on the well-known hadith that ‘the most beloved deeds to Allah are those done continuously, even if little’ (Bukhari). The reason is because these continuous deeds are an evidence of your *commitment* […]

Balance

In most cases, we know that we should strive to balance equally between the two. Especially in light of Laylatul-Qadr, the Prophet (saws) beautifully incorporated both when asked by ‘Aisha (ra), what to say on this blessed night: قولي: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي “Say, O Allah, You are One who forgives and […]

Iman

Many of us will have heard this quote, but it always gives a lot of hope. Ibrahim ibn adham (ra) said; لَوْ عَلِمَ الْمُلُوكُ وَأَبْنَاءُ الْمُلُوكِ مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ مِنَ النَّعِيمِ وَالسُّرُورِ لَجَالَدُونَا بِالسُّيُوفِ “If the kings and princes knew what we experience of spiritual contentment and happiness, they would come and fight us for […]

Persistence

One common trait you find amongst many successful people, both islamically and in a dunyawi sense, is persistence. You see in some of these motivational videos, that it’s actually tenacity which makes an ordinary person achieve greatness. Doing the same thing again and again, pushing oneself even in the face of failure. This can be […]