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  • Pride, arrogance and self-admiration - I

    Pride and Arrogance: Allah, Almighty, Says (what means): “I will turn away from My Ayaat (verses of the Quran) those who behave arrogantly on the earth, without a right, and (even) if they see all the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons signs, revelations, etc.), they will not believe in them...” [Quran; 7:146] and (what means) “..... More

  • Pride, arrogance and self-admiration - II

    How to remedy pride and acquire humbleness: The remedy of pride, which is also a means to require humbleness, mainly depends on the removing of its source from the heart. This requires that the prideful person should know himself and his Lord. By knowing himself, he realizes that he should never have been prideful. It is sufficient for him to know.. More

  • Benefits of mentioning Allah -I

    Mentioning Allah is a great rank from which those who know Allah seek their provision in their journey towards the hereafter … it is the profitable merchandise with which they trade … it is the means they use to become one of the devout worshippers of Allah, and the one deprived of which is truly the unfortunate … it is the life.. More

  • Softness of the heart

    The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, had a very soft heart. He treated people gently. His wives, may Allah be pleased with them, said that they could not recall an incident where he, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, scolded them harshly or hit them. He, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was known for his gentleness. Allah confirmed that this quality.. More

  • 'Remember Allah The Almighty during Specific Numbered Days'

    Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And remember Allah during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days -- there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] -- there is no sin upon him -- for him who fears Allah. And fear Allah.} [Quran 2:203] The specific numbered days are the days of Mina which are.. More

  • Benefits of mentioning Allah -II

    In this article our talk about the benefits of mentioning Allah will be continued: 13. The continuous mentioning of Allah by His slaves protects them from being neglected by Allah, which is the direct cause of their misery in this world and the Hereafter. Forgetting Allah (by failing to mention and glorify Him) leads to forgetting one’s own self.. More

  • Contemplation – I

    Contemplation is one of the greatest deeds performed by the heart; it is the key that opens the door which allows the light of guidance to enter; it is the initial step in the direction of correct understanding and comprehension; many people know its virtue but are unaware of its reality, essence and its fruits. Allah has commanded us to contemplate,.. More

  • Contemplation – II

    Regarding contemplation upon the Quran and the Sunnah, Allah Says what means: “And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know. [We sent them] with clear proofs and written ordinances. And We revealed to you the message [i.e., the Quran].. More

  • Banishing pre-Islamic remnants – I

    Al-Ma`roor ibn Suwayd, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: “I saw Abu Thurr, may Allah be pleased with him, wearing a fine gown, and his slave was wearing one similar to it. So I asked him about it, and he said that he had exchanged harsh words with another person during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa.. More

  • Supplications and Athkaar (Remembrances and Mentionings) - III

    (Continued) Succinct Supplications from the Sunnah اللهم إني أسألك من الخير كله عاجله وآجله ما علمتُ منه وما لم أعلم، وأعوذ بك من الشر كله عاجله وآجله ما علمتُ منه وما لم أعلم ، اللهم إني أسألك من خير ما سألك منه عبدك.. More

  • Supplications and Athkaar (Remembrances and Mentionings) - II

    (Continued) Succinct Supplications from the Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {ربنا لا تؤاخذنا إن نسينا أو أخطأنا ربنا ولا تحمل علينا إصرا كما حملته على الذين من قبلنا ربنا ولا تحملنا ما لا طاقة لنا به واعف عنا واغفر لنا وارحمنا.. More

  • Supplications and Athkaar (Remembrances and Mentionings) - I

    Reported supplications for particular occasions 1- The traveler's supplication for his resident brothers and sisters: It is an act of Sunnah that the resident Muslims say to the traveler: " أستودع الله دينك وأمانتك وخواتيم عملك " Astawdi‘ullaaha deenaka, wa amaanataka, wa khawaateema a‘maalik (I.. More

  • Supplication in Hajj - I

    Allah The Exalted commands His slaves to supplicate to Him and promises to answer and reward them for their Du‘aa’. Numerous texts of the Islamic Sharee‘ah have underlined the greatness, virtue, significance, and status of Du‘aa’ in Islam. In fact, Du‘aa’ is the essence of worship, and it is one of the effective.. More

  • Supplication in Hajj - II

    Du‘aa’ has its due conditions and manners that should be observed, at the top of which is believing that only Allah The Exalted can answer supplications and that He is the only One who can bring good to the supplicant. One must invoke Allah The Exalted alone. Additionally, supplication should be performed sincerely and with an attentive.. More

  • Or with [much] greater remembrance

    In His Noble Book, Allah The Almighty praises those who remember and mention Him and orders the believers to remember and mention Him frequently and warns them against negligence in this regard. This is because His slaves are in dire need for remembering and mentioning Him and they can never dispense with this - even for a moment. Allah The Almighty.. More