'Food for the Soul' Category
On Tafakkur
Bismillaah
Fiqh of Ahl-Allah: On Reflection (Imam al-Haddad)Deeds are Only by Intentions
Bismillaah
Hadeeth 1:
انما الاعمال بالنيات Ùˆ انما لامرئ ما نوي Ùمن كانت هجرته الي الله Ùˆ رسوله Ùهجرته الي الله Ùˆ رسوله، ومن كانت هجرته الي دنيا يصيبها أو إمرأة يتزوجها Ùهجرته الي ما هاجر اليهRemember Me - I will remember you
ÙَاذْكÙرÙونÙÙŠ أَذْكÙرْكÙمْ وَاشْكÙرÙواْ Ù„ÙÙŠ وَلاَ تَكْÙÙرÙونÙ
Remember Me - I will remember you.
Give thanks to Me and do not be ungrateful. [Surah al-Baqarah 2:152]
Remember Me – I will remember you
AllÄh’s remembering of us signifies reward. The root meaning of the word for remembering (dhikr) is to be aware with the heart of what is remembered and [...]walal-aakhiratu khayrul-laka minal-’oolaa
وَلَلْآخÙرَة٠خَيْرٌ لَّكَ Ù…ÙÙ†ÙŽ الْأÙولَى
And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present. (Ad-Duha 93:4)Â
O you who are enjoying the bounty of this world, you will soon depart with your bounty! How fine is this piece of poetry of one of the poets: “Listen, for you are able to hear; if you do [...]
In His remembrance your heart will find its peace
Songs of Innocence
Listen
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Allahu Allahu La ilaha illa Hu
And I sing my songs of innocence
To you my precious child as you lay on your bed
With your sleepy eyes and your heavy head
Rest and dream in peace till morning comes again
I will sing my songs of innocence
I will sing my songs of innocence
And I sing my songs [...]How to Attain Love for Allaah
Bismillaah
In order to attain true love ['ishq haqiqi] for Allaah, the following principles must be established:
Sincere Yearning [Talab]
The foremost condition of attaining love for Allaah is to sincerely crave such love. A person may acquire the material world [dunyaa] passively, but true love ['ishq] is a treasure; therefore it cannot be acquired unless one actively [...]The essence of humiliation
The very essence of humiliation is for Allaah to turn the heart of a slave away from seeking His nearness.
Believe in Allaah, then Istaqim
There is a beautiful piece that totally lifted my spirits that I want to make sure those who visit my blog read as well. May Allaah make us all right, aameen
>>Â Establish YourselfA beautiful rose
“Try and establish the habit of always remaining optimistic. Instead of lamenting that there are thorns among the roses, be grateful that there are roses among the thorns. A honeybee turns the same nectar into honey that a spider turns into venom - to each his own.†- Zulfiqar Ahmad
- Just beautiful… even after being [...]Fa’inna ma`a al-yusri yusraa
ÙÙŽØ¥Ùنَّ مَعَ الْعÙسْر٠يÙسْرًا
Ø¥Ùنَّ مَعَ الْعÙسْر٠يÙسْرًا
So verily, with the hardship, there is ease,
Verily, with the hardship, there is ease. (Ash-Sharh 94:6)
Long time ago, I was speaking to a sister. She is a convert in my area who has gone through an abusive marriage (with kids), the death of her father and now watching her [...]