And two other servants went to jail with Joseph. One of them said, “I dreamt I was pressing wine.” The other said, “I dreamt I was carrying ˹some˺ bread on my head, from which birds were eating.” ˹Then both said,˺ “Tell us their interpretation, for we surely see you as one of the good-doers.”
Recently I had the pleasure of speaking to one of my teachers Shaikh Al-Arabi Al-Bichri, who told me that public Daw'ah efforts are banned in France, yet despite this, many are guided to Islam. I asked how this was the case, to which he responded 'Many are inspired through the character of their Muslim friends and colleagues', and that was the single most effective form of Da'wah.
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 103:1-2, 12:36, 78:14
The word Asr comes from the root word A’sara and it is literally used for juicing or extracting fluid or squeezing something out (anything that gives out oil like olives or drinks like the oranges, grapes and so on) or even the extraction of honey. Its not referring to something being drenched out but something that drips; coming out little by little. The same verb is used in the Qur’an , the dream of one of the people that was the inmate in Yusu...
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:22, 12:36, 12:56, 12:90
Ihsan: The antidote to sadness
Feeling lonely? Ihsan. Experienced betrayal? Ihsan. Need reassurance? Ihsan. Wanting to experience more of God's mercy, blessings and love? Ihsan.
Surah Yusuf to me highlights ihsan - Prophet Yusuf's ihsan and great moral character regardless of the circumstances - whether he was thrown into a well by his own brothers, sold into slavery for cheap, or thrown into prison for a crime he did not commit - his ihsan di...
He said ' the only reason the two men approached yusuf was they saw him as good person, so the impression we make to our fellow people is important, especially because we represent Islam. We have to be like yusuf , where people see us and they know that, that man or that woman is a good person, and that we are approachable'
I was looking into one of my old muhafs(Qurans) and I noticed a date on the pages of the Quran, I remembered our ustaadh use to make us put the date after we had recited the daily lesson. so ten years ago today I was on this verse, It just made me realize ten years ago I had no idea where I would have been today. Being completely honest as a kid I thought madrasa was as a prison, because I was homesick. It was kinda Harsh.