44 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:155-157, 57:22-23, 89:27-29, 89:27-30
How do we recognize those favored by Allah! those upon whom His blessings and mercy continuously descend? You recognize them when calamity strikes. While others are shaken, they remain calm, whispering: 'Indeed, we belong to Allah, and to Him we shall return.' (2:156)
Their serenity flows from understanding: 'No calamity befalls on earth or within yourselves but it is inscribed in a Book before We bring it into being.' (57:22) They have interna...
45 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 84:6, 89:27-30, 90:4
'O mankind! Indeed, you are laboring toward your Lord with great exertion and will meet Him.' — Qur’an 84:6
'Indeed, We have created humankind in ˹constant˺ struggle.' Quran 90:4
Sometimes I pause and realize, we are all struggling toward something in life. Each of us is chasing a dream, a goal, a sense of perfection. But if I look deeply, I see that what I truly yearn for in all my pursuits is not the thing itself, but what lies behind it — pe...
48 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 25:33, 36:5-6, 89:27-30
The second to fourth verses of Surah Ya-Seen can be considered as glad tidings to the prophet Muhammad ﷺ that this Qur'an and its wisdom affirms he's on a straight path. By extension, we can say that it also gives glad tidings to those who follow the Qur'an and the messenger who came with it. It's assurance for us, it's patience. With Allah's will, we stand strong through it.
The verses to come after begin to warn, but before doing so, it makes ...
Come closer, child of patience— I have been waiting for you. I grew with every tear you hid, I blossomed with every secret dua, I widened with every step you bore for Allah’s sake.
I am your garden of peace. My rivers sing for you— clear, sweet, flowing forever. My fruits lean toward you— ripe, abundant, yours before you ask. My shade wraps you in comfort— no sun burns here, no night darkens.
The Questioner: Who am I? From where did I come? And where am I going?
Islam: You are not just matter. Not just breath and bone. Allah shaped you from clay (6:2) and honored you with His Spirit (38:72). You are a soul, a servant, a traveler on the path of return.
Secular Thought: You are a child of time, a spark of stardust, a mind born from nature’s long experiment. You are free to write yourself, to shape identity, to create mea...
last year · Referencing Ayah 40:60, 57:22-23, 89:27-30
I find myself standing between two absolute truths. Journey with me into it!
Qur’an 57:22-23 tells me that everything—whether I like it or dislike it—was already written before it came to be. And I am informed of this so that my heart may rest: that I do not sink into grief when what I love slips away from my grasp, nor swell with pride over what I hold in my hand.
If I truly comprehend this, my soul will be at peace.
Whether some days feel long or short, each moves us closer to the moment written for us by our Lord. They are already numbered. We are only nearer to the Hereafter each day.
There is something deeply sobering in remembering the certainty of the Hereafter—the day when even the earth and mountains will no longer stand in their current form, when all creatures will rise to meet their Lord. After all, this worldly life isn’t the destination—it’s the...
Ramadan shows us that the bliss, pleasure, sweetness, and the love of Allah that we experience during this month is a very, very, super small 'taste' of the actual pleasure of Allah that we will experience in the Hereafter, insha'Allah.
It reminds us that the taste of Allah's pleasure will be greater than anything that we have ever tasted in this life, whether it be food or anything else. Allah says:
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 13:24, 38:49-50, 89:29-30
'... And the angels will enter upon them from every gate, (saying), 'Peace be upon you for your patience. How excellent is the ultimate abode!' (13:23-24)
When I think of Paradise, that is a verse that often comes to my mind.
One way that I look at it is that, to me, the angels say the greeting 'Peace be upon you for your patience' as if this was already destined for us, as if Jannah was already ready and prepared for us, but we just had to b...
I still remember back in 2022 when my newsfeed was filled with the news of sister Ayesha Mukhtar's passing. She was a Facebook friend I had never met in person, nor did I often visit her wall or feeds. However, we both belonged to the same Quran institute and shared a mutual network.
Upon hearing the news of her death, I felt a deep connection and profound sadness over the loss of such a righteous soul. Her Facebook wall was a treasure trove of ...