Today as I traversed the dual carriageway, relying on Google Maps for the past few days, I made a mental note of the return route and landscapes to avoid dependence on the map alone, especially when internet connectivity fails to update routes.
This experience reminded me of this profound verse: two paths unfold before us. One leads forward, the other backward. In our daily lives, we continually advance – in our affairs, interactions, and aging ...
'and We guided him to and along the two hills' Surah Balad Ayah 10
Allah has shown us the two paths. Both are uphill paths, both require toil, effort, both are exhausting. One is the good path and one is the bad path. Let me describe these two paths.
The 'good' path is the path of Tawheed. It seems like the most difficult, treacherous, impossible path. Live entirely for Allah? Not even put loved ones parents and children before Allah? Make my o...
🍇 We clearly recognize the sinfulness and ingratitude involved in taking beautiful, nutritious, delicious grapes and turning them into destructive intoxicants, but do we recognize our own misuse of blessings just as clearly? These verses remind me of our speech. Allah has given us a mind, vocal cords, a mouth, a tongue, teeth, lips...but how do we use these blessings? Do we produce pure speech? Or do we create something destructive? Do we recogn...