Reflections are personal perspectives (reviewed for quality) and should not be taken as authoritative.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
And what is the greatest loss of all?
And the greatest sadness of life is that you didn’t recognise His love upon you, you didn’t contemplate His blessings and that all the affairs which you encountered were to make you come closer and closer to Him.
That you did not humble yourself in gratitude and nor did you look back and contemplate how He saved you from disaster over disa...See more In certain phases of life, we believers may feel as if we have become more disconnected from Allah's pleasure, mercy, and His blessings. More or less, this same feeling may be silently lurking inside some of us as we remember that Ramadan has just come to an end.
As I reflected on this, I was reminded that there was a period of time in the Prophet's life (peace be upon him) in which he himself started to feel that perhaps he was cut off or aban...See more The amazing structure of Surah Al-Dhuha (The Morning Brightness)
Allah reminds His Messenger of three favors and commands him three corresponding patterns of behavior in return:
First: أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ ﴿٦﴾ 'Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?' (6)
Therefore, فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ ﴿٩﴾ 'So as for the orphan, do not oppress.'(9)
Second: وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ ﴿٧﴾ 'Did He not find you astray, ...See more There’s a saying I heard a lot growing up about someone who had hit rock bottom. Instead, they were described as being 'between a rock and a hard place.'
To our brothers and sisters in Gaza:
By the late morning, when your scars and pain are visible for all to see.
By the night, as it covers your tears, its stillness giving you the space to break down.
Here you are, at rock bottom.
Amongst the rubble.
Between a rock and a hard place.
Wondering ...See more Do you get the feeling, that when speaking to a person who is sad, devastated, depressed and broken, you dont know what to say?
I get that feeling a lot. I often hesitate to call someone who has lost a loved one to death etc. I am scared, i dont know what to say. What can someone say to someone who is so sad? You can easily end up saying the wrong thing and make their condition even worse.
Surah duha is so beautiful in this. It is Allahs way of ...See more Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh!
InshaAllah we will continue our Live Interactive Reflection Workshops: ReflectionRetreats this Saturday, 16th August 2025.
This special ReflectionRetreat will showcase and celebrate the reflections submitted for the QuranReflect Contest 2025, InshaAllah.
We will also be announcing this year’s winners during the workshop, but remember, in the sight of Allah, every sincere reflection is valued, and ...See more When this blessed Surah was revealed, the first light of dawn must have shimmered with newfound meaning for the Companions. celestial play of night and day had continued since time immemorial—a spectacle witnessed by all—when Allah SWT specifically referenced these signs for His Beloved صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, their very essence transformed. The eyes remained the same, but the 'vision' was illuminated.
Through these very signs, Allah SWT lovi...See more Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh!
InshaAllah we will continue our Live Interactive Reflection Workshops-ReflectionRetreats this Saturday 5th of July 2025.
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These workshops are designed to help you in reflecting on the Quran more effectively inshAllah
The sessions touch on;
1- The Five Lenses for reflecting on the Quran as developed by our resident scholar Dr. Sohaib Saeed which you can find here http://www.quranreflect.com/5lenses...See more In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
Read each ayah slowly, and contemplate each ayah carefully particularly when you are at a loss and each ayah will bring you an immeasurable amount of comfort and guidance.
Whatever is troubling you, have you noticed it troubles you even more so in the night, when you awake in the morning you feel much lighter even though things might remain the same. Why does the morning bring a ...See more ﷽
I can live the rest of my life
clinging to the first five verses of Surah Ad Duha:
In the gentle light of dawn
and the comforting embrace of night's darkness,
Allah speaks to our souls,
soothing our worries
and calming our fears.
He reassures us,
that He has not abandoned us
nor turned away from us,
even in our moments of deepest despair.
When life feels heavy
and the burdens seem too great to bear,
always remember,
that the Here...See more