Reflections are personal perspectives (reviewed for quality) and should not be taken as authoritative.
Read this ayah a few times this morning, each time feeling something slightly different... relief, urgency, fear, hope, ease.
Relief that Allah will punish and destroy and render meaningless those who seek His displeasure.
Urgency that I might be among them.
Fear that I haven't shown Allah ﷻ I want to be His servant and am trying with my full effort.
Hope that Allah ﷻ will accept the dua I make with every surat alfatiha to be among the peopl...
The root of this word is kh-b-r (خ-ب-ر), which means ‘to know’, or ‘to be aware of the real inner nature of something’, or ‘to be an expert in something because you know both the inner and the outer’. In Arabic if I say someone is khabīr, I mean that he is an expert; he knows all there is to know about his field. God Almighty (exalted it He) is Al-Khabīr, whose knowledge encompasses both the inner and outer nature of things. He not only knows our...
This name means ‘to dominate over’ or ‘to subdue from above’. God says in the Qur'an: 'And He is the subjugator (Al-Qaahiru) over His servants. And He is the Wise (Al-Hakeem), the Acquainted [with all] (Al-Khabeer). (6:18) Someone with this attribute might be considered a tyrant, which is why God Almighty tells us that this attribute is possessed by the One who is also the Most Wise and the One who is Best Acquainted with everything. This referen...
Test and Trials- surat Al-An’am
It appears in Sahih Ahadith that the Holy Prophet (وسلم وآلہ عليہ ہللا صلی ) used to say this in his prayers very often:
'Allah, there is no withholder of what You have bestowed and there is no giver of what You have withheld and no status of a man of status can be of use to him against You.'
'You recognize Allah when you are in peace and comfort, Allah will recognize you when you are in trouble. When you have ...