So many of us tend to take everything as a given, pondering very little or not at all about our very existence. I realized that one could literally spend the rest of their life pondering over these verses.

Subhan Allah!
JazakAllah for sharing these verses 

Bismillah 

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 meaning in a world with no script.


Islam:
You came with intention.
'Has there not come upon man a time
when he was not even mentioned?' (76:1).
Now you are here, chosen.
Not by chance,
but by decree.


Secular Thought:
You came with no decree.
Billions of years,
atoms colliding,
life evolving.
From chance,
you rose to consciousness.
And isn’t that miracle enough?


Islam:
You are going back.
'Indeed, we belong to Allah,
and indeed, to Him we will return.' (2:156)
Death is not erasure —
it is doorway.
A voice will call:
'O reassured soul… enter My Paradise.' (89:27–30).


Secular Thought:
You are going to silence.
The body rests,
the mind dissolves.
But that is why this moment matters.
This love, this art,
this breath,
this chance to leave your mark.

That’s why I say: strive.
Strive to become someone,
to live fully,
to seize the opportunity of now.
There is no other chance —
this is it.


Islam:
And I too say: strive.
'And that there is not for man
except that [good] for which he strives,
and that his effort will be seen.' (53:39–40).
This life is your field,
your only chance to become.
It is here you plant seeds,
here you build yourself,
here you choose your destiny.
Your striving is not wasted —
not in this world,
not in the next.


Secular Thought:
Then we agree on this:
to live fully,
to create boldly,
to become.


Islam:
Yes,
but I remind you —
becoming does not end at the grave.
It stretches beyond,
into eternity.


The Questioner:
Two voices,
different in foundation,
yet both call me to strive.
One roots becoming in the fleeting moment,
the other extends it into forever.
And perhaps the truth of life
is that this moment —
this striving —
is the greatest opportunity I will ever be given.

Closing reflection:
Islam is not about passively waiting for the Hereafter, but about striving, becoming, and living fully in this world, with eternity as its horizon.

Ameen.
MashaAllah.
Alhamdulillah.
Jazakallahu khairan kaseeran beloved brother.

The creation of humanity is truly a marvel. If one takes a moment to reflect with an open heart, it becomes clear how beautifully Allah has created us. Consider the dust particles and the soil beneath your feet—seemingly insignificant, without worth. You could have been one of them, yet Allah, in His boundless wisdom, made you a human being. He endowed you with a perfect body and a soul of immense beauty. You have become a living wonder, a creation that walks, thinks, and feels.

Ponder for a moment: could you have formed yourself, given yourself this body? What about your soul—a profound mystery that even the most brilliant minds cannot fathom? You possess a body that functions seamlessly, organs that work well, and the ability to move and act. Yet, despite these gifts, much of our effort is spent solely on worldly pursuits. We innovate, create, and achieve great things, but have we paused to ask ourselves: Who am I? What is the purpose of my existence?

The truth is, we often forget our existence. You may be 20, 30, or 40 years old. But where were you 20 or 40 years ago? Today, people may know you. But did anyone know you before you came into existence? You were not known, and yet you existed only in Allah's knowledge. Isn’t it astonishing that there was a time when you were nothing, and then came a moment when you were brought into being?

Life unfolds from childhood to adulthood and eventually to old age. Inevitably, a time will come when we return to being nothing in the eyes of the world, forgotten by those who once knew us. Yet, through every stage—when we were unknown, when we became known, and when we are finally forgotten—only Allah has always known us. From the time we were fragile and unseen, to the days of our strength and recognition, to the end when we are left behind, His knowledge encompasses us.

The most crucial period is our lifetime, and yet, it is during this time that we often neglect the One who deserves our remembrance the most. Let us not forget the profound truth of our existence: we are here by the will of Allah, sustained by His mercy, and it is to Him that we will return. Thank Allah for giving you this beautiful life and spend it to please Allah Almighty not the world. 

بسم الله الرحمن آلرحيم 


 The greatest blessings of Allah include this month of Ramadan and the desire to make the most of it. Those who know its value will value it above and beyond gold and diamonds. 

The desire to intensify and immerse in the remembrance during the last 10 days is also a pure blessing and the ability to actually take the time out and reflect on life gone by and days to come if nothing else……the connection and duty towards Allah, the sincerity check and the planning of projects to please Allah, it should be a part of Ramadan. 

 Ramadan should be a strategic month. Where we plan how to please Allah through the rest of the year and years to come in our lifetime. 

Even if we died, we get rewarded for the intended good. In sha Allah


 I was sitting with my family and discussing some things about our beautiful deen, and a thought just baffled me. I told my husband if you live to be as old as the prophet pbuh , you just have 15 years. Wow that is a small number, what can one achieve in 15 years…….
.Just sharing the thought for all those who are above 45 or 50 ……you guys have some 18 to 13 years if you are lucky to be alive by 63 in sha Allah and may Allah give you more years to do good deeds ameen. 


 The past 15 years went  like a swish snap…….. lightening bolt. 

Specially the past 5 
 Ramadan just started didn’t it………

One thing I wish to take away from this Ramadan and stretch it to my leftover life is ضع خدي على تراب 

I put my my cheek on the dirt before Allah, and hope to meet Him as free of sins as a baby when I was born, in sha Allah. 

When all is said and done, I will never deserve Allah and None of my deeds will ever be enough for Him and His Majesty. 

Ya Allah accept me as I am, بحسن قبول  ameen

تعريف الإنسان بحاله وابتداء أمره؛ ليعلم أن لا طريق له للكبر واعتقاد السيادة لنفسه، وأن لا يغلطه ما اكتنفه من الألطاف الربانية والاعتناء الإلهي والتكرمة؛ فيعتقد أنه يستوجب ذلك ويستحقه؛ ﴿وَمَا بِكُم مِّن نِّعۡمَةٍ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِ﴾ [النحل: 53]. البقاعي: 21/123.
السؤال: ما الذي يدفع الإنسان الجاهل إلى الكبر؟

* يمكنك وضع إجابتك عن الأسئلة في التعليقات حتى تعمّ الفائدة

* للمزيد عن هذه الآية في مصحف تدبر وعمل: https://altadabbur.com/#aya=76_1

#وقفة_تدبرية

JUZ 29
RAMADHAN WILL LEAVE US BUT MAY WE NEVER  LEAVE RAMADHAN
Let those who worship Ramadhan know that Ramadhan will leave  
But  for those who worship Allah, they know that Allah is The Ever-Living.

JUZ 29 closes Ramadhan with the call for da'wah.
Juz 29 gives a checklist on how to spread The Quran as 'Hudan linnaas'; a Guide for all humanity.

Al Mulk : is reiterating our responsibility to spread the Quran far and wide, even with one ayah.
Al Qalam ayat 14 : tells us that da'wah with the best actions emanating from the best akhlak is way better than a thousand words.
Al Haqqah ayat 44-47 : deals with the integrity of person doing da'wah (da’ie) and the content of the da'wah
Nuh : inspiring the high standard for patience in da'wah
Al Jin : puts the stress on sound knowledge and good listening skills to have maximum input for da'wah
Al Muzzammil : stresses on the night worship when the Quran hits the heart of the da'ie before he goes out to touch others’ hearts 
Al Muddaththir : talks of character building for the da'ie to be out of his comfort zone and to avoid bad character
Al Qiyamah : pushes for the commitment to learn from teachers and to source  expert transmission of knowledge (talaqqi) from a mentor
Al Insan : tells us of the ultimate motivation for the da'ie is his eventual meeting with Allah SWT in the paradise of Zanjabila where Allah SWT will appreciate him for his services
Al-Mursalat Ayat 4-5 : likens the da'ie to  raindrops that fall slowly and gently rejuvenating the dead earth

Barakallaahu fikum.

#JUZ29 #Ramadhan

Thank you Ustaz Syaari for your sharing of knowledge.  

So important is the concept of 'happiness' in our lives that many people – even dating back to the days of the Greek philosophers – considered its pursuit to be the very purpose of existence.

Indeed, the Qur'an itself speaks of happiness as being one of the rewards of those whom Allah chooses to admit to Paradise. He says of the martyrs in Aal-'Imraan, verse 170,

فَرِحِينَ بِمَا آَتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ
They rejoice in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His Bounty

And of the reward of the pious believers [al-Insaan, verse 11],

فَوَقَاهُمُ اللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّاهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا
So, Allah saved them from the evil of that Day and gave them a light of beauty and joy.

What becomes immediately apparent upon reading the Arabic text (but once again obscured in the translation) is that two very different words have been used to convey the idea of happiness: فَرِحِينَ fariheena, which is conjugated from the noun فَرَح farah, and سُرُور suroor, and this is prevalent throughout the Qur'an. This is because there are two very different types of happiness being referred to.

فَرَح farah generally refers to transitory delights or pleasures, as is the case in bodily or worldly pleasure. For this reason, most times that فَرَح farah appears in the Qur'an, it is being censured, as in the story of Qarun [al-Qasas, verse 76],

إِنَّ اللهَ لا يُحِبُّ الَفِرحِينَ
Indeed, Allaah does not like the fariheen

But when the source of the farah is specified in the Qur'an, as in the verse from Aal-'Imraan mentioned above, the meaning becomes restricted (muqayyad) and it is no longer censured.

But perhaps a greater distinction between the two lies in the manifestation of the happiness. Whereas the expression of farah is external and with clear outward signs, suroor refers to the expansion of one's heart with delight or pleasure wherein is quiet or tranquility, and as such it has no external sign. This is indicated by the root from which the word stems – س ر seen raa' - the same root as the word سرّ sirr, or secret. So suroor is a secret happiness, known to one's heart but not always seen by others, as Ibn 'Abbas said in reference to the above verse from al-Insaan, 'The نضرة nadrah is on their faces, and the سرور suroor is in their hearts.'

Such distinctions exemplify yet another example in which the translation fails and the original prevails

#arabicgems