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Stop Satan from Circulating in your Blood
Fasting is a means to free and purify the soul, because it tightens the channels in which the devil circulates (in the body). It is known that the devil circulates and reaches everywhere the blood circulates and reaches. That is, he whispers to a person, induces him to be heedless and lazy when it comes to acts of obedience, withholding himself and.. More -
Repentance: The Gateway to Forgiveness
Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {When the Victory of Allah has come and the conquest, And you see the people entering into the Religion of Allah in multitudes, then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever accepting of repentance.}[Quran 110:1-3] This Verse referred to the imminent end of the lifetime.. More -
Ramadan in the Present and the Past - II
With the arrival of Ramadan, the righteous people strive hard and make every effort to sincerely worship Allah The Almighty even as they fear that their fasting and Qiyaam may not be accepted. One sees them submissive and pale during Ramadan, as if they are ailing while they are not. When Ramadan ends, they feel sad as if they have lost a dear and beloved.. More -
Ramadan in the Present and the Past - I
The blessed month of Ramadan is the month in which the Noble Quran was sent down, in which the Muslims worship their Lord with the greatest form of worship and noblest act of obedience: the act of fasting. It is the secret worship about which Allah The Almighty said in a Qudsi Hadeeth (sacred narration): “Every deed of the son of Aadam is for.. More -
Ramadan in the Muslim World through the Ages
In the past, there was a custom in Muslim countries to increase the lighting of mosques upon sighting the crescent of Ramadan. Ahmad ibn Yoosuf, the famous Abbasid writer, said, “The Caliph, Al-Ma’moon, ordered me to write to all the territorial governors to urge people to have more lamps during the month of Ramadan and make them acquainted.. More -
Race Against Time to Strive in the Cause of Allah
The decisive careful person is the one who accustoms himself to striving, and is cautious not to let his lifetime pass by while he is heedless or sinful. Thus, the first lesson to be learnt from this state is to know how quickly a lifetime passes. Having realized this, a person will not postpone the work of today to the coming day, nor will he wait.. More -
Questions to Ask Yourself After the First Ten Days of Ramadan
A question arises while bidding farewell to the first ten days of Ramadan: What did these days record for us and what did they record against us? There are numerous other questions that come to mind: Do we live for the sake of our religion or do we live for ourselves? How much effort do we exert for our religion? To what extent do we care for our.. More -
Make Hard Work Your Motto in Ramadan
Hard work should be the slogan of the righteous people who do not like Ramadan to pass away before they take their reward. They would rather persist in this good state in order to receive their prize from their Lord, and obtain His forgiveness than enjoy the pleasures of this world. Thus, when they celebrate ‘Eed, they would have earned the right.. More -
Invoking Allah The Almighty by His Greatest Name
Tawassul means seeking intercession to Allah The Almighty by means of His beautiful Names and supreme attributes in response to His Saying (what means): {And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.} [Quran 7:180] Call upon Him by His Names: The Generous, The Beneficent, The Munificent, The Accepter of repentance, The Forgiver, The Powerful,.. More -
How Long Will You Wait Before Repenting?
Once, a man asked another, "How many years have passed upon you?" He said, "Sixty years." He said, "Then, you are about to go to Allah." On that he said, "We all are going to Allah, and to Him all we shall return." He further asked, "Do you know what this means?" He said, "He, who knows that he.. More -
Beware of Stumbling on the Path to Forgiveness
A believer who expects the forgiveness of Allah The Almighty should know that by no means could this forgiveness be attained by sleep, hesitation and laziness. Forgiveness can only be attained by doing efforts befitting it. Allah The Almighty accepts even a small amount of work provided that it is done with sincere love and devotion to Allah The Almighty... More -
Adorn Yourself with Worship in the Last Nights of Ramadan
During the last days of Ramadan, the righteous predecessors stood (in prayer) at night, awakened their families, engaged in worship more diligently, kept aloof from women, and stood day and night in prayer and in worship of their Lord, in expectation of His reward. They raised their hands towards Allah The Almighty, supplicating Him not to let them.. More -
Between Hope and Fear in the Last Days of Ramadan - II
Once Ramadan is over, what do you do? You give up standing (at night in prayer), fasting, remembrance (of Allah The Almighty) and recitation of the Quran. This is the dark state which afflicts the believers after Ramadan as if they have neither stood (in prayer), nor fasted, nor drawn closer to their Lord, nor recited the Quran. This state, then, requires.. More -
Between Hope and Fear in the Last Days of Ramadan - I
In order to see the missing significance of the days of Ramadan, one should do his best to strive against himself, to get rid of the burdens and veils that hinder him from spending, being devoted and drawing close to Allah The Almighty. Let us see how the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and his Companions hastened to these things... More -
Be Grateful for Witnessing Ramadan
Although the days of one's lifepass quickly just as those of Ramadan, one feels this quick passage especially in Ramadan, because its days are very short. The truth is, all of one's days are limited and short even though a person does not feel it. Allah The Almighty has opened for you a new month of Ramadan. Having pledged the last year to be better.. More
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