I just have no patience for manmade things. Ya Allah, grant me patience for things. إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْقَانِتَاتِ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالصَّادِقَاتِ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّابِرَاتِ وَالْخَاشِعِينَ وَالْخَاشِعَاتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَاتِ وَالصَّائِمِينَ وَالصَّائِمَاتِ وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِ وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men …
Category Archives: Reminders
the importance of Patience
وَالْعَصْرِ By time إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ Indeed all of humanity is in a state of loss إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience. Surah Al Asr It seems sort of …
Independence Day
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ Say: “He is Allah, the One and Only, اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ Allah, whom all things need and who needs none, لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ He wasn’t born, nor did He give birth, وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ and there is nothing like Him anywhere. Surah Ikhlas Oh Allah! I seek independence from …
Ramadan Halftime Report
We’re more than halfway through Ramadan now… What have we done? How have we performed? Where have we fallen short? What can we do to improve in the next half? Well, I’ve lost my temper, lost my nerve, lost my focus, and failed in innumerable ways. I’ve spent most of my non-working hours trying not …
Surah Ad-Duhaa
وَالضُّحَىٰ By the morning brightness وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ And the night when it covers with darkness, مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ Your Lord has not taken leave of you, nor has He detested [you]. وَلَلْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولَىٰ And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life]. وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ And …
Astagfirullah.
أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ Do the people think that they will be left to say, “We believe” and they will not be tried? وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكَاذِبِينَ But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allah will surely make evident …
Dua of the People of the Cave
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!