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461 articles — page 14 of 20
Wisdoms & Insights
155 articlesQur'anic, educational reflections carrying the verse to the heart.
Gifts Come from Trials
A Zoom lecture shortly before Ramadan 1441 AH on turning trial into gift: the constants of religion and variables of life, alternatives for night prayer at home, and what the pandemic revealed about neglect of the Qur'an.
Standards for Using Social Media
Standards by which a Muslim judges his use of social media: the lawful and unlawful, his assigned role, weighing consequences, and repentance, then questions to ask before and after every action.
Satan's Entrances: Lapses, Friends, and Protection
A continuation on Satan's entrances: the moment of deviation, comparison, boldness before God, the influence of a bad companion, and that protection is a bounty from God; then questions on Friday prayer, study, work and mental health.
Scenes of Hajj in the Qur’an
Hajj as a system of training, not a trip: taking everything off, the first look at the Kaʿbah, sakīnah, the struggle to hand on this religion, and the two kinds of people.
Preparing for the Month of Ramadan
In the women's gathering: forgiveness is the believer's great wish in Ramadan, fasting is done with intention and seeking reward, followed by physical, mental and spiritual preparation and reflective recitation of the Qur'an.
Trials Are the Doors of Gifts
Trials come with gifts: from the overwhelming event and the dawn to the trials of the prophets, and from the notion of the "victim" to the question of faith on which empowerment is built.
Provision Between Earth and Heaven
Provision is a heavenly decision, not an earthly one, with an explanation of the hadith of the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the analogies of the money-changer, the two bottles and the highway, and stories of certainty, contentment and purifying the heart.
Trials Are the Doors of Gifts
Trials are part of the structure of life, not an interruption of it: from Ādam to the Prophet ﷺ, and from the verses on kabad and kadḥ. The khutbah ends by asking what we are doing with our time in this country.
Between Sulaymān and Ayyūb: Those Granted the World, Those Denied It, and the Oft-Returning
A comparison between Sulaymān and Ayyūb in the verses of Surat Ṣād: one granted the world and one denied it, with the awwāb (oft-returning) as a shared trait. And a link to Mūsā and to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in sorrow over a moment when people are not reached with the message.
The Right of God over His Servants and Theirs over Him
The lecture reflects on the hadith of Mu'adh ibn Jabal, may God be pleased with him: worship untainted by association, a right of the servants that God decreed upon Himself as mercy, and the art of educational address.
Milestones of Brotherhood in Society
Forgiveness is the safety valve of home and society: from the brotherhood of Medina to the verses of pardon and forbearance in al-Baqara, Āl ʿImrān, al-Māʾida and al-Taghābun, then Yūsuf and his brothers and the Prophet ﷺ on the day of the Conquest.
Positive Thinking in the Prophet's Life
How the Qur'an and the Sira steer our thinking from negativity to positivity at home, at work, in society and in parenting, from the date-palm pollination to the story of Joseph and the Prophet's arbitration over the Black Stone.
Principles for Dealing with Mistakes
The lecture presents principles for dealing with mistakes: that error is possible and curable, that it is measured by reference, size and spread, and that the method of correction is mercy and reason.
Before You Are Held to Account
A year-end lecture on self-accounting before the final reckoning, with sayings of Umar and Ali and accounts of the Companions, and the difference between asking how far one has gone and asking whether one is on the path.
The Five Prayers as a Check-Up for the Heart, and the Meaning of 'Praise Be to Allah'
Why Allah set five daily prayers: a scan for the heart, a test of whether we leave prayer a different person, and the meanings of "Alhamdulillah" (satisfaction, thanks, praise, being cared for).
The Lasting Good Deeds Are Better
What remains of what we ate, spent and gathered? A reflection on al-bāqiyāt al-ṣāliḥāt between remembrance and legacy, on “wealth and children are the adornment,” and on the hadith “The most beloved of people to God are the most beneficial to people.”
Khatira [ Let Us Memorize ]
A simple calculation showing that memorizing the Qur'an is possible with five lines a day, what awaits the memorizer with Allah, and that greater than memorization is understanding the Qur'an and living with it, then an invitation to try a group memorization.
Khatira [ In the Shade of the Takbīr ]
Takbīr is the slogan of the believers, from Badr to the mosques, the call to prayer, and the prayer; in its shade lie a dignified life, psychological strength, and the upbringing of children. Takbīr runs in bodies as blood does, and what is required is that we seek Allah's help while magnifying Him above everything.
Khatira [ Provision and Charity ]
Goodness is an open door not limited to charity: the meaning of «الخير» ("khayr") and «استبقوا» ("race"), that a little dirham may outstrip a thousand, and that Allah records reward in work, illness, travel, and planting, on condition of sincere intention and good performance.
Khatira [ Allah Will Not Impose Blame upon You for What Is Unintentional in Your Oaths ]
In the verse of expiation for oaths is a warning of the gravity of the word that leaves the tongue: it expresses identity, a person is held to account for it, and it may demolish or may mend.
Dealing with People
Do not find people burdensome; creatures are transient kinds that Allah causes to grow and death plucks, each teaches you a character trait, and your true standing is with your Lord.
Our Life Between Litigation and Forbearance
Between people suing one another and overlooking one another's slips: the dispute of Abū Bakr and ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with them, and the Prophet's pardon, peace and blessings be upon him, and the story of Rabīʿah ibn Kaʿb al-Aslamī and his asking for the Hereafter. Whoever seeks Allah's pardon should pardon creation, and pardon is the way to a settled soul and restful sleep.
Our Character with the Qur'an
From the Wednesday gathering on ethics: the Qur'an's first right over us is that we acknowledge its existence in a way that makes it a reference and a method of guidance, not a verbal matter that passes over the tongue. He goes on to the duty of memorizers and non-memorizers in memorizing the Qur'an and learning its meanings.
Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ: The Tears of ʿArafa and Contentment with Allah
The life of al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ after his repentance: his weeping at ʿArafah, his son ʿAlī and his daughter, love of Allah and mercy toward children. Then contentment with Allah, which is greater than asceticism, and his letter to Hārūn al-Rashīd on the death of his son.