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Let this Ramadan be the month we decide to change ourselves even if it is improving one habit, by overfeeding ourselves with the worship of the One and Only! This Ramadan, take a sincere step towards change, transformation, redemption. If you do, you will find Allah in front of you
Keutamaan Khatam Al-Qur'an
Al Qur’an adalah kalam Ilahi, bukan makhluk, melainkan bagian dari Allah (firmanNya) yang dengan membacanya berarti juga mendekatkan diri kita pada Allah. Terdapat beberapa keutamaan membaca Al-Qur’an hingga mengkhatamkannya. Berikut ini adalah beberapa highlight keutamaan mengkhatamkan Al-Qur’an dari awal hingga akhir:
Pertama, dengan banyak mengkhatam Alquran kita akan mendapatkan rahmat, ketenteraman, dan didoakan oleh malaikat, serta mendapatkan pujian dari Allah SWT.
-Dari Abu Hurairah RA, Rasulullah SAW bersabda, ''Tidaklah suatu kaum berkumpul di salah satu rumah-rumah Allah untuk melantunkan ayat-ayat suci Alquran dan mempelajarinya, melainkan akan turun kepada mereka ketenangan, akan dilingkupi pada diri mereka dengan rahmat, akan dilingkari oleh para malaikat, dan Allah pun akan menyebut (memuji) mereka di hadapan makhluk yang ada di dekat-Nya.'' (HR Muslim).
-"Ketika seorang hamba mengkhatamkan Al-Qur'an, maka di penghujung khatamnya, sebanyak 60 ribu malaikat akan memohonkan ampun untuknya" (HR. ad-Dailami).
Ketentraman yang hadir saat membaca Al-Qur’an adalah suatu keniscayaan karena sesuai dengan firman Allah: (yaitu) orang-orang yang beriman dan hati mereka menjadi tenteram dengan mengingat Allah. Ingatlah, hanya dengan mengingat Allah hati menjadi tenteram. (Sura Ar-Ra'd, Ayah 28)
Kedua, membaca dan mengkhatam Alquran adalah amalan yang paling dicintai Allah SWT.
-Ibnu Abbas RA menceritakan bahwa suatu hari, ada seorang sahabat yang bertanya kepada Rasulullah SAW. ''Wahai Rasulullah, amalan apakah yang paling dicintai Allah?'' Beliau menjawab, ''Al-hal wal murtahal.'' Orang ini bertanya lagi, ''Apa itu al-hal wal murtahal, wahai Rasulullah?'' Beliau menjawab, ''Yaitu yang membaca Alquran dari awal hingga akhir. Setiap kali selesai ia mengulanginya lagi dari awal.'' (HR Tirmidzi).
-"Siapa saja yang disibukkan oleh membaca Al-Qur’an, hingga tak sempat dzikir yang lain kepada-Ku dan meminta kepada-Ku, maka Aku akan memberinya balasan terbaik orang-orang yang meminta. Ingatlah, keutamaan Al-Qur’an atas kalimat-kalimat yang lain seperti keutamaan Allah atas makhluk-Nya," (HR. Al-Baihaqi).
-"Siapa saja yang membaca Al-Qur'an seratus ayat dalam satu malam, maka akan dicatat untuknya ketaatan satu malam itu." (HR. Ahmad)
Ketiga, dengan membaca Alquran, maka kita akan mendapatkan syafaat di akhirat nanti.
-Dari Abu Amamah RA, ia mendengar Rasulullah SAW bersabda, ''Bacalah Alquran, karena sesungguhnya ia akan menjadi syafaat bagi para pembacanya di hari kiamat.'' (HR Muslim).
-"Bacalah Al-Qur'an. Sebab, ia akan datang memberikan syafaat pada hari Kiamat kepada pemilik (pembaca, pengamal)-nya," (HR. Ahmad)
Oleh karena itu, keutamaan dan pertolongan atau syafaat yang didapatkan saat membaca dan mengamalkan Al-Qur’an tidak hanya dirasakan saat kita masih berada di dunia ini, tetapi juga pada saat hari akhir/hari perhitungan. Yaitu ketika tidak ada penolong (pemberi syafaat) kecuali penolong yang Allah izinkan yaitu Rasulullah dan Al-Qur’an.
Keutamaan mengkhatamkan Al-Qur’an juga berhasil memotivasi para sahabat. Konon suatu hari Abdullah bin Amru bin Ash bertanya kepada Rasulullah SAW. ''Wahai Rasulullah, berapa lama aku sebaiknya membaca Alquran?'' Beliau menjawab, ''Khatamkanlah dalam satu bulan.'' Abdullah berkata lagi, ''Sungguh aku mampu lebih dari itu, wahai Rasulullah?'' Beliau menjawab, ''Khatamkanlah dalam dua puluh hari.'' Abdullah berkata lagi, ''Aku masih mampu lebih dari itu, wahai Rasulullah.'' Beliau menjawab, ''Khatamkanlah dalam lima belas hari.'' Abdullah berkata lagi, ''Aku masih mampu lebih dari itu, wahai Rasulullah.'' Beliau menjawab, ''Khatamkanlah dalam sepuluh hari.'' Abdullah menjawab, ''Aku masih lebih mampu lagi, wahai Rasulullah.'' Beliau menjawab, ''Khatamkanlah dalam lima hari.'' Abdullah menjawab, ''Aku masih lebih mampu lagi, wahai Rasulullah.'' Namun beliau tidak memberikan izin. (HR Tirmidzi).
Belajar dari hadist tersebut, ternyata untuk khatam Qur’an dalam 5 hari itu sangat mungkin, bahkan Imam Syafii bisa mengkhatamkan Qur’an dalam satu hari. Semoga kita termasuk dalam golongan orang yang Allah mampukan dan senantiasa bersemangat dalam mengkhatamkan Al-Qur’an di Ramadhan kali ini.
Sumber:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.republika.co.id/amp/q74zae320
https://m.liputan6.com/ramadan/read/4263413/ini-keistimewaan-bagi-orang-yang-mengkhatamkan-al-quran
Some of the traditional methods of raising children in Tarim (Yemen). This is really beautiful.
Women expecting children would ensure every morsel going into their mouths was halal. Breastfeeding mothers would repeatedly recite Ayah al-Kursi, Surah al-Falaq, Surah al-Nas and du'as of protection over their babies.
When a child first began to speak it would be taught to say:
رَضِيتُ بِاللهِ رَبّاً، وبِالإِسْلامِ دِيناً، و بسيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَبِيَّاً ورَسُولاً
‘I am content with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with our Master Muhammad ﷺ as my Prophet and Messenger.’
Parents would teach their children the importance of making good intentions and what intentions to make just as they would teach them how to recite Surat al-Fatiha.
Parents would teach their children to call upon Allah in every situation. If a child asked for something, his parents would tell him to perform wudu, pray two rak'ats and then ask Allah to fulfil his need. After he had done this, they would give him what he wanted and tell him that Allah had answered his prayers.
Each child would be allocated a specific task. For example, one child would buy things from the shops, another would clean the house and another would serve guests.
Parents would wake up young children in the last part of the night to accustom them to being awake at that time. Fathers would take their young sons to the mosque at that time.
Parents would hold family gatherings in their houses on a daily or weekly basis. They would recite a portion of the Qur’an and read from the books of fiqh and hadith. They would conclude the gathering with du'as and salawat.
Parents would gather their children together before blessed days or months, such as Ramadan, and ask them what good deeds they planned to perform. For example, they would ask them how much of the Qur’an they would recite and how much charity they would give.
When one of their sons reached maturity, the father would hold a gathering to which he would invite the scholars and elders of the community. He would inform his son that he was now legally responsible and that he now had two angels who were recording his good and bad deeds.
Parents would give more attention to the education of girls than boys because girls would spend the greater part of their time in the domestic sphere. In reality, educating and nurturing a woman is educating and nurturing an entire nation.
Parents would marry their children as soon they were ready to ensure they did not commit any acts of disobedience. May Allah bless our children immensely and grant them every goodness in this world and the next.
Credit KQZ institute
Salam aleikum, How does one deal with their mother’s death and loneliness? She was my best friend and I don’t have any sisters or friends to distract me from my pain. I’ve prayed and prayed for Allah to ease my pain and it’s been over a year and everyday just seems to get worse. What can I do? When will Allah come to my rescue? Why was my beautiful simple family life taken away from me so soon? Why was my beautiful mother taken so soon? I suffer so much in silence, I can’t take it anymore.
Walaikum Assalaam
I understand when we lose someone whom we love it becomes difficult to deal with it but remember this life is temporary and you will meet her in jannah in shaa Allah. It’s the decree of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and we all have to die on our appointed time. Some die earlier and some late. Now you must think how you can benefit your mother. Your good deeds will help her in the hereafter and make lots of dua for her.
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah Almighty will raise the status of his righteous servants in Paradise and they will say: O Lord, what is this? Allah will say: This is due to your child seeking forgiveness for you.”
Source: Musnad Aḥmad 10232
You will miss your mom. No one can take that place but life goes on. You can make her proud. Make her dreams come true. Be the best version of yourself. She didn’t want to see you like this and she must have some dreams for you. So fullfil them and make lots of dua for her. Enroll yourself in a course if you can’t go out then enroll yourself in a online course. Read books and keep yourself busy. If you keep thinking about it then it will make you more sad.
Remember after hardship there will always be ease. This life is our test and we have to be patient and work for the Akhirah. Make dua and ask Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala for the help. He won’t burden us with something that we can’t handle.
You are in my prayers. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala make things easier for you.
Allahumma Ameen
Every of us will taste the same. Be patient.
Treat people as you want Allah to treat you on the Day of Judgement.
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Being a non-Arab, I used to have no idea what was being said when I would stand behind the Imam for a lengthy tarawih.
But then I began reading a translation of the Quran. Every single day, for a number of years, I would sit and read five pages of the Qur’an in the English translation. I would do this while both reciting and listening to the Arabic recitation, allowing my ears to become accustomed to the Arabic words associated with the English.
After a few months of this, the first Ramadan came and I was recognizing key words.
By the second Ramadan, I was able to grasp the overarching messages of some of the verses. I also began memorizing the Qur’an and my vocabulary expanded.
Six years after I began this I moved to Egypt to learn Arabic. Learning Arabic allowed me to appreciate the linguistic miracles of the Qur’an and understand it more intimately. Alhamdulilah my now fluency in Arabic has of course affected my Quranic understanding.
But it was reading and studying the translation over years that helped me approach the Qur'an without even knowing Arabic.
Here are only 4 action items that inshaAllah that can help you have a noticeably sweeter experience in your salah beginning in this Ramadan:
1- Choose a small portion (ie 2 pages) to read in translation every day while reading/listening to the Arabic.
2- For Ramadan especially, read the translation of the surahs that will be covered in that night’s prayer so you know the general messages of the verses and your mind can focus on those general lessons
3- Listen to the Qur’an and its translation constantly; while stuck in frustrating traffic, while cooking and cleaning, while walking from one end of campus to another. The more you listen to the Arabic recitation and translation, the more familiar you’ll become with understanding the Qur’an.
4- If you struggle with following the Quran, start with chapters that focus on stories, such as chapters 12 (Joseph), 19 (Mary), 20 (Taha- much about Moses) and 28 (The Stories- more about Moses). There are many more stories in the Quran but that’s for starters.
Many of you are waiting to study Arabic to truly experience a relationship with the Quran. Studying Arabic can create a more cumulative appreciation of the mind-blowing power of the Qur’an, but none of us needs to grasp onto a future hope of being fluent in Arabic in order to emotionally and intellectually become attached to the Qur’an right now.
Don’t wait for a maybe future dream to come through before you start. Enjoy the beginning of a lifetime with His Book inshAllah today ❤
Ustadha Maryam Amir
Being More Mindful:
Go to sleep earlier (Listen to ambient music to fall asleep faster(or things like the Calm app)
Wake up earlier (Put your alarm far away from the bed so you have to get up and turn it off)
Don’t go on your phone first thing in the morning
Tell yourself that it’s going to be a good day
Stretch for 5 minutes
Make your bed
Drink a glass of water (Personally, I like to keep a litre of water in my room so i can have it as soon as I wake up)
Lay clothes out on the bed(Or, go one step further and set the clothes out at night)
Go shower or brush your teeth and wash your face if you shower at night
Put lotion on, put clothes on and apply makeup/do your hair as per normal
Watch a 5-10 minute motivational video (Youtube has Inspirational channels, Ted Talks etc)
Eat breakfast(Smaller bites, appreciate the taste), and drink more water and plan your day
Make your lunch
Now, if you have extra time you can look at your phone and scroll through social media a bi before you leave the house
Look for beauty around you, in the smiles of people, their fashion, flowers, architecture, interior decorating. Try to take in as much as you can.
Look up from your phone(Delete the apps you don’t need. Be honest about what apps waste your time)
Make it a goal to make someone’s day better, whether it’s by buying a homeless person a meal, or by smiling genuinely at someone. Brighten someone’s day.
If you have extra time, write a journal entry for the day. Write about what you noticed in the world, your goals, your feelings, what excites you etc. Write about your thoughts, let them flow through you.
Carry a book around with you and read it when you find yourself doing nothing.
Notice how much time you spend on your phone or laptop. Try to replace some time that you spend on silly things with educational things. (Read the news rather than scrolling through memes for an hour, read a motivational book rather than toxic tweets)
Learn.Learn.Learn. If you haven’t heard of something, ask what it is. Ask people to teach you how they do whatever it is they do. Don’t settle for no answer. Dig deeper. Learn.
When you learn something, try to see if you can explain it to someone else. If you can’t, try to learn a little more.
Be nicer to people. Ask them how they are, listen to their stories, learn who they are. You’d be surprised at all the interesting, educational stories that people all around you have.
Go outside every day. Enjoy nature.
Appreciate who you are and where your life is at. Appreciate that not everything happens perfectly or as planned.
Appreciate that you can learn anything if you put your mind to it,
Spread positive feelings.
Cut off anyone who threatens your positive vibes.
Kaum Halu?
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Peristiwa Khandaq 5 Hijriah memang fenomenal. Di saat Kaum Muslimin terkepung, dijebak pasukan Arabia, dicekik lapar dan ditusuk dingin; Rasulullah malah memberi isyarat bahwa Umat ini akan menguasai dunia. Tentu saja ini membuat orang-orang munafik membanyol, “bagaimana bisa menguasai dunia, lha wong untuk kencing saja kita tak bisa! (karena menjaga parit)”
Beda frekuensinya, maka akan beda caranya memandang cara kerja kehidupan.
Orang-orang yang sekadar tahu, tidak akan bisa menggambarkan kekokohan orang-orang yang mengilmui dan mengimaninya. Mereka yang tak yakin, barangkali bahasa kekiniannya akan menganggap orang beriman sebagai “Kaum Halu.”
Seperti Firaun yang memandang Musa dengan remeh. Dalam pikirannya, tak akan mungkin lelaki ‘buronan’ negara dan kaumnya akan menggetarkan singgasananya, “Wahai kaumku! Bukankah kerajaan Mesir itu milikku dan bukankah sungai-sungai ini mengalir di bawahku; apakah kamu tidak melihat?” (Az Zukhruf 51)
Tahu-tahu, sudah di bibir Laut Merah. Di hadapan ada samudera bergejolak, sementara di belakang ratusan ribu kereta perang Firaun membelah padang pasir, di situlah Musa berkata amat yakin tanpa ragu,
“Sesungguhnya Tuhanku bersamaku, Dia akan memberi petunjuk kepadaku.”
(Asy Syu'ara 62)
Totalitas keyakinan pada Allah, diiringi ikhtiar strategis merupakan ciri sejati orang beriman. "Ketika kezaliman makin kalap, dan orang beriman makin kokoh, di situlah pertolongan Allah akan mendekat”, kata Khalifah Ali. Dan benar, situasi terbalik dengan plot twist:
Firaun pemilik Mesir itu tewas, hanya dengan guyuran air!
Bahkan di antara orang beriman, tingkat keyakinannya pada pertolongan Allah pun bisa bertingkat-tingkat. Ada yang merasa, “tak mungkin, susah sekali rasanya kita menang.” Narasi itu ada pada kisah Thalut melawan Jalut. Ketika sebagian pasukan berkata, “Kami tidak kuat lagi pada hari ini melawan Jalut dan bala tentaranya.” (Al Baqarah 249)
Abu Bakar pun pernah merasa khawatir —dan itu fitrah— ketika ia dan Rasulullah bersembunyi di Goa Tsur, "Andai mereka melihat ke bawah, mereka akan bisa membunuh kita”, Namun, setelah ikhtiar strategis bernama hijrah itu, Rasulullah mengajarkan keyakinan total pada pertolongan Allah,
“Apa pendapatmu wahai Abu Bakr, jika ada dua orang, dan Allah menjadi pihak ketiganya?”
Memang sulit secara hitung-hitungan kekuatan untuk menang, rasanya tak ada jalan selain pasrah. Begitulah yang mereka inginkan. Dunia menganggap kemenangan kita sebagai halusinasi. Utopia. Namun jika kamu lihat lembar sejarah kita; seringkali sejarah kita mengandung miskalkulasi.
Kita menang, dengan cara-cara spektakuler yang mematahkan hipotesa banyak orang.
“Dan sungguh, janji Kami telah tetap bagi hamba-hamba Kami yang menjadi rasul (dan para pengikutnya), yaitu mereka itu pasti akan mendapat pertolongan. Dan sesungguhnya bala tentara Kami itulah yang pasti menang. Maka berpalinglah engkau (Muhammad) dari mereka sampai waktu tertentu. Dan perlihatkanlah kepada mereka, maka kelak mereka akan melihat.” (Ash Shaffat 171-175)
Guide To Writing Found Family
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– Found family is a very popular trope that I don’t often see explored in technical writing resources, and as a person who is currently in the middle of developing one for my own series, I decided to make a resource for those who were also confused when approaching this character dynamic. If you have anything to add to the topic, feel free to comment down below for the other writers out there. Hopefully this is helpful to those who need a place to start. Happy writing!
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Avoiding Romantic Subtext
This is one of the hardest obstacles to sidestep when writing an unusual dynamic, and for certain genres it can be ten times worse. For example, in fiction written specifically for young adults, there’s a baseline expectation for a hefty amount of romantic tension, and readers will often insert it no matter what the text and subtext suggests. In order to prevent this automatic insertion of romance in the reader’s interpretation, it’s wise to establish a clear and reasonable explanation for why the relationships are platonic and will never develop into something more.
It’s not a good idea to go for the “person a nor person b has ever considered this relationship blossoming romantically” because that’s often the basis for romantic stories, and will leave that wiggle room for the reader to run with. Show in the way they interact and perhaps in the narration/first person that each party has thought of that scenario and ultimately come to the conclusion that there’s just no romantic potential.
Showing Familial Relationships
Families rely on each other and in diverse ways. The way these individuals interact and build a familial bond is determined (often) by the way in which they form a dependence on the other, and this is more often than not in found family stories, a healthy dependence. It shows the other person’s reliability, care, and compassion, and the way this develops is different for family than it is for friends.
Certain family members also have specific types of humor when it comes to each other. A father and a daughter will have a different sense of humor or understanding with each other than maybe the daughter and her brother do, and this all adds to form a vivid dynamic in your reader’s head that will alter the way they perceive relationships. Found family will be exactly the same, but they’ll have different backstories and different reasons why that sense of humor or understanding has developed that way.
Friendship vs. Family
Found family is unique in the way that readers can very easily perceive a relationship as close friendship rather than a familial one. However, friendship lacks a certain vulnerability and dependence that found family can use to its advantage, because family sees each other at their highs and lows and conflict usually carries different implications.
Family also implies a different attitude and motivation behind the relationship. Conflicts between family members are less severe in the long-run because there’s a ground-level understanding that no matter what happens, arguments will end in forgiveness and closure, whereas that is not necessarily guaranteed with friendships or romances. The motivation, also, is different in the sense that found family is more often meant to last a lifetime, and therefore is less fragile and opens the door for more open communication and vulnerability.
Converting Tension to Intimacy
When you’re tasked with turning a tense, unfriendly relationship into a close and familial one, it’s daunting to even begin thinking about how to go about it. First, it’s important to understand the function of this stage of their relationship as a starting point for growth in both of the characters rather than merely a device to create drama for the reader to munch on. Intimacy of any kind develops out of mutual growth, vulnerability, and understanding, and in order to convey these things to the reader, you need to take your time letting this stage simmer. If you extinguish the tension too fast, it will read as shallow and futile, and it will throw a wrench in the natural pacing.
Now, the transition from tension to intimacy is a several step process and does not happen in one chapter. Mindsets, perceptions, and attitudes change over time as both the reader and the characters learn more information and experience more genuine interaction. The relationship, as I mentioned earlier, will change as the characters see each other in increasingly vulnerable situations and in periods of growth, and as they witness this their understanding of the other and ultimate acceptance will change the way they treat each other and their mutual perceptions of one another’s place in their lives. This usually happens in the subtextual area of the story, excluding events that are formulated specifically to depict this evolution.
Different Sizes of Families
The size of the invented family very much impacts the way that the group relationship develops. For example, two or three people who develop a family-like connection will be much more intimate and dependent than a created family that includes ten. Larger groups imply more diverse, but also more shallow representations of what relationships between family members can be, but they often leave more room for relatability and comedy. Smaller families work well for more serious struggles, and make more sense with characters that deal with serious issues that a real person wouldn’t be comfortable giving all the details about to ten other people.
There’s definitely a spectrum and it fluctuates wildly for different types of stories, genres, character archetypes, and themes. Deciding how large to make this found family really depends on the fine details and requires some time and thought.
Common Struggles
~ Bringing people together when there’s an age gap… Age gaps can serve really well in the area of establishing a familial relationship without suggesting romance because most readers will assume that a close relationship between a younger woman and an older (say, 65 year old) man is more of a father-daughter relationship than a romantic one. The way you an bring together two people with an age gap and establishing a familial relationship is by playing on the aspect of guidance and support that a parent or typically older figure would provide to a younger, more naive person. This can come off trope-y but, like any other aspect of a story, putting an original twist on it can make it more original and interesting to the reader.
~ Starting with tension… This is very common in the case of a sibling-type relationship or a guardianship situation. Usually, there’s some resistance from the party that does not hold the upper hand, and this can create tension in both of them. I suggest that if you’re going to develop a tense relationship into a close one that resembles family, then avoid tropes. There are so many ways that you can twist these ideas and situations based on your world and characters’ traits, so don’t go straight for the “I hate you because you’re trying to control me even though you’re not my real dad” thing.
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Writing Children
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Commentary On Social Issues In Writing
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Have you ever noticed how your hearts begins to change, when you stay away from religious gatherings and the seeking of knowledge for some time? Your heart almost resembles a flower, that starts to dry out and crumble. You start wasting your time on meaningless things and the emptiness inside you grows. The longer you stay away from the light, the more difficult it becomes to return to it. You become more lazy and it is as though you have less and less time to spare. But when you do return to seeking knowledge and gatherings of Allah, suddenly you will feel your time grow. Your heart will expand again and start to become alive. Your mood becomes better and you feel more energized. The transformation takes place in the heart, but the body and mind can also feel it clearly. Allah can awaken even the most crumbled of hearts and He can shower endless light upon it. Hold on to what is good for you, even when you are tempted to stay away. This is why it is so important to have a routine and to stick to it, a routine that is realistic and that balances between time for Allah, time for your family, for your physical health and your work. A routine is a security system set in place against our nafs and Shaytan.
Shaykh Imran Angullia Al-Hafidz (via simplyhasanah)
Your spiritual heart is your most *prized* possession. It is a precious container inside a precious container (YOU).
Your job in this world is to protect it, beautify it, and keep it pure for as long as possible. You *ALONE* determine what it carries within it & what it pours out from it. You cannot blame anyone else.
If you give your spiritual heart to anyone or anything other than God, then know with certainty that you will suffer misery.
Know also the following…
-Beneficial knowledge fills it with the purest substance
-Dhikr of Allah polishes it
-Beautiful speech and sincerity filter it from impurities
-Qur’an radiates light through it
-Salawat beautifies it with the most pleasant scent
-Prayer fortifies it
-Love keeps it warm
-Foul images and words taint it
-Heedlessness and disobedience to God darkens it
-Anger causes cracks and fissures in it
-Envy & jealousy causes it to distort
-Bad company turns it rancid
If you surround yourself with toxic people, know with certainty that the toxicity in their hearts will transfer to yours.
Likewise, if you surround yourself with people of light, then the light in their hearts will transfer to yours.
And if you ever give anyone emotional control over you to where they can come between you and God, then know that you have forsaken your spiritual heart. It belongs ONLY to God and He is the only One you should ever surrender emotional control to.
Protect it and you will succeed in every possible way that matters. Be careless with it and you will suffer perpetually in this life and the next.
Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
7 Key Insights on Self Love
1. I need to affirm and to validate myself as it’s hard to accept validation from others if, deep down inside, I don’t believe it’s true.
2. My time is valuable as anybody else’s so I need to prioritise what I need to do.
3. I can’t give to others, and help to build them up, if I’m not taking care of my own self first.
4. I need to remember that I’m worthy of love, of success, opportunities, and knowing happiness.
5. My opinions are as valuable as anybody else’s. It’s up to me to decide and to choose my own beliefs.
6. I don’t have to explain why I do what I do (unless you’re the police or have some authority!)
7. My past does not define me - I’m free to change and grow, to try on different “me”s, and to set inspiring goals.
If you go to any public area like a shopping mall, coffee shop, store, or park, you’re bound to find at least one person who went there with one intention and one intention only: to people watch. Some people even make plans to “people watch” with another person or group.
We’ve all done it at one point or another because, “what’s the harm in just hanging around, having fun with your friend(s), and watching people as they walk by? They’re just strangers, after all!” Think about some of the conversations you’ve had about others while you’re out shopping with your friends, at a wedding, a conference, a party, a work meeting, during lunch at school, taking a stroll, etc. Have they *always* been positive? Likely not.
Once when a group of men were gathered along the path in front of some homes, the Prophet ﷺ approached them and inquired about what they were doing there. They responded, “We were just sitting here to discuss some matters and talk amongst ourselves.” He responded and said, “If you have no other option, then give the paths their rights and these are: lowering of the gaze, exchanging of greetings, and good conversation.” (Sahih Muslim)
When we “people watch” it almost always leads to some type of negative thoughts or commentary. After all, the sneer, the snicker, the whisper, the eye roll, and the unsolicited critique on someone else’s body, clothing, appearance, etc., are all part of the sport, right? Or maybe it’s not negative but we’re looking where we shouldn’t be, hence the ogle, the stare, and the double-take. And because they’re just strangers, it seems to make the behavior itself less repugnant, right? No actually, it’s still quite repugnant whether we know the people we’re watching or not.
Whatever the case may be, this hadith makes it pretty clear that being in a public place comes with specific responsibilities which include:
1. Lowering the gaze
2. Spreading peace
3. Having good conversation
If we’re out watching others and these are the rules of engagement, what about our behavior online? Shouldn’t we also lower our gaze, spread peace (instead of jealousy and envy), and have beneficial discussions?
All of us are held accountable for the words we say (or type), the things we look at, and the thoughts we have.
So today and every day, let us CHECK OURSELVES when we’re out and about and hanging around with others or on our devices scrolling through social media. And let us exercise restraint, be conscience of God, and protect our spiritual hearts from destructive and toxic behavior. And let us be people who don’t look where we shouldn’t, who don’t speak of what we shouldn’t, but instead who spread peace as we should. Amin.
Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
Earlier today I struggled with not wanting to do something that I had committed to do. My nafs *really* wanted to back out even though my conscience knew it was wrong. I knew I wouldn’t back out but the fact that I wanted to still bothered me.
Then, by chance, I was talking to my sons about something when one of them brought up the story of Prophet Yunus (alayhi salam) and asked me about it. I told them the story from what I remembered and then we all watched a short video about it.
When we talked about the story afterwards, I asked them what the lesson was. They both said: to never to give up and to never disobey the command of Allah ﷻ.
SubhanAllah. The message was loud and clear for me.
Oftentimes, we may find ourselves in situations at work or in our personal lives where we overcommit, let our hearts lead and agree to things that may not be the best for us, or just impulsively jump into something without all of the facts.
Regardless of the situation, if we give our word and accept something, we must honor the trust and commitment. And if later we feel differently due to laziness or a lack of desire, we must resist the temptations of the nafs to back out. In the moment, we may think getting off the hook is in our best interests, but actually it’s not.
When Prophet Yunus (alayhi salam) left his responsibility, he was thinking of himself and not the trust he had with Allah ﷻ. That is why the great test came to him. That is why he had to endure 3 days of intense uncertainty and discomfort in the belly of the whale followed by more discomfort and pain when he was ejected on the shore with acid covering his body and exposed to the sun and elements.
That entire tribulation was for him to repent from what he did and learn the lesson that that disobeying God’s command and giving up his responsibility because it was no longer fulfilling or because it was personally upsetting was wrong.
If you ever decide to give up something that impacts only you then that is your prerogative, but if you quit something that impacts other people or that you made a commitment to complete, just because you no longer wanted to go along with it or you find some other justification, know that that it is blameworthy and selfish. Allah ﷻ holds us accountable for our trusts and the Prophet ﷺ informed us that one of the signs of hypocrisy is breaking one’s promise.
May we be people who take our trusts seriously.
May we be people who think of how our actions affect others not just ourselves.
May we be people who seek the reward of pleasing Allah ﷻ before we seek to please our lower selves. Amin.
Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
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