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Ramadan Day 3 ✨ • • • Thought for the day❣ Your qadr is a secret that only time will unravel, don’t be hasty in giving up on your prayers. Perhaps with time, Allah will bring to you what you desperately seek. • • • #ramadanday3 #ramadan2022 #ramadandiaries #enjoingood #dhikr #subhanallah #alhamdulillah #laailahaillallah #allahuakbar #laahawlawalaaquwwataillabillah #ramadanreminders (at Nagercoil) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8vdwAPX_c/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Ramadan Diaries: The High Score

Throughout my life I have been running after numbers, in the form of grades or a salary figure. But on that day, there will be another one-number summary that will determine where I go, my score. An objective yardstick used by Allah (SWT) to rank us in order for our deeds. And this score and all its immaculate and precise calculations will be transparent to us all, available for any cross-examination but surely Allah (SWT) is Al-Adl and would not do any Zulm on any individual, and each persons score would be in accordance to what they had sowed.On that day, I imagine myself standing in such a great leaderboard displaying a series of scores. In this exhaustive list of figures, I see the martyrs, the scholars, the fuqarah and the revolutionaries! Amongst this great list of figures is there even a place for a sinner like me? A person with meager deeds and no extraordinary achievements to his merit,  I scroll the list frantically, trying to find where do I stand, what position did I get? Which percentile do I find myself at, how did I perform? Every year, companies conduct rigorous audits balancing the accounts. examining every nook and cranny so that no small financial figure goes unreported. If somebody were to conduct a similar analysis of mine, what would they find? What would my ledger look like? A net income with gaping holes and errors.  Am I ending my days on a net-positive or am I accumulating deficits? Is my journal going to be replete with red pen-marks , cross-out marks of half-cooked actions? For surely such a record can never warrant Jannah.  And then imagine Allah as your auditor! Not even an iota of an action would be missed! For surely then, I am going to rely on Ar Rahmans 's infinite mercy to overlook them, gloss over my mistakes and just let me through. For surely, if that book will ever be opened on the court of accountability, there will be shame everywhere! Imagine seeing such a result in front of our Nabi (SAW)? Will he wish to intercede for someone who barely passed? And imagine just getting a score shy of a couple of marks. I remember back in the school days some of us used to cry for that one elusive mark that would be changing our grades, imagine the great importance this mark will have, and how little of an effort it would have required...But then I think, is passing even enough?  Throughout my life I have been struggling to meet the bare minimum. Sometimes even doing the fardh seems like a chore, and I miss it. But then there are people who excel in their ibadah, reach the pinnacle of faith and are amongst the chosen few! For surely there are ranks of varying degrees in Jannah , and Firdous is the coveted one, but were my actions in line with it.When in life I never wised to never settle, desiring the best-of everything, than why is 50% enough? Perhaps the biggest mistake  I made is that I settled for less, when were worth so much more.  Ya Allah (SWT) what is my score? Will it ever be enough? To raise my ranks and be amongst the chosen few. Ya Allah (SWT) make us amongst the Sabeqoon! Ya Allah (SWT) make us amongst the Muqarraboon! The Awwaloon! Ya Allah (SWT) make us amongst the people for you have reserved the rarest of treasures, the exclusivities, the prizes reserved for the high scores!

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Ramadan Diaries: The Best Company

I imagine myself siting outside a marquee in Jannah; the grandest mehfils of them all! In the faint distance I can hear the sweet recitation of Hz. Dawud (AS) in the background, which is joined by the birds and animals. As I step closer to the source, I can feel the radiance of Nur envelop me and a rush of joy overwhelms me! I find myself a corner to sit in and just try to watch the majestic display from afar.Nearby, I see the Ghazis of Badr gathered around a bonfire sharing their war stories with the Muslims.I then see the brave Hz. Ali (RA) walking with the Sahabah brandishing his double-bladed sword as he retells the stories of Khyber to the Sahaba. And just besides him, I catch a glimpse of Hz. Umar (RA). taken aback by the magnanimous aura of awe and fear he exudes. And then there is Hz. Uthman (RA) as well! with his handsome appearance, humble as always, the Dhun Nurayn! And then you find Hz Abu Bakr (RA), the best friend of your Habib (SAW), you wish to come closer to him, and want to hear all the incidents of all the joys and sorrows he shared with him from start to finish.And then finally amidst all the crowd, you finally see him. your beloved Nabi (SAW). His blessed back is facing to all the choice Sahabas, martyrs and greeting them with open arms. Your heart is aching just to catch a look of his shining face, but then your heart skips a beat. Tears well up.  When his eyes fall upon you, will he recognize you as His Ummati and give a radiant smile or will he be dismayed, and turn away. You want to apologize, you want to run to him into his arms and cry and ask for his blessings. But then something amazing happens... The Curtain opens.Allah (SWT) reveals Himself with All His Glory and Majesty and a wave of contentment takes over you and there is nothing more you could ever ask for and it looks like finally you found peace... at last. ◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢ "And he who obeys Allah and the Messenger -they shall be with those whom  Allah has favoured -the Prophets, those steadfast in truthfulness1, the martyrs, and the righteous." How excellent will they be for companions!" [4:69]This thought experiment is of what it might be like to be part of the best of companies! The Sahabah, Nabiyun we hear are not simply chapters in our stories but were living breathing personalities and just imagine how awesome it would be if we could meet them in Jannah! Imagine if you get to meet the friend of Allah (SWT) - Ibrahim (AS) for a day, the mighty Musa (AS) ? or the shining Yousuf (AS)?Assalaatualanabi Wassalaamualarasul Walambiyaa-il-mursaleen Kulluhum mukramoon!

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Ramadan Diaries: The Rope of Allah

I once got lost into the supermarket,  searching frantically for my mother who was just next to me, moments ago. Something had caught my eye on the other aisle, and unknowingly my hand slipped from hers and found myself lost in a labyrinth of rows. I don’t remember being found, but I do know the inexplicable feeling I felt when I found her back, I held her hand ever-so firmly this time, never wanting to let go. Ramadan, to me, is much like the same. Each year I enter with a state of complete confusion and internal chaos. A boy who has lost its way into the supermarket once again. I find myself having let go the rope of Allah (SWT) and Ramadan is the place where I find it back again. Unsurprisingly, it is always where I left it. It is a temporary retreat for me to strengthen my grip and prepare for the testing walk ahead! The aisles of the dunya suddenly seem so meaningless and unattractive and all I ever wish for is to never let go again. 

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#ramadanreflections: day 25 | 05/07/21😚 you don't just fall for your dreams, you chase for it.. #justreflections #ramadandiaries #photooftheday #photography #blackandwhite #shadowphotography #photogram #photoeveryday #photographylovers (at Cypress Towers Condominium) https://www.instagram.com/p/COj9sW0hPIj/?igshid=p43psqp91dah

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#mondaymotivation Impact is not always instant - Sometimes it is best measured over time! #thewanderinglondoner Abdal, Rofikul and I, as part of the East End Covid Support Network have reached 30,000 food parcels since the first Covid 19 lockdown. This milestone is huge to us and testament to what we as a community can achieve. We are grateful every day for your support and the opportunity to serve! #ramadandiaries #theanfieldtourist #bookbiker (at Shoreditch East London) https://www.instagram.com/p/COaF-mIhWa7/?igshid=1x2s37wef7rti

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#ramadanreflections: day 13 | 04/25/21 🌙 like a flying plane, to take a perfect shot, you always need a perfect timing. in islam, we are taught to hasten to our sallah (prayer) when the call comes. sallah is one of the five pillars of islam and therefore, great emphasis is laid upon performing it. muslims are taught to establish the prayer, and so to purposely abandon it, thus deemed as disobedience to the God Almighty: اَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ ۖ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا "observe prayer at the declining and paling of the sun on to the darkness of the night, and the recitation of the Qur’an in prayer at dawn. verily, the recitation of the Qur’an at dawn is especially acceptable to God." prophet muhammad (sa), explained that as worshipping God is our primary objective, to abandon sallah knowingly would therefore be equivalent to disbelief. in a hadith prophet muhammad said: بَيْنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالإِيمَانِ تَرْكُ الصَّلاَةِ " between disbelief and faith is abandoning the sallah." in islam, muslims pray five times a day. so, within a day, it's important to hasten to your sallah on perfect time to not miss or abandon it. in shaa Allah. if you find this post helpful, please leave a comment below and share your thoughts what you think about this post. - qassim ❤️❤️ #muslimhakawati #ramadandiaries #islamicreflections #islamicnarratives #muslimwriters #islamicpost #islamicprose #muslimthoughts #ramadhan #ramadan2021 #commenforcomment #happyramadan #postoftheday #photooftheday #airplane #skyphotography #mobilephotography (at Cypress Towers Condominium) https://www.instagram.com/p/COESHyGhG_-/?igshid=s3ktlq8s4u8t

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#ramadanreflections: day 9 | 04/21/21 🌙 'get what you need and give if you can.' what a beautiful spirit of ramadan. this photo is said to have been taken from a fruit stand in algeria algeria 🇩🇿 shared by dr muhammad salah of @hudasatellitetv. the writings in arabic reads: “dear brother. if you dont have money don't be shy; don't leave your family without food, please take what you need for your children from the offered greens since my provision and your provision is from Allah."... maa shaa Allah! indeed the beauty of islam in ramadan... subhanallah! spread the spirit of kindness and charity in this precious holy of ramadan bros and sis... assalamu alaikum! ❤️❤️❤️qassim #justreflections #ramadandiaries #ramadan2021 #ramadanph #ramadaankareem #hudahtv #drmuhammadsalah #hadithoftheday #muslimhakawati #musliminfluencers (at Venice Grand Canal Mall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN62mEEhHJv/?igshid=4vj1goynggg0