Umm Umar Khaled

Personal Blog • Writer of Stories of the Sahabah • Sharjah, UAE

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The beauty of charity.

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It's sad to know that the number of divorces in Muslim marriages are on a rapid increase these days.

I think what most Muslim couples fail to understand in their marriage is the truth of what genuinely pleases their spouse.

Your husband's or your wife's pleasure depends on your connection with Allah. Hard to understand?

See, it does not solely depend on how much perfume you put on for you spouse or the details that you give to groom and prepare yourself as the spouse comes home. (even though these are amongst the factors to kindle the heart and attraction - everything doesn't depend there.)

You can be the most beautiful wife or the most handsome husband but the heart may still drift away from you because it lacks the connection it should have towards Allah.

If you're a married person and you're going through difficulties in your marriage, revisit your life and see how your status is when it comes to your connection with Allah. This is the ground root of every relationship made in this world - even for a parent and child.

And it all comes to the fact that the One who promised you "Hayataan Tayyiban" (Good Life) - for those who do righteous works and have faith in Him - is the same One who puts love in the hearts of people.

It is Allah who brought you together from the very beginning and placed love and mercy in your hearts for each other - if you flactuate or falter towards your connection to Him - know that He can easily remove this "love" as well.

Marriage isn't all about love but it is a whole bunch of different aspects that require the consistent need of prayers and guidance from Allah.

So yes, be careful of a person who does not love or isn't afraid of God even if they love you because at the end of the day that person can easily leave you or not love you anymore for how can a person say he or she loves you when He cannot love the one who has created Him/Her?

#thoughtstoponder

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What a great naseeha.

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This ayah is so beautiful.

Often times when we get to be struck by something (may it be a calamity or loss of a loved one) we tend to give an inappropriate initial reaction. Then, few hours or days later we realize we have done wrong and start to think will Allāh forgive us.

This ayah reassures you that He won’t just replace it with something so much better but also He will forgive you.

Subhan’Allah, indeed in the pages of the Qur’ān are words that illuminate one’s heart with comfort and healing.

Alhamdulillah.

#staystrongqalbi #qadr #qurangems

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... What has made you careless of your generous Lord? [Qur’ān 82:6]

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What has? Ask yourself. Ponder deeply.

May Allāh forgive us all. Amīn

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Do good as Allāh has been good to you. ❤️

Powerful reminder.

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They asked about her.

Today, I wrote about my mom (Allāh Yer7ama).

They asked: “How does it feel losing a mother?”

- you’ll never understand the pain until you lose one.

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#Reminder

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It's fascinating to see Muslims coming out from the masjid knowing they have offered prayer and spent time with getting closer to Allah, but it is more fascinating and heartwarming when we see old Muslims do same. They're old, some may experiencing difficulties walking from their home to the masjid or even having pain yet they still choose to walk that reward towards Allah while some of us with good and healthy built body refuses to do same. These two men caught my eyes just by looking at the way they were supporting each other as they walked past by me made me feel the deepness of their friendship for the sake of Allah, they may be brothers by blood or by deen but the most striking fact is that they inspire each other to be better Muslims - and you can see it just by them (amidst having reached old age) - still coming to the masjid to pray. Indeed, the best way to inspire and give dawah to others is not always by the way you preach or talk about Islam but by your actions and deeds. Allahumma barik lahu. May Allah preserve them. Amin Everyday, I witness a beautiful scene in this country. This is my beautiful #Sharjah. Alhamdulillah.

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We had a trip to one of the most beautiful masajid in the world. ❤ ____ Ladies, To those of you who want to visit this masjid, kindly wear loose clothes as well as a hijab (or a scarf to put over your head) so you don't need to go through the hassle of going down and pick clothes to overlap what you are wearing. It would be really nice if people (who don't wear the hijab or abaya) come and visit the place to wear one since you know well you'll be entering a masjid. It would be greatly appreciated and would be a beautiful sign of respect towards the Muslim community. Also, to those who go on with tour guides, please observe silence once the prayer has commenced, you can continue your storytelling after the prayer has concluded. Jazakallahu Khayran.

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Assalamu'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, I recently had a poll via my instagram account where we picked 5 names to be written by yours truly. It was an overwhelming thing as it was my first time. Here, let me share with you the names that were picked and done by me. We are going to have one again in November in sha Allah. Follow us on instagram @zohayma to stay updated. Jazakallahu Khayran. P.S. Yeah, I do some artsy stuff sometimes too. Alhamdulillah.

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I say this as a woman, work on yourself, better yourself in your singlehood in the best ways that you can as it also helps you get prepared for the life ahead of you both here in the dunya and in the Hereafter. Indeed, marriage isn't everything but it settles things and gives you a better perspective about your role and goals in this dunya. I remember being strongly advised by a sister who is now married (happily, Alhamdulillah) that it is indeed a desire of a practicing Muslim woman to get married. - and only those who yearn to really please Allah would feel this urge. _____ Sisters, I leave you this advise that my Shaykha shared to me in my early years of studying: When you are a single woman, you are closer to Allah in a means that you are to please Allah "easily" and she explained easily by using pillars as example: Right now you have 3 pillars, which represents your worship upon Allah, your parents and family and your community - you have obligations over these. When you get married then another pillar is added which represents your spouse which then is placed between your worship upon Allah and your parents and family. And she said, pleasing a creation is hard but pleasing the One who Created all things is easy if you only take heed and act accordingly. But also remember that when you strengthen the second pillar (spouse) that when your first pillar (worship of Allah) would tend to fall, the second pillar will hold it get it back - and this is the strength of loving for the sake of Allah. Subhan'Allah. Subhan'Allah. _____ May Allah preserve our teachers. Amin

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Asalamoalaikum Dear Sister, Dua that you are well. If you could kindly tell the name of the shop & its location you got the paper from please?

Wa’alaikomissalaam, Alhamdulillah I am well.I forgot the name of that shop but it is along the street where Darussalam bookstore is located in Sharjah.