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If knowledge does not lead to humility, then it too can become a fitnah.
Knowledge can lead to arrogance if it is misused or abused.
If knowledge does not lead to humility, then it too can become a fitnah.
Knowledge can lead to arrogance if it is misused or abused.
no matter what is happening, Allah S will take care of you.
‘He who memorizes the first ten verses of Surah al-Kahf will be protected from the trial of the Dajjāl.
no matter what is happening, Allah S will take care of you.
‘Whoever reads Surah al-Kahf on the day of Jumuʿah shall have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.’5
‘Whoever reads Surah al-Kahf on the day of Jumuʿah shall have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.’5
Allah S will protect those who turn to Him for protection.
‘They ask you about “the spirit”. Say: “The spirit descends by the command of my Lord, but you have been given only a little knowledge.”
And say: ‘All praise be to Allah Who has neither taken to Himself a son, nor has He any partner in His kingdom, nor does He need anyone, out of weakness, to protect Him.’ So glorify Him in a manner worthy of His glory. (al-Isrā’ 17: 111)
Ḥamd is to praise solely because the one that you are praising is worthy of that praise.
ḥamd is done because the one you are praising is worthy of that ḥamd.
Ḥamd is to praise solely because the one that you are praising is worthy of that praise.
ḥamd is done because the one you are praising is worthy of that ḥamd.
Many have translated ʿabd as ‘slave’, but the real meaning here is not slave but ‘worshipper’. The highest praise for any person is to be a worshipper of Allah S; this is the highest maqām or status a person can reach, as no human will be exalted until they humble themselves in front of Allah
The more humble we are in front of Allah S, the more honoured we are.
The more humble we are in front of Allah S, the more honoured we are.
In these verses Allah S established that there is nothing that is confusing or crooked in the Qur’an, it is a guidance.
Qur’an has no evil and is nothing but positive.
Qur’an has no evil and is nothing but positive.
Humans being the weak creatures that we are, we need both motivational factors in order to accomplish our best works.
The Qur’an is the living miracle in every sense; from recitation to hearing, memorization, understanding and implementation.
Humans being the weak creatures that we are, we need both motivational factors in order to accomplish our best works.
one of the greatest sins in Islam is to speak about Allah S and His religion, Islam, without knowledge.
No person on earth likes to hear slander about himself or herself. It is ingrained in us that we despise falsehood and lies. It is ingrained in us that when we are slandered we want to defend ourselves.
We too should give words of comfort when we find anyone in distress.
ultimately what matters is pure intention.
Because it is in human nature to love to hear stories;
every story is real.
when in a difficult situation, we must do two things, one a physical act of this world (dunyāwī) and another a spiritual act (dīnī).
We need both; the physical action and the spiritual duʿā’.
Our religion is a religion of action; when in difficulty we must act.
It is for this reason that most of humanity die in their sleep; Allah S takes their soul and does not return it.
if we take one step towards Allah S, He will take ten steps towards us. Every step we take towards Him, the next step will be easier because Allah S comes closer to us.
the means to increase īmān is by turning to Allah S and īmān will increase with every good deed, such that the more īmān you have the easier it becomes to gain it even further.
But when the situation changes, when your religion is threatened and you are not allowed to worship Allah S properly, and your life is threatened for your worship, then it is preferable to leave your community and flee with your religion.
Because when we monitor what we eat and where our money comes from, this truly shows how conscientious we are.
Thus tawakkul means to take the necessary precautions and act sensibly.
Our religion values life and asks us to preserve it and use it in the best way possible rather than throw it away. Our religion says preserve religion, life, sanity and wealth; these are the maqāṣid or the goals of the Shariah.
we do not build a mosque over a grave, and neither do we bury a person within a mosque.
So to argue or debate, you must have knowledge or else remain silent.
We can all give daʿwah by our actions and we can preach at a basic level what we know, but not everyone is qualified to respond to argumentation. Hence Allah S says here to not debate unless you have knowledge of what you are debating. This is one valid interpretation for this.
mā shā’ allāh means ‘whatever Allah wills has occurred
A Muslim never criticizes just by being negative and demeaning; rather, even in his criticism, he is merciful and tender.
When the people reject the Qur’an they have to end up making fun of it, they have to end up mocking the religion, and this is not the characteristic of a noble opponent.
our knowledge does not lead us to become arrogant. Knowledge should lead us to humility.
This is because if we have raḥmah without knowledge, we can still be good people, but knowledge without raḥmah is a problem.
So, the first thing we need to have is manners; we need to have humbleness and mercy, and then comes knowledge.
