Ramaḍān – Day 29 إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for the people of wisdom.[Qur’ān, Sūrah Āl-ʿImrān, verse 190] In the creation of the heavens and the earth are…
Ramaḍān – Day 28 No one likes to fall. A few people would ever choose to drown. But in struggling through the ocean of this life, sometimes it’s so hard not to let the world in. Sometimes the ocean does enter. The dunya does seep into our hearts. If you allow the dunya to own…
Ramaḍān – Day 27 The Prophet ﷺ said about Shuʿayb عليه السلام that he was an orator among prophets. His eloquence was exceptional. He went to its farthest limits in order to make his people understand his message and take to the right path. But, even after having listened to him, the response of his…
Ramaḍān – Day 26 Al-Jāḥiẓ, an Arab writer from centuries ago, advised: The book is a companion that does not praise you and does not entice you to evil. It is a friend that does not bore you, and it is a neighbour that causes you no harm. It is an acquaintance that desires not…
Ramaḍān – Day 25 Among the greatest of blessings is to have a calm, stable and happy heart. For in happiness the mind is clear, enabling one be a productive person. It has been said that happiness is an art the needs to be learned, and if you learn it, you will be blessed in…
Ramaḍān – Day 24 Most of the people with whom we mix, no matter how evil they may be, will always have some good in them, even if it be relatively little. In such cases, if we are able to access their good qualities, then that is for the best. A criminal may be known…