Ramadhaan 2022 – Day 6 The ʿabd (servant) is subsequently prescribed to say “Allāh is the Most Great” and then to fall down in prostration to the floor to let all his limbs individually demonstrate their servitude to Allāh; his forehead placed on the floor before his Lord, his face – the most honorable part…
Ramadhaan 2022 – Day 5 If man is so pleased with the ways and means which help make things work for him, if they were to open his eyes, he would realise that his plans and measures could neither create nor make things in the real sense. The outcome of all his efforts and workings…
Ramadhaan 2022 – Day 4 If you ever feel your heart is heavy and constrained, listen to this great verse. Allāh Taʿālā said addressing His Prophet ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam: وَلَقَدۡ نَعۡلَمُ اَنَّكَ يَضِيۡقُ صَدۡرُكَ بِمَا يَقُوۡلُوۡنَۙفَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُنۡ مِّنَ السّٰجِدِيۡنَۙ And We know that your heart feels distressed for what they say.So, proclaim the…
Ramadhaan 2022 – Day 3 Allāh Taʿālā mentions in the Qurʾān: يٰۤـاَيُّهَا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوا اذۡكُرُوۡا اللّٰهَ ذِكۡرًا كَثِيۡرًاO those who believe, remember Allāh abundantly.— [Qurʾān 33:41] The instruction of remembering Allāh in abundance is given in the above verse to show gratitude for our blessings. ʾIbn ʿAbbās raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu has stated that there is no…
Ramadhaan 2022 – Day 2 Truly, a person who favours a current pleasure, whose effect will disturb his life and Hereafter, must be a person with no sense of sensibility. For how can a person favour such pleasures that are as temporary as a dream and as short as a good moment a person spends…
Ramadhaan 2022 – Day 1 “Supplication is the essence of worship.” [Tirmidhī 3371] Supplication (duʿā) has been called the essence of worship for two main reasons. First, by supplicating to Allah, a person fulfils his obligation of calling on Allah, which is understood from the verse, “And your Lord says, ‘Call on Me, I will…