THE INDUBITABLE EVENT

In the Name of Allāh.

The echoes of the Day of Reckoning reverberate within us, a relentless beat that intensifies with each day that goes by. The curtain is about to be lifted on the scene of judgment, as the nursing mother forgets her child and the expectant mother drops her fetus.

On that Day, two blasts of the trumpet will sound — one heralding terror and death, and the …

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A MAN NAMED ‘UMAR

In the Name of Allāh.

I came across the story of a man filled with much soul. Behold! The inhabitants of the heavens rejoiced upon his acceptance of Islām. He embraced Islām in the sixth year of the Prophethood, at the age of twenty-seven.

He is known as the Fārūq (Criterion) of this Ummah because Allāh instilled truthfulness within his heart and on his tongue. Abū Dharr reported that he …

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THE ESSENCE OF SINCERE REPENTANCE

In the Name of Allāh.

Allāh keeps the door of repentance open for humanity until the moment of death when the soul reaches the throat (at the point of separation from the body). After this moment, repentance will no longer be accepted. O Muslims! Fear Allāh and turn to Him in repentance, for He indeed loves those who repent. True repentance is not merely uttering phrases like, “I repent to …

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WITH ITS VIRTUES

In the Name of Allāh.

Praise be to Allāh; once again, it is Friday! As we welcome this blessed day, let us reflect on the significant words of our beloved Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ): “The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday. Ādam was created on Friday, and on it, he entered Paradise, and on it, he was expelled from therein. The Hour will not be established but

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THE WILES OF EVIL FRIENDS

In the Name of Allāh.

Unlawful intakes, “wining and dining,” you say? Nay, O Muslim, for such is a slippery slope, a path strewn with thorns, leading to destruction and damnation.

“But we are just enjoying ourselves,” some may argue. Let me rebuke your argument with an Ḥadīth. Jābir reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever has faith in Allāh and the Last Day, let him not sit at a

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