PREPARING FOR ETERNITY
In the Name of Allāh. Life is but a fleeting abode, a mist that dissipates in the morning sun. Heed this reminder, and let it ring loudly in your ears. Verily, no matter how high your towers of success and achievement, no matter how strong the walls of your worldly accomplishments, death will find you, […]
THE SLY ENEMY OF MANKIND
Today, let’s talk about Shayṭān, the cunning foe of mankind. Allāh tells us: “Verily, Shayṭān is to man an open enemy!” [Sūrah Yūsuf (12): 5] Know that Shayṭān is like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, always seeking to deceive us. He’s so cunning and relentless in his plots against us. With his whispers, Shayṭān leads […]
NO MORE ACCEPTANCE
In the Name of Allāh. We truly believe that Allāh pardons a transgressor when penitence is made and he sincerely abandons disbelief for faith. However, there are some major antecedent matters (or signs) to the event of the Hereafter (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) that scholars of Usul said won’t appear except when Eemān (Belief) […]
DESPITE THE YEARS SPENT
In the Name of Allāh. Perfect praise to Allāh Who bestowed great favor on us through our existence by making it like a land to be cultivated for a juicy Hereafter. Indeed, whoever Allāh loves shall have most of his time excellently spent upon goodness before his or her existence gets terminated. Respected Brethren! We […]
ALONE FOR HIM
In the Name of Allāh. Indeed, worship is a comprehensive term that includes all actions (such as praying, fasting, supplicating, giving charity, calling to the Religion of Allāh, etc.) that are pleased by Allāh and done solely for Him in all sincerity (i.e. establishing that He Alone deserves it since He is our Lord) with […]
YOU’LL COME TO KNOW!
In the Name of Allāh. Think about it; 150 years from today, everyone presently living will be beneath the ground. You can do the math. At that time, strangers may be living in our houses. People may not even remember us anymore. How many of us think of our great-grandfather? We will become history while […]