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The Healing Power of the Qur'an
Read the Qur'an and read it often; through it, you rid yourselves of the weight of sins and misdeeds, allowing the soul to rise light, happy, and soaring! Through it, you repair what pain, grief, and the tragedies of sorrow have destroyed, so the hearts emerge strong, certain, and devoted to Monotheism!
— Dr. Layla Hamdan
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The Believer's State After Victory
Among the striking examples in the final chapters of the Qur'an is a Surah in which Allah speaks about the feelings of the believer after the burden of Jihad is lifted and victory is achieved.
Throughout the life of the Prophet ﷺ, the Qur'an was attaching hearts to Allah so they might be victorious. But what happens after the victory? Allah says what can be translated as: 'When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest, and you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes, then exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance.' [Qur'an Translated Meaning 110:1-3].
— Gems of Sheikh Al-Sakran
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Seeking Allah's Pleasure Alone
No matter how righteous you become, you will inevitably have someone who hates you! Even the Prophets were not loved by all people!
No matter how corrupt you become, you will inevitably have someone who loves you; even the Dajjal (Antichrist) will be followed by millions when he emerges!
So, do not let their love intoxicate you, nor let their hatred break you. Rectify your relationship with Allah and call upon Him with the supplication of the Day of Ta'if: 'If You are not angry with me, then I do not care [about anything else]!'
— Adham Sharqawi
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The Prayer of the Hypocrite
How disappointing a result it is for a person to discover that they have been praying for years a prayer that resembles the prayer of the hypocrite!
It is the 'pecking prayer.' In Sahih Muslim, the Prophet ﷺ said: 'That is the prayer of the hypocrite; he sits watching the sun until it is between the horns of Satan, then he stands and pecks four [rak'as] so fast, remembering Allah therein but little.'
— Maslakiyat;
Gems of Sheikh Al-Sakran
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Contentment with Allah's Decree
Umar ibnul-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'I do not care in what state I wake up, whether it is what I love or what I dislike, for I do not know whether the good lies in what I love or what I dislike.'
This is from the deep understanding and insight of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
— Layla Hamdan
(From Al-Faraj ba'dal-Shidda by Ibn Abul-Dunya)
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The Race is Nearing its End
Indeed, when the race nears its end, the horses produce their best effort. Whoever excels in what remains, Allah will forgive what has passed.
The moral here is that what matters is a good finish, not any shortcomings at the start.
— Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed
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A Warning to the Negligent
You who wasted your life in other than obedience...
You who neglected your month [Ramadan] and lost it...
You whose only merchandise is negligence—and what a wretched merchandise it is...
You who made Ramadan and the Qur'an your opponents: how can you hope for intercession from those you have made your enemies?
~Sheikh Amjad Samir
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It is part of the greatness of this religion, and the majesty of the station of 'Ma'iyyah' (Allah being with the servant)! Whenever you flee to Allah, the Majestic and Sublime, and whenever you offer sincerity and selflessness to elevate the word of Allah, the earth is paved for you as a victorious conqueror! The world then shrinks in your eyes and heart, and your hope soars in the 'crops of green birds' [referring to the souls of martyrs]. Those are among the greatest blessings of Divine Company, and all its blessings are majestic!
— Dr. Layla Hamdan
Cooperation and Victory
"'...If you do not do so, there will be oppression on earth and great corruption" (Qur'an Translated Meaning 8:73)
Al-Tabari, may Allah have mercy on him, said in his commentary: “If you do not do what I have commanded you regarding cooperation and supporting one another in the religion, there will be oppression on earth and great corruption—meaning through the emergence of disbelief, sins, and evil, and the weakening of Islam and its people.”
— Dr. Layla Hamdan
Truth and Strength
Truth must have a power to support it, for Allah the Almighty sent down the Book and sent down iron.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Strive against the polytheists with your wealth, your hands, and your tongues.” The West greatly fears Jihad; if they wish to warn against a person or a group, they label them 'Jihadi' or 'terrorist,' and so do the followers and allies of the West!
— Gems of Sheikh Al-Hawali
A Muslim should be keen on what unites rather than what divides. Allah the Almighty has diversified specializations and fields and varied His distribution among His creation. Had He willed, He could have made mankind one single nation, made all schools of thought one, and made all talents identical. However, His wisdom, Glorified be His Name, necessitated otherwise.
— Gems of Sheikh Al-Hawali
Learn that every sacrifice and every act of patience is preserved with Allah; nothing of it is ever lost. The true solace for a believer lies in the certainty that the abode of the Hereafter is better and more lasting than this world.
— Dr. Ahmed Abdel Monem
Guarding Against Envy and Slander
"...And do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace ‘You are not a believer,’ aspiring for the goods of worldly life; for with Allah are many profits…” (Qur'an Translated Meaning 4:94)
Do not attack your brother's religious commitment in pursuit of a worldly gain or for religious prestige and status. Do not preoccupy yourself with what Allah has given your brothers out of envy or to diminish them. With Allah are 'many profits,' so occupy yourself with what is in the Hand of Allah; for His treasuries are never exhausted, and nothing is too great for Him, Glory be to Him.
— Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Muneim
The Days of Alternating Fortune
And those days [of fortune] Allah alternates among the people, so that He may know who follows guidance from those who change and alter [their principles] when the balance of power shifts. “...simply because one nation is more numerous than another. Allah only tests you thereby…” [Qur’an Translated Meaning 16:92].
In such times, the ethics of scholars vanish, and the temperament of soldiers surfaces. Allah then selects a 'remnant' of righteous people. Allah is All-Aware of what you do; He knows the intention of every soul, He knows the secret and what is even more hidden, and He knows the true motives and the fears.
— Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Muneim
Allah Alone Knows
You alone, Allah, knew the impact of loss on the heart of the mother of Musa (Moses) when she was about to disclose his identity, so You firmed up her heart.
You alone knew the pain of Maryam (Mary) when she said, 'I wish I had died before this,' so You sent the call to her: 'Do not grieve.'
You alone knew the sadness of Ya'qub (Jacob) when he said, 'I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah,' so You returned Yusuf to him.
Allah, grant us something like this.
— Adham Sharqawi
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The Essence of Reform
'It is You we worship...' [Qur'an Translated Meaning 1:5]. This is the essence of the reform project, the foundation of revival, the laboratory of civilization, the criterion of progress, and the plan for development.
'It is You we worship' is the heart of Surah Al-Fatihah, the heart of the greatest Surah in the Book of Allah. Yet, how many nations have wandered away from this Surah—rather, from just these few words—despite it being an Ayah we repeat dozens of times a day in every unit of the obligatory and voluntary prayers.
— Gems of Sheikh Al-Sakran
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The Minimum Threshold of Struggle
There is always a minimum threshold you must not allow yourself to cross, because beyond it lies breakage and collapse.
Spiritual struggle (Mujahadah) is nothing but maintaining that threshold. This limit acts as a safety valve; if you preserve it, it becomes easy for you to rise again. But if you lose it, then blame none but yourself.
— Dr. Layla Hamdan
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The Crisis of the Observer
One of the truly strange phenomena is that the crisis of the 'observer' is no longer limited to wasting time following polemics and contradictions on social networks. Instead, these "Twitter" bickerings have become the primary subject of discussion in the gatherings of the righteous: 'So-and-so replied to so-and-so with a powerful tweet,' 'So-and-so mocked so-and-so with a funny tweet,' or 'So-and-so destroyed so-and-so’s pride,' and so on. What a waste of life!
May Allah bring back the days when gatherings were discussions about the legal preferences of Ibn Taymiyyah, the spiritual insights of Ibnul-Qayyim, the methodology of the early scholars in Hadith, contemporary transactional jurisprudence, and the stories of the righteous from the Biographies of Noble Figures!
— Article: The Impasse of the Observer;
Gems of Sheikh Al-Sakran
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The Only Path
It is one path and no other! The path where '...the word of those who disbelieved is the lowest, while the word of Allah—that is the highest' [Qur'an Translated Meaning 9:40]. Upon this, establish yourself, your means, your goals, your hopes, and indeed everything within you and around you!
— Dr. Layla Hamdan
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Approaching Islamic Creed
The methodological approach I adopt in articulating Islamic Creed is the mosque-based approach, which takes into consideration the purposes for which it was revealed in the divine Revelation.
The approach I adopt in correcting emergent doctrinal errors is the daʿwah-based approach, not the polemical one.
The daʿwah approach requires wisdom, sound and gracious manner, mercy toward those who differ, and sincere concern for them.
Whoever assumes that the method he learned is the only correct one will object to many of the detailed aspects of the two approaches mentioned above.
The polemical approach is not rejected absolutely; however, it has its regulations, principles, and jurisprudence that must be observed. It is for the people of knowledge—not for immature interlopers who intrude upon the tables of the scholars.
~ Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sayyid
Whenever faith settles in the heart, the word of Monotheism becomes rooted: '...a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [reach] to the sky, producing its fruit at all times by permission of its Lord..." (Qur'an Translated Meaning 14:24-25).
Your self-sufficiency grows and you rise in richness; thus you give without waiting, you prefer others without making excuses, and you forgive without harboring grudges. You have seen the world for what it truly is, and the Hereafter by a light from Allah!
— Dr. Layla Hamdan
Among the greatest blessings we overlook: Being guided to a good idea, being guided to a righteous deed, being guided to a blessed impact! Being guided to such things is not due to your own cleverness or wit; it is purely a grace from Allah, the Majestic and Sublime. So, offer sincerity and you shall be guided!
— Dr. Layla Hamdan
The Dawning of Truth
The longing for the victory of truth is overwhelming... tyrants will be stunned at the moment of the decisive turn. Falsehood is nothing but a thin crust that soon breaks, allowing the truth to shine through. In that moment, hearts and eyes must weep. Blessed is he who was a sledgehammer for the destruction of falsehood and a brick in the building of truth.
— Dr. Layla Hamdan
The Purpose of Knowledge
Knowledge is not about amassing information; rather, it is a responsibility and a means for the rectification of the self and society!
— Gems of Sheikh Al-Hawali
A caller to Allah, no matter how sincere his intention or sound his goal is, must also ensure his means are correct. In our religion, the end does not justify the means, no matter how righteous the end may be. It is not permissible for a person to steal from the public treasury to build a mosque, or to organize sinful entertainment and claim it is a charity event whose proceeds go to the poor.
— Gems of Sheikh Al-Hawali
Many of the truths of the Qur'an are clear, direct, shocking, and transformative; they do not require mental exhaustion to receive, but they do require a heart that is prepared and a soul that is free [from distractions] to settle, sprout, and grow.
Look at Allah’s discourse regarding His power and His might over the deniers, His mercy and kindness toward His allies, the reality of this world and the Hereafter, truth and falsehood, and the need of all creation for Him, Glorified and Exalted be He. These are clear truths, yet they change the course of a person's heart and direct their gaze toward the heavens, struggling against the obstacles and burdens of the earth.
These truths—simple yet heavy and transformative—are difficult to receive amidst the crowdedness of life, the clamor of the soul, and the distraction of the heart.
— Dr. Ahmed Abdel Monem
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Since there is no path to patience except by compensating the heart with something it loves more than what it is losing, Allah commanded the servant to remember his Lord morning and evening.
Verily, His remembrance is the greatest aid in enduring the hardships of patience. Likewise, praying to his Lord at night serves as an aid for what he must face during the day, providing a source of strength both inwardly and outwardly, and a source of bliss both in this life and the next."
— Sheikhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah