Category Archives: Blogs – Series: Hope

I had a thought, which I wanted to share. In this world a person possesses many different hopes and many different fears. As a result, people use the resources they were granted in order to obtain their hopes and avoid their fears. But the strange thing is that on Judgement Day these fears and hopesContinue reading “Hope – 5”

I read a news article a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on the funeral of a muslim who openly and persistently committed major sins. Even though there is no doubt that the mercy of Allah, the Exalted, is infinite and can overcome all sins and giving up hope in theContinue reading “Hope – 4”

I had a thought which I wanted to share. I was pondering over a common thing many people do namely, placing hope in people. The problem with this attitude is that as people are not Angels they are bound to make mistakes and fall short of people’s expectations and hopes. In addition, as times changeContinue reading “Hope – 3”

In a long divine Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 7405, Allah, the Exalted, advises that He acts and treats His servant according to their perception of Him. This means if a muslim has good thoughts and expects good from Allah, the Exalted, He in turn will not disappoint them. Similarly, if a person harboursContinue reading “Hope – 2”

In a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2459, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, described the difference between true hope in the mercy of Allah, the Exalted, and wishful thinking. True hope is when one controls their soul by avoiding the disobedience of Allah, the Exalted, and actively strugglesContinue reading “Hope – 1”