“Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder…” Chapter 2 Al Baqarah 74 In a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 52, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised that if one’s spiritual heart is sound the whole body will become sound but if their spiritualContinue reading “PODTAFSEER: CHAPTER 2 – AL BAQARAH, VERSE 74 – PART 1”
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PODSERIES: A SOUND HEART – PART 2 OF 4
The Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, has warned that those who talk excessively without mentioning Allah, the Exalted, are prone to adopting a spiritual hard heart. The one who possesses a hard spiritual heart is furthest from Allah, the Exalted. This is confirmed in a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi,Continue reading “PODSERIES: A SOUND HEART – PART 2 OF 4”
PODEVENT: TRUE BLESSINGS
The next great event which will be discussed in this blog series is found in chapter 27 An Naml, verse 36: “So when they came to Solomon, he said, “Do you provide me with wealth? But what Allah has given me is better than what He has given you. Rather, it is you who rejoiceContinue reading “PODEVENT: TRUE BLESSINGS”
PODTHOUGHT: EXPECTATIONS
I had a thought which I wanted to share. It is important for muslims in all aspects of their life to always set realistic expectations as setting unrealistic expectations always leads to disappointment, sadness, grief and depression which are the ingredients for impatience and the disobedience of Allah, the Exalted. This only leads to furtherContinue reading “PODTHOUGHT: EXPECTATIONS”
PODNEWS: LONG PLANS
I read a news article a while ago which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on a large scale project and how things were not going according to the initial plan such as the cost of the project increasing dramatically. Muslims should understand that making long term worldly plans is not the wisest decisionContinue reading “PODNEWS: LONG PLANS”
PODHADITH: DRAWING NEAR
In a Divine Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 6833, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised that whoever does a good deed will have a minimum of ten times reward. Throughout Islamic teachings different amounts of reward have been declared for performing righteous deeds. Some teachings advise ten times rewardContinue reading “PODHADITH: DRAWING NEAR”
PODTAFSEER: CHAPTER 2 – AL BAQARAH, VERSE 73 – PART 7
“…and He shows you His signs that you might reason.” Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 73. It is important for muslims to understand that their worldly knowledge irrespective of how much they possess is not enough to gain success in their religious life. Even though, gaining useful worldly knowledge is praiseworthy according to the teachingsContinue reading “PODTAFSEER: CHAPTER 2 – AL BAQARAH, VERSE 73 – PART 7”
PODSERIES: A SOUND HEART – PART 1 OF 4
The corruption and hardness of the spiritual heart is an extremely important matter which has been discussed in a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 52. The Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and, blessings be upon him, warned that when the spiritual heart becomes corrupt then the whole body becomes corrupt. This corruption is then reflectedContinue reading “PODSERIES: A SOUND HEART – PART 1 OF 4”
PODEVENT: SUPPLICATION OF THE HOLY PROPHET SULEIMAN, PEACE BE UPON HIM
The next great event which will be discussed in this blog series is mentioned in chapter 27 An Naml, verse 19: So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, “My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness ofContinue reading “PODEVENT: SUPPLICATION OF THE HOLY PROPHET SULEIMAN, PEACE BE UPON HIM”
PODTHOUGHT: BE NEUTRAL
I had a thought which I wanted to share. Muslims often claim that as they are very busy in their worldly activities they find it difficult to do voluntary righteous deeds especially, those related to people, such as physically supporting someone. Even though muslims should strive to perform as much voluntary righteous deeds as possibleContinue reading “PODTHOUGHT: BE NEUTRAL”
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