Living My Duas Armouring Yourself with Joy Against Shaytan Allah says: “And whenever any incitement to discord is made to you by Shaytan, seek refuge in Allah. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.” (41:36) The focus here is on the feeling of Shaytan attacking and being unrelenting in this pursuit.Shaytan is very consistent in these […]
Early Morning Reflections Surah Al-Baqarah: My Protection Muhammad (SAW) has gone to great lengths to encourage the believers to understand the importance of Surah Baqarah. A home that does not have the bounties of Surah Baqarah becomes akin to a deserted place. In this age, the test most people are going through is loneliness. The […]
Tafseer 2026 Surah Al-Muzammil يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ ١ “O you wrapped in your clothes!” (73:1) Allah speaks of Muhammad (SAW) being enshrouded or wrapped up. Allah calls Muhammad (SAW) “Muzammil”, and later, it’s near-synonym, “Mudathir”. According to some Ulama, this was during the time the first revelation came. To others, this was when he was first […]
Tafseer 2025 Surah Al-Ahzab (Part Eight) وَقَرْنَ فِى بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَأَقِمْنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتِينَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِعْنَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ ٱلرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًۭا ٣٣ “Settle in your homes, and do not display yourselves as women did in the days of pre-Islamic ignorance. Establish prayer, pay […]
Tafseer 2025 Surah Al-Ahzab (Part Seven) يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَ إِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًۭا جَمِيلًۭا ٢٨ “O Prophet! Say to your wives, “If you desire the life of this world and its luxury, then come, I will give you a suitable compensation for divorce and let you go graciously.” […]
Early Morning Reflections The Believer’s Natural Inclination to Maintain Family Ties وَجَآءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ ٥٨ “And Joseph’s brothers came and entered his presence. He recognised them but they were unaware of who he really was.” (12:58) Yusuf (AS) made it so that the system he crafted included everyone; it […]
Early Morning Reflections The Surrendering of Piety to Allah ۞ وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِىٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ ٥٣ “And I do not seek to free myself from blame, for indeed the soul is ever inclined to evil, except those shown mercy by my Lord. Surely […]
Early Morning Reflections A Focus on Taqdir and Allah’s Unseen Arrangements يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ أَمَّآ أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِى رَبَّهُۥ خَمْرًۭا ۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلْـَٔاخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِۦ ۚ قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ ٤١ ““O my fellow-prisoners! The first one of you will serve wine to his master, and the other will be crucified and the […]
Tafseer 2025 Surah Al-Ahzab (Part Six) The narrator of the Hadith, Sayyidinah Hudhaifah Ibn Yaman (RA), says, “At that time, the Holy Prophet (SAW) called me by name and said, “Hudhaifah, you go.” My condition was no different from the others. But once I was ordered by name, I had no option but to obey. […]
Reviving Islam in My Life Degrees of Piety in Halaal Consumption Halaal and Haraam should not be reduced to a stamp on a product. It is about the manner in which the believer controls their Nafs and gets closer to Allah. There are different stages of illegality and legality of things: Muhammad (SAW) said: “A […]
