Guidance from Quran

“Your Lord has not left you, nor is He displeased with you.” Surah Adh-Dhuha, 3   This ayah from Surah Dhuha, reminds me of the story of Yusuf (AS). As we all know, Yusuf (AS) went through quite a bit of struggle throughout his life.   As the first struggle, he faced hatred and jealousy from his own brothers. When he went out with his brothers in hope that he will just get to have a good time with them and they planned to push him down a well. Imagine the shock Yusuf (AS) must have gone through as his own brothers began to push him towards the well. Imagine the hopelessness and fear he would feel as he was falling into the darkness of the well. Imagine the uncertainness he must have felt as a group of merchants took him out of the well and sold him as a slave to a minister in Egypt.   If anyone of us was in the place of Yusuf (AS), we must have thought that all of this must have been happening because Allah is displeased with us. We would come to believe that ...

“Oh he is such an innocent little boy, he prays without us saying much.” “Look at her being all obedient and wearing the hijab. We won’t have to worry much about her being religious.” “Our son prays and recites Quran. He would stay that way even if we don’t make an effort to tell him much about deen”   These are the common assumptions that we make whenever we see young children or even teenagers obeying to whatever demands we make of them without question. And they are indeed rare to find these days (Baarakallah lahum!) But this doesn’t mean that we have to leave them behind when it comes to teaching about deen.   Yes, they might be obeying their elders when they are young because they are respectful in nature. They don’t have the heart to disappoint their parents and thus they do their best to live up to the parents’ expectations. And thus they pray and recite Quran. But this doesn’t secure them from the doubts that would appear in their minds as they grow older. ...

އަޅުގަނޑު އިސްތިޚާރާގެ ދުޢާދެކެ ލޯބިވާ މިންވަރާއި އެ ދުޢާގައިވި ބަސްތައް އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ލޯ ކުރިމަތިން ޙަޤީޤަތެއްގެ ސިފައިގައި ފެނިގެން ދިޔަގޮތް ކިޔައިދޭންވެސް އަޅުގަނޑަށް ދައްޗެވެ. ތަންކޮޅެއް ކުރިން އަޅުގަނޑު ޙިއްޞާކުރި ޕޯސްޓެއްގައި އަޅުގަނޑު އިސްތިޚާރާއާއިމެދު އެންމެ ފުރަތަމަ ގެންގުޅުނު ނަޒަރިއްޔާތު އަޅުގަނޑު ޙިއްސާކޮށްފައިވާނެއެވެ. އެންމެ ދެ ރަކުޢަތުގެ ނަމާދެއްގެ ސަބަބުން އަޅުގަނޑުގެ މުޅި ޙަޔާތް ބަދަލުވެގެން ހިނގައިދާނެކަމާއިމެދު ޝައްކު ކުރެވުނެވެ. އެހެނަސް އަޅުގަނޑު ފުރަތަމައަށް ކުރި އެ އިސްތިޚާރާ ނަމާދުން އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ޙަޔާތް ބަދަލުވިއެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑު ޚިޔާލުވެސް ނުކުރާ ފަދަ ގޮތަކަށެވެ. 3 އަހަރު ކުރިން އެ ކުރި އިސްތިޚާރާ ނަމާދުގެ ފައިދާތައް އަޅުގަނޑަށް މިއަދާއި ހަމައަށް ވެސް ފެންނަމުން ދެއެވެ. އިސްތިޚާރާ ނަމާދުގެ ދުޢާއާއިމެދު އިތުރަށް ވިސްނާލުމުން އަޅުގަނޑަށް މިއަހަރު ލިބުނު ޢިބްރަތެއް ޙިއްސާކޮށްލާނަމެވެ. ވަރަށް ގިނަ ފަހަރު އަޅުގަނޑުމެން އިސްތިޚާރާ ނަމާދުކުރަން ޖެހިލުންވާތަން އާދެއެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑުމެން ހިތް އެދޭ ގޮތާއި ދެކޮޅަށް ކަންތައްވާން ފަށާފާނެކަމަށްޓަކައެވެ. އިސްތިޚާރާގެ ސަބަބު...

Re-posting this because its just not getting old. I can’t begin to explain how I love the dua of istikhaara and how accurately I have seen these very words coming true right before my eyes. As many of you might have read in a previous post I shared with my last story, I was skeptical about istikhaara, the first time I had heard about it. Though I was turning towards deen, I still doubted that a simple two rakat prayer could turn my whole life around. But it did, in a way I could have never even imagined. And I still see the benefits of that istikhaara I prayed 3 years ago, to this day. In this post, I’d like to share a new reflection that I had just this year as I contemplated on the dua of istikhaara. A lot of times, we hesitate to pray this incredible prayer in fear that the istikhaara might be against what we desire. That the istikhaara will make you distant from what you love. So many of us would say, ‘But I don’t want to marry anyone else other than him/her.’ or ‘I do...

ﷲ އަށްޓަކައި ކަމެއް ދޫކޮށްލަން ނިންމާ ވަގުތު ވަރަށް ގިނަ ފަހަރު ނުތަނަވަސްކަމަކުން އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ހިތް ވަށާލެވިގެންދެއެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑުމެން ލޯބިވާ ކަމަކުން ދުރުވެދާނެހެން ހީވާ ހީވުމުގެ ނުތަނަވަސްކަމެވެ. ދިރިއުޅުމުގެ ވަރަށް ބޮޑު ބައެއް އަދާ ކުރި ކަމަކުން އެއްކިބާވުމުގެ ނުތަނަވަސްކަމެވެ. އެކަމުން އެއްކިބާވެއްޖެނަމަ އެއިން ލިބޭނެ ގެއްލުމަށް ނޫނީ ހިތާމައަށް ކެތް ނުކުރެވިދާނެކަމުގެ ނުތަނަވަސްކަމެވެ. މި ނުތަނަވަސްކަމާއެކީ އަޅުގަނޑުމެން އެކަމެއް ދޫކޮށްލުމުން އަޅުގަނޑުމެންނަށް ހިތާމަވެރިކަން އިޙްސާސްވެއެވެ. ތަދު އިޙްސާސްވެއެވެ. ހާސްކަމާއި ކަންބޮޑުވުން އިތުރުވެގެންދެއެވެ. އެހެނަސް މި ހުރިހާ ކަމެއް ކުރިމަތިވަނީ މަޤްޞަދަކަށްޓަކައެވެ. ﷲ ސުބުޙާނަހޫ ވަތަޢާލާ އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ހިތްތަކަށް ޝިފާ ދެއްވާ ގޮތް އަޅުގަނޑުމެންނަށް އިޙްސާސް ކުރުވުމަށްޓަކައެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑުމެން ދެކެ އެންމެ ބޮޑަށް ލޯބިވެވޮޑިގެންވާ ފަރާތަކީ ހަމައެކަނި ﷲ ކަން އޭރުން އަޅުގަނޑުމެންނަށް އެނގިގެންދެއެވެ. އެއްވެސް މީހަކު އަޅުގަނޑުމެންނަށްޓަކައި ނުވާ ޙާލަތުގައި ވެސް ﷲ ސުބުޙާނަހޫ ވަތަޢާލާ އަޅުގަނޑުމެންނާއި އެކީގައި ވާނެކަން އެނގުންވ...

When we decide to give up something for the sake of Allah, often our hearts are filled with fear. The fear of losing something we love. The fear of giving up something that was once a huge part of our lives. The fear of not knowing whether we would be able to bear the pain that will come with the loss. And when we do give up that thing or the behavior that we desired so much, we do feel the pain. We do feel the hurt. We do feel the restlessness. But Wallaahi all of this, is so that we can feel the healing that Allah Will grant us if we persevere through it. It is then that we realize that Allah is in fact the One Who Loves us the most. That it is He Who Will be there for us even when no one is. That it is He Who has the power to turn even the most painful moments into blissful ones with the sweetness of faith. And then you’ll realize how true the ayah below is. “…And whoever believes in Allah, He Will guide his heart.” Surah Taghabun, 11