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Hiyaa (Part 14) - Blog post dhivehi

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"ކަލޭގެފާނުގެ ވެރިރަސްކަލާނގެ ކަލޭގެފާނު ދޫކޮށްނުލައްވައެވެ. އަދި ނުރުހުންވެވޮޑިއެއް ނުގަންނަވައެވެ." ސޫރަތް އައްޟުޙާ، 3   ޟުޙާ ސޫރަތުގެ މި އާޔަތް ފެނުމުން އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ހަނދާނަށް އަންނަނީ ޔޫސުފް ޢަލައިހިއްސަލާމްގެ ވާހަކައެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ތެރެއިން ގިނަ ބަޔަކަށް އެނގޭނެ ފަދައިން ޔޫސުފް ޢަލައިހިއްސަލާމް ވަނީ އެކަލޭގެފާނުގެ ޙަޔާތުގައި ވަރަށް ގިނަ އިމްތިޙާންތަކާއި ކުރިމަތިލައްވާފައެވެ.   އެންމެ ފުރަތަމަ އިމްތިޙާނެއްގެ ގޮތުން އެކަލޭގެފާނުގެ އަމިއްލަ ބޭބެމެންގެ ނަފްރަތާއި ޙަސަދައާއި ކުރިމަތި ލައްވަން އެކަލޭގެފާނަށް ޖެހިވަޑައިގަތެވެ. ބޭބެމެންނާއެކީ އުފާވެރި ދުވަހެއް ހޭދަކުރެއްވުމުގެ އުއްމީދުގައި އެ ބޭބެމެންނާއެކީ ވަޑައިގަތީ އެއީ ނުބައި ރޭވުމެއްކަން އެނގިވަޑައިގަތުމެއް ނެތިއެވެ. އެކަލޭގެފާނުގެ ބޭބެމެން އެކަލޭގެފާނު ވަޅަކާއި ދިމާލަށް ކޮއްޕަން ފެށުމުން އެކަލޭގެފާނަށް ލިބިވަޑައިގަންނަވާނެ ސިހުން ޚިޔާލަށް ގެންނާށެވެ. ވަޅުގެ އަނދިރިކަމުގެ ތެރެއަށް ވެއްޓިގެންދާ ވަގުތު އެކަލޭގެފާނަށް އިޙްސާސްވެ ވަޑައިގަންނަވާނެ ބިރުވެރިކަން ޚިޔާލަށް ގެންނާށެވެ. ވަޅުގެ ތެރޭގައި ވަނިކޮށް ދަތުރުކުރާ ...

Hiyaa (Part 14) - Blog post (English)

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“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 ...

Hiyaa (Part 9) - Blog post (English + dhivehi)

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“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. ...

Hiyaa (Part 8) - Dhivehi blog post

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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...

Hiyaa (Part 8) - Blog post English

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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...

Hiyaa (Part 7) - Dhivehi blog post

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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...

Hiyaa (Part 7) - English blog post

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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

Hiyaa (Part 5) - Blog post dhivehi

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ލޮބުވެތި އުޚްތުންނެވެ. ކުޑައިރު އެމީހެއްގެ ހުވަފެންތައް ދުއް 'ޕްރިންސް ޗާރމިންގް' ގެ މަތިން ހަނދާން އެބަހުރި ހެއްޔެވެ؟ އެ ޕްރިންސް ޗާމިންގްގެ ޝަޚްޞިއްޔަތުން ތިބާއަށް ކަމެއް ފާހަގަވާނެއެވެ. އެއީ ޕްރިންސް ޗާރމިންގްއަށް ކަމުދާ އަންހެން ކުއްޖާ ޙާޞިލުކުރުމަށް އޭނަގެ ކިބައިގައި ހުންނަ ޢަޒުމެވެ. ފިލްމުތަކުގައި ޕްރިންސް ޗާރމިންގްއަކަށް ކުއްޖަކު ކަމުދާއިރަށް އޭނަގެ ނަޒަރު ވާނީ ހަމައެކަނި އެ އަންހެން ކުއްޖާއަށްޓަކައެވެ. އެ އަންހެން ކުއްޖާއާއިމެދު ވާހަކަ ދައްކާއިރު އޭނަ އެކުއްޖާއަށް މުޚާތަބު ކުރާނީ 'ޕްރިންސެސް' ގެ ނަމުންނެވެ. އެހެނީ ޕްރިންސް ޗާރމިންގްގެ އުއްމީދަކީ އެކުއްޖާއާއި ކައިވެނިކޮށް އެ ކުއްޖާއާއެކީ މުސްތަޤްބަލެއް ބިނާކުރުމެވެ. އެހެންކަމުން ޕްރިންސް ޗާރމިންގް އޭނަގެ މައިންބަފައިން (ރަސްގެފާނާއި ރާނީ) ގެ އަރިހުގައި އެ އަންހެން ކުއްޖާގެ ވާހަކަ ވީހާވެސް އަވަހަކަށް ބުނަން ނިންމައެވެ. އެއީ އޭނަ ބޭނުންވާ ކަންތަކާއިމެދު އޭނަގެ ހިތުގައި ޝައްކެއް ނެތީތީވެއެވެ. އަދި އޭނަ ބޭނުންވާކަމެއް ޙާޞިލު ނުވަނީސް އޭނައަކީ ފަހަތަށް ޖެހޭނެ ޝަޚްޞިއްޔަތެއްނޫނެވެ. ދެން ﷲ އާއި އެކަލާނގެ...

Hiyaa (Part 5) - Blog post English

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Remember the 'prince charming' that we all dreamed of having as kids until reality hit us? One thing that you will notice about that prince charming, is his commitment. His commitment towards the girl that he likes. The moment a prince charming likes a girl, he has his eyes only on her. He refers to her as his princess because he envisions of marrying her and having her in his future. He plans on telling his parents (the king and the queen) about her as soon as possible. Because he is very clear about what he wants. And he doesn't budge until he gets what he wants. Compare this to what Allah and His Messenger (SAW) taught us. We were taught that when we like someone, we must approach them for marriage, nothing else. There is no playing games with emotions. There are no insecurities of whether the relationship will reach its most beautiful days. There is no long gap between liking someone and reaching a happy ending with him/her. And now think about w...

Hiya (part 4) - Blog post (Dhivehi)

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'ޕްރިންސް ޗާރމިންގް'ގެ މަޢުޟޫއަށް އަޅުގަނޑު އަލިއަޅުވާލަން ބޭނުންވީ ވަރަށް ސާދާ ސަބަބަކާ ހެދިއެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ތެރެއިން ގިނަ މީހުންނަކީ އެ ނަން ދެވިފައިވާ ޝަޚްޞިއްޔަތު ހުރި ވާހަކަތައް ކިޔައި ކާޓޫނުތަކާއި ފިލްމުތައް ބަލަމުން ބޮޑުވި މީހުންނެވެ. އަދި އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ތެރެއިން ގިނަ އުޚްތުންނަކީ އެ ކާޓޫނުތަކާއި ފިލްމުތަކުގެ ސަބަބުން ވަކި ގޮތަކަށް ވިސްނުން ބައްޓަންވެގެން އައި އުޚްތުންނެވެ. (އަޅުގަނޑުވެސް ވާހަކައެވެ.) އެ ވިސްނުމަކީ ނުހަނު ރީތި ފިރިހެނަކު ހުދުކުލައިގެ އަހެއްގައި އައިސް އަޅުގަނޑުމެން 'ސަލާމަތް' ކޮށްގެން ނުހަނު އުފާވެރި ދިރިއުޅުމެއްގައި އަބަދުގެ އަބަދަށް ދިރިއުޅޭނެ ކަމުގެ ވިސްނުމެވެ. އެހެނަސް ބޮޑުވަމުން އަންނަ ވަރަށް ޙަޤީޤީ ދިރިއުޅުން އަޅުގަނޑުމެންނަށް ފަހުމްވެގެންދެއެވެ. ޙަޤީޤީ ދިރިއުޅުމުގައި ޝާހީ ގަނޑުވަރުތަކާއި، އެ ގަނޑުވަރުތަކަށް ނިސްބަތްވާ ހުދުކުލައިގެ އަސްތަކާއި، ކައިވެންޏަކަށް އަންހެން ކުއްޖަކު ހޯދަން އުޅޭ ރަސްގެފާނުގެ ދަރިކަލުންނެއް ނުއުޅުއްވައެވެ. އެހެންކަމުން 'ޕްރިންސް ޗާރމިންގް' އެއް ހޯދުމުގެ ޚިޔާލުން އަޅުގަނޑުމެން ދުރުވެގެންދެއެވެ....

Hiyaa (Part 4) - Blog post (English)

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So the reason why I decided to address this controversial topic of ‘prince charming’ is very simple. Many of us belong to a generation that grew up watching fairy tales. And many of us sisters, if not all of us, grew up with the notion that a handsome man on a white horse is going to rescue us and make us princesses and then live happily ever after. As we grow older, reality hits us and we realize that life is not a fairy tale. We realize that there aint no castles, white horses or men wearing capes. So we grow out of this idea of having a ‘prince charming’. And it is in this process that many of us end up falling into a trap. The trap of ‘compromising’ our standards. And what we decide to ‘compromise’ in that regard, will impact the rest of our lives. Here is what some of us end up saying as we do so: “Well he comes from a rich family. So I mustn’t mind if he uses foul language every once in a while. Because no one is perfect.” “So what if he is being so close and friendly w...

Hiyaa (Part 3) - Blog post

Here is a litmus test of genuine love. You do things for them, without expecting anything in return. Show this kind of love to everyone around you, with the contentment of having a kind heart. ****************** ޙަޤީޤީ ލޯބީގެ ނިޝާނެއް އެނގޭ ހެއްޔެވެ؟ ތިބާ ލޯބިވާ ފަރާތްތަކަށް ތިބާ ކަންތައް ކޮށްދެނީ އަނެކާގެ ފަރާތުން ބަދަލެއް އުއްމީދުކުރުމެއްނެތިއެވެ. ތިބާގެ ވަށައިގެންވި އެންމެންނަށް ވެސް މިފަދަ ލޯތްބެއް ދައްކާށެވެ. ތިބާއަކީ ހެޔޮ ހިތެއްގެ ވެރިއަކަށްވުމުން ހިތްހަމަޖެހުމާއި އެކީގައެވެ 'ހިޔާ' މި ވާހަކަ ތިރީގައިވާ ސައިޓުން ކިޔާލަން ލިބޭނެ ވާހަކަ ދަންނަވަން  :) https://oneonline.mv/story

Hiyaa (Part 1) - Blog post (ii)

I've said this way too many times but I won't get tired of saying it. In a lot of situations in life, we fail to realize that a loss in itself is a huge blessing. That its a way of Allah protecting us. That if we got what we wanted, it could have lead to our destruction. There is this beautiful hadhith I learned this year, which is explained in detail in this beautiful lecture below. The hadhith describes a person, who was about to get a high position in this world. He does  all he could and does his best to get it. And he was so close to sure that he was in fact going to get it. At that moment, Allah looks at him from above the seven heavens, and He swt tells the angels, to take that blessing away from him. You might think that this is because Allah swt does not love that person. But when the angels ask Allah swt about why that blessing should be taken away from the person, He says "....take it away from him because if I make it easy for him, if that person attains ...

Hiyaa (Part 1) - Blog post (i)

Never turn your back on Allah to gain someone's love. How could you possibly gain a love by turning away from the Source of Love? # Selfreminder   # Love ****************************************** އެއްވެސް މީހެއްގެ ލޯބި ލިބިގަތުމަށްޓަކައި ﷲ ގެ އަމުރުފުޅަކަށް ފުރަގަސް ނުދޭށެވެ. މީހުންގެ ހިތުގައި ލޯބީގެ އިޙްސާސް ލެއްވި ރަސްކަލާނގެއަށް ފުރަގަސްދީގެން ތިބާއަށް ލިބޭނީ ފަހެ ކޮންކަހަލަ ލޯތްބެއް ހެއްޔެވެ؟ 'ހިޔާ' މި ވާހަކަ ތިރީގައިވާ ސައިޓުން ކިޔާލަން ލިބޭނެ ވާހަކަ ދަންނަވަން  :) https://oneonline.mv/story

Where grammar comes to life - Harf nasb (English + Dhivehi)

Where grammar comes to life: How many times do we feel like Allah will not forgive us when we commit a sin? How many times do we feel that Allah will no longer love us because of that sin? And no matter how many times someone tells you not to lose hope, you still doubt whether or not Allah Will forgive you. You feel that Allah will not love you no matter how many good deeds you do. If you feel this way, look at the words below. فَمَن تَابَ مِن بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِ وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ “But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” Harf إِنَّ from among the harf nasb is a harf used to remove all doubt. And Allah uses this harf twice in this ayah. The first time to say that He, WITHOUT A DOUBT, turns towards the one who repents and corrects his behavior. The second time before He mentioned that He is NO DOUBT the Forgiving ...