Ramadan Reflections 2015: Day 26-30

Ramadan Reflections 2015: Day 26-30

Day 26 (Juz 26):- “Verily, those who say: “Our Lord is Allah,” and thereafter stand firm, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.” [46: 13] Subhan’Allah, this verse is *so* apt for our current time and era. Istiqamah (remaining steadfast) is something that...
Ramadan Reflections 2015: Day 21-25

Ramadan Reflections 2015: Day 21-25

Day 21 (Juz 21):- “And We have indeed sent Messengers before you to their people, and they came to them with clear evidences. Then We took retribution from those who committed crimes, and it was incumbent upon Us to support the believers.” [30: 47] The earth shakes...
Ramadan Reflections 2015: Day 16-20

Ramadan Reflections 2015: Day 16-20

Day 16 (Juz 16):- “(This is) a mention of the Mercy of your Lord to His slave Zakariya. When he called upon his Lord in a low voice.” [19: 3] Surah Maryam opens with the beautiful scene of Zakariya who after many years of not having a child, begs Allah ‘azza wa jall...
A Subtle Beauty in Charity

A Subtle Beauty in Charity

In Surah al-Baqarah, Allah says regarding our charity: إِن تُبْدُوا الصَّدَقَاتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِيَ ۖ وَإِن تُخْفُوهَا وَتُؤْتُوهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ “If you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good; but if you conceal them and give them to...
Ramadan Reflections 2015: Day 11-15

Ramadan Reflections 2015: Day 11-15

Day 11 (Juz 11):- “And, you are not engaged in any matter or recite anything of the Qur’an and you do not do any deed except that We are witness over you when you are involved in it. And not absent from your Lord is any part of an atom’s weight within the earth or...