by Fajr-Literary | Jun 4, 2015 |
It’s said that Ibn ‘Awn rarely used to get angry, and when someone angered him, he would say “Barak’Allahu fik!” Recognise that most of our actions are due to habit, pure and simple. How fruitful would it be if we trained ourselves upon righteous habits…Tasbih instead...
by Fajr-Literary | Jun 4, 2015 |
Promise yourself that this Ramadan will be different. That you will be different. Because you’ll be aiming for the stations of loftiness, sincerity, and excellence – stations where the Pleasure of Allah is bestowed.
by Fajr-Literary | May 30, 2015 |
He could’ve sent a fierce wind or an earthquake to break Yusuf free, but instead Allah sent a dream. With Yusuf in full command over it. It’s like a code was placed in the mind of the King, and a puzzle spread out in the land, but none of these people had the keys to...
by Fajr-Literary | May 21, 2015 |
If you are going to burn bridges, then be sure that you can swim. A righteous man from the past was once asked, ‘Would you like a man to inform you of your faults?’ He replied, ‘If he is an adviser then yes. But if he wishes to blame and scold me, then no.’ [Sifat...
by Fajr-Literary | May 21, 2015 |
Ayah 82 of Surah al-Kahf is an interesting one. It is the 3rd action of Khidr which Musa questioned. In the first two acts (of burning the ship and killing the boy), Khidr attributes these to himself: “So I intended to cause defect in it (the ship)” (verse 79)… and...
