“Don’t worship Allah so He may give you. Rather, worship Him so He may be pleased. For when He is pleased, He will astonish you with His Gifts.”
By the dawn
And the ten nights
And the even and the odd
O you tranquil soul!
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing
[al-Fajr: 1-3; 27-28]
Loftiness is attained in accordance to one’s struggles,
And whoever seeks nobility, remains vigilant by night.
Whoever wishes to achieve without due effort,
Will waste their life seeking what’s impossible.
You search for glory and yet you sleep at night,
It’s only the seeker of pearls who dives deep into the sea.
– Imam al-Shafi’i, al-Diwan
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* Wishing you a blessed Ramadhan *
As-salaamu `alaykum wa rahmatullaah
From the city of a thousand minarets, I wish everyone a blessed and a much fulfiling Ramadhan. Inshaa’Allaah I hope we can make it a month of true ‘Ibaadah and self-development, change and prosperity. The month of Qur’aan, siyaam, sadaqah, qiyaam and doing the khayraat has dawned upon us so lets seek out its treasures.
Allaahumma-ighfirlanaa warhamnaa
O Allaah forgive us and have mercy on us
Allaahumma anta al-‘Afuwwu tuhibbul ‘afwa, fa’fu `annaa
O Allaah You are the Pardoner and You love to forgive, so forgive us.
Laqad ballaghtanaa Ramadhan fa’tiq riqaabana min al-naar
You have indeed made us reach Ramadhan so free our necks from the Hellfire
Ameen
