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by Raiiq Ridwan One of the most beautiful aspects of the blessed month of Ramadan is the praying of Fajr by the ummah in multitudes. Almost overnight, the masjid which had only 10 musallis during Fajr in Shaaban has over a 100 on Day 1 in Ramadan. It is interesting and heart-warming to see such … Read more

by Abu Jamal Why Stop Your Progress Now? When the blessed month of Ramadan ends we leave behind us the month emphasizing mercy, forgiveness, and freedom from the hellfire.  But what do we take with us?  We have challenged our nafs and our desires and– insha’ Allah– made progress.  Now is the time to continue … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Have you faced the situation where you tried to correcet a mistake someone was doing, or tried to tell someone something is haram or something is obligatory, and that person asked you, ‘What’s the proof of that?’ And you were silenced, or you stuttered out something like ‘It’s in the Quran’ or … Read more

by Raiiq Ridwan 1 By the morning brightness 2 and by the night when it grows still, 3 your Lord has not forsaken you [Prophet], nor does He hate you, 4 and the future will be better for you than the past; 5 your Lord is sure to give you so much that you will … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim This one night is so special that Allah the Exalted dedicated a whole surah on it: إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ Indeed, We sent the Qur’an down during the Night of Decree. وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree? لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ … Read more

by Raiiq Ridwan Laylatul Qadr (The Night of Power) is the greatest night of all nights. Various narrations mention when it can be or will be. The most accepted narrations indicate that it will be sometime in the last ten nights of Ramadan, most likely to be the odd nights, with one specific narration referring … Read more

You might already know this, but do you really do it? The next time your thoughts start to spin while you’re praying, use this weapon from the sunnah with certainty, and combine saying ‘a’oodhu billaahi minash-shaytaanir-rajeem’ with spitting dryly to your left three times. We all have whispers in salah, but not many of us … Read more

by Raiiq Ridwan 1 By the fig, by the olive, 2 by Mount Sinai, 3 by this safe town, 4 We create man in the finest state 5 then reduce him to the lowest of the low, 6 except those who believe and do good deeds––7 they will have an unfailing reward. After this, what … Read more

I crawled, I walked, and then I ran, But I stumbled before the flight began,   So I dragged myself on the runway to fly As I felt the angel in me slowly die   I sinned and I repented and again I sinned, Smothering in all the regrets I’d lived   I followed every … Read more