طهِّر الطريق إلى موتك، فإنك لا تدري متى يَقبِضُ اللهُ روحَك
Purify the path leading to your death, for you never know when your soul will be taken by Allah
Purify the path leading to your death, for you never know when your soul will be taken by Allah
Forwarded from طريق الموحدين
Seek the mercy of Allāh ﷻ by being merciful to those around you.
Just as our Lord is the Most Merciful to His servants, He bestows His mercy upon those who embody that same quality with others.
Whoever shows mercy, will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful.
Let this serve as a reminder for all of us to uphold noble character and nurture sincere faith in our hearts.
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ said:
الرَّاحِمُونَ يَرْحَمُهُمْ الرَّحْمَنُ ارْحَمُوا مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَرْحَمْكُمْ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ
"The merciful will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on the earth and the One in the heavens will have mercy upon you."
Just as our Lord is the Most Merciful to His servants, He bestows His mercy upon those who embody that same quality with others.
Whoever shows mercy, will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful.
Let this serve as a reminder for all of us to uphold noble character and nurture sincere faith in our hearts.
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ said:
الرَّاحِمُونَ يَرْحَمُهُمْ الرَّحْمَنُ ارْحَمُوا مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَرْحَمْكُمْ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ
"The merciful will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on the earth and the One in the heavens will have mercy upon you."
Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1924
There has been a growing trend of individuals deferring religious obligations under the pretext of being on a “spiritual journey.” While spiritual growth is indeed a process, this mindset can become dangerous where one becomes comfortable remaining in a state of disobedience. One sister articulated this concern beautifully:
Dear sister, I say this with love and sincerity. You mentioned being on a spiritual journey, and I respect that deeply, we all are. But I often wonder: when Allah, our Creator, commands us to do something, why do we feel we need to wait until we’re ‘ready’?
Imagine you, as a doctor, diagnosing a patient with cancer. Would you tell them, ‘Take your time, go on your health journey first, and we’ll talk about treatment when you’re ready’? Of course not! Because delay can cause harm. You’d gently but firmly advise immediate action to protect their life.
And yet, when it comes to protecting our akhirah, our eternal life, we hesitate. Why do we treat worldly urgencies with seriousness, but divine commands with postponement?
There is nothing as devastating to hearts as the scarcity of the fear of Allah.
Forwarded from طريق الموحدين
A marriage in Islam is like a garden: give it water with patience, nourish it with kindness, and let it bloom with love and faith.
A marriage in Islam is not about who gives or receives more, but about making what is heavy lighter together, without being a burden to each other. True love is helping without counting, and supporting without complaining.
A strong marriage is not the result of perfect people, but of two people who forgive each other, pray for each other, and seek Allah together in everything they do.
A successful marriage is built on three pillars: love, patience, and tawakkul (trust in Allah).
Invest in love with kindness, practice patience in difficult times, and place your trust in Allah for a blessed future together.
A marriage in Islam is not about who gives or receives more, but about making what is heavy lighter together, without being a burden to each other. True love is helping without counting, and supporting without complaining.
A strong marriage is not the result of perfect people, but of two people who forgive each other, pray for each other, and seek Allah together in everything they do.
A successful marriage is built on three pillars: love, patience, and tawakkul (trust in Allah).
Invest in love with kindness, practice patience in difficult times, and place your trust in Allah for a blessed future together.
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Inspiring speech from our dear brother Abu Ibrahim, who left his old life in Britain to serve for the Muslimeen in Bosnia and fulfill his duty.
May we never forget the bravery of the people of Bosnia and those who travelled to serve for the Muslimeen.
May Allāh have mercy upon all of those who were martyred.
May we never forget the bravery of the people of Bosnia and those who travelled to serve for the Muslimeen.
May Allāh have mercy upon all of those who were martyred.
Fulfilling the duty given to you by Allāh is the path to realizing your true purpose in life. This will eventually lead to an everlasting satisfaction
Forwarded from طريق الموحدين
يـــــا إخــــــــــــوان و أخـــــوات،
Implement the Qur’an in your daily lives, it is and should always be the bare minimum for every Muslim.
These are the words of your Lord, revealed to our Prophet ﷺ. So recite, reflect, and act upon what has been revealed.
Implement the Qur’an in your daily lives, it is and should always be the bare minimum for every Muslim.
These are the words of your Lord, revealed to our Prophet ﷺ. So recite, reflect, and act upon what has been revealed.
Being able to read and recite the Qur’an does not automatically make you righteous. No, it is something that every Muslim should be doing as a basic duty.
The Qur’an was not revealed merely to be read with our tongues, but to be reflected upon with our hearts and acted upon with our limbs.
To recite without reflection, and to know without implementing, is to fall short of the purpose for which these revelations were sent down.
may Allāh guide and forgive us all
The Qur’an was not revealed merely to be read with our tongues, but to be reflected upon with our hearts and acted upon with our limbs.
To recite without reflection, and to know without implementing, is to fall short of the purpose for which these revelations were sent down.
may Allāh guide and forgive us all
One of the greatest shortcomings people face is the absence of true empathy.
Too often, religiosity is mistaken for coldness or harshness, when in reality, such false piety is nothing but arrogance disguised as faith. It manifests in looking down upon fellow Muslims, treating them with disdain rather than compassion.
But know this: if your practice of Islam makes you harsher, more arrogant, and strips you of good character, then what you are practicing is not Islam. Rather, it is a sign of a heart disconnected from Allah.
For Allah, the Most High, showers His creation with mercy…so who are we to withhold it?
If your heart does not tremble at the struggles of your brothers and sisters, if you remain unmoved by their pain and inactive in their aid, this is a calamity in need of urgent rectification. Seek istighfār because a heart connected to Allah is a heart that extends mercy to His creation.
Islam is not meant to harden you, but to refine you. It should elevate your character, broaden your awareness, and transform you into a better version of yourself. If you find yourself becoming desensitized; numb to suffering and void of compassion then return to the seerah.
Reflect on the life of the Prophet ﷺ, whose sunnah you claim to follow. His sunnah is not confined to rituals and prohibitions alone, it is his character, his gentleness, his mercy, his empathy.
To follow the Prophet ﷺ is to embody his heart.
Too often, religiosity is mistaken for coldness or harshness, when in reality, such false piety is nothing but arrogance disguised as faith. It manifests in looking down upon fellow Muslims, treating them with disdain rather than compassion.
But know this: if your practice of Islam makes you harsher, more arrogant, and strips you of good character, then what you are practicing is not Islam. Rather, it is a sign of a heart disconnected from Allah.
For Allah, the Most High, showers His creation with mercy…so who are we to withhold it?
If your heart does not tremble at the struggles of your brothers and sisters, if you remain unmoved by their pain and inactive in their aid, this is a calamity in need of urgent rectification. Seek istighfār because a heart connected to Allah is a heart that extends mercy to His creation.
Islam is not meant to harden you, but to refine you. It should elevate your character, broaden your awareness, and transform you into a better version of yourself. If you find yourself becoming desensitized; numb to suffering and void of compassion then return to the seerah.
Reflect on the life of the Prophet ﷺ, whose sunnah you claim to follow. His sunnah is not confined to rituals and prohibitions alone, it is his character, his gentleness, his mercy, his empathy.
To follow the Prophet ﷺ is to embody his heart.
Imagine being born a Muslim, carrying a Muslim name, gifted with the Kalimah on your lips as your very first inheritance and yet standing proud in calling yourself a Marxist, Leninist, Communist, Atheist, Secularist, Liberal, or whatever new label the world manufactures to replace your God-given identity.
Imagine abandoning the Qur’an for Das Kapital, replacing Bismillah with slogans of revolution, raising the red flag while ignoring the Black and White flag of La ilaha illallah, and choosing to glorify men who denied Allah while forgetting the men of Allah who lived and died for Truth.
Imagine taking pride in philosophies that crumble with time, while neglecting the deen that has stood unshaken for 1400+ years.
Hardships are like guests; treat them well until they depart to the land of reward, praising and not criticising or complaining.
Without these hardships, we would arrive on the Day of Judgement empty-handed. If the curtains of the unseen were lifted for you, you would love your sorrow. If you saw how those who are patient are rewarded generously, your heart would rejoice, and you would savour every moment of pain.
Without these hardships, we would arrive on the Day of Judgement empty-handed. If the curtains of the unseen were lifted for you, you would love your sorrow. If you saw how those who are patient are rewarded generously, your heart would rejoice, and you would savour every moment of pain.
If those who disbelieve in Allah can rise before dawn to chase the dunya, sacrificing sleep, comfort, and time, in pursuit of worldly pleasures, then what excuse do we, as believers in the hereafter, truly have?
If we claim certainty in the truth of Islam, if we believe in the promise of Jannah, then why is our effort not greater?
If we claim certainty in the truth of Islam, if we believe in the promise of Jannah, then why is our effort not greater?
“One day you will realize how necessary it was for you to read the Qur’an. You will realize that the Qur’an was your path, that the Qur’an was your friend that called you to goodness. That it was the most beautiful guide.
Won’t it be too late to realize this when you face Allah? Won’t it be too late to realize this when the Qur’an will witness against you to Allah saying:
‘They have not read me, nor have they acted upon me.’”
Won’t it be too late to realize this when you face Allah? Won’t it be too late to realize this when the Qur’an will witness against you to Allah saying:
‘They have not read me, nor have they acted upon me.’”
O dear mother, bear in mind that your lap is the first school of your child.
It is your responsibility to teach your child the correct aqeedah and manhaj.
If there is a deviation in you, it will be transferred to your offspring and so on. And in that case, how are you going to raise the next generation in the likes of Umar ibn al-khattāb, Usama Bin Zayd and Khalid bin al-walīd?
In order to raise your children like a sahabah you ought to follow and imitate the sahabah and the sahabiyaat.
You too should be a mother like Khansa (RA), a mother who sent four of her young sons to fight for Allah’s cause.
Thus, raise your son in a way that this ummah needs him and benefits from him, and so that he goes out [fi sabilli-
lah] and never turns his back, for Allah’s sake.
It is your responsibility to teach your child the correct aqeedah and manhaj.
If there is a deviation in you, it will be transferred to your offspring and so on. And in that case, how are you going to raise the next generation in the likes of Umar ibn al-khattāb, Usama Bin Zayd and Khalid bin al-walīd?
In order to raise your children like a sahabah you ought to follow and imitate the sahabah and the sahabiyaat.
You too should be a mother like Khansa (RA), a mother who sent four of her young sons to fight for Allah’s cause.
Thus, raise your son in a way that this ummah needs him and benefits from him, and so that he goes out [fi sabilli-
lah] and never turns his back, for Allah’s sake.
A common issue facing the Ummah today is the lack of sacrifice. The moment religious obligations begin to challenge personal comfort, many search for justifications and excuses to avoid fulfilling what Allah has commanded.
When asked why certain obligations are neglected, the answers often revolve around the desire to appease society, or to follow one’s own feelings.
If we were to reflect upon the history of Islam, we would see that one of its very foundations is sacrifice.
How many of the righteous gave up their ease and comfort for the sake of Allah, striving for the victory of His dīn?
How many of us today have truly internalized what sacrifice means? Would you be willing to part with all of your wealth in the cause of Allah, if called upon? Would you be ready to sacrifice your own self, your comfort, and the luxuries of your home for the sake of this ummah?
We forget that our lives are not our own. Allah reminds us in the Qur’an:
How many of us truly internalize this transaction?
We belong to Allah. We are His slaves. As believers, we must wake each day with the awareness that our lives belong entirely to Him & this awareness should drive us to live for Him, sacrificing our desires with the certainty that His reward is far greater.
The spirit of sacrifice has been lost in many hearts. We live in an age where people put themselves above the Creator, asking, “What do I want?” rather than, “What does Allah expect from me?”
When asked why certain obligations are neglected, the answers often revolve around the desire to appease society, or to follow one’s own feelings.
If we were to reflect upon the history of Islam, we would see that one of its very foundations is sacrifice.
How many of the righteous gave up their ease and comfort for the sake of Allah, striving for the victory of His dīn?
How many of us today have truly internalized what sacrifice means? Would you be willing to part with all of your wealth in the cause of Allah, if called upon? Would you be ready to sacrifice your own self, your comfort, and the luxuries of your home for the sake of this ummah?
We forget that our lives are not our own. Allah reminds us in the Qur’an:
“Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their wealth in exchange for Paradise.”
How many of us truly internalize this transaction?
We belong to Allah. We are His slaves. As believers, we must wake each day with the awareness that our lives belong entirely to Him & this awareness should drive us to live for Him, sacrificing our desires with the certainty that His reward is far greater.
The spirit of sacrifice has been lost in many hearts. We live in an age where people put themselves above the Creator, asking, “What do I want?” rather than, “What does Allah expect from me?”