Approximately 60 days until Ramaḍān

‎اللهم بلغنا رمضان

[Allāhumma baliḡnā Ramaḍān]

Oh Allāh, grant us the ability to reach Ramaḍān

💫 Sayyid al-Istighfār: The Best Prayer for Seeking Forgiveness

Narrated Shaddād ibn Aws رضي الله عنه: The Prophet (ﷺ) said "The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allāh is:

اللهم أنت ربي، لا إله إلا أنت ، خلقتني وأنا عبدك، وأنا على عهدك ووعدك ما استطعت أعوذ بك من شر ما صنعت أبوء لك بنعمتك علي، وأبوء بذنبي، فاغفر لي فإنه لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت

The Prophet (ﷺ) added. "If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise."

[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6306]

🚨 Israeli occupiers deliberately ran over a child in Nablus.

The beginning of Rajab marks two months until Ramaḍān

اللهم بلغنا رمضان

[Allāhumma baliḡnā Ramaḍān]

Oh Allāh, grant us the ability to reach Ramaḍān

Reminder: Tomorrow is Monday. The Prophet ﷺ used to fast on Mondays.

Abū Qatāda al-Anṣārī رضي الله عنه reported that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ was asked about fasting on Monday, whereupon he said:

It is (the day) when I was born and revelation was sent down to me.

[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1162e]

🚨 An Imam from the Islamic Centre of Northeast Ohio, passed away in ICE detention for 215 days, whilst he was waiting for a court hearing.

Sheikh Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, originally from Eritrea, passed away at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, an immigration detention facility located in Clearfield County, Philadelphia.

He was pronounced dead at 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025.

Narrated by Ubādah ibn aṣ-Ṣāmit رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said:

“Whoever gets up at night and says: 'Lā ilāha illAllāhu, waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shaiʾin qadīr. Alḥamdulillāhi wa-SubḥānAllāhi wa-Lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāhu w-Allāhu Akbar wa-Lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāh.'

لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير
الحمد لله وسبحان الله ولا اله الا الله والله اكبر ولا حول ولاقوة إلا بالله

(None has the right to be worshipped but Allāh. He is the Only One and has no partners. For Him is the Kingdom and all the praises are due for Him. He is Omnipotent. Praise be to Allāh and Glory be to Allāh, and There is no God but Allāh, and Allāh is Greatest And there is neither Might nor Power Except with Allāh).

And then says: Allāhumma-ġfirlī
اللهم اغفر لي
(O Allāh! Forgive me).

Or invokes (Allāh), he will be responded to, and if he performs ablution (and prays), his prayer will be accepted."

[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1154]

The Israeli government has hired a new firm, Clock Tower X, to produce content aimed at Gen Z audiences and to train ChatGPT to take a more pro-Israel stance.

According to reports, Clock Tower was brought on to build new websites designed to influence how artificial intelligence systems, including ChatGPT, frame issues by training them on large datasets.

The firm will also use a search engine optimisation tool called MarketBrew AI, which allows clients to adapt to algorithms and boost their visibility on platforms like Google. This, in turn, will help Israel push certain narratives more prominently online.

Public contracts do not yet spell out what message will be promoted on Israel’s behalf, but the move comes as Tel Aviv faces growing criticism over its genocide in Gaza.

The Muʾadhdhin of Masjid an-Nabawī, Sheikh Faisal bin Abdulmalik Nouman, passed away in Madīnah on Monday evening.

Funeral prayer for him was offered at the Mosque of the Prophet ﷺ after Fajr prayer on Tuesday and his body was buried in Jannat al-Baqī cemetery.

Sheikh Faisal bin Abdulmalik Nouman was appointed as the Muʾadhdhin for the Mosque of the Prophet ﷺ in 2001, serving nearly 25 years.

انا لله وانا اليه راجعون

The co-founder of Lush has said those who oppose his views on key issues such as Gaza shouldn’t shop in his stores.

Mark Constantine OBE, who led a shutdown of Lush stores earlier this year in solidarity with people in Gaza, said people “shouldn’t come into my shop” if they disagreed with his stance.

Violent protests have erupted across Bangladesh after prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi was assassinated in the capital, Dhaka.

The assassination of Hadi is thought to be targeted by supporters of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following the uprising last year. Hadi was also an outspoken critic of India.

Following the news of Hadi’s death, violent protests broke out in Dhaka and other parts of the country.

Protesters are demanding the resignation of the heads of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Law, accusing the authorities of failing to ensure Hadi’s security. They also demand the return of the gunmen, who many believe have fled to India.

A billboard ad launched by The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in New York’s Times Square displayed ‘Jesus is Palestinian”.

“˹Remember when the angels proclaimed, “O Mary! Allāh gives you good news of a Word from Him, his name will be the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary; honoured in this world and the Hereafter, and he will be one of those nearest to Allāh. And he will speak to people in his infancy and adulthood and will be one of the righteous.””

[Sūrah Āli ʿImrān, Verse 45-46]

🕋🚨 A security guard at the Masjid al-Haram rushed to intervene after a person tried to take their own life by jumping off the upper floors of the masjid.

The security guard was injured while trying to prevent the person from hitting the ground. Both individuals were immediately transferred to receive the necessary medical care.