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March 7, 2025 · 11:17 am

Ramadan Day 7

“The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months.” (Qur’an 97:3)

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Ramadan Day 7: The Mental Benefits of Fasting.

7th Day of Ramadan*
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*Heart Health Struggle & Punishment of Nafs*
“As for those who struggle in Our cause, We will surely guide them along Our Way.” (Qur’an 29:69)

Nafs is the self, the soul, the inner psyche, and the struggle of Nafs (Jihad An-nafs) is to force the Nafs to do the obligations, the Sunnan, and the Nafilahs, especially when the Nafs is in a lazy/fatigued state. When The Blessed Prophet (saw) used to pray the night until his feet swells, Aisha (ra) told him: (take it easy, Allah pardoned you from All your sins), so he replies: (should I not be a thankful servant!)

After Struggle of the Nafs comes punishing the Nafs. Thus, if a Muslim struggled his Nafs but then felt his shortcomings and laziness he increases his worship to tame the Nafs. , Here is Umar Bin Al Khattab (ra), entered a garden of his and when he returned he found that the people have finished Asr prayer, so he donated his garden for the sake Allah.

Practically people can apply this, whenever someone feels shortcomings by missing prayer in Jama’a for example, he can donate some money, fast some days, or increase the number of Nafilah prayers, so that he can tame his Nafs. To make his nafs tamed for the worship of Allah The Exalted.

*Allah is not encompassed by vision*
“No vision can encompass Him, but He encompasses all vision. For He is the Most Subtle, All-Aware.” (Qur’an 6:103)

Allah is sanctified from being seen in this life or the hereafter, because there is nothing like him. His existence is not like any other beings existence. He is not in a physical place, and he can’t be described with color or visibility. Visibility cannot exist without a position, dense body described with a color, and Luminant or hit by a ray emitted by another object.

In fact, one of the reasons people cannot see Allah (swt) in this life or the next is due to his being absolutely one. Anything the mind tries to establish as one will be a multiple, or a compound unity. The human mind cannot picture absolute oneness, to do so would be to see Allah. Absolute oneness is a concept the mind can grasp but cannot envision.

Think of the concept of emptiness or nothingness. If you were asked to recline on a couch fold your hands on your chest, relax and take a deep breath in and out until you reach a calm state. Now you are told to picture or envision absolute nothingness. You are unable to do so. You will either picture or envision an all white space or an all black space. You can grasp the concept but your mind will always posit something.

Likewise you can grasp the concept of absolute oneness but given that we live in a reality where everything other than Allah (swt) is composite in some way so too our mind will picture or envision something composite, or multiple.

For more information about this topic return to the book: “The overwhelming truth”

Click to access the-overwhelming-truth.pdf

*Things are judged by their purposes*
The second of the five comprehensive rules.
It’s explanation: legal considerations of actions are bound to their intentions not to their apparent wording. For example, if someone who is used to uttering the intention of a prayer prays Asr but accidentally utters that his intention is to pray Maghrib, then the consideration will be based on his real intention not on his wording.

The proof is what has been narrated by both Ibn ‘Abbas and ‘Umar b. al-Khattab that the Prophet (saw) said: ‘[The value of] an action depends on the intention behind it’

Source: (https://sunnah.com/muslim:1907a)

Let us welcome our new brother in Islam. Brother Talib from Italy. May Allah (swt) always illuminate your heart and keep you firm upon faith!

Good to see the Imams speaking Urdu and Bangla to reach out to others in the community!

May Allah (swt) Guide the Ummah.

May Allah (swt) Forgive the Ummah

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March 6, 2025 · 2:47 pm

Ramadan Day 6

“And what will make you realize what the Night of Glory is?” (Qur’an 97:2)

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The Physical Benefits of Fasting.

*Heart Health & Self accountability*

“O believers! Be mindful of Allah and let every soul look to what ˹deeds˺ it has sent forth for tomorrow.” (Qur’an 59:18)

Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said: “Hold yourself accountable before you are held accountable, and weight your deeds before they are weighted, and be ready for the great show.”

Holding yourself accountable can be:
– Before the action: ask yourself, is doing this action better than leaving it? If it was do it, if it’s the opposite then don’t do it, and if it was the former ask yourself again, am I doing this for the sake of Allah, or for the sake of this life?

After the action: you should hold yourself accountable over the obligations, is there any deficiency?, then over the prohibitions, if there were any, hasten toward a repentance, then over negligence, remedy it with mentioning Allah more, and hold yourself accountable for what your tongue says, what your ears hear and what your eyes see.

*Ascending over the throne*
“The Most Compassionate, ˹Who is˺ established on the Throne.” (Qur’an 20:5)

The throne of Allah is of the greatest creations of Allah, so when Allah described his authority, he said: (then he ascended over the throne)

But is Allah physically on top of the throne? The answer is no, as we said previously that Allah cannot be described using place, as that would mean Allah is a physical body which is impossible.

Then why did Allah use this phrasing to describe his authority?
The meaning of the word “Istiwa'” استواء is authority and ability, just like we can say for example: “The Imam ascended over the throne of Oman”, are we saying that he physically sat on the throne? or are we saying that he ruled and controlled Oman?

We use the throne to signify authority because if you control the throne you control the country, and (whereas to Allah belong the finest attributes), and because the throne of Allah is the greatest creation, if Allah owns the throne he definitely owns the rest of creation.

*Certainty is not removed by doubt*
The first of the five comprehensive rules.
It’s explanation: if someone is in some state, he doesn’t go from it to another by mere doubt and illusion. For example, if someone is sure he performed Wudu’, then he would be in a state of purity unless he is certain that he invalidated his Wudu’ by some reason like bleeding..etc

The proof is what is narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas, that the Prophet (saw) said: ‘If one has doubts in his prayer, he should not refrain from it until he hears a sound or detects an odour”

Source: (https://sunnah.com/bukhari:137)

May Allah (swt) grant all of you calm and tranquility in this blessed of month! May you hit the target and may Allah (swt) draw you all closer to Him!

May Allah (swt) Guide the Ummah.

May Allah (swt) Forgive the Ummah

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March 5, 2025 · 1:52 pm

Ramadan Day 5

“Indeed, ˹it is˺ We ˹Who˺ sent this ˹Quran˺ down on the Night of Glory.” (Qur’an 97:1)

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The Spiritual Benefits of Ramadan.

*5th of Ramadan*
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*Heart Health Hope and Fear*


“They fear a Day when hearts and eyes will tremble.” (Qur’an 24:37)


Fear is one of the attributes of the  righteous in the Qur’an, and it’s the pain in the heart that’s caused by expecting harm in the future.

“Say, ˹O Prophet, that Allah says,˺ “O My servants who have exceeded the limits against their souls! Do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins. He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Qur’an 39:53)


Hope is the comfort in the heart caused by expecting something loved by it.

If fear overwhelmed hope, the servant will lose hope in Allah (And do not lose hope in the mercy of Allah, for no one loses hope in Allah’s mercy except those with no faith).

In contrast, if hope overwhelmed fear, the servant will guarantee paradise for himself.

“Neither by your wishes nor those of the People of the Book! Whoever commits evil will be rewarded accordingly, and they will find no protector or helper besides Allah.” (Qur’an 4:123)

So the Muslim should try to keep the balance between these two forces, and if we take a look at the Salaf, they gave the best examples of this, here is Imam Abu Hamza Ashari (may Allah have mercy on him) describing the companions in his famous speech in Medina after freeing it from the injustice of Bani Umayah: (Were the companions of the prophet peace be upon him anything but youth, by Allah they were youth, perfect in their youth, their eyes are hidden from evil, their feet are slow to falsehood, weak from worship, hungry from staying late, when one of them goes through a verse that mentions paradise he cries in eagerness to it, and if he goes through a verse mentioning hell, he sobbed as if the roaring of hell is in his ears…TO THE END OF HIS SPEACH)

*The attributes of essence*
Allah’s attributes can be described as attributes of Dhat (essence) and attributes of Fi’l (action).

The attributes of essence are the attributes that Allah cannot be described by with their opposites.

Examples: Knowledge, so we can’t say Allah is ignorant. Vision so we can’t say Allah is blind. Eternal so we can’t say Allah is created ‘ and so on.

We should know that the attributes of essence are Allah him self and not something other than Allah.

How?


We say Allah is all seeing in his essence, so he doesn’t need a tool to see like humans that need eyes, if we say that Allah is all seeing with something else that would mean Allah is dependent on that thing, this will also mean that Allah has parts which contradicts the absolute oneness.

In conclusion, the attributes of essence are the essence of Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala

*Ghusl from impurity*
Ghusl is an important topic in Fiqh, it’s like Wudu’ but it should be done after ejaculation (sleeping or awake), sexual intercourse or menstruation for women.

If someone had this and didn’t perform Ghusl then he is in a state of major Hadath, and in this state no prayer or fasting is accepted, and one can not touch a Mushaf or enter a mosque.

How to perform Ghusl:
1- Intention
2- Washing the private part(s)
3- Wash between the naval and the knee, and clean any filth in the body
4- Perform normal ablution while delaying the feet
5- Wash the entire body with water (with force like rubbing or shower) starting from the top to The bottom and the right before the left
6- Wash the feet

Other notes:
From the sunna is saying Basmalah, passing urine before Ghusl, performing ablution before Ghusl, starting from the top to bottom and right to left. Water should reach every piece of hair in Ghusl.

May Allah (swt) bless this youth for his beautiful recitation of the glorious Qur’an.

May Allah (swt) Guide the Ummah.

May Allah (swt) Forgive the Ummah

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March 4, 2025 · 10:37 am

Ramadan Day 4.

“Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind].” (Qur’an 44:3)

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The social benefits of Ramadan.

*Heart Health Repentance*
“O believers! Turn to Allah in sincere repentance, so your Lord may absolve you of your sins and admit you into Gardens.” (Qur’an 66:8)

Repentance is turning back to Allah and it’s necessary to enter paradise.

But repentance will not be accepted if it doesn’t meet these conditions:
1- Deep regret for committing the sin
2- Determination to never return to the sin
3- Stopping the sin
4- Istighfar (asking for forgiveness with the tongue)
5- Returning the rights to the people, if the sin includes people’s rights

*Allah is not a body*
“There is nothing like Him, for He ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing” (Qur’an 42:11)

Allah exalted is sanctified from any parts, like a hand, a face, a leg, an eye…etc, or anything that can make Allah sound similar to his creation, because bodies are for creatures, in addition, if we attribute a body to Allah that will necessarily mean that Allah is limited by six directions, and all of this is impossible in the case of Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala

*Traveling prayer*
When traveling, prayers are a little bit different, here are some rulings regarding the prayer When traveling:
– The traveling distance: 12 Km
– There is no time limit for these rulings as long as you are not in your home
– When traveling you pray the 4 Rak’a prayers (Duhr, Asr and Isha’) in 2 Rak’as, and this is *mandatory*.
– When traveling you can join Dhuhr and Asr (2+2) and Maghrib with Isha (3+2), and when joining them you don’t need to pray the Sunan Rawatib.
– Joining the prayer is not mandatory, but they are recommended when actively travelling, and discouraged when staying at some place.

Traveling prayer has many rulings, so if you are confused about something it’s better to ask for the safety of your prayer.

The blind reader, Faris Al-Farqani, delights us with a fragrant recitation that captivates the hearts! When you see that the fruit on the branch do not deny that the roots are pure!

May Allah (swt) Guide the Ummah.

May Allah (swt) Forgive the Ummah

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March 3, 2025 · 9:45 am

Ramadan Day 3

O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you—as it was for those before you—so perhaps you will become mindful ˹of Allah˺ (Qur’an 2:183)

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Tips for Ramadan.

Nasiha (نصيحة) is an Arabic word that means “advice”, “recommendation”, or “sincerity”.

Are you nursing a grudge towards another person or perhaps they are nursing a grudge towards you?

This is some nasiha from Prima Qur’an for you. However, this du’a will only be effective if you are sincere in saying it.

When you make du’a say to Allah (swt) ‘Oh Allah all the good and the khayer that you have given to me I ask of you to also give [this person] but give [this person] more.

Having these things in your heart is weight that you need to release and a negative energy that you simply do not need. Release it!

Maa sha Allah! Beautiful video of a youth leading the people for Tarwih prayer in Ramadan.

People standing attentively to listening to the Created Word of Allah.

*3rd day of Ramadan*
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*Heart Health Taqwa (righteousness)*
Taqwa is being mindful of Allah in private and in public.
There are three levels of Taqwa:
1- Doing the bare minimum to avoid hell, by avoiding Shirk and major sins.
2- Avoiding any sins even minor ones.
3- Avoiding anything that can distract you from mentioning Allah.

May Allah grant us the highest level of Taqwa.

*Affirming that Allah has no like, peer or equal*
Allah exalted is sanctified from any like, peer or equal.
A like (shibh شبه): is someone who is similar in most attributes.
A peer (nid ند): is the equal and opposite.
An equal (mathal مثل): Is someone who is similar in all attributes.

So Allah should not be assigned any attributes from the attributes of creatures, (There is nothing like Him, for He ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.)

Some might say: people are hearing and Allah is hearing, people see and Allah sees…etc, and the answer to this is firstly: The attributes of Allah are his essence while humans need tools to have them, Allah’s attributes are absolute, human attributes are limited. so the use of similar word to describe the attributes of Allah and humans doesn’t make them the same.

*Perfecting Wudu’*
The Blessed Prophet (saw) said: “No faith for one without prayer, and no prayer with no Wudu”, and no fasting without stopping the prohibitions of Allah”

Based on this we see that Wudu’ is an important subject for a Muslim, if the Wudu’ is false then the prayer is false, so we must perfect our Wudu’ to secure our prayer, here are some important notes:
– When washing the face, the water should reach the entire face, from the hair line to the chin, and from the ear to the other ear, with wetting the beard
– When washing the arm it should reach the whole arm including the elbow, so make sure the elbow is washed as well.
– When washing the foot make sure that the water reaches all sides of the foot, in the Hadith: (run through your toes before they are cleaned with nails of fire)

There are more notes in Wudu’, but these are important ones as they are in the pillars of Wudu’ in addition to wiping the head.

and Allah knows best 

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May Allah (swt) Guide the Ummah.

May Allah (swt) Forgive the Ummah

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March 2, 2025 · 6:26 am

Ramadan Day 2

“Ramaḍan is the month in which the Quran was revealed as a guide for humanity with clear proofs of guidance and the decisive authority.” (Qur’an 2:185)

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The second day of Ramadan! May Allah (swt) continue to bless this Ummah and bless all of you!

Great tips by brother Hatim Abdis-Salam on what to eat and how to organize one’s day during Ramadan.

*Heart Health: Sincerity*


Sincerity is for a Muslim to seek the pleasure of Allah in their actions. It is also said to be breaking one’s self-interests, cutting off worldly desires, and dedicating oneself to the Hereafter.

The truth of sincerity is between the servant and his lord, so no creature can access one’s intentions, that’s why when a Muslim starts an action, his intention should be for the sake of Allah, so that it’s free of hypocrisy, and in the Hadith: “The intention of the believer is better than his action”

*The three sentences*
The first obligation in Islam is three sentences:
1- I bear witness there is no god except for Allah.
2- And that Muhammed is the messenger of Allah.
3- And that what Muhammed came with is the truth from Allah.
in Arabic:
أشهد الا إله إلا الله، وأن محمداً رسول الله،
وأن ما جاء به محمد هو الحق من عند الله
The third sentence is differed on, but many of our scholars include it. It is differed on the sense on rather it needs to be uttered. The first two sentences are agreed upon.

The importance of these sentences lie on the fact that they bring people to the fold of Islam, whoever pronounces them then his blood and wealth are Haram.

*Delaying fasting and breaking the fast early*
If someone eats after Adhan Al Fajr thinking that it’s still not Fajr, what is his ruling?
Answer: Nothing is on him, because the origin is the continuation of the night.

If someone eats before Maghreb thinking it’s already Maghreb, what is his ruling?
Answer: He should redo that day after Ramadan, his fasting is broken, because the origin is the continuation of the day.

May Allah (swt) Guide the Ummah.

May Allah (swt) Forgive the Ummah

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