Prior to every day of ‘Arafah I would sit and read of some of the stories of the righteous describing their spiritual state and the du’ā they would make in ‘Arafah. It would serve as a motivation. ...
Their stories would be a form of inspiration from the righteous of the past who came before us and traversed this life. Our Lord in His divine decree had their mention documented. ...
Such moments of their spiritual states were passed down for the divine wisdom of benefiting from them. A human being seeks comfort in knowing that there are guides on the path they traverse. ....
Those whom have passed before us and in their example we all try to reach the perfect example of our Beloved Prophet ﷺ.
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The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: “The best du’ā is the du’ā on the Day of ‘Arafah, and the best I have and the prophets before me have said is:
Lā ilāha illa Allāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, wa huwa ‘alā kullī shay’in qadīr
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There is no god except Allāh, alone without any partner. To Him belongs the dominion & to Him belongs all praise, & He is capable to do all things.” (Tirmidhī)
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Abdullāh ibn al Mubārak said, I came to Sufyān al Thawrī the night of ‘Arafah while he was leaning over on his knees crying and I asked him, ‘Who are the worst of all these people?’ He said to me, ‘the one that thinks that Allāh will not forgive them.’
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The day of ‘Arafah is a day of hope, a day of freedom from hellfire where Allāh frees the most of His servants from hell. It is the day of emancipation and the best day of the year.
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I present a translation of a selection of du’ās of the righteous that serve as a means of inspiration and guide us in our own du’ās and hopefully become a motivation to carve our own words in the record of our Lord. ...
I pray on this blessed day to the Almighty, the best day of du’ā, the day of ‘Arafah that: our prayers be collectively answered, may our Ummah prosper and overcome difficulty, may the Almighty look down upon us on this day and envelop us in His Mercy, grant us His acceptance, ...
and enter us into His grace with the companionship of our Beloved ﷺ in the highest of paradise with our loved ones, teachers, and believers. Amīn
3. I see a serious serious problem with this kind of rhetoric when you look at the Prophetic example holistically
The *vast* majority of the *way* the Prophet peace be on him addressed women and especially his wives is somehow discarded when it comes to simply how he "stated it"
4. Why do we completely neglect how the Prophet peace be on him was *holisitically*?
Meaning have you literally taken all of the ahadith and moments of sirah on how he was a family unit, leader, husband, qawwam?
1. Hasan AlBasri said
"Jealousy will burn your faith faster than a body decays after death."
- If you feel jealousy pray for them instead
- know God has something in store for you as well
2. Be happy for people finding love.
Dont sit there and judge them.
It has become increasingly harder to find someone compatible because of people's ever changing expectations and wants, the internet doesn't help, and true compatibility takes time and doesnt have a formula.
3. Save your criticism commentary :)
Everyone always has something to say. Keep it to yourself.
"Whoever believes in God and the last day, let them say good or keep silent"
Many theological concepts are taught to your average Muslim in a decontexualized ahistorical ideal
It becomes detrimental in lives of average Muslim who tries to make sense of how it applies in modern daily lives
Examples:
Archaic elements of Kalam theology
Al Wala wa Al Bara'
Reliving in the shadows of our tradition or the confines of books that we constantly regurgitate without articulating a theology that responds to the issues of our time becomes a self fulfilling prophecy of stagnation and what AbulHasan Nadwi refers to as "intellectual sterility"
My respects to all those who are excited & rep
Ashari or Maturidi kalam, or Athari stances
But reliving the theologies that answered problems of 10th or 13th cent isnt exactly called progress
Im absolutely amazed at all of the ways Islam helps temper our over thinking!
🔸Reflect over the benefits and the blessings
- of opportunity, garnering experience overcoming, blessing of it not being worse than it could have!
🔸Engaging in meaningful repetition remembrance dhikr
🔸Thinking positive of the Almighty
🔸Understanding when a hardship is not a punishment but a form of elevation! The Almighty tests those whom He *loves* the most!
🔸Recognizing the real effects of sins in one's life and consequences to cease and turn back to God