From the beautiful words of Sayyiduna ‘Alī b. Abī Tālib
May Allah be well pleased with him

وَكَم لِلّهِ مِن لُطفٍ خَفيٍّ
يَدِقُّ خَفاهُ عَن فَهمِ الذَكيِّ

How many are the hidden subtleties of God
beyond the grasp of even the most intelligent

1/6
وَكَم يُسرٍ أَتى مِن بَعدِ عُسرٍ
فَفَرَّجَ كَربَهُ القَلبُ الشَجيِّ

How many eases come after difficulty
relieving the plight of an empty heart

2/6
وَكَم أَمرٍ تُساءُ بِهِ صَباحاً
وَتَأتيكَ المَسَرَّةُ بِالعَشيِّ

How many a matter bring distress by morning
yet joyful news comes by evening

3/6
إِذا ضاقَت بِكَ الأَحوالُ يَوماً
فَثِق بِالواحِدِ الفَردِ العَلِيِّ

If your straits become dire one day
have trust in the Unique One, the Exalted

4/6
تَوَسَّل بِالنَبِي في كُلِ خَطبٍ
يَهونُ إِذا تُوُسِّلَ بِالنَبيِّ

Seek approach to your Lord through the Prophet
Every hardship becomes small with his intercession

5/6
وَلا تَجزَع إِذا ما نابَ خَطبٌ
فَكَم لِلّهِ مِن لُطفٍ خَفيِّ

Do not fear if calamity bites you
for how many are the hidden subtleties of God

6/6

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6 Nov


Everything in creation has an opposite except Allāh

ليس كمثله شيء

All His Names & Attributes are of Perfection. He is the Irresistible, whom no one can overcome

Know, if there’s good in you, it’ll be met with its opposite

Know, turning to Allāh always yields good. 1/5
That’s why the Prophets met the greatest opposition. They brought the greatest good

عليهم السلام

That’s why Allah tests those whom He loves

That’s why the early Muslims were persecuted

That’s why “those who spend before the Victory” aren’t equal to those who spend after 2/5
The best of his ﷺ followers were tested with their opposites.

Abu Bakr was as-Siddīq. The first challenge of his caliphate was the Wars of Apostasy.

Umar was al-Fārūq. It’s reported he was the door against fitna. When he was assassinated the door of trials opened 3/5
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Insightful article and a subject I’ll be covering in my upcoming book, not just from the perspective of statistics, but from the Islamic perspective & my experience in counseling.

Another topic of exploration is the effect of the same parameters on the spousal relationship.
I’ve often made reference to causes of mental health issues in the Muslim Community.

Once again, reporting statistics is important to alert to the problem, but doesn’t offer a solution.

That’s the next step and is a major theme throughout my book.
*Religious experience* is strongly impacting the mental health of Muslims.

Healing our Community is less about the intersection of Islam & Psychology, an after-the-fact approach, as it is about rectifying the core elements of religious experience. Family is a major element.
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4 Nov
لو وهبك الرب محباً صادقاً
لا تجحدْ الهدية وكن لها شاكراً

If the Lord grants you a true friend
dare not deny the gift and show gratitude

1/5
واحذرْ فإنك لسْتَ برد الخير بالخير مكرماً
إنْ لمْ تزِدْ عليه جوداً وإلا فبالديْن وافياً

Beware of meeting goodness in kind, for in doing so you are not [as you may think] generous, until you meet it with more, for otherwise, a mere fulfiller of debts you are

2/5
فكيف نكافي من بالبر مبتدي
غير أنْ نقول أنّ المدح له ينبغي

How, then, are we to recompense one who begins with kindness, except to say that for them praise is deserved

3/5
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In the last moments of Jumu’ah….
When I commented to Sh. Ashraf that the Wadhīfah is of the most beautiful awrād I have ever read in my life, he responded with words that are very precious to me….

He said, “Iman, your emotions manifest the Divine Attributes.”
Last Friday, when I was reading surat al-Kahf, a sister I’ve been out of touch with for awhile came into my heart. It was random, but I decided to reached out to her and ask about her.

The next day she told me that her father had passed at the time I texted her. Subhan Allah.
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Good unlocks good.
Stay away from anyone or anything that acts upon the principle of —

Good unlocks bad.

Dealings with people — conscious or subconscious — imbue moral lessons. These lessons are called ‘khuluq’.

Adhere to the people of good khuluq. You’ll learn positive moral lessons.
When adhering to the people of bad khuluq, you’ll inevitably learn negative moral lessons. This will skew your moral compass and may tamper with your faith or fitra. Very dangerous.

This is the principle behind good suhba. Your inner image will mirror those you keep close.
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Was doing daily fiqh review with the children. It’s my habit to develop mock scenarios & ask for the ruling. This question is in the Chapter on Tayammum (Hanafi). Any attempts?

You’re hiking in the woods. You come across a lake, so you begin performing wudu with the lake water
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The only other water you have is for drinking.
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