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Jul 20 8 tweets 1 min read
Want to actually get things done?

I've been using this ridiculously simple method that works way better than any app.

U just need pen and paper… The problem with most tasks is that they're boring, take forever, and the reward comes way later.

Eg studying for a test.

Your brain hates delayed gratification.
Jul 12 13 tweets 2 min read
Ever wonder how someone becomes so delusional they think they're God?

Pharaoh's story reveals the terrifying psychology of tyranny - and it's more relevant today than ever... Image The Core Delusion

Pharaoh declared: "I am your supreme lord" and "I know of no god for you other than me."

But here's the twist: he actually KNEW Moses was telling the truth.

Pharaoh "was certain of the signs in his heart, but rejected them out of arrogance."
Jul 10 15 tweets 3 min read
When Pharaoh threatened to kill the children of those who believed in Moses, how did they survive?

Moses gave them a strategic roadmap that's incredibly relevant today... After the magicians believed, Pharaoh was furious. He declared:

“We will kill their sons and spare their women. We are dominant over them.”

The believers came to Moses panicking:

“We were harmed before you came and after you came!” Image
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Jul 8 14 tweets 2 min read
Imagine being at the top of your profession, then witnessing something that completely shatters your worldview in seconds.

This is the untold story of Pharaoh's magicians... Pharaoh gathered the best magicians from across Egypt.

These weren't street performers - they were masters of illusion, the elite of their craft.

Pharaoh promised them rewards and high positions if they could defeat Moses.

They came confident. They left as believers.
Jul 7 10 tweets 2 min read
The Secret Training Program - How Moses ﷺ Was Prepared Before His Mission

Most people think leadership is about jumping into action immediately.

But Allah showed us a different way through Moses' story.

Here's the preparation phase that changed everything... The Burning Bush Moment

Moses went to get fire for his family. Instead, he encountered Allah directly.

But notice: Allah didn't immediately say "Go confront Pharaoh."

First lesson: “I am Allah, there is no god but Me - so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.”
May 21 10 tweets 4 min read
Dealing with the Wedding Night 1. A Night Like Others and Unlike Others

Treat this night as though it might pass naturally like any other night.

As if today you went and visited her at home, sat with her, had dinner together, then escorted her to the gate and bid her farewell.

This is "a night like others."

it is the anticipated night and the real privacy, and the first time you test yourself and she tests herself, and you will read her and she will read you.

It has its specificity, but don't let this specificity reach a degree that makes this night terrifying for the wife, and possibly for you too.

This is "a night unlike others."
May 15 12 tweets 2 min read
There are 8 widespread engagement misconceptions that will derail your marriage before it even starts.

You MUST avoid them: Misconception #1: “I have to feel completely comfortable with my future spouse during engagement.”

We are Muslims.

The reality is, if it’s done in Halal, complete comfort is IMPOSSIBLE at this stage.

There will always be an element of uncertainty.

Your future spouse remains partially unknown regardless of how many conversations you have.

This is normal, not a red flag.
Apr 25 14 tweets 2 min read
Ever finished a day feeling like you accomplished NOTHING?

You had plans to study, work, pray but the hours vanished.

I discovered how to master time & it changed everything for me.

A thread on time management as a Muslim... 🧵👇 The problem isn't your discipline or willpower.

The revelation that changed my life: We are applying secular schedules to what’s supposed to be a Muslim oriented life.

The Salaf had a different approach which neuroscience confirms works better.
Apr 9, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
The Haraki Ikhwani or the anti-Salafi Jahmi will attack Ibn Baz for his Fatwa in seeking aid from the USA during the Gulf War conflict of 1990-1991

But they really should focus on what their own scholars had to say about this incident.

Let’s take a look; 1. The Mufti of Egypt: Muhammad Sayyid Al Tantaawi validates Saudi Arabia’s decision to accept military assistance from the Kuffar as a sound Shar’i ruling.

Not only that, he vociferously defends this ruling & rebukes those who stood against this ruling.
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Mar 25, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
The central message in Juz 4 is that to be successful, 4 qualities are needed:

- Patience
- Perseverance
- Vigilance
- Mindfulness of God

This is summed in the final verse of Aal Imran

Patiently endure, persevere, stand on guard, & be mindful of Allah, so you may be successful For Prophet Ibrahim to establish to the House of Allah, he required these qualities.

For him to establish the path of Haneefiyyah, he required these qualities.
Mar 24, 2023 15 tweets 3 min read
Juz 3 contains the greatest verse of the Quran - Ayat Al Kursi.

This verse contains the greatest name of Allah which if invoked, He responds and if asked with, He gives.

Al Hayy Al Qayyum - the Ever Living, All Sustaining. “Al Hayy" includes all the attributes of perfection that are necessary for it, meaning that God is perfect in every way and possesses all the attributes that are necessary for being “The Ever Living”
Mar 23, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
Juz 2 is probably the most Fiqh dense Juz in the Quran.

You’ll find discussed the Fiqh of:

- Prayer
- Fasting
- Hajj/Umrah
- Jihad
- Retribution/Hudood
- Inheritance/Testaments
- Intoxicants/Gambling
- Marriage, Sex & Menses
- Divorce
- Breastfeeding
- The waiting period

Etc., It starts off however with the changing of the Qiblah.

The wisdom behind why they were originally commanded to face the old Qibla & then repeatedly told to change to a new Qibla was to distinguish those who would remain faithful to the Messenger from those who would lose faith.
Mar 22, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
The crimes of Bani Isra’il in Juz 1:

- Commands good but don’t do it themselves

- Worshipped the calf

- Said they wouldn’t believe until they actually saw God

- Refused to say what God told them to say and instead said something else

- Could not remain patient with one food - Killed prophets

- Disbelieved in God’s signs

- Turned away from the covenant they gave

- Violated the Sabbath

- Purposely dragged their feet & stalled when commanded to sacrifice a cow

- Killed a man

- Hearts harder than stone

- Twisted and distorted the word of God
Feb 28, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
“it’s “Muslim red pill podcasters” who speak to kuffar about “submissive muslim women” that made them desire us”

Yh no don’t pull wool over our eyes.

These “podcasters” were irrelevant pre-2020 and these Kuffar were still all over Twitter & social media doing the same thing “It’s men fault since they left Jihad and cannot control their women”

This is the fundamental root for all of our problems which anyone who has followed this account should know we hold.

Your root is from Adam but that doesn’t contradict that you have an immediate mom & dad
Jul 12, 2022 11 tweets 4 min read
Funny how these women cry about how serious we should take “mental health” but when studies show that a man witnessing childbirth can be traumatic and leave some men mentally scarred which can last way beyond that incident, these women belittle it 😆 As usual women are in the replies getting emotional, personal or arguing a strawman.

Relax, take a deep breath and understand what has actually been said.
Jul 11, 2022 12 tweets 2 min read
Some reflections on the “How philosophy overcame my doubts” video The context is there was a back and forth between some “Salafis” and some individuals behind that podcast on the issue of using philosophy in dawah

So a guest who used to be a Salafi is then brought on to show how “Salafism” didn’t help him whereas philosophy did.
Jul 9, 2022 10 tweets 4 min read
What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Image It could be said that it’s weak due to the presence of Abu Khalaf Al A’ma who is Matruk.

Yahya b. Ma’een labelled him a liar.
Abu Hatim said he is Munkar Al Hadith.
Al Dhahabi said he is Layyin.

Similarly, Mu’aan b. Rifa’ah is Layyin Al Hadith and some have weakened him.
Jun 4, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
A brother asked me to comment on the claims that the people of Lut were actually engaging in male rape and not same-sex intimacy.

This understanding of the story is problematic from a 'progressive' pov as mentioned by progressives themselves. Male anal rape = non-consensual sexual violation.

If Prophet Lut was rebuking his people for non-consensual sexual violations and not same-sex intimacy, it means that Lut believed "consent" must be a requirement for lawful sexual relations.
May 3, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
Allah said:

فَأَمَّا ٱلزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَآءً ۖ وَأَمَّا مَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ فَيَمْكُثُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ
"The ˹worthless˺ residue is then cast away, but what benefits people remains on the earth. This is how Allah sets forth parables" This is a parable that compares the action of one who shows off or does things with doubt with the action of one who has certainty and sincerity.

The believer who acts sincerely and with certainty, his action is like those beneficial things that remain on the earth.
Apr 14, 2022 16 tweets 4 min read
"Why didn't Islam explicitly prohibit slavery?"

Before asking this (and other questions related to Shubuhat that one may have), ask yourself these questions:

- Do I hate Allah's Legislation? If so, why?
- What sin did I do that made it difficult for me to believe and submit? - Why is it difficult for me to accuse myself when it is easy for me to accuse Islam?
- Did Satan make me slip through some of my sins?
- Did my watching of western movies/shows etc. make it difficult for me to accept the truth?
Apr 11, 2022 6 tweets 1 min read
Why are there so many reports on "obeying the ruler"?

Because the preservation of the 'five maqasid' rest on unity and togetherness under the banner of the ruler who rules in accordance to the law of God. A brother sent me an extra benefit in the answer to this question.

When one contemplates over the verses & Ahadith that contain terms such as:

- Caliph
- Sultan
- Wali
- Ameer
- Haakim

You find that Allah connects faith related concepts to these names