A person who is visible on a television screen through technology such as a camera, is someone who is watched by millions all over the world. The [physical] blemishes and faults of such an individual would therefore be captured by the camera, however in order to conceal and hide these faults, they are supposedly removed by the makeup that is applied to the persons face, as well as the background lighting that seemingly makes the face radiant.

This is the resting places of the Prophet's daughters ﷺ in the Baqi graveyard. Sayyidah Ruqayyah, the beloved daughter of Rasulallah ﷺ passed away on the 17th Ramadan. رضى الله عنها

She became ill before the Battle of Badr so the Prophet ﷺ instructed her husband, Sayyiduna 'Uthman ibn 'Affan to stay at home and to look after after her. He gave up the greatest battle in history to look after his spouse - this was the level of his loyalty. They were described as the perfect couple and Rasūlallāh ﷺ once said,

What was Rasūlullāh ﷺ doing on this night? Do you know about his struggles, his tears, his concern, his care, his compassion on the night of the 17th Ramadan? It was on this night that the Beloved of Allah ﷺ stood in his tent in the area of Badr all night long weeping profusely and calling upon Allah with extreme humility and humbleness. Whilst all of his companions rested, he stood and cried in-front of His Lord asking Him for victory, openings, success, felicity, mercy, blessings,

It was at this time that #313 gazed upon an army of a thousand and their faith only increased. This is the greatest battle in history, the most epic and the most important. It was a day that the Truth became clear and falsehood was destroyed. The people of Mecca came with their horses, their camels, their food, their drink. They came with their arrogance and pride. They came with swords, they came with shields, they came with helmets and they came equipped.

“If Allah made it easy for you to get up and pray in the middle night for tahajjud, don’t look down on those who fell asleep and were unable to wake up.⁣
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If Allah made it easy for you to fast, then don’t look at those who do not fast with a contemptuous look.⁣
⁣ If Allah made it easy for you by opening doors for you to strive in His Names, then don’t look at those who are not striving with a contemptuous look.⁣
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I wanted something so badly. I kept praying for it, pouring my heart into begging God to give it to me. But every time I did, I would say to myself, "God probably wants to test me. He knows how much I want this, so He probably will give me the opposite of it just because I want it so badly."

And then one day I realized: God says, "I am as My servant thinks I am." Why would He give me what I want when all I'm thinking is about how much He wouldn't?

An Imām in Gaza who leads Tarāwīḥ prayers said,
"There's a person who always attends tarāwīḥ in the first row has Down Syndrome which is why his voice can be loud sometimes, and other times, he does rukūʿ and sujūd without the imām. And when I raise from rukūʿ and say *Sami'Allaahu liman Hamidah* (Allāh listens to whom praises Him), that person innocently cries out loud *Do you hear me Allāh?* and when we do sujūd, he innocently cries out loud *I love you Allāh!*
I cannot hide my tears after salah.

Do you know the story of the necklace of Sayyida Fāṭimah?

One day a poor old man came to Rasūlullāh ﷺ. He told him that he had emigrated and he was in need of food and clothes. However, Rasul Allāh ﷺ had nothing to give him so he sent him to the house of Sayyida Fāṭimah. She and her family had not eaten for 3 days, so she gave the old man a skin, she used as a quilt to cover her sons when they slept.

However, the old man complained and said that he could not settle his hunger eating an animal skin.

Don't compete with someone else's #Ramadan. Don't compare your circumstances to the biggest Shaykh and Wali in the world and feel bad. Many people are still working from home. Lots are looking after young children all day long. Some are serving the elderly and family members who are ill. Make a plan and timetable that is realistic, beneficial and works for you. This month has not come to stress you out and make you despair.

@habibomar was asked about the exhaustion that can occur in Ramadan during acts of worship:

Question:
Sayyidi, during Ramadan we may feel exhaustion due to excessive food, so what can we do to minimise the time spent in rest and maximise time spent in worship? Habib Omar replied:

Concerning tiredness and exhaustion caused by

1) Excessive eating and drinking, we should strive to reduce this, in any way.

Fakhri Pasha - The Defender of Madinah and the hero of our religion.

When Madinah was under attack from 1916 to 1919, Fakhri Pasha gathered his troops in the Prophet's Masjid (ṣallā -llāhu ʿalayhī wa-ʾālihī wa-sallam) and said, 'I ask you in the name of the Prophet ﷺ to protect this city with your last bullet and your final breath. O lovers of Muhammad ﷺ, come forward and promise me, before our Lord and the Prophet ﷺ that you will honour your faith through the sacrifice of your lives.'

In the lifetime of Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra, she lost all her brothers, her 3 sisters, and her mother, Lady Khadijah. She went through hunger, experienced persecution, heard people insult her parents, saw three years of boycott - the Muslims would eat from the leaves of trees just to survive. She left her home and migrated to Madinah. She saw difficulty, lost her baby child soon after his birth, experienced wars, was tested with very little wealth,

This is the Maqam of Imam al-Jazuli, in Marrakesh. He is the renowned scholar and compiler of Dala'il al- Khayrat. Over 70 years after he was buried, his body was taken out of his grave and relocated to Marrakech. His body was completed intact and preserved. People pressed on his skin and saw blood flowing. Imam al-Jazuli would recite a Quran every few days. He would say 'Bismillah...' tens of thousands of times a day for over 14 yrs. When he left the 14 year spiritual retreat, people looked at his face and accepted Islam & repented.

The Loss of Adab & The Fall of the Muslim World –Sayyid Naquib al-Attas

The modern era has witnessed three significant developments that have created unprecedented challenges to the Muslim community:
(1) Public education, mass media, & mass literacy, (2) The disintegration of Islamic polities, and
(3) The formation of learning institutes based on Western concepts, values, and processes.

Our Grandshaykh said, “When does the power of our faith appear? When an unlovely thing happens to you, and you remain unchanged, firm in your faith, your Iman is real. If you can bear with those undesired things, the power of your faith will appear. Without trial, you cannot say that you have real power of faith (...) This is real power of faith, unchanging in the face of trials. This is the target. We must continue, until we are like Abraham (peace be upon him). You may, throughout your life, be in so many heavy positions.

One day, Shaykh 'Abd al-Razzāq went to collect money for our school, Fath al-Islāmi. He went to one shopkeeper and asked for money, but the man began to swear and insult the Shaykh and he spat in his beautiful face. Shaykh 'Abd al-Razzāq wiped over his face with his hands and he emotionally said, "That was for me. That was for my beard. I'm not worthy of anything! Now tell me, what do you have for the religion of Allah?

A woman came to Sayyidina Hassan Al-Basri and said, "My daughter passed away and now I wish to see her in my dream."

Sayyidina Hassan told her, "Offer four rakaat Nafl after Isha and in each rakaat recite Surah At-Takasur (102). Then go to sleep while reciting Salawaat upon RasoolAllah ﷺ until you fall asleep."

The woman did so and narrated the dream to Sayyidina Hassan the next day. She said, "I saw her in a bad state. She was wearing dirty robes.

• Seeking Knowledge

I counsel you to avidly seek beneficial knowledge through studying, reading, reviewing, and researching. Do not allow laziness or boredom to cause you to stop seeking knowledge, nor the fear that you will not act upon it, for that is foolishness. You must seek knowledge with a sound intention and scrutinise your lower self to ascertain whether it is sound. Do not you must be convinced by its claims until you examine it, test it, and force it to act upon what it has learned.

If you have a problem with Sufism, then you have a problem with Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Ibn Rajab al Hanbali, the scholars of the Shāfi’ī Hanafi Mākikī and Hanbali schools. You have a problem with Ah lus-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah. One of the problems we have today as Muslims is with certain words, such as Sufi. Our scholars teach us to focus on realities behind words rather the word itself. We want to be intelligent people.

Habib Umar gave an extremely beautiful example. He said that a man was invited by a generous host to a meal but when he reached the gates, he saw that a dog was sitting close to the door. Every time he tried to enter, the dog chased him away and it fought with him and caused him harm. The man did this over and over until he became hopeless and sat down broken-hearted.

The recent reports alleging my political views were fabricated and erroneous. I do not engage in or endorse geopolitical strategies or treaties. My allegiance is and has always been with the oppressed peoples of Palestine, whether Muslim, Christian, or otherwise. Anyone who says differently is a liar; the Qur’an reminds us, “And the damnation of God is upon liars” (3:61). God is the judge and defender for the believer. I place my complete trust in Him alone.

This is an important juristic principle.