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 - **A young Spanish woman explains the meaning of the word "Allah" (God) **    *This young Spanish woman is currently studying a master's degree in Arabic at the University of Yarmouk, in Jordan.  One day, during a second-year class, professor Fakhry Kattaneh asked his students a question:*    **"Who of you can tell me about the divine name (Allah), from a miraculous and sonorous linguistic point of view?"**    *No one raised their hand except a young Spanish woman called Helen, who speaks fluent classical Arabic despite being Spanish and Christian.  She said:*    > "The most beautiful thing I have ever read in Arabic is the name 'Allah'. The way this name is pronounced in the human language has a unique melody, as its sounds come from the back of the throat, not the lips.    > The divine name is not pronounced with the lips, as it does not contain dots.  Now pronounce the name 'Allah' and understand how you do...

 - بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم  *How to Deal with Sadness and Worry* (part 1 of 2): Patience, Gratitude and Trust 🍄Practising Islam in the way Allah directed is an expression of patience and gratitude. 🍄 If we accept and acknowledge as blessings the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of this life we open the way for the annihilation of all our worries and grief.  🍄All our experiences, from the highest highs to the lowest lows, are blessings from Allah.   🍄When we are overcome by sadness or worry we must turn to Allah, strive to be patient and grateful and put our trust in Allah because Allah is the most trustworthy. “The believers are only those who, when God is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Quran) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord Alone.” (Quran 8:2) This complete trust in Allah is called tawakkul.  🍄It means that we face life’s trials, and triumphs...

 - Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not inform of whom Hellfire is forbidden for? Or he is forbidden for Hellfire? It is forbidden for someone who is accessible, lenient, tender, and easy to get along with."     [Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by At-Termedhy - Narrated by Ahmad] الشرح Shall I not inform you of whom Hellfire is forbidden to burn? It is forbidden for he who is accessible to people, who sits with them in the places of worship, and treat them kindly to the best of his ability; and he who is forbearing, lenient, and tolerant in dealing with them. Source: received through WhatsApp message.

- - You learn only when you are humbled. Alhamdulillah, I have never been told that I cannot do something. My parents have always been super supportive, my closest and dearest have always been extremely encouraging and affirmative. And I have always been privileged to have the luxury of choice. So, to be told I could not do something truly was a kick to my pride. But this Ayah in the Quran was a much-needed slap to my ego, a wake up call my soul sorely needed, and it was an Ayah that truly humbled me. Allah SWT says in Surah Ibrahim, Ayah 34:  "If you tried to count Allah’s blessings, you would never be able to number them."  When Allah SWT says you would never, then it means you would never. Full stop. Meaning... no one, from the beginning to the end of time, can ever list ALL of Allah's Blessings even if they tried! His Ni'mah is truly innumerable!  So here I am thinking...  if I cannot even begin to number all of t...

 - It's time to openly question the interest-based paradigm and promote interest-free finance as the proven alternative. The time has come. But the first step to questioning a paradigm and offering an alternative is to educate oneself. Click to read: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O-fSEUEsjf6fJ6BoveFdfhkSSWoY8fam/view?usp=drivesdk Source: Received the document through WhatsApp message. This blog does not have any connection with the document source.

 - *Every human wants "Success"* *Always late in offering Namaz says a lot about your character and personality that you lack discipline, inner strength and faith and you are not trustworthy.* *No one wants to be told or heard that they are unreliable or lack discipline. But actions speak louder than words and being late in prayer is the first warning that you are headed for constant procrastination in every aspect of your life.* Hazrat Hasan Basri says: "When prayer becomes the least important thing for you, then what else is the most important thing for you? The more you improve your prayer, the better your life will be. You do not know that prayer is associated with prosperity and success. Come to prayer, come to success. How is it possible that you ask God for success? Do not arrive in time to fulfill the right of?”* *If you are facing a delay in your affairs and social life, such as livelihood, marriage, work or health, then examine your prayer to see if you are not...

 - Life, in general, is a constant waiting game. We are always waiting for something - a taxi, a text message, the next meal, the next holiday, an opportunity, forgiveness, etc etc. But how do we wait?  Do we put our lives on pause as we wait? Do we burden ourselves by persistently overthinking as we wait? Are we distracted while we wait?  I believe the "wait" gets torturous the moment we start questioning Allah's plans for us. Because that is when our Trust in our Rabb starts shaking, and so the real test is in the wait.  And what we do as we wait says a lot about our faith. When we wait with 100% trust in Allah's plans, gratitude takes over the place of anxiousness. Because we know with full conviction that as we wait, He is gently preparing us for what He has already perfectly planned for us. And when we wait with beautiful patience, we unde...