05.18.08
This Life
“What is the life of this world but amusement and play? but verily the Home in the Hereafter – that is life indeed, if they but knew.”
~The Glorious Qur’an (Surat al-Ankabut, 29:64)
05.04.08
despair NOT of Allah’s Mercy
“Say: “O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah. for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Subhanallah!
~Qur’an (39:53)
we shall be tested
“Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere”
~Qur’an (2:155)
What is deceiving us?
“O man! What hath deceived you concerning thy Lord, the Most Generous, / Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee?”
~Qur’an (82:6-7)
Commanding the right
“Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant.”
~Qur’an (7:199)
remember Allah and He will remember us
“Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and reject not Faith.”
~Qur’an (2:152)
let us strive…
“And strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and under discipline). He has chosen you, and has imposed no difficulties on you in religion; it is the faith of your father Abraham. It is He Who has named you Muslims, both before and in this (Revelation); that the Messenger may be a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! So establish regular Prayer, give regular Charity, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector – the Best to protect and the Best to help!”
~Qur’an (22:78 )
disliking a good thing
“…But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not.”
~Qur’an (2:216)
yaa al-Mujeeb (the responsive)
“Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you…”
~Qur’an (8:9)
inshaa’Allah
“O my Lord! Build for me, in nearness to Thee, a mansion in the Garden…and save me from those that do wrong.”
~Qur’an (66:11)