In Surat An-Nur, Allah Almighty reassures us that He never breaks His promises: ‫وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنكُمۡ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَیَسۡتَخۡلِفَنَّهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمَا ٱسۡتَخۡلَفَ ٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ وَلَیُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمۡ دِینَهُمُ ٱلَّذِی ٱرۡتَضَىٰ لَهُمۡ وَلَیُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ خَوۡفِهِمۡ أَمۡنࣰاۚ یَعۡبُدُونَنِی لَا یُشۡرِكُونَ بِی شَیۡـࣰٔاۚ وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعۡدَ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡفَـٰسِقُونَ ﴿ ٥٥ ﴾ Allah has promised those of you who have attained faith and have done righteous deeds that He will most surely make them successors in the land as He made those before them successors, and that He will most......

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This collection of 33 duas has been specially selected by Shaykh Haytham Tamim, for their comprehensive nature and beauty. Beginning with 3 duas from the Quran, we have a selection of duas from hadith, including the best duas for forgiveness, dua Qunut, and dua istikhara to help in making decisions. At the end we have the deep dua of Imam Ghazali and Shaykh Haytham’s dua for peace in our troubled times. These supplications touch on various aspects of our lives, asking Allah, the One who loves us to call on Him, for......

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مناجاة إلهِي، لَقَد طَغَى الظُّلمُ وَالقَتلُ وَالتَّشْرِيدُ، وَاشْتَدَّتِ الظُّلماتُ، وَكثُرَ الطُّغَاةُ وَالموبِقَاتُ، وَازْدَادَتِ الفُرْقَةُ وَالخِلَافَاتُ.إلهِي، انقَطَعَ الرَّجَاءُ إِلَّا مِنْكَ، وَسُدَّتِ الطُّرُقُ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، أَنتَ الغَنِيُّ وَنَحْنُ الفُقَرَاءُ إِلَيْكَ، لَيْسَ لَنَا رَبٌّ سِوَاكَ نَدْعُوهُ، وَلَا إِلَٰهَ غَيْرُكَ نَرْجُوهُ، اَرْفَعْ عَنِ الأُمَّةِ الهَرْجَ وَالضَّيْمَ، وَالقَهْرَ وَالذُّلَّ، وَالظُّلْمَ وَالمَهَانَةَ الَّتِي نَحْنُ فِيهَا، اجْمَعْ قُلُوبَنَا عَلَيْكَ، وَوَحِّدْ صُفُوفَنَا، وَطَهِّرْهَا مِنَ المُنافِقِينَ وَالغَادِرِينَ وَالمُثَبِّطِينَ وَالخَائِنِينَ وَالمُخَذِّلينَ. إلهِي، لَا عُذْرَ لَنَا فَنَعْتَذِرُ، وَلَا حُجَّةَ لَنَا فَنَنتَصِرُ، وَلَكِنَّنَا جِئْنَاكَ مَسَاكِينَ مُتَذَلِّلِينَ، مُتَوَسِّلِينَ إِلَيْكَ لِرِضَاكَ، وَمُنْتَظِرِينَ لِفَرَجِكَ وَعَفْوِكَ وَمَغْفِرَتِكَ.نَسْأَلُكَ يَا غَفُورُ يَا رَحِيمُ بِحَقِّ قَوْلِكَ الكَرِيمِ: “سَبَقَتْ رَحْمَتِي غَضَبِي” أَنْ......

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One of the signs of the Day of Judgement is that time will pass quickly, knowledge will be lifted and there will be a great deal of fitan (trials and tribulations). In the narration, reported by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), he narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : ” يُقْبَضُ الْعِلْمُ، وَيَظْهَرُ الْجَهْلُ وَالْفِتَنُ، وَيَكْثُرُ الْهَرْجُ “. قِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَمَا الْهَرْجُ ؟ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا بِيَدِهِ ؛ فَحَرَّفَهَا كَأَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ الْقَتْلَ. رواه البخاري. “(Religious) knowledge will......

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The impermissibility of suicide In the Quran, Allah tells us of the sacredness of human life and the inviolability of the soul. It is a core principle. Allah has explicitly forbidden taking life unjustly, and suicide is considered impermissible in all major religions. Indeed, the unlawful taking of any life is a major sin. Allah is the One who gives life, and He alone is the One who has authority to take it. He says: ‫ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوۤا۟ أَنفُسَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رحيماً And do not kill yourselves .......

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One should not feel happy if they did not receive punishment when they did something wrong. It is very serious. Istidraj has been mentioned in the Quran twice – it appears in Surat al Araf and also in Surat al Qalam. What is istidraj? It is to receive blessings, wealth, success, or other worldly pleasures despite one’s disobedience or lack of faith. It is not a sign of Allah’s favour, but a period of time in which one can slip further from Allah’s grace, while thinking they have got away with it,......

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Signs of the end of time عَنْ أَنَسٍ رضي الله تعالى عنه قَالَ: لأُحَدِّثَنَّكُمْ حَدِيثًا لاَ يُحَدِّثُكُمْ أَحَدٌ بَعْدِي، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: “‏مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يَقِلَّ الْعِلْمُ، وَيَظْهَرَ الْجَهْلُ، وَيَظْهَرَ الزِّنَا، وَتَكْثُرَ النِّسَاءُ،وَيَقِلَّ الرِّجَالُ، حَتَّى يَكُونَ لِخَمْسِينَ امْرَأَةً الْقَيِّمُ الْوَاحِدُ ‏”‏‏.‏البخاري. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I will narrate to you a Hadith and none other than I will tell you about it. I heard Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) saying: From among the signs of the Hour are (the following): 1.......

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Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say, three days before his death: ‎وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَقُولُ:  «لَا يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ الظَّنَّ بِاللَّه». رَوَاهُ مُسلم ‘None of you should die except while having a good opinion of Allah.'”  (Muslim) This is confirmation that we should trust Allah, His power and His plans, especially when things are bitter in our lives. During these tough times, and it has been......

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In Surat al Isra, Allah Almighty says: ‫إِنَّ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ یَهۡدِی لِلَّتِی هِیَ أَقۡوَمُ وَیُبَشِّرُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ ٱلَّذِینَ یَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمۡ أَجۡراً كَبِیراً. وَأَنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡـَٔاخِرَةِ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لَهُمۡ عَذَابًا ألِيماً Indeed, this Quran guides to what is most upright and gives glad tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that for them there is a supreme reward, and that those who do not believe in the Hereafter—We have prepared for them a painful punishment. (17: 9-10) The Quran is the final revelation, sent by Allah Almighty through Angel Jibril......

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When is a democracy a dictatorship? The Quran is filled with ayahs that tell us to be just. Allah says: ‫كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَ ٰ⁠حِدَةࣰ فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِیِّـۧنَ مُبَشِّرِینَ وَمُنذِرِینَ وَأَنزَلَ مَعَهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ لِیَحۡكُمَ بَیۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فِیمَا ٱخۡتَلَفُوا۟ فِیهِۚ Mankind used to be one community, then Allah sent the prophets as bearers of glad tidings and as forewarners. And He sent down with them the Book with the truth to judge between mankind regarding whatever they differed over.  (2:213) Allah sent the divine Books to establish justice among people, nations, cities and......

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There are many verses in the Quran that encourage us to be truthful and to stick to our principles and to cling to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and not to compromise, no matter what the circumstances we find ourselves in. Allah is saying you can be with the truthful or with the liars, but there is no in-between position. The in-betweeners are the hypocrites. This is how the Quran differentiates between people. Surat al Baqarah begins with five verses describing true believers,......

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In Arabic, the word nasr (نصر) appears 33 times in the Quran. What does it mean? Nasr is commonly understood as “victory”. However, when you turn to the linguist, Ibn Faris (395 H), in “Mu’jam maqayees Al-Lughah” whose dictionary is a key reference in Arabic, the root word nasara (نصر) means ‘bringing or facilitating goodness. This was a surprising revelation, as it expands our understanding of nasr beyond just military or physical victory. It means that when you are granted nasr, Allah is facilitating goodness for you, guiding you towards success. It......

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