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Mar 2018

Lord of All the Worlds: We can only find our place in the universe by getting to know who created us All Praise unto Allah, Lord of the worlds The All Merciful, the Very Merciful The Master of the Day of Requital (1:2-4) The Qur’an begins with Praise of Allah Almighty, and then goes on to describe Allah as ‘Rabb’. Rabb means Lord, but as anyone can be a lord, (including the Arabic for ‘man of the house’, which is ‘rabb al bayt’) the full phrase is Rabbil Alameen – Lord......
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Mar 2018

How to address nobility When we communicate with Allah Almighty, how do we start? How can we express our needs to Him without being rude or gauche? All praise (and thanks) belong to Allah, Lord of all the worlds (1:1) Anyone appearing before majesty would feel inadequate, perhaps speechless unless they had been taught the correct manner of addressing nobility. So Allah Almighty has taught us the perfect etiquette for our dialogue with Him. Allah Almighty shows us the correct protocol of undertaking any task is starting with isti’adha (seeking His......
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Mar 2018

Traditionally we say bismillah before many things. Is it just cultural or is there more to it? And what happens if we don’t say it? In need of protection As accomplished as we think we are as a species, it just takes a mere glance from a plane to remind us just how tiny we are. A speck in the world, let alone in our grand, expanding universe. Not just small, we are utterly powerless. After all, life is a fatal condition. Unlike other species, who have wider vision, we can only......
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Mar 2018

How to perform ruqya Healing through the Quran Ruqya is treatment through recitation. Recite the following an odd number of times i.e. 1,3 or 7 times (7 is preferable). It is up to you how many times you recite these. Though you may only recite it once, or you can recite them as much as possible, such as 7 times each. However it has been the experience of shuyukh that reciting them all 3 times is a good practice. Surat al Fatihah Ayatul Kursi The last two verses from Surat al Baqarah Surat......
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Mar 2018

The Essence of the Entire Quran How the perfect beginning reflects the perfection of its Creator In the Name of Allah, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful. Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds The All Merciful, the Very Merciful The Master of the Day of Judgement. You alone we worship and from You alone we seek help. Guide us in the straight path The path of those on whom You have bestowed Your grace, not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have......
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