In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Esoecially Merciful, One of the ways we know someone loves someone is when they follow or do things to please them. Actions indeed speak much louder than words. So if we love Allah deeply we will not feel sad, irritable or reluctant to follow His laws and commands. Instead, we will become eager, trusting His wisdom that is contained in the Qur’an and sunnah. One of the ways we develop our love for Allah is by reflecting upon His attributes, His in-numerous blessings and reflecting over the Qur’an; we must understand that the Lord of the worlds truly loves us, and He will never place us in a situation where the long term outcome isn’t a

Surah theme -Ankabut : surah emphasises that this life WILL come with trials for everyone. 29: 2 29:10 29:14 29:16

This is a long ayah, and sometimes such long ayahs are blessings as you put more of your time and effort into understanding them.

Just like a long or a big thing is based on some primary parts, so I discovered three parts in the whole ayah. In the first part, there is a reaction of people who are tested; in the second part, Allah exposes us; and in the third part, Allah asks a question to all of us.

Allah says there are some among the people who claim to believe, but whenever they are harmed, in the way of Allah, they take people's persecution as seriously as Allah's punishment. In this first part, I zoomed in on something that was obvious but still between the lines, hidden but prominent

Ibn ‘Abbâs narrates: Some people in Makkah accepted Islam and practiced Islam secretly. When the polytheists came out to Badr, they forced them to set out against their will, and some of them were killed with the polytheists on the day of Badr. The Muslims said: 'These Muslim fellows of ours were compelled to set out by them, so seek forgiveness for them.' Then this ayah came down: Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, 'In what [condition] were you?' They will say, 'We were oppressed in the land.' The angels will say, 'Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?' For those, their refuge is Hell - and

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Again, I’m here. When you were in receipt of Allah’s blessings you exclaimed through joy that you love Allah. Perhaps that might have been when you passed your exams, on the birth of your child, when you got the job you wanted, perhaps the house you purchased or the person whom you married. Life is indeed filled with all sorts of blessings. But, who you really are and what you have understood about Islam is determined through difficult situations. In difficult situations: - Do you become angry? - Do you run somewhere else other than Allah? - Do you see everything in a hopeless manner? - Do you become incredib