The Strong Believer Who can tell me a strong believer during the time of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ? Yes! There are so many of them, like Umar, Hamza, Khalid ibn Walid, az-Zubayr ibn Awwaam, Nusaibah, and Ali (may Allah be pleased with them). Before Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) became Muslim, the Muslims would not pray publicly in front of the Ka’ba. They would be beaten and hurt if they attempted to do so. But, when Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became Muslim, he went directly in front of the Ka’ba to pray. When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ commanded the Muslims to perform the hijrah (migration from Mecca to Medina), many Muslims did so at night so as not to be seen by the Qurayshi tribes that wanted to keep them in Mecca. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) on the other hand, declared his migration and threatened anyone that attempted to stop him. Abdallah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 'Umar's submission to Islam was a conquest, his migration was a victory, his khalifa (period of rule) was a blessing, I have seen when we were unable to pray at the Ka’ba until Umar submitted, when he submitted to Islam, he fought them (the pagans) until they left us alone and we prayed.' There is a phrase in the Qur’an where Allah ﷻ commands Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) and Prophet Yahya (peace be upon him) to take the book with determination- فَخُذْهَا بِقُوَّةٍ fa khuth-ha bi quwwa (take it with power) . What do you think it means to take the book with determination, or with power? While the Qur’an is definitely a book that is soothing for our souls, it’s also supposed to empower us and strengthen us, so we can then go forth and empower others by it as well. When we practice what is in the Qur’an, it allows us to remain upright and builds our spiritual muscles as well. Just like you have to train to grow your physical muscles, you have to keep training for spiritual muscles too. What are some ways we can train our spiritual muscles?
الهيئة العالمية لتدبر القرآن الكريم
9mo agoAl-A'raf (7:145)
* لقد ترك فسق الأمم شواهد عقوبة تُنبي الآخِرَ عن غضب الله على الغابر، فهل من عبرة يستلهمها الناظر إلى تلك المناظر؟!
* من فقه الدعوة أن تبدأ بالدعوة إلى الأحسن، كالترغيب في الواجبات والترهيب من المحرمات، ثم تصل إلى الدعوة إلى الحسَن؛ كالحث على المستحبات، والتحذير من المكروهات.
* المنهج الذي تشرعه العقيدة في وحدانية الله منهج يغيّر أسلوب الحياة البشرية بجملتها، فلا ينبغي أن يُؤخذ في رخاوة ولا تميُّع ولا ترخُّص.
* الوظائف العظيمة بحاجة إلى أخذها بقوة وعزيمة، فكتاب الله الذي هو أساس الديانة إنما يؤخذ بقوَّة وجدّ؛ لتكوين الفرد والأمة تكوينًا صالحًا ثابتًا.
* أيها الداعية، هيئ الأرض قبل إلقاء البذر، واسلك سبيل التحلية بعد التخلية، فالقلوب بحاجة إلى الإيقاظ بالعظات قبل إعلامها بتفاصيل الأحكام ا
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