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"As 21st-century people, we are born into technology. We can use it very well and we are surrounded by it. We use smart phones and we have lots of applications on them. They facilitate our lives, help us, guide us and even entertain us. Sometimes we have to update them, and we do it automatically. We think that if we don't update them, we can't use them properly. Updating apps remind me of Allah's divine book. Why don't people update their holy book while they consider it very normal to update their apps?The Holy Quran is an update to the Bible that was written by the Almighty God and sent through an angel to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to guide humanity. I don't know why people update their

"We don't belong to this world. We don't choose our country, our city, our family, our relatives, or even our children. We have a family and relatives, but none of them were chosen by us. Isn't it weird? All of them were chosen for a purpose by our Creator, who knows us best. 'Your wealth and children are only a test, but Allah 'alone' has a great reward' (At-Taghabun 64:15). If we were asked to choose—our children, family, parents, and relatives—would we choose the exact same ones, or if we had the chance, would we change them?""It is clear that we weren't asked about them. Allah has chosen them, so we should be content and pleased with His choice. Otherwise, we cannot be happy. If our fam

Assalamualeykum dear sisters and brothers I have a two years old doughter. She plays hide and seek with her brother and sister. I'm watching out for her. She is putting her hands on the wall and counting 1,2,3.. and then her brother and sister are hiding themselves. She wants to find them,while she is seeking them,she forgets seeking them and is hiding herself somewhere and waiting for them to seek her. At the same time, she is giggling loudly. This little kid reminds me this ayah:

'This worldly life is no more than play and amusement. But the Hereafter is indeed the real life, if only they knew.'(Al Anqabut, 64)

Like this little kid,

🔸We forgot about why we were in this world. 🔸We fo

Water, The Life Itself

' Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one United piece, then We parted them And We have made from water every living thing.' Al-Anbiyaa, Ayar 30

Many of us read or heard this verse many many times. I was pondering about water and suddenly I remembered a part from this ayah ' We have made from water every living thing.'

When we think, hear, see or touch water we say ' yeah, it is water, just water, not very special, not very complicated. It is simply water. In fact, it is unique in this simplicity. When we search it deeply it is so complicated and unique as its Creator is Unique and The One.

Our whole world i

Oh, my Lord, make turn us to you, keep us staying at your door. Oh Allah, make us do for you, serve for the sake of you, give for the sake of you, take for the sake of you . Clear our hearts to be the place of other loves except your love. Prevent us from doing forbidden things. Prevent our outside from commiting sins. Prevent our inner Side from shirk. Oh Allah, take our ego (nafs) from our hands, rescue us and let us reach you. Ameen, ameen, ameen.

What is Ramadan? Is it only to keep yourself from eating and drinking? What is the meaning of Ramadan? ➡️If Ramadan is ; not to break heart, to touch one's heart, although s/he has the power to do evil but doing nothing for the sake of Allah ✅be blessed and peace be upon you. If Ramadan is ; ➡️to keep his/her tongue clean, to thank Allah for his/her rizq(sustenance) and bounties , to share his/her problem with only Allah, to advise only the truth, ✅be blessed and peace be upon your tongue fast. If Ramadan is ; ➡️to avoid looking at haram, to look beautiful, to see the beautiful, to judge with good intention what s/he sees, ✅be blessed and peace be upon your eye fast.

Al-Faatiha and Al-Fattaah Quran begins with Al-Faatiha. It means the first or opening surah of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as the five prayers. We repeat Al-Faatiha 40 times a day but why?Have you ever thought about it or the first ayah which was revealed to our Prophet (PBUH) was 'READ' however Quran begins with Al-Faatiha? When we mention about Al-Faatiha we also have to mention about one of the name of Allah, Al-Fattaah. I believe what Allah has done , it has a special purpose. Let's think over it. To understand the issue better , imagine that there is a magnificent palace. You want to see it but you can't e

Do you love stories? Writing stories? Reading stories? Do you believe everyone has a story? I do believe everyone has a unique story. Everyone's story has started, is going on and will be end one day. Life is a story. We know the starting point but we don't know when, where and how it will end. I believe the story that I thought was my life didn't start on the day I was born. The real story starts ➡️ when you know Allah, ➡️when you accept what comes from Allah, ➡️when you repent for your sins, ➡️when you seek for His refuge, ➡️when you are patient for His trials, ➡️when you keep Allah prior to everything, ➡️when you give and take for the sake of Allah, ➡️when you he

Ibrahim, 40: My Lord! Make me and those 'believers' of my descendants keep up prayer. Our Lord, accept my prayers. Children are gifts from Allah (S.W.T.) As Muslims, we are responsible for the well-being of our children physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is their right to grow up in a healthy and secure environment. The Prophet (SAW) mentioned in a hadith: 'Every one of you is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock.' There are many hadiths of Prophet (SAV) that tells us about the importance of taking care of our family. Besides providing proper nutrition and education for our children , praying for them is also part of our responsibility. As a mother

Al-Baqara, 168:O humanity!Eat from what is lawful and good on the earth and do not follow Satan's footsteps. He is truly our sword enemy. I believe Islam is the religion of standarts, orders and designs. Each verse of Quran makes us think. As a human being, we eat, sleep, have a rest etc. Quran mentions about how to eat. This ayah tells 'Eat from what is lawful and good on the earth.' This ayah is very inspiring. Islam is the religion of beauty and loves what is beautiful and good. We attach importance to our phycical appearence, clothes, comfort... etc. We must look handsome, beautiful and wear quality or smart clothes. We must have comfortable houses and beds...etc but I have to

True Jihad Spirit Fussilet 34: Good and evil can not be equal. Respond 'to evil' with what is best, then the one you are in a feud with will be like a close friend. Fussilet, 35: But this can not be attained except by those who are patient and who are truly fortunate. All verses of Quran not only give peace to hearts, minds but also arrange and how to behave in daily and social life. These verses are beautiful examples of how to behave in daily life. All verses of Quran are like stars in a dark night. Which one of the verses you follow, you can find the right path with it. In the light of these words, the Companion and the cousin of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Hazrat Ali (AS) applie

Travelling Everyday people travel from one place to another all over the world. When we look at we can see people who rush for not to miss their plane, train or bus in different places. Have you ever thought why do we travel? We travel for fun, for education, for experience that we haven 't had before, for curiosity to reach the right knowledge.... etc. What is your reason for travelling ? Some people visit places for the fulfilment of their dreams whereas some are inspired deeply by spiritual reasons. We can not give only one answer why people travel. Seeing beautiful places, exploring cultures and cuisines, trying different activities in different locations or travelling for w