Lean into a Verse | In the Shade of Ramadan Ep. 6 When you come across that verse that stirs something in your heart, pause. Go back and recite it again. Recite it over and over, giving time for the verse and its meanings to interact with your heart. That feeling you felt, that flicker of emotion, is what it feels like when the divine revelation reacts with your soul. Watch the 2-minute episode:

The Prophet (s) and the Companions used to spend time repeating single verses over and over, sometimes for the entire night. We can practice this by noticing when a verse resounds with us and stopping to dwell on that verse for some time, rep

The people of Paradise will look back and say, 'it was all worth it.' The people of Hellfire will look back and say, 'none of it was worth it.'

Bismillah ﴿وَأَمْدَدْنَـٰهُم بِفَـٰكِهَةٍۢ وَلَحْمٍۢ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ﴾ 'And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.' (52:22) Their hunger will not be like the hunger of the world. Their cravings will not bring harm or guilt. In Paradise, food will be joy — abundant, effortless, free from toil. Whatever the soul longed for but could not have, whatever the heart desired but was out of reach — it will come to them, without struggle, without limit. This is not just food. It is the healing of every unmet need. The comfort of every deprivation faced with patience. ﴿يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًۭا لَّا لَغْوٌۭ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌۭ﴾ 'They will p

Day 27: when pain is no longer painful - Allah al-Barr 'When we were still with our families [on earth] we used to live in fear–– God has been gracious to us and saved us from the torment of intense heat - We used to pray to Him: He is the Good, the Merciful One.' (52:26-28) Many of us go through hardship. The difficulties can sometimes feel unbearable. We might suffer a traumatic event that stays with us long after the incident is over. The world we live in guarantees trials and tribulations. But there is also beauty and kindness. Indeed, in the hadith that tells us Allah has apportioned His mercy into 100 parts, and sent down to the earth one and kept 99 for Himself - it affirms