Life of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) - Part 27 -

Respite or Destruction

The non-Muslims of Mecca once asked the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, to turn a mountain in Mecca, Mount Safa, into gold for them and to move away the mountains so that they could grow crops. He was told by Allah, the Exalted, that it was up to him to decide whether to give respite and ignore their foolish request or if he desired Allah, the Exalted, would fulfill their request. But if they disbelieved in Islam after that they would be completely destroyed just like the previous nations who rejected the open signs of Allah, the Exalted, were completely destroyed. The Holy Prophet Muhammad, peac

Ibn ‘Abbâs narrates: Quraysh said to the Prophet: 'Supplicate to your Lord to turn as-Safâ into gold for us, and we will believe in you.' He said: 'Will you, really?' They said: 'Yes.' He then supplicated, and Gabriel came to him and said: 'Your Lord sends His greetings to you and says: ‘If you wish, as-Safâ will turn to gold for them. Then whoever still disbelieves from among them after that, I will punish him like I have never punished anyone of the creation before. Or, if you wish, I will open the door of repentance and mercy for them.' He said: 'No, the door of repentance and mercy.' [Authentic: Narrated by Imam Ahmad (2166, 3223), and al-Bazzâr in Kashf al-Astâr (2224), and at-Tabarân

AL ISRAA SERIES Ayat 58 - 65 The Root Of Arrogance Arrogance is a sinful trait that invites divine destruction. Destruction not only to the self but destruction to an entire nation. The first recorded act of arrogance happened in the Heavens when Iblis laknatullaah (LA) disobeyed Allah SWT out of his misplaced feelings of superiority over Adam AS. From here, we can trace the root of arrogance. It is Iblis' LA feeling of superiority that led him to not only disobey Allah SWT but to go as far as blaming Allah SWT for his downfall! Sadly, arrogance became a characteristic that humans would adopt and it led to disobedience against Allah SWT on a large scale. Throughout history, natio

The fifteenth juz of the Qur’an contains all of Surah al-Israʾ, also known as Surah Bani Israʾil, and the bulk of Surah al-Kahf, ending at verse seventy-four of Surah al-Kahf in the middle of the story of Prophet Musa AS. Surah al-Israʾ and Surah al-Kahf complement each other and flow together. Surah al-Israʾ begins with tasbiḥ, while Surah al-Kahf begins with taḥmid, these are the two primary forms of dhikr by which we remember Allah. Both of these are Makkan surahs from the late Makkan period focused on miracles, answered duʿas, and Allah’s Power and Wisdom. These themes continue in the next juz with Surah Maryam and Surah Taha as well. Surah al-Israʾ is named in reference to the P

Bilal May Allah be pleased with him stopped giving the athan after the prophet peace be upon him passed away as it would remind him of the blessed prophet. I never truly understood this concept untill I had to recite these surahs after my mother الله يرحمها passed away. Tbh I’ve been avoiding these surahs because of the emotional weight they have on me now. I still love these Surah , but there is this memory attached to them now that I recited these a lot by my mother’s death bed. Even walking through the streets that I passed by while talking to my mother, somehow remind me of her. Subhan Allah Sometimes I almost accidentally pick up the phone and dial her I trust t

When we think about the Journey Prophet S~ made, we make the same Journey 5X a day. The prayer was honored by Allah swt during this journey. While we reflect upon meeting Allah swt, He is honoring us with the same Journey and experience daily. You and I make Isra/Miraj every time we perform our Salah. When we stand, prostrate, go on our sujud, we are closest to Allah swt. Our prayers can be a great experience if we can make the effort. Do you remember that sincere prayer you made once ? where you made wadhu carefully, took the time to recite, and enjoyed your salah ? Now imagine working on such experience daily, or once a week. Our salah is our Journey to Allah swt- While we reflect up