Surah Al-An’am, Verse 125: [“When God desires to guide someone, He opens his breast to Islam; and whoever He wills to let go astray, He causes his breast to be constricted as if he had…
One of the important aspects of iyyaka na’budu is that we realize that various things will be required from us at various times, and some things will be more important than others. At any given…
“إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ” implies that the person who is saying it is yearning primarily for Allah (SWT). It is their greatest objective in life to reach Allah (SWT), and it is their greatest objective…
The last aspect of “إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ” that I would like to mention before moving on includes a pledge to remain obedient to Allah (SWT) in even the most adverse circumstances. In other words,…
“Allah,” whose name we are taking in basmala – there are many aspects to discuss the word itself. For example, we could talk about if it is derived from something or not. Regarding this, there…
The name Allah (SWT) – is it the same as the other beautiful names of Allah (SWT), or is there more importance or significance of one name over the other? Some scholars were of the…
The next words in the basmala are “ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ” and “ٱلرَّحِيمِ “ . “ٱلرَّحِيمِ” is also one of the proper names of Allah (SWT), or, as said before, an Ism ul-A’zam. It cannot and may not…
Before we start talking about the meanings of Al-Fatihah, something that ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya has mentioned in his books is that Allah (SWT) has revealed one hundred scriptures and four major books. The knowledge that…
The word “hamd” in the Arabic language is used for a very specific type of praise. This praise is for something which is in the control of the one who is being praised, and praise,…
We discussed a little bit about the word “hamd” and realizing that all of the good in this world comes from Allah (SWT). After this, Allah (SWT) mentions some of his names and attributes. The…
The word “Alameen” is plural of the word “Alam”, and “Alam” is a form of a noun that is used to denote a tool that is used for something. An example of this is khatim.…
Once a person has established their connection with Allah (SWT) by believing in him and acknowledging his attributes and expressing those attributes, it comes time for the slave who has recognized his master to pledge…
We have pledged to obey Allah (SWT) unconditionally and we have pledged that we will not allow anything to deter us from this objective. We have recognized Allah (SWT), his existence and beautiful attributed, and…
The word “نَسْتَعِينُ” is derived originally from the root word “awn,” which consists of the letters “ع”,“و”, “ن”.This word is used in the Qur’an to refer to assistance that is used or given to achieve…
We pledge to Allah (SWT) that we will seek assistance from him. The best way to do that would be do follow his instructions for seeking assistance. Allah (AWJ) says in the Qur’an, “O believers,…