Sometimes it’s hard to know
Whether the journey should continue or come to a halt
Continue reading “So close … yet so distant – JustSomeThoughts”Sometimes it’s hard to know
Whether the journey should continue or come to a halt
Continue reading “So close … yet so distant – JustSomeThoughts”Date: 9th Dhul Hijjah 10AH
Location: Mount Arafat, Makkah
Significance: Day of Arafah
Continue reading “The Farewell Sermon”But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you. And perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah knows, while you know not.
[2:216]
A stranger wrote to me, the following.
Continue reading “Friendship”Assalamualaikum people, how’s life (lemme know down bellow).
I feel like I say this in almost every post (the title), but you can’t blame me, since my consistency here is spectacular. Honestly I should get an award for being the most inconsistent blogger ever. Anywayy life’s been a bit crazy, I’ve been TRYING to multitask things and do more than one thing because studying alone is too boring (but of course, still VERY important). Yh so that hasn’t really been working so well.
Continue reading “I’m alive – kinda.”What is Nifaq?
In short it is hypocrisy and/or deceit
What Allah (swt) and the Prophet (saw) have said regarding it:
Continue reading “An Internal Disease: Nifaq”I’ve been teaching for a while now Alhamdulillah. Through experience and with the inspiration from my own teachers I have come to learn that it is important to have mercy on students.
Continue reading “Have Mercy on the Student | JustSomeThoughts”Different individuals require a different approach. Some people need to be told bluntly. A few tend to listen when a third party tells them instead of hearing it from their own kin/kith. Some need a harsh reminder to give them a wakeup call. Others we can give them advice without going into detail and they get the message. There are times where people will want a daleel after daleel. Many require a soft approach or just a gentle reminder. Some people just don’t listen and seem to not care. At times we may get caught up into the affairs of others and neglect ourself. Nevertheless,
You, yourself try to:
At the end of the day we should try to be a prime example although we may not be perfect ourselves. Leading by example can slowly motivate others.
I’ve been learning about how to learn recently. Thought I’ll share some of the points that I took from the course.
‘Uthman bin ‘Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “The best amongst you is the one who learns the Qur’an and teaches it.”
[Bukhari]
Abu Umamah (ra) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “Read the Qur’an, for it will come as an intercessor for its reciters on the Day of Resurrection.”
[Muslim]
Ibn Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.”
[At- Tirmidhi]
When you set yourself a target to memorise the Quran, learn tajweed or to recite: