Reminder: Despair is more hideous than the fire of hell
O soul! Beware, beware of despairing of the Spirit of God, and beware, beware of losing hope in His mercy. Truly, the heart’s turning…
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Guidance for Muslims living as minorities
An academic recently asked me to reflect on the situation of Muslims who live as minorities and are exposed to systemic injustices, marginalization, and, in some cases, threats to their lives and properties. These circumstances…
See the World Through the Eyes of Mawlānā Abū al-ʿIrfān Nadwī
In the history of human societies there is a strange yet repeatedly recurring tragedy: when a weakness becomes widespread, people begin to regard it…
Reminder: How ignorant you are of the beauty of Joseph!
How ignorant you are of the beauty of Joseph! You imagined that Joseph’s beauty was confined to the image, and you assumed that the…
Reminder: I made the Scale ashamed
When I presented my deeds on the Scale of God on the Day of Judgment, my soul trembled with shame, and the Scale itself…
Reminder: The stranger who loses the path of his journey
I was born in Paradise, beside the Lord of all worlds, and it was for me a homeland untouched by decay, a dwelling unchallenged…
Reminder: Do not be angered if you are called ignorant
Do not be angered if you are called ignorant; for does a person truly resent a title that he deserves? Indeed, the acknowledgement of…
Reminder: Then—death
What is life but a fleeting moment between dawn and sunset: it begins with a cry and ends in silence, passing like a drifting…
Reminder: Create another world
Wherever you cast your gaze, you behold rampant evil and blazing corruption; wherever you alight or journey on, trials receive you in succession like…
Reminder: Speech is headache itself
Indeed, speech, even when it adorns itself in the garb of intimate supplication and veils itself behind a curtain of secrecy, is headache itself,…
Reminder: A nation that cannot tell earthenware from pearls
We are a nation that cannot distinguish earthenware from pearls, nor clay from ruby; that does not discern between the sorcery of magicians and…
Reminder: Islam does not suit you, o you enamoured of comfort!
O you who are infatuated with comfort! O you who prefer safety above all, who delight in food and are devoted to drink, living…
Reminder: My darkness came from my purity
I am deeply enamoured of myself, profoundly deluded by her; I behold her in my eyes raised above her true measure, and I clothe…
Questions & Answers on Spirituality
View all Q&A →Knowing oneself through returning to the Dīn
My student, Abu Hanifah Dilawar, forwarded to me the following question: Assalāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu, Shaykh. This is a question from a Bangladeshi reader of the Bangla Facebook page who regularly reads your articles. They wrote: “I could…
Seeking help, crowdfunding, and mortgage
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh Shaykh. I pray you are well in sha Allah. I have a question. Can we apply for crowdfunding, or can we raise fund through such platforms once end up in financial hardship? Is it…
The nature of waswasah
Assalamu Alaykum Shaykh, My question is about how Shayatin can adversely impact our lives with their waswasahs? Do all mental health issues, such as overthinking and panic attacks, emerge from waswasah? How can we stop it? Are they signs of…