A profound substitute

As-salaamu ‘alaykum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh,

In the arabic language, not a stone is left unturned. The language is so rich that even a concept like tanween has more to it than simply being a nunation attached to nouns. The arabs have divided tanween into four types. One type is known as Tanweenul ‘Iwad and its purpose is to [...]

So we strive

As-salaamu ‘alaykum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh,
Life is never easy but it is how you go about it that makes all the difference. So Allaah (exalted and glorified be he) has given us the key to success. In a characteristic that is scarce to find except with those who truly strive for the sake of Allaah. 

And seek help [...]

Ibraheem debates with the angels

As-salaamu ‘alaykum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh,

When Jibreel (alayhi salaam) and those with him came to Ibraheem (alayhi salaam) they said:

إِنَّا مُهْلِكُو أَهْلِ هَـذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ
Verily, we are going to destroy the people of this town…
[Al-Ankaboot:31]
 

He said to them: “Would you destroy a town that has 300 believers in it?”
 
They said: “No.”
He then said: “Will you destroy a town [...]

Most noble

As-salaamu ‘alaykum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh
 
 

 
Ibn Haajar Asqalaani (rahimahullaah) said in Fathul Baari:  We say, the Qur’aan is the most noble of all types of knowledge. So the one who learns it and teaches others; becomes the most noble than the one who teaches other than it [Qur'aan], even though he might teach something which becomes well established [...]

Recite from memory!

As-salaamu ‘alaykum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh,

“Trustworthiness was sent down in the depths of the heart of the people, then they learnt it from the Qur‘aan, and then they learnt it from the Sunnah.”
 

 
One of the worst habits that could have befallen upon the Ummah is the increase and negligence in memorising texts, from the Qur’aan to the [...]

Beyond Darkness

As-salaamu ‘alaykum warahmatullaahi wabarakatuh,
 

 
When the story of Yunus (‘alayhi salaam) is narrated to us in the Qur’aan it mentions about how he was in darkness.
 
Allaah (exalted and glorified be he) says:
 
وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَى فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ أَن لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
And (remember) Jonah, [...]

A watcher

As-salamu ‘alaykum warahmatullaahi wabarakatuh,
“The angel can see what is in the heart of the human being, either because Allaah informs him of it or because Allaah has granted him some knowledge by means of which he is able to find it out.
The former view is supported by the report narrated by Ibn Abi’l-Dunya from Abu [...]