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Dynamic Daily Du‘aas
A Muslim strives to remember Allah Ta‘ala at every moment of his life, and Allah Ta‘ala, in His infinite kindness and generosity, is always prepared to bless His servants and shower His favours upon them. Hence, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) has taught us specific du‘aas to be made on specific occasions. If we have to learn and punctually recite the sunnah du‘aas relevant to the various daily activities and occasions, there will hardly be a moment where we will not be turning …
In the Footsteps of Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam)
(Abu Muslim Al-Khawlaani [rahimahullah] #1)
Towards the end of the blessed life of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), there was a man named Aswad ‘Anasi who took over Yemen by force and proclaimed prophethood. Among the people that he summoned was ‘Abdullah bin Thuwab, Abu Muslim Khawlaani (rahimahullah).
When Abu Muslim (rahimahullah) stood before him, he asked him, “Do you testify that Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) is the Rasul of Allah?” Abu Muslim (rahimahullah) replied, “Yes.” Aswad ‘Anasi next …
The Reality of Death
Just as our sustenance, down to the last morsel, has been decreed long before our birth, our life, down to the last breath, has been similarly decreed. Hence, we have a limited amount of breaths to take, and, with every breath, we draw nearer and nearer to our death.
Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) has described the reality of death and our limited breath in the following verses:
حَيَاتُكَ أَنْفَاسٌ تُعَدُّ فَكُلَّمَا مَضَى نَفَسٌ …
