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The Safe Haven of Imaan
There are approximately 195 countries in the world today, and Muslims can perhaps be found in every single one of them. Yet, the unfortunate reality today is that most Muslims live in countries dominated by non-Muslims. Though there may be some degree of freedom to practice Islam, there are very few – if any – places left in the world where a pure 100% Islamic environment can be found. On account of living as a minority among the disbelievers, …
Du‘aa at Forty
In Surah Ahqaaf, Allah Ta‘ala mentions a very profound and comprehensive du‘aa to be made when a person reaches the age of forty. The du‘aa is as follows:
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِيْ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِيْ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِيْ فِيْ ذُرِّيَّتِيْ إِنِّيْ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّيْ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ
“O my Rabb, enable me to become grateful for Your favour that You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and to …
Allah Provides in Every Place
The grandson of the renowned saint, Shaqeeq Balkhi (rahimahullah), explains that at one time in his life, his grandfather owned three hundred villages. However, when he passed away, he did not even own sufficient cloth with which he could be enshrouded, as he had sent everything ahead (to the Hereafter by spending it in sadaqah).
He thereafter related the following incident which became one of the catalysts for this major change in his life:
In his youth, Shaqeeq Balkhi …
