Religion becomes a hollow shell of its former self when ritual remains and thoughtful reflection disappears.
The most important investment of our time is in our people and in our youth.
Regret is a form of punishment itself.
Just because you’re a Believer, doesn’t mean you’re safe from the Hell-fire.
Allah will intervene into our emotional states. He can give you tranquillity again; whether it’s anxiety, fear, grief, anger – whatever emotion, whatever thing that’s happened that has left you scared, Allah can remove that scar entirely.
When Allah grants us the sense to ask Him for forgiveness, then He has granted us a huge favor. It’s a sign that He wants to forgive us.
The real Da’wah to Islam is the character of a Muslim.
People of dua are optimistic by definition. They know that dua and thoughts like ‘unlikely’ or ‘impossible’ don’t coexist.
Self-restraint in speech, food, entertainment, and vanity is the most essential fundamental of spiritual growth.
What you desire is what you want, what you have is what Allah wants.
Some of the toughest ayaat in the Quran have Allah’s name “ar-Rahman” in them to make it clear that just because Allah is the Most Merciful, it doesn’t mean He’s not going to carry out justice.
The word Ilaah means something that deserves to be worshiped AND obeyed at the same time. It is not enough to worship Allah through rituals. We have to give His obedience precedence over our desires in every situation of our life.
The definition of Ar-Rahman: The fact that we only take from Allah and He only gives; we never thank but He still gives; we rarely remember Him but He still increases in love for us.
People run after respect in this world. We think respect will come from our money, car, the brand of our clothing, and the connections we have with powerful people. Dignity and respect will only come when we take Allah as our teacher.
A time when morality will keep shifting, you need something that stands straight and can stay in place.
You can’t master the Quran, it masters you.
When ignorance is passed down for a long time without giving it a second thought, it leads to evil because you are doing it without knowledge.
To Allah there’s no difference between salah and iman.
We have certain practices that have nothing to do with Islam today. And we consider them staple parts without questioning whether they are really part of the deen or not.
My Master, no doubt about it, whatever good you have sent down my way, whatever you have descended – sent down towards me – of any kind of good; no doubt about it, I am desperately in need of it’.