Spotted an old man keenly restoring Mughal era frescoes in Peshawar’s 17th century Masjid Mahabat Khan.
Every flower and every vine done anew. Ma Shaa Allah.
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي رَمَضَانَ وَأَعِنَّا عَلَى صِيَامِهِ وَقِيَامِهِ وَاجْعَلْنَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْمَقْبُولِينَ وَالْمَغْفُورِ لَهُمْ
O Allah, bless us in Ramadan, help us in fasting and standing in prayer, and make us among those who are accepted and forgiven
Dua of the Prophet ﷺ 🤍✨
My Lord, enrich me with wisdom, beautify me with gentleness, honor me with piety, and be good to me in preserving my health so that I may serve others.
(Ibn Abi Dunya)
Imam Hasan al-Basri said:
"Whoever performs acts of worship well and beautifully during their youth, Allah grants them wisdom in their older years."
Then, he recited this verse from the Quran:
Sometimes, you don’t realise you’re living in an answered du’a until after the moment passes. Then, when you think back you realise, Allah truly answered you in ways better than you asked for.
The shortest Friday Khutbah in Gaza:
The Imam said, ‘I don’t have the strength to speak due to hunger, and you don’t have the strength to listen due to hunger. Establish the prayer.’
We will be questioned by Allah about our phones: Did we use them to spread His message, or did we merely scroll aimlessly, seeking fleeting entertainment?
If Allah shields you from the phone's temptations, you'll never fully grasp the extent of His mercy.
This isn't a thread about the genocide in Gaza.
It's a thread about a likely genocide somewhere else: Ethiopia. But please don't scroll on and ignore it. This story deserves amplification.
The Muslim was never going to invent the atomic bomb, his code of honor wouldn’t allow him to annihilate entire cities from afar, nor avoid facing his enemy directly
If Allah had answered Yunus’ عليه السلام du’ā earlier, the whale would’ve coughed him out into the middle of the sea and he would’ve drowned. But out of His protection and mercy, Allah made him wait in the darkness, solitude and discomfort of the belly of the whale for a duration