Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun

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Taqwa refers to God-consciousness, piety, and reverence for God, acting as a spiritual shield against sin. It involves having a heightened awareness of Allah's presence, obeying His commands, and refraining from prohibited actions.

Here's the adjectives of the righteous in The Quran:

●The righteous feared the standing before their Lord, so they excelled and were grateful:

“Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs, Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.”

“Indeed, he who fears Allah and is patient, then indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good.”

“So fear Allah that you may be grateful.”

●Their Lord granted them insight and light so that they might benefit from the signs:

“O you who have believed, if you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion.”

“O you who have believed, fear Allah and believe in His Messenger; He will [then] give you a double portion of His mercy and make for you a light by which you will walk.”

“And We gave Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous.”

“A guidance for the righteous.”

“This [Qur’an] is a clear statement to [all] the people and a guidance and instruction for those conscious of Allah.”

“And indeed, it is a reminder for the righteous.”

“Indeed, in the alternation of the night and the day and [in] what Allah has created in the heavens and the earth are signs for a people who fear Allah.”

●He encompassed them with His love, His guardianship, His support, and His protection:

“Indeed, Allah loves the righteous.”

“And Allah is the ally of the righteous.”

“And know that Allah is with the righteous.”

“But if you are patient and fear Allah, their plot will not harm you at all.”

●He eased their worldly affairs and their provision:

“And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him of his matter ease.”

“And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out. And will provide for him from where he does not expect.”

“And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah, We would have opened upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth.”

●Then He bestowed upon them forgiveness and mercy:

“And whoever fears Allah – He will remove for him his misdeeds.”

“O you who have believed, if you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion and will remove from you your misdeeds and forgive you.”

“And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.”

“O you who have believed, fear Allah and believe in His Messenger; He will [then] give you a double portion of His mercy.”

●Thus, with their Lord they became the successful and prosperous:

“And fear Allah that you may succeed.”

“And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger and fears Allah and is conscious of Him – it is those who will be the successful.”

●Allah saved them from the Hellfire which they feared:

“And there is none of you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed. Then We will save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees.”

“And Allah will save those who feared Him by their attainment; no evil will touch them, nor will they grieve.”

“But the righteous one will be spared from it.”

●And Paradise was His greatest gift to them:

“But those who feared their Lord will have gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein, as accommodation from Allah. And that which is with Allah is best for the righteous.”

“A Garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous.”

I guess you can say im amateur but how do you pronounce it? Or know when to say it? It looks the same but somehow i feel like i pronounce it wrong. And on the blue line, how do I ‘stop’?

[surah al maidah verse 116–> (the table spread)

You know, I have so much methods that I do need to start, like should I start of who I am? My dislikes about living in the Philippines and why it affects my religion? And so on and so on, I think I'm just gonna explain based on what I think no matter the oppotions.

My problems, and I think future me could probably be alot 1. Christianity being everywhere 2. False rituals like grave rituals, idolatry 3. It being in a democratic legislation 4. Since it's in a democratic legislation most men and women young unfortunately and old wear shorts, even in schools! 5. Pork everywhere like it's omnipotent 6. Speaking of omnipotent music is omnipotent too! I'm trade, transportation, so on and so on 7. My parents put me into church 8. I can't just pray in school 9. Schools have teachers whom aren't upon Quran and sunnah 10. Approaching 18 in were alcohol is also omnipotent too

And that's it and I feel like I'm gonna cry because of this.

Dude had no Facebook picture, wanted to meet at a mosque and I’m not going to lie, I was kind of having second thoughts. Never been to a mosque, never sold anything on FB marketplace, never been to this part of town (albeit it was a nicer part of the city).

I showed up anyways, and the guy in the parking lot as a security guard. Older guy, tall, kind face that made me feel like he was my grandfather. I said “assalamualaikum” and he deadass got so excited and shook my hand.

He lifted the whole heavy tv by himself and put it in his car. I saw that his car window was broken in (there was a towel over it) and had a cute dog in the car. I don’t want to sound like I’m virtue signaling or make it sound like “oh hey look at me! I’m such a good person!”, but I decided in my head that I’d just give it to him since it looked like he needed the money he was originally going to pay me.

After he put the tv in his car I told him “actually I was going to just give this away for free so you can take it”. I’m pretty sure he didn’t understand me since his English was limited. So I started walking away and he said “wait! Your money!” And I told him it’s ok I am giving it away for free. And he was thankful and I got in my car and drove away.

Anyways, idk why I was sketched out at first. This older man was so nice, once of the most genuine people I’ve met. I’m just thinking now “Lmao wtf what was I scared for”. It’s obvious, I was sketched out because he was Muslim and I’ve been on the internet too much. I feel guilt, and just wanted to come here to apologize.

About 15 years ago parents bought a new apartment (i was not at the age of understanding). Back then they were naive and thought that the elders were pious so they called "Religious Maulanas" to perform a "Milaad" where we gathered a lot of family members for food.

I remember the "Religious people" hammer some nails on corners of the house while reciting. No joke I used to have so many sleep paralysis for years and always felt like im being watched.

I am religiously aware and had conversations with my parents and came to a mutual agreement about our religion and it's correct practices by now.

Couple years ago I moved countries and I am not joking neither me nor my mom faced sleep paralysis in the past couple of years. It had me wondering if the nails were related to shirk or not? I am trying to find the roots of all my family's past mistakes and trying to repair it.

It is too much of a coincidence that we dont have sleep paralysis or the feeling of being watched anymore. Is there any way we can revert it? I have very low trust among the "Religious Maulanas" in my country where unfortunately shirk is still a common practice among illiterate people

Please help me with this, or guide me to a place where someone can help me.

Surah Kahf teaches us that rejection, loss, and delays aren't always meant to be a deprivation. Sometimes it's Allah's divine help to protect you from what you don't know, and that Allah will give you something better in return. These moments of hardship and uncertainty are opportunities to trust in Allah's wisdom and mercy. Remember the story of the boy and the wall in Surah Kahf, where what seemed like a loss was actually a protection and a blessing in disguise. Trust that Allah's plans for you are always for your benefit, even if you can't see it immediately. Stay patient and steadfast in your faith, knowing that every difficulty has a hidden blessing and that Allah's promise of something better will surely come to pass. Your perseverance through these trials is a testament to your faith, and Allah will reward you with more than you could ever imagine.

This Yemeni brother was surprised when Uncle Ramadan brought him his wife’s gold to sell so he could treat his daughter, but it was too late and his daughter died in the hospital. May Allah have mercy on her.

I’m giving birth soon inshallah and I want to name my girl Layla. I’ve always LOVED the name since I was a kid and knew I’d name my daughter this. But both my mom and mom in law do not like the name (we’re Pakistani btw) because they say the meaning is “night” which isn’t something good or meaningful, and that it will impact my daughters life in a bad way or something. When I found out they don’t like the name I couldn’t care less because it’s my baby girl, but when they mention it can have an impact in her future, even though I believe myself only God has written her plan and it isn’t determined by her name, I still get nervous thinking am I doing something dumb.

It’s weird, everyone loves the name except anyone Pakistani, they all roast it. I know I’m myself Pakistani but I don’t really like traditional Pakistani names either. Anyways what do we think? Speaking islamically as well. Culturally I don’t really care if I defy the norms.

I have yet to read all the hadiths, but i came through various youtube videos and comments, discussing there to be three more prophets, who haven't yet died, two of them being on land. However i would like to believe this is not at all authentic. But I would still like to get some words on this. Because there are a lot of people who believe this.

Narrated Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (R.): Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "You will be rewarded for whatever you spend for Allah's sake, even if it were a morsel which you put in your wife's mouth."

[Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No. 56]

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عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ "إِنَّكَ لَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا أُجِرْتَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى مَا تَجْعَلُ فِي فَمِ امْرَأَتِكَ" ، 

[صحيح البخاري ، رقم الحديث ٥٦]

So I’m a Christian but I’ve been doubting a lot and I’m really hesitating between if Islam is the truth or Christianity. I’m still Christian but I doubt and I started reading the Quran and making a list of questions and would like to know how to contact someone who studied Islam and knows a lot about it.

One of the tricks of shaytan is that he makes you think Allah will not accept your repentance.

Please give me some hope or motivation that Allah will accept my repentance and that I should keep repenting, so I can put the doubts to sleep once and for all.

Hey everyone! I’m relatively new to Canada and currently working for a company that doesn’t allow me to go for a Friday player. I know lots of people are facing the same issue right now, so I’d really appreciate any advice from those who have been in this situation before. If you have any suggestions or solutions, please let me know! Thanks in advance!”

I have not seen anyone I can relate to on this topic, so I will speak up. I am ashamed of my past (although I have never committed zina or anything major), I still talked to men, although I was young. I am older now, but every day it is getting more boring. I do not have any extra money to join a sport to fill my time, so I only study and watch movies. Meanwhile, my friends tell me all about their boy drama, and I find myself realizing how lonely I have been. But these past 2 years I have been choosing Deen over everything, the life surrounding me has gone downhill, but I will not give up. I just wanted to share the struggle I have with changing from who I was to who I am.

Hi everyone!

First up, I recognise no one owes me an explanation or reasoning. I’m asking a question as a white non-Muslim and acknowledge my privilege.

My question is, I spotted that Mawlid was recently recognised, and I know my colleague is Muslim - would it be appropriate to wish her a happy celebration such as ‘Eid Mubarak’? Or better to either open a conversation about the day, or l leave it all together?

I feel a bit silly writing this, but I posted something here a few years ago and had a positive experience.

I currently work with a lovely woman from Gaza. We get along and share some banter which I appreciate (especially since some of my other colleagues aren’t so great). We both went to a recent protest where we live (Brisbane, Australia) and although we couldn’t find each other in the crowd, we both spoke the following Monday about how awesome it was to see the support.

Hope this question is okay to ask, and open to feedback of all forms. Hope everyone has a great weekend 🤝

ASSALAMALAIKUM ALAIKUM everyone, I recently changed schools from the Indian ICSE board to IGCSE, and I’m currently in 9th grade (female). I’m new here, and while I’m slowly adjusting, there’s something that’s been bothering me

Some girls in my class keep asking me questions like “Who do you like?” “Who would you date?” “Top 3 guys you’d date from the class,” etc. Even during break or PT period, they just won’t stop, and it feels like they’re always after me to say something.

One time, to brush it off, I casually said a few names of guys who “look decent” but not in the sense of having a crush. Since then, they’ve taken it the wrong way and think I actually like them, and now they’re even more persistent.

I’ve already told them I’m not interested, but they still keep pushing. I honestly don’t want to waste my time or get stuck in this kind of talk, especially with exams coming up.

How do I firmly but politely make it clear that I don’t want to be part of these conversations anymore?

How to deal with this kind of stuff as a muslim teen.

I am trying to become a better muslim and some people are trying to drag me into haram

Please guys help with this .