My message to you today is to be brave, to be strong, to look for support, to look for courage, to look for strength for yourself, but also for our brothers and sisters in Palestine. And to realize that there is hope.
What Does the Quran Say About Marriage?
One of the barriers and obstacles to marriage today is the complexity that we have put into it. The Prophet ﷺ said that the most blessed of marriages are those that are aisar. Those that are the easiest, the most simple, that are not so complicated.
How to Help Our Brothers and Sisters in Palestine
It is our obligation to use our blessings to support our brothers and sisters who are suffering from war and from crisis and from oppression and from injustice.
Names of Allah: Al-Wadud, The Loving
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate, Honorable Owner of the Throne, Effecter of what He intends. (Surah Al-Buruj, Quran 85:14-16)
Friendship in Islam
I ask that He helps us to find those close friends who bring us closer to Allah (swt). Who can be those people that on the Day of Judgment, they will bear witness for us and we will bear witness for them. That they will testify for us and we will testify for them. That may we be with those people under the shade of Allah’s throne.
Understanding Suffering in Islam
We ask “why did Allah do this?” But the people suffering say, “Let me worship my Lord. Let me spend my last minutes on earth praising and thanking Allah.”
Helping Others in Islam
May Allah SWT help us to help others. May we be merciful towards others, so that we may receive the Mercy of Allah SWT. May Allah SWT make us like that light rain that wherever it goes, it brings help and support to those who need it. May Allah SWT help us to follow the way of the Prophet (pbuh) who helped everyone around him and was that source of help and support for everyone around him.
What Does the Quran Say About Wealth?
Man’s love of wealth is intense, and Allah criticizes man’s love for wealth. But at the same time, Allah uses the word خَيْرٌِ for wealth. خَيْرٌِ in Arabic means good. So that wealth can be used as a means of good or it can be used as a means for evil. It is simply a tool. So how have we utilized our wealth?
Racing Towards Good
There is so much goodness when we don’t delay… Allah says, “run and rush and race to forgiveness from your Lord.” Do not delay until tomorrow… We don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow.
What Does the Quran Say About Racism?
The best thing about Islam that attracted him to Islam? He said, “when I went to the masjid. Then I saw black. I saw white, I saw yellow. I saw brown. I saw all colors together, standing in prayer, shoulder to shoulder.”