Uways al-Qarni (may Allah be pleased with him) was a man that the Prophet (peace be upon him) spoke about but never met. He told his Companions that if they ever met this man, because of his closeness to Allah (glorified and exalted is He) they should ask him to ask Allah to seek forgiveness for them, and he gave a description of Uways. The Prophet (peace be upon him) described his deeds in two ways: He said that Uways had leprosy and he asked Allah (glorified and exalted is He) to cure him from the leprosy except for a piece the size of a coin, a dirham. Uways was also a man who was very generous or would show extreme obedience to his mother, and because of the obedience to his mother, Allah (glorified and exalted is He) honoured him. Every year that people came for Hajj, ʿUmar ibn Khat.t.āb (may Allah be pleased with him) would ask caravans, particularly from Yemen, if Uways was among them. Eventually ʿUmar found him, and he started to question Uways about his description, where he was from, his tribe, and if he was the man that the Prophet (peace be upon him) spoke about. After establishing and understanding who this man was, and that he was indeed the Uways the Prophet referred to, ʿUmar requested him to seek forgiveness from Allah (glorified and exalted is He) for him. Usually in this narration, we focus on the part of the mother, from the fact that the greatest way to come closer to Allah is to honour your parents. Indeed, Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with him) says he knew of no other action that brings one closer to Allah than the honouring of one’s mother. However, in this instance we will focus on the prior sentence, which isn’t usually discussed in any explanation of the hadith and in the context of du ʿ ā’ . Uways (may Allah be pleased with him) suffered from leprosy and he asked Allah to cure him from his leprosy but to leave a dirham-size piece of leprosy on him. Why do you think he would do that? He did that because it was a reminder of the pain that he had suffered and the need to always be grateful to Allah (glorified and exalted is He) to have cured him. That’s a very powerful example of character. Many times we call upon Allah (glorified and exalted is He) in our desperation and ask Him to remove a hardship from us. We make promises to Allah (glorified and exalted is He) if He removes the hardship, but as soon as He does so we become heedless once again and we forget not only the blessings of the removal of the hardship but also the promises that we made. Hence this is an extraordinary lesson; when you are calling upon Allah (glorified and exalted is He) , asking for Him to relieve you of a hardship, ask also for a reminder of the lesson of that hardship, because the closest you are to Allah is often at your deepest moments of vulnerability and hardship, and you don’t want that to leave you. Often, when Allah (glorified and exalted is He) takes something away from you, He gives you something better, and the greatest thing that Allah can give you in exchange for something you lose in this world is Himself. That’s what Uways al-Qarni gained from his hardship, that deep relationship with Allah which he never wanted to forget, even as he wanted to be cured from his leprosy. May Allah (glorified and exalted is He) grant us humility and relieve us of our hardships, but do not allow us to forget the lessons that we learned from them, and may He grant us the best of this world and the Hereafter. Āmīn . One of the most touching and heartbreaking stories in the Sīrah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) or his Companions is the story of ʿAbdullah ibn Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) , the first child to be born in Madinah, who the Muslims carried and chanted Allāhu akbar, as he was in the hands of Abū Bakr as-Ṣiddīq (may Allah be pleased with him) and the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) , to dispel any idea that there was a curse surrounding the women of Madinah and their ability to give birth. He was born in resistance, his birth was resistance, and he died in resistance after his tragic assassination and crucifixion. As ʿAbdullah ibn ʿUmar mentioned, ‘I was there on that day when they carried him on the streets of Madinah chanting Allāhu akbar as he was born, and I was there on the day that they crucified him, and these ugly people that used the name of Allah were also chanting Allāhu akbar , just like those beautiful people who carried him as a child in the streets of Madinah and chanted Allāhu akbar as he was given life’. The people that murdered him chanted Allāhu akbar and took joy in his assassination; a very meaningful and powerful moment for us to reflect upon and appreciate the fact that ʿAbdullah ibn Zubayr was a person who stood against all the odds. He resisted the oppression of the Caliph, he resisted the oppression from other people, that were saying lā ilāha illa Allāh Muhammadur-Rasūllullāh (there is no God except Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet) and now he is standing before his mother, Asma’ bint Abū Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) , who was almost a 100 years old at that time. Asma’ was one of the first Muslims to deliver food to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and kept news of the Prophet and Abū Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) during the migration. She served Islam throughout her life, this woman who was beaten by Abū Jahl because of her service, and now her son is seeking advice from her on how to deal with suppression and she is comforting him and preparing him for that moment where he will be crucified and killed right next to the house of Allah (glorified and exalted is He) . If you want to learn more about Islamic spirituality and develop a more personal relationship with Allah, I highly recommend reading “Prayers of the Pious.”

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No one will have the power to intercede [with Allah], except for him who has taken a covenant with the All-Beneficent, (Maryam 19:87) One of the questions about the Qur’an is how do you interact with those verses? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said of ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿūd, ‘whoever wants to hear the Qur’an fresh, as if it was just recited, then let him listen to the qira’at of ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿūd’. And this is how he interacts with this particular verse and this idea of taking a covenant with Allah (glorified and exalted is He) . One of the things that we learn about Allah (glorified and exalted is He) is that He is too shy to turn away the hands of His sincere servants. So when you call upon Allah and you say, ‘O Allah! You never break your promises. You promised us mercy, so please show us mercy; You promised that if we do this, You will do that.’ It’s a very beautiful and powerful way to engage your Rabb, to engage your Lord, to engage your Sustainer. A Lord that loves to forgive, a Lord that loves to pardon, a Lord that loves to show mercy. May Allah (glorified and exalted is He) deliver us on the Day of Judgement, as He promised us that if we believe in Him and we turn to Him and obey Him to the best of our ability that He will deliver us with His mercy. May Allah (glorified and exalted is He) deliver us with His mercy and allow us to enter into the Gardens of felicity.

on Justice: The Prophetic Voice on Social Reform is a book that explores the Islamic concept of justice. It discusses the different dimensions of justice and guides how to create a more just society. It is a timely and essential book, and it will surely interest anyone concerned about social justice. There are some Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) who were so poetic with everything that they said and everything that they did. One of those is ʿAli ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) , the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet (peace be upon him) , and one of the first believers. ʿAli was near and dear to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and he resembled him in many different ways. This du ʿ ā’ is a narration of the qiyām du ʿ ā’ , the nightly prayer of ʿAli (may Allah be pleased with him) that he would stand and recite. It’s a long but poetic du ʿ ā’ , and at the end of it all ʿAli knows that no matter how much you praise Allah (glorified and exalted is He) , you will never be able to fully encompass the praise and the gratitude that He is due. As long as you call upon Allah and show gratitude and praise Him for His creation, praise Him for His mercy, praise Him for His bounties, praise Him for His forgiveness, Allah will not disappoint. No amount of praise can truly encompass the praise that He is due, because His mercy and benevolence exceeds all the praise that we could ever express. May Allah (glorified and exalted is He) allow us to praise Him as beautifully as ʿAli (may Allah be pleased with him) , this beautiful servant of His, and to not be let down and to be guaranteed Paradise as ʿAli was guaranteed Paradise. Āmīn . Ilāhī lā-tuʿadhib lisānan yukhbiru ʿanka, wa-lā ʿaynan tanẓuru ilā ʿulūmin tadullu ʿalayka, wa-lā yadan taktubu hadītha rasūlika; fabiʿizzatika lā-tudkhilanī al-nār My God, do not punish a tongue that informs about You, nor an eye that looks upon (Islamic) sciences which point to You, nor a hand that writes the Traditions of Your Messenger. So by Your honour, do not admit me into the Fire. Imam Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allah be pleased with him) was a great teacher and scholar who lived centuries after the Prophet (peace be upon him) . He would tell his students, if you make it to Jannah and you don’t find me then ask about me, and ask Allah (glorified and exalted is He) to enter me into Jannah as well. Imam Ibn al-Jawzi had sessions with thousands of people at a time, and he would cry out to Allah (glorified and exalted is He) and say, ‘O Allah! Do not punish me, because if you punish me people will say that Allah punished the one that used to teach us about him’. His argument in his du ʿ ā’ s and pleas to Allah (glorified and exalted is He) , like this one, were born out of a fear of hypocrisy: I’m teaching people about You, so don’t humiliate me because then they will say that Allah humiliated the one who taught them about Him. I’m guiding people to Jannah, I’m acting as an ultimate instrument of guidance, but if I do things or say things that are not pleasing to You that might cause me to be punished, don’t let it be that people show up in Jannah and they don’t find the one who taught them about You. This is one of the things we learn from the Prophet (peace be upon him) , to invoke Allah (glorified and exalted is He) with our good deeds; not out of arrogance but out of humility. When you are invoking Allah (glorified and exalted is He) recognize your shortcomings, or realize that you might not be the best of people and you need to rectify those flaws that you need to overcome. Become an instrument of guidance to His gardens, and out of His generosity and benevolence and honour, Allah will not enter you into the Fire.

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Prayers of the Pious provides spiritual gems that serve as valuable wisdom and practical advice for the soul. The Prophet of Mercy: The Life and Teachings of Muhammad is a book that provides a comprehensive overview of the life and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. It is written in a clear and engaging style, and it is sure to interest Muslims and non-Muslims alike.When we deal with a hardship, we often ask ourselves the reason we are being subjected to that hardship. We are told it is because of the great reward that can come as a result of it, if we internalize and act upon it in the way that the Prophet (peace be upon him) taught us to act in a time of hardship. You hear lessons of Allah (glorified and exalted is He) showering people who have been through hardship and trials with the mercy that He does, and you start to wonder if this is the only way one can gain the pleasure of Allah (glorified and exalted is He) ; as in the hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that Allah tests those whom He loves. So can we only attain the love of Allah through severe trials and tests? This is the sentiment that would be present in the Hereafter, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, ‘When ahl al-ʿāfiyah (people who were spared from hardship) see ahl al-balā’ (people who were tested) being rewarded by Allah in the Hereafter, they would wish to be returned to the world so that they would cut their skins’. So Allah (glorified and exalted is He) is the One who consoles and comforts, and Allah is the One who allots this immense reward for the struggles of the righteous. Hence the question: is there any way for us to attain a high position with Allah (glorified and exalted is He) without going through severe hardship? And how do we reconcile that notion with the du ʿ ā’ in the Qur’an: Adhhibi al-ba’sa rabba al-nāsi, wa’shfi anta al-shāfī lā-shifā’a illā shifā’uka shifā’an lā-yughādiru saqaman Remove the illness O Sustainer of Mankind. Cure the disease, for You are the One Who cures, there is no cure except Your cure. Grant me a cure that leaves no illness. the Maya coloane allama Gianni Haytham, ma Illa noon Oh Allah make me better than what they think of So, she makes this du ʿ ā’ for him, and there is no greater du ʿ ā’ than that of a mother and no more powerful a du ʿ ā’ than that of a person who is under oppression. There are so many themes that we can take from this du ʿ ā’ , the du ʿ ā’ of the oppressed, the du ʿ ā’ of the mother, the love and admiration that this mother had for her own child and what she saw in his standing and whimpering and crying out to Allah (glorified and exalted is He) ; how he struggled his entire life and lived the life of resistance. She not only mentions his sacrifices and his service, but she also asks Allah for the reward of her sacrifice and her service. Perhaps the most important lesson we can take from this is that Asma’ was privy to the fact that the death of her son would ultimately lead to her own death as well, as she was living at that point through her son. When ʿAbdullah ibn Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) was crucified, he was left crucified next to the Kaʿbah, and she would come out, this 100-year-old woman, and cry at his body and ask: ‘Isn’t it time for this noble warrior to come down. Isn’t it time for this body, this man to be honoured?’ She pleaded until eventually his body was taken down, and she died only a few days later. May Allah (glorified and exalted is He) be pleased with her and allow us to meet this beautiful woman, this powerful mother, who is a symbol of resistance, a symbol of righteousness in all circumstances, on the Day of Judgement. May Allah (glorified and exalted is He) be pleased with her son and be pleased with her family and May Allah allow us to face our oppressors with the greatest courage and great sincerity and be families that are thankful and patient even in the most difficult days. Āmīn .

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doing some secret good deeds that no one was aware of. Imagine how many good deeds apobec could have This du ʿ ā’ is about the covenant that we make with Allah (glorified and exalted is He) . Few of the supplications are covenants that you actually make with Allah, and obviously when you make a covenant with Allah—when you take an oath upon Allah—it increases the severity and sometimes the sincerity of that supplication. It is narrated by Aswad ibn Yazid that ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) recited the verse and when he said that, ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿūd said that on the Day of Judgement Allah will say: ‘Whoever has a covenant with Me, then let him stand.’ The students of ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him to teach them what to do with that, what to say about that. This is a situation where you actually have a Sahabi (a Companion) like Ibn Masʿūd teaching his students what to say. So this particular du ʿ ā’ has many blessings in that sense. This document was uploaded by our user. The uploader already confirmed that they had the permission to publish of 63, which was the way that the same age that apobec had Alma and Ali, all died at the same age asactually living up to that and that was not all a false portrayal. And then Josie Rahim, Allah has a So one of the things that we see as a constant recurring theme is that these righteous people would There is a tendency in the prayers of the pious of asking Allah (glorified and exalted is He) for a good ending, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) himself taught us to ask Allah for a good ending. In life, you have high points and low points, and you don’t want Allah to send the Angel of Death to you when you are at a low point. There are many ways of asking Allah for a good ending, and anyone who has been around dying righteous people may have noticed that in the last days of their lives it was almost as if they had been informed, that they knew they were going to die. That’s something you feel, Subhan Allah, it’s not something that could be explained. It’s not that there is some sort of explicit communication to people, but there is a feeling and that’s something that was narrated on behalf of many of the Salaf, the pious predecessors. This particular du ʿ ā’ , of a man who knew that his time had come and who felt that closeness—similar to Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) , is a very simple du ʿ ā’ . One night, ʿAbdullah ibn Abi Sarh (may Allah be pleased with him) was praying his night prayer and he was so joyful in that qiyam that he asked Allah (glorified and exalted is He) directly that this Fajr be his last deed. He didn’t say this salat-al-Fajr, he said salat al-Fajr, meaning the morning prayer, be the last of his deeds. Since he had a routine of praying at night, he felt that closeness to Allah, and for the ones who stand and pray at night Fajr is not the beginning of the day as much as it is the conclusion of the night. So he finished his qiyam, made his wudu’ and prayed his Fajr and died at the conclusion of salat al-Fajr. Subhan Allah. This inspirational collection of prayers and reminders is the perfect companion for anyone who wishes to connect to the Divine. Shaykh Omar Suleiman provides us with thirty short prayers taken from the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the early generations, each with a short reminder to deepen the impact of the prayer in our lives.Prayers of the Pious provides spiritual gems that serve as valuable wisdom and practical advice for the soul. By reading this short work with an attentive heart, the reader can cultivate love for God and His Messenger and live life with gratitude and contentment. Prayers of the Pious by Omar Suleiman – eBook Details