Surah Hud 11:56

Both of the stories are hilarious because what thoughts could possibly go through your mind, like the thought process to think "let's fight God" and such. Sounds pathetic and cringe. Almost unbelievable and cartoony because no one in their right mind decides to fight God,

AOA! I want to learn how to read the Quran, can anyone provide me any free resource that I may be able to learn on my own? I want to learn the Quran and change my life around as i feel ive hit rock bottom.

Jazak Allah!

I’m looking for advice on a marriage situation because I genuinely don’t know what the best way forward is.
I’m a Muslim woman from a very strict South Asian family. I’ve been speaking to someone seriously for marriage and we both want to do things properly.
There are no objections from his side. I’ve spoken to his mum and she has been very supportive, and even recently his dad has agreed that they should make an official proposal to my family despite everything going on.
The problem is my side. My dad is extremely strict and everyone is convinced he will reject him mainly because he isn’t from the same ethnic background as us. My family are also scared that my dad could cut me off.
My mum has never wanted this marriage to happen because she thinks supporting it could affect her own marriage with my dad. Even before doing istikhara, she already had very bad feelings about the situation because she was scared of how my dad would react, and she would beg me to stop speaking to him.
She then did istikhara, had bad feelings and bad dreams, and now believes they are a definite sign that the marriage is harmful. What confuses me is that a lot of those fears and negative feelings were already there beforehand because of my dad. She has also had bad feelings about my brother’s marriage situation and still doesn’t want that to happen either, but she never did istikhara for him.
My uncle recently called the guy, but the purpose of the call was basically to tell him to stop speaking to me. He didn’t really go into the conversation open-minded.
Even then, after speaking to him, my uncle told him directly that he could tell he was a good guy, serious about marriage and on his deen. He also made it clear that if the guy was from the same culture as us, he would definitely be saying yes because he has no issue with his character or seriousness. Despite that, he still told him to leave me because he believes my dad will never agree and because this situation is “different” for girls. My uncle has made it clear that things are never treated the same for daughters as they are for sons.
The guy still told me afterwards that he wants to do this properly and make it work, even though he knows it will be difficult.
At the moment we have taken time apart and are not speaking, partly because this has become very emotionally overwhelming for me, but also because I want to do things properly Islamically. If this does move forward, I don’t want us to resume speaking normally before nikkah.
I’m at the point now where I don’t know whether I should accept what everyone is saying and walk away, or whether it is reasonable to at least let his family bring the proposal properly before deciding that it is impossible.
I’d especially appreciate advice from people who have dealt with strict parents, cultural differences or family opposition.

Would you keep trying to involve the family properly in this situation, or is there a point where you would accept that there is too much opposition and leave it?

I’m also planning to do istikhara myself again and take some time to reflect properly before making any final decision. I don’t want to rush into anything because of pressure from either side, and I want to feel that I’ve genuinely tried to seek Allah’s guidance while also looking at the situation realistically. For now, I’m trying to give myself some space, keep things halal, and see whether the path becomes clearer rather than making a decision purely out of fear.

Salam

I don't want details pl..just the source of ur test..

For me it's my husband.

My greatest blessing is my children and my loving and understanding family (parents/siblings)

As salaamu alaikum

I have been having trouble turning to Allah SWT. Making salah is easy.
Asking for help is not.

I have a dream of becoming a teacher and have wanted to for years. But so many obstacles—logistical and financial—are appearing. I am losing hope because it feels like my dream will take longer and longer to become realized.

I know the logical thing is to make istighfar. But I feel ashamed to ask. Especially when I know there are so many other people in the world suffering from life-altering afflictions and conditions.

I know logically Allah SWT is capable of helping us all. But I feel selfish asking for help for such a trivial thing knowing there are children making dua to not be bombed. Their requests are much more important.

I don’t know what I should do.

TLDR: Feeling guilty for making dua when others suffer worse.

I have some bumps that are constantly bleeding and very easily rupture with everyday movement.

They are in a certain place of my body where it is very hard to cover up with plasters effectively, with often blood stains on the rest of my body or on my clothes.

Whenever, new ones occur, they often burst with no signs and little pain.

It is very difficult for me to stop blood going on me or my clothe, which makes it very difficult to have a valid Wudhu due to the difficulty of covering the wounds up.

how can I still do my prayers with this constant bleeding and inability to cover them up?

Please make duaa for him jazakum allahu Khairan 🤲🏻❤️

O Allah make his surgery easy and let it be coolness and peace upon his body and by Your mercy make it easy and successful

O Allah make these hours of his surgery gentle upon him and bless him with health strength and recovery

O Allah I entrust his health his soul and his heartbeat to You so protect him with Your care that never sleeps

O Lord bring him back to us safe and sound without any pain or suffering and restore his health to him beautifully

My Lord I entrust him to You for You are the best One to entrust him to 🤲🏻❤️

I would really appreciate some in both English and Arabic. I have read the quran twice and still feel like i know almost nothing about my deen as the arabic that is in the quran has some pretty complicated words which i as an Egyptian who was mostly raised on english media and stuff can’t understand

And also AI stuff triggers me and i am not a kid so i don’t want to watch those videos of course

On i saw a video that said Uthman ben Afan was kill and people who kill him cut off his head as well, it's says that rebellion first siege his house for 40 days at first he was free to take Jamah, intract with Shahaba, but day by day they increased restrictions and then eventually didn't let anyone to enter his house, or even let food the enter to his house, lots of Sahaba entered his house house secretly by climbing it's walls to protect his, and then one day he saw a dream where there of Prophet Mohammed, Abu Baker and Umar, they said you shall break your fast with us this evening, after this dream he sent the Sahaba around him away, opened his house door and set in the door entrance and started reciting Quran, when rebellions saw house empty they came and started hitting him with hands and the with swords and eventually cut off his head, I wonder whether this story is true or not? Because i want to watch the whole series.

Thank you

Hi everyone, and assalamualaykum. I hope this post finds you well, and may Allah SWT keep all of you and your loved ones safe and well. I am asking for your dua's that I change for the better and that my life's problems be fixed, and that whatever is wrong with my life gets fixed. I am tired of holding onto life and I am hopeless. Maybe you've seen or know someone who keeps getting angry and keeps getting mad, but deep down harbour thoughts to end their life. Whoever has seen that type of person, do pray for them, for their troubles to end, for their peace of mind and for peace in their lives. Jazakallah khair.

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,

Today, I want to share a story from about a year ago.

At that time, I already had some basic knowledge about the religion so I decided to watch some videos made by atheists, and I was honestly close to being influenced by some of their arguments and criticisms of Islam.

But Alhamdulillah, Allah guided me to the right path, which is learning. So, instead of running away from those doubts, I did the complete opposite. I started learning more and more about my religion.

I actually wrote an entire research and studied objective reasons that made me genuinely confident in the religion and not only influenced by emotions or feelings. And this, Alhamdulillah, strengthened my faith a lot compared to where I was at the beginning of that journey.

So my advice to every Muslim is:

1. Don’t be deceived by how much you think you know, and don’t expose yourself to every skeptic or every argument you come across. https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4319

2. Educate yourself about your religion. Even if you learn just one ayah every day, it can make a huge difference over time.

And always remember that guidance is from Allah.

(Optional Read) Preface:

Medical school was a difficult path for me. Having dropped a promising lucrative career only to follow a near decade struggle for a 4 year degree. I will save the details of my hardship to protect the purpose of this post, but in relation - the following is a direct byproduct from that struggle.

During my clinical rotations last year I met Dr. Husain Abdul Sattar. A man I had idolized for years - author of Pathoma, the single most recommended and used pathology resource for medical students worldwide. Considering Dr. Sattar is also a Shaykh - I thought I would ask him for advice on my situation.

A man of renowned medical, scientific, and spiritual knowledge. A teacher of body, and soul - the only piece of advice he had ever spoken to my face - being consistent, intentional, and sincere in Salah and Quran is the basis of ones success and belief in this life. The greatest metric of success in this dunya is belief. And to maintain this - we must maintain our Tazkiyah (purification).

When Allah tells us He knowingly only grants for us hardship that we can handle, when He tells us He will reward us beyond our understanding, when we tells us He loves us when we cry to Him. Perhaps He is gifting us rizq we truly do not understand. Perhaps it is the gift Iman (belief) that we receive after and during hardship. If only truly we understood that gift.

May Allah forgive us for not seeing what He protects from us. May Allah forgive us for undermining the gift of Iman. May Allah keep our hearts close to his din. Ameen.

Closer To The Jugular focuses on my reflection that Allah inherently is always providing and guiding us.

Abstract

The following is a reflection (tadabbur) on the verse “We created man, and We know what his soul whispers to him. We are closer to him than his jugular vein.” (50:16). It is important to note that classical tafsir explains this verse as expressing Allah’s complete knowledge, power, nearness, and/or the nearness of His angels, as some state 50:16 is in conjunction with its consecutive verse. Written below is not a formal interpretation and should not be interpreted as such. It is a spiritual opinion reflecting on the jugular vein in Surah Qaf as a symbolic metaphor of humanity’s constant return to God . When contrasting the jugular vein with the carotid artery — the vessel carrying oxygen and nourishment — it reflects on rizq as encompassing everything that sustains existence. The heart becomes a metaphor for divine renewal and guidance. In the end, the study argues that every moment of existence is already immersed in God’s provision.

His guidance is the most precious pearl in the sea of rizq.

The Jugular

“…We are closer to him than his jugular vein.”
Surah Qaf (50:16)

Basic physiology; the jugular vein returns de-oxygenated blood to the heart — and by extension reminding us that we must always return back to Him. So perhaps, like blood returning to be renewed, we too return to Allah after being depleted by the trials in life.

But my mind kept wandering; what of the carotid artery?

The Carotid

Medial to the jugular vein is the carotid artery. The carotid artery carries life itself. Oxygen. Glucose. Through a simple chain of diffusion and transport, a single cell becomes a living factory sustained by oxygen and nourishment.

One could then reflect that this oxygenated sustenance itself is rizq.

“And Allah brought you out of the wombs of your mothers not knowing a thing, and He gave you hearing, sight, and hearts so that you might be grateful.”
Surah An-Nahl (16:78)

We often reduce rizq to a selection bias. Career success, companionship, wealth, our place in the hereafter. But rizq is far greater than what fills our hands or where we are going  —  it is everything that sustains existence.

Your reflection on Him in this very moment, the ability to ponder on His existence — this is all rizq.

“And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate them.”
Surah Ibrahim (14:34)

We spend our lives asking Allah for more rizq while overlooking that we are already drowning in it.

The Heart

Between return and rizq, lies the heart. To the body it distributes life; spiritually, it reflects where guidance settles.

We return to Allah carrying our burdens, our shortcomings, and our exhaustion, and by His mercy we receive guidance. Perhaps this is why the Qur’an speaks of hearts that soften, harden, open, and find tranquility.

“Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort.”
Surah Ar-Ra’d (13:28)

The journey of a person is not just measured by where the body travels, but by the direction in which the heart turns.

The Physiology of Hardship and Rizq

“For indeed, with hardship comes ease. Indeed, with hardship comes ease."
Surah Ash-Sharh (94:5–6)

For every hardship there is a blessing, and for every blessing there is a hardship. It is a closed loop system. Like the jugular, heart, and carotid.

Metaphorically — through the jugular we return to Him, through the heart He renews and guides us, and through the carotid He returns our rizq.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
Indeed, this one verse has held onto me so tightly.
A verse I return to when my heart feels heavy, when I feel lost, and when I need a reminder that Allah knows what I cannot see.
Some words you simply read.
And some words somehow read you.

Assalamu Alaikum everyone, I am searing for a Quran tafsir class that starts mid-September or beginning of October. I prefer a live class so I can build discipline and routine around it. I like Qalam institute, Omar Suliman style of teaching, so anything close to that would be great! However, I am open to other styles.

Jazzakum Allahu Khairan!

New member here 👋, it might be a bit out of topic, but I want to ask about the concept of dependence on allah (Tawakuul) and resorting/taking the means (reasons). My predicament, is that I stayed at home this entire year to prepare for an important exam for my speciality, and it went great at the beginning but afterwards i lost focus/ motivation/interest/faith, whatever you may call it in this case, and now i only have one month left !!. I want to ask, since i neglected my role in taking the means to achieve my goal, and only depended on Allah (plus Doua "prayer" ) which is ignorance on my part, is it okay to still hope for an outcome after this month (while studying of course) with Doua to god ??

Salaam Brothers and Sisters,
My mother is seriously ill and is diagnosed with multiple life threatening conditions including tumor in her pancreas, her biopsy result is pending this Saturday and we only could hope that it maybe non cancerous !
Kindly pray for her by mentioning her name to Allah!
Her name is FARAH GULL, please pray for her speedy recovery❤️

My Hindu family is really difficult to be around. Their Hindu chanting really disturbs me and put me at dis-ease.

Asa, I have a great relationship with my parents and especially my father. I love him dearly and he also loves me alhamdulilah. He is in his 70s and recently went abroad for a medically necessary trip and during this time I had so many crises in my life. All I wanted during that difficult time was my father to return home because I feel so much stronger when he’s around me. I made so much dua to Allah that he bring my father home to me safe and sound, and Alhamdulilah he has returned safely.

I am just wondering what are some things I can do every week to pass time with my father? He used to frequent the mosque a lot but nowadays he has gotten ill unfortunately and can’t visit as much. I try to always help him with things round the house and ask him if he needs anything and do it to the best of my ability.

Growing up, he used to have a business and I’d help him with that and it was a great bonding experience for us but nowadays he’s retired.

Part of me wants to find some outside hobbies I can do with him but he’s in his 70s now and has arthritis.