Just Say Alhumdullilah- Mention of Rewards in Surah An-Nur

37 "Men whom neither trade nor business diverts from the remembrance of Allah nor from performing Salah nor from giving Zakah. They fear a Day when hearts and eyes will be overturned."


38 "That Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and add even more for them out of His grace. And Allah provides without measure to whom He wills" 


Allah subhana wa Taallah CLEARLY states how He would reward those that make sure their occupation does not disturb their Ebaadah. And on top of that, he says he will "add even more for them out of His grace..." Allah is simply asking us to remember him which is something that we are already suppose to do . And then on top of that, he tells us that he will grant us even more rewards. The last part of ayah 38 is the best, "And Allah provides without measure to whom He wills." There is NO limit to what Allah can reward us with.

At work, where there is usually a certain amount of money we can only receive a month, but Allah Subhana wa Taallah says that he provides without measure to whom he wills. Then why aren't we impressing the boss that "provides without measure..."? Allah is the only one that we should try to impress in our day to day action because He is the only one that can give and take.

Verily, Allah is Great. 

Picture taken by Sana Saifuddin

The Kabah during Dhur time. The best time to go and touch the Kabah. It gets so hot around this time, that usually everyone returns to their hotels to take a nap before coming back for Asr. 

Just Say Alhumdullilah- The Mother of the Believers

It's actually a funny story. After finally receiving the complete collection of Tafsir ibn Kathir, I decided to read the Tafsir of the Surah that the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, recommended all daughters, and wives to read; Surah Nisaa. But I mistakenly thought that it was Surah Noor. So I started to read the Tafsir for Surah Noor.

SubhanAllah, the Holy Quran is such a book, whatever or wherever you read from it, you are guaranteed to benefit from the information it contains. In Surah Noor, if I remember correctly, after a few ayahs, Allah revealed an ayah about the situation Aisha Radi ullah ho anha was in at the time. She was wrongly accused of committing a sin. In the Tafsir of Surah Noor, it talked about the whole situation she went through; who was involved, who made the accusation, how Aisha felt, how her husband, Prophet Muhammad, felt. 

To keep this post short, in the end Allah revealed a few ayahs proving her innocence. The way Aisha was so patient, and  silent throughout her situation is very admiring. My words do no justice to how Aisha handled herself.

After reading this Tafsir, I was dumbfounded with how much strength and patience she had. I can only dream to be the woman she was. I hope that I can remember to be patient and truthful in any obstacle I cross.

Aisha radi ullaho anha was truly an amazing Muslimah.  

Just Say Alhumdullilah -U-turn

I'm going to take a different approach.  I've been actively reading the Tafsir of the Quran and realized the beauty of it. The Quran that has been present right in front of me for the past 18 years, but I have ignorantly refused to realize that the Quran, Sunnah, and the Ahadith is what I should be closely looking at and practicing in my life. Starting college in the fall, I desperately need something, someone, to guide me to the sira'tum mustakeem in an environment where temptation surrounds me.

The Quran is what will guide me.

I hope my readers will take this journey with me to not only learn, but apply the teachings in the Quran and the Sunnah the correct way.