Pursuing the Path of the Prophet
Long-form writing on faith, character, and daily life — grounded in the Qur'an and Sunnah, written for anyone looking to slow down and reflect.
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قال الله عز وجل: { وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصَارُ * مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا…
For that is the one who drives away the orphan
:عَنْ جُنْدُبٍ بِن عَبْدِاللهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ كَانَ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ رَجُلٌ بِهِ جُرْحٌ فَجَزِعَ فَأَخَذَ سِكِّينًا فَحَزَّ بِهَا يَدَهُ فَمَا رقَأَ الدَّمُ حَتَّى ماتَ قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى : بَادَرَنِي عَبْدِي بِنَفْسِهِ حَرَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ الجَنَّةَ رواه البخاري
On the authority of Jundub ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: There was amongst those before you a man who had a wound. He was in anguish that he took a knife and made with it a cut in his hand, and the blood did not cease to flow till he died. Allah the Almighty said: My servant has himself forestalled Me; I have forbidden him Paradise. It was related by al-Bukhari.
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God -the Exalted- often describes Himself in the Qur’an as: Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (Al-Ghafoor, Al-Raheem). That is, He forgives the sins of the…
قال الله عز وجل: { ولَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُرَىٰ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَاتٍ مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا فَأَخَذْنَاهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ} سورة الأعراف، 96. ـ …
One of the essential components of success is honesty. Indeed, real success cannot be achieved without honesty and integrity. Honesty means being true and…
عن أبي هُريرة رضيَ اللَّهُ عنه أَنَّ رسولَ اللَّه صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّم قال: « مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ، وَمَا زَادَ اللَّهُ…
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(Keywords: Universe, Heavens, Skies, Space, Earth, Planets, Stars, Creation, Thankfulness, Gratefulness, Gratitude, Reflection, Contemplation, introspection, and meditation) Day after day scientists and explorers…
(Keywords: Killing oneself, Self-immolation, Self destruction, Self-murder, Suicide, hopelessness, Total Desperation, Depression, loss of hope, loss of trust, ending one’s life, wishing to end…
(Keywords: The Prayer, the Obligatory Prayer, the Five Daily Prayers, the Second Pillar, importance of the Prayer, Significance of the Five Daily Prayers, Status…
(Keywords: The Prayer, the Obligatory Prayer, the Five Daily Prayers, the Second Pillar, importance of the Prayer, Significance of the…
One of the essential components of success is honesty. Indeed, real success cannot be achieved without honesty and integrity. Honesty…
عن عبدِ الله بنِ عمرَ بن الخطابِ رضيَ اللهُ عنهما، قَالَ: سمعتُ رسولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقول:…
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عن مُجَاهِدٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ: ( آللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لأَعْتَمِدُ بِكَبِدِي عَلَى…
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Every reflection is rooted in the Qur'an and Sunnah — not opinion dressed up as certainty.
No jargon, no rush — just honest, considered writing, meant to be read slowly, the way it was written.
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