Pages of the Glorius Qur'ān today, Sunday 21/6/26, Sūrah al-Anfāl (8): 17-33, tafakkur verse 8: 28
Theme: The Trial of Wealth and Children and the Pursuit of Allah's Eternal Reward
{وَٱعۡلَمُوۤا۟ أَنَّمَاۤ أَمۡوَ ٰلُكُمۡ وَأَوۡلَـٰدُكُمۡ فِتۡنَةࣱ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥۤ أَجۡرٌ عَظِیمࣱ}
"And know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allāh has with Him a great reward".
LESSONS:
1. People often assume that wealth, successful businesses, influential positions, and many children are clear signs of Allah's pleasure. The Qur'ān teaches otherwise. A blessing may be a reward, but it may also be an examination.
A poor person is tested by poverty, while a rich person is tested by wealth. A childless person is tested by waiting and patience, while a parent is tested by responsibility and accountability.
Many people fail to realize that the things they thank Allah for today may be the very things through which they will be questioned tomorrow.
The real question is not what Allah has given us, but what we do with what He has given us.
2. Money is a useful servant but a dangerous master.
A person may begin with noble intentions, but as wealth increases, prayers become delayed, charity becomes difficult, arrogance grows, and worldly pursuits consume the heart. The pursuit of wealth may gradually replace the pursuit of Allah.
Many people do not abandon Islam because of intellectual doubts; they abandon religious commitments because worldly interests become more attractive.
The Qur'ān repeatedly warns that attachment to wealth can blind the heart, create greed, and make a person forget death and accountability.
The believer should own wealth without allowing wealth to own him.
3. Children bring happiness, love, and continuity, but they can also become a source of spiritual distraction.
Some parents compromise Islamic principles to please their children. Others neglect their children's religious upbringing while focusing exclusively on academic, social, or financial success.
A child who becomes a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or politician but grows up distant from Allah is not necessarily a sign of parental success.
Parents will not only be asked whether they fed and clothed their children; they will also be asked whether they taught them faith, character, prayer, honesty, and consciousness of Allah.
The greatest inheritance is not wealth but guidance.
4. The verse does not tell us to stop loving our families or abandon our wealth. Islam encourages both. The danger arises when love for them becomes greater than love for Allah.
When a person abandons an obligation, accepts a prohibited income, remains silent against wrongdoing, or compromises religious principles because of financial gain or family pressure, the trial has been failed.
Many people justify unlawful actions by saying:
"I am doing it for my children."
"I need to secure my family's future."
"Everyone depends on me."
Yet Allah never permits disobedience as a means of caring for one's family.
The believer loves his family deeply, but loves Allah more.
The verse concludes by directing our attention away from the temporary attractions of this world to the everlasting reward with Allah.
Wealth will eventually leave us or we will leave it.
Children will grow up and become independent.
Properties will change ownership.
Titles and influence will disappear.
But every sacrifice made for Allah remains preserved.
Wealth and children are not merely blessings; they are tests through which Allah examines our faith and character.
True success lies not in what we possess, but in how faithfully we use what Allah has entrusted to us.
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Most people don’t talk about this.
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URGENT EMERGENCY BROADCAST
HIJABITES DENIED RIGHT TO SIT JAMB EXAMS AT ESTHER OSHIKOYA CBT CENTRE ⚠️
This is to urgently alert the public, Muslim community, JAMB authorities, and human rights bodies about an ongoing violation happening RIGHT NOW.
Location:
ESTHER OSHIKOYA CBT CENTRE
Sango Eleyele Road, Arometa Bus Stop
Opposite NNPC Filling Station, Arometa, Ibadan, Oyo State
Issue:
Candidates wearing hijab are being compelled to remove their hijab before being allowed to sit for their JAMB exams at this centre.
This is a direct violation of the candidates’ constitutional right to freedom of religion and JAMB’s own guidelines that permit hijab during examinations.
CALL TO ACTION:
1. JAMB HQ & Oyo State Office: Please intervene immediately to stop this unlawful act and ensure affected candidates are allowed to write their exams.
2. Muslim Organizations, MURIC, FOMWAN, MSSN: Your urgent attention is needed at this centre.
3. Parents & Public: Share this widely.
Tag @JAMBHQ@OyoStateGov@NHRCNigeria.
No student should choose between her faith and her future.
Hijab is NOT malpractice. It is a constitutional right.
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That pattern is the pattern of the Prophets of Allah, enshrined in the Qur'an and Sunnah.
Its a pattern that promotes peace and tranquility within the Ummah.
Even though, not all of us can be like Baba, we are trying to adapt, howbeit painful and scornful.
May Allah rectify us
I usually composed duas every Ramadan, last Ramadan, I was too overwhelmed 😔 and I couldn't compose any.
I came on X and copied different duas from different handles and that constituted my Ramadan dua.
Curate your timeline.
What you see on your tl is your fault.
I find this funny because the speaker is quite ignorant. At the same time, I am compelled not to ignore it so she doesn't spread this virus to unsuspecting Muslims out there, since misinformation spreads like wildfire, especially on this app.
For that reason, I will be doing both a clarification and a refutation of her ignorant takes on who Prophet Isa (Jesus) represents and how the Quran describes him. For your information, this refutation will be solely from the same Quran she claimed drove her out of Islam.
She started by making a big deal out of the Quran calling Jesus a Word from God and a Spirit from Him, specifically quoting Surah An-Nisa verse 171. The funniest part is that the answer to her claim is in that very same verse.
Right after mentioning the Word and the Spirit, Allah warns directly: "So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, 'Three'; desist, it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son." She conveniently ignored the part of the verse that destroys the Trinity concept she is trying to preach. This is intellectual dishonesty mixed with misguidance.
If she understood the Quran, she would know the "Word" is the command "Kun" which means (Be). Jesus was created by this spoken command because he had no human father. Allah explains this in Surah Ali 'Imran verse 59. The likeness of Jesus before Allah is like that of Adam. Allah created Adam from dust, then said to him "Be", and he was. If being created by a direct command makes someone God, then Adam has a much bigger claim to divinity because he had neither a father nor a mother.
Plus, Surah Al-Kahf verse 109 tells us that if the ocean were ink for the words of my Lord, the ocean would dry up before the words of my Lord are exhausted. This means God's words are infinite commands of creation, not a single human being.
To make it even clearer regarding her claim about the "Spirit", Allah tells us in Surah Sad verse 72 that He formed Adam and breathed into him of His created spirit. If having God's spirit breathed into you makes you a deity, then by her logic, Adam would be God too.
In fact, both she and I, and every human walking this earth, have a spirit from God. Surah As-Sajdah verse 9 tells us that God forms the human and breathes into him of His created spirit. It is the command of God that formed us into what we are. I know she does not know that, and this is why she and her likes should know that having a spirit from God is proof you are a creation, not the Creator.
She then spent a lot of time hyping up the title Al-Masih, the Messiah. She claimed the Quran gives this only to Jesus, so it must mean he is the divine savior who pays for sins.
The Quran shuts this down heavily in Surah Al-Ma'idah verse 75. It says the Messiah, son of Mary, was no more than a messenger, many messengers passed away before him, and his mother was a supporter of truth, they both used to eat food. Just think and reflect at how Allah makes the point. God does not need to eat food to survive. The title Messiah means the Anointed One, a noble prophet sent specifically to the Children of Israel.
Her next point was quoting Surah Maryam verse 19, where the angel says he will give Mary a pure boy. She uses this to say Jesus is the only sinless person and therefore the savior. This shows she did not read the full chapter.
Just a few verses earlier in Surah Maryam verse 13, Allah describes Prophet Yahya (John) and says He gave him compassion and purity, and he was God-fearing. Just so you know, all prophets are pure and protected from major sins. It is a standard trait of prophethood in Islam, not a unique badge of divinity.