God just didn’t create the earth in six days, He created the heavens and the earth in six days.
“Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days…”
(Surah Al-A‘raf 7:54)
The earth is just one of 200-400 Billion planets in a galaxy of 2 trillion galaxies.
Everything we see of 2 trillion galaxies is just 4% of what is out there, (the observable universe), we still don’t know 96% of the whole universe of the first heaven.
And the first heaven compared to the second heaven is like a ring in a desert and so on.
The 7 heavens compared to the Kursiy of Allah is like a ring in a desert.
The 7 heavens and the kursiy of Allah compared to the throne of Allah is like a ring in a desert.
To us, this is magnificent, to Almighty Allah, the whole of the heavens plus the Kursiy and the throne of Allah is just another kun fa yakun.
He can decide to create or destroy it in a second.
He is Allah
The Almighty
The All-Powerful
He does as He wills,
None can question His decree,
And none can overturn His command,
When He intends a thing, He only says to it, “Be,” and it is,
His will is absolute, His power is complete,
He gives to whom He wills, and withholds from whom He wills,
He elevates whom He wills, and humbles whom He wills,
He is never compelled, never constrained,
Nothing in the heavens or the earth escapes His will,
He is Allah…
The Doer of whatever He wills,
Perfect in His wisdom, even when we do not understand.
The Creator of the heavens without pillars,
The Fashioner of the human soul with perfect precision.
The One who placed the stars as lamps in the sky,
And set the sun and moon in perfect balance,
The Giver of life and the Taker of it,
The Ever-Living, who never dies,
The Sustainer, whom all creation depends upon,
The Knower of the seen and the unseen,
The First, nothing came before Him,
The Last, nothing will remain after Him,
The Most High, above all that we can imagine,
He is Allah…
There is none worthy of worship except Him.
Subhanahu wa ta’ala 🤍
Today, while watching a series by Omar Suleiman about Zayd ibn Harithah, both my sons, Zayd and Sa’ad, were sitting with me. When the whole episode focused on Zayd, little Sa’ad turned to me and said, “Mummy, why didn’t he talk about me too?” 😅
So immediately, we switched to the story of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. His face lit up. In that moment, I realized something again: we don’t just choose beautiful names for our children; we choose legacies. We choose stories they can grow into.
I have so many names written down for my future children, names of courage, faith, and sacrifice. One of them is Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (Obìnrin Ògún😃), the woman who stood like a shield for the Prophet s.a.w. I want my children to know these giants, to love them, to walk in their footsteps.
There is something about the Sahabah that pulls at my heart: their nobility, their sincerity, their lives. They are where I draw so much of my knowledge and inspiration. May Allah increase them in honor and make us among those who love them, learn from them, and raise children who carry their light. Ameen.
After death, the beautiful body is laid down beneath the earth, surrounded by darkness, tightly caged by the four corners of the grave. The body bloats, fluids escape, the hair falls, the nails fall, the flesh decomposes thereby serving as food for insects, bacteria and scavengers. And then, the bones are laid bare, behold, a skeleton. It is the soul that abides, without it, you are just a food for insects and the soul without Tauheed is useless.
Who are you???
Bilal bin Sa'd said:
“A brother who reminds you of Allah when you meet him, is better than a friend who places a dinar in your hand every time you meet him.”
[Hilyatul Awliyaa, 5/225]
Things to keep private :
- your sins
- the sins of others
- family issues
- marital matters
- acts of worship to Allah
- your income
- your next move
- trusted conversations (amanah)
- aspirations and accomplishments
- struggles and hardships
Istighfar will open doors you can’t imagine. Istighfar cures mental problems. Istighfar leads to many successful careers even without having university degree. Istighfar is beloved to Allah. Istighfar grants you wealth and spouse.Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Is anyone of you incapable of earning one thousand Hasanah (rewards) a day?"
Someone from the gathering asked,
"How can anyone of us earn a thousand Hasanah?"
Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Glorify Allah a hundred times by just saying “Subhanallah” and a Good deeds will be written for you, or a thousand sins will be wiped away.”
[Muslim 4:2073]