The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Among the best of your days is Friday. On that day pray to Allah to exalt my mention frequently, for your such supplications are presented to me."
[Abu Dawud].
"Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over? And it is Allah who withholds and grants abundance, and to Him you will be returned."
Al-Baqarah 2:245
The pain you’re experiencing is a blessing from the Almighty. Pain teaches you how to focus and concentrate on your acts of worship. Pain teaches you how to ask the Almighty with a pure heart. So don't complain about it.
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْراً وَّثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى القَوْمِ الكَافِرِيْنَ
Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.
Surah Al-Baqarah - 2:250
... the royal funerary tradition of ancient Egypt.
Now consider what the Quran says regarding Pharaoh and his people:
"And the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved." [Ad-Dukhan 44:29]
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"Countries and regions weep for thee... heaven and earth weep for thee."
(Songs of Isis and Nephthys, Column XIV)
This shows that the imagery of the heavens and the earth weeping was present in ancient Egyptian religious writings connected with ...👇
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An interesting point worth reflecting on.
The Bremner-Rhind Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian funerary text associated with the royal funerary tradition of ancient Egypt. Among its passages is the following:
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... Talhah is in Paradise.
Al-Zubayr is in Paradise.
Abdur Rahman ibn ‘Awf is in Paradise.
Sa’d is in Paradise.
Sa’id is in Paradise.
Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah is in Paradise.”
Jamiat Tirmidhi 3747
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Ten companions who were promised Paradise:
Abdur Rahman ibn ‘Awf reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“Abu Bakr is in Paradise.
Umar is in Paradise.
Uthman is in Paradise.
Ali is in Paradise. ...👇
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When the Prophet (ﷺ) would see a crescent moon, he would say:
“ اللَّهُمَّ أَهْلِلْهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْيُمْنِ وَالإِيمَانِ وَالسَّلاَمَةِ وَالإِسْلاَمِ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ "
A striking archaeological discovery announced by the Saudi Heritage Commission consists of a rare historical inscription that reads:
"Allah is the guardian of Umar ibn al Khattab in this world & the Hereafter, & there is no god but Allah."
Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah.
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
When Allah gathers the first and the last on the Day of Resurrection, a banner will be raised for every traitor, and it will be said: ‘This is the betrayal of so-and-so, the son of so-and-so.’
Sahih Muslim 1735
Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) said:
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ is the master of all creation, and Friday is the master of all days. Therefore, sending ṣalāh upon him on this day carries a special virtue not shared by any other day."
[Zad al-Ma'ad, 1/364]
Anas (RA) reported: A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! I love Surat-Al-Ikhlas [Say: He is Allah, (the) One]." He (ﷺ) said, "Your love for it will admit you to Jannah."
(Riyad as Saliheen 1013, Book 8, Hadith 23)