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59 entries — words, verses, stories, and sayings
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Tah-qwa
God-consciousness and mindful obedience to Allah.
Sah-bur
Patience, endurance, and spiritual steadiness.
Ikh-laas
Sincerity and purity of intention.
Shoo-kr
Gratitude — acknowledging Allah's blessings with heart, tongue, and action.
Tah-wak-kul
Complete reliance and trust in Allah after taking action.
Hi-daa-yah
Divine guidance — the light Allah places in the heart.
Ba-ra-kah
Divine blessing that causes increase and flourishing.
Dhik-r
Remembrance of Allah — the sustenance of the heart.
Taw-bah
Sincere repentance — turning back to Allah.
Nee-yah
Intention — the invisible engine behind every action.
Ih-saan
Excellence — to worship Allah as though you see Him.
Fit-rah
The innate nature Allah created in every soul — a disposition toward Him.
Tah-waa-du
Humility — seeing yourself truthfully before Allah and people.
Ha-yaa
Modesty — a God-gifted restraint that protects the soul.
Ah-maa-nah
Trustworthiness — fulfilling what has been placed in your care.
Zoo-hd
Detachment from the world — not owning less, but being owned by less.
Sa-laah
The five daily prayers — the pillar that holds everything up.
Za-kaah
Obligatory charity — the purification of wealth by giving.
Sa-da-qah
Voluntary charity — every act of goodness is Sadaqah.
Is-tigh-faar
Seeking forgiveness — the practice that opens every closed door.
Du-aa
Supplication — the most intimate conversation between servant and Lord.
Sun-nah
The prophetic way — how the Prophet ﷺ lived, spoke, and loved.
Riz-q
Provision — everything Allah has written for you, already guaranteed.
Qal-b
The heart — the seat of faith, intention, and spiritual sight.
Rah-mah
Mercy — Allah's all-encompassing compassion, and a quality He loves in His servants.
Il-m
Knowledge — the first command revealed, and the highest honor after prophethood.
Aa-khi-rah
The hereafter — the permanent life for which this one is preparation.
Um-mah
The community of believers — one body across all times and places.
Mu-raa-qa-bah
Spiritual vigilance — the continuous awareness that Allah is watching.
Al-Baqarah
Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.
Al-Asr
By time — indeed, mankind is in loss, except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
Ash-Sharh
For indeed, with hardship will be ease. Indeed, with hardship will be ease.
Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear.
Al-Fatiha
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all worlds. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path.
Al-Ikhlas
Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born. Nor is there to Him any equivalent.
Ad-Duha
By the morning brightness. And by the night when it is still. Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor has He detested you. And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
Al-Imran
And they said: Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.
Al-Anbiya
And [mention] the man of the whale, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree upon him difficulty. And he called out within the darkness: There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
Ar-Rahman
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
On mercy, repentance, and the geography of grace
There was a man among the Children of Israel who had killed ninety-nine people. He felt the weight of what he had done and went in search of…
When the Prophet ﷺ was refused, mocked, and stoned
It was the year known as the Year of Grief. The Prophet ﷺ had just lost Khadijah — his wife, his companion, the first to believe. He had los…
The greatest of the Tabi'in — whom the Prophet ﷺ knew without meeting
The Prophet ﷺ once said to his Companions: "Among the Tabi'in — those who come after you — the best is a man named Uwais al-Qarni." He said…
When Allah made the fire cool
Ibrahim ﷺ had grown up in a land of idol worship. His own father was a maker of idols. From childhood, his mind asked questions that no one …
The man whose voice Allah chose for the first azhan
Bilal was a slave. An Abyssinian, dark-skinned, owned by Umayyah ibn Khalaf — one of the cruelest men in Makkah. When Bilal embraced Islam,…
On knowledge, patience, and what we cannot see
Musa ﷺ was told there was someone more knowledgeable than him — a servant of Allah known as Khidr. He traveled to find him and asked to acco…
Paradise through a cup of water
The Prophet ﷺ told his Companions of a woman — a prostitute — from the Children of Israel. One day she passed by a well and saw a dog panti…
The woman who chose death over surrender
Asma bint Abi Bakr was the daughter of the first Caliph and the sister of Aisha. She lived to be nearly one hundred years old — and she was …
The story of the man whom betrayal could not break
The Prophet Yusuf ﷺ was his father's most beloved son. His brothers saw it and felt something corrosive grow in them — not just jealousy, bu…
Forty years of patience
Hasan al-Basri was one of the greatest scholars and preachers of his generation — a man the Companions themselves would seek for wisdom. He …
Messenger of Allah
"The strong person is not the one who can overpower others in wrestling. The strong person is the one who controls himself when angry."
Scholar of the 14th century, student of Ibn Taymiyyah
"The heart is like a mirror. When it is polished, it reflects everything clearly. When it is rusted, it distorts everything it sees. The rust…"
Fourth Caliph, Cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺ
"The world is moving away, and the hereafter is moving toward you. Each of them has children — so be among the children of the hereafter, not…"
Second Caliph of Islam
"Hold yourselves accountable before you are held accountable. Weigh your deeds before they are weighed against you. And know that the Angel o…"
Founder of the Shafi'i school of Islamic jurisprudence
"Knowledge is not what is memorized. Knowledge is what benefits."
Tabi'i scholar, student of the Companions
"O son of Adam — you are nothing but a collection of days. Every day that passes, a part of you passes with it. The intelligent person is the…"
8th century mystic and saint of Basra
"O Allah — if I worship You from fear of hellfire, then burn me in it. If I worship You from desire for paradise, then deprive me of it. But …"
14th century scholar of Islam
"This world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever. But even in prison, there is a garden — and it is found in the h…"
11th century theologian, philosopher, and Sufi scholar
"Whoever knows himself knows his Lord. The greatest veil between you and Allah is your own self — your ego, your desires, your illusions abou…"
12th century scholar, preacher, and historian of Baghdad
"I have seen no intelligent person who does not regret time wasted. And I have never seen a person on their deathbed who wished they had spen…"