Seeking Knowledge
By Novid Shaid, 1997
All knowledge worth seeking
is like a never-ending dining table
covered with wholesome food.
Some stand gobbling wantonly
Wanting everything at once
While others only nibble
Their taste buds hardly aroused.
Pray let us sit at the table
With attention to manners and grace
Then let us dine with peace and patience
So we can enjoy the full measure of the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘patience’
Du’a - Supplication for one whose affairs have become difficult
An authentic Prophetic supplication for ease and facilitation:
“O Allah, nothing is easy except what You make easy.
And You make the difficult, if You wish, easy.”
See:
Qur’anic Reflections: Divine Tests and the Great Virtue of Steadfast Patience
In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful
Divine Tests and the Great Virtue of Steadfast Patience
Allah Most High tells us in the Qur’an:
“And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, Who, when distress strikes them, [...]
Why Is the Prophet’s Character Described as Being Tremendous?
Faraz Rabbani
In the Qur’an, the Prophet is addressed directly, “Truly, you are of tremendous character.” [Qur’an, 68.4] This Qur’anic verse intrigued Muslim scholars, early and late, especially the Qur’anic exegetes and the masters of the spiritual path, especially as the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him [...]