FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: sadness
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I feel very sad because of my past sins. I find it hard to forget my past because I have been struggling with this for a long time. I’m only at the age of 16 so I’m about to pass halfway through my teenage years. I […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Family Ties, ANS Marriage, ANS Parents, ANSWERS (Parent of ANS blog)
TAGGED WITH:: daughters, disillusion, duties toward parents, fathers, isolation, marriage, parents, rights of parents, sadness
/by YusufUstadha Raidah Shah Idil counsels on the role and duty of daughter toward parents, being a woman, feeling isolated overwhelmed by expectations. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. I am tired. I don’t feel like I understand my purpose anymore. Especially when I see so many of my sisters in Islam living […]
FILED UNDER: Nasheed Hub
TAGGED WITH:: heart, love, Love for the Prophet, nasheed, sadness, spirituality
/by AishaTalama Ashku Gharami, or “How Long Will My Heart Ache,” is a heartfelt Nasheed that may can relate to. One of the less-appreciated poems, it speaks directly to the soul.
FILED UNDER: Good Character, Social challenges
TAGGED WITH:: despair, gratitude, hardship, sadness, Shaykh Faraz Rabanni
/by AishaTrue joy lies within the heart, and it is unshakeable. Every breath, heartbeat, and moment is a gift from Allah. Knowing that happiness comes from Allah, we should keep in mind that suffering and hardship come from the same Lord. An Alternative Perspective But how can there be joy in hardship? This is where the […]
FILED UNDER: PC Good Character, PC Prophet Muhammad Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
TAGGED WITH:: crying, feelings, good character, hadith, happiness, happy, joy, loss, mercy, prophetic character, Prophetic Description, rejoice, sadness, sunnah
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One of the most important Prophetic traditions of our religion is to always rejoice. A believer isn’t happy because nice things happen, because this life and all that happens in it, is fleeting. We rejoice because of our connection to Allah, the Everlasting. Listen on in this brief reminder from Shaykh Faraz Rabbani.
FILED UNDER: Article-General, Prophetic Guidance, Social Issues, Video
TAGGED WITH:: contentment, faith, happiness, happy, islam, peace, religion, sadness, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, Tim Winter
/by Content TeamAre you pursuing happiness? How do we pursue it in the modern world? Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad discusses the meaning and pursuit of happiness in our lives. He eloquently describes the role of religion and specifically Islam in defining and pursuing happiness. Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, also known as Timothy John Winter, is one of […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: divorce, patience, sadness
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: I married my husband due to family pressure. We have been separated for almost a year. I do much more worship but sometimes it still feels like this is a horrible test that just isn’t ending. Does this mean that I am supposed to return to my husband? […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: distress, divorce, love, loving a married man, marriage, sadness, Suffering
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Umm Umar Question: I am married to a man that I do not love. I work hard to be a good and faithful wife to him. I love another person, but do not see him and avoid anything that might lead to haram. I am a practising Muslim and spend much of […]
FILED UNDER: Article-General, Prophetic Guidance, Social Issues, Supplications
TAGGED WITH:: affliction, fatigue, Gardens of the Righteous, hardship, harm, patience, Sabr, sadness, steadfastness, tests, thankfulness, trials, tribulation
/by Shaykh FarazThese are a few hadiths of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (peace & blessings be upon him & his folk) on the great honor that trials, hardships, and tribulations can represent for a true believer, and how these are opportunities to exhibit one’s patience, trust, reliance, contentment, and thankfulness to Allah Most High. 34. Anas […]
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