la illaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasuli Allah

1 By the morning hours
2 And by the night when it is stillest,
3 Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee,
4 And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former,
5 And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.
6 Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)?
7 Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)?
8 Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)?
9 Therefor the orphan oppress not,
10 Therefor the beggar drive not away,
11 Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.



I love the surah this child recites, it has such deep meaning and it is such a good reminder, al-hamdu lillah.



I've been thinking a lot about prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu `alayhi wa sallam) lately. I never knew the depth of struggle he had endured, let me share:

The wife of Abu Lahab the prophet's (sa`aws) uncle did horrible things in order to hurt the prophet. For instance, "In order to cause him bodily injury, she used to tie bundles of thorns with ropes of twisted palm-leaf fiber and scatter them in the paths which the Prophet (salla Allahu `alayhi wa sallam) was expected to take." That explains the verses from the Surah al-Masad that talks about the punishment Abu Lahab's wife would receive.


1 Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he!
2 No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains!
3 Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame!
4 His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!-
5 A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!

Once she went to the prophet (s) with a handful of pebbles in her hand in order to break the prophet's (s) mouth. [but when she went to the prophet (s) Allah made it so that she could not see him].

The guts of a camel were put on him while he prayed, his neck was stepped on while in sujud, grounded decomposed bones would be blown at him, people would spit at him in the face, once a stone was thrown at him in the head to the point that it cracked and bled, and he would be slandered and backbitten repeatedly.

By the way, the one who threw the stone at his head was Abu Jahl.

When Abu Bakr (radi Allahu `anhu) would come to the prophet's (s) aid, he often times said, "Do you want to kill a man just because he says, 'My Lord is Allah'?" subhan Allah, al-hamdu lillah for those who supported him in a time of incredible hardships.

subhan Allah, imagine all this hardship he had to face, and still he continued with his efforts... Oh Allah, how amazing it is to be steadfast.

Here is something the prophet (s) was inspired to say that really moved my heart, "No soul will perish until it exhausts its due course, so fear Allah and gently request Him. Never get impatient to the point of disobedience of Allah. What Allah has can never be acquired but through obedience to Him." ... subhan Allah.

ya Rab.

It's so amazing to read about the prophet's life (salla Allahu `alayhi wa sallam), The Sealed Nectar by Safiur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri has definitely moved my heart to feel in a way it has never before, a deep love for the prophet (salla Allahu `alayhi wa sallam) that is very sincere and appreciative. al-hamdu lillah.