Al-Isra' 17:37
وَلَا تَمۡشِ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَحًاۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخۡرِقَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَلَن تَبۡلُغَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ طُولًا

And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance. Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth, nor can you attain a stature like the mountains in height.

Dhivehi - Abu Bakr Ibrahim Ali (Bakurube)
(37) އަދި (އޭ އިންސާނާއެވެ!) ބިމުގައި ބޮޑާވެ فخر ވެރިކަމާއެކު ނުހިނގާށެވެ! އެހެނީ ހަމަކަށަވަރުން (ގުންފައިޖެހިއަސް) ކަލެއަށް ބިންގަނޑު ފަޅައެއް ނުލެވޭނެއެވެ. އަދި (ބޮޑާވެ މަތިހަށިނެގިޔަސް) ފަރުބަދަޔާ އެއްވަރަށް ދިގުވެސް ނުވާނެއެވެ. އުސްނުވާނެއެވެ.

Proper pronunciation of the Qur’ān (Tajweed and Makhārij) is some of the bare basic knowledge that every Muslim should have. Non-Arab brothers and sisters should realize that the longer you put off learning it, the harder it will become when you do eventually try. If you need proof of that, try to teach your parents or grandparents the proper pronunciation of Arabic letters and watch them struggle. For most, no matter how much you teach them, it will always be difficult and strenuous, and even if they learn to the best of their ability, it will not be perfect.

The older you get, the more your tongue becomes settled in the pronunciation of your mother tongues — and the more difficulty it finds in trying to adapt to new languages. Start learning the proper way to recite as early as possible so that you can master it, and so that you can pass it on to your children with ease. It is not fitting to delay something so important, and it can even be sinful to do so depending on how much of a novice one is (such as if the mistakes change the meaning of the words).

May Allāh سبحانه وتعالى make us all from Ahl Al-Qur’ān and honor us through it.

Al-'Ankabut 29:56
يَٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِنَّ أَرۡضِى وَٰسِعَةٌ فَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱعۡبُدُونِ

O My slaves who believe! Certainly, spacious is My earth. Therefore worship Me (Alone)."

Dhivehi - Abu Bakr Ibrahim Ali (Bakurube)
(56) އޭ ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ إيمان ވީ އަޅުތަކުންނޭވެ! ހަމަކަށަވަރުން ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ ބިންތަނަވަސްވެގެންވެއެވެ. އަދި ހަމަކަނޑައެޅިގެން ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެއަށް އެކަނި ތިޔަބައިމީހުން އަޅުކަންކުރާ ހުށިކަމެވެ!


Al-'Ankabut 29:57
كُلُّ نَفۡسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيۡنَا تُرۡجَعُونَ

Everyone shall taste the death. Then unto Us you shall be returned.

Dhivehi - Abu Bakr Ibrahim Ali (Bakurube)
(57) ކޮންމެ ނަފުސެއްވެސް މަރުގެ ރަހަ ދެކޭނެއެވެ. މަރުވާނެއެވެ. ދެން ތިޔަބައިމީހުން އެނބުރި رجوع ވާހުށީ ހަމަ ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ حضرة އަށެވެ. އެއީ محشر ދުވަހުންނެވެ.

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Emotional and beautiful Umrah moment.

Last year I went back to Makkah after about 2 years.

I was so happy to be back, but truth be told, I was sad because I felt like I didn’t belong here. The sins are heavy.

If you’ve ever felt that, being amongst righteous people and blessed locations, and feeling like you don’t deserve this. You’re not good enough.

One day after Fajr, I was performing Tawaf. I brought all my gear for Umrah, but the one thing I forgot was: a bag for my sandals.

Holding sandals throughout the entire Tawaf is painful and tricky.

You have to focus on not dropping them, and you can’t lift your hands to make Dua except to have a sandal staring you in the face.

And the dexterity needed to grasp two sandals with one hand takes away from full concentration on the Ibadah of Tawaf.

I wish I had a sandal bag. 😔

I entered Tawaf with that thought, it is what it is. I’ll make due. In sha Allah all good.

2nd round around the Kabah 🕋 and a woman comes from behind me, taps me on the shoulder.. AND HANDS ME A BAG FOR MY SANDALS!!

(Ok let me stop here to describe this blessed woman. She’s a Saudi-Syrian looking grandmother. Big Hershel bag on her back. Noor of Ibadah radiating from her face. If you have any “Hijazi” people in your community like we had in Maryland, then this woman looks like their blessed grandmother. Ok back to the story.)

She walked away from me. Just gave me the bag and left. No words exchanged.

And I was bawling.

I hadn’t even made Dua for a bag. I just “wished” I could’ve had one for Tawaf.

And the answer came by the second round of Tawaf!

So there I was, within moments of receiving the bag, bawling, in a raw emotional state, I hear someone shout in Dua, near the Black stone: Ya Sattar! Ya Allah!

From all the sounds of Tawaf, I heard this one LOUD AND CLEAR.

This has been my Dua of late.

This name of Allah, AsSattar (the one who covers our faults).

As social media seeks to expose people, seeks to humiliate them, seeks to “uncover” their faults, we call on AsSattar to cover our sins.

I received the gift of the sandal bag.

And then heard this name of Allah that meant so much to me.

A reminder that Allah knows what I’ve been making Dua for.

It was so emotional .. I just had to tell that Saudi-Syrian grandmother how much her gift meant to me.

I didn’t want to never see her again, without her hearing the above.

So I searched her out in Tawaf.

On the fourth time around the Kabah 🕋, I caught up to her around the Yemeni corner.

I approached her and said in Arabic, “I wanted to tell you that I entered Tawaf hoping for a bag to carry my sandals. And by the 2nd time around, Allah sent you and you gave me this bag. Thank you.”

If you can imagine the Noor on this woman’s face shone even brighter with her smile. She said back to me, “This is a good sign that your Umrah is accepted by Allah!”

And I started bawling again. She continued to make Dua for me and I said back to her, Ameen and the same for you Hajjah.

I finished my Tawaf with 3 lessons on Dua and Tawbah (repentance)

1. Even when you wish for something, Allah hears you. He is AlKareem. That morning I FELT His infinite Generosity.

2. The answer of Allah is swift. So ask, and ask plentiful. Even for a sandal bag.

3. The biggest lesson I got was from As-Sattar. No matter what you've done, no matter how much of sinner you are. Allah's doors are always open for you. All you need to do is repent.

#Repentance #Dua #LifeByDua #MuhammadAlshareef #Emotional