dry fasted everyday for 4 weeks and im still at the same weight. what
Ibn Hibbān Rahimahullah said:
The worst type of delusion is when you expect jannah's fruits yet you are planting jahannam's seeds
[Rawdatul-Uqālā, p. 283]
I know of a girl whose family is stuck in Gaza, and desperately need to get out in these times. She is devastated about the ceasefire being broken, my heart aches for her and her families hardship. Keep her, and her family in your Duaas.
May Allah protect the Muslims of Gaza, strengthen them in their trials, and honor their sacrifices with the highest ranks in Jannah. May He grant them victory, patience, and eternal reward for their perseverance.
Zhou Guanyu for CN Harper’s Bazaar 2025
If you are from this Ummah, then these ten nights are your opportunity. This is not just about personal worship it is about preparing yourself to serve Allah’s cause. If you are a man, ask Allah to make you a pillar of strength for His deen. Pray for guidance, wisdom, and the ability to act when the Ummah needs you. Strengthen your body, discipline your soul, and purify your heart.
If you are a woman, make these nights your foundation. Ask Allah to make you a source of strength for this Ummah, to grant you the honor of raising men like the Sahaba, women like the great believers of the past. This Ummah needs mothers who instill courage, faith, and knowledge in their children. Pray that your womb carries those who will defend Islam, and that your heart carries the resolve to raise them upon the truth.
The Ummah is humiliated, and the world is burning in darkness. You already know what kind of du’as we need to make. Pray for victory, for justice, for the return of honor to this Ummah. Pray for strength to bear the trials ahead. These ten nights are not for empty worship but for transformation. Make use of them before they slip away.
Delayed, not denied. When disappointment knocks on your door again, say alhamdulillah, remember that even delays are being blessed in the hands of Allah. Dua is powerful. However, Allah works in His timing, not ours. A blessing delayed is not a blessing denied. Your plans may be delayed, but Allah’s plan for you will never be voided. Delay is not denial. Sometimes we tend to think we are waiting for Allah swt to bless us but sometimes Allah is preparing you for the blessing that he has for you. You need to emotionally and maturely be ready for it. “Indeed, Allah will not change the condition [or circumstances] of people until they change what is in themselves.” - Quran 13:11
Ramadhan has ended, and Eid has begun. May Allah make this Eid a source of joy and blessings for us and grant us an even greater Eid on the Day of Judgment. There is a lesson in how quickly time flies. There is a lesson in how quickly death is approaching us !
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٣
"Then which of your Lord’s favours will you ˹humans and jinn˺ both deny?"
Ar-Rahman - The Beneficent (55:13)
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