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"Deprivation hurts you only because of the lack of your understanding of God in it." [Hikam 94]

"A gift from man is deprivation, and deprivation from God is beneficence" [HIKAM 88, Page 195] This delicate discussion explains 3 reasons why in fact the seeker of the path would consider a bestowed gift from the creation a means of spiritual deprivation and helps one to apprehend what the true essence of gifting is.

Traders will be gathered on the Day of Judgement as transgressors, except those who feared Allāh, were righteous [in their oaths], and spoke the truth (Tirmidhī, Ibn Māja, Dāramī).

Dr. Mufti Abdur-Rahman's experiences and personal memories with Shaykh Taha Karaan Rahimahullah. A short video describing his enriching legacy, mannerism and honour. Many lessons for us to learn from his life... Taha Karaan was born in Cape Town. He was the son of Yusuf Karaan. He memorized the Qur'an at Waterfall Islamic Institute and went to study at the Darul Uloom Deoband from where he graduated in 1991 with highest grades. He later studied for two years at the Al-Azhar University.

"When He opens up your understanding of deprivation, the deprivation becomes the same as the gift." [HIKAM 84]

"Sometimes He gives while depriving you, and sometimes He deprives you in giving." [HIKAM 83] The discussion of the above aphorism reveals how to keep ones faith in Allah Most High firm and unshaken in times when things don't quite go ones way, perfectly interwining with the Qur'anic verse "And perhaps it may be that you dislike something, when it is good for you, Allah knows and you do not" (Surah Baqarah)

Shaykh Abdur-Rahman speaks on the blessings of the pilgrimage and how one can reach high spiritual status and boost one's iman. He mentions that Hajj is like a spiritual washing machine. In similarity to the function of a washing machine where clothes are spun from one end to the other and wrung out, a person is put though many testing moments, for example the heat, moving from one place to another, restrictions of ihram etc. to help us reform ourselves spiritually, to help us focus only on Allah and not worry about one’s apparent physical condition.

Sulayman (AS) was born and raised in Jerusalem, Palestine. He was the son of Prophet Dawud (AS) and, just like his father, Sulayman (AS) was greatly loved by Allah. Allah gifted Sulayman (AS) with miracles that no other Prophet had: Sulayman (AS) could understand and communicate with all kinds of animals, and he could command the wind. The jinn are unseen beings created by Allah, and Sulayman (AS) was given the power to command them too. One time, Sulayman (AS) was marching through a valley with his magnificent army of Jinn, men and birds. The army came to a valley which happened to be the home of ants. Seeing this great army, one ant said to the others, "Hide in your homes, before Sulayman (AS) and his army crush you under their feet!” Sulayman (AS) understood what the ant had said. He smiled to himself and thanked Allah for all the special gifts he had been given. Sulayman (AS) achieved amazing feats during his lifetime. The Qur'an tells many stories of Sulayman (AS) and his amazing achievements.

The speaker discusses some brief history of Masjid al-Aqsa and the importance it holds for Muslims, its virtues and the responsibilities of Muslims across the world to protect Masjid al-Aqsa. He also provides some suggestions on how Muslims in the west can help their brothers and sisters that are putting their lives on the line for the protection of the blessed land.

This series will be in 30 parts covering subjects such as the types of wahy, wisdom for revelation over 23 years, the order of verses and suras, reasons for revelation, unique features of Makkan and Madinan suras, good and bad tafsirs and translations, the clear and ambiguous verses, abrogation in the Qur’an, the seven modes of reading, the unique and divine method of Qur’an preservation, its special script and its inimitability and miracle aspect.