Anyone who contemplates and thinks deeply about why blessings are withdrawn and afflictions and curses are brought about will certainly realize their causes. We may not be able to keep a clean sin-free slate, but the more we are aware of the effects of sinning in Islam, the more we hopefully are able to stay…
Rizq
Often, the term rizq is understood as material provisions in the form of money, food, and our jobs and so on. However, rizq can be defined as anything that brings benefits or goodness to us. Thus, rizq encompasses wealth, family ties, spirituality, our faith, intellect, health and everything else that are beneficial to us and…
All our provisions were already written for us 50,000 years before we were born. Our successes and so-called failures in this dunya are decreed – but the real success is in fact being able to pass the test – either by showing gratitude for the ‘successes’ or showing sabr and contentment when the ‘failures’ occur.…
In today’s materialistic world, man has made ‘the achievement of food and rizq’ his primary concern. This was never so important in one’s life as it is nowadays. While striving to earn a living, man easily ends up offending his Lord. He stops distinguishing between halal and haram. It looks as if it’s a rat…
Blessings and provisions do not only reach us due to actions of the tongue and our limbs, but primarily begin with the actions of our hearts. One of these is having complete trust and dependence upon Allah, knowing that He is Ar-Razzaq, the Only and Ultimate Provider, the source of all the blessings we enjoy.…
