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 THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaumul Jumuat. 21st day of RabeeulAwwal, 1445AH (Friday, 6th October, 2023). HOW TO TASTE THE SWEETNESS OF EEMAAN. BismilLah. 


AlhamdulilLah for granting us another blessed day of the week. Today is a mini eid and we must embrace the day with lot's of acts of worship. 

To taste the sweetness of eeman, one must study the knowledge of Islam and must be convinced of ALLAH’s existence having a firm belief in HIM as the only Supreme Being and Deity who is worthy of worship. One must put his full trust in ALLAH (SWT) and accept HIM as his Lord and Master (RABB). Thus the statement, I am pleased with ALLAH as my Lord, (Radiitu Bil-Lahi Rabba).


The word, radiitu, in the hadith comes from the root (Ra Da Wa), which carries several meanings. It means, to acknowledge, to accept, to confirm, to approve, to be satisfied with, to be content with and to be pleased with, among other meanings. The statement Radiitu Bil-Lahi Rabba, conveys all these meanings and the implications of such a statement are:

1) Rida bil-uluhiyyah: To accept, be content and pleased with ALLAH (SWT) as the Lord of all that exist. In other words, nothing in the heavens nor on earth deserves or is worthy of worship except ALLAH (SWT). This is called Tawheed al-Uluhiyyah, or Unity of God, i.e. to single HIM out in worship with utmost sincerity.

2) Rida bil-Rububiyyah: To accept, be content and pleased with ALLAH (SWT) as the Lord or Master, Rabb. It is also to recognize HIM as the sole Creator and Sustainer of everything and to firmly believe that HE alone has the power to manage all affairs. Furthermore, to depend solely on HIM and to seek help from no one else other than HIM while accepting the Divine Decree HE decreed for us. This can be summed up as Tawheed al-Rububiyyah or Unity of Lordship.

3) Another implication is to accept all HIS commands. One must be happy and content with ALLAH’s final rulings and judgments for HE is the true Ruler and Sovereign.

4) Finally, to be pleased with ALLAH (SWT) as the Master (Rabb), one must have extreme love, respect and reverence for ALLAH (SWT). In describing the believers, ALLAH (SWT) says,“Those who (truly) believe, love ALLAH most passionately” 

(al-Baqarah, 2:165). 

May ALLAH protect our eemaan from any satanic influences. Aameen.

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