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 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawm Al-Khamis. 27th day of Dhul-Hijjah, 1445AH (Thursday, 4th July 2024).

MEANING AND APPLYING ISTIQAAMAH Bismillah.


Assalaamu Alaikum WarahmatulLah. Please accept my apology for the delay in sharing today's reminder. I fell asleep after work and just wakeup ๐Ÿ˜Š.


Istiqaamah is often translated to mean ‘uprightness, steadfastness and correctness.’ It comes from the root word ู‚ุงู… (qaama) meaning ‘to rise’ or ‘to stand upright’ and from this we derive words like ู…ุณุชู‚ูŠู…(mustaqeem) as in ‘Siraat al-Mustaqeem’ (Straight Path).

For the believer, Istiqaamah is a virtue that cannot be done without. It’s a quality that we continually strive to attain although we may fail at times. In this age where fitaan(tribulations) have become widespread and open sins are the norm, many people have lost the istiqaamah they once had in them – the strength to stay upon the straight path.


Some tips on how to have istiqaamah:


1) Have a strong relationship with ALLAH: The best way is with HIS Wahi (revelation), the Qur’an. Ibn Taymiyyah said, “If you want to taste the sweetness of eemaan, then upon you is the Book of ALLAH.”


2) Have a strong relationship in worshipping ALLAH: The da’ee (one who calls people to ALLAH) needs to pray his sunnah and he better be praying witr. The pious predecessors used to say, “be hard on yourself and be easy on the people.” We should strive to increase in our worship and perform the nawaafil acts especially fasting which aid us to come closer to ALLAH and hopefully many of you are fasting today. To be continued tomorrow in shaaALLAH. May ALLAH keep guiding us all and protect us from any satanic influences. Aameen.

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