Reflections of a traveller

Allah subhana wa ta'ala said (about what Nuh Alaihis Salam said to his people):  " Ask forgiveness of your Lord; Verily He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you in abundance; and give you increase in wealth and children. and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you  rivers. " [Qur'an 71:10-12] "If you were to put your trust in Allah, the way that Allah deserves, then you would be provided  for as the birds are; they leave (in search of food) at the  beginning  of the day famished, and  they   return at the end of the day full." (tirmidhi) " And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: "If you are thankful, I will give you more  (of My  blessings), but if you are thankless, then verily, My Punishment is indeed  severe. " [Qur'an 14:7]

Assalamu alaikum my precious readers and fellow bloggers, Jumuah Mubarak! Alhamdulillah Allah subhana wa ta'ala has blessed us with another Friday. This is a great opportunity to reconnect with His book to please Him. Reciting and reflecting upon Suran Kahf is highly recommended during Friday for Muslims. I remember when I first recited the surah , it took me one and a half hour to complete the recitation. I thought it is going to be a very daunting task for me to recite the surah every Friday! But alhamdulillah I carried on and I must tell you, trust me, if we try and our intention is pure ( just to please Him) Allah subhana wa ta'ala makes it very easy for us. He is indeed very Gentle and Kind to us. Now a days, it takes me almost 45 minutes reciting the whole surah, given kids are not in need of my attention :-) alhamdulillah. When you start reciting the Qur'an, first make as much intention as possible, so that you can get more ajr (reward) bi'idnillah. For examp...

"And those who disbelieved will [then] say, "Our Lord, show us those who misled us of the jinn and men [so] we may put them under our feet that they will be among the lowest."41:29 "Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah " and then  remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised." We [angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter. And you will have therein whatever your souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request [or wish]. As accommodation from a [Lord who is] Forgiving and Merciful." 41:30-32 Explanation of these verses by Ustadh nouman Ali khan 

Explanation of ayah 27 to 30   of Surah Al-Furqan done by Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan. "And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] he will say, "Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way. Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend. He led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter." And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as [a thing] abandoned." Surah Al-Furqan 25: 27-30