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Surah al-Hujurat - Reflection 22
Are You Truly a Mu’min?

• This āyah clearly establishes that Īmān is a higher rank than Islām. When mentioned together, Islām refers to outward submission and visible compliance, while Īmān is an inward reality that settles firmly within the heart. For this reason, Allah says, “Īmān has not yet entered your hearts,” meaning it has not fully taken root, nor has its true essence been realised.

• Ibn Kathīr (raḥimahullāh) explains that the Bedouins mentioned in this verse were not hypocrites, but Muslims whose faith had not yet become firmly established. They claimed for themselves a rank higher than what they had truly attained, so they were corrected. Had they been hypocrites, they would have been exposed and condemned outright.

• These Bedouins were Muslims, but not Mu’minīn (believers), as īmān had not fully entered and merged into their hearts. They were not disbelievers, but they were yet to taste the reality of īmān. Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh) says,
“Indeed īmān has a joy and sweetness in the heart. Whoever does not experience it either lacks or is deficient in his īmān.”

• Allah then reassures them: “If you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not diminish anything of your deeds.” This affirms that sincere obedience is never lost with Allah. No effort is wasted, and no reward is reduced.

Reflect: When you perform other acts of worship, are you aware of the actions of the heart or do you focus only on the outward ritual?

Act: Is your Islām merely visible, or is your īmān steadily settled into your heart? Ask Allah to grant you the sweetness and certainty of īmān: firm belief that endures trials, resists doubts, and draws you ever closer to Him.

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Ramadan: The Month of Forgiveness & Repentance

Ramaḍān is the month of forgiveness and repentance. The word ‘Ramaḍān’ is derived from ramaḍ which refers to the intense burning heat of the sun. Thus, ‘Ramaḍān’ is the month in which the sins of the believer are burned by their righteous deeds.

We should never let a single night pass by in Ramaḍān without crying to Allah and begging Him to forgive us, especially in sujūd in the last third of the night.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“…May his nose be soiled in dust (i.e. may he be humiliated) — the man upon whom Ramaḍān enters, and then ends before he is forgiven!” (Tirmidhī).
 
If we are not going to be forgiven this month, then when are we going to be forgiven?

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Perform I’tikaf (Seclusion in the Masjid) in the Month of Ramadan

* Virtues of Ramadan - 33

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The occupation continues the closure of al-Masjid al-Aqṣā for the eleventh consecutive day, preventing Tarāwīḥ prayers and iʿtikāf during the last ten days of Ramaḍān.

Remember al-Masjid al-Aqṣā in your duʿā’ during these blessed nights.

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