Islam is a communal religion that requires Muslims to act as if they are one community and one society, even if we’re hundreds of miles apart.

Jazakallah Khair.

“A seeker of truth is a humble servant of Allah. He doesn’t imagine that he has all the answers. He’s willing to be proven wrong. Only Allah is Al-‘Aleem (the All-Knowing). Humility in the face of truth is a sign of inner strength. Turn to the Quran with an open heart and a willingness to accept what it teaches.”

As-Salaam 3alaykum wa ra7matullahi wa barakatuhu,

All we need is love – a popular song from The Beatles.

Love is what we do need to stick to the right path of Islam – rational belief is not suffiient. Loving Allah and His messenger is important.

wa salaam

Assalamoualaykum warahamatulahi wabarakatu Sister Zainab,
Following this articles’ reflections I would like to share some questions I ask myself in moments like these:
Why do I listen/read/attend Islamic lectures?
What do I define as being “constant with my faith”?
How do I measure my iman’s strenght or weakness?
When did I feel closer to Allah swt recently? What was I doing? example: fasting, making dhikr, doing good deeds, reading the Holy Qu’ran, being on top of my intentions to keep them in alignment with Allah swt, etc.
What does “feeling closer to Allah swt” mean to ME?
Am I being grateful to Allah swt considering that my very breath depends on my Creator?
Am I praying with a deep intention, seeking to connect my heart and soul with Allah swt?
Am I making Du’as for my loved ones, myself, the Muslims that world over, the entire Creation?
Am I checking my actions before I actually act?
Am I asking Allah swt to forgive my big and small sins from my past, present, just minutes ago and seek Allah’s swt protection against the temptations?

Sister Zainab,
If you are asking these questions to yourself and others, it seems to me, that you have your heart in the right place, because you are concerned about not “feeling closer to Allah swt”. Insha’Allah there is a reward for you and all of us for seeking knowledge, questioning ourselves and making the effort to become better Muslims, insha’Allah.

May Allah swt forgive me if I cause you or anyone else any harm sharing my own thoughts. Ameen. May Allah swt grants us an open heart, mind and soul to embrace Islam, learn from the Qu’ran, each other and the examples of our Prophet Mohammed sws. Ameen. May Allah swt accept our prayers, Du’as, Dhikr, good deeds, intentions and actions. Ameen May Allah swt protect us from the evil one, temptations and our own evil thoughts. Ameen.

Salam, sister, ”Keep your tongue moist with Dhikr” – helps me alot and also as brother Waleed said, read the quran regularly and even better to listen to it while reading like the vids on youtube. Dhikr at night and after fajr is also quite good because your at rest when you start as youhave been working all day etc..

Hope it help
W.salam

wasalam,
read Imam Haddad’s ‘Book of Assistance’. If you can implement half of what he says in each chapter; you’ll be set.

my teachers told me: make repentance of past sins, stay on top of your prayers, read at least a page of quran each day and say your morning and evening adkhars regularly (find a litany and keep up with it). cut out any major mins and work on minimizing minor ones.

It’s easier said that done. Consistency is key.