Breaking the ice 🧊
Read it to find why to subscribe
Assalamualikum guys !
I’m so happy to start this out finally . Was wanting to do this for so long , now Alhamdulliah was the time .
So first of why to subscribe and read my newsletter once a week ?
Coz why not😅
Besides,(وَّذَكِّرۡ فَاِنَّ الذِّكۡرٰى تَنۡفَعُ الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ(51:55
But ( continue to ) remind . For certainly reminders benefits the believers .
What to expect ?
This is more of going to be a public journal to me . I’ll be sharing the week’s highlights and certainly some amazing reminders with it .
I’ll be trying to keep updated with the important dates and virtues following up .
Every week's newsletter will be based on a specific topic and thereabout .
It is going to include the Quote of the week and stuff as well !
My aim through this newsletter is to APPRECIATE LIFE . I’ve come across so many pessimists , I just want to do this no matter the outcome .
Lastly the publication name ~ Why Reclaiming Solace ?
We accept it or not , it is true that it is only and only god ,through which we find solace ( peace ) . How much ever we run from god , at the end the more you run towards god for finding that serenity and peace ☮️ . I believe all of us were born with this solace and somehow lost or suppress it in this life due to our own actions . I believe our own actions can bring as back or refill the solace which we yearn . Through my newsletter I’m trying to bring back that solace with the weakly reminders and appreciate the life given to us by Allah to find that solace ! I am hoping to do fairly well with this aim and I am definitely not making you regret the subscribe .
Also the title comes from the poem which I had long written , so u surely can expect some poetry in my newsletter as well ! The poem is as follows ,
SOLACE Knowing we come alone is this world , Realising that we will go alone from this world , I ask my myself a question everyday , Whose pleasure am I seeking today ? Is it of the people who judge me on my image , Or the people who give hypocritical congratulate , Is it the pleasure of the passerby , Or of a close friend with false flattery , As I uncover the unkind nature of humankind , My heart yearning for seeking the pleasure of The divine , The kindest of the kind , The most compassionate of the compassionate, I seek the pleasure of the divine creator , In whose obedience lies my solace ! 🖤✨
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ ⭐️
In the name of allah , the most gracious , the most merciful
What better than to start with the name of Allah 😌, in fact my name says bismillah .
The greatness of Bismillah is well known .As every task , each step , every important work is preceded by it . You start reading the Quran , you enter a car , eat your food , enter a home , cook food , any work we do is advised to be started with Bismillah.., it in itself gives us the importance of it ! It is said that “the most important things are given in abundance or free for use of everyone ” it’s definitely true –as even if we just consider the example of water – accessible to everyone but equally as important . 💯
If we look at the translation of Bismillah , it really seems incomplete . It is said that , ‘ I start with ’ is hidden in bismillah. Allah is ALLAMAHUL BAYAN , he taught us how to speak . Where ever he wants he gives a full sentence and wherever he wants he gives a half sentence . Our speech is judged by Allah’s standards , Allah’s speech is not judged by our standards ( Subhan Allah ✨) . He gave us an incomplete statement on purpose because what you do next completes it !! What does it really mean ? What is really means is — whatever work we do without the name of Allah is itself incomplete . How do we understand this ?
The translation says ‘ in the name of Allah ’ …. What we are actually saying is “ In the name of Allah I ( do the work )” .For example, before eating we say Bismillah and by saying that we say … In the name of Allah – I eat ! So profound , isn’t it !😌 .Every Surah of the Quran begins with Bismillah , except Surah Tawbah, the reason being the Surah contains descriptions of war and booty , which goes opposite to the sifat of Allah , Ar Rahman! 🫶🏻
The ISM in Bismillah —
Ism comes from wasm in arabic, which literally means a beautiful distinctive mark . In Tasmiya we say that everything Allah does is unique and another thing we say is everything he does has beauty in it ! ✨
Imam Al Alousi (RA) says that when you say Tasmiya , you are actually asking Allah’s help . Bismillah is a gift from Allah . We require different types of help , so Allah by giving us Bismillah in itself gave us all his names to ask from ( ism ) . The ب in bismillah , Also signifies Barakah , in all the work done.
The origin of the name of Allah is so profound , it literally deserves a separate blog . In sha Allah !
Ar-Rahman and Ar-Raheem—
By using these two names in Tasmiya , Allah signifies that two of Allah’s qualities should overshadow everything else .
Ar-Rahman means Allah’s love and mercy in extreme ( it’s mubaliga) , it’s immediate and it’s not permanent …, like thirst is not permanent untill you drink water , sameways the mercy of Allah is permanent untill you leave the mercy ! It also means Rahm meaning the womb of a mother …. Signifying the love like that of a mother …. Though it gives her pain , she loves the baby . Subhan Allah 💕
Ar-Raheem is siffate mushabba, the mercy which is permanent, which is saved for the hearafter . 🤍
Humans as always are in rush as a result Rahman is given first and then Raheem saved for later .
May Allah by heart make us the people of BISMILLAH . Ameen 🫶🏻
DHUL HIJJAH 🕋☪️
On the commencement of one of the most holiest days of the year … it already feels too good to comprehend .
The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are the best days of the entire Islamic year. The Prophet (saw) said, ‘There are no days greater and more beloved to Allah than these (first) ten days of Dhul-Hijjah’. [Ahmad]🩶
So it’s really nice if we can really make use of these days and do as many ibadaat as possible !
Day of ’Arafah 💎
In India , the day of Arafah is expected on 28th June 2023 . The ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah is the Day of Arafah; since it is on this day, the pilgrims gather at the mountain plain of Arafah, praying and supplicating to their Lord. In fact, one hadith says that ‘Hajj is Arafah' (Abu Dawud). This means Arafah is the sum and substance of Hajj.
Arafah is described as :
Day of immense forgiveness .
It is when the religion of Islam was perfected.
It is the day by which Allah swears by in the Quran .
Five recommended actions for the Day of ’Arafah?📿
Make du’a 🤲🏻
The Messenger of Allah (saw) said of the Day of ’Arafah, ‘In it, there is an hour in which no believing worshipper makes a supplication to Allah for good, except that Allah answers it for him, and he does not seek Allah’s protection from evil, except that He protects him from it’. [Tirmidhi]
Fast
It is highly recommended for those who are not pilgrims to fast on this day. The Prophet (saw) said, ’It (fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah) expiates the sins of the past year and the coming year (i.e. those sins will be forgiven)’. [Muslim]
Seek forgiveness 🤲🏻
As mentioned before, ’Arafah is a day of immense forgiveness when Allah sets many people free from the Fire.
Make 📿 dhikr
For the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, the Prophet (saw) recommended reciting tahleel (La ilaha ill-Allah), takbeer (Allahu Akbar) and tahmeed (SubhanAllah) and Alhamdulillah.
Give a Prophetic Qurbani🐏
Obviously Qurbani has its own benefits , by the way who doesn’t like animals … I’m already excited🫶🤗🐑. Also for us Qurbani is a day after the day of arafah!
Make sure to include me and my family in your prayers In sha Allah ❤️
What I’m currently reading 📖-
Reclaim your heart ( by Yasmeen mogahed ) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Highly recommend reading it … I so love to hear her !
What I’m currently listening 🎧-
Ustad Nouman Ali Khan’s DHUL HIJJAH series on Hikmah 📚 (wisdom) in the Quran !
Do check it out ~
Quote of the week-
What is taken by Allah is never lost . In fact, it is only what is with Allah that remains . Everything else vanishes . ❤️
From Reclaim your heart !
Durood ( since it’s friday ) -
Durood e Ibrahim:
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ،
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَ ا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
O Allah, bestow Your favor on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad as You have bestowed Your favor on Ibrahim and on the family of Ibrahim, You are Praiseworthy, Most Glorious.
O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You have blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim, You are Praiseworthy, Most Glorious.📿
3 things I’m grateful about ❤️-
The free time I currently have
The comforts of life I’m blessed with
The fact that I can sleep ( just bliss 😌)
Alhamdulliah, that’s all for the week !
Hope u liked it and I’d be glad if it did any have any ounce of an impact on u !
Do let me know in the comments how u liked it and any reviews as well ❤️
Looking forward for more posts 🤌🏼✨