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why dhikr is important

it brings you closer to Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ

the pleasure of Allah is achieved - "the pleasure of Allah is the greatest of all" (9:72)

it comforts the heart - "it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts can find comfort" (13:29)

when one remembers Allah and is absolutely certain that He has unlimited powers and can and will remove any hardship, the heart feels less anxious.

Allah becomes the Friend of the one who remembers Him - "remember Me, and I will remember you" (2:153)

the heart is strengthened and you develop the power to battle evil and be successful - "O believers! when you face an enemy, stand firm and remember Allah often so you may prosper" (8:46)

the prayer of one who remembers Allah is accepted. surah Fatihah, for eg, is a prayer but it begins with dhikr - 'alhamdulilah' and remembers his attributes, like 'ar-Rahman,' 'ar-Raheem' and then the prayer is made.

your love for Allah will grow as you are constantly thinking about Him and He is inside your heart

it drives Shaytan's whispers out from the heart

it gives you patience through trials as you understand Allah is always there

it removes worry and sadness from one's heart

it provides the chance to enter through the eighth gate of Jannah: 'Baab al-Dhikr' - for the believers who constantly remembered Allah

it is a noor for you on the day of judgement that will keep you steady on the sirat (bridge that guides you to Jannah)

'a man does nothing to rescue himself from Allah's punishment better than remembering Allah' (hadith)

'everything has a polish, and the polish for hearts is the remembrance of God. nothing is more calculated to rescue from God's punishment than remembrance of God' (hadith)

it shows gratitude to Allah - which He loves

you will accept that He has power over everything which will make you trust Him more

your mind will focus continuously on Allah which will motivate you to live your life by the Qur'an and sunnah to please Him more

it creates love of Islam in one's heart

it protects you from harm

the angels surround all four sides of any gathering in which Allah is being remembered and rain down His mercy upon it

it helps you with hardship and trials taken for the sake of Allah

"remembrance of Allah indeed is the greatest virtue" (29:46).

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All Thanks and Praises be to Allah ,Lord of All Worlds.

We ask for His Mercy 

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via NYC.gov

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Salam.. please I want who read this to pray for me because my heart is broken and I feel deeply sad

May Allah replace your sadness with happiness, tears with laughter and fill your life with people who love,

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“Everything in this life is a test. Allah says in the Qur’an: “It is He who created death and life in order to test you, which of you are best in deeds. And He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving.” (67:2)”

— Yasmin Mogahed

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Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction.  (Surah An-Nisa Verse 78 )

Every soul will taste death. Then to us will you be returned. (Surah Al-Ankabut Verse 57.)

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Amazing advice from Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله

“A friend will not (literally) share your struggles, and a loved one cannot physically take away your pain, and a close one will not stay up the night on your behalf. So look after yourself, protect it, nurture it. Don’t give life’s events more than what they are really worth. 

Be certain that when you break, no one will heal you except you; and when you are defeated, no one will give you victory except your own determination. Your ability to stand up again and carry on is your responsibility.

Do not look for your self-worth in the eyes of people; look for your worth from within your conscious. If your conscious is at peace then you will ascend high, and if you truly know yourself then what is said about you won’t harm you.

Do not carry the worries of this life, because this is for Allah. And do not carry the worries of sustenance because it is from Allah. And do not carry the anxiety for the future because it is in the Hands of Allah.

Carry one thing:

How to Please Allah. Because if you please Him, He Pleases you, fulfils you and enriches you. Do not weep from a life that made your heart weep, just say “Oh Allah compensate me with good in this life and the hereafter”. Sadness departs with a sajdah. Happiness comes with a sincere du'a. Allah does not forget the good you do, nor does He forget the good you did to others and the pain you relieved them from. Nor will He forget the eye which was about to cry but you made it laugh. Live your life with this principle: Be good even if you don’t receive good, not because of other’s sake but because Allah loves the good doers".

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Book haul from yesterday! Saw the Everyday movie and had to celebrate how good it was was another David Levithan book… and a few others.

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Supporters of @no seat left behind at city hall

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Haji & Nata @ JFK and hot steamy Monday afternoon in NYC

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Day of the family at rockaffrlla center

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Education heals and it is our nation's great equalizer! 

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Daughter Fafa graduation from NYU 5\21\2013 and 5\22\2013