Let’s Read Surah Al-Kahf Today (Friday): True Freedom

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

Let’s Read Surah Al-Kahf Today (Friday): True Freedom

Allah says at the opening of Surah Al-Kahf:

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا

“All praise is due to Allah, who has sent down upon His slave the Book and has not made therein any deviance.” 

(Surah Al-Kahf 18:1)

The Qur’an teaches us a profound truth: every human being is a slave. The question is not whether you will be a slave, but to whom or to what. You may become a slave to people, money, culture, fashion, popularity, or your own ego. If you do not choose Allah, something else will inevitably take His place. There is no neutral ground. 

But when you choose Allah as your Master, you are freed from every other form of slavery. No human opinion controls you. No trend defines you. No desire owns you. That is true freedom.

Every Friday, we are reminded of this reality. The reminder begins with the greatest of creation—the Prophet ﷺ himself—who is described first and foremost as the slave of Allah. In that servitude lies honor, dignity, and liberation.

May Surah Al-Kahf renew our understanding of freedom and anchor our hearts in sincere servitude to Allah alone.

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Don’t Blame on the Environment

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Don’t Blame on the Environment

Some people say, “It’s very hard to be Muslim living in the West.”

 But that assumes īmān comes from the environment.

And if faith comes from the environment, then it can leave when the environment changes.

That is not how īmān began.

When the Prophet ﷺ recited the Qur’an, people stopped and thought.

 They reflected on what Allah was saying.

 And the more they reflected, the more their hearts changed—and through those hearts, the world changed.

True īmān comes from within.

When faith is rooted that deeply, even if the whole world feels like a glimpse of Hell, a believer will not leave Allah.

Look at Bilāl, Sumayyah, Yasir...

They were tortured, yet they did not abandon their faith—because their īmān was not built on comfort, but on certainty.

So the problem is not where we live.

 The solution is to return to the Qur’an with reflection—

 and rebuild īmān from the inside out.

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Parenting: A Lifetime of Worship

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Parenting: A Lifetime of Worship

Raising and caring for children is among the greatest acts of worship, carrying immense reward. When parents intend to raise their children with taqwa, obedient to Allah, mindful of halal and haram, and grounded in good character, every sacrifice becomes an act of devotion. Even if children do not turn out as hoped, parents are rewarded eternally for their sincere intention.

This service does not end when children grow up, move away, and begin lives of their own. A parent’s duʿa continues throughout life. A mother, in particular, gives of herself day and night, often at the expense of personal comfort and spiritual routine. 

When Allah opens her understanding, she realizes she is engaged in one of the highest forms of worship: nurturing believers who love Allah. She shares in the reward of her children’s good deeds—without diminishing their reward in the least. 

Through years of sacrifice and sincerity, many mothers attain a deep spiritual rank. With little solitude but great devotion, they develop awe, hope, and love of Allah that often surpass outward spiritual practices.

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Wake Up Before It Is Too Late

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Wake Up Before It Is Too Late

Surah Al-Muddaththir shatters the illusion that Qiyāmah is some abstract, distant event reserved for the end of time. Its warnings are urgent, personal, and near—because for each of us, our Qiyāmah begins the moment we die. The reckoning does not wait for centuries to pass; it waits for our final breath. 

So live this life as preparation for your Qiyāmah: restore harmony in your home, mend what is broken between hearts, soften your words with your spouse, bring joy, not pain, to your parents, and become a source of safety and mercy for your children. Stop being foolish with time and selfish with love. The Surah calls us to wake up now, while repentance is still accepted and reconciliation is still possible, before the trumpet sounds for us alone.

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Let’s Read Surah Kahf Today (Friday)-- Trust Allah’s Plan

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Let’s Read Surah Kahf Today (Friday)-- Trust Allah’s Plan

Ayah 109 of Surah al-Kahf reminds us that Allah’s knowledge is utterly limitless: 

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ ٱلْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًا 

“Say: If the sea were ink for the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought another like it as a supplement.” 

This is a profound miracle—Allah speaks to the human imagination using the greatest vastness we can conceive, the oceans, then tells us that even this immensity would run dry before His knowledge ends. No matter how much humanity writes, discovers, or advances, it will always be only a drop compared to the infinite “words” of Allah. 

This ayah humbles the intellect, shatters arrogance, and gently teaches that true wisdom begins with recognizing our limits before the Infinite Knower. In that humility lies serenity: when we realize how boundless Allah’s knowledge is, we learn to trust Allah’s plan—even when we do not yet understand it.

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