Strength in the Stillness of Night

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

Strength in the Stillness of Night

When life brings loss, delay, or confusion, Surah al-Muzzammil teaches us how to respond: return to Allah in the quiet of the night.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ ‎﴿١﴾‏ قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ‎﴿٢﴾‏ نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا ‎﴿٣﴾‏ أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا ‎﴿٤﴾‏ إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا ‎﴿٥﴾‏

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O you who wraps himself [in clothing], arise [to pray] the night, except for a little... and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation. Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word. (73:1–5)

Before facing the world, the Prophet ﷺ was told to strengthen his heart with night prayer. It’s as if Allah says: “Before you deal with people and problems, come to Me.”

You can’t control others or outcomes — but you can control your connection with Allah. In that stillness, the heart learns calm, patience, and true reliance: HasbunAllahu wa ni‘ma al-wakīl — Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.

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Taking Allah as Wakīl: Trust Born from Submission

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

Taking Allah as Wakīl: Trust Born from Submission

To take Allah as Wakīl means to hand over your affairs to Him — not as an act of despair, but of certainty.

It means saying with your heart:

“I plan, I try, I strive — but I know You are the One who controls outcomes.”

Allah says,

 رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا

“ [He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.” (73:9)

He reminds us that true control does not lie in our hands, but in His. Our task is to act with sincerity, patience, and discipline — and then to release the weight of anxiety about results.

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The Journey of Knowledge: Musa and Al-Khidr in Surah Al-Kahf

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The Journey of Knowledge: Musa and Al-Khidr in Surah Al-Kahf

In Surah Al-Kahf, Allah tells the profound story of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) traveling humbly in search of knowledge to meet one of Allah’s righteous servants, Al-Khidr. 

This story teaches us that even a prophet — one who receives divine revelation — still seeks deeper understanding. Allah refers to Al-Khidr as  “one of Our slaves to whom We had given mercy from Us and had taught him knowledge from Our Own Presence” (Qur’an 18:65). 

فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا 

 

This title, ‘abd (slave of Allah), is the highest honor, showing that true knowledge leads to humility and servitude to the Creator. 

The story also reflects two types of knowledge: ‘ilm al-wahy (knowledge of revelation), given to prophets like Musa, and ‘ilm al-haqiqah (knowledge of reality or divine wisdom behind events), granted to Khidr. Both are from Allah — revelation guides humanity through divine law, while reality unveils the hidden wisdom in life’s unfolding.

Together, they remind us that knowledge, in all its forms, is a trust from Allah that should draw us closer to Him in humility and awe.

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