Category: Ustadh Rehan’s Reflections

  • July 11, 2024
    I highly recommend the following three things for any beginner student to help understand the words of the Qur’an: 1)…
  • June 25, 2024
    The journey of the hereafter is fascinating. There is one stage however, that as a Muslim is worrying. This is…
  • June 14, 2024
    The word ‘Arafah comes from the root word ع ر ف which means ‘to come to know’. Scholars said there…
  • June 7, 2024
    Dhikr [remembrance of Allah] is one of the easiest acts we can do during the days of Dhul-Hijjah. It can…
  • May 28, 2024
    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا “Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon…
  • May 27, 2024
    Know that Hell is Allah's justice. And he is the most Just. إِنَّاۤ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِینَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمۡ سُرَادِقُهَاۚ وَإِن…
  • April 30, 2024
    A quick note that Istikharah (the prayer of seeking guidance) can be done anywhere, at any time. There are three…
  • March 30, 2024
    Ten for the last ten nights 1) Try and stay awake during the odd nights. If you can’t that’s fine…
  • March 5, 2024
    Ramadan comes from the root word رمض which signifies something being intensely heated by the sun. The scholars therefore liken…
  • February 28, 2024
    When Shaykh Saeed al-Kamali came to Birmingham last year, he brought up an interesting point about the hadith of Banu…