04/09/2026
🌿 Arabic & English | Fully Translated
🌾تَدَبُّرَاتٌ رُوحِيَّةٌ وَتَأَمُّلَاتٌ إِيمَانِيَّةٌ فِي رِحَابِ آيَةٍ مِنَ الْآيَاتِ الْعَظِيمَةِ فِي سُورَةِ الْكَهْفِ🌾
Spiritual Reflections and Faith-Based Contemplations on One of the Great Verses of Surah Al-Kahf
🌿 مَقَالٌ إِيمَانِيٌّ بِاللُّغَتَيْنِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ وَالْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةِ — حَوَالَيْ ٢٠ دَقِيقَةً لِلْقِرَاءَةِ وَالتَّدَبُّرِ.
Let’s strengthen our Emaan and renew our connection with Allah through one of the most powerful verses in Surah Al-Kahf.
💚 الرِّسَالَةُ الْجَوْهَرِيَّةُ لِلْآيَةِ — رُوحِيًّا وَاجْتِمَاعِيًّا:
الْزَمْ وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ يَلْجَؤُونَ إِلَى اللهِ دَائِمًا بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالذِّكْرِ وَالدُّعَاءِ.
The core message — spiritually and socially:
Stay close and patiently stick with those who constantly turn to Allah in prayer, remembrance, and du‘a.
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📖 قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ وَلَا تَعْدُ عَيْنَاكَ عَنْهُمْ تُرِيدُ زِينَةَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَلَا تُطِعْ مَنْ أَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهُ عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ وَكَانَ أَمْرُهُ فُرُطًا﴾
📖 سُورَةُ الْكَهْفِ ـ الْآيَةُ ٢٨
Allah, the Exalted, says:
“And patiently keep yourself with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His pleasure. Do not let your eyes look beyond them, desiring the luxuries of this worldly life. And do not obey those whose hearts We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who follow their desires and whose affairs are in excess.”
Surah Al-Kahf — 18:28
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🌿 تَدَبُّرُ الْآيَةِ وَالتَّعَايُشُ مَعَهَا...
هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ كَانَتْ فَتْحًا لِي لِبَابِ خَيْرٍ وَبَرَكَةٍ، وَكَانَتْ مِفْتَاحًا لِكَهْفٍ عِشْتُ فِيهِ وَاحْتَمَيْتُ بِهِ، بِفَضْلِ اللهِ وَتَوْفِيقِهِ، فِي وَقْتٍ كُنْتُ فِيهِ وَحِيدَةً، شَرِيدَةً، مُكْتَئِبَةً، مُعْتَزِلَةَ النَّاسِ، وَقَدْ تَكَاثَرَتْ عَلَيَّ الْأَمْرَاضُ وَتَسَلُّطَاتُ الشَّيَاطِينِ.
This verse opened for me a door of goodness and blessing. It became the key to a cave in which I lived and found refuge, by Allah’s grace and guidance, during a time when I was lonely, lost, depressed and isolated from people, while illnesses and the afflictions of devils had multiplied around me.
فَهَذِهِ الْآيَةُ لِي مَعَهَا أَجْمَلُ قِصَّةٍ فِي حَيَاتِي...
بِفَضْلِ اللهِ، ثُمَّ إِلْهَامِهِ لِي بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ وَتَدَبُّرِهَا فِي وَقْتٍ عَصِيبٍ فِي بِدَايَةِ حَيَاتِي الزَّوْجِيَّةِ، كَانَتْ سَبَبًا فِي مَعْرِفَتِي وَقُرْبِي مِنْ أُنَاسٍ كَانُوا مِنْ أَجْمَلِ صُحْبَةِ الْخَيْرِ الَّتِي رَزَقَنِي اللهُ بِهَا فِي حَيَاتِي، وَكَانَ لَهُمْ أَثَرٌ عَظِيمٌ فِي مَسِيرَتِي.
This verse holds one of the most beautiful stories of my life. By Allah’s grace, and then through His inspiring me with this verse and enabling me to reflect upon it during a difficult period at the beginning of my married life, it became a reason for me to know and grow close to people who were among the most beautiful righteous companions Allah has blessed me with in my life, and who had a profound impact on my journey.
أُنَاسًا كَانُوا فِي مَدِينَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، وَكَانُوا يَسِيرُونَ عَلَى خُطَاهُ قَدْرَ اسْتِطَاعَتِهِمْ وَبِتَوْفِيقٍ مِنَ اللهِ، وَكُنْتُ أَسْتَشْعِرُ أَنَّهُمْ مِنْ زَمَنِ صَحَابَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ الْكِرَامِ ﷺ.
They were people living in the city of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, striving to follow in his footsteps as much as they could, by Allah’s guidance and enabling grace. I used to feel as though they were from the time of the noble Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
أَعَانُونِي عَلَى ذِكْرِ اللهِ، وَتَعَلَّمْتُ مِنْهُمْ ـ بَعْدَ أَنْ تَعَلَّمْتُ مِنْ أَبِي وَأُمِّي ـ بِالْفِعْلِ قَبْلَ الْقَوْلِ، مَبْدَأً غَيَّرَ مَسَارَ حَيَاتِي تَمَامًا...
مِنَ الْعَيْشِ لِلنَّفْسِ = إِلَى الْعَيْشِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ،
وَمِنَ التَّرْكِيزِ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا = إِلَى الْعَيْشِ بِهَدَفِ أَنْ يَتَوَجَّهَ وَجْهِي لِلَّهِ وَحْدَهُ. 💚
They helped me to remember Allah, and I learned from them—after what I had first learned from my father and mother—through actions before words, a principle that completely changed the course of my life:
from living for myself = to living for the sake of Allah,
and from focusing on this worldly life = to living with the purpose of directing myself towards Allah alone.
فَلْنَتَدَبَّرْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ الَّتِي كُلَّمَا قَرَأْتُهَا حَنَّ قَلْبِي لِأَخَوَاتٍ لِي فَرَّقَتْ بَيْنَنَا الدُّنْيَا، لَكِنَّ قُلُوبَنَا مُجْتَمِعَةٌ عَلَى مَحَبَّتِهِ وَالْعَيْشِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ. 💚
So let us reflect upon this verse. Every time I read it, my heart longs for sisters from whom this worldly life has separated me, yet our hearts remain united in loving Allah and living for His sake.
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💙 هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْآيَاتِ...
وَبِهَا أَوَامِرُ وَنَوَاهٍ مُبَاشِرَةٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ، وَلِمَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ وَسَارَ عَلَى نَهْجِهِ.
This is one of the great verses containing direct commands and prohibitions addressed to the Prophet ﷺ, and guidance for those who follow him and walk upon his path.
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💙 وَمِنْ أَهَمِّ الْمَقَاصِدِ الْعَامَّةِ الَّتِي نَتَعَلَّمُهَا مِنْ سُورَةِ الْكَهْفِ:
💚 تَوْحِيدُ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ الَّذِي يَقُودُنَا إِلَى تَوْحِيدِ الْأُلُوهِيَّةِ؛ فَنَعْرِفُ رَبَّنَا الْخَالِقَ، الرَّزَّاقَ، الْوَلِيَّ، الَّذِي يَتَوَلَّى شُؤُونَ عِبَادِهِ، وَيَحْفَظُهُمْ وَيَرْعَاهُمْ؛ فَيَكُونُ هُوَ وَحْدَهُ الْمُسْتَحِقَّ لِلْعُبُودِيَّةِ، فَنَعْبُدُهُ وَحْدَهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ.
Among the great meanings we learn from Surah Al-Kahf is recognising Allah’s Oneness in Lordship, which leads us to recognise His exclusive right to be worshipped. We come to know our Lord as the Creator, the Provider and the Guardian—the One who takes care of the affairs of His servants, protects them and cares for them. Therefore, He alone deserves our worship, and we worship Him alone with sincere devotion.
💚 الثِّقَةُ بِاللهِ وَالتَّوَكُّلُ عَلَيْهِ، وَالْيَقِينُ بِأَنَّ وِلَايَتَنَا وَحِفْظَنَا وَعَوْنَنَا مِنْهُ سُبْحَانَهُ.
To trust Allah and rely upon Him, with certainty that our guardianship, protection and help come from Him, Glorified and Exalted.
💚 عَدَمُ الِاغْتِرَارِ بِمَا نَمْلِكُهُ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ أَوْ عِلْمٍ؛ فَكُلُّ قُوَّةٍ وَعِلْمٍ وَقُدْرَةٍ مِنَ اللهِ، وَمَا أُوتِينَا مِنْهَا فَهُوَ أَمَانَةٌ عِنْدَنَا.
Not to become deceived by any strength or knowledge we possess. Every strength, knowledge and ability is from Allah, and whatever we have been given of them is a trust placed in our hands.
📖 ﴿وَلَوْلَا إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ...﴾
[الْكَهْفِ: ٣٩]
“If only you had said, upon entering your property, ‘This is what Allah has willed! There is no power except with Allah!’...”
[Al-Kahf: 39]
💚 اللُّجُوءُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ عِنْدَ الشَّدَائِدِ وَالْفِتَنِ؛ وَكَهْفُنَا الَّذِي نَلْجَأُ إِلَيْهِ هُوَ الْخَلْوَةُ مَعَ اللهِ بِالصَّلَاةِ، وَمَعَ كِتَابِ اللهِ؛ نَقْرَأُ آيَاتِهِ، وَنَتَدَبَّرُهَا، وَنَتَعَلَّمُ رَسَائِلَهَا، وَنَسْعَى إِلَى تَطْبِيقِهَا وَالْعَيْشِ بِهَا.
To seek our “cave” in times of hardship and trials. Our refuge is to withdraw for moments with Allah through prayer and with the Book of Allah: reading His verses, reflecting upon them, learning their messages, and striving to apply them and live by them.
📖 ﴿فَأْوُوا إِلَى الْكَهْفِ يَنْشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَمْرِكُمْ مِرْفَقًا﴾
[الْكَهْفِ: ١٦]
“So take refuge in the cave. Your Lord will extend His mercy to you and accommodate you in your ordeal.”
[Al-Kahf: 16]
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هِيَ مِنَ الرَّسَائِلِ وَالْقِيَمِ الْجَوْهَرِيَّةِ الَّتِي تَدُورُ حَوْلَهَا آيَاتُ وَمَوَاعِظُ سُورَةِ الْكَهْفِ لِتَحْقِيقِ هَدَفِهَا، وَهُوَ:
💚 الْوِلَايَةُ لِلَّهِ الْحَقِّ.
📖 ﴿هُنَالِكَ الْوَلَايَةُ لِلَّهِ الْحَقِّ هُوَ خَيْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ عُقْبًا﴾
[الْكَهْفِ: ٤٤]
Among its central messages and values is the truth that all true guardianship belongs to Allah.
“At this point, all protection belongs to Allah, the True One. He is best in reward and best in outcome.”
💚 تَوْحِيدُ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ الَّذِي يُوَصِّلُنَا إِلَى تَوْحِيدِ الْأُلُوهِيَّةِ.
Recognising Allah’s Oneness in Lordship leads us to His exclusive right to be worshipped.
💚 لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَى مِنَ اللهِ إِلَّا إِلَيْهِ. هُوَ وَلِيُّنَا وَمَوْلَانَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، وَلَيْسَ لَنَا مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ مِنْ وَلِيٍّ، وَلَا لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَا شَرِيكٌ.
There is no refuge and no escape from Allah except by returning to Him. He is our Guardian and Protector in this world and the Hereafter. We have no true protector besides Him, and He has neither child nor partner.
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🔸 هِيَ ـ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ ـ مِنْ آيَاتِ الْفُرْقَانِ، الْآيَاتِ الَّتِي تُظْهِرُ لَنَا الْفَرْقَ بَيْنَ طَرِيقَيْنِ:
It is—and Allah knows best—one of the verses of Al-Furqan: verses that clearly distinguish for us between two different paths:
💚 ١/ طَرِيقُ أَهْلِ الدَّعْوَةِ وَالطَّاعَةِ: الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ فِي الْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ، وَيُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ وَحْدَهُ، وَيُؤْثِرُونَ الْآخِرَةَ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا.
1. The path of those devoted to calling upon Allah and obeying Him: those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, sincerely seeking Him, and who give preference to the Hereafter over this worldly life.
❌ ٢/ وَطَرِيقُ الْغَفْلَةِ وَاتِّبَاعِ الْهَوَى وَالِانْشِغَالِ بِزِينَةِ الدُّنْيَا: الَّذِينَ يُؤْثِرُونَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الْآخِرَةِ.
2. The path of heedlessness, following desires and becoming absorbed in the adornments of worldly life: those who give preference to this world over the Hereafter.
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📣💚 ﴿وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ﴾
هِيَ دَعْوَةٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلَنَا جَمِيعًا، بِأَمْرٍ مُبَاشِرٍ مِنَ اللهِ بِأَنْ نَصْبِرَ أَنْفُسَنَا مَعَ أَهْلِ الطَّاعَاتِ، الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُونَهُ فِي أَوْقَاتِ النَّهَارِ وَاللَّيْلِ.
It is a call to the Prophet ﷺ and to all of us, through a direct command from Allah, to patiently keep ourselves in the company of people of obedience—those who call upon their Lord and remember Him throughout the day and night.
وَالْمَقْصُودُ هُنَا يَشْمَلُ الدُّعَاءَ وَالْعِبَادَةَ وَالذِّكْرَ؛ أَيْ يَلْجَؤُونَ إِلَى اللهِ، وَيَتَعَبَّدُونَ إِلَيْهِ، وَيَذْكُرُونَهُ فِي كُلِّ مَقَامٍ وَمَقَالٍ، حَتَّى وَلَوْ كَانُوا فُقَرَاءَ أَوْ مَسَاكِينَ أَوْ أَقَلَّ فِي الْمَكَانَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ.
The meaning here includes supplication, worship and remembrance: they turn to Allah, worship Him, and remember Him in every circumstance and situation, even if they are poor, needy, or regarded as having a lower social status than others.
فَقُلُوبُهُمْ مُنْشَغِلَةٌ بِطَاعَةِ اللهِ، وَالتَّفَكُّرِ فِي آيَاتِهِ، وَبِطَلَبِ الْعَوْنِ مِنْهُ عَلَى قَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِهِمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا أَثْنَاءَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ وَمَشَاكِلِهِمْ وَتَحَدِّيَاتِهِمْ، فَيَصْبِرُونَ... فَتَصْبِرُ مَعَهُمْ، وَتُدَرِّبُ نَفْسَكَ عَلَى الصَّبْرِ.
Their hearts are occupied with obeying Allah, reflecting upon His signs, and seeking His help in meeting their worldly needs while facing their work, problems and challenges. They remain patient, so you remain patient with them and train yourself to be patient.
💚 وَهَذَا الْأَمْرُ بِالصَّبْرِ، إِذَا نَفَّذْنَاهُ، فَهُوَ فِي حَدِّ ذَاتِهِ عِبَادَةٌ، وَدَلِيلٌ عَلَى إِسْلَامِنَا لِلَّهِ وَاسْتِسْلَامِنَا لَهُ، وَأَنَّنَا نَعْبُدُهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاءَ؛ لِأَنَّنَا لَبَّيْنَا أَمْرَ اللهِ بِعِبَادَةٍ أُخْرَى، وَهِيَ:
💚 أَنْ نُصَبِّرَ أَنْفُسَنَا عَلَى الطَّاعَةِ.
And when we obey this command to be patient, that patience is itself an act of worship and a sign of our submission and surrender to Allah, worshipping Him with sincere devotion. We have responded to Allah’s command through another act of worship:
💚 training ourselves to remain patient and steadfast in obedience.
فَحَتَّى إِنْ كُنَّا نُقَصِّرُ فِي الطَّاعَةِ نَفْسِهَا، نَظَلُّ نَرْجُو أَجْرَ التَّصَبُّرِ وَمُجَاهَدَةِ النَّفْسِ عَلَى الثَّبَاتِ عَلَيْهَا.
So even when we fall short in the act of obedience itself, we continue to hope for the reward of striving to remain patient and of struggling against our own selves in order to remain steadfast in obedience.
📖 ﴿رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ﴾
[مَرْيَمَ: ٦٥]
“He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between. So worship Him and be steadfast in His worship.”
📖 ﴿وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا﴾
[طٰهٰ: ١٣٢]
“And command your family to pray, and be steadfast in maintaining it.”
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📣❌ النَّهْيُ الْأَوَّلُ:
﴿وَلَا تَعْدُ عَيْنَاكَ عَنْهُمْ﴾
أَيْ: لَا نُبْعِدُ أَعْيُنَنَا ـ مَوْضِعَ نَظَرِنَا وَبَصَرِنَا ـ عَنْهُمْ.
That is: do not turn your eyes—your gaze and attention—away from them.
❓ لِمَاذَا؟
لِأَنَّ هُنَاكَ مَنْ يَهْتَمُّ بِالْمَنَاصِبِ، وَلَهْوِ الدُّنْيَا، وَالْمَالِ، وَالنَّجَاحَاتِ الدُّنْيَوِيَّةِ عَلَى حِسَابِ الْآخِرَةِ.
Because there are people who become preoccupied with status, worldly distractions, wealth and worldly success at the expense of the Hereafter.
فَلَا تَكُنْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ﷺ، وَيَا مَنْ يَتَّبِعُ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ، مِمَّنْ يَنْشَغِلُونَ بِزِينَةِ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا؛ فَهَذِهِ الزِّينَةُ زَائِلَةٌ، تَلْمَعُ لِوَقْتٍ، ثُمَّ تَزُولُ بِزَوَالِ الدُّنْيَا.
So, O Muhammad ﷺ—and O those who follow Muhammad ﷺ—do not become among those whose hearts are occupied by the adornments of worldly life. This adornment is temporary: it shines for a time and then disappears as this world disappears.
🌿 فَلْنَتَذَكَّرْ:
📖 ﴿بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى﴾
“But you prefer the worldly life, while the Hereafter is better and more lasting.”
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🍎 وَهُنَا لِنَتَوَقَّفْ قَلِيلًا عِنْدَ مَعْنَى إِيثَارِ الدُّنْيَا وَإِيثَارِ الْآخِرَةِ...
الْإِسْلَامُ يَدْعُونَا إِلَى أَنْ نَعِيشَ الدُّنْيَا وَنَسْتَمْتِعَ بِمَا أَحَلَّهُ اللهُ لَنَا فِيهَا، وَلَكِنْ نُؤْثِرُ الْآخِرَةَ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا.
Islam calls us to live in this world and enjoy what Allah has made lawful for us in it, but to give preference to the Hereafter over this worldly life.
🍎 مِثَالٌ بَسِيطٌ...
لَوْ كَانَتْ لَدَيْنَا تُفَّاحَةٌ وَاعْتَبَرْنَاهَا هِيَ حَيَاتَنَا...
Imagine that we have an apple, and that this apple represents our life...
🍎 فَمِنَّا مَنْ يُقَسِّمُهَا نِصْفَيْنِ:
نِصْفٌ لِلدُّنْيَا = وَنِصْفٌ لِلْآخِرَةِ.
Some of us divide it into two equal halves: half for this world and half for the Hereafter.
🍎 وَمِنَّا مَنْ يَجْعَلُ تُفَّاحَتَهُ كُلَّهَا لِلدُّنْيَا.
Some make their entire apple about this worldly life.
🍎 وَمِنَّا مَنْ يَجْعَلُ تُفَّاحَتَهُ كُلَّهَا لِلْآخِرَةِ، دُونَ أَنْ يَسْتَمْتِعَ بِمَا أَحَلَّهُ اللهُ لَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا.
And some make their entire apple about the Hereafter, without enjoying the lawful blessings Allah has permitted for them in this world.
🍎 وَمِنَّا مَنْ يَجْعَلُ النَّصِيبَ الْأَكْبَرَ فِي الْقِسْمَةِ ـ مَثَلًا ٣/٤ التُّفَّاحَةِ لِلدُّنْيَا ـ وَهَؤُلَاءِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يُؤْثِرُونَ الدُّنْيَا.
Some give the greater share—for example, three quarters of the apple—to worldly life. These are those who give preference to this world.
🍎💚 وَمِنَّا مَنْ يَجْعَلُ النَّصِيبَ الْأَكْبَرَ ـ ٣/٤ التُّفَّاحَةِ لِلْآخِرَةِ ـ وَهَؤُلَاءِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ عَلَى يَقِينٍ بِأَنَّ:
﴿وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى﴾
فَيُؤْثِرُونَ الْآخِرَةَ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا. 💚
And some give the greater share—three quarters of the apple—to the Hereafter. These are those who live with certainty that “the Hereafter is better and more lasting,” and therefore give preference to the Hereafter over this world.
💚 وَهَؤُلَاءِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يُوَجِّهُنَا الْإِسْلَامُ إِلَى الِاقْتِدَاءِ بِهِمْ، وَأَنْ نَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ وَمَعَهُمْ، وَلَا نُحِيدَ أَعْيُنَنَا عَنْهُمْ...
These are the people whom Islam directs us to take as good examples, to be among them and with them, and not to turn our eyes away from them.
🤲 فَلْنَتَفَكَّرْ، وَلْنُحَاسِبْ أَنْفُسَنَا قَبْلَ أَنْ نُحَاسَبَ...
❓ مِنْ أَيِّ فَرِيقٍ أَنْتَ؟
⚖️ وَأَيُّ كِفَّةٍ هِيَ الْأَثْقَلُ؟
So let us reflect, and let us hold ourselves accountable before we are held accountable...
Which group are you among? And which side of your scale is heavier?
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💚 ﴿يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ﴾
أَيْ: يُرِيدُونَ اللهَ وَحْدَهُ، وَيَبْتَغُونَ رِضَاهُ، وَيُخْلِصُونَ لَهُ الْقَصْدَ وَالْعِبَادَةَ.
That is: they seek Allah alone, seek His pleasure, and sincerely direct their intention and worship to Him.
فَالْمَقْصَدُ فِي حَيَاتِهِمْ:
اللهُ = غَايَتُهُمْ = مَقْصِدُ قُلُوبِهِمْ = بُوصَلَةُ أَعْمَالِهِمْ وَأَقْوَالِهِمْ.
Allah = their ultimate aim = the purpose of their hearts = the compass directing their words and actions.
وَنَرْبِطُ ذَلِكَ بِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى:
📖 ﴿وَمَنْ يُسْلِمْ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ...﴾
“And whoever fully submits themselves to Allah and is a good-doer...”
أَيْ: يُسْلِمُ نَفْسَهُ وَقَصْدَهُ وَعَمَلَهُ لِلَّهِ، فَتَكُونُ وِجْهَتُهُ وَغَايَتُهُ إِلَيْهِ سُبْحَانَهُ.
That is: a person submits themselves, their intention and their actions to Allah, making Him the ultimate direction and purpose of their life.
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📣❌ ثُمَّ النَّهْيُ رَقْمَ ٢:
📖 ﴿وَلَا تُطِعْ مَنْ أَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهُ عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا﴾
وَهُنَا مَعْنًى مُخِيفٌ يَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ نَقِفَ عِنْدَهُ...
إِغْفَالُ الْقَلْبِ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللهِ قَدْ يَكُونُ عَاقِبَةً وَعُقُوبَةً لِلْعَبْدِ بَعْدَ إِصْرَارِهِ عَلَى الْغَفْلَةِ، وَاتِّبَاعِ الْهَوَى، وَالِانْشِغَالِ بِالدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتِهَا، وَالْإِعْرَاضِ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللهِ.
Here there is a sobering meaning that deserves our attention: the heart becoming heedless of Allah’s remembrance may become both a consequence and a punishment after a person persists in heedlessness, follows their desires, becomes absorbed in worldly life and its adornments, and repeatedly turns away from remembering Allah.
فَتَكُونُ الْعَاقِبَةُ = أَنْ يَزْدَادَ الْقَلْبُ غَفْلَةً.
وَيَكُونُ الْعِقَابُ = أَنْ يُحْرَمَ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ تَوْفِيقِ اللهِ لَهُ بِالذِّكْرِ وَالْإِنَابَةِ وَالْقُرْبِ مِنْهُ.
The consequence = the heart becomes increasingly heedless.
The punishment = the servant may be deprived of Allah’s enabling grace to remember Him, return to Him, and draw close to Him.
فَاللهُ هُوَ الَّذِي يَهْدِي الْقُلُوبَ وَيُوَفِّقُهَا لِذِكْرِهِ، وَانْشِغَالُ الْقَلْبِ بِاللهِ نِعْمَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ وَتَوْفِيقٌ مِنَ اللهِ، يَسْتَحِقُّ مِنَّا الشُّكْرَ وَالْمُحَافَظَةَ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَلَّا نَكْفُرَ هَذِهِ النِّعْمَةَ بِالْإِعْرَاضِ وَالْغَفْلَةِ.
Allah is the One who guides hearts and grants them the ability and grace to remember Him. A heart that is occupied with Allah is therefore a blessing, a provision, and a gift of divine guidance and enabling grace from Allah. It is a blessing for which we should be grateful, which we should protect, and which we should never respond to with ingratitude by repeatedly turning away and becoming heedless.
فَلَا نَقُولُ: «أَنَا أَذْكُرُ اللهَ لِأَنِّي أَفْضَلُ مِنْ غَيْرِي»، بَلْ نَقُولُ:
💚 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَفَّقَ قَلْبِي لِذِكْرِهِ.
So we should not say, “I remember Allah because I am better than others.” Rather, we say:
💚 “All praise is due to Allah, who granted my heart the ability and grace to remember Him.”
غَفَلَ قَلْبُهُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللهِ
= لَمْ يَعُدْ مُنْشَغِلًا بِذِكْرِهِ
= وَلَمْ يُوَفَّقْ لِلذِّكْرِ وَالدُّعَاءِ
= فَازْدَادَتِ الدُّنْيَا اسْتِحْوَاذًا عَلَى قَلْبِهِ
= فَشَغَلَتْهُ أَكْثَرَ وَأَكْثَرَ
= وَفَرِحَ بِزِينَتِهَا الزَّائِلَةِ الْفَانِيَةِ.
His heart became heedless of Allah’s remembrance
= his heart was no longer occupied with remembering Him
= he was no longer granted the enabling grace to remain constant in remembrance and du‘a
= worldly life increasingly took hold of his heart
= it distracted him more and more
= and he became pleased with its temporary and fading adornments.
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❓ وَيُحَذِّرُنَا اللهُ مِنْ أَمْرٍ آخَرَ... مَاذَا فَعَلَ هَذَا الْعَبْدُ أَيْضًا؟
📣❌ ﴿وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ﴾
أَيْ إِنَّهُ يُقَدِّمُ رَغَبَاتِهِ وَشَهَوَاتِهِ وَنَزَوَاتِهِ الْخَاصَّةَ عَلَى أَوَامِرِ اللهِ، فَيَتَّبِعُ الْهَوَى وَالنَّفْسَ وَالشَّيْطَانَ بَدَلًا مِنْ أَنْ يُخْضِعَهَا لِأَمْرِ اللهِ.
That is: he gives precedence to his personal desires, passions and impulses over the commands of Allah. He follows his desires, his lower self and Satan instead of bringing them under obedience to Allah.
وَنَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ. 🤲
And we seek refuge in Allah from that.
❓ وَمَاذَا أَيْضًا؟
📣❌ ﴿وَكَانَ أَمْرُهُ فُرُطًا﴾
فُرُطًا = ضَيَاعًا وَتَفْرِيطًا = مُجَاوَزَةً لِلْحَدِّ = وَخُرُوجًا عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ.
“Furutan” = loss and neglect = going beyond proper limits = allowing one’s affairs to depart from the sound path.
فَالذُّنُوبُ لَهَا أَحْوَالٌ وَدَرَجَاتٌ:
🌿 هُنَاكَ مَنْ يُذْنِبُ وَيَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَوْلَاهُ.
There is the one who sins and then returns to his Lord.
🔸 وَهُنَاكَ مَنْ يُذْنِبُ فِي نَفْسِهِ، وَلَا يُعِينُ غَيْرَهُ عَلَى الذَّنْبِ، وَهُوَ يُجَاهِدُ نَفْسَهُ لِلتَّخَلُّصِ مِنْهُ.
There is another who struggles with a sin himself, does not encourage others towards it, and continues striving against himself to leave it.
❌ وَهُنَاكَ مَنْ يُذْنِبُ وَيَتَجَاوَزُ بِفُجُورٍ وَتَجَبُّرٍ، وَيُعِينُ غَيْرَهُ عَلَى الْوُقُوعِ فِي الذَّنْبِ.
And there is one who sins, goes beyond the limits with defiance and arrogance, and helps others fall into sin.
🤲 وَالْعِيَاذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ أَنْ نَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُذْنِبِينَ الْمُصِرِّينَ عَلَى الذُّنُوبِ وَالْمَعَاصِي.
We seek refuge in Allah from becoming among those who persist stubbornly in sins and acts of disobedience.
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💙 الْجَانِبُ الْبَشَرِيُّ فِي نَبِيِّنَا الْحَبِيبِ ﷺ
هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ هِيَ تَكْمِلَةٌ لِخِطَابِ اللهِ لِنَبِيِّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ الْكَرِيمِ ﷺ؛ يَأْمُرُهُ وَيَنْهَاهُ، فَالنَّبِيُّ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ، لَيْسَ وَلَدًا لِلَّهِ، وَلَا شَرِيكًا لَهُ فِي الْمُلْكِ، وَلَا يَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا مَا أَطْلَعَهُ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ.
This verse continues Allah’s address to His noble Prophet and Messenger ﷺ, commanding him and prohibiting him. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is the servant and Messenger of Allah: he is not a son of Allah, nor a partner in His dominion, and he does not know the unseen except for what Allah reveals to him.
وَيُظْهِرُ لَنَا هَذَا الْخِطَابُ أَيْضًا بَشَرِيَّةَ نَبِيِّنَا الْحَبِيبِ ﷺ، مَعَ اصْطِفَاءِ اللهِ لَهُ وَتَعْلِيمِهِ وَتَوْجِيهِهِ بِالْوَحْيِ.
This divine address also reminds us of the humanity of our beloved Prophet ﷺ, together with Allah’s choosing him, teaching him and guiding him through revelation.
فَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ كَانَ بَشَرًا: زَوْجًا، وَأَبًا، وَصَدِيقًا، يَعِيشُ فِي مُجْتَمَعٍ لَهُ عَادَاتُهُ وَأَعْرَافُهُ، وَقَدِ اصْطَفَاهُ اللهُ وَحَفِظَهُ وَوَجَّهَهُ لِيَكُونَ قُدْوَةً لَنَا.
The Prophet ﷺ was human: a husband, a father and a friend, living within a society that had its customs and traditions. Allah chose him, protected him and guided him so that he would be an example for us.
وَكَانَ ﷺ، قَبْلَ الْبِعْثَةِ، يَخْلُو فِي غَارِ حِرَاءٍ، وَيَبْتَعِدُ عَنْ ضَجِيجِ النَّاسِ، مُتَفَكِّرًا وَمُتَأَمِّلًا.
Before receiving revelation, he ﷺ would retreat to the Cave of Hira, away from the noise of people, spending time in contemplation and reflection.
فَكَانَ يَلْجَأُ إِلَى خَلْوَتِهِ حِينَذَاكَ... إِلَى غَارِ حِرَاءٍ، وَحِيدًا فِي ظُلُمَاتِ اللَّيْلِ، يَتَأَمَّلُ وَيَتَفَكَّرُ.
He would retreat into solitude at that time—to the Cave of Hira—alone in the darkness of the night, contemplating and reflecting.
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💚 فَلْنَصْبِرْ وَلْنَصْطَبِرْ مَعَ الصُّحْبَةِ الصَّالِحَةِ، وَنَحْمَدِ اللهَ عَلَى نِعْمَةِ أَنْ وَفَّقَ قُلُوبَنَا لِذِكْرِهِ.
وَلْنَسْأَلْهُ دَائِمًا أَلَّا يَجْعَلَنَا مِمَّنْ تَغْفُلُ قُلُوبُهُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِ، وَأَنْ يُثَبِّتَ قُلُوبَنَا عَلَيْهِ.
So let us remain patient and steadfast with righteous companionship, and let us praise Allah for the blessing of granting our hearts the ability to remember Him.
And let us continually ask Him not to make us among those whose hearts become heedless of His remembrance, and to keep our hearts steadfast upon Him.
🤲💚 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَبِفَضْلِهِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
All praise is due to Allah and by His grace. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all worlds.
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✍️ نِهَاد شَعْبَان
🌿 سَبِيلُ الْعَافِيَةِ
💚 سَبِيلِي إِلَى اللهِ،
هُوَ سَبِيلُ الدُّعَاةِ.
Nehad Shaaban Noon Hamdy
Sabeel Wellbeing
My path to Allah is the path of those who call to Him.
🤲 اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنَا سُبُلَ الرَّشَادِ، آمِينَ.
O Allah, guide us to the paths of right guidance. Ameen.
🇦🇺 أُسْتُرَالِيَا
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Australia — 20 August 2026
