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Mikaeel Ahmed Smith Shaykh Mikaeel Ahmed Smith (Michael V Smith) is an instructor at Qalam. Cofounder

08/17/2026

Your greatest jihad starts at home.

08/15/2026

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08/11/2026

Dunya Will Never Satisfy You.

You can get the car you always wanted.
Move to the city you dreamed about.
Buy the things you used to pray for.

And for a while, you’ll be happy.

Then your heart starts wanting something else.

That’s because the heart was never created to find its complete peace in dunya.

Enjoy what Allah gives you, but don’t expect dunya to give you what only Allah can.🤍

08/11/2026

Every Blessing Should Remind You of Allah 🤍

Your family. Your health. Your money. Your home. Your car. Your opportunities.

Enjoy them. Be grateful for them. But don’t let them make you forget the One who gave them to you.

The blessing is temporary.
The One who gave it is not.

So whenever something good comes into your life, let it take your heart back to Allah.

08/11/2026

Don’t Make Dunya Your Goal

A degree is good.
A good career is good.
Marriage, children, money all of these can be blessings.

But none of them were meant to carry the weight of your entire life.

Because the moment you make dunya your ultimate goal, it will eventually disappoint you.

Our real goal is Allah.

Everything else is just part of the journey. Enjoy the blessings, work for them, but don’t let them become the reason you forget why you’re here.

08/11/2026

This Changes How You See Life

We spend so much of our energy trying to make this life perfect.

The perfect marriage.
The perfect job.
The perfect life.

But what if we stopped treating them like the destination?

Dunya is a stop along the journey, not where we're meant to stay forever.

Enjoy the good. Be patient with the difficult. But keep moving toward what actually matters.

Because you were made for more than this world.

08/10/2026

Why The Prophet ﷺ Never Complained
His mat left marks on his skin.
His house was empty.
His family was stressed about money.
Umar saw it all and cried.
The Prophet ﷺ just told him
this dunya isn't ours to keep.
We're only resting under a tree.
Then we keep walking.

08/09/2026

When you finally reach the state of Ihsan, the opinions, praise, and judgments of others simply stop mattering. It becomes just you and your Creator.

08/08/2026

Never lose hope in anyone's heart. The story of Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA) proves that even the fiercest enemies of Islam can become its greatest defenders.

We had such an amazing evening with   The lives of the Prophets of Allah are not just stories. They are OUR stories. Lea...
07/19/2026

We had such an amazing evening with The lives of the Prophets of Allah are not just stories. They are OUR stories. Learn how to find yourself in their stories. When we reflect on the life of Jonah there is one clear reality. The darkness of the belly of the whale was not his darkest moment, it was his brightest moment. because it was the moment he was closest to Allah.

لا اله الا انت سبحانك اني كنت من الظالمين.
This dua begins not with a focus on Jonah’s mistake, but rather with a focus on the oneness of Allah. Dont let your sin become so big in your eyes that eclipses the greatness of Allah. He (Jonah) knew that despite his actions Allahs love was still there.

Thats my reflection. Despite your sins, despite your repeated errors, Allah truly loves you. Even in what seems like your darkest moment.

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