My Qur'anic Reflections

﷽ Following is a beautiful share from a dear friend, may Allah bless her family. Posting here to preserve it as a reminder for myself and other s إِن شَاءَ اللّٰه  Though the title says 'How to explain Taqwa to a child', as I was reading the points mentioned below, my heart was sinking over each one of them because I thought I was guilty of all of them at some point in time in my life. I would even argue it is not just for children. Unfortunately, even some naive Muslims like myself don't really get what Taqwa is and hence anybody can ponder and reflect on it to see where we stand at an individual level with Taqwa of Allah... Explain to your children how Taqwa is the major part of our religion and how to instill it in our lives... *What is Taqwa?* *Taqwa* is NOT only about manners... *Taqwa* is NOT about looking Islamic... *Taqwa* is NOT about sporting a beard or wearing a Hijab... *Taqwa* is NOT about the appearance... *BUT* *Taqwa* is when you miss a pr...

﷽ We have often heard our elders say don't judge others, yet sadly we continue doing it - myself being guilty of it! A few weeks back someone shared a video and after watching it I thought as always I'll try not to judge others. Subhan Allah, humans as we are, we soon forget and repeat our mistakes over and over.  But Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim gave a whole new and deeper dimension to why we shouldn't shame others for their shortcomings. These words lingered with me in the back of my mind for a long time but Subhan Allah it really hit home for me a few days ago... I did something that I felt guilty about and asked Allah for forgiveness and tawfeeq not to repeat it. But I kept thinking to myself how did I end up doing it while all along I used to look down upon others for doing the same thing, and then this saying of Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim hit me "Whoever shames his brother for a sin, he WILL be tested with the same sin". I realized for the first time that Sub...