O Allah SWT, I seek mercy from Thee, such mercy with which Thou wilt guide my mind,
Unite my virtues in me, remove my dangers & difficulties,
Adorn my religion, protect my things in my absence,
Purify my actions, make my face bright, my path radiant &
Protect me from all evils,
O God, give me true faith, such a faith after which no infidelity will last,
Such a mercy with which I can acquire honour of Thy Glory both in this world & in the next-up to the end.
[The supplication of the Prophet Muhammad SAW after morning prayer].
- Imam al-Ghazali, Ihya Ulumuddin (Revival of Religious Sciences).
Attributes of the Prophet Muhammad SAW Praise be to Allah, the Lord of Creations, and Peace and blessings be upon our prophet Muhammad, the faithful and the honest. Oh, Allah, we know nothing but what You teach us. You are the All- Knower, the Wise. Oh Allah, teach us what is good for us, and benefit us from what You taught us, and increase our knowledge. Show us the righteous things as righteous and help us to do them, and show us the bad things as bad and help us to keep away from them. O Allah our Lord, lead us out from the depths of darkness and illusion, unto the lights of erudition and knowledge, and from the muddy shallows of lusts unto the heavens of Your Vicinity. Dear brothers, this is the first part of the introduction to our new series: “Ways of access and signs of acceptance”, inspired by Allah’s Words: "I am only a man like you. It has been inspired to me." [Al Kahf, 110] It is as if in this ayah Allah the ...
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