Rabbana Duas part. 1

• Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka anta alssameeAAu alAAaleemu

"Our Lord! Accept from us. Indeed You! [You] (are) the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."
Listen here: http://islamawakened.com/quran/2/127/

• Rabbana waijAAalna muslimayni laka wamin thurriyyatina ommatan muslimatan laka waarina manasikana watub AAalayna innaka anta alttawwabu alrraheemu

Our Lord! [and] Make us both submissive to You. And from our offspring a community submissive to You. And show us our ways of worship and turn to us. Indeed You! [You] (are) the Oft-returning, the Most Merciful.
Listen here: http://islamawakened.com/quran/2/128/

• Rabbana atina fee alddunya hasanatan wafee al-akhirati hasanatan waqina AAathaba alnnari

"Our Lord! Grant us in the world good and in the Hereafter good, and save us (from the) punishment (of) the Fire."Listen here: http://islamawakened.com/quran/2/201/

• Rabbana afrigh AAalayna sabran wathabbit aqdamana waonsurna AAala alqawmi alkafireena

"Our Lord! Pour on us patience and make firm our feet, and help us against the people (who are) disbelieving."Listen here: http://islamawakened.com/quran/2/250/

• Rabbana la tuzigh quloobana baAAda ith hadaytana wahab lana min ladunka rahmatan innaka anta alwahhabu

Our Lord! (Do) not deviate our hearts after [when] You (have) guided us, and grant (for) us from Yourself mercy. Indeed You, You (are) the Bestower.
Listen here: http://islamawakened.com/quran/3/8/

• Rabbana la tu-akhithna in naseena aw akhta/na

"Our Lord! (Do) not condemn us if we forget or fall into error"

• Rabbana wala tahmil AAalayna isran kama hamaltahu AAala allatheena min qablina

"Our Lord! And (do) not lay upon us a burden like that (which) You laid [it] on those who (were) from before us."

• Rabbana wala tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bihi waoAAfu AAanna waighfir lana wairhamna anta mawlana faonsurna AAala alqawmi alkafireena

"Our Lord! [And] (do) not lay on us what not (the) strength we have [of it] (to bear). And pardon [from] us, and forgive [for] us and have mercy on us. You (are) our Protector, so help us against the people - [the] disbelievers."
Listen here: http://islamawakened.com/quran/2/286/

• Rabbana innaka jamiAAu alnnasi liyawmin la rayba feehi inna Allaha la yukhlifu almeeAAada

Our Lord! Indeed, You will gather [the] mankind on a Day, (there is) no doubt in it. Indeed, Allah (does) not break the Promise.
Listen here: http://islamawakened.com/quran/3/9/

• Rabbana innana amanna faighfir lana thunoobana waqina AAathaba alnnari

Our Lord! Indeed, we (have) believed, so forgive for us our sins and save us (from) punishment (of) the Fire.
Listen here: http://islamawakened.com/quran/3/16/

Ramadan Prep.

As salamu alaykum,

Ramadan is coming up in around 5 weeks.
(is that shocking to you or what?!)

So right about now, people start thinking about all the chores…

- what am I going to cook?

- how will I function at work with these hours?

- how am I acing my exams on an empty stomach?

With all these food and scheduling preps, the most important preparation is for you to come out a stronger Muslim than you were going in.


Now some think that means speed reading the Quran beginning to end, staying up all night, or hosting iftar parties everyday.

Let me help you break it down to 3 general areas of focus.

1. Quran. The goal in this month is to strengthen your relationship with the words of Allah.

To you that may mean improving your reading fluency, memorizing a certain portion, or learning the deep meanings of Surat X.

Whatever it is, set a slightly unrealistic goal and make Dua for it all Ramadan.


2. Dua. Ramadan is the month of ultimate Dua making.

Take the time out right now to prepare the BEST Dua of your life. Have two lists - a comprehensive one that you could spend all night making, and a short list of top 6 Duas you can make on the go at different times of the day.


3. Sadaqa. It is after all the month of FEEDING, not eating.

Prepare small acts of charity and distribute them throughout the month. It’s better to be consistent with little acts over 30 days than to overwhelm yourself with one big act of charity.


If you have creative ideas, share them with me. I’ll accumulate them and share them on Facebook so everyone can benefit.

With best wishes to see you succeed at the highest level!

~Muhammad Alshareef

Summary Verses Pt.1

(114: 1-6.)-  An Nas or Mankind
C.294-
Insidious Evil lies in wait
For man, and loves to whisper and withdraw,
Thus testing his will. But man can make
Allah his sure shield; for Allah doth care
For him and cherishes him: Allah is
The heavenly King who gives him laws:
And Allah is the Goal to which he will
Return and be judged. Let man but place
Himself in Allah's hands, and never can Evil
Touch him in his essential and inner life.


(113: 1-5.)-  Al Falaq or The Dawn

C.293-
It is Allah Who brings forth light from darkness,

Life and activity from death, spiritual

Enlightenment from ignorance and superstition

Banish fear, and trust His Providence,

No danger, then from the outer world,

No secret plottings from perverted wills,

No disturbance of your happiness or good,

Can affect the fortress of your inmost soul.

(112: 1-4.)-  Al Ikhlas or The Purity (of Faith)

C.292-
Keep Faith all pure and undefiled.

There is Allah, the One and Only;

Eternal, Free of all needs: on Whom

Depend, to Whom go back, all things;

He hath no son nor father nor partner.

There is no person like unto Him.

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114- An-Nas

Chapter/Surah 114- An Nas or Mankind

1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind,
2. The King (or Ruler) of Mankind,
3. The God (or Judge) of Mankind, -
4. From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper), -
5. Who whispers into the hearts of Mankind, -
6. Among Jinns and among Men.

This early Makkan Surah appeal us to trust Allah, rather than man, as our sure shield and protection. It warns us against the secret whispers of evil within our own hearts.

• Verses 1, 2, 3 speak about the Divine Being / The Creator of Mankind / Allah 
• Verses 4, 5 talks about the Devil / Satan [or who else whisper evil? ]
  Maybe- "evil ones among men and jinns"- (C.6 V.112) or "within our own self"?
• Verse 6 proves that we are not alone here on Earth. There are creations/creatures among us, which some of us have limited or no knowledge of.

*So long as we put ourselves in Allah's protection, and trust in Allah, evil cannot really touch us in our essential and inner life.

Leave your comment below about your interpretation.