Extracting wisdoms, lessons and guidance from verses of the Noble Quran and Beautiful sayings of our beloved Prophet ﷺ. Each weekly lesson will be an average of 1/2 Minutes and in simple, easy and summarised language. Surely there is no better guidance for navigating our daily lives than The Quran and Sunnah. These short bite-size lessons provide an opportunity to reflect on the divine wisdom, understand key teachings, and implement them in practical ways. A beacon of light in testing times, enriching hearts and minds with profound insights and meaingful reminders.
Lessons
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– Weekly Lesson 1: The Importance of having a sincere Intention
– Weekly Lesson 2: Actions are judged according to their Intentions
– [More lessons coming weekly Insha-Allah]
Weekly Lesson 1 – The Importance of having a sincere Intention
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Read time: 2 Minutes
وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ
Translation: And they were not commanded except to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion.
[Surah Bayyinah – 98:5]
Wisdoms and lessons
- Being sincere in worship. All our acts of worship should be done only for Allah.
- The Arabic for sincerity is Ikhlas which means to remove everything from the heart except Allah.
- We are forbidden from doing acts of worship for fame, boasting or any worldly gain.
- Our purpose of creation is to worship Allah.
- Religion comprises all matters. Hence even in our worldly matters we should be sincere. [e.g – being sincere in giving advice or being sincere when doing business].
Summary
It is vital that all our acts of worship such as Salah, Zakah, and giving charity are all done for Almighty Allah. Even in worldly matters we should be sincere.Also another subtle point mentioned by Imam Alusi in his book ‘Ruhul Ma’ani’ under this verse is that, our purpose in creation is to worship Allah. The Akhirah [next life] should be our main focus in life and the world as a means to reach our main purpose. |
Weekly Lesson 2 – Actions are judged according to thier Intentions
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Read time: 2 Minutes
عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ
[1 صحيح البخاري كتاب بدء الوحى باب كَيْفَ كَانَ بَدْءُ الْوَحْىِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم]
Translation: Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, actions are only with intentions
Sahih al-Bukhari: Book of Revelation (Kitab Bad’ al-Wahy), Hadith Number 1
[Note: Above hadith is only part of a lengthy hadith and not the entire wording]
Lessons
- Both our inner and outer should be pure, hence having a pure intention and performing pure deeds.
- Sincerity is essential in our deeds to be accepted.
- A wordly action such as eating or sleeping can also become reward with the right intention.
- Relecting on our intentions and ensuring it is done only for the pleasure of Allah.
- Our actions – good or bad – are being recorded and will be weighed on the day of judgment.
Summary
The main theme of this Hadith is to have a sincere intention in our actions and intentions. Which is everything we do and intend to do is for the pleasure of Almighty Allah.Implementing righteous actions for worldly benefit will not bring any reward in the Akhirah [hereafter]. Such as seeking religious knowledge for worldly gain.Finally we will be rewarded for a good [firm] intention, even if for some reason we do not carry it out.
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