“And it may be that you dislike a thing that is good for you and that you like a thing that is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know.” [Quran 2:216]
The past two years have been undoubtedly difficult. Many have experienced immense loss, grief and turbulent change. Although there is light at the end of the tunnel, we are still living with consequences of the pandemic. Although we are moving forward, optimism for the future is drowned out by the fear of a new variant, of the possibility of losing a loved one, a fear of the unknown.
Our hearts are heavy; our souls desperately long for comfort, for reassurance, for a reminder that there is hope; that this feeling will pass. As an ummah, our hearts keenly feel yearn for Ramadhan; a time where we can feel awakened, rejuvenated and find solace with Him. As believers, we seek comfort in the knowledge that He is the Best of Planners, that whatever our circumstances may be that it is ultimately best for us. We seek comfort in the fact that He is the All-Hearing, that even at your lowest, when you call out to Him, desperate for change, that He is listening, and closer to you than your jugular vein.
For the families HHUGS support, this too is a truly heart-wrenching time; a time in which they feel the absence of their loved ones at their iftar tables so very keenly; their hearts and homes both filled with emptiness.
In these days, where our hearts long to be comforted and filled with hope, HHUGS has compiled this small but beneficial booklet: “30 Reminders to Uplift the Hearts” as a gift for our supporters as we enter Ramadhan. It comprises of sources of solace from the Qur’an, ahadith and words from the treasury of the scholars of our tradition, for you to reflect on and find comfort in.
We hope and pray that this booklet serves as a reminder to our readers that He is al-Jabbar, the One who restores, the One Who heals the broken hearted, binds their wounds, brings comfort to the weak, and reforms our situations. The knowledge that He is the One who is the source of all good and in control of all our affairs, should fill our hearts with serenity.
“O Allah, I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the blinking of an eye. Correct all of my affairs for me. There is none worthy of worship but You.” [Abu Dawud, Ahmad]
May Allah allow us to reach the end of Ramadhan, help our hearts to be comforted and uplifted in this time, and strengthened for the days to come, ameen.
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“The most generous people after me will be those who will acquire knowledge and then disseminate it. (They) will come on the day of resurrection singly, like a ruler.” (at-Tirmidhi)
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