🔖🔖 *What is light on the tongue but heavy on the Scale?*

'''Dhikr''' _the remembrance of Allah ._

*“O You who believe!  Remember Allah with much remembrance” [33:41].*

During the hustle and bustle of our frantic lives, the day seems to go by so quickly that it is not until a rare quiet moment late at night that we may realize we have not remembered Allah throughout the day. Apart from the five daily prayers (which themselves are forever threatened to be rushed through or forgotten), did we take a single moment from our day amongst the creation to remember the Creator? A flimsy “Alhamdulillah” may slip from our tongues but little reflection may go with it. The lack of dhikr, or remembrance in Allah, can be blamed on mismanaging time or forgetfulness; but the truth is, we may not truly understand the weight on these short words or phases on our hearts and souls. And the rewards! The Messenger of Allah  describes the incentives to remembering Allah throughout or day. Basically, if you remember Allah in this life, He will remember you (and grant you wonderful things) in this life and the next.

The Prophet said,

*“Allah says: ‘I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running” [Sahih Bukhari].*

SO INSHAA ALLAH FROM TODAY ONWARDS WE WILL ADD SOME DHIKR IN OUR DAILY TO DO LIST

🔖🔖 *DAILY DHIKR 1⃣* 🔖🔖

*Quran:*

Ultimately, the best dhikr is reading the Quran.

*Reward:*

You will be rewarded 10 rewards for every letter read.  This prize basically illustrates the weight of the Quran in terms of where it should be in your life.

*To do*

Read at least one page daily.

🔖🔖 *AN AYAH A DAY KEEPS THE SHAYTAN AWAY*🔖🔖

'''DAY 1⃣'''

*بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ*

_In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful._

_شروع کرتا ہوں اللہ تعالیٰ کے نام سے جو بڑا مہربان نہایت رحم واﻻ ہے_

1⃣ *ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ*

_[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds_

_سب تعریف اللہ تعالیٰ کے لئے ہے جو تمام جہانوں کا پالنے واﻻ ہے_
🔖🔖 *ARTICLE OF THE WEEK* 🔖🔖

🌸 '''Suffering from Satan’s Whispering''' 🌸

As strange as it may sound to you, this can be viewed as a blessing in disguise – because Allah (swt) tests the most those He (swt) loves the most. So, if you could view this as an opportunity to serve Allah (swt) through passing this test, i.e., struggling against the Shaitan and through hardships, you may be able to appreciate it in a different light.

What concerns me most is what you said “…I always fail and my inner evil wins”. What do you mean by that? Have you committed very serious sins? If you have, then the cure for every sin is repentance—and reformation. Repentance alone is great, but you also have to change and stop doing the bad behavior.

The best way to avoid sinning is to understand why the sin is a sin – what it does that takes you in the wrong direction. The rules of Allah (swt) are for us, not for Allah (swt) who is free of any need. When we understand this, it makes it easier for us to obey Allah (swt) because we recognize that we are just obeying the true nature in which we were created. It makes us feel whole and sane.

Now, of course, we have desires that make us feel we want something that is not good for us. This is a challenge in life. To figure out how to counteract our desires that make us want to disobey Allah (swt), we have to use our mind, not just follow our feelings. We have to think about the whole equation of life – including this life we currently live in as well as the Hereafter. When you do that, you can see the Hell Fire and the reward of the believers, Paradise, and that can really make a difference. This is what unbelievers—and Muslims with weak faith—fail to see in their evaluation of what life is.

Another problem we face is that our desires have two sources: one is our true nature, the other is Shaitan. Our true nature, the ruh, desires things that are good and healthy; things that we need and want. Shaitan, on the other hand, whispers into our hearts. Shaitan does not whisper into our minds with words of argument only but whispers into our feelings. And our feelings drive everything, even logic (just think about the common expressions such as “it feels right” or “it makes sense”). So, his trick is very sly.

He also uses truth to get in and then misdirects you in the wrong direction. For example, it’s part of human nature that we need love, but he uses this against us to “guide” us into bad choices. This can happen to anyone. But these bad choices are important ways in which we can learn – if we learn from our mistakes. We learn that hot is hot by touching it. We learn how not to spill milk by spilling it. That is why Allah (swt) loves those who repent again and again—because when we realize we did something wrong and learn from our mistakes, we develop ourselves to become better Muslims.

So, don’t worry; Shaitan whispers to everyone. He works on all of us, and he works the hardest on those who are the hardest to sway, obviously. People who are already off the path don’t need him to get them off the path.

So, bottom line: ask Allah (swt) to guide you and help you! Allah (swt) does not ignore the person who asks for His guidance—He (swt) promises to guide you if and when you ask for guidance!

May Allah (swt) make it easy for you!

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🔖🔖 *NIGHT REMINDERS* 🔖🔖

_💫Set an alarm for tahajjud_
*Atleast 1 hour before fajar perform tahajjud salah and make lots of dua in shā Allāh.*
_Do Remember Ummāh in your precious Duā's🍃_

*And don't forget to Read Surah Al-mulk, last 2 verses of surah Al-baqra, 4 Quls and ayatal kursi before sleeping in shā Allāh.♥