Ramadan, the Month of Self-Purification
“Hasten to receive forgiveness and pardon from your Lord, and [to dwell in] a paradise that is as wide as the heaven and the earth and which is prepared for those who believe in the Absolute Divine Sovereign Lord and in [all of] His Messengers. Such is the bounteous favours which He grants to whoever
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Seeking Lailatul Qadr
“In the Name of the Divine Sovereign Lord, the Merciful and Compassionate. We revealed this Quran during the Night of Destiny. And what explanation can tell you enough about the Night of Destiny! The Night of Destiny is certainly better than a thousand months [of devotion]. Heavenly beings along with the [Holy] Spirit come down
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Polishing A Tarnished Heart
“And Say [to them]: “Strive with good deeds, for Allah will see [and value] what you do, and [so will] His Messenger and the believers, and you will be brought back later to the One Who knows thoroughly the hidden mysteries of the unseen, Who already knows what is clear and manifest, and He will
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Hold To My Sunnah
“Such ones, when they listen to the admonition, they heed and follow what is best in its guidance. Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and such are the ones who can benefit from their good understanding”. (Qur’an 39:18) الَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُ ۚ أُولَـٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَاهُمُ اللَّـهُ ۖ وَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمْ أُولُو
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In Pursuit of True Knowledge
“Take whatever the Messenger brings you, and restrain yourselves from what he forbids you, and fear Allah. Surely Allah is most severe in exacting penalty”. (Qur’an 59:7) مَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا ۚوَاتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ Eid-ul Fitr Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday July 6th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the
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Mosques Are Houses of Worship
Anas bin Malik narrated that a man asked Allah’s Messenger [uwbp]: “When will the Last Hour take place O Messenger of Allah? He replied: “What have you prepared for it?” The man replied, “Not much supererogatory [extra] prayers, extra fasting or charity, but I love Allah and His Messenger”. Allah’s Messenger [uwbp] then said: “You
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Benefits of the Lawful
[Allah then said]: “O Messengers! Eat from the good and wholesome food and engage in doing righteous deeds. I fully know what you are doing”. (Qur’an 23:51) أَيَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا ۖإِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday April 13th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque,
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A Covenant with the Merciful Lord
[Allah SwT says]: “Those who make a covenant with you are no less pledging their allegiance to Allah. The Hand of Allah is over their hands”. (Qur’an 48:10) إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّـهَ يَدُ اللَّـهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday April 20th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the
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And the Warner Came
“That is certainly a reminder to ponder for one who has a conscience, or who listens and hearkens to what he witnesses”. (Quran 50:37) إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى السَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday December 22nd 2017 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 3rd of Rabi’u Thani 1439 Hijri.
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Retreat At the Cave of Hira
“once you withdraw from their town and [leave them to] what they worship except for Allah, then take a shelter in the cave, and your Lord will certainly extend a gift of His Mercy to you, and He will ease your present hardship”. (Qur’an 18:16) وَإِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّـهَ فَأْوُوا إِلَى الْكَهْفِ
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