Balancing One’s Deeds
“And who do whatever they do with their hearts fearsome [for mere thinking] that they are on their way back to their Lord. ﴿ Such ones hasten to do good deeds, wherein they are the forerunners.”. (Quran 23:60-61) وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوا وَّقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ رَاجِعُونَ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday August 5th, 2016 C.E. at
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Reminding With the Quran
“Our Lord! We heard a harbinger calling (everyone to) faith; “Believe in your Lord;” – and we consented and believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, erase our misdeeds and place us when we die among the true ones [to their Lord].” “Our Lord! And grant us what You promised us by Your Messengers, and
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Truth Comes From Your Lord
“I swear by the Lord of the heavens and the earth that this is as true as your ability to speak.” (Quran 51:23) فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ Friday Suhba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday September 9th, 2016 C.E. at Annoor Mosque, the 8th of Zul-Hijja 1437 Hijri.
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He is the Source of All Goodness
“[All praises are due to the Divine Sovereign Lord,] “He is Supreme above all ranks. Lord of the Divine Throne. He assigns the [Holy] Spirit to come down to whoever He wills among His servants, to warn [people] of the inevitable coming up of the appointed Meeting Day.” (Quran 40:15) رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَاتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ يُلْقِي
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Ranks of the Believers
“Look how We favor some of them [in worldly ranks] over one another [in this life]. Thus, the favors of the hereafter have more elevated ranks and more abounding grace. ” (Quran 17:21) انظُرْ كَيْفَ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ وَلَلْآخِرَةُ أَكْبَرُ دَرَجَاتٍ وَأَكْبَرُ تَفْضِيلًا Friday Suhba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday October 14th, 2016 C.E. at Annoor Mosque, the 13th
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Love of the Companions
“Some of you desire the pleasures of this world, and others seek the reward of the hereafter. ” (Quran 3:152) – Are you merely seeking temporal gains of this down world, when Allah wants the hereafter [for you], surely Allah is Supreme in Power and All-Wise. (Quran 8:67) مِنكُم مَّن يُرِيدُ الدُّنْيَا وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرِيدُ
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Mihrab of the Believers
“[And recall] when the angels said: “O Mariam! Allah has surely chosen you and purified you, and He raised you [in station] above all women. “O Mariam! Stand up in prayers before your Lord, prostrate yourself to Him, and bow down among those who bow.” (Quran 19:42-43) فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ مِنَ الْمِحْرَابِ فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَيْهِمْ أَن
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All Matters are Entirely Under His Control
“They say: “Do we have any say in this matter?” Say [to them]: “All matters are entirely under the control of the Divine Sovereign Lord Himself. ” (Quran 3:154) يَقُولُونَ هَل لَّنَا مِنَ الْأَمْرِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَمْرَ كُلَّهُ لِلَّـهِ “Friday Suhba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday November 25th, 2016 C.E. at Annoor Mosque, the 25th of Safar 1438 Hijri.
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The Best of Accounts
“Allah is the One Who made the best accounts come down [to you]; in a Book wherein some verses may resemble others, yet, uncovering two opposite pathways. The skins of those who fear [to displease] their Lord contract and shudder involuntarily when they hear it; their skins and hearts then become calm and are soothed
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Your Covenant, Your Faith
“True believers are those whose hearts become overwhelmed with reverence when Allah is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited to them, they increase them in faith, and they put their trust in their Lord“. (Quran 8:2) إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّـهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ Suhba with Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday June 17th, 2016 C.E. at Annoor Mosque, the
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