Reflection
I know its been a long time since I came on Revival, and I also know last time I came, I promised I was back for good.. And I have to say i went back on my word. Anyway, having recently attended the Steps to Allah conference, organised by Islamic Network, I was able to witness some live spoken word by Muslim Belal 🙂
Hence the small inspiration... (it's not anything wow, but just thought I'd share)
Coincidence?
The number 7 seems to appear numerous times in Islamic text. This recent realisation has made this association extremely fascinating..
1- 7 circumambulation (Ta’waf) around the Kaa’bah during Hajj
2- 7 walks (back and forth) between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah
3- 7 heavens
4- When the Prophet (peace be upon him) was taken to heaven during Miraj he reported to have seen an angel with 70 000 heads, each head having 70 000 mouths, each mouth having 70 000 tongues and each tongue speaking 70 000 languages; all involved in reciting the praises of Allah Almighty (can't remember the reference for this)
5- 7 pebbles to be used each time for stoning of the Jamarat’
The Innovation of Loneliness
Taking Advantage of Ramadan
From an email which I thought I'd share on here; A few ways in which you can take advantage of this month, especially the last 10 days;
The end of Ramadhan- Reflection
The days of Ramadhan have whizzed past, and everyday has seemed to go much much quicker....
So I was thinking about the start of the month and how i was really excited about the upcoming month and how i had planned to do soooooo much during this month...
But todays its the 29th of Ramadhan and i have decided to make a list of things i have achieved over this month, and see if i've kept my resoultions...
- I planned to recite the Holy quran as much as i can during this month, and looking back, i think i did.... as i read the Tafseer as i went through each surah even though i did get a bit lazy in the middle...:P