Najwa Jaffer, Author at Al Jumuah Magazine

Selections from Sayd Al-Khatir by Ibn Al-Jawzi | The Life of the Prophet Is the Highest Ideal

ONE WHO SEEKS to grasp the truth about how to be pleased with Allah and His actions, and to know the source of this pleasure with Allah’s decrees, should look to the life of the Prophet ﷺ. Knowing his Lord For indeed,…

Commentary on the Book of Faith from Sahih Al-Bukhari (part 1) | Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali

Bukhari stated: ‘Faith is both speech (qawl) and actions (fi‘l).’ Ibn Rajab elaborates: Most of the scholars have stated: Faith is [manifested through] both speech and actions. There is ijmâʿ(consensus) amongst the Salaf (pious predecessors) and the scholars of Hadith upon this.…

Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | Acceptance of Allah’s Wisdom

Amazing advice from Imam Ibn al-Jawzi on how to deal with questions related to why Allah (swt) allows tragedy to occur. Short and powerful reasoning and advice for always looking for answers to every tragedy.

Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | Strength During Times of Hardship

THE BELIEVER’S FAITH is demonstrated during hardships. He fervently supplicates to His Lord, and does not see any signs of Him answering his pleas, yet his hopes and anticipation do not change, and even if the reasons for disappointment become stronger, he…