Hell Fire

Hell is the ultimate humiliation and loss, and nothing is worse than it:

“Our Lord!  Surely, whom You admit to the Fire, indeed You have disgraced him, and never will the wrongdoers find any helpers.” (Quran 3:192)

“Know they not that whoever opposes God and His Messenger (Muhammad), certainly for him will be the Fire of Hell to abide therein?  That is the extreme disgrace.” (Quran 9:63)

The Names of Hell

Hell Fire has different names in Islamic texts.  Each name gives a separate description.  Some of its names are:

Jaheem – fire -  because of its blazing fire.

Jahannam - Hell - because of the depth of its pit.

Ladthaa - blazing fire - because of its flames.

Sa’eer - blazing flame - because it is kindled and ignited.

Saqar - because of the intensity of its heat.

Hatamah - broken pieces or debris - because it breaks and crushes everything that is thrown into it.

Haawiyah - chasm or abyss - because the one who is thrown into it is thrown from top to bottom

Paradise and Hell Presently Exist and are Eternal

Hell exists at the present time and will continue to exist forever.  It will never die down, and its inhabitants will remain in it forever.  No one will come out of Hell except sinful believers who believed in the Oneness of God in this life and believed in the specific prophet sent to them (before the coming of Muhammad).  The polytheists and unbelievers will reside in it forever.  This belief has been held from classical times and is based on clear verses of the Quran and confirmed reports from the Prophet of Islam.  The Quran speaks of Hell in the past tense and states that it has already been created:

“And fear the Fire which is prepared for the disbelievers.” (Quran 3:131)

The Prophet of Islam said:

“When any of you dies, he is shown his position (in the Hereafter) morning and evening.  If he is one of the people of Paradise, he is shown the place of the people of Paradise.  If he is one of the people of Hell, he is shown the place of people of Hell.  He is told, ‘this is your position, until God resurrects you on the Day of Resurrection.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim)

In another report, the Prophet said:

“Surely, the soul of a believer is a bird hanging on the trees of Paradise, until God returns it to his body on the Day of Resurrection.” (Muwatta of Malik)

These texts make it clear that Hell and Paradise exist, and that souls may enter them before the Day of Resurrection.  Speaking of Hell’s eternity, God says:

“They will long to leave the Fire, but never will they leave there from; and theirs will be a lasting torment.” (Quran 5:37)

“…And they will never leave of the Fire.” (Quran 2:167)

“Surely, those who disbelieve and did wrong; God will not forgive them, nor will He guide them to any way except the way of Hell, to dwell therein forever.” (Quran 4:168-169)

“Surely, God has cursed the disbelievers, and has prepared for them a flaming Fire wherein they will abide for ever.” (Quran 33:64)

“And whosoever disobeys God and His Messenger, then surely, for him is the fire of Hell, he shall dwell therein forever.” (Quran 72:23)

The Keepers of Hell

Mighty and stern angels stand over Hell who never disobey God.  They do precisely as ordered.  God says:

“O you who believe, save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is men and stones over which are (appointed) angels, stern and severe, who flinch not (from executing) the commands they receive from God, but do (precisely what) they are commanded.” (Quran 66:6)

They are nineteen keepers of Hell as God says:

“Soon I will cast him into Hell Fire.  And what will explain to you what is Hellfire?  Nothing does it allow to endure, and nothing does it leave alone!  Darkening and changing the color of man!  Over it are nineteen (angels as keepers of Hell).” (Quran 74:26-30)

One should not think that the inhabitants of Hell will be able to overcome the keepers of Hell because there are just nineteen of them.  Everyone of them has the strength to subdue all humanity by himself.  These angels are called the Guards of Hell by God in the Quran:

“And those in the Fire will say to the Guards of Hell, ‘Call upon your Lord to lighten for us the torment for a day!’” (Quran 40:49)

The name of the chief angel guarding over Hell is Malik, as mentioned in the Quran:

“Surely, the disbelievers will be in the torment of Hell to abide therein forever.  (The torment) will not be lightened for them, and they will be plunged into destruction with deep regrets, sorrows and in despair therein.  We wronged them not, but they were the wrongdoers.  And they will cry: ‘O Malik! Let your Lord make an end of us’ He will say: ‘Surely, you shall abide forever.’  Indeed We have brought the truth to you, but most of you have a hatred for the truth” (Quran 43:74-78)

How to it Memorize the beautiful Quran and not forget it

How to it Memorize the beautiful Quran and not forget  it

this how i go about my daily life memorizing the quran finding the deep meaning of each ayah.

these are some of the ways people memorize the quran.

Memorizing Qur'an

It's important to understand that this process is broken into 3 categories:

1) New lesson,

2) New memorization,

3) Old memorization.

I'll give a brief intro to each category and then show you how to properly memorize within each fold. It's important to understand that memorizing Qur'an for the long-term is a process which takes close to a month. Once you memorize an āyah, it won't be solid until you repeat it a number of times until it enters the deeper part of your brain.

New Lesson

This is where you will be memorizing from scratch. If you are serious about memorizing, you'll need to follow these tips exactly as they are written below.

1)    Read the page 10 times while looking in from the top.

2)    Read the first āyah on the page 10 times while looking in.

3)    Now read the same verse 10 times without looking at it, until you can recite it without any mistakes.

4)    Begin connecting the ayahs. Recite the first and second āyah together without looking in and without mistakes.

5)    Keep connecting the ayah on the page. Each time you connect a new āyah, go back to the top of the page and read till the āyah you've memorized.

6)    When you reach the last āyah, you should recite the whole page from the top without looking and without any mistakes. (it has to be perfect)

7)    Recite the page from memory to someone. You should have zero mistakes. 

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8)    You can repeat the above steps as needed to have a perfect page memorized.

New Memorization

This is the amount of Qur'an which you've memorized in the last 30 days. Take this part seriously, it'll determine if the ayaat you memorized will be solid for your life or not. (Retaining/reviewing Qurʾān is a 25 day process. After those 25 days, reviewing once a month will suffice. This will lead to the 'old memorization' which we'll speak about).

1)    Whatever you review in this section, you MUST recite it to someone who has either memorized the ayaat or is well-versed in reading the Qur'an.

2)    If you've memorized five pages in the last five days, you must recite them to yourself until you don't make any errors. Then go recite it to a teacher.

3)    From this point on, whatever you memorize, it MUST be read daily. When I say read it means reviewed to yourself  without mistakes AND recited to someone else.

4)    If for some reason you didn't review your 'new memorization' for the day, then don't memorize new ayaat. You're pouring water into a cup w/ a hole. Each day you don't review the 'new memorization,' you're making the hole in your cup bigger and bigger until you won't remember anything! (If you did not review a page for seven days consecutively, go back to the 'new lesson' and re-memorize the page).

5)    I sound somewhat redundant here, because I can't lay anymore importance on how much you need to review the 'new memorization.' It'll make/break your hifdh.

6)    If you memorize a page a day, you'll finish a juz in 20 days. After these twenty days, take five extra days to review the whole juz with someone proficient.

7)    The juz you've memorized will now be considered part of your 'old memorization.'

Old Memorization

This is anything you've reviewed for at least twenty-five days consecutively. The amount you review depends on how much Qur'an you've memorized. Once you've memorized the Qur'an (which I pray is soon for all of you seeking to memorize it), new lessons and new memorizations will come to a halt, and you'll be left with the old memorization. This will continue for the left of our lives till death does us part.

1)    Daily review

    Between 1-3 juz, you should review five pages daily.

    Between 4-7 juz you should review 10 pages (which equals half the juz) daily.

    Between 7-15 juz, you should review 20 pages (which equals one juz) daily.

    Between 15-20 juz, you should review 30 pages(which equals 1.5 juz) daily.

    Between 20-30 juz, you should review 60 pages (which equals 2 juz) daily.

2)    Read the juz to yourself then recite to a teacher/hafidh.

This process will continue for the rest of your life.

3)    In the 'old memorization,' you should not get more than four mistakes, or four stutters in a juz.

A mistake classifies as reading something incorrectly and not being able to correct it. A stutter classifies reading something incorrectly, being sent back a few ayahs to correct it, and finally reading it correctly. At the same time, you should be make more than one mistake or one stutter for every five pages you read.

Concluding remarks

    When I found a verse to be hard, I would look into the mushaf and write it somewhere. At times I would also listen to recitations to ease the memorization for me (I recommend Sh. Husary or sh. sudais). Sometimes looking in and repeating it won't make the verse stick, so do whatever it takes to memorize it!

    If you falter somewhat in the old memorization, it's ok. Just don't miss two to three days at once. Reading Qur'an is a lifetime endeavor.

    Reviewing is more important than memorizing.

    Focus on perfecting your 'new lesson' and 'new memorization.'

    If you feel some part isn't strong, give preference to reviewing that part rather than memorizing something new.

    Read something EVERYDAY. Not only should we do this as students of hifdh, but it should be our habit as Muslims. I'm saying, don't say “I've memorized an x amount of Qur'an today, so no need to read and reflect.” Take out some time to read and reflect on a few verses daily.

This is the optimal method which I found easy for myself to memorize. It was formulated in mind as a Qur'an student who found it hard to memorize Allāh's book. I asked Allāh's help, and I feel this method was his answer. But alhamdulilah I am quran teacher now

I hope Allāh facilitates the memorization of His book for you all, and blesses you with a positively achieve all the goals of your lives. ameeeeeeeen ameeeeeeen xx

Allah knows best. Until next time!

Asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
May peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. 

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complaining to Allah

When was the last time you tried complaining to Allah?

When we're going through problems in life, whether they're difficulties, conflicts, disagreements, tests, or trials, it's common for people to feel like they need to vent.

They need to talk to someone. They need to someone to complain to. Who better to complain to than Allah.
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Allah will always be there for you. He'll always listen to you. He's the controller of all affairs.

The beauty of complaining to Allah is that there is no limit.

Allah will never say to you, "Enough! Stop complaining to me!"

No matter who you talk to among people, sooner or later they will tell you, "I've had enough! Stop complaining to me!"

That'll never happen with Allah. The prophets, when they wanted to complain, they would complain to Allah.

As the Prophet Yaqoub (Jacob) would say, "I only complain to Allah with my sorrow and my grief."

You'll find that if you make it a habit of complaining to Allah and leaving the creation aside, you'll not only find relief and comfort in your life, but also in your heart.

Allah knows best. Until next time!

Asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
May peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.

The five step program for recovering from a sin.

The five step program for recovering from a sin.

Have you ever been in that position where you've committed a sin and you just don't know how to move past it?

Here's the five step program to move past that sin

Number 1
Never belittle the sin. Never look at the sin and say, "It's no big deal"

Number 2
Don't let the sin continue, nor let it lead you to further transgressions.

Number 3
Positive regret. It's a good thing to feel regret, that kind that leads you to repentance and forgiveness. Ask Allah to forgive you. Purify yourself by making wudu, pray two rakah, and ask Allah to forgive you.

Number 4
Be thankful that Allah gave you the chance to repent, that fact that you were able to seek forgiveness is a blessing from Allah.

Number 5
Never lose hope in the mercy of Allah. It doesn't matter how many times you end up going back to it. Keep on seeking the forgiveness of Allah and never lose hope in His mercy