Friday writing
Essays on mercy, the Prophet ﷺ, and the prophets before him.
Husayn (radiyallahu anhu) was the grandson the Prophet (peace be upon him) carried on his back in prayer. On the tenth of Muharram he was killed by the oppressors of Kufa rather than call a wrong right. We honour him, we name his killers as the oppressors they were and we turn the grief inward.
There is no day on which Allah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafah. The whole of it is mercy poured out, for the pilgrim on the plain and for the believer at home.
Husayn (radiyallahu anhu) was the grandson the Prophet (peace be upon him) carried on his back in prayer. On the tenth of Muharram he was killed by the oppressors of Kufa rather than call a wrong right. We honour him, we name his killers as the oppressors they were and we turn the grief inward.
There is no day on which Allah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafah. The whole of it is mercy poured out, for the pilgrim on the plain and for the believer at home.
The call of Ibrahimعَلَيْهِ السَّلَام still reaches every soul who would ever answer it. The ten days of Dhul Hijjah are the answer for the hearts that stay home.
Allah introduces Himself by mercy first. One God, no partner, no image, no incarnation. A short walk in to the One the Qur'an is about.
Salah is not five empty rituals. It is the covenant Allah gave you to come back to Him five times a day. A short walk in to what the prayer is for.
Two lines on why every surah but one opens with the Name of Mercy.