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The Weekly Spiritual Reset
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Or why do fans spend a fortune on front-row concert tickets?
There's something deeply human about wanting to be close to what we value most.
Here’s what we have for you today:
🧠 Main Story: The Friday Reset
👶 SunnahStories: The Ant And The Fly
📚DeenDigest: The Friday Roll Book by Dr. Omar Suleiman
🌎️ UmmahSpotlight: Wildfires hit Israel
🤲 Make Du’a for Adama Mbow
🍉 WatermelonWatch: Day 573
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Every Friday morning, an invisible battle unfolds in our cities.
Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA) tells us that devils spread their banners in the marketplaces, desperately trying to distract believers with worldly pursuits.
Meanwhile, angels take their positions at mosque entrances at dawn, carefully recording each arrival: first, second, third.
These celestial scribes maintain their posts until the imam ascends the pulpit, at which point they roll up their scrolls and join the congregation in attentive listening.
It’s as though the entire hidden realm converges for this sacred gathering.
Yet what happens here is only a shadow of what unfolds in Paradise.
Every Friday in Paradise, all its inhabitants assemble for an incomparable honor, the vision of Allah (swt).
While some residents of Paradise, based on their devotion and rank, are blessed to see Allah more frequently, this weekly gathering is a special occasion where all of Paradise's inhabitants come together for this magnificent honor.
In this eternal gathering, your position isn't determined by status, wealth, or even the number of good deeds you have accumulated.
Instead, as Ibn Mas'ud (RA) narrates, your proximity to Allah in Paradise's Friday assemblies directly corresponds to how early you used to arrive for Jumu'ah prayers in this world.
Allah commands us in the Quran:
O believers! When the call to prayer is made on Friday, then proceed ˹diligently˺ to the remembrance of Allah and leave off ˹your˺ business.
That is best for you, if only you knew.
Every time you rush to Friday prayer, leaving behind your business and worldly concerns, you’re determining your eternal position in the presence of Allah.
But the effects go even deeper.
Our brains are pattern-recognition machines, constantly relearning what we value.
By choosing remembrance of Allah over profit every week, we rewire our neural pathways, strengthening the circuits that prize the spiritual over the material.
This weekly act becomes a mental reset, training us to keep Allah’s remembrance at the forefront of our lives.
Just as Ramadan serves as our yearly spiritual reset, Jumu‘ah is our weekly opportunity to realign our hearts and minds with what truly matters.
Think of each Friday as a rehearsal for eternity, where your eagerness to answer Allah’s call matters far more than the spot you take.
It’s not about where you physically sit in the mosque; it’s about how promptly and wholeheartedly you respond..
The angels aren't recording your row number; they're recording your arrival time, and Allah understands we all have different circumstances.
Your eagerness to respond to Allah's call is what matters.
This means everyone has an equal opportunity to secure their position in that magnificent eternal gathering.
When the muezzin calls, the angels begin their record, and the shayateen attempt their distractions, you face a choice that echoes forever.
Will you be among those who rush to respond to Allah's invitation, or will you let the world's temporary attractions hold you back?
Reflect On this:
How can you make your Friday prayer preparation more intentional, treating it as a spiritual reset rather than just a religious obligation?
🎬️ Ready. Set. Action!
Choose this day to slow down: if you can, leave work early (or stay a bit later at the mosque) to give yourself unhurried time to realign.
If that isn’t possible, wake up a little earlier, take a mindful shower, put on your best clothes, and spend some time in dhikr or reading the Qur’an.
What did you think of today's reflection? |
👶 SunnahStories
In fields of green where daisies grew, An ant named Ammar labored true. He tugged and pulled with tiny might, From dawn to dusk, from left to right. Above him buzzed a voice so sly— It was Faruq, a boasting fly. He zipped and twirled through air and breeze, And mocked Ammar with words like these: *"You crawl so low, how slow your track! I feast on figs, then soar right back. I sit on plates in royal halls, While you drag crumbs past weeds and walls!"* Then bowed his head and took a vow: | *"I may walk low, but walk I do— With honest work and purpose true."* *"Your wings are fast, your flight is wide, But where’s your home? Where do you hide? You land on trash and cause distress— While I build peace and leave no mess."* Just then a gust came spinning round, Faruq was thrown, then tightly bound! A spider's web had caught his wing, His pride undone, no boast to bring. “Walk not with pride upon the ground For hearts of gold make no loud sound.” |
Reflection Questions:
1️⃣ Why did Faruq the fly mock Ammar the ant?
2️⃣ What was Ammar’s response to the fly’s boasting?
3️⃣ What happened to Faruq when the wind blew?
4️⃣ What does the Qur’an say about arrogance and walking proudly on the earth?
5️⃣ Which do you admire more: quiet effort or flashy pride? Why?
What did you think of today's SunnahStories?We'll use your feedback to improve them! |
📚DeenDigest
🌎️ UmmahSpotlight:
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🤲 Make Du’a for Adama Mbow
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Ya Allah, Most Loving and Most Generous, bless Adama Mbow with goodness in this life and the Hereafter. Fill their heart with faith, their life with barakah, and their path with light.
Grant Adama strength in times of hardship, gratitude in times of ease, and sincerity in all actions. Surround them with righteous companions, protect them from harm, and guide them always to what pleases You.
Ya Rabb, make their life a source of benefit to others, and grant them success, peace, and nearness to You.
Ameen, Ya Rabb al-'Alamin.
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🍉 WatermelonWatch: Day 573
‼️🚢 Drones bomb Gaza-bound aid ship near Malta in international waters (@GazaFreedomFlotilla) sparking fire. Activists say Israel responsible for unprecedented brazen attack, say it’s a threat to Europe. TAKE ACTION ☝️
🇵🇸 26+ Palestinians killed in Gaza
🇵🇸 South: IOF attack on home killed 8+ Palestinians in Khan Younis + drone attack killed 3 farmers heading to their farm; attack on al-Mawasi killed 3+ people
🏘️ West Bank (WB): IOF demolition orders for 106 homes in Tulkarem & Nur Shams camps, giving residents 24hrs to leave
🇵🇸 North: IOF shelling of Beit Lahiya kills 3 Palestinians; drone fire on Shujayea kills 2+ people incl. kid; attack on Jabalia kills 1 kid & injures 2 people
🕌 WB: 515 Israeli settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque w/ IOF protection to celebrate Israeli Independence Day (Nakba Day)
🇵🇸 IOF drone strike on tent kills 1+ Palestinian in Deir el-Balah (central)
🇵🇸 WB: IOF shot & killed 29 y/o Palestinian in chest in raid on Beita, Nablus
🇨🇭 Switzerland bans Hamas & affiliates from entry & financial activity starting May 15
🇱🇧 IOF strike on vehicle in south Lebanon kills 3 people
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