Tawakkul is the cornerstone of the Islamic Aqeedah. Tawakkul is a matter of faith and shapes our view of life. Tawakkul is absolute trust and unconditional submission to Allah. Tawakkul is obeying and fulfilling His commands, and trusting the outcomes/success of our undertakings to Allah (swt)’s hands. 

 Regardless of how much time has passed, some feelings and destinies resemble each other, for example, the destiny and feelings of the slaves from the time of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) and the destiny of some people whose behavior resembles that of slavery in today’s reality. Slaves from the past were captured by the influential rulers of the Quraish and the slaves of today are captured by their own wishes,

Philippines President Duterte has given his soldiers carte blanche to commit the most heinous of crimes and that he will take responsibility if his soldiers violate citizens’ rights in Mindanao, including by committing rape. “I’ll be with you all the way. If you go down, I go down.

The believer begins to prepare their state of mind and heart and body for the blessed month of Ramadan. This preparedness needs contemplation of sorts…often delving into the heart to sort through the undesired traits and feelings that somehow drift and simmer in the heart starting with a black spot on the heart and slowly multiplying, Allah forbid it remains a permanent mark.