FAJR REMINDER: THE JOURNEY TO MADYAN (II) By: Umm Affān Rabī' Al-Awwal 25, 1448 (7-September-2026) When the two women whom Prophet Mūsā (‘Alayhi Salām) had helped returned home, their father was surprised that they had arrived so early. He asked them about the reason for their early return, and they informed him about Prophet Mūsā (‘Alayhi Salām) and what he had done for them. Thus, he sent one of his daughters to invite Prophet Mūsā (‘Alayhi Salām). Allāh (ﷻ) says: فَجَاءَتْهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَمْشِي عَلَى اسْتِحْيَاءٍ قَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِي يَدْعُوكَ لِيَجْزِيَكَ أَجْرَ مَا سَقَيْتَ لَنَا “Then there came to him one of the two women, walking shyly. She said: ‘Verily, my father calls you that he may reward you for having watered (our flocks) for us.’” [Sūrah Al-Qasas (28) Verse 25] This verse draws our attention to the fact that this righteous woman came to Prophet Mūsā (‘Alayhi Salām) “walking shyly,” showing that Ḥayā’ (modesty and shyness) is a beautiful quality that should be...
*_DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER_* Yaum al-ithnayn | 25th day of Rabee-ul Awwal, 1448 AH | Monday, 7th September, 2026. *_SOCIAL MEDIA CAN STEAL SOMETHING WE CAN NEVER RECOVER_* ALLAH Azzawajal swears by time: “By time! Indeed, mankind is in loss…”Qur'an 103:1–2. Think about this: A husband comes home from work. His wife wants to talk. The children want attention. But the phone says: "Just one more video." One video becomes ten. Ten minutes becomes an hour. Eventually, the husband and wife have spent the evening together without actually communicating. The tragedy is that social media does not send us a bill for the time it takes. But we will answer ALLAH for how we spent that time. The Prophet ﷺ said: “There are two blessings which many people do not appreciate: health and free time.” Imagine reaching old age and discovering that some of the moments you could have spent building your marriage and raising your children were spent scrolling through strangers' lives. To be c...