As-salaam aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! Peace and blessings and the mercy of God upon all of you today!
God willing (inshallah), you’ve been experiencing a bit of jihad lately. What?? Yes, that’s what I said—jihad. As we’ve learned from the blessed Qur’an, we are part of a gigantic, cosmic jihad, with Iblis (Satan) blatantly challenging the authority of Allah, subhanna wa ta’ala (God, glorious is He). So, it shouldn’t surprise us if we are caught between two opposite extremes—the side of our Creator God or the side of His enemy, Satan. Every second of our day is an opportunity to choose whether we’ll submit to God or to our own desires or to the whispered suggestions of Satan. To submit to Allah or not—that is real jihad.
So, how are your jihad skills developing? Been practicing a lot? I hope so! I’ve been making du’ahs (prayers) for our group, that we may be constantly submitted to God, in this world of confusion and problems.
Ready for some more encouragement along the Straight Path? Then come join us this Thursday, inshallah, at this week’s “Signs” study group (halaqa). We’ll meet at 5:30 at the usual place—contact us here for directions if this is your first time visiting us.
Looking forward to seeing you, God willing!
Peace!
Heidi
(on behalf of the Adventist Muslim Fellowship Association)
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