Insights and Reflections on Our Faith Journey

﷽ Before there was a cave that held a generation in its mercy, before there was a sleep so complete

﷽ Before there was a sea that closed over a king, before there was a tongue burned by a coal

﷽ Before there was a snake that devoured falsehood, before there was a messenger standing in front of a tyrant,

﷽ Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh) said: “The heart in its journey towards Allāh Subḥānahu wa Ta’ālā is like a bird whose

﷽ Before there was an army that marched for revenge, before there was a rumor that broke an army’s knees,

﷽ Before there was a mention of The Du’ā of the people of understanding who wept at the sight of

﷽ Before there was a river that split faithful men from faltering ones, before there was a small band standing

﷽ Before there was a fire that turned cold, before there was a nation worshipping idols that were smashed to

﷽ Before there was a House, there was a mother alone in a valley with a crying infant. Imām al-Bukhārī

﷽ Before the first revelation descended upon a mountain, before the first stone of the Kaʿbah was raised, there was