“Surely, if mankind and jinn were to get together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they will never be able to produce the like of it, howsoever they might help one another.” [17:88]

Sins are a poison which destroy and devastate. The effect of sins is the same on the heart as the effect of poison on the body. Iblis being thrown out of paradise, losing the company of the angels as well as being made the accursed was not due to anything but the sin he committed. The extreme wind which devoured the people of ‘Aad and left them broken and trodden was not due to anything but the sin they committed. The thunderous sound which stopped the pounding hearts of the people of Thamud and spared none of them was not due to anything but the sin they committed. Raising the land of the people of Lut into the heavens so that the angels heard the barking of their dogs; then they were turned over and flung to their destruction was not due to anything but the sin they committed. The sending of clouds upon the people of Shuaib which rained down bolts of fire upon them was not due to anything but the sin they committed. The drowning of Pharaoh and his army; their bodies drowning and their souls torched was not due to anything but the sin they committed. The earth swallowing up Qaroon; his wealth and his property was not due to anything but the sin he committed. The filling of the earth with earthquakes; Tsunami’s, hurricanes, wars, destruction and despair, all these events occurred due to the transgression of man and his deviation from the sacred and divine law.

Are you not aware that Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and
whatever is in the earth? Never is there any whispering among three but He is
their fourth; nor among five but He is their sixth; nor fewer nor more but He is
with them wherever they may be. And then He will tell them on the Day of
Judgement all that they have done. Surely Allah knows everything.

Shaykh Husain holds a weekly gathering at the Islamic Center of Chicago (ICC), focusing on remembering Allah (swt) through silent, individual dhikr. The session begins with a short talk (10-15 minutes) related to increasing our connection with Allah (swt), and furthering our spiritual development. Afterwards a silent dhikr of selected adhkār is held, followed by a few minutes of muraqabah (self-reflection). All are welcome to attend.

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Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of men,
The King of men,
The god of men,
From the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (Shaitan),
Who whispers into the hearts of men,
From among the Jinn and the men.

And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.(17:36)