experienced difficulty. They turned to Him and pleaded before Him. In which manner, you may ask? Allah Almighty states:

وَ یَدْعُوْنَنَا رَغَبًا وَّ رَھَبًا ؕوَ کَانُوْا لَنَا خٰشِعِیْنَ

and they proclaimed to Us with hope and fear, and are humble in Our majestic court.^[1]

This is the very foundation that is missing from our community: we do not focus on Allah Almighty. Neither do we call out to Him, nor do we make duꜤāˈ to Him the way we should. It is a sunnah of the prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـسَّـلَام to humbly make duꜤāˈ to Allah Almighty with full concentration whilst being fearful of His might and hopeful of His mercy.

May we too make duꜤāˈ to Allah Almighty in this way.

اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ خَاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖنَ  صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہ ِوَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ 

We have limited resources

Dear Islamic brothers, in reality, we are all human, and although it may seem we have many ways to live life and resolve our issues, our resources are actually very limited. There are many times in life where we lose all hope. Every door closes on us. At times our financial circumstances may make us feel hopeless. Some people may hope to receive a loan from their brother or someone wealthy but are unsuccessful in doing so. Even friends and family may not be able to make such arrangements. In these times, there seem to be no options open to us, rendering us to feel hopeless, dejected, and demoralized.

But never forget, when all hopes seem to end, there is still one hope. When all doors are closed, one door will stay open, and that is the