Daily Reminders

Worship (ʿibādah) in Islam is not left to human reasoning or desire. It is defined and perfected through the Qur’an and Sunnah. Among the greatest signs of the Sunnah’s wisdom is its balance: it sometimes prohibits certain acts of worship at specific times while opening other doors of worship, ensuring that devotion remains in harmony with divine guidance.

One of the clearest examples is in prayer (ṣalāh) and remembrance (dhikr). The Prophet ﷺ restricted voluntary prayers at certain times but encouraged dhikr, duʿāʾ, and Qur’an during those same periods. This balance highlights the Sunnah’s perfection and protects worship from confusion, excess, and innovation.

The Qur’ān and ḥadīth repeatedly warn against claiming knowledge one does not have, especially in matters of Allah’s Word and Religion. Allah commands the believers: “And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge”. Ibn ʿAbbās  explains: “This means do not say (anything) of which you have no knowledge… Allah forbids speaking without knowledge”. Likewise Allah admonishes: “…And (that) you say about Allāh what you do not know”. This severe warning is echoed by the Prophets Statement: “Whoever says about the Qur’ān without knowledge, let him take his seat in the Fire.” (narrated from Ibn ʿAbbās, graded ḥasan). 

The omnipotence of Allah’s knowledge is one of the most awe-inspiring and humbling realities a person can reflect upon. It is perfect, absolute, eternal, and boundless. Let's explore how truly great Allah’s knowledge is — and how it touches every part of existence. Allah’s Knowledge is Infinite "And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darkness's of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record."