Author: Wasfeeya Altalib

The Post-Hifth Life

The Post-Hifth Life

Posted by | Apr 18, 2018 | , |

Your journey only starts once you’ve completed. This statement is something I heard over and over, especially at completion ceremonies. However, while you’re memorising, all you can think of is finally finishing. So the reality of living life as a haafithah never sunk in until after my tamat (graduation/hifth finishing) in December 2015. Now there were no teachers, no revision schedules to fill in, and no classmates to recite to. It was up to me to keep up the Qur’an on my own. I wish I learned earlier on that in reality, Allah is your only support structure. Dhor...

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“And We’ve certainly made the Qur’ān easy…” *T’s & C’s Apply

“And We’ve certainly made the Qur’ān easy…” *T’s & C’s Apply

Posted by | Nov 8, 2017 | , |

Bismillāh, waSalātu waSalāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh. I’ve always battled with this concept of the Qur’an being easy, because most huffādh/hāfidhāt will tell you that it’s the most challenging thing they have experienced. They mean it was difficult, but prefer the synonym of “challenging” out of respect, I suppose. Well I’ve finally come to realize is that Allah has indeed made it easy BUT, (like most deals), T’s and C’s apply! It’s not the Qur’an which is difficult to memorise or study, but rather the T’s and C’s that are onerous to adhere to. It most definitely will be easy if you understand and accept...

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