As-Sakina: Calmness, Tranquility and Reassurance Inspired by the Qu'ran and the Sunnah with Words from the Heart, That Keep It Real

By Shaketa Ellison

Never question if this is the right way of life for you. I know in these times it’s hard to hold on to the rope of Allah ta’ala, and we all fall weak. The key is not to stay weak! Allah is As-Staghfar (The-Forgiver). More times than none we just need someone who can discern how we feel. My beloved brothers and sisters I do! May Allah help and guide us all and may he preserve us Ameen

. Gain self-awareness
. Take time to know your Lord
. Know your life’s purpose/to worship Allah
. Be cognisant of the struggle your brother/sister may be enduring
. Trust in Allah more and people less
. Be non-judgemental/ only Allah can judge
. Give advice humbly

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Sep 14, 2010
• ISBN: 9781450243087

Shaketa Ellison

All Praise and thanks due to Allah The-Most High. He has given me a gift that has allowed me to inspire others. Author of POISE, It’s Ramadan 1431 it’s high time to change. I welcome you to poetic lessons learned from a convert to Al-Islam.

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Iqrah (Read in the Name of Your Lord)

Tazkiyyah (Purification)

Letter to myself

When you or someone else take Shahada

When you need to make Taubah

When Shaiton is Busy

When you need to respect the wombs that bore you

When your faith was tested the night before

When you need to love Allah more than anything else

When you need rest

When you deny Allah’s favors

When you need to put your trust in Allah

When you or someone else questions Allah

When you need a reminder about your wealth

When Ramadan comes (yeah)

When people try to distract you in Ramadan

When your son wants to know

When you need to thank Allah for your daughters

When Allah says tell the truth even against oneself

When you stray away after being guided

When you need to focus on your relationship with Allah

When Allah declares war on a person that indulges in Riba

When you give your allegiance to other than Allah

When you lose focus (the path to Jannah)

When a Muslim woman has to work

When you lack reliance on Allah azzza wa jal

When you’re running out of time

When you’re neither married or divorce

What you need when you stand before Allah

When you need guidance

When your money, clothes, and food aren’t halal

When a woman needs to be reminded of her worth

When you began to lose hope

When the Jews and Christians question

When you have non-Muslims in your family

When you or someone you know heart is harden

When you forget how favored you are

When Allah says, congregational prayers are obligatory on men

When you or someone you know gets married

When you need a husband (some characteristics to consider)

When you are intended

When our Prophet (saaws) stated, Be kind to the women

When it’s your husband’s right to take on another wife

When breaking her is divorcing her

When one needs to know the difference between those who put Allah 1st and those who don’t

When your mate strives only for the din and not the dunya too

When you feel mercy in your marriage

When thanking Allah for your zouge

When you are ungrateful

Death (soon you’ll be tasting it)

When someone dies

When someone makes hajj or umra

When your companion makes hajj

When you want the best

When a good woman tells a story

When you call a non-muslim to faith

When you or someone else needs a reminder about the realities of the grave

As-Sakina (an Arabic word) meaning

calmness ,tranquility, and reassurance.

Inspired by the Qu’ran

and Sunnah with words that

keep it real!

Thank Allah

Who favored

me

with Al-Islam and

has given me the strength

to write this piece!

Alhumdudillah

Rabbil

Alamin!

INTRODUCTION

December 17th 1992 I was awakened by a dream that gave me conviction. That dream prompted me to get up and walk to the nearest masjid and profess that (There is No God but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger). Embracing a new life and letting go of pre-conceived concepts, was mortifying. At that very moment an electrical charge traveled through my nerves, a feeling that since then could not be compared. For the first time in my life I felt like I belonged. Allah had welcomed me to his pleasure, with open arms knowing and loving him I felt like I needed nothing or no one else. Just to have his love was

Reviews for As-Sakina

[Abc · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is so much grounding than new age nonsense which are just flowery words meant to decieve...beware of them...ALLAH SWT is not just a islamic God and can't be bound by religeon...as a hindu born I felt so much peace with Him than the 32 lakh deities in Hindu religeon...and no one forced me to worship him...there is so much discipline in Quaran than just mere Sanskrit mantras which are non understandable...I devote my life to ALLAH SWT without having to be enlisted for Islam for Real God has no religeon..saving this book for regular reading and grounding thanks to author