Islamic brothers are taught Islamic knowledge, various sunnahs, etiquette and how to recite the Quran correctly. Other Islamic brothers who travel in the way of Allah in the form of Madani qafilahs are taught about the sunnah and etiquette of travelling before they embark. They are taught about the purpose of their journey and when they return, their feedback is recorded. The Dar al-Sunnah Department also organises where they shall travel to.

How to become habitual in remembering Allah

Prophet Mūsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام submitted, “O Allah! I desire to perform a difficult form of worship.” Allah declared, “O Mūsā! Remember me in a loud voice.”

Sayyidunā Mūsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام was a Prophet of Allah. What difficulty would he face in praising Allah? He did as commanded for one day and found great delight in doing so. The second day, he felt even more delight than the first. As time went on, his delight in praising Allah only increased. Prophet Mūsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام then submitted, “O Allah! I desired a worship that would be difficult for me, yet I only found pleasure in Your remembrance.” Allah stated: “O Mūsā! It is My favour upon you that you find pleasure in My dhikr. Look at Firʿawn! He preferred to have his kingdom, might and kingship ruined; he even preferred to drown over mentioning My name even once.”^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers, we thus learn there are many virtues in making dhikr of Allah, and we have also established it is a difficult form of worship. If we wish to make a habit of remembering Allah, we must refrain from a lot of things. We must protect our tongues from useless conversations, and we must avoid bad company. Social media must only be used if it is a necessity. Only when futile actions are avoided can we turn our attention to the remembrance of Allah.