Wednesday, May 17 · Shawwal 27, 1444 AH

That day

One ayah. One hadith. One name. Quiet things, in their place.

Today's verse · opening

Al-Fatihah 1:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem

In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Every chapter of our day opens with mercy, begin yours with His name.

Today's hadith · steadfastness

Sahih Muslim 38 (an-Nawawi's wording in the Forty; Muslim's own text reads fa-staqim)

Say: I believe in Allah, then be upright

قُلْ: آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ

Qul: amantu billahi, thumma-staqim.

Say: "I believe in Allah", then be steadfast.

Narrated by Sufyan ibn 'Abdullah.