afflictions are atonements for sins and a means of elevating ranks.

The beloved of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: "When the people of affliction [i.e., the sick and the distressed] are given reward on the Day of Judgement, those who lived in comfort will wish that their skins were cut with scissors in the world."^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Encouragement for Pious Deed No. 21

Dear Islamic brothers! To cultivate fear of Allah Almighty, love for the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and love for Ahl al-Bayt and the noble Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم, take part in the 12 Religious Activities of the zeyli halqa. One of the 12 Religious Activities is filling out the Pious Deeds booklet. In this booklet, 72 pious deeds are given in question-and-answer format. Among these pious deeds, Pious Deed No. 21 is: "Did you wake someone for Fajr today?"

Dear Islamic brothers! By the blessing of acting upon this pious deed, we will be blessed with consistency in offering Fajr prayer, and will also act upon the Sunnah of Sayyidunā ꜤUmar رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ of waking others for Fajr.

Pearls of wisdom regarding the etiquettes of honouring Sayyids

Dear Islamic brothers! Let us gain the blessing of listening to some points regarding the etiquettes of honouring Sayyids.

First, listen to these two sayings of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

(1) "Whoever treats any of my Ahl al-Bayt well, I will reward him for it on the Day of Judgement.”^[2]