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I've gained immense benefits from using the NamazEven app over the past 100 days. While I'm still working on fully incorporating Sunnah prayers, the app has significantly increased my practice of Namaz compared to the past 3 years. I'm considering sharing my progress on NamazEven’s main page to inspire others. Although my intent is to motivate, I'm hesitant due to the Quranic guidance against showing off. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this—please email me your opinions.
I get ton of benefit from this application. I still have a lot to benefit (I am still very lazy on sunnahs as of 100 days passed since I started with NamazEven), and I intend to practice 100% of my namazs and put on top of it qada debts of past. it further to serve better namazs in my life.
I believe I have practiced more namaz within this past 3 months (since NamazEven first publish date), than 3 years prior. I am very happy about this, and to prove that this application works, I am thinking about sharing my live summary screen on the main page of NamazEven. As a proof of concept.
On the flip side, I am also quite doubtful that, this does not suit to my view of Namaz practice publicity. I certainly believe that it is private - between one and Allah. As it should be, mentioned in Quran (Maun-[1,7] specifically on 6), one should not practice Namaz to show off others.
Original Verse:
I believe I have practiced more namaz within this past 3 months (since NamazEven first publish date), than 3 years prior. I am very happy about this, and to prove that this application works, I am thinking about sharing my live summary screen on the main page of NamazEven. As a proof of concept.
On the flip side, I am also quite doubtful that, this does not suit to my view of Namaz practice publicity. I certainly believe that it is private - between one and Allah. As it should be, mentioned in Quran (Maun-[1,7] specifically on 6), one should not practice Namaz to show off others.
Original Verse:
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ
Translation by
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran:
Have you seen the one who denies the ˹final˺ Judgment? That is the one who repulses the orphan, and does not encourage the feeding of the poor. yet are unmindful of their prayers; those who ˹only˺ show off, and refuse to give ˹even the simplest˺ aid.
In the exegesis(tafsir), I have read that this surah is talking about hypocrites(munafiks) yet it does condem that show off culture.
Although my intent is not to show off but to show my progress. I still show it for inspiration and convincing purposes. Yes, it is to inspire others, but in the end conversion is one the end goals.
So, there is a material side of it, and I am not sure what to do. Right now I am inclined towards sharing it. Please let me know about what you think by sending me an email directly.
Although my intent is not to show off but to show my progress. I still show it for inspiration and convincing purposes. Yes, it is to inspire others, but in the end conversion is one the end goals.
So, there is a material side of it, and I am not sure what to do. Right now I am inclined towards sharing it. Please let me know about what you think by sending me an email directly.
Thanks for reading, and for giving NamazEven a try. You can always contact me directly if you have any questions at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you.
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