Allah teaches us in His magnificent Koran that He created us only to Worship Him. He also instructs us repeatedly in the Coran to follow His prophet–Pboh. “Worshiping” we also learn could also mean doing anything that someone asked one to do, for that person’s sake, forgetting Allah. These profound teachings opens up huge possibilities and opportunities to man. The stress is on an uncompromising “Thauheed”
From this it follows that doing anything that the prophet -Pboh did becomes an act of worship. - BECAUSE we know that the messenger was UNDER ALLAH’S GUIDANCE ALL THE TIME; and because ALLAH ASKS US TO FOLLOW THE PROPHET. Thus the act of eating, drinking, even having a relationship with your spouse can become an act of worship - IF YOU REMEMBER ALLAH, AND YOU ARE DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING ACCORDING TO THAT WHICH THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH DID; BECAUSE ALLAH INSTRUCTED YOU TO FOLLOW HIS MESSENGER.
This explains why it becomes so important to know what the prophet – Pboh said and did. This is why from the earliest times - from the time of his companions (May Allah Be Pleased with them), everyone paid so much attention to the details of what the prophet –Pboh said, did or not do.
This also explains why we find the companions asking so many questions, so varied, and sometimes even so intimate. The reason being that the Messenger of Allah – Pboh, was under the DIRECT INSTRUCTIONS and DIRECT SUPERVISION BY ALLAH – and since they had submitted themselves to Allah, they wanted to do everything in life according to ONLY WHAT ALLAH WANTED.
Allah sent His prophet. Allah sent His Book. In His book He made clear that any person who was submitted to Allah HAD TO FOLLOW THE PROPHET IN EVERYTHING HE/SHE DID WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
Due to this the prophet’s life was A VIVID PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT ALLAH WANTED OF MAN, IN EVERY IMAGINABLE SITUATION THAT MAN COULD FACE. Thus he was called to be a husband, father, Uncle, leader of a small group, a person under intense persecution, a refugee, a fighter, a commander of a small band of fighters, a head of state, a General, and he also had to demonstrate to us difficult and sensitive changes of law/ customs prevalent at that time.
IN ALL THESE ROLES THE PROPHET’S WAS UNDER CONSTANT SUPERVISION OF ALLAH (swt).
NO WONDER, the life of the Prophet (Pboh) has been said by his wife, Aisha (May Allah (Swt) be pleased with her) to be like "a walking Koran”. Allah’s prophet was under constant unrelenting scrutiny by friends and foe. He was subjected to unrelenting tests by his people, and was called upon by ALLAH to endure the discomfort of many real life situations that he had to enact in order to demonstrate in practical terms to his UMMAH - ALLAH'S COMMANDS.
What a monumental strain! It’s inconceivable that a human being with just his inherent capabilities could meet the challenges. By Allah’s Grace, By Allah’s Will the prophet (Pboh) had Allah’s Guidance and Support and was strengthened by the angel Gabriel (May Allah Be pleased with him). Thus HE BECAME THE PERFECT LIVING EXAMPLE OF ALLAH’S COMMANDS TO MANKIND. He became a person of the most perfect morals, and Allah made him the BEST EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW.
With the 1st generation – the memory of their prophet was seared into their memories. They lead their lives trying to completely submit to Allah and imitated their prophet with the ardour borne out of being eyewitnesses, and the certitude of the knowledge that HE WAS GUIDED BY ALLAH (Swt). The 2nd. Generation had direct access to this 1st Generation. The 3rd. to the 2nd. The 4th to the 3rd and so on.
Gradually Hadis became a well-established science and the most stringent literary quality control in the history of mankind was underway by early 200AH with such scholars as Bukhari and Muslim at the forefront. The Hadis we learn were already written during the life of the Prophet –Pbuh contrary to doubts cast in this respect by Orientalists and quite conclusively rebutted by Prof. Hamidullah with his research into this.
Finally I leave with you extracts from the Last sermon given by Prophet-Pbuh on the occasion of his final Pilgrimage. Please note the high-lighted words, and reflect then on them. May Allah Give us Guidance. ………………
O’ people! No Prophet would be raised after me and no new Ummah (would be formed) after you.
Verily I have left amongst you that which will never lead you astray, the Book of Allah, which if you hold fast you shall never go astray.
And beware of transgressing the limits set in the matters of religion, for it is transgression of (the proper bounds of) religion that brought destruction to many people before you.
Verily, the satan is disappointed at ever being worshipped in this land of yours, but he will be pleased by obedience in anything (short of worship that is) in matters you may be disposed to think insignificant, so beware of him in your matters of religion.
Behold! Worship your Lord; offer prayers five times a day; observe fast in the month of Ramadhaan; pay readily the Zakat (poor due) on your property; and perform pilgrimage to the House of God and obey your rulers and you will be admitted to the Paradise of your Lord.
Let him that is present, convey it unto him who is absent, for many people to whom the message is conveyed may be more mindful of it than the audience.
And if you were asked about me, what would you say?" They answered, "We bear witness that you have conveyed the trust (of religion) and discharged your ministry of Prophethood and looked to our welfare." ......
Dear Brothers & Sisters, How would YOU ANSWER THE PROPHETS QUESTION?
Allah Knows Best. Any mistake is mine, and please do correct me.
187 comments:
Jasmine,
Like it. In this article you have given us a lot of home-work to do. I think I’m going to enjoy doing some detective work. Hee he hehhh. In a nice way this is sly work.
:-) a big jig saw you have set. That’s naughty.
Nice work sister. May Allah Bless you (Amin)
May God Bless you sister for the time taken here. This aricle was thought inducing. I think many will have questions too.
@ Jasmine
May I have your permission to copy this article and send by email to my friends? May Allah give sucess to this work. Timely thinking.
@ jusmine
quote … “And beware of transgressing the limits set in the matters of religion, for it is transgression of (the proper bounds of) religion that brought destruction to many people before you.”
You read this? Yet you are writing about Islam, prophet religion? Do you have qualification to write about this type matters? Even scholars its difficult. You don’t know Arabic, you have not studied Qur’an and Hadis. This is Not your field. You cant talk, write and teach others with from ignorance. If you want to do this you better go and study and then preach. Not one daleel you are give. People be warned about you. God will punish you.
@ Hilmi -9.56
Thats your view, dont speak for others who come here. Instead of Allah cursing May Allah Bless all who work to draw us to Allah. Posting a verse of Koran or Hadis, reminds readers of Allah and our duty to Allah. What are you complaing? Why are you so selfish?
51.56 PICKTHAL:
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
Thanks for a superb piece. Allah Bless you
*You have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah.* (Al-Ahzab 33:21)
@ hime
I could not believe what I was reading in your comment. What is you find bad and offensive in this article? Is it good to curse someone like that? May Allah make you moderate your pen. May HE guide you. I'm shocked.
Jabir reported that the Prophet (sal) said Allah has sent me to complete the most virtuous of morals and to perfect all good actions. Sharih as Sunnah.
Brothers/sisters calm please.
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.. And whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it. And whatsoever he forbids, abstain (from it). And keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is stern in reprisal.
@Hilmi
So brother where is your dhaleel?
great display of love a la islam ha! ha! ha1 heee hee heee. The Blind leading the Blind. One cursing the other teee hee he hee
Tee hee he heee... this women is according to Hilme - (Not me) an imposter, trying to pass as a scholar. She DOES NOT KNOW EVEN KNOW ARABIC. Sound advice..... to Stay away from this agent of hell. Do you want to end up there as well? Surely not. SHE HAS NO GRACE. SHE CANT GO TO HEAVEN BY HER WORKS. You too cannot go to heaven by your works. ......
@ samy
Says who?
Says who?
Says who?
“This also explains why we find the companions asking so many questions, so varied, and sometimes even so intimate. The reason being that the Messenger of Allah – Pboh, was under the DIRECT INSTRUCTIONS and DIRECT SUPERVISION BY ALLAH – and since they had submitted themselves to Allah, they wanted to do everything in life according to ONLY WHAT ALLAH WANTED.”
Congratulations that you touched on this angle. Speaking to people of other faiths and reading books by Orientalists that you spoke of in your article, I have heard said and read that Hadis is made-up material by interested religious clergy and scholars wishing to propagate their own points of views; by putting words into the prophet’s mouth – (Allah forbid!)
These sceptics and critics say that the questions in the Hadis follows a pattern, where points of theological questions are asked that no ordinary man on the street would normally ask.
They say that Hadis literature follows “a pattern” where predetermined questions are put in people’s mouths that serve to address doctrinal and theological difficulties faced in the evolution of Islam as a religion. Then these critics say words offering solutions to these problems are PUT INTO THE MOUTH OF THE PROPHET -Sal.
They call this methodology of examining Hadis content as TEXTUAL CRITISICSM and say this points to a history of evolution or development of theological, doctrinal issues faced in early Islam. As proof they point to what happened in Christianity where this has been demonstrated by their scholars.
Interestingly your article offers an answer as to why such type of questions, appearing to be “tailor-made” to illustrate points of doctrine and points of law could have very well been made to the prophet – (Sal).
Thanks to my personal experience, I can easily picture very well myself in the “that situation”, where I have newly embraced Islam and dedicated my whole life to Allah. I can well imagine that I had to do this going against my family, friends, and the society I live in. I can imagine myself being subjected to ridicule and even physical harassments because I turned to Allah, rejecting the values of my family, friends and society – My life suddenly turning upside down, enemies in every direction I look at – A life constricted by loneliness, hardship and sadness.
I can very well imagine myself getting my only consolation from my Creator Allah and His prophet. I can imagine myself complaining only to my Allah and His prophet. I can imagine this burning desire becoming stronger and stronger against all these physical and moral torture, TO PLEASE ONLY MY CREATOR who offers me the only hope, the only consolation in all my new hardships, because I had turned to Allah and submitted ONLY TO HIM, turning away from “Idolatry”.
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IS IT ANY WONDER THAT I ASK MY PROPHET, THE ONLY DIRECT LINE OF COMMUNICATION THAT ALLAH HAD GRANTED ME – ALL THAT I NEED TO KNOW TO GET CLOSE TO ALLAH?
Wouldn’t I ask my prophet what I don’t understand in the Coran?
Wouldn’t I ask what my faith is?
Wouldn’t I ask what I needed to eat and drink?
Wouldn’t I keep an eagles eye on the prophet, how he lived?
Wouldn’t I want to gain points by spreading what I learnt?
Wont I be terrified of adding or subtracting what he said because I know the consequences is to burn in Hell?
Wont I ask how best to glorify Allah?
Wont I ask which action of mine is best in Allah’s Eyes?
Wont I ask which action is worst?
Wont I ask how to treat my mum parents, friends and enemies?
Wont I ask a thousand questions more that bother me concerning my life???
So people who do not have this concept of God and this concept of total submission to God as in Islam cannot understand why such detailed questions were put to the prophet – Sal. Once upon a time I too could not understand. By Allah’s Grace, Allah made me see when once I was blind to reality. Now Thanks and Praise be to Allah, I understand that these many thousands of questions were put to the prophet, with the sole intent of getting answers to change and LEAD ONE’S LIFE SO AS TO ONLY PLEASE ALLAH.
Yes! These are questions sooner or later your youth in your country may ask. These are the ways in which enemies of Islam attack Islam from outside and from within. This article clearly gives answers to this charge against the Corpus of Hadis. After the Saint Coran, the Hadis is the 2nd foundation of Islamic Law - ALLAHS LAW communicated to us by Allah’s GREAT PROPHET – Sal.
Jasmine take heart in the fact by dealing with these issues you are By Allah’s Grace equipping yourself and the youth to deal with your enemies. Allah Will Insha Allah Bless you for your efforts. As you often put it dear sister in Islam ….. Allah Knows Best!
he he he wot was that? babble babble. tok tok, are you og? ok?
Those who were already settled in the abode [Madina], and in faith, before they came, love those who have migrated to them and do not find in their hearts any need for what they have been given and prefer them to themselves even if they themselves are needy. It is the people who are safe-guarded from the avarice of their own selves who are successful. (Surat al-Hashr, 9)
I was searching for a verse concerning the 1st generation. The above i found. Anyone can find any other?
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: Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
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Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an excellent exemplar for him who hopes in Allah and the latter day and remembers Allah much.
There is much evidence on the importance of following the Prophet’s Sunnah. Allah Almighty, for example, says: “Whosoever obeyeth Allah and His Messenger, he verily hath gained a signal victory.” (Al-Ahzab: 71)
He Almighty also says: “Whoso obeyeth Allah and His Messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, where such will dwell for ever. That will be the great success. And whoso disobeyeth Allah and His Messenger and transgresseth His limits, He will make him enter Fire.” (An-Nisaa’ :13-14)
He Almighty also says: “And whoso is rebellious to Allah and His Messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (Al-Ahzab: 36) Another verse says: “And whoso disobeyeth Allah and His Messenger, lo! his is fire of hell, wherein such dwell for ever.” (Al-Jinn: 23)"
@thakuru
Are you guys saying that we must follow rules set over 1500 years ago, now here in today’s world? Can’t you see that these are different times, with different ground realities? How can what’s good then be good for now? I just don’t believe that people can want to go back in time to the dark ages?
@ marc
God is not limited by time right?
God knows most about humans right?
God has right to demand what he wants right?
God knows best right?
Putting them together please marc try and see if you can work out answers to your question.
Wishing you well and God Bless you.
i am glad to know Mark is still hanging on. good on you brother.
keeping asking the same questions you ask thakuru to your self as well.
its make sence now why according to Marc that christian church is so devided about allowing gay and lesbian marriages..
looks like the religion moves around the need of humans..
very confusing.
@hilmi
brother, any little effort calling or reminding fellow bro/sis to get closer to ALLAH sw and follow prophet pbuh will not be wasted. dont be ignorent and curse the hardwork by our sister jasmine..
I am very happy for this post. This looks at what we are facing I think. We are Muslims because we are saying Shahadah. We learn basics at school and at home. At home accent is to get a good education so we can get a good job. Better than our parents. Somehow we do this, because to fail means to be having a poor life. Now and then we go to the mosque, and we might pray too. I think our style of life is this. We are just ordinary people who want in life to live well for parents, our children and us.
I think this post shows that as a Muslim we have forgotten something important. That in our life our future job and good standard of life is not enough. To have children, to enjoy the way we do –all of us meaning parents, our future and us is forgetting something important. What we forget is ourselves. We are so interested in working to be happy that we forget that we are created to worship Allah.
I think for me this article is trying to remind us this last fact. This seems difficult, boring, and impossible – worshiping ones whole life 24/7. Even impossible. This article is reminding us it need not be so. I think that’s gr8. Even if Jasmine does not know Arabic and is not a scholar, she has reminded me that. I say thank-you. May God Bless her.
This topic is very relevent to todays situation where we meet with many Hadith rejectors among our muslim community. But the truth is, ones belief cannot be complete without the Sunnah. We cannot take one and reject the other. Why not?
Why not-1
Firstly there is the need for the hadith for Islam as a religion to be complete. For instance Quran instructs us to perform salat but the details of how to pray is only known through the hadiths(sunnah). Quran instruct us to give zakath, perform Hajj but its the sunnah which gives the details of how it should be done.
But, Does the Quran say that the complete details and understanding of the instructions in the Quran is through the sunnah?
Yes, it does very clearly.
With clear signs and Books (We sent the Messengers). And We have also sent down unto you (O Muhammad(pbuh)) the Dhikr (reminder and the advice (i.e. the Qur’ân)), that you may explain clearly to men what is sent down to them, and that they may give thought(16:44)
In the verse "that you may explain clearly to men what is sent down to them" means prophet Muhammad (SAW) has been given the assignment of explaining the meaning of the Ayaat (Glorious Qur’aan) revealed to him, to the people and/or mankind. Therefore, herein, lies an open proof that the correct understanding of the realities, insight and injunctions of the Glorious Qur’aan depends on the statements and/or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
If everyone by simply having and/or acquiring the knowledge of Arabic language were to become capable of understanding the injunctions of the Glorious Qur’aan as Divinely intended, then the mission of explaining assigned to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) would have been rendered meaningless.
Why not-2
The Sunnah is also Divine revelation. How?
The proof of this is Quran verses which means:
Nor does he speak of (his own) desire. It is only a Revelation revealed(53:3-4)
Here we clearly see the the Sunnah is also divine revelations. Hadith rejectors are completely unaware that the Divine revelations are of two type.
(1) Matluww: That which is recited (ie:Quran), here the meaning and the words are both from Allah
(2) Ghayr Matluww: That which is not recited (ie:Sunnah),here the words are from Prophet(pbuh) and the meaning of which are from Allah(swt)
Our Lord! send amongst them a Messenger of their own, who shall rehearse Thy Signs to them and instruct them in scripture and wisdom, and sanctify them: For Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise.(2:129)
A similar (favour have ye already received) in that We have sent among you a Messenger of your own, rehearsing to you Our Signs, and sanctifying you, and instructing you in Scripture and Wisdom, and in new knowledge(2:151)
But for the Grace of Allah to thee and his Mercy, a party of them would certainly have plotted to lead thee astray. But (in fact) they will only Lead their own souls astray, and to thee they can do no harm in the least. For Allah hath sent down to thee the Book and wisdom and taught thee what thou Knewest not (before): And great is the Grace of Allah unto thee.(4:113)
Here in these verses by pairing al-Kitab (the Book) and al-Hikmah (the Wisdome) it has been pointed out the Hikmah which is the name of the Sunnah and teachings of the noble prophet (pbuh) was also sent down by none but Allah(swt).
Why not 3
Rejecting the Sunnah is clearly disobeying the Quran, because the Quran specifically instructs us to follow the Quran and teaching of the Prophet. Not just Quran.
Say: "Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger: but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to preach the clear (Message). (24:54)
O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and make not vain your deeds! (47:33)
O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves refer it to Allah and His Messenger if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is best and most suitable for final determination. (4:59)
O ye who believe! Obey Allah and his Messenger and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak). (8:20)
May Allah guide us all -Amin-
Brothers in Islam, Sisters in Islam, Your brothers and sisters are being subjected to abject terror in Gaza. Over 600 dead. Over 2500 injured. Please pray for your brothers & sisters. Don’t say it wont help. Take part in this suffering. Pray that Allah please save the Gazan brothers and sisters from these state terrorist attacks.
Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) said:
Seek out that which benefits you, seek help only from Allah and never say you can't do it.
If any adversity comes to you, do not say "If I had only acted in such and such a way, it would have been such and such," but instead say "Allah has decreed it and what He willed, He has done," for verily the word "if" opens the way for the work of Satan.
I think from this lesson the prophet gave, we can see that when we go about our lives, we must not see setbacks as failures but lessons.
@ visitors who are non muslim brothers or sisters.
It's very simple to convert to Islam. You just say:
Ashadu an la illaha il Allah Wa ashadu anna Muhammadan rasulullah
I bear witness that there is no god but God
And I bear witness that Muhammad is His messenger
Of course you have to be sincere when you say it and have the intention of embracing Islam by doing so. They are powerful words on their own, but intention is crucial in Islam.
Allah Guide all of us.
Amin
In contrast to Muslims born to Muslim parents, reverts to Islam enter into the fold of Islam after considerable research and critical thinking.
They are highly motivated and undertake their learning of Islam on their own. You will discover in Yusuf Estees such a person. He came into Islam in his fifties, and his journey since then has been remarkable.
His site, which I give, is a site worth exploring….
http://islamalways.com/
Hearing some of his lectures is truly moving. By Allah’s Grace you would benefit book marking his page and exploring it at your leisure.
There you would also discover other remarkable reverts such as brothers Gary Miller a Mathematician whose article on the Koran would move you to tears and fill you with wonder. Brother Salim too you would perhaps discover there, whose talk would leave you riveted to wherever you are sitting.
Brothers/sisters, we the youth of this land must for our own sakes do everything we can to come back into making Allah and His Prophet our Guides in life. As a first step we must learn our Shahadah. What it really means. Then we need to pay attention to our prayers. The real objective in this to come to Allah, strive to get closer and closer to Allah.
Why? Because it’s the only way that you can Guarantee your Hereafter. . One of the ways you can achieve the above is learning about Islam. I hope this site will help you to do that.
Hi.
I've a post on my blog that I would like you to comment on.
and Oh.
to rolling stone above.. what if a Muslim decides to convert to say Buddhism? How easy or difficult is THAT?
hi yaamyn,
its very simple..
you just regect oness of ALLAH sw.
May Allah sw shower blessings and protect all of us n let us live and die as muslims..
Verily, Allah enjoins justice, and doing good, and giving (help) to kith and kin. (Qur'an, Surah an-Nahl:90)
I think you're forgetting the blasphemy laws and apostasy laws etc?
If we can let into the religion anyone who recites the kalima but threaten with beheading anyone who dares cross question our venerated all important mullahs, I don't think we have any right to claim the fastest growing title? eh?
the argument provided against changing with changing times is 'God knows best.. Islam is for all generations.. etc. etc.'
Now, prophet Mohamed went to war riding a camel.. God instructed the Prophet.. God knows best.. so today do we have to ride camels to our wars? If not, why? And if so what about the changed ground reality?
@yaamyn:
Yes, you can ride a camel if you want. Or you can have some other ride, a ride thats more suitable for todays war. No specific instruction were given to use any specific "ride" so this doesn't become a law.
@ saami
Allah has created everything on earth with a purpose. The only way of finding out the purpose is by turning to he who created everything.
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YUSUFALI: Not without purpose did We create heaven and earth and all between! that were the thought of Unbelievers! but woe to the Unbelievers because of the Fire (of Hell)!
So we learn in the Qur’an why Allah created man. To Worship Allah. Jas has written one whole post on this.
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PICKTHAL: I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
As jas explains “worship” is not limited only to ....
1.religios rituals
2.prayer
3.Zakat
4.Fasting
5.Pilgrimage.
From the point of view of Islam, the concept of “worship” confined only to religious rituals is OUTDATED, in comparisson almost primitive.
The Islamic concept of “WORSHIP” is dynamic and vibrant. It encompasses all aspects of life. So all acts of a human being , if done for the sake of Allah alone, seeking HIS PLEASURE , in accordance with Allah’s law as taught by the messenger of Allah.
So the key here is DIVINE LAW; Thus in Islamic thaught every creature in the Universe is worshiping Allah, because they all are in accordance with divine law.
The whole universe is singing its praises to Allah. Even though we are incapable given our structural and technological limitations to hear them. We are assured by Allah that it is going on.
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PICKTHAL: Hast thou not seen that Allah, He it is Whom all who are in the heavens and the earth praise, and the birds in their flight? Of each He knoweth verily the worship and the praise; and Allah is Aware of what they do.
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PICKTHAL: And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah is the journeying.
Thus, in Islam all that we are doing by recognising these facts and turning to Allah is to join the Universe in Worship & Praise of Allah The All Living, The Sublime.
This is the incomparable beauty of Islam.
Finally in Islam anything that we do is dependant on our intentions as the Messenger Of Allah -sal said…
“Actions are by intensions and every person will have what he has intended”
Al Bukhari & Muslim.
Dear Saami, this is a wonderful way of looking at the universe. I dont think you will find anything like this anywhere but in Islam. Have you come across anything like this b4?
@ yaamyn
As for apostassy laws and blashphemy laws - I think if you want fairplay, equality and justice in them, we have to enact those laws according to the Qur'an and Hadis.
Isn't that the great chalage that Muslims have before them - to extract the essence and meaning of the Qur'anic and Hadis injunctions and apply them to our changing times.
The camel stuff was hilarious. I like your sense of humour.
Allah's light is guidance planted in people's hearts, giving them an informed insight and a bond between human nature and the laws that operate in the universe at large. It is the only true enlightenment. People who are cut off from this light remain in darkness that cannot be removed, in fear with no security, in error without return. At the end, they find all their actions to be a mirage leading them to ruin. No action is valid unless based on faith, no guidance without faith, and no light unless Allah's.
FRom Sayyed Qutb
And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad (PBUH)) gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it)(59:7)
Say (O Muhammad (PBUH) to mankind): `If you (really) love Allah then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins(3:31)
Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad (PBUH)) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Day...'' (33:21)
Nor does he speak of (his own) desire. It is only a Revelation that is revealed(53:3,4)
But no, by the Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against Thy decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction(4:65)
(And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger (PBUH)(4:59)
He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad (PBUH)), has indeed obeyed Allah(4:80)
And verily, you (O Muhammad (PBUH)) are indeed guiding (mankind) to the Straight Path(42:52)
Islam is based on five things; the testimony that there is no God except Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger, the establishment of salah, the fasting of Ramadhan, the payment of zakah and the performance of hajj. – Bukhari & Muslim.
@ January 3, 2009 12:00 PM
:-) So you saw through my little joke. Generally when we read something, we appreciate it or condemn it, and it’s all forgotten. I wanted my readers to read my article and notice that something was missing AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
I was hoping that they would either comment on it or still better rummage on the net to find it. That way its less "passive reading" I was very happy when so many responded with the relevant posts. Masha Allah.
@ Jan3, 2009 8:37 PM, @Jan3, 2009 9:15 PM
Thx so much. May Allah Bless you too. It’s very important that we don’t read just for reading sake. It’s nice if you comment, because that’s an encouragement. Alhamdulillahi. We must all try to work to remind each other of our Islam. May Allah reward you.
@Jan3, 2009 9:37 PM
May Allah Bless you. Of course, any person who is working for Allah’s sake will not object to his/her thoughts to be used in any proper way. Before you pass it on please make sure that it’s error free. I’m a layman. If there are any mistakes they are mine. Please correct me and pls inform me of my mistake. May Allah reward you.
@ Copy cat, Dario, Hussein, Lima, copy-cat, rolling stone & many anonymous's,
May Allah reward your ayats and Hadis. In my blog, I encourage you to share any verse or Hadis that impressed you - even out of context from the point of view of the main post.
I enjoy reading them, I'm sure we all do. often I have realised why the person who posted liked the particular quote. I also do not mind repeat posts of ayats and Hadis. Practice makes perfect.:-). Brilliant work. May Allah Bless you and reward you. I’m SURE YOU MUST HAVE INSHA ALLAH GOT MUCH SATISFACTION DOING SOMETHING FOR ALLAH AND HIS PROPHET –SAL. Reading them gave us tremendous satisfaction.
@Saami.
:-) Thanks for your comment. I like to say that I’m Insha Allah NOT AN IMPOSTER, whatever brother Hilmy might choose to say. I have stated clearly, that I’m NOT AN ISLAMIC SCOLAR.
I’M A LAYMAN.
As for going to heaven by works, any MUSLIM KNOWS THAT HE ENTERS HEAVEN BY ALLAH’S GRACE. WORKS COME IN AT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT. Here we learn that our good actions (WORKS) are weighed against our bad actions.
If the good is heavier, ALLAH asks his slave to enter His paradise BY THE GRACE OF ALLAH.
I know you are referring to Pauline Christianity. However your Bible is clear on this too. If I’m not mistaken refer yourself to James. You will find it there. Also refer yourself to the statement “ IF YOU WANT LIFE KEEP THE COMMANDEMENTS. Wish you well in your research. May Allah Guide you to Him.
@ Yusuf
Masha Allah brother, it was lovely reading your post. As usual straight from the heart and giving that personal side was cool. You put across the point of Hadis so wonderfully. May Allah Bless you. Please brother Yusuf; consider posting a main article as a guest post. My email is jassilme@yahoo.co.uk. May Allah reward you.
@ Marc
Welcome back.
@ Dodo’s
Once again, a lovely informative post with a personal touch. I loved relating all these posts to our daily affairs. May Allah reward you.
@ Thakuru
As always thoroughly researched well-balanced and informative post that leaves close to nothing more to be said. We benefited so much by your posts to marc. We owe Marc for the questions, and you for your answers. Alhamdulillahi.
I’m sure by Allah’s Grace, your kindly worded posts and gentle approach to Marc had him approach you again with another question. Super!. Only Allah can reward you enough brother Thakuru.
I also invite you to post a guest post. Your guest post would make this page interesting and add more zest to it. My email is jassilme@yahoo.co.uk.
Jan 6, 2009 3:20 AM
Thank you for reminding us about Gaza, as did earlier bro Yusuf. I was devastated to see the carnage on BBC. It’s very hard to relate to these horrors when we are safe sound & in comfort. After your post I made it a point to chase the story.
OMG! The destruction, and to see those looks of terror on old people and children. How helpless they are. Their helplessness is OUR OWN HELPLESSNESS.
It’s a shame we don’t know enough that THEIR TERROR IS OUR TERROR too. Lets remember those helpless frightened bro/sis and their old, the weak and the children. Our only hope is ALLAH. Oh! Allah PLEASE HELP OUR GAZAN BRO/SISTERS. Ameen.
@Yaamyn
Good to see you here once again. Appreciate your comments. I have already commented on 1 of your posts. Time permitting will comment on the other 2 posts. With your permission I will post my answers to your comments in this page as well - if I see it’s informative to our stated goal of “working to come close to Allah”. Thanks in advance. Peace!
Wow! that was long :-) Tried my best to make it short and sweet. See you soon. Please correct me if I'm wrong, and most certainly ALLAH KNOWS BEST.
May Allah Bless ALL OF US
@ Hilmy
Thank you for your comments. May allah Bless you. I share with you your concern, regarding myself. I assure you that I will Insha Allah be amongst the first to censure myself if you would show me the error that I have commited against Islam.
Let me assure you that I am of those who say..Ashadu anlaillaha illAllah Wa’ashaduanna Muhammadan rasoolullah. As such I speak and write as a Muslim.
Whilst I believe and accept that scholars are my passport to the better understanding of the Koran and Hadis, I know that on the day of judgement no scholar would be able to shoulder even 1 mg of my load that I have to carry.
As such when I know that the Koran and Hadis is addressed to mankind in general I understand that I have to spare no effort to understand the Koran and Hadis as best as I can. In this endeavor like I say, I would avail of the services of any scholar that wins my confidence.
Also rest assured that learning Arabic is high on my list of priorities. I consider Arabic as one of my mother tongues.
In conclusion, please show me where I have commited an error RE: the Koran and Hadis.
Allah would Reward you. May Allah Bless Us.
…… Try to pass your mornings and evenings in a state where your heart is free from all ill feelings, jealousy and hatred for anyone, and remember that this is my sunnah, and he who loves my sunnah will be with me in Paradise. – At Tirmidhi.
Justice must be maintained in everything, even in how often we look at or speak to each of our children. The following Hadith shows us how important it is to avoid favoritism when dealing with our kids.
Nu'maan ibn Basheer said: "My father gave me a gift of some of his wealth, but my mother, 'Amrah bint Rawaahah, said, 'I will not approve of it until you ask the Messenger of Allah (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) to bear witness to it.'
So my father went to the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) to ask him to bear witness to the gift. The Messenger of Allah (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said to him, 'Have you done the same for all of your children?' He said, 'No.' He said, 'Fear Allah and treat your children justly.' So my father came back and took back that gift." (Bukhari, Muslim)
In fact, it is one of the rights of our children that we treat them equally. The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said:
Your children have the right of receiving equal treatment, as you have the right that they should honor you. (Abu Dawoud)
And he (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) also said:
Do justice among your sons (kids), and repeated it thrice. (Muslim)
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said:
There is no person to whom Allah has given responsibility and dies neglecting that responsibility, but Allah will deny him Paradise. (Muslim)
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said:
Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock.....A man is the shepherd of the members of his household and is responsible for them. A woman is the shepherd of her husband's house and children and is responsible for them......Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. (Bukhari, Muslim)
The just will be with Allah on thrones of light ....those who are just in their rulings and are fair with their families and those of whom they are in charge.(Muslim)
@mark
O you who believe (in Musa (moses) (i.e. Jews) and Isa (Jesus) (i.e. Christians)! Fear Allah, and believe in His Messenger (Muhammad (PBUH) _), He will give you a double portion of His Mercy, and He will give you a light by which you shall walk (straight). And He will forgive you. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful(57:28)
It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and worship none but Him Alone) and confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong i.e. by worshipping others beside Allah), for them (only) there is security and they are the guided(6:82)
Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children. (It is) as the likeness of vegetation after rain, thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment (for the disbelievers – evil-doers), and (there is) Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the believers – good-doers). And the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment(57:20)
May Allah guide u and the rest of us -Amin-
@ all of you C&P artists.
With this frenzy of posts what are you trying to say?
1. God is in need of human beings & GIN?
He is in need of the worship of humans and Ginns whatever that is. Second thoughts we all know what Gin is. :-) . So where does that leave us? A God that needs the worship of humans and Gin so badly he spends Creative energy to create humans & Ginn.
So what about the pefect GOD? That does not need anything? Because to need something means, without that something he cannot do. So making him IMPERFECT.
Certainly like to see the bots respond…………silence!
2. You are putting GOD and MUHAMMAD_ ON PAR.
You blame the Christians of putting Jesuss_ON PAR with God. Now what are you DOING? Countless posts to say Obeying God means Obeying Muhammed_That’s blashphemy FOR SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN ONE GOD WITHOUT PARTNERS.
Look at the irony of the situation. Atheists have got to spell out to you theists what MONOTHEISM IS ALL ABOUT. ISN”T THIS THE LIMIT TO ABSURDITY? OR ARE WE ALL GOING NUTS?
hey brother free thinker
dont let the devil in you beat you and succeed.
Allah has given the devil a chance to misguide you and ALLAH sw has given ammunition to beat the devil.
if you follow your own lust your know where you are going to end up..HELL
may ALLAH sw guide us to the straight path and lead us to the ever lasting PARADISE..ameen
@ bro marc... here is a quote from a convert's book -EVEN ANGELS ASK BY JESFFERY LANG. Pls do not consider this as bringing pressure on you...
Those who choose Islam soon discover that, for the rest of their lives, they will have to face the following question repeatedly: "How did you become a Muslim?" They will formulate various partial explanations at different times according to the context in which it is asked. However, all of us who made that decision know that even we cannot fully comprehend it, for the wisdom and workings of God are often subtle and unfathomable. Perhaps the simplest and truest statement we can offer is this: At one special moment of our lives - a moment that we could never have foreseen when we were younger - God, in His infinite knowledge and kindness, had mercy on us. Maybe He saw in us a need so great, a pain so deep, or an emptiness so vast. And maybe, He also saw in us a readiness. However He made it come to be, to Him we are eternally thankful. Truly, all praise and thanks belong to God.
Thanks Lima, for sharing these words. How lovely
Is your prayer a chore or a delight?
It's a basic idea in Islam that iman, or faith, goes up and down. Some days you're very in touch with spirituality and on others you're more caught up with worldly stuff.
Lately I've been on the down side, but I'm starting on the upswing. I know that in particular because I am really enjoying praying. Since Muslims pray five times a day minimum - it is also recommended to pray in the morning before noon prayers, before going to bed and in the middle of the night - if you get caught up in everyday stuff it can be a chore to stop what you're doing and pray.
Sometimes I have trouble concentrating, and sometimes I just feel like rushing through and getting it over with. A few days ago I began to feel really good about prayer again.
It was enjoyable, like a slice of pie or a big hug. I felt in touch with God and I felt in touch with what I was doing. That's pretty much been the case for the past week. I even got up and prayed tahajjud once.
How do you approach prayer? Does it ever get boring or trite or do you always feel in tune with what you're doing? How does prayer impact your life?
I'm also curious what the prayer of other religions consists of, so let's hear it!
These are sister Ruth's thoughts. Please pray for her and family.
@ yaamyn. / In answer to "THE HELL WITH ADHAALATH"
I think your basic problem is that you are in denial of A REALITY.
That reality is that in the Maldives there is a majority of people who would like to be counted as Muslims. These people I suspect do not want to risk going against Allah’s Commands – For them its not worth trading these 70years they have on earth for an eternity that starts from the moment they close their eyes.
Can you blame them for making that choice?
You might ask does Dr. Majid represent Allah's commands?
Valid question. If you are against what he says, and if you have "Daleel" to back what you say, then take him to the courts accusing him of subverting Allah's Law citing your Koranic Proofs and/or proof from Hadis.
Another thing Yaamyn is your reference to 8 year old children. I have a funny feeling that you are itching to say a few things in this regard.
Why dont you unbottle up for the following reasons :-
1. You will fee a lot better.
2. You can provide material to Maldivians to show them that Dr. Majeed or his associate scholars are promoting Paedophile practice in Maldives.
Give the reference of their utterances, when it was said, and where was it said, together with witnesses.
3.Its about time Maldivians saw the exact face of secularism, so called democracy and more important perhaps,where you stand with respect to ALLAH, THE QUR'AN, PROPHET MUHAMMAD and HADIS.
4. Maldivians know about Islam. SHOW THEM WHAT SECULARISM, FREE THINKING, and what Democracy is all about. Maldives is a free Country. EXPRESS YOURSELF. PLEASE DO!
Another fact is that its not possible to suppress the will of a majority of the people indefinitely. Sooner or later the majority would bubble over. This might take 2 centuries, this might take 1 century, this might take 70 years, this might take 30 years as it proved the case in Maldives lately.
Looks as if at the present you are struck in Maldives with a majority who would like to be ajudged Muslims. Until this majority Muslim changes to Something else, my dear Yaamyn THE MAJORITY WILL IMPOSE WHAT THEY THINK IS RIGHT.
The name of the game, is to create public opinion and to convince the majority.
Looks as if the Adalath sheiks know what they are doing, and they are systematically working to change public opinion and public sensibilities.
Bush and other Western Democracies learnt that Democracy is a double edged sword in the populations where the vast majorities WANT TO BE SEEN AS MUSLIMS - See Algeria, Palestine, Iraq and possibly even secular minded Turkey.
So in Maldives newly declared as a democracy, MAG's flirtations with secularism has been put into the back-burner. The Adalath scholars, specially Sh. Iliyas sealed MAG's fate. President Nasheed a politically savy "maestro" in the making is NOT ABOUT TO FORGET THAT.
Personally I do not know the Adalath Sheiks. If they are for ISLAMIC LAW then Yaamyn they certainly have my vote. :-) I'm for ALLAH & HIS PROPHET. :-)
@ Hilath
You said....It's no sense commenting to people who won't accept sense.
I have seen this comment at Club escape too. Words fail me!
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
This was sister Jasmines comment to Yaamyn at his blog. I hope Jasmine did not mind this. I liked what I read. so I share it with you.
@ copy cat/ Ruth.
Rx: Is your prayer a chore or a delight?
I have been going through a similar downturn in my Iman (belief) for the past couple of years. Then suddenly, I got this flash of light a month or so ago, and I am on an upturn again.
I have found out that it really helps to be close to good Muslims, young people who still have the enthusiasm, students of knowledge, new reverts.
It also helps, if you stop worrying about your job, your finances, your debts, your worldly concerns, and just leave it to Allah.
Apart from this, my best prayers have been said in the time of crises, disappointments and adversity, therefore, I am grateful for those too.
@ Thakuru
Thank-you, for responding to my questions. I must say that I’m impressed with how people in this “room” have responded to be. I appreciate your prayers for me. I also pray that you all be Guided to the truth, AND THE WHOLE TRUTH.
TRUTH if you are humble, and be like a child and have faith you would realise is often beyond your intellectual understanding ( Not if you are arrogant and think you know all, and are capable of understanding everything) and dialectic reasoning.
Plainly..... TRUTH IS A MYSTERY. The answer is in these words from the Bible…
Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
You ( forgive me, but who I see as being mislead, and following blindly) say that your Allah instructed the different Prophets and then these, according to jasmine “super human beings” instructed the people the same basic way of life to all human beings in all ages. Also that in one Grande finale, He sends this supposed to be final prophet with instructions in Arabic Language to all people.
Questions are,
1.why such a claimed to be unique and only accepted way of life is prescribed in this one particular language [Arabic], which is used only in one particular geographic location with only a relatively few of the total human beings having it as their mother-tongue?
2.Why could not that Almighty Allah create one universal language for all of mankind so that all people could benefit from that it equally? Nobody I guess can deny the fact that the Arabic Qur’an is certainly beneficial for the Arabs only, given that the “idiom” and “genius” of that language is lost to the person whose mother-tongue is not Arabic language." The vast majority of human beings don’t have Arabic as their mother-tongue
Enter Islam in whole
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ ادْخُلُواْ فِي السِّلْمِ كَآفَّةً وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
(2:208) O Believers, enter completely into Islam and do not follow in the footsteps of Satan, for he is your avowed enemy.
God demands that man should submit, without reservation, the whole of his being to His will. Man's outlook, intellectual pursuits, behaviour, interaction with other people and modes of endeavour should all be completely subordinate to Islam. God does not accept the splitting up of human life into separate compartments, some governed by the teachings of Islam and others exempt. (Tafheemul Quran)
I read a quote of brother Jef. Lang, here. It moved me. By Allah’s Grace I came across another of his quotes. I share them with you. Please benefit from this if possible.
“ For those whom Islam has embraced, the greatest witness to God’s unremitting, pursuing, sustaining and guiding love is the Qur’an.
Like a vast magnificent ocean, it lures you deeper and deeper into its dazzling waves until you are swept into it. But instead of drowning in a sea of darkness, as described above, you find yourself immersed in an ocean of divine light and mercy. …
As I read the Qur’an and prayed the Islamic prayers, a door to my heart was unsealed and I was immersed in an overwhelming tenderness.
Love became more permanent and real than the earth beneath my feet; its power restored me and made it so that even I could feel love … I was happy to have found faith in a sensible religion. But I never expected to be touched by such intoxicating mercy.”
Offering prayer in congregation carries twenty seven times greater reward than offering it alone. – Bukhari and Muslim.
Quiz time!!!!!! Question time.
Below is an unusual Hadis. If you were to give a lecture , under WHAT HEADING WOULD YOU QUOTE THIS HADIS?
I'm Quizzie. From time to time I tour blogs and sometimes ask questions. If you take part, this blog of you people, would be richer for it. See you in a couple of days.
Please enjoy and love this Hadis as I did. Mmmmm there are different ways to Serve our LORD!
Sayyidna Jareer ibn Abdullah, Radi-Allahu anhu, once sent his servant for buying a horse. The servant made a deal for three hundred dirhams and brought the seller with him so he could be paid.
Sayyidna Jareer ibn Abdullah, Radi-Allahu anhu, looked at the horse and realized that the seller had undervalued it. "Would you sell it for four hundred?" he asked. The seller agreed.
"How about five hundred?" he continued his unusual "bargaining" and finally bought the horse for eight hundred dirhams.
He was later asked why he did so. "The seller was not aware of the true value of this horse, " he explained. "I have simply given him a fair price because I had promised to Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, to always be sincere and well-wisher for every Muslim."
Ha! ha! Ha! heeee
49/13
O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.
The Key to Paradise is Salah (prayer), and the key to salah is cleanliness. – Ahmad
Trading - A' l'islam.
Whoever knows that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God is by that very fact saved.
“Does man not think We shall gather together his bones? Indeed, We are well able to produce even his index finger” (Qur’an 75:7)
“Allah created you and what you do” (Qur’an 37:96).
Many Qur’anic verses and hadiths show that iman or “true faith” is obligatory and rewarded by paradise, and that kufr or “unbelief” is wrong and punished by hell.
Every Muslim must know certain matters of faith, be convinced of them himself, and not merely imitate others who believe in them. The faith God requires of man is expressed in the words of the Qur’an
“The Messenger believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the believers. Each believes in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers. We do not differentiate between any of His messengers, and they say: We hear and obey, O Lord grant us Your forgiveness, and unto You is the final becoming” (Qur’an 2:285).
This verse defines the believer as someone who believes in the Prophet’s revelation (Allah bless him and give him peace) in general and in detail.
The details have to be known to be believed, for as Allah says,
“Allah does not tax any soul except in its capacity” (Qur’an 2:286),
and it is not in one’s capacity to believe something unless it is both known to one and not unbelievable, meaning not absurd or self-contradictory.
Moreover, “belief” means holding something to be true, not merely believing what one’s forefathers or group believe, such that if they handed down something else, one would believe that instead.
That is, “belief” by blind imitation without reference to truth or falsity is not belief at all. Allah specifically condemns those who reject the message of Islam for this reason, by saying:
“When they are told: ‘Come to what Allah has revealed, and to the Messenger,’ they say, ‘It suffices us what we found our forefathers upon’—But what if their forefathers knew nothing, and were not guided?” Qur’an 5:104).
Extracted from Kalam and Islam by Nuh Ha Mim Keller
saw mv blogs recently? Ever since Jan ban of discos all are attacking Islam in one way other. Its sad.
@marc
Let me answer your question 2 first:
2. If you had pushed your imagination a bit further, you could have also asked: Why did God not send a copy of the Qur’an directly to every human being one for each in their own mother tongue? Since He is the Almighty, He could have done this too! Or brother you could have asked why didnt Allah the all mighty make every human being believers. Allah could have achieved this too. But Brother, are these really relevent? Can we really question Gods will?
The variety of languages, and due to that the emergence of various small and large ethnic groups – all this is but a natural phenomenon which came into existence by the will of Allah (swt). People in different nations, different races, speaking different languages, having different opinions this is the natural law that Allah(swt) willed upon us.
O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). (49:13)
So can we really ask why Allah (swt)didnt will a universal language upon us?
Question 1:
1. Brother, whether it be arabic or non-arabic those who are unjust will disbelieve, they will be deaf and blind to the message. The contemporary Arabs of Muhammed listened to the Quran and appreciated its literature excellence but many of them did not believe then, e.g. Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab, Muhammed's own uncles. Many of the contemporary Arabs of today read the Quran in Arabic but do not appreciate the message of the Quran. On the other hand there are many people who doesnt know arabic but they received the message and believed. It is Allah(swt) who will show us the signs, he will make sure his message is received by the people. Once we get the signs and the message it is our responsibily to follow it and study it.
Yes. Arabic is the most efficient language in the world, especially when it comes to the precise statement of laws. Since the Quran is a Statute Book, it was crucial that such laws must be clearly stated. God chose Arabic for His Final Testament because of the obvious reason that it is the most suitable language for that purpose.
Brothers/Sisters please view this video:I think This is very relevent to the subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfflgF_H0kY
May Allah guide us all -Amin-
Suffice is Allah our best advocate
Suffice is Allah our best advocate
O the one of Majesty and Nobility
O the one of Majesty and Nobility
Rescue the muslims in Gaza
O Allah rescue the muslims in Gaza
O Allah be their backer and ally
O Allah noble are the one you acquaintance
Majestic in you homage
And holy are your names
O Allah your orders are never refused
Nor your soldiers are ever defeated
Praise to you in Gratefulness
O Allah take care of the oppressing yahood
O Allah sender of the Holy Book
Mover of the clouds, defeater of the armies
Defeat the enemies of your religion and shake them
O Allah show us in them the wonders of your Might
O Allah liberate the Muslims in Gaza
O the one of Majesty and Nobility
O Allah release them from their siege
and heal their sick and relieve their anguish
O Allah replace their fear with security
O Allah, make the weapons of their enemies cool and peaceful on them!
O He who made the fire cool and peaceful on Ibrahim
O Allah, make the weapons of our enemies cool and peaceful on them
O the one of Majesty and Nobility
O Allah strengthen Islam and the Muslims,
and disgrace shirk and the mushrikeen,
and protect the unity of the Islam and unite the Muslims O lord of all world
O Allah, deal with every enemy of Islam and the Muslims
Make their deception work against their slaughtering
And keep them occupied with themselves,O lord of the worlds
O Allah rescue the weak among the Muslims everywhere
O Allah better the conditions of the Muslims in Palestine, Iraq and everywhere
O Allah spread benevolence between their hearts,
and guide them to the roads of peace
and guide them from darkness to the light
O Allah,return them to Your Book
and to the example of the life of Your prophet,peace and blessings be upon him
O Allah,whoever among them are not on the truth, but think that they are,
then guide them to the truth, O lord of the worlds
And whoever among them is on the truth,
then increase their firmness and assurance,O lord of the worlds
O Allah, fix all of the youth of the nation of Mohammed(saw)
O the one of Majesty and Nobility
---Ameen---
over 900 killed
close to 4000 wounded
children thunderstruck with fright
little girls legs blown off
with smile still on the face
little boys both eyes gone
face too puffed up to smile
this is gaza
this is our failing
this is our test
what more to say
but prayers unanswered
Prayers unanswered?
Lokk at the bombs raining down
by air
by air
by sea
on and on
true 1500,000 are there
to stop the bullets, shells
and white phosphorus
its a miracle that they stand
did you see the dead
the one just on road to death
none at all has changed
their defiance
in face of bombs and
worlds indifference
they remain
steadfast
in resistance
that is the miracle
that the might of usa
israel and those
western leaders together
haven't bee able
to wipe out
the spirit
of resistance to
occupation and
degradation
So my friend
Allah has answered
your prayers
from the heart
nay your soul
Cos the Gazan
terified hungry
stand still
defiant
saying the
shahada
stand against
Usa and Israel
and all those leaders
playing dumb
& even the
Arab hypocrite.
Sp bro
Or sis there
Allah has heard yr prayer
The weak is insha
Allah triumphing
with their sticks and stone
against the mighty F16
That is
a mracle
Thank-you
O Allah
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Every nation has its fitnah (trial or temptation), and the fitnah of my ummah is wealth.” (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 2336; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 2148).
Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “What I fear for you is following your desires and hoping for a long life, for following one’s desires makes a man ignore the truth, and hoping for a long life makes him forget the Hereafter. (Fath al-Baari, 11/236). Another report says: “Four things are causes of doom: dry eyes (i.e., never weeping), a hard heart, hope for a long life and eagerness for this world.”
Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala states:
I shall keep away from my verses those who show arrogance on the earth with no right to do so.
Even if they were to see every sign, they would not believe in it; and if they see the Path of guidance, they do not take it as their way.
That is because they have rejected Our signs, and have been neglectful of them... [Qur’an 7:146]
In variably, Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal. Surely he does not love the arrogant. [Qur’an 16:23]
And do not turn your cheek away from people, and do not walk on the earth haughtily. Surely, Allah does not love every arrogant and boasting ones. [Qur’an 13:18]
1. Take Alif out from the word Allah it becomes Lillah (for Allah)
2. Now take out the letter Laam from Lillah"(for Allah) and it becomes Lahu (only for Him)
3. Next take out the letter Laam (for)...we are left with "HU"(only He)
الله --> لله --> له --> ه
Shaykh Muhammad Imran
و عن انس ان رجلا استحمل رسول الله صلي الله عليه و سلم فقال اني حاملك علي ولد ناقة فقال ما اصنع بولد الناقة فقال رسول الله صلي الله عليه و سلم و هل تلد الابل الا النوق- رواه الترمزي
و عن انس ان رجلا استحمل رسول الله صلي الله عليه و سلم فقال اني حاملك علي ولد ناقة فقال ما اصنع بولد الناقة فقال رسول الله صلي الله عليه و سلم و هل تلد الابل الا النوق- رواه الترمزي
DID YOU KNOW?:
Caliph Umar ibn ul Khattab was the first to establish the Islamic Hijri calender. He chose the Hijrah of the Prophet sallahu alaihi wasalam from Makkah to Madinah to be its starting point.
Before that the Arabs used important events like the incident of the Elephant, to keep track of dates. The First day of the Hijri Calender correspond to July 16, 622 C.E.
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“The strong man is not the one who wrestles, but the strong man is in fact the one who controls himself in a fit of rage.” [Muslim]
Hidayah is from Allah, Allah is the one who decides whether you do such an act or not. Ask Guidance from Allah as well as changing. As we all are in need of Allah's help. We cannot achieve anything without him.
where is everyone?
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why silence all
Why do I like this blog ,why do I participate in such discussions, why do I always pray for Allahs guidance?
To renew my eeman, my faith.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Faith wears out in the heart of any one of you just as clothes wear out, so ask Allaah to renew the faith in your hearts.” (Reported by al-Haakim in al-Mustadrak, 1/4; see also al-Silsilat al-Saheehah, 1585. Al-Haythami said in Majma’ al-Zawaa’id, 1/52, “It was reported by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer and its isnaad is saheeh.”)
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in the saheeh hadeeth: “There is no heart that is not covered by a cloud like the cloud covering the moon when it is shining, and so it suddenly goes dark, but when it (the cloud) goes away, it shines again.” (Reported by Abu Na’eem in al-Hilyah, 2/196; al-Silsilat al-Saheehah, 2268)
The heart of the believer is sometimes covered with dark clouds of sin, so its light is veiled, and the person finds himself lost in darkness, but when he strives to increase his eemaan and seeks the help of Allaah, that cloud goes away, and the light comes back to shine in his heart as before.
Faith is something to be spoken in words, to be believed in in the heart, and to be put into action. Faith increases with obedience and decreases with disobedience.
“One of the signs of proper understanding is when a slave takes care of his eemaan, and pays attention to what decreases it, and knows when it increases and when it decreases, and recognizes the temptation of Shaytaan when he comes to him.” (Sharh Nooniyah Ibn al-Qayyim by Ibn ‘Eesa, 2/140).
“So stand (ask Allaah to make) you firm and straight (on the religion of Islamic Monotheism) as you are commanded and those (your companions) who turn (unto Allaah) with you…” (11:112)
May Allah bless sister Jasmin, may Allah bless all the contributors and May Allah guide us all -Amin-
Amen
What terrible times. Islam is truly under attack from outside and from within too. Yes. Our faith is under constant attack. Our Iman too ebbs and flows. I too agree. We have to strive hard to take care of this wonderful gift of ours thats our faith.
Beautiful Hadis that reminds us of the fact that its normal that we experiance such ups and downs. We must help each other. We must encourage each other. We may hear terrible news, like in Gaza. We might feel weak and hurt.
What we cant forget through all of this is Allah. We must ask of Allah to give us the strength to make strong our Iman. O Allah please give us strength when we are weak. Please Allah Guide us. Please O Allah HELP us. WE ARE IN NEED OF THY HELP.
Brother Thakuru, today your post has helped me. I was feeling low and tired. Hearing about Gazza I was troubled. The Hadis's and your verses gave me strength. May Allah reward you and your family, and all my Muslim bro/sis.
lets learn form each other and strengthen our faith at times of difficulties. these are no doubt test from Allah sw.
we have to ask ourselves do we deserve any better?
Allah knows best.
I remind myself and bro/sis in islam to save oneself from hell fire.Ameen
"Supplication is the essence of worship" (bukhari).
DID YOU KNOW:
Al-Zahrawi (known as Albucassis) wrote "At-Tasrif" a 1500 page illustrated encyclopedia of medicine and surgery (1000 C.E). In it he describes 200 surgical instruments many of which are still used today with slight modifications. It became the manual for physicians at its time and for many years to come.
Lets reflect on the conditions for making repentance.
*To show remorse
*To humble oneself in front of the almighty
@Anonymous January 16, 2009 12:12 AM
"It will suffice here to evoke a few glorious names without contemporary equivalents in the West: Jabir ibn Haiyan, al-Kindi, al-Khwarizmi, al-Fargani, al-Razi, Thabit ibn Qurra, al-Battani, Hunain ibn Ishaq, al-Farabi, Ibrahim ibn Sinan, al-Masudi, al-Tabari, Abul Wafa, 'Ali ibn Abbas, Abul Qasim, Ibn al-Jazzar, al-Biruni, Ibn Sina, Ibn Yunus, al-Kashi, Ibn al-Haitham, 'Ali Ibn 'Isa al-Ghazali, al-zarqab, Omar Khayyam. A magnificent array of names which it would not be difficult to extend. If anyone tells you that the Middle Ages were scientifically sterile, just quote these men to him, all of whom flourished within a short period, 750 to 1100 A.D."(George Sarton's Tribute to Muslim Scientists in the "Introduction to the History of Science," I)
"I have to deplore the systematic manner in which the literature of Europe has continued to put out of sight our obligations to the Muhammadans. Surely they cannot be much longer hidden. Injustice founded on religious rancour and national conceit cannot be perpetuated forever. The Arab has left his intellectual impress on Europe. He has indelibly written it on the heavens as any one may see who reads the names of the stars on a common celestial globe."(John William Draper in the "Intellectual Development of Europe")
Putting some records straight
What is Taught: The first mention of man in flight was by Roger Bacon, who drew a flying apparatus. Leonardo da Vinci also conceived of airborne transport and drew several prototypes.
What Should be Taught: Ibn Firnas of Islamic Spain invented, constructed and tested a flying machine in the 800's A.D. Roger Bacon learned of flying machines from Arabic references to Ibn Firnas' machine. The latter's invention antedates Bacon by 500 years and Da Vinci by some 700 years.
What is Taught: In the 17th century, the pendulum was developed by Galileo during his teenage years. He noticed a chandelier swaying as it was being blown by the wind. As a result, he went home and invented the pendulum.
What Should be Taught: The pendulum was discovered by Ibn Yunus al-Masri during the 10th century, who was the first to study and document its oscillatory motion. Its value for use in clocks was introduced by Muslim physicists during the 15th century.
What is Taught: Movable type and the printing press was invented in the West by Johannes Gutenberg of Germany during the 15th century.
What Should be Taught: In 1454, Gutenberg developed the most sophisticated printing press of the Middle Ages. However, movable brass type was in use in Islamic Spain 100 years prior, and that is where the West's first printing devices were made.
What is Taught: Isaac Newton's 17th century study of lenses, light and prisms forms the foundation of the modern science of optics.
What Should be Taught: In the 11th century al-Haytham determined virtually everything that Newton advanced regarding optics centuries prior and is regarded by numerous authorities as the "founder of optics. " There is little doubt that Newton was influenced by him. Al-Haytham was the most quoted physicist of the Middle Ages. His works were utilized and quoted by a greater number of European scholars during the 16th and 17th centuries than those of Newton and Galileo combined.
What is Taught: Isaac Newton, during the 17th century, discovered that white light consists of various rays of colored light.
What Should be Taught: This discovery was made in its entirety by al-Haytham (11th century) and Kamal ad-Din (14th century). Newton did make original discoveries, but this was not one of them.
What is Taught: The concept of the finite nature of matter was first introduced by Antione Lavoisier during the 18th century. He discovered that, although matter may change its form or shape, its mass always remains the same. Thus, for instance, if water is heated to steam, if salt is dissolved in water or if a piece of wood is burned to ashes, the total mass remains unchanged.
What Should be Taught: The principles of this discovery were elaborated centuries before by Islamic Persia's great scholar, al-Biruni (d. 1050). Lavoisier was a disciple of the Muslim chemists and physicists and referred to their books frequently.
What is Taught: The Greeks were the developers of trigonometry.
What Should be Taught: Trigonometry remained largely a theoretical science among the Greeks. It was developed to a level of modern perfection by Muslim scholars, although the weight of the credit must be given to al-Battani. The words describing the basic functions of this science, sine, cosine and tangent, are all derived from Arabic terms. Thus, original contributions by the Greeks in trigonometry were minimal.
What is Taught: During the 17th century Rene Descartes made the discovery that algebra could be used to solve geometrical problems. By this, he greatly advanced the science of geometry.
What Should be Taught: Mathematicians of the Islamic Empire accomplished precisely this as early as the 9th century A.D. Thabit bin Qurrah was the first to do so, and he was followed by Abu'l Wafa, whose 10th century book utilized algebra to advance geometry into an exact and simplified science.
What is Taught: The English scholar Roger Bacon (d. 1292) first mentioned glass lenses for improving vision. At nearly the same time, eyeglasses could be found in use both in China and Europe.
What Should be Taught: Ibn Firnas of Islamic Spain invented eyeglasses during the 9th century, and they were manufactured and sold throughout Spain for over two centuries. Any mention of eyeglasses by Roger Bacon was simply a regurgitation of the work of al-Haytham (d. 1039), whose research Bacon frequently referred to.
What is Taught: Robert Boyle, in the 17th century, originated the science of chemistry.
What Should be Taught: A variety of Muslim chemists, including ar-Razi, al-Jabr, al-Biruni and al-Kindi, performed scientific experiments in chemistry some 700 years prior to Boyle. Durant writes that the Muslims introduced the experimental method to this science. Humboldt regards the Muslims as the founders of chemistry.
What is Taught: Galileo (17th century) was the world's first great experimenter.
What Should be Taught: Al-Biruni (d. 1050) was the world's first great experimenter. He wrote over 200 books, many of which discuss his precise experiments. His literary output in the sciences amounts to some 13,000 pages, far exceeding that written by Galileo or, for that matter, Galileo and Newton combined.
What is Taught: The Italian Giovanni Morgagni is regarded as the father of pathology because he was the first to correctly describe the nature of disease.
What Should be Taught: Islam's surgeons were the first pathologists. They fully realized the nature of disease and described a variety of diseases to modern detail. Ibn Zuhr correctly described the nature of pleurisy, tuberculosis and pericarditis. Az-Zahrawi accurately documented the pathology of hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and other congenital diseases. Ibn al-Quff and Ibn an-Nafs gave perfect descriptions of the diseases of circulation. Other Muslim surgeons gave the first accurate descriptions of certain malignancies, including cancer of the stomach, bowel and esophagus. These surgeons were the originators of pathology, not Giovanni Morgagni.
What is Taught: Paul Ehrlich (19th century) is the originator of drug chemotherapy, that is the use of specific drugs to kill microbes.
What Should be Taught: Muslim physicians used a variety of specific substances to destroy microbes. They applied sulfur topically specifically to kill the scabies mite. Ar-Razi (10th century) used mercurial compounds as topical antiseptics.
What is Taught: The first surgery performed under inhalation anesthesia was conducted by C.W. Long, an American, in 1845.
What Should be Taught: Six hundred years prior to Long, Islamic Spain's Az-Zahrawi and Ibn Zuhr, among other Muslim surgeons, performed hundreds of surgeries under inhalation anesthesia with the use of narcotic-soaked sponges which were placed over the face.
What is Taught: During the 16th century Paracelsus invented the use of opium extracts for anesthesia.
What Should be Taught: Muslim physicians introduced the anesthetic value of opium derivatives during the Middle Ages. Opium was originally used as an anesthetic agent by the Greeks. Paracelus was a student of Ibn Sina's works from which it is almost assured that he derived this idea.
What is Taught: The concept of quarantine was first developed in 1403. In Venice, a law was passed preventing strangers from entering the city until a certain waiting period had passed. If, by then, no sign of illness could be found, they were allowed in.
What Should be Taught: The concept of quarantine was there in the 7th century A.D. by the prophet Muhammad, who wisely warned against entering or leaving a region suffering from plague. As early as the 10th century, Muslim physicians innovated the use of isolation wards for individuals suffering with communicable diseases.
What is Taught: In 1545, the scientific use of surgery was advanced by the French surgeon Ambroise Pare. Prior to him, surgeons attempted to stop bleeding through the gruesome procedure of searing the wound with boiling oil. Pare stopped the use of boiling oils and began ligating arteries. He is considered the "father of rational surgery." Pare was also one of the first Europeans to condemn such grotesque "surgical" procedures as trepanning (see reference #6, pg. 110).
What Should be Taught: Islamic Spain's illustrious surgeon, az-Zahrawi (d. 1013), began ligating arteries with fine sutures over 500 years prior to Pare. He perfected the use of Catgut, that is suture made from animal intestines. Additionally, he instituted the use of cotton plus wax to plug bleeding wounds. The full details of his works were made available to Europeans through Latin translations.
Despite this, barbers and herdsmen continued be the primary individuals practicing the "art" of surgery for nearly six centuries after az-Zahrawi's death. Pare himself was a barber, albeit more skilled and conscientious than the average ones.
Included in az-Zahrawi's legacy are dozens of books. His most famous work is a 30 volume treatise on medicine and surgery. His books contain sections on preventive medicine, nutrition, cosmetics, drug therapy, surgical technique, anesthesia, pre and post-operative care as well as drawings of some 200 surgical devices, many of which he invented. The refined and scholarly az-Zahrawi must be regarded as the father and founder of rational surgery, not the uneducated Pare.
What is Taught: William Harvey, during the early 17th century, discovered that blood circulates. He was the first to correctly describe the function of the heart, arteries and veins. Rome's Galen had presented erroneous ideas regarding the circulatory system, and Harvey was the first to determine that blood is pumped throughout the body via the action of the heart and the venous valves. Therefore, he is regarded as the founder of human physiology.
What Should be Taught: In the 10th century, Islam's ar-Razi wrote an in-depth treatise on the venous system, accurately describing the function of the veins and their valves. Ibn an-Nafs and Ibn al-Quff (13th century) provided full documentation that the blood circulates and correctly described the physiology of the heart and the function of its valves 300 years before Harvey. William Harvey was a graduate of Italy's famous Padua University at a time when the majority of its curriculum was based upon Ibn Sina's and ar-Razi's textbooks.
What is Taught: The first pharmacopeia (book of medicines) was published by a German scholar in 1542. According to World Book Encyclopedia, the science of pharmacology was begun in the 1900's as an off-shoot of chemistry due to the analysis of crude plant materials. Chemists, after isolating the active ingredients from plants, realized their medicinal value.
What Should be Taught: According to the eminent scholar of Arab history, Phillip Hitti, the Muslims, not the Greeks or Europeans, wrote the first "modern" pharmacopeia. The science of pharmacology was originated by Muslim physicians during the 9th century. They developed it into a highly refined and exact science. Muslim chemists, pharmacists and physicians produced thousands of drugs and/or crude herbal extracts one thousand years prior to the supposed birth of pharmacology. During the 14th century Ibn Baytar wrote a monumental pharmacopeia listing some 1400 different drugs. Hundreds of other pharmacopeias were published during the Islamic Era. It is likely that the German work is an offshoot of that by Ibn Baytar, which was widely circulated in Europe.
What is Taught: The discovery of the scientific use of drugs in the treatment of specific diseases was made by Paracelsus, the Swiss-born physician, during the 16th century. He is also credited with being the first to use practical experience as a determining factor in the treatment of patients rather than relying exclusively on the works of the ancients.
What Should be Taught: Ar-Razi, Ibn Sina, al-Kindi, Ibn Rushd, az-Zahrawi, Ibn Zuhr, Ibn Baytar, Ibn al-Jazzar, Ibn Juljul, Ibn al-Quff, Ibn an-Nafs, al-Biruni, Ibn Sahl and hundreds of other Muslim physicians mastered the science of drug therapy for the treatment of specific symptoms and diseases. In fact, this concept was entirely their invention. The word "drug" is derived from Arabic. Their use of practical experience and careful observation was extensive. Muslim physicians were the first to criticize ancient medical theories and practices. Ar-Razi devoted an entire book as a critique of Galen's anatomy. The works of Paracelsus are insignificant compared to the vast volumes of medical writings and original findings accomplished by the medical giants of Islam.
Once a man asked the prophet (sal), “what is iman?” and he replied, “When your good deeds make you happy and your bad deeds make you sad, you have iman. – Ahmad.
Why is the muslim ummah so backward and the west so progressing?
This is a question thats being asked very often. It is an old technique to belittle some one by attacking his character. A point to note here before we further dwell into the details of this subject is, what exactly is this "progress" these ppl are talking about. Yes they are talking about the luxuries of this world (fame, wealth, power). Is it a bad thing for us(muslims) to "progress"? No, not at all, as a matter of fact we are adviced and we did "progress" but we are cautioned not to prefer the glitters of this world over the here after.
So when did we really progress?
When the Muslim ummah adhered to its religion at the beginning of Islam, it had fame, wealth and power, and were advanced in all aspects of life(science, astronomy, mathematics.etc). Indeed, some people say that the west did not advance in different branches of knowledge except after learning and taking knowledge from the Muslims in the early centuries of Islam. Are we muslims given credit for these achievements of the pasts? No, we read in school text books that from 8th to 12th century it was the "dark ages". Dark for whom? NOT TO THE WORLD,but for the west. Our muslim ummah was "progressing" then. We were contributing a lot to the science that we know today.
But the Muslim ummah started to fall short in its commitment to its religion. That led to falling behind and becoming backward. Allah says we are one community but what do we see today? Allah says ponder in the verses he revealed in the Quran but today we see a lot of people reading it and only a few understand and ponders about it. Todays we are not implementing the quran and the sunnah in our daily lives and thats the reason we are backward. Almighty Allah commands to pay zakah. This portion of every Muslim's wealth was considered the right of the poor. It was not a charity to them, but it was their right. What a revolutionary way of re-distributing the world's wealth. How, even today, the inequalities which exist in the world would be ended by the payment of zakah by all people but we dont follow it.
Even today, Muslim scholars have worked to show how both the Noble Qur'an and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) contain scientific facts known to scientists only in the 20th century.
Knowledge about the universe and the human body, discovered only recently, has been there within the core of Islam since its very beginning. Those who would wrongly portray Islam and Muslims as strangers to education and science need go no further than
Prophet Muhammad himself, who urged all Muslims to seek knowledge since it was so important. Muslim men and women are constantly urged to be the best they can be, educating themselves and developing their abilities.
Islam is not backward, the people are backward, and why are we backward because we are not implementing the Guidance of Allah(sw) brought to us through his last and final messenger Mohammad (saw).
So why is the west progressing today?
This may sound strange, but it is because we dont implement and they dont believe, because they dont believe in the guidance brought down to them by Allah.
And were it not that all people had been a single nation, We would certainly have assigned to those who disbelieve in the Beneficent Allah (to make) of silver the roofs of their houses and the stairs by which they ascend. And the doors of their houses and the couches on which they recline, And ornaments of gold. Yet all that would have been but a provision of the life of the world. And the Hereafter with your Lord would have been for those who keep from evil. (33:33-35)
Say: "Not equal are things that are bad and things that are good, even though the abundance of the bad may attract thee; so fear Allah, O ye that understand; that (so) ye may prosper."(5:100)
Solution?
The solution is not to change islam but ourself by implementing and following islam as taught in the Quran and sunnah.
May Allah unite our muslim ummah and may Allah guide our muslim ummah -Amin-
@thakuru
Its a lot of information. Very useful for us because many say Islam makes people somehow less human beings, so not able to do good science. You have given us who dont know how to answer such people.
thanx you.
It has been narrated on the authority of Hudhaifa b. al-Yaman who said: People used to ask the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) about the good times, but I used to ask him about bad times fearing lest they overtake me. I said: Messenger of Allah, we were in the midst of ignorance and evil, and then God brought us this good (time through Islam). Is there any bad time after this good one? He said: Yes. I asked: Will there be a good time again after that bad time? He said: Yes, but therein will be a hidden evil. I asked: What will be the evil hidden therein? He said: (That time will witness the rise of) the people who will adopt ways other than mine and seek guidance other than mine. You will know good points as well as bad points. I asked: Will there be a bad time after this good one? He said: Yes. (A time will come) when there will be people standing and inviting at the gates of Hell. Whoso responds to their call they will throw them into the fire. I said: Messenger of Allah, describe them for us. He said: All right. They will be a people having the same complexion as ours and speaking our language. I said: Messenger of Allah, what do you suggest if I happen to live in that time? He said: You should stick to the main body of the Muslims and their leader. I said: If they have no (such thing as the) main body and have no leader? He said: Separate yourself from all these factions, though you may have to eat the roots of trees (in a jungle) until death comes to you and you are in this state. (Muslim Book 020, Number 4553)
Dear bro/sis in Islam, of late we are experiencing difficult times. Islam is portrayed in bizarre ways in many places.
I think that there is an attempt to portray Islam as anti human development somehow retrograde and anti women. There is a concerted effort to put to people that living one’s Islam somehow means to go back in time 1500 years.
It’s very important that we meet these attacks on Islam head-on. We must be aware that these types of ideas are put into the minds of youth.
It’s presented to the youth and those who haven’t bothered to read about Islam as if there is a simple choice between ......
1. Islam &
2. Being forward thinking, educated, living with the times in comfort and self-respect.
This in spite of the fact that this apparent choice is false since in actual fact Islam stands for whats expressed in (2) and much more.
It’s important that we neutralize such attempts to undermine Islam, by deception. We need to present the actual picture of Islam - a way of life that’s chosen for mankind by Allah that’s based on human nature that offers man to live in equality, mutual respect and in an atmosphere of knowledge working towards the good of this world and the good of the next world.
We need to put to the youth the actual choice that’s before them. A choice between living their life according to ….
1. Allah &
2. Iblees and One's ego.
Attempts are being made to present Islam as incompatible with knowledge, science, development, social justice and human development. Islam is under attack. To meet this challenge we the youth of Islam must be alert as to how they are attacking Islam and how they are undermining the confidence of Muslims.
With this in mind, I’m proposing to post what I see as one such example of an attack on Islam on this blog.
I want you brothers and sisters to read this article with care and see what dangers lie ahead of us. I think that it would be nice to see bro/sis respond to this article ( to be posted soon)
I also think, we need to seek out these attacks in the Maldivian blogosphere and answer the issues that have been broached with Knowledge, un- derstanding, respect and love. We need to keep in mind the limits that Allah and His prophet has placed on us in the use of our tongue and so not respond in kind to the language used by those who want to present Islam in a bad light.
Thus these attacks and insha Allah the answers to such attacks can all be documented here, so that any one would be able to have such attacks and responses in one place. This is going to be hard work. I think this is a worthy work for Islam for Allah's sake.
I was answering one of these attacks, when I read brother Thakuru’s post. I smiled to myself and said Alhamdulillahi, for there in his post I found answers to the alleged backwardness of Muslims in science.
I would appreciate that all of you who have taken such an active role in keeping this blog exciting and informative to contribute so as to answer this challenge and attack against Islam.
I invite all of you who find pleasure in reading this blog to try and invite friends who can do their bit of research into Islam and contribute something here, that would help us – each one of us to come closer and closer to Allah.
Maybe one of you knows an Islamic scholar who can contribute and generally keep us from making mistakes here. Here we must be careful. We who are involved in full time studies of other disciplines than Islam obviously would not be able to have a comprehensive view on religious subjects that full time Islam students would have.
These are sad times. Reflecting on the slaughter of our brothers and sisters in Gaza we have demonstrative proof of how far away from Islam, we Muslims actually are.
How helpless we are! The only way to change these realities is to change ourselves – each and every single one of us, by turning ourselves towards Allah, and fighting to submit ourselves to Allah and only Allah.
Brothers and sisters, WE CAN INSHA ALLAH DO IT. Lets by Allah's Grace, make a start NOW!
O Allah! Please help us. Please draw us Close to Thee! O Allah please help our brothers in Gaza. Ameen!
So brothers/sisters I posted the above post to ask your opinion and indeed your permission to post here this attack on islam.
The aim is to Insha Allah know whats going on out there and more important to Insha Allah furnish answers to the points raised.
What do you say?
May Allah Help us come close to Him. May Allah plant the seed of love in our hearts for Islam. Amin
-Amin-
Amin.
Sister jasmine is this advised? There are dangers of propagatin anti islam works.
Jas , Why don’t you just give link to this article? uncomfortable about posting anti islam words here in main post. Pls don’t be in hurry.
Hi Jasmine.
I see this is probably where you wanted to post my article. As a prime example of "Attack on Islam".
You're welcome to your conclusions - though I can't imagine how I have 'attacked' Islam in any of my posts.
You're however still welcome to post it to your blog. For even I am interested in knowing the reactions of your readers.
Let them judge if it was 'An attack on Islam' or an attack on radicalism.
Thakuru above has posted that we need not change Islam.. just change the way we implement it today. It echoes quite closely with what I believe.
Yet you choose to cast me as an enemy. Your wish.
I sincerely hope you stick to your plan to post that article.
P.S. - It's easy to label people, Jasmine.
I fully support your right to carry on an opinion about me/my intentions. But it's important that you base it on facts.
At least do your homework.
You have read one of my posts and assumed I'm 'attacking' Islam.
That couldn't be further away from my intentions. As a matter of policy, I do not attack ANY religion, nor do I blindly refuse to see the faults with any.
I happen to be a vocal supporter of my freedom of expression. I don't know what you make of it with regards to Islam - but the Islam that I know and believe in urges TRUTH. and KNOWLEDGE in the form of enlightenment.
How can there be enlightenment without knowledge? Or knowledge without truth?
How can you fix something without acknowledging that it is, in fact, broken?
Having said that, I have my own views regarding Islam - and my faith/belief are very personal issues to me.
I have never felt the urge to copy paste some quotes from some random Qur'an site and paste it on a blog just to prove my 'devotion'.
I find it to be a ridiculous exercise. However I respect yours and your readers rights to do so, if it makes you feel better.
Meanwhile, you might want to appreciate my right to my own viewpoints regarding what I see are huge, big threats to Islam the way I envision it - without it being labeled an 'attack' on Islam.
Cheers. And I still wish you will post my 'attack' on your blog and generate any meaningful discussion on it.
Have a good day.
Allah the Lord of Glory and Honour says: “…When someone approaches Me a hands length, I approach him an arm’s length; when someone walks towards Me, I run towards him; and when someone comes to Me (seeking My forgiveness) full of as many sins as the whole world contains, I meet him with an equal amount of forgiveness. – Muslim.
Whats on here suddenly? This is bad. I use to stop in just to read a few hadis and verses. It was nice hadis and verses. No need debates. Many places are there for that. few like this
@ yaamyn
You are critical about posting Hadis and Koran. Could you explain why this repulsion? I read the following verse. I find it so nice, because it makes me think of Allahu swt. I post it, hoping another brother will be drawn to thinking of Allah. If by this someone is thinking of Allah swt, and by this becoming better person its so good. He will get reward from that. Is this bad or something to despise brother yamin.
024.035 - YUSUFALI:
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things.
I think it is interesting to see Jasmine caught out by yaamyn.
This is typical of these Ninja's and beardies. At a drop of a hat they scream ATTACK! ATTACK! ISLAM IS UNDER ATTACK, hoping that some hot blooded specimen would strap on a suicide belt and WHAM! 100 human beings blasted to get at the "Attacker of ISLAM".
This is how they ( Beardies & Ninjas) stifle any expression of free thoughts. Look at this dump. Post after post after post of cutting and pasting. You almost picture the decaying rusted brains. No hope of oiling the nuts and bolts. Because discussion and analysis of anything about life means its an ATTACK on Islam.
I was wondering what our resident Ninja was aiming at with her sudden comment. When I read Yaamyn's blog everything was clear. She was trying to Pre-empt anybody from deriving some benefit from the article in question.
This is the objectivity that she practices. What a laugh. My hats off to the atempt to decapitate the medusa that this "habee" beardies and Ninja's constitute, before THE HAABEE MONSTER SHRIEKS ITSELF OUT OF ITS EGG.
LONG LIVE FREEDOM OF THOUGHT & EXPRESSION.
57:1-6
All that is in heaven and earth gives glory to Allah. He is the Mighty, the Wise One.
His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He ordains life and death and has power over all things.
He is the first and the last, the visible and the unseen. He has knowledge of all things.
He created the heavens and the earth in six days and then mounted His throne. He knows all that goes into the earth and all that emerges from it, all that comes down from heaven and all that ascends to it. He is with you wherever you are. He is cognizant of all your actions.
His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. To Him shall all things return. He causes the night to pass into the day and the day into the night. He has knowledge of the inmost thoughts of men.
Allah, the Lord of Honour and Glory says, “ Whoever does one good deed will receive ten rewards, or even more; Whoever sins once will be punished in proportion to it, or I may pardon him……” – Muslim.
jas, good idea go for it. Allah Guide and Bless you
Jasmine, ryt? pleas answer yaamyn
I seek refuge in Allah from shaitan. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
@Yamyn:
Quote:"Thakuru above has posted that we need not change Islam.. just change the way we implement it today. It echoes quite closely with what I believe.
Thats a very tricky twist there. Actually no, I never said that. I said most of us dont practice islam in our daily life, most of us dont implement islam our daily life. So the solution is to start implementing islam in our daily life. I never suggested/implied that islam is out dated and needs to be "re-interpreted". This is what I said;
"The solution is not to change islam but ourself by implementing and following islam as taught in the Quran and sunnah."
Yes I do agree with the sister when she label your posts as an attack on islam, if its decided to copy your post here then insha Allah I will point out where exactly you made a mockery of islam and its authentic sources.
Dear brothers/sisters of Islam, Islam is the only religion in the sight of Allah, this religion has been "perfected" for us. Quran is the divinely revelation and the main source of guidance upon us, Sunnah are the teachings of our beloved prophet Mohammed (saw) and the unread revelation of Allah (sw), no liberalists can abrogate this. West is not perfect as far as the "real objective" of human creation is concerned. They as a whole, have put aside the divine revelation that would have showed them the reality of the purpose of their existence. Hence, in that society, human beings are allowed to define their own norms based on whatever they consider to be correct and disregard everything else that go beyond their self-defined boundaries. As a result, the homosexuality which has been a forbidden practice in all past religion and cultured societies, has been embraced by majority of westerners of today as a normal sexual orientation, if not in practice then by its acknowlegment. Similarly, the shameful exhibition of the nude men and women around the world is considered liberating instead of degrading. Suicides are being allowed. What next?
Say: "Not equal are things that are bad and things that are good, even though the abundance of the bad may attract thee; so fear Allah, O ye that understand; that (so) ye may prosper."(5:100)
May Allaah give us strength and wisdom, and show us what is true and help us to follow it, and show us what is false and help us to avoid it, and not to let it confuse us and lead us astray. May Allah guide us all -Amin-
No Thakuru, I do not believe you are waiting for the sister to post it here.
If you really had any case to make against any sentence of my post, you would have done so by now.
How do I know this? Because until about 3 posts ago, when I started quoting from the Qur'an, I had an army of anonymouses regularly 'condemning' me to hell on my blog.
When I took up the challenge and confronted them with simple facts, they just disappeared - leaving the "war" to someone else.
The simple fact, Thakuru, is that the great Golden Age you talk about saw lot of development indeed.
But the reason for it was the markedly increased secularism and tolerance.
The Persia and Turkey of the 8-14th Century was nothing like your sister believes. It wasn't 'a time when everyone lived according to the Qur'an and Hadith to the letter'.
The abundance of free thought (considered blasphemous today) and erotic poetry, and atheists and jews in the scientific cycles ought to prove it.
That was the reason why it progressed so fast.
And the reason it ended was precisely because some people like you could not accept the rapid developments - and wanted to return to a desert tent.
Accept that simple fact.
Another simple statement I'd like you to understand is that THEORETICALLY SPEAKING, if all the world became 'good christians', it'll still be peaceful. (homosexuality, adultery, theft, etc are all prohibited by Christianity too)
If all the world became 'good Buddhists', then it'll be peaceful still.
So,using the law of statistics, we can eliminate religion as a causative from the list. It all boils down to the human.
Now, the third and final simple statement that I'd like you to get into your heads is that THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS REAL ISLAM.
Osama and Al-Zarqawi follow 'Islam' to the letter.
My grand dad follows Islam to the letter. My dad too is well-versed in the religion.
And yet, I don't find any similarity at all between the first two and the last two.
I'm sure Jasmine, for all her love for Allah, does not condone killing babies for a cause of a 'caliphate'.
Where is the real Islam? You can point to the Qur'an and say 'find it here'.
But We all look into the Qur'an and see different things.
Some find the verse that calls for peace appealing. Osama gets the kicks from the Jehad. Some have a whole different meaning to the word "jehad" than the others..
Once again.. it all boils down to the human.
**
The points I made are
1)The Golden Age wasn't quite what you thought it was.
2) There's no such thing as 'real' Islam.
3) When you blame all the world's troubles on 'Islam' not being implemented (and I assure there are more than a few suicide bombers totally implementing it, ask them) understand that if we as humans implemented ANY religion to the letter - there would still be peace on Earth.
But that will never happen.
Take advantage of five things before five others occur. Your youth before you grow old, your health before you become sick, your wealth before you become poor, your leisure before you become busy, and your life before you die. -Al Tirmidhi
Birds of feather ...... see how thakuru and jasmine fools only themself. Why is jasmine silent all of sudden? She goes blog to blog posting her nonsense and now silent. lets call simon hill and again island kid as well. All as she says with love shut her up. This woman has nothing but rubbish. Its people like this that squeeze life. Too long they rant.
Live in this world as though you are a stranger or a traveller ( passing through it).
:-)
@ January 19, 009 3:22 / saami
What’s with you? I think you have a problem. Big problem. What is it you want to ask here? Is it just to insult jasmin that you are here?
@lima
What anti-islam propaganda?
Ibn Mas’ud reported : Once I asked the Prophet (S) which action Allah loves most. He replied “ Prayers at its (proper) times.”
In Hadeeth-e-Qudsi it has been mentioned that Allah سبحانه وتعالي mentions:
"If anybody finds no time for My remembrance and for begging favours of Me, because of him remaining busy with the Holy Qur'an, I shall give him more than what I give to all those who beg favours of Me. The superiority of the Word of Allah over all other words is like the superiority of Allah over the entire creation."
Allah Bless My bro/sis in islam.
Guys. you are working for Allah. take courage Bless you. May Allah help us see truth.
@ Mr. Yaamyn
quote 1 - The Golden Age wasn't quite what you thought it was.
I have seen really strange things. This is the first time I read of a Muslim doubting that the Golden age of Islam was a direct consequence of the ISLAMIC WAY OF LIFE, as seen in the Saint Coran. Except for Evangelical anti Islam Christian sites on the net, expounding such theories and taken up here by Mr. Yaamyn, I haven’t seen any Historian doubt this role of the Saint Coran.
The fact that all religious groups were able to express themselves and reach the zenith of their intellectual capacities and social fulfilment under the Caliph itself is testimony to the unique civilising power of revealed Coranic teachings. The fact that the Caliph had his centres of learning that formed the educational and scientific bridge between antiquity and modernity testifies once again to the power of the Coranic and Sunnah teachings.
How strange that when all reputed scholars and great thinkers of our age unreservedly attributes this Golden age of Islam to the Saint Coran, and the prophet Muhammad’s teachings that we have Mr. Yaamyn, echoing polemics put forward by Evangelical Christians portraying Islam as intolerant and with a muted role to play in its Golden period. A Muslim to deny this role to the Saint Coran is strange.
But then its understandable because we also have the Holocaust deniers.
Quote 2 - There's no such thing as 'real' Islam.
Once again I’m learning here. Never ever before have I heard a Muslim say to another Muslim that there is no such thing as “real” Islam. I am learning Mr. Yaamyn that you have a knack of playing with words. Maybe this is your sense of humour.
Islam is submission to the will of God, and in so doing attaining complete peace. This Will of God to Mankind was revealed to the Prophet Mohamed – Pboh. So Islam is the way how the prophet lead his noble life because God made known His WILL to him, and God says in the Saint Coran explicitly that in the prophet Muhammad -Pboh mankind had the perfect example to follow.
As brother Yusuf Estees, a former Christian Music Missionary reverted to Islam says “Islam is - a complete way of life.” He goes on to explain this thus…..
“Islam is from Allah, The Creator and Sustainer of all that exists. As such, it is for Him Alone to command and direct His creation and He Alone is responsible for what He will accept and what He will not accept. It is also for Him Alone to decree what is good and what is bad and He must be the One to show the right path in all things.
Everything in the life of the creations of Allah, especially for those who have choices to make (us), must be dictated and clarified by the One who Created everything in the fist place. We understand from this that Islam must be a complete and total way of living, explaining everything in the life from beginning to end and from birth until death.
Islam is careful to remind us that it not a religion to be paid mere lip service; rather it is an all-encompassing way of life that must be practiced continuously for it to be Islam.
There are other injunctions and commandments which concern virtually all facets of one's personal, family and civic life. These include such matters as diet, clothing, personal hygiene, interpersonal relations, business ethics, responsibilities towards parents, spouse and children, marriage, divorce and inheritance, civil and criminal law, fighting in defense of Islam, relations with non-Muslims, and so much more.
In conclusion, we are forced to realize that ISLAM is a complete way of life for the human being. Everything is covered in Islam from birth to death to live in the complete submission to the Will of the One Who Created man in the first place.”
That from the pen of someone who was Guided to truth after he was 50 years. That’s the Mercy of God.
Brother Yusuf Estees also says that Islam is belief – 6 of them – (Allah, Angels, Books, Prophets, Resurrection & Predestination) and actions- 5 of them (Shahadah, Salat, Fasting, Zakat, Pilgrimage).
So Mr. Yaamyn your humour aside, There IS SOMETHING CALLED ISLAM. THE ONLY WAY OF LIFE ACCEPTABLE TO GOD ALMIGHTY.
Quote 3 - When you blame all the world's troubles on 'Islam' not being implemented …understand that if we as humans implemented ANY religion to the letter - there would still be peace on Earth. But that will never happen.
1.How does one explain to the blind person a red ball? Sister Yasmin and brother Thakuru like millions of Muslims are trying to live Islam from day to day. Some days are easier than others. Other days its more difficult than most.
From experience they know, (its as good as touching and feeling) the days that they have lived Islam (By definition for God) they experience this peace and well being; the harder it had been the more at peace and radiant one feels.
The days they had lived less Islam, life whizzes past, oblivious to the ticking time, until God again takes pity on them and their prayers pierces their ego. Suddenly By Gods grace they are brought to their senses. They look back. They see the hurt they had caused.
They turn to God. With their forehead on the mat, they beseech God’s help. They go about rectifying the hurt they had caused – to the neighbour, to family, to the traveller or some other creation of God. They are back on track. They feel the surge of peace by God’s Grace.
That peace Mr. Yaamyn is nothing compared to anything I have experienced in my world. Before I took my Shahadah I have been around. (But how do I explain red to a blind man ….? ) Thus By daily living experience sister Yasmin , brother Thakuru and millions of muslims know by their living experience that
all their own troubles are proportional to how (by Gods Grace) they had implemented Islam.
To them it is like a lab experiment. When the conditions are right … a change . If they repeat the experiment, and the conditions are not ideal ….. a change but a change that’s different to the former.
This experiment could be repeated over and over again, with the same results repeated over and over again.
May God Help you Mr. Yaamyn, just as God Helped Sister Jasmine, Brother Thakuru and Millions more.
Quote 4 - (and I assure there are more than a few suicide bombers totally implementing it, ask them)
You are dead wrong. I guess your driving desire for intended sarcasm and a catchy sentence made you succumb to your ego and ignore the facts.
The position of Islam Vis a vis suicide and killing another human being are well known. In case you have forgotten.
1. Suicide is against the teachings of the Coran & Hadis.
2. Killing is against the Coranic teachings & Hadis. Killing just one man in Coranic teachings is like killing the whole of humanity.
3. It’s a Coranic principle that each person carries his/her own burden only.
On the contrary looks as if the suicide bomber is totally ignoring Islam. God Knows Best & God is my witness.
Quote 5 – “understand that if we as humans implemented ANY religion to the letter - there would still be peace on Earth. But that will never happen.”
Again Mr. Yaamyn is guilty of being hasty and vomiting out a catchy statement without bothering to think through what he is vomiting. In France we have a saying “with three IF’s you could put Paris into a bottle”. This is obviously empty talk; disputation for the sake of disputation. I would like to avoid that.
A reminder of a few points.
1. Islam makes known to us what God wants us to do from birth until death, including from the time of waking until sleep. As revealed by God in the Saint Coran & Hadis. This is UNIQUE to Islam
2. Islam recognises that Human beings are of flesh and soul. Islam does not cater to the flesh at the expense of the soul. Neither does Islam cater to the soul at the expense of the body. As ever it’s the middle course, as by example of the Divinely Guided Prophet. This is UNIQUE to Islam
3. Islam has been expressly chosen by God for mankind, and God has expressly informed that he wouldn’t accept from man anything but Islam as his way of life. This is UNIQUE to Islam.
4. Islam offers a GIFT from God – The 5 Prayers. This is a synthesis of the prayers of all creatures of the world. Note that it’s a GIFT from God to Mankind. This Gift gives the man who performs it the opportunity to surpass the station of angels. This is UNIQUE to Islam.
5. Islam is blessed with the Revelation that exists IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE THAT IT WAS REVEALED IN. A living language. In this Saint Coran God assures that until the end of times He would protect the Saint Coran from corruption. This is UNIQUE to Islam.
6. To submit only to God is a difficult task given man’s ego. Islam incorporates all forms of safeguards to enable man to achieve this goal in spite of being human. This is UNIQUE to Islam.
These 6 UNIQUE features give us By God’s Grace the possibility to follow Islam and by Gods Grace be Muslims. Before accepting Islam I was searching. I accepted Islam (a complete way of life) over the other religions… BY THESE 6 UNIQUENESS.
@yasmine
Courage & God Bless you. Don’t feel upset.
@ Thakuru
Very nice reading. God Bless you
@ Coran and Hadis POSTINGS.
Super! How beautiful Islam is! God Bless You.
@ Yusuf
“A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak one in all good things.
Adhere to that which is most beneficial for you. Keep beseeching Allah for help and do not refrain from it.
If you are afflicted in any way, do not say: If I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted into such and such,’ but say only: ‘Allah so determined and did as He willed.’
The word ‘IF’ opens the gates of satanic conduct.” [Muslim]
thanks for sharing. I understand your reluctance with IF.
Ha, so you claim that the prophet is under Allah's guidance all the time?. Does this mean when a poor, blind guy comes asking for information, we have to turn our backs on the guy and ignore, just because he has no jewgold?.
Oh, don't try denying that - it happened.
17/18
SHAKIR: Whoever desires this present life, We hasten to him therein what We please for whomsoever We desire, then We assign to him the hell; he shall enter it despised, driven away.
Hadis..
The (example of the ) value of this world in comparison to (that of) the hereafter is as if you dip a finger in the ocean and then pull it out. So see how much water sticks to it. – Muslim
@ yusuf - I agree in saying at end of you pst.. "Super! How beautiful Islam is! God Bless You."
I agree, these Hadis and ayat are very pretty. When read them, and come to mind these are same words that told by the lips of the Messenger of God -sal, is wow!. The directness, the clearness of them is amazeful. and what I found is more you yhink on the hadis the more insightings you get.
I enjoy lot. sad to see this to be dismissed by other. May God Bless those who want to spread the God's revelations. May God Bless him who read and use them. Observing them hadis's, can see it does not matter year 650 or year 2009 and I'm sure same for 3009
Monkeys the bunch of you. Imitate to your hearts content. You got a mind of you own? Why the hell do you have a brain for heavens sake?
Abu Hurayrah reprted that the prophet(sal) said: Every prophet was sent to his own people, but I have been sent to all of mankind.
Some Signs / Prophecies
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) said: "My Ummah will divide into seventy-three." (Mulim)
Abu Hurairah (radiallahu anhu) said, The Prophet said, Time will pass rapidly, knowledge will decrease, miserliness will become widespread in peoples hearts, afflictions will appear, and there will be much Harj. The people asked, O Messenger of Allah, what is Harj? He said, Killing, killing! (Bukhari)
Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet said, 'Hasten to do good deeds before six things happen: the rising of the sun from the West, the smoke, the Dajjal,the beast, the (death) of one of you, or general tribulation." (Ahmad,Muslim.)
It was reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) said: "The Hour will not come until the following events have come to pass: people will compete with one another in constructing high buildings; two big groups will fight one another, and there will be many casualties - they will both be following the same religious teaching; earthquakes will increase; time will pass quickly; afflictions and killing will increase; nearly thirty dajjals will appear, each of them claiming to be a messenger from Allah; a man will pass by a grave and say, 'Would that I were in your place'; the sun will rise from the West; when it rises and the people see it, they will all believe, but that will be the time when 'No good will it do to a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before' (al-An'am 6:158); and a wealthy man will worry lest no-one accept his Zakat." (Bukhari, Muslim).
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The Mahdi will be of my stock, and will have a broad forehead a prominent nose. He will fill the earth will equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven years.(Muslim)
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: If only one day of this time (world) remained, Allah would raise up a man from my family who would fill this earth with justice as it has been filled with oppression.(Muslim)
Abdullah ibn `Amr reported that Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “The Dajjal would appear in my ummah and he would stay [in the world] for 40—I cannot say whether he meant 40 days, 40 months, or 40 years. And Allah would then send Jesus son of Mary, who would resemble `Urwa ibn Mas`ud. He (Jesus Christ) would chase him and kill him. Then people would live for seven years that there would be no rancor between two persons” (Muslim)
These events serves as signs, warning, and proofs for the believers.
Allah said: "Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away." (21:1)
(Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of Allah: seek, ye not then to hasten it.'" (16:1)
Those who believe not therein seek to hasten it, while those who believe are fearful of it and know that it is the Truth. Are not they who dispute, in doubt concerning the Hour, far astray? (42:18)
May Allah show us the Truth and guide us to truth -Amin-
Bid'ah
What is a bidah?
In simple terms, any new innovations to the religion. Any invented way in religion that is aimed at worshipping or drawing closer to Allaah. Using of mobile phones or computers or loudspeakers doesnt count as bid'ah, its not included in the "religious inventions".
What does the authentic sources say about bid'ah?
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stated repeatedly that: "Every newly-invented thing is a bid'ah (innovation), every bid'ah is a going astray, and every going astray will be in the Fire." (Reported by al-Nisaa'i in al-Sunan, Salaat al-'Eedayn, Baab kayfa al-Khutbah). Reports with the same meaning were narrated via Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) by Ahmad, via al-'Irbaad ibn Saariyah by Abu Dawud and via Ibn Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) by Ibn Maajah.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to say, when beginning a khutbah (sermon): "… The best of speech is the Book of Allaah and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. The worst of things are those which are newly-invented, and every innovation is a going astray…" (muslim)
In Islam Allah has described the ways in which to worship him, get close to him, bidah even if intended good may lead to something very evil this is the reason it is not allowed. Opening the door to bid'ah leads to changing the deen (religion) and opens the way for personal whims and opinions, because every innovator implies that what he is introducing is something good, so whose opinion are we supposed to follow, and which of them should we take as a leader?
May Allah guide us all -Amin-
@ shadowrunner.
“Ha, so you claim that the prophet is under Allah's guidance all the time?. Does this mean when a poor, blind guy comes asking for information, we have to turn our backs on the guy and ignore, just because he has no jewgold?. Oh, don't try denying that - it happened”
Correct, what I’m saying is that the prophet –Pboh is under Allah’s Guidance all the time.
The incident that you outline there is one of those moments that offers mankind material proof that HE WAS UNDER ALLAH’S GUIDANCE.
Consider that the incident involved 3 people – The prophet, the blind man and Walid Ibn Mughairah. Was it any of them who informed us of the incident? No it was Allah by revealing in the Koran in effect how HE GUIDED HIS MESSENGER.
Why should I deny something that proves that Allah Guided His prophet? Cant you see that it was for this same reason that ALLAH ORDERS MANKIND TO FOLLOW THE PROPHET – BECAUSE THE PROPHET WAS GUIDED?
@thakuru
"Every newly-invented thing is a bid'ah (innovation), every bid'ah is a going astray, and every going astray will be in the Fire."
Does this not discourage development? The words are -- EVERY NEWLY-INVENTED THING IS A INNOVATION.
Why do you exclude mobile phones and computers?
Why do you qualify the words used to " religious innovations". The words used are EVERY..
So when did EVERY change its meaning to exclude somethings? Can you please explain. I'm not stalking your posts. Genuine interest.
Incidently you accuse Christians and Jews to add and substract scriptures. Dont you think this is same?
@ shadowrunner
Jabir reported that the Prophet (sal) said Allah has sent me to complete the most virtuous of morals and to perfect all good actions. Sharih as Sunnah.
@ yaamyn
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
(Thanks bro Thakuru for your reminder. May Allah Bless you.)
Hi Yaamyn,
Re: Jan. 17th. 11.18 AM
What I proposed was to post in this blog what clearly are attacks on Islam. I had in mind to post such articles if and when I came across them. I also wanted my readers to post whatever they had come across – of this genre. Most important for me was for my readers to open their eyes to what was written about Islam out there and read answers to the those issues raised from a Muslim perspective. [1]
In my first year at University still fresh on my mind are the experiences that I was assailed with question after question for which I had no answers. The way I ate, drank, dressed and behaved all were seen to be incomprehensible to some, and so I was at the receiving end of question after question, and also at the receiving end of snide remarks. I know what pain and embarrassment I faced. Being far away from home, and being someone with a “weakish” disposition, I know how close I came to forgetting Allah, just to avoid embarrassment & for convenience. Only Allah’s Grace and Mercy saved me. Looking back to my 1st. year, how much anguish I could have avoided if such “sensitive Q&A’s” were available somewhere at one stop? [2].
I shared with you this personal experience in order that you understand my motivation and so my aim. There is nothing personal in this at all. [3].
Before starting on this difficult task, I had to get the opinion of my readers - you included (I think that’s how a Muslim must go about when his discussions touches others). I realize that many out there come here, read and just go by. Many of them, could make contributions, and then others could benefit if only they shared. I was hoping so much for them to share their knowledge and points of view with us; so that we would all benefit. This is so because I’m a firm believer of the fact that Islam is such a rational religion that it has answers for everything that any believer or non-believer chooses to ask. [4].
I realize that what’s at issue here is “what constitutes to be an attack on Islam?” I think this is like how much sugar one takes with one’s coffee. It depends on the person and what his/her threshold is. [5].
In what I wrote earlier in my comments, I spoke about instances where Islam is portrayed as being ….
1. “anti human development somehow retrograde and anti women”.
2. .. “living one’s Islam somehow means to go back in time 1500 years”...
3. … “Attempts are being made to present Islam as incompatible with knowledge, science, development, social justice and human development”. [6]
It’s to these types of ideas (listed 1-3 above) that I’m referring to when I say …
1. Islam is under attack.
2. I think that there is an attempt to portray Islam as anti human development
3. It’s very important that we meet these attacks on Islam head-on.
4. Presenting …. Islam as if there is a simple choice between ......
1. Islam &
2. Being forward thinking, educated, living with the times in comfort and self-respect. [7]
I confess since I read your article, I have shared your article with many. Almost all of them had an initial knee-jerk reaction of saying that you are correct in your analysis. [8]
However when we discussed further we realised that an “Islamic country or Muslim countries” do not exist, because there is no country that follows the Koran & Hadis in its letter and intent; NOT ONE COUNTRY. [9]
Thus its incorrect to attribute the faults of countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan or Indonesia to Islam. As has already been pointed out Islam is not what it’s adherents do; rather its what ITS ADHERANTS HAVE TO DO. [10]
I suggest that instead of beating about the bush you and like minded Gentlemen should tabulate clearly in point form…… 1). 2). 3). Etc which of the Koranic teaching you find contrary to human reasoning, retrograde or antisocial? Which of the Prophet’s – Pbuh teaching do you find problems with, and reprehensible? (Allah forbid!). Speak out. [11]
I think if you tabulate these objections IF ANY, your ideas would not be shrouded and packaged in the idiom of the English language. I suggest this preoccupation with Adalath Scholars is really a red herring. I have repeated on and on I don’t know the Adhalath scholars. However what do they teach that you object to? What teaching of theirs do you object to? My English is weak, so please tabulate them for me…. !). 2). 3)…. Etc. [12]
Yes! Getting back to our meetings (plural) on your article, we all agreed that most problems that are faced by countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Indonesia are due to the abandonment of Koran and Hadis. Probably it would help in this discussion if you LIST the inadequacies that you observe in these countries, and point to which teaching in the Koran or Hadis that you attribute for the perceived short coming in that country. [13]
You are all extremely well read and articulate .. You, Hilaath, Simon, island kid, shadowrunner and others would no doubt agree with me that this is indeed a format of discussion that would make the discussion transparent, easy to follow and those of us ill equipped in the idiom of English like myself would find our life easier following the line of thought. [14]
So shall we …
1. List the objectionable trait in the country chosen.
2. List the objectionable teaching in the Koran or Hadis with reference.
3. List the objectionable teaching of the Adhalath scolars.
4. Establish the link 1) to 2)… or
5. Establish the link 3) to 2).
I think that’s a reasonable format don’t you ? [15]
( Sorry for the divertion! – Getting back to our meeting discussing your article),
almost all of us believed that Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Indonesia and for that matter Maldives did not fit into the description of being a Muslim country, because none of these countries was submitted to the Will of God as expressed in the Koran and Hadis. [16]
There lies a solid opportunity to benefit mutually. I hope I have made myself clear. Lets call a diamond a diamond. It’s about time. Wouldn’t YOU agree?
Peace! [17]
P.S.
Attack on radicalism? Really? [18]
Insha Allah the next post would be about Hijab. Pls let me know your views. Brother Thakuru's contribution on innovation is a wonderful reminder of pit falls before us. Before that those Hadis reffering to a time to come I think is such an eye opener.
Its subjects such as this that we need to think about, because these problems are so actual. Just look at these Hadis, each person reflecting on them can relate to them.
The important thing is to take note of the message in those hadith and then to adjust one's life accordingly. This is so important. To take the warnings and act to avoid the pit-falls.
Thanks so much bro Thakuru.
May Allah Bless You all.
jasmine, i think you're forcing yaamyn to go around in circles.
Good. Yaamyn position is he never attacked islam.
good. Jasmine says what is attack.
Now left to jury
ha! ha1 ha! ha!
@anonymous January 20, 2009 7:47 PM
"Incidently you accuse Christians and Jews to add and substract scriptures. Dont you think this is same?"
No, I dont think its the same. Are we adding anything new to the scripture? No i dont believe so. But your right in one thing ,the words are:
"Every bid'ah", "every innovation" so how did it become every "new religious innovation" thats a very valid question. Do we have supporting evidence from the hadith literature that this "every innovation" is refering to all "religious innovations".
Here is one Hadeeth to support this;
"Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours that is not a part of it, will have it rejected."(bukhari, muslim)
Let me again give the definition of the hadith with supporting evidence on how it is derived.
According to shari’ah, the definition is;
1. ‘Worshipping Allaah in ways that Allaah has not prescribed.’ If you wish you may say,
2. ‘Worshipping Allaah in ways that are not those of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or his rightly guided successors (al-khulafaa’ al-raashidoon).’”
The first definition is taken from the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
Or have they partners with Allaah (false gods) who have instituted for them a religion which Allaah has not ordained?(42:21)
The second definition is taken from the hadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who said:
"I urge you to adhere to my way (Sunnah) and the way of the rightly-guided successors (al-khulafa’ al-raashidoon) who come after me. Hold fast to it and bite onto it with your eyeteeth [i.e., cling firmly to it], and beware of newly-invented matters.”
We cant just take one hadith out of its context and come to conclusion, we have to look upon all the supporting evidence. Thats whats being done here. Nothing new has been added or subtracted.
May Allah show us the truth and Guide us to truth -Amin-
In the name of Allah, the compassionate, the Merciful.
Dear Brothers and sisters,
http://www.muslimheritage.com/
This is beautiful site with loads of information about islamic history. Very relevent for the current topic.
May Allah guide us all -Amin-
...I have shared your article with many. Almost all of them had an initial knee-jerk reaction of saying that you are correct in your analysis...
However when we discussed further we realised that an “Islamic country or Muslim countries” do not exist..
Just those lines would have sufficed, Jasmine.
I believe it reveals the sum total of your thinking.
You can go round and round a problem, without having the stomach to hit the target. I'll help you here.
I don't know which area you're pursuing at University, but I think it would be useful it you could attend a couple of statistics hours. And I'm not getting personal here.
You see, the law of statistics is quite a universal law. Something like the Newtonian motion laws and the Law of Gravity.
When overwhelming statistics stare at you in the face, and you reject them with your over-'analysis', it gets pretty pathetic.
There are dozens of countries that identify themselves as 'Muslim' - and the STATISTICS say that these countries are backward - in health, in literacy, in human rights, in freedoms, in about damn anything you can think of.
You chose to reject these statistics on the frivolous grounds that they aren't REALLY Muslim.
You blame their failures on the lack of Islam. By your argument, the "West" must be following the Hadith and the Qur'an 'to the letter' - how else do you explain that THEY have attained universal literacy, self sufficiency, quality health care and stable states?
The converse of each of your arguments expose the rather tedious approach you take to avoid the embarrassment of having to admit a simple truth.
You say that if 'we all followed the Qur'an and the Hadith to the letter', there'd be much peace and development.
I agree. But Islam's got nothing to do with it. If we were all excellent Christians who followed all the Ten Commandments and were moved and inspired by the Sermon on the Mount, then YES! We'd be GREAT HUMANS!
The absolute kindest, most humble, most generous and most caring, simple and honest of all people I've ever come across are my some of my Buddhist friends.
I take it for granted that they are EXCELLENT Buddhists - following the Buddha's teachings 'to the letter'.
The 'to the letter' argument works even for Nazis, like has been mentioned somewhere above.
Now, coming to the specific case of Islam. How does one follow the Qur'an and Hadith "to the letter"?
A terrorist Osama follows Islam 'to the letter'. My own grand-dad, I'm led to believe, follows it 'to the letter'.
Somehow, I fail to see ANY similarity between them. In fact, I couldn't find a starker contrast.
Perhaps, you and your friends could further analyze it and come up with something better than 'Osama is NOT REALLY a Muslim'.
Do you see the root of the problem here? I think if Osama were a Jew,he'd still be Osama, the terrorist.
Violence has no religion. My common sense tells me that a devout Christian is as much at peace as a devout Muslim - as long the person himself/herself is peaceful.
Human nature exists. And it's not necessarily dictated by a religion.
Islam = Being forward thinking, educated, living with the times in comfort and self-respect.
Rhetoric is a nice thing. I love ideals too. But WHERE do you see that above sentence in practice in any self-proclaimed Muslim, Mullah infested land?
I too can join your chorus and say Islam means one thing or the other. But I don't see it happening in real life.
Living in the times? I see a steady decline backward.
We Maldivians used to 'live with the times'. Now, we're sliding back to 600 AD. Arabia.
The only reason why the 'Muslim world' (no matter how much you hate the term) exists today in the middle east and maintain an identity is OIL.
Without the oil money, Muslims would have been a forgotten entity in the world today - not with them clinging to 'the Hadith and Qur'an as the Mullah sees it'.
It's interesting to note that secular nations with Muslim populations like Turkey and the former soviet states still maintain a modicum of decency and self-respect.
P.S. - 'Respect' for women is a done to death theme of the Mullahs. I believe women are being stifled with all the 'respect' being showered on them in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.
When was the last time you saw a Mullah so much as open a door for a lady? Or fetch her a drink?
Think of a better excuse, Jasmine. Or learn to accept irrefutable facts, without hiding under thin veils of silly technicalities.
Assalam alaikum,
Sister Jasmine, how about "Quran, hadith and modern science" as the topic of your next post. I really think this is more suitable at these times. Just a thought.
May Allah bless sister jasmine, may Allah bless all contributors and May Allah guide us all -Amin-
Generations have access and link with each generation. That doesn't mean that naturally the 'static' and 'noise' do not muddy up the message which I believe happened as far as Hadith is concerned. Hadith is fake and it is proving to the be the destruction of Islam. The Quran is the only authentic original source. If we stick to it, there will be less trouble in the Islamic world. No Talebans executing fellow Muslims, etc. When are you going to learn your lesson?
DJC you are talking about the same link that brought to you the Quran as well. IT IS THE SAME LINK.
One of the ploys being used at the moment by those who would present a distorted image of Islam is that Islam and Muslims are backward and that Islam, by its very nature, rejects progress. They point to countries and regions where Muslims are in the majority and they show these countries as lacking in basic human rights and lagging behind the rest of the world, both economically and politically.
The blame for this, of course, is put squarely on the shoulders of Islam. We never hear these same voices, however, pointing at brutal and repressive regimes in, say, South America, and saying that the cause for this is Christianity. Nor is Hinduism or Buddhism blamed for any country's lack of progress in South East Asia. So why should Islam be singled out as being against progress? In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.
In the final sermon he delivered not long before his death, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) spoke to the thousands of Muslims gathered before him and reminded them of the message he had been called to deliver.
He reminded them, for example, that as Muslims they should respect each other's rights and that they should treat each other as brothers and sisters. He reminded them, too, that Islam called for an end to vendettas and to killing because of feuds.
This had been a quite revolutionary message. Extraordinary, too, had been Islam's care for the status of women, guaranteeing their rights and their property in a way never before conceived.
The despicable practice of burying alive unwanted female infants had also been abolished by Islam. In a relatively short number of years after the Prophet's death, slavery had been phased out.
In a similar way, animals and plants are to be respected. They, too, are created by Allah and they give Him praise in their own way. Muslims are called to live in peace, not only with one another, but with the whole of creation. Ecologists and environmentalists have been seen as a phenomenon of the 20th century, when Islam introduced their agenda in the 7th century!
If Muslims are to be blamed for anything, it is perhaps that they have not spoken sufficiently loudly about the achievements of Islam over the centuries. How may people in the world today, for example, know about the advances in medicine, mathematics, and astronomy brought to the world by Muslims?
The medical studies of Ibn Sina, who is known to the world as Avicenna, were the standard textbook for medical students in the Western world until relatively recently. When Islam was present in southern Spain, in that golden age when Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in peace in a society well in advance of anything which Northern Europe could ever boast of, Muslim scholars translated into Arabic the works of Plato and Aristotle.
The work of the Greek philosophers had been lost to European civilization, as it wallowed in ignorance in what were known as the Dark Ages. These new discoveries of the Muslim scientists were to form the basis of the European Renaissance.
We have seen how progressive Islam has been throughout the centuries in advocating the rights of men and women. We have seen that education and science are at the heart of an informed Islamic faith.
As well as being at home in the realm of research and study, Islam is also most humane in the way it deals with people. Muslims believe that Allah is merciful and compassionate and that He is both oft-forgiving and oft-pardoning.
They are urged to imitate these qualities of their Creator by showing mercy and pardon to those who offend them.
In war, Muslims are supposed to respect the rights of their opponents and are never to cause them any harm once they have been captured or have surrendered. Innocent civilians, or their property, are never to come to any harm.
In fact, we could go through the entire United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and find that Islam has always subscribed to these principles and more, long before the nations of the world woke up to them and formulated them into a charter.
Islam is really very simple. It teaches that Almighty Allah created all things and is in control of all things. The word Islam comes from an Arabic root that means both "peace" and "submission." Muslims are called to submit their wills to the will of Allah. How could Islam, then, be against progress or science, when all knowledge and all discovery come from Allah Himself?
Muslims find peace in their lives by living in harmony with the whole of creation. They worship Allah and they care for all His creatures. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the strongest of men, but he was also the gentlest and the most tender, quick to forgive. He laughed and joked with his Companions and he played happily with small children.
Islam, too, is most tender and most gentle. It is both beautiful and sweet. Islam has nothing to be ashamed of. If individual Muslims at times do not live up to the beautiful ideals they aspire to, the blame cannot be laid at Islam's door.
Islam and Muslims need never fear any debate about progress or about science or about respecting human values, since Almighty Allah has guaranteed all of these in the Glorious Qur'an and in the life and example of His final Messenger. It is for Muslims, well-informed and proud of their faith, to let the rest of the world know this.
My punishment I inflict upon whom I will but My rahmah embraces all things... (7:156).
O our Sustainer! You embrace all things within (Your) rahmah and knowledge (40:7).
I cast over you (O Moses) the garment of love (mahabbah) from Me and (this) in order that you may be reared under My care (literally "eye") (20:39)
On those who have faith and do good will the Most Gracious One (Rahman) bestow love (wudda)."
(19:96)
Say, (O My Prophet to the people), "if you love God, follow me, (and) God will love you (hub) and forgive you your sins; for God is oft-forgiving, most merciful."
(3:31)
Hope all of you find these verses useful. :-)
76:29-31
This (Qur'an) is a reminder. So let everyone who wills, take a way to the Lord.
But you will not will, unless wills God.
Surely, God is full of knowledge and wisdom. He admits to His rahmah who He wills;
but for the wrongdoers He has prepared a grievous penalty."
@ thakuru
May Allah reward you, & thank -you.
I think thats as you say a very actual and relevant topic.
"Quran, hadith and modern science" soumds great and we can really share and compare our thoughts on this.
Why dont you make a main post? Pls send your post to jassilme@yahoo.co.uk and I will of course post without any additions or substraction. Whatever highlights you indicate I would be careful do it as you indicate.
I think Insha Allah all of us would greatly benefit, and I hope we can go away after reading your post insha Allah enrichened. So looking forward to your post.
@ yaamyn & many readers, due to presures of time would reply ASAP. May Allah Bless You
interesting statistics
Countries which recognize Islam as their official state religion and their corresponding ranking in the human development indices of 2006 published in 2008 (http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/)
* Comoros(Low Human Development)
* Algeria(Medium Human Development)
* Bangladesh(Medium Human Development)
* Yemen (Medium Human Development)
* Egypt - recognises Islamic Shari'a as the main source of legislation however makes no mention of Islam as the state religion. (Medium Human Development)
* Iran(Medium Human Development)
* Jordan(Medium Human Development)
* Lebanon(Medium Human Development)
* Libya(High Human Development)
* Malaysia(High Human Development)
* Maldives(Medium Human Development)
* Mauritania(Medium Human Development)
* Morocco (Medium Human Development)
* Pakistan (Medium Human Development)
* Qatar(High Human Development)
* Saudi Arabia(High Human Development)
* Oman(High Human Development)
* United Arab Emirates(High Human Development)
* Bahrain(High Human Development)
* Brunei(High Human Development)
* Kuwait(High Human Development)
* Afghanistan (not ranked)
* Somalia(not ranked)
* Iraq(not ranked)
Officially secular states listed under Low human development.
(sources:http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/ & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_state)
# Angola (secular)
# Gambia (secular)
# Benin (secular)
# Guinea (secular)
# Mali (secular)
# Ethiopia (secular)
# Chad (secular)
# Guinea-Bissau (secular)
# Burundi (secular)
# Burkina Faso (secular)
# Liberia (secular)
Selection from The Letters of Shaykh ad-Darqawi.
Faqir, nothing is more beneficial to you than true sincerity with your Lord in what he has commanded you to do and in what He has forbidden you.
By Allah, if you were like that with Him, you would see wonders since Allah Almighty says, "If they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them." By Allah, if we were true with Him, our enemy would be true with us.
By Allah, if we were to restrain our abuse of the servants of Allah, our Lord would defend us against every harm and abuse. Then we would only experience good from everything, and we would not see any evil in anything. The one who used to harm us would not harm us, and the one who used to cut us off would not cut us off.
We will only have this after the death, obliteration, disappearance, departure and extinction of our nafs, and after our annihilation to our annihilation.
Peace
@ Yaamyn,
"There are dozens of countries that identify themselves as 'Muslim' - and the STATISTICS say that these countries are backward - in health, in literacy, in human rights, in freedoms, in about damn anything you can think of. You chose to reject these statistics on the frivolous grounds that they aren't REALLY Muslim".
Thank-you for taking the time to communicate your point of view.
Looks as if brother Thakuru's comments above raises valid questions as to your use of statistics.
I would have that thought that in any statistical study its vital to identify correctly your sample before you “work” on that sample and extract your conclusions. I realize that we would never agree on this. For me a “Muslim” as applied to a country has a very narrow meaning. You will never concede that point. For you a country with a predominantly Muslim population is a Muslim country, whereas for me it needn’t be so, and a country is a Muslim country only when it submits to Allah’s will as expressed in the Koran and Hadis.
“You blame their failures on the lack of Islam. By your argument, the "West" must be following the Hadith and the Qur'an 'to the letter' - how else do you explain that THEY have attained universal literacy, self sufficiency, quality health care and stable states?”
Interesting. I think Islam offers many perspectives to the human reality. One of them concerns man in relation to man. If one adopts the principles therein then whoever adopts them would have success.
+ So Islam teaches men to lead their lives by consultation. Whoever practices this would certainly accrue benefits from that.
+ Islam teaches man to pursue knowledge. Whoever follows this certainly would reap the fruits of education.
+ Islam preaches the principle of rule of law. Whoever practices this would blossom in a society subject to the rule of law.
+ Islam teaches dignity and respect for women. Whoever puts into practice this would benefit with the self realisation of women and its impact on society.
+ Islam teaches economic activity. Whoever puts this into practice would discover what its like to live in a world without interest, sans economic exploitation and monopolistic tendencies. I could go on and on.
These teachings of Islam have spread far and wide to all corners of the world. Weather it’s the East or West; North or South, whoever puts into practice the constituent elements of Islamic teachings would find success in that which has been adopted. If they put into practice the totality of what Islam teaches, Yaamyn, you would have in reality an utopian society (as noted on your blog by Simon, I think).
Yes if the totality of Islamic teachings were to be put into practice in the West all the many, monumental socio-economic and immoral problems could be tackled just as those very types of problems was irradicated from a very similiar type of Jahaliya society that existed at the time of the prophet -Pbuh.
If countries with a majority of Muslims revert to Islamic teachings then they would have success in this world and next.
What we lack is young blood with their intellectual energies directed at the challenges posed in putting into practice the teachings of the Koran and Hadis. The indications are hopeful with more and more youngsters taking up the challenge.
To date we have such luminaries as Iqbal, Mawdoodi, Said Qutb etc. It’s a historic fact that due to the changing circumstances of Muslims they had to react to survive. Abdul Wahab in the Hijaz was I think such a phenomenon, a reaction to Islam in decline.
Now the world has changed, the threats are different, and Insha Allah Muslim youth would again react to the changing circumstances. More and more individuals are turning to Islam. I know so many who have done so, praying, fasting, and really feeling the urge to get close to Allah. If that is the trend, who knows! Very soon we might have a Muslim state. Once one Muslim state is established Insha Allah others would follow. Until then, we as individuals can work on getting on track our individual Thauheed.
Hello Jasmine
"A woman is like a private part (genitals)" - Muhammed
Is this the dignity and respect you speak of?
why are you repeatedly asserting what has already been refuted? I'd point out specifics, but i don't have the time to do so. You MIGHT (just MIGHT) notice them if you reread some posts.
And haven't you ever noticed that islam is the "religion of peace" only when everybody follows it?
@ DCJ – January 22, 2009 9:58 PM.
Quote -Generations have access and link with each generation. That doesn't mean that naturally the 'static' and 'noise' do not muddy up the message which I believe happened as far as Hadith is concerned.
Prophet Mohamed was the Messenger of Allah. To him was revealed the holy Qur’an. The Qur’an was the Word of Allah. It had instructions on how to lead a life as Allah Commanded. In the Qur’an, Allah prescribed Islam for mankind and made it clear that from man he would not accept anything else but Islam. Further in the just before the Messenger was called to Allah, Allah revealed in the Qur’an that he had completed Islam. Thus clearly, nothing could have been added or deleted from his revealed Din – Islam.
Countless ayats of the Qur’an made it absolutely binding on Muslims to obey the Messenger of Allah. In fact Allah made this obedience to the Messenger so important in the Qur’an that to reject what the Messenger made known was made equal to rejecting Allah, and thus meant hellfire.
These realities made it impossible for any Contemporary to ignore the Prophetic instructions. Islam as a way of life meant submitting to God. The Qur’an makes it clear; that meant obeying the Messenger. This naturally meant following the Messengers instructions in informing of what he said to those not present. Further
transmitting Qur’an and the Messenger’s instructions were meritous deeds. Also the Companions knew that to add or deleting was a sure way of going to hell.
Thus already during the life of the Messenger himself his Hadith was put into writing. Thus such companions as Abu Hureira, Ibn Masood, Ibn Munabih all had recorded the Hadith of the prophet during his lifetime. The letters he wrote to heads of state, the Medina Constitution, The Hudaibiya treaty all point to the fact that already during the Messenger’s life his instructions were written down.
Also given the nature of what the Din of Islam meant, Hadith as a subject of study already started during the time of the Companions when they went to areas just come to Islam. People flocked from far and wide to learn Hadith. Because this was the only way to submit to God’s Commands.
Thus when Imam Bukhari was born around 194 AH already there existed centres of Hadith learning and well established Hadith scholars. By the Grace of Allah by the 4th Generation was finalised the most rigorous critical study of Hadis literature & its collection.
Thus Hadith scholars such as Bukhari, Muslim, At Tirmidhi etc critically examining the chains of transmissions of the Hadith, verifying the biographies of each transmitter classified the Hadith into classes of Hadith with respect to its authenticity. Please reffer a traditional Hadith text.
Why did so many people go into so much trouble with hadith when the Qur’an was with us? Because the Qur’an instructed man to follow the prophets example and to obey him unreservedly. For eg. The Quran asks us to pray. But how do we pray? Allah taught His Messenger how to pray, and it’s he who conveyed what God taught to us.
THIS IS HOW BY GOD”S DECRY “STATIC” & “NOISE“ DID NOT MUDDY THE DIN OF ISLAM.
This is why HADITH is authentic – It was already committed to memory, written – both in the time of the Messenger of Allah, transmitted to those companions who were not present, starting already in the prophet’s life time, and always transmitted with a chain of narrators. Already during the time of the Companions, people had started travelling just to learn the Hadith.
Quote -The Quran is the only authentic original source. If we stick to it, there will be less trouble in the Islamic world. No Talebans executing fellow Muslims, etc. When are you going to learn your lesson?
The Qur’an is authentic. The next most authentic source is Hadith –for reasons stated above. If you follow the Qur’an you have to obey the prophet. There are authentic Hadith of the prophet that we cannot ignore if we were to follow the instructions of the Koran.
Taleban? Talebans executing Muslims? Muslim’s are not asked to follow the Taliban. Muslims are asked to follow Allah & His prophet.
@ Muslim
Muslims find peace in their lives by living in harmony with the whole of creation. They worship Allah and they care for all His creatures. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the strongest of men, but he was also the gentlest and the most tender, quick to forgive. He laughed and joked with his Companions and he played happily with small children.
Islam, too, is most tender and most gentle. It is both beautiful and sweet. Islam has nothing to be ashamed of. If individual Muslims at times do not live up to the beautiful ideals they aspire to, the blame cannot be laid at Islam's door.
Muslim, this is inspiring. Allah Bless you.
Hadis is false? Any proof?
Hadis is true? Any proof?
@jinni
Quote:"A woman is like a private part (genitals)" - Muhammed
Where can I find this? What is the arabic word that is being translated to "private part"?
Awrat
:-)!
@ January 24, 2009 11:31 PM
eg:
source 1 -eye witness reports ..
A quotes source 1 to - Prophet*(P*)
B quotes A, to source 1 -P*
C quotes B,- A, to source 1 -P*
D quotes C -B,-A, to source 1 -P*
E quotes D -C,-B,-A to source 1 -P*
source 1 = Companion
Some times you have sources 2, 3, 4
- multiple sources reporting an incident.
Sometimes only 1 source reporting an event.
Already by the 3rd Generation & end 4th Generation we see the critical examination of sources, and transmitters A, B, C, D etc using detailed biographies of transmitters.
Hadith critics established without reasonable doubt that a particlar Hadis attributed to the prophet was surely from the prophet. Hadith study is a passionately interesting field and includes all the proofs one needs to prove the veracity of Hadis - For an unbiased searcher.
This Hadis Science is unmatched in the annals of human scholarship. Its an amazing achievement. Allah is the Greatest!
Did someone ask about dignity of women? Please try asking your mother or Grand-mother. Just try it out.
What I discovered asking my mother was unexpected. I learnt that my mother was the Big chief at home, and had absolute sway of everything, and she tells me that my father had no idea, what was going on. ha! ha! ha! ha!
I asked my dad, and he laughed confirming that my mum was the driving force behind the success of our family. He attributed his success, to my mother and with moist eyes told me that he understood why Paradise was placed underneath my mothers feet.
Suddenly it made sense to me why he had always insisted that we be gentle with mother. Now I understood his saying respect began with mother and ended with mother.
I was amazed to hear my mother's story. Looking back, indeed she seems to be everything to us. I love my father and together we agreed that no father cannot ever come close to a mother.
Ask your mother! Observe your mother! Look at her unequalled excellence!
I cant believe someone asked such a question. Hey! have a look at the graet movie - Mother!
How do you recognise an enemy of Allah? Islam? and Muslims?
1. One who tries to put into the hearts of Muslims doubts about Allah and His Word - The Saint Coran.
2. A person who tries to put into the hearts of Muslims doubts about their Prophet.
3. A person who tries to put into question the instructions he bequethed to his community as to how to lead our lives as Allah instructed in the Coran - AS FOUND IN HADIS.
4. A person who advocates and induces you to do what Allah has forbiden and tries to convince Muslims to give up on doing what Allah has ordered.
5. A person who pushes you to imitate the conduct of those who reject Allah, and a person who makes your heart heavy against Muslims.
Beware Muslims! Your Shahadath involves accepentance that there is No deity but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger.
Muslims! Dont let your enemies undermine your way of life by casting doubts on Hadis, thereby pulling the carpet under your feet, or switching off the Guiding light that Allah has provided for you to escape Hell.
Read the many many verses from the Saint Coran, that's seen in these verses.
*{You have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah.}* (Al-Ahzab 33:21)
*{And whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it. And whatsoever he forbids, abstain (from it). And keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is stern in reprisal}* (Al-Hashr 59:7)
Be informed dear Muslims, that enemies of Islam attack Hadis because it gives us the practical Guidance to putting into living practice in our daily lives the Coran.
This is what Allah asks us to do with respect to the Prophet, in His Coran.
*{Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you who believe! Call for Divine blessings on him and salute him with a becoming salutation.}* (Al-Ahzab 33:56)
May Allah Give us strength to follow His prophet.
Amen!
@ Muslims
my question is about the Shahadah:
"There's no God but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet".
I am reading about Islam and I'm still in the same chaos: why make a mention only about Muhamad?
What about the other prophets?
We're talking about the Oneness of God, but not about the Qur'an as a book; we're not saying: "There's the Qur'an and Muhammad was the one who received it from the Only God called Allah".
Confusing. If not for you, certainly to me.
Abu Hurayrah related that the prophet (saw) said: The most perfect believer (in his faith) is he whose conduct is best, and the best among you is he who behaves best towards his wife.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. We pray to Allah to enable us render this service purely for His Sake.
According to the jurists, Sunnah, in its general sense, refers to what the Muslim is rewarded for doing and not punished for giving up. There are confirmed sunnahs and optional ones.
Neglecting the confirmed sunnahs, such as the Prayer of the two `Eids, is a sin. As for the optional ones, it is not a sin not to observe them.
But one should bear in mind that though one is not blamed for not observing optional sunnahs, yet one should not get accustomed to that. Giving up the optional sunnahs is a serious sign of declining.
The way to draw closer to Almighty Allah is to follow the Prophet’s Sunnah in all its aspects.
Allah Almighty says:
“Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (Aal `Imran: 31)
He Almighty also says:
“Verily in the Messenger of Allah ye have a good example for him who looketh unto Allah and the last Day, and remembereth Allah much.” (Al-Ahzab: 21)
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
“Follow my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs (who would come) after me; Hold fast to them.”
Sheikh Faisal Mawlawi, Deputy Chairman of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, states:
"According to the science of usul al-fiqh (principles of Islamic jurisprudence), the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) means all that has been reported of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in a certain way, whether the reports are sayings, actions or tacit approvals. The Sunnah in that sense is regarded as the second source of Shari`ah after the Qur’an.
It is through the Sunnah that we can know whether a certain act is obligatory (wajib), forbidden (haram), recommendable (mandub), undesirable (makruh), or permissible (mubah). Abiding by the Sunnah is to put acts in their lawful framework.
Accordingly, if an act is proved to be forbidden, it is not lawful for one to do it, and if one commits it, one will be sinful.
If an act is proved to be obligatory, one is obliged to abide by it, and if one neglects it, one will be sinful.
If an act is proved to be undesirable, it will be better for one not to do it. If one does not do it, one will be rewarded for that, but if one does it, one will not be regarded sinful.
If an act is proved to be recommendable, it will be better for one to do it. If one does it, one will be rewarded for that, but if one does not do it, one will not be regarded sinful.
If an act is proved to be permissible, one is free to do or give it up; either case can be followed.
As for the science of jurisprudence, Sunnah refers to the recommendable acts that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did but did not enjoin the Muslims to follow.
If one does such acts, one will be rewarded, for by doing so, one follows in the footsteps of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); and if one does not do them, one will not be punished, for he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not enjoin them.
There is much evidence on the importance of following the Prophet’s Sunnah. Allah Almighty, for example, says:
“Whosoever obeyeth Allah and His Messenger, he verily hath gained a signal victory.” (Al-Ahzab: 71)
He Almighty also says:
“Whoso obeyeth Allah and His Messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, where such will dwell for ever. That will be the great success. And whoso disobeyeth Allah and His Messenger and transgresseth His limits, He will make him enter Fire.” (An-Nisaa’ :13-14)
He Almighty also says:
“And whoso is rebellious to Allah and His Messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (Al-Ahzab: 36)
Another verse says:
“And whoso disobeyeth Allah and His Messenger, lo! his is fire of hell, wherein such dwell for ever.” (Al-Jinn: 23)"
Giving up the confirmed sunnahs is a kind of belittling of the Shari`ah.
Allah Almighty knows best.
There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in taghut (false gods and false worship) and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Allah is the Wali (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness into light. But as for those who disbelieve, their Auliya (supporters and helpers) are Taghut [false gods and false worship.], they bring them out from light into darkness. Those are the dwellers of the Fire, and they will remain there forever.
[Noble Quran 2:256-257]
Marc, maybe this will interest you?
The Quran, still exists and is recited today just as it was when it was revealed, in the original Arabic language over 1,400 years ago. It was revealed orally and transmitted orally and is still today memorzied and passed done in oral recitation form.
This is one of the biggest miracles of the Quran. Over half of those who memorize and recite the Quran are not Arabic speakers and yet, they are memorizing it exactly word for word and letter for letter the exact same way all over the world. More than ten million (10,000,000) Muslims living today have memorized the entire Quran and over one billion have memorized at least some chapters - all exactly the same, in ARABIC.
Can you think of anyone at all who has memorzied and can quote the entire Bible in the original language? Scholars of the Bible are not even positive which were the exact verses, scrolls, books and even words used in the original Bible.
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"I often wonder what makes the devotee on his knees on the hard cold pew of some magnificent empty church so radiate with that inner glow.
I wonder what transforms the faces of a mother and daughter, into radiant inner peace ; before a mesmerizingly ecstataic Buddha statue.
How can one help but wonder about the devotee so obviously in rapture before a deity extraordinary and captivating in Martian blue and an elegant elephant trunk?"
The way of the world - Above a Quote from Jasmine. So what does this make Jasmine? Tee hee hee he hi
…… Try to pass your mornings and evenings in a state where your heart is free from all ill feelings, jealousy and hatred for anyone, and remember that this is my sunnah, and he who loves my sunnah will be with me in Paradise.
Prophet Muhammad's Miracles
Imam an-Nawawi
© 2001 Daar us-Sunnah Publications
The Messenger of Allah possesses many manifest miracles and signs demonstrating [his veracity], reaching thousands and they are well known.
From amongst them was the Qur'an, the manifest and clear miracle and brilliant proof, falsehood cannot approach it from before it or behind it. It is a revelation from One Who is All-Wise and Praiseworthy. It incapacitated the most eloquent of people in the most eloquent of times to produce a single chapter that would be comparable to it, even if the whole of creation were to gather for that purpose. Allah, the Exalted says,
"Say: If the whole of mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they assisted each other." [Al-Israa' (17): 88]
It challenged them to this despite their large numbers, their eloquence and their severe enmity, and it challenges them to this day.
As for the other miracles, it is not possible to enumerate them all due to their huge number and renewing and increasing nature. However, I will mention some examples:
The splitting of the moon, water flowing from between his fingers, increasing the quantity of food and water, the glorification of the food, the palm tree yearning for him, stones greeting him, the talking of the poisoned leg [of roasted sheep], trees walking towards him, two trees that were far apart coming together and then parting again, the barren [and therefore dry] sheep giving milk, his returning the eye of Qatidah bin an-Nu`man to its place with his hand after it had slipped out, his spitting lightly into the eye of Ali when it had become inflamed and its being cured almost immediately, his wiping the leg of `Abdullah bin `Atiq whereupon he was immediately cured.
His informing of the places of death of the Day of Badr saying, 'this is the place of such polytheists on the and-such a person.' His informing of his killing Ubayy bin Khalaf, that a group of his nation would traverse an ocean and Umm Haram would be amongst them and this occurred. That all that was drawn together for him of the ends of the earth and displayed to him would be opened for his nation, that the treasures of the Chosroes would be spent by his nation in the Way of Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent. That he feared for his nation that they would be tempted by the wealth and allurement of this world and that the treasures of the Persians and Romans would be ours and that Suraqah bin Malik would wear the trousers of Chosroes.
He informed us that Hasan bin `Ali would reconcile between two large warring parties of the Muslims, that Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas would live such that nations would benefit by him and others would be harmed. That an-Najashi had died on this particular day while he was in Ethiopia and that al-Aswad al-`Ansi had been killed on this particular day while he was in Yemen.
That the Muslims would fight the Turks who were described as having small eyes, wide faces and small, chiselled noses and that Yemen, Syria and Iraq would be conquered by the Muslims.
He informed us that the Muslims would comprise three armies, an army in Syria, and army in Yemen and an army in Iraq. That they would conquer Egypt, a land whose [unit of land measurement] was the Qirat, that they should deal with their people well for they have protection [being Copts] and ties of kinship [through Hajar]. That Awais al-Qarni would come to you from the auxiliaries of Yemen, he would be afflicted with leprosy and it would be healed except for the space of a dirham, and he indeed arrived during the rule of `Umar.
He informed us that a group of his nation would always be upon the truth and that mankind would become many in number and that the Ansar would diminish in number and that the Ansar would not be given their due [with regards distribution of wealth and leadership]. That mankind would keep on asking questions until they would say, "Allah created the creation..." [Referring to the hadeeth, "the people would continue asking until they say, 'this is Allah Who created everything…but who created Allah?'" (al-Bukhari and Muslim)]
He informed us that Ruwayfi` bin Thabit would live a long life, that Ammar bin Yasir would be killed by the transgressing group, that this nations shall divide into sects and that they would fight each other.
He informed us that a fire would emanate from the land of Hijaz and the likes of this. All of this occurred exactly as he (sallallahu `alayhe wa sallam) said it would.
He said to Thabit bin Qays, "You will live being praised... and you will die as a martyr", and he lived being praised and was martyred at al-Yamamah. He said to `Uthman, "He would be afflicted by a severe trial." [The meaning of severe trial is his being imprisoned in his house and his being killed by the transgressors.]
He said about a person amongst the Muslims who had just fought a severe fight that
"He would be from amongst the denizens of the Fire", and later he committed suicide. Wabisah bin Ma`bad came to him in order to ask him about righteousness and sin upon which he asked, "Have you come to ask about righteousness and sin?"
He said to `Ali, az-Zubair and al-Miqdad, "Go to the garden of Khakh for indeed there is Dha`inah" who has a book with her. [Dha`inah is the woman with whom Hasib al-Balta`ah (radhiAllahu `anhu) sent a letter to the people of Mecca in order to inform them of the plans of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhe wa sallam) to fight them. It was concerning this that the first verses of Surah Mumtahinah were revealed.
The garden of Khakh is a place falling between Mecca and Madinah. Refer to Bukhari [no. 3983] and Muslim [no. 2494] and Tafsir ibn Kathir [4/344]]
They found her there but she initially denied having the book and then took it out from within her braids.
He said to Abi Hurayrah, when Satan had stolen some dates, "Indeed he shall return" and he did. He said to his wives, "The most prolific of you in giving charity will be the quickest of you to join me." and it was so [Zaynab bint Jahsh (radhi Allahu `anha) was the most prolific of them in giving charity and was the first to die. Refer to Muslim [no. 2452].]
He said to 'Abdullah bin Sallam, "You will remain upon Islam until you die."
He (sallallahu `alayhe wa sallam) supplicated for Anas that his wealth and sons increase and that he should live a long life and it was so. He lived for more than one hundred years and not one of the Ansar was richer than he and one hundred and twenty of his children had already been buried before the arrival of al-Hajjaj [to Basrah]. This is detailed further in Sahih Bukhari and others. [Bukhari no. 1982]
He supplicated that Islam be strengthened through 'Umar bin al-Khattab or Abu Jahl, and Allah strengthened it through `Umar (radiyAllahu `anhu). He supplicated against Suraqah bin Malik and the feet of his horse sank into the earth and he was thrown off, he called out asking for safe conduct and was granted it, then he asked the Prophet to make a supplication for him.
He supplicated that Allah remove feeling the bitter cold and heat from `Ali and so never did he feel cold or hot. He supplicated for Hudhayfah, the night that he sent him to spy on the Confederates, that he not feel the cold and he did not until he had returned. He supplicated for ibn `Abbas that Allah grant him understanding of the religion and it was so. He supplicated against `Utbah bin Abi Lahb... that Allah cause a dog from amongst his dogs to overcome him and he was killed by a lion at az-Zarqa`. [This is how it is in all of the printed editions; perhaps the author means `Utaybah bin Abi Lahb for this description fits him. As for `Utbah, he accepted Islaam in the year of the Conquest of Mecca.]
He supplicated for the descent of rain when they asked him to at the time of drought. There was not a single cloud in the sky, and then when he had supplicated, the clouds gathered like mountains and it rained until the next Friday. It rained so much that they had to come back and ask him to supplicate and stop the rain, so he supplicated and the rain stopped and they walked out into the glaring sun.
He (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) supplicated for Abu Talhah and his wife, Umm. Sulaym, that he bless them in the night they had spent together and she became pregnant and gave birth to `Abdullah. He had nine children and all of them were scholars.
He supplicated for the mother of Aba Hurayrah (radhi Allahu `anhu) that she be guided and Aba Hurayrah left to find her performing the ritual bath because she had accepted Islam. He supplicated for Umm Qays bint Muhsin, the sister of `Ukkasha, that she live a long life and we do not know of another woman who lived as long as she did. This was reported by an-Nasa'i the chapter concerning washing the deceased.
On the Day of Hunain he threw a handful of dirt at the disbelievers and said, "May the faces be disfigured", and Allah, the Exalted, vanquished them, filling their eyes with dirt. He once went out to one hundred of the Quraysh who were waiting to do something horrible to him and he put dirt on their head and went on his way without their seeing him.
@anonymous January 25, 2009 9:26 AM:
The Linguistic definition of al-Awrah
In the Arabic language al-Awrah means:
*Al-Naqess lower or less
*Al-Khalal Fault
*Al-A’ieb Defect (if you have a defect you would want to cover it)
*Al-Mar’ah Woman, House or car
*Generally it means anything that would attract people’s attention.
The Shariah definition of al-Awrah:
denotes the parts of the body that are not meant to be exposed in public. This in noway refers to the genitals alone.
Imagine you were living in the year 700AD. As an assignment try to figure out how you would go about ensuring you would pass on to posterity the teachings of your teacher?
To help … Imagine living with Buddha, Moses, Jesus or Mohamed. Obviously you would have to deal with the limitations of your age.
Just think about it.
@ January 25, 2009 9:47
May Allah reward you brother/sister. We know that sometimes people, who read the Koran, know that it is indeed from Allah. However a disease in their heart pushes them to oppose Allah’s word. We are forewarned about this.
The translation of Awrat as “Genitals” is taken up by Christian anti Islam sites on the net, who work to give derogatory meanings to Koran verses and Hadith so as to repulse “searchers of truth”. This is their effort to counter people being attracted to Islam by the inspiring words of the Koran and Hadis. They cant bare to come to terms to the fact that Allah’s Islam is the fastest growing religion of the World, in particular in the West.
In USA where there are some 6 million Muslims, a ¼ is said to be native reverts. Alhamdulillahi. The person who posted that post “needling” sister jasmine about dignity of Women in Islam is obviously a visitor to these Christian Anti- Islam site, so is parroting this “genitals” translation of awrat.
You bro/sister have exposed him/her. Allah Bless us all.
Masha Allah. We like what we see. Muslims helping each other. Nice.
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD.
DO YOU WANT TO GO DOWN THIS ROAD?
Every 9 seconds in the United States a woman is assaulted and beaten.
Between 1979 and 2001, gunfire killed 90,000 children and teens in America. (Children's Defense Fund and National Center for Health Statistics)
Nearly one-third of American women (31 percent) report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives, according to a 1998 Commonwealth Fund survey. (The Commonwealth Fund, Health Concerns Across a Woman’s Lifespan: 1998 Survey of Women’s Health, May 1999)
One in five (21 percent) women reported she had been raped or physically or sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
In a national survey of more than 6,000 American families, 50 percent of the men who frequently assaulted their wives also frequently abused their children.
The solution open to them? Turn to Allah.
@Marc:
Allah(Sw) sent prophets to every nation and some of these names Allah has revealed in the Quran and some are not mentioned.
And verily We have raised in every nation a messenger, (proclaiming): Serve Allah and shun false gods. Then some of them (there were) whom Allah guided, and some of them (there were) upon whom error had just hold. Do but travel in the land and see the nature of the consequence for the deniers! (16:36)
Lo! We have sent thee with the Truth, a bearer of glad tidings and a warner; and there is not a nation but a warner hath passed among them. (35:24)
We did aforetime send messengers before thee: of them there are some whose story We have related to thee, and some whose story We have not related to thee. It was not (possible) for any messenger to bring a sign except by the leave of Allah: but when the Command of Allah issued, the matter was decided in truth and justice, and there perished, there and then those who stood on Falsehoods (40-78)
The message of each and every prophet was the same;There is none worthy and deserving of worship except Allah;and this the messengers themselves believed and conveyed to the people. People of faith thus, believed in their prophets (as being the prophet of Allah) and the messages the prophets conveyed to them.
The Messengers believe in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one of them believes in God, His angels, His books, and His Messengers. They say: 'We make no distinction between one and another of His Messengers.' And they say: 'We hear, and we obey. We seek Thy forgiveness, Our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys.'(2:285)
Prophet Mohamed(saw) is the last and final messenger of Allah;and his message is the same as the earlier prophets.
"Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things" (33:40)
Say: O Mohammad He is God and He is One; He is infinite, absolute, and all creatures, spiritual , animate and inanimate, are in need of Him while He is in need of no one. He did not beget nor was He begotten, and like unto Him there is none " (Sura 112)
Quote"There's no God but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet".
I am reading about Islam and I'm still in the same chaos: why make a mention only about Muhamad?
Today we are living in the time of prophet Mohammed(saw), the last prophet of Allah and we are considered the last ummah. Quran is Allahs revelation (last and final testament) to us which we received through prophet Mohammed(saw). Thus prophet Mohamed(saw) becomes the channel through which we received the guidance of Allah. So its very logical and also necessary to believe in the prophethood of prophet Mohamed (saw) while embracing the guidance (islam). As you can see, we muslims do believe in all the other prophets, it is infact a must to believe in all the prophets.
Say : we believe in Allah and that which is revealed to us and that which was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael, and Isaac and Jacob, and their children, and that which Moses and Jesus received and that the prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them and unto Him we have surrendered."(2:136)
Hope this answers whatever doubts your having and do keep in touch.
May Allah guide you and the rest of us -Amin-
This is islam...
"Whenever you speak, speak justly, even if a near relative is concerned" (6:152)
"O you who believe stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor" (4:135).
@ anonymous
thanks for your time. I see the logic now.
Looking at a religion from the attitudes and the behaviour of some of its nominal followers is misleading. Many people confuse culture with religion, many others do not know what their religious books are saying, and many others do not even care.
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