1 – Allah revealed His final message in Arabic
2 – It is the language of the Quran
3 – The language of the final Prophet was Arabic
4 – Arabic language unifies the Muslim world
5 – Most major Islamic works are written in Arabic
6 – Knowledge of Arabic helps one to concentrate in prayers
7 – Proper recitation of the Qur’aan depends on knowledge of Arabic.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Prophet Muhammad SAW
He was known as As-Siddiq Al-Amin. The most honest and trustworthy. He lived in a time where people were bloodthirsty. Burying their daughters, mistreat the orphans and the needy ones. Women had no rights. He brought a whole humanity out from the darkness into the light. A man who accepted every human being no matter if they were black or white. Even when his life was at danger. He cared for his own people more than his own. For a man who was mocked, spit on, stoned in a entire city called Tha'if. Still he was full of hope, that one day this town will flow with some believing souls.
He was a man.. Prophet and a messenger sent to all mankind. His name is Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). No Prophet after him... A man who was given a purpose and was prepared for this since he was child. A man with manners. Personality and humility. People rejected him. Yet with God, he found tranquility. The best example of a father, husband, friend and a leader. A preacher to preach God's oneness and to be the greatest teacher. A man of mercy. He was persecuted badly by his own people that he loved so dearly. Nearly they were to kill him. His companions were punished severly. How sincerely would you be able to forgive such crime.
"The one who is best in character is the one who is best to his wife".
Capture from the one who was the best husband until the end of his life.
"The strongest of people is not the one who lift, but those who restrain their anger right at the moment of strife".
Then you still believe this man is insane? A man since birth was an orphan yet commanded to be obedient towards one mother. Serve her because paradise is under her sole. So be sure to love her. At the age of 6 his mother passed away. Visited his mother's grave he cried right away. The love he had for his mother even as an adult and a Prophet. He wished she was alive today. A man with morality and peace. If you saw him, you would believe. Your hatred can't make his honor decrease. His honor was given from the heavens. His honor will only increase. In the cave reflection upon life. He heard an answer.
In Qur'an chapter number 96 verse number 1. "Read! In the name of your lord who created!"
This was the first verses of the Quran. The last revelation which none will come after. He responded.
"I'm not a reciter".
He squeezed tihh he couldn't breath. He became the inspirer for many muslims. The comforter, the admirer who was foretold by Jesus Christ. So before you claim hatred against him. Learn about him first. How can you hate a man who cried for the sake of humanity? Believed in equality and not in nationality. A man who was given a special intercession for his nation. Where everyone gonna face reality. Feeling the sun above their heads. With sweat to their heads and overtaken by insanity. Where people want salvation. He puts his head down in prostration. He doesn't care about the duration. Where people are gonna be saved or doomed for eternity. He taught us how to treat each other. Love one another. Cherish one mother. He taught us how to pray. And he taught us even how to behave.
Prophet Muhammad.. Ya shafi'ul qiyamah, Alay salaam alaika. O Allah bless our Muhammad and the people of Muhammad. As you have blessed Abraham and the people of Abraham. Surely you are the Praiseworthy, The Most Glorious.
He was a man.. Prophet and a messenger sent to all mankind. His name is Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). No Prophet after him... A man who was given a purpose and was prepared for this since he was child. A man with manners. Personality and humility. People rejected him. Yet with God, he found tranquility. The best example of a father, husband, friend and a leader. A preacher to preach God's oneness and to be the greatest teacher. A man of mercy. He was persecuted badly by his own people that he loved so dearly. Nearly they were to kill him. His companions were punished severly. How sincerely would you be able to forgive such crime.
"The one who is best in character is the one who is best to his wife".
Capture from the one who was the best husband until the end of his life.
"The strongest of people is not the one who lift, but those who restrain their anger right at the moment of strife".
Then you still believe this man is insane? A man since birth was an orphan yet commanded to be obedient towards one mother. Serve her because paradise is under her sole. So be sure to love her. At the age of 6 his mother passed away. Visited his mother's grave he cried right away. The love he had for his mother even as an adult and a Prophet. He wished she was alive today. A man with morality and peace. If you saw him, you would believe. Your hatred can't make his honor decrease. His honor was given from the heavens. His honor will only increase. In the cave reflection upon life. He heard an answer.
In Qur'an chapter number 96 verse number 1. "Read! In the name of your lord who created!"
This was the first verses of the Quran. The last revelation which none will come after. He responded.
"I'm not a reciter".
He squeezed tihh he couldn't breath. He became the inspirer for many muslims. The comforter, the admirer who was foretold by Jesus Christ. So before you claim hatred against him. Learn about him first. How can you hate a man who cried for the sake of humanity? Believed in equality and not in nationality. A man who was given a special intercession for his nation. Where everyone gonna face reality. Feeling the sun above their heads. With sweat to their heads and overtaken by insanity. Where people want salvation. He puts his head down in prostration. He doesn't care about the duration. Where people are gonna be saved or doomed for eternity. He taught us how to treat each other. Love one another. Cherish one mother. He taught us how to pray. And he taught us even how to behave.
Prophet Muhammad.. Ya shafi'ul qiyamah, Alay salaam alaika. O Allah bless our Muhammad and the people of Muhammad. As you have blessed Abraham and the people of Abraham. Surely you are the Praiseworthy, The Most Glorious.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Footsteps in Paradise
There were companions of the Prophet SAW who physically had difficulties and struggles that they might not have been the smartest people in the room.
Or maybe the most knowledgeable of people.
They didn't have a lot of money.
Or any other assets and things.
But the one thing that they had is a solid relationship with Allah SWT.
And today.. Their legend lives on.
Bilal RA didn't command the respect of other people in that society.
At all. For any reason.
Yet he had a relationship with Allah SWT that was unshakable, undeniable, irrefutable, indestructible.
Prophet SAW, when he was on the journey of Israk and Mikraj.
The journey by night to Jerusalem and the ascension above the heavens.
When he was touring the heavens.
The Prophet SAW heard footsteps.
And he asked. What is this? What is this sound that I hear?
And he was informed that these are the footsteps of Bilal RA.
He is so beloved to Allah.
That when he walks on the Earth.
His footsteps echo in the heavens.
That was the consequence of spirituality.
That is the honour and the distinction that spirituality brought.
It's something that can't be compromised.
It's something we have to take very seriously.
Or maybe the most knowledgeable of people.
They didn't have a lot of money.
Or any other assets and things.
But the one thing that they had is a solid relationship with Allah SWT.
And today.. Their legend lives on.
Bilal RA didn't command the respect of other people in that society.
At all. For any reason.
Yet he had a relationship with Allah SWT that was unshakable, undeniable, irrefutable, indestructible.
Prophet SAW, when he was on the journey of Israk and Mikraj.
The journey by night to Jerusalem and the ascension above the heavens.
When he was touring the heavens.
The Prophet SAW heard footsteps.
And he asked. What is this? What is this sound that I hear?
And he was informed that these are the footsteps of Bilal RA.
He is so beloved to Allah.
That when he walks on the Earth.
His footsteps echo in the heavens.
That was the consequence of spirituality.
That is the honour and the distinction that spirituality brought.
It's something that can't be compromised.
It's something we have to take very seriously.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
The Travelling Soul
Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawzee has said this, that the soul now will travel and different souls have different stations. If it's a bad soul, then it will go to Sijjeen. A place called Sijjeen. A lowly place where all these souls are being punished. Or it will stay in the grave, it depends on Allah. But it will not leave this world. It may stay even on this Earth. Sometimes a soul may not be punished, but it's not a good soul. Allah will not allow it to go above the universe. That explains to us the theory of all these ghosts and other things that sometimes they say a person passed away and then they saw a figure looking like him on the Earth. It may explain that, Allah knows best. But Imam Ibn Al-Jawzee said some souls don't leave this Earth. But if your are a good soul. The soul basically gets to station above.
What happens here is that Allah will put the soul into Illyeen. If you want to read about this. Read Chapter number 83 Surah of the Qur'an. Mutaffiffin. Where the soul will go into. It depens how high it is. Either Allah will just put it in the Illyeen. Now what happens in the Illyeen? One hadith describes this, when all this has happened in the grave then Allah SWT allows the soul to be raised and it goes to Illyeen. When it's coming to Illyeen, your family members, my family members if we're good souls they will start to ask Illyeen : Who is it? Who is it? And it says so and so, the son of so and so. Your father, your grandfather, your forefather, whoever they are. They will basically come to the front of the doors of Illyeen. They will open their arms to receive you. La illaha Ilallah. There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah. And you will come and they will grab hold of you. They will hug you. If only we're good souls.
And they will say, according to the narration coming from our Prophet's mouth SAW, they will say :
How is so and so in the world?
How is your son?
How is your sister? How is so and so?
I left them. What is the greatest news going on in the world?
And they will embrace you and bring you into Illyeen.
Now that's a high station. But Imam Ibn Al-Qayyin Al-Jawzee said within Ilyyeen there are stages. You can be in a very high stage in Illyeen or you can be in the middle or you can be in a low stage. Depending on your state. If you go to a very high stage. You have got a lot more room to move around. Allah may give you consent to go around the other heavens. Allah may give you to visit this world and go back. Especially the martyr. In a authentic narration in Muslim. The one who is a syaheed. Allah will put their soul into a green bird. And it's clear, the messenger of Allah saw said that green bird will roam around the heavens. Will go over Jannah, look at Jannah, fly over Jannah, will go and sit at one of the lanterns next to the Throne of Allah AWJ.
That's the width Allah has given to the martyr and then Allah JWA will ask it and say : O soul, is there anything more that I can give to you? And the soul will say Ya Allah. There is one thing more I want. What? O Allah the way I died. I want to go back. Become alive. And let me die the way I died. And then take my soul away. That syaheed was dying and watches his soul, you know that thrill inside. You know that peace. You know that happiness. That joy was so much that first instant when they saw the angels coming and taking them. That is the most joyous time and they want that back. So they say O Allah. Take me back. Let me go through the same death and take me back. Let me go through the same death and take me back. According to one narration, the soul will say to Allah 10 times. Allah SWT will say I can give you anything oh soul but I can't send you back to the Earth. So this bird is basically roaming around in the heavens.
There is a station above this. Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawzee said, and this is all from narrations. He says that's the station of the Anbiyaa. The station of the Prophets. And he give a proof and the dalil is very clear. When Rasulullah SAW went to mikraj the night journey. He went to Masjidil Aqsa. Who did he see there? The Prophets. These were not the Prophets in their bodily form. They were Prophets in the form of their souls. In a authenthic narration from Muslim. Prophet SAW was passing over the grace of Moses pbuh and he saw Musa AS praying in his grave. Another sahih hadith the messenger of Allah saw according to Muslim. He was in the sixth heaven and he saw Musa AS. Musa AS was the one who told him : Go back ad tell your lord to take this 50 salahs down until it was 5 daily salahs. Yes or no? How did he see Musa AS in his grave? Musa AS in Masjidil Aqsa and he saw Musa AS up in the sixth heaven in the same night? These are all sahih narrations. How? This is the extent of the Anbiyaa. The Anbiyaa have the greatest, greatest travelling that they can do. According to the good actions, the soul has a connection with the body.
The better the good soul, the stronger the good soul, the more intact the body will remain. Wow hypothesis is accepted. That is why the Prophet SAW said, when the body of Anbiyaa are put in the graves. The graves do not deteriorate their bodies. Their bodies are absolutely intact. In fact, some martyrs, some people who are martyrs. They have dugged their graves. And like the person has died hundred of years back. They dug it and they looked inside and they saw this person as if he was burried today. Not a single hair has been removed from their body or has been deteriorated from their body. Subhanallah. And that is what? That is because of the good actions. But if it's a bad soul, then the body will deteriorate by the grave itself. The punishment that person gets from Sijjeem. The soul gets it. But the body also feels it. This is our belief. The body feels it as well as the soul feels it but mainly it is given to the Ruh. The same way when we get a good blessing in the next life. The body will feel good blessing in the next life as well as the soul but mainly to the soul this will all be given.
Jazakumullahu khairan kathira
What happens here is that Allah will put the soul into Illyeen. If you want to read about this. Read Chapter number 83 Surah of the Qur'an. Mutaffiffin. Where the soul will go into. It depens how high it is. Either Allah will just put it in the Illyeen. Now what happens in the Illyeen? One hadith describes this, when all this has happened in the grave then Allah SWT allows the soul to be raised and it goes to Illyeen. When it's coming to Illyeen, your family members, my family members if we're good souls they will start to ask Illyeen : Who is it? Who is it? And it says so and so, the son of so and so. Your father, your grandfather, your forefather, whoever they are. They will basically come to the front of the doors of Illyeen. They will open their arms to receive you. La illaha Ilallah. There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah. And you will come and they will grab hold of you. They will hug you. If only we're good souls.
And they will say, according to the narration coming from our Prophet's mouth SAW, they will say :
How is so and so in the world?
How is your son?
How is your sister? How is so and so?
I left them. What is the greatest news going on in the world?
And they will embrace you and bring you into Illyeen.
Now that's a high station. But Imam Ibn Al-Qayyin Al-Jawzee said within Ilyyeen there are stages. You can be in a very high stage in Illyeen or you can be in the middle or you can be in a low stage. Depending on your state. If you go to a very high stage. You have got a lot more room to move around. Allah may give you consent to go around the other heavens. Allah may give you to visit this world and go back. Especially the martyr. In a authentic narration in Muslim. The one who is a syaheed. Allah will put their soul into a green bird. And it's clear, the messenger of Allah saw said that green bird will roam around the heavens. Will go over Jannah, look at Jannah, fly over Jannah, will go and sit at one of the lanterns next to the Throne of Allah AWJ.
That's the width Allah has given to the martyr and then Allah JWA will ask it and say : O soul, is there anything more that I can give to you? And the soul will say Ya Allah. There is one thing more I want. What? O Allah the way I died. I want to go back. Become alive. And let me die the way I died. And then take my soul away. That syaheed was dying and watches his soul, you know that thrill inside. You know that peace. You know that happiness. That joy was so much that first instant when they saw the angels coming and taking them. That is the most joyous time and they want that back. So they say O Allah. Take me back. Let me go through the same death and take me back. Let me go through the same death and take me back. According to one narration, the soul will say to Allah 10 times. Allah SWT will say I can give you anything oh soul but I can't send you back to the Earth. So this bird is basically roaming around in the heavens.
There is a station above this. Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawzee said, and this is all from narrations. He says that's the station of the Anbiyaa. The station of the Prophets. And he give a proof and the dalil is very clear. When Rasulullah SAW went to mikraj the night journey. He went to Masjidil Aqsa. Who did he see there? The Prophets. These were not the Prophets in their bodily form. They were Prophets in the form of their souls. In a authenthic narration from Muslim. Prophet SAW was passing over the grace of Moses pbuh and he saw Musa AS praying in his grave. Another sahih hadith the messenger of Allah saw according to Muslim. He was in the sixth heaven and he saw Musa AS. Musa AS was the one who told him : Go back ad tell your lord to take this 50 salahs down until it was 5 daily salahs. Yes or no? How did he see Musa AS in his grave? Musa AS in Masjidil Aqsa and he saw Musa AS up in the sixth heaven in the same night? These are all sahih narrations. How? This is the extent of the Anbiyaa. The Anbiyaa have the greatest, greatest travelling that they can do. According to the good actions, the soul has a connection with the body.
The better the good soul, the stronger the good soul, the more intact the body will remain. Wow hypothesis is accepted. That is why the Prophet SAW said, when the body of Anbiyaa are put in the graves. The graves do not deteriorate their bodies. Their bodies are absolutely intact. In fact, some martyrs, some people who are martyrs. They have dugged their graves. And like the person has died hundred of years back. They dug it and they looked inside and they saw this person as if he was burried today. Not a single hair has been removed from their body or has been deteriorated from their body. Subhanallah. And that is what? That is because of the good actions. But if it's a bad soul, then the body will deteriorate by the grave itself. The punishment that person gets from Sijjeem. The soul gets it. But the body also feels it. This is our belief. The body feels it as well as the soul feels it but mainly it is given to the Ruh. The same way when we get a good blessing in the next life. The body will feel good blessing in the next life as well as the soul but mainly to the soul this will all be given.
Jazakumullahu khairan kathira
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The Jinn War - A Creation Before Mankind
May Allah bless every single of us :) Bismillahhirrahmanirrahim
Iblis is a creation of Allah SWT. Iblis is a Jinn. Iblis is, as you know he is made of fire which the Quran talks about in several verses that he is made of fire. But where did Iblis come from? And were there the likes of Iblis before? And what Allah Jalla Wa'ala did is that He created the whole creation of Jinns that were on the Earth and this you'll find in many of the early mufassireen have commented on this. He created Iblis on the Earth and they had got Takleef. Takleef is that Allah's now given them responsibilty to recognize Him. Now when Allah gibes responsibiliy to a creation. He will send Messengers. So what Allah did is that He sent Jinn Messengers. So before there was human Messengers before Adam AS who was the first human Messenger there were many Jinn Messengers that Allah Azzawajal sent to them. Now the Jinns are made of fire (smokeless flame - Quran has mentioned about how they were created) and the Jinns, one of the things they have inside them is being firey. They are angry, hasty, fast and very powerful (but not as powerful as Allah AWJ) Now the sifat and the qualities that the Jinn have between them is that they are in fights and they are in quarells and they are in superiority and who can prove who is greater. This is one of the nature of the Jinns and they are always in this spirit of challenge. So if you have one or maybe two of those sifat. Yes know what I meant. I don't wanna tell.
There also exist good Jinns. Allah SWT has said that in Surah Jin itself. He's talked about two different groups of Jinns and He said the Salihoon and there are those who are pious and those who are not pious. Now the ones that were on the Earth were both types. And Messengers came down. But the Messengers in their many numbers were killed by the Jinns on the Earth. There was great corruption that prevailed on the Earth. Now there was one notable Jinn that was very pious. Iblis. Being who he was. He was a good Jinn. And he started to worship God. Worship God to the extent. Because Jinns could fly and Jinns could go through many of the heavens. They could go up and down. Up down up down up down lol. They didn't have to stay on the Earth. They could travel up. It was only when Rasulullah SAW came. They were trapped within this first universe. This is clear from the Quran in Surah Saffat you will find. In Surah Jinn also. That Allah did not allow them to go beyond the first heaven meaning the end of this universe. Because you know. Many predictor or Ahli Nujum on that time were praised by the residents. Because these predictors will find Jinn and say to Jinn to go up and hear what did Angels are saying. So they could hear. They could hear what Angels are saying. One of many things they got is about future. Then those Jinns will go to the predictors and say to them what they have heard from the Angels. So that after Rasulullah SAW became a Prophet they can't go pass. Even the first layer of sky. So what happened is that on these travels. Iblis proved himself that he was so close to God. And Allah SWT then allowed him to get closer and closer. Higher and higher literally. And they say in some of these narrations. That there was no space in the heavens was left. Like no large space was left in the heaven. But Iblis had gone there and he had worshipped God. So he was a very, very, very close. Until then Allah SWT allowed him to come in the company of the Angels. And he got the opportunity to be in the company of the Angels. Allah decided that He is going to send the Angels down to the Earth. And to banish those Jinns that had caused a lot of corruption upon the Earth. So Angels were gonna come down and they are going to kill many of these Jinns that were just out of control.
Iblis volunteered. That if he can come with the Angels. To kill these corrupted Jinns upon the Earth. And Allah Jalla Wa'ala gave him permission. So he came and they killed a lot of these Jinns they left only a few on the Earth. And from these few again the progeny of the Jinns would start. Now Iblis returns back. Now many perhaps hundreds of years we all don't know whatever is going by. Wallahualam. Because Jinns have very loooooongg lives. They don't have short lives of the human beings. You know we only have 60, 70 or 100 years. Prophet SAW himself died at the age of 63. They have hundreds of years perhaps they have a few thousands of years of living. Now you got Iblis that has gone down there and banished these Jinns who were corrupted on the Earth. And he returned back with Angels. Now he was with the Angels. But Allah makes it very clear that he was not from the Angels or Mala'ika. He was from the Jinn. Now why Allah makes that clear is because we understand that no Angel can ever disobey Allah SWT. Allah SWT has made it in their nature not to disobey Allah. Not to commit maksiat. But a Jinn can. So the biblical sources says that they have now faltered again. They say they call it a fallen Angel so what they say is that if an Angel decides to go against the will of God or the command of God. Then that Angel Allah will drop him from the rank of the Angels. And now he becomes a fallen Angel. That's the biblical side or what some of them believe. The Muslims don't believe that no Angel can ever disobey Allah SWT. So that's where we find that Iblis was able to disobey Allah because he wasn't from the Angels. The Mala'ika. Now there's one thing here. Why was it that Iblis is now going to disobey Allah? Now you got to understand the whole thing about the creation of Adam AS. Suddenly, Allah reveals to the Angels. And He says : I'm about to make on the Earth a Khalifah.
When Allah said that. Iblis got really happy and jovial. He must have got really happy and why? Because Iblis knows that the Angels are not the ones that are going to rule the Earth. If there's anyone that is gonna be the creation from the Jinns. Allah is gonna make a Khalifah now perhaps from the Jinns. But Allah decision wasn't that he was gonna make a Khalifah or a vicegerent from the Jinns. His decision now was that He's going to create a new creation. Now this shocked Iblis. Because all these years that Iblis had worshipped Allah and had been so good was because he wanted power. He wanted prestige. He wanted to be in charge of the Earth. He wanted to come back on the Earth and going to be sent perhaps as a Messenger. Or he was going to be sent with a new command of God on this Earth. Orrr... aiyo so many orr haha. Or he's going to be in charge of the Jinns on the Earth. There's something beautiful that's gonna come for Iblis. Something that he had a big glimmer and a big hope in. And all that was getting crushed now. With this new creation? Now who is this new creation?
Iblis is a creation of Allah SWT. Iblis is a Jinn. Iblis is, as you know he is made of fire which the Quran talks about in several verses that he is made of fire. But where did Iblis come from? And were there the likes of Iblis before? And what Allah Jalla Wa'ala did is that He created the whole creation of Jinns that were on the Earth and this you'll find in many of the early mufassireen have commented on this. He created Iblis on the Earth and they had got Takleef. Takleef is that Allah's now given them responsibilty to recognize Him. Now when Allah gibes responsibiliy to a creation. He will send Messengers. So what Allah did is that He sent Jinn Messengers. So before there was human Messengers before Adam AS who was the first human Messenger there were many Jinn Messengers that Allah Azzawajal sent to them. Now the Jinns are made of fire (smokeless flame - Quran has mentioned about how they were created) and the Jinns, one of the things they have inside them is being firey. They are angry, hasty, fast and very powerful (but not as powerful as Allah AWJ) Now the sifat and the qualities that the Jinn have between them is that they are in fights and they are in quarells and they are in superiority and who can prove who is greater. This is one of the nature of the Jinns and they are always in this spirit of challenge. So if you have one or maybe two of those sifat. Yes know what I meant. I don't wanna tell.
There also exist good Jinns. Allah SWT has said that in Surah Jin itself. He's talked about two different groups of Jinns and He said the Salihoon and there are those who are pious and those who are not pious. Now the ones that were on the Earth were both types. And Messengers came down. But the Messengers in their many numbers were killed by the Jinns on the Earth. There was great corruption that prevailed on the Earth. Now there was one notable Jinn that was very pious. Iblis. Being who he was. He was a good Jinn. And he started to worship God. Worship God to the extent. Because Jinns could fly and Jinns could go through many of the heavens. They could go up and down. Up down up down up down lol. They didn't have to stay on the Earth. They could travel up. It was only when Rasulullah SAW came. They were trapped within this first universe. This is clear from the Quran in Surah Saffat you will find. In Surah Jinn also. That Allah did not allow them to go beyond the first heaven meaning the end of this universe. Because you know. Many predictor or Ahli Nujum on that time were praised by the residents. Because these predictors will find Jinn and say to Jinn to go up and hear what did Angels are saying. So they could hear. They could hear what Angels are saying. One of many things they got is about future. Then those Jinns will go to the predictors and say to them what they have heard from the Angels. So that after Rasulullah SAW became a Prophet they can't go pass. Even the first layer of sky. So what happened is that on these travels. Iblis proved himself that he was so close to God. And Allah SWT then allowed him to get closer and closer. Higher and higher literally. And they say in some of these narrations. That there was no space in the heavens was left. Like no large space was left in the heaven. But Iblis had gone there and he had worshipped God. So he was a very, very, very close. Until then Allah SWT allowed him to come in the company of the Angels. And he got the opportunity to be in the company of the Angels. Allah decided that He is going to send the Angels down to the Earth. And to banish those Jinns that had caused a lot of corruption upon the Earth. So Angels were gonna come down and they are going to kill many of these Jinns that were just out of control.
Iblis volunteered. That if he can come with the Angels. To kill these corrupted Jinns upon the Earth. And Allah Jalla Wa'ala gave him permission. So he came and they killed a lot of these Jinns they left only a few on the Earth. And from these few again the progeny of the Jinns would start. Now Iblis returns back. Now many perhaps hundreds of years we all don't know whatever is going by. Wallahualam. Because Jinns have very loooooongg lives. They don't have short lives of the human beings. You know we only have 60, 70 or 100 years. Prophet SAW himself died at the age of 63. They have hundreds of years perhaps they have a few thousands of years of living. Now you got Iblis that has gone down there and banished these Jinns who were corrupted on the Earth. And he returned back with Angels. Now he was with the Angels. But Allah makes it very clear that he was not from the Angels or Mala'ika. He was from the Jinn. Now why Allah makes that clear is because we understand that no Angel can ever disobey Allah SWT. Allah SWT has made it in their nature not to disobey Allah. Not to commit maksiat. But a Jinn can. So the biblical sources says that they have now faltered again. They say they call it a fallen Angel so what they say is that if an Angel decides to go against the will of God or the command of God. Then that Angel Allah will drop him from the rank of the Angels. And now he becomes a fallen Angel. That's the biblical side or what some of them believe. The Muslims don't believe that no Angel can ever disobey Allah SWT. So that's where we find that Iblis was able to disobey Allah because he wasn't from the Angels. The Mala'ika. Now there's one thing here. Why was it that Iblis is now going to disobey Allah? Now you got to understand the whole thing about the creation of Adam AS. Suddenly, Allah reveals to the Angels. And He says : I'm about to make on the Earth a Khalifah.
When Allah said that. Iblis got really happy and jovial. He must have got really happy and why? Because Iblis knows that the Angels are not the ones that are going to rule the Earth. If there's anyone that is gonna be the creation from the Jinns. Allah is gonna make a Khalifah now perhaps from the Jinns. But Allah decision wasn't that he was gonna make a Khalifah or a vicegerent from the Jinns. His decision now was that He's going to create a new creation. Now this shocked Iblis. Because all these years that Iblis had worshipped Allah and had been so good was because he wanted power. He wanted prestige. He wanted to be in charge of the Earth. He wanted to come back on the Earth and going to be sent perhaps as a Messenger. Or he was going to be sent with a new command of God on this Earth. Orrr... aiyo so many orr haha. Or he's going to be in charge of the Jinns on the Earth. There's something beautiful that's gonna come for Iblis. Something that he had a big glimmer and a big hope in. And all that was getting crushed now. With this new creation? Now who is this new creation?
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Gog And Magog
Ya'juj and Ma'juj.
Are they human beings?
Or are they a different creation?
Ya'juj and Ma'juj are two tribes. They are definitely descendants of Adam. They are mankind. And the evidence is in a Hadith in Bukhari. On the day of judgement, Allah SWT will tell Adam : O Adam, send out the portion of your children to hellfire, a portion of the sons of Adam will go to Jannah.And a portion would go to Hellfire. So Allah is telling : The father of all human beings. Separate the portion of Hellfire out of your descendants. Separate them, put the people of Hellfire in one side. Adam doesn't know who belongs to Hellfire, So he asks Allah SWT : What is the portion of my descendants that are going to Hellfire? Allah AWJ will tell him, Out of every 1000, 999!! Out every 1000 human beings, 999 are going to Hellfire.
This was a shock on the Companions. And Rasulullah SAW saw it on their faces, the Sahaba were very sensitive. When they heard this Hadith, the colour of their faces changed.They weren't talking anymore, they were silent. Rasulullah SAW noticed that. And then they asked : Who of us will guarantee that they will be one out of a thousand. I mean the chance is so slim. Rasulullah SAW told them : Out of Ya'juj, 999 and out of the rest is one. And Rasulullah SAW says in another Hadith : Ya'juj and Ma'juj if they are put with any group, they would make it a lot. I mean the ratio would always be on their side because of their numbers. There is a narration that says that : When one of them dies, they would have left behind one thousand descendants. By the time they die. But this is a narration, it could be weak. Anyway they multiply so much and Allah SWT has mentioned in the Quran. And when Ya'juj and Ma'juj come out, they would pour from every direction. From everywhere they are gonna be pouring down. Swarming from every direction. So their numbers are huge. And when they come out, they're gonna come out so quickly and so fast.
We'll not be able to stand in front of them. We have to run away from them. Ya'juj and Ma'juj are tribes that actually exist on Earth. They existed close to the time of Musa AS. In an era of a great king, named Dzul Qarnain. Dhul Qarnain is a king who lived thousands of years ago. He doesn't even exist in written history. He is a king who ruled the world. Or the inhabitant part of the world in that time. That's how they say he picked up the name Dzul Qarnain. Dzul Qarnain means two horns. Some of the Mufassireen say it means the east and the west. He ruled the east and the west. The point is that Dzul Qarnain was an extremely powerful king. And he was a worshipper of Allah. A righteous just Muslim king. Among the best that ever existed on Earth. And he had so much power. So much authority. That his kingdom reached almost the entire world. Because they were parts of the world were civilization had not reached yet as today. But whatever existed in that time. Whatever civilization reached. Dzul Qarnain had power to the heir. Right to the end of part of civilization.
And Allah SWT talks about Dzul Qarnain in Surah Al Kahf. You will find Surah Al Kahf mentioning so much. That's why it's so important in relation to "Ad Dajjal". It speaks about Dzul Qarnain as being that king. And Allah SWT describes him as a just and a fair leader who used to say : Whoever does good then We will reward them and whoever does wrong then We will Punish them. A punishment in this Earth and in The Hereafter will be punished by His Lord a punisment that is unheard of. So Dhul Qarnain was very strict on laws. Laws that Allah SWT has sent down. And he was very rewarding and generous for those who do good. So everybody loved him. And he brought justice this way. Very harsh on the wrong and very generous on the good. And Allah tells us about Dzul Qarnain describing his amount of kingdom. Saying that in a very allegorical, beautiful way of language in the Quran. Saying that Dzul Qarnain : He reached a very far distance in land. He used to go around the whole world to see who is being oppressed. Who is doing good to reward them. Bringing justice between people. He used to physically go out with his army like that. Looking everywhere as far as he can. That's what he spent his life in.
Travelling the world and applying justice. And worship Allah SWT everywhere he went. So Allah describes one of his journey , by saying that : He went one time to establish justice and when he reached, the place of the setting of The Sun, he found it setting in a murky pond or in a murky water. He found The Sun setting there. Meaning there was no more land beyond where he reached. Dzul Qarnain reached the farthest land. Where nobody could reach. There was no more civilization after there. That's what that verse is talking about. The people who were living there were people who could barely speak or Dzul Qarnain could barely understand them. They asked Dzul Qarnain to build for them a Saad. Saad is a dam. Because the people were complaining of two tribes. They said : Ya'juj and Ma'juj are corrupting our land. We are going to pay you money. If you are gonna make a wall between us and them. A dam. These people were complaing to Dzul Qarnain. They want Dzul Qarnain to establish a Dam. That would seal Ya'juj and Ma'juj away from them. Dzul Qarnain said : I don't need your money. Allah SWT has given me enough wealth. But I want you to help me with your man power. Give me the raw material of iron. Then Dzul Qarnain made it as a barrier between the two mountains. He used that iron to build the dam betweet the two mountains. And he ordered them to heat it up until it melted. And then he poured on it Qitra. Qitra is explained as either Lead or Copper. Pb or Cu. When you mix steel with lead or copper. You will get either brass or bronze. In scientific name we call it Alloy. So he made this compound. He mixed the iron or the steel with brass or copper. There's a difference of opinion of what Qitr exactly means.
Allah SWT said that he didn't only build a Saad. Because a Saad means A dam but he build Radma. Radm is something that seals of completely. As-Saad is a horizontal barrier but it is open on the top. So Ya'juj and Ma'juj could climb over it. The people asked Dzul Qarnain to build a dam or a wall. But Dzul Qarnain went further. He built something which is better than dam or wall. And this is Ihsaan (Perfection). And it was Radm which something that was so strong. So impermeable that nothing can reach, nothing can come and nothing can come. So Dzul Qarnain did it. Then he said : This is from the mercy of My Lord. He sealed off Ya'juj and Ma'juj. Therefore, we cannot really see them now. We don't know where they are because they are completely sealed off somewhere underground. They have no clue where they are. And they are somewhere in the east. They are sealed off with no climate, no weaponry, nothing. Rasulullah SAW pointed that they're coming out from the east of Madina. But where exactly Wallahu'alam Allah knows better.
Ya'juj and Ma'juj will be blocked off the world until a certain time that is gonna come. Allah, it is only Allah who will destroy and who will allow for that wall to be destroyed. Because no one has been able to break through this wall ever since. Until the promise of Allah SWT comes. This seal will be levelled to the ground. One day. Rasulullah SAW says. Everyday Ya'juj and Ma'juj are piercing through this barrier. When it's night. When they're done with their work. And they have just a little bit left. Their leader would say : Let's come back and finish it tomorrow. They would come back tomorrow and find that it is sealed off again. So they dig. They dig it all the way until they're almost there and then they leave. They come tomorrow. Next day and they find out that it was sealed as if it was new. Rasulullah SAW says until one day. Until when their term is appointed and are destined to come out. They will dig through it. And then their leader will say : Tomorrow we're gonna come back And Insha Allah we're gonna complete digging it. So they will say Insha Allah. By the way, in the time of Rasulullah SAW. A small, very small opening occured in that seal. Because Rasulullah SAW was smiling and then suddenly his face changed. He was concerned and shocked. Then he said : Woe to the Arabs! From a bad thing that is come very near. Today the wall of Ya'juj and Ma'juj has been opened as much as this. And he made a ring with his fingers. So this much has been passed through the wall. Can you depict how big it will be today. Because at the time of Rasulullah, Rasululah himself says that the hole is like a ring. The time of Rasulullah and nowadays have so much different in days. It was 1000 years ago. How they break the wall. Wallahu'alam.
That is the way it will happen when the day comes. First of all, Ya'juj and Ma'juj are unable to get out of there. They are a very primitive people. Their understanding of technology is not like us. They don't know what's going on in the world right now. They don't have computers nor aeroplanes. Even weaponry they also don't have. They have nothing. Do you remember where they were sealed off? Yes that's right between 2 mountains. These mountains are covered with such bad climate. That if they try to go up these mountains. They will die. So they can't go around or on top of this wall. Some people said this wall is The Great Wall of China. No no it's not The Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China is broken. You can easily pass through it and on top of it. It's a tourist site. They aren't behind the wall of China. Nor are they the Chinese people. And some people they describe them as being short. They are like midgets walking around. They have got these strange eyes. This is all rubbish. You know there's nothing in the Hadith that states that they are like that. Like aliens or something. They're actually human beings from the upper part of the world. They have a certain look perhaps. Maybe more of an Asian look because it's that region. Allahu'alam. They are like us. But they are just very very corrupted. They are more corrupted than the corrupted people of today. Immoral, no principles, nothing.
And when they come out they just destroy everything. Have you ever watched World War Z? They are something like those zombies. And I think the director gets the idea from Quran. Because they way zombies act is exactly the same in Quran verses. Ya'juj and Ma'juj will destroy, rob, rape, kill, murder and all of these things. And the just worry about they want to be leaders of the world. The Prophet SAW tells us these Ya'juj and Ma'juj will come out in a time where Isa AS has already descended. Isa AS will be among us. And Allah SWT will send Jibril to Isa to tell him that. There is a creation of mine that are coming out. Nobody can fight them and stand against them. So take my servants to At-Tur. At-Tur in Palestine to save them from Ya'juj and Ma'juj. So Isa will take all of the believers and they would hide in Jerusalem. Rasulullah SAW says the army would march. They would come to the lake of Tiberias in Palestine. They would start drinking from the lake. By the time the back rows of the army arrive. The lake would be empty. They are so many. And they are eating and drinking everything that they would just drink this whole lake. Rasulullah SAW says again. Ya'juj and Ma'juj are gonna surround the believers. They're gonna besiege them. And this siege will be so hard on them. On Isa and his companions. That head of and ox. Would be more value to them than 100 dollar is to you now. Now 100 dollar in the time of Rasulullah was a lot of money. Oh in the time of Rasulullah got dollar money? Okay I will change to dinar. 100 dinar was a lot of money in the time of Rasulullah SAW. Now head of an Ox. Nowadays we throw the head we don't even eat it. A head of an ox would be so much value to them. Because of the scarcity. They have no food no drink.
Allah SWT said there is no nation until the Prophet has come. So Ya'juj and Ma'juj did get a Prophet but they rebelled. If you look in all the Prophets. There were only two Prophets that are mentioned to us whose people accepted. The rest all rejected and they were destroyed. Ya'juj Ma'juj are offsprings obviously of nation. They're non Arab. They don't specify what they are. They're non Arabs nation who betrayed their Prophets in the past. As what mentioned in Quran. Behold the day when Ya'juj and Ma'juj are released. They will be from every Hadb. Crawling, Walking they will be there. What does Hadb mean? Hadb means every place on Earth whether low or high. They will reach it. They will be there. And what this really means is that they will come out from a very rough and rigid place. It doesn't mean that they will enter every single area of the world. What it really means when they come out is. You will see them coming out from places. That have high and low cliffs. So they'll come out from a very rugged area. So Allah is telling us they will initially come out from valleys and mountains and rough terrain. And they will come out and disperse in the world. Doesn't necessarily mean that they will go to every part of the world. Hadb also means rugged and ridged terrains. When they come out. The will fight anyone in front of them. They kill them. So there'll be muslim that will be hiding. They won't kill everyone. But whoever in front of them they will kill. And they will only survie for a few days or months. The muslim will be in such a difficult time. Food will run out. Money would run out. So they'll still be here for a little while. After they kill. They think they killed all the people of Earth. They turn their arrows to the sky and then return with blood on it. And they will say now they have killed the people of the sky. They are now king of Earth. But then Allah perishes them.
Isa AS will make suplication and the muslim will make to. So Allah will destroy Ya'juj and Ma'juj by sending on them worms, insects. That will enter in to their necks and kill them and it will kill them all. It would be an epidemic that would kill them all. The whole nation of Gog and Magog. These 2 tribes would be exterminated. Well that doesn't solve the problem yet. Isa AS and his followers will come out from Jerusalem because now they're safe. But there is not a spot on the face of the Earth. That is not covered by the decompse bodies of Ya'juj and Ma'juj. They are so many of them. They are spread all over the world. That the whole Earth is contaminated. Because of the smell of their rotten bodies. Therefore, Isa would have to make Du'a to Allah SWT again to help. Ya'juj and Ma'juj are harm to the Muslim even if they are dead and alive. Isa and the Muslim they would make du'a so Allah would send birds. That are so big. Their necks are like the necks of Camels. And they will pick up these bodies and throw them away. And then Allah would send rain. That would wash the Earth and leave it clean as a mirror.
Gog and Magog are one of the major signs of Qiamah. That the end of the world has come very very near. Very near at the time of them. Jazakumullahhu khairan kathira. Biidznillah
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Jesus Loves You
A Christian friend sends you an email saying:
"Jesus loves you"
So how should a Muslim respond?
So this is how we responded to our brother in humanity with love and kindness, wanting sincere guidance for all of mankind and nothing but the best.
Christian friend says: "Jesus loves you"
Muslim Response:
Yes! That’s so true we agree that Jesus loves those who obey the Creator and worship Him alone without partners.
Yes! Jesus loves those who work hard to obtain the pleasure of God Almighty, and who are constantly repenting after they make sins, Repenting to the Creator alone and not to him (Jesus) or any other human being or creation.
Yes! Jesus loves those who accepted and lived his message at his time, the message of pure Monotheism, of Worshiping the Creator alone and not his Creation.
This by the way was the same Message that all the Prophets of God came with including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Solomon, David, Isaac, Ismail, (just to name a few) and Prophet Muhammad being the last Prophet sent to mankind (peace be on all of them).
Yes! Jesus loves those who love and obey their Creator by worshiping him alone without partners, but no one can love you more then your Maker who created you.
This is the One God Almighty that Jesus prostrated to and worshiped and also called people to Worship.
So let us learn a valuable lesson from all the Prophets that God sent to guide humanity with, and that is that we should always focus all of our Worship entirely to the Creator alone and not to his creation.
We have to say that we do love Jesus and all of the Prophets that God Almighty sent to guide humanity with, Prophet Muhammad being the final one (Pbuh).
Let us never take any of them as a deity next to God as that would be going against what all the prophets brought and taught of pure Monotheism, (Including Jesus) as mentioned in the
Old testament:
"You shall have no other gods but the one God"
And in the
New testament:
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
And also in the last and final testament, the unaltered, unedited, verbatim word of God Almighty the Quran:
Indeed, I am Allah(The Creator, Thee God) . There is no deity except Me,
We invite you to look into the way of life that was brought and taught by Jesus and all the other Prophets of which Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) was the final and last one.
The way of life that the Creator sent as a Mercy and out of love for all of mankind to live by, and that is Islam (Submission to the Creator alone and not his creation).
Very important:Please remember to pray to the Creator alone for guidance, directly without any middlemen.
Thank you very much
We pray that the Creator guides you to the truth.
Allah(The Creator) says in the Quran:
And whoever desires other than Islam (Submission to the Creator alone and not his creation) as a way of life never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. Quran 3:85
"Jesus loves you"
So how should a Muslim respond?
So this is how we responded to our brother in humanity with love and kindness, wanting sincere guidance for all of mankind and nothing but the best.
Christian friend says: "Jesus loves you"
Muslim Response:
Yes! That’s so true we agree that Jesus loves those who obey the Creator and worship Him alone without partners.
Yes! Jesus loves those who work hard to obtain the pleasure of God Almighty, and who are constantly repenting after they make sins, Repenting to the Creator alone and not to him (Jesus) or any other human being or creation.
Yes! Jesus loves those who accepted and lived his message at his time, the message of pure Monotheism, of Worshiping the Creator alone and not his Creation.
This by the way was the same Message that all the Prophets of God came with including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Solomon, David, Isaac, Ismail, (just to name a few) and Prophet Muhammad being the last Prophet sent to mankind (peace be on all of them).
Yes! Jesus loves those who love and obey their Creator by worshiping him alone without partners, but no one can love you more then your Maker who created you.
This is the One God Almighty that Jesus prostrated to and worshiped and also called people to Worship.
So let us learn a valuable lesson from all the Prophets that God sent to guide humanity with, and that is that we should always focus all of our Worship entirely to the Creator alone and not to his creation.
We have to say that we do love Jesus and all of the Prophets that God Almighty sent to guide humanity with, Prophet Muhammad being the final one (Pbuh).
Let us never take any of them as a deity next to God as that would be going against what all the prophets brought and taught of pure Monotheism, (Including Jesus) as mentioned in the
Old testament:
"You shall have no other gods but the one God"
And in the
New testament:
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
And also in the last and final testament, the unaltered, unedited, verbatim word of God Almighty the Quran:
Indeed, I am Allah(The Creator, Thee God) . There is no deity except Me,
We invite you to look into the way of life that was brought and taught by Jesus and all the other Prophets of which Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) was the final and last one.
The way of life that the Creator sent as a Mercy and out of love for all of mankind to live by, and that is Islam (Submission to the Creator alone and not his creation).
Very important:Please remember to pray to the Creator alone for guidance, directly without any middlemen.
Thank you very much
We pray that the Creator guides you to the truth.
Allah(The Creator) says in the Quran:
And whoever desires other than Islam (Submission to the Creator alone and not his creation) as a way of life never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. Quran 3:85
Friday, February 7, 2014
Definition of Salah
Here only short article. Salah is action that started with takbiratul ihram and ended with salam. See it didn't mention start with intention or lafaz niat and end with wiping your face. Of course Rasulullah SAW himself never read niat before salah and ended it with wiping his face.
Abu Huraira reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) got up for prayer, he would say the takbir (Allah-o-Akbar) when standing, then say the takbir when bowing. then say: "Allah listened to him who praised him," when coming to the erect position after bowing, then say while standing: "To Thee, our Lord, be the praise", then recite the takbir when getting down for prostration, then say the takbir on raising his head, then say the takbir on prostrating himself, then say the takbir on raising his head.He would do that throughout the whole prayer till he would complete it, and he would say the takbir when he would get up at the end of two rak'as after adopting the sitting posture.Abu Huraira said: My prayer has the best resemblance amongst you with the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
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Abu Huraira reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) got up for prayer, he would say the takbir (Allah-o-Akbar) when standing, then say the takbir when bowing. then say: "Allah listened to him who praised him," when coming to the erect position after bowing, then say while standing: "To Thee, our Lord, be the praise", then recite the takbir when getting down for prostration, then say the takbir on raising his head, then say the takbir on prostrating himself, then say the takbir on raising his head.He would do that throughout the whole prayer till he would complete it, and he would say the takbir when he would get up at the end of two rak'as after adopting the sitting posture.Abu Huraira said: My prayer has the best resemblance amongst you with the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
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Can A Non Muslim Say Salam To Muslim ?
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatu and Selamat Sejahtera.
Do I really need to say Assalamualaikum and selamat sejahtera? Why because selamat sejahtera is for non muslim? Okay what does Assalamualaikum mean? Selamat sejahtera right? Or May peace be upon you. Itu belum lagi. In Malaysia we have special regards or greetings. Sound like this. Assalamualaikum , salam sejahtera dan salam satu Malaysia. Haha just kidding. If you want to say so that it's okay. It was not even related with religion. But Rasulullah SAW himself never said Salam Satu Madinah. No no he didn't.
There is one narration from Sahih Bukhari. Rasulullah SAW in one ceremony. Combined all muslim, musyrikin, idol worshippers and Jews. Then Rasulullah says Assalamualaikum.
Okay after this , try to say Assalamualaikum to your non muslim friends. Do they feel something weird? Do they feel like they want to pound you? Do they feel that you're talking bad to them? Precisely NO!! They will feel nothing and usually they understand or they know the meaning of Assalamualaikum. Same goes to non muslim. I mean when non muslim give salam to you. Answer it Waalaikumussalam. I don't know why in Malaysia. It's a problem for non muslim to say Assalamualaikum. Okay you go abroad. To any other Europe country or Africa country. If they see Muslim they will say Assalamualaikum brother. This shows the mannerism of their people.
Allah said in Quran chapter number 4 verse number 86 (An-Nisa:86)
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant.
This verse means that if someone has greeted you. Greet them as well with one better or maybe the same way they greeted you but must be in manner.
Ibn Abbas said : When Pharaoh (Firaun) give salaam to me. I will straight away answer it Waalaikumussalam. Okay did you see how generous Ibn Abbas was? Masha Allah.
Rasulullah SAW is very eloquent. Narrated by Bukhari. A group of Jews (Yahudi) met Rasulullah and they said : Assamu'alaika (death or destruction upon you). Aisyah the wife of Rasulullah heard this. She says : Alaikumus saam walla'nah (may destruction and laknat upon you). Then Rasulullah told Aisyah : Calm down Aisyah. Verily Allah loves those ihsan things. I have answered their salam. By saying waalaikum (upon you to).
See how Rasulullah acts. He really has a very high mannerism. High virtues. No need to reply them with laknat or death or anything. Because that is not what Islam taught us.
Do I really need to say Assalamualaikum and selamat sejahtera? Why because selamat sejahtera is for non muslim? Okay what does Assalamualaikum mean? Selamat sejahtera right? Or May peace be upon you. Itu belum lagi. In Malaysia we have special regards or greetings. Sound like this. Assalamualaikum , salam sejahtera dan salam satu Malaysia. Haha just kidding. If you want to say so that it's okay. It was not even related with religion. But Rasulullah SAW himself never said Salam Satu Madinah. No no he didn't.
There is one narration from Sahih Bukhari. Rasulullah SAW in one ceremony. Combined all muslim, musyrikin, idol worshippers and Jews. Then Rasulullah says Assalamualaikum.
Okay after this , try to say Assalamualaikum to your non muslim friends. Do they feel something weird? Do they feel like they want to pound you? Do they feel that you're talking bad to them? Precisely NO!! They will feel nothing and usually they understand or they know the meaning of Assalamualaikum. Same goes to non muslim. I mean when non muslim give salam to you. Answer it Waalaikumussalam. I don't know why in Malaysia. It's a problem for non muslim to say Assalamualaikum. Okay you go abroad. To any other Europe country or Africa country. If they see Muslim they will say Assalamualaikum brother. This shows the mannerism of their people.
Allah said in Quran chapter number 4 verse number 86 (An-Nisa:86)
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant.
This verse means that if someone has greeted you. Greet them as well with one better or maybe the same way they greeted you but must be in manner.
Ibn Abbas said : When Pharaoh (Firaun) give salaam to me. I will straight away answer it Waalaikumussalam. Okay did you see how generous Ibn Abbas was? Masha Allah.
Rasulullah SAW is very eloquent. Narrated by Bukhari. A group of Jews (Yahudi) met Rasulullah and they said : Assamu'alaika (death or destruction upon you). Aisyah the wife of Rasulullah heard this. She says : Alaikumus saam walla'nah (may destruction and laknat upon you). Then Rasulullah told Aisyah : Calm down Aisyah. Verily Allah loves those ihsan things. I have answered their salam. By saying waalaikum (upon you to).
See how Rasulullah acts. He really has a very high mannerism. High virtues. No need to reply them with laknat or death or anything. Because that is not what Islam taught us.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Islam Is Simple . But Don't Make It Simple
May Allah bless every single of us. Dear counterparts, Islam is not
burdensome for you. Until you have to meet Sheikh , Ustaz or any other righteous and pious person
and drink the water from their leg container or kiss their sole to meet Allah
Jalla Waa'la. Allah AWJ has something simple, something easy for
you to meet Him.
See Him in Dzikr. See Him in du'a. See Him in tahajjud. See Him in "Astaghfirullah hala'zim" with sincerity. This religion (Islam) never taught us to meet any teacher. To say that "O Teacher. I want to repent. Please help me. These are my list of sins".
There is one narration from Muslim. A man comes to Prophet SAW. He told the Prophet SAW. "O Prophet, I've committed zina". And he says "I've done everything except for zina". Saidina Umar RA says. "Indeed Allah has covered all your disgrace. And why not you cover it for yourself". Umar RA said this in front of Prophet SAW. The door for mankind to connect with Allah is very convenient. We can immediately connect with Allah. Today we committed sin. And we feel guilty. We say "Astaghfirullah" "O Allah please forgive me"
Dear counterparts, we need not to admit our sins that we have done in front of everybody. It's our business with Allah. Don't let everybody involve and interfere you. And there is one man comes to Prophet SAW and says "O Rasulullah, I've committed zina" And what did Prophet do ? He turned away and didn't want to see the face of that man. That man says it repeatedly and so does Rasulullah SAW.
Those who need Allah. Biidznillah you will find Him anytime and anywhere. Teachers' responsibility is to give us knowledge. Give us knowledge about how to connect with Allah. There is another narration. A man has killed 99 people. He went to see 'Abid ( person who likes to make ibadah a lot but no knowledge) . Then he asked the 'Abid. "O brother. Do I still have chance to repent to Allah?" Then the 'Abid said. "No you won't get the opportunity. And Allah won't accept your repentance because you have killed 99 people". Then this man heard the talk of 'Abid and then he kills that 'Abid. Then complete 100. Then the man continues his journey. To meet someone who can help him to repent to Allah. See how passionate this man is. The he found 'Alim ( a person who is knowledgable). He asked the same question. "Do I still have the chance to repent to Allah?" The 'Alim said. "Nothing can stop you. Nothing can block you to repent to Allah. Go ahead". See the difference? How 'Abid and 'Alim answered the question?
Ensuing that, the 'Alim said. "If you want to repent. Go and leave your place. Join the people at edge of town. Go and submit yourself to Allah. Surrender yourself to Allah. Don't go back to your place. Because your place is where evil and cruelty take charge. The 'Alim really wants that man to repent then he gave a spirituality advise and spirituality experience to that man.
From those circumstances, we know how to choose a great teacher. And we see that without knowledge. We are nothing. Remember. Some people go to the Jannah by their good speak. By their sincerity of donating. And also a prostitute that gave drink to the craving dog. We will go to Jannah by the mercy of Allah. Not by our deeds. Biidznillah. Yes indeed we will to the Fire by our bad deeds. Naudzubillah
See Him in Dzikr. See Him in du'a. See Him in tahajjud. See Him in "Astaghfirullah hala'zim" with sincerity. This religion (Islam) never taught us to meet any teacher. To say that "O Teacher. I want to repent. Please help me. These are my list of sins".
There is one narration from Muslim. A man comes to Prophet SAW. He told the Prophet SAW. "O Prophet, I've committed zina". And he says "I've done everything except for zina". Saidina Umar RA says. "Indeed Allah has covered all your disgrace. And why not you cover it for yourself". Umar RA said this in front of Prophet SAW. The door for mankind to connect with Allah is very convenient. We can immediately connect with Allah. Today we committed sin. And we feel guilty. We say "Astaghfirullah" "O Allah please forgive me"
Dear counterparts, we need not to admit our sins that we have done in front of everybody. It's our business with Allah. Don't let everybody involve and interfere you. And there is one man comes to Prophet SAW and says "O Rasulullah, I've committed zina" And what did Prophet do ? He turned away and didn't want to see the face of that man. That man says it repeatedly and so does Rasulullah SAW.
Those who need Allah. Biidznillah you will find Him anytime and anywhere. Teachers' responsibility is to give us knowledge. Give us knowledge about how to connect with Allah. There is another narration. A man has killed 99 people. He went to see 'Abid ( person who likes to make ibadah a lot but no knowledge) . Then he asked the 'Abid. "O brother. Do I still have chance to repent to Allah?" Then the 'Abid said. "No you won't get the opportunity. And Allah won't accept your repentance because you have killed 99 people". Then this man heard the talk of 'Abid and then he kills that 'Abid. Then complete 100. Then the man continues his journey. To meet someone who can help him to repent to Allah. See how passionate this man is. The he found 'Alim ( a person who is knowledgable). He asked the same question. "Do I still have the chance to repent to Allah?" The 'Alim said. "Nothing can stop you. Nothing can block you to repent to Allah. Go ahead". See the difference? How 'Abid and 'Alim answered the question?
Ensuing that, the 'Alim said. "If you want to repent. Go and leave your place. Join the people at edge of town. Go and submit yourself to Allah. Surrender yourself to Allah. Don't go back to your place. Because your place is where evil and cruelty take charge. The 'Alim really wants that man to repent then he gave a spirituality advise and spirituality experience to that man.
From those circumstances, we know how to choose a great teacher. And we see that without knowledge. We are nothing. Remember. Some people go to the Jannah by their good speak. By their sincerity of donating. And also a prostitute that gave drink to the craving dog. We will go to Jannah by the mercy of Allah. Not by our deeds. Biidznillah. Yes indeed we will to the Fire by our bad deeds. Naudzubillah
Don't Swear by Anyone Except by Allah
Don’t swear by anyone except by Allah ...
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In shariah it’s well known, that it’s prohibited to swear by anyone or anything except Allah.
Swearing on ANYTHING, OR ANYONE other than Allaah, is an extremely serious matter and is considered SHIRK, even if the person swearing is telling the truth.
Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger(sallalahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sallam) said: ”Whoever swears by other than Allah has disbelieved or committed Shirk.” [At-Tirmidhi graded this Hadith as Hasan (fair) and Al-Hakim has graded it Sahih (sound)].
Yet, it is very common in our daily lives that we see and hear people swearing by a vast multitude of things. Some people swear by the Prophet (peace be upon Him), Ali (RA), or some other righteous person, or even the Ka'aba or the angels.Sometimes they swear by their honesty or honor, such as in the Scouts' promise they say: "I promise by my honor…"
Also we see people, especially from the Indo-Pak subcontinent swearing by "the life of their child" or "their aged mother" or "their dead mother's grave" or their "sister's honor", etc. (being greatly influenced by the Indian Film Industry)!
Subhaan Allaah!
Sheikh ibn Jibreen says:
"….swearing by something implies veneration of it, and a created being cannot venerate another created being. This applies to swearing by the Prophets, angels, righteous people and all other created beings. And the Prophet (pbuh) said: "Whoever swears an oath, let him swear by Allaah or else remain silent." (Bukhaari, Muslim, others)
As far as the oaths that Allaah swears by in the Quraan are concerned, "…..these are oaths sworn by Allaah, and Allaah has the right to swear oaths by whatever He wills, but the created being can swear only be his Lord, may he be exalted."
(From al-Lu'lu' al-Makeen min Fataawaa ibn Jibreen)
So we have to really beware of this serious issue and not swear by anything except Allaah alone..
Actually, it is recommended in the Sharee'ah to be cautious about swearing oaths, and not to swear except when essential.
"And protect your oaths (i.e. do not swear much)"[al-Maa'idah:89]
And if someone LIES when he is swearing, then this is even worse and a major sin.
The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Of the major sins are: Associating anything in worship with Allah, disobedience to the parents, killing without justification and taking a false oath (intentionally).''[Al-Bukhari].
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In shariah it’s well known, that it’s prohibited to swear by anyone or anything except Allah.
Swearing on ANYTHING, OR ANYONE other than Allaah, is an extremely serious matter and is considered SHIRK, even if the person swearing is telling the truth.
Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger(sallalahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sallam) said: ”Whoever swears by other than Allah has disbelieved or committed Shirk.” [At-Tirmidhi graded this Hadith as Hasan (fair) and Al-Hakim has graded it Sahih (sound)].
Yet, it is very common in our daily lives that we see and hear people swearing by a vast multitude of things. Some people swear by the Prophet (peace be upon Him), Ali (RA), or some other righteous person, or even the Ka'aba or the angels.Sometimes they swear by their honesty or honor, such as in the Scouts' promise they say: "I promise by my honor…"
Also we see people, especially from the Indo-Pak subcontinent swearing by "the life of their child" or "their aged mother" or "their dead mother's grave" or their "sister's honor", etc. (being greatly influenced by the Indian Film Industry)!
Subhaan Allaah!
Sheikh ibn Jibreen says:
"….swearing by something implies veneration of it, and a created being cannot venerate another created being. This applies to swearing by the Prophets, angels, righteous people and all other created beings. And the Prophet (pbuh) said: "Whoever swears an oath, let him swear by Allaah or else remain silent." (Bukhaari, Muslim, others)
As far as the oaths that Allaah swears by in the Quraan are concerned, "…..these are oaths sworn by Allaah, and Allaah has the right to swear oaths by whatever He wills, but the created being can swear only be his Lord, may he be exalted."
(From al-Lu'lu' al-Makeen min Fataawaa ibn Jibreen)
So we have to really beware of this serious issue and not swear by anything except Allaah alone..
Actually, it is recommended in the Sharee'ah to be cautious about swearing oaths, and not to swear except when essential.
"And protect your oaths (i.e. do not swear much)"[al-Maa'idah:89]
And if someone LIES when he is swearing, then this is even worse and a major sin.
The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Of the major sins are: Associating anything in worship with Allah, disobedience to the parents, killing without justification and taking a false oath (intentionally).''[Al-Bukhari].
Why Allah Didn't Send Al-Quran to Adam AS
We were born as a baby. Then we reached
age of child. At the age of 4-6. We were learning at kindergarten. Ensuing that, we will go to primary school from the age of 7 until 12. Then, we go to
secondary school. After we finish our school. We will go to college or any
university.
Okay why in the age of 4 we didn't
straightly go to university? Yeah because we didn't reach the level to go
straightly. We need a step by step. So does Quran. Allah revealed it step by
step. Because every generation, Allah will change-up the syariah, the law.
Because arak or champagne or any other alcoholic drink was not forbidden, was
not haram once upon a time. We can speak in the salah once upon a time. So,
that is the reason why Allah didn't send Quran to Adam AS. But He sent to His
last Messenger Muhammad SAW.
If there any mistakes. Please correct me. May Allah forgive me
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Definition of "Hafaz"
DEFINITON OF "HAFAZ"
"Hafaz" means reserved and kept immortal in memory , particularly in recitation of Al-Quran.
In Bahasa Melayu, "menghafaz" means reading or learning the Ayah of Quran repeatedly in order to memorize it. Other than hafaz, in Malay it was called "hafal", that means has already dominated in memory without looking to the book or any note.
In Arabic language , it was mentioned as az-zakirah. People who have a powerful memory cited as quwwatuz zakirah (قوة الذاكرة) .
TYPES OF MEMORY
Memory or az-zakirah is very important in individual life. Tenis William says, memory is knowledge and information.
2. Temporary memory
3. Permanent memory
Process of memorizing
- Process of necessity in memorizing
- Process of consciousness and convergence about information in memory
- Process of saving memory
- Process of arranging memory
- Process memorizing and restoring information
Friday, January 31, 2014
The Importance of Choosing Friend
In the name of Allah , The most merciful and The most gracious. I begin my story of The Importance of Choosing Friend.
There was a man named Uqbah Ibn Abi Mu'aith . He's very close and near to Rasulullah SAW. He always changes opinion with Rasulullah SAW. And always be whereever Rasulullah SAW goes. In that time , he was not a muslim yet.
Once upon a time , he asked Rasulullah SAW to go to his house and have some supper. This shows how great the relationship of Rasulullah SAW and Uqbah. Then Rasulullah SAW goes to his house. Rasulullah SAW says to himself. "I will use this chance , this golden opportunity to make him embrace Islam" . Then Uqbah says , "O Rasulullah . Eat those foods". And Rasulullah SAW says . "I won't eat this food before you say The Syahadah. You must believe that Allah is the only God that exists and I'm His final Messenger".
Uqbah does say The Syahadah. "I do believe Allah is my one and only God and none other deity exists except Allah alone and you're His final Messenger". Then Rasulullah eats the foods that have been served.
And Uqbah used to have friend named Ubayy.
Ubayy was absent on that occasion. But when he was informed of what had happened, he said to ‘Uqbah: ‘You have renounced the religion of your forefathers?’
Uqbah said: ‘By Allah, I did not. I had a man in my house who refused to eat my food unless I bore witness to him and I was ashamed to let him leave my house without him eating, and so I bore witness to him and he ate my food’.
Ubayy said to him: ‘I will never be happy with you until you go to him, spit on his face and step on his neck’.
‘Uqbah did just that, and the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, said to him:
‘If I ever meet out of Mecca, I will behead you’.
‘Uqbah was later killed while in captivity at Badr. As for Ubayy ibn Khalaf, the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, killed him in a duel at Uhud.
Said al-Dahhak: “When ‘Uqbah spat on the face of the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, his spit split into two and flew back on ‘Uqbah’s face. This caused both his cheeks to burn and the scars resulting from this burning remained visible until he died”.
And the lesson we can learn here is. Make sure you choose your friend wisely. Find friend who can think postively and show you the right path. We can see how Uqbah deceived by Ubayy very easily. So make sure strengthen our Iman and may Allah forgive us and grant us goodness. May Allah guide every single of us. May Allah be please with all our good deeds that we have done. Biizdnillah. Jazakumullahu khairan kathira.
There was a man named Uqbah Ibn Abi Mu'aith . He's very close and near to Rasulullah SAW. He always changes opinion with Rasulullah SAW. And always be whereever Rasulullah SAW goes. In that time , he was not a muslim yet.
Once upon a time , he asked Rasulullah SAW to go to his house and have some supper. This shows how great the relationship of Rasulullah SAW and Uqbah. Then Rasulullah SAW goes to his house. Rasulullah SAW says to himself. "I will use this chance , this golden opportunity to make him embrace Islam" . Then Uqbah says , "O Rasulullah . Eat those foods". And Rasulullah SAW says . "I won't eat this food before you say The Syahadah. You must believe that Allah is the only God that exists and I'm His final Messenger".
Uqbah does say The Syahadah. "I do believe Allah is my one and only God and none other deity exists except Allah alone and you're His final Messenger". Then Rasulullah eats the foods that have been served.
And Uqbah used to have friend named Ubayy.
Ubayy was absent on that occasion. But when he was informed of what had happened, he said to ‘Uqbah: ‘You have renounced the religion of your forefathers?’
Uqbah said: ‘By Allah, I did not. I had a man in my house who refused to eat my food unless I bore witness to him and I was ashamed to let him leave my house without him eating, and so I bore witness to him and he ate my food’.
Ubayy said to him: ‘I will never be happy with you until you go to him, spit on his face and step on his neck’.
‘Uqbah did just that, and the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, said to him:
‘If I ever meet out of Mecca, I will behead you’.
‘Uqbah was later killed while in captivity at Badr. As for Ubayy ibn Khalaf, the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, killed him in a duel at Uhud.
Said al-Dahhak: “When ‘Uqbah spat on the face of the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, his spit split into two and flew back on ‘Uqbah’s face. This caused both his cheeks to burn and the scars resulting from this burning remained visible until he died”.
And the lesson we can learn here is. Make sure you choose your friend wisely. Find friend who can think postively and show you the right path. We can see how Uqbah deceived by Ubayy very easily. So make sure strengthen our Iman and may Allah forgive us and grant us goodness. May Allah guide every single of us. May Allah be please with all our good deeds that we have done. Biizdnillah. Jazakumullahu khairan kathira.
Criteria Of An Excellent Student
* Obeys the command of Allah and His Messenger ( Prophet Muhammad SAW)
* Respects parents and prays for them
* Respects all teachers and always loves them
* Gives big homage to own self
* Always prays and be thankful to Allah Jalla Wa'ala
* Always depends on Allah AWJ
* Loves knowledge and does whatever it benefits us
* Appears positively and tidy
* Has high motivation and does all works efficiently and relentlessly
* Masters in all profesions and techniques of study
* Good in preparation for examination
* Loves all subjects which has been learned.
* Makes friend with person who can think positively
* Helps those who in need
* Frequently does a lot of exercises such as sport and so on
Virtues of An Excellent Student
FAST
- Fast in every action
- Organise timetable
- Appreciate time
- Do not delay and postpone
BRAVE
- Know your own dignity
- Brave because you know you're truthful
- Consistent
- Have no doubts about things you have to face
Convince
- Recognise your own weaknesses
- Be mature in every action
- Always looking forward
- Be positive and optimist
Don't Shy
- Ask
- Raise your hand
- Attempt
- Tell the truth
Effort
- Effort is the most significant to achieve something
- Persistently hardworking
- Not easily giving up
- Not easily feel bored
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