1. Does the remembrance of Allah (Zikrullah) make your heart tremble?2. Does your Faith (Eiman) increase when verses of the Holy Quran are recited?3. Do you have complete trust (Tawakkul) in Allah Subhanuhu wa T’ala?4. Do you establish Salah (Prayer)?5. Do you spend of what Allah Subhanuhu wa T’ala has given you? If you answered yes… Continue reading Five Qualities and their Reward
Month: March 2008
Allah T’ala Instructs the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) on Dawah
Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ (7:199) [O Prophet!] Show forgiveness, enjoin equity, and avoid the ignorant. وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّهِ إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ (7:200) And if it happens that a prompting from Satan should stir you up, seek refuge with Allah. He… Continue reading Allah T’ala Instructs the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) on Dawah
He (s.a.a.w.) Preferred Living Poor
Prophet Muhammad (s.a.a.w.) lived a life of poverty from the day he was born till the day he died. Whenever, he had anything valuable, be it food, money, gold, or sheep, he preferred to give all away, even when he and his family were in need. In an agreed upon hadeeth, the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) said,… Continue reading He (s.a.a.w.) Preferred Living Poor
All human beings are bound in a covenant with God
Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَنِي آدَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتَ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُواْ بَلَى شَهِدْنَا أَن تَقُولُواْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَذَا غَافِلِينَ (7:172) When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam – from their loins – their descendants, and made them testify… Continue reading All human beings are bound in a covenant with God
Blessed is He
تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي The Arabic word tabaraka is very comprehensive, and cannot be understood fully and completely by “highly blessed”, not even by a sentence. However, its meanings may be grasped by keeping in view the first two verses of Surah Al-Furqan: تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْفُرْقَانَ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَالَمِينَ نَذِيرًا الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ… Continue reading Blessed is He
He created the heavens and the earth in six days
Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُغْشِي اللَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَاتٍ بِأَمْرِهِ أَلاَ لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالأَمْرُ تَبَارَكَ اللّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ (7:54) Surely your Lord is none other than Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth… Continue reading He created the heavens and the earth in six days
Prophet’s Guidance on Afflictions
The Prophet's sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam Guidance on Recovery from the Affliction of Distress and GriefImam Ibn ul Qayyim al JawziyyahMukhtasar Zaad al-Ma`aad© Nour E-Sham Book Centrehttp://islaam.com//Article.aspx?id=192 Ibn Abbas reported that Allah’s Apostle used to supplicate in times of trouble saying: "There is no god but Allah, the Great, the Tolerant, there is no god… Continue reading Prophet’s Guidance on Afflictions
10 Ways of Protection from Shaytan
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al JawziyyahSummarized from Bida’i` al-Fawa’id (304-308)Translated by islaam.comhttp://islaam.com//Article.aspx?id=651 Seeking refuge with Allah from Shaytan. Allah the Most High said, “And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.” [41:36] Recitation of the two soorahs al-Falaq and an-Nas,… Continue reading 10 Ways of Protection from Shaytan
Double Reward or Punishment
Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: قَالَ ادْخُلُواْ فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مِّن الْجِنِّ وَالإِنسِ فِي النَّارِ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا حَتَّى إِذَا ادَّارَكُواْ فِيهَا جَمِيعًا قَالَتْ أُخْرَاهُمْ لأُولاَهُمْ رَبَّنَا هَـؤُلاء أَضَلُّونَا فَآتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ النَّارِ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَـكِن لاَّ تَعْلَمُونَ (7:38) Allah will say: ‘Enter the fire of… Continue reading Double Reward or Punishment
Allah does not command Indecency
Allah T'ala says in the Holy Quran: إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَاء Indded, Allah does not command indecency. This sentence appears in Ayat 7:28: وَإِذَا فَعَلُواْ فَاحِشَةً قَالُواْ وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَا آبَاءنَا وَاللّهُ أَمَرَنَا بِهَا قُلْ إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَاء أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللّهِ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ (7:28) And when such people commit an indecent… Continue reading Allah does not command Indecency