Ex-Christian, now following Eesa's way, peace be upon him, after realising Eesa is but Abdullah.
Wa 'Idh Qala Allahu Ya 'Eesa Ibna Maryama 'A'anta Qulta Lilnnasi Attakhidhuni Wa 'Ummiya 'Ilahayni Min Duni Allahi Qala Subhanaka Ma Yakunu Li 'An 'Aqula Ma Laysa Li Bihaqqin 'In Kuntu Qultuhu Faqad `Alimtahu Ta`lamu Ma Fi Nafsi Wa La 'A`lamu Ma Fi Nafsika 'Innaka 'Anta `Allamu Al-Ghuyubi
And when Allah will say: O Isa son of Maryam! did you say to men, Take me and my mother for two gods besides Allah he will say: Glory be to Thee, it did not befit me that I should say what I had no right to (say); if I had said it, Thou wouldst indeed have known it; Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I do not know what is in Thy mind, surely Thou art the great Knower of the unseen things.
Ma Qultu Lahum 'Illa Ma 'Amartani Bihi 'Ani
A`budu Allaha Rabbi Wa Rabbakum:
Wa Kuntu `Alayhim Shahidaan Ma Dumtu Fihim Falamma Tawaffaytani Kunta 'Anta Ar-Raqiba `Alayhim Wa 'Anta `Ala Kulli Shay'in Shahidun
I did not say to them aught save what Thou didst enjoin me with: That
serve Allah, my Lord and your Lord, and I was a witness of them so long as I was among them, but when Thou didst cause me to die, Thou wert the watcher over them, and Thou art witness of all things.
If You Visit Please Some Advise, Islamic Advise For Me! Please
JUST WONDERING, WHY IS THERE NOT A OPTION FOR GUYS, UNDER MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED AND LOOKING??
Might start uploading parts of tapes I have which the speaker speak intensily, which I really like and then will add links for yall if you wanna listen to the full thing, Ahmed Ali is coming next I think, with Love for the Prophet peace be upon him.
I have taken the clip of the Ahmed Ali Talk, inshallah I will put another one on shortly, of a passionate brother, whom i dont know, but I heard this in a tape named Women in Islam, but it is advise to all of us, I listen to this before my reversion.
For now I will jus put a clip of a bro. reciting surah Ar Rahman in Salah, which to me is very beautiful.
Play please, if you do, please pay attention and do not have this as backgrund!:
The Profound Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
"I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning"
~Prophet Muhammad
Many people these days wonder what the teachings of Islam are; what better way to find out than to turn to the words of the Prophet Muhammad pbuh himself? Following are 51 prophetic sayings to provide the reader with a glimpse of his teachings in every aspect of life:
Spirituality
The Prophet said: 'Wealth does not come from having great riches; (true) wealth is contentment of the soul.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Cognizance
The Prophet said: 'The similitude of the one who contemplates his Lord versus the one who does not is that of the living versus the dead.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Sincerity
The Prophet said: 'Actions will be judged according to their intentions.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Mercy
The Prophet said: 'Show mercy to those on earth so that He who is in heaven will have mercy on you.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®)
Gentleness
The Prophet said: 'Whoever is deprived of gentleness is deprived of all good.' (Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Forgiveness
The Prophet said: 'Whoever suffers an injury done to him and forgives (the person responsible), Allah will raise his status to a higher degree and remove one of his sins.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®)
Virtue
The Prophet said: 'Do not be people without minds of your own, saying that if others treat you well you will treat them well, and that if they do wrong you will do wrong. Instead, accustom yourselves to do good if people do good and not to do wrong if they do evil.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®)
Justice
The Prophet said: 'The most virtuous jihأƒآ¢d is when one speaks a word of truth before an unjust ruler.' (Sunan Abأƒآ® Dawأƒآ»d, Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®, Sunan Ibn Mأƒآ¢jah)
Civility
The Prophet said: 'The Muslim does not slander, curse, speak obscenely, or speak rudely.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®)
Honesty
The Prophet said: 'Honesty leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man remains honest and concerned about honesty until he is recorded as an honest man with Allah. Lying leads to sinfulness and sinfulness leads to the Fire. A man keeps lying and remains partial to lies until he is recorded as a liar with Allah.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukharأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Tolerance
Once the Prophet was seated at some place in Madinah, along with his Companions. During this time a funeral procession passed by. On seeing this, the Prophet stood up. One of his companions remarked that the funeral was that of a Jew. The Prophet replied, أ¢â‚¬إ“Was he not a human being?أ¢â‚¬? (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim, Sunan An-Nasأƒآ¢'أƒآ®)
A disbelieving Bedouin urinated in the mosque, and the people rushed to beat him. Allah's Apostle ordered them to leave him alone, let him finish and pour water over the place where he has passed urine. The Prophet then explained to the Bedouin calmly, "This is a place of worship, in it is the worship of God and the reading of Qur'an." After the Bedouin had left, the Prophet then said to his companions, " You have been sent to make things easy (for the people) and you have not been sent to make things difficult for them." (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Equality
The Prophet said: 'There is no superiority for an Arab over a non-Arab, nor for a non-Arab over an Arab, nor for a fair-skinned person over a person with dark skin, nor for a dark-skinned person over a person with fair skin. Whoever is more pious and God-fearing is more deserving of honour.' (Musnad Ahmad)
Gratitude
The Prophet said: 'Contemplate those who have less than you and not those who have more than you, lest you belittle the favors of Allah conferred upon you'. (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Simplicity
The Prophet said: 'What is little but sufficient is better than that which is abundant but causes heedlessness.' (Sahأƒآ®h Ibn Hibbأƒآ¢n)
Humility
The Prophet said: 'God has revealed to me that you must be humble, so that no one oppresses another and boasts over another.' (Sahأƒآ®h Muslim, Sunan Abأƒآ® Dawأƒآ»d)
Generosity
The Prophet said: 'The food of two people is enough for three, and the food of three people is enough for four.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Appreciation
The Prophet said: 'Whoever does not thank people (for their favors) has not thanked Allah (properly), Mighty and Glorious is He!' (Musnad Ahmad, Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®)
Calmness
The Prophet said: 'Calmness and determination is from Allah and haste is from Satan.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®)
Patience
The Prophet said: 'No one can give a better or more abundant gift than patience.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Perseverance
The Prophet said: 'There is no clement person who has not stumbled, nor is there no wise person who possesses no experience.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®, Mustadarak Al-Hأƒآ¢kim)
Nonjudgemental
The Prophet said: 'Do not search for (the faults of others), for if anyone searches for (others) faults, God will search for his.' (Sunan Abأƒآ® Dawأƒآ»d)
Selfcritical
The Prophet said: 'Blessed is he who preoccupies himself with his own defects, rather than those of others.' (Musnad Al-Bazzأƒآ¢r)
Advice
The Prophet said: 'Make things easy (for people) and do not make them difficult, and cheer people up and do not drive them away.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Moderation
The Prophet said: 'The religion (of Islam) is easy. No one ever made it difficult without it becoming too much for him. So avoid extremes and strike a balance, do the best you can and be cheerful, and seek Allah's help (through prayer) in the morning, and evening, and part of the night.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®)
Charity
The Prophet said: 'Charity (sadaqah) is due upon every joint of a person on every day that the sun rises. Administering justice between two people is an act of charity; and to help a man concerning his riding beast by helping him on to it or lifting his luggage on to it is an act of charity; a good word is charity; and every step which you take to prayer is charity; and removing that which is harmful from the road is charity.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®)
Community
The Prophet said: 'The believer is not the one who eats his fill when the neighbour beside him is hungry.' (Sunan Al-Bayhaqأƒآ®)
Affability
The Prophet said: 'The believer is one who is sociable [with others], and there is no benefit in one who is not sociable [with others] nor in one who is not met sociably [by them].' (Mustadarak Al-Hأƒآ¢kim, Shu'ab al-أƒإ½mأƒآ¢n Al-Bayhaqأƒآ®)
Business Ethics
The Prophet said: 'A truthful and trustworthy merchant will be in the company of the prophets, the very truthful, and the martyrs.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®, Sunan Ad-Dأƒآ¢rimأƒآ®, Sunan Ad-Dأƒآ¢raqutnأƒآ®)
Employment
The Prophet said: 'Pay the laborer his due before his sweat dries.' (Sunan Ibn Mأƒآ¢jah)
Leadership
The Prophet said: 'On a journey, the leader of the group is their servant.' (Sunan Ibn Mأƒآ¢jah, Shu'ab Al-أƒإ½mأƒآ¢n Al-Bayhaqأƒآ®)
Reliability
The Prophet said: 'He who does not keep his trusts lacks in faith and he who does not keep his agreements lacks in religion'. (Shu'ab Al-أƒإ½mأƒآ¢n Al-Bayhaqأƒآ®)
Accountability
The Prophet said: 'The burden of proof is upon the plaintiff and the taking of oath is upon the defendant.' (Sunan Al-Bayhaqأƒآ®)
Responsibility
The Prophet said: 'Each one of you is a guardian and is responsible for what he is entrusted with.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Morality
The Prophet said: 'The most perfect of the believers in faith are the best of them in moral excellence, and the best of you are the kindest to their wives. (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®)
Nobility
The Prophet said: 'None but a noble man treats women in an honorable manner, and none but an ignoble treats women disgracefully.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®)
Unity
The Prophet said: 'Believers are like a single person; if his eye is in pain his whole body pains, and if his head is in pain his whole body pains.' (Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Family
The Prophet said: 'The best of you is the one who is best to his own family, and I am the best of you towards my family.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®, Sunan Ibn Mأƒآ¢jah)
The Prophet said: 'He is not one of us who does not show mercy to our little ones and respect to our elders.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®)
Efficiency
The Prophet said: 'There are two blessings that many people fail to make the most of: good health and free time.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®)
Education
The Prophet said: 'Seeking knowledge is a religious obligation for every Muslim (male or female).' (Sunan Ibn Mأƒآ¢jah, Sunan Al-Bayhaqأƒآ®)
Inquiry
The Prophet said: 'The cure for ignorance is to question.' (Sunan Abأƒآ® Dawأƒآ»d)
Vigilance
The Prophet said: 'A believer is not stung from the same hole twice.' (Sahأƒآ®h Bukhأƒآ¢rأƒآ®, Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Discipline
The Prophet said: 'The wise one is he who has subdued his lower self and has prepared for what follows death. And the foolish one is he who has placed his lower self in pursuance of its desires and has vain hopes about Allah.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®, Sunan Ibn Mأƒآ¢jah)
Modesty
The Prophet said: 'Modesty is part of faith.' (Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Beauty
The Prophet said: 'Allah is beautiful and loves beauty.' (Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Hygiene
The Prophet said: 'Purity and cleanliness is part of faith.' (Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Diet
The Prophet said: 'There is no vessel worse for the son of Adam to fill than his stomach. A few morsels are sufficient for him. If he is to consume more then a third is for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for air.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhأƒآ®, Sunan Ibn Mأƒآ¢jah)
Nature
The Prophet said: 'If a Muslim plants a seedling or cultivates a field, whenever a bird a human or an animal eats of it, it will be counted as a charity for him.' (Sahأƒآ®h Muslim)
Animals
The Prophet said: 'Anyone who kills even a sparrow for no reason (should know that) it will cry alound to Allah on the Day of the Resurrection, saying, "O my Lord! So-and-so killed me just for fun; he killed me for no reason!" ' (Sunan An-Nasأƒآ¢'أƒآ®)
A'isha said: 'I was once riding a difficult (slow-moving) camel, so I kept hitting it. When the Prophet saw me, he said: 'Be gentle, for gentleness adorns everything in which it is found, and its absence leaves everything tainted.' (Musnad Ahmad)
Is there any other leader who has blessed his followers with guidance and teachings so comprehensive and profound? This is why we love our Prophet, Muhammad, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
Likes
Kids, Kids ON THAT NOTE: , Chinese Food, Sleep, Small shoes are cute, study circles, masjids, Adhan, the list is endless basically
Dislikes
Doubt, I read in an article which I think was entitled Conditions of Shahada, that Doubt is effectivly worse that sin, in the sense that sinner will know what he is doing is wrong, and if he chooses to do so is able to find a way to rectify it, thus he has knowledge of his wrongdoing, but doubt is a constant worry in which one cannot pin point it as one can do with sin, and doubt is said to be removed through, KNOWLEDGE, which is one of the conditions of Shahada, although this was under CERTAINTY.
Abit Random but metal bed frames, cos when you sleep and you strecht your foot, the metal is really cold :(
Muslimahs who, Alhamdulilah wear a headscarf, but then have a face full of make up, specially when they post their pictures up, erm, why do it?
Men and Women, but I guess Women more cos it stands out, who wear Tight, I mean real tight, I mean like, if they had a pimple of their posterior you would see it cos they clothes so tight!
When you try and do what the Prophet peace be upon him said, i.e stand toe to toe in prayer, and you move your foot to touch the brother nexto you and he moves it away, WHY BROTHER, WHY!
Those who steal from their prayer, specially Imams!
Those who attribute knowledge of the Unseen to their Imams, Shaykhs and so on.
The act of harming or causing oneself to bleed and also causing one's children to bleed in rememberance of something or another.
Fabricated Ahadeeth.
(Volume 4, Book 56, Number 712:
Allah's Apostle said, "Verily, one of the worst lies is ....or to attribute to me what I have not said...) >
Audios
Hudayfe is nice, and theres this kid I like very nice recitor, at the moment surah Ar-Rahman is capture me. Most Zakir Naik, Khalid Yasin, Jamal Badawi (check spelling) Yusuf Estes and the list
Khalid Yasin (THIS IS A CLIP AT THE END OF THE VIDEOS OF KHALID YASIN'S SHOWIN OTHER VIDEOS PLEASE VIEW THIS, VERY NICE SPEAKER:
and Zakir Naik and Ahmed Deedat videos are a big thing. And A Blind Hafiz Brother:
Zakir Naik's First Debate I saw watch out at 17:40 or so, I love that bit :
OMG THIS IS THE DEEPEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD, SHE TELLS EM WHAT SURAH, WHERE THE SURAH WAS REVEALED AYAH AND SO ON:
Hmmm, Hyde Park I think:
OMG I FOUND A LITTLE BIT OF IT, THIS IS NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Books
Mushaf,also Malcolm X's Autobiography, Du'a Weapon of the Beliver, Kittab-a-Tuahid, Fundamentals of Tawheed Bilal Philips....
The Prophet's Advice to Mu'aadh ibn Jabal
By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-`Uthaymeen
Muأ¢â‚¬â„¢aadh bin Jabal reported from the Messenger of Allaah(SAW) that he said,
"Fear Allaah wheresoever you may be, and follow up and evil deed with a good one, it will efface it (the evil deed). And deal with mankind with good manners." Reported by at-Tirmidhee and he said that it was a Hasan hadeeth.
[al-Haakim reports it in al-Mustadrak and states that it meets the conditions of Bukhaaree and Muslim. Adh-Dhahabee agreed.]
This hadeeth is one of the Forty Ahaadeeth of the author, may Allaah have mercy upon him, and in it is that the Prophet(SAW) gave three great and important pieces of advice:
THE FIRST: He said, "have taqwaa of Allaah wheresoever you may be." Taqwaa means to stay away from the forbidden matters and to enact the obligatory matters أ¢â‚¬â€œ this is taqwaa! That you enact what Allaah has commanded you, sincerely for Allaah and in compliance to the Messenger of Allaah(SAW), and that you leave what Allaah has forbidden due to His prohibiting it and to steer clear of it.
For example that you establish the greatest obligation that Allaah has imposed upon you after the testimony of faith أ¢â‚¬â€œ the prayer, and you establish it completely - fulfilling all of its conditions and pillars and obligations, fulfilling all of these perfectly. So whosoever leaves off any of these conditions, pillars or obligations then he has not feared Allaah (to the best of his ability), rather he has been deficient in this to the extent of what he left out.
In Zakaah, the Taqwaa of Allaah lies in your calculating all of your property on which the zakaah is due, and your giving the zakaah as a means of purifying yourself without any miserliness or tightfistedness, or delay. And whosoever does not do this than he has not feared Allaah.
In fasting, the Taqwaa of Allaah lies in your establishing the fast as you have been commanded, distancing yourself from idle speech, obscene words and mannerisms, boisterous behaviour, backbiting and spreading tales and other such things that would make the fast deficient and remove the spirit of fasting. The true meaning of fasting is to fast from that which Allaah, Azza wa Jall, has made forbidden. The same applies to all of the obligations that are used to establish obedience to Allaah, and compliance to His command, sincerely for Him and in following His Messenger. Likewise all the forbidden actions are to be left in compliance to His prohibition.
THE SECOND: "and follow up and evil deed with a good one, it will efface it (the evil deed)." Meaning that when you perform an evil action then follow it up with a good action for the good action effaces the evil. And from the good actions to be performed after the evil is that you repent to Allaah for this evil action, for indeed repentance is from the most noble and excellent of the good actions as Allaah has said, "indeed Allaah Loves those who repent and those who purify themselves." (2:222) And He said, "and repent to Allaah all of you, O believers so that you may be successful." (24:31)
Similarly righteous actions expiate the evil actions as the Prophet(SAW) said, "the five daily prayers and one Jumuأ¢â‚¬â„¢ah to the next Jumuأ¢â‚¬â„¢ah, and one Ramadaan to the next Ramadaan, is an expiation for what lies between them as long as one refrains from the major sins." [Muslim], and he said, "one Umrah to the next is an expiation for what is between them." [Bukhaaree].
Therefore the good actions efface the evil.
THE THIRD: "and deal with mankind with good manners." The first two pieces of advice were those related to relationship with the Creator, this third relates to relationship of the creation to the creation. This being to deal with mankind with the best manners such that you will be praised and not blamed. This by having a cheerful complexion, being truthful in speech, speaking to others nicely and other such good manners.
There are a large number of texts concerning the excellence of having good manners to the extent that the Messenger(SAW) said, "the most complete believer with respect to faith is the one with the best manners." And he informed us that the most deserving of mankind to him(SAW) and the closest to him in ranking on the Day of Judgement would be those with the best manners.
So noble manners, along with their being a way to beautify gatherings and the person who possesses them being beloved to the people, contain a huge reward which will bestowed upon the person on the Day of Judgement.
So preserve these three pieces of advice from the Prophet(SAW) and Allaah is the Grantor of Success.
Increasing Eemaan
Shaykh `Abdul `Aziz ibn Baz
Question: I begin my question by seeking your advice that I may benefit from you with regards to how I may increase my eemaan (faith?)أ¢â‚¬آ¦
Answer: We advise you to recite the Qur'aan frequently and that you increase in your hearing of it and in your recitation of it. Reflect and consider its meaning to the best of your ability and what you do not understand of it, then ask the people of knowledge of your country about it, or write to those outside of your country from the Scholars of Sunnah (Prophetic guidance).
We also advise you to increase in the dhikr (remembrance) of Allaah with such remembrances and supplications that are authentically related, such as saying laa ilaaha illallaah (that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah), or saying subhaanallaah wal-hamdulillaah wa laa ilaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar (declaring Allaah free from all imperfections, praising Him and declaring that none has the right to be worshipped except Him and that He is greater), and their like. For this purpose, we urge you to refer to books such as al-Kalimut-Tayyib of Ibn Taymiyyah, al-Waabilus-Sayyib of Ibn al-Qayyim, Riyaadhus-Saaliheen and al-Adhkaar both by Imaam an-Nawawee, and their like. This is because the remembrance of Allaah increases eemaan (faith) and causes hearts to attain tranquility, as Allaah - the Most High - said: "Indeed in the remembrance of Allaah do hearts find tranquility." [Soorah ar-Ra`d 13:28].
Also preserve your five daily Prayers, your Fasting and the rest of your obligations - along with hoping in Allaah's mercy and forgiveness and relying upon Him in all your affairs. Allaah - the Most High - said: "The Believers are only those who, when Allaah is mentioned, feel a fear in the hearts, and when His Verses are recited to them, it increases their eemaan (faith), and they put their trust and rely upon Allaah alone. They are those who perform the Prayer and spend out of that which We have given them, they are Believers in truth. For them are grades of dignity and nobility with their Lord, and also forgiveness and generous provisions." [Soorah al-Anfaal 8:2-4]
An Extract from Fundamentals of Tawheed
By Bilal Philips
Tawheed ar-Ruboobeeyah (Maintaining the Unity of Lordship)
This category is based on the fundamental concept that Allaah alone caused all things to exist when there was nothing; He sustains and maintains creation without any need from it or for it; and He is the sole Lord of the universe and its inhabitants without any real challenge to His sovereignty. In Arabic the word used to describe this creator-sustainer quality is Ruboobeeyah which is derived from the root "Rabb" (Lord). According to this category, since God is the only real power in existence, it is He who gave all things the power to move and to change. Nothing happens in creation except what He allows to happen. In recognition of this reality, Prophet Muhammad (saws) used to often repeat the exclamatory phrase "La hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah" (There is no movement nor power except by Allaah's will).
The basis for the Ruboobeeyah concept can be found in many Qur'anic verses. For example, Allaah says:
"Allaah created all things and He Is the agent on which all things depend."9
"And Allaah created you all and whatever you do."10
"It was not you who threw, when you threw, but it was Allaah who threw."11
"And no calamity strikes except by Allaah's permission."12
The Prophet (saws) further elaborated on this concept saying, "Be aware that if the whole of mankind gathered together in order to do something to help you, they would only be able to do something for you which Allaah had already written for you. Likewise, if the whole of mankind gathered together to harm you, they would only be able to do something to harm you which Allaah had already written to happen to you"13
Thus, what man conceives as good fortune and misfortune are merely events predestined by Allaah as part of the tests of this life. The incidents follow patterns set only by Allaah. Allaah has said in the Qur'aan,
"O Believers! Surely there Is In your wives and children an enemy for you, so beware of them."14
That is, within the good things of this life there are severe tests of one's faith in God. Likewise, in the terrible events of life there lies test as is mentioned in the verse,
"Surely We will test you with fear, hunger, loss of wealth and life and the fruits of your work, so give glad tidings to those who are patient."15
Sometimes the patterns are recognizable, as in the case of cause and effect relationships, and sometimes they are not, as in the case when apparently good results come from evil means or bad results from good means. God has explained that the wisdom behind these apparent irregularities is often beyond man's immediate comprehension due to his limited scope of knowledge.
"Perhaps you may dislike something which is really good for you or like something bad for you, but Allaah knows (what is best for you), and you do not."16
Apparently evil events in human lives sometimes turn out to be for the best and apparently good things which people desire turn out to be harmful. Consequently, man's realm of influence in the course of events which make up his life is limited to the mental choice between options presented to him and not the actual results of his choice. In other words "man proposes and God disposes". Apparent "good fortune" and "misfortune" are both from Allaah and can not be caused by good-luck charms such as rabbit's feet, four-leaf clovers, wishbones, lucky numbers, zodiacal signs, etc., or by omens of bad luck like Friday the thirteenth, breaking mirrors, black cats, etc. In fact, the belief in charms and omens is a manifestation of the grave sin of Shirk (association) in this form of Tawheed. 'Uqbah, one of the companions of the Prophet (saws), reported that once a group of men approached Allaah's messenger to give their allegiance to him, and he accepted the oath from nine of them but refused to accept it from one. When they asked him why he refused their companion's oath, he replied, "Verily, he is wearing an amulet"17 The man who was wearing the amulet put his hand in his cloak, pulled the amulet off and broke it then made the oath. The Prophet (saws) then said, "Whoever wears an amulet has committed Shirk."18
As for using the Qur'aan like a charm or amulet by wearing or carrying Qur'anic verses on chains or in pouches to ward off evil or to bring good fortune, there is little difference between such practices and those of the pagans. Neither the Prophet (saws) nor his Companions used the Qur'aan in this fashion, and the Prophet (saws) said, "Whoever innovates in Islaam something which does not belong to it will have it rejected."19 It is true that the Qur'anic chapters, an-Naas and al-Falaq, were revealed specifically for exorcism (that is, for removing evil spells), but the Prophet (saws) demonstrated the proper method by which they should be used. On an occasion when a spell had been cast on him, he told 'Alee ibn Abee Taalib to recite the two chapters verse by verse and when he became ill he used to recite them on himself.20 He did not write them down and hang them around his neck, tie them on his arm or around his waist, nor did he tell others to do so.
An Extract from Fundamentals of Tawheed
By Bilal Philips
Tawheed al-Asmaa was-Sifaat (Maintaining the Unity of Allaah's Names and Attributes).
This category of Tawheed has five main aspects:
1. For the unity of Allaah's names and attributes to be maintained in the first aspect, Allaah must be referred to according to how He and His Prophet (saws) have described Him without explaining away His names and attributes by giving them meanings other than their obvious meanings. For example, Allaah in the Qur'aan says He gets angry with the disbelievers and the hypocrites. He says:
"That He may punish the hypocrites, men and women, and the pagans men and women, who have an evil opinion of Allaah. A circle of evil is around them; Allaah is angry with them, curses them and has prepared for them an evil end."21
Thus, anger is one of God's attributes. It is incorrect to say that His anger must mean His punishment since anger is a sign of weakness in man and, as such, not befitting of Allaah. What Allaah has stated should be accepted with the qualification that His anger is not like human anger, based on Allaah's statement, "There is nothing like him".22 The process of so-called "rational" interpretation when taken to its logical conclusion results in the denial of God's very existence. For, Allaah describes Himself as living and man lives, therefore, according to the rationalist argument, God is neither living nor existing. The fact is that the similarity between God's attributes and those of mankind is only in name and not in degree. When attributes are used in reference to God, they are to be taken in the absolute sense, free from human deficiencies.
2. The second aspect of Tawheed al-Asmaa was-Sifaat involves referring to Allaah as He has referred to Himself without giving Him any new names or attributes. For example, Allaah may not be given the name al-Ghaadib (the Angry one), in spite of the fact that He has said that He gets angry, because neither Allaah nor His messenger has used this name. This may seem to be a very fine point, but it must be maintained in order to prevent the false description of God. That is, finite man is in no position to define the infinite Lord of creation.
3. In the third aspect of Tawheed al-Asmaa was-Sifaat Allaah is referred to without giving Him the attributes of His creation. For example, it is claimed in the Bible and Torah that Allaah spent the first six days creating the universe then slept on the seventh.23 For this reason, Jews and Christians take either Saturday or Sunday as a day of rest in which work is looked at as a sin. Such a claim assigns to God the attributes of His creation. It is man who tires after heavy work and needs sleep to recuperate.24 Elsewhere in the Bible and Torah, God is portrayed as repenting for His bad thoughts in the same way that humans do when they realize their errors.25 Similarly the claim that God is a spirit or has a spirit completely ruins this area of Tawheed. Allaah does not refer to Himself as a spirit anywhere in the Qur'aan nor does His Prophet (saws) express anything of that nature in Hadeeth. In fact, Allaah refers to the spirit as part of His creation.26
The key principle which should be followed when dealing with Allaah's attributes is the Qur'anic formula,
"There is nothing like Him and He is hearer and seer of all."27
The attributes of hearing and seeing are among human attributes, but when they are attributed to The Divine Being they are without comparison in their perfection. However, when these attributes are associated with men they necessitate ear and eye apparatuses which can not be attributed to God. What man knows about the Creator is only what little He has revealed to him through His prophets. Therefore, man is obliged to stay within these narrow limits. When man gives free rein to his intellect in describing God, he is liable to fall into errors by assigning to Allaah the attributes of His creation.
In their love of pictorial representations, Christians have painted, carved and molded innumerable human likenesses and called them images of God. These have served to pave the way for the acceptance of Jesus' divinity among the masses. Once they accepted the conception of the Creator as being like a human being, accepting Jesus as God presented no real problem.
4. The fourth aspect of Tawheed al-Asmaa was-Sifaat requires that man not be given the attributes of Allaah. For example, in the New Testament Paul takes the figure of Melchizedek, king of Salem, from the Torah (Genesis 14:18-20) and gives both him and Jesus the divine attribute of having no beginning or end,
"1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,2 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.3 He is without father or mother or genealogy, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the son of God he continues a priest forever."28
"5 So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, 'Thou art my son, today I have begotten thee'; 6 as he says also in another place, 'Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek'.29
Most Shi'ite sects (with the exception of the Zaidites of Yemen) have given their "Imaams" divine attributes of absolute infallibility,30 knowledge of the past, the future and the unseen, the ability to change destiny31 and control over the atoms of creation.32 In so doing they set up rivals who share God's unique attributes and who, in fact, become gods besides Allaah.
5. Maintaining the unity of Allaah's names also means that Allaah's names in the definite form cannot be given to His creation unless preceded by the prefix 'Abd meaning "slave of" or "servant of'. Many of the Divine names in their indefinite form like Ra'oof and Raheem are allowable names for men because Allaah has used some of them in their indefinite forms to refer to the Prophet (saws):
"A messenger has come to you from among yourselves to whom anything which burdens you is grievous. He is full of concern for you and is full of pity (Ra'oof) and full of mercy (Raheem)".33
But ar-Ra'oof (the One Most Full of Pity) and ar-Raheem (the Most Merciful) can only be used to refer to men if they are preceded by 'Abd as in 'Abdur-Ra'oof or 'Abdur-Raheem, since in the definite form they represent a level of perfection which only belongs to God. Similarly, names like 'Abdur-Rasool (slave of the messenger), 'Abdun-Nabee (slave of the Prophet), 'Abdul-Husayn (slave of Husayn), etc.,where people name themselves slaves to other than Allaah are also forbidden. Based on this principle, the Prophet (saws) forbade Muslims from referring to those put under their charge as 'Abdee (my slave) or Amatee (my slave girl).34
It seems that there are people also on here who reject ahadeeth. So this will be the Ahadeeth corner.
There are some people whom read ahadeeth, such as the Incident of the Stone which moved from Musa, peace be upon him, with Musa's clothes on it, or the many Ahadeeth which tell us about the speaking of animals or the weepin of the tree, and use their 'common sense' to derive that this is "rubbish/a fairytale or lie" yet if they were to take the same approach with the Qu'ran they would reject that too. For Sulaiman, peace be upon him, according to the Qu'ran could hear the ants speak and spoke to other animals (27:17 onwards) and the earth spoke (41:11)
Shaykh Jaffar Idris was asked something similar and his reply was short and sweet, which can be found Under the Title, Rational Rejection, its the 8th one in the order. (http://www.watchislam.com/videos/index.php?catid=9) Enjoy.
Also, some people have qualms about the actual authenticity, they should read into the science of Comipiling and preserving Ahadeeth. Insha'Allah that may help.
Assalamu Aleykum Wa Rhametula, Eesa
Sis Amatullah here aite this is it.
I will post just a small part of it named. The Cure:
The Cure
Firstly having knowledge of the cures for the above-mentioned sicknesses are necessity. The first of which is to have correct aqeedah (creed) Allah says,
"Whoever believes in Allah, Alah will guide his heart"
(At-taghaabun/11)
The second cure lies in acepting the Quraan as a source of guidance. Allah says:
"We send down from the Quraan that which is a healing and a mercy to the believers"
(Al-Israa/82)
Also Allah says:
"Oh Mankind indeed an admonition has come to you from your Lord, and a healing for what is in your chests, a guidance and a mercy for the believers"
(Yoonus/57)
Thirdly, adhering to the path of the salaf (predecessors) will cure the heart of its sickness. If for instane you were lost on a path or a street then you noticed in front of you a man whom you knew to be truthful and upright. He said to you 'follow me' wouldn't you follow him? Of course you would. This is the same as following the companions of the Prophet. Allah praises them in His Book by saying:
"And the first to embrace Islaam of the Muhaajiroon (those who migrated from Makka to Madeenah and the Ansaar (the citizen of Madeenah who helped and aided the Muhaajiroon) and also those who followed them exactly (in faith).
Alah is well pleased with them, and they are well pleased with Him. He has prepared for them gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein forever."
(At-Taubah/100)
The fourth cure is found in remembrance of Allah.
The fifth one is the visitation of the graves. This we have neglected except for those whom Allah has bestowed His Mercy on. The Messenger said:
"I used to prohinbit you from visiting the graves, but now visit them"
(Muslim, Tirmidhi, Sunan Aboo Daawod, An Nasaaee.)
And in another narration:
"And visit them (i.e graves) for it will make you hearts soft!"
(Authenticated by Shaykh Al - Albaani in Sunan At-Tirmidhi #1054)
By performing this action out hearts become soft as well as it remind you of the next life. By remembering your lost ones such as your mother, father, uncle, aunt and children this will make you reflect upon death.
Excessive repentance and doing many righteous deeds remedy the heart from its sicknesses.
This was from Page 42-45.
Book Title: How to rectify your heart.
By: Shaykh Aboo Islaam, Translated by Taalib Ibn Tyson ( a student of the shaykh under his permission)
Sorry this is the last part of the book. If I get time maybe will type another part another day.
May Allah reward the Shaykh, the translator, the brother who gave me it, and myself and whomsover passes knowledge on.
'Amr b Sa'id b al-As reported: I was, with Uthman that he called for ablution water and said: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say: When the time for a prescribed prayer comees, if any Muslim perform ablution well and offers his prayer) with humility and bowing, it will be an expiation for his past sins, so long as he has not committed a major sin; and this applies to for all times.
(Muslim)
'Uqba b. 'Amir reported: We were entrusted with the task of tending the camels. On my turn when I came back in the evening after grazing them in the pastures, I found Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) stand and address the people. I heard these words of his: If any Muslim performs ablution well, then stands and prays two rak'ahs setting about them with his heart as well as his face, Paradise would be guaranteed to him. I said: What a fine thing is this! And a narrator who was before me said: The first was better than even this. When I cast a glance, I saw that it was 'Umair who said: I see that you have just come and observed: If anyone amongst you performs the ablution, and then completes the ablution well and then says: I testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the servant of Allah and His Messenger, the eight gates of Paradise would be opened for him and he may enter by whichever of them he wishes.
Well, you ask me what interests me about Islam and Christianty. With the latter, that has been all that have known. Even though that has been so I agree with it. When I am in church, I get this prescence and vibe that I can't get anywhere else. With Islam, I guess the discipline it requires from a person is what strikes me. Not drinking alcohol, dressing modestly, praying five times a day. There are a lot of people in the world who call themselves Christians, but don't act like. It is a good feeling to believe and trust in a higher being/someone other than yourself. I had to really think about this.
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For our Palestinian bros and sisters
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Hey everyone,
Please sign this petition so that u can make a difference. copy and paste it to your email and send to
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JAZAKUM ALLAH KHAIRAN
Salamu alakium wa rahmahtullahu wa Bartakatuh,
Thank you so much Ahkee for your comments. InshaAllah I also will learn from your site as well. MashaAllah! May Allah Bless you and Keep you safe.
Salamu alakium wa rahmahtullah wa barkatuh, Asmaa
Thanks for the comment. No, you're not disturbing me. Yeah, everyone is very welcoming and open to questions on this site and that is great to me. Let's see. Well, I have been a Christian since like birth and I started to get interested in Islam when I was in the sixth grade. Since then I have read many books about the religion, watched television programs, and met Muslims in my school. I hope that answers your question. Btw, you have a nice page. I see you listed your ethnicity as African. What country,if you don't mind me asking?
Thanks for the comment. No, you're not disturbing me. Yeah, everyone is very welcoming and open to questions on this site and that is great to me. Let's see. Well, I have been a Christian since like birth and I started to get interested in Islam when I was in the sixth grade. Since then I have read many books about the religion, watched television programs, and met Muslims in my school. I hope that answers your question. Btw, you have a nice page. I see you listed your ethnicity as African. What country,if you don't mind me asking?
I can't post a comment on your file so I will post it here Insha'Allah, the book is not online, well I have not found it, I typed up some of it for someone else, so I can copy and paste that, Insha'Allah I will put in on my page.
See you say your good at making time tables if you were a brother I would have asked you to make me one lol, I'm useless.
Anyhow, Salam ALeykum Wa Rhametulahi Wa Berekatu.
Eesa
EDIT: Drop me a note if you view it so I can take it off until I type up the whole book. Insha'Allah.
