Asalamualiukum Warahmatullahi Wabrakathuhu,
This is truly a nice poem,received it through email.
Wasalam
Mifla
Salam:
This poem was written for a sister by her brother during some trials she was facing.I think the message holds true for all...not just brothers.
By Br. Qur'an Shakir-Sabir.
Keeping It Real
My little sister is crying to me
saying the search for a good Muslim man
is not all its cracked up to be.
She said she keeps herself chaste,
modest and pure;
only to watch you turn your head and
the the non-Muslim women you pursue.
All the while she tries to ignore and resist
the hardworking, kind, non-Muslim man who persists
with advance after advance at her.
She turns him down because its you she prefers.
She's taking a stand.
She wants to honor you, her religion
and the commands of the Qur'an.
She desires the one who follows the Sunnah
and can lead her in Islam, now and in Jennah.
All she really wants is a man of statue,
proud, willing and able to provide,
a man of honor whose back
she does not have to ride;
a man of dignity who won't feel threatened by
her intellect or vulnerability.
She wants you, Muslim man,
full of good cheer, piety
character and intergrity.
You're making her sore turn into a blister
As you choose and marry other
than the dedicated Muslim sister.
You say the Muslim sister wants too much
in her husband man search.
She challenges your throne
with her requests for a dowry, stability and
an Imam to lead her in her home.
Dear brothers, hear my plea.
We've got to stop this immediately.
Wake up your Islamic pride.
Stop being your own pesticide,
committing the ultimate act,
killing off future hope for a strong
and striving Umma.
Stop turning your heads
and looking elsewhere for a wife,
mother and companion to embrace.
You've got one right here
as clear as the nose on your face.
She is full of dignity, honor and grace.
She is your Queen
waiting patiently for her King.
Oh brothers, its on you now.
RECOGNIZE!
Make yourself shine!
Claim her!
Pursue the tranquility of the Divine!
Discover your glory!
Up you mighty people.
Make a new story.
Let the strong "Muslim" family
and Umma be the story of us.
We can! We will! We must!
Allahu Akbar
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
everything is in Allaah's Hand
Asalamualiukum War Wab,
I am a bit upset this morning. The following really soothed my mind, alhamdullilah.
“ … everything is in Allaah's Hand. And He decrees for us everything. As long as we obey Allaah and stay within the limits that He has allocated for us, then and only then, are we successful. Otherwise the loss is totally ours.”
Waslam War Wab
I am a bit upset this morning. The following really soothed my mind, alhamdullilah.
“ … everything is in Allaah's Hand. And He decrees for us everything. As long as we obey Allaah and stay within the limits that He has allocated for us, then and only then, are we successful. Otherwise the loss is totally ours.”
Waslam War Wab
Sunday, October 08, 2006
The Believing Woman is Alert
The Believing Woman is Alert
One of the most prominent distinguishing features of the Muslim woman is her deep faith in Allah (SWT), and her sincere conviction that whatever happens in this universe, and whatever fate befalls human beings, only happens through the will and decree of Allah (SWT); whatever befalls a person could not have been avoided, and whatever does not happen to a person could not have been made to happen. A person has no choice in this life but to strive towards the right path and to do good deeds - acts of worship and other acts - by whatever means one can, putting all his trust in Allah (SWT), submitting to His will, and believing that he is always in need of Allah's (SWT) help and support.
The story of Hajar offers the Muslim woman the most marvellous example of deep faith in Allah (SWT) and sincere trust in Him. Ibrahim `May peace be upon him' (PBUH) left her at the Ka`bah in Makkah, above the well of Zamzam, at a time when there were no people and no water in the place. Hajar had no-one with her except her infant son Isma`il. She asked Ibrahim, calmly and with no trace of panic: "Has Allah (SWT) commanded you to do this, O Ibrahim?" Ibrahim (PBUH) said, "Yes." Her response reflected her acceptance and optimism: "Then He is not going to abandon us." Reported by Bukhari in Kitab al-Anbiya
Here was an extremely difficult situation: a man left his wife and infant son in a barren land, where there were no plants, no water, and no people, and went back to the distant land of Palestine. He left nothing with her but a sack of dates and a skin filled with water. Were it not for the deep faith and trust in Allah (SWT) that filled Hajar's heart, she would not have been able to cope with such a difficult situation; she would have collapsed straight away, and would not have become the woman whose name is forever remembered night and day by those who perform hajj and `umrah at the house of Allah (SWT), every time they drink the pure water of Zamzam, and run between the mounts of Safa' and Marwah, as Hajar did on that most trying day.
This deep faith and awareness had an amazing effect on the lives of Muslim men and women: it awoke their consciences and reminded them that Allah (SWT) witnesses and knows every secret, and that He is with a person wherever he may be. Nothing gives a clearer idea of that consciousness and fear of Allah (SWT) at all times than the story of the young Muslim girl related in Sifat al-Safwah and Wafiyat al-A'yan and cited by Ibn al-Jawzi in Ahkam al-Nisa' (pp. 441, 442):
"Narrated `Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: `When I was accompanying `Umar ibn al-Khattab on his patrol of Madinah at night, he felt tired, so he leant against a wall. It was the middle of the night, and (we heard) a woman say to her daughter, "O my daughter, get up and mix that milk with some water." The girl said, "O Mother, did you not hear the decree of Amir al-Mu'minin (chief of the believers) today?" The mother said, "What was that?" The girl said, "He ordered someone to announce in a loud voice that milk should not be mixed with water." The mother said, "Get up and mix the milk with water; you are in a place where `Umar cannot see you." The girl told her mother, "I cannot obey Him (Allah) in public and disobey him in private." `Umar heard this, and told me: "O Aslam, go to that place and see who that girl is, and to whom she was speaking, and whether she has a husband." So I went to that place, and I saw that she was unmarried, the other woman was her mother, and neither of them had a husband. I came to `Umar and told him what I had found out. He called his sons together, and said to them: "Do any of you need a wife, so I can arrange the marriage for you? If I had the desire to get married, I would have been the first one to marry this young woman." `Abdullah said: "I have a wife." `Abd al-Rahman said: "I have a wife." `Asim said: "I do not have a wife, so let me marry her." So `Umar arranged for her to be married to `Asim. She gave him a daughter, who grew up to be the mother of `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz.'"
This is the deep sense of awareness that Islam had implanted in the heart of this young woman. She was righteous and upright in all her deeds, both in public and in private, because she believed that Allah (SWT) was with her at all times and saw and heard everything. This is true faith, and these are the effects of that faith, which raised her to the level of ihsan. One of the immediate rewards with which Allah (SWT) honoured her was this blessed marriage, one of whose descendants was the fifth rightly-guided khalifah, `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz `May Allah be pleased with him' (RAA).
The Aqeedah (faith) of the true Muslim woman is pure and clear, uncontaminated by any stain of ignorance, illusion or superstition. This Aqeeda is based on faith in Allah, (SWT) the One, the Most High, the Eternal, Who is able to do all things, Who is in control of the entire universe, and to Whom all things must return:
( Say: `Who is it in Whose hands is the governance of all things - Who protects [all], but is not protected [by any]? [Say] if you know.' They will say, `[It belongs] to Allah,' Say: `Then how are you deluded?') (Qur'an 23:88-89)
This is the pure, deep faith which increases the character of the Muslim woman in strength, understanding and maturity, so that she sees life as it really is, which is a place of testing whose results will be seen on the Day which will undoubtedly come:
( Say: `It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death; then He will gather you together for the Day of Judgement about which there is no doubt': but most men do not understand.)
(Qur'an 45:26)
( Did you then think that We had created you in jest, and that you would not be brought back to Us [for account]?) (Qur'an 23:115)
( Blessed is He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things has Power - He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed; and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving.) (Qur'an67:1-2)
On that Day, man will be brought to account for his deeds. If they are good, it will be good for him, and if they are bad, it will be bad for him. There will not be the slightest injustice:
( That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; no injustice will there be that Day, for Allah is Swift in taking account.) (Qur'an40:17)
The Balance (in which man's deeds will be weighed) will measure everything with the utmost precision, either in a person's favour or against him:
( Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.) (Qur'an 99:7-8)
Nothing could be hidden from the Lord of Glory on that Day, not even if it were as insignificant as a grain of mustard seed:
( We shall set up scales of justice for the day of Judgement, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least. And if there be [no more than] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it [to account]: and enough are We to take account.) (Qur'an 21:47)
No doubt the true Muslim woman, when she ponders the meaning of these ayat, would think about that crucial Day and would turn to her Lord in obedience, repentance and gratitude, seeking to do as many righteous deeds as she is able, in preparation for the Hereafter.
Taken from the Book "The Ideal Muslimah" by Muhammad Ali Al Hashmi
One of the most prominent distinguishing features of the Muslim woman is her deep faith in Allah (SWT), and her sincere conviction that whatever happens in this universe, and whatever fate befalls human beings, only happens through the will and decree of Allah (SWT); whatever befalls a person could not have been avoided, and whatever does not happen to a person could not have been made to happen. A person has no choice in this life but to strive towards the right path and to do good deeds - acts of worship and other acts - by whatever means one can, putting all his trust in Allah (SWT), submitting to His will, and believing that he is always in need of Allah's (SWT) help and support.
The story of Hajar offers the Muslim woman the most marvellous example of deep faith in Allah (SWT) and sincere trust in Him. Ibrahim `May peace be upon him' (PBUH) left her at the Ka`bah in Makkah, above the well of Zamzam, at a time when there were no people and no water in the place. Hajar had no-one with her except her infant son Isma`il. She asked Ibrahim, calmly and with no trace of panic: "Has Allah (SWT) commanded you to do this, O Ibrahim?" Ibrahim (PBUH) said, "Yes." Her response reflected her acceptance and optimism: "Then He is not going to abandon us." Reported by Bukhari in Kitab al-Anbiya
Here was an extremely difficult situation: a man left his wife and infant son in a barren land, where there were no plants, no water, and no people, and went back to the distant land of Palestine. He left nothing with her but a sack of dates and a skin filled with water. Were it not for the deep faith and trust in Allah (SWT) that filled Hajar's heart, she would not have been able to cope with such a difficult situation; she would have collapsed straight away, and would not have become the woman whose name is forever remembered night and day by those who perform hajj and `umrah at the house of Allah (SWT), every time they drink the pure water of Zamzam, and run between the mounts of Safa' and Marwah, as Hajar did on that most trying day.
This deep faith and awareness had an amazing effect on the lives of Muslim men and women: it awoke their consciences and reminded them that Allah (SWT) witnesses and knows every secret, and that He is with a person wherever he may be. Nothing gives a clearer idea of that consciousness and fear of Allah (SWT) at all times than the story of the young Muslim girl related in Sifat al-Safwah and Wafiyat al-A'yan and cited by Ibn al-Jawzi in Ahkam al-Nisa' (pp. 441, 442):
"Narrated `Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: `When I was accompanying `Umar ibn al-Khattab on his patrol of Madinah at night, he felt tired, so he leant against a wall. It was the middle of the night, and (we heard) a woman say to her daughter, "O my daughter, get up and mix that milk with some water." The girl said, "O Mother, did you not hear the decree of Amir al-Mu'minin (chief of the believers) today?" The mother said, "What was that?" The girl said, "He ordered someone to announce in a loud voice that milk should not be mixed with water." The mother said, "Get up and mix the milk with water; you are in a place where `Umar cannot see you." The girl told her mother, "I cannot obey Him (Allah) in public and disobey him in private." `Umar heard this, and told me: "O Aslam, go to that place and see who that girl is, and to whom she was speaking, and whether she has a husband." So I went to that place, and I saw that she was unmarried, the other woman was her mother, and neither of them had a husband. I came to `Umar and told him what I had found out. He called his sons together, and said to them: "Do any of you need a wife, so I can arrange the marriage for you? If I had the desire to get married, I would have been the first one to marry this young woman." `Abdullah said: "I have a wife." `Abd al-Rahman said: "I have a wife." `Asim said: "I do not have a wife, so let me marry her." So `Umar arranged for her to be married to `Asim. She gave him a daughter, who grew up to be the mother of `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz.'"
This is the deep sense of awareness that Islam had implanted in the heart of this young woman. She was righteous and upright in all her deeds, both in public and in private, because she believed that Allah (SWT) was with her at all times and saw and heard everything. This is true faith, and these are the effects of that faith, which raised her to the level of ihsan. One of the immediate rewards with which Allah (SWT) honoured her was this blessed marriage, one of whose descendants was the fifth rightly-guided khalifah, `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz `May Allah be pleased with him' (RAA).
The Aqeedah (faith) of the true Muslim woman is pure and clear, uncontaminated by any stain of ignorance, illusion or superstition. This Aqeeda is based on faith in Allah, (SWT) the One, the Most High, the Eternal, Who is able to do all things, Who is in control of the entire universe, and to Whom all things must return:
( Say: `Who is it in Whose hands is the governance of all things - Who protects [all], but is not protected [by any]? [Say] if you know.' They will say, `[It belongs] to Allah,' Say: `Then how are you deluded?') (Qur'an 23:88-89)
This is the pure, deep faith which increases the character of the Muslim woman in strength, understanding and maturity, so that she sees life as it really is, which is a place of testing whose results will be seen on the Day which will undoubtedly come:
( Say: `It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death; then He will gather you together for the Day of Judgement about which there is no doubt': but most men do not understand.)
(Qur'an 45:26)
( Did you then think that We had created you in jest, and that you would not be brought back to Us [for account]?) (Qur'an 23:115)
( Blessed is He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things has Power - He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed; and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving.) (Qur'an67:1-2)
On that Day, man will be brought to account for his deeds. If they are good, it will be good for him, and if they are bad, it will be bad for him. There will not be the slightest injustice:
( That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; no injustice will there be that Day, for Allah is Swift in taking account.) (Qur'an40:17)
The Balance (in which man's deeds will be weighed) will measure everything with the utmost precision, either in a person's favour or against him:
( Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.) (Qur'an 99:7-8)
Nothing could be hidden from the Lord of Glory on that Day, not even if it were as insignificant as a grain of mustard seed:
( We shall set up scales of justice for the day of Judgement, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least. And if there be [no more than] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it [to account]: and enough are We to take account.) (Qur'an 21:47)
No doubt the true Muslim woman, when she ponders the meaning of these ayat, would think about that crucial Day and would turn to her Lord in obedience, repentance and gratitude, seeking to do as many righteous deeds as she is able, in preparation for the Hereafter.
Taken from the Book "The Ideal Muslimah" by Muhammad Ali Al Hashmi
Thursday, October 05, 2006
My First Tharaweeh on Foreign Soil
My First Tharaweeh on Foreign Soil
It was kind of an alien experience, I felt as if I have stepped into a planet with a different species. But the bond was common and strong , we all were Muslims, bound by the strength of ISLAM. I couldn’t understand what was said, but I managed my prayers and duas, this is what’s important at the end of the day. They pray only 8 rakats here unlike 20 back home. So it’s a short session. Women around here are quite courteous, not arrogant as I expected. One lady even offered me her cup of water, seeing that I was thirsty. It was very kind of her. There were some ladies who shouted at each other irrespective of the common motive of being in a mosque. Overall it has been quite a nice experience.
Thanks to the uncle who takes us there every evening, we feel elated after bowing our heads in prayer in front of ALLAH subhantalah. He has three daughters, very pretty and well mannered. What more could a man ask from Allah subhanatalh when he is blessed with such bounty. I do feel bored going to the flat we stay early. So I stay a bit late till around 3PM that’s around time for ASR. Dada leaves office at 2.PM, he can’t bear the heat. I miss everyone at home.
IA Allah will give me the strength to carry out my job to the best of my ability. That’s my only wish and hope !
Wasalmualiukum Warahmatullahi Wabrakathuhu
It was kind of an alien experience, I felt as if I have stepped into a planet with a different species. But the bond was common and strong , we all were Muslims, bound by the strength of ISLAM. I couldn’t understand what was said, but I managed my prayers and duas, this is what’s important at the end of the day. They pray only 8 rakats here unlike 20 back home. So it’s a short session. Women around here are quite courteous, not arrogant as I expected. One lady even offered me her cup of water, seeing that I was thirsty. It was very kind of her. There were some ladies who shouted at each other irrespective of the common motive of being in a mosque. Overall it has been quite a nice experience.
Thanks to the uncle who takes us there every evening, we feel elated after bowing our heads in prayer in front of ALLAH subhantalah. He has three daughters, very pretty and well mannered. What more could a man ask from Allah subhanatalh when he is blessed with such bounty. I do feel bored going to the flat we stay early. So I stay a bit late till around 3PM that’s around time for ASR. Dada leaves office at 2.PM, he can’t bear the heat. I miss everyone at home.
IA Allah will give me the strength to carry out my job to the best of my ability. That’s my only wish and hope !
Wasalmualiukum Warahmatullahi Wabrakathuhu
Monday, October 02, 2006
Taking it Hard
Taking it Hard
I was asked to conduct corporate training sessions to a bunch of seniors, it wasn’t a thrilling experience at all. Since they were older than me it was important that I didn’t make them feel belittled by my approach. So I started off very casually. Things didn’t really work out, so I had to go for an approach I really didn’t want to follow. The ‘school class room approach’ as I would call it, hope it works out well. Management pressurizes me to get the maximum out of these people, but as I understand interest and age plays a key role in getting things right. Is it that they don’t understand this or simply ignore it ?It sure makes my life lot harder. Only Allah subhanatallh knows what is in store here.
Anyway Ramazan has been quite good, except for the fact that I haven’t had the opportunity of going to the mosque. Praying tharaweeh at home. Feel very lonely, miss everyone at home, plus my friends in the mosque. Bit busy these days, didn’t see a kitten in a long time. I really like them a lot.
I will write more when I’m free
Wasalmualiukum Warahmatullahi Wabrakathuhu
I was asked to conduct corporate training sessions to a bunch of seniors, it wasn’t a thrilling experience at all. Since they were older than me it was important that I didn’t make them feel belittled by my approach. So I started off very casually. Things didn’t really work out, so I had to go for an approach I really didn’t want to follow. The ‘school class room approach’ as I would call it, hope it works out well. Management pressurizes me to get the maximum out of these people, but as I understand interest and age plays a key role in getting things right. Is it that they don’t understand this or simply ignore it ?It sure makes my life lot harder. Only Allah subhanatallh knows what is in store here.
Anyway Ramazan has been quite good, except for the fact that I haven’t had the opportunity of going to the mosque. Praying tharaweeh at home. Feel very lonely, miss everyone at home, plus my friends in the mosque. Bit busy these days, didn’t see a kitten in a long time. I really like them a lot.
I will write more when I’m free
Wasalmualiukum Warahmatullahi Wabrakathuhu
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