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Forbearance - Dragonberries

As Salaam u Alaikum
With all of the arguments back and forth about the situation of the Danish cartoons, I feel that this should be said.
The Prophet (sws) was the perfect person. He (sws) was a prophet with the qualities that we lack. He (sws) spent his life spreading knowledge of Islam. Not to Muslims but to non-Muslims. That is who he (sws) made Dawah to. He (sws) never forced anyone to come into Islam. There is a hadith in which the Prophet (sws) visited a town and tried to preach Islam only to be treated absolutely wretchedly by these townspeople. After he left this town, two angels came to him and said "If you wish we can take this mountain and crush this town for you" by Allah's (swt) command. Instead, our kind Prophet (sws) raised his hands to Allah (swt) and prayed for these people. He (sws) asked Allah to have mercy on them and to guide them.
Another hadith relates that a Jewish man came to the Prophet (sws) and started calling him (sws) names. Such names that made Umar (ra) who was nearby get very angry. The Prophet (sws) remained calm. The Jewish man said, "This is the prophetic quality I was looking for, he (sws) had filled every other quality but this is the one I hadn't seen,forbearance, and now I've seen it." He then became a Muslim. These are the things that seperate us from the Prophet (sws). If we love the Prophet (sws) as much as we say we do, why aren't we following his sunnah? Is boycotting and creating violent protests peaceful? Do we remember that Islam means peace? Allah is the greatest. Only He (swt) has the power. Good things come out of tribulations. People have started learning about Islam and are becoming Muslims.
Another very crucial point to be made here. Could this situation have been avoided? What did we do to make sure that Islam is available in these countries where people don't know about Islam? Did we go there and make Dawah? Is boycotting and protesting more worthwhile, or should we be putting our energy and time into educating others? What would a person with strong Iman do? Let's look at ourselves before we point fingers at others. Let's blame ourselves for letting this happen and let us learn from this. Let's try to be a strong and peaceful ummah. We are already put down in the media. Don't let this further degrade our condition. I hope Allah (swt) guides us through this test and He (swt) knows best. We don't know anything.

The Cartoons...Samia Younis

I, as a Muslim, am disgusted with what these mobs are doing inretaliation to the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh).I condemn the cartoons which were produced as it is offensive toMuslims all over the globe, as i think we can still our exercisefreedom of speech without being insolent, but i think we can show ourdisapproval without having to go to extreme measures of burning downbuildings and attacking other religious groups etc.If i remember rightly the Prophet taught his people to showforgiveness, tolerance, patience and other good virtues when facedwith problems. Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) was mocked throughout hislifetime, and people did all kinds of things to him which was a lotworse than drawing a few pathetic cartoons to represent 'freedom ofspeech.'A woman used to throw rubbish at the Prophet every time he walked pasther house but he did not go round ready to kill her. Instead heignored her and actually enquired about her when he walked past herhouse and there was no rubbish thrown at him, later to discover shewas ill and he looked after her.I think these mobs should calm down, take a step back and think aboutwhat the Prophet would have done if he was faced with this and try tospend more time having civil debates so others can understand Islambetter, which would be of more use then acting violently which isexactly how the cartoons and other pieces of media often portrayMuslims as.

Hello Freshmen: Welcome to.......... HELL

Who am I? Who Created Me? Is there a Creator (God)?
What’s the Purpose of My Existence? Is Death my Destiny? Am I, despite my achievements, merely to become dust in the grave or is there a life after Death?

Have you ever asked yourself these Questions? If not, then you need to.
College is the time for introspection. Most of us join the college for academic excellence; some join the college to search for identity (who am I, my purpose of living) and for some college is the time for ‘fun.’ Many invitations for the parties are distributed as the university freshmen arrive on campus. All sorts of ‘students’ night’, or ‘freshmen nights,’ where alcohol and drugs will be flowing and the teen arrivals will be flirting, exhibiting themselves to their new colleagues, have been pre-planned by student unions. And the first week is just the beginning. Some find these parties degrading but for those who join the college for fun it is a dream come true.

Arrival at university has nothing to do with study. It has much more to do with newfound independence. Most freshmen are advised by their seniors that lectures can be skipped as long as a good set of notes is obtained. A couple of weeks of cramming at the end of the year can usually get you through. New students will not find anyone to take them to lectures, show them how to make notes and nor any senior student will knock on the door and offer help for a course in the first few weeks. But in those weeks, there will be plenty of knocks at the door to let you know where, when and how you can have fun. Because that's what university is all about!

On arrival at university, almost every single aspect of life becomes a question. What should I eat? Who are my friends? How do I spend my money? How do I relate with the opposite sex? The questions are endless and require some basis to answer. These questions however, are answered very quickly. The atmosphere and environment contain pre-prepared answers. No effort is required to find an answer and so generally none is put in. So what answers does the university atmosphere provide freshmen with?

Life is Fun.

Students are brought up with the idea that “life is like ice cream, enjoy it before it melts.” After they all go through puberty and begin obsessing for same and or opposite sex, for them, college life is passport for freedom and fun. After finding a roommate, they accommodated each other in densely populated ‘dorms’ and ‘apartments’. As they settled down in their new ‘cribs’ they are bombarded with an itinerary of parties and social events and physically dragged to them. Smokey dance floors with dim lights, loud hip-hop music and a sickly sweet smell of aftershave, perfume, hair gel, sweat and cigarette smoke draw the crowds and people dance and everyone gets ‘high’ and drunk.

The beginning of the End.

At the party, two people meet by chance. They like each other based on their sexual appeal. A quick sequence of events leads them to sleep with each other. Then they may or may not have a long relationship based on the success of the previous steps. Since this procedure is seen to have logistical problems in day-to-day life, alcohol and parties are used to catalyze the reaction in order to reach the final result as fast as possible. The result is obvious. Many of the freshmen expect the result of this experiment, being willing volunteers in it. For many freshmen, this is the first time they have lived away from their parents and have the opportunity to disperse their oats and everyone wants to do it – so it’s not difficult.

The “Fun Life” has created immense insecurity in many young women, who define their success according to their ability to attract many men as possible. Thus, they decorate themselves with dresses of transparent materials, make up and appropriate hairstyles to make themselves available to approaches. Boys embellish themselves in similar terms and go ‘fishing’ – using themselves as the bait and the girls as the prize.

There are three types of relationship that are sought by both the boys and the girls. The first is simply physical. It may last couple hours, or one night or several nights or be ongoing over several years with no personal commitment. The next is a pseudo -relationship where each person commits to the other in sincerity, but the defining feature of his or her relationship is physical which lasts for a few months and is ended by some sort of infidelity. The final sort is a real relationship where both people truly commit to each other, believe that they love the other and build a strong personal bond to each other aside from the physical. Strong emotions, “creeping”, mistrust leading to possessiveness and jealousy, culminating either in marriage or a painful break up, often characterize these relationships. Most male students veer to the side of the first two types while many female students look for the third, but this is by no means the rule. The only rule is that the vast majority of students are looking for one of these three.

Along came a Stranger…. The Problem of Trust.

It is banded around in reality and on chat shows that relationships are about trust. If two people can’t trust each other, how can they go on together? It’s fashionable to talk about it but few students can truly trust the person they are with. Almost everyone has cheated on a boyfriend or girlfriend at some point in his or her life. Men know that other men are trying to seduce their girlfriends and the women know that their men like looking at other women who in turn are trying to seduce them. So where does the trust come from? The simple fact of the matter is that men and women get together in such an environment because of some benefit that they can get from the other. It may be image, sex, money or good conversation but it’s always some benefit that is fulfilled by the other. So what happens to that relationship when an outsider comes along who can give something extra or the same thing but better? It’s natural for any individual to go for the bigger benefit. Sentimental reasons may hold that person back at first but it vaporizes after a while. Further to this, if a man or woman can get away with it without the other half finding out, then absolutely they will go for it. How can true “trust” exist in such relationships? It is romantic fiction. It is true that trust is vital in relationships, but it cannot exist between people who are product of the “Fun Life.” For them, Life is Fun, and there is no room for seriousness.

The Devastating Result: The Life is Messed Up

Every year, arrival at university is going to lead to misery, pain, the spread of disease and immense promiscuity. Many female students will be raped, probably whilst heavily under the effects of alcohol by a male student she met at a party. The culprit will probably have been drunk and excited by the nature of the freshmen parties. The rapes will probably never be reported, the victim feeling guilty and responsible for what happened and seriously affected by it. Many will also suffer from emotional torment. They may sleep with someone after a drunken party, thinking that it would lead to a serious relationship and finding the next day that person is off with someone else. Students arriving at university already in long-term relationships with people from their hometown will begin to cheat, causing emotional distress for both in the relationship. The probability of unwanted pregnancies is higher, requiring either the “morning after pill” or surgical abortion. The spread of genital warts, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV will accelerate, colonizing a new young generation.

If the physical and direct personal aspects are not enough to worry about, reputations will be under attack. Rumors will fly; gossip and backbiting will be rife amongst the students. Everyone wants to know what everyone else is doing, whom he or she slept with, whom he or she cheated on and how he or she did it. Stories will stir up distrust and even hatred between individuals, sparking off arguments and fights leading to murders and suicide.

What Does ISLAM has to Offer

The Education System in the Capitalist society, the pursuit of pleasure through the enjoyment of material pursuits, gives meaning and purpose to life. For many, education plays a crucial role and emphasis placed on being successful in exams. The whole purpose behind the capitalist exam culture is to promote a society which is highly individualistic and where these individuals strive to benefit themselves and seek the material value by attaining good career prospects. This provides an avenue for a consumer society which the capitalists can then exploit. As a result, students are taught to answer questions on a variety of subjects, yet the Fundamental Questions (Title of this Article) are left unanswered and trivialized as being unimportant and not worthy of discussion. This leads to the detachment of religion from life, a secular viewpoint whereby individuals are free to do as they please. Therefore, everyone who subscribes to this view will tend towards individualism and the seeking of pleasure and personal benefit as a primary objective.

Man’s Personality comprised of two elements: The Thoughts and The Behavior. It is the thoughts about man, life, the universe, the mankind, and about their relationship, as a whole, with what preceded this life and what comes after it, that triggers man’s behavior. So, man's concept about a person he likes shapes his behavior towards him. This is in contrast with his behavior towards a person he dislikes and holds concepts of hatred. Also he will exhibit different behavior towards a person he does not know. Hence, in order for man to revive, it is necessary to radically and comprehensively change and replace by sound and correct thoughts. This personality will have a greater ability to influence its surroundings, be more productive in the society and will not degenerate. The only way to change man’s concepts is by establishing the correct thoughts about life, man, universe, and what is before and after life and relationship of this life with what is before and after it. The Islamic creed is the only creed that is based on the intellect, satisfies the human instincts and biological needs, and provides tranquility.

The word ‘Islam, in Arabic, means Submission and peace. Islam is a message, a way of life, which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad by Allah, the only creator of this universe and a Muslim is the one who believes in this message. Islam is a unique and comprehensive ideology that guides the life of the human being, which consists of a creed, and a system of rules and regulations. The Islamic creed provides the answer to the fundamental questions by stating that man, and the universe are all created by Allah, who is eternal, and self-subsistent. After this life there will be day of reckoning, in which man will return to his Creator, to be followed by an everlasting existence in paradise or hell. For Muslims the purpose of life is to seek the pleasure of Allah. Allah says in Quran, “'I have created jinn and mankind that they may worship Me.' [ 51: 56] This summarized in one line exactly what we are here for. However what constitutes “worship me” cannot easily be summed up in one line. Allah describes what this entails in the context of describing his own position of Majesty.

ó“Blessed be 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.” (67 :1-2) So our very life and death have been created to try us, to see which of us perform the best actions. The outcome of us performing well in this test is incredibly significant.
õøEvery soul shall have a taste of death and only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of Life): for the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception.” (3:185)
From the above-mentioned verses it can be seen that our goal in this life is to attain paradise in the next life, by acting correctly in this here and now. However this outlines our job descriptions as individual humans.

When a Muslim realizes his relationship with Allah, that Allah alone is to be worshiped and seeking Allah’s pleasure is his principal goal, he would then proceed towards performing all the actions based on these criterion taking Prophet Muhammad as his Role Model and hoping for rewards in the hereafter. Thus, a Muslim abides by the commands and prohibitions of Allah in his actions, sayings and qualities when acting or talking. When a Muslim prays, he prays sincerely to Allah, as HE said: “"The believers have succeeded. Those who humble themselves in their prayers" [23:1-2], when he talks he does not lie, as Prophet Muhammad said :”A Muslim Cannot be a Liar.” if he traded he would not cheat, as Prophet Muhammad said: "He is not one of us who cheats us.” A Muslim treats Non-Muslims kindly as he is commanded in quran “It is part of the Mercy of Allah that you dealt gently with them (non Muslims). Were you severe or harsh-hearted, they (non Muslims) would have broken away from about you" [3:159)

The Muslim would show bravery and courage when he holds the tyrant ruler accountable, as the Prophet Muhammad said: “the best form of worship is to stand up against unjust ruler.” The Muslim would show generosity and sacrifice to others has prophet Muhammad said: "The example of the believers in their love, mercy and sympathy among each other is like the body if a part of it suffers pain, all other parts share with it the fever and sleeplessness."
The Muslim would show the qualities of the just and fair judge between people, Allah (SWT) says: "And when you judge between people, do judge with justice" [TMQ 4:58] The Muslim would show fidelity and would honor his contracts, as Allah says: "Fulfill all your obligations" [5:1]

There are also some despicable moral qualities which Allah has prohibited, such as telling lies, envy, injustice, cheating, insulting, tale carrying, backbiting, hypocrisy, disobeying the parents, laziness, cowardice, meanness etc.. Allah says: "And from the mischief of the envious one as he practices envy" [113:5] Prophet Muhammad said: "O Allah I seek your refuge from weakness, laziness, cowardice and meanness". He also said: "The Muslim would never be a slanderer, an abuser, nor would he be a loudmouth shouting in the markets". Allah says in Qur’an: “Those who slander chaste believing women carelessly are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter: for them is a grievous Penalty” [24: 23].

Regarding the relationships A Muslim forms in the society: Any relationship between two people is based on the thoughts that they carry. In Islam, the objective of life is to seek pleasure of Allah. This is achieved by believing in the core beliefs of Islam, sticking to what has been obliged and avoiding what has been forbidden. As long as the Muslim does this, he or she is tranquil and content.
The relationship between man and woman in Islam is marriage. It’s natural for men and women to want to get together, but Islam filters this through marriage. While, a man and the women are married, the Creator demands that they provide the other with certain rights. These include that they should be faithful, truthful, kind and supportive. Because these things are done for the sake of the Creator, and pleasing Allah is the objective of life, one can easily trust that if the other is conscious of his or her accountability before Allah, he or she will fulfill such rites.

Islamically, when a relationship begins the man and woman should respect each other and treat each other well. In Islam, men and women do not socialize freely as this is the first step in the path of fornication. Muslims don’t drink alcohol, they don’t gossip or backbite, they don’t sleep around, go to nightclubs or pubs. Hence, the situations in which unwanted pregnancies are obtained, STDs are spread and young girls are raped and abused are avoided. Thus, men have loyal, supportive, kind wives who are trustworthy irreplaceable companions. Likewise women have strong, kind, devoted husbands who dedicate themselves to their wives’ comfort and happiness. And on top of that, they love each other.

This is the way the Allah organizes relationships between men and women, in perfect harmony. It is not the author of this article who has decided that a relationship of this form is perfect, rather it is the One, the All-Knowing, all-Seeing, Lord, Master and Sustainer of the universe who decided that this is the way that men and women should relate. May Allah’s guidance protect us all from the misery of secular ideologies.

Hence, the beauty of Islam has bought tranquility to all believers, as Islam agrees with man’s nature, it gives an intellectual conviction with proofs and it does not penalize man on failure in areas he cannot control. It gives him tranquility and happiness through the realization that regardless of what happens in life, as long as he is obedient to the Allah then he is succeeding in his life’s objective.
Prophet Muhammad said: “The two feet of the son of Adam will not move from near his Lord on the Day of Judgment until he is asked about five matters: about his life, how he spent it; about his youth, how he took care of it; about his wealth, how he earned it and how he spent it; and about that which he acted upon from the knowledge that he acquired”

"Say: 'My life, my death and acts of worship are all for the Allah.'" [6: 162].

Ma-salama
Prince of Destiny

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Will We Win Or Fail ?

Author Unknown

Contributed by Sister Alia

Will We Win Or Fail ?
When we will be asked about our youth?

Will we say the things we done truth?

Will our diplomas and degrees come in use?

Or will they bring us bad news?
We blanked Islam for education- and got in to the non-Islamic generation.

The friends we trusted- with whom we had fun, stopped us from entering the gates of heaven.

The requirements are simple, the reward is high - be prepared, think well before you die.
A garden of paradise or a pit of hell- the choice is yours!

So think well!

Sacrifice your short journey here- for in the hereafter you will have no fear.

Two shoes of boiling fire he will wear- his brain will melt, his body will tear.

The person will scream and will not know- this is only the lowest punishment, Allah will give.
Day by day as our life decreases- day by day as our sins increase.

Day by day as our deeds change into sins- another day the shaytan wins.
For on that day when we will be scaled!

Think-................will we win or will we fail?

The Injustice to Abu Shahma - Brother Farrukh

Assalam alaikum,
Abu Shahma was a son of Umar. He fought in the battles in Egypt andwhich he built a house for himself in Fustat.
One day in the company of a friend he inadvertently drank wine andbecame unconscious. The following day he went with his friend to Amrbin Al Aas (the Govenor of the region) where they confessed theirguilt, and wanted to be punished. Amr bin Al Aas said that as they haddrunk the wine inadvertently, and were feeling repentant, that was enough and no further punishment was called for.
Abu Shahma did not wish to avail of the benefit of inadvertence. Heinsisted that he should be punished according to law, failing whichhe would bring the matter to the notice of the Caliph (at that time,his father). Thereupon Arm bin Al Aas inflicted the usual punishmentof lashes in the privacy of his house. Abu Shahma's head was also shaved off in the house of the Governor.

The incident was reported to Caliph Umar who wrote a letter to Amr which read:
"O Amr bin Al Aas it has come to my notice that you have been derelictin the performance of your duty. You have shown undue favor to AbuShahma by awarding him punishment in your house rather than at apublic place. You were apparently moved by the consideration that heis my son. You should know that in such matters I cannot tolerate anyconcession to a person on the ground that he is related to me. As soon as you get this letter send Abu Shahma to Medina on a naked camel."
Amr bin Al Aas complied with the instructions and dispatched AbuShahma to Madina. En route Abu Shahma fell sick and when he reachedMadina he could hardly walk.

Umar was furious, and he ordered that Abu Shahma should be lashed inpublic. However, another companion, Abdul Rahman ibn Auf pleaded thatthe boy had already been lashed in Egypt and no further punishment wascalled for.

Umar brushed aside these pleadings and Abu Shahma was floggedpublicly. Abu Shahma could not withstand the ordeal and due to hisweakened condition because of his illness he fell senseless after afew stripes had been inflicted. He remained in a state of agony for afew days and then died.

NB The significance of the 'naked camel' was to ensure that his
journey to Madina was uncomfortable.There is in the Quran no specific punishment for drinking alcohol. Norin the sunnah of the Prophet is there a specific punishment. This isproven by the fact that during the time of Caliph Abu Bakr, if a drunken person was prosecuted they would be punished with 40 stripes of a whip. But during the time of Caliph Umar, the punishment was 80 stripes. Had the Sunnah of the Prophet included a specific punishment for becoming drunk, both Abu Bakr and Umar would have applied that.However, what is shown is that they engaged in ijtehad and came to the conclusions they had, and Allah knows best.
In the case of Caliph Umar and his son, the Caliph was partly motivated by whisperings amongst the people who started to question whether his son would recieve favourable treatment or not. The fact that Amr ibn al Aas had already punished Abu Shahma was irrelevant.The fact that Abu Shahma was ill was also irrelevant. At a time when the Muslim community was still young and growing, any perception of injustice would weaken its efforts. What choice did he have? Do nothing, these whisperings amongst people increase, instability sets in, and the integrity of Islam is compromised. Do something, and hiss on, already punished in private, is punished yet again (i.e. twice),but this time in public.

Right or wrong, Allah knows best. What we do know is that a father saw his son die through an action which he himself inflicted, not so muchfor the crime of being drunk itself, more in an effort to show thateveryone who commits a crime will be treated with the same level ofjustice in an attempt to keep the Muslim community strong.
May Allah Almighty have mercy and forgive us our sins, our errors/misjudgments and our deliberate wrongs, ameen.
fi amanillah, assalam alikum, f

Media's silent act but what about us?? - Sis Riffat Ara

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

Did you know?

Did you know about the devastating incident that had taken place in Cincinnati, Ohio on Tuesday, December 22, 2005 at 10:30 p.m.? The community Masjid, called Clifton Mosque, was bombed. But Alhumdulillah, nobody was hurt. There were five pipe bombs installed around the Mosque, two of which got exploded. It is estimated that it will take around $30,000 for the damages to be fixed. No information are found about who might be responsibe for this terrorist attack. FBI is still investigating.

Okay, imagine a normal day, you wake up healthy in the morning...alhumdulillah. You pray Fajr, you thank Allah for yet another day in your life... then, you plan the day with the knowledge that everything may not turn out the way you planned. You remember Allah, go on with your normal daily activities and you hope for the best. But when an unexpected event like this takes place and a normal day does not end as a normal day rather ends with a devastating event, how would you feel? In addition, at a time like this, with the latest technology, any event from any where can reach to anyone around the world within minutes, however, many events like this happen around the world that media do not spread. You would atleast expect that the news will reach to so many people. It wasn't even aired on network Television profusely. As a result, people from other states of America, people who watch TV news regularly or read newspaper daily, were not aware of an event as such. It did appear in newspapers of Ohio, but appeared in a short feature with small title that does not attract readers attention immediately.

One keeps wondering...

How come not that many people know about it?

How come it wasn't on the media profusely?

An incident like this caused non-stop questions, whispers around that city, but then, how did the news NOT spread?

Countless of devastating events around the world go unheard. We hear or see only those news in the media that people behind the scenes want every one to see. It's selected as to which news will be aired profusely and which will go almost unnoticed.

A question that rises naturally in our minds is that if this event had taken place elsewhere other than a Masjid, would the media act this silently?

Okay, that's about the media. What about its audience? How would the audience react? Let's just think for a minute that the media did not act silently towards this event, what do we see next? -- hmmm.. there will be some silent audience who will only let a sigh out; there will be some audience who will be fearful to even talk about it, there will be some audience who will try to inform as many people as they can, some will keep talking about it with some assumptions and then, there will be those who will actually do more. So, with media's silent act, there wasn't even a chance to reach to THOSE FEW who would not be the silent audience.

A masjid where a large number of people gather every year for Eid, every week for Jumu'ah, every day for daily prayers was bombed. The entire Muslim community of that city is devastated. May be muslims from other coummunities would have stood next to them now, ONLY had they known. But...

What are you going to do dear brothers and sisters? Now that you have been informed, it's you who will choose your next step.
Jazakallah for reading.

May Allah(swt) have His mercy on all of us! Ameen!

The Light of the Qur'an and the Sunnah

Almighty on all brother and sister,


After the our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) , The Quran and Sunnah are that standards which will guide us till the jugdment day.For true light of Holy Quran & Sunnah ,kindly visit following islamic website.

1 http://www.studying-islam.org/
2 http://www.understanding-islam.com/
3 http://www.renaissance.com.pk/
4 http://www.ghamidi.org/


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Roses in Space - Zrie Mul

Assalammualaikum wr wbRoses in Space - the truth about Quran in Science!In the name of Allah the Most Benefits and Most Merciful.Do you want proof that Quran is the words of GOD???...Please kindly read bellow!(PS.I have full article with complete pictures, if you like to have it, just contact me. Inshaallah I will send you in word file, but please make sure you can accept 1MB size), email to zriemul@hotmail.com or download from http://www.geocities.com/muslimart/downloads/ )Al Qur'an, Surah Ar Rahman 37:“And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide.” (M. Pickthal translation)“Then when the heaven is rent asunder, and it becomes rosy or red like red-oil, or red hide.” (Mochsin Khan translation)“When the sky is rent asunder, and it becomes red like ointment” (Yusuf Ali translation)This verse had sent down 1400 years ago, where there were not technology like Hubble and Spitzer telescope as today, but yet it refealed the fact which is only able to be present by very advance technology in the 20th Century.This verse mention clearly about RED, ROSY (like rose), and OIL/Hide, let us examines them carefully:RED:After studying the articles, I found out that many of the form of rose petals mostly are detected by the telescope’s INFRARED array camera.So either the colors of the roses or oily form red or not, still it is strong fact that it is detected by The Infrared and Visible Light View.ROSY (ROSE LIKE):- Rosy also means Colored like rose, and the color of rose are not only RED, there are various of colors from white, red, pink, yellow, violet and many more.- Mostly the stars developments are like Rose (click here to view), either the form or the movements of it beginning or collapsing.- Not only one or two stars/nebula formed exactly like Roses, either it is red or in other colors.- What comes to my surprise is, there are young stars which form like Rose Bud and the dieing/exploding stars mostly form like full Blooming Rose.Rosy thesaurus (synonyms): aflush, blooming, blushing, colored, coral, deep pink, fresh, glowing, healthy-looking, high-colored, incarnadine, pale red, peach, red, red-complexioned, red-faced, reddish, rose-colored, roseate, bright, glowing, rose-colored, roseate, sunnyOily shape:- No further to discuss, the universe shapes are mostly form Oily like. Try to put oil on the water, you will find many colors and abstract shapes as you will find in the sky.How is it possible this very advance fact of truth about the Astronomy Knowledge revealed 1400 years ago?Do you still have any doubts???Look for the roses by yourself in the links bellow:Ring Beholds a Delicate Flowerhttp://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2005-07/ssc2005-07a.shtmlRED Rose Bud of the starshttp://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2004-02/ssc2004-02a.shtmlNASA's Great Observatories Provide a Detailed View of Kepler's Supernova Remnanthttp://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2004-15/ssc2004-15a.shtmlCassiopeia A: Death Becomes Herhttp://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2005-14/ssc2005-14c.shtmlDetails from ACS Image of NGC 3370: Upper Left Cornerhttp://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2003/24/image/hNGC 6210http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1998/36/image/fA rose blooming in spacehttp://www.spaceref.com/ news/viewpr.html?pid=9244In this email I only present you the links of some very clear images of the Roses, there are some others which you can examine straight from the source links of Hubble and Spitzer telescope.wassalammualaikum wr wbZriemul (Abdullah)Alhamdulillah, Thanks to NASA!

Iron and its heavenly origins - Brother Farrukh

Assalam alaikum,Allah Almighty says,"...and We sent down the iron in which is severe strength and otherbenefits for mankind..."[Surah 57: v 25]
"The ultimate stellar is made up of iron. In iron, atomic nuclei arepacked as tightly as possible. Iron is the element that gets made in astar by standard nuclear burning. It has the most stable nucleus. Theenergy required to synthesize iron is not available on earth.Therefore the iron found in the earth must have been synthesized inouter space."[New Scientists, Jan 13, 1990, Journal of Chemical Education, Sept1990]
May Allah Almighty also send down wisdom and understanding (both ofwhich we seem to be lacking in this era) ameen!
fi amanillah, assalam alaikum, f

Khadija(Radiyallahu anha) - Br Mohamed Ayub

Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha - may Allah be please with her) was the first wife of Nabi [the Prophet] (sallallahu alaihi wasallam - may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and she was the mother of Faatima (radhiAllaahu anha) and she was the maternal grandmother of Hassan and Hussein (radhiAllaahu anhuma - may Allah be pleased with them both). Her father's name was Khuwailid, her paternal grandfather's name was Asad, her mother's name was Faatima, and her maternal grandmother's name was Zaahida. She was a Quraishi. She married Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), when she was 40 years of age. At that time Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was 25 years old.
Prior to her coming into Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)'s Nikah, she was married to two other persons, one after the after. She bore children for both of them. One of her previous husband's name was Abu Haala, and the other was Ateeq bin Aa`id. There is a difference of opinion between the historians, regarding which husband was the first and which was the second. The author of "Isti`aab", has preferred the opinion that Abu Haala was the first and Ateeq bin Aa`id was the second.

After Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha)'s two husbands passed away, one after the other, many noble persons were hopeful of marrying her owing to her honour, respect and wealth. However, what had happened was the desire of the Greatest, Allaah. Allaah Ta`ala (the All-mighty) had decreed that Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) be honoured with marriage to the best of mankind (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). And that she be blessed with the title of "Ummul Mu`mineen" (Mother of the Believers).

When Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) reached the age of 25 years, his uncle Abu Talib, regretfully told him that he will not be able to financially assist him, and that times were tough. He suggested that Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) do as many other persons were doing, in that they were taking the merchandise of Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha), to Shaam (Syria), and selling it for a profit.

When Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) heard that Muhammed Bin Abdullah Al-Ameen (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)'s uncle had advised him to take her goods to sell, she took the opportunity to send a message to the trustworthy, honest and veracious Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), and invited him to be an agent for her. She promised him twice the profit she usually paid her other agents. Rasulullah [the messenger of Allah] (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) accepted her offer and he took her goods to Shaam. Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) sent her slave "Maisara" with him. Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) sold the merchandise very wisely, and Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) reaped more profit that year , than she had in any of the previous years.

On the journey, Maisara, saw many unique things about Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) that he had never seen before. Whilst they were stationed under a tree, a Raahib (priest) asked Maisara, regarding the identity of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Maisara replied that he is a resident of Mecca, and a Quraishi. The Raahib, said that he (Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)) will become a Prophet. He said this because he saw in Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) two signs of the Seal of Prophethood, which were recorded in the scriptures of old.

As the caravan reached Mecca, it was in the afternoon, and Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) was sitting on the upper storey of her house, she saw two Angels were shading Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Besides this, she heard from her slave Maisara, other similar and very strange incidences which occurred during the journey. He also mentioned the incident regarding the Raahib, that he said Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was to be the final Prophet. Thereafter Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha), sent a proposal of Marriage to Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).

The sister of Ya`la bin Umayya, Nafeesa, took the proposal. Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) accepted and his uncles, Hamza (radhiAllaahu anhu - may Allah be pleased with him), and Abu Taalib were pleased at this.
Hamza (radhiAllaahu anhu), Abu Taalib and other members of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) came to Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha)'s house for the occasion of the Nikah (marriage). By that time, the mother of Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) had passed away, and her uncle, Amar bin Asad, participated in the occasion. Besides him there were other members Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha)'s family also present at the Nikah.

The Mahr (dowry) was set at 500 Dirhams, on the Mashwera of Amar bin Asad, and Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) was honoured with the title of Ummul Mu`mineen.
Ibn Abbaas (radhiAllaahu anhu - may Allah be pleased with him) reports that during the time of ignorance, the women of Mecca used to gather at joyous occasions. On one such occasionKhadija (radhiAllaahu anha) was also present. Suddenly a man appeared and said in loud voice: "Oh women of Mecca! There will be a Prophet from this city of yours, whose name will be Ahmed. If any of you get the opportunity to marry him then certainly do so." The women, upon hearing this, set up a labyrinth (maze) - [in order to compete and see who the fortunate one will be]. Hadhrat Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) tied a knot (as a guide), and she succeeded over all the others.

Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) had this great honour of having been the first person to accept the message of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Prior to her acceptance, no man or woman, young or old, and no child had accepted the message.

"The first person to accept Imaan, from amongst the men and women was Khadija binti Khuwailid (radhiAllaahu anha)".

Haafiz Ibn Katheer (rahmatullahi alaihi - may the mercy of Allah be upon him) writes in "Bidaya", from Muhammed bin Ka`ab (radhiAllaahu anhu - may Allah be pleased with him) : "The first person to accept Imaan (faith) from this Ummah (nation)was Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha). The first man (to accept Islaam) was Abu Bakr and Ali (radhiAllaahu anhuma - may Allah be pleased with them both).

Once Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said the following in reply to a question of Aisha (radhiAllaahu anha - may Allah be pleased with her): "She (Khadija radhiAllaahu anha) was the first person to believe in me, when others disbelieved. She attested to my message, when others falsified me. She assisted me financially, when others deprived me. Allaah Ta`ala, blessed me with children from her, and not from any of my other wives."
Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) has great claim to Islaam's rise to glory. Prior to Nabuwwat (Prophethood), Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), used to seclude himself in the cave of Hira. Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) used to prepare provisions for Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), during these expeditions. Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) used to spend many consecutive nights in the cave. He used to return when his provisions were depleted, and go back again. On one such occasion when Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was in the cave, occupied in Ibaadat (worship), an Angel appeared and ordered him to read ("Iqra!"). Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: "I am illiterate". The Angel took hold of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and squeezed him against itself and let him loose. The Angel again said: "Iqra!" . Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) again gave the same reply. For the second time the Angel squeezed Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), let him go and said: "Iqra!". Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) again gave the same reply. The Angel squeezed Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), for the third time and thereafter, the Angel began reciting. He read the first five Aayaat (verses) of Surah (chapter) Qalam. After hearing these Aayaat, Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) memorised them and went home in fear. He told Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha): "Cover me with a blanket, cover me with a blanket!" She did as she was told and after a while, this fear gradually subsided in Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Thereafter, Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) narrated the entire incident to Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha), and he said: "I feared for my life."
Women are usually more feeble natured , and when they see men in a state of fear, they usually get more frantic. However, Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha), was not in the least bit fazed. She gave Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) courage and consoled him, saying: "Never, I take an oath in Allaah, Allaah Ta`ala will never place you in difficulty or disgrace you. (You have such great qualities and traits, that) You strengthen family ties, you take the burden of others, help the poor, serve the guests, and you assist the truth at the times of difficulty."

Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha), then took Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) to her cousin, Waraqa bin Nawfil. She told him: "Oh brother, listen to what he (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) has to say." Waraqa, was an old man, whose eyesight was failing him. He was a devout and true Christian. He asked Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam): "What did you see?" Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) narrated the entire incident to him. Thereafter, Waraqa said: "This is Namoos (the great Angel, Jibraeel - Gabriel(alaihi salaam - peace be upon him), who was sent to Moosa - Moses (alaihi salaam - peace be upon him). I wish that I was young, and that I am alive, when your nation will expel you."
Haafiz Ibn Katheer (rahmatullahi alaihi - may Allah have mercy upon him) quotes in "Bidaya", from Baihaqi, that during the initial stages of Nabuwwat, Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) said to Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam): "When Jibraeel (alaihi salaam) comes to you can you inform me thereof?" Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) replied in the affirmative. When Jibraeel (alaihi salaam) came, Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) told her: "Oh Khadija, here is Jibraeel." Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) asked Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam): "Can you see him at this moment?" Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) replied: "Yes!" Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) told Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) to stand up and sit on her right hand side. Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) accepted her request and did as she requested. Then, Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) asked: "Can you still see Jibraeel (alaihi salaam)?" Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) replied in the affirmative. She then told him(sallallahu alaihi wasallam), to sit on her lap. Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) did this and she again asked: "Can you still see Jibraeel (alaihi salaam)?" Again Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) replied in the affirmative. Thereafter, Hadhrat Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) removed her scarf and her hair was revealed. Then she asked: "Can you still see Jibraeel (alaihi salaam)?" Now, Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: "No, I cannot see him." Upon hearing this, Hadhrat Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) said; "Know, now for sure, that this is an Angel. You should remain steadfast, and accept the glad-tidings of Prophethood (because had it been shaitaan (the devil), that came to you, then when I revealed my hair, he would not have disappeared. (Angels are modest)." This incident displayed the intelligence and wisdom of Hadhrat Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha).
After Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) received Nabuwwat, he began preaching Islaam, and the Mushrikeen (idolaters) became his enemies, and they harassed Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) in various ways. The entire nation became his enemies, including (some) his close friends. During these extremely trying times, the only helpers he had was his uncle Abu Taalib, and his beloved wife, Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha).
Haafiz Ibn Katheer (rahmatullahi alaihi) writes in "Bidaya":
"Hadhrat Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) was the first to bring faith in Allaah Ta`ala and His Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). She testified to the message that he brought. Allaah Ta`ala alleviated the burden and tribulations from Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), owing to her acceptance. When Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) began preaching and the people turned his speech upside down, and they falsified him, then Allaah Ta`ala used Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha), to alleviate and lighten his grief and sorrow. When he returned home, then she would encourage him and give him fortitude. She used to testify his message."
The following is written in the "Seerat of Ibn Hishaam", regarding Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha): "Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha) was Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)'s, veritable Wazir (minister / right-hand), in so far as Islaam (history) is concerned." Whatever affliction and difficulty came upon Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), his grief and sorrow was shared by Hadhrat Khadija (radhiAllaahu anha). She also bore many of the difficulties, together with Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). She gave excellent support, encouragement and motivation to Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).

Abdullah Ibn Sailam ~ Mohammed Ayub

ABDULLAH IBN SAILAM (ra)
Al-Husayn ibn Sailam (ra) was a Jewish rabbi in Yathrib who was widely respected and honoured by the people of the city even by those who were not Jewish. He was known for his piety and goodness, his upright conduct and his truthfulness.
Al-Husayn (ra) lived a peaceful and gentle life but he was serious, purposeful and organized in the way he spent his time. For a fixed period each day, he would worship, teach and preach in the temple. Then he would spend some time in his orchard, looking after date palms, pruning and pollinating. Thereafter, to increase his understanding and knowledge of his religion, he would devote himself to the study of the Torah.
In this study, it is said. he was particularly struck by some verses of the Torah which dealt with the coming of a Prophet who would complete the message of previous Prophets. Al-Husayn therefore took an immediate and keen interest when he heard reports of the appearance of a Prophet in Makkah. He said:
"When I heard of the appearance of the Messenger of God, peace be on him, I began to make enquiries about his name, his genealogy, his characteristics, his time and place and I began to compare this information with what is contained m our books. From these enquiries, I became convinced about the authenticity of his prophethood and I affirmed the truth of his mission. However, I concealed my conclusions from the Jews. I held my tongue...
Then came the day when the Prophet, peace be on him, left Makkah and headed for Yathrib. When he reached Yathrib and stopped at Quba, a man came rushing into the city, calling out to people and announcing the arrival of the Prophet (saw - may the peace ad blessings of Allah be upon him). At that moment, I was at the top of a palm tree doing some work. My aunt, Khalidah (ra - may Allah be pleased with her) bint al-Harith, was sitting under the tree. On hearing the news, I shouted:
'Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! (God is Great! God is Great!' When my aunt (ra) heard my takbir, she remonstrated with me: 'May God frustrate you...By God, if you had heard that Moses (as - peace be upon him) was coming you would not have been more enthusiastic.'
'Auntie, he is really, by God, the 'brother' of Moses (as) and follows his religion. He was sent with the same mission as Moses (as).' She was silent for a while and then said: 'Is he the Prophet (saw) about whom you spoke to us who would be sent to confirm the truth preached by previous (Prophets - peace be upon them all) and complete the message of his Lord?' 'Yes,' I replied.
Without any delay or hesitation, I went out to meet the Prophet (saw). I saw crowds of people at his door. I moved about in the crowds until I reached close to him. The first words I heard him say were:
'O people! Spread peace...Share food...Pray during the night while people (normally) sleep... and you will enter Paradise in peace...'
I looked at him closely. I scrutinized him and was convinced that his face was not that of an imposter. I went closer to him and made the declaration of faith that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (saw) is the Messenger of Allah.
The Prophet (saw) turned to me and asked: 'What is your name?' 'Al-Husayn ibn Sailam,' I replied.
'Instead, it is (now) Abdullah ibn Sailam,' he said (giving me a new name). 'Yes,' I agreed. 'Abdullah ibn Sailam (it shall be). By Him who has sent you with the Truth, I do not wish to have another name after this day.'
I returned home and introduced Islam to my wife, my children and the rest of my household. They all accepted Islam including my aunt KhaIidah (ra) who was then an old lady. However, I advised them then to conceal our acceptance of Islam from the Jews until I gave them permission. They agreed.
Subsequently, I went back to the Prophet (saw), peace be on him, and said: 'O Messenger of God (saw)! The Jews are a people (inclined to) slander and falsehood. I want you to invite their most prominent men to meet you. (During the meeting however), you should keep me concealed from them in one of your rooms. Ask them then about my status among them before they find out of my acceptance of Islam. Then invite them to Islam. If they were to know that I have become a Muslim, they would denounce me and accuse me of everything base and slander me.'
The Prophet (saw) kept me in one of his rooms and invited the prominent Jewish personalities to visit him. He introduced Islam to them and urged them to have faith in God...They began to dispute and argue with him (saw) about the Truth. When he realized that they were not inclined to accept Islam, he put the question to them:
'What is the status of Al-Husayn ibn Sailam (ra) among you?'
'He is our sayyid (leader) and the son of our sayyid. He is our alim (scholar), the son of our alim.'
'If you come to know that he (ra) has accepted Islam, would you accept Islam also?' asked the Prophet (saw).
'God forbid! He (ra) would not accept Islam. May God protect him from accepting Islam,' they said (horrified).
At this point I came out in full view of them and announced: 'O assembly of Jews! Be conscious of God and accept what Muhammad (saw) has brought. By God, you certainly know that he is the Messenger of God and you can find prophecies about him and mention of his name and characteristics in your Torah. I for my part declare that he is the Messenger of God. I have faith in him and believe that he is true. I know him.'
'You are a liar,' they shouted. 'By God, you are evil and ignorant, the son of an evil and ignorant person.' And they continued to heap every conceivable abuse on me..."
Abdullah ibn Sailam (ra) approached Islam with a soul thirsty for knowledge. He was passionately devoted to the Quran and spent much time reciting and studying its beautiful and sublime verses. He was deeply attached to the noble Prophet (saw) and was constantly in his company.
Much of his time he spent in the Masjid (Mosque), engaged in worship, in learning and in teaching. He was known for his sweet, moving and effective way of teaching study circles of Sahabah (ra - may Allah be pleased with them all) who assembled regularly in the Prophet's (saw) mosque.
Abdullah ibn Sallam (ra) was known among the Sahabah as a man from ahl-al-Jannah "- (the people of Paradise). This was because of his determination on the advice of the Prophet (saw) to hold steadfastly to the "most trustworthy handhold" that is belief in and total submission to God.

My experience in Qur'an Recitation Competition ~ Sis Faiza

Aslam-o-Alaikum brothers and sisters in Islam !
I went to pray Jumma on 18th of November when AdamsCenter's directorbrother Magid announced after namaz about the quran recitationcompetition which would held on 10th of December, his announcementsuddenly clicks in my mind to participate and see where i stand amongmany reciters. Since then i started practicing Surah Jumma which isin 26th juz of Quran and used to recite it everyday to my teacher.SubhanAllah, i love that Surah b'coz of the fact that AllahSubhanAllah is starting this surrah by telling us His greatness, thathow great is He about Who everything in sky and in earth praises.A night before competition, i recited it again to my teacher on phoneto make sure that i'm not making any mistake and after listening tome she advised me to make dua before entering into competition room.I slept early in order not to miss my Fajr prayer and to make Allahhappy by bowing to Him and asking His help in competition.Atlast the day arrived and i was so nervous and my mind wascontinuosly surrounded by different thoughts that who will be thejudge, Allah knows how many reciters are participating. Truelyspeaking i wasn't expecting many reciters there as here in Americayouth is more about to be westernize than try to hard to be a Truebeliever, the ones whose qualities has been told by Allah SWT inquran.But Al-Humdulilah including me there were 10 reciters. Mosque'shallways were crowded with competitor's parents. I stepped in andsaid Salam to this girl who caught my appearence first. She guided me towards further steps in order to participate. The competition was held by American Muslim Bridges Tv which would be broadcasted on DishNetwork channal 517.i was so nervous and was shivering with fear that what would happen,but i was having this firm believe in Allah which was making my heartfeel very different kind of happiness and comfort which i never feltbefore.After Zuhr namaz, competition took place in Mosque's library. Therewas this pretty lady wrapped in scarf and hijab who announced ournames one by one for reciting infront of judges. I can't explain hownervous i was at that time. Atlast my turn came up and i was thereinfront of judges, my heart started beating so badly, but Al-Humdulilah Allah's help give me courage to control and i started withAO ZUBILAH HIMINASHAITAN NIRAJEEM and there u go, just closed myeyes, and recited Allah's beautiful verses of Surah Jumma.After listening to all reciters i was pretty sure that i did goodthan them, and make Allah much happy, but suddenly this girl steppedin and handed her entry form to the announcer who let her toparticipate as she was late. SubhanAllah she recited so beautifullyand after listening to her i was like i think she might makes Allahhappy more than me.One of the judges announced the results. Adil in boys stood first whowas mashallah Hafiz, and then among girls they were like there is atie between two and we are going to do draw, they did draw twice andannounced that Ameena is first and Faiza was the one who was havingtie with her so she stood second. I just looked her, she looked at meand we both smiled at each other. i went to her to congratualte her,we shook hands and gave hug to each other. Al-Humdulilah, i think noone except Allah can feel that happiness which i was having for herand for myself. and the shukar and dhikr i was havinf for my dearestAllah SWT.I went out from the library and there was this lady who listened tomy recitation came over to me, hugged me and introduced me to a groupof girls, i can still hear her compliments about me that Faiza is achampion. She advised all of those girls to start taking classes ofTajweed and Ahkam from me.Al-Humdulilah the respect i earned was not possible with HisAlMighty's permission. There was only one word which was coming outfrom my lips and that wasAL_HUMDULILAH AL_HUMDULILAHprasie be to Allah only who create us and even we are sinners, butHis blessings are neverending.On my way home i compared this judgement with the judgment whichAllah is promised and going to judge our deeds. The way i was feelingtoday, i predicted that it would be the same feeling which every1will experience but it would be worst at that time specially worstfor those who just waste their precious life in earning this world'scomforts, but never think that we need the happiness of thatJUDGE whose judgemnt will be just and fare and there would be no tie.Whenever i recite, this Hadith comes in mind which is HADITH-e-QUDSIthatHoly Prophet p.b.u.h said that Allah SWT said "people would be givenlevels in Heaven and they will be told that start reciting quran andhow much u memorized and know Allah's verses that how high ur levelwould be and people from the lower level would feel proud on thosewho knows Allah's verses and get the highest level.SUBHANALLAH.May Allah SWT, our LORD, our Creator, give us courage to recite hisverses everyday. May He Almighty bless us in this world and inhereafter, and save us from shaitani techniques and guide us towardsSIRAT-E-MUSTAQEEM.Ameen Sum Ameen.Take care of ur Eman
Allah Nigheban.

Poem: Read My Mind

By Abu Abdullah

My prayer is to die a mu'min
Not just a Muslim
Buried in the clothes I die,
Never washed, my wounds fresh

My prayer is to wake up
With my wounds still bleedin
Incensed with musk like fragrance
With my face filled with radiance

My prayer is to see abu qassim
Smiling at me with abu bakr
Mentioning me to abu hafsa
Uthman, Ali and ibn abi waqqas

My prayer is to meet mus,ab
Glowing in his garden
Earned with his efforts at uhud
Having borders with julaybib

My prayer is to be ushered
Into a garden with large-eyed maidens
All mine! O’ fiesta
No pain, no siesta!

My prayer is to go lounging
Chillin on suspended sofas
With floors made of marbles
Underneath flowing stream of laban

My prayer is to go camping
Strolling near the banks of al-khauthar
Seeing from afar the place of abi dharrin
Ibn mas,ud, ibn abbas and ibn umarin

O’ Allah, accept my prayers
Knowing You know my mind
My brother and sister, say amin
Cuz I know you read my mind!

Mindfully yours
Abuabdullah

Poem: Lust and Love in Islam

Lust And Love In Islam”
By Shaykh Ali Abu-Talib Son Of AbdunNur

I Take Refuge In Allah From The Stoned Satan.
In Name Of Allah The Source Of Mercy To All Of Creation;
The Source Of The Mercy To The Believing Congregation.

Feelings are like the sights, sounds and scents of inner space.
One’s character is like one’s countenance, one’s inner face.
Physical beauty has the capacity to excite certain emotions
From the peaks of the purest ascetic appreciation, to low vulgar commotions
Similar to what happens to a dog when he’s around a bitch in heat.
One is amongst the stars and the angels; the other is beneath the feet
Of dog dignity.

Still, one word is used to describe both the celestial and bestial feeling.
That one word is LOVE.

Spouses and fornicators both find the word “love” phonetically appealing.

However, if The Truth is Absolute,
And if it is illogical to fallaciously compute
That what “Is” is relative to “What Is Perceived,”
Then there is only one supreme love, regardless of what level of perception is achieved.

Love is a constant like light.
No one can sanely say that it can be simultaneously day and night.
Likewise, it does not take much insight to realize that any dog can lust,
And most certainly, The Almighty Lover definitely does not entrust
The Supreme Cardinal Virtue to a bitch or a dog.

One of the great acts of Love is charity.
All religions preach this fact with nearly identical clarity.
But what of lust?
In Islam, we are taught that God did entrust
The bestial part to all of us.
After all, we are creatures whose flesh is fashioned from dust,
And by necessity we must lust.
As Muslims, we are commanded to sanctify that fact, not treat it with disdain.
For sex between husband, and wife as Quran does explain
Is a form of worship, which Allah did ordain.

However, we are taught to be aware,
And take care,
For lust needs not love to survive.
Lust can ignite and flare,
Though there’s nothing there upon which it can thrive
Except pure viciousness.
Unchecked, lust is like a ravaging beast vicious, and promiscuous.

It is like an unchecked forest fire;
Flames burning hotter and higher.
And once inordinate sexual desires
Grasps ones soul in the hot sensual fires
Of its sexually exciting clutches,
Unchecked Lust consumes whatever it touches
Spectacularly and indiscriminately,
It consumes reason, order, conscience, and decency.

Even the pious, God conscious remembrance
Is quickly consumed by lust’s relentless insistence.

Lust doggedly insists upon inordinate gratification of the low natured self.
So when God consciousness is locked in a cupboard on the back of a shelf,
The Illusionary Lures of Mammon will sway
Most unsuspecting weak, un-submitted souls to sacrifice, prostrate, and pray
At the alters of Foolishness, Shallowness, Nastiness And Greed.

How despicably pitiful. They cheapen their bodies and dishonor their seed.
Playing with fire like primitive Neanderthals.
Savage and ignorant, they burn themselves up and everything else while enthralled
By Lust’s Fiery Warmth, And Seductive Dance;
Hypnotized, in Lust’s erotically alluring trance;
While lust’s white hot flames lick higher, and higher
Until their unchecked lusts becomes the funeral pyre
For the entire nation. It has happened before.
Consider Sodom and Gomorrah.
They bowed to Lust’s hypnotic Aura
Till the end;
Totally consumed by God’s Wrath for their sin.
But the delusional lustful mind tends to think, “It won’t happen again,”

“Not to me.”
So look and see how many marry for looks or money instead of piety.

Piety banished to a lowly priority.
Unwilling to Sacrifice, and defend.
Unwilling to honor, cherish, fully extend;
Unwilling to commit and then sincerely work to transcend;
Unless there’s a paycheck attached to the end...
Like a carrot.

So when life’s bitter wind causes one’s ego to either in humility bend,
Or egotistically become offensive to its matrimonial kin,
Thus stressing one’s marriage till its fabric dost rend,
Love is often sacrificed for the lust of self-righteousness, or the almighty yen.

No regards for one’s lover.
No regards for one’s mate.
No regards for the children.
No regards for their fate.

No regards for the forest of values, centuries of love did tend.
No regards for “The Lover” Whom All Returns To When Life Does End.
No regards for life; rip it from the womb.
No regards for duty; loyalty in its tomb.
No regards for kith. No regards for kin.
No regards for honor because honor doesn’t cum and it sure doesn’t spend.

Thus, because of unchecked lust,
Love is often sacrificed for the pursuit
Of a face that is shameless, but cute,
Or just enough money for an off-the-rack suit,
A mortgaged hut, and an extra handful of rice and some irradiated fruit.

However,

Just because fire is dangerous does not mean that it shouldn’t be used.
Fire belongs in furnaces and stoves that generate controlled BTU’s.
Contained explosions in engines are how automobiles move.
Lust is to be contained, and controlled within the parameters God set for it.
Thus,
When God consciousness and the marital rules, are the furnace in which lust is lit,
Lust can be used as God did intend for it,
Instead of setting fire to things that shouldn't be burned
Like the orchards of virtue and the fruit that they earned.

Unfortunately,

All heaters and fuels are not the same.
Some “Be The Bomb” but some be just “Lame.”
Some start out hot, but by evening grow cool.
But some are consistent, the right stove, the right fuel.

Likewise with marriages.

Lust dims and goes out, as some marriages get old.
Love burns forever and never grows cold.
But you have to have it together.
And you have to marry someone who has it together.
For love’s flames to survive through the coldest of weather.
Both must have a forest of values and control over self.
This is why God’s Prophet warned us not to put worldliness on the top shelf,
And foolishly marry for to die for looks, and to kill for wealth.

All fools, fooled into this lustful foolishness inevitably find themselves
Fooling around in a burnt out fantasy.
Often Ms. Fineness, and Mr. Beefcake,
Are beefy and fine for their own selfish sake.

They are usually so hung up in their own vanity
That they drive their foolish mate into a state of anti-romantic insanity.
And they find out too late that love was a fake

Likewise, Ms Money Galore, or Big Daddy WarBuck,
Can usually give you everything you need but Love.
And then you are stuck
With another lame duck.
So

To get it together, one must seek God and turn
Toward The Eternal Lover. For Him we must yearn.

The sights, sounds and feelings we prefer must be right.
Our soul’s inner face must turn toward this sight.
If we have love for God, we will love Prophet too,
And the Prophet’s close kinfolks, with a love that is true.
Then like-hearted folks must love one another,
With a Love that the Satan can’t poison or smoother.

This kind of love is really all that you need.
But the all-pervasive lustful greed.
Freely flowing throughout the social trend
Of this Truth Hating society founded on sin,
Has set up all kinds of anti-love idols bringing real love close to an end.
So even Muslims find themselves bowing to them, without conscious thought.
They are almost hopelessly caught up in the Kufar philosophical onslaught.
So their prayer for real love counts for little of naught.
But psychological masturbation; false spiritual appeasement;
False pious demonstrations; fake religious achievement.

Muslims should know that this life is a test,
And that the Praiseworthy servant whom God loves the best said that the best way to secure your matrimonial fate
Is to investigate the character of your potential mate.

If one has a beautiful outer face,
But a character that looks like a monster, the antithesis of grace,
One would be a sure ‘nuff fool to hook up with such a lame.
Likewise, if one works hard and lays claim
To a six figure job, and some impressive initials at the rear of his name,
But not enough character to “cash in a wolf ticket,” preferring dishonor, and shame
Over the consequences of conflict and strife,
He (or she) will make some unsuspecting poor soul an emotionally poor
Husband or Wife

But observe the typical Muslim. Look and see.
“Single, Looking for a PhD in Chemistry,”
“Must have light skin and the same national ancestry.”

Matching genes, matching schooling...
Claiming Deyn, but who are you fooling?
Certainly not God. Why else are Muslims so weak?
Why is the past so disgraceful and the future so bleak?
Certainly not because the Muslims are ugly, stupid or poor.
They’ve just lost their lust for love, and shamelessly adore
The values of viciousness and vice
That there Munafiq and Kafer Masters value as nice.

Muslims! Wake Up! Get Yourselves In Gear!
Reexamine The Things You Hold To Be Dear!

Study your Prophet. Follow his path.
Turn your back on the values that purchase God’s wrath.
How can you love God, if you love this world’s life?
How can you love Muhammad, if you hate holy strife?
How can you love LOVE, if you side with the jinn,
Who acts like he hates you and loves only sin?
How can you love self, when you sell your soul cheap?
How can you love Truth when you hate to probe deep?
And how will you ever love each other,
If you continue to neglect and smother
Your God-given natural duty to congregate each and every God-blessed day;
To socialize, organize, work real hard, and pray,
And dynamically initiate right ways and means
To energize, then synergize, God’s deyn’s
Offices, and institutions
By creating programs designed to cultivate our problem’s solutions.
Thus demonstrating Islam’s superiority over kafer institutions,
And propagating God’s deyn to your countrymen lost in confusion?
You will not win. You will lose your souls,
Your families, and all your ambitions and goals
Will be frustrated.
Can’t you see that it’s late?
So wake up, Oh Muslims! Beg Allah for the mate,
And THE LOVE that He specially created
For Muhammad and Khadijah - on them be peace.
And stop all this jiving. God commands you to cease.

Ask for your miracle~ Sister Qarneeta_soulat

Assalam u Alaykum Warahmatullaahi Wabarakatuhu

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam

I hope this mail finds you in the greatest of health and eemaan inshaALLAH ameen. What I am about to share with you is nothing short of a miracle ALHUMDOLILLAAH. Since my return from Umrah I have had this pressing desire to share it with as many of you as possible to see that miracles do indeed exist and that ALLAH SWT is just waiting for us to call upon the so many spiritual resources/bounties available to us.

My story is as follows…

A few months ago I thought I was living a horrific nightmare when I heard the doctors say: "I wish I could help your son but it’s only a matter of time. You have to get rest and so does he. Don't worry about him being addicted to drugs the pain counteracts this. You have no other choice but to let us do what we need to if there is any hope to save your son." I sat for what seemed like an eternity and asked “How does it happen that all the available technology exhausts all of the medical innovations available?” I felt it in my heart that it is quite likely that my child was going to die and there was not a thing I could do.

My son, Tariq Muqadam, now going on three, was born with a blood disorder that the doctors should have been able to diagnose before birth but only discovered and diagnosed a few months ago. Having been through a series of miscarriages and a stillbirth the fear of losing another child had set in. My life had been rocked once again. After numerous tests and misdiagnoses he was finally diagnosed with Beta Thallessemia major i.e. a form of haemoglobinopathy where the Beta-globulin chains of the haemoglobin molecule are not found due to an inherited defect. The disease is manifested in the first few months of life in the form of severe anaemia necessitating life long RBC transfusions. Till the advent of bone marrow transplantation (BMT), which is the only curative treatment, patients with thallessemia major are kept alive with supportive care (RBC transfusions + Iron chelation therapy). He was started on iron chelation drugs that eventually started having more of a negative effect on system than any good.

He suffered from severe nose bleeds, instantaneous bleeding, fainting spells and other systematic complications that I will not go into. Hours after blood transfusions his red blood cell would drop to virtually zero. The only hope that remained was a bone marrow transplant. The chances of finding a suitable match soon was extremely slim but hope smiled on me as a family member proved positive; at least that is what we thought. After numerous blood transfusions we were finally able to effect the bone marrow transfer. Sadly though, there was graft rejection not long after the transfusion.

By this time too, he had lost the use of his legs as paralysis had set in and his sights and hearing had been partially affected. He was increasingly growing depressed and I saw the life start leaving his body. The hope to save my child was fading fast and this left me even more emotionally and spiritually destitute yet I had enough strength to wager the race to save my son. I consulted every doctor I could, exhausted every avenue there was to explore yet not one them could give me any assurances as to the course of action I should take. Many of them even doubted that he had been diagnosed correctly this time round as the life ebbed from him at an alarmingly fast rate.

I remember two occasions where he came dangerously close to losing his battle with this illness and while he lay there dying so did I. I lived in the constant fear of being without my son. At this time, a very good friend of mine, ALHUMDOLILLAAH, advised that the time had arrived for me to submit completely to the will of ALLAH SWT and just place the matter at the call of ALLAH SWT. I had not lost my eemaan but as all parents I had strong feelings of protecting my child from being hurt any more than he had been or if Tariq could not depend on me whom else could he? Images of a peanut butter smudged face lingered in my mind and I felt as though I had let him down as I had pledged to love and look after him for as long as he was entrusted in my care. It later dawned on me with the help of my friend, ALHUMDOLILLAAH, that Tariq did not need me, he needed ALLAH SWT which also took me to the realization that if there was any who loved my child more than myself it was ALLAH SWT.

I had made the arrangements go on umrah against the advice of the doctors. They had made it very clear that if I was to remove Tariq from their care it would solely be at my own risk and that they would in no way take responsibility for whatever followed. I was fully prepared to face the consequences of my actions and besides that; things could not get any worse than they were. They even went as far to tell me that he would not live to see the weekend through and that led me to think that If I was going to lose my son which better place than our holy city. In the midst of my search for answers to my doubts and questions, ALLAH SWT in HIS rachmat “spoke” to exactly that which was hurting. HIS soothing words came to me so powerfully to renew my eemaan and courage that I was able to resume my journey of to fulfill what I would perceive now to be the ultimate.

Upon arrival in Mecca like so many I undertook my first tawaaf with Tariq waiting on the side in his wheel chair. What happened next was completely unexpected. He jumped out of his wheelchair and attempted to perform the tawaaf with me. That on its own was a miracle. Those very legs that were riddled with paralysis were now performing a minimal tawaaf. I was so over wrought with emotion and just burst into a fit of tears at the sight of him walking again after such a long time but in the very next instance his little body went into shock and he had one of his frequent fits. His nose started bleeding at such a staggering rate that I thought he was haemorraging. He lost consciousness and remained that way for the remainder of our stay making me think that the end was certainly here. His vitals were down like so many times before and I prepared myself for what I had originally set out to do. All I could say was “Ya ALLAH if it be your will for me to return without my son give me the strength to endure.” After having completed my umrah and Tariq not being any better I made the decision to return to SA.

When we boarded the connecting flight I was so tired and fell into a deep sleep obviously instructing the hired nurses to wake me if anything new developed. I slept for what seemed an eternity and upon waking I noticed my son was not in his cot where I had left him. His nanny and his nurse were no where to be found either. In the faint distance I heard the laughter that made leap for joy but I thought “how could this be?” I shrugged it off as there was no way that that could be Tariq but where was he and his care givers? What I saw next is something that I will never forget for the remainder of my life. Tariq was talking to the cabin crew acting full of life as though there was nothing wrong him. He saw me and said “Mama, you slept for a very long time.” That was music to my ears He must have seen the _expression on my face and burst into a contagious laugh that brought tears to my eyes and that of my staff. His vitals were all normal and his red blood cell count that we had tested upon arrival in Cape Town was perfect with the exception of a mild iron deficiency. In a nutshell he was cured, ALHUMDOLILLAAH

The doctors drew blood and ran extensive testing and asked me to see them the following day. I of course knew what to expect. The consultant doctor whom I had been scheduled to see had been running late and did not have time to review the test results but when he did, he went into complete shock and said “Ms Muqadam I am sorry but the tests are inconclusive and we have made an error. Unfortunately more blood will have to be drawn and sent for further testing as there is just no way that these tests can be correct.” Already knowing what to expect I said to him to tell me what the tests results were and he confirmed that there was not a trace of Tariq's blood disorder. Further test were run and up until now they are not able understand the miracle that took place. A panel of doctors reviewed Tariq’s case and they say that there is no evidence of a miracle. They say that his condition responded to medical treatment and I quote "This miracle claim is absolute nonsense and should be condemned by everyone."

Now, I don’t know what you may be thinking but I firmly believe without a doubt that Tariq was miraculously healed from his illness. What I am trying to say is, in order to decide something as reasonable or not, whose reason will serve as a judge? Thus the denial of the miracles amounts to the denial of ALLAH, after all, all the physical, intellectual powers and capacities are included in a single, absolute Power. If that Power is able to effect whatever it wishes, then why should we not believe in miracles?

I conclude this mail now and if I have convinced only one person to claim their miracle I have achieved what I have set out to do. JazakALLAH Ghayrun for taking the time to read my mail and may I request that you remember us in your duas as I will remember you in mine.

Lastly, may I ask all my brothers and sisters to ask for their individual miracles, to believe in ALLAH SWT and to bow to HIS will, in all cases ALLAH alone is enough. SUBHANALLAH.

Your sister in islam

Poetry: Letter to My Son

Letter to my son

Son, I hope this meets you in good health
Perfect state of mind
I always wish you well, striving hard
To feed you with halal wealth

I pray you memorize the whole Qur'an
Before the age of ten
Know its meanings too
All the sayings and Sunnah of Rasulullah

I pray you make good grades
All the way and get a good degree
Someday. Add value to humanity
Positively, of course

I pray you never miss a single raka’at
Of all the salats in your life
In congregation, and the nawafils too
Never forgetting me in your du’as
And mama too

Son, make the best use of this world
Fleeting as it is, to get the best
Of the next world.
Be firm and bold

Son, Satan is your enemy
He has agents; he uses music
Movies and co to conquer
Stay away from them

Always speak the truth
Wherever you are
Always speak good
Or keep silent

Do not envy, be contented
You only get what is decreed
Your altitude is predestined
Maintain a positive attitude

Give much love to mama
Three times more than mine
Never mind, I gave same to mine
Take care of your sisters, be a caring mahram

I pray you achieve your dream
Of joining the army
But live and die only For Allah
That is why I named you
Abdullah

Fatherly yours,
Abu Abdullah

The precious beloved, the obedient daughter

Sayyidah Fatima az-Zahrah bint Muhammed al-Mustafa (SAW - may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)"Do you realize whose biography you are to write about?" I asked my pen before it touched the pages of my notebook. "No," it replied. Whispering in its ear, I said, "You are to write about the precious beloved, the obedient daughter. You are to write about the one who embodied perseverance in her struggles, the blessed truthful one, the one who was content with her Lord and whose Lord was content with her. You are to write about the possessor of the eloquent tongue, the one who's heart was filled with the love for paradise, the daughter of the greatest man (SAW ), he upon whom Allah revealed the Qur'an. You are to write about the one nicknamed "mother of her father," the righteous ascetic.Hearing this good news, my pen danced out of utter ecstasy and elation, for Allah had granted it permission to write about this righteous woman. Moments afterwards, fear overtook the burdened pen as it began to realize the magnitude of the responsibility delegated to it. Turning to its Lord in humbleness and gratitude, my pen prostrated onto the pad requesting inspiration and truthfulness in every letter it would write. As the ink began to flow through its tip, the following words were recorded:All praise belongs to Allah, and may salutations and benedictions be upon the Messenger of Allah (SAW).This blessed girl, Fatimah al-Zahrah ("the blossoming flower") (RA - may Allah be pleased with her), was born in the sanctified city of Mecca, in the home of "the mother of all believers," Khadijah Al-Kubra ("the Prominent") (RA), five years before the revelation and in a time of immense Divine success and good fortune. The time of her birth coincided with an event that would have led the Quraysh into a major civil war had it not been for the wise judgment of her father, the trustworthy one named Muhammad (SAW). After the rebuilding of the holy Ka'bah, the tribes of Mecca had differed amongst themselves as to which tribe would have the privilege of placing the sacred Black Stone in its rightful place.After much debate and many threats of a possible war, the tribes had finally come to an agreement. They would leave it to the first man who entered upon them to decide who would be the one to lift the sacred Black Stone. Allah decreed that Muhammad (SAW) be the chosen one--he (SAW) was to judge between the tribes. Endowed by Allah with the gift of sagaciousness and wisdom, he said to the rivaling tribes, "bring me a piece of cloth." Placing the Black Stone in the middle of the cloth, he told each tribe to take hold of a corner. Together, they all carried the stone over to the Ka'bah. Muhammad (SAW) then lifted the sacred Black Stone with his blessed hands and placed it in the corner of the Ka'bah, thus pleasing the differing tribes with his prudent judgment.Upon returning home to his gracious wife Khadijah (RA), he (SAW) found waiting for him the illuminated face of the most magnificent child ever to walk the face of the earth. It was the face of the one who most resembled him. Her white complexion mixed with a tinge of redness glistened in contrast to her jet-black hair. Gazing upon "a fragment of his essence," Muhammad (SAW) took her up into his arms with love and affection and said to his companion in life (Khadijah (RA)), "O Khadijah, she is like a gentle breeze full of blessing, and indeed Allah Ta'ala will make my progeny through her."Sayyidah Fatimah (AS) was reared in the house of prophethood along with her three older sisters: Sayyidah Zaynab (RA), Sayyidah Ruqayyah (RA), and Sayyidah Umm Kulthum (RA). Among the other inhabitants of this ethereal household was Ali ibn abi Talib (RA - may Allah be pleased with him) [the cousin of the Messenger of Allah], Zaid ibn al Haritha (RA) (the then adopted son of the Messenger of Allah), and Umm Ayman (RA) (the slave girl of Aminah, the mother of Muhammad (SAW).

Sayyidah Fatimah (RA) was raised and educated upon prophetic morals and etiquette, for the one who raised her was the one who said about himself, "My Lord has trained and cultivated me, and indeed He has perfected my training."Indeed, she was instructed by the one who's character was the Qur'an, and the one who Allah (AJ) said about him, "And indeed you are upon great and noble character." Sayyidah Fatimah (RA) absorbed the prophetic qualities of truthfulness, sanctity, integrity, compassion, abstinence, steadfastness, and scrupulousness; she came to live the meanings of contentedness, humility, and altruism, and was one who always preferred silence.Growing up witnessing the incessant worship of her father day and night, secluding himself in the cave of Hira', and seeing her mother's unwavering support of her husband left a lasting imprint on Sayyidah Fatimah's soul. And as her three older sisters were maturing, marrying and eventually all moving away from home, little Fatimah (RA) was left to help her mother in her every effort to prepare the Best of Creation to receive the revelations from Heaven.The decree of Allah had arrived, and the custodian of the Heavens Jibril (AS - peace be upon him) began to descend upon the greatest of Allah's creation with revelations from above. He commanded the Prophet (SAW) to proclaim the Message of the Most Merciful, to give the good news, and to warn the creation—a heavy burden, no doubt. No sooner did the Messenger (SAW) begin spreading the word and inviting the people to Islam than did afflictions of all kinds beseige him from every direction. Yet he endured it with trust in Allah and a certainty that Allah would never leave him to his oppressors. He stayed up long into the nights praying for his people and inviting them to the best of ways, and indeed he fulfilled his duty (SAW)!His life companion and soul mate, Khadijah (RA) was a constant support who consoled him during a time in which mental and physical harms of all sorts rained on him because of her deeply rooted love for the Messenger (SAW). With her gentle words of encouragement, full financial support, and her ever-flowing affection, she did all she could to alleviate his burden and selflessly aided him in trying to attain his lofty goal. Each passing day would bring with it a new wave of persecution and adversity until they were economically sanctioned and cut off from their tribe.The little girl Al-Zahra (RA) endured days of hunger during this severe, trying period. She wept along with those who wept. She underwent the painful experience of witnessing the various tribulations that poured down upon her father, her mother, and all those who proclaimed the statement of La Ilaha Illa Allah Wa Muhammed Ar-Ra soolullah (There is nothing worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah). Saddened and pained at what she saw, she stood firm, showing patience, gratitude, and resolve in helping her mother fight off the oppression, all while aiding the Messenger of Allah (SAW) and bringing comfort to his heart. The afflictions would not let up, but would pound harder and harder on her gentle, little heart, each taking its toll, until the time arrived for her to bid farewell to one of her greatest supports. Signs of fatigue and illness were becoming apparent on the face of one of the pillars of this blessed family, her mother and best friend Khadijah (RA). As she neared her appointed time, Sayyidah Khadijah (RA) looked at Fatimah (RA) and said, "O Fatimah, you are a fragment of your father's essence. I will leave him to your care."Thereafter, her pure soul traveled back to the Originator, leaving behind a sadness that gripped the hearts of her beloved and left her husband and daughter tearful. This year of immense loss was called by the Messenger of Allah (SAW) himself, "The year of grief." In this year, the Messenger (SAW) lost his uncle Abu Talib, along with the mother of his daughters and sons, his soul mate, Khadijah Al-Kubra (RA). At this point, the responsibility of upholding the house of prophethood in its entirety fell on the shoulders of Sayyidah Fatimah (RA).Devoting herself to serving her father and expending every ounce of energy she possessed, she became an obedient daughter, a sincere friend, and as compassionate to the Messenger of Allah (RA) as a mother, to the point that he nicknamed her "mother of her father." Her precious heart wept out of sorrow and pain as she saw her father (SAW) return home on several occasions with blood stained clothes and signs of weariness on his ennobled face.Out of fear and love for her father (SAW), she would accompany him every place he went. She would accompany him to the Ka'bah, and she would be of those who attended the secret gatherings of the first believers, those willing to sacrifice their souls for him (SAW) and his message of La Ilaha Illa Allah, Muhammed Ar-Ra soolullah .Her whole essence was shaken when she witnessed the disbelievers, out of mockery, pour upon the head and back of her father (SAW) filth and entrails of dead sheep as he prostrated to Allah (AJ) at the holy Ka'bah. In a state of shock, she quickly ran and lifted the entrails off his head and back with her two little hands, brushing away the signs of filth on the Prophet (SAW). All the while, she pleaded with Allah to protect her father (SAW) from the harm of their oppressors.She once witnessed a band of Quraysh gather around her father (SAW), then beat and choking him with his own clothes until his breath was nearly cut off. She called out for help and assistance, and her cry was heard by Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (RA). He frantically came running and freed the Messenger of Allah (SAW) from their grasps while saying, "Do you kill a man only because he says `Allah is my Lord!'" Turning their attention to Abu Bakr (RA), the group beat him relentlessly until he lost consciousness and his facial features were no longer recognizable. And in the background of all this, here is this little child, witnessing these atrocities while maturing towards adolescence, bearing the burdens that even grown men cannot bear.The time now came for the migration from Mecca. Allah (AJ) commanded the Messenger of Allah (SAW) to migrate with his companion al-Siddiq to the City of Light, the city of Madinah. Alone without her father, Fatimah (RA) counted the days of her stay in Mecca and longed for the day she would once again be re-united with her father. After a few weeks, she found herself entering her father's house in the city of Madinah and finally able to breathe again.When Fatimah (RA) reached the age of eighteen, suitors began to approach the Messenger of Allah (SAW) requesting her hand, each desiring the honor and privilege of marrying into his family (SAW). After mustering up the courage,Ali (RA) headed towards the house of the Messenger of Allah (SS) and knocked at his door. The Messenger of Mercy (SAW) said (to the servant) "Open the door for the one knocking, for indeed he loves Allah and the Messenger. He is my brother, and is the most beloved of creation to me. Indeed, he is Ali ibn abi Talib." Entering the room in silence and sitting between the hands of the Messenger of Allah (SAW), Sayyidina Ali (RA) lowered his head out of humility. The Messenger (SAW) addressed him saying, "O Ali, you have come for a specific reason, what is it?" He replied, "O Messenger of Allah, you know of my kinship with you, and that you are my intercessor in this life and the next. I have come to seek the hand of your daughter Fatimah in marriage. Will you grant me that, O Messenger of Allah?" The Messenger (SAW) replied, "O Ali, indeed Fatimah is yours, and you are hers, for Allah has commanded me to marry her to you."Sayyidina Ali (KRA) sold his body armor to Sayyidna Uthman ibn Affan (RA) for 400 Dirhams and used the money as Fatimah's (RA) dowry. Later Sayyidina Uthman (RA) returned the body armor to Sayyidina Ali as a wedding gift. They now proceeded to prepare their future home, the home of the family of light and worship. They began by laying the ground of their blessed home with sand. They then purchased a leather pillow filled with luffa; during the cold winter months they would flip the pillow inside out and face the warm wool outward, and during the hot summer months they would flip it back, leather side out, making it more bearable in the incessant Meccan heat.It was upon this pillow which rested the head of "the door to the city of knowledge" (Sayyidnah Ali (RA), as he was nicknamed by the Messenger of Allah (SAW), and the head of the greatest woman in all creation, Sayyidinah Fatimah (AS). They also purchased a pot of clay to cook their food in and bought a blanket for themselves. When they covered their heads with the blanket, their feet would be left uncovered, and when they covered their feet, their heads would be exposed. And these were the humble beginnings of this noble family.Upon entering their abode for the first time, Sayyida Fatimah wept, remembering that her mother was not with her on this joyous day. The newlyweds entered and sat next to each other awaiting the arrival of the Messenger of Allah (SAW), for he told Sayyidnah Ali (RA), "Do not approach your wife until I come to you." When he (SAW) arrived, he ordered for a jug of water to be brought to him. He (SAW) read into the water and sprinkled some of it on the face and chest of both Sayyidinah Fatimah and her husband. He then supplicated for them saying, "O Allah, make my progeny through Ali and Fatimah a guided progeny. O Allah, they are indeed the most beloved of creation to my heart, so love them too, and bless their progeny, and make for them a protection from You. I seek refuge in You for them and their offspring from the accursed devil." Turning to Ali (RA), the Messenger (SAW) said, "You may go to your wife, may Allah bless you, and the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you, O people of the family." Bidding farewell to the new couple, the Messenger (SAW) left the coolness of his eyes and the love of his heart, Sayyidah Fatimah, in the care and responsibility ofSayyidinah Ali (RA). Walking to the house of his wife Aisha (RA), the Messenger (SAW) continued making supplication for them saying, "O Allah, unite between their efforts and hearts, and make them and their progeny from the inheritors of the Garden."No sooner was the couple alone except that Sayyida Fatimah began weeping and sobbing. "What makes you weep, O Fatimah? What makes you weep, O daughter of the Messenger of Allah? Are you not pleased with me as a husband?" Sayyidina Ali (RA) asked in a gentle tone. "How can I not be pleased with you, and you are Ali," replied Fatimah. "But I thought about my happiness and tranquility now, being in your company, and how there will be a day when I will enter my grave without company like this".These were the thoughts of Sayyidah Fatimah (RA) on her wedding night! She thought about her grave, the abode of loneliness and darkness! Softening up to her, Sayyidina Ali (RA) said, "If you like, we can stay up and spend the night in worship of Allah."This is how the righteous couple spent the first night of their marriage: in the worship of Allah. " Forsaking their beds of rest" (Qur'an 32:16) is how they spent their wedding night! For now, let us leave this couple spending time in secluded company of the Most Merciful while we send salutations and benedictions upon the one to whom Allah revealed the Qur'an.

by Mohammed A