بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
Now that Ramadhan is over, the effects of Ramadhan should still linger especially for those who are doing or planning to do the 6 days Shawwal fasting and other sunnah fasting throughout the year.
How different it was in Ramadhan. People were a lot mellow--there were neither shoutings nor fights on the streets or in public transportation. People were more cordial and helpful. There were more bright and smiling faces. How peaceful and how blessed Ramadhan was! SubhanAllah. You wish it stays that way all year.
If we fasted correctly, then we would have benefited from one of the effects of Ramadhan--an increase in patience. One can never have too much patience. Lack of patience can cause lots of problems--to oneself as well as to others. Patience is an acquired trait which many people don't have or many lose it very easily. If you have patience, nothing befalls you disturbs or bothers you. You will go through challenges, difficulties, uneasiness and discomfort in stride.
Patience is waiting--waiting for something to change in your favor. You know everything will change except Allah. So you will be patient because your difficulties, your uneasiness, your discomfort will be relief, ease and comfort sooner or later by the Will of Allah.
Patience is not passively waiting--that is laziness. But to keep going when the going is tough and slow--that is patience. You know all things will pass including the waiting.
Time and patience are two most powerful warriors. In time things will pass. In time all things will change. Only Allah does not change. So, keep going for the sake of Allah and towards Allah. Don't waste time on the sources of distractions--like anger, complaints, arguments and fights. "Truly, Allah is with the patient." (Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:153) إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ (١) إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسۡرٍ (٢) إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ (٣
"By time, Verily, Man is in loss, except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and join together in the mutual teaching of Truth and of Patience and Constancy." (Qur'an Asr 103)
On the authority of Abdullah ibn Abbas, Allah be pleased with them both, who said : One day I was behind the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he said to me:
"Young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice] : Be mindful of Allah, and Allah will protect you. Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you. If you ask, ask of Allah; if you seek help, seek help of Allah. Know that if the Nation were to gather together to benefit you with anything, it would benefit you only with something that Allah had already prescribed for you, and that if they gather together to harm you with anything, they would harm you only with something Allah had already prescribed for you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried." (narrated by Tirmidhi, who said it is true and fine hadith)
In a version other than that of Tirmidhi it reads:
"..Be mindful of Allah, you will find Him before you. Get to know Allah in prosperity and He will know you in adversity. Know that what has passed you by was not going to befall you; and that what has befallen you was not going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and ease with hardship."
May Allah give us and all the Muslims victory. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Veil
BismillahirRahmanirRahim
Assalaamu alaykum
I pray that you are well.
People around you may admire you, may like you, may adore you, but what does that do to you? Does that increase your gratitude to Allah or does that increase your pride? This is your test. Allah test you through ease and through afflictions, through happiness and through sadness. In times of difficulties you be patient and in times of ease and happiness you be grateful. He created those humans and they adore you because Allah made them adore you. When people admire you, like you, adore you, know that they see the veil Allah placed between their eyes and our sins. So be grateful to Him. Allah knows what's inside that chest cavity of yours. He sees all that you do in private. He hears all that you say in private. So be shy before Him that you are not really who people think you are. Ask for His forgiveness much.
Between you and Allah, love your heart--don't let it get infected with pride, arrogance, vanity, envy, rancor, anger, hate and many other diseases of the heart. It can easily creep inside of you if you are not aware. If you don't treat it quickly, it could be deadly. There are cures for these. Knowledge and remember death are potent remedies.
"You have had a good example in God's Messenger for whosoever hopes for God and the Last Day, and remembers God much." Qur'an al-Ahzab 33:21
"And as for those who came after them, they say, 'Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers, who preceded us in belief, and put Thou not into our hearts any rancor towards those who believe. Our Lord, surely Thou art the All-gentle, the All-compassionate.' Qur'an A-Hashr 59:10
May Allah give you and I tawfiq. Ameen. Please don't forget me in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
Wassalaam
Assalaamu alaykum
I pray that you are well.
People around you may admire you, may like you, may adore you, but what does that do to you? Does that increase your gratitude to Allah or does that increase your pride? This is your test. Allah test you through ease and through afflictions, through happiness and through sadness. In times of difficulties you be patient and in times of ease and happiness you be grateful. He created those humans and they adore you because Allah made them adore you. When people admire you, like you, adore you, know that they see the veil Allah placed between their eyes and our sins. So be grateful to Him. Allah knows what's inside that chest cavity of yours. He sees all that you do in private. He hears all that you say in private. So be shy before Him that you are not really who people think you are. Ask for His forgiveness much.
Between you and Allah, love your heart--don't let it get infected with pride, arrogance, vanity, envy, rancor, anger, hate and many other diseases of the heart. It can easily creep inside of you if you are not aware. If you don't treat it quickly, it could be deadly. There are cures for these. Knowledge and remember death are potent remedies.
"You have had a good example in God's Messenger for whosoever hopes for God and the Last Day, and remembers God much." Qur'an al-Ahzab 33:21
"And as for those who came after them, they say, 'Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers, who preceded us in belief, and put Thou not into our hearts any rancor towards those who believe. Our Lord, surely Thou art the All-gentle, the All-compassionate.' Qur'an A-Hashr 59:10
May Allah give you and I tawfiq. Ameen. Please don't forget me in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
Wassalaam
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tranquility
BismillahirRahmanirRahim
Assalaamu alaykum
I pray that this finds you in tranquility. Ameen.
If we follow the rules of Allah even though we might go through difficulties, Allah promises us ease. "So, truly with every difficulty is ease; truly with every difficulty is ease." Qur'an Ar-Sharh 94:5-6
In the Battle of Badr, the first meeting between the Muslims and the non-believers, it was a very difficult moment for the Muslims because they didn't know what the outcome would be. They saw with their eyes an adversary, more in numbers (more than 3x their number) and better in preparation while they were few (about 300 men). In this difficult times with difficult feelings in their heart, Allah gave them tranquility--Allah gave them sleep.
"Allah had helped you at Badr, when ye were a contemptible little force; then fear Allah; thus May ye show your gratitude." Qur'an AleImran 3:123
"After (the excitement) of the distress, He sent down calm on a band of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions of Allah-suspicions due to ignorance." Qur'an AleImran 3:154
At the battle of Hunain, the Muslim had a big army and they felt confident of victory. When the enemy arrows were falling on the Muslims from every direction, Muslims were caught by surprise and most of the 12,000 Muslim army started fleeing from the battlefield. They lost trust in Allah. Camels were stumbling on one another--it was a chaotic scene and the alignment of the Muslim army was gone. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, started calling them who were running towards the sea. It was a very difficult time. But Allah revealed tranquility on the Messenger, Allah bless him and grant him peace, and on the believer and He supported them with soldiers, and this changed the situation in ways unimaginable.
"Assuredly Allah did help you in many battle-fields and on the day of Hunain: Behold! your great numbers elated you, but they availed you naught: the land, for all that it is wide, did constrain you, and ye turned back in retreat. Then Allah sent down His Tranquility on the Messenger and on the Believers, and sent down forces which you did not see: He punished the Unbelievers; and that is the recompense of the unbelievers." Qur'an at-Tawbah 9:25-26
Even though the world around you can be a great mess, Allah can give you sakinah, tranquility, peace in your heart. On the other hand things could be great and peaceful, but Allah can put in the heart the exact opposite feeling--feeling of despair. So we cannot judge the affair from the outside but what is important is what is inside you. Tranquility descend upon those with Iman, those who have trust in Allah (tawwakkul), depend on Allah and are grateful to Allah. If we depend on Allah and attribute our successes to none other than Allah, the help of Allah will come in times of difficulties. Otherwise, even on a land that is wide and spacious, you will feel congested and constrained.
May Allah pour upon us tranquility, make the best of our lives the end of it, the best of our deeds the last of them and the best of our days the day we meet Him. Ameen.
Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
Assalaamu alaykum
I pray that this finds you in tranquility. Ameen.
If we follow the rules of Allah even though we might go through difficulties, Allah promises us ease. "So, truly with every difficulty is ease; truly with every difficulty is ease." Qur'an Ar-Sharh 94:5-6
In the Battle of Badr, the first meeting between the Muslims and the non-believers, it was a very difficult moment for the Muslims because they didn't know what the outcome would be. They saw with their eyes an adversary, more in numbers (more than 3x their number) and better in preparation while they were few (about 300 men). In this difficult times with difficult feelings in their heart, Allah gave them tranquility--Allah gave them sleep.
"Allah had helped you at Badr, when ye were a contemptible little force; then fear Allah; thus May ye show your gratitude." Qur'an AleImran 3:123
"After (the excitement) of the distress, He sent down calm on a band of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions of Allah-suspicions due to ignorance." Qur'an AleImran 3:154
At the battle of Hunain, the Muslim had a big army and they felt confident of victory. When the enemy arrows were falling on the Muslims from every direction, Muslims were caught by surprise and most of the 12,000 Muslim army started fleeing from the battlefield. They lost trust in Allah. Camels were stumbling on one another--it was a chaotic scene and the alignment of the Muslim army was gone. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, started calling them who were running towards the sea. It was a very difficult time. But Allah revealed tranquility on the Messenger, Allah bless him and grant him peace, and on the believer and He supported them with soldiers, and this changed the situation in ways unimaginable.
"Assuredly Allah did help you in many battle-fields and on the day of Hunain: Behold! your great numbers elated you, but they availed you naught: the land, for all that it is wide, did constrain you, and ye turned back in retreat. Then Allah sent down His Tranquility on the Messenger and on the Believers, and sent down forces which you did not see: He punished the Unbelievers; and that is the recompense of the unbelievers." Qur'an at-Tawbah 9:25-26
Even though the world around you can be a great mess, Allah can give you sakinah, tranquility, peace in your heart. On the other hand things could be great and peaceful, but Allah can put in the heart the exact opposite feeling--feeling of despair. So we cannot judge the affair from the outside but what is important is what is inside you. Tranquility descend upon those with Iman, those who have trust in Allah (tawwakkul), depend on Allah and are grateful to Allah. If we depend on Allah and attribute our successes to none other than Allah, the help of Allah will come in times of difficulties. Otherwise, even on a land that is wide and spacious, you will feel congested and constrained.
May Allah pour upon us tranquility, make the best of our lives the end of it, the best of our deeds the last of them and the best of our days the day we meet Him. Ameen.
Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
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