Reflect O People of Understanding!

So the brothers of Sayyidina Yusuf (as) tried to kill him. Yet he never died.

They tried to wipe all traces of him from the Earth, as if he never existed. Yet Allah jalla wa ‘ala raised his status so incredibly that when we recite his chapter it appears to us as if it was the *Earth* that never existed compared to Yusuf (a.s).

He was eventually sold as a slave, yet he became as powerful as the King of the land.

Question: Why are you so stressed about what mere human beings plan for you or against you? *Who* are they? *What* are they? They are nothing. Tawakkul in Allah on the other hand, is everything.

Never Be Quick in Judging People.

A man with his donkey carrying two sacks of wheat was on his way to the market.After a little while he was tired and they rested under a tree. 

When he woke up from his nap he could not see the donkey and started searching for the donkey everywhere. 

On the way he met a boy, he asked the boy, “Have you seen my donkey? 

The boy asked, “Is the donkey’s left eye blind, his right foot lame and is he carrying a load of wheat?”

The man was happy and said, “Yes, exactly! Where have you seen it?”

The boy answered “I haven’t seen it.” 

This made the man very angry and he took the boy to the village chief for punishment.

The judge asked, “Dear boy, if you had not seen at the donkey, how could you describe it?”

The boy answered, “I saw the tracks of a donkey and the right and left tracks were different from this I understood that the donkey that passed there was limping. And the grass on the right side of the road was eaten but the grass on the left was not. From that I understood that his left eye was blind. There were wheat seeds scattered on the ground and I understood that he must have been carrying a load of wheat. 

The judge understood the boy’s cleverness and told the man to forgive the boy.

Moral :This story teaches us that we should not be quick to judge the people

Will you help me in my wish?

When King Faisal cut off oil supplies and deprived the west from oil in October 1973 and said his famous quote "We and our ancestors survived on dates and milk and we will return to them again."


On that day Henry Kissinger-Minister of foreign affairs visited him to try to pull him back from his decision.He said in his memoirs that when he met King Faisal in Jeddah he was sad , so he made a joke and told King Faisal, "My Plane ran out of oil, so will your majesty order it to get supplied with oil and we are ready to pay at International rates?"


He continued in his memoir saying that King Faisal didn't laugh and raised his head and looked at him and said: "And I'am an old man who wishes to pray in Al-Aqsa before I die, so will you help  me in my wish?"

7 Questions but One Answer.

1) What will grow in any climate during any season of the year?
2) What requires neither soil nor sunshine but is still rich in vitamins and minerals?
3) What has not been subjected to chemicals while growing?
4) What is economical and in preparation has no waste?
5) What rivals any food in nutritive value?
6) What can be grown indoor within a minimum space?
7) what multiplies 400% or more in five days?


The answers is........

Battle of Beauty.

Men are responsible for their self control and women for theirs. But if you are tempting one to lose their battle with their nafs, by dressing provocatively or shoving yourself at them, then the blame is yours to share. Dressing modestly for the sake of ensuring the gaze of men & women is only one of the many reasons for hijab.

The Muslim woman does not neglect her appearance, no matter how busy she is with her domestic chores and the duties of motherhood. She is keen to look good, without going to extremes, because a good appearance is an indication of how well she understands herself, her Islamic identity, and her mission in life. The outward appearance of a woman cannot be separated from her inner nature: a neat, tidy and clean exterior reflects a noble and decent inner character, both of which go to make up the character of the true Muslim woman.

"Allah has created the angels from intellect but he did not place lust in them, he created animals with lust but did not place intellect in them, but he placed both intellect & lust in humans, therefore he whose intellect overcomes his lust is greater than the angels & he whose lust overcomes his intellect is lower than animals."

-Ali ibn abi thalib (r.a)

He Was Answer less..

Once A non Muslim invited his Muslim friend to his house and gave him Grapes , The Muslim ate them , Then he invited him to a cup of wine , the Muslim refused , The non Muslim asked him :Why it is forbidden for you when the same has been made from the very grapes which you have  just eaten?


The Muslim replied: 'Do you have a daughter'? , He said 'yes' , The muslim asked him 'Will you marry her' ? The non Muslim said no , The Muslim said subhan Allah , You married her mother  but refuse to marry your daughter although she came from her.The Non Muslim understood the point and was answer less.

The Unbreakable Sword.

I fought in so many battles seeking martyrdom that there is no place in my body but have a stabbing scar by a spear, a sword or a dagger, and yet here I am, dying on my bed like an old camel dies. May the eyes of the cowards never sleep.

—Khalid ibn Walid

The wife of Khalid, upon feeling such a pain of her husband told Khalid: “You were given the title of ‘Saif-ullah’ meaning, ‘The Sword of Allah’ and, the sword of Allah is not meant to be broken and hence, it is not your destiny to be a ‘martyr’ but to die like a conqueror.”

You Cannot Impress by Being Depressed.

To all those suffering from Sadness or Depression, know that it isn’t your fault… It isn’t because you’re Weak… It isn’t because you’re Ungrateful… It isn’t because you’re not Religious enough… It isn’t because you don’t have enough Faith… It isn’t because Allah is Angry with you…

To all the well-meaning people who tell you this, just smile and know, deep in your heart, that the tests of Allah come in different forms to different people… Take comfort from knowing that, by the help of Allah alone, every Test can become a Tool to get closer to Him…

“Verily, with hardship comes ease” [Quran 94:5] and like all things of this world, this too shall pass…

Maintaining patience in loneliness and sadness is a sign of the strength of intelligence. One who has understanding about Allah he keeps himself aside from the people of this world and those interested in it. He becomes interested in what is with Allah. Allah then gives him comfort in his fear and company when he is lonely. Allah gives him riches in his poverty and honor without the existence of his tribesmen.

No amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of worrying can change the future. Go easy on yourself for the outcome of all affairs is determined by Allah’s Decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come on your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from you it cannot flee.—  Umar Ibn al-Khattab

We all talk silently to ourselves in our heads, but we are not always conscious of how it’s affecting us we cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but we can prevent them from building nests in our hair.

Do you know?

The pain that the Prophet(s) felt at the passing of Khadija(r) was so severe, that the only thing that could heal that pain was Allah(swt) calling him above the heavens, near Him, and personally speaking to him. Al-Isrā’ wal-Mi‘rāj happened after the death of Khadija(r). The Prophet(s) had to talk to the Most Beloved in order to get past his worldly beloved. That was the only thing that could slightly dimnish his pain from the death of Khadija(r).

Allah brews the tea, not the cups.

A group of students, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old teacher. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests tea, the teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of tea and an assortment of cups – porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite – telling them to help themselves to the tea.

When all the students had a cup of tea in hand, the professor said: ‘If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the tea. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was tea, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began eyeing each other’s cups too.

Now consider this: Life is the tea; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the tea Allah has provided us.


Know that Allah brews the tea, not the cups.So enjoy your tea.

Random Riddles.

1) I am the first on earth,
The second in heaven,
I appear two times in a week,
I live in the middle of the sea, and you can only see me appear once in a year.
Who am I ?

2) Two in a corner,
1 in a room,
0 in a house, but 1 in a shelter. Who am I?

3) Use it less and use it well
or this thing on its own can take u to hell.

4) With the blow of wind she flares up, 
And dies as soon as she drinks water; 
Even though she is a pretty woman, 
She’s not a woman, though she’s feminine. 

5) Which drink can’t freeze?

6) What do the numbers 11, 33, and 88 all have in common?

 

7) Can you think of a word that changes both number and gender when you add the letter 'S'?

8) What word in the English language uses all five vowels plus Y in alphabetical order and uses each one only once?

Take it Seriously, O Spouses of Future!

Lavish weddings where much money is splashed, extravagance is clear, religious rules are blatantly disregarded, the poor are not invited and people forget that it is meant to be a sacred union and a gift of the Almighty, cannot bear much blessings and can even return to haunt the families later on.

The most blessed of all weddings are those full of simplicity where religious rules are given prime importance and the whole function considered a spiritually filled celebration of a sacred gift of the Almighty.

The type of seed sown is determined by the type of wedding we have. How can we expect to reap beneficial fruit when we chose to sow the seeds of cactus? 

The sad reality is that people incur debts to hire lavish venues in order to live up to the Jones. They then suffer paying back whilst the food has long been digested, the function outdone by another and at times the divorce already taken place.

Remember, you can never achieve pleasure through the displeasure of the Owner of eternal Pleasure.

The Almighty, who gave us this day of happiness will indeed be unhappy if we choose to express our happiness through sin.

Let us seriously take heed for the future and repent for what has passed by.

~Mufti Ismail Menk.

Then I will eat it...

Once a delegation of guest came to visit Mulla Umar. Fresh bread, cream, tea and other 
delicacies were brought for the guests and they all began to eat heartily except Mulla 
Umar. He refused to touch the cream or the bread. His guests ushered him to eat
with them but he refused.
His advisors also urged him to eat with the guests, indicating that there was nothing 
wrong with him eating this food since it had not been brought especially for him; it was 
brought for the guests and he was the host. He still refused. A few moments later, a 
worker brought in a bowl of plain soup together with some hard, stale bread. Mulla Umar
 proceeded to break the hard bread with his hands and eat it with the soup. Upon being 
asked the reasons for his refusal to eat the cream, Mullah Umar said:
“When the lowest person in my country eats this food, then I will eat it.”


[Azzam Publications]

A Worried Woman and her Gynaecologist.

 “Love says I sacrifice myself for the good of the other person. Abortion says I sacrifice the other person for the good of myself…”

A worried woman went to her gynecologist and said: ‘Doctor, I have a serious problem and desperately need your help! My baby is not even 1 year old and I’m pregnant again.

I don’t want kids so close together. So the doctor said: ‘OK and what do you want me to do?’ She said: ‘I want you to end my pregnancy, and I’m counting on your help with this.’ The doctor thought for a little, and after some silence she said to the lady: ‘I think I have a better solution for your problem. It’s less dangerous for you too.’ She smiled, thinking that the doctor was going to accept her request.

Then she continued: ‘You see, in order for you not to have to take care 2 babies at the same time, let’s kill the one in your arms. This way, you could rest some before the other one is born. If we’re going to kill one of them, it doesn’t matter which one it is.

There would be no risk for your body if you chose the one in your arms. The lady was horrified and said: ‘No doctor! How terrible! It’s a crime to kill a child! ‘I agree’, the doctor replied. ‘But you seemed to be OK with it, so I thought maybe that was the best solution.’ The doctor smiled, realizing that she had made her point.

She convinced the mom that there is no difference in killing a child that’s already been born and one that’s still in the womb. The crime is the same!

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A Deep Secret.

Destiny is one of the secrets which are guarded and protected by Allah, which are raised high behind the veil of Allah, hidden from creation and sealed with the seal of Allah’s foreknowledge, removed from the knowledge of His slaves and elevated above their vision; their intellects are prevented from attaining this secret by being unable to reach it either by the truth of Lordship or by the everlasting Power, either by the splendour of Majesty or by the force of Oneness for this secret is an overflowing sea which belongs entirely to Allah. Its depth extends from the heavens to the earth, its breadth from the east to the west, a sea as black as the darkest night, abounding in life and fishes, alternately ebbing and flowing. At the bottom of his sea shines a sun. It is not fitting that anyone catch sight of it but by the One on Whom all depend; whoever attempts to see it is setting himself up as a rival to Allah in His wisdom, is challenging His sovereignty and is threatening to reveal His secret: He indeed becomes deserving of Allah’s wrath, and his abode is hell; and an evil destination shall it be.

“

—	Hazrath Ali (r)

Tagged once again.

I've been tagged by the owner of this blog

I've been asked 11 question to answer down....so i did, but i dont know whom should i tag down here and ask them 11 questions. So everyone who reads my blog is tagged automatically. I will ask 11 questions to them upon their request.

1. What makes you happiest? 

 To help people more than there expectation and To die without feeling any kind of regret and with a faithful smile reciting the shahadah.

2. If you were to wake in the middle of the night and couldn't go back to sleep, what is the first thing you are most likely to do? 

Prefer to listen  any thing (  mesmerising recitations, awesome nasheeds, inspiring lectures)  which is truth and which triggers the tear glands , to read the book  tawq-al hamamah and other related to the subject of love.

3. What's your favorite flavor of popcorn? 

buttered sweet popcorn

4. Are you city girl/guy or a country girl/guy? 

In between.

5. What's your favorite thing to shop for? 

Beautiful Books that enlightens the mind, nurtures soul and brings joy to heart.

6. What's your favorite quote or ayah from the Quran? 

 Ayatul Kursi.

7. Do you have a guilty pleasure, if so what? 

Being silent, asking someone to do my work.

8. What is a quality you are thankful for, and what quality do you hope to work on? 

a) Gentleness.

b) Perseverance and consistency.

9. What got you into blogging?

The idea of sharing the goodness of truth with people across the globe without reaching to them personally.

10. A random fact about yourself?

Love to be unknown.

11.What is your most favourite thing about nature? 

Water....as everything else came from it. 

Tarbiyat-e-Aulad.

The right of your child is that you know that he has emerged from you in this world; his right and wrong are attributed to you. You are responsible of his fine teaching and training, guiding him to his Lord, Almighty and Glorious, and, assisting him to obey Him. Therefore, be sure that if you do a favour to your child, you will obtain it; and if you act viciously against him, it will come back to you.~Tarbiyat-e-Aulad.

When a father beats his child it is like putting manure on a young crop.

It should be your aim to display more kindness towards your child than the kindness that he displays towards you.If you scold a child, then leave him room to turn away from his wrong action, so that you do not leave him with obstinacy as his only way out.

Do not force your children to behave like you, for surely they have been created for a time which is different to your time.

The child is the master for seven years and a slave for seven years and a vizier for seven years; so if he builds a good character within 21 years, well and good, otherwise leave him alone because you have discharged your responsibility before Allah~ Hazrath Ali (r)

Tears of Happiness.

Once there lived two brothers who lost their parents at an early age. They worked together on their family farm. Some years later, the elder married and had a family with 2 children, while the other was still single. They worked hard together in the day and at the end of each day they shared their produce equally.

One day while the single brother was working in the fields, he thought to himself, “It’s not right that we share equally everything. I’m alone and my needs are simple. My brother has a big family. He needs much more.” With that in mind he took a sack full of grains and slowly went to his brothers barn and places the sack quietly. He did so every night.

Meanwhile, the married brother thought to himself, “It’s not right that we share everything equally. After all, I’m married and I have my wife and children to look after me in years to come. My brother has no family and no one can take care of his future. He really should have a bigger share.” So each night he took a bag of grain and put it into his brothers barn quietly.

This went on and both men were puzzled for years because their grain never dwindled.

Then one night, on the way to each others barn, the two brothers coincidentally met and they found out what was happening all these years! They dropped their bags, cried and embraced one another with tears of happiness.

”None of you will truly believe until you love for your brother what you love for yourself”. (Al-Bukhari)

 ”Whoever loves for Allah’s sake, hates for Allah’s sake, gives for Allah’s sake and withholds for Allah’s sake has a perfect faith.” (Abu Dawud)

Reciprocity of Love.

A very poor man lived with his wife. One day, his wife, who had very long hair asked him to buy her a comb for her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed. The man felt very sorry and said no.

He explained that he did not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken. She did not insist on her request. The man went to work and passed by a watch shop, sold
his damaged watch at a low price and went to buy a comb for his wife.

He came home in the evening with the comb in his hand ready to give to his wife. He was surprised when he saw his wife with
a very short hair cut. She had sold her hair and was holding a new watch band. Tears flowed simultaneously from their eyes, not for the futility of their actions, but for the reciprocity of their love.

A Creative Clincher !

A Masjid goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to masjid every Friday.


“I’ve gone for 30 years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one of them. So, I think I’m wasting my time and the Imaams are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all.”


This started a real controversy in the ‘Letters to the Editor’ column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:


“I’ve been married for 37 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals, But I do know this… They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today.


Likewise, if I had not gone to masjid for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!’ When you are DOWN to nothing…. Allah is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank Allah for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment!”

Love spouted out...

Ali raḍyAllāhu ‘anhu came home one day from a journey that he had been dispatched on by the Prophet Muhammed ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam, to find his wife, Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, radiya Allahu ‘anha brushing her teeth with a siwak – twig of an Arak (Salvadora persica) tree used for brushing teeth.  Spontaneously, he, raḍyAllāhu ‘anhu, spouted out this  poetic endearment:

هنئت يا عود الأراك بثغرها … أما خشيت يا أراكُ أراك

لو كان غيرك يا سواك قتلته … ما فاز منى يا سواكُ سواك

Fortunate are you O twig of the Arak tree,

Have you no fear of me observing you in this embrace

If it were other than you…O Siwak! I would have killed you!

None found this fortune of embrace before me, but you.

Subhanallah Awesome and Amazing !!!

Tell me If you are able to...

He sees your ugly behavior and conceals it; you ask Him to forgive you and He does so, and He sees your righteous behavior and increases and manifests it. You obey Him by His providence and aid and He mentions your name in the Unseen, and casts respect and love for you into the hearts of others. You disobey Him using His favors, yet disobedience does not make Him withhold His favors. How can you love other than this Generous God? Or how could you disobey this Compassionate Lord? 
— Imam Al-Haddad