Monday, December 31, 2012
Bismillaah- He was a student, probably in his early twenties. I didn't know his name--I really didn't care. All I know is he wasgoing for a lay-up while playing basketball, lost his balance and fell on the ground--flat on his back. We thought he would shake it off and continuethe game--so no one really cared. To everyone's surprise, he never got up. At first a few people on his team (later everyone) went upto him but he just wouldn't reply. CPR did no good. The ambulance personnel couldn't save him from dying. The result at the ER was no better. HE WASDEAD! As I came home tonight, I thought to myself, it could have been me going up for that lay-up.It is very possible that I could be laying in the cold city morgue, right this minute, as I type thise-mail. Am I ready to die? Did I communicate with Allah today? Did I perform my daily prayers? Did I seek the pleasure of Allah? Did I treat my parents and family with respect and love? Did I give any at all in charity (sadaqa) today? How ma
new year greating tips
Aid In Days To Come Which Cheered Us Through The... NEW YEAR WISHIES
This Bright New Year Is Given To Me To Live Each Day With Zest, To
Daily Grow And Try To Be My Highest And My Best! HAPPY NEW YEAR
Memorable moment r celebrated together, U r my best friend for now
nforever, Make me Miss U even more this New Year,
Wish u happy new year only ur loved person canfell ur silent pain and
will hold ur hand till u become strong again happy new year friend
New is the year,new r the hopes and the aspirations, New is the
resolution, new are the spirits and Forever my warm wishes are for u.
Have A Prosperity, Peace for whole, Year Now Enjoy Wonderful comingYEAR
Keep the smile,leave the tear,Think of joy,forget the fear Hold the
laugh,leave the pain,Be joyous,Coz its new year!HAPPY NEW YEAR
Time has no divisions 2 mark its passage, there is never a
thunder-stormr blare of trumpets 2 announce the beginningof a new
month r year.
A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.
In year 2012 may god would be ur best frnd,heloves u deeper,always
bless on u, god always guide u n carry u. happy new year
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And Allah Knows the Best!
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Ask Allah, He WILL HelpYou
in Him, he WILL guide you. If you approach Him with humility and faith
and ask Him for help, He WILL help you. "And your Lord says: "Call on
Me; I will answer you." (Quran 40:60). I personally have experienced
this in my life again and again. Allah is real and miracles do happen.
I remember one time when I was deeply confused about something that
mattered very much to me. I prayed to Allah late at night, and began
crying. After my prayer, I laid down right there on the musalla
(prayer rug), andfell asleep, and BAM, herecomes one of the most
powerful dreams I have ever had, with a very clear answer to my
problem. Then the next night I'm outside and feeling some doubts
again, and all of a sudden I see a tremendous meteor go flaming across
the sky right in front of me. I wasamazed and I laughed out loud
because Allah could not have made it any clearer.
I'm not promising you a dream and a meteor (smile). But Allah's
promise is true. He WILL answer you, maybe in ways that you see
clearly,or in ways that you don't.The answer might be to protect you
from harm, or to give you something better than what you requested. Or
the answer might only be a feeling of faith and tranquility inyour
heart that allows you to move forward confidently. He WILL help you.
Don’t Make Yourself a Prisoner
somuch what they think that we let if affect how we practice our
religion, how we dress, how we speak, even what names we call
ourselves.
Prisoners have their names taken away and are given numbers. We do it
voluntarily when we change Muhammad to Mo, Wael to Will (I've been
advised by some to do this but I have always refused), and Khadija to
Kim.
Prisoners are told how todress. We do it to ourselves by giving up our
hijabs and kufis in order to fit in. We enslave ourselves to the
cultural dictates of others. We humiliate ourselves by suppressing
everything that says, "I am Muslim."
Prisoners are sometimes refused the right to pray or to have a Quran.
We do it to ourselves by missing our prayers because we are afraid of
being seen in public; or putting away our Quran and letting it gather
dust.
Prisoners are given no choice in their diets. We do it to ourselves by
eating the non-halal meat that is put in front of us, because we are
ashamed to say, "I only eat halal."
Prisoners learn to remainsilent. We do it to ourselves when others
speak of faith and religion – sometimes even criticizing Islam in our
presence – and we remain silent because weare embarrassed to speakup.
"And believe in what I have sent down confirming that which is
[already] with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it. And do
not exchange My signs for a small price, and fear[only] Me." – Quran,
Al-Baqarah, 2:41
Allah gave us a great gift,He gave us truth and guidance, and others
are hungering for it, so don'thide it! We must be ourselves, be proud
(not the pride of arrogance but of gratitude), let our faith show,
shine our light! A lamp in the darkness cannot be hidden!
Don't make yourself a prisoner! Wear your Islamic clothing without
embarrassment, eat halal without apology, speak your name with pride,
pray on time no matter where you are, read the Quran on the bus or the
subway if you wish, and when people ask you about your faith, tell
them with a smile, "I am Muslim." Speak your truth without fear. Be
proud of Islam. Be free, and hold your head up high, bowing only to
Allah.
Let’s Love Ourselves First
we forget to fix ourselves. We can spend all our time helping family
members, running around, "sacrificing", while our own souls are weary,
discouraged and approaching despair. We can champion important causes,
or do vital work in our jobs, while we cover up or ignore wounds from
our past, until we cannot even look at ourselves with respect or love.
I suppose we all have ourcoping mechanisms. For me, it's martial arts.
When I'm troubled or unhappy, I tend to immerse myself in my martial
arts practice. It occupies my mind, allowsme to forget my problems,
and wears out my body so I can sleep.
Others may plunge themselves into their work, or distract themselves
with books, music or television, or busy themselves with other
people's problems. But you can only keep this up for so long. If you
don't face what's going on internally, the darkness will eventually
spread and blot everything else out.
We have to come to terms with ourselves, or happiness will elude us forever.
How can we love and cherish others if we do not love ourselves? How
can we extend ourselves to create something good in the world, if what
we have inside is not sound and peaceful? How can we raise happy
children if we are not happy? Children are very perceptive; if you are
troubled and hurt inside, they will pick up on that, and it will
affect them. If you really want to love your children properly, you
need to make peace with your own soul.
Sometimes there are so many distractions in our lives, so much
external noise, that we can't hear our own hearts anymore.We need to
quiet our minds and get back in touch with our fitrah, that pure
nature given tous by Allah. We need to ask Allah's forgiveness, then
forgive ourselves, sothat we can get rid of thebaggage of shame. Only
then can we then forgiveothers, and let go of anger or resentment.
We must listen to our intuition, and hear our hearts speaking, and
open ourselves to the clear light of Allah's huda (guidance).
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