Monday, December 17, 2012
Story,Part 11- I HAULED MY LUGGAGE up into the back of the carriage with one big huff. I’d been cursing under my breath the whole time. Even more so at the fact that it was barely five o’clock in the A.M. and I was stuck being a bellhop than actually sleeping. Like normal people do at this hour. “That’s the last of them!” Grams chided from the front of the carriage. I wiped the back of my hand on my forehead, and scowled. “It damn well better be, or so help me God, I’m going to grow enough muscles to carry the both of us home.” I muttered to myself. I was this close to collapsing on the ground from all the busting-my-ass with all of this luggage. It made me regret packing such a load in the first place. I was ushered toward thecarriage where my Gramssat in the carrier part. A middle-aged man was leading the carriage and I found myself angry withhim all of a sudden, since he’d made it quite apparent that watching agirl with ten bags - that were twice my weight – was more helpful than
Thursday, December 13, 2012
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and the daughter of Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra), the first caliph of Islam.
As the wife of our Prophet (saas), Hazrat Aisha (ra) is known
as"ummul-muminun," meaning "the mother of the believers" and as
thedaughter of Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra), she is known by the title
of"as-Siddiqa" meaning "the devoted". She was born in Mecca in 614.
With her superior qualities, such as intelligence, her powerful
faith, wise speech and profound understanding of the Qur'an and our
Prophet (saas), all bestowed on her by Allah, she is an exemplary
Muslim for all believers.
ADNAN OKTAR: Our mother Hazrat Aisha ( ra )was beautiful and
highlyintelligent. She was very courageous, as was our mother Hazrat
Hafsa ( ra ). They were the most splendid people. Many hadiths and
other accounts have come down to us through them. They are our mothers
and had a perfect understanding of Islam. Our Prophet (saas) loved
them, and they loved our Prophet (saas). Both are manifestations of
Allah. May Allah lavish goodness upon them. Masha'Allah. (Adnan
Oktar's live interview on HarunYahya.TV (11 August 2010))
The Moral Values of Hazrat Aisha (ra)
Hazrat Aisha (ra) was educated in early childhood by her father,
Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra), the first caliph of Islam. Her marriage to our
Prophet (saas) led to further moral and intellectual growth, maturity
and depth. Our mother Hazrat Aisha (ra) becamea Muslim at an early
age,and with her modesty, determination, generosity and a character
devoid of arrogance and refusal tospeak badly of anyone she was a wise
role model for all Muslims. Because of her sincere faith and purity,
she wasable to act in line with Allah's approval, that which is really
essential.
Hadiths Addressed to ourMother Hazrat Aisha ( ra)
Some of the hadiths addressed to our motherHazrat Aisha (ra) and
quoted in the Ramuz al-Ahadith read as follows:
"O Aisha, Allah is He Who treats His servants with blessings. He loves
gentle behavior in all matters."
"O Aisha, gentleness and patience beautify and adorn wherever they
arefound and reduce the beauty of whatever theyare lifted from."
"O Aisha, backbiting is relating a Muslim's defect behind his back.
But if the flaw in question does not exist in him, then you have
slandered our Muslim brother. And slander is a worse sin than
backbiting."
ADNAN OKTAR: The cleanliness, purity and blessed nature of our mother
Hazrat Aisha ( ra )are praised in the Qur'an. And that is that. Do not
say anything to me after that. Or I will refuse to listen and will
answer you harshly. Let me tell you. My criterion is the Qur'an. Since
she ispraised in the Qur'an, that is the end of it. I have no interest
in this person hearing something from there orthat person from someone
else. Anyone can say what they like, insha'Allah. If she is praised in
the Qur'an, that is that. Why should Ibelieve anyone else? Look,
Almighty Allah says, " Why, when you heard it, did you not, as men and
women of the believers, instinctively think good thoughts andsay,
'This is obviously a lie'? ." This is a full clarification of the
immaculate nature of our mother Hazrat Aisha (ra). It shows her whole
life was immaculate and any statements against her can thus be seen to
have no truth to them. They can all be seen to be false. Let me also
explicitly set that out. Our other blessed mothers, our mothers who
related hadiths, these are blessed people...(12 September 2010 Kanal
Avrupa)
Our Mother Hazrat Aisha ( ra) says…
Young people from the time of the devout Muslims who had spokenwith
the Prophet Muhammad's (saas) Companions and learnedfrom them, came to
our mother Hazrat Aisha (ra) and asked her about the moral values of
Rasulullah (saas). She said: "His moral values were those of the
Qur'an. He approved of that which the Holy Qur'an approves of. And he
disapproved of and avoided what the Qur'andisapproves of."
"When Rasulullah (saas) had to choose between two things, he would
take the easier, so long as it was not sinful. But when it was sinful,
he avoided it more than anyone else. Rasulullah (saas) never sought
revenge for his own personal desire."
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Prophet (saas) died, she was one of those who best knew, understood
and committed to memory the Holy Qur'anand the Sunna of our Prophet
(saas). Hazrat Aisha (ra) began memorizing the Qur'an from an early
age and made enthusiastic use ofour Prophet's (saas) learning.
Leading members of the community in both the time of the Prophet's
(saas) Companions, and of those who had spoken to and learned from
them, sought Hazrat Aisha's (ra) adviceon a great many matters.Many
jurists consulted with our mother Hazrat Aisha (ra) in order to
benefit from her legal knowledge.
Hazrat Aisha (ra) used Arabic very well, and due to her clear and
accessible way of speaking and the way she preached in the manner most
suited to the person concerned, she had a great impact on those to
whom she spoke.
In addition to being our Prophet's (saas) wife, Hazrat Aisha (ra) was
also a worthy student of his, and occupies a special place in the
field of learning. She corrected errors made by many scholars in the
field of canonical jurisprudence and issued perfect interpretations of
a number of hadiths. Hazrat Umar (ra) always sought the opinions of
Hazrat Aisha (ra) on legalissues regarding women. This learning onthe
part of our mother Hazrat Aisha (ra) is related as followes in Islamic
reference sources:
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari says:"When we had difficulty understanding a
hadith from Rasulullah (saas), we would ask Hazrat Aisha (ra) what it
meant and we always received an answer from her ". (www.beyan.com.tr)
Hazrat Urve says of Hazrat Aisha (ra) that, "I never saw a woman more
learned than Hazrat Aisha (ra) in the fields of canonical
jurisprudence, medicine and poetry."
Ata bin Abî Rebâh said,"Hazrat Aisha (ra) was one of the members of
the Ummah with the best knowledge of religious law and who held the
very soundest opinions."
Because of her remarkable memory and her close attention to every
move made by our Prophet (saas), the information provided byour mother
Hazrat Aisha (ra) is of the greatest value. Hazrat Aisha (ra), one of
the Companions who related most hadiths, handed down atotal of 2,210
hadiths from our Prophet (saas).
Hazrat Aisha's (ra) Contribution to the Spread of Islam
Following the death of the Prophet Muhammad (saas), our mother Hazrat
Aisha's (ra) house in Medina became a center of learning wheremany
people, great and small, would come to listen to her. In this way, she
had the opportunity to spread and transmit Islamic moral values in the
most effective way.
Hazrat Aisha's (ra) wise speech and her deep love of and devotion to
our Lord and our Prophet (saas) were instrumental in her having a
considerable impact on the people she spoke to.
Our mother Hazrat Aisha (ra) took a close interest in women's
education and schooling right fromthe time when our Prophet (saas) was
still alive. Thus she herself and the students she taught became clear
models showing that women needed to be actively involved in learning.
Our mother Hazrat Aisha (ra) died in Medina on Tuesday, the 17th day
of Ramadan, in the year 676.
Hadiths handed down from our mother Hazrat Aisha (ra)
"The Messenger of Allah (saas) preferred others' desires over his
own." (Muhammed Yusuf Kandehlevi, The Islamic Life of the Prophet
Muhammad and His People, Vol. 1, Sentez Press, Essential Works Series:
2/1, p. 297 (Targib, V/148; Bayhaqi from Hazrat Aisha (as))
"He did not speak his words fast and one afterthe other; his words
were few and to the point." (al-Fawaid, Hujjatal-Islam, Imam Gazali,
Ihya' Ulum al-Din, Vol. 2, Trans. Dr. Sittki Gulle, Huzur Press,
Istanbul 1998, p. 800)
"The blessed one's words were carefully chosen. Everyone who heard
them understood." (G. Ahmed Ziyauddin, Ramuz al-Ahadith, Vol. 2,
GoncaPress, Istanbul, 1997, 521/4)
"When Rasulullah (saas) saw a thing he liked, he said, "Thanks be to
Allah that pure things come from His blessing alone." ( The Six
Books/7095 )
"He was the gentlest, themost generous and the most smiling of faces
toward women."
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them – fear Me if you are believers. (Surat Al 'Imran, 175)
If his power is weak, if he is psychologically weak, satan frightens
him, but a hypocrite does not appear alone. He gains the support of
all the unbelievers. He acts as a group. A hypocritical acts
individually also, but in fact there is a community that his power is
based on.
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The great Islamic scholarand teacher Abdul-Qadir al-Gilani was born in
the Persian province of Gilanin 1078.
Abdul-Qadir Gilani was a sayyid and a sharif and was also known by the
names al-Ghawth al-Azam (the greatest helper and saint), Qutb
al-Rabbani (the devout Qutb), Sultan-al-Awliya (Sultan of all the
saints) and Qutb- al-Azam (the greatest Qutb).
Al-Gilani was well trained in the disciplinesof the hadith,
jurisprudence and tasawwuf by some of the leading scholars in
Baghdad. He soon attained a wide knowledge, and after completing his
education began preaching and teaching.
The lectures and sermons he gave in the madrassa of his teacher Abu
Said Mahzumi were so popular that the madrassa proved to be too small,
and the crowds overflowed ontothe streets; the madrassatherefore had
to be enlarged, taking in houses in the surrounding area. The people
of Baghdad wereof great assistance in this enterprise, the wealthy
providing money, and the poor providing labor.
After teaching and describing the truth and the signs leading to
faithfor a while, al-Gilani then abandoned teaching and preaching and
withdrew into seclusion. He later beganliving in the Baghdad ruins of
Kerh, spending all his time in worship.
The superior fame he won in a short space of time spread very
rapidly,and he became a leading scholar and imam of the time. Many
scholars also emerged from those who continued to attend his classes.
Al-Gilani was the sole authority on scholarship of the time, and
taught tasawwuf in a manner accessible to all. He began teaching and
issuing Islamic rulings at the age of 28 and continued until the age
of 60.
Al-Gilani also gave his name to the "Qadiri" Sufiorder. Thousands of
the students who studied under him then went on to preach Islam in a
number of different countries.
Abdul Qadir al-Gilani issued many warnings against heedlessness, thus
recalling people to their proper duty. Some of these are as follows:
"If these virtues are absent from someone who acts as a guide, then he
cannot be a guide. To be forgiving and cover up people's flaws, to be
affectionate and gentle, to speak the truth and be good, to command
what is good, to forbid evil, to be hospitable and worship at night
when others areasleep, to be scholarly and courageous."
"Know that our life is an opportunity for so long as you are alive.
After a time, the door of life willbe closed and you will depart this
world. Seize this opportunity while the door of repentance is open.
Strive to do good with all your might. Repent. Pray while you still
have the opportunity. Take the opportunity to be with virtuous
people."
Because of the way he had an immediate effect on people he met,
al-Gilani was also knownas "al-Baz Allah"(the Falcon of Allah) and
"al-Baz al-Ashab" (The Falcon Who Never MissesHis Prey).
People who had repented their sins, repentant brigands, assassins,
sinners and those with flawed religious beliefs, as well as Jews and
Christians who had converted to Islam were often to be found at his
assemblies. It is related that he was instrumental in more than 5.000
Jews and Christians embracing Islam, and in more than 100,000 thieves
and brigands repenting.
Abdul Qadir al-Gilani wasof average stature, with broad shoulders, a
slim body and a ruddy complexion. He grew his hair long enough to
cover his shoulders. His voice was thick and majestic. He dressed
verywell, and he would take nothing from anyone, not even his
students.
AL-GILANI, A LOVER OF THEMAHDI, SAID THIS IN THE 60 TH COUNCIL OF HIS
WORK AL FATH AR- RABBANI
"NOTHING CAN HOLD BACK WHOEVER LIVES TO SEE THIS PERSON FROM THE GATE
OF ALLAH, THE GREATAND GLORIOUS. THE BANNER OF THE MAHDI CANNOT BE
LOWERED, HIS TROOPS CANNOT BE DEFEATED, HIS VOICE CRYING OUT THE TRUTH
CANNOT BE SILENCED, AND THERE CAN BE NO BOUNDS TO THE SWORD OF
MONOTHEISM. HE WILL WALK WITH SINCERE STEPSAND NEVER TIRE AND NO WORK
CAN WEARY HIM. NOGATE CAN REMAIN CLOSED BEFORE HIM, NOR BE CLOSED
AFTER IT HAS OPENED. THE SHUTTERS OF ALL DOORS WILL FLY APART AND THEY
WILL OPEN UP ON ALL SIDES. NOBODY CAN STOP HIM UNTIL HE COMES INTO THE
PRESENCE OF THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH.
Al-Gilani spent 73 of his 91 years in Baghdad. He lived to see five
Abbasid Caliphs. He spent his whole life teaching and waged a powerful
struggle on behalf of thetruth.
By means of this holy work, Islam spread to many parts of Africa,
Indonesia, the Indian Ocean, Anatolia and many other regions, andits
pure and immaculate nature conquered many hearts.
Abdul Qadir al-Gilani died in Baghdad in 1166.His mausoleum is in
Baghdad. The following words about him are well-known:
"Abdul Qadir al-Gilani, the Sultan of all the saints was born with
love, lived a pure life and was united with ourLord with a pure love."
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great month of Ramadan . The next 29 or 30 days are very precious. One
needs to try their best to make the most of this blessed month. To do
that, here are fifteen points that one can keep in mind forthis month…
1. Remove any and all distractions that distract one from worshipping
Allah, so that one can worship Allah properly.
2. Learn the fiqh of fasting. One should knowwhat does break and what
doesn't break ones'fast etc.
3. Whatever bad habits that you have, get rid of them and do not
developnew ones. In order to make this work one should inflict pain on
their nafs . So for example, the nafs is greedy and it loves money.
For every sin you commit, give a certain amount of money in sadaqah .
Do not inflict physical pain on your body, but rather, inflict pain on
your nafs .
4. Extra Salah – Pray however many nawafil (optional) prayers that you
can pray. Before this make qada of all your previously missed prayers.
Qada takes precedence over nafl prayers. Tahajjud also falls under the
category of nafl . You can pray both the qada and tahajjud .
5. Minimum at least one Qu'ran should be recited in Ramadan .
6. Give a lot of Sadaqah . It can be any form of Sadaqah , not
necessarily financial.
7. Try to earn the reward of more than one fast. The question may come
to one's mind as to how this can be done, simple… Become a meansof
someone else's iftaar . This does not mean that one should have iftaar
parties etc. Iftaar is to simply break ones' fast. So, one can give
dates to other fasting people around them, or a glass of water or
milk, it doesn't matter what it is as long as that is what the person
breaks their fast with.
8. Du'a before iftaar . Takeout time to make du'a before iftaar
because thisis one of the times when dua's are accepted. Preferably
one should seek Jannah and seek protection from Jahannum constantly.
So the following du'a should be read in abundance: "Allahumma inni
as'aluka al-jannata wa 'aoozubika min an-nar".
9. Complete twenty rak'ats of taraweeh should be prayed.
10. Have suhoor in the morning because it is a sunnah . Try not to
skip it completely. The meal does not have to be lavish, a glass of
milk anda couple dates would suffice. Just have something.
11. Make Miswaak
12. I'tikaaf – For men, the sunnah I'tikaaf of ten days is preferred,
but if one is not able to do thatfor some reason then one can make the
nafl I'tikaaf . Females can also make the nafl I'tikaaf . Tryto spend
some time in seclusion.
13. Serving others – Being in the khidmat of people will get one
reallyfar whether the act may be big or small.
14. Make a lot of du'a anda lot of Azkaar . For dua's , the dua's of
the Prophet (S) are preferred, those dua's that are mentioned in the
Ahadith . Qur'an is the best form of zikr . When one makes tilawat of
the Qur'an , Allah is speaking to that person. When one makes their
own zikr , like tasbeehaat etc. one is speaking to Allah. Time should
be made for both.
15. Try to develop the environment of Ramadan in one's own homes.
Ramadan is the time when people can press the reset button. Rasulullah
(S) cursed three types of people and from amongst those one of them is
the following: "The person who finds Ramadan , but isn't forgiven".
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remember Allah with some contentment of heart. However, the moment a
person begins to remember Allah, shaytan immediately reaches that
individual and whispers ideas of dissuasion into that person. Shaytan
dissuades the person with threats of problems,worries, and fear of
whatthe future may or may not hold. He troubles people with thoughts
of their past, present and future sins as if he is saying, "You have
committed such major sins, with what face will you present yourself in
front of Allah? How can you even hope to become a friend of Allah?"
The purpose of shaytan isto make one lose hope. Shaytan attacks those
who want to befriend Allah using various tactics. Firstly, he causes
people to focus on their past sins. He whispers, "Your past is very
dark and bleak. How can you even begin to imagine finding the road to
Allah when your path is covered with disobedience and the dark clouds
of sin hover over your head? Therefore, the first step in battling
shaytan is to rid one's self of despair and hope for the mercy of
Allah.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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at last on the outskirts of Yathrib. The good people of the city go
out to meet him. Many crowd the narrow streets. Some stand on
roof-tops chanting La ilaha ilia Allah and Allahu Akbar in sheer joy
at meeting the Prophet of Mercy and his loyal companion, Abu Bakr
as-Siddiq. The small girls of the city come out gaily beating their
daffs and singing the words of welcome:
Tala 'a-l badru alaynaa
Min Thaniyaati-l Wadaa' Wajaba-sh shukru alaynaa
Maa da'aa lillaahi daa' Ayyuha-l mab 'uthu finaa
Ji'ta bi-l amri-l mutaa' Ji'ta sharrafta-l Madinah
Marhaban yaa khayra-d daa'.
"The full moon has come upon us. From beyond the hills of Thaniyaati-l
Wadaa Grateful we must be. For what to God he calls? O you who has
been sent among us? You came with a mission to be obeyed. You came,you
honoured the city; Welcome,O best of those who call (to God).
As the procession of the blessed Prophet wended its way, all around
there were joyful hearts, tears of ecstasy, smiles of sheer happiness.
Far away from these scenes of jubilation and delight was a young man
named Uqbah ibn Aamir al-Juhani. He had gone outto the bawadi, the
open expanses of desert, to graze his flocks of sheep and goats on
thesparse vegetation. He had wandered far in search of fodderfor his
hungry flock. It was difficult to find suitable grazing grounds and he
was constantly afraid that his flock would perish. They were all he
possessed and he did not want to lose them.
The happiness which engulfed Yathrib, henceforth to be knownas the
radiant city of the Prophet, soon spread to the near and distant
bawadi and reached every nook and corner of the land. The good news of
the Prophet's arrival finally reached Uqbah as he tended his flocks
far away in the inhospitable desert. His response to the news was
immediate as he himself relates:"The Prophet, may God bless him and
grant him peace, came to Madinah while I was tending my sheep. When I
heard the news of his coming, I set out to meet him without delay.
When I met him I asked:
'Will you accept my pledge of allegiance, O Messenger of God?' 'And
who are you?' asked the Prophet. 'Uqbah ibn Aamir al-Juhani ,' I
replied. 'Which do you prefer,' he asked, 'the pledge of a nomad or
the pledgeof someone who has migrated?' 'The pledge of someone who has
migrated,' I said. So the Messenger of God took the samepledge from me
as he did from the Muhajirin. I spent the night with him and then went
back to my flock.
There were twelve of us who had accepted Islam but we lived far from
the city tending our sheep and goats in the open country. We came to
the conclusion that it would be good for us if we went to the Prophet
daily, so that he could instruct us in our religion and recite for us
whatever revelationhe had received from on high. I told the others:
'Take turns to go to the Messenger of God, peace be on him. Anyone
going may leave hissheep with me because I am tooworried and concerned
about my own flock to leave them in the care of someone else.'
Each day, one after another of my friends went to the Prophet, leaving
his sheep for me to look after. When each returned, I learnt from him
what he had heard and benefitted from what he had understood. Before
long, however, I returned to my senses and said to myself:
'Woe to you! Is it because of a flock of sheep that you remain thin
and wretched and lose the opportunity to be in the company of the
Prophet and to speak directly to him without anintermediary':' With
this, I left my flock, went to Madinah and stayed in the masjid close
to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace."
Uqbah had no reason to regret having taken this fateful decision.
Within a decade, he had become one of the outstanding scholars among
thecompanions of the Prophet, a competent and beautiful reciter of the
Quran, a military commander and later on one of the eminent Muslim
governors as Islam spread east and west with astonishing rapidity. He
could never have imagined as heleft his flock to follow the teachings
of the noble Prophet, that he would have been amongthe vanguard of the
Muslim forces that liberated fertile Damascus - then known as
the"mother of the universe" and that he would have a house for himself
among its verdant gardens. He could never have imagined that he would
be one of the commanders who liberated Egypt, then known as the
"emerald of the world", and that he would be one of its governors.
The fateful decision however was taken. Alone, without possessions or
relatives, Uqbah came to Madinah from the hawadi. He stayed with
others like him on the Suffah or elevated part of the Prophet's
mosque, near his house. The Suffah was like a reception pointwhere
people like Uqbah would go because they wanted to be close to the
Prophet. They were known as the "Ashab as-Suffah" and the Prophet once
described them as the "guests of Islam".
Because they had no income, theProphet always shared his food with
them and encouraged others to be generous to these"guests". They spent
much of their time studying the Quran and learning about Islam. What a
marvellous opportunity they had! They were in close and regular
contact with the Prophet. He had a special love and concern for them
and took care to educate them and look after them in all respects.
Uqbahgave an example of how the Prophet trained and taught them. He
said:
"One day, the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, came
out to us while we were on the Suffah and asked:
'Which of you would like to go out to the open country or a valley
every day and fetch for himself two beautiful, black camels?' (Such
camels were considered prize possessions. )
'Everyone of us would like that, O Messenger of God,' we all replied.
'Now,' he said, 'each one of you should go to the mosque and learn two
ayats (verses) of the Book of God. This is better for him than two
camels; three verses are better than three camels; four verses are
better than four camels (and son)."
In this way, the Prophet tried to bring about a change in attitudes
among those who had accepted Islam, a change from obsession with
acquiring worldly possessions to an attitude of devotion to knowledge.
His simple example provided them with motivation and a powerful
incentive to acquire knowledge.
On other occasions, the Ashab as-Suffah would ask questions ofthe
Prophet in order to understand their religion better.Once, Uqbah said,
he asked the Prophet, "What is salvation?" and he replied: "Control
your tongue, make your house spacious for guests and spurn your
mistakes."
Even outside the mosque, Uqbahtried to stay close to the Prophet. On
journeys, he often took the reins of the Prophet's mule and went
wherever the Prophet desired. Sometimes he followed directly behind
the Prophet, peace be on him, and so came to be called the redif of
the Prophet. On some occasions,the Prophet would descend from his
mount and allow Uqbah to ride while he himself walked. Uqbah described
one such occasion:
"I took hold of the reins of the Prophet's mule while passing through
some palm groves of Madinah.
'Uqbah ,' the Prophet said to me,'don't you want to ride.'?'
I thought of saying 'no' but I feltthere might be an element of
disobedience to the Prophet in such a reply so I said: 'Yes, O Prophet
of God.'
The Prophet then got down from his mule and I mounted in obedience to
his command. He began to walk. Shortly afterwards I dismounted. The
Prophet mounted again and saidto me:
'Uqbah, shall I not teach you twosurahs the like of which has not been
heard before.'?'
'Certainly, O Messenger of God,' I replied. And so he recited to
me"Qul a'udhu bi rabbi-l Falaq" and"Qul a'udhu bi rabbi-n nas" (the
last two surahs of the Quran). I then said the Iqamah for Salat. The
Prophet led the Salat and recited these two surahs. (Afterwards), he
said: 'Read boththese surahs when you go to sleep and whenever you
wake up.'"
The above instances show"continuous education" at its best, at home,
in the mosque, riding, walking in the open school of the Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace.
Two objectives occupied Uqbah'sattention throughout his life; the
search for knowledge and jihad in the path of God. He applied his
energies totally to these objectives.
In the field of learning, he drank deeply from the fountain of
knowledge that was the Messenger of God, peace be on him. Uqbah became
a distinguished muqri (reciter of the Quran), a muhaddith (recorder
and narrator of the sayings of the Prophet); a faqih (jurist); a
faradi (expert on the Islamic laws of inheritance); an adib
(literateur); a fasih (orator) and a sha'ir (poet).
In reciting the Quran, he had a most pleasant and beautiful voice. In
the stillness of the night, when the entire universe seems peaceful
and tranquil, he would turn to the Book of God, and recite its
overpowering verses. The hearts of the noble companions would be drawn
to his recitation. Their whole being would be shaken and they would be
moved to tears from the fear of God which his recitation induced.
One day Umar ibn al-Khattab invited him and said:
"Recite for me something from the Book of God, O Uqbah." "At your
command, O Amir al-Muminin," said Uqbah and began reciting. Umar wept
till his beard was wet.
Uqbah left a copy of the Quran written in his own hand. It is said
that this copy of the Quran existed until quite recently in Egypt in
the well-known mosquenamed after Uqbah ibn Aamir himself. At the end
of this text was written: "Uqbah ibn Aamir al-Juhani wrote it." This
Mushaf of Uqbah was one of the earliest copies of the Quran in
existence but it was lost in its entirety with other priceless
documents due to the carelessness of Muslims.
In the field of Jihad, it is sufficient to know that Uqbah fought
beside the Prophet, peace be on him, at the Battle ofUhud and in all
the military engagements thereafter. He wasalso one of the valiant and
daring group of shock troopers who were tested to their maximum during
the battle for Damascus. In recognition for his outstanding services,
the commander of the Muslim forcesthen, Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah,
despatched Uqbah to Madinah toconvey the good news of the liberation
of Damascus to Umar ibn al-Khattab. Uqbah spent eight days and seven
nights, from Friday to Friday, in a continuous forced march to bring
the news to Umar.
Uqbah was one of the commanders of the Muslim forces that liberated
Egypt. For three years he was the Muslim governor of Egypt after which
hereceived orders from the Caliph Muawiyah to mount a naval expedition
to the island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean Sea.
An indication of Uqbah's enthusiasm for jihad is the fact that he
committed to memory the sayings of the Prophet on this subject and
became a specialist in narrating them to the Muslims. One of his
favorite pastimes was to practice the skill of spear throwing.
Uqbah was in Egypt when he became fatally ill. He gathered his
children together and gave them his final advise. He said:"My
children, guard against three things: Don't accept; my saying
attributed to the Prophet,peace be on him, except from a reliable
authority. Do not incur debts or take up a loan even if you are in the
position of an imam. Don't compose poetry foryour hearts might be
distracted thereby from the Quran."
Uqbah ibn Aamir al-Juhani, the qari, the alim, the ghazi, died in
Cairo and was buried at the foot of the Muqattam hills.
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Studying my surroundings, I noticed I was curled up in my own bed. How
did I even get here? I couldn't even remember falling asleep. Or
making it to my room. I frowned just I noticed I was sleeping in an
oversized jacket.
Satchel's jacket he'd given me when I was cold. We'd been enjoyingthe
sunset I remembered,but I couldn't recall the night ending.
I looked out to the eerie light that flitted in through the open
window. Curtains blowing in a ghostly manner. And the sound of a
distant strangled cry coming from outside.
I braced myself and struggled to hear more. In fact, I could hear my
heart beat thudding, as ifit was demanding my ears attention.
I tightened the jacket around me, and sat on my knees to see if my
ears were playing tricks with me. No. There was definitely someone out
there. I wasn't sure if the strangled cry was human or not, but it was
something.
I jumped in my skin when I heard the sound louder. It wasn't a
strangled cry like I thought it was. It was more like a howl.
The sound of an animal, moaning. I could only make out one animal from
this point, but it sounded sad. Like it was calling me for my company.
I shook my head and mentally forcedmy head to shut it out.
But I couldn't.
Still half asleep, I shrugged on a pair of sneakers, and snuck down
the stairs to the front door. I ruffled a fewjackets from the open
wardrobe downstairs and found a flashlight sitting on the top shelf.
It looked a century old, and I wasn't expecting it to flash on, but it did.
As soon as I was outside, Isquinted my eyes to see the red flag
fluttering in the wind again. I was about to go searching in that
direction, but a nerve pricked as soon as Iheard something crackling
to my nearest right.
There was an opening path that lead through the pine trees, that was
covered in dark clouds. It was impossible to see your way through it
in the daylight let alone thistime of night.
Even the moonlight didn't give it much light.
I flicked my flashlight andsaw a squirrel flee from the light I'd
flashed on it, and I relaxed. I decided to go in that direction and as
I followed the windy path in to the forest, I'd realized I had
slightly gone off track.
I wasn't too worried, since I was sure I hadn't wandered too far from
the house. I noticed that the howling had stoppedever since I sought
out the forest and frowned at the sound of a weird panting noise
coming from behind me.
Just when I spun on my heels, I saw a black figureleaping in the air,
and before I had any thought on how to react. I felt theimpact of the
ground nearly stun me to unconsciousness. I blinked a few times, and
groaned. My stomach felt like someone had a ton of bricks leaning on
it, and my back had felt like I'd been a target from a car accident.
I froze just I met my eyes with the sharp edges of teeth barring at
me, withits front paws pinning me to the ground. The smell of wet dog
flitted up my nose, and I almost squealed.
A wolf's muzzle was almost kissing my nose an its' piercing green eyes
were stunning, but regarding me like a pieceof meat.
I was fresh meat in its eyes, and a meal I was sure that he was going
toenjoy in the next few seconds.
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