Reminder of Today

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format_quote Originally Posted by Aprender

Yep! I've been Muslim my entire life it seems and just didn't know. I've never participated in Valentine's Day all that stuff but I do want to participate in Ramadan this year! When is it?

wow glad to read ur post

Ramadan will begin on 1 August ( depends on the moon sightning ).

format_quote Originally Posted by Lost Identity

Look what i found

Malaysia warns Muslims of Valentine's Day 'trap'

Malaysia has stepped up a campaign to stop Muslims celebrating Valentine's Day - labelling it a "trap" that could encourage immoral behaviour.

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said Monday's celebration of romantic love was "not suitable" for Muslims.

Several Malaysian states are planning to carry out checks on hotels to stop young couples having premarital sex.

The anti-Valentine's Day campaign by the country's Islamic authorities goes back to a fatwa issued in 2005.
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Leaflets have been distributed to Muslim university students urging them to avoid Monday's celebration.

The government-run Department of Islamic Development, which handles religious policies, has launched a publicity campaign called "Mind the Valentine's Day Trap".

Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abdul Aziz, the department's chief, told state media: "In reality, as well as historically, the celebration of Valentine's Day is synonymous with vice activities.

"Islam would reject anything, even from the Eastern culture, if it contravenes the Islamic teachings."

He said Islam had never rejected positive things from the West, noting that it had embraced Mother's and Father's Day.

But not all Malaysian Muslims agree with the campaign, with some saying Valentine's Day is harmless.

Other faiths are not affected by the boycott in a country where Muslims make up nearly two-thirds of the 28 million population.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12443104

that is awesome. i wish all muslim countries would do the same. why are muslims following the kufar holidays. don't have have an identity of their own that they should copy the nonmuslims?

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format_quote Originally Posted by Aprender

Oh yay. I haven't reverted yet but I'm leaning more toward it each day. Soon I will read the Koran now that I've got most of my questions out the way but I always wondered about Ramadan. I'll fast for the entire month? I can drink water? How exactly am I supposed to prepare for it? Sorry if it seems like silly questions.

no , these are not silly questions but will be off topic here . Pl. ask in the related thread like things in Islam I am curious about.

http://www.islamicboard.com/comparat...ous-about.html

format_quote Originally Posted by Muslim Woman

Sufyaan ath-Thawri (may Allaah have mercy on him) said that one foolishly compromised one's religion when one kept too many friends. Having too many acquaintances diverts one from one's duty towards one's Lord.......

Jazakallahu Khairan. I needed this

Salaam


take care of your parents before they die or u . Offer the dua for them : Rabbir Hamhuma kama rabbi yani sagira

Salaam

offer darud daily .

Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. ( 33:56)

The regular recitation of Durood Shareef on Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) lifts up our hearts on to a plane of comprehension where we gaze in our new found peace and moral armour.

The reciter of Durood Shareef will, after some time, come to realise by himself that it is the spontaneous outpouring of his heart before the Great Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) of Islam, whose love and attachment is needed to get all the present day problems solved and obtain mercy in the next world.

The more Durood Shareef we recite, the greater the gain and benefit will be achieved in both the worlds. Sayyiduna Shaikh-e-Akbar Mo’inuddin ibn Arabi (radi Allahu anhu) has stated that, “Those who claim to love and revere the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) should increase their recital of the Durood Shareef in patience and perseverance until, through the mercy of Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), they have the opportunity of witnessing his blessed countenance”.

source : http://madinasharif.wordpress.com

Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said,
” Paradise is nearer to any of you than the strap of his shoe, and so is the (Hell) Fire.” [Ahmad 1:387]

Al-Bukhari collected this Hadith through the narration of Ath-Thawri [Fath al-Bari 11:328]. This Hadith indicates the close proximity of both good and evil in relation to mankind. If this is the case, then this is the reason Allah the Exalted encouraged mankind to rush to perform acts of righteousness and obedience and to avoid the prohibitions. By doing so, their sins and errors will be forgiven and they will acquire rewards and an exalted status. Allah the Exalted said,

“Race with one another in hastening towards forgiveness from your Lord, and Paradise the width whereof is as the width of the heaven and the earth.”

Salaam

if u missed any fasting in holy Ramadan , don't delay to do the missed fast.

Salaam

don't celebrate April fool's day. Don't lie to make fun or frighten people.

"The companions of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) told us that they were traveling with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam).

A man among them fell asleep and some of them went and took his arrows. When the man woke up, he got alarmed (because his arrows were missing) and the people laughed. The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) said: "What are you laughing at?"


They said, "Nothing, except that we took the arrows and he got alarmed."


The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) said: "It is not permissible for a Muslim to frighten another Muslim."

Salaam

Hajj is on November this yr. If hajj is fard on u and others u know , make a group and contact your local hajj agency.

Salaam

try to recite Quran daily even if it's only few verses .

Salaam




BEWARE OF PRIDE


While you may be praying all the daily prayers, reading the Qur'an, following the Islamic guidance in regards to looks [i.e. Brothers growing beard & Sisters wearing niqab/hijab, etc], but do not fall into the trap of looking down upon other Muslims who are not fully practicing yet.


Always remember the Hadith: “No one who has an atom’s-weight of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise” [Muslim 91]

Avoid harming others:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: The Prophet said, "A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir (emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden." (Book #2, Hadith #9)

Control your anger:

Abu Huraira reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: One is not strong because of one's wrestling skillfully. They said: Allah's Messenger, then who is strong? He said: He who controls his anger when he is in a fit of rage. (Book #032, Hadith #6314)

Salaam

sometimes walks barefoot . It's a forgotten Sunnah

Don't become angry:

A man said to the Prophet (peace be upon him) , "Advise me!" The Prophet said, "Do not become angry and furious." The man asked (the same question) again and again, and the Prophet said in each case, "Do not become angry and furious."
[Bukhari, Vol 8, Book 73. Hadith 137]

Remember to say Bismillah before eating

728. `Umar bin Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH), said to me, "Mention Allah's Name (i.e., say Bismillah before starting eating), eat with your right hand, and eat from what is near you.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].