Umm-e-moosa was told to throw her son in the river
Hazrat yusuf (a.s) was left to die in a well.
Hazrat maryam delivered a child alone.
Hazrat yunus (a.s) was swallowed by a fish
Hazrat ibrahim (a.s) was thrown in the fire.
Yet look at how it turned out for them, in the end.
Allah always has a better plan for us,
Things may not start off too Well,
But the ending is usually better than we except.
If today you are facing hard times,
Have faith and pray for a better tomorrow.
Miracles do happen when
You seek guidance from Allah.
Umm-e-moosa was told to throw her son in the river
Hazrat yusuf (a.s) was left to die in a well.
Hazrat maryam delivered a child alone.
Hazrat yunus (a.s) was swallowed by a fish
Hazrat ibrahim (a.s) was thrown in the fire.
Yet look at how it turned out for them, in the end.
Allah always has a better plan for us,
Things may not start off too Well,
But the ending is usually better than we except.
If today you are facing hard times,
Have faith and pray for a better tomorrow.
Miracles do happen when
You seek guidance from Allah.
For he is all-knowing,
All-wise & all-powerful.
sister, thank you for posting this. I am having trouble dealing w/ quite a few things right now and reading this does help remind me of where my priorities lay.
May you have a beautiful week.
Serena
Your're walking & you see a LION in front of you, you run to get away from it- until you see a cliff. You see a rope so you climb down it but at the bottom you see a CROCODILE. !
Then you you seeBLACK & WHITE MICE nibbling on the rope. You see no escape & feel scared.Then, DROPS OF HONEY begin to drip into your mouth from a honeycomb above, Due to the SWEETNESS of the honey, you forget about the danger around you.
This is HOW we live our lives,
THE LION is Malik-Ul -Maut ( angel of death ) who will eventually catch up to us.
THE CROCODILE is our grave which we forget about, which is where we will end up, our real home.
The BLACK & WHITE MICE are days & nights that pass by everyday.
HONEY is the world. We are so engrossed in the love of this world that we fail to remember that everyday we are closer to death,
Snap out of the sweetness of the this Life Dear Muslims!!
"He whom death overtakes while he is engaged in acquiring knowledge with a view to reviving Islam with the help of it, there will be one degree between him and the Prophets in Paradise." (Al-Tirmidhi Hadith # 249. Narrated by Hasan Al-Basri)
It is pointless to watch other people's houses crumbling when our own house is in need of repair and attention.
Anas bin Malik (Radi Allahu Anhu) narrated that the Prophet (Sal Allahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said: "The people are the dependents of Allah, and the most beloved of Him is he who is the most helpful to His dependents." (Al-Tabarani)
I've always wondered what that means.... selling this world for the Hereafter.
Can someone explain a bit?
Wslm...
What's the opposite of sell? Keep, have, own. We don't want these connotations with the dunya. We want the opposite, hence sell. This is my interpretation of the Arabic meaning when reading these quotes, cuz a lot is lost when it's translated into English. But that is how I understand it...
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Do not think of minor sins as insignificant,
for mountains are made out of pebbles...
The life of this world is our journey, NOT destination !!! So... Be always the Best Traveller... who always wish to go back to our Final Home... in Jannah !!! ♥
You recongnize them among the people who don't love this dunya, who dont run after the embellishments of life; but they love Allah and look after the aakhira. The people who have zuhd (asceticism) in their hearts.
You certainly can't find them among people who love dunya.
Love for Allah and love for dunya can't meet in one heart. You can't love dunya and love Allah. And you can't love Allah and then love this dunya.
Imam shafi'ee said : "Whoever claims to have gathered in his heart the love of this dunya and the love of its Creator, has indeed lied".
I found some more information on this. How to recognize those people. Alhamdulillah! I think the people who really love Allah are the special friends of Allah.
Who are the Awliya? (The Special Friends of Allah).
Hammam bin Shuraih asked ‘a wise man’ to narrate the qualities of the people of taqwa so that he would be able to see them in front of him. The wise man said:
When Allah created His creation, He did so while He was completely independent of their obedience towards
Him and of their disobedience towards Him.
No disobedience can hurt Him and no obedience can benefit Him.
Then He distributed amongst them (the creation) their means of sustenance and placed them on earth.
The people of taqwa on earth are those of virtue: their speech is correct (true); their garments are of moderate nature and their walk is one of humility. They lower their gaze when they see something that Allah has forbidden them to see, and they give ear to beneficial knowledge. They maintain their integrity in both adversity and prosperity.
Had it not been for the appointed time that Allah has written for them (death), their souls would not remain
an extra second in their bodies out of yearning for reward and fear of punishment.
The Creator ranks Supreme in their eyes, so everything else becomes immaterial to them. They are with Paradise as if they had already witnessed it and enjoyed its presence. They are with Hell as if they have already seen it and tasted its torment.
Their hearts grieve and their evil (if any) is non-contagious. Their bodies are lean, their needs are few and their
souls are chaste. They observe patience for a few days and experience everlasting comfort.
This is a profitable exchange that their Lord has made pleasant for them. The world tempts them, but they do not succumb. It imprisons them, but they ransomed themselves in exchange.
During the nights they stand in rows and read portions of the Qur’an. They recite it with proper recitation which grieves their hearts and drink it (the Qur’an) like medicine. If a verse of yearning comes along, they reach for it and believe it is their destination. If an intimidating verse comes along, they pour their hearts towards it and believe that Hell and its screams are in their ears.
They sleep on their foreheads and elbows (i.e. they engage in prayers so much that it is as if they
sleep in those postures) and implore Allah to deliver them.
In the day they are tolerant and learned, kind and God-fearing. Fear has chipped away at their bodies as if they were arrows. Anyone looking at them would think that they were sick. But they are not sick. Some will say that they are confused. A great fear has made them look like that. They are never content to do only a few actions (during the day), nor do they ask for a great deal.
They condemn themselves and are apprehensive about their deeds. If one of them is called ‘pious’
he fears what will be said of him and says:
‘I know myself better than you do. My Lord knows me better than I do. O Allah! Do not take me to task for what they are saying about me and (O Lord) make me better than they think. Forgive my sins which they do not know about.’
Their signs are that they are strong in Islam, resolute in their softness, firm in their belief. They crave for knowledge and are knowledgeable with tolerance; moderate in richness; pleasant in hunger; forbearing in distress; seeking halaal; active in (pursuing) guidance and they abhor greed. They perform good deeds in fear (of rejection). They spend the evening in gratitude and the morning in remembrance. They sleep in alarm and they awake in joy. If their carnal selves make it difficult for them to fulfill that which they dislike they deprive them (their selves) of that which they like.
The apple of their eyes is in what does not perish and their abstemiousness is in what disappears. They combine knowledge with tolerance and speech with action.
You will find their hopes are realistic, their mistakes few, their hearts humble, their selves content, their diet
meager, their matters simple, their deen safe-guarded, their desires killed and their anger subdued.
Goodness is expected from them and evil is shielded against them. If they are among those who are oblivious, they are counted amongst those who remember (Allah).
If they are among those who remember, they are not written among the oblivious. They pardon those who wrong them; they provide for those who deprive them and meet those who sever ties with them. They are never profane and always lenient.
They wrong doings are almost non-existent and their good deeds are always present. They are resolute when the earth quakes, steadfast in calamities and grateful in prosperity. They are not prejudiced against those they dislike nor do they favour those they love.
They acknowledge the truth before it appears and do not lose anything they are entrusted with. They do not call anyone names nor do they hurt their neighbours. They do not curse at the time of difficulties nor do they venture into falsehood. Silence does not bother them and if they laugh they do not raise their voices. If they are treated with injustice they remain patient until Allah vindicates them.
Their own selves live in toil while others are comfortable around them. Their abstinence from those who stay
away from them is their exoneration (from malice). Their proximity to those who are close to them is a means
of mercy (for those who are close to them). Their remaining aloof is not out of pride and arrogance and their being close is neither a ploy nor a scheme.
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I marked in red what I thought was especially important.
It is pointless to watch other people's houses crumbling when our own house is in need of repair and attention.
We’ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.
—Robert Wilensky
I've always wondered what that means.... selling this world for the Hereafter.
I remembered this verse.
Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah ? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.
(Surah Taubah 9:111)
I am a bit late because I was not able to visit the last page of 3 or 4 threads from some days .
I've always wondered what that means.... selling this world for the Hereafter.
Can someone explain a bit?
....God will shower His mercy on those who suffered for His sake in the worldly life, believing that an eternal bliss was awaiting them. But those who abused the bounties of God, caring nothing for the life to come, will be in the most miserable state. Drawing a comparison between them, the Quran says:
Then is he whom We have promised a good promise which he will meet [i.e. obtain] like he for whom We provided enjoyment of worldly life [but] then he is, on the Day of Resurrection, among those presented [for punishment in Hell]? (Quran, 28:61)
The Quran also states that this worldly life is a preparation for the eternal life after death. But those who deny it become slaves of their passions and desires, making fun of virtuous and God-conscious persons.
And verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him.” [Related by Ibn al-Qayyim in ad-Dâ' wad-Dawâ Fasl 49]
"When you have todepart from this world and have to meet death (eventually) then why wish delay (why feel nervous) about death ..."
Hazrat Ali [R.A]
The life of this world is our journey, NOT destination !!! So... Be always the Best Traveller... who always wish to go back to our Final Home... in Jannah !!! ♥
What's the opposite of sell? Keep, have, own. We don't want these connotations with the dunya. We want the opposite, hence sell. This is my interpretation of the Arabic meaning when reading these quotes, cuz a lot is lost when it's translated into English. But that is how I understand it...
Jazakallah khair sister.
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Then is he whom We have promised a good promise which he will meet [i.e. obtain] like he for whom We provided enjoyment of worldly life [but] then he is, on the Day of Resurrection, among those presented [for punishment in Hell]?
(Quran, 28:61)
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