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    Migration to Allah ( Ibn Qayyim ) Part4)

    Bismillah,ir-Rahman,ir-Rahim. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu


    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious." I am Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam. {
    The Excellence of Obeying the Messenger}

    The above ayah (An-Nisa' 59) ends with, " ... that is best, and most suitable for final determination... ". This means, "That with which I commanded you (to obey Me and obey My Messenger and the people of authority, and to refer disputes to Me and My Messenger) is better for you in this life and in the Hereafter; it leads to your happiness in both lives. Therefore, it is best and most rewarding for you."
    This indicates that obeying Allah ta'ala and His Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and taking them as the referees, is the means to immediate and continued happiness.
    Anyone who examines closely the evils of the world will find that each of them is caused by disobeying the Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam. Similarly, every good in the world results from obeying him. Furthermore, all the evils and pains in the Hereafter result from disobeying him sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam.
    Thus, all the evils in both lives are caused by disobeying the Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam and by its consequences. If people obeyed him sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam properly, there would be no evil on earth. This applies equally to the general natural catastrophes and calamities, and to the personal evils, pains, and sorrow that occur to people.
    In obeying him sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam is a refuge and a protection for those who want to prosper and be happy. And this prosperity and happiness cannot be achieved until one strives first to learn what the Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam taught, and then confirm it with true actions.
    The Human Excellence

    There are two additional actions which complete the happiness arising from truly obeying the Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam. The first is to invite people to obey him sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and the second is to have patience and perseverance in fulfilling this mission.
    Thus the human excellence is confined to four matters:


    1. Knowing the Message of Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam.
    2. Acting in accordance with this knowledge.
    3. Spreading this knowledge among people and inviting them to it.
    4. Persevering and striving in accomplishing all this.

    One who seeks to learn how the Sahabah lived and who want to follow them should know that this was indeed their way [so let him follow it). A poet once said:
    "If you want to reach those folk, follow their way: It is quite manifest for those who aspire to it."
    Deviating from the Messenger

    Allah ta'ala said addressing His Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam:
    "Say, 'Were I to go astray, I would only stray to the hurt of myself; but if I am guided, it is because of what my Lord reveals unto me; He is indeed All-Hearing, Ever-Near.' " [Al-Qur'an 34:50]
    This carries a clear evidence that the Messenger's guidance occurs only through the wahy{qluetip title=[22]}Wahy: The revelation.{/qluetip}. How surprising it is then to find men with confused minds and conflicting opinions claim to be guided! How does this guidance reach them? Indeed, "He whom Allah guides is rightly guided; but as for him whom He leaves to stray, you will find no protector to lead him." [Al-Qur'an 18:17]
    What misguidance is worse than that of one who claims that guidance does not occur through the wahy! He would rather refer matters to the opinions of this and that person! Great indeed is Allah's bounty toward one whom He guarded from such a serious deviation and a great disaster. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the peoples.
    Following Falsehoods

    Also, Allah ta'ala said:
    "A Book has been revealed unto you, so let there be no tightness in your chest about it - that you might warn [people] with it, and remind the Believers. Follow [people] what has been sent down to you from your Lord, and do not follow other than Him - as allies or protectors. How seldom do you remember [the admonition]." [Al-Qur'an 7:2-3]
    Here, Allah ta'ala commands people to follow what He revealed to His Messenger, and He forbids following others. One can either follow the Revelation or follow others - as allies; Allah does not give other than these two alternatives. Thus, anyone not following the wahy is indeed following falsehoods and other allies instead of Allah. By Allah's Grace, this should be clear and obvious.
    The Confidants

    And Allah ta'ala said:
    "On the Day when the wrong-doer will bite his hands [in despair], saying, 'Oh! Would that I had followed the path shown to me by the Messenger! Ah! Woe is me! Would that I had never taken so- and-so for a confidant! Indeed, he lead me astray from the Message (of Allah) after it had come to me! Ah! Satan is ever a betrayer of man.' " [Al-Qur'an 25:27-29]
    Anyone who follows a person other than the Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, abandoning his guidance for the sake of that person's words or opinions, will surely say these same words. This is why Allah refers here to the confidant as 'so-and-so', which is a generic term that could apply to any person taken as a confidant instead of Allah.
    This applies then to confidants whose friendship is based on anything other than obeying the Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam: their friendship will eventually turn to enmity and accusations, as Allah ta'ala said:
    "The confidants on that Day will be foes unto one another - except the pious." [Al-Qur'an 43:67]
    The Followers and the Followed

    Allah ta'ala describes the plight of the followers and of those whom they followed in several places of His Book; He says for instance:
    "On the Day when their faces will be tossed about in the Fire, they will say, 'Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!' And they will say, 'Our Lord! We obeyed our chiefs and our great men, and they lead us astray from the right path. Our Lord! Give them double suffering, and banish them utterly from Your Grace!' " [Al-Qur'an 33:66-68]
    Those people will wish that they had obeyed Allah ta'ala and His Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam. But they will do it at a time when wishes avail them nothing. They will confess that they had obeyed their chiefs and leaders and disobeyed the Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, acknowledging that they had no excuse for doing so. This realization will lead them to request doubling the punishment and curses for those leaders.
    This carries an important lesson and a useful admonition for a man of reason, Indeed, assistance [in seeing the truth] is from Allah ta'ala only.
    Partners in Deviation

    Allah ta'ala said,
    "Who could be more unjust than one who devises lies against Allah or rejects His messages? For such, their appointed portion must reach them from the Book [of Decrees] until, when Our messengers [of death] arrive to take their souls, they say, 'Where are the things that you used to invoke besides Allah?' They will reply, 'They have forsaken us!' And thus they will testify against themselves that they had been denying the truth (kuffar).
    "He (Allah) will say, 'Join those peoples who have preceded you, of men and jinn{qluetip title=[23]}Jinn: An invisible creation that Allah ta'ala made from fire and smoke. Like human beings, jinnhave a choice of action, and are accountable for their deeds. Satan is one of the jinn.{/qluetip}, in the Fire.' Every time a new people enters, it curses its sister people [that went before].
    "Once they have all joined each other in it, the last of them will say about the first, 'Our Lord! It is these who have misled us, so give them a double suffering in the Fire.' He will reply, 'Every one of you will have a double suffering, but this you do not understand.'
    "Then the first of them will say to the last, 'See then! You have no advantage over us, so taste of the suffering for all that you did!' "[Al-Qur'an 7:37-39]
    A sensible person should reflect on these ayat, and on the lessons they carry. The first ayah (Al-A'raf 37) mentions the two classes of evildoers:

    1. Those who start fallacies, establish injustice, and call people to it. Thus they distort the truth and initiate falsehood.
    2. Those who reject or deny the truth.

    Every evildoer belongs to one of these two classes. If, in addition, he invites people to his evil and drives them away from the truth, then he deserves a double penalty because of his disbelief and evil. For this reason Allah ta'ala says:
    "Those who disbelieve and hinder people from the Path of Allah, for them will We add penalty to penalty because of the mischief that they used to spread." [Al-Qur'an 16:88]
    They deserve a double punishment because of their double evil. But as for those who commit kufr (disbelief) without coaxing others toward it, Allah ta'ala does not threaten them with a doubled suffering:
    "For those who disbelieve, there is a grievous punishment ... " [Al-Qur'an 58:4]
    In the above ayat (7:37-39), Allah ta'ala informs that what had been decreed for the evildoers in their first life reaches them, such as their life span, sustenance, etc.
    Then, when death comes to them, they part with their old claims, acknowledge their falsehood, and become witnesses against themselves.
    Allah ta'ala commands them to enter into the Fire where many previous peoples have preceded them. Every time a new people enters, its members curse their ancestors who preceded them into the Fire. When they are all in it, the later nations request doubled penalties for the previous ones because they led them astray and drove them away from obeying Allah's messengers.
    Allah ta'ala replies that the punishment will be doubled for both the "followers" and the "followed", in accordance with their deviation and disbelief, and that a generation does not know what doubled suffering other generations deserve.
    The former generation then tells the later, "You do not possess any advantage over us. You had your own messengers who showed you the truth, warned you against our deviation, and forbade you from following or imitating us. Yet you rejected them and insisted on following and imitating us, and on forsaking the guidance of the messengers. Thus what advantage do you have over us, when you strayed just as we did, and when you gave up the truth just like us? You strayed because of us, just as we strayed because of other people. You can claim no advantage over us, and thus you should taste the suffering because of what you earned yourselves."
    By Allah, this is indeed a strong admonition and an eloquent advice for any living heart! These, and similar ayat would awaken the hearts of those who migrate to Allah ta'ala. But as for the lazy people, they have no effect on them.
    Untrue Followers

    The above discussion deals with the followers who share in the deviation with those whom they follow.
    Another case is that of the followers who turn away from whom they claim to follow, taking a different course than theirs, while maintaining false claims of true compliance with them. Allah ta'ala mentions such people in the following:
    "Then would those who had been followed disown their followers; they (the followers) would see the suffering [awaiting them], and all relations between them would be cut off. And then those followers would say: 'If we can only have one more chance: we would disown them as they have disowned us.' Thus will Allah show them the fruits of their deeds as nothing but bitter regrets. Nor will there be a way for them out of the Fire." [Al-Qur'an 2:166-167]
    The followed ones are truly guided. Their "followers" claim to adhere to them when, in reality, they follow a different way and guidance. They claim to love them, presuming that this love would benefit them despite their deviation. But they will discover on the Day of Judgement that they will be disowned by them. They take them as allies instead of Allah, imagining this to benefit them!
    Great indeed is the deviation of a person who takes other than Allah ta'ala and His Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam for allies and confidants, making peace or hostility for their sake, and getting satisfied or infuriated for their cause. Regardless of how numerous his deeds are, or how much effort and toil he puts into them, they will be futile on the Day of Judgement, and will only add to his misery and regret.
    His allegiance and enmity, love and hatred, satisfaction and anger, and so on, are not sincerely maintained for Allah and His Messenger; because of this, Allah will shatter his deeds and sever his connections.
    The Only Unsevered Tie

    Thus, on the Day of Resurrection, all connections and allegiances that had not been for Allah will be severed, leaving only one tie: that which connects an 'abd to his Lord.
    This tie is maintained by:

    • Continued migration to Allah and to His Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam.
    • Continuously purifying one's acts of worship to Allah ta'ala. This includes love, hatred, giving, preventing, taking as allies or enemies, and the like.
    • Continuously purifying one's adherence to the Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam. This includes abandoning others' opinions for what he says, discarding anything that disagrees with his guidance, and associating none with him in this adherence.

    This is the only tie that will not be severed. It is the true relationship between an 'abd and his Lord: the relationship of pure 'ubudiyyah. It is the only thing that he continues to long for, no matter how far he departs from it. It is as a poet once said:
    Let your heart wander in love affairs as you wish:True love will only be for the first lover.How many houses does a man habituate!But he will always long for his first home.
    This relationship [with Allah] is the only one that profits man. Nothing else will profit him in any of his three lives: the first, the intermediate (barzakh), and the final eternal life. He cannot endure or live or be happy and successful without this relationship. A poet once said:
    When ties (of communion) will be severed (between lovers),The bond of the true lovers [of Allah] will not be possible to sever,And when their unity shatters,The unity of the true lovers [of Allah] will be impossible to splinter.

    Conclusion

    In conclusion, on the Day of Judgement Allah will sever all connections and ties that are among people in this life, sparing only the ties between them and Him - the ties that reflect pure 'ubudiyyah(servitude),which can only be accomplished through true adherence to the messengers. Allah ta'ala said:
    "And We shall turn to whatever deeds they did (in the first life), and We shall make such deeds as floating dust scattered about."[Al-Qur'an 26:23]
    So all the deeds of the first life conflicting with the way and guidance of Allah's messengers, and with which was sought anything other than Allah's Countenance, will be turned by Allah (on the Day of Judgement) into scattered dust, availing their owners nothing.
    This is indeed one of the greatest miseries on the Day of Judgement: for one to find all he did completely lost and worthless, at a time when one will be in the greatest need for every good deed.

    Last edited by Hamza Asadullah; 08-17-2022 at 08:51 PM.

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    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.'' "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam) I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the dajjal. There is no power nor strength with (anyone) save Allah. ALLAH is Good and Only accept that which is Good. ALLAH is the Truth and only accept that which True. ALLAH is Pure and only accept that which is Pure. Ya ALLAH! ALL the praises are for You, You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are are the Substaner of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for you; You have the Possession of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for You; You are Light(Nur) of the Heavens and Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the Truth, And Your word is the Truth and the Meeting with You is true, And Parardise is True And Hell is true and All the Prophets(peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) is true,And the Day of Resurrection is True. Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your promise is the truth,Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your words is the truth, Ya ALLAH! You have promise and You are the Truth!
    "Is it (then that) the judgement of (the time of pagan) ignorance they desire?


    And who (else) can be better than Allah to judge for a people of assure faith."(the Quran:5:50) The Holy Qur'an has told us about other nations with capabilities in science, engineering, and skills. Still, it regarded them as 'jahiliyah' (ignorant).
    6. The Qur'an describes nature as equal among nations of 'jahiliyah'. In the Qur'anic viewpoint, all of these nations were ignorant. We are able to understand this equality clearly through the comparison which the Qur'an has made between the backward state of Arabs and the developed state of nations before them.
    7 Allah, the Exalted, says:
    "What! have they not travelled in the earth and seen how was the end of those before them? They were more (in number) than those and mightier in strength, and greater are the relics (of their power) in the earth, but availed them not what they were earning. And when came unto them their apostles with clear proofs (of their truthfulness), exalted they in what they had with them of knowledge, but encompassed them that which they were wont to scoff."
    Holy Qur'an (40:82-83)
    "Have they travelled not in the earth and seen how was the end of those before them? They were stronger than them in strength; and they dug up the earth and built on it more than what these did build; and there came unto them their apostles with clear proofs (miracles); (for) it is not Allah Who should do them (any) injustice, but they did injustice to their own selves. Then evil was the end of those who wrought evil, for belied they the signs of Allah, and at them they used to mock."
    Holy Qur'an (30:9-10)
    "And how many of the generations We did destroy before them, they were (even) better in riches and in splendor. Say you (O Our Apostle Muhammad) As to those who are in error, the Beneficent (Allah) will certainly lengthen the span (of their) life; until they behold what they were promised, be it the chastisement (in this world) or the Hour (of Doom); Then shall they know who is worse placed and (who is the) weakest in forces!"
    Holy Qur'an (19:74-75)
    In this manner, the Qur'an has revealed the depth and content of those nations to stress that scientific development of man and his civil advancement are not able to save him from the claws of deviation and take him out of the fangs of ignorance as long as he embellishes ignorant faith and embodies the same abnormal ignorant behavior of the general society.
    Although these ignorant deviated nations are scattered throughout history and The Present day,they are different in scientific and civil levels, they share common factors. One mental state combines them together and unifies their deviated course.
    Allah, the Exalted, says:
    "And those (pagans) who have no knowledge say: 'Why does not Allah speak to us or a sign come to us?' Even thus said those before them, the like of what they say; their hearts are alike; We have indeed made clear the signs to people who are certainly sure." (the Holy Qur'an(2:118)This similarity among the hearts of the deviated nations and in many of todays peoples and the unity of the mental trend, which the Qur'an has revealed, is the common line which identifies all aspects of the pre-Islamic period and the present day standards of ignorance and is the center from which all activities of the ignorant man begins.
    This similarity is the factor forming the identity and personality of all Ignorant nations. Also this description may be applied to all stages of human history especially the present day people whose generations have evolved into a devious and deviated system and refused to follow the straight path of truth and peace-the straight path of ALLAH the law of the Rabb, and the message of salvation.
    When we examine Islamic texts and phrases about identifying and describing the life of ignorance, we are able to understand the meaning of the idiom 'Jahiliyah' and the reason why the Qur'an has used it. Also we are able to understand why the same idiom has been applied to the Present day nations, and other nations throughout history.
    We are able to understand this terminology and labelling once we learns of the ignorance in the history of past nations and its connected with the present day, when we follow the unity of the line and trends which associated 'jahiliyah' through its effects and remains, and when we study the description of the Qur'an about the most important aspects of 'Jahiliyah", its ways of thinking, and its psychological and behavioral trends. The Philosophy of the Ignorance. Their Philosophy is that they don't know, and they don't want to know, if they can not understaned it, If they can not dominate it, If they can not control it. then they have to Destroy it. this is the Gross ignorance, and this is Blind ignorance aswell,that Leads to Blind arrogance,that also leads to Blind actions,and Blind actions leads to self Destruction. The Best Example of Blind actions is Power that is uncheck by Knowledge. The Questions is: Is this the age of Modern technical Enlightenment? OR The age of Modern technical ignorance. When blind ignorance and blind arrogant are found among nations! they come in without any consideration for anything, They Just come Marching in and Bulldozing the People and setting up what they what they want to see, and then tell the people this is what we want to see established,with total disregard for the people's lives,their way of Life and their culture. This is the epitome of ignorance.
    ALLAH Almighty has warned the Muslims against following the ways of the Jews, whom He is angry with, because they chose to disobey Him after He has sent down to them the knowledge and the true guidance. ALLAH has also commanded the Muslims to avoid the Christians ways, for they attribtes to Allah that which He has prohibited without knowledge, and are thus lost in the darkness of misguidance. Allah has ordered the Muslims to ask Him for guidance to the Straight Path, which entails acquiring knowledge of the Truth and abiding by it. When one acquires knowledge about Islam and then implements it, he will, in fact, be renouncing all those who indulge in Bidah (innovation in the religion) and misguidance. One of our Salaf (righteous ancestors) once stated that,Whoever worships Allah with ignorance, he will bring about more harm then benfit, Ignorance is a major reason why many Muslims fall into all types of Haram (the prohibitions) and Bidahs, as Imam Ibn Taymiyyah has stated, What brings about the benefit of the son of Adam are Iman and working the good deeds. What nullifies those two are ignorance the opposite of knowledge which will misguide such people, and also following the desires and what the heart wants, thus making such people among the defiant rebels and the cursed persons.
    When we reach this awareness, we find that 'JAHILIYAH'(IGNORANCE) means error, going astray, deviation from Allah's straight path, and negligence in His worship. That is because 'jahiliyah', in the Qur'anic viewpoint, means a religion and lifestyle that follows a line contrary to the line of Islam in nature and aim. It follows the line of deviation from the path of True religion and ALLAH's 'Shari'ah' (Law) which guides man.
    In the present days, ignorance in the religion has become widespread. This is a sign of the Last Hour, as Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi wassalam) has informed us. Anas narrated that Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi wassalam) said, Raising up knowledge while ignorance remaining (on earth) is a Sign of the (Last) Hour[Al-Bukhari, Muslim & ibn Majah]. Also, Abu Hurayrah reported that Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi wassalam) said,Time will be shortened, the knowledge will be raised up, the Fitan (trials, calamities, etc.) will appear, stinginess will be widespread and AL-HARAJ will appear in abundance. He was asked, And what is Al-Haraj?He said, Murder![Muslim & ibn Majah]. According to these Hadiths, knowledge of the religion will be raised up just before the Last Hour commences. Ibn Hajar said in Fatïh Al-Bari, This Hadith indicates that ignorance will be so widespread that its opposite knowledge will be scarce, as is evident by Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi wassalam) saying that knowledge will be raised up.Then, only ignorance will remain. Although a few scholars will also remain, they(the scholars) will be much fewer than the ignorant people! Also, Abu Waail said, Once, I was sitting with Abdullah ibn Masud and Abu Musa Al-Ashari who both said that Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi wassalam)has said,There will be days that will come just before the Hour, when knowledge will be raised up, ignorance will be sent down (and spread on earth) and when Al-Haraj and Al-Maraj (murder and violence) will be in abundance! [Al-Bukhari & Muslim].
    Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi wassalam) has stated that knowledge of the religion will be raised up in several other authentic Hadiths, such as, ALLAH will not raise up knowledge by erasing it from the slaves (hearts), but He will raise up knowledge by bringing death to the scholars (when their appointed terms expire). When He has not left a scholar, people will then appoint ignorant leaders (or false scholars), and will ask them and they will give Fatwa (religious decrees) without knowledge, and will thus be misguided and also a source for misguidance.[Al-Bukhari, Ahmad & ibn Majah].
    Imam An-Nawawi said,This Hadith explains what raising up the knowledge means in the previous Hadiths, that is, not by erasing it from people hearts, but by the death of the scholars who carry such knowledge. Then, people will seek some ignorant peopie who will rule with their ignorance, thus becoming misguided themselves and will also misguide others Issuing Fatwas without knowledge is indeed a major sin and Bidah. ALLAH said, Say (O Mohammad),(But) the things that my Rabb has forbidden are great evil sins whether committed openly or secretly, sins of all kinds, unrighteous oppression, joining partners in worship with ALLAH for which He has given no authority, and saying things about ALLAH of which you have no knowledge[7:33].
    Imam ibn Al-Qayyim said,The origin of Kufr and Shirk comes from saying about Allah without knowledge, which is one of the most prohibited acts in the Sight of ALLAH. It produces the most harmful effects, because it entails lying with regards to Allah and describing Him with what is not appropriate. This also entails changing and altering ALLAH religion, denying what He has approved while approving what He has denied, implementing what He has rejected while rejecting what He has commanded to be carried out, hating those who are His loyalists while taking His enemies as loyal friends, detesting what He loves while loving what He hates, and describing Him with what is not appropriate with regards to His Attributes, Speech and Actions.
    Allah has prohibited for His slaves to issue religious decrees that proclaim a matter as either prohibited or allowed in the religion without knowledge or proof from the Quran or Sunnah.. He said, And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely,This is lawful and this is forbidden,so as to invent lies against Allah. Verily, those who invent lies against Allah will never prosper. [16:116], and,
    And verily, among them is a party who distort the Book with their tongues (while they read it), so that you may think it is from the Book, but it is not from the Book, and they say, This is from Allah,but it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie against Allah while they know it. [3:78].
    Inventing a lie against Allah is a major sin and a dangerous path to take, and indeed an act of transgression against Allah that also misguides people, "Then who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead mankind astray without knowledge. Certainly, Allah guides not the people who are wrongdoers." [6:144]
    This Ayah states that there is no greater evil than for one to prohibit what Allah has allowed or to allow what He has prohibited. This Ayah emphasizes the grave mistake and miscalculation of those who invent a Bidïah and thus relate to Allah what He did not legislate. We have presented ample evidence from the Quran and Sunnah emphasizing the importance of avoiding issuing religious decrees or indulging in what one has no knowledge of. The religion and also sound minds agree that it is better for people to merely say, I do not know,about what they do not know. When people see that such persons fear Allah and are cautious with regards the religion, they will only respect and appreciate them more. The true Muslim never utters a saying without knowledge, taking the example of the best and most knowledgeable of all mankind, Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi wassalam) , who used to say, I do not have knowledge in this,when asked about what ALLAH did not yet reveal to him. Also, the companions, especially the most knowledgeable among them, used to be cautious when asked about matters of the religion. Abu Bakr once said,Which sky will cover me and which earth will carry me, if I say about the Book of Allah that which I have no knowledge!
    It is amazing that some Muslims in this present day time discard this much needed caution, as they rush to give answers about various matters and aspects of the religion, without having the necessary knowledge, and often with arrogance and defiance, thus allowing what ALLAH has prohibited or prohibiting what ALLAH has permitted. Muslims are obliged to seek knowledge in Islam from its true resources, the Book of ALLAH and the Sunnah of His Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi wassalam), according to the way the companions understood and implemented them. They are also obliged to seek matters of Ijmaa where the entire community of scholars agree on a matter of the religion. This is the True Path and the way of the Saved Group. Therefore, it is necessary to have fear (of) from ALLAH, to seek knowledge in the religion and to know that he whom ALLAH wants his good, He will grant him knowledge in the(Din) religion. And when you seek the knowledge of Islam, seek it for the sake of ALLAH Alone and intend to implement it as soon as you learn it. But do not seek knowledge merely to gain access to fame, positions or winning arguments. And make all your deeds sincere for the sake of ALLAH, and pray that ALLAH accepts your deeds, for He is the One Who accepts the supplication from His slaves.

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    The Philosophy of the Ignorance the Roman mentality (part 2)


    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu
    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". Iam Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher,Iam Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam)I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the dajjal. There is no power nor strength with (anyone) save Allah.---------------------------------------------------------------------------- O Muslim People of the World! O People of the American republic of New Rome! Lend me your Ears!------[It is related from Anas ibn Malik in al-Bukhari that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Among the signs of the Hour are the disappearance of knowledge, the establishment of ignorance, the drinking of wine and the appearance of fornication." ] ------------[Anas ibn Malik said,

    "I shall tell you a Hadith which I heard from Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), and which no-one will tell you after me. I heard him say, 'Among the signs of the Hour will be the disappearance of knowledge and the appearance of ignorance. Adultery will be prevalent and the drinking of wine will be common.]----------- [Abu Hurayra was heard to relate from the Prophet, "Knowledge will be taken away, ignorance and sedition will appear, and there will be a lot of killing." ]------The first of these signs of the deterioration of humanity and approaching end of time is the disappearance of the knowledge which we are commanded to seek in words of Allah, "Say: Rabb, increase me in knowledge." (20:114) The importance of knowledge and its consequences is expressed throughout the Qur'an: "Only His slaves who have knowledge fear Allah," (35:28) and "Only those with knowledge will understand it," (29:43) and "And they say, 'If only we had listened or used our intellects we would not have been among the people of the Blaze." (67:10) The list of ayats about this goes on and on. Without knowledge you will not fear Allah and will not understand, and hence are likely to end up in the Fire. ------ [The number of men will decrease and the number of women will increase until there will be fifty women to be looked after by one man.'"Knowledge will be taken away from men and ignorance will increase during the last days, and their ignorance and misguidance will increase until the end, as in the Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam):

    The message of Islam started over 1400 years ago and it came as the complete religion that governs the social, economic, and political systems of humanity. The era preceding the message of Islam was one of the most important eras to study. It is that era that Islam fought first and aimed to change. That era is known as the Age of Jahiliyya (Ignorance),Very similar to the Age that we are living in now. At first look, one might say that Islam fought and changed the people during Jahiliyya, but given our current technological and scientific era, things are different. Upon examining Jahiliyya deeper, it will be very evident how our world today is very different from the world back then on the surface, but at their cores they are exactly the same. Understanding these similarities is the key if we are to follow the right path, enjoin the good, and forbid the evil. We are living in a Time where People are claiming Knowledge and claiming intelligence,but in reality they are in great ignorance and promotes great ignorance. A statement of Complete Ignorance!(Stated that the More devout a Muslim is the more likely they are to be Violent. This Statement is From the most Ignorance,Unjust, Cruel and oppressive Atheism Organization in America The F.B.I,-{A September 2011 National Security Report Titled, FBI Teaches Agents: Mainstream Muslims are 'Violent,Radical' Highlighted the FBI's use of biased and factually inaccurate anti-Muslim training materials. Many of the training materials stated that the More Devout a Muslim is the more likely they are to be Violent.}[ISLAMIC HORIZONS]Jan/Feb/2012/1433. -- This is Blind ignorance ,that Leads to Blind arrogance,that also leads to Blind actions,and Blind actions leads to self Destruction,This shows how ignorant this government really is!. The Best Example of Blind actions is Power that is uncheck by Knowledge. When the people select the most ignorant people as leaders anything is subject to happen! And these ignorant leaders are Making moves that will create major problems in the World from now on!-The Questions is: Is this the age of Modern technical Enlightenment? OR The age of Modern technical ignorance.This organization The F.B.I.----This agency do not respected the constitution and they operates as if they are above the Laws of the Land, If they are above the Laws of the land,why are they operating in America? They use and designtheir Training materials to incite Hate,this Organization with power and influence in the U.S. have been saying some very stupid things about Islam and Some of it is rooted in conscious malice, and ethnic prejudice that spills over into religious bigotry. But some is rooted in sheer historical and geographical ignorance against Islam and they are not comfortable with ordinary people unless the people are intimidated or are fearful of them,The most violent element in society is ignorance and Fear. This Organization! Their ignorance Philosophy is that they say if a Muslim takes Islam serious,if a Muslim takes what ALLAH's said serious then he has the potential of being violent,and their ignorance go's on, they say if a Muslim prays to much,Gets up in the Night and prays,this one has a potential for violent or terrorism, how is it that they know that Muslims are getting up at night and praying?) they also say If a Muslim study the Holy Qur'an too much and he cry's when he read the Words of ALLAH,then this one has the potential to be inspired to violent or terrorism, again how is it that they know that Muslims are reading the words of ALLAH from The Holy Qur'an and crying? (Because these people they are some where Listening and watching.)They say If a Muslim wear Muslim garments(Muslim clothing) in the public every day then this one has the potential for violent or terrorism) they continues to say If a Muslim wears a Turban in the public their thinking and philosophy is that any one wearing a full turban is considered a terrorist. they continue if a Muslim is too kind to his wife and neighbors,this one need to be watch's,(secret cameras instilled in the homes of Muslims without their knowledge, in their privet bedroom and bathroom,(the Questions is what kind of potential terrorist act can a Muslims commit in the privacy of his bedroom with his wife?. or in the privacy of the bathroom?)( The Real Question is what is it that these people are really trying to see in our bathroom and bedroom? )---- (These are the Muslims who have been targeted by this Organization, these Muslims may number in the Hundreds or the Thousands) This is the epitome of ignorance In the West! All of this! All of this is nothing but oppression and injustice! In the present days, ignorance about Islam has become widespread do to lies and deceit, from this ignorant oppressive Organization. Behind the Muslims people backs,Come's this organization of the ignorant who's cruel and oppressive behavior has increase over the years. To this ignorant organization the verse applies: "There are those among them who come to listen to thee, and when they leave thee, ask of those who have received knowledge, 'What has he just said?' These are they whose hearts ALLAH has sealed up with blindness and who only follow their passions. O foolish ones give up your madness and turn to ALLAH! Come to ISLAM Wholeheartedly the time is getting short and the Hour is near. O enemies of ALLAH! You can run around and tell as many lies to all of those who will accept it, spreading dissension among the Muslims, telling lies causing the Muslims to mistrust each other, and stir up sedition and creating hostility between the Muslims and the non-Muslim, trying to destroy the Character and Integrity of the Believing Muslims,you can fool some of the people some times,But you cannot fool all of the people with Lies and deceit all of the time, The people can ask you one question what did this person or these people do wrong? Where are your facts? Where is your proof? All this is the characteristics of deceitful Disbelievers! ALLAH says: “They wish that you reject faith as they have rejected (faith), and thus that you all become equal (like one another).” (An-Nisaa’: 89).
    These Kaafirs plots against the Muslims by night and betrays them in the day. Enmity towards you is vividly shown in their faces and their utterances. They bites their fingertips in severe anger against the Muslims and their inner-self is full of evil plans against them. they pretends to be trustworthy and good mannered while they are actually pursuing their own interests. Allaah exposes them when he says: “Hatred has already appeared from their mouths but what their breasts conceal is far worse.” (Aal-Imran: 118).They hide their lies and treachery in apparent truthfulness and sincerity, please you with words of their mouths while their hearts rejects you. They argue with falsehood and conceal the truth. Their evil plots against the Muslims are great; but Allaah will render their plan fruitless, for, “The plots of disbelievers are nothing but error.” ALLAH said in The Holy Quran(24:13-14-15)
    13. Why did they not bring four witnesses to prove it? When they have not brought the witnesses, such men, in the sight of Allah, (stand forth) themselves as liars! 14. Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, in this world and the Hereafter, a grievous penalty would have seized you in that ye rushed glibly into this affair. 15. Behold, ye received it on your tongues, and said out of your mouths things of which ye had no knowledge; and ye thought it to be a light matter, while it was most serious in the sight of Allah. If the human being comes to know his heart, he comes to know who he is, and then he comes to know his Rabb. If they are ignorant about themselves, then they are ignorant about their Rabb. If you are ignorant of yourself, how can you know anything else? Allah says in the Qur’an how those who have forgotten Allah, He has caused them to forget themselves. These are the people who will not be able to do anything good.-------------
    They used their ignorant Philosophy(The Philosophy of the Ignorance) to cripple the minds and hearts of the people by spreading ignorance corruption and lies that can blinds the people hearts for generations to come! And we see that in this U.S. Government and it people, and also in many people throughout the world especially those who were under colonialism, imperialism and communism. When colonialism left the people, left the countries it has conquered, it left its Governmental structure(parliamentary procedure ) and its Language in place and great ignorance among the people they ruled such as ignorance of their original culture, ignorance to their original Language and ignorance of their original way of life!
    Language is the great bond that holds society together and this world.” Language is the common conduit whereby knowledge is conveyed from one man and one generation to another. It accomplishes this crucial task by enabling us to record our own thoughts and to communicate with others. --------- To appreciate the crucial and indispensable task that language performs, one needs only to understand what language is and how it functions; that is, language is primarily a tool of cognition. It provides us with a system of classifying and organizing knowledge. It enables us to acquire knowledge on an unlimited scale and to keep order in our minds and hearts, which means, enables us to think clearly . The principal consequence of language is communication. --- For many years we have been witnessing a corruption of language thought out the World , effectively destroying the bond that holds society and the world together. There are several reasons for this, but all of them have a common goal—“to darken truth(deceive) and unsettle people’s rights.” But we are concerned here with those of evil intentions who wish to “unsettle people’s rights, and also who want to keep the world in deep ignorance and corruption, They will employ any means to gain their end, such as obscurantism, obfuscation, deception, and falsification. ---The colonial powers knew that to corrupt the language is to conquer the people, And also by corrupting the language it lead to crippling the minds and blinding the hearts of the people ---------No right minded person wants to live in a society where the rule of law is ignorance that is gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery That is not democracy; that is tyranny, and now is the time for it to end ! The Philosophy of the Ignorance is not just any Philosophy it goes back to the Ancient Rome.
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    It is related from Anas ibn Malik in al-Bukhari that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Among the signs of the Hour are the disappearance of knowledge, the establishment of ignorance, the drinking of wine and the appearance of fornication." Abu Hurayra was heard to relate from the Prophet, "Knowledge will be taken away, ignorance and sedition will appear, and there will be a lot of killing."
    The first of these signs of the deterioration of humanity and approaching end of time is the disappearance of the knowledge which we are commanded to seek in words of Allah, "Say: Lord, increase me in knowledge." (20:114) The importance of knowledge and its consequences is expressed throughout the Qur'an: "Only His slaves who have knowledge fear Allah," (35:28) and "Only those with knowledge will understand it," (29:43) and "And they say, 'If only we had listened or used our intellects we would not have been among the people of the Blaze." (67:10) The list of ayats about this goes on and on. Without knowledge you will not fear Allah and will not understand, and hence are likely to end up in the Fire.
    The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If Allah desires good for someone, He gives him understanding in the deen. Knowledge is gained through learning." Abu Dharr pointed to his neck and said, "If you were to put the sword here and I thought that I could finish one sentence which I heard from the Prophet before you finished me, I would say it."
    'Ali stated, "Knowledge is better than riches, for knowledge guards you while you guard riches. Knowledge governs while riches are governed. Riches diminish with spending but knowledge increases with it."
    The people of knowledge are 'the heirs of the Prophets', as the Messenger of Allah said. He also said, "Wisdom adds honour to the noble and exalts the slave until he attains to the level of kings." He also said, "A single faqih is more formidable to Shaytan than a thousand worshippers." This is because the one with knowledge can distinguish between the halal and the haram, and see the perils and machinations of Shaytan and thus avoid the traps he sets.
    But you must take care with knowledge. Knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Knowledge can be confused with information and knowledge can be misused. Hammad ibn Salama, who was thought to be one of the Abdal, said, "Whoever utters hadith for the sake of other than Allah is deceived by it." A commentator pointed out that knowledge can deceive him because knowledge is like the ferocious lion and hadith is the core of knowledge. This lion can only be overcome through the help of Allah by having fear of Allah and sincere intention. Even if you overcome the lion, you must still be alert because if you ignore and neglect it, it will become unsubmissive. Then the lion will attack its owner and kill him. So knowledge is a dangerous creature requiring great caution and care.
    This is reflected in what the Prophet said which is reported in al-Bukhari, "Allah will not take away knowledge from His servants, but knowledge will be taken away as the men of knowledge are taken away until there is not a single man of knowledge left. Then people will take ignorant men for their leaders who will be asked something and will give a fatwa (decision) without any knowledge. They will go astray and lead others astray." This does not mean that they do not have libraries of tafsir, hadith and commentaries. Other hadiths and sayings of the Prophet describe people who know the Qur'an by heart, but do not know what it means or what it says. Their knowledge is in the books and on the tongues, and not in the heart or on the limbs.
    Abu'd-Darda' related that he heard the Prophet say, "Allah revealed to one of the Prophets, 'Say unto those who study fiqh for a purpose other than the deen and to those who acquire knowledge for a purpose other than that of acting according to it, that they appear before people in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravening wolves. Their tongues are sweeter than honey, but their hearts are more bitter than colocynth. They act deceitfully against Me and scorn Me. I will confront them with temptations which would confound even the wise."
    Ibn Mas'ud stated, "The Qur'an was revealed in order that men may direct their lives according to its teaching. But instead you have made it your life work."
    Abu Allah ibn 'Ata' said, "Knowledge is dependent upon acting on it." It is just as Imam ash-Shafi'i said, "Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits." In other words, that which has results.
    Hence we can see that knowledge must entail action. 'Umar b. al-Khattab asked Ka'b who the lords of knowledge were. He replied that they are those who act according to what they know.
    The goal of Muslim (knowledge) is to seek the pleasure of Allah and to create and maintain an environment in which one can act without hindrance for the pleasure of Allah, worship Allah as He should be worshipped, and follow the commands of Allah and avoid the things He has prohibited. It is exceedingly difficult to put one's knowledge into practice if one is drowning in a sea of usury, bereft of any leadership to show one which way to swim, let alone how to get out. Hence the neccessity of recognising the destructive and haram nature of usury and the fact that amirate is necessary to help implement action by knowledge.
    Action is necessarily wider than the sphere of the individual. It is also important not to turn Islam into a private religion and divorce it from the arena of political and social action - as the Reformation ultimately did to Christianity by demolishing the political unity of Christendom and replacing it with the nebulous area of private conscience. In fact, this modern Reformationist trend is attempting to insinuate itself into Islam along with the view that if one's private spiritual state is sound - or seems to be sound - then there is no pressing need to carry the business into the social arena. This results in complacency and a gradual weakening of Islam, an erosion of its natural economic, political and social thrust. What was once a small crack soon becomes a vast chasm.
    Allah says, "You have a good model in the Messenger of Allah." (33:21) The word which Allah uses for model is "uswa" which means an example or exemplar and the root of the word also carries a connotation of healing and consolation. The healing in the root of the word "asa" is a surgical healing. The healing involved is of a surgical nature. It is cutting away the source of the poison to heal the body. The body in this case is the Muslim Umma which is failing to act upon what it knows. Or indeed, it is failing to act because its so-called leaders are stifling real action and many aspiring leaders are directing people in the wrong direction.
    The Muslim Umma is definitely a body which is in need of healing. The question is: where is one to find it? The answer is: in the model of behaviour shown by the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, which continued to be practised in Madina where the bulk of Companions were located. 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "When a sedition occurs, if people would only refer the business to the people of Madina, and if they agree on something, then the business would be right. But when a dog barks, people follow it." This is because, as we said, hadith is a lion. The jurist 'Abdullah ibn Wahb said, "The hadith misguide people other than the men of knowledge. If it had not been for Malik and al-Layth, I would have been lost.' He was asked, "How is that?" He replied, "I knew a lot of hadiths and it confused me. I used to present them to Malik and al-Layth and they would say, 'Take this and leave that.'"
    Hence the stress on following those who KNOW what is meant by the hadith and whether it is acted upon in a general manner or not. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "I forbid by Allah, the Mighty, the Exalted, that a man relate a hadith of action different from it," i.e. than what the practice ('amal) of Madina was. Malik ibn Anas said, "The men of the people of knowledge among the Tabi'un reported hadiths which had been conveyed to them from others and they said, "We are not ignorant of this, but the past action is other than it."
    Ibn Mahdi said, "Often I will have many hadiths on a particular subject but will find the people of the Suffa, the people of Madina, following something contrary to it. Therefore those hadiths become weak in my opinion." Ibn al-Mu'adhdhil said, "I heard a man ask Ibn Majishun, 'Why did you relate the hadith and then leave it?' He replied, 'So that it will be known that we left it with full knowledge of it." It is worth noting that none of the various seditions and sects which developed did so in Madina because they applied this criterion.
    The process which they followed is described in a letter of Malik ibn Anas to al-Layth ibn Sa'id:
    "After he (the Prophet) was gone, the people followed those from among his community who were given authority after him. When something happened to them that they had knowledge about, they carried it out. If they did not have knowledge of it, they asked about it and then took the strongest of what they found concerning the matter in hand through ijtihad helped by recentness of their contact (with the Prophet). If someone opposed them or said something else which was stronger than the ruling they had made and better than it, they left the former and acted upon the latter.
    "Then the Tabi'un after them travelled this Path and followed those sunan. Since the business in Madina was outward and acted upon, I have not seen anyone who opposed it because of the inheritance they had received which no one is allowed to plagiarise or lay claim to. If the people of other cities had begun to say, 'This is the action which is in our city and this is what happened in it from those before us, they would not be certain about that."
    Part of this Path is to be extremely careful about rushing to declare something unlawful (haram): Malik said, " Nothing is harder for me than when I am asked a question about the halal and the haram because this is absolute in the judgement of Allah. I met the people of knowledge and fiqh in our land and if one of them was asked such a question, it was as if death were dearer to him. But I see the people of this time desiring to discuss it and give fatwa. If they had understood what it is that they are heading for Tomorrow, they would have done little of this. As for 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, 'Ali and the best of the Companions, and the best generation to whom the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sent, when questions came to them, they would gather together the Companions of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and ask. Then and only then would they give a fatwa on it. The people of our time now pride themselves in their fatwas and the knowledge they have. It was not the business of the people nor of those who passed away before us who are followed and on whom Islam is based to say, 'This is halal and this is haram,' but they would say, 'I dislike this' and 'I think this.' But as for the halal and the haram, this is inventing things against Allah"
    Malik also forbade arguing about the Deen. He said, 'Quarrelling and argument in matters of knowledge remove the light of belief from the heart,' and 'Disputation hardens people's hearts and brings about rancour.' Malik was asked, 'Should a man with knowledge of the Sunna argue about it?' He said, 'No. He should inform people about the Sunna if they will accept it from him. Otherwise he should remain silent.' This does not preclude active discussion of matters of fiqh for the sake of discovering the truth but it does exclude debate for the sake of debate because it leads to a hardening of positions in the heat of argument and condemning one's opponent out of hand.
    Al-Hasan al-Basri said, "Two innovations have appeared in Islam: a man of bad judgement who holds that the Garden will be the reward only for those who see eye to eye with him, and a man of luxury and extravagance who worships this world. .. Reject these two for they are doomed to the Fire."

    So we have three types of people in respect of knowledge:
    - one who follows true knowledge and applies it;
    - one who seeks to satisfy his appetites,
    -and one who seeks to have people follow his opinions.
    Incidentally, Plato also puts mankind into these three classes according to the element of the soul which prevails in them.

    As far as truly useful knowledge is concerning, there is the following story of Hatim al-Asamm and the knowledge that he acquired from his teacher, Shaqiq al-Balkhi. It is reported that Shaqiq asked Hatim how long he had been with him. Hatim replied that it had been thirty-three years. Shaqiq then asked, "And what have you learnt during this period?" Hatim said, "Eight things." Shaqiq exclaimed, "We belong to Allah and to Him we return! I have spent my life teaching you and you have only learned eight things!?" Hatim stated, "I have learnt nothing else and I do not like to lie about it."
    Shaqiq said, "So tell what these eight things are then." Hatim replied, "I looked around and saw that everyone has something or someone he loves and with whom he remains until the moment he dies. Then they part. Therefore I made good actions the object of my love so that when my hour of death comes, that which I love will accompany me to the grave." Shaqiq said, "You have done well, Hatim. So what is the second thing you have learned?"
    Hatim said, "I reflected on the words of Allah, 'As for the one who fears the station of his Lord and holds his self back from passion, the Garden will be his dwelling-place.' (79:40-41) I know that what Allah said is the truth. Therefore I struggled with myself and strived to repel passion (hawa) until I was well settled in obedience to Allah.
    "As for the third point, I looked at people and found that everyone treasures and exalts whatever valuable things he has in his possession. Then I examined the words of Allah, "That which you possess will vanish and that which is with Allah will go on" (16: 98) I then began to give to Allah anything valuable which came into my possession so that it would remain in His preservation.
    "As for the fourth item, I looked around at people and saw that everyone places his trust in wealth, descent, honour and lineage. When I examined these things, I found them to be without substance. Then I considered the words of Allah, "Indeed the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the one who has the most fearful awareness (taqwa). (49:13) Therefore I devoted myself to fearful awareness of Allah so that I could have honour in the sight of Allah.
    "Fifthly, I looked at people and saw them slandering and cursing each other out of envy. Then I examined the words of Allah, "It is We who distribute the livelihood they have in the life of this world." (43:31) So I abandoned envy and I befriended people, knowing that one's portion comes from Allah. Therefore I no longer harbour enmity for people.
    "Sixthly, I saw men fighting each other and oppressing each other, so I turned to what Allah said, "Shaytan is an enemy to you, so take him for an enemy." (35:6) So I took shaytan alone to be my enemy and strove hard to be on my guard against him because Allah has testified that he is my enemy. Accordingly I ceased to hate anyone else.
    "The seventh thing was that I saw everyone running after their daily bread and debasing themselves and entering into all sorts of haram things to obtain it. Then I examined the words of Allah, " "There is no creature on the face of the earth but that its provision is Allah's responsibility." (11:8) I knew that I was one of those creatures whose provision is Allah's responsibility, so I occupied myself with what I owe Allah and left my property with Him.
    "The eighth thing was that I looked at people and saw that they all put their trust in something created - one in his estate, another in his wealth, another in his work and yet another in his physical health. They all put their trust in things which are created just as they are created. I referred back to Allah's words, ""Whoever puts his trust in Allah, He will be enough for him." (65:3) So I placed my trust in Allah and He is enough for me."
    Shaqiq exclaimed, "Hatim, may Allah make you prosper! I have studied the sciences of the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Immense Qur'an and I have found that every variety of good and religion revolves around these eight things. Whoever practises them practises all four books."


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    The Hadith of Jibreel---(Ihsan) (Part 2)

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahuWa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool. "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin)
    --------------------------------------------Hadith 02: The Hadith of Jibreel---(Ihsan)(Part 2)
    On the authority of Umar (r) who said: One day while we were sitting with the Messanger of Allah (s), there came before us a man with extremely white clothing and extremely black hair. There were no signs of travel on him and none of us knew him. He [came and] sat next to the Prophet (s). He supported his knees up against the knees of the Prophet (s) and put his hand on his thighs. He said, ‘O Muhammad, tell me about Islam.’ The Messanger of Allah (s) said, ‘Islam is to testify that there is none worthy of worhsip except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messanger of Allah, to establish the prayers, to pay the zakat, to fast [the month of] Ramadan, and to make pilgrimage to the House if you have the means to do so.’ He said, ‘You have spoken truthfully [or correctly].’ We were amazed that he asks the question and then says that he had spoken truthfully. He said, ‘Tell me about Imaan (faith).’ He [the Messanger of Allah (s)] responded, ‘It is to believe in Allah, His angles, His books, His messangers, the Last Day and to believe in the divine decree, [both] the good and the evil thereof.’ He said, ‘You have spoken truthfully.’ He said, ‘Tell me about al-Ihsaan (goodness).’ He [the Prophet (s)] answered, ‘It is that you worship Allah as if you see Him. And even though you do not see Him, [you know] He sees you.’ He said, ‘Tell me about [the time of] the Hour,’ He [the Prophet (s)] answered, ‘The one being asked does not know more than the one asking.’ He said, ‘Tell me about it’s signs.’ He answered, ‘The slave-girl shall give birth to her master, and you will see the barefooted, scantily-clothed, destitiuteshepards competing in constructing lofty buildings.’ Then he went away. I stayed for a long time. Then he [the Prophet (s)] said, ‘O Umar, do you know who the questioner was?’ I said, ‘Allah and His Mesanger know best.’ He said, ‘It was [the angel] Gabriel who came to teach you your religion.’ (Recorded in Muslim)--------------------- Meanings of Excellence (Ihsan)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Quran is guidance for believers and all of humanity. Its style is full of variation, with instructions and prohibitions appearing alongside stories, parables and more besides. The unique style of its verses not only made it captivating for its first listeners, and ensured that it would be cherished and memorized by millions, but it also presented a challenge for anyone who doubted its divine origin.According to many scholars, the defining quality of the Quran is how so much meaning is conveyed in words of small number and great beauty. In this series, Sohaib Saeed, founder of Quranica and graduate of Al-Azhar University, explores some short phrases from the Quran which can be treated as guiding principles for life.Although they have meanings which suit their context of relevance and place in their respective surahs (chapters), they also carry wisdom which transcends those contexts and invites reflection. This series is intended to aid reflection on the Quran, and listeners are encouraged to memorize these short phrases or verses along with their meanings, and make them part of their daily lives and conversations. Each episode contains clips from the Quran vocalized by a variety of reciters.This podcast is from Reading Islam’s archive and was originally published at an earlier date.Shall the reward of good be anything but good? (Quran 55:60)The word translated here as good (ihsan) can otherwise be translated as excellence and seeking perfection. Along with Islam and Imaan, Ihsan is one of the three core dimensions of the faith as elaborated in the famous hadith of Jibreel (angle Gabriel peace be upon him).When the angel Gabriel came to meet with the Rasoolallah(sallahualayhiwasalam) and ask him a series of questions in order to teach those around him the essentials of the faith. He asked him: “what is Islam?”AndRasoolallah(sallahualayhiwasalam) replied him with those things we now know as the five pillars of Islam. He asked him “what is Imaan (faith?)”And the answer came with the essential articles of faith: To believe in ALLAH, His Angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day, and the predestination both good and bad of it. The third question: “what is ihsan (excellence)?”And the answer came from the prophet in a way that is both marvelous and enigmatic. He said it is to worship Allah as though you see Him for though you see Him not, yet surely, He sees you! So, this is the first meaning of ihsan that we have be aware of: it is to perfect our faith to believe in ALLAH and worship Him alone- to make worship only and solely for Him as elaborated in chapter Al-Ikhlas 112.The second meaning is to do better and to improve ourselves. And this is something which many people understand is a virtue when it comes to the body to develop and train the body, and to train and develop the mind by learning new things; but also, Islam sees the essential nature of developing and training the soul, the spirit and cleaning the heart.The third meaning is to seek after perfection, perfectionism in all things. Rasoolallah(sallahualayhiwasalam) said: “Indeed ALLAH has prescribed perfection(Excellence) in every action” So this means that whatever that we do, we do it in the best way, the most perfect way, the most correct way, the sincerest way, and the kindest way to others.
    And this leads us on to the fourth meaning of Ihsan. Ihsan is something which extends to others, doing good spreading benefit. Indeed in common language nowadays, people refer to philanthropy and those who are generous and supporting the causes of the needy as muhsineen; they are people who spread good and benefit and perfect the society around them.-------------------------------------------------AND WE WILL INCREASE *THE DOERS OF GOOD* [IN GOODNESS AND REWARD].”
    The verse ends by stating that those who are (muhsineen)-Those who do good (to other)-will be increased. The verse does not specify what the increase is in. This is why the scholars say that this applies to everything good: both in this world and the Hereafter. The (muhsineen) is the plural of the word (muhsin)Muhsin is one who does ahsaan (act of helping) for someone-and comes from the root verb (ihsan). The literal meaning of the word means “to do something perfectly, in the best way”. This applies to all actions whether for this world or the next. So the literal meaning of the word (muhsin) would “those who do things in the best way”.The word is what the angel Jibreel (AS) asks Rasoolallah(sallahualayhiwasalam) about, in front of the Companions in the famous hadeeth about the pillars of Islam and Imaan:
    [The angel Gabriel] asked, “What is ihsan?”. Rasoolallah(sallahualayhiwasalam) said, “That you worship Allah as if you can see Him and if you cannot see Him then (as) He sees you.” The interesting thing to note about the answer of Rasoolallah(sallahualayhiwasalam) to this question is that he does not reply with the meaning of the word (ihsan) but replies with the method to reach (ihsan).How we behave is affected by our perception or understanding as to who is watching us. Our actions and motivations change depending on who is with us. A classroom full of children behave in a certain way when the teacher is away, but they improve their behaviour when the teacher is present and become even more well behaved when the headmaster is present. So imagine how any human would behave when he knows and realise in his heart with certainty that ALLAH is ever present? -----They would not miss a single opportunity to impress and show their obedience. If we cannot achieve this level because of our own weakness then the least we are expected to achieve to reach (ihsan) is to act as those who realise that Allah is watching us. Alhamdulillah we have reached the end of this verse. O Allah guide us to the path of (ihsan) and makes us from one of the (musineen).Following from this, we can mention one more meaning and sense of the word Ihsan and this word we can take a verse from the chapter Yusuf (Josef peace be upon him) (12:36).The people who entered the prison with him wanted to ask him about some dreams they had in order to interpret those dreams for them and after the request they said to him: “indeed we see you as one of the muhsineen”. What does this mean is that whether they were observing the perfection of his character, or whether it was a perfection and excellence in his knowledge in the way that means he is seen as one of the muhsineen.Here we will ask ourselves a serious question, indeed a painful one: When people look at the Muslim societies today, would they say to us “indeed we see you as muhsineen? When they look towards the Muslim communities living as minorities in other societies, would they see this minority as contributing to the society so that they would say that we are the muhsineen? All of this follows from knowing that ALLAH is aware of everything we do and knowing that He sees us. And there is no reward for ihsan except ihsan. Doing good in this life will lead to good in this life even before the hereafter.
    Shall the reward of good be anything but good? (Quran 55:60)



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    O World Leaders lend me your ears!(Part2)

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu
    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam) I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the dajjal. There is no power nor strength with (anyone) save Allah. ALLAH is Good and Only accept that which is Good. ALLAH is the Truth and only accept that which True. ALLAH is Pure and only accept that which is Pure. Ya ALLAH! ALL the praises are for You,You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are are the Substaner of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for you;You have the Possession of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for You; You are Light (Nur) of the Heavens and Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the Truth, And Your word is the Truth and the Meeting with You is true, And Parardise is True And Hell is true and All the Prophets(peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahualayhiwasalam) is true, And the Day of Resurrection is True. Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your promise is the truth,Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your words is the truth, Ya ALLAH! You have promise and You are the Truth!.Ya ALLAH! You have created Rasulallah(sallallahualayhiwasalam) to be the most truthful of men and what He(sallallahualayhiwasalam) has said is the absolute truth!
    -------This is that dark period of time, of Great deception and ignorance! Where the most ignorant and wicked of men will be in the leadership over the governments of the World! Where the bad people will appear to be (good) or righteous and the good people will appear to be bad or wicked! This is that time when the entire leadership of the world is deceitful(They smile in our faces! But they are planning our destruction! And none of these world Leaders can come out and say that We are working hard in the Hope of bringing the world to a peaceful state! Because Many of these world leaders are being blackmailed into submission and silence by the same people who has the entire World under surveillance! And some of these world leader are just to weak to stand up for justice, even though they are leaders of Nations! And Not one of these world Leaders are asking the questions when will the violence in the world cease or when will this killing STOP? And when will we bring poverty to an end on this Earth? These world Leaders do not want the world in a peaceful state! They cannot see any benefit in that! And they cannot fill their pockets with peace on this Earth! They can only see benefit in greed, power, turmoil, chaos, tyranny, oppression and the destruction of human life! As long as these evils are going on. They are happy! -And In every region in the world blood is being shedded in great volumes! And all the world Leaders share in this responsibility for the blood that being spilled. Because In every region of the world the root of every rebellion is injustice-by the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer that these world leaders have allowed to happen!
    Surat Al-'Anfal (The Spoils of War)-BismillahirRahmanir Raheem [8:30] Remember how the Unbelievers plotted against thee, to keep thee in bonds, or slay thee, or get thee out (of thy home). They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah.[8:31] There will be a world war 3! Because it is written that such a war would exist! The war that will end all wars. But not the way they planned it! Because their way is not the way of ALLAH! Their way is the way of satan! It is Madness to think that these people can plain the destruction of the human race than sit back and laugh about it! That is why they are pushing so hard for World war 3! Because they have already a plan of survival that do not include the common people, it is not going to work, the way you have planned it! ------Many of these world governments and this government and a great majority of its people have become Reckless and defiance before ALLAH! -O You ignorant disbelieving people! If you think that you can lived a life of disobedience and reject Islam, reject the commandments of ALLAH and reject The Sunnah of Rasulullah(Sallahualayhiwasalam) -You underestimate the power of ALLAH!-ALLAH can strip this entire society and this World of its sanity over night and the world would wake up the next morning and see itself and its time as the worst time that ever existed! And this would be justice! Because the world that you live in is against what is right for the human being! Your way said it's alright to destroy the dignity of the human being!
    It alright to have million and million people hunger and impoverished in world! It all right to destroy the environment! Its alright to have great volumes of blood being shedded every day on this Earth! In this world!-O World Leaders remember the panama papers! Where are you going to spend those billions and billions dollars that you have stolen from Your own government, from Your own people? With the stolen money many of these World leaders are living lavish lifestyles of the elites while the general population of their own people languishes in poverty! We know that money represent political power and authority in the Land, in the World, on this Earth!
    ---But where are you going to spend it? When You intend to destroy 2 third of this Earth! That in itself shows the insanity of your thinking!
    If this is our imagination! Then why don't they (The World Leaders) All come together and work on a program to re-establish peace in the world, and to abolish poverty on this earth, You as a collective body of leaders have the means and the ability so why you are not working for peace in the world? Because they see nothing in that! They don't want to see unity and peace in the World or in America! -Think! A divided America, a racially divided America, a socially divided America is a weak America and they know that! They see nothing wrong with a weak America!- The people of America and the people of world need to take a closer look at these World leaders and these secret agencies and see them as they really are!
    If the current spiral of fitan (plural of Fitnah - madness, mischief, evil, anarchy) that has engulfing America and the nations of the world, and the entire world in general, and this Ummah in particular, We cannot arouse the Muslims from their villainous slumber and jolt them out of their indulgence in immorality and transgression, no amount of dreams or imagination of the pious or the Good people will avail. Rasulullah (sallallahualayhiwasallam) warning the Ummah, said that when Amr Bil Ma'roofNahyi Anil Munkar (Commanding virtue and prohibiting vice) is abandoned, then Allah Ta'ala will appoint over us such brutal tyrants who will show no mercy to our little ones and no respect to our elders. The brutality and humiliation is the direct consequences of our disobedience, misdeeds and rebellion before ALLAH! -This Madness will hem all mankind in, disfigure and mutilate all members of this Ummah and the people of the world, be they infants, children, adults, men, women, the pious and the impious. No one will be spared because the people of the world have incur the wrath and anger of Allah and it falls on this Ummah and the World. In this regard, the Qur'aan Majeed states: "Beware of such a Fitnah (Divine Punishment) which will not only overtake the transgressors among you!." At such a time of universal Athaab, (Divine Punishment).Rasulullah (sallallahualayhiwasallam) said that your pious(The Good people) will supplicate (make Dua), but their Duas will go unheeded. It should be well understood that when the Athaab of Allah Ta'ala(the Punishment of ALLAH) overtakes a community or a society or the World! And Overtakes the nations of the world -then Duas and Dhikr, whilst drowning will not avail. Duas at this time will not avert the Athaab, the punishment. The Divine Chastisement will run its ordained course. Even the pious and the Ulama will be overtaken by the disastrous punishment of Allah Ta'ala, which assumes a variety of forms such as the appearance of the dajjal, Madness in the people, killing and killing ,earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, fire, pestilence, volcano eruptions, drought, famine, Great internecine warfare (Muslims killing Muslims), and the imposition of kuffaar to unleash brutality and genocide on the entire world. All of these effects are being observed daily in our times. But no one heeds these palpable Signs of Qiyaamah and their immediate consequences which are being enacted in real life, in our lifetime and which we observe and experience whilst we are fully awake. The world leaders are silent on this issues of the state of awakefulness and the physical presence of the dajjal is a great trial on the entire world. Their focus is more on their plan to bring about world war 3 and trying to cover up the very the presence of the dajjal. When the Warnings of the Qur'aan and Ahaadith which are materializing daily around us are inadequate to shake us and make us alert, what will dreaming or hiding the reality of life achieve? [NOTHING!] The Qur'aan and the Ahaadith tell us considerably more than the vague illusions of dreams. When the Fitan-Fitnah mentioned in the Ahadith and the madness in this world, which is unfolding in rapid succession are unable to arouse us from our slumber and unable to create in us the necessary fear of ALLAH!, The necessary awareness and concern for our moral reformation and for our own submission to ALLAH's Command and for the adoption of the Sunnah, what hope is there to create in the Muslim Ummah a stirring which could revolutionize or rejuvenate the thinking, the Imaan(Faith), and the morality of Muslims? The Hope is in ALLAH! In His words! In the Sunnah of Rasulullah(Sallallahualayhiwasalam) And in the Din of ALLAH! And it’s going to take The Nur (The Light) of the Holy Quran that will inspire the hearts of the believers that will (ishaallah)bring the Muslim people through trial! ----- Not By dreaming or covering up the realities of life that is before our faces!- "Say: I exhort you only to one thing, that you rise up for Allah's sake in twos and singly, then ponder; there is no madness in your fellow citizen (Muhammad(sallallahualayhiwasallam); he is only a warner to you before a severe chastisement." [Al-Qur'an 34:46]--O Muslim people! The days of dreaming of a better world is over! We have to make this a better world or face The Divine Chastisement or be destroyed! ALL the people who dreams and had great vision (The Great visionaries of the pass!) Who dream of a better world has long since gone. Now all the world has is the most dangerous, reckless and ignorant people standing in powerful position of leadership with guns! The world has never seen such ignorant before! And if we look back through every period of American history, the most dangerous, ignorant and reckless people have always had guns.
    These people in official positions who are license to carry firearms need a psychological evaluation every 90 days! That is the only way to weed out those dangerous people who would kill for no reason! This would be for the federal, the state and the local official nationwide who carry firearms. If these people in authority cannot see the logic in that! Than the responsibility for people being killed is on them! --- Otherwise why wait until they kill somebody that they hate or because they just want to kill somebody! These people in authority don’t know what's going on in the minds and hearts of these other official people who carry firearms each and every day! There is too many people who put no value human life, All lives matter! All lives matter! Whether it is the ordinary citizen or the people in official position! But when a society has gone mad nothing matter! And that is the reality that we are facing!(RasoolAllah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) says between approaching the Day of Judgment will be a time, a time will come when Haraj would be widespread. The Sahaabah asked RasoolAllah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam what does Haraj mean- RasoolAllah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam told them it means killing. lives of people would be cheap. RasoolAllah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam says the minds of the people in that time would be taken away and they will be lowly people who think that they are following something and they are following nothing. They think that they are following the religion of Allah but they are not following anything. They will have weak brains, people who are killing each other like this, Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam said they do not have their minds with them. Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam ) says in the Hadith narrated by Muslim, that a time will come when the killer will not know why he killed and the person who was killed will not know why he was killed. So a person is going out and killing and he doesn't know why he is killing and the person who was killed doesn't know why he lost his life. RasoolAllah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam was asked how can that happen. RasoolAllah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam says that will be the time of Haraj, that will be a time of widespread killing and then RasoolAllah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: The one who kills and the killed are both in Hellfire'. The one who was killed and the killer are both in Hellfire, why? Because everyone wants to kill everyone else. Even though the person is killed himself, but he had the intention of going out and killing others and this is a time of Fitnah. It is a time when things are unclear and people have taken the Rooh, the soul lightly, and they spill blood freely. )They(the people) will have weak brains, the people who are killing each other like this, RasoolAllah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said they do not have their minds with them.(Commentary)These people! These people of the world and in America who are doing the Killing! These people are under the influence of the Dajjal! And they do not have their own minds with them, they have become insane! And these killings in America are not random, these killing have a design, a direction and a purpose! They want to kill off 90% of the world's population and they want to do the same thing in America!(It is called genocide! A Slow and Systematic Genocide, but genocide never the less!) They want to get rid of the people whom they consider worthless, that have no value and serves no purpose! That make no contribution to the world's Societies or to the America society! They called them the do nothing people! Their claim is that these people are a burden on the world's societies! But the truth of the matter is that the people with the Guns and the secret agencies are the burden on the world's societies! ---This situation in the world this madness is like Pompeii! "Pompeii" a people who built their homes, their city and their hopes and dreams near something that would eventually destroy them! The people of this Earth. America have built their world on falsehood that is slowly destroy them with the socalled industrial revolution of the world and political corruption ----Global warming, Climate changing as a result this imbalance has created extreme weather occurrences like hurricanes, floods, heat waves and droughts! And this situation in America is like the Titanic, and Pompeii ["Titanic sank after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage! [Unsinkable] The Unsinkable Ship! This is what they said! This is what they told the World! "America the Unsinkable Ship! This government and a great majority of its people have become Reckless and defiance before ALLAH!— (Surat As-Sajdah-32:20-21-22)As to those who are rebellious and wicked, their abode will be the Fire: every time they wish to get away therefrom, they will be forced there into, and it will be said to them: "Taste ye the Penalty of the Fire, the which ye were wont to reject as false." (21) And indeed We will make them taste of the Penalty of this (life) prior to the supreme Penalty, in order that they may (repent and) return. (22) And who does more wrong than one to whom are recited the Signs of his Rabb, and who then turns away therefrom? Verily from those who transgress We shall exact (due) Retribution. Pompeii and the Titanic, both were bound for destruction! Both Pompeii and the Titanic meet their doom under natural circumstances. O foolish ones do you think that ALLAH will allow you to destroy the surface of this earth or 90% of humankind? Than you run in to the earth to your underground cities trying to escaped, There is NO escaped from ALLAH!-- ( Surat Al-'Ahzab-33:16-17) Say: "Running away will not profit you if ye are running away from death or slaughter; and even if (ye do escape), no more than a brief (respite) will ye be allowed to enjoy!"(17) Say: "Who is it that can screen you from Allah if it be His wish to give you punishment or to give you Mercy?" Nor will they find for themselves, besides Allah, any protector or helper.
    Just like Pompeii and the Titanic that natural circumstances destroyed them! It will also be natural circumstances that will destroy you! [What ALLAH has said must be! And what Rasulullah(sallallahualayhiwasalam)has foretold must come to passed!]—What will rejuvenate the thinking,theImaan(Faith),the Khushoo(the Devotion and Humility)and the morality of Muslims? For the Real Muslim The only way is by return to the Book of ALLAH, The Quran and the Sunnah of Rasulullah(sallallahualayhiwasalam).That is the first step in the rejuvenation, the restoration and the revitalization of faith and devotion which is alarming and stirring up of the heart from the sleep of heedlessness.
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    The Greatness Of ALLAH! (Part2)

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu
    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin)-------------- Ya ALLAH! You are the one whom no eyes can see! Ya ALLAH! You are the one whom no thoughts can comprehend! Neither can this narrators describe Your Praise,Glory and Greatness in the way that it should be describe! Nor are You affected by the vicissitudes of time. Nor are You afraid of the revolution of time. Ya ALLAH! The weights of the mountains, The measures of oceans, Every drop of rains and Every leaves,every leaves that falls from the trees are all within Your knowledge. Ya ALLAH! You know all those things that the darkness of Night falls upon. And You know all those thing that the day casts its Light upon. Neither can the Heaven hide the other Heavens from You. Nor can the Earth hide the other Earths from You! Neither can the Oceans conceal those things which are at their bottom, nor can the Mountains conceal those things which are in their core! Ya ALLAH! Destine for me in the last stages of my life to be the best part of my life and the best actions at the end of my days and make that day that day to be the Best of ALL on which I meet You! O People of Iman (of Faith) We're talking about The Rabb of the Arsh and Kursi (The Lord of the Mighty Throne),We're talking about The Rabb of the Worlds (Al-HamdulillahiRabbilAalameen) We're talking about The Rabb of the Entire Universe and beyond! The Entire Universe and beyond!- O People of Iman (of Faith) We must observe Taqwa of ALLAH as He rightfully deserves being Grateful to Him for His innumerable blessing, and always remember His statement: O People of Iman observed taqwa of ALLAH as He Rightfully deserves and do not die except submitting to ALLAH in ISLAM!--- O Ummah of Islam! ALLAH is the most majestic and He is perfect in every way, having reference for Him is an essential foundation of worshiping Him properly having correct beliefs about ALLAH and performing righteous deeds are based on revering ALLAH and recognizing His Magnificence, a person's belief and deeds cannot be sound unless His heart is filled with reverence for the Rabb of all creation. The more a person knows about ALLAH more reverence he would have for ALLAH! -In fact this even the case for the Angel Jibreel,The Prophet(SallallahuAlayhiwasalam) said on the Night during which I was taked up through the Heavens I passed by the Angels there and Jibreel was like a tattered garment due to his referential fear of ALLAH! Whenever ALLAH spoke His revelation they were overcome with such fear out of their reverence for ALLAH it was as though they fell unconscious,then when calm returned to their hearts they asked what did your Rabb say the Angels carrying ALLAH's throne told those nearest to them He said the Truth and He is the Most High, The Most Great! Additionally in another description of how much reverence the Angels have for ALLAH, The Prophet(Sallallahualayhiwasalam) said that throughout the Seven Heavens there is not even a gap, there is not a gap the size of four fingers except that there is an angel who has his head placed down in prostration to ALLAH, The Most Exalted as it relates to ALLAH's Prophets and Messengers when they knew ALLAH as He deserves to be known they gave Him the reverence He rightfully deserves and they told their people to fear his punishment and retribution. The Prophet Noah(Alayhisalam) told his people what is the matter with you such that you have no reverence for ALLAH's Majesty you've persist in disobeying Him without the least concern and you continue that way although He has created you in different stages do you not see how ALLAH created the Seven Heavens one above another and has made the moon a light There, and made the Sun lamp, A Hadith in Sahih Muslim mentioned that ALLAH's Messenger(Sallallahualayhiwasalam) said that ALLAH will gather up the Heavens on the Day of resurrection He will then take them with His right hand and then say I am The Supreme owner of sovereign where are those who are haughty where are those who are arrogance, He(ALLAH)will than gather up the Earth with His hand and then say I am the Supreme owner and Sovereign where are those who were haughty, Where are those who were arrogance, in that regard ALLAH said in The Quran on the day of resurrection we will roll up the Heavens like a scroll rolled up with all that is written upon it just as we began creation the first time we shall repeat it that as a binding promise we have made and we will certainly fulfilling it. (Surah 21:104 )The Day that We roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books (completed), even as We produced the first creation, so shall We produce a new one: a promise We have undertaken: truly shall We fulfill it.) in add a Hadith in the two Sahih collections mentions that one of the Knowledgeable individuals among the Jews once came to the Prophet(SallallahuAlayhiwasalam) and said Muhammad on the day of resurrection on ALLAH will certainly hold the heavens on one Finger, The Earth on one finger, the Mountain and the trees on one finger, the Water and soil on one finger and all the rest of creation on one finger, Then He(ALLAH) will shake them all and He will say I am the Supreme owner of Sovereign! The Prophet(Sallallahualayhiwasalam) Laugh in approval at what the man had said. The Prophet(Sallallahualayhiwasalam) then recited the ayah they did not give ALLAH, His due rights, on the day of resurrection the entire Earth will be grasped by His Hand and The Heavens will be rolled up in his right hand, He is perfect in every way and exalted above all that they associate with Him as partners. ALLAH told us about Himself each day He has a Matter which He bring about, He for gives sins, Remove hardships and enriches the poor, Guides the astray, Cures the ailing, Grants well-being to the afflicted, Accepts repentance, Assists the oppressed, pardons errors, covers faults, comes fears, lower some people and raises others, Deeds that is performed during the Night are raised to Him before deeds of the day and Deeds of the day are raised to Him before the deeds of Night, The barrier between him and His creation is Light(Noor)if He(ALLAH) were to remove it, The Majesty of His face would burn up everything, In His entire creation. His Hand is always full, On amount of giving depletes what it contain and He has given since creating the Heavens and Earth has not decreased what the His right hand contains, The Prophet(Sallallahualayhiwasalam) told us that ALLAH said O My servants If the first of you, and The Last of you, The Humans among you and the Jinns among you were to all stand together at once and were to ask of Me and I were to give every individual what he requested that would not decrease what I possess except what has decrease from the Ocean when a needle is dipped into it. This is collected by Muslim. ALLAH is certainly the Owner of ALL Majesty, Honor and Might! He(ALLAH) is above His throne, He speaks to His Angels, He regulates all matters related to His servants, He hears the voices of all His creatures, He sees all their actions and movements, He sees everything inside of them, just as He sees everything outside of them, He Honors whomever He wills and He disgrace whomever He wills. ALL Goodness is in His Hands and He is able to do all things, The seven Heavens, The Earth and all that they contain proclaim His Perfection and there is not a single thing accepted it glorified and praises Him, How ever you do not understand their glorification, ALLAH is truly always forbearing, Most Forgiving. ALLAH is the most Great, His Lordship(Ar-Ruboobiyyah)
    (TheAngels)They said: "Glory to You, of knowledge We have none, save what You have taught us: In truth it is You Who is perfect in knowledge and wisdom'
    Ruboobiyyahis a term denoting the absolute sovereignty and kingship of Allah over the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is between them and the entire creation. Tawheedar-RuboobiyyaHis the belief that Allah alone is the Rabb who creates, and maintains all things, all the affairs of His creation, and that He revive the dead, causes death and extend benefits and wards off evil. Nothing happened in creation except what He allows to happen. In recognition of this reality, Prophet Mohammad(Sallallahualayhiwasalam) used to often repeat There is no movement nor power except by Allah’s will”
    The oneness of Lordship includes the belief in divine providence (qadr), that all things happen by the decree of Allah. Allah alone has complete and uncontested power in the universe and everything occurs according to His will and wisdom.
    His Lordship is his right to be worshiped, His Names and attributes, His Dominion, His creation, His wisdom, His Mercy, His control of all things and His Judgment concerning His servants. Every form of Greatness found in creation is a sign that directs us to the Greatness of its creator and controller (one of the early scholars) commented that complete greatness is one of ALLAH's attributes and non among His creation can ever be described as such. Furthermore ALLAH created greatness that exist within the human rim among His creatures and due to which some of them revers other for instance, some people are seen in the eyes men as great because of wealth, some because of virtue, some because of Knowledge, some because of Authority and some because of status, individual among creation who is seen as great is regarded that way because ALLAH has written that for him. ALLAH, The Al-Mighty and Most Majestic is Great in all ways and ALLAH's Greatness is beyond His entire creation.
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    The Greatness Of ALLAH! (Part3)

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu
    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)----------------
    It was said that Abdullah ibn Umar (RA) cried when he heard the hadith of Rasulallah(Sallallahualayhiwasalam) And why shouldn't he cry on hearing a hadith of Rasulallah(Sallallahualayhiwasalam)? Because he (Sallallahualayhiwasalam) Himself says: That the AL-Mighty ALLAH is saying: Majestic, pride is my garment, is my Robe and Greatness, loftiness, Splendour, This is My garment and whoever competes with me for any one of these things, then I will not look at who he is, ALLAH said that He will throw him in the fire of Hell, Why? Because He is The ALL-Mighty ALLAH! --------{Surah 57. Iron}

    1. Whatever is in the heavens and on Earth,- let it declare the Praises and Glory of Allah. for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. 2. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: It is He Who gives Life and Death; and He has Power over all things.

    3. He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things.

    4. He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and is moreover firmly established on the Throne (of Authority). He knows what enters within the earth and what comes forth out of it, what comes down from heaven and what mounts up to it. And He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah sees well all that ye do.

    5. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: and all affairs are referred back to Allah.

    6. He merges Night into Day, and He merges Day into Night; and He has full knowledge of the secrets of (all) hearts.
    7. Believe in Allah and His apostle, and spend (in charity) out of the (substance) whereof He has made you heirs. For, those of you who believe and spend (in charity), for them is a great Reward.---------------------------{He is the Al-Mighty ALLAH, Nothing has the right to be worshipped but He! He is the Knower of the seen and the unseen, the most Merciful, the Most Kind, He is the Al-Mighty ALLAH, Nothing has the right to be worshipped except ALLAH, He is the King, The King of ALL- Kings, He is the Pure, He is the Holy, Free from Defects, He is the Watcher of Every subjects, He is the Giver of Peace, He is the Giver of Security, He is the Supreme, ALL Glory be to ALLAH! ALLAH is the most high! ALLAH is High and above ALL of those and ALL of that who they associate as partners with Him, He is the ALL-Mighty ALLAH! He is the Creator, He is the Maker, He is the Fashioner, He is the Bestower and the Giver of cause! To ALLAH belongs the Most Beautiful Names and ALL those within The Heavens and The Earth, Glorify the ALL-Mighty ALLAH, and recognize His Greatness! He is the ALL-Mighty and He is the ALL-Wise! When a Muslim child is born, the first words that a Muslim child hears when he or she enters this World, The first Message that is conveyed to a Muslim child, and the first Message that is instilled & inscribed on their Hearts and mind is ALLAH-U-AKBAR! ALLAH-U-AKBAR! ALLAH-U-AKBAR! ALLAH is the Greatest! ALLAH is the Greatest! When this child grows, everyday from the Cradle to Grave, this child is reminded of one message, The Caller calls out, The Muazzin call out: ALLAH-U-AKBAR! ALLAH-U-AKBAR! O Mankind remember That ALLAH is the Greatest and All Greatness is for ALLAH! O Mankind: respond and acknowledge that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness is for ALLAH! Oh Mankind! Look around you every single thing within the Heavens and the Earth, every single thing within the Universe, it testifies and It bears witness to this fact and it will remind you that, ALLAH is the Greatest and All Greatness belongs to the Al-Mighty ALLAH alone! Look at the creation of man! When you ponder over the creation of Man, when you look at the eyes with which he sees, when you look at the ears with which he hears, when you look at the nose with which he smell, when you look at the tongue with which taste, when you look at the hands with which he touch things, and the head with which he thanks, you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest andALL Greatness is for Al-Mighty ALLAH(SWT). When you look at something as simple as a Rose, have you ever pondered about a Rose? You can find roses in every garden, and yet this roses never smell bad, yet these roses are growing in the earth, it grows in dirt, it grows in soil, it grows in an environment of dust and dirt, and yet these roses never smell bad, when you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest andAll Greatness is for the All-Mighty ALLAH! When you look at the Spider web and then you look at man, you look at the intelligence of man and you look at his technology, you look at his technical advancements, you look at the tools he possess. Yet he cannot equal or even make something as simple as a Spiders web, then know that ALLAH is the Greatest and All Greatness is for the All-Mighty ALLAH! When you look at a Silk worm, When you look at a Bee, When you look at a Goat, When you look at a Deer and you see that all these four animals, all these four creatures they eat from the same leaf, they eat from the mulberries leaf, the leaves are exactly the same, the colour is the same, the taste is the same, the fragrance is the same! Yet one eating this leaf, it produces silk! The second eating this leaf, it produces honey! The third eating this leaf, it gives meat and milk! The Fourth eating this leaf, it gives musk! When you ponder over this, you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and All Greatness is for The All-Mighty ALLAH(SWA). Now when you look above you and you look at this Great Creation of the All Mighty ALLAH, The Sun and the Moon, and you ponder over their fixed courses, The Holy Quran-(surah 36, verse 40) say’s It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to Law). When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and All Greatness is for ALLAH!--
    When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and All Greatness is for ALLAH! When you look at the stars and the trees and you realize even these stars and these trees prostrate before the Master of all creation! ALLAH the All-Mighty! And when you look at these great Heavens above even they are afraid of ALLAH the All-Mighty! When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and All Greatness belong to ALLAH! When you ponder over the Verse of the Quran! And you realize that (He)ALLAH provides for every single fish and animals in the sea! (He)ALLAH provides for every bird in the sky, (He) ALLAH provides for every creature on earth! You will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness is for ALLAH! When you look at the Great Heaven above you! The size of which is beyond the comprehension of the Mind and the Heart, ALLAH-U-AKBAR! When you look with your powerful telescopes out in to deep space there is not a single pillar to hold up the Heavens! Now when you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH! When you ponder over the verses of the Holy Quran: said:{25:53 :And it is He Who has let free the two seas (kinds of water)*, one palatable and sweet, and the other salt and bitter, and He has set a barrier and a complete partition between them.}{35:12: Nor are the two bodies of flowing water alike,- the one palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, and the other, salt and bitter. Yet from each (kind of water) do ye eat flesh fresh and tender, and ye extract ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the Bounty of Allah that ye may be grateful.{55:19/20/21: He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];(20) Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.(21) So which of the favors of your Rabb would you deny? }That He(ALLAH) has set forth the 2 Seas, One sea is of Salty water, and the other is sweet water and these seas meet together, the salty water meet with the sweet water, but the salty water, it doesn’t cross on to the sweet side and the sweet water doesn’t cross to the salty side. When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH! Open the Book of ALLAH and keep reciting the verses from the Holy Quran, If on this Earth, every tree! Every tree! On this Earth was to become writing pens and all the Oceans was to become Ink! The Oceans will be exhausters, they will become to an end but the words of ALLAH will never come to an end! When you realize this, you will know that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH! Then when you realize how ALLAH(SWA) Heard the cry of SayyidinaYunus (as) right from the sea bed in the darkness of the Ocean, in the darkness of the night in the stomach of the fish, he calls out! He realized that Almighty Allah, was in control of all things. He cries out! He cried through the depths of darkness (saying):There is no God but You, Glorified be You! Truly, I have been of the wrongdoers.” and asks for help. In asking for help, his prayer is heard. And ALLAH the All-Mighty heard and responds to his call! And when you ponder over this, you will know that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH! And when you ponder over the story of Sayyidina Ibrahim(as) and the 4 birds!(260. And (remember) when Ibrahim said, “My Rabb! Show me how You give life to the dead.” He (Allah) said: “Do you not believe” He (Ibrahim) said: “Yes (I believe), but to be stronger in faith.” He said: “Take four birds, then cause them to incline towards you (then slaughter them, cut them into pieces), and then put a portion of them on every hill, and call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.”)Therefore, Ibrahim caught four birds, slaughtered them, removed the feathers, tore the birds to pieces and mixed the pieces together. He then placed parts of these mixed pieces on four or seven hills. Ibn `Abbas said, “Ibrahim kept the heads of these birds in his hand. Next, Allah commanded Ibrahim to call the birds to him, and he did as Allah commanded him. And he calls in the Name of ALLAH! Ibrahim witnessed the feathers, blood and flesh of these birds fly to each other, and the parts flew each to their bodies, until every bird came back to life and came walking at a fast pace towards Ibrahim, so that the example that Ibrahim was witnessing would become more impressive. Each bird came to collect its head from Ibrahim’s hand, and if he gave the bird another head the bird refused to accept it. When Ibrahim gave each bird its own head, the head was placed on its body by Allah’s leave and power.” This is why Allah said, (And know that Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise) and no one can overwhelm or resist Him. Whatever Allah wills, occurs without hindrance, because He is the All-Mighty, Supreme above all things, and He is Wise in His statements, actions, legislation and decrees. When you ponder over this: You will know that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH!


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    The Signs of Great Evil!

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu
    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". Iam Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher,Iam Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)Sallallahualaihi was salam) I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the dajjal. There is no power nor strength with (anyone) save Allah. ALLAH is Good and Only accept that which is Good. ALLAH is the Truth and only accept that which True. ALLAH is Pure and only accept that which is Pure. Ya ALLAH! ALL the praises are for You,You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are are the Substainer of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for you;You have the Possession of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for You; You are Light(Nur) of the Heavens and Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and th! e Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the Truth, And Your word is the Truth and the Meeting with You is true, And Parardise is True And Hell is true and All the Prophets(peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) is true,And the Day of Resurrection is True. Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your promise is the truth,Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your words is the truth, Ya ALLAH! You have promise and You are the Truth!.Ya ALLAH! You have created Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) to be the most truthful of men and what He(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) has said is the absolute truth! Ya ALLAH! You have promise that You would send one who would revive,restore,rejuvenate Your Din(religion).Ya ALLAH it is getting late and time is not with us,Ya ALLAH You have Promise! Ya ALLAH You have Promise! and Your Promise is the Truth! O Most Merciful of those who show mercy!,O Most Merciful of those who show mercy!,O Most Merciful of those who show mercy!”---

    • Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said: ... Allah is not one eyed while the false Messiah, Ad-Dajjal is blind in the right eye and his eye looks like a bulging out grape. Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said. "While I was sleeping, I saw myself (in a dream) performing Tawaf around the Ka'ba. Behold, I saw a reddish-white man with lank hair, and water was dropping from his head. I asked, "Who is this?' They replied, 'The son of Mary.' Then I turned my face to see another man with a huge body, red complexion and curly hair and blind in one eye. His eye looked like a protruding out grape. They said (to me), he is Ad-Dajjal." Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) added, "The man he resembled most is Ibn Qatan, a man from the tribe of Khuza'a."
      Narrated Ibn Umar: Once Rasulullah’s (sallallahualayhiwasallam) stood amongst the people, glorified and praised Allah as He deserved. Then, mentioning Dajjal, he said, "I warn you against him (i.e. the Dajjal) and there was no prophet but warned his nation against him. No doubt, Noah warned his nation against him but I tell you about him something of which no prophet told his nation before me. You should know that he is one-eyed, and Allah is not one-eyed. Imam Ali was reported to have said: His right eye will be punctured, and his left eye would be raised to his forehead and will be sparkling like a star. Only the believers will be able to read the word ‘Kufr’ [disbelief], inscribed in bold letters, on his forehead. There will be big mountains of smoke at both front and backsides of his caravan. People will anticipate food within those mountains, during the severe famine. All rivers, falling in his way, will become dry and he will call upon people in aloud voice, "O my friends come to me! I am your lord who has made your limbs and given you sustenance.
      Anas b. Malik reported that Rasulullah (sallallahualayhiwasallam) said: There is never a prophet who has not warned the Ummah of that one-eyed liar; behold he is one-eyed and your Lord is not one-eyed. On his forehead are the letters k. f. r. (Kafir).
      Signs of his coming.
      Hadith attributed to Muhammad give many signs of the appearance of the Dajjal, andexhorted his followers to recite the first and last ten verses of Sura Al-Kahf, as protection from the trials and mischief of the Dajjal. The following signs are ascribed to Ali in the coming of Dajjal:
      (1-People will stop offering the prayers
      (2-Dishonesty will be the way of life
      (3-Falsehood will become a virtue
      (4-People will mortgage their faith for worldly gain
      (5-Usury and bribery will become legitimate
      (6-Imbeciles would rule over the wise
      (7-Blood of innocents would be shed
      (8-Pride will be taken on acts of oppression
      (9-The rulers will be corrupt
      (10-The scholars will be hypocrites
      (11-There will be acute famine at the time
      (12-There will be no shame among the people
      (13-Many people would worship Satan
      (14-There would be no respect for elderly people.There are three aspects of Dajjal:The change in the weather had been sudden and dramatic, tossing the small fishing vessel around like a piece of flotsam; until it was no more than that. Its crew, a group of Sahabah radiy allahu anhum (the companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad , peace & blessings be upon him), were washed up onto the shore of a foreign beach. ’
      When they regained consciousness, they found that they all had survived the wreck. They decided to explore the island to see whether they could find someone to help them, maybe supply them with a boat.
      It wasn’t long before they met a woman washing her hair in a rock pool. She directed them to a cave, managing to convey to them that there was someone there who wanted to speak with them. Intrigued, they entered the cave.
      Within, they found a short man with only one eye, chained to the cavern wall. Right away, he began to ask them questions, whether certain events had taken place or not. They answered truthfully because of their nature. They could feel the evil of this man like a physical presence. When they had confirmed all that he had asked, the man said, ‘Alas, my time is near.’
      The companions managed to get off the island and returned home safely. Upon arriving, they told their story to the Prophet (peace & blessings be upon him). It was then that they first heard of Dajjal, the Dark Messiah.
      There are three aspects of Dajjal:
      1. The individual.
      2. A worldwide social and cultural phenomenon.
      3. An unseen force. (There are three aspects of Dajjal (1. The individual, the human devil or the human devils) (2. A worldwide Evil system of collective force and as a system that has been set in place thought out the world, Dajjal, through which he will operate and spread his evil.). (3. An unseen force-Many devils who can possess human beings and changed them from human to Devil. The Unseen Force is defined as the supernatural beings, such as Djinns)



    • It was narrated that Faatimah bint Qays (may Allaah be pleased with her) said:
      I heard the voice of the caller, the caller of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), saying: Al-salaatu jaami’ah (prayer is about to begin), so I went out to the mosque and I prayed with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). I was in the women’s row that was closest to the people. When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had finished his prayer, he sat on the minbar and he was smiling. He said: “Let each person stay in the place where he just prayed.” Then he said: “Do you know why I called you together?”
      They said: Allaah and His Messenger know best. He said:
      He said: “By Allah, I did not call you together for an exhortation or for a warning. I have called you together because Tameem al-Daari was a Christian and he came and swore allegiance and became Muslim, and told me something which agrees with what I was telling you about the Dajjaal (false messiah). He told me that he sailed in a ship with thirty men of Lakhm and Judhaam and they were tossed by the waves of the sea for a month. Then they came to an island at sunset. They sat in a small rowing-boat and landed on that island. They were met by a beast with a great deal of hair and they could not distinguish his face from his back because he was so hairy. They said: ‘Woe to you, what are you?’ It said: ‘I am al-Jassaasah.’ They said: ‘What is al-Jassaasah?’ It said: ‘O people, go to this man in the monastery for he keen to know about you.’ He (the narrator) said: When it named a man for us we were afraid of it lest it be a devil. Then we set off, rushing, until we came to that monastery, where we found the hugest man we had ever seen, bound strongly in chains with his hands tied to his neck and his legs bound from the knees to the ankles with iron shackles. We said: ‘Woe to you, who are you?’ He said: ‘You will soon find out about me; tell me who you are.’ They said: ‘We are people from Arabia who embarked on a ship, but the sea became wild and the waves tossed us about for one month, then they brought us to this island of yours. We took to the rowing-boats and landed on this island. We were met by a beast with a great deal of hair and we could not tell his front from his back because he was so hairy. We said: Woe to you, what are you? It said: I am al-Jassaasah. We said: What is al-Jassaasah? It said: Go to this man in the monastery for he is keen to know about you. So we came rushing to you and we fled from it because we could not be sure that it was not a devil.’ He (that chained person) said: ‘Tell me about the date-palm trees of Baysaan.’ We said: ‘What do you want to know about them?’ He said: ‘I am asking you whether these trees bear fruit.’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Soon they will not bear fruit.’ He said: ‘Tell me about the lake of Tabariyyah’ We said: ‘What do you want to know about it?’ He said: ‘Is there water in it?’ They said: ‘There is a great deal of water in it.’ He said: ‘Soon it will dry up.’ Then he said: ‘Tell me about the spring of Zughar (which is in the south of Syria).’ They said: ‘What do you want to know about it?’ He said: ‘Is there water in the spring and do the people grow crops with the water of the spring?’ We said to him: ‘Yes, there is plenty of water in it and the people grow crops with its water.’ He said: ‘Tell me about the Prophet if the unlettered; what has he done?’ We said: ‘He has left Makkah and has settled in Yathrib (Madeenah).’ He said: ‘Do the Arabs fight against him?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘How did he deal with them?’ We told him that he had prevailed over the Arabs in his vicinity and they had shown obedience to him. He said to us: ‘Has it really happened?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘If it is so that is better for them that they show obedience to him. Now I will tell you about myself. I am the Dajjaal and soon I will be given permission to emerge. So I will come out and travel in the land, and will not spare any town but I will stay for forty nights, except Makkah and Taybah (Madeenah). They are both forbidden to me; every time I try to enter one of them, I will be met by an angel with a sword in his hand, who will bar my way, and on every route there will be angels guarding it.’ She said: Then the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) struck the minbar with his staff and said: “This is Taybah, this is Taybah, this is Taybah,” meaning Madeenah. “Did I net tell you this before?” The people said: Yes. [The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:] “I liked the story of Tameem because it agrees with what I used to tell you about him and about Makkah and Madeenah. But he is in the Syrian Sea (Mediterranean) or the Yemeni Sea (Arabian Sea). No, rather he is in the east, he in the east, he is in the east,” and he pointed towards the east with his hand. She said: I memorized this from the Messenger of Allaah-(Sallallahualaihi was salam).
      Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh (2942), so it is a saheeh hadeeth. It was also narrated by the scholars in their books, with their isnaads from Faatimah bint Qays (may Allaah be pleased with her). Al-Tirmidhi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Jaami’ al-Saheeh (2253): This is a saheeh ghareeb hadeeth. End quote. Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said in al-Istidhkaar (7/338): It is saheeh in its isnaad and transmission. End quote. -----------------------------------------Ubadah ibn Saamit radiyallahuanhu narrates that the Last Prophet(Sallallahu alaihi was salam)said, ‘I have explained Dajjal to you, but I fear that you might not have understood. Maseeh-ud-Dajjal will be short and his legs will be crooked. The hair on his head will be extremely twisted. He will have one eye, while his other eye will be flat. It will be neither deep, nor protruding.’
      Ibn Umar radiyallahuanhuma narrates from the Last Prophet(Sallallahu alaihi was salam)regarding Dajjal, ‘…red complexioned, fat, curly haired man, blind in the right eye which looks like a bulging grape.’ According to the many Ahaadith describing Dajjal, the most distinguishing feature of his face besides the bulging eye will be the Arabic letters Kaaf (k), Faa (f), Raa (r), on his forehead. These letters spell Kufr (disbelief). All believers, regardless of their literacy will decipher these letters.
      It has also been ascertained from the Hadith that he will emerge from between Syria and Iraq, and his emergence will become known when he is in Isfahaan, at a place called Judea. He will be of Jewish origin and the Jews of Isfahaan will be his main followers and they will refer to him as the Messiah. As he goes on through the world, Jews and a great number of non-Jewish women will flock to him upon witnessing his false miracles.
      Imran ibn Hussain radiyallahuanhu narrated from the Prophet Mohammed(Sallallahualaihi was salam) ‘Those who hear about Dajjal should stay away from him. By Allah! A person will approach him thinking himself to be a believer. But on seeing his amazing feat he will become his follower.’ ‘The Beast was taken and with him the false prophet who wrought miracles before him with which he deceived them.’
      (Revelation:19)
      The miracles and feats spoken of by the Prophet(Sallallahualaihi was salam)and John, the writer of the Book of Revelations, are further clarified by the Hadith narrated by Hadhrat Huzaifah radiyallahuanhu:
      ‘Dajjal will be blind in the right eye. He will have thick hair on his body and he will also have Paradise and Hell with him. Though his Paradise will appear as Jannah, in reality it will be Hell, and likewise, though his Hell will appear like Jahannnam, in reality it will be Paradise.’
      (Muslim)
      Those who obey the Dark Messiah will enter his Paradise (and thus enter Hell), and those who denounce him will enter his Hell (and so shall in reality be entering Paradise). He will travel by means of a gigantic mule, at impossible speeds. He will cause droughts and famine upon those who reject him. But the remembrance of the true Lord will satiate them.
      Ubadah ibn Saamit radiyallahuanhu narrates from the Noble Prophet(Sallallahualaihi was salam), ‘If you still have any doubts regarding him (Dajjal), then remember, your Sustainer is not one-eyed.’
      Ibn Umar radiyallahuanhuma narrates from the Noble Prophet(Sallallahualaihi was salam), ‘Allah is not one-eyed, while Maseeh-ud-Dajjal is blind in the right eye.’ He will remain on the Earth for a period of forty days, of which the first day will be as long as a year, the second day as long as a month, the third as a week and the rest will be normal in length. He will try to gain entry to the two holy cities Makkah and Madinah, but the angels who guard them will bar him from them. From there, he will flee to Syria, where he will meet resistance from the forces of Imam Mahdi, the leader of the Muslims. Then shall the battle between Good and Evil begin in earnest.
      Imran ibn Hussain radiyallahuanhu narrates from the Noble Prophet Mohammed(Sallallahualaihi was salam) ‘There will always be a group of people upon the path of Allah, overpowering their enemies until the Order Of Allah comes and Isa alaihis salaam (Jesus - peace be upon him) descends.’
      Finally, when the spirit of the Muslims begins to ebb, Isa (Jesus - peace be upon him) will be commanded by Allah to descend from the heavens. He will not descend as a prophet, but as a follower of the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahualaihi was salam)and Islam.
      ‘Anti Christ in Christian Theology, the opponent of Christ. The appearance of the Anti Christ is believed to signal the Second Coming, at which Christ would conquer his opponent. The concept may stem from the idea of conflict between light and darkness, which is present in Persian, Babylon and Jewish literature and which influences early Christian Theology. As before, through the medium of the Hadith, the event of Isa (Jesus - peace be upon him)’s return and all that follows has been accurately recorded. He will descend on Mount Afeeq, on the white Eastern Minaret of Damascus. He will descend from the heavens with his hands resting on the shoulders of two angels. His cheeks will be flat and his hair straight. When he lowers his head it will seem as if water is flowing from his hair, when he raises his head, it will appear as though his hair is beaded with silvery pearls.
      He will descend during the time of Fajr and the leader of the Muslims will address him thus, ‘O`Roohullah, lead the salat.’
      Isa (Jesus - peeace be upon him) will decline with the words, ‘The virtue of this Ummah is that they lead each other.’
      After the prayer, Isa (Jesus - peeace be upon him) will prepare himself to do battle and shall take up a spear. An army shall return from a campaign launched before the arrival of Isa (Jesus - peeace be upon him). They shall bring glad tidings of victory over India, granted to them by the Lord Almighty. Isa (Jesus - peeace be upon him) shall set out in pursuit of Dajjal. All those who embraced the evil of Dajjal shall perish even as the breath of Isa (Jesus - peeace be upon him) touches them. The breath of Isa (Jesus - peeace be upon him) shall proceed him as far as the eye can see. Dajjal will be captured at Lydda. The Dark Messiah shall begin to melt, as lead melts in fire. The spear of Isa (Jesus - peace be upon him) shall plunge into Dajjal’s chest, ending his dreaded reign. The followers of Dajjal will be rooted out, for even the trees and rocks will speak out against them. Then all battles shall cease and the world will know an age of peace. Then truly the sheep will lie in the shadow of the wolf without fear. The rule of Jesus will be just and all shall flock to him to enter the folds of the one true religion, Islam.

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    The Greatness Of ALLAH! (Part4)

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu
    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)----------------When you look at the Niagara fall & How it looks like a wall, a mountains of water, & When you ponder over how the Sea was parted and it gave way to the likes of Syyidina Musa(AS) and the baniIsrail and how it became two Mountains of water,One on either side and according to the torat 600 thousands people make this crossing. O Muslim people! Who was holding that Mountains of water? It was ALLAH and Him alone! When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH! He is the all-Mighty, He is the First, there is nothing is before Him, He is the last, there is nothing after Him, He is the Most High, there is nothing above Him, He is the most Near, Nothing is more near than He. He is the knower of all things, So think, ponder and reflect over the knowledge of ALLAH, Here and now you will begin to prostrate before our Master who is the Rabb of the universe and all that exist! There is not a single leaf that falls, whether this leaf is in the darkness of the Amazon basin, whether this leaf is in the thickness of some jungle, whether this leaf falls from a tree, whether it’s in a peak of a mountain, ALLAH(SWA) He knows the color of that leaf, He knows the size of that leaf, He knows the hour that the leaf fells, He knows the second that this leaf touches the ground, There’s not even a grain in the darkness of the Earth, It is in the knowledge of ALLAH!-- When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH! --O ALLAH! You are the one whom no eyes can see! O ALLAH! You are the one whom no thoughts can comprehend! Neither can this narrator describe your praise, your Glory and Greatness in the way that it should be describe! Nor are you affected by the vicissitudes of time. Nor are you afraid of the revolution of time. O ALLAH! You are the creator of time! O ALLAH! The weights of the mountains, the measures of oceans, every drop of rains and every leaf, every leaf that falls from the trees are all within your knowledge. O ALLAH! You know all those things that the darkness of Night falls upon. And You know all those things that the day casts its Light upon. Neither can the Heavens hide the other Heavens from you, nor can the Earth hide the other Earths from you! Neither can the Oceans conceal those things which are at their bottom, Nor can the mountains conceal those things which are in their core!-- When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH! -- O ALLAH! Destine for me in the last stage of life, to be the best part of my life and the best actions at the end of my days and make that Day to be the best of all on which I meet you.! ALLAH(SWA)Knows what every female bare & by how these wombs falls short or exceed, everything is with ALLAH, with in a due proportion, He is the Knower of the seen and the unseen. He is the Greatest, The Most High, It is equal to Him whether one of you conceal his sin or whether one of you declares it openly or whether one of you goes hidden by Night or goes open by day, ALLAH(SWA) knows it all! When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH! O Mankind! Even if there is something equal to the weight of a mustard seed and then it was inside a rock or in the darkness of a rock on the ocean floor or somewhere in the Heavens! ALLAH(SWA) HE knows of this and He will bring it forth on the day that He will roll up the heavens like a scroll,There is nothing that can stay hidden from Him, even if it is equal to the weight of an atom or if it is smaller than that! Nothing can stay hidden from ALLAH! Why? Because ALLAH(SWA) know, He knows what enters into the Earth, He knows what comes out from the Earth, He knows what descends from the Heavens, He knows what ascends to the Heavens!- When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH! -(ALLAH!) He will roll up the heavens and the earth! The Messenger of Allah (salAllahualaihiwasallam) said, “Allah will roll up the heavens on the Day of Resurrection, then He will hold them in His Right Hand and will say, ‘I am the King. Where are the tyrants? Where are the arrogant ones?’” Allah will grasp the earth in His Hand on the Day of Resurrection, and will roll up the heavens in His Right Hand! --- When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH! -------Allah says: They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him. And on the Day of Resurrection the whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Glorified is He, and High is He above all that they associate as partners with Him! (39:67). When you ponder over this you will realize that ALLAH is the Greatest and all Greatness belongs to ALLAH!



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    The Culminating Virtue of Ihsan

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu
    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ihsan-is an Arabic term meaning "perfection" or "excellence" (Ara. husn). It is a matter of taking one's inner
    faith (iman) and showing it in both deed and action, a sense of social responsibility borne from religious convictions.[1] In Islam, ihsan is the Muslim responsibility to obtain perfection, or excellence, in worship, such that Muslims try to worship ALLAH as if they see him, and although they cannot see him, they undoubtedly believe that He(ALLAH) is constantly watching over us. That definition comes from the Hadith of Gabriel in which Muhammad(
    sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)states, "[Ihsan is] to worship ALLAH as though you see Him, and if you cannot see Him, then indeed He sees you". (Al-Bukhari and Al-Muslim).[2] Ihsan, meaning "to do beautiful things", is one of the three dimensions of the Islamic religion (Ara. ad-din): islam, iman and ihsan. In contrast to the emphases of Islam (what one should do) and iman (why one should do), the concept of ihsan is primarily associated with intention. One who "does what is beautiful" is called a muhsin. It is generally held that a person can only achieve true ihsan with the help and guidance of ALLAH, who governs all things. While traditionally Islamic jurists and scholars have concentrated on all 3 dimension of Islam and theologians on Iman, the Sufis have focused their attention on Ihsan.[3]

    Some
    Islamic scholars explain ihsan as being the inner dimension of Islam whereas shariah is often described as the outer dimension:
    From the preceding discussion it should be clear that not every Muslim is a man or woman of faith (mu'min), but every person of faith in Islam is a muslim and a believer. Furthermore, a Muslim who believes in all the principles of Islam may not necessarily be a righteous person, a doer of good (muhsin), but a truly good and righteous person is both a muslim and a true person of faith in Islam.[4]
    Ihsan "constitutes the highest form of worship" (ibadah) faith in ALLAH.[4] It is excellence in work and in social interactions. For example, ihsan includes taqwa, sincerity, devotion and certainty during Muslim prayers and in his everyday life and also being grateful to ALLAH, parents, family. ihsan is the essence, spirit and perfection of belief and hence the highest level of the levels of worshipping, this content of ihsan seems to be closely related with taqwa. As a matter of fact, these two concepts are mentioned in a semantic connection in various verses. For instance, it is understood that the virtue of ihsan is in the scope of taqwa in verse 93 of the chapter of al-Maida and that it is used in order to express its highest degree.-----------------------------(Steps of the Seekers) of Imam Ibn Al-Qaiyym | The Station of Ihsan--The Culminating Virtue of Ihsan

    AMONG THE STATIONS of You alone we worship, and your help alone we seek is the station of goodness (ihsan). This station is the essence, the heart and soul, and the perfection of faith. Moreover, it combines in itself all of the stations. All of them converge in it. Thus all that has been said from the beginning of this treatise until now is but part of ihsan.
    The author of Al-Manazil [Shaykh ‘Abdullah Al-Ansari Al-Harawi, d. 482/1089], in it says, “Proof for this station is adduced by the words of the Almighty: Is the recompense of goodness but goodness? [Surat Al-Rahman, 55:60].
    [Al-Harawi says:] “’Ihsan’ is a comprehensive name for all aspects of spiritual realities, namely, that you worship Allah as if you see Him.”As for the verse, Ibn ‘Abbas and Quran commentators say it means:
    Is the recompense of anyone who says ‘There is no deity but Allah, and who practices what Muhammad ﷺ brought, anything but Paradise?
    It has been reported on the authority of the Prophet
    that he recited Is the recompense of goodness but goodness? and then asked:
    Do you know what your Rabb has said? They said: ‘Allah and His Messenger know better.’ He said: ‘He says: ‘Is the recompense for anyone whom I have blessed with affirmation of the Oneness [of ALLAH] anything but Paradise?’” (Reported by a number of Quran commentators concerning this verse, with weak isnad).
    The Three Levels of Ihsan

    The hadith [of Gabriel that defines ihsan as “to worship Allah as if you see Him”] makes allusion to the perfection of presence with Allah, Almighty and Magnificent, and to one’s complete attention to Him in humility, love, and awareness; in repentance and sincerity; and with all the stations of faith.
    First, Intention

    [Al-Harawi] says: “[Ihsan] has three levels. The first level is goodness in intention, [which is attained] by refining [the seeker’s] knowledge, strengthening him in determination, and purifying his state.”He means that goodness of intention is attained by three things:
    First, Refinement by knowledge: That is to say, [one’s intention] is made in accordance with knowledge and is purified from the stain of [illicit] pleasures. Hence, one intends naught but what is permissible in accordance with sacred knowledge (‘ilm), and that knowledge is the following of the divine command and the Law (the Shari‘ah).
    Second, Strengthening its determination: This means the intention must be accompanied by determination that will actualize it, and it is not to be accompanied by interruption and delay that will weaken it.
    Third, Purification of one’s state: This means that the state of the one who attains [the station of goodness] is untainted by filth and stains that would indicate the impurity of the intention. For the state is both the index of intention and its fruit. It is also its very material and its cause. Each interacts with the other, and the purity of the one implies the purity of the other.
    Second, Vigilance

    [Al-Harawi] says: “The second level [of Ihsan] is goodness in states, which is that you watch over them protectively, conceal them gracefully, and scrutinize them to attain reality.”Cultivating Goodness by Paying Attention

    By “watching over” the protection of the states, he means to say that you jealously guard them against change (to inferior states)’ for they pass like the clouds, and if one does not give them their due, they go by. “Watching over” means constancy of fulfillment and avoidance of defiance.
    Observance of states also means honoring them, for they are like guests, and when guests are not honored, they depart. Their observance also requires strictly perfecting them and clinging to them, not allowing any bandit or plunderer on the path to get his way with them. In addition, observance also means following their requirements so long as they do not oppose the [divine] command.
    Concealing and Revealing

    Observance of spiritual states further requires concealing them gracefully from people to the extent possible such that they do not know about [your states] and not revealing them except for a reason, a need, or a preferred benefit. Otherwise, there is many a harm in disclosing one’s [spiritual] states, including exposing them to thieves, bandits, and assailants.
    To the truthful ones, revealing one’s inner state publicly is a mark of foolishness and deficiency, seduction of the self and the devil. Those of sincerity and determination are more concealing, guarded about these states than those who possess treasures of wealth are in concealing and guarding their wealth.
    Some of the truthful ones go even to the extent of displaying the opposite of their states, such as the Malamatiyya. This conduct is well known among them. The master of this group was called ‘Abdullah ibn Manazil. This group agrees that whoever discloses his states with Allah to the public has adulterated his path, except if it is done for a proof, need, or necessity.
    [Al-Harawi’s] words “scrutinize them to attain reality” means that he strives to actualize his states, correct and purify them; for a spiritual state may be a mix of truth and falsehood and none but those endowed with insight and knowledge are able to distinguish between the two.The Right and the Left

    The devotees of this path say that the ecstatic occurrence that begins with the right side of a servant (the same being true of inspirations and speech) are in most cases truthful. As for those that begin on the left side, they are in most cases false.
    This is so because the “people of the right hand” are the people of truth, as they receive their Books of Deeds in their right hands; their light will appear on the Path to their right; also, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ liked to begin with the right side, in putting on his shoes, walking, purification (as in ablution) and in every such matter. Allah and His angels send blessings on the right side of the rows [in a congregational prayer].
    The Prophet ﷺ also taught that the devil eats and drinks with his left, and he seduces the son of Adam from the left side. This is why purification, after answering the call of nature and removal of impurity and filth, is done with the left hand, and one enters the lavatory with the left foot.
    The Divine and the Devilish

    Another sign of distinction [between good and bad spiritual states] is that every experience after which one is left feeling active, delighted, and exultant is an angelic inspiration, whereas the one after which one feels awful, indolent, and burdened in body and soul is from the devil.
    A further criterion is that any ecstatic experience that leaves in its wake a greater awareness and love of Allah (or a feeling of intimacy with Him and tranquility in His mention) is angelic and divine; if not, it is otherwise.
    An additional criterion is that every occurrence that encourages one to act for the sake of Allah Almighty and for Hereafter, until one feels that one sees Paradise being adorned and the Fire set ablaze, is angelic and divine. Otherwise, it is from the self and the devil.
    Still another criterion is that every occurrence that illuminates the heart, expands the breast, and strengthens the heart is divine and angelic; if not it is devilish.
    An added criterion is that every state that sets your thoughts upon Allah is from Him, while one that separates you from Him is devilish.
    Yet another is that a divine state compels you to nothing but acts of devotion and obedience, its sole causes being devotion and obedience, while the devilish state is in opposition to this.
    Finally, divine states do not contradict or conflict with each other, but affirm each other, whereas the devilish ones belie and contradict one another.
    Third, Intransigence

    [Al-Harawi] says: “The third level is goodness across time, which is that your continuing to witness [unto the Oneness of Allah] never passes, your ambition to uphold the Truth is adulterated by none, and your flight (hijra, English: Hegira) to, or seeking refuge in, the Truth is ceaseless.”True Insight is Irreversible

    That is, you do not part from your state of witnessing [reality]. This is something achieved only by the steadfast masters who have conquered their own selves (nufus; sing. nafs), and traversed the long journey between their self (nafs) and their hearts, and between their hearts and Allah, after arduous struggle on those paths.
    [Al-Harawi’s] words “your ambition is adulterated by none” means that your ambition is connected to the Truth alone, and to none else, for any other such connection is equivalent to associating partners with Allah in the eyes of the sincere.Commitment to Truth is Rewarded by Certainty

    [Al-Harawi’s] words “and your flight to the Truth is eternal” means that anyone who turns to Allah with truth and sincerity is one who flees to Allah, and it behooves him not to lapse in this flight. Rather; he must continue uninterrupted until He meets Allah, Almighty and Magnificent.It is but an hour, and then it ends. It is but the one who travels that praises the outcome.
    Every heart owes to Allah two “flights” (hijra) that are ineluctable obligations upon every self:

    • A hijra to Allah, the Exalted, by affirming Oneness, sincerity, repentance, love, fear, hope, and servitude.
    • And another hijra, or flight, to His Messenger ﷺ, by turning to him for judgment, submitting to him [to his Sunnah] and turning matters over to [evaluation by] his [standards], adhering to his judgment, and receiving judgments of the outwardly and the inwardly matters emanating from Him.

    One’s submission to him should be greater than the submission of a rider to an expert guide in the darkness of night and treachery of the trail. One whose heart has failed to undertake these two flights should throw dust on his head and review his faith from its roots [upward], and go back to borrow some light, before a veil is drawn between him and it and before this admonition is given from behind a wall [a reference to Surat Al-Hadid, 57:13].
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    Allah is Beautiful and Loves Beauty (IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAH )

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu
    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------From 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radiallahu 'anhu who said that the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "No one will enter Paradise who has an atom's weight of pride in his heart." A man said, "What if a man likes his clothes to look good and his shoes to look good?" He said, "Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. Pride means denying the truth and looking down on people." [Related by Muslim #131]
    The phrase "Allah is beautiful and loves beauty," includes the beautiful clothing which was asked about in the same hadith. It is included by way of generalization, meaning that beauty in all things is what is meant here. In Sahih Muslim, it says, "Allah is good and only accepts that which is good." [Muslim #1686]
    In Sunan At-Tirmidhi it says, "Allah loves to see the effects of His blessing on His slave.'' [#2963. At-Tirmidhi said it was hasan sahih] It was reported that Abu'l-Ahwas al-Jashami said the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam saw him wearing old, tattered clothes, and asked him, "Do you have any wealth?" I said, "Yes." He said, "What kind of wealth?" I said, "All that Allah has given me of camels and sheep." He said, "Then show the generous blessings that He has given you." [Sahih: Related by Ahmad #15323, at-Tirmidhi #1929 and an-Nisa'i #5128]
    Allah, may He be glorified, loves the effects of His blessings to His slave to be made manifest, for this is part of the beauty that He loves, and that is part of the gratitude for His blessings which forms an inner beauty (beauty of character). Allah loves to see the external beauty of His slaves which reflects His blessings on them, and the inner beauty of their gratitude to Him for those blessings. Because He loves beauty, He sends down on His slaves clothes and adornments with which they may make their outward appearance beautiful and He gives them taqwa which makes their inner characters beautiful. Allah says:
    "O Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover yourselves (screen your private parts, etc.) and as an adornment, and the raiment of righteousness, that is better."Al-Qur'an 7:26
    And He says, speaking of the people of Paradise:
    " … and He gave them Nadratan (a light of beauty) and joy. And their recompense shall be Paradise and silken garments, because they were patient."Al-Qur'an 76:11-12
    Their faces will be made beautiful with the nadrah (light of beauty), their innermost being with joy and their bodies with silken garments. Just as Allah loves beauty in words, deeds, garments and outward appearance, so He hates ugliness in words, deeds, garments and outward appearance. He hates ugliness and its people, and loves beauty and its people. But two groups are misguided with regard to this issue: a group who say that everything that He has created is beautiful, so He loves all that He has created and we should love all that He has created and not hate anything. They say: whoever realizes that all that exists comes from Him will see that it is beautiful … these people have no sense of jealousy for the sake of Allah or hatred and enmity for the sake of Allah, or denouncing what is evil (munkar), or jihad (struggle) for the sake of Allah, or adhering His limits. They regard the beauty of images, male or female, as being part of the beauty that Allah loves, and seek to worship Allah through immoral acts. Some of them may even go so far as to claim that the One Whom they worship is manifested or incarnated in those images.
    The second group, on the other hand, say that Allah condemns the beauty of images, forms and outward appearances. Allah says about the munafiqun (hypocrites):
    "And when you look at them, their bodies please you … "Al-Qur'an 63:4
    "And how many a generation have We destroyed before them. Who were better in wealth, goods and outward appearance?"Al-Qur'an 19:54
    In Sahih Muslim it is reported that the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "Allah does not look at your outward appearance and your wealth, rather He looks at your hearts and deeds." [Related by Muslim #1356]
    According to another hadith, "Shabbiness is part of faith." [Sahih: Related by Ibn Majah #4108, Abu Dawud #3630] Allah condemns those who are extravagant, which applies to extravagance in clothing as well as in food and drink.
    In order to settle this dispute, we may say that beauty in clothing and outward appearance is of three types, one of which is commendable, one is blameworthy and one of which is neither. The kind of beauty which is to be commended is that which is done for the sake of Allah, to help one to obey Allah and fulfill His commands, such as when the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam made himself look beautiful (i.e. handsome) when meeting the delegations that came to him. This is like wearing armour or battle-dress when fighting, or wearing silk and showing off (in front of the enemy). This is commendable because it is done to make the word of Allah supreme and to support His religion and annoy His enemies. The blameworthy kind of beauty is that which is done for the sake of this world, for reasons of power, false pride and showing off, or to fulfill some (selfish) desires. This also includes cases where beauty is an end in itself for a person and is all he cares about. Many people have no other concern in life. As for the kind of beauty which is neither commendable nor blameworthy, it is that which has nothing to do with either of the two purposes mentioned above (i.e., it is neither for the sake of Allah nor for the sake of worldly purposes).
    The hadith under discussion refers to two important principles, knowledge and behaviour. Allah is to be acknowledged for beauty that bears no resemblance to anything else, and He is to be worshipped by means of the beauty which He loves in words, deeds and attitudes. He loves His slaves to beautify their tongues with the truth, to beautify their hearts with sincere devotion (ikhlas), love, repentance and trust in Him, to beautify their faculties with obedience, and to beautify their bodies by showing His blessings upon them in their clothing and by keeping them pure and free of any filth, dirt or impurity, by removing the hairs which should be removed, by circumcision, and by clipping the nails. Thus they recognize Allah through these qualities of beauty and seek to draw close to Him through beautiful words, deeds and attitudes. They acknowledge Him for the beauty which is His attribute and they worship Him through the beauty which He has prescribed and His religion. The hadith combines these two principles of knowledge and behaviour.
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    The Seeker and the Sought (Ibn Al-Qayyim )

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu
    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    The Seeker and the Sought

    Among the stations of iyyâka naʿbudu wa iyyâka nastaʿîn-—You alone we worship and your help alone we seek [Sûrat Al-Fâti ḥah, 1:5]—is the Station of the Sought (Al-Murâd). The people [of sulûk, i.e. travelers upon the spiritual path] have singled this station out for mention. Yet, in reality, every seeker is sought. Indeed, one cannot be a seeker save after he is sought. Yet, these people deem the seeker as being the beginning of their process and the sought as being its end.
    Abû ʿAli Al-Daqqâq said: “The seeker is the carrier. The sought is carried.” Thus [prophet] Moses was a seeker when he supplicated: My Lord! Expand for me my breast [Sûrat >â Hâ, 20:25] and our Prophet ﷺ was sought when it was said to him: Did We not expand for you your breast?” [Sûrat Al-Inshirâ ḥ, 94:1].
    Al-Junayd was asked concerning the seeker and the sought. He said: “The seeker entrusts his (inner) affairs to knowledge. The sought entrusts himself to the care of the Truth, for the seeker walks and the sought flies. When does one who walks ever catch up with the one who flies?”
    The author of Manâzil Al-Sâ’irîn [Shaykh ʿAbdullâh Al-Anṣâri Al-Harawi, d. 482/1089] said in the Chapter of [the Station of] the Sought: “Allah Almighty said: You had not hoped that the Scripture would be inspired in you; but it is a mercy from your Lord [Sûrat Al-Naml, 28:86]. Most of those who discourse in this knowledge distinguish between the seeker and the sought, and deem the station of the sought above that of the seeker, and refer by the term ‘al-murâd’ to the elite concerning which there is a [Prophetic] report.”
    Is There a Spiritual Elite?

    I say that the ground for adducing this verse is that Allah, the Magnificent, sent to His Messenger ﷺ His Book and singled him out for His grace and qualified him for His message and prophethood—without him [the Prophet ﷺ] hoping for it, earning it, or seeking it by his deeds. Rather, it was a matter willed for him. Thus he [the Prophet ﷺ] was the sought in reality.
    [Al-Harawi’s] statement, “Most of those who discourse in this knowledge distinguish between the seeker and the sought,” is to explain that some of them limit the mention of the Station of Al-Murâd, containing it within the Station of Al-Irâda (will), since the one who possesses the will (to seek Allah) is a seeker. Yet he is also the one sought.As for [Al-Harawi’s mention of these scholars’] allusion to the elite [among the travelers of the spiritual path], he means by it a report narrated on the authority of the Prophet ﷺ: “Most surely, Allah has some who are the elect among His creation (anâ’in’), whom He gives life in safety and death in safety” (recorded in Al-Majmaʿ by Al-Haythami and graded weak). ‘danâ’in’ means ‘the elect.’ It is said: ‘So and so is my ḍinna from among men,’ which means one whom I have singled out, and aḍinnu bi-jûdatihi, that is, ‘I am miserly concerning his fine company and fear its loss.
    The example of the seeker and the sought is that of a people summoned by their king from far-off lands to his company. He sends along guides and wealth, mounts, and all manner of accompaniments. Moreover, he commands them to cross long distances and deserts, and strive hard upon the path until they meet him. To one group among them, however, he sends steeds and servants. He directs these servants: Have [the select among the summoned] mount these steeds, and thereby leave all others behind. Moreover, serve them upon their journey, so as not to let them tire with tying and securing (saddles), and when they dismount for a respite, give them solace. Then have them mount again until they arrive to me. Such people do not experience the strenuous struggle and exhaustion on their journey that others do.
    Some say that the seeker goes beyond the Station of Seeking (irâda) until he becomes the sought. He is the lover who becomes the beloved. Thus, the ultimate end of every sincere seeker is to become the one who is sought. This is the opinion of most of them. The author of Al-Manâzil, however, considered one who is sought to be one who is lost [in spiritual ecstasy]. The seeker, on the other hand, is actually the one who treads the strenuous path.
    The Three Levels of the Sought

    [Al-Harawi] said:The station of being sought has three levels:
    First: The servant is protected by compulsion from disobedience, as the delight of disobedience is spoiled for him, its opportunity diminished, and its doors closed.”
    [Ibn Al-Qayyim said:] This means that when such a servant inclines toward an act that would stand between the servant and his Lord, when the servant is prone to surrender to his base desires, his Master protects him, as if forcibly, by spoiling and dimming the pleasure of the sin. Thus, he does not feel its pleasure save mingled with much discontent, which may even overcome its pleasure altogether and eliminate it, rendering the pleasure of the sin little more than a stealthy shadow.
    Second, He narrows the opportunity or means (of sin) as He surrounds him from it until he no longer inclines to it or settles into it. And even when the causes are available, a defender is appointed to him who comes between him and it, one who says to him: “Look! You are being deceived.” This is the essence of (divine) care, protection, and shelter.
    Third, the paths of sin that incur [divine] wrath are closed to him, even if he dislikes this. This is a mark of compassion and protection for him.
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    The Station of Adab (Etiquette) – 1 (Ibn Al-Qayyim)

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahu
    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu
    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------THE AUTHOR OFAl-Manâzil states:Al-Adab is to be wary of the extremities of exaggeration (ghuluww) and neglect (jafâ’), realizing the harm of transgression.
    This is one of the best definitions, for transgressing to either extremity is lack of adab. Al-Adab is to stand in between the two extremities, neither falling short of observing the limits of the Shariʿah to perfection, nor transgressing what have been their limits, for both acts are transgression and Allah loves not the transgressors [Sûrat Al-Baqarah, 2:190]. Hence, transgression is nothing but bad adab.
    One of the salaf has said:
    The religion of Allah is midway between the one who exaggerates in it and the one who neglects it.
    The loss of adab by neglect is exemplified by someone who does not completely wash the limbs in ablution and fails to offer alawât with the etiquette that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has established and practiced. The behaviors of this etiquette number to nearly a hundred, including obligatory and recommended elements.
    The loss of adab by exaggeration may be exemplified by obsessive doubt about whether one did proper intention (nyya), or raising one’s voice in doing it, or raising one’s voice in supplications and alawât that have been legislated to be said silently, or prolonging what the Sunnah requires to be short or omitted, such as the first tashahhud and salâm, which it is Sunnah to omit, or to prolong this over and against the practice of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
    It is not wrong to] prolong it compared to what the salah thieves nowadays do, those who peck –like birds in sujud, instead of praying with tranquility and presence. [The reference is to the aḥâdîth where the Prophet ﷺ likens those who pray hastily to “the worst kind of thieves,” in Al-Mustadrak, Musnad, and elsewhere, and “peckers” in Bukhâri 757, 793; Muslim 397, and others].
    The Prophet ﷺ did not command a thing and then oppose it. Allah protected him from such conduct –contrary to what many people who make their alawât extremely short think. [It was not the Prophet’s alawât that were too long ﷺ but rather such people’s alawât that are too brief]. He would command them to be light in their alawât.
    And, by way of exemplifying what “light” means here, he himself used to lead them with Sûrat Al-Ṣâffât –which takes about 15-20 minutes to recite. Again, he would command them to be light in their alawât and pray alât Al-Zuhr in such a way that one could go to Al-Baqîʿ [the Muslim cemetery about half a kilometer (or a third of mile) from Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi] to [pay respects] to his family, complete ablution, and return to join the Prophet still in the first cycle (rakʿah) of the prayer. This is the lightening of salah that he commanded as opposed to ‘stealing’ and ‘pecking’ [by making the alawât extremely short, as people nowadays do], for the latter amounts to stopping short of actually praying, and being content with its name [i.e., calling it Prayer].
    Someone who is really hungry would never stop at one or two bites, for this would do him little good. Only someone who eats for formality will take a couple bites and be content. But if one is truly hungry, one does not stop eating until one has eaten enough, if he can. But alas! The hearts of people are now already filled with other things, and there is little hunger for the Prayer.
    Another example of [adab] is moderation in regard to the prophets, peace be upon them, and to avoid exaggerating when it comes to them–as the Christians have done in regard to the Christ –nor to neglect the prophets, as the Jews have done. For whereas the Christians worshipped the prophets, the Jews killed and denied them. The Ummah of moderation, in contrast, believed, supported, and helped them and followed what they brought.
    The example of [adab] with respect to the rights of Allah’s creatures is to neither fall short of them nor to be so involved with them as to forget the rights of Allah –or to neglect to fulfill Allah’s rights with perfection, thus neglecting the interests of one’s religion and the spiritual needs of one’s heart. Neither should one neglect the rights of others. Both sides of transgression are harmful. By this definition, then, the essence of adab is justice. And Allah knows best.
    # # #
    [Al-Harawi] states:It [adab] has three levels:
    (1) Restraining fear from turning into despair;
    (2) Preventing hope from becoming complacency;
    (3) Stopping bliss from provoking audacity.
    By the first he means that [adab] does not allow fear to grow to a point where it becomes hopelessness and despair from Allah’s mercy, for that is blameworthy fear. I have heard to say Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, Allah have mercy on him: “The proper limit of fear is that which prevents you from acts of disobedience to Allah. What goes beyond that is unnecessary.” The fear that falls to despair is bad etiquette toward –and ignorance of– the mercy of Allah, the Exalted, which has predominated over His wrath.
    As for the second, the prevention of hope from becoming complacency is that one’s hope should not reach the point where one feels security from chastisement, for None feels secure from Allah’s plan except the losers [Sûrat Al-Aʿrâf, 7:99], and such is another extreme. The definition of hope is “what makes worship pleasant to you and prompts you toward the journey,” which is like the wind that pushes the sailboat. If it stops, so does the boat. If it turns violent, it capsizes the boat. If it blows in proper measure, however, it sails the boat to its destination.
    As for the third, “stopping bliss from encouraging audacity,” it is something only the strong and strong-willed can accomplish, those who are not so overwhelmed with happiness as to forget gratitude, nor with grief as to neglect patience. As it has been said by a poet:
    Joy does not outdo their thanks
    Nay, nor affliction their patience
    The human self (nafs) is a companion of Satan and resembles him. The gifts of Allah descend into the heart and the soul. The self (nafs) ever lies in ambush for these gifts and is bent on taking its share of them, turning them into its own conquest. Whosoever is lenient with the self and ignorant of it allows it to fulfill its designs. Thus, what is supposed to be a divine gift to the heart and the soul –and a strength for it– turns into the conquest of the self, as well as an instrument of that conquest. And the self therefore rebels, for it sees itself as self-sufficient.
    [As Allah says,] The human being is indeed rebellious, for he sees himself self-sufficient. So then –when one acquires some wealth– how much more rebellious would the nafs be if it thinks that it has attained much higher things, such as knowledge, the state [of ecstatic presence before Allah], inner awareness (maʿrifa), or divine disclosure? When these things become the attainments of the self (rather than of the heart and soul, as they are intended to be), the servant deviates from the path inevitably to a blameworthy extreme and displays audacity, or ecstatic utterances (shadḥ), or other such signs.By Allah, how many souls have been spiritually murdered, looted, and wounded in this way and are left wondering: “Where did you come from? How did you attack?” The least that occurs as a result of this is that the door of any further bliss is closed. That is why it has been the way of those with inner knowledge and insight, when they are given such divine gifts, to err on the side of humility, self-criticism, and investigation of their shortcomings. They look to the one closer to Allah and nobler than themselves in His eyes –who, when he entered Makkah on the Day of the Opening, his head was bowed, so much so that it touched the back of his camel at a time when it is the wont of the human being that his happiness, victory, and triumph own him and raise him to the heights of the sky.
    The real man is thus one whose adab protects his [spiritual] openings and his provision that is sent by Allah from being stolen by his nafs; and helpless is the one who is generous to his nafs. And what an unseemly generosity, and what a foolhardy charity!
    And from Allah alone help is sought.-------------------------------Adab (Arabic: أدب‎) in the context of behavior, refers to prescribed Islamic etiquette: "refinement, good manners, morals, decorum, decency, humaneness".[1] While interpretation of the scope and particulars of Adab may vary among different cultures, common among these interpretations is regard for personal standing through the observation of certain codes of behavior.[2] To exhibit Adab would be to show "proper discrimination of correct order, behavior, and taste."[2]Islam has rules of etiquette and an ethical code involving every aspect of life. Muslims refer to Adab as good manners, courtesy, respect, and appropriateness, covering acts such as entering or exiting a washroom, posture when sitting, and cleansing oneself.
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    Re: Allah is Beautiful and Loves Beauty (IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAH )

    I don't mean to be critical or mean when I say this, but it would make a world of difference if you were to use a smaller font size and try to use better spacing between paragraphs. They way you currently post makes it difficult to read and will probably put many people off from even attempting.
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    The Virtues of Kindness

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahu

    Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu

    ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah

    who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''

    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.

    Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    The Virtues of Kindness mentioned in the Quraan and Hadith

    The Noble Qur'an 3:159
    And by the Mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently. And had you been severe and harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about you; so pass over (their faults), and ask (Allah's) Forgiveness for them; and consult them in the affair. Then when you have taken a decision, put your trust in Allah, certainly, Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him).
    The Noble Qur'an 42:43
    And verily, whosoever shows patience and forgives that would truly be from the things recommended by Allah.
    The Noble Qur'an 31:17-19
    O my son! Aqim-is-Salat (offer prayers perfectly), enjoin (people) for Al- Ma'ruf (Islamic Monotheism and all that is good), and forbid (people) from Al- Munkar (i.e. disbelief in the Oneness of Allah, polytheism of all kinds and all that is evil and bad), and bear with patience whatever befalls you. Verily! These are some of the important commandments ordered by Allah with no exemption.
    And turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes not each arrogant boaster.
    And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking, and lower your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is the voice (braying) of the ass.
    The Noble Qur'an - Al-Fath 48:29
    Muhammad (SAW) is the Messenger of Allâh, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. ...
    Hadith - Muslim & Bukhari
    "Allah is not kind to him who is not kind to people.
    "
    Hadith - Tirmidhi, Saheeh: Related by Aboo Daawood (no. 4177) and at-Tirmidhee (no. 1877). It was declared authentic by Imaam al-Albaanee in as-Saheehah (no. 417):"He who does not thank people does not thank Allah.”
    Hadith - Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi
    "Those who are kind and considerate to Allah's creatures, Allah bestows His kindness and affection on them. Show kindness to the creatures on the earth so that Allah may be kind to you.

    .The Prophet sal Allahu alaiyhi wa sallam said, “I guarantee a house in Jannah for one who gives up arguing, even if he is in the right; and I guarantee a home in the middle of Jannah for one who abandons lying even for the sake of fun; and I guarantee a house in the highest part of Jannah for one who has good manners.”



    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Virtue of Kindness According to Quran and Sunnah



    Bismillah ir Rahman ir RahimInnal-Hamdalillahwas-Salaatuwas-Salaam 'alaa RasoolillahAs-Salaamu alaikumwa-Rahmatullahiwa-Barakatuhu.


    The Virtue of Kindness
    According to Quran and Sunnah.

    The Noble Qur'an 3:159
    And by the Mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently. And had you been severe and harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about you; so pass over (their faults), and ask (Allah's) Forgiveness for them; and consult them in the affair. Then when you have taken a decision, put your trust in Allah, certainly, Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him).
    The Noble Qur'an 42:43)
    And verily, whosoever shows patience and forgives that would truly be from the things recommended by Allah.


    The Noble Qur'an 31:17-19 O my son! Aqim-is-Salat (offer prayers perfectly), enjoin (people) for Al- Ma'ruf (Islamic Monotheism and all that is good), and forbid (people) from Al- Munkar (i.e. disbelief in the Oneness of Allah, polytheism of all kinds and all that is evil and bad), and bear with patience whatever befalls you. Verily! These are some of the important commandments ordered by Allah with no exemption.And turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes not each arrogant boaster.And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking, and lower your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is the voice (braying) of the ass.
    Hadith - Muslim & Bukhari.
    "Allah is not kind to him who is not kind to people."
    Hadith - Tirmidhi, Saheeh: Related
    by Aboo Daawood (no. 4177) and at-Tirmidhee (no. 1877). It was declared authenticby Imaam al-Albaanee in as-Saheehah (no. 417):
    "He who does not thank people does not thankAllah
    Hadith - Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi "Those who are kind and considerate to Allah's creatures, Allah bestows His kindness and affection on them. Show kindness to the creatures on the earth so that Allah may be kind to you."
    The Noble Qur'an - Al-Fath 48:29)
    Muhammad (SAW) is the Messenger of Allâh, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. ...
    In Marriage.
    The Noble Qur'an 30:21 And among His Signs is this, that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect.
    The Noble Qur'an 4:19
    ye who believe! ye are forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor should ye treat them with harshness that ye may take away part of the dower ye have given them except where they have been guilty of open lewdness; on the contrary live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good.
    Hadith - Tirmidhi "The most perfect of the believers is the best of you in character, and the best of you are those among you who are best to their wives."
    Lenience.
    Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Book 71, Ch. 16, No. 2025
    Narrated 'Aisha (r.a.): "Allah's Messenger said, "Be calm, O 'Aisha! Allah loves that, one should be kind and lenient in all matters."
    Gifts.
    "Give gifts to one another, for gifts take away malice." (Mishkat)"The messenger of Allah Salal Lahu Alehi Wasalam used to accept gifts and give gifts in return." (Bukhari)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Allah loves kindness and gentleness in all things




    In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

    One of the most beloved qualities of good character to Allah is kindness and gentleness. Allah has reserved a special reward for those who are kind and gentle.

    Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

    يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ رَفِيقٌ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ وَيُعْطِي عَلَى الرِّفْقِ مَا لَا يُعْطِي عَلَى الْعُنْفِ وَمَا لَا يُعْطِي عَلَى مَا سِوَاهُ

    O Aisha, Allah is gentle and He loves gentleness. He rewards for gentleness what is not granted for harshness and He does not reward anything else like it.

    Source: Sahih Muslim 2593, Grade: Sahih

    Kindness and gentleness are traits that are inherently good, and whoever has them has been given his portion of goodness.

    Jareer reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

    مَنْ يُحْرَمْ الرِّفْقَ يُحْرَمْ الْخَيْرَ

    He who is deprived of kindness is deprived of goodness.

    Source: Sahih Muslim 2592, Grade: Sahih

    Abu Ad-Darda reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

    مَنْ أُعْطِيَ حَظَّهُ مِنْ الرِّفْقِ فَقَدْ أُعْطِيَ حَظَّهُ مِنْ الْخَيْرِ وَمَنْ حُرِمَ حَظَّهُ مِنْ الرِّفْقِ فَقَدْ حُرِمَ حَظَّهُ مِنْ الْخَيْرِ

    Whoever is given his portion of kindness has been given his portion of goodness, and whoever is deprived of his portion of kindness has been deprived of his portion of goodness.

    Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2013, Grade: Sahih

    Allah loves kindness and gentleness in all matters, so we should manifest these qualities even when we face abuse and cruelty. On one occasion, the Prophet was insulted and cursed by his enemies but he did not return their curse. Rather, he showed patience and forbearance and encouraged his companions to be kind.

    Aisha reported: A group of Jews asked permission to visit the Prophet and when they were admitted they said, “Death be upon you.” I said to them, “Rather death and the curse of Allah be upon you!” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

    يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ رَفِيقٌ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ فِي الْأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ

    O Aisha, Allah is kind and He loves kindness in all matters.

    Source: Sahih Bukhari 6528, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi

    Indeed, Allah sent Moses and Aaron, peace be upon them, to Pharaoh and He commanded them to speak mildly to him and to begin their invitation to Islam with gentleness.

    Allah said:

    فَقُولَا لَهُ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ

    Speak to him mildly that perhaps he may remember or fear Allah.

    Surat Ta Ha 20:44

    If this is how Allah commanded the prophets to speak to the greatest of oppressors, then how much more deserving of kindness are those lesser than him?

    Al-Baghawi reported:

    وقرأ رجل عند يحيـى بن معاذ هذه الآية فَقُولاَ لَهُ قَوْلاً لَّيِّناً فبكى يحيى وقال إلهي هذا رفقك بمن يقول أنا الإِله فكيف رفقك بمن يقول أنت الإِله

    A man recited this verse in front of Yahya ibn Mu’adh and he began to weep. Yahya said: My God, this is Your gentleness with one who claims to be God, then how is Your gentleness with one who says You are God?

    Source: Tafseer Al-Baghawi 20:44

    Likewise, Prophet Muhammad was commanded to begin inviting the unbelievers of Mecca to Islam with gentleness, even though they were plotting against him and the Muslims.

    Allah said:

    إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا

    Verily, they are planning a plan and I am planning a plan. So give respite to the unbelievers, deal gently with them for a while.

    Surat At-Tariq 86:15-17

    For this reason, the Prophet was patient and forbearing with their abuse for more than twenty years. Only after the persecution became so intense was he allowed to fight back in self-defense. Even so, the Prophet was given clear instructions to accept their repentance or at least accept their offer of peace.

    Allah said:

    فَإِن تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ فَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ حَتَّىٰ يَسْمَعَ كَلَامَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ أَبْلِغْهُ مَأْمَنَهُ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ

    If they repent, establish prayer, and give charity, let them go their way. Verily, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. If any one of the idolaters seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allah. Then deliver him to his place of safety. That is because they are a people who do not know.

    Surat At-Tawba 9:5-6

    Thus, the door of mercy and gentleness is never closed, as even the worst of criminals are given the opportunity to repent and make amends.

    Furthermore, kindness and gentleness should be shown to the animals and indeed all of creation.

    Aisha reported: I was upon a camel which was misbehaving so I began to beat it. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

    عَلَيْكِ بِالرِّفْقِ فَإِنَّ الرِّفْقَ لَا يَكُونُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا زَانَهُ وَلَا يُنْزَعُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا شَانَهُ

    You must be gentle. Verily, gentleness is not in anything except that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything except that it disgraces it.

    Source: Musnad Ahmad 24417, Grade: Sahih

    Small acts of kindness, although it might be trivial in the eyes of people, are an important means for us to be saved from Hellfire and admitted into Paradise.

    Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

    أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَنْ يَحْرُمُ عَلَى النَّارِ أَوْ بِمَنْ تَحْرُمُ عَلَيْهِ النَّارُ عَلَى كُلِّ قَرِيبٍ هَيِّنٍ سَهْلٍ

    Shall I not tell you for whom the Hellfire is forbidden? It is every person accessible, polite, and mild.

    Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2488, Grade: Hasan

    Therefore, we should train ourselves and our children to be kind and gentle in all matters, among the Muslims, among unbelievers, and even with the animals. We should resist the temptation to indulge in cruelty and savagery. Times will come when must apply justice to criminals, but we have to remember that the opportunity for repentance will remain and even a great tyrant like Pharaoh should be given his portion of kindness.

    We ask Allah to beautify our manners with kindness and to protect us from falling into harshness.

    Success comes from Allah, and Allah knows best.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Prophet Muhammad taught love, kindness and compassion to his people, and was seen to be the most loving, kind, and compassionate of all of them. The Quran mentions his kind and gentle behavior in these words: "O Messenger of Allah! It is a great Mercy of God that you are gentle and kind towards them; for, had you been harsh and hard-hearted, they would all have broken away from you" (Quran 3:159).

    There are many instances that show his kindness and gentleness, especially to the weak and the poor. Anas, who was his helper, said: "I served Allah's Messenger for ten years and he never said to me, 'Shame' or 'Why did you do such-and-such a thing?' or 'Why did you not do such-and-such a thing?'" (Bukhari, 2038).

    Once he said to his wife: "0 'A'ishah! Never turn away any needy man from your door empty-handed. 0 'A'ishah! Love the poor; bring them near to you and God will bring you near to Him on the Day of Resurrection". He also went much further on to say: "Seek me among your weak ones, for you are given provision, or you are given help only by reason of the presence of your weak ones". (Rahman, Encyclopedia of Seerah, VOL. VIII, p. 151) God Almighty is Kind, and the Prophet imitated Allah's example in its perfection by showing kindness to his servants and all creatures without any regard for their beliefs, color or nationality. The Prophet said: "God is kind and likes kindness in all things" (Bukhari, 6601).

    His heart ached within him at the corrupt state of his fellow-Meccans and their rejection of One God. The Holy Quran testifies to it in these words: "0 Muhammad, you will, perhaps, consume yourself with grief because the people do not believe" (Quran 26:3). In Surah Kahf, we read: "Well, 0 Muhammad, it may be that you will kill yourself for their sake out of sorrow if they do not believe in this Message." (Quran 18:6). And Surah Fatir says: "So let not your life be consumed in grief for their sake." (Quran 35:8).

    He took a great interest in the welfare of all people and had great compassion for people in trouble. The Prophet Muhammad imitated the attributes of God par excellence and translated them into practice in the highest form possible for man. Kindness is an attribute of Allah, which has no limits. It is extensive and encompasses all things and all beings without discrimination. Likewise was the kindness of the Prophet. He extended it to all beings, both animate and inanimate and benefited all without measure. The Quranic words for the Prophet's kindness, ra'ufun rahirn (Quran 9:128) are very intensive and comprehensive in meaning and convey the true nature and extent of the Prophet's kindness to people. The Prophet said: "One of the finest acts of kindness is for a man to treat his fathers' friends in a kindly way after he has departed" (Abu dawud, 5123)

    The issue of treating friends well was also extended to include relations: "He who wishes to have his provision enlarged and his term of life prolonged should treat his relatives well" (Bukhari, 5985). He emphasized on this matter because he deeply held the view that "Only kindness prolongs life, and a person is deprived of provisions for the faults he commits" (Ibn Majah). Bahz b. Hakim, on his father's authority, said that his grandfather told him that he had asked Allah's Messenger to whom he should show kindness and that the Prophet had replied: "Your mother." He asked who came next and he replied: "Your mother." He asked who came next and he replied for the third time: "Your mother." He again asked who came next and he replied: "Your father, then your relatives in order of relationship" (Abu dawud, 5120). He dwelled on the issue of treating orphans humanely as he stated that "The best house among the Muslims is one which contains an orphan who is well treated, and the worst house among the Muslims is one which contains an orphan who is badly treated" (Ibn Majah, 3679). This means that the Prophet cautioned his followers against general maltreatment of anyone regardless of his status. By extending good treatment from friends to relatives and now to neighbors, Prophet Muhammad was intent in making all humans interdependent as he emphasized in the following words: "All creatures are Allah's dependants, and those dearest to God are the ones who treat His dependants kindly" (Rahman, VOL VIII, p. 154). He emphasized the kind treatment of women again and again in his speeches:

    Treat women kindly, since they are your helpers; . . . you have your rights upon your wives and they have their rights upon you. Your right is that they shall not allow anyone you dislike to enter your bed or your home, and their right is that you should treat them well. (from the Farewell Sermon of the Prophet)

    Once a number of women complained to the Prophet's wives about their ill-treatment by their husbands. On hearing of this, the Prophet said: "Such persons among you are not good persons." (Abu Dawud, 1834). This condemnation by the Prophet himself was an indication that no one will be accepted before God who, while on earth, decided to be unkind to women. Another person said to the Prophet: "0 Messenger of Allah! My relatives are such that although I cooperate with them, they cut me off; I am kind to them but they ill treat me." The Prophet said this in reply: "So long as you continue as you are, God will always help you and He will protect you against their mischief" (Muslim, 4640). This was not only a way of bringing comfort to the mind of the worried person but one of the communicative techniques of the Prophet to assure who ever found himself in that situation to look up to God to be consoled and protected. So it was pointless to preach vengeance to this kind of people suffering from this similar fate. Indeed, Prophet Muhammad was nothing short of a competent counselor.

    He was always counseling people to be goodhearted regardless of their sex, age or gender. Once Asma bint Abu Bakr's mother, who was still an unbeliever, came to see her in Madinah. She told this to the Prophet and said: "My mother has come to see me and she is expecting something from me. May I oblige her?" The Prophet said: "Yes, be kind to your mother" (Muslim, 2195). This attitude of the Prophet was equally extended to Zainab as-Saqafia, the wife of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and an Ansari woman. She went to see the Prophet and to inquire whether it would be a charity if they spent something on their husbands and on the orphans under their care. The Prophet said: "They will get a two-fold reward, one for kindness towards their relatives and the other for charity" (Bukhari, 1466).

    There are many Ahadith concerning his kindness to animals, birds and insects: "ALLAH prescribed kindness towards everything; so when you slaughter any animal, slaughter it well; when you sacrifice, make your sacrifice good. And let everyone sharpen his weapon and make it easy for his sacrificed animal" (Muslim, 5055). He made this kind of statement to demonstrate his love for both humans and animals. In essence, Prophet Muhammad was equally showing his followers that he too is feels pain.







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    Those Who Yearn to meet ALLAH!

    Excerpt from the book “The Garden of the Lovers and the Excursion of Those Who Yearn”
    by Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah, Chapter: Concerning the Desire for Allah and the Signs of the One Who Knows Allah.-------------------------------------------------------------
    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahuWa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)
    ---------------“Reflect on the address of the Quran. You will find a King for which is all ownership and all praise. The reins of all matters are in His hands, and their source is from Him and their return to Him. Established upon the bed of His dominion, not a single hidden thing can hide from Him in the corners of His kingdom. He is perfectly knowledgeable of what rests inside the souls of His slaves, observing their every private and public affair. All alone, He manages His kingdom; He hears and sees, gives and withholds, rewards and punishes, honors and humiliates, creates and provides, takes life and gives it, portions and plans.
    The decrees come down from Him, the enormous and the tiny, and ascend to Him as well. No spec moves except by His permission, and no leaf falls except by His knowledge. Reflect on how you find Him praising Himself, and extolling Himself, and thanking Himself, and advising His slaves, and directing them to what contains their happiness and success, and encouraging them towards it, and warning them from what contains their destruction. He acquaints (them) with Himself through His names and His attributes, and seeks their love (for Him) by His blessings and favors.
    -------------------------------------------As for the desire for getting closer to Allah (raghbah), (lit. His Countenance) and yearning for the meeting with Him, then it is the capital of the slave, the foundation of his affair, the basis of his life of goodness, the source of his (true) happiness, success and bliss, and it is the coolness of his eye. For this reason he was created and for it he has been commanded. The messengers have been sent and the books have been revealed also for this purpose. There is no rectification or bliss for the heart unless its desire is solely for Allah, alone, Mighty and Majestic is He. Hence, He alone should be his desire, what he seeks out and his goal. As Allah, the Exalted, has said, “So when you have finished (your occupation), devote yourself for Allah’s worship. And to your Lord turn your desires and intentions” (Qur’an 94:7-8). And He, the Exalted, has also said, “Would that they were contented with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and had said, ‘Allah is sufficient for us. Allah will give us of His Bounty, and so will His Messenger. We implore Allah’” (Qur’an 9:59).

    Those who desire are three types:

    • Those who desire ALLAH,
    • Those who desirethe pleasure of ALLAH, And those who desire other than ALLAH.



    So the lover is the one who desires Allah. The one who is concerned with works is the one who desires what Allah has. And the one who is satisfied with this life, in neglect to the Hereafter, is the one who desires other than Him. The person whose desire is for Allah alone, Allah with suffice him from every concern, take on all of his affairs, deflect from him what he is not capable himself to deflect, protect him like the protection of a father to his child and preserve him from all afflictions. And whoever prefers Allah to all others, Allah will prefer him to others. And whoever is for Allah, Allah will be for him where he is not even there for his own self. Whoever knows Allah, nothing will be more beloved to him than Him and no desire will remain in this type of person for anything other than Him, except that which will bring him closer to Him or assist him in his wayfaring to Him.

    From among the signs of experiential knowledge (ma’rifah) of Allah is veneration and awe (haybah). As the slave’s experiential knowledge of his Lord increases, so to does his veneration and awe increase. As Allah, the Exalted, has said, “It is only those who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allah” (Qur’ân 35:28), meaning, those who are knowledgeable concerning Him. And the Prophet (Sallallahualayhiwasallam), said, “I am the most knowledgeable of you concerning Allah and I am the most intense in awe and reverence of Him” (Al-Bukhârî and Muslim).
    So whoever knows Allah (has ma’rifah) his livelihood will be pure, his life will be sweet, everything will revere him and all fear of created things will leave him. He will find intimacy with Allah and will have an aversion for (common) people. Knowledge of Allah (ma’rifah) will bequeath to him shyness in front of Allah, veneration and reverence of Him, vigilance (concerning His vision), love, trust in Him, turning to Him, pleasure in Him and submission to His ordinances.
    It was said to Junayd, may Allah have mercy upon him, “There are a group of people here that claim that they can attain righteousness by leaving all movement.” He responded, “Such ones have spoken of the removal of all action, and this is something very immense. The one who fornicates and steals is in a better state than the one who says that (as far as I am concerned). For verily, those who have experiential knowledge of Allah (the ‘ârifûn) have taken their actions from Allah and they have returned to Allah in them. If I were to live one thousand years I would not decrease in performing righteous works.” He also said, “One who knows Allah does not really know Allah until he becomes like the earth; the feet of the righteous and the unrighteous tread upon him. And (until he becomes) like the rain that waters what it likes and what it doesn’t like.”
    Yahyâ ibn Mu’âdh said, “The one who knows Allah leaves this world (at the time of death) and he has not had his fill of two things: crying over his self and yearning for his Lord.” Others have said, “One who knows Allah will not really know Allah until if he is given a dominion like the kingdom of Solomon it would not distract him from Allah for even the blink of an eye.” It has also been said, “The one who knows Allah has found intimacy with Allah and has an aversion for other than Him. He has realized his poverty in front of Allah, so Allah has enriched him from His creation. And he has humbled himself in front of Allah, so He has ennobled him amongst His creation.”
    AbûSalymân Ad-Dârânî said, “While (resting) in bed, the one who has experiential knowledge of Allah has openings that do not even come to the one who is standing in prayer!”
    Dhun-Nûn (Al-Misrî) said, “For everything there is a punishment. And the punishment of the one who knows Allah (the ‘ârif) is being cut off from the remembrance of Allah.”
    In summary, the life of the heart is with Allah and there is no life for it without that, ever. So when the heart is in agreement with the tongue in its dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and the heart is in agreement with what the Beloved wants from it; when he (the servant) belittles the many works and statements that he has made and regards even Allah’s subtle generosity and kindness as great; when he embraces obedience and leaves off disobedience, and has left all of it for the sake of his Beloved, so that nothing of it remains; when his heart has become full with reverence, awe, preference and pleasure in Him and his patience in yearning for Him has reached its last straw; when he cannot find repose except in His remembrance, desire for Him and yearning for the meeting with Him; when he cannot find (true) intimacy except in His dhikr, while maintaining His ordinances and preferring Him to others…Then this, this is the true lover (muhibb).
    Junayd said, “I heard Al-Hârith Al-Muhâsibî say: “Love (mahabbah) is your inclination to something with all of your being. Then, your preference to that thing over your own self, your soul and your possessions and wealth. Then, your being in accordance with that thing inwardly and outwardly, privately and publicly. Then, realizing your shortcomings with regards to your love of it.”
    It was said, “Love (mahabbah) is a fire that burns in the heart. It burns everything other than what the beloved wants from the lover.” It was also said, “Nay, it is exerting all efforts in pleasing the beloved. And that could never be so until one no longer sees the ‘love’ anymore, but only witnesses the beloved.” It is mentioned in some of the Hadith Qudsi, “My servant, I am, by your right, a lover of you. So, be you, by my right upon you, a lover of Me.”
    ‘Abdullah ibn Al-Mubarak said, “Whomsoever is given something of love and is not given its equivalent of awe and veneration (khashyah), then he is deceived.”
    Yahyâ ibn Mu’âdh said, “A muster seed’s amount of love is more beloved to me than seventy years of worship without love!”
    Abu Bakr Al-Kattânî said, “An issue concerning love (mahabbah) came up in Makkah during the days of the Pilgrimage. The sheikhs spoke on the matter. Junayd was present and he was the youngest amongst them. So they said to him, ‘Give us what you have O Iraqi!’ He lowered his head in humility and his eyes shed tears, and he spoke: ‘(How great is) a slave who has left himself, connected to the dhikr of his Rabb, upholding His rights, witnessing Him with his heart. The lights of His Essence have burned his heart and his drink is pure from the cup of His pure love. If such a one speaks, it is by Allah. If he utters, it is from Allah. If he moves, it is by the command of Allah. If he remains silent, he is with Allah. So he is by Allah, for Allah and with Allah.’ So the sheikhs cried and said, “There is nothing that can be added to this. May Allah rectify you, O Tâj Al-‘ârifîn (crown of those who know Allah)!”
    It was said that Allah revealed to Dawûd, peace be upon him, “O Dawûd, I have made it prohbited (harâm) for the hearts to contain the love of Me and the love of others at the same time.”
    Those who know Allah (the ‘ârifûn) have all agreed that love is not acceptable without compliance (with the Sacred Law), so much so that some of them said, “The reality of love is being in accordance with what beloved wants, concerning what pleases him and what makes him angry.” The People (of the Science of Purification; Al-Qawm) have also agreed that love is not acceptable without Tawhîd (belief in the Oneness of Allah).-----------
    “…for without a doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction.” (Surah Al-Rad, 13:28)
    Getting close to our Creator Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts is a fundamental need of every human being. This is the essence of being .
    Having this pursuit in life in-and-of itself provides healing for our chaotic inner selves. It also leads to:


    1. Allah’s swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts love
    2. Greater productivity
    3. Confidence
    4. Satisfaction and joy

    Therefore, it is essential to exert mindful effort in seeking closeness to, and blessings from, your Creator.
    Getting closer to Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts requires a few things from you:


    1. Strong intention to get closer to Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts
    2. Patience
    3. Consistency
    4. Avoid doing nothing or doing things, not for the sake of Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts

    Let’s first consider our worth to Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts.
    If you want to know your worth to Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts, then see what you are doing with your life.
    Are you pleasing Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts or disappointing Him?
    Don’t like your answer?
    Well, there is good news.
    The fact that you are seeking closeness to Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts means He wants you to remember Him.

    Being productive is very important as a Muslim. It is a sign of Allah’s swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts mercy that you have come to seek beneficial knowledge from websites like this one. A righteous deed is like a pearl necklace – when it breaks, all the pearls follow one another quickly.
    Abu Huraira ranhu 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts reported that the Prophet Muhammad swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts said that Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts, the Exalted and Glorious said:
    “I am near to the thought of My servant as he thinks about Me, and I am with him as he remembers Me. And if he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My heart, and if he remembers Me in assembly I remember him in assembly, better than his (remembrance), and if he draws near Me by the span of a palm, I draw near him by the cubit, and if he draws near me by the cubit I draw near him by the space (covered by) two hands. And if he walks towards Me, I rush towards him.” [Sahih Muslim]
    We need to struggle to achieve great things. ِِِAnd the harder the struggle is, the better the outcome becomes.
    Getting close to Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts takes time. We cannot expect everything to magically fall into place by doing one righteous deed. You need to depend on Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts. Always trust that what He has planned for you is the best you can have, for this life and the hereafter.
    Here are some tips to achieve closeness to Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts:
    1. Dua (Supplication)

    We forget that we need Allah’s swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts help and strength to guide us.
    When we get too caught up with dunya (this life) we often think we can do it on our own without His help.
    Sometimes we substitute Barakah for a desire to enter the hustle culture and then wonder why we feel frazzled at work or home. When we do this we lose our productivity. This is why we have to know that nothing changes without the strength and power of Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts.
    We need to ask Him for His help, especially if it is to get closer to Him or become better at worshipping Him. We need to seek refuge in Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts in everything.
    This helps us to address the negative thoughts we have, our lack of productivity or even our lack of faith.
    We need to ask Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts to help us and guide us to the Straight Path. Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts says in the Qur’an:
    “And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me – indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided”(2:186).
    2. Stay Away from Poisons

    You need to get any poisons out of your life. Poison has many forms.
    Fix your heart, by staying away from anything that Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts doesn’t love. If you are around friends that make you sin and make you disappoint Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts, then you need to get them out of your life.
    The Prophet Muhammad saw 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts said: “A good friend and a bad friend are like a perfume-seller and a blacksmith: The perfume-seller might give you some perfume as a gift, or you might buy some from him, or at least you might smell its fragrance. As for the blacksmith, he might singe your clothes, and at the very least you will breathe in the fumes of the furnace.” [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
    3. Get to Know Allah [SWT] Through His Beautiful Names

    How can you love Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts and want to get closer to Him if you don’t know Him that well?
    We fall in love with people as we get to know them more and realize that they have a lot of beautiful qualities and characteristics.
    Of course, Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts is above any analogy, but you need to know Him more. Wanting to get closer won’t do you any good on its own. You must learn to fall in love with your Creator.
    Start with the name of Al-Wadud, the Ever-Loving. Allah’s swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts love for you is unconditional. He does not need or want anything from you in return.
    He loves you and so He keeps giving you even if you disobey Him. Ask Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts with His Names.
    He is the One who is closest to you (Qareeb). So ask Him to bring you closer to Him.
    Call on Him using the name Al-Wadud and ask Him to love you more and make you love Him more.
    It’s as simple as that.
    We tend to overthink stuff and forget that if we seek refuge in Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts, He will make everything easier on us.
    Abu Huraira ranhu 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts narrates that the Prophet saw 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts said, “If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel saying, ‘Allah loves so-and-so; O Gabriel! Love him.’ Gabriel would love him and make an announcement amongst the inhabitants of the Heaven. ‘Allah loves so-and-so, therefore you should love him also,’ and so all the inhabitants of the Heaven would love him, and then he is granted the pleasure of the people on the earth.” [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
    4. Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts)

    Remembering Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts is essential in achieving closeness to Him. You can remember him by engaging in dhikr (remembrance) and tasbeeh (praise).
    Say Astaghfirullah a lot to erase your sins.
    Say Alhamdulillah so Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts will give you more.
    Look outside your window and say Subhan-Allah about His beautiful creations.
    The most elegant form of remembering Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts is by looking at His creations.
    When you are in between tasks like driving or walking, remember Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts.
    Listen to Islamic lectures that speak of Allah’s swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts glory. Surround yourself with people who remind you of Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts.
    Attend halaqas or religious circles in masjids. If you like, you can even create your own gathering of remembrance.
    The more you remember Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts, the more He will descend unique peace upon you.
    See what happens when you are sitting in a gathering that is filled with Allah’s swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts remembrance…
    Allah’s Messenger [SAW] said:
    “Whenever some people gather in one of Allah’s houses (mosques) to recite the book of Allah and study it among themselves – then calmness (tranquillity) descends upon them, the angels surround them, mercy covers them, and Allah mentions them to those who are with Him.” [Sahih Muslim]
    5. Follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad saw 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts

    By following the Sunnah of our prophet saw 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts we will gain the love of Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts. When you gain the love of Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts, you will get closer to him.
    Following the Sunnah of the Prophet makes you a better person. You will have better behaviours and ethics.
    Read more about the Prophet saw 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts; fall in love with your Messenger. After all, he was a mercy to all mankind. Allah says so in the Qu’ran:
    “Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (3:31)”.
    6. Stay Connected to the Qur’an

    Reading or memorizing the Qur’an alone is not enough. Understand it and act upon it.
    Try your best to act the way we are asked to in the Qur’an. Reflect on its meanings; it will give you answers to your daily life’s complications.
    When you read the Qur’an and work to understand it better you are more likely to reach the level of Ihsan. You will want to do everything right.
    In the form of a man, Gabriel/Jibreel alayhis 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts once entered a gathering where the Prophet alayhis 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts was sitting.
    One of the questions the angel asked was to elaborate on the term “Ihsan”.
    Prophet Muhammed saw 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts said, “That you worship Allah as if you see Him, for if you don’t see Him then truly He sees you.” [Bukhari and Muslim]
    Wrapping It All Up

    Be productive, seek knowledge and take action. The more you love Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts, the more you will do to get closer to Him.
    ِAnd the more you get closer to Him, the more He will get closer to you, and the more Barakah you will witness in your life.
    Additionally, the more you will want to learn about the Sunnah and the Qur’an, the closer you will become to reaching the level of Ihsan (excellence).
    When you reach that level, you will feel Allah’s swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts love and you will be satisfied with everything He gives you.
    You will be productive because you won’t want to waste time without pleasing Him swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts. You will be confident in everything that you do in your life because you will fully trust in Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts.
    May Allah swt 1svg - My Islamic Knowledge blog posts guide us to the path that takes us closer to Him. Ameen.

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    Imam Malik – The Scholar of Madinah

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahuWa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------{Imam Malik – The Scholar of Madinah}--------------------------------------------------------------The collection and codification of Islamic law has historically been one of the most important, and challenging, tasks that the Muslim community has undertaken in 1400 years of history. To be considered a faqih (an expert in Islamic law – fiqh), one must have mastery of the Quran, the sayings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, other sources of law, as well as other subjects such as grammar and history.
    One of the giants of Islamic law was the 8th century scholar of Madinah, Malik ibn Anas. At a time when the Muslim community desperately needed the sciences of fiqh and hadith (sayings and doings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) to be organized, Imam Malik rose to the occasion. His legacy is manifest in his continued influence throughout the Muslim world, both through his own works and the works of those he helped guide on a path of scholarship and devotion to Islam.

    Early Life and Education

    Imam Malik was born in 711 in the city of Madinah, 79 years after the death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in that same city. His family was originally from Yemen, but his grandfather had moved to Madinah during the reign of
    Umar ibn al-Khattab. Both his father and grandfather had studied religious sciences under the Companions of the Prophet who still lived in Madinah, and thus young Malik was raised in an environment that was based on Islamic scholarship, learning from his father and uncle.
    Imam Malik’s uncle, Nafi’, was an eminent scholar in his own right, and narrated hadith from Aisha, Abu Hurairah, and Abdullah ibn Umar, all companions who are noted for their vast knowledge of hadith. Although the political center of the Muslim world shifted away from Madinah during the caliphate of Ali in the 650s, it remained the intellectual capital of Islam. In this capital of Islamic knowledge, Imam Malik mastered the sciences of hadith, tafsir (interpretation of the Quran), and fiqh.
    The Scholar of Madinah

    After an immense amount of study that extended into his 20s and 30s, Imam Malik became known as the most learned man in Madinah at his time. He became a teacher, attracting a huge number of students to lectures, which he held in the mosque of the Prophet ﷺ. He used to sit on the pulpit of the mosque with the Quran in one hand and a collection of hadith in the other and offer legal rulings and opinions based on those two sources.
    Students flocked to his lectures from all corners of the Muslim world. Among his more notable students were Abu Yusuf, Muhammad al-Shaybani (they were
    Abu Hanifah’s two most important students as well), and Imam al-Shafi’i.
    newthreadphp?dopostthread&ampf7 - My Islamic Knowledge blog postsImam Malik held his classes in the Masjid al-Nabawi in Madinah

    The most unique aspect of Imam Malik’s methodology in fiqh was his reliance on the practices of the people of Madinah as a source of law. In the study of fiqh, there are numerous sources that are used to derive laws. The first and second most important sources are always the Quran and Sunnah. After those two, however, the great scholars of fiqh differed on the next most important source of law. Imam Malik believed that the practices of the people of Madinah should be seen as an important source.
    His reasoning for this was that Madinah at that time was not far removed from the Madinah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It had been spared the political and social upheaval that much of the rest of the Muslim world dealt with. And the people living in the city had been taught Islam by their ancestors who had been Companions of the Prophet ﷺ or students of the Companions. He thus reasoned that if all of the people of Madinah practiced a particular action and it did not contradict the Quran and Sunnah, then it can be taken as a source of law. He is unique among the four great imams of fiqh in this opinion.
    In order to ease the study of fiqh and hadith, Imam Malik compiled a book known as the al-Muwatta. This was the first book that attempted to compile only sound and reliable sayings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ into one book. Imam Malik said that he showed his book to seventy scholars in Madinah, who all approved it, thus he gave it the name al-Muwatta, meaning “The Approved”.
    Al-Muwatta was a landmark book. It helped establish the science of hadith, particularly the judging of chains of narrations for hadith. Imam Malik was so thorough in his selection of hadith that it has been placed on the same level (and sometimes above) the hadith compilations of Imams Bukhari and Muslim. Imam Shafi’i even stated that there is no book on earth, after the Quran, that is more authentic than the Muwatta.
    Imam Malik’s work was so influential as a book of fiqh that the caliph of the time, Harun al-Rashid, demanded that it be mass-printed and made the official book of fiqh for the Abbasid Empire. Imam Malik, however, refused. He knew that no one interpretation of Islamic law was perfect and all-encompassing. As such, he refused to allow his fiqh to become official, even under threat of persecution and imprisonment.
    Imam Malik’s Character

    Besides being one of the greatest scholars of fiqh in history, Imam Malik was an incredibly humble and meticulous Muslim. Out of respect for the Prophet ﷺ and his words, he would refuse to narrate a hadith while walking. Instead, when asked about a hadith, he would stop, sit down, and give the hadith the attention it deserved, out of respect for Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He would also refuse to ride any animal in the city of Madinah, seeing it as unfathomable that he would ride on the same dust that Muhammad ﷺ’s feet walked on. This type of extra respect and meticulousness out of respect for Prophet Muhammad ﷺ certainly is not mandatory according to Islamic law, but simply a sign of the emphasis Imam Malik placed on the importance of Muhammad ﷺ.
    newthreadphp?dopostthread&ampf7 - My Islamic Knowledge blog postsImam Malik’s seminal work, al-Muwatta

    Among Imam Malik’s sayings are:
    “The Sunnah is the ark of Nuh. Whoever boards it is saved, and whoever remains away perishes.”
    “Knowledge does not consist in narrating much. Knowledge is but a light which Allah places in the heart.”
    “None renounces the world and guards himself without then ending up speaking wisdom.”
    When Imam Malik embarked on the study of Islamic sciences with a teacher, his mother advised him to “learn from your teacher his manners before you learn from him his knowledge.”
    Imam Malik’s ideology on fiqh developed into the Maliki madhab (school). As Imam Malik wished, it was not imposed on Muslims as the sole school of Islamic law. Instead, it complemented the other three schools that took precedence in the Sunni Muslim world – the Hanafi, Shafi’i, and Hanbali schools. The Maliki school became very popular in North and West Africa, as well as Muslim Spain. Today it remains the main madhab of North and West Africa.
    Imam Malik died at the age of 85 in the year 795. He was buried in the Baqee’ Cemetary in Madinah.
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    Haddad, Gibril. The Four Imams and their Schools.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Imam Malik was one of the most respected scholars of Fiqh also known as Imam Darul Hijrah. His great grandfather Abi Aamer, who was from Yemen, embraced Islam in 2 AH and migrated to Madinah. He participated in all the battles alongside the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) except the Battle of Badr. Malik was born near Madinah in 93 AH. He received his education in Madinah and contacted about 900 scholars for collecting Hadiths. He acquired a great amount of knowledge from the disciples of the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

    He mastered the science of Hadith at the age of 17 and began to issue Fatwa after 70 scholars confirmed his eligibility for the purpose. He collected over 100,000 Hadiths written by his hand.
    Imam Abu Hanifa met Imam Malik and recognized his scholarship. Imam Shafie was a disciple of Imam Malik.
    Imam Malik was the first to compile an authentic book of Hadith named “Al-Muwatta.” It contained 1,720 Hadiths. The book was approved by 70 scholars and thus called Muwatta (The approved). Many commentaries have been written on the book. Imam Shafie, who was one of Malik’s students for nine years, said: “Imam Malik is like a star among scholars.” Imam Malik memorized the Qur’an in his youth and studied under famous scholars like Hisham ibn Urwah, Ibn Shihab Al-Zuhri and Imam Jafar Al Sadiq, the descendant of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him).
    He served and protected the science of Hadith for over 70 years in Madinah and expired at the age of 87. He was so attached to the city of the Holy Prophet that he performed Haj only once and never went outside the city. His jurisprudence was later developed into the Maliki School of Thought, which was promoted in Morocco, Algeria and Spain.
    Imam Malik compiled Al-Muwatta in the course of 40 years, having started with 10,000 narrations until he reduced them to their present number. Imam Bukhari said that the most authentic chain of transmission of Hadith is called Silsalat Al Zahabi (golden chain), which has only three links — “Malik from Nafi from Ibn Umar and then from the Holy Prophet” (peace be upon him).
    There are 80 narrations with this chain in this book. Imam Shafie regarded Al-Muwatta as the most authentic book on earth after the Holy Qur’an.
    Imam Malik was very strong in defending Shariah and did not care for the likings of the ruling class.
    Madinah governor during Abbasid Caliphate arrested and flogged him publicly for issuing a Fatwa against ruling Caliph Mansur. When the caliph came to know about it, he dismissed the governor and apologized to Imam Malik. He also sent 3,000 dinars and invited Imam Malik to live in Baghdad but he refused the offer saying that he preferred to live in the city of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him).
    Imam Malik also issued a Fatwa against the will of Caliph Haroon Rashid for which he was severely punished. But once, when the caliph came to Madinah he asked him to teach Hadith to his princes. But Imam replied that the wealth of knowledge does not go to the doors of others.
    Haroon Rashid was wise enough, he came with his princes to the gathering of Imam Malik and attended his lecture like others.
    Haroon Rashid had suggested that Imam Malik’s book, Al-Muwatta, should be put in the Holy Kaaba and all Muslims be told to follow it in all matters of jurisprudence. But Imam Malik refused, saying “Refrain from this as the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) themselves held opposing views on subsidiary issues.”
    Imam Malik’s daughter Fatima had memorized Al-Muwatta.
    Imam Malik fell ill and died on 14th of Rabiul Awwal 179 AH. Emir of Madinah Abdul Aziz Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ibraheem led his funeral prayers. He was buried in Jannatul Baqee.
    It is reported that the Holy Prophet had said: “Very soon will people beat the flanks of camels in search of knowledge, and they shall find no one more knowledgeable than the knowledgeable scholar of Madinah” (Sunan Al-Tirmidhi). Scholars consider that the scholar referred to was Malik ibn Anas. (May Allah’s peace and blessing be upon them all).
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    The concept of Al-Haya’ (modesty)

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahuWa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)--

    ---------Haya--
    transl. bashfulness, decency, diffidence, honor, humility, inhibition, modesty, self-respect, shame, shyness, timidity) is an Arabic word that means "natural or inherent, Shyness and a sense of Modesty". In--Islamic terminology, it is mainly used in the context of modesty. The word itself is derived from the word Hayat, which means "life".--------
    Haya is a beauty which never gets old or worn out.…

    Abu Mas’ud ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amr al-Ansari al-Badri, radiyallahu ‘anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, said:“Among the things that people have found from the words of the previous prophets was: ‘If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.'”

    [Al-Bukhari]-----------------------Haya’ can be translated as: modesty, shame, shyness or bashfulness,
    The word haya’ is derived from the word “al-hayah”, which means life, as if the person who has no haya’ (modesty) is like a dead person.
    Islam encourages and treasures al-haya’ or modesty. It is one of the most important characteristics that each and every Muslim should acquire and posses.The following are some hadiths which emphasize this great quality:“Haya’ (modesty) and Iman (faith) are two that go together. If one is lifted, the other is also lifted.”
    [Recorded by al-Hakim]
    “Al-Haya’ is part of Iman.”
    “Haya’ does not produce but goodness.”
    [Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim]
    Possible interpretations of the text Due to the form of the text, it may be interpreted in many possible meaningful ways. Imam Ibnu Rajab pointed out two interpretations of the text according to early scholars:First interpretation: If you have no modesty, then do whatever you wish and Allah will punish you for what you do. This mode of expression is well known in the Arabic language, and it is used for threatening someone. This mode is used by the Qur’an in Surah Fussilat: ayat 40.Second interpretation: If you are contemplating an act and it is an act such that there is no reason to be ashamed of doing it before Allah or the people, then you may do that act. Modesty is used as a criterion over whether or not to do a certain act. The command here is in the form of displaying permission. However, there is a valid third interpretation given by Ibnu al-Qayyam who is a scholar from the eighth Hijrah century. He is in the view that the command is not what is meant by this statement. Instead, it is a statement of fact. The meaning is: If a person does not have any modesty, then there is nothing to prevent him/her from doing anything.

    Haya is one of the most important factors that keeps a person from committing a sinful act. If a person has no haya, he/she will do almost anything.----------------Lessons.
    There are two aspects of haya: Natural hayaand acquired haya. The later is attained as a result of knowing and realizing the Glory of Allah and His attributes.
    There are many manifestations of haya’

    • Having haya towards Allah – a Muslim should feel ashamed to have Allah see him doing – or hear him saying – something that displeases Allah, especially when that Muslim is alone and out of the view of humankind.
    • Haya’ towards the angels – as they are noble and dignified creatures who witness the acts performed by humans.
    • Haya’ towards other humans – an essential characteristic that keeps people from harming one another and from performing indecent acts.
    • Haya’ towards the person him/herself – a person should be ashamed of him/herself when he/she performs acts that are shameful. If he/she notices that his/her haya’ level is low he/she should improve it by remembrance of Allah, getting closer to Him, and fearing Him.

    This great concept of haya’ or modesty should be promoted through all possible means and at all levels and by everyone: educators, teachers, lecturers, parents, and du’at (preachers). It is unfortunate that today, and because of technology misuse, this great concept is threatened. Hence there is greater responsibility for the Muslim du’at, parents, educators, etc. to shoulder. The evildoers are promoting anything that distorts and corrupts haya’. Those people are taking advantage of the system where technology advancement is double sided. It is positive and beneficial on one hand, but it can be negative and destructive on the other. Muslims should learn, master and use Information Technology (IT) positively to promote what is good and beneficial. By mastering IT they should make deliberate efforts to be in control of it and minimize its negative destructive side such as by designing and producing filtering softwares.The same thing can be said about the media, where it is entertainment oriented. Entertainment is taking new destructive directions which negatively affect the concept of haya’ a great deal. If haya’ is distorted, iman (faith) can be distorted too. The chances of committing sins and evil will be higher, and the chances of delaying or neglecting obligations will be higher as well. Even chances of committing crimes will be higher due to these new directions of entertainment, where crime, drug addiction, distrustful acts, and adultery are all looked at as means of entertainment. Semi naked bodies, songs that promote evil, etc. are aspects of new entertainment. Unfortunately, we Muslims borrow media material from the West without any kind of evaluation, filtering or classification. More instructions and guidelines are needed from media organisers regarding the nature of movies and TV. There should be programs for families’ awareness.Haya’ can sometimes be abused as a justification for not doing something or giving up an obligatory act. For example, being silent or passive in the presence of falsehood or oppression for no reason except claiming haya’. Or using haya’ as an excuse for not encouraging good or discouraging evil. Unless, for both of teh above mentioned cases, there is another good reason for not doing these acts such as considering the most likely expected harmful consequences.Another example of abusing haya’ is to use it as an excuse for not seeking knowledge. In many Muslim cultures this matter is confused and misunderstood where there is a proverb or cliché that says: “There is no modesty in asking questions in religious matters”. But this cliché is only practiced in a few certain sensitive issues. However when it comes to seeking knowledge in a classroom, the situation is different. Most Muslims become shy and use modesty as an excuse. Parents at home, teachers at school, even lecturers at Universities add to the problem where they may treat asking questions as a sign of not being modest. This attitude needs to be changed to the right, positive one.Another example is using haya’ as an excuse for not doing what is correct and allowed. You know that something should be done and it is good and allowed or is even a recommended or obligatory act. However, you simply give up and do not do it because of a claimed haya’. Not giving sadaqah (charity) to a needy in front of others, not taking away a harmful material from the street or the path of the Muslims, or not helping or giving a hand to a disabled or an elderly person to cross the street are some good examples of this phenomenon.-----------------Haya’
    or modesty is a great Islamic concept that leads to goodness and keeps a Muslim away from doing a bad or indecent act when its level is maximized. Treating bad actions, as shown by revelation, as evil acts and feeling ashamed of Allah to do it and ashamed of the community, are ways of acquiring haya’. Iman and haya’ are linked. When there is iman, there is haya’, and vice versa. All of us are borne with natural haya’. However it is subject to be spoiled due to environment and dominating ideologies. Technology misuse has its negative and destructive impact on haya’. Muslims need to be aware of such challenges and exert their effort to overcome them. Haya’ cannot be used as an excuse for not doing good deeds and acts.













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    The Four Great Imams Of Islamic Law And Jurisprudence.

    Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness, whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaahaillalllahuWa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu WaRasooluhu ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) is the Rasool.''
    "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahualaihi was salam.(Amin!)-----
    {The Four Great Imams Of Islamic Law And Jurisprudence}

    Why do we need to follow a specific madhhab when we have direct access to Qur’an and Hadith, which are the sources of this knowledge?

    This question that echoes in the minds of many Muslims is of great importance as it directly relates to our lives in this world as well as in the Hereafter. It is possible for all Muslims to learn about the fundamental beliefs of Islam like Tawhid and about general ethics directly from the translations of Qur’an and Hadith.

    However, understanding Islamic jurisprudence, fiqh, which forms the foundations of our everyday life, isn’t practically possible for most, except a very small number of scholars who have the requisite knowledge base and training. This is a slippery slope because while the text of Qur’an and authentic ahadith is free from error, its interpretations aren’t.So anybody who tries to deduce conclusion without proper training inijtihad is liable to make errors.
    Not all of the believers should go to fight. Of every section of them, why does not one part alone go forth, that the rest may gain understanding of the religion, to admonish their people when they return, that perhaps they may take warning.
    [Qur’an 9:122]
    Ask those who recall if you know not.
    [Qur’an 16:43]

    Any mention of fiqh can’t be made without talking about the four great imams of fiqh and their schools of thought. Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik ibn Anas, Imam Idris Shafi`i, and Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal are the luminous stars of the sky of Islamic jurisprudence. It is very important to note and realize that despite the differences of opinion in the matters of fiqh, these blessed souls had nothing but the utmost respect for each other.

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    Imam Abu Hanifa

    First of the four great imams of fiqh, Nu`man ibn Thabit, Imam Abu Hanifa was born in 80 A.H. in Kufa. He is known as Imâm-e-A`zam, the Greatest Imam. His school has the second largest number of followers among the four imams with most adherents from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Turkey. He was the only tâbi`i, those who met with the Companions of the Prophet (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), out of the four exalted luminaries. He had the privilege of seeing Anas ibn Malik, Sahl ibn Sad as-Sa’idi, ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa and Abul-Fadl Amir ibn Wasila.

    Hammad Basri, Ata bin Abi Rabah, Imam Baqir, Imam Ja`far as-Sadiq, Abdullah ibn Umar, Aqabah ibn Umar and many other distinguished scholars are among the teachers of Imam Hanifa. Qadi Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad are among his famous students.

    Imam Abu Hanifa was the pioneer in compilation, classification and codification of fiqh. One of his biggest contributions to the field of Islamic Law is that he organized fiqh into functional categories and sub-categories starting with ritual purification, tahara. All other imams and scholars followed his organization. He is known for his unparalleled knowledge of fiqh and skill in analogical reasoning, qiyas, as well as piety, taqwa, and memory.

    A quote attributed to Imam Shafi’i states that a person who wanted to specialize in fiqh should read Abu Hanifa’s books. `Abdullah ibn Mubarak said,
    "I have not seen another specialist as learned as Abu Hanifa in the knowledge of fiqh."
    Sufyan ath-Thawri encapsulated all of the qualities of Imâm-e-A`zam in this statement,
    "This man holds a high rank in knowledge, and if I did not stand up for his science, kalam, I would stand up for his age, and if not for his age then for his ALLAH-consciousness, wara`, and if not for his ALLAH-consciousness then for his jurisprudence, fiqh."
    Qadi Abu Yusuf, while describing Imam Abu Hanifa’s personality, said,
    "As far as I know, Abu Hanifah was extremely pious, avoided forbidden things, remained silent and absorbed in his thoughts most of the time, and answered a question only if he knew the answer.
    "He was very generous and self-respecting, never asked a favor of anybody, shunned the company of the worldly-minded and held worldly power and position in contempt. He avoided slander and only talked well of people. He was a man of profound learning and was as generous with his knowledge as with his money."
    Imam Shafi`i openly acknowledges the stature of Imam Abu Hanifa.
    "People are all the children of Abu Hanifa in fiqh."

    During the reign of Caliph al-Mansur of the Umayyad dynasty, Imam Abu Hanifa was offered the seat of Chief Judge, Qadi, but he refused and was imprisoned thereafter. In 150 A.H. he was reportedly poisoned by the orders of the Caliph and passed away.

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    Imam Malik ibn Anas

    Imam Malik ibn Anas was the second of the four great imams of fiqh. He was born in 93 A.H. in Medina. He had great reverence and respect for his birthplace and, to show his respect, he never rode an animal within the city limits. He studied under the finest teachers like Nafi’Abul-Zanaad, Hisham ibn Urwah ibn Zubair, `Abdullah ibn Dinar, Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Shihab az-Zuhri and a number of other notables.

    "The Approved," al-Muwatta, is his seminal work that contains the most authentic and sound sayings and narrations of the Companions of Prophet Muhammad
    (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)
    . Imam Shafi`i considers it the most correct and the most beneficial book on Earth after Qur’an. According to Imam Malik, he had seventy jurists of Medina examine the Muwatta and each one of them approved it. He was extremely careful in narrating ahadith and said,

    "I do not accept knowledge from four types of people:
    A person well-known to be foolish, even though all the other people narrate from him;
    A person involved in committing heresy and calling others towards innovation in deen;
    A person who lies in regular conversation with people, even though I do not accuse him as a liar in regards to hadith; and,
    A person who is a pious worshiper or scholar, but does not correctly memorize what he narrates."
    His chain of narration, the chain relayed from himself relayed from Nafi’ relayed from ibn Umar, was called the Golden Chain of Narrators by Imam-e-Hadith al-Bukhari.

    He was regarded in the highest esteem by the other three of the great imams.
    Imam Shafi`i says,
    "If Malik and ibn Uyainah were not here, the knowledge of Hijaz would have perished."
    Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal praised him saying,
    "I compared Imam Malik to Awza’i, Thawri, Laith, Hammad, and al-Hakam in knowledge, and he is the leader in hadith and fiqh."
    Imam Abu Hanifa said while acknowledging his qualities,
    "I have never seen anyone more understanding, proper and patient than Imam Malik."

    After a brief illness he passed away on the 11th of Rabi’ul-Awwal in the year 179 A.H. and was buried in the Wahhabi-mandated demolished cemetery of Jannatul Baqi in Medina.


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    Imam Idris Shafi`i

    Imam Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi`i was one of the greatest jurists. He was born in 150 A.H. in Gaza, Palestine, the same year as Imam Abu Hanifa died. He shared the lineage with Prophet Muhammad
    (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)
    . With very humble beginnings, he came to Mecca at the age of ten where he began his formal education. He studied fiqh from teachers like Imam Shaybani who was one of the famous scholars of the Hanafi school of fiqh, Muslim ibn Khalil az-Zanji, Sufyan bin Uyainah and Imam Malik ibn Anas. He had an amazing memory which enabled him to memorize the entire Qur’an by the age of seven and by the time he turned fifteen, he had memorized all of the Muwatta.


    Imam Shafi`i is attributed with two madhahib; al-Qadîm, the Old, from his stay in Iraq, and al-Jadîd, the New, from his stay in Egypt. al-Jadid forms most of the Shafi`i fiqh except in a limited number of cases where scholars have followed al-Qadîm.

    The most famous works of the Imam include Kitab al-Umm, the source for al-Qadîm, and Kitab al-Hujja, the source of al-Jadîd. A significant contribution of imam Shafi`i is the distinction between innovation in religion that is good, bid`atul hasanat, and innovation in religion that leads to heresy which is referred to simply as bid`a. In his words,
    "Therefore, whatever innovation conforms to the Sunnah is approved, mahmûd, and whatever opposes it is abominable, madhmûm."

    He is known for his mastery of the Arabic language, eloquence, humility, and knowledge of hadith. As acknowledged by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal,
    "Our napes were in the hands of the Companions of Abu Hanifah when it came to hadith until we saw Imam Shafi`i: he was the most knowledgeable in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of Rasulullah
    (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)
    that he would even suffice one who was not well informed in Hadith."
    On another occasion Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal said,
    "When I am questioned about some matter that I do not know of I say to myself that Imam Shafi`i knows about this and he will have some say in it because he is an ‘Alim of Quraish, and the Prophet said that an Alim of Quraish fills the Earth with knowledge."

    He met with his Creator on the last day of Rajab in Egypt in the year 204 A.H.

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    Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
    Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, also referred to as Sheikh al-Islam and the Imam of Ahlus-Sunnah, was born in Baghdad in 164 A.H. He started learning fiqh from the famous Hanafi scholar Qadi Abu Yusuf but later discontinued the study of fiqh in favor of hadith. He was an authority in many disciplines including narration, hadith; jurisprudence, fiqh; exegesis, tafsir; abrogation, naksh; theology, aqeedah; recitation, qiraat; and the Arabic language.

    In addition to the Musnad, his exceptional collection of hadith, Kitab az-Zuhd is also considered to be an influential work in Islamic heritage as well as his Kitabul-A’mal, Kitabut-Tafsir, Kitabul-Nasikh w'al-Mansookh, Kitabul-Masaa’il and Kitabul-Fadaa’il.

    Imam Hanbal strongly believed in the orthodox doctrine of Islam and propagated it. He wrote two important books on the orthodox religious doctrine, the Kitab as-Sunnah and ar-Rad ‘Ala az-Zanaadiqah w'al-Jahmiyyah.

    He was a great jurist but was reluctant to give fatwa. al-Mukhtasar by al-Khiraqi is the first written manual of fiqh and an introductory work on Hanbali fiqh. Some of the notable Hanbali scholars include Waliullah Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani, Allama ibn al-Jawzi, Sheikh ibn Taymiyah, Imam ibn Qayyim al-Jawziya, Sheikh Sulayman ibn Abdul-Wahhab.

    One of the most significant events of his life was the trial of ‘Khalq-e-Qur’an’ resultant of the creedal dispute over the argument of whether the Quran is the Eternal Word of ALLAH or created. It was during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph, al-Ma’mun. The Mu`tazilah of then had instigated the belief that Allah created His Speech as a distinct entity and called it the Qur’an. This was against the orthodox Muslim belief. The Caliph forced all of the scholars of the time to accept this belief and most of them did but Imam Ahmad completely disregarded the pressure and refused to accept this heresy. As a result, he was imprisoned and severely tortured for over two years.

    He was highly regarded by the likes of Imam Shafi`i, who said,
    "I left Baghdad, and I did not leave behind me a man better, having more knowledge, or greater understanding, nor having greater piety than Ahmad Ibn Hanbal."
    According to Abu Dawud,
    "The lectures of Ahmad were sittings of the Hereafter. He would not mention in them anything of the worldly affairs; and I never saw him mention this world."
    The famous Hanafi scholar Yahya ibn Ma’in praised him in these words,
    "I have not seen the like of Ahmad; we have accompanied him for fifty years, and he never boasted about anything from the good which he was characterized with."

    After a brief illness he took his last breath on Friday the 12th of Rabi’ul-Awwal, 241 A.H. His funeral procession was perhaps the largest in the history of Arabia; over one million people attended it.



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    Re: The Four Great Imams Of Islamic Law And Jurisprudence.

    MashAllah good post brother

    Some good evidence for 'taqleed' there
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