...POOR, LOOK AT THE PRISONER OF THE SHI’ABE ABI TAALIB.
...A KING, STUDY THE LIFE OF THE RULER OF ARABIA.
...A SUBJECT, LOOK AT THE QURAISHI.
...A CONQUEROR, LOOK AT THE CONQUEROR OF BADR, HUNAYN &MAKKAH
...DEFEATED, TAKE LESSON FROM THE BATTLE OF UHUD.
..A TEACHER, LOOK AT THE HOLY TEACHER IN THE SCHOOL OF SUFFAH.
...A PUPIL, LOOK AT HIM, WHO SAT BEFORE JIBRA’EEL (A.S.)
...A PREACHER OF THE GOSPEL OF TRUTH, LOOK AT THE PROPHET OF MAKKAH
...AND WHEN SUCCESSUL, WATCH HIM PREACH IN THE PULPIT OF MADINAH.
...WISHING TO BE A PROSPEROUS BUSINESS MAN, LOOK AT HIM WHO OWNED THE LANDS OF BANI NAZEER, KHAYBAR AND FADAK.
...[B]AN ORPHAN,[/B] DO NOT FORGET THE CHILD OF ABDULLAH AND AAMINAH.
...A YOUNG MAN READ THE LIFE OF MAKKAH’S SHEPHERD.
...A HUSBAND, DO NOT FORGET THE HUSBAND OF HADRAT KHADIJA AND AA’AISHA (R.A).
..A FATHER, WATCH THE FATHER OF HADRAT FAATIMA (R.A).AND THE GRAND FATHER OF HASAN (R.A) AND HUSSAIN (R.A.)
IN SHORT WHATEVER YOU MIGHT BE, UNTO THE HOLY PROPHET(SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) IS YOUR GUIDANCE.
Last edited by WomanOfJihad; 03-10-2005 at 08:43 PM.
The Prophet said, "Nobody who enters Paradise likes to go back to the world even if he got everything on the earth, except a Mujahid who wishes to return to the world so that he may be martyred ten times because of the dignity he receives (from Allah)."
Taken from Pearls of Wisdom 2 by Mufti Saiful Isalm.
If You Are . . .
. . . rich, follow the merchant of Makkah.
. . . poor, look at the prisoner of Shi'abe (valley) Abi Talib.
. . . a king, study the life of the ruler of Arabia.
. . . a subject, look at the Quraish.
. . . a conqueror, look at the conqueror of Badr, Haunayn, and Makkah.
. . . defeated, take a lesson from the Battle of Uhud.
. . . a teacher, look at the holy teacher in the school of Suffah.
. . . a pupil, look at him who sat before Jibreel.
. . . a preacher of the holy book, look at the prophet(pbuh) in Makkah and when succesful, watch him preach on the pulpit of Madinah.
. . . wishing to be a prosperous businessman, loom at him who owned the lands of Banu Nazeer, Kaybar, and Fadak.
. . . a young orphan, do not forget the child of Abdullah and Aminah.
. . . a young man, read the life of Makkah's shepherd.
. . . a husband, do not forget the husband of Hadhrat Khadijah and Hadhrat Aisha.
. . . a father, watch the father of Hadhrat Fatimah and the grandfather of Hadhrat Hassan and Hadhrat Hussain.
In short, whatever you may be,
unto the Holy Prophet(pbuh) is your guidance.
Last edited by Ibn Syed; 06-29-2005 at 08:31 PM.
So Glorified is He and Exalted above all that they associate with Him, and in Whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall be returned.
(Sura Ya-Seen 36:83)
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So Glorified is He and Exalted above all that they associate with Him, and in Whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall be returned.
(Sura Ya-Seen 36:83)
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Very good indeed. Please also refer to Surah Aal-Imran 3: verses 31, 132, 164. And also Surah al-Jumu'ah 62: verse 2 . . .
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