To All the Muslimahs-Heartbreak

Dear Sister Muslimah

Asslaamu Alaaikum warehmtulaahi Wabarkathu…

This lusty-love bug. I wish I could save all my sisters from it. It is spoiling their Deen and Duniya.
Ya Allah Raheem.

Where ever I look I see my sisters crying and sinking in deep depression just because some xyz person has left them. They miss that xyz day and night… they miss that sin, those sinful days day and night. They want him back. .

They don’t realize that Allah (SWT) loves them more than him. They don’t realize that Allah (SWT) wants to make their Dunya and Deen better. They are so blind in this love that they don’t see Allah has something better for them, rather he has best. And to heal their wounds, they listen to all sad songs, which further make the wounds deeper. . They are seeing, the break ups happening all around, but still each one that feels and thinks that they are LUCKY and EXCEPTIONAL. 99.9% percent of these Haram Relations are fail, and each one them thinks that they belong to that 0.5%. Sisters, it is the Ibless, which makes this relation beautiful for you. It adds all those elements love and romance. (I seek refuge in Allah).

start loving your Family and you’re Female Friends.

You want to love someone? Love Them

You want to serve someone? Serve Them

You want to hug someone? Hug Them

You want to kiss someone? Kiss Them

You want to be romantic? Be Romantic with your mom, sister and cousin sister. (Well I am NOT asking you to be a lesbian

You feel lonely at night? Remember Allah; ask your mom or sister to sleep with you. Hug her and have a good night sleep.

I know, a husband (no boyfriends) is a husband and nothing can fill that place, EXCEPT LOVE FOR ALLAH AND PATIENCE.

Have patience, and don’t sell yourself, your modesty to such guys, for a few gifts or compliments.

Sisters, love your sisters in Islam, appreciate them, hug them, kiss them, be nice to them and don’t be jealous, (For Allah’s sake). One sister can save other sister from this stupid LOVE BUG.

Be Content

Be content with what Allah gives us :   Happiness will always be found in   contentment, forgiveness and in loving yourself and others. To truly   love is difficult, it is to forgive unconditionally, to live, to take the   “experiences or circumstances” as   they are, facing them together and   being happy with conviction. There are those who say I cannot be …  happy :   · Because I am sick.   · Because I have no money.   · Because it’s too cold.   · Because they insulted me.   · Because someone stopped loving   me.   · Because someone didn’t appreciate   me.   But what you don’t know is that you   can be happy even though you are   sick, whether it is too hot, whether   you have money or not, whether   someone has insulted you, or   someone didn’t love you, or hasn’t   valued you.   The Noble Messenger of Allah Ta’ala (s.a.w) is reported to have said: “The   happiness of the son of Adam   depends on his being content with   what Allah has decreed for him the   misery of the son of Adam results   from in his discontent with what Allah   has decreed for him.” (Hadith- Tirmidhi)

Women are Gifts

Woman are gifts from Allah from Allah to men.
Brothers do not play with any woman’s heart. Be honest and sincere and follow your intentions with your actions. Remember you will be a father someday. Would you stand and watch if someone played with your daughter and deceived her? And sisters remember, if a brother shows an interest in you and he is not willing to commit to you with marriage, then don’t worry have faith in Allah and wait for the one who would be willing to commit.

Before you make a mistake

My Muslim Sisters, don’t let some brothers play you and deceive you.

Leading you on by giving you hopes of marriage and having you get involved in a a haram relationship. Fear Allah sisters, if he’s TRUE to the Love he claims he has for you and the commitment he has towards you then he will get in touch with your wali as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if he backs off and let’s you know that he can’t do anything about it, then know that it was just a big lie because the truth is, the person who sincerely and truthfully wants you will always find a way to come to your wali and will try his best to marry you.

May Allah grant all the sisters the best of this world and the hereafter. Ameen.

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Working Productively In Dunya For Akhirah

Everyday we are faced with many stressful moments where we feel like we just want to give up, but know that this Dunya is only an illusion so if you want to feel less stress you need to start working productively in this Dunya and your main Aim should be to work toward the Akhirah and with this intention in your heart you will start to feel more content with everything in your life.

Lets examine things that we could do that will help and benefit us in achieving our goal. Inshallah

Every Muslim acknowledges that this life is temporary and the eternal life will begin in the hereafter. Allah has promised to those who believe and do righteous deeds a more bountiful, peaceful, and fulfilling life in the Hereafter; that is if we follow the principles of Islam accordingly and live our lives pleasing Allah and abstaining from sins. How can we work productively as an Ummah to achieve Allah’s Love in this life and the next? How can we work towards a permanent abode in Paradise?

1. Maintaining Our Salah

We know as Muslims that one of the main acts which distinguishes a Muslim from a non-Muslim is Salah (prayer). The importance of prayer in Islam cannot be understated. Every Muslim is obliged by Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) to pray five times a day, however there are many Muslims who forget the importance of this obligation. Prayer is one of the most essential elements of obtaining a place in Paradise.

Our Prophet (Peace be upon him) has said what means:
“The first matter that the slave will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of his deeds will be bad.”(Recorded by al-Tabarani. According to al-Albani, Sahih. Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami, vol.1, p. 503.)

Accordingly, a Muslim must consider the consequences of neglecting prayer – will his other good deeds be accepted? Will his neglecting of prayers lead him to do more evil and bad deeds? Allah knows best, but we are told that prayer is obligatory and very important. We should ensure that we maintain our five daily prayers, performing them with enthusiasm, love, fear, hope, and sincerity.
There are many books available on how to perform prayer properly and how to attain kushoo; it is definitely worth investing some time and money into learning about this most essential act of ibadah.

“And I have chosen you, so listen to that which is inspired to you. Verily, I am Allah! There is none worthy of worship but I, so worship Me and offer prayer perfectly for My remembrance.”
[20:13-14 translation].

And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
[51:56 translation]

Here are just a few tips:
• If you do find it hard to get up early in the morning – try setting up several alarms, placing your alarm clock away from you so you have to get up to turn it off, using an alarm that will play the adhan to wake you up (it’s difficult to not get up when you hear the name of Allah!)

• Before you raise your hands for the opening takbir, think and believe this is your last prayer because it very well could be. Pray each prayer as if it is your last, death can hit us at any time and we should always be aware of this fact.
• If you knew that you were going to die in the evening, you would be sure to not miss any prayers during that day and in fact you would pray sunnah and nafl (extra) prayers too. Let’s treat every day as if it is our last in regards to performing and cherishing our prayers. Our time of death is decreed by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala, so it doesn’t matter if we are young and in good health walhamdulillah – death can come at any time.
• Read about the Hell Fire and consequences of missing prayer to have fear of missing a prayer
• If you have missed prayers, Allah tells us the best of sinners are those who repent; we are all in need of repentance, so let us turn to Allah and repent
• Treat your prayer as a special, relaxing time – have an enthusiastic prayer towards it and let it be the highlight of your day

 

2. Zakat (Obligatory Charity)

Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) has made it an obligation that every Muslim must give at least 2.5 per cent of their wealth each year to benefit the poor. The payment of zakat is an aspect of Islam which should not be overlooked as Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) has commanded us to give to the less fortunate from what He has provided to us.
Charity is another aspect of Islam which deals with kind and righteous deeds to the less fortunate but charity in Islam also extends to the simplest of actions. Even a smile upon greeting your sister or brother can be an act of charity and giving. Our Prophet (Peace be upon him) is reported to have said that, “Even meeting your brother with a cheerful face is an act of charity.” How Merciful is Allah and how beautiful is our religion that even a smile is counted as charity!
If you are generous and give charity, Allah will give you the same in return or more in this dunya and in the akhirah. Our Prophet (Peace be upon him) said that “The best charity is to satisfy a hungry person” and also that “No wealth (of a servant of Allah) is decreased because of charity.” (Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2247).
Here are just a few tips:
• Next time you feel down and are meeting your brother or sister, try to remember that the more charity you do the better and give a big smile to them. It could just benefit you in the hereafter and count as one step closer to obtaining a place in Paradise bi’ithnillah.
• Maintain your obligations of Zakat
• Remember the importance placed on charity – take a closer look at Juz Amma in which are many ayaat linking righteousness and success with feeding the poor and caring for the orphan
• Remember that one of the people that will be under His Shade on the Day of Judgment is the person who gave charity so freely (and in private) that his left hand does not know what his right hand gave
• Be careful to give charity in a sincere manner and not for show as it is Allah who we should all try to please, not members of society.

3. Virtuous Deeds Establishing a Path to Paradise

Apart from the five pillars of Islam establishing good relationships with family and maintaining pure friendships can also help to promote good deeds. There are many ways in which we can carry out virtuous deeds which can please Allah as discussed in this article in relation to prayer and charity. Other righteous deeds include being kind to others, being hospitable to family, friends and neighbours, not backbiting or judging others. We should rush to perform good deeds before something hinders us from doing so. Working towards bettering ourselves will help us improve our eman. There are many things we need to do as Muslims to ensure that our eyes, mouth and body are in submission to Allah; we need to constantly be checking our heart and purifying it to gain a better life in the Hereafter.

Final thoughts to reflect on and take that step today to a better life in the hereafter ….

• In this life we go through many ‘ups and downs’ as Allah provides us with sustenance and loss and we should all accept what Allah has decreed for us and this acceptance affirms our faith in Allah and our acknowledgement that He is The All-Powerful.
• If you do suffer from any misfortune in life, remember to remain steadfast in your prayer as this will give you strength and Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) will give you relief in due time.
• If there is something certain in life, it is death – which has been decreed by Allah. Many of us have lost our loved ones to death and this should wake us up to the fact that one day we all will have to experience death. We should be ready for death and working with it in mind; if we don’t wake up to this reality, it may too late when death does arrive
• Try to make the necessary steps in your life today to work towards a better chance of obtaining Paradise and most importantly pleasing Allah by the way of Islam.

Happiness – The Order of your Mind

I do believe that every good thing necessary to my success is in the hands of my creator and cherisher who is nearer to me than my hands and feet. I expect from him every good, i anticipate success, i believe that the divine intelligence guides me into happiness, peace and bliss for i know that Allah is the source of Happiness, peace and bliss, i know that i am living right now in the spirit of wholeness and happiness. i am looking through the eyes of happiness at the presence of happiness and wholeness accepting them in full.

“Without first creating order in our mind it is impossible to bring happiness into our life”

(The mind is the maker of all mishief and misery. when the mind is utterly quite, still and silent, perfect tranquility prevails which is our real state, in other words in the thought free state of our mind alone we can attain happiness)

Without self observation it is impossible to have any kind of mastery over our mind.

Whatever you have in your mind – forget it;

Whatever you have in your hand – give it; Whatever is to be your fate – face it!

If you make intense supplicationand the timing of the answer is delayed,do not despair of it.His reply to you is guaranteed;but in the way He chooses,not the way you choose,and at the moment He desires,not the moment you desire.

Tawheed and The Benefits

TAWHEED

Tawheed, Do we really know the reality of this word. By Grace of Allah this word is known by every muslim. Tawheed is the oneness of Allah, it means unification meaning to make something one, but it can be divided into three categories.

1) The unity of Allah’s Lordship, Know as Tawheedur -Ruboobiyyah, this means that everything in the universe is created by Allah- derived from the name Al Khaliq also meaning The creator, through this we know that Allah alone controls the universe, In the Quraan Al Malik is a name of Allah meaning The owner of the Universe.

 

In The hadeeth. The Prophet (SAW) said “beware that if the whole of mankind gathered together inorder to do something to help they would only be able to do something which Allah had already written for you, likewise if the whole of mankind came together to harm, they would only be able to do something to you which Allah has written already to happen to you”

2) The unity of Allah’s Names and Attributes- Also known as Tawheed-Al-Asma-Wa-Siffat

Allah Says in the Holy Quraan

There is no God but him. To Him belong the most beautiful names” (Qur’an, 20:8)

This helps us understand who our creator is, through his names and attributes

Allah Says in the Quraan

The is nothing like him, and he hears and sees everything (Qur’an, 42:11)

3) The unity of Allah’s Worship- Also known as Tawheed al-Ibadah, it is the aspect which could be said is the most important, because it helps teach us how to worship our creator.

To conclude, learning the Tawheed of Allah is the most important thing to whole of humanity, for if we learn to worship our creator with sincerity then and only then will we be able to escape the captivity of this Dunya, by worshipping Allah you will find true inner peace and success.

BENEFITS OF TAWHEED

When true Tawheed is actualised in the life of an individual, the benefits therein are fulfilling and produces the best results.

1) Liberation of mankind through the worship of Allah and Allah alone. It liberates an individuals mind, obedience, submission and humility, liberation his entire life.

2) Personality remains Balanced giving direction in ones life.

3) Tawheed is a security in ones life, because it fills the soul of the individual with peace and satisfaction, and tawheed blocks the ways of fear and loss of provisions. The believer fears nothing but Allah and Allah alone, and thus feels secure in everyday life.

4) Tawheed is the source of strengthening the soul because it gives you a strong, formidable mental attitude, which fills the soul in hope of Allah, confidence in Allah and reliance upon Allah, pleasure with his decree and patience with his tests.

“If Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it except Him.” [Surah An’am 6:17]

5) Tawheed is the unity of brotherhood and equality

Our Future as Muslims in the West

The world is changing daily and many Muslims find it difficult to adjust to the way of life in the country they are living in, I recently listened to a very profound lecture about the 4 fundamentals and how if we implement them properly our muslim community will be rock solid. You may be living in a country where you have freedom of religion, but some countries do not offer this, that is why we need to strengthen our communities.

1) Quran – Learn it properly, the deep meaning, the more you study Quran the more open minded you will become. The Quran makes you more intellectual and it is incredibly spiritual.

2) Salah- When you have a healthy relationship with the Quran, Salah gives you the opportunity to refresh your faith every time, when Salah is not connecting you to the Quran, then nothing will connect you. When our Salah is empty our Deen is empty. Salah helps to maintain many things

• The state of the Ummah – if the Salah is good the whole thing is good, the heart of Salah is to connect to the word of Allah to have a deep relationship. And therefore helps to fix the problem of the Ummah.
• Emaan- if Salah is good Emaan is good.
• Thikr – The reminder of Allah is through Thikr.

3) Jumuah- Salatul Jumuah- it is the convention of Muslims every week. it gives us the opportunity no other Ummah has, to connect even though most baddest people to Allahs book, each friday no matter what every muslim attends Jumuah, Christians have church every Sunday, but if a person is not religious they won’t go to church, but Jumuah to the Muslims is a sacred day and no matter how low their faith may be at the time, it’s still a day they attend.

4) Study of the Seerah of the Prophet (SAW) - when you study the life of our Prophet (SAW) you will get a sense of identity connecting us to his legacy.   These are basic fundamentals that we all should know about, and if we have neglected them, once we strengthen it, our communities our Ummah will be strengthened.   We are living in a westernized world, and the temptations and desires can distract us, we may have the most learned scholars etc., but if you are not doing your part as an individual, then how can we become one community, or one Ummah.

Muslim Women

 

1- To beautify your eyes, lower your gaze towards strange men, this will make your eyes pure and shiny.

 

2- To beautify your face and make it shiny, keep doing wudu minimum five times a day

 

3- To have attractive lips, always mention Allah and remember to speak the truth.

 

4- As for blush and rouge, “Modesty” (Haya) is one of the best brands and it can be found in any of the Islamic centers.

 

5- To remove impurities from your face and body, use a soap called “Astaghfaar”.(seeking forgiveness of Allah) this soap will remove any bad deeds.

 

6- Now about your hair, if any of you has a problem of hair split ends, then I suggest “Islamic Hijab” which will protect your hair from damage.

 

7- As! for jewelry, beautify your hands with humbleness and let your hands be generous and give charity to the poor

 

8- To avoid heart disease, forgive people who hurt your feelings.

 

9- Your necklace should be a sign to pardon your fellow brothers and sisters.

 

If you follow these advices given to you by the Creator, you will have a beautiful inner and outer appearance…