AbdurRahman

 *Millennium Star⭐* [[---- Part Seven ----]] -------------------------------- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم It was because of the guests/visitors that had joined the wedding feast of  Zaynab (r.a) and the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), three of which who refused to leave on time, that lead to the revelation of the verse in Surah Al-Ahzab 33:53, and eventually, the verses which commanded Muslim women to use hijab compulsorily was revealed. 📚Al-Ahzab 33:59 *Still on Hijab:* Narrated Safiyyah bint Shaibah: 'Aishah used to say: "When the Verse: 'And to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks, and bosoms)' (Q24:31) was revealed, the ladies cut their waistsheets at the edges and covered their heads and faces with those cut pieces of cloth." 📚[Sahih Al-Bukhari Now, The Jilbab is a Rida', worn over the Khimar. Yes. This was the view of (1) Ibn Mas ud, (2) Ubaydah, (3) Qatadah, (4) Al-Hasan Al-Basri, (5) Sa id bin Jubayr, (6) Ibrahim An-Nakha`i, (7)...

 Never give up on tawbah(repenting to Allah) As Allah says,  Fatir 35:45 وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّىۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ بَصِيرًۢا  And if Allāh were to impose blame on the people for what they have earned, He would not leave upon it [i.e., the earth] any creature. But He defers them for a specified term. And when their time comes, then indeed Allāh has ever been, of His servants, Seeing. If Allah was to held up all of our sins, there will none that will remain but Allah prolong and see if we will repent of our sins and amend our ways.  As reported in hadith,  Anas narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Every son of Adam sins, and the best of the sinners are the repentant."" Jami'at At Tirmidhee Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2499. And we need to repent always making taubah. As reported in hadith, Abu Sirma reported that...

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm Al-khamis, 28th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Thursday, 31st October 2024). *_RULINGS ON IMITATING NON-MUSLIMS_*. BismilLah. As Muslims, we must study our religion properly and ensure whatever we do is within the teachings of ALLAH and HIS Messenger or Consensus of Scholars as the Prophet certified. Any other ways of life can weaken our faith, corrupt it and eventually invalidate our shahaadah that we hold that certifies us as Muslims that's why ALLAH warned us not to follow or listen to non-Muslims or else they will deviate us into their disbelief and in the next verse ALLAH warned us not to live a life other than the teachings of the prophet and then the next verse warned us not to die as non-Muslims which means, imitating non Muslims by ignoring the sunnah can lead us into disbelief (Study Qur'an 3 Vs 100 going for all the above).  Imitating others is something that happens to humans. It is indicative of the great love of the one whom one i...

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm Arba'a, 27th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Wednesday, 30th October 2024). *_ALLAH'S LOVE IS ATTAINED BY FOLLOWING THE MESSENGER Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam_*. BismilLah.  ALLAH says in Qur'an 3:31 قُلۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى يُحۡبِبۡكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ذُنُوبَكُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ  Oh Muḥammad, Say to mankind, If you really love ALLAH, then follow me, ALLAH will love you...") meaning, what you will earn is much more than what you sought in loving HIM, for ALLAH will love you. Al-Hasan Al-Basri and several scholars among the Salaf commented, "Some people claimed that they love ALLAH. So ALLAH tested them with this Ayah; This honourable Aayah judges against those who claim to love ALLAH, yet do not follow the way of Muhammad S.A.W. Such people are not true in their claim until they follow the Shari`ah (Law) of Muhammad and his religion in all his statements, actions, and conditions.  It i...

 Story to reflect.  Be dutiful to our parents.  Alhamdulillah, being dutiful to our parents is one of the great act pf worship.  There once lived a man who had a mother .the mother was very old and he used to care for her, bathe her, feed her and cloth her before going out to work.  He continued doing this for many years and one-day as he was going out, he met a young man who was holding his mother at his back  He looked at this young man and was surprised. As he looked at him, the man put his mother down as the mother was crying. She looked at her son and said my son, may Allah bless you.  You have carried me for many hours and i wish you too someone will take care of your life.  As he looked, the young man looked at his mother with a smile and said i have nothing that makes me happy like your supplication.  It has made me happy in life.  A lesson is if we want happiness and to feel something no one has felt before, never should we diso...

 *Millennium Star⭐* [[------ Part Six ------]] -------------------------------- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The conversion of the prophet's companion - Uthman (r.a.) to Islam led to a violent reaction. Even his mother, when she came to know of his conversion to Islam, she was very bitter, and exhorted Uthman to recant and return to the faith of his forefathers. Uthman (r.a) was warned that unless he recanted from his faith in Islam, he would have to suffer serious consequences. Uthman remained firm in his resolve. He told all concerned that he was prepared to face the consequences but he could not abandon Islam which was the way of Truth. *Lessons:* Sincere servants of Allah (swt) will never take U-Turn because of what people say; Firstly, Islam instructed men NOT to dress having their lower garment (trousers) draw down below the ankles. But we behave otherwise. Why? Because people will laugh at us or call us names... We must remember that: 1⃣ Al-Bukhaari reported that the Prophet (pbuh...

 The importance of forgiveness.  There once lived a mother who had three children. These children, she loved dearly and among them was a stubborn child.  One-day, this mother prepared a delicious meal for her visitors arriving to visit her. As they came, she opened the meal but the meal was eaten by the stubborn boy. She exclaimed, Alas and was angry. She came and started searching for him  She saw him and said to him, You are my son and everything, i loved you dearly despite what you did and i have forgiven you and hold you closer to me. The son was touched by these words and said to his mum! I have hurt you these years yet you loved me. So he went and showed his mum were the meal was hidden and she was happy A lesson, when we forgive others, it can be a reason for their change. Anger won't solve problems but kind words and forgiveness will solve everything. May Allah grants us heart to forgive others. Aamin

 *Millennium Star⭐* [[------ Part Five ------]] -------------------------------- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abu Bakr (ra) said: “I was with the Prophet in the Cave and when I raised my head I saw the feet of the people who are chasing to kill Prophet Muhammad and I.. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if any of them should look under his feet, he would see us.” The Prophet (pbuh) Said: "O Abu Bakr! What do you think of two persons the third of them is Allah?" The incident is described in the Al-Quran 📚At-Taubah 9:40 *Lessons:* You will Always Find Allah where You Put Him in Your Life. Allah (swt) say: "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 📚Qur’an  - Al-Baqarah 2:186 Now, *Continuation of the previous episodes as promised:* There’s no dua’ you make that goes unanswered. Yes....

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm athalaatha, 26th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Tuesday, 29th October 2024). *_HAVE YOU LOST HOPE IN OUR CREATOR?_* BismilLah.  There is this one sin that we keep falling in again and again…and again. We keep on repenting and seeking forgiveness, but we fall into it again and again. You give up. You submit to doing more sins. You think you’re hopeless. You fill your heart and mind with dark/desperate/hopeless thoughts. You think you’re worthless. You drown in negativity and desperation. In the end, those with no or weak eemaan commit suicide which leads to hell fire. AstaghfirulLah.  If you fall in these categories of Muslims, then Stop This Now! It's an insult to ALLAH AstaghfirulLah.  Never buy into these satanic influences! Never. The battle is not over. You didn’t lose. You have the power to come back stronger and more triumphant than you ever were. ALLAH’s Mercy and Forgiveness are there for you! Yes, for you! The only loser is t...

 *Millennium Star⭐* [[------ Part Four ------]] -------------------------------- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (pbuh) left Makkah to Madina. On their way,  the swordsmen followed their tracks until they reached their hiding place (inside cave), but, seeing the web covering the cave, they went home, telling everyone that further pursuit was fruitless. Abu Bakr (r.a) said: “I was with the Prophet in the Cave and when I raised my head I saw the feet of the people who are chasing to kill Prophet Muhammad and I.. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if any of them should look under his feet, he would see us.” The Prophet (pbuh) Said: "O Abu Bakr! What do you think of two persons the third of them is Allah?" The incident is described in the Al-Quran 📚At-Taubah 9:40 *Lessons:* You will Always Find Allah where You Put Him in Your Life. Allah (swt) say: "And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me — indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant...

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm al-ithnayn, 25th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Monday, 28th October 2024). *_MAN WILL NOT BE BE LEFT NEGLECTED_*. BismilLah.  ALLAH says in Qur'an 75:36, أَيَحْسَبُ الإِنسَـنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى (Does man think that he will be left neglected). This means that he will not be left neglected in this worldly life without being commanded and prohibited. He also will not be left neglected in his grave unattended to without being resurrected. Rather he will be commanded and prohibited in this life and gathered back to ALLAH in the abode of the Hereafter. The intent here is to affirm the existence of the abode of the final return and to refute whoever rejects it from the people of deviance, ignorance, and stubbornness. Thus, ALLAH uses the beginning of creation as proof for the repetition of the creation in HIS saying, أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَى (Was he not a Nutfah of semen emitted) meaning, was not man a weak drop of sperm from a des...

 Islam and what is islam and its basis.  Every muslim has to know what Islam is.  Islam means submission to Allah alone upon tawheed.  And islam has five pillars. The first is to bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is his messenger. The second most important is to establish the prayer. The third is to give zakaah which is annual money given out to charity. It is 2.5% of the yearly income one takes from it and give as charity. The fourth is to observe the fasting of Ramadan. The fifth is to make the prilgrimage to hajj. These are the five pillars of islam. There are six fundamentals of faith. The first is believe in Allah, his angels, his sacred books, his messengers, believe in the last day, believe in qadr whether good or evil is from Allah. And we have one fundamental of ihsan which is to believe or worship Allah as if one sees him and if one does not see him, then he sees us. And islam is into three categories. A muslim, a m...

 The story to reflect.  The world is nothing.  There Lived a woman who was married to a handsome man. She always admire the man and this man was happy with his appearance.  One-day, he rose up and saw grey hairs from his head and was amazed.  As he looked himself in the mirror, he said to himself, what is this.  Then he went out and saw an old man with grey hair. The handsome man asked him what is this?  The old man smiled and said this is a sign of old age and nothing remains as it is.  A lesson for us, whatever we have in this world will not last forever.

 Assalamalikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh  *_THE INHERITANCE OF THE QUR'AN IS OF THREE KINDS OF MUSLIMS continues_*. BismilLah.  Let's continue with our reminder yesterday on this verse; ALLAH says in Qur'an 35:32 ثُمَّ أَوۡرَثۡنَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصۡطَفَيۡنَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَاۖ فَمِنۡهُمۡ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ وَمِنۡهُم مُّقۡتَصِدٌ وَمِنۡهُمۡ سَابِقٌۢ بِٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَضۡلُ ٱلۡكَبِيرُ  ALLAH caused to inherit the Book those ALLAH have chosen of HIS servants; and among them is he who wrongs himself [i.e., sins], and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds by permission of ALLAH. That [inheritance] is what is the great bounty. Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah: ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتَـبَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا (ThenALLAH gave the Book as inheritance to such of HIS servants whom HE chose. ) "This refers to the Ummah of Muhammad Sallallaahu a...

 The dignity of eeman(faith) Alhamdulillah, faith is one of the beautiful thing Allah could give a person.  Allah says in Quran to rasulullah salla Allahu alayhi wasalam to tell the bedouin Arabs who accepted islam, Al-Hujurat 49:17 يَمُنُّونَ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ أَسْلَمُوا۟ۖ قُل لَّا تَمُنُّوا۟ عَلَىَّ إِسْلَٰمَكُمۖ بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يَمُنُّ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ هَدَىٰكُمْ لِلْإِيمَٰنِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ  They consider it a favor to you that they have accepted Islām. Say, "Do not consider your Islām a favor to me. Rather, Allāh has conferred favor upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if you should be truthful." And faith has 70 branches and the greatest of faith is to declare the shahadah saying laa ilaha illa Allah, muhammadur rasoolullaah. And the least of faith is to remove harmful things on the pathway. As reported in hadith, It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be uponhim) said: Faith has over seventy branc...

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawmul ahad, 24th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Sunday, 27th October 2024). *_THE INHERITANCE OF THE QUR'AN IS OF THREE KINDS OF MUSLIMS continues_*. BismilLah.  Let's continue with our reminder yesterday on this verse; ALLAH says in Qur'an 35:32 ثُمَّ أَوۡرَثۡنَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصۡطَفَيۡنَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَاۖ فَمِنۡهُمۡ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ وَمِنۡهُم مُّقۡتَصِدٌ وَمِنۡهُمۡ سَابِقٌۢ بِٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَضۡلُ ٱلۡكَبِيرُ  ALLAH caused to inherit the Book those ALLAH have chosen of HIS servants; and among them is he who wrongs himself [i.e., sins], and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds by permission of ALLAH. That [inheritance] is what is the great bounty. Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah: ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتَـبَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا (ThenALLAH gave the Book as inheritance to such of HIS servants whom HE cho...

 *Millennium Star⭐* [[------Part Three------]] -------------------------------- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Prophet Muhammad's companion - Abu Bakr (R.A.) said: “I was with the Prophet (pbuh) in the Cave and when I raised my head I saw the feet of the people (he means the infidels), I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if any of them should look under his feet, he would see us.” The Prophet (pbuh) Said: "O Abu Bakr! What do you think of two persons the third of them is Allah?" The incident is described in the Al-Quran 📚At-Taubah 9:40 *Lessons:* You will Always Find Allah where You Put Him in Your Life. At some point in your life, you get broken down to rock bottom. This is because Allah The Most-High is carrying out an experiment with your life. It’s not that He hates you, in fact, God often puts to trial those whom He loves. He is trying to see your sincerity, patience, reliance, and steadfastness. He puts you through those difficulties because He knows something better is in s...

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm As-sabt, 23rd day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Saturday, 26th October 2024). *_THE INHERITANCE OF THE QUR'AN IS OF THREE KINDS OF MUSLIMS_*. BismilLah.  ALLAH says in Qur'an 35:32 ثُمَّ أَوۡرَثۡنَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصۡطَفَيۡنَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَاۖ فَمِنۡهُمۡ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ وَمِنۡهُم مُّقۡتَصِدٌ وَمِنۡهُمۡ سَابِقٌۢ بِٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَضۡلُ ٱلۡكَبِيرُ  ALLAH caused to inherit the Book those ALLAH have chosen of HIS servants; and among them is he who wrongs himself [i.e., sins], and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds by permission of ALLAH. That [inheritance] is what is the great bounty. From the above verse, we noticed that Muslims are divided into three types.' ALLAH says: فَمِنْهُمْ ظَـلِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ (Then of them are some who wrong themselves,) these are the ones who are careless about doing some obligatory actions and who commit some forbidden actions...

 Taqwa and what it is?  Alhamdulillah, Taqwa means fear  It came from tuqaah meaning precaution.  Allah says in Quran,  Aal-e-Imran 3:28 لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِى شَىْءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ تُقَىٰةًۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ Let not believers take disbelievers as allies [i.e., supporters or protectors] rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing [i.e., no association] with Allāh, except when taking precaution against them in prudence.[1] And Allāh warns you of Himself, and to Allāh is the [final] destination. From this ayah, it is forbidden for a believer to take a christian or jew as a friend except as a precaution fearing his harm or danger.  But in the heart to despise him.  And the word used for precaution was tuqaah.  So as we take precaution to the prohibitions of All...

 *Millennium Star⭐* [[------ Part Two ------]] -------------------------------- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم As-Siddiq, the most well-known of Abu Bakr's titles, comes from the word ‘Sidq’ which means truthfulness. Therefore, the word As-Siddiq means a person who is constantly truthful or who constantly believes in the truthfulness of something or someone. In Abu Bakr's case, in the truthfulness of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). *Lessons:* It's Good to be Truthful in all Ramifications "O you who believe! Have fear of God, and be among the truthful.” 📚(Quran 9:119) Ask the average person to define truthfulness and the answer will most likely be restricted to something about truthful speech. Islam, however, teaches that truthfulness is far more than having an honest tongue. In Islam, truthfulness is the conformity of the outer with the inner, the action with the intention, the speech with belief, and the practice with the preaching. As such, truthfulness is the very cornerstone...

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawmul Jumuat, 22nd day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Friday, 25th October 2024). *_PROPHET MUHAMMED (S.A.W) WAS AND REMAINS THE ONLY MESSENGER FOR MANKIND FROM THE CREATOR_* ALLAH says in Qur'an 18:110 قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌۖ فَمَن كَانَ يَرۡجُواْ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلۡيَعۡمَلۡ عَمَلًا صَٰلِحًا وَلَا يُشۡرِكۡ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدًۢا  ALLAH says to HIS Messenger Muhammad Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam, قُلْ (Say) to those idolators or disbelievers who reject your message, إِنَّمَآ أَنَاْ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ (`I am only a man like you.) Whoever claims that I am lying, let him bring something like this that I have brought. For I did not know the Unseen, the matters of the past which you asked me about and I told you about, the story of the people of the Cave and of Dhul-Qarnayn, stories which are true. I did not know any of this except for what ALLAH made known to me. And I tell ...

 Story to reflect.  Tawheed is everything There once lived two friends. One of them was a Muslim and the other was a mushrik who worships idols and has a ring to protect him.  The muslim will always advice him to worship Allah alone but he will not hear and feel happy worshiping idols and jinns.  He had wealth and everything while the believer was poor and the friend will give him food but will not eat it fearing to take anything from him One-day the believer was hungry and as he was on the edge of death, he said O Allah! I know you are testing me, grant me sabr to endure it.  So he looked unto his fate but the friend he was rushed to him and said collect this to grant you strength.  He pushed it away but as he was there, he then saw a stone and he looked inside and saw a treasure Subhanallah, the hunger went away and was amazed as this stone lied them for many years and how it was covered with treasures.  He quickly took and to go to his friend, his f...

 The importance of Sabr.  Alhamdilillah, patience الصبرis the most important thing Allah can grant a person.  As sabr is the key to live a happy life.  Allah says in Quran,  Al-Baqarah 2:155 وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ  And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, Everything about life is a test and we shall be tested in every field of life and we need to be patient.  If we do not have patience in dealing with the trials, we shall fail.  Allah says,  Aal-e-Imran 3:186 لَتُبْلَوُنَّ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوٓا۟ أَذًى كَثِيرًاۚ وَإِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ  You will surely be tested in your possessi...

 *Millennium Star⭐* [[------ Part One ------]] -------------------------------- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abu Bakr Siddiq (R.A.), popularly known as Abu Bakr, has never prostrated to idols. Yes. Once in a gathering of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) and his Companions, Abu Bakr (R.A.) said: "I have never prostrated to an idol. As I approached adulthood, my father led me to a chamber of idols (Kaaba). His father said: “These are your grand elevated gods.” After saying this, my father departed to attend to some other business. I advanced to an idol and said: “I am hungry can you feed me?” It didn't answer. I said: “I am in need of beautiful clothes; bestow them on me.”  It didn't answer. I threw off a rock upon it, and it fell down." Thereafter, Abu Bakr (R.A.) never went to the chamber of idols in Kaaba to pray to the idols." *L E S S O N S:* What did not create you can never be your helper What did you stand to gain by demanding to know through the fortune-tellers or so...

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm Arba'a, 20th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Wednesday, 23rd October 2024). *_EVERYTHING PRAISES and GLORIFIES ALLAH_* BismilLah.  As Muslims, it's important to praise ALLAH regularly seeking HIS blessings and Mercy.  ALLAH says, يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ (All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify HIM.) is similar to HIS other statement, تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمَـوَتُ السَّبْعُ وَالاٌّرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ وَإِن مِّن شَىْءٍ إِلاَّ يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدَهِ وَلَـكِن لاَّ تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا (The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein, glorify HIM and there is not a thing but glorifies HIS praise. But you understand not their glorification. Truly, HE is Ever Forbearing, Oft--Forgiving.)(17:44). ALLAH says, وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ (and HE is Al-`Aziz) The Almighty, meaning HIS greatness is never humbled, الْحَكِيمُ (Al-Hakim) the All-Wise, in HIS legislation and decrees. *_May ALL...

 This is different from the others, the people of whims and desires and innovation who followed ways other than that of the Messenger (g).  The beliefs of Ah1 as-Sunnah originated with the emergence of the Prophet's mission, and they are preserved by Allah (&) in His Book and in the Snnnah of the Messenger (SJ. On the other hand, some of the beliefs of the followers of whims and desires emerged after the time of the Prophet (g); some emerged at the end of the era of the Companions, and others emerged later than that. The Messenger &) ~. ,foretold that whoever of his companions lived long enough would see division and dissent. He said: "Whoever among you lives (long enough) will see a lot of differences."12 Then he told them to follow the straight path, which means following his Sunnah and the way of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and he wamed against newly invented matters, saying that they are misguided.  It is not rational to suggest that some pat of truth and guid...

 the aim of corrupting people's beliefs and keeping them away from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (swt. Moreover, I have written this hook with a sincere desire to  educate the Sunni masses about the reality of the Rsifidi Shia, because Shia ideology is present and influential among the peoples of Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. The proponents of the RZfidi Shia point of view are active in spreading their deviant call and are spending a lot of wealth for that purpose. They have allied themselves with the enemies of true Islam so as to strike it, distort it  and put an end to it. This is not a new phenomenon, hut the Sunnis - with few exceptions -are completely oblivious to their tactics; they seem to be in a deep slumber, unaware of what is being planned against them. Some of them say that the SunniIShia conflict belongs in the past, but this is not true; it indicates ignorance and shows that the Muslim masses have been decei...

 The story to reflect.  Life is a trial and after it comes success.  There lived a young girl who loved with her families.. this girl one-day, her families were travelling in a car and on the road met with accident.  All of them died and she was left as orphan and no one to take care of her.  As this happened,She became sad in life and lonely. No one to cater for her but she had believe in Allah and tawakkal Not long, she decided to go out to get something as a young girl with her dirty cloth, she was walking and then finally saw a man who was observing her and her endurance. He came to her and said to her,  What do you and who are you?  She asked the man why he was asking her?  He said i want to help you and know your problems.  She smiled and said i have tell my problems to Allah and i don't need to reveal it to you.  The man was amazed at her speech.  He went away as she was passing by the way, she met another man who was near th...

 *Moment Like This* [[--- 9th Outing ---]] ----------------------------- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم This life is only one brief stage on its journey from Allah to Allah.. And Allah (swt) informs us repeatedly that our temporary life on this earth is merely a trial, a test, an examination period. Furthermore, It is wrong for us to say *‘let us enjoy the journey and forget about the destination’* - and If you find yourself in a train, you should not enjoy the beautiful scenes before first ask: *why am I here? Where is the destination?* So, We should ask ourselves this question several times - *‘what is the purpose of life?’* Now, Before we provide answers to the above question, there is need to push us through the QUESTION & ANSWER segment between Allah (swt) and His Angels. *Adam and His Children inheriting the Earth, Generation after Generation:* Allah (swt) say in surah Al-baqarah - chapter 2 verse 30: وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَيِكَةِ And remember ["O Muhammad"] when your...

 *Moment Like This* [[--- 8th Outing ---]] ----------------------------- *Continuation of episode seven:* بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم If you have not read the immediate previous episodes of this article, then, you have missed alot. Yes. The story of Prophet Ayyub (a.s) narrated in episode one & two of this article should serve as a booster to mankind. He was once very wealthy, but lost it all. He was once tested with worse sickness which nobody could bear to go close to him except his wife. He once lost all his children in a day. Subhannallah!... Yet, Prophet Ayyub did not allow shaytan to trick him lose his relationship with his creator (Allah - swt). Now, After passing all these test with distinction grades, what happened to Prophet Ayyub later? *The Prophet Ayub (a.s) Recovers and Prospers:* Allah (swt) turned to him with mercy.. After this he was restored to prosperity. The Prophet Ayub (peace be upon him) knelt and prayed expressing a deep sense of gratitude to Allah (swt). He ...

 *Moment Like This* [[--Seventh Outing--]] ----------------------------- *Continuation of episode six:* بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Satan approached Allah and informed Him that Ayyub was not a sincere servant of His and was only glorifying Him in fear of losing all his wealth. He, Satan, suggested, “If You remove his wealth then You will find that his tongue will no longer mention Your name and his praying will stop.” Allah, the All-Knowing, did not believe Satan, for He knew that Ayyub was among His most sincere believers and did not worship his Lord for mere material possessions. But He agreed to test Ayyub to show Satan the absolute sincerity of His loyal servant. Overjoyed, Satan set out to destroy Prophet Ayyub’s wealth. As time passed, Prophet Ayyub’s wealth began to diminish—his land, livestock, servants, and money slowly evaded him until he was left with nothing. Immensely satisfied with Ayyub’s ordeal, Satan, disguised as a wise old man, approached the Prophet and said, “All yo...

 Muslims against falling into their traps. I explain the meaning of tawheed according to the R%& Shia, how they distorted the texts of tawheed to make them correspond to their belief in the Imams and made imamate the basis for acceptance of deeds; their belief that the Imams are intermediaries between AUah (&) and His creation; their idea that people cannot be guided except by the Imams and supplication cannot be accepted except in the name of the Imams; the fact that they consider pilgrimage to Shia shrines better than pilgrimage to the House of Allah, their idea that the Imam can forbid or permit whatever he wants, and that this world and the hereafter are for the Imam to dispose of however he wants; their attribution of natural events to the Imams; their saying that the Imams have the knowledge of what has happened and what will happen, and that nothing is hidden from them;  their exaggeration about the concept of affirmation and how they deny the divine attributes;...

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawmul ahad, 17th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Sunday, 20th October 2024). ALLAH says in Qur'an 35:45, وَلَوۡ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُواْ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَىٰ ظَهۡرِهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّىۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ بَصِيرًۢا  And if ALLAH were to impose blame on the people for what they have earned, HE would not leave upon it [i.e., the earth] any creature. But HE defers them for a specified term. And when their time comes, then indeed ALLAH has ever been, of HIS servants, Seeing. ALLAH says: `say, O Muhammad, to these people who disbelieve the Message you have brought: travel in the land and see what was the punishment of those who disbelieved the Messengers, how ALLAH destroyed them completely, and a similar end awaits the disbelievers. See how their homes were emptied of them and how they lost everything after living in luxury and being so numerous and so ...

 *Moment Like This* [[--- 8th Outing ---]] ----------------------------- *Continuation of episode seven:* بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم If you have not read the immediate previous episodes of this article, then, you have missed alot. Yes. The story of Prophet Ayyub (a.s) narrated in episode one & two of this article should serve as a booster to mankind. He was once very wealthy, but lost it all. He was once tested with worse sickness which nobody could bear to go close to him except his wife. He once lost all his children in a day. Subhannallah!... Yet, Prophet Ayyub did not allow shaytan to trick him lose his relationship with his creator (Allah - swt). Now, After passing all these test with distinction grades, what happened to Prophet Ayyub later? *The Prophet Ayub (a.s) Recovers and Prospers:* Allah (swt) turned to him with mercy.. After this he was restored to prosperity. The Prophet Ayub (peace be upon him) knelt and prayed expressing a deep sense of gratitude to Allah (swt). He ...

 *Moment Like This* [[--- 8th Outing ---]] ----------------------------- *Continuation of episode seven:* بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم If you have not read the immediate previous episodes of this article, then, you have missed alot. Yes. The story of Prophet Ayyub (a.s) narrated in episode one & two of this article should serve as a booster to mankind. He was once very wealthy, but lost it all. He was once tested with worse sickness which nobody could bear to go close to him except his wife. He once lost all his children in a day. Subhannallah!... Yet, Prophet Ayyub did not allow shaytan to trick him lose his relationship with his creator (Allah - swt). Now, After passing all these test with distinction grades, what happened to Prophet Ayyub later? *The Prophet Ayub (a.s) Recovers and Prospers:* Allah (swt) turned to him with mercy.. After this he was restored to prosperity. The Prophet Ayub (peace be upon him) knelt and prayed expressing a deep sense of gratitude to Allah (swt). He ...

 *Moment Like This* [[--Seventh Outing--]] ----------------------------- *Continuation of episode six:* بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Satan approached Allah and informed Him that Ayyub was not a sincere servant of His and was only glorifying Him in fear of losing all his wealth. He, Satan, suggested, “If You remove his wealth then You will find that his tongue will no longer mention Your name and his praying will stop.” Allah, the All-Knowing, did not believe Satan, for He knew that Ayyub was among His most sincere believers and did not worship his Lord for mere material possessions. But He agreed to test Ayyub to show Satan the absolute sincerity of His loyal servant. Overjoyed, Satan set out to destroy Prophet Ayyub’s wealth. As time passed, Prophet Ayyub’s wealth began to diminish—his land, livestock, servants, and money slowly evaded him until he was left with nothing. Immensely satisfied with Ayyub’s ordeal, Satan, disguised as a wise old man, approached the Prophet and said, “All yo...

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm As-sabt, 16th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Saturday, 19th October 2024). *_NEVER LOSE HOPE IN ALLAH DURING DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE_* ALLAH says in Qur'an 41:51 to the nearest meaning that, When HE bestow favour upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication. So you see the blessings in disguise when we face trials and difficulties? ALLAH tells us that man never gets bored of asking his LORD for good things, such as wealth, physical health, etc., but if evil touches him, i.e., trials and difficulties or poverty then he gives up all hope and is lost in despair, i.e., he thinks that he will never experience anything good again. ALLAH  says ﴾وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَـهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا مِن بَعْدِ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ هَـذَا لِى﴿ (And truly, if ALLAH gives him a taste of mercy, after some adversity has touched him, he is sure to say: "This is due to my (merit)...") means, i...

 Types of martyrs in islam Alhamdulillah, الشهداء the martyrdom are those who die in the path of Allah s.w.t to raise the religion of islam and Sunnah of rasulullah against the kuffars and misguided peoples.  Allah s.w.t ranked such people are the best in degree among mankind sacrificing the life of this world for the hereafter.  Allah says,  Aal-e-Imran 3:163 هُمْ دَرَجَٰتٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ  They are [varying] degrees in the sight of Allāh, and Allāh is Seeing of whatever they do. So our good deeds are never the same as those who struggle and have hardship in life yet believers and remain steadfast have higher degree in the sight of Allah than those who remain behind and tasted the sweetness of this world.  Allah says, An-Nisa' 4:95 لَّا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْقَٰعِدُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْرُ أُو۟لِى ٱلضَّرَرِ وَٱلْمُجَٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْۚ فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُجَٰهِدِينَ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ و...

 The story to reflect.  Lets always have faith in Allah There once lived a boy who was an orphan and had nothing but his dad when he was leaving this world told the boy saying,  Always trust in Allah and have faith in him no matter what happens.  So this was the words the child always remember of his father and use to put it in his head One-day, as he was walking alone and there upon, it was time for prayer, he stood on a mat but under this mat was a big snake. This boy never knew and stood there to pray. As he prayed on the snake under the mat, he finished the prayer, he rose up from the mat and then saw the snake around the mat  He looked and thank Allah for his life  He said whosoever indeed depend upon Allah and have faith will surely succeed and protected. May Allah safeguard us and our eeman. Aamin

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawmul Jumuat, 15th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1446AH (Friday, 18th October 2024). *_RECONCILIATION  IS A KEY TO SUCCESS_*. BismilLah.  Alhamdulillah for granting us the opportunity to be part of this blessed day of the week. May ALLAH accept it from us all.  As the saying goes, ''Unity is Strength'' but unfortunately we have reduced Islam to rituals, tribalism, nationalism and forgotten other important pillars. While it is crucial to practice the five pillars of Islam, for instance, we can not ignore other basic aspects of the faith that emphasize brotherhood and sisterhood. Muslim unity is a Fard (obligatory duty) according to the Quran and Traditions of the Prophet Mohamed (peace and blessings be upon him). Lets Consider the following From the Quran (49:10): ''The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear ALLAH, that you may receive Mercy. Also, from the Qu...