Posted by badassmam
Did Jum'ma namaz behind Yusuf Estes (Peace TV) today at the East London Mosque. He has incredible knowledge about Islam!
He was saying that before he came to Islam, he would try to take people away from Islam to his previous religion/beliefs. He said that if you were to tell him back then that he would become a Muslim, he would say it is absolutely impossible. Look at him now.
Allah decides what is possible and not. Yusuf Estes puts me, a Muslim from birth to shame with his dedication and time he spends studying Islam. Those who Allah puts on the correct path can never stray from it and at the same time, those that stray may never return. Allah decides and knows best. Learn as much as you can, you have no excuse not to.
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah
Agree with you there badman ... I think the reason behind that is because we (as natural born muslims) are born in a muslim family, father muslim , mother muslim and the entire family is muslim thtz why most of us do not pay any attention in perfecting our islam. Most of us are of the wrong view that since we have said "La-ilaha Ill-lallah Muhammad - un rasoll- ullah" we are going to enter paradise, which is not right. Allah has clearly mentioned in the Holy Quran that imaan by itself is of no use and righteous deeds are absolutely must with imaan. On the other hand, a reverted muslim first understands what Islam truly is, and then if Allah wills, that person accepts Islam and follows it , as much as Allah wills for him.
And if you think about it, Allah demands almost nothing from us. The only thing He asks for us is 5 times prayer a day (talking about only Fard. Yes praying Sunnah is also important but at the least Fard). Ramadan comes only once a month and even in ramadan there are so many concessions. Zakat is fard only after a certain condition and Hajj is Fard only if you have the money and the strength. And yet we muslims find it so hard to even pray 5 times a day. Even after that, how can we think that Allah will let us enter paradise. No doubt that with His rehma, He will forgive most of our sins and let us enter paradise but we should try our best to make an effort to do as many good deeds as possible.
May Allah guide our heart's in following the command's of Allah and saying of Prophet (PBUH) Ameen Sum Ameen
Posted by aatuif
this thread is going great guns...
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
"Jabir b. 'Abdullah al-Ansari reported: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: I have been conferred upon five (things) which were not granted to anyone before me (and these are):
1 Every apostle was sent particularly to his own people, whereas I have been sent to all the red and the black
2 the spoils of war have been made lawful for me, and these were never made lawful to anyone before me,
3and the earth has been made sacred and pure and mosque for me, so whenever the time of prayer comes for any one of you he should pray whenever he is,
4 and I have been supported by awe (by which the enemy is overwhelmed) from the distance (which one takes) one month to cover
5 and I have been granted intercession."
(Sahi Muslim, Book#4, Kitab-ul-Salat, Hadeeth 1058)
It is a great blessing for us muslims Alhamdolillah that the entire earth has been made a mosque for us and whenever it is time for prayer, we can pray there and then. Imagine if that was not the case and we would have to locate a mosque in order to pray. Although Alhamdolillah there are many mosques build all over the world these days.
And yet even after this blessing, how many of us take time out of our busy lives and reserve it purely for Allah? Observe daily 5 time prayers? How long does it take to pray .. 10 mins at the most (fard only). We can spend hours and hours doing other sort of activites and yet we cant spend 10 mins. Wake up Oh Muslims, Yes we are the best nation in this world but not just by sitting in front of television or by only doing wordly things. but we are the best nation because we obey the commands of Allah, pray, give zakat, fast in ramadan, go for Hajj and most importantly we do the right thing and prevent others from doing the wrong things.
May Allah open our hearts in praying for Him and obeying Him. Ameen Sum Ameen
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabara katuhu
Posted by PeterKay
Yusuf Estes is brilliant, seen his videos online.
Vast knowledge on islam,
his website:
http://watchislam.com/
http://www.islamtomorrow.com/
http://www.watchislam.com/videos/video.php?vid=3
Posted by Admin2
Salam to all bros here.Nice discussion! bcaz it is the must need of every human on the earth to know the Almighty ALLAH(the God of all) and to know why Allah has created us in this world.No doubt that Allah has created us for HIS worship. ALLAH has created the human superior than all other creatures of the world, gave him a powerful mind, so that the man can know ALLAH, thanks ALLAH and worship Allah. But unfortunatly most of the humen beings are totally unaware of ALLAH Who has created them, Who feeds them, Who grows their crops from the earth,Who send water(rain) from the sky,Who brings days & nights for them and Who controls the whole universe.We all have to appear before Allah one day,and HE will ask us whether we had spent our lives acording to HIS teachings(Islam) or just wasted our lives.In HIS book QURAN, ALLAH says that those people are worst than the animals who don't think about Allah(Who is their Creator). May God bless us all!
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sorry for the delay, been snowed under at work!
i can indeed akhi and will do during the week, inshallah... my laptop no longer works at home due to the company merging its two networks and its a bit to much to try and write on the phone!
Posted by PeterKay
no worries brother.
really interested.
Posted by PeterKay
99 names of Allah almighty
with meanings & virtues
99 names
Posted by adnansanni
@PeterKay: thanks for the link.
Posted by C905
On 2008-09-02 14:31:05, QVGA wrote:
i'm hungryyyyyyyyy!!!!!! i can smell the pakoras in the kitchen
I personally don't think that the fast is to hard
Posted by KingBooker5
Hey guys
Im not a muslim but the thread said you can ask questions aswell.
I know muslims are not aloud to drink as its forbidden in Islam, but I have a Lebanese-Muslim freind who does drink alcohol and I have been with him when he has eaten pork. He is not religious at all.
What are your thoughts on this? Im just intrested to know what more religious people think of this. He claims that he was not raised in a religious background, therefore he does no live much of a "religious" life. Don't get me wrong I think there is nothing wrong with that what so ever, its his life and his choices and I think he has the right to do what he pleases, but im intrested to see what other muslim people think of this.
Regards
Posted by rule_breaker
KingBooker,
I'm not a very strict Muslim myself but Thanks to The Almighty I've always Managed to stay away from the Haram, which includes Pork, Alcohol and money/things which are not earned in the right manners..
And I personally know a few muslims myself that have bad habbits such as drinking, gambling eating from places like McDonalds that does not serve halal food etc. As a Muslim brother I try to make them aware of their wrong doings the rest is their choice as you say.. It's their life, they can do whatever they wish.
I try to avoid these people so I don't get influenced by their bad doings, theres nothing else an Individual Muslim can do in these matters other than to guide people to the right path. We have no right to judge them or to punish them of such doings as these people are only harming themselves.
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarkatuhu
@kingbrooker .. thank you very much for asking this question. Yes this place is to hang out and to ask questions
Allah has made it very clear for us in the Holy Quran what is right and what is wrong. As a Muslim, we are very much obliged to do what is right and to stay away from what is Haram. I agree with rule breaker that as an individual Muslim, we have the responsibility of telling Muslims to stay away from the bad things and to do the good things, and that is all we can do. We can only try to change their habits, but it is Allah who can provide the necessary guidance. I am sure you have heard stories about many non-Muslims converting to Islam. e.g. Yousuf Estes etc.
Having said that, Allah has mentioned in the Holy Quran that human beings are made with weakness, i.e. the devil always keeps them astray from the right path and takes them towards wrong doings. That is why Allah says that if someone commits a sin or does something wrong and after that he repents to it and promises to never do it again, Allah will forgive him and obviously He is all forgiving one. I would like to take this opportunity to express a Hadeeth Qudsi here ,
"O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great at it."
This is how great is the forgiveness of Allah, provided that we actually realize that we are doing something wrong and ask for repentance.
May Allah protect us from every sin, minor or major and put it in our heart to repent for our sins. Ameen Sum Ameen
Everything I have said is the best of my knowledge. If there is something wrong that I have said, please do correct me. rest Allah knows the best
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
1 "Jundub reported: I heard from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) five days before his death and he said: I stand acquitted before Allah that I took any one of you as friend, for Allah has taken me as His friend, as he took Ibrahim as His friend. Had I taken any one of my Ummah as a friend, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a friend. Beware of those who preceded you and used to take the graves of their prophets and righteous men as places of worship, but you must not take graves as mosques; I forbid you to do that."
(Sahi Muslim, Book of Prayers, Hadeeth # 1083)
2 "'A'isha reported: Umm Habiba and Umm Salama made a mention before the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) of a church which they had seen in Abyssinia and which had pictures in it. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When a pious person amongst them (among the religious groups) dies they build a place of worship on his grave, and then decorate it with such pictures. They would be the worst of creatures on the Day of judgment in the sight of Allah."
(Sahi Muslim, Book of Prayers, Hadeeth # 1076)
Wsalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
Posted by rule_breaker
JazzakAllah Naveedaziz, Keep them coming
Posted by naveedaziz83
inshAllah rule breaker i will
and you can just call me naveed .. aziz is my middle name
Posted by PeterKay
I told my 6 yr old child to write about Allah, this is what she came up with:
(I have added the brackets)
Title - Allah is One
Allah is One
Allah is the greatest
Allah has no family
Allah made jannat (paradise)
Allah made jahanam (hell fire)
Allah is kind and merciful
Allah tells us to not listen to the shatan (devil)
Allah made the sun
Allah doesn’t eat
Allah give us a gift of namaz
Allah told us to pray the qur’aan
Allah does not sleep
Allah does everything
Allah is pure
Allah is everywhere
Allah made 7 skies
Allah made the stars
Allah’s house is the masjid (mosque)
Allah does not need any ones help
Allah gave us food
Allah made the moon
Allah has no son
Allah has no mum or dad
Allah is light upon light
Allah is the protector
Allah is the creator of everything
Allah has more power than everyone
Allah can destroy us if he wishes
Allah can put you in jannat (paradise) if he wants
Allah made human beings
Allah is so kind
Allah is so merciful
Posted by naveedaziz83
subhanAllah
mashAllah tht is so nice PK ..
Posted by PeterKay
It would be a shame if the human lives his life without knowing who their creator is, then at the time of death they see the angel of death and realise that this life was issued for a reason and that God does exist, but at that time it would be too late, every second of this life will be accounted for, every penny spent will be accounted for and that day is getting nearer and nearer, Allah help us all.
Posted by adnansanni
@PeterKay: SubahnAllah. That’s nice. What’s his name?
Posted by naveedaziz83
@adnan
its a girl
Posted by adnansanni
Oops sorry didn’t get the “she”. Through the ROJA without Sheri, I’m seeing everything blur.
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
Couple of dua's observed by the Prophet (PBUH) regarding every day activites.
1: Leaving the House
(Sunan Abu Daood , Hadeeth Number 5095 ; Tirmidhi, Hadeeth No. 3426)
2: Entering the House
(Sunan Abu Daood, Hadeeth No. 5096)
3: Entering the Toilet
(Sahi Bukhari, Hadeeth # 142 ; Sahi Muslim, Hadeeth # 375)
NOTE: Can also be read by omitting the "Bismillah In front"
4: Leaving Toilet
(Tirmidhi , Hadeeth#7 ; Abu Daood, Hadeeth#30 ; Ibn-e-Maja, Hadeeth#300)
NOTE: One should enter the toilet with left foot in first and leave the toilet with right foot out first
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
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Posted by badassmam
Salams,
A lot of confusion in my community about some documentary (Channel 4 maybe) that came on recently. It was about how some Arabs tried to change the Qur'an and the whole conspiracy surrounding it. A lot of people are wondering if their Qur'ans are the real deal or not.
I said that it is impossible to change any of the Qur'an because it cannot be bettered therefore, the slightest change will be so clear as it will destroy the verse. The Qur'an also challenges people to produce a better verse which cannot be done anyway.
I was hoping that someone with more knowledge could find some verses that may state that Allah will never allow this to happen and that such an act is impossible. I don't have the knowledge to make such statements so its better if I get some help before I start telling people.
Jazakallah.
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabara ka tuhu
@bad
as per my knowledge provided to me by Allah, Alhamdolillah, there is no verse like that in the Quran. But if Allah wills, He can change the heart of people from stop making changes in the Quran. That is in the hikma of Allah. In Islam, we know that Allah has done many things to separate the Maumins from the Munafiks. Like in the case of Battle of both Badr and Uhud. May be this is just a hikma of Allah of doing that again, i.e. separating the pure of heart from the unpure, Allah knows the best.
Having said that, there are verses in the Quran challenging people to produce any verse like the Quran and the challenge is still open. The Quran even says to gather all the jins and human beings alike to accomplish this task. And I totally agree with you that someone who knows the Quran very well can detect slightest change in the Quran.
This is the beauty of this Book (Quran) that it can still be verified as it was at the time of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). None of the other Holy Books (Bible etc) can be verified. People have made so many changes in them. Those who will try to alter the Quran are indeed misguided by Allah and will certainly perish, if not in this world then in the here-after.
One more important thing, and this is to all of us including myself. This news is new to me. I did not hear about this before. So in order for us to refrain from circulating "rumors" without confirming them (which we muslims are ordered not to do) it is best to provide a source or a reference to these kind of talks, if available (ty @bad for providing a reference to it). Because we all know how rumor spreads. and if that news is not correct then it will create a bad image about Islam. Therefore, we should be extremely cautious. May Allah guide us all towards the right path. Ameen Sum Ameen
Wasalam o alaikum warah ma tullah wabara ka tuhu
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Posted by Caspa
On 2008-09-07 17:01:30, PeterKay wrote:
no worries brother.
really interested.
Salam alaikum brothers... Sorry for the delay...
Firstly, I only reverted this year... It was about 6 months ago...
I was brought up as a Christian, (Church of England) and my mother goes to church each week but has her own personal views of things (i.e. she believes that Mary Magdalin was married to Jesus) and does not follow the church blindly. My father is an athiest.
During my teens I moved away from Christianity as it couldnt answer my questions and became an Atheist... I would say that over time, as I went into my early 20's I began to think about it further (not too deeply) and had Agnostic beliefs but felt that you should do good, be kind to people etc...
A friend of 15 years (who I have worked with also for 5 years) is a Muslim but only really started practicing over the last couple of years, also about 4 or 5 of the people I have worked with (closely) over the last couple of years are Muslims...
We has many discussions and I would put across my scientific point of view (I had alot of belief in science and what could be proven etc) while they put across their Islamic view... I didnt feel that I was missing anything so continued to not be religious and didnt feel the need to look into Islam or anything else for that matter...
With all the media attention etc over time I found that I was in a position where I had a group of friends who were Muslims and the message being preached by the media was totally different to what I knew through them... This made me think...
My friend gave me a book on Islam & Science (cant remember the authors name but he's an Indian guy whos very good!) and that answered some of the questions I had previously and also was of great interest to me as I saw myself as someone who believed in science...
This made me look into Islam in more detail and at this point I came across Abdul Hakim Murad (Tim Winters). As I was able to relate to him in a way that I hadnt been able to do before (english, white guy, ginger beard - mine for some reason is ginger even though my hair is dark/mousey blonde?! - i now see it as a blessing from Allah!) it really began my journey...
I eventually got to a point where I could see that my Agnostic view of doing good etc fitted in with Islam and that my scientific view also fitted in... At this point I realised that I was a Muslim!!! Alhumdullilah!
After reverting I found out that my friend had been praying special d'ua for me, that Allah would open my heart... And he did!
After reading 'The Sealed Nectar' I relate it to the Prophet (PBUH) praying d'ua for Umar Al-Khattab's conversion!
Thats my story in a nutshell...
Aqil Abdal-Aziz...(aka Caspa)
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabara katuhu
@Brother Aqil
subhanAllah , mashAllah ... It is indeed Allah who opens the heart for those who He wills.
@All, alhamdolillah tomorrow is juma. A brief reminder for all of us regarding what the Quran and the Sunnah says about this day.
"O you who believe! When the call is proclaimed for prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, then hasten to the remembrance of Allah, and leave off all trade: that is better for you, if only you knew. And when the Prayer has been offered, then you may disperse through the land, and seek of Allah's bounty; but remember Allah often, that you may prosper. But when they see a bargain or amusement, they disperse headlong to it, and leave you (O Muhammad) standing! Say: What Allah has is better than any amusement or bargain, and Allah is the best of providers. (Al-Qur'aan, surah al-Jumu'ah, 62:9-11)"
http://www.abdurrahman.org/salah/fridaycongregation.html
What Prophet (PBUH) said we (muslims) should do on a friday.
[b]1 Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Any person who takes a bath on Friday like the bath of Janaba and then goes for the prayer (in the first hour i.e. early), it is as if he had sacrificed a camel (in Allah's cause); and whoever goes in the second hour it is as if he had sacrificed a cow; and whoever goes in the third hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a horned ram; and if one goes in the fourth hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a hen; and whoever goes in the fifth hour then it is as if he had offered an egg. When the Imam comes out (i.e. starts delivering the Khutba), the angels present themselves to listen to the Khutba." (Sahi Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 13, Number 6)
2 Narrated Salman-Al-Farsi:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, then uses his (hair) oil or perfumes himself with the scent of his house, then proceeds (for the Juma prayer) and does not separate two persons sitting together (in the mosque), then prays as much as (Allah has) written for him and then remains silent while the Imam is delivering the Khutba, his sins in-between the present and the last Friday would be forgiven." (Sahi Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 13, Number 8 )
3 Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If I had not found it hard for my followers or the people, I would have ordered them to clean their teeth with Siwak for every prayer." (Sahi Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 13, Number 12)
4 Narrated Abu Huraira:
heard Allah's Apostles (p.b.u.h) saying, "If the prayer is started do not run for it but just walk for it calmly and pray whatever you get, and complete whatever is missed. "(Sahi Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 13, Number 31)
5 Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "When the Imam is delivering the Khutba, and you ask your companion to keep quiet and listen, then no doubt you have done an evil act." (Sahi Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 13, Number 56)
6 Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) talked about Friday and said, "There is an hour (opportune time) on Friday and if a Muslim gets it while praying and asks something from Allah, then Allah will definitely meet his demand." And he (the Prophet) pointed out the shortness of that time with his hands.
(Sahi Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 13, Number 57)
http://www.abdurrahman.org/salah/FridayPrayerBukhari.html
7 "He who recites Sura Kahaf (Sura Number 18) on the day of Juma, a light shall shine for him till the next Juma." (Reported by Imam Al-Hakim and Al-Baihaqee)
http://orkislam.blogspot.com/[....]e-of-yawm-ul-jumuahfriday.html
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
Posted by KingBooker5
Can someone vefriy what kind of science the Quran contains?
Just curious, a lot of muslims claim this but I never knew what sort of things it contained.
Much appreciated
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabara katuhu
@king
thank you very much for your concern about modern science and Islam. I will be more than happy to help you with the best of my knowledge. Mentioned below are a few of the many scientific miracles mentioned in the Quran.
1: Embryology
The Quran goes in a lot of detail regarding the formation of a human being. I will quote a few of the verses of the Holy Quran regarding this matter. Renowned Embryologist, Dr Keith L. Moore has confirmed all the facts described below in the book The Developing Human and has confirmed that Quran is indeed the word of Allah. We all know the process of reproduction, a single sperm fuses with the egg to form zygote. The Quran explains this beautifully in the following verse
Does man reckon he will be left uncontrolled [without purpose]? Was he not once a drop of ejected semen? (Qur'an, 75:36-37)
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_57.html#85
As you may know that the Prophet (PBUH) was illiterate and there was no medical college or advanced medical equipment to confirm that only a single drop out of many is required for human birth.
Another most important fact stated in the Quran regarding this subject is given below
We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech, suspended thing, and blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance)... (Quran, 23:12-14). Literally, the Arabic word alaqah has three meanings: (1) leech, (2) suspended thing, and (3) blood clot.
http://www.islamicmedicines.c[....]man-embryonic-development.html
I will now post few pictures to back up the description in the above verses
Resemblance between a human embryo and leech, 1st meaning of alaqah
Second meaning of alaqah, a suspended thing (shown by B on right side pic)
Third meaning of alaqa, a blood clot, the sac like structure of the embryo resembles a blood clot
confirming the meaning of mudagah (a chewed substance)
http://www.islamicmedicines.c[....]man-embryonic-development.html
Other Quranic miracles regarding Islam are listed below
2: Geology
* Mountains
* Formation of clouds and rain
* Earth Crust
3: General
* Formation of Milks in cows
* Honey Bee and the production of Honey
* An invisible barrier between salt water and fresh water
So many other miracles are listed and explained in the following website.
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_index.html
If you need some extra information please DO NOT hesitate to ask and I will provide you with some more information. I hope this answers your question and clears any concern you had.
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
Posted by PeterKay
@Naveed, well put brother
@Aqil Abdal-Aziz, shukran for the information, very interesting indeed
Allah accept us all
Jummah Mubarak everyone.
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabara katuhu
A very simple yet fruitfull hadeeth for all the sisters visiting this thread. Also to all the brothers, please try to show this hadeeth to the women of your family.
JazakAllah
Narrated by Anas ibn Malik (Radhiallaho anho):
Allah's Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said, "When a woman observes the five times of prayer, fasts during Ramadan, preserves her chastity and obeys her husband, she may enter by any of the gates of Paradise she wishes."
(Al-Tirmidhi 956, Abu Nu'aym transmitted it in al-Hilyah)
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabara katuhu
EDIT: My number of posts dont seem to go past 261 .. after 261 they get back to 257 .. any1 knows why?
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Posted by rule_breaker
I think the posts made in the non-mobile discussion and garbage area do not count. My posts count never seems to go up either.
Anyways great stuff.. Keep it coming
WalikamAsalam
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah ma tullah wabarakatuhu
OFFTOPIC VIDEO:
Found a video of an undergrad project i did ... design an autonomous robot
we created this robot from scratch in just 3 months time. it meant to much to me .. wohoo was very exciting indeed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z47HA1dvtgU
hope u guys like it as well. there is a little lag between video and audio but audio is not tht much important as compared to video
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
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my pleasure akhi...
@Naveed
excellent examples, alhumdullilah, these were a real eye opener for me in my journey to islam and inshallah they will be for those that visit this thread...
Posted by PeterKay
Was reading the Holy Quran this afternoon, and came accross this verse:
Verse 41 of Surah 24 (light)
"Seest thou not that it is Allah Whose praises all beings in the heavens and on earth do celebrate, and the birds of the air with wings outspread? Each one knows its own mode of prayer and praise. And Allah knows well all that they do."
Then i saw this video of a bird praying on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k40k2xUfwIA
All praise is for Allah, the Greatest.
To him is our final return.
Posted by naveedaziz83
subhanAllah
a very good example indeed ...
Allah describes His aya for us to understand
Posted by badassmam
Salam,
A woman who lives close to me had been possessed by a Jinn. Its a topic that I found a bit hard to believe as in I thought that the woman was just a nasty person in her heart. I was told about her exorcism in detail and how frightening it was for the people involved. Check out these incredible videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMj3p4-Ma9U&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouOXWgJS-gc&feature=related
I hear that it is possible for people to take advantage of Jinns. It is something that happens in my community, people pay to have black magic done on good people to break up a marriage, cause fighting within families or even with good intentions to cure illnesses for example. There are some strange things that people do on the instruction of dodgy Imams like wearing a 'bullet' (with a dwa inside it) around your neck and burying Arabic text in somebodys grave.
All Muslims who may be tempted to go for such a solution should remember that the Qur'an has the answer to all problems. Believing that this type of thing can help is Shirk, having a dwa around your neck will not protect you; knowing the meaning of it and praise for Allah will.
I make sure I read the four Quls and Aiyatul Qursi before I go to bed. This type of thing is frightening. It is devestating to many people. May Allah protect us all.
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabaraktuhu
Indeed Allah mentions in the Holy Quran that these black magics are act of the devil and we muslims should not indulge in them in any form what so ever. Yet we still face this problems these days of muslims harming other muslims brother because of some worldly reasons or jeleousy. Indeed Quran does have the solution to provide a cure from these black magic. and Yes we should always trust in Allah and not those things which we tie around our arm and neck. Allah is our protector not them.
Wsalam o alaikum warah matullah wabara ka tuhu
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
Respected your Parents
Allah has said in the Holy Quran
This emphasizes the importance and respect we should have for our parents. We are not even to say UFF to them for whatever reason. and yet what do we do, continuously yell at them, do not respect them. Disrespecting the parents is one of the major sins after associating a partner with Allah as mentioned in the hadeeth below.
"Narrated Abu Bakra: Allah's Apostle said thrice, "Shall I not inform you of the biggest of the great sins?" We said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle" He said, "To join partners in worship with Allah: to be undutiful to one's parents." The Prophet sat up after he had been reclining and added, "And I warn you against giving forged statement and a false witness; I warn you against giving a forged statement and a false witness." The Prophet kept on saying that warning till we thought that he would not stop."
(Sahi Bukhari, Book of Manners, Hadeeth Number 7).
We all should we very weary of this.
Prophet (PBUH) emphasized the respect of parents with the following hadeeths
Narrated Al-Walid bin 'Aizar: I heard Abi Amr 'Ash-Shaibani saying, "The owner of this house." he pointed to 'Abdullah's house, "said, 'I asked the Prophet 'Which deed is loved most by Allah?" He replied, 'To offer prayers at their early (very first) stated times.' " 'Abdullah asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" The Prophet said, "To be good and dutiful to one's parents," 'Abdullah asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" The Prophet said, To participate in Jihad for Allah's Cause." 'Abdullah added, "The Prophet narrated to me these three things, and if I had asked more, he would have told me more."
(Sahi Bukhari, Book of Manners, Hadeeth # 1)
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is more entitled to be treated with the best companionship by me?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man said. "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man further said, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man asked for the fourth time, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your father. "
(Sahi Bukhari, Book of Manners, Hadeeth # 2)
SubhanAllah, a mother is to be respected 3 times more than a father and there is an obvious reason to this. Mother goes through the pain of bearing a child for 9 months. and then there is the process of delivering a child which can also take the life of the mother. and then there is the usual rehma for a child in the mothers heart. She wakes up even in the middle of the night for a crying child. SubhanAllah
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: A man said to the Prophet, "Shall I participate in Jihad?" The Prophet said, "Are your parents living?" The man said, "Yes." the Prophet said, "Do Jihad for their benefit."
(Sahi Bukhari, Book of Manners, Hadeeth #3)
Numerous places in the Quran Allah has emphasized the importance of Jihad and yet if the parents are alive, we are entitled to stay with them and do kindness to them.
Let us all judge ourselves in the light of the above mentioned aya's and hadeeth. Are we paying the proper respect to our parents.
May Allah guide us all and let us respect our parents as described by Allah and the Prophet (PBUH).
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
Posted by naveedaziz83
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i am looking for a website to download nasheeds .. can any1 provide me a link if they know any.
JazakAllah
wasalam o alaikum warah matullah
Posted by naveedaziz83
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An important message
"Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade eating of onions and leek. When we were overpowered by a desire (to eat) we ate them. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: He who eats of this offensive plant must not approach our mosque, for the angels are harmed by the same things as men."
(Sahi Muslim, Book of prayers, Hadeeth # 1145)
An important message lies in this hadeeth for many of us, those who have a habit of smoking. Just like garlic and onions, smoking creates a very bad odor and if you come in the mosque while you just smoked, both the angels and your fellow praying muslim brothers are very much bothered by this. Please avoid this. Either smoke after the prayer or smoke a long time before the prayer and brush your teeth when you come in the mosque. Also the odor not only lies in ones mouth but the clothes are also effected.
May Allah guide us all and show us the right path.
Ameen Sum Ameen
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabaraka tuhu
Posted by PeterKay
On 2008-09-17 01:14:56, naveedaziz83 wrote:
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
i am looking for a website to download nasheeds .. can any1 provide me a link if they know any.
JazakAllah
wasalam o alaikum warah matullah
Qari Ziyaad Patel is quite good, he is from S. Africa
www.qzp.co.za
some files on there.
Salaams
Posted by Red_Rach
I am intrigued to know more about what you call "harams" I understand that you cannot eat pork or drink alcohol and such other things as these are considered harmful. However there are many muslims that appear to smoke all around the world from many countries. Is this not considered Haram? After all smoking is very dangerous.
Rachel.
Posted by siamese plantpot
i just have one question that probably cant be answered! does anyone have any ideas why, it appears at least, that muslims in the UK are much more passionate about religion than christians? ive noticed that most muslim friends of mine do seem to worship regularly whereas christians it is more of a surprise if they do worship at all..
mike
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
@Rachel
thank you for asking such an important question. I will try to answer your concern to the best of my knowledge. Couple of years back, the issue of smoking had mixed opinions among Islamic scholars. Some said it is haram and other said it is not. Those who say it is not haram bring forth the reason that since smoking was not invented at the time of the Prophet(PBUH) and since there is no Quranic verse or saying of the Prophet (PBUH) regarding this issue, therefore it is OK to smoke. But recently, more and more Islamic scholars are leaning towards the prohibition of smoking. I shall describe few reasons as to why.
Indeed there was no smoking at the time of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and hence no "direct" saying in this matter, but if you read and understand Quran, at times, it just presents some general guidelines regarding some issues rather than being specific. For example, Allah has said in the Holy Quran,
".... and do not kill yourselves, Allah is indeed merciful to you."
(Sura Nisa, Chapter 4, Verse 29)
and we all know that smoking acts as a "slow poison".
There is a saying of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) that
"Whoever consumes poison, killing himself with it, then he will he consuming his poison in the hellfire, and he will abide in it permanently and eternally."
(Sahi Bukhari and Sahi Muslim)
These evidence are enough to convince any muslim that indeed smoking is haram in Islam.
A person who smokes not only causes harm to himself but also to his friends and people who are around that person. We all know the bad odor caused by smoking and how a non-smoker cant bear that smell.
I cited a hadeeth of the Holy Prophet few posts back regarding this same issue,
"Whoever eats garlic or onion, let him avoid us and our masjid, and stay in his home. The angels are surely hurt by things that hurt the human beings."
(Sahi Bukhari and Sahi Muslim)
The reason for this is that both garlic and onion, when eaten, leave a bad odor in ones mouth therefore hurting the fellow muslims and even the angels at the time of prayer. Smoking falls in this same category.
Further more, Islam teaches us NOT to waste money on unwanted things. On the day of Judgement, every person will be inquired about how he/she had spent the wealth given to him/her.
Allah says in the Quran,
"...But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift. Verily spendthrifts are brothers of the devils..."
(Sura Isra, Chapter 17, Verse 26-27)
These are just few reasons of why smoking is haram in Islam. I hope this answers your questions. May Allah protect us all from the evil habit of smoking Ameen Sum Ameen
@siamese
I do not have any christian friend so I can't comment on them. But I do agree with you that Muslims over here are very much passionate about Islam. I think the reason behind this is that Muslims over here to strive a lot in order to follow the religious acts and worship. Let me clear things with an example, in saudi arabia, whenever it is time for prayer, all the shops close down and you have to go and pray. Where as over here, there is nothing like that. You have to "fight" against your inner conscience to observe the pray at the proper time. This creates an extra incentive for you to keep in mind the timing of prayer and other religious activities. Any other Muslim brother living here in UK can explain it much better than me.
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarkatuhu
Posted by PeterKay
Glorious Quran: Chapter 2 verses 172 & 173 state:
O ye who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah, if it is Him ye worship.
He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful.
Posted by PeterKay
The Holy Quran took 23 years to reveal in total
It was revealed in parts via angel Jibrael (Gabriel) A.S.
to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
During the periods of revelation, a few days passed by with no revelation, some of the non-muslims at the time said his God has left him! to this the Prophet (pbuh) was very upset.
Then Allah almighty sent Angel Jibraeel A.S. with the following Chapter:
Surah 93. Ad-Duha (The Morning Hours, Morning Bright!)
1. By the Glorious Morning Light,
2. And by the Night when it is still,
3. Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased.
4. And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present.
5. And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee that wherewith thou shalt be well-pleased.
6. Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter and care?
7. And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.
8. And He found thee in need, and made thee independent.
9. Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,
10. Nor repulse the petitioner unheard;
11. But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim!
Beautiful words from the Creator of mankind.
Posted by naveedaziz83
Asalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
Alhamdolillah this is the 19th ramadan here in London. and last ten days are about to start inshAllah. Allah has set forth a blessed night, al-qadr in the last ten days of this blessed month. Allah has said in the Holy Quran
1. Verily, We have sent it down in the Night of Al-Qadr
2. And What will make you know what the Night of Al-Qadr is?
3. The Night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months.
4. Therein descend the angels and the Ruh by their Lord's permission with every matter.
5. There is peace until the appearance of dawn.
[Surah Al Qadr, Chapter 97]
Prophet (PBUH) was told about this night and when he was about to tell his companions, he forgot the exact date. Therefore, we muslims are told to find this night in the odd number of the last ten days. Most Ulama agree that it is the 27th. In my opinion, we should not give an exact date to this. If we think rationally, it was meant for the Prophet (PBUH) to forget the date in our own interest. Had the Prophet (PBUH) told his companions of an exact date, muslims would pray only in that night. But now, we are told to find this night. It can be either 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th. Hence rather than indulging in prayer for one night, we have the opportunity to pray 5 nights to find this blessed night in which if we pray with our heart , Allah will surely forgive our past sins, subhanAllah
May Allah guide is in finding al-qadr and guide us to pray as much as we can so that we can have our past sins forgiven. ameen sum ameen
Wasalam o alaikum warah matullah wabarakatuhu
Posted by PeterKay
Beautiful video here:
WHY ISLAM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Clk5lNUdQ&feature=related