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I heard some people talk ill about people whom discuss daily cultural issues instead of using Islam as an example whenever they want to make a point. This person does have a point in a sence. I agree to the fact that we muslims should take examples from Islam to bring people whom are misguided closer to our deen and further away from dunya. But that is not always the way it is accomplished. Sometimes one need to come with examples from our culture to show what something isn`t good or why it is good. Because people whom are a bit away from our deen sometimes need real human stories to bring them closer to what Islam says. They need stories about people whom have found guidance and how they managed that after several years.
It is upto Allah alone to guide someone. We can only pray for someone. We can come up with lots of examples to guide someone, but that person will only achieve guidance through the will of Allah Subhanwuatalah. So we try to come up with reasons for why it is important to read namaz on time to learn more about Islam and how to achieve sakoon in our life.
On the other hand if we like someone does do; say to people in an offensive manner even though our mission is to spread Islam, than that would make people distant from our deen instead of bringing them closer. Why? Because you’re looking down at them. Instead try to speak to others straight to them instead of belittling them in a way. That is better Ikhlas like our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has shown us through his seerah, and that would make people actually listen and apply what you say. In one sentence i would sum it up that if you want to spread dawah do it in a way, “i have found a cure to your issues, and that is Islam”, or ” i am even worse muslim than you, but I know about a way to get better, or I have found a way to become better”. I think what people need is logical explanations without saying anything bad about them. Instead of preaching in the wrong way, try to think how can i explain this that would make someone want to read fajr namaz or an ayat from our Quran after they have heard some dawah from you?
Some people like the ideal muslimah or igotitcovered are superb dais at facebook, on the other hand some people whom are new at it need to learn more to achieve its proper success.
The whole version: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Said: Gabriel came to me with a clean mirror in his hand and said: ” this is Jumu`ah. God has made it obligatory on you, so that it may be a festival for you and after you for your followers.
The Prophet (PBUH) said: ”What good there is for us in it?” Gabriel answered: You have got an auspicious ( lovende, gunstig) time in it. If someone seeks anything to God at this time, God has promised that He will give it to him. If he is deprived of that additional things are given to him in this connection. If anyone wants to save himself from evil on that day, God saves him from a greater calamity (katastrofe) or a like calamity which has been decreed on him.
I said (Muhammad pbuh) “what is this black dot on it?( The mirror)” He (Gabriel) said ” This is the Hour of the day og jummah which is the best day in our estimation. In the last day we will call it the day of increase. This is because your Lord, High and Exalted has a valley in Paradise which is more redolent than white musk. On the day of Al-Jumu`ah Allah High and Exalted will descend from the illiyyeen unto His Throne. His Throne is then surrounded by pulpits of lights. The Prophets will come and sit on this pulpits. The pulpits will then be surrounded with couches of gold. The truthful servants of Allah and the martyrs will come and sit down on them. Then the dwellers of Paradise will come and sit down on the dunes. Thereafter their Lord will come and show himself to them and they will look at His Countenance while He tells them, `I fulfilled my promise to you and completed my favour upon you. This is the place of My Honour. So ask me for whatever you want. And they will ask Him of His pleasure. Allah will say`it is My pleasure that brought you to my Paradise and made you attain My Honour. So ask me of something else. They will continue to ask him until they will be done with their requests. Then, it will be opened for them – for as long as it takes people to leave the mosque on the day of jumu`ah – what no eye has ever seen no ear has ever heard and no heart ever imagined. Allah will then ascend onto His Throne, and the martyrs and the truthful servants will ascend with him. The inhabitants of the chambers will then return to their flawless pearly and white chambers or to their chambers of rubies or green chrysolite whose rivers flow perennially and whose fruits hang in pairs.They the dwellers of Paradise shall be in need of nothing greater than the day of Al-Jumu`ah so they can have more Honour and have more opportunity to look at the Countenance of their Lord, High and Exalted. That is why the day will be called the day of increase.
(recorded by ibn Abid-dunya and At-tabararni in Al-Mujam Al-Awsat; the narration is graded Hasan in view of other corroborating narrations).
Taken out of the book “encyclopedia of islamic jurisprudence concerning women”.
A few years back I remember I was all into Bollywood or songs and all that it contains. Though in a period of time I started to think over what I was doing. I thought a lot about whether this would give me any sawabh and if it is morally correct to listen to songies that contains somewhat fahashia. So I changed. Suddenly one day when I woke up I went to the computer with my Ipod and deleted all the songies and let all the Naats to be there. From that day on I only listen to naats and some songs that have nice and decent lyrics. That was a change in me that started for more than a year ago.
Nowadays Im reading a lot about Islam to get more knowledge so that I can know how to behave in certain circumstances from hadees sharif and lots of other islamic books. It has given me guidelines in how to behave and different types of manners that I before didn`t even know were Islamic. I`ve been lucky and had amazing help in getting me on the right track, so I want to share it, so that more people can benefit from it. Even though we all have our mistakes I can recall a lot of hadees and correct myself that In that circumstance I shouldn`t have done that or in that circumstance I should have done that. This is going to help me in my struggle to become a better human being and inshaAllah a Mominah one day.
What I want to share with you people is that if we listen to songies that have a bad ingredient and watch tv-serials that tells us more about un-islamic things than that would have a very bad effect on our spirit, our spirituality and us being a muslim. My mum always tells me that if you start repenting early in your life for your past mistakes than most of your life will be nice and rest of your life will become more prosperous, but if you start repenting when you are in your seventy`s than for one you wouldn`t be able to pray properly, for your life has passed by in negligence. It`s time for us to wake up and realize what is important in life. Which is to strive to become a better human being and a better Muslim/Muslimah to one day be invited to Jannah, InshaAllah. Ameen summa ameen.
It is very common these days that people doesn`t pray the salat. Even though it is farz on every Muslim/Muslimah. It is so important that we pray to our Allah and tell Him how thankful we are for everything He has blessed us with. Because it is a lot. We wouldn`t be able to see, breathe, walk, talk, eat if it wouldn`t be for that Allah has given us this pleasure. Not to talk about the fact that we are blessed with a family and work and loved ones who sincerely care so much for us. If it wouldn`t have been Allah`s will He wouldn`t have given that to us. So we have every reason to pray as much as possible for every treasure we receive. Our Prophet (pbuh) used to pray so much at night that his feet used to swollen. When someone asked him why he prayed so much, he would say “shouldn`t I say thanks to Allah for everything Allah has blessed me with?”. Where do we stand in all this? Do we take out time to pray throughout the day on time? The One sahabi has narrated that he asked which thing would bring him closer to Paradise, so The Prophet (pbuh) said “honouring your parents and salat on time”. Can you see how much sawabh the salat has. Dr. Zakir Naik said something really important the other day, that when we have an appointment at work or with some business person or with a celebrity or an important person we try our best to be on time and come one hour or half an hour before just so that we don`t get late. And so he said; the salat is our appointment with our Lord, who can be more important than the One who has blessed us with the gift of life and everything else. Why do we always postpone it or come late to it? Shouldn`t we show him our gratitude? Praying five times on time will bring you closer to your Creator and give you a satisfaction you never can get by buying things.
Sometimes I see people whom only pray when they are in trouble or have a very difficult time, just so that the Lord will relive him/her. One shouldn`t do that, one should pray always and try our out most to never miss a prayer. The Prophet has said: “A person that misses a prayer on purpose is not a muslim anymore”. How many prayers have we missed throughout our lives? Can we call ourselves a Muslim/Muslimah? This is a reminder to all of us that we never can be enough thankful for what we are blessed with, ever. 
It makes one very sad when one listens to news. Mostly because the news is quite depressing. The news in Pakistan often tell us about a woman who has been killed or beaten by their in-laws because she became pregnant with a baby-girl and not a baby-boy. It could be that they don`t have enough education about these things or that the males needs someone to blame, when things doesn`t go their way. It`s not the woman but its the man who decides the gender of the baby because of the chromosome. Every woman has xx chromosome and every man has xy chromosome. The female can only deliver a x chromosome, while the man can deliver a X-chromosome or a Y-chromosome, meaning he decides whether its a girl or a boy.
The people whom have a baby should be thankful that they have a healthy baby, not because it`s a boy or a girl. There are several couples out there whom maybe can`t have any child and would do anything to be blessed with one. So people whom are so lucky that they do become a parent should be thankful to their Lord for it, and not blame anyone.
Killing the baby-girl is common in countries like India, Pakistan, China and so many more. It was even a problem at the time our Prophet (pbuh) lived. Therefore an ayat was sent by Allah for those people. Even in Norway we have a few people whom doesn`t like having a baby-girl, and rather take an abortion if they find out about it. That`s why it isn`t allowed for the doctors in Norway anymore, to tell the parents the gender of the child. So that the woman doesn`t get beaten by her husband or in-laws.
At the time of the jahiliyah baby-girls were also killed:
“when news is brought to one of them of the birth of a female child, his face darkens and is filled with inward grief. With shame does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad news he has had. Shall he retain it, on sufferance and contempt or bury it in the dust? Ah! what an evil choice they decide on! ” (Quran 16:58-59)
It`s sad to say that we haven`t learned enough from the time of the jahiliah when this is still practised in lots of countries even nowadays. Have we really become more civilized than before, when this is still practised? We all have to speak up against the unfairness in this world, so that people in this world that suffer can have a more or less prosperous life. InshaAllah Ameen. We live in male-dominated countries, but if we don`t speak up than how on earth can we change the circumstances for the next generations that are growing up now or in the future. We need to change the minds of our new generation, and that can only be done through more knowledge, especially about our religion Islam, because it shows us the way no matter what stage in life we are in. Allah sab ke haq me behtar faisla karein. Ameen Allah humma ameen.
As I am reading books I learn more and more. It is very fun and I simply don`t want to stop. When one reads Akhbar-e-jahan it is very informative although not all of its content is interesting for me. For instance weekly they write about horoscopes and what will happen in people`s lives. I reckon they write it on demand and would stop if people wouldn`t like it. The question is how important is it to follow such. Reading through hadees sharif I have several times heard that The Prophet has said that the people whom read horoscopes and believe in that which is written their prayers wont be accepted for 40 days. Even so the people in Pakistan are muslims mostly they still have a few things that are so un-islamic and nobody gets rid of these bad habits. Like reading horoscopes. Isn`t it better to read some info about Islam that can build you a home in the Hereafter: if you also follow what you read.
The things that are written in these horoscopes isn`t true and the people writing it can’t tell the future, so why use your valuable time on it then? If we are born muslims and we want to achieve jannah inshaAllah then we should try our up most to show that through our conduct and not let our surrounding lead us on the wrong path. To know what is good for us, all we need is to read more about our deen Islam, and Alhamdolillah if we are muslims, try our most to follow it as good as we can. Put your trust in Allah, and see that it does make life much better and peaceful. May each muslim try their most to increase knowledge that is valuable for their Hereafter and do their best to follow it. Allah sab ke haq mein behtar faisla karein. Ameen summa ameen
