Thursday, April 1, 2010

The Blessing of the Sale

Narrated Hakim bin Hizam that the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “The buyer and the seller have the option to cancel or to confirm the deal as long as they have not parted, or till they part, and if they spoke the truth and told each other the defects of the things, then blessings would be in their deal, and if they hid something and told lies, the blessing of the deal would be lost.” [The Book of Sales: Sahih Bukhari]

Allah has enjoined truthfulness and honesty, and He has forbidden lies and deceit. The matters which should be known and revealed to people should not be concealed. A sale transacted without complete honesty will not be blessed for the dishonest party.

What usually makes people dishonest is greed or the fear of loss. That makes them either hide a defect in the product that they should inform the client about, or they lie to increase the selling price. Whereas the fact of the matter is that the ‘rizq’/sustenance that Allah has determined for each and every one of us will reach us regardless of whether we adopt halal means to earn it or haram means.

If a Muslim has true faith in pre-destined rizq, it gives them the strength to avoid adopting haram means to earn money, as they see the pointlessness of it. Rizq is not just a person’s income but all that comes to them. When the blessing is lifted from the sale then the seller may have earned Rs 800 extra dishonestly, but then have had a minor accident and ended up having to spend the Rs 800 on medical care. So they ended up with no money that Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) had not written for them, and instead also accumulated some sin for their dishonesty.

Ribat Better than the Night of Qadr

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah was engaged in ribat, and the people became alarmed. So they went out to the seashore and it was said: ‘There's nothing to worry about.’ The people dispersed but Abu Hurairah remained there standing. Someone came by him and said: ‘Why are you still standing here, Abu Hurairah?’ He said: ‘I heard the Messenger (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) saying: Standing for one hour in the Path of Allah (fee sabeelillah) is better than praying at night on the Night of Qadr at the Black Stone.’" [#1068: Silsilat al-Ahadith as-Sahihah]

Ribat is standing in guard, or guarding a post at the frontiers of the Islamic state. Although there was no immediate danger, Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) chose to remain alert in defense of the Muslims for the sake of obtaining the great reward promised for this act by Allah (subhana wa ta’ala).

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

KINDNESS

The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "The first of those who shall enter Paradise are the people who do acts of kindnesses." [Tibrani]

This story comes to us through the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) that there was once a prostitute in the tribe of the Bani Israil. She passed by a dog going around a well about to die of thirst. So she took off her shoe and, tying it to her head wrap, lowered it into the well to get some water for the dog. Because of this one act of kindness, Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) forgave her her sins.

This shows us not only Allah’s love for humans and how He loves to forgive us, but also His love for all His creatures. Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) told us that we are rewarded for every act of kindness we do to any creature. Every time a bird eats from your fruit tree you are rewarded by Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) for that too.

In today's society though, it seems that kindness is reserved for animals while one's relatives and fellow Muslims are not considered worthy of it. Don't neglect them.

Instead of asking somebody to bring a glass of water for you, bring it for them. This is a kindness.

To pay attention to a child's story is a kindness.

To give the elderly your time is a kindness.

To share a particular skill you have is a kindness.

To wash someone else's dishes is a kindness.

To make room for somebody is a kindness.

There are hundreds of kindnesses to do. Make it your goal for this week to seek out acts of kindness throughout the day, and do them! Every little deed will count on the Day of Judgement.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Hindi: National Language?

There's no national language in India: Gujarat High Court

AHMEDABAD: Does India have a national language? No, says the Gujarat High Court. The court also observed that in India, a majority of people have accepted Hindi as a national language and many speak Hindi and write in Devanagari script, but it's not officially the national language.

With this observation, a bench headed by Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhaya refused to issue directions that packaged commodities must contain details about goods in Hindi.

Petitioner Suresh Kachhadia had, in 2009, filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Gujarat HC seeking mandamus to the Centre as well as the state government to make it mandatory for manufacturers of goods to print in Hindi, all details of goods like price, ingredients and the date of manufacture. His contention was that the consumers are entitled to know what they are consuming.

It was argued that because Hindi is the national language and is understood by a large number of people in the country, directions should be given to publish all such details in Hindi. His counsel placed reliance on the deliberations in the Constituent Assembly in his arguments. Even the Centre's counsel referred to the Standard of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules and told the court that such declaration on packets should be either in English or in Hindi in Devanagari script.

But the court asked whether there was any notification saying Hindi is India's national language, for it's an ``official language'' of this country. No notification ever issued by the government could be produced before the court in this regard. This is because the Constitution has given Hindi the status of the official language and not the national language.

The court concluded that the rules have specific provisions for manufacturers that particulars of declaration should be in Hindi in Devanagari script or in English, and it's their prerogative to use English. Therefore, no mandamus can be issued on manufacturers or governments for giving details or particulars of package in Hindi.


For further details, click the following link...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Theres-no-national-language-in-India-Gujarat-High-Court/articleshow/5496231.cms

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Rich and Poor!

கஹ்பு இப்னு இயாழ் (ரலி) அறிவிக்கின்றார்கள்:

''ஒவ்வொரு சமுதாயத்திற்கும் ஒரு சோதனை உண்டு. என் சமுதாயத்திற்குச் சோதனை, செல்வம் (பெருகுவது) தான்' என்று நபி(ஸல்) அவர்கள் கூற நான் கேட்டுள்ளேன். (திர்மிதீ) (ரியாளுஸ்ஸாலிஹீன்: 481)


அப்துல்லா இப்னு ஷிக்கீர் (ரலி) அறிவிக்கின்றார்கள்:
''அல்ஹாகுமுத்த காஃதுரு... எனத்துவங்கும் அத்தியாயத்தை நபி(ஸல்) அவர்கள் ஓதிக் கொண்டிருக்கும் போது, அவர்களிடம் வந்தேன். அப்போது அவர்கள் ஆதமின் மகன், ''இது என்னுடையது. இது என்னுடையது என்கிறான் (ஆனால்) ஆதமின் மகனே! நீ சாப்பிட்டு அழித்தது, அல்லது நீ உடுத்திக் கிழித்தது. அல்லது நீ தர்மம் செய்து முடித்து விட்டதைத் தவிர வேறு எதுவும் உனக்கு என உள்ளதா? என்று கேட்டார்கள்.(முஸ்லிம்) (ரியாளுஸ்ஸாலிஹீன்: 483)

அப்துல்லா இப்னு முஹஃப்பல் (ரலி) அறிவிக்கின்றார்கள்:

''இறைத்தூதர் அவர்களே! அல்லாஹ்வின் மீது சத்தியமாக உங்களை நேசிக்கிறேன்' என்று ஒருவர் நபி(ஸல்) அவர்களிடம் கூறினார். 'நீ கூறுவதை நன்கு சிந்தித்துக் கூறு' என்று நபி (ஸல்) கூறினார்கள். 'அல்லாஹ்வின் மீது சத்தியமாக உங்களை நான் நேசிக்கிறேன்' என மூன்று முறை கூறினார். 'என்னை நீ விரும்புவதாக இருந்தால், வறுமையை சந்திக்க நீ தயாராகிக் கொள்வாயாக! என்னை விரும்புகின்றவருக்கு, வெள்ள நீர் தன் இறுதி எல்லையை தொட ஓடுவது போல் வறுமையும் மிக தீவிரமாக வரும்'' என்று நபி(ஸல்) கூறினார்கள்.(திர்மிதீ) (ரியாளுஸ்ஸாலிஹீன்: 484)

அப்துல்லா இப்னு மஸ்ஊத் (ரலி) அறிவிக்கின்றார்கள்:
''நபி(ஸல்) அவர்கள் ஓர் ஓலைப்பாயின் மீது படுத்து உறங்கினார்கள். அவர்களின் விலாப்புறத்தில் அதன் தடயம் ஏற்பட்டது. 'இறைத்தூதர் அவர்களே! உங்களுக்காக நாங்கள் ஒரு மெத்தையை ஏற்படுத்தித் தரலாமா?' என்று கேட்டோம். ''எனக்கும் இந்த உலகத்திற்கும் என்ன தொடர்பு இருக்கிறது? ஒரு பயணி ஒரு மரத்தின் நிழலில் அமர்ந்து, பின்பு ஓய்வெடுத்து, அதை விட்டும் செல்வான் அல்லவா! அது போன்றே தவிர நான் இவ்வுலகில் இல்லை'' என்று நபி (ஸல்) கூறினார்கள். (திர்மிதீ) (ரியாளுஸ்ஸாலிஹீன்: 486)

''ஒவ்வொரு தூதரும்; அற்புதங்களுடன் அனுப்பப்பட்டனர். எனக்கு வழங்கப்பட்ட அற்புதம் திருக்குர்ஆன் - நபிகள் நாயகம் (ஸல்)''. நூல்: புகாரி,முஸ்லிம்)

'' திருக்குர்ஆனைப் பொருளுணர்ந்து படியுங்கள் ''

The Value of Daughters

“The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: ‘Whoever supports two little girls until they come of age, will be on the Day of Judgement as close to me as this,’ and he brought two fingers together.” [Muslim]

It wasn’t only fourteen centuries ago that daughters were considered a burden. Many cultures across the globe today also abort female foetuses or make daughters feel unwanted, unworthy and unloved. But Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) highlighted for us that it is the daughters' proper and compassionate upbringing that is a cause of eternal happiness. They will cling to their parents on the Day of Judgement and plead to Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) that they will not enter Jannah without them. This is why girls are a mercy and special blessing from Allah (subhana wa ta'ala).

The beauty of Islam is that with it Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) shows us how to convert the transitory happiness of this life into everlasting happiness. On the Day of Judgement, the one who is as close to Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) as two fingers of a hand are together, can only have a happy eternity.

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Seven Hundred Times And More

The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Allah records good and bad deeds in this way: If anyone intends to do a good deed, but does not do it, Allah still records it with Him as one full good deed. If he intends a good deed and then carries it out, Allah records it with Him as ten to seven hundred times in reward or even increases it many times more. If anyone intends to do a bad deed but does not actually do it, Allah records it with Him as one full good deed. If he intends to do a bad deed and does it, Allah records it with Him as only one bad deed.” [Bukhari]

So easily does Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) reward us, that even intending to do a good deed earns us the full reward of having done it. This is great encouragement to think along constructive lines. Actually performing the intended good deed, gets us the reward of having done many good deeds. Intending a bad deed will not be punished, while abstaining from actually doing it, earns us the reward of a full good deed.

It is thus to be wondered how anyone can doubt the love that Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) has for His creatures! The root of mercy is love. This method of taking account of our deeds shows Allah’s extreme love for us. Suppose your son or daughter gave you $7 for safekeeping every week. Every time your child would ask you for their money back, you would return them $700 instead of $7. Provided you could afford to do this, could there be any reason for your doing this, other than your extreme love for your child? This is a little like Allah’s love for us, although His love is much deeper and vaster than what we are capable of imagining.

One of Allah's names is Shakoor, the One who appreciates. Nobody can appreciate the way Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) can, for even if the good deed or intention is like a grain in the middle of a rock, He will know of it. It is said that when you do good by a person, the average person will repay you by ten bad deeds. But when you do something for Allah (subhana wa ta’ala), no matter how small it is, Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) will know it and repay you by multiplying it into at least ten good deeds. That is why, only the person who does good for Allah's pleasure, can remain committed in doing good: While those who seek acknowledgement from people for their deeds, can not stay committed (have istiqamat) in doing good, because people cannot appreciate and repay the way that Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) appreciates and repays.

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

விசாரிக்கப்படுவதற்கு முன்னர் விசாரித்துக் கொள்வோம்

ஒவ்வொரு நாள் முடிவிலும் அன்றைய தினத்தின் நம்முடைய நடவடிக்கைகள் பற்றிச் சிறிது சிந்தித்துப் பார்க்க வேண்டும். நாம் செய்த நன்மைகள் என்ன? தீமைகள் என்ன? சீர்திருத்தப்பட வேண்டியது என்ன? அதிகப்படுத்த வேண்டியது, தவிர்ந்து கொள்ள வேண்டியது என்ன? என்பன போன்ற கேள்விகளைக் கேட்டுக் கொள்வது நல்லது.

ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் இஸ்லாத்துடன் இருப்பதற்கு - உங்களது நினைவுக்குச் சில துளிகள் :-

அதிகாலைத் தொழுகையை, அதன் குறித்த நேரத்தில், கூட்டாக இணைந்து, பள்ளியில் தொழுதீர்களா?

ஐங்காலத் தொழுகைகளை பள்ளிவாசலில் வைத்து, முதல் ஜமாஅத்துடன் நிறைவேற்றினீர்களா?

இன்றைய தினம் திருமறையில் இருந்து சில வசனங்களை ஓதினீர்களா?
ஒவ்வொரு தொழுகையின் முடிவிலும் அல்லாஹ்வின் சில திருநாமங்களை (திக்ருகளை)த் துதித்தீர்களா?

தொழுகைக்கு முன்பும் அல்லது பின்பும் உள்ள சுன்னத்தான தொழுகைகளை நிறைவேற்றினீர்களா?

தொழுகையின் பொழுது நீங்கள் ஓதக் கூடிய வசனங்களின் பொருள்களை விளங்கி ஓதினீர்களா?

மரணத்தையும், மரணத்திற்குப்பின் உள்ள விசாரணை நாள் பற்றியும் நினைவு கூர்ந்தீர்களா?

மறுமைத் தீர்ப்பு நாள் பற்றியும், அந்த நாளின் கடுமை பற்றியும் நினைத்துப் பார்த்தீர்களா?

யா அல்லாஹ்..! என்னை அந்த சுவனத்தினுள் பிரவேசிக்க அனுமதிப்பாயாக..! என்று மூன்று முறை கூறினீர்களா? ஏனென்றால், ''யா அல்லாஹ், என்னை சுவனத்தினுள் அனுமதிப்பாயாக - என்று மூன்று முறை கூறினால், அந்த சுவனம் (இவ்வாறு) பதிலளிக்கின்றது : யா அல்லாஹ், அவன் அல்லது அவளை என்னுள் நுழைந்து விட அனுமதிப்பாயாக..! (என்று சுவனம் அல்லாஹ்விடம் மன்றாடுகின்றது). (திர்மிதீ)

இறைத்தூதர் (ஸல்) அவர்களின் நபிமொழி ஒன்றையேனும் இன்று வாசித்தீர்களா?

தீமைகளிலிருந்து விலகிக் கொள்ள வேண்டும், அத்தகைய தீங்கினைச் செய்து கொண்டிருப்பவர்களிடமிருந்தும் விலகிக் கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்று நினைத்தீர்களா?

அதிகமான சிரிப்பு, அதிகமான ஜோக்குகள் இவற்றினைத் தவிர்ந்து வாழ முயற்சித்தீர்களா?

செவிப்புலனையும், பார்வையையும், சிந்திக்கும் திறனையும் இன்னும் இது போன்ற எண்ணற்ற அருட்கொடைகளை உங்களுக்கு வழங்கியிருக்கும் அல்லாஹ்விற்கு, தினமும் நன்றி கூறிக் கொண்டிருக்கின்றீர்களா?

இன்றைய தினம் ஏழைகளுக்கும், தேவையுடையவர்களுக்கும் உணவளித்தீர்களா அல்லது அவர்களுக்கு உதவினீர்களா?

உங்களின் (தவறுகளின்) மீதும், அல்லாஹ்வின் பொருட்டும் உங்களை நீங்களே கடிந்து கொண்டீர்களா?

பிறர் மீது கடுமையாக நடந்து கொள்வது அல்லது சுய விளம்பரத்துடன் நடந்து கொள்வதனின்றும் தவிர்ந்து கொண்டீர்களா?

அல்லாஹ்வின் அச்சத்தால் அழுதீர்களா?

ஃபஜ்ருத் தொழுகை அல்லது இஷாத் தொழுகைக்குப் பின் அல்லாஹ்வினை நினைவு கூர்ந்தீர்களா?

நீங்கள் செய்து விட்ட பாவங்களுக்காகவும், இன்னும் வரம்பு மீறி நடந்து கொண்டதற்காகவும், இஸ்திஃக்ஃபார் என்ற பாவ மன்னிப்புக் கோரினீர்களா?

இறைவா..! உன்னுடைய உவப்பிற்குரிய வழியில், ''ஷஹீத்"" என்ற அந்தஸ்தில் நான் மரணமடைய வேண்டும் என்று அல்லாஹ்விடம் மனமுருகி வேண்டிக் கொண்டீர்களா? இறைத்தூதர் (ஸல்) அவர்கள் கூறினார்கள் : ''எவரொருவர் அல்லாஹ்விடம் நேர்மையான முறையில் தான் ஷஹீத் என்ற அந்தஸ்தில் மரணமடைய வேண்டும் என்று விரும்பிக் கேட்கின்றாரோ, அவ்வாறு பிரார்த்திக்கும் அவன் அல்லது அவளின் பிரார்த்தனையை அல்லாஹ் ஏற்றுக் கொள்கின்றான், அவன் அல்லது அவள் - அவர்களுடைய படுக்கையில் மரணமடைந்தாலும் சரியே..! (முஸ்லிம்)

மார்க்கத்தில் என்னுடைய இதயத்தை நிலைத்திருக்கச் செய்வாயாக என்று பிரார்த்திப்பதுண்டா?

உங்களது பிரார்த்தனைகள் அங்கீகரிக்கப்படக் கூடிய நேரங்கள் என்று சில நேரங்கள் உண்டு. அந்த நேரங்களில் நீங்கள் அல்லாஹ்வினிடத்தில் பிரார்த்தித்ததுண்டா?

இஸ்லாமிய மார்க்க அறிவினை வளர்த்துக் கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்ற நன்னோக்கோடு, புதிய இஸ்லாமிய நூல்களை வாங்கினீர்களா?

இறைநம்பிக்கை கொண்ட ஆண்களுக்கும், பெண்களுக்கும், உயிருடன் உள்ளவர்களுக்கும் அல்லது மரணித்தவர்களுக்கும் பாவ மன்னிப்புக் கோரினீர்களா? ஏனென்றால் அவ்வாறு நீங்கள் செய்கின்ற பிரார்த்தனை ஒவ்வொன்றுக்கும் அல்லாஹ் நற்கூலி வழங்குகின்றான்.

இஸ்லாம் என்ற அருட்கொடையை என்மீது அருளியதன் காரணமாக என்னை முஸ்லிமாக உருவாக்கியவனே.. உனக்கே நன்றிகள் பல என்று அவனது அருட்கொடைகள் பற்றி நினைவு கூர்ந்து நன்றி செலுத்தினீர்களா?

உங்களது சகோதர மற்றும் சகோதரிகளை அல்லாஹ்விற்காக மட்டுமே அவனது திருப்பொருத்ததினை நாடி சந்தித்ததுண்டா?

மக்களையும், உங்களது குடும்பத்தாரையும், உங்களது சகோதர, சகோதரிகளையும் அல்லது அண்டை அயலார்களையும் இன்னும் உங்களுடன் தொடர்புள்ள அனைவரையும் அல்லாஹ்வின் மார்க்கத்தின் பக்கம் அழைத்து அழைப்புப் பணி புரிந்தீர்களா?

உங்களைப் பெற்றவர்கள் மீது கருணையுடன் நடந்து கொண்டீர்களா?
இன்றைய தினத்தில் ஒரு பிரச்னையைச் சந்தித்து, அதன் பின்னர் : ''இன்னா லில்லாஹி வ இன்னா இலைஹி ராஜிஊன்"" (அவனிடமிருந்தே வந்தோம், அவனிடமே நம்முடைய மீளுதல் இருக்கின்றது) என்று கூறினீர்களா?

யா அல்லாஹ், ''நான் செய்து விட்ட தவறுகளுக்காகவும் இன்னும் அறிந்தும் செய்தவற்றுக்கும் உன்னிடம் நான் பாதுகாவல் தேடுகின்றேன். என்னுடைய அறியாமையின் காரணமாகச் செய்து விட்ட தவறுகளுக்காகவும் உன்னிடம் பாவமன்னிப்புக் கோருகின்றேன்."" இவ்வாறு நீங்கள் பாவ மன்னிப்புக் கோருவீர்களென்றால் அல்லாஹ் உங்களது சிறிய மற்றும் பெரிய பாவங்களை மன்னித்தருள்கின்றான். பிரார்த்தித்தீர்களா?

மரணத்திற்குப் பின் உயிர் கொடுத்து எழுப்பப்படவிருக்கின்ற அந்த மறுமைநாளில் இவ்வுலகில் நாம் செய்து கொண்டிருந்தவைகள் பற்றி, ''விசாரிக்கப்படுவதற்கு முன்னர் நம்மை நாமே விசாரித்துக் கொள்வோம்.""

'எங்கள் இறைவனே! உங்கள் இறைவன் மீது நம்பிக்கை கொள்ளுங்கள் என்று ஈமானின் பக்கம் அழைத்தவரின் அழைப்பைச் செவிமடுத்து நாங்கள் திடமாக ஈமான் கொண்டோம்¢ 'எங்கள் இறைவனே! எங்கள் பாவங்களை மன்னிப்பாயாக! எங்கள் தீமைகளை எங்களை விட்டும் அகற்றி விடுவாயாக, இன்னும், எங்க(ளுடைய ஆன்மாக்க)ளைச் சான்றோர்களு(டைய ஆன்மாக்களு)டன் கைப்பற்றுவாயாக!" ஸ_ரது ஆல இம்றான் 193

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Earth to Bear Witness

The Prophet of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Beware of the earth, for it is your root and basis, and there is nothing which a person does on it, that it will not report, whether it is good or bad." (Mujam at-Tabarani)

About Ali (radi Allahu anhu) it is related that when he distributed the money of the Bait ul-Mal (public treasury) among the needy and thus emptied it, he would perform two rakahs of prayer in the Bait ul-Mal and say: "You will have to bear witness that I filled you with justice and emptied you with justice."

The fact is that although Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) directly knows whatever a man does, yet in the Hereafter when He will establish His Court, He will punish every culprit only after fulfilling all the demands of justice. Any case which is brought before His Court against a criminal will be proved with such perfect evidence that no room will be left to doubt his being a criminal. The first and foremost evidence against a person is the record in which the two recording angels are recording his each word and deed. (Surah Qaf: 17-18, Surah Al-Infitar: 10-12) This record will be handed over to him and he will be asked to read it, for "you yourself suffice as reckoner against yourself." (Surah Bani Isra'il: 14) Reading it man will be bewildered, for "it has left nothing un-recorded of our deeds, small or great." (Surah Al-Kahf: 49)

Then there is man's own body which he had used in the world. In Allah's Court his own tongue will bear witness to what he had been speaking through it in the world, his own hands and feet will bear witness to what deeds he had committed through them. (Surah An-Nur: 24) His eyes and his ears will bear witness to what he saw and heard by their means. Even the skin of his body will bear witness to his deeds. Bewildered he will ask his limbs, "Why have you borne witness against me?" They will reply: "The same God Who has given speech to everything has given us speech." (Surah Ha Mim As-Sajdah: 20-22)

On top of this, there will be the witnesses which will be presented from the earth and all its environments, in which man will hear his own voice by his own ears and see the exact pictures of his own deeds by his eyes. Furthermore, the ideas, motives and aims hidden in the heart of man and the intentions with which he had performed every deed will be brought out and placed before him as is stated in Surah Al-Adiyat. That is why with the production of such absolute, clear and undeniable proofs, man will be left confounded, with no chance to say anything in self-defense to excuse himself. (Surah Al-Mursalat 35-36) [Tafhim al-Quran, Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi]

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Very Good Dua!!!!

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL

THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM) SAID, WHO EVER SAYS

" HASBIYALLAHU LAA ILAAHA ILLAA HUA, 'ALAYHI THAWAKKALTHU WA HUA
RABB-UL-ARSH-EL-AZEEM "

TRANSLATION: ALLAH IS SUFFICIENT FOR ME, NONE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WORSHIPPED EXCEPT HIM, UPON HIM I RELY AND HE IS LORD OF THE EXALTED THRONE.

(WHOEVER SAYS IT) 7 TIMES IN THE MORNING AND IN THE EVENING, ALLAH WILL TAKE CARE OF WHATEVER WORRIED HIM/HER OF THE MATTERS OF "THIS WORLD" AND THE "HERE AFTER".

[NARRATED BY ABU DAWOOD -4/321, WITH A CHAIN WHICH IS HASAN]

Subhanallah, What else would one of us want? Dont wait, memorize this dua, right now. Implement it upcoming morning or evening (morning means after fazr, before sunrise, Evening means after asr). And please be consistent in implementing this dua every morning and every evening Insha Allah. Tell as many people as you can about this dua.

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR SCHOLARSHIP

Applications shoudl be submitted on or before December 24, 2009

The Government has invited applications for the central sector scheme of scholarship for college and university students.

Students studying in first year at recognised colleges or universities are eligible to apply. under the scheme, the first-year undergraduate
students will be given Rs.1000 every month and when they join postgraduate programmes they will be given Rs.2000 every month. for
students pursuing engineering or other professional courses Rs.1000 would be given ill third year and Rs.2000 a month on the fourth and fifth years.

Applicatnts must have appeared for March 2009 class XII examinaions and the parents annual income must be less than Rs.4.5 lakh, a press release said.

Following are the cut-off marks for students to apply.;

For Science Group: Boys (oc)-1107 and Girsl (oc) 1108, Boys and Girld (OBC) 1157, Boys (Sc) -1097 and Girls (SC) 1091,
Boys (ST) 960 and Girl;d (ST) 961

For Commerce Group: Boys (oc) 978 and Girls (oc) 1069 Boys (OBC) 1059 and Girsl (OBC) 1108, Boys (SC) 980 and
Girls (SC) 1027 Boys (ST) 975 and Girls (ST) 961

For History Group: Boys (oc)-966 and Girsl (oc) 968, Boys (OBC) 961 and Girls (OBC) 981 Boys (SC) 960 and Girls (SC) 969,
Boys (ST) 965 and Girls (ST) 962


For Vocational Group: Boys (OC) 960 and Girls (oc) 961 Boys (OBC) 1106 and Girls (OBC) 1110 Boys and Girls (SC) 960
Boys (ST) 1066 adn Girls (ST) 1078

More details are available on http://www.tn. gov.in/dge, Students can log in using their register number of plus two examination and
download applications from the website. filled-in applications should be sent to Deputy Director (higher Secondary)
Directorate of Government Examinations, DPI, College Road, Chennai 600 006

Applications shoudl be submitted on or before December 24, 2009

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Finger Dipped In Ocean

Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) said: “By Allah, this world in comparison to the hereafter is nothing but as though one of you dipped his finger in the sea. So ponder how much (of sea water), the finger returns with.” [Mishkaat]

The duration of the Day of Judgment is equal to 50,000 years. The sun will be brought overhead so that it is unbearably hot. People will be drenched in their sweat according to the amount of their sins. Some will be ankle deep in it, some will be in it up to their ears. In this condition, people will be standing for hundreds of earth years and not even a minute of that day will have gone by. Those who love Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) in this world will be under the shade of Allah’s Throne on the Day of Judgment – the only shade available that Day.

That is why Luqman Hakeem advised his son: “Serve this world according to the time you are going to spend in it, and work for the akhirah according to the time you are going to spend in it.” After we have been standing in the same spot for thousands of years, our life on earth is going to look like nothing!

Make a ratio of your time on earth compared to your time on the single Day of Judgment. If you live for a hundred years, it is 100: 50,000. The time to spend each day in the pursuit of dunya comes out to be less than 3 minutes! The rest of the day should be spent preparing for the Day of Judgment. If you were to make a ratio between the time to be spent in dunya compared to the time in akhira, it would be 100 years: infinity. Any number compared to infinity becomes zero. Effectively, the significance of the duration on dunya becomes zero. 0 minutes, not even 3 minutes! How is it possible that we spend all our time preparing for the akirah?

Abdul-Malik LeBlanc writes in "The Bible Led Me To Islam": "During my Christian days.... I often wondered how a person was supposed to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17)?....But when I was introduced to Islam in 1987, and began to read and learn more about this way of life, I found that Islam provided divine guidance from God and Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) by which a person could pray (be in a state of worship) without ceasing, if it was the will of God. Whether waking up, eating, sleeping, putting on clothes, being in the presence of a woman, looking at a woman, going shopping, going to the bathroom, looking in the mirror, traveling, visiting the sick, sitting in a non-religious meeting, taking a bath, having sexual intercourse with one's wife, yawning, cutting your nails, sneezing, greeting people, talking, hosting guests at home, walking, exercising, fighting, entering my house, praying and many other acts, Islam and the guidance therein of the Quran, and the acts and sayings of Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) provided ways in which I could observe 1 Thessalonians 5:17."

In other words, our dunya can be spent working for the akhirah -- at the same time that we fulfill our duties on earth. This can be achieved by fulfilling our roles and responsibilities according to the guidance of Allah (subhana wa ta'ala). Ask yourself, "Am I spending all my time on earth working for the akhirah?"

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Houses On Bridges?

Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler.” [Bukhari]

The above narration clearly indicates that we are in this world for a purpose and not for entertainment. We are like travelers during this life on earth. A traveler has a final destination that he/she is eager to reach. They need to use the time of their stop-over wisely, so as not to miss their connecting flight.

We should remember that earth is not our final destination. We have been encouraged to utilize the blessings Allah has put here for our use, yet we are told not to lose sight of the temporary nature of this life, and to use it to make preparations for the next life. Our souls are on a journey. Remembering death defeats joy. It kills our tastebuds for the pleasures of this life. But it is the only wise thing to do, in our own interest.

Concerning the life of this world Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) said, "This world is like a bridge, cross it and do not build on it." This life is a bridge from our previous existence as soul to our next existence in the grave, then on the Day of Judgement, then either in The Garden or (Allah Forbid) The Fire. Houses are built on land, connected by bridges where the need arises. The most appropriate place to build, the focus of our attention, should be the land that we will set foot on once we cross the bridge that is our earthly existence. Where are you focused on building? On land, or on a delicate bridge that can collapse anytime with your death?

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Even If Sins Reach the Clouds

The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, says, ‘O son of Adam, as long as you call on Me, I shall forgive you of what you have done, and think nothing of it. O son of Adam, even if your sins were to reach up to the clouds in the sky, and then you were to ask for My forgiveness, I would forgive you and think nothing of it. O son of Adam, even if you were to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth, and then you were to meet Me after death, not worshipping anything besides Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as the earth.’” [Tirmidhi]

Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) loves it when people ask Him to forgive their sins. He is overjoyed with their repentance, since He hates to punish anybody. At the slightest excuse He washes people’s sins away. The only condition is that the human being must truly regret in his/her heart that they did what they did. The sinner should be ashamed of their misdeeds, and discontinue committing such sins. If the resolve to avoid the sin is not there then one has not actually repented.

In this hadith, Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) tells us that no matter how many a person’s sins are, should they even reach the sky in heaps, Allah would forgive the sinner if they were to turn to Allah in repentance. In a different hadith, the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) told us that Allah’s bounty is so vast that He would actually convert all the sins into good deeds, should the person truly repent. We should not postpone repenting of our sins and reforming ourselves to when we become old, since nobody knows when they will die.

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Have Book But Knowledge Is Lost

Imam Ahmed narrates that Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said regarding something: “That would happen when knowledge is lost.” One of the Sahabah asked, “O Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam), how could knowledge be lost when we have studied the Quran, we are teaching it to our children and our children will teach it to theirs.” Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) said: “Woe to you! I thought you were one of the most learned men of Medinah. Can’t you see the Jews and Christians are not benefiting even though they have their scriptures (Torah and Injeel) right with them?”

This hadith makes clear that if there is no application of the Quran, its recitation becomes useless. If we know what the Quran contains but don't apply it, we become like donkeys carrying books as our burdens, not benefitting from our loads.

How did the Sahabah study the Quran? If we take the example of Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu), it took him 14 years to finish memorizing Surah Baqarah. He was so happy after he completed memorizing it that he slaughtered a camel and invited all the people to come celebrate with him.

Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) was a companion of Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) and the Quran was revealed in his own language. Abdullah ibn Umar (radiAllahu anhu) was also an eminent scholar. Then how is it that he took 14 years to memorize what is done nowadays by Muslims in a matter of months?

This is because the way that the Sahabah would study the Quran is that they would take ten ayaat at a time only. They would study these ten ayaat, study the eemaan, the ilm, the halal and the haram in these ayaat. They would memorize the ayaat and apply its rulings to their lives. They would not move onto the next ten ayaat until they had brought their lives into compliance with the first ten. The Quran thus became alive and second nature to them, its knowledge was not wasted and lost.

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Which Women Enter Jannat ?

Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Shall I inform you which woman will enter Paradise?” The Sahaba replied: “Yes, most certainly.” Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “The woman who has children, is lovable, when she becomes angry the husband consoles her, and when the husband becomes angry she says that as long as you do not become pleased with me, I will not even apply surmah (antimony) to my eyes.” [Tibrani]

The love between husband and wife offends Shaytaan more than anything else. If husbands and wives are to care for each other and try to keep the environment of the house as peaceful and loving as possible, every Muslim house can become a model of Jannat. All kinds of quarrels will cease and the misfortune of divorce will not prevail. Children brought up in such environments will be an example of piety, discipline, love and sympathy. May Allah make every Muslim house a model of Jannat.

If the hearts of both spouses are united, there can be no greater bounty, and if there are differences between them (Allah forbid), there can be no greater calamity.

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Who To Please??

Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “He who displeased Allah for seeking the pleasure of people, Allah is displeased with him and those people are also displeased, for pleasing whom he had earned Allah’s displeasure. And he who pleases Allah, although by it he displeased people, Allah is pleased with him, and also those people whom he had displeased for pleasing Allah become pleased with him. Allah makes him splendid and his speech and acts in the eyes of others beautiful.” [Tibrani]

This is a wonderful hadith which simplifies life immensely for us. It is impossible to please everybody all the time. In fact, it is even impossible to please one person all the time. Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) tells us that instead of constantly catering to one person or another, we should direct all our efforts to pleasing Allah, and He will take care of all the rest. Many a times we shy away from obeying Allah (subhana wa ta’ala), fearing repercussions at the workplace or in our relationships. This hadith warns us against disobeying Allah for the sake of His creatures. In the long run, none of those people will be pleased with us for whom we disobey Allah (subhana wa ta'ala).

If a woman dresses to please a man other than her husband, cooks to suit the other man's taste rather than her husband's, talks in a manner to please the other man, what would most people think of her? Yet we do the same infidelity with Allah! We care about pleasing everybody except the most important Being with whom we have the deepest and most lasting relationship.
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Friday, December 11, 2009

Consistency

Abu Huraira narrated from the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) that once while a man was traveling in the wilderness he heard a voice in a cloud ordering the angel of the cloud to pour its rain on a particular farm. So the man followed the cloud and saw that it poured its rain on a rocky volcanic plain. All the water gathered in a stream and poured into a farm. The man saw the owner working in that farm and asked him his name. The name was the same one that he had heard from the cloud. The man then related what he had heard and seen, and inquired from the owner of the farm what was special about him that would explain all of this. Given the reason for the inquiry, the owner explained that he would plant his farm and then split the harvest into three equal parts. One part he gave as sadaqa, the second part he kept as food for himself and his family, and the third part he replanted. [Muslim]

There are two important lessons that we obtain from this hadith:

1. The importance of consistency in doing good deeds: The man was giving one third of his earnings as sadaqa on a regular basis. This is why Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) was sending rain especially for him. Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) told us that the deeds most loved by Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) are those that are done regularly even though they may be few. [Bukhari]

2. The importance of sadaqa: Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) was sending rizk to this man (in the form of rain) because of his sadaqa. Allah (subhana wa ta’ala), therefore, used him as a channel to provide for the needy. Money is a trial from Allah (subhana wa ta'ala), it is not a sign of a person’s righteousness. Some of the prophets of Allah were poor and some of the enemies of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) were rich.

Allah's reward is the everlasting, beautiful Jannah, which contains only happiness and delight. Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) says that if the significance of this world was even as much as the wing of a mosquito in His eyes, He would not give those who deny Him even a sip of water to drink. Therefore, the good things of this world are of no significance when compared to the Hereafter.

Are You Lucky?

Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “How lucky is that man who adopts humbleness without having scarcity, who considers himself inferior without having to beg for anything, who spends his own earned money in the right causes without disobeying Allah, who is kind to those having little means, and
who remains in the company of learned men.” [Tibrani]

In this hadith we are told who an enviable person is:

1. A person who is humble despite having that which makes people proud.
2. A person who earns and spends in the path of Allah.
3. A person who is kind to those less privileged.
4. A person who benefits from the companionship of the learned.

Having wealth does not make one lucky; but having earned it honestly, by one's own hands and, moreover, having spent it on those things which earn Allah's pleasure, while obedient to Allah (subhana wa ta'ala), are what entitles one to be counted among the lucky. Wealth that is accompanied by arrogance and ignorance (ignorance of what will earn Allah's pleasure), is extremely unlucky.

Can you count yourself lucky?

Charity Increases Wealth

Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Those who spend in causes seeking the pleasure of Allah remain in His shelter. Angels send blessings on them and pray for increase in their wealth.” [Muslim]

Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) swore that spending for the pleasure of Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) did not decrease wealth, rather increased it. When you feel financial hardship, give more in the path of Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) to increase your wealth!