Take nothing for granted........

Take nothing for granted………….

‘Cos

Tomorrow you might wakeup

To find a loved one gone..

To find out, you suffer from a severe disease

To find out, you have lost all your hard earned wealth….

To find your self, worn out and old.

Hence………

Give love to your loved ones, expect nothing in return, except the reward from Allah

Appreciate your health, be thankful to Allah for your health, help others, while you can

know it in your heart, what you save is only, what you give (with sincerity)

Make use of young age in the proper way,not to hide from the truth, not to get lost in worldy amusements,but to worship Allah

Be thankful to Allah for everything .Say Alhamdhlillaahi..

Take nothing for granted.......

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Picture taken from Deaviant art

Backbiting – Meaning of Verses from Holy Quran and Hadith of Rasoolullah SAW regarding backbiting

'And do not backbite one another; would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would abhor that.' (Al-Hujurat: 12)

O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, in deed some suspicions are sins. And spy not neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear God, verily, God is the one who accepts repentance, Most Merciful. (49: 12)

Behold, you received it on your tongues, and said out of your mouths things which you had no knowledge; and you thought it to be a light matter, while it was most serious in the sight of God (24: 15)

And why did you not, when you heard it, say? "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to God, this is a most serious slander" (24:16)

Say to My servants that they should only say those things that are best, for Satan does sow dissensions among them, for Satan is to man an avowed enemy. (17:53)

You have indeed in the Messenger of God an excellent pattern of conduct. (33:21)

Prophet Muhammad SAW said : "Who protects his tongue from unlawful utterances and his private parts from illegal sexual intercourse, I shall guarantee him entrance into Paradise." (Bukhari and Muslim)

"I asked the Messenger of God : Who is the best Muslim? The Messenger of God replied, "He is the one from whom Muslims are safe from the evil of his tongue and hands." (Muslim)

"When man wakes up in the morning each day, all parts of the body warn the tongue saying, ‘Fear God as regards us for we are at your mercy; if you are upright, we will be upright and if you are crooked, we become crooked.’" (At-Tirmidhee)

"Do you know what backbiting is?” They said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He then said, “It is to say something about your brother that he would dislike.” Someone asked him, “But what if what I say is true?” The Messenger of Allah said, “If what you say about him is true, you are backbiting him, but if it is not true then you have slandered him."

"I asked the Messenger of Allah: Who is the best Muslim? The Messenger of Allah replied, "He is the one from whom Muslims are safe from the evil of his tongue and hands."(And when they hear Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk), they withdraw from it and say: "To us our deeds, and to you your deeds. Peace be to you. We seek not the ignorant.)(28:55)

"...no one believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself."(Muslim)

“If a man's Muslim brother is slandered in your presence, and you are capable of defending him and you do so, God will defend you in this world and in the next. But if he fails to defend him, God will destroy him in this world and the next.”(Baghawi).

'While we were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the wind brought a foul odor in our direction, whereupon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'Do you know what this odor is? It is the odor of those who backbite the Believers.' (Reported by Ahmad)

From the above, it’s clear that backbiting (talking bad about your brother in his absence) is strictly prohibited in Islam. By avoiding backbiting, We are obeying Allah and Prophet SAW, we are also doing something for the other and also, it brings us peace of mind, and calmness.

By backbiting we instill negative feelings in us, which does no one any good……..
Many a times we tend to forget the simple rule of life……….to get love we should give sincere love first……..to get respect, we should sincerely respect others……...and the list goes on……..Its like, what you give, comes back to you…….

Please do vote in the poll at the end of this page.

Have a nice day…Insha Allah..May Allah guide us all.

Have you?

Have you found contentment yet?

Have you found peace of mind yet?

Have you found calmness yet?

Yes, they have…..those who think of and worship Allah daily, in their thoughts and deeds…

Have you stopped running in this life’s mad race?

Have you stopped giving in to your temptations?

Have you given up challenging others?

Yes they have……those who do everything they do for the sake of Allah.

Have you found a never ending calmness?

Have you realized that there is nothing worth striving for except Jannah?

Have you realized that there is no other path worthy to follow than that of Rasoolullah SAW?

Yes they have….. those who pay more importance to the hereafter than this world.

Have you realized that it’s not the western style that build your integrity?

Have you let Islam decide your morals, values and principles?

Have you realized that to strive for Jannah is the only worthy goal?

Have you realized?

Let's ask ourselves!

Surah Baqarah

Rasoolullah (saw) has said -

• Shaitan flees from the home where Surah Baqarah is recited

• Keep reciting Surah Baqarah as the reading of it is a means of blessing. Not to read Surah Baqrah is a means of loss and regret.

• For three days shaitan does not come close to that house wherein the last two verses of Surah Baqarah have been recited.

• The Qur'an and those who committed themselves to it will be presented on the Day of judgment, preceded by Surrah Al Baqara and Surrah Al Imran.

• Learn how to recite Surah Al Baqara for there is a blessing in it, and there is sorrow for abandoning it, and it is unbearable for the idle' and that Al Baqara and Al Imran are like two flowers which will shade their learner on the day of Judgment, as if there were two large clouds or two flocks of birds.

• "Recite Surrah Al Baqara in your dwellings and do not keep them as tombs. He also said that whoever recited Surrah Al Baqara at night would be crowned with a crown of paradise."

Have you ever wondered??

In the Name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful

Have You Ever Wondered?

Have you ever wondered, when you look at the sky,

How those white cotton puffs change in shape and nature?

Have you ever wondered when this same sky,

Has the gray and black puffs,

and how they clash and cause thunder?

Have you ever wondered, was this all by chance?

Sometimes it just rains,

and sometimes it pours and sometimes there are

streaks of lightening and sounds of thunder.

Have you ever noticed the shape of snow how it differs?

Have you noticed the hail and why its there?

Have you ever wondered if all this happened by chance?

Have you ever wondered at the sky at night?

The beautiful little lights scattered everywhere,

The moon in its different stages,

And sometimes not there at all?

Have you ever wondered at the total eclipse of the sun or moon?

Couldn’t he who has caused it make the sun rise from the West?

Couldn’t he who caused all this resurrect

all that he has made in the first place?

Subhan-Allah, Subhan-Allah!!

Have you ever wondered at the seashore,

where all the different seashells came from?

Have you ever wondered at this calm and beautiful sea,

what it holds of wonders?

How many species of fish, of plants, of waterlife?

Have you seen the coral reefs, the seaweed, the starfish?

Have you seen the colonies of beings under the sea?

Have you seen the beautiful colors, the life?

Have you ever seen this same sea in its fury?

The waves are walls, that lash and carry everything in their way.

The beautiful serene blue color replaced by the ugly gray?

Can you tell if all this happened by chance?

Have you seen the beautiful green forest with all the trees,

and all the wildlife?

Have you seen the meek deer and the little rabbits,

Have you seen the butterflies, the bees and the ants?

Did you count the kinds of leaves you find on the ground?

Their variation in color, shape and size?

Can you tell me if all this could happen by chance?

Is it all by chance?Tell me, is it all by chance?

Did you look at your fingertips?

Everyone has a unique set…

They will be made again on the day of resurrection,

Who can do that but who has made them in the first place?

Couldn’t he who has caused it make the sun rise from the West?

Couldn’t he who caused all this resurrect

all that he has made in the first place?

Subhan-Allah, Subhan-Allah!!

“Huwa Allah allathi la-ilaha illa huwa”

Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;-

“A’alimu alghayb wa-shahada,”

Who knows all things,

Both secret and open;

“Huwa Arrahman Arraheem.”

He Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

“Huwa Allah allathi lailah illa huwa,”

Allah is He ,than whom there is no other god,

“Al-Malik, Al-Quddus, As-Salam,”

The Sovereign, the holy One ,The Source of Peace and Perfection,

“Al-Mu’min,”

The Guardian of Faith,

“Al-Muhaymin,”

The Persever of Safety,

“Al-Aziz,”

The Exalted in might,

“Al-Jabar,Al-Mutakabbir,”

The Irresistible,the Justly Proud

“Subhan Allah a’amma yushrikun,”

Glory to Allah!

He is high above the partners they attribute to Him.

“Huwa Allah, Al-Khaliq,”

He is Allah The Creator,

“Al-Bari’-ou,” “Al-Musawir,”

The Originator, The Fashioner

“Lahu al-asma-ou lhussna,”

To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names:

“Yussabbihu lahu mafi assamawati wal-ardh,”

Whatever is in the heavens and on the earth,

Doth declare His Praises and Glory:

“Wa huwa Al-Azizu lhakeem.”

And He is the Exalted

In Might the Wise. (59:22-24)

poem by By Widad Al-Shingiti