tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320103522011-09-04T10:51:35.602ZInspiring the Youth to create change!!!Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.comBlogger521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-85242178699844765112008-10-03T16:50:00.004Z2008-10-03T16:51:00.284Z<div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:85%;" ><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 51);font-family:Garamond,Times,Serif;font-size:6;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">Ways To Strengthen One’s Memory</span><br /></span></strong><span style="font-size:100%;">Unknown author<br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;" >It is human nature to be forgetful, as the Arab poet said: </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;" >“He is only called man (insaan) because of his forgetfulness (nasiyaan), and it is only called the heart (al-qalb) because it changes so rapidly (yataqallib).” </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;" >In the past they said that the first one to forget (awwal naasin) was the first man (awwal al-naas), meaning Adam, peace be upon him. Forgetfulness is something that varies from person to person according to each individual’s nature; some may be more forgetful than others. Some of the things that may help to combat forgetfulness are the following: </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>1.</strong> Keeping away from sin, </span>because the bad effects of sin result in a bad memory and the inability to retain knowledge. The darkness of sin cannot co-exist with the light of knowledge. The following words were attributed to al-Shaafi‘ee, may Allah have mercy on him: </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 255);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;" >“I complained to [my shaykh] Wakee’ about my bad memory, and he taught me that I should keep away from sin. He said that knowledge of Allah is light, and the light of Allah is not given to the sinner.” </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;">Al-Khateeb reported in al-Jaami‘ (2/387) that Yahya ibn Yahya said: “A man asked Maalik ibn Anas, ‘O Abu ‘Abd-Allah! Is there anything that will improve my memory?’ He said, <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 0);">‘If anything will improve it, it is giving up sin.’” </span></span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;" >When a person commits a sin, it overwhelms him and this leads to anxiety and sorrow which keeps him busy thinking about what he has done. This dulls his senses and distracts him from many beneficial things, including seeking knowledge. </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>2.</strong> Frequently remembering Allah,</span> may He be glorified, by reciting dhikr, tasbeeh (saying ‘Subhan Allah’), tahmeed (‘Al-hamdu Lillaah’), tahleel (‘Laa ilaaha ill-Allah’) and takbeer (‘Allahu akbar’), etc. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204);"> “…And remember your Lord when you forget…” <strong>[Qur’an al-Kahf 18:24] </strong></span></span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>3. </strong>Not eating too much,</span> because eating too much makes one sleep too much and become lazy, and it dulls the senses, besides exposing one to the risk of physical diseases. Most of the diseases which we see result from food and drink. </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">4.</span></strong> Some of the scholars have mentioned <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">certain foods which increase the memory</span>, such as drinking honey and eating raisins and chewing certain kinds of gum resin. </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;">Imaam al-Zuhree said:<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 255);">“You should eat honey because it is good for the memory.” </span></span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;" >He also said:<span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 204);"> “Whoever wants to memorize hadeeth should eat raisins.” (From al-Jaami‘ by al-Khateeb, 2/394) </span></span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;">Ibraaheem ibn [sth. omitted] said<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 255);">, </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 255);">“You should chew resin gum, because it gives energy to the heart and gets rid of forgetfulness.” (From al-Jaami‘ by al-Khateeb, 2/397) </span></span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;" >As they mentioned, too much acidic food is one of the causes of laziness and weak memory. </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>5</strong>. </span>Another thing that can help the memory and reduce forgetfulness is<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">cupping (hijaamah)</span> of the head, as is well known from experience. (For more information see Al-Tibb al-Nabawi by Ibn al-Qayyim). And Allah knows best. </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span></span><div align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;" >From </span><a target="_top"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Sans-serif;" >missionislam.com</span></a></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-8524217869984476511?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-71340987271550225282008-10-03T16:47:00.002Z2008-10-03T16:47:54.394Z<p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="center"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 0);"><strong>The purpose of Study </strong></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="center"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 0);"><strong>Imām Al-Zarnūjī</strong></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><i> </i></span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><i> </i></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" ><i> </i></span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><i><span style="">Intention</span></i><span style=""> is necessary in the study of science, since every deed is rooted in intention, as attested to in the words of the Prophet [SA], "Deeds [are measured] by their intentions." This is an authentic tradition. The Messenger of God [SA] also said:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><blockquote style="font-family: verdana;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><p align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 255);">How many are the deeds which bear the image of the deeds of this world but then become –through their good intention –among the deeds of the Hereafter! And how many are the deeds which bear the image of the Hereafter but then become –through their evil intention –among the deeds of this world!</span></span></p></blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><div style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">It is necessary for the student in his quest for knowledge to strive for the pleasure of God, the adobe of the Hereafter, the removal of ignorance from himself and from the rest of the ignorant, the revival of religion, and the survival of Islam. For the survival of Islam depends on knowledge. And the disciplined life and piety are not complete when there is ignorance.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">Imam Burhan al-Din, author of the Hidayah, recited a poem by an unnamed author:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">An immoral man of learning is a great evil;<br />Yet a greater evil is an ignoramus leading a godly life.<br />Both are a great trial everywhere<br />to whomever clings to his religion.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">One must intend [with knowledge] to being thankful [to God] for a healthy mind and a sound body; one should not, however, [intend] to attract people toward himself, or reap the vanities of the world, or obtain honors from the king, and the like.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">Muhammad ibn al-Hasan said, <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 255);">"If the people, all of them, were my slaves, I would emancipate them and free myself from being their patron." </span>This is because he who finds pleasure in knowledge and in acting according to it, rarely does he desire man’s [worldly] possessions.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">Imam Qiwam al-Din Hammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ismail al-Saffar al-Ansari recited a poem by Abu Hanifa:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Whoever strives for knowledge for the life to come<br />obtains great gain in righteousness.<br />But he is in utter loss who seeks [knowledge]<br />to obtain an advantage over people!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">[This is true] with the possible exception of one who seeks position in order to command what is good and forbid what is evil, and in order to promote the truth and strengthen religion –but never in order to satisfy his ego and his desires. [The repression of selfish aims] becomes more possible the more [the learned] undertakes to enjoin what is good and forbid evil.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">It is essential for one who strives for knowledge to reflect on this. One should seek knowledge with great [personal] assiduity and not apply it to this base, small, and perishable world. [As the poet said]:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 204);">This world is more worthless than the worthless,<br />And its lover is baser than the base.<br />It renders people deaf by its magic and makes them blind<br />so they become perplexed with no guide.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >It behooves one who seeks knowledge not to debase himself by desiring what should not be desired; and [it behooves him] to abstain from that which degrades learning and its bearers. One should also be modest, for modesty lies between arrogance and self-abasement. Chastity, too, is like this, [that is, the mean between two extremes]. This can be learned from [the book] <i>Kitab al-Akhlaq [A treatise on Human Character].</i></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">Imam Rukn al-Islam, who is known as al-Adib al-Mukhtar, recited for me a poem that he himself composed:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 153);">Indeed, modesty is a quality of the God-fearing,<br />and by it do the pious ascend [to sublime heights].<br />A wondrous thing is the wondering of the ignorant<br />about his condition, whether he is happy or wretched.<br />Or [his wondering] about how his life will end, or whether his soul<br />on the day [of his death] will descend or ascend.<br />Truly, pride belongs to our Lord, an attribute<br />peculiar to him. So avoid it and fear God.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family: verdana;" align="left"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="">Abu Hanifa yet said to his companions, <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 0);">"Make your turbans ample and enlarge your sleeves."</span> He said this so that scholarship and its bearers will not be slighted [by people]. And it is compulsory for him who seeks knowledge to acquire the <i>Kitab al-Wasiyya</i> [the Bequest], in which Abu Hanifa wrote to Yusuf ibn Khalid al-Samti when he returned to his people. Our late teacher, Ali ibn Abi Bakr [al-Marghinani], commanded me to write out [<i>Kitab al-Wasiyyah</i>] upon returning to my country, which I did. He who teaches higher levels of knowledge and he who gives legal opinions [<i>mufti</i>] cannot dispense [with this book] in their dealings with people.</span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-7134098727155022528?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-20378828129879193642007-04-09T17:01:00.001Z2007-04-09T17:01:54.503Z<h1 style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); text-align: center;" id="video_title"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ummah Films - The Parent Negotiations</span></h1> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wsYOI1pDssI"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wsYOI1pDssI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-2037882812987919364?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-37305075111750360122007-03-23T13:14:00.001Z2007-03-23T13:14:26.061Z<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 100%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Style over Substance: How cool is that?<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><br /><b><!--coloro:#FF6600--><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><!--/coloro-->Umm Rashid<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--><br /><br /><br /><br />If one does a Google search on “how to be smart”, it yields 254,000,000 results in 0.34 seconds, with thousands of tips on how to exercise smart choices in every aspect of life -- from genomes to cars to clothes to kids to votes to money to FTP servers.<br /><br />If one runs the same search on “how to be sincere”, the top links the search engine comes up with, are software consultants and watches that go by the brand name Sincere, and a definition of the word in Merriam Webster’s online dictionary.<br /><br />It’s a clear sign of the times – the world values smart people more than sincere ones. Well-dressed, well-heeled, well-spoken individuals score more brownie points socially, are more popular and more likely to be successful in whatever they set out to do -- regardless of what they may be like within.<br />People in the public eye hire image consultants to make them ‘look good’, who monitor everything about the individual’s public persona – the way they speak, the clothes they wear, the food they endorse, the places they are seen at, the causes they espouse.<br /><br />Not just public personalities, even ordinary people are within the purview of image experts. Jo Anna Nicholson, author of five self-help books, including Dressing Smart for Men and Dressing Smart for Women has made a fortune out of telling others how to dress and act so that they make an “instant impression” on prospective employers and spouses. Her books include chapters on “Looking As If You Don't Have a Clue”, “How to Look Accidentally Good” and “Looking Promotable.”<br /><br />Popular magazines and websites abound with pseudo-psychoanalytical articles on what one’s clothes, hair, jewellery or accessories are saying about a person, and how people can carefully tailor their appearance to create maximum impact.<br /><br /><!--coloro:red-->Contrast this with the attitude of the early Muslims. When the Muslims opened Jerusalem, the Christians refused to give the city's keys to anyone except the Caliph. So 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab, may Allaah be pleased with him, set off from Madeenah to Jerusalem. His entourage? One attendant and a mule, which they took turns to ride. It happened to be the attendant's turn to ride on the day they were to reach Jerusalem. The attendant volunteered to give up his turn because it would look “awkward in the eyes of the people” if he rode and the Chief of the Believers walked. ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, refused, saying: <span style="color: red;"><!--/coloro--><b><i>“yakfeenaa sharaful Islaam </i>– the honour of Islaam is enough for us.” </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />On the way, while walking across a muddy area, ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, took off his footwear, put it under his arm and raised his clothes so they wouldn’t get muddy. When Abu Ubaydah, may Allaah be pleased with him, who was one of the commanders waiting for him saw this, he ran to ‘Umar asking him to ride his horse while entering the city. He said they were in a land where the quality of clothes reflected the rank of people.<br /><br />‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, replied: <!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro-->“I wish someone other than you had said that. Have you forgotten that we were a lowly people and it was Islaam that made us honourable? If we seek honour from anything other than Islaam, Allaah will return us to that state of lowliness.”<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />For proof regarding the fulfilment of this prophecy, one only has to look around: Muslims are being humiliated, subjugated and oppressed by the very system and people whose ways they seek to emulate, in preference to the Sunnah of their Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, and the example of those whom Allaah was pleased with.<br /><br />It’s true, cultivating “coolness” has more immediate pay-offs than cultivating sincerity. Wearing the latest brands and hanging out at the most-happening places is the ticket to gaining entry into the ‘with-it’ crowd – the people with the wittiest repartees, trendiest hairstyles and clothes, fanciest cars and gizmos -- who spend a considerable amount of time and energy trying to stay abreast of the latest trends. As opposed to this ‘magic circle’, seen from the outside, the company of sincere people seems unglamorous, even boring.<br /><br /><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 100%;"><!--/sizeo--><u><b>But scratch deeper, and the truth surfaces.</b></u><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />People who try to fit in with a superficial world that subscribes to ever-changing fads, soon discover that the hollowness of their world finds an echo deep within. A deep-seated dissatisfaction with oneself takes a person to stylists and therapists, but make-up and makeovers can’t change one’s personality. They merely reinforce the belief that a person is incapable of being appreciated for themselves, they must use other people’s advice instead of their own judgment to be successful, they must adopt someone else’s idea of beauty to be acceptable in the eyes of others.<br /><br /><!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 100%;"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><!--/coloro--><u><b>How cool is that?</b></u><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><br /><br />On the other hand, people who set out on the straight and narrow, choosing substance over style, seeking to please Allaah as opposed to pleasing people, may not find their popularity ratings soar -- quite the opposite, in fact. Yet, they get strength in the certainty of their belief, that their reward is with Allaah in the Hereafter.<br /><br /><!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 100%;"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><!--/coloro--><u><b>What are the signs that a person is seeking to build an ‘image’ instead of developing true faith by their deeds?</b></u><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><br /><br />In his book, Riyaa: The Hidden Shirk, Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi writes: <!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><i>“Linguistically riyaa comes from the root “ra’aa” which means to see, to behold, to view. The derived word 'riyaa' means "eye-service, hypocrisy, dissimulation; dissemblance." From a sharee`ah point of view, it means “to perform acts which are pleasing to Allaah, with the intention of pleasing other than Allaah.”</i><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />The primary cause of <b>riyaa </b>is a weakness in faith (eemaan). When a person does not have strong faith in Allaah, he will prefer the admiration of people over the pleasure of Allaah.”<br /><br />There are <b><u><!--coloro:#CC0000--><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><!--/coloro-->three symptoms<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></u></b> that are indicative of riyaa, and it is essential that a believer avoid all of them.<br /><br /> * <b><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><!--/coloro-->The love of praise :<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b> A hadeeth mentions the first three people being thrown into hellfire -- the scholar (who taught for fame), the martyr (who fought for fame), and the person who gave his money in charity (so people would say he is generous). All three of these people desired the pleasure of people over the pleasure of Allah. The person who desires the praise of people must feel some pride in himself, for he feels himself worthy of being praised. There is a danger, therefore, of him becoming arrogant and boastful.<br /> *<b> <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><!--/coloro-->Fear of criticism:<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> </b>No one likes to be criticised.<br /><br />The dislike of criticism regarding religious practices may be divided into two categories:<br />The <i>first category</i> is that of a person who neglects a commandment of Allaah in order to avoid the criticism of his peers. However, the true believers are described in the Qur’aan as follows:<!--coloro:#3333FF--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><!--/coloro--> "...They do not fear the criticism of those who criticise. And this is the blessing of Allah; He gives it to whomsoever He wishes. Verily, Allaah is Self-Sufficient, all Knowing. " [Al-Maa`idah : 54]<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />The <i>second category</i> is that of a person who obeys certain commandments of Islaam, not for the sake of Allaah, but because he fears people will look down upon him and criticise him if he does not do it. For example, a man may make his formal prayers in the mosque because he does not want people to criticise him for praying at home, or to think that he is not praying at all.<br /><br /> * <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><!--/coloro--><b>Greed for people’s possessions </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />If a person covets what other people possess -- whether it is rank, money or power, then he will wish them to envy him similarly. For example, if he is jealous of a certain person’s position in society, he will try by every possible means to attain the same position. Such desires lead people to spend their lives putting on a show for other people so that they will admire their rank, money, or power.”<br /><br /><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 100%;"><!--/sizeo--><u><b>How does one go about seeking sincerity?</b></u><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />Imaam Ibn-al Qayyim al Jawziyyah, may Allaah have mercy on him, says:<!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--> “If your soul informs you to quest for Ikhlaas, turn first towards your yearning and slaughter it with a knife [in a state] of desperation. Then turn [in a state of] asceticism upon praise and commendation… If your quest in slaughtering the yearning, and [the acquisition of] asceticism [against] praise and commendation is successful, your [journey] shall be facilitated in your [quest] for Ikhlaas.”<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />Tameem ad-Daaree, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said thrice (to lay stress): <!--coloro:#009900--><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><!--/coloro-->The Deen is naseehah (sincerity and sincere advice)." We said: To whom? He said: "To Allaah, His Book, His Messenger and to the leaders of the Muslims and the general people." <b>[ Saheeh Muslim]</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><!--coloro:#336666-->Imaam an-Nawawee, may Allaah have mercy on him, has a lengthy commentary on this hadeeth in Sharh Saheeh Muslim, in which he says: <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><!--/coloro--><br />“Sincerity to Allaah means having faith in Him… avoiding disobedience to Him, to love for His sake and to hate for His sake, to keep good relations with those that obey Him and to have enmity with those that disobey Him. To fight jihaad with those who disbelieve in Him. To recognise His favours and to give thanks to Him for them. To have sincerity in all affairs. To call to everything that we have mentioned, and to encourage it. To show kindness to all the people, all those whom you are able to, in this call.”<br /><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><!--coloro:#6600CC--><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><!--/coloro-->“..sincerity to the general Muslims … is to guide them to what is beneficial for them, both in the Hereafter and this life. To keep harm away from them, to teach them that which they are ignorant of regarding the Deen... to help them by words and actions, to hide their faults and to fulfill their needs and wants; to remove that which is harmful for them and to bring that which is of benefit to them; enjoin them with good and forbid them from evil, with gentleness, sincerity and compassion for them.<br />Having respect for their elderly and mercy for their young. To give them good admonition, not acting deceitfully towards them. To love the good things for them, which he would love for himself. To hate the bad things for them, which he would hate for himself. To protect their wealth and reputation and encourage and advise them to take on the character of all that we have mentioned, form all the types of sincerity...”<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />If you skipped the last three paragraphs, I urge you to scroll up and read them slowly and carefully – they contain the prescription to our problems as an Ummah.<br /><br />As Muslims, our main concern is not to score points over each other -- it is to help each other gain Allaah’s pleasure.<br /><br />As Muslims, our job in this world is to establish the Truth -- how can we presume to do that when we fail to be honest in our innermost motives?<br /><br />As Muslims, our supplication is: Allaahummaa ij'al baatinanaa khayran min dhaahirina; wa-ija'al dhaahiranaa khayran [O Allaah! Make the hidden aspects of our personality better than our outer persona; and make our appearance good] -- how can we assume vicegerency over the Earth when we fail to be sincere slaves to our Lord; when we are concerned with outward appearances more than the state of our soul?<br /><br /><a href="http://islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=1255&" target="_blank"><!--coloro:#FFA500--><span style="color: rgb(255, 165, 0);"><!--/coloro--><i><b>Source</b></i><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></a><!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_145752--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-3730507511175036012?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-78577065923233796372007-02-21T15:23:00.001Z2007-02-21T15:23:22.552Z<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iyczVCnHloY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iyczVCnHloY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-7857706592323379637?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1170424337844258732007-02-02T13:51:00.000Z2007-02-02T13:52:17.860Z<h3 align="center"><span style="font-family:Garamond, Times, Serif;font-size:180%;color:#cc33ff;">The Virtue of Speaking Up For a Muslim in His Absence and Opposing Ghibah</span></h3> <p align="center"><b><a href="http://islaam.com/Scholar.aspx?id=45">Shaykh Husayn al-Awaaishah</a><br /></b><span style="color:#333366;"><br />Gossip and Its Adverse Effects on the Muslim Community</span> <span style="color:#3b3b3b;"><br />© 1997 Dar Ibn Hazm</span></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">From Abu'l-Darda' (RA): The Messenger of Allah (SAAS) said: <strong><span style="color:#009966;">"Whoever defends the honour of his brother, this will be a protection for him from the Fire."</span></strong> [Al-Khara'iti, Makarim al-Akhlaq; Ibn 'Asakir. There is nothing wrong with its Isnad as there is corroborating evidence. See Ghayah al-Maram (below Hadith No. 431).] </p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">From Asma' bint Yazid (RA), who said: The Prophet (SAAS) said: <strong><span style="color:#009900;">"Whoever defends his brother's honour in his absence, will be entitled to Allah's protection from the Fire." </span></strong>[Ahmad et al. It is Sahih because of corroborating and similar reports. See Ghayah al-Maram (431).] </p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Prophet (SAAS) said: <strong><span style="color:#006633;">"Whoever defends his brother's honour, Allah will protect his face from the Fire of the Day of Resurrection."[</span></strong>Narrated and classed as Hasan by al-Tirmidhi. Classed as Hasan by al-Albani, Ghayah al-Maram (below Hadith 431).] </p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">From Mu'adh ibn Anas al-Juhani: The Prophet (SAAS) said:<strong><span style="color:#339900;"> "Whoever protects a Muslim from a hypocrite, (probably he said:) Allah will send an angel to protect his flesh from the Fire of Hell; and whoever accuses a Muslim of something, seeking to disgrace him, Allah will detain him on the bridge of Hell until he has been fully punished for what he said."</span></strong> [Abu Dawud: Sahih Sunan Ab iDawud (4086); Ibn Abi Dunya. 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color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Hijab with tight clothing<br /></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.7cgen.com/index.php?showtopic=7227" target="_blank">http://www.7cgen.com/index.php?showtopic=7227</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >When u wear the hijab u feel good </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Coz u know its right</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >But when u put on your tight fitting clothes</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >The angels take flight</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >And stop singing your praises</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >You’re caught up in the middle</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Being Muslim and western</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Your mind knows that its Allah u should obey and follow</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >But you’re confused </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >About which pill to swallow</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >And u try and follow the middle path</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Even though u know their aint no such thing</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >But u just can’t resist not wearing bling</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >You’re young and vulnerable</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >In a society that’s just corruptible</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Taking advantage of your naivety</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Models with size 6 and 8 clothing</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >On the billboards and magazines</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Brainwashing u</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >It’s hard to resist</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >And they persist</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Pictures everywhere</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Nowhere is safe</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >So u gotta buy those clothes</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >And go on a starvation diet to make sure they fit</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Doesn’t always go with the hijab</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >But u try and make it all blend in</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Coz you’re a victim of fashion</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Which in every nation</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Is like a God</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Dictating and manipulating</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Young minds</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Filled with false images of beauty </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Trying to conform</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >I know coz it affects me too</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >People comment and talk about u</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Behind your back they stab u</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >With words</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Cut like a razor</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Are u aware?</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Does it not faze ya?</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Upset ya</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Make u feel that you’re letting down your deen</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >What’s the point</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Wearing a hijab</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >With tight clothing</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Gaining reward</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >And losing it</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >When u put on your tight jeans and top</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Should u not stop and think?</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >U cry modesty in self defence</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Make the non-Muslim woman the basis</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >And say Islam urges modesty and moderation</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Quote modernist scholars</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Those who sell out Islam for just a few dollars</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >You say women in the west are oppressed</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >And slaves to man and society</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Have no respect or dignity</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Used and abused like products</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >But what about you</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Who are u a slave to?</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Allah or fashion?</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >U always justify</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >And compare and contrast</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >With those who wear less than u</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >My words may be harsh</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >But u know it’s true</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >I’m only saying</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >What others are thinking</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >And saying behind your back</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Giving u advice</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Coz your actions are harming us</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >It’s easy to judge</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >And harder to change and budge</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >From following kufr</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >At least u make an effort</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >But Islam we take completely</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Coz halfway Islam don’t mean nothing on the last day</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >When we will all stand in front of Allah naked</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Authors: Showkotali@hotmail.com and Shifa </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-116914046205204663?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1167835684669002862007-01-03T14:41:00.000Z2007-01-03T14:48:04.690Z<h3 style="font-family: trebuchet ms; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Time Is Not Money (The Muslim's Duty Regarding Time)</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><a href="http://islaam.com/Scholar.aspx?id=135">Khaled Al-Jeraisy</a><br /></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 102);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Time Management - An Islamic View</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> © Author</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59);"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(59, 59, 59);">I</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">slam encourages Muslims to care for time, to utilize it and not to waste it. Besides, it holds them responsible for their time. The Righteous Salaf were aware of that responsibility, so they acted accordingly. Describing their care for time, Hassan Al-Basry said, "I saw those people and how they were more careful about their time than about their Dirhams and Dinars [i.e. their money]." [Abdullah Ibn-Al-Mubarak, "Az-Zuhd" (Asceticism), p.51.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">An important requirement for a Muslim's life is to be careful about time, to invest it wisely and to benefit from it. In this regard, Ibn-ul Qayyim says,<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> "The highest, most worthy and most useful of reflection is what is intended for Allah and the Hereafter. There are various forms of reflection intended for Allah. One of them is reflecting on time duty and function and focusing entirely on it, for the knowledgeable one is the breed of his time. If he wastes it, all his interests are wasted, for all interests arise from time. If he wastes his time, he can never regain it."</span> Also, Imam Shafi'i said, <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">"Out of my company with Sufis, I benefited only two things, one of which is their saying: like a sword, time will cut you if you do not cut it. ..." </span>In other words, if you do not spend time doing something useful, you are the loser by wasting it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As expressed by Imam Hassan Al-Banna,<span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> "Time is life itself."</span> This reflects Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah's saying: "One's time is in fact his age. It is the material of his eternal life either in everlasting joy or painful torture. It passes more quickly than clouds do. It is only the time one dedicates to Allah that constitutes one's real life and age. The rest does not count; the life he leads in it is only animal life. Compared to a life of indulgence in appetitive activities, false aspirations and negligence of Allah's remembrance - and at best in sleep and being idle - death is a much better alternative." <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Time is considered a vehicle for work. According to Ibn-ul-Qayyim, <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">"The year is like a tree, months are its branches, days are the branch sticks, hours are its leaves, and the breaths are its fruits. Therefore, if one's breaths are in obedience [to Allah and His Messenger], the fruits of his tree are good. If they are in disobedience, his fruits are bitter. The harvest is on the Appointed Day, when one's fruits are found out to be either good or bitter."</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Such is the Islamic view of time, and such were the ways of the Salaf ways with it. How do we compare with them now?! Obviously, there is a big gap between the way they cared for time and the way we are wasting it. The sad and painful thing about us now is that "our nation has been improvising ways of wasting time at the public and the private levels. As a result, the world is already proceeding to the future without us, as if we were the 'orphans of history'. If such improvisation is not directed to investing and utilizing our time properly, the gap between us and the future will widen further, and we will remain importers and consumers of cultural products. Eventually, our survival will be entirely dependent on the producers of those products." [Khuldun Al-Ahdab, "Reflections on the Value of Time"] Therefore, Muslims must unite their efforts to identify weaknesses for treatment, and must give time its due attention as demanded by Islam.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The following are some of the most important duties demanded of Muslims:</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <ol style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ensuring benefiting from time<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Utilizing leisure time<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Racing for good deeds<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Learning from the passage of time<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Seeking the superior times<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Planning and organizing time<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Fulfilment of time commitments<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Necessary awareness of time wasters<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=601"><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-style: italic;">Islaam.com</span></a><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-116783568466900286?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1166482012854050232006-12-18T22:46:00.000Z2006-12-18T22:46:52.873Z<h3 align="center"><span style="font-family:Garamond, Times, Serif;font-size:6;color:#cc00cc;">First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah: Days of Virtue And Righteous Deeds</span></h3> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ibn 'Abbas says about the Aayah, <span style="color:#009933;"><strong>"Remember Allaah during the well known days," </strong>that it refers to the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. [This is related by al-Bukhari]</span></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Allaah swears an oath by them, and swearing an oath by something is indicative of its importance and great benefit. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): <span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>"By the dawn; by the 10 nights" [al-Fajr 89:1-2]</strong>. </span>Ibn Abbaas, Ibn al-Zubayr, Mujaahid and others of the earlier and later generations said that this refers to the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. Ibn Katheer said: "This is the correct opinion." [Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 8/413]</p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Praise be to Allaah Who has created Time and has made some times better than others, some months and days and nights better than others, when rewards are multiplied many times, as a mercy towards His slaves. This encourages them to do more righteous deeds and makes them more eager to worship Him, so that the Muslim renews his efforts to gain a greater share of reward, prepare himself for death and supply himself in readiness for the Day of Judgement.</p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">This season of worship brings many benefits, such as the opportunity to correct ones faults and make up for any shortcomings or anything that one might have missed. Every one of these special occasions involves some kind of worship through which the slaves may draw closer to Allaah, and some kind of blessing though which Allaah bestows His favour and mercy upon whomsoever He will. The happy person is the one who makes the most of these special months, days and hours and draws nearer to his Lord during these times through acts of worship; he will most likely be touched by the blessing of Allaah and will feel the joy of knowing that he is safe from the flames of Hell. [Ibn Rajab, al-Lataaif, p.8]</p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ibn 'Abbas reports that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, <span style="color:#339900;"><strong><em>"No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on these days [meaning the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah]." </em></strong>The companions asked, <strong><em>"O Messenger of Allaah, not even jihad in the way of Allaah?" </em></strong>He said, <b><i>"Not even jihad, except for the man who puts his life and wealth in danger [for Allaah's sake] and returns with neither of them."</i></b> [This is related by the group except Muslim and an-Nasa'i]</span></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ahmad and at-Tabarani record from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said,<span style="color:#339900;"> <b><i>"There is no day more honorable in Allaah's sight and no acts more beloved therein to Allaah than those in these ten days. So say tahlil (There is no deity worthy of worship but Allaah : Laa ilaaha illallaah), takbir (Allaah is the greatest : Allaahu Akbar) and tahmid (All praise is due to Allaah : alhumdulillaah) a lot [on those days]."</i></b> [Reported by Ahmad, 7/224; Ahmad Shaakir stated it is saheeh]</span></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Abu Hurairah relates that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, <span style="color:#669933;"><b><i>"There are no days more loved to Allaah for you to worship Him therein than the ten days of Dhul Hijja. Fasting any day during it is equivalent to fasting one year and to offer salatul tahajjud (late-night prayer) during one of its nights is like performing the late night prayer on the night of power. [i.e., Lailatul Qadr]."</i></b> [This is related by at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and al-Baihaqi]</span></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ibn 'Umar narrated that at Mina, the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, <span style="color:#336600;">"<b><i>Do you know what is the day today?"</i></b> The people replied, <i><b>"Allaah and His Messenger know it better."</b></i> He said, <b><i>"It is the forbidden (sacred) day. And do you know what town is this?"</i></b> They replied, <b><i>"Allaah and His Messenger know it better."</i></b> He said, <b><i>"This is the forbidden (sacred) town (Mecca). And do you know which month is this?"</i></b> The people replied, <b><i>"Allaah and His Apostle know it better."</i></b> He said, <b><i>"This is the forbidden (sacred) month."</i></b> The Messenger added, <b><i>"No doubt, Allaah made your blood, your properties, and your honour sacred to one another like the sanctity of this day of yours in this month of yours in this town of yours."</i></b></span></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Narrated Ibn 'Umar: On the Day of Nahr (10th of Dhul-Hijja), the Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) stood in between the Jamrat during his Hajj which he performed (as in the previous Hadith) and said, <span style="color:#009933;"><b><i>"This is the greatest Day (i.e. 10th of Dhul-Hijjah)."</i></b> The Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) started saying repeatedly, <b><i>"O Allaah! Be Witness (I have conveyed Your Message)."</i></b> </span>He then bade the people farewell. The people said, "(This is Hajjat-al-Wada)." [Bukhari 2.798]</p> <h2 class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><u>Fasting Day of Arafat</u></span></h2> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Abu Qatadah reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, <span style="color:#339933;"><b><i>"Fasting on the day of 'Arafah is an expiation for two years, the year preceding it and the year following it. Fasting the day of 'Ashurah is an expiation for the year preceding it."</i></b> [This is related by "the group," except for al-Bukhari and at-Tirmidhi]</span></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Hafsah reported, <span style="color:#669933;"><b><i>"There are five things that the Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) never abandoned: fasting the day of 'Ashurah, fasting the [first] 10 [days of Dhul-Hijjah], fasting 3 days of every month and praying two rak'ah before the dawn prayer."</i></b> [This is related by Ahmad and an-Nasa'i]</span></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">'Uqbah ibn 'Amr reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, <span style="color:#009966;"><b><i>"The day of 'Arafah, the day of sacrifice, and the days of tashreeq are 'ids for us--the people of Islam--and they are days of eating and drinking."</i></b> [This is related by "the five," except for Ibn Majah. At-Tirmidhi grades it sahih]</span></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Abu Hurairah stated, <span style="color:#339900;"><b><i>"The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) forbade fasting on the day of 'Arafah for one who is actually at 'Arafah."</i></b> [This is related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah]</span></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">At-Tirmidhi comments: "The scholars prefer that the day of 'Arafah be fasted unless one is actually at 'Arafah."</p> <h2 class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><u>Takbeer</u></span> </h2> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">It is Sunnah to say Takbeer ("Allaahu akbar"), Tahmeed ("Al-hamdu Lillaah"), Tahleel ("La ilaha ill-Allaah") and Tasbeeh ("Subhaan Allaah") during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, and to say it loudly in the mosque, the home, the street and every place where it is permitted to remember Allaah and mention His name out loud, as an act of worship and as a proclamation of the greatness of Allaah, may He be exalted. Men should recite these phrases out loud, and women should recite them quietly.</p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):</p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color:#3333ff;">"That they might witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e., reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also some worldly gain from trade, etc.), and mention the name of Allaah on appointed days, over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice)..." [al-Hajj 22:28]</span></b></p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">The majority of scholars agree that the <b>"appointed days"</b> are the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, because of the words of Ibn Abbas (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father), "The appointed days are the first ten days (of Dhul-Hijjah)."</p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Takbeer may include the words "Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, la ilaaha ill-Allaah; wa Allaahu akbar wa Lillaahil- hamd (Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is no deity worthy of worship but Allaah; Allaah is Most Great and to Allaah be praise)," as well as other phrases.</p> <p class="storyText" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,verdana,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif;">Takbeer at this time is an aspect of the Sunnah that has been forgotten, especially during the early part of this period, so much so that one hardly ever hears Takbeer, except from a few people. This Takbeer should be pronounced loudly, in order to revive the Sunnah and as a reminder to the negligent. There is sound evidence that Ibn Umar and Abu Hurairah (may Allaah be pleased with them) used to go out in the marketplace during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, reciting Takbeer, and the people would recite Takbeer when they heard them. The idea behind reminding the people to recite Takbeer is that each one should recite it individually, not in unison, as there is no basis in Sharee'ah for doing this.</p><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;"><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id%3d534');"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000099;">||Islaam.com||</span></a><br /></span></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-116648201285405023?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1165069095713028452006-12-02T14:17:00.000Z2006-12-02T14:18:15.733Z<h3 style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); text-align: center;" class="post-title"><span style="font-size:180%;"> "That's not Hijab" - Ummah Films Season 2</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F4jQi0Gjy3M"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F4jQi0Gjy3M" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-116506909571302845?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1164383182130269502006-11-24T15:44:00.000Z2006-11-24T15:46:22.136Z<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;"><span style="line-height: 100%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">The High Levels Of Those Who Strive to Meet Their Brothers' Needs<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--><br /><!--coloro:#00CCCC--><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-size: 100%;"><!--/coloro--><b>Dr. `Umar Al-Ashqar</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">One of the greatest things that will relieve a person's distress on the Day of Resurrection is his efforts in this world to relieve the distress of those who are in distress, and to help those who are in need, and to make things easy for those who are in difficulty, and to overlook the mistakes of those who err. In Muslim it is narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said:</span><br /><br /><!--coloro:#009900--><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><!--/coloro-->"Whoever relieves a believer of distress in this world, Allah will relieve him of some of the distress of the Day of Resurrection. Whoever makes things easy for those who are in difficulty, Allah will make things easy for him in this world and in the next. Whoever conceals (the faults of) a Muslim in this world, Allah will conceal him (his faults) in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah will help the slave so long as the slave helps his brother." <b>[Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh, 1/71, hadith no. 204.] </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Bukhari narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said: </span><br /><!--coloro:#006600--><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><!--/coloro--><br />"The Muslim is the brother of his fellow-Muslim; he should not mistreat him or let him down. Whoever meets the needs of his brother, Allah will meet his needs, and whoever relieves a Muslim of some distress, Allah will relieve him of some of the distress of the Day of Resurrection. Whoever conceals (the faults of) a Muslim, Allah will conceal him (his faults) in this world and the next." <b>[Bukhari: Kitaab al-Mazaalim, Baab laa Yazlim al-Muslim al-Muslim, Fath al-Baari, 5/97.] </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Ad-Deenoori narrated in Al-Mujaalisah, Al-Bayhaqi narrated in Al-Shu'ab and Ad-Diyaa' narrated in Al-Mukhtaarah from Anas that the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said:</span><br /><br /><!--coloro:#009900--><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><!--/coloro-->"Whoever helps his brother in secret, Allah will help him in this world and </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">the next." <b>[Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheehah, 3/218, hadith no. 1217.]</b></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-116438318213026950?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1164382710077368762006-11-24T15:38:00.000Z2006-11-24T15:38:30.103Z<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><br /></b><b><!--coloro:#3366FF--><u><!--fonto:Georgia--><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><!--/coloro--><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:5--><!--/sizeo-->The Value of Time<!--sizec--></span><!--/fontc--></u></b><o:p></o:p></p> <!--/sizec--><!--fontc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br />Do you understand how valuable time is? Muslim scholars appreciated their time a long time before the West ever did. This is how they achieved their revival:<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><!--/coloro--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--coloro:#339999--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Al-Hasan Al-Basri </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">said, “Every day the sun rises it calls upon us, “Oh people! I am a new day; I am an observer of your actions. Take advantage of me for I will not return until the Day of Judgment.” “Oh, son of Adam you are nothing but a few breaths. Once one breath goes out, part of you goes with it. In the same way that part of you has gone, soon all of you will go.”<br /><br /><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--></span><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><!--coloro:#CC33CC-->Ibn Al-Qayyim</span></b><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> said, “Every gulp of air that goes out in a cause other than the cause of Allah (SWT) will turn to sorrow and regret on the Day of Judgment.” He also said, “A sign that Allah (SWT) despises you is when you find yourself wasting your time with trivial matters; in this way you miss your chance of going to heaven. And a sign that Allah (SWT) likes you is when you find yourself fulfilling more duties than you have time for.” A saying goes, ‘The devil makes work for idle thumbs.’ If you want to know whether Allah (SWT) is pleased with you, then think: Are you busy or idle?<!--colorc--></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><br /><!--/colorc--><br /><b><!--coloro:#339999--><!--/coloro-->Al-Muhasiby </b>said, “I wish that time could be acquired with money. If so I would buy time from wasteful and ungrateful people so that I could spend it serving Allah (SWT).”<!--colorc--><br /><!--/colorc--><br /></span><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><!--coloro:#CC33CC-->Ibn Masoud</span></b><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> said, “I never regretted anything except a day that passed by without having increased my deeds.”</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--/colorc--> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /><!--colorc-->You should know where your time goes. You should know when you can go out and when you have some extra time. When you do have extra time, don’t waste it – watching one soccer game is enough. You needn’t watch six.<br /><br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><!--/coloro--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--coloro:#339999--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Abu-Yusuf, who was a student of Abu-Hanifa, once said, “Abu-Hanifa was on his death bed, when he asked for a paper and a pencil to solve a problem in jurisprudence, saying, if I have but one instant to live, I would spend it doing something that pleases Allah (SWT).”<br /><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><!--coloro:#CC33CC-->A man asked <b>Ibn Al-Jawzi</b> to chat with him for a while. The Imam replied, “Only if you could stop the sun from revolving.” That’s how in a very short period of time, a few generations offered humanity many advances. Allah (SWT) blessed their lives; they were able to accomplish what would take us many years.<!--colorc--></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><br /><!--/colorc--><br /><!--coloro:#339999--><!--/coloro-->When 16 years old, <b>Usama bin-Zaid </b>was an army commander. Under his command were Abu-Bakr and Omar(RAA). The Prophet (SAW) said, “By Allah, Usama is fully qualified for this job.” Usama fought the Romans and prevailed. The companions said, “No army was ever rewarded like Usama’s army and the Muslims didn’t suffer any casualties.” A successful person works even during his vacation; if he doesn’t find a regular job, he works as a volunteer.<!--colorc--><br /><!--/colorc--><br /></span><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><!--coloro:#CC33CC-->Saad bin Muaadh</span></b><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> accepted Islam when he was 30 years old and died when he was 37. Despite living only seven years as a Muslim, the Throne of Allah (SWT) was shaken for his death, and seventy thousand angels came down for his funeral.<!--colorc--></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><br /><!--/colorc--><br /><b><!--coloro:#339999--><!--/coloro-->Omar al-Mukhtar</b> led the struggle against the Italian occupation from the age of 60 until he was 70.<!--colorc--><br /><!--/colorc--><br /></span><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><!--coloro:#CC33CC-->Muhammad bin Al-Qasim</span></b><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> conquered <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> when he was 17 years old. He fought twelve battles in one year and he won them all.<!--colorc--></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><br /><!--/colorc--><b><br /><!--coloro:#339999--><!--/coloro-->Zaid bin Thabet</b> became a Muslim at the age of ten. The Prophet (SAW) taught him the whole Qur’an when he was twelve. He learned Hebrew at 14, became the Prophet’s own translator at 16, and then became one of the few companions chosen to write down the revelation at 17. When he was 19 he was the head of the committee in charge of distributing inheritance. When he was 21 years old he was assigned the greatest task in history, which was collecting the Qur’an and writing it down in one manuscript.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--/colorc--> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /><!--colorc--><br /><b><br />We waste a great deal of time:</b> for eight hours we sleep and another eight we use for meals and personal needs. That’s two thirds wasted, and the remaining third is where productivity can be achieved. Imagine that every breath you take is stored away in a locker, and that on the Day of Judgment these lockers will be opened. Can you see them empty? Or do you see them full of service, help, invention and worship…? Picture someone throwing a hundred thousand dollars in the sea - he would be considered crazy and be put under great restriction. You do the same if you waste your time: for your greatest assets are your breaths in this limited life.<br /><br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><!--/coloro--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--coloro:#3333FF--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Time bears witness that these people shall definitely be in a state of loss. Yes! except those who accepted faith and did righteous deeds and exhorted one another to the truth and exhorted one another to remain steadfast on it."<b> (Surah Asr: 1-3)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);"><!--/coloro--><!--coloro:#9999FF-->Source</span></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-116438271007736876?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1162865713869300942006-11-07T02:14:00.000Z2006-11-07T02:15:13.880ZInshaAllah try this fun quiz/personality out:<br /><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/whattimeofdayareyouquiz/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What time of day are you</span></a><br /><br /><table width="350" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bg align="center" style="color:#EEE9E9;"><span style="'color:black;font-family:Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><b>You Are Sunrise</b></span></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFAFA"><center><img src="http://images.blogthings.com/whattimeofdayareyouquiz/sunrise.jpg" height="100" width="100" /></center><span style="color:#000000;"><br />You enjoy living a slow, fulfilling life. You enjoy living every moment, no matter how ordinary.<br />You are a person of reflection and meditation. You start and end every day by looking inward.<br />Caring and giving, you enjoy making people happy. You're often cooking for friends or buying them gifts.<br />All in all, you know how to love life for what it is - not for how it should be.</span></td></tr></table><div align="center"><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/whattimeofdayareyouquiz/">What Time Of Day Are You?</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-116286571386930094?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1161540683816221362006-10-22T18:10:00.000Z2006-10-22T18:11:23.836Z<div style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">As'salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu</span><br /></span></div><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: &quot;Script MT Bold&quot;; color: fuchsia;">E</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: &quot;Script MT Bold&quot;; color: lime;">i</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: &quot;Script MT Bold&quot;; color: fuchsia;">d</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: &quot;Script MT Bold&quot;;"> <span style="color: lime;">M</span><span style="color: fuchsia;">u</span><span style="color: lime;">b</span><span style="color: fuchsia;">a</span><span style="color: lime;">r</span><span style="color: fuchsia;">a</span><span style="color: lime;">k</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">!</span><span style="color: lime;">!</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">!</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: &quot;Script MT Bold&quot;;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 204);"></span></span></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7098/2302/1600/Eid%20Greetings.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7098/2302/320/Eid%20Greetings.png" alt="" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: &quot;Script MT Bold&quot;;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;; color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">'Taqabbala 'llaahu minnaa wa mink <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;; color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">(may Allaah accept from us and you.)'<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;; color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: fuchsia;">رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;; color: blue;">Rabbana aghfir lana Dhunuubana wa·israfana fi amrina wathabbit aqdamana wansurna ala alqaumil-kafiriin</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;; color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and anything We may have done that transgressed our duty: Establish our feet firmly, and help us against those that reject Faith<br /><b style="">[surah ali-Imran; 3: 147]<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Remember the Ummah in your dua’s!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: fuchsia;">اللهُمَ أنْصُرْ الاسْلَمُ وَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;; color: blue;">Allahumma ansur al-Islamu wal-muslimeen<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">O Allah! Help Islam and the Muslims<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;; color: fuchsia;"><o:p> Ameen!</o:p></span></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-116154068381622136?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1160842197925553242006-10-14T16:07:00.000Z2006-10-14T16:09:57.940Z<div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><b>Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim</b><br /><b>In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful</b></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><b>The Night of Power: Better than a thousand months of worship</b></span></span></div> <br />Allah SWT talks about the Night of Power in the Quran by saying:<br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet Ms;"><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Verily, We have sent it down in the Night of Al-Qadr. And what will make you know what the Night of Al-Qadr is. The Night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months. Therein descend the angels and the Ruh by their Lord's permission with every matter. There is peace until the appearance of dawn.<br /><b>(Surat Al-Qadr 97:1 – 5)</b></span></span></div> </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><b><u>What is the Night of Power and why is it important?</u></b></span><br /><br />Allah informs that He sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Al-Qadr, and it is a blessed night about which Allah says:<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><br />(We sent it down on a blessed night.) <b>(44:3)</b> </span>This is the Night of Al-Qadr and it occurs during the month of Ramadan. This is as Allah says:<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">(The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an.) <b>(2:185)</b></span><br /><br />Ibn `Abbas and others have said, <span style="color:#993399;">"Allah sent the Qur'an down all at one time from the Preserved Tablet (Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz) to the House of Might (Baytul-`Izzah), which is in the heaven of this world. Then it came down in parts to the Messenger of Allah based upon the incidents that occurred over a period of twenty-three years.''</span><br /><br />This night is a night of unique honour, dignity and glory, so much so that it is better than a thousand months.<br /><br />The angels descend with blessings and mercy, just as they descend when the Qur'an is recited, they surround the circles of Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and they lower their wings with true respect for the student of knowledge. Even Angel Jibrail AS comes down. [Tafsir ibn Kathir]<br /><br />There is peace concerning every matter until dawn as shaytan cannot do any evil or harm and also,<span style="color:#cc33cc;"> “The matters are determined during it, and the times of death and provisions are measured out (i.e., decided) during it.'' <b>[Qatadah]</b></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><b><u>When is the Night of power?</u></b></span><br /><br />The Prophet SAWS knew when the Night of Qadr was but was caused to <b>forget (Bukhari and Muslim).</b><br /><br />`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah SAWS used to observe I`tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan and say, <span style="color:#006600;">"Seek Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree) in the odd nights out of the last ten nights of Ramadan.''<br /><b>[Al-Bukhari].</b></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">We learn from this Hadith that Lailat-ul-Qadr occurs in any of the five odd nights - 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 29th - of the last ten nights of Ramadan. Its exact date has not been revealed for the reason that people keep themselves awake for prayer for a larger number of nights. Had its date been fixed, people would have kept awake for prayer only on that night. <b>[Imam Nawawi]</b><br /></span><br />The Messenger of Allah also said:<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Verily, the sign of the Night of Al-Qadr is that it is pure and glowing as if there were a bright, tranquil, calm moon during it. It is not cold, nor is it hot, and no shooting star is permitted until morning. Its sign is that the sun appears on the morning following it smooth having no rays on it, just like the moon on a full moon night. Shaytan is not allowed to come out with it (the sun) on that day. <b>[Abu Dawud]</b></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><b><u>What can we do on the Night of Power?</u></b></span><br /><br />Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet SAWS said:<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">(Whoever stands (in prayer) during the Night of Al-Qadr with faith and expecting reward (from Allah), he will be forgiven for his previous sins.) <b>[Bukhari and Muslim]</b></span><br /><br /><b>1. </b>One should concentrate more on prayers and worship on the last ten nights of Ramadan than the first twenty nights, in the same way as one should do more worship in Ramadan than in the other months.<br /><br /><b>2. </b>One should keep oneself awake for prayer, worship and glorification of Allah in the last ten nights of Ramadan so that one can attain the blessings of Lailat-ul-Qadr.<br /><br /><b>3. </b>One should also persuade his family members to keep themselves awake for prayer and worship in the last ten odd nights of Ramadan so that they can also make efforts to please Allah.<br /><br /><b>4. </b>I`tikaf (seclusion in the mosque for prayers) in the last ten days of Ramadan is also a meritorious act for its being a practice of the Prophet (PBUH).<br /><br /><span style="color:#339999;"><i><b>[Chapter 214, Riyadh us Saliheen: Imam Nawawi]</b></i></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><b><u>Dua to make during the Night of Power:</u></b></span><br /><br />`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: I asked:<span style="color:#009900;"> "O Messenger of Allah! If I realize Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree), what should I supplicate in it?''<br /><br />He (PBUH) replied, "You should supplicate:<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Allahumma innaka `afuwwun, tuhibbul-`afwa, fa`fu `anni</b></span></span><br /><br /><i>(O Allah, You are Most Forgiving, and You love forgiveness; so forgive me).”</i></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><b>[At-Tirmidhi].</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;color:#3333ff;" >Fi Amanillah</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;color:#cc33cc;" >UmmT</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-116084219792555324?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sabr 'n' Shukurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568727541030958300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1158631200846210722006-09-19T01:58:00.000Z2006-09-19T02:00:00.870Z<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">My Greatest Need is You</span><br /><br />Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word</span><br /><br />My choicest hours<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Are the hours I spend with You –O Allah, I can’t live in this world</span><br /><br />Without remembering You–How can I endure the next world<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Without seeing Your face?</span><br /><br />I am a stranger in Your country<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">And lonely among Your worshippers:</span><br /><br />This is the substance of my complaint.<br /><br /><b style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">[Rabi’ah al-Adawiyya]</b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> </span><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115863120084621072?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1158630940337703692006-09-19T01:55:00.000Z2006-09-19T01:55:40.356Z<div class="postcolor" id="post-56236"><div align="center"><br /><img src="http://www.islamweb.cz/galerie/kaligrafie/bism/small/14.gif" alt="IPB Image" border="0" /><br /><!--coloro:#00CCCC--><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>As'salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><!--fonto:trebuchet ms--><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:magenta--><span style="color: magenta;"><!--/coloro--><b>The Goals of Fasting</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><br /><!--coloro:#66CCCC--><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>The Muslim Creed (Vol. 9, Issue 10), Sha`ban 1422</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><!--coloro:#3366FF--><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><!--/coloro--><b>Published by The Daar of Islamic Heritage<!--colorc--></b></span><!--/colorc--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--><br /></div><br /><br />The acts of worship that the Muslims practice seek to achieve certain goals and benefits that Allah wants His slaves to acquire knowledge in them and to comprehend and achieve them. Among these acts of worship is fasting during the lunar month of Ramadhan, which has several goals that the Muslims must strive to achieve with his heart and by his actions. These goals are as follows:<br /><br /><b>1. </b>Achieving At-Taqwa, that is, the fear from Allah. Allah said, what translated means,<!--coloro:#000099--><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><!--/coloro--> "O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious)." [2:183].<!--colorc--> </span><!--/colorc--> Hence, fasting is a means to achieve At-Taqwa. In fact, all acts of worship and Tawhid are methods and means to achieve At-Taqwa, as Allah has said, what translated means,<!--coloro:#3333FF--> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><!--/coloro-->"O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become Al-Muttaqun." [2:21]<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><b>2. </b> Acquiring the rewards of Allah. Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated that Abu Hurayrah related to the Prophet, that he said, what translated means, "Allah the Exalted said<!--coloro:#006600--><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><!--/coloro-->, 'All the deeds of the son of Adam are his, except for As-Siyam, for it is Mine and I will reward for it.'"<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><b>3. </b> The Prophet also said,<!--coloro:#009900--><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><!--/coloro--> "The Sa-im has two happy moments: when he breaks his fast he is happy, and when he meets his Lord he is happy because of his fast." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].<!--colorc--> </span><!--/colorc-->About his saying,<!--coloro:#009900--><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><!--/coloro--> "When he breaks his fast he is happy,"<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> and Imam Muslim's addition, <!--coloro:#009900--><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><!--/coloro-->"Because of his breaking his fast," <!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Imam Al-Qurtubi commented, <!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro-->"It means he is happy because his hunger and thirst have ended, since he is allowed to break his fast. This happiness is natural and this is apparently the desired meaning. It was also said that his being happy is because of his breaking the fast, means that he has fulfilled his fast, and as a culmination for his practicing the acts of worship. His saying, 'And when he meets his Lord he is happy because of his fast,' means he is happy because of the rewards for fasting and its complete awards.'"<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><b>4. </b> As-Sawm purifies the soul and helps it acquire the habit of obeying Allah and His Messenger by defeating the desires of the heart. Fasting teaches refraining from following the desires because the soul of the Sa-im becomes obedient to Allah's commands. Also, Satan has a stronger hold over the souls that often obey the desires. When the soul abandons its desires, it will become more difficult for Satan to have a hold on the heart.<br /><br /><b>5. </b> Being saved from the Fire, for the Prophet said, what translated means,<!--coloro:#33CC00--><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><!--/coloro--> "And Allah has those whom he frees from the Fire, and this occurs every night (meaning in Ramadhan)." <b>[At-Tirmithi & ibn Majah]</b><br /><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><b>6. </b>Ash-Shafa`ah (the right of intercession). The Prophet said, <!--coloro:#006600--><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><!--/coloro-->"As-Siyam and the Quran will intercede on behalf of the slave. As-Siyam says, 'O Lord! I prevented him from food and obeying his desires in the morning. Therefore, accept my Shafa`ah on his behalf.' And the Quran says, 'I prevented him from sleeping at night. Therefore, accept my Shafa`ah on his behalf,' and they will be accepted as intercessors.'" <b>[Ahmad, Al-Hakim & Al-Bayhaqi].</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><b>7. </b>Having the sins forgiven. There is no doubt that fasting directs to having one's sins forgiven and erased. The Prophet said, <!--coloro:#33CC00--><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><!--/coloro-->"The five prayers, and from Friday to the next Friday, and Ramadhan to the next Ramadhan, are erasers for what occurs between them, as long as major sins are avoided." <b>[Muslim].</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Also, the Messenger of Allah said, what translated means, <!--coloro:#009900--><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><!--/coloro-->"Whoever fasts Ramadhan with Iman and Ih.tisab, will have his previous sins forgiven." <b>[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->. Imam Ahmad and An-Nasaii added the following to the above narration, "And also what will occur later on (meaning future sins, as well)." "With Iman" entails fasting while believing with the heart in the obligation of fasting during Ramadhan. As for Ih.tisab, it means that one anticipates the reward and his fasting is therefore only for the sake of Allah and not to imitate his people and community or for any other worldly gain.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=579" target="_blank"><b><!--coloro:#CCCCFF--><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);"><!--/coloro-->Islaam.com<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b></a></div> <!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_56236--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115863094033770369?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1157638449533157132006-09-07T14:12:00.000Z2006-09-07T14:14:09.543Z<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Click on Invitation :)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/614/3491/1600/Invitation%20Ramadhan.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 366px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/614/3491/320/Invitation%20Ramadhan.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Jazakillahu khairan sis <span class="normalname"></span><a href="http://www.blak-stone.com/forum/index.php?showuser=171">Mujahida_1924</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115763844953315713?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1157638240360939752006-09-07T14:10:00.000Z2006-09-07T14:10:40.386Z<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>Advice to Muslims in Ramadhan</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><br />Shaykh Abdullah al-Jarullah<br /><br /><a href="http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=514" target="_blank"><!--coloro:#66CCCC--><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>Transl. islaam.com</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></a><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--><br /><br /><br /><b>From the book "Khulaasatul Kalaam" by Shaykh Jaarullah.</b><br /><br />Brother Muslim, Sister Muslima:<br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>1. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Fast Ramadhan with belief and truly seeking the reward of Allah the Most High so that He may forgive you your past sins.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>2. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Beware of breaking your fast during the days of Ramadhan without a valid Islamic excuse, for it is from the greatest of sins.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>3. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Pray Salat ut-Taraweeh and the night prayer during the nights of Ramadhan - especially on Layatul-Qadr - based on belief and truly seeking the reward of Allah, so that Allah may forgive you your past sins.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>4. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Make sure that your food, your drink and your clothing are from halal means, in order that your actions be accepted, and your supplications answered. Beware of refraining from the halal while fasting and breaking your fast with the haram.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>5.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Give food to some fasting people to gain a reward similar to theirs.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>6. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Perform your five prayers on time in congregation to gain the reward and Allah's protection.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>7. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Give a lot of charity for the best charity is that of Ramadhan.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>8. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Beware of spending your time without performing righteous deeds, for you will be responsible and reckoned for it and will be rewarded for all you do during your time.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>9. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Perform `umrah in Ramadhan for `Umrah in Ramadhan is equal to Hajj.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>10.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Seek help for fasting during the day by eating the sahoor meal in the last part of the night before the appearance of Fajr.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>11. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Hasten breaking your fast after the sun has truly set in order to gain the love of Allah.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>12.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Perform ghusl before fajr if you need to purify yourself from the state of major impurity so that you are able to do acts of worship in a state of purity and cleanliness.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>13. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Cease the opportunity of being in Ramadhan and spend it with the good that has been revealed in it - by reciting the noble Qur'an and pondering and reflection of its meanings so that it be a proof for you with your Lord and an intercessor for you on the Day of Reckoning.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>14. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Preserve your tongue from lying, cursing, backbiting and slander for it decreases the reward of fasting.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>15. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Do not let fasting cause you cross your boundaries by getting upset due to the slightest of reasons. Rather, fating should be a cause of peacefulness and tranquility of your soul.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>16.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Upon completion of fasting, be in a state of taqwa of Allah the Most High, being aware of Allah watching you in secret and in public, in thankfulness for His favors, and steadfastness upon obedience of Allah by doing all what He has ordered and shunning all that He has prohibited.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>17. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Increase in remembrance of Allah, seeking of forgiveness, asking for Paradise and protection against the Fire, especially when fasting, while breaking the fast and during suhoor, for these actions are among greatest causes of attaining Allah's forgiveness.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>18. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Increase in supplication for yourself, your parents, your children and Muslims, for Allah has ordered making of supplications and has guaranteed acceptance.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>19. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Repent to Allah with a sincere repentance in all times by leaving sins, regretting those that you have done before and firmly deciding not to return to them in the future, for Allah accepts repentance of those who repent.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>20. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Fast six days of Shawwal, for whoever fasts Ramadhan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasts all the time.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>21. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Fast on the Day of `Arafah, the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, to attain success by being forgiven your sins of the last year and the coming year.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>22. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->Fast on the day of `Aashuraa', the 10th of Muharram, along with the 9th, to attain success by being forgiven your sins of the past year.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>23. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Continue being in a state of iman and taqwa and perform righteous actions after the month of Ramadhan, until you die. <!--coloro:#3333FF--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><!--/coloro--> "And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (i.e. death)". [Qur'an 15:99]<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>24. </b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Ensure that you attain the positive effects of your acts of worship such as prayer, fasting, zakat and hajj, sincere repentance and leaving of customs that are in variance with the Sharee`ah.<br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>25.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> Invoke a lot of salawat and salam upon the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, his Companions and all those who follow them until the Day of Judgment.<br /><!--coloro:#CC6600--><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><!--/coloro--><br />O Allah make us and all Muslims of those who fast and stand in prayer during the month of Ramadhan based on belief and truly seeking Your reward so that we are forgiven our past and future sins.<br /><br />O Allah make us of those who fasted the month, attained full reward, witnessed Layatul-Qadr and attained success by permission of the Lord, Blessed and Most High.<br /><br /> O Allah, verily you are Forgiver, like to forgive, so forgive us.<br /><br />O Lord, accept from us, verily you are the All-Hearing, all-Seeing, O Living, O Independent, O Owner of all majesty and honor.<br /><br /> And may Allah's blessings and peace be upon Muhammad, his family and his Companions.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115763824036093975?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1157055509857963292006-08-31T20:17:00.000Z2006-08-31T20:18:29.866Z<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><b><i>continued....</i></b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><br /><!--coloro:#006600--><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><!--/coloro--> 51. "The best of you are those who learn the Qur'ân and teach it." [Dârimi, Sahîh]<br /><br />52. "The best of companions according to Allah are those who are best to their companion and the best of neighbours according to Allah are those that are best to their neighbour." [Tirmidhî, Sahîh]<br /><br />53. "The best of places are the Mosques and the worst of places are the markets." [Tabarâni, Hasan]<br /><br />54. "The best supplication on the Day of 'Arafah and the best thing that I and the Prophets before me ever said was, 'Lâ ilâha illAllah wahdahû lâ sharîka lahû, lahû'l-mulk wa lahû'l-hamd wa huwa 'alâ kulli shay'in Qadîr.'" [Tirmidhî, Hasan]<br /><br />55. "The best of provision is that which suffices." [Ahmad in 'Zuhd', Hasan]<br /><br />56. "The best testimony is when one gives it before he is asked to do so." [Tabarâni, Sahîh]<br /><br />57. "The best of dowries are the easiest." [Hâkim, Sahîh]<br /><br />58. "The best of charity is that which still leaves you self-sufficient for the upper hand is better than the lower hand; start with those you are responsible for." [Tabarâni, Sahîh]<br /><br />59. "The best of gatherings are those that are most open." [Abu Dâwûd, Sahîh]<br /><br />60. "The most beloved deed according to Allah is to have faith in Allah, then to maintain the ties of kinship, and then to command to good and forbid the wrong. The most abhorrent of deeds according to Allah is to associate partners with Him, then to cut the ties of kinship." [Abu Ya'lâ, Hasan]<br /><br />61. "The most beloved Jihâd according to Allah is that a word of truth be spoken to a tyrant ruler." [Tabarâni, Hasan]<br /><br />62. "The most beloved word according to me is that which is most truthful." [Bukhâri]<br /><br />63. "The most beloved fast according to Allah is the fast of Dâwûd; he would fast every alternate day. The most beloved prayer according to Allah is the prayer of Dâwûd; he would sleep half the night, stand a third and then sleep for a sixth." [Agreed upon]<br /><br />64. "The most beloved dish according to Allah is that which most hands feed from." [Ibn Hibbân, Hasan]<br /><br />65. "The most beloved servant of Allah is he who is most beneficial to his dependents." [Zawâ'id al-Zuhd, Hasan]<br /><br />66. "The best of earnings is that of the labourer as long as he tries his best." [Ahmad, Hasan]<br /><br />67. "The best of all deeds is to have faith in Allah alone, then Jihâd and then an accepted Hajj; they surpass all other deeds like the distance between the rising and setting of the Sun." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />68. "The best of all deeds is the Prayer at its earliest time." [Tirmidhî, Sahîh]<br /><br />69. "The best of all deeds is the Prayer in its right time, to treat the Parents honourably and Jihâd in the path of Allah." [al-Khatîb, Sahîh]<br /><br />70. "The best of all deeds is that you bring happiness to your Muslim brother, pay off his debt or feed him bread." [Ibn Adiyy, Hasan]<br /><br />71. "The best of faith is patience and magnanimity." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />72. "The best of days according to Allah is Friday." [Bayhaqi, Sahîh]<br /><br />73. "The best of Jihâd is that man strives against his soul and desires." [Daylami, Sahîh]<br /><br />74. "The best Hajj is that with the most raised voices and flowing blood." [Tirmidhî, Hasan]<br /><br />75. "The best of supplications is that of on the Day of 'Arafah, and the best thing that was said by myself and the Prophets before me was, "Lâ ilâha illallah wahdahû lâ sharîka lahû." [There is nothing worthy of worship except Allah alone, He has no partners.] [Mâlik, Hasan]<br /><br />76. "The best of dinars are: the dinâr spent by a man upon his dependents, the dinâr spent by a man upon his horse in the path of Allah and the dinâr spent by a man upon his companions in the path of Allah, the Mighty, the Magnificent." [Muslim]<br /><br />77. "The best word of remembrance is: Lâ ilâha illallah and the best supplication is: Alhamdulillâh." [Tirmidhî, Hasan]<br /><br />78. "The best word of remembrance is: Lâ ilâha illallah and the best [expression of giving] thanks is: Alhamdulillâh." [Baghawi, Hasan]<br /><br />79. "The best of hours are those deep in the latter part of the night." [Tabarâni, Sahîh]<br /><br />80. "The best of all martyrs are those who fight in the front line; they do not turn their faces away until they are killed. They will be rolling around in the highest rooms of Paradise, their Lord laughing at them - when your Lord laughs at a servant, there is no accounting for him." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />81. "The best of all martyrs is he whose blood is shed and whose horse is slaughtered." [Tabarâni, Sahîh]<br /><br />82. "The best of all charity is the shade of a canopy [provided] in the path of Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, to gift ones servant in the path of Allah and to gift ones she-camel in the path of Allah." [Ahmad, Hasan]<br /><br />83. "The best of all charity is that which is given to the relative that harbours enmity against you." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />84. "The best of all charity is that you give it while you are healthy and desirous [of that money], hoping to become wealthy but fearing poverty. Don't delay until you are about to breathe your last and then you say, 'This is for 'so and so' and this is for 'so and so'', for indeed, it has already been written that 'so and so' would receive that." [Abu Dâwûd, Sahîh]<br /><br />85. "The best of all charity is when the one with little strives to give; start with those you are responsible for." [Hâkim, Sahîh]<br /><br />86. "The best charity is to provide water." [Ibn Mâjah, Hasan]<br /><br />87. "The best prayer after the obligatory ones is the prayer in the depth of the night, and the best fast after the month of Ramadhân is the month of Allah, Muharram." [Muslim]<br /><br />88. "The best prayer is the prayer of the man in his home except for the obligatory prayer." [Nasâ'î, Sahîh]<br /><br />89. "The best prayer is that with the longest standing." [Muslim]<br /><br />90. "The best of all prayers according to Allah is the Friday morning prayer in congregation." [Ibn Nu'aym, Sahîh]<br /><br />91. "The best fast is the fast of my brother Dâwûd; he would fast every alternate day and he would never flee [the battlefront] when the armies would meet." [Tirmidhî, Sahîh]<br /><br />92. "The best of all fasts after Ramadhân is in the month that you call Muharram." [Nasâ'î, Sahîh]<br /><br />93. "The best of all worship is supplication." [Hâkim, Sahîh]<br /><br />94. "The best deed is the prayer in its right time and Jihâd in the path of Allah." [Bayhaqi, Sahîh]<br /><br />95. "The best of the Qur'ân is: "Alhamdulillâhi Rabb'l-'Âlamîn". [Hâkim, Sahîh]<br /><br />96. "The best of earnings is a blessed sale and that which a man earns with his hands." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />97. "The best of the Believers is the most excellent of them in character." [Ibn Mâjah, Sahîh]<br /><br />98. "The best of the Believers with respect to Islam is the one from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe; and the best of the Believers with respect to Îmân are the most excellent of them in character; and the best of those who migrate is he who migrates from that which Allah the Most High has prohibited; and the best of Jihâd is when one strives against his soul for the sake of Allah, the Mighty, the Magnificent." [Tabarâni, Sahîh]<br /><br />99. "The best of mankind is the believer between two honourable persons." [Tabarâni, Sahîh]<br /><br />100. "The best of all days in the world are the ten days [of Dhul Hijjah]." [Bazzâr, Sahîh]<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lutonmuslims.co.uk/bestofbest.htm" target="_blank"><b><!--coloro:#FF9900--><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><!--/coloro-->Source<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b></a><!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_62915--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115705550985796329?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1157055423335085642006-08-31T20:16:00.000Z2006-08-31T20:17:03.353Z<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.islamweb.cz/galerie/kaligrafie/bism/small/20.gif" alt="IPB Image" border="0" /><br /><!--coloro:#00CCCC--><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><!--coloro:#CC33CC--><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><!--/coloro--><b>As'salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><!--fonto:garamond--><span style="font-family: garamond;"><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:magenta--><span style="color: magenta;"><!--/coloro--></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: garamond;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>The best of the best -</b></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: garamond;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>the ULTIMATE top 100</b></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: garamond;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;"><span style="color: magenta;"><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--><br /></div><br /><br /><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><!--/coloro--><b>Have you ever wondered to yourself what it actually means to be the best?</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br />When we are told that 'this is the best' or 'that was the greatest' or 'this will bring the most benefit' etc, have you ever thought who on Earth gave such people/editors the authority to tell us that? In an age when we have a plethora of 'Top 10' or 'Top 100' lists on everything from cars to films, from foods to places, one wonders where is that list that will really provide some benefit to us in this current short life and the next very long one.<br /><br />Well, wait no more. Below, from a choice of hundreds of narrations from our beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, you can find 100 hadîth, in no particular order of merit, detailing ways on exactly how to become the best, how to have the most excellent characteristics, what really will prove most beneficial for us to know, what really are the greatest things to think about and hope for and indeed, how to become the most beloved of people to our Magnificent Creator, Allah, the Most High.<br /><br />No more subjectivity, no more empty statements; just the divine criteria of what really is the best as developed by the very best himself, Muhammad al-Mustapha, upon whom be peace.<br /><br /><b><!--coloro:#FF6600--><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 100%;"><!--/sizeo-->So go on, don't be ordinary. Don't be common. Don't be typical ...<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><br /><br /><!--coloro:#CC0000--><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><!--/coloro--><b><!--sizeo:4--><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 100%;"><!--/sizeo-->Be the best.<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><br /><br /><!--coloro:#009900--><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><!--/coloro--><b>Sayyidina Muhammad, peace be upon him, told us:</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--coloro:#006600--><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><!--/coloro--><br /><br />1. "The best of the Muslims is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe." [Muslim]<br /><br />2. "The best of people are those with the most excellent character." [Tabarâni, Sahîh]<br /><br />3. "The best of people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of mankind." [Dâraqutni, Hasan]<br /><br />4. "The best of people are those who are best in fulfilling [rights]." [Ibn Mâjah, Sahîh]<br /><br />5. "The best of people during fitnah is a man who takes up the reins of his horse pursuing the enemies of Allah, causing them fear yet they make him fearful too, or a man who secludes himself in the desert fulfilling the rights of Allah upon him." [Hâkim, Sahîh]<br /><br />6. "The best of mankind is my generation, then those that follow them and then those that follow them. Then there shall come a people after them who will become avaricious, who will love gluttony, and who will give witness before they are asked for it." [Tirmidhî, Sahîh]<br /><br />7. "The best of people are those who live longest and excel in their deeds, whereas the worst of people are those who live longest and corrupt their deeds." [Tirmidhî, Sahîh]<br /><br />8. "The best of women are those that please him [her husband] when he sees her, obeys him when she is commanded, and who does not secretly betray him with regards to herself and her money in that which he dislikes." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />9. "The best of women are those that please you when you see them, obey you when commanded, and who safeguard themselves and your money in your absence." [Tabarâni, Sahîh]<br /><br />10. "The best of marriages are the easiest ones." [Abu Dâwûd, Sahîh]<br /><br />11. "The best of your dates is the Borniyyû date; it expels disease yet does not contain any disease itself." [Hâkim, Hasan]<br /><br />12. "The best of your garments are those which are white; shroud your dead in them and clothe your living with them. The best of that which you apply to your eyelids is antimony causing the eyelashes to grow and sharpening the eyesight." [Ibn Hibbân, Sahîh]<br /><br />13. "The best quality of your religion is scrupulousness." [Hâkim, Sahîh]<br /><br />14. "The best of your religion is that which is easiest." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />15. "The best of the prayer lines for men are the first rows, the worst being the final rows. The best of the prayer lines for women are the final rows and the worst are the first rows." [Muslim]<br /><br />16. "The best prayers for women are those performed in the most secluded parts of their houses." [Ibn Khuzaymah, Sahîh]<br /><br />17. "The best of you in Islam are those who are most excellent in character as long as you deeply understand the religion." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />18. "The best of you are the best of you in fulfilling [rights]." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />19. "The best of you are those who are best to their families, and I am the best of you to my family." [Tirmidhî, Sahîh]<br /><br />20. "The best of you are my generation, then those that follow them and then those that follow them. Then there shall come after them a people who will betray and be untrustworthy, will give witness even though they have not been asked to, will make vows yet will not fulfil them and obesity will appear amongst them." [Bukhâri]<br /><br />21. "The best of you are those who feed others and return greetings." [Abu Ya'lâ, Hasan]<br /><br />22. "The best of you is he from whom good is anticipated and safety from his evil is assured; the worst of you is he from whom nothing good is expected and one is not safe from his evil." [Tirmidhî, Sahîh]<br /><br />23. "The best thing mankind has been given is excellent character." [Hâkim, Sahîh]<br /><br />24. "The best of that which you treat yourself with is cupping." [Hâkim, Sahîh]<br /><br />25. "The best of journeys undertaken are to this Mosque of mine and the Ancient House." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />26. "The best of which man can leave behind for himself are three: a righteous child who supplicates for him, an ongoing charity whose reward continues to reach him and knowledge which others benefit from after him." [Ibn Hibbân, Hasan]<br /><br />27. "The best Mosques for women are the most secluded parts of their houses." [Bayhaqi, Sahîh]<br /><br />28. "The best of the world's women are four: Maryum bint 'Imrân, Khadîjah bint Khuwaylid, Fâtimah bint Muhammad and Âsiyah the wife of Fir'awn." [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />29. "The best of days that you should perform cupping are the 17th, 19th and 21st of the month. I did not pass a single gathering of angels on the night of Isrâ' except that they would say to me, 'O Muhammad, perform cupping!'" [Ahmad, Sahîh]<br /><br />30. "The best day on which the Sun has risen is Friday; on it Âdam was created, on it Âdam was made to enter Paradise and on it he was expelled. The Hour will not be established except on Friday." [Muslim]<br /><br />31. "Verily, the best of perfume for men is that which is strong in smell and light in colour, and the best of perfume for women is that which is strong in colour and light in smell." [Tirmidhî, Sahîh]<br /><br />32. "The most beloved of religions according to Allah the Most High is the 'easy and flexible religion.'" [Ahmad, Hasan]<br /><br />33. "The most beloved of deeds according to Allah are the continuous ones, even if they are little." [Agreed upon]<br /><br />34. "The most beloved of names according to Allah are 'Abd Allah, 'Abd'l-Rahmân and Hârith." [Abu Ya'lâ, Sahîh]<br /><br />35. "The most beloved of deeds according to Allah are the prayer in its right time, then to treat the parents in an excellent manner, and then Jihâd in the path of Allah." [Agreed upon]<br /><br />36. "The most beloved of deeds according to Allah is that you die and yet your tongue is still moist from the remembrance of Allah." [Ibn Hibbân, Hasan]<br /><br />37. "The most beloved words according to Allah the Most High are four: Subhânallah, Alhamdulillâh, Lâ ilâha illallah and Allahu Akbar; there is no problem with which one you start with." [Muslim]<br /><br />38. "The most beloved of speech according to Allah is when the servant says, 'Subhânallahi wa bihamdihî' [How Transcendent is Allah and we praise him!]." [Muslim]<br /><br />39. "The most beloved of speech according to Allah the Most High is that which Allah chose for his Angels: Subhâna Rabbî wa bihamdihî, Subhâna Rabbî wa bihamdihî, Subhâna Rabbî wa bihamdihî." [Tirmidhî, Sahîh]<br /><br />40. "The most beloved of people according to Allah is he who brings most benefit, and the most beloved of deeds according to Allah the Mighty, the Magnificent, is that you bring happiness to a fellow Muslim, or relieve him of distress, or pay off his debt or stave away hunger from him. It is more beloved to me that I walk with my brother Muslim in his time of need than I stay secluded in the mosque for a month. Whoever holds back his anger, Allah will cover his faults and whoever suppresses his fury while being able to execute it, Allah will fill his heart with satisfaction on the Day of Standing. Whoever walks with his brother Muslim in need until he establishes that for him, Allah will establish his feet firmly on the day when all feet shall slip. Indeed, bad character ruins deeds just as vinegar ruins honey." [Tabarâni, Hasan]<br /><br />41. "The most beloved of people to me is 'Â'ishah and from the men, Abu Bakr." [Agreed upon]<br /><br />42. "The best of people in recitation are those who when they recite, you see that they fear Allah." [Bayhaqi, Sahîh]<br /><br />43. "The best of your leaders are those that you love and they love you, you supplicate for them and they supplicate for you. The worst of your leaders are those that you hate and they hate you, you curse them and they curse you." [Muslim]<br /><br />44. "The best of you are those who are best in paying off their debts." [Tahâwi, Sahîh]<br /><br />45. "The best of you are those with the longest lives and most excellent character." [Bazzâr, Sahîh]<br /><br />46. "The best of you are those with the longest lives and best in action." [Hâkim, Sahîh]<br /><br />47. "The best of you are those with the softest shoulders during prayer." [Bayhaqi, Hasan]<br /><br />48. "The best of you are those who are best to their wives." [Tirmidhî, Sahîh]<br /><br />49. "The best of you are those who are best to their families." [Tabarâni, Sahîh]<br /><br />50. "The best of you during the 'Period of Ignorance' are the best of you in Islam as long as they deeply understand the religion." [Bukhâri]</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115705542333508564?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1156619051624355892006-08-26T19:02:00.000Z2006-08-26T19:04:11.646Z<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Paris; color: fuchsia;">YOUTH VISION STATEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">As the days get darker and darker<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">With the headlines creating more and more fear<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">And the news getting more and more depressing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">In times where the daylight is feared just as much as the dark<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">And people fear for their lives from people they know as well as strangers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">We are growing up in a world facing many problems and issues<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">Where the darkness of these days are blinding us<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">In times like these, who has the vision to see a way out?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">Who will answer the call to make a change?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">I see in the distance the shadow of a people who have risen up<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">They have broken away from the rest of their people<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">They emerge from the alley ways and the staircases<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">Not carrying with them drugs or needles, but the Qur’an and the Sunnah<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">They graduate from their universities, colleges and schools holding their certificates in their hands<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">Knowing that the exam of live continues<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">They resist the temptations that surround them every day<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">When they introduce ‘him’ to the family<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">It is a day of celebration and not humiliation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">They walk the streets with their eyes on the ground<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">But their heads are held up high<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">They have respect and honour, not because they rule their yard<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">But because they rule by Islam<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">Who are these people, who give their time, energy, wealth and lives to make sure that the Deen does not disappear?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">Today we have sown the seeds of change<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">But who will water it, so that it may bloom?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">We all have a role in building our futures and making a change<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">There exists the problem and the solution<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">Everyone here today can be a leader in their own right<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">We can all break away from the crowd <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">And instead of following everyone<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">We can lead them in the straight path and make that change<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">Only YOU can decide which side you want to be on,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">Are you a part of the problem OR are you a part of the solution?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">“Oh you who believe, respond to the call of Allah and His Messenger when He calls you to that which would give you life…”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(204, 0, 204);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: red;">Saamiah Salam<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115661905162435589?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1156506299961674322006-08-25T11:41:00.000Z2006-08-25T11:49:04.040Z<a href="http://www.islamicity.com/Quiz/New/selectquiz.htm"> </a> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Paris;font-size:16;color:fuchsia;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">As’salamu alaykum sisters!</span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style=";font-family:&quot;;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";color:purple;" >Check out some sites for Islamic Quizzes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:Papyrus;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:Papyrus;" ><a href="http://www.islamicity.com/Quiz/New/selectquiz.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Islamic City Quiz</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.albalagh.net/kids/quiz/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Al Balagh Quiz </span></a><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Papyrus; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.islamcan.com/quiz/index.shtml"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br />IslamCan Quiz</span></a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><b style=""><span style="font-family: Papyrus; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.islamcan.com/quiz/index.shtml"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Papyrus; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.geocities.com/mutmainaa/quiz/quiz_game.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Mutmainaa Quiz</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";color:purple;" >If you guys have any more links for quizzes please put them up :)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";color:purple;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";color:purple;" >Happy Quizzing!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:&quot;;color:purple;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Mountains of Makkah</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:&quot;;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115650629996167432?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1156505862942634012006-08-25T11:36:00.000Z2006-08-25T11:37:42.946Z<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(255, 153, 204);">As'salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(255, 153, 204);"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><br /><br />InshaAllah a reminder about Friday Prayers/Jumuah.<br /><br /></span><b><u><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Paris; color: rgb(204, 51, 153);">The Excellence of Friday Prayer</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Paris; color: rgb(204, 51, 153);"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><br />Allah, the Exalted, says:<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">"Then when the (Jumu`ah) Salat is ended, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah (by working), and remember Allah much: that you may be successful.'' <b>(62:10)</b></span><br /><br /><b>1147.</b> Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, <span style="color: green;">"The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday. On that day Adam was created, he was admitted to Jannah, and he was expelled therefrom.''<br /><b>[Muslim].</b></span><br /><br /><b><u><span style="color: red;">Commentary:</span></u></b> This Hadith tells us of the excellence of Jumu`ah. Many achievements were made on this day which also go to prove its excellent position in Islam.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>1148.</b> Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, <span style="color: green;">"If anyone performs Wudu' properly, then comes to the Friday prayer, listens to the Khutbah (religious talk) attentively and keeps silent, his (minor) sins between that Friday and the following Friday will be forgiven, with the addition of three more days; but he who touches pebbles has caused an interruption. ''<br /><b>[Muslim].</b></span><br /><br /><br /><b><u><span style="color: red;">Commentary:</span></u></b><br /><b>1. </b><span style="color: green;">"If anyone performs ablution properly''</span> means does it in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH), that is to say, one should not exceed the prescribed limits, nor should one use water extravagantly. One should wash every organ of the body involved in "Wudu'', at the most for three times. One should neither use water in excess of the need nor leave any of the organs unwashed or partly washed in Wudu'. This Hadith also makes it evident that it is more meritorious to perform Wudu' at home.<br /><br /><b>2.</b>Sins of ten days are pardoned because every virtue has at least ten-times reward. Here sins means minor sins as the major ones are not forgiven without sincere repentance nor are Huquq-ul-`Ibad i.e., (rights of people) forgiven without compensation.<br /><br /><b>3.</b>One should listen to the Khutbah quietly with full attention. One must avoid toying with anything (such as straws, one's watch, etc.) as this is a useless exercise, which will doubtlessly deprive one of the Friday reward.<br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: red;">Source: </span></i></b><br /><b><i>http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/hadeeth/riyad/08/chap210.htm</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_2981--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115650586294263401?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1156285941485914732006-08-22T22:20:00.000Z2006-08-22T22:32:21.550Z<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Paris; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);">As'salamu alaykum sisters!!!</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Paris;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Hope todays rehearsals for talent show n other show went well!<br /><br />This is what happened today:<br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><br /><b style=""><span style="color: fuchsia;">1.</span></b> Youth Dilemma's: Discussed various dilemma's and tried to find solutions for them, most of the problems could be solved by communicating, some dilemma’s were:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: fuchsia;">*</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"> My parents don’t want me to go to uni because as a girl u will get married have kids so what’s the point?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: fuchsia;">*</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"> I am mates with boys, my friends think that this is bad, I don’t see this as something bad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: fuchsia;">*</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"> I like this boy in my year and he likes me too, what do I do?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: fuchsia;">*</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><span style=""> </span>I want to be a good muslim, but I have done so many wrong things in the past.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: fuchsia;">*</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"> My parents don’t trust me, so what’s the point in me doing anything good because even if I do something good they still dnt trust me.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: fuchsia;">2</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">. Role plays: One about a girl being bullied and how she should solve this prob:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">Second one was about a girl’s friend all growning up and changing for the worse, how should she deal with this.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: fuchsia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: fuchsia;">3</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;">. Rehearsals for role play and fashion show!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span style="font-family: &quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&quot;; color: red;">Tomorrow is our last day, should end <span style=""> </span>with a blast so looking forward to see ya sisters!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115628594148591473?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1156203934761788902006-08-21T23:43:00.000Z2006-08-21T23:45:34.763Z<h1><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; color: fuchsia;">Seasonal Muslims<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K9CxtZpDrXQ"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K9CxtZpDrXQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115620393476178890?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1156203767847601432006-08-21T23:41:00.000Z2006-08-21T23:42:47.850Z<h1 style="padding-left: 45px; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Culture vs Islam</h1>Enjoy :)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GT3ol-iuCGU"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GT3ol-iuCGU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115620376784760143?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1156203490784128462006-08-21T23:37:00.000Z2006-08-21T23:38:10.786Z<h1 style="padding-left: 45px; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">$25,000 Muslim Weddings!!</h1><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rH2nNt1s5pk"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rH2nNt1s5pk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115620349078412846?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1156189854215975782006-08-21T19:42:00.000Z2006-08-21T19:50:54.240Z<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">As'salaamu alaykum everyone</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">this is what we did today</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">1.</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Group discussion on problems youth are facing , how we can overcome these problems and how we can be more active in our community<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">2.</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">We had a hair and beauty session where we did different hairstyles and techniques on putting on make-up</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115618985421597578?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sabr 'n' Shukurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568727541030958300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1156110717620609622006-08-20T21:46:00.000Z2006-08-20T21:51:57.630Z<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">As'salaamu alaykum sisters </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">starting tommorow its going to be our last week at youth nasiha 2006,i cant believe it has gone so fast,it seems it just began yesterday.Hope everyone can make it inshaAllah it will be great if you could,last week we ended </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">week 2</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> with a trip to </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">chessington world of adventures,</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">which i heard was fantastic.So come on sisters come and join us.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Allah Hafiz</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115611071762060962?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sabr 'n' Shukurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568727541030958300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1156026928299760812006-08-19T22:35:00.000Z2006-08-19T22:35:28.323Z<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: fuchsia;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Points of Benefit</span></span></b><br /><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: fuchsia;"></span></b><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; color: rgb(51, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 78%;">from al-Fawaa'id of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah<br />Faid ur-Rahmaan fee al-Fawaa'id il-Hisaan no. 1 p. 30-32<br />Abridged by Sh. Husain al-Awaayishah</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;">*</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> How can anyone who has common sense trade <st1:place st="on">Paradise</st1:place> and what is in it for the pleasure of one hour?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;">* </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">When you fear the creation, you feel repelled by it and run away from it, but when you fear the Creator, you feel close to Him and run towards Him.<o:p><br /></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;">* </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If knowledge without action were of benefit, why did Allaah condemn the scholars of the People of the Book? And if action without sincerity were of benefit, why did He condemn the hypocrites?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;">* </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Repel the thought, for if you don't, it becomes an idea. So repel the idea, for if you don't it will become a desire. So fight against that (desire), for if you don't, it will become a determination and a passion. And if you don't repel that, it will become an action. And if you don't replace it with its opposite, it will become a constant habit. So at that point, it will be difficult for you to change it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;">* </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">When a decreed matter occurs to Allaah's 'abd (slave), which he dislikes, then he should have six perspectives about it<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b style=""><span style="color: red;">- First:</span></b> The Perspective of Tawheed: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And that Allaah is the One who decreed it and willed it and created it. And whatever Allaah wills comes to pass, and whatever He doesn't will doesn't come to pass<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b style=""><span style="color: red;">- Second</span></b>: The Perspective of Fairness: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And that He ruled this event to occur in the past and that there is fairness in His Divine ordainment.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b style=""><span style="color: red;">- Third:</span></b> The Perspective of Mercy: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And that the person's mercy with regard to this thing that was decreed supercedes his anger and vengeance<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b style=""><span style="color: red;">- Fourth:</span></b> The Perspective of Wisdom: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And that it was Allaah's infinite Wisdom that brought that about. He did not decree it in vain nor did He divinely execute it for no purpose<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b style=""><span style="color: red;">- Fifth:</span></b> The Perspective of Praise: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And that to Allaah belongs the complete and entire praise for that thing that was decreed from every angle of it.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /><b style=""><span style="color: red;">- Sixth:</span></b> The Perspective of Worship to Allaah ('Ubudiyyah): <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And that he is a pure worshipper of Allaah from every standpoint. His Master's Rulings and Decrees occur to him by virtue of his being Allaah's possession and slave. So Allaah administers him under His decreed rulings just as He administers him under His religious rulings. So it (i.e. the decreed event) becomes a place for these rulings to occur to him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;">* </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Little success (from Allaah), bad views, unawareness of the truth, corruption of the heart, laziness in making dhikr, wasting time, distaste for the creation, estrangement between the servant and his Lord, the prevention of the supplication from being answered, hardening of the heart, the termination of blessing from ones provision and lifespan, the prevention of knowledge, being covered in debasement, humiliation at the hands of the enemy, constricting of the chest, prolonged grief and sorrow, a wretchedlife of poverty, and a gloomy state of being are all produced from sins and neglecting to remember Allaah just as crops are produced from water and burning from fire. And the opposites of these things are produced from obedience to Allaah.<o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;">* </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If your mind would free itself from the governorship of your desires, the state would return back to it.<o:p><br /></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;">* </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">You have entered into the abode of desires, so you have put your life at stake.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;">* </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It was once to said to one devout worshipper of Allaah: <i>"Until when will you <span style=""> </span>continue to exhaust your soul?" </i>So he responded:<i> "It is its relaxation that I seek."</i><o:p> </o:p></span><br /><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;"></span></b></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: fuchsia;">* </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The women of this world were made beautiful to those who can see in order to test which of them prefers them over the women of the Hereafter. So whoever knows the extent of differences, he will choose what deserves to be chosen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=359&">Source</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115602692829976081?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1155920130539389262006-08-18T16:51:00.000Z2006-08-18T16:55:30.546Z<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">As'salamu alaykum wa rahmatullhi wa barakatuhu</span><br /><br />Yesterday [Thurs 17.8] the girls went out for a loong day for a trip to....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chessington.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">C H E S S I N G T O N</span></span></a><br /></div><br />InshaAllah let those of us who did not go how it was <img src="http://www.blak-stone.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" emoid=":D" alt="biggrin.gif" border="0" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115592013053938926?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1155668521275511292006-08-15T19:00:00.000Z2006-08-15T19:02:01.276Z<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Salaam</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Let's use this post to discuss school issues, like peer pressure, bullying, dealing with teachers who don't like you (have loads of experience in this area, but still struggling)....etc</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115566852127551129?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ummah Like a Lionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08400972913716572474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1155663094758301392006-08-15T17:26:00.000Z2006-08-15T17:31:58.413Z<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">As'salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu</span><br /><br />Alhamdulilah very interesting day, mashaAllah some really good sisters doing some good professions, we had a careers fair and sisters from a variety of professions attended, we had a:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Med Student</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> PGSE Grad</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Scientist </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">4.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Solicitor </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">5. </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Teacher</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">6.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Doctor/GP</span><br /><br />They all talked about what you need to get into their particular field, the obstacles the good and the bad :) Jazakamulah khairan sisters.<br /><br />InshaAllah hope you all took something away and it made you all think more about your future and what you want to do as a career, also that as a muslim woman you can still go into certain careers and you don't have to compromise on Islam.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">InshaAllah let us know what you all thought of the day.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115566309475830139?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1155589681544216872006-08-14T20:59:00.000Z2006-08-14T21:09:56.603Z<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >As'salamu alaykum sisters!!</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />Today was a brill day, the best part were the role plays, alhamdulillah sisters (eastern, western n islamic sisters...) you made us laugh so much, jazakillahu khairan :D<br /><br />Here's what we did today:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >1.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" > Ice breaker, pick someone you met and say something about them<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >2. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >Group role plays about relationsips, what is the Islamic way to deal with certain situations, for example, you are sitting in a canteen and members of the opposite gender come and sit with you and joke around, what do you do?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >3.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" > Chat show: </span><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:&quot;;font-size:100%;" >How to get married. Looking at 3 view points of marriage: western, eastern and Islamic.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >4. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" > Scarf swaps and decorating khimaars<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >5.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" > How to cut Jilbaabs</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tomorrow:</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">CAREERS FAIR</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">Everyone please try and come inshaAllah, we will have sisters from all different professions coming in :)</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115558968154421687?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1155157026820938642006-08-09T20:54:00.000Z2006-08-09T20:57:06.820Z<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">As'salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Alhamdulillah good day today:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Picnic</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Prayer at <a href="http://www.iccuk.org/misc/welcome.htm">Regents Park Masjid </a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115515702682093864?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1155156882665130922006-08-09T20:52:00.000Z2006-08-11T00:10:10.430Z<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">As'salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Here's a transscript of the talk that our </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://www.mafahim.blogspot.com">guest </a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">did on Qada wal Qadar:</span><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">Assalamualaikum wr wb <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">All praise to Allah that today we can get together again, maybe some of you saw me on the last summer project and I just want to say that it was lovely to see u again and discuss about Islam again with all of you, the youth and the reviver of this ummah.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">inshaAllah today we will discuss about one of the article of the belief that is about qadla wa qadar….maybe some of you memorize what we called as imanu mujmal….amantu billah, wamalaikatihi wa kutubihi warusulihi wal yaumil akhiri wal daqa’I khairahumma wa syrrihumma minallahi ta’ala…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">Yes! We will talk about the last bit of that imanu mujmal….<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">Before hand I just want to know how many of you do memorize that imanu mujmal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">And how many of you understand the meaning of it?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">And how many of you can explain about all those 6 things and its relation with our life in this world???<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">If none can explain then here I am to explain it and that’s why I want your mind with me for maybe about 15 mints and don’t think about anything else. Just listen and try to understand my simple English. Ready?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">Okay before I start I just want to ask you, have u ever been so sad in you life?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">And have u ever been happy? Have u ever notice that your eyebrow never get long and have u ever notice and think that your hair is growing? have u noticed that every living things will die and have u ever notices as well that man wont be able to walk on the water, every ball that we throw up will go down to the earth, that water always move from top hill to the lower part of the earth?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">All my explanation will be linked with all I‘ve mentioned just now…..and I just want to you realize how the understanding that we have about all around us will bring correct point of view of all we have to do in this life…..<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">I m sure all of you believe that Allah is the one who created us, I am sure all of you believe that Muhammad SAW is His messenger, I m sure all of you believe that our mission living in this world, taking a breath every minutes, the beating of our heart has a purpose and that is to worship Allah…..<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">So if we understand and decide that is our mission living in this duniya then now how we going to apply this to our reality….the only thing we can do is obeying His entire rule and applying all His law in our daily life action! How our action will be reward able, how we have to prioritize things, how we have to gain reward in every single things that happen in our life. This is what qadla wa qadar talking about….we will talk about human’s action related with the reward and punishment in the day of judgement…but 1^stly you have to be sure as well how beautiful jannah is and how scary and horrible hellfire is….I am not going to explain this now but u can raise this as question later on in QS time…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">Now sisters…if we look at the reality of what happening around us and what fall to us…then we will realize that there are 2 spheres. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">is the sphere where We are dominated by Someone i.e Allah SWT<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">Is the sphere where we dominate within it?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">The sphere/area where we are dominated meaning that Allah has control over us, no matter what we want, no matter how hard we try to avoid it<span style=""> </span>we wont be able to avoid it, we have to submit with the decision that Allah made for us<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">In this are we can be divided into 2<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0cm; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">is the area that we can understand the pattern for example the one that I asked you earlier that human beings wont be able to walk on the water, every living things will die, every time we throw up the ball will go down to the earth and water will always find the lower place….this things is well-known as law of the universe and we have no option but obeying it, even though we try hard not to obey it then we will end up being part of that universe law…in this case as a Muslim who want a lot of rewards then what we can do is pondering and think how Almighty Allah is and how powerful he is controlling everything and we can gain a lot of scientific knowledge from the pattern that he created <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">the 2^nd one is the area where we are dominated but it doesn’t follow the law of the universe, for example, you have been walking very careful, look right and left but yet you still get accident, or maybe you’ve been trying hard to study and try to pass the exams but yet you failed, or maybe you tried hard to keep your money and mobile phone safe but yet it was stolen, or maybe you just laying down on the bed and suddenly you neighbour knock your doors and send you sweet or maybe invite you for lunch together or maybe you try to enter very good school or university, get a job but u failed the exams and the interview or maybe extremely while you walking in the demo suddenly<span style=""> </span>there’s a brother come to you and ask your hand to marry him…ha-ha….but<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">You see sister? All these things happen beyond our expectation and maybe we never thought that it’s going to happen. How come is it? Because Allah controls all those things and because its controlled by him then He will never ask us in the day of judgement about these things, he wont ask why we failed in the exam, why we got accident, why we get the sweet and why we didn’t get the job but definitely He will ask what is our reaction when we got all those so called ‘surprise’? are we patient enough if something bad fall to us or we’re just mourning and mourning, get agitated and then shout and swearing, curse other people for what has happen, or maybe throw pillow, break plate, bang the door or maybe lift and throw the bed/sofa if you are strong girl…he<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">On the other hand, He will ask you if you get happiness things Allah will question what your reaction is. Are you grateful or end up with being arrogant as you feel you can achieve something that not many people can achieve it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">Now! We talk about the 2^nd sphere where we dominate and we have control to what will happen and what has happened<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">In this case I can give u example that you coming to this project, I am sure none of us feeling that there’s something /ghost or something dragging your leg to this hall. Yes maybe your friend force to come but if you really don’t want to come then you can escape, or maybe now you can still leave the place, there is no such reality that suddenly you realize that you sit somewhere without knowing why you are there and what makes you reach there. Because this is under our control then we have a lot of option, we have choice to do this and that but the problem now what is the standard to choose, are choosing just because it goes with our desire and its fun or we choose it because Allah said so….in this case we need Islamic knowledge to get the right option plus keep seeking it and the most important thing that we have to remember in every decision that we make in this sphere will be accounted in the day of judgement justly by Allah SWT. He will questioned you how do spend your holiday? Are you just playing around, shopping around, having fun with friends and forget to pray for get to seek Islamic knowledge, forget to learn the Quran, or you spending usefully by attending the summer youth project!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">Allah mentioned in the Quran surah Zalzalah :6-8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p dir="rtl" style="margin-right: 18pt; text-align: right; direction: rtl; unicode-bidi: embed; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" lang="AR-SA" >يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" dir="ltr" > ---- </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" lang="AR-SA" >فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" dir="ltr" > ---- </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" lang="AR-SA" >وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span dir="ltr" style="font-size:100%;"></span><span style=""><span dir="ltr"></span>6.On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the deeds that they (had done)-7 Then shall anyone who has done an atom’s weight of good, see it!-8 And anyone who has done an atom’s weight of evil, shall see it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">And in surah al balad :10<span style=""> </span>Allah says<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p dir="rtl" style="margin-right: 18pt; text-align: right; direction: rtl; unicode-bidi: embed; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" lang="AR-SA" >وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ</span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size:100%;"></span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size:100%;"><span dir="ltr"></span><span style=""> </span></span><span dir="ltr" style="">And shown him the two highways?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">And surah AsSyams : 8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="">And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">--</span></span></span><span dir="rtl" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span lang="AR-SA"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَ</span></span>ا</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="">From this fact then we have to be careful when we decide something, or when we choose something, always ask yourself what is the reason I choose this and what Islam says about this? Inhale by questioning and thinking ahead before doing the action will save us from the hell-fire and wrong decision.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style=""><span style="font-size:100%;">The last one is about Qadar. Its definition is an attribute, every object in this world has its own attribute for example, fire has attribute to burn, water to wet/fresh, knife to cut. Will it be used to kill or to cut onion it depends on human beings, and if it is used to kill then the mistake is not to the knife but to the one who carry the action, and as human being we have attribute that is the instinct as well as the organic needs that drive us to do a lot of things in our life.</span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115515688266513092?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1155069179914179042006-08-08T20:22:00.000Z2006-08-09T20:51:41.573Z<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">As'salamu alaykum wa rahamtullah sisters !!<br /><br />OK gonna make this short :<br /><br />1. Group activity about the four revealed Books of Allah<br /><br />2. Group activity on the Prophet's of Allah SWT, we had 6 different Prophet's and jumbled up info on each, then the correct info had to be matched with each Prophet AS.<br /><br />3. Quiz on the Prophet's of Allah.<br /><br />4. Talk on Qada wal Qadar<br /><br />5. Aerobics<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Feedback appreciated, but if you all thought it was great, that's fine too :)</span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115506917991417904?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154983154036240962006-08-07T20:23:00.001Z2006-08-07T20:39:14.046Z<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">As'salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu sisters!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Today was our first day of Youth Nasiha and mashaAllah it was great!! Here's what we did today, feedback and comments would be greatly appreciated, jazakamullahu khair.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">First </span>we had an icebreaker, where all the sisters had to say their name and one interesting thing about themselves.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Secondly </span>we had a debate about the existence of a Creator, we had two groups of people, one trying to convince us there was a Creator and the other refuting the exitence of a God, we had three judges that needed to be convinced, and alhamdulillah they were convinced (obviously).</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Third</span>, we had a presentation about the existence of Angels, we briefly discussed different angels, their roles in humans, their duties.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fourthly </span>a discussion about the Last Day, Al-Akhira everyone took part by telling us what they knew about it.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">And <span style="font-weight: bold;">lastly </span>in the afternoon we did <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">arts and crafts</span>, cushion making, bag making, glass decorating and marbling (some people did get a lil carried away....but alhamdulillah was great fun).</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">InshaAllah sisters if you could let us know what you thought, what was good, bad and any comments, tips you have!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fi Amanillah</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115498315403624096?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154965328178829352006-08-07T15:41:00.000Z2006-08-07T15:42:08.200Z<h2 style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Nine Great Benefits of Reading and Reflecting Over the Qur'aan</span></span></h2> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, may His Salaah and Salaam be upon His last Messenger Muhammad, to proceed:<br /> <br />Indeed the Book of Allah is not a book like any other, it is the timeless Speech of Allah, not a created thing, a study guide for life and death and what comes after. Therefore it deserves a more careful study than anyone else's speech. It necessitates that its reader return to the early narrations of those who witnessed its revelation and heard its explanation by the one deputed by Allah to rehearse and explain His Words to humanity (SAW). For if one would try to ponder over the meanings of the verses without having done this study, then surely the filth of the time that he lives in and his ignorance of the correct application and understanding that the early Muslims had would cause him to understand some things not intended by Allah Most High, and therefore he would go astray, thinking to be worshipping Allah.<br /> <br /> So every sincere Muslim who hopes to earn Allah's Love by reciting and reflecting over Allah's Book, then let him hold tight to the meanings explained by the Prophet (SAW), and those taught by the Companions and their immediate followers, and the early scholars of Islaam.<br /> <br />Know that reciting and pondering over the Book of Allah, devoting your time regularly to its study and implementation has tremendous benefits in this life and the Next, so let us now look to just a few of them to attach ourselves more firmly to Allah's Majestic Words. Each benefit stands as enough of an encouragement on its own for us to shun any laziness we have and dedicate ourselves to the Qur'aan properly.<br /> <br /> <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1 - Reading and reflecting over the Qur'aan fulfills an Islaamic duty</b><br /> Indeed the Prophet (SAW) summarized this Religion with his statement: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"The Religion is naseehah (sincerity)!" </span><br /> <br /> So then Tameem ibn Aws (RA) then said, "We asked, 'To whom?'" He (SAW) replied: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"To Allah, HIS BOOK, His Messenger, the leaders of the people, and their common folk." <span style="font-weight: bold;">[Muslim] </span></span><br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> The sincerity that is due to the Book of Allah, as Ibn Rajab Al-Hambalee said, includes having a strong love for it, honoring it and extolling its great status, affirming that it is the Speech of Allah, seeking to understand its meanings, acting by it, following the orders found in it, spreading its correct understanding, continually studying it, and taking on the good manners that are encouraged in it. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">[Jaami'ul-Uloom wal-Hikam]</span><br /> <br />So by reading and reflecting over the Qur'aan, one fulfills an obligation and is rewarded for that. Upon fulfilling this obligation, the Qur'aan then becomes a proof for him on the Day of Judgement! And that is our second benefit we will take by embracing this Noble Book...<br /> <br /> <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2 - The Qur'aan will be a proof for us on the Day of Judgement</b><br /> This is due to the statement of the Messenger:<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> "...and the Qur'aan is a proof for you or against you..."<span style="font-weight: bold;"> [Muslim]</span></span><br /> <br />So one of two things will occur with this proof, the Book of Allah. It will either be in your favor, a proof for you on the Day when you will need every single good deed, or it will be something standing against you, the very Speech of your Creator, a proof against you! Who could be saved from the terrors of that Day if Allah's own Speech is against him?!?!<br /> <br />Think carefully, dear Muslim brother or sister, about your position with the Qur'aan! Are you neglecting it, contradicting it, being heedless of its orders and prohibitions, are you thinking deeply over it?! Will it be on your side on the Day of Judgement?!<br /> <br />O Allah! We ask you, by Your Glorious Speech and the rest of Your beautiful Names and Attributes, to make the Qur'aan a proof for us! O Allah! Don't make the Qur'aan a proof against us on that Day, and save us from the hellfire!<br /> <br />For if Allah makes the Qur'aan a proof in our favor on that Day, then it would also be an intercessor for us, when NO intercession will take place except by His Permission.<br /> <br /> <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3 - The Qur'aan will intercede for us on the Day of Judgement</b><br />The proof: Abu Umaamah relates that the Prophet (SAW) said: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"Read the Qur'aan, for verily it will come on the Day of Standing as an intercessor for its companions." </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">[Muslim] </span><br /> <br /> <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">4 - Your status in this life will be raised</b><br />In Saheeh Muslim, we find a lovely story, about how a man from the promised people of Jannah, 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, and his deputy over Makkah understood this. On the authority of 'Aamir ibn Waathilah, he said that Naafi' ibn 'Abdil-Haarith met up with 'Umar (ibn Al-Khattaab) at (a place called) 'Usfaan. 'Umar used to put him (Naafi') to work (to govern) over Makkah.<br /> <br /> So he ('Umar) said, "Who have you put to work (to govern) over the people of the Valley (Makkah)?"<br /> <br /> He (Naafi') said, "Ibn Abzaa."<br /> <br /> He ('Umar) said, "Who is Ibn Abzaa?"<br /> <br /> He (Naafi') said, "One of our freed slaves."<br /> <br /> He ('Umar) said, "So you have put a freed slave in charge of them?"<br /> <br />He (Naafi') said, "Verily he is a recitor of the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and verily he is knowledgeable of the laws of inheritance."<br /> <br />'Umar said, "Verily your Prophet (SAW) had said: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"Verily Allah raises some people by way of this Book and lowers others by it."<span style="font-weight: bold;"> [Muslim]</span></span><br /> <br /> <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">5 - You will be from the best of the people</b><br /> <br /> 'Uthmaan (RA), the third khaleefah and fourth most virtuous person on earth after the Prophet (SAW), Aboo Bakr, and 'Umar, said that the Prophet (SAW) said:<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> "The best of you are the ones who learn the Qur'aan and teach it to others" <span style="font-weight: bold;">[Bukhari]</span></span><br /> <br /> <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">6 - There are ten rewards for each letter you recite from the Qur'aan</b><br />As an authentic hadeeth in Sunan At-Tirmidhi proves: "Whoever reads a letter from the Book of Allah, he will have a reward. And that reward will be multiplied by ten. I am not saying that "Alif, Laam, Meem" is a letter, rather I am saying that "Alif" is a letter, "laam" is a letter, and "meem" is a letter."<br /> <br /> So increase your recitation of the Qur'aan to gain these merits, and to gain the following merit as well...<br /> <br /> <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">7 - The recitors of the Qur'aan will be in the company of the noble and obedient angels</b><br />'Aa'ishah (Ra), the Prophet's beloved wife who held his head in her lap as he took his last blessed breaths, relates that the Prophet (SAW) said:<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"Verily the one who recites the Qur'aan beautifully, smoothly, and precisely, he will be in the company of the noble and obedient angels. And as for the one who recites with difficulty, stammering or stumbling through its verses, then he will have TWICE that reward." <span style="font-weight: bold;">[Muslim] </span></span><br /> <br />So do not let the Shaytaan give you false excuses, such as "I am not an 'Arab," or "Its not my language." This hadeeth is a firm proof against these whisperings. Dedicate yourself to the Book of Allah, whether you are an 'Arab or not! The excuses have been eliminated and the pathway has been cleared for you to embrace the Book of Allah without holding back or offering excuses!<br /> <br />And surely you will not hesitate to seek a teacher or a study circle for the Qur'aan once you hear the last and perhaps greatest benefits of reading and contemplating over the Qur'aan...<br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">8 - The Qur'aan will lead you to Paradise</span><br /> </b>The Prophet (SAW) said: "The Qur'aan is an intercessor, something given permission to intercede, and it is rightfully believed in. Whoever puts it in front of him, it will lead him to Paradise; Whoever puts it behind him, it will steer him to the Hellfire." [Ibn Hibaan]<br /> <br /> <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">9 - Your position in Paradise is determined by the amount of Qur'aan you memorize in this life</b><br />'Abdullaah ibn 'Amr ibn Al-'Aas(RA) heard the Prophet (SAW) saying: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"It will be said to the companion of the Qur'aan: Read and elevate (up through the levels of the Paradise) and beautify your voice as you used to do when you were in the dunya! For verily, your position in the Paradise will be at the last verse you recite!"<span style="font-weight: bold;"> [Tirmidhi] </span></span><br /> <br />Know that these nine benefits, from the many benefits available, can only be attained by a sincere commitment to the Book of Allah, not by a person's mere statement, "I love the Qur'aan, it's beautiful." Rather the heart must be sincerely attached to Allah's Book and the limbs and tongue will follow in this attachment.<br /> <br />You must know that only a few of the numerous benefits of reading and reflecting over the Qur'aan have been mentioned here. There are many benefits that await your reading in the Qur'aan and books of hadeeth, like the chapter of the Qur'aan that will argue on your behalf in the grave, and that it is a physical healing, a source of rest and relaxation for your heart, among many other things.<br /> <br /> And Allah knows best.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lutonmuslims.co.uk/bnftsrdngqrn.htm"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Source</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115496532817882935?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154775997131455172006-08-05T11:03:00.000Z2006-08-05T11:06:37.133Z<h1 style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="Sweetness"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;"><br /></span></a></span></h1> <span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: black;"> On the authority of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">“There are </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">three </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">qualities whosoever has them, may taste the sweetness of Faith:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">firstly </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">one who loves Allah and His Messenger (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) above all else; </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">secondly </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">one who loves someone simply for the sake of Allah, </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">thirdly</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">, one who loathes return to disbelief, after Allah has rescued him from it, as he would loath being thrown into the Fire.”</span></span></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">(Bukhari and Muslim) </span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115477599713145517?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154717639746738112006-08-04T18:50:00.000Z2006-08-04T18:53:59.756Z<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a name="P25"> <span style="color: black; font-weight: 700;"> <br /></span></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span lang="en-us">Khalid bin 'Aoun narrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'oud (RA) once said to him: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">"True knowledge is not measured in relationship to how much you memorize and then narrate, but rather, true knowledge is an expression of piety (Ikhlaas)." </span> </span></span></p> <span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span lang="en-us"> Abu Darda' (Radi Allahu 'anhu) used to say, <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"One does not become truly pious unless he becomes learned, and one does not enjoy the beauty and benefits of his knowledge unless he practices what he knows." (Hilyatul Awliyaa, Imam Al-Asafahaani (rh))</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115471763974673811?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154642408456334772006-08-03T21:57:00.000Z2006-08-03T22:00:08.466Zasalamualaikum sisters...hope your all well. Inshallah i will be attending youth nasiha this summer, so hope to see ya there. take care.<br /><br />walaikum salam<br />vinnooo aka...****<br />xxx mwah!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115464240845633477?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lethal_Weaponnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154554314042322152006-08-02T21:26:00.000Z2006-08-02T21:31:54.053ZJust 5 simple points to remember:<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:green;"><br />A man came to Ibrahim ibn Adham (RA) and said, <i><span style="color:red;"><b>"Abu Ishaq, I am unable to control my lower self. Please give me something to help me with it."</b> </span></i><span style="color:navy;"><b><br />"If you accept five conditions,"</b> said Ibrahim, "and are able to put them into practice, your disobedience will not cause you any problem."</span><br /><b>"Just tell me what they are, Abu Ishaq!"</b> the man said. <br /><br /><span style="color:red;"><i><b>"The first is that when you want to disobey Allah you do not eat anything He provides." </b></i></span><br />"Then how will I get anything to eat? Everything on the earth is from Him!" <br />"So is it right to eat His provision and disobey Him at the same time?" replied Ibrahim. <br />"No, it is not. What is the second condition?" <br /><br /><span style="color:red;"><i><b>"When you want to disobey him, move off His land." </b></i></span><br />"That is even more difficult! Exclaimed the man. "In that case where will I live?" <br />"Is it right to eat his provision and live on His land and then to disobey Him?" asked Ibrahim. <br />"No, it is not. What is the third condition?" <br /><br /><span style="color:red;"><i><b>"When you want to disobey Him in spite of eating His provision and living on His land, find a place where He will not see you and disobey Him there." </b></i></span><br />"What do you mean, Ibrahim? He knows everything that happens even in the most hidden places!" <br />"So is it right to disobey Him when you eat His provision and live on His land and when you know that He can see everything you do?"<br />"It certainly is not!" the man replied. "Tell me the fourth condition." <br /><br /><span style="color:red;"><b>"That when the Angel of Death arrives to take your soul, you say to him, 'Give me a reprieve so that I can repent and act righteously for Allah."</b></span><br />"But he won't listen to me!" <br />"Then if you cannot ward off death long enough to give yourself time to repent, and you know that when it comes there will be no reprieve, how can you hope to be saved?"<br />"What is the fifth?" <br /><br /><span style="color:red;"><b>"That when the angels of the Fire come to you to take you to the Fire, you do not go with them." </b></span><br />"They will take me whether I like it or not!" exclaimed the man. <br />"So how can you hope to be saved?" <br />"Enough, enough, Ibrahim! I ask Allah's forgiveness and I turn to Him!" <br /><br />The man's repentance was sincere and from that time on he was assiduous in his worship and avoided acts of disobedience until the day he died.<br /><b><br /></b></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115455431404232215?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154534671095381602006-08-02T16:02:00.000Z2006-08-05T10:59:47.593Z<div style="text-align: 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</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The aims of youth Nasiha are:</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="">Establish positive relationships and maintain open dialogue with the youth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="">Enable the youth to become pro-active within the community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="">Support young people in over coming youth problems and taking action.<o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="">Enable young people to develop awareness and self-identity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Identify and build relationships with other organisations in the community.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The outcome</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">:</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="">Work with young people to design and develop sessions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="">M<st1:personname st="on">ana</st1:personname>ge youth work projects. <o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="">Develop teams and individuals to enhance the quality of youth work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Build and maintain long-term partnership work.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> 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class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115453467109538160?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154511482023096302006-08-02T09:24:00.000Z2006-08-02T09:38:02.073Z<p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Explanation of the Hadeeth "The Seven under the Shade of Allah"</b></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/614/3491/1600/thumb_madyan046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/614/3491/320/thumb_madyan046.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;">The Prophet(SAW) said: <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">“There are <span style="font-weight: bold;">seven </span>whom Allah will shade in His Shade on the Day when there is no shade except His Shade:<br /></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">1) a just ruler;<br /></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">2) a youth who grew up in the worship of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic;<br /></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">3) a man whose heart is attached to the mosques;<br /></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">4) two men who love each other for Allah’s sake, meeting for that and parting upon that;<br /></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">5) a man who is called by a woman of beauty and position [for illegal intercourse], but be says: ‘I fear Allah’,<br /></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">6) a man who gives in charity and hides it, such that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity;<br /></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">7) and a man who remembered Allah in private and so his eyes shed tears.”</span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Bukhari & Muslim)</span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"> In this beautiful Hadeeth, the Prophet(SAW) spoke about small acts of worship which result in such a huge reward: shade on the Day when there will be no shade except His Shade. This may not seem like much at first but then reflect upon the following Hadeeth:<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> “On the Day of Resurrection, the sun would draw so close to the people that there would be left a distance of only one mile. The people will be submerged in perspiration according to their deeds, some up to their ankles, some up to their knees, some up to the waist and some would have the bridle of perspiration and, while saying this, the Messenger of Allah put his hand towards his mouth.” <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Narrated by al Miqdaad ibn Aswad and collected in Saheeh Muslim (eng. trans) vol.4, p.1487-8, no. 6852}. </span></span></span><br /> <br /> And in another Hadeeth, some will be submerged in sweat<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> “seventy arm-lengths in the earth.” <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Bukhari & Muslim)</span></span></span><br /> <br /> So who would want more then, on this Day, than to be under the Shade and protection of Allah (SWT). Let us examine now the characteristics and virtues of these seven categories of people who will be worthy of such an exalted position on the Day of Gathering.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 1. </span><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">“A Just Ruler...”</span> </b>The concept of Justice in Islam is very important and it is something which the Muslim - Ruler and the ruled - must apply in all matters without exception. Justice means to give each the right he deserves: Muslim or non-Muslim, relative or stranger, friend or enemy. Allah says: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">“...And do not let hatred cause you to act unjustly, that is nearer to piety" <span style="font-weight: bold;">[Al-Maa’idah: 8]</span></span><br /> <br /> Unfortunately, even if we admit this in theory, we quickly forget it in practice. So we find that when we speak about our friends and loved ones, we praise them beyond reason and when we speak about those whom we hold difference with, we can find no good in them and we just capitalize on their bad points. This is far removed from the justice which Allah loves and gives great reward for, as mentioned in the following Hadeeth: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">“The doers of justice will be on thrones of light at Allah’s Right Hand - and both of Allah’s Hands are Right Hands" - those who were just in their Ruling, with their families and in all that over which they were given authority<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> [Muslim]. </span></span></span><br /> <br /> The Prophet(SAW) assigning to Abdullah ibn Mas'ud the open spaces in Medina between the dwellings and palm gardens of the Ansar, and when the Banu Abd ibn Zuhrah said<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">, "Remove from us the son of Umm Abd (Ibn Mas'ud)," replying, "Why then did Allah send me. Allah does not bless a people among whom a weak man is not given his right." <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[Tirmidhi] </span></span></span><br /> <br /> The concept of justice is most important for the Ruler, since he is in charge of his people and the primary disposer of justice in the land. For this reason, the Ruler is given special mention as one of the seven who will be honoured with Allah’s Shade.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 2. </span><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">“A youth who grew up in the worship of Allah...”</b> The great scholar, Ayyoob as-Sakhtiyaanee (d.131H) said, <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">“From the success of a youth is that Allah guides him to a scholar of the Sunnah.”</span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"> Indeed, it is a great blessing from Allah for a youth h be guided towards worship and be befriended by the righteous, since it is in youth that a person is most vulnerable to the temptations of life and liable to drift away from the Islamic Path. This becomes apparent when we look at society around us and we see that most of the worldly distractions, such as music, games, clubs, fashion etc. are all specifically targeted at the young. “You’re only young once!” they are told, which is why many Muslims nowadays waste their youth thinking that they will pray, wear hijaab and go on Hajj, etc. when they are old, as if they have a guarantee of longevity from Allah! How well we would do to heed the Prophet’s advice when he said: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">“<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Take benefit of five before five</span>: your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before you are preoccupied and your life before your death.” </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">[al-Haakim]</span></span><br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 3. </span><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">“A man whose heart is attached to the mosques...”</b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span>There is great encouragement in the Sunnah for men to pray in the mosques and the reward associated with it is tremendous. Not only does it make the person eligible for Allah’s Shade on the day of Judgement, but,<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> “he does not take a step [towards the mosque except that because of it, he is raised by one rank and one sin is removed from him. Then when he prays, the Angels do not cease supplicating for him [for] as long as he remains at his place of Prayer [sayings]: O Allah send blessings upon him, O Allah have mercy upon him...” <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[Bukhari]</span></span> </span><br /> <br /> It must be emphasized here however, that all the Hadeeth encouraging the men to be attached to the mosques are not intended to lead one to the conclusion that Islam is a Religion which should be confined to the mosques, as many people imagine. Nonetheless, the mosque should be at the heart of the Muslim community, and the role of those in authority of the mosques is vital here. They are the ones mainly responsible for making the mosque a welcome refuge for the Muslims, rather than an arena for politics and power struggles as many seem to have become these days. And we seek Allah’s refuge from this!<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 4. </span><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">“Two men who love each other for Allah’s sake, meeting for that and parting upon that....”</b> Having mutual love for the sake of Allah is one of the great doors leading to the good of the Hereafter and a cause of tasting the sweetness of Iman in this world. Loving one another for Allah’s sake means that the Muslim does not love another except for the correctness of his Deen. So it does not matter what the person looks like, what he wears, how rich or poor he is, where he comes from, or what the colour of his skin is - perhaps you dislike everything about him, but you love him for his Iman: this is loving for Allah’s sake.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> “Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent says: “Those who have mutual love for the sake of My Glory will have pillars of light and will be envied the Prophets and martyrs.” </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">[Tirmidhee & Musnad Ahmad] </span></span><br /> <br /> SubhanAllah! Imagine being envied by Allah’s chosen Messengers and those who were slain in His Path! Such is the reward of those who love one another for Allah’s sake.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 5. </span><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">“A man who is called by a woman of beauty and position but he says: ‘I fear Allah...”</span> </b>This world is full of temptations which lead to burning in the Fire and amongst them is that which comes from women. Many a man has led his soul into destruction on account of the lure of a woman which is why the Prophet warned his Ummah specifically about this. He said, <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">“The world is sweet and green and verily Allah is going to install you as successors upon it in order to see how you act. So avoid the allurement of women: verily the first trial for the Children of Israa’eel was caused by women.”</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> [Muslim] </span></span><br /> <br /> The most important provision which we need to protect ourselves from this and all other temptations in life is the fear (khawf) of Allah. This fact is alluded to in the following Qur'aanic Aayah:<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> “And as for him who feared standing before his Lord and restrained himself from impure evil desires, verily Paradise will be his abode.” <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[Surah an- Naazi’aat (79):40 1]</span></span></span>.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 6. </span><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">“A man who gives in charity and hides it, such that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity...”</b> This describes the type of person who goes to great lengths to protect himself from ar-Riyaa. Ar-Riyaa means to do deeds in order to earn the praise and recognition of people. This sin destroys all the benefits that lie in righteous deeds and brings on a serious punishment for the one who commits it. It is particularly dangerous because it is in man’s nature to desire and enjoy the praise of others. Thus, great care has to be token to ensure that one’s intentions begin and remain pure whenever good actions (such as charity) are being done. Not like what we see today where we have mosque loudspeakers, notice boards announcing who gave what to whom, why and when! Allah warns:<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> “O you who believe! Do not render vain your charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury, like him who spends his wealth to be seen of men and he does not believe in Allah nor in the Last Day.” <span style="font-weight: bold;">[al-Baqarah (2):264]</span> </span>May Allah preserve us from this!<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 7. </span><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">“...A man who remembered Allah in private and so his eyes shed tears.”</span> </b>Our noble Prophet informed us:<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> “If you knew what l knew, you would laugh little and weep much.” <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[Bukhari]</span></span></span><br /> <br /> Crying is not a a sign of weakness. The Prophet(SAW), who was the best of all creation, would weep as would all of his Companions. Tears are a genuine expression of fear of Allah’s Punishment and of our sincere love and awe of Him. But how often do we remember Allah in seclusion and are then moved to tears? How much do we laugh and how little do we weep? The Prophet(SAW) said, <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">“There is nothing more beloved to Allah than two drops and two marks: A tear shed due to fear of Allah, and a drop of blood spilled in the path of Allah. And as for the two marks, then a mark caused in the path of Allah, and a mark caused by fulfilling one of the duties made obligatory by Allah..” <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[Tirmidhee & Mishkaat] </span></span></span><br /> <br /> Alhamdulillaah, through these seven types of people mentioned in the Hadeeth, we have been given clear signposts of the way to attain Allah’s pleasure and satisfaction. So dear brothers and sisters in Iman, devote yourself to being one amongst those seven, for indeed fortunate will be those who are granted Allah’s Shade on the Day when there will be no shade but His.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" align="left"><span target="_blank" style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.lutonmuslims.co.uk/sevenundershade.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Source</span></a><br /></span> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115451148202309630?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154474146087049682006-08-01T22:48:00.000Z2006-08-01T23:15:46.096Z<span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>1. Give a copy of Quran to someone and each >>time they read from it, you will gain hasanaat.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>2. Donate a wheel chair to a hospital and each time a sick person uses it, you will gain hasanaat.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>3. Share constructive reading material with someone.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>4. Help in educating a child.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>5. Teach someone to recite a dua. With each recitation, you will gain hasanaat.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>6. Share a dua or Quran CD.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>7. Participate in the building of a mosque.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>8. Place a water cooler in a public place.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>9. Plant a tree. Each time any person or an animal sits under it shade or eats from the tree, you will gain hasanaat.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>10. Share this with someone. If one person applies any of the above you will receive your hasanaat until the Day of Judgment.Iman Saad</strong></span><br /><strong> </strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115447414608704968?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>youthnasihahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732418093127519920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154469476162147842006-08-01T21:53:00.000Z2006-08-01T21:57:56.183Z<h2 style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></span></h2> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">“There are three things, that whoever attains, will find the sweetness of faith: If Allah and his messenger are dearer to him than anyone else; if he loves a person solely for the sake of Allah; and if he would hate to return to disbelief (kufr) after Allah has rescued him from it, as much as he would hate to be thrown into fire."<span style="font-weight: bold;"> [Bukhari & Muslim]</span></span><br /> <br /> Our love for each other for the sake of Allah implies a willingness to sacrifice our needs for the sake of our fellow Muslims’ needs in a manner that far outweighs normal sacrifice for the sake of friendship. This pure love is crucial to maintaining Muslims’ faith, if Muslims don’t have strong relations with each other, their faith will automatically decrease.</span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> Loving for the sake of Allah means to love Allah and to show loyalty to Him by following His Shariah. It means to love all that is good and permissible in the Quran and Sunnah. This type of love requires one to defend Allahs deen and to preserve it. It is to love those who are obedient to Allah and to defend and assist them. These are the party of Allah.<br /> <br /> <b style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Support one another</b><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> “The relationship between believers is like a wall, parts of which support other parts.”<span style="font-weight: bold;">[Muslim]</span></span><br /> <br /> A Muslim should not forsake or abandon his brother, Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">“There should be no breaking off of ties, no turning away from one another, no hating one another. Be brothers, as Allah has commanded you.” <span style="font-weight: bold;">[Muslim]</span></span><br /> <br /> <b style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Loved by Allah(SWT)</b><br /> It is mentioned in a hadith Qudsi <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">“My love is incumbent upon those who love one another for my sake, those who exchange visits for my sake, those who sit with one another for my sake, and those who put themselves in the service of one another for my sake”</span>. It is the loyalty of those who love one another not for worldly benefits but only in the cause of Allah. Those are the the ones for whom Allah's love is incumbent.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> [Malik]</span></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Shaded by Allah (SWT)</b><br /> Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) said,<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> "Seven are (the persons) whom Allah will give Shade of His Thrown on the Day when there would be no shade other than His Throne's Shade: A just ruler; a youth who grew up worshipping Allah; a man whose heart is attached to mosques; two persons who love and meet each other and depart from each other for the sake of Allah; a man whom an extremely beautiful woman seduces (for illicit relation), but he (rejects this offer by saying): `I fear Allah'; a man who gives in charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the left hand does not know what the right has given; and a person who remembers Allah in solitude and his eyes well up". <span style="font-weight: bold;">[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. </span></span><br /> <br /> Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">"On the Day of Resurrection, Allah, the Exalted, will say: `Where are those who have mutual love for the sake of My Glory? Today I shall shelter them in My Shade when there will be no shade except Mine"<span style="font-weight: bold;">[Muslim]</span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Seated on pulpits of light</b><br /> Mu`adh (bin Jabal) (RA) reported: Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">"Allah, the Exalted, has said: `For those who love one another for the sake of My Glory, there will be seats of light (on the Day of Resurrection), and they will be envied by the Prophets and martyrs". <span style="font-weight: bold;">[Tirmidhi]</span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">On one occasion the Prophet(SAW) finished the prayer and turned toward the people and said, <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">"O people, listen and understand. Allah has slaves who are neither prophets nor martyrs, but both the prophets and martyrs envy them for their closeness to Allah." A bedouin stepped forward, pointed to the Messenger of Allah and said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell us about these people." The Prophet was pleased with the bedouin's request and said, "They are from various peoples and tribes who have no ties of relationship between them. They love each other purely for the sake of Allah. On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will present them pulpits of light for them to sit on. Their faces will be light and their clothes will be light. The people will be scared on the Day of Resurrection, but they will not be scared. They are the friends of Allah who will not have any fear upon them nor will they grieve. <span style="font-weight: bold;">[Ahmad and Abu Ya'la with a hassan chain]</span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Acts of love for one another</b><br /> Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) said, <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"A man set out to visit a brother (in Faith) in another town and Allah sent an angel on his way. When the man met the angel, the latter asked him, "Where do you intend to go?'' He said, "I intend to visit my brother in this town". The angel said, "Have you done any favour to him?'' He said, "No, I have no desire except to visit him because I love him for the sake of Allah, the Exalted, and Glorious.'' Thereupon the angel said, "I am a messenger to you from Allah (to inform you) that Allah loves you as you love him (for His sake)". <span style="font-weight: bold;">[Muslim]</span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">“If a man loves his brother in faith, he should tell him that he loves him.”</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">[Abu Dawud]</span><br /> <br /> Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: A man was with the Prophet (SAW) when another man passed by and the former said: <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">"O Messenger of Allah! I love this man (for Allah's sake)". Messenger of Allah (SAW) asked, "Have you informed him?'' He said, "No". Messenger of Allah (SAW) then said, "Tell him (that you love him)". So he went up to the man and said to him, "I love you for the sake of Allah;'' and the other replied, "May Allah, for Whose sake you love me, love you.'' <span style="font-weight: bold;">[Abu Dawud].</span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://lutonmuslims.co.uk/loveforsakeofAllah.htm"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Source</span></a><br /></span></span> </span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115446947616214784?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154456922437892862006-08-01T18:27:00.000Z2006-08-01T21:33:04.370Z<p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style=";font-size:130%;" ><a name="delaydua"><b> - The wisdom behind delaying the answer for a supplication -</b></a></span> </p><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > It is puzzling your insistence on asking for your desires and when ever they were delayed your insistence increases without thinking that your are not granted what you ask for because of:<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 1. Your benefit (for what you have asked could be a harm to you in a way) </span><br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 2. Your sins (for the sinner's prayers are not answered). </span><br /> <br />If it was the second reason, you will have to clear the path of answering from the stains of sins. If it was the first reason then look at what you ask for:<br /> <br />Is it to strengthen your religion, or just a plain earthly desire? If it was only an earthly desire, then know that it is the kindness and the mercy of Allah that delayed it for you, and by your insistence, you are like a child that asks for what harms him and he is denied that for his own good. And if you think that what you asked for is for the benefit of your religion then your benefit could be in delaying it, or the well-being of your faith is by the nonexistence of it.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> In other words, the planning of the Truth the Almighty (Allah) is better for you than your own planning, and He could deprive you from what you ask to test your patience. So let Him see from you a determined patience and you will soon see from Him what will give you joy. And when you have cleaned the paths of answering (of supplication) from the stains of sin and was patient about what He has chosen for you, then every thing that happens to you is better for you whether you were given or deprived of what you have requested. [Imaam Ibn al-Jawzee (rh) ]</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115445692243789286?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154456827147714432006-08-01T18:19:00.000Z2006-08-01T21:33:30.326Z<h2 style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" align="center">18 Ways To Survive In Temptation Island!</h2> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" align="left"> <span style=";font-size:100%;" >Yes, it's hard, especially when you're constantly bombarded with obscene images: that hot, scantily clad guy or gal in the magazine luring you; or the persistent emphasis on sex in the movies (even Toy Story or Spider Man!); or the pervasive links to pornography while you may simply be checking your e-mail. How can you protect yourself from all of this?<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> 1. Don't forget the power of Allah's Remembrance (Dhikr)!</span><br /> It is the most powerful of all the defences. Regular reading of prescribed Du'as will develop your Taqwa (consciousness) and keep you mindful of what thoughts you entertain. Ya Khabeeru (The One who is all-aware): constant recitation will decrease your nafs<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 2. Remember your Accountability to Allah.</span><br /> In Islam, you're fully accountable as soon as you understand and feel such temptations. Your eyes will testify about what you looked at on the Day of Judgment.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 3. Always walk with your gaze lowered.</span><br /> But make sure not to bump into a hydro post! Lowering the gaze does not mean that you cannot have any 'eye contact' as you walk or during a conversation. It means that you keep your eyes under control.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 4. Take the Right Seat!</span><br /> In a public place (e.g. café), choose a seat that minimizes your view-frame and avoid mixed-crowds. It is precisely about such comfortable gazing at the attractive features of the passers-by that the Prophet (SAW) advised 'Ali ibn Abi Talib: "Ali, do not let a second look follow the first. The first look is allowed to you but not the second." (Ahmad, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi.)<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 5. Hangout with those known for noble character and modesty.</span><br /> When you are around good people, they can remind you to abstain from that which Allah dislikes. As the Prophet (SAW) said, "A person is likely to follow the faith of his friends, so be careful about who you make your friend." (Ahmad.)<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 6. Avoid friends that are into immoral movies, music, dirty jokes etc.</span><br /> Such activities are the tools of Shaytan that promote the idea of 'love based on looks' or 'love at first sight'. Such friends would take you into an artificial world of fantasies and false hopes, away from reality, before it's too late!<br /> <br /> Therefore, either you help your friends change through gentle advice, or abandon frequent contact with them. As Allah warns us: "If anyone withdraws himself from Allah's remembrance, Most Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one to be his intimate companion."<br /> [43: 36.]<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7. Avoid visiting malls and parks alone.</span><br /> Always try to go out with a family member or a good friend, whose company may help you avert your eyes from the objectionable billboards and inappropriately clothed people. In summer, step out only when you have to.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 8. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CURRENTLY WATCH TV AND/ OR SURF THE INTERNET!</span><br /> Surf or Watch TV when others are around. The temptation to sneak a look at dirty pictures is heightened when you're alone in your room watching TV or surfing the Internet. Shaytan's primary target is always a lonely person! Try to avoid late night TV and Internet surfing.<br /> <br /> MAKE DUA TO ALLAH TO RID YOU OF THESE EVIL INDULGENCES!<br /> <br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 9. Never have 'nothing to do'! </span><br /> Shaytan loves 'bored and idle' people. If you are feeling bored, do the dishes, or take out the garbage, or read some book. Allah says, "Do not throw yourself into destruction with your own hands." [2: 195.]<br /> <br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 10. Volunteer for Islamic Organizations.</span><br /> Your Jihad against immorality in the society is one reason for you to join Muslim youth groups in your community. Your involvement with such activities, along with the love of helpful brothers or sisters struggling for a good cause, will keep your mind, energies, and thoughts focused away from the Haram.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 11. Read, Read, and Read!</span><br /> Yes, read as many Islamic books and articles as possible. Reading keeps your mind and eyes busy! It keeps you motivated to live your Islam and strengthens your relationship with Allah.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 12. Always remember that the beauty of this world is temporary and the life hereafter is everlasting.</span><br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 13. Observe voluntary fast to strengthen your willpower and to cool your passions. </span>The Prophet (SAW) strongly recommended the youth to make it a habit.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 14. If you are able and responsible then get married for the sake of Allah.</span> It may be one of the most effective, yet challenging, defence mechanisms against such temptations.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 15. For Brothers, remember your Mom and Sister.</span><br /> Disgusting right? Exactly! No sane person would look at his mom or sister the way many of us examine the girls on TV shows or stare at our Muslim sisters in social gatherings. This thought should sicken you enough to stop Insha-Allah.<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 16. Remind yourself of the Death and Hereafter often.</span><br /> "Remember often the terminator (or destroyer) of all the pleasures [i.e. death]," the Prophet (SAW) reminded us. (at-Tirmidhi.)<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 17. Increase your Good Actions.</span><br /> Try following the advice of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW): "Remain conscious of Allah and fear Him wherever you are. And follow a bad deed with a good deed which will wipe it out, and behave well towards people." (at-Tirmidhi.)<br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 18. Repent and Return to Allah.</span><br /> Allah is All-forgiving and loves those who return to Him, promising not to repeat their sins. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">"Ask forgiveness from your Lord, then turn towards Him in repentance; He will loosen the sky over you in abundance, and He will add strength unto your strength." <span style="font-weight: bold;">[11: 52].</span></span></span></p><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32010352-115445682714771443?l=youthnasiha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mountains of Makkahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732434777349825033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32010352.post-1154445822988897192006-08-01T15:21:00.000Z2006-08-01T18:37:28.686Z<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">As'salamu alaykum wa rahamtullah sisters!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Welcome </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">to </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Youth </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Nasiha<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/614/3491/1600/YN%20summer%20pro%2006.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/614/3491/320/YN%20summer%20pro%2006.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 204);"><b style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><font><span style="font-family:georgia;">Youth</span></span></b></span></span><font><font><font><b><font><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:georgia;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:script mt bold;" >Nasiha</span></span></b></span></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><span style="font-family:pristina;"><strong>Inspiring the Youth to Create Change!!!</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="center"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><b><font><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:papyrus;" >The Prophet SAWS said:</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p align="center"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><b><font><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:papyrus;" >“Even if you know one verse propagate it.”</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" >This site is created for our Youth Nasiha members from London, each day we will sum up the activities that we have done and then get feedback from everyone, what went well, what did not go as well. You will also find interesting articles inshaAllah aimed at the youth.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" >Enjoy! 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