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muslimah_91
 17th Mar 2006 Longevity: 73% Location: London Posts: 765 Gender: Sister Reputation: 268 |
 
 Posted on 17th December 2006 22:28“If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?” -Rumi
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muslimah_91
17th Mar 2006 Longevity: 73% Location: London Posts: 765 Gender: Sister Reputation: 268 |
Posted on 17th December 2006 22:29 O young Man, do not use destiny as an excuse - How can you load your own sin on something else? -Rumi
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muslimah_91
17th Mar 2006 Longevity: 73% Location: London Posts: 765 Gender: Sister Reputation: 268 |
Posted on 17th December 2006 22:54 Having faithful friends is just as important as satisfying the vital necessities of life. Being among a secure and peaceful circle of friends means finding safety against many hazards and dangers. -Fethullah Gulen
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Posted on 27th February 2007 18:20 Everyone wants to change the world
Yet, no one is willing to change themselves.
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queenie
  2nd Jan 2005 Longevity: 94% Location: LoNdOn Posts: 673 Gender: Sister Reputation: 169 |
Posted on 27th February 2007 18:26 one needs to change, stay stedfast, encourage others to change. then automatically their own world will change. the world in general cannot be changed. this world is full of different faiths. besides, we do not need to change the world. it is ourself that needs changing.
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queenie
2nd Jan 2005 Longevity: 94% Location: LoNdOn Posts: 673 Gender: Sister Reputation: 169 |
Posted on 27th February 2007 18:31 "If you're in prayer, take care of your heart; if you're eating, take care of your throat; if you're in another man's house, take care of your eyes; if you are among people, take care of your tongue. Remember two matters and forget two matters: Remember Allah and death; forget any good that you have done to another and any evil that was done to you by another."
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Sadiq
7th Oct 2004 Longevity: 98% Location: London Posts: 5 Gender: Unspecified Reputation: 110 |
Posted on 10th March 2007 11:47
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Sadiq
7th Oct 2004 Longevity: 98% Location: London Posts: 5 Gender: Unspecified Reputation: 110 |
Posted on 15th March 2007 22:46 mā lā yakūnu fa lā yakūnu bi ĥīlatin abadan wa mā huwa kāyinun sayakūnu sa yakūnu mā huwa kāyinun fī waqtihī wa akhul jihālati mutábun maĥzūnu fa laálla mā takhshāhu laysa bi kāyinin wa laálla mā tarjūhu laysa yakūnu yasaál qawiyyu fa lā yanālu bi saáyihi ĥažžan wa yaĥžā áājizun wa mahīnu That which is not ordained, will never come to pass. The predestined shall be; and needs it not a cause. The fated will happen indeed, but at the time assigned Ignorants tire and worry; to grief they are consigned It's likely what you fear, may never come to be - Your hope to attain which, mayhap you'll never see The strong and sterling cannot, achieve by sweat or skill Such fortunes weak and worthless; attain by luck's spell. These verses are attributed to Sayyidunā Álī rađiyallāhu ánhū. la naqlu’s şakhri min qulali’l jibāli aĥabbu ilayya min minani’r rijāli yaqūlu’n nāsu lī fi’l kasabi áārun fa qultu’l áāru fī dhulli’s su’āli Moving stones from a hill to another - I find it dear, than beseech a favor. Some say, ‘it is, a shame to toil’ But shame, i say, is begging another. These lines are attributed to Imām Shāfiýi : kullamā addabanī ad-daharu arānī naqsa áqlī falamma-zdadtu ílman zādanī ílman bi jahlī Imparted to me, hath Time etiquette, Shown me, it has, the flaws of intellect. As my knowledge increases by the day, Awareness of my ignorance doth amplify. Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.332; Al-Wāfī bi’l Wafyāt 2/179; Wafyāt al-Aáyān, ibn Khallikān 3/167 These lines are attributed to Imām Shāfiýī: naýību zamānanā wal áybu fīnā fa mā li zamāninā áybun siwānā wa nahjū dhaz’zamāni bighayri dhanbin wa law naţaqaz’zamānu lanā hajānā wa laysa’dh dhi’bu ya’kulu laĥma dhi’bin wa ya’kulu ba’đunā ba’đan íýānā labisnā li’l khadāýi maśuĥa đa’anin fa waylun li’l mughīri idhā atānā dayānatuna’t taśannuá wat tarāyī fa naĥnu bihi nukhādiú man yarānā We find fault with the world, while the faults lie in our own selves. The world is not at fault; except that we are full of flaws. We make fun of the world for no reason, But if others spoke about us, we were no better than be mocked at. A wolf does not eat the flesh of another of its kind, But we eat the flesh of each other knowingly We have worn the sheep's clothing to deceive the people; But woe unto the wild animal if it strays by us! We have reduced religion to mere show and formalities. And thus, we deceive those who look at us Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.376; Manāqib ash-Shāfiýī of al-Bayhaqī 2/84 andhe said that the first four lines are additions by the copywriters; butthe author of Muújam al-Udabā attributed to Shāfiýī; also, see Shiýral-Fuqahā p.371
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Sadiq
7th Oct 2004 Longevity: 98% Location: London Posts: 5 Gender: Unspecified Reputation: 110 |
Posted on 15th March 2007 22:47 Advice for the Beginner These verses are attributed to Imām Shāfiýi: daýi’l ayyāma tafálu mā tashā’u wa ţib nafsan idhā ĥakama’l qađā’u wa lā tajzaá li ĥādithati’l layālī fa mā li ĥawādithi’d dunyā baqā’u wa kun rajulan ála’l aĥwāli jaldan wa shīmatuka’s samāĥatu wa’l wafā’u wa in kathurat úyūbuka fi’l barāyā wa sarraka an yakūna lahā ghiţā’u yughaţţā bi’s samāĥati kullu áybin wa kam áybin yughaţţīhi’s sakhā’u wa lā ĥuznun yadūmu wa lā surūrun wa lā bu’sun álayka wa lā rakhā’u wa lā turi li’l aáādī qaţţu dhullan fa inna shamātata’l aádā balā’u wa lā tarju’s samāĥata min baqīlin fa mā fi’n nāri li’ž žam’āni mā’u wa rizquka laysa yunqişuhu’t ta’annī wa laysa yazīdu fi’r rizqi’l ánā’u idhā mā kunta dhā qalbin qanūýin fa anta wa māliku’d dunyā sawā’u wa man nazalat bi sāĥatihi’l manāyā fa lā arđun taqīhi wa lā samā’u wa arđu Allāhi wāsiátun wa lākin idhā nazal al-qađā đāqa al-fađā’u daýi’l ayyāma taghduru kulla ĥīnin wa lā yughnī áni’l mawti’d dawā’u -- Let time pass by, and do as it wishes; Be strong when the decreed is delivered to you. Wail not for your afflictions in the night For, worldly miseries are not everlasting When calamity strikes, face up like a man And let your traits be that of forgiveness and fidelity If your flaws are plenty and are manifest And your wish is that they be concealed Know, that forgiveness hides every fault And how many flaws are veiled by generosity! Neither does agony abide, nor happiness And neither bad-times nor times of joy and comfort Never should you seek to humiliate your enemies Because the desire to disgrace them is in itself a malady Do not expect forgiveness from a miser, The parched do not quench their thirst from fire Your sustenance will not diminish by neglect, And it will not increase by exertion or by more toil When you have a heart that is satisfied, content - You will be like the one who owns the whole world And those who have entered the sphere of death The earth cannot hide them nor heavens Surely, the land of Allāh is vast, but - When misfortune strikes, the air becomes stifling Let the world betray and deceive every moment - No matter what; there is no escape from death. Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.111; Khazānatu’l Adab 2/426; Jawāhiru’l Adab p.665 On Answering Fools These lines are attributed to Imām Shāfiýī : yukhāţibunī as-safīhu bi kulli qubĥin fa akrahu an akūnu lahu mujībā yazīdu safāhatan wa azīdu ĥilman ka úūdin zādahu’l iĥrāqu ţībā The idiot talks to me in the ugliest manner, And i do not like to give him an answer. His increase in stupidity increases my forbearance Just like oud - when burnt more, gives more fragrance. [oud = aloe] Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.144; Aĥsanu’l Qasas 4/105; these have also been attributed to Imām Álī karramaAllāhu wajhuh. ----- idhā naţaqa as-safīhu fa lā tujib’hu fa khayrun min ijābatihī as-sukūtu fa in kallamtahū farrajta ánhu wa in khallaytahū kamdan yamūtu sakattu áni’s safīhi fa žanna annī áyītu áni’l jawābi wa mā aýītu If an idiot drags you to a debate, answer him not To be silent is better than answering him. If you attempt to answer him, you’ll encourage him And if you neglect him, he will die in frustration. I choose to keep quiet rather than answer an idiot, and he imagines - That I am unable to answer; while I do not lack an answer. Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.155; Adabu’d Dunyā wa’d Dīn p.246; Minhāju’l Yaqīn p.420; Shiýr al-Fuqahā’a p.368 ----- It is also reported that Imām Shāfiýī said: ‘I have not debatedanyone in matters of Kalam except once; and I followed it by doingistighfār.’ [Siyar Aálām an-Nubalā] aáriđ áni’l jāhili’s safīhi fa kullu mā qāla fa huwa fīhi fa mā đarra baĥru’l furāti yawman in khāđa baáđu’l kilābu fīhi Keep away from the ignoramus, the imbecile. All that he accuses you, is present in his own self The river Euphrates will not get polluted – If on a day, any of the stray dogs dirties it. Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.417 ----- It is said that Imām Shāfiýī was asked a question and he was silent fora long time. He was asked again whether he would answer it or not. Hereplied, ‘I am yet to decide what is better: to answer or to keepquiet’. qul bimā shiyta fī masabbati írđī fa sukūtī áni’l laýīmi jawāb mā ana ádimu’l jawābi walākin mā mina’l usdi an tujība’l kilāb Say what you will in abuse, My silence is an answer to the scoundrel – I am not devoid of an answer, but: It is not necessary for a lion to answer the dogs. Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.143; Aĥsanu’l Qasas 4/106
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Sadiq
7th Oct 2004 Longevity: 98% Location: London Posts: 5 Gender: Unspecified Reputation: 110 |
Posted on 15th March 2007 22:48 Analogy of Fiqh al-fiqhu zarú bni masúūdin; wa álqamah ĥaşşaduhu thumma ibrāhimu dawwāsu númānu ťaĥinuhu, yáqūbu áājinuhu muĥammadun khābizu, wa'l ākilu'n nāsu Fiqh is from the field, whose soil was turned [zar’á] by Ábdullāh ibn Masúūd and Álqamah – irrigated which; Ibrahim an-Nakhaýī pounded it; Abū Ĥanifah Númān grounded it to fine flour; Abū Yūsuf kneaded it, Muĥammad baked the bread and people eat this bread. Durr al-Mukhtār Wise Men inna li’llāhi íbādan fuţanā ţallaqu’d dunya wa khāfu’l fitanā nažaru fīhā falammā álimū annahā laysat li ĥayyin waţanā jaálūhā lujjatan wa’t-takhadhū şāliha’l aámāli fīhā sufunā Truly there are bondsmen of Allah who are very wise They have renounced the world, fearing fitna [temptation, turmoil] They have looked long at it, and they have realized That this is no place for the living to dwell They have abandoned the world [and its pleasures] at the shore, And have sailed away in ships carved of good deeds. In the preface of An-Nawawi’s Riyāđu’s Şāliĥīn and usually attributed to Imām Shāfiýī.
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Sadiq
7th Oct 2004 Longevity: 98% Location: London Posts: 5 Gender: Unspecified Reputation: 110 |
Posted on 16th March 2007 17:14 Shaikh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani All the hopes, desires, loves, and affections that people have fordifferent things — fathers, mothers, friends, heavens, the earth,gardens, palaces, sciences, works, food, drink — the saint knows thatthese are desires for God and all those things are veils. When menleave this world and see the King without these veils, then they willknow that all were veils and coverings, that the object of their desirewas in reality that One Thing… They will see all things face to face. Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi Dhul Nun said, “Patience is to keep away from acts ofdisobedience to God, to be calm while swallowing pangs of distress, andto show independence even when poverty afflicts you in your daily life.” Ibn `Ata said, “Patience is to dwell in tribulation with the best of conduct.” Yahya ibn Mu`adh said, “The patience of lovers is harder than that of ascetics. I am amazed at how they keep patient!” Ruwaym said, “Patience is to cease complaning.” Abu `Ali al Daqqaq said, “The definition of patience is that one not resist what destiny has ordained.”
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bint Mohammed
 14th Jul 2005 Longevity: 85% Location: London Posts: 1206 Gender: Sister Reputation: 519 |
Posted on 26th May 2007 18:08 Someone once questioned Hadhrat Maulana [Rashid Ahmad] Gangohi R.A ”if Allah said to you, ‘ask for whatever you want’, then what would you ask for?” Hadhrat replied,
Akaabir-e-Deoband Aur ‘Ishq-e-Rasool صلي الله عليه وسلم , Maktabah Arsalaan, Page 61
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