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Rabia Al Basri

posted by faithfulmuslimah1 on 12th January 2011 - 0 comments

Rabia al Basri Not much is known about Rabia al Basri, except that she lived in Basra in Iraq, in the second half of the 8th century AD. She was born into poverty. But many spiritual stories are associated with her and what we can glean about her is reality merged with legend. These traditions come from Farid ud din Attar a later sufi saint and poet, who used earlier sources. Rabia herself though has not left any written works. After her father's death, there was a famine in Basra, and during that she was parted from her family. It is not clear how she was traveling in a caravan that was set upon by robbers. She was taken by the robbers and sold into slavery. Her master worked her very hard, but at night after finishing her chores Rabia would turn to meditation and prayers and praising the Lord. Foregoing rest and sleep she spent her nights in prayers and she often fasted during the day. There is a story that once, while in the market, she was pursued by a vagabond and in running to save herself she fell and broke her arm. She prayed to the Lord .

Torture And Persecution

posted by faithfulmuslimah1 on 3rd January 2011 - 0 comments

The acceptance of Sayyidina Umar R.A had a significant effect on the handful of muslims of Makkah, who till now had to observe secercy in the worship of Allah S.W.T. Their spirits and courage had risen to such an extend that they risked going out of Dar-ul-Arkam to preach islam. The Quraysh tried to bribe Rasoollulah S.A.W to forego Islaamin exange for gifts of wealth or anything he would like. But they failed to persuade him to agree to anything that would be harmful to Islaam. With Sayyidina Umar and Sayyidina Hamzah R.A now fully united into the fold of Islaam, the Quraysh turned to torture and persercution of the lowest degree and of the ost brutal kind. Sayyidina Bilal R.A the slave of Umayya bin Khalaf was laid flat on his back on hot sand. A hot heavy stone was placed on his chest and was beaten while his hands were tied behind his back. Sayyidina Uthman R.A a rich and prosperous man of the Banoo Umayya tribe was tied with ropes by his uncle and beaten and tortured. Sayyidina Zubayr bin al Awaam R.A was rolled in a mat and forced to inhale smoke until he suffocated. Sayyidina Aboo Zar Ghiffary R.A belonged to the Ghaffar tribe of Madeenah. On hearing of Rasoollulah S.A.W he travelled all the way form Madeenah to meet Rasoolulah S.A.W. On their very first meeting , Sayyidina Aboo Zar R.A accepted Islaam and with the joy of Islaam cin his heart he went up to the Kaabah and recited the Kalimah and an ayaah from the Quran very loudly and imediately the Quraysh set up on him and beat him unconscious. Sayyidina Abaas R.A who was not a muslim as yet he recognized Aboo Zar R.A and being from the tribe that the Quraysh bought dates and Sayyidina Abbaas stopped the Quraysh from assaulting him further. This saved Aboo Zar R.A life and he went home a more determined Muslim inspite the torture inflicted upon him.

Our Beloved (S.A.W)

posted by faithfulmuslimah1 on 2nd January 2011 - 0 comments

Poem Our Beloved (S.A.W) How wonderful the way he entered Madeenah Sweet little girls singing Tala'al Badru Alayna And with the help of the Ansaar He built a Masjeed for Rahmaan Using stones and even trees