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Jun

2011

The Butterfly

posted by muslimah101 on 19th June 2011 - 0 comments

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Allah's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Jun

2011

Images of old Madinah, Prophet(Saw)'s masjid and house‏

posted by muslimah101 on 13th June 2011 - 2 comments

Below are some links to some very interesting pictures i came across. [size=3][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/noushadali/2749574358/in/pool-287937@N25/]An imagination of Old Madinah[/size][/u] An imagination of Old Madinah [size=3][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/noushadali/2773629435/in/photostream]The Prophet's Mosque (Made by Prophet (PBUM), Al Madinah[/size][/u] This is an imagination of the The Prophet's Mosque (Made by Prophet (PBUM),through the information from MADINAH Research & Study Center, Madinah.

May

2011

Spiritual recession

posted by muslimah101 on 31st May 2011 - 0 comments

A person complained that now he did not feel motivated to do good deeds. Previously he had this motivation but it has ended. Shaykh Mawalana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi (Allah have mercy on him) replied, There are three reasons for ones spiritual recession, 1. Corrupt companionship (suhba)

May

2011

Leaving argumentation

posted by muslimah101 on 30th May 2011 - 0 comments

[b]The Prophet of Allah (blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said, An individual who is on untruth but abandons argumentation and squabbling (by accepting the truth) for him a house will be constructed in the periphery 9edge0 of the Paradise. Whereas, for the individual who is on truth but abandons confrontation and argumentation (He acknowledges that the opponent is not accepting, the time is being wasted and he is fears possibility of blameworthy morals to be be stirred in his nafs) a house will be constructed in the center of the Paradise. (That is certainly superior to the one located in the periphery.) And for the individual who has the best morals a house will be constructed in superior most part of the Paradise. This is reported in (Sunan e) Tirmizi. It has been observed that most of the pious in spite of being on truth circumvent the contentious issues and prefer to remain silent when someone squabbles or confronts them. The rationale for this is referred in the Prophetic saying (hadith) translated above. This attitude (of leaving all argumentation) appears to be desired (characteristic ) as per this hadith.

May

2011

Belittling others

posted by muslimah101 on 29th May 2011 - 0 comments

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May

2011

Do not forget the dead

posted by muslimah101 on 29th May 2011 - 1 comment

Once Hadhrat Saalih Mirri (rahmatullahi alayh) was passing through a qabrustan on a Friday night. He sat down by a grave and fell asleep. He dreamt that the Ahl-e-Quboor were emerging from their graves. Soon they gathered and sat in a circle talking amongst themselves. A youth in dirty clothes and with a sad countenance was sitting aloof. Suddenly a group of Angels descended carrying trays of Noor. They distributed these to all those who were seated in the circle. Each one returned to his/her grave with his/her tray. Only the youth received nothing. He was shattered with grief. As he was about to enter his grave, Hadhrat Saalih exclaimed: O servant of Allah! Why are you sad? What is happening here? The youth said: The trays contain the gifts of Sadaqah , Dua, Tilaawat, etc. which the living have sent for their dead relatives and friends. Every Jumuah these gifts reach the dead. But, I have a mother who has remarried. She is engrossed in the world and has completely forgotten me, hence there is no gift for me. Hadhrat Saalih enquired about the whereabouts of his mother. The youth informed him in the dream of his mothers exact address. In the morning Hadhrat Saalih hastened to the address. From behind a screen he explained the plight of the youth to his mother. She broke down crying confessing her error. She resolved never to forget her son again. She gave Hadhrat Saalih 1000 dirhams requesting him to distribute it as Sadaqah so that the thawaab is transmitted to her son. The next Friday Hadhrat Saalih again passed through the same qabrustan. He set next to a grave and fell asleep. In a dream the same scene was re-enacted. However this time he saw the youth dressed in beautiful garments. He too had received his mothers gifts. He approached Hadhrat Saalih and said: O Saalih! May Allah Ta`ala reward you wonderfully. The gifts have reached me. Hadhrat Saalih: Do you (the Ahl-e-Quboor) recognise Jumuah?

May

2011

Every Muslim has Nur ul Iman (Light of Faith) in him.

posted by muslimah101 on 26th May 2011 - 0 comments

Maulāna Ashraf ῾Ali Thānvi rehmatullāhi ῾alayh replied to a questioner that every Muslim has Nūr ul Imān in him, whether its effects are apparent or not.

A similitude of this is like a handsome person who blackens his beautiful face and thus conceals his beauty. Then as soon as he washes his face with soap, the beauty shines like the full moon. Similarly, the Nūr ul Imān of most of Muslims has been concealed due to increase in disobedience (of Allāhs commandments), but inshāallāh as soon as they repent and increase in their Istighfār, their hearts will shine with Nūr.

Malfuzāt Hakīmul Ummat Malfuz # 412 vol. 1 pg. 311

May

2011

The Value of Knowledge

posted by muslimah101 on 23rd May 2011 - 0 comments

Mufti Taqi Uthmani relates;

A thought comes to mind regarding an event reported by one of our elders. A man was teaching ilm ul-fiqh to a student and he told the student, I am giving you something, which has more value than gold, silver, pearls and jewels. Every masalah is very precious. The student was very happy about this. When he finished his lesson he went home and his mother asked him to buy some vegetables. He went to the greengrocer and ordered the vegetables. The greengrocer charged him 50 pence. He said to the merchant, I do not have 50 pence. Instead I have something that is more valuable than gold and silver. I shall explain to you a masalah. My teacher said that each masalah is so precious that it is more valuable than gold, silver, pearls and jewels. The greengrocer was annoyed by this statement as he did not appreciate the value of ilm. Therefore he told him in a harsh way, Away with you! Go and give it to others. I need my 50 pence. The student was dejected. He turned back to his teacher and told him. You told me that each masalah is more valuable than gold, silver, pearls and jewels yet it is not even worth 50 pence in the sight of the greengrocer. The teacher told him, My son! You went to the wrong place! I shall ask you to do something. Here is a precious stone, take it to the greengrocer and try to get your vegetables in exchange for this precious stone. The student went to the greengrocer and handed over the precious stone to him in exchange for the vegetables. The greengrocer declined his offer and said, I need my 50 pence and not this small stone! The student went back to his teacher and narrated the incident to him. The teacher told him, Now, my son, take the precious stone and go to the jeweller and offer it to him. When he reached the jeweller, the latter was bewildered at the fact that this young boy was in possession of such a valuable stone. He looked at him from head to toe and asked him, Where did you get this precious stone from? It seems as if you stole it from somewhere. A boy like you cannot possess such a valuable stone! The boy explained to him, with difficulty, where he obtained it from and claimed his money. Thereafter he went back to his teacher and told him what had happened. The teacher told him, You went to the greengrocer. He does not know the value of a precious stone. How would you expect him to appreciate it? The greengrocer's shop was not the place where a precious stone could be appreciated. Yes, a jeweller is an expert in his field. Hence he knows what is the price and value of this stone. He knows the reality of it.

May

2011

Regret

posted by muslimah101 on 8th May 2011 - 0 comments

Once, a group of people were traveling on rocks at night a voice came from the sky that whosoever picks up the rocks will regret and whosoever doesnt pick up the rocks will regret. Now, the people were confused. How can this be? Whether you pick up the rocks or not, you will regret!

Anyway,some people picked up the rocks and some didnt. In the morning when they reached their homes, they saw that the rocks turned into Diamonds. Now, those people who didnt pick up the rocks started regretting saying If only we had picked up some rocks. Those people who did pick some rocks also started regretting saying Why didnt we pick up more rocks? Both sides ended up regretting.

Dear Muslims, this same incident will take place with us on the Day of Judgment. Those people who spent their time in useless things will start regretting by looking at those who achieved a great position in Paradise by spending their time in the way of Allah. Now, those who did achieve a position in Paradise will start regretting by looking at those who did more than them and are higher in status.

Alas! If we had only done more to please Allah.

May

2011

Kalimahs, Iman-e-Mujmal & Iman-e-Mufassal

posted by muslimah101 on 6th May 2011 - 3 comments

[center][u][b]kalimah Tayyibah~the Word of Purity[/u][/center][/size] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EALZ_MZFJg [center][u][b]Kalimah Shahaadat~the word of testimony [/u][/center][/size] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hud78Tg-Sas [center][u][b]Kalimah Tamjeed~the word of glorification[/u][/center][/size] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Gvw9yvcok [center][u][b]Kalimah Tawheed~ the word of unity[/u][/center][/size]

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