The Art, Science, Commerce and Wisdom of Dawah & Tabligh.

Important bayaans to understand and rectify mistakes in the effort.

(with part summaries) (bayaan language indicated)

001. This Dec 2013 URDU bayan of Maulana Sa'ad Kandhlawi (db) deals with the misunderstanding that one cannot give Dawat until he himself is doing good & has ceased comitting evil: Click [Courtesy of a brother who isn't a member of MS].

002. This 2013 URDU bayan of Maulana Bilal (db) of Kenya on how to create and increase yaqeen (faith / certitude) through the effort and how islah is achieved (Islah happens when you go in gusht to the people who are against the work and or you - islah is NOT achieved when you keep going to the same people over and over again who like the work) - Click   

 17 Till I Die!

The 17 Steps to Achieving Steadfastness or Whoever Has This 17 Qualities Will Be Steadfast (inshaAllah) by Maulana Sa'eed Ahmed Khan Saheb Makki (rh)

1. Whoever does this work with his heart and soul into it will achieve steadfastness.
2. Whoever gives daawat everyday, his beliefs, spirit will keep getting stronger.
3. Whoever lives in the environment (of the effort, of sacrifice) will achieve steadfastness.Whoever cuts off from the environment, will cut off from the work.
4. جو اس کام می رخن ڈالیگا وه کٹ جایگا  (Need to be translated) (I think this is "Whoever puts blockades in the work will be cut off from the work)
5. Whoever respects and follows the decisions of the Amir (Zimmedar) and abides by what has been decided in the mashwara (counselling) will achieve steadfastness.
6. Whoever sees or searches for the shortcomings of others will cut off from the work. Whoever sees or searches for the good qualities of others (mainly his companions in the work) will achieve steadfastness.
7. Whoever adopts humility will achieve steadfastness. Whoever does the work with pride (arrogance) will not achieve steadfastness.
8. Whoever stays away from sins will stay steadfast (sins like backbiting, sins of the eyes and lust etc).
9. Whoever does the work with and while seeking forgiveness and istighfaar will achieve steadfastness.
10. A hypocrite who does work alongside the Prophet will not benefit, he will not even achieve imaan. (This translation is not very accurate, so for the moment, leave point # 10 out).
11. Whoever has good opinions of others and who will spin good meanings of other's wrong or hurtful statements and mistakes will achieve steadfastness (Husn e Zann).
12. Whoever does the work constantly fearing Allah ta'ala will achieve steadfastness.
13. Whoever does the work with ikhlaas (sincerity of actions) will achieve steadfastness.
14. Whoever says that the work is happening because of him / her, because of his / her efforts, Allah ta'ala will take him out of the work.
15. Whoever does the work while feeling pain for the situation of the whole ummah will achieve steadfastness.
16. Hazrathjee (rh) once said "Who feels pride / arrogance by doing an effort which is fake (or a simulation of the original effort, *Nakhal* or mirroring the original effort or the Prophet & Sahabahs رضي الله عنه), how can he achieve steadfastness on the real effort? We are those who are just mirroring the original effort.

Source: Ek Keemti Mashwara by Mufti Roshan Qasmi. (Remind me to post the Urdu version of this later) For some reason its not adding up-to 17 :-/ 

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“In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” ~ Tony Robbins.

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” ~ Helen Keller.

Get Up, Blues ~ James A. Emanuel.

Blues
Never climb a hill
Or sit on a roof
In starlight.

Blues
Just bend low
And moan in the street
And shake a borrowed cup.

Blues
Just sit around
Sipping,
Hatching yesterdays.

Get up, Blues.
Fly.
Learn what it means
To be up high.

Isn't it just a pity that there are such a large number of Muslims who haven't tasted what its like doing zikr in khurooj in a remote corner of the world? Performing tahajjud, going in search of brothers, getting tired, resting under a shade of a tree sipping tea, going in search of grocery stores to cook food only to know that stores close by maghrib time, coming back and cooking whatever's available, only to know that even boiled rice with pickles tastes the same as Biryani. Khurooj, my dear brothers and sisters is the abode of the lucky few. While people waste time deliberating discussing on its validity and shortcomings, Allah ta'ala gives taufeeq to a few to leave and look for themselves. But they are not the Blues.

So who then are the blues?