Reflect and Ponder (31)

My dear brothers and sisters,,,, we turn away from the beautiful lifestyle of that Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) who sacrificed his hometown, his comfort, his family, his sweat, and his blood for us, and we turn towards the lifestyle of those who kill our brothers and sisters all over the world, those people who have open enmity for us, and who are leaving no stone unturned in trying to erase the very existence of Islam from the face of this earth - the west, and the Yahood. Are we doing any justice to our beloved?

 Have we become so blind to reality?

Please, let us open our eyes before it is too late, we need to stop letting our enemies tell us how to lead our lives, and we have to start living according to the pristine principles set out for us more than fourteen centuries ago. This is the only hope for our salvation and success.

Reflect and Ponder (30)

The more you run after this dunya, the more it will run further away from you, and you will spend your entire life in this fruitless chase, to no avail until suddenly you find yourself at the foot of your grave, ready to enter it, about which, while you were involved in pursuing dunya, you completely forgot that this was what you were really heading towards, your final destination.

However, if you turn your back towards Dunya, then it will come tamely after you, in disgrace, ready to kiss your feet.

This is the deception of this dunya, which very few people understand, which is why the majority waste their lives in this same pointless pursuit, and when they do realise, then the grave is already staring them in the face, and time has run out.

My dear beloved brothers and sisters, don't be from amongst those majority. Let us realize the reality now, while we still have time, before it is too late. Otherwise, there will be nothing but regret, such a regret which will be of absolutely no use.

Reflect and Ponder (29)

Life is nothing but a series of hills and mountains - sometimes you are up, and sometimes you are down. We cannot expect to be up all the time, otherwise it wouldn't be possible to move forward. Nor should we loose hope when we are down, thinking that we will stay there forever.

What we also have to always remember is that our journey across these hills and mountains is extremely short. Today we are here, tomorrow we are gone. Nay, today we are here, and today we are gone.
 So let us make sure that these hills and mountains don't cause us an hindrance, or become obstacles for us reaching our final goal towards which we should all be moving towards - ALLAH.

Reflect and Ponder (28)

Don't ever put your expectations on anyone in this world, no matter how close that person is to you. Eventually, because that person is also human and not perfect, somewhere along the line you will have to suffer let - downs, which will lead to unnecessarily getting hurt, and even breaking of relationships. Someone so rightly said -

"Expectations lead to deceptions which lead to frustrations."

People almost never live up to the sometimes very high expectations which are placed upon them, and that causes disappointment.

Let us put all our expectations on that Being who is perfect, who will never let us down, who will always fulfill our expectations of Him, and go over them too.

Only Allah is worthy of our expectations, with whom we can rest assured that we will never get disappointed.

OH MUSLIM UMMAH!!!

Dear beloved Muslim Ummah -

Israel may torture, oppress, kill, torture, terrorise, but remember, Allah has promised in the Quran, Israel won't last for long.

 Eventually Allah will smash their brains and destroy them as if they never existed. But their real punishment will be in Aakhirah. They will be given no respite, and will be flung headlong into unimaginable tortures and punishments which will last for eternity.

 Muslim Ummah, wipe your tears, help is on the way, Hazrat Mahdi is not long away.

 Soon all Jews, and all other religions will be destroyed, and only Islam will prevail.

Oh Ummah, persevere in the face of hardships just as our pious predecessors have done. Keep on fighting and struggling for the truth against the forces of evil and falsehood, remember the first and greatest Mujahid of this ummah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, "Jannah lies under the shadows of swords."

Oh my Ummah, don't forget the obligation of Jihad laid down upon us by our Leader (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) in such simple words, "Jihad will continue till the day of Qiyaamah."

But oh my Ummah, with tears in my eyes, I have to write, that unfortunately, sadly, ironically, we lament about the plight of Gaza under Israeli rogue oppression, AND YET WE WILLINGLY FOLLOW THEIR LIFESTYLE!! We talk like them, we dress like them, we eat and drink like them,  we teach our children what they want, every action of ours is based on their actions! OH UMMAH, ISN'T THIS HYPOCRISY??

OH UMMAH, HOW WILL WE EVER DEFEAT THEM WHEN WE HAVE WILLINGLY AND HAPPILY HANDED OURSELVES OVER TO THEIR MENTAL SLAVERY??

OH UMMAH, THEY ARE NOT IN THE LEAST BIT CONCERNED BY OUR LAMENTING AND CRYING AND OPPOSITION!

WHY??

BECAUSE THEY KNOW FULL WELL THAT WE HAVE ENTANGLED OURSELVES IN THE DEADLY WEB THAT THEY HAVE SET OUT FOR US, AND WE HAPPILY CONTINUE TO DO SO WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST OF QUALMS!!

WE ARE LITERALLY DESIROUS OF LEAVING NO STONE UNTURNED IN TRYING TO CONFORM OUR LIFESTYLES TO THEIR LIFESTYLE, A LIFESTYLE WHICH WILL INEVITABLY LAND US IN THE PITS OF JAHANNAM!

OH UMMAH, DO WE EXPECT THE HELP OF ALLAH AND VICTORY IN THE PITIFUL CONDITION THAT WE ARE IN??

Oh Ummah, let us not fall weak, let us not succumb to their immense pressure on us to align our lives according to theirs.

Oh Ummah, let us only follow the beautiful and timeless example so painstakingly set for us by the greatest role model and teacher to ever set foot on this earth (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). That is the only solution.

Oh Ummah, let us be patient in the face of adversity, patient in holding on to our Deen.

Oh, Muslim Ummah, don't lose hope. The gardens of Jannah aren't far away.

RUNNING OUT OF TIME

This is a poem that I wrote about nine years ago, so please don't mind the apparent childishness in it and concentrate on the message that is being conveyed.


Do we make sure to pray salaah on time,
or are we just too busy out making another dime?
Do we have a place for Quran in our day,
a weapon against Shaytaan, so we're not led astray?
My dear friends, we are running out of time


Do we remember to pay zakaah to the needy,
so that our journey over the Pul - Siraat can be made speedy?
Or do we listen to the devil and hoard our wealth?
Do we not know that death approaches fast and with stealth?
My dear friends, we are running out of time


Do we have a smile on the face,
When we meet our kith and kin, or do we do them disgrace?
Do we not fear going to hell?
Or do we just strive to make our possessions swell?
My dear friends, we are running out of time


Do we take advantage of Ramadhan before it takes flight?
Or are our eyes closed to our ever increasing plight?
Do we take time to remember Allah, to praise him?
For surely, getting into heaven, our chances are slim
My dear friends, we are running out of time


Do we think that we're going to live forever?
For the grave is around the corner, ready as ever
Do we deny the fact that The Last Day is nearing?
Let's pray we go to Jannah, for the heat in hell is searing
My dear friends, we are running out of time

FIQH

THIS IS AN ANSWER TO SOMEONE WHO WROTE AN ARTICLE SAYING THAT FIQH ISN'T IMPORTANT, ALL WE NEED TO DO IS GO IN JIHAD.

Allah Ta’ala says in the Holy Quran “It is not for the Mu’mineen to proceed in jihad all together. Why does a small group from every large party not proceed to attain a deep understanding of Deen so that they may warn their people when they return to them so that they may beware?”  Surah Taubah verse 122

 

From the verse quoted above, it is clearly understood, beyond the need for explanation, that it is ALLAH’S COMMAND that because of the immense importance of the attainment of FIQH, which is the word used in this verse, and is most correctly translated as a deep understanding of Deen, the believers should divide themselves into two groups. Not all should go for jihad, rather a group should also free themselves from any other occupation and involvement, and devote themselves fully to fiqh. In fact, in the aayah, this is the group which is depicted as a fort, a safe haven, a place of return for those going out in Jihad. 

 

This then, is the desire and command of Allah, so clearly and unambiguously stated in His Final Word to mankind. Yet, it seems that there are some individuals who hold a view which is contrary to this desire. As unfortunate as it appears to be, the sad reality is this that differences and deviations have escalated to such a blasphemous height, that people have even started to differ with Allah Ta’ala himself. May He save us.

 

The objection and attack that has been made on fiqh is in reality, an objection against Deen e Islam itself, and has stemmed either from gross ignorance and misunderstanding, or from the sinister intention of sowing dissension amongst the innocent and naïve masses of this ummah.

 

The issues mentioned, which the brother passes off as merely being “petty things” and “superficial” are in reality, some of the most salient features of Islam, without which, it would be incomplete. They are the beautiful habits, practices and commands of none other than the leader of both worlds, our beloved Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wa salam).

 

The miswak, has been emphasized upon so much that Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wa salam) himself has said that if it wasn’t that the ummah would be put to difficulty, he would have made miswak compulsory with every wudhu.

As far as the beard and trousers below ankles are concerned, severe and dire warnings of punishment have been sounded to those who don’t adhere to these two commands.

So how can these essentials be labeled in such a derogatory and demeaning manner?

From the brother’s remark “In case you can’t tell I’m being extremely sarcastic,” there is quite a clear indication that mockery is being made of the issues mentioned.

To mock at any aspect of Deen is considered kufr and throws a person out from the folds of Islam. Thus, the brother is advised, that if he wants to save himself from destruction in both the worlds, he should make sincere taubah and renew his Imaan.

 

It seems that the term “fiqh” itself has not been understood. As already mentioned above, it is a deep understanding of Deen. In fact, it can be said that Fiqh is synonymous with Islam, because it is fiqh that tells a Muslim how to live every second of his life in compliance with Divine commandments, and that’s exactly what Islam is. From this it is clear that even Jihad falls under the purview of fiqh. The brother has portrayed this very fiqh to be meaningless, and his flimsy contradictory statement “I’m not saying that fiqh isn’t important” does little to dismiss this portrayal. Thus his claim that “we must leave fiqh aside, and concentrate on jihad” is rendered meaningless and self contradictory.

 

Finally, from the brother’s statement that “the best excuse Muslims seem to use is Islam” clearly points towards this fact that this jihad that he talks about is something completely different from Islam. Such a jihad then, is not a jihad. Only that jihad is acceptable in Allah’s court which to make His word high – to preserve and spread Islam. We have already mentioned that practical Islam is synonymous to fiqh.

 

May Allah guide us all to the straight path, Ameen.