Submission: Laying All Worries in front of Him…………….

Surah Tawbah 009.129 : But if they turn away, Say: “Allah sufficeth me: there is no god but He: On Him is my trust,- He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme!”

IF YOU LOVE THEM GIVE THEM THE MESSAGE NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE………. 9:113-114

مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِىِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَن يَسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ لِلۡمُشۡرِڪِينَ وَلَوۡ ڪَانُوٓاْ أُوْلِى قُرۡبَىٰ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمۡ أَنَّہُمۡ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ (١١٣

It is not for the Prophet, and those who believe, to pray for the forgiveness of idolaters even though they may be near of kin (to them) after it hath become clear that they are people of hell-fire. (113)

وَمَا كَانَ ٱسۡتِغۡفَارُ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ إِلَّا عَن مَّوۡعِدَةٍ۬ وَعَدَهَآ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ ۥۤ أَنَّهُ ۥ عَدُوٌّ۬ لِّلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنۡهُۚ إِنَّ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ لَأَوَّٲهٌ حَلِيمٌ۬ (١١٤)

The prayer of Abraham for the forgiveness of his father was only because of a promise he had promised him, but when it had become clear unto him that he (his father) was an enemy to Allah he (Abraham) disowned him. Lo! Abraham was soft of heart, forbearing. (114)

TAFSEER FH

“Nabi and the people who are believers should not pray for those who have died in A state of kuffar (denial of one God)”.
Thus if truth came to a person and he or she denied it and died in that state then we cannot pray for their salvation. While the mushrikeen are alive one can pray for them.

Allah SWT does not question people unless He has clarified the situation regarding dua for the mushrikeen after death. Making a dua to override Allah s rules of the Day of Punishment is not permitted. This is provided the Mushriq was offered the truth of Islam, and Tawheed in life and he or she refused it. E.g. Ibrahim AS made dua for his mushrik father because he had promised his father to ask for his salvation and when his father refused to renege all Gods except Allah then Allah SWT stopped Ibrahim AS to make dua for his father.

Allah knows best.

AT TAIBOON: GETTING PASSAGE INTO THE GARDENS

One of the Assets needed to make a trade to get the Gardens of Jannah is to become one of the At Taiboon, i.e . Those who return to Allah in repentance from their disobediences:

Remembrance of Allah with humility and repentance

Dua......supplication

No Exit on Judgment Day, so return to Allah now......

Istighfaar of Hazrat Younus in the belly of the Whale

THE GARDENS ARE FOR SALE, DO YOU HAVE THE ASSETS? 9: 111-112

۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱشۡتَرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَأَمۡوَٲلَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلۡجَنَّةَۚ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقۡتُلُونَ وَيُقۡتَلُونَۖ وَعۡدًا عَلَيۡهِ حَقًّ۬ا فِى ٱلتَّوۡرَٮٰةِ وَٱلۡإِنجِيلِ وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚ وَمَنۡ أَوۡفَىٰ بِعَهۡدِهِۦ مِنَ ٱللَّهِۚ فَٱسۡتَبۡشِرُواْ بِبَيۡعِكُمُ ٱلَّذِى بَايَعۡتُم بِهِۦۚ وَذَٲلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ (١١١)

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YUSUFALI: Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in truth, through the Law, the Gospel, and the Qur’an: and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme.

ٱلتَّـٰٓٮِٕبُونَ ٱلۡعَـٰبِدُونَ ٱلۡحَـٰمِدُونَ ٱلسَّـٰٓٮِٕحُونَ ٱلرَّٲڪِعُونَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدُونَ ٱلۡأَمِرُونَ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَٱلنَّاهُونَ عَنِ ٱلۡمُنڪَرِ وَٱلۡحَـٰفِظُونَ لِحُدُودِ ٱللَّهِۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ (١١٢)

009.112 YUSUFALI: Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance; that serve Him, and praise Him; that wander in devotion to the cause of Allah,: that bow down and prostrate themselves in prayer; that enjoin good and forbid evil; and observe the limit set by Allah;- (These do rejoice). So proclaim the glad tidings to the Believers.

TAFSEER translated from Dr.Farhat Hashmi’s Taleemul Quran

Background: In the earlier Ayahs Allah Subhanawataala warns us of the disease of the heart (hypocrisy) that eats away a man from the inside. In the following ayahs he makes a deal with human beings for Jannah. Like any other trade the clauses are clarified, what assets do we have to have as men and women in this transient time on this earth in order to attain a house in Jannah for ever.
Here is the deal:

Ayah 111: Only complete submission of mind, body and soul in all forms and manner is the barter for the Gardens.

Who are the ones who actually will win Jannah (The gardens)? Their description is given in Ayah 9:112
Those who have the assets to barter for Jannah have the following characteristics:

1.    Ataiboon
Thos who return to Allah is repentance/ Allah SWT knows that human beings are weak, thus he has made a deal in which there is room for genuine mistakes, which after repentance are not repeated.
Self-evaluation: How do I do tawba? What do I read? Say? Do? What method do I use to return from the disobediences of Allah?
•    Listing of disobediences
•    Action taken for the disobediences, is there an action,? Nafil? Giving away my best most desired item, giving sadaqa
•    As soon as I admit the disobedience, immediately do the action with verbal tawbah

2.    AL ABIDOON: Those who pray and keep Allah’s name on their lips and their heart in everything they say and do.
Action: Check my prayers; check the perfection of the steps to prayers, wudu, and salaat post salaat nafil prayer.
•    Check fasts
•    Hajj
•    Zakat

3.    AL HAMIDOON: Those who praise Allah in many different ways in what they see, hear and do.
Self Evaluation: what do I do to sing/recite the praises of Allah, do I thank Allah for gracing me with His naimah and making the prayers. Do I say the masnoon duas as I enter and exit my house and my car? Do I thank him when I eat and drink?

4.    AS-SAIHOON: This has been interpreted by some as those who fast but mostly as those who walk all around the earth (travel) for the sake of Allah, i.e. who leave their homes to learn ilm, to teach ilm of Deen, to help the poor, hijrat, jihad, which includes intellectual war. Those who travel in the world for the sake of Allah. This includes women as this has been used elsewhere in the Quran for Women.
Action:  Maximize utilization of time to learn, teach and help, and convey the message of Allah and do social work. Distribute the time apportioned with balance of each of the things that are reasonable for each individual.

This type of Saihaat has also been used for desirable women, in Surah Tahreem
066.005YUSUFALI: It may be, if he divorced you (all), that Allah will give him in exchange consorts better than you,- who submit (their wills), who believe, who are devout, who turn to Allah in repentance, who worship (in humility), who travel (for Faith) and fast,- previously married or virgins.

Self Evaluation:  For what reasons do we we leave home and for what purpose? Is it within the circle to do His (SWT) work? And at all times respect the restrictions placed on women, (for safety and guarding the chastity) by Allah.

5.    AR RAAKIOON: Those who do Ruku and those who do a lot of Rukus and Sajdahs. This is nafil prayer and being humble in front of others. If one is humble for the sake of Allah and his deen then Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings upon him is related in the Hadith as saying “ He who has bend down in humility then Allah SWT will raise him to great heights”

We can observe how RasoolAllah’s behavior was humble even with the children as well as his companions. Ayah: For Rasool Allah “ bend down your shoulders” Remove the barriers between yourself and others, which are based on arrogance or stiffness or self-righteousness. Let go of ones pride as we are in the business of qualifying for the trade for Jannah.

RasoolAllah was always kind, patient and humble even with children. Five times our shoulders and our back and our heads are bent in salaat this is to practice humility and to remove the stiffness of arrogance from our bodies and our minds.

Self evaluation: When I am giving the message of Islam to a friend or colleague, do I get irritated, impatient or arrogant when I am put in a corner?

6.  AS SAJIDOONA: HADITH: Hazrat Abu Firas (RA), who used to serve Rasool Allah, was part of the Ahle Suffa. He states: ” I used to bring water for his wudu, one night he said ‘ask me for something” I said “ I want to stay with you in Jannah” Rasoolallah (PBUH) said “anything else” He said “no that is all I want is to be with you in Jannah”.
Rasool Allah (PBUH) replied ” Then help me and your soul by increasing your sajdahs”.

Self Evaluation: Do I schedule my sajdahs as the highest priority of my day?

7.    THOSE WHO ENJOIN WHAT IS RIGHT AND FORBID WHAT IS EVIL. Invite others to what is good, and prevent them from what is evil, it is the key to surround oneself with what is good and protect one from what is evil.

Do not limit your search of goodness only to yourself but invite others also to what is good and prevent what is evil. If one does not do that then a single individual cannot stay good and remain protected from evil.

Self Evaluation: Do I share the good ness I learn with those I love and care for? Not in a preach manner but like a delicious piece of cake that I just tasted and wanted to share with them, here is where ikhlaas is truly tested and cannot be faked.

Thus I guess first I have to enjoin what is good in myself and only then can I share it with other and same with forbidding evil, first I must have conviction that it is evil that I am forbidding and that it will take me and my loved ones to the fire before I forbid others.

Knowledge/ILM of Deen is essential here to decide what is evil and what is not, other wise one has to go by what is drummed into our heads via the media.

8.    THOSE WHO STAY WITHIN THE HUDDOOD OF ALLAH. Allah has set limits; those who want to go to jannah have to stay within the huddood(boundaries) He has set for us.

Allah Subhanawataala states: If you complete these clauses of the barter than the promise of jannah to you is firm.

My Dua: I ask Allah for forgiveness for any mistakes I may have made inunderstanding His word.

My mistakes are from shaitaan or my Nafs.

Anything good and correct is from Allah Subhanawataala.

May He always keep me and my pen (my fingerson the keyboard) in the good and correct path, and disallow all the whisperings of the Shaitaan and allow me to tighten the reins of control over my Nafs.

Ameen.

HOW DOES MY ENVIRONMENT AND THE COMPANY I KEEP, AFFECT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY CREATOR?

Riwayah from Rasool Allah (Excerpted from Dr. Farhat Hashmi’s tafseer of Surah Tawbah: 9:101)

وَمِمَّنۡ حَوۡلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَعۡرَابِ مُنَـٰفِقُونَۖ وَمِنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡمَدِينَةِۖ مَرَدُواْ عَلَى ٱلنِّفَاقِ لَا تَعۡلَمُهُمۡۖ نَحۡنُ نَعۡلَمُهُمۡۚ سَنُعَذِّبُہُم مَّرَّتَيۡنِ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ عَظِيمٍ۬ (١٠١)

And among those around you of the wandering Arabs there are hypocrites, and among the townspeople of Al-Madinah (there are some who) persist in hypocrisy whom thou (O Muhammad) knowest not. We, We know them, and We shall chastise them twice; then they will be relegated to a painful doom. (101)

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) riwayah is as follows about where one lives and what are one’s pastimes and where it leads us:

One who goes and lives in the jungles (in the boonies away from educated people and removed from an environment of Deen): his heart becomes hardened

One who pursues hunting (without purpose) he become Ghafil (ignorant)

One who desires the proximity of the ‘Sultan’ (likes to be in the halls of rulers) he becomes Ghafil (ignorant) from Allah.

(He forgets Allah because he becomes immersed in the comforts, luxury and opulence of the ruler. He thus also forgets the Hereafter and the fact he is answerable for his actions on the Day of Judgment).

End Riwayah (words within parenthesis are mine & FH)

WHERE DO  YOU LIVE? AND WHO IS YOUR COMPANY?

THE FIVE KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE

GUEST ARTICLE

The Qur’an Recognizes Five Kinds of Knowledge
By Dr. Kaukab Siddique

1. Empirical knowledge: mathematical, experimental, observational, and socio-economic.
This is the kind of knowledge best known in our times. Islam laid its foundations. According to Hadith of the Prophet, pbuh, there is a cure for EVERY disease.

2. Rational knowledge, including logic and axiology. The use of reason is strongly recommended in the Qur\’an. The Arabs translated Plato and Aristotle. In turn Europe was influenced by Islamic rationality. Kant\’s Critique of Pure Reason has Islamic influence in it.

3. Intuitive knowledge, including poetic inspiration, love [highest form being the mother\'s love for the child], conscience, compassion and forgiveness. The world\’s greatest poetry is influenced by Islam, be it that of Rumi, Son Jara, Iqbal or Ghalib.

4. Law and traditional Knowledge. The Qur\’an links the present to the past and teaches the rule of Law. Thus the best of the PAST is incorporated into Islam but the ephemeral and the historically limited knowledge is left out. SHARIA is extremely advanced and well developed in Islam.

5. Revelation. This is the highest form of knowledge and was given to Noah, Abraham, Hajira, Moses, Maryam, Jesus and Muhammad [peace be on them], and was perfected, completed and finalized in the Qur\’an and in the life, teachings and example [Hadith] of Muhammad, pbuh.
Revelation is directly from Allah [the God, the Creator of all beings and worlds]. It can be recognized as other than human owing to its revolutionary nature and \”impossibility\” within the social context in which it was revealed.

For instance, in pre-Islamic Arab society as well as in other societies before Muhammad, pbuh, women were regarded as the property of men and were often bought and even \”inherited\” by men. The Qur’an rejected the existing social norms and went outside all the \”possibilities\” in that era by proclaiming that not only are women and men equal but that women themselves must INHERIT property.

The Qur\’an is Islam\’s LIVING MIRACLE. Muhammad, pbuh, was unlettered, had no human teacher and had not been to any school. He did not write or think up the Qur\’an or make any claim of being the author of a Book, which re-shaped the world in all its dimensions.
MIRACLES of Jesus, pbuh, and other messengers of Allah are mentioned in the Qur\’an to illustrate the Power of Allah but they are downplayed if not entirely left out in the mission of Muhammad, pbuh.

Instead JIHAD is taught as central to Islam. Jihad is the uprising of the oppressed and the downtrodden against the oppressors, the exploiters, and the slave masters who pretend to be \”gods\” and who try to displace the Authority of Allah with their own- (More on this in Surah Tawbah)

Photo courtesy of flickr: Quran search

WHAT TO SAY IF YOU GET…………… OR DON’T GET WHAT YOU DESIRED? 9:59

وَلَو أَنَّهُم رَضُواْ مَآ ءَاتَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ  وَقَالُواْ حَسبُنَا ٱللَّهُ سَيُؤتِينَا ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضلِهِ وَرَسُولُهُ  إِنَّآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ رَغِبُونَ (٥٩

9:59 (How much more seemly) had they been content with that which Allah and His messenger had given them and had said: Allah sufficeth us. Allah will give us of His bounty, and (also) His messenger. Unto Allah we are suppliants.

TAFSEER BY DR FARHAT HASHMI:

When the hypocrites were unhappy with the distribution of goods to the people, they would rudely question Prophet Muhammad PBUH.

Allah Subhanawataala outlines the etiquette of a true Muslim in this ayah: A true Muslim would say and feel that Allah is enough in my heart, He will give us of his bounty and also His messenger, and we supplicate to Allah alone.

The message here is that we should trust Allah in what he gives us and in what he withholds, and be confident that He will give of His bounties.

We should make a conscious effort not to emulate the hypocrites who questioned the quality and quantity of what they were given by RasoolAllah and were not happy with it.

MY TAKE:

The end point of the Hypocrites is that the wrath of Allah will descend on them, and we do not want to be one of them.

WHAT AND WHO IS IN YOUR HEART?

PHOTO: Courtesy flikr search Alllah calligraphy

THE SERMON AT TABUK PART TWO (26-50)

A Comprehensive Sermon of Tabuk Campaign by Rasulullah Peace be upon him

Kontribusi dari eka kristanto
After glorifying Allah the Holy Prophet said:

Translation:

26. Doubt and vacillation are an index of unbelief.

27. Wailing over the dead is a practice of ignorance.

28. Stealing and embezzlement are the provision for Hell.

29. Getting drunk is to burn in the fire.

30. (Nonsense) versification is satanic.

31. Drinking is the source of all evil.

32. The worst that one can eat is the property of the orphan.

33. Fortunate is he who learns from the mistakes of others.

34. Wretched is he who is wretched by birth.

35. And each one of you is to be buried deep under the soil.

36. And the deeds of each one will be judged in the Hereafter.

37. An act is judged by its fruit.

38. The worst dream is the false dream.

39. Abusing a believer is sinful.

40. And fighting a believer is a sign of disbelief.

41. Backbiting a believer is disobedience of Allah.

42. A believer’s property is as unlawful for the other person as his blood.

43. The one who is indifferent to Allah is ignored by Allah.

44. Allah keeps the secrets of him who keeps the secrets of others.

45. The one who forgives others is forgiven by Allah.

46. He who suppresses his anger is rewarded by Allah.

47. He who endures a loss with patience is rewarded by Allah.

48. The habitual fault-finder is disgraced by Allah.

49. Allah multiplies the rewards of him who adopts the attitude of patience.

50. And Allah chastises the one who adopts the attitude of disobedience.

According to a tradition in Sahih Muslim, when the Holy Prophet gave the sermon his voice would rise and his eyes
would become red with the intensity of feeling, and it appeared as if he was warning his audience against the enemy who was about to attack them.

Source:
Everyday Fiqh (Vol.1) by Abdul Aziz Kamal (c)1986 published by Islamic Publications (Pvt.) Ltd., 13-E Shah Alam
Market, Lahore, Pakistan. (http://muslim-canada.org/fridaysermon.htm)

Courtesy of: Indonesian Muslim Society in America (IMSA)
http://www.imsa.us

The Sermon At TABUK PART ONE (1-25)

Quran on rehal courtesy :flickr Quran search

A Comprehensive Sermon of Tabuk Campaign by Rasulullah Peace be upon him

Kontribusi dari eka kristanto

A Comprehensive Sermon of Tabuk Campaign by Rasulullah saw.
After glorifying Allah the Holy Prophet said:

Translation:

1. The most truthful of discourses is the Book of Allah.

2. The most trustworthy word is Taqwa (fear of God).

3. The best of the communities is the Community of Prophet Abraham (Allah’s peace be upon him).

4. The best way of life is the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Allah’s peace be upon him).

5. Remembrance of Allah is the most glorious of all things.

6. The best of all narrations is the Qur’an.

7. The best acts are those requiring the highest degree of will and determination.

8. The worst acts are those based on innovation.

9. The best way of life is the one adopted by the Prophets of Allah.

10. The most glorious death is the death of the martyr.

11. The most wretched blindness consists in going astray after finding the Right Way.

12. The best of acts is the one that yields benefit.

13. The best guidance is that which the people may be able to follow.

14. The worst blindness is the blindness of the heart.

15. The upper hand (giving) is better than the lower one (receiving).

16. The less which can meet one’s needs is better than the more which can cause neglectfulness.

17. The worst excuse is that which is offered at the point of death.

18. The worst remorse is the remorse of the Day of Judgment.

19. Some people come for the Friday Prayer but their hearts are held up behind.

20. And they are able to remember Allah but little.

21. The sin of the lying tongue is the gravest of all sins.

22. Real richness is the richness of the heart.

23. The best provision is the provision of Taqva (fear of God).

24. The best of all wisdom and knowledge is the fear of Allah Almighty.

25. Faith is the best thing to be cultivated and entrenched in the heart.

Rest in tomorrow’s post……………..

Source:
Everyday Fiqh (Vol.1) by Abdul Aziz Kamal (c)1986 published by Islamic Publications (Pvt.) Ltd., 13-E Shah Alam Market, Lahore, Pakistan. (http://muslim-canada.org/fridaysermon.htm)

Courtesy of : Indonesian Muslim Society in America (IMSA)
http://www.imsa.us

WHAT IS THE PRE REQUISITE FOR ENTERING MECCA AND THE KAABA……9:28

يَـأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا ٱلمُشرِكُونَ نَجَسٌ فَلَا يَقرَبُواْ ٱلمَسجِدَ ٱلحَرَامَ بَعدَ عَامِهِم هَـذَا وَإِن خِفتُم عَيلَةً فَسَوفَ يُغنِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضلِهِ إِن شَآءَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ حَيمٌ (٢٨

English translation (Quran Explorer):  O ye who believe! The idolaters only are unclean. So let them not come near the Inviolable Place of Worship after this their year. If ye fear poverty (from the loss of their merchandise) Allah shall preserve you of His bounty if He will. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.

9:28 translation by YUSUFALI: O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, soon will Allah enrich you, if He wills, out of His bounty, for Allah is All-knowing, All-wise.

Tafseer by FH:Tawbah 9:28:

In these ayahs as was also noted in the declaration of “Al Barah” in the beginning of Surah Tawbah, Allah Subhanawataala states that after this Hajj and Ummrah of the 9th Hijri mushriks (those who worship other deities than God) are Najas i.e. impure, inside and outside.

Thus they were forbidden from the Kaaba, and Mecca and both these places were designated a place of worship for people who declared the Unity of God and declared Prophet Muhammad to be the Rasool and servant of Allah.

Thus people purified in mind and body were given permission to live and worship in Mecca, all Mushriqs whose who deny Tawheed and that Muhammad PBUH is God s Rassool could no longer enter the precincts of Mecca and the Kaaba.

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Pakistan

Does this order extend to all mosques? And the answer is no.

what is the proof of this?:

The proof that non-Muslims are allowed in general mosques is evident by the Sunnah, i.e. the actions of Prophet Muhammad PBUH. He allowed non-Muslims including mushriqeen in the mosques for a purpose.

The most famous episode is about the famous chieftain of the Arabs, who had killed many sahabas and was captured and kept in the mosque for three days. He was treated well by Prophet Muhammad and each day was given the invitation to Islam and he declined, he was then released, he went to a nearby oasis, bathed, cleansed himself and came back and declared shahada and embraced Islam publicly to the chagrin of the non-believers.

Often Non Muslims would come to Rasool Allah to ask questions about the Deen and these meetings were held in the mosque.

DO YOU DO DAWAH WITH NON MUSLIMS IN THE MASJID?