the ummah of Islam was founded as a community, a state and a world order

"Ever since 622 A.C, the first day of Hijrah or Islamic era, the day on which the Prophet Muhammad migrated from Makkah to Madinah, the ummah of Islam was founded as a community, a state and a world order. 

It was a trans-tribal, trans-national and trans-imperial movement seeking a new definition of human identity, a new form of human association and a new order of relations between human groups.

It was not an utopian dream but a socio-economic and millitary movement, firmly implanted on earth and translating itself into prescriptions governing every aspect of human living. It sought to mobilize the whole of humankind in a concerted effort to rebuild culture and civilization on a new basis." 

~~ Ismail Raji Al Faruqi Al Shaheed (Rahimahullah)

It was obvious to me that the decline of the Muslims was not due to any shortcomings in Islam

"It was obvious to me that the decline of the Muslims was not due to any shortcomings in Islam but rather to their own failure to up to it.....It was not Muslims that had made Islam great; it was Islam that made Muslims great. 

But as soon as their faith became habit and ceased to be a program of life, to be continuously pursued, the creative impulse that underlay their civilization waned and gradually gave way to indolence, sterility and cultural decay." 

~~ Muhammad Asad

Big matters and Small matters

by  Shohana Akter

In the evening I saw a facebook comment and in reply I mentioned to that person that he did not realize what he said. Certainly we don't give thought to what we say most of the time, if we would then human race would have stopped talking ..Entirely. But after an hour or so I went on repeating the mistake of that certain individual. I said something which could have caused a fitnah by forgetting the hadith which "I "quote thousand times a day!

"Fitna is asleep; may God curse the one who awakens it."

If there is a true danger that we should worry about the future of Islam

"If there is a true danger that we should worry about the future of Islam, 

it is intellectual stagnation and the despotism of Muslim rulers." 

~~ Rashid Al Ghanouchi

Islam, very simply, is a philosophy of human liberation

"Islam, very simply, is a philosophy of human liberation. Its first summon, "Say there is no god but God and prosper," propounds Tawhid as the necessary means to that end. We see that from the same beginning, Islamic humanism ascends to a kind of awareness, while Marxist humanism proceeds to a kind of production. 

Then does Islam lead to a mystical and ascetic idealism foreign to actuality? Has Islam, like the mystical religions and ideologies, forgotten the principle of justice? Not at all! Islam addresses economic welfare and social justice as principles of its social order; indeed it stresses them. 

To be precise, in Islam these principles constitute essential prerequisites; they can free man from poverty and discrimination so that, through moral growth and particular evolution, he may freely unfold his inherent divine nature. This is paramount to the philosophy of human life in Islam." 

-- Dr. Ali Shariati

Message I wrote to Imam Suhaib Webb

Imam! I love you for the sake of Allah...

Your speeches, reminders, directions, the light of your knowledge stirs my heart and I find an urge inside me to know our Deen, to work for Allah, to love our beloved Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and to design my life for Allah's satisfaction.

May Allah grant you vast knowledge and wisdom and a long life as a good servant of Him for serving more for His Deen. May Allah accept us for the ultimate success... Please keep me in your prayers.

-- I am someone who is your student from thousand miles away, a brother in Islam...

[A message from Bangladesh]
17-10-2012

Islam was founded as a community, a state and a world order

"Ever since 622 A.C, the first day of Hijrah or Islamic era, the day on which the Prophet Muhammad migrated from Makkah to Madinah, the ummah of Islam was founded as a community, a state and a world order.

It was a trans-tribal, trans-national and trans-imperial movement seeking a new definition of human identity, a new form of human association and a new order of relations between human groups.

It was not an utopian dream but a socio-economic and millitary movement, firmly implanted on earth and translating itself into prescriptions governing every aspect of human living. It sought to mobilize the whole of humankind in a concerted effort to rebuild culture and civilization on a new basis."

--  Ismail Raji Al Faruqi Al Shaheed (Rahimahullah)

Pearls of Islamic Scholars : Quotes [1]

source : IOU FB page

Taqwaa has three levels:

The first: Protecting the heart and limbs from sins and all forbidden matters.
The second: Protecting the heart and limbs form disliked matters [Makrooh].
The third: Protecting oneself from the fudool [curiosity] and what does not concern him.

The first gives the servant his life, the second gives him health and strength and the third enables him to gain happiness, contentment and light.”
 
 [Ibn al Qayyim; Al Fawaa-id :P 45]


Ash-Shafi‘i (rahimahullâh) said, “Whoever spread gossip for you spreads gossip against you. Whoever relates tales to you will tell tales about you. Whoever when you please him says about you what is not in you, when you anger him will say about you what is not in you.”
Siyar ‘Alam al Nubala’ of Imaam ad-Dhahabee

Abu Ad-Dardaa:

“It is better to advise your friend than to severe relations with him, for no one can take the place of your friend if you lose him. However, how could you grieve after he dies, when you have shunned him when he was still alive?”

(Sifaat us-Safwah, 1/364) 

 Sufyaan ath-Thawree:  "The scholars are similar to rain, wherever they fall, they benefit."  (Jam'ee Bayaan al 'Ilm wa Fadlihee 1/56)

Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawiyyah:  "Patience is that the heart does not feel anger towards that which is destined and that the mouth does not complain."  (al-’Uddah, p. 156)

 
 "If your brother mentions something to you in private, then walks away, it is an amaanah (trust) even if he didn't instruct you not to inform anyone." 

(Ibn Muflih's Adaab Ash-Sharee'ah).

-- Umar ibn al-Khattab

The perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah -- Ibn al-Qayyim, (al Madaarij 3/485)

You have the highest Character by Imam Suhaib Webb

a wonderful lecture by Imam Suhaib Webb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrP7GQ9aURA

Download Links of Books of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah

Download Links of Books of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah Rahimahullah

www.kalamullah.com/ibn-taymiyyah.html

Quotes of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah

I collected them from another source, where the BOOK SOURCE of the quotes are given, yet I am not sure about their authenticity, much. this is for my personal collection. Please do not publish them publicly without finding them on book. 

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Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah was famous for stating profound statements, below is a selection of some of them:

1. Every punishment from Him is pure justice and every blessing from Him is pure grace.
2.Whoever desires everlasting bliss, let him adhere firmly to the threshold of servitude.
3. The Lord loves to be loved.
4.Guidance is not attained except with knowledge and correct direction is not attained except with patience.
5. In this world is a Paradise, whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter.

Seeking refuge from knowledge that does not benefit

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika
min 'ilmin la yanfa'
wa min qalbin la yakhsha'
wa min du'ain la yusma'
wa min nafsin la tashba'

"O Allah! I seek refuge with You from knowledge that does not benefit, and from a heart that is not subdued and humble, and from a supplication that is not heard, and from a soul that is not satisfied."

What is holding me back? -- Yasir Qadhi

What is holding me back? I don't feel like it. Video lecture by Sh Yasir Qadhi...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCUyekCxy0w

If there is a true danger

"If there is a true danger we should worry about for the future of Islam, 

it is intellectual stagnation and the despotism of Muslim rulers".

-- Shaykh Rashid al-Ghannoushi 

Dust On Your Heart

Fighting Zina by Omar Suleiman

Fighting Zina by Omar Suleiman .  A wonderful video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfUZknCITnc

An Offensive Film? The Prophetic Action Plan

An Offensive Film? The Prophetic Action Plan taken from OnIslam dot net
written by Mohammed Hakeem

Love for the sake of Allah

Love for the sake of Allah, Stand together before Him as slave

Knowing Others for Judging others?

You will see that *KNOWING* and *JUDGING* are having qualitative difference in perspective toward people. If anybody is always ready to *judge* others, it is very clear in any religious perspective that he doesn't have the beauty to hold the religion, I read a quote from bible which is in memory like this, "if you go to judge others, you have no time to love them". In terms of Islaam, we are repeatedly taught "dont go for spying others" and at the same time, "only allah knows the best what is in others heart". So, to my understandings in all along my life is -- A judgmental mind is beyond any accepted level of spirituality.

In my life, when I expected someone to a level in spirituality and got a deep shock from him/her behavior, I couldn't convince me. Coz it was a great flaw in his/her attitude but it is not expected and also not *accepted* in many cases for the role/position/designation they hold.

on the other hand, when I tried to convince me that okay well, know that "nobody is perfect". It was a typical widely used *smart like* sentence but I found it is totally useless. I know nobody is perfect but while I am already in an interaction with someone, a person I know from previous days, and repeatedly same mistake I have to face and every-time I face it, I'm in need of telling me, "nobody is perfect" don't work. I was not convinced and couldn't stop being hurt.

But while I am aware of people I have around, I am loving to mix with them, communicating with them and in the mean time I figure out their limitations I experienced, I prepare myself accordingly about *dealing* their limitations. It is because I have the limitations of *tolerating* people and my *Objective* is to have a good conversation/interaction/ communication so that I can accomplish my work peacefully, efficiently. and during the time, I must be *out of judgmental* attitude and only then *KNOWING* someone will work.

W hat I just said was my effort of finding a better solution, understanding to develop for my mind to deal with situations that will provide me a safeguard from being worried and getting hurt.

Useful and Practical article on Marriage and in-laws issues

very useful inshaAllah & are more practical about Marriage issues

• http://www.suhaibwebb.com/relationships/marriage-family/beforemarriage/in-law-interference/ 

• http://www.suhaibwebb.com/relationships/marriage-family/in-law-interference-2/