Oct 1, 2013
Sep 28, 2013
Pearls of Islamic Scholars [7]
Abu Darda Al Ansari (radiyAllahu'anhu):
“Whoever knocks on the door then it is on the brink of it being opened up for him, and whoever makes a lot of du’aa then his supplication is on the verge of being answered.”
(Ash-Shu'ab, 2/1142)
Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah:
“A person who acts without knowledge is like someone who travels without a guide, and it is known that a person like this will more likely be destroyed than saved.”
(Miftah Daar As-Sa'ada, 1/82-83)
I have never struggled to rectify something that is more difficult to overcome than my soul; sometimes I win, and sometimes I lose.
—Sufyān al-Thawrī [d. 161H/778CE]
(Read on pg 86, Salaahud-Deen ibn ‘Alee ibn ‘Abdul-Maujood, The Biography of Sufyaan Ath-Thauree. Darussalam Publishers. Riyadh:2005.)
“Whoever knocks on the door then it is on the brink of it being opened up for him, and whoever makes a lot of du’aa then his supplication is on the verge of being answered.”
(Ash-Shu'ab, 2/1142)
Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah:
“A person who acts without knowledge is like someone who travels without a guide, and it is known that a person like this will more likely be destroyed than saved.”
(Miftah Daar As-Sa'ada, 1/82-83)
I have never struggled to rectify something that is more difficult to overcome than my soul; sometimes I win, and sometimes I lose.
—Sufyān al-Thawrī [d. 161H/778CE]
(Read on pg 86, Salaahud-Deen ibn ‘Alee ibn ‘Abdul-Maujood, The Biography of Sufyaan Ath-Thauree. Darussalam Publishers. Riyadh:2005.)
Sep 5, 2013
Before Marriage!!
here goes the articles about BEFORE MARRIAGE from the Suhaib Webb blog. I think these will help someone to think deeply about the issues. here goes few links with the titles?
M&M’s: Marriage and Money
A Marriage Mystery
Is Passionate Love in Marriage…Real?
Want Your Marriage to Last? Get Premarital Counseling
Will Marriage Solve My Problems?
Polygamous Marriage
Hook Up with Allah, Allah will Hook You Up
Battling Temptation (Part II)
Should I Consider Him for Marriage if I’m Not Attracted to Him?
Marriage as Medicine
Problems with Attraction
Loneliness
Do I Tell My Parents That I Don’t Want to Marry My Cousin?
Dwell In Tranquility
Intercultural Marriages: A Qur’anic Reflection
Be my Valentine
Age Difference Between Spouses
Wifehood and Motherhood are Not the Only Ways to Paradise
Hurting Homes
....... click here for more.....
M&M’s: Marriage and Money
A Marriage Mystery
Is Passionate Love in Marriage…Real?
Want Your Marriage to Last? Get Premarital Counseling
Will Marriage Solve My Problems?
Polygamous Marriage
Hook Up with Allah, Allah will Hook You Up
Battling Temptation (Part II)
Should I Consider Him for Marriage if I’m Not Attracted to Him?
Marriage as Medicine
Problems with Attraction
Loneliness
Do I Tell My Parents That I Don’t Want to Marry My Cousin?
Dwell In Tranquility
Intercultural Marriages: A Qur’anic Reflection
Be my Valentine
Age Difference Between Spouses
Wifehood and Motherhood are Not the Only Ways to Paradise
Hurting Homes
....... click here for more.....
Aug 25, 2013
Realizations of a sleepless night
Passed a very rare sleepless night with multidimensional thoughts and realizations. now rushing onward to workplace...
it is always important for us to look back in own life, to look back of our world... it is not easy to face the hardest moments of own self. it takes courage to deal the very inner us, and we are often terrified to even reconcile with our own self... we divert our mind and thus make our lives more complicated. very few problems ever get solved usually, but intellectual distraction from our past and death don't help.
it is always tough to acknowledge that even after those thousands of troubles, harsh moments of life, we are actually happy; the acknowledgement gives us peace in two ways - meeting the answer of a very fundamental question and the relief of searching back the self worth. may God help us.
25-08-2013
it is always important for us to look back in own life, to look back of our world... it is not easy to face the hardest moments of own self. it takes courage to deal the very inner us, and we are often terrified to even reconcile with our own self... we divert our mind and thus make our lives more complicated. very few problems ever get solved usually, but intellectual distraction from our past and death don't help.
it is always tough to acknowledge that even after those thousands of troubles, harsh moments of life, we are actually happy; the acknowledgement gives us peace in two ways - meeting the answer of a very fundamental question and the relief of searching back the self worth. may God help us.
25-08-2013
Aug 8, 2013
Eid Night Reflections
I just found tears in my eyes reading the words of Dr Tariq Ramadan, he told on this Eid ul Fitr. don't know why, his words go deep inside me. he is 'One True Mentor' of my life. the words he writes moves deeply inside my hearts, giving a meaning in several dimensions. truly, I get peace in this reading. It just gave me a wind in heart that I wasn't being able to find all day long. the spiritual essence I was trying to get from thinking, the words have shown me a way to find.
when I read him, I can feel the inner light of the writer, Professor Ramadan, who slowly moves through words to say what he intends. but travelling many ideas he is very well concerned about what he is trying to say, about the center, about the meaning. the center of his talks is the ONE, our Lord, our master. to love, to be loved, to bless and to be blessed.
I am often confused about my love. through a long way passing back at life, I have reached to a level where I rarely find meaning in many typical things. I sit often with me to redefine the concept of my love, my emotions. I really felt those line Dr Tariq said, prayers for those I LOVE, I HAVE LOVED.
I HAVE LOVED part has a meaning to. people have left me, reasonable or unreasonably, naturally or unnaturally, but I had loved them once. from my heart. they are not here anymore but I owe them. they have taught me to grow. on this very moment, I show my respect to them, I pray to Allah for their safety and happiness. in the end, we shall all die.
"Life is Fragile." Love. Smile. Eid Mubarak
08-08-2013
when I read him, I can feel the inner light of the writer, Professor Ramadan, who slowly moves through words to say what he intends. but travelling many ideas he is very well concerned about what he is trying to say, about the center, about the meaning. the center of his talks is the ONE, our Lord, our master. to love, to be loved, to bless and to be blessed.
I am often confused about my love. through a long way passing back at life, I have reached to a level where I rarely find meaning in many typical things. I sit often with me to redefine the concept of my love, my emotions. I really felt those line Dr Tariq said, prayers for those I LOVE, I HAVE LOVED.
I HAVE LOVED part has a meaning to. people have left me, reasonable or unreasonably, naturally or unnaturally, but I had loved them once. from my heart. they are not here anymore but I owe them. they have taught me to grow. on this very moment, I show my respect to them, I pray to Allah for their safety and happiness. in the end, we shall all die.
"Life is Fragile." Love. Smile. Eid Mubarak
08-08-2013
Aug 7, 2013
A Glimpse Of Jannah : Described by Suhaib Webb
"Imagine this: you’ve just crossed the Sirat (bridge over Hell) and made it to the other side. You are waiting for the doors of Jannah to open. Finally they open to the Prophet(peace be upon him) and you are in awe. Truly this place is as the Prophet described which “no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and the mind of no man has conceived”, [Bukhari]. What is the ground made of? It smells a little like saffron, Subhan’Allah! What are those trees with huge fruits? Is that a river of honey? Dip your finger in it, that can’t be honey! You’ve never had anything like it in your life. You try it again and it tastes even better. How is that possible? Ok, enough honey. Where is my house? As you are being escorted to your home, you see it’s not just a house. It’s a mansion! Not even Bill Gates had it this good, and you are told you earned it because you donated $10 for that masjid. If only you had donated more! Well this mansion is enough. You’re eager to start exploring. You enter from the front door with a texture that feels pearly. Are the doors made of pearls? Subhan’Allah! You walk in and there’s someone there. Is that your spouse from the Dunya? But they look different. They’re so beautiful, you’re mesmerized. You take their hand and walk out and you see that person who wronged you in the Dunya. Even though you forgave on earth, whenever you saw them, you’d still get a bit frustrated. But for some reason it’s ok now. It’s all good. Actually- you’re happy to see them. In fact, you can’t stop smiling. This place is awesome. You feel so light and airy. You feel as though nothing bad has ever happened to you in your life. You have peace. It can’t get better than this, right? Yes it can! As you walk outside your mansion, you see people rushing to go some place. They’re crowding around someone. Is that RasulAllah?! Without realizing, tears stream down your face, it IS Rasul’Allah! And he is more beautiful than any of the descriptions you’ve read. You embrace him. He smiles at you, and then you invite him to dinner at your house. You walk away, still in awe that you’ve just seen the final Messenger of God, and… Is that Abu Bakr (ra)? With `Umar (ra)! And over there is Fatima (ra), sitting with her mother Khadija (ra)! And there’s Mariam (as)! You overhear a conversation and it’s someone asking Salaah ad-Deen how it felt to liberate Jerusalem. And you recognize an accent, it’s Malcolm X! Finally, it’s the pinnacle of Jannah. Being with Allah. You actually get to see Allah. The highest, greatest most amazing pleasure that surpasses everything we’ve just talked about. Seeing your Lord, Most High."
- Imam Suhaib Webb
- Imam Suhaib Webb
Jul 31, 2013
Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr Quotes
quotes collected from goodreads
“We live among ruins in a World in which ‘god is dead’ as Nietzsche stated. The ideals of today are comfort, expediency, surface knowledge, disregard for one’s ancestral heritage and traditions, catering to the lowest standards of taste and intelligence, apotheosis of the pathetic, hoarding of material objects and possessions, disrespect for all that is inherently higher and better — in other words
a complete inversion of true values and ideals, the raising of the victory flag of ignorance and the banner of degeneracy. In such a time, social decadence is so widespread that it appears as a natural component of all political institutions. The crises that dominate the daily lives of our societies are part of a secret occult war to remove the support of spiritual and traditional values in order to turn man into a passive instrument of dark powers.
The common ground of both Capitalism and Socialism is a materialistic view of life and being. Materialism in its war with the Spirit has taken on many forms; some have promoted its goals with great subtlety, whilst others have done so with an alarming lack of subtlety, but all have added, in greater or lesser measure, to the growing misery of Mankind. The forms which have done the most damage in our time may be enumerated as: Freemasonry, Liberalism, Nihilism, Capitalism, Socialism, Marxism, Imperialism, Anarchism, Modernism and the New Age.”
― Seyyed Hossein Nasr
“We live among ruins in a World in which ‘god is dead’ as Nietzsche stated. The ideals of today are comfort, expediency, surface knowledge, disregard for one’s ancestral heritage and traditions, catering to the lowest standards of taste and intelligence, apotheosis of the pathetic, hoarding of material objects and possessions, disrespect for all that is inherently higher and better — in other words
a complete inversion of true values and ideals, the raising of the victory flag of ignorance and the banner of degeneracy. In such a time, social decadence is so widespread that it appears as a natural component of all political institutions. The crises that dominate the daily lives of our societies are part of a secret occult war to remove the support of spiritual and traditional values in order to turn man into a passive instrument of dark powers.
The common ground of both Capitalism and Socialism is a materialistic view of life and being. Materialism in its war with the Spirit has taken on many forms; some have promoted its goals with great subtlety, whilst others have done so with an alarming lack of subtlety, but all have added, in greater or lesser measure, to the growing misery of Mankind. The forms which have done the most damage in our time may be enumerated as: Freemasonry, Liberalism, Nihilism, Capitalism, Socialism, Marxism, Imperialism, Anarchism, Modernism and the New Age.”
― Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Jul 21, 2013
Pearls of Islamic Scholars : Quotes [6]
[almost all quotes here collected from the facebook page of Islamic Online University]
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"Eating and praising (Allah) is better than eating and staying silent." -Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal (rahimahullah)
The entire religion is good character, so the one who exceeds you in good character, has exceeded you in religion. - Ibn Qayyim...
"The true prisoner is the one whose base desires have imprisoned him"- Imam Ibn Taymiyah (r.a)
"Buy for yourself (through doing good deeds) while there is still a market and you have the ability to buy."-Imam Ibn al Qayyim..
"Whoever does not find happiness in the dhikr of Allah, prayer, and reciting the Quran, will not find it anywhere else." - Hasan al-Basri
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"Eating and praising (Allah) is better than eating and staying silent." -Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal (rahimahullah)
The entire religion is good character, so the one who exceeds you in good character, has exceeded you in religion. - Ibn Qayyim...
"The true prisoner is the one whose base desires have imprisoned him"- Imam Ibn Taymiyah (r.a)
"Buy for yourself (through doing good deeds) while there is still a market and you have the ability to buy."-Imam Ibn al Qayyim..
"Whoever does not find happiness in the dhikr of Allah, prayer, and reciting the Quran, will not find it anywhere else." - Hasan al-Basri
Jun 27, 2013
Pearls of Islamic Scholars : Quotes [5]
Imam ash-Shaafi'ee:
"Four things strengthen the intellect: To avoid superfluous speech, to use Siwaak, to sit with righteous people and to sit with the scholars."
(al-Aadaab ash-Shar'iyyah 3/30)
Mu’adh ibn Jabal on his deathbed:
"O Allah! You know that I did not love this life or prolonged stay in it to own springs or to plant trees, but rather to fast for long hot days, stand in prayer during cold nights, strive (in Your cause) for hours at a time, and sit knee to knee with scholars during religious gatherings."
(Minhajul-Qasidin, by Al-Maqsidi,p. 431)
Al-Jarjaani:"The hypocrite is the one who is a disbeliever in his heart but pays lip service to faith outwardly."(At-Ta‘reefaat, p. 298)
"Four things strengthen the intellect: To avoid superfluous speech, to use Siwaak, to sit with righteous people and to sit with the scholars."
(al-Aadaab ash-Shar'iyyah 3/30)
Mu’adh ibn Jabal on his deathbed:
"O Allah! You know that I did not love this life or prolonged stay in it to own springs or to plant trees, but rather to fast for long hot days, stand in prayer during cold nights, strive (in Your cause) for hours at a time, and sit knee to knee with scholars during religious gatherings."
(Minhajul-Qasidin, by Al-Maqsidi,p. 431)
Al-Jarjaani:"The hypocrite is the one who is a disbeliever in his heart but pays lip service to faith outwardly."(At-Ta‘reefaat, p. 298)
Jun 24, 2013
Jun 22, 2013
Reconciling Cat and Yusuf : Tariq Ramadan
>> taken from tariqramadan.com
How well I remember the sixties and the seventies, that singular musical era! Stylesand genres mixed and mingled in an effervescence of creativity and non-conformism, in a search for meaning and renewal that was as singular as it could be troubling. In the London of July 1975 the songs of Cat Stevens could be heard at every corner. There was something about his voice; an unmistakable musical talent combined with words that told of a spiritual journey; the poetry of life and suffering, peace and childhood, separation and death. Peace Train, Wild World, Lady d’Arbanville, Father and Son: all popular hits, all expressing the rich, complex andoften tormented inner life of their creator.
How well I remember the sixties and the seventies, that singular musical era! Stylesand genres mixed and mingled in an effervescence of creativity and non-conformism, in a search for meaning and renewal that was as singular as it could be troubling. In the London of July 1975 the songs of Cat Stevens could be heard at every corner. There was something about his voice; an unmistakable musical talent combined with words that told of a spiritual journey; the poetry of life and suffering, peace and childhood, separation and death. Peace Train, Wild World, Lady d’Arbanville, Father and Son: all popular hits, all expressing the rich, complex andoften tormented inner life of their creator.
Jun 20, 2013
Muslim Women Between Backward Traditions and Modern Innovations
Muslim Women Between Backward Traditions and Modern Innovations
A book my Shaykh Muhammad Al Ghazali and Translated by Jasser Auda. worth reading
A book my Shaykh Muhammad Al Ghazali and Translated by Jasser Auda. worth reading
Jun 19, 2013
Ethics by Tariq Ramadan at Oxford Union
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ1R8VsTTAo
Tariq Ramadan speaks on the topic of ethics and what it means to us and its context in religious texts. He talks abut where our source of ethics and morals lies. Whether we are naturally moral people, whether it is something we learn from society or whether it derives from religious texts.
He also talks about people and society on a whole and how we all related to each other through our shared ideas of ethics and morals and how we differ. Helping us understand how we are the way we are as individuals.
[Filmed on 30th April 2013]
Tariq Ramadan speaks on the topic of ethics and what it means to us and its context in religious texts. He talks abut where our source of ethics and morals lies. Whether we are naturally moral people, whether it is something we learn from society or whether it derives from religious texts.
He also talks about people and society on a whole and how we all related to each other through our shared ideas of ethics and morals and how we differ. Helping us understand how we are the way we are as individuals.
[Filmed on 30th April 2013]
Islamic Legal Philosophy : by Tariq Ramadan, Jasser Auda & Yassir Qadhi
Strengthening The Moral & Social Fabric of Societies: Preservation
of Life & Preservation of Faith - Dr. Yasir Qadhi, Dr Jasser Auda
& Dr. Tariq Ramadan
A unique set of lectures based on the Maqasid (goals) of the Sharia. The knowledge of the Maqasid of the Sharia is crucial for Islamic jurists and the mastery of the Maqasid is what separates the heavy-weights from the light-weights. Understanding the Maqasid of the Sharia is understanding the secret of the law.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InkPIsyzxNE
[This is Session 12 of the 49th Annual ISNA Convention]
A unique set of lectures based on the Maqasid (goals) of the Sharia. The knowledge of the Maqasid of the Sharia is crucial for Islamic jurists and the mastery of the Maqasid is what separates the heavy-weights from the light-weights. Understanding the Maqasid of the Sharia is understanding the secret of the law.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InkPIsyzxNE
[This is Session 12 of the 49th Annual ISNA Convention]
Jun 13, 2013
Jun 11, 2013
[Video] Excessive Sexual Desire :: Abdul Hakim Murad
This is a video by Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad, who referred the sayings of Imam Ghazali on 'desire'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGt1WcYBlBo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGt1WcYBlBo
Jun 9, 2013
Few Amazing RIS Talks
Dr. Tariq Ramadan
Changing the present, Dreaming the future
Tinkering with religion in the garage
Shaykh Mukhtar Maghraoui
Last moments of prophet
Imam Suhaib Webb
Reading the great signs of history
Dr Hossein Nasr
Changing the present, dreaming the future
Philosophy Matters
Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah
Saving the Ship of Humanity : Translator Hamza Yusuf
Dr. Yassir Fazaga
Where do our children play : investing our future generation
Changing the present, Dreaming the future
Tinkering with religion in the garage
Shaykh Mukhtar Maghraoui
Last moments of prophet
Imam Suhaib Webb
Reading the great signs of history
Dr Hossein Nasr
Changing the present, dreaming the future
Philosophy Matters
Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah
Saving the Ship of Humanity : Translator Hamza Yusuf
Dr. Yassir Fazaga
Where do our children play : investing our future generation
Jun 2, 2013
Some Works of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi
Biography of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi (Rahimahullah). May Allah's Mercy be upon him : http://nursistudies.com/?page_id=29
another world of knowledge resource of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi (Rahimahullah)
http://nursistudies.com
this website on Risale-i-Nur of baiduzzaman Said Nursi (rahimahullah)
http://erisale.com/index.jsp?locale=en#home
another world of knowledge resource of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi (Rahimahullah)
http://nursistudies.com
this website on Risale-i-Nur of baiduzzaman Said Nursi (rahimahullah)
http://erisale.com/index.jsp?locale=en#home
May 16, 2013
Audio : The Poor Man's Book of Assistance by Hamza Yusuf
Audio lectures : The Poor Man's Book of Assistance by Hamza Yusuf
At the 2000 Summer Rihla Program in southern Spain, Hamza Yusuf introduced the text 'The Poor Man's Book of Assistance' by the ninth century Moroccan scholar Sidi Ahmed Zarruq to an eager group of students at the Al-Azzargra Madrassa. The extemporary commentary given by Shaykh Hamza is full of insights and wisdoms that will no doubt leave a mark on the listener's heart - the mark of desiring spiritual growth and purification.
One student explained that Sidi Ahmed Zarruq "advises you step by step on how to purify the sick heart just as a doctor would advise her ill patient. He provides you with a specific plan to follow on your jouney in attempting to attain your only station for salvation -that of a sound heart." She also said, "Shaykh Hamza's dynamic teaching style really brings this book to life, extrapolating practical applications for the student of the here and now." (16 CDs) This CD pack can be purchased from www.alhambraproductions.com
At the 2000 Summer Rihla Program in southern Spain, Hamza Yusuf introduced the text 'The Poor Man's Book of Assistance' by the ninth century Moroccan scholar Sidi Ahmed Zarruq to an eager group of students at the Al-Azzargra Madrassa. The extemporary commentary given by Shaykh Hamza is full of insights and wisdoms that will no doubt leave a mark on the listener's heart - the mark of desiring spiritual growth and purification.
One student explained that Sidi Ahmed Zarruq "advises you step by step on how to purify the sick heart just as a doctor would advise her ill patient. He provides you with a specific plan to follow on your jouney in attempting to attain your only station for salvation -that of a sound heart." She also said, "Shaykh Hamza's dynamic teaching style really brings this book to life, extrapolating practical applications for the student of the here and now." (16 CDs) This CD pack can be purchased from www.alhambraproductions.com
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