THINK

Suppose you use a horse for transportation as people have done in the past. One of your friends invites you to his house and you get there by riding your horse. Now, what would happen if your friend totally ignores you and starts feeding and looking after the horse only? You will feel confused as yourself, the rider, was suppose to be the guest, not the horse that you rode on.

The above situation sounds abnormal but that is exactly what we are doing today. Allah has given us a body and a soul. The soul rides on the body to pass through this world. In other words, the body is like the horse and the soul is like the rider of the horse. Today, we are continuously busy in feeding and looking after the body but totally ignored the well being of our souls.

As a result, our souls have become so weak without the spiritual food that it is not strong enough to even push us to go to the Masjid or wake up for Fajr prayer. Thus, it is essential that we strengthen our soul with the spiritual food as shown by Islam.

Be like pearl in their shells

Sisters.... be like Pearls in their Shells :)

Hijab is a form of obedience and worship of Allah Ta'ala. It serves as a shield for us, guards our modesty and increases our faith with which we can gain a place in paradise with Allah-Most High, In sha Allah.

•••Muslimah•••

What is Love ?

"Love is when Khadijah [R.A] spent her entire wealth on this Deen for the Man she Loved... ♥

Love is when Muhammad [p.b.u.h] took the glass that Ayesha [R.A] drank from and put his lips on the exact place she put her's and then drank... ♥

Love is when Nabi [p.b.u.h] had a race with Ayesha [R.A] and teased her when she lost... ♥

Love is when Nabi [p.b.u.h] would take a bone that Ayesha [R.A] sucked meat from and would put his lips on that same place she chewed the meat from... ♥

Love is when Fatimah [R.A] immediately smiled and never complained when her father [p.b.u.h] told her that her Nikaah has been made to Ali [R.A]... ♥

Love is when Zainab [R.A] would sacrifice her most prized possession , her everything for her Husband...! ♥

✦✦✦✦ Real Love is not based on romance , candle light dinner and walks along the beach. In Fact is Based On Respect , Compromise , Care And Trust ✦✦✦✦

The Importance Of Saying INSHA’ ALLAH

The Importance Of Saying INSHA’ ALLAH

When Allah’s Messenger (p.b.u.h.) declared Allah’s Oneness and him being the last Messenger of God and invited everyone towards the great religion Islam, the disbelievers of Makkah sent some men to Al-Madina to investigate the matter.

The Jews (who were not sure of the fact) sent some men to ask Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) certain questions.

The Jews said: ‘Ask him about three things which we will tell you to ask, if he answers them then he is a Prophet who has been sent (by Allah); if he does not, then he is saying things that are not true.’
‘1. Ask him about some young men in ancient times, what was their story? For there is a strange and wondrous tale.
2. Ask him about a man who traveled a great deal and reached the east and the west of the earth. What was his story?
3. And ask him about he Ruh (soul or spirit) what is it?’

‘If he tells you about these things, then he is a Prophet, so follow him, but if he does not tell you, then he is a man who is making things up, so deal with him as you see fit.’

So, the men came back to Makkah and said: ‘O people! We have come to you with a decisive solution which will put an end to the problem between you and Muhammad (p.b.u.h.). The Jewish rabbis told us to ask him about some matters,’ and they told them what they were. Then they came to the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) and said:
‘O Muhammad (s.a.a.w) tell us,’ and they asked him about the things they had been told to ask.


The Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.) said:
“I will tell you tomorrow about what you have asked me.” But he (p.b.u.h.) did not say, ‘INSHA’ ALLAH (If Allah Wills).’

Allah Messenger (p.b.u.h.) never spoke anything except with revelation. So, he waited for the revelation from Allah but 15 days passed away without any revelation concerning those matter which the disbelievers asked, neither did Jibreel (alaihis-salaam) come to him.
The people of Makkah started to doubt him and said: ‘Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) promised to tell us the next day and now 15 days have gone by and he has not told us anything in response to the questions we asked.’

The Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.) felt sad because of the delay in revelation and was grieved by what the people of Makkah were saying about him.

Then Jibreel (alaihis-salaam) came with the revelation of Soorah al-Kahf, which contained answers to the questions and also the above mentioned verse explaining the correct etiquette when determining to do something in the future.

“AND NEVER SAY OF ANYTHING, ‘I SHALL DO SUCH AND SUCH THING TOMORROW.? EXCEPT (WITH THE SAYING): ‘IF ALLAH WILLS!’? AND REMEMBER YOUR LORD WHEN YOU FORGET” [SOORAH AL-KAHF (18): 23]

Lesson: Determining to do something in the future should always be attributed to the Will of Allah, Who is the Knower of the Unseen and Who Alone Knows what was and what is yet to happen and what is not to be.

Struggle !

•••• STRUGGLE ••••

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.

The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Allah's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If Allah allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.

We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never "fly"!

I asked for Strength.........
And Allah gave me Difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for Wisdom.........
And Allah gave me Problems to solve.

I asked for Prosperity.........
And Allah gave me Brain and Brawn to work.

I asked for Courage.........
And Allah gave me Danger to overcome.

I asked for Love..........
And Allah gave me Troubled people to help.

I asked for Favours.........
And Allah gave me Opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted ........
I received everything I needed!

"So blessed be Allah, the best to create! !"
Surah Al Muminoon (The Believer) (23) verse 14

You are Beautiful like this Rose

A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought,

“ How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?” Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and just before it was ready to bloom... it died.

So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The good qualities planted in us at birth, grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects.

We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the good within us, and eventually it dies. We never realize our potential.

Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns of another, and find the rose within them.

This is one of the characteristic of love... to look at a person, know their true faults and accepting that person into your life... all the while recognizing the nobility in their soul. Help others to realize they can overcome their faults. If we show them the “rose” within themselves, they will conquer their thorns. Only then will they blossom many times over.

Wise Advice ♥ : The most favorable friend to me is that who shows me my flaws.

my Father and Holy Book

A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. On the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study.

His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Holy Book.

Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Holy book?” and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.

He never contacted his father again for long long time. Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business.

He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.

Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away,and willed all of his possessions to his son.

He needed to come home immediately and take care things. When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.

He began to search his father’s important papers and saw the still new Holy Book, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Holy Book and began to turn the pages. As he Read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Holy Book.

It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words PAID IN FULL.

Moral ♥: How many times do we miss GOD blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?