ISLAMIC ARTICLE ~Can a woman pray naafil when the iqaamah for prayer has beengiven?

Is it permissible for a woman to offer a regular Sunnah prayer before
an obligatory prayer, such as the Sunnah prayer before Zuhr, when the
iqaamah (call immediately preceding the congregational prayer) has
been given?
A woman is not obliged to offer the prayer in congregation like a man,
such that she would have to stop or delay the Sunnah prayer that is
offered before the obligatory prayer and offer it after the obligatory
prayer in order to catch up with the congregational prayer.
Praise be to Allaah.
Muslim (710) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet|(blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "When the iqaamah for prayer is
given, there is no prayer except the prescribed prayer." This applies
to the one to whom the command to pray in congregation is addressed or
to the one who is present in the mosque when the iqaamah for prayer
has been given. With regard to the woman who is in her house or a man
who is excused for not attending prayers in congregation, they are not
addressed in this hadeeth, so they may offer the naafil prayer even
when they can hear the iqaamah from the mosques.
The same applies to a man if he wants to pray in a mosque otherthan
the one in which the iqaamah has been given; he mayoffer the naafil
prayer in his house.
It says in Kashshaaf al-Qinaa' (1/460): If the iqaamah has beengiven,
i.e., the muezzin has started to give the iqaamah for the prayer the
he wants to offer behind the imam (then he shouldnot do any naafil
prayer), otherwise he may do so, such as if the iqaamah is given in a
mosque in which he does not intend to pray. This was stated
inal-Furoo'. To sum up, there should be no prayer except the
prescribed prayer (after the iqaamah has been given), so he should not
start any naafil prayer or any regular Sunnah prayer, before Fajr or
otherwise, in the mosque or elsewhere, or even in his house, because
the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "When the
iqaamah for prayer is given, there is no prayer except the prescribed
prayer."
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ISLAMIC ARTICLE -:- Performing Another ‘Umrah While in Makkah:

I wish to go for Umrah, with my siblings, very soon. We will be flying
from UK, wearing Ihram before miqaat near Judah airport. After doing
our Umrah, if we wish to do Umrah for one or both of our deceased
parents (oneson does for one parent and the other for the second
parent), which miqaat will go to, to do our intention for Umrah on
behalf of our parents? Do we also have to changeour Ihrams for
repeating the Umrah for parents?.
Praise be to Allaah.
First:
Repetition of 'Umrah for the Muslim in one journey,either for himself
or on behalf of someone else, is not from the Sunnah of the Prophet
(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) nor his Companions (may
Allah bepleased with them) nor was it from the guidance of the pious
predecessors. The basic principle is that for each 'Umrah there is a
separate journey.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Zaad al Ma'aad (2/ 89-90):
"None of his (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) 'Umrahs
were performed by leaving Makkah as many people do today. Rather, all
his 'Umrahs were done while entering Makkah. He remained in Makkah for
thirteen years after the revelation was first sent down and it has not
been reported that he did 'Umrah by leaving Makkahduring that time.
The 'Umrah which the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and
blessingsbe upon him) performed and prescribed was the 'Umrah for one
entering Makkah, not the the 'Umrah of one who is already in Makkah,
then leaves the "sanctuary" to return for an 'Umrah. In his time, only
A'ishah did this and it was due to a specific situation; that is, she
had the intention of performing 'Umrah, but her menses occurred. The
Messenger of Allah ordered her to do the Hajj with 'Umrah, and thus
she performed Hajj Qiran (a type of Hajj where Hajj and 'Umrah are
done with one ihram).
He informed her that the tawaf (circumambulation) around the House and
walking between Safa andMarwah counted for both the Hajj and 'Umrah.
However, she felt somewhat upset that her friends (other women) would
return having performed Hajj and 'Umrah separately, as theyperformed
Hajj Tamattu' and did not menstruate during that time; whereas A'ishah
performed Hajj Qiran and her 'Umrah was included within her Hajj.
The Messenger of Allah then ordered A'ishah's brother to take her out
to Tan'eem, and return to Makkah in order to perform her 'Umrah and
tomake her feel better.
However, he did not perform 'Umrah from at-Tan'eem during that Hajj
not did anyone else who was with him." End quote
Second:
The majority of scholars have allowed one who performs 'Umrah to
perform another one during the same journey, especially if he is from
outside Makkah and it is a long journey and difficult to return once
more. In that case, he has to leave to the nearest place outside the
"sanctuary" in order to get into ihram forthe other 'Umrah.
Al-Bukhari (1215) and Muslim (1211) report from'Aishah (may Allah be
pleased with her) that she said: "O Messenger of Allah, you did 'Umrah
and I did not. He said: O Abdur-Rahman, take your sister and make her
perform the'Umrah from at-Tan'eem. So he took her on his camel and she
performed the 'Umrah."
In another narration foundin Bukhari and Muslim, theProphet (may
Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abdur-Rahman: "Leave
the sanctuary with your sister and let her intend 'Umrah."
Al-Imam an-Nawawi said in his commentary on Sahih Muslim (8/ 210):
"'Leave the sanctuary withyour sister and let her intend 'Umrah' in
this is evidence for what the scholars said: That one who is in Makkah
and wants to perform 'Umrah, then his meeqat (boundary) for it is the
closest area outside the sanctuary and it is not allowed for him to
don the ihram within the sanctuary (haram). The scholars said: It is
incumbent to leave the sanctuary so as to combine between the
areaoutside the sanctuary and the sanctuary as the pilgrim does, for
he standsin 'Arafah (which is outsidethe sanctuary), then entersMakkah
for the tawaf (circumambulation) and other acts.

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ISLAMIC ARTICLE -:- He is affected by waswaas and swore: “If Iget carried away with it again, I will be a kaafir”

I am here to discuss a serious matter that has happened to me and have
tried my best to find someone to help me and this is where Ive come.
I have this problem, whichmy family says its waswasa, and that problem
is that whenever I recite the Quran I always think i have made a
mistake and when I pray I forget if I did the 2 sujuud or said salam,
and I also mix up in saying al tahiyatand sometimes forget what I
said...And even during wudhu I always feel that i keep on breaking
wind during wudhu and sometimes I forget if I have washed someparts,
for example: sometimes i feel I forgot to wash my hands sometimes my
face and soon and all this makes me keep on repeating the wudhu...
This matter has gone to such an extent that duringa wudhu, I was
trying to think of a way to stop all this, so during that wudhui said:
"I swear on Allah, if irepeat anything during this wudhu, Allah count
me as a kafir" and at another time i made up another oath saying:" I
swear on Allah, if i repeat the wudhu, Oh Angels jin and shayateen,
count me as kaafir"... i thought theseoaths will keep me scared from
repeating wudhu, so I used the same oaths during prayer to keep me
away from repeating the verses of the Quran again and again...It
worked well until, at times i repeated the wudhu and at times i
repeated the verses, I am scared if this oath has made me a kafir, I'm
a pious Muslim and Momin and I pray to and worship Allah everyday ,
and my heart is strong with Iman.
I am really sad of what I have done, and Swore i won't do these types
of oaths,and again I say I am scared if this oath has made me a kafir,
so this is why I try and contact you for an answer to this question,
has this oath made me a kafir?
I would be very thankful for an answer.
Jazakum Allahu Khayran.
If possible, could you tell me of a way to stop repeating the wudhu
due to the wind break feeling and forgetfullness and a way to stop the
forgetfullness in salah and a way to stop the continious repeating of
the ayas?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It makes no sense and it isnot prescribed in Islam in any way to
expose your religious commitment to the whispers (waswaas) ofthe
Shaytaan so that he may toy with it as he wishes and make you mess
about with your religious commitment like someone who is gamblingby
swearing oaths and making vows. Your religious commitment is too
important and too precious for this kind of risky behaviour. Your
enemy is lying in wait for you and seeks to instil in your heart his
devilish whispers, doubts and bad thoughts, so as to distract you from
worship and weaken your commitmentto it. And he seeks to
instillanxiety and distress in your heart. You have seen how you have
ended up with his whispers (waswaas).
The matter is much more straightforward than that. A person's act of
worship cannot be ended or invalidated on the basis ofmere
uncertainty, let alone the waswaas that is attacking you, that is
closer to being a sickness than wellbeing.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah havemercy on him) was asked:
what if a person does wudoo' and stands to pray, then feels some
wetness (such as a drop ofurine etc) whilst he is praying. Does that
invalidate his prayer or not?
He replied:
Merely feeling something does not invalidate wudoo' and it is not
permissible for him to exitan obligatory prayer on the basis of mere
uncertainty. If he is certainthat urine has been secreted to the
outside of the penis, then his wudoo'is invalidated and he has to wash
himself (istinja'), unless he is suffering from urinary incontinence.
But the prayer is not invalidated by a mere feeling, if he has done
what is enjoined upon him.
End quote from Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 21/219-220/

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News:- - - The Saleh Mosque Yemen:

The Saleh Mosque or Al Saleh Mosque is the largest and most modern
mosque in Sana'a, Yemen. It lies in southern outskirts of the city,
south of the Al Sabeen Maternal Hospital at the junction of the 45
meters and 70 meters roads. Inaugurated in November 2008, it is named
after Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. It can hold up to 40,000
worshippers and cost nearly 60 million US dollars to build. At the
time of construction and opening, it was criticized for being too
expensive in relation to Yemen's generalimpoverishment.
Features
The mosque was built in a Yemeni architectural style and includes
wooden roofs,15 wooden doors which are 22.86 meters (75 feet) in
height and include engraved copper patterns as well as 6 large
minarets,4 of which are 160 meters (525 feet) in height. It is
surrounded by sprawling gardens/

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Health:- Children take little steps towards a better life:

one-and-a-half-years old. Born with congenital talipes equinovarus
(CTEV), commonly known as club foot, a disease that affects the shape
or position of one or both feet.
Six months ago, Jayanthan was given supportive shoes by the Indian Red
Cross Society, and today, hecan take several independent steps on his
own. His grandfather and mother are hoping, that with continued
physiotherapy, Jayanthan will soon be able to run around on his own
like other children his age.
When Jayanthan was born with the disease, his parents took him to the
Institute of Child Health (ICH), Egmore, for treatment.
The ICH in turn, referred them to the Red Cross, which gives out
orthotics or supportive shoes to helpwith the positioning of the
deformed limb.
The on-call doctor at the artificial limb centre of the Red Cross
Society in the city sees patients referred by other medical facilities
from across the State, in need of complimentary artificial limbs and
advises them on the type, design and size of limb required.
Technician Pratap Kumar, who has been making orthotic and prosthetics
forupper and lower limbs for the past 29 years, then constructs the
required artificial support as per the size and type prescribed bythe
doctor.
Another patient, seven-year-old P. Navin Raj, was born without a right
leg and knee. With the aid of aprosthetic limb however, he can now
walk around and is gradually getting better by the day at using the
artificial limb.
While amputee cases receive between 10 and 15days of physiotherapy,
children suffering from neurological and muscular deformities can
perform the given exercises at home.
According to the physiotherapist at the Red Cross, Dr. G.
Theerthagiri, this therapy involves exercises that include electrical
modalities to reduce the pain and strengthening exercises to prevent
further deformity, along with gait training. The physiotherapy ward
engages with approximately 850 cases monthly.
With the help of supportive devices supplied by the in-house orthotic
and prosthetic lab of the Red Cross Society and proper physiotherapy,
a large number of children from underprivileged backgrounds, with
disorders such as cerebral palsy or CTEV can achieve independent
mobility.

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''Advise'':-:- Do not tell me it can't be done:

The subconscious mind accepts information if it came from a trusted
source. If i told you that i am a successful person you might or might
not believe me but if you saw me driving a Ferrari then you will
believe in every piece of financial advice i will give you. (see also
How to hypnotize people )
In the beginning presidentRoosevelt tried to convince people during
the meeting that hope is there but when everyone disagreed with him he
programmed their subconscious minds ! He did something that everybody
considered impossible and as a result they believed that impossible is
nothing!
In other words he told them, if all of you believedthat i can't stand
up while i am on a wheel chair thenyour beliefs are wrong! And based
on that your other beliefs about being defeated are wrong as well.
Impossible is nothing ! that's what President Roosevelt proved in 2 minutes.
Do you believe it can't be done?
Do you believe that you are stuck?
I know that right now youare thinking about the many variables that
are preventing you from success but can't you just look at things from
a different angle?
Long ago it was believed that a man can't jump for more than 28 feet.
That belief remained there for years until a man came and broke the
record! Thatman jumped for 29 feet!
for more than twenty years that belief remained there until another
man came and told the world Do not tell me it cannot be done and so he
broke the world's record! (see also How to do miracles
We humans can do the impossible but we first need to believe that we
can do it. If the whole world tried to stop a person who believes that
he can reach his goals theywont be able to do it but if only one human
being told that person that he won't reach his goals then he will
fulfill the prophecy and fail.
Do you know who is that one being? Its the person himself!
you can reach anything in the world if you didn't putyourself even
down even if the whole world was against you while you wont reach
anything if you put yourself down even if the whole world was
supporting you.
The next time someone puts you down tell him :"Do Not Tell me It can't Be Done"
I have managed to become a self made millionaire at the age of 28.
This didn't happen by chance because i already wrote that goal down
five years before i accomplished it. Becomingrich is not about luck,
starting big or being intelligent but its all abouthaving certain
beliefs about money and life.
In The Ultimate guide to becoming rich i will teachyou everything that
you need to know in order to become rich.

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ISLAMIC ARTICLE -:- The Life of this Worldis Fleeting Enjoyment:

"Know that the life of thisworld is only play and amusement, pomp and
mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respectof wealth and
children. (It is) like a rain (Ghayth), thereof the growth is pleasing
to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow;
then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe
torment, and (there is) forgiveness from Allah and (His) pleasure. And
the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment." [57:20]
Allah the Exalted degrades the significance of this life and belittles
it by saying,
"that the life of this worldis only play and amusement, pomp and
mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respectof wealth and
children."
Meaning, this is the significance of this life to its people, just as
He said inanother Ayah,
"Beautified for men is thelove of things they covet; women, children,
much of gold and silver (wealth), branded beautiful horses, cattle and
well-tilled land. This is the pleasure of the present world's life;
but Allah has the excellent return with Him." ( 3:14 )
Allah the Exalted also sets aparable for this life, declaring that its
joys are fading and its delights are perishable, saying that life is,
"Like a rain (Ghayth)," which is the rain that comes down to mankind,
after they had felt despair. Allah the Exalted said in another Ayah,
"And He is it Who sends down the Ghayth (rain) after they have
despaired." (42:28)
Allah's statement,
"thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller;"
meaning that farmers admire the vegetation thatgrows in the aftermath
of rain. And just as farmers admire vegetation, the disbelievers
admire this life; they are the most eager to acquire the traits of
life, and life is most dear to them,
"afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw."
Meaning, that vegetation soon turns yellow in color, after being fresh
and green. After that, the greenfades away and becomes scattered
pieces of dust. This is the parable of this worldly life, it starts
young,then matures and then turns old and feeble. This isalso the
parable of mankind in this life; they are young and strong in the
beginning. In this stageof life, they look youthful and handsome.
Slowly, they begin growing older, their mannerism changes and their
strength weakens. They then grow old and feeble; moving becomes
difficult for them, while doing easy things becomes beyond their
ability. Allah the Exalted said,
"Allah is He Who created you in (a state of) weakness, then gave
youstrength after weakness, then after strength gave (you) weakness
and gray hair. He creates what He wills. And He is the All-Knowing,
the All-Powerful." (30:54)
This parable indicates the near demise of this life andthe imminent
end of it, while in contrast, the Hereafter is surely coming. Those
who hear this parable should, therefore, be aware of the significance
of the Hereafter and feel eagerness in the goodness that it contains,
"But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment, and (there is)
forgiveness from Allah and (His) pleasure. And the life of this world
is only a deceiving enjoyment."
Meaning, surely, the Hereafter that will certainlycome contains two
things either severe punishment or forgiveness from Allah and His good
pleasure.
Allah the Exalted said,
"And the life of this worldis only a deceiving enjoyment."
Meaning, this life is only a form of enjoyment that deceives those who
incline to it. Surely, those who recline to this life will admire it
and feel that it is dear to them, so much so, that they might think
that this is the only life, no life or dwelling after it. Yet, in
reality, this life is insignificant as compared to the Hereafter.
Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah said that theMessenger of Allah,
sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said,
" Paradise is nearer to any of you than the strap of hisshoe, and so
is the (Hell) Fire." [Ahmad 1:387]
Al-Bukhari collected this Hadith through the narration of Ath-Thawri
[Fath al-Bari 11:328]. This Hadith indicates the close proximity of
both good and evil in relation to mankind.

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News:- -Arrival of modern science in the muslim world:

Arrival of modern science in the muslim world
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(March 2008)
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, modern science arrived in
the Muslim world but it wasn't the science itself that affected Muslim
scholars. Rather, it "was thetransfer of various philosophical
currents entangled with science that had a profound effect on the
minds of Muslim scientists and intellectuals. Schools like Positivism
and Darwinism penetrated the Muslim world and dominated its academic
circles and had a noticeableimpact on some Islamic theological
doctrines." There were different responses to this among the Muslim
scholars:[38] These reactions, in words of Professor Mehdi Golshani,
were the following:
"
1.Some rejected modern science as corrupt foreign thought, considering
it incompatible with Islamic teachings, and in their view, the only
remedy for the stagnancy of Islamic societies would be the strict
following of Islamic teachings.[38]
2.Other thinkers in the Muslim world saw science as the only source of
real enlightenment and advocated the complete adoption of modern
science. In their view, the only remedy for the stagnation of Muslim
societies would be the mastery of modern science and the replacement
of thereligious worldview by the scientific worldview.
3.The majority of faithful Muslim scientists tried to adapt Islam to
the findings of modern science; they can be categorized in the
following subgroups: (a) Some Muslim thinkers attempted to justify
modern science on religious grounds. Their motivation was to encourage
Muslim societiesto acquire modern knowledge and to safeguard their
societies from the criticism of Orientalists and Muslim intellectuals.
(b) Others tried to show that all important scientific discoveries had
been predicted in the Qur'an andIslamic tradition and appealed to
modern science to explain various aspects of faith. (c) Yet other
scholars advocated a re-interpretati on of Islam. In their view, one
must try to construct a new theology that can establisha viable
relation between Islam and modern science. The Indian scholar, Sayyid
Ahmad Khan, sought a theology of nature throughwhich one could
re-interpret the basic principles of Islam in the light of modern
science. (d)Then there were some Muslim scholars who believed that
empirical science had reached the same conclusions that prophets had
been advocating several thousand years ago. The revelation had only
the privilege of prophecy.
4.Finally, some Muslim philosophers separated thefindings of modern
science from its philosophical attachments. Thus, while they praised
the attempts of Western scientists for the discovery of the secretsof
nature, they warned against various empiricist and materialistic
interpretations of scientific findings. Scientific knowledge can
reveal certain aspects of the physical world, but it should not be
identified with the alpha and omega of knowledge. Rather, it has to be
integrated into a metaphysical framework—consi stent with the Muslim
worldview—in which higher levels of knowledge are recognized and the
role of science in bringing us closer to God is fulfilled.

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HADEES:->- Hadeeth Qudsi Introduction:

Hadeeth Qudsi 1:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah(may Allah be pleased with him), who
said that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
When Allah decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His
book which is laid down withHim: My mercy prevails over my wrath.
It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).
Hadeeth Qudsi 2:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah(may Allah be pleased with him), who
said that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Allah Almighty has said:
The son of Adam denied Me and he had no right to do so. And he reviled
Me and he had no right todo so. As for his denying Me, it is his
saying: He will not remake meas He made me at first (1) - and the
initial creation [of him] is no easier for Me than remaking him.As for
his reviling Me, it is his saying: Allah has taken to Himselfa son,
while I am the One, the Everlasting Refuge. I begot not nor was I
begotten, and there is none comparable to Me.
(1) i.e., bring me back to life after death.
It was related by al-Bukhari (also by an-Nasa'i).
Hadeeth Qudsi 3:
On the authority of Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhaniyy (may Allah be pleased
with him), who said:
The Messenger of Allah (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) led the morning prayer for us at al-Hudaybiyah following rainfall
during the night. When the Prophet (may the blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) finished, he faced the people and said to them: Do
you know what your Lord has said? They said: Allah and his Messenger
know best. He said: This morning one of my servants became a believer
in Me and one a disbeliever. As for him who said: We have been given
rain by virtue of Allah and His mercy, thatone is a believer in Me, a
disbeliever in the stars (2); and as for him who said: We have been
given rain by such-and-such a star, that one is a disbeliever in Me, a
believer in thestars.
(2) The pre-Islamic Arabs believed that rain was brought about by the
movement of stars. This Hadeeth draws attention to the fact that
whatever be the direct cause of such natural phenomena as rain, it is
Allah theAlmighty who is the Disposer of all things.
It is related by al-Bukhari (also byMalik and an-Nasa'i).
Hadeeth Qudsi 4:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah(may Allah be pleased with him), who
said that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Allah said:
Sons of Adam inveigh against [the vicissitudes of] Time, and I am
Time, in My hand is the night and the day (1).
(1) As the Almighty is the Ordainer of all things, to inveigh aginst
misfortunes that are part of Time is tantamount to inveighing against
Him.
It was related by al-Bukhari (also by Muslim).
Hadeeth Qudsi 5:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah(may Allah be pleased with him), who
said that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Allah (glorified and
exalted be He) said:
I am so self-sufficient that I am inno need of having an associate.
Thus he who does an action for someone else's sake as well as Mine
will have that action renounced by Me to him whom he associated with
Me.
It was related by Muslim (also by Ibn Majah).
Hadeeth Qudsi 6:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah(may Allah be pleased with him), who
said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say:
The first of people against whomjudgment will be pronounced on the Day
of Resurrection will be a man who died a martyr. He will be brought
and Allah will make known to him His favours and hewill recognize
them. [ The Almighty] will say: And what did you do about them? He
will say: I fought for you until I died a martyr. He will say: You
have lied - you did but fight that it might be said [of you]: He is
courageous. And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged
along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire. [Another] will be a
man who has studied [religious] knowledge and has taught it and who
used to recite the Quran. He will be brought and Allah will make known
to his His favours and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will
say: Andwhat did you do about them? He will say: I studied [religious]
knowledge and I taught it and I recited the Quran for Your sake.....

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Qur'an Ayath - Explanation :- “What am I going to do? Why is my life so messed up? Why can’t I find happiness? Why am I alone? Why do I feel stuck?Why do I have these problems?’…

These questions only have meaning if we direct them to Allah. No one
else can answer them. Consider the words of the Prophet Ya'qub
(alayhis-salam, peace be upon him) when his son Yusuf (as) was
secretly thrown into a well by his brothers. They then reported to
their father that Yusuf had been killed by a wolf.
And he turned away fromthem and said, "Oh, my sorrow over Yusuf," and
his eyes became white from grief, and he fell into silent melancholy.
They said, "By Allah , you will not cease remembering Yusuf until you
become fatally ill or become of those who perish."
He said, " I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah , and
I knowfrom Allah that which you do not know.
- Quran, Surat Yusuf, 12:84-86
"I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah…"
When you feel stuck, when you feel that no one understands your
situation,when you're in pain and you can't even imagine a solution,
only Allah has the answers. You can't see a way forward, but He can.
You don't see your own worth, but He does. You can't figure out the
road to happiness, but He can show you.
I remember a night in Arizona when I was twentysix years old. I lay on
a cot in a small, frigid cell. There was snow outside and I had only a
thin blanket. As I often did, I put on all my clothing in layers –
three pants, three shirts, an armyjacket and a pair of boots –and
still I kept waking up shivering and shaking. Yet, even more than the
physical discomfort, my spirit was tired. I had mademistakes in my
youth and had been locked up for almost five years. I had become hard
mentally and physically, but my heart was full of sorrow. I lay there
that night and I thought, "I have nothing inlife. I have accomplished
nothing. I have no university degree, no wife, no children, and not
even my freedom."
That was a bad time. But I had my faith, and I used to weep to Allah,
asking Him to have mercy on me. I think I gave up on myself for a
while, but I never gave up on Allah. It would not even have occurred
to me to do so. I did cry to Him sometimes saying, "Why, Allah? Why?
Why am I here, suffering like this?" But it wasn't despair,only
confusion. In my heartI knew that He heard me and that an answer would
come.
Shortly after that I receiveda letter from the parole board granting
me early release. I had previously been told very clearly that Iwas
not eligible. It was entirely unexpected, and if you are familiar with
the American penal system, miraculous. But for Allah, nothing is
impossible or even difficult.
Within a few months I was free. I found a job a week after my
release, and I excelled. I began writing, sitting at my desk every
night after work and disciplining myself to work on poetry, stories
and articles. Eventually I went back to school and began anew career,
got married, bought a beautiful house, and one day had a child…
What can I say except Alhamdulillah! SubhanAllah! What can I doexcept
weep in gratitude for these blessings that I did nothing to earn, but
were given to me by my Lord who loves me and cares about me, and wants
good for me. I am so deeply touched and movedby the way Allah has
answered my prayers from the depths of darkness. If I did anything to
merit His blessings, perhaps it was only that I directed my pleas to
Him. I knew that no one else could help me.
This is a very emotional post for me to write. I want every Muslim to
havethis sense of Allah as their friend, as someone who cares for them
deeply. I want to put that awareness into your heart like a gift.
When I was in that cell I used to pray the same dua'over and over,
begging Allah repeatedly. If I had made such pleas to a human being
they would have stopped hearing me long ago. When we're needy with
people it pushes them away, but when we're needy with Allah He comes
closer to us! He never tires of answering our need and forgiving us./

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Qur'an Ayath - Explanation :-

Praise be to Allaah.
There is no basis in sharee'ah for taking the crescent or star as a
symbolof the Muslims. This was not known at the time of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim), or at the time of the
Khulafa' al-Raashidoon (thefirst four leaders of Islam after the death
of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim), or during
the time of the Umawis (Umayyad dynasty). It emerged some time after
that, and historians differ as to whenthis symbol was first adopted
and who was the first to adopt it. Some say itwas the Persians, others
say it was the Greeks, and that this symbol was somehow passed to the
Muslims. (See Al-Taraateeb al-Idaariyah by al-Kittaani, 1/320). It was
said that thereason why the Muslims adopted the crescent was that when
they conquered some western countries, the churches there had crosses
on top of them, theMuslims replaced the crosses with these crescents,
and the practice spread in this way. Whatever the case, symbols and
banners must be in accordance with the teachings of Islam, and as
there is no evidence that this symbol is prescribed by Islam, it is
better not to use it. Neither the crescent nor the star are symbols of
the Muslims, even though some Muslims may use them as symbols.
As regards what Muslims think about the moon and the stars, they
believe that they are part of the creation of Allaah, and as such can
neither benefit nor harm people, and they do not have any influence
over events on earth. Allaah has created them forthe benefit of
mankind, an example of which is seen inthe aayah or verse of the
Qur'aan (interpretation of the meaning):
"They ask you (O Muhammad) about the new moons. Say: These are signs
to mark fixed periodsof time for mankind and for the pilgrimage…"
[al-Baqarah 2:189]
[The commentator] Ibn Katheer said, explaining the phrase Say: these
are signs to mark fixed periodsof time: "From them (the new moons)
they may know the times for repaying loans, the 'iddah (waiting
period) of their women [after being divorced or widowed] and the
timing of their Hajj (pilgrimage)… Allaah has made them signs to mark
the times when Muslims should start to fast and break their fast [the
beginning and end of Ramadaan], to count the 'iddah of their women and
to know the times for repaying loans." (Tafseer Ibn Katheer).
[Another commentator] Al-Qurtubi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said
in his commentary on this aayah [verse]: "This explains the wisdom
behind the waxing and waning of the moon, whichis to avoid any
confusion inappointed dates, dealings, oaths, Hajj, 'iddah, fasting,
breaking fasts, length of pregnancy, rentals and other matters that
concern mankind. Similar to this aayah are others (interpretation of
the meanings):
'And We have appointed the night and the day as two aayaat (signs).
Then, We have made dark the sign of the night while We have made the
sign of day illuminating, that you may seek bounty from your Lord, and
that you may know the number of the years and the reckoning…"
[al-Isra' 17:12]
'It is He Who made the sun a shining thing and the moon as a light and
measured out its (their) stages, that you might know the number of
years and the reckoning…' [Yoonus 10:5]
Counting the new moons iseasier than counting days."(See Tafseer al-Qurtubi).
With regard to the stars, the scholars of Islam say that Allaah
created these stars for three reasons: to adorn the heavens, to
driveaway the devils (shayaateen) and as signs for navigation. (Saheeh
al-Bukhaari, Kitaab Bad' al-Khalq), as Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"It is He Who has set the stars for you, so that you may guide your
course with their help through thedarkness of the land and the sea…"
[al-An'aam 6:97]
"And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps, and We have
made such lamps (as) missiles to drive away the shayaateen (devils),
and have prepared for them the torment of the blazing Fire." [al-Mulk
67:5]

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Health:- BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS:

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS
1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to havea lower blood sugar level.
This leads to an insufficientsupply of nutrients to the brain causing
brain degeneration.
2. Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in
mental power.
3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.
4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients
causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling
polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing
about a decrease in brain efficiency.
6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivationfrom sleep will
accelerate the death of brain cells.
7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon
dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain
damaging effects.
8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to adecrease in
effectiveness ofthe brain as well as damage the brain.
9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way totrain our brain, lacking in brain
stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.

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Health:-Cellulitis

What is cellulitis?
Cellulitis is an infection of the skin and the tissues beneath it. It
has nothing to do with the cosmetic problem cellulite.
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Cellulitis causes
Cellulitis is usually caused by bacteria, most commonly of the
streptococci or staphylococci groups, which normally live on theskin's
surface. Damage to the skin (a spot, scratch or larger wound) allows
bacteria to enter the deeper tissues and establish an infection.
However, any bacteria can cause cellulitis, and the initial damage to
the skin may be so minor as to go unnoticed. Some people are more
vulnerable to cellulitis, or more likely to get complications,
especially those with diabetes , or those whose immune system isn't
working well.
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Cellulitis symptoms
Symptoms of cellulitis include:
*. Hot, red, swollen and painful area of the skin and deeper tissues
*. Fever
*. Shivers and chills, causedby release of toxins fromthe bacteria
There may be a well-defined line where the cellulitis stops, but
thismay spread as the infection progresses. Rarely, there's oozing of
pus and fluid at the skin puncture site, but usually the infection is
more diffuse in the tissues.
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Cellulitis complications
Sometimes a cellulitis infection can be trapped by certain
'compartments' in the tissues, for example,around a muscle or
ligament, or in the 'pulp' at the tip of a finger. The pressure in
that compartment increases, cutting off the blood supply (which may
cause gangrene ) and damagingnerves. This needs urgent treatment and
decompression.
Another complication is blood poisoning or sepsis , when bacteria get
into the bloodstream. This can be rapidly fatal and needs very urgent
treatment.
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Cellulitis treatments
Fortunately, cellulitis usually responds well to antibiotics. Ideally,
the skin and wound should beswabbed to test the kind of bacteria
causing the problem, then a penicillin type of antibiotic is
usuallyneeded (or erythromycin for those who are allergic to
penicillin ).
In some cases, wound swabs or blood tests indicate a different
bacterial cause and other types of antibiotic may be needed. Sometimes
intravenous antibiotics areneeded and this may mean a stay in
hospital. A long course of treatment (usually up to two weeks but
sometimes for several months) may be necessary. If pus collects within
the affected area, an operation may be needed to drain it.
Cellulitis can be prevented by being careful about hygiene with wounds
and breaks in the skin. If you cut or scratch yourself, or break the
skin in some way, make sure the wound is cleaned and treated with an
antiseptic, then covered with a clean dressing or plaster. If the skin
around the wound becomes red and sore, get medical advice as soon as
possible.
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EID MUBARAK tips

Do you know the Meaning of EID? I think it means 'ENJOY in DUNIYA!!'
So, In your life all moments bring EID for you.... Wish You...EID
MUBARAK.
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No shadows to depress u, Only joys to surround u, God himself to bless
u, these r my wishes for u, today, tomorrow, and every day. Eid
Mubarak.
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The moon has been sighted, samosas are ready. EID is here, so just go
steady. Lots of dua's is all I request & I wish you all the BEST. 'Eid
Mubarak'

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''Advise'':-:-

The Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said: "I guarantee a house
in the surroundings of Paradise for a person who avoids arguing even
if he were in the right, a house in the middle of Paradise for a
person who avoids lying even if he were joking , and a house in the
upper part of Paradise for a person who made his character good."
[Sunan Abu Dawud; Vol. 3,4782]

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HADEES:->-

Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what
he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His
Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose
migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife
hemight marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated. -
[Bukhari]

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''Advise'':-:- say - "Laa ilaha il-Allah."

Sometimes you go throughhardship and all you can say is, "Laa ilaha
il-Allah." But that's okay, because that's all you have to say.
Nothing could be more powerful or meaningful. SubhanAllah,
alhamdulillah,Allahu akbar, aa-sha-Allah, insha'Allah - these phrases
are the language of faith. They are deep and rich andappropriate for
every occasion.

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Qur'an Ayath - Explanation :- -

"The False Messiah is blind in his left eye with thick hair and he
will have with him Paradise and Fire. His Fire is Paradise and his
Paradise is Fire."
[Sahih Muslim, Book 41, Number 7010]
الدَّجَّالُ أَعْوَرُ الْعَيْنِالْيُسْرَى جُفَالُ الشَّعَرِ مَعَهُ
جَنَّةٌ وَنَارٌ فَنَارُهُ جَنَّةٌ وَجَنَّتُهُ نَارٌ

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Qur'an Ayath - Explanation :- -

Hasbunallahu Wa Ni'mal Wakeel. Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is
the Best Disposar of affairs for us.
Who doesn't need help, care, protection and victory?
Who doesn't feel weak, over-powered by difficulties, stress and worries?
In their quest for peace andtranquility, some affluent sections of
society resort tosleeping pills, drugs and what not.
Poor curse their miseries and desire that they become rich.
They say grass appears greener on the other side!
But strange is the way of a true Muslim!
Here there is no question of the grass getting dry. Hisside of the
grass is always greener. Subhaanallah!
The roots of this amazing grass are strong and deep. They are being
continuosly fed with the waters of Imaan.
Willing submission to the Master, the very Controller of all affairs,
keeps the grass ever green.
Don't you find the presenceof amazing dew drops on this amazing grass?
The dew drops of Contentment, Hope, Trust, Willingness to submit to
the decree of Almighty Lord?
These dew drops in the life a Muslim contain miraculous elements to
keep the grass greener even in the most harshest and cruelest of
life's climates!
Read and reflect over this beautiful hadeeth:
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: When (Prophet)
Ibraheem was thrown into the fire, he said: "Allah (Alone) is
sufficient for us, and, He is the Best Disposer of affairs." So did
Messenger of Allah, Muhammad (sal-lal-laahu- alaihi-wa-salla m), when
he was told: "A great army of the pagans had gathered against him, so
fear them". But this (warning) only increased him and the Muslims in
Faith and they said: "Allah (Alone) is sufficient for us, and He is
the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)". [Al-Bukhari].
When Ibraheem alaihis salam was thrown in the fire by those who
thought that they had power over all things, he made a supplication
the effect of which made the world sit up and watch in amazement!
Fire getting cool! It could not burn even a hair of Prophet Ibraheem,
Peace be upon him!
This is the effect of saying: Hasbunallahu Wa Ni'mal Wakeel!
Allah (alone) is Sufficient for us, and what an Excellent Guardian He
is! Heis the Best Disposar of affairs!
In a seemingly overpowering situation, Prophet Muhammad,
sal-lal-laahu-a laihi-wa-sallam , and his great companions declared
that Allah is Sufficient for Help and Solace and that He is the Best
Disposar of affairs for us!
When people said to them:'Behold, a host has gathered around you and
you should fear them', it only increased their faith and they
answered: 'Allah is Sufficient for us; and what an excellent
GuardianHe is!'(Surah aal Imran: 173)
During the course of his Da'wah, when he encountered rejection
fromsome people, Prophet Muhammad, sal-lal-laahu-a laihi-wasallam, was
commanded by Allah to say:
فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ
عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Yet, if they should turn away, then tell them: "Allah is sufficient
for me; there is no true god but He.In Him I have put my trust. He is
the Lord of the MightyThrone."(Surah Tawbah: 129)
When his companions got scared of the coming of theDay of Judgement,
ProphetMuhammad sal-lal-laahu-a laihi-wasallam instructed them to
recite: Hasbunallahu Wa Ni'mal Wakeel.
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah said, "How can I feel at ease when the Angel of the
Trumpet, (Israfil) has put his lips to the Trumpet and is waiting for
the orderto blow it". He (the Prophet) perceived as if this had
shocked his Companions, so he told them to seek comfort through
reciting: 'Hasbunallah wa ni'mal-Wakeel [Allah (Alone) is Sufficient
for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)]". (For Arabic
Text, read Hadeeth No. 409 here)
In the event of fear and anxiety one should seek the help of Allah and
frequently recite this ayah of the glorious Qur'an "Hasbunallahu wa
ni'mal Wakeel" Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best
Disposer of affairs (for us)." (3:173).
If you ask them: "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they will
surelyanswer: "Allah."/

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