General Articles, - Plants with interesting qualities

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Compared to animals, plants may be seen as silent and motionless beings. However, this silence should not be thought of as a deficiency of biological functions. Plants are capable of very surprising behaviors, take special precautions to maintain their lives and have a variety of methods to continue their lineage by the special abilities bestowed on them by Allah.
Interesting Plants Created With Special Precautions to Adapt to Their Environment
The Most Resistant Plant in the World: Welwitschia Mirabilis
This plant that dwells in desert environments in Namibia is created with qualities very adaptive to conditions of drought. The stem of this plant, which consists of two leaves, a strong stem and a root, both gets longer and wider and reaches a height of two meters and a width of eight meters. This plant, which draws even the slightest moisture inside it through this stem, can live for five years with no rain.
A Reviving Plant : Elaginella lepidophylla
The Selaginella lepidophylla also known as “Erica’s rose” is also a desert plant. The interesting thing about this plant is that it can live with almost no water. This plant completely dries during times of drought and turns into a ball by tucking in its branches and leaves. However, when rains begin, it revives again by opening its branches and leaves and starts all of its vital functions again.
Plant That Looks Like a Baseball: Euphorbia obese
Even though the orb shape of this cactus species known as "euphorbia obese" makes it look like a baseball it is known for having the least amount of surface area, and it stores the greatest amount of water. The plant decreases water loss to a minimum and adapts to desert conditions with its thick trunk and orb-like shape. The poisonous juice of the plant is an effective substance that protects it from other beings.
This plant, which is shaped with a tiny deep greened hunch and decorated with eight tubes, is green like many other species of cactus, but it also has a very decorative appearance with its red and purple sections and the small flowers at the top. This plant is one of the best examples of Allah’s name, Al-Muzayyin (The Adorner).
As with all beings on earth, there is no doubt that Allah is the One Who places the necessary information inside the plants discussed here to adapt to their environments, creates all things and knows about all sorts of creation. Allah reveals this truth in one verse:
“Do you not see that Allah sends down water from the sky and then in the morning the earth is covered in green? Allah is All-Subtle, All-Aware.” (Surat al-Hajj, 63)
Plants That Develop Interesting Methods to Continue Their Lineage
The Biggest Flower of the World: Rafflesia Arnoldii
The flower of this plant, which is created for the climate conditions of rain forests, has a diameter of 90 centimeters and a weight of between seven to eleven kilograms. This biggest flower of the world draws insects to itself with the scent it secretes for the three to seven days that it stays alive. This plant, which blossoms only once in nine months, draws almost every insect to itself, spreads its pollens and continues its lineage in this way.
A Plant That Smells Like Ammonia: Amorphophallus Titanum
Amorphophallus titanum, which is taller than a man, is named as “titan arum” (carrion flower). Even though this plant, which has the tallest flower in the world, appears very elegant, it begins to spread a sharp smelling ammonia gas (NH3). The last structure of the plant is as interesting as the smell it spreads. The section, where the pollens are, is at the bottom of the leafy structure and it cannot be seen from outside. Therefore, spreading smells is not enough to attract insects’ attention. When pollens are ready to be fertilized, the flower warms the outer part of the flower with its smell. So the warming and smell, which takes place only during the morning times and within a day, is very attractive for insects. Scientists, who try to find an answer to the question of how this heat and smell appears, found that as a result of the acceleration in the plant’s metabolism, a special acid came into being. This substance called “glutanamic acid” is broken down chemically and spreads heat and odors. Thanks to this, insects come to the flower. However, this is not enough for insects. Because the pollen dust of amoorphophallus titanium is inside specialized sacs closed at the bottom, the flower is prepared for this. Due to its greased outer surface, insects fall into the flower and cannot climb up from the slippery walls. There is a sweet fluid produced by the flower’s female organs in this section. In addition, the pollen sacs open up at night, and the insects within are covered with these. Insects stay inside the flower all night long. In the morning, the thorns on the flower grow and act like a staircase for insects to climb up. Insects that climb up the staircase enter into another flower together with their pollen stock in order to accomplish their tasks as long as they are free.
As it is seen in these examples, Allah shows us His unique artistry in everything He creates and wants us to think about these things. This is told in many verses of the Qur’an:
“ In the earth there are diverse regions side by side and gardens of grapes and cultivated fields, and palm-trees sharing one root and others with individual roots, all watered with the same water. And We make some things better to eat than others. There are Signs in that for people who use their intellect.”(Surat ar-Ra‘d, 4)
Plants That Visibly Move Really Fast
Mimosa púdica
Mimosa pudica (pudica means "shy") has many different qualities from other plants. When it is touched or swung, the leaves unite and close. So the plant becomes “shy”, as it were. In one or two minutes, they re-open. The reason of the quick movement of this plant, which is common in South America and Central America, is its defense system. When the leaves of this plant are touched, leaves lean against the body together with the stem within a couple of seconds. If the disturbance on the plant continues, this time the mimosa makes a second move downwards and reveals the sharp thorns on its body. This is enough to scare off insects or predators. The mechanism that makes this movement begins with electrical currents. This current is just like the current that passes through the nervous system of the human body, though the reactions of the plant are not as fast as ours. Also, electrical signals transmitted through channels that carry the plant’s fluid travel a distance of 30 centimeters in one or two seconds. The higher the temperature, the faster the reaction is. The bottom of the leaf is swollen (where it is united with the plant’s stem). The cells here are filled with water. When the message reaches here, the bottom half of the swell in the leaf’s bottom suddenly lets go of its water and at the same time, the upper half takes this water inside and the leaf falls down. So as the message goes along the stems, the leaves close one after the other like dominoes. Following such a defensive movement, 20 minutes need to pass for the plant to re-fill its cells and open its leaves.
Plant Dancing With Sunlight: Desmodium gyransans
This plant known as the telegraph plant is one of the plant species that have sudden movement ability. The plant’s small lateral leaflets begin to pivot and make irregular movements under the slightest contact, sunlight, heat or vibration. During the night, its leaves flag down. The plant, the movements of which look like the Morse code system, and which take its name from these movements, moves with the swelling and shrinkage of motor cells in special organs buried deep inside the leaves. The movement of water molecules causes this swelling and shrinkage of the motor cells in the leaves. And plant leaves make a twitching movement when water enters in and goes out.
As it is seen, moving plants continue their existence with special systems created by Allah, as do all things that move. So they are under His control:
“ Everything in the heavens and everything in the earth belongs to Him. Allah is the Rich Beyond Need, the Praiseworthy. ” (Surat al-Hajj, 64)
Plants That Attract Attention With Interesting Shapes and Long Lives
Baobab Tree: Papaw
This tree, which resembles a bottle with its body that is wide at the bottom and narrow at the tops and which lives in Madagascar, can in many ways be compared to a bottle with the 300 liters of water it stores. This plant, which is resistant to both heat and drought, can live as long as 500 years.
Dracaena cinnabari
The most interesting quality of this plant, which lives for about 950 years, is their red fluid seeping from the body when it is injured. Another quality that this red fluid has it that it contains iron, just as in human beings and animals.
Allah is the One Who plans every quality these plants possess and Who created these plants as He did everything in the universe. This truth is revealed in the Qur’an:
“ The trees all bow down in prostration.“ (Surat ar-Rahman Suresi, 6)
Plants With Interesting Qualities Are Examples of Allah’s Flawless Creation
Plants are special beings, which show the infinite knowledge, art, mercy and compassion of Allah Who created them with the photosynthesis systems that turn light into food, mechanisms that continuously produce energy and oxygen, cleans nature and balances the ecology as well as aesthetic features such as taste, smell and color.
Only 10,000 species of plants, which have unique systems for many special benefits, were examined up to now and as a result of these studies, it was found that every plant has characteristics that would amaze people.
For those who want to know Allah, witness His attributes, and get closer to Him, it would be very beneficial to look more closely at the miracles of creation in plants and even in a single leaf and thus know that their world is full of miracles. Believers can thus see the miracles Allah creates with the mind and reason Allah gave to them. A person who learns to look with an eye of reason and wisdom, would learn.
A person who learns to look at his surroundings with reason and wisdom will also learn all the systems that make the plant unique as well as the artistry in the plant’s color, shape and smell and closely witness Allah’s superior knowledge and might. Allah reveals His control over and creation of beings in one verse as such:
“ That is Allah, your Lord. There is no god but Him, the Creator of everything. So worship Him. He is responsible for everything. ” (Surat al-An’am, 102)
Plants are very impressive with their interesting shapes and life qualities. They form an exquisite beauty and variety with their interesting flowers, different shapes and the fact that they move in a visible way. These plants are only some of the examples of the perfection and glory in Allah’s Creation. Allah reveals that there are signs in the creation of both man and other beings and of His Existence, as such:
" And in your creation and all the creatures He has spread about there are Signs for people with certainty. " (Surat al-Jathiyya, 4)
Plants, which have special abilities and characteristics since the first moment they were created, take inspiration only from Allah Who created them. He is the One Who gives them food, creates water for the maintenance of their life and grants interesting qualities and different designs to them. There is no doubt that all of these occur with His command to “Be”. For Allah Who creates all worlds, creating unique creatures is of course by His Will:
“It is Allah who created the seven heavens and of the earth the same number,the Command descending down through all of them,so that you might know that Allah has power over all things and that Allah encompasses all things in His knowledge.” (Surat at-Talaq, 12)

General Articles, - How does bacteria communication affect the climate?

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Bacteria are a group of living organisms that reproduce fast, compared to plants and animals, and have great importance for balancing the world of living things in terms of their biochemical traits. They can live almost anywhere. Therefore, their population is greater than any other organism. The most important fact of all is that they have important effects on vital matters such as climate due to their dense population.
The bacteria community that affects human life in a number of ways has many amazing characteristics. The communication system they use is one of these. These beings, which use sonar-like systems to see their enemies and food, use “conversation balloons” to communicate with one another. Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) discovered that the communication among bacteria has a quality that protects the balance of the whole world.
Bacteria Communication That Affect the Earth’s Climate Begins In the Oceans
Small sea plants (phytoplankton) are eaten by zooplankton, which are small sea creatures. These particles are sticky and they form heavier particles by coming together. Bacteria unite over these tiny carbon- rich pieces and move towards the depth together with these pieces. This may seem like a very ordinary situation. However, this small movement has an amazing aspect.
Bacteria, which have no mouth and ears, send forth chemical signals to find out whether there are other neighboring bacteria around them. If there are adequate bacteria neighbors nearby, carbon molecules inside these particles come together to secrete an enzyme that breaks these molecules into smaller particles. The type of carbon inside the particles is the same carbon dioxide is found in the atmosphere, so it is a greenhouse gas, which is a temperature trap. This communication among bacteria is created in a way that this poisonous gas will be released to the depths of the ocean. This system does not exist in shallow depths.
This poisonous gas that can easily mix into the atmosphere from shallow waters is carried to the depths with a planned communication system and thus prevents it from reaching the atmosphere.
In other words, millions of bacteria, which we cannot see with the naked eye work for us devotedly.
It has been known for many years that bacteria have a very important place in the carbon cycle that has such vital importance for life on earth. However, this new discovery proves to us once again that the earth has a perfect creation, which is constantly maintained with very comprehensive, fine and detailed adjustments. Thus all the details in front of us are created in perfect harmony with one another and this balance has not been disrupted for millions of years. Allah revealed in the Qur’an as follows:
“ In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and day, and the ships which sail the seas to people’s benefit, and the water which Allah sends down from the sky – by which He brings the earth to life when it was dead and scatters about in it creatures of every kind – and the varying direction of the winds, and the clouds subservient between heaven and earth, there are Signs for people who use their intellect. ” (Surat al-Baqara, 164)
Allah’s Order is Flawless
- Even if you fulfill all the conditions necessary for life on earth artificially;
- Even if you can imitate the earth, from the atmosphere to the number of bugs in the ecosystem, all living species, orbiter and the sun with all of its properties;
- Even if you put an equal number of plankton, diatoms and bacteria as the ones on earth inside this artificial environment, the end this artificial world will face is inevitable.
Even if there were an equal number of bacteria, when there is no communication among those bacteria, then the artificial environment you have produced would turn into a deadly gas chamber instead of a planet full of life. All life would be destroyed in a very short time by suffocating in this poisonous carbon gas.
When any of the balances on our earth are changed, this scenario would always be the same. However, we can talk about life on earth, only by virtue of having all of these balances and fine calculations at the same time.
Breathing, being able to eat, drink, run and walk now is a proof that not even one of these millions of balances has ever been disrupted even for a single moment and continues unceasingly.
All of these qualities point to a perfect creation. The complex system mentioned above is only a few of the evidences of Almighty Allah’s infinite might and superior creation. In one verse, our Lord’s knowledge and might is revealed as such:
" Say: ‘Travel about the earth and see how He brought creation out of nothing. Then later Allah will bring about the next existence. Allah has power over all things. " (Surat al-‘Ankabut, 20)
Allah’s Knowledge of Creation Manifests at Every Spot of the Universe
There are evidences as to Almighty Allah’s superior creation at every corner of the universe. This complex system in bacteria that we cannot see with the naked eye is one of the most crucial examples of this. Our Lord manifests in these micro beings and inspires to them the ability to act with a superior consciousness and perfect intelligence. A bacterium is able to detect developments, which people cannot realize or even guess beforehand, by the inspiration of Almighty Allah and acts more daringly. It is not possible to explain such flawless details in living beings as a matter of coincidence as evolutionists claim. This is because it is impossible to explain that “the first bacterium” formed coincidentally.
It is a very far-fetched approach to claim that when there was no sign of life, a bacterium was affected by the conditions in an uncontrolled environment, began to breathe suddenly, went through certain changes coincidentally and gained its miraculous features and current complex qualities.
Science and technology, which advance more with every passing day, discovered the miraculous qualities of bacteria and proves how enormous a lie the theory of evolution is. Every quality we face in these beings proves how perfect the art of Allah is in beings that cannot be seen with the naked eye and makes us think about these.
Allah ,Who is the Owner of the skies and earth, created the sky, the earth and everything in between perfectly with a unique creation; inspired every being to its duty and made His miracles a verse and mercy for believers. Our Lord’s flawless knowledge of creation is revealed in the verses as such:
“ He who created the seven heavens in layers.You will not find any flaw in the creation of the All-Merciful. Look again – do you see any gaps? Then look again and again. Your sight will return to you dazzled and exhausted! ” (Surat al-Mulk, 3-4)
All Behavior of Bacteria Is Controlled by Our Lord
What bacteria want is to maintain their existence with the means they possess. While these microscopic beings continue their lineage with this perfect balance Allah created, they also have vital importance for us “in many ways”. A bacteria producing nutrients, moreover making the nutrient it produced beneficial for man, imprisoning poisonous gases, and causing various cycles show how essential and flawless this balance is. There is no doubt that bacteria could just as easily live inside our food, take its energy from there and greatly harm us . We may not even be aware of these bacteria, which are part of our life, throughout our lives. However, Allah created very flawless and detailed systems for us to see the evidence of His superior and unique intelligence. This is the purpose of the benefit bacteria provides.
No doubt, we cannot accept that a unicellular being can act with consciousness and rationale. Allah is the One Who inspires bacteria to act consciously and make calculations, Who has knowledge over all knowledge and Who has the most superior intelligence over all else. In one verse, it is revealed as such:
“ In the alternation of night and day and what Allah has created in the heavens and the earth there are Signs for people who have faith. ” (Surah Yunus, 6)

Personalities, - Blessed Genealogy of Sayedna Ghous Al Aazam

Prophetic Supervision, Alavi star, Batooli Boon ... Hussain's light in
Hasan's Moon
Sayyiduna'sh-Shaykh Muhyyi'd-din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, al-Hasani,
al-Husaini Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho (may Allah be well pleased with
him!) Born 470 A.H., Passed away 561 A.H. [1077 - 1166 C.E.]
Raza! Imagine how unique is that garden of compassion;
Where in the bud is Zahra, and Flowers are Hussain and Hasan
His "Nisbah" or Blessed Genealogy:
From Exalted Father:
The Supreme Helper, the Lordly Cardinal Pole, the everlasting edifice,
the radiantly shining lamp, the Sultan of the Saints and the Masters
of Direct Knowledge, the proof of the chosen and those who have
reached their spiritual destination, Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala's Gray
Falcon, our patron, our master and our exemplary guide to Allah
SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala , the noble highborn patrician, the chieftain,
- Shaykh Muhyi 'd-Din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani al-Hasani al-Husaini
[may Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala sanctify his splendid innermost being,
and may He illuminate his noble mausoleum],
- son of Imam Sayyid Abu Swalih Musa Jangi Dost Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Sayyid 'Abdullah Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Sayyid Yahya az-Zahid Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Sayyid Muhammad Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Sayyid Da'ud Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Sayyid Musa Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Sayyid Abdullah Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Sayyid Musa al-Jawn Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Sayyid Abdullah al-Mahd Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Sayyid al-Hasan al-Muthanna Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam al-Humam Sayyid al-Hasan as-Sibt Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of our chief and our patron, the Commander of the Believers,
Abul-Husain 'Ali ibn Abi Talib [may Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala be well
pleased with them all].
From Exalted Mother:
On his mother's side of the family, the line of descent of our revered
master and patron, Shaykh Muhyi'd-Din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani [may
Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala the Exalted be well pleased with him], is as
follows:
- He is Sayyid Shaykh Muhyi 'd-Din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani [may Allah
SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala sanctify his luminous innermost being],
- son of Sayyidah Umm al-Khayr Amat al-Jabbar Fatima Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anha,
- daughter of Sayyid 'Abdullah as-Sawma'i az-Zahid Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Sayyid Abu 'Abdi'llah Jamal ad-Din Muhammad Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Sayyid Mahmud Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Sayyid Abul-'Ata' 'Abdullah Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Sayyid Kamal ad-Din 'Esa Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Sayyid Imam Abu 'Abdi'llah 'Ala' ad-Din Muhammad al-Jawad
Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Sayyid Imam 'Ali ar-Rida Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Sayyid Imam Musa al-Kazim Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam Zain al-'Abidin 'Ali Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho,
- son of Imam al-Humam al-Husain, the Martyr of Karbala,
- son of Imam al-Humam, the Commander of the Believers, our master
'Ali ibn Abi Talib Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho [may Allah SubHanuhu wa
Ta'ala be well pleased with him, and with them all].
Your illustrious antecessors are Hussain and Hasan;
Both traditions in your personality have become one
Prophetic Rain, Alavi Crop, Batooli Bower ... Hussain's Fragrance in
Hasan's Flower

Personalities, - Golden Words of Wisdom Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilanihttp://aydnajimudeen2.blogspot.com

*.Though I be in the west and my disciple in the East, if a world goes
to attack him, I know. I will save him.
*.Look towards that person who looks towards you. Love that person
that loves you, listen to that person that listens to you and give
your hands in his hands that are prepared to grasp it.
*.A mans position in life is such that though he is mortal he is
reborn with pleasure in the winds of afflictions. It is that very same
life whose consequence is not death. It is that very same comfort
which has no extreme anguish.
*.That person who has enmity against a well to do companion, he
totally rejects the wisdom and foresight of the sustainers.
*.Many wealthy people because of greed are poor and needy, in reality
the brave person is he who wrestles and defeats the devil of greed and
thereafter becomes independent and without want of need from this
material World.
*.The person who backbites and speaks ill of us are actually our
success because they pay homage to us by writing their good deeds into
our deed books.
*.Look carefully at the previous graves lying in ruin. How the sands
of beautiful people are turning bad.
*.If you do not find the sweetness of doing a good deed then be aware
that you have not done that deed.
*.Disrespect earns the displeasure of the creator and the creation.
*.To please the enemies of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala is beyond
comprehension and wisdom.
*.O! Gifts do not imprison me so that I become unmindful to the benefactor.
*.O! Doers of good deeds giving birth to sincerity in your deeds can
never be a wasted effort.
*.Among the creation, silence is not bravery but rather impatience.
*.The person who cannot educate his own soul, then how is he going to
educate others.
*.The love of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala and the Prophet SallAllaho
Alaihi wa Sallam is intertwined in poverty and starvation.
*.The love of the World generally blinded the eyes, those eyes which
should have been used to identify the specialties of the Almighty
Creator.
*.The person who becomes aware of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala then he
becomes hospitable towards the creation.
*.Preach only in accordance to religion otherwise remaining dumb is better.
*.To adopt anonymity and unwholesomeness relative to it is peaceful.
*.As long as there remains on this earth one person in your heart whom
you fear or have high expectations of, then until then your Faith is
not complete.
*.Until you still possess arrogance and anger you cannot classify
yourself amongst the learned.
*.That sustenance whose extent is expansive but no thanks is given for
it and that means of livelihood which is difficult but no patience is
shown for it become a source of revolt and mischief.
*.Always hold the best opinions about others and think ill of yourself.
*.O! 'Alim do not soil your knowledge by sitting in the company of
Worldly people.
*.Your speech will tell what is in your heart.
*.An oppressor destroys the World of the oppressed, and his own in the
hereafter.
*.To start something good is your job and to see it completed is the
work of your creator.
*.A wise person first question his heart thereafter speaks with his mouth.
*.To remain alone is protection and safety and to every sin there is a
period of execution.
*.Except for the needs of your children and family do not leave the
house unnecessarily.
*.Endeavor not to start a conversation and your speaking becomes
necessary only to answer a question.
*.Keep your mouth closed from answering unnecessary questions so that
you can remain safe from unnecessary talk.
*.That person who is never distressed, has no virtue.
*.Material people chase the World while the World chases the friends
of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala .
*.This World is a World of exertion for a Mo'min while the hereafter
is a World of relaxation.
*.Suspicion closes all the benefits to be accrued.
*.An understanding person finds no joy in anything, for it has
accountability, for being lawful or a punishment for it being
unlawful.
*.To make the soul receive the truth is its existence while making it
receive failures, errors, falsehood and wrongdoings is its
annihilation.
*.Those who belong to Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala carry out his commands
and even their hearts are reinforced by it. You carry on committing
sin then to you have no fear. This is obvious evidence of betrayal.
Beware; safeguard yourself for you may be caught out unawares when
your allotted time is up.
*.A disrespectful becomes the object of displeasure and wrath of both
the creator and the creation.
*.Iman (Faith) is the root while deeds and actions are its branches.
Therefore stay away from associating with your Iman and sin with your
actions.
*.First there is ignorance, thereafter knowledge, then follows
practice upon your knowledge, thereafter sincerity upon that action
and finally comes understanding and wisdom in the heart.
*.If you do not have patience then poverty and sicknesses become a
misfortune and if you adopt patience then it becomes nobility and
graciousness.
*.To gain the happiness of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala is impossible if
you cannot make a poor person happy. The treatment for afflictions
upon oneself is to gain the happiness and pleasure of the poor.
*.Whosoever asks of the creation is blind to the doors of the creator.
*.You are busy in fulfilling the desires and wishes of the soul (nafs)
while the nafs is busy in destroying you.
*.That person is close to Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala who is kind and
affectionate towards the creation.
*.Rejection (kufr) of the divine blessings and providence is contrary
to achieving closeness to the truth.
*.Hundreds of thousands of people just like you have been fattened and
then swallowed by this World.
*.Do not be fooled by your youthful appearance for very soon it would
be taken away from you.
*.Poverty saves one from sin and wealth is a trap for sins regard
poverty as your protector.
*.To make a poor person happy makes one the inheritor of and
undisclosed amount of reward.
*.What are you going to do by taking the bounties? Take the merciful
and compassionate one. Every pious person is from the progeny and
following of Muhammad SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam.
*.He whose fate is ultimately death then what is the need for happiness.
*.People do not regard you with respect because you are proud and vain
but rather they look up to you when you are polite and hospitable.
*.Keep your hearts open only for Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala and to busy
yourself in earning a means of livelihood for your family is also
following the commands.
*.To remember death is the best treatment for all ailments.
*.Worship and prayers breaks unwanted habits and should not be but a habit only.
*.The person who wishes to tame his soul should bridle it with silence
and good etiquettes.
*.Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala asks a loan of his servants and the
messengers of this are the beggars.
*.For the whole period I spent in the companionship of my sheikh
(spiritual guide) I have never seen the whiteness of his teeth.
*.Whenever it is possible reform each morsel for the foundations of
good deeds lies in it.
*.The creation are like children in relation to the saints of Allah
SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala .
*.It is a lie if one says by sitting in the company of those women
with whom relationships are lawful and young boys; one has absolutely
no inclination towards them. Islamic principles (Shari'ah) is neither
definitely not in agreement nor does a sound mind allow for such
conformities and this is total rejection of Shariat for Shari'ah has
never given anyone exemption from this.
*.When the angels do not enter a house in which there are images
pictures then how do you expect Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala to enter
your heart which is full of thousands of statues and idols. Anything
else besides Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala presence in the heart is images
and idols.
*.A visit to the pious person communicates the condition of the person.
*.The key to the closeness to the truth is in private consultations
and journeys.
*.Do not become subservient to the gifts in such a manner that you
forget the bestowal of the gifts.
*.The provisions and luggage undoubtedly is modesty, such that,
because of it, the doors of sovereignty and reality seem closed.
*.It is not becoming of a mo'min to sleep until he has kept his will
and testimony ready.
*.The obedience of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala is by asking and not by desiring.
*.You are busy in building mansions and palaces for others to stay in
while; its accountability rests entirely on you.
*.O! Children of Adam Alaihis Salaam be modest towards Allah SubHanuhu
wa Ta'ala as you would be modest towards your religious neighbor.
*.When a person commits a sin, he closes the doors, draws the veils
and hides from the creation and goes against the commands of the
creator in private, and then the creator says, O! Son of Adam Alaihis
Salaam you have regarded me the least amongst those that can see you
because you found it necessary to hide yourself from the creation yet
you have not shown modesty and shame even equivalent to that of the
creation towards me.
*.It is not beneficial to be a master at speech when you are immature at heart.
*.Be obedient with a direction; don't become obedient to the masses.
*.Do not become a polytheist by regarding your wealth as absolute and
total power of assistance.
*.O! You who make fun of others very soon you will know the answer to
your own fate.
*.O! Munafiqa (Hypocrites) very soon you will see the punishment of
Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala descending upon you in this World and the
hereafter. The times are pregnant and very soon you will see what it
gives birth to.
*.Your actions are proof of your belief and your exterior appearance
is a sign of your interior condition.
*.To turn your face towards the creation is to turn your back towards
Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala .
*.Empty desires are the jungle of stupidity and folly and only the
foolish hustle and bustle aimlessly within it.
*.Make silence your habit, anonymity you clothing, escape from the
creation your aim and if it is possible then dig the hole and sit down
in it. This habit should stay with you until such time that you Iman
(Faith) has reached an age of maturity and is unquestionable.
*.Those that wish the approval of the creation should show patience of
the oppression of the created.
*.Do not turn away from the creator because of some misfortune,
because he may be testing you with it.
*.Moderation is half of one's sustenance (livelihood) and good manners
is half of religion (Deen).
*.O Doers of good deeds! Adopt sincerity otherwise it is wasted effort.
*.If you are afraid of your destination then whichever way or wherever
you look at, you will find that you are surrounded by ferocious
beasts.
*.Good deeds are done in privacy and not in public except that which
is Fard (compulsory) which is performed in exposure.
*.Everything that you rely on, every person you afraid of or you keep
that trust in, becomes your God.
*.1. Special testimony 2. Making the commands of Allah SubHanuhu wa
Ta'ala compulsory upon yourself 3. Not to fear or trust anyone 4. To
make all your needs aware only to Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala and put
your Faith in him, To ask of him alone and never put your trust in
anyone except Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala .
*.A seeker is not truthful until he places the needs of sustenance of
his companions over and above the sustenance of his soul and desires.
*.Remain honourable among the people, for by revealing your poverty
you will fall in status in their eyes.
*.Meet the wealthy and rich with dignity ad prevalence and the poor
with humility and humbleness.
*.Your keeping the company of careless and negligent people is a sigh
of your carelessness and negligence.
*.To love of the creations is in its well wishing.
*.To give is better than to receive.
*.That person who is generous with the creation then he is close to
Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala .
*.A residence that is fit to be called a house, clothes that cover the
body, a stomach full of sustenance and a wife is not regarded as
Worldly but to face towards the Worldly while showing your back to
your creator is Worldly.
*.Even if you have said Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala aloud, then even
then you would be interrogated whether it was said in sincerity or in
show.
*.When the remembrance of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala finds a place in
the heart then for servant to remember Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala
continuously becomes continuous and everlasting even though the lips
are closed.
*.Carry out the rights that the ruler has upon you and do not question
that which is obligatory upon you.
*.There is greater dignity in the remembrance of Allah SubHanuhu wa
Ta'ala than in death; at the time of cutting someone short by razing
them to the ground and thereafter realising it was fruitless to sow
the seeds of hate.
*.Hide your troubles and you will receive closeness to Allah SubHanuhu
wa Ta'ala .
*.A mo'min leaves his family in the care of the creator while a
munaafiq leaves his family in the care of his dirham and dinaars
(wealth).
*.There are 3 types of creation 1. Angels 2. The Devil 3. Man. The
Angels are entirely good and the devil is entirely bad. Man is a
mixture of good and bad. Whoever is overcome with good he can be
likened to an Angel and whoever is overcome with evil he can be
likened to the devil.
*.Do not laugh with those that are laughing but cry with those that are crying.
*.If your thoughts are with the creator then you are subservient to
the creator. If your thoughts are with the creation then you are
subservient to the creation.
*.Give priority to the hereafter over the World and you will benefit
in both, but priority is given to the World over the hereafter then
you would suffer losses in both.
*.Do not spend even one night in the hate and malice of anybody.
*.The sign of your sincerity is that you praise the creation and you
do not turn your attention towards derogatory remarks nor do you show
greed and avarice towards their wealth but you give your lord his
right and your deeds are for your benefactor and not for the gifts,
for the king and not for the kingdom and for the truth and not for
falsehood.
*.As long as the doors of good health are open to you then regard it
as a blessing for very soon it will be closed upon you. So as long as
you have the strength and power to do good deeds regard it as a
blessing.
*.It is wrong to claim respect towards your creator as long as you
have no respect whatsoever for his creation.
*.When an 'Alim is not an ascetic then, he is a punishment upon those
that follow him.
*.A Mu'min, as he grows older Faith becomes stronger.
*.To search for good fortune is an unnecessary trouble and to search
for that which is not your destiny is to anger Allah SubHanuhu wa
Ta'ala and disgraceful.
*.You do not concern yourself in making the creator angry by pleasing
the creation. In exchange for Worldly mansions and building you
destroy your hereafter. Very soon you will be caught. He will
definitely catch you whose imprisonment is very, very fearful.
*.What, you do not become ashamed ordering him to change your fate?
Are your more commanding, more just and merciful than him? You and the
entire creation are his servants. It becomes compulsory upon you to
adopt, peace, solitude and silence.
*.Saying without deeds and deeds without sincerity are not worthy of acceptance.
*.A person once came to the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam and
said that he loves him (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam) very much. The
Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam said to him "lay down a cloth or
spread a cloth for Poverty." Another person said that he loves Allah
SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala , The Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam said
"spread a cloth for misfortune, for the love of Allah SubHanuhu wa
Ta'ala and the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam is intertwined with
poverty and misfortunes."
*.You are busy accumulating that which you would not be able to eat.
You desire for that which you cannot attain. Construct those buildings
in which you will not stay. All this makes you blind to the status of
your creator.
*.Be happy in the changes and choices that the creator made for you.
If you stay in this manner with him then he will definitely change
your fears and horrors.
*.Adopt patience for this World is an assembly of troubles and calamities.
*.When somebody approaches carrying tales or gossiping or informing
you about what another has said to him about you then admonish him and
tell him that he is worst than that person that was gossiping about
you for that person spoke behind your back while he is telling it
straight to your face. That person has not made you listen yet he made
you listen to it.
*.What an unfortunate person is he who had not been given the habit of
being merciful in his heart for all living things?
*.Your biggest enemies are those that are your biggest supporters.
*.The sum total of all the essence of good is to seek knowledge,
practice upon it and teaching it to somebody.

Fiqh, - Fornication and Adultery:Major Sins in Islam

Chastity is defined as "controlling oneself from forbidden desires due
to the love of Allaah The Almighty in response to His command, as well
as for seeking His reward in return."
Islam has always been keen to establish chastity in the Muslim
community and has thus legislated many laws that reduce the strong
impact of these desires and control them; it has also encouraged
remaining on the straight path and warned against transgressing the
defined boundaries by following these base desires.
Islam has preserved people's honor and protected lineages from being
mixed. Therefore, fornication and adultery are forbidden and
classified as major and destructive sins. Islam has even forbidden
everything that could lead to these sins, such as immoral exchange of
looks between the two sexes, depraved words, seductive moves, a man
and a woman being in seclusion in a room, and anything else which
could lead to this awful sin. Allaah The Almighty Says )what
means(:}"And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a great sin,
and an evil way )that leads one to Hell unless Allaah forgives
him(."{]Quran, 17: 32[
Islam does not have laws which contradict one another as is the case
with man-made legislation which has set penal laws for adultery and
fornication but has facilitated every means that lead to it. Moreover,
there are some societies that see no harm in allowing fornication and
adultery and have set no penal laws for those who commit them. Other
societies differentiate between committing this act in the marital
home and outside of it; they only consider committing it the marital
home as a crime and not if it is committed away from it! Islam, on the
other hand, comprehensively forbids fornication and adultery and
everything that leads to it.
Allaah The Almighty commanded His Messengerto take a pledge from women
who entered Islam to refrain from fornication and adultery. Allaah The
Almighty Says )what means(:}"O Prophet! When believing women come to
you to give you the Bai`ah )pledge(, that they will not associate
anything in worship with Allaah, that they will not steal, that they
will not commit illegal sexual intercourse, that they will not kill
their children… then accept their pledge."{]Quran, 60: 12[
Allaah The Almighty made the punishment for these sins vary from
lashing to stoning to death, along with the humiliation which results
from informing the community of the perpetrators of this sin. Allaah
The Almighty Says )what means(:}"The fornicatress and the fornicator,
flog each of them with a hundred stripes. Let not pity withhold you in
their case, in a punishment prescribed by Allaah, if you believe in
Allaah and the Last Day. And let a party of the believers witness
their punishment. ]This is for unmarried persons, but if married, the
punishment is to stone them to death[."{]Quran, 24: 2[
The Prophetset the penalty for adultery and fornication as follows:"If
the parties )committing fornication( are unmarried, they should
receive a hundred lashes and be put into exile for a year. If they
commit adultery after they are married, they should receive a hundred
lashes and then be stoned to death."]Muslim[
Since Islam has comprehensively forbidden fornication and adultery, it
has also blocked all ways that lead to it. It does not have laws which
contradict one another as is the case with man-made legislation which
has set penal laws for adultery and fornication but has facilitated
every means that lead to it. Moreover, there are some societies that
see no harm in allowing fornication and adultery and have set no penal
laws for those who commit them. Other societies differentiate between
committing this act in the marital home and outside of it; they only
consider committing it the marital home as a crime and not if it is
committed away from it! Islam, on the other hand, comprehensively
forbids fornication and adultery and everything that leads to it.
The evil consequences of fornication and adultery
Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyimsaid,
"Fornication and adultery combine all evils; weakness in commitment to
the religion, lack of piety, corruption of manhood and the decrease of
praiseworthy jealousy. You will never find an adulterer or fornicator
who is pious, fulfils his promises, is truthful in his speech,
maintains friendship or has jealousy over his wife; he will be
characterised by lies, deception, betrayal, accepting prohibitions and
not being mindful of Allaah." All these characteristics are
consequences of fornication and adultery.
There are also other consequences such as:
• Incurring the wrath of Allaah The Almighty.
• Corruption of one's wife and children.
• Poverty and gloominess of the face, which will be apparent to people.
• Darkness of the heart.
• Becoming insignificant in the eyes of people and in the sight of
Allaah The Almighty.
• Loss of the characteristics of chastity and righteousness and
becoming known as a sinful, betraying adulterer or fornicator.
• Not being classified as a believer in general.
• Being decried as an evil person.

Fiqh, - The ruling of theft in Islam

Theft is Haraam )forbidden( according to the Quran, Sunnah ]sayings of
Prophet Muhammad[ and Ijmaa' )scholarly consensus(. Allaah, the Most
Exalted, has condemned this action and decreed an appropriate
punishment for it. The Hadd ]i.e. the legal punishment prescribed by
the Sharee'ah )Islamic law([ for a thief is to cut off the thief's
hand. Allaah Almighty Says in the Noble Quran )what means(:
"]As for[ the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in
recompense for what they earned ]i.e. committed[ as a deterrent
]punishment[ from Allaah. And Allaah is Exalted in Might and
Wise."]Quran 5:38[
The Prophetsaid:
"The hand )of the thief( should be cut off for )the theft of( a
quarter of a Dinar or more."]Al-Bukhaari[
The Prophetcursed the thief because he is a corrupt element in
society, and if he is left unpunished, his corruption will spread and
infect the body of the Ummah )Muslim community(. Hesaid:
"May Allaah curse the thief who steals an egg and has his hand cut
off, or steals a rope and has his hand cut off."]Al-Bukhaari[
What indicates that this ruling is definitive is the fact that a
Makhzoomi noblewoman )from the tribe of Makhzoom( stole at the time of
the Prophetand Usaamah Ibn Zaydwanted to intercede for her. The
Prophetbecame angry and said:
"Do you intercede concerning one of the Hadd set by Allaah? Those who
came before you were destroyed because if a rich man among them stole,
they would let him off, but if a lowly person stole, they would carry
out the punishment on him. By Allaah, if Faatimah Bint )daughter of(
Muhammad were to steal, I would cut off her hand."]Al-Bukhaari[
This is the ruling of Allaah concerning theft; that the hand should be
cut off from the wrist joint.
Al-Nawawisaid in his commentary on Saheeh Muslim )Hadeeth collection(:
Al-Shaafa'i, Abu Haneefah, Maalik and the majority )of scholars(said:
"The hand should be cut off from the wrist, where the hand meets the
forearm." Al-Qurtubisaid: "All the scholars said: The hand should be
cut off from the wrist, not as some of the innovators do when they cut
off the fingers and leave the thumb."
Because cutting off the hand is a serious matter, it should not be
done for just any case of theft. A combination of conditions must be
fulfilled before the hand of a thief is cut off. These conditions are
as follows:
1- The thing should have been taken by stealth; if it was not taken by
stealth, then the hand should not be cut off, such as when property
has been seized by force in front of other people, because in this
case the owner of the property could have asked for help to stop the
thief.
2- The stolen property should be something of worth, because that
which is of no worth has no sanctity, such as musical instruments,
wine and pigs.
2- The value of the stolen property should be above a certain limit,
which is three Islamic Dirhams or a quarter of an Islamic Dinar, or
their equivalent in other currencies.
3- The stolen property should have been taken from a place where it
had been put away, i.e., a place where people usually put their
property, such as a cupboard, for example.
4- The theft itself has to be proven, either by the testimony of two
qualified witnesses or by the confession of the thief twice.
5- The person from whom the property was stolen has to ask for it
back; if he does not, then )the thief's( hand does not have to be cut
off.
If these conditions are fulfilled, then the hand must be cut off. If
this ruling was applied in the societies which are content with
man-made laws and which have cast aside the Sharee'ah of Allaah and
replaced it with human laws, this would be the most beneficial
treatment for this phenomenon. But the matter is as Allaah Says )what
means(:
"Then is it the judgement of ]the time of[ ignorance they desire? But
who is better than Allaah in judgement for a people who are certain
]in faith[."]Quran 5:50[

Fiqh, - Associating partners withAllaah )Shirk( -Ihttp://aydnajimudeen2.blogspot.com

First: Major Shik
One of the most important things Muslims must know and pay attention
to is the issue of Shirk )Associating partners with Allaah in
worship(, its seriousness and its different types, so that our Tawheed
)belief in the Oneness of Allaah( and our Islam may be complete, and
our faith may be sound.
The word Shirk in Arabic means taking a partner, i.e., regarding
someone as the partner of another. It is used in Arabic when one
wishes to express that he regards two people as equal in status; or
that two people are involved in it.
In terms of Sharee'ha or Islamic terminology, Shirk means ascribing a
partner or rival to Allaah in Lordship )Ruboobiyyah(, worship
)Uloohiyyah( or in His Names and Attributes.
A rival is a peer or counterpart. Hence Allaah forbids setting up
rivals with Him and He condemns those who take them )rivals( as gods
instead of or besides Allaah in many verses of the Quran. Allaah Says
)what means(:"Then do not set up rivals to Allaah )in worship( while
you know )that He Alone has the right to be worshipped(."]Quran 2:222[
And )what means(:"And they set up rivals to Allaah, to mislead
)people( from His path! Say )O Muhammad, to the polytheists(: 'Enjoy
)your brief life(! But certainly, your destination is the
Fire!'"]Quran 14:30[
Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu alahyi wa sallam said: "Whoever dies
claiming that Allaah has a rival, will enter Hell." ]Al-Bukhaari[
The types of Shirk:
The texts of the Quran and Sunnah )narrations of the Prophets
sallallaahu alahyi wa sallam( indicate that Shirk sometimes puts a
person beyond the pale of Islam and sometimes does not. Hence, the
scholars divided Shirk into two types: major Shirk and minor Shirk.
Following is a brief description of each type:
1 – Major Shirk
This means ascribing to someone other than Allaah something that
belongs only to Allaah, such as Lordship )Ruboobiyyah(, Worship
)Uloohiyyah( and the Divine Names or Attributes )Al-Asmaa'
Was-Sifaat(.
This kind of Shirk may sometimes be outwardly, such as the Shirk of
those who worship idols and graves, or the dead or even living people.
Other times, it may be hidden, such as those who put their trust in
other than Allaah, or the Shirk of the hypocrites. For even though
their )hypocrites'( Shirk puts them beyond the pale of Islam and means
that they will abide forever in Hell, it is a hidden Shirk, because
they make an outward display of Islam and conceal their disbelief and
Shirk, so they are inwardly Polytheists but not outwardly.
Shirk in the form of beliefs, such as:
- The belief that there is someone else who creates, gives life and
death, reigns or controls the affairs of the universe along with
Allaah.
- The belief that there is someone else who must be obeyed absolutely
besides Allaah.
- Associating others with Allaah in love and veneration, by loving a
created being as loving Allaah. This is the kind of Shirk that Allaah
does not forgive, and it is the Shirk about which Allaah Says )what
means(:
"And of mankind are some who take )for worship( others besides Allaah
as rivals. They love them as they love Allaah."]Quran 2:165[
- The belief that there are those who know the Unseen that only Allaah
Knows. This is very common among some of the deviant sects.
- The belief that there is someone who bestows mercy in a manner that
is befitting only for Allaah, so he shows mercy as Allaah does and
forgives sins and overlooks the bad deeds of his 'worshippers'.
Shirk in the form of words:
Such as those who supplicate to someone other than Allaah, or seek his
help or seek refuge with him with regard to matters over which no one
has control except Allaah, whether the person called upon is a
Prophet, a Wali )righteous person(, an angel or a jinn, or some other
created being. This is a kind of major Shirk which puts one beyond the
pale of Islam.
Also, those who make fun of religion or who liken Allaah to His
creation, or say that there is another creator, provider or controller
besides Allaah are included in this type of Shirk. All of these fall
under major Shirk and are grave sins that are not forgiven.
Shirk in the form of actions:
Such as one who sacrifices, prays or prostrates to something other
than Allaah, or who promulgates laws to replace the rulings of Allaah
and makes such laws the reference which people are obliged to refer to
for judgement; or one who supports the disbelievers and helps them
against the believers, and other acts that go against the basic
meaning of faith and put the one who does them beyond the pale of
Islam.

Dought & clear, - Holding two jumu'ahprayersin one place

Can we organize two Friday prayers!? We do not have a mosque until
now inside the campus--we ask you fordoa'a... May Allaah help us to
gain a permanent room. Due to different schedules of the university,
students can not attend Friday Prayer which is scheduled at 1:00 p.m.
Currently new Muslim brothers are asking if we can hold a second
Friday arrangement on campus. Is it correct to host two Friday prayers
in the same campus or same place!?
I personally am afraid [the reality is that it is]madhhabexcuses, and
different groups favour one time to another.I urge you to answer this
question fast
may Allaah reward you.
All Praise be to Allaah.
After discussing the question you raised with the learned sheikh
Abdul-Aziz bin Abdullaah bin Baz, he has indicated that Islamic
shari'ah does not legislate holding two jumu'ah prayers in one place.
You should choose the most convenient time--and its timing extends
until the 'asr prayer--and urge and enjoin all the Muslims to attend.
Note that it is mandatory to stop all work (including attending
classes) for the jumu'ah prayer. Whoever misses it would pray the
dhuhr prayer.
May Allaah grant you all success in obeying Him and pleasing Him and
may He ease your affairs wherever you may be.

Dought & clear, - It is incorrect to prayDhuhr after Jumu’ahprayer

I heard from some imams that under the following situations we have to
pray another 4 rakat Fard zuhur prayer (noon prayer) after the 2 rakat
Juma (Friday) prayer, is it true?
if we are far from Saudi Arabia or
if we are not staying in an Islamic Country or
if we don't have any Islamic leader as our government in the country
Kindly answer my question, since I found that many old people they
follow these in our country, however, I didn't find any Hadith
relating to these things.
May Allah (s.w.t) bless you. Thank you.
Praise be to Allaah.
Praying four rak'ahs after Jumu'ah prayer is the opinion of some
Madhhabs, and has nothing to do with staying in Makkah or far away, or
being in an Islaamic country or not, or whether or not there is a
khaleefah. The existence or permission of a khaleefah is not a
condition for Friday prayers being obligatory or valid, according to
Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah.)Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 8/187(
Having dealt with what you have heard from people who have no
knowledge, but who are unfortunately in the position of "imaams," as
you said, we move on to the basic issue of offering salaat al-dhuhr
after salaat al-jumu'ah. Our answer to this question is that the truth
is the opinion of the scholars, most of whom say that there is no
basis in sharee'ah for offering dhuhr prayer after jumu'ah prayer if a
person has prayed jumu'ah. The one who misses jumu'ah or does not
attend it because it is not an obligation for him or her, such as
women, sick people or travellers, must pray dhuhr. It was never
reported that the Prophet)peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him(
or any of his Companions prayed dhuhr after praying jumu'ah. If he had
done so, there would be reports to that effect.
We ask Allaah to give you and us help and strength. May Allaah bless
our Prophet Muhammad.

Dought & clear, - Praying Zuhr in congregation for those who missed Salaat al-Jumu’ah

In the name of Allah, Most Kind Most Merciful
All praise is for Allah, peace and blessings be upon Muhammed (saalahu
alayhi wa sallam)
to proceed :
My question is this :
We hold jummah (Friday) prayer at university. A group of brothers came
late and they missed the prayer. They decided to pray Dhur as the
jummah prayer has been done. The question was do they dhur together in
Jammah (congregation) or do they pray Dhur individually. Please advise
me with proofs.
Jazakallah Khair
Wasalam
Praise be to Allaah.
You should urge the brothers around you to attend Salaat al-Jumu'ah
(Friday prayers) at the right time, because Jumu'ah is of great
importance. The Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "Let people stop neglecting to attend Jumu'ah, or else Allaah
will seal their hearts, then they will be among the
heedless."(Reported by Muslim, 1432)
He(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also said: "Whoever
neglects Salaat al-Jumu'ah three times with no good reason, Allaah
will put a seal on his heart."(Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 460; he said:
this is a hasan hadeeth).
As for the people who missed Jumu'ah, they should pray Zuhr, and there
is nothing wrong with praying it in jamaa'ah (congregation). And
Allaah knows best.

For children, - Islam and friendship: Islamic Sayings on Friendship or Friendship Sayings(Friendship Stories)

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Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) stated, "The believer is like a mirror to other believers (in truthfulness)." Like a mirror, your friend gives you an honest image. He forgives your mistakes, but does not hide or exaggerate your strengths and weaknesses.
Once the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) was asked, "What person can be the best friend?" "He who helps you remember Allah (SWT), and reminds you when you forget Him," the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh), counseled.
Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) was further asked, "Who is the best among people?" Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) replied, "He who, when you look at him, you remember Allah (SWT)". Such a friend reflects qualities of love, mercy, honesty, service, patience, optimism, professionalism, and the entire lifestyle taught by Islam.
Imam Ali (as)Says: "The poor is one who does not have any friend."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company (friendship)."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "Friendship transfers a stranger in to a relative."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "Do not choose as your friend the enemy of your friend."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "Two true friends are a single soul in different bodies."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "He who discards a friend for slight offence risks loneliness."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "In time of distress a man can distinguished between his friend and enemy."
Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) Says: "Be careful to have truthful friends and try to obtain them, for they are your support when you are in welfare, and your advocator when you have misfortune."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "Be not friend with a fool, for he will harm you while meaning to do good to you."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "Keep away from friendship of liar surely he will show you as near what is far from you and will show as far what is near you."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "O' Kumayl! Say what is just in any condition. Be friends with the righteous and avoid the evil doers, stay away from the hypocrites and do not accompany the treacherous."
Imam Sajjad (as) Says: "Beware of the companionship of the sinful, and helping of the unjust."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "If a friend envies you, then he is not a true friend."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "Verily, there are three (types of) friends for a Muslim,
*.The friend who says: I am with you whether you are alive or dead', and this is his deed.
*.The friend who says: I am with you unto the threshold of your grave and then I will leave you', and this is his children.
*.The friend who says: I will be with you until when you die', and this is his wealth which will belong to the inheritors when he dies."
Imam Ali (as) Says: "He who is deserted by friends and relatives will often find help and sympathy from strangers."
Imam Hassan (as) Says: "Befriend people in the same manner you would like them to befriend you."
Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) Says: "Be the friend of him who may grace you, not of one whom you are better than." (Viz. make friends with ones who are higher than you so that you progress.)
Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) Says: "My most beloved brother is he who (makes me aware of) my faults."
Imam Hassan Askari (as) Says: "Those who advise their friend secretly are respecting them, and those who advise them openly are humiliating them."
Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) has narrated from his father Imam Muhammad Baqir (as) who said his father Imam Sajjad (as) stated: "O' my son! Beware of five (groups) and do not seek companionship (friendship) with them, do not speak with them, and do not make friends with them on (the) way."
Then, Imam Muhammad Baqir (as) asked his father who they were and might he introduces them to him. Imam Sajjad (as) responded:
*."Beware of and do not associate with the one who tells lies. He is as a mirage which makes near for you what is far, and makes far to you what is near."
*."Beware of and do not associate with an immoral person, because he will sell you at the price of a morsel or less than that."
*."Beware of and do not associate with a miser because he will deprive you of his wealth when you are seriously in need of it."
*."Beware of and do not associate with a fool, because he wants to be of avail to you but he harms you."
*."Beware of and do not associate with the one who disregards his kinfolks, because I found him (such a person) cursed in the Book Allah, Almighty and Glorious, in three occurrences." They are: (Sura Al-Baqarah, 2:27; Sura Ar-Rad, 13:25; and Sura Muhammad, 47:22).