Love Ourselves First

We can get so caught up intrying to fix other people'sproblems, that
we forget to fix ourselves. We can spend all our time helping family
members, running around, "sacrificing", whileour own souls are weary,
discouraged and approaching despair. We can champion important causes,
or do vital work in our jobs, while we cover up or ignore wounds from
our past, until we cannot even look at ourselves with respect or love.
I suppose we all have our coping mechanisms. For me, it's martial
arts. When I'm troubled or unhappy, I tend to immerse myself in my
martial arts practice. It occupies my mind, allows me to forget my
problems,and wears out my body soI can sleep.
Others may plunge themselves into their work, or distract themselves
with books, music or television, or busy themselves with other
people's problems. But you can only keep this up for so long. If you
don't face what's going on internally, the darkness will eventually
spread and blot everything else out.
We have to come to terms with ourselves, or happiness will elude us forever.
How can we love and cherish others if we do notlove ourselves? How can
we extend ourselves to create something good in the world, if what we
haveinside is not sound and peaceful? How can we raise happy children
if we are not happy? Children are very perceptive; if you are troubled
and hurt inside, they will pick up onthat, and it will affect them. If
you really want tolove your children properly, you need to make peace
with your own soul.
Sometimes there are so many distractions in our lives, so much
external noise, that we can't hear our own hearts anymore. We need to
quiet our minds and get back in touch with our fitrah, that pure
nature given to us by Allah. We need to ask Allah's forgiveness, then
forgive ourselves, so that we can get rid of the baggage of shame.
Only then can we then forgive others, and let go of anger or
resentment.
We must listen to our intuition, and hear our hearts speaking, and
open ourselves to the clear light of Allah's huda (guidance).

miracle and a miracle worker

Each of us is a walking miracle.
"Among His Signs in this,that He created you fromdust; and then,-
behold, you are human beings scattered (far and wide)!" – Quran,
30:20.
Our existence is a miracle. That we are here, on this tiny planet
revolving in space, thinking our thoughts, sailing the ocean, growing
crops, loving, worshiping, forgiving, living and dying,is a miracle.
Our aspirations, hopes and bravery are miracles and gifts.
Beyond that, each of us has the potential to be a miracle worker, not
in the sense of walking on water or splitting the sea, but in changing
the world, spreading peace, and being examples of love and faith in
action.
My fellow editors at IslamicAnswers.com – SisterZ, Leila, Sara, Amy,
Muhammad, Abdul Wali, Maria and the others – are miracle workers. They
savelives and help desperate people.
One editor took in two foster children and raised them with love. He
and hiswife are miracle workers.
Anyone who speaks out for truth, who dedicates themselves to helping
others, who plants trees and protects endangered species, who raises
good children in this turbulent world, any such person is amiracle
worker.
Think of it: to be a miracle and a miracle worker. What a thing.
What an amazing creature the child of Adam can become if he (and she)
turns away from hatred, bigotry and revenge, and turns to compassion
and fellowship instead.

Why Do You Save Me?

Allah, why do You save me?
Why do You guide me gently,
and push me to the light?
Am I more in Your sight
than a walking shade?
Am I bright? Do You see
my coruscating heart?
Am I living my true life?
If not, then in which shining valley
does it lie?
In whose wide eyes,
in what hungry land?
Why did You draw me by the hand
from my prison bed?
What of the souls I have loved
who are lost, who have fled
to distant cities
or turned their heads
after speaking
of inexpressible sadness?
Those who have known me best
have betrayed me,
or I have betrayed them.
Is that the grief of Bani Adam?
Why do You pull me
from the pit,
casting light on me,
accepting my regret,
giving me dreams like comets,
or signposts
to a hidden shrine?
Dreams like hands in mine.
Why, Allah? Am I more
than I seem to myself?
Where did my soul reside
in the world before birth?
If souls are troops
collected together
then where is my unit,
where was my creche?
Who am I to them now?
Who am I to the Prophets,
to the angels sweeping the sky,
to my daughter
and those who will proceed?
Who am I to You, Al-Azeez,
who hold night and day;
and when will I find my way?

1b] The Persecution in Burma Stems, Not from Buddhists, but from the Darwinist Mindset

1b]
Let us unite in order to put an end to the oppression stemming from the corruption of Darwinism
If we want an end to the strife on Earth, the sole precondition is the scientific elimination of Darwinism, the intellectual idea behind these perverse ideologies.And the way to intellectually eradicate Darwinism is to discuss and show the scientific proofs revealing the invalidity of the theory of evolution everywhere possible. Activities such ashanding out books, opening exhibitions, writing articles, opening web sites, holding conferences and radio andtelevision programs are highly important in terms of giving people this information. Indeed, the positive effects of such activities are already spreading very rapidly and people have begun toaccept the fact that evolution is the worst scientific fraud of all time.
To issue one final reminder, the whole Islamic world has a responsibility to ensure that all mankind achieves peace and security. The Islamic world has an obligation to be united in order to rescue those people living in pain and suffering in East Turkestan, Burma, Pathani, Iraq, Afghanistan,Palestine and many other places, and to bring abouta permanent solution. A Turkish-Islamic world thatis united and acts as brothers in a spirit of solidarity will never face any such problems. It will guarantee that not just Muslims, but also Christians, Jews, Buddhistsand even the irreligious and atheist can live in security, wealth, peace and joy/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en