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Sunday, December 2, 2012

The names of Allah with Meaning and Benefits

The 99 Names of Allah, are the Names of God which are described in the
Qur'an, and Sunnah, amongst other places. Here are the list of 99
names of Allah with definition and benefits.
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ALLAH'S NAME MEANING BENEFIT
Allah The Greatest Name
Who repeats this name at least 1000 times his heart will be free from
doubts and suspicions. Ifany body suffering from some incurable
disease repeats this Name many times, then prays to Allahfor recovery,
he will recover from the disease, by the Grace of Allah.
1 Ar-Rahman The All-Merciful
Who repeart this name 100 times after each fard(Obligatory) prayer
will have good memory, a keen awareness, and be free of a heavy heart.
2 Ar-Rahim The All-Beneficient
He who repeat this name100 times after each Fajr (Early Morning)
prayer will find everyone to be friendly towards him and he will be
safe from all worldly calamities.
3 Al-Malik The Absolute Ruler
He who repeats this name many times every day after the morning
prayer. Will become rich by the grace of Allah.
4 Al-Quddus The Pure One
The heart of those who repeat this name 100 times each day will be
free from anxiety.
5 As-Salam The Source of Peace
He who repeats this name 160 time to a sick person, will help him to
regain health. He who repeats this name frequently will be safe from
all calamities.
6 Al-Mumin The Inspirer of Faith
He who repeats this name 631 times will be safe from harm.
7 Al-Muhaymin The Guardian
He who takes bath and offers two rak'ats of prayer and repeats this
Name 100 times with sincere concentration, Allah will purify his
external as well as internal condition.
8 Al-Aziz The Victorious
He who repeats this Name 41 times after each Fazar prayer will
beindependent of need from others and gain honour after disgrace.
9 Al-Jabbar The Compeller
He who repeats this Name will not be compelled to do anything against
his wishes, and will not be exposed to voilence, severity or hardness.
10 Al-Mutakabbir The Greatest
He who repeats this Name frequently will be granted status and
respect. If He repeats thisName frequently at the commencement of
everyact, He will achieve success by the grace of Allah.
11 Al-Khaliq The Creator
He who repeats this Name 100 times for seven days without break, Allah
will create an angel whose duty willbe to act righteously for this
person until the Day of Judgement. The reward for angel's actions will
be given to that person. See also under Al-Musawwir.
12 Al-Bari The Maker of Order
He who creates all thingsin proportion. See also the suggestions under
Al-Musawwir.
13 Al-Musawwir The Shaper of Beauty
If a woman who desires to give a birth, but cannot, fasts seven days,
and each day at the breaking of the fast (iftaar) she repeats
thesethree Names twenty-onetimes, breathes into a glass of water, and
then breaks the fast with this water, Allah will bless her with a
child.
14 Al-Ghaffar The Forgiving
He who repeats this Name will be forgiven his sins.
15 Al-Qahhar The Subduer
The soul of him who repeats this Name Will conquer the desires of the
flesh, and his heart will be made free from the attractions of the
world and gain inner peace. this Name also frees one from being
wronged.
16 Al-Wahhab The Giver of All
If a man suffering from poverty and starvation repeats this Name
frequently or keeps it with him written on a piece of paper or repeats
this Name 40 times in the last Sajda if the Chasht prayer, Allah will
relieve him of his poverty, want and starvation in a wonderful way.
17 Ar-Razzaq The Sustainer
He who repeats this Name will be provided with sustenance by Allah.
18 Al-Fattah The Opener
The heart of him who repeats this Name will be open, and he will be
given victory.
19 Al-Alim The Knower of All
He who repeats this Name, his heart will become luminous, revealing
divine light(Nur).
20 Al-Qabid The Constrictor
He who writhes this name on 4 pieces of food (fruit, bread,etc.) and
eats them for 40 days will be free from hunger.
21 Al-Basit The Reliever
He who repeats this Name 10 times after Chasht prayer with open hands
(palms up), then rubs his face with his hands, will be free of need
from others.
22 Al-Khafid The Abaser
Those who fast three days, and on the fourth day repeat this Name 70
times in a gathering, Allah will free them fromharm by their enemy.
Allah will fulfill the need of one who repeats this Name 500 times
daily.
23 Ar-Rafi The Exalter
He who repeats this Name 101 times day and night, Allah will make him
higher, as far as honour, richness and merit are concerned.
24 Al-Muizz The Bestower of Honors
He who repeats this name 140 times after Maghrib prayer on Monday or
Friday nights,Allah will make him dignified in the eyes of others.
That person will fear no one but Allah.
25 Al-Mudhill The Humiliator
He who repeats this Name 75 times will be free from harm by those who
are jealous of him and wish to harm him. Allah will protect him.
26 As-Sami The Hearer of All
He who repeats this Name 500, 100 or 50 times without speaking to
anyone on thursday after the chasht prayer, Allah will bestow on him
anything he desires.
27 Al-Basir The Seer of All
He who repeats this Names 100 times after Friday afternoon prayer,
Allah will give this person light in his sight and enlighten his
heart.
28 Al-Hakam The Judge
He who repeats this Name many times at night, many secrets (sirr)will
be revealed to him.
29 Al-Adl The Just
On Friday night or day, ifyou write this Name on apiece of bread and
eat itpeople will obey you.
30 Al-Latif The Subtle One
He who repeats this Name 133 times daily will have increase in his
sustenance and all his affairs will be settled to his satisfaction.
31 Al-Khabir The All-Aware
If a mam is a victim of selfish desires and bad habits he will be
relieved of these if he repeats this Name regularly.
32 Al-Halim The Forebearing
He who write this Name on a piece of paper, washes it with water and
sprinkles that water on anything that thing will become safe from loss
and calamities.
33 Al-Azim The Magnificent
Those who repeat this Name many times will berespected.
34 Al-Ghafur The Forgiver and Hider of Faults
He who has a headache, fever and despondent, and continuously repeats
this Name will be relieved of his ailment and will have Allah's
forgiveness.
35 Ash-Shakur The Rewarder of Thankfulness
He who is afflicted with monitory troubles or with any other calamity
and suffering, if he repeats this Name 41 tmes daily.
36 Al-Ali The Highest
He who repeats this Name regularly and keep it with him after writing
it on a piece of paper will attain high rank, affluence and success in
his (lawful) desires.
37 Al-Kabir The Greatest
He who repeats this Name 100 times each day will have esteem.
38 Al-Hafiz The Preserver
He who repeats this Name frequently and keeps it with him will
beprotected against calamities.
39 Al-Muqit The Nourisher
If someone with a bad mannered child repeats this Name into a glass of
water, and gives this water to the child to drink, the child will
havegood manners.
40 Al-Hasib The Accounter
He who faces any problem should repeat this Name many times.
41 Al-Jalil The Mighty
He who writes this Nameon a piece of paper withmusk and saffron and
keeps it with him and repeats this Name frequently will attain honour
and status.
42 Al-Karim The Generous
He who repeats this Name many times at bedtime will have esteem in
this world (and the Hereafter among the learned and righteous people).
43 Ar-Raqib The Watchful One
He who repeats this Name seven times on himself, his family and
property, all will be under Allah's protection.
44 Al-Mujib The Responder to Prayer
The appeal of him who repeats this Name will be answered.
45 Al-Wasi The All-Comprehending
If one who has difficulty in earning, repeats this Name frequently,
will have good earnings.
46 Al-Hakim The Perfectly Wise
He who repeats this Name continuously (from time to time) will not
have difficulties in his work, and Allah will open to him the door of
wisdom.
47 Al-Wadud The Loving One
If there is a quarrel between two people (e.g. wife and husband) and
one of them repeatsthis Name 1000 times over some food and has the
other person to eat the food, there will be no disagreement between
them.
48 Al-Majíd The Majestic One
He who repeats this Name gains glory.
49 Al-Baith The Resurrector
He who repeats this Name gains the fear of Allah.
50 Ash-Shahid The Witness
He who has disobedient children or wife and repeats this Name in the
morning over them 21 times daily with his handplaced on his/her
forhead he/she will become obedient.
51 Al-Haqq The Truth
If one has something and repeats this Name, he will find what is lost.
52 Al-Wakil The Trustee
He who is afraid of drowining, being burnt in a fire, or any similar
danger, and repeats this Name continuously (from time to time), will
be under the protection of Allah.
53 Al-Qawi The Possessor of All Strength
He who cannot defeat his enemy, and repeats this Name with the
intention of not being harmed, will be free from his enemy's harm.
54 Al-Matin The Forceful One
If one has troubles and repeats this Name, his troubles will disappear.
55 Al-Wali The Governor
He who repeats this Name is likely to be a walyullah, the friend of Allah.
56 Al-Hamid The Praised One
He who repeats this Name will be loved and praised.
57 Al-Muhsi The Appraiser
He who is afraid of being questioned on theJudgement Day, and repeats
this Name 100 times daily, will have ease and clementy.
58 Al-Mubdi The Originator
If This Name is repeated and breathed towards a pregnant woman who
isafaid of aborting, she will be free of danger.
59 Al-Muid The Restorer
If this Name is repeated 70 times for someone who is away from his
family, that person will return safely in seven days.
60 Al-Muhyi The Giver of Life
If a person has a heavy burden and repeats this Name seven times each
day, his burden will be taken away.
61 Al-Mumit The Taker of Life
This Name is repeated todestroy one's enmy.
62 Al-Hayy The Ever Living One
He who repeats this Name will have a long life.
63 Al-Qayyum The Self-Existing One
He who repeats this Name will not fall into inadvertency.
64 Al-Wajid The Finder
He who repeats this Name will have richness of heart.
65 Al-Majid The Glorious
He who repeats this Name in privacy and sincerely, his heart will be
enlightened.
66 Al-Wahid The Only One
He who repeats this Name 1000 times in privacy and in a quiet place
will be free from fear and delusion.
67 Al-Ahad The One
He who repeats this Name 1000 times will have certain secrets opened to him.
68 As-Samad The Satisfier of All Needs
He who repeats this Name many times, Allah will provide his need, and
as result he will not need others, but they will need him.
69 Al-Qadir The All Powerful
He who repeats this Name, all his Desires will be fulfilled.
70 Al-Muqtadir The Creator of All Power
He who repeats this Name will be aware of the truth.
71 Al-Muqaddim The Expediter
He who repeats this Name on the battlefield, or who has fear of
beingalone in an aweinspiringplace, no harm will cometo him and will
become obedient to Allah.
72 Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
He who repeats this Name in the heart 100 times each day, only loveof
Allah will remain. No other love can enter.
73 Al-Awwal The First
A childless person will beblessed with a child if herepeats this name
40 times daily for 40 days. Ifa traveler repeats it 1000times on a
Friday he will reach home safe and sound.
74 Al-Akhir The Last
He who repeats this Name many times will lead a good life and at the
end of this life will have a good death.
75 Az-Zahir The Manifest One
He who recites this Name 15 times after Friday (jumm'a prayer) divine
light (Noor) will enter his heart.
76 Al-Batin The Hidden One
He who repeats this Name three times each day will be able to see the
truth in things.
77 Al-Walí The Protecting Friend
He who repeats this Name and breathes it into his house, his housewill
be free from danger.
78 Al-Mutaali The Supreme One
He who repeats this Name many times will gain the benevolence of Allah.
79 Al-Barr The Doer of Good
He who repeats this Name to his child, this child will be free from misfortune.
80 At-Tawwab The Guide to Repentance
He who repeats this Name many times, his repentance will be accepted.
81 Al-Muntaqim The Avenger
He who repeats this
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Names for 3 Fridays many times will be victorious against his enemies.
82 Al-Afu The Forgiver
He who repeats this Name many times, all his sins will be forgiven.
83 Ar-Rauf The Clement
He who repeats this Name many times will beblessed by Allah.
84 Malik al-Mulk The Owner of All
He who repeats this Name will have esteem among people.
85 Dhul-Jalali Wal-Ikram The Lord of Majesty and Bounty
He who repeats this Name many times, will be rich.
86 Al-Muqsit The Equitable One
He who repeat this Name will be free from the harm of the devil.
87 Al-Jami The Gatherer
He who repeats this Name will find the things that he lost.
88 Al-Ghani The Rich One
He who repeats this Name 70 times will be contented and not convetous
and will not be needy.
89 Al-Mughni The Enricher
He who repeats this Name 1000 times daily for ten Fridays will becom
self-sufficient.
90 Al-Mani The Preventer of Harm
One should repeat this Name 20 times at bedtimes for a peaceful and
happy family life.
91 Ad-Darr The Creator of The Harmful
He who does not enjoy peace and tranquility in life should repeat this
Name 100 times in Fridaynights.He will find peaceand tranquility by
the grace of Allah.
92 An-Nafi The Creator of Good
He who repeats this Name 41 times at the begnning of every act, will
be successful in all his good acts.
93 An-Nur The Light
Those who repeat this Name will have inner light.
94 Al-Hadi The Guide
Ho who repeats 1100 times the sacred Names"yahadi
ihdinas-siratal-mustaqim" after the 'Isha prayer will be free from all
needs.
95 Al-Badi The Originator
He who is confronted by any distress or difficulty should repeat this
Name 70,000 times for relief from the distress.
96 Al-Baqi The Everlasting One
He who repeats this Name every Friday night 100 times all his good
deeds will be accepted, by the grace of Allah.
97 Al-Warith The Inheritor of All
He who repeats this Name after sunrise 100 times, will be safe from
all sorrows, by the grace of Allah.
98 Ar-Rashid The Righteous Teacher
He who does not have the know-how about a particular task or unableto
work out plans for a certain task should repeat this Name 1000 times
between Maghrib and 'Isha.
99 As-Sabur The Patient One
He who is in any trouble,difficulty or sorrow and repeat this Name
3000 times, will be rescued from his difficulty.

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Suhayb ar-Rumi - Biographies of the Companions (Sahabah)

About twenty years before the start of the Prophet's mission, that is
about the middle of the sixth century CE, an Arab named Sinan ibn
Malik governed the cityof al-Uballah on behalf of the Persian emperor.
The city, whichis now part of Basrah, lay on the banks of the
Euphrates River. Sinan lived in a luxurious palace on the banks of the
river. He hadseveral children and was particularly fond of one of them
who was then barely five years old. His name was Suhayb. He was blond
and fair-complexioned. He was activeand alert and gave much pleasure
to his father.
One day Suhayb's mother took him and some members of her household to
a village called ath-Thani for a picnic. What was to be a relaxing and
enjoyable day turned out to be a terrifying experience that was to
change the course of young Suhayb's lifeforever.
That day, the village of ath-Thaniwas attacked, by a raiding party of
Byzantine soldiers. The guardsaccompanying the picnic party were
overwhelmed and killed. Ali possessions were seized and a large number
of persons were taken prisoner. Among these was Suhayb ibn Sinan.
Suhayb was taken to one of the slave markets of the Byzantine Empire,
the capital of which wasConstantinople, there to be sold.Thereafter he
passed from the hands of one slave master to another. His fate was no
different from thousands of other slaves who filled the houses, the
palaces and castles of Byzantine rulers and aristocrats.
Suhayb spent his boyhood and his youth as a slave. For about twenty
years he stayed in Byzantine lands. This gave him the opportunity to
get a rare knowledge and understanding of Byzantine/ire and society.
In the palaces of the aristocracy, hesaw with his own eyes the
injustices and the corruption of Byzantine life. He detested that
society and later would say to himself:
"A society like this can only be purified by a deluge." Suhayb of
course grew up speaking Greek, the language of the Byzantine Empire.
He practically forgot Arabic. But he never forgot that he was a son of
the desert. He longed for the day when he would be free again to join
his people's folk. At the first opportunity Suhayb escaped from
bondage and headed straight for Makkah which was aplace of refuge or
asylum. There people called him Suhayb"ar-Rumi" or "the Byzantine"
because of his peculiarly heavy speech and his blond hair. He became
the halif of one of the aristocrats of Makkah, Abdullah ibn Judan. He
engaged in trade and prospered. In fact, he became quite rich.
One day he returned to Makkah from one of his trading journeys.He was
told that Muhammad theson of Abdullah had begun calling people to
believe in God alone, commanding them to be just and to do good works
and prohibiting them from shamefuland reprehensible deeds. He
immediately enquired who Muhammad was and where he stayed. He was
told.
"(He stays) in the house or' al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam. Be careful
however that no Qurayshsees you. If they see you they would do (the
most terrible things to you). You are a stranger here and there is no
bond of asabiyyahi to protect you, neither have you any clan tohelp
you."
Suhayb went cautiously to the house of al-Arqam. At the door he found
Ammar ibn Yasir the young son of a Yemeni father who was known to him.
He hesitated for a moment then went up to Ammar and said:"What do you
want (here), Ammar?" "Rather, what do you want here'?" countered
Ammar."I want to go to this man and hear directly from him what he is
saying." "I also want to do that." "Then let us enter together, ala
barakatillah (with the blessings of God)."
Suhayb and Ammar entered and listened to what Muhammad was saying.
They were both readily convinced of the truth of his message. The
light of faith entered their hearts. At this meeting, they pledged
fealty to the Prophet, declaring that thereis no god but Allah and
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. They spent the entire day in the
company of the noble Prophet. At night, under cover ofdarkness, they
left the house of al-Arqam, their hearts aglow with the light of faith
and their faces beaming with happiness.
Then the familiar pattern of events followed. The idolatrous Quraysh
learnt about Suhayb's acceptance of Islam and began harassing and
persecuting him. Suhayb bore his share of the persecution in the same
way as Bilal, Ammar and his mother Sumayyah, Khabbab and many others
who professed Islam. Thepunishment was inhuman and severe but Suhayb
bore it all with a patient and courageous heart because he knew that
the path to Jannah is paved with thorns and difficulties. The
teachings of the noble Prophet had instilled in him and other
companions a rare strength and courage.
When the Prophet gave permission for his followers to migrate to
Madinah, Suhayb resolved to go in the company ofthe Prophet and Abu
Bakr. The Quraysh however found out about his intentions and foiled
his plans. They placed guards over him to prevent him from leaving and
taking with him the wealth, the gold and the silver, which he had
acquired through trade.
After the departure of the Prophet and Abu Bakr, Suhayb continued to
bide his time, waiting for an opportunity to join them. He remained
unsuccessful. The eyes of his guards were ever alert and watchful. The
only way out was to resort to a stratagem.
One cold night, Suhayb pretended he had some stomach problems and went
outrepeatedly as if responding to calls of nature. His captors said
one to another:
"Don't worry. Al-Laat and al-Uzzaare keeping him busy with his stomach."
They became relaxed and sleep got the better of them. Suhayb quietly
slipped out as if he was going to the toilet. He armed himself, got
ready a mount and headed in the direction of Madinah.
When his captors awoke, they realized with a start that Suhaybwas
gone. They got horses readyand set out in hot pursuit and eventually
caught up with him. Seeing them approach, Suhayb clambered up a hill.
Holding his bow and arrow at the ready, he shouted: "Men of Quraysh!
You know, by God, that I am one of the best archers and my aim is
unerring. By God, if you come near me, with each arrow I have,I shall
kill one of you. Then I shall strike with my sword." A Quraysh
spokesman responded: By God, we shall not let you escape from us with
your life and money. You came to Makkahweak and poor and you have
acquired what you have acquired.."
"What would you say if I leave you my wealth?" interrupted Suhayb.
"Would you get out of my way?" "Yes," they agreed.
Suhayb described the place in hishouse in Makkah where he had left the
money, and they allowedhim to go.
He set off as quickly as he could for Madinah cherishing the prospect
of being with the Prophet and of having the freedom to worship God in
peace. On his way to Madinah, whenever he felt tired, the thought of
meeting the Prophet sustained him and he proceededwith increased
determination. When Suhayb reached Quba, justoutside Madinah where the
Prophet himself alighted after his Hijrah, the Prophet saw him
approaching. He was over-joyed and greeted Suhayb with beaming smiles.
"Your transaction has been fruitful, O Abu Yahya. Your transaction has
been fruitful." He repeated this three times. Suhayb's face beamed
with happiness as he said: "By God, no one has come before me to you,
Messenger of God, and only JibriI could have told you about this." Yes
indeed! Suhayb's transaction was fruitful. Revelation from on high
affirmed the truth of this:
"And there is a type of man who gives his life to earn the pleasureof
God. And God is full of kindness to His servants." (The Quran, Surah
al-Baqarah, 2:2O7).
What is money and what is gold and what is the entire world so long as
faith remains! The Prophet loved Suhayb a great deal. He was commended
by the Prophet and described as preceding the Byzantines to Islam. In
addition to his piety and sobriety, Suhayb was also light-hearted at
times and had a good sense of humor. One day the Prophet saw him
eating dates. He noticed that Suhayb had an infection in one eye. The
Prophet said to him laughingly:"Do you eat ripe dates while you have
an infection in one eye?""What's wrong?" replied Suhayb,"I am eating
it with the other eye."
Suhayb was also known for his generosity. He used to give all his
stipend from the public treasury fi sabilillah, to help the poor and
those in distress. He was a good example of the Quranic verse: "He
gives food for the love of God to the needy, theorphan and the
captive." So generous was he that Umar once remarked:
"I have seen you giving out so much food that you appear to be too
extravagant." Suhayb replied: "I have heard the Messenger of God say:
'The best of you is the one who gives out food.'"
Suhayb's piety and his standing among MusIims was so high that he was
selected by Umar ibn al-Khattab to lead the Muslims in the period
between his death and the choosing of his successor.
As he lay dying after he was stabbed by a Magian, Abu Lulu, while
leading the Fajr Salat, Umar summoned six of the companions: Uthman,
Ali, Talhah, Zubayr, Abdur Rahman ibn Awl, and Sad ibn Abi Waqqas. He
did not appoint anyone of them as his successor,because if he had done
so according to one report "there would have been for a short time two
Khalifahs looking at each other". He instructed the six to consult
among themselvesand with the Muslims for three days and choose a
successor, and then he said:
"Wa-l yusalli bi-n nas Suhayb - Let Suhayb lead the people in Salat."
In the period when there was noKhalifah, Suhayb was given the
responsibility and the honor of leading the Salat and of being,
inother words, the head of the Muslim community.
Suhayb's appointment by Umar showed how well people from a wide
variety of backgrounds were integrated and honoured in the community
of Islam. Once during the time of the Prophet, a hypocrite named Qays
ibn Mutatiyah tried to pour scorn and disgrace on sections of the
community. Qays had come upon a study circle (halqah) in which were
Salman al-Farsi, Suhayb ar-Rumi and Bilal al-Habashi, may God be
pleased with them, and remarked:
"The Aws and the Khazraj have stood up m defence of this man
(Muhammad). And what are these people doing with him'?" Muadh was
furious and informed the Prophet of what Qays had said. The Prophet
was very angry. He entered the mosque and the Call to Prayer was
given, for this was the method of summoning the Muslims for an
important announcement. Then he stood up, praised and glorified God
and said:
"Your Lord is One. Your ancestor is one. Your religion is one. Take
heed. Arabism is not conferred on you through your mother or father.
It is through the tongue (i.e. the language of Arabic), so whoever
speaks Arabic, he is an Arab."

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Characteristics of a Pious Wife

A pious woman's priority is to seek the pleasure of Allah . She tries
acquiring the qualities of a good wife by following the examples of
the Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhiwassallam) and obeying what is commanded
in the Book of Allah. Complete obedience and adherence to the Sunnahof
the Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) and Quran is the best of a
woman's qualities.
Examples:
A woman is married for four reasons: for her wealth , for her fame,
for her beauty and for her religion. So marry one for her religion and
you will win. [Bukhari & Muslim]
Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient (to Allah and to
their husbands) and guard in their husband's absence what Allah orders
them to guard (e.g. their honor, husbands property, etc) [4:34]
An-Nasaii narrated that the Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) was
asked "Who are the best of women?" He replied, "The one who pleases
him (her husband) if he looks at her, obeys him if he orders (her) and
does not subject her honor or money to what he dislikes."
Ibn Hibban narrated that the Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
said, "If a woman prayed five prayers, fasted in Ramadan , protected
her honor and obeyed her husband; then she will betold (on the Day of
Judgment): enter Paradise from any of its(eight) doors."
Reflect on:
If a woman harms (in anyway) her husband, then his wife in Paradise
tells her: "Do not harm him, May Allah fight you, he is only staying
temporarily with you. Soon he will come to us." [Ahmad & At-Tirmithi]
If a man calls his wife to bed and she refuses till he slept while
angry, then the Angels will curseher till the morning. [Muslim]
Allah does not look to thewoman who does not appreciate her husband
while she cannot stand his departing her. [An-Nasaii].
A woman does not fast while her husband is present without his
permission, except in Ramadan. [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Any woman who asks herhusband for divorce for no reason will not smell
the fragrance of Paradise. [Sahih Al-Jamii]
The Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "If I were to order
anyone to bow down to other than Allah, I would order the wife to do
so for her husband. By the One who owns the soul of Muhammad ,if a
wife does not fulfill her obligations towards her husband, then she
will not have fulfilled her obligations towards Allah." [Ahmad]

Characteristics of a Pious Husband

On the Day of Judgment : Allah will ask men if they fulfilled their
obligations towards their families. They who fear Allah will do their
best to direct theway his wife and children live by educating himself
and his family to living according to the Sunnah of the
Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) and the Holy Qur'an, the final
word of Allah.
The Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "The best of you is
the best one to his family." [Al-Tabarani]
To share food with her, to provide her with (decent) clothes as he
provides himself, to refrain from smacking her, and not ignoring
herbut in the house. [Ahmad]
One should not hate his believer wife. If he dislikes some of her
attitudes, he would (surely) like others (attitudes). [Muslim]
Woman was created from a bent rib and will not be made straight for
you on one way (that you like). If you want to enjoy her, you enjoy
her while she is still bent. If you want to straighten her up, you
will break her. Breaking her is divorcing her. [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Do (volunteer) fasting (some days) and do not fast (in other days),
pray at night (some nights) and sleep (in other nights). Your body has
a right on you (to rest), your eye has a right on you (to sleep), and
your wife has a right on you. [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Fear Allah in (treating) women. [Muslim]
Be advised to treat women righteously. [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
And live with them honorably. If you dislike them, it may be that you
dislike a thing that Allah brings through it a great deal of good.
[4:19]
The Prophet (Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,"ADinar (a currency)
that you spend on your family, a Dinar that you spend on a poor person
and a Dinar that you spend in the sake of Allah. The one that carries
the most reward is the one that you spendon your family." [Muslim]
The Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said toSaaid ibn Abi
Waqqas,"Know that no charity that you give whether small or large, for
the sake of Allah, but you will be rewarded for it, even the bite (of
food)that you put in your wife's mouth." [Bukhari& Muslim]

49 hadith found in ' Belief ' of Sahih Bukhari.

7
Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said: Islam is based on (the
following) five (principles): 1. To testify that none has the right to
be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle. 2. To
offerthe (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly.
3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) . 4. To perform Hajj. (i.e.
Pilgrimage to Mecca) 5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.
8
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Faith (Belief) consists of
more than sixty branches (i.e. parts). And Haya (This term "Haya"
covers a large number of conceptswhich are to be taken together;
amongst them are self respect, modesty,bashfulness, and scruple, etc.)
is a part of faith."
9
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: The Prophet said,"A Muslim is the one who
avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir
(emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons)all what Allah has
forbidden."
10
Narrated Abu Musa: Some people asked Allah's Apostle, "Whose Islam is
the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?" He replied,"One who
avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands."
11
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: A man asked the Prophet , "What sort of
deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The Prophet replied, 'To
feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do
not Know (See Hadith No. 27).
12
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "None of you will have faith till he
wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself."
13
Narrated Abu Huraira:"Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my
life is, none of you will have faith till he loves memore than his
father and his children."
14
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said "None of you will have faith till he
loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind."
15
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the following
three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith: 1. The one
to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else. 2.
Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake. 3. Who
hatesto revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into
the fire."
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Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Love for the Ansar is a sign of
faith and hatred for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy."

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Bad behaviour in Islam - Her mother is in love with her husband’s brother and she is the one who writes the love letters for her!

My family is religiously committed family, Alhamdulillah. But there is
a major problem which is going through. My mother is very friendly
with us and she used to tell us all her secrets. She tells us that she
loves my uncle more than my father. Even though my uncle and hisfamily
lives in another country, he comes to thiscountry every month for
business purposes and stays in our house. My mother never talks to him
directly as my fatherdoesn't like talking with non-mahram. but she
sends mail , messages and even chat with him .She tells us that he
loves her back. I am not quite sure whether my uncle loves her back or
not. But he responds to her chats, mails and messages. My father knows
that my mother loves his brother, he never says it openly but shows
that he knows about it indirectly. My father even sometimes asks me
whether my mother has any other email id apart from the one he knows
and asks me the password of my mother's mail id. But my mother has
warned me not to tell such things. My father's temper will rise when
my uncle is at home and he will be angry with all of us. I have openly
told my mother that such things are haram but she says that as far as
she don't talk to him directly its all fine. She asks me and mysisters
to translate the love quotes for her and we used to do that as she is
our mother. she also ask our assistance tochat with my uncle.
Because of all this, my love towards my mother is decreasing day by
day.I sometimes won't feel like listening to my mother even though my
heart wants to obey her.Once, I told my mother that I want my parents
to love each other and not any one else, I was crying as I could no
more withstand this situation and there was an argument between me and
my mother. My sister advised me not to express my views on thismatter
openly to my mother as it will hurt herfeelings. She told me that, My
mother had undergone alot of torture from my father and from his
relatives (especially from the same uncle's wife). She loved my father
so much but he didn't give her the same back, and evennow, sometimes
my father says some harsh words to my mother. sheis very sensitive and
all this may alter her state of consciousness , this love towards my
uncle may be a relief for her from all this and will set her heart at
peace. So I apologized to my mother and she forgave me. I used to pray
to Allah to increase my lovetowards my mother and help me to obey her.
I doubt that if the situation continues as such, it will create huge
problems in our family.
1. Is what she is doing acceptable based on her situation?
2. If no, how can I make my mother understand the consequences she is
going to face because ofthis in this life and in thehereafter, in such
a way that it won't hurt her feelings.
3. Is it harm for me to obey my mother in somematters where I doubt or
I am sure that she uses it for the purpose ofpleasing my uncle. If so,
How can I tell her that I can't do it.
4. As there was some argument and difference of opinion between me and
my mother on this matter , how can I please her andacquire Allah's
love.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
All the individuals involved in this situationare wrong and are
committing sin, and perhaps you have been the most wrong of all, for
several reasons. You are the one who has been writing these sinfullove
letters for your mother; you have been concealing this from your
father and have even lied to him, telling him that nothing is going
on; you did not advise your uncle to refrain from doing haraam things,
namely going against the teachings of his religion and betraying his
brother. You did not confront your mother frankly and make her give up
this foolish and haraam action - in fact you regarded her action and
her justification for it as just an opinion, as opposed to your
opinionthat her action is not justified, when in fact the issue is one
of whimsand desires as opposed to a shar'i ruling. You even tried to
spare her feelings so that she would not be upset if you refused to do
her bidding and write haraam letters to your uncle and correspond with
him in her name.
All of that leads us to fear that you are the most sinful of all the
individuals involved. Youcould have put a stop to this evil
immediately, by confronting your motherand telling her frankly that
what she is doing is haraam, that it is not permissible for her to
carry on with it, that her justifications for it are not acceptable in
terms of either sharee'ah or reasoning, and that you would inform your
father if she continued this sinful relationship with your uncle. You
could also have put a stop to this evil by confronting your uncle with
his evil deeds and telling him that a personlike him could not be
entrusted with people's honour; by threatening him that if he
continued this action, you would tell your father about what he is
doing and you would prevent him from entering your house. You could
also have put an end to this evil by telling your father about the
details of the matter so that he could do what Allah has enjoined upon
him of advising his family members. We do not advise you to tell your
father unless your mother or your uncle persist in this sinful
relationship between them. If they give up that relationship then
there is no need to tell your father about it. But if they persist in
it - or if one of them persists - then you do not have the option of
remaining silent; rather you must - whilst also continuing toadvise
and exhort them - tell your father so that he can put a stop to this
sinful relationship, even if that leads to him divorcing his wife or
cutting off ties with his brother and banning him from entering his
house.
Secondly:
We are doubtful about your saying that your father knows about
yourmother's relationship with your uncle and thatthe matter is out of
his hands. If we assume thatthe matter is as you say, and that your
father knows what is really going on between his wife and his brother,
buthe is keeping quiet about it and is not doingwhat the situation
requires, then this is a case of cuckoldry. He hasthe power to advise
his wife, or to shun her, or to hit her; he also has the power to ban
his brother from entering his house, or to cut off communications in
his house. What makes us doubt that he knows about this relationship
isthe fact that your mother has been trying to conceal it from him,
and he asks you and youdeny it. As for his stress, it may be an
indication of his doubt; it does not indicate that he knows what is
really going on, especially since you say that your mother does not
talk to him face-to-face when he visits you. We are certain that if he
knew about this haraam relationship, he would act as is befitting for
the head of a religiously committed family, as youclaim to be.
Thirdly:
One of the clear rulings of sharee'ah is that it is haraam to
cooperate and help in sin and transgression, or to obeyif doing so
involves sin. There is no obedience toanyone if it involves
disobedience towards Allah, even if the one who is issuing these
orders is a mother or father; rather obedienceis only in that which is
right and proper.
Allah, may He be exalted,says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness
and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And
fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is Severe in punishment"
[al-Maa'idah 5:2]
And it was narrated from'Ali that the Messenger of Allah (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "There is no obedience if it
involves disobedience towards Allah; rather obedience is only in that
which is right and proper."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,6830; Muslim, 1840.
Based on that, it is not permissible for you to hesitate about
refusing to obey your mother anddoing that evil action with regard to
the sinful relationship between her and your uncle. Her justification
for that is not acceptable and it is not even worth paying attention
to.

Bad behaviour in Islam - He is intimate with his wife and his ex-wife in the same bed

I am desperately hoping that inshallah you will be able to give me
some advice. I am a new Muslimah and am still learning about the laws
of Islam and am in a situation where I do not know whether what my
husband is telling me to do is haraam/makroo/zina. He will be
remarrying his ex-wife as soon as she gets divorced from her estranged
husband. This past week, she came over to stay so that we could meet.
His plan is that we will all live in one house. They have a son
together. We get along well, Alhamdulillah! He had us all three lying
in bed together and both of us cuddled up to him, whilehe insisted
that we werenaked. There were timeswhen he made us expose our
nakedness toeach other and he would kiss and caress us in front of
each other in this state. He also made us touch each other. He talks
about us all sharingone bed three nights a week when we live together.
My question is: Is any of this haraam/zina? I wantto please my
husband, but I do not want to anger Allah to do it.
I am also deeply concerned about him at this stage, whilst they ate
both not married to each other, but married to other people and
theyare doing everything but penetration (he says then it is not
adultery).
Please answer my question. I have searched everywhere foranswers on
intimate relations with co-wives in the same bed and can find nothing.
I know that intimacy between two women (lesbianism)is zina, but where
does this stand?
Praise be to Allah.
If the 'iddah (waiting period following divorce) of a
revocably-divorced wife ends, she becomes a "stranger" to the husband
like any other women who are not related to him; it is not permissible
for him to touch her, look at her or be alone with her, and if she
gets married to another man, the matter becomes more serious and more
abhorrent.
Based on that, so long asyour husband has not done a marriage contract
with this woman, what he is doing of embracing her, touching her or
kissing her is one of the gravest of evil actions. We do not know how
any Muslim can do such a thing. If he has decided to marry her, how
can he not have any patience to avoid what is haraam, until she
becomes permissible to him?! We ask Allah to keep us safe and sound.
If this woman is still married to her (current) husband or he has
divorced her but she is still in the 'iddah (waiting period), then it
is even more serious andmore abhorrent, as stated above, and she is
betraying her husband.
Whatever the case, whatyour husband is doing with this woman is
blatant immorality and itis a kind of zina (adultery). Zina is of
varying degrees, some of which incur the hadd punishment, namely
intercourse in the vagina, and some are less serious than that, such
as looking, touching and so on. But all of them are haraam and one
leads to the other, darkness upon darkness. We ask Allah tokeep us
safe and sound by His grace. Al-Bukhaari(5744) and Muslim (4801)
narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) said: "Allah has decreed for the son of Adam his
share of zina which he will inevitably fall into. The zina of the eyes
is looking, the zina of the tongue is speaking, the nafs (self) wishes
and longs, and the private part confirmsthat or denies it."
And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Any woman who
takes off her clothes anywhere but in her husband's house, has torn
the screen that was between her and Allaah."
Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 3750; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani
If your husband is encouraging this woman to get divorced from her
(current) husband so that she can go back to him, then he has fallen
into another sin, which is ruining her and spoiling her for her
husband. It was narratedthat Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with
him) said: The Messengerof Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: "He is not one of us who turns a woman against her husband
or a slave against his master." Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2175; classed
assaheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
Abu Dawood also narrated (5170) that AbuHurayrah (may Allah be pleased
with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah
be upon him) said: "Whoever turns a man's wife or slave against himis
not one of us." Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeem Abaadi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"Whoever turns… against" means whoeverdeceives and corrupts.
"a woman against her husband" by mentioningthe husband's bad qualities
in front of his wife, or the good qualities of another manin front of
her.
End quote from 'Awn al-Ma'bood, 6/159
And he said: "Whoever turns a man's wife against him" means ruining
and corrupting her, or making the idea of divorce seem good to her, so
that he could marry her or someone else can marry her, and so on.
'Awn al-Ma'bood, 14/52
Some scholars are of the view that if a man turns a woman against her
husband, it is permanently haraam for him to marry her, and his
marriage to her is not valid.
See the answer to question no. 84849
To sum up, what your husband is doing in front of you is a great evil,
and it is not permissible for you to approve of it or keep quiet about
it, let alone take part in it. What you have to do is exhort
yourhusband and advise him,and explain to him that what he is doing is
abhorrent and haraam. If he stops, then praise be to Allah, but if he
persists in this action it isnot permissible for you to be present
when this evil is being committed. You can threaten to expose him and
disclose what he is doing. Then ifhe persists in that, it is
permissible for you to ask for a divorce, because of his evildoing and
sin.
Secondly:
Being together with twowives in one bed is permissible subject to
three conditions:
(i) That it be with their consent, because the wife has
a right to separate accommodation and her jealousy may prevent her
from allowing another wife to share her bed.
(ii) Neither of them should uncover her'awrah in front of
the other. The 'awrah of onewoman in front of another in the area
between the navel and the knee. It is haraam for a woman to look at
the 'awrah of another woman.
(iii) He should not have intercourse with one of them in
the presence of the other. See the answer to question no. 26265
Thirdly:
If a woman touches another woman with desire, that is haraam; if there
is no desire, that there is nothing wrong with it.
Fourthly:
One of the rights that the wife has over her husband is that he should
give her her own accommodation, and shehas the right to refuse tolive
with her co-wife.
We ask Allah to guide us and you and to make us steadfast.
And Allah knows best.

Bad behaviour in Islam - A girl gave him a silver bracelet, then he repented from his relationship with her. What should he do with the bracelet?

In Jahiliya, before Allah has guided me to the right path, my
girlfriend gifted me a silver bracelet. I had promised her that I will
not remove the bracelet from my hand. Now I stopped her
relationshipfor the sake of Allah. Recently I came to know that
wearing silver bracelet is haraam. I dont know what to do now.
1) Should I break the promise and remove the bracelet? or
2) I cannot return it to her Im not in touch. So, can I sell it if I
should notuse it anymore? or
3) What should I do withthe money If I can sell it?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It is haraam for you to wear this bracelet, because bracelets are
jewellery for women, whether they are made of gold, silver or anything
else. So it is notpermissible for men to wear them. Rather it is
permissible for them to wear rings of silver.
See the answer to question no. 1980 and 148059
Secondly:
If a person makes a promise to someone to do something haraam ornot do
something obligatory, it is not permissible for him to fulfil his
promise.
It is not permissible for you to fulfil your promise to her to wear
the bracelet and never take it off, because it is apromise to do
something haraam.
If a vow to commit sin should not be fulfilled, and in fact is not
permissible according tothe consensus of the Muslims, as Ibn Qudaamah
(may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Mughni (10/69), then it is
even more appropriate to say that apromise to do something haraam
should not be fulfilled either.
Please see the answer to question no. 30861
Secondly:
Gifts are of two types:
(i)
Those that are purely gifts and are given as a token of respect or
friendship. These become the property of the recipient and it is not
permissible for the giver to take them back.
(ii)
Gifts given with the intention of getting something in return from the
recipient, which the fuqaha' call "gifts for which there is the hope
of recompense or reward". In this case, the giver may take his gift
back if he does not get what he wanted.
Based on that, if this girl gave you the bracelet so that you would
carry on your relationship with her, and you ended the relationship,
it is permissible for her to take back her gift. If she does not come
to you concerning it and does not ask for it, then there is no blame
on you and you do not have to give it back to her; you could give it
to a woman to wear if it is suitable for women, or you could sellit to
a jeweller or give it to him to make rings for men or jewellery that
is suitable for women.
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Islamic Stories - The mercy of the merciful Prophet

A Bedouin came to Rasul Allah and told him, "Give me from what Allah
gaveyou, not from the wealthof your mother nor fromthe wealth of your
father." The Sahaabah were furious at the man and step forward to
discipline him for what he said. Rasul Allah commanded everyone
toleave him.
Then by the hand, Rasul Allah took him home, opened his door and said,
"Take what you wish and leave what youwish." The man did so and after
he completed, Rasul Allah asked him,"Have I honored you?""Yes, by
Allah,"
said the Bedouin. "Ash hadu an laa ilaaha illa Allah, wa ashhadu anna
Muhammadar Rasul Allah."
When the Sahabah heard of how the man changed, Rasul Allah taught them.
"Verily the example of myself, you and this Bedouin is that of a man
who had his camel run away. The townspeople tried capturing the camel
for him by running and shouting after the camel, only driving it
further away. The man would shout, 'Leave me and my camel,I know my
camel better.'Then he took some grassin his hand, ruffled it in front
of the camel, until it came willingly.
'By Allah, had I left you to this Bedouin, you would have hit him,
hurthim, he would have left without Islam and eventually have entered
hellfire."

Islamic Stories - Learn from this man, he is the best

When Mu'aawiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Salami cameto Madeenah from the
desert, he did not know that it was forbidden to speak during the
salaah. He relates: "Whilst I was praying behind the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), a man sneezed, so
I said 'Yarhamuk Allaah (may Allaah have mercy on you).' The people
glared at me, so I said, 'May my mother lose me! What is wrong with
you that youare looking at me?' They began to slap their thighs with
their hands, and when I saw that they were indicating that I should be
quiet, I stopped talking (i.e., I nearly wanted to answerthem back,
but I controlled myself and kept quiet).
When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) had finished praying - may my father and mother be sacrificedfor
him, I have never seen a better teacher than him before or since- he
did not scold me or hit me or put me to shame. He just said, 'This
prayer should contain nothing of the speech ofmen; it is only tasbeeh
and takbeer and recitation of the Qur'aan.'" Source: Saheeh Muslim,
'Abd al-Baaqi edn., no. 537.
May Allah give us the beautiful qualities of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

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Saturday, December 1, 2012

What the Quran Says about Women’s Rights

Prior to the advent of Islam, women were widely regarded as
non-entities in many societies around the world. Indeed, it has taken
centuries for women to gain rights equal to those of men, at least in
theory, if not in practice. But the strugglefor complete gender
equality has not ended.
Within this struggle, many fingers point to Islam as one of the
biggest hurdles to women's rights. But, when we consult the Quran,
this does not appear to be the case. Traditionally conservative
customs embedded in society do not live up to the Quran'svision of
dignity for women.
The Quran says: "O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who
created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from
them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women. Be careful
of your duty toward God in Whom ye claim (your rights) of one another,
and toward the wombs (that bear you)" (Quran 4:1).
This verse clearly demonstrates that men and women in Islam are equal
to each other both intrinsically – within the very act of creation –
andextrinsically, with respectto both their relationshipwith one
another and their duties before God. In fact, the singling out of
women at the end of this verse for special reverence as de facto
mothers is the only indication of relative inequality, albeit in
favour of women.
In pre-Islamic Arabia, parents would often commit female infanticide
because they considered the birth of a daughter an inauspiciousomen
for the family. The Quran condemned feelings of shame at the birth of
a girl, and said ofthose who commit such acts: "He hideth himself from
the folk because of the evil of that whereof he hath had tidings,
(asking himself): Shall he keep it in contempt, or bury it beneath the
dust. Verily evil is their judgment" (Quran 16:58-59).
Fourteen centuries after Islam's beginnings and the progress,
development, education and enlightenment that followed, we still
observethe stigma attached to having a daughter in certain parts of
the world, like in much of South Asia, for example. In a society where
men often support the entire family, the birth of a son is seen as
greater cause for celebration.
Though the empowerment of women, resulting from better education and
employment, is changingsocietal structures, we must do more to honour
the gender equality expounded by the Quran.Forced marriages,"honour"
killings, and women's confinement to the home by culture, tradition
and societal norms have no endorsement from Islam.
Political and religious leaders in some of the more traditionally
conservative Muslim societies, such as the tribal areas in Pakistan,
should respect the Quranic view of women'sstatus and rights and work
to build on that dictum.
Islam granted rights of inheritance to women 12centuries before they
were granted to European women: "Unto the men (of a family) belongeth
a share of thatwhich parents and nearer kindred leave, and unto the
women a share of that which parents and near kindredleave, whether it
be little or much – a legal share" (Quran 4:7).
Islam was revealed at a time and in a society in which women
themselves had been inherited as property; it was nothing short of
revolutionary for them tohave their own inheritance rights recognised.
In Muslim discourse, the debate over women's rights, or any rights for
that matter, is always understood in the context of rights and
responsibilities from an Islamic perspective. To respect these rights
and responsibilities and to understand our role in the development of
a society, we must educate ourselves. Education and knowledge are
mandatory upon men and women in Islam.
After all, it is education that serves as a catalyst for change. "Say
(unto them, O Muhammad): Are those who know equal with those who know
not? But only men of understanding will pay heed" (Quran 39:9).
The teachings of Islam must take precedence over the cultures and
customs with embedded bias against women's constructive role in
manyMuslim societies, ironically in the name of the very religion that
hasgranted women far greater rights than these social structures are
willing to accept. Any empowerment efforts in accordance with the
Quran's vision, which upholds women's status before the law, must be
fully supported. To those who would deny women such rights, we ask,
"Will they not then ponder on the Quran?" (4:82).

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Islamic Meditation for Relaxation and Spiritual Comfort

Assalam O Alaikom……
I am in Love, and I feel fear, cuz that girl did alot of sins, she
kissed bysomeone other, but i dont love her body, I love her deep
inside, I love her soul,
I am afraid that Allah is giving me punishment..
I cant do anything except to Remember Allah..
Allah is my only hope,
Dear…….
I hope Allah will forgive her sins, she is decieved by someone else,
now i am 20 years old, I don't like girls,
but now i am out of control, I dont love her body,
I cant fall asleep all the night,
when i pray to Allah, she comes in my mind, everysecond she is in my
mind, I hate to go to bed, because when i go to sleep she run out of
my mind, and comes in my dream…
I HOPE MY LOVE IS TRUE,,,
ALLAH LOVE ME, ALLAH LOVES HER,
ALLAH WILL FORGIVE HER.
All the dears Brothers and Sisters,
Please pray for me,
I feel unknown pain in my soul, in my heart, I don't know what happend
with me.. All night I cry, I don't know why why why????

Invite Allah’s Power and Wisdom Into Your Life

Allah's power and wisdom are limitless and beyond our comprehension.
But guess what? There is a key that brings Allah's infinite wisdom
into play in your life. That key is prayer. Salat and dua' arelike a
special hotline that transcends the veils of space and time and goes
directly to Allah. Prayer is the means and the voice that Allah has
given us to speak to Him, ask His forgiveness, and request His
assistance and wisdom in any situation that we are dealing with.And it
works.
"And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me – indeed I
am near. I respond to theinvocation of the supplicant when he calls
upon Me. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me that they may be
guided." Quran, Al-Baqarah 2:186
Miracles happen every day. Do you not believe that miracles can happen
in your life as well? Do you think that you are too insignificant for
that?SubhanAllah. Allah sees and knows every fallen leaf, every grain
in the darkness of the earth; and He knows your innermost thoughts. He
iscloser to you than your jugular vein. (Quran 50:16)
Do you think that Allah's nearness to you is because He mistrusts you?
No! Allah has nothing to fear from you,and therefore nothing to
mistrust. Allah is near to you because He loves you. He is near to you
because He cares about you and understands your pain. He is near to
you so that He can help you. You matter, as much as the ocean, the
trees and the stars. You are important to Allah, not asa general
concept, but you, as an individual person with your own private needs
and fears. You only have to turn to Him, and call upon Him; and His
wisdom, power and guidance will manifest in your life.
I personally went through a very difficult period when I was younger.
At the time I feltthat I had failed in life. I was beginning to feel
some despair. But I kept my faith in Allah, and I prayed to Him in the
day and the dark of the night. I trusted Allah, and I knew that He
would notabandon me. And then the last person I would expect, an
acquaintance who I hardly knew and who had no reason to care about me
or my situation, suddenly took an interest and began helping me.
Within a short period of time I hada job, and was able to get my own
apartment, and my life had changed completely. It was literally a
miracle. Even now it blows my mind. Allah stepped into that situation,
and He made the impossible possible, because I believed in Himand I
prayed.
Miracles happen every day. Allah hears you. You matter.
"O You the Ever Living Who sustains all that exists! O You Who
createdthe heavens and the earth without precedence. O You, Who Owns
the glory and the honor, none has the rightto be worshipped except
You. We seek refuge withYour mercy. Grant Us success in all of our
matters. Please, do not abandon us to rely on ourselves even for an
instant nor on any of Your creation." – (dua' mentioned in Tafsir ibn
Kathir)

Be All About Allah

Be all about Allah and your connection with Him, no matter what's
happening around you. On Yawm Al-Qiyamah (the Day of Resurrection) it
will be you standing before Allah. No one will step in to take your
place. No one will disputetruth or promote falsehood. No bigot will
harm you, and no lover will help. Only your relationship with Allah
will matter, while all else will be irrelevant, so don't wait until
it's too late. Let it be all about you and Allah, right now.
Represent your faith. Liveyour deen with courage. With a single verse
of theQuran you could light up a city. With the Shahadah (the
testimony of faith) you could build a nation and part the sea, and I'm
not speaking of the Red Sea, but of the sea of chaos, suffering and
war that covers the world.
Be yourself, speak your truth, express love in your daily actions and
speech no matter what anyone else says or does. They are responsible
for their own souls, and you for yours. You will not be asked about
them, nor they about you. You will be asked what you did for Allah,
for truth, for humanity; but that is about you, not them. The end is
with Allah.
Don't give up on yourself.You have far yet to go, Insha'Allah. Never
hate yourself or harm yourself.You are more precious than the crescent
moon.
Follow the path of your dream like a bloodhound. Be the idealyou, the
you that shines in your imagination, the you that is brave and strong.
That image of the"ideal you" that you havein your head, that is not
asilly daydream, that is in fact who you are meant to be! Be that
person, step out of your chrysalis,emerge from the shadows, hold your
head up, and don't worry whatanyone thinks, because as Dr. Seuss
famously said, those who mind don't matter, and those who matter won't
mind.

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Tiny Love Stories to Make You Smile

Here's a selection of 60 tiny love stories recently submitted to our
sister site, Makes Me Think , thatnot only made us think, but warmed
our hearts and made us smile too. We hope they do the same for you.
1. Today, my 75-year-old grandpa who has been blind from cataracts
foralmost 15 years said to me, "Your grandma is just the most
beautiful thing, isn't she?" I paused for a second and said, "Yes she
is. I bet you miss seeing that beauty on a daily basis." "Sweety," my
grandpa said, "I still seeher beauty every day. In fact, I see it more
now than I used to when we were young."MMT
2. Today, I walked my daughter down the aisle. Ten years ago I pulled
a 14 year old boy out of his mom's fire-engulfed SUV after a serious
accident. Doctors initially said he would never walk again. My
daughter came with me several times to visit him at thehospital. Then
she started going on her own. Today, seeing himdefy the odds and
smilewidely, standing on his own two feet at the altar as he placed a
ring on my daughter's finger MMT.
3. Today, I walked up to the door of my office (I'm a florist) at 7AM
to find a uniformed Army soldier standing out front waiting. He was on
his way to the airport to go to Afghanistan for a year. He said, "I
usually bringhome a bouquet of flowers for my wife every Friday and I
don'twant to let her down when I'm away." He then placed an order for
52 Friday afternoon deliveries of flowers to his wife's office and
asked me to schedule one for each week untilhe returns. I gave him
a50% discount because it made my day to see something so sweet. MMT
4. Today, I told my 18 yearold grandson that nobody asked me to prom
when I was in high school, so I didn't attend. He showed up at my
house this evening dressed in a tuxedo and took me as his date to his
prom. MMT
5. Today, when she woke up from an eleven month coma, she kissedme and
said, "Thank you for being here, andtelling me those beautiful
stories, and never giving up on me… And yes, I will marry you." MMT
6. Today, I was sitting on a park bench eating a sandwich for lunch
when an elderly couplepulled their car up under a nearby oak tree.
They rolled down the windows and turned up some jazz music on the
radio. Then the man got out of the car, walked around to the passenger
side, openedthe door for the woman, took her hand and helped her out
of her seat, guided her about ten feet away from the car, and they
slow danced for the next half hour under the oak tree. MMT
7. Today, I operated on a little girl. She needed O- blood. We didn't
have any, but her twin brother has O- blood. I explained to him that
itwas a matter of life anddeath. He sat quietly fora moment, and then
said goodbye to his parents. I didn't think anything of it until after
we took his bloodand he asked, "So when will I die?" He thought he was
giving his life for hers. Thankfully, they'll both be fine. MMT
8. Today, my dad is the best dad I could ask for.He's a loving husband
to my mom (always making her laugh), he'sbeen to every one of my
soccer games since Iwas 5 (I'm 17 now), andhe provides for our family
as a constructionforeman. This morning when I was searching through my
dad's toolbox for a pliers, I found a dirty folded up paper at the
bottom. It was an old journal entry in my dad's handwriting dated
exactly one month before the day I was born. It reads, "I am eighteen
years old, an alcoholic who is failing out of college, a past cutter,
and a child abuse victim with a criminal record of auto theft. And
next month, 'teen father' will be added to the list. But I swear I
will make things right for my littlegirl. I will be the dad I never
had." And I don't know how he did it, but he did it. MMT
9. Today, my 8-year-old son hugged me and said, "You are the best mom
in the whole entire world!" I smiled and sarcastically replied, "How
do you know that? You haven'tmet every mom in the whole entire world."
My son squeezed me tighter and said, "Yes I have. You are my world."
MMT
10. Today, I have an elderly patient who is suffering from a severe
case of Alzheimer's. He can rarely remember his own name, and he often
forgets where he is and what he saidjust a few minutes beforehand. But
by the stretch of some miracle (perhaps the miracle of love), he
remembers who is wife is every morning when she shows up tospend a few
hours with him. He usually greets her by saying, "Hello my beautiful
Kate." MMT
11. Today, my 21 year old Labrador can barely stand up, can't see,
can't hear, and doesn't have enough strength to bark. But it doesn't
stop her from wagging her tail a mile a minute every single time I
walk intothe room. MMT
12. Today is our 10th anniversary, but since my husband and I are both
recently unemployed we agreed not to get each other any gifts. When I
woke up this morning, my husband was already up. I walked downstairs
to find beautiful wild flowers brilliantly arranged all over the
house. There must be 400 flowers total and he didn't spend a dime. MMT
13. Today, my high schoolboyfriend, who I thought I'd never see again,
showed me thepictures of the two of us he kept in his Army helmet
while he was overseas for the last 8 years. MMT
14. Today, my 88-year-oldgrandmother and her 17 year old cat are both
blind. My grandmother's guide dog leads my grandmother around the
house, which is normal. But lately, he'sbeen guiding her cat around
the house too.When her cat meows, he walks up and rubs against her,
and then she follows directly behind him to her food, to the litter
box, to the other end of the house for a nap, etc. MMT
15. Today, I watched in horror through the kitchen window as
my2-year-old slipped andfell head first into the pool. But before I
could get to her, our Labrador Retriever, Rex, jumped in after her,
grabbed her by her shirt collar and pulled her to the shallow steps
where she could stand. MMT
16. Today, my older brother has donated bone marrow 16 timesto help
treat my cancer. He communicates directlywith my doctor and does it
without me even asking or knowing when he hasan appointment. And today
my doctor informed me that the treatment appears to be working.
"Cancer cells have been drastically reduced in the last few months."
MMT
17. Today, I was driving home with my grandfather when he suddenly
made a u-turn and said, "I forgot to get your grandmother a bouquet of
flowers. I'llpick up one from the florist at the corner down here.
It'll only take a second." "What's so special about today that you
have to buy her flowers?" I asked. "There's nothing specifically
special about today," my grandfather said. "Every day is special. Your
grandmother loves flowers. They put a smile on her face." MMT
18. Today, I re-read the suicide letter I wrote on the afternoon of
September 2nd 1996 about two minutes before my girlfriend showed up at
my doorand told me, "I'm pregnant." Suddenly I felt I had a reason to
live. Today she's my wife. We've been happily married for 14years. And
my daughter, who is almost 15 now, has two younger brothers.I re-read
my suicide letter from time to time as a reminder to be thankful – I
am thankful I got a second chance at life and love. MMT
19. Today, and every day for the last two months since I returned to
school with burn scars on my face after being hospitalized for nearlya
month for injuries I sustained in a house fire, a red rose was taped
to my locker when I got to school in the morning. I haveno clue who is
gettingto school early and leaving me these roses. I've even arrived
early myself a few times to try to figure it out, but each time the
rose was already there. MMT
20. Today was the 10 yearanniversary of my dad's passing. When I was a
kid he used to hum a short melody tome as I was going to sleep. When I
was 18, as he rested in his hospital bed fighting cancer, the roles
were reversed and I hummed the melody to him. I haven't heard that
melody since, until last night. My fiancé and I were turned on our
sides looking at each other in bed when he started humming it to me.
His mom used to hum it to him when he was a kid. MMT
21. Today, a woman who must have her voicebox removed due to cancer is
enrolled in my sign language class. Her husband, four children, two
sisters, brother, mother, father, and twelve close friends are also
enrolled in the same class so they can communicate with herafter she
loses her ability to speak aloud. MMT
22. Today, my 11-year-oldson speaks fluent sign language because his
best friend, Josh, who he grew up with from the time he was an infant,
is deaf. Seeing their genuine friendship evolve and grow over the
years MMT.
23. Today, due to Alzheimer's and dementia, my grandfather usually
can't remember who my grandmother is when he wakes up in the morning.
It bothered my grandmother a year ago when it first happened, but now
she's fully supportive of his condition. In fact, she plays a game
every day in which she tries to get my grandfather to ask herto
re-marry him before dinnertime. She hasn't failed yet. MMT
24. Today, my dad passed away from natural causes at the age of 92. I
found his body resting peacefully in the recliner in his bedroom. In
his lap, facing upright, were three framed 8×10 photographs of my mom
who passed away about 10 years ago. She was the love of his life, and
apparently the last thing he wanted to see before he passed. MMT
25. Today, I am the proud mom of a blind 17-year-old boy. Although my
son was born without his sense of sight, it hasn't stopped him from
being a straight A student, a guitarist (whose band just surpassed
25,000 downloads of their first album), and a loving boyfriend to his
long-term girlfriend, Valerie. Justtoday, his younger sister asked him
what he likes about Valerie, and he said, "Everything. She's
beautiful." MMT
26. Today, I waited on an elderly couple. The way they looked at each
other… you could see they were inlove. When the husband mentioned that
they were celebrating their anniversary, I smiled and said, "Let me
guess. You two have been together forever." They laughed and the wife
said, "Actually, no, today is our 5 year anniversary. We both outlived
our spouses and then life blessed us with one more shotat love." MMT
27. Today, my father found my little sister alive, chained up in a
barn. She was abducted near Mexico City almost 5 months ago.
Authorities stopped actively searching for her a few weeks later. My
mom and I laid her soul to rest. We had a funeral for her last month.
All of our family and friends attended the ceremony except my father.
Instead he kept looking for her. He said he "loved her too much to
give up." And she's back home now because he neverdid. MMT
28. Today, there are two senior boys at my school who have an openly
gay relationship. They have experienced verbal humiliation on a daily
basis for the last two years, yet they continue to hold each other's
hand in the hallways. Despite threats and vandalized lockers, they
showed up to prom this evening wearing matching tuxedos. Seeing them
on the dance floor, smiling from ear to ear in spite of all the haters
MMT.
29. Today, my sister and I were in a bad car accident. My sister is
Mrs. Popular at school – she knows everyone.I'm a bit of an introvert
– I hang-out with the same 2 girls all the time. My sister immediately
posted a comment on Facebookabout our accident. And while all her
friends were commenting, my 2 friends showed up independently at the
scene of the accident before the paramedicsarrived. MMT
30. Today, my fiancé returned home from his last tour of duty
overseas. Yesterday hewas just my boyfriend,or so I thought. Almosta
year ago, he mailed me a package. He told me I wasn't allowed toopen
it until he got home in two weeks. But then his tour got extended for
another 11 months. Today, when he got home, hetold me to open the
package, and just as I pulled the ring out of the box, he got down on
one knee. MMT
31. Today, my 12-year-oldson, Sean, and I stopped by the nursing home
together for the first time in several months. Usually I comealone see
my mother who's suffering from Alzheimer's. When we walked into the
lobby,the nurse said, "Hi, Sean!" and then buzzed us in. "How does she
know your name?" I asked. "Oh, I swing by here on my walk home from
school all the time to say hi to Grandma," Sean said. I had no idea.
MMT
32. Today, I found an old hand written note my mom wrote when she was
a senior in high school. On it is a list of qualities she hoped she
would someday find in a boyfriend. The list is basically an exact
description of my dad, who she didn't meet until she was 27. MMT
33. Today, I've been chemistry lab partnerswith one of the most
beautiful (and popular) girls at our school since the beginning of the
school year. And although I never would have had the courage to talk
to her otherwise, she's totally down to earth and sweet. We spend our
time in the lab chatting, laughing, and getting A's (she's smart too),
and just recently we started talking a little bit outside of class
too. Last week when I heard that she didn't have a date to our
homecoming dance, I desperately wanted toask her, but chickenedout
every time I was about to. Then this afternoon, at lunchtime, she ran
up to me and formally asked me to ask her tothe dance. So I did, and
she kissed me on the cheek and said, "Yes!" MMT
34. Today, on our 10th anniversary, she handed me a suicide note she
wrote when she was 22, on the exact day we met. Andshe said, "For all
these years I didn't want you to know how foolish and unstable I was
back when we met. But even though you didn't know, you saved me. Thank
you."MMT
35. Today, my grandpa keeps an old, candid photo on his nightstand of
my grandma and him laughing together at some party in the 1960's. My
grandma passed away from cancer in 1999 when I was 7. This evening
when I was at his house, my grandpa caught me staring at the photo. He
walked up, hugged me from behind and said, "Remember, just because
something doesn't last forever, doesn't mean it wasn'tworth your
while." MMT
36. Today, I sat down with my two daughters, ages 4 and 6, to explain
to them that we have to move out of our 4 bedroom house and into a 2
bedroom apartment for awhile until I can find another job that pays
well. My daughters looked at each other for a moment and then my
youngest daughter turned to me and asked, "Are we all moving into the
apartment together?" "Yes," I replied. "Oh, sono big deal then," she
said. MMT
37. Today, I met the prettiest woman on a plane. Assuming I wouldn't
see her again after we made our connections, I toldher how pretty I
thought she was. She gave me the most sincere smile and said,"Nobody
has said that to me in 10 years." It turns out we're both in our
mid-30's, never married, no kids, and we live about 5 miles away from
each other.We have a date set fornext Saturday after we return home.
MMT
38. Today, I'm a mother of2 and a grandmother of 4. At 17 I got
pregnant with twins. When my boyfriend and friends found out I wasn't
going to abort them, they turned a cold shoulderto me. But I pressed
forward, worked full-time while attending school, graduated high
schooland college, and met aguy in one of my classes who has loved my
children like his own for the last 50 years. MMT
39. Today, on my 29th birthday, I returned home from my 4th and final
tour of duty overseas. The little girlwho lives next door tomy parents
(who isn't so little any more - she's 22 now) met me at the airport
with a long stemmed rose, a bottle of my favorite vodka, and then
askedme out on a date. MMT
40. Today, my daughter accepted her boyfriend's marriage proposal. He
is 3 years older than her. They started dating when she was 14 and he
was 17. I never liked the age difference when they were kids. When he
turned 18 a week before she turned 15, my husband insisted they
break-up. They maintained a friendship, but went on to date other
people. Now at the ages of 24 and 27, I'venever seen two people more
in love. MMT
41. Today, after I heard that my mom stayed home from work with the
flu, I stopped by Wal-Mart on my way home from school to pick her up
some canned soup. I ran into my dad who was already in the check-out
line. He had 5 cansof soup, NyQuil, tissues, tampons, 4 romantic
comedy DVDsand a bouquet of flowers. My dad makesme smile and MMT.
42. Today, I was sitting ona hotel balcony watching 2 lovers in the
distance walk along the beach. Fromtheir body language, Icould tell
they were laughing and enjoying each other's company. As they got
closer, I realized they were my parents. My parents almost got
divorced 8 years ago. MMT
43. Today, I'm only 17, butI've been with my boyfriend, Jake, for 3
years, and last night was the first time we spent the night together.
We've never'done it,' and we didn't last night either. Instead, we
baked cookies, watched two comedies, laughed, played Xbox and fell
asleep in each other's arms. Despite the warnings from my parents,
he's been nothing but a gentleman and a best friend. MMT
44. Today, when I tapped the side of my wheelchair and told my
husband, "You're the only reason I wantto be free from this
contraption," he kissed me on my forehead and said, "Honey, I don't
even see that thing." MMT
45. Today, my grandmother and grandfather, who were both in their
early 90's and marriedfor 72 years, both diedof natural causes
approximately one hour apart from each other. MMT
46. Today, my dad came to see me for the first time in 6 months sinceI
told him I'm gay. When I opened the door he had tears in his eyes and
he immediately gave me a huge hug and said, "I'm sorry, Jason. I love
you." MMT
47. Today, my autistic little sister spoke her first word at the age
of 6 – my name. MMT
48. Today, at the age of 72, nearly 15 years after my grandfather
passed away, my grandmother remarried. And since I'm only 17, I've
never seen her so happy in all my life. It's inspiring to see two
people so in love at their age. MMT it's never too late.
49. Today, at a jazz club inSan Francisco I saw a man and woman
enjoying a drink together. The womanwas a dwarf and the man must have
been 6feet tall. Later in the evening they went out onto the dance
floor. The man got down on his knees so they could slow
dancetogether. They danced the rest of the night. MMT
50. Today, as I was sleeping, I woke up tomy daughter calling my name.
I was sleeping in a sofa chair in her hospital room. I opened my eyes
to her beautiful smile. My daughter has been in a coma for 98 days.
MMT
51. Today, exactly 10 years ago almost to the minute, I stopped at an
intersection and a car rear ended me. The driver was a student at UF,
just like me. He was cordial and apologetic. As we waited for the cops
and the tow truck we chatted and started laughing together about all
sorts of stuff.We exchanged numbers and the rest is history. We just
celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. MMT
52. Today, I was working in a coffee shop when2 gay men walked in
holding hands. As youmight expect, heads started turning. Then a
young girl at the table next to me askedher mom why 2 men were holding
hands. Her mom replied, "Because they love each other." MMT
53. Today, after 2 years ofseparation, my ex-wife and I resolvedour
differences and met for dinner. We laughed and chatted for almost 4
hours. Then just before she left, she handed me a large envelope. In
it were 20 love letters she wrote me over thelast 2 years. There was
a post-it note on the envelope that said, "Letters I was toostubborn
to send." MMT
54. Today, I was in an accident that left me with a gash on my
forehead. The doctorswrapped a bandage around my head and said I have
to keep it on all week. I hate wearing it. Two minutes ago my little
brother walked into my room wearing a bandage on his head. My mom said
he insisted that he didn't want me to feel alone.MMT
55. Today, my mother passed away after a long battle with cancer. My
best friendlives 2000 miles away and called to comfort me. While on
the phone, he asked, "What would you do ifI showed up at your house
and gave you the biggest hug in theworld?" "I would surely smile," I
replied. And then he rang my doorbell. MMT
56. Today, as my 91-year-old grandfather (a military doctor, war hero,
and successful business owner) rested in his hospital bed, I asked him
what his greatest life accomplishment was. He turned around, grabbed
my grandmother's hand, looked her in the eyes, and said, "Growing old
with you." MMT
57. Today, as I watched my 75-year-old grandmother and grandfather
being silly with each other and laughing in the kitchen, I felt like I
gota short glimpse of what true love feels like. I hope I find it
someday. MMT
58. Today, exactly twenty years ago to the hour, I risked my life to
savea woman who was drowning in the rapids of the ColoradoRiver. And
that's how I met my wife - the love of my life. MMT
59. Today, on our 50th wedding anniversary, she smiled at me and said,
"I only wish I hadmet you sooner." MMT
60. Today, my blind friendexplained to me in vivid detail how
beautiful his new girlfriend is.

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