Wafaat Hazrat Khadijeh, - O Khadija, among all the people of the world, you have attained a sublime position, the most honorable position. You have been granted the honor of being wife to Prophet Muhammad (saw), the great man whose peer has not beenborn by any woman in the whole world. All praiseworthy virtues andmajestic qualities plus modesty are to be found in him and will be so forever.

One night, when darkness covered the region of the Hejaz / Hijaz
(Arabian Peninsula),the wealthy, who had no conscience, were sleeping
in their comfortable beds, putting their arrogant heads on their
comfortable pillows. Theywere sleeping comfortably and never bothered
about anyone or anything else as they had everything in the world.
Also money was always at their disposal and they could do whatever
they wished, even irrational. They thought that as long as the earth
exists, they would have power.
On the same night, the poor and helpless people were sleeping in their
dirty houses or beside the walls of some rich person's house in the
cityor in Khadijeh's (S.A.) house and they would tryto forget all
about their sorrow and misery, at least for that night.
During this dark night, the stars and moon were hiding behind the dark
clouds. Not willing to see the prejudice and inequality amongst the
human beings, they had stopped shining.
On that night, everybody was asleep except Khadijeh (S.A.) and her
special servant and............
Khadijeh (S.A.) was thinking in her private room. She was swimmingin
the sea of dreams and had surrounded herself with the turbulent
wavesof her thoughts.
Then suddenly someone knocked at her door. Khadijeh (S.A.), still
dreaming, lifted her headand asked: "Who is it?" Someone answered: "It
isme, my lady, Maysara." Khadijeh (S.A.) replied:"Come in! I am awake.
I can't sleep tonight." The door opened and Khadijeh's special
servant, Maysara, rushed into the room, all confused.
Maysara said: "As Salaamu Alaikum, my lady, I am sorry if I am bothering you."
Khadijeh (S.A.) replied:"Wa Alaikum Salaam. Whatis wrong, Maysara? I
see that you are worried. Hassomething happened or...?" Maysara
answered:"No, no! Don't worry. Youyourself said that we should tell
you wheneveran indigent, helpless or an oppressed person wanted to see
you."
Khadijeh (S.A.) said: "Yes, yes. I myself said that. Now what has
happened and who wants to see meand why?" Maysara answered: "My lady,
a young woman carrying a heavy sack has come to the house. She was
shaking and crying and her hair was untidy. She begged me to bring her
to you. It seems that she came here because she is afraid and
depressed."
Khadijeh (S.A.) answered;"Very well. There is no problem. Tell her to
comein. I myself told you to call me anytime, day or night if any
helpless or homeless person wanted to see me. Don't let that person
leave this house in sadness or with empty hands".
Maysara went to call the young woman to take her to Khadijeh's room.
Khadijeh (S.A.) started thinking about that young woman and she told
herself: "Oh Allah! What has happened to this poor woman in the middle
of the night? What kind of problem has she faced that has caused her
to leave her house alone at this time and to come to my house? Who is
this helpless woman? Where does she come from? Andwhy did she come
here? Maybe she is a mother who came here with her sick child so that
we can provide food and medicine for it.
"Maybe she is a slave who has come here because of her unjust master.
Or maybe she is a chaste woman whose house the street ruffians entered
by force to kill her husband or take her innocent child. Maybe none of
these, but maybeher cruel husband wanted to take her innocent daughter
away from her and bury the girl alive under the cold dust of the
desert. Maybe for this reason, she took the baby and brought her here
seeking refuge in my house."
Many thoughts occupied the chaste mind of Khadijeh (S.A.) when
suddenly the door opened. A young woman,whose head and face were
covered with a veil,entered, crying. Tears had completely wet her red
and dusty cheeks. Herarms and legs were shaking out of sorrow and she
could only say:"As Salaamu Alaikum." She then sat down on thefloor and
tried to kiss Khadijeh's feet, but the latter stopped her and hugged
her and kissed her face like a kind mother. Khadijeh (S.A.) asked her:
'my daughter! What has happened? Why are you so upset? Besure that
whatever I can do I will do for you. Tell me, my daughter. Tell me
what has happened."
The young woman moved away from Khadijeh's embrace and opened the
heavy sack and placed it in front of Khadijeh (S.A.). She removed a
beautiful baby from it, which was like the blossom of springand hugged
it.
After the young woman gave the baby many longand warm kisses while
still in tears, she placed the baby in front of Khadijeh (S.A.) and
said:
"Oh Lady of Quraish! Oh kind Khadijeh (S.A.) I beg you, please have
mercy upon my baby and me. Look how beautiful it is and what beautiful
black eyebrows it has. For the sake of Allah look how it looks at me
with its sweet eyes. See what a beautiful smile it has. It seems that
the baby understands what I say because it looks at me this way. The
baby knowsthat I want to take it away from myself and give it to
somebody else."
Then the young woman looked at the sky and said: "Oh Almighty Allah!
Save us from this insecure and ignorant situation and from dirty
deeds. Send us a savior who can stop this savage situation and the
cruel killings. What did this innocent baby do that makes its father
want to bury it alive with no fear? What did I do wrong that I must
give up my baby?
The woman prayed to Allah and then started crying even more. The baby,
afraid of her mother's cries started crying also.
Khadijeh (S.A.), who was quiet until this time, tookthe woman's lovely
baby and hugged it and sympathetically said to the young woman: "My
daughter! Don't worry. "I will keep and protect your baby like my own
daughter, I know how you feel now and why you are so upset. I am a
mother and I know the heartache of mothers. I will raise her and
whenever you want, you can come here and see your baby."
The young woman said:"What if my husband comes and wants to take her
from you? He is an obstinate person. When I was pregnant, he told me:
'If it is a boy, he is mine. If it is a girl, it belongs to the
grave.' He repeated this sentence everyday to bother me."
Today when I felt the pains of delivery, I took refuge in the desert
so I could deliver the baby. There, this beautiful girl was born. I
didn't return to the house because I knew if I took it to the house,
it would have meant the grave for it; as a result, I came to your
house because I knew that my daughter would be protected here.
Oh kind Khadijeh (S.A.)! We, the women of this region, know you very
well. We know that you protect the orphans better than their
parents,but I am still afraid that my angry husband may come here and
get the baby from you.
"He may even hurt me and kill me for having given the baby to you. But
it doesn't matter. Let him kill me but my daughter will be alive."
The young woman uttered these words and fell down at Khadijeh's (S.A.)
feet and started crying very hard. Khadijeh (S.A.) picked herup and
placed her hand on the dusty hair of the young woman and very kindly
said: "My daughter! I told you not to worry about your baby. I will
raise her like my own baby and I will never give her to your husband.
He can't do anything here. If he comes here, I will hide her. Be sure
that your baby is in a secure place. Now get up and rest a little bit.
You don't feel well. You have come a long way. Leave everything to
Allah because Allah is closer and kinder to a person than anyone
else."
After the young woman heard the kind words of Khadijeh (S.A.), she
went to a corner of the room and fell into a deep sleep.The great
Khadijeh (S.A.), whose pure spirit was shaken by the recent incidents
thought very hard about the things that the young woman had told her.
Then she asked herself: What is this misfortune that is over coming
the Arab fathers, that causes them to become so cruel and
conscienceless as to bury their innocent babies alive with their own
hands under tons of black soil? Do they fear poverty or feel ashamed?
The Lady of Quraish (Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid, Bibi Khadija, Hazrat
Khadija) kept thinking about this unfortunate situation and
deliberated as to how long this practice would continue. Having
pondered deeply, she started to pray and commune with Allah. She said:
"Oh Allah! I swear by yourProphets and the people who are close to
You. I beg You to send the Saviour that Jesus and the other Messengers
have promised for these unfortunate and ignorant people so that this
ugly, and unfortunate situation comes to an end. Only then would
innocent mothers be able to hold their unprotected and innocent babies
in their arms."
After prayer, she went to sleep. She dreamt that the sun was rising
from the sky and turned several times around the house of Allah. It
then moved towards her house, where its huge brightness dazzled her
eyes.
She woke up and realized that the day of Islam was near.

Wafaat Hazrat Khadijeh, - Khadijeh mother of the orphans:(Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid, Bibi Khadija, Hazrat Khadija)

Though she was even wealthier than other richpeople, unlike them, she
always thought about helping the poor and sharing their sorrow and
difficulties, and solving their problems.
For this reason, Khadijeh (Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid, Bibi Khadija,
Hazrat Khadija) ordered her servants to never close the doors of her
house to any poor personand to always have readyat hand the things the
poor needed. She commanded her servants to inform her whenever a poor
person wanted to talk to her or wanted something from her during the
day or night. She could not bear the thought that a poor leaves her
house in sorrow, not having received something from her.
So the deprived and poorknew the way to Khadijeh's house and called
that house, "The house of hope and security." More than any other, the
orphans sought refuge in her house, because Khadijeh (Khadijah Bint
Khuwaylid, Bibi Khadija, Hazrat Khadija) sympathized with them alot
and she would care for them in a motherly way. So they called
her"Ummul Yatama", meaning, "Mother of the Orphans".
Having talked about Khadijeh's (S.A.) house, the following lines will
help you gain a conception of her house.
The house where lived Khadijeh (S.A.) and from where she performed all
the benevolent tasks for the poor, was one of the nicest in Makkah. It
had two floors, each one of which was decorated by a small balcony.
The northern section of the house so faced the Holy Kaaba (House of
Allah) that the latter could be seen from its small windows. In
addition to this, the visitors to Allah's house could be seen too. The
windows of the other three sides faced three of Makkah's roads and
every passenger entering Makkah could be seen from those windows.
There was a green dome at the top of the building, which madeit look a
hundred times more beautiful. The interior of the house wasdivided
into two sections, one of which Khadijeh (S.A.) kept for private usage
and where no one was allowed without her permission.
Khadijeh (Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid, Bibi Khadija, Hazrat Khadija) chose
thenorthern section of the house, which faced the Holy Kaaba as her
living quarters, and from there she stood in front of the house of
Allah and prayed to Him everyday.
The other section of Khadijeh's (S.A.) house was for the guests.
Special servants entertained the guests, looking after their
needs.Everybody was satisfied when they left Khadijeh'shouse. This is
why all the people living in the region would call Khadijeh's house,
"the house of generosity and kindness". In hard times, people would go
and come back, hands full and happy. We can say that the section of
Khadijeh's house open tothe public was home to many homeless, the
poor,refugees, orphans and the oppressed. If anyone was looking for
shelter, people would send him to Khadijeh's house.
A famous writer described Khadijeh's house as follows:
Every orphan who didn't have anyone to depend on,
Every father who couldn'tget food for his children,
Every woman who was homeless,
Everybody who suffered and became shelter less,
All of them knew the wayto Khadijeh's (S.A.) house and went there.
They took refuge in her kindness and wealth.
The sore hearts of those people were treated withher favour and grace.
This was why Khadijeh's house was always full of people. Whole day and
night, there were comingand going activities there. Khadijeh (S.A.)
would come to that section accessible to the public a few hours
everyday. She would sit with her poor and homeless guests, talk
andlisten to their distress and difficulties. She would caress the
childrenand wipe the tears of themothers. Then she would call her
private servant and he would bring somebags of money. Khadijeh (S.A.)
would then distribute the money amongst the people.
Kind Khadijeh (S.A.) would always sit with theorphans at dinner and
eat with them. She wouldherself feed the delicious food to them. She
would place her hands around their faces, caress and kiss them,
saying: "My dear children! Don't feel like orphans. (I am your
mother). I will support and love you like my ownchild."
Khadijeh's (S.A.) support and protection was not only for the orphans
whodidn't have any parents, but also for those who had parents. During
those days, known as Al-Jahiliya (The age of Ignorance), some fathers
who were narrow-minded and foolish would bury their own daughters
alive, for different foolish reasons. They were proud of this ugly and
indecent act. Onevery opportunity, they would boast about what they
had done. However, they never thought about the day of Judgement and
that Allahwill judge them:
"When the female (infant) who was buried alive will be asked for what
sin was she killed."(Noble Qur'an, 81:8-9)
During those days, this ugly and indecent act was common amongst some
Arab tribes. They would kill their innocent daughters because of
poverty and believed that having a daughter issomething to be ashamed
of. They would cowardly bury their daughters alive.
Then glowed the light of Islam forbidding such a practice. Allah says
in Noble Qur'an:
"And do not kill your children for fear of poverty; We give them
sustenance and yourselves (too); surely tokill them is a great
sin."(Noble Qur'an, 17:31)
As a result, when some mothers gave birth to a girl, their husbands
would get angry at them.They either had to give their daughter to
their cruel husband, who was free to do whatever he wanted to do to
the innocent baby, or send the baby to Khadijeh's (S.A.) house from
where it could be supported and saved from being buried alive. Now we
are going to tell you one of those stories.

Why Women Are Better Than Men!

Do you agree with me that women are far morebetter than men in
anything and everything that she does? It is said that women are the
best gender when it comes to role playing, family matters, work
related issues and even living a normal life. Not trying to be a
complete feminist, but it is true that women seek to be the better
gender. If you agree withme and those en number of women who agree
too, then take a look at some of the reasons why 'she' is better than
'he'.
It is said that after hundreds of years and huge strides in women's
rights, this gender has more power over the men in every society.
But,then again after all this, it does not come down with us being
treated equally because that still hasn't changed and we are not sure
if it will, too!In our so called modern society, the women are still
paid less when compared to men, they are still taught to measure their
self-worth with their appearance and so on.
Most women will agree, that we try harder because we have to. It is
not that women are bornto better than men but, itis true that women
strive to be better than men in everything.
Come on - Mother Teresa was a woman. Need I say more? Here are few
points to prove that women are better than men.

The secret beyond matter is not Wahdatul Wujood

A topic dealt with in the book The Evolution Deceit, chapter "The
Real Essence of Matter" as well as in the books Matter: The Other Name
for Illusion; Idealism, The Philosophy of the Matrix and the True
Nature of Matter, Eternity Has Already Begun; Timelessness and the
Reality of Fateand Knowing the Truthhas been criticized by some
people. Having misunderstood the essence of the subject, these people
claim that what is explained as the secret beyond matter is identical
to the teaching of Wahdatul Wujood.
Let us state, before all else, that the author of this book is a
believer strictly abiding by the doctrine of Ahlus Sunnahand does not
defend theview of Wahdatul Wujood.
However, it should also be remembered that Wahdatul Wujood was
defended by some leading Islamic scholars including Muhyiddin Ibn
'Arabi. It is true that numerous significant Islamic scholars who
described the concept ofWahdatul Wujood in the past did so by
considering some subjects found in these books. Still, what is
explained in these booksis not the same as Wahdatul Wujood.
Some of those who defended the view of Wahdatul Wujood were engrossed
by some erroneous opinions and made some claims contrary to the Qur'an
and the doctrine of Ahlus Sunnah. They, for example, completely
rejected the creation of Allah. When the subject of the secret beyond
matter is told, however, there is definitely no such claim. This
section explains that all beings are created by Allah, andthat the
originals of these beings are seen byHim whereas people merely see the
images ofthese beings formed in their brains.
Mountains, plains, flowers, people, seas—briefly everything we see and
everything that Allah informs us in the Qur'an that exists and that He
created out of nothing is created and does indeed exist. However,
people cannot see, feel or hear the real nature of these beings
through their sense organs. What they see and feel are only the copies
that appear in their brains. This is a scientific fact taught at all
schools primarily in medicine. The same applies to the article youare
reading now; you can not see nor touch the real nature of it. The
light coming from the original article is converted by some cells in
your eyes into electrical signals, which are then conveyed to thesight
center in the back of your brain. This is where the view of this
article is created. In other words, you are notreading an article
which is before your eyes through your eyes; in fact, this article is
created in the sight center in the back of your brain. The article you
are reading right now is a "copy of the article" within your brain.
The original article is seen by Allah.
In conclusion, the fact that the matter is an illusion formed in our
brains does not "reject" the matter, but provides us information about
the real nature of the matter: that no person can have connection with
its original.
This fact is told in the book Idealism, The Philosophy of the Matrix,
and the True Nature of Matteras follows:
THERE IS MATTER OUTSIDE OF US, BUT WE CANNOT REACH IT
… [S]aying that matter is an illusion does not mean it does not exist.
Quiet the contrary: whether we perceive the physical world or not, it
does exist. But we see it as a copy in our brain or, in other words,as
an interpretation of our senses. For us, therefore, the physical world
of matter is an illusion.
The matter outside is seen not just by us, but by other beings too.
The angels Allah delegated to be watchers witness this world as well:
And the two recording angels are recording, sitting on the right and
on the left. He does not utter a single word, without a watcher by
him, pen in hand!(Qur'an, 50: 17-18)
Most importantly, Allah sees everything. He created this world with
all its details and sees it in all its states. As He informs us in the
Qur'an:
… Heed Allah and know that Allah sees what you do.(Qur'an, 2: 233)
Say: "Allah is a sufficient witness between me and you. He is
certainly aware of and sees His servants."(Qur'an, 17: 96)
It must not be forgotten that Allah keeps the records of everything in
the book called Lawh Mahfuz (Preserved Tablet). Even if we don't see
all things, they are inthe Lawh Mahfuz. Allah reveals that He keeps
everything's record in the "Mother of the Book" called Lawh Mahfuz
with the following verses:
It is in the Source Book with Us, high-exalted, full of wisdom.(Qur'an, 43: 4)
… We possess an all-preserving Book.(Qur'an, 50: 4)
Certainly there is no hidden thing in either heaven or Earth which
isnot in a Clear Book.(Qur'an, 27: 75)