Nasruddin Stories - Humble (retold by Nasruddin)

My beloveds, I remembera time long ago when I was still a Mulla. I
lived in a small town, just big enough for a real mosque, with a
beautifulmosaic wall. I remember one evening, we had finished our
prayers. Thestars were clear and bright, and seemed to fill the sky
solidly with lights. I stood at the window, gazing at the lights so
far away, each one bigger than our world, and so distant from us
across vast reaches of space. I thought of how we walkthis earth,
filled with ourown importance, when we are just specks of dust. If you
walk out to the cliffs outside the town, a walk of half an hour at
most, you look back and you can see the town, but the peopleare too
small to see, even at that meager distance. When I think ofthe
immensity of the universe, I am filled withawe and reverece for power
so great.
I was thinking such thoughts, looking out the window of the mosque,
and I realized I had fallen to my knees."I am nothing, nothing!"I
cried, amazed and awestruck.
There was a certain well-to-do man of the town, a kind man who wished
to be thought very devout. He cared more for what people thought of
him than for what he actually was. Hehappened to walk in and he saw
and heard what passed. My beloveds, I was a little shy at being caught
in such a moment, but he rushed down, looking around in the obvious
hope someone was there to see him. He knelt beside me, and with a
final hopeful glance at the door through which he had just come, he
cried,
"I am nothing! I am nothing!"
It appears that the man who sweeps, a poor manfrom the edge of the
village, had entered the side door with his broom to begin his night's
work. He had seen us, and being a man of true faith and honest
simplicity, his face showed that he entertained some of the same
thoughts that had been laid on me by the hand of Allah (wonderfulis
He). He dropped his broom and fell to his knees up there in a shadowed
corner, and said softly,
"I am nothing...I am nothing!"
The well-to-do man next to me nudged me with his elbow and said out of
the side of his mouth,
"Look who thinks he's nothing!"

Nasruddin Stories - God's Will (retold by Nasruddin)

When I was no longer needed as a Mulla in the village, I moved to
another region and found a convenient place outside a small town, on a
hill. The view was fine, and the hill was as thick with thorns and
burdock as a peace-loving soul could want.
I was very happy with the thorns, because they discouraged
agriculture.In fact, they discouragedjust about everything. No one
bothered me.
Eventually, however, my beloveds, this changed. After a certain time,
the townsfolk became curious. They wondered what I was doing up on
that hill, coming down only for a few groceries once in a while, or
maybe only to charge my cell phone. No, that was a different time.
Anyway, the people began to come up the hill, through the thorns,
until they had made a path. That made it easierfor me to get down to
the town, which was convenient. It also made it easier for them to get
up to me, which was notso convenient.
Somehow, the townsfolkcame to view my silence and seclusion as marks
of wisdom. And of course, whenever we admire something, we want to
possess it. I oncesaw a small knoll covered with wild blueberries
close by a pond. The blueberry plants turned red in the fall, and the
glorious color was reflected in the pond. A family from a nearby town
loved that blueberry field so much they decided to build a house
there. They brought in excavators and heavy equipment, and tore outa
large area on the top of the hill. The runoff washed away many of the
berries, and they piled building debris on a particularly beautiful
patch, so that by the time their house was finished, they
wonderedwhere their idyllic little scene had gone.
That was how I was afraid I would be. They would consider my seclusion
to be admirable, so they would troop up to share it with me, until
none of us was secluded any more. One day, something happened that let
me know I could preserve my seclusion in the long run.
A group came to me, much distressed.
"All our roosters have died!" they cried. "What are we to do? We won't
wake up on time in the morning, and we won't be able to raise broods
of chicks to grow more chickens. How will we live?"
Knowing the old saying that not a leaf turns except by the will of
Allah, I looked at them for a long time. Finally they demanded an
answer.
"God's will," I said.
"God's will?! Is that all you have to say? What good does that do us?"
and they stalked down the hill, very dissatisfied.However, my peace
didn't last for long. Up they came again with a fresh calamity.
"All our fires have gone out!" they cried. "What will we do?"
"I suppose it wouldn't help if I pointed out you have no roosters to
cookanyway?" It didn't help.
"What shall we do? We haven't a live coal in the village, and the next
village is far away."
I looked at them and shrugged. "God's will," I said.
"We thought you'd say that," they muttered, and stalked off down the
hill, very annoyed. They were back sooner than I thought they would
be.
"All our dogs have died!"they cried. "What other town is more
unfortunate than ours? First our roosters, then our fires, now our
dogs! Who will keep away wild animals, who will warn us of thieves?"
"Do you really have so many thieves?" I asked. They admitted nothing
had ever been stolen in the town.
"I have only one thing tosay, and I know you don't want to hear it," I said.
"We know...God's will. That's the last time we'll ever ask YOU for
advice,"they said, and stalked offdown the hill, very annoyed. I hoped
it was true.
But that very night, something occurred which I had been expecting. I
didn't know exactly what to expect, but I expected something. It was a
little too much to have roosters, fires and dogs all die, all at once
in the whole town. So I sat up and listened. Around midnight, when all
was quiet in the town below,I heard the sound of a large number of
armed men approaching. I crept to the top of the next hill for a
better view. It's a good thing I'm very stealthy, because their scout
creptto the top of the same hill, and we almost bumped into one
another. He gave a hand signal, and an army of several hundred men
with shields and spears, bows and arrows, and walkie talkies...no that
was another time. Anyway, this army poured up the hill and their
general gave the signal for silence. He stood listening carefully,
looking down at the town. After a little time he spoke.
"Well, men, we have hada good run of it, going from town to town,
pillaging and burning, and gathering such treasures as we found."
There was a quiet clatterof spears and shields and shuffling of feet.
"But it looks as if our luck has run out. Where is the smoke from the
fires? Where are the dogs barking? It's almostdaylight. Where are the
roosters crowing? This village is abandoned. Letus move on."
So they turned back down the hill, and went on their way. The next day
a few villagers came to see me.
"Have you thought of any solutions to our problems?" they asked,"or
are you going to say the same thing over and over?"
"You mean, God's will?" They nodded. "Oh, I still believe it's God's
will, but I have something to add. No matter how bad you think your
problemsare, they could always be worse. Be content with what befalls
you. It is truly sent from Heaven."
To this day, they don't believe me.

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What are the signs of Allaah’s love for His slave?

What are the signs of Allaah's love for His slave?.
Praise be to Allaah.
You have asked about a serious and weighty matter, which none attain
but very few of the righteous slaves of Allaah.
The love of Allaah is "the status for which the righteous compete and
strive… It is the nourishment of hearts and souls… the delight of the
eyes… It is the life of which one who is denied it is dead… the light
which the one wholoses it is in deep darkness… the healing of which
the one who is denied is sick… the joy which the one who is deprived
of it lives in distress and pain…
It is the spirit of faith and good deeds… by means of which one
maydraw closer to Allaah… which, when it is absent,one is like a body
in which there is no soul."
O Allaah, make us amongthose whom You love.
The love of Allaah has signs and causes which are like the key to the
door. These causes include the following:
1 –Following the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him). Allaah says in His Holy Book (interpretation of
the meaning):
"Say (O Muhammad to mankind): If you (really) love Allaah, then follow
me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur'aan and the
Sunnah), Allaah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allaah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:31]
2-5 – Being humble towards the believers and stern towards the
kaafirs, waging jihad forthe sake of Allaah, and not fearing anyone or
anything but Him. Allaah has mentioned these qualities in a single
verse, in which He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his
religion (Islam), Allaah will bring a people whom He will love and
they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the
disbelievers, fightingin the way of Allaah, andnever fear of the blame
of the blamers"
[al-Maa'idah 5:54]
In this verse Allaah describes the attributes of those whom He loves,
the first of which is: humility and not being arrogant towards the
Muslims, and being sterntowards the kaafirs, and not humbling or
humiliating oneself before them. They (the ones whom Allaah
loves)strive for the sake of Allaah, against the Shaytaan, the
kuffaar, the hypocrites and the evildoers, and they striveagainst
their own selves (jihad al-nafs). They do not fear the blame of any
blamer, because so long as they are following the commandsof their
religion, he will not care about anyone who mocks him or blames him.
6 – Doing naafil (supererogatory) acts of worship. Allaah says –
according to a hadeeth qudsi – "My slave keeps drawing near to me by
means of supererogatory acts of worship until I love Him."
Supererogatory acts of worship include naafil prayers, charity,
'Umrah, Hajj and fasting.
8-12 – Loving, visiting one another, helping one another
(financially)and offering sincere advice to one another for the sake
of Allaah.
These attributes were mentioned in a single hadeeth in which the
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) narrated that
his Lord said: "My love is guaranteed for two wholove one another for
My sake; My love is guaranteed for two whovisit one another for My
sake; My love is guaranteed for two whohelp one another (financially)
for My sake; My love is guaranteed to two who uphold ties with one
another for My sake."
Narrated by Ahmad, 4/236 and 5/236; al-Tanaasuh by Ibn Hibbaan, 3/338;
the two ahaadeeth were classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in
Saheeh al-Targheeb wa'l-Tarheeb, 3019, 3020, 3021.
What is meant by "two who visit one another for My sake" is that they
only visit one another for the sake of Allaah, seeking thereby His
pleasure for their loving one another for His sake or cooperating in
worshipping Him.
From al-Muntaqa Sharh al-Muwatta', hadeeth 1779.
13 – Being tested. Calamities and disasters are a test for a person,
and this is a sign that Allaah loves him, because this is like
medicine: even though itis bitter, but still you offer the medicine,
despite its bitterness, to the one whom you love; and Allaah's is the
highest description. According to a saheeh hadeeth: "The greatest
reward comes from the greatest trial. When Allaah loves people, He
tests them, and whoeveraccepts it gains the pleasure of Allaah and
whoever complains earns His wrath.
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2396; Ibn Maajah, 4031; classed as saheeh by
Shaykh al-Albaani.
For calamities to befall the believer is better than punishments being
stored up for him in the Hereafter. How can it be otherwise when he is
raised in status and his bad deeds are erased thereby? The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "When Allaah wills
good for His slave, He hastens his punishment in this world, and when
He wills bad for His slave,He withholds his sins until he comes with
them on the Day of Resurrection."
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2396; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.
The scholars have explained that the one from whom calamities and
trials are withheld isthe hypocrite, for Allaah withholds [his
punishment] in this world, so as to bring himwith all his sins on the
Day of Resurrection.
O Allaah, make us amongthose whom You love.
If Allaah loves you, do not ask about the good that you will attain
and the virtue that you will acquire… it is sufficient for you to know
that youare beloved of Allaah. The great fruits of the love of Allaah
for His slave are as follows:
1 – People will love him and he will be accepted on earth, as it says
in thehadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari (3209): "When Allaah loves a
slave, He says to Jibreel, 'I love so-and-so, so love him,' so Jibreel
loves himand then calls out to the people of heaven, 'Allaah loves
so-and-so, so love him,' and the people of heaven love him, and then
acceptance is placed in the Earth for him."
2 – What Allaah has mentioned in the hadeeth qudsi of the great
virtues of those whom He loves. It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah
said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall
be at war with him. My servant draws not near to Me with anything more
loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My
servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works sothat
I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he
hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes
and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask[something] of Me, I
would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would
surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I
hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant: he hates
death and I hate hurting him." Narrated by al-Bukhaari,6502.
This hadeeth qudsi includes a number of benefits of Allaah's love for His slave:
(i) "I am his hearing with which he hears" i.e., he
does not listen to anything but that which Allaah loves.
(ii) "his seeing with which he sees" i.e., he does not
see anything but that which Allaah loves.
(iii) "his hand withwhich he strikes" i.e., he does not do
anything with his hand but that which Allaah loves.
(iv) "and his foot with which he walks" i.e., he does not
go towards anything but that which Allaah loves.
(v) "Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely
give it to him" i.e., his du'aa's are heard and his requests are
granted.
(vi) "and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely
grant him it" i.e., he is protected byAllaah from all things…
We ask Allaah to help us to please Him.
And Allaah knows best.

How can a Muslim thankhis Lord for His many blessings?

What are the best ways amuslim can thank Allah for all the blessings
HE has bestowed on us.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Thanks or gratitude means reciprocating kindness and giving praise to
the one who has done good and kind things. The one who is most
deserving of thanks and praise from people is Allaah, may He be
glorified and exalted,because of the great favours and blessings that
He has bestowed upon His slaves in both spiritual and worldly terms.
Allaah has commanded us to give thanks to Him for those blessings, and
not to deny them. He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying). I will remember you,
and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favours on you) and never be
ungrateful to Me"
[al-Baqarah 2:152]
Secondly:
The greatest ones who obeyed this command, and gave thanks to their
Lord until they deserved to be described as shaakir and shakoor
(thankful) are the Prophets and Messengers (blessings and peace of
Allaah be upon him).
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, Ibraaheem (Abraham) was an Ummah (a leader having all the
good righteous qualities), or a nation, obedient to Allaah, Haneef
(i.e. to worship none but Allaah), and he was not one of those who
were Al-Mushrikoon (polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers in the
Oneness of Allaah, and those who joined partners with Allaah).
121. (He was) thankful for His (Allaah's) Favours.He (Allaah) chose
him (asan intimate friend) and guided him to a Straight Path (Islamic
Monotheism -- neither Judaism nor Christianity)"
[al-Nahl 16:120, 121]
"O offspring of those whom We carried (in theship) with Nûh (Noah)!
Verily, he was a grateful slave"
[al-Isra' 17:3]
Thirdly:
Allaah has mentioned some of the blessings that He has bestowed upon
His slaves, and has commanded them to be grateful for them, and has
told us that few of His slaves give thanks to Him:
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
1.
"O you who believe (in the Oneness of Allaah -- Islamic Monotheism)!
Eatof the lawful things that We have provided you with, and be
grateful to Allaah, if it is indeed He Whom you worship"
[al-Baqarah 2:172]
2.
"And surely, We gave you authority on the earth and appointed for you
therein provisions (for your life). Little thanks do you give"
[al-A'raaf 7:10]
3.
"And among His Signs is this, that He sends the winds as glad tidings,
giving you a taste of His Mercy (i.e. rain), and thatthe ships may
sail at His Command, and that you may seek of His Bounty, in order
that you may bethankful"
[al-Room 31:46]
4.
Among spiritual blessings, He mentions (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salaah (the prayer),
wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by
passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to the
ankles. If you are in a state of Janaaba (i.e. after a sexual
discharge), purify yourselves (bathe your whole body). But if you are
ill or on a journey, orany of you comes after answering the call of
nature, or you have been in contact with women (i.e. sexual
intercourse), and you find no water, then perform Tayammum with clean
earth and rubtherewith your faces and hands. Allaah does not want to
place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you, and to complete
His Favour to you that you may be thankful"
[al-Maa'idah 5:6]
and there are many other blessings. We haveonly mentioned some of
these blessings here; listing all of them is impossible, as Allaah
says(interpretation of the meaning):
"And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you count the
Blessings of Allaah, neverwill you be able to countthem. Verily, man
is indeed an extreme wrongdoer, a disbeliever (an extreme ingrate who
denies Allaah's Blessings by disbelief, and by worshipping others
besides Allaah, and by disobeying Allaah and His Prophet Muhammad صلى
الله عليه وسلم)"
[Ibraaheem 14:34]
Then Allaah blessed us and forgave us our shortcomings in giving
thanks for these blessings. He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And if you would count the Favours of Allaah, never could you be able
to count them. Truly, Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful"
[al-Nahl 16:18]
The Muslim is always asking his Lord to help him to give thanks to
Him, because were it notfor Allaah's helping His slave, he would not
be able to give thanks. Hence it is prescribed in the saheeh Sunnah to
ask for help from Allaah to give thanks to Him.
It was narrated from Mu'aadh ibn Jabal that the Messenger of Allaah
(blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) took his hand and said: "O
Mu'aadh, by Allaah I love you, by Allaah I love you." Then he said, "I
advise you, O Mu'aadh, do not fail following every prayer to say: O
Allaah help me to remember You, thank You and worship You properly."
Narrated by Abu Dawood (1522) and al-Nasaa'i (1303); classedas saheeh
by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
Gratitude for blessings isa cause of them being increased, as Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: 'Ifyou give thanks (by
accepting Faith and worshipping none but Allaah), I will give you more
(of My Blessings); but if you are thankless (i.e. disbelievers),
verily, My punishment is indeedsevere'"
[Ibraaheem 14:7]
Fourthly:
How can a person thank his Lord for His great blessings? His gratitude
should fulfil all the necessary conditions, which are gratitude of the
heart, gratitude of the tongue and gratitude of the physical
faculties.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Gratitude may be in the heart, in submission and humility; on the
tongue, in praise and acknowledgement; and in the physical faculties,
by means of obedience and submission.
Madaarij al-Saalikeen (2/246)
The details of that:
1.
Gratitude of the heart: what is meant is that theheart senses the
value ofthe blessings that Allaah has bestowed upon His slave, and
fully acknowledges that the one who has bestowed these great blessings
is Allaah alone, with no partner or associate. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is from Allaah"
[al-Nahl 16:53].
This acknowledgement is not mustahabb, ratherit is obligatory.
Whoeverattributes these blessings to anyone other than Allaah has
disbelieved.
Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahmaanal-Sa'di (may Allaah havemercy on him) said:
What man should do is attribute blessings to Allaah and acknowledge
them fully. Thus he will attain complete Tawheed. Whoever denies the
blessings of Allaah in his heart or on his tongue, is a kaafir and has
nothing to do with Islam.
Whoever affirms in his heart that all blessings come from Allaah
alone, but verbally he sometimes attributes them to Allaah and
sometimes attributes them to himself, or his actions, or the efforts
of someone else -- as happens on the lips of many people -- this is
something that the person must repent from, and he should not
attribute blessings to anyone except their Creator, and he must strive
to make himself do that, because faith and Tawheed cannot be attained
except by attributing blessings to Allaah.
The gratitude which is the head of faith is based on three pillars:
acknowledgement of the heart of all the blessings that Allaah has
bestowed upon him, andupon others, and talkingabout them; praising
Allaah for them; and using them to obey the One Who bestowed the
blessings and to worshipHim.
Al-Qawl al-Sadeed fi Maqaasid al-Tawheed (p.140)
Allaah says, describing the situation of one whodenies attribution of
blessings to Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):
"They recognise the Grace of Allaah, yet they deny it (by worshipping
others besides Allaah) and most of them are disbelievers (deny the
Prophethood of Muhammad صلىالله عليه وسلم)"
[al-Nahl 16:83].
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
i.e., they acknowledge that Allaah is the one who grants them that,
and He is the one who bestows that favour upon them, yet despite that
they deny it, and worship others alongside Him, and attribute victory
and provision to someone other than Him.
Tafseer Ibn Katheer (4/592).
2.
As for gratitude of the tongue, it means acknowledging verbally -
after believing in the heart- that the one who grants blessing is
indeedAllaah, and keeping the tongue busy with praise of Allaah, may
He be glorified and exalted.
Allaah says, explaining His blessings to His slave Muhammad (blessings
and peace of Allaah be upon him): "And He found you poor and made you
rich (self-sufficient with self-contentment)?" [al-Duha 93:8]. Then He
reminded him in return for that: "And proclaim the Grace of your Lord
(i.e. the Prophethood and all other Graces)" [al-Duha 93:11].
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
i.e., as you were poor and in need, then Allaah made you rich and
independent of means: then speak of the blessing of Allaah bestowed
upon you.
Tafseer Ibn Katheer (8/427).
It was narrated that Anasibn Maalik said: the Messenger of Allaah
(blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah is pleased
with a person who eats some food and then praises Him for it, or who
drinks some drink and then praises Him for it."
Narrated by Muslim (2734).
Abu'l-'Abbaas al-Qurtubi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Praise here means gratitude, and we have seen above that praise may
take the place of gratitude but gratitude may not take the place of
praise. This indicates that gratitude for blessings -- even if they
are few -- is a means of attaining the pleasure ofAllaah, may He be
exalted, which is the noblest situation of the people of Paradise.
When the people of Paradise say, "You have given to us what You have
not given to anyone among Your creation," Allaah will say to them: "
Shall I not give you something better than that?" They will say, "What
is it? Have You not brightenedour faces, and admitted us to Paradise
and savedus from Hell?" He will say, " I bestow My pleasure upon you,
and Iwill never be angry with you after that."
Gratitude is a means of attaining that great honour because it implies
acknowledgement of the Bestower of blessings and acknowledging Him
alone as the Creator of that blessing and the One Who caused it to
reach the recipient of the blessing, as an honour and favour from the
Bestower, and that the recipient of the blessing is poor and is inneed
of that blessing, and cannot do without it. So this is an
acknowledgement of the rights and bounty of Allaah, and the duty and
need of the slave. So Allaah has caused the reward for that
acknowledgement to be this great honour.
Al-Mufhim lima ashkala min Talkhees Kitaab Muslim (7/60, 61).
Hence some of the salaf said: Whoever conceals ablessing has denied
it, but whoever manifests itand spreads it has given thanks for it.
Ibn al-Qayyim said, commenting on that:
This is based on the words: "When Allaah bestows a blessing upon a
person, He loves the effect of His blessing to be seen on His slave."
Madaarij al-Saalikeen (2/246).
It was narrated from 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez (may Allaah have mercy
on him) that he said: Remind one another of blessings, for mentioning
them is gratitude.
3.
Gratitude of the physical faculties means using one's physical
faculties in obedience of Allaah and keeping them from committing sins
and actsof disobedience that Allaah has forbidden.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
" 'Work you, O family of Dawood (David), with thanks!""
[Saba' 34:13]
It was narrated that 'Aa'ishah said: When the Messenger of Allaah
(blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) prayed, he would stand for
so long that his feet became swollen. 'Aa'ishah said: O Messenger of
Allaah, are you doing this when Allaah has forgiven your past and
future sins? He said: "O 'Aa'ishah, shouldI not be a thankful slave?"
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (4557) and Muslim (2820).
Ibn Battaal (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Al-Tabari said: the correct view concerning that is that the person's
gratitude is affirming that this is from Allaah and no one else, and
affirmation of this fact isaction, and it is confirmed by action. As
for the affirmation which is contradicted by action, the one who does
that does not deserve to be called grateful at all. But it maybe
called gratitude of the tongue. The evidence that this is trueis the
words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning): " 'Work you, Ofamily
of Dawood (David), with thanks!'"[Saba' 34:13]. It is well known that
He did not order them, when He said that to them, to affirm His
blessings, because they did not deny that this was a favour from Him
to them. Rather He commanded them to give thanks for His blessings by
obeying Him in their actions. Similarly, the Prophet (blessings and
peace of Allaah be upon him), when his feet swelled upas he was
praying at night, said: "Should I notbe a thankful slave?"
Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhaari (10/183, 184).
Abu Haroon said: I entered upon Abu Haazim, and said to him: May
Allaah have mercy on you, what is the gratitude of the eyes? Hesaid:
If you see something good with them, you mention it, and if you see
something bad with them, you conceal it. I said: What is the gratitude
of the ears? Hesaid: If you hear something good with them, you
remember it, and if you hear something bad with them, you forget it.
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Gratitude is of two degrees, one of which is obligatory, which is
doing obligatory actionsand avoiding haraam things. This is essential
and is sufficient as gratitude for these blessings.
Hence one of the salaf said:
Gratitude means giving up sin.
And one of them said: Gratitude means not using any blessing to help
one to disobey Him.
Abu Haazim al-Zaahid mentioned gratitude of all the physical
faculties: (It means) refraining from sin, and using themto help one
to do acts of obedience. Then he said:As for the one who givesthanks
with his tongue but does not give thankswith all of his physical
faculties, his likeness is that of a man who has a cloak and takes
hold of the edge of it, but does not put it on, so it is of no benefit
to him against cold or heat or snow or rain.
The second degree of gratitude is that which ismustahabb, which is
when, after doing obligatory actions and avoiding haraam things, a
person does supererogatory acts of worship. This is the degree of
those who have gone ahead and closer to Allaah.
Jaami' al-'Uloom wa'l-Hukam (p. 245, 246)
Summary:
In order to be grateful toyour Lord for the blessings that He has
bestowed upon you, youmust acknowledge in your heart that the giverof
these blessings and the bestower is Allaah, may He be exalted, so you
venerate Him, attribute it to Him, and you acknowledge that with your
tongue, so you give thanks to Him after waking from sleep for having
given new life, and after eating anddrinking for having provided you
with them and bestowed them upon you, and so on with every blessing
that you see in your life.
You give thanks with your physical faculties bynot letting them see or
hear any sin or evil, suchas singing or gossip; youdo not walk with
your feet to haraam places; you do not use your hands to commit evil,
such as haraam writing in a relationship with non-mahram women, or
writing haraam contracts, or making or doing anything haraam. Giving
thanks with the physical faculties for blessings also includes using
them to obey Allaah, by reading Qur'aan and books of knowledge,
listening to beneficial and useful things, and so on with all the
faculties which you should use in various kinds of obedience and
worship.
Remember that gratitude for blessings isa blessing which needs to be
given thanks for, so that one will continueto enjoy the blessings of
his Lord, thanking his Lord for those blessings and praising Him for
helping him to be among those who give thanks.
We ask Allaah, may He beexalted, to help us and you to do that which
He loves and which pleases Him.
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Muslims – What does the Qur’an say about Isa (Jesus)?

Over 1400 years ago, Muhammad (Mohammed)was born in Arabia. His father
Abdullah was of the tribe of Qureyshi, anddied before Muhammad was
born.
As a lad, Muhammad traveled to Syria with his uncle on merchant
caravans. Years later, he made the same journey while working for a
wealthy widow named Khadijah. He later married her and, even though he
was 15 years younger than she was, they had a good marriage.
Muhammad soon gained rank among the notables of Mecca. The Meccans
claimed to be descendants of Abraham (Ibrahim).
As one who abhorred evil, Muhammad detestedthose who disobeyed
theScriptures. He was familiar with the teachings of the Jewish and
Christian holy book the Bible (perhaps in reading it himself, if he
was literate, or in learning of it through oral means via
storytelling). He was very upset with the hypocrisy among the people:
the idol worship, and anything dishonoring to God was very revolting
toHim. He believed that Allah had revealed the Torah and the gospels
(the Injil).
"ALLAH is HE besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, the Living,
the Self-Subsistingand All-Sustaining. HE hassent down to thee the
Book containing the truth and fulfilling that which precedes it; and
HEhas sent down the Torah (Law of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus)
before this, as a guidance to the people; and HE has sent down the
Discrimination (judgement between right and wrong)."—Qur'an, Surah
3:3-4
One who was greatly respected by Muhammad was Abraham (Ibrahim), whom
he called an upright and righteous man.
"Abraham was indeed a paragon of virtue, obedient to ALLAH, ever
inclined to HIM, and he was not of those who set up equals with ALLAH;
Ever grateful for HIS favours: HE chose him and guided him to a
straight path. And WE bestowed on him good in this world, and in the
Hereafter he will surely be among the righteous. And now WE have sent
revelation to thee, enjoining, 'Follow the way of Abraham who was ever
inclined to ALLAH and was not of those who set up equals to
HIM.'"—Qur'an, Surah 16:121-124
Abraham was also lookedupon as one who fulfilledGod's commands:
"And remember when hisLord tried Abraham with certain commandments
which he fulfilled, HE said, 'I will make thee a leader of men.'
Abraham asked, 'And from among my offspring?' God said, 'MY covenant
does not embrace the transgressors.'"—Qur'an, Surah 2:125
Muhammad also had great understanding of the scriptures and faith in
the angels who told Zechariah he would havea son (as in Luke 1:18,
57-60).
"So her Lord accepted her with gracious acceptance and caused her to
grow an excellent growth and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever
Zachariah visited her in the chamber, he found with her provisions. He
said, 'OMary whence hast thou this ?' She replied, 'It is from ALLAH.'
Surely ALLAH gives to whomsoever HE pleases without measure.
Then and there did Zachariah pray to his Lord, saying, 'My Lord grant
me from Thyself pure offspring; surely thou art the Hearer of Prayer.'
And the angels called to him as he stood praying in the chamber,
'ALLAH gives thee glad tidings ofYahya, who shall testify to the truth
of a word from ALLAH – noble and chaste and a Prophet, from among the
righteous.
He said 'My Lord, how shall I have a son, when old age has overtaken
me already, and my wife is barren?' He answered, 'Such is the way of
ALLAH;HE does what HE pleases,'
He said 'My Lord, give me a commandment.' He replied, 'The commandment
for thee isthat thou shalt not speak to men for three days except by
signs.
And remember thy Lord much and glorify HIM in the evening and in the
early morning.' And remember when the angels said, 'ALLAH has chosen
thee and purified thee and chosen thee above all women of the time.
'O Mary, be obedient to thy Lord and prostrate thyself and worship the
one God with those who worship HIM.'
This is of the tidings of things unseen which WE reveal to thee. And
thou was not with them when they cast their arrows, as to which of
them should be the guardian of Mary, nor was thou with them when they
disputed with one another.
When the angels said, 'O Mary, ALLAH gives thee glad tidings of a son
through a word from HIM; his name shall be theMessiah, Jesus, son of
Mary, honoured in this world and in the next, and of those who are
granted nearness to God;
'And he shall speak to thepeople in the cradle, and when of middle
age, and he shall be of the righteous.
She said, 'My Lord, how shall I have a son, when no man has touched
me? He said, 'Such is the way of ALLAH. HE creates what HE pleases.
When HE decrees a thing HE says toit 'Be,' and it is;"—Qur'an,Surah
3:38-48
Muhammad also speaks of the resurrection of Jesus :
"Thereupon she pointed to him. They said, 'How can we talk to one who
isa child in the cradle?' Jesus said, 'I am a servantof ALLAH. HE has
given methe Book, and has made me a Prophet; 'And HE hasmade me
blessed wheresoever I may be, and has enjoined upon me Prayer and
almsgiving so long as I live; 'And HE has made medutiful towards my
mother, and has not made me arrogant and graceless; 'And peace wason
me the day I was born, and peace will be on me the day I shall die,
and the day I shall be raised up to life again.' That was Jesus, son
of Mary. This is a statement of the truth concerning which they
entertain doubt."—Qur'an, Surah 19:30-35
In calling Jesus a messenger, Muhammad was also correct. He did not
mean that Jesus was not the Messiah. Muhammad knew that one could be a
messenger and not be a Messiah… but as The Messiah, one is also a
messenger.
Jesus was both a messenger and The Messiah that Allah had promised!
What is a Messiah? A Messiah is always known as "a Saviour… a
liberator and a deliverer." God had promised to send one (Messiah) to
pay the debt of sin for all mankind.
The Messiah!… God's gift to sinful man… The Saviour… The Liberator…
Our Redeemer. The prophets of the Torah foretold of His coming.
Muhammad and his Disciples revered Him… the Qur'an and the Bible
reveal Him! The Messiah…The Saviour of the world!Neither the Qur'an
nor the Bible speak of any other as being the Messiah!!!
Dear friend, that is the most profound truth! Andit is truth that
cannot be denied. Jesus is the one and only Messiah. He is the
Saviour. He is the Messiah of the Muslims, the Jews, and the Gentiles.
Millions throughout the world of every nation and creed accept Him as
Saviour.
Many have followed falseMessiahs and had their lives ended in death.
They were sincere, but they were sincerely wrong. Had they only
accepted the indisputable claim that Jesus is the Messiah, they would
have found the peace that they were looking for, and the eternal life
that God has promised to all who will accept Jesus as Messiah… the
Saviour of the world. Yes, Isah Al Masih loves you! The Messiah that
Muhammad wrote about… to forgive you and to be your Saviour… your
Liberator… your Deliverer from sin. History tells us that He was
crucified and died on a cross. History tells us that three days later
there was an empty tomb. History, and hundreds of eye witnesses, tell
us that He rose from the dead. But sadly many also reject thelove and
forgiveness God has offered in Jesus.
Allah has given you a freewill. YOU must make a choice. You cannot be neutral.
Don't take this writer's word for it. Investigate for yourself the
claims of Muhammad, the prophecies in the Torah, and the life of Jesus
written in the Bible. The prophecies that were fulfilled by His birth,
life, death and resurrection.
Check out the reasons why Paul, the greatest persecutor of Jesus'
followers, became such a strong believer in Jesus as the Messiah… and
why he became the world's greatest missionary.
If you are not already a follower of Isah (Jesus), you must make a
choice 1) to believe that Jesus is the Messiah OR 2) to reject Him as
Saviour. Youcan choose to believe theMessiah, Jesus, who said He
would, and did, rise from the dead. Allah gaveJesus, born miraculously
through Mary (Maryam, Sura 3:45) as Muhammed agreed, to the world… for
you.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life."—John 3:16
("Son of God" does not mean that God had physical relations with Mary,
but rather that Godwilled it supernaturally that Mary would become the
earthly mother of Jesus even as a virgin. See Surah 3:47-48)
Allah loves you. How could anyone want to reject such a wonderful
love… reject Allah's forgiveness… His promises of eternal life? The
Bible teaches how we can know where we will spend eternity.
Explore what the Scripture teaches…
How can I be assured of spending eternity with Allah (God) in Paradise? Answer
Learn more about Jesus Christ. Who was he? Whatdid he claim? Was he
resurrected from the dead? Go…
The Messiah – Was Jesus really him?
Fulfilled prophecies about Jesus
Was Christ's body stolen?
Did Jesus really die?
Were the witnesses hallucinating?
What's so important about all this?
Resurrection – Did Christ really rise from the dead?
What does the Islam teach about the crucifixion of Isa (Jesus)?
Is the resurrection a myth?
What about all those Biblical contradictions?
How do we know the Bible is true?
Hasn't Evolution proved the Bible is wrong?
How can the Bible be infallible if it was writtenby fallible humans?
Divinity – Is Jesus Christ really God?
Do Christians worship three gods?
Muslims are seeking the truth by the thousands. Visit
www.IsaalMasih.net and learn about Hazrat Isa, dreams and visions
ofthe "Man in White", the holy message of the Al-Kitab, and more…

* What’s the Difference Between Shia and Sunni Muslims?

Answer: Both Sunni and Shia Muslims share the most fundamental
Islamicbeliefs and articles of faith . The differences between these
two main sub-groups within Islam initially stemmed not from spiritual
differences, but political ones. Over the centuries, however, these
political differences have spawned a number of varying practices and
positions which have come to carry a spiritual significance.
Origins – A Question of Leadership
The division between Shia and Sunni dates back to the death of the
Prophet Muhammad, andthe question of who was to take over the
leadership of the Muslim nation. Sunni Muslims agree with the position
taken by many of the Prophet's companions, that the new leader should
be elected from among those capable of the job. This is what was done,
and the Prophet Muhammad's close friendand advisor, Abu Bakr, became
the first Caliph ofthe Islamic nation. The word "Sunni" in Arabic
comes from a word meaning "one who follows the traditions of the
Prophet."
On the other hand, some Muslims share the belief that leadership
should have stayed within the Prophet's own family, among those
specifically appointed by him, or among Imams appointed by God
Himself.
The Shia Muslims believe that following the Prophet Muhammad's death,
leadership should have passed directly to his cousin/son-in-law, Ali
bin Abu Talib . Throughout history, Shia Muslims have not recognized
the authority of elected Muslim leaders,choosing instead to follow a
line of Imams which they believe have been appointed by the Prophet
Muhammad or God Himself. The word "Shia" in Arabic means a group or
supportive party of people. The commonly-known term isshortened from
the historical "Shia-t-Ali," or "the Party of Ali." They are also
known as followers of "Ahl-al-Bayt"or "People of the Household" (of
the Prophet).
Distribution
Sunni Muslims make up the majority (85%) of Muslims all over the
world. Significant populations of Shia Muslims can be found in Iran
and Iraq, and large minority communities in Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, and
Lebanon.
Differences in Religious Practice
From this initial question of political leadership, some aspects of
spiritual life have been affected and now differ between the two
groups of Muslims.
It is important to remember that despite these differences in opinion
and practice, Shia and Sunni Muslims share the main articles ofIslamic
belief and are considered by most to be brethren in faith. In fact,
most Muslims do not distinguish themselves byclaiming membership in
any particular group, but prefer to call themselves simply, "Muslims."
Religious Leadership
Shia Muslims believe that the Imam is sinless by nature, and that his
authority is infallible as itcomes directly from God. Therefore, Shia
Muslims often venerate the Imamsas saints and perform pilgrimages to
their tombs and shrines in the hopes of divine intercession.
Sunni Muslims counter that there is no basis in Islam for a hereditary
privileged class of spiritual leaders, and certainly no basis for the
veneration or intercession of saints. Sunni Muslims contend that
leadership of the community is not a birthright, but a trust that is
earned and which may be given or taken away by the people themselves.
Religious Texts and Practices
Shia Muslims also feel animosity towards some of the companions of the
Prophet Muhammad, based on their positions and actions during the
early years of discord about leadership in the community. Many of
these companions ( Abu Bakr , Umar ibn Al Khattab , Aisha, etc.) have
narrated traditions aboutthe Prophet's life and spiritual practice.
Shia Muslims reject these traditions ( hadith ) and do not base any of
their religious practices on thetestimony of these individuals. This
naturallygives rise to some differences in religious practice between
the two groups. These differences touch all detailed aspects of
religious life: prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, etc.

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Hadrat Syed Ghulam Haider Shah (R.A) - Sufism Biographies

The teachings of Islam are so simple, straight forward and convincing
that during the life time of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)
andhis Caliphs the light of Islam reached as far as Azerbaijan and to
the fareastern parts of Asia, despite the slow means of
communications. The reason of wide acceptance is truthfulness,
simplicity, practicability and universality of Islam. Thepolitical
dominance may help to propagate any ideology and some historian
allegedly attribute the spread of Islam as the foot step of Muslim
forces. This is notcorrect, because one canwitness that the deeper
parts of Africa and far eastern parts of Asia, where Muslim army did
no march and yet Islam spread into these areas.
In South Asia, Islam penetrated because of the glories teachings of
Islam on all aspects of life that provide a comprehensive solution to
a better individual and communal life. The other significant
contributory was the impact and preaching ofMuslim saints and Sufis,
who modeled their lives according to principles of Islam. Their
helping attitude, flawless personality, respect for human beings,
straight forwardness and fair dealings with the local population,
influenced and encouraged as largenumber to embrace Islam. Hazrat Syed
Ghulam Haider Shah (1838-1908), a renowned religious figure and sufi,
contributed a lot to the spread of Islam and to develop a through and
deep belief on its teachings. Al-though century has passed yet his
principles, teachings and attitude towards lifeis providing guidance
to large number of his followers, all over the world. His impressive
religious personality has turned jalalpur Shareef into a symbol of
light and inspiration. He belonged to Chishtiya order of Sufism. Malik
Muhammad Din, a writer, truly claims in hisbook: "Ziker-e-Habib" that
India has been a kingdom of Chishties, from Ras-Kumari to Nanga
Parbat, and Hazrat Syed Ghulam Haider Shah has been a ruler of the
spiritual world and has been ruling the hearts of people.
Hazrat Syed Ghulam Haider Shah was born in a beautiful hilly town,
Jalapur Shareef, situatedon the western bank of River Jehlum, near
Kahwera saltmines in district Jehlum. The grand father (Syed
SakhiShah) and father (Syed Juma Shah) of Syed Ghulam Haider Shah have
been renowned fortheir steadfastness and trustworthiness in the
region.
His mother, from a Syed family of Khewah (Gujrat), had been very
pious, a resolute lady and very considerate towards poor and
needyones. The alms were never turned down to beggars, visiting her
doorstep. Since his childhood Syed Ghulam Haider Shah had decent
habits, clear thinking and complete faith and confidence in the
supremacy and authorityof Allah. He learned Holy Quran from Mian Khan
and his uncle Syed ImamShah. Among other teachers were Mian Mohammad
Kamil and Mufti Ghulam Mohaiuddin, who were distinguished scholars
inthe region at that time.
As he reached his youth, Allah blessed him with strong and healthy
built.He had fair wheatish complexion and attractive black eyes,
fullof confidence and conviction. His father used to impress upon him
to lead a life with chastity. He honoured father's advice and through
out his life, avoided even mnor touch with anyna-mahram lady. He got
married at the age of sixteen. After two years he had to witness the
bereavement of his father, who was at the same time a spiritual tutor
and with whom hewas deeply attached. Before the demise, his father
instructed and advised him, "Lead simple, chaste and respectable life.
Always remember the Supreme Authority, Allah and Sunnah (practice and
preaching of holy prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him) should be the
conduct oflife. Be-caring and considerate to relatives and also
towards needy and poor. Be respectful to elders and loving and caring
towards younger.Most visit every day, the shrine of Syed Miran Shakir
fro spiritual guidance and strength".Syed Miran Shakir, whose shrine
is about three miles up-hills from Jallalpur Shareef, is the eldest
sonof well known Syed Shah Muhammad Ghaus, who is buried in Lahore
between Akbari and DilliGate).
The obedient son acted according to the will of his father. He led
simple, contented and devout life according to the guide lines set by
Quraanand Sunnah. He strived to gain know ledge and be beneficial for
people. Because of his generosity he is remembered as Gharib-Nawaz
(generous to poor). Despite his own early moderate economic
conditions, he used to gi8ve alms to any beggar visiting his doorstep
and helped thetravelers and needy ones, irrespective of their religion
or creed.
His non-discriminating attitude was according to the teaching of
Islam. As every Muslim in his five prayers repeats nearly twenty
times, every day: (Assalam-o-Alaina wa ala ibad Allah-is-saleheen),
for the salamti (safety and survival) of himself and saleh (good)
human beings, irrespective of their religion or creed.
Syed Ghulam Haider Shah mostly used to spend evenings and occasionally
nights at Hazrat Miran Shakir's shine that used to be deserted at
nights. One night the heard a voice, instructing him to see Syed
Ghulam Shah of a nearby town Haranpur for silsilah-e-bait (spiritual
link). When he met Syed Ghulam Shah Haranpuri, he said," Yourbait is
not easy for me, I will lead you to Khawajah Shamsuddin Sialvi (a
well-known Sufiand religious scholar of his times)".
As both of them reached Sial Shareef, a town in district Jhang, Syed
Ghulam Shah Haranpuri introduced him to Khawajah Shamsuddin Sialvi,
"He is a Syed from Jalalpur and is desirous of bait".Khawajah
Shamsuddin Sialvi, as if waiting for such a pious,devout and capable
figure, welcomed him and entered him to silsilah-e-bait. This bait
resulted in his spiritual growth and uplift. Gharib Nawaz developedtoo
much attachment and attraction for his Murshid (Spiritual
guide)Khawajah shamsuddin Sialvi and used to visit toSial Shareef, he
was awarded Khilafat and permission to accept hait from any follower.
He also studied books of Sufism, e.g., Muraqa Shareef Kashkaol, etc.
from his Murshid.
The virtues, purity and piousness of Syed Ghulam Haider Shah earned
great respect form Khwajah Silavi, who used to instruct a number of
salikeen and mureedain to go and seek bait of Syed GhulamHaider Shah,
Jalalpuri instead of his own. He used in his bait and that of Syed
Jalalpuri's bait.
Gharib-Nawaz Syed Ghulam Haider Shah, used to spend most of his time
remembering Allah, offering prayers, even not missing nowafils
(Non-obligatory worship), acquiring knowledge, study of sufiliterature
and guiding and helping visitors. At the same time he was very
attentive towards the welfare and betterment of his family,followers
and other matters of daily life. He maintained Langar (free meals for
followers, travelers and needy ones). He used to keep himself abreast
of political situation of the country and about the international
affairs. He was very perturbed overthe deteriorating political
conditions of Muslims in general and riots of 1907 in Bengal and
Punjab. In Islam there is no Rehbaniyat (Monkey or Participationboth
in religious as well as in worldly activities. Every worldly deed
becomes a religious activity when it is performed according to guide
lines and teachings of Islam and remembering and fearing Almighty
Allah allthe times.
Gharib-Nawaz Syed Ghulam Haider Shah led simple, clean and graceful
life. He was verygenerous and consistent in his commitments. He used
to preach and practice love for Allah, His Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be
Upon Him), Murshid and mankind and regarded it as a partof faith. He
desired his family and followers to be pious, cooperative, knowledge
and prolific. He hardly used to become angry with any one. He was
always a well wisher and never wished bad for anyone. Almighty Allah,
the Merciful, mostly rewarded whenever he prayed for the betterment of
any one, who visited him and requested for pray. Syed Mehr Ali Shah
Golarvi was peer-bhai (brother in spiritual order) and contemporary of
Syed Ghulam Haider Shah. Both had great respect and regard for each
other and worked jointly for the cause of Islam.
In 1905, Syed Ghulam Haider Shah, handed over Khilafat to his Younger
ason Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah and advised to help and guide people,
continue Langar Shareef and contribute in construction of facilities
for the visitors and followers. On afternoon of 5th July 1908 (5th
Jamadi-us-Sani, 1326 Hijra), following minor temperature he expired.
Malik Muhammad Din had written the biography, "Ziker-e-Habib" of Syed
GhulamHaider Shah. Many scholars and learned people expressed sorrow
and grief by written articles, poems and verses. Dr Allama Muhammad
Iqbal, also wrote quatrain indicating his high stature and date of
expiry in Persian.
It translates as, "Every one who visits the grave of peer Haider Shah,
described it as the glory of Koh-e-Toor (where Allah manifested His
glory to Prophet Moses).
An angel descended, from heaven and kissed hi grave, when asked about
his year to expiry, the angle replied, Maghfoor, (meaning pardoned and
exonerated one; the digit sum of the letters of Maghfoor is 1326, the
year according to the lunar calendar). The follower and devotees from
all around the world will gather to commemorate the 100thanniversary
of Syed Ghulam Haider Shah at Jallalpur Shareef, districtJehlum in
Second week of July.
After Syed Muzaffar Shah, his son, Hazrat Abdul Barkat Syed Muhammad
Fazal Shah, graced dargah Jallalpur Shareef. He was a great spiritual
as well as a religious leader and activity participated in the
movements for independence of Pakistan and Kashmir. The volunteers of
his Jamaat Hizbullah, foughtand struggled to liberateAzad jamun
Kashmir from Indian atrocities.
These days Hazrat Syed Anis Haider, the grand son of Syed Muhammad
Fazal Shah, is the spiritual leader and Sal adah Nasheen of Jallahpur
Shareef. He is highly qualified and has worked abroad for a long tiem.
He worked in UNO as Country Director for Afghan Affair. On account of
commitmentsand responsibilities entrusted upon him after the sad
demise of his father Syed Barket Ahmed (ex Joint Secretary,
Government. of Pakistan and Senator)he resigned from UNO in 2002. The
mile-stones of his mission are Education, Unity among Muslims and
Welfare andDevelopment of the followers, Pakistan and Muslims in
general. He is paying special attention towards grooming and education
of male and female students of Dar-ul-uloom Jamia Haideriah at
Jallalpur Shareef. He strongly desires that the education and
knowledge acquisition of Quran and Sunnah must proceed hand in hand
with scientific and technical education. Out of his busy schedule he
takes out time for spiritual guidance of thefollowers and also for
developmental and social activities.
His brother Hazrat Syed Tanveer Haider is also foreign qualified. He
hadbeen working in the Computer field at GHQ but left job, while
availing an opportunity to stay in Masjid-e-Nabvi,Madina Shareef.
Both brothers have high spiritual standings and are providing
inspiration and guidance to the followers. Both are looking after all
the affairs of Jallalpur Shareef jointly. May Allahbe merciful and
beneficent to them and all Muslims and give us strength to follow the
straight path indicated and followed by His Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be
Upon Him) andHis pious and good people who have been rewarded by Him.

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Allah and His Messenger are the lights in the darkness of this world

Matthew Arnold, the English poet, wrote:
"Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night."
In this poem, Arnold envisioned the world as aplace of darkness,
conflict and confusion, with no light to show theway out. To him the
beauty of the world was just an illusion, a dream; and the reality of
life wasone of struggle and pain.
Indeed, the world seems to become a more dangerous and hopeless every
day. The news is filled with dire stories about war and starvation,
the inexorable destruction ofthe natural environment, pollution of the
oceans, terrorism, and crime. Most recently we have been reading about
the "Arab Spring", in which the people of several nations have risen
up against their dictators. Asinspiring as these events are, in the
midst lie acts of horrific cruelty. In Libya it is rumored that 100
officers who refused to order soldiers to fire on protesters, were
burned alive. La hawla wa la quwwata il-laa billah. How horrendous.
Wouldn't a sane person be afraid of such a world? Wouldn't an
intelligent person be consumed with anxiety, and wouldn't a very
intelligent person be plunged into despair?
The thing about fear, anxiety and despair is that they flourish in
spiritual darkness, just as some species of mushrooms can only grow in
the dark. They might be represented by the image of a monster hiding
in the corner of a dark room.
What do you do when you're afraid there's a monster in the closet, or
creeping quietly toward you? You turn on the light.
The Light is Allah
For us, the light is Allah, and the Quran through which He
communicates with us. Our guiding lightis the natural bond we have
with Allah, and our instinctive yearning to know our Creator. Let's
cherish that bond and strengthen it, and it will fill us with light.
Allah's light is our salvation from fear of theunknown; fear of
failure; fear of loss and pain; fearof poverty, illness and injury;
fear of enemies who want to hurt us; fearof strange things; fear of
death.
"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His
light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lampis within glass,
the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a
blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil
would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah
guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for
thepeople, and Allah is Knowing of all things." - Quran, Surat An-Nur,
24:35
An Illuminating Lamp
And what about the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?
Allah says in the Quran, Surat Al-Ahzab, 33:45-46,
"O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good
tidings and a warner, And one who invites to Allah, by His permission,
and an illuminating lamp."
The Messenger too is a source of light. He is an illuminating lamp,
which is what you hold up so you can see the way ahead. His Sunnah
gives us a brilliant path to walk. It shows us the waypast all the
evils that lurk in the darkness, including the evils of racism,
nationalism, anger, selfishness, dishonesty, hypocrisy, and greed.
I'm not saying that all we must do is read the Quranand pray, and
those dire problems that I mentioned earlier will evaporate. Not at
all.
But the solutions to thoseproblems lie within the Quran if we look.
The Quran is the light that shows us the way out outof the gloom that
we have created for ourselves, and example of the Messenger (peace be
upon him) is a beaconthat lights the way forward.
Light in Our Hearts
The verse I quoted above,from Surat an-Nur, mentions the example or
similitude of Allah's light. The Sahabi (companion of the Prophet)
Ubayy ibnKa`b said, 'The similitude of His light [takes place in] the
Muslim's heart.' [Ibn Kathir, 3:464] Faith, dhikr, love of Allah and
compassion toward all creatures, cause that light to grow in our
hearts, until it spreads and appears on our faces, our hands, in our
eyes, on our tongues, and even in our homes. As Allah says, "Or is one
who was dead, and whom We gave life and made for him a light by which
to walk among people, like one who is ina darkness from which he
cannot emerge?" [6:122]
Other people can sense this light, and some will be guided by it,
while others reject it. Those who reject it might even be angered by
it, becauseit represents a refutation of a lifestyle based on narrow
material concerns.
Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "When the Messenger
of Allah got up to pray at night, he would say:
( O Allah, to You be praise,You are the Sustainer of heaven and earth
and whoever is in them. To You be praise, You are the Light of the
heavens and the earth and whoever is in them. )
When life starts to feel like a burden, and your vision contracts so
that all you see is darkness, don't give up. Don't despair. Remember
that there is a light to show you the way. The light is Allah. His
light is expressed through the Quran and through His Messenger. Turn
to it, and it will grow in your heart and bring you peace. It will
give you strength and joy, and willtransform you and all those around
you.

Everything is possible for those who believe

Nourish your dreams. To achieve anything requires faith in Allah,
belief in yourself, imagination, vision, persistence, hard work, and
sometimes blood and tears.
The will of Allah and the power of your heart and mind make an
unbeatable combination.Everything is possible for those who believe –
anything you can envision, and many things you can't.
I'm thinking of a ragtag group of desert Arabs, who, in the course of
a single generation, transformed the world forever. I am speaking of
course of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his companions.
What they did was impossible – there's no other word forit. But
through the powerof Allah, and the tremendous determination of one
man, and the faith of those who followed him, the impossible became
possible. Because of theirfaith and sacrifices, you and I can utter
the words, " Laa ilaha-il-Allah " and put them into practice in our
lives.
Your dreams don't have to be that grand. Whether you dream of building
a new masjid for your community, writing a novel, competing in sports,
becoming a doctor, doing charity work overseas, memorizing theQuran,
or any other goodand meaningful goal – it can be achieved by the will
of Allah. But you can't just sit back and wait for it to happen. Feed
your dream as you would feed a newly planted seed. Care for it, devote
time to it, don't give up, and watch it grow before your eyes.

Your “Stuff” is Not a Part of You

You are not defined by the stuff you own. Your "stuff" is not a part
of you. Your "stuff" will break, disappear, or be left behind one day.
In fact what truly defines our character is how we react to loss. If
we were stripped of all the possessions we love, whowould we be in
that moment? Would we still be grateful to Allah, patient, trusting?
Hopefully it never comes to that. But seriously, those times of
greatest sadness and joy are when our thoughts must turn to Allah, The
Eternal, The Merciful, The Wise.
Allah says, "Never will youattain the good until you spend from that
which you love. And whatever you spend – indeed, Allahis Knowing of
it." [Quran 3: 92]
Think about that. Allah is telling us to give away the things that we
love the most! SubhanAllah! Why does Allah ask this ofus? Is it to
liberate us from slavery to material possessions? To f0cus ourminds on
Allah and the aakhirah (hereafter)? To prevent the evil that results
from the love of money? To benefit the poor?
Yes, for all of those reasons. Excessive attachment to any material
thing is misguidance. The love of possessions is a spiritual trap.
I have at times given away things that were precious to me, thinking
they would mean as much to the other personas they do to me. Sometimes
they do, and sometimes they don't, and yes it hurts my feelings when
the other person doesn't value my gift; but eventually I get over it,
because the pointis the act of giving. And maybe – Insha-Allah – I'll
have something to show Allah on Yawm Al-Qiyamah (the Day of
Resurrection), maybe I'll be able to say, "O Allah, I gave away these
things that I loved," and maybe that will earn me some forgiveness,
Allah knows.
There is a powerful spiritual lesson in taking an object that you
love, and giving it away. I remember a middle-agedbrother named
AbdulKareem (Damis-Salaam, for those of you who know him). He worked
hard, supported a family, and got by on a tight budget. One time hegot
a nice brown leather coat, the long kind that comes down to the knees.
It looked good on him. Then a younger brother, a teenager with poor
manners, said, "Man, that's a cool coat. Can I have it?" Without a
word, AbdulKareem took off the coat and gave it to the teenager.
There's such a strength of character, such freedom from attachment, in
being able to do that. That was 27 years ago and I imagine that
AbdulKareem (who is an old man now) has forgotten all about it.
ButAllah sees and remembers.
This deep generosity wasone of the qualities of the Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him). It's said that he never refused anyone who asked
him for anything, if it was his to give.
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: "Allah's Messenger (peacebe upon him) was the
most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in
generosity in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used
to meet him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qur'an. Allah's
Messenger was themost generous person, even more generous than the
strong uncontrollable wind." [Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1,Book 1, Number
5]
Aside from being generous, the Messenger of Allah (sws) had no
attachment to "stuff". The extreme simplicity of his lifestyle was
astounding. He never ate lavish food (not even softbread), never ate
on a dining cloth, and never filled his belly even with barley bread.
His household often went many days with no cooking fire in the oven,
living on dates and water, and occasionally aglass of milk donated by
the neighbors. His mattress was a piece of tanned skin filled with
rough palm fibers.
Once Umar Ibn al-Khattab(radhi allahu anhu) entered upon the Messenger
of Allah (sws) when he was lying on a mat of palm fibers that had left
marks on his side. Umar (ra) said: "O Messenger of Allah, why do you
not get something more comfortable than this?" He (sallallahu alaihi
wa-sallam) said: "What do I have to do with this world? My
relationship with this world is like that of a traveler on a
hotsummer's day, who seeks shade under a tree for anhour, then moves
on." [Musnad Ahmad and al-Hakim. Saheeh al-Jamee (5545)]
So you see, he lived like this not out of necessity, but out of
choice. Money often came into his household (especially later in his
life when Islam has spread to all of Arabia) but he would give it all
to the poor, retaining nothing.
Excessive possessions are anchors that drag us down. The hunger for
material goods is a kind of sickness. It causes us more stress than
happiness, and in the end we gain nothing genuine.
I once got angry with my daughter when she was no more than four years
old, because she pulled the soft cover off my headphones and tore it.
Ichastised her roughly (verbally only) and she cried. I immediately
felt deeply guilty and I hugged her and told her it was okay. I still
regret that moment and I wish I could take it back. It would have been
enoughfor me to tell her once, kindly, that she should not do that
again. Instead I made my beautiful child cry because of a
meaninglesspossession. I don't ever want to do that again. One moment
of happiness with my child is more precious to me than a thousand
stupid headphones.
I want to divorce myself as much as possible from the desire for
needless possessions.
When I was a bicycle messenger in San Francisco many years ago, I had
a colleague, Jennie, who could pack all her possessions in a pair of
bicycle saddlebags. Anything that wouldn't fit in the bags, she'd give
away. She had a small flat in theMission district, and when later she
was moving to a little place up on 2nd Avenue, she called me and a few
friends over to help. It turned out she called us not to help her
pack, but so she could give away tous whatever possessions she had
accumulated thatwouldn't fit in her saddlebags. I had another
messenger friend, Ben, who lived in a small travel van. He wasa
kayaker and sailor. When not working, Ben spent much of his time on
the sea or the bay. Interestingly, Jennie and Ben were both
non-Muslims, yet they lived more simply than any Muslim I have known.
I can't live that simply, or I'm not willing to, but I do envy those
who can. They have discovered something deep and trueabout the nature
of the world. Life is not about stuff that costs too much, takes up
space, wears out, breaks, and contributes nothing to the world.
Rather, life is about experiences, family, learning, worshiping, and
leaving a legacy of compassion and love. All those things last beyond
our lifetimes,and beyond the veil of this life.
May Allah help us to live simply, and to be generous, and to value
'ibadah, family and love more than "stuff".

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True stories - Knowing love

(♥)~(♥)~(♥)(♥)~(♥)~(♥)(♥)~(♥)~(♥)(♥)~(♥)~(♥)(♥)~(♥)~(♥)(♥)~(♥)~(♥)(♥)~(♥)~(♥)Life
is so unpredictable. Unever know what would be happen in life.My life
is also concave in this world.
I was very shy person.A gal who lives with her own virtues,her own
rules.I never thought I would be in luv. I met him as friends or can
say a collegiate who studied college with him.we were introduced with
common friends.we met mostly for our projects.Asdays were passing. Our
college been planed for trip.I suddenly found myself unknown world. I
didn't know what was going to me.As we never had talked to much. I
realised that something is happen to me. i just wanted to be with
him.I was just wanted to talk with him.My eyes was just searching for
him.And Then I realised I fallen luv with him. I never thought I would
bein luv.
As days were going I was never had courage to tell my feelings to him
but from days to years.But never told him about it. But some how I
confess to him but our destiny never given chance to be together.I
always pray for him.I always were with him but as his friends.As three
years hasbeen passed but still my heart waits for him.Still I pray for
him. I Always askGOD dat Shall v be together or can U give me 1chance
?
Wats Ur opinion Friends?

True stories - Love makes life beautiful

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love story starts different stages and diffrnt roles. Love give both
happy and painful, but love is so great why?
Every men and womens love at certain age i.e feeling in u r heart.
Love is told somebody infactuation and attraction. This is also true
but somebody love strong both oneside and twoside love. Her and him
wait untill success them love.
Love will do but luv is notlife. My love story starts atstudying
eighth class, herso beautiful, but i dont know what is love, every day
i will seen in class room and followed. She also looks this process up
to ningth class. I will join another school but but i don't proposed
some feeling in my heart every day remembering and feel some days.
This love end.
Intermediate no can do love, not coeducation, i interested on study.
Am studying average. Next love begin in engineering. One girl chose, i
will do sincerly, me only luv not her. She don't know luv to him. I
cant prpose in b.tech, after i prpose but her told u not like

True stories - The best thing is to be in love!

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most amazing feelingin the world – to be in love!! :)
It encompasses in one the happiness, the mood,the power and everything
you would need.
I love you! I love you so much!! :)
Everything you do, say, I love everything connected with you!
I love your dimples, your eyes, your hands, your smile, I love the way
you walk, and I adore you!
I adore the calmness I feel when you kiss and hug me. I adore the way
you get me in the right mood when we are together.
I adore the moment we lie in each other's hands and there is only the
moonlight above.
I adore the tenderness you radiate when you hug me.
Is there a more amazing feeling than love?
I wake up in the morningwith the thought of you; I lie in the evening
with your smile in my head. I miss you from the moment I lose a sight
of you. I love you, is there anything so good?
I love the itch in the stomach every time I see you.
I love every second whenI am with you and the only thing I feel sorry
for is that it is over now. When I am with you the world is different,
no oneelse exists, only me and you.
No problems exist; there is nothing else that I want more than to have you.
I love you more than the whole world and more!! No other being makes
mefeel so good. I love you; you make my day and smile. I love the way
you say you love me; you open up my heart so I can love every piece of
the world around me.
Sometimes dreams do come true.
My dream is you.
I love you; I need no one and nothing more.
Only you make me feel happy!
You love me and it is the best thing in the world!!:))

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Fayruz ad-Daylami - Biographies of the Companions (Sahabah)

When the Prophet, peace be on him, returned to Madinah from the
Farewell Pilgrimage in the tenth year after the Hijrah, he fell ill,
News of his illness spread rapidly throughout the Arabian peninsula.
Sincere Muslims everywhere were greatly saddened by the news but for
others it was a time to disclose hidden hopes and ambitions andreveal
their real attitudes to Islam and the noble Prophet.
In al-Yamamah, Musaylamah the Imposter renounced Islam. So too did
Tulayhah al-Asadi in the land of the Asad. And in the Yemen, al-Aswad
al-Ansi also became an apostate. More than that, these three imposters
claimed that they were prophetssent to their respective peoples just
as Muhammad the son of Abdullah was sent to the Quraysh.
Al-Aswad al-Ansi was a soothsayer who practised magicarts. But he was
no minor magician or fortuneteller who dabbled in his evil arts in
obscurity. He was powerful and influential and possessed a strange
power of speech that mesmerized the hearts of his listeners and
captivated the minds of the masses with his false claims. With his
wealth andpower he managed to attract not just the masses but people
of status as well. When he appeared before people he normally wore a
mask in order to surround himself with an air of mystery, awe and
reverence.
In the Yemen at that time, a section of the people who had much
prestige and influence were the "Abna". They were the scions of
Persian fathers who ruled Yemen as part of the Sasanian Empire. Their
mothers were local Arabs. Fayruz al-Daylami was one of these Yemeni
Abna.
At the time of the appearance ofIslam, the most powerful of the Abna
was Badhan who ruled Yemen on behalf of the Chosroesof Persia. When
Badban became convinced of the truth of the Prophet Muhammad and the
Divine nature of his mission he renounced his allegiance to the
Chosroes and accepted Islam. Hispeople followed him in tiffs. The
Prophet confirmed him in his dominion and he ruled the Yemen until his
death shortly before the appearance of al-Aswad al-Ansi.
Al-Aswad's tribe, the Banu Mudh-hij, were the first to respond
positively to his claims to prophethood. With this tribal force he
mounted a raid on San'a. He killed the governor, Shahr the son of
Badhan and took his wife to himself. From San'a he raided other
regions. Through his swift and startling strikes, a vast region from
Hadramawt to at-Taif and from al-Ahsa to Aden came under his
influence.
What helped al-Aswad in deceiving the people and drawing them to him
was his guile and cunning which knew no bounds. To his followers he
alleged that an angel visited him, disclosed revelations to him and
gave him intelligence ofpeople and their affairs. What allowed him to
appear to bear out these claims were the spies he employed and
despatched everywhere, to bring him news of people and their
circumstances, their secrets and their problems, their hopes and their
fears.
Reports were brought back in secrecy to him and when he metanyone,
especially those in need,he could give the impression that he had
prior knowledge of their needs and problems. In this way he astonished
people and confounded their thoughts. He acquired a large following
and his mission spread like wildfire.
When news of al-Aswad's apostasy and his activities throughout the
Yemen reached the Prophet, peace be on him, he despatched about ten of
Iris companions with letters to those of his companions in the Yemen
whom he felt he could trust. He urged them to confrontthe blind fitnah
with faith and resolve, and he ordered them to get rid of al-Aswad by
any means possible.
All who received the Prophet's missives set about to carry out his
orders implicitly. In the forefront of these was Fayruz ad-Daylami and
those of the Abna who were with him. Let usleave Fayruz to relate his
extraordinary story:
"I and those of the Abna who were with me never for one moment had any
doubt about the religion of God. No belief in the enemy of God entered
the heart of any one of us. (In fact) we waited for opportunities to
get hold of al-Aswad and eliminate him by any means.
When we received the letters of the Messenger of God, may God bless
him and grant him peace, we felt strengthened in our mutual resolve
and each one determined to do what he could
Because of his considerable success, pride and vanity took hold of
al-Aswad al-Ansi. He bragged to the commander of his army, Qays ibn
Abd Yaghuth, saying how powerful he was. Hisattitude and relationship
towards his commander changed so much so that Qays felt that he was
not safe from Iris violence and oppression.
My cousin, Dadhawayh, and I went to Qays and informed him of what the
Prophet, peace and blessings be on him, had told us and we invited him
to "make lunch" out of the man (al-Aswad) before he could"make supper"
out of him. He was receptive to our proposal and regarded us as a
Godsend. He disclosed to us some of the secrets of al-Aswad.
The three of us vowed to confront the apostate from within (his
castle) while our other brothers would confront him from without. We
were all of the view that our cousin Dadha, whom al-Aswad had taken to
himself after the killing of her husband, should join us. We went to
al-Aswad's castle and met her. I said to her:
'O cousin, you know what harm and evil this man has visited upon you
and us. He has killed your husband and dishonored the women of your
people. He has massacred their husbands and wrested political
authority from their hands.
'This is a letter from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and
grant him peace, to us in particular and to the people of Yemen in
general in which he asks us to put an end to this fitnah. Would you
help usin this matter?' 'On what can I help you? she asked. 'On his
expulsion...' I said. 'Rather on hisassassination,' she suggested. 'By
God, I had nothing else in mind,' I said, 'but I was afraid tosuggest
this to you.' 'By Him Who has sent Muhammad with the Truth as a
bringer or' good tidings and as a warner, I have not doubted in my
religion for a moment. God has not created a man more detestable to me
than the devil (al-Aswad). By God, from the time I saw him, I have
only known him to be a corrupt and sinful person who does not promote
any truth and does not stop from committing any abominable deed.' "How
canwe go about eliminating him?' I asked.
'He is well-guarded and protected. There is not a place inhis castle
which is not surrounded by guards. There is one broken down and
abandoned room though which opens out into open land. In the evening
during the first third of the night, go there. You will findinside
weapons and a light. You will find me waiting for you...' she said.
'But getting through to a room in a castle such as this is no
easytask. Someone might pass and alert the guards and that will be the
end of us' I said. 'You are notfar from the truth. But I have a
suggestion.' 'What is it?' I asked.
'Send a man tomorrow whom you trust as one of the workers. I shall
tell him to make an opening in the room from the inside so that it
should be easy to enter.' 'That's a brilliant suggestion you have,' I
said.
I then left her and told the two others what we had decided andthey
gave their blessings to the plan. We left straightaway to getourselves
prepared. We informed a select group of believers who were assisting
us to prepare themselves and gave them the password (to signal the
time they could storm the castle). The time was to be dawn of the
following day.
When night fell and the appointed time came, I went with my two
companions to the opening in the room and uncovered it. We entered the
room and put on the lamp. We found the weapons and proceeded to the
apartment of God's enemy. There was our cousin standing at his door.
She pointed out where he was and we entered. He was asleep and
snoring. I plunged the blade in his neck and he bellowed like a bull
being slaughtered. When the guards heard this, they ran quickly to his
apartment and asked: 'What is this?'
'Don't worry. You can go. The prophet of God is receiving revelation,'
she said, and they left. We stayed in the castle untilthe break of
dawn. Then I stood on a wall of the castle and shouted:
'Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!' and went on with the adhan until I
reached': 'Ashhadu anna Muhammadur Rasulullah ! (Then I added) 'Wa
ashhadu anna al Aswad al-Ansi kadh-dhab ! I testify that al-Aswad is
an imposter.'
That was the password, Muslimsthen converged on
the castle from every direction. The guards took fright
when they heard the adhan and were confronted by the
Muslims shouting Allahu Akbar.
By sunrise, the mission was accomplished. When it was full light, we
sent a letter to the Messenger of God giving him thegood news of the
death of God'senemy.
When the messengers reached Madinah they found that the Prophet, may
the blessings of God be on him, had passed awaythat very night. They
learned however that Revelation had been communicated to the Prophet
informing him of the death of al-Aswad al-Ansi the night it took
place."
Years later, the Khalifah Umar ibn al-Khattab wrote to Fayruz
ad-Daylami, may God be pleased with them both, saying:
"I have heard that you are busy eating white bread and honey (meaning
no doubt that he was leading an easy life). When this my letter
reaches you, come to me with the blessings of God so that you may
campaign in the path of God."
Fayruz did as he was commanded. He went to Madinah and sought an
audiencewith Umar. Umar granted him permission. Evidently there was a
crowd waiting to see Umar and a Quraysh youth pushed Fayruz. Fayruz
raised his hand and hit the Quraysh youth on thenose.
The youth went to Umar who asked: "Who did that to you?"
"Fayruz. He is at the door," said the youth. Fayruz entered and Umar
asked: "What is this, O Fayruz?"
"O Amir al-Muminin," said Fayruz. "You wrote to me. You didn't write
to him. You gave mepermission to enter and you didn't give him
permission. He wanted to enter in my turn before me. Then I did what
you have been told."
"Al-Qisas," pronounced Umar in judgment, meaning that Fayruz had to
receive the same blow from the youth in retaliation."Must it be so?"
asked Fayruz. "Itmust be so," insisted Umar.
Fayruz then got down on his knees and the youth stood up toexact his
retaliation. Umar said to him then: "Wait a moment, young man, so that
I can tell yousomething which I heard from the Messenger of God, may
God bless him and grant him peace. Iheard the Messenger of God say one
evening: 'This night, al-Aswad al-Ansi the Imposter has been killed.
The righteous servant Fayruz ad-Daylami has killed him' Umar then
asked the youth:
"Do you see yourself taking retribution on him after you have heard
this from the Messenger of God?" "I forgive him," said the youth,
"after you have told me this from the Prophet." "Do you think," said
Fayruz to Umar, "that my escape from what I have done is a confession
to him and that his forgiveness is not given under duress?" "Yes,"
replied Umar andFayruz then declared: "I testily toyou that my sword,
my horse and thirty thousand of my money is a gift to him."
"Your forgiveness has paid off, O brother Quraysh and you have become
rich," said Umar no doubt impressed by the sense ofremorse and the
spontaneous generosity of Fayruz, the righteous.

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