Reality of Triple Talaq (Divorce) in Islam?| Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
Triple Talaq (Divorce) in Islam | Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
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*WE SHALL TEST YOU WITH FEAR~HUNGER~WEALTH~LIVES & FRUITS'*~{*QUR`AN*~PROPHET~{SallAllaahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallaam}~*{EXCELLENT}
'Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was
Salaatu Was Salaam `ala Rasulillah'.
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'As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-
Barakatuhu'
'For Those Undergoing
Difficulties'
*PROPHET*
{SallAllaahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallaam}
*Guidance in
Treating Afflictions*.
'And Certainly, We
shall Test you with
something
of fear, hunger, loss of wealth,
lives and
fruits, but give glad tidings to
'As-Sâbirin'
{the Patient ones}...
Who, when
afflicted with calamity, say...
'Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’oon'.
“Truly! To Allâh
we belong and truly,
to Him we
shall return".
They are those on
whom are the 'Salawât'
(Blessings)
from their
Lord,
and
....?
they are
those who receive His Mercy,
and it is
they who are the guided ones.
{Source~
'Qur`an'~Surat ~Al-Baqarah~ 2: A #155-157}
Then Ibn
Al-Qayyim (Allah be pleased with him)
mentioned
the 'Hadeeth' of 'Al-Istirja‘ and said...
This expression is
one of the most effective,and
most beneficial treatments for one who is afflicted by
calamities,
because it contains...
Two
fundamental principles,
which if
they are realized, the slave will
be consoled
thereby from his calamity...{!}
The first of them
is that ...
The Slave and his
wealth
belong to ALLAH and HE has given
it
to him as a loan !
The second of them
is that ...
The return
is to ALLAH and it is
inevitable
that he will
leave the life of this world behind;
So... if
this is his beginning and his end,
then his thinking
about them is one of the greatest treatments for this illness and a part of
his treatment
is that he
knows that ...
what was
ordained to afflict him cannot miss
him
and what was ordained to miss him
cannot
afflict him !
And a part of it
is that his Lord has set aside
for him the
like of that which he missed or
better and HE has
stored up for him that which is
many times better
than the calamity and that if
HE
willed, HE could have made the calamity
greater than
it was.
{'Subhan
Allah' ~ 'Alhamdullilah' }
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{GRP} THE SECRETS OF ZAMZAM WATER DISCOVERED BY A JAPANESE SCIENTIST !
'Assalaamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullaah'
A JAPANESE SCIENTIST DISCOVERS THE SECRETS OF ZAMZAM WATER ... {!}
Science, at a very later stage,
reveals new secrets about Zamzam water.
Emoto took a sample of Zamzam water, and said:
"I couldn't crystallize it, even by diluting the water by 1,000."
Following was written by Dr. Masaru Emoto...
'The quality/purity of Zamzam water will not be found
anywhere else in the water on this earth...!
He used the technology named NANO, and researched
a lot on Zamzam water. And found out that if one drop of Zamzam water mix in 1000 drops of regular water,
regular water will get the same quality like Zamzam water.
He also found that a mineral in one drop of Zamzam water
has its own importance that will not be found
in any other water on this earth.
he also found in some tests that the quality or ingredients
of Zamzam water can not be changed !
why... ???
science does not know the reason.
he re-cycled the Zamzam water,
but there was no change, it was still pure.
'Subhan'Allah'~Surely this is a Miracle of Allah's...!
ZamZam water level is around 10.6 feet below the surface.
It is the miracle of Allah that when ZamZam was pumped continuously for more than 24 hours with a pumping rate of 8,000 liters per second, water level dropped to almost 44 feet below the surface.
BUT WHEN THE PUMPING WAS STOPPED, the level immediately elevated again to 13 feet after 11 minutes.
8,000 liters per second means that
8,000 x 60 = 480,000 liters per minute
480,000 liters per minutes means
that 480,000 x 60 = 28.8 Million liters per hour
And 28.8 Million liters per hour
means that 28,800,000 x 24 = 691.2 Million liters per day
So they pumped 690 Millions liters of Zamzam in 24 hours, but it was re-supplied in 11 minutes only... !
There are 2 Miracles here... !
The first that 'Zamzam' was re-filled immediately,
& the second is that Allah [SWT] Holds the extraordinarily powerful Aquifer for not throwing extra Zamzam out of the well, otherwise the world would SINK.
Allah says in the Holy Qur`an...
'We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe
and in their own souls, until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth.
Is it not sufficient as regards your Lord
that HE is a witness over all things.'
(Source~ 'Qur`an'~ Surat Fussilat ~ 41~ A # 53)
~My 'Salaams' to All~
~ Y a s m i n ~
“Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth”
~Say, 'Indeed, my Prayer, my Rites of Sacrifice,
my Living and my Dying are for ALLAH, Lord of the Worlds'~
{'Quran'~Surat Al-'An`am - A# 6-162.}
{'In Shaa Allah'~'Aameen'}
EID UL FITR MUBARAK
Eid Mubarak to you and your family.
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Mohammed Omer Khan, General Secretary
Bengal Educational & Social Trust (BEST)
Bengal Zakat Fund (BZF), Rahmah Foundation (RF)
1, Nawab Badruddin Street, Kolkata – 700 073, India, Mobile: 9339105712
Blog: rahmahfoundation.blogspot.in |
10 Lessons from the day of Ashura
By Nouri Sardar
The Muslim Vibe, 30 September 2017
History calls it a battle but it shared more similarity to a massacre, as the army of Yazid (the Caliph of the time) descended on the camp of Hussain (who refused to pay allegiance to a corrupt leader), and the hundred-odd family and companions of Hussain heading out one by one to the battlefield to fight and ultimately be slaughtered by an army thousands strong.
The battle ended with Hussain requesting water for his six-month-old infant (the camp had been without water for three days beneath the blistering heat), only to see his child killed by an arrow, before burying him and heading out to the battle and ultimately his fate. After his death he was beheaded, and the camp that contained his sister, wives, daughters, and other female family members was ransacked before they were taken out as captives.
The ultimate tragedy here is that Hussain was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad who died only decades earlier. Of his grandson, he says the famous words,
“Husain is from me, and I am from Husain. Allah loves whosoever loves Husain.” (Tirmidhi).
Undoubtedly it was greed, evil and the love for this world that led these people to massacre the beloved grandson of the Prophet, who himself stood up for the sake of the oppressed against the face of oppression, for the righteous and pious, and for the sake of the religion of Islam. Of his refusal to pay allegiance to Yazid, he said,
“I am ready to fight for the sole goal of seeking reform of the Ummah of my grandfather, the Prophet of Allah. I want to enjoin good and forbid evil and guide the affairs of the people as my grandfather, and my father, Ali bin Abi Talib, were doing.”
There are an incredible amount of lessons that all Muslims can take back from the day of Ashura. We’ve chosen 10 lessons below:
1. One
Ultimately, all that Hussain did on that day, he did for Tawhid – the oneness of God. Rising up against tyranny in order to reform the mission of his grandfather, whose sole purpose was preaching one God, Allah, through the religion of Islam. The sheer faith he had in Allah can be reflected in this prayer he recited before his martyrdom,
“Although this world is considered to be pleasant, the reward of Allah is magnificent and meritorious; and if the body is created for death, then martyrdom in the way of Allah is the best for man; and if sustenance is distributed and assured, then man should not strive hard to seek it; and if the gathering of this wealth will result in leaving behind, then why should man be avaricious?”.
2. Never allow yourself to be humiliated
Among his many speeches, Hussain in one speech mentioned that the
authorities gave him only two choices: humiliation, or death, carrying on
to say,
“and we do not accept
humiliation
3. It’s never too late to repent
One of the heroes of Karbala that met his martyrdom is known as Hurr (which means free). He was one of the commanders of the opposing army, and his actions were instrumental to leaving the camp of Hussain stranded and under siege in Karbala. It was only in the final few hours before the battle that he switched sides to the army of Hussain and to certain worldly doom, asking the repentance of Hussain for his actions. He was one of the first people to be martyred by the army of Yazid. The story of Hurr is proof that it is never too late to repent, and no sin is too heavy to come back from. Hussain said to Hurr after he repented,
“surely you are free as your mother had named you.”
4. When life is hard, remember that Allah is watching
Hussain came from the house that knew nothing but the pleasure of Allah. When companion after companion and family member after family member fell on the battlefield, Hussain would utter,
“It’s bearable only because Allah is its witness.”
5. Be a free thinker
A famous hadith of Hussain from the day of Ashura says,
“If you do not have any religion, then at least be free (open-minded) in your present life.”
In a world where thousands were blindly paying allegiance and accepting the rule of a tyrannical leader, Hussain chose to think freely. This is an incredibly important life lesson for us all – we need to ensure that we continue to be free thinking, open minded, and reanalysing all that is around us.
6. Always support and defend the truth
Islam represents the truth, the reality in a world of falsehood, and this is precisely what Hussain stood up to defend. Not only did he defend it, but he sacrificed all that he had for the sake of it. His son, Ali Al-Akbar (Ali the eldest) asked his father on Ashura day, ”are we not supporting the truth?”. Hussain replied yes, to which his son replied,
“then, it makes no difference if death comes to us or if we approach death.”
7. Others come first
Few achieved a status of glory from the day of Ashura like the half-brother of Hussain, Abbas ibn Ali, and for good reason. His nickname is Abu Fadhil (the father of virtues), because he displayed every virtue known to man on the day of Ashura. The flag bearer of Hussain’s army, and feared by the opposing side to the extent that they granted him free pass to leave, he remained fiercely loyal to Hussain and the camp of Hussain, and only met his demise when he attempted to reach the river to fetch water for the daughters of Hussain who were dying of thirst.
Upon reaching the river, he attempted to drink the water himself, before remembering the thirst of Hussain and his children. He threw the water back into the river, refusing to drink, in a moment that was the epitome of selflessness. It was after this, upon his return to the camp, that his arms were severed by hidden enemies and he was killed by the army of Yazid. Among the many lessons that he gave us on that day, perhaps the peak of it is selflessness, reminding us that others will always come first.
8. Be patient
Those who are aware of the story of Hussain often reflect on his tragedies and the patience he exhibited during that day during their own hardships in life. This wasn’t a type of patience that came from a type a weakness, but a demonstration of his steadfastness and bravery. Those who saw Hussain on the Day of Ashura reported,
”We have never seen a man remaining as composed as Imam Hussain was when his relatives and children were slaughtered before his eyes.”
9. Enjoin the good, forbid the evil
An essential pillar of Islam, every Muslim is required to forbid evil and enjoin good, and this is what the stand of Hussain epitomises. In a speech he declared that the only objective of seeking this reform is to emphasise the significance of enjoining good and forbidding evil.
10. Female empowerment
After the massacre, the tents of the daughters and granddaughters of the Prophet Muhammad were ransacked and set alight. It was here that Zainab Bint Ali, the sister of Hussain and granddaughter of the holy Prophet, took leadership of the remainders of the camp. Women who were known for their incredible hijab (both physical and social) and their chastity were paraded as captives all the way to Damascus for the world to see. Despite this, Zainab stood firmly in the court of Yazid and delivered a famous speech that put his entire reign to shame. In it she said,
“O Yazid! Do you think that we have become humble and despicable owing to the martyrdom of our people and our own captivity? As you have blocked all the paths for us, and we have been made captives and are being taken from one place to another, do you think that Allah has taken away his blessings from us? Do you think that by killing the godly persons you have become great and respectable and the Almighty looks at you with special grace and kindness?”
After the battle ended, it was a Muslim woman who led the remnants out of the ashes, challenging the tyrannical figure who led the entire Muslim world. A pure example of female empowerment in Islam.
Significance of Fasting on 9th and 10th Muharram
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There are many hadiths that mention its blessings and virtues of fasting on 9th and 10th Muharram. It is good to fast on these days, although it is not obligatory.In Gregorian calendar these dates are falling on 3rd and 4th Nov 2014( Monday and Tuesday).
Hazrat Ibn Abbas (Radiyallahu 'anh) reports that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) arrived in Madinah and found the Jews observing fast on the day of ‘Ashura. They said: "It is the day of great (significance) when Allah delivered Hazrat Musa ('Alaihis-Salaam) and his people and drowned Pharoah and his people, and Sayyidina Musa ('Alaihis-Salaam) observed fast out of gratitude. And we also observe it."
The Holy Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) responded: "We have more right, and we have closer connection with Sayyidina Musa ('Alaihis-Salaam) than you have"; so Allah’s Messenger (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) observed fast (on the day of ‘Ashura) and gave us orders to observe it. ►[Sahih Bukhari and Muslim]
Hazrat Ibn Abbas (Radiyallahu 'anhu) relates that when the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) said: "If I survive till next year, I will definitely observe fast on the 9th of Muharram (as well)." ►[Sahih Muslim]
Mu’awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan (Radiyallahu 'anh) relates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) say: "It is the day of ‘Ashura. Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) has not made fasting obligatory for you. But I am fasting. He who likes to observe fast among you should do so, and he who likes not to observe it (does not have to) observe it." ►[Sahih Muslim]
Abu Qatada (Radiyallahu 'anh) relates that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) said that “The fast on the 10th of Muharram atones for the sins of the preceding year.” ►[Sahih Muslim]
Al-Shafi`i and his companions, Ahmad, Ishaq, and others said: It is recommended to fast both the 9th and the 10th because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted the 10th and intended to fast the 9th.Based on this, there are different ways of fasting `Ashura’, the least of which is to fast the 10th only, but it is better to fast the 9th as well. The more one fasts in Muharram, the better.
Significance of Day of Ashura
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‘Ashura is a day of great historical significance. On this day:Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) accepted the repentance of Sayyidina Adam ('Alaihis-Salaam) after his exile from Paradise;
Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) saved Sayyidina Nuh ('Alaihis-Salaam) and his companions in the ark;
Allah extinguished the fire in which Sayyidina Ibrahim ('Alaihis-Salaam) was thrown by Nimrod;
And Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) spoke directly to Sayyidina Musa ('Alaihis-Salaam) and gave him the Commandments.
On this same 10th of Muharram, Sayyidina Ayyub ('Alaihis-Salaam) was restored to health (from leprosy);
Sayyidina Yusuf ('Alaihis-Salaam) was reunited with his father Ya’qub ('Alaihis-Salaam);
Sayyidina Yunus ('Alaihis-Salaam) was taken out from the belly of the fish;
and the sea was divided as the nation of israel was delivered from captivity and Pharoah’s army was destroyed.
‘Ashura is also the day when Sayyidina Dawud ('Alaihis-Salaam) was forgiven;
the kingdom of Sulaiman ('Alaihis-Salaam) was restored; Sayyidina Isa ('Alaihis-Salaam) was raised to Jannah and
Sayyidina al-Husayn (Radiyallahu 'anh) (the Holy Prophet’s, Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam, grandson) achieved the honor of Martyrdom
►{ These are mentioned as what scholars have determined as the specialties of that day in Ghunya li-Talibi Tariq al-Haqq, Sayyidina Shaikh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani.}
“Worship Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) as much as you can on ‘Ashura. Whoever fasts on this day is like one who fasts all his life. Whoever clothes a naked person Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) will release him from a painful punishment. He who visits a sick person, Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) will grant him a reward that will not be decreased. Whoever places his hand on an orphan’s head, or feeds a hungry person or gives water to a thirsty man, Allah will feed him a feast from Paradise and will quench his thirst with Salsabil (a wine that does not intoxicate). And who ever takes a Ghusl on this day will enjoy excellent health and freedom from sickness and indolence. Whoever provides generously for his family on this day, Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) will be generous to him throughout this year. And whoever applies Kuhl to his eyes will never suffer from eye-sore again, inSha’Allah al-Aziz.
►{These specialties are mentioned in Ghunya li-Talibi Tariq al-Haqq, Sayyidina Shaikh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani Rh.}
O’ Allah! Bless us to perform good deeds and gain their reward on ‘Ashura. Make the new year one of unity, cooperation and success fo
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'Nahmaduhu Wa Nusalli Ala Rasoolilah Kareem~Amma 'Baad...
Fa' Aouzobillahi Minash Shaitaannir Rajeem'.
'Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim'.
'Assalaamualaykum Wa Rahmatuallahi Wa Barakatahu'.
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Ramadaan: Complete Guide to Ramadhan
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The Prophet’s HAZRAT MOHAMMED (PBUH) Sermon
just before Ramadhan
just before Ramadhan
Baihaqi reported on the authority of Salman Al-Farsi (Radhi Allah ‘Anh) that Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) delivered a sermon on the last day of the month of Sha’ban. In it he (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said,“O People! The month of Allah (Ramadan) has come with its mercies, blessings and forgivenesses. Allah has decreed this month the best of all months. The days of this month are the best among the days and the nights are the best among the nights and the hours during Ramadan are the best among the hours. This is a month in which you have been invited by Him (to fast and pray). Allah has honoured you in it. In every breath you take is a reward of Allah, your sleep is worship, your good deeds are accepted and your invocations are answered.Therefore, you must invoke your Lord in all earnestness with hearts free from sin and evil, and pray that Allah may help you to keep fast, and to recite the Holy Qur’an. Indeed!, miserable is the one who is deprived of Allah’s forgiveness in this great month. While fasting remember the hunger and thirst on the Day of Judgement. Give alms to the poor and needy. Pay respect to your elders, have sympathy for your youngsters and be kind towards your relatives and kinsmen. Guard your tongue against unworthy words, and your eyes from scenes that are not worth seeing (forbidden) and your ears from sounds that should not be heard.Be kind to orphans so that if your children may become orphans they will also be treated with kindness. Do repent to Allah for your sins and supplicate with raised hands at the times of prayer as these are the best times, during which Allah Almighty looks at His servants with mercy. Allah Answers if they supplicate, Responds if they call, Grants if He is asked, and Accepts if they entreat. O people! you have made your conscience the slave of your desires.Make it free by invoking Allah for forgiveness. Your back may break from the heavy load of your sins, so prostrate yourself before Allah for long intervals, and make this load lighter. Understand fully that Allah has promised in His Honour and Majesty that, people who perform salat and sajda (prostration) will be guarded from Hell-fire on the Day of Judgement.O people!, if anyone amongst you arranges for iftar (meal at sunset) for any believer, Allah will reward him as if he had freed a slave, and Allah will forgive him his sins. A companion asked: “but not all of us have the means to do so” The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) replied: Keep yourself away from Hell-fire though it may consist of half a date or even some water if you have nothing else.O people!, anyone who during this month cultivates good manners, will walk over the Sirat (bridge to Paradise) on the day when feet will tend to slip. For anyone who during this month eases the workload of his servants, Allah will make easy his accounting, and for anyone who doesn’t hurt others during this month, Allah will safeguard him from His Wrath on the Day of Judgement. Anyone who respects and treats an orphan with kindness during this month, Allah shall look at him with kindness on that Day. Anyone who treats his kinsmen well during this month, Allah will bestow His Mercy on him on that Day, while anyone who mistreats his kinsmen during this month, Allah will keep away from His Mercy.Whomever offers the recommended prayers during this month, Allah will save him from Hell, and whomever observes his obligations during this month, his reward will be seventy times the reward during other months. Whomever repeatedly invokes Allah’s blessings on me, Allah will keep his scale of good deeds heavy, while the scales of others will be tending to lightness. Whomever recites during this month an ayat (verse) of the Holy Qur’an, will get the reward of reciting the whole Qur’an in other months.O people!, the gates of Paradise remain open during this month. Pray to your Lord that they may not be closed for you. While the gates of Hell are closed, pray to your Lord that they never open for you. Satan has been chained, invoke your Lord not to let him dominate you.”Ali ibn Talib (Radhi Allah ‘Anh) said: “I asked, ‘O messenger of Allah, what are the best deeds during this month’?” ‘He replied: ‘O Abu-Hassan, the best of deeds during this month is to be far from what Allah has forbidden’.”
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Please watch the video. An IMPORTANT LESSON about Qur'an.
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Iran's President did his prayer behind a Sunni Imam. A BIG STEP to bring the Muslims together.
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Friends,
Please see the recording of Viral Such. It gives detail about the two oceans which flow side by side but do not meet. It is considered to be the most important MIRACLE which has not been solved. But it was referred more than 14 centuries ago in Qur'an.
You might have seen it on Whats app. Even then you can forward to others.
You might have seen it on Whats app. Even then you can forward to others.
Important: Some people say that Qur'an was written by Prophet (SAW). It is important to note that he never went out of the two cities of Arabia, Mecca and Medina and he never saw an ocean. How could he know about the Gulf of Alaska, which is thousands of km away.
Please forward to others as far as possible.
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Fact is that the same has been told to us by Qur'an and by our Prophet (SAW) time.
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A reminder! This is something we tend to ignore on a daily basis.
The Holy Prophet Mohammad (SalallaAllahu Alehi Wasallam) said, stop doing everything during the Azan even reading the Quran, (and repeat the Azaan with the Moazzin.) The person who talks during the Azaan will not be able to say the Kalma-e-shahadat on his/her death bed. Plz try to pass
this message to more muslims as u can afford. Please send to other to know….
Azaan a miracle?
*Azaan a miracle? Yes!*
*Amazing as it sounds, but fortunately, for the Muslims of the world, it is* an established fact.
Have a look at a map of the world
And you will find Indonesia on the eastern side of the earth. The major cities of Indonesia are Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Saibil. As soon as dawn breaks on the eastern side of Saibil, at approximately 5:30 am local time, Fajar Azaan begins.
Thousands of Muazzins in Indonesia begin reciting the Azaan. The process advances towards West Indonesia . One and a half hours after the Azaan has been completed in Saibil, it echoes in Jakarta . Sumatra then follows suit and before this auspicious process of calling Azaan ends in Indonesia, it has already begun in Malaysia ..Burma is next in line, and within an hour of its beginning in Jakarta, it reaches Dacca, the capital city of Bangladesh . After Bangladesh , it has already prevailed in western India , from Calcutta to Srinagar .
It then advances towards Bombay and the environment of entire India resounds with this proclamation. Srinagar and Sialkot (a north city in Pakistan) have the same timing for Azaan. The time difference between Sialkot , Quetta , and Karachi is forty minutes, and within this time, Fajar Aazaan is heard throughout Pakistan .. Before it ends there, it has already begun in Afghanistan and Muscat.
The time difference between Muscat and Baghdad is one hour. Azaan resounds during this one hour in the environments of Hijaaz-e-Muqaddas (Holycities of Makkah and Madinah), Yemen , United Arab Emirates , Kuwait andIraq .
The time difference between Baghdad and Alexandria in Egypt is again one
hour. Azaan continues to resound in Syria, Egypt, Somalia and Sudan during this hour.
The time difference between Baghdad and Alexandria in Egypt is again one
hour. Azaan continues to resound in Syria, Egypt, Somalia and Sudan during this hour.
The time difference between eastern and western Turkey is one and a half hours, and during this Alexandria and Tripoli (capital of Libya ) are located at one hour's difference. The process of calling Azaan thus continues throughout the whole of Africa. Therefore, the proclamation of the Tawheed" and "Risaalat" that had begun in Indonesia reaches the Eastern Shore of the Atlantic Ocean after nine and half hours.
Prior to the Aazaan reaching the shores of the Atlantic, the process of "Zohar Azaan" has already started in east Indonesia, and before it reaches Dacca, Asr Azaan" has started.
Prior to the Aazaan reaching the shores of the Atlantic, the process of "Zohar Azaan" has already started in east Indonesia, and before it reaches Dacca, Asr Azaan" has started.
This has hardly reached Jakarta one and half hours later, the time of "Maghrib" becomes due, and no sooner has "Maghrib" time reached Sumatra, the time for calling "Isha Aazaan" has commenced in Saibil! When the Muazzins of Indonesia are calling out "Fajar Azaan", the African Muazzins are calling the Azaan for Isha.If we were to ponder over this phenomenon thoughtfully, we would conclude
the amazing fact that there is not even a single moment when hundreds of thousands of Muazzins around the world are not reciting the Azaan on the surface of this earth.
the amazing fact that there is not even a single moment when hundreds of thousands of Muazzins around the world are not reciting the Azaan on the surface of this earth.
Subhaan Allah !!!
Even as you read this material right now, you can be sure there is Azaan somewhere !!!Allah said: "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you."
Even as you read this material right now, you can be sure there is Azaan somewhere !!!Allah said: "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you."
If you are not ashamed, pass this message on...only if you believe.*
*"Yes, I've faith in Allah. Allah is my fountain of Life and My Savior.
*"Yes, I've faith in Allah. Allah is my fountain of Life and My Savior.
** Allah keeps me going day & night. Without Allah, I am no one.. But with Allah, I can do everything.
Allah is my strength." *
Allah is my strength." *
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Assalamu alaikum:
According to the 2017 American Time Use Survey, on an average day, nearly everyone in the United States, aged 15 and over (96 percent) engaged in some sort of leisure activity, such as watching TV, socializing, or exercising. Men spent 33 minutes per day more in these activities than did women (5.5 hours, compared with 5.0 hours).
That means that despite the tremendous “busyness” of life, we were able to squeeze in time for something outside of just work and other obligations. That is a great thing. But we will ultimately be accountable for that period of time as well.
In a Hadith reported in Al-Bazzar and At-Tabarani, Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said that God will ask each of us four things after we die:
- Our life and how we spent it.
- Our youth and how we used it.
- Our money and how we earned and spent it.
- Our knowledge and how we used it.
What ties all four of these questions together is time.
Time is the currency used to build behaviors, habits, and how we spent all aspects of our lives.
The most productive people don’t waste even their leisure time. It doesn’t mean they plan their activities down to the nanosecond. Rather, they make an effort to be intentional in how they spend their time playing, just as they do working.
As the new school year begins, students and parents adjust to schedules that are more structured. This ensures that students (and by extension their families) are better organized and use their time to accomplish more.
Whether you are in school or not this year, take this week to reflect on your time use and how you can make it more meaningful. Ask those four questions each of us will be asked when we face Allah, and consider whether you are satisfied with the answers. If not, what can you do to be a better time manager?
An Imam used to remind his students, "Time is not just money. It is more expensive than gold, diamonds and pearls. Time is life itself!"
Let us manage our time so we can manage our lives in the best way.
Peace,
Sound Vision Team
p.s. One way to use your time wisely is to adopt a cause of humanity to work on it.
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B i s m i l l a a h i r R a h m a a n i r R a h e e m
In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most Kind!
A blessed month is casting its shadow upon us.......
A night of this month is better than a thousand months
Bear with patience for the sake of Ar-Rahmaa'n
It's a continuous training to strengthen our Imaan.
Glory be to Allah who sent Ramadan as a mercy to mankind
Its a purification of our soul, our heart, and our mind With the most sincere devotion and love we fast
To be cleansed and free from sins of the past...
Glorified is He, who chose to this holy month,
To test our sabr (Patience) , and fill our hearts with warmth
Of his Divine Light, His blessings shall glow, The Seer of the unseen, all He does know...
Ya Allah! For thee, let my breath be more pleasant than musk...
Ya Allah! For thee, let me be thankful when day turns to dusk...
My thoughts and heart are purified, my eyes truly see'
This blessed month, the month of spiritual rhapsody!
Ya Allah! For thee, my life I shall live!
Ya Allah! For thee, my soul I shall give!
In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most Kind,
Praise be to Allah, who sent, Ramadan as a gift to mankind!
The Prophet (Pbuh) said: "He who fasts Ramadan , due to faith and hoping for reward (from Allah)
then his past sins will be forgiven." [Bukhari, Muslim]
Ramadan Mubarak
M.O. Khan, General Secretary
Bengal Educational & Social Trust (BEST)
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Daily Routine
How the First Lady of Islam set an example for generations to come
By Moin Qazi
Contrary to this general belief, Muslim women have held the flag of enlightenment throughout history. The early Muslim community recognised and honoured a wide spectrum of female roles and responsibilities. A mother was considered the first school for her children. In Islam, a woman is seen as an individual in her own right, an independent entity, and not a shadow or adjunct to her husband or any other man. Islamic history abounds with women, both past and present, who have achieved and contributed significantly to intellectual and cultural life in the Islamic world.
One such iconic female figure was Khadijah bint al-Khuwaylid (565-623), the first wife of Prophet Muhammad, whom she met when she was the widow of a wealthy merchant and was herself a highly successful and respected businesswoman. Khadijah was the daughter of Khuwaylid ibn Asad and Fatimah bint Za’idah and belonged to the clan of Banu Hashim of the tribe of Banu Asad. She inherited her father’s business at a time in history when society was male-dominated. She stepped into her father‘s shoes with amazing ease and traded goods through the primary commerce centres at that time, from Mecca to Syria and to Yemen, hiring the most trustworthy men to handle the dangerous trade routes. Her business was larger than all of the Quraysh trades combined and the most acclaimed with a reputation of fair-dealing and high-quality goods. When all the Quraysh caravans gathered to begin their long journeys to Syria in the winter or to Yemen in the summer, the caravan of Khadijah was equal in size to all of the other caravans combined. She had a keen eye and was highly intuitive, earning the monikers Ameerat-Quraysh (“Princess of Quraysh”) and al-Tahira(“The Pure One”). Khadija knew what she was doing business-wise, never compromising her modesty or integrity to succeed in the male-dominated trades where she had to compete with businessmen of a wide range of hues and stripes. She hired only those that could meet these standards. She was passionate about her business and handled her team with empathy and care. Her approach reaped rich, moral and material dividends.
Being the most successful woman around, rich in worldly attainment as well as character, it seems Khadijah faced a consistent campaign of men seeking her hand in marriage. According to some scholars, she was married twice before her wedlock to the Prophet; both of these marriages produced children and both left her widowed. Her keen sense of piety inclined her to prefer graceful widowhood over an emotionally draining wifehood. She resigned herself to being a widowed woman taking care of herself and her family.
Khadijah was undoubtedly a pious woman with a visionary and business acumen. More important, she had a steely determination and trusted her instincts which never let her down. The absence of primary male support following the death of her husband did not appear to weaken her resolve. She did not sell off her business, nor did she compromise her feminine morality and grace to continue it. She relied on her mental agility and human relations skills to manage it through her small but trusted team whose members lived up to her trust.
She combined commerce with compassion and social conscience with financial finesse. Having been deprived of the protective umbrella of parents in her youth, she must have summoned the deeper emotional springs to the last dregs to nourish her soul and spirit. Islam is solidly rooted in traditions of mercantilism and private enterprise. Khadijah made sure that neither femalehood nor widowhood came in the way of her pursuit of an Islamic ideal.
The Prophet’s uncle Abu Talib, under whose guardianship he was cared for after being orphaned, had several mouths to feed. When Abu Talib learned that Khadijah was preparing a business caravan for al-Sham, he recommended Muhammad to her. Khadijah recruited Muhammad without a wink – it seems she had an uncanny knack for spotting talent.
On his first trip in the employment of Khadijah, Muhammad was accompanied by Maysarah, her slave, who was also recommended to Muhammad by his uncle. Muhammad returned with a triumphant business success. It was also a spiritual experience for him as he got to meet several saintly figures. Maysarah narrated to Khadijah the success of the business trip and how Muhammad’s’ bright mind and character was responsible for the success of the business trip. Khadijah was highly impressed and she developed a deep emotional bond with him.
There was more to Muhammad than his business acumen. Khadijah was so impressed by his humility, honesty and modesty that her respect for her employee was to turn into love. Despite, according to some scholars, her forty years of age, and the indifference with which she rejected the offers of the noblest of Quraysh to marry her, she overrode convention and her own determination not to remarry a third time by proposing to marry the 25-year-old. Reciprocating her magnanimous gesture, Muhammad too bucked social norms and graciously accepted the offer. Although these ages are corroborated by most sources, the fact that she bore him at least six children may suggest that she was in fact younger.
When he received the first revelation in a cave, it was Khadijah to whom Muhammad stumbled down the mountain. Physically shaking and unable to comprehend his experience, he turned to Khadijah who immediately recognised the significance of what had happened. She was the first to understand the importance of the revelation and was the first to embrace Muhammad’s new faith. It was she who sustained, strengthened, and supported him.
Khadijah played a central role in supporting and propagating the new faith and saw Muhammad through the roughest years of his becoming a prophet. She balanced everyday life with divine wonder as part of ordinary reality. She gave up everything in supporting the birth of this new religion. Along with her husband, she faced persecution until her death but demonstrated a steely determination and a fierce loyalty to her husband and his mission. She stood by him like a rock and was an emotional astringent during his mission of promoting Islam.
It is difficult to speculate what her absence would have meant for the Prophet’s mission. His own acknowledgement gives us a hint. She used her emotional resilience and tenacity to telling effects during her companionship of Muhammad. The Prophet himself confessed:
“She believed in me while the people disbelieved in me. And she trusted in me while the people belied me. And she helped and comforted me in person and in wealth when the people would not. Allah provided me with children by her, and He did not with others.”
(Musnad Imam Ahmad 6:118)
At another place, the Prophet showers an effusive tribute:
“God Almighty never granted me anyone better in this life than her. She accepted me when people rejected me; she believed in me when people doubted me; she shared her wealth with me when people deprived me, and God granted me children only through her.”
(Sahih Muslim)
Islamic tradition praises Asiya, Mary, Khadija, and Fatima as the four women who provided monumental examples of excellence in faith. The Prophet said,
“The best of the women of Paradise are Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah bint Muhammad, Aasiyah bint Mazaahim the wife of Pharaoh, and Maryam bint ‘Imraan – may Allaah be pleased with them.”
(Narrated by Ahmad, 2663. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jami’, 1135)
He reiterated again elsewhere:
“Sufficient for you among the women of the world are Maryam the daughter of ‘Imraan. Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid, Faatimah bint Muhammad and Aasiyah the wife of Pharaoh.”
(Narrated and classed as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi, 3878)
The Prophet’s undying love for Khadijah, his refusal to marry any other woman until her death despite the conventions of the age, and her pivotal role in the early development of Islam are emblematic markers used by Muslim feminists to argue that Islam is woman-friendly and that, if Muhammad were here today, he would have been the strongest champion of women’s rights, with Khadijah as the most powerful symbol of it.
Khadijah was a trailblazing businesswoman and a philanthropist, whose life in public service was in pursuit of a fair and just world for all. As the first lady of Islam, she was a pioneer in several respects. Through her determination, her wisdom and her unshakable moral compass, she was a force for enormous good whose legacy remains as fresh as ever.
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