Destiny (Al-Qadr)

Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) who is the most truthful (of the human beings) and his being truthful (is a fact) said: Verily your creation is on this wise. The constituents of one of you are collected for forty days in his mother's womb in the form of blood, after which it becomes a clot of blood in another period of forty days. Then it becomes a lump of flesh and forty days later Allah sends His angel to it with instructions concerning four things, so the angel writes down his livelihood, his death, his deeds, his fortune and misfortune. By Him, besides Whom there is no god, that one amongst you acts like the people deserving Paradise until between him and Paradise there remains but the distance of a cubit, when suddenly the writing of destiny overcomes him and he begins to act like the denizens of Hell and thus enters Hell, and another one acts in the way of the denizens of Hell, until there remains between him and Hell a distance of a cubit that the writing of destiny overcomes him and then he begins to act like the people of Paradise and enters Paradise.

Muslim - Book 33 - Hadith 6390

Islamic Months

Rabi-Ul-Awwal:-                                                                

It the third month of Islamic calendar; it means beginning of spring

Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) was born in this month

Holy prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) migrated from Makkah to Madinah

Prophet Mohammed Married to “Mother of Faithful” Khadijha Bintu Khuwailid

Battle of Buwaat & Safvaan took place.

Abu Baker (R.A) was appointed as Calipah 

"ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMAD WA ALA AALI MUHAMMAD KAMA SALLAITA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA HAMEEDUN MAJEED.

ALLAHUMMA BARIK ALA MUHAMMAD WA ALA AALI MUHAMMAD KAMA BARAKTA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA HAMEEDUN MAJEED"

SALAWAT -UN-NABI

 

 

إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا(33:56)

 

"Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect (Al Quran: 33-56)"

 "ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMAD WA ALA AALI MUHAMMAD KAMA SALLAITA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA HAMEEDUN MAJEED.

ALLAHUMMA BARIK ALA MUHAMMAD WA ALA AALI MUHAMMAD KAMA BARAKTA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA HAMEEDUN MAJEED"

The Great scholar Sheikh ibn al-Qayyim wrote in his books, there are thirty nine benefits of Salawat

1.       Responding to the order of Allah, Exalted and Magnificent.

2.      Following the lead of Allah, Exalted and Magnificent in the sending of blessings upon His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), although the blessings (Salawat) differ, being from us supplication and request, and being from Allah exaltation and ennoblement.

3.      Following the Angels in invocation of the Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), also.

4.       The attainment of ten blessings from Allah for the one who invokes one blessing upon His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace).

5.      He who sends blessing upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), Allah raises him by ten degrees.

6.       He also has written for him ten good deeds.

7.       He also has erased from his record ten bad deeds.

8.       The invocation increases the chance of one's supplication being answered if it follows the supplication, as the invocation of blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) lifts those supplications up to the Lord of the Worlds which were stalled between the heavens and the earth.

9.       It is a means to receive the intercession of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), whether or not a specific intercession is sought.

10.     It is a means to have one's sins forgiven.

11.     It is a means for Allah to satisfy his bondman’s worldly needs.

12.    It is a means to draw neat to Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him peace) on the Day of Resurrection.

13.    It compensates for giving charity for those who are too poor to give it.

14.   It is a means of fulfilling one's needs (Qada’ al-Hawa’ij)

15.   It is a means to receive the Prophet's (may Allah bless him and give him peace)

         blessings, and the Angels likewise.

16.   It is a means of purification for he who invokes it.

17.   For one who sends blessings on him (may Allah bless him and give him peace) it is glad

       tidings in his life that he has been granted his place in Paradise as is mentioned by Al-

        Hafiz Abu Musa in his book on the matter, for which he brought Hadith as evidence.

18.   It is a means of salvation from the horrors of the Day of Resurrection, as also

        mentioned by Abu Musa with evidence.

19.     It is a means for the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) to return the blessings and greeting upon he who invokes it.

20.    It is a means of ennobling a meeting or gathering and a means to prevent any ill talk or conduct occurring therein, so that it will not return upon its participants as a hardship on the Day of Resurrection.

21.    It is a means to remember something which has been forgotten.

22.    It is a safeguard against poverty.

23.   It saves one from being branded a miser if one were to omit it upon the Prophet’s name (may Allah bless him and give him peace) being mentioned.

24.   It saves one from being cursed and disgraced because the one who omits the blessings 

      and prayers upon hearing the Prophet's name (may Allah bless him and give him peace) 

       risks receiving Allah's anger.

25.   It keeps the one who invokes it steadfast upon the path to Paradise, and keeps he who neglects it from traveling the path.

26.    It safeguards a meeting from turning ill; a meeting without the mention of Allah Exalted and His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), and without the praise and glorification of Allah and the invocation of blessings on His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace) has no blessing nor benefit.

27.      It is a cause for the perfection of any speech which begins with the praise of Allah the Exalted and the blessings of His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace).

28.      It is a cause for the bondman to find light cast in abundance in his life to guide him on the Straight Path.

29.     It refines the worshipper's character and manners.

30.    It is a means for Allah to preserve those in the heavens and the earth praising and commending he who invokes it.

31.    It is a means of the worshipper to obtain blessing for himself in his work, life and

       provision.

32.  It is a means of obtaining the mercy of Allah.

33.  It sustains, increases and multiplies love for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless

      him and give him peace), which is among the core bases of Faith, without which faith 

      cannot be complete.

34.   It earns the Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and give him peace) love for the bondsman.

35.   It is a means of the worshipper’s guidance, and a source of vitality for his heart.

36.   It causes the worshipper’s name to be shown to the Prophet, and the mention of the worshipper to him (may Allah bless him and give him peace).

37.  It is a means for the worshipper to find ease upon crossing the pass over the Hellfire.

38.  Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) 

      is an infinitesimal recompense of his right upon us, and of the thanks which we owe for 

     the grace which Allah has bestowed upon us by sending him (may Allah bless him and 

    give him peace), although what he truly deserves is innumerable, either for us to 

  comprehend or to bestow, or even to will. However Allah, because of His Boundless 

   Generosity, is pleased with his bondsmen even with the small amount of thanks they can 

  offer.

39.   Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him 

      peace) in itself contains remembrance of Allah the Exalted, and is an expression of thanks to Him and a recognition of His immense favour upon His bondsmen by sending him (may Allah bless him and give him peace).

 May Allah (S.W.T) bless us all with his mercy.....

TAZKIYAH - MEANING

Tazkiyah - Purification

Its is one of the primary objectives of Islamic teachings and one of the most important aspects of the holy Prophet's (peace be upon him) mission. Tazkiyah is to purify self for the sake of personality development.

It means to remove unwanted habit or desire or devil acts from self. submitting self to Allah (S.W.T) to experiencing of Allah (S.W.T)

There are two type of Human personality - lower self and the higher self, the lower self function on the basic Instincts - such as Hunger, Sex, Procreation, Desire of wealth. The higher self yearn the value of truth, Holiness, Beauty, Harmony which leads to communion with Allah (S.W.T).

These two characteristic of Man are mentioned in the Holy Quran;
“Verily I have created man in the best form – given him the best constitution (Al Quran Chapter 95: 4 – 5)”
“But I endowed him (that if he so desire) he can sink to the lowest of the low (Al Quran Chapter 91:7-9)

In other Chapters Allah (S.W.T) has correlated the lower self and higher self as “Dark” and “Light”.

"He who purifies it and keeps it pure, he who cultivates (develops) it, and constantly prunes it, he has achieved success (Al Quran Chapter 91: 7-9)” and He who permits his personality to become stinted or falls prey to evil, is a hopeless failure (Al Quran Chapter 91:10)

Source - Knowledge & the Self - Maulana Fazlur Rahman Ansari

Al - Adab (Good Manners)

Narrated Al-Walid bin 'Aizar:

I heard Abi Amr 'Ash-Shaibani saying, "The owner of this house." he pointed to 'Abdullah's house, "said, 'I asked the Prophet 'Which deed is loved most by Allah?" He replied, 'To offer prayers at their early (very first) stated times.' " 'Abdullah asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" The Prophet said, "To be good and dutiful to one's parents," 'Abdullah asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" The Prophet said, To participate in Jihad for Allah's Cause." 'Abdullah added, "The Prophet narrated to me these three things, and if I had asked more, he would have told me more."

Bukhari - Book 8 - Volume 73 - Hadith 1

GIFT

Narrated Urwa:

Aisha said to me, "O my nephew! We used to see the crescent, and then the crescent and then the crescent in this way we saw three crescents in two months and no fire (for cooking) used to be made in the houses of Allah's Apostle. I said, "O my aunt! Then what use to sustain you?" 'Aisha said, "The two black things: dates and water, our neighbors from Ansar had some Manarh and they used to present Allah's Apostle some of their milk and he used to make us drink."

Bukhari - Book 3 - Volume 47 - Hadith 741

Knowledge Day V

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet said, "Facilitate things to people (concerning religious matters), and do not make it hard for them and give them good tidings and do not make them run away (from Islam)."

Bukhari - Book 1 - Volume 3 - Hadith 69

Knowledge Day IV

Narrated Abu Waqid Al-Laithi:

While Allah's Apostle was sitting in the mosque with some people, three men came. Two of them came in front of Allah's Apostle and the third one went away. The two persons kept on standing before Allah's Apostle for a while and then one of them found a place in the circle and sat there while the other sat behind the gathering, and the third one went away. When Allah's Apostle finished his preaching, he said, "Shall I tell you about these three persons? One of them be-took himself to Allah, so Allah took him into His grace and mercy and accommodated him, the second felt shy from Allah, so Allah sheltered Him in His mercy (and did not punish him), while the third turned his face from Allah and went away, so Allah turned His face from him likewise. "

Bukhari - Book 1 - Volume 3 - Hadith 66

Knowledge Day III

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

While we were sitting with the Prophet in the mosque, a man came riding on a camel. He made his camel kneel down in the mosque, tied its foreleg and then said: "Who amongst you is Muhammad?" At that time the Prophet was sitting amongst us (his companions) leaning on his arm. We replied, "This white man reclining on his arm." The an then addressed him, "O Son of 'Abdul Muttalib."

The Prophet said, "I am here to answer your questions." The man said to the Prophet, "I want to ask you something and will be hard in questioning. So do not get angry." The Prophet said, "Ask whatever you want." The man said, "I ask you by your Lord, and the Lord of those who were before you, has Allah sent you as an Apostle to all the mankind?" The Prophet replied, "By Allah, yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah. Has Allah ordered you to offer five prayers in a day and night (24 hours).? He replied, "By Allah, Yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah! Has Allah ordered you to observe fasts during this month of the year (i.e. Ramadan)?" He replied, "By Allah, Yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah. Has Allah ordered you to take Zakat (obligatory charity) from our rich people and distribute it amongst our poor people?" The Prophet replied, "By Allah, yes." Thereupon that man said, "I have believed in all that with which you have been sent, and I have been sent by my people as a messenger, and I am Dimam bin Tha'laba from the brothers of Bani Sa'd bin Bakr."

Bukhari - Book 1 - Volume 3 - Hadith 63

Knowledge Day II

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that tree." Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I thought of the date-palm tree but felt shy to answer the others then asked, "What is that tree, O Allah's Apostle ?" He replied, "It is the date-palm tree."

Bukhari - Book 1 - Volume 3 - Hadith 58

Knoweledge - Day I

Narrated Abu Huraira:

While the Prophet was saying something in a gathering, a Bedouin came and asked him, "When would the Hour (Doomsday) take place?" Allah's Apostle continued his talk, so some people said that Allah's Apostle had heard the question, but did not like what that Bedouin had asked. Some of them said that Alllah's Apostle had not heard it. When the Prophet finished his speech, he said, "Where is the questioner, who enquired about the Hour (Doomsday)?" The Bedouin said, "I am here, O Allah's Apostle ." Then the Prophet said, "When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour (Doomsday)." The Bedouin said, "How will that be lost?" The Prophet said, "When the power or authority comes in the hands of unfit persons, then wait for the Hour (Doomsday.)"

Bukhari - Book 1 - Volume 3 - Hadith 56