Bismillah [IslamCity] ruling: Stoning the Jamarat before zenith time
Question # 48994: He traveled and did not stone the Jamaraat on the 12th of Dhu'l-Hijjah Question: I booked to travel after Hajj at 4.oo p.m. on the 12th of Dhu'l-Hijjah. I thought that I would be able to stone the jamaraat that day, but I was afraid that if I did it after the sun had passed its zenith I would be late for my travel arrangements, so I did it in the morning and did the farewell tawaaf and left. What should I do?. Answer: Praise be to Allaah. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthyameen said: It is not permissible to stone the jamaraat before the sun passes its zenith, but we may waive the obligation in your case because of necessity, and we say: you have to offer a fidyah (sacrifice) to be slaughtered in Mina or Makkah, or you can delegate someone to slaughter it on your behalf, and its meat should be distributed to the poor. Fataawa Arkaan al-Islam, p. 564. http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/48994
Bismillah [IslamCity] Fake Evidence: Faridkot Residents Protest!
It is a regular indian hindu police practice to kidnap muslims from one place and then present them as criminals in a self committed crime else where. They are trying to do the same thing here. Mumbai Terror: So Who Really Trained Ajmal Kasab?! In a stunning revelation, a Pakistani lawyer CM Farooq has lifted the lid on the reality behind Ajmal Kasab's involvement in the Mumbai Attacks. Ajmal Qasab (or Kasab / Kasav / Amir Ajmal / etc), the only terrorist 'caught alive' - the man at the heart of India's apparent 'investigation' and around whom their allegations of Pakistani involvement are based, was among a group of Pakistanis kidnapped in 2006 from Khatmandu, by the Nepalese security forces under instruction from Indian intelligence agencies. read full story: http://pakalert.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/mumbai-terror-so-who-really-trained-ajmal-kasab/ Fake Evidence: Faridkot Residents Protest! Dan Qayyum | PakistanKaKhudaHafiz Geo and Dawn may choose to ignore this but the residents of Faridkot village have taken the streets to protest against the FAKE EVIDENCE presented as fact by GEO TV. There is no trace of any 'Kasab' family in Faridkot. The house that supposedly belongs to Ajmals father Ameer Kasab is occupied by an Abdul Ghafoor, who has been living there for the past 20 years. The local authorities too vouch for that. 'There is no such person in our village', says Nazim, Union Council Faridkot, Ghulam Mustafa Wattoo. Photos of the protest by Faridkot Residents: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Why is this not being reported by the media? Have they something to hide? If the residents of Faridkot are correct, then why is fake evidence being presented by Geo and Dawn? Is this being done under the direct orders of A.Z? Please forward the above to everyone you know, we will force the media to report these facts. read full story: http://pakalert.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/fake-evidence-faridkot-residents-protest/ Mumbai Terrorist Name Fabricated? Saeed Shah in Faridkot, Pakistan The Guardian, Tuesday December 2 2008 A sleepy village in Pakistan has found itself at the centre of the Mumbai terror plot, leaving locals bewildered. Faridkot, a settlement in the south of the Punjab province, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the past three days after it was reported by Indian officials that the lone gunman captured alive in Mumbai came from a place called Faridkot. read full story: http://pakalert.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/fake-evidence-faridkot-residents-protest/
Bismillah [IslamCity] Does Israel Need Obama’s Nuclear Umbrella?
ASAFYI Does Israel Need Obama’s Nuclear Umbrella? JAFAR SYED 15 December, 2008 22:48:00 INCORPORATED Obama would nuke Iran if Tehran attacks Israel. “U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's administration will offer Israel a nuclear umbrella against the threat of a nuclear attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week. The source, who ... Full story www.dailymuslims.com Syed Jawed Anwar
Bismillah [IslamCity] Istighfar for the believers
Sayyiduna Ubadah ibne-Samit radi Allahu anhu narrates:
I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam saying;
He who asks forgiveness for Mu'min men and Mu'min women,
ALLAH, Subhanahu wa ta'ala, writes for him a virtue (hasana)
for every Mu'min man and Mu'min woman.
{ Tabarani, Majma-uz-Zawaid }
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Thought for the day
As Salaamu Alaikum
If you miss an opportunity, do not cloud your eyes with tears; keep your vision
clear so that you will not miss the next one.
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Prayer is the stepping stone of rewards and success when my life has its
trials and my eyes has its tears…Zohra Moosa (Deaf Poet)
***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Indian media stands exposed!!! Watch this video!!
Indian media stands exposed!!! Watch this video!! Watch this hilarious video to see how Pakistan was made a victim of a trial by the media. The media is both the accuser and the judge. O i almost forgot - they can also easily manufacture 'evidence' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or8FnLE7XTA Is trial by media fair? It is in the interest of the indian media to whip up passions - especially anti pakistan passions. What do you think? Post on this forum and let us all know.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Three Qualities of Ibrahim alai salaam
Bismillah hir rahmaan nir raheem Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu 11:75. Verily, Ibrahîm (Abraham) was, without doubt, forbearing, used to invoke Allâh with humility, and was repentant (to Allâh all the time, again and again). -- Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me). Ameen Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/
Bismillah [IslamCity] Nellie: India’s forgotten massacre - Harsh Mander
Six hundred and eighty eight criminal cases were filed in connection with Nellie organised massacre and of these 310 cases were charge-sheeted. The remaining 378 cases were closed due to the police claim of “lack of evidence”. But all the 310 charge-sheeted cases were dropped by the AGP government as a part of Assam Accord; therefore not a single person has even had to face trial for the gruesome massacre. Some lives are clearly deemed by the State of being of little worth compared to others. BAREFOOT Nellie: India’s forgotten massacre HARSH MANDER http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/12/14/stories/2008121450100300.htm A weak and partisan State leaves each of its citizens weak and vulnerable, as the Mumbai attacks and the gruesome Nellie massacres demonstrate… And so the stories flowed, like a deluge of muddied waters of grief — long unaddressed and denied — gushing from a breached dam. The burden of memories: From left, Noon Nahar Begum, Alekjaan Biwi and Hazara Khatun. A lifetime is much too short to forget. It was November 26, 2008, the day that was to become etched in India’s history for the audacious and traumatic terrorist commando attack on the country’s commercial capital Mumbai. I happened to be on that day at a location as distant as possible from Mumbai — psychologically, politically and socially — at Nellie in Assam, the site of one of free India’s most brutal forgotten massacres in 1983. I had been invited by the survivors to sit with them as they recalled and commemorated the events that had unfolded in this distant impoverished corner of the country 25 years earlier.Journey into the past We gathered in the soft sunshine of early winter in an open courtyard. A crowd quickly gathered: the older men with checked lungis and beards could easily be distinguished as people of East Bengali Muslim origin. The women and younger men dressed like anyone from an Assamese village. There were the initial courtesies of traditional welcome, as they offered us customary white Assamese scarves with exquisite red embroidery. Senior officials of the State government who accompanied me had gently dissuaded me from the visit, questioning the wisdom of re-opening wounds of painful events of such a distant past. People have moved on long ago, they assured me. What purpose then would our visit serve? It would only revive memories that have long been buried. The same advice came from many non-official friends who worked in development organisations in the State. They added that the visit would stir issues that were too bitterly contested in the region. But the survivors persisted in their resolve that they wanted to be heard. It was impossible for me to refuse them.Enormous suffering On February 18, 1983, in the genocidal massacre organised in Nellie, just 40 km from Guwahati , 2,191 Muslim settlers originally from Bangladesh were slaughtered, leaving 370 children orphaned and their homes in 16 villages destroyed. As the survivors spoke one by one before our gathering a quarter century later, all of us who heard them — including officials, academics, social workers — were completely stunned, and shamed, by the enormity and immediacy of their suffering today, which retained an urgency as though they had only very recently suffered the unspeakable cruelties that they gave words to, not 25 years earlier. The bodies of many were twisted and deformed by inadequately treated injuries from the assaults by machetes and daggers; others pulled back their clothes to expose frightening scars of the attacks of a generation earlier. Hazara Khatun, with scars of a dagger attack on her face that she survived in 1983, sat on the ground before us and pointed to her empty lap. “I was cradling my child here”, she said in a low voice. “They chopped him into two, down the middle”. Another widow Alekjaan Biwi, was far less calm. Her body was twisted, and we could all see that she had lost her psychological equilibrium. Eleven members of her family were slaughtered in the massacre, and she acted out for us how the mob had attacked them, how she had cowered and hidden herself, how she was discovered and wounded, and how she survived even though scarred and deformed for life. “I have no one in the world,” she concluded quietly.Deluge of grief In his early thirties, Mohammed Monoruddin began to cry inconsolably as soon as he sat before us. “My brothers, sisters were all killed, hacked into pieces,” he recalled. “I was seven years old then. I saw my parents slaughtered in front of me. I saw another woman being killed and her child snatched from her hands and thrown in fire. I wept in terror all day. The CRPF came in the evening and rescued me. Later we came to know that our house was torched. Nothing was left. All our belongings and stores of rice were gone in the fire. My elder brother, who was in Nagaon, brought me up. But I feel so lonely.” Many others spoke of their
Bismillah [IslamCity] Thought for the day
As Salaamu Alaikum
A Caring Heart
I express my care and concern by responding to situations with a cool head and
to people with a warm heart. If I remain aware that as fellow human beings we
are all part of one family, and that even the smallest of gestures can make a
difference in people's lives, I am always blessed with a caring heart. It takes
so little to show that I care yet it can mean so much.
Anonymous
PoEtEsS
Prayer is the stepping stone of rewards and success when my life has its
trials and my eyes has its tears…Zohra Moosa (Deaf Poet)
***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Thought for the day
As Salaamu Alaikum
Enthusiasm
Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and
dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as
enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.
Anonymous
PoEtEsS
Prayer is the stepping stone of rewards and success when my life has its
trials and my eyes has its tears…Zohra Moosa (Deaf Poet)
***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Objective thinking in Islam watch it carefully FWD to your lists.
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astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Bismillah [IslamCity] what are your difficulties????
Assalam alykum Iam 3rd year student of occupational therapy department in jordan university, and i have an assignment to create an assisstive device to help disabled people , so, if you suffer from any disease that interferes with your daily life activities or work or socialization or any thing else, please tell me about difficulties you have due to your condition, to create a device which may help you to perform well. So, let me help you please.. thank you. ferdaws_lo...@yahoo.com
Bismillah [IslamCity] Separate Residences for Wife and Parents
Separate Residences for Wife and Parents By Mufti Ebrahim Desai Posted: 19 Sha'ban 1423, 26 October 2002 Q.) As part of my marriage contract a request for separate residence from the in-laws was made, as they are blessed with enough wealth and to avoid any family conflict and also to help me maintain my hijab without difficulty. This was agreed to both by my husband and his family. We have maintained and enjoyed a great relationship with the parents and go over to care for them and tend to their needs as much as possible (more so than other family members living with them). They are not old and are still very much in good health. Now after some time my husband and his family have decided the parents are to move in with us without consulting me and have now disregarded the promise in my marriage contract. My question is, 1) Is there any regard for such a promise? 2) What is the consequence of breaking such a promise? 3) Does this mean that this would give me the right to dissolve this marriage, which I would not and they know I would not (knowing this they are breaking the promise) 4) By Shariah am I entitled to a compensation? [A sister] A.) It is the sole responsibility of the husband to provide shelter for the wife. The shelter must be totally separated, in that none of the family members of the husband should be living in the same quarters. (Hidaaya vol.1 pg.421) However, if the wife happily accepts to live with the husband's family members, then she has given up her own right. Nevertheless, in the above mentioned case, there was no need to make such a promise since it was your right from the beginning to be separate. However, you must also look at it from a moral point of view. If there is nobody else to take care of the husband's parents and to see to their needs, etc. then there must be understanding between you and your husband. However, if there are no valid Shar'ee reasons for them to move in and live with you, then your husband will not only be sinful for breaking a promise but even more severely for failing in his duty to fulfill your rights. This does not mean that you now have the right to dissolve the marriage or to take the issue to court whereby you may demand a compensation. No, the matter requires understanding and wisdom. Find out the reasons for the move. Maybe there is a serious need for it, maybe not. If not, try to sit down in seclusion with your husband and explain to him your situation. Build courage and confidence and don't give up. Allah Ta'ala will open up the way for you. And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Bismillah [IslamCity] Intermingling of Sexes
Intermingling of Sexes By Mufti Ebrahim Desai Posted: 19 Sha'ban 1423, 26 October 2002 Q.) What is the Shar'ee ruling on the intermingling of sexes, especially in these times? Please quote relevant verse and Ahaadeeth. A.) It is rather unfortunate that sin and evil has become so rife nowadays that people don't even regard sin as sin anymore and how true are the words of our beloved Rasul , 'A time will dawn upon man that Zina (adultery) will become so widespread that the most pious man in this world will be that person who witnesses two people doing evil on the street pavement. This person would go up to them and tell them to do it behind a tree. He will not stop them from the evil rather he would tell them that instead of doing it in front of everybody, they should go and do their actions behind a tree. The person who tells them this will be the most pious person. Today, we are presently experiencing the above adultery is being done openly, everywhere without any prohibition or obstruction.' (Islahi Khutubaat, Mufti Taqi Usmani vol.7 pg.32) In an verse of the noble Qur'an, Allah Ta'ala commands the believers, 'Say (O' Muhammad) unto the believers, lower your gazes and protect your private parts. That is more pure for you. Verily, Allah is all informed of what you are doing.' (Surah Nur). Evil glances is to look at any Ghayr Mahram (not permanently ineligible for marriage) especially with desire or to attain pleasure whether the person is alive or it is a picture. Both situations are totally haram. The greatest hindrance for the reformation and purification of the inner self is the sin of evil glances. Nabi explained in a Hadith, 'Evil glance is a poisonous arrow from the arrows of Iblees.' (Majmauz Zawaaid vol.8 pg.63) In another Hadith, Nabi mentioned, '… The Zina of the eyes is in evil glances and Zina of the ears is by listening (to evil) and Zina of the tongue speaking (about evil) and Zina of the hands is in touching (forbidden) and Zina of feet is in walking (towards evil) and the heart desires and hopes (in evil) and thereafter the private parts accepts that (acts upon it) or rejects it.' (Mishkaat Hadith # 86) Therefore, according to Shari'ah, to look, speak, listen, etc. to any Ghayr Mahram except at the time of extreme necessity is haram and impermissible. In an verse of the noble Qur'an, Allah Ta'ala says, 'And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts.' Although the reason for revelation is a specific incident and the wives of Nabi are specifically mentioned but this is general for the entire Ummah, i.e. if a woman wants to get something from the men, e.g. utensils, clothing, etc., she should not come in front of him, rather she should ask for it from behind a veil. (Ma'aariful Qur'an vol.7 pg.200; Idaaratul Ma'aarif) In another verse, Allah Ta'ala says, 'And stay in your homes and do not display yourselves, like that at the time of ignorance…' (Surah Ahzaab 33 vol.33). Therefore, the command unto women is to stay at home and only come out at the time of a necessity which is sanctioned by the Shari'ah, should a need arise. In other words total Shar'ee Hijaab should be adhered to. By a person fighting his Nafs and saving himself from sinning, he will attain the sweetness of Iman. Nabi said, 'A thought comes into a person to cast evil glances and who is that person who doesn't get these thoughts and his heart is also encouraging him to just take a look! But he fears Allah and saves himself by not casting an evil glance. This will cause a great burden but Allah Ta'ala will grant such sweetness of Iman that he won't even consider looking in future.' (Ahmad vol.5 pg.264) It is, therefore, imperative that awareness should be created amongst the Muslim students, both male and female, regarding the importance and laws of Shari'ah especially with regards to Hijab and intermingling of the sexes. The administration of MSA should be encouraged to adhere to the laws of Shari'ah, contextually, the laws of Hijaab.
Bismillah [IslamCity] A human being in Islam
In the Name of Almighty Allah Most Beneficent Most Merciful Assalamualaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu Alhamdu Lillahi Rabbil 'Aalameen was Salaatu was Salaamu 'alaa Ashrafil Ambiyaa'e wal Mursaleen Wa Ba'd: Almighty Allah Subhanahu Wa’ala informs us in verse 30 of Surah Al-Baqara: “Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: I will create a vicegerent on earth.” We may suppose that the Malaa'eeka had no independent wills of their own. Their perfection in other ways reflected Almighty Rabbul Ala’meen’s perfection but could not raise them to the dignity of vicegerent. The perfect vicegerent is he who has the power of initiative himself, but whose independent action always reflects perfectly the will of his Principal. Almighty Allah Azza Wajjal out of His great Muhabbat (love) for humanity then declares in verse 165 of Surah Al-An’am: “It is He Who had made you inheritors of the earth.” The human being has a very strange position in Islamic thought. In fact, human beings in Islam are not exclusively pictured as straight-statured animals, who walk on two feet and who can speak. According to the Most Glorious and Holy Qur’an, they are much deeper and more mysterious than what such words may define. Human beings are repeatedly praised as well as reproached in the Glorious Qur’an. They are considered more supreme than the heavens and the earth and, at the same time, meaner than devils and wild animals. They are regarded as creatures who can conquer the world, who can acquire the mastery of the Mala’eeka; yet so weak as to descend to the lowest of the low. Human beings are endowed with innate greatness and dignity. In fact, Almighty Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala has conferred upon them supremacy over many other creatures. They would recognize their real self only when they sense such nobleness and dignity, and regard themselves above pettiness of humilities, servitudes and sensualities. Almighty Allah Exalted tells us in Verse 70 of Surah Al-Israa: “And We have honoured the children of Adam.” Human hearts are not quieted except by the remembrance of Almighty Rabbul Ala’meen. Their desires are unlimited; yet they become bored with what they are blessed with the most. On the contrary, they become more eager as they are elevated toward joining the Divine Eternal Creator and Sustainer Who confirms this to us in verse 28 of Surah Ar-Rad: “Those who believe and whose hearts rest securely on the thought of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts rest.” And in verse 6 of Surah Al-Inshiqaq Allah’s confirms His promise to us: “Then verily, O man, who desires to reach thy Lord shall thou meet Him.” All earthly blessings have been created for the benefit of mankind. They are entitled to make use and enjoy them in the manner prescribed by Almighty Allah Azza Wajjal Who declares in 29 of Surah Al-Baqara: “It is He Who created everything on earth for you.” Almighty Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala created human beings in order that they would worship Him Alone and be obedient to Him as their foremost obligation for so He declares in verse 56 of Surah Az-Zariyat: “I have not created Jinn and man, but that they should worship Me.” In this verse we are reminded that Creation is not for idle sport. Almighty Allah Most Exalted has a serious purpose behind it, which, in our imperfect state, we can only express by saying that each creature is given the chance of development and progress towards the Goal, which is Rabbul Ala’meen. Almighty Allah Jallah Wa’ala is the source and centre of all power and all goodness, and our progress depends upon our putting ourselves into accord with His Will. This is His service. It is not of any benefit to Him: it is for our own benefit. Human beings do not appreciate themselves except in the worship of Almighty Allah Azza Wajjal and with the thought of Him. Should they forget their Glorious Creator and Sustainer, they would forget themselves. In such a situation, they would have forgotten who they are, what they are, why they are here and where they are heading. In short, they would not know the purpose of their existence as we learn from verse 19 of Surah Al-Hasr: “And be not like those who forget Allah, and whom he had therefore caused to forget their proper selves.” The conclusion is drawn, therefore, that the Most Glorious Qur’an reveals a picture of the human being as a chosen creature of Almighty Rabbul Ala’meen, as His own Caliph on earth and as being half-heavenly and half-earthly, in whom has been implanted a God-knowing nature, freewill, freedom, trustworthiness, a sense of responsibility towards himself or herself as well as the world and the favour of hegemony over Nature, heaven and earth. Human beings are empowered with inclination towards good and evil. Their existence begins with weakness and disability and moves in the direction of strength, but it does not reach the state of tranquility except on the
Bismillah [IslamCity] A Size 10 memorabilia............
Show me your shoe and I shall surely show no shame. George W. Bush has, indeed, declared after that shoe-incident that this projectile ( The shoe) was actually a Size 10 shoe. Size 10 means in European-standards, a size 45 shoe . (No offence for our US colleagues and US readers but here in Europe we are more advanced, we reached the 45 ) George Bush must have measured that shoe because he obviously has kept it as corpus delicti for the next invasion..of Malaysia or France. or as a memorabilia to show it to his grand-children,later on. And, symbolically , this pair of shoes are : the only honest thing which George has got out of Iraq. (or, also, the only thing which George has earned or deserved , so far ) The Smithsonian-Museum would like to have them too, and Larry King shall interview them next Friday.. Oprah Winfrey declined them , due to some unpleasant odours because that Journalist was very recently in a prison without showers for 45 days , while being investigated by Black-Waters . (true!) It is a bit ironic that The Neo-Cons brought to us democracy and got back some used -smelly-old-shoes , in return !!! Eng. Moustafa Roosenbloom orthopaedic-hygienic-consultant 16Th. of December 2008
