[IslamCity] Poem - You Are Never Alone

2005-03-17 Thread Zira Ishak
You Are Never Alonesometimes, when the world's not on your side you don't know where to run to you don't know where to hide you gaze, at the stars in the sky at the mountains so high through the tears in your eyes looking for a reason, to replace what is gone just remember, remember, that you

[IslamCity] An Important Letter

2005-03-26 Thread Zira Ishak
An Important Letter What happens when you receive an important letter from someone, do you put it away or immediately open it and read it? I believe, all of us would open the letter and read it. If you don't know how to read, you would find someone who could and let him read it out to you. In

[IslamCity] Poem - MY SHADE

2005-04-16 Thread Zira Ishak
MY SHADE by Khadija Javed You wonder what my shade is, What it represents. Call me anything; An extremist, a fundamentalist, Anything you desire. I don't care. My shade is My protection from this evil world, from roaming eyes, from diseased hearts. Call me anything; Vain or Submissive. don't

[IslamCity] poem - My Beloved

2005-04-16 Thread Zira Ishak
My Beloved by I A There was a time in my youth, When Islam was only a custom. They said, "Say La Ilaha Illallah, And pray, you'll go to Heaven." Ah, how simple, no struggle in this, Just a word, and simple act. Thereafter I'm absorbed in this world again, With my 'assured' place in

[IslamCity] The man who made a promise to tell the truth

2005-05-17 Thread Zira Ishak
The man who made a promise to tell the truth Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of trouble! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of bad things, but his promise to tell the truth saved him.Once a man came to the prophet

[IslamCity] Attitudes and Actions for Self-Development

2005-06-15 Thread Zira Ishak
Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh Attitudes and Actions for Self-Development If we are to change anything - our youth group, our community, our society - we have to start with ourselves. Accepting our responsibility and developing as individuals is the first

[IslamCity] Value 3 Things

2005-06-30 Thread Zira Ishak
ALWAYS VALUE THESE THREE THINGS: I. Good Advice.2. Good deeds done to others. 3. Death: Remembering it at all times.ALWAYS LOOK AFTER THESE THREE THINGS: I. Your Parents. 2. Your Teacher. 3. The Laws of the Almighty (to obey them). ALWAYS BELIEVE IN THESE THREE THINGS: 1. Almighty Allah. 2.

[IslamCity] Has the Prayer Lost its Power ?

2005-06-30 Thread Zira Ishak
Has the Prayer Lost its Power ?Brothers in Islam! Undoubtedly you often ask yourselves:Why is it that the Prayer, good and beneficial as it is, seemsto make no difference to our lives? Why does it neither im-prove our morals, nor transform us into a force dedicated toAllah? Why do we continue

[IslamCity] 10 Things Which Nullify Ones Islaam

2005-06-30 Thread Zira Ishak
Ten Things Which Nullify Ones Islaam In the name of Alaah the most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allaah, Lord of the worlds. May peace and salutations be upon the Last Messenger of Allaah, and upon all those who follow him until the Last day.To proceed:Brother

[IslamCity] TO LOVE FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAAH

2005-09-10 Thread Zira Ishak
LOVE FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAAH To love someone for the sake of Allah is a grand act for which much merit and many rewards have been promised."To love for the sake of Allah" means loving someone, not for worldly gain, but because he/she is more religious and pious or busy in serving Muslims and