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My Heart Circled the Throne
Did you initiate and assume Ihraam (sacral state)? Did you feel the joy of your heart? Didyou change? If only your heart heads towards the House of Allah (the Ka'bah) … if only you could put on the garments of Ihraam and start uttering the Talbiyah (call) of Hajj … a Talbiyah done by one who is escaping towards his Lord for rescue.. More -
'As Sinless as on the Day he was Born'
Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I heard the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,saying: “Whoever performs Hajj for Allah and does not do Rafath(approach his wife for sexual relations) nor commits sins (while performing Hajj), he will return as sinless as he was on the day he was born.” [Al-Bukhari] Another.. More -
Love and Longing for the Hajj - III
1- Consider here the statement of the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, in the Hadeeth narrated on the authority of Sa‘eed bin Al-Musayyib, may Allah have mercy upon him, where he said that he heard Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, the wife of The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, saying.. More -
Love and Longing for the Hajj - I
Those who have no money but long for (visiting) the Sacred House of Allah: Such people are those whose hearts burn out of longing for the Sacred House of Allah, and their eyes shed tears whenever it is time for Hajj, to the extent that they neither enjoy food, nor feel comfortable when sleeping. It is those whose hearts are attached to the House of.. More -
Love and Longing for the Hajj - II
Consider the time when the Muslims come out of their homes purified in the state of ablution in order to perform the obligatory prayer in congregation in the Masjid. This resembles the time the pilgrims set out of their homes directing their hearts and bodies to the Sacred House to perform the rituals of Hajj. Just as pilgrims gather in one place,.. More -
Patience – the equipment of the believers
We are in urgent need of patience, especially in these dayswhen Islam appears to be strange like never before. Fitnah (trials and tribulations) has increased and the one who adheres to his or her religion has become like a person holding burning coal in the hand. Indeed, this life is one of trial, while the Hereafter is the abode of reward. A believer.. More -
Khushoo’
Khushoo‘ generally refers to the state of the heart when it stands before its Lord in full submission, humility and absolute concentration; it also represents the tenderness of the heart, as well as its tranquility, humbleness and passion. Khushoo’ transpires only when the fire of desire is extinguished, and instead the light of veneration.. More -
Seeking forgiveness
Seeking forgiveness means to request Allah The Almighty to not just pardon one’s sins, but to protect one from their evil and to conceal them. In other words, it is a servant’s plea to Allah The Almighty to not expose him or her in this life or in the Hereafter, and to ward off the punishment that he or she deserves, by His grace and mercy... More -
Supplication softens the heart – I
Allah The Almighty made supplication to be an act of worship and an acceptable offering that brings the slave closer to Him. He commanded His slaves to resort to Him, so as to obtain a high rank and become closer to Him. Supplication was also commanded and made to be a means of expressing hope in His mercy, and all creatures resort to Allah in times.. More -
Supplication softens the heart - II
The Manners and Etiquettes of Supplication - Supplicating to Allah insistently and repeating the supplication three times. Ibn Mas‘ood, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, when he supplicated or asked for something from Allah, he would repeat it thrice.” In a Hadeeth.. More -
Patience: your first line of defence
Patience is truly a virtue which only a few have been blessed with. The Arabic word for patience is 'Sabr', which means to prevent, limit or restrain; more specifically, it means to restrain the soul from panic, anger or greed, to limit the complaints of the tongue, and to prevent the body from doing evil deeds. It is difficult, however, to face.. More -
Establish the prayers and the prize is Paradise
Allah Almighty Says (what means): "And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times." [Quran 4:103] For forty consecutive years, Sa`eed Ibn Al-Musayyib,.. More -
The importance of Taqwaa
Taqwaa is said to be that spiritual state wherein a person, believing firmly in the Omnipotence of Almighty Allah and His Omnipresence, has an acute urge to distinguish between virtue and vice, and a burning desire to adopt the good and to eschew the evil in order to protect himself from the displeasure of Almighty Allah. The linguistic meaning of.. More -
The consequence of sins
During the first half of the year 2002, people would have understood any reference to cars, bars, or Mars, but not SARS - a disease which emerged at the end of 2003. They would have asked for the meaning of this strange word, because Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, had not yet emerged. Similarly, before the emergence of AIDS (Acquired Immune.. More -
Sincerity … the eternal salvation
Allah created mankind for His worship, and He commanded them to obey Him. Allah set two conditions for the acceptance of deeds, without which deeds are rejected; first, is for the deed to be sincerely performed for the sake of Allah; second, for the deed to be correctly performed, that is, it must conform with the way that the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi.. More
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