firstly, extremely sorry for the delay.
those who speak against the prophet(SAW) or any of his companions(RAU)are not worthy of friendship for the prophet(SAW) is Allah's beloved and should be dearest to a muslim more than his parents, family, wealth and evrything. when you hold someone this dear, how can you bear to hear someone talking disrespectfully about him. talking disrespectfully about the prophet(SAW) also means negating khatam-e-nabuvvat and denying his(SAW) status as the final and last prophet. Allah himself is so conscious of the regard of his beloved(SAW) that addressing the sahabat in the quran, He says that do not raise your voice above that of the prophet(SAW) lest all your deeds go wasted and you dont even realize. this shows that the respect of the prophet(SAW)is so dear to Allah Himself that even the sahabahs, who were so loyal and dedicated to the prophet(SAW) were warned to be careful when it came to the matter of the prophet(SAW). Then who are we to speak so carelessly and casually about the prophet(SAW), disregarding the boundaries of respect. disrespect of the prophet(SAW) also means to say anything against the wives of the prophet(SAW) (umhaat-ul-moqmineen). they are the mothers of the muslim ummah and while a simple mother holds so much respect in islam, the level of respect for these pious ladies should be of even greater level. a son, no matter how nonpractising a muslim he may be, cannot tolerate anything said against his mother, his pride and ghairat doesnt allow him to, so how can he tolerate to hear something against the prophet(SAW), his companions(RAU) or family when his islam is incomplete unless he holds the prophet(SAW) dearest than everything else in this world!!!? when a son hits someone out of anger that he said something abusive about his mother, we can understand, but when someone gets emotional and aggressive because someone said something disrespectful about the prophet(SAW)(nauuzubillah), we fail to understand his reaction and label him as intolerant and jahill!this is because we ourselves do not have that relation with our prophet(SAW) where we love him to such a level that we cannot tolerate a word said against his status and stature. its one thing to be sophisticated and civilized and quite another to be bayghairat! we are being fooled into thinking that we should be tolerant in all matters, even when it comes to the prophet(SAW) and let everyone speak what they feel like. that is where we should set the line and knowing that when Allah himself is so sensitive about his prophet(SAW), how can we be all cool and unaffected when something is said against him(SAW). at least have that relation and association with your prophet(SAW) that your heart aches at such things and you condemn them. dont have such a dead heart that doesnt even realize or feel any such emotions.
thirdly respect for the prophet(SAW) also means respect for all his(SAW) companions. they were the most fortunate and blessed ones in the ummah for they had the good fortune to avail the personal company of the prophet(SAW), see him(SAW) with their very eyes, touch him(SAW) with their hands, listen to him (SAW), breathe in the same air!!!!they were extremely dear to the prophet(SAW) and numerous were given the confirmation of jannah , then how can we begin to point fingers at them!!!?we, the nonpractising, weak faithed, terrible sinners, so far apart from the glorious time of the prophet(SAW). where do we stand to hold the authority to criticize the sahabah and what they did/didnt do!!!?we are drowned in sins and they were given approval by Allah (Allah pleased with them and they pleased with Allah). where does this leave us with any authority whatsoever then to question their personality or ways? yes, we should understand why and how things happened but do so very carefully, never forgetting for a second the status of ALL the sahabahs and the reprimand we will face if we indulge in any disrespect.just like poison drunk by mistake will have same effect as poison drunk by choice, similarly disrespect of the prophet(SAW) can have disastrous impact on us, throwing us in the depths of misery, rottening our souls and whats worse is, we may be too ignorant to even realize that we've indulged in it. what may have happened in ignorance, seek forgiveness for that, and for the future, be very careful and respectful when it comes to the matters of the prophet(SAW)
may Allah grant us the sight to realize the great status of the prophet(SAW) and Allah's fondness for him(SAW) and give us the ability to feel that love for him(SAW) without which we cannot be called muslims!
to convert one non-believer to islam is better than killing a 1000 non-believers. such is the spirit of islam. the prophet(SAW) loved all human beings, he was sent to all mankind and so he felt for all creation of Allah. His heart ached for all and since the realities of heaven and hell had been unveiled before him(SAW), he knew what awaited non-believers and wished for noone to end up in hell. the message and invitation is all there, it is just a matter of our personal decision and choice!whether we choose the way of the prophet(SAW)that takes to heaven or of the devil, that takes to hell. we and we alone ruin our destiny and we and we alone make it.
yes Allah's knowledge exceeds the limits of time, so He knows what i will choose, but I DONT!!!!this is a very important point. many people blame fate for their mistakes and sins but they dont realize that it was their own choice that led them there. if a teacher, having taught her students for years, knows his strengths and weaknesses and thus can gauge how he will perform in his exams, can the studnet blame her for his grades???no! just because Allah knows what choice i will make, doesnt mean I can put it all on fate and shed off all responsibility. what does His knowledge have to do with our actions and decisions?Allah is not dependent on time that unless a thing happens, He wouldnt know about it! He is ultimate supreme and has ultimate knowledge
quran ABSOLUTELY Cannot be understood without hadith. we cannot flaunt our own philosophy, grip on Arabic to claim that we can understand quran on our own, without consulting the hadith.
Allah is aware of everything and this has been mentioned time and again in the quran to keep people conscious of Allah's presence at all times. this life is an opportunity given by Allah and should be spent as per His will. come to think of it, what really is ours and ours alone!? nothing! not our life, not our organs, family, food, health, wealth. all has been given by Allah, all are His blessings, then how can we forget Him and use all these against His will!?we are so strict on our maids that if they do anything against our will we take them to task right then and there! Allah is our lord and we are His servants yet He is so merciful that even when we do, He doesnt immediately check us or takes these away from us, but gives us the opportunity to repent and turn to Him. He puts us through rough and good times to test our faith and to make us reach out to Him. we tend to reach out to Allah more in troubling times as it is then when we realize our true worth and know that only He can take us out of difficulities. hence, at such times,, these troubles are a great blessing in disguise for they bring us on the right path and keep us from going astray.
the door of repentance never closes and Allah is so forgiving that even when a person, all drenched in sins, hated by all for his deeds, turns to Allah in true sincerity and seeks forgiveness, Allah forgives him. our faith is weak so we have doubts about the promises of Allah, where He has promised rewards for those who repent, stand firm in the way of islam, or give away in the way of Allah. but our faith is weak....
what is ehsaan? it is to pray as if you are watching Allah or that Allah is watching you. if we apply this simple rule in our life, our entire life will get on track for in whatever we do or so, we will have firm faith that Allah is seeing us and thus will refrain from worng, or repent if we commit a sin for to err is human.
when one has utter faith that he is not alone, he gets confidence and courage to step up for what is right, fears no one and looks at no one for assistance but Allah. he develops such beautiful balance in his personality that there is dignity yet humility, fear yet hope. dignity of his status equal to that of other human beings, holding no expectation or hope from any man. humility that all men are servants of Allah, deserve respect and may be of better virtues than them, fear of upsetting Allah and hope of being granted His forgiveness.
real knowledge is that which reflects in our character and does not stay mere words alone.
all men have been bestowed the sense of right and wrong
Allah is most (ghayoor) sensitive for His prophet(SAW) and islam
how can it be that quran is the word of Allah yet it fails to touch the heart!!!? no! it is our hearts that have gone rusty and have lost the capacity to receive the rays/signals of the divine revelation otherwise who can listen to the quran and not be moved by it!!!?what has gone wrong with our hearts? as said in the quran about the various status of the heart. their hearts are blind, their hearts are in the dark, in ignorance. then we need to awaken our hearts, open their eyes so that they can see the realities of the hereafter before it comes, of death before it dawns for then it would be too late! to make your heart receptive, enlighten it with the rememberance of Allah. according to prophet(SAW), there is a polish for everything, and the polish for heart is the remembrance of Allah. remember Allah in your heart, be conscious of His presence, of Him watching you whatever you do, remember Him with recitation, with your actions, pray to Him to give your heart the capacity to receive His bounties. it is beautiful that you can pray to Allah for anything and everything and feel no shame in that for when you do this do you realize your real worth that you are capable of nothing if it werent for Him. you couldnt even blink your eyes if He didnt will so understand your position and realize His greatness and ask Him for the smallest to the biggest, ask Him for worldly to heavenly, for hidayat to maghfirat, from whats possible to you to whats impossible for you(As nothing is impossible for Him)
ask Him for the most humanly imaginable impossible things. you have nothing to lose. either u will get it, or He will give you something better or He will save you from something bad or you will be compensated for the unanswered prayer in the hereafter. in all cases, it is a win-win situation.
those who speak against the prophet(SAW) or any of his companions(RAU)are not worthy of friendship for the prophet(SAW) is Allah's beloved and should be dearest to a muslim more than his parents, family, wealth and evrything. when you hold someone this dear, how can you bear to hear someone talking disrespectfully about him. talking disrespectfully about the prophet(SAW) also means negating khatam-e-nabuvvat and denying his(SAW) status as the final and last prophet. Allah himself is so conscious of the regard of his beloved(SAW) that addressing the sahabat in the quran, He says that do not raise your voice above that of the prophet(SAW) lest all your deeds go wasted and you dont even realize. this shows that the respect of the prophet(SAW)is so dear to Allah Himself that even the sahabahs, who were so loyal and dedicated to the prophet(SAW) were warned to be careful when it came to the matter of the prophet(SAW). Then who are we to speak so carelessly and casually about the prophet(SAW), disregarding the boundaries of respect. disrespect of the prophet(SAW) also means to say anything against the wives of the prophet(SAW) (umhaat-ul-moqmineen). they are the mothers of the muslim ummah and while a simple mother holds so much respect in islam, the level of respect for these pious ladies should be of even greater level. a son, no matter how nonpractising a muslim he may be, cannot tolerate anything said against his mother, his pride and ghairat doesnt allow him to, so how can he tolerate to hear something against the prophet(SAW), his companions(RAU) or family when his islam is incomplete unless he holds the prophet(SAW) dearest than everything else in this world!!!? when a son hits someone out of anger that he said something abusive about his mother, we can understand, but when someone gets emotional and aggressive because someone said something disrespectful about the prophet(SAW)(nauuzubillah), we fail to understand his reaction and label him as intolerant and jahill!this is because we ourselves do not have that relation with our prophet(SAW) where we love him to such a level that we cannot tolerate a word said against his status and stature. its one thing to be sophisticated and civilized and quite another to be bayghairat! we are being fooled into thinking that we should be tolerant in all matters, even when it comes to the prophet(SAW) and let everyone speak what they feel like. that is where we should set the line and knowing that when Allah himself is so sensitive about his prophet(SAW), how can we be all cool and unaffected when something is said against him(SAW). at least have that relation and association with your prophet(SAW) that your heart aches at such things and you condemn them. dont have such a dead heart that doesnt even realize or feel any such emotions.
thirdly respect for the prophet(SAW) also means respect for all his(SAW) companions. they were the most fortunate and blessed ones in the ummah for they had the good fortune to avail the personal company of the prophet(SAW), see him(SAW) with their very eyes, touch him(SAW) with their hands, listen to him (SAW), breathe in the same air!!!!they were extremely dear to the prophet(SAW) and numerous were given the confirmation of jannah , then how can we begin to point fingers at them!!!?we, the nonpractising, weak faithed, terrible sinners, so far apart from the glorious time of the prophet(SAW). where do we stand to hold the authority to criticize the sahabah and what they did/didnt do!!!?we are drowned in sins and they were given approval by Allah (Allah pleased with them and they pleased with Allah). where does this leave us with any authority whatsoever then to question their personality or ways? yes, we should understand why and how things happened but do so very carefully, never forgetting for a second the status of ALL the sahabahs and the reprimand we will face if we indulge in any disrespect.just like poison drunk by mistake will have same effect as poison drunk by choice, similarly disrespect of the prophet(SAW) can have disastrous impact on us, throwing us in the depths of misery, rottening our souls and whats worse is, we may be too ignorant to even realize that we've indulged in it. what may have happened in ignorance, seek forgiveness for that, and for the future, be very careful and respectful when it comes to the matters of the prophet(SAW)
may Allah grant us the sight to realize the great status of the prophet(SAW) and Allah's fondness for him(SAW) and give us the ability to feel that love for him(SAW) without which we cannot be called muslims!
to convert one non-believer to islam is better than killing a 1000 non-believers. such is the spirit of islam. the prophet(SAW) loved all human beings, he was sent to all mankind and so he felt for all creation of Allah. His heart ached for all and since the realities of heaven and hell had been unveiled before him(SAW), he knew what awaited non-believers and wished for noone to end up in hell. the message and invitation is all there, it is just a matter of our personal decision and choice!whether we choose the way of the prophet(SAW)that takes to heaven or of the devil, that takes to hell. we and we alone ruin our destiny and we and we alone make it.
yes Allah's knowledge exceeds the limits of time, so He knows what i will choose, but I DONT!!!!this is a very important point. many people blame fate for their mistakes and sins but they dont realize that it was their own choice that led them there. if a teacher, having taught her students for years, knows his strengths and weaknesses and thus can gauge how he will perform in his exams, can the studnet blame her for his grades???no! just because Allah knows what choice i will make, doesnt mean I can put it all on fate and shed off all responsibility. what does His knowledge have to do with our actions and decisions?Allah is not dependent on time that unless a thing happens, He wouldnt know about it! He is ultimate supreme and has ultimate knowledge
quran ABSOLUTELY Cannot be understood without hadith. we cannot flaunt our own philosophy, grip on Arabic to claim that we can understand quran on our own, without consulting the hadith.
Allah is aware of everything and this has been mentioned time and again in the quran to keep people conscious of Allah's presence at all times. this life is an opportunity given by Allah and should be spent as per His will. come to think of it, what really is ours and ours alone!? nothing! not our life, not our organs, family, food, health, wealth. all has been given by Allah, all are His blessings, then how can we forget Him and use all these against His will!?we are so strict on our maids that if they do anything against our will we take them to task right then and there! Allah is our lord and we are His servants yet He is so merciful that even when we do, He doesnt immediately check us or takes these away from us, but gives us the opportunity to repent and turn to Him. He puts us through rough and good times to test our faith and to make us reach out to Him. we tend to reach out to Allah more in troubling times as it is then when we realize our true worth and know that only He can take us out of difficulities. hence, at such times,, these troubles are a great blessing in disguise for they bring us on the right path and keep us from going astray.
the door of repentance never closes and Allah is so forgiving that even when a person, all drenched in sins, hated by all for his deeds, turns to Allah in true sincerity and seeks forgiveness, Allah forgives him. our faith is weak so we have doubts about the promises of Allah, where He has promised rewards for those who repent, stand firm in the way of islam, or give away in the way of Allah. but our faith is weak....
what is ehsaan? it is to pray as if you are watching Allah or that Allah is watching you. if we apply this simple rule in our life, our entire life will get on track for in whatever we do or so, we will have firm faith that Allah is seeing us and thus will refrain from worng, or repent if we commit a sin for to err is human.
when one has utter faith that he is not alone, he gets confidence and courage to step up for what is right, fears no one and looks at no one for assistance but Allah. he develops such beautiful balance in his personality that there is dignity yet humility, fear yet hope. dignity of his status equal to that of other human beings, holding no expectation or hope from any man. humility that all men are servants of Allah, deserve respect and may be of better virtues than them, fear of upsetting Allah and hope of being granted His forgiveness.
real knowledge is that which reflects in our character and does not stay mere words alone.
all men have been bestowed the sense of right and wrong
Allah is most (ghayoor) sensitive for His prophet(SAW) and islam
how can it be that quran is the word of Allah yet it fails to touch the heart!!!? no! it is our hearts that have gone rusty and have lost the capacity to receive the rays/signals of the divine revelation otherwise who can listen to the quran and not be moved by it!!!?what has gone wrong with our hearts? as said in the quran about the various status of the heart. their hearts are blind, their hearts are in the dark, in ignorance. then we need to awaken our hearts, open their eyes so that they can see the realities of the hereafter before it comes, of death before it dawns for then it would be too late! to make your heart receptive, enlighten it with the rememberance of Allah. according to prophet(SAW), there is a polish for everything, and the polish for heart is the remembrance of Allah. remember Allah in your heart, be conscious of His presence, of Him watching you whatever you do, remember Him with recitation, with your actions, pray to Him to give your heart the capacity to receive His bounties. it is beautiful that you can pray to Allah for anything and everything and feel no shame in that for when you do this do you realize your real worth that you are capable of nothing if it werent for Him. you couldnt even blink your eyes if He didnt will so understand your position and realize His greatness and ask Him for the smallest to the biggest, ask Him for worldly to heavenly, for hidayat to maghfirat, from whats possible to you to whats impossible for you(As nothing is impossible for Him)
ask Him for the most humanly imaginable impossible things. you have nothing to lose. either u will get it, or He will give you something better or He will save you from something bad or you will be compensated for the unanswered prayer in the hereafter. in all cases, it is a win-win situation.
Nice sharing...is this from the followers of mufti taqi usmani and junaid jamshed, because the concepts and examples are the same as given in the dars i used to attend...
ReplyDeleteits for ahle-sunnat-wal-jamaat. the lecturer consults various sources to give us complete and comprehensive lesson.if u find parts similar to those of the people mentioned, i suppose that adds credibility to the dars:)for they are renowned and accepted sources on religion
ReplyDeleteisnt ASWJ a banned organization?
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ReplyDeleteits not an organization but a fiqh:) like ahl-e-tashieh:)
ReplyDeletei was referring to this organization - which has the same name http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-17322095
ReplyDeleteNevwr heard of it:) i meant it as a school of thought :) unfortunatrly eveything id controversial these days. U say Allah hu Akbar n people are threatened
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Deletethats so true. however one should be careful to note the deviations, especially extremist/violent ones i.e SSP-ASWJ the organization led by Aurangzeb Farooqui.
DeleteI'm just a Muslim. That's my organization:) as I said aswj is mentioned as a school of thought.how else is a sunni supposed to declare her school of thought?:)
DeleteI'm just a Muslim. That's my organization:) as I said aswj is mentioned as a school of thought.how else is a sunni supposed to declare her school of thought?:)
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