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Productivity From Hajj: When Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) completed the structure of the Ka’bah, Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) commanded him to call the people to Hajj. Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) got confused he said, “O Allah! How shall my voice reach all of those people?” Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) told him that his duty was only to give the call and it was up to Allah to make it reach the people. Here we have a beautiful productivity lesson; don’t worry about the results/outcome of your effort, rather worry about making the effort and ensuring you do the task to the best of your ability. If Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) saw that the expected outcome of his task is impossible, he would have given up and there would have been no Hajj. But, he relied upon Allah & did his best, he climbed Mount Arafat and called out in his loudest voice, “O People! Verily Allah has prescribed upon you Hajj, so perform Hajj.” Every human being on earth at that time heard that call and Hajj began since...

It's a little game. I will say a few words and I can tell what came into your mind right after hearing them; extremist. You thought of a bearded Muslim, right? Again; fundamentalist. There, I got that right too, didn't I? I am very disturbed by the use of these terms for the Muslims around the world. These terms have become like a "Do not come near, 10000 volt current. danger" sign. What is wrong with all the people is beyond me. A singer used to practice her singing for long hours. She would wake up even before dawn and practice since it was the good time for learning and comprehending stuff. The mind remains fresh and it grasps things quickly during the early hours of a day. But if a Muslim brother/sister wakes up early for tahajjud he would be called an extremist. He would get looks from people which tell him that whatever he is doing is not right and he/she doesn't have to "go beyond routine stuff". It doesn't make any sense to me. That singer is...

In the name of Allah, All praises be to Allah, All Prayers and Blessings of Allah be upon Prophet Muhammad, his family and companions. Selection is one of Allah's enactments in this universe. Allah (SWT ) selected some prophets, angels, months and days to be better than others. For example, Allah (SWT) selected the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah to be better than any other days. Let us know their virtues and the best righteous deeds we can do during them. Their virtues mentioned in the Qur'an and Sunnah 1) Allah (SWT) says in the Noble Qur'an what can be translated as: "And (by) the dawn and (by) the ten nights ." (TMQ , Surat al-Fajr 1-2) Their virtues mentioned in ahadith Ibn-Kathir said: "The ten nights are the first ten nights of Dhul-Hijjah as stated by Ibn-Abbas, Ibn-al-Zubair, Mujahid, and many others scholars, both past and present." 2) Ibn-Abbas reported that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH ) said, "No good deeds done on other d...

Today is different. I can't really pinpoint it but I can feel it in me. You know, when we ask Him, He provides it. Really He does. and He makes it clear that He did by making us conscious of it. I really can't comprehend why people (including me) not ask Him all the time. Why do we go to other's doorsteps for things. why our faith on Him is not conventional. Like breathing is natural. do we make any effort to breathe? do we have to drag each breath out of air? No. So asking Him, believing Him should be natural like that. Like there is this cent percent possibility that He'll answer and provide and take care of everything. Blind Faith. You know, we fail, we suffer because of this lack in faith. And there are some people whose faith level keep on fluctuating. sometimes they are such diehard believers that they astonish people and sometimes they act like vegetables. I can't judge which condition can be followed. the constant lack of faith or the fluctuati...

Back in the day, when we were still school kids, our Islamic Studies teacher used to begin her lectures with a prayer and sometimes, asked us to join in too. It is the prayer we say before starting to study and the translation goes like this: "(Moses said): 'O my Lord! Open for me my chest (grant me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness). And ease my task for me; And make loose the knot from my tongue, (i.e. remove the incorrectness from my speech). That they understand my speech." ~ Surah Taha, verses 25:28 This prayer proved to be quite beneficial for me -- someone who was unaware that such a thing even existed. Somehow, I got into the habit of saying it throughout the years after school ended, to the extent that when I started taking my freshman International Relations course, the professor used to recite this prayer for us before starting his lecture. He was the only person I knew, after my schoolteacher, who recited that prayer and that made me respect him even...

Sharafat soz tasveeron ki uryani nahin jati Adaab ki aar main Targheeb-e-roomani nahin jati KHUDA maloom nasal-e-nauu ka kia anjam hona hai Watan se fasah naghmo ki farawani nahin jati Azab aye to us main saienkron ki jaan jati hai Nahin jati to shaitano ki shaitani nahin jati Kahin basti ki basti bond pani ko tarasti hai Kahin barish barasti hai to tughyani nahin jati Zamana is qadar qaail hwa ha jhoote logon ka Jo sach kehte hain unki ek bhi maani nahin jati Jahan k zarre zarre se numayan hai jaalal Uska Magar hum se Khuda ki zaat pehchani nahin jati..! [Unknown source]

Compiled by: Mushtaq Ahmed Quresh Translated by: Noor-e-Hira Shamim In previous piece we read about the weapons sheytaan use to lead us astray. In this post we will see how does he use this weapon and its remedy. In Surah Nas, chapter 114 of Quran Allaah says: "Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, The Sovereign of mankind. The God of mankind, From the evil of the retreating whisperer - Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - From among the jinn and mankind." (Surah An-Nas ) EXPLANATION : In this surah, refuge and help of Allaah is asked by using His three qualities to revoke Him. He is the Cherisher, He is our Master and True God. King of the kings , have Power over each and everything. He is Almighty and Only One who can save us from from all the evil we know or we don't know of. He can give us refuge against all kinds of enemies. In these ayaah, doubt is related to sheytaan. The kind of doubt that is not stopped in one attempt, he doesn't get h...

"One's journey is all about a descent or eminence. Either one is moving towards excellence or an ebb. All of our life is spent between these two extremes and the path of it either goes through gratitude or thanklessness. There are some lucky people who are always grateful, no matter they are having successes or facing failures. Some are always thankless whether at pinnacle or on descent. And then there are some who are thankful when going forward, ungrateful when having problems. Human beings are among many of His creations. They are superior among others, nevertheless a creation. We don't have any right over Him but obligations. He blessed us with His innumerable favors. He started these with Heaven and Keeps giving us throughout our lives. He asked us only one thing in return for all those favors--gratitude. What would you feel if you give someone a favor and instead of acknowledging it they complaint about what you could have done but didn't do or it wasn't enou...

We need to take back our deen. Click on the highlighted word to know about the challenge we are given, nowadays in Pakistan.