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Every time you go to such fancy marriage, you are okaying their lavish spending in marriage:

-  *Is it not the time to stop attending big fat & fancy marriage parties?* It was such a big pleasure to read about marriages happening during covid with minimal set of people attending it. No rituals, no traditions, no extravaganza spending and zero showoff. It was dream come true for the people like us supporting and working to ease marriages in our Muslim society. But our good dreams were short lived. We hear of fancy & lavish marriages, even though corona has not left us yet. Didn't our people learn their lessons yet?  *The business around marriages seems to have come back, woe to our people who failed to learn lessons from corona which was such a big Message from Allah swt. Do we need more punishments from Allah swt to return back to the Sunnah? Look around the number of marriage halls in the city have increased many folds... these are not making marriages easy but have made marriages a thriving and lucrative business!* All the mess, traditions, cultures, expenditure,

They had nothing much to show, but what they did, mattered to Allah:

May Allah bless you and your family with good health, happiness and honour.  May this day be very special for you in more ways than you thought. Smile and enjoy.  Abu Hurairah(ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah(sa) said : "Charity does not diminish wealth. Allah does not increase a man in anything for his pardoning (others) but in honour, and none humbles himself for Allah but Allah raises him". (Tirmidhi V4 H2029) Allah blesses acts of alms giving and charity and makes them the cause of increases in wealth rather than decrease in it. Similarly, the act of forgiving and pardoning a wrong doer from a position of strength is the cause of increase in a man's honour and prestige.  ALWAYS LOOK AT THE GOOD IN OTHERS. . . There are no automatic passports to Jannah. A person earned the favor of Jannah just by quenching the thirst of a dog,  another earned it by just forgiving everyone daily before going to bed. They had nothing much to show, but what they did, mattered to A

All wealth belongs to Allah and human beings are only trustees to the wealth:

  From the   Islamic point of view, even though man can have private ownership rights to the wealth, however, Allah has clearly laid down the terms of trust. This is because, in Islam, all wealth belongs to Allah and human beings are only trustees to the wealth. On this point, Islam prescribes ways to carry out the trust so that a person has no right to use it to satisfy his whims. He has to observe the Divine commandments. If the violation is serious,  hence, his inability to use his wealth properly provides the basis for the forfeiture of his right to his wealth.  For those whom Allah has blessed with wealth, it is a test; and Muslims should strive to pass this test by not becoming worshipers of hoarded wealth.  Note: The above is taken from below Source. Please click to read full article: http://arzim.blogspot.com/2010/02/all-wealth-belongs-to-god-and-man-is.html?m=1

15 Things About The Character of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Every Muslim Must Spread:

 🌸15 Things About The Character of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Every Muslim Must Spread: If there is any personality that has lived on the face of this earth who was complete in every regard and the life of whom can serve as a beacon of guidance for people of every walk of life, that personality would undeniably be the personality of Muhammad (PBUH). Muslims follow Him because of Him being the Prophet as their religion and those who do not follow Islam also hold Him at a higher pedestal when it comes to human character. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in Saudi Arabia in the city of Makkah about 1400 years ago. Since then the world has not seen the likes of Him in every regard and the study of human history shows that there have been none better than Him before Him as well. The key factor that brings reverence and respect to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in both the Islamic and the non-Islamic circles is His character. He was the best in character and He also said about in one of His hadiths in

WOMEN ARE THE BIGGEST TEMPTATION (fitnah) FOR MEN & THIS IS THE TRUTH (sharee’ah closes all doors that may lead to evil)::

- ALLAH says in surah al-Imran: aya 14: ﴿زُيّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوتِ مِنَ النّسَآء وَالْبَنِينَ وَالْقَنَـطِيرِ ..... ""Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, Qanatir Al-Muqantarah of gold and silver,...... ALLAH started with women, because the test with them is more TEMPTING. For instance, the Sahih recorded that the Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said,  «مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةً أَضَرَّ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النِّسَاء»  “I have not left behind me any fitnah (temptation) more harmful to men than women.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5096; Muslim, 2740.)  & It is reported that ‘Abdullâh b. Mas’ûd – radhi allahu anhu – said: If I had ten days left to live, and I knew I would die by the end of them, and I had enough time to get married, I would get married for FEAR of temptation (fitnah of women). Source: Sa’îd b. Mansûr, Al-Sunan article 493. ALLAHU AKBAR, we all know and even the Quran & Authentic Sunnah bear witness as we

Video that is filled with passion, mercy, courage and superb paternal affection:

 - A female zebra supposed to give birth, suddenly became unconscious due to severe labor pains, the male zebra attempts to revive female, so as not to allow her to die and in the process the fetus also. Luckily the mother gained consciousness and the father helped her deliver the baby by assisting her superbly during her struggle. After she delivers, she is very angry and attempts to kill the father and the newborn because she thought they both were responsible for her labour pain. The father of the newborn makes an valiant attempt to save the newborn from the angry female zebra and finally succeeds in reviving both of them in this stunning video that is filled with passion, mercy, courage and superb paternal affection. 👆👆👇👇 Click to watch: Source: received the message and video through whatsapp

RETURNING BACK TO HIS BOOK AND THE SUNNAH OF HIS MESSENGER صلى الله عليه وسلم:

 🚫 Our welfare is not decided by who will be the next president or head of any nation. 🚫 Our welfare is not decided by who supports us and who is against us. 🚫 Our welfare is not decided by the “numbers”. 🌟OUR WELFARE IS ONLY THROUGH ISLAAM; 🌟 THROUGH REAL OBEDIENCE TO ALLAAH; 🌟 THROUGH RETURNING BACK TO HIS BOOK AND THE SUNNAH OF HIS MESSENGER صلى الله عليه وسلم 🌴🌴🌴 `Umar رضي الله عنه said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said:   ❝By this Book (i.e. the Qur’aan), Allaah exalts some peoples and degrade others.❞  📚[Saheeh Muslim]  🌴🌴🌴 Our honor is in following Islaam. `Umar Ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه set out for al-Shaam with Abu `Ubaydah bin al-Jarraah رضي الله عنه. On the way, they came upon a deep creek (which they needed to cross). So `Umar came down off his camel, took off his sandals and carried them on his shoulders. Then he took the reign of the camel and began plowing through the water. Abu `Ubaydah said: “O Ameer al-Mu’mineen! You are doing this - you took off your sandals and

How does Allah Ta’ala increase when He accepts the sadaqah!:

- It is a story from 1282 Hijri, that is, 160 years ago. There was a noble and righteous woman named Munira in the city of Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. She intended to bequeath her jewellery to her brother before she died and instructed him to buy a shop from that money. Whatever income would come from this shop would be spent to fulfill the needs of masakeen.  After her death, her brother sold the jewellery and bought a shop in the name of his sister, which was worth twelve riyals according to the currency of the period. He rented the shop and the rent money was used to attend to the needs of masakeen. This continued for nearly 100 years. After 100 years, the monthly rent of the shop had reached 15,000 riyals and through this money more things were provided for the needy. Then came the day when the Saudi government decided to expand the Mosque of Buraidah and decided to acquire land and shops within the vicinity of the expansion site. The shop of the deceased woman was within the boundarie

Don't ever think that those who don't do what you do are inferior in any way or have nothing to offer:

 - *ALL ARE GOOD, BUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS* Some have the ability to wake up in the middle of the night for *Tahajjud Salaat* daily, but others cannot wake up despite much effort. However, they fast on *Mondays and Thursdays* throughout the year.  Others cannot do both of the above, but wherever they walk, they give *generously to beggars.* Some don't have the strength to carry out extra ibaadah, but keep a *clean heart and a smiling face* towards people all the time. Others do nothing but just make *kids laugh whenever they meet them* The point? Don't ever think that those who don't do what you do are inferior in any way or have nothing to offer. *Never think that your acts of Ibaadah are better than others*. Never let your piety develop subtle pride in you. Never let your piety isolate yourself from family and friends, never let it make you *above the law . Your ancestry, wealth, scholarly abilities, skin colour, strength on the battlefield are *not criteria for your piety.*

Dr Robert Crane now a Pious Muslim named as Farooq Abdul Haq- A Phd in International law, a US Preseident's Ex Advisor, to a Pious Muslim story:

 Former US President Richard Nixon’s adviser is Robert Crane.  He holds: Doctorate in Public Law.  • PhD in International Law.  • President of the Harvard Society of International Law. He later became President Nixon's foreign affairs adviser.  He was also the Deputy Director of the US National Security Council.  • He is considered an expert in Political Affairs in the United States.  • He is founder of the Center for Civilization and Modernization in the United States.  He speaks fluently in six living languages. What's the story?  One day President Nixon wanted to read about "Islamic Principles and Rules", so he asked CIA to prepare a research paper on the subject for him.    Assigned CIA cadre wrote a detail research paper and submitted to President Nixon.   But Nixon felt the paper was a bit lengthy and detailed. So he asked his adviser, Robert Crane, to read and summarize the article.    Robert read the article and summarized it for the president, but the content

Business is absolutely a reflection of your character:

 - A self-analysis on business failure! When I started a business, I made a loss and my mother who is a wise lady (her father & grandfather were successful businessmen) she commented, son there must be something wrong in your character because of that you made a loss.  I was a disciplined guy, but her remark stunned me. I stopped my business activities for some time and started reading books to understand what is character. (Translation of Quran & Seerah of Prophet (PBUH) and some other good books). After a few months of deep study, my final conclusion was, ”Character is what you do when nobody is watching”. I did self-introspection and amended one thing when I am all alone, I am at my best by thinking or doing something good which can take me closer to Allah the creator.  After I made that amendment in my personal character and then restarted my business.  Since then by the grace of Almighty, there was no looking back. Business is absolutely a reflection of your character.  In

Pre-marriage Counselling:

- Salamalaikum Brothers and Sisters If you are going to get married soon, and want to learn to handle the challenges of married life, in-laws issue, saas-bahu issues, balance b/w wife and mother, joint family concerns, then this group is for you. ( https://chat.whatsapp.com/KyO2iAR4lVEEDDdjhDgQR0 )  Alhamdulillah Since I am a Life Coach and Counsellor I get lots of cases of clients who face major issues after marriage, which could have been easily avoided if there was some Pre-marriage Counselling. I also get a lot of questions from going-to-be married boys/girls, for which they don't have any answers. For this reason, I have created this group, where I will be answering such questions in the light of Quran and Sunnah. Feel free to Join and Share with your family and friends. If all goes well we will also have a Pre-Marriage Workshop Inshallah Regards Abdul Mannan M. Ali NLP Practitioner and Life Coach +91 9481635967 www.amlc.in  Join Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KyO2iAR4lVEEDD

My Tryst with Urdu and Journey so far:

 - By: Iqbal Sattar Dear friend. I was educated up to 3rd standard in Dharwad in Government Urdu School. Our Teacher with white pagadi and hanging back portion was so nice. My father was an Education officer in Dharwad. He established many Urdu Schools, in Dharwad, Bijapur, Belgaum and Karwar. He used his approach to Urdu Schools in villages for community outreach. I completed my 7th in Belgaum Government Urdu School and SSC ie XIth in Islamiya High School Camp Belgaum. These 11 years of Urdu medium strengthen my love for Education. The teachers in those days were devoted. Our Headmasters and principal Late Adam Jamadar, were great personalities.  Library, newspaper, reading books, discussion, allocution competitions, sports, science exhibition, and Drama competition were part of Education. We learnt good English, Persian, Kannada and Marathi along with Urdu. The interaction with teachers was wonderful. My principal had called me in his office and corrected my Aswersheet for 3 hours. E

Do you allocate charity amount from your salary? Charity will be a shadow on the Day of Resurrection, and will save its giver from the fire:

 * Procedure to save salary till the end of the month * (Translated from Arabic) This is the case of a young Saudi man, he was not satisfied with his life, his salary was only four thousand riyals, his expenses due to being married were much more than his salary, before the end of the month His salary would go down and he would have to borrow, so he was slowly sinking into debt and becoming convinced that his life would be the same now - despite his wife's material condition. Thoughts, but the burden of debt is hard to breathe - One day he went to a meeting of his friends, there was a friend there, that day who was a man of wise opinion and the young man said that I valued the advice of my friend - He said: I told him my story in words and put my financial difficulties before him, he listened to me and said that my opinion is that you should set aside some of your salary for charity - this Saudi The young man said in surprise: Sir, I have to take a loan to cover the expenses of the

*اولاد کی پرورش سے متعلق چند ضروری ہدایات۔*

 *اولاد کی پرورش سے متعلق چند ضروری ہدایات۔  * (1) عورتوں میں عادت ہے کہ بچوں کو جن بھوت اور دوسری ڈراؤنی چیزوں سے ڈراتی ہیں یہ بہت غلط بات ہے اس سے بچے کا دل کمزور ہوتا ہے۔ (2) ماں کو چاہیۓ بچے کو باپ سے ڈراتی رہے۔ (2) اگر لڑکا ہو تو اسکے سر پر بال مت بڑھاؤ اور اگر لڑکی ہے تو جب تک پردے میں بیٹھنے کے قابل نا ہوجاۓ زیور مت پہناؤ۔ اس سے ایک تو جان کا خطرہ رہتا ہے اور دوسری بات کہ بچپن سے ہی زیور کا شوق دل میں ہونا اچھی بات نہیں۔ (3) بچوں کے ہاتھوں سے غریبوں کو کھانا، کپڑا پیسہ اور ایسی چیزیں دلوایا کرو۔ اسی طرح کھانے پینے کی چیزیں انکے بھائ بہنوں کو یا اور بچوں کو تقسیم کرایا کرو تاکہ آپکے بچوں میں سخاوت کی عادت ہو۔ (4) زیادہ کھانے والے کی برائ بچوں کے سامنے کیا کرو لیکن نام لیکر نہیں کہ فلاں زیادہ کھاتا ہے بلکہ اس طرح کے جو زیادہ کھاتے ہیں لوگ اسے حبشی کہتے ہیں بیل جانتے ہیں۔ (5) اگر لڑکا ہو تو سفید کپڑے کی رغبت اسکے دل میں پیدا کرو اور رنگین لباس سے اسکو نفرت دلاؤ کہ ایسے کپڑے لڑکیاں پہنتی ہیں تم ماشاءاللہ مرد ہو۔ ہمیشہ اسکے سامنے ایسی باتیں کیا کرو۔ (6) اگر لڑکی ہو تو بہت تکلف کے کپڑ

9 points for a parent: *A discussion with a parent, whose child is progressing extremely well with his Hifdh*

 *A discussion with a parent, whose child is progressing extremely well with his Hifdh* Recently, I asked a parent on some of the things he has been doing, in order to ensure that his son does well with his Hifdh; in fact the child has completed about 10 Juz this year alone, Alhamdulillah. I intend sharing this with parents, so that Insha’Allah we can all learn, benefit, and try to implement these avenues of success for our Hifdh learners. The parents reply will be metioned in point form: 1. I feed my child Halaal. I ensure that I do not earn interest or any HARAAM earnings which will impact the sustenance which my child is fed with. This has a direct impact on the Imaan for the child. 2. I have removed the TV from the house, to ensure my child cannot see Haraam, moreover, my child does not have a cellphone, which he can use to see and listen to Haraam. The Noor of the Quran and Haraam cannot go in the same heart. He is not allowed to use devices where he may watch YouTube videos etc.

(Video) Islamic Golden Age:

- T raditionally Golden Age of Islam dated from the 8th century CE to the 14th century CE. This age saw scientific advances in many core areas which we see in our day to day life today. Muslim scholars/Scientists advanced the fields of algebra, calculus, geometry, chemistry, biology, medicine, and astronomy. Many forms of art flourished during the Islamic Golden Age , including ceramics, metalwork, textiles, illuminated manuscripts, woodwork, and calligraphy.  - Click to watch: Source: video received through whatsapp Click to read Golden Age article from Khan academy:

Prophet Mohammed (s.a.w)'s care and concern towards Children: Do not hurt the feelings, children are sensitive and delicate.

 Once a Sahabi’s son was missing.  The Sahabi went looking for his son.  As he was searching he found a group of children playing and saw his son was amongst them.  He saw that Rasoolallah ﷺ, the Beloved of Allah was sitting at a short distance watching the children.  The Sahabi came into the presence of the Beloved ﷺ and after presenting Salam he asked Ya Rasoolallah ﷺ I have been looking for my son and found him playing here, do I have your permission to take him?  The Prophet ﷺ replied,  Let your son play a little longer.  The Sahabi took his leave and left.  A short while later he came again and found the Beloved of Allah in the same place watching the children play.  The Sahabi asked for permission to take his son and once again the Prophet ﷺ asked to to let his son carry on playing. The man left and came back a short while later. Again he asked for permission to take his son and this time the Prophet of Allah ﷺ gave him permission, now you may take your son.  As the man was about

*ETIQUETTES OF SPEECH*- In the light of Quran and Hadith:

  ﷽ ➖➖➖ *ETIQUETTES OF SPEECH* ➖ ➖ ➖ *QUR'AANIC AND PROPHETIC NARRATIONS ON SPEECH* ➖ ➖ ➖ The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: _*“Whoever believes in Allaah and the Last Day, let him speak good or else keep silent …”*_ (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)    Al-Nawawi (رحمه الله) said: _“If he wants to speak, then if what he wants to say is good and he is confident that he will be rewarded for it, whether it is obligatory or praiseworthy, then let him speak, but if it does not seem to him that it is good and he will be rewarded for it, then let him refrain from speaking, whether he thinks it is haram (impermissible) or makrooh (disliked) or permissible._ Some wise men said, _“Do not be stingy with a word that does not arouse your Lord’s wrath yet it pleases your brother. It may happen that Allah gives you the reward of those who do good works.”_ ➖➖➖ *MANNERS OF SPEECH* ➖➖➖ In the Qur'aan, Allaah (ﷻ) said : 1. When dealing with family  *Let them fear Allaah, and speak words of appropriate (comf

What did I learn about Allah during Covid19:

 - All praises are due to Allah and by His favor we have witnessed His Names in the time of Covid-19. We ask Allah to write us among those who believe and witness to His Oneness.  Please check the below document for detailed description of Allah's names. Click to read: Source: please refer the last page of above document.

Dua for our Heart 💓

 May Allah soften our hearts, may Allah fill it with his noor. May Allah cleanse it from within and outside.  May Allah open our hearts to others and may HE open other's hearts towards us. May Allah will us to be of those who mend and not hurt the hearts of others. May our hearts testify to our Imaan on the day when we will be judged. May our hearts be filled with the love for Allah, his Rassool (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), for his companions, for the Qur'an, for the sunnah, for our parents, our siblings, our spouses and our children, for our companions, the entire human race.  May our hearts be filled with the longing and love to be with our Master/Creator and HIS Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) in Jannah. Source: recieved through whatsapp message

👈🏻 *ٹیچر کسے کہتے ہیں؟* 👉🏻

  👈🏻 ﺁﭖ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺰﺩﯾﮏ ﺍﯾﮏ *Teacher* ﮐﯽ ﺗﻌﺮﯾﻒ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮨﮯ؟ ﮨﻢ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺳﮯ *mostly* ﮐﺎ ﺟﻮﺍﺏ ﮨﻮﮔﺎ ﮐﮧ *Teacher* ﻭﮦ ﮨﮯ ﺟﻮ ﮨﻤﯿﮟ ﭘﮍﮬﺎﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ , ﺳﮑﮭﺎﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ .... ﺁﭖ ﮐﺎ ﺟﻮﺍﺏ ﺩﺭﺳﺖ ﮨﮯ , ﻣﮕﺮ *Teacher* ﮐﯽ ﺩﻭﺭِ ﺟﺪﯾﺪ ﮐﯽ , ﻣﺎﮈﺭﻥ *Definition* ﮐﯿﺎ ﮨﮯ؟ ﺗﻮ ﻭﮦ *definition* ﮐﭽﮫ ﯾﻮﮞ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ *TEACHER is equal to Motivator*۔۔ ﺍﮔﺮ ﭨﯿﭽﺮ *Motivate* ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﺮﺗﺎ ﻭﮦ ﭨﯿﭽﺮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﮯ , ﭘﮍﮬﺎ ﺩﯾﻨﺎ , ﺑﺘﺎﺩﯾﻨﺎ , ﺳمجھا دینا ﮨﯽ ﮐﺎﻓﯽ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﮯ , ﺍﯾﮏ Spark ﭘﯿﺪﺍ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ will, ﭘﯿﺪﺍ ﮐﺮﻧﺎﯾﮧ ﺍﺻﻞ ﮐﺎﻡ ﮨﮯ . ﺗﺮﻗﯽ ﯾﺎﻓﺘﮧ ﻣﻤﺎﻟﮏ ﻣﯿﮟ ﭨﯿﭽﻨﮓ ﮐﺎ ﺑﺎﻗﺎﻋﺪﮦ licence ( ﺍﺟﺎﺯﺕ ﻧﺎﻣﮧ ) ﻟﮯ ﮐﺮ Teach ﮐﺮ ﺳﮑﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ  ﺍﺏ ﺍﺱ *Teaching licence* ﮐﻮ ﺍﯾﺸﻮ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﺳﮯ ﭘﮩﻠﮯ 6 ﻣﯿﺠﺮ ﮐﻮﺍﻟﭩﯿﺰ ﮐﻮ ﭼﯿﮏ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺟﺎﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ... *.1 Subject Grip* ﺟﺲ ﮐﯽ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻣﻄﻠﻮﺑﮧ ﺳﺒﺠﯿﮑﭧ ﭘﺮ ﮐﻤﺎﻧﮉ ﮨﮯ ﻭﮦ ﺍﯾﮏ ﺍﭼﮭﺎ ﭨﯿﭽﺮ ﮨﮯ ﻭﯾﺴﮯ ﯾﮧ ﺑﺎﺕ ﺗﻮ ﮨﻤﺎﺭﮮ ﮨﺎﮞ ﺑﮭﯽ common ﮨﮯ . ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﺗﺮﻗﯽ ﯾﺎﻓﺘﮧ ﻣﻤﺎﻟﮏ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺁﭘﮑﯽ ﺳﺒﺠﯿﮑﭧ ﮔﺮﭖ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﺍﺱ ﭼﯿﺰ ﮐﻮ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻓﻮﮐﺲ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺟﺎﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺁﭘﮑﯽ ﺳﺒﺠﯿﮑﭧ ﮔﺮﭖ *Upgraded* ﺑﮭﯽ ﮨﮯ ؟ ﻋﻤﻮﻣﯽ ﻃﻮﺭ ﭘﺮ ﻭﮨﯽ *knowledge* ﮨﻢ carry ﮐﺮ ﺭﮨﮯ ﮨﻮﺗﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺟﻮ ﺁﺧﺮﯼ ﮈﮔﺮﯼ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺣﺎﺻﻞ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮨﻮﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ... *.2 Communication Skills* ﯾﮧ ﺑﮩﺖ *important* ﭘﻮﺍﺋﻨﭧ ﮨﮯ , ﮐﻤﯿ

*ACHIEVING TRANQUILITY* - Peace here and hereafter:

 - *What the Prophet(saw) Knew* The Prophet ﷺ and his companions knew something that is not often displayed today. They were able to face difficulty with a certain determination in their heart; they were grateful for even the seemingly small blessings; they took pleasure in praying at night while the people were asleep. What they knew was this: if they sought Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (exalted is He) they would not be let down. This is the secret to the statement of Abu Bakr  radiAllah `anhu (ra) to the Prophet ﷺ during the battle of Badr, when the Prophet ﷺ was crying out to Allah (swt) in an impassioned du`a’(supplication) until his cloak fell from his shoulder. Abu Bakr (ra) said, “O Messenger of Allah, this prayer of yours to your Lord will suffice you, and He will fulfill for you what He has promised you!” And He did- the battle was won by the Muslims. Human desires are insatiable. And for this reason, the more we chase after the dunya (physical world), the less we are satisfied.

REVITALIZING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE MUSLIM WORLD:

 - Click to read: A Case Study of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). By: Tʜe ɪɴteʀɴatɪoɴaʟ ɪɴstɪtute of ɪsʟamɪc tʜouɢʜt Loɴdoɴ• wasʜɪɴɢtoɴ "Some of these issues have been addressed by Muslim educators but in a piece-meal fashion. Little attention however, has been paid to a comprehensive probe into the decline of educational standards across the Muslim world. Consequently, the combined scholastic productivity of Muslims remains at the lowest rung" "Muslim scholarship constitutes an asset. We must therefore, devote ourselves to continually enhance its value not only for the Ummah but for the entire world to the ideals of a free, democratic, and just society".  "The Ummah and its people’s desire to catch up with the developed world and enjoy high and truly human standards of living, education, and health is an aspiration that continues to be unfulfilled".  Click to read the above report ; And For more similar reports click this link:

Protecting our young children from the worldly dirt/desires around us:

 - Thoughts from Umm Khalid: Yesterday, I went to a store with a friend, and there was a very friendly older woman behind the counter who chatted with us. She seemed eager to talk, so for several minutes, we obliged her. We got to talking about kids. "How many kids do you each have?" she asked us. "Three," my friend answered.  "Four," I answered.  "Wow! Having 3 or 4 kids is hard! Yeah, my daughter has 4 kids too. Her youngest is a 7-year-old daughter, who's so cute! You wanna see her? Here, I have some adorable videos of her on my phone!" She was a proud grandma who was dying to talk about and show off her granddaughter. My friend and I smiled, and looked on with friendly interest as she pulled out her phone.  But much to my consternation, I watched this grandmother pull up video after video on TikTok of this 7-year-old granddaughter dancing, lip syncing, and twerking to pop music and rap songs! With explicit lyrics, about sexual topics and

*PROPHETIC TEACHINGS ON PREVENTION OF SUICIDE*

  📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢 *10  September, 2020* *World Suicide Prevention Day* *PROPHETIC TEACHINGS ON PREVENTION OF SUICIDE* Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “None of you should wish for death because of a calamity befalling him; but if he has to wish for death, he should say: “O Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is better for me.’ ” Sahih Al-Bukhari – Book 70 Hadith 575 Narrated Thabit bin Ad Dahhak: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever intentionally swears falsely by a religion other than Islam, then he is what he has said, (e.g. if he says, ‘If such thing is not true then I am a Jew,’ he is really a Jew). And whoever commits suicide with piece of iron will be punished with the same piece of iron in the Hell Fire.” Narrated Jundab, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “A man was inflicted with wounds and he committed suicide, and so Allah said: My slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I forbid