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Eighteen Reasons For Fasting

“O ye who believe! Fasting is ordained for you, even as it was ordained for those before you, that ye may guard yourself (against evil)” Qur’an: Chapter 2, Verse 183).”

Ramadan is a month of fasting and prayers for Muslims. The fast consists of total abstinence from food and drink from dawn to dusk. There is, however, a greater significance to fasts than mere abstinence from eating and drinking. The real objective of fasts is to inculcate in man the spirit of abstinence from sins and of the cultivation of virtue. Thus, the Qur’an declares that the fasts have been prescribed with a view to developing piety in man, as is clear from the verse quoted at the top of this page.

How are the many facets of piety sought to be cultivated through the fasts?

1. The prime consideration in undertaking fast, as in any act of devotion, is to seek NEARNESS TO GOD and beseech HIS PLEASURE and FORGIVENESS. This itself generates a spirit of piety in man.

2. The willful creation of the stringent conditions of hunger and thirst for one’s own self, simply in obedience to the Divine Order, measures the FAITH of man in God and helps to strengthen it by putting it to a severe test.

3. Fasting enhances through creation of artificial non-availability, the value of the bounties of God, which man is apt to take for granted in the midst of plentiful availability, and thus inculcates in man a spirit of GRATITUDE and consequent DEVOTION to GOD. Nothing else can bring home to man the worth of God’s bounties than a glass of water and a square meal after a day‑long fast. This also reminds man that the real joy in enjoying God’s bounties lies in MODERATION and RESTRAINT, and not in OVERINDULGENCE.

Valentine’s Day: How Halal Is It?

Okay…so it’s that time of the year again. When they say that “love” is in the air. The time when you see RED everywhere…..red hearts, red candy, red flowers and red roses. And when you walk into the stores you see chocolates, and jewelry and gifts for “that someone special you know”. This is the time when the old and the young, and even kids, as young as those in elementary school, exchange valentine cards and love notes amongst themselves.
And why is all this?
Because it’s “Valentine’s Day”…that’s why.

But the sad calamity is, that even us Muslims are doing this. And its not just in the West. Those living in Muslim countries are just as involved. They, too, are exchanging cards and gifts and love notes. They, too, are celebrating Valentine’s Day,

But what is this “Valentine’s Day” after all?

Have we ever thought about it? What is the story behind it?

What does celebrating “Valentines Day” really mean?

Where does this fit in a Muslim’s life?

In fact, does it even fit in it at all?

Looking at the Quran and Sunnah, one should realize that we should not be celebrating it in the first place, because it is a celebration of the non-Muslims. Whatever we need to celebrate has been prescribed to us by Allah and His Messenger (Sal Allahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) and it is prohibited to celebrate anything else.

That is why And Allah said: “For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies which they must follow.” [Surah al-Hajj:67]

Today’s Miscellaneous Hadith

Hadith – 1
Abu Hurairah (Radi Allahu anhu) said: The Prophet (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) said, “The dearest parts on the face of earth near Allah are its Masjid, and the most hated parts near Allah are its markets.” Muslim, As Taken from Riyad-us-Saliheen

Hadith – 2
Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi Allahu anhu): Allah’s Messenger (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) said, “The Hour will not be established till:
1. Two big groups fight each other, whereupon there will be a great number of casualties on both sides, and they will be following one and the same religious doctrine.
2. About thirty Dajjals (liars) appear, and each one of them will claim that he is Allah’s Messenger,
3. The religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of religious scholars),
4. Earthquakes will increase in number,
5. Time will pass quickly,
6 . Al-Fitan (trials and affliction’s etc.) will appear,
7. Al-Harj (i.e., killing) will increase,
8. Wealth will be in abundance – so abundant that a wealthy person will worry lest nobody should accept his Sadaqah, and whenever he presents it to someone, that person (to whom it will be offered) will say, ‘I do not need it,
9. The people compete with one another in constructing high buildings,
10. A man, when passing by a grave of someone, will say, ‘would that I were in his place’,
11. And till the sun rises from the west.

So when the sun rises and people will see it (rising from the west), they will all believe (embrace Islam), but that will be the time when: (As Allah, Jallay Shanahu said), “…. No good will it do to a person to believe then, if he (or she) believed not before, not earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his (or her) Faith….”
(Surat Al-Anaam 6:Verse 158).

And the Hour will be established while two men spreading a garment in front of them but they will not be able to sell it, nor fold it up; and the Hour will be established when a man had milked his she-camel and has taken away the milk but he will not be able to drink it; and the Hour will be established before a man repairing a tank (for his livestock) is able to water (his animals) in it; and the Hour will be established when a person has raised a morsel (of food) to his mouth but will not be able to eat it.” Sahih Al-Bukhari 9:237

The First Thing You Will Be Asked By Allah SWT

In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate
“May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You”
Praise be to Allah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds.
Whomsoever Allah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam ‘ala Rasulillah
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu

The Order To Establish the Salah in the Quran
“Verily, I am Allah. There is no god but I: So serve thou Me (only), and establish regular prayer for My remembrance.” {Sura Ta-ha, ayah 14}

“Establish regular prayers – at the suns decline till the darkness of the night, and the recital of the Quran in the morning prayer: for the recital of the dawn is witnessed.” (Sura Al-Isra, ayah # 78)

Note: How many of us sleep through this blessed time of Fajr Salah and lose this great reward!

In The Belly Of The Whale

Have you ever felt as though things are just too much for you, that you are in a situation you see no way of getting out of? Do you look at problems in our world today and wonder how they can ever be solved? All this, and more, is the story of Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him). The mission of Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him) is a timeless story that tells us there is a way out, if only we have faith.

Almighty Allah called Yunus (peace be upon him) to preach to the people of Nineveh. Nineveh was a great city, the capital of Assyria, and it had become an evil place. Yunus (peace be upon him) went to the people there and told them to give up their bad ways and to turn, instead, to Allah. But they wouldn’t listen to him, and so Yunus (peace be upon him) left them, calling down Allah’s wrath on them. His preaching failed, so he stormed off. This is the first very human touch in the story of Yunus (peace be upon him). Even though he was a prophet, Yunus (peace be upon him) was still a man, and he stormed out of the city when he didn’t get what he wanted. He even felt that he knew what Allah should do to these people, calling on Allah to punish them. We can identify with Yunus (peace be upon him) here, can’t we? On a human level, we often give up too soon, and we usually march off when we don’t get what we want. On a spiritual level, we see lots of wickedness in the world and think we know how the evildoers should be treated. Some people even take it upon themselves to punish them.