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Verse Pertaining To The Word Muslim From Quran

The entire Quran talks about Muslims; it does not talk about any Sunni or Sunnatul Jamat Muslim.

Let’s check whether there is a prefix or a suffix to the word Muslim in the Quran.

3:95 Say (O Muhammad SAW): “Allah has spoken the truth; follow the religion of Ibrahim (For the similar verses refer 6:161, 4:125, 2:135)

2:130. And who turns away from the religion of Ibrahim except he who has engaged himself in foolishness.

3: 67. Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanifa.

Based on the above verses, one should be proud to announce oneself as a Muslim, but not as a Sunni Muslim. Ibrahim (Alayhi-salam) was a Muslim. Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) followed his religion; he was a Muslim, a Prophet, and a Rasool to mankind.

7 Things Your Muslim Husband Wont Tell You

Prohibition of Listening to Backbiting
Abu-Darda (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “He who defends the honor of his (Muslim) brother, Allah will secure his face against the Fire on the Day of Resurrection.”[At-Tirmidhi].

Commentary: If someone says something disgraceful against a Muslim, one must defend their Muslim brother (or sister, for that matter) and say that what has been stated about him or her is wrong and that he (or she) is free from the accusation made against him (or her). 255/1528 – Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)

7 Things Your Muslim Husband Won’t Tell You
1. Above all, He Desires Your Respect. In Islam, men are taught from a young age that they are supposed to be the breadwinners and caretakers of their families.

You can imagine how frustrating it would be for a man who tries his best to care for his family to be married to a woman who may not respect him. She may declare that she loves him, but without her respect, he will quickly fall out of love with her.

Bilal Becomes A Muslim

Bilal (Radeeya Allah Anho) embraced Islam in the first year of Muhammad’s prophecy at the age of 30. There was an age difference of ten years between him and the Prophet (P.B.U.H), as the Prophet received the message of Islam at the age of forty. Bilal was one of the first people in Makkah to embrace Islam.

Bilal had something valuable; he was the third person who became a Muslim in Makkah. This is a very important point, because he was a slave to a very cruel, disbelieving man from Quraish, Umaya Ibn Khalaf. This man lived and died a disbeliever, and Bilal wished to declare his religion openly, although he was forbidden to do so. Even though he had to hide his beliefs from his cruel master, his declaration of faith was accepted. Bear in mind that during the period of severe suffering in Makkah, no one openly declared their faith in Islam except seven people.

Firstly, the Prophet (P.B.U.H.), secondly Abu Bakr (R.A.), and thirdly person was Bilal Ibn Rabah (R.A.). Because he loved his religion so much, he couldn’t hide it, and so he forsook his life for the sake of Allah.

Bilal stood in the middle of Makkah and testified, “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah”. He was among the Companions who were greatly harmed by the disbelievers because of his faith in Islam.

Umaya Ibn Khalaf used to take him to the desert and wait until the temperature reached forty or fifty degrees. He ordered his servants to undress Bilal, then cover him in an iron material, and place a heavy stone on his chest, which was so heavy that ten men couldn’t lift it. They would leave him like that for hours.

They would then return to him, and by then Bilal would literally be melting. They would demand Bilal to reject his faith in Allah and Muhammad (P.B.U.H.); but Bilal endless response would be: “Only one, only one” (meaning only One God). He stayed in this situation for endless days and months.

However, Bilal remained patient until Abu Bakr went to Umaya Ibn Khalaf and told him, “Why don’t you have mercy on this poor man?”

Umaya replied, “You give mercy to him”.

Abu Bakr said, “Yes, I will buy him. How much will you sell him for?”

A slave at that time was worth Dinars of silver. Since Bilal was in poor health and was beaten excessively, he was worth only one silver Dinar. The spiteful Umaya Ibn Khalaf said, “I will sell him for nine silver Dinars.” Abu Bakr replied, “And I will buy him for that price.”

Umaya laughed and said, “You know Abu Bakr, if you had argued the price with me, I would have sold Bilal to you for one Dinar”.

So Abu Bakr replied, “Umaya, if you had demanded one hundred Dinars, I would still have bought him!”

Brothers and sisters, spend wealth on people around you who are in need, be devoted and ready to sacrifice yourself. When you live solely for yourself and your children, you will live small and die small. But when you live for others, Allah will extend your life with each person you have helped.

If I asked women here, what is the state of your wardrobes? Filled with clothes? Do you wear them all? You’ll find that you don’t wear half of them. Why? Because fashion changes, and because you’re going to lose weight next year, etc. This is a selfish and greedy act. Give to those who need; those who can benefit from your unwanted goods.

The Migration to Madinah
Bilal stayed with the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) until the migration to Madinah (Al Hijrah), where they left Makkah for Madinah.

Something strange occurred in Madinah. The Prophet’s Mosque had been built, but people found it difficult to know the prayer times. How would they know when it is time for prayer? One of the Muslims suggested ringing a bell to signal that it is time for prayer. This idea was rejected, since the Christians use a bell to call members to church. Another Muslim suggested that they could raise a flag and walk with it to signal it was time to pray. But this idea was also rejected.

A companion called Abdullah Ibn Zayd (R.A.) came and said, “O Allah’s Prophet! That night, I dreamt I saw a man selling bells, so I asked him if I could buy one. He replied, Why do you need it? I said, so that people would know it was time to pray. The man replied, I can tell you something better than that. I asked him what it was. He said: Call for the prayer.”

O brothers and sisters! His dream was about religion! Some of the youths’ dreams are to get a particular car, and that’s all they dream of!

While Abdullah Ibn Zayd told them of his dream, Omar Ibn Al-Khattab said, “I swear by Allah’s messenger, I saw exactly what he saw too!” Upon this, the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) said, “Thanks be to Allah for this blessed vision. Tell Bilal to call for the prayer. He has a more beautiful voice than yours.”

Does Islam care about beauty, and how to make things look and sound beautiful? Is that our religion? Yes, that’s our religion! This is Islam.

So the call for the prayer was heard, and Bilal became the first caller for the prayers in Islam, and the first caller for the prayer for the Prophet (P.B.U.H.).

Battles and the Return to Makkah
Bilal stayed with the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) and never missed a single battle with him. When he was going to the battle of Badr to face the disbelievers, imagine who was among them? Umaya Ibn Khalaf! Bilal had come face to face with him! What would you do to the one who had tortured you? When Bilal saw him, he said, “Umaya Ibn Khalaf, the head of the disbelievers, I won’t survive if he survives.” During the battle, Umaya Ibn Khalaf was killed.

When the Muslims returned to Makkah, the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) returned the favor to Bilal. The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) said, “Bilal, climb on the Kabah back and call out for the prayer”. It doesn’t end there. The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) asked, “Where is the Kabah key?” There were 10,000 people standing in front of the Kabah, and the space inside the Ka‘bah would not allow more than one person to pray next to the Prophet (P.B.U.H.). Who will enter with Allah’s Prophet?! Surely Abu Bakr or Omar or Othman? No, it’s a pious and loyal day, “Where’s Bilal, come Bilal, pray with me inside the Kabah”. No one had prayed in the Kabah with the Prophet (P.B.U.H.), except one person, Bilal Ibn Rabah. From then on, when Omar met Bilal, he used to say, “Bilal, Abu Bakr is your master, and you are our master.” ‘Omar used to say this to Bilal! Look at what he learnt from the Prophet (P.B.U.H.).

Once the Prophet asked Bilal, “Bilal, tell me the best deed you have done, as I heard your footsteps in Paradise.”

“I swear the most I’ve done is that whenever my ablution was nullified, I would perform ablution immediately, and I would always pray two Raka‘s after ablution,” Bilal replied.

“That’s it Bilal!” The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) exclaimed.

Brothers and sisters, do you want to hear your feet walking in Paradise? Don’t move except when you are pure and on ablution. How can you leave your house in the morning when you are not?

Adil Khan

Married Without Job

While most youth today are one extreme – delaying their marriage without reason – another peculiar mentality is becoming increasingly common nowadays. Brothers who have no jobs, get married with the intention of using their wives’ wealth, and when asked why they don’t have jobs, they give vague answers like “I want to be a businessman.”

What in the bleep is wrong with this picture? Some youth are out of their minds. What kind of Muslim has no job? What kind of Muslim leeches off of his wife?

Can a Muslim look into another brother’s eyes while saying this, and feel confident and proud about it? But a lot of brothers are behaving like this.

It’s amazing! One is dumbfounded by it. Brothers in the West have no job because they do not want to flip burgers or work in a supermarket because of the “Haram”!

Guess what, if you cannot find any other job, and you have exhausted all of your resources looking, then you have no choice. Your family has to eat. You must fulfill your obligation to your wife and kids.

The funnier part is that these same brothers wonder why their wives don’t obey them.

They want to come up with the Hadith on women’s duties then. They talk about how a supportive wife should be. Likewise, they are mistreating women and are talking about rights?! The wives have the right to seek divorce from such brothers.

The time has come for Muslims to grow up and wake up. These brothers must be held responsible by the community for their behavior.

This of course does not include those who are genuinely making an effort and struggling. We all face hard times once in a while. If you are struggling then may Allah make it easy for you because indeed after hardship comes ease.

It is time for Muslims to get educated. This idea of not studying is strange. Scholars in the past were educated in both, worldly affairs and religion.

We must prepare and plan well for our future, and our family’s future. Make sure children’s future is also taken into consideration.

Not only do we need a primary plan, but we also need a contingency plan, and both plans should be laid out for at least five to 10 years. That doesn’t mean saving money to last for five to 10 years, which one may never be able to do.

The point is to think about the big picture. Your plans may change, but your goals should not. Do not put your family in a situation where your own hands have brought about their suffering.

So let’s get on it! Time to raise the bar.

Are You Afraid To Become A Muslim?

Why Islam is not acceptable to some people and it’s because they fear……..

Losing Your Culture

It’s not true that you’ll lose your culture. Lots of people misunderstand this. In the West, it is thought that when somebody becomes a Muslim, he becomes an Arab too. For example, in Malaysia, when somebody becomes a Muslim, people think that he becomes a Malay just because the majority of the Muslims in Malaysia are Malays.

This confusion is only brought up by narrow-minded people who don’t understand. Allah has made us into many races, cultures, and languages. It is one of the beauty of Allah’s many creations that we have our own culture, and we should appreciate it.

Similarly, we shouldn’t be selfish of our own culture. We should share it with our Muslim brothers and sisters. Islam is a religion, not a race. An English parent would give birth to an English child, but a Muslim parent might not give birth to a Muslim child.

Circumcision

This is something that people shouldn’t worry or get scared about. Circumcision does not make somebody a Muslim, neither does it make somebody a non muslim. It is only a procedure of cleanliness that you rightfully want to follow to keep yourself clean.

The hadith, Sahih Muslim, states that it is a fitrah, meaning the practice of the prophet.

When a man urinates, some of the urine gets trapped on the foreskin. It is his duty to clean it with water. The foreskin traps smega, which is a smelly cheese-like substance on the foreskin. If it is left like that, infection will occur, thus making the foreskin swollen.

You must understand that Islam stresses cleanliness and circumcision is one of the ways to preserve cleanliness.

Some people don’t want to be Muslims because they fear circumcision. May Allah help you.

You Don’t Know How To Speak Arabic

You don’t have to worry about that. The Arabic language has been chosen as the International language for Muslims. The original form of the Quran to the humans on this earth is Arabic. So, we need to learn it to understand and appreciate it. It so happened that Allah chose an Arab leader, our beloved prophet Mohammed SAW, to begin the mission of conveying the message of Islam to mankind. Perhaps, it’s because the Arabs are hard-headed people and Allah wanted to improve them. If you notice, Moses and Jesus’ mission was to spread the religion to the Israelites. Islam at that time was in a different form and name and therefore, it was incomplete. It was only during the prophet’s time when Allah announced that on that very day, Allah had completed the religion for mankind.

Translations of the Quran and other Islamic books can be found in abundance all over the world.

Pressure From Parents, Friends, and Society

Pressure is very normal, but what we want is the truth. There are lots of challenges in our lives. Lots of people want us to follow their ways, may it be good or bad. But the main thing, we must realize that we are living our own lives. If we do anything wrong, it is us who will suffer, not anybody else. So, it is most important that you make your own decision. If you make the correct decision, in the end, it will be you who benefit from it. Take it slowly, one at a time. You don’t have to tell anybody that you are a Muslim if the situation is bad. Why get yourself into so much trouble? Why tell your parents when you are still young and under their financial support and get yourself scolded badly left and right? That’s not all. Words will travel to your relatives too, and your relatives too will make you suffer. Allah gave us brains to think. Make use of it.

Fasting

There is a reason for everything, similarly, there is a purpose for fasting. Look at the poor people. They fast even more often than us. We have a comfortable house to live in. Whenever we want food, we can easily go out to the shops to buy some. Allah wants us to feel how the poor People feel and suffer like how they suffer. You are allowed to eat when the sun is still down. But when the sun rises, you’ll have to stop eating, stop smoking, and also refrain from having sex till the sun is down again. It is not difficult to do so, and this is only for one month. Is it too much to ask?

The poor people are forced to do it for all their lives. Then we’ll know how lucky we are to live a comfortable life and our duty next is to help the poor.

Another explanation for this is that fasting is a very healthy practice. Our stomach has been working for 24 hours a day nonstop every year. So, it’s time to give it a rest. Besides, it’ll help us slim down a bit too if we are overweight.

Islam is liberal. Travelers, the sick, and pregnant women are not expected to fast. They can replace the fast when they are prepared to fast.

Praying 5 Times A Day

How would you feel if you were invited by the ruler of your country to see him just once in your lifetime because he wants to listen to you and solve your problems? You’ll feel honored and great, right? But this is different.

The Creator of the universe wants to see you! He’s asking you to approach Him 5 times a day, to talk to him, so that He can help you in your life, In Sha Allah. Isn’t that marvelous?

As for me, the ruler of my country has never asked me to approach him before. Who am I anyway? I don’t have a high status, neither am I rich. But look, what has the Creator of the universe invited me to do? Praying 5 times a day is not taxing. Once you are used to it, you’ll enjoy doing it. You should know why you are praying and the meaning words you say, then only you appreciate the very essence of prayer.

Changing Their Ways

We must not be afraid to change whatever we have done wrong. Allah is merciful. He forgives as long as you sincerely repent and make sure never to repeat the same mistakes again. Allah won’t punish somebody who realizes that he has done wrong about something and decides to return to the true path.

This problem usually happens to people with high status, especially teachers of religious schools. Some of them think that if they suddenly tell that they have done wrong, and tell them the correct thing, people will look down at them, and will ask them what they have been doing all this while. This action of admitting your mistakes is not shameful but rather honorable. We are human, and it’s only human nature to make mistakes. But it is our responsibility to check on ourselves and also help other people check on themselves and correct them if necessary.

The Thirteen Attributes Of Allah Every Accountable Person Must Know

(The Accountable is a person who is Pubescent, Sane, and Heard the call of Islam)

{لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَىْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ البَصِيرُ}
Ayah means: Nothing is similar to Allah and He is attributed with Hearing and Sight

Praise be to Allah, and may Allah raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad and his Al and Companions, and protect his nation from that which he fears for it… Thereafter:

Allah, the Exalted, said
{وَمَن لَّمْ يُؤْمِن بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَإِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ سَعِيرًا}
which means: For those blasphemers who do not believe in Allah and His Messenger, We have prepared Hellfire.

It is obligatory to believe in Allah and to know what is permissible to attribute to Him, what is necessary to be of His attributes, and what is impossible to be of His attributes. Also, it is obligatory to believe in the Messenger and to know what is befitting for him, what is permissible for him and the other prophets, what is necessary to be of their attributes, and what is impossible to be among their attributes. It is obligatory to declare these beliefs by the tongue by uttering The Testification of Faith (Two Shahadahs):

أشهدُ أنْ لا إلهَ إلاَّ اللهُ وأشهدُ أنَّ محمّداً رسولُ الله
which means: I know, believe, and profess no one is God except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

The one who does not believe in Allah and His Messenger is a blasphemer and shall enter Hell eternally. Before proceeding with this treatise let it be known that the judgments of the mind are three kinds:

· The intellectual necessity: This refers to what the mind does not conceive of its non-existence, i.e., non-existence does not apply to its self. Allah is the One Whose Existence is necessary because the mind does not accept His non-existence, i.e., non-existence does not apply to the Self of Allah.

· The intellectual impossibility: This refers to what the mind does not conceive its existence, i.e., that to which existence does not apply. The existence of a partner with Allah is an intellectual impossibility because existence does not apply to it, i.e., the mind does not conceive its existence.

· The intellectual possibility: This refers to what the mind conceives its existence at one time and its non-existence at another time. This universe and its contents–among what we can see and what we cannot see–is an intellectual possibility. It is so because the mind conceives its existence after a state of non-existence. This is the state of the entire universe. For example, Allah made the human being exist after having been non-existent, and then this human being shall be annihilated (Annihilation of humans is by complete death, which is defined as the soul completely departing the body. The souls do not annihilate and some bodies do not decay in the soil.) This is why the human being’s existence is among the intellectual possibilities.

Allah, ta’ala, said
{وَللهِ الْمَثَلُ الأَعْلَىَ}
which means: Allah has attributes that do not resemble the attributes of others.

It is obligatory to believe the attributes of Allah are confirmed to Him. He who negates them is called an atheist. Hence, the one who does not believe in the Existence of Allah, i.e…, the one who negates Allah’s attribute of Existence is called an atheist.

The attributes of Allah that are obligatory to believe in are confirmed to Him. They are not the Self of Allah nor other than the Self of Allah. Rather, we say they are attributes with which Allah is attributed and they are religiously and intellectually obligatory for Him. Imam an-Nasafiyy said: “His attributes are not Him nor other than Him.”

The attributes of Allah that every pubescent and sane Muslim is obliged to know are called the attributes of the Self of Allah and Allah is not attributed with their opposites. They are thirteen attributes; the scholars established by consensus he who is ignorant of them is a committer of an enormous sin (fasiq).

These thirteen (13) attributes are: Existence (al-Wujud), Oneness (al-Wahdaniyyah), Eternity (al-Qidam), Everlastingness (al-Baqa’), Non-neediness of others (al-Qiyamu bin-Nafs), Non-resemblance to the creatures (al-mukhalafatu lil-hawadith), Power (al-Qudrah), Will (al-Iradah), Knowledge (al-^Ilm), Life (al-Hayah), Hearing (as-Sam^), Sight (al-Basar), and Speech (al-Kalam).

1– Existence (al-Wujud): It is obligatory to believe in the Existence of Allah. Allah said:
{أَفِي اللهِ شَكٌّ}
which means: [There is no doubt in the Existence of Allah.] Hence, it is obligatory to believe in the Existence of Allah. It is an eternal and everlasting attribute. Allah exists without a beginning, without an ending, and without a place.

2- Oneness (al-Wahdaniyyah): It is obligatory to believe Allah is One without a partner. Allah said:
{فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ}
which means: [Know that no one is God except Allah.] Allah is One in His Self, Attributes, and Doings–hence Allah has no equal. So we say, for example: “Allah is the Creator and no one is a creator except Allah”. Allah is One but not as in numbers because numbers are created. Rather, He is One in that there is no partner with Him.

3- Eternity (al-Qidam): It is obligatory to believe Allah is Eternal, i.e., there is no beginning to His Existence. His attributes are also eternal. Nothing is eternal except Allah and His attributes.

4- Everlastingness (al-Baqa’): It is obligatory to believe Allah is everlasting i.e., His Existence does not end. His Existence is everlasting and His attributes are everlasting. There is nothing everlasting in itself except Allah, because annihilation does not apply to His Self. However, Paradise and Hell are everlasting because Allah willed their everlastingness. Hence, they are everlasting–not in their selves–but because of other than their selves. This is why they are among the intellectual possibilities, and they are part of this universe. Allah said:
{هُوَ الأَوَّلُ وَالآخِرُ }
which means: [Allah is the Eternal, without a beginning, and the Everlasting, without an ending.]

5- Non-neediness of others (al-Qiyamu bin-Nafs): Allah said:
{اللهُ الصَّمَدُ}
which means: [Allah is the Master Who is resorted to in one’s needs.] Allah does not need anything. He does not need one to give Him existence because He exists without a beginning. Also, He does not need one to specify Him with Knowledge, instead of ignorance, or other than that among His Attributes, because His attributes exist without a beginning.

6- Non-Resemblance to the Creation (al-Mukhalafatu lil-hawadith): Allah does not resemble any of His creatures–neither in His Self nor in His Attributes nor in His Doings. Allah said:
{لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَىْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ البَصِيرُ}
which means: [Absolutely there is nothing like Him.] Imam Abu Hanifah said: “The Creator does not resemble His creatures.”

7- Power (al-Qudrah): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Power, which is defined as an eternal and everlasting attribute of Allah related to giving existence to and annihilating what is intellectually possible. Allah said:
{إِنَّ اللهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ}
which means: [Allah has the Power over everything.] That is, Allah’s Power relates to all things that are intellectually possible. Hence, the Power of Allah is not related to the intellectually necessary neither in creating nor annihilating, because annihilation does not apply to it in the first place. The power of Allah is not related to the intellectually impossible neither in creating nor annihilating because existence in the first place does not apply to that which is intellectually impossible. The fact that the power of Allah is not related to the intellectually necessary and the intellectually impossible is not powerlessness but rather indicates the perfection of Allah. Also, this fact conforms to the judgment of the mind: the intellectually impossible does not turn into an intellectual possibility, and the intellectually necessary does not turn into an intellectual possibility. The Power of Allah is related to the normal impossibilities. For example, although the existence of a sea of mercury is an intellectual possibility, it does not occur, and the Power of Allah is related to it.

8- Will (al-‘Iradah): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Will. It is defined as an eternal and everlasting attribute by which Allah specifies the creatures who are intellectual possibilities with some attributes among what is possible for them. An example is specifying a green colored board with green instead of other possible colors. There is no difference in that regard between good and evil, blasphemy and belief, winning and losing, and other opposites among what is intellectually possible.

9- Knowledge (al-^Ilm): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Knowledge. This is an eternal and everlasting attribute of His Self. Allah knows eternally about His Self, attributes, and what He creates. Nothing is absent from His Knowledge.

10- Life (al-Hayah): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Life. Allah said:
{اللهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ}
which means: [There is no God but Allah, and He is attributed with Life, and His existence does not end.] Life is an eternal and everlasting attribute of Allah. The Life of Allah is not like our life, because our life needs a combination of body and soul; however, the Life of Allah is His attribute.

11- Hearing (as-Sam^): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Hearing. This is an eternal and everlasting attribute of Allah with which Allah hears all things that are hearable. There is no difference between what is near to us and what is far from us because Allah is not in a place. He hears without an ear, without means, and without instruments. His hearing is not subject to weakening nor change because weakness and change are non-befitting to Allah. Allah said:
{وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ البَصِير}
which means: [He is the One attributed with Hearing and Sight.]

12- Sight (al-Basar): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Sight. This is an eternal and everlasting attribute of Allah with which He sees all things that are seeable, without an instrument and without means. He sees the things that are far away from us and those that are near to us without any difference because Allah is not in a place. His attribute of Sight does not change or develop, because the One whose Self is eternal does not develop or change. Allah’s attributes are eternal and do not develop or change.

13- Speech (al-Kalam): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Speech (Kalam). This is an eternal and everlasting attribute with which Allah orders, forbids, and informs. It is not a letter nor a sound nor a language. The Qur’an and the other revealed Books are expressions of the eternal Kalam of the Self of Allah. When we write the word “Allah” it is an expression of the Self of Allah. Likewise, the words and sentences of the revealed Books are expressions of the Kalam of Allah. The Qur’an is called the Kalam of Allah because it is not authored by Prophet Muhammad or Angel Jibril. The Qur’an is also used to mean the eternal Kalam of the Self of Allah. Allah said:
{وَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى تَكْلِيمًا}
which means: [Allah spoke to Musa with His eternal Kalam] i.e., Allah created in Prophet Musa the ability to hear the Kalam of the Self of Allah, which is not a letter nor a sound.

Muslim Spouse Selection

Once there was a very handsome, pious, well-educated young man, whose parents emphasized for him to get married. They had seen many marriage proposals, and he had turned them all down. The parents thought it was becoming a little ridiculous or suspected he might have someone else in mind.

However every time the parents left the girls’ house, the young man would always say “She’s not the one!” The young man only wanted a girl who was religious and practicing. (Which was hard to find). However one evening his mother arranged for him, to meet a girl, who was religious and practicing.

On that evening, the young man and girl were left to talk and ask each other questions (as one would expect). The young man, being a gentleman, he was allowed, the young lady to ask first.

The young girl asked the young man so many questions. She asked about his life, his education, his friends, his family, his habits, his hobbies, his lifestyle, his enjoyment, his time pass, his experiences, his shoe size, and his likes and dislikes. Everything! And the young man replied to all of her questions, without tiring and politely with a smile. The young girl took up nearly all of the time, over an hour, and felt bad and asked the young man do you have any questions?

The young man said, yes, I only have 3 questions…

The young girl thought, wow, only 3 questions okay, go ahead and shoot.
Young man’s first question was, (1) Who do you love the most in the world, someone whose love nothing would ever overcome? She said this is an easy question! The answer to your question is my mother.

The young man smiled and asked second question, (2) You said that you read a lot of Qur’an, could you tell me which Surahs you know the meaning of? Hearing this she went red and embarrassed and said I do not know the meaning of any yet, but I hope to soon Inshallah I have just been a bit busy.

The third question the young man asked, was (3) I have been approached for my hand in marriage, by girls that are much prettier than you, why should I marry you? Hearing this, the young girl was outraged, she stormed off to her parents with fury and said I do not want to marry this man he is insulting my beauty and intelligence.

And the young man and his parents have left again without an agreement of marriage. This time, the young man’s parents were really angry and said what did you do to anger that young girl, the family was so nice and pleasant, and they were religious like you wanted. What did you ask the girl? Tell us!

The young man said, firstly I asked her, who do you love the most? She said, her mother. The parents said so, what is wrong with that?

The young man said, “No one, is Muslim until he loves Allah (SWT) and his Messenger more than anyone else in the world.” If a woman loves Allah (SWT) and the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) more than anyone, she will love me respect me, and stay faithful to me, because of that love and fear for Allah (SWT). And we can share this love because this love is greater than lust for beauty.

The young man said, then I asked, you read a lot of Holy Qur’an, can you tell me the meaning of any Surah? And she said no. because I haven’t had time yet. So I remembered the saying of Imam Shafi’i, “All humans are dead except those who have knowledge … And all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds .. And those who do good are deceived, except those who are sincere … And those who are sincere are always in a state of worry (for others).”

She has lived 20 years on this earth and has not found any time, to seek knowledge, why would I marry a woman, who does not know her rights and responsibilities and what will she teach my children, except how to be negligent, because the woman is the Madrasah (school) and the best of teachers. And a woman, who has no time for Allah (SWT), will not have time for her husband. The third question I asked her was, that a lot of girls, more prettier than her, had approached me for marriage, why should I choose her? That is why she stormed off, getting angry.

The young man’s parents said that is a horrible thing to say, why would you do such a thing; we are going back there to apologize. The young man said I said this on purpose, to test whether she could control her anger.

Holy Prophet Muhammad said “Do not get angry, do not get angry, do not get angry” repeatedly when asked how to become pious, because anger is from Satan.

If a woman cannot control her anger with a stranger she just met, do you think she will be able to control it with her husband? So, the moral of this story is, that a marriage is based on: Knowledge not looks, Practice not preaching, Forgiveness not anger, Spiritual love not lust and compromise!

One should look for a person who (1) Has love for Allah (SWT) and his Messenger (2) Knows the deen (religion), and can act upon it (3) can control her anger, and another important and crucial factor that she is (4) willing to compromise. And it goes both ways, so women seeking a man, should look for the same things. May Allah (SWT) make every marriage a success and let us create Love for Allah and his Messenger so that Allah (SWT) can bless us, and create love in our lives.

There is no better structure founded in Islam other than marriage. Holy Prophet Muhammad(PBUH)

Punishment For Killing A Muslim

Narrated Said bin Jubair: ‘Abdur Rahman bin Abza said, “Ask Ibn ‘Abbas about these two Qur’anic Verses:’Nor kill such life as Allah has made sacred, Except for just cause.'(25.168); And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell.'(4.93)

So I asked Ibn ‘Abbas who said, “When the Verse that is in Sura-al-Furqan was revealed, the pagans of Mecca said, ‘But we have slain such life as Allah has made sacred, and we have invoked other gods along with Allah, and we have also committed fornication.’ So Allah revealed: ‘Except those who repent, believe, and do good.'(25.70)

So this Verse was concerned with those people. As for the Verse in Surat-an-Nisa (4-93), it means that if a man, after understanding Islam and its laws and obligations, murders somebody, then his punishment is to dwell in the (Hell) Fire forever.” Then I mentioned this to Mujahid who said, “Except the one who regrets (one’s crime).”

Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 58, Number 194

The Muslim Is Forgiven Whilst He Sleeps

Umm ad-Dardaa’ said, “Abud-Dardaa’ stood up one night to pray. He was weeping while saying, ‘O Allah! You perfected my physical form, so perfect my character!’ until morning.
I said, ‘O Abud-Dardaa’, your only supplication for the entire night was for good character!’
He replied, ‘O Umm ad-Dardaa’- the Muslim perfects his character until his good character takes him to Paradise. And he corrupts his character until his bad character takes him to the Fire. The Muslim is forgiven while he is asleep.’
I asked, ‘O Abud-Dardaa’, how can a Muslim be forgiven while he is asleep?’
He said, ‘His brother wakes up at night and performs tahajjud and supplicates and is answered. He supplicates for his Muslim brother and his request is answered.’”
[al-Adab al-Mufrad, #290]

This is in accordance with the hadith where the prophet PBUH said, “The supplication of a Muslim for his brother in his absence will certainly be answered. Every time he makes a supplication for good for his brother, the angel appointed for this particular task says: `Ameen! May it be for you, too.” [Muslim].

Surah Isra 17 verse 80 says: “O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me).”
Ameen.

Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, ” O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell.” Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is Gharib.