Volume 3 No.7

BACK TO BASICS

‘Aqeedah: It has been thousands of years since Paradise and Hell Fire have been created and they are now present. It is not that they are not created yet and will be made on the Day of Judgment.

‘Aqeedah: Qiyaamah, resurrection, reckoning, Thawaab (Rewards), ‘Adzaab (Punishment), Jannah (Paradise) and Hell Fire, their meaning is the same as understood and known to the Muslims. The person who accepts them as Haq but invents new meanings for them such as Thawaab means to feel happy with one’s good deeds and ‘Adzaab is to feel sad with one’s evil deeds and resurrection is only of souls, is actually a denier of the Truth and as such a Kaafir.

The Account of Jannah (Paradise)

Jannah is an abode prepared by Allaah  for the Believers. The gifts bestowed in it are such that no eye has beheld ever before, nor any ear has heard ever before nor any heart ever experienced before (Except the beloved of Allaah , Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad ,who saw, heard and experienced all during the Night of Mi’raaj). Any examples given in its praises and description, are only attempts at explanation because even the best and superlative objects of the world have no comparison with any of the gifts of Jannah. If a woman of Paradise were to cast a glance at the earth, the entire earth and the skies would be illuminated and filled with perfume and the light of sun and moon will fade away.

Her head cover is more valuable than everything contained in this world. It is mentioned in a Riwaayah (Narration) that if a Hoor (Pure female companion of Paradise) were to show her palm in between the skies and the earth, its beauty will create a Fitnah (Mischief) among the creation. If she were to reveal her head cover, its beauty will make the sun pale just as lamp fades away in the presence of the sun. If any object from Jannah the size of a nail is made to appear in the world, it will decorate the entire heavens and the earth. If a bracelet of a woman of Paradise is revealed, it will wipe out the brightness of the sun as the sun wipes out the brightness of the stars. The place in Jannah where any waste may be kept is better than anything in the heavens and the earth.

How vast is Jannah? Only Allaah and his beloved Rasoolallaah have the knowledge. According to a summarized account, there are one hundred stations in it. The distance between any two stations is as much as distance between the heavens and the earth. The vastness of each station can be comprehended by aHadeeth Shareef of the Tirmidzee collection which indicates that if the entire universe were to be in one station then it will be vast enough for all in that station. There is a kind of tree in Jannah under the shade of which a rider on a fast horse could travel for one hundred years without coming out of it. The gates of Jannah are so wide that a fast horse could travel between the two sides for 70 years. Even then because of the crowd of those going in and out, their shoulders will rub against each other and the gates be will creaking.

There are palaces made of a variety of precious stones; they are so pure and clean that the outside is visible from the inside and the inside from the outside.. The walls of Paradise are made of bricks of gold and silver and kneaded musk; brick of gold alternating with the brick of silver. Ground is made of pebbles of saffron, pearls and rubies. One narration has it that Jannah of ‘Adn (Aden) has a brick of white pearls alternating with one of red rubies and one of green topaz; the ground is made of kneaded musk; instead of grass it has saffron and pebbles of pearls and the soil made of sweet smelling ‘Ambar (Ambergris). The tents of pearls will be as tall as 60 miles. Jannah has four rivers, one of water, the second of milk, the third of honey and the fourth of wine (Non intoxicating). From these rivers will flow out rivulets which reach every house. These rivulets do not flow below the ground level but flow above the ground. One shore of the rivers is made up of pearls and the other of rubies. The river beds are made of pure musk. The wine of Paradise is not like the one on this earth: bad smelling, bitter and intoxicating and those who consume it losing their sanity, talking obscenities being out of control of their faculties. The pure wine of Paradise is free from all such impurities. The food will be delicious of all kinds and whatever is desired will be presented to them. If on seeing a bird, one would desire to eat its meat, it would be immediately brought to them, tastily fried. If there is need for water, carafes will appear in the hands containing the right mixture of water, milk, wine and honey. The quantity will be exactly according to their desire, not one drop more nor one drop less.

To be continued InshaAllaah Ta’alaa

 

 

Transliteration: ‘Subhaanal Qaaimid Daaim. Subhaanal Hayyil Ladzee laa Yamoot. SubhaanAllaahil ‘Azeemi wa Bihamdihee. Subboohun Quddoosun Rabbul Malaaikati war Rooh. Subhaanal ‘Aliyyil A’laa Subbaanahoo Wa Ta’alaa.

Translation: ‘ Glorified (is the One), Self Existent, Eternal. Glorified (is the One), Truly, Perfectly Alive, the Self Sustained. Glorified (is the One), Truly, Perfectly Alive, without death. Glorified is Allaah in His Grandeur and His is all Praise. The most Holy and the most Sanctified (are You), Lord of the angels and Jibraeel ‘Alaihis salaam. Glorified (is the One), more Exalted than the highest. Glory and Exaltedness is His’.

Hadeeth Shareef (About the above recitation): Hadrat Abaan  has narrated from Hadrat Anas  that the beloved of Allaah , Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  said: ‘The person who recites Subhaanal Qaaimid Daaim . . every day would see his abode in Jannah or someone else will see it (for him), before his death’. Kunzul A’maal.

Transliteration: ‘ Alhamdu Lillaahil ladzee Tawaada’a Kullu Shai il Li ‘Azmatihi. Walhamdu Lillaahil ladzee Dzalla Kullu Shai il Li ‘Izzatihi. Walhamdu Lillaahil Ladzee Khada ‘a Kullu Shai il Limilkihi. Walhamdu Lillaahil Ladzis Taslama Kullu Shai il Liqudratihi.

Translation: ‘All Praises are for Allaah, in the presence of His Grandeur, everything is helpless. All Praises are for Allaah, in the presence of Whose Honor, everything is debased. All Praises are for Allaah, in Whose Kingdom everything is subservient (to Him). All Praises are for Allaah, Who has everything obedient (to Him) under His Power.

Hadeeth Shareef (About the above recitation): Hadrat Ibn ‘Umar  has narrated that the beloved of Allaah ,Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  said: ‘The person who recites Alhamdu Lillaahil ladzee . . . and through it seeks what is with Allaah (Blessings and forgiveness), Allaah writes for him 1000 good deeds and increases his station 1000 times and appoints 70,000 angels to seek forgiveness for him till the Day of Judgment. At Tabaraanee, Kunzul A’maal.

 

VIRTUES OF PURIFICATION (Tazkiatun Nafs) Continued

My beloved readers, every organ of our bodies performs a particular function. If it fails to perform its function or performs it under uneasiness or anguish, then that organ would be considered unhealthy. For instance a diseased hand may not be able to grip and hold objects, a diseased eye will not be able to see or see with difficulty. Similarly a diseased spiritual heart will not be able to perform its specific function, which is knowledge, wisdom, love and worship of Allaah and obtain pleasure from His Dzikr and to prefer it above all desires, and obtain help from all the organs and all other aspirations, for the purpose of engaging in His Dzikr. Allaah has mentioned in the Holy Quraan: “Wa Maa Khalaqtul Jinna wal Insa Ilaa Liya’budoon“ Soorah 51 Aayah 56.

Translation: “I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me“. From this it is known that the appropriate function of the heart of human beings is the worship and the Ma’rifah (Special Knowledge) of Allaah and the sign of the knowledge of Allaah is the love for Him, because the one who knows Him becomes absorbed in His love. The sign of love for Him is that preference is not given over Him to the world and all that it contains and everything held dear. Allaah says in the Holy Quraan:

“Qul in Kaana Aabaaukum wa Abnaaukum wa Ikhwaanukum wa Azwaajukum wa ‘Asheeratukum wa Amwaal unuqtaraftumoohaa

waTijaaratun Takhshauna Kasaadahaa wa Masaakinu Tardaunahaa Ahabba ilaikum minAllaahi wa Rasoolihi Wa Jahaadi Fee Sabeelihee Fatarabbasoo Hattaa YatiAllaahu Biamrihi wAllaahu Laa Yahdil Qaumul Faasiqeen.“ Soorah 9 Aayah 43.

Translation: “Say: If it be that your fathers your sons your brothers your mates or your kindred; the wealth that you have gained; the commerce in which you fear a decline; or the dwellings in which you delight are dearer to you than Allaah or His Messenger or the striving in his cause; then wait until Allaah  brings about His decision: andAllaah  guides not the rebellious.”

Thus, whoever holds anything dearer than Allaah  has a diseased heart, just as someone’s stomach has more liking for soil of the earth than to bread and water and loses his appetite, he has a disease. These are the symptoms of disease of hearts; and from this account we know that all hearts are diseased, Illaa MaashaAllaah (except those which Allaah  wills differently). Moreover, because there are some diseases that the patient is unaware of and the disease of the heart is from among them, a person remains unaware, therefore neglectful. Even if he gets to know about it, patience toward the severity of the cure is very difficult, because the treatment requires opposition to the lusts and attachments which he considers as agonies of death, and even if he does find patience within himself, he cannot find a skillful doctor who could cure his disease as the doctors of this disease should be the scholars and they themselves are suffering from this disease and since they will not heal themselves, how can they heal others.

The patient with the disease of the heart has therefore become incurable. The knowledge of the cure is no longer with the people nor does any one know about this disease. People when they started leaning towards the Dunya and started paying attention to only those deeds which are ‘Ibaadah (Worship) in the apparent only. In their hidden self, this ‘Ibaadah became Ria (Showing off) and just a habit. This has happened to such a degree that they became symptoms of the laws of the diseases (Of the hearts).

In order to embark upon healing one’s diseased heart, the first step is to recognize one’s own symptoms. The symptoms of course are our short comings. One must know that when Allaah  wills to do some one a favor, He turns that person’s eyes towards his own diseases. It is obvious that if one does not know his disease, he has no way of treating it ! It is only after realizing one’s shortcoming that a cure is possible. Hadrat ‘Umar  used to say: “May Allaah’s mercy be upon the one who will show me my defects”.

The cure of the diseased heart is in the abandonment of Shahwaat (Lusts, attachments), which is the manifestation of Ego desires. This is because the constituent of this disease is the submission to the demands of the Nafs ul Ammaaraa (Ego). Hadrat Yahyaa bin Ma’aaz  has said that the Nafs ul Ammaaraa should be fought with the swords of Austerity. This exercise of austerity is made up of 4 disciplines: Eating little, sleeping little, speaking only when necessary and to bear gracefully and without complaining, the pain, annoyance and oppression given by people. Eating little destroys lust. Intentions are purified by sleeping little. Talking less, keeps one safe from mischief of the tongue. To bear distress and pain caused by people takes one to the highest levels because there is nothing more difficult for any person than to bear the harshness of being commanded, injustice, tyranny and oppression.

My beloved readers, jewels of my eyes, books have been written on the subject of Tazkiatun Nafs. All those who have reached the levels of Auliaa Kiraam (Friends of Allaah ) are unanimous in their advice: Find a real Shaikh ul Kaamil who is the real doctor of the diseases of the heart and submit yourself to his healing. We end the series here. Help for this last installment on this subject was taken from the well known book in 4 volumes “Ihyaa ‘Uloom ud Deen” by Hujjat ul Islaam, Hadrat Shaikh Imaam Muhammad Ghazaalee, Rahmatullaah ‘Alaih. May Allaah  instill in our hearts the longing to attain supreme submission to Him and His most beloved Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  and turn us inwards to embark upon this sacred Jihaad ul Akbar as a means to achieve it and help us win it. Aameen.

 

VIRTUES OF THE SUNNAH

Sunnah and Aadaab of drinking water

My most beloved jewels of my eyes, water undoubtedly is an essential and a great Ni’mah (Gift ) to all of us from Allaah the Khair ur Raaziqeen ( The best of Providers). It is not possible to survive without it. All the creation of this earth drinks water. Animals drink water, plants consume water and human beings also drink water. You will realize thatKaafirs also drink water. Muslims have a unique advantage over all other human beings: When we drink water the way the beloved of Allaah , Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  used to drink it, it becomes the worship of Allaah  an act of Sunnah, for which He showers Eternal rewards upon us. Let us learn about this Sunnah so that we may enrich our Eternal life with rewards in profusion and most definitely receive the Pleasure of the One Who created us with His Immense Love. Is this not exactly why we have been placed on this earth?

Hadeeth Shareef: Hadrat ‘Aaishah Siddeeqah has narrated that among all waters, sweet and cold water was well liked by Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  .Tirmidzee Shareef

Hadeeth Shareef: Hadrat Anas  has narrated that Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  used to breathe three times during drinking any drink and he  did not breathe out inside the drinking vessel but outside it. Bukhaaree Shareef and Muslim

Hadeeth Shareef: Hadrat Ibn ‘Abbaas  has narrated that Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  has said: ” Do not drink like a camel, in one continuous gulp but in two or three sips. And when starting to drink recite ‘Bismillaah’ and after finishing, recite ‘Alhamdulillaah’ “. Tirmidzee Shareef

Hadeeth Shareef: Hadrat Qataadah  has narrated that Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  used to prohibit breathing into vessels. Bukhaaree Shareef

Hadeeth Shareef: Hadrat Aboo Hurairah  has narrated that the beloved of Allaah Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  has said: ” None among you should drink standing; the one who forgets should (bring out the water) by vomiting “. Muslim

Note: My beloved readers, we should never ever forget even in our sleep that Allaah has commanded all of us to obey our master Muhammad ; disobedience to him  is therefore the disobedience of Allaah 

In Soorah 4, Aayah 69 it is said: “And whoever obeys Allaah and the Messenger, they are in the company of those whom Allaah has blessed” In Soorah 33, Aayah 71 it is said: “And whoever obeys Allaah and His Messenger, he has won a great success”

Gems of my eyes, who among us would not want to be in the company of those blessed by Allaah  and who among us would not want to win a great success?

Let us look at the other side. In Soorah 72, Aayah 23 it is said: “And whoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger, for him there is the fire of Jahannam. There they shall remain for ever “. In the face of such a warning who would dare disobey the beloved of Allaah ? Should we be embarrassed in front of those who are ignorant, to squat on the floor like the beloved of Allaah when we are drinking? Looking at the consequences both ways, I am sure we will always chose to obey Allaah and His beloved Messenger .

Hadeeth Shareef: Hadrat Ibn ‘Abbaas  has narrated that when he respectfully offered the beloved of Allaah Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  the water of Zamzam, he  drank standing. Bukhaaree and Muslim.

Note: To drink the water of Zamzam and the leftover Wudoo water standing, is the blessed Sunnah of Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad . When drinking the Zamzam water, one should face the Holy Ka’bah and whatever Du’aa is made, will be accepted InshaAllaah Ta’alaa. Drinking leftover wudoo water standing, removes 70 diseases, InshaAllaah Ta’alaa.

To be continued InshaAllaah Ta’alaa.

 

VIRTUES OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF FIQH AND SHAREE’AH ( Continued)

Our wonderful sisters should make it a point to study this section carefully because our Salaah’s acceptance among other things is dependent upon our Tahaarah (Purity): No purity no acceptance.

Nifaas (Bleeding after Childbirth)

The bleeding that occurs in women after more than half the baby has been delivered is called Nifaas in the language of the Sharee’ah. The bleeding issuing forth before that stage is not Nifaas.

Period of Nifaas

The maximum period of Nifaas is 40 days, the minimum being variable. Some women may not have any such bleeding at all.

Regulations Concerning Nifaas.

1. Even if a woman has no discharge of Nifaas at all, it is essential for her to have purification bath after the delivery.

2. Bleeding of any colour, except white, during the 40 days period will be looked upon as Nifaas.

3. The minimum period of purity after the cessation of Nifaas and before the beginning of the menses is 15 days.

4. In case of an abortion, if a limb or two of the fetus had been formed, the bleeding would be Nifaas, otherwise not. If this bleeding fulfils the conditions of the menses, it will be regarded as menstrual, but if it continues for less than three days, or the period of purity falls short of 15 days, it would be known as Istihadah.

5. If a woman has Nifaas for more than 40 days, and this is her first delivery, the first 40 days will be counted as the period, the rest will be regarded as Istihadah. She should, therefore, have purification bath and start performing her religious duties without waiting for the cessation of bleeding. But if this is her second or a subsequent delivery, she should count her usual days and regard the extra days as part of Istihadah.

6. If a woman usually has Nifaas for 30 days, but on some occasion it continues for 40 days, she should count this whole

period for Nifaas; if, however, bleeding does not stop even after 40 days, she should count her usual period of 30 days for Nifaas, and regard the rest as Istihadah. She should, therefore, have purification bath immediately and perform the prayers missed by her during the previous ten days.

7. If a woman has less than her usual 40 days of Nifaas, she should take purification bath and start performing her prayers. If, however, bath is likely to be harmful, she may obtain purity through Tayammum and start observing her religious duties forthwith.

Injunctions Concerning Nifaas and Menstrual Bleeding

1. It is forbidden to perform the prayers or observe the fast during the menses and Nifaas. The prayer is excused, but the abandoned fasts have to be completed after one has obtained purity.

2. It is forbidden for a menstruating woman or one having Nifaas to enter a mosque, move round the Ka’bah, or recite the Quraan.

3. Such a woman is forbidden even to perform the Sajdah Tilawah or touch the Qur’aan, even with the clothes she is wearing; she may, however, handle it by means of a handkerchief or the wrapper.

4. She may, if she likes, recite Al-Faatihah, the Qunut, Kalimah, Durood, or other supplications and sacred words given in the Qur’aan with the intention of seeking Allaah’s  forgiveness and mercy.

5. She may attend the ‘Id Prayers, visit a religious educational institution, and even enter the mosque for same necessity, but should have performed Tayammum.

6. A woman who is teaching the Qur’aan may continue doing so even during the menses, but she should not recite a whole verse in the same breath, but should recite and teach it piecemeal.

7. It is forbidden for the husband to have sexual intercourse with the menstruating wife or the one having Nifaas.

They may, however, embrace and caress each other and eat and sleep together; it has rather been disapproved to segregate the menstruating wife and to avoid eating with her or caressing her.

 

 

ESSENTIAL ADVICE FROM Hadrat Shaikh Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat ‘Ali, QaddasAllaahu Sirruhul ‘Azeez

Abstinence (Tark) . . . Continued

• Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  slept upon a mat made of palm leaves all his life and

never ate to fill his stomach, neither did he don an elegant clothing and this kind of abstinence is Al Sunnat ul

Maukkidah, which none of us is capable of practicing today.

• Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  has said: “Live in the world as if you are a stranger to it

or like a traveler who is passing through and count yourself among the dead”.

• For a Muslim to live like a traveler is not Rahbaaniyyah (Monasticism) but most positively Islaam.
• No one except the Faqeer has given up anything of the Duniyaa; all of it has been kept in tact. Till such time as one is

totally rid of this accursed and wretched thing, how will the next chapter open ?

• The splendor of servitude : abstinence from desires except the Dzikr ul laah ( Dzikr of Allaah ), Maa ShaaAllaah.
• Any thing which cannot be included within the definition of Dzikr and obedience and whatever is an obstacle in the way

of Dzikr and obedience and obstructs it in whatever manner, in the Book of Abstinence, it is Waajib ut Tark( Must be

given up), even though it may be the company of the chief and the king. An occupation which takes you away from your

Allaah is contemptible, give it up.

• Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  has said: “Be warned, Duniyaa is accursed and every

thing in the Duniyaa is also accursed except the Dzikr ul laah and that which Allaah  likes and the scholar and

the one obtaining ‘Ilm (Knowledge)”. At Tirmidzee, Ibn Maajah.

• Till such time as one is cleansed of the accursed and the wretched, remains contaminated.
• In contamination there is no cleanliness and without cleanliness, salaat is not accepted.
• This is the truth and reality of Tareeqat (The path to intimate knowledge of Allaah )

To be continued InshaAllaah Ta’alaa.

 

VIRTUES OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF “ASMAA UN NABIYYIL KAREEM” (The Bounteous Names of the Holy Prophet Muhammad  by Hadrat Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat ‘Ali, QaddasAllaahu Ta’alaa Sirruhul ‘Azeez

Translated into English by Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Ameer, Dar -ul -Ehsan Publications, Huddersfield, United Kingdom and his worthy colleagues.

 

 

TRANSLATION OF THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED BOOK IN 5 VOUMES “ MAKSHOOFAAT MANAAZIL EHSAAN”

( Manifestations of The Stages of Excellence in Worship ) ………..Continued

By Hadrat Shaikh Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat ‘Ali, QaddasAllaahu Ta’alaa Sirruhul ‘Azeez

Some voluntary steps for the acquisition of Istiqaamah (Steadfastness in performance of deeds)…. Continued

Hadeeth Shareef: Hadrat Abee Dzar  has said: “I know such an Aayah that if people practiced it, it will by itself be sufficient for them”. (That Aayah is) Soorah 65, Part Aayah 2 and part Aayah 3.

Translation: Aayah 2 “. . . And for those who fear Allaah, He (ever) prepares a way out. Aayah 3 And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if anyone puts his trust in Allaah, sufficient is (Allaah) for him . . .“

Ahmad, Ibn Maajah, Daarimee.

Hadeeth Shareef: Hadrat Anas  has said that at the time of Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad , there were two brothers. One of them used to present himself in the blessed presence of the Rasoolallaah  and the other one had a profession. The latter complained about the former to the Rasoolallaah  (That he does not do any work). The beloved of Allaah Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad  said: “May be you receive your Rizq (Provision), from his Barakah (Blessing). Tirmidzee Shareef.

Hadeeth Shareef: Hadrat Ibn Mas’ood  has narrated that Hadrat Sayyidinaa wa Maulaanaa Muhammad said: “People! There is nothing that will get you close to the Jannah and distance you from the Hell Fire other than the one I have ordered you (To do). If there is nothing that will get you close to the Hell fire and distance you from the Jannah, but the thing I have prohibited you from. And Hadrat Jibraeel  has put it in my heart that a person does not die till such time as he has completed (Receiving) his Rizq. Beware: Fear Allaah Ta’alaa and use moderation in obtaining your Rizq. A delay in receiving your Rizq may not make you agreeable to obtaining it by committing sins, because the thing which is with Allaah can be obtained only through His obedience”. Sharah As Sunnah.

It does not matter what anyone says . . . , provision is received daily. Allaah gives it and gives it to every possessor of the soul. Whoever has to receive his provision from wherever and in whatever quantity, will most certainly receive it. No one can stop it; nor can any one increase it.

If . . .

THE PROVISION OF THE SLAVES

were under the control of slaves . . . why would Rabb ul Kareem (The Bounteous Lord) be called Raaziq ul Mutlaq (The Absolute Provider) and what would not the slaves do to other slaves. Similarly, in everyone’s household matters, whether of the rich or the poor, take place according to the System of the Divine Power. To hold one’s head in (Anguish) with thoughts of what may happen tomorrow is wasteful mental calisthenics.

Who has knowledge of tomorrow ?

What will happen ? How will it happen ?

IN THE SAME WAY

Yesterday is gone. To spend time regretting, is to spoil the present moment. To live in the past and the future is like destroying the present. The past is gone, in whatever way it did . . . and no one has any knowledge of the future….. hence live in the present; do not remain idle, be occupied with some useful work and no other worker but the consummate in this expertise (Of Faqr) can show a useful work. Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyoom

ALWAYS TRY TO BE IN A STATE OF WUDOO, Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyoom

When Hadrat Shah Aboo Mansoor, Rahmat ul laah ‘Alaih was about to be beheaded, someone asked him: “You are now leaving, please tell me something that is the essence of your entire life and for me a beacon to light my way”. He said:

“KEEP YOUR NAFS ALWAYS BUSY AND OCCUPIED”

May Allaah Zul Jalaali wal Ikraam with His Favor and Grace bestow (upon us) Istiqaamah in this world and the next. Aameen. Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyoom To be continued InshaAllaah Ta’alaa.

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VIRTUES OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF

“ASMAA UL HUSNAH” ( THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES ) . . . continued

Extracts from the Book “The Most Beautiful Names” compiled by

Hadrat Shaikh Tosun Bayrak al- Jerrahi al-Halveti

In the Quraan Allaah  says, “Salaamun qawlan min Rabbin Raheem” — the Beneficent Lord sends salaam—peace, blessing, protection, salvation, and salutation—to the believers in Paradise (36:57). In this Aayah Allaah ar-Raheem rewards the believers with the security and joy of the wished-for Paradise. He is the one who saves the believing servants from all dangers, bringing them the peace, blessing, and security of Paradise. As-Salaam is this state of being free of all fault, error, danger and trouble. In this it resembles the divine name al-Quddoos, but it pertains to the future. It also means the one who is persisting, uninterrupted, unfaltering, unweakening, continuing to eternity.

Those who find the peace and security of as-Salaam in their hearts believe in and depend on Allah in all their affairs, and know that by the grace of that name they will be saved from all dangers and difficulties. When they are saved from a danger by someone, they see the real savior, although they are also thankful to the intermediary. A Turkish proverb says, “Don’t lean on a tree that will but dry up and decay; don’t depend on men, they will but age and die”. The one who depends on Allaah , as-Salaam, the savior, will never panic. Allaah’s  strength will show itself in him as the fearlessness of the believer. This is the manifestation of as-Salaam.

Patience is also a manifestation of as-Salaam. Allaah  says, “If I give a pain to my servant either through his body or possessions or his family or children and he encounters this with the strength of patience and belief in Me, I would be embarrassed to weigh his deeds and to look into the books of his actions on the Day of Last Judgment”.To be continued InshaAllaah Ta’alaa.

 

ABOUT DAAR-UL-EHSAAN AND OUR HUMBLE ACTIVITIES

One of the several reasons that we compiled and posted“TheVirtues of Islaamic Life” early every month was so that you could take full advantage of the wonderful and sometimes unbelievable virtues of each Hijrah month. By the Grace of Allaah  you have all the twelve months’ virtues now available to you. We urge you to preserve the issues and faithfully utilize them each month to your fullest capacity and not miss out on the incredible rewards you will receive in the Hereafter. Our struggle always is to present to you the full glory and beauty of Islaam, its virtues and practices. Our web pages of the “Virtues of Islaamic Life” and “The Truth About Islaam” for the non-believers is generating by the Grace of Allaah , a high volume of questions, requests for help etc. etc. In order to respond, which is an important ingredient of our on going Da’waheffort, in an appropriately accurate manner, much time is required for research. As you are probably aware we also run “The Blessed Pantry” supplying food and essentials to the needy. Our Jamaa’ah goes out for Da’wah trips regularly. We also go out to other States for speeches and seminars both to muslims and non-muslims. We also have intensive Ta’leem of our own Jamaa’ah (which is increasing steadily, Alhamdulillaah), at least twice weekly. You can see, we have a fairly heavy load of responsibility and work, all of which of course is I’baadah, for which we are eternally grateful to our Master and Lord of the Universe. Every effort InshaAllaah Ta’alaa will be made to bring out “Virtues of Islaamic Life” every month. However we will not sacrifice quality in anything we do with the blessings of our Shaikh, Hadrat Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat ‘Ali, Rahmatullaah ‘Alaih, the Grace of Allaah  and your Du’aas. Therefore, we may skip a month here and there. Please keep track of the issues by their volume and the numbers. Months will be mentioned in which they come out, but they will be incidental. Every beginning of the Hijrah year (Muharram ul Haraam) the volume number will go up a number and the numbering will start from 1. Please remember us in your Du’aas regularly.