My Prophet…2

Assalamu Alaikum,

When Rasool(S.A) was walking with a few companions (R.A), a non believer lady called him ‘muaddam’.

Allah gave Nabi the name Muhammed (S.A). Nobody had this name untill prophet’s birth. This name means ‘the praised’. Even when we say Al Hamdulillah which means all praise belongs to Allah, Rasool is also called ‘Praised’. No other creation has this status.

Now she has called exactly the opposite..
Rasool(S.A.) didn’t pay any attention but Sahaba (companions) were furious. Noticing this, Rasool told the Sahaba, “Allah has given me the name Muhammed and not muaddam. How did it occur to you that she was calling me when she shouted ‘muaddam’?

On hearing this from Rasool, the fury of Sahaba got vanished.

Disarmed and humiliated, the lady immediately shouted “O Muhammed, I meant you only”.
Rasool replied ,”Yes, Muhammed- that is me. Muaddam- I don’t know him”.

May Allah send His Blessing on our Rasool.

Al Fathiha

Assalamu Alaikum,

Usually the first meaningful word uttered by a baby will be a word which means mother in local language. Who teaches the baby to call his mother “mumm..”? Mother herself, right?

(How else will the baby know how to call his mother!!)

So the very word “mumm” (mummy, ma, ummi, umma .. whatever) that is meant to be spoken by baby to his mother is actually a word spoken by the mother to her baby.

Dear friends, isn’t it the same with the opening chapter of Qur’an, Al-Fathiha ?

 

Allah teaches us the best way to speak to Him.

 

Pray for me.

Love,

Abdul Muneer

My Prophet

Assalamu Alaikum,

A history student knows that Muhammed(SA) is a prophet of Islam. He knows that the Prophet was born in Mecca to parents Abdullah and Aamina (May Allah be pleased with them). He has learned the biography of Prophet in detail. Including his childhood as an orphan. The Prophet was under the care of Halima(RA) and then of Abu Thalib.

The history student has also learned that the Prophet started preaching Islam since he was 40. He will tell you about Prophet’s messages and the development and growth of Islam in that society. He will tell you about the hardships the Prophet suffered during his mission.

The history student has studied the personal life too. If you want to know about Prophet’s wives and children, ask him.

He will also tell you in detail about the journey he made to Medina, his triumph over Mecca and his last moments on this earth at Medina.

My brother, you boast of being a Muslim. What more than a history student do you know about your Prophet? Is there any knowledge within your heart which is beyond the grasp of historians?

Love,

Abdul Muneer

Where are You?

Assalamu Alaikum,

Among the so many mails roaming through email servers, here is a gem. I received from one of my friends.

Where are You?

 

The man whispered, “God, speak to me”
and a meadowlark sang.

But, the man did not hear.
So the man yelled, “God, speak to me”
and the thunder rolled across the sky.

 

But, the man did not listen.
The man looked around and said,
“God let me see you.”
And a star shined brightly.

 

But the man did not see.
And, the man shouted,
“God show me a miracle.”
And, a life was born.

 

But, the man did not notice.
So, the man cried out in despair,
“Touch me God,
and let me know
you are here.”
Whereupon, God reached down
and touched the man.
But, the man brushed
the butterfly away and walked on.

 

 

What are creations but a mirror kept facing its Creator…

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Love,

Abdul Muneer

Microcredits.. Macroprofits..

Assalamu Alaikum,

This is Economics.. Recently I found an article (the article is not recent) on “Cuckoo’s call“. It’s about the Nobel Peace prize for Grameen Bank and its founder Muhammad Yunus. The article exposes some hidden dimensions of this ‘award’ and its real beneficiaries.

The author has rightly identified the excellence of Islamic Economics.

Of course, we won’t read such views in a newspaper.. So you can read it here (or in a new window).

Love,

Abdul Muneer

From my friend :-)

Assalamu Alaikum,

Yesterday I got a valentines day message from my friend. Can’t wait to get his permission.. I’m posting it rightaway..

HAPPY VALENTINE’s DAY

If many guys are after one girl,

there is naturally a fight…

That is because they are running after their nafs

what a poor love that turns out to be..

Come into the love of Allah & His Rasool,

Though we are all after the same,

We end up loving each other.

Such a love knows only to Give and never to ask…

Come into the love of Majnun…

Who loves the eyes that saw Laila..

Come into the love of Our Rasool(SAW)

Who has a place for every one in His heart..

Come here and you will get your share and perhaps even more..

Come and do not be despaired..

For there is all that you wish for and perhaps even more..

Just come once and you will never want to leave

That my Brothers is TRUE GRACE…

That my Brothers is LOVE…

Valentine’s day is meant for the us. Enjoy..

Thank you brother, thank You.

Hope reader too enjoy it.

Love,

Abdul Muneer

Like a hawk stealing a bird..(Rumi!)

Assalamu Alaikum,

Note:Treat it as mail without address. This will make sense only to the intented recepient..

Let me know if you are the one!!

Few days back my friend was talking about the path of a salik. He said we can’t traverse that alone as the route is unknown to us. But once we get a guide, the guide take us through all the nuances which we can’t foresee or negotiate. All we need to be is to be open to a Shaikh. “Therefore”, he said,”our path, in effect, is from our nafs to our shaikh. Thereafter we start seeing things through the eyes of our Shaikh”.

That is the essence of the Sufi Path. But I asked,”It’s right that we cannot traverse alone. We will start journeying with Shaikh once reach our Shaikh. But then, how will one travel the path from his nafs to the Shaikh?”

My personal experience has been (and is) that they come down to our level and starts interacting just like us and lift us away. Or more precisely, like a kingfisher coming down to a pond and going up with a fish in it’s beaks.

And a while back , while going through our great forefather Rumi (R.A) , this poems was there to receive me first.

At the twilight, a moon appeared in the sky;

Then it landed on earth to look at me.

Like a hawk stealing a bird at the time of prey;

That moon stole me and rushed back into the sky.

I looked at myself, I did not see me anymore;

For in that moon, my body turned as fine as soul.

The nine spheres disappeared in that moon;

The ship of my existence drowned in that sea.

Love,

Abdul Muneer

You and I

Assalamu Alaikum,

You and I

You are Beautiful
You are Perfect
You are Kind
You are my first, and my last,
And inside, and outside.

And I love You for You being so.

My Helper, my Friend
My Guardian, my Guide
My Musician, my Light
My Hope, my Support
My This, That and Whatever Else.

And I love You for You being so.

Beauty I am not, kindness I am not
Guide I am not, light I am not
You are everything and I am nothing
When You love me-it is not for any reason
Allah, Your love is for me, not for my adjectives

And You love me with such a Love that is known only to You.

Love,

Abdul Muneer

Khalifa Ali (RA)

 

 

Assalamu Alaikum,

In a battle, Islam’s fourth Khalifa Ali (RA) had almost conquered an attacker. Ali (RA) had got on top of the befallen enemy and was about to kill. It was then the other guy spat on Khalifa’s holy face. To his extreme surprise, Ali (RA) quickly got up and left. Unable to perceive this gesture he went back to Ali (RA) and asked explanation,” One would have killed me at once. I made such a provocation and you instead left me free. What made you do that?”

The Khalifa replied, “I’m fighting for the sake of Allah and acting according to His will. When you spat on my face, I got angry. If I were to kill you then, it would have been out of my anger. I would be guilty in front of Allah for ending the life of a human for my sake.”

That was the level of purification Rasool (SAW) gave to his disciples. It was a test from Allah and Ali (RA) could recognize it in that very nick of time. He never ever let his nafs take over him. Any ordinary man would have failed there.

If we are not purified like that, our first job is to attain that purification. Fighting against our own nafs is the real fight. Rasool (SAW) described it as the greatest battle.

But what is happening now? Fanatics, powered by nafs and fuelled by shaithan, hijack Islam. They call themselves Jihadis. They say they are fighting for Religion. But what they really do is just venting their cultivated anger and hatred. They will have to answer before the Lord for killing His creations and destroying His Religion.

In Islam anger and hatred towards the creations of Allah has no place. Even a tree should not be cut without a proper cause.

If it was not for His immeasurable Love toward the creations of Allah, lakhs of people wouldn’t have surrendered their hearts and whatever else they had at the feet of Rasool (SAW).

May Allah guard His Deen through us, May Allah make us true copies of our beloved Prophet (SAW). Aamin.

Love,

Abdul Muneer

WISHLIST

Assalamu Alaikum,

It has been my experience that whenever I was particular about something in Deen and worked towards it, Allah gave it. But whenever I merely put things in my ‘wish-list’ instead, Satan made me land on the opposite side.

Only determined minds will walk the Path towards the Perfect One. May Allah make the minds of me and all readers determined enough.

Love,

Abdul Muneer