Posted on 29 December 2006 by Abdul Muneer
Assalamu Alaikum,
Today, the Imam during Friday Qutubah (Speech) told: Nabi Yusuf (Alaihissalam) asked help from one of his fellow prisoners. Prophet Ibrahim (Alaihissalam) refused to turn to the ‘creations’ and left things to his Friend Allah(SWT) even when thrown into fire.
Ibrahim (A) got timely help. Yusuf (A) had to stay in prison for much much [...]
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Posted on 26 December 2006 by Abdul Muneer
Assalamu Alaikum,
I won’t agree Islam has sections. Islam is One. Unfortunate that people tend to get seperated on baseless issues. Allama Iqbal (Rahmathullahi Alaihi) used to tell, “Allah is Single (One),Rasool(S.A) only one for all of us. Qur’an too only one. Qibla bhi ek. If Muslims were to understand this, we too would have been [...]
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Posted on 15 December 2006 by Abdul Muneer
Assalamu Alaikum,
“
Look around and see it’s light everywhere
Get out and feel the warmth of its shine
Enjoy the breez it creates
But look to The Sun, you burn your eyes .
“
Ya Allah, The Light of the Heavens and the Earth, guard me against my attempts to measure you with my intelligence.
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Posted on 9 December 2006 by Abdul Muneer
Assalamu Alaikum..
Allah gave me three sentences today to present to my loved ones. They are:
Allah has declared that he has only khair (good) in his hand.
Prophet Muhammed (S.A) used to pray to Allah not to leave anything for Prophet (S.A) to take care of even for the duration of an eyeblink.
This teaches us that [...]
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Posted on 8 December 2006 by Abdul Muneer
Assalamu Alaikum..
Abu Yazid [Al-Bistami], may Allah be well pleased with him, said: I was
for twelve years the blacksmith of my ego, then
for five years I became the mirror of my heart, then
for a year I looked at what lay between the two of them and I saw
around me a visible belt. So I strove to [...]
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Posted on 6 December 2006 by Abdul Muneer
Assalamu Alaikum,
Khalil Gibran is one of my favorite poets. Before meeting my Usthad I had gone through ‘The Prophet’ more than a dozen times and i had almost learned it by heart. Those days, it offered me the highest level of philosophy. Within a short span my relationship with Usthad had gone stronger. Then later [...]
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Posted on 4 December 2006 by Abdul Muneer
Assalamu Alaikum,
As my internet connection got expired, I couldn’t post anything for two days..(All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance. - Edward Gibbon. But I don’t want my blog to be human. I want it to be divine. May Allah take it forward and make it something through which He spreads [...]
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Posted on 2 December 2006 by Abdul Muneer
Assalamu Alaikum..
World Aids Day Passed. But the scare remains as it is. All campaigns on aids conveys methods of prevention. Of what use is it to someone who is already a victim to it?May Allah the Merciful save every one from all diseases. The aids prevention campaign brings me thoughts of another kind.
It’s about ‘Aoodhu [...]
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