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

ISLAM / Ahl-u-Sunnath val Jama’ath..3

 

Assalamu Alaikum,

Allah says

Didn’t You see one who belies his religion?
That is he who repels the orphan
And urges not feeding the needy (107:1-3)

Subhanallah..

It is to be noted that even if one happens to miss one of the compulsory prayers, he doesn’t go out of the religion. It attracts displeasure from Allah and he makes himself at a loss. But those who repel the orphans and turn away from needy people are out of Islam itself..

If they are out, who cares about their ‘worships’?

Notice that Allah addresses them as ‘they/that is he’ in the second verse, indicating the separation.

All the compulsory prayers, and other actions are applicable only for those who satisfy the more basic condition of being kind towards the creations of Allah.

This is Allah’s Love towards His creations.

This is the Real Islam.. This is the way of our leader prophet Muhammed(SAW) and His followers.

Alhamdulillah (All Praise to Allah).

Love,

Abdul Muneer

A Mother in Deluge..

Assalamu Alaikum,

During the deluge in Prophet Nuh(A)’s period, a mother kept holding her child above the water level. She was all worried about her kid and held the baby above water as the level kept rising. But when the water rose above her nose, she dropped the kid and stood on top!!

We love others because of the Love Allah placed in us. It is Allah’s love, not ours. What if Allah takes it out of our heart? Will we still be loving?..
Being loved is a blessing, but having love for others is a much greater blessing. Let us not be in ’shirk’ by attributing the love in our heart to ourselves..

Let a father think not that he has love for his children. Instead let him thank Allah for giving him a taste of the Love Allah has for His servants.

Let a lover realize the real caretaker of his/her soulmate.

Let a friend realize the the Friendship Allah shares with his/her friend.

What am I but an instrument in the Hands of the Musician?

Allah, thank You… Indeed You are the treasure of all precious jewels.

Love,

Abdul Muneer

A Prayer of Rasool (SAW)

Assalamu Alaikum everyone..

Today I am alone in my house. While sitting in the toilet came to my mind what my Shaykh would often remind me and other fellow seekers about. “What would have happened if Allah had taken away the strength from you? How will you got toilet everyday?”.

I am alone. Can I get up and fulfill it in a decent manner? Even if people were there to help, what would the situation look like?

I visualized two people taking me to toilet by supporting on underarms.. It’s not like supporting one when he is in normal health. They’ve to hold strongly to avoid falling down -you’ll feel pain.

They would have to keep holding me throughout the business. They would have to stand through the odour. They would be seeing my private parts.

And they themselves would have to clean me.

For how long would people suffer me even if they were my dear and near ones.. Of course they would be in distress. But seeing them doing all these, I would be in more distress. My parents and relatives eventually would prefer my death to my prolonged life in such state.

Yes, no one would love a paralized person for long..

But then, in reality, aren’t everyone paralyzed? Isn’t it Allah who gives us power.. If we truly possess the power to perform actions, why are we not to able to keep it for ever?

Allah has no problem with us. He finds us void of all powers and gives us everything. Others turn away at the sight of even one deficiency.It is Allah who truly loves.

He takes me toilet, supports me and does all service to me. Is there anyone who serves us better than Allah? Even though he is Most Supreme, He is the most loyal servant of us in His actions.

Allah helps me to perform those needs of me in the most decent manner.

How would we thank him for His blessings? Will our deeds match His blessings? We are thankless..

It was for this reason that Prophet of Allah (SAW) prayed “O Allah, forgive me. All praise for You who eased me out of this distress”.

I till now hadn’t understood the significance of asking forgivness.

May Allah bless my beloved Shaykh.

Love,

Abdul Muneer

THE COTTON THAT IS ME

Assalamu Alaikum,

Allah found this cotton void of any smell.

And He, out of His Love,

Applied His own divine perfume on it.

My parents,My friends,

And all those who know me,

They are in love with this perfume.

They are not loving the cotton.

They can’t.

Only Allah loves this cotton,

Even when there is no smell in it.

Ya Alah..

Abdul Muneer

I am getting recognized!!

Assalamu Alaikum,
Every one out there, I feel incredibly happy at this. Please visit Mulla Nasrudin. In the side bar (in Mulla blog) there is a section named “fools & darvishes & saints”. The names start in the order Abdul Muneer, Darvish and lulando..
The first one corresponds to my name. Alhamdu Lillah.. Summa Al Hamdulillah.. I got a place I deserve. I got a place most comfortable. Allah, I consider this as your recognition of me..
Love,
Abdul Muneer

Insight on GURU

Assalamu Alaikum.
GURU is a sanskrit word now famous in english too. It is derived from two roots GU+RU. GU means darkness, RU means removing it. Thus GURU is the one who take removes the darkness from our heart. Have a GURU and fill the light in your hearts.
(Allahu Noorussamavathi val arl) – Allah is the Light of heavens and the earth.

Folks, see you after a few days..
Ma’assalama.
Love,
Abdul Muneer

DEATH

Assalamu Alaikum.

Here is a link to a flash video of football player Feher’s death. Thought provoking..

May Allah motivate us all the time to go back to Him..

Go There (open in a new window)

Love,

Abdul Muneer

MUCH POLLUTED PATH

Assalamu Alaikum,

You can cheat a lot of people by selling ‘philosophies’ . It is even more simple in west where materialism rules over human relationship. People will do anything to get peace of mind. For what other purpose does a Richrad Gere turn to Budha?

Modern ‘tasawwuf’ also caters to this section. Tasawwuf sounds like a philosophy and people approach it in that manner, just like taoism and stuff like that!!

People who previously had no exposure to Islam will not be able to identify the wrong sufism or ‘tariqa’ s. They simply think they’ve landed up in right place.. Teach them a few poems of Rumi(R.A), give them few dhikr to recite, always talk loud about ‘Allah’s Love’(Any woman can talk about chastity though not all women can have it) and there you are- you are now a sufi saint.
Therefore we have ’shaikhs’ without even a cap and beard (which are sunna and an identity of a muslim), female preachers who don’t even cover their hair etc. We have men and women getting seamlessly together in their typical western outfits in the name of congregational prayers and zikr halqa-s (May Allah save us). The west will not find any any problem in showing out a quarter of all their body parts. But in Islam, it has no place.

One basic method to identify a true ‘tariqa’ is to look at their ’sharia’. Any tariqa which doesn’t care about sharia is invalid. Tasawwuf is polluted more than anything else today- more like a drum on the market side on which anyone can try a hand. In many cases not even attempts are made in distuingushing right path from the wrong ones. It is very very easy and much much probable that one might end up in something with which Rasool (S.A.) had no connection at all. Be cautious, be cautious. Take care of sharia first.

To be a Muslim, we have to follow the ways of our Prophet(S.A), not our existing culture(lessness). Otherwise one may as well try budhism, taosim, yoga-meditation packafes etc.

Love,

Abdul Muneer

THE ONE CAPABLE OF TURNING NIGHT INTO DAY

Assalamu Alaikum,

Dear folks, Here I have two links. One is an Excerpt from Master of the Jinn: A Sufi Novel by Irving Karchmar. Second is the author’s comments on his own past. It’s an example of Allah transforming lives.

Read this first

Then read this

We didn’t have the knowledge of Allah by birth. Everyone had a period of darkness. It is Allah, out of His Mercy, who shows us the way. If a prayer comes to mind seeking the help of Allah in attaining Himself, that in itself is a sign that Allah is looking towards us.

Ya Allah, guard us firmly in Your Path.

Irving Bhai, May Allah give us Isthiqamath.

Love,

Abdul Muneer.