Showing posts with label Allah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Allah. Show all posts

Saturday, 15 October 2016

Beauty of Arabic Language


Just how beautiful you will find the Arabic Language.

Makes your heart feel this sense of awe, love and peace. So much more.
Even when casually looking at a sentence I've read time and time again, then all of a sudden, when i read it again, somehow i feel something which i didn't think, and most importantly, didn't FEEL before.
Qur'an is not only a recital, it is a connection to our All loving creator.
Only through the Arabic Language, can you taste the Qur'an for yourself, and feel it.
Something so simple.
I just read "إِنَّكَ سَمِيْعُ الدُّعَاءِ"
You'd see it translated as "Indeed you (Allah) are the hearer of the supplication"
As i mentioned, i was just casually passing by this Aayah, and then I just thought the word سَمِيْعُ is an 'Ism Sifah.'
What that means is, not only is Allah a hearer and listener to our supplications,
Rather, much much more beautiful than that.
He is constantly, perpetually, always listening and hearing them.
The Ism Sifah suggests a consistent state.
So make your du'as now, Allah, the almighty is right here... listening to whatever you ask, whenever you ask. Be in constant conversation with your master.
One more thing, Allah mentions الدُّعَاءِ "The Call/supplication"
That is to say, Allah isn't saying he is ever listening to any and every Du'a, but by having the ال on the word suggests exclusiivity.
In other words, Allah doesn't treat it as 'just something, just another du'a', Allah specifies each of your Du'as.
Every du'a you make is THE Du'a to Allah.
Each of them holds great importance to Allah. Your Du'as are well known and he is well acquainted with it.
Your Du'as are special to Allah! You have Allahs full attention!

Friday, 16 September 2016

Some beautiful words from the journal of Umm Zakiyyah

“How can the same tongue that recites Qur’an backbite or utter a word of anger toward a fellow believer? How can the same hands that surrender to Allah in prayer be used to touch or do what is forbidden? How can the same feet that are cleansed in the water of wudhoo’ walk with intent toward carnal sin?” 
…Because the tongue, hands, and feet belong to a child of Adam—a human being—just like you. And just as your highest hope for salvation rests in earning the mercy and forgiveness you’ll never deserve, so it is with them—even as their tongue, hands, and feet sin differently than yours.’

We often caution each other to avoid discord, lest we fall victim to the traps of Shaytaan. But we must remember that, at times, Shaytaan is behind much of what we call love and harmony. 
In today’s world, it’s become quite commonplace to support wrongdoing in the name of kindness, patience, and tolerance. But, as believers, our ultimate goal is not to avoid discord and hurting people’s feelings. 
It’s to avoid discord *with Allah* and hurting our souls.’

Islam is not a philosophy and thus cannot be mastered through classes and books. It is not a scientific discipline in which you can become a “specialist” due to rigorous study. And it is not an academic subject in which a teacher can declare that you passed or failed. 
Islam is life. And you can’t get a degree or a certificate in “life.”
Yes, you can study *about* life. But in the end, you still have to live it. 
And you can only pray to God—in fear and hope—that you’re getting it right.’
—from the journal of Umm Zakiyyah