Characteristics of Islam

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (radiyAllaahu 'anhu): A man asked the Prophet (sallAllaahu 'Alaihi Wa sallam), "What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The Prophet (SallAllaahu 'Alaihi Wa sallam) replied;'To feed (the poor) and, greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know.'

[Bukhari 11 &  27]

Love of the Almighty Allah

It is a stage that all of those who are striving and competing are competing for it and it is a kind of life that if you are missing it you are one of the dead.

It is a light that if you are without it you are in and ocean of darkness.

It is a medicine or cure that if you are without it, your heart becomes a place of sicknesses.

It is a sweetness or pleasure that if you are without it,
life becomes a thing of worries and of pain.

“And verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him.”

[Ibn al-Qayyim ]


Taken from Here

Do you just fill the belly or nourish yourself ?

t is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (radiyAllaahu 'anhu) that he said the Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa salam) did not ever criticise food. If he liked it, he ate it and if he disliked it, he left it.

[Agreed upon (Bukhari & Muslim)]


After finishing a meal recite: "Praise be to Allah Who has fed us and given us drink, and made us Muslims." (Abu Da'ud, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i & Ibn Majah)
 
 "None of you should drink standing." (Muslim) 

"When any of you eats, he should eat with his right hand, and when he drinks, he should drink with his right hand, for the devil eats and drinks with his left hand." (Muslim) 

"Eat of the dish what is nearer to you." (Bukhari)
 
"When you drink water, do not breath in the vessel." (Bukhari) 
The Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihy Wasallam  used to take three breaths while drinking (Bukhari) because, "It is better thirst quenching, healthier and more wholesome." (Muslim) 

Narrated Abu Juhaifah: "Allah's Apostle Sallallahu Alaihy Wasallam said, "I do not take my meals while leaning (against something.)" (Bukhari)

Yearning for Love

O All-Knowing, you opened my heart to the way of supplication. Yearning for Your love is glorious and grand; lust for other love is disgraceful and corrupt. Your divine court is the infinite plane. I leave behind the throne of honor, for the real throne of honor is Your way.


Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi( Rahmatullah Alaihy )

Smile.... it costs nothing

The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihy Wasallam) said: "Do not consider any of the good things as insignificant; even if it is that you meet your brother with a cheerful face (Smile)." (Muslim)

The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihy Wasallam) said"When you smile to your brother’s face, it is charity."(Tirmidhi)

Drag yourself

Whether you are fast or slow, eventually you will find what you are seeking.

Always devote yourself whole heartedly to your search.

Even though you may limp or be bent double,

do not abandon your search,

but drag yourself towards it.

[Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi (Rahmatullah Alaihy]

Virtues of Surat Al Kahf

Abu Sa'id Al khudri (RadiAllahu Anhu) reported that Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihy Wasallam said,"whoever recites Surat Al Kahf on the day of Jumu'ah then he will be given a light between two Jumu'ahs(that Friday and the following Friday)." (Al Baihaqi)


Abu Ad Darda (RadiAllahu Anhu)reported that Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihy Wasallam said,"whoever memorises ten verses from the beginning of the Surat Al Kahf,he will be saved from the trials of the ad dajjal(antichrist)."(Muslim)

protection from Grave

It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (radiyAllâhu 'anhu) said: Whoever reads Tabaarak allathi bi yadihi’l-mulk [i.e., Soorat al-Mulk] every night, Allâh will protect him from the torment of the grave.

Oh beloved !

 Oh Beloved,

Take me.
Liberate my soul.
Fill me with your love and
release me from the two worlds.
If I set my heart on anything but you
let fire burn me from inside.
Oh Beloved,

Take away what I want.
Take away what I do.
Take away what I need.
Take away everything
that takes me from you.

Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi (Rahmatullah Alaihy)

Noor of the Heart

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said that when Noor enters the heart, the (spiritual) breast of man expands. When the Sahaabah asked for a sign of this Noor, Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: “Such a person flees from this abode of deception. He turns his attention to the abode of the Aakhirah and he makes preparations for it before the arrival of maut.”

Thus, a man who has lost interest and desire in this world, has acquired this Noor.


Source:Orchards of Love

O' wonderful Love

This is what i've read in a student's Almanac.Simple words but touch the heart.

God's love is so wonderful,

God's love is so wonderful,

O' wonderful love !

So high you can't get over it,

So deep you can't get under it.

So wide you can't get around it.

O' wonderful love !

God's love is so wonderful,

God's love is so wonderful........

Hazrat Shibli's love for Allah

Hazrat Shibli used to carry sweets in his pockets and upon hearing anyone call out the Name of Allah he would put some sweets in that person’s mouth. When asked why he would do this, one day he answered, “If I hear the Name of Allah and don’t fill that mouth with sweet then what else should I do?” Hazrat Shibli would often be lost in his deep love for Allah.


From The Sermons by Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmed Sahab (DB)

Who you want to be with?

Abu Dharr (radiyAllaahu 'anhu) said, "I asked, 'Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wasallam), what if a man loves a people but cannot join them?' He(Sallalaahu 'Alaihy wasallam) replied, 'Abu Dharr, you are with the one you love.' I said, 'I love Allah and His Messenger.' He(Sallallahu 'Alaihy wasallam) said, 'Abu Dharr, you are with the one you love.'"

(Bukhari)

What Happened to the Ummah !!

Reading the following article made me remind these words of a Nasheed and it really pains to see the deteriorating condiiton of Ummah.These words are dedicated to our Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihy Wasallam.
Ummah is in Chaos

I wish You were here 

Here next to me 
Been missing You so 
So desperately 
But lately I feel 

Like You feel and 

I see what you see 

How I'm missing You 


What happened to the ummah 

Once known so well 

Greatness was known 

But now can u tell 

Used to inspire others with our way of thinking and speech 

People came from afar just to hear us teach 

Yo what happened to the ummah 

Once known so well 

Greatness was known 

But now can u tell 

Mosques are empty, refrigerators are stocked 

We lost our deen we feel secure 

‘Cause our mansions are locked 

In my teen years salah wasn't really that tight 

Now I gotta pray each one of them twice 

What happened to the ummah 

Once known so well 

Greatness was known 

But now can u tell 

Brother we prefer light skinned women 

While righteously maintaining our deen against racism 

What happened to the ummah 

Once known so well 

Greatness was known 

But now can u tell 

What happened to the ummah once known so well 

Greatness was known, but now can u tell 

Kids in Africa are starving – can't afford to cry 

I'll pay interest for a car I can't afford to buy 

What happened to the ummah once known so well 

Greatness was known, but now can u tell? 

We used to smile at each other, with faces full of light 

Now we frown at each other, we bicker and we fight 

Pops in the mosque praying, kids in the streets hating 

Kids on the corner selling, pops in the mosque preachin' 

What happened to the ummah once known so well 

Greatness was known but now can u tell? 

The Quran has left out hearts stranded, hanging on out walls 

6232verses, so strong 

9 out of 10 of us can't even read or write 

1924 feels distant like way before Christ 

May Allah Ta'ala remove the darkness of ignorance spreading over Ummah and give us the taufeeq to make  aware and strength our fellow muslim brothers and sisters Ameen !

Junaid Baghdadi (Rahmatullah Alaihy) Lost but Won

Junaid Baghdadi earned his livelihood as a professional wrestler. As was the norm, the Leader of Baghdad announced one day, “Today, Junaid Baghdadi will demonstrate his skills as a wrestler, is there anyone to challenge him.” An elderly man shakily stood up with his neck quivering and said, “I will enter the contest with him.”

Whoever was witness to this scene could not contain themselves, they burst out howling with laughter, clapping their hands. The King was bound by the law. He could not stop someone who of his own free will entered the bout. The elderly man was given the permission to enter the ring. He was about sixty-five years old. When Junaid Baghdadi entered the ring, he was dumbfounded as was the King and all the spectators of the Kingdom who were present. The single thought that occupied their minds was, “How will this old man be able to fight?”

The old man addressed Junaid with these words, “Lend me your ears.” He then whispered, “I know it is not possible for me to win this bout against you, but I am a Sayyid, a descendant of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). My children are starving at home. Are you prepared to sacrifice your name, your honour and position for the love of Allah’s Prophet and lose this bout to me? If you do this I will be able to collect the prize money and thereby have the means to feed my children and myself for an entire year. I will be able to settle all my debts and above all, the master of both the worlds will be pleased with you. Are you, Oh Junaid, not willing to sacrifice your honour for the sake of the children of Rasulullah (peace be upon him)?”

Junaid Baghdadi thought to himself, “Today, I have an excellent opportunity.”

In a display of fervour Junaid Baghdadi executed a couple of maneuvers, demonstrating his finesse so that the King does not suspect any conspiracy. Junaid with a great display of antics did not use his strength and allowed himself to be dropped. The elderly man mounted his chest thus entitling him to the prize.

That night, Junaid Baghdadi had a dream of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who said, “Oh Junaid, you have sacrificed your honour, your nationally acclaimed fame, your name and position which was heralded throughout Baghdad in the expression of your love for my children who were starving. As of today, your name is recorded in the register of the Auliya (friends of Allah).”

Thereafter, this great wrestler learnt to defeat his nafs (desires) and became one of the most eminent Auliya of his time!

Source: Sufi Zikr From the book “Tajalliat-e-Jazb” by Arif Billah Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakim Muhammad Akhtar Sahab (Damat Barakatuhum)

As you Sow so shall you Reap

Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihy Wasallam) said:"convey from me even if it is(only)one Ayah(verse)."(Bukhari ,3461)

Prophet Muhammad(Sallallahu Alaihy Wasallam) said: "whoever calls others to guidance will have a reward like the rewards of those who follow him .without that detracting from their reward in any way.And whoever calls others to misguidance will have a burden of sin like the burden of those who follow him,without that detracting from their burden in any way.(Muslim,2674)

May Allah Ta'ala give us the taufeeq to spread  good and keep us away from saying  or doing anything that may lead others to wrong Ameen !

Eid Mubarak !

Which Sunscreen to be used for heart !!

When exposed to sunshine the noor of the face fades away similarly when exposing to the glitz and glamour of the world Noor of heart is snatched away.To prevent the harm of sunrays and to keep the noor intact people use different degree of sunscreen depending on requirement. what about the Noor of heart that is being constantly withering away due to the glare of duniya.what type of screen is used for that.The best screen to safeguard the Noor of the heart is Zikr of Allah Subhana wa Ta'ala.


My Beloved Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Sahab Damat Barakatuhum states that
"Market mein shaitan ki marpitting se bachne kay liye Zikr ki kasrat rakha karen"
(To save from the harm of shaitan in the market be constant in zikr of Allah "


 Next time before leaving the home also think of applying screen for the heart too.

What you Pray for ??

Pray,not only because you need something.

but because you have a lot to be thankful for.

Rights of Allah

To do good acts is the right of Allah Ta'ala's Muhabbat(Love),to 


abstain from sins is the right of Allah Ta'ala's Azmat( Majesty)

On the way back to home

The moment a new born comes into the world it is said that his journey of this world begins but apparently it is also a journey to the hereafter as every passing breath taking us closer to our final abode that is Grave.we often disregard this point and live as we have to live only in this world forever.
Everyday I take in my father  when he leaves the home every morning, when  he comes back  in the evening he brings lots of eatables and other stuff too and by nature other feels to do the same when they returns back to home but do we care what we going to take back when we will be finally back to our home(grave),what will be left in our hands when the evening of our life befalls.

Fall in Love with Allah

 It cannot be denied that where Beauty is perceived, it is natural to love it and if it is certain that God is Beauty, He must be loved by the one to whom His Beauty and His Majesty is revealed.


It is incumbent on a man to dive deep into the sea of love; if the wave of love lands him on the shore of favor, he has attained the highest achievement.


Imam Ghazali Rahmatullah Alaihy

Take Sunnah Breath

 One of the beloved pracitce of our Beloved Prohpet Sallallahu Alaihy wasallam is the regular use of Miswak. Hadith states:


Ibn Umar (R) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)  said:

'Make a regular practice of the Miswaak, for verily, it is healthy for the mouth and it is a Pleasure for the Creator (i.e.
Allah is pleased with the Muslim who uses the Miswaak)'."


Hadhrat Ibn Umar (R) says that many a time Rasulullah used the Miswaak as much as four times in a single night.


"Aisha (R) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam): said:'These (practices), viz., Miswaak, Witr Salaat and Tahajjud Salaat, are Sunnat for you and Fardh for me'."



So be in constant use of Miswak and take Sunnah Breath.

Increase in your love for Allah

A  Bayan given by Shaykh Salih Al Maghamsi on Love of Allah Ta'ala

The slave if attains the pleasure of Allah,this means Allah loves him and our prophet Sallallahu Alaihy Wassalam swore by Allah that Allah will not throw someone He loves into hellfire, because of this,blessed sister and brother you have to make sure there is no greater concern to you than the love of Allah because if Allah loves you ,you are saved and for Allah to love you,you have to look in Quran and Sunnah to find what pleases Allah and
in authentic Hadith,'...And My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing voluntary deeds untill I love him..."
so increasing voluntary deed,is from the greatest way to attain the love of Allah.As it is not possible for anyone to attain this love from Allah untill he reaches a stage within himself where he does not love anythin gmore than Allah.


Allah says "and of mankind are some who take(for worship) others besides Allah,as equal (with Allah).They love them as they should love Allah..." that is the situation of disbelievers.".....but those who believe love Allah more( than anything else)." and whoever wants to know,how much he loves Allah,let me see,when he is given a choice between two matters,one that Allah loves and one that he loves,let him see what he chooses.It has been narrated that Musa Alaihy Salam said to his lord I see in Your book that you praises Ibrahim,Ishaaq and ya'qoob so Allah revealed to him 'as for Ibrahim he was not given two choices,one of which was Me,except he chose Me(over anything else),as for Ishaaq he had full conviction in Me,and as for Ya'qoob eveytime I increased his hardship,he increased in his good assumption of Me'

Talk to Allah

Develop this habit of talking to Allah. Sit in solitude and contemplate that I am infront of Allah. Tell Him everything that is on your mind and bothering you. Your past mistakes, the present difficulties and future apprehensions . Tell Him in detail and ask for guidance and help. InshaAllah, in addition, to relieving your anxiety it will lead to the creation of a bond between you and your Lord, Allah (ta’luq ma Allah).”


Shaykh Arif-Billah Hadhrat Dr Abdul-Hayy ‘Arifi (May Allah have mercy on Hazrat) 

Change the thought pattern

The mind is constantly occupied with thoughts. There is no gap or vacuum in this process. These thoughts are either of worldly matters or useless issues or sinful activities. It is essential to intervene and develop a spiritually healthy though pattern. We have to actively think about hereafter, heavens, thankfulness of Allah for the innumerable bounties and blessings bestowed upon us, asking refuge for anticipated calamities, repenting from sinful activities, etc.

A piece of advice taken from  site Ashrafiya

How can I not love Allah ??

Wallazina Aamanu Ashaddu Hubban Lillah

Those who are believer loves Allah most intensly (Surah Baqarah 165)

This is what I read few minutes back ,melted my heart so thought to share ,A letter written by a lover of Allah about his love for Allah Ta'ala mashaAllah !

How can I not love Allah? the day I read in the Quran......wallazina aamanu ashaddu hubban lillah.....I came to know for the first time in my life that Allah can (and should) be loved!!! To me it was a strange revelation.I can still recall the moments of surprise as I sat wide eyed and totally spell bound listening to you dearest Ustazah that man loves perfection and so he can not love anyone more than Allah because Allah is the most perfect being the ONLY perfect being ,no other person or thing can satisfy human being's urge to find perfection and perfect reciprocation from his beloved..... 
It might be my intense craving for love that made me want to learn to love Allah. All my life I had thought that the need to love and to be loved was my one and only "worldly desire".......but I was such an idealist,the few friends I made over the years were lovable in my eyes for their intelligence and for their wit and humour and love for language but eventually I found that their knowledge and thinking was not complete,they refused to have that blind faith in Islam which I had even while I was ignorant about it and consequently did not practise it but I knew one thing that Islam must be the only acceptable way of life and Quran must be the most perfect book.......
So when I discovered this treasure in the 36th year of my life I was at a stage where all my previous loves were incomplete in my eyes and I was totally depressed and dissatisfied with life because I felt there must be something more to life than just going through the same round of activities day after day after day,So you can imagine how the rain of Quran drenched my thirsty heart.I thought I had found my beloved,my perfect ideal but reaching the Ayat I mentioned above,  I realised that I had no idea of who Allah is.I had never even thought of loving Him,so how was I going to enter into His list of Momins? That day I started to ask for His love.I started to think on these lines.I visualised How His love must feel like.I was in my quest for a lot of answers that I needed but there was no one to give me those answers,when one day the class incharge announced that the next casstte of the tafseer was not available due to some reason,so instead we will listen to another cassette titled "zikr-e-Ilahi" by dr. Ghulam Murtaza,my nafs complained....oh no I don't want to listen to anyone else and I want to just do the lesson,maybe now someone will start telling us how we should read wazeefas.I had such a limited concept of "zikr", how ignorant I was!!!!!. Convents teach us to look down on all rituals and also the people who are following those rituals but they teach us to be outwardly composed and "well-mannered" And so I kept sitting in my place forcing myself to listen.I had no idea at that time that I was about to listen to one of the most valuable, most enjoyable lesson of my life,Although I loved it from beginning to end and savoured every word of it,yet the most amazing thing which he said was that Allah's love is not a dull or dry thing,you can feel it like you enter an airconditioned room and feel the chill in the air,no one needs to tell you that the AC is on,you can feel it,so Allah's love can also be felt !!!! 
I was astounded,here were answers to all my questions ,the way he explained Taqwa and strength of faith and other things until finally at the end of the talk he said that Allah's love cannot be attained with any other thing except through the Quran and I was so full of joy because I already loved the Quran passionately so It gave me hope that very soon I will be able to love Allah too but with time and experience Allah showed me the various thinking "disabilities" in my heart were preventing me to really and truly appreciate Allah and really love Him But Alhamdulillah I never gave up,after every painful episode I would go back to my Quran and tried to comfort my wounded soul that at least I love His words so maybe He will forgive me.I was so ignorant I failed to see the most obvious thing that It was Allah himself who had put that love of Quran in my heart.....
It was when I started writing my reviews for the Quran after I had completed the course, that I realised this fact and everytime I completed a review, I would be filled with true gratitude and appreciation for Allah for enabling me to write.....
And today sitting in front of Ustazah,attending my first ever live lecture from her.and reading about Allah's love, from the book " minhajul Qasidin"  by Imam Abdurrahman ibnul Jawzi.I felt the cool breeze enter my heart.
even in the scorching heat on my way back home,I felt like Allah was looking at me and telling me that this is why I made you crazy for love,to love me ,to be a true momin,so even though the heart is in constant danger of pollusion and negetive attacks of the shaitan and the nafs.I am glad that I experienced those few moments in which I could really feel my heart full of love for Allah.Alhamdulillah

Duniya or Akhirah

“If the dunyā consisted of temporary gold, and the hereafter of eternal sand, then a smart person should choose the eternal sand and ignore the temporary gold!” I say: Well, then how difficult can our choice realy be, when we know that the dunya consists of temporary sand and the hereafter consists of eternal gold?”


Malik Ibn Dinar

Eid Mubarak!

After a month of spiritual retreat wishing a happy Eid Mubarak !

Ramdhan Mubarak !!

As the blessed month of Ramdhan has arrived so to make the most of it,to relish every moment and to be benefitted  by  the very Mercy of Allah Ta'ala that has been abundantly pouring down i 've decided to say NO to Blogging till Ramdhan.InshaAllah will be back after Ramdhan.

Do visit Blog:Shawkah Very inspiirng MashaAllah !

Leaving you with these wise words of my Beloved Hazratwala's Beloved Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi Rahmatullahi Alaihy

The month of fasting has come, the emperor’s banner has arrived;
withhold your hand from food, the spirit’s table has arrived.
The soul has escaped from separation and bound nature’s hands;
the heart of error is defeated, the army of faith has arrived.
Fasting is our sacrifice, it is the life of our soul;
let us sacrifice all our body, since the soul has arrived as guest.
Fortitude is as a sweet cloud, wisdom rains from it,
because it was in such a month of fortitude that the Koran arrived.
…Wash your hands and your mouth, neither eat nor speak; seek that speech and that morsel which has come to the silent ones.

Ramdhan Mubarak !!

May Allah Ta'ala give us the taufeeq to make aihtraam of this Mubarak month Ameen !

True Love

 Following words of poetry are taken from the Book Aashiq e Sadiq by my Beloved Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Sahab (Damat Baraktuhum)

If there is any true love, then it is

The eternal love of the Ever-Living Lord,

The love of a perishing beauty is always a temporary one.

O Akhtar ! Do not be deceived by any charms

Of the Universe,

Rather remain in love with (Allah),

The Creator of the Universe

In this temporary world.

This is how

This is how I would die
into the love I have for you:

as pieces of cloud
dissolve in sunlight. 

Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi(R A)

Pleasure /Illness

“If musk and amber are placed before a man who has a cold and therefore a stuffy nose, he will not be able to appreciate their fragrance. This is not the fault of the musk or amber, but the fault of his illness. Today the Holy Quran is amongst us, but because we are diseased by our sins we are estranged from the pleasures of the Holy Book.”

 [Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad Sahab]

Greatness of Love

عشق ک ارادوں کی بلندیاں نہ پوچھو

Don't question the greatness of intentions of Love

These very beautiful words i listened in Bayan of my Beloved Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Sahab(Damat Barakatuhum) peneterated deep into my heart so i thought to make entry.

These words made me wonder if Love is such a great thing then it must have power to make people abstain from sins and do what pleases Beloved.

To emphasize the power of Love my Hazratwala (Damat Baraktuhum) gives the example of His respected shaykh

Hazrat wala's(Damat Barakatuhum) shaykh was deep addicted of having tobacco,but the day His shaykh asked him to quit having tobacco the very moment he gave up, though he had to suffer alot due to instant giving up of habit but becuase his Muhabbat for his respected Shaykh was so immense that he didn't care about its after effect but Alhumdulillah got well soon.

What if we have same love for Allah Ta'ala !

so next time you feel inclined to sin just knock at your heart and ask is my love for Allah Ta'ala is great enough to make me abstain from sin and do what my Beloved  Allah Ta'ala loves.

Fire of Love

Oh Allah!
Let me be the similitude of a moth
Ever entranced by the burning light
Always returning, always coming closer
Until finally consumed by that very light

Bint Mahmood

What you have trained your Nafs for ???

Often we find apprehension regarding following Deen, Non believers are of far concern our own muslim brothers and sister  come  to first place, im not  an exception though.Our own brothers and sisters find it difficult to follow Deen .We have wrongly presume that Islam have strict rules to follow but what i feel  is that to follow deen is not difficult it is our deep rooted mischieves of Nafs that are hard to leave because we have trained our nafs that way.Questions arise:
Do we find difficult to watch T.V.?
Do we find difficutl to glance at Na Mahram?
Do we find difficutl to hear haram things or talk Haram?
To summarise do we find difficult to fall into sins?
Answer is  Big NO
It is because we have directed our nafs in that way so it simply falls in sins but we have not developed our nafs in islamic way thats why we hesitate to follow it.
Like many sisters find it difficult to wear Burqa due to their own nafsani reason though we are very well aware that Allah Ta'ala's command are full of wisdom.It is for our own benefit still we keep distance.
some brothers find it difficult to keep beard though the true beauty of a man lies in having beard.


Giving you my example when i first intented to weat burqa i too had whisperings ,how  you will go out in such hot weather,how you will walk with burqa you never wore such a long robe before etc. but Alhumdulillah with power of Allah Ta'ala i ignored all thoughts and carried on with Allah command No doubt i had some problems because i have not disciplined myself in Islamic way so some problmes were  inevitable but Alhumdulillah now i can easily move  in burqa,mount on hills easily ,can eat in niqab.
  To follow the path of Allah first we need to  be aware of Allah Ta'ala commands and with His power must take step to follow deen InshaAllah Allah  Ta'ala will make it easy for us to move ahead.
Allah Ta'ala says in Hadith Qudsi
  "O My servant! If you take one step toward Me, I take ten toward you."
Such is the mercy of Ar Rahman Alhumdulillah !
Like we have made ourselves easily fall prey to sins we should conditioned our nafs  to follow deen and shun all evil desires and i can assure once you 'll be in deen you wont find any command of Allah Ta'ala difficult to follow but you 'll find aversion to all those predominant sins of nafs inshaAllah !
May Allah Ta'ala guide us to right path and  keep us true hearted on it Ameen !

Intention Check

 “If your intention is one of the following three, do not seek knowledge: to shame the ignorant, to argue with the people of knowledge, or to cause people to turn their faces in your direction. Intend with your actions and words that which is with Allah, for indeed that which is with Allah shall remain and everything else shall perish.”
Sayyiduna Ibn Masud(May Allah be pleased with him)

How you intend to reach Allah ??

Reading through the most favourite page of newspaper "Spirituality" i came across this story.

There was a saint .People from far and wide came to him to find peace and tranquility of heart.Once there came a thief for the same purpose.Honestly he stated saint about his ouccupation.Hearing this like other people saint also accepted him ,that what can be expected from a saint.The thief used to ask the saint, how one can reach God,how can one meet God but saint like other days refused waiting for the right moment to come.One day the thief insisted the saint and repeated the same question.At this the saint pointed to a hill and asked the thief to mount that hill carrying six stones on his head.Thief obeyed as he was told.He started following the saint carrying the stones.The thief hardly reached the half way when he got tired.The saint aksed him to drop one stone and march on. More the thief was moving the more he was getting tired with the weight of stones.The saint aksed him to drop stone turn by turn till he reached the top of the hill with no stone.

Then the saint explained him like you are not able to reach this hill carrying the weight of stones,the same way how can one with the weight of anger,greed,desires,ego ,lust etc.on heart  reach the Lord the  Most High.To reach God one must lighten his heart with evils on heart.

Crux of the story is  that, to reach Allah Ta'ala one must have a clean and purify heart,Allah Ta'ala is Paak and He lives in Purified hearts ..

Oh Leader of mankind (Sallallahu Alaihy Wassalam)

يا صاحب الجمال و يا سيد البشر
بوجهــك المنــير فـقد نور القــــمـر

لايمــــكن ثــــنائك كـمـا كـان حـقه
بعد از خدا بزرگ توئی قصہ مختصر

Oh the possessor of beauty and O leader of mankind
By your illuminated countenance has the moon found light
It is impossible to praise you as you should be praised 
After God you are the greatest, this is a concise story


These B'ful Poetry is taken from:Sunni Forum