Islam is Love, Islam is Peace, Islam is Beautiful

yeah belloti you are correct

Thank you Isha, i believe you are another mukina in our fold. You girls are wonderful and i pray Allah continue to guide us all to the right path, Amen. Try harder on your quranic studies.

belloti and co. am not impressed with u guys.
U come once in a blue moon and then write one line. Yes we all know islam is peace, love etc but we gotta talk about issues affecting muslims in today's world so we all can learn from experiences;abi is that not why it's a forum. SALAM

Please mention the issues and lets start discussing.

Mustay Thanks for the reminder. Please allow me to just post a poem today. It was an email from my sister

Today, upon a bus,
I saw a girl with golden hair.
and wished I was as fair.
When suddenly she rose to leave,
I saw her hobble down the aisle.
She had one leg and wore a crutch.
But as she passed, a smile.
Ya Allah, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 legs, the world is mine.

I stopped to buy some candy.
The lad who sold it had such charm.
I talked with him, he seemed so glad.
If I were late, it'd do no harm.
And as I left, he said to me,
"I thank you, you've been so kind.
It's nice to talk with folks like you.
You see," he said, "I'm blind."
Ya Allah, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 eyes, the world is mine.

Later while walking down the street,
I saw a child with eyes of blue.
He stood and watched the others play.
He did not know what to do.
I stopped a moment and then I said,
"Why don't you join the others, dear?"
He looked ahead without a word.
And then I knew, he couldn't hear.
Ya Allah, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 ears, the world is mine.

With feet to take me where I'd go.
With eyes to see the sunset's glow.
With ears to hear what I'd know.
Ya Allah, forgive me when I whine.
I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine.

Despite the fact that Islam emphasizes that faith, righteous deeds and Allah’s Grace are needed for salvation, many Muslims have completely forgotten about righteous deeds. “If any do deeds of righteousness be they male or female and have faith they will enter heaven and not the least injustice will be done to them.” Q4:124.

@mustay i created an Islamic talk thread where we can air out our views . .


salaam

Ha Ha HA very funny. Belloti and co I learnt that non-believers 'll always 'dampen' your spirits 'because the shaytan uses them. Oppresion of Women, Terrorism, etc

Mind them not because they do not know what part of hell they'll be in

And Mustay am glad to say that you ve always uplifted my spirit. Woes to Unbelievers

It’s said that if you don’t perform Asr at the right time and you decide to do that later, your Asr is Useless.
Narrated Abu Hurairah; The Prophet (pbuh) said;
“If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan and 4 standing in the first row(in congregational prayers) and found no other way to get that except by drawing lots they would draw lots, and if they knew the reward of the Zuhr prayer(in the early moments of its stated time) they would RACE 4 it(go early) and if they knew the reward of Isha and Fajr(Night and Morning) prayers in congregation, they would come to offer them even if they had to crawl.”

@mustay


There is nothing like your Asr prayer being rendered useless if do not pray on time. From the Hadith posted therein, there is nothing like that

What is there is that, the reward for praying in a congregational prayer has 27 times reward more than praying alone.

So there is nowhere that says, Asr prayer will be useless if you do not pray on time.

There may be instances in which you may not be able to meet up with the congregation, that does not render your prayer useless but you will not be able to earn reward just like in congregational prayer.

@babyosis,

You left your thread to come and show your ignorance. I do not blame you, but Paul, the originator of christianity. The above issue sounded strange to you because you christians, you dont have to do anything, you may not go to to church but just believe that Jesus died for you and you are saved. How many of these your doctrines have I debunked based on verses from your bible. I do laugh when christians say christianity is by faith having forgotten that James even said it that faith without work is useless.

Since you said that God in the bible is loving, I want you to tell me, if God of the OT is different from NT.

I want syrup to know that, I didnt mean to say anything about my conversion but babyosis caused it so I have to say something pertaining to it.

Now to the website you posted on dreams, my brothers here on nairaland have been informed about the lies perpetrated by Jinns.

Alhamdulillah for being a muslim, your bible never told you anything about the Jinns. Jesus that was supposed to tell you was never allowed and therefore told you that he had to go so that the comforter will come. The comforter came, told you everything that you never and will find in the bible, but due to pride, arrogance, whatever, you ignored the message.

If only you are a muslim, you would have known lots about the life of Jinns and the Angels.

I mailed my brothers here on nairaland sometimes ago about the lies being spread around by Iblis, the leader of the Jinns on this particular dream you mentioned.

The first experience I had with the so-called Jesus appearing to someone in a dream was when I was in Secondary School. I was not yet a muslim then. A muslim friend of mine (an alfa, very religious) came to me and his other friends and told us that he he saw Jesus in a dream telling him to come and worship him. He also said that in the dream, the disguised Jinn told him that if he did not come and worship him, he would perish. After hearing the story, as a christian, we told the guy that since Jesus appeared to him by himself, we dont need to preach to him again that he should just accept Jesus into his life.

After so many years, I had another experience through a yoruba movie then called "Agbara Nla" (Mighty Power) produced by Mount Zion Faith Ministries. There I watched how the pastor (s) prayed for a demonic possessed lady. From there, I learnt that if you pray fervently to a demonic possessed victim, the jinn (called demon in christianity) will talk through the victim. You will be able to interact with the demon and likewise ask the demon anything you feel like knowing e.g, the reason for entering the victims body etc. After discusiing with the demon, through your prayer, the demon will leave the victims's body and never come back.

After walking in the darkness for years (probably to learn lots about christian's doctrine), I REVERTED back to ISLAM.

Alhamdulillah, the society I belonged specialises in casting out jinn from a possessed victim. There is this prayer called RUQIAH in which if you are to say it to any demonic possesses victim, the demon will leave the victim but yo must be strong in faith. But for a muslim that is not strong in faith, the only thing you can do is to be playing the tape, disc etc, if the demons are in your room, they will be uncomfortable and leave.

The last experience I had opened my eyes to the lies perpetrated by Jinns.

There was this lady called Mariam, a secondary school student. She was very religious and very brillant. Along the line, she offended the Jinn and the jinn entered her body, kept disturbing her making her feel uncomfortable to the extent that at times she couldnt control herself. She was in Science class but due to the disturbance by the jinn, he knowledge reduced, she moved to Commercial and finally to art class.

When her parent noticed her being possessed, they sent for the Ustazh and he with others prayed for her and she was relieved but some months later, her parents had to call again telling us that her sickness had started.

Off they went to Ibadan to meet Mariam and they prayed for her. During the prayer , the jinn felt uncomfortable, feeling the hotness of the prayer and had to voice out.

The jinn started talking through mariam and said that she came all the way from Korea.The Jinn said that she was in Mecca before Abraham was born but when he was born, she had to leave and come to Nigeria. From the jinn, I learnt that the least number of years spend before they die is 80,000 years.Some do live up to 500,000 years or more.

The jinn said they work directly for Iblis (satan) and they too they have the people that are working for them. She mentioned Awolowo, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Pastor Kumuyi of Deeper Life, Pastor Fakeye of white garment church, Fasheun, leader of the OPC that they all came for wordly gains.

Having said that, the jinn continued that, they used to go to Heaven to hear what is being said (they are being used by sootsayers, palmist, fortune teller etc) but that when the Quran was about to be revealed, they were pursued with fire and brimstones.

The jinn continued that Islam is the way and the truth but that it looks hard to practice and that whether you like it or not, be you christian, atheist, budhaism, muslim etc, its this same Arabic that everyone will speak on that day.

The jinn continued about the speaking in tongue especially by the white garment churches. The jinn said that they are always at work in that aspect.

The jinn continued when asked about the so-called picture of jesus being carried about.

The jinn said that, most christians are not reasonable that THE PICTURE IS NOT THAT OF JESUS BUT WHAT THEY BELIEVED AS JESUS. The jinn continued that THEY SHOWED THE PICTURE TO MARIAM, MOTHER OF JESUS BUT SHE DECLINED THAT, THE PICTURE IS NOT HER SON'S. THE JINN SAID THAT IT WAS THEIR WORK THAT CAME UP WITH THE PICTURES.
Honestly, if christians are really wise, they would have noticed that there lots of pictures potrayed as Jesus. Some you will Jesus having beards, some you wont see. Even at the so called cricifiction, you will some pictures having crown of thorn, some having beards while some will not have beards. Na wa o. May Allah continue to increase our knowledge in Islam.

The Jinn then said that if only the christians have sense, they would have seen that the picture of the LAST PROPHET IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN BUT ONLY SEEING THAT OF THE PROPHETS YEARS BEFORE THE LAST PROPHET AND THAT IF IT CAN, THEY THE JINN WOULD HAVE SHOWN PEOPLE. The jinn said that Allah made it impossible for them so that they wouldnt be carrying pics around their necks, homes etc and worsipping the pics.

The Jinn then said that what they normally do for the believers is that, in a dream, they will show the so called picture of jesus with lights shining to the picture and will tell the person that this is jesus, that this your last chance to worship me, that if you dont, you will perish

I was shocked when I heard this because if someone had told me, I wouldnt have believed.

So years later, that alfa friend of mine and I met and I had to tell hin the story and play him the tape. He thanked me and tod me that ever since the school incident in which he dreamt, he never prayed as he used to and very confused about Islam but that now, Allah has shown him really that Islam is the way and the only religion. He has started praying and fasting like he used to as a muslim.

To you now, the so called picture is that of Jesus. Why dont we have pictures of those that came after him, cant you think? Enough of this deception. Is that really Jesus. Having you seen black Jesus. Whites draw the picture of Jesus as white man while some black are having black pictures. But if white wants to draw satan, he will paint it black. Na wa o, May God help christians.

Also Alhamdulillah, through this tape alone, I was able to convert a lady years back. She was suprised, she has never heard it before. I told her that Allah has been showing signs but people has been waiving it aside. I told her about the snail that came out from the beach and has 'LA ILAH ILALAH MUHAMMED ROSULULAH" written on its body, some trees in germany having that same type of message, a tree at Army cantonment at Ikeja having same, a baby was born at Agege, a suburb of Lagos State having the same message on her forehead. We also have a case of a boy in Tanzania preaching the gospel of Islam etc. The lady denounced christianity and accepted Islam and I took her to some sisters that did the bathing to Islam and other things for her. She is now assisting in spreading the message of Islam.

Early last year, I woke up and felt a stange hotness of the body, I grabbed my Quran started recitation but still felt uncomfortable. I started reciting La ilah ilalah and along the line, something within me told me that I should mention the name of Jesus in which I declined and continued with the supplication to Allah. Along the supplcation, I slept off and woke up the next day feeling refreshed as if nothing happened. If I had said the name of Jesus stuff which was the work of the Jinn, I would have thought that there is power in that name having woken up refreshed the next day and would have doubted Islam.

I have sent messages to mosques about this same deceit and some muslims are equally aware. So, no place for you here, you may go to other place.

So babysin, yours is not the first case. When Allah (SWT) created Adam, he told all the Angels to make prostrate, all did except Iblis. Iblis said how could he prostrate for someone Allah created from clay having created him from fire. As a result, Allah then chased him from heaven. Iblis told Allah that He should allow him never to die till Judgement that he would lie in wait for man and will make then never to be appreciable to Allah but to creation. Allah granted him his desire but told him that any man that follow Iblis does so do at his own peril.

Babysin, you will never be able to lead astray the faithfuls as you have been led astray yourself.

Open your eyes, stop this lifting from website, face the reality and accept the religion of Islam monotheism. Put away pride and arrogance that will lead you nowhere.

but you know it's worthy 2 pray at the right time. That's the essence of hijrah; wherever u are, when it's time for salat, leave whatrever u are doin and pray. Babs, I can tell u authoritatively that the word used was USELESS and I can't be misquoting the prophet cos I wrote that stuff directly from the holy book.

who is there?

@bab787

That story is Pawaful O o.

Mustay:

but you know it's worthy 2 pray at the right time. That's the essence of hijrah; wherever u are, when it's time for salat, leave whatrever u are doin and pray. Babs, I can tell u authoritatively that the word used was USELESS and I can't be misquoting the prophet because I wrote that stuff directly from the holy book.

Salam brother.

There is nothing like prayer being rendered useless. If prayer could be useless as a result of not praying on time, then there wont be any need for observing the missed solat.

What is there is that, congregational prayer has reward more than praying alone. The hadith you quoted below talked on the importance and reward for pronouncing the Adhan, standing in the first row and also praying in the congregation.

Dear brother, there is nothing like prayer being rendered useless. Please try to get any book on Solat or Figh-U-Sunnah etc and you will learn a lot about solat.

Any muslim in the house to explain to my brother.

Maa Salam





@abdkadir,

abdkabir:

@bab787

That story is Pawaful O o.

Its the truth and it must be told. A muslim sister told me then her reason for accepting christianity. She told me that she saw jesus in her dream telling her to worship him. The issue of jesus appearing to one in a dream is being caused by Iblis and the Jinn. Its called spiritual downfall. It happens to muslims very strong in faith. Its the strategy use by satan to deceive the faithfuls having tried all methods to no avail. Christians should have known that the pictures of those after jesus are nowhere to be found but except that of jesus. You will see some pics having beards while some will not have etc.

Muslims should please watch out.

Well, Todays Jumauh Was quite Interesting! The Imam Spoke about the importance of the Good Virtues(Doing Good, Kindlness, Love, Patience) in Religion. He laid emphasis on the Enjoining of Good and the forbidding of Evil. That[b] we should enjoin Good knowing that we ourselves are imperfect[/b] and as such should consider ourselves as being not superior to another simply because e.g, the other didn't observe salat on time. That we should denounce Evil even if whe ourselves are commiters of such though we should always strive to improve our deeds.

He made important Note of a Verse of the Quran Where Allah Says "[b]Ye are the Best of Peoples ever raised for Mankind because Ye Enjoin Good and Forbid Evi[/b]l". Q3:110

The Imam comments that, on the basis of that reveletion, It is Important that we Enjoin Good and Forbid Evil with Kindness, Patience , Wit and other Good Deeds and without resorting to Violence, Anger,Arrogance and other nondesirable Virtues

For Me, The Summary is Be Good. In your Goodness, don't think yourself as superior to the brother/sister beside. Always remember to promote good and forbid Evil and in this move to promote Good and forbid Evil, do it with Intelligence, Patience, Kindness and Peace.

salam 2 y'all. Babs 787 dont get me wrong. Read carefully. I myself 've said my asr around 9 pm!

i actually feel guilty i have not learnt much recently.

@mustay,

Salam brother, I am not geting you wrong. Cheers, we are here to learn. We muslims must seek knowledge be it in China and we must also know Allah before we worship Him.

@all muslims
I am trying to lay my hands on all the volumes of Tafsir Ibn Kathir from volume 1 to the last volume. It comprises 10 volumes. There, you will learn a lot about the chapters and verses in the Holy Quran.

I learnt that it is not ideal for muslims to be having congregational prayer aside that of the Imam. No two congregation is allowed at the same time.

For clarity, what I am saying above is that, if the Imam wants to pray Ishai with the congregation, to the muslim that hasnt prayed Magrib, he will want to pray his missed solat first before joining others in Ishai. This is very wrong.

If you go to the mosques with the intention of praying Magrib and unfortunately you met the congregation preparing for Ishai, you dont have to pray your Magbrib separately.

We all know that Ishai comprises 4 rakahs while magrib has three.

If you join them when they are about to start, you will have the intention of praying Magrib behind the Imam while others are having the intention of praying Ishai.

You join them in observing the three rakahs but after the sujud, they will stand up to pray the last rakah, you that is praying Magrib behind them will not stand up with them but sit there and say your Tashahud and probably Solatul-Ibraheem and other supplication you can think of.

So when they finish their Tashahud and they say the greeting, "As-salam alaikum wa rahmatullah" (Peace be upon you and God's blessings), you will follow suit and join them in saying it.

But if you meet them observing Ishai and they have prayed 1st rakah, and you meet them during the second rakah, you join them too and does not need to make up for any missed solat since yours is three.

Likewise if you meet them having prayed 2 rakahs, you join them in praying the remaining two and stand up to pray your 3rd Rakah.

Actions are judged by intentions. You will be rewarded for praying Maghrib while they will be rewarded for praying ishai.

After that, you stand up to pray your Ishai.

May Allah continue to increase our knowledge in Islam.

Maa Salam.

Jumuah today was Hot! U know those Imams whose Authority u can feel from their Voice. I guess once in a while , men like that are needed to speak sense into ppl. He spoke about the need for Muslims in the community to unite as a front rather than melt away into disbelief ,non-challance and Immoralty. The unification of muslims so as to have one voice and help one another is of utmost importance. We should be one under one leadership, a leadership which can protect our interest within the larger society using the guidance of God through th e Quran & Sunnah. A leadership which is accountable to us and to which we are accountable.

Though the tone of the Sermon was quite pawaful, The Man's point was True afterall.

Ma'Salam.

Aha, i found d Asr stuff. Will post it ere when am using a Pc cos ma battery's low now. Jumat was argh, d man sitting beside me had alcohol oozing out of his mouth. I WASN'T SURE IF E WAS D GUILTY 1 DURING THE SERMON BUT WHEN WE DID D 'SALAMO', MY SUSPICION WAS CONFIRMED. I WAS SO MAD AND I FELT LIKE TELLING HIM "BABA U KNOW THIS IS WRONG"save 4 d old man was counting his rosary.

@Mustay

You are right my brother. That’s one of the problems we are facing with Muslims and not only elders this time.

Despite the fact that we have verses in the Holy Quran going against gambling and alcohol, these people will be telling you that alcohol intake is allowed that its getting drunk that is bad. I don’t know where they get this idea from when its known that tasting a drop is a sin and the prayer of such a person will not be accepted for 40 days.

Quran 5 v 90: O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks) and gambling and arrows for seeking luck or decision are an abomination of satan’s handwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful.

Quran 5 v 91: satan wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from Solat. So will you then not abstain?

Allah made it known to us that we must seek knowledge of him before we worship him. Some Muslims believe that they don’t need to seek for knowledge and that they are contented with whatever they know. Some cannot even perform solat very well let alone knowing other things surrounding it.

Some Muslims do not have English Quran in their various homes let alone having the Arabic. Some do not even know that some verses are in the Quran let alone opening and reading it.

Allah made it known to us that He has provided everything we may need in the Quran, so its now left for us to be reading our Quran and putting them into perfect use because

Quran 3 v 110: You (true believers in Islamic monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammed saw and his Sunnah) are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind. You enjoin doing good and forbid polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden, and you believe in Allah. Amd had the people of the Scriptures believed, it would have been better for them, among them are some who have faith but most of them are disobedient to Allah and rebellious against Allah’s command.

I wonder how muslims will be able to defend their faith when unbelievers come knocking at their doors deluding them with false doctrines. I have decided to stop the religious debate and limit my post to Islamic thread unless my attention is sought because no matter how much you try, the unbelievers will never accept and they believe that they know everything. I have not been posting both the Quranic and biblical verses for myself but for those that will read later. Some muslims and unbelievers would have benefited from the posts despite the fact that some unbelievers have been saying disgusting things. Some will still benefit from it after I might have gone or left nairaland.

@ all

Muslims, let us seek knowledge and know more about Allah that we have been worshipping. Thread has been created for questions and answers. If you have anything that you are not that cleared of about Islam, you are free to post it here and dont worship Allah as if you are being forced to do so.

May Allah continue to accept our Ibadah and increased our Islamic knowledge.

Maa Salam

@Mustay

You are right my brother. That’s one of the problems we are facing with Muslims and not only elders this time.

Despite the fact that we have verses in the Holy Quran going against gambling and alcohol, these people will be telling you that alcohol intake is allowed that its getting drunk that is bad. I don’t know where they get this idea from when its known that tasting a drop is a sin and the prayer of such a person will not be accepted for 40 days.

Quran 5 v 90: O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks) and gambling and arrows for seeking luck or decision are an abomination of satan’s handwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful.

Quran 5 v 91: satan wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from Solat. So will you then not abstain?

Allah made it known to us that we must seek knowledge of him before we worship him. Some Muslims believe that they don’t need to seek for knowledge and that they are contented with whatever they know. Some cannot even perform solat very well let alone knowing other things surrounding it.

Some Muslims do not have English Quran in their various homes let alone having the Arabic. Some do not even know that some verses are in the Quran let alone opening and reading it.

Allah made it known to us that He has provided everything we may need in the Quran, so its now left for us to be reading our Quran and putting them into perfect use because

Quran 3 v 110: You (true believers in Islamic monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammed saw and his Sunnah) are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind. You enjoin doing good and forbid polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden, and you believe in Allah. Amd had the people of the Scriptures believed, it would have been better for them, among them are some who have faith but most of them are disobedient to Allah and rebellious against Allah’s command.

I wonder how muslims will be able to defend their faith when unbelievers come knocking at their doors deluding them with false doctrines. I have decided to stop the religious debate and limit my post to Islamic thread unless my attention is sought because no matter how much you try, the unbelievers will never accept and they believe that they know everything. I have not been posting both the Quranic and biblical verses for myself but for those that will read later. Some muslims and unbelievers would have benefited from the posts despite the fact that some unbelievers have been saying disgusting things. Some will still benefit from it after I might have gone or left nairaland.

@ all

Muslims, let us seek knowledge and know more about Allah that we have been worshipping. Thread has been created for questions and answers. If you have anything that you are not that cleared of about Islam, you are free to post it here and don't worship Allah as if you are being forced to do so.

May Allah continue to accept our Ibadah and increases our Islamic knowledge.

Maa Salam.

Human problems and solutions

Why did Allah allow multitude of problems to threaten our existence on earth? This had been the basic question which many great men in human history have been asking since time immemorial. And the Almighty Allah, the Supreme Creator gives the necessary answer thus:

Quran 2 v 214: Or do you (mankind) think you shall enter the garden (of paradise) without such trials as come to those who passed away before you? They encountered suffering and adversity and were so shaken in spirit that even the messenger (of God) and those of faith who were with him creid , ‘when will come the help of Allah?. Ah! Verily, the help of Allah is always near.

Furthermore, the Almighty Allah states thus:

Quran 2 v 155: (Oh mankind) be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hubger, some loss in goods, lives, and the fruits (of your labour) but (oh Muhammed saw), give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere.

Considering the above quoted verses, we are told that troubles and problems are part of human existence designed by Allah, the Almighty to test our faith and steadfastness in Him.

Some people believe that every good happening is from God while every bad thing and evil thing is from satan, the devil. This belief is certainly not true because to to hold to such a belief is to raise satan to the status of all wise and all knowing which is only for Allah. Allah states in the Holy Quran that:

Quran 6 v 57: the (supreme) command (of all occurrence) rest with none but Allah (the Almighty)

So, as muslims, whenever any good thing happens to us, we should thank Allah for it and equally whenever any bad thing happens, we should wholeheartedly admit that it is also from Allah. Considering those people who might wish to mislead us in our time of troubles by making us to believe that the problems we are undergoing is as a result of the acts of some devilish people, Allah commands us to reply them thus:

Quran 9 v 5: say!, nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us! He is our Protector and in Allah let the beliebers put their trust.

Or otherwise if during the time of our troubles and problems, a non-muslim approaches us and promises solution to our problems saying that if only we could accept any other beings as our personal lord and saviour, or follow him or her to their religious house, or to a herbalist, soothsayer, withdoctor etc. Almighty Allah commands us thus

Quran 9 v 129: say!, Allah is sufficient for me. There is no God (and saviour) but He, on Him (only) is my trust.

Also Allah states thus:

Quran 3 v 160: if Allah helps you, none can overcome you, (likewise) if he forsakes you, who is there after that can help you? In Allah then. Let believers put their trust.

In order to relive us of our worries and uneasiness and as an assurance that He (Allah) is always ready to hear and answer our prayers, He commands the Holy Prophet Muhammed thus :

Quran 2 v 186: when my servants ask thee concerning me, I am indeed close (to them). I respond to the prayers of every supplicant when he calls on me (but let them also, with a will to listen to my call and believe in me, that they may walk in right way)

Also

Quran 2 v 153 : o ye who believe! Seek (Allah’s) help with patient, perseverance and prayer, for Allah is with those who patiently persevere.

And equally also, Allah advises the generality of the Muslims whenever they are in problems to always

Quran 7 v 128: pray for help from Allah and (then wait) in patience and constancy.

In addition, there are times when our prayers may seem unanswered by Allah, and if that happens and our faith is not all that strong, we might be tempted by the devil to seek for solutions elsewhere. But as sincere and faithful Muslims, if such a solution should occur, we must wholeheartedly accept it to be the will of the Almighty Allah and continue with our prayers to Him. Allah says

Quran 2 v 249: Allah is with those who steadfastly persevere.

Moreover, if our prayer seem to be unanswered at times, it may be a deliberate act by Allah for our own good because granting of request by Allah sometimes may be to our own peril. This is so because Allah our creator understands our human psyche, hence, He is the best judge and best planner.

Therefore, He withholds demands until the time He knows our demands would be of great benefits to us. And to this end, Allah states that:

Quran 2 v 216 : but it is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knows and you know not.

However, as faithful muslims, we should believe that Allah is our creator and also He, is the only one who can give lasting solutions to all worldly problems.

Maa Salam

Thank you very much i really enjoy ur lecture, may Almighty Allah reward you amen

Thank you very much i really enjoy ur lecture, may Almighty Allah reward you amen

@Nascom


May Allah reward you and my brothers and sisters in faith abundantly. Amin

A muslim earns additional reward by praying for his muslim brothers and sisters even in their absence because each time he prays for them , the angels say, " and you too".


Let me start my write up with a verse in the Quran thus:

Quran 2 v 225 : Allah! There is no God but he: The everlasting, self-Subsisting, suporter of all, no slumber can seize him nor sleep, His are all things in the heaven and on earth, who is there (that) can intercede in His presence except as he permitted? He knows what (appeared to His creatures as) before or after or behind them, nor shall they compass nothing of His knowledge, except as He wills, His throne does extends over the heaven and earth and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them, for He is the most high, the Supreme (in glory).

A minute lesson from the prophet

"The example of a believer is that of a fresh green plant, the leaves of which move in whatever direction the wind forces them to. And when the wind becomes still, it (i.e. the plant) stand straight. Such is the similarity of the believer, he is disturbed by calamities (like joblessness, sickness, poverty etc) but like the fresh plant, he would soon overcome his problems and back to normality. And the example of a disbeliever is that of a pine tree (which remains) hard and straight without any calamity whatsoever until Allah (swt) cuts it down when he wills. (Bukhari)

"Whatever Allah takes is for Him, and whatever He gives is for him and everything has a limited fixed term (in this world). So be patient and hope for Allah' reward. (Bukhari)


Allah (SWT) has 99 special attributes that are stated in the Glorious Quran. Some  of these attributes include AR-RAHMAN - The Beneficient. AR-RAHIM- The MERCIFUL. AL-QUDDUS - The Holy One. AL-MUMIN - The Protector. AL-GHAFFAR - The Forgiver of Sins. AL-WADUD - The Loving. AL-MUMIT-The Destroyer. AL-HAYY - The Ever-Living. AL-BATIN - The Knower of the Hidden. AL-MUJIB - The Answerer of Prayers. AR-RAZAQ - The Provider of wants and AL-WAHID - The One and Only. Moreover, in order to braoden our knowledge of the Almighty Allah, the Holy Prophet Muhammed (saw) quoted Him as saying:
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"Oh my servants, I have forbidden wrong doing in myself, and I have made it a thing forbidden among you. So do not act wrongfully towards one another"

"Oh my servants, all of you are astray save him whom I have guided, so ask guidance of me, I will guide you".

"Oh my servants, all of you are hungry save him to whom I have given food, so ask food of me, I will feed you".

"Oh my servants, all of you are naked save him whom I have clothed, so ask clothing of me, I will cloth you".

"Oh my servants, you sin night and say (and) it is I who forgive all sins. So ask of me for fogiveness, I will forgive you".

"Oh my servants, you will never attain to my power of harming so as to harm me nor my power of benefitting so as to benefit me".

"Oh my servants, were the first of you and last of you, , as good as the most pious hearts among you, that would not add aught to my kingdom"

"Oh my servants, were the first of you and the last of you to rise in a single place and petition to me and I give to each what he asked, that would not lessen what I have with me any more than a needle in the ocean (would raise its level)"

"Oh my servants, it is your work alone for which I shall hold with you an account and then I shall give the recompense for them" (Muslim)[/b]




                                The power of faith

After having acquired the necessary knowledge about the Almighty Allah, the next thing is to place one's faith on the already acquired knowledge of Allah. In Islam, there are six basic articles of faith namely:

1.  Belief in the Oneness of Allah
2. Belief in the Angels
3. Belief in all the Prophets of Allah
4. Belief in the Revealed Books.
5. Belief in the Dya of Judgement
6. Belief in Destiny.

So, by having absolute faith in all the above stated articles, a person is qualified to be a faithful Muslim. But if one may ask, what really is faith in the Almighty Allah? To have faith in God is simply to have a complete confidence and assurance in Him. To know Him as the source of every event both good and evil and also to know Him as the Sole Creator and the Most Powerful of all existing beings both physicaly and spiritually. Also, to have faith in God is to know and accept Him as the only One who knows, understands and has the ability to solve all the problems of our lives.

Furthermore, there are many people in the world today, who claim to be Muslims but who in the actual sense are far away from Islam simply because they lack the proper understanding of the religion. Concerning these categories of Muslims, when they pray to the Almighty to seek for His assistance and guidance and their prayers are not answered due to their lack of faith, they will then turn to another source in the course of finding solutions to their problems. Concerning these people, Almighty Allah states in the Glorious Quran that:

Quran 13 v 14: The prayer of those without faith is nothing but vain prayer.

In addition, there are many people in the world who are not Muslims and who place their various faiths on other deities apart from Allah, and yet get their demands granted.

The question is, does thie mean that there are other deities apart from Almighty Allah who can provide mankind with their needs? Basically, there is none, but Allah. He is AR-RAHMAN, that is, The Beneficient, and His Beneficience is not limited to only those who have faith in Him and worship Him, but rather it is extended to the generality of mankind, both the Muslims and non-muslims.

In the case of those who despite their lack of faith in the Almighty Allah and still get their wordly demands granted by Him, Allah states in the Glorious Quran thus:

Quran 9 v 82 : let them laugh a little; much will they weep.

Furthermore, Allah says:

Quran 2 v 86: these are the people who buy the life of this world at the price of hereafter.

Still on the same issue of faith, the Holy Prophet Muhammed (saw) said:

"Whereever anyone of you places his faith, there also he would find it".

So, with this saying of theProphet, as Muslims, we should never be suprised at all if we happen to see a persn who believes that by worshipping a certan tree or idol, his demand would be granted, for certainly it would be so, but why? Simply because that is where he places his faith and so, Allah will be granting his demands based on the idol or whatever he believes in.

Similarly, a person who believes in Jesus Christ as his Lord, Saviour and Provider in preference to the Almighty Allah will also definitely have his wordly demands granted as much as Allah wills. Concerning this, the Holy Prophet Muhammed (saw) said:

"None is more patient than Allah against the harmful and annoying words He hears (from the unbelievers among mankind). They ascribe children to Him, (They worship His created beings as Gods and saviours), yet He bestows upon them (sound) health and (worldly) provisions" (Bukhari)

Also, Allah states in the Quran thus:

Quran 7 v 30: They took the satan in preference to Allah, (the almighty) for their God, friend and protector and think that they receive (the true) guidance.

For those who place their faith in Allah, the Almighty and sincerely follow the true Islamic path, Allah says thus:

Quran 2 v 257: Allah is the protector of those who have faith in Him.

Also

Quran 5 v 56: It is the party of Allah that must certainly prosper.

However, Allah calls on the generality of mankinf thus:

Quran 5 v 23: victory (and salvation) will be yours, but in Allah (you should) put your trust, and faith .


Maa Salam.

blesses

Takbir!
Quite a post

For Heaven sake, Oga Suen, I AM NOT A MUSLIM, so i do not know how i keep getting replies in my mail box from this topic. Pls do something about it.

Just a reminder,as the the 12th day of Rabi-al-Awwal marks the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).



There is evidence that the Prophet, his Companions, and the early followers after them did not celebrate or otherwise observe his birthday. On the contrary, Muhammad was careful to warn his people not to imitate other faiths, whose followers elevated their prophets and added to the religion what was not in the original teachings.

Nice one @ Mukina

Any comments on last Fridays Sermon?