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The Quran has, among other beautiful chapters, this amazing chapter on 'the believers'.   Chapter 23 verses 1-11 It starts with a very beautiful message and a good news that those who believe in God Almighty are indeed successful .  There are a few characteristics of these believers which make them achieve this success. These characteristics are then mentioned in the verses that follow this good news.  Almighty God says in the first few verses of this chapter that the successful people or the believers are those who: humble themselves in their prayers who avoid vain talk who are active in their zakat who guard their modesty except with those whom they are married to who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants and who strictly guard their prayers    After mentioning these qualities the Almighty God then states that these successful believers are entitled to be the heirs who will inherit Paradise and they will dwell t...

Dear readers, have you ever thought why the king wears the crown? Why the dignitaries in most cultures and societies have some kind of head covering? If you know of Indian culture you can see how the heads of the villages, communities and religions wear something on their heads which covers their heads and gives them a distinguished and respectful look.                                                             Have you ever thought why when someone visits a Temple, Mosque, Synagogue, Church, Gurudwara etc. he or she feels better covering the head as a mark of respect to that place as as a beautiful feeling of sincerity and spirituality?  We have known the nuns, the Queens, the Kings, the head of many fields having their heads covered with  scarves, crowns, caps or turbans. What is so different about a covered h...

Each one of us has our unique way of dealing with our life situations.  Others may guide us and suggest the way that should be taken to meet our challenges but in the end it is us who have the first hand experience.  So often we hear people say that no one can ever understand their condition because they have not been into the same situation or we hear them say that people will understand them only when they step into their shoes. But even this is not something which can make anyone understand others' pain. Stepping into someone's shoes can take place but the shoes won't fit  them as best as they fit the owner! This is being taken a bit too literally. The point is that even if the other person goes through the same trials in life he won't react to them in the same manner as that person. Every person has his uniqueness which has differences of personality, behaviour, experiences, life situations, feelings, outlook toward life, emotional intelligence and much mo...

My life is what I want to make it. My efforts are where I put them for. My achievements are what I have earned .                            Do I regard my life a success?  It depends on what success means to me. What real happiness is in my eyes. It is actually nothing about 'me'! It is my reality which I often forget.                                      I am not just 'me'.  So many others are attached to me. I am complete in connection with first the One Who has created me and sent me into this world. I am complete when I see toward the needs, rights and pains of others, all the living things that the Creator has created. He wants me to complete my self , my spiritual being and then find my way to the real self. It is there with The Creator and it is here in my love for His Creation! The Quran s...

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Discipline without Disrespecting by: Grandma Jeddah: Children/Teenagers & Discipline ( From: Islam. I L... : Children/Teenagers & Discipline ( From: Islam. I Live for it, By: Cristina Mariam Ignad) http://islamiliveforit.blogspot.com/2010/11/c...

True Story She was a simple girl. She had dreams and aspirations. It was her effort in every field to give the best of her capabilities. She know her limitations as well.  As she was hardworking and sincere she often got appreciation and encouragement from her teachers and elders. She never got the sense of pride in her but felt beautiful inside.  As she grew up she went through school and reached her college level. This was one of the best colleges she could get admission into. She was happy that now she was studying the subjects of her liking and interest. This college had students from all over the country and even foreign students. They belonged to the best schools. They had had the best education in terms of academics and were way ahead what was taught to her in the normal public school that she had attended. But, this did not affect her in any way. She was never in competition with others. All she aimed was hard work and excellence in anything she chose...

                                                      Alhamdulillah! many of us know the importance of good deeds during the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah . We also know that fasting on the Day of Arafah expiates our sins for a year earlier and the one ahead. Allahu Akbar! The treasure is being distributed! Are we running to collect it from Allah? Each one of us has some or the other worry that is bothering us whether light or heavy.  Each one of us is in need of Allah's infinite Mercy to get sins forgiven, to relieve our pain, to heal our illnesses and to get our needs fulfilled.  This is another big chance after the Great Night of Ramadan that we ask whatever we want from Allah.  Deeds can look small but they carry immense rewards during these blessed days.  We can happily do small things for Pleasing Allah li...

There are fifteen types of cures to remove sadness, grief or depression accrording to the Prophet's guidance (these consist in various supplications that are taught to us by our Prophet peace be upon him) Affirming Allah's Oneness in His Lordship. Affriming Allah's Oneness in the Worship. Belief in the creed of Tawheed (There is no true God but Allah and Muhammad (peace be upon him) is His Messenger. Praising Allah for not dealing with His slave with injustice and for not punishing him without a reason. The slave's affirming that it is he who has committed the injustice. Pleading to Allah by the most beloved methods to Him, by His Names, Attributes, such as Al Hayy (the Ever Living), Al Qayyum ( Who sustains everything and everyone). Depending and relying on Allah alone for everything. The slave affirms that his hope is only in Allah. Acquiring the true dependence on Allah and relating all matters to Him, while admitting that the slave's forelock ...

To Faith, Sabr (patience) is just like the head to the body. There are three types of Sabr.  First, there is the Sabr while performing Allah’s Commands, so that one does not ignore (or get bored with) them.  There is a sabr with shunning the prohibitions, so that one does not violate them.  There is also a sabr with the appointed destiny and decisions of Allah, so that one is not enraged because of them.  When one acquires all three types of Sabr, his sabr will be complete and the delight of this and the Next life will be whole, along with gaining and winning in both lives. No person shall achieve these great prizes except by passing over the Sirat (the bridge over Hell).  Umar radhiAllahu anhu said, “We achieve the best living by Sabr.” Healing with the Medicine of the Prophet (ﷺ ( By Imam Ibn Qayyim Al Jauziyah

What is nature and what is a calamity? Does nature make up things itself? Do calamities occur without any underlying factor?  Nature, if we truly look around and see, is quite balanced and well organized. Don't we see how each and everything has it's assigned place and station? How things are coordination with each other in maintaining a balance? We see the mountains standing firm. We see rivers flowing down from the top of mountains. We see blooming flowers with amazing colors, shapes and sizes. We see the trees of varied heights and qualities. We see the earth and the ocean. Each and every thing that is natural seems to have it's own grace and beauty and it looks like it is doing it's duty with utmost obedience. When the grace and beauty of nature is meddled with, attacked or when it is stolen then we can see how the whole balance disrupts. Not only this, nature is there for us. We are also an inseparable part of nature. Don't we get our needs fulfilled ...

In the Name of God the Most Kind the Most Merciful O My Lord! You are the Creator and Shaper of all that exists. You are Ever-Living and The Most Kind. You listen to the prayers of anyone who calls upon You. I am your slave. You have created me. I have sinned and erred. I have made so many mistakes. I have wronged myself. I acknowledge all my sins which I did out of ignorance, silliness, carelessness or with intention. I acknowledge that You alone have all the Power over all things. It is only You Who can forgive sins. I believe in You and bear Witness that You are the One and Only God.  I do not assign any partners with You. You alone I worship, You alone I seek help from and You alone I ask for all my needs.  I am a weak slave of Yours who has not shown up to the mark that You have ordered Your servants.  Please my Lord, make me such that I repent sincerely of all my sins and never come back to them. Big or small, open or hidden and all those sins which I am...

  The Muslimah Speaks; Her Voice, Her Spirit   is a collection of beautiful, heart touching poetry by Muslim Women from around the world. They have expressed their feelings on various topics from worship, life, Islam, Hijab, rights of women and various others. It is enlightening and inspiring to read the Poetic expressions straight from the heart of the most misunderstood and underestimated women of the world... the Muslimahs.  The are powerful, graceful, talented, modest, well equipped with their rights to express, choose or decline. They have a mind of their own and a heart full of love, devotion and trust in their Lord, The Almighty Allah. They know their roles as mothers, daughters and wives. They have a heavy responsibility to contribute to the society through their strengths of Eman, Ihsan and Islam. They make the world a better place by working on the guidelines of Islam and adopting a life which is loved by Allah ...the life of obedience and devotion....

      She is always after me. She spies on me and never leaves me alone. She doesn't let me sit in peace...always being critical, always admonishing...I am never free from her constant watch. She inspects me and tries to find out everything about me. I don't feel comfortable with her always around me. But she is not ready to leave me. I can not get rid of her either. She stays with me and we are inseparable. She nags me for being lazy, for doing things the wrong way and even for thinking in a negative manner!  Although I do not like her constant monitoring over me, I can not do without her. She has to be with me and I actually need her critique and advice. I simply can not do without her. I do not like her because she doesn't let me live in a carefree manner, she doesn't let me waste my time as I please, she doesn't let me abandon my duties and when I behave badly she gets even more strict.  If she goes away and leaves me alone I will not exist ...

I used to be with them, talk and laugh with them, and they were a part of my life...they are no more now. My parents whom I used to love and look up to for each and every thing in life..they are no more now. My loved ones, my relatives and friends...my neighbors, school mates and acquaintances...many have gone away...they are no more now. Where have they gone?  They were so lively, so full of energy and activity, they were so ambitious and full of aspirations...all is left behind and they have gone past. They are now just memories. They are now just the things that they had taught me through their life, their actions and their words.  They are alive in the sense of the work they did and the legacy that they left behind. Howsoever hardworking one might be, howsoever healthy and smart...he or she leaves this world and that too without any prior notice. It is highly desirable that a person thinks of this as the most predictable thing in life that one can be ov...

Love!  One look at this word and you feel good about it! We have been exposed to many variations of love but the only thing that is dominant in all of them is sacrifice. Even in the love of worldly things people sacrifice their time, their comfort, their energies and their life itself!  But love for people requires even greater sacrifice. The sacrifice of self, ego and personal preferences sometimes. Love demands attention, care and possession too.  The highest form of love which is unique and has no equal in any of the worldly and physical forms of love, which demands loyalty, submission and devotion not for it's own benefit but for the sole benefit of the lover, is the Love for our Creator .  The Creator is the source of all Love. He is the most loving to His Creatures. He loves them much more than a mother loves her child. He wants the best for them. He has prepared everlasting joys for those who submit to Him and seek His love. He i...