LIFE IS A TEST- DON'T GIVE UP ALLAH IS WITH US. A HOPE FOR THE DARK SOULS

                 ASSALAMUALIAKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATUHU

Surah al Ankaboot is also known as suratul fitan, in which Allah mentions that we are going to face challenges in life but in these difficulties a person should rely only on Allah by worshipping Him Alone and have good hopes in Him. The biggest fitnah is when a person relies on people which Allah describes as weak as the spider's web. Difficulty is like Darkness in which one can't understand things, he is lost, the pain and hurt makes a person go crazy, in the darkest hour one should rely on Allah by sincerily remembering Him in ones heart, have faith in Him and at the same time patiently bearing others and being good to them.

وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا ۚ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

But as for those who strive hard in Our cause-We shall most certainly guide them onto paths that lead unto Us: for, behold, God is indeed with the doers of good. Surah ankaboot-69

This ayah is one of the main lessons that Allah (swt) is teaching us in this surah..Those who struggle in the way of Allah in order to get His approval, then Allah doesn't abandon them, Allah will give them opportunity to do more good, He will guide them to that which they don't know.This is the promise of Allah that He is with those who do Ahsan. 

LESSONS- We have to keep struggling no matter what comes our way and rely on Allah (swt) whether people/circumstances support us or not, we have to keep going on expecting reward from Allah Alone.

We have to keep struggling and Allah will show us the way.We have to be a muhsin and do what we do with sincerity, perfection and don't give up. The only condition is that we have to struggle and do Ahsan to recieve Allah's help.  WE can be a muhsin to others by telling them the reality of life described in the quran, letting them know about their purpose, so that they strive for the right things and be successful in the end.

THIS IS NOT THE END . BUT ITS THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING BETTER.

The dark hours make us come closer to Allah and recognise Him and those who recognise Allah then He gives them such wisdom that not everyone understands, one is able to deal with his challenges and face hardships with ease. The quran shows us the way out of our problems, it has all the answers we have been searching for all our lives. We have faith that its the word of Allah guiding us out and telling us that why we have to face this and what we we'll get for it in return...He hasn't left us on our own, but He sent us guidance, Its in our innate nature (fitrah) to Rely on someone supreme. He is with us, its we who need to call Him and have strong faith in Him.

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IMPORTANCE OF QURAN & PRAYER

ASSALAM O ALAIKUM READERS,

I have come to share about the importance of reading Quran & prayer in the light of Quran & Sunnah.for this I have taken verse 45 of Surat al Ankabut.

Recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do.
(Surah Ankabut-45)

The address apparently is directed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) but, in fact, it is meant for all the believers. We are being told to recite the Quran and establish the Salat as a practical device, for these are the two things which endow a believer with a strong character and a wonderful capacity by which he can not only brave successfully the most violent storms of evil and falsehood but can even subdue them.

But man can acquire this power from the recitation of the Quran and the prayer only when he does not remain content with the mere recital of the words but also understands well the Quranic teachings and absorbs them in his soul.

As for its recitation, one should know that the recitation which does not reach the heart beyond the throat, cannot even give man enough power to remain steadfast to his faith, not to speak of enabling him to withstand the furies of unbelief. About such people, a Hadith says:

 “They will recite the Quran, but the Quran will not go beyond their throats; they will leave the faith just as the arrow leaves the bow.” (Bukhari, Muslim, Muatta)

As a matter of fact, the recitation which does not effect any change in a man’s way of thinking, and his morals and character, and he goes on doing what the Quran forbids, is not the recitation of a believer at all.

whereas one  who believes in the Quran as a divine Book, reads it and comes to know what his God has enjoined, and then goes on violating His injunctions, is of the culprit, who commits a crime not due to ignorance but after full knowledge of the law.

The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) has said:

“The Quran is a testimony in your favor as well as against you,” (Muslim).

That is, “If you follow the Quran rightly, it is a testimony in your favor. Whenever you are called to account for your deeds, in the Hereafter, you can produce the Quran as a testimony in your defense, saying that whatever you did was in accordance with this Book. And if you adopt an attitude opposed to it, then this Book will be a testimony against you.

The virtue of the prayer that has been mentioned here has two aspects: Its essential and inseparable quality that it restrains from evil and indecent acts, and its desired quality that the one who performs it should, in fact, refrain from evil and indecent acts. As for the first quality the prayer does restrain people from the evils. Anyone who ponders a little over the nature of the prayer will admit that of all the checks and brakes that can be put on man to restrain him from the evils, the prayer can be the most effective.

After all, what check could be more effective than this that man should be called upon five times a day for the remembrance of Allah and made to remind himself again and again that he is not wholly free and independent in this world but is the servant of One God, and his God is He Who is aware of his open as well as hidden acts.

From the time that he stands up for the prayer till its completion man has to perform continuously certain acts in which there is no third person, besides him and his God. Thus considered, that the prayer not only restrains man from the evils and indecencies but, in fact, there is no other method of training in the world which may be so effective as the prayer is in restraining man from the evils.

As for the question whether or not man in actual fact refrains from the evils even after attendance at the prayer, this depends upon the man himself, who is undergoing training for self reform. If he has the intention to benefit from it, and endeavors for it, the reformatory effects of the prayer will certainly have their impact on him. Otherwise, evidently, no reformatory device in the world can be effective with a person, who is not prepared to receive any impact of it, or tries to avoid its impact intentionally.

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LIFE : AN AMUSEMENT AND PLAY

ASSALAMUALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATAHU!!

Hello dear readers!! How have you been?? It has been a long time since I wrote something on our blog so apologies for that and lets begin. Bismillah! :)

Our life is the biggest blessing of ALLAH SUBHAANAHU WA TAA'LA. We spend our lives to educate ourselves so as to have a respectable position in public, a good standard of living, luxurious goods and so on.

 BUT what exactly is this life?? What is its actual value??  Why do we spend all our precious time running after the world??

ALLAH SUBAHAANAHU WA TAA'LA says in the Holy Qur'an :

And this worldly life is nothing but a diversion and play. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew. (Surah Al - Ankaboot, Ayah No. 64)

For understanding this let us see the terms " lahwa / diversion " and "la'eb / play or sports".

LAHWA means any such thing that keeps one busy and distracts from the real purpose. 

LA'EB means to engage in something for recreation for a short time and that is bound to end.

So that is just like a circus, where people spend days for its preparation, setting up of the tent, stage, dresses, animals, have rehearsals etc. and after the show is over (which people enjoy for a few hours) they wind up everything as if nothing was even there. Similarly ALLAH SUBHAANAHU WA TAA'LA says here, that the reality of this life is just like a play - today it is; tomorrow it is gone. Those who are charmed by the short-lived triumphs of this life and are able to collect some means of enjoyment and pleasure and of glory and grandeur by losing their conscience and faith, are only engaged in a pastime forgetting their main purpose for which they are here i.e to prepare for the aakhirah (Hereafter) which is eternal and there is no end. What use will this worldy glitter be for them in the Hereafter? Shall it help them in anyways?? 

Only if people know the real purpose of this life which is to prepare for the aakhirah (hereafter) then they would spend it preparing for it - the eternal life and not waste it in amusement and merry making; rather would do something productive and good work for the hereafter so that they don't enter the next phase of eternity empty handed. Although this life is of no value, it is still very precious as it is the only means for preparing for Aakhirah.

ALLAH TAA'LA says else where in the Qur'an :

[This] worldly life is only amusement and diversion. And if you believe and fear Allah , He will give you your rewards and not ask you for your properties. (Surah Muhammed , Ayah No. 36)

That means a believer lives his life according to Allah, fulfilling His commands and abstaining from His prohibitions, as He will recompense us for our deeds and not for our worldly success.

                        

LESSONS FROM THE AYAH:

• It is very important for us to understand this as then only shall we be able to utilize our duniya for works conducive to better results for aakhirah.

• Keeping an view on our actions and asking ourselves before doing anything :          

            " Will it help me earn Allah's pleasure?"

            "Will it help me enter into jannah for eternity?"
            "Is this going to help me in Aakhirah?"

• Being conscious of ALLAH at each step, before each action i.e., have taqwa (God fearing)

• Making Aakhirah our aim and paradise our destination.

It's never late Alhumdulillah. We can still repent and reform our ways from today itself and make the best of our remaining life. Work towards earning His pleasure and be jannah driven.

May Allah Taa'la bless us with the taufeeq to use our time in a better way and earn His pleasure and Jannah where life never ends. Ameen !!

Assalamualaikum! Have a great day :)

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FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO PRACTICE ISLAM IN YOUR COUNTRY? TWO SOLUTIONS

Assalamualaikum WarahmatuAllahi Wabarakatuhu!

Today I would like to share with you two solutions that Allah subhanAllah wa taála has given us if we find it difficult to practice Islam, or follow the ehkamaat ordained by Allah upon us. 

The first Solution is given in Surah Al Ankaboot Verse: 56 (O My Servants who have believed! Surely, My Earth is spacious to migrate if Needed, therefore worship Me and  ME Alone!) This verse was revealed when the Muslims in Makkah were facing a hard time to practice Islam and faced a lot of oppositions from the Kuffar e Makkah so some travelled to Habasha and later even Rasool Sallalaahu alaihi wasallam also had migrated to Madinah because of the severe threats and oppositions he had faced. 

This ayat shows us our first clear solution. Migrate or move from your country to protect your deen. For verily if you even find fitna in the place where you live and find it hard for yourself to practice your religion, then move and migrate for the sake of Allah. Wouldn't we migrate  if we faced oppression in our countries to save our lives if there were terrorist attacks going on or if there was a drought or bad economy? Then why not migrate to save your deen? 

The second Solution is to do Utmost Struggle (Jihad) with your own nafs and soul. If you find it difficult to practice your religion and still can't move or migrate then strive in the cause of Allah and follow His commandments no matter how many oppositions you face. Can we compare our oppositions to the oppositions faced by Rasool Sallalahu alaihi wasallam and his beloved companions in Makkah where many early muslims in Islam were tortured brutally and killed just because they said Allah is One? We don't face half the oppositions they faced yet we have 10 excuses to present. 

We cannot makes excuses when it comes to following the commandments and rules set by Allah whether if it was a muslim country where following Islam is easy or a non-muslim country where praciticing Islam can be difficult. We can't say that we weren't able to wear Hijab, stop giving Riba or pray Salat because the people here call us oppressed and look at us with weird eyes and we would not get a job, no one would be our friend, no one would marry me. 
Sure it is hard for you and Allah Alone knows what you go through, but for that difficulty Allah has also shown you a way out to bring you out of that misery, then why not take His advice? Either migrate of Jihad un Nafs

This can be confirmed with another ayat in Surah An Nisa Verse 97. Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): "In what (condition) were you?" They reply: "We were weak and oppressed on earth." They (angels) say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?" Such men will find their abode in Hell - What an evil destination! 98. Except the weak ones among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan, nor are they able to direct their way. 99. For these there is hope that Allah will forgive them, and Allah is Ever Oft Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving.

Even the birds migrate when they face any difficulties
in survival

Ask yourself really before calling yourself Weak or oppressed. Do you have enough money to eat, travel, spend in your child's education, pay rents, have good friends circle? Were you arrested, threatened, tortured by the kuffar? If the first answer is yes and the second answer is no then you are not weak nor oppressed. 

These are such stern ayats that we take so easily as if we never read or heard them. But, subhanAllah, if you look at the bright side there are some inspirational people out there also who practice Islam and still follow the commandments set by Allah and they do it for the sake of Allah wherever they are and what they do is the real Jihad un Nafs. And they are our real inspirations. 

If we thought for one second that we need to please Allah alone, then how many deeds would we be doing differently? 

Ask me anything regarding this topic here. Thank you for reading. Please feel free to send me the link of your blogs and comment below if you have similar views. 
- Manal Mirza