Monday 16 February 2015

Reminding of Allahs Blessing by the springing of Water...

Surah Al-Mulk/ The Sovereignty

Reminding of Allahs Blessing by the springing of Water and the Threat of It being taken away Demonstrating how merciful He is to His creatures,

Allah says;
"Say: "Tell me! If your water were to sink away...'' [67:30]
- meaning, if it were to go away, disappearing into the lowest depths of the earth, then it would not be reachable with iron axes nor strong arms. `Gha'ir' (sinking) as used here in the Ayah, is the opposite of springing forth. This is why Allah says,
"who then can supply you with flowing water" [67:30]
- meaning, springing forth, flowing, running upon the face of the earth. This means that no one is able to do this except Allah. So, it is merely out of His favor and His grace that He causes water to spring forth for you, and He makes it run to the various regions of the earth in an amount that is suitable for the needs of servants, be it little or abundant. So Allah's is all the praise and thanks. 


Let's try to remember and thank Allah for giving us the huge blessing of water, alhamdulilah!
Guide us so we are grateful to You and always be pleased with us, Ameen

Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah..

Al-Hashr/ The Exile

"Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." [59:1]
- Allah states that everything that exists in the heavens and on the earth praises, glorifies, reveres and prays to Him and affirms His Oneness. Allah said in another Ayah,
"The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein, glorify Him and there is not a thing but glorifies His praise. But you understand not their glorification." [17:44]
Allah's statement,
"And He is the Almighty" [59:1]
- meaning of invincible majesty,
"the All-Wise." [59:1]
- in what He decrees and legislates.


Oh Allah guide us to glorify and praise You! Ameen

Prophet Isa/Jesus said : "So worship Him. That is the straight path" ...

Surah Maryam/ Mary

Allah said;
"And verily, Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him. That is the straight path." [19:36]
- Among those things which `Isa said to his people while he was in his cradle is that Allah was his Lord and their Lord, and he commanded them to worship Him alone. He said,
"So worship Him. That is the straight path." [19:36]
- Meaning, "That which I have come to you with from Allah is the straight path.'' This means that the path is correct; whoever follows it will be rightly guided and whoever opposes it will deviate and go astray. Allah's statement,
"Then the sects differed," [19:37]
- means that the opinions of the People of the Book differed concerning `Isa even after the explanation of his affair and the clarification of his situation. They disagreed about his being the servant of Allah, His Messenger, and His Word that He cast upon Maryam and a spirit from Himself. So a group of them -- who were the majority of the Jews (may Allah's curses be upon them) -- determined that he was a child of fornication and that his speaking in his cradle was merely sorcery. Another group said that it was Allah Who was speaking (not `Isa). Others said that he (`Isa) was the son of Allah. Some said that he was the third part of a divine trinity with Allah. Yet, others said that he was the servant of Allah and His Messenger. This latter view is the statement of truth, which Allah guided the believers to.  Allah said,
"so woe unto the disbelievers from the meeting of a great Day." [19:37]
This is a threat and severe warning for those who lie about Allah, invent falsehood and claim that He (Allah) has a son. However, Allah has given them respite until the Day of Resurrection, and He has delayed their term out of gentleness and confident reliance upon His divine decree overcoming them. Verily, Allah does not hasten the affair of those who disobey Him.


May Allah guide us so that we always please Him and may we die as righteous Muslims, firm and steadfast in faith. Ameen

We will make good deeds and statements easy for you..

Surah Al A'laa/ The Most High

"He knows what is apparent and what is hidden." [87:7]
- meaning, He knows what the creatures do openly and what they hide, whether it be statements or deeds. None of that is hidden from Him. Then Allah says,
"And We shall make easy for you the easy." [87:8]
- meaning, `We will make good deeds and statements easy for you, and We will legislate such Law for you that is easy, tolerant, straight and just, with no crookedness, difficulty or hardship in it.'


Alhamdulilah this deen is easy, it is us and our distractions that make it difficult for us to follow...
May Allah make it easy for us to do plenty of good Ameen

Allah knows Every Matter, whether Small or Big

An-Najm/ The Star

Allah knows Every Matter, whether Small or Big, and He rewards Each according to His or Her Deeds

Allah asserts that He is the King and Owner of the heavens and earth and that He is independent of the need for anyone. He is the authority over His creation and rules them with justice. He created the creation in truth,
"that He may requite those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do good, with what is best." [53:31]
- He recompenses each according to his or her deeds, good for good and evil for evil.


May Allah make us do lots of good and protect us from evil Ameen

O Allah! Make not this life the greatest of our concerns..

An-Najm/ The Star

Allah's statement,
"Therefore withdraw from him who turns away from Our Reminder" [53:29]
- means, stay away from those who turn away from the Truth,
"and desires nothing but the life of this world." [53:29]
- meaning, whose aim and knowledge are concentrated on this life; this is the goal of those who have no goodness in them,
"That is what they could reach of knowledge." [53:30]
- meaning, seeking this life and striving hard in its affairs is the best knowledge they have acquired.
- There is also the reported supplication: O Allah! Make not this life the greatest of our concerns nor the best knowledge that we can attain.
Allah's statement,
"Verily, your Lord is He, Who knows best him who goes astray from His path, and He knows best him who receives guidance." [53:30]
- meaning, He is the Creator of all creatures and He knows whatever benefits His servants. Allah is the One Who guides whom He wills and misguides whom He wills, and all of this indicates His power, knowledge and wisdom.
Certainly, He is Just and never legislates or decrees unjustly.


May Allah protect us and the ummah from being of those who strive hard in this life and neglect the hereafter. Rather make us strive hard to please You in all that we do. Ameen

The Offspring of Righteous Believers will be elevated to Their Grades in Paradise

Surah At-Tur/ The Mount

The Offspring of Righteous Believers will be elevated to Their Grades in Paradise

- In this Ayah, Allah the Exalted affirms His favor, generosity, graciousness, compassion and beneficence towards His creation. When the offspring of the righteous believers imitate their parents regarding faith, Allah will elevate the latter to the ranks of the former, even though the latter did not perform deeds as goodly as their parents. Allah will comfort the eyes of the parents by seeing their offspring elevated to their grades. Surely, Allah will gather them together in the best manner, and He will not decrease the reward or the grades of those higher in rank for joining them together, hence His statement,
"to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything." [52:21]
- Ath-Thawri reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "Verily, Allah elevates the ranks of the believers' offspring to rank of their parents, even though the latter have not performed as well as the former, so that the eyes of the parents are comforted.'' Ibn `Abbas then recited this Ayah,
"And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in faith, -- to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything." [52:21]
- Abdullah, son of Imam Ahmad, recorded that `Ali said, "Khadijah asked the Prophet about two of her children who died during the time of Jahiliyyah, and the Messenger of Allah said; "They are both in the Fire." When he saw sadness on her face, he said, "If you saw their dwelling place, you would hate them." She said, `O Allah's Messenger! What about my children with you.' He said, "They are in Paradise." The Messenger of Allah said, "Verily, the believers and their offspring will dwell in Paradise, while the idolators and their offspring will dwell in the Hellfire." The Prophet then recited the Ayah, "And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in faith...)" [52:21]
- Certainly, it is Allah's grace and favor that He grants the children this blessing because of the good deeds of their parents. He also grants His favor to parents on account of their offspring invoking Allah for them.
- In Sahih Muslim, from the Hadith of Abu Hurayrah, who said that the Messenger of Allah said, "When the Son of Adam dies, his record of deeds will cease except in three cases: an ongoing charity, knowledge that people are benefiting from and a righteous son who invokes Allah for him."


May Allah give us pious righteous parents and pious righteous offspring which we benefit in this life and the akhira! And may we be pious and righteous. Ameen