Hidayah & Petunjuk: June 2014

30 June 2014

Help Palestine [hidayahnet] RAMADAN AND THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY

RAMADAN AND THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY

The search for beauty, the desire for beauty, the love of beauty all lead to the same destination — God. I hope in this month of Ramadan, Muslims find it in their hearts to reflect on the relationship between aesthetics and spirituality.

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			Ijtihad » God Is Beautiful and He Loves Beauty God Is Beautiful and He Loves Beauty Posted On Jun 21 2014 By : Dr. Muqtedar Khan Comment: 0 إن الله جميل يحب ألجمال
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Help Palestine [hidayahnet] Ramadan day-2 Ten Tips for Ramadhan-1

Ten Tips for Ramadhan-1

As the blessed month of Ramadhan approaches, we need to prepare for it in such a way that we can gain the maximum benefit of this month. For many, Ramadhan comes and goes. However, very few people actually benefit from this great month. Our teachers advise us to live the whole year as if we are in the month of Ramadhan. This magnanimous achievement can only be attained when the actual month of Ramadhan is spent properly. In order to acquire a droplet of the reality mentioned above, Insha Allah, I hope to mention ten points that were given as form of advice to me and many others.

Discipline: Most people already know to abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from one’s spouse during the daytime of Ramadhan. However, a level of discipline must be developed to do righteous acts and abstain from those acts which would earn the displeasure of Allah. That was a basic form of discipline that needs to be developed but along with that, one needs to have discipline in following a particular routine or schedule for Ramadhan. This will be the real life changing factor for an individual. They wake up for suhoor but also pray Tahajjud at that time. Recite some Qur’an. They eat. Make dua’ while waiting for Salah. They pray Fajr. Recite Qur’an and make zikr. Rest if they need to.
The idea is to make a schedule and act accordingly the whole month without sacrificing their schedule. This is the desired discipline that is required.One may ask, “Why did he not just put the first point as a ‘making a schedule’?” Well, the answer is very simple. Anyone can come up with a schedule, but it takes real discipline to abide by it.
Devotional life (‘Ibadah): Ramadhan is the month where Allah allows us to really fulfill the purpose of our being, and the purpose of our creation. Allah created us all to worship Him, and Him alone. Here, I will not mention virtues of various acts or worship because those can be found in the many books on the merits of certain deeds. However, since Ramadhan and Qur’an are closely connected, I will say that much of our devotional life should be focused on the Qur’an.
Reciting at least the entire Qur’an once in this month. Understanding it from erudite scholarship of our community or from accepted commentaries and Tafaaseer. I am not asking that a person recites the entire Qur’an and completes one entire commentary of it in one month. Perhaps it may be feasible to recite the entire Qur’an and start off a regimen of a Tafseer and try to finish it on an annual basis.
Identifying with the Ummah: It is important that we feel our fast, i.e. feel hunger and thirst. Apart from that, we can use this to our benefit by making other people’s fast count for us as well. This means that if we feed or give to drink something to someone who fasts, we can get the reward of their fast as well.
Another aspect of identifying with the Ummah is to be grateful for whatever Allah has given us and realize that a little of that we need to give to others so that they may have a decent Ramadhan and wonderful ‘Eid. See what the Ummah is going through and see how we can actively participate to help the Ummah in any way possible.
Contact with the Qur’an: Ramadhan is the month wherein the Qur’an was revealed. This is the month of the Qur’an. It is extremely essential to establish a relationship with the Qur’an. Without going into much detail, I will just mention something practical with regards to the Qur’an and Ramadhan.
For the average person, i.e. one who is not scholar or is not a Hafiz, they should read at least one juz per day so that they finish at a minimum one entire Qur’an for the month of Ramadhan. If one can do more, than Alhamdulillah, no one is stopping anyone. The next thing is to understand the Qur’an. So take the first volume of Ma’ariful Qur’an (for example) and read one section of the Arabic part (if one can) and then read the translation, then read the commentary. Do this every day without fail. Obviously the whole commentary will not be completed in one month, but at least a schedule to read a portion regularly will be developed and hopefully within a year it could be completed.
Also, one should try to memorize those chapters/surahs which are read often like Mulk, Kahf, Ya Seen, Waqi’ah, and Sajdah. Also memorize Surahs from the last juz at least and more if possible.
Mujahadah: Ramadhan is a month of sacrifice and struggle. It is a month where Allah wants our time, our health, our wealth, and our whole being. We literally live the whole year for everything and anything. It is just one month…can we not live one month solely for our Creator?! So what if we have to sacrifice our sleep, and random other luxuries that we can do without anyway. As the saying goes, “No pain, no gain.” The amount of sacrifice and struggle we put into this month, Allah will reward us in this world and the next accordingly.
Give yourself to Allah, and see what Allah has in store for you.
Tobe contd....
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29 June 2014

Help Palestine [hidayahnet] About Ramadan

About Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and Muslims are required to fast during this month. The fast is to abstain from food, drink and marital relations from dawn until sunset, but Muslims are also encouraged to increase in their worship in general and also the recital of the Holy Qur’an. In accordance with the practice of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Charity is also encouraged in this month and many choose this time of the year to fulfill the requirement of Zakaat

Effects of Worship in Ramadhan

Experience has shown that effects of ibaadat (worship) in the blessed month of Ramadhan remain upon the remainder of the year. Whomsoever practises any virtue informally therein, ease of performing A’amale Salihah overtakes them thereafter.

Similarly, whoever prevents them self from sinning therein, for the remaining eleven months abstentation will become easy. In reality, prevention from sins in Ramadhan is not too difficult because, it is established that the Shayateen are imprisoned. Consequently, less sinning occurs generally because of removal of this stimulant.

However, sins do not totally disappear because the other orchestrator: one’s nafs (self) is present. Even in this month it will instigate sins but, yes, its schemes will lesson because only one stimulant is now active.

Therefore, the impositions of this one month should be accepted. All parts (of one’s body) should be saved from sin.

Source: Ashrafs Blessings of Ramadhan
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28 June 2014

Help Palestine [hidayahnet] O Allah!

O Allah, make us fearful and conscious of you as if we see you:
And grant us happiness through reverence of you (Taqwa):
And grant us the pleasure of seeing you (in Paradise):
And gather us in the company of your Prophet and Chosen one (al-Mustafa)

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Help Palestine [hidayahnet] Five qualities of a true believer of Islam (a Muslim)

Five qualities of a true believer of Islam (a Muslim)

In these Quran verses, Allah highlights five characteristics of true believers.

2. The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Quran) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone);

3. Who perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and spend out of that We have provided them.

4. It is they who are the believers in truth. For them are grades of dignity with their Lord, and Forgiveness and a generous provision (Paradise).

Quran (Surah Al-Anfal, verses 2 – 4)

It’s clear from these verses that the qualities of a true Muslim mentioned in these verses are the following:

1. When Allah is mentioned, they feel the fear of Him in their hearts;
2. Their faith increases every time they hear and ponder over Quran’s verses;
3. They put their trust in Allah, i.e. have Tawakkul on Allah;
4. They perform prayers regularly;
5. They spend in charity in the path of Allah.

As a Muslim, one can take heed from these verses and assess the state of his heart. In his tafsir, Ibn Kathir writes that none of Allah’s remembrance enters the hearts of the hypocrites upon performing what He has ordained. They neither believe in any of Allah’s Ayat nor trust (in Allah) nor pray if they are alone nor pay the Zakah due on their wealth.

The primary point is that a true believer is one when Allah is mentioned, he feels a fear in his heart, and thus implements His orders and abstains from His prohibitions.

About such people, Sufyan Ath-Thawri narrated that As-Suddi commented, “A man might be thinking of committing injustice or a sin. But he abstains when he is told, `Have Taqwa of Allah’, and his heart becomes fearful.”

Finally, for such people Allah has promised ‘grades of dignity’, i.e. special places in paradise
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25 June 2014

Help Palestine [hidayahnet] German Muslim scholar replies on TERRORISM ...

German Muslim scholar replies on TERRORISM ...

I liked the answer of this German Muslim scholar when he was asked about terrorism and Islam :

He said :

Who started the first world war? not Muslims ?

Who started the second world war ? not Muslims ?

Who killed about 20 millions of Aborigines in Australia ? not Muslims ??

Who sent the nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ? not Muslims ??

killed more than 100 millions of Indians in North America ? not Muslims ??

Who killed more than 50 millions of Indians in south America ? not Muslims ??

Who took about 180 millions of African people as slaves and 88% them died and were thrown in Atlantic ocean ? not Muslims ??

No , NOT Muslims!!!

First of all, You have to define terrorism properly...

If a non-Muslim does something bad..it is crime. But if a Muslim commits the same..he is a terrorist...

So first remove this double standard...then come to the point!!! , . . . . .

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Help Palestine [hidayahnet] Selamat Menyambut Ramadan Mubarak

Selamat Menyambut Ramadan Mubarak

pada semua yang dikasihi dirahmati Allah

Dikesempatan ini saya mohon maaf zahir batin

andai sepanjang perkenalan dialam cyber ini

saya pernah menyinggong sesiapa pun sedari

atau tanpa saya sedari maafkan saya ye...

Hidup yang sementara ini jom sama2

kita penuhi dengan bekalan yang akan membantu

kita dialam akhirat nanti insyaAllah.

Syukran jazilan.

Jazakallahu khairan kathiran.

Wassalam

Hamba Faqir

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23 June 2014

Help Palestine [hidayahnet] 33 Benefits of Ramadhan Fasting

33 Blessings and Benefits of Ramadhan Fasting: How many will you reap?

The blessings and benefits of Ramadhan Fasting are too many to be counted. If one does recognize them and realize their importance, he wishes to have the month of Ramadhan to be throughout the whole year.

These blessings are given by Allah to the fasting Muslims, who are to fast with full faith and expectation.

These blessings and benefits of the month of fasting during Ramadhan have been grouped and summarized into different categories. They are summarized here without commentary. It should be remembered that all of these blessings were taken directly from Holy Quran and Hadith.

The following is a partial list for the blessings and benefits of Ramadhan Fasting:

01. Taqwa: "O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious)" [Quran 2/183]

1. Fearing Allah (SWT)

2. Practicing the Revelations of Allah (SWT)

3. Accepting the little things that one has achieved

4. Preparing for departure from this world to the Hereafter

5. Self-discipline

6. Self-control

7. Self-restraint

8. Self-education

9. Self-evaluation

By accepting these criteria and by practicing them, the Muslim will achieve the concept of Taqwa in his private and public life.

02. Protection:

1. Avoiding Immorality

2. Avoiding anger/outcry/uproar

3. Avoiding stupidity

4. Avoiding all makrooh/mashbooh/haram

By achieving these good manners, a Muslim will come out of fasting a better human being in the society.

03. Revelation of Holy Quran: The Holy Quran was revealed during the month of Ramadhan.
"The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong)" [Quran 2/185] The Holy Quran is meant to be:

1. A Guidance to mankind

2. A Manifestation of right from wrong

3. A Summation and culmination of all previous revelations

4. A Glad-tiding to the believers

5. A Healer

6. A Mercy

04. Doors of heaven are open (Hadith Ahmed, Nasai, Baihaqi)

05. Doors of hell are closed (Hadith Ahmed, Nasai, Baihaqi)

06. Devils are chained down (Hadith Ahmed, Nasai, Baihaqi)

07. Fasting with Iman (faith) and expectation: Such type of intention leads to forgiveness by Allah (SWT) to the individual's sins. (Hadith Ahmed, Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah)

08. Door of Rayyan: There is in Paradise a door called Al-Rayyan. It is for the fasting Muslims. Only those who fasted the month of Ramadhan are the ones to enjoy the bliss of Paradise inside that area.

09. Rejoices: There are two types of rejoices for the Muslims who fast. These are:

1. When breaking fast

2. When meeting Allah (SWT) on the day of Judgment .(Muslim 6/2568, Ahmed)

10. Mouth Smell: The smell of the mouth of the fasting Muslim will be better than the smell of musk during the day of Judgement.

11. Glad-Tidings: These glad-tidings are given to the well-wishers while the ill-wishers are to be stopped during fasting.

12. Ramadhan -to- Ramadhan: Whoever fasts two consecutive months of Ramadhan with good intention will receive forgiveness for the mistakes committed throughout the year.

13. Multiplication of Rewards: Doing good = 10x, 70x, 700x or more during the month of Ramadhan.

14. Feeding Others: Whoever invites others to break the fast, and whoever takes care of the hungry, needy, during the last ten days of Ramadhan will receive equal rewards to the fasting person(s).

15. Blessing of Iftar: Dua is accepted by ALLAH (SWT) at Iftar time.

16. Blessings of Sahoor (The late night meal) " The Prophet (pbh) said, "Take suhur as there is a blessing (Barakah)in it." (Bukhari 31/146) : This meal time gives the opportunity for:

1. Night Prayers

2. Zikr, Remembrance, Contemplation

3. Recitation of Holy Quran

4. Fajr Salat in Jamaat

5. Dua of Fajr

17. Night Prayers: Whoever performs the Night prayers with sincerity and good intention will receive forgiveness of his past mistakes. He who observed prayer at night during Ramadan,because of faith and seeking his reward from Allah, his previous sins would be forgiven.(Bukhari , Muslim 4/1662)

18. Shafa'at (Pleading One's Case for Forgiveness (Hadith Ahmed): Whoever fasts Ramadhan will receive on the day of Judgement the Shafa'at of:

1. Ramadhan (Hadith Ahmed)

2. Holy Quran (Hadith Ahmed)

19. Ihya (Passing Nights Awake): Last ten days of Ramadhan. When a Muslim makes this type of effort, he will get rewards, forgiveness, and multiples of blessings.

20. Itikaf (Retreat): A Muslim who performs Itikaf during the last ten days of Ramadhan will get:

1. Blessings and rewards

2. Peace of mind

3. Contemplation and evaluation

4. Better citizen

21. Lailatul Qadr (The Night of Power): Whoever observes it with sincerity and good intention will get the following benefits:

1. Forgiveness of mistakes .(Bukhari 1/34)

2. Better than 1,000 months "The night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months" [3/97]

3. Dua

4. Zikr

5. Prayers

6. Reading Holy Quran

7. Rewards

8. Blessings

9. Better human being

22. Generosity : Kindness, hospitality, visitation, etc. All of these and many more are among the benefits of Ramadhan.

23. Zakat al-Fitrah (Charity on Eid Day): The benefits of paying such as charity to the needy are tremendous, among which are the following:

1. Purity

2. Feeding the needy

3. Sharing happiness

4. Improving human relations

5. Improving society

24. Sadaqah (Charity): The benefits of paying sadaqah are many. These are summarized as follows:

1. Purity

2. Flourishing of wealth

3. Improving economy

4. Circulation of wealth

5. Elimination of inflation

6. Elimination of poverty

25. Fasting and Health: By fasting, one gets the following benefits:

1. Purification of body from toxins

2. Reducing of weight

3. Purity of brain

4. Rejuvenation of body

5. Living of life with happiness

6. Looking younger

26. Change of Lifestyle: By living a different life style, one gets rid of the monotony of life and hence enjoys his life span.

27. Sharing: Of hunger, thirst and rituals with others in the society.

28. Eid-ul-Fitr (Feast) : Sharing of happiness and visitation of one another as members of the society.

29. Graveyards Visitation: One will get the following benefits by visiting graveyards.

1. Dua for the deceased

2. Preparing oneself for departure from this world

3. Feeling respect for the deceased

4. Making the person to be humble in his life

30. Every breath is Tasbiih. Every breath and even sleep is Ibadah and awarded.

31. Umrah in Ramadhan: Performing umrah during the fasting month of Ramadhan is:

Equal to one Hajj (pilgrimage) 'Perform `Umra when Ramadan comes, for `Umra in Ramadan is equal to Hajj (in reward) [Bukhari 3/10, Muslim 7/2884]

32. Historical Successes and Victories in Ramadhan: Muslims throughout their history received many benefits during Ramadhan the month of fasting,

33. Learning lessons from historical incidents that happened during Holy Ramadhan the month of fasting,

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