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Every Atom Important
April 11, 2008A story that was told in todays khutba at Salat al-Jummu’ah:
A pious man had passed away and his friend, also a righteous man, saw him in a dream. He asked him what has Allah done with him. The man used to be a merchant in the Dunya, he said:
“Allah questioned me about something I never even gave a passing thought in my life. He asked me when I was making a sale and used to measure the quantity of my goods on a scale, why did I not wipe the trays of the scales before every sale? Because dust and atoms gather on the scales and although it seemed insignificant to you, to Allah it is a serious matter - dealing with people fairly.”
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 8, 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal (agg 5-3)
SCOUSERS RULE THE WORLD!
Allah in Chinese
October 9, 2007
Meaning: main; host; owner; master; proprietor; the head of a family; Lord; Allah.It means ‘main’ or ‘host’. The ancient form of the character looks like a torch so it originally means ‘lampwick’. It is interesting to note that the current form of the character is composed of a dot on wang2 (king). I guess it might be considered as a ‘king’ at a place (a host). It is also a last name. Pronounced: ‘Zhu3′. Source
Further reading - Paper by Dr Umar Faruq ‘Abd-Allah. Seek Knowledge in China, Thinking Beyond the Abrahamic Box.
Aquí vengo España!
August 30, 2007I’m offski to Spain for a week insha Allah. Looking forward to the weather, the al-Hambra palace, the Alqueria de Rosales Madrasah, but most of all looking forward to being in the company of this incredible man.
Adios!
Fiqh of Inheritance
July 24, 2007I was re-reading through some of my old notes from fiqh of inheritance, or ‘ilm al-faraid as it’s known. Rasul Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was reported to have said that the first branch of knowledge to be taken away from the ummah will be ‘ilmul faraid. He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) also said “learn it (laws pertaining to inheritance) and teach it for it is half of knowledge”. Most of the fiqh is based on certain ayaat from the Quran (Surah al-Nisa mostly). The actual fractions are stipulated in the text of the Quran! This illustrates the importance of following the laws of inheritance, many families quarrel over this and unfair distribution sometimes leads to the break up of families.
Going through my notes I recalled something our teacher told us. There is much wisdom to be taken from this neglected science of the deen. The inheritors of the deceased receive a fixed portion of the wealth left behind. The portion depends on factors such as if there are children left behind or the number of siblings the deceased has etc.
Our teacher pointed out we should know that everything we think we own in reality does not belong to us, after we die they are passed down to others, and when they die it gets passed to others and so on. We don’t even choose who inherits or how much they get, Allah subhana wa ta’ala decides.
All our possessions (including our body) are like loans given to us by Allah. Loans should be utilised to make a profit or gain. Unlike most bank managers Allah tells us exactly how we should use our loan and guarantees success for us if we follow His guidelines.
Wa Allahu a’lam.
