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Broken Pieces of Clay and Pottery: A Lesson in Humanity
Source : Suhaibwebb | By Farhia Yahya
I was once walking along a narrow but busy street in Cairo when ahead of me was a donkey-cart laden with handmade pottery and clay utensils. It belonged to an old man who had been walking slowly beside it, and trying to sell whatever he could to make an income. He walked with hunched-shoulders, a turban tied round his head like a Sa’idi from Upper Egypt, his face wrinkled by age and the harsh Egyptian sun. It wasn’t hard to see that many difficult years had passed over him and he had probably been doing this for a long while.
As I continued to walk, I heard a cry and some commotion. The donkey had staggered Read more ...
What Matters at Heart
‘A servant is not afflicted with any chastisement greater than a hard heart and of being remote from God.
Hardness of the heart comes about by four things, when the level of need is exceeded: eating, sleeping, speaking and socialising.
Hearts that are attached to carnal passions are veiled from God to the extent of these attachments.
Hearts are God’s vessels upon His earth. Those most beloved to Him are the ones that are the softest, purest and most affable.
Their hearts are immersed in the world. If they were occupied with God and with the Afterlife, then they would contemplate over the meaning of His words and creational signs, and would Read more ...
Forgiveness : The Glue for a Broken Heart
- By Reehab Ramadan | Source : SuhaibWebb.com
Crash.
Bang.
Smash.
‘What was that?!’
That was the sound of a once sound heart, shattering into a million pieces. Imagine you are the person carrying that heart: covered in pain and soaked in tears. Maybe you don’t have to imagine, because maybe that is your heart.
We are the broken-hearted.
Betrayal, oppression, deception, whatever it may be that happened to us—the result is the same, a broken heart at the hand of a human. A broken heart that feels like it can never be fixed, and it was entirely someone else’s fault. It would be enough if they had just hurt us, and all we had Read more ...
The Heart is Dead
Ibrahim Bin Adham was asked as to why our dua’s do not get accepted even though Allah Ta`ala has said, “And ask of me; I shall grant you...”
So Ibrahim Bin Adham answered:
"Your dua’s do not get answered because your hearts are dead."
They said, ‘Why are our hearts dead?’
He answered,because of 8 things:
You know the rights of Allah upon you but you do not fulfill them.
You read the Quran but you do not act on its commandments.
You claim that you love the Prophet (may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) but you don’t follow his way.
You say we fear death, but you don’t prepare for it.
Allah says, "Indeed shaytan is your enemy, Read more ...
My angel would be in my arms!
You know those delicious moments.. when you and your child are locked into each other’s gaze – laughing, smiling or just making faces? Those moments when the rest of the world disappears and you’re the parent of the most adorable child on the planet?
Few things in life can touch those times, and they are much more than just feel-good moments. All that cooing, copying of your baby’s facial expressions and mimicking her sounds lets her know that she is deeply treasured and understood. These interactions are coming back to me after a month’s time… my Angel would be in my arms tomorrow morning.. InshaAllah!!
She has made everything in the Read more ...
The Forgotten Piece of Flesh
The Forgotten Piece of Flesh
Bismillah
While many of us remember to supplicate to Allah (azza wa jal) for guidance, knowledge, and Paradise, there is one important thing that we forget to include in our prayers. In a narration that many of us are familiar with, the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Unquestionably, in the body there is a lump of flesh; if it is sound, the whole body is sound, and if it is corrupt, the whole body is corrupt, and behold, it is the heart.” [Bukhari and Muslim]
Countless scholars of Islam have dedicated books upon books to reformation and purification of the heart because it is the key to success or destruction. Read more ...
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Deeds of the Hearts
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Deeds of the Hearts
- by Imam Al-Haramain Salih bin Humayd
from the Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, Ramadan 20, 1424 (November 14, 2003)
The Transcript:
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. Peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Messenger, his household and companions.
Fellow Muslims! Fear Allah and be dutiful to Him. Be always conscious of Him and be grateful to Him. Obey Allah for you cannot live without His blessings and humble yourselves before Him for you cannot find a way out of His authority. Allah says,
“... And know that Allah knows what is in your minds, so fear Him. And know that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Read more ...
Goodbye My Beloved
Goodbye My Beloved
- Extracted from a Khutbah by Muhammad Alshareef
Usama ibn Zaid radi Allahu anhu narrated in a hadith that: "We were with the Prophet when suddenly there came to him a messenger from one of his daughters who was asking him to come and see her son who was dying. The Prophet said (to the messenger), "Go back and tell her that whatever Allah takes is His, and whatever He gives is His, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in This world). So order her to be patient and hope for Allah's reward." But she sent the messenger to the Prophet again, swearing that he should come to her. So the Prophet got up, and so did Sa'd bin 'Ubada Read more ...
The miracle is right here…
The miracle is right here...
I have witnessed the birth of my daughter Zainab and it’s truly a miracle of Allah. A bounty and favor that Allah has bestowed upon me and my family.
I remember when we used to discuss that she was 2 cm long, then a handspan then 2 handspans and now she’s a healthy being staring at the world with exploratory eyes. I thank Allah for His Mercy to me and my family. This also reminds me to be thankful for all the other “little things,” that I take for granted everyday.
As the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) advised us, the best way to stay thankful to Allah is to count His favours in our lives everyday, for Read more ...
Hardening of the Heart
Hardening of the Heart
By : Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
Transcript of a lecture
Darul Arqam, Singapore, 26th November 1998
The Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu 'Alayhi wa sallam informed us in a very famous tradition, commonly quoted with reference to halal and haram, about the importance of the heart. He said :
"There is in the body a clump of flesh - if it becomes good, the whole body becomes good and if it becomes bad, the whole body becomes bad. And indeed it is the heart."
[The hadith in full:- Bukhary, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 49: Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Both legal and illegal things are evident but in Read more ...
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