Tag Archives: Patience
Patient Shaytan, Impatient Insaan
- by Sabeen Mansoori | Source : SuhaibWebb.com
The light is red. It seems to have been red for an eternity. The minutes tick slowly forward as the heat of the sun mercilessly beats down. Is it broken? You are so late! Not a single vehicle is passing through the intersection. It seems to be red for everyone. The empty intersection shimmers like a mirage before your eyes. Surely it must be malfunctioning. The person in the car next to you mouths a curse and as if on a cue you complain, “It’s never going to turn green.” The instant the words leave your lips, as if by magic, the light turns green and you are free to go.
How many times do we try our Read more ...
Steps to Gaining Allah’s Love
The Quran details seven qualities that Almighty Allah loves and seven qualities that Almighty Allah does not love. Then, we -Muslims- have a way to explore the steps to gaining His Love.
Human beings by nature, love rewards when they exert themselves. And when they are devoted to a cause, coupled with anticipating the rewards, they tend to strive more and bear the discomfort that comes with the struggle.
This is similar to our relationship with Allah. Almighty Allah loves it when we exert ourselves for His sake and He describes the payoffs when He loves His servant.
As Abu Huraira narrates in a hadith:
"Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'I will declare Read more ...
Sabr or Shukr – The Worry Stops Here!
Sabr or Shukr - The Worry Stops Here!
By Sheikh Muhammad al-Shareef
Aasiyah, the wife of Fir’own (Pharoah). Her Iman in Allah thrived under the shadow of someone that said, “I am your Lord, Most High!" When news reached Fir’own of his wife’s Iman he beat her and commanded his guards to beat her. They took her out in the scalding noon heat, tied her hands and feet and beat her perpetually. Who did she turn to? She turned to Allah! She prayed, “My lord, build for me a home with you in Paradise and save me from Fir’own and his deeds and save me from the transgressing people.”
It was narrated that when she said this, the sky opened for her Read more ...
Important Lessons to be learnt from Ramadan
Important Lessons to be learnt from Ramadan
Source : Al-Istiqaamah Magazine, Issue No.5 ,Jan 1997
Allah – the Most High – said:
“The month of Ramadan in which the Quran was revealed, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance of the Criterion between right and wrong. So whosoever of you sights the crescent for the month of Ramadan, he must fast that month.” [Surah Al Baqarah 2:185]
Allah’s Messenger sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said:
“lslam is built upon five: Testifying that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and the Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the Prayer, giving the Zakah, performing Hajj Read more ...
TO ALLAH IS OUR RETURN
TO ALLAH IS OUR RETURN
The Ayah and it’s Meaning
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi Raji’un — "To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return." (Surah Al Baqarah 2:156)
The translation of the verses mentioned before and after this ayah is (Surah Al Baqarah):
2:155 "Be sure We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere (As-Sabirin),"
2:156 "Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return":-"
2:157 "They are those on whom (descend) blessings from their Lord, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive Read more ...
Be patient!
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.
Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, " Daddy,I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my Read more ...
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