2:140. Do you (O Jews and the Christians!) say that Abraham, Ismâîl, Isaac, Jacob and his children were Jews or Christians? Say, ‘Have you then greater knowledge or (is it) Allâh (Who knows better)?’ And who is more unjust than he who conceals the testimony he has from Allâh. And Allâh is not at all unaware of what you do.’ 2:138. (Assume) the hues (and the attributes) of Allâh! And who is fairer than Allâh’s hues (and attributes)? We are His worshippers ever. صِبْغَةَ اللَّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ صِبْغَةً ۖ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ عَابِدُونَ 2:138SibghatÒ¬Ju is derived from SabaghaäJäu and means to dye, colour, baptize, dip, immerse, assume the attribute, hue, mode, mature, code of law or religion. In the Holy Qur’ân (2:138) the attributes of Allâh and His code of law is called Sibghah AllâhA ɬJêu. This word has been used here as a hint to Christians that the baptism with water does not change a person. It is Takhalluq-bi-Akhlâq ¶ÝaABI µé¼… - the adoption of God’s attributes and the broad principle of faith that brings about real change in the mind and character. It is through this Islamic “baptism” that a new birth takes place. According to Arabic usage, on occasions when it is intended strongly to induce a person to do a certain thing, the verb is omitted, as in 2:138 and only the object is mentioned. Therefore in the translation of that verse, one must add a verb such as KhudhûAËhåa assume or adopt. (Lisân; Tâj; Râghib; Zamakhsharî; LL). Let's Remake the World! Group 6 Messages Digest #4230 1 Fw: [Language-Commentaries-of-WDeenMohammed] National Concern and Su by Khalid khalid96950 2 Todays Ayat for Thursday, 2014-12-04 / 13 Safar 1436 by G.Waleed Kavalec gkavalec 3 Michael Brown/Eric Gardner:answersby yahya shabazz 4 Jumu'ah on the Net, Friday, 05 December 2014 by 5 quran on deeds by Yaqub Islam islam10023 6 Hadith on deeds by Yaqub Islam islam10023 Messages 1Fw: [Language-Commentaries-of-WDeenMohammed] National Concern and Su Thu Dec 4, 2014 5:24 am (PST) . Posted by:Khalid khalid96950 On Thursday, December 4, 2014 2:36 AM, rashad shabazzrshabazz05@gmail [Language-Commentaries-of-WDeenMohammed] wrote: ALL PRAISES DUE TO ALLAH! On Dec 4, 2014 4:26 AM [Language-Commentaries-of-WDeenMohammed] wrote: > >12/07/1986 >National Concern and Success of the Individual >By Imam W Deen Mohammed (raa) > > >By national concern we have in mind nationalism and tendencies toward nationalism by not just the United States but all nations. > > >We have to understand that in our religion, Al-Islam, nationalism is not a concern. In the whole of the Quran and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, we find no evidence whatsoever to support nationalism as a Muslim concern. Nationalism is not a Muslin concern. > > >What Is Nationalism? > > >Nationalism means the concern for or the importance placed on the nation. In our religion, importance is not placed on the nation, importance is placed on Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet. And Allah calls us to faith and duty. In our religion, we have no duty to the nation except that justification be on the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace be upon him. > > >Now we know that we have to accept certain circumstances in our lives, if we live in a society or nation with a political or government order. If that nation is not Islamic, then we have no responsibility directly for the order of that nation. But we are to work to Contribute good wherever we can, and to influence the good processes and work against the bad processes. > > >We Must Promote Right > > >We have an obligation to promote what is right, and to work against, prohibit or resist what is wrong, whether we live under a Muslim or non-Muslim government. We have that obligation. > > >But if we live under a non-Muslim government, we have no direct obligation to that government. Do you understand that? Our obligation will be based upon how much good that nation advocates. That will be the extent of our involvement as a supporter of that nation. When that nation has more evil in it than good and its effect on the life of the people is worse than is good, then we should take a stand against that nation, no matter what the consequences are. > > >Dont Say You Are Weak > > >Allah says dont say that you are small, weak and oppressed. He says: see you not that My earth is vast, meaning that if you are too weak to do something about an evil, thats denying you or your life, then you should try to leave it and find another place or land. Allahs earth is vast. There is plenty of space on the earth. > > >So Allah is saying there will be no excuse in the Judgment, if you say, oh, we were a minority, we were too small, we were weak, our oppressors were too powerful, we couldnt help ourselves. > > >We find the United States taking in a lot of immigrants, especially Asians, during these times, because of its guilt feelings about the Viet Nam war. Its taking in a lot of Asians and Koreans because of the conflict there and Americas role in that conflict. > > >Many others are also coming into this country, even the Afghan. We had a brother from Afghanistan to visit us recently. He told us that there were a hundred families in Chicago, who had recently come to the United States for refuge. Those people are acting in accord with their religion. Whether thats the real motive or not, I dont know, but our religion says dont give up your life because of bad circumstances. It tells us to try to find better circumstances if we cant deal with the problem. > > >Nationalism Has Been An Evil > > >So our national concern is really with nationalism, which has been an evil in the life of man. Nationalism has contributed more harm than good, to the life of man in society. > > >In fact, every nation that I can recall, that was characterized by nationalism became an evil force and influence in the life of man. > > >Japan, under the god incarnate, Hirohito, became an evil force. It was seeking dominance. > > >What Hitler advocated was nationalism. It was evil. > > >What Pharoah advocated was nationalism and it was evil. Everything centered around the nation and Pharoah, the nation and the boss, the head of relations. Egyptians were the ruling class and everybody else was inferior. It was nationalism. So we are to avoid tendencies towards nationalism. > > >The Nation of Islam > > >Many of you cant get away from the old idea of the Nation of Islam; that was also a bad development. It took us away from the meaning of our religion. The real meaning of our religion is not nationhood; its not men and women drilling, marching, training, and everybody working for the Nation. Thats not Islam. Thats not our religion. That was a bad development. It spoiled the life of the Muslim. We are not to work to build a nation, we are to work to build Islamic life. We want a suitable place for that life, so we have to influence and contribute to the good of a nation so that we will have better circumstances for that life. But dont depend on nationalism. > > >Israel Is Nationalistic > > >Israel is nationalistic, and another evil on man. The devils would like that Muslims become nationalistic, so that you will join them in their wrongdoing, knowing that you cant compete with them in their wrongdoing, because they are the masters at it. They have too many centuries and too many thousands of years ahead of you working on and passing knowledge and information down to their children. They are too advanced in that evil for any newcomers to have any say so or competition whatsoever. You are no competition for them. > > >Nationalism Is Encouraged By Oppressors > > >Nationalism is a thing that oppressors have encouraged. Who were the oppressors of Africa? The Europeans, not the Arabs. > > >Contrary to what they try to make us believe, our religion went into Africa and it spread mainly because of contact between individuals. An individual Muslim would impress an individual non-Muslim, because of the way he lived, and conducted himself. This is history, the way he lived and conducted himself impressed the natives of Africa so much, that the natives right away wanted to know what is your religion? The natives inquired and became Muslims. They saw the Muslims in business, and the Muslims wanted to do business with the Africans, because they had resources. > > >The Muslim Was Fair > > >The Africans learned that the Muslim was fair, honest and upright in business. This also persuaded them to accept the religion. So if the Africans were forced into our religion, where is the history of those wars? Who were the conquerors? When were the wars declared? > > >We have on the record when the wars were declared from the time of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, how he had to fight every battle. Why is it that we don’t have on record the battles that were fought in Africa to bring Africans under this religion? Simply because it wasnt done that way. You have to know this in order to defend your life if you are real Muslims. > > >Europeans in Africa > > >The European people came into Africa and created a lot of false nations and powers. They divided Africa against itself by re-mapping it to satisfy their own schemes. They tried the same thing all over the world. But no place has been hurt by that more than Africa. > > >In ancient times, Egypt and Sudan were one nation or people. But the Europeans came and re-mapped it and now you have Egypt and Sudan. He made Nigeria, Niger and Libya. There was no such thing as a Libyan nation before the European went to Africa and made Libya. Here they have a United States, not a continent of a whole lot of nations. The Africans ought to take a lesson, at least from that reality. They are divided into many states on their continent. The power holders have a United States. They wont allow another nation to come up within their nation. They will not allow their United States to be broken up into other nations. The war between the states settled that question forever. No, they said, were not going to have 13 states separate from the rest of the states, or any Southern states separate from the rest of the states. No, all of you have to belong to one united nation, society or government. > > >Our Base Is Religion > > >We have to learn that our business as Muslims, preachers, teachers, promoters of the faith and religion in the Religious life is not politically, economically, or government based. Our base is religion, but as Muslims, we have a responsibility or obligation to all proper constructions in the life of man, or society. But we dont approach our obligation to government, politics or business from a viewpoint or a standpoint of business or government. We approach it from a standpoint of religion. > > >A Comprehensive Religion > > >Our religion is a comprehensive religion, meaning that it has not left out anything that is needed or required in the life of man in society. But that doesnt mean that our religion has a political role. No! Our religion does not have a political role. But our religion has a requirement for any Muslims coming into the political role. Our religion is the discipliner for all involvement. If you involve yourself in business and politics, our religion is the discipliner but it is not that thing, per se. > > >This is what we have to understand. And if we really understand what our religion is and live it accordingly, we will progress. There is no way for us not to progress. Allah did this, not Karl Marx, Frederick Engels, Adam Smith or some great philosopher. And in doing this, Allah guarantees us success. If we dont have success, there is something we are doing wrong. > > >You Can Make Progress > > >If we are stagnant, held at hay or cant make gains, then something we are doing is wrong. If you know your religion and live it accordingly, you can be in Communist China and make progress, because you will impress the Communist bosses. They are going to look at you, admire you, and in time, respect you. And if you are in a situation where you cannot get respect, your influence is going to grow and grow and grow and eventually topple those people. Not by your direct action but just by the fact that you are living in accord with your religion, which is in accord with the best thats in accord with the best possible for all people. So they recognize it. Their nature recognizes it. Their good sense recognizes it, and they will accommodate your life in their society. There is no problem for Muslim life in America. We made the problems for ourselves, by giving the wrong image of this religion. > > >The Individual Is The Key > > >National concern and the success of the individual. Why have we put it in this kind of language? Why the success of the individual? Simply because individual success is the key. We have made the mistake of trying to bring an organization forward. Thats akin to nationalism. In trying to bring an organization forward, you put all of your work and interests into building an organization. That tendency will eventually take away the just treatment that should be coming to that individual. We have promoted the collective life in the wrong way. The way to promote the collective life is to promote the individual life in the collective body. > > >We Made A Mistake > > >We — I mean myself and those I have been associated with — made the mistake of trying to promote the collective life and push an organization forward. That doesnt work for this religion. Allah doesnt want that. Allah doesnt want an organization exalted. He wants the Islamic life exalted. > > >In order to exalt Islamic life, we have to minimize the organizational authority and power. The more you maximize the organizational authority and power, the more you put at risk the individual life. We have made a mistake. > > >We should wake up today and see that we have made a mistake. We should go out from today and carry Quran and Sunnah to the people. We should put it into the individual's hands. Brothers and sisters both are responsible for this. We will meet together in the masjid to pray. There is no boss in the masjid; the boss is wherever you are. Thats Allah, and the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace be upon him. > > >Freedom From Oppressors > > >People with freedom from the oppressor or a power that can become an oppressor, and the beautiful life of Al-Islam, and the beautiful model of Muhammad, the Prophet, cannot be separated, if you understand it. > > >When good circumstances come for people, they love those who are in the same circumstances. They come together not because they are ordered to come together, but because they love to come together. They love to be with other sisters and brothers who share the same lives, and love the same circumstances. So dont worry about attendance going down. It will go up, when emphasis is put where its supposed to be. > > >Allah Is Merciful > > >Yes, weve made a mistake. But Allah is Merciful to us. Hes helped us all these years. Praise be to Allah. > > >So were stressing the success of the individual, because thats where Allah wants the attention. And we want attention on the individual. So let us give to the individual what Allah has given to us, and what the Prophet has shown us. Let us give it to the individual so he or she can have a successful life. No matter where the individual is or what the individual's circumstances are, if the individual has that kind of equipment, he or she is in good shape. In fact, the individual cant be in better shape. > > >I know what has accounted for my sense of security; its my faith in this Holy Book, the Quran. Its my knowledge of it, and my constant reading of and acceptance of what it says. My effort to follow it to the best of my ability, the model that is in Muhammad, the Prophet, the last Messenger of God, also contributes to my sense of success and security. > > >IFear Only Allah > > >Thats what makes me feel good about myself, the life Ive chosen and my future. I dont have doubts about my future. I dont worry about tomorrow. I dont fear men, or governments. I fear Allah. And this is what has produced that sense of security in me. Since I know it has done it for me, I know it can do it for anybody else. > > >Many of you have experienced the same. So what better can we offer the people than that? I cant carry the Nation of Islam around with me. But I can carry this religion around with me. The faith is living in my heart and mind. It guides and disciplines my whole life. Praise be to Allah. > > >How Should Society Be Secured? > > >How should society be secured? What is the best way to protect society? It can be protected by knowing the role of the individual, and then promoting the dignity of that role.-It is also protected when the individual knows that Allah intended that he or she have the same dignity that He intended for everybody else, and that the individual is the sacred vessel, with inherent rights that the individual possesses by virtue of his creation itself. The individual's human creation entitles him or her to certain sacred rights. This is Al-Islam. > > >Some of you might be thinking of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. This is Al-Islam. And so it would be very clear that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in his final address, which is also called the Last Sermon and Pilgrimage of the Prophet, said, your brothers blood, life and property is sacred. > > >The Individual's Rights > > >The Prophet made it clear to us, that certain things are sacred for the individual in Al-Islam. Now if the Prophet said the individual's property is sacred that means that no authority can take away the right of property ownership from any believer. Every believer has the right to own property in a Muslim society. > > >His blood is sacred means that his social life is sacred. The blood is symbolic of the social life, with its passions, social order and everything thats of social interest. > > >We know its not water that generates the population. Its blood, not water, that generates the population and increases the number in the family or town. > > >A Muslim must be given the freedom and the right to preside as an authority over his household. And if he wants to extend his social interests beyond his household and organize other activities, he has that freedom. > > >The Individual's Social Life > > >We cannot cut off his social life or aspirations. If the individual wants to extend it to become a great social organizer and social influence in the city or the country, we cannot stop that individual except on Islamic grounds. > > >The individual has to be guilty of hurting some Islamic value or of violating some Islamic principle or law. > > >We cannot say youre becoming too big as a social influence. Thats not good enough, because Allah has said his blood is sacred. Praise be to Allah. How wonderful the society would be if we lived according to those teachings. > > >Some of us are afraid to see people get rich. Oh, Muslims are not capitalists. No, we are not capitalists. Capitalists have a bad name. But Allah has not given us anything in the Quran or the Sunnah of the Prophet to support this idea that its bad to be rich. Thats foolishness. Allah intended that some people be rich. Some people are more qualified for riches than others. > > >And if we hold back the growth of an individual, because we fear the individual getting too much wealth, we hold back also the good that will come because of his contributions to those who dont have — and will never have — that kind of ambition, aggressiveness and dedication. They are badly in need of men who are aggressive in that way and can bring them goods and open up ways of employment to them, etc. > > >Leave The Individual's Freedom Alone > > >What does this have to do with the success of the individual? > > >Leave the individual's freedom alone. Respect the freedom of the individual and leave it alone. Only question the individual when he or she comes into conflict with an Islamic principle or value. Allah then calls the individual to question. Allah says, dont envy a people who seem to have a better situation than you. That holds you back. It hurts you. Allah tells us that He gives and is the boss of that. > > >Hes the One who increases and decreases provisions. So dont look at the individual who has more than you with envy in your heart. Be happy that Allah has favored some with wealth, and others with other things of value. > > >Suppose we apply that same thing to moral goodness, and question the amount of moral goodness a person exercises in his or her life. Would you tell the individual that he or she is exercising too much moral goodness? > > >Would you tell the individual that he or she isnt supposed to have all of that, or that he or she is not supposed to be that good and to come down to our level? That wouldnt help us morally. We need some people to excel in moral life, so they will be an encouragement to others who just dont have it or a situation for it. Its the same for wealth. > > >Again We Made A Mistake > > >So we made a mistake, and I hope we can turn back to the right way and come away from the idea of nationalism, pushing the organization and depriving individuals of their sacred rights. > > >Nationalism cannot grow, except upon the loss of individual rights. Thats the only way it can grow. They once told us, brother, you dont count. You havent given up enough, yet, brother. You havent given too much. You had given up everything. The brother says, well, I thought I should pay my rent. Well, Allah will take care of the rent, brother. > > >So we have not only knowledge and information, but experience. Weve been through it. Well, thank Allah for the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet. Thats what saved us. Praise be to Allah. > > >Here is another thing that hurts oppressed people everywhere who have some old fat cat coming through their weaknesses to get their support for him. They support him because he plays to their weaknesses. It might be nationalism, tribal arrogance or hatred for another people, which is weakness too, that the oppressor comes in. Thats why Allah says do not let the injury that you have suffered from another people cause you to deviate from doing justice. > > >Justice is always top priority. Do not allow your hatred for another people — because of their dealings with you — cause you to swerve from justice. And thats easy to do especially if you have a demagogue who will come among you and say: Look how they treated you, look how youve been abused. Now if you support me, you aint going to have that no more. So you support him and he gets fatter and fatter, while you get leaner and leaner. > > >Temple Meeting > > >Once I was in a Temple meeting — it was around 1964 — that had a lot of Blackstone Rangers there that Wednesday night. At the conclusion of the meeting, the officials would always ask, whos ready to join the Nation and support its program. One of the gang leaders stood up and said, Well, I see Elijah got his, how I gon get mine? How I gon tell these boys here how I gon get mine? > > >I believe the enemy sent him in there, but I couldnt forget his question. It stayed with me. How is a common member going to get his? We thought we were going to get ours in the sweet bye-and-bye, and that we had to sacrifice until the Nation was built and then get ours. > > >The best way to build a nation is to build individuals. Thats the Islamic way. The best way to build a nation, I repeat, is to build individuals. Dont sacrifice individuals for the building of a nation. But build a nation through the individual. Give the individual his or her due respect. Bring the society to respect the individual's rights and to live in accord with that idea, then you have a situation for life to flourish. > > >The individual begins to be more productive. He or she will have a new sense of self-value or worth. The individual will have a circumstance or situation, with other members of society that encourages the individual to live out his or her great potential, so he or she will be happy to create something to give a service to his or her brother or sister. The individual wants to create a service for his or her brothers and sisters because of love for the people who accommodated the individual's rights. This is the beauty of a true democracy, that we never get a chance to see. We are constantly fighting taxes, and this and that, and we are not seeing the beauty of democracy. > > >The Stride Of Nationalists > > >Hitler and many others made great strides, but their strides were short-lived. The Communist people made great strides, but their real Communist effort was short-lived. You who study know their purest Communist effort was during the time of war. They are no good in the time of peace. > > >The Communists cant make advances for pure Communism in times of peace. In times of peace, they start borrowing from democracy. If youve been studying them like I have, you know that they borrow from democracy. > > >Right now they have started giving more opportunity for small businesses in Communist Russia. Theyve opened up more opportunities and an individual can go into business for him or herself. So thats a little step towards free enterprise, isnt it? > > > > > Reply to sender . Reply to group .Reply via Web Post . All Messages (1). Top ^ 2Todays Ayat for Thursday, 2014-12-04 / 13 Safar 1436 Thu Dec 4, 2014 7:36 am (PST) . Posted by:G.Waleed Kavalec gkavalec Todays Ayat for Thursday, 2014-12-04 / 13 Safar 1436 *And do not confound the truth with falsehood, nor keep the truth secret while you know. * -- al-Baqarah 2:42 as rendered by [The Monotheist Group] وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ islamawakened/quran/2/42/ (please share) IslamAwakened is now available as an Android App -- G. Waleed Kavalec -------------------------- Learn. Live. Teach. Reply to sender . Reply to group .Reply via Web Post . All Messages (1). Top ^ 3Michael Brown/Eric Gardner:answers Thu Dec 4, 2014 9:19 am (PST) . Posted by:yahya shabazz As Salaamu Alaikum,In light of the two recent decisions by grand juries to not indict the killers of Mike Brown, and Eric Gardner, Imam Yahya Shabazz, host of The New Revolution, and Imam Kareem Hameed, host of Created Purposes will combine their two blog talk shows and invite the world wide listening public to join in the discussion for answers to the perplexing issues faced by not only the African American community, but ultimately, the broader society as well. The shows will air at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, 11:00 am Central Time, 12:00Noon Eastern Time, on Dec. 6th, on americanmuslim360. Join us as we ask and answer the questions; Why after so much bloodshed, sacrifice, and protest, why are we as a people still on the bottom of society? Are we still under the Laws of Jim Crow? How do we take control of our own destiny? Come, join us as we discuss and find answers to these and other thought provoking questions facing the African American community.Call in, ask questions, comment on the issues of the day. thank you for your time,yahya Reply to sender . Reply to group .Reply via Web Post . All Messages (1). Top ^ 4Jumu'ah on the Net, Friday, 05 December 2014 Thu Dec 4, 2014 11:01 pm (PST) . Posted by: Jumuah on the Net reminder When: Friday, 05 December 2014 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time - Dublin / Edinburgh / Lisbon / London Where: At Your Computer Notes: We thank Allah that we presently have THREE Masjids in our association that presents from their locality the Friday prayer services. Check the local times for the “Live” broadcast and the khutbahs can be seen in the archive section of both web sites too. Jumuah video streamed from Oakland, CA.. ustream.tv/channel/muslimcommunitytv The link to the Jumuah in Atlanta.... ummahstream.ning/ The believers from Atlanta who created this site invites you to capture events on video in your local community i.e. khutbahs, taleems, and share them with us. And now we have Taqwaa An Nur from Glenarden MD., that uploads the Jumuah khutbah from their location via AUDIO files. Check out alikhanislamiccenter.org/vjummah3.htm Khalid From: We-are-with-Imam-W-Deen-Mohammed Calendar Privacy: privacy.yahoo/privacy/us Terms: docs.yahoo/info/terms/ Reply to sender . Reply to group .Reply via Web Post . All Messages (1). Top ^ 5quran on deeds Fri Dec 5, 2014 12:55 am (PST) . Posted by:Yaqub Islam islam10023 | (16. Surah An-Nahl)...at is hidden in peoples hearts as well as what is apparent. He will reward or punish everyone for their deeds on the Day of Resurrection. If their deeds are good then they will be rewarded, 18. And if you would try to count the favors of Allah, you would never be able to count them. Truly, Allah is Forgiving, Most Merciful.) Worship is Allahs Right | | | | Then Allah tells us of His greatness, and that worship should be directed to Him alone, not to any of the idols which do not create but are rather themselves created. Thus He says﴿أَفَمَن يَخْلُقُ كَمَن لاَّ يَخْلُقُ أَفَلا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴾(Is then He, Who creates, the same as one who does not create Will you not then reflect)(16:17). Then He shows His servants some of the many blessings He granted for them, and the many kinds of things that He has done for them. He says;﴿وَإِن تَعُدُّواْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ لاَ تُحْصُوهَآ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴾(And if you would try to count the favors of Allah, you would never be able to count them. Truly, Allah is Forgiving, Most Merciful.) (16:18) meaning that He pardons and forgives them. If He were to ask you to thank Him for all of His blessings, you would not be able to do so, and if He were to command you to do so, you would be incapable of it. If He punishes you, He is never unjust in His punishment, but He is Forgiving and Most Merciful, He forgives much and rewards for little. Ibn Jarir said: It means that Allah is Forgiving when you fail to thank Him properly, if you repent and turn to Him in obedience, and strive to do that which pleases Him. He is Merciful to you and does not punish you if you turn to Him and repent.﴿وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ - وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لاَ يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ - أَمْوتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَآءٍ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ ﴾ | Reply to sender . Reply to group .Reply via Web Post . All Messages (1). Top ^ 6Hadith on deeds Fri Dec 5, 2014 1:00 am (PST) . Posted by:Yaqub Islam islam10023 Bukhari :: Book 5 :: Volume 57 :: Hadith 34 Narrated Ibn Abbas:When (the dead body of) Umar was put on his deathbed, the people gathered around him and invoked (Allah) and prayed for him before the body was taken away, and I was amongst them. Suddenly I felt somebody taking hold of my shoulder and found out that he was Ali bin Abi Talib. Ali invoked Allahs Mercy for Umar and said, O Umar! You have not left behind you a person whose deeds I like to imitate and meet Allah with more than I like your deeds. By Allah! I always thought that Allah would keep you with your two companions, for very often I used to hear the Prophet saying, I, Abu Bakr and Umar went (somewhere); I, Abu Bakr and Umar entered (somewhere); and I, Abu Bakr and Umar went out.' Bukhari :: Book 4 :: Volume 55 :: Hadith 549 Narrated Abdullah:Allah's Apostle, the true and truly inspired said, (as regards your creation), every one of you is collected in the womb of his mother for the first forty days, and then he becomes a clot for an other forty days, and then a piece of flesh for an other forty days. Then Allah sends an angel to write four words: He writes his deeds, time of his death, means of his livelihood, and whether he will be wretched or blessed (in religion). Then the soul is breathed into his body. So a man may do deeds characteristic of the people of the (Hell) Fire, so much so that there is only the distance of a cubit between him and it, and then what has been written (by the angel) surpasses, and so he starts doing deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise and enters Paradise. Similarly, a person may do deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise, so much so that there is only the distance of a cubit between him and it, and then what has been written (by the angel) surpasses, and he starts doing deeds of the people of the (Hell) Fire and enters the (Hell) Fire. | Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 1 :: Hadith 1 Narrated Umar bin Al-Khattab:I heard Allahs Apostle saying, The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for. Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 2 :: Hadith 11 Narrated Abdullah bin Amr:A man asked the Prophet , What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good? The Prophet replied, To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know (See Hadith No. 27). Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 3 :: Hadith 90 Narrated Abu Masud Al-Ansari:Once a man said to Allahs Apostle O Allahs Apostle! I may not attend the (compulsory congregational) prayer because so and so (the Imam) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it. The narrator added: I never saw the Prophet more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. The Prophet said, O people! Some of you make others dislike good deeds (the prayers). So whoever leads the people in prayer should shorten it because among them there are the sick the weak and the needy (having some jobs to do). Bukhari :: Book 3 :: Volume 43 :: Hadith 629 Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Apostle said, Whoever has oppressed another person concerning his reputation or anything else, he should beg him to forgive him before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no money (to compensate for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from him according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no good deeds, the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on him. Reply to sender . Reply to group .Reply via Web Post . All Messages (1). Top ^ VISIT YOUR GROUP • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use 2:143. And thus have We made you a nation exalted and justly balanced so that you may be a guiding example for all people (by carrying to them what you have learnt about Islam), and this perfect Messenger (of God) may be a guiding example for you. And We did not make that which you would have to be the Qiblah but that We might distinguish him who follows the Messenger from him who turns upon his heels. And this (change of Qiblah) is indeed a hard (test) except for those whom Allâh has guided aright. It was not Allâh’s purpose that your faith and your worship should go in vain. Surely, Allâh is Compassionate and Ever Merciful to the people. وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًالِّتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيدًا ۗ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِي كُنتَ عَلَيْهَا إِلَّالِنَعْلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ الرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ ۚ وَإِن كَانَتْ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى الَّذِينَ هَدَى اللَّهُ ۗ وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَانَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ 2:143The companions of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and his right followers are called here Ummatun WustâBñmË Òè¿C, meaning the middlemost and exalted community, a community that keeps an equitable balance between extremes (Lisân). While at Makkah the Prophet used to pray before the southern wall of the Ka’bah, facing north so as to face both the Ka’bah and Jerusalem. In Madinah he continued to pray northwards in the direction of Jerusalem. Sixteen months after his arrival at Madînah the verses 142-150 of this chapter were revealed. These verses established the Ka’bah at Makkah as the Qiblah – the only direction of ritual Prayer. The present and the following verses give reason for that. The first reason given is to “distinguish him who follows the Messenger from him who turns upon his heels”إِلَّالِنَعْلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ الرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ . Na’lamaÁ¼¨Ã means here ‘we might distinguish’ and not ‘so that We know’. Allah is al-’Alim - the All-Knowing, so He stands in no need of knowing. The root of Na’lamaÁ¼¨Ã is ’AlimaÁ¼§ and ’IlmÁ¼§ is knowledge. However, when it is followed by the particle min Å¿, as here,it means distinguishing one thing from the other (Bahar). Then He says: “And this (change of Qiblah) is indeed a hardship except for those whom Allâh has guided aright”. Why should one walk around some stones incapable of perceiving his secrets and understanding his movements? Even Caliph Umar recognised this, and wanted to crush the black stone (Hajr Aswad), but then he kissed it in order to follow the Holy Prophet’s example. Then Allah gives another reason for assigning Ka’bah as Qiblah. He says: “It was not Allâhs purpose that your faith and your worship should go in vain” وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَانَكُمْ. So He made Bayt al-’Atîqبِالْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ the ancient house (22:29) standing in the mother of cities –Umm al-Qurâ’أُمَّ الْقُرَىٰ (6:92), the ‘navel of the earth’ (Ibn Abbas) and ‘zero point in the space’ (Ibn Arabi), His own house where the worshipper can look at it ‘without veil’. He made it the heart of existence (qalb al-Wajud). The blind eye of a fallen human cannot perceive the secrets behind the circumbulations. Its history is older than all histories and its place precedes all geography and it contains some sublime untold Divine secrets. In choosing this pile of stone as a place for His house and designating it as the place where His creatures should direct their faces in their prayers—a goal of their long march in this world—Allah instituted a decree for mankind and raised these stones in dignity for His own house for the purpose that our faith and our worship should not go in vain. The blind eye of a fallen human cannot perceive the secrets behind its circumambulations. 2:163. And your God is One God, there is no other, cannot be and will never be one worthy of worship but He, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful. وَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ لَّا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ 2:163 In the statement: “And your God is One God, there is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but He” the word IlâhaÉ{»G is in its infinitive noun, or the basic form of the verb (masdarifv¿ or Jumlah IsmiahÉÎÀmG ɼš), expressing verbal motion and containing all the three tenses of the past, present and the future, without limitations of time, space or circumstances. In English grammar there is no sentence without a verb, but in Arabic this is possible. Such sentences without a verb are called Jumlah IsmiahÉÎÀmG ɼš. The advantage of such sentences is that they are not controlled by the present, past or future tense. They are highly appropriate for describing a permanent attribute of a thing or a person. Thus the words express the infinity of the Deity in the past, the present and the future. The words ÜG É{»G Ü are often simply translated as “There is no God but He”; this is not sufficient (Mughnî).
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