happy ramadan

By M. Gadelmawla

It was the month of Ramadan in which the Qur'an was [first] bestowed from on high as a guidance unto man and a self-evident proof of that guidance, and as the standard by which to discern the true from the false. Hence, whoever of you lives to see this month shall fast throughout it; but he that is ill, or on a journey, [shall fast instead for the same] number of other days. God wills that you shall have ease, and does not will you to suffer hardship; but [He desires] that you complete the number [of days required], and that you extol God for His having

guided you aright, and that you render your thanks [unto Him]. [Qur’an 2:185] (Asad)

21:22 (Asad) had there been in heaven or on earth any deities other than God, both [those realms would surely have fallen into ruin! But limitless in His glory is God, enthroned in His awesome almightiness

far above anything that men may devise by way of definition!

) 21:22(لو كان فيهما آلهة إلا الله لفسدتا فسبحان الله رب العرش عما يصفون

God does not burden any human being with more than he is well able to bear: in his favor shall be whatever good he does, and against him whatever evil he does. O our Sustainer!

Take us not to task if we forget or unwittingly do wrong! "O our Sustainer! Lay not upon us a burden such as Thou didst lay upon those who lived before us! O our Sustainer! Make us

not bear burdens which we have no strength to bear! "And efface Thou our sins, and grant us forgiveness, and bestow Thy mercy upon us! Thou art our Lord Supreme: succor us,

then, against people who deny the truth!" [Qur’an 2:286] (Asad)

ا إن نذناخؤا ال تنبر تبسا اكتا مهليعو تبا كسا ما لههعسا إال وفسن الله كلفال سال يا ونبا رطأنأخ ا أوين

واعف عنا واغفر لنا وارحمنآ هتحمل علينا إصرا كما حملته على الذين من قبلنا ربنا وال تحملنا ما ال طاقة لنا ب

رينم الكافلى القوا عنرا فانصالنوم 2:286(أنت(

ولقد فتنا الذين من قبلهم فليعلمن الله الذين صدقوا ) 29:2(أحسب الناس أن يتركوا أن يقولوا آمنا وهم لا يفتنون

بنيالكاذ نلمعلي29:3(و(

Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: “We believe, and they will not be tested.” And certainly, We have tested those who were before them. Thus Allah will surely make evident

those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident (those who are) the liars. [Qur’an 29:2-3]

قل لو كان البحر مدادا لكلمات ربي لنفد البحر قبل أن تنفد كلمات ربي ولو جئنا

)18:109(بمثله مددا

Say: “If the sea were ink for (writing) the words of my Lord, surely, the sea would be exhausted before that the words of my

Lord would be finished, even if we brought (another sea) like it as aid.” [Qur’an 18:109]

The most beautiful, the most sincere, the most elevated and the most exalted kind of

love is most certainly the love of the One Whom hearts were created to love, and for

Whom creation was brought into existence to adore. Allah is the One to Whom hearts turn in love, exhalation and glorification, humility,

submission and worship. Such worship cannot be directed towards other than Him. It is the perfection of love accompanied by com-plete submission and humility. Allah is loved

for His own sake in every respect. All except Him are loved for the love they give

in return. All the revealed Books, and the message of all the Prophets, bear witness to the love that is due towards Him, as does the

natural impulse He has created in all His servants, the intellect He has given them, and

the blessings He has poured on them.

Hearts, as they mature, come to love whomever is merciful and kind towards

them. So how much greater is their love for Him from Whom all kindness springs!

http://www.missionislam.com/

وددالو فورالغ وه85:14(و (

85:14 (Asad) And He alone is truly-forgiving, all-embracing in His love,

اوينالغ نطان فكان ميالش هعبا فأتهنم لخا فانسناتآي اهنيآت يأ الذبن همليل عات7:175( و(

عبٱتض وإلى ٱألر لدأخ هنـك فمثله كمثل ٱلكلب إن تحمل عليه يلهث أو تتركه هواهولو شئنا لرفعناه بها ول

) 7:176(يلهث ذلك مثل ٱلقوم ٱلذين كذبوا بآياتنا فٱقصص ٱلقصص لعلهم يتفكرون

And recite (O Muhammad) to them the story of him to whom We gave Our signs, then who turned away from

them, so Satan followed him up, then he became of those who went astray.

And if We had so willed, We would surely have raised him by

those (signs), but he clung to the earth and followed his own desire.

So his likeness is as the likeness of a dog. If you attack him, he hangs out with his tongue, or you leave him, he

hangs out his tongue.

Such is the likeness of the people who deny Our revelations. So narrate the

stories, that they may reflect. [Qur’an 7:175-176]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

Hadith is the sayings and actions of the prophet Muhammad, it is considered along with the Quran the main sources of all Islamic Laws.

والذي نفسي بيده لو لم تذنبوا ، لذهب « : قال رسول اهللا : واهللا وعنه قال « : سمعت رسول اهللا يقول : وعن أيب هريرة قال

مله رفغالى ، فيعون اهللا ترفغتسون ، فيذنباء بقوم يلجو ، الى بكمعأن اهللا تعاىل حيب التوبة واإلنابة : فيه . رواه مسلم . » اهللا ت

. ، وهلذا ابتلي آدم بالذنب ، ليتوب وينيب وينكسر

﴾ )20:122(ثم اجتباه ربه فتاب عليه وهدى ) 20:121(* ﴿ وعصى آدم ربه فغوى : قال اهللا تعاىل

Abu Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "By the One in Whose Hand my soul is! If you do not commit sins, Allah would replace you with a people who would commit sins and seek forgiveness from

Allah; and Allah will certainly forgive them."

According to Abu¬ Hurayrah, the Messenger of God, may God give him blessings and

peace, said:

God, ever mighty and

majestic is He, shall say on the Day ofResurrection:

“Where are those who have loved each other

for thesake of My Majesty? Today I shall shelter

them in My shade, on aday when there is no shade but My shade.”

The Prophet's mission

was to restore the worship of the One True God, the creator and sustainer of the universe, as taught by Prophet Abraham and all

Prophets of God, and to demonstrate the laws of moral, ethical, legal, and social conduct. Islam means peace by submission and obedience to the Will and Commandments of God. Those who accept Islam are called Muslims, meaning those who have accepted the message of

peace by submission to God.

It is He Who made the sun a radiance and the moon a light, and measured out its stages, that you may know the number of the years, and the reckoning (of time). Allah did not create this but in truth. He explains in detail the revelations for people who

have knowledge. [Qur’an 10:5]

ابسالحو ننيالس ددوا علمعتازل لنم هرقدا وورن رالقماء ويض سمل الشعي جالذ وه

) 10:5(ما خلق الله ذلك إال بالحق يفصل اآليات لقوم يعلمون

نيالمالع بر لهل دمالح ينالد له نيصلخم وهعفاد وإلا ه لا إله يالح و40:65(ه(

He is the Ever-Living; there is no deity save Him: call, then, unto Him [alone], sincere in your faith in Him. All praise is due to God, the

Sustainer of all the worlds! [Qur’an 40:65] (Asad)

AND IT IS We who have built the universe with [Our creative] power; and, verily, it is We who are steadily expanding it.

And the earth have We spread out wide - and how well have We ordered it! [Qur’an 51:47-48] (Asad)

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH)

said, "When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge

which is beneficial, or a virtuous descendant who prays for him (for the deceased)."

صدقة جارية ، أو علم ينتفع به ، أو : إذا مات ابن آدم انقطع عمله إال من ثالث « : قال رسول اهللا : وعنه قال

و لهعدح يالص لددليل على أنه ينقطع أجر كل عمل بعد املوت ، إال هذه الثالث : احلديث . رواه مسلم . » و

علم ينتفع به : الثانية . الصدقة اجلارية ، كالوقف وحنوه : األوىل . فإنه جيري ثواا بعد املوت لدوام نفعها

.دعاء الولد الصاحل : الثالثة . كالتعليم والتصنيف

Hadith is the sayings and actions of the prophet Muhammad, it is considered along with the Quran the main sources of all Islamic Laws.

قا لكمرز اترالثم نم به جراء فأخاء ممالس نل مأنزو ضاألرو اتاومالس لقي خالذ اللهو لكم رخس

ارهاألن لكم رخسو رهر بأمحي البف ريجتل 14:32(الفلك (

[And remember that] it is God who has created the heavens and the earth, and who sends down water from the sky and thereby brings forth [all manner] of fruits for your sustenance; and who has made

ships subservient to. you, so that they may sail through the sea at His behest; and has made the rivers subservient [to His laws, so that they

be of use] to you; [Qur’an 14:32] (Asad)

Indeed, those who believe and do righteous

deeds, the Beneficent will bestow love for them.

[Quran 19:96]

)19:96(إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات سيجعل لهم الرحمن ودا

O you who believe, do not take My enemies and your enemies as friends, extending towards

them affection while they disbelieved in that which has come to you from the truth.

They drive out the Messenger and you because you believe

in Allah, your Lord. If you have come forth to strive in My way

and seeking My good pleasure, you show them

affection secretly, and I know of what you have concealed, and what you have declared. And whoever does so from among you, then he has

indeed gone astray from the right way. [Qur’an 60:1]

وا بما جاءكم من الحق فريا أيها الذين آمنوا لا تتخذوا عدوي وعدوكم أولياء تلقون إليهم بالمودة وقد ك

غتابي وبيلي سا فادجه متجرخ مإن كنت كمبر وا باللهنمؤأن ت اكمإيول وسون الررجخهم اء يون إليسري تاتضرم

)60:1(بالمودة وأنا أعلم بما أخفيتم وما أعلنتم ومن يفعله منكم فقد ضل سواء السبيل

رالقمو سمالش رخسش ورلى العى عوتاس ا ثمهنورت دمر عيبغ اتاومالس فعي رالذ ل كالله

)13:2(يجري ألجل مسمى يدبر األمر يفصل اآليات لعلكم بلقاء ربكم توقنون

Allah is He who raised the heavens without any pillars that you can see, then He established upon the Throne. And He has subjected the sun and the moon.

Each running (its course) for a term appointed. He arranges (each) matter. He details the revelations, that you may believe with certainty in the meeting with your

Lord. [Qur’an 13:2]

All who obey God and the Messenger shallbe among those upon whom God has

bestowed His blessings: the prophets, andthose who never deviate from the truth, and

the martyrs and the righteous ones. Howgoodly a company are these!

Such is God’s bounty, and sufficient it isthat God knows all. [Qur’an 4:69-70]

It is a prospect to tempt every heart, even with the slightest degree of goodness and the faintest hope of attaining a good position in the life to come, with noble companions, enjoying

God’s endless favors. To be in the company of such a group can only come about by God’s grace. No human being, devout as he or she may be, can ever hope to attain such a grade merely by their

devotion. They attain it only through God’s abounding grace.

It is fitting here that we should reflect on how the Prophet’s Companions yearned for his company in the life to come as well.

Some of them could not even contemplate parting with him, when he was still alive among them. When this verse was revealed, their

hearts were filled with hope.

on Aisha’s authority: “A man said to the Prophet, ‘Messenger of God, you are dearer to me than myself, my family and my children. I may be at home when I mention you, and I cannot wait to come

and see you. When I remember my death and your death, I realize that when you are admitted to heaven, your position will be high

among the rest of the prophets. Should I be admitted to heaven, I fear that I may not see you.” The Prophet did not answer him until

this verse was revealed. [In the shade of the Qur’an]

نييقدالصو نيبيالن نهم مليع الله معأن ينالذ عم كلـئول فأوسالرو ع اللهطن يماوو نسحو نيحالالصاء ودهلش

) 4:70(ذلك الفضل من الله وكفى بالله عليما ) 4:69(أولـئك رفيقا

Their call therein (in Paradise) will be: “Glory be to You, O Allah.” And their greeting therein will be:

“Peace.” And the conclusion of their call will be: “Praise to Allah, Lord of

the worlds.” [Qur’an 10:10]

الع بر لهل دمالح أن ماهوعد رآخو الما سيهف مهتيحتو مالله كانحبا سيهف ماهوعالد ني10:10(م(

Your god is only Allah, Whom, there is no deity except Him. He has encompassed all things in knowledge. Thus do We relate to you (Muhammad) from the news of what has preceded of old. And indeed, We have given you from Us a reminder. Whoever

turns away from it, then indeed he will bear on the Day of Resurrection a burden. Abiding in it. And evil will be the load for

them on the Day of Resurrection. [Qur’an 20:98-101]

ا قد سبق وقد آتيناك من لدنا ذكرا من م إنما إلهكم الله الذي لا إله إلا هو وسع كل شيء علما كذلك نقص عليك من أنباء

أعرض عنه فإنه يحمل يوم القيامة وزرا خالدين فيه وساء لهم يوم القيامة حمال

( 20:98-101)

Indeed, there was a party of My slaves who said:“Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us, and have mercy on us,

and You are the best of those who are merciful.”“So you took them in mockery until they made you forget My

remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.”“Indeed, I have rewarded them this day for their patience.

Indeed, they are those who are successful.”[Qur’an 23:109-111]

O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you,

that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and

the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything.

O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to

give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more than a needle decreases the sea if put into it. (Hadith Qudsi)

يا عبادى لو أن أولكم وآخركم وإنسكم وجنكم كانوا على أتقى قلب رجل واحد منكم ما زاد ذلك ىف ملكى شيأ

يا عبادى لو أن أولكم وآخركم وإنسكم وجنكم كانوا على أفجر قلب رجل واحد منكم ما نقص ذلك من ملكى شيأ

ملخيط إذا أدخل البحرص ايا عبادى لو أن أولكم وآخركم وإنسكم وجنكم كانوا ىف صعيد واحد فسألوىن فأعطيت كل إنسان مسألته ما نقص من ذلك مما عندى إال كما ينق

All that is with you is bound to come to an end,

whereas that which is with God is everlasting.

ال يحب الله الجهر بالسوء من القول إال }147{ما يفعل الله بعذابكم إن شكرتم وآمنتم وكان الله شاكرا عليما

}149{إن تبدوا خيرا أو تخفوه أو تعفوا عن سوء فإن الله كان عفوا قديرا } 148{من ظلم وكان الله سميعا عليما

What would Allah do (gain) with your punishment, if you

give thanks and believe (in Him). And Allah is ever All

Appreciative (of good), All Knowing. Allah does not like the public utterance of evil

except by one who has been wronged. And Allah is ever All Hearer, All Knower. Whether you publish a good deed, or conceal it, or forgive an evil, then indeed, Allah is ever Oft

Forgiving, All Powerful. [Qur’an 4:147-149]

SAY: "Who is it that provides you with sustenance out of heaven and earth, or who is it that has full power over [your] hearing and sight? And who is it that brings forth the living out of that which is dead, and brings forth the

dead out of that which is alive? And who is it that governs all that exists?" And they will [surely] answer:

[It is] God. , Say, then: Will you not, then, become [fully] conscious of Him. [Qur’an 10:31] (Asad)

تيالم نم يالح رجخن يمو ارصواألب عمالس كلمن يض أماألراء ومالس نقكم مزرن يقل مو ربدن يمو يالح نم تيالم رجخي

)10:31(األمر فسيقولون الله فقل أفال تتقون

The Sustainer

“Feed the hungry and visit a sick person, and free the captive, if he be unjustly confined. Assist any

person oppressed, whether Muslim or non-Muslim.”

"Acquire knowledge, it enables its professor to distinguish right from

wrong; it lights the way to heaven. It is our friend in the desert, our company

in solitude and companion when friendless. It guides us to happiness, it

sustains us in misery, it is an ornament amongst friends and an

armor against enemies."

"A Muslim who plants a tree or sows a field, from which man, birds and

animals can eat, is committing an act of charity."

"There is a polish for everything that takes away rust; and the polish for the

heart is the remembrance of Allah."

"What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings,

to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the suffer-

ings of the injured."

"The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self."

http://www.knowtheprophet.com/

وإلا ه ي لا إلهالذ الله وه

لامالس وسالقد كلالم

زيزالع نميهالم نمؤالم

ان اللهحبس ركبتالم اربالج

الله وركون هشا يمع

له روصالم ارئالب قالالخ

له حبسى ينساء الحمالأس

ما في السماوات والأرض

يمكالح زيزالع وهو

God is He save whom there is no deity: the Sovereign Supreme, the Holy, the One with whom all salvation rests, the Giver of Faith, the One who determines what is true and false, the Almighty, the One who subdues

wrong and restores right, the One to whom all greatness belongs! Utterly remote is

God, in His limitless glory, from anything to which men may ascribe a share in His

divinity!He is God, the Creator, the Maker who shapes all forms and appearances! His

[alone] are the attributes of perfection. All that is in the heavens and on earth extols

His limitless glory: for He alone is almighty, truly wise!

[Qur’an 59:23-24] (Asad)

كمبوا ردباع اسا النها أيي

الذي خلقكم والذين من

)2:21(قبلكم لعلكم تتقون

O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you

may become righteous.

[Qur’an 2:21]

ومن أحسن قولا ممن دعا إلى الله وعمل

نيملسالم نني مقال إنا وحال41:33(ص(

And who could be better of speech than he who calls [his fellow-men] unto God, and does what is just

and right, and says, “Verily, I am of those who have surrendered

themselves to God”?[Qur’an 41:33] (Asad)

م هدن شفم قانالفرى وداله نم اتنيباس وى للندآن هالقر يهأنزل ف يان الذضمر رهن نكشمو همصفلي رهالش م

سالع بكم ريدال يو رسالي بكم الله ريدي رام أخأي نة مدفر فعلى سع ا أوريضكان م ر وا اللهركبتلة ودلوا العكمتلو

)2:185(على ما هداكم ولعلكم تشكرون

By M. Gadelmawla

happy ramadan

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