Thursday, May 29th, 2008 119 views | Posted in Islam | No Comments
The Muslim is Friendly And Likeable
The Muslim who truly understands the teachings of his religion; is gentle, friendly and likeable. He mixes with people and gets along with them. This is something which should be a characteristic of the Muslim who understands that keeping in touch with people and earning their trust is one of the most important duties of the Muslim. It is an effective means of conveying the message of truth to them, and exposing them to its moral values, because people only listen to those whom they like, trust and accept. Hence there are many Hadiths which commend the type of person who is friendly and liked by others. Such a person is one of those chosen ones who are beloved by the Prophet (PBUH) and will be closest to him on the Day of Resurrection:
“Shall I not tell you who among you is the most beloved to me and will be closest to me on the Day of Resurrection?” He repeated it two or three times, and they said,
‘Yes, O Messenger of Allah (PBUH).’ He said:
“Those of you who are the best in attitude and character.”
(Reported by Ahmad and its Isnad is Jayyid).
Some reports add:
“Those who are down to earth and humble, who get along with others and with whom others feel comfortable.”
One of the attributes of the believer is that he gets along with others and others feel comfortable with him. He likes people and they like him. If he is not like this, then he will not be able to convey the message or achieve anything of significance. Whoever is like that has no goodness in him, as in the Hadith:
“The believer gets along with people and they feel comfortable with him. There is no goodness in the one who does not get along with people and with whom they do not feel comfortable.”
(Reported by Ahmad and al-Bazar; the men of Ahmad’s Isnad are Rijal as-Sahih)
The Prophet (PBUH) set the highest example of good behaviour towards people. He was skillful in softening their hearts and called them to follow him in word and deed. He demonstrated how to reach people’s hearts and win their love and admiration. He was always cheerful and easy-going and never harsh. When he came to any gathering, he would sit wherever there was a free space, and he told others to do likewise. He treated everyone equally, so that no one who was present in a gathering would feel that anyone else was receiving preferential treatment. If anyone came to him and asked for something, he would give it to them, or at least respond with kind words. His good attitude extended to everyone and he was like a father to them. The people gathered around him were truly equal, distinguished only by their level of taqwa. They were humble, respecting their elders, showing compassion to young ones, giving priority to those in need and taking care of strangers.
The Prophet (PBUH) never used to disappoint anyone who came to ask from him. There are three characteristics that he did not possess:
He was not argumentative.
He did not talk too much.
He did not concern himself with matters that were not his business.
There are three things that he never did to people:
He never criticized anyone, he never said “Shame on you!” to anyone.
He never looked for anyone’s faults.
He never said anything but that for which he hoped to earn reward.
When he spoke, the people around him would listen earnestly, sitting still as if there were birds on their heads. When he was silent, then they would speak. They never argued with one another in his presence. They would smile at whatever he smiled at, and would be impressed by whatever impressed him. He would be patient with a stranger who might be harsh in his requests or questions, and his Companions would ask the stranger to speak gently.
He said, “If you see someone in need, then help him.” He never accepted praise except from someone who was thanking him for a favour, and he never cut off anyone who was speaking; he would wait until the person indicated that he had finished, or stood up.
Aishah tells us that he used to be cautious of the worst type of people, and he would speak gently to them and treat them well. A man sought permission to enter upon him and he said, “Let him in, what a bad brother of his tribe he is!” When the man came in, he spoke gently to him. Aishah said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (PBUH), you said what you said, and then you spoke gently to him.’ He (PBUH) said, “O Aishah, the worst of people is the one whom people avoid (or are gentle towards) because they fear his slander.” (Bukhari and Muslim). The true Muslim follows in the footsteps of his Prophet in his dealings with all people, whether they are good or bad, so that he is liked and accepted by all people.
Check out this link. It is a simple mind reader. There are digits from 0 to 99 and you have to think any number in between.
i.e. 45
- Subtract 4 and 5 from 45. (Subtract each number from the whole number you thought)
- Read the answering number at the chart and see the symbol against it and click the box above.
- It will display the same symbol which was against the answer after subtraction from your number.
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 799 views | Posted in Jokes | No Comments
Once a man was waiting for a taxi.
A beggar came along and asked him for some money. The man ignored him. But being a professional, the beggar kept on pestering him. The man became irritated when he realized that the beggar would not leave him alone unless he parts with some money.
Suddenly an idea struck him.He told the beggar, “I do not have money, but if you tell me what you want to do with the money, I will certainly help you.” “I would have bought a cup of tea”, replied the beggar.
The man said, “Sorry man. I can offer you a cigarette instead of tea”. He then took a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and offered one to the beggar.
The beggar told, “I don’t smoke as it is injurious to health.”
The man smiled and took a bottle of whisky from his pocket and told the beggar, “Here, take this bottle and enjoy the stuff. It is really good”.
The beggar refused by saying, “Alcohol muddles the brain and damages the liver”.
The man smiled again. He told the beggar, “I am going to the race course.Come with me and I will arrange for some tickets and we will place bets. If we win, you take the whole amount and leave me alone”.
As before, the beggar politely refused the latest offer by saying, “Sorry sir, I can’t come with you as betting on horses is a bad habit.”
Suddenly the man felt relieved and asked the beggar to come to his home with him. Finally, the beggar’s face lit up in anticipation of receiving at least something from the man. But he still had his doubts and asked the man, “Why do you want me to go to your house with you”.
The man replied, “My wife always wanted to see how a man with no bad habits looks like.”
65 minutes of connection between mobiles and something happened with the egg.
When initiated the call between the two mobiles and allowed 65 minutes approximately…
During the first 15 minutes nothing happened.
25 minutes later the egg started getting hot.
45 minutes later the egg is hot.
65 minutes later the egg is cooked.
The immediate radiation of the mobiles has the potential to modify the proteins of the egg. Imagine what it can do with the proteins of your brains when you do long calls.
Abdullah bin Umar (Radhi Allaho anho) narrates that he heard Rasulullah (Prophet Muhammad, Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) saying: Islam is founded on five pillars
Bearing witness that there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam, Peace be upon him) is His servant and apostle (Prophet)
Establishment of Salaat (Prayer)
Paying of Zakaat
Performance of Hajj
Fasting in Ramadhan
These are five pillars of Islam. It means; for muslims these five elements are essential and without these nobody can cliam to be a muslim.
Allah, the Exalted, says:
“And the man who believed said: … and my affair I leave it to Allah. Verily, Allah is the All-Seer of (His) slaves.’ So Allah saved him from the evils that they plotted (against him)”. (40:44,45)
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
“Allah says: ‘I am just as My slave thinks of Me when he remembers Me.’ By Allah! Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than one of you who unexpectedly finds in the desert his lost camel. He who comes closer to Me one span, I come closer to him a cubit; and he who comes closer to Me a cubit, I come closer to him a fathom; and if he comes to Me walking, I come to him running”. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
This Hadith highlights the merits of expecting good treatment of Allah. But this has to be backed by good actions, in the same way as one can hope for good results after ploughing and sowing seeds. It is obvious that one who accomplishes good deeds will expect good consequences, and one who does evil deeds will expect evil consequences. Allah will treat people according to their expectation that are founded on their actions, and the reward will match their deeds.
Jabir bin Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I heard the Prophet (PBUH) saying three days before he passed away:
“Let none of you die unless he has good expectations from Allah”. [Muslim].
This Hadith also tells us that one should always perform good deeds because no one knows the time of his death. At the time of death one must entertain hope for Allah’s Pardon and Mercy which cannot be possible without good actions. Thus, this Hadith conveys the same meanings of the following Ayah:
“And die not except in a state of Islam (as Muslims)”. (3:102).
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
“Allah, the Exalted, has said:
‘O son of adam, I forgive you as long as you pray to Me and hope for My forgiveness, whatever sins you have committed. O son of ‘Adam, I do not care if your sins reach the height of the heaven, then you ask for my forgiveness, I would forgive you. O son of ‘Adam, if you come to Me with an earth load of sins, and meet Me associating nothing to Me, I would match it with an earthload of forgiveness.”’ [At-Tirmidhi]
What it really means is that if sins of a Muslim, committed in ignorance and carelessness, become so numerous that in stacks touch the heights of skies, he should not lose hope in Allah’s Mercy when he thinks of repentance. If he repents wholeheartedly for his sins, makes penitence for them and begs Allah’s forgiveness, he will certainly find Allah’s Mercy open for him.
Shirk (polytheism) is an absolutely unpardonable sin. All other sins, how many and how grave they may be, can be forgiven by Allah. He will pardon them if He likes (because of any good deed performed by him) and send the sinful persons straight to Jannah, or keep them for a while in Hell and then shift them to Jannah (Still punishment will be long and unbearable). In any case, the punishment of Hell will not be eternal for them, as it is for the Mushriks (polytheist).
Here I have to recommend you a movie. I hope you have seen it already because it is from 2006. But if not then you are missing something very special, romantic and lovely yet crazy story. Follow the link and watch its trailer and I have also posted one song from The Lake House which we hear in the beginning of the movie with its lyrics.
Keanu Reeves is my favourite hero. I like him from the Matrix. And Sandra Bullock; such a decent character for this movie. I like crazy movies. Not the fighting and all but something different, something which is not possible or strange to imagination. i.e. Matrix, Harry Potter, Lord of Rings, Next, X-Men, Jumper, Click etc.
In The Lake House Keanu Reeves (An Engineer) is in 2004 and Sandra (A Doctor) is in 2006. They could communicate with each other through a letter box. Now the problem is; how to meet face to face when there are two years in between.
I love this movie. If you have not seen it then give it a try. (No action, No fight. Just a romantic story.)
The Clientele
I Can’t Seem To Make You Mine (Lyrics)
In the silence of the garden
Moss arizing on the wind
And the beast is pondering love love love
Till the rusty nail grow dim
I can’t seem to make you mine
Through the long and lonely night
And I try so hard, darling
But the crowd pulled you away
Through the rhythm and the rain
And the ivy coiled around my hand
So I lingered with the people
In the silent August glade
But the rain has brought the night
And the night has brought the rain
Here I have to recommend you a movie. I hope you have seen it already because it is from 2006. But if not then you are missing something very special, romantic and lovely yet crazy story. Follow the link and watch its trailer and I have also posted one song from The Lake House which we hear in the beginning of the movie with its lyrics.
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