Importance of Dua (Prayer, Asking From God)

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said:
“Whoever does not ask from Allah, He (Allah) becomes angry at him.”
(An authentic Hadeeth reported by Ibn Majah, At-Tirmidhi, Al-Haakim and others)

In the previously quoted saying of the Prophet (PBUH), there is proof that the supplication means requesting something from Allah, through which His Contentment is attained. This is since not asking from Allah out of pride and self-dependence is not permissible with respect to the Self-sufficient, the Most Praiseworthy.
A poet took the meaning of this Hadith and put it into poetic form saying:

“Allah becomes angry when you abandon asking Him, while the Son of Adam becomes angry, when you ask him for something.”

Therefore, Allah loves from His servants that they ask Him and that they turn towards Him and that they manifest their destitution and lowliness in front of Him. And He has made it a duty upon Himself to not send them back disappointed and empty-handed, as His Messenger (PBUH) has informed us:

“There is not a Muslim upon the earth that calls to Allah with a supplication except that Allah gives it to him or He removes some evil of equal proportion from him as long as he doesn’t supplicate for something sinful or to sever family ties.”
So a man amongst the people said:
“What if we ask numerous requests?”
He (PBUH) said:
“Allah is Akthar (Able to respond to numerous requests).”
(Sahih Kitaab Al-Adhkaar wa Da’eefihi (1223/920 & 1224/961)

In this is a sufficient clarification of the fact that Allah guarantees the answering of the supplications. This is however, according to its conditions. Thus, we shall go into details with the discussion concerning it, its description, its conditions, its proper time and place and its etiquettes, as well as what invalidates it.

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Pillars of Islam

Abdullah bin Umar (Radhi Allaho anho) narrates that he heard Rasulullah (Prophet Muhammad, Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) saying: Islam is founded on five pillars

1. Bearing witness that there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam, Peace be upon him) is His servant and apostle (Prophet)
2. Establishment of Salaat (Prayer)
3. Paying of Zakaat
4. Performance of Hajj
5. 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.

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Excellence of Good Hopes

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).

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How You Spend All Of Your Life

If (God) ALLAH Grant you 70 years of life…..

You would spend:

24 years sleeping
14 years working
8 years in amusement
6 years at the dinner table
5 years in transportation
4 years in conversation
3 years in education
3 years in reading
3 years in watching TV

If you prayed 5 Times every day, you would be giving ALLAH ‘5 months’ of your life.

Can’t we give 5 months out of 70 years? Think about it…
Let’s all give ALLAH a minimum of 5 months of our lives!
May ALLAH Bless all of us.

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The Muslim’s 24 Rules For Life

1. Start off each day with ‘adhkaar al-istiyqaadh’ (waking up Supplications) , thanking Allah for waking up in good shape.
2. Put Allah first in your life.
3. Broaden your horizons - learn 5 new verses from the Quran every day, travel to pray far in the mosque to brighten your day,take up a booklet having supplications and read them.
4. Pray Salaat Al-dhuhaa (after sunrise).
5. If someone says something mean to you, just shrug it off and dismiss it in a friendly, laidback manner, and pray that Allah shall forgive them.
6. When you get angry, remember Allah, and how short and worthless life is to waste in being Angry.
7. Remember that you can never have too many friends, but you can have few quality friends that help you fulfill the purpose of your creation (i.e. live for Allah).
8. When you’re happy, try to share your happiness with others. Thank Allah for that, and pray its continuation.
9. When something ba d or embarrassing happens to you, just think that it could always be worse, remember the reward of patience,and thank Allah that it’s not worse than it is.
10. Do something extra of goodness once in a while, like feeding a poor person, or caressing an orphan’s head.
11. Never stop believing that you can win Allah’s love and thus work For it. Then you can win the love of Allah’s slaves.
12. Spend some time thinking of Allah’s amazing creation.
13. Always love those who love Allah unconditionally. This way you will ensure that you live for Him, love for Him, and hate for Him(those who are enemies of Him).
14. Find the righteous ways to express yourself, and if you think that what you are about to say shall cause no benefit, maintain silence (this is tough!!).
15. Every now and then, give yourself a break. Play sports, give time to your family, friends, but always remember Allah and watch that He is watching you.
16. Pray for blessing to come to those being lost, and pray to Allah to guide them to the right path.
17. Hug your parents, kiss their hands and heads and always obey but stop at Allah’s orders.
18. Smile to everyone, for your smile makes a big difference to him or her and you are rewarded.
19. Forgive, forget and smile.
20. Tears are not for women only… tears are for all human beings with feelings remaining in them. Don’t restrain your tears when remembering Allah.
21. When people criticize your actions and effort, revise your actions and see if they please Allah or no. If they do; then ignore and remember how the Prophet (SAAW) and the Sahaba were criticized, made fun of and even physically harmed, so have patience.
22. Read the Quran daily and try to have a schedule for completing it as much as you could. As you open the Quran daily, read with observing not just passing your eyes through the words.
23. Don’t let popularity go to your head, for it never lasts and you may lose from it more than gain.
24. Never look down on anybody, for, to Allah, they may be better than you.

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Healing Power In Word “Allah”

Vander Hoven, a psychologist from Netherlands, announced his new discovery about the effect of reading the Quran and repeating the word ALLAH both on patients and on normal persons. The Dutch professorconfirms his discovery with studies and research applied on many patients over a period of three years. Some of his patients were non-Muslims, others do not speak Arabic and were trained to pronounce the word “ALLAH” clearly; the result was great, particularly on those who suffer from dejection and tension. Al Watan, a Saudi daily reported that the psychologist was quoted to say that Muslims who can read Arabic and who read the Quran regularly could protect themselves from psychological diseases.

The psychologist explained how each letter in the word “ALLAH” affects healing of psychological diseases. He pointed out in his research that pronouncing the first letter in the word “ALLAH” which is the letter(A), released from the respiratory system, controls breathing. He added that pronouncing the velar consonant (L) in the Arabic way, with the tongue touching slightly the upper part of the jaw producing a short pause and then repeating the same pause
constantly, relaxes the aspiration.

Also, pronouncing the last letter which is the letter (H) makes a contact between the lungs and the heart and in turn this contact controls the heartbeat.

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What I Found!

I asked for Strength
And God gave me difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for wisdom
And God gave me problems to solve.

I asked for prosperity
And God gave me a brain and brawn to work.

I asked for courage
And God gave me obstacles to overcome.

I asked for love
And God gave me troubled people to help.

I asked for favour
And God gave me opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted
But I received everything I needed.

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Holy Quran Information

Underneath the useful and the valuable collection about the Holy Quran is given in form of questions and answers . The aim is to know more about the Holy Book of God with a one glance.

1. How many Sura are in Holy Quran ? 114
2. How many Verses are in Holy Quran ? 6666.
3. How many dots are in Holy Quran ? 1015030.
4. How many over bar (zaber) are in Holy Quran ? 93243
5. How many under bar ( Zaer ) are in Holy Quran ? 39586
6. How many Raque are in Holy Quran ? 1000.
7. How many stop ( Waqf ) are in Holy Quran ? 5098.
8. How many Thashdeed are in Holy Quran ? 19253.
9. How many letters are in Holy Quran ? 323671
10. How many pash are in Holy Quran ? 4808.
11. How many Madd are in Holy Quran ? 1771
12. How many words are in Holy Quran ? 77701.
13. How many parts of Holy Quran ? 30.
14. How many time Besmillah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem is repeated ? 114.
15. How many Sura start with Besmillah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem ? 113.
16. How many time the word ‘Quran’ is repeated in Holy Quran ? 70.
17. Which is the longest Sura of Holy Quran ? Al-Baqarah.
18. Which is the best drink mentioned in Holy Quran ? Milk.
19. The best eatable thing mentioned in Holy Quran is ? Honey.
20. Which is the shortest Sura of Holy Quran ? Qausar.
21. The longest verse of Holy Quran is in which Sura? Al-Baqarah No.282
22. The most disliked thing by the God though Halal is ? Divorce
23. Which letter is used for the most time in Holy Quran.? Alaph
24. Which letter is used for the lest time in Holy Quran ? Zaa.
25. Which is the best night mentioned in Holy Quran ? Night of Qadar.
26. Which is the best month mentioned in Holy Quran ? Ramzan.
27. Which is the biggest animal mentioned in Holy Quran ? Elephant.
28. Which is the smallest animal mentioned in Holy Quran ? Mosquito
29. How many words are in the longest Sura of Holy Quran ? 25500.
30. How many words are in the smallest Sura of Holy Quran ? 42
31. Which Sura of Holy Quran is called the mother of Quran ? Sura Hamd
32. How many Sura start with Al-Hamdullelah ? Five_ Hamd, Inaam, Kahf, Saba & Fatr.
33. Which Sura has the same number of verses as the number of Sura of Holy Quran ? Taqveer, 114 verses.
34. How many Sura’s name is only one letter ? Three, Qaf, Sad & Noon.
35. How many Sura start with word ” Inna ” ? Four sura - Fatha, Nuh,Qadr, Qausar.
36. Which Sura has the number of its verses equal to the number of Masumeen ? Saf, 14 verses.
37. Which sura are called Musabbahat ? Esra, Hadeed, Hsar, Juma, Taghabun & Aala.
38. How many sura are Makkahi and how many are Madni ? Macci 86, Madni 28.
39. Which sura is on the name of tribe of Holy Prophet ? Quresh
40. Which sura is called the heart of Holy Quran ? Yaseen.
41. In which sura the name of Allah is repeated five time ? Sura al-Haj.
42. Which sura are named Azaiam ? Sajdah, Fusselat, Najum & Alaq.
43. Which sura is on the name of one Holy war ? Sura Ahzaab.
44. Which sura is on the name of one metal ? Sura Hadeed
45. Which sura does not starts with Bismellah ? Sura Tauba.
46. Which sura is called ‘ Aroos-ul-Quran ? Sura Rehman.
47. Which sura is considered as 1/3 of holy Quran ? Sura tauheed.
48. The name of how many sura are with out dot ? Hamd, Raad, Toor, Room, Masad.
49. In which sura Besmillah came twice ? Sura Naml.
50. How many sura start with the Initials ( Mukette’at ) 29 Sura.
51. Which Sura was revealed twice ? Sura Hamd.
52. In which Sura the back biter are condemned ? Sura Humzah.
53. In which Sura the name of Allah is repeated in every verse ? Sura Mujadala.
54. In which Sura the letter ‘Fa’ did not come ? Hamd.
55. Which Sura are called Muzetain ? Falk & Nas.
56. Which are those Sura if their name are reversed remain the same ? Lael & Tabbat.
57. Which is that Sura if its first letter is remove becomes the name of one of the city of Saudi Arab? Sajdah
58. Which Sura start with word ‘ Tabara Kallazi’ ‘ Mulk & Furkan
59. Macci Sura were revealed in how many years ? 13 years
60. Madani Sura were revealed in how many years ? 10 years.
61. Which sura start with word Kad ? Mujadala & Momenoon.
62. Which Sura is related to Hazrat Ali ? Sura Adiat.
63. How many Sura are in 30th. Chapter ? 37.
64. Which sura every verse ends with letter ‘Dal ‘ ? Tauheed.
65. Which Sura is revealed in respect of Ahllelbayet ? Sura Dahr.
66. Which sura every verse ends with letter ‘ Ra ‘ Qauser.
67. In which sura the creation of human being is mentioned ? Sura Hijr V-26.
68. In which sura the regulations for prisoner of war is mentioned ? Sura Nesa
69. Which sura is having the laws about marriage ? Sura Nesa.
70. Which sura if its name is reversed becomes the name of one bird ? Sura Room.
71. In which sura the story of the worship of cow of Bani Esra’iel is mentioned ? Sura Taha.
72. In which sura the law of inheritance is mentioned? Sura Nesa.
73. In which sura the Hegira of Holy Prophet is mentioned ? Sura Infall.
74. In which Sura the 27 Attributes of God are mentioned ? Sura Hadeed.

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Live For Allah

1. Start off each day with ‘adhkaar al-istiyqaadh’ (waking up Supplications), thanking Allah for waking up in good shape.

2. Put Allah first in your life.

3. Broaden your horizons - learn 5 new verses from the Quran every day, travel to pray far in the mosque to brighten your day,take up a booklet having supplications and read them.

4. Pray Salaat Al-dhuhaa (after sunrise).

5. If someone says something mean ;to you, just shrug it off and dismiss it in a friendly, laidback manner, and pray that Allah shall forgive them.

6. When you get angry, remember Allah, and how short and worthless life is to waste in being Angry.

7. Remember that you can never have too many friends, but you can have few quality friends that help you fulfill the purpose of your creation (i.e. live for Allah).

8. When you’re happy, try to share your happiness with others. Thank Allah for that, and pray its continuation.

9. When something bad or embarrassing happens to you, just think that it could always be worse, remember the reward of patience,and thank Allah that it’s not worse than it is.

10. Do something extra of goodness once in a while, like feeding a poor person, or caressing an orphan’s head.

11. Never stop believing that you can win Allah’s love and thus work For it. Then you can win the love of Allah’s slaves.

12. Spend some time thinking of Allah’s amazing creation.

13. Always love those who love Allah unconditionally. This way you will ensure that you live for Him, love for Him, and hate for Him(those who are enemies of Him).

14. Find the righteous ways to express yourself, and if you think that what you are about to say shall cause no benefit, maintain silence (this is tough!!).

15. Every now and then, give yourself a break. Play sports, give time to your family, friends, but always remember Allah and watch that He is watching you.

16. Pray for blessing to come to those being lost, and pray to Allah to guide them to the right path.

17. Hug your parents, kiss their hands and heads and always obey but stop at Allah’s orders.

18. Smile to everyone, for your smile makes a big difference to him or her and you are rewarded.

19. Forgive, forget and smile.

20. Tears are not for women only… tears are for all human beings with feelings remaining in them. Don’t restrain your tears when remembering Allah.

21. When people criticize your actions and effort, revise your actions and see if they please Allah or no. If they do; then ignore and remember how the Prophet (SAAW) and the Sahaba were criticized, made fun of and even physically harmed, so have patience.

22. Read the Quran daily and try to have a schedule for completing it as much as you could. As you open the Quran daily, read with observing not just passing your eyes through the words.

23. Don’t let popularity go to your head, for it never lasts and you may lose from it more than gain.

24. Never look down on anybody, for, to Allah, they may be better than you.

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When Things Are Down

And you are out of your mind
Just Remember Allah is The Kind.

When your life is in darkness
And nothing is right
Just Remember
Through the darkness, Allah is The Light.

When nothing makes sense
And your heading for demise
Just Remember
It doesn’t make sense, but Allah is The Wise.

When times are troubled
And no one seems to care
Just Remember, Allah won’t hurt you, He is The Fair.

When your heart is breaking
And your pain makes you fall
Just Remember, Allah Sees it all.

When you are weak
And the road seems long
Just Remember, Seek strength from The Strong.

When life is a burden
And everything is unstable
Just Remember, Allah is The Able.

When the way is cloudy
And there is no one by your side
Just Remember, Allah is The Only Guide.

When no one wants to listen
Or is willing to lend an ear
Just Remember, Allah is always ready to hear.

When you are poor and penniless
And you are stuck in a niche
Just Remember, Allah is The Rich.

When you are down in your misery
And there is nowhere to run
Just Remember,
You can always run to The One.

When you r all alone
And your pain has no end
Just Remember, Allah is the only one you can depend.

And when your scars are hurting
And your heart is in fear
Just Remember, Allah is really here

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