Thursday, June 30, 2005

Engagement according to sharee’ah


[2:235] You commit no sin by announcing your engagement to the women, or keeping it secret. GOD knows that you will think about them. Do not meet them secretly, unless you have something righteous to discuss. Do not consummate the marriage until their interim is fulfilled. You should know that GOD knows your innermost thoughts, and observe Him. You should know that GOD is Forgiver, Clement.

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Mohamed Zakariya


" Do not forget that while you are writing, you are on a path that is finer than a hair and sharper than a sword."
Yesari Mehmed Es'ad Efendi (d. 1798) to one of his calligraphy students

OVERLOOKIMG MY LIFE ... DEEP INSIGHT !


FIRST STEPS ...HMMMM....PRAISE THE LORD.. ALL PRAISE AND WORSHIP IS DUE TO HIM...THE ONE AND ONLY...FIRST STEPS..GOD..OH DEAR GOD...BABY,then WALKING, then TALKING, AND THEN TAKING THINGS FOR GRANTED ?
ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANK GOD..FOR TRIPPING BUT NOT GETTING REALLY HURT...FOR CHOKING IN A SEED OF RICE AND NOT DYING... FOR CROSSING THE STREET AND NOT BEING RUNNED OVER..FOR THE SMALLEST THINGS BEFORE THE BIGGEST,, FOR GRANTING ME PEOPLE, WHOM IF I THANK MY LORD FOR AAAAAAAALL THE WAY TO THE END ; WON'T BE ENOUGH...
MY PRAYER IS FOR MY SOUL, HEART, MIND, AND BODY TO BE ALWAAAAAAAYS CONSCIENCE OF HIS BLESSINGS THAT HAVE NO END. AMEN
ALHAMDULELLAH RABI AL'ALAMEN...
PRAISE THE LORD OF THE WORLDS...

O MY DAUGHTER ...


"O my daughter, if it were deemed unnecessary to give you this advice because of good manners and noble descent, then it would have been unnecessary for you, because you possess these qualities, but it will serve as a reminder to those who are forgetful, and will help those who are wise.

"O my daughter, if a woman were able to do without a husband by virtue of her father's wealth and her need for her father, then you of all people would be most able to do without a husband, but women were created for men just as men were created for them.

"O my daughter, you are about to leave the home in which you grew up, where you first learned to walk, to go to a place you do not know, to a companion with whom you are unfamiliar. By marrying you he has become a master over you, so be like a servant to him, and he will become like a servant to you.

"Take from me ten qualities, which will be a provision and a reminder for you.

"The first and second of them are: be content in his company, and listen to and obey him, for contentment brings peace of mind, and listening to and obeying one's husband pleases Allah.

"The third and fourth of them are: make sure that you smell good and look good; he should not see anything ugly in you, and he should not smell anything but a pleasant smell from you. Kohl is the best kind of beautification to be found, and water is better than the rarest perfume.

"The fifth and the sixth of them are: prepare his food on time, and keep quiet when he is asleep, for raging hunger is like a burning flame, and disturbing his sleep will make him angry.

"The seventh and eighth of them are: take care of his servants (or employees) and children, and take care of his wealth, for taking care of his wealth shows that you appreciate him, and taking care of his children and servants shows good management.

"The ninth and tenth of them are:
never disclose any of his secrets, and never disobey any of his orders, for if you disclose any of his secrets you will never feel safe from his possible betrayal, and if you disobey him, his heart will be filled with hatred towards you.

"Be careful, O my daughter, of showing joy in front of him when he is upset, and do not show sorrow in front of him when he is happy, because the former shows a lack of judgment, whilst the latter will make him unhappy.

"Show him as much honor and respect as you can, and agree with him as much as you can, so that he will enjoy your companionship and conversation.

"Know, O my daughter, that you will not achieve what you would like to until you put his pleasure before your own, and his wishes before yours, in whatever you like and dislike. And may Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) choose what is best for you and protect you."

Monday, June 27, 2005

IT'S SORT OF HARD ...

ITS HARD RIGHT NOW TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS TOWARDS WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH,,, ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT IT ALL MAKES SENSE TO ME...
MAKE PRAYER FOR ME TO SEE TRUTH AS IT IS..AND FALSEHOOD AS IT IS....


MALCOLM X'S EULOGY
Eulogy delivered by Ossie Davis at the funeral of Malcolm X
Faith Temple Church Of God
February 27,1965

"Here - at this final hour, in this quiet place - Harlem has come to bid farewell to one of its brightest hopes -extinguished now, and gone from us forever. For Harlem is where he worked and where he struggled and fought - his home of homes, where his heart was, and where his people are - and it is, therefore, most fitting that we meet once again - in Harlem - to share these last moments with him. For Harlem has ever been gracious to those who have loved her, have fought her, and have defended her honor even to the death.

It is not in the memory of man that this beleaguered, unfortunate, but nonetheless proud community has found a braver, more gallant young champion than this Afro-American who lies before us - unconquered still. I say the word again, as he would want me to : Afro-American - Afro-American Malcolm, who was a master, was most meticulous in his use of words. Nobody knew better than he the power words have over minds of men. Malcolm had stopped being a 'Negro' years ago. It had become too small, too puny, too weak a word for him. Malcolm was bigger than that. Malcolm had become an Afro-American and he wanted - so desperately - that we, that all his people, would become Afro-Americans too.

There are those who will consider it their duty, as friends of the Negro people, to tell us to revile him, to flee, even from the presence of his memory, to save ourselves by writing him out of the history of our turbulent times. Many will ask what Harlem finds to honor in this stormy, controversial and bold young captain - and we will smile. Many will say turn away - away from this man, for he is not a man but a demon, a monster, a subverter and an enemy of the black man - and we will smile. They will say that he is of hate - a fanatic, a racist - who can only bring evil to the cause for which you struggle! And we will answer and say to them : Did you ever talk to Brother Malcolm? Did you ever touch him, or have him smile at you? Did you ever really listen to him? Did he ever do a mean thing? Was he ever himself associated with violence or any public disturbance? For if you did you would know him. And if you knew him you would know why we must honor him.

Malcolm was our manhood, our living, black manhood! This was his meaning to his people. And, in honoring him, we honor the best in ourselves. Last year, from Africa, he wrote these words to a friend: 'My journey', he says, 'is almost ended, and I have a much broader scope than when I started out, which I believe will add new life and dimension to our struggle for freedom and honor and dignity in the States. I am writing these things so that you will know for a fact the tremendous sympathy and support we have among the African States for our Human Rights struggle. The main thing is that we keep a United Front wherein our most valuable time and energy will not be wasted fighting each other.' However we may have differed with him - or with each other about him and his value as a man - let his going from us serve only to bring us together, now.

Consigning these mortal remains to earth, the common mother of all, secure in the knowledge that what we place in the ground is no more now a man - but a seed - which, after the winter of our discontent, will come forth again to meet us. And we will know him then for what he was and is - a Prince - our own black shining Prince! - who didn't hesitate to die, because he loved us so."



By Malcolm X
"When a person places the proper value on freedom, there is nothing under the sun that he will not do to acquire that freedom. Whenever you hear a man saying he wants freedom, but in the next breath he is going to tell you what he won't do to get it, or what he doesn't believe in doing in order to get it, he doesn't believe in freedom. A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire . . . or preserve his freedom."

"I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating people right, but I’m not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn’t know how to return the treatment." Speech, Dec. 12 1964, New York City

Friday, June 24, 2005


Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over him. Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently pray - O Lord, help him so that truth may flow from his heart and on his tongue, and so that if truth is on my side, he may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him. (Imam Al-Shafi'i)

Thursday, June 23, 2005

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

BLUE SOUL SAID...


" I'm still here, yes. Life is just this, it's living. Walking around again and again, even if one falls down. "

Tuesday, June 21, 2005


Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.
Einstein
Two things inspire me to awe-the starry heavens above and the moral universe within.
Einstein

Monday, June 20, 2005


We bestow Our bounty upon anyone We will. We do not let go waste the reward of the righteous people; yet the reward of the life in the Hereafter is much better for those who believed and behaved in a God-fearing manner. [Quran 12:56-7]

( MY FRIEND DREW THIS WITH CHARCOAL IN SECONDS ! )

Saturday, June 18, 2005


NEED AND HUMILITY !

JUST GO UP !


Worrying is the incessant chattering of the over-active mind that is fueled by your fears.


[2:195] You shall spend in the cause of GOD; do not throw yourselves with your own hands into destruction. You shall be charitable; GOD loves the charitable.

WHY SITTING AND SMOKING ?!



1. We are not descendants of apes.
2. We have something of God within us.
3. Even the angels bow down to, serve, protect and pray for the success of mankind
4. God created us free men and women.
5. We are captives due to sin.
6. Satan has no authority over the pure of heart and these are the free men and women.
7. God forgives and guides mankind from the lowest depths of despair to the highest achievements, if we just believe, have faith and follow His guidance as it has been revealed in various Holy Scriptures, or Books.
8. Free men and women will inherit the earth.
9. Freedom begins in hearts, and manifests outwardly, and not the other way around.

70 sins

Friday, June 17, 2005

salaam


"Wisdom reveals herself in the dialect of the Greeks, the craftsmanship of the Chinese, and the language of the Arabs."
(Arab Proverb)

Arabic is the language of Islam. It is the language in which the Holy Qur'an, Islam's sacred scripture, was revealed to the Prophet (pbuh) by God; thus, daily Muslim life vibrates with it's sacred formulae. Quranic inscriptions, whether engraved in stucco, carved in wood, or chiselled in ceramic tiles, has something of the holiness of the Quranic words which passes over into the writing that embodies them. Arabic is written from right to left; this is as much to say that the writing runs back from the field of action towards the heart. It is the language which binds Muslims of all times and places together in a single cohesive brotherhood.


this is islam

[5:32] "Because of this, we decreed for the Children of Israel that anyone who murders any person who had not committed murder or horrendous crimes, it shall be as if he murdered all the people. And anyone who spares a life, it shall be as if he spared the lives of all the people. Our messengers went to them with clear proofs and revelations, but most of them, after all this, are still transgressing."


[3:59] "The example of Jesus, as far as GOD is concerned, is the same as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him, "Be," and he was."

The "equality" of the creation of Jesus and Adam is confirmed mathematically; Jesus and Adam are mentioned in the Quran the same number of times, 25 times each.


There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower

[Qur'an 2:256]


In this story we would like to introduce you to a gentleman who rose from the depths of despair and darkness into the light of Islam. We hope you will find it as inspiring as we did.


Allaah says in his final revelation, the Qur'aan:

"Therefore turn your face steadfastly towards the true faith, away from all that which is false, in accordance with the Pure nature with which Allaah has Created people. Let there be no altering in the laws of Allaah's Creation. This is surely the true religion, but most people do not know it."
(Surah Ar-Rum 30:30)

"And whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is from Allah. Then, when harm touches you, unto him you cry aloud for help. Yet no sooner does he remove your ills then some of you set up partners to their lord."
(Surah An-Nahl 16:53-54)

Allaah says in the Qur'aan:
"Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth, in the alternation of night and day, in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of the people, in the water which Allaah sends down from the skies reviving with it the dead earth and dispersing over it all kinds of beasts, in the change of the winds, and in the clouds that run their appointed courses between heaven and earth: In all of this, indeed there are signs for people of understanding."
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:164)

"Blessed be He to Whom all sovereignty belongs; He has power over all things. He Who Created death and life that He may test which of you is best in deed. He is the Almighty, the Oft-forgiving. He Who Created the seven heavens one above another. You can see no fault in the Creation of the Bestower of Mercy. Turn up your eyes: Can you detect a single flaw? Look once more, and yet again: Your sight will in the end grow humbled and weary."
(Surah Al-Mulk 67:1-4)

"On the earth are signs visible to all who have faith with certainty, just as there are signs within your ownselves. Will you then not see?"
(Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:20-21)

"Were they created of nothing? or were they perchance, their own creators? or did they create the heavens and the earth? surely they have no firm belief."
(Surah At-Tur 52:35-36)


Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostles used to accept gifts and used to give something in return.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "He who takes back his present is like him who swallows his vomit."

Thursday, June 16, 2005

"Then which of the Blessings of you Lord will you deny?"..55.13


Opening the eyes of the spirit takes a certain courage and a moment of decision...The moment of realization that maybe it is all real is where submission to God begins. It is not the end of the story by any means, but only the beginning. -- Ruqaiyyah Wari

malcolm-x


"Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today."


If any one of you is concerned about a decision he'she has to make, then let him/her pray two rak'ahs of non-obligatory prayer, then say:

"O Allaah, I seek Your guidance [in making a choice] by virtue of Your knowledge, and I seek ability by virtue of Your power, and I ask You of Your great bounty. You have power, I have none. And You know, I know not. You are the Knower of hidden things. O Allaah, if in Your knowledge, this matter (then it should be mentioned by name) is good for me both in this world and in the Hereafter (or: in my religion, my livelihood and my affairs), then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if in Your knowledge it is bad for me and for my religion, my livelihood and my affairs (or: for me both in this world and the next), then turn me away from it, [and turn it away from me], and ordain for me the good wherever it may be and make me pleased with it."

CHANGINGING Your Names



[33:5] You shall give your adopted children names that preserve their relationship to their genetic parents. This is more equitable in the sight of GOD. If you do not know their parents, then, as your brethren in religion, you shall treat them as members of your family. You do not commit a sin if you make a mistake in this respect; you are responsible for your purposeful intentions. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

MARYAM



MEN !
WOMEN ARE MADE OF YOUR RIB, THAT PROTECTS YOUR HEART, PLEASE TAKE GOOD HOLD OF YOUR WOMEN... AND YOU SHALL NOT FALL APART {{IF GOD WILLS : ) }}
LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.......HAVE COMPASSION, AND YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE ANYTHING...JUST FIRM BUT GENTLE.. WHAT, THIS FACT DOESN'T FIT IN THE "MALEISH" BRAINS ?!


TRANQUILITY AND WOMEN !
WELL, IN MY OWN POINT OF VIEW WOMEN SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT ALL THE TIME...{{ not wearing transperentcies ;) }}

GUESS WHAT THIS IS ? !

THE DOCTOR !


"O children of Adam, we have provided you with garments to cover your bodies, as well as for luxury. But the best garment is the garment of righteousness. These are some of Allah?s signs, that they may take heed." [7:26]

WHY DO WE HAVE TO COVER OURSELVES WHEN WE GET HARMED ?!
"Women who are clothed but (at the same time) naked , turning their heads sideways this way and that like the humps of the camel, shall never enter Paradise nor even smell its fragrance."


"The Prophet(s) told his companions of a woman who would be sent to Hell for having locked up a cat; not feeding it, nor even releasing it so that it could feed herself."

A companion of the Prophet was given the name Abu Hurrairah (pardon the spelling). This name means 'father of the cats'. He was given this name because he always had a kitten with him.

Between Facts and Illusions


"Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous."
(Al-Baqarah: 255)

Wednesday, June 15, 2005


G-R-A-D-U-A-T-I-O-N !


I CAPTURED THIS PIC WHILE ATTENDING MY BROTHERS GRADUATION FROM HIGHSCHOOL....WELL, I DON'T THINK GRADUATION IS THE END OF EDUCATION...ANYWAYS I LOVE THIS LITTLE CUTE WILLIAM : ) HE HAS A LOVELY SALIVA DRIPPING...
"And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the (wonderful) difference of your languages and colours. Verily, in that are indeed signs for people of sound knowledge. "
(Qur'an, 30:22)


"And whatever alms you give or (whatever) vow you vow, surely Allah knows and the unjust shall have no helper."
QUR'AN [2:270]