Friday, May 20, 2005

Making Judgements: A Rational or Emotional Criteria?


"And by the Mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently. And had you been severe and harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about you; so pass over (their faults), and ask (Allah's) Forgiveness for them, and consult them in the affair. Then when you have taken a decision, put your trust in Allah, certainly, Allah loves those who put their trust in Him"
[3.159]

WELL, I JUST JUDGED SOMEBODY SOOOOOOOOO FAST, AND DIDN'T FEEL THAT GOOD..YEP, I JUDGED THEM INTERNALLY, BUT STILL, FELT BAD..I THINK I AM SUPPOSED TO BE MUCH MORE GENTLE.........BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN NOT BEING CAUSIOUS...THATS A DIFFERENT STORRY...I GUESS ITS JUST A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN THE BOTH.

JUST A THOUGHT



A Snapshot...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.


Getting close to Allah


"O you who believe, keep your duty to Allah, and seek means of nearness to Him, and strive hard in His way that you may be successful "
[Al-Maidah:35]


The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah upon him, said
"A believer never stop seeking knowledge until he enters Paradise."
At-Tirmidhi

Purification and Prayer

The Empire and the Crescent...


I WISH I COULD BE THERE...


"How do the colourful and lovely scented fruits that we love, such as bananas, cherries, plums and strawberries, emerge from the dark soil? Who gives them their colours and scents?"

God has spread boundless evidence of His existence before the eyes of man.


God is not ashamed to make an example of a mosquito or of an even smaller thing. As for those who believe, they know it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, "What does God mean by this example?" He misguides many by it and guides many by it. But He only misguides the deviators.
(Qur'an, 2:26)


Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.
Einstein


A person who sees the good in things has good thoughts. And he who has good thoughts receives pleasure from life.
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi


"A Muslim who plants a tree or sows a field, from which man, birds and animals can eat, is committing an act of charity." (Muslim)


THESE BEATIFUL FLOWERS, ARE MY FAVORITE OF ALL GIFTS...EVERSINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY DAD'S GIFTS TO ME...
{AND HE STILL SEES ME AS HIS "LITTLE BABY GIRL"}.........
AS HE IS SOOOOOOOO INTO PLANTS, (HE IS AN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER), HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO LOVE THEM AND TO BE MERCIFUL WHILE HANDLING THEM...

Unity and Diversity

United Colors Of Islam

Spiritual Role of Women

MOVING FROM IMAGE TO REALITY...

Religious Similarities


Unity of Humanity


There is only Unity. Everything has come from God and returns to Him, and everything other-than-that is an illusion. Having said that, having grasped it intellectually, we have to experience it. There is nothing else to do. Man has been created in order to see and experience the illusion he has inflicted upon himself. This is the reason why Muhammad came. He did not bring anything new. He simply purified and updated what had come before him many, many times. Even most of the rituals and the code of behavior were already there. The divinely revealed way of life had degenerated, it had been perverted and diluted. All that the Prophet did was to redefine it, and confine it ? and also to make it sweet. Circumstances had changed and the style of living, the way of development of mankind had reached a point whereby Allah, through the Qur`an and his last Messenger, gave us the ultimate code of conduct.
Nothing in this life can mean anything unless it is contained. Nothing whatsoever can be looked at, defined, exchanged, or understood ? unless it has a boundary.