Spirit Of Islam: Basics of Islam

Islam and Politics
TodayMuslim countries and groups are still divided because we have lost the point oforientation; the Holy Kaaba in Saudi Arabia is not only the point oforientation for our prayers but also where should be a government like in thetime of our Holy Prophet Muhammad [s.a.w] where Muslims countries can use likereference. Unfortunately after the so-called Arabs springs government havechanged but the situation is still doubtful in some countries people are afraidof the Shariat Law, you know why? Because some of the non-Muslim countries havesucceed to corrupt our Muslims fellow with their freemason system.

Ourwords are too weak to fight against them but we need a prolific force whichwill decrease their resources, our weakness are their forces and their weaknessare our power. In the time of our Holy Prophet Muhammad [s.a.w] and evensometime later on, Saudi Arabia was regarding as a country of assistance andprovide different services to others Muslim countries however today there isalways a king with his royal family to help to destroy others Muslim countriesdirectly or indirectly even in their own country religious Imam have not theright to say anything against the King and his family. So should we continue tostay quiet and let them destroy us? I invite everyone in the world to say thatthere is no monarchy and dictatorship in Islam and we should build arevolutionary party to retake Saudi Arabia and make a democratic country [notmodern democracy which is a chaos but freedom to human beings] even if we donot live there we can prepare it but without any aggressive actions becauseIslam is PEACE. Surely there is always a way to begin think about it. Allah[s.w.t] is with those who are on the right Path.

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"Let there be among you a group that invites to the good,orders what is right and forbids what is evil, and they are those who aresuccessful."




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The symbol of the freemason in the Sacred City of Makka.



What people did not know that theclock on the tower is a representation of the Eye of Iris the sun god which wasprayed by Pharaoh and followers symbol of the freemason like the big ben inLondon. Most of the kings of Saudi Arabia form part in this organization andthey used Islam as a shield to hide their true faces.



But our words are too weak to fight againstthem but we need a prolific force which will decrease their resources, ourweakness are their forces and their weakness are our power. In the time of our HolyProphet Muhammad [s.a.w] and even sometime later on, Saudi Arabia was regardingas a country of assistance and provide different services to others Muslimcountries however today there is always a king with his royal family to help todestroy others Muslim countries directly or indirectly even in their owncountry religious Imam have not the right to say anything against the King andhis family.



So should we continue to stay quietand let them destroy us? I invite everyone in the world to say that there is nomonarchy and dictatorship in Islam and we should build a revolutionary party toretake Saudi Arabia and make a democratic country even if we do not live therewe can prepare it but without any aggressive actions because Islam is PEACE.Surely there is always a way to begin think about it. Allah [s.w.t] is withthose who are on the right Path.


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Allah Commands in the Qur'an That He be Feared

Fearing Allah is not, as assumed by some people, an exclusive trait of prophets and those who are especially near to Him but rather it is a feeling carried within the hearts of all believers, and a feeling that should be held by all humanity. Allah's command in the Qur'an is clear:

You who believe! Fear Allah and let each self look to what it has sent forward for tomorrow. Fear Allah. Allah is aware of what you do. (Surat al-Hashr: 18)

Fear of Allah is not the kind of fear some people assume it to be. It is the meticulous avoidance by a believer, who loves Allah very much, who has wholeheartedly submitted himself to Allah and who does not take any friends and guardians other than Him, of the kind of attitude and morality with which Allah will not be pleased, asking and striving for His mercy and good pleasure.

Our Prophet (saws) also called attention to this issue in many of his sayings, reminding the believers always to fear Allah:

Allah has created all humanity and knows them better than they know themselves. He knows what everybody keeps secret even within the most secret of secret recesses of their beings. He is very well aware of the types of misgivings the soul experiences and types of games that will be played out by the self because He is the Creator of every soul and has given it boundless ability to do evil, and inspiration to avoid such evil so that it may be justly tried. Allah has also created satan as part of this test and has granted him a set of specific qualities to be used in the pursuit of his objective.

It is for this reason that a believer's greatest support in life's trial is fear of Allah because this will enable a person to behave as Allah requires, to work towards pleasing Allah, to protect oneself from the temptations of satan and the lower self with awareness of and resistance to their stratagems and games. Such a disposition does not suit satan's attempts to manipulate the limitless desires of a person's lower self.

It is for this reason that a person's lower self, with satan's encouragement, will before all else try to distance him from fearing Allah. They will want to introduce distractions which turn people away from fearing Allah and caution with respect to Him by falsely suggesting that this is unnecessary or even incorrect and that love of Allah and possessing a pure heart is what really matters. However, a conscientious reciter of the Qur'an will see with ease that suggestions such as these have no realistic basis, and that they contain a totally deviant and deceptive objective, because Allah has commanded believers to fear him in the Qur'an in the clearest form possible:

... Fear Allah and know that Allah is fierce in retribution. (Surat al-Baqara: 196) ... So fear Allah. And know that you will be gathered back to Him. (Surat al-Baqara: 203)

... Fear Allah and know that Allah has knowledge of all things. (Surat al-Baqara: 231)

... Fear Allah and know that Allah sees what you do. (Surat al-Baqara: 233)

You who believe! Fear Allah and seek the means of drawing near to Him, and strive in His Way, so that hopefully you will be successful. (Surat al-Ma'ida: 35)

As in the case regarding every other subject a believer will unreservedly and unconditionally strive to fulfill this command of Allah. Unlike those who are unaware of the Qur'an and who question the necessity or relevance of fearing Allah, they are not misled by the suggestions and promptings of satan which give rise to confusing anxieties as to why a person who loves Allah should fear him. While the five daily prayers and fasting are obligatory practices to be fulfilled in the best possible manner, fear of Allah is an essential spiritual state which the believer must strive with sincerity to engender within himself. Together with this, Allah has revealed in detail in the Qur'an the divine wisdom as to why man should fear Him.

Our Prophet (saas) says this about his fear of Allah in one hadith:


What should the fear of Allah be like?

Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview On Ekin TV
(March 2nd, 2009)

The fear of Allah is like the fear of a crazed lover who refrains from displeasing Allah, who fears to be deprived of Allah's consent. A lover refrains from displeasing the beloved because he fears that this will destroy their love: this is what the fear of Allah is like. There is no other meaning in this. He may go to Hell and burn in its fire but what in fact makes him uncomfortable is his inability to express his love for Allah. So, this is how Allah tells the lover what the lover needs. If a person has a deep fear of Allah, he will be very meticulous to obey His commands; he will love Him and behave very respectfully. For example, he will not be self-centered and selfish, but compassionate and caring. He will not give in to his lower-self or seek his own ends, but he will be forgiving; he will fear Allah and be forgiving to others. For instance forgiveness is a force that fosters love, compassion is a force that fosters love. For the sake of Allah's approval you take care of your beloved, take pains about what he eats and drinks and about the exercises that person should do. This is all a manifestation of one's love for Allah. But the person who does not fear Allah becomes self-centered and selfish, thinking only of himself; he becomes unforgiving and reacts harshly when his own interests are at stake. For instance such person would be skeptical, self-centered; he would be not generous and would not be able to put his life for Allah when he should. That is to say, lots of negative attitudes piles up on him. But in the case of fear of Allah, every sort of goodness comes upon him; that is to say every sort of goodness that ensures love and beauty fits perfectly on fear of Allah.

Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview On Cay TV
(March 18th, 2009)

ADNAN OKTAR: A devout Muslim fears Allah and never behaves improperly in respect of courtesy towards Him. He speaks in perfect respect. We are beings who may die any second. We are the manifestations of Allah and Allah makes us speak in a tiny space and shows us images.


… If a person has lots of faith and fears Allah much, he doesn't even feel sleepy because of the joy he experiences. I mean he bursts with joy: the joy of Paradise, the joy of knowing that moral values of Islam will prevail the world, the joy of seeing that the words of blessed people come true, the joy of good morals, there are so many joys to experience, the joy of the blessings given by Allah. But above all else, there is the joy of Allah's existence, I mean we all are under the control of an endless power. That is such a great blessing, praise be to Allah! Let people experience these joys. Of course, as a result of this, such a person becomes lively, vivacious but this is not the purpose. That is a blessing of Allah upon us for having done such beautiful deeds.

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“When I got home that night as my wife ...served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed -dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband….

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves.

So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you.

If you do, you just might save a marriage. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up
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Permissibility Of Celebrating
Meelad-Un-Nabi
It is the belief of the Ahle Sunnah Wal Jamaat that it is totally permissible to celebrate the Maulood (Birthday) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad r since this is a means of attaining great blessings.
Almighty says in the Holy Qur’aan:
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“You say, Only on the grace of Al’laah and on His mercy, and it is only on this that you should rejoice.” [Surah Yunus Verse.58]
Almighty Al’laah commands:
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“And publicize well the special favours of your Lord”
[Surah Duha Verse.11]
From these verses it is clear that Almighty Al’laah has commanded the Muslims to rejoice on the Mercy and Grace of Almighty Al’laah and not only should they rejoice due to this, but they should also announce and publicize these favours which Almighty Al’laah has bestowed upon them. Now which Muslim is there, who does not think of and accept the Holy Prophet r as the greatest favour and Mercy of Almighty Al’laah?
Actually he is Rahmatulil Alameen (Mercy unto the worlds) and the greatest blessing of Almighty Al’laah towards us. Almighty Al’laah, in the Holy Qur’aan has made us aware and informed us how great a favour He has done by sending Rasoolullah r. The verse relating to this is:
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“Undoubtedly Al’laah bestowed a great favour upon the Muslims, that in them, from amongst them, he sent a Prophet” [Al Imran Verse.164]
Rasoolullah r is that Messenger and Beloved of Almighty Al’laah, whose blessed arrival was announced and publicized by all the previous Ambia and Mursaleen. It is mentioned in the Holy Qur’aan about the statement of Hazrat Esa Ala Nabiyyina (alaihi salaatu wassalaam),
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“And I give you glad tidings regarding that Rasool who will come after me. His name is Ahmad.” [Surah As Saff Verse.6]
It is Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) who made this dua in the Court of Almighty Al’laah,
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“O Al’laah! O our Lord! Send down for us a spread of food from the sky, so that it may be a day of rejoicing for us, for the first of us and (for) the last of us.” [Surah Maa’idah Verse.114]
Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) says that the day on which Almighty Al’laah sent a spread of food from the skies should be a day of rejoicing for those in his era and for those who come after them. If this be the case, then why should we not celebrate and rejoice on the day that the Soul of the Universe, The Mercy unto the worlds, The Beloved of Almighty Al’laah, Hazrat Muhammad r was born. This should definitely be a day of rejoicing for the Muslims right up to the day of Qiyaamah.
Sayyidi A'la Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan t says the following poetic stanza concerning the day on which Holy Prophet r was born:
“Subho Taiba me huwi batta he bara Noor Ka
Sadaqa lene Noor Ka Aaya he Taara Noor Ka
Bagh Taiba me Suhana Phool Phoola Noor Ka
Must Jo he bu bule parti he kalma Noor Ka”
Almighty Al’laah has commanded us to publicize and announce his mercy and favours and the only time that this favour can be announced is if we remember the Holy Prophet Muhammad r, say verses in his praise, send salutations upon him and inform the world of the Mu’jazaat (miracles) of the Holy Prophet r. If the authentic books of Seerat have to be examined, we will find such incidents concerning the Meelad of the Holy Prophet r that will strenghten our Imaan.
Almighty Al’laah states in the Holy Qur’aan,
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“And remind them of the days of Al’laah.”
[Surah Ibrahim Verse.5]
Concerning this verse of the Holy Qur’aan, the Mufasireen Izaam (alahimur Rahma) have stated that “The days of Al’laah” refer to those days in which Almighty Al’laah has bestowed His favours upon the believers. From this it is obvious that the Meelad of the Holy Prophet r is from amongst “The Days of Al’laah” and Al’laah commands concerning His days, “And remind them of the days of Al’laah.”
One of the best and appropriate ways of remembering the birth of the Holy Prophet r is to celebrate the Meelad-un-Nabi r which Alhumdulillah is a practice amongst majority of the Muslims. Those who go against this practice and give fatawas of shirk and Bid'at against it should learn a lesson from those who celebrate this occasion.
Allama Ismaeel Haqqi in Tafseer Roohul Bayaan states the following, while commenting on the verse: ??? ??? ??? ?? ????? ??? ???? ???? ???? “Muhammad is the (Chosen) Prophet of Al’laah”
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“To celebrate Meelad Shareef is to show respect to him (Prophet) r as long as it is free from any wrongdoings. Hazrat Imam Suyuti t says that it is desirable for us to show our appreciation on the Birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad r.” [Tafseer Roohul Bayaan Pg.56 Vol.9]
Hazrat Ismaeel also states in Tafseer Roohul Bayaan as follows,
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“And Haafiz ibn Hajar and Hafiz Suyuti (radi Al’laahu anhuma) have proven the originality of Meelad Shareef from Sunnah and they have refuted those who forbid Meelad by saying that it is a Bid’ ate Sa'iya (Bad Innovation).” [Tafseer Roohul Bayaan Pg.57 Vol.9]
Imam-ul-Muhaditheen Muhammad bin Ismaeel Bukhari t quoted the following narration:
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“When Abu Lahab died then one of his families saw him in their dream and he was in a bad condition. He was asked about what had happened. He said, ‘By being away from you I have not gained anything beneficial but for freeing Thuwaiba, with this finger (shahaadat finger), I gain water, since it is the very finger which I used to point to her when freeing her.” [Bukhari Shareef]
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sunniskeptic, on 18 December 2011 - 01:22 PM, said:

Salaam, I would have likely glossed over this comment simply for the fact I shouldn't be taking time out to bog down like this; but I can't cogitate the way you have essentially labelled a whole historical heritage as intellectually weak and tenuous in their academia.; the way you've signed off this highlighted part is insulting; you know why? Because the only person who seems to have their mind colonised and weakend is you yourself, you and FTR show one major thing, you seem to know more about European and western history and academia than about Islamic civilisation; the goal of the secualrist muslim, has become to be like the white eurpoean man and learn about their technoloigcal and material advancements so you can become like them. What do you know about the torrent of black African scholars that existed in the history of the islamic civilisation? There were thousands, with vast works; have you read any of it? Do you know anything about it?

You go to their institutes and you read their books and argue from a completely colonised perspective, yet have you studieded deeply the other side of the coin?

The general argument you and Ftr propound is that 'Islam' puts limits on free thinking and most of your rhetoric is based on what you have anecdotally seen on TV channels and in your own little worlds about Irfan Shah sb and his ilk; as well as the idiotic acolytes of pirs so on and so forth; it's just a completely distorted perspective of the actual erudition of islamic schoastic history.


SS said :- puts limits on a person's ability to think freely and act freely and this is also true of Islam,
What does freedom mean? The arabs used to have an idea of 'freedom' that it is when a slave becomes enslaved to a master, he becomes free from absolutely everything else! Meaning he only answers to his master, absolutely every other person or thing has no right over him. Yet in the modern western world, 'freedom' is encapsulated in the motif of 'thou shall do what thous wills'. The former is a tangible reality, the latter is just an illusion.
Because free-thinking is the enslavement to your capricious whims and ignorances, the consequences of free-thinking are then formed by your personal capacity; if the apparatus of your framework is corrupted, you become enslaved to a state complete disruption, under an illusion of your right to 'free think'; it's amusing that you both claim the right to free-think but then at the same time can have the audacity to have indignation over any other person in the world, you see Hitler in his free-thinking mind believed what he was doing was right.

You are trying to sell us a notion of free-thinkers being an intellectual force of innovative and productive human beings as a template, yet the reality is Jeremy Kyle. The underlying fact is, society needs an underlying foundation of parameters; this is what muslims believe that The Qur'an and sunnah appropriate us with, this merely results in a framework of limits over not our thinking, but actions and in the way we conduct our human lives and societies.

As muslims we have had our intellectual senses colonised; in federal research for the American government, they determined that there were two forms of resistance to intellectual oppression from the oppressed.

- Secondary resistance
- Primary resistance.

Secondary resistance is when the oppressed inculcate the frameworks and methdologys of the oppressor to try and defeat the oppressor. That's where I believe you are, you are imbibing their methodolgys and ending up in a twist, because they knows these frameworks better than you ever can and they can easily manage you; .The same research has also clearly stated that this is a minor threat. as you evidently display with, you seem to be an advert for secualrist thinking.

Primary resistence

This is when the oppressed take on a methodology which is alien to the oppressor and try to tackle the oppressor using this framework which is beyond their scope; the research has tallied that this is a very problematic form of resistence and needs to be annulled using severe force and do you know what methodolgy was listed as being the most problematic? Islam!! Even they know better than us how incredible the power of islam is.

Because wherever Qur'an has travelled to it has turned savagery into civilisation, the jahliya of the arabs was vanquished and the domino affect is too much to list, we're all familiar with it.


Lastly, you second unhighlighted point, is too much for me to respond to right now, though I will say, what you cherish as this great paragon, is simply glittering on the surface, in reality it is rotten to the core! It is the fire dressed as hell and there are intellectual exchanges that can be had about this, it's not just simply a matter of "if only we were better muslims".
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An important element of interpreting information is the ability to analyse the rationale behind an opinion on a topic. Religion, world leaders, and society are usually areas which are heavily criticised in our daily lives. However critical analysis is not a one way tool; when opinions and views are formed on a particular topic by individual/s, individuals must do a reflexive analysis i.e. look at the reasons of why they have such an opinion, what has influenced them and so forth.

One of the things noticeable on YaNabi.com and other forums is that we’re quick to use critical thought on others, without thinking why we have this opinion. It is usually a case of an inherent bias, lack of information or a misunderstanding of Islam. By having the ability to do a reflexive analysis we’re able to demonstrate that our opinion is not a mere ‘personal opinion’ but is founded upon evidence.

The purpose of my post is, why is it when a forum member criticises Ulama and groups, that their post cannot be examined with the same level of critical thought, as they are using on Ulama and Groups who are unable to defend themselves here? When it is brought to their attention that their view is not endorsed in Islam they respond back using logic; why is this the case? I can expect such responses from a non-Islamic site however this is a site that promotes Islam.

In some extreme cases on the forum; I have noticed that not only do we criticise other groups but when we attack them we mention the Sunnah with a negative connotation. Why have we started to do this? And what are the implications of this from an Islamic view? I am not labelling anyone here; but would like to draw your attention to why we have such a low view of our traditional practices which are not cultural but founded upon Quran and Hadith.

What is it about the Sunnah that makes people queezy? The Sunnah as many Ulama and especially the Sufis such as Hazrat Abdal Qadir Gillani, Imam Ghazzali and Hazrat Ahmed Sirhindi – May Allah be Pleased with Them – have stated is the mechanism to keep your nafs in check. For example when someone is in two minds to do something; should he eat or pray first the Sunnah will give him guidance on that.

Now what can I say about myself when I belittle the Sunnah; am I keeping my nafs in line or am I following my personal whims and desires? The Sunnah is like the skin of a fruit, if you take the skin off, the fruit will rot a lot quicker, likewise the Sunnah protects our Imaan, when we remove the Sunnah it is easy for the Imaan to rot.

If one cannot follow the Sunnah, then we should at least love those people that are able too, and if they make mistakes or do something which is not to our liking then please don’t bring the beard and niqaab into it.

Finally, one last thing, when someone corrects us or advises us on a particular point we shouldn’t become bitter about it, say Jaza-khalla and move on. Let’s say if I don’t see eye to eye with someone on a particular thread, and I allow this to discolour and discredit any good things they say on a different thread/post, then what does this show me as.

Just some critical thought for my brothers and sisters to reflect on!
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RIGHT OF PARENTS

MY DEAR ISLAMIC BROTHERS
IN THE LAWS OF SHARIAH THERE ARE (2) TYPES RIGHTS

1)- Huqooq-Ullah (Rights of Allah Almighty)
2)- Huqooq-ul-Ibaad (Rights of People)

Amongst the rights of people, the most important is the right of Parents.
ITS IMPORTANT has been EMPHASISED BOTH in the HOLY QUR’AN & AHADEETH-e-MUBARKAA.
(Sayings of the Holy Prophet) Peace be Upon him.
In this day and age where mankind has drowned in an OCEAN of SINS!
ONE really BAD SIN we are COMMITTING is IGNORING
THE RIGHTS OF THE PARENTS!
Alhamdo-Lillah madani environment of Dawat-e-Islami which teaches us on all aspects of Islaam, it also tells us about the rights of our parents. Insha-Allah today we will learn about the rights of parents.

I will begin with a Narration from
Hazrat-e-Sayyeduna Abdullah radi allah ho anhu,
in which it is stated that all the companions radi Allaho anhum were sitting in the court of the Holy Prophet
(Peace & blessings be upon him) and a man came and said:

“A young man is taking his last breaths,
he is being requested to recite the
KALIMAH.
“BUT HE IS UNABLE TO DO SO”.
The Holy Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) asked,
DID HE USE TO PERFORM HIS SALAAH?
THE MAN REPLIED “YES”
Then the Holy Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) went to see that young man accompanied by the companion Alayhim Ridwaan.
When our beloved Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) reached the young man.
He (Peace & blessings be upon him) also asked him to recite…
Laa Ilaha Ill…
the young man replied,
I am trying my best but I am unable to do so.
The Holy Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) inquired the reason for this
and SOMBODY replied, Oh Beloved of Allah azzawajal wa Sall Allahu Alihi wa Sallam.
This young man has been disobedient towards his mother
and because of his DISOBEDIANCE his mother is unhappy with him. The holy Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) then inquired if his mother is still alive and the answer was yes.
His MOTHER was called upon.
When she arrived the Holy prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) asked her,
is this young man your son? She replied Yes. The Holy prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) then said,
what if a huge
fire was lit and it was said that we will burn him in that fire,
unless his mother requests us not to,
will you INTERCEDE for him at that OCASSION or NOT?
The mother replied,
“I WILL DEFINATLY INTERCEDE for HIM and NOT let him BURN in that FIRE”
“OH MOTHER”
Said the Holy Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him), make me and Allah Almighty the witness and say,
I’M HAPPY WITH MY SON & I HAVE FORGEN HIM.

The mother did exactly what she was told and said: Oh Allah azzawajal,
I make YOU and YOUR beloved habeeb (Peace & blessings be upon him) witness that I am happy with my son.

Now the Holy Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) asked that young man again to recite the
KALIMA…
La ilaaha illallahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasooluhu …. there is none worthy of worship but Allah. He is alone and He has no partners and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger. The young man recited the kalimah and died.
Sallu Alal Habeeb


My Dear Islamic brothers,
This narration
What you just heard is full of many lessons.
A young man who was disobedient to his mother, was unable to recite kalmia-e-Shahadaat at the time of his death, until his mother announced her happiness with him.

This narration is shaking our CONSCIENCE and saying to us, oh you who disobey your parents, be warned,
this DISOBEDIANCE of your parents will cause
Allah Almighty and his beloved Habeeb (Peace & blessings be upon him) to become angry and what will you do, if you die without Imaan due to this disobedience.
May Allah azzawajal give us the ability to always obey our parents. Ameen

My dear Islamic brothers, as mentioned at the beginning that Allah Almighty, through various verses of the Holy Quraan has ordered us to obey our parents, to make them happy, to respect them and never to cause any grief or even hurt their feelings.
Surah Nisaa V. 36, Surah Ibrahim v. 41, Surah Mariyam v.12-14, Surah Ankaboot v.8, Surah Luqmaan v.14, Surah Nooh v.28, and many more verses where we find the Holy Quraan emphasizing the importance of parents rights. I will just mention what is stated in Surah Luqmaan v.14-

Translation from Kanzul Imaan Shareef:

“And We have stressed on man concerning his parents, that give thanks to Me and to your parents.”

Allah azzawajal states that
give thanks to me and to your parents.
Allah azzawajal is stating one of his rights alongside the right of parents.
In the commentary of this verse,
it is stated in Khazaain-ul-Irfaan,
One who prayed his 5 daily prayers (he has thanked Allah) One who prayed for his parents after these 5 daily prayers
(he has thanked his parents).






My dear Islamic brothers,
ALL RELEGIONS of the world that have existed so far,
all of them had ONE THING IN COMMON & that IS to respect your parents.

It is mentioned in Tafseer-e-Naimi, commentary of the Holy Quraan written by Mufti Ahmed Yaar Khaan Naimi
The different reasons of obeying parents.some of them are:

The bounties of Allah Almighty that we are enjoying,
these came into existence for us only after our Birth.
Our parents were the means of our birth.
Therefore, the FIRST LINK between us and the bounties of Allah Almighty is our parents.
CONSEQUENTLY,
AFTER ALLAH ALMIGHTY
WE ARE IN DEBT TO OUR PARENTS.
IF IT WAS NOT FOR THEM,
WE WOULD HAVE NOT EXHISTED.

It is the CHARACTERISTICS OF ALLAH AMIGHTY
that he brings up everybody,
provides sustenance to all, with no return in mind.
There is no greed involved in this provision of sustenance.

SIMILARLY
• PARENTS with the blessing of ALLAH ALMIGHTY,
• bring up their children without any greed or return in mind.

A QUESTION MIGHT COME TO OUR MIND THAT
NO THAT IS NOT TRUE!!!

PARENTS DO HAVE A RETURN IN THEIR MIND,
THAT THEIR CHILD WILL GROW UP AND WILL LOOKAFTER THEM IN OLD AGE.
PERHAPS THAT IS WHY THEY LOOK AFTER THEIR CHILDREN!

“NO MY DEAR ISLAMIC BROTHERS NO”!!!
THIS IS AN EVIL THOUGHT.
First of all how many children we know today who are looking after their parents,
the way their parents cared for them in their childhood?
Secondly, we can only expect this caring behaviour from a normal child?

• How about children who are BORN WITH DISABILITY,
• children who are told they will NEVR BE ABLE TO WALK,
• children who are BORN BLIND and will never be able to see,
• children born with many other DISABLED CONDITIONS that they CANT EVEN MOVE AROUND THEMSELVES,
• OR children who have SEVERE LEARNING DISABLITIES who HAVE OR GOT NO HOPE OF A NORMAL FUTURE.

TEL ME MY DEAR ISLAMIC BROTHERS
DO PARENTS NOT LOOK AFTER THESE DISABLED CHILDREN?
HOW ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF RETURN OR GREED IN HERE.



IN FACT !!!
PARENTS WITH DISABLED CHILDREN LOOK AFTER THEIR DISABLED CHILD WITH MUCH MORE CARE AND AFFECTION THAN A NORMAL CHILD.
SO OUR PARENTS HAVE BROUGHT US UP WITH EXTREME
• TENDER
• LOVE AND
• CARE
WITH NO RETURN OR NO GREED IN THEIR MIND.

THAT IS WHY ALLAH AZZAWAJUL HAS STATED HIS RIGHTS ALONGSIDE THE RIGHT OF PARENTS!!!

AND THIRDLY, just the way ALLAH AZZAWAJUL IS KIND TO HIS DISOBEDIENT PEOPLE
YET HE STILL PROVIDES THEM WITH SUSTENANCE SIMILARLY
PARENTS ARE ALSO KIND TO THEIR DISOBEDIANT CHILDREN.

NUMBER 4, WORSHIPPING ALLAH ALMIGHTY IS COMPULSORY AT ALL TIMES,
SIMILARLY IT IS COMPULSORY TO SERVE&LOOK AFTER YOUR PARENTS AT ALL TIMES
THRUOUGH THEIR:
* SICKNESS& HEALTH
* RICH AND POOR AND
* EVEN AT OLD AGE.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY ALLAH AZZAWJUL STATES HIS RIGHTS ALONGSIDE THE RIGHTS OF THE PARENTS.

FROM THESE NARRATIONS WE UNDERSTAND
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RIGHTS OF THE PARENTS.
JUST THE WAY NOBODY CAN CLAIM
THAT I HAVE PERFORMED THE RIGHTS OF WORSHIPPING ALLAH ALMIGHTY,
THE WAY IT IS REQUIRED OF ME, SIMILARLY WE CANNOT CLAIM
THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AFTER OUR PARENTS THE WAY SHARIAH REQUIRES US TO DO.


Imaam-e-AhleSunnat, Ash-Shah Imaam Ahmed Raza Khaan (Alahi rehmatur-rehmaan) states in Fataawa-Razwiyah Shareef:

THAT to deal with your parents with kindness and best of the manners is amongst the greatest of the WAJIBAATS (Obligatory Actions) and one of the best form of worship. Pay careful attention to the word used here, one of the greatest of the WAJIBAATS
IT IS NOT AS IF WE HAVE A CHOICE
No my dear Islamic brothers, if we are not dealing with our parents with kindness, we are missing a Wajib & obligatory Action, thus, committing sinful act. It is stated in a hadeeth of our beloved Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) that to be kind to your parents is better than fighting in the path of Allah Almighty.

Ahlaa-Hazrat rehmatullah alaih has explained it very beautifully
by saying that:
• To be KIND to your parents is one of the GREATEST WORSHIPS,
• but remember, kindness to parents is not just that you refrain from DISOBEYING THEIR DIRECT ORDERS
• BUT RATHER, EVEN WHEN THER IS NO DIRECT ORDER!

• A person should not do any ACTION that UPSETS HIR/HER PARENTS.
• You must be very CAUTIOUS NOT to upset them by doing SOMETHINGS OR ACTIONS THAT MIGHT UPSET THEM.
• WE GOTTA CONCIDER THEIR FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS.

To obey the commands of your parents and to please them, both of these are waajib (obligatory) actions.
And the reverse of it,
to DISOBEY their COMMANDS and to HURT THEIR FEELINGS, both of these are HARAAM ACTIONS.

This is a very beautiful explanation and it has resolved many of the MISCONCEPTIONS that might exist in one’s mind!
regarding the obedience of their parents.
May Allah azzawajal give us the ability to act upon the teachings of Ahlaa Hazrat.

In another Hadeeth, narrated by Hazrat Abdullah bin Umer radi Allah ho Anhu, our beloved Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) has said:

“Pleasure of Allah Almighty is in the pleasure of a father, and displeasing your father is equal to displeasing Allah Almighty”

My dear Islamic brothers this is the saying of our beloved Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) that if a father is happy with his children then Allah Almighty is also happy with them, but if unfortunately, a father is upset with his children because of their disobedience
then this is a cause for Allah Almighty to be displeased with them.

My dear Islamic brothers,
WE ARE GOING THROUGH A VERY TURBULENT TIME PERIOD.
DISOBEDIENCE TOWARDS PARENTS IS AT ITS PEAK.
THE IDEA OF RESPECTING YOUR PARENTS SEEMS LIKE AN ALIEN CONCEPT

There are many reasons for this shift of behaviour and one thing that has A MAJOR ROLE to play in it is ELECTRONIC MEDIA.
THE CONCEPT THAT HAS BEEN MADE AMONGST THE PEOPLE THAT THE CHILDREN NEED TO BE INDEPENDENT OF THEIR PARENTS.

The CHILDREN OF TODAY SPEAK OUT TELLING THEIR PARENTS:

“DADDY”
AM INDEPENDENT
WHATS WRONGE WID DAT
AM GON LEAD MA OWN LIFE
NOT BE IMPRISONED BY YOUR WAY OF THINKING AND LIVING,
FOLLOW YOUR COMMANDS UNDER YOUR ROOF
I GOT MA OWN LIFE WITH WIFE AND CHILDREN
I GOT MY OWN SOCIAL STATUS TO WORRY ABOUT.
ASTAGFIRULLAH!!!
What is all this? What sort of thinking is that? Is that the way a true Muslim thinks of his parents that they are
IMPROSINING HIM IN THEIR OWN IDEOLOGY.
If it was not for your parents, where would you have been? You would not have had this life, you would not have had this beautiful body. Nothing my fellow youth MA BROTHERS IN ISLAM, NOTHING.
NO LIFE WHATSOEVER WITHOUT OUR PARENTS.
It is because of our PARENTS that we came into EXHISTANCE.
Allah almighty chose them as a means of our creation, who are we to lower their status today.
Who are we to tell our parents,
YA’LL NEED TO CHILL OUT!!!
you guys need to chill out.

THIS TYPE OF ATTITUDE IS VERY COMMON IN OUR HOUSES AND THROUGH OUT THE WORLD.

TODAY PARENTS ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK TO THEIR OWN KIDS
WHAT A SHAME!!!
La hola wa la Quwaata Illa Billa hil Aliyil Adheem
IN FACT IT SHOULD BE THE CHILDREN WHO SHOULD BE AFRAID OF UPSETTING THE PARENTS.
IT IS COMPLETELY OPPOSITE TO HOW IT SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO SHARIAH!
But my dear Islamic brothers, PUTTING IT POLITLY
THIS HAS ALL GONE PEAR SHAPED!

A hadeeth is stated in Bukhari and Muslim Shareef in which our beloved Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) has stated:

“should I not inform you of the greatest of the Major sins? Should I not inform you of the most detestable of the major sins?
Should I not inform you of the most hateful of the major sins? The companions Alahi mur-Ridhwaan said yes. The holy Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) said:
“TO DO SHIRK AND CAUSE GRIEF TO YOUR PARENTS”
In another Hadeeth our beloved Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) stated three times:
CURSED IS THE ONE WHO CAUSES GRIEF TO HIS PARENTS. (X 3)

Those Islamic brothers,
GROWN UP NOW
BECOME A BIG MAN,
MAN OF THE WORLD
GOT PLENTY OF WEALTH
BUT RELUCTANT TO SPEND IT ON THEIR PARENTS
OR TO GIVE THE MONEY TO THEM,
WHO ASK THEIR PARENTS QUESTIONS

“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME THAT I SHOULD SHARE MY WEALTH WITH YOU.
MY BROTHERS NEED TO LEARN A LESSON FROM THIS HADEETH:
“You and your wealth belongs to your father”.
When we were young our parents didn’t say to us,
I m not going to look after you because u don’t have money? What gives us the right today to say it to our parents that
I am earning money, u r poor, u go n take your own care.
I have worked hard for it and it is MY RIGHT MY TIME
TO ENJOY A LUXURIOUS LIFE STYLE AND U GUYS GETTING IN MY WAY OF IT.
Al-Amaan wal-Hafeez

Another man presented himself to the court of Holy Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) and said: Oh beloved of Allah azzawajal wa Sall Allahu Alaihi Wa-Sallam my father wishes to take all my wealth from me.

The beloved Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) called for his father and when he came he was asked,
your son is making a complaint that you wish to take his wealth from him. What that father said in response to this: listen to it with great attention my dear Islamic brothers.

The father goes to the Holy Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him), oh beloved of Allah azzawajal ask my son,
what is the reason that I am asking fro his money, his wealth? I spend it on his AUNTI’S, HIS SIBLINGS and his RELATIVES. What else do I do with his money?
While his father was saying all this,

Hazrat Sayyeduna Jibraeel Alay his-Salaam came to our beloved Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) and revealed to him that this father has thought of a poem expressing his feelings about his children.
He has not written them down as YET, THE WORDS ARE STILL IN HIS HEART.
Oh beloved of Allah Azzawajal, REQUEST TO THIS FATHER THAT HE RECITES HIS PEOTRY AND YOU LISTEN TO IT.
The holy Prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) INQUIRED FROM THE FATHER,
HAVE YOU WRITTEN ANY POETRY? RECITE IT TO ME. THE FATHER SAID, NO DOUBT WITH THE MIRACLES OF THE HOLY PROPHET (Peace & blessings be upon him), THE STREGNTH OF OUR IMAAN INCREASES THEN HE STARTED RECITING HIS POETRY.
My dear Islamic brothers, the poetry that he read, LISTEN to the TRANSALATION OF IT WITH EARS OF YOUR HEART
FEEL THE ANGUISH of your parents in these words and KHUDAARA (FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH),
STOP GRIEVING YOUR PARENTS AND STOP DISOBEYING THEM.
THE FATHER SAID: “OH CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE DISOBEDIENT TO YOUR PARENTS LISTEN TO THE CRIES OF AN OPPRESSES&ANGUISHED FATHER:

Oh my child, I fed you since u were born
I supported you when u were all alone
Through blood and sweat I earned to feed you daily
If any night u fell ill, I sacrificed all my nights’ sleep to comfort you
I used to get scared thinking about your death
My eyes used to shed tears, feeling the pain of your suffering
I brought you up with such love and affection
Now that you have grown up
And I have a hope that you might support me the way I supported you
This is the return I get from you, strict and harsh behavior
It is as if it was your gratitude
You ignored the right of a father
At least you could have just given me the right of a neighbor and treated me with some respect
And the money, which infact belonged to me, you should not have shown stinginess

The holy prophet (Peace & blessings be upon him) after listening to his poem, started crying my dear Islamic brothers. In state of this crying, he (Peace & blessings be upon him) got up, seized the collar of his son and said:
“Go you and your wealth, both belong to your father”

SALLU ALAL HABIIB,,,
:SALLALLAHU ALAHI WASALIM,

My dear sweet Islamic brothers u have heard that HOLY PROPHET SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASSALLIM after hearing the poem, shed his blessed tears and tell that :you and your wealth belong to your father.
By the verses of holy qur’an and different ahadees we should have realized the value of our parents.
Alhamdulillah hi azzawajel DAWATEISLAMI is teaching us how to respect our parents through various Islamic ways such as
• DARS,
• BAYANNS,
• MADANNI CHANNEL,
• MADANI INAAMATS
• AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL
• MADANI QAFILA’S
Alhamdulillah azzawajel whoever adopted madani environment of dawateislam, if before they were disobedient to their parents they became humble and obedient, those who were VIOLENT to their parents are now the ones who KISS there HANDS and FEETS.

So, this is the blessed environment of dawateislami given by A WALI E KAMIL,MY BELOVED SHEIKH E TAREEQAT,AMEER E AHLE SUNNAT HAZRAT E ALLAMA MOULANA MOHAMMAD ILYAS ATTAR QADRI(damat barakatuhum ul aliya)
“Isi mahol ne adna ko ala ker diya dekho,
Andhera tha, ujala hi ujala ker diya dekho.”
Dear Islamic brothers its my HUMBLE REQUEST to ATTATCH YOUR SELF with dawateislami,
Attend weekly ijtima reqularly,
travel in madani qafila every month and if u want to strive urself then please fill ur madani inamat card daily.
May ALLAH give me and all of us tofeeq to be obedient to ALLAH and our parents ameen .
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