July 2, 2008
Beautiful Quran Recitation
Ziyad Patel recites Surah Baqarah verses 284-286
Allahumma salli ‘ala,
Sayyidina,
Muhammadin an-Nabiyyi al-ummiyyi,
Wa ‘ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallim.
(O Allah, send your peace and blessings upon our Master Muhammad, the Unlettered Prophet, and upon his family and companions.)
O My Lord,
My sins are like
The highest mountain;
My good deeds
Are very few
They’re like a small pebble.
I turn to You
My heart full of shame,
My eyes full of [...]
I wish you were here
Here next to me
Been missing you so
So desperately
But lately I feel
Like you feel and
I see what you see
How I’m missing you
What happened to the ummah
Once known so well…
I wish you were here
Here next to me
Been missing you so
So desperately
But lately I feel
Like you feel and
I see what you see
How I’m missing [...]
This is a beautiful, heart shaking recitation of surah Al-Ahzab by Salman Al-Utaybi Hafidhahullah.
Some people argue whether her/his or their God is the truest God among the other’s.
I see thing this way, God is only one. God who created this universe and all inside it. No matter what is your belief, religion, faith or atheist, no matter who you are and where you are now, GOD IS ONLY ONE. There’s [...]
It should be abundantly clear that Islam is simple - that being a Muslim is simple. There is, for a Muslim, the simple acknowledgment of two things.
First, of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala as our Rabb, as The One Who created us, Who defines us, Who has determined the meaning and purpose of our lives.
“Allah [...]
At Charles de Gaulle metro station, on the way to pick up my kids from school, i heard this song “ebony ivory” of Paul Mc Cartney, from a man who make a living by doing karaoke in one corner of the station.
It’s been a long time i have never heard of this song, and it [...]
Ta-Ha
Who has made earth for you like a bed (spread out); and has opened roads (ways and paths etc.) for you therein; and has sent down water (rain) from the sky. And We have brought forth with it various kinds of vegetation. (53)
Please read the verse 84:3-4 that talks about the Last Day, “And when [...]
An Excerpt from the Book about Happiness : ”Don’t Be Sad” - By Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni
Faith in Allah, the Almighty, is to happiness and peace, while disbelief is to confusion and misery. I have read about many intelligent people of a certain kind, some who might even be called geniuses, geniuses though whose hearts are [...]
One of the foremost experts in psychology of our time, Dr. Carl Jung, mentioned on page 264 of his book The Modern Man In Search Of Spirit:
“Over the last thirty years, people from all over the world have come to me seeking advice. I treated hundreds of patients and most of them were middle-aged, or [...]
The caliph once sent a Jewish scholar to debate with Imam ‘Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (peace be upon him). The Jew said to him, “How can you accept Muhammad as the Messenger of God when he showed no miracles?”
The Imam replied, “The greatest miracle of God is the human mind. It allows ideas to be thought [...]
The Holy Prophet (may Allah bless he and his family and grant them peace) said: The angel Gabriel (Jibril) came to me and said: “O Prophet of Allah, indeed, Allah has sent me to you with a gift that no one before you has ever been given.” The Prophet asked: “What is it?” He said, [...]
He has made subject to you the Night and the Day; the Sun and the Moon; and the Stars are in subjection by His Command: verily in this are Signs for men who are wise. (12) (An-Nahl)
Only Allah can guide someone to the truth, and such guidance may come in unpredictable ways.
The story of [...]
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
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)
440. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) [...]
The great Islamic scholar of the 19th century, Muhammad Abdo wrote that when he visited the West he found Islam but no Muslims and upon his return to the Arab world he countenanced many Muslims but no Islam.
The reason i post the link below is because i find its validity in some ways. As i live [...]
It’s so relaxing and good to release the stress…
Zen attitude
About Surah Yaseen :
Everything has a heart and the heart of the Quran is Surah Yaseen.
Inspiring source : my brother in islam, Ahumanb.
Islam or Izlam. They are significantly different in contain and in purpose. I have heard some people talking confidently about my religion, islam, but honestly they talk something that totally strange to me. Often some people confusing between culture and religion. Honor killing, oppression of women, stoning to death, etc…wait a [...]
“Meaning: Do not compel anyone to embrace the religion of Islam, for indeed it is a clear and understandable religion that is supported by manifest evidences and proofs. One does not need to compel anyone to embrace it.”
Islam, due to its mercy upon all people, preserves the rights of even those who are in [...]
Racism and Prejudice continues to be a hot topic today, despite efforts to denounce racism throughout the world, it still exists to varying degrees, most of which is very subtle these days.
Allah SWT mentions:
And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. Verily, [...]