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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

FW: When Death Came Knocking ...


From: ahmad_adil
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 21:37:26 -0800
Subject: When Death Came Knocking ...

 


In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate
 
"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"
 
Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
 
  
Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
 
When Death Came Knocking ...
 
It was early in the morning at four,
When death knocked upon a bedroom door.
Who is there? The sleeping one cried.
I am Malakul Maut (Angel Of Death), let me inside.
At once, the man began to shiver,
As one sweating in deadly fever,
He shouted to his sleeping wife,
Do not let him take away my life.
 
Please go away, O Angel of Death!
Leave me alone, I am not ready yet.
My parents and family on me depends,
Give me a chance, O please prepense!
The angel knocked again and again,
Friend! I will take your life without a pain,
This your soul Allah requires,
I come not with my own desires..

Bewildered, the man began to cry,
O Angel I am so afraid to die,
I will give you gold and be your slave,
Do not send me to the unlit grave.
Let me in, O Friend! The Angel said,
Open the door; get up from your bed,
If you do not allow me in,
I will walk through it, like a Jinn.
 
The man held a gun in his hand,
Ready to defy the Angels stand..
I will point my gun, towards your head,
You dare come in; I will shoot you dead.
By now the Angel was in the room,
Saying, O Friend! Prepare for you doom.
Foolish man, Angels never die,
     (except when Allah will give death to everyone on
      day of Qayamat) 
Put down your gun and do not sigh.
Why are you afraid! Tell me O man,
To die according to Allah plan?
Come smile at me, do not be grim,
Be Happy, to return to Him.
 
O Angel! I bow my head in shame;
I had no time to take Allah's Name.
From morning till dusk, I made my wealth,
Not even caring for my own health.
Allah's command I never obeyed,
Nor five times a day I ever prayed.
Ramadan came and a Ramadan went,
But I had no time to repent.
 
The Hajj was already FARD on me,
But I would not part with my money.
All charities I did ignore,
Taking usury (interest/riba) more and more.
Sometimes I sipped my favorite wine,
With flirting women I sat to dine...
O Angel! I appeal to you,
Spare my life for a year or two.
 
 
The Laws of Quran I will obey,
I will begin my SALAT this very day.
My Fast and Hajj, I will complete,
And keep away from self-conceit.
I will refrain from usury,
And give all my wealth to charity,
Wine and wenches I will detest,
Allah's oneness I will attest.  
 

We Angels do what Allah demands,
We cannot go against His commands..
Death is ordained for everyone,
Father, mother, daughter or son.
I am afraid this moment is your last,
Now be reminded, of your past,
Do understand your dreadful fears,
But it is now too late for your tears. 

 
You lived in this world, two score and more,
Never did to you, your people adore.
Your parents, you did not obey,
Hungry beggars, you turned away.
Your two ill-gotten, female offspring,
In nightclubs, for livelihood they sing.
Instead of making many more Muslims,
You made your children non-Muslims?  
 

You did ignore the Muadhin Adhaan,
Nor did you read the Holy Quran.
Breaking promises all your life,
Backbiting friends, and causing strife
From hoarded goods, great profits you made,
And for your poor workers, you underpaid.
Horses and cars were your leisure,
Moneymaking was your pleasure.  


You ate vitamins and grew more fat,
With the very sick, you never sat.
A pint of blood you never gave,
Which could a little baby save?
O Human, you have done enough wrong,
You bought good properties for a song.
When the farmers appealed to you,
You did not have mercy, this is true.   
 

 
Paradise for you? I cannot tell,
Undoubtedly you will dwell in hell.
There is no time for you to repent,
I will take your soul for which I am sent. 

The ending however, is very sad,
Eventually the man became mad
With a cry, he jumped out of bed,
And suddenly, he fell down dead.

O Reader! Take moral from here,
You never know, your end may be near
Change your living and make amends
For heaven, on your deeds depends.
If this poem inspires you,
It can help someone too.
At least take some time,
and do not ban And send it to as many people as you can.
This poem may change many lives,
And Allah may have for you a great surprise.

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Pray before you die (English Translated Subtitles)

 
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Monday, April 22, 2013

FW: Our Daughters are a Blessing, Not a Burden!!


Subject: Our Daughters are a Blessing, Not a Burden!!

 
Allah Almighty, through the Waseela of His Beloved SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam have once again blessed me with His RaHmah, A Baby Girl al Hamdu Lillah on Wednesday, 29th Jumada al-Awwal i.e. 10th April 2013 at 3:30pm approx. All my brothers and sisters are requested to keep our daughters remembered in their pious and precious prayers... May Allah bless you immensely with the better reward!!

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OUR DAUGHTERS ARE A BLESSING, NOT A BURDEN!!


Children are no doubt a great gift from Almighty Allah to all parents. Parents must think of their children as such treasures that the all the wealth and material resources are worthless as when compared to one's children. We, as parents, should thank and be grateful to Almighty Allah for blessing us with children whether they are boys or girls. Today, it is quite disheartening to see that some parents rejoice when the newborn child is a male and show their dissatisfaction when the child is a female. But, this should not be the attitude. Islam does not condone this type of behavior, as such was the manner of the parents in the time of ignorance.

In pre-Islamic times, the Arabs used to be disheartened and annoyed with the birth of girls, so that a father, when informed his wife had given birth to a girl, said,
"By Allah she is not as blissful as a son; her defense is crying and her care is but stealing!"



He meant she could not defend her father and her family except by screaming and crying, not by fighting and carrying arms. She also cannot be good to them and care for them except by taking from her husband's money to give to her family. Their traditions allowed the father to bury his daughter alive for actual poverty, or for expected poverty, or out of fear of a disgrace she might bring upon them when she grew up. In that context, the Qur'an says, denouncing and derogating them:

"And when the girl-child who was buried alive is asked. Upon what sin was she killed for." [Surah al-Takweer, Verses 8-9]

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The Qur'an also describes the condition of fathers when daughters were born:

"And when one among of them receives the glad tidings of a daughter, his face turns black for the day, and he remains seething. Hiding from the people because of the evil of the tidings; "Will he keep her with disgrace, or bury her beneath the earth?"; pay heed! Very evil is the judgment they impose!"  [Surah al-Nahl, Verse 58-59]

The Qur'an led an uncompromising campaign against those cruel people who kill children-whether male or female. Allah says in the Qur'an:

"Indeed ruined are those who slay their children out of senseless ignorance and forbid the sustenance which Allah has bestowed upon them, in order to fabricate lies against Allah; they have undoubtedly gone astray and not attained the path." [Surah al-Anaam, Verse 140]

And Allah Almighty says:

"And do not kill your children, fearing poverty; We shall provide sustenance to them as well as to you; indeed killing them is a great mistake." [Surah Bani Israel, Verse 31]

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Some ancient laws gave the father the right to sell his daughter if he wished; while others allowed him to hand her to another man who would either kill her or own her if the father killed the other man's daughter.

When Islam was revealed, it decreed a daughter - like a son - was a gift from Allah, to be granted to whomever Allah wishes of His worshipers:

"For Allah only is the kingship of the heavens and the earth; He creates whatever He wills; He may bestow daughters to whomever He wills, and sons to whomever He wills. Or may mix them, the sons and daughters; and may make barren whomever He wills; indeed He is All Knowing, Able." [Surah al-Shoora, Verses 49-50]
The Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) of Islam made Paradise the recompense of every father who conducts himself well with his daughters, has patience in raising them, provides their moral education, and observes Allah's commands concerning them until they come of age or until his . The Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) made the place of the father in Paradise next to him. Hadrat Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam said,

"Whoever brings up two girls till they reach the age of puberty, he and I will come on the Day of Resurrection like this," (and he joined his blessed fingers.)

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The beloved Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) has stated that

"When a boy is born, then he brings one Noor (light) and when a girl is born, then she brings two Noors."

It has been narrated in a Hadith that the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) has stated that

"If parents are kind and generous towards their daughters, then they will be so close to Him (The Holy Prophet Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) in Jannah, like one finger is to the next."

The Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) has also stated that

"The person who is faced with hardship due to his daughters, and makes Sabr (is patient), then his daughters will be a Pardah (curtain) between him and the Hell-fire."
Hadrat Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam said,

"...and whoever brings up three daughters or a like number of sisters, training them well and showing kindness to them till Allah enriches them (i.e. till they reach the age of puberty), Allah will guarantee Paradise for him." A man asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Does this apply to two also?" He said: "even to two." If they had asked whether to one also, the Messenger of Allah would have said that, "even to one..."

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Sayyiduna Ibn 'Abbas (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) recounted,

"Whoever had a female who was not buried nor insulted by him, and had not preferred his male children to her, Allah admits him to Paradise."
Daughters are without doubt a great blessing from Almighty Allah. They are a means of salvation and a path to Jannah (Heaven) for their parents. The crux of one narration states that

"One who loves his daughters and withstands the hardship of grooming and getting them married, Almighty Allah makes Jannah compulsory (Waajib) on him and keeps him protected from the Fire of Hell."

And in another Hadith, the beloved Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam said:

"They will be a shield for him from the Fire."

The beloved Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam commanded:

"Whenever you buy anything from the market place first present it to your female children then to your male children."
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Hadrat Khwaja Uthman al-Haaroni (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu), the Spiritual Guide (Peer-o-Murshid) of Khwaja-e-Khwajgaan, Hadrat Shaykh Mu'een al-Din Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaaz Chishti Ajmeri (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu), states:

"Daughters are a gift from Almighty Allah. Those parents who are kind towards them, then Almighty Allah is generous towards such parents. Those who are merciful to their daughters, Almighty Allah is Merciful towards them."

The great saint, Hadrat Khwaja Uthman Harooni (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) also said,

"When a girl is born to a family, then between the parents and Hell, there shall be a distance of five hundred years."

It has been stated that:

When parents rejoice at the birth of a daughter, this is greater than making Tawaaf of the Kaaba seventy times.

When Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) would hear that one of his relatives or friends had a baby girl, he would say to them,

"Congratulations for the Prophets were mostly fathers of daughters."

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Muslims should also remember that the family of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) is from his beloved daughter Sayyidah Fatima Zahra (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anha).

With these open and authentic texts, with the enhanced and repeated good news, the birth of girls is not at all a fearful burden nor is it a bad omen. On the contrary, it is a blessing to be thanked for and a mercy to be desired and requested because it is a blessing of the Almighty and a reward to be gained.

Dear brothers and sisters! Rejoice on the birth of your daughters, love and guide them and give them that which is due to them from your belongings. Do not deprive them of their inheritance as they also have say in this. Remember! Daughters are a blessing and not a burden.


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Noori Ridawi al-Qadiri
Gifted with Two Blessings