FW: Irish Luck

-------Original Message------- Subject: FW: Irish Luck His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. 'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.' 'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. 'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked. 'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.

'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did.

Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.

What saved his life this time? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son's name?

Sir Winston Churchill.

Someone once said: What goes around comes around.

Work like you don't need the money.

Love like you've never been hurt.

Dance like nobody's watching.

Sing like nobody's listening.

Live like its Heaven on Earth.

Fw: [AllahoAkbarGroup] Good girls and women to consider a few things

-------Original Message------- From: Niaz Ansari Subject: [AllahoAkbarGroup] Good girls and women to consider a few things

 

 

   

 

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Requesting pray for all Muslims

Regards.

Niaz Ahmed Ansari

Fw: [AllahoAkbarGroup] Guarding Your Husband's Honor as a Muslim Wife

-------Original Message------- From: Adil ibn Manzoor Khan Date: 30-12-2012 02:18:38 PM Subject: [AllahoAkbarGroup] Guarding Your Husband's Honor as a Muslim Wife     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   Guarding Your Husband's Honor as a Muslim Wife Most Muslim Women Are Careless About Their Primary Obligation to Protect Their Husband's Honor. Traditionally, occupations such as cooking, sewing, fashion designing and interior decorating were considered the exclusive terrain of women. One domain, though, still remains predominantly women's-only, and that is home-making. This is because it is woman's innate nature to be the master of her home. As manager, guard and coordinator, she happily does the household chores and caters to her family's needs, while the husband, more often than not the chief breadwinner, remains absent throughout the day at work. Allah has acknowledged this aspect of the functional family unit, by instructing women to be "guards" of their husband's property and honor in the latter's absence: "Therefore, the righteous women are devoutly obedient (to the husband), and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah would have them guard…" [Quran - Surah Al-Nisaa: 34] Guarding "what Allah would have them guard" implies that a Muslim wife should guard: Her husband's property (house, money, belongings, and anything which he leaves behind), Her own modesty and chastity, and finally, Her husband's honor and reputation. Guarding her husband's honor would mean not mentioning him, his character, or his deeds to any third person in a derogatory or defaming manner – ever. Although the world generally frowns upon an untidy home in disarray, or a cheating wife flirting with other men, this aspect of a wife's loyalty – her maintaining her husband's honor behind his back – is something even many "good" wives fail to accomplish. Women generally speak well of their husbands to people they are not close to. It's the close relatives and friends, however, who unwittingly cause slips. Be careful of unintentional slips in conversations with other women Even if there is no major argument between the couple, how often we see Muslim women casually commenting to each other about their husband's shortcomings. Whether on the phone, or during a visit, it is common to hear them complaining about their husbands to their mother, sister, cousin, or best friend. Even if they discuss their husband lovingly, some hidden aspect of the comment, or merely the tone of voice, sometimes carries disdain or derision. "The plumber came, and I had to rush back home to supervise his work, as [my husband] is totally useless; on Saturdays, he lies in bed all day and does absolutely nothing…" "My husband snores so loudly, it could scare anyone who hears him in the middle of the night." "He offers to cook, but his dishes turn out horrible, so I'd rather not eat what he makes…" "He never takes me shopping; he's always involved in his work."   During the gush of such 'girly' conversations, their husbands' potent faults are unintentionally revealed. The listeners/on-lookers chuckle knowingly, nodding their heads in compassionate comprehension. What they enjoy is the pleasure of knowing that this supposedly "happy" and perfect Muslim couple too, have the usual marital differences; that even seemingly "righteous" couples cannot always live in harmony. And last but not least, it gives them fodder for gossip. Remember that mentioning your husband's weaknesses might initiate gossip about you: The gossip-mongers in any social circle dwell on the "juicy" tit-bits regarding other couples' marital discord, for which they fish around in conversation and hearsay. We have all heard the stories about the in-law hovering outside the bedroom door while the husband and wife argued, or the "sincere" friend giving a frustrated wife her shoulder to cry on, only to discuss the account with her other friends later. Remember that protecting the husband's honor is one of Allah's commands for a Muslim wife What Muslim women should be wise enough to understand is that, by revealing their husband's faults to anyone else, they are disobeying Allah and thus putting themselves at risk of His wrath. They alone, are to lose out by this action. Even though Islam allows a woman to seek help for major problems in her marriage, it enjoins her to bear all trivial marital problems with patience and discretion. A woman does not get as much respect anywhere in the world as she does in her husband's home: there, she's the queen of her throne, elegant and ethereal. When she defames her husband in any way to a third person, she lowers herself from this high pedestal. She gives people a chance to mock her and discuss her with others, becoming the topic of coffee-table repartee. Beware of the concern of even your biological mothers and sisters – it can sometimes be the cause of your marital troubles Narrated by Ibn Abbas, Prophet Muhammad [Allah's peace and blessings be upon him] said:"The best woman (wife) is the one who, when you look at her she pleases you, when you command her she obeys you, and when you are not in her presence, she safeguards herself and your belongings."[Ibn Majah 1861] Muslim women should be careful about this matter even with their biological sisters and mothers. At the end of the day, no one wants a woman to come and live with them if she gets divorced or estranged from her husband. They, however, do enjoy listening to her incessantly complain of the problems in her husband's home: how low the finances are, how untidy her husband is, how much he eats, or how he neglects her rights. They might throw bygone incidents in her face even months after she has moved on and forgotten them, so that she starts brimming with indignation all over again, at their mention. Muslim women should try not to fall prey to the instigation of such "well-wishing" people, who laugh when she mocks her husband, who relish her marital dissensions, who thrive on getting to know other women's domestic troubles. They are devils in disguise, preying on the tranquility of others' homes, seeking juicy coffee-party gossip. Muslim women should beware of disobeying Allah in this regard. Make only righteous, Allah-fearing woman your close confidantes and 'shoulders to cry on' Even if you have a fight with your husband and you feel you must mention it to someone to feel better, do it with someone who has high taqwa [consciousness of Allah], who will never divulge your story to anyone else. Even your own mother might mention it to her sister, who might tell her daughter, and in this way, the whole family might be discussing your household troubles and commenting about them, weeks or months after the whole thing has blown over. Remember that in every command of Allah lies a potent hikmah, a hidden wisdom that is beneficial for you. He loves you seventy times more than your well-wishing mother. Run to Him – in salah [regular Islamic prayer], dua [praying to Him], dhikr [His remembrance by the tongue and heart], and istighfar [seeking His forgiveness for sins] – whenever you have a bone to pick with your husband. For the solution and the solace after the storm, trust in Allah. If you keep your duty to Him, He will never relinquish you – rather, He will fill your home with unbridled peace, harmony and tranquility. Caution Dont mix too much with malicious people who tell you other families innate secrets. When you are angry at your husband for some reason, avoid talking to anyone until the anger dissipates. Busy yourself. Quick Tips Avoid talking unnecessarily on the phone. Maintain a personal journal and write down how you feel when you are angry at your husband. Talk it out with him once you cool down. http://thedailyreminders.com/guarding-your-husbands-honor-as-a-muslim-wife/     Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in not-for-profit publications. __,_._,___

Hallal-Mushkilaat

"حَلَّ المشکلات"

وظیفہ نمبر ۱ :۔ برائے جمیع مقاصد مفید۔ ہمیشہ ہر فرض نماز کے بعد پڑھتے رہیں۔ انشاءاللہ مشکلیں آسان ہوتی جائیں گی۔

اگر کوئی خاص مہم درپیش ہو تو اکیس  بار روزانہ پڑھتے رہیں،اول آ خر گیارہ گیارہ بار درود  کے ساتھ۔

اَعُوۡذُ بِاللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیۡطٰنِ الرَّجِیۡمِ

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ ﴿﴾

 اَلۡحَمْدُ لِلہِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیۡنَۙ﴿۱﴾ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِۙ﴿۲﴾ مٰلِکِ یَوْمِ الدِّیۡنِؕ﴿۳﴾ اِیَّاکَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِیَّاکَ نَسْتَعِیۡنُؕ﴿۴﴾ اِہۡدِ نَا الصِّرٰطَ الۡمُسۡتَقِیۡمَۙ﴿۵﴾ صِرٰطَ الَّذِیۡنَ اَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَیۡہِمۡ۬ۙ۬ غَیۡرِ الۡمَغۡضُوۡبِ عَلَیۡہِمْ وَلَا الضَّآلِّیۡنَ٪﴿۷﴾ اٰمِیۡنَ۔ (الفاتحہ) ۔

اَللہُ لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَۚ اَلْحَیُّ الْقَیُّوۡمُ ۬ۚ لَا تَاۡخُذُہٗ سِنَۃٌ وَّلَا نَوْمٌ ؕ لَہٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الۡاَرْضِ ؕ مَنۡ ذَا الَّذِیۡ یَشْفَعُ عِنْدَہٗۤ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِہٖ ؕ یَعْلَمُ مَا بَیۡنَ اَیۡدِیۡہِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَہُمْۚ وَلَا یُحِیۡطُوۡنَ بِشَیۡءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِہٖۤ اِلَّا بِمَاشَآءَۚ وَسِعَ کُرْسِیُّہُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرْضَۚ وَلَا یَــُٔـوۡدُہٗ حِفْظُہُمَاۚ وَہُوَ الْعَلِیُّ الْعَظِیۡمُ﴿۲۵۵﴾(البقرہ)۔

 شَہِدَ اللہُ اَنَّہٗ لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَۙ وَالْمَلٰٓئِکَۃُ وَ اُوۡلُوا الْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًۢا بِالْقِسْطِؕ لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَ الْعَزِیۡزُ الْحَکِیۡمُ﴿ؕ۱۸﴾ اِنَّ الدِّیۡنَ عِنۡدَ اللہِ الۡاِسْلٰمُ۟ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِیۡنَ اُوْتُوا الْکِتٰبَ اِلَّا مِنۡۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَہُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْیًۢا بـَیۡنَہُمْؕ وَمَنۡ یَّکْفُرْ بِاٰیٰتِ اللہِ فَاِنَّ اللہَ سَرِیۡعُ الْحِسَابِ﴿۱۹﴾(اٰلِ عمران)۔

قُلِ اللّٰہُمَّ مٰلِکَ الْمُلْکِ تُؤْتِی الْمُلْکَ مَنۡ تَشَآءُ وَتَنۡزِعُ الْمُلْکَ مِمَّنۡ تَشَآءُ۫ وَتُعِزُّ مَنۡ تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنۡ تَشَآءُؕ بِیَدِکَ الْخَیۡرُؕ اِنَّکَ عَلٰی کُلِّ شَیۡءٍ قَدِیۡرٌ﴿۲۶﴾ تُوۡلِجُ اللَّیۡلَ فِی النَّہَارِ وَتُوۡلِجُ النَّہَارَ فِی اللَّیۡلِ۫ وَتُخْرِجُ الْحَیَّ مِنَ الْمَیِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ الۡمَیِّتَ مِنَ الْحَیِّ۫ وَتَرْزُقُ مَنۡ تَشَآءُ بِغَیۡرِ حِسَابٍ﴿۲۷﴾(اٰلِ عمران)

لَقَدْ جَآءَکُمْ رَسُوۡلٌ مِّنْ اَنۡفُسِکُمْ عَزِیۡزٌ عَلَیۡہِ مَاعَنِتُّمْ حَرِیۡصٌ عَلَیۡکُمۡ بِالْمُؤْمِنِیۡنَ رَءُوۡفٌ رَّحِیۡمٌ ﴿۱۲۸﴾ فَاِنۡ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِیَ اللہُ ٭۫ۖ لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّاہُوَ ؕ عَلَیۡہِ تَوَکَّلْتُ وَہُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِیۡمِ ﴿۱۲۹﴾٪(التوبہ)

 اَللّٰھُمَّ اَنۡتَ رَبِّی لَآ  اِلٰہَ اِلَّآ اَنۡتَ۔ عَلَیۡکَ تَوَکَّلۡتُ وَ اَنۡتَ رَبُّ العَرۡشِ الۡکَرِیۡمِ۔ مَا شَآءَاللٰہُ کَانَ وَ مَا لَمۡ یَشَاۡ لَمۡ یَکُنۡ۔ وَ لَا حَوۡلَ وَ لَا قُوَّۃَ اِلَّا بِاللٰہِ الۡعَلِیِّ الۡعَظِیۡمِ۔ اَعۡلَمُ اَنَّ اللّٰہَ عَلٰی کُلِّ شَیۡءٍ قَدِیۡرٌ۔ وَ اَنَّ اللّٰہَ قَدۡ اَحَاطَ بِکُلِّ شَیۡءٍ عِلۡماً۔ اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّیۡٓ اَعُوۡذُ بِکَ مِنۡ شَرِّ نَفۡسِیۡ وَ مِنۡ شَرِّ کُلِّ دَآبَّۃٍ۔ اَنۡتَ اٰخِذٌ بِنَاصِیَتِھَا۔ اِنَّ رَبِّیۡ عَلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُسۡتَقِیۡمٍ۔

 

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وظیفہ نمبر ۲:۔   برائے جمیع مقاصد مفید۔

حسب ذیل الفاظ کا کثیر تعداد میں ورد رکھا جائے، اٹھتے بیٹھتے، چلتے پھرتے۔

کوئی خاص مہم درپیش ہو تو کم از کم ۳۱۳  بار روزانہ، اول آخر  درود گیارہ گیارہ بار کے ساتھ پڑھا جائے۔

یَا لَطِیۡفًا بِخَلۡقِہٖ

یَا عَلِیمًا بِخَلۡقِہٖ

یَا خَبِیۡرًا بِخَلۡقِہٖ

اُلۡطُفۡ بِیۡ یَا لَطِیۡفُ یَا عَلِیۡمُ یَا خَبِیۡرُ 

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یہ دعائیں ڈاؤن لوڈ کرنے کے لیے حسب ذیل لنک استعمال کریں: http://www.mediafire.com/file/uxliz7brr9e8g68/Hallal-Mushkilaat.pdf
اس کے بارے میں مزید تفصیلات جاننے کے لیے حسب ذیل کتاب ڈاؤن لوڈ کریں: http://www.mediafire.com/file/pn3chozwdwac648/2_Anmol_Khazaney.pdf

Ilm-o-Amal

Taubah aur apna ehtisaab

Fw: [AllahoAkbarGroup] 6th Safar al-Muzaffar | The Rumi of Punjab — Hadrat Baba Bulleh Shah Alaihir raHmah

-------Original Message------- From: Noori Date: 19-12-2012 10:00:43 PM Subject: [AllahoAkbarGroup] 6th Safar al-Muzaffar | The Rumi of Punjab — Hadrat Baba Bulleh Shah Alaihir raHmah   Hadrat Sayyid Abdullah Shah Qadiri Baba Bulleh Shah Alaihir raHmah   Hadrat Sayyid Abdullah Shah Qadiri also known as Hadrat Baba Bulleh Shah Alaihir raHma is universally admitted to have been the greatest of the Panjabi mystics. No Panjabi mystic poet enjoys a wider celebrity and a greater reputation. His kafis have gained unique popularity. In truth he is one of the greatest Sufis of the world and his thought equals that of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Shams Tabriz of Persia. As a poet Bulleh Shah is different from the other Sufi poets of the Panjab, and represents that strong and living pious nature of Panjabi character which is more reasonable than emotional or passionate. As he was an outcome of the traditional mystic thought we can trace some amount of mystic phraseology and sentiment in his poetry but, in the main, intellectual vedantic thought is its chief characteristic. He was born in a Saiyyid family residing at, the village Pandoki of Kasur in the Lahore district, in the year A.D. 1680. This was during the twenty-first year of Emperor Aurangzeb's reign. According to C. F. Usborne he passed away in A.H. 1171 or A.D. 1785 (I.e. In the short reign of Alamgir the Second) at the ripe old age of 78.   A large amount of what is known about Bulleh Shah comes through legends, and is subjective; to the point that there isn't even agreement among historians concerning his precise date and place of birth. Some "facts" about his life have been pieced together from his own writings. Other "facts" seem to have been passed down through oral traditions. Baba Bulleh Shah practiced the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry established by poets like Shah Hussain (1538 – 1599), Sultan Bahu (1629 – 1691), and Shah Sharaf (1640 – 1724) Alaihim AR-RaHmah. Baba Bulleh Shah lived in the same period as the famous Sindhi Sufi poet , Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689 – 1752). His life also overlapped with the legendary Punjabi poet Waris Shah (1722 – 1798), and the famous Sindhi Sufi poet Abdul Wahad (1739 – 1829), better known by his pen-name, Sachal Sarmast ("truth seeking leader of the intoxicated ones").   After completing his education, it is said that Baba Bulleh Shah went to Lahore. Of the two traditions, one says that, as was customary in those days, he came to Lahore in search of a spiritual teacher, while the other relates that he went there on a visit. Each of these two contradictory traditions has a legend to support it. The first relates that while he was busy searching the intellectual circles of Lahore to find out a competent master he heard of Shah Inayat's greatness and decided to make him his Murshid. He turned his steps towards the house of the Shah, and found him engrossed in his work in the garden. Having introduced himself, Baba Bulleh Shah requested that he might be accepted a disciple and taught the secret of Lord Almighty. Thereupon Hadrat Shah lnayat Alaihir raHmah said: Bullhia rabb DA pan AI Edharo puttan odharo LAN hai. O Bulleh! The secret of Almighty Allah is this; on this side He uproots, on the other side He creates. 'This', says the tradition. 'so impressed Baba Bulleh Shah that, forgetting his family and its status, he became Inyat Shah's disciple.'   The second tradition says that Shah Inayat was the head gardener of the Shalimar gardens of Lahore. When in Lahore, Baba Bulleh Shah visited them, and as it was summer, he roamed in the mango-groves. Desirous of tasting the fruit he looked round for the guardian but, not finding him there, he decided to help himself. To avoid the sin of stealing, he looked at the ripe fruit and said; 'ALLAHu Ghani'. On the utterance of these magic words a mango fell into his hands. He repeated them several times, and thus collected a few mangoes. Tying them up in his scarf he moved on to find a comfortable place where he could eat them. At this time he met the head gardener, who accused him of stealing the fruit from the royal gardens. Considering him to be a man of low origin and desirous of demonstrating to him his occult powers, Baba Bulleh Shah said ironically: 'I have not stolen the mangoes but they have fallen into my hands as you will presently see.' He uttered 'ALLAHu Ghani' and the fruit came into his hand. But to his great surprise the young Saiyyid found that Inayat Shah was not at all impressed but was smiling innocently. The great embarrassment of Bullhe Shah inspired pity in the gardener's heart and he said: 'You do not know how to pronounce properly the holy words and so you reduce their power.' So saying, he uttered 'ALLAHu Ghani', and all the fruits in the gardens fell on the lovely lawns. Once again he repeated the same and the fruit went back on to the trees. This defeat inflicted by the guardian, whom the young Saiyyid Bullhe Shah considered ignorant and low, revolutionized his whole thought. Falling at the feet of Inayat Shah he asked to be classed as his disciple and his request was immediately granted.   The above two traditions, though different in detail, come to the same conclusion, that Baba Bulleh Shah, impressed by the greatness of Inayat, became his disciple. Bullhe Shah in his verse often speaks of his master Inayat Shah and thanks his good luck for having met such a murshid. Bulleh Shah ve nic kamini Shah inayat tari.  Says Bulleh Shah, O Almighty the Lord Inayat has saved me, low and mean. And: Bullhe Shah di suno hakait hadi pakria hog hadait mera murshid Shah Inayat Uh langhaai par. Listen to the story of Bullhe Shah, he has got hold of the peer and shall have salvation. My teacher, Shah Inayat, he will take me across. In an account of the Panjabi poets it would perhaps be out of place to speak at great length of Shah Inayat who wrote in Persian. But the influence exerted by him through his teachings and writings has linked him with Panjabi literature. Baba Bulleh Shah the Rumi of the Panjab, came most directly under his influence and, having learnt from him, was inspired to write his remarkable poetry. It will therefore, be proper to give a short account of this wonderful man.   Hadrat Shah Inayat Qadiri and his School Hazrat Shaykh Muhammad Inayatullah, generally known as Shah Inayat Qadiri, was born at Kasur in the Lahore district, of Arais parents. The arias in the Panjab were gardeners or petty cultivators. They are known to be Hindu converts to Islam and are therefore considered inferior. He was educated after the manner of his time and gained a good knowledge of Persian and Arabic. As he was born with a mystic disposition he became a disciple of the famous Sufi scholar and saint Muhammad Ali Raza Shattari. After he had finished his studies he was created a khalifa. Later on he received the khilafat of seven other sub-sects of the Sufi Qadiri. Soon after this event he left Kasur and migrated to Lahore .The author of Bagh-i-Awliya-e-Hind says that the great enmity of the Hakim Hussain Khan compelled him to migrate, but his descendants assert that it was the order of his teacher that brought him to Lahore. Here after having quelled the jealousy of his famous contemporaries, he established a college of his own. To this college came men of education for further studies in philosophy and other spiritual sciences of the time. Inayat Shah was a well-known Qadiri Sufi of his time. From the historical point of view the Qadiri Sufis can be traced back to the Sufi Saint Abdul Qadri Jilani of Bagdad. Jilani is also known by the names Peer Dastgeer and Peeran-e-Peer. Bulleh Shah himself has also given a hint that his "Master of Masters" was born in Bagdad but his own Master belonged to Lahore: My Master of Masters hailed from Baghdad, but my Master belongs to the throne of Lahore. It is all the same. For He himself is the kite and He himself is the string.   Such was the man whom Baba Bulleh Shah made his Murshid. This action of Baba Bulleh Shah, however, was highly displeasing to his family. His relatives tried to induce him to give up Inayat and find another murshid. But Baba Bulleh Shah was firm and paid no attention to them or to their wailings. The following will sufficiently demonstrate the indignation of the family: Bulleh nu samjhawan aiyaan bhena te bharjhaiyaan Aal nabi ullad Nabi nu tu kyun leekaan laaiyaan Manlay Bulleya sada kehna chad de palla raiyaan To Bulleh sisters and sisters-in-law came to explain (advise). Why, O Bulleh, have you blackened the family of the Prophet and the descendants of Ali? Listen to our advice, Bulleh, and leave the skirt of the aria. To this reproach Baba Bulleh Shah firmly but indifferently replies: Jehra sanu saiyad akkhe dozakh miln sazaiya Jehra sanu rai akkhe bahishti piga paiya Je tu lore bag bahara Bullhia Talib ho ja raiya. He who calls me a Saiyyid, shall receive punishments in Hell, he who calls me an arai shall in heaven have swings; O Bulleh, if you want pleasures of the garden become a disciple of the aria. Raeen saain sabhan thaain rab diyaan be parwaiyaan Sohniyaan pare hataiyaan te khoojiyaan lay gall laiyaan Arain and masters are born at every place, Lord Almighty does not discriminate against anyone. Wise people don't care for such differences, only the ugly ones do Je tu loorain baag baharaan chaakar hoo ja raiyaan Bulleh Shah di zaat ki puchni shakar ho razaiyaan If you seek to the gardens of heaven, become a servant to the 'Arains'. Why ask about the caste of Bulleh Shah? Instead be grateful in Allah's will. Baba Bulleh Shah seems to have suffered at the hands of his family, as he has once or twice mentioned in his poetry. In the end, being convinced of the sincere love and regard of their child for Inayat Shah, the family left him alone. It is said that one of his sisters, who understood her brother, gave him her support and encouraged him in his search for truth. After the demise of Hadrat Shah Inayat, Baba Bullhe Shah returned to Kasur. He remained faithful to his Beloved and to himself by not marrying. The sister who understood him also remained single and kept him company in his last years. He died in A.D. 1758 and was buried in Kasur, where his tomb still exists. May Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala elevate his Status and bless with a part from the Divine Love of Hadrat Sayyid Abdullah Shah Qadiri that he had for HIM (Almighty) and accept our remembrance of the Great Wali and the Sufi Master and make it a medium for us to receive his divine mercy and blessings… Aameen!!   ,_._,___

Fw: [AllahoAkbarGroup] A Cold Breath of Jahannam

-------Original Message------- From: Adil ibn Manzoor Khan Date: 17-12-2012 10:07:09 PM Subject: [AllahoAkbarGroup] A Cold Breath of Jahannam   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   A Cold Breath of Jahannam By Asma bint Shameem   Last week, it was extremely cold.... Cold beyond imagination.    It was so cold, they said these were temperatures we havent seen in more than a decade.   Pipes froze and burst, many people lost electricity and many even died.   There was ice everywhere...ice on the cars, ice on the trees, ice on the on the grass.   When the arctic wind blew, it cut through to the bone. It hit across the face and numbed whatever it touched.   And as I felt the chilling effects of these below-freezing temperatures, I thought of Jahannum. Yes, Jahannum.   Now, why would I remember Jahannum, one might ask, in this Siberian weather? Isnt Jahannum fiery, burning and hot?   Yes. But, although Jahannum is a place known for its unimaginable heat, scorching blazes and sweltering fires, there are also places within it that are extremely cold, frigid and chilling.     So frigid are these places that it would burn and scorch and torture a person just as the severest fire would and worse.   And this extreme state of coldness in Jahannum is called Zamhareer.     The state of the Hell of Zamhareer is a suffering of extreme coldness, of blizzards and freeze for the people who will enter Jahannum. (May Allaah protect us from it).   Yet its coldness is not a pleasure or a relief to the sinners. Rather it is a severe punishment and burning torture which no one would ever be able to bear.     Ibnul Qayyim said about the following Ayah: "Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink. Except boiling water, and Ghasaaqaa" [Al Naba: 24-25]   It is Zamhareer, it burns them with its extreme cold just as it burns them with its heat. It was also stated by Mujaahid and Muqaatil that it is the peak of coldness. (Badaai al Fawaa-id)   Allaah mentions this Zamhareer when he talks about the rewards of the people of Jannah and how they are saved from its cold torture, its extreme frigidity and biting frost.   ''They will recline on thrones. They will not see the excessive heat of the sun, nor the extreme bitterness of cold (Zamhareera).'' (Surah Insan:13)   And the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi WA Sallam) said: "The Fire says: Master, some of me eats other parts, so grant me a breath (respite). Thus (the Fire) was granted a breath in the summer and a breath In the winter. So whatever you find of bitter cold or Zamhareer, thus it is from a breath of Jahannum, and whatever you find of heat or Haruur, thus it is from a breath of Jahannum". (Muslim)   So what did the righteous people do when they experienced extreme cold winters and low temperatures?   They remembered this hadeeth and asked Allaah to protect them from Jahannum and its bitter cold as well as its severe heat.   Ibn Rajab said: "And from the virtues of winter is that it reminds one of the extreme cold of Hell and pushes one to seek refuge from it…"   So when winter comes along and the arctic wind blows and temperatures drop, use it as a reminder for the Aakhirah.   When your fingers and toes are so cold and numb, that you can no longer feel them and when your shake and shiver in the frigid weather, remember Zamhareer and its bitter coldness.     These winds, these extremes of temperatures, this ice and snow are signs amongst the signs of Allaah. They are reminders of our life to come and of the Aakhirah.   So seek refuge in Allaah from Jahannum and its heat and its coldness. Do all you can to stay away from it and do all you can to protect yourself from It. And never forget the Day when you will stand in front of Him and give account of all that you said and did.   The famous worshipper Raabiah said: "I have never heard the adhaan except that I remember the caller who will announce the Day of Resurrection, and I never see the falling snow except that I imagine the flying pages of the records of peoples deeds (on that day), and I never see swarms of locusts except that I think about the Great Gathering on the Last Day." (Sifah Al-Safwah)   And Sufyan ibn Uyaynah said that Ibrahim at-Taymee said: "I imagined myself in the Hellfire with its iron chains and blazing fire eating from Zaqqoom (a tree in hell with exceedingly bitter fruit), and drinking from its Zamhareer (a bitterly cold drink), so I said "O my soul what do you long for?" It replied "To return to the world and perform a righteous action by which I will be saved form this punishment". I also imagined myself in Paradise with its Hoori dressed in silken garments (of Paradise) with gold embroidery. I said "O my soul! What do you long for?" It said "To return to the world and perform a righteous action by which this reward will increase." So I said to myself "You are in the world and (surrounded by) aspirations". O Allaah, we seek Your refuge from the torment of Jahannum, from its Zamhareer (coldness) as well as Haruur (heat). Ameen.      Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in not-for-profit publications. __,_._,___

Fw: [AllahoAkbarGroup] Treating Christmas with Respect

-------Original Message------- From: Adil ibn Manzoor Khan Date: 16-12-2012 04:28:48 PM Subject: [AllahoAkbarGroup] Treating Christmas with Respect   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   Treating Christmas with Respect By Abdul Malik Mujahid Christmas is an annual Christian religious holiday commemorating the birth of Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him. For many Muslims who even do not celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, it becomes an issue of what stand they should take.    There have been a number of legitimate criticisms of the holiday from Muslims and non-Muslims based on theological and cultural considerations. However, this cannot be used to disregard the holiday as merely an exercise in ancient pagan practices, for instance, or excessive consumerism. Muslims have to remember that for practicing Christians, Christmas really is about Jesus.    Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was so accommodating of Christians that according to the two earliest Islamic historians, Ibn e Saad and Ibn Hisham, the Prophet even allowed a delegation of 60 Byzantine Christians from Najran in Yemen to worship in his own mosque in Madinah. Lead by their bishop (Usquf), they had come to discuss a number of issues with him. When time of their prayer came, they asked the Prophet's permission to perform this in the mosque. He answered, "conduct your service here in the mosque. It is a place consecrated to God." Read more The visit of Najran Christians God expects us to stay away from mocking the religious beliefs of others, no matter how much we disagree with them. He says in the Quran: "And insult not those whom they (disbelievers) worship besides God, lest they insult God wrongfully without knowledge. Thus We have made fair-seeming to each people its own doings; then to their Lord is their return and He shall then inform them of all that they used to do" (Quran, 6:108).    We also have to remember that even if for many nominal Christians, the celebration is not really about participating in religious traditions, Christmas is a time for families to get together. In a number of cases it is the only time of year families get together, either because family members are scattered in different parts of the country or the world, because of communication and relationship problems, or because in America today, the family unit is becoming weaker and weaker.    Christmas is a great time to relate to our neighbors. We should not forget though, that "relating" does not mean "preaching". Dawah cannot be made in a rude manner. Allah says in the Quran: "Invite (all) to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful advice, and reason with them by ways that are the best and most gracious: because your Lord knows best, (those) who have strayed from His Path, and those who receive guidance " (Quran, 16:125).    In particular, when dealing with Jews and Christians, Allah says: "Do not argue with the People of the Book unless it is in the politest manner, except for those of them who do wrong. Say: 'We believe in what has been sent down to us and what has been sent down to you. Our God and your God is [the same] One, and we are Muslims before Him'" (Quran, 29:46).    This may not be an occasion to emphasis the differences as much as the commonality of our beliefs, unless someone is really asking you about them.    A starting point for a discussion about Christmas could be the Islamic belief in all Books revealed by Allah and all Prophets sent by Him. In this discussion, special emphasis could be made on Prophet Jesus. Non-Muslims are often surprised to discover that Muslims also believe in their noble Prophet and his great mother Mary (peace be upon her).   Source : http://www.soundvision.com/info/christmas/ctreat.asp     Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in not-for-profit publications.

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