Sheikh Atabek Shukurov Nasafi

Aqida course (there is another part that will be posted soon)
Session one parts to one to five

Sidi Hamza Andreas Tzortzis

The Intellectual Basis of Islam

Quran Explorer

Mashallah, this site is excellent, Masud posted it on his website and it deserves another post, here.
http://www.quranexplorer.com

If you click on this link http://www.quranexplorer.com/quran/ you can go through the Quran, in different scripts, reciters and translations.

Its an excellent tool for anyone wanting to review the Quran that they know or learn parts that they did not know.

Don't forget that a letter is worth more than ten this month! Enjoy.

Robert Baum

The Effect of Colonialism on Jewish-Muslim Relations - clip

Robert Baum

Dhimmi - people who were protected in Muslim countires - clip

Quran source for Medieval Jews - clip

Studying

Study only, the text that you are currently reading, as if you will never study it again and that you'll never get a chance to study it again. Make every second count, study the text before and after the lesson.

Be serious about this and do not slacken, self study should be only for topics like history and then if you have a question would you go forward and ask.

It is very easy to get distracted, so be aware that satan does not like the fact that you are studying, so concentrate.

Repeat the same lessons until its part of you.

Do not eat too much or little, enough that will aid your studies, if its a particular food then eat it. I find chocolate slows my thinking down, it may be different for you, anything fresh is better.

Thinking about your lesson is better than doing it and forgetting about. On your way home ponder what you have studied as Imam Nawawi used to. Also talking about your lesson to others can help.

Finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

This is really a non issue for most Muslims because this is known as fact that there is not other Prophet after Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) nor is there another Messenger, as this has also ended. Here we wish to prove this fact beyond a shadow of a doubt.


Definition


What we wish to do here is examine some proofs and then explain them. So firstly we must state that the words Prophet and Messenger are the synomyns, in terms of language.


The definition of a Prophet is he;

1. Who receives revelation in this world from Allah (the Exalted)

2. Informs of the unseen; some of the past/present

3. His miracles manifest upon a challenge of prophethood

4. See Angels and speaks to them (Commentary Aqida Tahwwiyyah by Al-Madani and Jawhar At-Tawheed by Imam Al-Laqqani)



In terms of sacred law the difference between a Prophet and Messenger is; a Prophet backs up the previous message (he doesn't bring a new law nor is he ordered to convey it) and a Messenger brings a new law (he is ordered to convey it).

This is also one of the facts of a messenger/ prophet that they confirm the previous prophet/ Messenger.

Prophethood was passed from father to son, father to son, father to son.

So when the passage speaks about the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) not being a father of any of the men. This means that Prophethood ended; it stopped; the passing of prophetic chain has ceased.

The great lineage of the Prophets had come to an end and it was to travel no more. "Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but the Messenger of Allah and the Last of Prophets. And Allah has knowledge of everything." [Qur'an 33:40]"

Translated, Last of the prophets is خاتم النبين Khatam here is the active participle or Ism Fa'il which is the active participle in Arabic which means that a person is doing that action. Like a opener is fatih. Khatam can mean seal, stamp, make impervious, inaccessible, conclude, finish, terminate or last. (p.227 Hans Wehr Dictionary)


So we can take meaning last as it says here or we can take seal either way, we can understand the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is one doing the sealing, the one doing the finishing, the one concluding, the one making prophethood inaccessible, Prophethood began with him and ended with him. As He was the first Prophet created in the realm of the souls and the last one sent to mankind. (Dohw Al-Amali sharh ala Bad Al-Mali).


This is illustrated vividly in the following narration;

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Certainly my example and the example of prophets before me is like the example of a palace, most elegant and most beautiful constructed by a person except with a blank space for a brick in one of its corners that made people (who were) going around it wonder and exclaim (in perplexion): “Why is there no brick inlaid here?!” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “I am that brick and I am the last of the prophets.” (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1, p.501 and; Sahih Muslim, Vol. 2, p.248)


The following illustrate this further; Amir b Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported on the authority of his father that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) addressing 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "You are in the same position in relation to me as Aaron was in relation to Moses although there is no prophet after me." Sa'd said: I had an earnest desire to hear it directly from Sa'd, so I met him and narrated to him what (his son) Amir had narrated to me, whereupon he said, "Yes, I did hear it." I said, "Did you hear it yourself?" Thereupon he placed his fingers upon his ears and said, "Yes, and if not, let both my ears become deaf." (Bukhari Book #031, Hadith #5913)


Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah said, "The tribe of Israel used to be ruled and guided by prophets: Whenever a prophet died, another would take over his place. There will be no prophet after me, but there will be Caliphs who will increase in number." The people asked, "O Prophet of Allah! What do you order us (to do)?" He said, "Obey the one who will be given the pledge of allegiance first. Fulfil their (i.e. the Caliphs) rights, for Allah will ask them about (any shortcoming) in ruling over those who Allah has put under their guardianship." (Bukhari Book #56, Hadith #661)


Jubair bin Mutim (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "I have five names: I am Muhammad and Ahmad; I am Al-Mahi through whom Allah will eliminate infidelity; I am Al-Hashir who will be the first to be resurrected, the people being resurrected there after; and I am also Al-'Aqib." (i.e. There will be no prophet after me)." (Bukhari Book #56, Hadith #732)


Saad (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) set out for Tabuk. Appointing 'Ali as his deputy (in Medina). 'Ali said, "Do you want to leave me with the children and women?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Will you not be pleased that you are to me like Aaron is to Moses? But there will be no prophet after me." (Bukhari book #59, Hadith #700)


It is narrated by Uqba bin Aamer, (Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “If there could ever be a prophet after me, indeed Umar bin Khattab would have been such”. (At-Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, p.209)


There are more hadith on this but I wanted to stop at this point making it very clear that no Prophet could follow him and then what about the station of Messenger?


Messenger

Is the station of Messenger still open seen as prophethood is ended?

The term Prophet and Messenger are used interchangeably in the Quran and you can see this clearly when you look at the examples of the way in which the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bestow peace and blessing upon him) is mentioned, using both terms.

For a Messenger to come there needs to be a new law, there is no new law to come, the Shariah is the final law for mankind.


“Truly the religion with Allah is Islam.” The Family of Imran 3:19


Allah said, "Whoso desires another religion than Islam, it shall not be accepted of him; in the next world he shall be among the losers." The Family of Imran 3.85


"Muhammad is a Messenger of Allah." 48:29


"Today I have perfected your religion for you, and I have completed My blessing upon you, and I have approved Islam for your religion." The Table spread 5:3


These are proofs that no other religion could appear nor could another Messenger come with a new message after the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) his law is final and conclusive.


To further prove this see the following hadith:

The Prophet of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) affirmed, "The chain of Messengers and Prophets has come to an end. There shall be no Messenger nor Prophet after me." (Tirmidhi, Musnad Imam Ahmad, Marwiyat-Anas bin Malik)

So there is no possibility of another Prophet or Messenger to come after Muhammad (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him).



What about Jesus (upon him peace)?


Jesus (upon him peace) will return to kill the Antichrist and re-establish the sacred law before the end of time. He will follow the law of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and will not bring about new message he will affirm the previous Message.


Also note he is not a new prophet, he was a prophet before and now he is coming again. Therefore he is not bringing anything new he is affirming and this is an exception to the normal rule of the prophets. And as any Arabic student will tell you there is always an exception to the rule!


The Prophet of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Allah the Almighty has sent unto the world no Prophet who did not warn his people about the appearance of the Imposter (Al-Dajjal). I am the last in the line of Prophets and you are the last community of believers. Without doubt, then, Anti-christ shall appear from amongst you." (Ibn Majah, Kitabul-fitan, bab:Dajjal).



What about Ibrahim the son who passed away?


The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had three sons all of whom died in childhood or in Ibrahim's case a few months after birth. We said before that Prophethood passed from father to son.

Now there is a narration that the Prophet said,لو عاش لكان صديقاً نبياً

"If Ibrahim had lived he would be a truthful prophet."


Reported by Ibn Majah chapter on funerals no. 1511.

First of all according to Yahya ibn Ali Al-Shawkani this is a forged narration. (Siddiqqi Hadith literature p.212)

Some people use this as proof that prophethood could have passed on. Lets examine the words, لو lo means you are wishing for something that you know could never come true. For example I could say; If only today was Friday but I know that today is Saturday and that could not be Friday because that has gone. In either case the hadith is rejected.

Also ponder that the outward of this narration contradicts the Quran passage saying that he is not a father of any of the men. So normally if there is a contradiction of hadith and Quran we either join them or look for an explanation like what we have explained above. So in any case the hadith cannot be used a proof, at all.


Bukhari narrates that Ibn Abu Awfa said, "If there could be a prophet after Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) it would be his son but there is no prophet after him."


Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "He means that if he was not the seal of prophethood then his son would have been a prophet after him." (Tafsir Al-Khateeb As-Sharbini page.318)


This now cannot be understood in other way as it is proved beyond a shadow of a doubt.

The progeny of Muhammad (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) is from our lady Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) and our master Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). So there was no passing on of Prophethood as it has ceased. And all the Prophet's (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) children who had offspring died in infancy.



Concluding remarks

We have proved that the stations of prophethood and messengership have both ended. It ended with His message, it was not passed on nor was there a new message. No one can now claim that they are a prophet or a Messenger, they cannot claim that they are bringing a new message or following a message previous to Islam. So from the Prophet Muhammad's (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) time until the day of judgement, all claims of prophethood are false and baseless.

Disbelief is defined as someone who rejects the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). (Jawhar Al-Kalamiyya Sheikh Tahir al-Jazaair chapter one). Those who do not affirm this cannot consider themselves Muslims.

This is a lie against Allah (the Exalted) and this is worst sin that anyone can do, do you really want to be caught out by God? This can only be an act of foolishness. I have not used all the evidences that I had, I have picked some and not others, so if you find other information that is appropriate to this subject then do not be surprised. This article refutes those who claim to follow another prophet in and outside Islam, as well as another messenger. As well as those try to fabricate a possibility which in itself is a rejection of the first Quranic verse presented and anyone who rejects a Quranic verse leaves the fold of Islam.


Imagine a relay race, there are several runners, each runner takes the batton and runs with it to the next runner who then takes it on to the next runner. This cycle continues until the final runner receives the batton, he takes it to to end of the race. This is likeness of prophethood, each one carried the light and passed it on until it came to a end when it was given to the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) and he completed it.

“Their intention is to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths. But Allah will complete His light, even though the disbelievers hate it” (Quran As-Saff 61:8)

Prophethood is not a station that someone can achieve, it is a station that someone is given. All claims of prophethood outside this are false and without truth.

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Dowra 2007

Part five

Awarif al-Marif



They used to eat and start with Bismillah for the first morsel, then Bismillah Ar-Rahman for the second, then Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem for the third

To bring with three breaths

The sleep of a scholar is worship

Like the sleep of the faster

The most important thing about food that is halal

To partake in permissible food needs a lot of knowledge

Not just Bismillah and eat

Every tree in paradise says Subhanllah, La illah ila Allah, Allahuakbar – Praise be God’s, there is no deity except God, God is the greatest.

Wash your hands before food – this shows gratefulness and this will not prevent you from it later

As it states in the Quran, “If you are grateful, you will be given more.”

A date was found in the street the Prophet said, “If I was fearful that you were not alms I would’ve eaten you.” He gave it to his companions

When you eat say Bismillah – in the name of Allah

Don’t eat anything that you haven’t pronounced the name of Allah over

Imam Ghazali (may Allah be pleased with him) lived until he was 55 but benefited the Muslims immensely

When you are cooking pronounce the name of Allah

“I eat and I pray,” said Imam Sharwadi, this means his eating and prayer, he was in the same state – worship

Mention your Lord, mention Allah, mention the Prophet (Peace and blessings f Allah be upon him)

Use the supplications after you finish eating


Etiquettes of food

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) told Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), “Put salt in your food because it is a cure for seventeen illnesses.”

Its better to have many people eating

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) said, “The best of food is the one with the most hands.”

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) said, “I eat like a slave and I sit like a slave.”

When the companions would eat with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) they would wait until he would begin

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) said, “Eat, drink and give with your right hand because satan eats, drinks and gives with the left hand.”

To complain about food looses its blessing

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) said, “What a blessed sauce vinegar is, O’ Allah bless us by it, as it was the food of the Prophets before me, a house is not poor without it.”

The disobedient and the hypocrites are all Muslims, they are all Muslims

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Dowra 2007

Part six

18-07-2007



People should not boast about anything

Why are you boasting about a mosquito wing? All of what you have is less than the worth of the mosquito wing

You are boasting until you visit the grave

The value of someone is in what they are good at

The sources of boast are manners and knowledge

Most people are children, even if they are young or old

Even if they boast about their lineage this is just about earth and water

Don’t put clothes on a small child, that are like the clothes of people who oppress and don’t make them buy something that they will harm their neighbours with – expensive bike, toys

The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “If you buy fruit, bring it into your home secretly or gift some to your neighbours.”

Don’t be a child whether you are young or old

Nothing is worthy of boast is Taqwa - piety

Don’t speak indecently, speech with is not appropriate, do not cursing others

Cursing means to banish, removing people from Allah’s mercy

The only who is out of Allah mercy is the one who received the message, rejected it and died

It is not permissible to curse anyone except if the have died upon disbelief or someone we have text that allows us

Why would you waste time cursing the devil? Praise Allah and you will be rewarded

Say Alhumdillah fills the scales

Don’t be someone who curses him openly and follows him secretly

Its better for you to refuse him

Keep your tongue busy – make it virtuous

Its better to keep your month closed

There are two sets of speech one is rewarded and one is punished

Do not lie, it’s a grave matter and it leads to corruption – it darkens the face in this word and the next

Don’t swear an Oath don’t say Wallah – I swear by Allah (or by the Quran)

Imam Shafi, said, “I never swore by Allah whether I was telling the truth or lying.”

Avoid theft and treacherousness

Children should be taught how stealing is bad, if small matters are overlooked then they will get worse when they grow up

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was about to punish a persons for stealing, the man said, “O’ Prince of the believers, forgive me this is the first time that I have stolen.” Umar said, “Allah does no not disgrace the servant for the first time, you have done it before.”

Stealing is disgrace in this world and the next

Never betray anyone

Don’t looking in their bag, room or house without permission

Leave their secrets don’t expose them, treacherousness

When someone looks around, he is giving you a secret

Don’t betray someone who betrayed you

Safety is in truthfulness

Work for your afterlife as you are going to die tomorrow and work for the dunya as if you are going to life forever - This means put of the dunya because you will not miss anything from it

Be avid about starting the prayer with the Imam

Greed is a type of insanity

Contentment is comfort and ease

The only thing a slave should be greed about is Allah, they should have a desire for Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala

When you take something with contentment it is blessed

Something taken in greed brings unease

Protect oneself from debate and see the merit in silence

You don’t curse women who are unclothed because you don’t know their end

Someone asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) teach me something that if I do Allah and the people will love me, He said, “Abstain from the world, Allah will love you, abstain from what people have, the people will love you.”

If someone curses someone it goes to heaven and then comes down to that person if it doesn’t stick to them and returns to the person who said it

If a person curses the world, the world says may Allah curse the one who disobeys his lord

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prohibited people from keeping cursed animals – because they would receive that curse

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “No one filled a worst vessel that the stomach.”

Someone who sleep with his hands are dirty then let him blame himself

He should be eat the same in a group as he is alone

Let him eat what is permissible

People who eat food from that they are not invited, he is eating haram food

Don’t look down on food that is given to them

If a person who knows that they will be pleased if you eat then

Its Sunna to accept an invitation

We have to act upon them

All your deeds are based upon the food that you have taken, much attention must be taken over food

It will be easy for you to worship

Leaving one morsel of food is beloved that worshipping in the night – this is to overcome your desire

The companions used to say, “We don’t know whose sin is worse, someone who looks down in what’s been to them and one looks down on what they have deems
It insignificant to give it to others.”

Servants should be fed from the food that they have brought or cooked

Use the sunnas of eating and drinking

Praise be to God who fed us, quenched our thirst and made us Muslims
Someone who said this, his previous sins were forgiven

Someone should remove the food that is still on their hands – let him wash it before he sleeps – he could be inflicted by something

Its offensive to swallow something that you removed from your teeth until you did it yourself

Filling the stomach with halal is the beginning of evils, how would it be with haram?

The Prophet Yahya (upon him peace) said to the Iblees, “Did you have any keys against me?” “Yes, once you ate extra dinner and were satiated then we made you miss the prayer.” “I will never eat until I am satiated after that.” Iblees said, “I will never give advice to anyone after that.”

Oh strange is the person who eats little with people and a lot at home, they are like show offs in their prayer

Someone who eats laughing is the same as person who eats crying

If the world was purely blood, Allah would keep what kept a believer alive permissible

Don’t give salam to someone who are eating because they might choke returning salams

If your invited its okay, give salam

If you have a good intention then its okay but otherwise avoid

A pious man light a thousand candles for his sons wedding, a man said, “O’ Sheikh maybe you have been excessive, all of these candles, only some would’ve enough.”
“Okay, blow out every candle that I lit for other than Allah.” He tried to blow out the candles and he couldn’t do it to a single one. He said, “Excuse me, I didn’t know your state with Allah, your candles I cannot blow or pat out.”

Ibrahim (upon him peace) once had a polytheist who pronounced the name of his gods over the food, Ibrahim (upon him peace) told him to go away and then Allah revealed to Ibrahim (upon him peace) that, “My slave came and you did not show him hospitably he disbelieves in me and I have not withheld food from him for one day and you cannot feed him for one day?” Ibrahim (upon him peace) called him back and told him he had been reproached by him and the man was amazed, “Your Lord who I reproached you on my account? I believe in him.”

Someone who walks to food that he was not invited to has eaten haram and harmed people

The host should bid the guest farewell

The man who owns the house should lead the prayer

The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to bring what was readily available to his guests


Chapter 44

The reason for clothing is to cover the nakedness and protect oneself from the elements

Sufyan at-Thawri wore some clothes upside down and then he was told he was wearing it upside down – when he found it he refused to put it on the right way because his initial intention was to wear clothes for the sake of Allah, why should he change it for people?

Don’t we wasteful or excessive

Many of the pious would wear a patched garment to copy the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

Habibs father had a tear on the back of his clothes, he said I don’t see it – in other words it didn’t concern him

The various aspects that are followed are to emulate those who preceded them

O’Allah do not make us weapons that will make us enemies to the nations and free us from servitude from other than you.

Sheikh Samir Al-Nass

Sheikh recites some verses (test your tajweed!)

The first ten Arabic patterns of verbs

 

In the name of Allah, the most merciful, most generous

الوزن الفعل The Patterns of verbs

This was put together by a student from information given by a teacher.
 

Arabic verbs have forms or patterns which change or add to the meaning of the original meaning. This is a text that gives the pattern of the first ten forms of the Arabic verbs thats used in teaching modern Arabic. Traditional students learn more patterns that this. 

This is culled from a text that was given to me but I no longer have a copy of. It gives the understanding of the verb according to the form.

The verb is given with its past tense, present tense, gerund, active participle and passive participle or

فعل الماضى, المضارع , المصدر , اسم الفاعل , اسم المفعول

Form one

فَعَلَ, يَفعُلُ , فِعلٌ , فَاعِلٌ , مَفعُولٌ
Regular verbs describing actions, he did, she wrote etc

Form two

فَعَّلَ , يَفَعِّل , تَفعِيلٌ/تَفعِلَةٌ , مُفَعِّلٌ , مُفَعَّلٌ
Causative verbs (verbs that cause an action) describing actions. i.e. Caused someone to study, he caused someone to do. It does not need an object, it is intransitive.

Form three

فَاعَلَ , يُفَاعِلُ , فِعَالٌ/مُفَاعَلَةٌ , مُفَاعِلٌ , مُفَاعَلٌ
Verbs describing actions done to someone but not returned , or continuity. He wrote but he did not write back, he watched someone but the other person didn't.

Form four

أَفعَلَ , يُفعِلُ , إِفعَالٌ , مُفعِلٌ , مُفعَلٌ
Verbs with concise meaning or making something possible. Meaning he expelled (or exiled) someone, or made someone present.

Form Five

تَفَعَّلَ , يَتَفَعَّلُ , تَفَعُّلٌ , مُتَفَعِّلٌ , مُتَفَعَّلٌ
Verbs, where the subject of the verb and the action described by the verb implying, to distance oneself from something. This could mean a sense of distance from the verb for example "develop" could be or become developed, he avoided existing تخرّج , he distanced himself تَبَرَّأ , people gathered to
تجمّع الناس he gathered people.
جمّع الناس

Form six

تَفَاعَلَ , يَتَفَاعَلُ , تَفَاعُلٌ , مُتَفَاعِلٌ , مُتَفَاعَلٌ
Verbs where two subjects reciprocate in performing the same action (or feeling) described by a verb. I.e. Helped one another, watched something, wrote to each other.

Form Seven

اِنفَعَلَ , يَنفَعِلُ , اِنفِعالٌ , مُنفَعِلٌ , ~
Verbs where the action described is perceived to have occurred on its own, something broke or a door closed on its own.

Form Eight

اِفتَعَلَ , يَفتَعِلُ , اِفتِعَالٌ , مُفتَعِلٌ , مُفتَعَلٌ
Verbs, that are in a sense reflexive. Describing an action done by oneself or by the subject to himself/itself. He moved himselfاِنتقل
, he realised
اعترف
, he washed himself.
اغتسل

Form nine

اِفعَلَّ , يَفعَلُّ , اِفعِلالٌ , مُفعَلٌّ , ~
Generally these verbs are describing an internal transformation, he turned red احمرّ , he became strong

اشتدَّ he became green.
اخضرّ

Form Ten

اِستَفعَلَ , يُستُفعِلُ , اِستَفعَالٌ , مُستَفعِلٌ , مُستَفعَلٌ
These verbs are generally used to ask politely (or with humility) for something or someone to see the services of something, ask for forgiveness اِستغفر , he made used of something استمعل. Or it can be perceived as a request for something: i e مستشفاء hospital – seeking a cure.

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf

Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and bravery parts one to nine

Rumi

The story about the dog

Rumi was once walking on a narrow path and a dog came into his way, the surrounding area was muddy.

Rumi told the dog to step aside, the dog told him to step aside.


Then Rumi said, "You are a dog it doesn't matter if you get dirty."


The dog replied, "No, by stepping aside your clothes will get dirty and clothes can be washed, however if you force me to step aside, you might feel in your heart that you are better than a dog. Your heart hence will not be washable with water."


Rumi stepped aside and let the dog pass.




This was one of the events that opened the spiritual way to Rumi. Taken from Wisdom of the seekers.
http://www.tasawwuf.org/writings/wisdom_seeker/index.htm

Sheikh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti

The Hidden treasure of Imam Ghazali (may Allah show him mercy)
Final session

Sheikh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti

The Hidden treasure of Imam Ghazali (may Allah show him mercy)
Session two











The final session will be posted tomorrow and the first post was posted yesterday!

Sheikh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti

The Hidden treasure of Imam Ghazali (may Allah show him mercy)
Session one













Part two posted tomorrow and part three posted the day after next.

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf

Be Great people parts one to four

Perished nations

Harun Yahya Part one and two

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Dowra 2007 Part four

Awarif Al-Marif



There are various meanings to the word slave (Abd)

Woe to slave of gold, silver coins, carpet and shirt

We can be slaves to the pious and knowledgeable, servitude to Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala is something else

Someone would say I am your slave to honour someone, this was a common usage in the Arabic language

Yusuf Al-Nabani said, “I am slave to the master of the prophets, I am a slave to the slave of his slave.”

If you think it means one thing then you will be confused

Leave confusion and be among the people of precision

When Yusuf (upon him peace) told the man to mention him to your lord – Idukur a’nd Rabuk – to the one who was released

Yusuf (upon him peace) used the word in a particular context

You also say Rab al-ushra – this is someone who look after the family

The word Rab – lord has 16 different means

Understand things in their context

Then you’ll be outside of the problem

This does not mean that they worship other than Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala

Someone brought one of these misunderstanding to a scholar, he said, “This is a bedioun understanding, don’t you have another understanding.”

How to understand tribulations

Tribulations are not easy to go through, they can be really difficult, unexpected and last a while. We must know that tribulations cannot be seen through the eyes of the people of the world. They see tribulations as punishment full stop, it's unwanted, it interrupts their plans and it gets in the way. Some accept it as part of life and others deny it totally and cannot cope with it.


Tribulations can shake someone's faith to the core when they are unable to find answers. Sometimes we do not know where to look. So, as Muslims what is our first port of call? It has to be the majestic Quran, we must look at that then look further a field.


 "We have sent already unto peoples that were before you, and We visited them with tribulation and adversity, in order that they might grow humble." The cattle 6:42


The Muslims are not the first nation be send tribulations but they are the last. Tribulations are not something new, it's something old.



Linguistics

The English word Tribulation goes back to Latin word tribulare which means to press or oppress. The Arabic word Fatana comes from a word to purify gold, to take out the impurities, which can only be done in a fire.

"And that He may purge those who believe and deprive the unbelievers of blessings." 

The Family of Imran 3:141

Many of us feel oppressed when tribulations befall us. One of the synonyms, in English, for tribulation is evil; so this brings an idea that something bad or evil is afflicted a person. In Christianity, there is an interesting belief of the great tribulation, something akin to the grief of the people towards the end of time and the Antichrist/Dajjal. We have no problem of evil in Islam; we know that whatever happens is good. If I break my pen, something that I possess, you cannot say anything to me about it. It is my pen and I own it, so I can do what I like to it. Nor do I need a reason to do so. Likewise the whole world belongs to God; so how can he be unjust in anything he does? How can He be unjust to anything he owns? When He owns everything! It can never happen can it? Good, so we agree that now there is no problem, problem solved guys!

I was talking to a non Muslim about my absence due to illness, he said that it was no good, without thinking I agreed. Then I realised that for a believer in God everything is all good and my error became clear.



Does Allah give us tribulation more than we can bear?

"No person shall have a burden laid on him greater than he can bear." The Heffer 2:233.


"Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope." The Heffer 2:286


"Allah wishes to lighten (burden) for you." The Women 4:28


 "We burden not any person, but that which he can bear." The Cattle 6:152


These verses are clear and do not need explaination. We can bear the burden, we can bear the tribulation; it may not be easy for us but we can do it.



Love what's bad for us?

Sometimes something that you love contains harm. You can desire something and it can be withheld from you or something that you wished for does not happen. Then this becomes like a burden upon you, dragging you down. Beware, satan at this point, because he can beautify the worst thing in your eyes. Like wine/alcohol we know it is prohibited but some of us still consume it because we love it. This is an example of something we love but has harm in it. Likewise, we can hate tribulations even though it is something good for us. This is also due to the heart being so sick that it loves the prohibited.

 "If you dislike them, it may be that you dislike a thing and Allah brings through it a great deal of good." The Women 4:19

“Perhaps that you hate something which is good (better) for you; and perhaps you love something which is evil (worse) for you.”
Quran: The Heffer 2:216.

Imam Al-Qurtabi (may Allah be pleased with him) says perhaps/'saa means definitely/qad.

Its reads like this: "Definitely you will hate something which is good for you and you will definitely love something which is evil for you."

This is something to ponder over.

Hearts re-connect to Allah the exalted

This sounds strange but hear me out, tribulations draw a person closer to Allah by means of opening a dormant channel between that person and Allah. 

This happens quite frequently, we are sent a tribulation and then and only then do we remember Allah because we realise that we have no one else to turn to. 

The only problem is when the tribulation ends and we return to our old ways. 

We cannot remember Allah in adversity alone, don't we realise the blessings that are showered upon us, in every moment!



Ponder the following

 "Who has created death and life, that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving." The Dominion 67:2

 "Those unto whom men said: Lo! the people have gathered against you, therefore fear them. (The threat of danger) but increased the faith of them and they cried: Allah is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust!" The Family of Imran 3:173

I remember Sheikh Hamza Yusuf commentating on this verse, the subject of this verse had been told that people would oppose you if you believed and when this occurred they took it as proof that their belief was strong. Which leads me onto another point; as much as your faith is strong, you will be tested in accordance to it.

The more faith you have the more you are tested and likewise the lesser faith you have the least you are tested with. The people who have tribulation all the time are those of strong faith and those who are weak are rarely tested. In any case what our reaction to events that transpire that are against us?

Al-Tirmidhi (2398) narrated that Sa'd ibn Abu Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which of the people are the most sorely tested?" He said: "The Prophets, then those similar, then those similar. A man will be tested in accordance with his level of faith. If his faith is strong, he will be tested more severely, and if his faith is weak, he will be tested in accordance with his faith. Calamity will keep befalling a person until he walks on the Earth with no sin on him."

If you look into the lives of the Prophets (upon them peace) they were sorely tested, Adam (upon him peace) lived during the time when one of his children murdered the other, Nuh's (upon him peace) son disbelieved at the time of the flood, Ayyub's (upon him peace) sickness, Musa's (upon him peace) people adopting polytheism at Mount Sinai, Ibrahim's (upon him peace) sacrifice of his son, Isa's (upon him peace) nation transgressing the limits by turning into polytheists. Then look at the life story of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), his father died before he was born, his mother died when he was six and his grandfather died when he was eight years old. Think about this, you are eight years old without brother or sister and your parents are dead.

So, now the question is; did Allah love the Prophets? The answer from any responsible person is a resounding yes! Yes, of course, so tribulations are sent to those with great faith, to those who can bear it and those who are strong.

So listen dear friend if you are in a tribulation then be patient and know relief is coming. Do not feel angry or upset, be calm and remain steadfast. Please do not lose hope and direct yourself to Allah (the Exalted).


 As we all know tribulations can be one of two:

1. Expiation - for previous wrongs

2. To raise the persons rank closer to Allah Ta'ala


All these states are good because the Muslim is losing his sins which is the least that a person gets from tribulations. If we are patient as well then there is a reward for that as well! So He wants to remove your sins and reward you for it!

There is a wonderful saying that the Moroccans have which is when something of material value breaks or is lost they say that something bad was going to happen to that person and instead that thing broke or was lost. Most of all tribulations remind us not to get too comfortable in the world because we are going to leave it one day. Only when we have closed the door to the past, can we open the door to the future. It is difficult but we can learn and move on. You are stronger than you know and you can make it past this, to see better days. One day you will look back at this time and realise the strength you found to move on was the best thing that you did. Look back one last time and move forward. You can do it, one day at a time. Laughter is the best medicine, it really is and it really helps. Your heart might be busy with pain so make it busy with something else.




Also, I do not claim to be an expert because there have been many times that I have lost my temper during tribulations. I hope that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) allows us all to get "double" points from our tribulations! Hang on in there because it is always darkest before dawn.

Please see this link it is a clip of Sheikh Hamza yusuf talking about the four states of man

http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/sheikh-hamza-yusuf_29.html

40 hadith on tribulation

http://straighttranslations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/40-prophetic-narrations-of-tribulation.html

The 17 benefits of tribulations.

http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2008/03/sheikh-hamza-yusuf_16.html

For our German readership here is a link to a partial German translation.

http://www.islamische-zeitung.de/?id=12096

Our lecture on seventeen benefits of tribulation
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/sheikh-arfan-shah.html 

A tour of Fez

I know the voice over is in German but its a good introduction into the old city of Fez. Parts one and two

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf

Who are the rightly guided scholars? Parts one to three

Umm Umara Nusayba bint Ka'b Al-Ansariyah (may Allah be pleased with her)

http://www.siddiqi.org/nusayba/nusayba_bint_kaab.html

Sidi Hamza Andreas Tzortzis

Refuting the channel 4 programme on the Quran this is a radio show with Adnan Rashid. Sidi Hamza starts about 22.00


Here is the article off Sidi Hamzas blog
http://hamzatzortzis.blogspot.com/2008/07/refuting-channel-4s-quran-programme.html

Zheng He: Muslim Chinese Admiral and Navigator

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

On the beauty of faith - Arabic with English translation parts one to four

Tunjjina Invocation/Salawat/Du'a

دُرُود تُنجّينا

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرّحمنِ الرَّحِيم

اللهمّ صَلّ عَلى سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلوةً تُنَجِّيا بها مِنْ جَمِيعِ الا هْوَالِ

وَالافاتِ وَ تَقْضِى لنا بِها جَمِيعَ الحاجاتِ وَتُطَهِّرُنَا بِها مِنْ جَمِيعِ السَّيِّات

وَتَرْفَعُنَا بِها عِنْدَكَ أعْلى الدَّرَجَاتِ وَتُبَلّغُنَا بِهَآ اَقْصى الغَايَات

منْ جَمِيعِ الخَيرَاتِ في الحياةِ وَبعدَ المَمَاتِ

اِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَدِير

Tunjjina innvocation

In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful,

O’ Allah, bless our Master, our Leader Muhammad,

and upon the family of our Master, our Leader Muhammad.

Blessings that would rescue us from all anxieties and calamities.

That , through it, takes care of all of our needs

and purifies us from all of our sins;

raise us to your lofty ranks;

Where we can reach the highest goal and all manner of goodness;

in our life and after our death.

Truly you have power over everything.

Count me in Zaytuna Program

Imam Shaf'i's poem

From

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bVXI-d3Wtow

the poem in arabic:

ولما قسـا قلبي وضـاقت مذاهبي
جعلت الرجـاء مني لعفوك سلمــا
تعاظمني ذنبـي فلمـا قرنتــه
بعفوك ربي كان عـفوك أعظمــا
فما زلتَ ذا عفو عن الذنب لم تزل
تـجـود وتعـفو منة وتكرمـــا
فلولاك لـم يصمـد لإبلـيس عابد
فكيف وقد أغوى صفيك أدما
فيا ليت شعــري هل أصير لجنة
أهنـــا؟ وأمـا للسعير فأندما
فإن تنتـقـم مني فلست بآسي
ولو أدخلت روحي بجــرم جهنمـا
فإن تعف عني تعف عـن متمرد
ظلوم غشــوم قاسي القلب مجرما
ويذكر أيام مضت من شبابه
وما كان فيها بالجهالة أجرما
يقيم إذا ما الليل مد ضلامه
على نفسه من شدة الخوف مأتما
يقول حبيبي أنت سؤلي وغايتي
كفى بك للراجين سؤلا و مغنما
الست الذي غذيتني و هديتني
ولازلت منانا علي ومنعما
عسى من له الإحسان يغفر زلتي
ويستر أوزاري وما قد تقدما

translation into English:
When my heart hardened and my ways narrowed
My hope of your forgiveness toward you was my approach
I greatened my sin, yet when i compare it with your forgiveness
My Lord your forgiveness was greater
Yet, you forgive sins and still
Generously and gracefully bestow and forgive
Were it not You, none worshiper withstand against Satan
How and he already has lured Your chosen Adam
Alas! Would i be lead to paradise then I am a fortunate
Or a remorse to hell I am lead
Indeed not despaired if You avenged me
Or into the core of hell You brought my soul
And if you forgive me, a mutinous You forgive...
A wrongful unfair pitiless criminal...
He remembers the past youth days
And what crimes of ignorance were committed
Then, when the dark spread out
Fearfully he mourns himself
Saying my beloved you are my request and wish
Sufficient You are for the hopeful to ask and gain
Were not you who fed me and guided me?!
And still, You give me generously and bless me
May You, Whom my charity to Him, forgive me faults,
Pardon my sins and what came before

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Dowra 2007 Part three

Awarif Al-Awarif


9th of Dhul-hijja, day of arafat, 10th of Muhraam are some extra fasts

Try not to leave the fasting of the three days in the month

Some people need extra fasting, this goes back to their guide

Some could be fasting outwardly for a love to be famous

Only the people of insight can understand this

Only Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala knows the intentions

To lick clean the bowl and your finger will bring wealth

Thank Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala for every last morsel

Don’t reject money for a desire to be known, the hidden desires are more dangerous that the physical desires

Don’t waste food, here we feed the leftover food to the animals

Every Sunna you follow raises you

The path of the majority is clear for everyone

The problem is constantly filling your stomach

There is nothing wrong with choosing food to maintain your health

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the Prophets (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) house there was small amount of milk given to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he told him to bring the people of the platform. Ten by ten people drank and seventy people drank from this and Abu Huraira was fearful he wouldn’t have anything. When the two of them remained the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Drink.” He quenched his thirst and drank more. “If I drank anymore it would come out of my fingertips.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) “Drink you were afraid that you wouldn’t get anything, now drink.” He drank more then Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) drank last

The people grieved for Jafir ibn Abu Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred in Mu’tar – he was concerned about the poor this was one of his attributes

Edward Said

Orientalism parts one to four (Be aware that are some strange and violent images)

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Dowra part two

Awarif al-Marif


Presence of heart is humility – in prostration

Abdullah ibn Hassan At-Tahr said, “Presence of heart in works is better that presence of heart in speech.”

Don’t be like someone who only understands his own experience – there was once a blind man who heard a sound and said is it like a rooster? He was able to see a rooster once and then was blind again, so he thought it was similar

Call Allah (Subhanu wa ta’ala) in accordance to your need, the nearest to him was the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

How was the presence heart of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the Gnostics were given a piece

The world is folded up and vanishes when they prostrate, they think that they have plunged into the lowest depths of the earth

The Prophet and messengers (upon them peace) have different states

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is a clear light of guidance

Above every person with knowledge is a more knowledge person

He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) traversed the seven heavens, every place and station, he was above all on the night journey

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) soul is more vast than to be distracts by our current state

No one is like him in experience

He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the sun of merit and they are the planets

All of the Messengers and Prophets, he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) he is above them

The one who made the night and day is one

The one who made tomorrow and today is one

These Gnostics have bodies in the world but souls elsewhere

Their whole bodies prostrate, every fibre of their being prostrates

If your heart prostrates you will be given a gift

They are the nation of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

The prayer is the accession

The final tasshudd – testification, is the place of returning to the created realm

Come to prayer and take your provision

Make a supplication after prayer

Make the supplication that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), “I have wronged myself much, no one else can forgive except you, forgive me and accept my repentance because you are all-forgiving and all-merciful.”

If you go up the stair say Allahuakbar (God is the greatest) and go down saying Subhanllah (Praise be God’s)

When people would reach high place they would say Allahuakbar

A village may not be punished because of the remembrance of Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala in it

Connect yourself to the believers

If you are connected to the believers then you’ll receive it but if your cell phone is out of coverage you won’t get it

Sheikh Atabek Shukurov Nasafi

This is a picture of Sheikh Atabek (in the black hat and brown cloak) leaving the teaching rooms of Madina Masjid, Bradford.

Anyone who has lost a teacher knows how I feel right now and it is impossible to describe the loss of a teacher.

Knowledge is not cheap and it is not acquired without struggle. Looks like many of us took knowledge for granted and we will truly know the loss of knowledge when there is nothing left to go to.

They say a picture paints a thousand words so here are a thousand words left unspoken. The loss of a teacher is a loss of mercy.

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Dowra 2007 part one

Awarif Al-Marif


Be like the people and you will be like them

Don’t be enamoured by the closing of the disbelievers

Don’t turn you back to the Qibla when urinating

Do not relieve yourself in pathways, animals homes, etc

Go in with left foot

Step out from the bathroom with right foot

Clean yourself from filth in the toilet

When leaving you can say Gufrank – your forgiveness

Use the supplications when entering and leaving the toilet

Make wudu with all the sunnas

People eat off newspapers and then throw it away, it will have Allah’s Subhanu wa ta’ala name in it or Muhammads (peace and blessings be upon him), they shouldn’t do this

We need to learn manners

People should not throw schoolbooks into the bin during the summer breaks – why don’t we respect the words

Rest on the left foot in the toilet

Be silent – don’t talk to anyone

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prohibited talking whilst relieving oneself

Cough whilst in the toilet if someone is trying to get in

Be mindful of the drip of urine but don’t go to the extreme

Two men where punished in the grave because of not cleaning themselves properly after relieving himself and the other used to a talebearer

Most punishment of the grave is from this

Sa'ad ibn Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him) died, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood over said subhanuallah (praise be to God) repeatedly and then said Allah uakbar (God is the greatest), because the grave was tight, so he said subhanuallah repeatedly then Allah uakbar when it was opened

Don’t have misgivings

The key to prayer is wudu

If something is wrong with your key then you cannot open the door

It is also a key to touching the Quran

Wudu is a weapon for each believer

Even black magic doesn’t affect a person in wudu

Stay wudu as much as you can

The night journey indicates to the stations of the Prophets in them

Only the people of heaven will see Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala

Speaking to much in Allahs (Subhanu wa ta’ala) presence is not manners, as Musa (upon him peace) was commanded to speak

The manners of the knower of Allah, is the same as a repenter on his travels

Some of the knowers of Allah speak of high speech then said this is a language that we don’t even know

When a servant is closer to Allah he must have more manners, because of what he has been honoured with nearness

If he is in the kings land or palace or attend an assembly of the king must be better than those who don’t

When he comes to the house of king, he shows more manners likewise when he sees him, he must have more manners

When his station with Allah (Subhanu wa ta’ala) is increased then he must be better

We cannot understand this

His heart became like his body, his insight became like his eyesight

Even the one who runs the race and fails gets a booby prize because he has exhausting himself and Allah (Subhanu wa ta’ala) may bestow on his a favour

Allah (Subhanu wa ta’ala) gives and it is not from anything from the servants side, this is from Allah (Subhanu wa ta’ala) generosity

Their striving is the gift of the giver

Recognise the station of the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him)

He revealed what he saw, his heart did not lie

He saw with his sight

Would you despite with him about what he saw?

O’ Allah fill our hearts with your and his love

“O’ Allah from what you have given me of goodness, I am still in poverty.” Said Musa (upon him peace)

Musa (upon him peace) said, “O’ my Lord from what you have given me of goodness, I am still in poverty.” He worked for ten years with Shuwaib and then Musa (upon him peace) was given Prophethood. Musa found sweetness when speaking to Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala about his staff

The supplication of Yunis (upon him peace) is, “There is no other deity except you and I was an wrongdoer.”

If you stand in front of the generous and admit your inadequacies you will get more

Isa (upon him peace) said, “If I said it, you would’ve known it.” When questioned

Ibn Al-Mubarak (May Allah show him mercy) said, “We more in need of a little manners than knowledge.”

Chapter 33

Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala praised the purity of the people of the raised platform - Suffa

They would not sleep in major impurity at night

They said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us purity

Someone said to Salman Al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) “Your Prophet has taught you everything, even how to go to toilet?” He said, “Yes.”

The should not relieve themselves on solid ground, they should break up the soil

By doing these things, we draw closer to Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala even in this need we have to do

In all of these states we are connected to Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala

May Allah give us the best manners and make us upright

There was an aunt of two great Imams said to them when they were young said, “If you were careful of the manners of entering the bathroom, the light of knowledge would appear on your face.” By fulfilling all the Sunnas, people would be reminded of Allah when they were seen. Abdullah ibn Hussan At-Tahr and Tahr ibn Hussan At-Tahr

May Allah subhanu wa ta'ala revive these manners in us

Quranic passages on the obedience to Allah (Mighty and majestic) and obedience to His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yusuf Al-Kandhelwi from his text 'The Life of the companions'

Translation complied by Arfan Shah

The Opening 1-7

"In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate; Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all

Beings; the All-merciful, the All-compassionate; the Master of the Day of Doom. Thee only we serve;

Thee alone we pray for succour. Guide us in the straight path; the path of those whom Thou hast

blessed, not of those against whom Thou art wrathful, nor of those who are astray."

The Family of 'Imrân 3:51

"Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path."

The Cattle 6:161-3

"Say: As for me, my Lord hath guided me unto a straight path, a right religion, the community of

Abraham, the upright, who was no idolater."

"Say: my worship and my sacrifice and my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the Worlds.

He hath no partner. This am I commanded, and I am first of those who surrender (unto Him)."

The Heights 7:158

"Say: 'O mankind, I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, of Him to whom belongs the kingdom of

the heavens and of the earth. There is no god but He. He gives life, and causes death. Believe then in

Allah, and in His Messenger, the Prophet of the common folk, who believes in God and His words,

and follow him; haply so you will be guided."

The Women 4:59

"O believers! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If

you differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in God

and the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination."

64

"We did not send any Messenger but to be obeyed by the leave of Allah. Had they, after having

wronged themselves, come to you and sought forgiveness from Allah, and had the Messenger prayed

for their forgiveness, they would certainly have found Allah Forgiving, Merciful."

Spoils of war 8:20

"O believers, obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from Him, even as you are listening."

46

"And obey Allah, and His Messenger, and do not quarrel together, and so lose heart, and your power depart; and be patient; surely Allah is with the patient."

The Family of Imran 3:132

"And obey Allah and the Messenger, that ye may find mercy."

The Light 24:51 - 56

"All that the believers say, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger, that he may judge between them, is that they say, 'We hear, and we obey'; those are the prosperous. Whosever obeys Allah and His Messenger, and fears Allah and has awe of Him, they are the triumphant. They swear by Allah solemnly that, if thou order them, they will go forth. Say: Swear not; known obedience (is better). Allah is Informed of what ye do. Say: 'Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger; then, if you turn away, only upon him rests what is laid on him, and upon you rests what is laid on you. If you obey him, you will be guided. It is only for the Messenger to deliver the manifest Message.' Allah hath promised such of you as believe and do good work that He will surely make them to succeed (the present rulers) in the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed (others); and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He hath approved for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve Me. They ascribe no thing as partner unto Me. Those who disbelieve henceforth, they are the miscreants. Perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and obey the Messenger, haply so you will find mercy."

The Clan 33:70-71

"O believers, Guard your duty to Allah, and speak words straight to the point; and He will set right your deeds for you and will forgive you your sins. Whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has won a mighty triumph."

Spoils of war 8:1-4

"They will question thee concerning the spoils. Say: 'The spoils belong to Allah and the Messenger; so fear you Allah, and set things right between you, and obey you Allah and His Messenger, if you are believers. Those only are believers who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts quake, and when His signs are recited to them, it increases them in faith, and in their Lord they put their trust. Those who perform the prayer, and expend of what We have provided them. Those in truth are the believers; they have degrees with their Lord, and forgiveness, and generous provision."

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"O believers, respond to Allah and the Messenger when He calls you to what gives you life, and be sure that Allah intervenes between man and his heart, and that to Him you shall be gathered."

The Family of Imran 3:32

"Say: 'Obey Allah, and the Messenger.' But if they turn their backs, Allah loves not the unbelievers."

The Women 4: 13-14

"Those are Allahs' bounds. Whosever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will admit him to gardens underneath which rivers flow, therein dwelling forever; that is the mighty triumph. But whosever disobeys Allah, and His Messenger, and transgresses His bounds, him He will admit to a Fire, therein dwelling forever, and for him there awaits a humbling chastisement."

69-70

"Whosoever obeys Allah, and the Messenger they are with those whom Allah has blessed, Prophets, just men, martyrs, the righteous; good companions they! That is the bounty from Allah; Allah suffices as One who knows."

80

"Whosoever obeys the Messenger, thereby obeys Allah; and whosoever turns his back - We have not sent thee to be a watcher over them."

Repentance 9:71

"And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His Messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Allah is Mighty, Wise."

The Family of Imran 3:31

"Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."

The Clans 33:21

"You have had an excellent example in Allah's Messenger for whosoever hopes for God and the Last Day, and remembers God often."

The Gathering 59:7

"Whatever spoils Allah has passed on to His Messenger from the people of the towns is for Allah and for the Messenger, and for the kinsmen and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, so that it may not circulate only between the rich among you. And whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you from, abstain (from it). And fear Allah; Allah is stern in reprisal."

Sheikh Ibrahim Osi Efa

Gratitude
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