A man once asked Abu Al-Darda – radiyaAllahu ‘anhu- for advice. He said:
Remember Allah in good times and He will mention you in hard times. When you remember those who have passed away, consider yourself like one of them. And when you think of involving yourself in some worldly matter, consider first what it will [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Advice
Posted in Dhikr, Quotes on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Load the ship and set out
Posted in Quotes, Rumi on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Load the ship and set out. No one knows for certain whether the vessel will sink or reach the harbor. Cautious people say, “I’ll do nothing until I can be sure”. Merchants know better. If you do nothing, you lose. Don’t be one of those merchants who wont risk the ocean.
- Rumi
Love of Allah
Posted in Quotes on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Love of Allaah is life itself, and to be deprived of it entails a terrible death; it is the light
without which one would sail in a sea of darkness; it is the cure without which one’s heart
will be overwhelmed by a multitude of diseases; it is the joy without which one will
remain in permanent grief; [...]
Prevention is the best remedy
Posted in Quotes, Reminders, Tawbah on November 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Al-Hasan once said
“O son of Adam, to abstain from a sin is easier for you than curing it later on through repentance. How can you be sure that you will not commit a deed so grave in its wickedness that the door of repentance will be closed before you?”
Abandon sins big & small
Posted in Arabic, Reminders, Taqwa on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
خَلِّ الذنوبَ صغيرَها و كبيرَها ذاكَ التُّقى
واصْنَع كَماشٍ فوقَ أرضِ الشّوكِ يَحْذَرُ ما يَرَى
لا تَحْقِرَنّ صغيرةً إنّ الجِبالَ منَ الحَصى
Abandon sins – big and small: that is Taqwa…
And be like a person walking one a land of thorns, cautious about what he sees…
Belittle not the small sins,
Indeed mountains are made up of small stones….
Oh my lord if my sins are great in multitude, then I know your forgiveness is greater
Posted in Poetry on November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
يا رب إن عظمت ذنوبي كثرة*** فلقد علمت بأن عفوك أعظم
أدعوك ربي كما أمرت تضرعاً*** فإذا رددت يدي فمن ذا يرحم
إن كان لا يرجوك إلا محسن***فمن الذي يرجو المسيء المجرم
مالي إليك وسيلة إلا الرجا*** وجميل عفوك ثم أني مسلم–Oh my lord if my sins are great in multitude, then I know your forgiveness is greater
I [...]
The Slanderer
Posted in Imam Shafi, Poetry, Reminders on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
من نمّ لك نمّ عليك,
ومن نقل اليك نقل عنك
Whoever slanders to you about others, will slander about you
And whoever reports to you, will soon report about you
- Imam al-Shafi’ee
A Contented Life
Posted in Poetry on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let the days pass as they will
Be content with Allah’s will.
Do not regret what this day’s cast,
For this world’s pains for sure won’t last.
Be a man against fears strong,
Be kind and loyal, all life long.
If in folk’s eyes your faults abound,
And you wish that they be gowned:
Then shelter seek beneath kind acts,
For kindness well all [...]
