TASK FORCE

lol…Ok so everytime I look at the blog, you guys are writing very insightful, beneficial mumbo jumbo :) and I am soooooooo not like that. I just write on the blog to fulfill the promise I made (I know….sounds like a burden….well it is) :)

loool…It’s kinda too early for me but here is why I decided to write—

I got this Super COOL e-mail from Muhammed Al-Shareef about the last 10 days and I think I forwarded it to y’all but here it is again:

DO THIS ASAP Inshallah

Step 1: Go somewhere really beautiful, where no one can disturb you

Step 2: Imagine Allah says to you, “Ask whatever you wish and I shall grant it to you.” Think of everything good you would ask for from this life and the next.

Step 3: After thinking of everything you can, sit down and write it out.

Step 4: Pick 5 things, your favorites, and consistently ask Allah for these 5 every night in the last ten. Your dua will be guaranteed to have landed on Laylatul-Qadr! How cool is that?

So LET’S DO IT YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH—–loool, I am trying to be optimistic but it’s not working :(

Published in: on September 8, 2009 at 2:34 pm  Comments (1)  

Patience

Salamu alikkum wa rahmatulah, hope ramadan is treating everyone well, or better yet, everyone is treating ramadan well.  A while back we talked about patience and how to be patient.  Although i don’t think I can completely understand or can apply it, I think sometimes being patient is being sad or being in pain or being afraid and continuing with life while we’re certain that it is best and that it will pass with the blessing of Allah subhanaho wa ta’alla.   May Allah give us the courage and strength to be patient and the wisdom to know how to do it.

Published in: on September 3, 2009 at 5:30 am  Comments (5)  

10 Days GONE???

Salamu Alikum….

Sorry I haven’t been writing on the blog even though it was my idea to write daily (obviously that didn’t work for me) but I have been having trouble with finding a specific time to write on the blog…My comp. is in the basement & I am lazy as anything to go downstairs :(

Alhamdulilah, asamaharaha & Little8opeep have been doing an AWESOME job keeping us up-to-date (we’re still missing someone) so Jazakumullahu Khairan :)

Anywho, My Ramadan has been a Roller Coaster Ride so far….A good day vs. a bad one but Alhamdulilah- I realized that my Escape is in Reading Quran….I could be having the worst day ever but when I sit down to read my Quran, All my distress, anxiety, and problems just disappear so Alhamdulilah, I found MY ESCAPE & I love it

My Goals:

1. Alhamdulilah, I am slacking off lately but my sunnahs are on & off so starting tomorrow inshallah, I will make sure they are ON…

2. Quran Reading is FANTASTIC- Alhamdulilah but my Memorization is sooooooooo Down the Hill—My memory stick is running out :(

I’ll make sure to write on the Blog more often….I apologize for being lazy & my light has been off lately but tomorrow is another day inshallah & may Allah make it brighter than all the days before it :)

Love you All for the Sake of the One who controls our Hearts

Published in: on September 2, 2009 at 4:25 am  Comments (2)  

InDisguise

Subhanallah, the first ten days of mercy are over.  I was thinking about how the mercy of allah comes in all forms and shapes.  We look at good things as being mercy, and bad things as tests or punishments.  But often there is more mercy in bad events then in good. Often by being oppressed we learn to become victorious and even more we learn to give victory to others.  By making mistakes we  need to be forgiven and as a result learn to forgive others.  By being broken and weak, we become merciful on others who are broken as well.  And as we loose many blessings in and around us, we gain an appreciation and taste a happiness in many other blessings that were once un-noticed.

Published in: on September 2, 2009 at 3:16 am  Leave a Comment  

Hoping Day 8 will be great!

How are you guys doing on your goals?

Man, i feel like i’m falling so behind bc my Quran isn’t complete, and that’s taking the biggest toll on me. Not fulfilling that goal is making me lazy in other aspects of the day. I need a Ramadan pick me up lecture, or I just need to buckle down.

Alhamdullilah, i’ve been able to make all of my sunnahs :) (may Allah accept them) but I tend to delay dhuhr (gotta work on that tomorrow inshaAllah). As for taraweh, i’ve switched it for qiyaam. (upgrade!) I was getting super weak, and Imam Zia reminded us about the benefits of seeking Allah’s aid in the last 1/3 of the night. So, alhamdullilah :)

You know what’s sad . . . i can’t remember if i had any more goals lol. I hope not.

Published in: on August 30, 2009 at 6:19 am  Comments (1)  

Day 5/6?

I heard a quote by a non muslim lady that subhanallah hit home for me.  She said: ” the presence of  fear is a sure sign that you are trusting in your own strength.”  and what she meant by it is that if you trusted in God and depended on Him you wouldn’t be afraid, but when you start depending on your own abilities and powers for everything than you’ll always be afraid because there are always people who are stronger, smarter, or better than you.  May Allah make our dependence completely on Him, and keep our hearts strong with faith.

Published in: on August 27, 2009 at 2:01 pm  Leave a Comment  

Day 4

peace and blessing and mercy of Allah be upon all who is reading,

alhamdulillah, by the blessing of allah it is day four of ramadan and we are living through it.  I wanted to share one quote of a an old lady who isn’t muslim but wise non the less, may Allah guide her.  she said: “When people hurt you, they hold power over you and if you don’t forgive them, they keep that power.”  may Allah give all of us the power for forgive and have mercy on others so that He may forgive and have mercy on us.  Ameen :D

Published in: on August 26, 2009 at 1:46 am  Comments (1)  

Ramadan Day 3 :)

alhamdulillah, everything is going well, except fro memorization, that needs much improvement.  But here is what I have learned and can testify for, salat on the prophet peace be upon him removes all worries of this life and the next.  The salat that is mentioned in the hadiths is that said as the second part of tashahud : alahuma sali a’ala muhamad wa a’ala ali  muhamad, …….

Here are some benefits listed by ibn al qaim as benefits of salat on the prophet peace be upon him, i almost didn’t wanna share because of how amazing it is, it felt like iam giving away a treasure but inshallah i guess Allah’s treasure is more then enough to go around  and inshallah i’ll be getting some ajur for sharing ( they are in arabic so please tanslate anyone who can :) :

- امتثال أمر الله سبحانه وتعالى.

2- حصول عشر صلوات من الله على المصلي مرة.

3- يكتب له عشر حسنات ويمحو عنه عشر سيئات.

4- أن يرفع له عشر درجات.

5- أنه يرجى إجابة دعائه إذا قدمها أمامه فهي تصاعد الدعاء إلى عند رب العالمين.

6- أنها سبب لشفاعته  إذا قرنها بسؤال الوسيلة له، أو إفرادها.

7- أنها سبب لغفران الذنوب.

8- أنها سبب لكفاية الله ما أهمه.

9- أنها سبب لقرب العبد منه  يوم القيامة.

10- أنها سبب لصلاة الله على المصلي وصلاة الملائكة عليه.

11- أنها سبب لرد النبي  الصلاة والسلام على المصلي.

12- أنها سبب لطيب المجلس، وأن لا يعود حسرة على أهله يوم القيامة.

13- أنها سبب لنفي الفقر.

14- أنها تنفي عن العبد اسم ( البخيل ) إذا صلى عليه عند ذكره .

15- أنها سبب لإلقاء الله سبحانه وتعالى الثناء الحسن للمصلي عليه بين أهل السماء والأرض، لأن المصلي طالب من الله أن يثني على رسوله ويكرمه ويشرفه، والجزاء من جنس العمل فلا بد أن يحصل للمصلي نوع من ذلك.

16- أنها سبب للبركة في ذات المصلي وعمله وعمره وأسباب مصالحه لأن المصلي داع ربه أن يبارك عليه وعلى آله وهذا الدعاء مستجاب والجزاء من جنسه.

17- أنها سبب لعرض اسم المصلي عليه  وذكره عنده كما تقدم قوله { إن صلاتكم معروضة عليّ } وقوله { إن الله وكّل بقبري ملائكة يبلغونني عن أمتي السلام} وكفى بالعبد نبلاً أن يذكر اسمه بالخير بين يدي رسول الله .

18- أنها سبب لتثبيت القدم على الصراط والجواز عليه لحديث عبدالرحمن بن سمرة الذي رواه عنه سعيد بن المسيب في رؤيا النبي  وفيه: { ورأيت رجلاً من أمتي يزحف على الصراط ويحبو أحياناً ويتعلق أحياناً، فجاءته صلاته عليّ فأقامته على قدميه وأنقذته } [رواه أبو موسى المديني وبنى عليه كتابه في "الترغيب والترهيب" وقال: هذا حديث حسن جداً].

19- أنها سبب لدوام محبة الرسول  وزيادتها وتضاعفها، وذلك عقد من عقود الإيمان الذي لا يتم إلا به لأن العبد كلما أكثر من ذكر المحبوب واستحضاره في قلبه واستحضار محاسنه ومعانيه الجالبة لحبه فسيتضاعف حبّه له وتزايد شوقه إليه، واستولى على جميع قلبه، وإذا أعرض عن ذكره وإحضار محاسنه يغلبه، نقص حبه من قلبه، ولا شيء أقر لعين المحب من رؤية محبوبه ولا أقر لقلبه من ذكر محاسنه، وتكون زيادة ذلك ونقصانه بحسب زيادة الحب ونقصانه في قلبه والحس شاهد بذلك.

20- أنها سبب لهداية العبد وحياة قلبه، فإنه كلما أكثر الصلاة عليه  وذكره، استولت محبته على قلبه، حتى لا يبقى في قلبه معارضة لشيء من أوامره، ولا شك في شيء مما جاء به، بل يصير ما جاء به مكتوباً مسطوراً في قلبه ويقتبس الهدي والفلاح وأنواع العلوم منه، فأهل العلم العارفين بسنته وهديه المتبعين له كلما ازدادوا فيما جاء به من معرفة، ازدادوا له محبة ومعرفة بحقيقة الصلاة المطلوبة له من الله.

Published in: on August 25, 2009 at 4:39 am  Comments (3)  

Day 2

Alright…It’s the End of the Second Day…Here is what I got:

Quran Reading:Done with Juz 3 & 4…Alhamdulilah

Memorization: Up to Date also

Remembrance: Slacked off a little bit but got some in before Iftar :)

Morning & Evening Athkar: Am having trouble with this :( HELP

Exercising: looooooooooooooooooooooool….(that should answer it)

That’s all I got for now…….

Hit Me with what you got :D

Luv you guys

***O’ Allah, on this day, place me among those who seek forgiveness. Place me among Your righteous and obedient servants, and place me among Your close friends, by Your kindness, O the most Merciful.***

Published in: on August 24, 2009 at 4:10 am  Leave a Comment  

Bismillah…DAY ONE

Alright Here it goes:

Day 1 is Fantastic so far :) I did my first Juz & working on the 2nd inshallah…Should be done around 6

Alhamdulilah, Istighfar & Remembrance is going good…Unfortunately am easily distracted which is messed up :( but inshallah it’ll get better

Other than that, I am PSYCHED :D

How’s everyone else????

LittleBo—I LOVE YOU for being the 1st to write (we both know I didnt expect the other two to write first) looool

Published in: on August 22, 2009 at 6:55 pm  Comments (1)  
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