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[sylhet]

>________________________________________________________________________
>On the authority of Abu Abbas Abdullah the son of Abbas (may Allah be
>pleased with them both) who relates that the Prophet (may the
blessings and
>peace of Allah be upon him) said:
>
> "Know that if the Ummah were to gather together to benefit
you
>with something, it would benefit you only with something that Allah
has
>already written for you, and if they gather together to harm you with
>anything, they would harm you only with something that Allah has
already
>written for you."
>
> (Tirmidhi)
>________________________________________________________________________
> Where is our yaqeen? Where is our certainty and our faith in
Allah? .
>.
>We have to have complete and certain faith that it is ALLAH AND ONLY
ALLAH,
>that can help us out of every situation we are put in. Only He can
provide
>a
>way out of every problem we face and only He can get you all the good
>things
>you desire. Only He holds the key to every door. Every good is in His
Hand.
>Nothing is impossible for Him, because everything belongs to Him.
Sure,
>there are "sababs" or "reasons" or "ways" . . . But don't ever forget
that
>He is the One who controls all those "sababs" or "ways". . . Nothing
>happens
>without His Permission . . . So have yaqeen (certain faith) . . .
Because
>Only He has the power to say "Be" . . . and when He says it . . . It
most
>surely will be . . .

[sylhet]

Salaam Oalaikom wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu:
>
>This is yet another example of the consequences of "Freedom." It is
no
>surprise to me, considering that Freedom means "No laws, no rules; do
>whatever
>you want."
>
>May Allah protect us all from this filth, and may He guide us to the
clear
>understanding of the Truth to be able to distinguish it from the
falsehood.
>
>Just a side note: Freedom is the bastion of what the West calls
"Human
>Rights." It is the West which espouses the notion that human beings
are
>naturally good, and they are made "evil" by restricting them;
therefore,
>the
>way to eradicate evil is to free the human being from the shackles of
>restrictions and give him the freedom to express his innately good
nature.
>Thus, the West calls society to adopt the "civil liberties," among
them
>Freedom
>of Ownership, Personal Freedom, and Freedom of Expression. This is
the
>basis
>of Human Rights.
>
>Therefore, Human Rights is a false idea, based upon a false
understanding
>of
>good and evil. The human being is born neither good nor evil; he is
LED to
>good or evil based upon the path that he chooses and whom he chooses
to
>submit
>to. The human being does "good" when he restricts himself to the
limits
>set by
>Allah, and he does "evil" if he either restricts himself to limits set
by
>anything other than Allah or he chooses the path of "Freedom" and
lives in
>an
>animalistic fashion. The West thought that freeing man will result in
>goodness, but they were dead wrong. In fact, Freedom has created more
evil
>than anyone could have imagined. And the article below is just one
>manifestation of this call to Freedom.
>
>We as Muslims should abandon the call to Human Rights, as it is a
Western
>idea
>which calls the human beings to adopt Freedom as their way of life,
and
>this
>idea is proven to be incapable of correctly addressing the human being
in a
>correct manner.
>
>Your brother in Islam,
>Kareem
>
> >
> > 11 Couples Marry in the Nude
> >
> >
> > By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
> > Filed at 4:27 p.m. ET
> >
> > RUNAWAY BAY, Jamaica (AP) -- Wearing top hats, veils and body
paint, 11
> > couples married in the buff on Wednesday.
> > ``People get married skydiving, in hot air balloons, scuba
diving,''
>said one
> > bride, Jane Jones, a 43-year-old native of California. ``It's just
nice
>to do
> > something different.''
> > The nuptials sparked protests from clergy, the government and about
12
> > demonstrators. But the pastor was undeterred.
> > ``I prefer doing nude weddings,'' said the Rev. Frank Cervasio of
the
> > non-denominational Universal Life Church with branches in Modesto,
>Calif.,
> > and Brevard County, Florida. ``It's all about nature.''
> > Cervasio, wearing a blue tropical shirt, shorts and sneakers,
performed
>the
> > 25-minute ceremony before about 200 guests. He said the joint vows
were
> > standard but ``more spiritual'' than most.
> > The ceremony was performed at Hedonism III, owned by the Superclubs
>chain,
> > which has resorts in Jamaica and the Bahamas.
> > A dozen protesters stood outside the resort Wednesday, shouting and
>holding
> > up signs.
> > ``God did not tell them this is right. They worship Satan and Satan
>tells
> > them this is right,'' said one demonstrator, Mary Todd. ``This is a
>nastiness
> > that white people are carrying to Jamaica.''
>

[sylhet]

Have you prayed Fajr, every day with the group, in the Masjid?
Did you perform all of the prayers daily inside the Masjid, with the
group?
Did you read from the Book of Allah (Quran) today?
Did you mention Allah and Glorify Him after each prayer?
Did you keep the extra prayers (Sunnah) before or after each prayer?
Were
you concentrating daily on your prayers by meditating on what you said
in
your prayers?
Have you remembered Death and the Tomb today?
Have you thought about the Day of Judgment and its overwhelming
hardship?
Have you asked Allah three times to permit you into Paradise? Because,
if
you say: Oh Allah, permit me into Paradise. three times, the Paradise
will
reply:Oh Allah, allow him/her to enter me. [Tirmidhi]
Have you asked Allah to protect you from the Hellfire today, three
times? If
you did the Hellfire will say: Oh Allah, protect him/her from me.
[Tirmidhi]
Did you read a Hadith about the Prophet(SAWS) today?
Havent you thought about being away from those who are evil doers?
Havent you tried to avoid laughing and joking too much or too often?
Did you thank Allah for bestowing on you the hearing, sight, good
heart, and
all the other gifts?
Did you pay charity today to the poor and needy?
Did you get angry for your own sake or for the sake of Allah?
Did you avoid arrogance and self admiration?
Have you cried today out of the fearness of Allah?
Did you mention Allah after Fajr or Isha prayer?
Have you asked Allah to forgive you from the sins and transgressions
that
you have committed, by making (astaghfir) seeking forgiveness from
sins?
Did you ask Allah sincerely and honestly today to grant you shaheed
(martyrdom)? The Prophet(SAWS) said: The one who asks Allah sincerely
to
grant him/her shaheed, Allah will grant it to him/her even though
he/she
dies in his/her bed. [Muslim]
Did you ask Allah to stabilize your heart and you religion?
Did you take the opportunity to make du'a (supplication) in the hours
that
Allah accepts them?
Did you buy a new Islamic book for the sake of learning from it the
knowledge of the religion?
Did you seek forgiveness for the Believers, men and women, alive or
dead,
because if you did, Allah will reward you for each of them.
Did you thank Allah for His Blessings on you, by making you Muslim and
for
the Blessings of Islam?
Did you visit a brother or sister for the sake of Allah?
Did you invite people to Allah, your family, your brothers, sisters, or
neighbors, or those whom you have been in contact with?
Were you kind to your parents today?
Have you faced a problem and did you say: Inna li lehi wa inna leh
rajaoon
(By Allah we are created and to Him we shall return)?

Have you made du'a by saying, Allah, I seek refuge in You, from the
things I
have committed wrongfully and knowingly. And I seek forgiveness for the
things that I have committed without my knowledge? If you say this
Allah
will wipe off the big sins and the small sins.

[sylhet]

Scenes of the Prophet's Life
________________________________________________________________________

On the Day of the Opening of Mecca, the Day of Victory, when the Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) entered Mecca with the armies of the Muslims, he bowed his head while on his mount so much that he nearly touched the front part of the saddle, out of his humility to Allah.
________________________________________________________________________

Look at the humility of the greatest of all people, Muhammad ibn Abd'Allah. . . . Even on the day of victory, he (peace be upon him) was humble before Allah . . . Because he (peace be upon him) realized that all success comes only from Allah.

How about us? How humble are we when we achieve something? Do we remember that it came from Allah? Let us be honest with ourselves. Without His Help, we could have never achieved anything. Without Allah, you are nothing. All the good things that we have in our life are from Allah. But if we become arrogant and forget that they are from Him and start to think they came from ourselves, then don't be surprised if those gifts are taken away. Just as a reminder that those gifts are from Allah . . .

Next time you achieve success, in anything, don't forget to be humble . . . and to give Praise to Whom all Praise is due.

[sylhet]

assalamualaikum wa rahamtullahi wa barakatuhu

I cant believe its been almost two years since i went for hajj! It
feels
like almost yesterday, alhamdulillah i can recall almost every action
of
day, not just because it most an amazing experience, but also beacuse i
wish
i had done so much more! Subhanallah on some occasions I must have
wasted so
much time, just talking to my cousins! complaining about the food!
complaing
about the wudhu facilities! [well u cant blame me for that one!]
Astaghfiruulah may Allah forgive me , and those that were with
me..ameen
Many of those going for Hajj may find themselves sitting in a tent
thinking
to themselves, ‘now what do I do’. Some pick themselves up and go
around
doing things pleasing to Allah – others may not capture the moment due
to
inexperience.
Some one sent me this list of beneficial things to do during your Hajj
trip.
If you are not going for Hajj, why not forward it to someone who
might
benefit from it on his or her journey. At least they can practice
number
26.


May Allah ta'ala make it a safe journey for all the Hujjaj, and also
may
Allah give us the tawfiq to perform hajj again to sincerely rectify our
mistakes, and give those who havent been a chance to visit your
beautiful
baitullah with humuility and to perform the hajj correctly...ameen ya
rabb

“Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans”


shabaana

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50 things to do in Hajj
By Muhammad Alshareef

[1] Smile in another Muslims face
[2] Say Salam to strangers
[3] Shake someone’s hand and ask about their health
[4] Buy tea for someone
[5] Offer to get someone’s groceries
[6] Sit with a Hajj group from another country and ask about Islam
in
their village
[7] Carry someone’s bags for them
[8] Guide someone ill to the infirmary
[9] Shun vain talk
[10] Recite talbiyah loudly, encouraging others
[11] On the days of Eid, walk through the tents reciting talbiyah
loudly reminding others
[12] Gather stones for people
[13] Offer to throw on behalf of unable Hajjis
[14] Guide people to the Jamarat
[15] Lower your gaze
[16] Remind people of the lives of the Sahaabah
[17] Read Qur’an with the Tafseer
[18] Do the authentic Dhikr of the morning and evening
[19] Make dua during your Sajdah
[20] Stand to the side of a gate and offer people water/tea as
they
leave
[21] Give major attention to shy people in your group
[22] Remind people of patience, why they came here, and the
example of
our Ulumaa’ in Hajj
[23] Explain a Hajj Khutbah you may have heard to those around you
[24] Explain the importance of purifying ones actions for the sake
of
Allah
[25] Phone relatives (from Makkah) on Eid day
[26] Make dua for forgotten friends (and the author of this list)
[27] Don’t allow Muslims to fight during Hajj
[28] Help people find a place to sleep
[29] Remember – during the heat – the unending torment of hellfire
[30] Say ‘Laa ilaaha illa Allah, wahdahu laa sharika lah, lahul
Mulk wa
lahul hamd, wa Huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in Qadeer’ 100x
[31] Say the dua of entering the market place when you go there
[32] Give charity to those who sell meager things (sandals/eggs)
[33] Attend the Halaqahs that are given in Mina
[34] Stay for the 13th of Dhul Hijjah
[35] Remind people to go home as better Muslims
[36] Forgive people that wrong you
[37] Talk to 10 different people from 10 different countries
[38] Compliment someone sincerely
[39] Visit the hospital and thank Allah for all that he has given
you
[40] Take young Muslims and invite them to sit with the elders.
Make
them the center of attention.
[41] Give a tafseer class after Salah / ask someone knowledgeable
[42] (For men) On the days of Eid, offer perfume to those around
you
[43] Ask about the health of senior women in your group. Make
sure
they are attended to.
[44] Focus hard on helping those immediately near you
[45] Take people to the slaughter house and help them / Or assist
them
in purchasing their slaughter coupons
[46] Remember specific blessings Allah has bestowed upon you and
say
Alhamdulillah
[47] Pray to Allah using his 99 most beautiful names (al Asmaa’ al
Husna)
[48] Use a Miswak
[49] Fill your pockets with candies and give to the children that
you
meet
[50] Always intend reward from Allah for everything you go through
during Hajj

[sylhet]

RESPECT TO ALL IN DA HOUSE.
DIS IS DA ALIG E-MAIL SHOW AND I IZ GETTIN READY TO CONVERT TO
A

NEW RELIGION CALLS ISLAM. IT HAS PEOPLE INNIT WHO IS BELIEVING DAT
THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD AND DAT ALL IS SURRENDERING TO HIM ALONE.
IT MAKE CHRISTIAN RELIGION LOOK LIKE ..COZ IN DAT WE IZ HAVE
A MAN ON A CROSS AND DAT IS CRAP!
DEN ME TINK OF ALL DA ODDER RELIGIONS LIKE JEWISHISM IN WHICH
MEN WEAR LIKKLE HATS AND KEEP ALL DER MONEY. I WAZ TINKIN OF
DAT COZ DEN ME CAN AKS RUPERT MURDOCH FOR SOME DOUGH AZ HE IS JEWISH
BUT DEN ME TINKS THAT HE IS JEWISH HE IZ GONNA GIVE NO MAAN NO MONEY
AND KEEPS IT ALL FOR IMSELF.
DEN I LOOKS AT HINDUMANISM. AND ME GET CONFUSED COZ ME
THINK WHO IZ DA GOD. COZ YOU HAVE A CHOICE. YOU CAN MAKE A COW YOUR GOD
OR
U HAVE AN ELEPHANT. BUT DEY DON`T HAVE NO PANTHERS. SO ME AKS DEM
IFTHEY SORT OUT A PANTHER FOR ME BUT THEY SAY NO. THEY GIVE ME AN
OPTION TO GO FOR DIS KALIMAAN WHO DEY SAY IS A BLACK MAMA BUT ME
TINK
THEY ARE BEING RACIST COZ DAT THING IS ONE UGLY !
DEN I LOOK AT SICKMANISM. DIS IZ PEOPLE WHO TAKE SICKIES AND
DON`T
GO TO WORK. ME WAZ SERIOUSLY THINKIN OF DIS. COOL! NO WORK JUST
CHILL
AND SMOKE WEEED! BUT DEN ME FOUND OUT DAT DESE PEOPLE HAVE NO

HYGIENE. DEY HAVE HAIR ALL OVER. AND DEY WERA DIS SMALL TINY
SLEEPING
BAG ON DER HEADS SO LIKE IF DEY GET LOST DEY CAN GO TO SLEEP IN A
FOREST COZ DEY HAVE DER EMERGENCY SLEEPING BAGS ON DER HEADS. ME
DIS TING BUT IT GAVE MA A HEADACHE SO ME SAYS TO DEM TO
SHUV
IT UP . BUT ME NICK DER KIRPAN WHEN DER WAZ NOT
LOOKIN!
SO DEN ME IZ GO TO DIS MOSQUE. AND DA PLACE SMELLS NICE. BETTER
DAN
WEED!! ME AKS WHAT DER RELIGION WAZ ABOUT AND YKNOW IT MAKES ALL
SENSE. I IZ NOW A MUSLIM! BUYAKASHAH TO ALL MUSLIMS IN DA HOUSE!
RESPECT TO U ALL AND ME IZ GONNA BE COMIN DOWN YOUR OUSES ON
EID

TO EAT. BUYAKASHAH AND RESPECT \/,,

[sylhet]

>An actual 17-year old's job application to work in a
>>McDonald's in Florida.
>>
>>----------
>>
>>Name: Greg Bulmash
>>

>>
>>Desired position: Company's President or Vice-President.
>>But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position
>>to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place.
>>
>>Desired Salary: $185,000 a year plus stock options. If
>>that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.
>>
>>Education: Yes.
>>
>>Last position held: Target for middle management hostility.
>>
>>Salary: Less than I'm worth.
>>
>>Most noticeable achievement: My incredible collection of
>>stolen pens and post-it notes.
>>
>>Reason for leaving: It sucked.
>>
>>Hours available to work: Any.
>>
>>Preferred hours: 1:30pm - 3:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.
>>
>>Do you have any special skills: Yes, but they're better
>>suited to a more intimate environment.
>>
>>May we contact your present employer: If I had one, would I
>>be here?
>>
>>Do you have any physical conditions that would prohibit you
>>from lifting up 50lbs: Of what?
>>
>>Do you have a car: I think a more appropriate question is
>>“Do you have a car that runs?“
>>
>>Have you received any special awards or recognition: I may
>>already be a winner of the Publishers' Clearing House
>>Sweepstakes.
>>
>>Do you smoke: On the job, no, on my breaks, yes.
>>
>>What wouyld you like to be doing in five years: Living in
>>the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde super
>>model who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread.
>>Actually, I'd like to be doing that right now.
>>
>>Do you certify that the above is true and complete to the
>>best of your knowledge: Yes. Absolutely.
>>
>>Sign here: Aries.