Archive for September, 2009
Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Eid Mubarak
As we wish good bye to a dear guest, hearts illuminated by God’s remembrance, having implored Allah SWT for His forgiveness, mercy and to answer our duas we must now prepare our hearts and minds to “steady the course”. Together my dear brothers and sisters, we reflected and spent time trying to understand how to […]
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
In the final moments..
As we begin to wrap up the visit of this most beautiful guest, our emotions are mixed. At the beginning of the month many of us were worried that we would not be able to make the longer fasts. As each day went by, we realized that we could do it by Allah’s […]
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Keeping Track after Ramadan
Subhan Allah (Glory be to God), we have spent much time being more disciplined than we usually are. For many of us, we have a sense of joy, happiness that we increased ourselves in some way, made ourselves better and improved on where we were before the month began. For some of us, it didn’t […]
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Make the changes now, before it’s too late!
As you begin to spend time reflecting in these the most holy nights of the year and count the days of Ramadan as she prepares to depart from our presence…think about all that we have reflected on.
Allah SWT describes the prophet peace be upon him as “uswatun hasana” the most perfect example. Perhaps […]
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Taking the “I” out of “Individual” and putting it back into “communIty”
When it came to developing their consciousness of Allah, the sahabas (companions of the Prophet peace be upon him) were relentless, men and women alike. Today, some still believe that only men can develop a relationship with Allah outside the home and women are relegated to the homes and silenced in many […]
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
Brothers and Sisters? part 1 of 2
Allah says that the believers are a single brotherhood (and sisterhood).
The relationship of brotherhood and sisterhood is likened to that of marriage by some scholars and is seen as one of the ways by which society is strengthened. It is for this reason that we must pay attention to fulfilling the rights […]
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
A mission for change
The one thing that Ramadan should propel us to realize is the need for change. Too many times people get pre-occupied with being perfect. The side-effects of this can be disastrous in countless ways. The sahabas (companions of the prophet) on the other hand never prayed for perfection. Instead, they prayed for […]
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Efforts or Excuses? 2/2
Caring about your brother or sister is an important act, in fact in another tradition related by Muslim, the prophet peace be upon him reminded us that we should not degrade even the smallest good deeds, even if that is smiling in the face of your brother or sister.
We should do our […]
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Saturday, September 12th, 2009
21-The odd nights
These are the most precious of nights in the Islamic Calendar. All year, people wait for the night when angels shall descend with the decree of their Lord, listening for the supplications of servants to a Most Merciful Lord, only for their Lord to grant their prayers. As angels descend in throngs, seeking those calling […]
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
20. Duas
God loves to hear the supplications of His servants so He can answer them. As we enter into the last ten days and most blessed nights of the year, here are some duas through which you can call upon your Lord. Call on Him, He will answer your prayers; when you seek Him, know that […]