Rush To Allah, The Few Motivated

Jumaah lecture:

Heres what the sheikh said today, I actually took notes I dont know if that is discouraged but I want to take notes every Friday because if I dont go home and blog what I learned about I most likely will forget.

"Sometimes you only need a few who are motivated to work (volunteer) for the sake of Allah.

Omar Ibn Alkhatb said he fears a time when the mutqaan (God conscious) people are lazy and the fasqun (do bad) people are active.

Look at our own time, the bars are open late and people are willing to stay up until 3 am to party, but you can find people who can get up at 3 am to pray....

When the Muslim civilization was at its high point (look into our history during the time of the caliphs) you will see that this was the result of the efforts of a few very dedicated men

 (the sahaba, the caliphs).

Do the best you can so Allah can reward you like the sahaba.

One of the worst tricks of the shytan is bringing laziness upon us.

Being lazy is a state of mind but if you leave it, laziness can reach your heart.

If you are lazy slowly you will miss your prayers, not want to make dawaah, etc.

I want to point out two ayas that both have the same theme word which is telling you to hurry, rush!:  Surat Al Jumaah Aya 9: Fasaaw, hasten

O you who believe! when the call is made for prayer on Friday, then hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave off trading; that is better for you, if you know.

Surat Al Hadid Aya 21: Sabiqoo, Race

 The aya is about Paradise and the people with light and then they will be told to enter Jannah....actually one tip when the recitor recites the aya, "janaat tarjee min tahthum al anhar, which means gardens beneth which rivers flow imagine a lovely calm river flowing under your feet ....

 Listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FWQk40UW24

Race toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believed in Allah and His messengers. That is the bounty of Allah which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.

You rush to school, work, etc because they are important but we lost this rush in our deen, religion. Show Allah that you are rushing to Him.  This helps you not to be lazy, for an example if you rush to salat you wont miss the salat. Allah likes people who are alive and they have energy.

The sunnah teaches us small techniques for energy.

Fajr Probelms, Look For Allahs Messages To You

 

 

 

 

 If you have problems waking up for Fajr or you know someone who cant wake up share this video. I translated the part about Fajr...like always Mustfah Hosny hits you in the heart.

 

Personal Reflection:

SubhanAllah just like Yaqoot I feel like Allah wanted me to watch this specific lecture, on this specific topic becaue I needed to hear exctally what Yaqoot heard.

I just want to add that Allah always address you according to your own needs, but you have to look for those messages, those signs....my favorite quote:

“Good reminders usually hit you in the heart as if they were meant for you, as if Allah-God just sent you a private message to awaken your heart”

 

Heres the lecture along with my bootleged transltation

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs8_9VzkQxA&feature=player_detailpage#t=181s

 

I want to tell you a true story my friend told me about a man named yaqoot. Yaqoot is not my friend, but he is a friend of one of my close friends. My friend told me that Yaqoots parents didnt pray or encourage Yaqoot to pray. Yaqoot just as you are here today in this lecture, and you heard words from Allah, Allah places words on the tongue of the person to send good messages. Yaqoot went to a lecture in which the speaker was talking about praying Salat Al Fajr in the Mosque. It is as if Yaqoots heart was taken away and he felt as if Allah was talking to him, to make a positive change in him. So he took a decision and he told his friends "Please, wake me up for fajr". This story was in the late 80s when there was no cell phones, so if my friend wanted to wake me up he would have to call my house phone or come to my house and knock on my door. It would be considered rude to call the house phone at 5am. Yaqoot lived on the first floor, so he decided to place his mattress near the wall close to the window. He tied a rope to one of his wrists and he placed this rope outside of the window.  And he tied a fanous lantern to the rope so the wind wouldnt move the rope. And my friend (mustfah hosny) Ahmed told me we used to go to Yaqoots house and we would pull the rope and Yaqoot would wake up for fajr. He would get up and go make wudu, and he would place a pillow under his comfotore in case his parents came to see if he was sleeping, because his parents would punish him if they heard that he went to pray salat al fajr in the masjid. Yaqoot would go and pray fajr and when he would come back home and he would remove the pillow and go back to sleep. He was taken away. His heart was taken away with Allah, subhanwatalaa. When he felt that Allah was addressing him with these words from the speaker....

 

 

 

How To Get Married: Islam Elfahmyoui Notes

So right when I was about to write this post alongside my home work, the ayas that were discussed in the lecture about marriage were being recited on my favorite site, radioquraan.com (visit if you still have not!!)  The ayas are ones you are probably familiar with from Surat Al Nur

http://quran.com/24

So todays lecture was about a Muslims "favorite" topic,

"How to get married"

Favorite quote:

"Look at the man you are interested in with a critical but not lustful eye"

Dr. Islam ElFahymoui

At the end of the lecture, you are hoping you learn how to get married...

but you dont get that answer...

Heres what you get from this lecture

(which will become the topic for the upcoming Islam El Fahymoui Sunday lecture).

Islam El Fahymoui said:

When you get married you can quell those desires which lead to the diseases of the heart we spoke about for the past couple of months.

If you want to give up this dunya (your heart) you will not complete this until you get married.

When you calm down and you are not concerned with getting married you can attain a higher level of eman and put more focus towards your eman.

The companions didnt see marriage only as a protection from sin but they saw it as a virtue.

Problems of this community

1. Young adults are to hasty in seeking marriage

 In Islam there is a concept called "Rushud". Rushud means maturity, ability to think and act responsibly, responsibility, and knowing the consequences of your decision.

It is not the same as puberty, and with rushud there is no universal age. You cant say all youth reach rushud at this age..no. It is not upto the Islamic scholars to decide when is rushud but rather that society.

Ibn Alqayim: Whatever the benefit is to the people of the time that is the shariah (law, life style)

Everyone knows about the hadith:

Prophet:  “O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him  lower his gaze and guard his modesty, and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his desires.

When the Prophet said this he means when you achive "Rushud" get married.

The Prophet tells you if you cant get married, than try fasting.

Did you try fasting?

WalyastaAAfifi

 But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty. 

Holy Quran 24:33 Surat Al Noor

When you fast you are depriving your body of energy.

If you fast and guard your eyes you will have patience inshAllah.

There should be no social intermingling for no reasons.

Always ask yourself is there a reason for me to talk to him?

Avoid speaking to him if you can.

Interacting for knowledge and business or even advice is okay as long as there is no problem.

If you work with a man avoid engaging them emotionally. Avoid khulwa (being alone with him because no matter who you are the shytan is always the 3rd present). Do not joke with each other.

Look at the man you are interested in with a critical but not lustful eye. It is important for you to like how he looks, his looks must be pleasing to you.



2. Lack of Facilitation

The elders  have to facilitate marriage in the community.

 The aya about marriage says walnikahan

This implies that other people are helping you get married.

Suzy Ismail

(This is a point I brought up this issue of tawkal in action in one of my posts! Remember?)

I wrote Islam a question based on this post and inshAllah he will address it in next weeks lecture.

 http://hudawritess.blogspot.com/2012/05/marriage-efforts-approaching-him.html

There is a difference between tawkal and tawkul.

You cant just sit down and not do anything and have trust in Allah. Like the person who thinks oh I will make duaa and Allah will send me a husband.

Just like Mariam who had to shake the tree, we have to do our part. Or just like the hadith about where the Prophet addressed the man to tie his camel and than make tawkul (trust in Allah).

Take the steps and than have trust in Allah.

What steps are you taking for marriage?

Adam and Huwa was the first relationship on earth and it was a marriage.

And than she spoke on about her center which facilities an environment for marriage. They want to do something similar at ICPC.

Than there was Q and A I didnt take notes, but one answer really stood out to me:

A sister asked:

"What do you think of sisters beautifying themselves so they can attract a man for  marriage?

Suzy answered, but than Dr.Islam asked if he can answer from a mans perspective. What a beautiful answer he said,

"Sisters without anything you are already beautiful. Your beauty shines through your modesty. To a man you are already beautiful just because of your presences (and than he looks to the men side and he says im sure they know what I mean).

Sometimes Islam Elfahymoui takes you into the minds of men its so cool lol , I need to write down these things!

As you can see as I mentioned in the beginning, you do not get an exact "formula" on how to get married from this lecture, but inshAllah they are working towards achieving some solution, that is what thier conclusion was headed towards.



He is Allah, Listen With Your Heart ,Its Been A While, Duaa In the Middle of Salat, Ramadan Missin You

 Aya Journal 2:

 

I want to start off with the ayas before I get to the story of how I heard these ayas 

Take your heart on a journey,
 
Surat Al Hashr 59:22-24

Full surah http://quran.com/59 :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq9TPix_qnk&feature=player_detailpage#t=73s

 

Imagine a sheikh with a teary, emotional beautiful voice, pausing and repeating the aya:

Huwa Allah, Huwa Allah, Huwa Allah

He is Allah , He is Allah, He is Allah....
 

SubhanAllah ( What does subhanAllah mean exctally? )

 http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=SW0809-3687

Subhan’Allah (سبحان الله)

“Glory to God.” This phrase is often used when praising God or exclaiming awe at His attributes, bounties, or creation.

 

Subhanahu wa ta`ala (سبحانه و تعالى)

“May He be glorified and exalted.” An expression commonly used after the name of God, Allah, is mentioned. It is a way of glorifying Allah.

 

He is Allah , other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

 

He is Allah , other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above  whatever they associate with Him.

 

He is Allah , the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Jumaah:

In the mosque I attended for jumah the shiekh was a guest, and his voice was amazing, because you can partially hear his tears. During the salat as we prepared for sujud he suprised us with a emotional duaa for Syria and Gaza....thats when you get your heart ready for an emotional crying outburst and its one of the...no wait...it is the best feeling ever. Nothing compares to the feeling of al-nafs al mutmaah- the reassured,peaceful soul even if you get it for that one salat...you heard tears across the room everyones eyes was watery after salat. It reminded me of those Ramadan witr duaas....oh how I miss those outbursts of tears. At that moment you feel that calming feeling you are supposed to have when you truly focus on remembering Allah.

 

For Salaat Isha I went to pray at my mosque and the same sheikh from jumaah who made was there again and again the tears. I shared the ayas he recited in the beginning of the post...
 

Words are never sufficient enough to explain this feeling you get when you heart is present during the recitatation of the Quran...
  

In these ayas Allah is describing to us who He is as these ayas have some of His names,
 

Also as you will read in the last aya,  Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him

 

SubhanAllah imagine EVERYTHING on Earth and in the Heavens is saying SubhanAllah...!! When the sheikh finished this aya..all I can think to myself is SubhanAllah...I think this is the term I like to use to express this moving indescrible feeling I get when I think of Him...
 

Even trying to describe the word subhanAllah is hard!! SubhanAllah

I cant really write much to explain what I felt today....but Ima leave you with this:

Huwa Allah, Huwa Allah, Huwa Allah:
He is Allah , He is Allah, He is Allah

SubhanAllah:  The Exalted One who is praised and glorified extensively.
 

 

Ayah Journal Entry 1

 

 

 

Look at the previous post to understand what an ayah journal is

 

Todays aya I choose to explore is one I heard in the car from Surat Qaf.

During the Canada RIS Convention Sheikh Mishary recited Surat Qaf, I will never forget that recitation : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saUmDST2Kyc

 

Ayah Journal Entry 1:

 

 

1. Open the Quran, and pick one ayah

So I couldnt limit it to one ayah, because these ayas complete one another.

Surat Qaf Ayah 6-8

Do they not look at the sky above them?- How We have made it and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it?

And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein of every beautiful kind,

Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns  to Allah .

 

2. Read the meaning understand it and apply it your own life

 

In my understanding, we have to look around the earth, the sky, the mountains, the plants,  and we have to acknolwedge the beauty and the One who created this beauty, the Most Beautiful.

 

Apply to life: Observe the earth, acknowledge and remeber the Creator,

turn to Allah say subhanAllah...

 

3.Jot down the aya in your journal and state in keywords

 

On my blog, Check!

 

4. Make acting on the ayah your mission for the day

 

Observe the earth and remeber Allah

 

5. Share the aya and your personal lessons with someone else

Emailed to you, Check!

 

 

Productive Muslim

 

Poductivemuslim.com

enough said...there are to many amazing articles for me to choose one so I am advising you to explore the website on your own..

 

I found a bunch of these awesome pix on thier site



NJCU Newspaper Article I Wrote: Wheres My Quote?

Sometimes I write for the New Jersey City University school newspaper. In this latest article I wrote about graduating, but I realized they did not put the Dr.Islam Elfahymouis quote in the end =/ The quote is from this lecture: http://hudawritess.blogspot.com/2012/05/my-personal-dunya-goals-eelfaymoui.html

Heres the quote they cut out (add it to the last sentence of the article)

Surround yourself with people who motivate and inspire you to achieve this goal and as my teacher once said,

“Do everything in your power to get what you seek, if you prepare correctly you will get it”

 – Dr.Islam Elfahymoui.

gothictimes.net/2012/10/26/when-are-you-graduating/

“When Are You Graduating?”

One of the most common questions you’ll hear throughout college is “When you are you graduating.” A few students will graduate in three years, some will graduate in the “average” four years, and most NJCU students will spend five to six years. According the 2011, NJCU Institutional Profile. The question you should ask yourself is, “Am I graduating in four years?” Although the standard is to graduate in four years, remember that everyone’s situation differs. Don’t feel down if you’re finishing a little “later” than the average four years. One thing that is fairly acknowledged at NJCU is that students take a little longer to graduate.

NJCU students come from immigrant families who never attended college. Another factor to consider is that a lot of NJCU students are part time or full time employees. Students must find ways to pay for their tuition, books, or even food as they are self-dependent when it comes to finances. When students must focus on their job responsibilities it makes it difficult for them to put greater attention towards their education.

While students who graduate late should not be looked down upon, students who do graduate in the “average” four years should be looked at as role models and leaders. Although one may argue that there are factors which may slow down the graduation process, there are also ways to speed up it up.
The first thing students should to do is plan, plan, and plan. Plan how you will take your courses, and how long it will take you to complete your degree. You don’t have to meet with a counselor to figure this out, just use the resources you have such as the Major Tracking sheet, and your Gothicnet account. The amount of credits needed to graduate at NJCU is 128. Take that number and subtract it by the amount of your current credits, and see how many more credits you need to graduate.
One approach many students take to graduate early is taking summer classes. If you have Financial Aid paying for your two summer courses then go for it. If you do not qualify for Financial Aid then consider taking courses at your local Community College in which rates are usually half the price.
Many students think that taking 18 credits per a semester is a challenge. If you do plan on taking 18 credit try to mix up your classes by having some “easy” courses, along with some “challenging” courses. For an example, if you are a Computer Science major, it’s best not to take 18 credits worth of Computer Science courses in one semester, but rather try to mix it up with some elective courses.
As mentioned earlier, many NJCU students come from a immigrant family, which means they are most likely to come from a home in which English is not spoken. If you do speak, read and write in a second language consider taking a CLEP, or NYU Language Proficiency Exam. These tests can offer students up to a total of 16 credits. The CLEP test also offers students tests in many different subjects.

Finally, it is important to understand that the results you want to achieve begin with the goals you establish. Surround yourself with people who motivate and inspire you to achieve this goal.

Quran, Rhetorical Questions, Speechless

Throughout the Quran there are rhetorical questionsw that leave you speechless......

 

 My favorite set of questions are in Surat Al Waqiah.

 

As you read the ayas you will realize there is no need for me to comment or answer the questions, the ayas speak for themselves...leavin you speechless to recite just as the final aya in surat Al Waqiah: "SubhanAllah" ( definition of subhanAllah) http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=SW0809-3687

 

 

 

 

 Verily, this! This is an absolute Truth with certainty. 56:95

 

 

Therefore glorify the name of your Lord, the Great. 56:96

 

 

 Surat Al-Waqiah

Quran.com/56

 

 The creation of the human

 

 

We created you, then why do you believe not? 56:57

 

 

 

Have you seen that which you emit? 56:58

 

 

 

 

Is it you who create it (i.e. make this semen into a perfect human being),

or are We the Creator? 56:59

 

 

 

 The seeds that grow

 

 

 

Tell Me! The seed that you sow in the ground. 56:63

 

 

 

Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower 56:64

 

 

 

 The water we drink

 

 

Tell Me! The water that you drink.56:68

 

 

 

Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?56:69

 

 

 The trees

 

 

Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer? 56:72

 

 Death

 

 

 

 

Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of a dying person) reaches the throat? 56:83

 

 

 

And you at the moment are looking on. 56:84

 

 

 

 

Bring back the soul (to its body), if you are truthful? 56:87

 

 

 

 

Every night before I sleep, I listen to Surat Al-Mulk, and the final aya amazes me with its question:

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If (all) your water were to be sunk away,

who then can supply you with flowing (spring) water? 67:30