فَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ الْعَيْنَ تَدْمَعُ، وَالْقَلْبَ يَحْزَنُ، وَلاَ نَقُولُ إِلاَّ مَا يَرْضَى رَبُّنَا، وَإِنَّا بِفِرَاقِكَ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ لَمَحْزُونُونَ
When the Prophet Muhammad’s (S.A.W.) own son died, he said: “ The eyes are shedding tears and the heart is grieved, and we will not say except what pleases our Lord, O Ibrahim ! Indeed we are grieved by your separation."
I never got to write my notes from the first Young Adults event at NHIEC in Dec with special guest Dr.Islam ElFahymoui...and subhanAllah looking at them now they are relevant to the whole theme of how the NC Muslims were called "Our Three Winners"
And if you think about this title you can take it from so many angles...but in the situation of these three we know for sure that the three winners refers to their win in this world and inshAllah the next because of all the good they gave in this world
Dr.Islam ElFahymoui said,
" Compete for the afterlife not this fleeting dunya (world)...This dunya is not for competition and if you understand this concept you will be relaxed within this world.
There is a aya in Surat Al Al Waqiah about the "Alsaqboun" The Winners...And the "Muqabuin" The Close Ones ..AlMuqarbun is the status of those who are close to Allah...those who won in dunya
They won't have judgment on the Day of Judgment ...they will have a peaceful judgment
"And the forerunners, the forerunners
Those are the ones brought near to Allah
We are so attached to this dunya that we don't appreciate hardships. Everyone in this room is experiencing a difficulty or hardships. The more Allah loves you the more eman you have the more tests you have but with more eman comes more sakina (peace). " Dr.Islam ElFahymoui.
My thoughts ....
For me , when I read or hear of people like this I can't help but smile with tears. It's a feeling only the believers can understand , the feeling of sorrow but peace subhanAllah. Today will mark the Janzah of AlSabqoun...of those who rushed to Allah and surely they are on thier way to Him in rejoice....their janza will most likely be as big as Eid...their janza represents a Eid as they meet their Lord in happiness inshAlah...
When I think of the NC Muslims I never meet, I think of other legends I never meet from my own community Fatima Kasem, Rehab Al Buri, Mustafa Khalifa...And these people were all remembered for the things the Prophet taught us to hold on to the most the love of Allah ( which results in the love of the people ), excellent character, service to others and bright light smiles....
SubhanAllah the amount of comfort the Quran gives when one deeply reflects and re reads the ayas about the benefit of good deeds, death and how dunya is
Reading ayas like this make me smile as I reflect upon all that's happening
"And no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes as reward for what they used to do" The Quran
These three NC Muslims were not remembered because of they had...
The hausabnd was not remembered for his t car, or that apartment...the wife was not remembered because of what dress she wore for her wedding a few weeks ago...the young Sister in law was not remembered for her favorite brand..all three were remembered for things they can take to Allah...their good deeds, their love for others, services to others, Sadiaqya Jarya that is currently tripling subhanAllah....I love how their last name was "barakat" May Allah place lots and lots of barakat in this gain for the ummah....they are a motivation and we should smile and use their legacy to inspire us to follow their footsteps, the footsteps of our Prophet who was of the best character and a legend who brought the words of Allah into action subhanAllah.
The first legacy I heard about in my life time that I never meet was Fatima Kasem from NJIT...for some reason my Islamic School at the time decided to take us to her janza...I had NO idea who she was but I remember how FULL ICPC was as if it was Eid that's how her beloved Omar described it...everyone in NJ would learn of her "devastating " story of dying of cancer pregnant with a future baby to her new husband but that was the beginning of inspiration for me . She was remembered for her smile, her character and her contributions to her community.
Another legacy I never meet but heard of was Rehab Al Buri who also passed of cancer at a young age in the midst of her love story. I started reading her blog and I would get inspired.
Once again another legend who was remembered for her smile, character, and contributions to her community.
Our most recent legend from NJ was Br Mustafa Khalifa, another man I never meet but was so inspired by all of those lives he inspired, his janza was also as big as Eid Prayer subhanAllah ...and if you think deeply upon everything Allah tells us in the Quran...about how this dunya is just a "maata" something temporary a means to do good....when you start to deeply reflect upon these ayas describing what this world is, you will really start to believe that the prayer of janza can be just as joyous as Eid...subhanAllah
And now once again I learn of Muslims I never meet in my life who are influencing me once again to give all I can....
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