How Perfect Are You? | Paul Coelho

He was talking to a friend, who asked him: Have you never considered getting married?

I have, he replied. In my youth, I resolved to find the perfect woman. I crossed the desert and reached Damascus, and I met a lovely, very spiritual woman, but she knew nothing of the world. I continued my journey and went to Isfahan; there I met a woman who knew both the spiritual and the material world, but she was not pretty. Then I decided to go to Cairo, where I dined in the house of a beautiful woman, who was both religious and a connoisseur of material reality.

Why didn't you marry her, then?
Alas! my friend, she was looking for the perfect man, he replied.

- From Stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren by Paulo Coelho

- Paul Coelho is brazilian Novelist and a Lyricist and one of the most influential authors of all time

Nasruddin Stories | What is fate?

At one point of one's life, the question of what is fate exactly would have sprung in the mind.

It's a difficult question to answer without proper knowledge and it's hard to answer.

The most common counter-logic is if, everything has already been predestined, then why the punishment of hell & rewards of heaven. God said we have free-will but fate is the contradiction of that statement. The correct understand and reasoning about fate is quite issential in Islamic studies. I will blog a post about fate at another time, as i want to share Nasruddin's interesting and maybe hilarious view of what is fate.

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A certain man asked the famous Mulla Nasrudin, "What is the meaning of fate?"
Mulla replied, "Assumptions."
"In what way?" the man asked again.
Mulla looked at him and said, "You assume things are going to go well and when they do not, you call that bad luck. You assume things are going to go badly and when they do not, you call that good luck. You assume certain things are going to happen or not happen a certain way, but you do not know what is going to actually happen. You assume the future is unknown. When you are caught out (things do not work out for you), you call that Fate."

Im not your friend

i'm neither your friend; nor your relation.

i'm your shadow, maybe even closer.

if you understand this,

you are my friend,

...maybe even closer.

- luqman

The Mind | The Silent Mind

To a mind that is still,

the whole universe surrenders.

Chuang-tzu(ancient zen master)

In sufism and in other spiritual movements, great importance is shown to meditation. The power of meditation cannot be under-estimated in the path of spirutualism. It's bringing the mind into a state of 'one'-ness, and bringing it beyond the normal human's level of thinking. It leads to a deeper state of relaxation and awareness into one's soul. It ultimately leads to purification of the heart, and allows one to find peace within themselves.

In this modern world, with all sorts of turbulance going on daily, mediatation is becoming a daily part of everyone's life, now that yoga has spread to the western part of the world. The west has adapted the normally eastern techniques of meditation, and uses it in their daily practice.

Islam requires us to pray 5 times a day, where we focus our mind on God by reading verses of the Quran. But how many of us can actually say our mind is totally focused during prayers. The beginning stages of meditation is a playful mind. Where thoughts jump from 1 point to another. The founder of Zen Buddhism, Siddharta Gautama, recieved enlightenment after years of Mediation, under a tree.

1 has to realise the mind and heart connection. For the heart to recieve illumination and enlightenment, the mind must be able to focus and fix on a single point without wandering. I.e Total focus and attention. The perfect mind and heart, is the perfect mirror where the secrets will be reflected.

There is the story of Daniel. who entered the den of lions, and the lions were tamed instantly. Did he will them to be so? No. It was the calm and peace of the heart of Daniel reflected upon the lions that made them quiet like him. His own peace became their piece; they became peaceful.

The ocean of milk is the mind or the human consciousness.

The mind is like an ocean while the thoughts and emotions are the waves in the ocean.

-Samudra Manthan

*The phenomenon of reflection differs in its nature and character by reason of the nature of different personalities. The person whose thought becomes reflected in the heart or another may have a concrete form in his thought and may be able to hold it as one design or picture. In that case the reflection falls in the heart of another being clearly: but if the mind is so weak that it cannot hold a thought properly, then the thought is moving and it cannot reflect in the mind of another properly. If the mind of the person is not in good condition then the picture is not clear. If a person’s mind is not clear, if it is upset or too active, then the mind cannot convey the reflection fully.

Your wandering mind is with all things, people and ideas, never with your self. Bring your self into focus, and become aware of your own existence.

*The mind can be likened to a lake. If the wind is blowing and the water is disturbed, then the reflection will not be clear; but when the water is still the reflection is clear. And so it is with the mind: the mind which is still is capable of receiving reflections. The mind which is powerful, capable of making and holding a thought, a picture can project its thought beyond any boundaries that may be there to hinder it.

By trying to bring the mind into a single point of focus, we may be able to recieve illumination from God into the heart, and find peace with ourselves. When this stage has been reached, the secret doors of reality will opened in the inner depths of our heart.

It is as though you have an eye

That sees all forms But does not see itself.

This is how your mind is. Its light penetrates everywhere And engulfs everything,

So why does it not know itself?

-Foyan(zen master)

*Taken from The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan http://www.anaflora.com/articles/saints-sages/saint-3.html

12th of Rabi-Ul-Awwal | Birth of Our Holy Prophet (s.a.w)

EID MILAD-UN-NABI
Birthday Celebrations of the Most Honoured of Creation,HAZRAT MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA (SAW)

“Were It Not For You (O’ Muhammad صلي الله عليه و سلم),

I Would Not Have Created The Universe.”

A minority of people often, and sometimes rather vocally raise objections to the organisation and celebration of mehfil Eid Milad-un–Nabi (saw). The gathering to commemorate the birth of the Holy Prophet (saw).Eid Milad-un-Nabi (saw) is the name given to a gathering comprising both zikr-ullah and zikr-e-Rasool (saw), both of which are the foundations and the fruits of Islamic teachings.

Rabi-ul-Awwal is one of the most important months in the Islamic calendar, when mankind was bestowed with the blessing of the birth of Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (saw). It marks the beginning of an unparalleled evolutionary process whose impact is with us today. At a time when mankind was steeped in the midst of ignorance, Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (saw) elevated man from darkness into light, greed into selflessness, and arrogance into piety. This culminated into the most perfect system for Humanity by which it could conduct all of its affairs - Islam.He is the greatest leader mankind has ever seen and indeed will ever see. He is the seal of all of the Prophets and raised mankind out of the depths of despair into the highest of creation. It is for this reason that the birth of Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (saw) is celebrated by millions of Muslims all over the world.

Who can doubt that the greatest mercy bestowed on mankind by Almighty Allah, is the birth and subsequent life of his blessed Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (saw) Indeed Allah Almighty states in the Quran; "and we have not sent you (O'Prophet) but as a mercy to the whole of mankind" (Al Ambiyah 21:7).

There can be no doubt that the coming of Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (saw) into the world was a momentous event. If celebrating and rejoicing the mercies of Almighty Allah is an express divine command by Allah. Then surely we should celebrate, with great favour and force the greatest mercy that he sent, the birth of our beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (saw). "God did confer a great favour upon the believers when he sent them an apostle" (Al-lmran 3:164)

The Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (saw) was asked about the fast on a Monday, to which he replied; "on this day I was born". Through this statement the Holy Prophet (saw) established the high status of this month, in which lies the day of his birth. Thus we should treat this month with great respect and honour the Islamic traditions of the Muslims of the past.Today, Eid Milad -Un- Nabi is celebrated by Muslims all over the world, an action that pleases Allah Almighty and his Rasool (saw). To see Muslims and non-Muslims adapting their worldly lives to the pure code of life of the most perfect creation in the whole world - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (Peace be upon him).

Eventually God called you to Him

even He could not resist seeing you.

O my beloved draped in blanket! The whole world loves you.

What to say of your beauty, even the Lord is mad in your love.

-Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

The Excellence of The Prophet(S.A.W.)

SUPERIOR QUALITIES OF SAYYIDUNA RASOOLULLAH (SALLAL LAAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM)

(1) Almighty Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala wrote Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam's) name in the Heavens and in the seven skies.

(2) The Angels were commanded to bow down to Nabi Adam (alaihis salaam), because he had the Nur (Light) of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) on his blessed forehead.

(3) After the birth of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), Shaytaan could not go into the skies and steal news from the Angels.

(4) Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) used to be cradled by the Angels when he was a child.

(5) While he was in his cradle, he used to speak to the moon and the moon used to move in the whichever direction Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam's) blessed fingers moved.(6) He could see behind him while looking in front of him.

(7) He could see in the darkness as well as he could see in the daylight.

(8) His blessed saliva revived those who were sick.

(9) While his eyes were closed, his heart was awake.

(10) He never yawned during his entire lifetime.

(11) His perspiration had the scent of sweet roses.

(12) Although he was of medium height, he looked taller when he stood next to a tall person.

(13) He did not have a shadow, either in the sunlight or the moonlight.

(14) No flies, mosquitoes or any other kind of insects ever came onto his blessed body or clothes.

(15) His clothes never got dirty, no matter how long he wore them.

(16) The Angels followed him wherever he walked.

(17) When he stepped on a rock, his footprint would be left on it.

(18) He possessed the greatest wisdom of all creations.

(19) Almighty Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala put the name of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) next to His Name in the Kalimah Shahaadah.

(20) Other Ambiya were Prophets for a certain country or special nation. He was the Prophet unto the entire creation.

(21) The Ummah of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), are more than that of all the Ummahs of all the other Ambiya put together.

(22) To call to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) with his name or to speak loudly before him is prohibited since it is disrespectful to do so.

(23) He was visited approximately twenty four thousand times by Sayyiduna Jibra'el (alaihis salaam).

(24) Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam's) wives and daughters are the best in the world. There are no women more superior to them.

(25) The soil in the grave of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is superior to every other place, including that of the Holy Kaaba.

(26) Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is alive in his grave. He reads the Holy Quran and even performs his Salaah in the grave.

(27) His grave is visited by thousands of Angels daily. Those Angels who visit his grave once, do no get a second chance to visit his grave.

(28) It is obligatory on every Muslim to love Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). The sign of love for him is to adapt his way of life and always remember him.

(29) It is Waajib (compulsory) to follow and love the Ahle Bait (Family of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) declared: "He who has hostility towards my Ahle Bait is a hypocrite."

(30) It is also necessary to love all the Companions (Sahaba) of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) declared, "After my demise, do not feel hostility towards my Sahaba. Loving them means loving me. He who hurts them also hurts me. He who hurts me also hurts Almighty Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and those who hurt Almighty Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala are tormented by Him."

(31) Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is aware of all the actions of his Ummah.

(32) He was granted Mee'raj by Almighty Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.

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Oh Moon, never mind if

I tell you the truth

Sometimes you are dim

Sometimes you are bright

Still, your brightness is not equal

To an atom of the dust

From the foot of Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam)

-Shah Abdul Lateef Bhitai(Great Sufi Poet)

The Beauty of The Prophet (s.a.w)

People love one another is beauty; the heart becomes inclined towards anything beautiful. Mere words cannot describe the beauty of the Messenger of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. We are told in hadith:

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is beautiful and likes beauty. - Hadith

A poet has penned the following verses:

Beauty itself boasts about the beauty of the Messenger

The beauty of galaxies is only the dust of your feet

O Caravan of the desirous! Walk barefoot towards Madinah

The thorns on your way are softer than flowers.

When Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala Himself likes beauty, we can only imagine how beautiful He would have made the one whom He chose as His beloved. Hadrat Anas Radi Allahu anhu said that the Messenger of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'alawas the most handsome amongst all the prophets and that his hands were softer than silk.

My eye has not seen anything as beautiful as you,

No woman has ever borne anyone as beautiful as you,

Pure from imperfections,

as if your features are of your own choosing

Hadrat Aishah Siddiqa (Radi Allahu anha) is known to have said, "O' Zulaikha, you only cut your fingers at seeing (Hadrat) Yusuf alayhis 'salam. Had you seen the Messenger of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, you would have cut open your heart!¨ She also said, "The sky has its sun, and we have our own sun!¨

In yet another narration, we are told that Halima Sadia Radi Allahu anhu's daughter Shima used to ask her mother to send her brother with her when she would go to tend the sheep. When asked why, Shima said to her mother, "I notice that the sheep graze quickly whenever my brother Muhammad is with me. The sheep then gather around where I sit with my brother, and both I and the sheep gaze at his beautiful face.¨

One night, Hadrat Jabir alayhis 'salam entered the Mosque of the Prophet and found the Messenger of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala sitting therein. The full moon was shining brightly, and Hadrat Jabir alayhis 'salam shifted his gaze to and fro between the moon and the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam's beautiful face. He did this a few times as if comparing the two, and finally decided that the Messenger of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala was far more beautiful than the moon. Furthermore,

Hadrat Ali Radi Allahu anhu said: Whoever laid but a glance upon the Messenger was awestruck; whoever looked upon him repeatedly was drowned in love and said in praise, "I have neither seen anything so awesome before nor will I see the like again."

-compiled by Zainul Abdeen Qadri

The Birth of Sayyidina Muhammad( Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

Today is the First day of Rabi-ul Awal. I would like to share the history of the Miraculous Birth of Sayyidina Muhammad( Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). It is a long post, possibly my longest, but all this words are not enough to justify the praise of Blessed His blessed birth. Hope this post will enlighten all of us, and will make us understand why He's so Special and reverred greatly. And to realise, He's not a normal man like me and you.
For his Name sits right beside Allah. Insha-Allah.


Prophecy of Hazrat Sayyidina Isa bin Maryam Alaihis Salaam


1.The forerunner to Hazrat Isa Alaihis Salaam was Hazrat Yahya, the son of Hazrat Zakariya Alaihis-Salaam. He was beheaded by king Herod, the Tetrarch of Galilee. Hazrat Yahya's body was buried by his disciples. They tried to wash the blood-stained clothes but the stains would not come clean. Because Hazrat Isa Alaihis-Salaam was one of the disciples of Hazrat Yahya Alaihis-Salaam , they went and reported the matter to Hazrat Isa Alaihis-Salaam. He foretold that these blood-stains would not come off the clothes until the date of the birth of the father of the Promised Prophet. On this day the blood would become fresh and by itself flow off the clothes miraculously, leaving them pure white. On the day of the birth of Hazrat Abdullah, the father of Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, the Jewish elders in Syria saw the blood-stains become fresh and drip off miraculously from Hazrat Yahya's preserved blood-stained clothes, until they became pure white. Thereupon some of the learned Jews came from Palestine and Syria to Mecca to enquire about this newborn child. When they saw the 'Nur-e-Muhammadi' (Light of Muhammad) on the forehead of the child Abdullah, they recognised him and said this is 'Nur-e-Muhammadi' of the Promised Prophet. Hence they realised that Hazrat Abdullah was going to be the father of the Promised Prophet; as foretold by Hazrat Isa Alaihis-Salaam in relation to the blood-soaked clothes of Hazrat Yahya Alaihis-Salaam.

Attempt to Murder Hazrat Abdullah

2.The Jews of those days, who were famous for murdering their prophets, decided to send an armed band of 90 persons from Syria to kill Hazrat Abdullah. This incident took place when Hazrat Abdullah had grown up into a young man but before he got married. Thus they conspired to prevent the birth of the Promised Prophet, so as to ensure that the prophethood which had for so long been amongst the children of Hazrat Ishaaq Alaihis-Salaam (the Jews) may not get transferred to the children of Hazrat Isma'eel Alaihis-Salaam as foretold repeatedly in the Holy Bible. Before the 90 attackers could even touch Hazrat Abdullah, a number of horsemen came down from the sky and slew all 90 attackers.

Bibi Aaminah (alayhas-Salaam) visited by Angels

3.Hazrat Abdullah Radiyallahu-Anhu was married to his cousin Bibi Aaminah Radiyallahu-Anha, the daughter of his uncle Wahb bin Abdul Manaf. The very night of their marriage , the 'Nur-e-Muhammadi' went from the forehead of Hazrat Abdullah , into the forehead of Bibi Aaminah. Shortly after that, Hazrat Abdullah left for Yathrib but did not return as he passed away on the return journey. An expectant Bibi Aaminah Radiyallahu-Anha informed the members of the household that she was often being visited by angels and the previous prophets who announced that the child that she was bearing was Hazrat Muhammad, the Promised Prophet, through whom the world would be blessed.

Hazrat Ibrahim Alaihis-Salaam

4.Hazrat Ibrahim Alaihis-Salaam said to Bibi Aaminah : "The child now in you, whose name will be Muhammad, is the only prophet from the descendants of my first son and heir, Isma'eel.(Ahsan ul Muwaiz). Hazrat Ibrahim Alaihis-Salaam then explained that the reason for the visit of the angels and previous prophets to her were due to the fact that she was the mother of the Promised Prophet. Thus Bibi Aaminah Radiyallahu-Anha became the third woman in the whole of creation to receive direct visits of angels. The first was Bibi Sarah, the first wife of Hazrat Ibrahim Alahis-Salaam and the second was Bibi Maryam, the mother of Hazrat Isa Alaihis-Salaam.

The Holy Birth

An angel came and asked her to drink from a cup in his hand. This drink was whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. She then saw the gates of Heaven open. The angels came down for the adoration of the new babe. Three angels went towards the Kaabah. One angel stayed over the Kaabah, one went to the East and the other towards the West. A light then spread out lighting up the universe. In this miraculous light, Bibi Aaminah Radiyallahu-Anha could see distinctly the palaces of Palestine and Syria.

Then three Ladies appeared miraculously before Bibi Aaminah Radiyallahu-Anha to attend to the delivery of the child. The first, said she was Bibi Hajira,the mother of Hazrat Isma'eel. The second was Bibi Maryam, the mother of Hazrat Isa Alaihis Salaam. The third was Queen Asiya, the wife of the Pharoah, who raised Hazrat Musa Alaihis-Salaam. She was the first person in Pharoah's court who believed in Allah.

Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam was born without an umbilical (navel) cord, circumcised and his body miraculously pure and clean without any kind of blood or dirt on it.

Thus Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam was born on Monday the 12th of Rabi-ul-Awwal at dawn, 53 lunar years before Hijrah, which corresponds to the 20th April 570 A.D.

Miraculous happenings after birth

5.Immediately after birth, the baby Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam prostrated to Allah and recited in a clear voice with his index finger of the right hand raised, and said the following words:" I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. I am Muhammad, the messenger of Allah. O Sustainer of the Universe bless me and those who follow me." At once Allah spoke to His beloved and replied: I have blessed you and those who follow you. O Angels, be ye witness of the fact that when he has not forgotten his followers upon his birth, then how can he forget them on the Day of Judgement."

Thereafter three angels appeared. One of them took a seal and marked the right shoulder and handed the child over to the mother. When Bibi Aaminah looked upon the face of the child, it was shining like the full moon and perfume of the finest otto(sweet -smelling essence) was coming from the body.

A white cloud then appeared inexplicably and covered him and took him away saying:"O animals on the face of the earth, fish in the seas, and the trees remember the name of this child (Muhammad) and recognise him well. He has combined in himself all the wonderful and good qualities that were in all the prophets that have come on earth from Adam to Isa."

At the time of the birth of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) the idols fell and prostrated.

Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam, and some other Meccans were at the Kaabah at this early hour before dawn. All of a sudden they were surprised to see the walls of the Kaabah bow miraculously before Maqam-e-Ibrahim. Then , miraculously, the Kaabah spoke (translation from the Arabic) : Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. He is the sustainer of Muhammad, who will purify the Kaabah from idols and idolatory and restore it to (its honoured position of) the house of Allah."

Abdul Muttalib hearing the walls of the Kaabah talk and seeing all the idols fall, ran home to verify if his daughter-in-law had given birth. He did not find the Nur-e-Muhammadi shining from the forehead of Bibi Aaminah Radiyallahu-Anha. He thus knew that the child was already born, so he asked her to show him his grandchild. Bibi Aaminah Radiyallahu-Anha replied that he was in the next room but nobody could see him for three days, as the angels and the dwellers of heaven were paying homage to the child. Abdul Muttalib tried to force his way into that room, but he was confronted by an angel who told the grandfather that he could not see the child until the spiritual dwellers of heaven had completed their adoration.

There were a number of people at the Kaabah at the time of the birth of Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam, when all the idols fell prostrate. They picked up and erected the fallen idols, but the idols fell down again on their faces. They propped them up again but the idols collapsed for a third time. These idols remained prostrate on the floor for a full twenty-four hours. No amount of effort to refit them throughout the world were successful. It was only on the next day that they were refitted. This was witnessed by thousands , not only at Mecca but all over the world.

After three days, Abdul Muttalib took his grandchild to the Kaabah and named him Muhammad. As soon as this child was taken to the Kaabah for the naming ceremony ,the four corners of the walls of the Kaabah declared:" There is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is the seal of Prophethood."

Persia Fell

6.At the date and time of birth of the Holy Prohet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam the following miracles took place:

1. The fire in the Magi temple of the Zoroastrians which had been alight for thousands of years, became quenched for the first time in recorded history. It had always burned ever since it was lit in the days of King Nimrod.

2. Fourteen towers of the Royal palace of Nausherwan, the Emperor of Persia, broke and fell.

3. The famous stone on which the fabulous throne of Persia was kept, cracked.

4. The deep and fast flowing river Sawa in the Persian Empire dried up instantly.

5. The river Samawa in the Persian Empire which had been dry for the past thousand years or more, started flowing immediately.

6. Emperor Nausherwan had a dream that very night in which he saw Arabian camels drag away the Iranian horses across the Tigris and spread themselves throughout Persia.


Rome Fell

7.The Roman emperor Justin II was frightened and alarmed on the day of the birth of Hazrat Muhammad Salallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam. When he went into the Royal Chapel to pray on that morning he was very surprised to find that the beautiful statue of Jesus Christ had very strangely come out of its firm base and was lying on the ground. It reminded him of the foretellings of Jesus that on the date of birth of the Promised Prophet, all idols all over the world would fall down. As he lifted up the idol of Christ it spoke and again fell on its face on the floor and declared:

1. A child has been born with his foreskin circumcised miraculously.

2. This child will be the greatest personage to come on earth and he will be from amongst the circumcised people.

3. This baby is not from a Jewish family but from the brethren of the Jews.

4. He will be a destroyer of idols and lay the foundation for the destruction of idolatry.

5. Those who will not listen to his teachings would be losers in this world and in thehereafter.

6. He will be the light of learning, which will be the cause of filling the earth with wisdom and knowledge and removing the darkness of ignorance.

8.The Angels of heaven, the trees, the mountains and the animals also celebrated the birth of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wasallam.

-Compiled by Zainul Abdeen Qadri.

The light of God is reflected in you

God is hidden but present are you

Who can imagine your greatness; when

There is God and thereafter you.

Sayings Of Sayyidina Muhammad(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

As the day of the Birth of our Blessed Prophet draws close, in the month of Rabi-ul Awal, i would like to share some of His(s.a.w) sayings, which holds great wisdom.


Mishaps

Whatever mishap may befall you, it is on account of something which you have done.

No misfortune or vexation befalleth a servant of God, small or great, but on account of his faults committed: and most of these God forgiveth.

Parents


Heaven lieth at the feet of mothers.
God's pleasure is in a father's pleasure; and God's displeasure is in a father's displeasure.
He who wisheth to enter Paradise at the best door must please his father and mother.
A man is bound to do good to his parents, although they may have injured him.
There is no child, a doer of good to his parents, who looketh on them with kindness and affection, but God will grant with every look the rewards for an approved pilgrimage.


Poetry


Some poetry is dressed in knowledge and art.
The truest words spoken by any poet are those of Labid: "Know that everything is vanity save God."
God hath treasures beneath the Throne, the keys whereof are the tongues of poets.
Some poetry containeth much wisdom.


Prayer

Prayer is the miraj (union with, or annihilation in, the Divine Essence by means of continual upward progress) of the Faithful.
The Lord doth not regard a prayer in which the heart doth not accompany the body.
He whom prayer preventeth not from wrongdoing and evil, increaseth in naught save in remoteness from the Lord.
The key of Paradise is Prayer, and the key of prayer is ablution.
Say your prayers standing; but if you are not able, sitting; and if unable, on your sides.


These are just a few. A drop from the Ocean.

Shams-Ud Duha, Badr-ud-dujaa, O the bright sun!, O the moon in darkness!, you are revered greatly.O the king of mankind!, your face is an image of God.

Tales of Mullah Nasruddin l Moving Friend & Clothes Shopping

The Moving Friend

"Nasrudin," a friend said one day, "I am moving to another village. Can I have your ring, so that I will remember you every time I look at it?"

Nasrudin replied, “Well, you might lose the ring and then forget about me. How about I don’t give you a ring in the first place—that way, every time that you look at your finger and don’t see a ring, you will definitely remember me.”

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Nasrudin Gets Engaged

Nasrudin got engaged to a woman. The fiancée’s mother invited Nasrudin to her house to ask him some questions.

“Tell me,” she said, “are you sure this is the first time you are getting married?”

“Yes,” Nasrudin replied, “I swear on my two kids that I have never been married before.”

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enjoy. =)

Silent Wisdom

1.There is a certain knowledge, that can not be understood by hearing, by reading sacred scriptures or by any form of a medium. The only way this can be understood is by the transmission from heart to heart. This knowledge gained, is never shared by the tongue or written in a paper. The reciever of the Sacred Wisdom, enjoys the wisdom, like the taste honey in the tongue, Savoring it. It is through realising, the Sacred Wisdom, which is already in You!

2.One day, in ancient India, the Buddha was giving a teaching to his followers. On this day however, instead of a verbal teaching, he simply held up a flower. One of his disciples, Mahakasyapa, smiled. The Buddha said: "Today, I gave a silent teaching and Mahakasyapa alone understood it." - Zen Wisdom

3.....There is another kind of tablet, one

already completed and preserved inside you.

A spring overflowing its springbox. A freshness

in the center of the chest.

This other intelligence

does not turn yellow or stagnate.

It's fluid,and it doesn't move from outside to inside

through conduits of plumbing-learning.

This second knowing is a fountainhead

from within you, moving out.

(Jalaluddin Rumi)

4. Since the beginning of Man, the sacred Wisdom has been transmitted by person to person, right up to today's modern Sufi and Zen Masters.

Only You.

Everywhere,

one face.

Some say Jew or Hindi,

some say Arab or Russian,

I see only You.

Some say pleasure,

some say pain,

I see only You.

Some say evil,

some say good,

I see only You.

Everywhere,
one face.

I see only You.

(garden of flowers-Wahiduddin)

To Allah belong the east and the West: Whithersoever ye turn, there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing.

(Holy Quran, 2:115 Yusuf Ali)

The Bootlace

I would like to share this particular thought today, which occured to me while i was untying my army boots lace. The way the boots is tied is with many loop knots(i don't know what it's exactly called) and then tied at the top end. But to untie lace is pretty easy. All you got to do, is pull the end of the string and all the knots at once gets undone.

Right once im done, this thought came to my mind. In life, all it takes is just 1 mistake to make the knots of hardwork get undone. We build so many relationship with people in this world. If you make a terrible mistake, will the people look at you the same way again?

This reasoning has a profound impact especially on the individual in the path of Knowledge. If that individual does plenty of Zikr of Allah*, it is of no use if he follows it up with a sin. It's like tying a stone to a helium-filled balloon. It will never reach the sky.

If you take a white piece of paper, and put a black dot on it, the first place the eyes goes to, is to the black dot. The first thought is ''there's a black dot on the paper.'' It doesn't matter how much white space is on the paper. The bottomline is, there's a black dot on the paper. Like this the person striving for spiritual perfection, has to make sure his heart is pure, free from defects to make progress.

It is like the loose thread which sticks out from the edge of a piece of cloth -

pull on it and the whole weaving comes undone.

[pg 92, letters of the journey, Amatullah Armstrong.]

* Zikr Of Allah, is the repetions of a certain phrase or Name of God, Asma-ul-Husna, for the purification of the heart.

Random Thoughts

What is love?
What is freedom?
Why do we love and yet seek freedom?
We go on a holiday pretending to be happy, but its because we feel obliged to be happy because of the money spent.
What is happiness? What is sadness?
Who is this 'I' and 'You'?
I have lots of random thoughts.

But do we actually ask, where did all this thoughts originate from?