REMOVING THE SAFETY NET
This book is a transcription of some essential and crucial advice which was given one evening, after the Isha Salaah, in an informal talk by Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel (عليه اهلل رحمة).
The amplifiers of minor into major sins
We often do a major disservice to Allah by judging sins via our own fallible standards; this can cause minor sins to amplify into major ones
Some sins, by their nature, are ruinous. And yet, they are perceived to be small, because of how frequently they are put on display. One such example is that of Ghība (backstabbing). Despite it being a major sin, it will nevertheless feature in most gatherings, whilst few will bat an eyelid.
However, had one – for example – stolen a sum of money, all will be appalled, denouncing his theft in the harshest of expressions. Whilst the latter had stolen from people’s wealth, the former had stolen from their honour. And yet, the reactions are inconsistent.
This happens when people, instead of assessing sins according to what they are to Allah, assess them according to what they are to themselves.
The scholars of Islam are agreed that:
الذنوب تنقسم إلى صغائر وكبائر بنص القرآن والسنة وإجماع السلف وبالاعتبار
“Sins are categorised into minor and major ones. This is by way of Qur’ān, Sunnah, and the consensus of the predecessors and logic.” [1]
Much has been said and authored about the major sins. This piece will focus on the minor ones, address their traits, as well as several misconceptions that surround them.
Defined by many traits
1 | Being erased by avoiding major sins
Unlike major sins that require a conscious repentance, minor sins – amongst other ways – are erased by avoiding major sins.
Allah says:
إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُمْ مُدْخَلًا كَرِيمًا
“If you avoid the great sins you have been forbidden, We shall wipe out your minor misdeeds and let you in through the entrance of honour.” [2]
Good news, therefore, to those patiently restraining themselves from the major sins. Their struggles are noticed, appreciated, and they are actively erasing their minor sins.
2 | Minor sins are passively erased through good deeds
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
الصَّلَوَاتُ الخَمْسُ، وَالْجُمْعَةُ إلى الجُمْعَةِ، وَرَمَضَانُ إلى رَمَضَانَ، مُكَفِّرَاتٌ ما بيْنَهُنَّ إِذَا اجْتَنَبَ الكَبَائِرَ
“The five daily prayers, from one Friday to another, and from one Ramadan to the other, are expiation for the sins between them, so long as the major ones are avoided.” [3]
So, again, good news to those who are intentional in their worship, having avoided the auto-pilot feature in their relationship with Allah.
Their daily, weekly, and yearly acts of worship are not only adding to their good deeds, but also erasing sins that they may have forgotten about.
3 | Minor sins can grow into major ones
The title of ‘minor’ often runs the risk of being deemed insignificant or harmless by the perpetrator, though it is not that simple.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
إِيَّاكُمْ وَمُحَقَّرَاتِ الذُّنُوبِ فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَجْتَمِعْنَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ حَتَّى يُهْلِكْنَهُ
“Beware of sins that are deemed small, for they gather upon a person, till they destroy him.” [4]
Drawing attention to a much-ignored reality, Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said:
وها هنا أمرٌ ينبغي التفطُّن له، وهو أن الكبيرة قد يقترن بها من الحياء والخوف، والاستعظام لها ما يلحقها بالصغائر، وقد يقترن بالصغيرة من قلة الحياء، وعدم المبالاة، وترك الخوف، والاستهانة بها ما يلحقها بالكبائر، بل يجعلها في أعلى المراتب، وهذا أمرٌ مرجعه إلى ما يقوم بالقلب
“There is a matter that should be noticed: a major sin may be coupled with an inner sense of shame and fear of Allah, where the doer considers it enormous, thus shrinking it to a minor sin.
“Similarly, a minor sin may be associated with a sense of shamelessness, carelessness, fearlessness, and viewing the sin as insignificant, thus amplifying it into a major sin, and may even raise it to the highest levels of crime.
“This is a matter that is traced back to the heart.” [1]
So, what are these accompanying factors that magnify minor sins, factors that are worse than the sin itself?
1st | الإحتقار | Belittlement of Sin
Some will argue,
“It’s only a minor sin. Others are doing far worse.”
In reality, such a statement could only be uttered by one who is yet to harbour any true sense of awe towards Allah.
Such an individual has forgotten that the One disobeyed was no mere mortal, but the Sovereign of the Heavens and the Earth, the Owner of all dominion, the King of kings, who is the worthiest of all fear, hope, love, and glory.
Our predecessors would say:
لا تنظر إلى صغر الذنب ولكن انظر إلى عظمة من عصيت
“Do not look at the smallness of the sin, but consider the greatness of the One Whom you have disobeyed.” [5]
Ibn Mas’ūd said:
إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَرَى ذُنُوبَهُ كَأَنَّهُ قَاعِدٌ تَحْتَ جَبَلٍ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّ الْفَاجِرَ يَرَى ذُنُوبَهُ كَذُبَابٍ مَرَّ عَلَى أَنْفِهِ فَقَالَ بِهِ هَكَذَا
“The believer views his sins as a mountain which he sits beneath, fearing that it may collapse on him at any moment.
“As for the rebellious one, he sees his sins as insignificant as a fly which lands on his nose, which he casually swats away.” [6]
With time, however, the belittlement of sin will give rise to the second amplifier.
2nd | الإصرار | Insistence upon Sin
Even the most devout fall prey to Satanic suggestions; thus is the nature of man.
However, the believer’s mark of distinction is that he desists, weeps in regret, and makes peace with Allah soon after.
Even if he slips up many times after this, he repeats the process just as many times.
As Allah says in describing the pious:
وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلَى مَا فَعَلُوا وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
“..and they do not persist in what they have done while they know.” [7]
It is only when such sins are accompanied with insistence, where one develops a long-term stubborn relationship with them, that their dangers become catastrophic.
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said:
الإصرار على الصغيرة قد يساوي إثمه إثم الكبيرة أو يربى عليها
“Insistence upon a minor sin could bear the same weight of a major sin, or more.” [8]
The primary drivers behind such insistence are threefold; these are: Jahl (ignorance), Ghafla (a distracted heart), and lack of Hayā (shyness) of Allah.
The ignorance diminishes the size of the sin in one’s eyes, making it seem unworthy of any bother; the distracted heart causes him to forget that he is even upon a sin; whilst the lack of shyness of Allah causes the sin to become part of his routine, like anything else he does habitually without thinking.
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbās said:
لا صغيرة مع الإصرار ولا كبيرة مع الاستغفار
“There is no minor sin with insistence, and there is no major sin with repentance.” [9]
With time, however, insistence upon sin gives rise to yet a third amplifier.
3rd | المجاهرة | Proclamation of Sin
Everyone has skeletons in his closet, but the priority of a believer, when falling weak, is to conceal his doings.
He sees his sins as chinks in his armour, blemishes to his faith, and dirt to his name. And so – with his heartbreak – he veils them.
Such an individual is near to Allah’s mercy, as the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
مَنْ سَرَّتْهُ حَسَنَتُهُ وَسَاءَتْهُ سَيِّئَتُهُ فَذَلِكُمْ الْمُؤْمِنُ
“Whoever is pleased by his good deed and saddened by his sin is the believer.” [10]
Proclamation of sins, however, is the archenemy of the above, where the utter carelessness towards his Lord transforms what may have been a minor sin into a major one.
For example, an ‘artist’ who globalises his sinful habits via his lyrics, an influencer who posts of his/ her religious weaknesses in clothing, appearance, or weekend activity to the online community, or a businessman who markets his Shisha, dating, alcohol, interest-based services, or anything that is prohibited is, at his core, publicly celebrating his sin.
What is the outcome of such acts of proclamation?
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
كُلُّ أُمَّتِي مُعَافى إلاَّ المُجَاهِرِينَ ، وَإنّ مِنَ المُجَاهَرَةِ أنْ يَعْمَلَ الرَّجُلُ باللَّيلِ عَمَلاً ، ثُمَّ يُصْبحُ وَقَدْ سَتَرَهُ اللهُ عَلَيهِ ، فَيقُولُ : يَا فُلانُ ، عَمِلت البَارِحَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، وَقَدْ بَاتَ يَسْتُرُهُ رَبُّهُ ، وَيُصبحُ يَكْشِفُ ستْرَ اللهِ عَنْه
“Every one of my followers will be safe, except those who expose their wrongdoings.
“An example of this is that of a man who commits a sin at night, which Allah has covered for him, but by morning he says: ‘O so-and-so, I committed such and such sin last night’, while Allah had kept it a secret.
“During the night, Allah covered it up, but by day, he uncovers Allah’s veil on him.” [11]
Such proclamation of sin, with time, will give rise to the fourth amplifier of sin.
4th | الجرأة على المعصية | Audaciousness with Sin
This is in reference to a brazen audacity that causes the sinner to not think twice about any sin that crosses paths with him, be it a recent trend, the latest ‘–ism’, a shady financial opportunity, or DMs that are welcomed or sent.
There is no second thought, but a bold and daring advance every time.
This is similar to the story of the people of the garden mentioned in Surat al-Qalam, who made a resolve, saying:
أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌۭ
“Do not let any poor person enter your garden today.” [12]
Nothing was going to hold them back, totally fixed on their purpose:
وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍۢ قَـٰدِرِينَ
“And they left early, bent on their purpose.” [13]
From their reactions to when advice is offered to this category – the audacious sinner – it would seem that they were not believers in an afterlife, plagued with sarcasm, dismissiveness, or even mockery.
This is similar to that arrogant individual who, when he heard the Qur’ānic verse…
قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَنْ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِمَاءٍ مَعِينٍ
“Say, ‘If your water were to sink into the Earth, then who else (other than Allah) could bring you flowing water?’” [14]
…replied in brazen arrogance:
تأتي به الفؤوس والمعاول
“Axes and shovels will bring it.”
So, his eyes dried up and lost his vision. [15]
Whatever that sinful opportunity may be, the audacious sinner will pick it up without hesitation, enjoy it without a trace of guilt, and may even sleep that evening with a perfectly clear conscience.
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said:
وفرحه بها أشد ضررًا عليه من مواقعتها
“The sinner’s happiness with his sin is of greater harm to him than the sin itself.” [1]
With the claws of the above dug deep into the life of a sinner, the fifth and most dangerous amplifier sets in.
5th | اليأس | Despair due to Sin
Having fallen prey to the above, he finally pacifies any remaining trace of a guilty conscience within himself, via the false pretence that Allah’s mercy falls short of his sins.
So, he continues upon his misguided ways, ignoring all pleas from family, and advice from friends, to reform his ways.
Shaytān spends a lifetime attempting to detain man by constructing prison walls around him, brick by brick. A brick of lustful gazes, a brick of prohibited income, a brick of delaying prayer, a brick of intoxicants, a brick of fornication, a brick of interest, until a lofty and impenetrable building is complete.
However, should a droplet of Allah’s mercy fall upon a sinner, the walls of this building will come crashing down in a single moment, for no sin can stand in the way of Allah’s mercy, when it descends. [16]
Indeed, there is no room for despair, when the name of our Lord is al-Rahmān.
Ibn ʿAbbās said:
قد دعا الله إلى مغفرته من زعم أن المسيح هو الله ، ومن زعم أن المسيح هو ابن الله ، ومن زعم أن عزيرا ابن الله ، ومن زعم أن الله فقير ، ومن زعم أن يد الله مغلولة ، ومن زعم أن الله ثالث ثلاثة ، يقول الله تعالى لهؤلاء :
“Allah has (even) invited to His forgiveness those who claim that Jesus is Allah, those who claim that Jesus is the son of Allah, those who claim that ʿUzayr is the son of Allah, those who claim that Allah is poor, those who claim that the Hand of Allah is stingy, and those who claim that Allah is one of three, saying to them all:
أفلا يتوبون إلى الله ويستغفرونه والله غفور رحيم
‘Will they not repent to Allah and ask Him for forgiveness? And Allah is forgiving and merciful.’
ثم دعا إلى توبته من هو أعظم قولا من هؤلاء ، من قال أنا ربكم الأعلى وقال ما علمت لكم من إله غيري
“In fact, He invited to His forgiveness the one who did worse than this: the Pharaoh, who announced, ‘I am your lord, the most high’, and said: ‘I do not know of a God for you, other than me.’” [17]
He concludes by saying:
من آيس عباد الله من التوبة بعد هذا فقد جحد كتاب الله
“So whoever causes people to despair from repentance after this, has denied the Book of Allah.” [17]
So what is the solution?
As mentioned in the opening paragraph, the weight of sins is not to be measured according to our human standards.
What we may classify as ‘minor’ may be, in Allah’s Eyes, the most major of them, either because of the gravity of the sin itself, or – as shown above – because of accompanying factors that amplify it, factors that are completely invisible.
The only viable solution to this all, then, is a wholesale retreat to Allah and a wholesome apology to Him, as the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) would say:
اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي خَطِيئَتِي وَجَهْلِي، وَإِسْرَافِي فِي أَمْرِي، وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي، اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي جِدِّي وَهَزْلِي، وَخَطَئِي وَعَمْدِي، وَكُلُّ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي، اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ، وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي، أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
“O Allah, forgive my faults, my ignorance, my excesses in my matters, and all what are better aware of than myself.
“O Allah, forgive my faults of seriousness and playfulness, and those which I committed accidentally and deliberately, and all of these failings are in me.
“O Allah, forgive me those sins that I’ve advanced or delayed, and those which I committed in privacy or in public, and you are better aware of them) than myself.
“You are the First and the Last and over all things you are able.” [18]
Source: Islam21c
Notes
[1] Madārij al-Sālikīn
[2] al-Qur’ān, 4:31
[3] Muslim, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah
[4] al-Bukhari, on the authority of Ibn Mas’ūd
[5] al-Nasā’i
[6] al-Bukhārī
[7] al-Qur’ān, 3:135
[8] Ighātha al-Lahfān
[9] Jāmi’ al-‘Ulūm wa al-Hikam
[10] al-Tirmidhi, on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar
[11] al-Bukhārī and Muslim, on the authority of Abū Hurayrah
[12] al-Qur’ān, 68:24
[13] al-Qur’ān, 68:25
[14] al-Qur’ān, 67:30
[15] Tafsīr Jalāl al-Dīn al-Mahalli
[16] Elaborating on this meaning, Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said:
بنى ما بنى حتى إذا ظن **** ان ما بناه وطيد راسخ الاسس محكم
اتى العفو من كل القواعد ما بنى *** فخر عليه سقفه المتهدم
ولو أن ألفا من بناة جنوده*** بنوا كل يوم الف بيت ورمموا
لهَدت بيوتَ الكل توبةُ مخلص *** على ما جناه وصح منه التندم
[17] Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
[18] Muslim, on the authority of Abu Musa
At The Approach of Rajab and Sha’ban
Assalamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh
At The Approach of Rajab and Sha’ban
With the sighting of the crescent of Rajab, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would anticipate and begin preparations for the month of Ramadan. This is two months in advance! People “live to see” various accomplishments in their lives, but a Believer “lives for” and yearns to witness sacred days like these.
Rajab Du’a
Sayyiduna Anas Ibn Malik (radiyallahu’anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite the following supplication when the Month of Rajab would commence:
اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَناَ فِيْ رَجَبٍ وَشَعْبانَ وَبَلّغْنَا رَمَضَانْ
Allahumma barik lana fi Rajabiw wa Sha’bana wa balligh na Ramadan
Translation:Oh Allah! Grant us Barakah (Blessing) during (the months of) Rajab and Sha’ban, and allow us to reach Ramadan.
(Shu’abul-Iman, Hadith: 3534, Ibnu Sunni, Hadith: 660, Mukhtasar Zawaid Bazzar, Hadith: 662, also see Al-Adhkar, Hadith: 549)
Hafiz Ibn Rajab rahimahullah says this narration is suitable to prove the merit of reciting this du’a -“istihbab. Lataif, pg.172. To declare this du’a as baseless is exaggerate. See here for more.
Sacred Months
Rajab is the second of the “four sacred months” in the Islamic Calendar which are referred to as: “Al-Ash-hurul hurum“ (Surah Tawbah, verse: 36)
The others are: Zhul Qa’dah, Zhul Hijjah and Muharram.
Explaining their significance the ‘Ulama mention that during these months, good deeds are more virtuous and evil deeds are more detestable to Almighty Allah. (Lataiful-Ma’arif, pg.163)
A pious person once fell ill before Rajab. He made du’a to Allah that He allow him to live till Rajab (at least) because he had heard that Allah frees people from punishment in Rajab. Allah Ta’ala had accepted his du’a. (Latiful Ma’arif, pg.173)
Sha’ban
As for Sha’ban, authentic Hadiths describe special significance for the 15th night. (see detailed article here)
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said: “Certainly Almighty Allah forgives everyone on this night besides those who ascribe partners to Him and those who harbor enmity for others”.
(Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 5665, Al-Targhib, vol. 3 pg. 459, Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 8 pg. 65 & Lataiful-Ma’arif, pg. 194)
Imam ‘Ataa Ibn Yasar (rahimahullah)- a distinguished Tabi’i- said:
“After Laylatul Qadr, there is no other night more virtuous than the middle (15th) night of Sha’ban.”
(Ibid, pg. 197)
Du’as are accepted
Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) has stated: “I have heard that du’as are accepted by Almighty Allah on five nights:
1) The night of Jumu’ah,
2 and 3) The nights of the two ‘Eids,
4) The first night of Rajab,
5) The middle (15th) night of Sha’ban,
(Lataiful Ma’arif, pg. 196. Also see Kitabul Umm, vol. 2 pg. 485)
In fact, the experience of people prior to Islam even, shows that Allah Ta’ala would accept their du’as during the month of Rajab. Imam Ibn Abi Dunya (rahimahullah) has cited several examples of this in his book: “Mujabu Da’wah”. (ibid)
Specific forms of worship
There are no specific types of Salah etc. that are prescribed for the Month of Rajab or the 15th night of Sha’ban. One may engage in whatever form of ‘ibadah one is comfortable with. (Lataiful Ma’arif, pg.168, Islamic Months by Mufti Taqi Uthmani, pgs. 63 and 79)
The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) and the Tab’un (rahimahumullah) would increase their Quranic recital during these months (especially in Sha’ban), i.e. in preparation for Ramadan. (Lataiful Ma’arif, pg. 192)
The beginning of a new season
The crescent of Rajab actually signals the start of a “New Season”. One of hope, mercy and forgiveness for a believer. This “season” only finishes three months later; on the day of Eid!
Shaykh Abu Bakr Balkhy (rahimahullah) says:
“Rajab is a month in which we plant the seeds of good. i.e, by increasing our ‘ibadah. In Sha’ban we water them, to cultivate (and reap the rewards) in Ramadan”
(Lataif, pg. 173)
Opportunities like these only come once a year. Fortunate are those who maximise their benefit there from.
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Marriage constant act of worship | Abul Hassan Ali Nadwi (Ali Miyan)
Excerpt from Abul Hassan Ali Nadwi (Ali Miyan).
Marriage is act of worship. Prayer is great act of worship but it ceases when one completes it. While marriage commences from offer and acceptance (ijab-o- qubool) continues while speaking, earning, walking, going about, awake, sleeping i.e. in every condition; it’s ongoing worship. By the conditions of life, it doesn’t cease.
In prayer, if one deliberately speaks prayer is broken. While marriage is such, speaking to spouse pleasantly will be an accepted act of worship. ‘Worship’ is done in both favorable and unfavorable circumstances. In marriage, successfully navigating with tolerance of different temperaments, this is worship.
How Muslim Parents Can Avoid Losing Their Children to Disbelief and Atheism
Parents in today’s age are quickly losing their authority.
Homeschooling is one of the best and most effective ways for you as the parent to regain control over your own child, reclaim your natural parental authority, and recommit to your full responsibility for the tarbiya of your child.
Homeschooling allows you to:
- Have control over what your child learns, which means you can:
- Prioritize the learning of Islam and important Islamic subjects: Quran (hifdh حفظ / memorization, tafsir تفسير, tajweed تجويد, tadabbur تدبر/ reflection), seerah / biography of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and of his Sahaba and stories of the prophets, hadith, `aqida, Arabic, and instill a deep love of Allah Most High.
- Protect your child from the woke sicknesses forced down the throats of schoolchildren in modern secular public and private schools, like HGTV and other illnesses that are made to seem “normal” and “beautiful.”
- Inoculate your child against the biggest diseases of modernity, the -isms taken for granted in the mass schooling system: atheism, scientism, materialism, liberalism, feminism, individualism, hedonism, satanism. Save your child from falling into these traps and explain their inherent flaws and irrationality, while demonstrating why and how Islam is far superior.
- Teach your child “secular” academics much faster and more efficiently at home one-on-one than in school at the usual 20-to-one ratio. Use your intimate knowledge of your child’s personality and learning style to tailor the material to fit your child’s needs, so that learning is even deeper and more impactful.
- Protect your child from the hyper-sexualized environment of the public sphere, including sadly modern public and private schools. Guard your child’s fitra and innocence for as long as possible.
RELATED: What Are You Exposing Your Muslim Children To?
- Teach your children manners, social graces, and beautiful etiquette according to Islam at home, instead of letting the mass schooling environment destroy these things. The “socialization” that happens in school is one of the worst things that can happen to a child: learning how to curse, be foulmouthed and vulgar, act shamelessly, behave brazenly, defy adult authority, are part of the “socialization” of school. Socialize your own child properly at home.
- Impart your own mother language to your child well. One of the worst losses of public school is the loss of Arabic/ Urdu/ Bangla/ Turkish/ Farsi/ Swahili and other original languages of our Islamic countries. English learned in school replaces them all, superseding them in your child’s mind and mindset. This language barrier creates a gap between the understanding of parents and their children, causing a rift in the relationship, estrangement, emotional distance. The parent and the child no longer speak the same language, literally AND figuratively.
- Choose your child’s friends and playmates by vetting them carefully and knowing their families. When your child is institutionalized in the system, you as the parent get no say in who your child hangs around all day in class, in sports, or extracurricular activities. Your child will be influenced by the presence of these other children and you will have no idea who they are.
- You will reclaim your rightful place as the main influence in your child’s life. You will be the primary caregiver, primary teacher, primary role model. You will have the authority and the right to impart your own values to your own child, your own principles and convictions. You will be able to pass on Islam to your child unfettered by the intervention of external forces and unhindered by the time constraints imposed by the mass schooling schedule. You, the adult who birthed the child, will be also the adult who raises the child and moulds his personality and refines his character. It will also be YOU who has to stand before Allah and answer for how you raised or didn’t raise your child, so regaining your natural authority to be able to fulfill your parental responsibilities is critical.
Parents, we live in a time of war. An ideological war that is being waged for the hearts and minds of our own children.
How would you like to proceed so you can win the war? Allow your enemy to take control of your own child and just forfeit the fight? Or stand up and reclaim your natural authority as a parent?
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BIOGEOMETRY, PYRAMID EDUCATION
BIOGEOMETRY, PYRAMID EDUCATION AND THE LIKE ARE KUFR INSPIRATIONS OF IBLEES
Question
In the light of the Shariah what is the reality of spiritual healing associated with sciences such as ‘biogeometry’ and ‘pyramid education’ promoted by one Dr.Ibrahim Karim who is a biologist. He even presents the Asmaaul Husna in the light of these sciences. Is his teaching Islamically valid? Is it permissible to adopt the measures he promotes? What is the status of these type of esoteric sciences?
ANSWER
Allah Ta’ala says in the Qur’aan Majeed:
“Thus have we appointed for every Nabi enemies from human shayaateen and jinn (shayaateen). They whisper to one other (satanically) adorned words in order to deceive.”
(Al-An’aam, Aayat 112)
This is the sum total of the satanic biogeometry and pyramid sciences. It is pure satanism camouflaged with a smattering of Deeni matter to deceive and misguide. This is the purpose of the introduction of Asmaaul Husna by the Satanists. Their objective is to beguile ignorant and unsuspecting Muslims so as to ensnare them into the clutches of Iblees.
These types of ‘sciences’ in Qur’aanic parlance are termed Zukhruful Qawl which are satanically adorned words and ideas. To add deceptive ‘islamic’ hue to these potions of Iblees, some Satanists posing as Muslims, have innovated the veneer of Asmaaul Husna. This is the chimera which they dangle in front of morons and unsuspecting Muslims to entrap them into their snare of shaitaaniyat and kufr.
“Energy healers” are Satanists who seek to accord authenticity to their Satanist cult to befool Muslims with the peripheral blend of Asmaaul Husna. Their presentation of Asmaaul Husna as validation for their satanic ‘energy healing’ is most insidious and ludicrous. These very same Satanists also believe that Hindu and Buddhist cults are imbued with similar powers.
Describing this Satanist science, the Satanists say: “Sacred Geometry refers to universal patterns used in the design of sacred architecture and sacred art. Its roots are in ancient temple sciences and esoteric practices most of which have long since been deliberately obscured from the public domain.”
In Islam there is no ‘sacred’ architecture and ‘sacred’ art. Their esoteric practices are shirk and kufr. These are practices inspired by shaitaan. The ‘patterns’ mentioned are all artefacts of Iblees. The ‘ancient temple sciences and esoteric practices’ are all practices of shirk and kufr. Muslims should not be fooled by this satanic drivel simply because the Names of Allah Ta’ala (Asaamul Husna) are being utilized by the Satanists to give credibility to their satanism.
The Satanists say:
“Although popular in spiritual circles today, most information about sacred geometry is abstract and shrouded in mystery.”
The ‘spiritual circles’ referred to are of the mushrikeen and kuffaar. The satanic ‘geometry’ is most certainly not associated with Islamic spiritual circles, that is with the Sufi Auliya.
The Satanists aver:
“Biogeometry unites ancient Egyptian energy science with modern tools for fulfilling contemporary needs. It embraces holistic and practical intelligence and applies lost secrets of Sacred Geometry to elevate modern living.”
Ancient Egyptians were idolaters of the ilk of Fir’oun. There is absolutely no relationship between Islam and ‘ancient Egyptian energy’ which is the energy of the devil. And what are these ‘modern tools”? These ‘tools’ are also artefacts and inspirations of shaitaan. It is a combination and a compound of ancient satanism with modern satanism. The mixture is pure kufr and shirk.
The origin of biogeometry
Explaining the origin of this satanic science, the Satanists say:
“The revolutionary science of BioGeometry was founded by Egyptian scholar Dr.Ibrahim Karim in 1968. An Egyptian architect and scientist, Dr.Ibrahim Karim always had a fascination with Ancient Egypt. Karim was inspired by the knowledge that the ancients possessed.”
The ‘knowledge’ of the Egyptian ancients as well as this fellow’s fascination with ancient Egypt are of the science of Zukhruful Qawl mentioned in the Qur’aan. Ancient Egypt with its pyramids of kufr and shirk are the preserves of Iblees. The pyramids by virtue of their shape constitute important media for the satanic ‘energy’ in which the Satanist scientist excels. The pyramids are symbols of shirk and house the mummified bodies of the ancient mushrik kings. This fact alone speaks volumes for the shirk of this satanic science.
Conceding the shirk of this satanism, the Satanists themselves say:
“Many BioGeometry’s principles are based on the harmonious effects of sacred power spots and subtle energy (which is shaitaani energy – The Majlis)……..The earliest humans would place a special rock (specialized by Iblees – The Majlis) in that location to mark it and to amplify those different energy qualities. As time progressed, that rock turned into obelisks, statues and eventually places of worship.”
And this idolatry, shirk and kufr constitute the fundamental basis for Dr.Karim’s shaitaani BioGeometry science.
Sacred Geometry
The Satanists say:
“Sacred Geometry refers to universal patters used in the design of sacred architecture and sacred art. Its roots are in ancient temple sciences and esoteric practices…..
BioGeometry unites ancient Egyptian energy science with modern tools for fulfilling contemporary needs. It embraces holistic and practical intelligence and applies lost secrets of Sacred Geometry to elevate modern living.”
The kufr and shirk are manifest in this satanic science. From the Islamic perspective there is nothing sacred in art and ancient architecture. Everything of this ‘sacred art’ is kufr and shirk. The originator of sacred art is Iblees himself. He was the first being who had prepared a drawn picture of one of the Ambiya in the era prior to Nooh (Alayhis salaam). This picture, with the progress of time, became ‘sacred art’ which was worshipped, and later it developed into idols of stone. These forms and shapes of ‘sacred’ idols are the tools which so much fascinated the unfortunate Dr.Karim who structured his shaitaani science on this Ibleesi foundation of form and shape – the shapes of the pyramids of shirk and idols.
According to the Satanists, pyramids are ‘energy emitters’. Yes, they do emit shaitaani energy,. Shaitaan in fact also has ‘noor’ which is an ‘energy emitter’. With his ‘noor’, the Devil has obfuscated and corrupted the brains of these Satanists who practice biogeometry. Shaitaani inspiration and urination in their minds have caused such cognitive dissonance which has exploded their brains rendering these people incapable of understanding the snare of Iblees in which they have been trapped.
Assuming that there is any reality in the ‘energy’ emitted by the pyramids, it is nothing to be awed about. Shaitaan too emits energy. But Muslims are not permitted to utilize satanic energy which this satanic science claims to be emitting. Just ponder on the following kufr and shirk prescription:
“Pyramids and hemispheres are energy emitters that focus a penetrating carrier wave called Negative Green which gives these shapes strong communication properties that facilitate prayer and spiritual communion.”
Yes, it facilitates worshipping Shaitaan. It is the basis for the cults of satanism. Islam does not teach prayer and spiritual communion rising from a satanic base rooted in idolatry. The Auliya have confirmed that shaitaan deceives and entraps people into his plot of kufr and shirk by means of the ‘energy’ he emits from his ‘noor’. Some Aabideen due to lack of Ilm had ended up prostrating to Iblees. Shaitaan had imposed on their minds that the energy/noor they are observing is the Noor of Allah Ta’ala. This is the ultimate consequence of subscribing to these satanic sciences and modalities.
The Satanists say: “Vertical Negative Green has a preserving influence (as employed for mummification in the pyramids of Ancient Egypt.”
Mummification of human bodies as practices by the ancient mushriks of Egypt is inextricably associated with shirk. On the basis of this satanic science, even the Hindu and Buddhist idols emit energy which exercise ‘beneficial’ influences. But the Qur’aan Majeed explicitly and emphatically refutes this satanic hypothesis: These idols can neither benefit nor harm, says the Qur’aan Majeed. But in terms of the form and shape stupidity of the Satanists, the idols do have the ability to benefit and harm by virtue of their shapes and forms. Thus the slaves of the Devil say:
“However, it is important to note that Negative Green has two distinctive wave properties – horizontal and vertical. Horizontal Negative Green has a beneficial influence on living systems. Vertical Negative Green has a preserving influence (as employed for mummification in the pyramids of Ancient Egypt). Prolonged exposure to this vertical aspect is detrimental to living systems.”
This Satanist theory attributes harm and benefit to even idols which are worshipped by the mushrikeen. They have form and shape, hence in terms of the biogeometry satanic nonsense, these idols do have the ability to harm and benefit. The shirk of this Satanist science should be manifest to all thinking Muslims.
The Satanist, Karim has even brought the Mi’raaj of our Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) within the purview of his Satanist theory. Thus the agent of Shaitaan said:
“I present to you this lecture about the astral journey of the prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Jerusalem as mentioned in the Holy Quran and the spiritual ascension that has been included as part of our Moslem prayer. I further explain the scientific background and methodology of Out-of-body experiences as well as permanent connection to the highest spiritual dimensions perceived by the heart intellect that is part of our being.”
This is a drivel lumping of words to accord a ‘scientific’ explanation for the Mu’jizah of Mi’raaj which the Karim character explains was a ‘spiritual’ experience. The Mi’raaj was NOT a spiritual experience. It was not an ‘out-of-body’ experience. It was a real physical journey miraculously accomplished by the command of Allah Ta’ala. It defies every theory and logic of science. There is absolutely no scientific explanation for the Mi’raaj. It was a pure Mu’jizah enacted by the decree of Allah Ta’ala. There is no rational explanation, that is, rationality as understood by the atheists, for the Mi’raaj or for any act of Mu’jizah. Karim’s theory and explanation of Mi’raaj is plain kufr.
It is haraam for Muslims to adopt any of the satanic advices of the Satanists who peddle this shaitaani biogeometry cult. It is kufr an shirk.
29 Jamaadil Ula 1444 – 24 December 2022
Do Not Underestimate Allah!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
We must never underestimate Allah. He (Mighty and Majestic is He) says:
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌۭ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُوا۟ ذُبَابًۭا وَلَوِ ٱجْتَمَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ ۖ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ ٱلذُّبَابُ شَيْـًۭٔا لَّا يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ۚ ضَعُفَ ٱلطَّالِبُ وَٱلْمَطْلُوبُ
ما قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدرِهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزيزٌ
O humankind! A parable is [here] set forth. So listen to it. Indeed, those [beings] whom you call upon apart from Allah can never create [so much as] a fly, even if they were [all] to come together for that [purpose]. Rather, if a fly were to rob them of [even a mere speck of] anything, never could they even retrieve it from it. Most feeble are the seeker and the sought! Thus, they have not esteemed Allah with His rightful esteem. Indeed, Allah [alone] is, most surely, all-powerful, overpowering. (Surah al-Hajj, The Pilgrimage (22):74)
Allah is the Mighty! He is the the Majestic! He is the Revered. Do not underestimate Him. He says:
ٱللَّهُ خَـٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَكِيلٌۭ
لَّهُۥ مَقَالِيدُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ
قُلْ أَفَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ تَأْمُرُوٓنِّىٓ أَعْبُدُ أَيُّهَا ٱلْجَـٰهِلُونَ
وَلَقَدْ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ
بَلِ ٱللَّهَ فَٱعْبُدْ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ
وَما قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدرِهِ وَالأَرضُ جَميعًا قَبضَتُهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ وَالسَّماواتُ مَطوِيّاتٌ بِيَمينِهِ ۚ سُبحانَهُ وَتَعالىٰ عَمّا يُشرِكونَ
Allah [alone] is the Creator of everything. And He [alone] is guardian over all things. To Him [alone] belongs the treasures of the heavens and the earth. So [as for] those who have disbelieved in the [revealed] signs of Allah — [then] such as these are the losers [of an everlasting Paradise]. Say [to them, O Prophet]: Is it other than Allah, then, that you would command me to worship, you ignorant ones? Yet truly it has been revealed to you, [O Prophet] — and to those [of the prophets] before you: If ever you were to associate [any gods] with Allah, then utterly futile would be all your [good] works. And, most surely, you yourself would have become among the losers [of an everlasting Paradise]. Rather, it is Allah [alone] you shall worship. And you shall ever be of those who are thankful. Yet they [who disbelieve] have not esteemed Allah with His rightful esteem. For the entire Earth shall be His handful on the Day of Resurrection! And the heavens shall be rolled up in His Right Hand. Highly exalted is He, and most high, [far] above all that they associate as gods [with Him]. (Surah al-Zumar, The Companies (39):67)
Allah is so amazing; so powerful. Can you even begin to imagine an entity so powerful?
So why is it that we do not truly appreciate Allah and realize Him?
How is it that someone can know about Allah, yet still associate partners with Him?
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “ يَقْبِضُ اللَّهُ الأَرْضَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَيَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ بِيَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَنَا الْمَلِكُ أَيْنَ مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ ”. وَقَالَ شُعَيْبٌ وَالزُّبَيْدِيُّ وَابْنُ مُسَافِرٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ.
Abu Hurayrah [may Allah be pleased with him] narrates:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “On the Day of Resurrection Allah will hold the whole earth and fold the heaven with His right hand and say, ‘I am the King: where are the kings of the earth?’” (Sahih al-Bukhari #7382, Book 97, Hadith 12)
On the Day of Judgment, before Allah resurrects mankind, He will take the souls of all of His slaves. He will say, “I am the King.” Then Allah will ask, “Where are the kings of the earth?”
On that day, where will all the tyrants be? Where will all the presidents be? Where will all the kings be? Where will all those in positions of power be? Where will every oppressor be? Where will every subjugator be?
Everyone who believes that they have some kind of power, to bully or control, will no longer be under any such delusion.
Rather, it will be known by all that Allah alone is the only possessor of any power!
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Therefore, we should recognize Him appropriately. We must realize that when we are in pain, anguish, agony, or sorrow, we must call upon Allah and Allah alone.
Indeed, Allah has described Himself:
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ،
عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: “ قال الله، عز وجل: أنا عند ظن عبدي بي وأنا معه حيث يذكرني، والله لله أفرح بتوبة عبده من أحدكم يجد ضالته بالفلاة، ومن تقرب إلي شبراً، تقربت إليه ذراعاً، ومن تقرب إلي ذراعاً، تقربت إليه باعاً، وإذا أقبل إلي يمشي، أقبلت إليه أهرول”
((متفق عليه)) . وهذا لفظ إحدى روايات مسلم. وتقدم شرحه في الباب قبله.
وروي في الصحيحين : ”وأنا معه حين يذكرني” بالنون، وفي هذه الرواية ”حيث” بالثاء وكلاهما صحيح.
Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Allah says: ‘I am just as My slave thinks of Me when he remembers Me.’ By Allah! Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than one of you who unexpectedly finds in the desert his lost camel. ‘He who comes closer to Me one span, I come closer to him a cubit; and he who comes closer to Me a cubit, I come closer to him a fathom; and if he comes to Me walking, I come to him running”. (Al-Bukhari, Book of Unicity; and Sahih Muslim)
Think good of Allah. Whatever it is that you may seek from Allah, expect that He will grant it to you.
It is narrated in Tafsir Ibn Kathir:
جاء في تفسير ابن كثير:
إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى مَلَائِكَةً تُرعَد فَرَائِصُهُمْ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ، مَا مِنْهُمْ مَلَكٌ تَقْطُرُ مِنْهُ دَمْعَةٌ مِنْ عَيْنِهِ إِلَّا وَقَعَتْ عَلَى مَلَكٍ يُصَلِّي، وَإِنَّ مِنْهُمْ مَلَائِكَةً سُجُودًا مُنْذُ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ، لَمْ يَرْفَعُوا رُؤوسَهُمْ، وَلَا يَرْفَعُونَهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَإِنَّ مِنْهُمْ مَلَائِكَةً رُكُوعًا، لَمْ يَرْفَعُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَرْفَعُونَهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، فَإِذَا رَفَعُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ نَظَرُوا إِلَى وَجْهِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، قَالُوا: سُبْحَانَكَ! مَا عَبَدْنَاكَ حَقَّ عِبَادَتِكَ.
قال ابن كثير: إِسْنَاده لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ،
“Indeed, to Allah do the sides of the angels quake in fear of Him, there are some angels who are prostrating since Allah Created the Heavens and the Earth, not raising their head until the Day of Judgment, and from the angels are those in Ruku’, not raising their head since Allah created the Heavens and the Earth until the Day of Judgment. When they raise their heads to look upon Allah’s Face, Honored and Majestic, they will say, ‘Glory is Yours! We did not worship you according to your right of worship.”
Ibn Kathir comments, “There is no issue with its chain.”
Whoever knows who Allah is ultimately has no choice but to love Him and obey Him. Whoever has any comprehension of His extraordinary Nature and His Magnitude has absolutely no choice but to love what He loves and hate what He hates. Such knowledge compels the hearts towards obedience.
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Ibn al-Qayyim is quoted to have said:
فقد قال أعلم الخلق صلي الله عليه وسلم:
٣ ” لا أحصي ثناء عليك أنت كما أثنيت على نفسك ” وكيف نحصي خصائص اسم لمسماه كل كمال على الإطلاق، وكل مدح وحمد، وكل ثناء وكل مجد، وكل جلال وكل كمال، وكل عز وكل جمال، وكل خير وإحسان وجود وفضل وبر فله ومنه؟ فما ذكر هذا الاسم في قليل إلا كثره، ولا عند خوف إلا أزاله ولا عند كرب إلا كشفه، ولا عند هم وغم إلا فرجه، ولا عند ضيق إلا وسعه، ولا تعلق به ضعيف إلا أفاده القوة، ولا ذليل إلا أناله العز، ولا فقير إلا أصاره غنيا، ولا مستوحش إلا آنسه، ولا مغلوب إلا أيده ونصره، ولا مضطر إلا كشف ضره، ولا شريد إلا آواه. فهو الاسم الذي تكشف به الكربات، وتستنزل به البركات، وتجاب به الدعوات، وتقال به العثرات، وتستدفع به السيئات وتستجلب به الحسنات. وهو الاسم الذي قامت به الأرض والسماوات، وبه أنزلت الكتب، وبه أرسلت الرسل، وبه شرعت الشرائع، وبه قامت الحدود، وبه شرع الجهاد، وبه انقسمت الخليقة إلى السعداء والأشقياء، وبه خقت الحاقة، ووقعت الواقعة، وبه وضعت الموازين القسط ونصب الصراط، وقام سوق الجنة والنار، وبه عبد رب العالمين وحمد، وبحقه بعثت الرسل، وعنه السؤال في القبر ويوم البعث والنشور، وبه الخصام وإليه المحاكمة، وفيه الموالاة والمعاداة، وبه سعد من عرفه وقام بحقه وبه شقي من جهله وترك حقه; فهو سر الخلق والأمر. وبه قاما وثبتا، وإليه انتهيا، فالخلق به وإليه ولأجله. فما وجد خلق ولا أمر ولا ثواب ولا عقاب إلا مبتدئا منه ومنتهيا إليه
“The most knowledgeable of creation – Allah’s salutations and peace upon him -said, ‘I cannot praise You as You have praised yourself.’
“How is it possible to count the praises of a Name whose Owner absolutely possesses every perfection, praise, extolment, tribute, glory, majesty, might, beauty, benefaction, grace, and reverence? This Name has never been mentioned over something small without increasing it, in fear without removing it, upon grief without dispelling it, in distress without relieving it, in worry without driving it away, nor in hardship without easing it! Never has one who was weak clung to Him except he was given power, a lowly one except he was granted might, an impoverished one except he was enriched, a lonely person except that he was given company, a defeated one except he was given victory, a needy person except his need was discharged, nor a wanderer except he was given shelter!
“It is truly that Name by which grief is dispelled, the Name by which benefaction descends, prayers are responded to and accepted. It is the Name by which faults and slips are forgiven, lapses are undone, sins are removed, and good deeds are brought forth. It is the Name by which the heavens and earths were erected, Holy Books were sent down, as well as Messengers, and laws legislated. It is the Name by which limitations and penalties have been set. It is the name by which struggle has been legislated, by which creatures are divided into saved and wretched. It is the Name by which the sure reality has been proven real and the inevitable event come to pass. It is the Name by which just weights and measures have been set, the straight path set, the emporiums of Hell and Heaven set forth.
“It is the Name by which the Lord of [all] the worlds has been worshipped, praised, the Name by which the Messengers were sent, the Name one will be asked about in the grave, and the Day of Resurrection. It is the Name to which all adjudication and litigation belong, the Name encompassing all loyalty and enmity. It is the Name that makes he whom knows it happy, it is the Name that brings misery to the ignorant of it or the rejecter. It is the true secret of all creation and states, as by this Name they have come into existence and been justified, to this Name they return as He – the Exalted – is the cause and reason of all creation.” (Fath al-Majid)
We come to know ourselves and who we are based on how we think of Allah. Allah says:
وَإِذا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحدَهُ اشمَأَزَّت قُلوبُ الَّذينَ لا يُؤمِنونَ بِالآخِرَةِ ۖ وَإِذا ذُكِرَ الَّذينَ مِن دونِهِ إِذا هُم يَستَبشِرونَ
Now, whenever [the name] Allah is mentioned as the One [true God], the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shudder [in aversion]. Yet whenever those [false deities] apart from Him are mentioned, they rejoice. (Surah al-Zumar, The Companions (39):45)
One knows themself and who they are depending on how they feel when Allah is mentioned. When they are reminded of Allah, do they feel fear? Does their heart tremble? Do they feel hope? Is their heart put to ease? Do they feel ecstatic out of immense love for Him?
The entire life of someone that truly recognizes Allah and who Allah is will ultimately revolve around Allah. Or do they feel no fear for Allah? Do they feel despondent? Do they become uncomfortable? Do they hate to be reminded about Allah?
Ask yourself:
Who am I?
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The Importance of Punctuality on Salaah
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following:
When a person is punctual upon performing his five daily salaah, then he acquires a special noor (light) in his heart, and the effect of this noor then becomes visible on his face.On the contrary, when a person neglects performing his five daily salaah, then his heart is filled with darkness, and the effect of this darkness is then visible on his face.In actual fact, when one neglects performing salaah, then it is as if there is a fire that is burning within him. The smoke of this burning fire affects his inner and outer condition (i.e. his heart and face) as it causes darkness to cover both.The result of the heart being blackened is that it no longer is able to perceive any feeling of disgust or detest for sins such as bribery, speaking lies, slandering people, stealing people’s land and property, taking loans and thereafter denying the loan to avoid repayment, casting lustful glances at women and young lads, adopting the culture and ways of the Christians (Jews and other kuffaar) and many other such evils.
(Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 23/121)
Source: Ihyaaudeen.co.za
The Munaafiq Morons Accuse Rasullulah and the Qu’raan of Misogynism
The Nifaaq (Hypocrisy) and Kufr (Rejection of Imaan) of the enemies of Islam lurking in the folds of the community are deep, subtle and orchestrated by external kuffaar handlers who are the masters of these spineless murtaddeen masquerading as Muslims. One of their most important cogs in the conspiracy to undermine and destroy Islam is the employment of moron aunts who have been placed in charge of satanic feminist movements aimed at the ‘liberation’ of Muslim women from the Shariah.
They subtly indoctrinate ignorant and unwary Muslim women with the idea that Islam is a ‘misogynist ‘ religion which has no place in this ‘enlightened’ era of ‘democracy. They devilishly plot and scheme to peddle the idea that Islam has outlived its utility – that the Shariah as we have it today was meant for bygone times – that the Qur’aan teaches misogynism – that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) and the Sahaabah were misogynists – Nauthubillaah!
Misogynism is the cult of hatred for females, if ever there was such a cult. The idea of misogynism presented by the munaafiqeen and these moron women with welded brains – welded to the kufr brains of their western masters – is in fact a plot designed to defame Islam with the objective of slackening the rigid and passionate bond which Muslims have with their Deen. Their basis for accusing the Qur’aan of propagating misogynism is the following commands of Allah Ta’ala:
- “Men are the rulers of women”
- “For men there is a rank above women”
- “If you fear their disobedience, then admonish them, abstain from conjugality, and beat them.”
- The testimony of two women equals to the testimony of one man
- A man is allowed to marry four wives
- A woman’s inheritance is half that of a man’s.
They slander Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) by labelling him a misogynist because he said that:
- Woman was created from the crooked rib of Aadam (alayhis salaam)
- Most of the inmates of Jahannum will be women
- Women are generally ungrateful to their husbands
- If Sajdah for anyone besides Allah Ta’ala was permissible, he would have ordered the wife to make sajdah to her husband
- Women are maaqisaatul aql (deficient in intelligence)
- “ O Woman! Look! Verily, he (your husband) is either your Jannat or your Jahannum.”
- “The curse of Allah is on a woman who is angry with her husband.”
- “The Salaat of a woman whose husband is angry with her is not accepted…”
- “It is not permissible for a woman to fast (Nafl) while her husband is present except with his permission.”
- “A woman who applies perfume and passes by a gathering is like an adultress.”
The Shariah is accused of promoting misogynism because all the ahkaam (laws) pertaining to females are in fact codification of the laws stated in the Qur’aan and Sunnah. Since the munaafiqeen are unable to openly and directly assault the Qur’aan and the Holy personage of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), they direct their slanders and accusations intended for the Qur’aan and Sunnah to the Ulama who propagate and guard Islam. Since the Ulama are the Shields protecting Islam from the onslaught of the munaafiq and murtad morons, they are subjected to the slanders and attacks which are intended for the Qur’aan and Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam).
The hypocrite enemies of Islam professing to be Muslims, equate the divine order of male superiority to abuse of women. The kufr idea of gender equality has been vomited into the mouths of the munaafiq morons by their western bosses and mental slave masters. Thus, every tenet of the divine Shariah which does not conform with the najaasat of western kufr is interpreted to mean ‘abuse’ against women.
These morons with the density of their brains are unable to understand that disparity in status is not abuse. Such disparity exists in all societies, including the western cult which conspires to destroy Islam. In every sphere of life there exists disparity in ranks and status. No society is free of discrimination of some kind. In fact, it is impossible for the world to function on an orderly basis without discrimination and difference in ranks and status. Despite the superiority of man in Islam, and in all civilizations which have escaped the marauding of the satanic western civilization, Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
- “Paradise lies under the feet of your mother.”
- “The Mu’min husband should not harbour enmity for his wife. If he dislikes something in her, then surely, he will be pleased with another quality in her.”
- “The Mu’min with the most perfect Imaan is one who has the best character and who is the kindest to his wife.”
- “Be kind to women, for verily, they are your prisoners…”
- Despite the Qur’aan Majeed expressly permitting beating of women as a last resort to rectify her obstinacy and to save the marriage, Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Do not assault her and do not abuse her.” Thus, the charge of ‘abuse’ and ‘assault’ which the morons hurl at the Qur’aan for permitting light beating is baseless and outright kufr.
- “The best of the benefits of the world is a pious woman.”
- “Fear Allah regarding women, for verily, they are helpless (in your custody)…..Verily, you have taken them (in marriage in your custody) as an Amaanat and you have made them lawful (for marriage) with the Word of Allah……”
- “The noblest of you are those who are the noblest to their families (wives and children)….”
- “Allah loves a man who cartresses his wife. Both of them are rewarded because of this loving attitude, and their rizq is increased.”
- “When a man enters his home cheerfully, Allah creates an Angel who engages in Istighfaar on behalf of the man until the Day of Qiyaamah.”
- “The love which Nikah generates for the husband and wife has not been seem.”
The Ahaadith are replete with commands and exhortations of kindness to women. Does all of this indicate misogynism? Undoubtedly, Islam is a patriarchal law and culture. Patriarchy is the natural Law created by Allah Ta’ala for mankind. But patriarchy and superiority of rank are not synonymous with abuse, injustice and cruelty as the munaafiq morons and gender equality mob are insidiously propagating. While the morons, munaafiqs, murtads and zindiqs desire to eliminate the Shariah, Allah Ta’ala says in the Qur’aan Majeed:
“They conspire to extinguish the Noor (Deen) of Allah with their mouths while Allah intends to complete His Noor although the kaafiroon detest it.”
Jaalhaque 