A Muslim Convert Once More

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is adapted from a swuhbah by Shaykh Muhammad Nazhim Adil al-Haqqani ( q.s. ) on 10 th February 2010.   In the time of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ), some Jews distorted the sound of the salam into a vulgar word when they greeted Rasulullah ( s.a.w. ), and that act brought Divine Anger upon them.   سُوۡرَةُ المجَادلة ... وَإِذَا جَآءُوكَ حَيَّوۡكَ بِمَا لَمۡ يُحَيِّكَ بِهِ ٱللَّهُ وَيَقُولُونَ فِىٓ أَنفُسِہِمۡ لَوۡلَا يُعَذِّبُنَا ٱللَّهُ بِمَا نَقُولُ‌ۚ حَسۡبُهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُ يَصۡلَوۡنَہَا‌ۖ فَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ (٨)   … And when they come unto you, they greet you with a greeting wherewith Allah Greets you not, and say within themselves, “Why should Allah Punish us for what we say?”   Hell will suffice them; they will feel the heat thereof - a hapless journey’s end! (Surah al-Mujadilah:8)   All the prophets brought a fundamental message for their umam .   We must have that principle within ourselves t...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn Sakhr ad-Dawsi az-Zahrani al-Azdi ( r.a. ) reported that the Rasulullah ( s.a.w. ) came to a graveyard and said, “Peace be upon you, abode of a believing people.  Allah Willing, we will join you.  I wish that we could see our brothers.”   The swahabah asked, “Are we not your brothers, Messenger of Allah?”   He said, “You are my Companions.  My brothers are those who have not yet come.”   They asked, “How can you know someone of your community who has not yet come, O Messenger of Allah?”   He said, “Do you not think that if a man had horses with white blazes which were among dark black horses, that he would recognise his horses?”   They said, “Yes indeed, O Messenger of Allah.”   He said, “They will come with white blazes from wudhu , and I will precede them to the Basin.”   “ Dar ” may mean “house”, “home”, “abode”.  It is the place we ca...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   The following are found mostly in the manaqib in Sunan at-Tirmidzi .  They are descriptions of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ).   Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abu Thalib ( k.w. ) said, “The Prophet ( s.a.w. ) was neither tall nor short.  He had thick-set fingers and toes.  He had a large head and joints.  He had a long line of thin chest-to-lower-navel hair.  When he walked, he would literally lean forward, as if descending from a higher place to a lower one.  I never saw anyone like him before or after.”  Imam Abu ‘Isa Muhammad ibn ‘Isa as-Sulami at-Tirmidzi ( r.a. ) said this hadits is hasan swahih .  Imam Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hanbal ( r.a. ) in his narration recorded instead, “He was large of head and beard.”   Sayyid Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ( r.a. ), one of Sayyidina ‘Ali’s ( k.w. ) grandchildren, said that ‘Ali ( k.w. ) would say upon describing the Prophet ( s.a.w. ), “He was neither immoderately tall no...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   Does Allah ( s.w.t. ) Care?   How many times have we thought it was all a lie, a sham, a cruel joke?   How many times have we been down, fallen, kicked?   Has anyone ever thought that we had prayed, and supplicated, and asked to no avail?   Perhaps we should consider this.   There are species of orchids that look like bees, flies, and spiders.   We have discovered that the markings are more than just beautiful; they are practical as well.   Bees and other insects which need the nectar of the flower for food, use the colours as a type of road map to the nectar inside.   The more hidden the nectar by the design of the flower the more colourful the blossom.   When we think about that for a moment, Allah ( s.w.t. ) Put markings on flowers like an arrow at the restaurant drive through.   How much care went into the design of a flower just so tiny insects could have sustenance?   Now, if ...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ We have established a list of three hundred and forty-odd names divided among sections.   The commentary and referencing of each name follows the list.   Names of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) Explicitly Mentioned in the Qur’an: 1. Muhammad, The Praised One; 2. Ahmad, The Most Deserving of Praise; 3. al-Ahsan, The Most Beautiful, The Best; 4. Udzun Khayr, Friendly Ear; 5. al-‘Ala, The Highest in All Creation; 6. al-Imam, The Leader; 7. al-Amin, The Dependable; 8. an-Nabi, The Prophet; 9. al-Ummi’, The Unlettered; 10. Anfas al-‘Arab, The Most Precious of the Arabs; 11. Ayatullah, The Sign of Allah; 12. Alif Lam Mim Ra; 13. Alif Lam Mim Swad; 14. al-Burhan, The Proof; 15. al-Bashir, The Bringer of Glad Tidings; 16. al-Baligh, The Very Eloquent One; 17. al-Bayyinah, The Exposition; 18. Tsani Itsnayn, The Second of Two; 19. al-Haris, The Insistent One; 20. al-Haqq, The Truth Itself; 21. Ha Mim; 22. Ha M...