An elderly Arab lady was sitting alone at the trunk of a tree and Abdullah bin Mubarak also happened to pass that way. Seeing this lady in distress, he spoke to her. The discussion is recorded as follows:
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Asalamu alaykum wa Rahmatullah.
The lady: The word from a merciful Lord is peace [Ya Sin 36/58]. She meant that the reply of salaam is from Allah, Most High, Himself. She said further: Those whom Allah sendeth astray, there is no guide for them. [Araaf 7/186]. She meant that she had lost her way.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Where are you coming from?
The lady: Glorified be He who carried His servant by night from the Masjid al-Haraam (inviolable place of worship) to Masjid al-Aqsa (Far distant place of worship) [Israa 17/1].
Abdullah bin Mubarak: How long have you been in this place?
The lady: For three nights [Maryam 19/10].
Abdullah bin Mubarak: What arrangements are made for your food?
The lady: And who (Allah) feedeth me and watereth me [Shu'ara 26/79]. She meant that her food was provided to her by Allah.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Is there any water for wudhu?
The lady: And if ye find not water, then go to high clean soil and (make tayamum) rub your faces and hands (therewith). [Nisaa 4/43]. She meant that she made tayamum because there was no water.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Here is some food, partake of it.
The lady: Strictly observe the fast till nightfall [Baqarah 2/187]. She indicated that she was fasting.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: This is not the month of Ramadan.
The lady: And he who does good of his own accord (for him) lo! Allah is responsive, aware [Baqarah 2/158]. Meaning that she had observed an optional (nafl) fast.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: It is permitted to break the fast when on a journey.
The lady: And that ye fast is better for you, if you did but know. [Baqarah 2/184].
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Speak in the manner that I speak.
The lady: He (man) uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready [Qaf 50/18]. She meant that since every word of a person is observed and recorded, she took precaution by speaking only in the words of the Quran.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Which clan do you belong to?
The lady: Follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge, lo! The hearing and the sight and heart of each of these it will be asked [Israa 17/36]. She meant that he should not inquire about that which he had no knowledge.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Forgive me. I have certainly made a mistake.
The lady: Have no fear this day. May Allah forgive you [Yusuf 12/92].
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Would you like to travel on my camel and meet your caravan?
The lady: And whatsoever good ye do, Allah knoweth it [Baqarah 2/197]. Meaning that if he if he did this good deed, Allah would recompense him for it.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Well, then you may mount it. Saying this he made the camel sit down on the ground.
The lady: Tell the believing men to lower their gaze. [Nur 24/30].
Ibn Mubarak understood, turned, and looked away. While she was mounting, the camel jerked, and her clothes got tangled in the saddle and she proclaimed: Whatever of misfortune striketh you, it is what your hands have earned. [Shura 42/30]. In other words, she was calling Abdullah bin Mubarak’s attention towards this mishap.
Abdullah bin Mubarak understood and he tied the legs of the camel and he straightened the straps of the saddle. She praised him for his understanding by saying: And we made Sulayman to understand [Anbiya 21/79].
When the journey was about to begin, the lady recited the ayat, which are read when undertaking a journey, Glorified be He who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them). And lo, unto our Lord we are returning. [Zukhruf 43/13].
Abdullah bin Mubarak held the bridle of the camel. He began to hum the Huddi, a famous Arabic song for travelling, and he started walking quickly alongside the camel.
The lady: Be modest in thy bearing and subdue thy voice [Luqman 31/19].
Abdullah bin Mubarak understood, so he began walking slower, and he lowered his voice.
The lady: Recite of the Quran that which is easy for you [Muzzamil 73/20]. She meant that instead of humming the Huddi, he should recite the Quran.
Abdullah bin Mubarak began reciting the Quran. The lady became very pleased and said: but none remember (accept advice) except men of understanding [Baqarah 2/269].
After reciting the Quran for a while, Abdullah bin Mubarak asked, O Aunt, have have you a husband (meaning is he alive)?
The lady: O you who believe, ask not of things, which if they were made known unto you, would trouble you [Ma'idah 5/101]. Meaning, he had most likely passed away.
At last, they caught up to the caravan.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Do you have any son or relative in this caravan that has connection with you?
The lady: Wealth and children are an ornament of life of the world [Kahf 18/46]. She meant that her sons were with this caravan and they had provisions with them.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: What work are your sons doing for the caravan?
The lady: And landmarks, and by the star they find a way [Nahl 16/16]. She meant that her sons were guides for the caravan.
Abdullah bin Mubarak: Can you tell me their names?
The lady: Allah chose Ibrahim as a friend [Nisaa 4/125]. And Allah spoke directly unto Musa [Nisaa 4/165]. O Yahya! Hold fast the Scripture [Maryam 19/12]. By reciting these ayat, the lady had informed him that her sons were named Yahya, Ibrahim, and Musa.
Abdullah bin Mubarak called out these names in the caravan and immediately three young people came walking quickly over to them.
The lady: (addressing her children) Now send one of you with this your silver coin unto the city. And let him see what food is purest there and bring you a supply thereof [Kahf 18/19]. In other words, she instructed them to feed bin Mubarak.
When the food was brought, she told Abdullah bin Mubarak: Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in the past days. [Haqqah 69/24], and with this ayah she recited another ayah to convey her gratefulness to him for his good conduct and courtesy. The ayah was: Is the reward of goodness anything other than goodness? [Rahman 55/60]. And their conversation ended on this ayah.
The lady’s son informed Abdullah bin Mubarak that his mother has been speaking in this manner, using only the ayat of the Quran in her speech, for the last 40 years.
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My 7 yr old son is a Hifzh School student (Qur'an Memorization). He has long surpassed my level of memorization, Masha'Allah. He sometimes likes to rub this fact in my face as to insinuate that he is more knowledgeable.
Son: Mommy, I'm memorizing Surah Ar-Rahman.
Me: Masha'Allah this is great.
Son: I've got the first 20 ayat (verses) memorised already.
Me: Good for you! Keep up the good work.
Son: Uh huh, I bet I know more of this surah than you do.
Me: (O here we go again) Hmm, I dunno. I've been reading it enough to have quite a bit of it imprinted on the brain.
Son: Oh yeah? (In a disbelieving smirk) How many ayat do you know?
Me: Well, off hand I know the first 3 ayat plus 31 others, so that's 34 ayat altogether.
Son: (Snorting in disbelief) Ha! 34 ayat? I don't believe you. Go ahead n recite um.
Me: Ok:
(A udhu billahi minash shaitanir rajeem. Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem)
Ar Rahmaaaan
Alamal qur'an
Khalaqal insaaaan...
I also know: Fabi ayyi alaaaa i rabikuma tukathibaaaan
Son: But that's only 4 ayat. You only know 4 ayat!!!! I knew it! I know more than you!
Me: Well actually that last ayat is repeated 31 times throughout the surah so that makes 34 ayat that I know.
Son: (pausing to ponder this and then flatly says)...You cheated.
Son: Mommy, I'm memorizing Surah Ar-Rahman.
Me: Masha'Allah this is great.
Son: I've got the first 20 ayat (verses) memorised already.
Me: Good for you! Keep up the good work.
Son: Uh huh, I bet I know more of this surah than you do.
Me: (O here we go again) Hmm, I dunno. I've been reading it enough to have quite a bit of it imprinted on the brain.
Son: Oh yeah? (In a disbelieving smirk) How many ayat do you know?
Me: Well, off hand I know the first 3 ayat plus 31 others, so that's 34 ayat altogether.
Son: (Snorting in disbelief) Ha! 34 ayat? I don't believe you. Go ahead n recite um.
Me: Ok:
(A udhu billahi minash shaitanir rajeem. Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem)
Ar Rahmaaaan
Alamal qur'an
Khalaqal insaaaan...
I also know: Fabi ayyi alaaaa i rabikuma tukathibaaaan
Son: But that's only 4 ayat. You only know 4 ayat!!!! I knew it! I know more than you!
Me: Well actually that last ayat is repeated 31 times throughout the surah so that makes 34 ayat that I know.
Son: (pausing to ponder this and then flatly says)...You cheated.
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Yesterday France passed its ban on Islam -- i mean, its ban on the burqa. For those who still are in the dark as to what the heck a burqa is, its simple piece of material that covers the face of a woman, worn by Muslim women all over the globe. Now this simple piece of cloth that covers the face is ANYTHING but simple in principle. It is an essential part of a Muslim woman's outer garment (what she wears in public). For some, it is considered obligatory to wear, and for some it is considered not obligatory but still better if worn than not worn. All would agree that it is worn for the obedience and pleasure of our Creator, Allah. For a Muslim woman who embraces the burqa, it is a symbol of piety, shyness, feminine empowerment, beauty, self-preservation and respect and compliance to her Lord's request. This simple piece of cloth is for France, a symbol of Islamic defiance to assimilate, i.e. "When in Rome..." Anti-Islamic propagators are torn between making it a symbol of persecution of women and a symbol of a National Security Threat. They waver between fained empathy for us "poor oppressed Muslim women" who supposedly are being forced to hide our faces behind these crepe "iron curtains" and hostility towards us for not complying with the dress code dictated by amoralistic gangs on fashion runways.
Well folks, I'm here ta tell ya, I'm wearing my BURQA to please nobody but my Lord and Creator, ALLAH. Just as NO MAN could have made me wear this, NO MAN can make me take it off. If you don't like it, then do what i do when i see a woman's tits spilling over her top or the crack of a man's a** as his pants fail to fit properly, BITE IT AND LOOK AWAY. Thanks to this personal attack on my wardrobe I've become to some, a BRAZEN BURQA B**** as i defend my stance to all who'll listen. I've also become inspired to start and promote the BRAZEN BURQA SERIES on my blog.
In closing I'd like to give a shot out to the World Media and all the Quran burners who by propagating such nonsense have enticed the curiosity of thousands to seek out their own copies of the Quran in order to read what the controversy is all about. If only 1 of them sees the truth from this and becomes Muslim, the Haters have done a far better job than many of us Muslims in spreading the Word of Allah. Way ta go Dudes!
Linguistically, the Arabic word "jihad" means struggling or striving. In this sense a student struggles and strives to pass a class; an employee strives to fulfill his job requirements; a politician strives to live up to his promises once elected to office and so on. The term strive or struggle may be used for Muslims as well non-Muslims; for example, Allah (The Lord) says in the Qur'an:
"We have enjoined on people kindness to parents; but if they strive (jahadaka) to make you ascribe partners with Me that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not..." 29:8, also see 31:15.
In the above two verses of the Qur'an, it is non-Muslim parents who strive (jahada) to convert their Muslim child back to their religion.
In the West, "jihad" is generally translated as "holy war", a usage the media has popularized. This could be a reflection of the Christian use of the term "Holy War" to refer to the Crusades of a thousand years ago. However, the Arabic words for "war" are "harb" or "qital", which are found in the Qur'an and Hadith. For Muslims the term jihad is applied to all forms of striving and has developed some special meanings over time.
Examples of Jihad:
1. Recognizing the Creator and loving Him most
2. Resisting pressure of peers and society
3. Staying on the straight path steadfastly
4. Striving for righteous deeds
5. Having courage and steadfastness to convey the message of Islam
6. Defending Islam and the community
7. Helping allied people who may not be Muslim
8. Removing treacherous people from power
9. Gaining freedom to inform, educate and convey the message of Islam in an open and free environment
10. Freeing people from tyranny
"We have enjoined on people kindness to parents; but if they strive (jahadaka) to make you ascribe partners with Me that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not..." 29:8, also see 31:15.
In the above two verses of the Qur'an, it is non-Muslim parents who strive (jahada) to convert their Muslim child back to their religion.
In the West, "jihad" is generally translated as "holy war", a usage the media has popularized. This could be a reflection of the Christian use of the term "Holy War" to refer to the Crusades of a thousand years ago. However, the Arabic words for "war" are "harb" or "qital", which are found in the Qur'an and Hadith. For Muslims the term jihad is applied to all forms of striving and has developed some special meanings over time.
Examples of Jihad:
1. Recognizing the Creator and loving Him most
2. Resisting pressure of peers and society
3. Staying on the straight path steadfastly
4. Striving for righteous deeds
5. Having courage and steadfastness to convey the message of Islam
6. Defending Islam and the community
7. Helping allied people who may not be Muslim
8. Removing treacherous people from power
9. Gaining freedom to inform, educate and convey the message of Islam in an open and free environment
10. Freeing people from tyranny
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