Sabr and Shukr

[Ummati]

[Ummati]

[abdullah]

When you’re hurt by people who share the same blood as you, then just remember Yusuf (AS), who was betrayed by his own brothers.

If you find your parents opposing you, remember Ibrahim (AS), whose father led him to the fire.

If you’re stuck with a problem where there’s no way out, remember Yunus (AS), stuck in the belly of a whale.

If you’re ill & your body cries with pain, remember Ayoob (AS) who was more ill than you.

When someone slanders you, remember Ai’sha (RA) who was slandered throughout the city.

When you’re lonely, recall Aadam (AS) who was created alone.

When you can’t see any logic around you, think of Nuh (AS) who built an ark without questioning.

If you are mocked by your own relatives then think of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

Allah (SWT) put these Prophets to trial, so that later generations may learn a lesson of patience & perseverance.

May Allah SWT give us perspective & understanding. Aameen.

[Ummati]

HELP ME OUT OF MY MESS!!!

[Ummati]

[Ummati]

[Ayesha]

[Mujaahid]

[size=4]Ya ALLAH,

forgive me when i complain

Thankyou ALLAH for everything.

Give us strength to do something for our brothers and sisters [/size]

[Ummati]

All Praise be to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

It is ONLY through His MERCY:

That WE WERE BORN MUSLIM.

That WE ARE STILL MUSLIM.

That WE WILL DIE MUSLIM.

May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant us all death as Muslims, ameen summa ameen.

[Ummati]

When Will We Be Satisfied?

By Ubah Mohamoud



My appreciation of nature was something that came quite late in my life. As a child, I was privileged enough to have the opportunity to witness places like forests, parks, ponds, and tumbling fields of grass, hay bales, and canola. I did so without ever really taking a moment to digest what I was seeing. Yes, visiting such magnificent places was fun, but playing with my family and friends on the beach while watching dragonflies dance over the chilly lake water was even more fun. Looking back, I somewhat regret not taking a moment to really enjoy those moments by marveling in the utter beauty of our Lord’s creation.

Now that I am older and more aware of my surroundings, I do my best to appreciate everything I can; I try to find beauty in everything and, amazingly, it’s not that hard. All you have to do is look around, and you’ll find it.

Something interesting—and quite disheartening—I’ve come to realize is that although we are surrounded by nature’s beauty, we fail not only to appreciate it, but we complain about it too. We reprimand its existence instead of giving our thanks to the One who has honored us with its presence. From these observations, something that I have learned is: we are never satisfied.

Have you noticed that regardless of what the weather may be—whether it be a damp spring morning, a blazing summer day, a breezy autumn evening, or a frosty winter night—we are always dissatisfied? My experience in the workplace is what really brought this to my attention. Every day, we were required to treat our customers with kindness and respect; however, I’d find that no matter what the season was and no matter how beautiful (I thought) it was outside, they would always complain. Our conversations would go along the lines of:

Me: “Hi, how are you today?”
Customer: “I’m good, but the weather is (insert complaint)”
Me: “(insert excuse on behalf of the weather)”
Customer: “(insert sarcastic remark and/or another complaint)”

I hadn’t realize that people were never satisfied with their surroundings until after working there for a few years and witnessing the many turbulent weather changes accompanied by the turbulent changes in people’s moods. Even on a day where the sun was shining, the sky was clear, and the grass was glowing green, they’d still complain—and the sadder part was that I found myself starting to do it as well! It was just too easy to fall into the pattern of complaining about things over which I had no control.

It wasn’t until I removed myself from that environment that I thought: so what if the sky is grey today? So what if lightning and thunder are making their mark alongside the clouds? So what if the sun’s rays are shining in my eyes? So what if the snow is up to my knees?” Why can’t we learn to appreciate these moments? When will we be satisfied?

SubhanAllah (glory to God), we have become so accustomed to cursing the weather that we have failed to realize just how lucky we are: at least that last rainstorm wasn’t a tsunami. At least we can shield the dirt from blowing into our eyes. At least we don’t have to worry about the destruction that follows a volcano or the feeling of helplessness that accompanies an earthquake. At least we have jackets and houses to protect us from the sting of the cold… And the list could go on. Furthermore, imagine if weather was a static, unchanging, phenomenon—something that was constant and consistent throughout the year—how boring and dull would that be? And yet, there is diversity in the phenomena that we experience daily; a diversity that is both pleasing to the eyes and comforting to the soul.

Alhamdullilah (praise be to God), I have learned that we will obtain satisfaction once we become grateful to the One who decreed the storm to pass and the water to flood. That is to say that satisfaction will come, bi’ithnillah (by the will of God), after not only recognizing and appreciating nature’s beauty, but giving thanks to the One who willed it to be.

And Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala (glorified is He) knows best.

[Ummati]

Alhamdulillah for blessings I did not appreciate until I saw others without them.

[Ummati]

The reality of Shukr (gratitude) and its injunctions

The reality of shukr (gratitude) is that one
admits that this blessing has been bestowed by such and such giver and
then goes on to use it in consonance with the spirit of his pleasure and in
obedience to him. Therefore, using the blessing bestowed by someone
counter to his pleasure is ungratefulness and a virtual denial of that
blessing. This tells us that the way gratefulness can be in words, it can
also be expressed by acts. When expressed by acts, it would mean the use
of that blessing in accordance with the pleasure of the giver and i n
obedience to him. Abu 'Abdur-Rahman As-Sulami has said that Salah is
gratitude, fasting is gratitude, and every good deed is gratitude. And
Muhammad Ibn Ka'b al-Qurazi says that gratitude is the name of piety
and righteous conduct.

(Ibn Kathir)

[Ummati]

Teray Ashiqon main Jeena..

www.khanqah.org/audios/show/teray-ashiqon-main-jeena

[Ummati]

“Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (ra) said: I said: “O Messenger of Allah, which of the people are most sorely tested?” He said: “The Prophets, then the next best and the next best. A man will be tested in accordance with his level of religious commitment. If his religious commitment is strong, he will be tested more severely, and if his religious commitment is weak, he will be tested in accordance with his religious commitment. Calamity will keep befalling a person until he walks on the earth with no sin on him.”

[At-Tirmidhi]

[amatullah]