Prince Amongst Slaves

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Death

Recently, I had the opportunity to explore the needs of children who had life threatening deseases and a question came to my mind , how do you give hope to children that have no family support for a faith tradition.  While I am not sure what would be acceptable in our secular society, that prides its self on giving every member the choice to not believe in God, I thought How Sad for these dying children who have so many fears and questions!  Alhumdullilah for Islam and its explanation of death, another proof of its truth! '

How Do Muslims View Death?

Muslims believe that the present life is a trial in preparation for the next realm of existence. When a Muslim dies, he or she is washed and wrapped in a clean, white cloth (usually by a family member) and buried after a special prayer, preferably the same day. Muslims consider this a final service that they can do for their relatives and an opportunity  remember that their own existence here on earth is brief.

And they say, “There is not but our worldly life; we die and live (i.e. some people die and others live, replacing them) and nothing destroys us except time.” And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, their argument is only that they say, “Bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful.” Say, “God causes you to live, then causes you to die; then He will assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt,” but most of the people do not know.  (Quran, 45:24-26

By Safdar Razi

The Quran mentions that death is inevitable and cannot be delayed nor advanced. The time of death has been pre-determined for everyone.

When a person dies in this world, only his physical body dies and decays in the ground. His soul, which is his essence, feelings, memories and senses, is transferred into another ghostlike body.

After death, the soul cannot return back. This ghostlike body lives in another dimension, the unseen world, which is beyond our human senses and knowledge.

Here are the stages of death, according to some scholars’ understandings of verses from the Quran and from the words of Prophet Muhammad. (Other scholars might have different interpretations because of the flexibility of some Arabic words, which have metaphorical meanings.)

1. The stupors of death: The angel of death either extracts the soul painfully from the wrongdoers or gently from the pious ones, and then transfers the soul into a ghostlike body.
2. Misguiding of the devil: The last temptation of the devil is to deceive a dying person with his trickery. The good ones will not fall into temptation.
3. Entering the grave: When the body is buried, the soul stays beside the body and sees the horrifying unseen world.
4. Squeezing or pressure of the grave: When people leave the gravesite, angels come to squeeze the soul fiercely, making it scream loudly. Few souls are exempted from this punishment.
5. Munkar and Nakeer: These two angels come after the squeezing and question the soul about the beliefs of his faith. If the soul does not answer properly and was a wrongdoer in life, then he will be punished in the hellfire of the unseen world until the Day of Judgment or until his sins are purged. If the person was a pious true believer, then he will answer the questions properly and two angels of glad tidings will come to escort him to the Paradise of the unseen world.
6. The first blow of the trumpet: Both the seen and unseen worlds will exist until the first blow of the trumpet on the last day, when all living things, including angels and souls, will die. Nothing will be left except the living God.
7. The second blow of the trumpet and the resurrection: When the second blow occurs, God will re-create everything and the souls will return to their physical bodies for the Day of Judgment.
8. Accounting: Every person will be given his book of deeds and will be asked to judge himself. If a person tries to deny a bad deed, his body’s organs will witness against him. Accounting will be only for those who have both good and bad deeds. The pious ones who have only good deeds will be taken to Paradise without accounting, and the evil ones who have only bad deeds will be taken to the hellfire without accounting.
9. Bridge over the hellfire. Everyone must cross the bridge over hellfire, which is said to be sharper than a blade and thinner than a strand of hair. The more good deeds a person has, the faster he will cross over. Some will cross over like a flash of light. Some might take years to cross. Others might fall into the hellfire below.
10. The intercession: While the people with only a few sins are taken for their punishment, the prophets and their true successors will intercede for them with the permission of God. By this, God shows His great appreciation to His beloved servants.
11. Eternal hellfire and eternal Paradise: On the Day of Judgment, the evil ones will go to the hellfire. Some of the evil ones will be in the hellfire eternally and others might eventually come out of the hellfire after their sins have been purged. The good ones will be taken to Paradise to eternal enjoyment and fulfillment. In Paradise, there are bounties and blessings beyond our imagination and thought. As mentioned in the Quran, the greatest bliss is God’s pleasure.

We call all non-Muslims as a gesture of goodwill to accept Islam. We especially warn you not to fall prey to the priests and followers of your religion. Worry and think individually about your life after death. We urge the responsible people of all religions to leave falsehood and accept Islam. Leave aside nationalism and stubbornness and worry about the life after death. Do not think it a weakness to accept Islam after its truthfulness has been made evident? Do not ruin your hereafter for the fear of losing worldly wealth and fame.

Status

As Salaamu Alaikum Dearest Brothers and Sisters,  

I pray that this short note finds you in the highest Iman (faith) and optimum state of health, Ameen.  I thought I would share with you a recent inspiration I had before Fajr (early morning prayer).  The inspiration was so compelling I immediately wrote it down.  Like most of my Duas that come from the heart, this information comes from with in and Allahu Alim;

Islam is like a training system, to increase the energy field of the Human Being giving him/her the capacity for instantaneous healing of infections/disease, or the capacity to choose beneficial health care providers. Some gain the ability to teleport to another location (The Prophet Muhammad, pbuh), remote viewing at vast distances, looking into hyper space co-dimensions, even propelling their voice warning another of approaching armies, ect.

Cutting off the light source into our bodies can put our bodies in a sorta suspended animation (sleepers of the cave) touching another living creature at the time of this event has the potential of putting that creature in a suspended state, with Allah's permission (the dog), entering a cave like state.  Placing the body in a secure location and programming it for self containment assures one that upon return you have a vehicle to enter back into this dimension at a later date.

The body is a vessel that carries the soul much like a car carries the body.  In times of danger Allah has given the codes to a few of His servants so that they may pass through these dangerous periods unharmed and ready to awaken in a new paradigm so to share the light of truth with yet a new generation of human beings. (the end of the world as we know it, or paradigm shift)

The war of Armageddon has begun and most people are unaware of the signs.  Every event begins first as a spiritual one, then manifests in the physical "As Above. so Below" "As a man thinkest, so he is" ect.
The Qur'an is among other things, also a book of codes and verbal keys for transformation, revolution and annihilation of enemies of Allah.  Prayer, fasting, dhikr, duas are talisman's given for the work of vicegerents/servants of Allah who are on Earth as well as in the 7 solar systems.

The words of Allah not only transforms the spirit but the body (making one a light being) but also the mind and heart of the sincere seeker.  There are those that have taken this knowledge and used it for personal gain declaring for themselves an "Elite Status", so to control the flow of divine knowledge to the masses, because the masses are being used for material gain and thus have to be put into a fog of mis-information, distraction, fed lies and control programs, so that they are not awaken to the truth which lies dormant in the human consciousness.

Activation of these principles are based in sincerity and heart purity, that is solely determined by Allah and given through vibrational fields that ultimately reaches individuals chosen for this barakat, and Allahu Alim

Episode 1: Untold Stories of World History (Dr. Abdullah H. Quick)

*Ways to Improve Salaah*

• Avoid praying in a state in which you are mentally and physically fatigued. Keep your mind free of worldly worries, evil thoughts, and ideas.

• Plan what verses/Dua’as you are going to recite.

• If you do not understand Arabic, learn the meaning of what you recite in your Prayer.

• Remind yourself that engaging in Prayer offers you an opportunity to release yourself from the tensions of this world. The Prophet (saw) has said that in Prayer was placed the comfort of his eyes. Therefore cherish the opportunity to remove the burdens of this world from your shoulders.

• Use your Prayer to remain focused on your mission in life, which is to bring your entire being to serve only Allah.

• Use your Prayer as a source of strength, inspiration and enthusiasm for your life and activities.

• Fulfill all your personal needs before you commence your Prayer, for e.g. thirst, hunger and calls of nature.

• Pray in a pure physical state. Perform your wudhu with care and perfection. Although the whole earth is a masjid or a place of worship, choose a place that is clean.

• Pray in an environment free of noise and one where there is no distraction. Adorn yourself with clean and respectable clothes.

• Assess your mental readiness for Prayer before its commencement, during the various postures, after each raka’ah and ultimately at the end.

• Pray with humility both in your mental state and in your physical manner.

• Pray with hope and awe.

• Remind yourself continually that you are talking to the most important ‘One’ in your life – your Creator and Sustainer. He is in front of you. You are facing Him and you are involved in a dialogue with Him.

• Commence your Prayer by seeking Allah’s help and protection from the influences of Shaytan.

• Lower your gaze while praying and do not allow the physical environment to distract you.

• On each occasion that you recite the Sifat or attributes of Allah in Ruku and Sajdah, consider how indebted you are and how grateful you should be to Allah and express your true emotions.

Utilize the occasion of Sajdah to make additional Dua’a to Allah.

The Prophet said:

“A servant is nearest to his Lord when he is in Sajdah”

Qur'an Explanation PDF

http://majesticislam.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/quranenglishtranslation.pdf

Kashf al Mahjub

The Oldest Persian Treatise On Sufiism

by

Ali B. Uthman Al- Jullabi Al- Hujwiri

http://www.quran4u.com/Kashf/001%20Title.htm

Tasawwuf

What is Tasawwuf?

What is Tasawwuf? Good character and awareness of God.
That’s all Tasawwuf is. And nothing more.

What is Tasawwuf? Love and affection.
It is the cure for hatred and vengeance. And nothing more.

What is Tasawwuf? The heart attaining tranquility–
which is the root of religion. And nothing more.

What is Tasawwuf? Concentrating your mind,
which is the religion of Ahmad (pbuh). And nothing more.

What is Tasawwuf? Contemplation that travels to the Divine throne.
It is a far-seeing gaze. And nothing more.

Tasawwuf is keeping one’s distance from imagination and supposition.
Tasawwuf is found in certainty. And nothing more.

Surrendering one’s soul to the care of the inviolability of religion;
this is Tasawwuf. And nothing more.

Tasawwuf is the path of faith and affirmation of unity;
this is the incorruptible religion. And nothing more.

Tasawwuf is the smooth and illuminated path.                                    
It is the way to the most exalted paradise. And nothing more.

I have heard that the ecstasy of the wearers of wool
comes from finding the taste of religion. And nothing more.

Tasawwuf is nothing but shari’at.
It is just this clear road. And nothing more

An Anonymous Persian Poem –
Translated by A. A. Godlas

http://www.australiansuficentre.org/article_tasawwuf.htm

Tasawwuf is nothing but shari‘at

A problem that arises in the final couplet of “What is Tasawwuf?” is that in equating Tasawwuf and shari’a, the poet brings up and then resolves an apparent tension between Tasawwuf and shari’a. Such a tension, however, exists only to the degree that one defines these two terms as being mutually exclusive. While various extremists persist in excluding one from the other, we do have many inclusive statements - such as that of the poet of “What is Tasawwuf?” – in which Tasawwuf and shari’a are interwoven, similarly defined, or equated. Qushayri (d. 465/1074), for example, defined “shari’a” as “assiduous observance of servanthood.” Defining Tasawwuf in a comparable fashion, Abu al-Hasan al-Shudhili (d. 656/1258) stated: “Tasawwuf is training the self (nafs) through servanthood and subjecting it to the commands (ahkam) of Lordship.”

O you who believe! Fear Allâh and keep your duty to Him. And let every person look to what he has sent forth for tomorrow, and fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is All-Aware of what you do.O you who believe! Fear Allâh and keep your duty to Him. And let every person look to what he has sent forth for tomorrow, and fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is All-Aware of what you do.

[Surah Al-Hashr : 18][Surah Al-Hashr : 18]