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…Rajab 1434…

…the new marble courtyard in front of Babul Baqi…a shiny mirrored lake…shimmering reflections with a most intimate closeness portrayed in the touching father and sons huddle…affected by the intensity of love radiating from our Beloved Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam…brothers pondering the reality of being so near…hearts united in the calm and serenity…contemplating the blessing of being drawn so close…embraced and caressed with the softest of touches and the most fragrant of perfumes…

…a little further away the same awe is felt as sisters sit and stare blankly…who needs to see when one can feel…all but longing and yearning is left in the heart as it finds stillness in the moment…every thought, other than of Al-Mustafa SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, dissolved into a blank void…a nothingness of no meaning, no significance…a veritable bliss piercing ones whole being…

…here we all are…planted on this earthly orb by the gift of gravity…protected as we swirl around and around…our rizq has been decided…our destiny scribed long long ago…so why worry…why fill hearts with anything but the love and adoration of our Rabb and His Habib SallAllahu alaihi wasallam…be daring…submit even more during the month of Rajab…be open and ready and WILLING to receive Allah Ta’ala’s Mercy…this is His month of pouring His Mercy on the penitent…daily diligent pleas of

Rabb ighfir li w’ arhamni wa tub ‘alayya

Oh Allah forgive me, have mercy upon me, and grant me repentance.

seventy times after Fajr and after Asr…Insha’Allah so little in exchange for mountains and mountains of forgiveness…SubhanAllah…(other recommended acts in the third link below)

JUMA’AH MUBARAK!

…may your profits be enormous during this Mubarak month of Rajab, Ameen…

…return to Allah Ta’ala in repentance…

…previous Rajab posts…here with the date loaf recipe…celebrate…here with a gallery of nostalgic Makkah…and here for spiritual ways of preparing the body, mind and soul for Ramadhan, SubhanAllah…

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.

…Nisf Sha’ban 1433…

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…how many….

…I seek refuge…

…preparation…

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…so the Scared Month of Rajab is nigh…the month of preparation that leads to Ramadhan…time to exert effort on the heart…weeding out all that distances us from Allah Ta’ala…it is said Rajab is Allah Ta’ala’s month…

Rajab is Allah’s month in which He pours His Mercy upon the penitent and He accepts the actions that people have done for His sake. The Prophet, peace and mercy be upon him, said, “Rajab is the month of Allah, and Sha’aban is my month, and Ramadan is the month of my Ummah.” (Imam Al-Suyuti in Al-Jami )

…Mercy POURED on the repentant…who doesn’t want Mercy poured on them and actions accepted?…purposeful actions that earn favours and reward and not chastisement…make the intention to prepare for a month of excessive Istighfar, fasting, polishing the heart…

…and Imam Abu Bakr al-Warraq said: “in the month of Rajab you sow the seeds, in Sha`ban you irrigate them and in Ramadan you reap the harvest.” He also said: “Rajab is like a wind, Sha`ban is like a cloud and Ramadan is like rain.”

…so what preparations are we willing to make…we prepare for so many events, occasions, celebrations that are of the Dunya kind…can we extend the concept of preparation to embrace all that will benefit our Akhirah?

…what is the distance between our tongue being motivated by our heart to be uttering copious Istighfar and the actualization of this during this month of forgiveness…

…this is the month when our Noble Nabi SallAllahu alaihi wasallam and his Sahabah RadhiAllahu anhum travelled the enormous distance to Tabuk, it was the last battle Rasulullah SallAllahu alaihi wasallam participated in…what distances do we travel for the cause of our Deen…what is the distance between us knowing what the Sunnah is and actually practicing it…

…the distance is but a few moments before Ramadhan…what distance lies between us and our readiness for this joyous visitor…the month of the Qur’an…the month of purifying…what distance have we stepped in preparation…

…the shortest distance between a problem and it’s solution is the distance between your knees and the floor… the one who kneels to Allah Ta’ala can stand up to anything…how much are we prepared to kneel this month?

…and what is the distance between the drop as it becomes the ocean…what distance are you experiencing right now??

…and recall it was during this month of Rajab that our Beloved Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam was conceived and when he rode the Buraq to meet His Rabb Subhanahu wa Ta’ala…a distance we can only barely imagine…and yet Rasulullah SallAllahu alaihi wasallam

was at a distance of two bows’ length or (even) nearer.
(53:9)

…Insha’Allah, may the distance between us all, and all that brings a nearness to Allah Ta’ala and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam be forever decreasing, and may our Jannah be where there is no distance between us and our Rabb and our Blessed Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, Ameen.

…from this previous post…

…other entries for Rajab, 1,2,3, and practical reminders, advice and wisdom for welcoming the first of the sacred months at the Interpreter’s Path…and Habib ‘Umar’s (may Allah Ta’ala preserve and sanctify him and his) latest advice in Returning to Allah in Repentance in Rajab delivered in Tarim on 18th May…Masha’Allah!

…AL MUQSIT…

AL-’AFUW and LAYLATUL QADR

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“What do you recommend for me if I find Laylatul Qadr?” is what our Noble Lady Aishah RadhiAllahu anha asked of our Beloved Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, whereupon he said:

Allahumma Innaka ‘Affuwan Tuhibbul ‘Afwa Fa’Fu Anni

O Allah, You are the One Who forgives and loves to forgive, so forgive me.

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala is the Forgiver, the Eliminator of sins.

Al-’Afuw is the opposite of al-Muntaqim, the Avenger. Its meaning is close to that of al-Ghafur, the All-Forgiving One, only it is more intensive. The root for Ghafur means to overlook sins, while the root of the word ‘Afuw means to destroy, eliminate sins. In the first instance the overlooked sins still exist; in the second, the eliminated sins disappear.

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala loves to forgive, to erase sins. He does not often punish the ones who deny, the ones who revolt. He accepts their recognition of their sins as repentance. He erases their sins. Instead of punishment, He bestows His bounties upon them.

There is a secret in His delaying punishment and forgiving sins. In teaching us that Hellfire is there, He is teaching us that there are ways to salvation. It is like an announcement by a rich, generous, compassionate being, declaring: Our doors are open, our tables set. The one who accepts this invitation is welcome, and we do not reproach those who do not come to feast.

Allah Ta’ala’s bounties in this world, which are temporal, are nothing in comparison to those promised in Paradise. The forgiving of sins is an encouragement to the deniers to change their ways, to come to the Straight Path, to Paradise. Allah Ta’ala’s infinite mercy is certainly more than the sins of His servants. His doors are always open to the ones who choose to enter.

But those who are blind and deaf to the warning that is the compassion, mercy and forgiveness of Allah Ta’ala, who persist in their infidelity and denial, who find justification for their denial in their repeatedly being forgiven, who are spoiled, who take pleasure in sinning, who try to lead others astray-they will finally be punished in this world by drowning in the gold they have accumulated, and in the Hereafter by the Hellfire. That punishment does not negate the attributes of the Forgiving One, the Eliminator of sins, but it is a manifestation of His beautiful name, the Just. Good and Bad are not the same. If it were made to appear so, it might cause confusion in the mind of the good servant.

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Allah Ta’ala in His Divine Speech:

Those Angels who carry the ‘Arsh and this who surround it celebrate the praise if their Lord and have faith in Him. They beg forgiveness for the believers: ‘Our Lord, You embrace all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who turn to you and follow Your path...(40:7)

SubhanAllah…Angels begging for our forgiveness…so all the more we should be begging AL-’AFUW, the the Forgiver, the Eliminator of sins to completely eradicate our sins during this

Night of Glory is better than a thousand months (97:3)

Laylatul Qadr is moments away…do we want our sins eliminated, to be totally wiped away? or merely covered up? The excessive repetition of the Du’a our Blessed Nabi SallAllahu alaihi wasallam taught Ummul Mu’mineeen, Aishah RadhiAllah anha during these final nights of this Mubarak month, Insha’Allah will lead to the distribution of priceless prizes.

Laylatul Qadr…better than a thousand months of worshipping Allah Ta’ala! One night from dusk to dawn equivalent to 83 years and four months recorded as worship!

Insha’Allah invest seven minutes watching Ustadh Sulayman Muhammad, from Qibla, give a succinct lesson from Juz 24, illuminating forgiveness and the importance of Laylatul Qadr.

The Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam taught people to seek forgiveness on this sacred and blessed occasion. In explaining the wisdom in this Prophetic teaching the Muhaditheen have stated that all through Ramadhan and in particular the last Ashara and Laylatul Qadr, the servants have strived and endeavoured greatly in worship and there was real danger that they may begin to rely on their actions (and believe these were enough) and turn their hope away for Allah Ta’ala’s mercy and grace. However in reality who can undertake deeds worthy of His Court and thank Him for for even one of His blessings? Therefore when the human cannot count all the blessings of Allah Ta’ala how can he show gratitude for them all! The lesson here is that those who have lots of sins should seek Allah Ta’ala’s forgiveness rather than His pleasure.

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SubhanAllah…how Allah Ta’ala LOVES to listen to us begging His forgiveness…

…unimaginable numbers…

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…a time of unimaginable numbers approaches…

how many Gates of Mercy will be flung open?

how many tears will fall as hearts repent?

how many tongues will be begging for forgiveness?

how many heads will prostrate throughout the night?

how many hands will be raised in gratitude to the Heavens?

how many salutations on our Beloved HabibuLlah SallAllahu alaihi wasallam will reach him in is Abode of Felicity, for it is said that this is when this verse was revealed:

Allah and His Angels bless the Prophet, so, you who believe, bless him too and give him greetings of peace. (33:56)

how many times will Allah Ta’ala multiply these salutations?

how many decrees will be written upon this night?

how many pens will be used by how many Angels to record who is to be taken back and who is to be born throughout the following year?

how many souls will read this Du’a that our Blessed Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam told our Lady Ayesha RadhiAllahu anha to read? and

how many will teach this Du’a to others as Jibreel Alaihis Salam taught it to Rasulullah SallAllahu alaihi wasallam?

how many will sincerely take refuge and truly submit?

how many will be released from the horrors and torment of Jahannam?

how many eyes will be vigilant reading al-Qur’an al-Majeed?

how many will follow in our our Beloved Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam’s footsteps by visiting graveyards?

how many will lighten and cleanse their body by fasting?

how many recitations of Surah Yasin will be recorded?

how many will feel Allah Ta’ala’s presence as He descends to the lowest heaven from sunset till dawn, saying ”Will anyone ask, that his request may be granted?” ”Will anyone seek forgiveness, that he may be forgiven?”

how many zillions of Du’a will be answered during this time when all is accepted?

how many will be more attracted to following the Commands of Allah Ta’ala and the Sunnah of Al-Mustafa SallAllahu alaihi wasallam in favour of that which does not benefit on this majestic night of Nisf Sha’ban?

Insha’Allah we are all blessed with unimaginable numbers of rewards and increases in our Ajar and a nearness to our Rabb Subhanahu wa Ta’ala and His Habib SallAllahu alaihi wasallam during this Nisf Sha’ban, Ameen.

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A previous Nisf Sha’ban post, another Du’a with transliteration and translation, and comprehensive advice with the virtues of Nisf Sha’ban by Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Ninowy, may Allah Ta’ala continue to bless his knowledge and shower him with Barakah, Ameen.

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And as part of your Ramadhan preparations take advantage of SunniPath’s free Living Ramadhan course, Insha’Allah register now for the first session this Saturday.

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JUMA’AH MUBARAK!

…’ASHURA 1432…

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…bloodied swords flashed as lightning, arrows whistled as meteors, bravery of lions…sacrifices that raised the flag of righteousness…fluttering eternally…the tragic events of Karbala…the Shahadah of the blessed grandson of our Noble Nabi SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, the Master of Jannah, Iman Husayn RadhiAllahu anhu…

…this tenth day of Muharram is also significant for so many other reasons…

…the following is a compilation from past posts, including many links enumerating all aspects of this annual opportunity to reflect…

Many pre-Islamic events are attributed to the 10^th of Muharram, and Allah Almighty knows best. It is said that this is the day Allah Ta’ala commanded the sea to part so Musa Alaihis Salam and his devoted followers could be saved from the tyranny of Firoun. Other occurrences, linked to this day, as narrated by many scholars include, the creation of the oceans and Heavens, the birth of Adam Alaihis Salam, as well as the day he was granted entry into Jannah.

According to the Tafseer of at-Tabari and al-Baghawi, the Prophet Nuh Alaihis Salam had embarked on the Ark on the 10^th of Rajab, and for six months Allah Ta’ala sailed him and all who accompanied him, along with the animals, to the eventual safety of Mount Juddiyy, where the Ark came to rest on the day of Ashurah. SubhanAllah, it is said that Nuh Alaihis Salam gave thanks that day, as well as requesting all on the Ark to do the same. Some even say that all the animals also fasted!

We removed from them the punishment of humiliation in the worldly life and let them enjoy themselves for some time. (10:98)

This verse refers to when the people of Yunus Alaihis Salam collectively repented to Allah Ta’ala for their sinful ways, with forgiveness being granted by Him. Reports say this also occurred on the day of Ashurah.

Prophet Ayyub Alaihis Salam was cured of the illness that he so patiently endured for years on this day, and Sulayman Alaihis Salam was crowned king.

While as part of our Islamic history we somberly remember the martyrdom of Husayn RadhiAllahu anhu, the Prophets grandson. (The History of Karbala from a Sunni perspective)

Allahu ‘Alum, Allah the Almighty knows best, if it is His Decree that Yaumul Qiyamah will occur on the day of Ashurah, as some narrate.

The Day of Ashurah, as well as the 9^th and 11^th,sufrahs are spread inside Masjid Nabawi with the usual Iftar consisting of bread, yogurt, dates and Arabic coffee being offered by the generous philanthropists of Madinah. Rasulullah SallAllahu alaihi wasallam advised his Ummah to fast one of the days either side of the 10^th to distinguish us from the People of the Book’s tradition of only fasting on the 10^th.

Before the fasts of Ramadhan were made compulsory, fasting the day of Ashurah was Fardh, but was no longer Fardh once the fasting of Ramadhan was prescribed as being obligatory. However may we seek the rewards of these days, Insha’Allah.

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‘Ashura 1431 including profound golden words of wisdom from Iman Husayn RadhiAllahu anhu.

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Imam Zaid speaks about the Blessings of the Day of ‘Ashura.

And Shaykh Syyed Ninowy presents another Ahlus Sunnah perspective of the Shahadah of Iman Husayn RadhiAllahu anhu.

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May our tears and Du’a during these days be for all bloodshed then, and now, Ameen. May every drop from the martyr be the means of Allah Ta’ala’s promises of forgiven sins, His pleasure along with the blessings of Jannah, a vision of Him in all His Glory and the Ruh taken to His presence. Ameen.

Whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger will be among those He has blessed: the messengers, the truthful, those who bear witness to the truth (martyrs) and the righteous, what excellent companions they are! That is Allah’s favour. No one knows better than Him. (4:69-70)

Do not say that those who are killed in Allah’s cause are dead; they are alive, though you do not realize it. (2:154)

Do not think of those who have been killed in Allah’s way as dead. They are alive with their Lord, well provided for, happy with what Allah has given them of His favour; rejoicing that for those they have left behind who have yet to join them there is no fear, nor will they grieve; [rejoicing] in Allah’s blessing and favour, and that Allah will not let the reward of the believers be lost. (3:169-171)

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Such inspirational reminders; May we take heed and gain solace from the trials and conditions bestowed upon our esteemed forefathers, learning from their resignation to what had been willed, and be awake to whatever contemporary lessons may be presented to us.

And a new year has begun. A renewed opportunity to assess our path to Our Rabb Subhanahu wa Ta’ala and His Habib SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. We still have time to submit to what is loved and be firm in our determination to refrain from that which may be a difficult winding path to the Garden, Insha’Allah. Ameen.

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