RAMADAN TIPS

Dear MUSLIMS♥
Imagine that you have a special occasion to attend
How will you prepare for it?

A marriage preparation usually begins months before the occasion,
the more the occasion is special, the more we will prepare our self for it We will be so happy, we’ll make sure to be ready in time, prepare special clothes to wear, wait impatiently for the coming of that occasion…

But what are our preparations for Ramdhan?

Some Muslims prepare only food for this Month of blessings and forgiveness as if it is an “eating contest”
Others prepare for Eid and its preparation of clothes jewelry etc
But do you know what is the only thing that must be prepared for Ramdhan?

It is our HEARTS…
we should prepare them before the coming of Ramdhan
they should be cleaned and well washed from all the sins of this year… but how can we wash our hearts?

With what?

The answer is so simple: With true repentance cleanse the heart and seek forgiveness and prepare for Ramadan and increase the bond with Allah with reciting Quran: the medicine of hearts, more than we do in the usual days lengthen the Salah.

What is the purpose of Ramadan do we know?

The Quran has clearly stated the purpose
1)"Ramadan is the (month) in which the Quran was sent down, as a guide to mankind and a clear guidance and judgment (so that mankind will distinguish from right and wrong).." (Q 2:183) So we must use the Quran as our tool to invite others towards righteousness and understand read and develop a closeness with it so that it leads to closeness to Allah swt

2)Oh you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you many learn piety and righteousness" (Q 2:183) So its to attain Taqwa to fear Allah and keep away from all forbidden things and sins. Which is necessary o develop a close bond with Allah.Because doing good deeds is easy but leaving sins is the difficult task.

3)HE [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.(2 V 185) means Allah wants us to glorify Him and be grateful for being blessed with the biggest favor of not only Islam but also Ramadan and Quran and the proof that we are grateful for it will be shown in our deeds How much we practise Islam and Quran in our daily lives not only in Ramadan but also throughout the year.

So lets not change only for Ramadan but lets be prepared to become a Muslim forever InshaAllah DO SHARE

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16 days to RAMADAN

16 days to ramadan its loading

The month of mercy is coming. 
The doors of Hell will be closing 
and the doors of Heaven will be opening.
All the Muslims are preparing
Some with clothes and dishes welcoming
While others with piety, taqwa and taubah awaiting
But remember nafs and satan are cunning
They wont like your changing
Be firm and keep repenting
Fight the evil and your battery of iman keep charging
Let it last till the last breath we will be breathing
@Umme Muhammad

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RAMADAN TIPS

I was asked a Question which is also for all of you: What practical steps are you taking to prepare for Ramadan?

 i am trying to spread the importance of ramadan to everyone that we will be given 60 blank cheques so with duas we must fill them at iftar and tahajjud

To read Quran more and memorize it

To do tauba for the past

To learn Quranic and SUnnah duas which the Prophet made

To pray salah with khushu slowly thinking of every word we recite

To try to understand Quran

To develop taqwa increase Zikr and leave sins

To try to take benefit of every sec of ramadan

To load our battery of ramadan so full that it works a year means we dont return to sins inshaAllah

To avoid sleeping much meeting people much and eating much

O Allah forgive us of our past ramadan and bestow us with a ramadan full of baraqah and which would make us pious and obedient to our Creator aameen

-Umme Muhammad

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MY LOVE

MY LOVE

She is the one who taught us right from wrong
She is the one who guided us towards Allah and Islam

She trained us to lift the pen and made us wise
And colored our lives and made them beautiful with her advice

And when we are stuck or sick
She is by our side until we heal and are double quick

And when we needed someone to share
She lends a ear cause she is the one who cares

She is one person who can do double duty
Without telling she is tired or being sulky

Her dreams and aspirations give her motivation
Jannah under her feet Allahu Akbar a just delegation
written by
-Umme Muhammad

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SMART PHONES LOWERED THE GAZE!!

SMART PHONES LOWERED THE GAZE!!

As I walked on the road I observed lowering the gaze is for men too but when we walk on the road do we really see men or women with lowered gaze ?

But we see the youth of today amazingly with lowered gaze in their smart phones where the virtual world offers more to see.

So to lower the gaze doesn’t only mean to actually lower the gaze but also to protect our gazes from non mehram “Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts). That is purer for them. Verily, Allaah is All Aware of what they do”
[al-Noor 24:30]

And the lower level of imaan would be that a glance falls and he /she lowers the gaze and the higher level of imaan would be to keep glances away from the clothing and footwear too.

A muslim is forgiven the first glance, but repeatedly looking at corrupt sites goes against that.
It was narrated that Buraydah ibn al-Husayb said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to ‘Ali: “O ‘Ali, do not follow one glance with another; you are forgiven the first but not the second.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2777; Abu Dawood, 2149. classed as hasan by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1903.
It was narrated that Jareer ibn ‘Abd-Allaah said: I asked the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about an accidental glance, and he told me to look away. Narrated by Muslim, 2159.
Al-Nawawi said:
What is meant by an accidental glace is if one's gaze falls upon a non-mahram woman accidentally; there is no sin in that initially, but he must look away immediately. If he looks away immediately, there is no sin on him, but if he persists in looking, then he has sinned, because of this hadeeth, for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded him to look away. And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

I have seen women and heard men passing comments on the dresses of others, whether its lewd, obscene or modest that person has not worn for us to see.

The zina of the eyes is looking, the zina of the tongue is speaking; the heart hopes and wishes for that and the private parts confirm it or deny it.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5899; Muslim, 2657.

So looking at something that will lead to sin is forbidden and same goes for the tongue and heart.

May Allah bestow us with taqwa to lower the gaze and guard our modesty the way He wishes aameen

***written by
-UMME MUHAMMAD
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Aakhirah or Dunya

We were returning from the sports of our kids with my brother, his children and their friends were seated in an over crowded car. As soon as my brother took a right turn one kid started telling “Uncle that is a dead end” My brother asked, “and how do you know?”

Pat came the reply from the bubbly youngster, “in GTA st andreas game also its same” I was wondering if GTA st andreas game had streets of Mumbai when lo! His words were true enough my brother had to reverse the car. My brother informed it’s an adult car racing game.

A few days ago my friend told me that she took some ladoos to her nephews and nieces. The youngest of them who was 2 year old seeing the ladoos said, “WOW!!Aunty has bought BHim’s ladus” Subhnallah I thought Bhim must be one of the characters of Hindu mythology, she continued “I asked who is Bhim?” so immediately she mentioned the name of some cartoon which she must have watched on television.

AllahuAkbar KAbeera!! How children link their everyday lives with their games and things they watch in television channels. How easily moms give them to handle these things. It plays havoc in their minds. 

Young children are just like clay or molten iron it depends how we mould them.
We must make the children busy in activities after they return from school so that they do not get time to spend with these Electronic robots.

They must be made to do swimming, cycling, or play sports like cricket tennis etc rather than watching the idiot box. Surprisingly a newspaper had conducted a no –Tv day in which many filmstars and famous cricketers, models and actors had stated we keep ourselves and our kids away from unrealistic things

Physical exercises make them tired so that they don’t have the pent up energy bursting in them which could either make them couch potatoes or result in diseases of obesity.

Most games have music which is haram. I saw my nephew playing the road rash game but his legs were moving so fast and the actions on the keyboard were so violent it seemed if he really met the driver he would beat him to death.

Our children are deprived of reading good Islamic or productive stuff. Most story books have loads of magic in them. A friend told me that once as were stuck on the highway and were very tense as we were quite from the city to get a tow truck when his youngster blurted Batman will release us, he has to be near by.

“Dajjal will say to his followers, "If I kill this person and then revive him, you people will still doubt me?" They will reply, "No." He will then kill this person, (according to another narration he will split this person in two) and thereafter revive him. This person will say, "I am totally convinced more than ever before that you definitely are Dajjal." Dajjal will attempt to kill this person again but his efforts will now be in vain. (According to a hadith, after this incident, Dajjal will not be able to harm anyone.)” Sahih Muslim

Means magic will be a tool of dajjal so these stories are making them so common that the future generation will think this as part of life.

A teacher of an Islamic school reported that a child with good Islamic upbringing can be easily distinguished. Once when the kids were supposed bead the thread and the one with the most beads come to me and soon a 3 year old nursery kid triumphantly ran to her teacher AllahuAkbar! AllahuAkbar! I completed it. The teacher asked why are u saying AllahuAkbar too? So the child replied I couldn’t have done without the help of Allah! 

SO we should instill the greatness of Allah in the children rather than attaching them to the material world. Before I end I would like to site an example: A few days ago I had called some kids for Islamic summer camp between 8-13 years of age where I asked them “from where do we get milk” Some of the kids rightly answered Allah, while others said milkman and yet others said from the dairy. All were correct but they didn’t get my question so I asked them “Haven’t u learnt in science from where do we get milk” Yes, then it struck them and they said from cows, buffaloes, and goat

Then I further asked them “When a goat, cow or buffalo is slaughtered what we find in it ?” and they all replied meat and blood Then I quoted from the Quran. From the contents of their bellies, from between the dung and blood, We give you pure milk to drink, easy for drinkers to swallow. (Qur'an, 16:66) ..

All the children were surprised to know and I further explained them that You do know which particular animals milk u drink but Allah had already known and He sent that milk from the stables to the dairy and then from the milk man to your home. 

Every day when we eat the different creations of Allah we can have a lot to discuss with the kids about the fragrance, the tastes, the colors and varieties lest we spend time with our kids. 

May Allah bestow us with the wisdom to instill His Greatness in the kids and make them attatched to Him and away from fitna of dunya Aameen

written by Umme MUhammad

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