Nuh ibn Zbigniew Gondek

Elevate this dunya

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:41:00 +0000

Why is The Creator not real to you?
And is your god really real?

You begin with, "Here I am, standing in the mundane," and then you wax, "and god is everywhere."

If you begin with the myth of your own reality, what room is left for the truth?

Allah, The Lord of the Throne, is watching down on you...
and you live to elevate this dunya to His presence.

Islam means...

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:24:00 +0000

Not just a book
-- a Qur'an or mushaf,
more than just
the actions of prayer
in a foreign language.
Islam means being able
to let go of life's terror,
and trust al-Raqib
to take care of
the mundane noise
as long as you
live your faith
and praise
and thank
Him without
ceasing.

May Allah, The Most High Reward You!!!

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:10:00 +0000

Time to get serious...

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:01:00 +0000

Thanks for the last few years of support!

I am focusing on studying some the Islamic sciences right now with some of the available ulama. As a result, I will not be writing this sort of work until time permits insha'Allah -- please keep me in you dua'a!

I ask Allah (swt) to benefit all Muslims from this work and make our efforts sincere towards Him.

Ma'as salaama,
abu yusuf nuh ibn zbigniew gondek al kitab

may know your strengths

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:44:00 +0000

it is from your
difficulties that you
may know your
strengths.

you did not
create
yourself. you did not choose
your parents, nor
did you design the
home that
nurtured
you.

The Creator who brought you to this world,
He knew you before you before conception
and He made you a leech-like clot in the
womb.
He knew intimately --all the difficulties
you would meet,
your faults,
your struggles.

and so we say alhamdulillahi-rabbil-alameen

history

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Walk carefully insha'Allah -- today is tomorrow's history!

Growing lazy?

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:27:00 +0000

When a believer is unable to satisfy his desires he grows lazy.

The opposite is also true!

Al-Khabeer, what's the dark matter?

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:44:00 +0000

Are You just
hypothetical matter
that does not
interact
with the electromagnetic
force,

but whose presence
can be inferred
from gravitational
effects
on visible matter?

I think not --
and You know best!

F=s

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:45:00 +0000

Fasting produces satisfaction.

top-of-mind

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:30:00 +0000

If a you feel emotionally upset, be still until this mood has left. Do not allow it to pass your lips.

If that feeling should continue to be top-of-mind, speak only with a believer who can empathize and provide encouragement and strength.

And Allah knows best.

everywhere

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:38:00 +0000

Why do we assume that the body is any further from Allah (swt) than the nafs?

Does Allah (swt) exist only in some spiritual space outside this dunya?

Al-Wasse'e is everywhere.

Fire & Ice

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Fire is dangerously consuming -- but nothing is as dangerous as ice.

If a fire burns inside you, let it burn and turn the fire towards Ar-Rasheed. But if your deen is of cold, lifeless path, you must stop. Turn around, and warm yourself with the fiery coals of Al Quran.

insight

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In Al-Masjid al-Haram a believer gains insight into the providence of Allah (swt) over the world.

Notoriety

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:15:00 +0000

Being truthful earns for the believer everlasting notoriety.

Love

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Love produces encouragement.

Faithfilled stumble

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:00:00 +0000

When a believer does something with Iman, and in the course of doing so trips up, he should trust that Allah (swt) will set him back on the right course. Al-Khaafid merely arranged this obstacle for him so that he should pave the way for other believers to be saved from this stumbling block.

Ready, insha'Allah?

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:45:00 +0000

Yawm al-Din requires preparation and readiness.

Are you ready?

first thread

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:00:00 +0000

The most profound darkness comes just before the first thread of dawn.

A deep sleep of suppresses the spirit of the believer. Insha'Allah, we are sparks of light in this dunya, the first rays of a sun that never shone before -- but the darkness of night overwhelms all.

Let's get ready for fajr!

illusions

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:17:00 +0000

If you live your life according to what makes sense in illusions of this dunya, you will never be sure of anything. As good as your mind might be at finding solutions and answers, it is even better at finding questions and doubts.

Submitting to Allah (swt) is to learn and to allow the nafs within you to align with those truths you learn, until your mind and heart and actions are guided by a voice that is truth with no illusions.

Ancient Minaret

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:20:00 +0000

The wind is in the minaret this morning
Whispering Ibrahimic notes to restless hearts,
Calling across the lost times' flight,
With a swan song, from creations depth.
Carrying the soft voice of sadness,
That has ever called man since the first
Wind stirred the dust that shaped him to fulness
Then caressed his face with Hawwa's gentle hand
And took the fruit from a tree bearing knowledge:
Thus ever it whispers its sweet voice
Of hopes and prayers for a Jannah eternal.
This morning I follow the way of a created wind.

take a good look

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:36:00 +0000

All of us need 'take a good look in the mirror' every once in a while. So we can look at ourselves on the outside to see what is sound and what needs to get fixed and what could be put to better use. So we can look beyond ourselves and see how we compare with everything else in creation.

-- And then we can grow.

In fact, we all have the ability to use this metaphysical mirror. We don't use it much,

-- we are so fearful of looking at our comfortable, well-defined selves and seeing something else.

small deposits

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:33:00 +0000

Regular, small deposits of sadaqah will add up to a large sum when the time comes for Al-Hakam to make His judgement.

Gaining

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:31:00 +0000

Gaining knowledge, performing acts of goodness, making salat and living in this dunya all require encouragement.

insha'Allah

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:26:00 +0000

A believer should not worry about having enough to support his children. As they grow so will his income - insha'Allah.

developing fear

ngondek@canada.com (nuh ibn zbigniew gondek) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:23:00 +0000

A believer's humility leads him to fear that which is haraam.