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How To Dream Of Prophet Muhammad sallahu alaihe wasallam : Maulana.Com

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:41:00 +0000

It has been recorded in many hadiths about the authenticity of dreaming Prophet Muhammad sallalahu alaihi wasalam. It has been narrated by Abu Huraira : I heard the Prophet saying. " Name yourselves with my name.But not name yourselves with my kunya (Abul Kassim).And Whoever sees me in a dream then surely he has seen me in reality because Satan cannot impersonate me."

If you have dreamt about Prophet Muhammad sallalahu alaihi wasallam then do not doubt it. You have seen the Prophet in reality. All praise to Allah subuhannallah. Watch these videos:

How To Actify And Attract Wealth In Your Life

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:13:00 +0000

Be realistic. The legitimate reason for living is to be happy. How can then we be happy without material things? We need a house to live in, food and drink to appease our hunger and quench the thirsts, and clothing to cover our bodies. In order to fulfil our daily needs we need financial stability. But how can we attract unlimited wealth? What is the secret to financial freedom?

The key to financial freedom lies in chapter 2 verse 261:

THE PARABLE of those who spend their possessions for the sake of God is
that of a grain out of which grow seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains:
for God grants manifold increase unto whom He wills; and God is infinite, all-knowing.

Who can be the best teacher than our Creator who teaches a paradoxical approach in financial stability? Allah swt teaches us by way of allegory. According to the above verse, Allah swt says that He enriches the one who gives or spend for the cause of Allah swt by 700 times – you give and get more. This is the illogical principal where many fail to realise the WILL and POWER of Allah swt.

Sake of God

The spending involves another vital purpose of that expenditure – that is FOR THE SAKE OF GOD. In the absence of this purpose any expenditure is futile. The expenditure will not bring in additional wealth to the person who spent. It only decreases your wealth. So the next time you spent say that your expenditure is FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH – FEE SABEELILAH

On Whom To Spent?

2:215 THEY WILL ASK thee as to what they should spend on others. Say: "Whatever of your wealth you spend shall [first] be for your parents, and for the near of kin, and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer; and whatever good you do, verily, God has full knowledge thereof."

Falil waalidayni – ‘FOR YOUR PARENTS’

Al Aqrabeena – ‘THE KIN’

Al Yataama - 'THE ORPHANS'

Al Masaakeen – ‘THE NEEDY’

Al Sabeel –‘THE TRAVELLER ’

Financial freedom is a gift from God who wants you to be affluent in this life. Otherwise He will not have revealed the secret of abundant living. It all depends on your spending. If you have all these groups to focus on your expenditure you are actually injecting spending to the mechanism of the economy. In this times of economic crisis, the solution lies in spending. The problem of economics lies in demand and supply. If demand shrinks it affects supply and in turn affect the country and world at large. If you happen to spend on the above mentioned group do not forget to intent that your expenditure is FOR THE SAKE OF GOD. Do this and you will be wealthy!!

Prayer Is A gateway to Paradise Promised by Allah swt

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:10:00 +0000

The story of Mihraj or Ascension to the Heavens is a phenomenon only for our Prophet Muhammad saws. Whether you believe it or not it is all up to you. But when I read the story on and on I am beginning to know myself. Rasoolullah told us that if you want to know God – know thyself. It is a simple statement but to extract the essence of this message you need deep thinking about your self and your relationship with Allah swt.

In that story, Hazereth Jibreel alaihisalam brought Prophet Muhammad saws to the worlds of the unseen. He showed our beloved Prophet that part of faith (with the command of our creator) which we utter in our daily lives with our tongue that is ‘wal yawmil akhiri’. And when he reached the entry to Allah’s presence Hazereth Jibreel Alaihisalam shivered with fear. Hazereth Jibreel alaihisalam said Prophet Muhammad saws, ‘stop, you go forward from here’. It has been stated in many hadiths that Hazereth Jibreel alaihisalam gave a serious impression to the Prophet. When Hazereth Jibreel alaihisalam was asked by the Prophet about Hazereth Mikaeel alaihisalam, he said “I never saw him smiling since hell fire was created”

The only reason the angels are not smiling is because of their fear that Allah swt might throw them into the hell fire on the day of Judgement. Remember the angels are powerful than humans. It is also mentioned that Hazereth Jibreel alaihisalam had appeared before Prophet Muhammad and covered the entire horizon. And yet Hazereth Jibreel alaihisalam fear Allah swt. Who are we to ignore this fear? Hazereth Jibreel has the power to squeeze a valley of taif when Prophet Muhammad saws was stoned during his expedition to spread the faith.

"Paradise is where we belong"

O believers remember that whenever we approach prayer we are seeing our Lord. We have to shiver when approaching prayer like Hazereth Jibreel alaihisalam. We have to be serious in our prayers. It is not only a routine exercise for asking from Allah swt. It is also a moment of your daily life to fear and cry for his mercy. Do you not ponder when our beloved Prophet said that ‘If you know what I know you will laugh little and cry much. '

The five times prayer is five time opportunities for us to show gratitude and fear towards Allah swt so that we can be forgiven of our sins and gain paradise. Paradise is where we belong.

Actify Your Prayer For God To Answer

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:28:00 +0000

In every religion prayer is an essential part of that particular religion. But only in Islam the steps to reach God is clearly stated through prayer. The problem of today's muslim is that they are so defensive with their religion but they do not know what they are defending about. We have been separated with the higher eternal living but yet we have a door to reach God in an instant. That door is what God has given us to use it whenever you want to communicate with God. That door is through our 5 times prayer.
A prayer of a devout muslim is faster than a rocket. It reaches God instantly. And God loves a muslim who pray with piety in his or her heart. Apart from preparation, intention, and the vey act of prayer one thing you need to do is to see God in your prayer - and to see him with certaintly. Let me explain the concept of certaintly. What is certainty?

In the chapter 102 Al Takathur or Piling Up God's admonition those who pile up wealth conciously forgetting the hereafter. God is reminding us that the punishment in the grave is a real thing and God used the word ' yakeen' meaning with certaintly. We will feel the punishment as how we are feeling right now when we are here physically happily adding up our wealth thinking that it will be helpful.

In the end you will indeed, most surely, behold it with the eye of
certainty 102:7

God is warning us that the hereafter is as real as this world right now. If the hereafter is as real then it is of utmost importance that we see God here during prayer - and see Him with certainty. We shall explore further on how to see God with certainty in our daily prayer. May God give us the opportunity to understand Him in our prayers.

Opinion Of the Scholar About Prayer?

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:23:00 +0000

On Friday Oct 03 the world renowned Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani gave a speech on the importance of observing the daily prayers with sincerity and love. Here is just a gist of what was spoken in Fenton US.

Prayers are the zones where you are most near to Allah swt to ask Him what you need. “In it , feeha yatasa” “feeha ma yaleeq min al – asrar- in it all kinds of secrets lies within in the prayer itself. Allah swt will open whatever secrets or blessings to His servant when he is praying and no one will know what lies within a specific prayer. Actually many people approach prayer through problems and when they face difficulties. Salathul al Haajjah is a prayer of fulfilling a need and the person who gets what he wanted forgot that the solution is from Allah swt. It is also important to ask a need from your heart not just merely ask by raising your hands as Allah swt says that He will respond to our calls in the Al Quran.

In order to see whether our prayer is working for us is the effect it produces. If we are continuing our sins then our prayer is not a prayer in the sight of Allah swt. “Inna as-salata tanha anil fahsha i wal munkar” which means Prayers prevent sins, fahsha i and munkar. Prayer will prevent sin. If it does not prevent sin then the person who continues with the usual sins in fact has not prayed. That is why the Sahaba of rasullulah focused on prayer much.

In one of the hadeeth Sayidina Ali (RA) had a toothache. He said ,”Pull my tooth when I am in prayer” So when in prayer in at tahiyaat his friends put a rope around the decayed tooth and pulled it. And when Sayidina Ali after saying “as salam alaykum wa rahmatullah” he asked his friends “ when will you pull it out?” In other words, Saydina Ali RA prayer is not in dunya or world. He was not there. He was with the Prophet (saws) who was with Allah swt. So this is a lesson which we know we cannot achieve that even if we live for one million years!

And what did Abi Dharr al Ghifari Radiallahu anhu said? He said, “That every breath that comes out of my mouth should come out from remembering Allah swt and I am sad and I am sorrowful on that breath that comes out without the dhikrullah” How many times our breath comes out without the remembrance of Allah swt.?

our prayers will not be accepted because prayers will prevent us from committing sins; If not then there is lack of piety and lack of sincerity

People go to the movies. They are engrossed with the movie. All those breath are without the remembrance of Allah swt. How sorrowful you have to be? See how far we are behind in the remembrance of Allah swt. As parents we cannot raise our children out of the paradigm of faith.

Ibn Abbas learned from the Holy Prophet saws. He said “If you prayed and you didn’t feel any fear of Allah and didn’t feel any love and didn’t feel any softness then you are doing like a habit, praying 2 or 4 raka’ats when adhan comes. If you don’t feel that fear and if you read the Quran and don’t feel any feeling from reading it, (and many people come and say we are bored reading Quran) and if you remember Allah and tears don’t come out of your eyes, then go outside and bring dirt and throw it on your head, and aks Allah to give you a dieeferent heart because your heart is dead. Look how advance in every work they do.

When we are praying and saying “iyyaka na’budu wa iyya ka nasta ‘een”. Who are you talking to? It means you are speaking directly to Allah asking for support and that “ to You we worship” – it means speaking directly with NO VEIL. It is not indirect. We are not saying “iyyahu” but “iyyaka” -directly

When Allah revealed Surat al Fatiha He revealed it “iyyaka na budu wa iyyaka nasta een”. When some Sahaba were reading it, and one was Ibn Mas’ud he was reading it differently. And he said, “no it is not correct, As if you are facing Him direct” He could not accept, “how can I speak to Allah directly” He was reciting it iyyahu na’budu” –“I have to say in the tense where i am not seeing Him”.

But He is seeing you. So you have to speak to Him directly. He likes His servant to come to Him directly. We are worshiping Him , we cannot see Him but He can see us.

When we recite the at tahiyyat at the end of the prayer we are sending greetings to Prophet Muhammad saws. “ as salaamu alayka ayyuhan nabi” The letter “kaf” at that end in tahiyyaat- “greetings to you O Muhammad(saws) “- directly speaking to (him) Muhammad.

Many scholars saying our prayers will not be accepted because prayers will prevent us from committing sins; If not then there is lack of piety and lack of sincerity.

Prayer is for enriching life!

Quality Prayer -Prologue

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:01:00 +0000

I want to start a series of posts on prayer. “Prayer is the coolness of my eyes” said the Prophet PBUH. Every word of the Prophet is as true as the Holy Quran. How can prayer be soothing to him yet a boring “ritual” to most of us.

If you ask a muslim to choose between a “going to the cinema” and "going to the mosque", the most likely urge is to choose the former. That is the reality of this age. Prayer is losing its popularity among muslims. The real reason is that we “cannot” see God in our prayer.

If you are using the computer now can you ask this simple question - where is the electrical power coming from? The answer will be it is from the power socket. It is from the circuit distribution board, from the switch room, from the distribution center, from the power supply, from the power generator.

One broken link in that chain and your computer will be useless. Similarly, if you cannot see Allah swt in your prayer – your link is broken and you are stuck in the boredom of ritual.

In order to break the boredom i have given readers simple steps on how to perform prayer and readers are urged to understand each step carefully before proceeding to the next one. You can either sent me an email or comment here for me to reply all your queries. Here are the steps:

How To Enter Prayer?

How Food affect prayer?

Wash By The Rules

Learn To Say The Azan

How To Remember Allah swt?

What you understand about prayer?

Prayer Is A Quencher

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:47:00 +0000

It is my ardent desire to find out what we can discover in prayer. That is why I am posting articles in this regard. It is not an easy task to find out what is the ‘key’ to open the floodgate in a prayer. We will find something in prayer. It is only a matter of time.It is definitely that ‘something’ we did not experience in life is behind the veil of our prayer. In my preceding post I have given readers the first step in approaching prayer.

Readers may find that my posts are not on a consistent basis. I feel guilty at times. To tell you the truth, it is not an easy task writing about something which I have not gone through. I just want to unlock the key in a successful prayer. There is something there in prayer – a gift from Allah swt- for those who enters prayer to unlock and take it.

But prayer is a ritual, monotonous exercise for the majority. It is because many of us who enters prayer are in a lazy mindset about prayers. It gives nothing. It is not entertaining like watching a movie or playing a game in the internet. It is not like getting affiliated with your friends. It is not like spending time with your relatives. It is not like eating or sleeping. It is not like watching a television show. So if it does not give back anything ‘tangible’ to us then it is not needed. If it is not needed then the very act of prayer becomes a burden. You cannot see anything in prayer. It is boring!

In our daily lives we ask many things many times. If the hand phone bill shows an erroneous bill the next instance we call the billings department to resolve. If there is a serious traffic jam in one of the expressway you seek to find out what had happened. We want to seek out the truth.

I have the occasion to meet one of the real estate investor and posed him a question on how he managed to become a successful businessman. He said ‘ to make every stone un-turn’. It is a simple proverb but meaningful one. To know everything in what you are doing. Know your stuff.

That is for business. For our daily prayer I think the inquisition to know about the subject is that we do not know the seriousness of Allah swt not accepting our prayer. It is not felt. We cannot feel the pain now! The pain is not immediate. If you do not enquire about the erroneous bill – the pain of paying extra is felt. The pain of delay makes us to find out what is happening in our roads. The pain of not being a successful entrepreneur makes us to find out the art of business success. That is why we are not serious in knowing the art of prayer. Do you know which prophet said the following supplication?

O my Lord! Make me one who establishes regular Prayer, and also (raise such)among my offspring O our Lord! And accept Thou my Prayer – AL Quran 14:40

Do you still think that there is nothing in prayer just because we cannot feel the benefit from it? Prayer is quencher! Read the following verse of the holy Quran :

For Him (alone) is prayer in Truth: any others that they call upon besides Him hear them no more than if they were to stretch forth their hands for water to reach their mouths but it reaches them not: for the prayer of thosewithout Faith is nothing but(futile) wandering (in their mind) : Chap 13verse 14

Can you hold water with stretch out hands? Bring all the fingers together like a cup and quench your thirst by quality prayer

In the name of Allah,The Most Gracious,The Most Merciful

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:38:00 +0000

In the name of God The Most Gracious The Most Merciful. I will only praise God for the writings that i have written so far in this blog. This is a spiritual diary about how i understand Islam to date.

Why Maulana.Com?

This blog is a dedication to my late enlightened teacher Shaik Alhaj Rais Sufi Maulana Maulevi Syed Ibrahim Bin Mohamed Bacha (Baqavi) Airwadi Levvai (5th July 1931 - 18th May 2003 or 16 R Awwal 1424) who was part of my spiritual development in Islam. We use to call him by the name maulana. Thus maulana.com

What is the benefit here?

Though it is a personal spiritual journey i have included my own experiences so that readers can use it for their own development. The religion of Islam is not a static ritual dogma but when practiced with certainty you will reap the sweetness of faith. My vision of our beloved Prophet Muhammad is one example. Read here here and here.

The greatness of Shaik Alhaj Rais Sufi Maulana Maulevi Syed Ibrahim Bin Mohamed Bacha

Allah The Most High is Ever Great. God also places lights on earth as a signpost to direct all attention to the Most Holy. Our spiritual strength will emanate like stars in the sight of Allah the Most High. One such star is the late Maulana Syed Ibrahim Rais Sufi. My judgement on him has relevance here.

One day while i was with my maulana i enquired that i will want to improve my financial standing by going into business. He simply told me just write a simple book on Islam. Well i have attempted this in my first book on Islam titled - Jinn .

Objective of Maulana.Com

I pray that all readers will be able to benefit from this blog. Maulana.Com welcome comments. It is your comments will make this blog a communication tool. If you have your own spiritual experience you can write it in your comments. Though this blog is my own personal spiritual journey i also welcome disagreement.

I pray to God to complete this blog with His Goodness and Mercy and May Allah The Most High give ability to this blog to reach the many people as possible. May Allah The Most Glory shower His blessings upon our leader Prophet Muhammad (saws) to all muslims who have attempted to spread goodness. May Allah The Most Hight also send peace to the late Shaik al Haj Rais Sufi Maulana Maulevi Syed Ibrahim bin Mohammed Bacha...

How To Make Your Heart Remember Allah swt

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:07:00 +0000

Now you are ready for the prayer. In our everyday life we focus on so many things. But only in prayer Allah swt gives you a break from all the troubles and problems by making your time to remember Him alone. But instead of remembering Allah swt, the performers of prayers mostly remember their matters about the world. This is where the basis of contradiction will arise. Do not be a selfish performer of prayer. Give your time to Allah swt.

Why I say contradictions? On one hand we belief in Allah swt but on the other hand we do not ask Allah swt to make the belief stronger. We think that we are going to perform the prayer. But we have forgotten that we are just an instrument of Allah swt. Now in this blog you may have learned some skill in your spiritual pursuit.

Sometimes I wonder why I am writing this blog. It gives me nothing but taking so much of my sleep time. The reason is this - I love to write about Islam. Is that love self imposed? I do not think so. The passion in me is planted by my Creator Allah swt.

Do not fear this world. But be fearful of the next world. That will be a better decision of the intelligent believer. Prayer is a skill that can be learned. But the first step to master the skill is to learn to ask.

Ask Allah swt to make your prayer a perfect one in His sight. I am not saying that you recite some Arabic ritualistic recitation – but what I am saying is to bring out your true intention of entering the prayer by asking Allah swt to help you.

Basically prayer or salat is to remember Allah swt. So when entering prayer do not forget to ask Allah swt to make you remember Him 100 percent. You can just say it in your heart as Allah knows what your heart says.

“Ya Allah give me the best remembrance about You”

“ Ya Allah make my prayer the coolness of my eyes”

“ Ya Allah make my heart filled with Your remembrance”

By the way you can ask Allah swt in any language but ask in silence in your heart. By doing this you are not going against to the held procedures of prayer defined by the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad saws.

God will not call you to account for your casual oaths, but He will call you to account for what has entered your hearts. God is Forgiving, Compassionate 2:225

In many verses of the Al Quran Allah swt has mentioned about our hearts. So ask Allah swt with your heart.

Quality Prayer - Learn To Say the Azan

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:33:00 +0000

The Prayer in Islam is actually a communion with the Creator who is above and beyond all understanding and reality. In order to get a one hundred percent communication with Allah swt, conscious effort is needed by the performer of prayer. The first and foremost of prayer is the beautiful Azan or Call to Prayer. The call to prayer is above all music in the universe. Listen to the call before every prayer and try your very best to emulate the most beautiful call to prayer before you start a prayer.

I have found the below video.Listen to this beautiful call to prayer by Mr Yusuf Islam.

Quality Prayer - Wash By The Rules Set

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sun, 18 May 2008 04:44:00 +0000

The food that we consume has to be in accordance with code given in the Al Quran. It is one of the factors which will help in uplifting our prayers from a dull ritual to quality devotion. I am somehow very fortunate to have secured the Keys Of The Treasures of The Heaven and Earth. I have become somehow more conscious of my connection with the spiritual dimension. All praise to Allah swt.

I truly want you to taste the sweetness of faith with Allah swt. One day we will see from our own eyes that the only truth is Allah swt. Then it will be too late. Why not ponder over Allah swt truthfulness in this world.

In this section I want to write about the one thing that brings you near to the door of success - which is the obligatory ablution. Allah swt says in the Al Quran Chapter 5 verse 6 as follows:

*O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands, God doth not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his favour to you, that ye may be grateful.*

I have been taught from childhood that I had to do ablution in the following manner.

Hands
Mouth
Nostrils
Face
Hand to elbow
Ears
Rub your heads
Neck
Feet

It is best to use the Al Quran as a pivot point to address the issue at hand. Try to follow what is said in the Al Quran. Wash your face first –includes the eyes, nose, ears- and then your hands to the elbow. Wash your feet to the ankles. ..

Quality Prayer - Consumption of Lawful Things

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:44:00 +0000

In my last article I have said that the condition for having a quality prayer is when you enter a prayer in a happy state. But this is not an easy task for a beginner. It is only easy for the pious. I began to search for a simple solution for getting that happiness in prayer.

Today is Friday and I got the answer from the imam (the person who leads the prayer in a congregational prayer). He said that inorder for us to perform our religious duty base requirement is that as a muslim we have to be careful on what we eat. He said that Allah swt said in Chaper 5 verse 3 of the Al Quran as follows:

Forbidden to you is that which is already dead, and the blood, and the meat of pig, and what was sacrificed to other than God, and that which has been strangled, and that which has been beaten to death, and that which has fallen from a height, and that which has been gored, and that which the wild animals have eaten from except what you managed to rescue, and what has been slaughtered on alters, and what you divide by the arrows of chance. This is all vile. Today the rejecters have given up from your system, so do not fear them, but fear Me. Today I have perfected your religion (system) for you, and completed My blessings upon you, and I have chosen Islam (submission) as the religion for you. So, whoever is forced by severe hunger and not seeking sin, then God is Forgiving, Merciful.

As the fat amount in pigs are high, producers of livestock sell this pig lard to food producers to be used as an emulsifying agent. You may wish to see this site for all the codes of lawful emulsifier. ... [Part 4]

Quality Prayer -Be Happy To Enter Prayer

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:07:00 +0000

The human heart is the most important part of the body. A wise person once said that it is the place where you can ‘hold’ Allah swt. Allah swt sees the heart. Allah swt says in Chapter 2 verse 225 as follows:

‘God will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the
intention in your hearts; and He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing’

Therefore, the first things you have to do when you are approaching prayer try to feel that you are going to heaven. Feel in your heart that your place you are right now is ‘hell’. If a man who had walked on the desert for days without a drop of water and suddenly sees an oasis will rush to quench his thirst. This is exactly how you must feel towards prayer. Rush to the Creator to quench for all your needs – be it spiritual or material.

The first step for quality prayer- happiness shall precede when entering prayer. This is conditional. [part 3]

Keys Of The Treasures Of The Heaven And Earth -Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:04:00 +0000

If you think that it is very difficult to practice the keys of the treasures of the the heaven and earth , i will give you a simple solution for your concern.

You can read the KTHE either in one go 100 times or you can break your readings. Read it 20 times in each obligatory prayer. It is very simple and will only take a few minutes of your time.

Try it and you will be one of the successful ones!

Keys Of The Treasures of The Heaven And Earth - Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Some readers have emailed to me that the Keys Of The Treasures Of The Heaven and Earth is a little difficult to recite from the arabic characters. I have done the transliteration in english below :

La ilaha illa Llahu wa Llahu akbar
Wa subhan allahi wal hamdul li Llahi
wastaghfiru Llah allahdhi la ilaha illa Hu
wal awwalu wal akhiru waz Zahiru wal Batimu
yuhyi wa yumithu wa huwa Hayyan la yamuthu
Bi yadihil khayr wa huwa ala kulli shayin Qadir

Do it everyday and reap the benefits.

Double Prosperity

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:00:00 +0000

In my earlier post of the methodology of reciting Surah Al Fatiha is proposed. This is another way you can recite Surah Al Fatiha to harness complete benefits :

After every obligatory prayer (namaz or salat) recite the magic formula 20 times. This should be recited immediately after the prayer without any worldly thoughts. Only the thought of Allah swt.

Try this formula at least 40 days consecutively and you will realise the benefits. And if you have you can comment your experience in this blog.

Benefits Of Surah Fatiha

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Allah swt essence is entirely different from His creations. It is because Allah is above creation. He is not need of anything but He is worthy of all praises. The creation of Insan is the decision of Allah swt. As a guidance and connection, Allah swt give us the Al Quran till end of time. Therein lies a healing for mankind.

There are countless benefits from reciting Surah Al Fatiha. If a person reads Surah Al Fatiha as mentioned here he or she reap the following benefits :

- the recitor's status will be altered as per the desire of the
  heart
- the recitor's poverty is removed
- the recitor's debt will be cleared miraculously
- the recitor's disease will be cured
- the recitor cannot be overpowered or vulnerable
- the recitor's enemy will become fearful
- the recitor's friends will be friendlier

Recite Surah Al Fatiha and reap your rewards!

Do This One Thing And You Will Prosper

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:30:00 +0000

There is a healing in Surah Al-Fatiha. There is another key to attract Allah swt to your side. That is to praise Allah swt. Here this :

… ‘ and celebrate the Praises of god often (and without stint): that ye may prosper’
62:10

Praises means ‘to express a warm approbation, or commendation for , or admiration for …’ The phrase ‘ waothkhuroo’ basically means ‘ and remember’.

In other worlds a person who remembers Allah swt much will prosper. Remember Allah much swt and prosper

Surah Al-Fatiha

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:24:00 +0000

The Noble Prophet Muhammad saws is reported to have said "...by Him Who is in possession of my life, a surah like this one has been revealed neither in the Torah nor in the Bible, nor even in the rest of the Quran.". The satan lamented , wept, and tore his hair out on four occasions : when he was cursed, when he was thrown out of Heaven, when Muhammad saws was given Prophethood, and when Surat al-Fatihah was revealed.

The above two separate stories will suffice for us to take this Surah al-Fatiha very seriously. That is why in a prayer (namaz or salat) it is compulsory to recite this surah. I will advice readers to recite surah al-Fatiha in this manner :

After the first Optional Prayer in prayer recite surah al-Fatiha 14 times with these conditions :

Looking towards the direction of prayer
Thinking about Allah swt
Recite slowly and softly

Try to recite this formula for every prayer and you will reach whatever status you want in this life.

The Key of the Treasures of the Heavens and the Earth

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:11:00 +0000

When I wrote the post of my visit to see Prophet Muhammad (SAW), you may be wondering how that can be? To tell you the truth I felt the same way. But it is a norm for great learned people of the past to have experience of dreaming the great Prophet. I think it all decided by Allah swt to have a glimpse of the sweetness of faith.

It is all about our intention in this life. What we actually want in the inner recesses of our hearts. What you want is what you get.

I will also like to give some information of what I do in my daily life. 12 years ago I got the opportunity of a book on Islam. Therein I found a story of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw.

It is reported that ‘ Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, requested further information about Allah’s injunction of the Keys of the Treasure of the Heavens and the Earth (mentioned several times in the Quran). The Prophet saws said to him “You have inquired of me something which nobody has ever asked me before. The Keys of the Treasure of the Heavens and the Earth are as follows”

The Prophet saws continued: “ O uthman! Whoever recites it one hundred times every day will be rewarded by ten graces….

1st
All his previous sins will be forgiven
2nd
His suffering from hell fire will be written off
3rd
Two angels are appointed to guard him day and night from his sufferings and diseases
4th
He is granted a treasure of blessings
5th
He will reap as much blessing as someone who would have set free one hundred slaves from the offspring of the prophet Ishmael a.s.
6th
He would be rewarded of blessings as if he had read the entire Quran, the Psalms, the Torah and the Bible
7th
A house will be constructed for him in the Heaven
8th
He will married to a pious Heavenly maiden
9th
He will be honoured with a crown of honour
10th
His recommendation (for forgiveness) of seventy of his relatives will be accepted…

O Uthman! If you were strong enough you would not miss this remembrance on any day. You will be one of the successful ones and you will surpass everybody before and after you”

I have been carrying out this practice for the past 10 years or so… May Allah swt grant his peace and blessings to all Muslims.

Who Will Prosper?

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:47:00 +0000

Who will prosper according to Allah swt? Prosperity is all that we desire in this life. Prosperity means materialism. This is what we understand by prosperity. The discovery of money is a convenient medium of exchange. But it has its own set of ills. Look at the things Allah swt created in this world.

From the solar system to the deepest resources resting underneath the earth are all for human kind use. But are the world’s resources being distributed equally? I do not think so. It is because Man is basically is dwelling on greed. He wants to keep every penny for himself and his family. He cares less about his brothers and sisters. The richer is getting richer. If you really want to prosper follow the steps below:

Fear Allah

This is the most difficult thing to carry out if our faith is weak. But there are many ways you can make yourself to fear Allah swt. One way is to think about the world we live in. It is just a speck or a dot among the billions of worlds that Allah has created. If you only want this world, Allah swt will either give it to you or He will not. But He definitely will not give you the rest of His creations if you only want this world! In other words the Hereafter is not for you!

Belief In The Unseen

To belief in the Unseen is vital for if you want to prosper in the eyes of Allah swt. It is not easy to belief in something that is not visible. That is why Allah swt created his other awesome cosmos (signs) and set it above men to see and ponder. The very fact that the sun rises is going to be a continuos miracle everyday! Love Allah swt and His Angels now!

Steadfast in Prayer

The essence of a prayer is to ask Allah swt for the things we want. Prayer if being carried out without the love of Allah swt is definitely a useless exercise. Quality prayer is what Allah swt needs from you. If you do not have anything to ask Him then you ask Him to forgive you.

Do not overspend

Live within your means. In this modern world many live beyond their means. It means it is not proper to ask for favours from others. Ask Allah swt. Live within your means. For example, Credit cards are the fashion to get the most of the things by paying later.

Belief in the Quran and in the Other Holy Books

Belief system is easy to break with time. It is a belief that the earth is the centre of the universe in earlier times. But we know now that that was a false belief. Until at the end of our life time we have to belief in the Quran and other Message to the earlier prophets.

Take Care of Your Heart

If you belief in the Holy Messages of Allah swt then it has to be followed with sincerity. Your remembrance of Allah swt and His Angels and His Prophets and the Hereafter must glow in your heart. That is good for you.

Here these words from Allah swt:

This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear God 2:1

Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them 2 : 2

And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter 2: 4

They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and IT IS THESE WHO WILL PROSPER 2: 5

What is Your Ranking?

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:52:00 +0000

As I was going to work one fine morning I saw a bird – I think it is ‘myna’- busily pecking a piece of disposed food under a tree. In the next minute I saw another bird of the same kind fluttering towards it to take its share of the morning blessings.

The bird which has got the first meal quickly took its food and flew away. The poor second bird watched helplessly moving its head aimlessly in great disappointment. As I watched the entire scene, I felt a strong sense of giving the selfish bird a lesson on sharing. How am I going to do this? Either I breed some of the birds and teach them the instinct of sharing. Well, I do not know whether I can make them more caring.

Selfish in animals and us is a programmed instinct of not allowing anyone into your territory and assets. It can be useful at times. But, we have to let go a little to your fellow being. At that moment I felt a sense of shame to my self as I am also part of the selfish game in this world. I also sensed that there are ‘Holy’ beings above us watching our behaviour as how I am watching the above ‘selfish ‘act.

I wonder how these “Holy’ beings would be able to communicate every one of us to teach us the ‘true’ way of living in this world. We cannot be like animals. We have to uplift our self to the higher living. That will be our purpose.

Have we ever wondered amongst our busy schedule where we were before our births? The answer will be –‘I do not know’. Do we ever wonder or think of where we go when our lives end? The answer will be – ‘I do not know or I do not care”. Perhaps we need to ponder over these statements of Allah swt:

Say: "Who is it that sustains you (in life) from the sky and from the earth? Or who is it that has power over hearing and sight? And who is it that brings out the living from the dead and the dead from the living? And who is it that rules and regulates all affairs?" They will soon say, "Allah." Say, "Will ye not then show piety (to Him)?" - Sura 10 verse 31

And what is meant by piety (fear of Allah or righteousness)?

It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces to the East and the West; but righteous is he who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Scripture and the prophets; and giveth wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and to orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those who ask, and to set slaves free; and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due. And those who keep their treaty when they make one, and the patient in tribulation and adversity and time of stress. Such are they who are sincere. Such are the Allah-fearing. –Chap 2 verse 177

Therefore the conditions to be near Allah swt are to do believe in:
· Allah swt
· The Last Day
· Angels
· Scripture and the Prophets
And to give our wealth, out of the love of Allah swt, to “
· Kinsfolk
· Orphans
· Needy
· Wayfarer
· Those who ask

· Set slaves free
· Observe prayer
· Pay the poor due
· Keep treaty
· Patience in time of adversity and stress

Let us ponder ourselves our piety ranking!

Make Me A Winner

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:08:00 +0000

Oh Thee spring forth out of The Truth
An exemplary conduct in this living truce
Thy Soul shines through time and space
Unfolding the subtle secrets of living maze

All thy Blessed Companions of your time
All Servants all Saints singing chime
Emulate thee in spiritual chains
Like Showering rain on parched grains

Thy name I wrote in my tenderness
On my left arm out of love
Will thou not make me a winner here and above
And blot my defects and make me sinless

Up On The Horizon

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:53:00 +0000

Stay Beside Me O Prophet

We saw thy holy name
On a Saturday evening sky
As the horizon smiled with fame
And my two companions made to sigh

The vision of thy presence up high
The clouds as greyish ink
Our tired eyes refreshed blink
With pleasant hearts’ awe
Our souls with love did bow

Oh Prophet how that I am in thy soul
For every word and thought unmissed
Uplifting the spiritual valor
Making me feel like a billionare

The Vision of Prophet

noreply@blogger.com (G a z z a l i) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:41:00 +0000

Once More

Oh Prophet thou had invited me
How fortunate i can be
Standing in a desert under a lonely shady tree
Spiritual still to spree

Thou has placed thy golden hands
And made mine into magic wands
i could have been a dirt in your lifetime
But thou has given me spirtual confidence
And made me walk with prudence
After the convention clandestine

Like the morn mist
When i touched thy holy wrist
On a roof in a breezy quiet night
The sparkling dust
Be the witness entrust
over the secret of that lofty sight

Give the world
Or a river of gold
For i do not touch a bit
For i only want the incident repeat
To touch thy hands and kiss thy feet
Oh Prophet, my spiritual light thou lit