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How to attract clarity in our lives

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 03:21:00 +0000

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15th Dec 2023

Is Time Travelling possible

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:58:00 +0000

⚘️It' Friday again. May Allah swt bless and give us goodness in this world and in the hereafter, and grant us Jannathul Firdous.🤲

On the day of Judgement the Prophet will lodge the following complaint.

"Then the Messenger will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people took this Qur'an for just foolish nonsense."

May Allah swt protect us from this and enable us to read, understand and follow the Quran only.

An interesting part in this century is time travelling. We have seen it in movies, you tube and many other social media dramatising this phenomenon.

Is time travel possible? Are there any references from the Reading (Quran)?
The classic example of going into the future is depicted in 18:25. Its about the seven youth who wanted to safeguard their faith. A notorious King wanted everyone to acknowledge him as god. To this the seven youth ran away and sought God's help in a cave. To protect their faith!

"they said: "Our Lord, bring us a mercy from Yourself, and help us in our affair!" 18:10

"And they remained in their cave for three hundred years, and increased nine." 18:25

Frozen in time, as the outside time passed by them 309 years. God placed those youths in the future to resolve their issues! Amazing help from God.

Another isolated incident happened in 2:259 which is self explanatory.

259 Or the one who passed through a town which had become ruins. He said: "How can God possibly revive this after it had died?" So God put him to death for one hundred calendar years, then He resurrected him. He said: "How long have you stayed here?" He said: "I have stayed here a day or part of a day." He said: "No, you have stayed here for one hundred calendar years! Look at your food and drink, they have not changed, but look at your donkey! And We will make you a sign for the people; and look at the bones how We let them arise, then We cover them with flesh." So when it was clear to him what happened, he said: "I now know that God is capable of all things!"

To the past

Allah swt brought Prophet Muhammad beyond the sky to watch greater Signs is depicted in Sura Najm.

Glory be to the One who took His servant by night from the Sacred Temple to the Farthest Temple-which We had blessed around-so that We may show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearer, the Seer. 17:1

Chapter 53

In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.

53:1 As the star descended.

53:2 Your friend was not astray, nor was he deceived.

53:3 Nor does he speak from personal desire. 53:4 It is a divine inspiration.

53:5 He has been taught by the One mighty in power.

53:6 Free from any defect, he became stable.

53:7 While he was at the highest horizon.

53:8 Then he drew nearer by moving down.

53:9 Until he became as near as two bow-lengths or nearer.

53:10 He then inspired to His servant what He inspired.

53:11 The mind did not invent what it saw.

53:12 Do you doubt him in what he saw?

53:13 And indeed, he saw him in another descent.

53:14 At the ultimate point.

53:15 Near it is the eternal Paradise.

53:16 The whole place was overwhelmed.

53:17 The eyes did not waver, nor go blind.

53:18 He has seen from the great signs of his Lord

As the neutron star went down, it folds up the cosmic felt and enable long distance shorter by creating a wormhole(mihraj).

After Prophet had seen everything that God wanted him to see, he was hovered down in another wormhole and it brought him back in time, and he claimed all the above event happened so quick and when he returned his door hook was still swinging.

Another clear evidence that time travelling is the next human technological advancement is in 23,99-100 - here a group of people plea to God to return them back!

"Until death comes to one of them, he says: "My Lord, send me back." 23:100

"So that I may do good in that which I have left behind." No, it is but a word he is speaking. And there is a partition to prevent them from going back until the Day they are all resurrected."

Will people of ancient civilisation have a psyche to plea God to send them back ( in time)?

In Our modern days time travelling feats are prevalent. Even movies are produced to add to our certainty, and with Scriptures as evidence time travelling will be a common scene like how bullock cart transportation turned into mass rapid transportation system.

As the world will be transformed into another ground and all that will be destroyed (Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish.)55:26 his time machines too were destroyed, and modern man will plea God to send them back when they face Him!

Gazzali BN Maidin
8th Dec 2023

Atonement for sin in Islam

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:45:00 +0000

⚘️It' Friday again. May Allah swt bless and give us goodness in this world and in the hereafter, and grant us Jannathul Firdous.🤲

Do you know that the Quran is a Guidance for mankind? (2:185).

If that is so, we need to comply and use it as a guide to live in this temporal world.

The traditional method of explanation is that Allah swt gave the Quran to the Prophet and for us to follow his way. And that the Injeel, Taura, Zaboor are for the earlier generations only. We follow the Prophet's way. Hence, we must accompany Islam with the sayings of Prophet Muhammad purportedly.

6:161 Say: "My Lord has guided me to a straight path, an upright system, the creed of Abraham the monotheist; he was not of the polytheists."

Earlier tafsir took this as the 'Qiyam' position in our daily cycle prayers. We start our prayer from the standing position of Prophet Ibrahim (a.s). Someone has made Islam as some kind of a ritual affair- symbolic.

Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah swt is Islam [Aal 'Imraan 3:19].

The only way to stay on with that is to follow Quran only.

For example, we backbite. And we ask God to forgive us and promise God that we will not repeat it.

According to Quran in 5:89, for binding oath (sumpah, உறுதிமொழி) the atonement is

"the feeding of ten poor from the average of what you feed your family, or that you clothe them, or that you free a slave; whoever cannot find such shall fast for three days"

Feed ten people and say to Allah swt to forgive your whatever sins. Get a clean record and attract peace from Allah swt. And you will live in peace and be happy.

The Criterion is the verse of Quran in subject. Read, understand and follow the Quran.

Then the Messenger will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people took this Qur'an for just foolish nonsense." This is on the day of Judgement.

Do not fall into that category.

Gazzali BN Maidin
1 Dec 2023

obey Prophet?

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 08:18:00 +0000

⚘️Every Day is an opportunity

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

🌹 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم🌹

3:31

Say: "If you love God then follow me so God will love you and forgive your sins." God is Forgiver, Merciful.

3:32

Say: "Obey God and the messenger." But if they turn away, then God does not love the rejecters.

What does it mean to you?

●"Obey God” meaning the Quran,

●“Obey the Messenger” meaning the Hadith written by Sunni and Shia? - corrupted tafsir

Correct tafsir is...

●"Obey God” meaning the Quran, ✅️

● " Obey the Messenger" -To follow prophet is to follow his message only!

⬇️

-the words that the messenger delivered while being inspired by God.✅️

Rabbi zidne ilma🤲

Gazzali BN Maidin😊

4th June 2023

Deenul Islam 570 -632 CE

إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ

Allah swt is forgiving

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 08:10:00 +0000

Ya Al Barr, we seek your forgiveness. We may have thought or did something which might have derailed us to return to You. So forgive us! Remove all our suffering instantly! And give us good happenings!

The word " بَلَاء " (bala)is wrongly translated as affiction, test or trial.

In 7.17 " بَلَاءً حَسَنًا " means good(hasan) happening. Thus "bala" means happening.

Likewise the word " وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم " in 2.155. In particular the word " بْلو "

ba-laam-wau which means “ happening" by good or evil”.

Same with the word "فَتَنَّا" " fatana" which means fascination, attraction etc. in 20.85.

And God does not need to test us as God knows our piety since our embryo stage!

According to 53.32 God knows our piety.

"They avoid major sins and immorality, except for minor offences. Your Lord is with vast forgiveness. He has been fully aware of you since He initiated you from the earth, and while you were embryos in the wombs of your mothers. Therefore, do not ascribe piety to yourselves; He is fully aware of the righteous."

If God Knows about your piety what is the need for God to test us?

Our God is not a sadistic God as depicted by majority of teachers. "Your Lord is with vast forgiveness." "The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful! " 1.1

يا رب اغفر لنا

⚘️Oh Lord Pardon us!🤲

How to avoid misery

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:01:00 +0000

Do one feels that life is becoming unbearable? Overwhelming? Everything is not going the way we wanted? And even having all the things, still feel the emptiness? These are varied forms of misery! Take action. The first step is to read the Quran with understanding.

How Quran mentions the five times prayer

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 02:43:00 +0000

We are pretty surprised that many Muslims still do not know that the Quran has already mentioned about the five obligatory prayers or salat. And this is very sad. For simplicity, I have created the following google slides as reference.

Blogger cannot embed interactive google slides as far as we know. Therefore, we will link to you the google slides. However, you need to have google slides account in your device. You can sign up with google account to go into google slides.

We do appreciate it if you can write some comments here on the presentation and its content. 😊

The link is here

How to use the pandemic in 2020 to strengthen our relationship with God

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 04:22:00 +0000

Before finding out to strengthen our relationship with God, watch this video of #maradona in action.

The world had seen #diego football, and was mesmerized by his incomparable display of impeccable talent on the field. It was an unforgettable entertainment for many during the #1986worldcup. Was he magnificent? No, this was the #handofGod .

The Lord bestowed different types of talent and skill upon his creation. Without such gift of God, we wouldn't know a person like Maradona. Today, #diegoArmandoMaradona had passed away. The world mourns his death. What we do not realize is the real magnificent, The Magnificent is God Himself.

No one has seen God but there are moments where God displays His Magnificence through someone or thing. The year 2020 have many opportunities for us to see God's Magnificence and His Power.

Remember God

Remembering God is one way to strengthen our relationship with God. However, you must understand one condition before the remembrance. Your remembrance becomes futile if you don't understand this condition.

#customer is King? Yes, its true. Prior to #covid-19 the majority of the working class had been trading hours of work for a mere monthly income. During covid, all the world governments ordered public to stay at home. This was to address rising covid infection. This prevented further spread of this disease. All government compensated the lost of income. Free money. Its a wheel of fortune.

Life was put to a test, and we were and are still suddenly on the same platform. Fear engulfed everyone of us. Our basic necessities are met. The rat race suddenly came to a halt and each one of us have enough time to spend. Media entertainments viewing skyrocketed. Everyone of us busy being free and had been watching television.

But, if you think a little, the time is actually freed for us to ponder about our God. We do not have time to think about Him while we were caught up with the busy schedule in pre covid period.

We adore the Sun, admire the night moon, idolize our celebrities, but we do not ponder over who created all the above?

We know that the sun has had been there suspended in the cosmic felt, giving us light and vitamin D for billions of years. We also know that if the sun is hollow, it takes a million earth to fill up its space!

We know all the information, but we fail to attribute this to our creator? We are living on the bedrock of science. That satisfaction is only temporary. That is why our want gets bigger.

Real SATISFACTION comes from remembering God.

"those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah" 13.28

There is something wrong in our believe system about God. What is wrong?

Verse 112

"Say : He is Allah
Allah, The Eternal
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten
And there is none like unto Him"

We need to affirm the above concept of God with our hearts. Only then we get satisfaction when we remember God. We can keep going on watching the favorite movie, tv shows and so on. But, we need to make a conscious decision to think about our God : The Magnificent.

Follow God's Law

Following God's Law is another way to strengthen our relationship with God.

As the #pandemic continues apart from bringing a small fortune to commoners, it also changing the economics. How?

Capitalism had a long history. The rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Its all over the globe. The difference is widening. You must participate in the rat race, or just be left out. Oxfam has the data.

Capitalism created competition, and the bait is money. So having much money is considered and confirmed as success. Those who have less are not revered.

Producers looking at us as only "factors of production". It means we are cost which can be varied. Too costly, we are being replaced with cheaper means. Cost management is a study itself to improve profits. The business only sees profit and loss, not our worth.

Doing more work with the same number of hours is considered productivity. Cost to output. Every individual is not paid according to his worth. This is affecting his disposable income, and the people depended upon it. Elderly are greatly affected.😢

Capitalism created an opportunist to become a businessman. Only in the pursuit of large amount of profit. Only a few have the hunger But, the majority does not. Are they hungry or greedy?

Those who are hungry entraps those who have less. Masters and slaves are born. Its a choice based on current economics.

The pandemic is bringing the economics to an equilibrium. Demand rules supply. It brought everyone to a standstill. Stay at home rules became a turning point in economics.

Free money is given from the tills of reserves. A faint tiny heart beat on the demand side. Otherwise, the economy will meet its death.

47:38 Here you are being invited to spend in the cause of God, but some among you turn stingy. And whoever is stingy is only being stingy on himself. And God is the Rich, while you are the poor. And if you turn away, He will substitute another people instead of you, then they will not be like you.

The long term solution lies when our mindset sync to what God has proposed regarding wealth creation. Read this. Injection to the economy.

Be a Well wisher

Being a well-wisher is another way to strengthen our relationship with God.

At a micro level, each of us has to observe the good side of others. The behavior of others is not what they are. It is because of their shoddy response to a certain situation. They were reactive. They took the path of jealousy and non appreciative. They were Impulsive. A good side of them is noticeable if they have responded well for others.

Likewise, we need to respond very positively and professionally. Look for the one good side on your relationship : family, friends, groups, employer, employee, religions, religious groups, and so on.

"None of you are true believers until you love for your brother what you love for yourself." Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ

Again, the criteria for believers is mentioned. Failing to use this advice is going be a tedious path to strengthen our relationship with God. Its going to be very difficult. You can be rich and wealthy, but you cannot have the peace and satisfaction as mentioned in 13.28 above.

Conclusion

We have seen how to use the pandemic in 2020 to strengthen our relationship with God. Remember God much with correct concept of God, follow God's Law and be a well-wisher.

God is Light. A Light where we cannot see. However, God's light comes through a spaced out perforated filter for us to have a glimpse of Him.

The passing of Maradona is to remember God only. Be it for any celebrity that you think that they are magical. A hand of God was over him for a while. A dazzling footballer led to rest. The happiness we get while watching his unchallenged football skill is imprinted in our memories for a longer time.

All Praise To Allah The Most Glorified, The Most High.

I Saw Jesus Christ

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:53:00 +0000

It was night and I was on top of a building standing for prayer. I could see the dark sky painted across the horizon. And, I saw a giant profile of a person in the dark sky. The person was standing facing towards me like how a person stands for prayer or salat. However, his face was looking down as though he was in “qiyam” position.

It was a position of reverence, respect or standing in salutation towards me. I just say “this is Jesus Christ”. I do not know why I said it was Jesus Christ. I simply know that it was him- Hazret Isa alaihis salam.

Suddenly, I saw a white moon traversing across the sky and prostrating continuously. Two men appeared in white suddenly and started approaching me in a gentle manner. That is all I dreamt. I dreamt Jesus Christ in Qiyam position facing me. It is a position of respect towards me. The moon was prostrating me. As I was pondering over the dream, I remembered the following verses 12:4 to 6 in the Al Quran:

When Joseph said to his father: My father, I have seen eleven planets and the sun and the moon, I saw them prostrating to me

He said: O my son, do not tell your vision to your brothers, or they will plan against you. The devil is to man a clear enemy

And as such, your Lord has chosen you, and He teaches you the interpretation of the narrations, and He completes His blessings upon you and upon the descendants of Jacob, as He completed it for your fathers before that, Abraham and Isaac. Your Lord is Knowledgeable, Wise.

In my earlier dream I saw Prophet Muhammad and now I have seen Jesus Christ.

May Allah swt guide us all!

The Key To The Treasures Of Jannah And Earth

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:58:00 +0000

The work of Allah swt is amazing. Two weeks ago, my mother was hospitalized for giddiness. She had been suffering from diabetics for a few years. She had been on modern medication. However, she had not been getting any better. Some advised me that she had to control her eating habits. She visited the doctor two days’ ago and she was advised to continue with her medication. She has to visit the doctor in another three weeks.

I am thinking of making her recite the key of the treasures of the heaven and earth recommended by our great leader Prophet Muhammadصلاح على محماد صلالة عليه وسلام . One of the benefits that you can reap from this recitation is that “Two angels are appointed to guard him (the one who recite this) day and night from his sufferings and diseases”. You can read the detail benefits of this recitation here.

One interesting to note here is this. My mother cannot read the English transliteration of the ‘holy’ praises from Arabic. Therefore, I have decided to write out the Tamil transliteration for her. At the same time, my heart tells me to post this transliteration in my blog here. My heart is totally convinced of the great gift from Allah through the Holy Prophet Muhammadصلاح على محماد صلالة عليه وسلام that whoever recites this will be in the pink of health.

I had the opportunity to carry out a blood test on me three weeks ago. I made an appointment with the clinic. After taking some sample of my blood, the result came. The nurse told me in surprise that I was lucky to have an acceptable sugar and cholesterol level in my blood despite my body mass index was on high side. She said that it was normal for people in my age group having diabetics, blood pressure etcetra. Alhamdulillah – All praise to Allah.

It is all the Will of Allah swt in His Wisdoms knows when to give a solution to a problem. Allah is the Most Compassionate and The Most Merciful. Allah swt says:

And behold, with every hardship, comes ease 94:5

God does not burden any human being with more than he is well able to bear 2 :286

I pray that this post brings good news to all Muslims. Use this formula for your good health. And when you get cured and well, pray for my mother, me and my family.

The Key of the Treasure of the Heaven and Earth in Tamil tranliteration:

லா இலாஹ இல்லல்லா ஹு வால்லா ஹு அக்பர்
வஸுபஹானல்லாஹி வல்ஹம்டு லிலாஹி
வஸ்டக்ஃபிருலா ஹல்லடி
லா இலாஹ இல்லா ஹுவல் அவ்வலு வல்லாஹிரு
வல்லழஹஹிரு வ்ல்பாதினு
யுஹியி வாயுமீது
வஹுவ ஹய்யுன்லா லாயமுது
பியடிஹில் கைர்
வாஹு வ அலா குல்லி ஷையின் கடிர்

UR3CE2Q9RH9S

Do You Love Allah?

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:22:00 +0000

Do you love Allah (Glory Be To Him)? Majority of human race believe in some sort of super force managing their lives. It is not difficult to find someone who belief in God. In my first book ‘Jinn’ I have touched very mildly on this belief of God. However, our objective must be in line with Allah (Glory Be To Him) decree. There is no point in believing in Allah (Glory Be To Him) and ignorant of Allah’s (Glory Be To Him) guidance.

What is Guidance?

When we were young, our parents or guardians teach us what and what not to do. We were always being taught and reminded the ‘do’s ‘and ‘don’ts’. We listen and comply is because we ‘fear’ what may happen if we go out of the ‘rules’. We do not listen when we think that the pasture on the other side will be better than the present one. We were termed as rebellious.

Everything has a limit. When we eat too much, our body does not make space for the fats to accumulate. It does not expand itself. As a result, our profile gets bloated and we become fat. The house we occupy has also its limit. The walls act as a protection from sunlight, rain and wind. Can we live in an open space?

The world we live in is one among the billions of planets in our cosmic ocean we call universe. Scientist and futurist are exploring to colonise planets for future living. However, at any point in time we are always living with limits. That is the reality. They claim to have found many planets, but is it possible to migrate and live in another planet? This is what Allah (Glory Be To Him) has to say in his glorious Al Quran

Ya maAAshara aljinni waalinsi ini istataAAtum an tanfuthoo min aqtari alssamawati waalardi faonfuthoo la tanfuthoona illa bisultanin
55:33 O ye assembly of JINNs and men! If it be ye can pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, pass ye! not without authority shall ye be able to pass!

To discover a planet like earth is also within the permission and Will of Allah (Glory Be To Him). Though the probability of having another earth can be philosophically right, Allah (Glory Be To Him) can only decide the physical existence of another earth. At this point of time, the reality is that we have only one earth to deal with.

The Message in the Quran is from the Creator, Allah (Glory Be To Him) The Truth of all reality. It is in His Hand our lives and our destinies. Who are we to ignore this? We can boastfully say that we love Allah (Glory Be To Him). However, how sure are we that we indeed love Allah (Glory Be To Him)? If you love a person, the person will tell you that he or she loves you in reciprocation. That person might tell you to do this and that to ‘test’ your love. The subject might also show you the road or way by which you can clearly show your love towards the subject concerned.

Allah (Glory Be To Him) teaches us how to love Him in this verse:

Qul in kuntum tuhibboona Allaha faittabiAAoonee yuhbibkumu Allahu wayaghfir lakum thunoobakum waAllahu ghafoorun raheemun
3:31 Say: "If ye do love Allah, FOLLOW ME: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Prophet Muhammad (May Peace And Blessings Of Allah swt Be Upon Him) is the last prophet of Islam as a guide to mankind. He is the most beloved of Allah (Glory Be To Him). If you are clever person, you will not wait to learn about this prophet: how he sleeps, how he eats, how he behaves to another person, how he drinks, how he dresses, and so on. My suggestion is to know all about Prophet Muhammad in the various hadiths that we have. You can then cross-reference those hadiths with the Al Quran to get a much clearer picture of Prophet Muhammad (May Peace And Blessings Of Allah swt Be Upon Him).

In essence, the only we can be accepted as a lover of Allah (Glory Be To Him) is when we follow the last Prophet of Islam: Prophet Muhammad (May Peace And Blessings Of Allah swt Be Upon Him).

How To Actify And Attract Wealth In Your Life

noreply@blogger.com (Gazzali BN Maidin) — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:13:00 +0000

Be realistic. The legitimate reason for living is to be happy. How can then you be happy without material things? You need a house to live in, food and drink to appease your hunger and quench the thirsts, and clothing to cover your bodies. In order to fulfil the daily needs you need financial stability. But how can you 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.

You may ask why do you have to spend the money? Well that is how to attract money!

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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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 (Gazzali BN Maidin) — 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.