Eid Mubarak

Early Eid Mubarak everyone! I'm in a hurry, leaving for the farm :)

oh and that "unfinished" business is DONE! Alhamdulillahx100000000

remember me in your du'as all.

So I tried uploading the pics from RIS5, it took forever so I did it in my xanga instead. Some of the images are blurry because of the digital zoom on the camera. Oh and my sister (believeress) took the pics, so credit goes to her.

So here's the link to the album. Those aren't all the pics, I've touched the uploading limit for this month, so inshaAllah next week I'll up load some more.

My xanga photoblog

Woman Puts Baby Through Airport Security X-Ray Scanner

Friday December 22, 2006

As millions of people go millions of different places this holiday weekend, they have to watch out for different hazards at airports.

There are thieves, snowstorms, crowds, and the ever present threat of terrorism.

And in all that confusion, it's easy for something terrible to happen - like this.

Authorities in California say when a woman who was traveling to Mexico went through security screenings at Los Angeles International Airport, she misunderstood what agents told her.

The passenger, who speaks very little English, was asked to put her possessions in a tray so they could be X-rayed. But along with her keys, change and other items, the grandmother also put something else in the plastic bin - her one-month-old grandson...

Read the rest here

Back for Holidays

hah, I'm back already, wasn't that too quick?

Well I was right about being loaded with work. I have a Nahw test when I get back, I have to say all my sarf tables at once which is the easy bit compared to catching up with all the exercises, the duroos lessons (1-9) in book 2, and over 160 verbs for sarf.

I was actually jumping up and down when I got into my room, I missed my roomies, my fellow classmates/boarders, teachers and their kids. When I got there I felt like superman who after a long time of being trapped in some dark place with kryptonite ( kryptonite being shaitan in my case) finally gets energy from the sun when he escapes to it. Okay so I suck at metaphors, but give me a break people. I felt so good being back there, in the "learning ilm" environment. I don't know what the feeling was exactly, but whatever it was I'm truly grateful for it, alhamdulillah.

Every time I go back, there's like 50 dramatic stories/scenes/events that I miss. Everyone has some story to tell me about what went on while I was away. It's quite scary and amusing at the same time. I'll share some stories next time inshaAllah. Right now I gotta get ready to finally close off my unfinished business, I'm in desperate need of your du'as.

Well today will be the first day for RIS5 and it's like RIS4 was just a while ago... man time flies fast. InshaAllah I'll put up some pics or something once I get back from that.

Oh and the reason why Kalimataan is back, is because 3 people (you know who you are :P) wanted me to put it back, so here it is again.

Finally Going Back!

Guess who’s going back to Madresah?

ME!!!

Honestly, I feel like a kid going to Disney land, only the place I’m going to is a whole lot more Halal (in like a gazillion ways).

When I come back it’ll be RIS5, then holidays (but for me, it’ll be loaded with work and homework) and then Eid at the farm. Wohoooo

Remember me in your du’as all.

Oh and check out the flyer for Eid and what not here

as salamu alaykum :)

Wiping the slate clean? Getting back to praying regularly

Wiping the slate clean? Getting back to praying regularly

Answered by Shaykh Gibril F Haddad

Q.If someone I know used to pray regularly 5-times a day, but then over a period of time, started to get less and less motivated about salat to the point where they seldom pray, what practical advice could I give them that would help them pray regularly again? They get discouraged when they actually sit down and write down which salats they have to make up because the list gets so long. So what practical steps could this person take to start praying regularly again?


A.

Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim:

It is good to "count one's blessings" when one feels discouraged. Oftentimes the discouragement is not warranted and is lifted through certain mental habits that shoulder spiritual effects by permission of Allah.

Among these habits is to give thanks to Allah for creating us; to give thanks for creating us as a human being of sound mind and body; to give thanks for creating us as part of the last and best Umma; to give thanks to Him for cherishing and sustaining us at all times, even - or especially - in the depth of distress from which we call to Him.

Then to remember that this Religion is ease and good tidings. In difficulty, make istighfar and in ease give thanks. In other words, remember Allah at all times. The Qur'an calls the Torah and the sun a Diya', while it calls the Qur'an and the moon a Nur. The Ulema said, this is because the Diya' is a light that burns while the Nur is a gentle light. The Torah had harsh rulings while those of Islam are gentle and easy.

Another habit is to remember that a time may come when one's salat and fast will become physically difficult or impossible, through sickness or old age or "man-made" preventions; and that one's salat might be the last one, followed by death. What is the excuse for someone able, young, and strong who is offered millions of opportunities for success and happiness but insists on missing them all? We should strive not to be remiss then remiss then remiss before we face the grave. If we saw someone dear in such a situation we would shake them up by the boot-straps.

It is advisable to make istighfar so as to clear one's mind of worldly ties. 100x Astaghfirullah daily. Give sadaqa to the intention of lifting difficulties. Invoke blessings on the Prophet. These devotions will facilitate the above mental dispositions insha Allah.

We should also examine our daily routines for acts or habits that are unadvisable to someone who is trying to change. We should put those away and try and stay away from the people, places, and/or times associated with them, for example: smoking; staying up late at night; spending hours on the phone chatting; working endless hours; anything vacuous done to mindless excess.

In fact, one should seek excellent spiritual company at all times but at least once every week or month, to remember Allah together with others whom one meets for no other purpose. Such gatherings are an essential part of recharging one's spiritual batteries. The loner is an easy prey but the wolf keeps away from the group...

READ THE REST HERE
Q&A from Sunnipath.com

Whispers of the Night by Sh. Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq

Whispers of the Night
by Shakykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq

I pounded on the door of mercy as the world slept
And humbling myself before my Creator I wept

Hands raised high and head bowed I knelt
And dejectedly began to lament what I felt

With a torn heart I gave a tongue to my woes and fears
And in great anguish and sorrow I let flow my tears

With poignant emotions raging in me so fierce
I hoped that my prayers would the heavens pierce

Oh Maker of my destiny, Master of my fate I cried
Thou art the only refuge and succour for one so tried

'Tis before Thee alone that I bemoan
Sufferings of mine only to Thee known

Pains and torments that I can no longer bear
Hopes and wishes I can entrust only to Thy care

For 'Tis only the ocean of Thine infinite bounty that sustains all
And only Thy forgiveness that restores those that fall

'Tis to Thee alone Oh Benevolent that I extend my hands in plea
To whom besides Thee can this wretched soul flee

Forgive my sins and grant me my desires Oh Almighty
Reject me not, for nothing can redeem me save Thy mercy
-----

Taken from beautifulislam.net

Zhul Hijjah & Sacrifice - Jami'yyatul Ulama Canada, Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians (CCMT)

Zhul Hijjah & Sacrifice

Zhulhijjah is the last month of the Islamic calendar. Literally, it means "hajj." Obviously, this name of the month indicates that the great annual worship of "hajj" is performed in this month, which gives it special significance. Some specific merits and rules relevant to this month are mentioned below:

First Ten Days of Zhul Hijjah

The first ten days of Zhulhijjah are among the most magnificent days in the Islamic calendar. The Holy Prophet (pbuh), has said, "One fast during these days is equal to the fasting of one complete year, and the worship of one night during this period is equal to the worship in the "Lailatul-Qadr"(Tirmidhi).

Every Muslim should avail of this wonderful opportunity by performing during this period as much Iba'dah (acts of worship) to Allah as he or she can...

Read the rest on the link below:

Zhul Hijjah & Sacrifice - Jami'yyatul Ulama Canada, Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians (CCMT)

Are We Worthy of His Mercy and Forgivness?

So for those of you who don't know, I'm at home, been home for a while now. I don't want to be, seriously and honestly speeking I'd rather be at madresa, the thought of all that I'm missing is literly killing me. So here's the post, the first part of this post was written on July 28, at 2:33 am. I guess I forgot all about it, Allah (swt) knows what was going on with me then, because I sure can't remember...

Do we put ourselves in denial of who we are and why we’re here, in this dunya? We blind ourselves and convince ourselves to hold on to this materialistic world. In we fall deeper and deeper in this dream. Trying to live every detail of this momentary life. Sins above sins are committed and still we induce ourselves that we’ll be all right. We leave the Sunnah because “it’s only a Sunnah”. It is only our words, and no more our actions. The way of life leaves us in front of our very eyes. It leaves us slowly and painfully, but we have numbed the body, mind and soul. No more do we feel, speak, hear or see the truth, the way and the reality. Sincerity and steadfastness leaves us in our Ibadah, are we really worthy of Allah (swt)’s Mercy and Forgiveness? I sure hope and pray we are…

May Allah (swt), the All Merciful and the All-Forgiving, forgive our sins whether it is the size of the biggest mountain or the size of an atom. May Allah (swt) guide us to the straight path and keep us on it till our death. May Allah (swt) take us with the kalimah on our lips and as Mu’mineen. May He (swt) save us from the torments of the grave, the Day of Judgment and from the fires of Hell. May Allah (swt) have Mercy on our souls so that we may all live in Jannatul Firdaws forever and always.

Ameen.

The 3 Types of People

Bottle Tree, Qalansia Beach and Lagoon, Socotra Island, Yemen

Narrated Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet of Allah (Peace be upon him) said:

I guarantee a house in the surroundings of Paradise for a man who avoids quarrelling even if he were in the right, a house in the middle of Paradise for a man who avoids lying even if he were joking, and a house in the upper part of Paradise for a man who made his character good.

(Abu Dawud 4782)

[Saheeh: Abu Daawood and al-Bayhaqee, authenticated by al-Albaanee in as-Saheehah]

Calm Waters, Bar Harbor, Maine

Kalimatan - The Seal of al-Bukhari

Kalimatan - The Seal of al-Bukhari
--Talib al-Habib

Kalimatan habibatan ila ar-Rahman
Khafifatan `ala al-lisan, thaqilatan fi al-mizan
Subhanallahi wa bi hamdih, subhanallahi al-azim

Track Info.

Kalimatan – the Seal of al-Bukhari: (Bukhari) The album ends with the short but powerful hadith that Imam al-Bukhari chose to end his great work Sahih al-Bukhari. It is narrated here in full, and the translation is as follows: ‘there are two phrases which are beloved of the Most Merciful, light on the tongue, yet heavy on the scales (of reward): glory be to Allah and all praise to Him, glory be to Allah, the Mighty.’

Baby born with heart outside his chest

Baby born with heart outside his chest

Doctors released a photo of Naseem's heart at birth.
AP Photo/Holtz Children's Hospital University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center

BBC NEWS | Americas | Robin Hood stunt sparks NY 'riot'

BBC NEWS | Americas | Robin Hood stunt sparks NY 'riot'






May Allah (swt) guide them to Islam.
Ameen

CityNews: Hershey Canada Issues Voluntary Recall Of Several Products

CityNews: Hershey Canada Issues Voluntary Recall Of Several Products






I just had some Hershey 2 days ago....

Something to Consider...

As Salaamu Alaikum

Woohoo! Exams are finally over! I feel so relieved with all that tension gone. But you know, a thought just hit me after I completed my last exam and was rejoicing. When it was over, I realized how excited and happy I was. And not only myself, but everyone around me was also going through the same thing. Obviously we just got rid of a whole lot of stress and pressure and we completed the last exam knowing that we, Alhamdulillah and InshaAllah, have done well and all.

But I thought to myself and remembered that this life is the same thing – a prolonged exam. It’s open-book and practical; you’ve got the Quran and Sunnah. Whatever you’ve learnt, you’re supposed to be expressing it throughout your life up until your examination period has ended and you get your final report.

Those who wanted to do extremely well for their future and come up with an excellent result in the end, studied real hard for their exam. Throughout the year or term, they did all their work. If they had an assignment, they did it as best as they could – always remembering to put effort and work hard. They tried their utmost not to deviate from their studies into useless things that would not help them later on. And not to mention the sleepless nights they went through just to study.*

What do you think the end result would be for such a person? That’s right. They’ll be enjoying a great reward. They get whatever they were working for simply because they put in all that effort and time and it eventually paid off. Whereas those who didn’t care, or who lagged behind thinking they had stupendous amount of time ahead of them, end up with nothing or very little.

This is similar to the examination of this life. If we work hard for the Hereafter, then InshaAllah we’ll be in the best of places enjoying the best of rewards. But if we lag behind and give this life’s purpose no attention, we’ll be sore losers. It’s that simple.

We’re extremely lucky that we’ve already got the answers to the exam. We don’t need to calculate anything, or draw it, or experiment with it. It’s simply laid down in the Quran and all we have to do is put it into practice. Not only that, but we’ve got the best example to follow and to show us how to put it into practice.

Those who attain a high status in the Hereafter will regret over wasting any time that would have helped them achieve something greater. If this is the case, what about those who are in the habit of wasting time and health?

I just wonder if on the Day of Judgement I have that same feeling of relief, excitement, and gratitude wash over me. InshaAllah we all will. But this was just something to ponder over. Are we really working hard for the Hereafter? Or are we just wasting time hoping to pass by a 50%?

*Note: Some of you might be thinking that it’s probably insane and not even possible for a person to completely dedicate their life and every second of it to secular education…but hey, you never know. Besides, this is just an analogy. Quit thinking so much about that and concentrate on the meaning behind it. :P

Wa Alaikumu Salaam

Exams...

As salaamu alaikum

Tada! Look who's back......
Okay, stop shrugging and acting like you don't care. I know you're all ecstatic and practically jumping off your seats.......................ahem, yeah lets pretend atleast :)

Well, I only posted today because I didn't want any of you to leave thinking it wasn't going to be updated until Sumaiya comes back....otherwise I would have to change the name of this blog to "desertedness"....and then you'd all be coming to my funeral right after Sumaiya sees it. Let's hope she doesn't see this post either........hehe

Well..I've got midterms right now. Just had my bio exam today, having calculus and english tomorrow, and then chem on friday. Sigh. Please make dua for me and the rest of those who have exams. You might be going through it, or have been through it and know what it's like...so please make dua we all pass with flying colours InshaAllah :) JazakAllahu Khair in advance :D

Alright, so that's all for today. Have a pleasant morning, evening, or afternoon depending on where you are in the world.....

Wa alaikumu salaam
-believeress

Home for the Weekend

So I’m home for the weekend. What a week! It was full of full of stress, nervousness, anxiety, happiness, hopelessness, uncertainty, etc, etc. Well, at least my test went great alhamdulillah, aaand I did forget Ml. Nazim’s homework at home, which really sucked but alhamdulillah I managed to somehow do it again and hand it in (but it wasn’t 100% at all). Surprisingly, I should say ALHAMDULILLAH all the girls came back and more new girls enrolled. So I think there are 46 girls now, not bad at all for the first class at JAS, huh?

Just a random note, when I got home, I was practially jumping off my seat when I saw Sunniforum back up. Yaaaaaaay it's BACK! O how I missed that forum...

Late Eid Mubarak to All!

So I’m going back soon to JAS, and it seems so very fast, it’s a shame, a great shame that time flies so fast. Anyways, I still can’t wait to get back, okay I take that back. I actually can wait, since we’re having a test and I don’t think I’m prepared for it. I guess I’ll have to study now; yeah I’m one of them people, you know the procrastinators. And a procrastinator with a not so brilliant memory, a nice little combo don’t ya think?

Right so I’ll be posting until I leave, I know I have no life (definitely an uninteresting one) but bear with me.

- Well recently I went to some liquidation/warehouse sale, I had to go because my mum was at work and she needed me to get her things before all the other crazy women there take everything. So there I am, oh and I had to drive there with my aunts and granma (nani ma), and it was umm pretty interesting. I’m sort of claustrophobic (and I wear a Niqab, which I am soooo totally used to now, alhamdulillah) so I was a bit confused when I got into the place. It was jam packed, with the most multicultural/coloured people in the GTA. There were browns (desi folks of all sorts), Chinese, blacks and whites (who had HUGE Christmas shopping lists, “we got John, Michelle, Mike’s still left, what should we get him?”). It was a mad house for cheap priced items. And I was there thinking of my mum’s list. So I try to take my cart around the place, and it’s like a tight traffic jam, the old folks seemed determined to get across by shoving all the carts aside. Since I was getting nowhere, I decided to do what all the smart desi aunties where doing. Leave the cart aside and get all the things by hand and dump them in the cart. Clever huh? It got sort of fun, I got over the whole claustrophobic thing, and I could think much clearly (just a random thought, I just realized I had no claustrophobia during Hajj hmm…). I remember at one point, the ladies who were buying Christmas presents were near my cart, now they probably didn’t know it was mine, because one of them was taking my Sunkist fruit snacks, two of the boxes. So I dumped some more stuff in my cart. She looks up and gives a guilty smile, “Is this yours?” ah I just smiled back and told her where to find the snacks, and I found it rather funny. Yeah so I can go on and on about that day, but it would never end. Just know that when I got outside, I felt human again.

- I went to Sherway Gardens, and lets just say it’s quite a posh shopping mall for us middle class folks. I got a few stares from some old white folks, but I stared back at one couple who wouldn’t stop, I was going to wink too, but I didn’t want to give anyone a heart attack. Well anyways in the end we went to The Bay, and a lady who sells perfume at the Bay got obsessed (in a good way) with my “cool” niqab. I seriously thought she was taking the mickey out of me. She offers me some valentino perfume sample, to which I said no. Then she kept looking at me then with her big wide eyes she comes right in front of me and says with such enthusiasm, “Where do you get that?!”

Me :“sorry, but umm what?”

Her: “The beautiful mask, where do you get it?”

Me: (what in the world???) “This thing?” I point at it.

Her: “Yeah I’d like to get one, I want one just like it, it’s gorgeous!”

My mum comes in because she thinks this lady’s a bit coo coo: “she got it from an Islamic clothing store. Why do you want one?”

Her: I’ve seen many women wearing one, but I really like this one, it’s so cool, you know what I mean?

Me: (ok….I guess she’s serious) “yeah haha”

Her: you know it’s perfect, you don’t have to worry about putting all that make-up on you could just play up your eyes and stick on some fake lashes and you’re set. Oh and it’s perfect for when you want to cover something on your face. I got a chemical peal last week and my face was so red, then I put cream on it and it just burned everything…

She went on and on about it. And she goes soo close to my mum’s face when she emphasizes a point that my mum steps back a bit and smiles awkwardly, I think she was trying not to laugh).

So basically we ended up giving her some addresses to some stores, since she also fell in love with my mum’s abayah, she even made her do a few twirls. Then she made us try on all these different perfumes, until we couldn’t smell anymore (for which she had a remedy, she made us smell coffee beans) and then she loaded us all with samples. Man that was some day.

- Embarrassingly I keep forgetting how to say that “I finished 19 years (of my life) and I’m on 20 now” in gujrati. And I neeeed to know for this Sunday evening. You see, my mum’s side of the family well actually the people from her town in India, here are having an Eid party. I’m actually supposed to go to JAS that day, but my nani maa really wants me to come, and pretty much told me to go on Monday morning (I had to ask Sawdah apa, and it’s all good). At first I didn’t realized why, then it came to me, she wants me to meet people so ummm…oh you know what I mean. This is so totally going to suck *deep sigh*, well at least a lot of JAS advertising will be done.

- I neeeed to paint, but I have noooo time now. And oh and how could I forget to mention that I sold 4 of my paintings, all for 90 bucks! Yeah I hardly made anything but I can’t wait for rich people to buy from me. I mean some people pay good money, well those who can anyways besides I suck at selling/buying/negotiating, But I still sold them, they’re gone, people loved them, more people now know about me and that’s all that matters.

- Oh and just today I was watching this interview on cbc, I think. It was about the Muslim cleric who talked about “covering” in Australia. The “face mask” topic came up and the Muslim lady… whatshername? Ah I forgot, so she agrees about everything with Straw and others with opinions like his (or worse) about how it is hard to communicate with a facemask and blah blah blah. Seriously people, those who can’t communicate well with a niqabi because they cannot see her expression, probably don’t have a cell phone and probably do not talk on phones at all. Their mind must be really weak if you know what I mean, poor them. It’s like

Person1 and Person2 are having a conversation and Person1 asks P2,

“Hey can I have your number? Maybe we can talk over the phone sometime.”

P2 defiantly says, “Oh no, I do not talk on phones at all.”

P1 looks confused and says, “Really? But why?”

P2 smugly says, “Well I can’t see your face and therefore I can’t see the expression your making so it’s very hard for me to understand what you’re saying and how you might be feeling. It’s better if I look at your face and talk. My brain only works visually.”

How ridiculous does that sound?! I’m sure no one would say it like that, but you get my drift yeah? Notice yourself when talking on the phone with someone. Just by listening to their voice, tone, pitch, quality, etc you can easily tell if the person on the other end is laughing, smiling (seriously, you can actually hear a person smile), even if their sad, tired, upset, angry, happy, etc you can tell by their voice or the way they’re speaking. I’ve done a over the phone type of a job where I would have to talk to so many different types of people and believe me when I say I know what expressions they’re making.

- Oh. My. Allah. I CANNOT WAIT FOR RIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s driving me crazy. I had a little flyer thing that I got from Pizza Land and it had a list of some of the speakers that will be coming inshaAllah, but I lost it...

- I just found out I may be more left-brain dominant….

- I am in love with Lindt Lindor chocolate, that warehouse sale had loads of them for a good price.

- I thought after the 12^th season of ER finished, my addiction to it would cease but I was wrong. Season 13 started and I need more ER!!! I’m such a weirdo

- Now if I continue to share my thoughts, I will most likely get in to odd topics and seem weirder then I actually am. So on that point I shall stop and end this so very long/boring/useless post for today.

Take care all and remember me in your du’as, specifically that I do real well in JAS, for this life and especially for the next.

Jummah Mubarak

Pakistani Muslims leave the Faisal Mosque after offering their last Friday prayer of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Faisal Mosque in Islamabad October 20, 2006. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed (PAKISTAN)
























A Palestinian female Muslim worshipper reads the Quran inside the Dome of the Rock Mosque during the last Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Thousands of Palestinian women, children and middle-aged men surged through the main Israeli crossing from the West Bank into Jerusalem to worship. The Israeli police said that about 180,000 worshippers took part in the prayers. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

















Pakistan's cricket players Abdul Razzaq (L) and Shahid Afridi (R) offer prayers on the last Friday of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh October 20, 2006. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA)















With the Dome of the Rock Mosque seen in the background thousands of Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray during the last Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Thousands of Palestinian women, children and middle-aged men surged through the main Israeli crossing from the West Bank into Jerusalem to worship at a major Islamic shrine on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)


















A Pakistani Muslim prays during his last Friday prayer of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Faisal Mosque in Islamabad October 20, 2006. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed (PAKISTAN)

C'est La Vie

Ok so the past week has been like an emotional/spiritual/metal roller coaster for me…and that doesn’t happen too often, not as serious as anything before anyways. I finally feel better since yesterday in my fajr salah and it felt like such a relief like I was finally released or maybe just knowing that He (swt) isn't displeased with me, beause sometimes we might do things that can deprive our hearts of Allah (swt)'s Mercy, Peace, exceptance of du'as or even worship and blessings in everyday life..

There was a time where I was totally ok and then everything in me started falling apart, and I do know exactly why and that made it even worse. I can’t even explain the bitterness that I felt about my own self. You know when you wish you were just a blade of grass or a leaf or anything but you –a human who earns the displeasure of Allah (swt) practically everyday of his/her life. Just like two days ago, I was only filled with bitterness about myself…lets just call it depression. For anyone who knows me personally you know you have probably never seen me like that except like two years ago where on 3 occasions I couldn’t speak to anyone normally because if I did I would have just broken down (I’m weird, I know…) but this time it was totally different and for opposite reasons, this time it was because of me.

I probably sound crazy and not making any sense at all because I’m not exactly stating what in the world I’m talking about. :) And I’m not going to say it either, no point I’m feeling better, but not 100% yet. I have a few things I need to do then I’ll be there. That includes moooooore recitation of the Qur’an, extra nafl Salah, more deep sincere du’as and laylatul Qadr inshaAllah.

(Just read this it's something like/along the line of what I'm trying to say.)

Anyways enough about that I just wanted to rant, here’s a list of things that I’ve been meaning to share with you on my blog.

• - My mum should be recruited by the FBI, don’t laugh I’m serious.
• - I passed my driving test last week alhamdulillah
• - I drove today for the first time after my test, in the rain (and it was no light shower) with my granddad and he was scarring me about everything. But I still love him.
• - My sisters are crazy and are going to drive me to the loony bin and I feel sorry for my self for being the eldest.
• - Our cow ran away from the farm. Let me make the story short as possible. It ran away after one of the workers scared it, and it’s a HUGE cow who is a major scaredy cat about EVERYTHING. Then my dad and others chased it, but it ran faster. Then it ran into some forest. A few days later they saw it come out, it came close to the farm, then ran back. Then after a few days later, my parents, our inspectors, and a few other men (white folks, the town ppl) oh and cops started looking because the cow started running on the road and umm they were the only ones who would be allowed to shoot it. See if my dad caught it then he was going to “zabiha” it wherever they found it, in front of the inspectors…but they didn’t catch it…no one did, the wild cow is now living in the forest. Oh and did I mention the cow is like $1500. Yeah.
• - My dad then cut his fingers (broke a bone and his finger tips were practically hanging) because of the barn that they were fixing (due to the mental cow that ran out of it destroying all in its path). Alhamdulillah no surgery was done, because it’s healing well. He just got stitches and it looks gross.
• - We were having baked beans with fries (chips, :) old England fav) yesterday and my dad asked me what kind of beans they were.

I said, “Heinz, with tomato soup.”
“No. What kind of a bean is it?”
(I have no idea what kind of bean) “uhhh a normal bean, you know beans…”
My mum says, “well it’s not kidney beans or the other types.”
(There’s other types?) “It’s white beans…the normal ones.”

• - We were having asparagus too and my dad usually boils them, but he asked me if we could steam them, I said, “Yeah but only for a few minutes.” I meant like 3 minutes, and they being gujis, cooked it for like 15 minutes. So the result was green mushy sticks that still tasted pretty good.
• - The blues clues guy is NOT DEAD. He didn’t go crazy and shoot himself.
• - Dreams are cool…
• - Mango milkshakes rule at iftar and so do McCain Smooth-eez.
• - Also I’m sick and tired of reading about all these debates about Sunni/Shia, Niqab/no Niqab, Mudhabi/nonMadhabi, etc, etc! It’s just mind boggling how some people can keep denying obvious things out of sheer arrogance and ignorance. I mean COME ON PEOPLE use what your Lord has given you and stop making black white and white black. I just keep saying, none of it is going to get 100% solved until Imam Mahdi/Isa (a.s) comes to this dunya, since many scholars of the past and even many of today’s are looked down upon and disrespected so freely. May Allah (swt) guide us all on the straight path and keep us on it especially at the time when death calls us. Ameen
• - I’ve decided not to care about getting married (which probably isn’t going to last long) it’ll happen when it happens.
• - I HAVE to start painting again, I have so many ideas I’m afraid of forgetting them now.
• - I need black inky pens for JAS, these girls won’t leave me alone about my “scribbles” they think it’s art.
• - I’m making pizza and wings for iftar today because my mummy said so.
• - I love the Kalimatan Nasheed (hadith) I can’t stop listening to it, so inshaAllah I’m going to buy it!!! I can’t wait.
• - RIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
• - Remember me, my family and JAS in your du’as especially in these last blessed days of Ramadhan.
• - I’m running out of things to say…so I should stop before I go on and on about pointless things, but I think I’ve mentioned pointless things already…:)

Uhh if you don't know what RIS is click here.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Giant camel fossil found in Syria

quite interesting, SubhanAllah

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Giant camel fossil found in Syria



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"You wanted a debate Jack. You’ve sure got one" By Shaykh Abu Eesa Niamatullah

You wanted a debate Jack. You’ve sure got one.

By Shaykh Abu Eesa Niamatullah

Calls for a public ‘debate’ and ‘discussion’ about anything remotely Islamic these days in the West are becoming as predictable as a DFS sofa not being offered at full price – by the way, that means very predictable for anyone living outside the UK.

Jack Straw has asked for a debate about the veil, after eventually declaring he would rather have it abolished. Well, a debate he has certainly found.

At the onset should be a note of caution to Muslims: one cannot expect to practise ones religion so publicly and yet become overly offended when people want to question certain aspects. Jack Straw, insincere intentions aside, has not attacked the Muslims directly and has only addressed an issue which the greater British public at large have been wanting clarification on for a while now – indeed, this is an excellent opportunity for qualified Muslims to debunk the mysteries behind such a visually obvious, mysterious and perhaps even shocking statement of a Muslim woman’s identity...

Read the rest of it here on his blog AE (Islamiblog).

BBC NEWS | Europe | The hitmen who stalk Russia

I was reading through BBC, and I came across this chilling, little article right here. So I thought I'd share it with you all.


BBC NEWS | Europe | The hitmen who stalk Russia










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Jummah Mubarak

This Nasheed is SubhanAllah so touching, it truly make one yearn for Sayyidinah Rasulullah (May Allah's peace and blessing be upon him, his family and his companions).

May Allah (swt) make us amongst those who will drink the water of Kawthr by the beloved hands of Sayyidinah Rasulullah (s.a.w).

Beloved Nabi

Talib al-Habib

chorus
Salla Allahu `ala Ta Ha Allahuma salli `ala nabiyyina habibina

Beloved Nabi, my heart yearns to see
The laughter that dances in your eyes.
Heavy lay the burden of my grief
Until you came and gave me strength again
Beloved Nabi

Silently, the thought of you appears
Your love is like the touch of spring to me
And joyfully, my blossom-soul awakes
To remembrance that brings tranquillity
Beloved Nabi

Cord of moonlight, sunlight entwined
Cord of love, our lovesbond eternal.
Fire of yearning, light of hope
Cord of faith that binds me to you.

Light of my eyes, fragrance of my soul
I send my love on angel wings to you
Hear its cry, borne upon the wind
Calling you to lead me through the night
Beloved Nabi

So fear not, my heart, at times when you feel
Sorrowful and lonely in the cold
Soothe your pain, for through his love you’ll find
The solace and the comfort that you seek
Beloved Nabi.

Oh Allah! Send your blessings upon
Our Master Muhammad, our guide, our beloved
In every heartbeat, in every breath and sigh
Every teardrop shed
By those who yearn for the light of his beauty
Who pass days and nights seeking his company
From creation’s dawn, every moment, every hour
Until the rising of the Last Day will come

Beloved Nabi, how long will it be
Until I see the sunrise in your eyes?

Ok this is probably so very wrong....but honestly the one I uploaded on the right side won't work because it played too many times in 24 hours(ripway.com)...so it'll probably work after the next 24 hours, so until then just click the play button..the little arrow thing>

Islamic Media Links

As salamu alaykum,

Since a lot of people have been asking for anasheed/lecture links, I thought I should just post all the links I can think of here.

http://www.sulaimanmoola.com/Home.html

http://www.guidancemedia.com/index.php

http://alkawtharacademy.org/library/library.php

http://www.islamicfoundation.ca/

http://www.radioramadan.org/index.php

http://lightuponlight.com/islam/index.php

http://www.edars.com/

http://free.hostultra.com/~islamglobe/Nasheeds.htm

http://www.islamp3.com/?page=songs

http://www.freewebs.com/islamiway/Nasheeds.htm

http://haqaonline.com/multimedia/

http://www.darulislam.info/

http://www.studentofknowledge.com/nasheed.htm

http://www.haqaonline.com/forums/index.php?showforum=46

http://www.bukhatir.org/index.php?language=en

http://www.enshad.net/SamaEnshad/index.php

http://www.aswatalislam.net/

Then there are loads of nasheed videos on You Tube and Google Video

I just type in nasheed in their search engine, and I get a whole list of different nasheed videos. So the links above (for You Tube and Google Video) contain the list that came up from the search engine...ahh just click on it.

http://www.sunnitorrents.com/ Where you can download Islamic torrents. If you have no idea what torrents are then…let me explain you. They a’re these file sharing thingamajigies, and you have a client where you ..……ok I canÂ’t be bothered to explain what torrents are, so I'll let the Wiki do the explaining, click here.

And you can use azureus, or BitTorrents for clients, I have azureus, and I haven'’t done annnny torrent downloading since I came back from JAS…so yeah. After you download a client (or if you already have one) just go to sunnitorrents.com, become a member, and just download, upload and seed a lot!

NOTE: This Peer-to-Peer stuff isn't really safe for computers (viruses, slows down some computers, hackers, etc.) and I'm only giving these torrent links because I'm assuming/hoping you're only going to download "Islamic stuff".

If I remember any more sites, or if YOU have some that I don'’t, then comment, and I'’ll add them here.

Khair.

Also I've updated my "Links" section, and also the "“Blogs I Read" section. These blogs were all in my Bookmarks, and I finally got them on here.

Alhamdulillah.

Amazing Kid

MashaAllah, Here's an amazing little brother with an awesome voice while reciting the Holy Qur'an (Surat ul-Yaseen). A close friend of mine gave me this link just now, May Allah (swt) bless her for sharing it, SubhanAllah it's just soo beautiful.

A Du'a from Reflections of Pearls

I was looking through this book that I have, "Reflections of Pearls" by Shaykh Inam Uddin and Mufti Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf. It's "A concise & comprehensive collection of Prophetic invocations & prayers".


I came across this du'a, I know this one, but what I never knew was the hadith regarding it.

It's on page 39,

I scanned it so I can share it with you all, click on it to make it larger.


May Allah (swt) give us the tauwfiq to always say our du'as (especially when going shopping to square one).

Ameen.

Knowledge is Light

For all the students of knowledge (Ilm)

Knowledge Is Light

shakautu ila Waki` su’a hifdhi
wa arshada-ni an tark al-ma`asi
wa akhbara-ni bi anna ilman nur
wa nur Allah la yu`ta al-`as

The great Imam ash-Shafi’, he went to his teacher Waki`
Complaining about the weakness of his memory.
He told him, ‘abandon rebellion, for knowledge is a light
And the light of Allah is not bestowed upon a rebel.’

Click here to hear a sample

From Brother Talib Al-Habib's new Album "Rahma"

"An anthology of exquisite nasheeds based entirely on Hadith, that will inspire the soul to contemplation of Allah and love of Islam. This album is an invaluable educational resource, introducing children to the sayings of the blessed Prophet (SAW) through song."

Other Samples

Rahma

1.	Light of the Dawn
2.	Rahma – the Hadith of Mercy
3.	Tasbih – the Seedlings of Paradise
4.	Tauhid – the Unity of Allah
5.	Knowledge is Light
6.	Iman - The Articles of Faith
7.	Hilya – the Description of Rasulullah (SAW)
8.	Kalimatan – the Seal of al-Bukhari

The Ummah Fasting

The doors of Hell are closed and the doors of Paradise are open. Allah (swt)'s Mercy, Blessings, Forgiveness and much more descends to this Ummah in glorious and gracious amounts that are uncountable.

Shaitan the rejected one is chained up in the depths of Hell, so our hearts and souls are free for this month. It is in this month that we can become closer to our Creator in every possible way. Every organ, cell, element, and atom in our selves should be closer to Allah (swt) in this very special month because we fast/sacrifice only for Him. Oh how blessed are these days, that every supplication, recitation, worship and all good deeds are multiplied in rewards so bountiful that only Allah(swt) knows how much He is bestowing upon us.

As the whole Ummah around this world recites, repents, prays, worships and supplicates to Allah (swt) in this month, at once, let us pray for each other and remember each other in our prayers for many, many, many prayers are accepted on these blessed days of Ramadhan.

May Allah (swt) increase our Iman, May He (swt) have Mercy on every Muslim (alive or dead), May He (swt) forgive our sins major and minor (done knowingly/unknowingly) and May He (swt) save us all from the fitnahs of shaitan, dajjal and May He (swt) save us all from the punishments of the grave and the Hell fire.

Ameen.


A Palestinian woman reads the Koran in front of Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of Ramadan early September 27, 2006. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (ISRAEL)

A Somali Muslim woman prays at her makeshift hut in Hargeisa, Somaliland, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, on Somalia's fifth day of the holy month of Ramadan. Hargeisa is the capital of the breakaway republic of Somaliland, which set up its own administration after Somalia descended into anarchy in the early 1990s. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

A street vendor prepares sweets for breaking fast during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi September 27, 2006. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN)
Survivors of last year's earthquake offer prayers during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Balakot, 180 km (112 miles) from Islamabad September 27, 2006. REUTERS/Ibrar Tanoli (PAKISTAN)
n this Sept. 19, 2006 file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, a detainee stands at a fence holding Islamic prayer beads at Camp Delta prison, Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Nearly all the alleged al-Qaida and Taliban members held at the detention center in Cuba are now observing the holy month of Ramadan, officials said Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. Meals are offered before dawn and after sunset to accommodate their fasting during daylight hours. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

A girl prays during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Amman September 24, 2006. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN)
A Palestinian girl reads the Koran during a class at the Koran house (Dar Al-Koran), in Ali-Bakaa mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron, on the second day of the holiest month of Ramadan September 24, 2006. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun (WEST BANK)

Pakistani Muslims perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih', the night before the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins, at Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006. During Ramadan observant Muslims refrain during daylight hours from eating, drinking and smoking. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

A Palestinian reads the Koran during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at Nebi Musa mosque near Jericho September 25, 2006. Muslims across the world abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (WEST BANK)

A Egyptian Muslim man rests at Al-Azhar mosque, during Islam's first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Cairo, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
An Egyptian Muslim man prays at Al-Azhar mosque, during the first day of Islam's holy month of Ramadan, in Cairo, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Muslim men break their fast at sunset in Kuwait on the second day of the holy month of Ramadan September 24, 2006. Kuwait's Beit al Zakat (House of Alms) provides meals for fasting Muslims and distributes them to mosques around the country where people enjoy a meal of rice, meat, and salad along with dates and a dessert of fruit. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee (KUWAIT)
Young women covered in traditional Muslim dress walk home from school in Hargeisa, Somalia, Monday, Sept. 25, 2006 on the third day of the holy month of Ramadan. Hargeisa is the capital of the breakaway republic of Somaliland, which has seen peace and stability since parting ways with Somalia 15 years ago. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

Egyptians pray the 'taraweeh' (traditional for Ramadan) outside a mosque in the Al Munira area in Cairo, Monday, Sept. 25, 2006. During Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Muslims pray during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan on a road in Srinagar September 26, 2006. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

A vendor prepares food among the debris of the October 8, 2005 earthquake in the devastated city of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir , September 26, 2006. The Islamic fasting month of Ramadan began in sombre mood in northern Pakistan on Monday, nearly a year after an earthquake struck the mountainous region, killing 73,000 people. REUTERS/Amiruddin Mughal (PAKISTAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

Indonesian Muslims read a giant Koran, while waiting to break their fast during Ramadan, in an Islamic boarding school in the outskirts of Jakarta September 26, 2006. REUTERS/Dadang Tri (INDONESIA)
An Indonesian Muslim youth reads a giant Koran, while waiting to break his fast during Ramadan, in an Islamic boarding school in the outskirts of Jakarta September 26, 2006. REUTERS/Dadang Tri (INDONESIA)

A Palestinian reads the Koran during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Qalandiya refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah September 26, 2006. Muslims across the world abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Oleg Popov (WEST BANK)

A Palestinian reads the Koran during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Qalandiya refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah September 26, 2006. Muslims across the world abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Oleg Popov (WEST BANK)

Syrians buy sweets in downtown Damascus on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. Sweets are increasingly demanded during the Muslims' holy month of Ramadan where Muslims abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo / Bassem Tellawi).

Palestinians shop in the market of the West Bank city of Hebron, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, September 26, 2006. Muslims across the world abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun (WEST BANK)

A Palestinian reads the Koran at Deir Qadis mosque during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan near Ramallah September 26, 2006. Muslims across the world abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (WEST BANK)

A Palestinian Muslim reads from the Quran, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in a mosque in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the holy fasting month of Ramadan, where observants fast from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A Palestinian Muslim leaves the Mosque after prayers during Ramadan in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating Ramadan, with observants fasting from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Muslims break their fast at a roadside during the Holy month of Ramadan, in Karachi September 26, 2006. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN)

Pakistani Muslims wait to break their fast at sunset in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2006. Muslims observe Ramadan, a holy fasting month of Islamic calendar when they fast from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Shaklil Adil)

Palestinians shop in the market of the West Bank city of Hebron, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, September 26, 2006. Muslims across the world abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun (WEST BANK)

Illuminated Jama Masjid (mosque) is seen during the Holy month of Ramadan in the old quarters of Delhi September 26, 2006. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA)

An Afghan street sweeper works the last hours of the day during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan , Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. Muslims around the world refrain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset during the all holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A Palestinian Muslim prays during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in a mosque in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating Ramadan, with observants fasting from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Pakistani Muslims pray during the fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi September 26, 2006. REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)

Muslims eat their Iftar (fast-breaking) meal on the first day of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid (mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi September 25, 2006. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA)

A Muslim boy recites a prayer beside his Iftar meal before breaking fast on the first day of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid (mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi September 25, 2006. Muslims across the world abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA)
Allah Din (L), a survivor of the October 8 earthquake, eats an Iftar (fast-breaking) meal with his family outside his tent on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in the earthquake-devastated city of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, September 25, 2006.The Islamic fasting month of Ramadan began in sombre mood in northern Pakistan on Monday, nearly a year after an earthquake struck the mountainous region, killing 73,000 people. REUTERS/Amiruddin Mughal (PAKISTAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

A Pakistani vendor arranges caps at his stall on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Islamabad September 25, 2006. Muslims around the world refrain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood(PAKISTAN)

Islamic students arrange free food to be distributed among worshippers for breaking fast on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi September 25, 2006. Muslims across the world abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN)

inside Kashmir 's Grand Mosque in Srinagar September 25, A Kashmiri woman reads the Koran on the first day of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan2006. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

Workers prepare sweets for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at a shop in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, September 25, 2006. REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish (IRAQ)

REFILE - CORRECTING NOUN A vendor displays prayer beads during the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Islamabad September 25, 2006. Muslims around the world refrain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN)

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food from a market to break their fast during Ramadan, in Dhaka September 25, 2006. Muslims around the world refrain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Rafiqur Rahman (BANGLADESH)