Jun
20
Posted under
Seeds If you make intense supplication
and the timing of the answer is delayed,
do not despair of it.
His reply to you is guaranteed;
but in the way He chooses,
not the way you choose,
and at the moment He desires,
not the moment you desire.
- Ibn Ata’illah Iskandari
[Al-hikam al-’Ata’iyyah]
Ibn Salmaan says that he heard one of the sahabah of our nabee sallal-laahu alayhi wa sallam narrating, ” When we had won the battle of khayber, we began to buy and sell among ourselves the booty that had fallen to our lot. One of us came and said ‘O rasoolullaah sallal-laahu alayhi wa sallam, no one else has earned so much profit as i have obtained in today’s trade.’ How much did you earn?’ asked rasoolullaah sallal-laahu alayhi wa sallam. He replied, ‘ I kept selling and buying till i earned a net profit of three hundred ooqiya of silver.’ Rasoolullaah sallal-laahu alayhi wa sallam said, ‘ Shall I inform you of something better than that?’ He exclaimed, ‘ Do tell me, O rasool of Allah 
.’ Rasoolullaah sallal-laahu alayhi wa sallam remarked, ‘ Two raka’At nafl after obligatory salaah.’ “
end of actual hadith
Three hundred ooqiya of silver come to about thirty six and a half Kgs. According to nabee sallal-laahu alayhi wa sallam, the perishable gain of this world stands no comparison with the everlasting gain of the aakhirah. Our life will be pleasant and worth living if we develop our eemaan; to an extent where two raka’At of salaah, in our sight, are more valuable than all the riches of this world. Salaah is really a great treasure and that is why the nabee sallal-laahu alayhi wa sallam has called it ” the comfort of His eyes ” and has enjoined its observance right upto His last breath. Ummu Salamah radiyal-laahu a’nha narrates that the last words of nabee sallal-laahu alayhi wa sallam, which he could hardly utter, were about taking care of the salaah and kindness towards the slaves.
May Allaah guide us all.
Dua’s Requested :)
Jun
19
Posted under
Seeds Edit: Just found the source of the story
Qisas.com (An amazing site btw check it out, now you’ll see where most of those email forwards come from!)
This is a story of Imam Abu Hanifah(R.A.). It was one afternoon. At this latter period of Imam Abu Hanifah(R.A.) life; with age his body had become somewhat heavy, causing him some difficulty in moving around. Also, his house was situated on high ground, with a fair number of steps to climb to reach the entrance.
This particular afternoon Imam Abu Hanifah(R.A.) had just climbed up the steps and entered his house, and had just sat down with the intention of lying down to rest, when somebody called out to him from the bottom of the steps:
I wish to ask you some question. Please come down. Imam Abu Hanifah(R.A.) came down and asked, What is the question that you wish to know?
The person replied, Oh! Just as you had reached the last two or three steps I forgot!
Imam Abu Hanifah(R.A.) said, It is of no consequence. When you remember, you may ask, and Imam-saheb went back up the stairs.
Just as Imam-Abu Hanifa was about to lie down to rest, this person called out again, I’ve remembered! Come down. Imam-saheb climbed down again.This time, too, it was the same story: The person said, I had remembered, but ” just as you reached the last step, I forgot!”
Sometimes it was the last step that Imam-Abu Hanifa had reached, sometimes it was the third or fourth last step, but everytime it was the same story, that he had remembered but had forgotten again!
In this way he made Imam Abu Hanifa climb up and down six or seven times! Then finally, when Imam Abu Hanifa had climbed down and enquired, What is the question? this person replied, Yes! Yes! Now I remember! Imam-saheb said, Go ahead and ask.
The person asked, What is the taste of faeces?
Let us pause for a moment. He wanted to know what faeces tasted like! Is this a question to put to anybody? How much trouble and inconvenience did he not put Imam-saheb to, to ask this?
However, with an even temperament (mustaqil mizaj), with steadfastness (istiqamat), with a firm stance (thabite-qadam), Imam-saheb responded very calmly, It depends. What type of faeces are you enquiring about - the taste of fresh faeces, or the taste of stale faeces?
The person said, Well… Both! Tell me the taste of fresh faeces and stale faeces.
Imam-saheb answered, “The taste of fresh faeces is sweet, whereas the taste of stale faeces is bitter”.
The person said, What, did you taste each of them?
Imam-saheb replied, There is no necessity for one to taste each in order to determine these qualities. There are some signs and indications which will equally lead us to this conclusion. I have noticed that flies tend to settle on freshly-passed faeces. Flies are attracted by sweetness. So, one can conclude that freshly-passed faeces taste sweet. Flies do not settle on stale faeces. Bitterness repels flies. So, again, one can conclude that stale faeces are bitter!
The person said, What you have stated is absolutely correct!
Imam-saheb, in turn, asked him, Why do you say so?
The person explained, I knew the answers beforehand!
He explained further, We were a few people sitting together, having a discussion, and the question came up: In this present age, who is that person who is a sahebe-ilm?
These people wanted to know who is the most accomplished in the quality of hilm, of selflessness, of giving sarifice(qurbani), of undergoing personal inconvenience for the sake of others.
It was our unanimous opinion that it was Imam Abu Hanifah. I came specifically to put you to the test, so that I could see for myself whether our unanimous opinion was correct or not !
SubhanAllah May Allah (swt) grant us the tawfeeq to follow in the steps of the great that have passed. Ameen
Duas requested.
WaAlaykumAssalam
Jun
18
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Uncategorized Assalamualaykum
Thoughts of the day
Thought 1-”I don’t wish to teach students whose parent’s will not support their child’s education by helping at home. I can’t be expected to do everything in a matter of hours”
Thought 2 “But if I don’t teach these students, what hope do they have if their parents really aren’t willing to help them learn?!”
Its a frustrating situation.
Some students just do not realise the necessity of studying at home. Madrassah is not like school, they only study at madrassah 1.5 - 2hrs everyday unlike the 6 odd hours at school.
Work at home is essential for them to advance.
But when Parents aren’t willing to encourage their children, but instead make them sit in front of the TV, to keep them busy, rather than spending quality time helping them learn, can you blame the children for not knowing what their priorities should be?!
Even a struggling child with the right amount of help at home becomes one of the best students, I’ve seen it with my own eyes. Encouragement and interest from parents is one of the biggest key factors in the success of a child’s education.
When Parents encourage their child to achieve something, that thing holds importance in the eyes of the child, so they give it their everything.
Parents often question why is she not learning etc?
But when asked do you spend time with her studying at home? The answer unfortunately is often that “I don’t have time” or “She doesn’t listen” etc
Maybe as parents if they gave their excuses a black eye, and put their foot down, the children would learn!
Another encouragement I’ve seen for kids is when an elder recites Quran or speaks of something that the child doesn’t know off, the child will question “How do you recite like that?” or “Where did you learn that from?” the answer automatically wants the to make the child achieve the same.
So My dear Ummis and Abbis … Spend time with your children, try your best to keep them away from the fitnah that’s all around them, recite to them to soothe them, tell them stories of the great people that passed at bedtime. Encourage them to become all they can Islamically and everything else will come in turn, Insha’Allah .
WaAlaykumAssalam
Jun
08
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Uncategorized Scars of Love
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to
go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.
In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving
behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not
realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was
swimming toward the shore.
His mother, in the house, was looking out the window and saw the two as they
got closer and closer together. In utter fear, she ran toward the water,
yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy
became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother.
It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. From the
dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator
snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two.
The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too
passionate to let go.
A farmer happened to drive by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took
aim and shot the alligator. Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the
hospital, the little boy survived.
His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on
his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his
flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he
would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs; and then, with
obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great
scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom wouldn’t let go.”
You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too.
No, not from an alligator, or anything quite so dramatic. But, the scars of
a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep
regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has refused to let go.
In the midst of your struggle, He’s been there holding on to you.
This teaches us that God loves us. But sometimes we foolishly wade
into dangerous situations. The swimming hole of life is filled with peril -
and we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. That’s when the tug-o-war
begins - and if you have the scars of His love on your arms, be very, very
grateful. He did not - and will not - let you go.
Jun
06
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Uncategorized Assalamualaykum
The summer fair at Jamia Tahfeezul Quran raised £5,500.
The money will go towards a new central heating system, and renovation of three excess bathrooms in classrooms, and the construction of bathroom cubicles.
JazakumAllah to all that came.
May Allah reward you.
Ma’assalam
Jun
03
Posted under
Events,
Uncategorized AssalamualaykumHow much was raised is still be calculated.
This madrassah has done so much for the community Alhumdulillah, bringing Ilm to the doorstep for so many young girls and women.
May Allah continue to bless it and grant it even more barakah and prosperity.
May He reward those who initiated the Madrassah, those who teach in it, and those who keep it running everyday. Ameen
Ma’assalam
