Assalam Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

The blessed month of Sha’baan has arrived and heading towards Ramdaan Kareem,

Are we prepared for welcoming this blessed month?

 What have our preparations been?

Alot of brothers and sisters will acknowledge their efforts for this blessed month but the question arises what kind of preparations have we been making, buying stocks, stictching clothes, renovating our houses, cleaning up our stores, discarding unwanted stuff etc etc etc. Is this all we are supposed to do for Ramadan. Inna lillahi wa Inna ilayhir rajioun

Just as I have stated the above ways of preparation, they are all materialistic and outward preperations. Just the way we clean our houses and bring in stocks before Ramdaan in the similar way we need to cleanse our hearts of all the spiritual illness we are in and we have to start stocking good deeds so that our sins may b washed away and we may welcome the blessed month with a pure soul and clear heart so that we may benefit spiritually to the most of this month.

Our sisters indulge in preparing dishes and freezing them, in order to save time in the blessed Month, have we thought of reading the Quran a couple of times in Sha’ban so that we might be much accurate and fluent with our Quran in the blessed RAmdaan and gain more virtues.

HAve we thought of reading the issues (masaail) regarding the Holy month and go over them repeatedly before Ramdaan so that we don’t have to run to the books for the issues and be in doubt during RAmdaan.

Have we thought of checking our Quran at least before this blessed month and our salaah if it is in perfect accordance with the Sunnah so that we may be rewarded more.

Have we considered about doing the Muhaasibah of our nafs (checking our nafs) and seeing what our loopholes in Imaan are, remember a Shaikh doesn’t have ilm ul ghayb, he won’t know what spiritual ailments you suffer from until you self check your deeds and seek his guidance in the related deeds.

We should spend time in reading material regarding this blessed month and listening lectures about the virtues of this month and as to how we should spend our time in this month.

All this preparation InshaALLAh will lead us to making the most of this blessed month and InshaALLAh will lead to gaining the most blessings of ALLAh SWT – InshaALLAh

for Urdu readers here is a link to Tohfa e Ramzaan

http://www.khanqah.org/books/show/tohfa-mah-e-ramzan

MAy ALLAh SWT take us through Sha’ban to the month of Ramdaan  and may He bestow upon us his blessings so that we may please Him and become His beloved – Allahumma aameeen

TAqabbal ALlah minna wa minkum Ajmaeen

wa Assalam Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

La Tans min Al dua

Assalam Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

This poem is a humble try of my translation of the pain of our helpless Muslims sisters all over the world who await the today’s Muhammad Bin Qasim R.A

Sisters like Dr. Aafia and many more who are captivated in the dungeons of those who have sold their faith or Non Muslims, then there are those Muslim sisters also who are oppressed by their own household people, keeping all of their pain in mind and their complains a poem came into existence which I will share herewith and I request you all to do what ever you can for your Muslim family for we will b questioned about their rights. May ALLAH SWT give us the tawfeeq to help the distressed Muslims – Allahumma aameeen

Where is my Muslim Brother

Who is supposed to Protect me?

Where is my Muslim Father

Who is supposed to be with me?

Where are my Muslim sons

Who are supposed to defend me?

Where is the Muslim Faith

Which is to Unite me?

I am oppreseed by Muslims itself;

I wonder who is to stand by me;

Should I learn to defend myself;

Pick up weapons to protect me?

I am the daughter of Muhammad (S A W);

I am helpless before my Lord’s decree;

I am a follower of the beloved Ahmad (S A W);

I am your Muslim sister don’t you see?

You are dazed by lust;

You care not of  life’s end;

Be happy in the present - you must;

Your way you don’t want to mend.

Do you think you’ll be forgiven;

For not protecting me from these oppressors;

May ALLAH (SWT) your heart enlighten;

May ALLAH SWT forgive you and your successors.

I realise now:                          

I have no Muslim Brother

Who will come and protect me

I have no Muslim Father

Who will stay and support me

I have no Muslim son

Who will ever defend me

There is no more Muslim faith

Only ALLAH SWT is with me.

I am sure alot of Muslim brothers and sisters will disagree with this post but ofr a moment put yourself in their shoes and you will understand what I am trying to portray don’t end up putting a Kufr fatwa – well even if it happens it doesnt stop the true feeling of those oppressed -

JAzak ALLAH khairan wa ahsanul jaza

TAqabbal ALLAh minna wa minkum ajmaneeen – Allahumma aameeen

was salam

Dedicated to all those Muslim children who have lost their families due to the Injustice war by the non-Muslim forces (to the children of Swat, Plaestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and every other place on Earth where Muslim families are oppressed, martyred and tortured)

May ALLAh SWT bestow His blessings upon the Muslims In this time of despair – Allahumma aameeen

Your family was killed in an attack;

The world to you has turned its back.

Cry not you must, be strong young one;

You must Grow and glow to avenge some.

Opt not for the hilt when big you are;

Although I know time hides not the scar.

Kill them of fear every night and day;

Let them not ever in peace to lay.

Let them fall on their knees demand your head;

But their own army should by you be led.

Live they shouldn’t nor die at all;

Their life upon them you should make so small.

They’ll beg the Lord for death at last;

And they won’t be granted that fast.

TAqabbal Allah – Aameen

was salam

The horn will be blown and we’ll depart;

From our bodies, our souls; will be ripped apart.

 What we never believed, we’ll then believe;

This world’ll end, we all have to leave.

These assets here, that we accumulate;

They in no way,our sins eradicate.

The luxuries of life is what we seek;

Before our desires, we are so humble and meek.

Are we prepared for death’s rap;

or are we holding onto desires strap?

Life has to one day definitely end;

we acknowledge this to be fate’s trend.

For acquiring this world lets not haste;

And for perishing desires, lets not our time waste.

Lets seek repentance as its never too late;

Our Lord’s The Most Merciful and The Most Great. 

Black clouds of smoke rising in the sky;

Houses demolished and wounded children cry;

This is What’s happening in Palestine;

Where the Jews don’t have a pitying eye.

Young Children killed and leaders assasinated;

Silent nights, with explosives boisterated;

Not given heed; though by media Propogated;

This is the place where Terrorism initiated.

Houses razed, New communities built;

Don’t force us Muslims to opt for the hilt;

Then time will change and scenes will tilt;

Afterall; a flower in bloom; tomorrow’ll wilt.

You slay the Innocent and imprison the weak;

You harass our women and ask us not to speak;

Beware of the time; when our passions’ll reach the peak;

To kill YOU in order, avenge to seek.

Even in weak but insane;

We can cause you alot of pain;

Then your screams will be in vain;

If we unite our Land to REgain.

“Written with every blood that is not shed but with held with a desire to be shed for the purpose of avenging every drop of blood and tear you caused our families all over the world……. Today might be yours, tomorrow is OURS – InshaAllah”

 
Again of every drop my heart had bled
There were tears that were never shed
As i held back tears and sank in gloom
I found myself again half dead

I closed my eyes as a tear tickled down my cheek
Deep within i was breaking and growing weak
The hand of a friend had pierced my soul again
I trembled as to Allah I began to speak

Your Mercy upon me is not unknown
after the smile I had to frown
You reminded me again, Oh Lord
Man has to reap what he has sown

Should I forgive or make him pay
He is sorry that’s all he will say
But Oh Allah Tell me is it fair
everything just adds to my dismay

I cuddled myself under my tables and cried
And I cried until my tears had dried
How brutal is this world – aah
With all this I will still Abide.

My Lord you are enough for me
Let this world in their own hell be
No matter what they do or say
from your remembrance i won’t be free

All these pains you will resolve
No more in them i will involve
Its only You and Me – My Lord
Around You alone my Life will revolve.

They call themselves pious and claim so much
I claim nothing, but am only in touch
with You my Lord, alone with You
this life is not worth living as such

They blackmail me in Your religion’s name
They are yet themselves to tame
Again I feel laughed upon
Why don’t You end this Life’s game

Oh Allah as every time i have turned to You
again to day i don’t know what to do.
I see no place where there is shade
This world is a lie only You are TRUE.

I surrender my broken self to You
Please mend it as only You can do
i am crashed to uncountable pieces
Be pleased oh Lord and call me unto You!

Ahnaf Bin Qais (May Allah SWT be pleased with him) is reported to have said that he has heard Hazrat Umer (May Allah Be pleased with him) say :

1. He who laughs more, his fear is decreased;

2. He who jokes alot, he is despised;

3. He who does a specific task more, is to gain fame in that field/task;

4. He who talks more is disgraced and defamed;

5. He who is defamed besomes shameless;

6. He who becomes shameless, loses piety;

7. He loses piety his heart becomes (spiritually) dead;

8. Whose heart becomes dead; for him the fire of hell is most suitable.

Taken from (Tanbeeh ul Ghafileen Mukammal pg 167)

Any mistake in translation kindly let me know as I am nothing but to ERR!

JAzak Allah khairan wa ahsnaul jaza

wa TAqabbal Allah minna wa minkum Ajmaeen

Allahumma aameen

The Fahm Ul Quran Room

Spending quality time on the internet;

Where authentic information about Islam you’ll get.

A room where religious scholars come by;

From where we learn, and to be practicing Muslims we try.

The Fahm Ul Quran room; a place to learn;

Glad tidings; in this world and the hereafter to earn.

The deobandi scholars spare their time for us;

They answer our questions and clear our doubts; thus.

We have live discussions by brothers few;

They refresh our faith and discuss issues new.

A password protected room for the sisters is created;

And their privacy here is well respected.

Join us here and you’ll have a wonderful experience;

A friendly environment, free of all nuisance.

My heart wonders how were those;

Who had come earlier and by Allah (SWT) chose.

They sacrificed their all for Islam;

Towards each other they were kind and calm.

They were the companions of the Holy Messenger (S A W);

For him they didn’t mind putting their all in danger.

Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman, Ali     (may Allah SWT bless them all)

The life of the caliphs portrays Islams reality.

Abu Bakr the blessed companion of the cave;

Lies next to the Prophet in his grave.

Umar; who was the warior brave;

Also rests next to the Prophet in his grave.

Usman; who was son in law twice;

Was martyred and definitely in heaven resides.

The youngest to accept Islam was Ali;

He was well known for his widom and piety.

All four are blessed and have pleased their Lord;

Those who defame them are cursed by the Lord.

(May Allah SWT be pleased by all Allahummaa aaameen)

We prepare ourselves through the Month of Sha’ban;

For the divine and most blessed Ramzan.

To suffice the month we bring in stocks;

For dawn and dusk we set our clocks.

In this month only our will(nafs) leads us astray

Satan is locked up and thus kept away.

The doors of heavens are opened assunder;

So lets submit ourselves to Allah SWT and Surrender

In this glorious moth, The Quran was revealed;

So lets read it and of every worry we’ll be relieved.

This month is all about observing piety;

not surrendering to the wills of the society.

May Allah SWT take us through Shaban;

and may we all avail the blessed Ramzan.

Allahumma aameen