MUSLIM WOMAN

Alhamdulillah

thanks for sharing the details . In'sha Allah will read .

*"Actions Speak Louder Than Words. We Can Apologise Over & Over But If Our Actions Do Not Change Then Our Words Become Meaningless."* Mufti Ismail Menk

Ta‘Widhat ...is it amulet ? tabeej in local language . I used tabeej sometimes but read that some say it's haram .

The graves are full of people who thought that they would practice Islam when they became old. Old age is not promised to anyone. - Brother AbuHafsah AbdulMalik Clare

nice post . Welcome here sis :)

The chewer of Hamza's liver was forgiven. And you still doubt the Mercy of The Most Merciful? Seek forgiveness now, as your sins are not more than His Mercy! ♥ --Faizan Shaikh

O you, who spends his lifetime disobeying his Lord, no one amongst your enemies is wicked to you more than you are to yourself " -Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah

cant' see anything . Sis , did u post any video link ?

"When you ask of a human you lower your head; but when you ask of Allah you raise your head; when you fear a human you run away from him; but when you fear Allah you run to Him"

"Never have I ever dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me."- Imam Al-Ghazali

may Allah punish or guide all atheists , Ameen.

"Whilst In This World Shaytaan Deceives Us In Many Ways. One Way Is That He Makes Us See Our Good Only; He Keeps Us Completely Neglectful Of The Evil That Lies Within Us. It Is For This Reason That When We Backbite (May Allah Safeguard Us From This Filth), We Talk About Others Faults Without Realising That They Exist In Our Life. Our Mashaa’ikh - The Experts In Spirituality, They Teach Us To Always Look At Your Own Faults. ‘The One Who Recognises His + And – Points (Himself) He Will Become The ‘Aariff Of Allah S.W.T - He’ll Quickly Become The Walee Of Allah’." [ Shaykh Saleem Dhorat Hafizahullah ]

great ans :)

U tube is banned here . Br , can u mention the date of the speech ?

Are we truly believers? by Political Prisoner Babar Ahmad Last Updated on Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:25 Every sin we commit delays the arrival of Allah’s Victory. Every Salah we delay extends the incarceration of a captive at Guantanamo Bay. Every drug we take allows another Quran to be flushed down the toilet. Every hour we waste watching TV allows another Muslim to be kidnapped and extradited into the hands of savage beasts. Every time we gaze at something forbidden, we place an obstacle in the path of Allah’s Victory. A sin is not a ‘private matter between me and Allah’ but one sin can make the difference between victory and defeat. Every sin we commit is one more reason why Allah should not grant us relief, safety and victory. “So do not weaken and do not grieve, for you will indeed be superior if you are truly believers.”[1] This verse was revealed to the Messenger (SAS) by Allah The Almighty from above the Seven Heavens, soon after the Muslims suffered a defeat in the Battle of Uhud and returned to Al-Madinah dejected and downtrodden. It was revealed as an encouragement to the believers after a victory that was in their grasp, was snatched away from them and turned into a defeat. And why should the Companions (RA) not have felt devastated at this defeat? Seventy of the best human beings on Earth at the time were killed and countless others were injured. Even the Messenger (SAS) himself was seriously wounded until blood flowed from his face and he said in great anguish whilst wiping the blood from his noble cheeks: “Allah’s Wrath is Great upon the people who besmeared His Messenger’s face with blood.” However, this defeat was only a temporary setback so that the believers could reflect upon the reasons for the defeat, described in successive verses of Surah Ale-Imran. The mistakes and sins of a few believers had deprived the whole army of victory. When Umar bin Al-Khattab (RA) despatched the army of Saad bin Abi Waqqas (RA) to the Battle of Al-Qadisiyyah, he advised him: “Fear your sins more than you fear the enemy as your sins are more dangerous to you than your enemy. We Muslims are only victorious over our enemy because their sins outnumber ours, not for any other reason. If our sins were equal to those of our enemy, then they would defeat us due to their superior numbers and resources.” And so Saad (RA) proceeded to fight the Persians and, sticking to the advice of his leader, he imprisoned the alcoholic Abu Mahjan Ath-Thaqafi lest his presence in the army delays the victory. Until, Abu Mahjan lamented in his shackles and composed verses of poetry that touched the wife of Saad (RA) to temporarily release him so that he could participate in the battle with his brothers. Abu Mahjan thus went out riding the horse of Saad (RA) (as Saad (RA) was bedridden with fever) and performed unmatched feats of valour before returning to his cell in the evening and wearing his shackles back by himself. This continued for three days until, when Saad (RA) found out about the heroics of Abu Mahjan, he untied his shackles with the words: “By Allah! I will never imprison you again for drinking alcohol!” Upon this, Abu Mahjan replied, “By Allah! I will never again touch alcohol after this day!” The army was victorious and Saad (RA) appointed the ascetic Companion Salman Al-Farsi (RA) as the new ruler of Persia, who lived on a meagre salary of one dirham per day. Victory and defeat, gains and losses, and successes and setbacks are not decided by money, resources, numbers or skills. Rather, they are decided by the balance of obedience and disobedience of Allah The Exalted. The more we obey Allah, both individually and collectively, the more we hasten His Victory. The more we disobey Allah, the more we delay the arrival of His Victory. One Muslim’s sins can delay the victory for everyone. It is very easy to blame Bush and Blair, the ‘West’, the ‘kuffar’ or simply ‘them’ for all our woes and worries. But it is not so easy to look in the mirror and point the finger at ourselves. Look at us and our pathetic state. We have abandoned Salah or we delay it or rush through it. We are too stingy to give Zakah, let alone optional charity. We prefer to go on holiday than to go for the obligatory Hajj. We drink alcohol, we use and supply drugs (Muslims are amongst the biggest suppliers of drugs in the world today), we cohabit outside wedlock, we steal, we cheat. We eat haram, earn haram and sell haram. We beat our wives and force our daughters into marriages then use Islam to justify it. We are quick to spend on fashion and luxuries but slow to spend on orphans and the needy. We fail to utter a single word, let alone raise a finger, when we see our fellow Muslims imprisoned , tortured, house-arrested, extradited or slain for fear of being ‘linked’ to them. We waste our lives watching television and playing computer games then complain that we don’t have enough time to become better Muslims. We are too addicted to music to find time to listen to or memorise the Quran. We are too busy in fun and games to fulfil our responsibilities as vicegerents on Allah’s Earth. And after all this (and more), we have the audacity to wonder why Allah’s Victory has not yet arrived. With our paltry state, we should more likely expect Allah’s Wrath and Punishment rather than His Victory. Every sin we commit delays the arrival of Allah’s Victory. Every Salah we delay extends the incarceration of a captive at Guantanamo Bay. Every drug we take allows another Quran to be flushed down the toilet. Every hour we waste watching TV allows another Muslim to be kidnapped and extradited into the hands of savage beasts. Every time we gaze at something forbidden, we place an obstacle in the path of Allah’s Victory. A sin is not a ‘private matter between me and Allah’ but one sin can make the difference between victory and defeat. Every sin we commit is one more reason why Allah should not grant us relief, safety and victory. Allah has made us a Promise in the aforementioned verse: “So do not weaken and do not grieve, for you will indeed be superior if you are truly believers.” He promises us relief, assistance, superiority and victory on the condition that we are true believers. If we suffer defeats today then it does not mean that Allah’s Promise is false. Instead, the question we must ask ourselves is: are we truly believers? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Islam21c requests all the readers of this article, and others, to share it on your facebook, twitter, and other platforms to further spread our efforts. [1] Al-Quran 3:139

"A man dreams of a perfect wife whilst a woman dreams of a perfect husband yet they don't realize that they've been created to complete one another." ♥ --Mufti Ismaíl Menk

New Zealand rugby player Sonny Bill Williams embraces Islam He's converted from a rugby league teen sensation into an All Black juggernaut, and along the way become a promising heavyweight boxer. But Sonny Bill Williams has also made a spiritual conversion to Islam. While rumours of the 25-year-old sporting superstar's religious beliefs have circulated for some time, the Herald on Sunday can reveal he made the leap of faith two years ago. He has since become the first Muslim to wear the All Black jersey, and requested halal food during the Northern Hemisphere tour last year. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when followers are forbidden from eating between dawn and sunset, falls in August this year - when the All Blacks play three Tri Nations matches. It is during the final build-up to the Rugby World Cup. Williams regularly attends Friday prayer sessions at a Christchurch mosque, according to friends. Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand first vice-president Javed Khan said his allegiance was commonly known among the Muslim community. "He is practising the religion and he is a great role model for the youngsters. We will pray to Allah that he will win the World Cup for us. Everyone talks about it you know. The Muslim community, everyone knows everyone, you know." Williams' manager Khoder Nasser and mentor, league star and boxer Anthony Mundine, are both Muslims, as is his brother Johnny, who lives with him in Christchurch. Williams' friend Tairek Smith said he had regularly prayed with the 1.91m, 108kg second five-eighth since he embraced the Sunni branch of Islam during a ceremony at the Regent's Park mosque in Sydney's western suburbs in 2008, where former Canterbury Bulldogs teammate Hazem El Masri attends. All Black manager Darren Shand said the star's religious beliefs had a "minimal" impact on the team. He said: "He has talked to us about his dietary needs and we do make some concessions there. We request halal beef and so on but he doesn't make a big deal of it. "We always leave players' religious affiliations and a lot of those holistic things outside of the game. That's their personal life and they decide what they do." When asked if his faith clashed with the All Blacks' philosophy for encouraging players to be free thinking and self reliant, Shand said Williams was a "sponge" for information. "That's why he is so good at all the sports he has been involved in. He just ticks all the boxes. He wants to be the best." Since converting to Islam, Williams has put a string of embarrassing alcohol-related incidents behind him. He is in training for the Crusaders' Super Rugby campaign and was unavailable for comment. * * * Sporting conversions Muhammad Ali: The boxing legend changed his name from Cassius Clay in 1964. Mike Tyson: converted to Islam after being imprisoned for rape in 1992. Brad Thorn: The hardest man in NZ rugby gave up the hard living in 1998 to become a Christian. Kaka: the Real Madrid football superstar suffered a spinal fracture at age 18, and devoted his life to God after his miraculous recovery. Mark "Bull" Allen: The shaven-headed former All Black prop and TV personality joined Brian Tamaki's Destiny Church.

A woman's best jewellery is her shyness (Fatima RA)

"Do not detest the misfortunes that befall you, for what you detest may be the cause of your salvation and what you like may be the cause of your ruin" Al-Hasan Al-Basree

"The sins that you do in private kills the heart more than the sins that you do in public, because it means that you value the eyes of the people more than you value the sight of Allah. You are more worried about people catching you sinning than Allah seeing you." -Imam Ibn Qudamah

Imam Shaafi'ee said: "I have not debated with anyone about theological rhetoric except once, and I seek forgiveness from Allah for that!" (ath-Thahabee in as-siyar) --

French Rapper Diam’s embraces Islam Saudi Gazette report Young French Rapper Diam’s has converted to Islam, explaining to the French Press, “Medicine was not able to heal my soul, so I turned toward religion.”Diam’s has received a great deal of media attention as she has adopted a black covering and hijab since converting to Islam following marriage to a Muslim man. Diam’s (real name: Mélanie Georgiades, born July 25, 1980 in Cyprus) is a French-language rap artist of French and Greek Cypriot origin. Her family moved to Essonne (near Paris) in 1984.In 1998, when she was just 18, Diam’s signed a development deal with BMG Music Publishing France. With the publisher’s help, Diam’s worked on her craft and signed with Universal Records in 1999. She appeared in a song on DJ Mehdi’s 2002 album “(The Story Of) Espion”. The 2003’s Brut de Femme was her breakthrough, reaching gold and spawning the top 10 single DJ. Since then she has won a number of awards and boasts of a large fan following. Her fans – waiting for her new album set to release in November – have reacted with surprise over her conversion. Paris Match has featured a four-page report devoted to her story, in which she says all profits from her new album will be donated to humanitarian organizations and that she now never leaves home without her hair covered. http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009101951948

PCSO converts to Islam after helping ‘honour’ violence victim 29 Jan 2013 08:04 A mum-of-two has told how she was inspired to convert to Islam – after helping a victim of honour-based violence as part of her job in the police. Police Community Support Officer Jayne Kemp, 28, decided to find out about the faith while helping a Muslim woman suffering domestic abuse. After speaking to other Muslims on Twitter, she was inspired to give up her Catholic faith to fully convert last year and now lives a completely Islamic lifestyle. She now goes out on her PCSO patrols in?Eccles, Salford, wearing the traditional hijab headscarf and makes time up at the end of her shift to attend Friday prayers. Jayne, single mum to a son, nine, and daughter, seven, formerly converted in a Shahada ceremony last April and now plans to change her name to Aminah. While her children spent Christmas Day at their dad’s so they could still celebrate, she went round to her mum’s – but had to cook her own dinner so it would be halal. Jayne, who joined GMP in August 2009 and lives in south Manchester, said: “It started when I had a woman approach me at work who was experiencing honour-based violence. “Where I work in Eccles there’s a big mosque and big Muslim population, so I thought I should find out more about it. “I’d thought Islam was all about women being forced to slave away in the kitchen – but found out it was about being generous with your time, patient and respectful of others. “As I looked into it I saw similarities with Catholicism and also values like looking after your neighbours and valuing the elderly that older people say younger people don’t have any more. “I wasn’t looking for any religion at the time but for every question I got answered about Islam I just had five more – I think I fell in love with it.” Jayne made the decision to tell colleagues she had converted when she wanted to start wearing a hijab to work – and says they have all been supportive. She is now working with the Greater Manchester Muslim Police Association to design a regulation police hijab and tunic – as one has never been needed before in the force. Jayne said: “I was worried about what my colleagues would think but they have been so understanding. “People in Eccles have been great too – most don’t even mention it. “If my children had struggled with me covering my hair I wouldn’t have done it. “They have both asked a lot about it but I would never push Islam on them and they will be brought up Catholic. “I just hope by speaking out I can show it is OK for a Muslim woman to work in the police force and also change negative stereotypes about Islam.” Jayne, who grew up in Wythenshawe, said: “My family in general are supportive. As long as I’m happy, they’re happy. “I was very open about my reading and studying Islam. My sister said the other day I’m the happiest she’s ever seen me.” Jayne was helped to find out about Islam by Muhammad Manzoor, who runs Muslim Twitter account Local Masjid from his Whalley Range home. He said: “I was humbled Jayne was asking me these questions as it made me find out more about Islam too. “She has found this religion for herself and hopefully it shows Muslims can mix in society without compromising their faith.” Manchester Evening News

"Loosing time is harder than death, as loosing time keeps you away from Allah and the Hereafter, while death keeps you away from worldly life and people." [imam Ibn Al-Qayyim]