Showing posts with label Quran. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quran. Show all posts

Friday, August 3, 2012

Zikr and Chechen women making zikr...


Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance (zikr) of Allah: 
for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction.
(Quran 13:28)

Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, 
and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, 
(With the thought): "Our Lord! not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! 
Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire.
                             (Quran 3:191)

But those will prosper who purify themselves,And glorify the Name of their Guardian-Lord, 
and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
(Quran 87:14-15)

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Nurah-Rosalie P. Jeter Amat'ullah | Truth Commission on Conscience in War



What Does Islam Say About War?
War Ethics In Islam
The Command of War In Islam

O people!  I charge you with ten rules; learn them well!
Stop, O people, that I may give you ten rules for your guidance on the battlefield.
Do not commit treachery or deviate from the right path.
You must not mutilate dead bodies.
Neither kill a child, nor a woman, nor an aged man.
Bring no harm to the trees, nor burn them with fire,
especially those which are fruitful.
Slay not any of the enemy's flock, save for your food.
You are likely to pass by people who have devoted their lives to monastic services;
leave them alone.
(Abu Bakr)

Fight for the sake of God those that fight against you*, but do not be aggressive.
(Quran 2:190)

To those against whom war is made, 
permission is given (to fight)*
because they are wronged.
(Quran 22:39)

Do no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order, 
but call on Him with fear and longing (in your hearts): 
for the Mercy of Allah is (always) near to those who do good.
(Quran 7:56)

*fighting is allowed only in self-defense


Muslim Heroes: 259 Dr. Nurah-Rosalie Amat'ullah (CEO, Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development)
Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development
Nurah Rosalie Amat'ullah @ Huffington Post

Thursday, July 19, 2012

To reflect on in the hours before Ramadan...


To contemplate on during these last few hours before the start of Ramadan:

The Prophet, may Allah immerse him in continuous peace, said,
"An hour's worth of contemplation is better than
sixty years of worship."


The soul's true happiness lies in experiencing the inner joy, and it will never be fully satisfied with outer, seeming pleasures. Its connection is with God, and nothing short of perfection will ever satisfy it.
                        Bowl of Saki, July 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan



R A M A D A N
I S
G E N E R O U S

Muhammad ibn Ya`qub (al-Kulayni), from `Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from al-Nawfali, 
from al-Sakuni, from Abu 'Abd Allah (al-'Imam al Sadiq) (A) that he said: 
"Amir al-Mu'minin (A) used to say: `Arouse your heart to contemplation;
 keep your side clear off the night; and be heedful towards your Lord."
(Usul al-Kafi, II, 5)

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The most superior form of worship is perpetual contemplation on God and His Power.
(Usul al-Kafi, II, 55)

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"GOD IN EVERY HEART"
Snatam Kaur

(make it your mantra)

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“Say: 'I give you only one admonition, 
That you stand before Allah either two by two, or one by one and reflect.” 
34:46 Quran

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IN THE HOURS BEFORE RAMADAN

One woman realizes
the universe
is engaged in wazifa.
A new mother
looks into her infants eyes
and notices
even a baby knows God.
A little boy
tells his grandpa,
"My imaginary friend is the Real.
My imaginary friend is God."
A cat naps in the sun,
using purrs for tasbeh,
dreaming, "Ya Nur!"
A flower bud waits to open,
hoping for Life to witness it.
Ten people die
on a day of war
when it all would stop
if they would gather
together
and chant "Ya Salaam!"

(by K.Nur)


Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Ya Sin

In the Name of the Divine One, 
Tenderly Compassionate, Infinitely Merciful

Ya Sin

Oh, beloved!

By the Holy Quran, the Divine Blessing containing the Wisdom of the Beloved,

you are among the ones We sent to the world with Our Message,

the Message which keeps humanity on the Righteous Path to the Beloved.

Through you, beloved of God, We have given the creatures of all the worlds this Holy Revelation  from the Omnipotent One, the Infinitely Merciful One.

You warn those who follow a path of idolatry, believing a stone can be worshiped.  They are unaware as they merely follow the path of their fathers who had no messenger.

The Holy Words do not make sense to them, so they reject the Message contained in them.

It is as though they have yokes around their necks because they cannot understand they do not believe in what is Truth.  Little do they know, that this makes their life most difficult.  They torture themselves, stretching their necks painfully within the yoke of ignorance.

Their test is to take down the walls that imprison them, both before and behind them.  The test also covers them, enveloping them in darkness.  Now the Eyes of their Hearts must open.  Otherwise they will remain oblivious to Truth.

Whether you warn them or not, they are unable to understand.  They remain trapped in their lack of belief.

You are only able to guide those who have passed Our test, the ones who follow Us and remember Us.  They remain in awe of the All-Merciful One, having faith in the Unseen that you have seen.  Give them the good news: they shall be forgiven and generously rewarded.

We revive their hearts that were once dead and We watch their footsteps, before and after, keeping a record of how they departed from their egos and became a people guided by the faith in their hearts.

Tell them of the communities who were truly guided by Our previous messengers.

Tell them how We sent two messengers and the people ignored them and how a third came saying, "We have been sent by God for you."

And the people replied, "You are merely mortals like us and your god has revealed nothing to you!"

The messengers answered, "the Beloved knows we are here with a Divine Message for you.

Our duty is only to bring you a clear message."

Yet the people replied, "We sense you are an evil omen.  If you do not stop, we will stone you and you will suffer from the deeds of our hands."

And the messengers spoke, "You imagine your ideas about evil omens.  Is it because you are uncomfortable about a message which directs you back to Truth?  No, in reality, you are a people who waste yourselves."

Then a man came rushing  from the farthest perimeter of the city. He exclaimed, "Follow these messengers!  

They only ask that you follow the messages they reveal and expect no reward.

What does it mean if I follow my Beloved One who created me and to Whom I will return?

Shall I worship my ego and not Divine?  If the Divine desires to test me with struggles, no stone-image will intercede for me or save me.

It would mean I am lost and go astray.

Oh, messengers who reveal a Divine Message, I have faith in the One who Watches Over me, so hear me!"

We said to the man, "Enter the garden of paradise."  And the man replied, "If only my people knew

I was then forgiven and joined the recognized ones.

After that, no one was sent from heaven against the people who believed, but truly We never send an army down." 

One blow from Us would cause extinction of any who caused great suffering on earth through their disbelief.  It could also leave the world still and silent if We desired.  If We desired it, all could turn to ashes.

There is sorrow for the ones who reject Divine Messages.  Such pity is on those who mock the messengers We sent.

Do they not wonder the plight of those before them who rejected Truth.  Do they really wish to join those whose egos were worshipped instead of Truth?

And truly they will come to face the Divine Being they have rejected, to be judged for their good and evil deeds?

One of Our signs is the way we bring life to beings made of clay.  We cause grain to come alive, growing to feed people.

And we cause orchards and gardens to grow fruit for sustenance.  And among the date palms and vines, water gushes up from the earth.

They eat the fruits they themselves could not cause to grow without the way we give life to seeds.  Will they not give thanks for such blessings?

Glory be to the One who is limitless and who created opposites so that life can grow.  Glory to the One who causes the earth to produce and causes humankind to roam the earth for generations.   Pity upon those who have no knowledge of what We do.

Another sign is the night.  We withdraw the day and, behold, they are then in darkness.

And the sun travels across the sky, following the Divine Command laid down by the Creator of all the worlds.  This is a way to measure the power of the One who is Infinitely Mighty and All-Knowing.

And we have ordained phases of the moon, until it becomes dry like a date stalk.

Through Divine Law, the sun cannot overtake the moon and, likewise, the moon cannot overtake the sun.  Each just swims across the sky, contained in its own orbit, surrendering to Divine Command (its own Sharia).

And it should be a Sign for them that we carried the seeds of their ancestors on a laden boat.

And it should be a Sign that we also carry them on the water.

If We wished, they would sink and drown, with no one to hear their calls for help or rescue them.

It is a Mercy from Us and enjoyment granted them for a while.

And when We advise them: "Guard what is before you and behind you so that Mercy may be yours,  they refuse to hear."

Whenever We communicate with them with signs, they ignore Us and do not turn away when we make them aware of danger.

And when they are told to spend on others with what we have given them, the disbelievers say to the believers, "Shall we feed them, who the Generous One could have fed alone if the One chose? Clearly, you who believe in your God, it is you who have gone astray!"

And the disbelievers ask, "When will be the day of resurrection?  If you are sincere, you can tell us when this threat will come true."

They are waiting for one blast, which will overtake them while they are disputing.

They will have no time to draw up a will nor will they return to their own people.

The trumpet's blow will cause the swarm of sleeping souls to race from their graves to the Creator.

They will exclaim, "Woe to us!  Who has raised us from death's sleep?  The Merciful One was truly warning us; the prophets spoke the truth!

After this Cry, they will all be brought before Us together.

On that day,  the Judge will hold people accountable.  No soul will be wronged in the least.  You will only be repaid for your good and bad deeds.

Those in the Garden on that day will find joy in whatever they do.

They and their mates will recline on couches in the shade.

They will have fruits and all they ask for.

"Peace!" the Infinitely-Merciful will say on that day when only Infinite Mercy will protect the ones who betrayed their souls,

"but stand aside, you who caused so much suffering on the earth!

Did I not command you, O sons and daughters, of Adam, that you not follow the evil one, that you should remain the enemy of evil?

Did I tell you to worship Me and walk the path of compassion and mercy?

The creator-of-evil caused so many of you to go astray!  Why did you refuse to reflect? Instead you agreed with evil.

This moment is the hell you were warned about.  Shall I leave you in hell forever?

Enter the fire of purification today, because you ignored my commands which would have made your hearts pure while you were on earth.

Today We will seal your mouths closed.  Your lies and excuses will not be enough to save you from your regret.  Now the deeds of your hands and feet will bear witness to all you caused them to do.

If We had wished, We would have blinded you to earthly desires of your body.  You would have groped toward the Path, but how would you see?

If We had wished, We could have nailed you to one spot so you would not be able to go forward or turn back. We could have left you without the choice to repent and return to the Sacred Path.

When We grant some a long life, We weaken their bodies.  Do you not understand?

We have not taught the Prophet how to recite myths nor could he have ever created a myth.

The Prophetic Light merely returns with a reminder sent previously and the Divine Light fills these books.

Prophets warn those who roam the earth, warning about the pain they will feel, caused by regret and shame, when they face their own deeds before the Judge.  You were offered Truth, but rejected it ungratefully.

Consider again how much we created for you, Our hands making cattle for you and allowing you to keep them 

And we subdued them so that some could be ridden and others could be food 

And some for milk to drink and some for other benefits.  Will they not give thanks?

Yet they continued to worship imagined gods rather than the One who helped them.

Their gods of stone have no power to help them.  Yet they became like an army for these stones.

O believers, let not their vain words sadden you.  We know what they keep secret and what they disclose.

Have some of the people not perceived how We created them from a seed contained within a drop of semen?  Yet lo and behold!  They remain an adversary!

They argue with Us while forgetting their own creation. They ask, "Who will return life to our bones when they decay?"

Say:  The One who made them in the first place will revive the sleeping soul.  The One is aware of every creation,

the One who produces fire from trees, teaching you how to kindle light.

Is not the One who created you able to create others like you?  Of course!  All is possible for the Omniscient Creator of all!

When the One wills something there is merely the command to Be and it will be!

Glory be to the One whose Hand governs all things.  It is this Supreme One we will all be returned to.

Monday, July 2, 2012

By Thy Grace by Snatam Kaur

Allah, Jehovah, Rama, SatNam



Names of God
Allah
Jehovah
Rama
SatNam
Waheguru
Ganesh
Saraswati
Elohim
Ahura Mazda
Great Spirit
 The Loving
Ar-Rahman
The Friend
The Truth
The One
The All
Ma
Alla

The Most Beautiful Names belong to God.
Quran 7:180

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It is said that Allah has 3,000 Names.  1,000 of them are known only to the angels.  1,000 are known only by the Prophets.   300 are found in the Torah, 300 in the Psalms, 300 in the Gospels and 99 in the Quran.  The sum of these names is 2,999.  There is one name that is hidden by God, the Ism Allah Al Azam.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Ya Dhat! Ya Sifat!



There is the essence of God and there are the attributes of God. 
 The essence is impossible for us to understand. 
 We can begin to understand the attributes.
 In fact, part of a Sufi education is to understand those attributes in yourself.
 God has said, "My servants will find Me as they see Me." 
 This does not mean if you think of God as a tree or as a mountain 
that God will be that tree or mountain. 
 If you think of God as merciful, or loving, or as angry or vengeful, 
 that is how you will find God. 

 ~ Sheikh Muzaffer


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Everything will perish, save the Face of God.
--Quran 28:88

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The Seven Name Prayer
by Meher Baba

Hari, Paramatma,
Allah, Ahuramazda,
God, Yezdan, Hu


Say: "Call out to Allah or by the name of Ar-Rahman (The All-Compassionate).
It is all the same because to all the Most Beautiful Names belong to HaShem.
When you pray to The One Who Goes By Many Names,
pray neither too softly or too loudly.
The moderate way is best so seek a way in between."
(Surah al-Isra 17:110)

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Gandhi...


When Gandhi was asked if he was a Hindu, he answered: 
"Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew."


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O humankind!
We have created you from a male and a female,
and made you into nations and tribes,
that you may know one another.
Verily, the most honourable of you with Allâh
is that (believer) who has At-Taqwa.
Verily, Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Aware.
--Quran 49:13--

Friday, June 29, 2012

Sheikh Kabir Helminski of the Mevlevi Order discusses zikr



The Threshold Society: Mevlevi Order of America
One Through Love

And remember your Protector and Sustainer,
O beloved Muhammad,humbly and with awe.
Use then a gentle voice, the words carried softly on your breath,
to praise Me in the morning and evening.
And do not be negligent in your remembrance.

--Quran al-A'raf 7:205--

Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Israeli Dervish

 I think the Way of the Heart is the international language.
Miki Cohen, Israeli Dervish



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Those who believe,
and whose hearts find satisfaction
in remembering the Beloved,
know without doubt
hearts find satisfaction
in remembrance of the Beloved.


--Quran Surah ar-Rad 13:28--

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Light Verses



"When any one lights a lamp, 
he never puts it in the cellar or under the bushel, 
but on the lampstand, that people who come in may see the light.
(The Holy Book of Injeel:  Luke 11:33)




Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

(The Holy Book of Zabur: Psalms 119:105)



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Those who believe will stand alongside the Prophet,
their light streaming on ahead of them
and to their right.
They will say, "Our Lord, perfect our light for us and forgive us!"

(Quran: 66:8)




He is the one light that gives light
that gives light to all.
He shines; everything shines.

(Upanishads)





God is the Light of the heavens and the earth.
The parable of His Light
is as if there were a Niche,
and within it a Lamp;
the Lamp enclosed in Glass:
The Glass as it were a brilliant star:
Lit from a blessed Tree,
an olive neither of the East nor of the West,
Whose oil is well-night luminous,
though fire scarce touched it.
Light upon Light!
God guides whom He will to His Light:
God sets forth parables for men, and God knows all things.

(Quran 24:35)

Thursday, June 14, 2012

The Beloved's Quran 2:115

 
To the Beloved belong the East and West
......so wherever you turn
there is your Beloved's Face.
The Beloved is
Everywhere
Omnipresence
Omniscience.
(Quran 2:115)


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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Charity



The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once had several coins that he asked his wife to distribute in charity. But due to the Prophet's illness at the time, she did not have an opportunity to give out the coins. When the Prophet learned of this, he asked for the coins, placed them in his hand, and then said: "What would God's Prophet think if he were to meet God, who is Great and Glorious, while (still) possessing these?" - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 586

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Every Muslim has to give in charity." The people then asked: "(But what) if someone has nothing to give, what should he do?" The Prophet replied: "He should work with his hands and benefit himself and also give in charity (from what he earns)." The people further asked: "If he cannot find even that?" He replied: "He should help the needy who appeal for help." Then the people asked: "If he cannot do (even) that?" The Prophet said finally: "Then he should perform good deeds and keep away from evil deeds, and that will be regarded as charitable deeds." - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 524

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Charity is prescribed for each descendant of Adam every day the sun rises." He was then asked: "From what do we give charity every day?" The Prophet answered: "The doors of goodness are many...enjoining good, forbidding evil, removing harm from the road, listening to the deaf, leading the blind, guiding one to the object of his need, hurrying with the strength of one's legs to one in sorrow who is asking for help, and supporting the feeble with the strength of one's arms--all of these are charity prescribed for you." He also said: "Your smile for your brother is charity." - Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 98

"Spend (in charity) out of the sustenance that We have bestowed on you before that time when death will come to someone, and he shall say: "O my Lord! If only you would grant me reprieve for a little while, then I would give in charity, and be among the righteous." - The Holy Quran, 63:10

A man once said to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): "I have plenty of property, a large family, a great deal of money, and I am a gracious host to my guests. Tell me how to conduct my life and how to spend (my money)." The Prophet replied: "Give (regular charity) out of your property, for truly it is a purifier, and be kind to your relatives and acknowledge the rights of the poor, neighbors and (those in need who seek your help)." - Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 3

"They ask you (O Muhammad) what they should spend in charity. Say: 'Whatever you spend with a good heart, give it to parents, relatives, orphans, the helpless, and travellers in need. Whatever good you do, God is aware of it.'" - The Holy Quran, 2:215

 The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Save yourself from hellfire by giving even half a date-fruit in charity." - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 498


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A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that.  - Sahih Al-Bukhari, 4:538

Friday, June 8, 2012

The Beauty of Pollination...



Have they not seen the birds above them 
spreading out their wings and closing them? 
Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent. 
Lo! He is Seer of all things.  
(Quran 67:19)



And thy Lord inspired the bee, saying: 
Choose thou habitations in the hills 
and in the trees and in that which they thatch;
 Then eat of all fruits, and follow the ways of thy Lord, 
made smooth (for thee). 
There cometh forth from their bellies a drink divers of hues, 
wherein is healing for mankind. 
Lo! herein is indeed a portent for people who reflect. 
(Quran 16:68-69)



It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, 
nor doth the night outstrip the day. 
They float each in an orbit.
  (Quran 36:40) 


Friday, May 25, 2012

when enemies become friends...


Not equal are the good and the bad response. 
You shall resort to the one which is better. 
Thus, the one who used to be your enemy, 
may become your best friend. 
(Quran 41:34)

Friday, May 18, 2012

Follow the moon....



"They ask you about the waxing and waning phases
of the crescent moons, 
say they are to mark fixed times for mankind and Hajj."


~-(Qu'ran 2:189)-~

Zikrullah...



When My servants ask you about Me, I am always near. 
 I answer their prayers when they pray to Me. 
The people shall respond to Me and believe in Me,  
in order to be guided. 

~-( Quran 2:186 )-~
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