There are signs everywhere for those who wish to look and see.
وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا
وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ27:93
waquli alhamdu lillahi sayureekum ayatihi fataaarifoonaha wama rabbuka bighafilin aaamma taaamaloona
Say: “Praise be to Allah ﷻ. He will show you His Signs and you will recognize them. Your Lord is not heedless of anything you do.” (Surat an-Naml: 93)
Continue readingIn February of 2011 The late Sadia Dehlvi (ra) wrote this wonderful article on the character of the Prophet Muhammad (saw). I thought it would be good to repeat the post here on the day of his (saw) birth (mawlid). I hope you enjoy this re-post from her in the Times of India.
SADIA DEHLVI, Feb 16, 2011, 12.00am India Standard Time
Times of India
I love the month of Rabi ulAwwwal, and look forward to hosting and attending Milad celebrations, marking the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Brothers and sisters we must not loose sight of our identity as muslims and muslimahs. Where do we draw this identity? Do we draw it from the culture we are in? Living here in this culture we are constantly bombarded by Shaitan urging us to all kinds of sin. We are constantly prodded to live for materialistic things and things that take our heart and mind from Allah (SWT). And most sad of all, constantly, everyday I see people treat each other badly. I see rudeness and impatience and anger and enmity. What kind of society are we following? I heard yesterday that a study was done where it was estimated that we are exposed to 90 thousand advertisements every day. Violence is prevalent, and not just wars and things far away, but in our own lives. People bicker and mistrust one another, and people do cheat and steal and lie. But we are human and we do make mistakes and where do we turn? How do we realize our identity and be the kind and compassionate people we are supposed to be as muslims.
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Ihsan Center - Islam From The Heart 
Allah (الله) An Arabic Word
This past week a few topics were high on my list for blog entries. Aside, of course, from the horrendous catastrophe in Nepal, one seemed more apropos of this blog and that is the question of who can use the word “Allah” in other than Arabic speaking lands.
As for Nepal, I encourage you to use a link you trust to deliver the aid where it is most needed. Constant news stories of the mounting numbers of dead and wounded are further exacerbated by the stories of those survivors who must now face disease, hunger, lack of sanitary facilities, clean drinking water and more. Our help is needed! Allah (swt) enjoins upon us the task of taking care of fellow human beings, now is the time to act.
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