Thankfulness and Patience in Allah (swt)

Sabr and Shukr – Faith in Allah (swt)

Aasiyah was the wife of Pharoh. Her faith in Allah (swt) thrived under the shadow of her husband who said, “I am your Lord, Most High!” When news reached Pharoh of his wife’s faith he beat her and commanded his guards to beat her. They took her out in the scalding noon heat, tied her hands and feet and beat her perpetually. Who did she turn to? She turned to Allah (swt)! She prayed, “My lord, build for me a home with you in Paradise and save me from Pharoh and his deeds and save me from the
transgressing.”

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Eid Mubarak!

May Allah (swt) bless you and your families on this joyous day

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Salat al Ashiqin

Salat al-‘Ashiqin

This practice was recommended to me by Pir Zia during the month of Ramadhan. It is done

silently after ‘Isha.

Make your intention to do 4 rakat.

2 sets of 2.

1st rakat recite sura al Fatiha 1 time and then Ya Allah 100 times (all in the standing position

then finish rakat)

2nd rakat recite sura al Fatiha 1 time and then Ya Rahman 100 times

short break

3rd rakat recite sura al Fatiha 1 time and then Ya Raheem 100 times

4th rakat recite sura al Fatiha 1 time and then Ya Wadud 100 times

Salaams.

In all 4 rakats the recitation is done standing and when finished proceed with the positions

of salat as you would normally do them. Just take a short rest in between the second and

third rakats.

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Entering Ramadan – 1446

Dear brothers and sisters, this coming Friday night Allah will allow us to enter once again into the sacredness and blessedness of Ramadan Kareem insha’allah. This is one of the times of the year when all Muslims are united in this single quest.

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15th-17th Rabi ath Thani Urs Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani, Baghdad, Iraq 1166CE/561AH

Mazar of Abdul Qadir Jilani

Al-Syed Muhiyudin Abu Muhammad Abdal Qadir al-Gilani al-Hasani wal-Hussaini (there are many variant spellings of his name) 0r simply known as Ghaus-e-Azam (470–561 AH) (1077–1166 AD) was a Persian Hanbali preacher, Sufi sheikh and the figurehead of the Qadiri Sufi order. He was born on the 20th Sha’ban in 470 AH, (March 18, 1077CE) in the Persian province of Gilan (Iran) south of the Caspian Sea.

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