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Forgetting and over sighting
Written by:
Translated by: Dr. Faheem Bukhatwa
Thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Peace and prayers be upon the most honorable of all messengers Mohammad; and all his folks, companions, and followers to the day they are all summoned together.
I advice you and my self to fear Allah. This who does not fear Allah will not be able to distinguish between different paths. Allah says: {if you fear Allah then He will provide you with the power of distinction} Aya 29Anfal.
Allah did not create you in vain; take provisions from this life that will protect you in the next life. Indeed, people make arrangements for funerals, they say prayers for the deceased, and walk behind the funeral procession, they may encounter some sorrow, and some shade of gloom may pass over them, but soon people are overcome with the buzz of life and the neglect due to living.
Dear brothers and sisters, those forgetful people, the time they live will be taken as evidence against them. Their days lead them to misery. For how is the next life can be achieved with no good deed? And how repentance is can be expected with the forgetfulness, carelessness and negligence and putting off hope far into the future. The people of negligence if they are given, they are never satisfied, and if they are not given they are not contented, they preach what they do not practice, and they preach deterring others and nothing deters them. They are always given out to others, and for themselves, they always find excuses and justifications.
Yea who are unaware of this matter, Many of those who put their trust into this worldly life were afflicted by it, and many cheaters were cheated by it, and many vain people were made despicable by it. And many proud people lost their pride because of this worldly life.
The sweetness in this life is really bitter, its powerful is beatable, life in it is short, it’s being is going towards nothingness. Happiness in it is going towards sadness, the abundance in it is going towards lack, and health is moving towards sickness, richness is going towards poorness; life in it is cunning, its days are luring, To its followers it preaches badness.
Situations in this life are either blesses that are disappearing, afflictions that are coming down, deaths that are going to take place. Investing and building in this life is doomed to destruction, and collections are doomed to dispersion. And all that is above dust is going to dust.
The people of negligence do not achieve their hopes, and are not good in taking the right provision for what they are going for. They collect much but they will not make use of it, they build what they will not occupy, and hope for what they will not obtain. Allah says: {Let them feed and amuse, and let them be fooled by the hope, they will find out} Aya 3 – Al-7ejr
Those who keep wishing for a long time, building and destroying, do and undo, guess and miss judge, they think and plan, eventually matter turn out different to plans, wrongfully their collection grows, and keep saying “I will, I will” about repentance, but there is death has approached him, work is cut off for him, their people commit them to earth, and they are denied all excuses. Allah says {Do you see that I give them their pleasure for years, then comes upon them what I have promised them. What they were give to enjoy} Ayas 205-2207 of Shu3aras
The messenger advised us regularly remember the destroyer of pleasures. For indeed this who thinks about death will put himself, his actions and hopes to account. It is those with stagnant souls and unaware hearts that needs constant and elaborate reminding. Any one remembers and think of the destroyer of pleasures, if they are in tight living it will be made plentiful, and if they are in plentiful living, then it will be made tighter.
The messenger (PPBU) once walking by a grave stopped and cried till his tears wetted earth and he said: “Brothers, it is for the likes of this get ready”
A man asked the messenger (PPBU) saying: “Who is the best of all people?” He replied : {The one who remembers death more, and the one who is more ready for it. Those are the good ones who are gone with the dignity of this worldly life, and the honor of the life after.}
Dear brothers, death is ruining pleasures for those who seek pleasures in this life. Seek the pleasure that has no death to ruin. People in paradise are safe from death and they will enjoy their pleasures for ever.
Remember that those who always think of and remember death Allah will honor them with three things: speedy repentance, heart contentment and activeness in worship. And those who forget and ignore death, Allah will afflict them with three things: continues postponement of repentance, and lack of contentment with what is enough, and sluggishness or laziness towards acts of worship. Each and every one of us will die. All those before us have regardless of how long they lived. Allah says: {Did you think we created you in vain, and you shall not come back to us?} Aya 115 of Mosminoon.
Allah says: {Every soul is getting the taste of death, for you shall be compensated in the day of resurrection. This of you who is dislodged off the fire and brought into paradise is the victorious. And this worldly pleasure is just an illusive and alluring enjoyment}
Dear Muslims, fear Allah, and keep up Allah’s commandments, be trustees for what he entrusted you with for you shall answer to him the day you stand between his hands. Rewarded for what you did and what you regretfully did not do.
Repent to Allah before you die, engage into good deed before, you are stricken by a disabling lack of resource, or an over whelming richness, or a devastating sickness, or weakening old age, or terminating death, or the false messiah, or the hour, and the hour is tougher and more cunning.
May Allah bless you, do not be hoping for the good of the life after with no work in this life, and do not postpone repentance for a lengthy hope and you know that death approaches suddenly. Visit the graves or cemeteries; it reminds you of the next life. Take a lesson of those who are under the dust and his friends and family have forgotten about them. They suddenly died while they had hopes for the future, collected money, for their hopes were dashed, and their money is useless to them, their wives were widowed, their riches divided.
Fear Allah, may He bless you, and hope for the next life. For it is a life where there is no death, homes in it are not destroyed, youth never ages, its blesses never fade, where goodness and beauty in it does not change, those who live in it live in the mercy of the most merciful.
Notes:
Adhan - The call to prayer.
- The inhabitants of the city of Al-Medina that received and supported the messenger (PPBU) when he immigrated from Mekkah in the very early years of Islam.
Ansar (or Al-Ansar):
Assalam Alaikum - The Islamic greeting, literately means: Peace be with you. Used when approaching or leaving. When used during approaching it will be like saying: I bring no harm to you . and when said during leaving somebody it will mean: No harm will come to you after I leave.
- is a verse of the Koran. It also means a miracle or a sign from God.
Aya (or Ayah):
- is a mountain outside the city of Mecca that represents the climax of the Hajj worship. All doing Hajj must stay at this location on the same day.
Arafa (or Arafah or Arafat):
Badr - The place of the first significant battle between the Muslims and the pagans of the Quraish. It is located in Saudi Arabia.
Caliph - A Muslim ruler. See: (Khalifa)
Dajjal - Antichrist or the False Massiah.
Dawah - The proliferation of Islamic teachings through word and deed.
Deen (Din) - Religion or way of life.
- talking to Allah; praising him and asking him for help.
Duaa: a prayer in the form of
Fatwa - Legal verdict given based on the Qur'an (Koran) and the Sunnah which are the recorded sayings and deeds of Muhammad.
Ferdose: is the highest level of the all the gardens of Eden or paradise.
Fiqh - Religious law.
Hadeeth: is something reported that the messenger have said. It includes all the speeches and ceremonies he gave. It is usually narrated or told by one of his companions. There is a list of hadeeths approximately 14000 that are reported and checked to be genuine. No more hadeeths are acceptably added to this list.
Hajar - The Black Stone set into the corner of the Ka'aba in Mecca. It is said to be a stone from Heaven.
Hajj - The pilgrimage to Mecca which takes place in the last month of the Islamic calendar. One of the five pillars of Islam.
Hasana or hasanas: is the reward for a good deed. a hasana is a point or a merit for a good deed.
Hadith - The sayings and not deeds of the prophet Muhammad recorded by his followers. Considered authoritative and perfect.
Hajj: is the worship of pilgrimage.
Hijra (or Hejrah): the event of the immigration of the messenger from Mekkah to Madina. This event marks the start of the Islamic calendar. the Islamic calendar has 12 months based on the lunar cycle, each is 29.5 days. Hijra is also used as a name for the Islamic dating system.
Ibadah - Worship. All the words and deeds with which Allah is pleased. These deeds could be prayer and charity.
Iblis - (Ibleese): On of Satan's names.
Ibn (Ebn): the son of. Used by Arabs as part of an individual's name. Example: Ali whose father is Omar or the son of Omar, would be called: Ali Ibn Omar.
Imam (or Emam)- The leader for a prayer. In the Shiaa sect, an Imam is the individual who has the religious authority.
Iman: belief or faith
Injil (Enjeel) - The Bible. The book inspired to Jesus for the Christians.
Islam - Submission, the religion of all the prophets of Allah culminating in Muhammad.
Jannah - The heavenly garden, Paradise. The place of the faithful in the afterlife.
Jihad: is striving in the line of Allah in many forms. Includes a very wide scope varying from improving oneself to fighting a defensive war in protection of Allah's word. The greatest Jihad is the fight one's self against temptations. It also means "holy war."
Jinn - Supernatural, invisible beings race of beings, below angels. They were made from fire. Like humans, there amongst them are the faithful and the non beleivers and Jinn shall be judged on Judgment Day.
Ka'aba: A cube shaped building in Mecca containing a stone laid there by Abraham and Ishmael. Some say Ka'aba was first built by Adam, and some say by Abraham. It is the holiest place for Muslims. It is where all Muslims face in their daily prayers. Ka'aba also makes a major part of the pilgrimage in a ritual known as Tawaf.
Khalifa: is the Muslim ruler. Head of the Islamic empire. Exact translation: "Successor".
Khutbah - A sermon given in a Mosque, usually on Friday.
Kufr - Denial or Disbelief. A term Muslims use for anyone who denies existence of Allah or the prophecy of Muhammed.
Koran - Also spelled Qur'an. The holy book of Islam revealed to Muhammad by Allah through the Archangel Gabriel. Koran literally means "the recital." It is the final revelation of Allah given to the prophet Muhammad. It consists of 114 surahs (or chapters.)
Madinah - (Medinah): A city in the Arabian peninsula (in the country known now as Saudi Arabia). A city where the messenger had to immigrate to. Then it was called Yathrib.
Masjid - A center for Muslim activity. It is referred to as a mosque.
Masiah - A sin, or a sinful act
Mecca or Makkah: is the holiest city for Muslims. It contains the Ka'aba mosque with the famous black cubical shape. Mecca is the birth place of the messenger (PPBU).
Mosque - A Muslim house of worship.
Muhajir - (Muhajireen) Immigrant, one who leaves his home town due to lack of religious freedom. It was first used to describe early Muslims immigrating from Mecca to Median and Ethiopia.
Muhammad - the final messenger and prophet of God whose message abrogated all previous revelations. He received the Koran through the angel Gabriel over a 23 year period. Born in Mecca and died in Medina at the age of 63. His full name: Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah
Muslim - One who holds faith to the religion of Islam.
Nafilah: a voluntary prayer other than the five obligatory prayers; performed at any time.
Nasara - Christians. Nasrani: A Christian individual. Nasraniah: Christianity.
Ommah: is the Arabic word for a nation. It usually refers to the Islamic nation unless otherwise specified.
Paradise - Another word for heaven. A garden of bliss, fruits, rivers and all forms of pleasures imaginable and imaginable. No suffering, disease or death. Service is provided by angels. All live in it an ever lasting youthful life. Promised by Almighty Allah to all faithful, true Jews, true Christians and True Muslims. Paradise is one of two places every person will go to, either Paradise or Hellfire.
PPBU (P.B.U.H.) : Peace and Prayers Be Upon him. A statement Muslims use any time they mention the name of the messenger or make a reference to him.
Qadar - Fate. Preordainment is the teaching that all things, good and bad, are preordained to occur.
Qadr - (night of Qadr): The night when the first revelation of the Koran took place. Most likely it happened during one of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. Or when the Koran was brought down to the nearest heaven in one go, and from there it was brought down in bits and few verses at a time over a period of 23 years. This night is considered the holiest night for Muslims with tremendous advantages.
Qibla - The direction which Muslims turn for daily prayers, towards Mecca.
Quraish - An ancient Arab tribe to which the messenger Muhammad belonged.
Ramadan - The ninth month of the Islamic calendar which is the month of the fast. The holiest month in the Muslim colander.
Salat - Prayers. Generally it covers all forms of worship, but more specifically refers to the Muslim rituals which is performed to worship Allah five times daily.
Shiaa: A sect of Islam that teaches that a religion leader (Imam) should be the political ruler and must be direct descendants of the messenger (PPBU). Therefore, disapproving of all Muslim leaders who ruled After the messenger (PPBU) except Ali, the messenger's grandson.
Shirk - Associating another god with Allah. Or associating anyone or anything with Allah. Or using anyone or anything as a medium to Allah. The opposite of Monotheism or Tawheed.
Siam or Soam- Fasting
Sunni: is a the title of those Muslims who are suppose to be following the life style of the messenger. This differentiates them from the Shiaa of Iran.
Sunna (Sunnah): Is how the Messenger PPBU lived, what he did or said. It includes the way he dressed, ate, drank, prayed, interacted with other people and fought. Basically, sunnah is the life style of the messenger PPBU. It is considered the second source of legislation in Islamic laws and it is considered to be an important reference to be used for concluding arguments and disputes. It is also a title give to the main stream Muslims who make 90% if all Muslims.
Surah - A chapter of the Koran.
Tawaf: part of the pilgrimage (Hajj) ritual. It involves walking round the Ka'aba Mosque in anti-clock wise direction a number of seven circles.
Tauhid - Tawheed - Monotheism, in Islam is the teaching that there is only one God who alone is worthy of worship. The first requirement of becoming a Muslim. It is included in the testimony of faith for new Muslims when declaring that God is one: (No God but Allah)
Taqwah - Proper fear and veneration of Allah. A divine spark that enables the person to understand God.
Taurat: The old Testaments and scriptures of Mosa.
Ummah - the word means: a Nation. Usually refers to the Islamic nation unless otherwise stated.
Umrah - (Amrah): A mini hajj. A Minor form of pilgrimage to Mecca. Unlike Hajj which can only be done on the 12th month of the Islamic year, Umrah can be performed at any time.
Wathoo (wadoo): a washing up ritual done by Muslims before each of the five daily prayers known as ablution.
Zaboor - The Psalms
Zakat - The third pillar of Islam. Alms giving, charity that is given to the poor.
