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Archives for June 2015

Interview: Twins of Faith Sydney

June 29, 2015 by Sajid Umar Leave a Comment

Q: What are your favourite hobbies?
A: Hmm. I don’t think I have a hobby. Everything I do I try and ensure has a high impact to my vision. Thus I consider everything I do as something core. I guess if you really wanted specifics and would push me for an answer; I would say everything I do is my hobby 😊

Q: What are your favourite…things…to study?
A: I love studying all the Islamic sciences especially matters related directly to the Qur’an or its direct sciences.
I also consider a favorite the process of pondering over the Seerah and find parallels with the 21st century we are in.

Q: Share the kheir, what is your favourite du’aa?
A: The dua that was taught to Aisha Ra should she witness the night of power. There are so many dimensions to it that give you hope and keep you grounded as well.

Q: What is your favourite Surah?
A:It depends. Do you mean in terms of recitation? Pondering? In any case I genuinely find this a hard question to answer. The Entire Qur’an is Amazing given its miraculous nature.
If you were to push me again I would say Surah Yusuf as a Surah to ponder over. It has lessons for those who just ask. And it is special for so many reasons that are just too many to list here now. Perhaps we can run an interview just on that.

Q: Your favourite moment shared between the Prophet ﷺ and his daughter, Fatima (RA)?
A: His standing up for her when she visited him and the way he honoured her throughout his life. Even by informing her she would be the first from his family to reach him in the hereafter after he passed away.

Q: Your favourite moment in the Madinan seerah that left you in awe of the Prophet ﷺ
A: Hmm. These type of questions for these types of topics are really ones I don’t favour! There are just too many and they mean so much for just too many reasons.
Again if you push me and off the top of my head I would say,
His forgiveness of the Quraysh after Makkah came into the control of the Muslims and his sermon during the farewell hajj. Again I will reiterate, there are so many.

Q: Your favourite moment in the Madinan seerah that left you feeling inspired for change?

A: No doubt the battle of Badr. Another stand out is When the Muslims dug the trench and the messenger saw struck the great Boulder that was in the way. As he did lights began to eminate and he announced the takbeer announcing that Rome and Persia etc would enter the control of the Muslims. The entire setting and the impact and timing of the announcement is truly inspirational.

Q: From Makkah, To Madinah- what is a defining moment in the seerah for you?

A: I would say in a nutshell of course
The Islam of Hamza
The Islam of Umar
The sending of Mus’ab bin umayr to Madeenah as a teacher and propogator.
Badr
The treaty of hudayniyah

These for me (when put on the spot) were pivotal in terms of Islam becoming established in the land In a way like never before.

And Allah knows best.

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Ramadhan Day 11 / Juzz 11: “Let not their speech grieve you.”

June 28, 2015 by Madiyah Leave a Comment

“And let not their speech grieve you. Indeed, honor [due to power] belongs to Allah entirely. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.” [10:65]

In these Ayahs Allah is telling His Prophetﷺ the things they (the disbelievers) say to you should not grieve you. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ *will* hear things that will really hurt him, hear things that will upset him, and people *will* say demoralising things. However, Allah is reminding His Prophetﷺ to not let their talk get to him, for you have a responsibility to deliver the message of hope and optimism. If you get demoralised, how will humanity find their morals?

Allah then reminds that indeed dignity, power, honour and respect belongs only to Him. Only He owns it so don’t worry about what they say, because no one can disrespect Allah.

The lesson *we* can take from this is, keep moving forward despite hearing ugly speech. Many a time, especially through social media, we find people saying horrible and hateful things about Islam and about Allah and His messenger; things which fill us with disgust and rage.

Yet, Allah is reminding us: Don’t let it get to you. You just keep doing your job. Allah will deal will them because He is the “All Hearing, the All-Knowing.”

So remember, don’t let their hate interfere with the work you have to do. You just do your job; which is to worship Allah and serve His deen.

And Allah knows best.

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Ramadhan Day 10 / Juzz 10: “Go forth, whether light or heavy.”

June 28, 2015 by Madiyah Leave a Comment

انفِرُوا خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا وَجَاهِدُوا بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
“Go forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah . That is better for you, if you only knew.” (9:41)

This ayah was a call from Allah to the Muslims who were heading out to the Battle of Tabuk. The Prophet (salallahu alaihi wasallam ) issued what you can call a ‘military draft’ for Muslims to be ready for battle because the Roman army would be 100,000 times stronger than them, so they had to be prepared.
And on this occasion, there were some people who began to feel “am I even good enough or brave enough to fight in the battle? Will I even be an asset?”

So Allah revealed universal words that aren’t just beneficial for that context, but for anyone who wants to serve Allah’s religion and for any good cause under the shade of Islam.

Allah says, “Go/march forward whether light or heavy.” In other words, whether you have a lot of money or a little bit, whether you have some heavy assets to offer or no assets to offer, whether you have a lot of talent, or don’t think you have a talent, whether you’re strong or weak, whether you’re knowledgeable or not that knowledgeable. Everyone of you has to march forward because you have *something* to offer Allah.
Allah created us with certain talents and abilities and we have to use them for the sake of Allah and for a good cause.

We all need to do a real assessment of ourselves. How are we going to serve Allah’s religion? How are we going to help others? By doing charity? Or by giving good advice? Or by writing to inspire hearts and spreading knowledge? What contribution can we make towards the cause of Allah?
To be used for Allah’s deen is the greatest honour we can have in this life.
So whatever talent/skill you have, put it to good use to spread Allah’s religion and to make the world a better and happier place.

May Allah use us to serve His religion and to spread goodness in the world, ameen.

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Ramadhan Day 6 / Juzz 6: “What would Allah do with your punishment?”

June 28, 2015 by Madiyah Leave a Comment

Allah says in Surah Nisa’, ayah 147: “What would Allah do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And ever is Allah Appreciative and Knowing.”

A couple of ayahs before this, Allah explains to us how the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth of hell fire, meaning they will suffer a terrible punishment. But then after saying this, Allah talks about the exception. The exception are the people who repented, turned back to Allah, fixed themselves and made their faith sincere for Allah alone. Allah says that these people are the ones who will have a great reward and compensation.

In these ayahs, Allah is addressing all those people who are immersed in sin, those people who feel like they’ve done so much bad, to the point they feel as though they will be doomed to hell and begin to question why Allah would punish them.

Allah then responds to them in this verse by saying: ‘Why do you think Allah wants to punish you?’ Or why would he be interested in punishing you? And then He moves on to say, if only you had just shown a little bit of gratefulness and believed, Allah would appreciate that so much.

In other words, Allah created us so that He could show us His love and Mercy. If only we showed a little bit of faith and gratefulness, Allah would be appreciative of this. In this ayah, Allah is reminding you that He doesn’t want to punish you, His doors of Mercy are wide – stretched and always open, you just need to turn back to Him.
And Allah knows best.

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Pearls from ‘Blast from the past series’ – Season 2, Episode 3

June 28, 2015 by Sajid Umar Leave a Comment

Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullah,

Summaries compiled by a follower of the ‘Blast from the past series’ – Season 2, Episode 3 taught by Sheikh Sajid Ahmed Umar.

Lessons from episodes 3, 4, 5, and 6

1) Never suffer an identity crisis: Know who you are, maintain who you are and your stick to your values. From the teachings of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wasallam), when he was struck by Abu Jahhal. he did not retaliate, or take revenge. He was a merciful man. Instead, he made dua for the Islam of Abu Jahhal and Umar who was persecuting the Muslims. This was his way.

It teaches us not to be passive or reactive to emotion, but to be proactive. For example, the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wasallam) performed pilgrimage before he became a prophet by following the teachings of Ibrahim AS. He was proactive. This was his way and he never changed his values.

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Pearls from ‘Blast from the past’ – Season 2, Episode 2

June 28, 2015 by Sajid Umar Leave a Comment

Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu,

The following are summaries and pearls compiled by a follower from the ‘Blast from the past series – Seerah in the 21st century’  taught by Sheikh Sajid Umar.

Episode 2

“Everything right is good but not everything good is necessarily right” – Sh Sajid Umar

The method of making the gathering of learning the seerah of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wasallam) right is by:

1) Loving the prophet (salallahu alayhi wasallam) more after learning about Him
2) Developing an understanding of the Quran
3) Growing in our understanding the relevance of the Muhahammed (salallahu alayhi wasallam) in a manner that is contemporary to our life today
4) Developing a love for the companions of the Prophet.

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Pearls from ‘Blast from the Past’ – Season 2, Episode 1

June 28, 2015 by Sajid Umar Leave a Comment

Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu,

The following are summaries and pearls compiled by a follower from the ‘Blast from the past series – Seerah in the 21st century’ taught by Sheikh Sajid Umar.

Episode 1

Objectives of the seerah:

1) To develop love for the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wasallam):  The more we learn, the more our love for him will grow. This also applies to Allah, for the more we learn about Allah, His names and His attributes, the more our love for Him will increase and flourish. Thus, we are worshipping Allah when we learn more about His Prophet (salallahu alayhi wasallam).

 

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How can you earn the reward of standing the whole night in prayer? [Infographic]

June 28, 2015 by Sajid Umar Leave a Comment

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Tips to finish reading the Qur’an! [Infographic]

June 28, 2015 by Sajid Umar Leave a Comment

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Ramdhan Day 4 / Juzz 4: “The City of Bakkah”

June 25, 2015 by Sajid Umar Leave a Comment

Day 4 / Juzz 4

Allah says in Surah ‘Imran, ayah 96:

اِنَّ اَوَّلَ بَيۡتٍ وُّضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَـلَّذِىۡ بِبَكَّةَ مُبٰرَكًا وَّهُدًى لِّلۡعٰلَمِيۡنَۚ

“Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Bakkah – blessed and a guidance for the worlds.

In this ayah, Allah uses the word ‘Bakkah’ instead of ‘Makkah.’

Ibn Katheer says regarding this word: “Bakkah is one of the names of Makkah. Bakkah means, `it brings Buka’ (crying, weeping) to the tyrants and arrogant, meaning they cry and become humble in its vicinity. It was also said that Makkah was called Bakkah because people do Buka next to it, meaning they gather around it.”

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