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The
Revival
Of The
SUNNAH
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Issue 1
N THIS ISSUE...
PLUS
DELICIOUS RECIPES FOR IFTAR
Reviving the
Sunnah in today's cor-
rupt society
CONTROLLING
YOUR FINANCE IN
CONSUMER SOCIETY
Revival of the heart -
The journey to purify our
dead hearts
The Strangers
thestruggle of the believers
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The SunnahFollowers Team
Managing Director:
Laila Nasheeba
Editor In Chief:
Ayan Ali
Assistant Editor:
Amy Huia
Islamic Consultant:
Laila Nasheeba
Sheikh Morsy
Contributors:
Laila Nasheeba
Mercy Cruz (Umm Malik)
Haleemah Harris
Faiza Sharif
Amira.D.Rahim
Amira Larhrisi
Hamza
Christina Martin Mukhtar
Sheikh Jamel
Christy Crouse
Design and Layout:
Ayan Ali
DryIcons
Amy Huia
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Editors NoteIn the name of Allah the most Merciful, the most Gra-
cious.
Verily All Praise is due to Allah. We praise Him, seek His
aid, and ask for His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Al-
lah from the evil of ourselves and from our bad deeds.
He whom Allah guides, there is none to misguide him,
and he whom He leaves astray; there is none to guide
him! I bear witness that none is worthy of worship butAllah alone without partners, and I bear witness that
Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
For many Muslims living in todays modern society, we
find that learning Islam in its truthfulness is a task that
involves great hardships and tribulations . We find
many Islamic institutes which claim to be teaching Is-
lam according to the Quran and Sunnah, far from
that, rather for many it is a means of making a living.
Not only have those students of such institutes in-
vested large amounts of money, sadly they also lack
the understanding of this religion, making the knowl-edge they have gained of no benefit.
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On the other hand we see those who believe that
their Islam is in their hearts and therefore do not re-
quire searching and learning the essence of this relig-ion. Thus as an Ummah we range from the two far ex-
tremes. However here at Sunnahfollowers we as stu-
dents can truly attest to the beneficial knowledge
taught by renowned, dedicated scholars such as our
beautiful Sister Laila Nasheeba. Indeed few are the
true scholars in todays corrupt society; however we at
SunnahFollowers are truly blessed to be taught by
such great teachers.
Many of us come from different background ranging
from staunch Catholic Christians, to Hindus, and other
factions of Muslim groups. While many of us have littleor no similarity between us, what binds the black Afri-
can American and former white racist skin-head is the
character and personality set by our beautiful Prophet
Muhammad (saw). Thus learning his sunnah and reviv-
ing it in this society is of great importance and need,
which we greatly lack in todays society. May Allah re-ward our dedicated teachers, especially our Sister
Laila Nasheeba whose ongoing struggle and determi-
nation has made SunnahFollowers what it is today.
May Allah grant her a peaceful, serene, and high
status in Jannah where she can see the fruits of her la-
bour. May he too reward our other scholars of Sun-nahFollowers abundantly.
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Lastly but not least, may Allah greatly reward the stu-
dents of SunnahFollowers for their contribution, and
my mother for her assistant in the making of this maga-
zine, and make for them a path towards his paradise.
Ameen
Now sit back, relax and enjoy our first edition of Sun-
nahFollowers magazine!
Ayan.M.Ali
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Contents
Revival Of the Fittest
Confessions of a
Revert
Shaykh Al Islam Ibn
Taymiyyah
Learning Islam &
the Internet
The Revival Of the
Sunnah
My Hero
The Strangers
A Reminder of Death
The Drive to Hope
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Time
The Revival Of the
Heart
Living in an
Interest Society
Whats For Iftar
Q & A
Coming back to theSunnah
Self Defense
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The Revival
As Musl ims W hen we
l o o k a t t h e w o r l daround us we f ind our-selves l iv ing amongstmany af f l ic t ions suchas: war, famine, ando p p r e s s i o n . T h eProphet (sa) warned of
these days when hesaid:
"There wi l l come at ime when the bestproperty of a man wi l lbe h is sheep which
he wi l l graze on thetops of mounta insand the places where
ra in fa l ls escaping to
protect h is re l ig ionfrom af f l ic t ions." -
Bukhar i
What he meant in th ishadi th is that wor ld lyaf f l ic t ions wi l l be so
many that one wi l l notbe able to escapethem unless he l i tera l lyshuts h imsel f o f f f romthe rest of the wor ldand every th ing in i t .By doing th is , the per-
son thus saves h imsel f f rom fa l l ing v ic t im towhat is around h im and
In this day and age when the sunnah of the Prophet Mu-
hammad (saw) is lost and forgotten. We find the Muslim
world in uproar and calamity, so what is the solution to
prevent this calamity from striking again, what is it we
can change about ourselves? Sister Laila explores how
we muslims living in the west and back home can revivethe sunnah, in a society where corruption prevails.
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f the Sunnah
in turn he saves h is re-l ig ion.
A gutsy hadi th to pon-der, but one might ask,what is the cause of these af f l ic t ions? Wel lthe answer is s imple -
abandonment of theSunnah.
Aff l ic t ions can be atest , but for many theyare the wrath or pun-ishment of A l lah which
he sends whenever people dev iate awayfrom him. As s tated inthe in terpretat ion of themeaning:
M i s e r a b l e i s t h epr ice for which theyhave sold their souls ,
in that they deny ( therevelat ion) which Al -lah has sent down, ininsolent envy that Al-lah of h is Graceshould send i t to anyof his servants Hepleases: Thus havethey drawn on them-se lves wrath uponwrath. And humil ia t -ing is the punishmentof those who re ject
Fai th. Quran 2:90
We have been com-manded by Al lah toobey h im and his Mes-senger and take themas the judge in a l l our d isputes and deal ings;
but many Musl ims to-day ignore th is . Lookh o w m a n y M u s l i m
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as they should. Look how many Musl im men re-fuse to wear the beard. Many do not pray asthey should and the Mosques have been re-placed by the in ternet . What makes th is even
worse is that these Musl ims who refuse to obeyAl lah and h is Messenger wi l l even go so far asto say that they have a choice to not do theseth ings.
As s tated in the in terpre tat ion of the meaning:
When Al lah and His messenger have de-c ided something i t is not for any man or woman of the bel ievers to have a choiceabout i t . Anyone who disobeys Al lah and Hismessenger is c lear ly misguided. - Quran33:36
So thus, d isobedience to and dev iat ion awayfrom Al lah and h is Messenger is what leads toaf f l ic t ions; so what can we do to cause theseaff l ic t io ns to stop? The answer is s imple - Turnback to the sunnah.
As s tated in Al Dar imi :
The loss of the re l ig ion star ts wi th theabandonment of the Sunnah. Just as a ropebreaks f iber by f iber , so does re l ig ion van-ish wi th one by one abandoning the Sun-
nah."
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So thus we need to check ourselves as Musl imsand assure that we are l iv ing Is lam as theprophet (saw) and h is companions d id. Whenwe pray we must assure ourselves tha t we pray
as the Prophet (saw) taught us. When we eatwe should check to see i f we fo l low the et i -quet tes of eat ing g iven to us by our Prophet .Even when we deal wi th one another we shouldcheck to see that are deal ings ar e as theprophet( saw) deal t wi th others .
In other words; a complete rev iva l of l iv ing Is -lam is what is needed today to lessen the af f l ic -t ions fac ing the Musl ims. Are you ready for thatrev iva l ? I f so, then Sunnahfo l lowers is here tohelp.
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Living in a society where Shayt
ceived us into falsehood, we
ture of this ummah fall into the
ety, many of us see that we h
identity as muslims. Sister Halee
in this article how we as you
and also the older generation
back to the origins of our idelims and improve our situatio
mah.
Aishah Hasan was an intel-
ligent girl. She loved to re-
flect on the words of Allah,
and she loved to study thelife of the prophet Muham-
mad (May peace and bless-
ings be upon him) and his
companions. Aishah loved
wearing her headscarf, in
fact she wore nothing but
the Islamic dress, and she
could care less what fashion
critics considered what was
attractive, and what was
not! She felt strong in her
faith, and she knew the im-
portance of making good use
of her time and health. Al-
though Aishah seemed to be
the definition of an ideal
muslimah, she soon found
out that one particular test
in life, would be one thatshe would never forget.
One morning, Aishah decided
to go out and sit on her
porch so that she could gaze
upon Allah's beautiful crea-
tion and reflect upon it.
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an has de-
ee the fu-
vils of soci-
ve lost our
ah details
g muslims,
can return
ty as mus-as an um-
As she was staring at
the swaying trees and
the singing birds, her
concentration wasabruptly broken. Her
eye's caught two young
women dressed in
skimpy clothing, curs-
ing, and talking loudly
about trivial things
(such as boyfriends). Ai-
shah decided to go back
inside and watch some
television; surely she
could find something
beneficial on television,
right? Yet again Aishah
was disappointed as she
saw men and women
airing their dirty laundry
and exposing their sex
scandals to the public.
Annoyed, Aishah de-cided to go for a walk,
but was disappointed
time after time, as she
heard loud music blast-
ing throughout the
neighbourhood, she sawmen and women openly
fornicating, she saw ex-
treme groups handing
out flyers ranting and
raving, she saw peoplefighting everywhere. In
a society as such, Aishah
noticed that no one
seemed to care about
being righteous and do-
ing what is right. Aishah
began to feel de-
pressed, the next day
wasn't any different,
neither was the day af-
ter that, and so society
continued to indulge in
evil. Aishah felt strange,
and alone. Although she
had experienced weak-
ness before, this time
her weakness was much
more overwhelming.
Take a look around my
muslim brothers and sis-
ters. What do you see?
Do you see what Aishah
Hasan has seen?
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? A world full of sex, drugs, and
music! What do you hear? Do
you hear the foul language be-
ing used regularly amongst peo-
ple? How about the useless gos-sip we are surrounded by, is
that what you hear? Ask your-
selves, what do people dream
about? Pay attention to the peo-
ple around you, and their ac-
tions, and you will find thatmost people dream about
money, cars, materialistic
things, and the opposite sex.
Most people live for their de-
sires, and with each look you
take, with each word you hear,it's not hard to figure out that
most people are misguided!
Who are these people that Ai-
shah saw? Some will say that it
was the non-believers that she
observed, but those "some"would be wrong! We as Muslims
already know what to expect
from the unbelievers, Aishah's
weakness came from observing
her Muslim brothers and sisters
in Islam!
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We are living in a time
where the Sunnah of the
prophet (pbuh) has been
forgotten by many.
Many have deviated andhave made up their own
rules in Islam. Others
know Allah's commands
and they know the
prophet Muhammad's
(pbuh) Sunnah, but theirdesires have become
top priority. Many mus-
lims twist the Sunnah
and become extreme or
negligent, while others
believe the Sunnah hasno importance at all,
choosing only to follow
the Qur'an. These peo-
ple neglect the fact that
the Qur'an itself tells us
to follow the prophet(pbuh)!
Most people say, that
when it comes to being
successful in this world
it's all about the survival
of the fittest, but for us
Muslims this is wrong.
Instead for us, it is
about the revival of the
fittest. The revival ofthe Sunnah, and Allah's
way within our hearts is
crucial to our success
not only here on earth,
but in the hereafter as
well.
Although we live in a
world filled with people
who are driven by their
evil desires, we oh Mus-lims must not give up to
revive the Sunnah in our
hearts, and keep our
hearts purified, we
must be patient and
turn to Allah.
The Qur'an says:
Seek help in patience
and prayer; and truly it
is hard save for the
humble minded.(2:45)
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Even though you may be feeling
like Aishah felt, sad, lonely, and
depressed, be patient and ask
Allah to give you strength. An
excellent teacher and scholar ofIslam, sister Laila Nasheeba of-
ten reminds her students, that
the true believers are few, and
that there is no easy ticket to
Paradise. The prophet (pbuh) in
his years of prophet hood, ex-perienced great trials that none
of us can ever bear. He experi-
enced his uncles plotting to
murder him; he looked around
and saw what we see today! He
saw idol worshippers, he sawthe lewdness and vulgarity of
the people around him, and he
saw that the majority of the
people wanted only to follow
their own desires. The wrongdo-
ers were very determined to si-lence the prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) to the extent they would
plot to kill, mock, or belittle
the people who chose to live
the way Allah had commanded.
Despite the trials, the Prophet
(pbuh) knew his purpose, and
was determined to continue to
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fulfil his purpose no
matter what! What a
beautiful example we
have in the prophet
(pbuh), Allah tells us inthe Qur'an, that In-
deed we have in His
Messenger a beautiful
pattern of conduct
(38:21).
So let us be like the
prophet (pbuh), and
persevere putting our
trust in Allah and re-
membering our purpose,which is to worship Al-
lah Alone.
We have to fight hard
not to be like the weak
that we see going astray
on a daily basis! Howcan we read Qur'an if
we are too busy listen-
ing to music?How can
we guard our chastity if
we are too busy worry-
ing and lusting over theopposite sex? ? How can
we come together in
true brotherhood and
sisterhood, if we are too
busy following our own
desires, and how can we
say we love Allah andHis Messenger (pbuh), if
we won't even accept
all of Allah's commands,
and we won't follow the
example that Allah pro-
vided in the Prophet Mu-hammad (pbuh)? The
Prophet (pbuh) said,
"there is nothing that
will take you closer to
paradise but that I have
enjoined it upon you,and there is nothing
that will take you closer
to Hell but that I have
warned you from it".
When the trials, and
tribulations of the world
become too much, and
your heart feels weak,
revive it with the Sun-
nah of the prophet Mu-
hammad (saw).
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Look at the prophet's (saw)
struggle, and study how he han-
dled his struggles. When the
temptations of the world feel
like they are getting stronger,seek refuge from it, knowing
that Allah will never test you
beyond your scope. Know that
Allah has blessed us all with the
example of the prophet (pbuh),
a man who by Allah's leave, hastaught us all how to get closer
to Allah, and through Allah's
Mercy and Will, has taught us
how to obtain Paradise. The
prophet (pbuh) says:
"....you will live to see greatdifference, so cling to my Sun-
nah and the Sunnah of the
rightly guided caliphs after me,
even if it be with your teeth."
May Allah bless you oh believers
in this journey of the revival of
the fittest. Ameen.
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My Hero
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He is the star of all stars
Special of all special ones, that no man can surpass
His name is Muhammed (saas), sent as a messenger
Everyone knew him, he was not a stranger
He was a human being, just like you and me
God chose him as a messenger, that was His decree
He was a father, a teacher with pure mindGod sent him as a mercy for mankind
The more I read about this special man
The more I realise my insight has just begun
He is humble and never greedy
Always thinks of the orphans and the needy
He is my teacher, my perfect example, my hero
Yearning to emulate him I gaze into the mirror
He is the man with the best manners
From him, I have learnt how to control my anger
Changing my personality, referring to him as my example
Always being gentle, kind and patient to all people
He brought me from darkness into the light
And that from a man who couldnt read nor write
Loving him and following the perfect example of my teacher
Is my guiding principle for the future
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# 1: I Love to Hijab!
In an era in where the headscarf is a national voting issue, a Muslimah can find her-self caught in the chaos. But for those of us who are steadfast in our observance ofAllahs commands, we do not consider trading in our jilbabs for jumpers even for a
second!
When I step outside, I know that my hijab sets me apart from my co-workers, fam-ily, and peers. I carry a badge of honor not just on my body, but in my heart. And to
make it even better, we hijabissure look fly doing it!
Subhanallah, I love my night black hijab, but the next day I may feel inspired to wearmy pink jilbab and a matching scarf. And the compliments? Who needs them! But,
even non-Muslims admire our style of dress, for we epitomize elegance, femininity,
and inner strength.
As we fulfill our obligations to Allah ta ala, we must constantly strive to purify our
hearts. Our thought-process when dressing is not, What will so-and-so think whenthey see me? Instead, the true hijabi wonders what does Allah Al-Basir (The All-Seeing) think. Will our Rabb compliment us on the Day of Judgment? Such is the
fretful consciousness that drives us to cover our bodies properly while seizing ad-
vantage of our right to express our individuality.
Prints, pastels, pashminas, and polka dots are just some of the many options for aMuslimah desiring to be distinct yet true to herself and her Din. So, when some
bloke asks you Are you hot in that, smile and reflect on the best shade of all: theshade of Allah.
May Allah give us strength, patience, and light. Ameen.
Confessions of a Convert by A. Muslimah
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The
Strangers
One of the most daunting say-ings of the prophet (sa) is the fol-lowing hadith:
It is narrated on the author-ity of Abu Huraira that theMessenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said:Islam initiated as some-thing strange, and it wouldrevert to its (old position) ofbeing strange. so good tid-ings for the stranger. - Mus-
lim
One might ask, what is daunting
about this hadith? To answer,one must understand the hadithitself.
Islam occurred during an era inwhich the world experienced itsmost bleakest moment . The fall
of Rome and the Renaissancemarked this era The DarkAges, and people around theworld lost hope as they wit-nessed the collapse of their so-cieties, culture and values.
In this setting, word began totravel of a strange new way oflife that propagated equality
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amongst the sexes, rights toslaves, and kind treatmenttowards the poor and or-phans. It was this strange
ideology that aroused notonly the curiosity of the restof the world, but also hopeand values deemed lost for-ever.
So thus Islam began assomething strange
Fast forward to the present.Fourteen centuries after theadvent of Islam, we find theDark Ages replaced by an
era of Digital Technology.Islam has become the sec-ond largest religion of theworld; and due to misrepre-sentation by deviant extrem-ists, all eyes are glued to themiddle east in terror, unlike
how they were glued there inthe past due to hope.
Once considered a way oflife epitomizing peace andjustice for all, Islam now formany epitomizes terror, dueto the deviants who misrep-resent it. As these deviants
of Islam grow in numbers, Is-lamic values begin to dimin-ish, even more so at thedeath of the scholar of Islam.
At the beginning of this era;within what seemed to bemonths apart, Islam experi-enced the lost of three of itsbest learned men; Sheikh
Albani, Sheikh Uthaymeenand Sheikh Bin Bazz. Thisyear alone the Islamic worldtook another great loss withthe death of Dr. Saleh asSaleh who was a keen advo-cate of true Islamic values.
So thus as the learned die,so does Islamic knowledgeand values with them, leav-ing the people alone to theirfears and anxieties, much as
it was in the past. And nowonder, for Islams ProphetMuhammad said it wouldcome to be:
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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "(Religious) knowl-edge will be taken away (by the death of religious scholars)
ignorance (in religion) and afflictions will appear; and Harjwill increase." It was asked, "What is Harj, O Allah'sApostle?" He replied by beckoning with his hand indi-cating "killing." - Bukhari
Narrated Anas: I will narrate to you a narration whichnobody will narrate to you after me. I heard the Prophetsaying, "From among the portents of the Hour is thatthe religious knowledge will be taken away (by thedeath of religious scholars) and general ignorance (ofreligion) will appear; and the drinking appear; and thedrinking of alcoholic drinks will be
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Ignorance, terror, afflictions, all epitomes of a dark age, yetnot all is completely lost. Despite the deviants of Islam,there are some followers who remain true to its original ide-ology. They live their lives enjoining what is good and for-bidding that which is evil. Sticking to the original teachingsof Islam they uphold the rights of the sexes, poor and or-phaned; while advocating justice, peace and hope.
For those followers who continue to adhere to Islam's origi-nal values; and for those followers who continue to advo-cate hope during these most trying times, for them are thegood tidings of support from their prophet.
May Allah make us all of those strangers. Ameen!
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I t is the four teenth cen-
tury, and the Musl im
wor ld is in chaos. The
pure essence and foun-
d a t i o n o f I s l a m
(Tawheed), is being cor-
rupted by Phi losophers
t ry ing to expla in knowl-
edge of the unseen. The
M u s l i m m i l i t a r y a n d
lands are a lso in great
turmoi l . Mus l ims are at -
tack ing Musl ims! ! ! Andthe Ummah cr ies out to
Al lah for the arr iva l of a
leader who wi l l gu ide
them back to the t rue
path.
This was the s i tuat ion of
the Ummah before the
arr ival of Ibn Taymiy-
yah, a s i tuat ion we as
an Ummah can re late to
today in the twenty f i rs t
century.
The rev ival of the Sun-
nah is a miss ion that
bears a lo t of respons i -
bi l i ty , and i t t ru ly is a
task of great hardship,
thus i t is not surpr is ing
to learn that those who
r e v i v e d t h e S u n n a h
were people of great
s t rength, knowledge and
Shaykh Al Islam
Ibn -Taymiyyah- A truly great Scholar
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unders tanding of Is lam.
Not any person can at -
ta in such a s tatus and
pos i t ion, and thus Al lah
prepares cer ta in men to
fu l f i l th is task. One such
man is Shaykh Al is lam
ibn taymiyyah. Many peo-
p le know th is great man,
we know he is a great
scho lar o f Is lam, butwhat is i t that has made
th is man d is t inc t ive to
o t h e r k n o w l e d g e a b l e
men, why is i t he has
been g iven the t i t le of
Shaykh Al is lam thescholar of is lam ?
Shaykh A l I s lam Ibn
Taymiyyah was born into
a wel l known Kurdishfami ly of Theologians, h is
fami ly const i tu ted of wel l
known reputable men of
knowledge; inc luding h is
f a t h e r S h i h a b u d d e e n
' A b d a l - H a l e e m i b n
Ta y m i y y a h , a n d h i s
g r a n d f a t h e r A b u a l -
Barkat Majd ad-deen ibn
T a y m i y y a h a l - H a n b a l i ,
who was a teacher of the
Hanbal i School of law.
Ibn Taymiyyahs fami ly
had moved to Damascus
due to the Mongol inva-
s ion dur ing that t ime, i t
was here that I bn Taymiy-yahs father began to de-
l iver sermons f rom the
pulp i t o f the Umayyad
Mosque. I t is not a sur -
pr ise that the young Ibn
taymiyyah fo l lowed thesteps h is father had be-
gan. Ibn Taymiyyah had
learned f rom the greatest
scholars of h is t ime, one
of these being the female
s c h o l a r Z a y n a b B i n t
Makki , f rom whom he
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As a young man he de-
voted h is t ime to learn-
ing secular and re l i -
g ious sc iences of h is
t ime. He extended h is
s tudies to learn ing Ara-
b ic l i terature and cal l ig-
raphy. In reference to
learn ing the sc iences of
re l ig ion, Ibn taymiyyah
became a representa-
t i ve o f the Hanba l i
school of thought , as he
lea rned ju r i sp rudence
from his father . Even
though he became fu l lydevoted to the Hanbal i
school of thought , he
cont inued h is search of
learn ing to acquir ing
knowledge of the Quran
and hadi th, in addi t ionto th is he a lso s tudied
theo logy , Ph i l osophy ,
and Suf ism (which he
came to refute la ter on
in h is l i fe) .
Hav ing pursued knowl-
edge of Is lam, Ibn
Taymiyyah was faced
wi th the s t ruggle to re-v ive the Sunnah in a
society where there
were many dev iant
groups. One such s t rug-
g le came espec ia l ly inthe unders tanding of
the names and at t r ib-
utes of A l lah. Ibn
Taymiyyah great l y re-
fu ted the recourse tokalaam towards under-
s tanding the Asma Wa
Sifaat (Div ine Names
and At t r ibutes) , be-
cause i t was not theway in which the salaf
came to unders tand i t .
Ibn Taymiyyah argued
that i t was not correct
to use phi losophicalmethods in order to
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unders tand the names
and at t r ibutes of A l lah,
because i f i t was the
Salaf would have agreed
to i t , and would have
also resor ted to th is
method to unders tand
the names and at t r ibutes
of A l lah.
Thus Ibn Taymiyyahs
struggle had begun wi th
the people of author i ty
espec ia l ly the jur is ts ;
many had begun to ac-
cuse h im of being an-
thropomorphic . Not only
was Ibn Taymiyyah dis-
iked because he d id not
fo l low the bel ie fs that
were the norms of soc i -
e ty dur ing h is t ime,
rather he d is l iked and
spoke out against the
scholars for b l ind ly ac-
cept ing f rom ear ly jur is ts
wi thout resor t ing to the
Quran and Sunnah. Ibn
Taymiyyah went as far
as say ing that accept ing
f rom the ear ly jur is ts
wi thout hav ing to resor t
to the Quran and Sun-
nah, was the same as
the Jews who took thei r
Rabbis as their gods be-
s ide Al lah.
Consequent ly i t is not of
great as tonishment that
Ibn Taymiyyah had been
impr isoned on several
occas ions due to h is out-
s pok ennes s , and de -
fence of the unders tand-
ing of cer ta in issues
such as the Names and
Att r ibutes of Al lah ac-
cord ing to the Salaf - As-
Saleeh ( the f i rs t 3 gen-
erat ions of Is lam).
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bn Taymiyyah revived
the Sunnah by d ispel l ing
the pract ises of great
b i d a h s ( i n n o v a t i o n s )
such as the pract ises of making graves a p lace of
worship and suppl icat ion.
bn taymiyyah said that
when a Musl im s tates the
tes t imony of fa i th There
s no god but A l lah , theMusl im test i f ies that A l -
ah is the only one wor-
thy of worship, therefore
going through any other
form of in termediate is a
form of sh i rk (assoc iat ingpartners with Al lah) . This
was a great pract ise dur-
ng the t ime of Ibn
Taymiyyah, but his great
knowledge and under-
s tanding of the Sunnah,had dr iven h im to d ispel
these newly invented in-
novat ions, and ensure
that ins tead the Sunnah
was rev ived in a l l as-
pects of worship.
Bes ides the f ie ld of Is -
l am ic k now ledge , I bn
Taymiyyah was also in-
volved in the res is tance
against the Mongol ian in-vas ion of Damascus. He
s t r u g g l e d g r e a t l y i n
e l iminat ing o ther mis -
guid ing sects such as the
Kasrawan Shi a in Leba-
non, the Ri fa I Suf f i or -der and the I t t ihadiyah
School .
The story of Ibn Taymiy-
yah is one of great
length and deta i l , and we
can only ment ion a few
things accompl ished by a
man of great s tatus. Ibn
Taymiyyah was a man of
unique inte l lec t , and h is
purpose and goal was a l -
ready set before th is
man became the great
personal he is now. Al lah
had sent th is man to re-
v ive the Quran and Sun-
nah, in a soc iety that
corrupted Is lam, though
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man to rev ive the Quran and Sunnah, in a so-
c iety that cor rupted Is lam, though the chal -
lenge was one that took much s t rength f rom
him, Ibn Taymiyyah did not hesi tate in any way
to ensure that the Sunnah would be enforcedin every way and means poss ib le even i f th is
meant spending in most of h is l i fe behind bars .
With th is I would l ike to end with the words the
great Scho lar , Ibn Taymi yyah l ived by:
What can my enemies possib ly do to
me? My paradise is in my heart ; wher-
ever I go i t goes wi th me, inseparable
from me. For me, pr ison is a p lace of
( re l ig ious) retreat ; execut ion is my op-
portuni ty for martyrdom; and exi le
from my town is but a chance to
t ravel
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Every Soul shall have a taste of death . And only on the day of Judgement shall you be
paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the fire and admitted to the
Garden will have attained the object of Life. For the life of this world is but good and
chattel of deception.
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AReminderOf
Death
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Sooner or later everyone
is to taste death
The topic of death is one
that we should all take
heed and ponder upon.
The life of this world is
only temporary and de-
ceiving. When Allah de-
crees for you to die,
there is no escape nor is
there any turning back.
Allah says in the inter-
pretation of the meaning
every soul shall taste
death [3:185]. The re-
ality is that everyone will
die at a time and a place
that is only known by
the most high. There is
no hiding from it, for
absolutely nothing is hid-
den from Allah. The signs
of Allah are clear as we
witness many passing
away. So many wonder,
what will happen to
them in the grave? The
Prophet (sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam) has
told us what will happen
to the dying person.
In the moments of every
dying person agony is
experienced Allah says in
the interpretation of the
meaning and the agony
of death comes in truth,
and that is what you
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wish to avoid [50:19].
The human being is a
weak creature that will
go through pain at the
moments of death. Even
our beloved Prophet,
(sallallaahu 'alaihi wa
sallam) experienced ag-
ony. Aishah (radhiAllaahu
'anha) related: Allaah's
messenger (sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam) had a
small vessel of water
placed before him. He
began to dip his hands in
the water, and wiping
his face with them. He
said: There is none wor-
thy of worship except
Allaah. Indeed death
brings with it agonies!
Then he raised his hand
up and kept repeating,
'In the most exalted
company' until his soul
was taken and his hand
fell limp [Bukhari].
The Prophet (sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam) has
told us that at the time
of death and its agonies,
Shaytan will come to us.
The Prophet (sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam) said:
verily, Shaytan comes
to you at all circum-stance
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At these moments Shay-
tan will do everything to
get us to denounce our
belief in Allah. Today, so
many weak Muslims give
in to the whispers of
Shaytan. How will it be
for them when death
approaches them? Will
they easily give in to the
whispers of Shaytan and
take their seat in the
punishment of Hell?
When the angle of death
is commanded by Allah
to take the soul and the
soul reaches and passes
the throat, life comes toan end. The heavy, life-
less body is then
wrapped in a shroud
buried in the groundalone, covered in dirt. As
the body of the disbe-
liever is being taking
away for burial, they will
be questioned where areyou taking me?where
are you taking me...?
and will fear to be placed
in their grave and plead
Allah for a second
chance. But as for the
believer, they will yearn
to be placed in their
grave.
For those who believe in
Allah and obey His com-
mand, the trials of the
grave will be eased .
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But for those who disbe-
lieve in Allah and disobey
His commands, for themshall they earn what
they deserve, the tor-
ment of the grave.
The torment of the grave
for the hypocrite is se-
vere. Alone and covered
in the earth, no sound do
they hear but the footsteps of those leaving the
burial. The Prophet
(sallallaahu 'alaihi wa
sallam) told us that when
the dead person is buriedtwo angles - who are
black and blue in color -
named Munkar and an-
Nakeer will inquire the
dead asking how is your
Lord With hesitation
and an expression of sor-
row, the hypocrite willmumble I dont know. It
will then be asked what
is your religion? the
hypocrite will say Huh?
HummI dont know.Then it will be asked
what did you used to
say about this man
(Muhammad) ? The
hypocrite will reply I
heard the people saying
something about this
man, but I dont know
about him. For everywrong answer the hypo-
crite is hit with an iron
bare. The angels will re-
ply we knew that you
would say that. Anopening is made for him
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In paradise and it will
be said to him look at
what Allah has refusedyou from. And another
opening will be made in
the direction of the fire
and will be told this is
your place, you livedupon doubt and you died
upon it. So the hypo-
crites grave will be made
narrowed for him. It will
be said to the earth,
crush him. And the
hypocrite will be crushed
over and over again. The
cry will be heard by eve-rything that comes near
it except for man and
jinn. The hypocrite will
remain in this state of
torment until the Day ofJudgment.
When the two angels
Munkar and Nakeer ap-
proach the believingMuslim, they will be told
to sit up and will be
asked Who is your
Lord With firmness the
believer will reply Allahis my lord. And then it
will be asked what is
your religion? The be-
liever will reply my re-
ligion is Islam. And then
will be asked what did
you use to say about this
man (Muhammad) ? and
the believer will replyMuhammad, the mes-
senger of Allah come to
us with clear signs from
Allah Then an opening
is made in the directionof the fire and it will be
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said to him look at what
Allah, the exalted has
saved you from. Andthen another opening
will be made from the
direction of paradise and
the believer will be told
this is your place. Dueto the firm answers that
the believer gives, the
grave will be widened
and illuminated with
light. Then it will be told
to the believer, sleep, as
the newly married
sleeps. And the believer
will remain in this stateuntil Allah raises him up
from his place of sleep.
In conclusion, as Muslims
we should live our lives as
each day is our last. Each
and every one of us
needs to take the timeand ask: What have I
done to prepare for
death? Have I repented
for my sins? Have I per-
formed my five dailyprayers? Do I own any
debt? Have I made
amends with all those
whom I hurt with my
tongue or my hands? Do
I have any grudges to-
wards anyone? Have I
been sincere to Allah, the
one who created me?Have I followed and
obeyed His messenger like
He commanded me?
The prophet (sallallaahu
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to say the following sup-
plication when complet-
ing the last tashahhudsaying: 'O Allaah, verily I
seek refuge in you from
the punishment of the
Hellfire and the torment
of the grave; from thefitnah of life and of
death; and from the evil
fitnah of the false mes-
siah.[Muslim]
We all want salvation
and that is attained by
obeying Allah and fol-
lowing the says and ex-ample of His messenger.
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Learning Islam
& the Internet
Seeking knowledge of Islam in the twenty-first century can beeasy due to the many available Islamic resources. For examplewhen it comes to learning the sunnah; thanks to the works ofearly scholars such as Imam Bukhari and Muslim, all one has todo is read the right books. And when it comes to learningAqeedah, works from renown scholars such as Ibn Tamiyyah
have been translated from Arabic into other languages.
But of all the resources available, the greatest and most pow-erful is the internet. Through it one can log onto the digitalworld of cyberspace; connect and then share with Muslimsworldwide. However as delightful as this may seem, there are
many dangers awaiting the unsuspecting Muslim who relies onthe digital world for knowledge of Islam. In this article I will
list some of those dangers.
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1. Beware of the InternetScholar
The digital world allows any-one to hide behind a com-puter and be whatever hewants to be, including ascholar of Islam. All that isneeded is a good speakingvoice, the ability to manipu-
late words, and the title ofSheikh. If you speak Ara-bic that makes it even eas-ier. Just throw a few Arabicterms around, manipulatewords, and now you are ascholar of Islam!
The seeker of knowledgemust not be duped by the ti-tle of sheikh and he mustunderstand that the truescholars of Islam are rare,few, and busy. While the
internet scholars call to cy-berspace, the true scholar'scall to the Masjid; for thereward of Muslim men isfound there, not on theinternet. Also Sheikh meansold man and many are the
old men of cyberspace. Fewindeed are its scholars of Is-
lam.
2. Beware of InternetSchools that sellTawheed for a miser-
able price.
Allah says in the interpreta-
tion of the meaning:
Therefore (O! People)
fear not men but fear Me(Allah) and sell not MySigns (verses of the Quran)for a miserable price. If anydo fail to judge by (thelight of) what Allah hath re-vealed they are (no better
than) unbelievers. Quran ( 5 : 44 )
Also the prophet (sa) said:
"When anyone recites the
Qur'an, let him ask a re-ward for it from Allah, forpeople will arise who willrecite the Qur'an and ask areward for it from men.Al-Tirmidhi Hadees No:
2216
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These are the days in whichwe are living. Sadly thereare many Islamic schoolson the internet that teach
the basics of Islam;(Tawheed, Quran, Hadith),yet they charge hundreds ofdollars. Many of theseschools are operated by indi-viduals who are aware ofhow weak and vulnerable
this Ummah can be, andthus they make their livingoffering Islamic degrees inexchange for money; know-ing that a piece of paperdoes not make one a scholar.In fact the title scholar is
not something bought andpaid for. Instead it is some-thing earned and givento an individual by his peers.The best scholars of this na-tion did not possess secular
degrees.
The seeker of knowledgemust understand that a per-son would do better takinghis money and investing it ina technological degree sohe can support his family;rather than investing in apiece of paper that lacks
scholarship and monetarygain. Also the best way tolearn Islam is the way theprophet (sa) learned and
taught it; and that is by sit-ting directly with the peopleof knowledge and learning
from them.
3. Beware of Fatawah
online websites
Imam Muslim narrates in hissahih that Abdullah b. 'Amrb. al-'As reported Allah'sMessenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying:
Verily, Allah does nottake away knowledge bysnatching it from the peo-ple but He takes awayknowledge by taking away
the scholars, so that whenHe leaves no learned per-son, and the people turnto ignorant ones as theirleaders; then they areasked to deliver religiousverdicts and they deliver
them without knowledge,going astray and leading
others astray.
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The seeker of knowledgemust beware, beware, be-ware of the Fatawah onlinewebsites; and there are hun-
dreds of them. The digitalage is an age wherein any-one can make a website; sothus we find many muslimsliving out their wannabeescholarly dreams with thehelp of these question and
answer websites. A greatnumber of these sites areowned by teen aged childrenwho are not only quick to is-sue Islamic verdicts, but alsoquickly make slanderouswebsites attacking you, if
you dare to oppose their de-cisions.
The seeker of knowledgemust understand that issuingIslamic verdicts is a seriousjob to undertake and not allare qualified to do this. Iftruly searching for an an-swer to an Islamic issue, Irecommend the seeker ofknowledge to consult withhis or her local Imam. Thatwould be better than con-sulting with unknown indi-viduals from the internet.
4. The Internet Can Never
Replace the Mosque
In houses which Allah hasordered to be raised highin them his name is remem-bered. They glorify him inmornings, afternoons and
evenings
Quran 24: 36
The seeker of knowledgemust realize that themosque is the house of Allahand it cannot be replaced by
a digital house. Muslim menmust understand that theycannot pray behind an Imamonline, and their rewards liewith Allah in the mosque. Itis quite sad to see, Muslimmen sitting on the internet
when they should be spend-ing that time in the Masjid.Even during the most holymonth of the year, we findthese men sitting on theinternet claiming to givedawah, when they need to
be at the Masjid.
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I strongly encourage the seeker of knowledge to attachhimself or herself to a good Masjid and make that the cen-ter of his/her life, for a good Masjid has a good Imam anda good Imam is a counselor, advisor, and comforter for the
Muslim.
Cyberspace is filled with much deviance, uncertainty anddoubt, which can lead one down an unending path ofdoom. Allah commands us to follow the straight pathwhich is a path footed upon true guidance, certainty andlight. That path is best found by sticking with a good com-munity of Muslims in the real world, not the wanabee
dreamers of the digital world.
May Allah keep us all upon the straight pathAmeen
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The drive to Hope, Arkansas
seemed much longer than
usual. Maybe it was because
I was excited to see my fam-
ily again after such a longtime. Maybe it was because I
was ready for the slight
break I would get from the
baby, as his happy grandpar-
ents spoiled him even more
rotten. Or maybe it was be-cause I was more than happy
to leave the hectic move-
ment of Houston behind for
a few days.
But I knew these were not
the reasons. The real reason
was because I was nervous
about a decision I had made.
For the first time, I would
be wearing my Hijab in the
small town of Hope.
I have been Muslim for
many years, but living in
Houston Texas, with its large
and diverse Muslim commu-nity, there is little reason to
fear wearing the Hijab. We
exist in all stages, from the
Niqabi complete with black
gloves; to the modern girl in
jeans and long shirts with a
snug, two piece Hijab; tobusy lady with a simple
Dupata or Shayla that seems
to have been tossed around
her head with little thought.
I love living in Houston, just
for this reason. Forget whatyou hear about Texas being
the epitome of all things
redneck. Depending on
where you are in Texas, you
are free to do, say, or wear
whatever you want, and livehowever you want.
Many of the people I grew
up with, even those
younger than me have very
narrow and unbending
views on religion, to the
point that if one goes to a
Baptist church, all other
denominations are doomed
to hell.
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A seven hours drive north,
Hope, Arkansas is almost
proud of how small and
country it is. Its highest,and maybe only, achieve-
ment is being the birthplace
of former President Bill Clin-
ton, and even he moved
away when he was about
five years old. The people,though friendly, are all the
same; born and raised there,
go to church there, die
there. Hope would not be
easy for a Muslim, or, for
that matter, anyone who didnot go to one of the main-
stream Protestant churches.
Not only would you be to-
tally isolated from the near-
est Muslim community (two
hours away in Little Rock),you would not fair well with
the locals.
Arkansas, along with the
rest of the South, is a strong
and proud believer in the
slogan These Colors Dont
Run which was introduced
soon after 9/11. Many peo-
ple in Arkansas view the
world as being US and THEM.Few of them can tell you
where Iraq or Afghanistan is
on a globe, but it doesnt
matter because they aint
US. The Klan keeps a low
profile, but it is very muchalive. Many of the people I
grew up with, even those
younger than me, have very
narrow and unbending views
on religion, to the point that
if one goes to a Baptistchurch, all other denomina-
tions are doomed to hell.
And thats just the other
Christians! Imagine what
happens to a non-Christian!!
A person who is not saved
is pitied by all, and so is the
sinners family. Every effort
and opportunity will be used
to convince this person to go
to church. Repent, and be
born again. A person who
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walks away from the faith
altogether, what shame has
this person brought to his
parents! Oh, how his mothermust cry for his lost soul!
They must not have raised
that child in church; they
must have failed God in
some way. How can such
people ever set foot inchurch again?
These thoughts were run-
ning through my head as our
trip wound down. I was get-
ting more and more nervous
as the mile markers ticked
off the miles. I was worried
not only for myself about
wearing this foreign piece of
cloth on my head, but also
for my family. Would they be
embarrassed to be seen with
me? Would they ask or tell
me to take it off before go-
ing out with me? Would peo-
ple start berating them with
questions once I left, how
could you let Tina go off and
do such a thing? She used to
sing solos in church, she
went to church camp and bi-
ble school every summer,she had twelve years of per-
fect attendance in Sunday
School.
This is what happens when
you let your daughters marry
a foreigner, a non-Christian.
Yoking a believer to a non-
believer, as the bible says.
She leaves the faith and be-comes lost just like him!
All these ridiculous accusa-
tions are totally groundless,
of course. My husband had
nothing to do with my con-version to Islam. Yes, I had
always been involved in
church activities but in real-
ity they had gotten me no
where, which was why I was
involved in all of them al-ways looking for something
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else to try. I was looking for
God in feel good campfire
songs and car washes to raise
money to go to Six Flags.
Never once did God or Jesusspeak to my heart. I was in
church every time the door
was open, but I never felt like
I was there. When it came
time for me to get saved (the
second time, because the firsttime didnt work) I had just
repeated the simple prayer of
a visiting revival preacher who
didnt know me from Eve, and
suddenly, I am born again?
Every once in a while, on this
trip to Hope, I would hear
that familiar little voice in my
head, Just take it off, its
okay, you can do it next time,
youll be stronger next time.
The same voice I had heard so
many times before, on this
same highway, going to the
same destination. And always
on trips before, I would finally
give into the voice at the
state line, which we crossed
at Texarkana.
On this trip, however, when-
ever I heard that voice, I
would close my eyes; take a
deep breath and say,
Audhubillah min ash-shaytan
nir-rajim. When we passed
the Flying J at Mandeville:
Audhubillah min ash-shaytan
nir-rajim. When we passed
Fulton: Audhubillah min ash-
shaytan nir-rajim. When we
passed the truck weigh sta-
tion, just outside of Hope:
Audhubillah min ash-shaytan
nir-rajim. Driving through
Hope: Audhubillah min ash-
shaytan nir-rajim.
I would make the same duah
many times that week, Ya Al-lah, I am relying on You to get
me through this week. And
only You can help me, only
You can get me through this
test. I saw it as no coinci-
dence that Laila Nasheeba hadjust days before given a lec-
ture during the Tawheed class
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Tawheed Class on Reliance
on Allah. This lecture spoke
directly to me, and I knew
that Allah had put it on her
heart to give it right before Iwent to Hope, alhumdulil-
lah, and I am sure that it
had also touched many of
the other students in differ-
ent ways as they try to deal
with their own tests in life.
I had expected it to be
hard, I had expected that I
would be too scared or shy
to speak or even to lookanyone in the eyes. But al-
humdulillah, I suddenly
found that wearing hijab-MY
hijab-was not difficult at all.
After so many years of being
afraid to wear it in my hometown, I realized I had been
scared for nothing! I was
suddenly proud to wear it.
I wore my hijab the whole
time I was there, and I
looked everyone in the eye
to make sure they knew I
was not going to take it off
for anyone. I went to Hot
Springs with my mom, I went
to our favourite catfishplace outside of Hope, I
went to the Hope Wal Mart,
the ultimate test for any
Muslimah. Every single per-
son I knew in Hope could
possibly be there, and evenmy husband didnt want me
to go. But once again, I
closed my eyes; I took a
deep breath, Audhubillah
min ash-shaytan nir-rajim. I
walked in and kept my head
up. Alhumdulillah, once
again I felt Allahs protec-
tion and my fear gave way
to determination.
I was no longer going to let
the potential glares and
rude comments of ignorant
people keep me from follow-
ing Allahs command.
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And I realized something
else-I had been ignorant as
well! All these years I had
been afraid of what peoplemight say, I had never really
given then a chance to say
anything at all! All those
years I could have been
wearing hijab, following Al-
lahs command, not living as
a hypocrite, but I had just
assumed it would be diffi-
cult. I had never prayed that
duah before then, I had
never asked Allah to help me
to remain strong. I had
never relied on Allah before.
I had failed this test so many
times, and now, alhumdulil-
lah, I felt totally indestructi-
ble! No one could harm me,
no one could hurt me. I was
under Allahs protection. I
was following His Command
to cover. I was showing the
world who and what I really
was. I was representing my
religion, proudly, and maybe
I was the first Muslimah toever wear hijab in Hope, Ar-
kansas. Who knows? Maybe,
there was another 18 year
old country girl, reading
about Islam for the firsttime or maybe she is won-
dering if it is really possible
to live as a covered Muslim
woman all of the time, no
matter where you are. And
maybe she saw me wearing
hijab, maybe she realized
that wearing the hijab isnt
as bad as it may seem.
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Time
The usage of time is very essential in Islam. As Muslims, we
should invest our time in those things that will bring benefit to
us in both this life and in the hereafter. We should allow no
time to pass, regardless of how short it is. Here are some brief
tips on how to spend our free time.
Remember and reflect upon Allah: His names, His attrib-utes, ponder upon His Creation. Glorify him by saying
SubhnaAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar. Reflect and
thank Allah for the countless blessings He has bestowed
upon you.
Reflect upon the Hereafter. Ask yourself are you on the
road to paradise or are you on the road to the Hellfire? Reflect and assess yourself. Take the time to sit down with
yourself, evaluating, and inquire what are my deficiencies
and how can I improve them. Am I involving myself in ac-
tivities which will bring me closer to Allah or activities that
will distant me for Him? Ask yourself, am I obeying Allah
and His messenger?
Supplicate to Allah: Sincerely repenting for your major sins
Seeking knowledge from those who are qualified to teach.
Learn and memorize hadith and follow it up with action.
Read the Quran with understanding and take heed to the
words of Allah.
These are just some tips you can do to use your time in abeneficial way. Put your priorities in order
By: Sister Faiza Sharif
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Dear Sheikh,
My husband and I have been
married for 10 years. I became
Muslim to marry him but we
never practiced Islam before.
Alhumduliallah he has guided
me to SunnahFollowers and
now I am doing my best to be
the best Muslim I can be, but
my husband refuses to practice.
What can I do to help my hus-
band to start practising and liv-
ing Islam.
Al Hamdulillah wassalatu Wassalamu Ala Rasulillah.
All praises are due to Allah and peace be upon the prophet Mu-
hammed (SAW)
In answer to a question concerning sisters guided to the path of
Allah, and living with a Muslim husband, but not practicing Islam
and in some cases preventing them or giving them hard time infulfilling the commands of Allah.
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Ask the Scholar ?
Answered by,
Jamel Ben Ameur
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I say with the help of Allah and His Tawfeeq, O! sisters in
Eman, I would like first to remind you the story of one of
the greatest women in the history of human kind, Aasi-
yah, the wife of Pharoah :
And Allah sets forth an example, to those who believe, of
the wife of Pharoah when she said: My Lord! build for me
a house with Thee in the garden and deliver me from
Pharoan and his wrongdoing, and deliver me from the un-
just people Quran
The wife of Pharoah was confronted to a tremendous trial:
hold onto the deen of Allah, or submit to the tyranny of
Pharoah to save herself from being killed. By doing so, she
could keep her status of a queen and live in the mostluxurious life style. However with the blessing of Allah she
chose Islam. She chose the real luxurious life.
The wife of Pharoah is a role model for all the believers
male and female and her story is guidance and mercy to
us and especially for those sisters who are encountering
difficulties within the household.
In consideration of this great story of the wife of Pharoah,
follow directives that InshaAllah help to face the issue
mentioned in the following pages:
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Purification actions:
1-Let the starting point be the classification of your priori-
ties in life in order to know how to act. Know that the
highest priority for every believer is to submit to Allah by
fulfilling His command in his lifetime. This is in fact the
purpose of life of every believer. And know that Eman is a
gift from Allah as Allah said :
And it is not for a soul to believe except by Allah's per-mission. (10:100)
2- Eman is the greatest gift that has been given to you.
Keep reminding yourself of this great bounty from Allah by
doing a lot of remembrance of Allah.
O ye who believe! Remember Allah with much remem-
brance. And glorify Him morning and evening. He it is
Who sends His blessings on you, and (so do) His angels,
that He may bring you forth out of utter darkness into
the light; and He is Merciful to the believers. Their salu-tation on the day that they meet Him shall be, Peace,
and He has prepared for them an honourable reward. 033
- 41 to 44.
3- No obedience to any one when he calls to the disobedi-
ence of Allah as the prophet (saws) instructed us. Therefore
this rule constitutes the foundation for any action of the
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Conciliation actions:
4- First seek correction within the household by advice
not insult, by kindness not dispute.
5- Show extra care and kindness and make it clear that
this better behavior is the result of the practice of the
deen.
6- Express the happiness you live, the sweetness you
feel and the tranquility you have. Imply that this
started with the coming back to Allah. And express to
him that your great wish is to live together this great
experience.
7- Communicate to him that real happiness goes into
the eternity and that you want to share this together.
8- Specify that you are still the same person he knows,
but what changed is a gift you got from Allah that you
wish it will encompass the whole family.
9- Show pride and express that independence will not
harm you as long as Allah is with you. But show that
your eagerness for him to repent is an expression of
your love to him.
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10- Make Dua for him in all the prayers and make
special prayers. The best time to do that is the last
third of the night.
11- If this will not work, then remember your priority
which is to please Allah. In fact, living with someone
that puts obstacles between you and Allah does con-
tradict with the purpose of your life. In this case
separation is required to save your deen which is
your life.
Allah says:
And whosoever keeps his duty to Allah, Allah willappoint a way out for him. And give him sustenance
from whence he thinks not; and whoever trusts in Al-
lah, He is sufficient for him; surely Allah attains His
purpose; Allah indeed has appointed a measure for
everything. 65-3&4.
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All acts of disobedience are
poison to the heart, which
causes its sickness and de-
struction. As its sickness
worsens and increases, it
thus leads to deviation from
the path of Allah.
In order to protect the health
of our hearts, we must get ridof the effects of such poisons
and should guard ourselves
against them. Falling victim
to the poisons of the heart
will gradually result in having
a hardened heart. And if evertaken any of the poisons by
mistake, we should hasten to
clean ourselves from its bad
effects by immediately turn-
ing to Allah in repentance,
and doing good deeds to ex-
piate our sinful actions.
Of all the acts of disobedi-
ence which are all poisons of
the heart, there are four
which are widespread andhave the greatest effect to
the heart. These four poisons
are:
Unnecessary talk
Failure to lower the gazeExcessive eating
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Engaging in any of these four
will cause serious damage to
the heart, thus making the
heart hard and unhealthy.
When we mention unneces-
sary talk we are referring to
backbiting, obscene and mis-
leading talk, showing off or
debating in any form, as well
as lying and mockery. Letshear what the Prophet
(s.a.w) had to say about the
heart and how unnecessary
talk is effected by it.
It is reported in al-Musnad,
on the authority of Anas, that
the Prophet (s.a.w) said:
The faith of a servant is not
put right until his heart is put
right, and his heart is not put
right until his tongue is put
right.
In the hadith mentioned
above, we learn that in order
to correct our faith we must
first correct our tongues.
We also mentioned failure to
lower the gaze. There is a
connection between the eyes
and the heart. When we fail
to protect what we see, it
leads us to become attractedto the image, imprinting the
image in our heart, and con-
sequently causing severe
damage to our hearts.
It has been related that theprophet (s.a.w) once said
words to the effect: The
glance is a poison arrow
from Shaytan. Whoever low-
ers his gaze for Allah, He will
bestow upon him a refresh-ing sweetness which he will
find in his heart on the day
that he meets wi th
Him. (Tabarani)
Shaytan enters the heart
with the glance, for he travels
fast. He makes what we see
appear to be more attractive
than what it really is, building
for us an idol for
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the heart to worship. Then he
starts to whisper false prom-
ises, lights the fire of evil de-
sires with it, and fuels it withwood of forbidden actions,
which we would have not en-
gaged in if it was not for this
distorted image. As a result,
it causes the heart to be dis-
tracted and forgetful of ourmain concern, the remem-
brance of Allah.
Small amounts of food guar-
antee us tenderness of the
heart, strong intellect, hum-
bleness, and gentle behav-
iour. Excessive eating results
us to become in opposition to
all of these praiseworthy
qualities.
Al-Miqdam Mad ibn Yakrib
said: I heard the Messenger
of Allah (s.a.w) say: The son
of Adam fills no vessel more
displeasing to Allh than his
stomach. A few morsels
should be enough for him to
preserve his strength. If he
must fill it, then he should al-
low a third for his food, a
third for his drink and leave a
third empty for easy breath-ing. (Tirmidhi)
Excessive eating makes the
heart incline towards disobe-
dience to Allah. Due to ex-
cessive eating worship and
obedience become difficult to
do because of the heaviness
of the body. As a result of ex-
tensive eating, it deprives us
from earning the love of Allah
by preventing us from doing
good deeds throughout our
day. It becomes an easy task
for Shaytan to deceive one
who has filled his or her
stomach with too much food
and drink, which is why it is
so often said: Restrict the
pathways of Shaytan by fast-
ing. (al-Ghazzallis al-Ihya,
8/1488)
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And lastly, but not the least
important poison of the heart,
is the keeping of bad com-
pany. Unnecessary compan-ionship is a chronic disease
that causes much harm. In
keeping such company we
can find the roots of loss,
both in this life and in the
hereafter. In an authenticHadith, Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w) said: Man is influ-
enced by the faith of his
friends. Therefore, be careful
of whom you associate with,
as wrong company cancause us to deviate, and be-
come heedless to the com-
mands of Allah (s.w.t) and
the Prophet (s.a.w).
Now, the question is how can
we revive our hearts and sof-
ten them? The same way all
of the above mentioned poi-
sons of the heart make us
deviate away from obedience
to Allah, making our hearts ill
with evil desires and actions,
controlling them will only
bring the pleasure and re-
ward of Allah.
Thus, acts of obedience are
indispensable to the well be-
ing of the heart. It is worth-
while to mention the follow-
ing acts of obedience, since
they are very necessary and
essential to keep a soft and
healthy heart:
Remembrance of Allah:
Allah says (in the interpreta-
tion of the meaning):
for men and women who
guard their chastity and formen and women who en-
gage much in Allahs
praise for them has Allah
prepared forgiveness and
great reward. (33:35)
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Also, He is successful who
purifies himself. And remem-
bers the Name of his Lord,
and prays. (87:14-15)
Allah also says: Those who
believe, and whose hearts
find comfort in the remem-
brance of Allah, behold, in
the Remembrance of Allah
do hearts find satisfac-
tion. (13-28)
Recitation of the Quran:
Allah says (in the interpreta-tion of the meaning): And
We send down of the Quran
that which is a healing and a
mercy to those who believe
(in Islamic Monotheism and
act on it), and it increasesthe Zaalimoon (polytheists
and wrongdoers) nothing but
loss (17:82)
Seeking forgiveness from Al-
lah:
Allah says (in the interpreta-
tion of the meaning): O you
who believe! Turn to Allah in
sincere repentance! It maybethat your Lord will remove
your evil from you... (66:8)
Making Dua:
Verily your Lord is Gener-
ous and Shy. If His servant
raises his hands to Him (in
supplication) He becomes
shy to re turn them
empty. (Ahmad, Abu Da-wood, Tirmidhi)
Allah says: Implore Me, I
will respond to your
(invocation). Surely, those
who are too arrogant to wor-
ship Me will surely enter en-
ter Hel l in humi l ia-
tion!. (40:60)
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Sending Blessings Upon the
Prophet (saw):
Allah says (in the interpreta-
tion of the meaning): Lo! Al-
lah and His angels shower
blessings on the Prophet. O
ye who believe! Ask bless-
ings on him and salute him
with a worthy saluta-
tion. (33:56)
The Prophet (s.a.w) also
said: For one who sends
blessings upon me once, Al-lah will send ten fold bless-
ings in return (Muslim and
others).
May Allah keep our hearts
pure and clean from any evil.
May He help us to recognizeour faults and immediately
turn to Him in repentance,
may He keep us in the
straight path always and may
He send peace, blesings,
and mercy upon Muhammad.Ameen.
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A while ago I was asked, whyI am no longer Shia, andwhat the difference is inhow I practiced Islam then,
and how I practice now. Iwill attempt to answer thosequestions in this article insh
Allah.
First let me start by saying,it was not up to me, it wasAllah who guided me, Ipoured my heart out to Allah
begging him submissively toguide me, and I was deter-mined that I would not allowarrogance to accompany mein my journey for knowl-
edge.
It wasnt until I got on theinternet that I learned aboutthe difference between Shiaand Sunni. I always thoughtthe only difference was that
Sunnis pray with their armsup while Shia prays with
their arms down.
Coming Back
to the SunnahIn this article Sister Christy Crouse a student of
SunnahFollowers shares her experience of her
journey coming back to the Sunnah. Many of us
declare that we follow the Sunnah to its truthful-
ness. But what if you found out that all along you
had been following something of great devi-
ance. Sister Zanooba details her journey to her
path back to the Sunnah and the effect it has
had on her.
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On yahoo chat I met withmany different kinds of Mus-lims and argued about relig-ion. I was so arrogant to
think I could teach when Imyself had no knowledge, Iargued against Sunnis anddid not even know what theybelieved from their ownsources, all my informationwas from the mouths of my
Shia teachers and friends.
One day as I was arguingwith a former shia I wasmade aware of my arro-gance and lack of knowl-
edge, He asked me whatbooks I had studied from,and asked me for my proof,all I could say was that myknowledge came from what Ihad heard through people,he informed me that in Is-lam there are no opinionsand we have to have prooffor everything. Feeling de-feated, I decided to get theproof but all I really gotwere peoples opinions ofthe historical facts. When Iasked for proof I waspointed to Shia books andgiven emotionally motivated
stories.
During the life of the
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)there were countless saha-bahs that had surroundedhim, just to name a fewwere, Abu Bakr, Omar, Uth-man, Ali, Abu Sufyan andMuawiya r.a. He loved his
companions and consideredthem the best amongst man-kind, If the prophet lovedhis companions who was I to
hate them?
Narrated Abdullah: TheProphet pbuh said, "The
best people are those livingin my generation, and thenthose who will follow them,and then those who will
follow the latter.
We can determine by theQuran and Hadiths that wehave to follow the prophet
and his companions.
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Allah has told us in the HolyQuran about the duty ofProphet Mohammed pbuh inthe interpretation of the
meaning,
"And We have sent downunto you the Message; thatthat you may explainclearly to men what is sentfor them, and that they
may give thought."
Allah also says,
"And obey Allah and theMessenger, that ye may ob-
tain mercy."
Clearly the first example af-ter the Quran that weshould follow is the exampleof the prophet Mohammed
(pbuh)
The basis of the Shia beliefsis in the way the Ummahwas governed following thedeath of the prophet Mo-hammed. The Shia believeAli should have been thefirst caliph but there was no
proof of this, as a matter offact the proof is to the con-trary. The only proof the
Shia have was an allegationof the prophets intentionswhile he was on his deathbed. The prophet made it
clear in regards to whoshould succeed him by re-questing that Abu Bakr leadthe prayer As is evident in
the authentic Hadith :
Narrated 'Aisha: (Themother of believers) Allah'sApostle during his fatal ail-ment said, "Order Abu Bakrto lead the people inprayer." I said, "If Abu Bakrstood at your place (in
prayers, the people will notbe able to hear him be-cause of his weeping, so or-der 'Umar to lead the peo-ple in prayer." He againsaid, "Order Abu Bakr tolead the people in prayer "Then I said to Hafsa, "Willyou say (to the Prophet), 'IfAbu Bakr stood at yourplace, the people will notbe able to hear him because of his weeping, so or-der 'Umar to lead the peo-ple in prayer?" Hafsa did
so.
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Although the prophet didnot make any clear state-ments that Abu Bakr should
be the reigning Caliph, hehas mentioned that peopleshould come to Abu Bakr r.aif the prophet was not avail-able one example of that is
below:
Narrated Jubair bin Mutim:
A woman came to theProphet who ordered herto return to him again. Shesaid, "What if I came anddid not find you?" as if shewanted to say, "If I foundyou dead?" The Prophet
said, "If you should not findme, go to Abu Bakr."
Furthermore every humanwho is living will die, and Al-lah the exalted said aboutthe prophet Mohammed(pbuh):
Muhammad pbuh is nomore than a Messenger,and indeed (many) Messen-gers have passed away be-
fore him. If he dies or iskilled, will you then turnback on your heels (as dis-
believers