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Btw, the website for our Masjid (PGMA), is: www.pgmamd.org/j15
Also check out www.duscommunity.org. * Imam Safi Khan is the Imam @ Dar-us-Salaam, a Masjid near to PGMA. I swear by Allah, a simply Amazing Imam & teacher [and an incredibly wonderful, brilliant, beyond kind, so caring, moving, inspiring, extremely knowledgeable person]. In all honesty, I've simply never seen anyone that compares to him. And Dar-us-Salaam is out of this world! Beautiful, so peaceful & lively :) :)
Please see: http://learnaboutislam.org
Khaatim (*completed the memorization of) of the Quran, striving to be a Haafizh one day, hopefully. Have a younger brother who is also now a Khaatim (end of 2010).
By the way -- I want u 2 check out this website made by our bro, Arif Kabir (who is also a Khaatim of the Quran, from Dar-us-Salaam). Its for the youth, and generally for everyone else as well. Here's the link: http://www.muslimyouthmusin... * A lot of incredible articles. I contributed a few. Check it out :)
http://mmada.org/ (Muslim Men Against Domestic Abuse)
http://thedeenshow.com/
http://muslimmatters.org/
http://almaghrib.org/
In Saheeh Al-Bukhaari & Saheeh Muslim, from the Companion - `Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab - who narrated that on one occasion, the Messenger of God (Prophet Muhammad) saw a woman looking for her young child in a crowd... when she finally found her infant (near a fire), she rushed to pick him up & she brought him close to herself and began to breastfeed him.
The Prophet Muhammad turned to his Companions & said: أترون هذه المرأة طارحة ولدها في النار؟ "D'ya think that this mother would ever throw her child into the fire?" The Companions said: لا والله "No, by God - she would never do that & she would never allow her child to fall into the fire as long as she is able to prevent him." The Messenger of Allah said: فوالله لله أرحم بعباده من هذه بولدها "I swear by Allah! Certainly, Allah is more merciful with His servants than this mother is with her child!" ♥
In an Authentic hadeeth, Prophet Muhammad said: والله لا يلقي الله حبيبه في النار "I swear by Allah! Allah will not throw His beloved into the Fire (of Hell)." * The Messenger took an oath that Allah will never allow Hell to touch His beloved, someone whom He loves. *
Sufyaan Ath-Thawri, one of our pious predecessors, said: "I would prefer, on the Day of Resurrection, that my judgment be given to my Lord than to my parents!" + He's saying that he would rather have Allah judge him than his own parents! Because Sufyaan Ath-Thawri knew WHO Allah is, His vast all-encompassing mercy. This is our God!
On the Blessed Day of 'Arafah (the 10th day of the Islamic Month of Dhul-Hijjah), when everybody was standing on the plain of 'Arafah (in Mecca)... that evening, 'Abdullah Ibn Al-Mubaarak came to Sufyaan and asked him: "Who is the worst person in this gathering today?" Sufyaan replied: الذي يظن أن الله لا يغفر لهم "The person who thinks that Allah will not forgive everyone here!"
"O believers! Stand out firmly for Allāh as just witnesses; and never let the enmity & hatred of a people prevent you from dealing with them with fairness & justice. Be just (be fair): that is what will bring you close to righteousness/piety..."
The Qur'an, the Last Revelation of God [5:8]
"Civilization is rooted in justice, and the consequences of oppression (injustice) are devastating. Therefore, Allāh aids the just state even if it is non-Muslim, yet withholds His help from the oppressive state even if it is Muslim."
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (d.1328)
"Allāh has never prohibited you from dealing justly and kindly with those who have not fought against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes! Certainly, Allāh loves those who are just."
The Qur'an, the Final Revelation of God [60:8]
"If you're not kind, you're the wrong kind." - Imam Safi Khan (حفظه الله)
The Final Messenger of the Creator of this Universe, Prophet Muhammad stated: خياركم خياركم لنسائه
"The BEST of you are those who are Best towards their women." i.e. wife, mother, sister, daughter, aunt, etc.
In another narration from `Ali Ibn Abi Taalib: ما أكرم النساء إلا كريم و لا أهانهن إلا لئيم "No one honors women except an honorable man & no one humiliates (and disgraces) them, except a depraved man."
Hometown:
Sterling, Virginia
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Student
Companies:
PGMA, Dar-us-Salaam, AlMaghrib
Schools:
Rolling Ridge Elementary School, Al-Huda School (6th-8th grade)
Interests:
The # 1, the sole and only real purpose of humankind is to do 'Ibaadah to their Lord, their Creator, Sustainer, Cherisher, Provider, King, Owner, Master, etc (that Supreme Being who brought this universe into existence). So my main interest, may Allah help me and everyone, is to worship Him in reality, obey Him correctly, follow Him, become totally dedicated and devoted to Him, submit to Him alone and be free & independent of having to submit to others among His creation, follow His guidance and that of the Noble Prophets (صلوات الله وسلامه عليهم) & Messengers whom He chose from among humankind and sent to them; the last of them being Muhammad Ibn Abdullah, the Arabian Prophet. Secondly, and this goes side by side with the above, learning al-'ilm (knowledge). Studying the Qur'aan and its intricate and profound Sciences (i.e. tafseer, qiraa'aat, other 'uloom). And studying the Sunnah of the Final Messenger, his hadeeths, and this entire vast science of hadeeth (isnaads, takhreej, etc). Reading his Seerah (Authentic Biography), as well as the lives of his Companions, the Tabi'oon [successors], our righteous predecessors & forefathers, and the 4 great Imaams of this Ummah (may Allah be pleased with them); Abu Haneefah, Maalik, Ash-Shaafi'ee, Ahmad and others as well. * Also, to review my Qur'aan. At the least, 2 Juz' of the Quran per day (the Quran has 30 Juz'). And FYI, each Juz' consists of 30 pages. Also, to attend the gatherings of the People of Knowledge and benefit :). * Also, to follow up on the great Qurraa' (Reciters) of this time, Shaykh Mishary Al-Afasy (حفظه الله), 'Abdur-Rahmaan as-Sudais and Su'ood ash-Shuraim (and others) in Makkah. As well as some of the Qurraa' from Egypt (may Allah preserve them), etc. * And last but not least, if there's any time, then running, exercising, swimming, etc. For if one has a good intention behind even these 'normal day-to-day activities', Allah will reward him/her for it as well! If one plays sports, with the intention that it will make one stronger, so one can worship Allah better ~ then Allah rewards the person for that (for the soccer game, etc). The same goes for eating and sleeping and other normal enjoyable actions too. Thus, a real Muslim's life is all considered WORSHIP (if the person has the right intention behind their actions), and thus every aspect of it is rewarded! * This is the favor from Allah, our Merciful Lord: hence a Muslim's entire life can be rewarded. * And BTW, this is what is meant by Allah's statement in the Quran (51:56), "I have only created humans & jinn, so that they can worship Me." ~ Islam is totally against the idea of hermitism (and what you find in some religions of extreme asceticism & constant worship) ~ so what then is Allah saying here? "...so that they may Worship Me." * And in the next verse He goes on to say that He - in no way - needs or seeks our worship. He is in no need of us. Rather that worship is meant to be for the benefit of our own selves (to satisfy our spiritual side). * WORSHIP in Islaam is not only the ritual acts of worship, such as 5 Prayers, Fasting, Charity (etc), but it can include every single aspect of our normal lives if we have the right intentions! And hence you find the Prophet Muhammad saying that, even when a person fulfills his (sexual) desires in a lawful way, that individual is being rewarded by Allah for that. So the Companions couldn't believe it! So the Prophet asked them, "Don't you agree that if an individual fulfilled his desires through illegal means, he would be sinful and punishable for that?" They said yes. So he asked them, "So why do you account for the Unlawful, but you don't take account of the Lawful." So likewise, when a person does any normal action (eating, sleeping, drinking, working) - with the right intention - Allah transforms that action into an act of worship; thus, we fulfill the purpose of our existence in this temporary world.
Movies:
Videos of Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, Muhammad Alshareef, Abdul-Bary Yahya, Safi Khan, Karim Abu Zaid, As-Sudais, Ash-Shuraim, Sa'd Ghamdi, Muhammad Jibreel, Shaykh Mishary Ibn Rashid Al-`Afasy, Anwar Al-`Awlaki, Suhaib Webb, Kamal El-Mekki, Hamza Yusuf, Nouman Ali Khan (etc) -- not to forget, Shaykh Al-Albaani, Ibn `Uthaimeen, and Ibn Baaz and many others.
Music:
Shaykh Mishary Ibn Rashid Al-`Afasy definitely comes in this category. He's totally the best. :) :) :) Out of this world. Even Shaykh Muhammad Al-`Areefi, when asked about Mishary's nasheeds, responded by saying: "Hulwah!" It is sweetness. * * Note: With regard to musical instruments & listening to "music-music", then, as Ibn Taymiyah said: "Those who prefer listening to music above listening to the Qur'aan are the Awliya (friends) of the Shaytaan, not the Awliya (Friends) of Allah."
Books:
Too numerous to list here. (1) of course is the Final Book of the Creator of all that exists: the Qur'aan (القرآن).As for the numerous, countless other books: To make it short and simple, all the books by Ibn Qayyim, Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Othaimeen, Muhammad Jibali, Muhammad Nasir-ud-Deen al-Albaani, Safi-ur-Rahmaan Mubaarakfoori, Safi Khan, Maududi, Yusuf Qaradawi, Ibn Abi Zayd Al-Qayrawani, Al-Imaam An-Nawawi, Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, our Shaykh Jamal Zarabozo, Dr. Bilal Phillips, Yasir Qadhi, and many others! Just a few book names, Jaami al-Uloom wal-Hikam by Ibn Rajab. As well as his commentary on the famous hadeeth of Ibn 'Abbaas entitled (Noor al-Iqtibaas fee Mishkaat Wassiyah An-Nabiyy libni 'Abbaas). On top of this. The Prophet's Prayer Described by Shaykh Al-Albaani. Also, Ibn Taymiyya's beautiful Essay on Servitude (worship); "Al-`Uboodiyyah". Du'aa', the weapon of the believer: by Yasir Qadhi. An Introduction to the Sciences of the Quran: by Yasir Qadhi. All of Shaykh Jamal Zarabozo's books. They are just amazing!! Especially his commentary on the 40 Hadeeth of Nawawi. * In addition, the Scholar and the Tyrant by Dr. Yusuf Qaradawi; a historical play of what occurred between Sa'eed Ibn Jubayr & the ruthless Tyrant, Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. Ibn `Uthaimeen's Sharh of An-Nawawi's book, Riyadh as-Saaliheen. * Zaad al-Ma'aad by Ibn Qayyim. Also, Tafseer Ibn Katheer ad-Dimishqi. And Tafseer al-Jalaalayn [for its brevity]. And the wonderful Tafseer of At-Tabari and Al-Qurtubi as well. And the modern-day tafseer of Maududi (The Meaning of the Quran); you'll really learn a lot from this & go through a beautiful journey through the Qur'aan! This is a MUST read. * Hujjiyyah as-Sunnah, by Shaykh 'Abdul-Ghani 'Abdul-Khaaliq. Also, Evolution of Fiqh by Dr. Bilal Phillips! Very nice, really! + As for the category of "Hadeeth Collections": Saheeh Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Nasaa'ee, Sunan Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Maajah, Musnad Ahmad, Musnad Abu Ya'laa, Sunan ad-Daarimi, Sunan al-Kubraa (Bayhaqi), Al-Mustadrak ala as-Saheehayn (Haakim), Musannaf 'Abdur-Razzaaq, Musannaf Ibn Abu Shaybah, Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan, Saheeh Ibn Khuzaymah, Al-Mu'jam (Tabarani). * Also, Saheeh al-Jaami` by Al-Albaani. And Silsilah al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheeha (and "ad-Da'eefah") by Al-Albaani. + Personally, I am just so in love with Imaam Adh-Dhahabi's book: سير أعلام النبلاء "Siyar A`laam An-Nubalaa'." {which could probably be translated as, "The Bios of the Noble Eminent Figures".} You will love it. Amazing book, I swear by Allah! And some of the people have said: "If you do not find righteous people among the living, then live with them in Siyar A`laam An-Nubalaa'." ;)
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♠ Knowledge always broadens our horizons rather than making us narrow-minded.
— Imam Safi Khan (حَفِظَهُ اللهُ), director of Al-Huda School & Dar-us-Salaam (College Park, MD).
Sūrah Āli ʻImrān (3rd Sūrah of the Qurān) stands for Steadfastness. In Sūrah Al-Baqarah (2) you learned the program. Now it's time to be strong. The challenge is to keep on keeping on. To keep on being strong. To stick to it. To hang in there. To never lose heart, nor weaken in will, nor give in.
Patience with the Program leads to Prevalence.
Perseverance with the Program leads to Prosperity.
It is the Steadfastness that spells Success. [3:200]
~ Ibn Rajab (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ), via @Loon2Amir (on twitter) [formerly, Bad Boy rapper Loon]
BTW {for any not-yet-Muslims}: "Allāh" اَللهُ simply means "the One True God" in Arabic. Allāh is the Arabic proper name for the Creator of the Heavens & the Earth - and this entire universe. As a matter of fact, this was a name that was used even by previous generations [even before Islām]. As a matter of fact, to this very day, Christians who speak Arabic - they use the name "Allāh", for God.
"You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...these civilized people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve."
- Sh. Yasir Qadhi & Abu Eesa Niamatullah [And never a truer word of all the scum destroying their neighbourhoods here in the UK at the moment.]
- Imam Safi Khan (حَفِظَهُ اللهُ), director of Al-Huda School & Dar-us-Salaam.
"You should not look at what the person used to do, rather you should look at what kind of person they are today. The one who gets bogged down about people's pasts, is just like Iblīs [Satan] who said to Allāh, خلقتنى من نارٍ وخلقته من طين 'You created me from fire and you created him from clay.' "
(Al-Minhāj, vol. 2, p. 430)
But instead Ādam stood up and prayed."
[Safi Khan's comments on Sūrah Al-Baqarah; Sūrah 2 of the Qur'ān, v. 34-37.]