RESPECT THE HOMES OF AHLUL-BAYT (A.S.) Oct 28, '12 12:52 PM for everyone It is incumbent upon the Muslim Ummah to honor and respect the homes of Ahlul-Bayt and according to the Ayah mentioned earlier: "The light (of Allah) shines upon dwellings that are made to be honored. In those homes men pray to Allah every morning and every afternoon." These homes are honored and endeared both physically by being well-kept, and spiritually by being kept pure. Special respect is due to such dwellings. Sayooti writes in his interpretation of the Qur'an that when this Ayah was revealed, the disciples of the Prophet asked him what was meant by (homes). He replied, "The homes of the Prophets." Then Abu Bakr asked him if the residence of Fatima (A.S.) was among such homes. Prophet Muhammad replied, "Yes, and it is one of the best among them." Any disrespect towards the homes of the Prophets and the residence of the Final Messenger of Allah is prohibited and considered a transgression upon the person of the Prophet. Such acts lead to apostasy. If paying homage " Tar'fii' " refers only to the physical appearance of these homes then their well-keeping is a duty on Muslims. However, if dignifying means doing so in a spiritual capacity, then respecting these dwellings is incumbent upon all Muslims, too. Tags: islamic talks 0 comments edit delete Amazing Science Facts Oct 28, '12 12:51 PM for everyone Amazing Science Facts Following on from our list of amazing science facts, we have produced another list of facts that are entertaining and educational. These are all facts that are (hopefully) not especially well known to the average person. 1. Fingernails grow four times faster than toenails. 2. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. 3. If you rub an onion on your foot - within 30 to 60 minutes, you will be able to feel the taste. This is because it travels through the blood stream. 4. You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath (if you hold it until you go unconscious, you begin to breath normally as soon as you do). 5. On one square inch of human skin there are 20 million microscopic creatures. 6. Armadillos are the only creatures apart from men that can catch leprosy – there are known cases of armadillo to human transfers of the disease. 7. A snail can sleep for 3 – 4 years and during that period it does not need food. 8. Giraffes can live longer without water than camels. 9. The songs of humpback whales can change dramatically from year to year, yet each whale in an oceanwide population always sings the same song as the others. 10. The forces required to remove a foot from quicksand at a speed of one centimeter per second would require the same amount of force as “that needed to lift a medium-sized car.” 11. To test if a pearl is real, you can rub vinegar on it. The composition of the pearl will cause it to bubble furiously. 12. Goldfish kept in a dark room turn much paler and if it wasn’t for the color in the food they eat, they would turn completely white. 13. Unlike normal bees, the Queen bee’s stinger is not barbed and can be used repeatedly without harming her. 14. Quicksand doesn’t directly kill humans as it is usually not very deep at all. It is the fact that it can be incredibly difficult to remove yourself from quicksand that causes death by the environment – such as exposure. 14. Oysters can change between being female or male. 16. Men are over 30% stronger than women on average, especially in the upper body, and men’s brains are heavier than women’s. Tags: general topic 0 comments edit delete Salawaat is due to the progeny of Muhammad(P.B.U.H) Oct 28, '12 12:49 PM for everyone Among the rights of Ahlul-Bayt is that salawaat is due to them as well as the Prophet and that one should not separate the Messenger of Allah from his progeny when chanting salawaat. Verily Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O you who believe! send blessings on him [Muhammad] and greet him with the fitting salutation.  When the above Ayah was revealed, the Companions of the Prophet inquired about the manner in which salawaat is to be said. The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) answered: When saying salawaat, one must say: "O Allah! send Thy peace and blessings upon the Prophet and his progeny in the same manner that You send it upon Ibrahim and his progeny for You are Praiseworthy and Most High."  In his book (Sawaa'iq), Ibn Hajr quotes the Prophet saying, "Do not deliver an unfinished salawaat for me." Ibn Hajr adds, when the Prophet was asked what he meant by an unfinished salawaat, the Prophet replied: "Do not say 'O Allah! send Thy peace and blessings upon Muhammad instead say: Allah! send Thy peace and blessings upon Muhammad and upon Aali Muhammad". Regretfully, this unfinished salawaat is quite popular in writings of Ahlul-Sunnah and the lectures of Sunni preachers. In a Hadith, the beloved Prophet (p.b.u.h.) insists that, "Whoever makes prayer and does not declare salawaat for him and his family, his prayer is incomplete and will not be accepted."  Imam Shafi'i attests to this Hadith in a famous poem: Roughly translated Al-Shafi'i says: Oh the love of Ahlul-Bayt is such That it is a must since the Qur'an has it established . Suffice it that their distinction is such That the prayer is invalid if no salawaat is offered for them. Tags: islamic talks 0 comments edit delete QUALITIES OF BEST WOMEN Oct 28, '12 12:48 PM for everyone THE QUALITIES  OF BEST WOMEN: She is content: Such woman is the best one who becomes happy and content when her husband puts a loving glance on her, and when he orders her for something right, she obeys him immediately, and never does any thing against his will. - Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) She is a great cook and a good administrator: A woman who cooks neat, clean and delicious food for her husband. Allah has provided great food for such nice wife in paradise. In heaven, she will be asked to drink and eat whatever you wish, as this is the reward for the pain and services which you performed for your husband! - Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) The best woman among your women is one who cooks delicious food, spends the money justly and does not waste it. Such women are the workers of Allah, and the workers of Allah never get hopeless and regretful! - Imam Jafer-e-Sadiq (as) She is priceless: A woman doesn't have any price, whether she is good or bad. A good and nice lady can not be measured with money or gold or silver, as she is far more expensive and precious than money or gold. Similarly, a woman with bad character and worst nature can not be compared with sand, as sand is far more higher and good than her. - Imam Jafer-e-Sadiq (as) She is loving, caring and patient: Do not you want me to tell you about those ladies who will enter paradise? A woman who is loving and caring to her husband, and gives births to his children and when he gets angry with her, she instantly says My hand is in your hand like she does not get satisfied until her husband becomes happy with her. - Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) She is obedient: Lucky and fortunate woman is one who respects her husband and does not give him any pain, hurt or discomfort and does not makes him worried and obeys him in all the right aspects of life. - Imam Jafer-e-Sadiq (as) She does Jehaad: The Jehaad of woman is that she must not lose her patience if she gets hurt from her husband. Her patience is her Jehaad. - Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) Tags: islamic talks 0 comments edit delete THE CONCEPT OF PRIDE Oct 28, '12 12:40 PM for everyone THE CONCEPT OF PRIDE  The concept of pride embraces all those aspects of vanity found in those who are proud of their actions, little knowing what their end will be. Whoever is proud of himself and his actions has strayed off the path of right guidance and has claimed what is not his. Anyone who claims something to which he has no right is a liar, even if he conceals his claim for a long time. The first thing which happens to the proud man is that he is stripped of his object of pride, so that he will know that he is contemptible and incapable, and will testify against himself; and that will be a firmer proof against him. This was the case with Iblis. Pride is a plant whose seed is disbelief, whose earth is hypocrisy, and whose water is transgression. Its branches are ignorance, its leaves are misguidance, and its fruit is being cursed to remain in the Fire forever. Whoever chooses pride has sowed disbelief and cultivated hypocrisy. It is inevitable that it must bear its fruit and he will end up in the Fire. Tags: islamic talks 0 comments edit delete Satan's Insolent Behavior Oct 28, '12 12:36 PM for everyone Satan's Insolent Behavior Satan can get control over Allah's servants only by whispering to them when they have abandoned their remembrance of Allah, become disdainful, feel complacent when faced with His prohibition, and forget that Allah sees their secret. Whispering is what comes from outside the heart by tacit permission of the intellect, and is sustained by man's own nature; once it becomes established in the heart, there is error, misguidance, and disbelief. Allah called on His bondsmen with His subtle call and told them about the enmity of Iblis: إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا Shaytan is an enemy to you, so take him as an enemy. (35:6) Be with him like a man who, standing near the shepherd's dog, has recourse to the dog's master in order to keep the dog away from him. It is the same when Satan comes to whisper to you, to lead you off the true path and make you forget to remember Allah. Then seek refuge from him with your Lord and his Lord. He will defend the truth against falsehood, and help wronged ones, since He says, إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ Surely he has no authority over those who believe and who rely on their Lord. (16:99) Man will only be able to do this if he knows how he comes, and can recognize his methods of whispering, by constant watchfulness, sincerity in the arena of service, awe of the All-Aware, and increased remembrance of Him. However, anyone who neglects to spend his time in awareness must undoubtedly be the prey of Satan. He should draw a lesson from what Satan does with such a person's self: he leads it to misguidance, deception and haughtiness by duping the person into admiring his own actions, his worship, and his insight. Satan's insolent behaviour towards him causes a curse to descend on his knowledge, his gnosis and faculty of reasoning for all eternity; yet he has no power over those who are not negligent. Therefore hold to the firmest rope of Allah, which means seeking refuge with Allah, and having a sound need of Allah at every breath.  Do not be deceived when Satan makes your acts of obedience appear beautiful in your eye: if he opens ninety-nine doors of goodness for you, it is only so that he may overcome you by opening the hundredth. So meet him with opposition, block his path and reject his charm. Tags: hadees 0 comments edit delete IDD MUBARAK Oct 27, '12 8:34 AM for everyone Tags: greetings 0 comments edit delete Invoking Allāh (s.w.t) Oct 26, '12 10:59 AM for everyone Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustafā  (S.A.W.W) said:   "O Abuzar! As long as you are in prayer, you are knocking at the door of the king of the world and whoever knocks at the door of such king, the door will be opened to him.  O Abuzar! Whenever a believer stands in prayer, he will be showered with good as much as his distance to Allāh's throne (arsh), and Allāh (s.w.t) will assign him an angel saying: O son of Adam! Should you know what lies in your prayer and whom you are invoking, you will never get tired nor will you turn to anything else.” [Reference: Oddatol Daee (The Asset of Supplicant),Chapter 4, Hadees 404] ----- A humble request Please do pray for restoration of Jannat al-Baqi & early re-appearance of Imam-E-Zamana (atfs) . Iltemase Dua Tags: hadees 0 comments edit delete 10th of Dhil-Hajj* Oct 26, '12 10:23 AM for everyone Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem 10th of Dhil-Hajj*  Our heartiest greetings and felicitations to Holy Prophet Mohammad (s.a.w.w.), Amir al-Mu'minin Imām ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (A.S.),  Hazrat Fāṭimah(s.a.), Ahl-e-Bait (a.s.), Imam-e-Zamana (a.s.) & all lovers of Ahl-e-Bait  (a.s.) on this auspicious occasion of   Eid al Adha [*Please check the dates with  local Masjid in your country/area]  Holy Prophet Muhammad  al Mustafā (S.A.W.W)  said: "Adorn your festivals with frequent chants of Allahu Akbar (Allāh is the Greatest).” [Reference: Mizan al-Hikmah] Iltemase dua Tags: hadees 0 comments edit delete Ziyarat-e-Muslim Ibn-e- Aqueel Alaihis Salam Oct 25, '12 2:55 PM for everyone Ziyarat-e-Muslim Ibn-e- Aqueel Alaihis Salam Nov 15, '10 11:20 AM for everyone Prev: Muslim ibn Aqeel - A must Watch Tags: ziyarat 0 comments edit delete Muslim ibn Aqeel - A must Watch Oct 25, '12 2:54 PM for everyone Muslim ibn Aqeel - A must Watch Nov 15, '10 11:12 AM for everyone VIDEO ON SHAHADAT OF MUSLIM IBNE AQEEL IN KUFA - FILM Tags: tribute Tags: tribute 0 comments edit delete Shahadat Of Hazrat Muslim Ibn-e-Aqueel Alaihis Salam Oct 25, '12 2:52 PM for everyone Shahadat Of Hazrat Muslim Ibn-e-Aqueel Alaihis Salam VERY NICE PRESENTATION ON YOU TUBE- PLS DO LISTEN Tags: tribute Tags: tribute 0 comments edit delete Arafah_Amaal Oct 25, '12 2:49 PM for everyone Attachment: 3rd_Ziyarat_E_Jameah_Kabeer_Arafa.pps Attachment: Allahumma_Man_Taaba.pps Attachment: Arafah_Amaal_sequence.pdf Attachment: Arafah_day_Amaal.pps Attachment: Arafah_night_Amaal.pps Attachment: Dua_47Arafaday.pps Attachment: Dua_E_Arafa_Imam_Husayn.pps Attachment: Four_Tasbihat_Arafah_night.pps Attachment: Ya_Shahida_Kulle_Najwa.pps Tags: duas and amal 0 comments edit delete 3 Types of People in Life Oct 25, '12 2:20 PM for everyone Tags: general topic 0 comments edit delete 9th Zilhaj 1433 A.H. - Arafat Oct 25, '12 2:17 PM for everyone Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem Imām `Alī ibn Husayn (A.S.) says about this great day:  “O Allāh, this is the day of Arafah a day which you have made noble, given honor and magnified within it. You have spread your mercy, showed kindness through your pardon, made plentiful your giving and by it you have been gracious towards your servants."  [Reference: Sahifa as-Sajjadiyyah, Du'a no. 47] Recite the supplication of Mashlool on the eve of the 10th of Zilhijjah - [the eve of Eidul Adha]  It contains the Greatest Name (of Allāh) and every miserable, sick or poor person who recites it shall have his desire fulfilled. Please Visit:  9th Zilhajj -Arafat  day  A'amal : http://www.duas.org/zilhajj/arafa.htm A humble request : Please pray    and work     for restoration of Jannat al-Baqi & early re-appearance of Imam-E-Zamana (atfs)  Iltemase Dua Tags: hadees 0 comments edit delete [DRAFT] m Oct 25, '12 2:15 PM for everyone ello. This is Stefan Magdalinski, CEO of Multiply. Over the past year and a half, Multiply has shifted its business focus on expanding its e-Commerce presence in Southeast Asia, concentrating primarily on the Philippine & Indonesian markets. It is for this reason that we have moved the Multiply Headquarters from Florida, USA to Jakarta, Indonesia. You know from my last update that as part of this shift in strategic focus to online shopping & selling, we will no longer support the social networking features beyond December 1, 2012. We know this decision is an unpopular one, but rest assured it was carefully considered, and we feel that it is only through single-minded focus that we will achieve our goal to be Asia's most loved online marketplace. For our users who utilize our social network features (blog, video, photo, etc), we realize that this is painful, and we are launching some tools to help you preserve your content or move it to another platform. 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(Sample Email) These tools will be available until December 1, 2012 for you to migrate your content. There are efforts underway to offer ways to migrate your content to other platforms such as Tumblr and Wordpress, and we will keep you posted as these options materialize. For more information, please read this list of Frequently Asked Questions on this process. Should you have any questions regarding the export tool, please let us know by dropping an email to support@multiply.com. Thank you for your kind attention. It has been a joy to have been your trusted partner in the storage and sharing of your lives online and we look forward to remain a part of your lives as we complete our transition into SEA’s leading online marketplace. Warm Regards, Stefan Note: If you are using custom CSS the links to the export tools may not be visible under your headshot. In this case you can use the following urls to access them directly http://(INSERT USER ID).multiply.com/download-media http://(INSERT USER ID).multiply.com/export-to-blogger http://(INSERT USER ID).multiply.com/export-to-tumblr edit/publish delete 7th Zil-Hijjah Oct 23, '12 12:16 PM for everyone Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem 7th Zil-Hijjah Deepest condolences to  Holy Prophet Mohammad (s.a.w.w.), Amir al-Mu'minin Imām ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (A.S.),  Hazrat Fāṭimah(s.a.), Ahl-e-Bait (a.s.), Imam-e-Zamana (a.s.) & all lovers of Ahl-e-Bait  (a.s.) on the martyrdom Anniversary of Muhammad ibn ‘Alī al-Bāqir (a.s.) Imām Muhammad ibn ‘Alī al-Bāqir (A.S.): gave commandments to one of his children. They are as follows “O My little son, when Allāh(s.w.t.) bestows a blessing on you, say: praise belongs to Allāh(s.w.t.)  When an intense affair befalls you, then say: There is neither power nor might but through Allāh  When your daily bread is slow (in coming) for you, then say: I seek Allāh's forgiveness.”  [Reference: Al-Bayan wa al-Tabiyyin, vol.3, p.280] Eighth  day of  Zilhajj is known as Youm-e-Tarwiyah;  It is highly recommended to fast on this day  and taking bath on this day is also desirable (mustahab) Tags: hadees 0 comments edit delete Prayers In The Noble Qur’an And Hadees of the Holy Imams (a.s.) Oct 23, '12 11:35 AM for everyone “And keep up prayer; surely prayer keeps (one) away from indecency and evil. And the remembrance of Allah is the greatest.” Noble Qur’an, Suratul `Ankabut, Verse 45 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “The first thing that Allah made obligatory upon my Ummah was the five prayers; and the first thing from their acts of worship that shall be taken up will be the five prayers; and the first thing that they will be questioned about will be the five prayers.” Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18859  The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “The prayer of a person is (in reality) a light in his heart, so whoever desires, can illuminate his heart (by means of prayers).” Kanzul `Ummal, Volume7, Tradition 18973 Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) advised: “We command our children to offer prayers when they are five years old, so you too order your children to offer prayers (but only) when they are seven years of age.” Wasa’ilush Shi`a, Volume 3, Page 12  Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “One obligatory prayer is better than performing Hajj twenty times, and the performance of one Hajj is better than giving away a house full of gold.” Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 227 Imam `Ali (peace be upon him) has said: “Surely, when a person engages in prayers, his body, his clothes and everything around him glorify Allah.” Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 213 The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “The good deeds of one who, without any appropriate excuse does not offer his prayer until its time passes away, are annulled.” He then said: “The divide between a believer and disbelief is the abandonment of prayers.” Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 202 Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said that Allah, the Exalted has said: “I shall accept the prayers of one who: exhibits humility before My Greatness; restrains himself from his base and carnal desires for My sake; passes his day in My remembrance; does not seek to show his greatness over My creation; feeds the hungry ones; clothes the bare ones; acts with kindness and mercy to those in misery and trouble; provides shelter to those who are strangers (in his city) and away from their homes.” Wasa`ilush Shi`a, Volume 15, Page 210 Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “One who offers his prayers along with Adhan and Iqamah, two rows of angels pray behind him, while one who offers his prayers with only the Iqamah and without the Adhan, one row of angels pray behind him.” The Imam (peace be upon him) was asked: “And how long is each row?” The Imam (peace be upon him) replied: “At the very minimum, its length is the distance between East and West, while at the maximum, its length is the distance between the earth and the heavens.” Wasa’ilush Shi`a, Volume 4, Page 620  Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) has said: “The prayer that is offered by a person, sometimes half of it ascends upwards, while at other times it is only one-third, or one-fourth or one-fifth that ascends. Only that portion of the prayer which the person has offered with concentration and mindfulness of the heart is made to ascend. (And so) the people have been ordered to offer the recommended prayers so that they can make up for what has been left incomplete of their obligatory prayers.” Al-Haqa’iq, Page 219 Tags: islamic talks 0 comments edit delete Dealing Based On Fazl (Grace) Oct 23, '12 11:34 AM for everyone Dealing Based On Fazl (Grace) The person who will be showered with Divine Mercy, will, even though he will remain suspended in the station of people's rights, as he will have to repay some unpaid rights he will be dealt with gracefully. At the time some persons will be drowning in their own perspiration. The Most Merciful Allah will, then show to the gathering a palace of paradise. Then a voice will be heard: “O people! Who claim any right from this one of my servants! Listen. If you desire to dwell in this heavenly palace then, give up your dues and free him. Truely, a man who behaves straightly with God, his dealing remains straight everywhere. How it is ever possible that God may not straighten it? That is why Imam Sajjad (a.s.) weaps: Waman…meaning: O God! Who except You will save and protect me tomorrow from the claimers of their rights. Come, lest us all also pray:  O Lord! Please deal with us on the basis of Your Grace and Generosity and Kindness: Illaahee…Yaa Kareem. The Hazrat had taught a prayer to Abu Hamzah Shimali in which it is mentioned at many places: Wa Ilaa… Meaning: My God! I beseech Your Grace and Mercy.  Tags: islamic talks 0 comments edit delete TRIBUTE ON SHAB-E- SHAHDAT OF OUR FIFTH IMAM (A.S.)7TH ZIL HAJJT Oct 23, '12 11:33 AM for everyone Seventh Infallible Description: Name: Muhammad Title: Al-Baqir Designation: 5th Imam Kunyat: Abu Ja'far Father: Ali Ibne Hussain Mother: Fatima Bint-e-Hasan Born: 1st Rajab 57 AH (676 AD) Died: 7th Dhul-Hijja 114 AH (733AD) Martyred: Poisoned by Hisham Buried: Cemetery of Jannatul Baqi Lived: 57 years Seventh Infallible Sayings: Remember your previous sins with severe repentance and more seeking forgiveness. One who disobeys Allah has no knowledge of him. Seize the opportunity in asking for du`a on five occasions: (a) After reciting the Qur'an, (b) At the time of azan, (c) When an oppressed invokes assistance, (d) When two armies are facing each other seeking martyrdom, (e) At the time of raining." Whoever recites the Holy Qur'an while standing in prayer, Allah Almighty will bestow a hundred blessings for every letter; whoever recites it while sitting in prayer, Allah will reward with fifty blessings for every letter; whoever recites the Qur'an outside of prayer, Allah will grant ten blessings for each letter. The height of perfection is excellence in the understanding of the religion, endurance in hardships and administration of the affairs of life according to one's means, in the right measure. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (AS) once said to one of his companions: "O Jabir it is not enough that a person says; I am a Shiah and I love the Prophet (SAW) and the Prophet's family and the Imams. By Allah, a Shiah is the one who is perfectly pious and obedient to Allah's commands. Anyone else is not a Shiah no matter how much they say they love Hazrat Ali (AS) and no matter what they call themselves. O Jabir Our Shiahs are known by these signs: (a) They are truthful, trustworthy and loyal; (b) They always remember Allah; (c) They offer their prayers, observe fasts, and recite Qur'an; (d) They help their neighbors, take care of orphans, and say nothing but good of people; (e) They act nicely towards their parents; (f) They are worthy of peoples trust and confidence. Imam said, Our followers are of three kinds, one who follows us but depends on others, one who is like a glass involved in his own reflections, but the best are those who are like gold, the more they suffer the more they shine. Imam Baqir told Jabir: O Jabir, if I had expounded for you our belief and tenets we would have destroyed ourselves. In any case, we are relating for you traditions that we collected from the Prophet, just as people collect gold and silver. I admonish you regarding five things; if you are wronged, do not commit wrong doing to others, if you are betrayed, do not betray anyone, if you are called a liar, do not be furious, if you are praised, do not be jubilant, if you are criticized do not fret and think of what is said in criticism, if you find in yourself what is criticized about you, then you are falling down in the eyes of God; when you are furious about the truth, it is much greater calamity then your falling down in the eyes of the people. And if you are opposite of what is said (in criticism) about you, then it is a merit you acquired without having to tire yourself in obtaining it. Imam Muhammad Baqir (AS) says that Imam Ali once said: There were two things in this world, which softened the Wrath of Allah and prevented its descent upon man: One has been taken away from you; hold the other steadfastly. The one which has been taken away from men is the Holy Prophet and the one which is still left with them and which they must hold steadfastly is repentance and atonement for sins because Allah at one place in the Holy Book addressed the Holy Prophet and said Allah would not punish them while you were among them nor while they were asking for forgiveness. (Surah Anfal, 8:33) The scholar who derives benefit from his knowledge is better than 70,000 devotees. Tags: tribute