Wednesday 6 March 2013

As-Sahla Mosque In the words of Imams (a.s.)




The Household of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon all of them have shown great honor for As-sahla Mosque. In their words, they say:
1- Imam Ali ( PBUH ) has said: (The Mosque of ‘Bin Dhafr’ is a blessed Mosque inside of which, by Allah I say, there is a green rock contains the faces of all of the apostles Allah has sent , and it is named As-Sahla Mosque).
2- Imam Ali (PBUH) has said: (I can envision Imam Al-Mahdi’s tour as he passes from ‘Wady As-Salam’ to Al-Sahla Mosque on a round dish-legged-horse).
3- Imam Ali (PBUH) has once asked his companion ‘Malek Bin Dhamera Al-Anbary’: “Have you ever prayed in the Mosque beside your house?”
But Al-Anbary replied: “It is a mosque where women pray inside” Then, Imam Ali explained: “Oh Malek, this is the Mosque to which any person comes, prays inside, and supplicates to Allah his need, Almighty Allah fulfills his needs.”
4- Imam Ali Zein Al-Abedeen (PBUH) has said:
“Whoever prays inside As-Sahla Mosque, Almighty Allah elongates his lifetime two years more.”
5- Imam Ja’afar Bin Mohammad As-Sadiq (PBUH) has said: “From As-Sahla Mosque Prophet Abraham (PBUH) had started his move to fight the giants (in Yemen).”
6- Imam Ja’afar Bin Mohammad As-Sadiq (PBUH) has said: As-Sahla Mosque is the house of Prophet Edrees (PBUH) and where he used to sew; and from which Prophet David (PBUH) had started his move to fight Jaloutt.”
7- Imam Ja’afar Bin Mohammad As-Sadiq (PBUH) has said: “I foresee Al-Mahdi (PBUH) descending in As-Sahla Mosque along with his family; As-Sahla is the house of Prophet Edrees (PBUH) and inside which all other Prophets had prayed. Staying inside it sounds like staying in the pavilion of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH); for which the heart of every faithful man and woman does yearn; no night passes without having angels finding shelter inside it worshiping Almighty Allah.”
8- Imam Ja’afar Bin Mohammad As-Sadiq ( PBUH ) has said: As-Sahla Mosque is one of the places from which Almighty Allah would like his people supplicate to Him; every day and night angels descend to this Mosque praying. Were I nearby it, I would have never performed a pray anywhere else.”
9- Prophet Al-khidher (PBUH) has said: As-Sahla Mosque is the shrine of Prophets, Apostles and Allah’s good people.  


BENEFITS OF AAYATUL KURSI



Mar 6, '13 12:03 PM
for everyone


Recite Aayatul Qursi At The Time Of Leaving House Because 70000Angels Protect Person From Left, Right, Front And Back And If A Person Dies Before Returning He Will Get 70 Martyrs Reward.

Recite 
Aayatul Qursi 40 Times Every Day At The Time Of Sunset,Person Will Get Reward Of 40 Hajj.

Recite 
Aayatul Qursi Every Night At Bed, This Creates One Angel Who Will Guard The Person Till Morning.

Recite 
Aayatul Qursi Every Time After Doing Ablution (Wuzu) This Will Raise Person 40 Times In Rank From Each Word.

Recite 
Aayatul Qursi Every Time After Returning Home Because It Keeps Away Poverty.

Please pass this message to all friends ...........don' t break. This chain and also remember me in your special prayers 
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LEARN FROM IT,,,,




Mar 6, '13 11:57 AM
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You are strong... when you take your grief and teach it to smile.

You are brave... when you overcome your fear and help others to do the same.

You are happy... when you see a flower and are thankful for the blessing.

You are loving... when your own pain does not blind you to the pain of others.

You are wise... when you know the limits of your wisdom.

You are true... when you admit there are times you fool yourself.

You are alive... when tomorrow's hope means more to you than yesterday's  mistake.

You are growing... when you know what you are but not what you will become.

You are free... when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control  others.

You are honorable... when you find your honor is to honor others.

You are generous... when you can take as sweetly as you can give.

You are humble... when you do not know how humble you are.

You are thoughtful... when you see me just as I am and treat me just as you are.

You are merciful... when you forgive in others the faults you condemn in  yourself.

You are beautiful... when you don't need a mirror to tell you.

You are rich... when you never need more than what you have.

You are you... when you are at peace with who you are not.

EVILS THOUGHTS ERADICATION..



Mar 6, '13 11:52 AM
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The spiritual traveler must have full control over himself so that no thought might enter his mind inadvertently and no action might be taken by him unintentionally. It is not very easy to secure the required degree of self control and that is why it is said that the eradication of insinuations is the best means of purifying the soul. When the spiritual traveler attains to this stage he in the beginning finds himself overwhelmed by evil thoughts and devilish insinuations. Strange ideas come to his mind. He often thinks of old events which have already been forgotten and visualizes imaginary events which are not possible ever to materialize. On this occasion the spiritual traveler must remain steadfast and firm, and should eradicate every noxious thought by means of remembering Allah. 
Whenever any evil thought may come to his mind, he should concentrate his attention on one of the names of Allah and should continue to do so till that thought has vanished. The best method of eradicating the evil thoughts is to concentrate on the Divine names. The Qur'an says: Whenever those who practice piety are troubled by an evil thought from Satan, they remember Allah and then they forthwith see the light (Surah al-A'raf, 7:201)

IF HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE COMPATIBLE THEN......



Mar 6, '13 11:49 AM
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Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.)has said that the husband is like a necklace for the wife. As the necklace is an ornament for a woman, a husband too is an ornament for the wife. Then the Imam (a.s.)observed that one should take care what type of woman one chooses for a spouse. The Imam (a.s.)further added that if one has a virtuous wife, then he has a big blessing. A good wife is an invaluable possession. She is worth more than any amount of gold and silver. If the wife is not good, she is worthless, even less than a handful of sand! The same is true for a husband. If he is modest and his wife is pleased with him then it is a great blessing.

Imam Sadiq (a.s.)says that if husband and wife are compatible and are ornamentation for each other, then definitely this is a great blessing.

NAMAZ AS PERFORMED BY BIBI FATEMATUZ- ZAHRA (A.S.)



Mar 6, '13 11:47 AM
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For Bibi Fatematuz Zahra (s.a.) there is no sign of fatigue. She stands up in prayer so much that her feet swell. It is mentioned about two great personalities who used to stand so much in prayer that their feet were always swollen. One was the Prophet of Allah (s.a.) and the other his daughter, Hadhrat Fatima Zahra (a.s.). She used to wake up in the nights and stand in prayer till the dawn. Her supplications always used to be for the benefit of others. 

Imam Hasan (a.s,) says, “She used to stand in prayer from night until morning! During her supplication she would pray for her neighbors and Muslims in general. Once I suggested to her that it would be nice if she prayed for us as well! She replied, ‘First for the neighbors and then for the members of the family!’”

Man should establish a strong rapport and link with his Lord.



Mar 6, '13 11:45 AM
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Lo! I, only I, am Allah. There is no god save Me. So serve Me and establish worship for My remembrance. (Sura Taha 20:14 )

In this verse, Allah points the way to His creatures for achieving His remembrance through prayer. If man wishes to see Allah, he should do it through the vision of the heart. Similarly he can hear Allah through the medium of his heart! The way to achieve both these faculties is through sincere prayer. Man should establish a strong rapport and link with his Lord. This is done through establishing prayer - that is Iqamat as Salah - this is what brings man closer to Allah quickly.

The mandatory prayers must be offered at the earliest, during the scheduled time for each prayer. I also fervently appeal to this knowledgeable gathering that in the ongoing month of Ramadan they should offer the optional Night Prayers (Salaat al-Layl)

In this Holy month, prayer should be the source of communion with our Creator,Allah! Lucky is the person who establishes communication with Allah during this blessed month. It will be like conversing with Allah. How can one converse with Allah?! It is possible through recitation of the Holy Quran! Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a.s.) says:

O servant of Allah! When you recite the Quran and reach where it says ‘ya ayyuhal ladheena aamanu,’ you should say‘labbayk, labbayk’ [that means ‘Yes, O Lord! Yes, O Lord!’]

There are lots of people who, when they hear ‘ya ayyuhal ladheena…’ they hear only through their mortal ears and not the ears of their hearts. One who hears the word of Allah through the ears of his heart; verily he can say ‘labbayk!’ What is the purpose of dua? Dua is to establish close rapport with Allah, it is conversing with Allah! While offering prayer you, particularly I mean the youth, should not let your thoughts wander - whether you have had sufficient food or not, whether the prayer will be answered or not! The prayer should be offered with utmost sincerity, wanting Allah to say, ‘labbayk, labbayk!’ The Holy Quran, in many a place says, “call out to Allah and he will answer you.” One meaning of this statement is that if you call Allah, your prayer will be answered. But the fact is that Allah answers the prayers according to the abilities of the supplicant. If the supplicant has asked for something harmful, Allah gives him better than what he has asked for! ‘Ud-ooni astajib lakum’ - O My creature! Continue conversing with Me!

Prayer is definitely the best way of conversing with Allah. In the salah, reciting the Surahs is Allah talking to the supplicant. In the other parts of the salah the supplicant talks with his Lord. The greatest pleasure in this is for the lover of Allah. The persons whose hearts are ruled by Allah derive the maximum pleasure from their prayers!

Universal Muslim Association of America



Mar 6, '13 10:01 AM
for everyone




UMAA Press Release:

Terrorism in Karachi


 
It is with great sadness that we received the news of terrorism targeted towards the Shi'a community of Karachi.  This spillover seems to be connected to the Quetta acts of terrorism.

The Shi'a community of the U.S. still remains very disappointed in seeing no visible firm action either by the federal government of Pakistan, the Sindh government or the local law enforcement agencies.

This genocide will have devastating effects not only on the affected families, but the Shi'a community at large in Pakistan, as well as internationally and will become a major human rights issue in the international community.

We urge strongly to the government of Pakistan to take the immediate and swift action to apprehend the perpetrators and to curb their activities immediately.  We also recommend strongly to the lawmakers of Pakistan to legislate and enact laws specifically for this terrorism so that the terrorists could be effectively prosecuted in the courts of Pakistan.

Our hearts and souls go out with prayer, for all the persons murdered and the bereaved families.

UMAA is taking steps for political advocacy for the Shi'a genocide in Pakistan, Bahrain and other countries of the Shi'a minority.  The blueprint of this advocacy plan will be presented and discussed in the forthcoming UMAA Convention 2013 on Memorial Day Weekend in Detroit, Michigan.  Any comments, suggestions and recommendations related to advocacy can be sent to UMAA at info@umaamerica.net.

With Dua and Prayers,

Dr. Syed Ethisham Abidi, UMAA President & Dr. Parvez Shah, UMAA General Secretary
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