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Tips for making the most out of your Salah

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1) Before making your Salah , think of this : Have you ever considered the fact that you are praying to the king of kings ? That when you hear the adhan or check your prayer times, you get this overwhelming feeling that your lord is calling you upon him? 2) Rather than considering salah as one of those long daily rituals you have to carry out because it's part of the 'deen' - why not look at it as meanginful conversation with God. A time during the day where you put all your worldly matters in the hands of God and ask him to bless you and help you. You know He can. 3) When you're praying avoid looking up at the sky or around you, no matter how fidgety you can be. This only makes you distracted and will take the worth out of your Salah. How would you like it if you are having a conversation with someone and they keep turning away ? The best way to stop this from happening, is praying in a quiet room away from all the noise and distractions of life...

REGRET-Inspiring Stories

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Once, a group of people were traveling on rocks at night. A voice came from the sky that whosoever picks up the rocks will regret and whosoever doesn't pick up the rocks will regret. Now, the people were confused. How can this be? Whether you pick up the rocks or not, you will regret! Anyway, some people picked up the rocks and some didn't. In the morning when they reached their homes, they saw that the rocks turned into diamonds. Now, those people who didn't pick up the rocks started regretting saying, "If only we had picked up some rocks." Those people who did pick some rocks also started regretting saying, "Why didn't we pick up more rocks?" Both sides ended up regretting. Dear Muslims, this same incident will take place with us on the Day of Judgment. Those people who spent their time in useless things will start regretting by looking at those who achieved a great position in Paradise by spending their time in the way of Allah (...

Kisah Mengharukan Sayyidina Umar bin Khattab ra.

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Assalamaualaikum Wr. Wb. UPDATE!!! Kisah Umar menghukum anaknya karena zina telah disebut dalam kitab al-Maudhu’aat (Hadist-Hadits Palsu) karya Ibnu Jauzi. Lengkap teksnya sebagai berikut :  عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ: " كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ تَدْخُلُ عَلَى آلِ عُمَرَ أَوْ مَنْزِلِ عُمَرَ وَمَعَهَا صَبِيٌّ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ ذَا الصَّبِيُّ مَعَكِ؟ فَقَالَتْ: هُوَ ابْنُكَ، وَقَعَ عَلَيَّ أَبُو شَحْمَةَ فَهُوَ ابْنُهُ. قَالَ: فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ فَأَقَرَّ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِعَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: اجْلِدْهُ. فَضَربهُ عمر خمسين، وضربه على خمسين. قَالَ: فَأُتِيَ بِهِ. فَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ: يَا أَبَة قَتَلْتَنِي. فَقَالَ: إِذَا لقِيت رَبك عزوجل فَأَخْبِرْهُ أَنَّ أَبَاكَ يُقِيمُ الْحُدُودَ ". Dari Sa’id bin Masruq, beliau berkata ada seorang perempuan selalu berulang-alik ke keluarga atau rumah Sayyidina Umar r.a. Bersamanya ada seorang anak bayi. Pada suatu hari Sayyidina Umar bertanya : “Anak siapakah bersamamu ini?” Perempuan itu menjawab, “...

INSPIRING STORIES-THE LOST WATCH

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THE LOST WATCH There once was a farmer who discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn. It was no ordinary watch because it had sentimental value for him. After searching high and low among the hay for a long while; he gave up and enlisted the help of a group of children playing outside the barn. He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer was about to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another chance.f The farmer looked at him and thought, "Why not? After all, this kid looks sincere enough." So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The farmer was both happy and surprised and so he asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed. The boy repl...

INSPIRING STORIES-ALLAH'S JUSTICE AND MERCY

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Assalamualaikum..  This story make me remember one thing that Allah is the best planners,, It related that a woman went to a Prophet Dawud (A.S) and said “O Prophet of Allah is your Lord an oppressor or is he just?” The prophet replied, “Woe unto you, O woman, He is the All-Just, Who never oppresses. What is your story?” She explained that she was a widow, with three daughters and that she provided for them by what she would spin with her hands. She explained, “Yesterday, I tied what I had spun into a red cloth to sell in the marketplace so as to provide for my children. As I was walking, a bird came and snatched the cloth of me and flew away, leaving me with nothing to sell for the provision of my children.” As the woman was speaking to Dawud, someone came knocking on his door. He gave permission for them to enter and learned that they were ten businessmen bringing with them one hundred dinars each. They said “O Prophet of Allah, give this wealth to one ...

Inspirational Islamic Quotes

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Inspirational Islamic Quotes 1 "hard words cannot touch a soft heart, but soft words can touch a hard heart, so choose carefully how you speak to others." -Mufti Ismail Menk Inspirational Islamic Quotes 2 Fruits are squeezed to get juice.. Flowers are crushed to get fragrance.. Diamonds are extracted to make jewels.. So if your being pushed in life, fear not!!! It's just ALLAH trying to get the best out of you :) Inspirational Islamic Quotes 3 Islam means to acquire peace by submitting to the will of God. Therefore don't resort to violence, for that's not what prophet Muhammad PBUH taught us. Act in the best manners with speech and actions. Be a real Muslim!   Inspirational Islamic Quotes 4 “People’s hearts are like wild animals - they attach their selves to those that love and train them.” —- Ali Ibn Abi Talib (ra)   Inspirational Islamic Quotes 5 Allah did not promise Days without pain, Laughter without sorrow, Sun without ...

Inspiring Stories: Corn Farmer Story

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Bismillah Salam Alaikum Warohmatullahi Wa Barokatuhu  There was a farmer who grew superior quality, award-winning corn in his farm. Each year, he entered his corn in the state fair where it won honors & prizes. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew his corn. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. "How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" The reporter asked. "Why brother" '' The farmer replied, "Didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen grains from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior, sub-standard & poor quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I have to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corns." The farmer gave a superb insight...