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The Importance of Fajr Prayer and How to Pray It on Time
Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra
Question: Assalamualaikum. I keep missing my Fajir prayer all the time. After I wake up I feel so bad that I have missed it but it keeps happening . Please tell me the importance of fajir prayer and how I can wake up.
Answer: Wa alaikum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
Thank you for your question.
Firstly, I’d like to commend you for your concern and worry regarding your obligatory prayers. The fajr prayer (before dawn) is a time when many people are heedless and sleeping. The fact that your heart wants to wake up, yet your body keeps sleeping, and thus you feel regret later that morning, is a gift from Allah Ta’ala.
Allah is keeping you connected to Him through your desire to worship Him and your regret when you falter, but showing you that this connection doesn’t come without effort and yearning on your part. In the end, every step we are enabled to take towards Him is really only because of His divinely-gifted ability (tawfiq) that He blessed us with.
Rollin McCraty: Science of the Heart (Video)
Recent discoveries have shown that the heart generates a mysterious and powerful electromagnetic field. In this video, Rollin McCraty, Ph.D, Executive VP and Director of Research for the Institute of HeartMath, explores the scientific basis for understanding the ways in which we are deeply connected with each other.
Documentary: My Digital Addiction (Video)
How is our need to be constantly connected impacting our lives and could a digital detox be the solution?Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle is constantly connected, and can rarely be found without his face buried into one of his many mobile devices. He diagnosed himself as a digital addict – after researching the symptoms online, of course – but now feels the need to disconnect. We follow him as he checks into a digital detox facility and attempts to adapt to a life without his devices. Along the way, we explore the modern phenomenon of digital addiction.
More documentaries…
50 Loving Sentiments We Should All Say More Often
By: Jade Small
Source: http://www.the-open-mind.com/50-loving-sentiments-we-should-all-say-more-often/
All too often, we take the people we love the most for granted: our lovers, family members, friends, and even our children. We forget the enormous power of our words, as we carelessly lash out when under stress. We stick our noses in our laptops and smartphones, assuming our loved ones know what we are failing to verbalize, sometimes until the relationships are disconnected or damaged beyond repair.
Make a choice to consciously nurture your relationships with verbal communications of love. Be kind and sincere. Ask open-ended questions with an open heart. Listen empathically and non-defensively. Remember, there are no conditions, no strings, no expectations, and no manipulations. Simply, love to love.
1. I am here for you.
2. Thank you. Thanks for all you do for me and all the ways in which you add value to my life.
3. You are beautiful. What I find most beautiful about you, inside and out, is: _____.
4. How are you? Truthfully, fully and completely — how are you, really?
5. Tell me about your dreams.
6. Tell me about your fears.
7. Tell me about your beliefs about life, love, the world, etc.
8. I am thinking about you.
9. I appreciate you.
10. I care about your feelings.
11. You are important to me.
12. I made a mistake and I’m sorry. I sincerely apologize. Please forgive me.
13. I value our relationship.
14. I am grateful and fortunate to have you in my life.
15. What can I do to support you?
16. How are you feeling about our relationship?
17. How are you feeling about me?
18. The qualities I love about you most are: _____.
19. I notice and really appreciate your efforts and growth in these areas: _____.
20. What’s most meaningful to me about our connection is: ______.
21. Great job! Nice work! Well done.
22. These are the ways in which you have touched my life and made me better: _____.
23. It’s an honor to know you and to be close to you.
24. I want the very best for you.
25. I cherish the following experiences we’ve shared: _______.
26. I trust you. I trust in our relationship.
27. I forgive you. I let go of my resentments.
28. These are all of the wonderful, positive qualities I see in you: _____.
29. Your greatest gifts and strengths are: _____.
30. I respect you.
31. I respect your decisions even though they’re different from mine or what I’ve recommended. You’re free to make your own choices.
32. I support you in any and every way that I can.
33. I believe in you.
34. I lovingly and trustingly give you the time and space you need.
35. You can achieve anything you want in life.
36. You are special. You are divinely and uniquely YOU.
37. You are free to be your authentic self in the context of our relationship.
38. I welcome you to be honest and truthful with me.
39. I desire to have/maintain an intimate and loving relationship with you.
40. You elicit the following positive emotions and feelings in me: _______.
41. You are not responsible for me, for my bad behaviors or my poor choices.
42. What would you like from me or from our relationship?
43. It’s not your fault. I don’t blame you.
44. I support you in taking care of yourself.
45. Your feelings are understandable and normal responses to everything you have been through.
46. I do not expect you to be perfect. I absolutely understand you are a human being and that none of us are perfect.
47. I acknowledge my areas of needed improvement including ABC, and am working on them by doing XYZ.
48. It’s important to me to know and understand you.
49. I come to you with an open heart and an open mind.
50. I love you fully, completely, and exactly as you are.
Nouman Ali Khan: Unity Through the Quran (Quran Weekly)
There is a rope that directly connects us to Allah, if you hold onto it, you will be directly connected to Allah. That rope is the Qur’an.
More Quran Weekly video’s…
Life is the only thing that matters, it is sacred, every living being is connected on this planet, by the bond of love.
Life is the only thing that matters, it is sacred, every living being is connected on this planet, by the bond of love.
La vida es lo único que importa, es sagrado, cada ser vivo está conectado en este planeta, por el vínculo del amor.
Het leven is het enige dat telt, is heilig, ieder levend wezen is aangesloten op deze planeet, door de band van liefde.
La vie est la seule chose qui importe, c’est sacré, chaque être vivant est connecté sur cette planète, par le lien de l’amour.
Das Leben ist das einzige, was spielt es heilig ist, jedes Lebewesen auf diesem Planeten durch das Band der Liebe verbunden.
Shēngmìng shì zhòngyào de, tā shì shénshèng de, měi yīgè shēnghuó de xìngfú shì liánjiē zài zhège xīngqiú shàng, bèi àiqíng de niǔdài de wéiyī de shì.
Livet är det enda som betyder något, det är heligt, varje levande varelse är ansluten på den här planeten, med band av kärlek.
Zhizn’ eto yedinstvennoye, chto imeyet znacheniye , eto svyatoye, kazhdoye zhivoye sushchestvo svyazano na etoy planete , uzami lyubvi.
Hayat her canlının sevgi bağı ile, bu gezegende bağlı, kutsal, önemli olan tek şeydir.
La vita è l’unica cosa che conta, essa è sacra, ogni essere vivente è collegata su questo pianeta, dal vincolo di amore.
Hidup adalah satu-satunya hal yang penting, itu adalah suci, setiap makhluk hidup terhubung di planet ini, dengan ikatan cinta.
Maxwell, Will Smith and Tyrese Gibson on a recent trip to the Emirates
“True Love of Allah (Swt) and His Messenger Muhammad (pbuh) is love for all of Humanity” : Let this love enable Muslims to pray for all Human Beings to come out of this world hatred and strife into a world connected to a Hereafter of Peace. The Light of Allah is capable of reaching anyone, even the rich and famous. Look at the light in the faces of these men (on a recent trip to the Emirates: May Allah guide them to Islam). Maxwell (Musician, Will Smith (actor) and Tyrese Gibson (“Fast and Furious”) Allah is the Greatest!!!
Written by: Abdullah Hakim Quick
PASS THE KNOWLEDGE (LIGHT & LIFE) 