WHY DID WE CHOOSE ISLAM? – FAMOUS REVERTS!

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Islam’s coherent structure of moral teaching and practical life programme attracted me. It is a perfect work of architecture. All its parts complement each other: nothing is superfluous or lacking. – Muhammad Asad (Leopold Weiss)

Subhana’llah: Blue Orchids (IMAGES)

 Blue orchids are rare, beautiful and deep meaningful flowers. They bring satisfaction and happiness even to people who do not appreciate flowers very much, as their beauty is astonishing. Even if they are about to be extinct, they are popular flowers and very hard to get, as well.

Ten-Point Plan For What To Do On The Night Of Power

Photo of a ray-less Sunrise, a sign of Laylat’l-Qadr the night before

Source: http://almaghrib.org/

We prepare ourselves so well for Laylat’l-Qadr in terms of what it means to us andwhen it will be, but when we get there many of us don’t know what to actually do on the night itself and achieve the success being offered!

So, we came up with a plan as gleaned from the actions of the blessed early generations:

1. Prepare a list before the evening starts listing all of the specific du‘ās you want to make. This is not necessarily a Sunnah of course – this is only because the Muslims of our generation are not so great at ritual worship and making long, detailed meaningful du‘ās by ourselves; thus we need help, direction and structure.

2. Pray ‘Ishā in Jamā‘ah – that’s half the night in prayer achieved as stated by the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in Muslim, and that’s a portion of Laylat’l-Qadr achieved as stated by some of the Salaf like Ibn al-Musayyib and al-Shāfi‘ī.

3. Pray with the Imām, don’t leave him after 4 rak‘ah or 8 rak‘ah or whatever. Finish the Tarāwīḥ prayer with him and the Witr prayer as well, even if he prays it early in the night. You have now achieved the reward of praying the full night, which if it is Laylat’l-Qadr, then you’ve in sha Allah achieved the full reward of standingthe night of Laylat’l-Qadr as stated by the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam).

4. Avoid setting up two night prayers, calling them Tarāwīḥ and Tahajjud.Either elongate one of them to last longer in the night, or just pray one of them completely with the Imam with Witr. This is the Sunnah of the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in Ramaḍān: a single congregational prayer, not two separate ones, is the action of the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam).

5. Make a HUGE amount of du‘ā during ALL the rest of the time available before Fajr starts.

6. If you feel the need to take little breaks in the night, only do the following in them:

a) Give plenty of Ṣadaqah, carefully and judiciously, to the highest-returning projects as possible, across as many fields and initiatives as possible, as varied as possible, as much as possible. Take advantage of the hugely multiplied rewards on offer. You can plan this in advance online to save time browsing on the night itself.

b) Read or reflect on something beneficial about Allah or read the Qur’ān itself. Focus on His Mercy. And then call upon that Mercy later in your du‘ā.

c) Keep your tongue busy with dhikr. Don’t waste a single second talking, watching or listening to anything from the dunya if possible. It’s just not worth it. It can wait one night.

7. If you want to bank on just one du‘ā to really focus on during this night then choose the best Prophetic one of:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

Allāhumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuḥibbul ‘afwa, fa‘fu ‘annī

(O Allah, indeed you are the One who pardons, indeed you love to pardon. So please pardon me.)

8. Reduce the amount of food and time you will spend on eating Suḥūr so that you can spend more time making du‘ā. This night is about standing in prayer, yes, but if you’ve done the above, then that standing is sufficient. Now make the night allabout du‘ā.

9. Pray the Fajr prayer in Jamā‘ah with the Imām. You have just achieved standing the entire night in prayer as stated by the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in al-Bukhāri. So that’s all of Laylat’l-Qadr in standing achieved if it was indeed that night. Doing this is like a double guarantee for the night

10. Finally, after your dhikr until Sunrise and your Shurūq prayer, get to sleep quickly so as to not to sleep too much during the day because there’s more ‘ibādah to be done on the 27th day too, to complete a successful night of al-Qadr as per the actions of the Salaf.

It’s the amount of love that you put into each day that counts, for it’s love that makes everything meaningful & worthwhile.

 It’s the amount of love that you put into each day that counts, for it’s love that makes everything meaningful & worthwhile.
 Es la cantidad de amor que se pone en cada día lo que cuenta, porque el amor lo que hace que todo sea significativa y que vale la pena.
 Het is de hoeveelheid liefde die je in elke dag die telt, want het is de liefde die alles zinvol en de moeite waard maakt.
 C’est la quantité d’amour que vous mettez dans chaque jour qui compte, car c’est l’amour qui rend tout significatif et utile.
 Es ist die Menge an Liebe, die Sie in jeden Tag, der zählt, für seine Liebe, die alles sinnvoll und lohnend macht setzen.
 Zhè shì ài de, nǐ bǎ měi yī tiāncái shì zuì zhòngyào de, yīnwèi tā shì ài ràng yīqiè yǒuyìyì hé yǒu jiàzhí de jīn’é.
 Det är hur mycket kärlek som du lägger in i varje dag som räknas, för det är kärlek som gör allt meningsfullt och givande.
 Eto kolichestvo lyubvi , chto vy polozhili v kazhdyy den’ , kotoryy schitayet , potomu chto eto lyubov’, kotoraya delayet vse znachimyye i stoit.
 Ini jumlah cinta yang Anda masukkan ke dalam setiap hari yang penting, karena itu adalah cinta yang membuat segalanya berarti & berharga.
 E ‘la quantità di amore che mettete in ogni giorno che conta, perché è l’amore che rende tutto significativo e utile.

Love isn’t gained by dressing nicely and impressing and so on, it’s all about how much heart you give & the little meaningful things you do.

 Love isn’t gained by dressing nicely and impressing and so on, it’s all about how much heart you give & the little meaningful things you do.
 El amor no se gana por vestirse bien y de impresionar y así sucesivamente, es todo acerca de cuánto corazón le das y las pequeñas cosas significativas que haces.
 Liefde is niet verworven door zich te verkleden mooi en indrukwekkend en ga zo maar door, het is allemaal over hoeveel hart je geeft en de kleine zinvolle dingen die je doet.
 L’amour n’est pas acquise en s’habillant bien et impressionner et ainsi de suite, il est tout au sujet de combien vous donnez coeur et les petites choses utiles que vous faites.
 Liebe ist nicht von Dressing schön und beeindruckend und so weiter, es ist alles darüber, wie viel Herz dir geben und die kleinen Dinge, die Sie sinnvoll gewonnen.
 Ài shì bù jīng huàn yào hěn hǎo, lìng rén yìnxiàng shēnkè děng děng, tā shì suǒyǒu guānyú nǐ duōshǎo gěi xīnzàng hé xiǎo yǒu yìyì de shìqíng nǐ zuò huòdé de.
 Kärlek är inte vunnits genom att klä fint och imponerande och så vidare, det handlar om hur mycket hjärta som du ger och de små meningsfulla saker du gör.
 Lyubov’ ne poluchila , odevayas’ krasivo i vpechatlyayushcheye i tak daleye, eto vse o tom, skol’ko serdtse vy dayete i malen’kiye znachimyye , chto vy delayete.
 Aşk güzel giyinme ve etkileyici ve böylece, bu ve bunu küçük anlamlı şeyler vermek ne kadar kalp hepsi hakkında elde değil.
 L’amore non si ottiene vestendosi bene e impressionare e così via, è tutta una questione di quanto il cuore si dà e le piccole cose significative che fate.
 Cinta tidak diperoleh dengan berpakaian dengan baik dan terkesan dan sebagainya, itu semua tentang berapa banyak jantung Anda berikan & hal-hal yang berarti kecil yang Anda lakukan.