A sentence written on a wall of a tomb:
“You cannot take your money with you, but you can make it precede you.”
A wounderful description of charity
Dr. Ahmad Isa al-Ma’sarawy
The Best Investment
The best investment for Muslim parents is to bring up their children on seeking for the truth and sticking to it. When they grow up, they will be role models and lights of guidance wherever they go.
Piety
Nothing can improve and develop your character like piety. It makes you truthful, honest, polite, merciful, seeking for knowledge and patient. It gives you love of your people and respect of your enemies.
Our Siblings
Allah (swt) creates friends for us from our own blood, and rewards us for keeping in touch with them. Our siblings are the ones who stay when all others leave.
The Light of Allah
Islam is the light of God sent to Earth. Only transparent hearts can reflect the light.
Justice, mercy, wisdom, righteousness and common good are the basics of Islam. Whatever gets out of justice to injustice is not from Islam. Whatever gets out of mercy to violence is not from Islam. Whatever deviates from common good to harm is not from Islam, and whatever dissents from wisdom to imprudence is not from Islam.
Imam Ibnul-Qayyem
Translated by: Amany el-Morshidy
Avoid poisoning yourself
Eating flesh of dead bodies is definitely poisonous. That is exactly what happens to those who practice gossip, spying and backbiting. They do not only assassinate dignity and reputation of others, but also poison purity and innocence of their own hearts. The damage they cause to their own selves is bigger than the damage caused to their victims.
O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion; indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful. (49-12)
The Beauty of Islam – 2
The beauty of Islam is that it makes just one value of man whether on Earth or in the Hereafter; that is piety. It doesn’t matter how wealthy you are, unless you spend your money for the sake of God. Allah doesn’t care about your powerful position, unless you use it to support justice and righteousness, seeking to please your God, not people. It is not important what level of beauty you have unless your beauty is coated with chastity and purity. God does not appreciate your strong body unless you use your power to help the weak and the helpless.
Thus Islam blocks the way of all sources of pride and arrogance to open only one straight path to true faith.
Why do true Muslims have tranquil hearts?
Why do true Muslims have tranquil hearts?
It is the profound conviction in their hearts of Godly justice. Their deep faith gives them power to face pains and sufferings of life with tranquil soul and patient heart. They feel reassured, confident and happy as long as they rely on the Wise and Merciful God. Surely this is the real happiness.
Beauty of Islam
The beauty of Islam is that nothing is wasted, nothing is meaningless. Giving some water to a thirsty homeless animal can wipe out all your past sins. Birds and animals eating from plants you grow in your garden is a charity. A compassionate touch on an orphan’s head is appreciated by God. A smile and a good word are praised. Putting a morsel in your wife’s mouth is a righteous deed. Cherishing your own family is a charity. Honouring you parents is highly estimated and rewarded.
Even your pains, physical and emotional, great and small, nothing of them is wasted or meaningless, all are counted and compensated. This is the nature of having a trade with God, The Most Generous.
