"...His Signs..."

Winter is gone, spring has come; the snow has melted and the grass is now green. The trees are adorning themselves with leaves and buds. 

I thought it was amazing that after everything was so lifeless and dead, in two days, the brown and dead grass had returned to a bright green colour. Subhaan Allah!

The following aayah came to my mind

وَآيَةٌ لَهُمُ الْأَرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَاهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ

And a sign for them is the dead earth; We gave it life and brought forth from it grain so that they may eat from it.

Surah Yaseen, aayah 33

Heart Song by Talib al Habib

SubhaanAllahi wal Hamdu Lillah La Ilaaha Illa Allahu wa Allahu Akbar

SubhaanAllahi wal Hamdu Lillah wa La Ilaaha Illa Allahu wa Allahu Akbar

Hear now, my heart song, My heart calls to You

That You guide me, My Lord, through my soul's long dark night

I send my heart song across the empty silences

To You, may You fill me with peace and with light

Lost in an ocean of doubt and confusion am I

Seeking Your burning beacon light

Streghten my hand and my heart when I falter

For I cannot weaken if You are with me

SubhaanAllahi wal Hamdu Lillah wa La Ilaaha Illa Allahu wa Allahu Akbar

Thirst beyond thought is this path that I wander

The way of the heart is a long road and hard

Send me a light and a lantern to guide me

This world weary traveller is yearning for hope

Yet still I stumble ever on

A wandering soul among the lost

Searching for the way that leads back to You

Would that I had the wings of Gabriel to bear me aloft

To the Lord of the Throne

SubhaanAllahi wal Hamdu Lillah wa La Ilaaha Illa Allahu wa Allahu Akbar

SubhaanAllahi wal Hamdu Lillah wa La Ilaaha Illa Allahu wa Allahu Akbar

Oh how blessed, how blessed, are those who have found You

Their hearts contemplating the light of Your love

So let this be the prayer of the traveller who yearns for You

Oh Lord, guide me gently to my journey's end

SubhaanAllahi wal Hamdu Lillah wa La Ilaaha Illa Allahu wa Allahu Akbar 

Hear now, my heart song, My heart calls to You

That You guide me, My Lord, through my soul's long dark night

I send my heart song across the empty silences

To You, may You fill me with peace and with light

SubhaanAllahi wal Hamdu Lillah wa La Ilaaha Illa Allahu wa Allahu Akbar

To Allah...

In praise do the seas bow down their waves

In humility do the fields lay down their grass

In fear do the trees tremble their leaves

In submission when will men lay down their heads?

Eed Saeed!

"What do the People Know?"

Yesterday night my grandfather mentioned something that hit very true.

He was rather confused, then he turned to me and began talking about the people in the masjid (he was thinking the house was the masjid). 

He then said in Urdu, "Jante hain lekin maante naheen" meaning "(People) know but they do not accept".

So I asked him in English, "What do the people know?"

He looked at me, as if the answer should have been obvious, and replied. "How to be successful!"

I was struck at how true that statement was. We know how to be successful. This life is a test, but it is an open book one where Allah Ta'aala has given us all the answers so that we may succeed and enter Jannah. However, even after knowing this, we still go against Allah Ta'aala's orders and expect to ace the test! How foolish we are. I am reminded of the following aayah from Surah Mulk.

أَفَمَنْ يَمْشِي مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ أَهْدَىٰ أَمَّنْ يَمْشِي سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ

Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way?

How You Live Your Life...

How you live your life influences your thoughts, even when you yourself are not aware.

My grandfather has been living in my house for the last 2.5 weeks. As I mentioned before on this blog, he has Alzheimer's, so most of the time he is not really in the same 'world' as us.

He is either in the masjid in tableeghi jama'aat, at Hajj, or in terminals at the airport, waiting to go for Hajj. The house is the masjid, and we (ie the rest of us in the house) are all the 'jamaat'. Sometimes the house becomes 'Madinah' as well, which is, of course, an honour for us.

How is it though, that he is constantly in this frame of mind? It was not an overnight thing. The way you live your life is what will dictate your thoughts. Alhamdu Lillah my grandfather spent a good period of his life in the service of the masjid as an imam and qadhi, helping people in need, going to Hajj as a guide and going in Tableeghi Jama'at. Before he became sick, the phone in his house was constantly busy with people seeking his assistance. 

Alhamdu Lillah I am blessed to have such a grandfather. May Allah Ta'aala aid us all in spending our lives in such a way that reflect the love for Allah and His Deen.

Something Amazing!

The other night I heard something amazing. My mother mentioned about the author of Noorani Qa'idah, and how much thawabul jaariyah he must be receiving.

For a while I could only think, open mouthed, how much he really must be getting, since so many around the world use this Qa'idah to learn to read the Qur'aan.

Then one can also wonder... how much thawaabul jaariyah must all the first teachers be receiving?

It's Something Amazing!!!