Some inspirational writers and poets pages on facebook:
Brother Berhan
Profound B.Shakoorah
Boona Mohammed
Monday, 31 May 2010
Thoughts
If you gave a someone the world they would want another one. Satisfaction, pleasure, happiness are all feelings that people chase. We as Muslims should chase the Akhirat not the dunya.
Since finishing my final term at university ever (!!!!!) I have had a lot more free time, and have been spending the new found time with family and friends. And Inshallah will be signing upto some Tajweed lessons for July :)
I have come to realise that people are always chasing something, a degree, a car, house, job, money etc. It is almost as if society moulds you into doing these things. Its automatic, one after the other. To obtain any of these things is challenging.
"And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sabirin (the patient). Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.'' They are those on whom are the Salawat (i.e., who are blessed and will be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who) receive His mercy, and it is they who are the guided ones." (Qur'an 2:155-157)
The amenities I have mentioned above, are indeed materiality but in a Western civilisation where society is run on money, it is impossible to get away from it. I have never really seen the obtainment of these things as trials until very recently. You could say that life is beginning to get very serious, not that it ever wasn't, I have just been taking it more seriously and I think the significant and most contributing reason to this is seeking knowledge.
People tend to be afraid; never being good enough, never having that lifestyle seen in so many tv programmes, letting others down, not achieving the goals they have set for themselves, losing what they already have. So surely we should be afraid of losing our life? I mean what I sometimes or very often as of late find so hard to grasp is how people can be so fully occupied with the here and now? I mean everyone has the potential to be intellectual and really think about life ... even the intellectual ones I know who are not Muslim do not think about the Hereafter. How can intellect be so wasted? Dont't people realise that all the intellect they have developed over their life will come to a halt? How can they think thats it? Or not think at all?
On another note this year has been eventful, I have learned alot, and my interest in the Deen is increasing Alhumdulilah! As knowledge increases though, the trials seem tougher or perhaps more apparent?
At the moment I have many thoughts going on in my head! And about half an hour ago I came to the conclusion of this: event > feeling > thought > motive > spoken word > action > outcome.
On another note this year has been eventful, I have learned alot, and my interest in the Deen is increasing Alhumdulilah! As knowledge increases though, the trials seem tougher or perhaps more apparent?
At the moment I have many thoughts going on in my head! And about half an hour ago I came to the conclusion of this: event > feeling > thought > motive > spoken word > action > outcome.
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Love is like a lawsuit
I am amazed at the seeker of purity
who when it's time to be polished
complains of rough handling.
Love is like a lawsuit:
to suffer harsh treatment is the evidence;
when you have no evidence, the lawsuit is lost.
Don't grieve when the Judge demands your evidence;
kiss the snake so that you may gain the treasure.
That harshness isn't toward you,
but toward the harmful qualities within you.
When someone beats a rug,
the blows are not against the rug,
but against the dust in it.
(A Rumi poem, translated by Kabir Helminski and Camille Helminski)
I guess what Rumi is saying is that those who seek to be righteous often complain, struggle, and find it extremely difficult when they are being hurt, in turmoil, have tough choices, internal jihad you could say.
However to suffer is an opportunity to demonstrate our love for Allah (swt). Because often the struggles are our weaknesses, desires and that which is haram, therefore giving up such things for Allah (swt) is the best thing we can do for ourselves.
The struggles that each of us face are not personally directed to us, but at the negative attributes of our character.
Hence Rumi uses the metaphor of an extremely dusty rug, in order to remove our own impurities we too must be made aware off them to be rid of them Inshallah!
who when it's time to be polished
complains of rough handling.
Love is like a lawsuit:
to suffer harsh treatment is the evidence;
when you have no evidence, the lawsuit is lost.
Don't grieve when the Judge demands your evidence;
kiss the snake so that you may gain the treasure.
That harshness isn't toward you,
but toward the harmful qualities within you.
When someone beats a rug,
the blows are not against the rug,
but against the dust in it.
(A Rumi poem, translated by Kabir Helminski and Camille Helminski)
I guess what Rumi is saying is that those who seek to be righteous often complain, struggle, and find it extremely difficult when they are being hurt, in turmoil, have tough choices, internal jihad you could say.
However to suffer is an opportunity to demonstrate our love for Allah (swt). Because often the struggles are our weaknesses, desires and that which is haram, therefore giving up such things for Allah (swt) is the best thing we can do for ourselves.
The struggles that each of us face are not personally directed to us, but at the negative attributes of our character.
Hence Rumi uses the metaphor of an extremely dusty rug, in order to remove our own impurities we too must be made aware off them to be rid of them Inshallah!
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