Friday, August 12, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Ya Muqallib al-Qulub
- Ya muqallib al-qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala dinik
O mover (or flip-flopper) of hearts, make my heart firm upon your religion
- Ya muqallib al-qulub, thabbit ‘ala’l-haqq
O mover of hearts, make my heart firm upon the truth
- Ya muqallib al-qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala ta’atik
O mover of hearts, make my heart firm upon your obedience
- Ya musarrif al-qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala ta’atik
O director of hearts, keep my heart in a state of obedience to you
- Ya muqallib al-qulub wa ‘l-ahwalhawwil halina ila ahsan ‘l-hal
O you, transformer of hearts and spiritual states make our states the loveliest of states
- Allahumma, ya muqallib al-qulub wa’l-absar, thabbit qalbi ‘ala dinik
O Allah, O controller of the hearts and eyes, let my heart hold fast onto your religion
- Allahuma Ya Musabbib al-Asbab, Ya Mufattih al-Abwab, Ya Muqallib al-qulubi wal-absar, Ya Dalil al-mutahayyirin, Ya Ghiyath al-mustaghathin, Ya Hayyu, Ya Qayyum, Ya Dhul-Jalali wa-l-Ikram! Wa ufawwidu amri il-Allah, inn-Allaha basirun bil-’ibad
O Allah, o causer of causes, o opener of doors, o transformer of hearts and eyes, o guide of the stupefied ones, o redresser of complainants, o living, o eternal, o majestic an venerable, (..)
Allah is the one who controls the hearts of people. Remember the hadith – in Sahih Muslim – that Allah doesn’t look at your bodies and appearances but rather at your hearts (and your acts). In the Qur’an it is said that only the ones with a clean heart (bi qalbin salim) will be accepted by Allah. Oh Allah clean our hearts and deeds from hypocrisy and make us better people.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Ibn al-Qayyim
"Our enemies are not the Jews or Christians, but our enemy is our own ignorance.”
— | Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as) |
“Wisdom is the lost property of the believer; he takes it from wherever he finds.”
— | Prophet Muhammad. (Narrated by at-Tirmidhi) |
Muadh Ibn Jabal (radiAllahu anhu)
Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah Rahimullah.
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