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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(Bukhari)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
humble
bn al-Qayyim ramatullah alayh said,
Humility comes from knowing about Allah and His names and attributes, and His greatness, venerating Him, loving Him and being in awe of Him; and also from knowing about oneself and one’s faults, and weaknesses. From that may develop the attitude of humility, which means feeling helpless before Allah, and being humble and compassionate towards His slaves, so that the person does not feel superior towards anyone, or think that he has any rights over anyone else; rather he thinks that others are better than him, and that their rights come before his. This is a characteristic that Allah gives to those whom He loves, honours and draws close to Him.
