Ramadan is the best of all!!!

One night I heard a knock on my door;
Who can it be, I wasn't quite sure.
I open the door and am filled with glee;
The visitor ahead is no stranger to me.

I welcome the guest with utmost delight;
For I know it has come to give me respite.
An air of happiness fills the space;
My home now seems, a better place!

Have you any clue who this visitor could be?
Yes! It's Ramadhan, the month of mercy.
The pious and righteous can't await its arrival;
Others seem to greet it, with waves of denial.
For Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'alaa) we fast from dawn to dusk;
For Him our breath is the fragrance of musk.
The muslims who pray and fast with zest;
Are aware of the rewards of this month manifest.

Throughout this month we weep and repent;
Now is the time to strongly lament.
And those who shun this sacred month;
on the Day of Reckoning will face the brunt.

In the last ten nights, hides the Night of Decree;
Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'alaa) then awaits for His slaves to plea.
We spend the night in prayer, to observe Laylat Al-Qadr
Hoping the reward and the previous sins be forgiven.

A feeling of grief now fills my heart;
As the month of Ramadhan will soon depart.
So lets make a start and worship Him alone;
Now that the worth of this month is known.

Why Do Muslim's Fast?

Q: Why do Muslims fast? 

A: There are 3 main reasons why a Muslim fasts during Ramadan. 

1) Muslims fast during Ramadan, firstly, because it is the fourth pillar of Islam, and Allah (swt) ordered us to do so. "...fasting is prescribed for you (Muslims)..." (2:183) and " Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was sent down as a guide to humanity, and to provide clear signs for guidance and judgment. So whoever witnesses the month of Ramadan should fast through it..." (2:185). 

By fasting, we get to feel they way the poor and hungry feel; it reminds us, when we forget, that our brothers and sisters go through this pain much too often, and so our hearts become softened, and we become more generous. 

2) We learn to control ourselves - mentally and physically. Fasting is not limited to abstaining from food and drink - we also abstain from lying, foul language, sexual activity, medicine (unless it is necessary), etc. By keeping away from these things, we learn to control our desires. We learn to be in charge of our bodies rather than to let our bodies be in charge of us. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) once remarked "Whoever does not give up lying and acting on lies during fasting, then Allah has no need of him giving up food and drink." - Bukhari

3) Fasting is healthy for the mind body and soul. When we stop over feeding our bodies, and fast, "our body initiates it's own healing mechanisms, and any ailment may show improvement." - allaboutfasting.com. We constantly over work our bodies by over eating - and just like when we get tired from over working all day then set aside small matters for another day - our body does like wise. Because it is estimated that 65% of the body's energy must be directed to the digestive organs after a heavy meal - fasting is like a vacation for our bodies! With the extra energy your body has, when it is not busy digesting a meal, it begins to heal and work on other areas of the body such as repairing cells and detoxing. Anti-aging effects, weight loss, clear skin and clarity (of the mind and soul) are just some of the many benefits of fasting!




Taken from: http://muslimyouthgirlsassociation.blogspot.com/


Samiha

RAMADAN IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!

Wishing you one month of Ramadan,

4 weeks of barakat,

30 days of forgiveness,

720 hours of guidance,

43200 minutes of purification,

... and 259,200 seconds of noor!"

Ramadan  Mubarak to everyone! May Allah forgive us and our familes and keep us on the straight path always. Alhamdullilah Allah has blessed each of us with another year of Ramadan, so let's use it to our full advantage InshaAllah.




Samiha

RAMADAN IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!!!!!!!!

The official decision and announcement of the High Judiciary Council (HJC) of Saudi Arabia that since the moon of Ramadhaan was not sighted this evening, here in Saudi Arabia, we shall be completing thirty (30) days of Sha'baan (1432 A.H.), in accordance with the hadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam):

((Fast when you see the crescent. If it is obscured to you, then complete thirty days of Sha'baan. And break your fast when you see the crescent. If it is obscured to you then fast thirty days)), [transmitted by al-Bukhaaree and Muslim].

Subsequently, we shall be starting our taraaweeh prayers tomorrow evening (Sunday 31 July 2011) after the 'Ishaa. prayer, in preparation for the first fast of Ramadhaan on Monday 1 August 2011, inshaa.-Allaah.





There is one really good thing about this...........


NO MOON WARS THIS YEAR!!


AlhamduliAllah. I'm so happy. Ramadan is just around the corner. Here is one of my favorite nasheeds. 

Samiha

Watch this video . They say this proves that Quran is a miracle and such a book cannot be compiled with this code even by the most complex computers.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5584275782001385561         
its really nice MashAllah!!! :)

Companions (True Men)

What about those brave men who sacrificed their wealth and there life
Those who said Allah(swt) is sufficient for my child and my wife

Who didn't hesitate when the call came to them
Whose life and death in comparison was the same to them

Gave everything and anything for the pleasure of their Lord
Who leap into it with no fear holding that doubled edge sword

Allah(swt) says Do not say they are dead for surely I will feed them
Remember in the Battle of Badr when He sent the  angels to relieve them

They did not fight for land, but for Allah's(swt) word to be superior
Even with a few in Badr they never felt inferior

"Our dead for your dead!" those words are very shallow
They swap this life for Jannah in every single battle

What about Uhud with Khalid Bin Waleed?
Little less chaotic had we took Muhammad's(saw) lead

Yes, but even their mistakes are better then our successes
We sleep all through the night, they didn't even know what rest is

I do not know what we call ourselves, but those are what you call real men
Allah(swt)was please with their actions and they were please with Him.

By: Abu Aadam



-Samiha

IF

Although this poem was not written by a Muslim poet, it's meaning bears much wisdom. And wisdom is the trade of the believer he takes it where he finds it.

"IF"

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;



If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son! 

By Rudyard Kipling

-Samiha