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Loving him

March 25, 2009 at 19:03 | In nabi muhammad, prophet muhammad, sunnah | 2 Comments
Tags: allah, maulidur rasul, muhammad, Muslims, Prophet, rasulallah, Rasulullah, sunnah

Assalaamu’alaikum everyone!

Okay, recently I received this comment on one of my posts:

am amazed of your confessions of your personal love for sayidina rasulillah pbuh..
I wouldnt dare confessed…Teach me how come you could be so certain of your love for him may the blessings of ALlah be upon him eternally.
Maybe you can teach me abt certainty and love..
For I am in the state of not understanding for sure what all this means…

I think many of us experienced this. I did too (:

So how did I learn to love Rasulullah s.a.w.? Alright, I’ll share with you my journey then (:

But let me assure you that there are probably people who love him even more than I do, and actively follow his Sunnah more than I do.

Like most Muslims, I learnt about Rasulullah s.a.w. through my religious classes, but more of his sirah (history). I also learnt about Tauhid, Akhlaq, Aqidah etc but the problem was that I never learnt that most of those teachings were actually derived from the Sunnah.

Well, maybe my teachers did mention it or something, and considering the fact that I was ‘forced’ to learn by my parents and not out of my own free will, I might’ve overlooked it.

But anyway, no one taught me to love Rasulullah s.a.w. I acknowledged him as the Messenger of Allah s.w.t. yes, but I never fully comprehended why he was such a big deal to Islam.

My journey started with a book called The Life of Muhammad by Abdul Hameed Siddiqui. It was given to me by a close friend of mine as a birthday present. I believe I did voice out that I wanted to learn more about Rasulullah s.a.w.

It hasn’t ended yet. My journey that is.

I think there must be millions of books written ABOUT Rasulullah s.a.w. And even more so that contains his Sunnah and Hadiths. SubhanAllah!

I suppose I could term my journey as a rediscovery. Furthermore, it was sometime last year that the whole uproar over the cartoons published in the Danish newspapers occured right? It propelled me to learn more about our Prophet s.a.w.

I think the very fact that his life was documented till the tiniest of details is proof enough that he existed, and that he must have been a figure profound enough to be worthy of so much loyalty and praise.

Traditionally, Muslims learn about his Sunnah and his Hadiths orally, through word-of-mouth passed from generation to generation. However, since Arabic is not the common language the world has adapted, there is a need for translation and I’ve learnt that it’s tricky because of the linguistic beauty of the Arabic language.

Books are honestly not satisfactory enough for me. Which is why I try hard to find videos about him, describing him, his life, his trials and tribulations… because the power of the human voice is stronger than well, books =)

I pray that every Muslims in this world will take the initiative to learn about Rasulullah s.a.w. because, as his wife Aisha r.a. notes in the hadith of al-Bukhari, “His character was the Qur’an”.

Learn the Qur’an, yes and carry out Allah swt’s Orders, but we must also learn how Rasulullah s.a.w. did so. =)

I hope this post has benefitted both myself and everyone reading this =)

Fi Amanillah!

Ya HabibAllah

March 5, 2009 at 23:39 | In nabi muhammad, prophet muhammad | 2 Comments
Tags: islam, maulid, maulidur rasul, muhammad, nabi muhammad, Prophet, rabi'ul awwal, rabiulawal, rasulallah, Rasulullah, sami yusuf, ya rasulallah

Assalaamu’alaikum!!!

Masya’Allah, is it Rabi’ul Awwal already? And it’s the 8th already… 4 more days to Rasulullah s.a.w.’s ‘birthday’!

I shall ignore the disagreements about the celebration of Maulidur Rasul

Because the bottomline is, by celebrating it, we are reminding each other of the beauty of Rasulullah s.a.w. and his love for us and how he is Rahmatan Lil ‘Alamin (:

Here is one of my favourite nasyids about Rasulullah s.a.w. This is called Ya Rasulallah by Sami Yusuf.

He sings A LOT about Rasulullah s.a.w. which I truly appreciate, for it keeps my love for him alive

I’ve also got the lyrics below! I would’ve preferred for it to be in Arabic, so that the words can be properly pronounced, but oh well (:

Enjoy!

Ya sadiqal aqwal ya Muhammad
Ya tahiral akhlaq ya Muhammad
Ya hadiyal akwan ya Muhammad
Ya taja ruslillah ya Muhammad
Ya khayra khalqillah, ya rasulallah
O truthful one in sayings O Muhammad
O pure one in character O Muhammad
O guide of all the worlds O Muhammad
O crown of God’s messengers O Muhammad
O best of creation O Messenger of God

CHORUS:
Ya nabiyyallah, safiyyallah ya Muhammad
Ya waliyyallah, hafiyyallah ya Muhammad
Ya bashirallah, nadhirallah ya Muhammad
Ya habiballah, shafi’allah ya Muhammad
Ya khayra khalqillah, ya rasulallah

Ya badrat tamam
Nuradh dhalam
‘Aliyal maqam
Sayyidul kiram
Monqidhal anam
‘Alaykas salatu wassalam (repeat)
O full moon
Light of the darkness
In possession of a high rank
Master of the noble & generous
Saviour of humanity
May peace & blessings be upon you (repeat)

CHORUS

Ya nabiyyallah, safiyyallah,
waliyyallah, Muhammad
Ya habiballah, khalilallah, nadhirallah, Muhammad
Ya khitamal anbiya’i ya rasulallah
Ya imamal atqiya’i ya rasulallah
Ya dawa’a kulli da’i ya rasulallah
O seal of the Prophets, O Messenger of Allah
O leader of the God-fearing, O Messenger of Allah
O cure for every disease, O Messenger of Allah

Ya rabbal Mustafa
Bi jahil Mustafa
O Lord of al-Mustafa
For the sake of al-Mustafa

Ighfiridh dhunub, usturil ‘uyub,
ihdil qulub, likay tatub
Dha’ifi thawab, yamminil kitab,
ab’idil ‘athab, yawmal hisab
Forgive all sins, conceal all faults, guide the hearts,
so that they repent;
Multiply our reward, make our books in our right hands;
make us far from the Fire,
On the Day of Judgement

Ya rasuli, ya habibi, ya nabiyallah
Ya shafi’i, ya bashiri, ya safiyyallah
Ya rasulallah

CHORUS

Fi Amanillah!

Easygoing

January 1, 2009 at 22:19 | In Articles, islam, nabi muhammad, prophet muhammad, qur'an, sunnah, young muslims | Leave a Comment
Tags: allah, islam, Prophet, Rasulullah, sunnah

Assalaamu’alaikum!

2009 already Masya’Allah. How time flies, eh?

Anyway, I wanna share with you one of my favourite web haunts. It’s this initiative by Young Muslims Canada called Friday Nasiha.

It’s like a weekly reminder series, and divided into three categories: Discussions on a verse of the Qur’an, the Sunnah and useful tips from books and websites. It’s really good, it’s like getting mini khutbahs every Friday

Here’s the Sunnah part for last week. Feeling slightly brain-dead right now so I shan’t discuss this but perhaps we can discuss through the comments

The Prophet (peace be upon him) once mentioned to his followers a covenant that the Arabs had concluded which had brought peace to their clans. He said that if he were ever invited to enter into such a treaty, he would do so. The treaty he spoke about had taken place before the advent of Islam.

It was a treaty which brought the people together at the same table to affirm their rights and their human dignity, and which put an end to the endemic warfare that they had been suffering from and that was consuming their lives and wealth.

Though the treaty took place before Islam, it was nevertheless in accordance with the innate moral sentiments that all human beings acknowledge. We all know that it is better to learn from one another and prosper. We all agree that hatred, conflict, and rancour are hated by God and condemned by mankind.

Clemency and flexibility in religious matters restore to people a healthy outlook, allowing them to live their faith in a way that is genuine and that accords with the nature that God has placed within them. It makes religion easy on the people, the way God intended it to be.

Once, a desert-dweller came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) complaining that Muadh prolonged the prayer too much. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked the desert-dweller: “What do you say in prayer?”

He answered: “When I offer my tashahhud, I say: ‘O Allah! I ask You for Paradise and seek refuge with You from the Fire.’ As for me, I am not good at droning on the way you and Muadh do.”

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him: “It is basically these things that we drone on about.” [Sunan Abu Dawud (22), and Musnad Ahmad (15333)]

We can see that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not impose upon the man to memorize what was too difficult for him. He took into account the man’s abilities. Maybe he was an old man, or had a weak memory, or was poorly brought up.

It is significant that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not interrogate the desert-dweller about his intentions. No doubt, the word the desert-dweller used to describe the prayer of Muadh – and of the Prophet himself – was quite unflattering and could easily have been construed as an insult. The Prophet (peace be upon him) did not take offence. Instead, with his answer, he comforted the desert-dweller and reassured him that the simple words he was using in his prayers were essentially what Muadh was saying.

Clemency and an easygoing nature should be the spirit of our personal conduct and our social interactions. This attests to the truth that our innate, easygoing religious awareness is better than imposing difficulties in religion. It is also farther away from the dangers of pretentiousness, conceitedness, and showing-off.

I’ve recently been reading a book regarding Hijaab and Subhan’Allah… I’ve learn so much. I will share it with you soon Insya’Allah.

Fi Amanillah!