Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was mercilessly persecuted by his master. Umayya bin Khalaf who was the worst enemy of Islam, would make him lie down on the burning sand at mid-day and would place a heavy stone on his chest so that he could not move even a limb. He would then say to him: Renounce Islam or swelter and die in this state. Even under these afflictions Bilal would exclaim: Ahad (the One Allah) Ahad (the One Allah). At last Abu Bakr freed Bilal from Umayya.
Dear Muslims, when Bilal was asked how he endured all these tortures and pain, he remarked that his belief in Allah covered all the pains. It’s like a glass of milk. If you put water into the glass of milk, the water takes the colour of the milk. The same way, when Bilal was tortured, his faith overcame the pain.
I begin with the salutations of the angels and past nations
A demonstration of peace negotiations to open the lines of communication
I ain’t looking for donations or trying to start an altercation
Just acting on my obligation as a brother in civilization
Many have submitted applications to the roads of salvation
Marked by lives of frustration, depression and desperation
But based on your fascination with reincarnation and free-masons
I’d like to join the conversation and provide a different interpretation
According to my calculations, there is only one God with no duplication
Any imitation has limitations with insidious implications
And for your information every innovation is a deviation
An illustration of irritation initiation for your inhalation
But what is the correlation between compensation and condemnation
A combination of complications facing your consideration
Cause chasing this dunya is like chasing the constellations
You could have all the money in the world, and still be living on a mental plantation
True liberation is in the prostration to the creator of all creation
Through contemplation and concentration reaching a higher elevation
Even the stars in the sky were divinely designed as a decoration
Only to spark the realization, you don’t know your final destination!
But Behold! The explanation to all your Godly speculations
A continuation of Jesus Christ’s mission live in operation
Following the duration after the pathetic Prophetic Assassination
Please refer to Quranic documentation for further elaboration
Following the chains of narration, we can single out fabrications
In the preservation of the prophet’s communication; may Allah send upon him peace and salutations,
Notwithstanding abrogation’s and the formulation of translations
This deen is the Haqq, Walahi it’s amazing
The concept of the congregation and the unification of one nation
Built upon the foundations of education and information
And of course the authentic application of the best of generations
Like an exclamation, truly this alone should be a cause for celebration
But with no hesitation we are the first in interrogation
Demanding our integration while policing our immigration
Complete generalization based on some rotten vegetation
With no advocation we are all guilty by association
But despite media propagation and radicalization legislations
We are a nation of moderation, gratification and glorification
Browns, Blacks, Caucasians and a whole bunch of different Asians
All making prostration to the One Lord of all creation
This is a lyrical refutation to populations in hibernation
Join me on this path to purification, following in the messengers’ revelation
And pronounce the deceleration; that there is only one God worth invocation
Please accept this invitation, asalaam alikum
Messenger of Allah (Sallallähu alaihi wa sallam) said, “When the people of the Garden enter the Garden, a herald will call out, ‘You will live and never die. You will be healthy and never ill. You will be young and never grow old. You will have blessing and never experience hardship.” [Muslim]
Allah `azza wa jall, says in the Qur’aan, what means: “Say (O Muhammad): ‘If you (really) love Allah then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [al-Qur’aan, 3:31]
This is a beautiful verse, named by some of the salaf as “the verse of the test”, as it tests how true one’s love of Allah is. They explained that if one loves Allah, then he must show that in his/her following of the Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam. The verse tells us that those who follow the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, if sincere, can in shaa’ Allah expect the following two:
Allah ta`aalaa loving them
Allah ta`aalaa forgiving their sins.
One of the ways to manifest our loving of Allah, by following the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, is to do those acts that he, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, advised his Companions, and the Ummah in general, to do. A sunnah which is certainly relevant to us in these days is his, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, practice to fast six days in the month of Shawwaal.
Aboo Ayyoob al-Ansaaree narrated: Allah’s Messenger, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, said: “He who fasts Ramadaan, and six of Shawwaal, it will be (in terms of rewards) as if the fasted a whole year.” [Reported by Muslim, at-Tirmidhee, Aboo Daawood, Ahmad, Ibn Maajah]
The person who recites Surah Kahf on Fridays, a light will appear for him from below the throne as high as the skies. This light will help him in the darkness of the day of resurrection . And all the sins which he may have committed from the last Friday till this Friday will be forgiven . ” scholars say that only minor sins will be forgiven since major sins require repentance (taubah)
The Prophet (Sallallähu alaihi wa sallam) said, “(On the Day of Resurrection) camels will come to their owner in the best state of health they have ever had (in the world), and if he had not paid their Zakat (in the world) then they would tread him with their feet; and similarly, sheep will come to their owner in the best state of health they have ever had in the world, and if he had not paid their Zakat, then they would tread him with their hooves and would butt him with their horns.”
The Prophet (Sallallähu alaihi wa sallam) added, “One of their rights is that they should be milked while water is kept in front of them.”
The Prophet (Sallallähu alaihi wa sallam) added, “I do not want anyone of you to come to me on the Day of Resurrection, carrying over his neck a sheep that will be bleating. Such a person will (then) say, ‘O Muhammad! (please intercede for me,) I will say to him. ‘I can’t help you, for I conveyed Allah’s Message to you.’ Similarly, I do not want anyone of you to come to me carrying over his neck a camel that will be grunting. Such a person (then) will say “O Muhammad! (please intercede for me).” I will say to him, “I can’t help you for I conveyed Allah’s message to you.”
The Muslim Association of Canada would like to invite you and your families to the Calgary Eidfest on August 25.
View our Trailer here. Where: Calaway Park When: Saturday, August 25, 2012 Time: 10:00AM – 7:00PM Why: Simply to get together and feel the spirit and excitement of Eid! Tickets: ONLY $20/person (regular $33.95) (Children 2 and younger are free) Halal Lunch: $10/person, or $12 at the door. (limited quantities available)
