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“What has passed is a dream
And what is hoped for in the future is unseen
Yet you have at your disposal
The hour in which you are at present”

as-salaamu `alaikum wa Rahmatullaah, may Allaah accept our fasts, forgive our sins, hasten the release of our brothers and sisters, unite us under the banner of Tawheed, and grant us Jannat al-Firdaus, ameen.

|Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah|
[Madarij as-Saalikeen 1/100-101, 105]“The Dispraise of Al-Hawaa (Desire) by Ibnul Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah”

`Uboodiyyah is a comprehensive term that asserts the meaning of the Aayah:

You Alone do we worship and You Alone do we seek for Help. (Qur’aan :5)

It comprises the slavery of the heart, tongue and limbs to Allaah ta`aala. The slavery of the heart includes both the Qawl (saying of the heart) and `Amaal (actions of the heart). The Qawl of the heart is the belief (I`tiqaad) in what Allaah has informed about His Self, His Names and Attributes, His Actions, His Angels, and that which He revealed in His Book and sent upon the tongue of His Messenger Muhammad sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam.

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The `Amaal of the heart include love for Allaah, reliance upon Him, turning to Him in repentance, fearing Him, having hope in Him, devoting the Deen sincerely to Him, having patience in what He orders and forbids, having patience with His decrees and being pleased with them, having allegiance for His pleasure, having humility for Him and humbling oneself in front of Him, and becoming tranquil with Him.

The Qawl (saying) of the tongue is to convey what Allaah has revealed (in the Qur’aan and authentic Sunnah) regarding Himself, His Names and Attributes, His Actions, His Commands, His Prohibitions, and all that is related to this Deen), to call to it, defend it, to expose the false innovations which oppose it, and to establish its remembrance and to convey what it orders.

The `Amaal (actions) of the limbs include the Salaat (prayers), Jihaad, attending the Jumu`ah prayers and the rest of the Jamaa`aat (congregational prayers), assisting those who are unable, and acting with goodness and kindness to creation, and other such acts.

This comprehensive meaning of the `Uboodiyyah pertains to its specific type. The people who fall under this type of `Uboodiyyah are the believers who obey, love, and sincerely follow the Deen of Allaah ta`aala.

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The second type of `Uboodiyyah is the general one in which all creatures in the heavens and in the earth are subdued to Allaah’s sovereign Authority and Power; everything is subservient to His Will, and Authority; nothing occurs or ceases to occur except by His leave; His is the Kingdom and He disposes the affairs as He pleases. This type of `Uboodiyyah is known as the `Uboodiyyah of Qahr (Subduing) and Mulk (Sovereignty, Kingship, Possession, Mastership, etc.).

So, the part of the Aayah signifying “You do we worship” asserts the adherence to the four principles of `Uboodiyyah:

1. The sayings of the heart

2. The actions of the heart,

3. The sayings of the tongue, and

4. The actions of the limbs.

The other part, “You Alone do we seek for Help,” stresses the fact that the believer must ask Allaah alone to help him establish the `Uboodiyyah and succeed in executing all what it requires.

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as-salaamu `alaikum,

I came across this yesterday, quite useful, masha’Allaah. You can listen to a clip of the lectures before purchasing. These two lectures and Qari are my favourite -

The Bearers of Glad Tidings - Anwar al-Awlaqi

“The greatest military general you will find is Khalid bin Waleed; the greatest business man Uthmaan ibn `Affan; the greatest of ash-Shuhaadah Hamza bin Abdul-Muttalib”

“The greatest scholars came out of this Ummah; the greatest mujahideen came out of this Ummah; the greatest Shuhaadah came out of this Ummah; the greatest zuhaad and `abaad came out of this Ummah. This is the greates Ummah brought forth to mankind.”

“Islaam always rises, Islaam is always higher and nothing goes above it, so again if you don’t see this happening then one needs to question not the promise of Allaah, buit one needs to question his `emaan.”

Spirit of Struggle - Abu Abdis-Salaam

“The future is definitely for Islaam, that this affair will certainly reach what is reached by the night and the day, wherever you see night and day, that is where Islaam will reach.”

“The Help of Allaah is indeed near, and victory will come to the muslims, I swear by Allaah, victory is coming to the muslims. The real question is are we going to part of that victory.”

Juz `Amma - Qari Hani bin Abdur-Rahmaan ar-Refa’i
“What are they asking? About the great news, About which they are in disagreement.” [Surah an-Naba]

Abu Hurayrah, radhiallahu `anhu said, “If anyone has five things then he will not be deprived of five others.

1. He who is enabled to show gratitude will never be deprived of increase of blessings.

“If you give thanks, certainly I will give you more.”

(Surah Ibraaheem: 7)

2. He who is guided to persevere will not be deprived of reward.

“Truly the persevering will be paid their reward in full without reckoning.”

(Surah az-Zumar: 10)

3. One who is inspired to repent will not be deprived of its acceptance:

“And He is (Allah) Who accepts repentance from His servants.

(Surah ash-Shooraa: 25)

4. One who is enabled to seek forgiveness will not be deprived of receiving pardon.

“Seek forgiveness of your Lord; surely He is Ever-Forgiving.”

(Surah Nooh:10)

5. He who is spurred to make supplication is not deprived of an answer.

“Call upon Me, and I shall answer you.”

(Surah Ghaafir: 60)

Someone else added a sixth proposition that one who is encouraged to spend will not be deprived of reward thereof.

“And whatsoever you expend (for good) He shall replace it.”

(Surah Saba’:39)

by Imam as-Samarqandi - Tanbeeh al-Ghafileen

as-salaamu `alaikum wa Rahmatullaah,

No, this isn’t goodbye, not yet anyway {don’t think you’re getting rid of me this fast}.

This is the very first nasheed I heard when I started learning about my beloved deen, Islaam, introduced to me by a beautiful sister who I love and respect to this day, alhamdulillaah.

I dedicate this to all my brothers and sisters I’ve been blessed to meet, especially those who have touched my heart in a way only known by Allaah and myself. May Allaah unite us all in Jannat al-Firdaus, ameen…

اودعكم

Abu Usaid al-Madani

اودعكم بدمعات العيون *** اودعكم وانتم لي عيوني

اودعكم وفي قلبي لهيب*** تجود به من الشوق شجوني

اراكم ذاهبين ولن تعودوا*** اكاد اصيح اخواني خذوني

فلست اطيق عيش لا تراكم *** به عيني وقد فارقتموني

الا يا اخوة في الله كنتم *** على الماساة لي خير معيني

وكنتم في طريق الشوك ورد ا *** يفوح شذاة عطر من غصوني

لئن نلتقي في الارض يوما*** وفرق بيننا كاس المنون

فموعدا غدا في دار خلدا*** بها يحيا الحنون مع الحنون

يا راحلين عن الحياة

يا راحلين عن الحياة وساكنين بأضلعي هل تسمعون؟؟

توجعي وتوجع الدنيا معي

لئن نلتقي في الارض يوما وفرق بيننا كاس المنون

فموعدا غدا في دار خلدا بها يحيا الحنون مع الحنون

I bid you farewell, with tears in my eyes,

I bid you farewell, with you in my eyes,

I bid you farewell, with flames in my heart,

From which my sorrows of longing pour forth.

I see you leaving, and you do not return,

I almost cry out, “My brothers! Take me!”

I cannot bear a life in which my eyes

Do not see you, and in which you have left me.

O my brothers, you were

The best helpers in my calamity,

You were a rose in a path of thorns,

Your fragrance diffusing from the branches.

If we do not meet again one day upon this earth,

And the cup of Death has separated us,

Our meeting tomorrow will be in an Eternal Abode,

In which those who love one another are raised.

I bid you farewell, with tears in my eyes,

I bid you farewell, with you in my eyes,

I bid you farewell, with flames in my heart,

From which my sorrows of longing pour forth.

If we do not meet again one day upon this earth,

And the cup of Death has separated us,

Our meeting tomorrow will be in an Eternal Abode,

In which those who love one another are raised.

Do you care enough to stand up for your brothers and sisters in Islaam, when you are being called upon for help? It’s time now to prove yourself.

When I received an email this morning, informing me of the recent events taken place in Dr. Ali al-Timimi’s life, I was ashamed at myself for having ignored his plight for far too long. Too engrossed in my own life to think of anything else, hopefully you’ll feel the same way after reading it…

Bismillah at the beginning of this email and at its end.

As you know, this last year has been a test for everyone involved in Ali’s case.

By the grace of Allah, Ali has been returned to the local Alexandria jail. But

it was not in the manner in which anyone expected. If fact there is a good

chance that his conviction will be overturned. But Ali needs your help.

After Ali’s comprehensive loss in court and abandonment by the previous support

committee, a few people offered to help.

Perhaps they decided to help when they heard that Ali was forced to wear the

same prison outfit for 6 months.

Or maybe it was because Ali had to wash that prison jump suit in the toilet. I

do not know how he prayed afterwards. I do not know of a Fiqh chapter on

“praying after you wash your clothes in the toilet”. Do you?

Allah did bless him when another prisoner secretly lent Ali a uniform while he

washed his sole outfit in the toilet. Well that only happened after a gang

member with tuberculosis C– the most virulent strain which currently has no

known cure– beat Ali.

O Allaah release our captured brothers, O Allaah release them, O Allaah, strengthen them, O Allaah make them steady on their faith, O Allaah make possible a means for them, O Allaah handle those who torture them

Perhaps the new group started to help because Ali has been transferred to 5

different prisons in the first 6 months so that his new attorney could not speak

with him.

Then again, it might have been because each prison illegally read Ali’s legal

correspondence so that they would know the strategy for the appeal.

We can probably count 100 different reasons why 1 or 2 people are helping now.

But Allah is more merciful than we were to Ali.

Experts in constitutional law and national security have started to come to

Ali’s defense. Though Ali’s case was confusing to many of us, it was clear to

legal experts: defending Ali is defending free speech… defending Ali means

trying to stop future oppression of Muslims specifically and Americans in

general.

They ask: “How can a man be convicted for life plus 70 years for something he

may or may not have said years before during a 20 minute dinner?”

You know that type of dinner. Many of you had the same type with Ali during the

80’s and 90’s. When you call a few brothers over and “break bread” together.

We’ve tried to explain what’s happening with Ali’s case on a new site. The old

site altimimi.org still works but has been neglected for too long.

The new site is freeAli.org and it’s not complete but it should help Ali’s

friends come to his defense… to speak up for Dr. Al-Timimi.

So why did I write you this email? We have a strong chance– and with Allah is

success– to have a new trial or an outright dismissal.

I mention some of the reasons on the new site: http://freeAli.org.

In brief, we’re very close to proving that the government intentionally lied to

the court and jury. And that usually means dismissal– and with Allah is

success.

So what caused this optimism? We found some old documents from the previous

lawyers and got some new legal power with which Allah blessed Ali.

But the old lawyers won’t give these documents to us unless we pay some of Ali’s

old bills. And the new lawyer needs to be paid.

We need to raise USD 150 000 (one hundred fifty thousand dollars) by Oct 23

which is at the end of Ramadhan 2006. That’s the day that Ali has to prove that

the government spied on him and then hid evidence that shows that Ali was

working with some of the Saudi scholars to avoid a “clash of civilization” and

not the mad-man they described to the jury.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah radhi’Allaahu anhu; The Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam said, “Everyday angels come down from the heaven and one of them says, ‘O Allaah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause’ and the other angel says, ‘O Allaah! Destroy every miser.’”

So, I do not know if we will have another chance like this to help Ali. All I

can tell you is that the lawyers have told us:

“Rescue Ali now and you’re rescuing yourselves in the future”.

So, we have some of the greatest legal minds of our time working for nominal

fees. They’re treating Ali as indigent and are aghast that we all have abandoned

him. He was our friend, our teacher, our relative, and our student.

Perhaps we forgot that defending the callers to the Sunnah is like defending the

Sunnah itself.

Allah knows what’s in the hearts but I think that we can all testify before

Allah and mankind that the Prophet’s statement refers to Ali. Which statement?

The one that Ali taught us: “Allah mentions and the angels pray for the teacher

who teaches good to the people”.

So Allah has blessed us with an opportunity in these last days of Ramadhan to

rescue Ali today so that we rescue ourselves tomorrow.

Wassalam alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh wa maghfiratuh

O Allaah release our captured brothers, O Allaah release them, O Allaah, strengthen them, O Allaah make them steady on their faith, O Allaah make possible a means for them, O Allaah handle those who torture them

as-salaamu `alaikum,

a few days late, but a reminder nonetheless.

`A’ishah radhi’Allaahu anha reported that she asked Allaah’s Messenger sallallaahu `alaihi wasallam, “O Messenger of Allaah! If I knew which night is Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say during it?” And he instructed her to say:

“Allaahumma innaka `afuwwun tuhibbul `afwa fa`fu `annee

O Allaah! You are Forgiving, and You love forgiveness. So forgive me.”

[Recorded by Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and at-Tirmidhi. Verified to be authentic by Al-Albani]

as-salaamu `alaikum wa Rahmatullaah

Sufyaan ath-Thawree, rahimahullaah, said: “The excellence of knowledge is due only to the fact that it causes a person to fear and obey Allaah, otherwise it is just like anything else.” [Related by ibn Rajab]

Al-Hasan al-Basree, rahimahullaah, said: “Whoever learns something in the name of Allaah, seeking that which is with Him, he will win. And whoever learns something for other than Allaah, he will not reach the goal, nor will his acquired knowledge bring him closer to Allaah.” [Related by Ibn ul Jawzee]

Ibn Mas`ood, radhi’Allaahu `anhu, said: “True knowledge is not measured in relationship to how much you memorize and then narrate, but rather, true knowledge is an expression of piety [protecting oneself from what Allaah prohibited and acting upon what He mandated].”Also, “Study and act upon what you learn.” [Related by Abu Na`eem]

Keep Away From Mutual Enmity

Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali

When a quarrel intensifies, when its roots go deeper, its thorns become branches and branches increase in number, then the freshness of the fruits of faith is adversely affected. Softness, sympathy, satisfaction and peace, which are encouraged by the Islamic teachings, receive a setback. Performance of worship loses its righteousness, while the self get no benefit from it.

Many a time mutual quarrels perturb the persons who claim to be wise. When this happens, they take recourse to lowly and superficial things, and sometimes indulge in dangerous acts which only increase difficulties and bring troubles. When a man is displeased, his eyes become prejudiced and ignore the camel and object to gnat. Such eyes do not appreciate the beauty of the peacock, for they only see its ugly feet and claws. If a slight defect is present, it turns the molehill into a mountain. And sometimes the internal rancour and jealousy affect them so badly that no hesitation is felt in inventing imaginary stories. Islam disapproves of all these manifestations of ill feeling and advises to abstain from them. It declares their avoidance as the most virtuous form of worship.

The Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam said: “Listen, may I not tell you something more important than salat, fasting and charity?” The people requested him to do so. He said: “To keep the mutual relationship on the right footing, because the defect in the mutual relationship is a thing which shaves a thing clean. I do not mean that it shaves the hair, but that it shaves (removes) the religion.” {at-Tirmidhi}

Many a time Satan is not able to persuade wise men to worship idols, but since he is very keen on misguiding and ruining men, he manages to succeed in driving them away from God, so much so that these wise men become more indifferent in respecting the rights of God than the idolaters themselves. The best method adopted by the devil for this purpose is to sow the seeds of enmity in the hearts of the people. When this enmity develops into a fire and open hostilities result, he enjoys the scene. This fire burns man’s present and future into ashes and totally destroys their relationship and virtues.

The Messenger of Allaah sallallaahu alaihi wasallam said: “The Satan has been disappointed that he would not be worshipped in the Arabian Peninsula, but he has not been disappointed from kindling the fire of fighting among the people.” {Muslim}

It means that when wickedness takes roots in the hearts, when people start hating love and brotherhood, and when these are destroyed, people then revert to cruelty and enmity, and break all those relations and links which Allaah has commanded to be kept; thus spreading corruption on this earth.