The Ulama of Deoband

Assalamu Alaykum,

Today I was reading an article written by Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmed Naqshbandi about the Ulama of Deoband and their sacrifices. They were simply amazing people. It makes me wonder how people like that actually existed. SubhanAllah. They were under so much hardship, but they did whatever they could to spread Islam. We have so much suhoolat and freedom in this day and age. I just feel so ashamed thinking about what they would do if they had the opportunities we had. May Allah SWT Enlighten their graves and Accept their efforts. Aameen!!

Good-bye Ramadan...

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,

SubhanAllah, I don't know how to describe the way I feel right now; I have this uneasy feeling inside of me...I just cannot believe it's gone. I looked forward to it so much, and it's gone--just like that. This beautiful month with Allah's rehmat everywhere, the shayateen locked up, this month in which the Qur'an was recited so abundantly, the masaajid filled with mu'takifeen, searching for the nights of power...everything and everyone was so different. Ya Allah Ya Rabbal Alameen please help us continue the good deeds we have started in Ramadan and implement them throught our lives...Allah knows if I'll live to see another Ramadan.

Rabbana taqabbal minna siyamana wa salatana wa ruku'ana wa sujoodana wa tilawatana fi shahri ramadan aana allayli wa aana annahar.

A Moment of Reflection

"A Muslim's humiliation comes from his heedlessness of his religion, not in his lack of wealth or stature." [Uthman radi Allah anhu]

The above-mentioned quote is very true. There are so many instances in my life which I just wish I could go back and fix due to the humiliaton I suffered, and when I really think about it, the reason I was humiliated was because I was heedless about my deen and the awaamr-ullah. Umar (R) once said, "If anyone tries to find 'Izzah or honor by folowing something other than Islam, he will be degraded." So many times, we try to "fit in" in order to act cool or feel accepted, but in reality, we can never please the people enough. They will just want more and more from us. If we make Allah happy, and follow what He comands, we will make Allah happy as well as the people because Allah shows us the proper way to deal with them. Subhanallah...La ni'mata a'adhamu minal eeman...