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Allah created humans from a male and a female and made into tribes and nations for identification. However the most righteous is the most honoured. No Arab has any superiority over a non-Arab nor is a White any way better than a Black. All created beings are the decendants of Adam and existence of Adam sprang from dust. hence all claims to superiority and greatness, all demands for blood or ransom and all false traits or trends of rule are false.
All praises for Allah Karim; Whom we must worship for 'Him Alone' ! Darood-o-Salam on Prophet ﷺ because Allah Karim ordained us to do that ! Peace upon Prophet's (ﷺ) family, company, successors and those who follow his path.
I feel that the offer of Dialogue and any further action must be to uphold the Commands of Allah Karim with utmost sincerity of purpose and belief.If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make you peace between them: BUT IF ONE OF THEM TRANSGRESSES BEYOND BOUNDS AGAINST THE OTHER THEN FIGHT YOU ALL AGAINST THE ONE WHO TRANSGRESSES UNTIL IT COMPLIES WITH THE COMMAND OF ALLAH KARIM; but if it complies, then make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair (and just). AL-HUJARAAT (49) : 9.
He was an ordinary human being; working round the clock to earn the livelihood for himself and family, as a laborer, a machinist, a shopkeeper, a bus conductor or a small time teacher.
Suddenly there came an uproar that A BEAR had attacked a LAMB...THE HYENAS who could not wrestle with the Bear found an opportunity to crush his bones through a deliberately orchestrated cry of foul play, appeal to the so-called conscious and compassion of the [Jungle], relatives of the Lamb and other opportunists. Luckily they found some usurpers (greedy but foolish) ready to jump in...so Hyenas provided their JAWS and PLASTIC (money) to them IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE, LIBERTY AND EQUALITY {which they have never practiced with others in their entire existence}.
So the Ordinary humans were sucked in the melee and JAWS and a little portion of PLASTIC too found a passage to their hands.
ONE DAY, HOWEVER, 'THE JOB DONE' AND HYAENAS ABANDONED EVERYONE..BUT THOSE WHO WERE SUCKED IN HAD DEVELOPED THE ADDICTION OF 'POWER AND MONEY'..AND AS THEY WERE NOT OFFERED ANY ALTERNATIVE SO THEY DECIDED TO 'DO WHAT THEY HAD LEARNED, TASTED AND CHERISHED', HENCE THE..................
All praises for Allah Karim; Whom we must worship for 'Him Alone' ! Darood-o-Salam on Prophet ﷺ because Allah Karim ordained us to do that ! Peace upon Prophet's (ﷺ) family, company, successors and those who follow his path.
Some 2,500 years ago, Socrates gave birth to the art and science of what we now call 'CRITICAL REASONING'. Through a system of inquiry, known as the “Socratic Method,” Socrates used a series of probing questions to obtain answers and then critique those answers. [OUR EQUIVALENT TO THAT IS APCs] In this manner, he sought to reveal the key issues behind perplexing problems, to uncover the merit and flaws in commonly held ideas, and to expose those contradictory beliefs that often hide behind smooth-sounding but empty rhetoric.
It is indeed humorous to reflect on Socrates’ observation that one cannot necessarily rely on the “sound” judgment of those individuals occupying positions of authority; they may be prone to think in a muddled, whimsical, or irrational manner.
All praises for Allah Karim; Whom we must worship for 'Him Alone' ! Darood-o-Salam on Prophet ﷺ because Allah Karim ordained us to do that ! Peace upon Prophet's (ﷺ) family, company, successors and those who follow his path.
Those who conceal the clear (Signs) We have sent down, and the Guidance, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book,-on them shall be Allah's curse, and the curse of those entitled to curse,-
Except those who repent and make amends and openly declare (the Truth): To them I turn; for I am Oft-returning, Most Merciful.
AL-BAQARA (2) : 159 - 160.
Shiekh Hasan Al-Maghazli RA was asked the same question..He asked the seeker which Tauba he was looking for; TAUBA-E-ANABAT (To Return) or TAUBA-E-ISTAJABAT (Acceptance)? The seeker requested him to explain both types.
Sheikh said 'Tauba-e-Anabat' is that you persistently fear God because He SWT is Omnipotent........and 'Tauba-e-Istajabat' is that you be ever mindful of his Omnipresence.Sheikh RA said if you ask me I will recommend you TAUBA-E-ISTAJABAT because therein lies the solution of all your problems.
All praises for Allah Karim; Whom we must worship for 'Him Alone' ! Darood-o-Salam on Prophet ﷺ because Allah Karim ordained us to do that ! Peace upon Prophet's (ﷺ) family, company, successors and those who follow his path.
The Man of Life Upright,
Whose guiltless heart is free
From all dishonest deeds
Or thought of vanity;
The Man whose silent days
In harmless joys are spent,
Whom hopes cannot delude
Nor sorrow discontent:
That man needs neither towers
Nor armour for defence,
Nor secret vaults to fly
From thunder's violence.
He only can behold
With unaffrighted eyes
The horrors of the deep
And terrors of the skies.
Thus scorning all the cares
That fate or fortune brings,
He makes the Heaven his book,
His wisdom heavenly things;
Good thoughts his only friends,
His wealth a well-spent age,
The earth his sober inn
And quite pilgrimage.
All praises for Allah Karim; Whom we must worship for 'Him Alone' ! Darood-o-Salam on Prophet ﷺ because Allah Karim ordained us to do that ! Peace upon Prophet's (ﷺ) family, company, successors and those who follow his path.
All that is on earth will perish. But will abide (for ever) the Face of your Lord,- full of Majesty, Bounty and Honor. AL-RAHMAAN[55] : 26-27.
In 1990 I (along-with three more friends) was in USA for so-called Higher Education..We were moving as a group to Seattle Wa, from Los-Angeles on a hot June Day. By evening we reached Sacramento and decided to stay for the night there. We found a lodging facility and as we were taking out the stuff from our vehicle a 1979 Chevrolet Caprice; IN CAME THREE HOOTER BLAZING CARS and weapon waving sleuths 'ORDERED US TO.... STAND STILL..DON'T MOVE...COMB YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOU NECKS' TOLD THE FEMALE TRAVELLER TO PUT HANDS ON THE BOOT OF THE CAR.
All praises for Allah Karim; Whom we must worship for 'Him Alone' ! Darood-o-Salam on Prophet ﷺ because Allah Karim ordained us to do that ! Peace upon Prophet's (ﷺ) family, company, successors and those who follow his path.
.....Help one another in furthering virtue and Allah-consciousness, and do not help one another in furthering evil and enmity; and remain conscious of Allah: For, behold, Allah SWT is severe in retribution. AL-MAIDAH (5) : 2.
- Be good to people...if you cannot, don't be BAD, the least it is.
- Always make a sincere endeavor that you become the source for bringing happiness to others....if you cannot be...don't be a source for others' miseries , the least it is.
- Never exploit the trust, love and friendship of others for your temporary worldly gains.
- Never infringe upon the RIGHTS of others....RIGHTS WHICH ARE LAID DOWN BY ALLAH SWT, BECAUSE VIOLATIONS OF OTHERS' RIGHTS IS VIOLATION OF ALLAH KARIM's COMMANDS.
- Never sever the relationship with others...but if ever you are compelled to do...always ensure that you have ALL GOOD to talk about them AND NOTHING BAD WHATSOEVER.
- Difference of opinion be utilized for furthering THE KNOWLEDGE and not for nurturing enmity.
- Never harbor hatred against the deliberate or inadvertent MISTAKES, always work for the sincere correction and forgiveness.
- HATE THE SIN.......NOT THE SINNER, always be the ultimate OPTIMIST looking for positives changes to occur.
"HA MIM The revelation of this Book is from Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge,- Who forgives sin, accepts repentance, is strict in punishment, and has a long reach (in all things). there is no god but He: to Him is the final goal." GHAFIR (40) : 1-3. And severely reprimanded him to change for his OWN GOOD.....The man realized that he was heading in the wrong direction, mended his ways and beseeched Allah Karim for forgiveness.
All praises for Allah Karim; Whom we must worship for 'Him Alone' ! Darood-o-Salam on Prophet ﷺ because Allah Karim ordained us to do that ! Peace upon Prophet's (ﷺ) family, company, successors and those who follow his path.
As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.
Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he did not play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could be unpleasant.
It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers.
At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise. Teddy's first grade teacher wrote,
"Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners... he is a joy to be around.."His second grade teacher wrote,
"Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."
His third grade teacher wrote,
"His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken."
Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote,
"Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class."
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper That he got from a grocery bag Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume.. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say,
"Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to."
After the children left, she cried for at least an hour.
On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic.Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy.As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her "teacher's pets.."
A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in life.
Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the bestand favorite teacher he had ever had in his whole life.
Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer.... The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.
The story does not end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together. They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear,
"Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference."
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said,
"Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you."
........YES 'LOVE' IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST 'DIFFERENCE MAKERS'.....LET US TRY !
All praises for Allah Karim; Whom we must worship for 'Him Alone' ! Darood-o-Salam on Prophet ﷺ because Allah Karim ordained us to do that ! Peace upon Prophet's (ﷺ) family, company, successors and those who follow his path.
‘Do you feel useful? After all, you do nothing but produce the same flowers over and over?’
‘I am beautiful, and beauty is my reason for living.’
‘Do you feel useful, given that all you do is to keep flowing in the same direction?’
‘I’m not trying to be useful, I’m trying to be a river.’
That is enough, and that makes all the difference.