Paradise One

Imam ibn al-Qayyim says on page #230

” An experienced person told the following remarkable account: I once saw an ant that found a half locust; she tried to move it, but she failed to carry it from the ground. So she moved a little distance and called a group of ants. The narrator adds: I took away that half locust from the ground, so that when the ant and its companions came she went around and they went around, but could not find it, so they went back. Then I replaced the half locust, and when the ant came, she saw it, she tried to carry it but failed. So she walked a little distance, bringing her group. They came and went round the place and when the group did not find anything, they made a circle round the ant, attacked it and cut it limb from limb. I sat there observing all this. “

SubhanAllah.

Asalamu Alaikum,

Amazing quote I came across on brother Yursil’s blog:

“And when, as a result of this soul searching you begin to read from books of Sufi knowledge, of the Prophet (S), of Abu Bakr (R) and Ali (R), of Rumi, of Attar, you only feel your longing more strongly and feel that you are even thirstier. Through all this reading you have tasted only a trickle, just enough to know how sweet a spring this is. By now you must realize that books are not the best vessel for wisdom of the heart, for the heart itself is the vessel, and the precious draught is passed from heart to heart. Where may such heart springs be found in a time that has turned verdant fields into desert wastes? Wandering through huge desert wastes, how many of us may just happen to stumble upon an oasis? First you may stumble upon one hundred mirages! But you must keep on, don’t turn back saying, “I have found only illusions.” No, no one said you have embarked on an easy journey, so you must be perseverant.”
- Shaykh Maulana Nazim al-Hakkani

InshaAllah, for those of us living in developed nations, lets stop taking things for granted. Engage in dhikr and reflection. And as the video suggested, get out and do something real!

please. InshaAllah.

SubhanAllah.

nothing I can say will even begin to do justice to the power and beauty of this speech.

May Allah (swt) bless Habib Jifri a thousand times over. AMEEN.

Heres an interesting story related to us by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani:

(So an Egyptian grad. student is sitting at the da’wah table at the University of Toronto, when a fellow student walks up to him..)

Atheist: “I don’t believe in god”

Egyptian grad. student: “I do not believe in the god that you don’t believe in, but I believe in a God that you do not know about”

..SubhanAllah, this is definitely something to ponder over.

“If a wolf asks a dog why he is chained up…
…the dog says: That’s how it is.

I prefer to be free, says the wolf and he walks away.

That’s what it’s like for us.
And even if it is difficult…
…we are very satisfied with our life.
Praise God.

If only for a day, for a year…

You can better die like a cockerel
than a chicken.”

…and imagine the peace and blessings of Allah (swt) pouring into your heart.

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

what is the latest view on coke and its products?

Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.

There is nothing intrinsically haram about Coca Cola or its products. However, one should be careful about how much sugar one consumes–because one’s body is a trust from Allah.

And Allah alone gives success.

Faraz Rabbani

:)

MashaAllah. I am completely in love with his Qiraat.
May Allah (swt) reward those who beautify the recition of the Holy Quran.

Ameen