Please do not run away from yourself or try to avoid checking on yourself.

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

I praise Allaah, Who has brought near to us the means of goodness and
has opened the gate of repentance to His slaves, and I send blessings and peace upon the
Messenger of Allaah.

I have put together these few words for everyone who wants to change his situation and his actions so as to earn the pleasure of his Creator and achieve happiness in this world and in the Hereafter. I ask Allaah to make it of benefit to those who read it and tell others about it, and I ask Allaah to forgive sins both open and secret.

Repentance in Ramadaan

My dear brother, I congratulate you on the occasion of this blessed month, the month of repentance, forgiveness and ransom from the Fire, the month of goodness and blessing, the month of generosity and kindness. I say to myself, to you and to everyone who is falling short in his duties towards his
Lord:

“O you who did not have enough of sin in Rajab, So he continued to disobey his Lord during the month of Sha’baan, Now these two months have been followed by the month of patience, So do not let this be a month of sin too. Recite the Qur’aan and glorify your Lord during this month, striving your utmost,

For it is the month of glorification and Qur’aan.” [Arabic poetry]

The month of Ramadaan has come… so come to Allaah, O seeker of good The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When the first night of Ramadaan comes, the devils and demons are chained up, and the gates of Hell are closed and not one gate of it is opened. The gates of Paradise are opened and not one gate of it is closed. And a caller calls out: ‘O seeker of good, come to Allaah;

O seeker of evil, desist.’ Allaah will have ransomed some people from the Fire, and that happens every night.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah with a hasan isnaad).

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Ameen, ameen, ameen.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allaah, you climbed up on the minbar and said, ‘Ameen, ameen, ameen.’ He said, ‘Jibreel (peace be upon him), came to me and said, “Whoever witnesses the month of Ramadaan and is not forgiven so he enters Hell, may Allaah cast him away. Say Ameen.” So I said Ameen.’” (This hadeeth was narrated by Ahmad and is saheeh).

Yes… Ramadaan has come, so turn to your Lord – Whom you have disobeyed – beseeching Him and fearing Him, regretting and weeping… and say, “O God of the Universe, I am returning (to You).”

“O Giver of all good things, give me guidance, For there is no good without guidance. Overlook my istakes with forgiveness, kindness and mercy, For no one else can bestow forgiveness.” [Arabic poetry]

My brother, if you are not forgiven, if your eyes do not shed tears and your heart does not break before your Lord in this month, then when?

My brother, why do you not shed tears for fear of your Lord even once? Do you not feel that your heart is close to your Lord during this month? Do you not think that this is an opportunity for you to draw closer to your Lord and increase in humility, repentance and submission, so that it may be the true beginning of your returning to your Lord so that you may be more closely connected with Allaah?


“While as for those who accept guidance, He increases their guidance and bestows on them their piety [Muhammad 47:17 – interpretation of the meaning] “O man!” Allaah rebukes us and tells us (interpretation of the meaning):

“O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous? [al-Infitaar 82:6] Indeed, O man, what has made you careless about your Lord, so that you have become so audacious in disobeying Him and transgressing His limits? Is it because you are ignoring His blessings?

Or because you forget that He is always watching over you, and that He is almighty? “I am the one who closes the doors, striving in sin (in secret), although the eye of Allaah is watching me.


How patient Allaah is with me, when He lets me off Although I persist in my sin, and He covers me.” [Arabic poetry]

My brother… do not look at how small your sin is… but look at how great is the One Whom you are disobeying.

My brother… Do not let Allaah be the one whom you care the least about of all those who are watching you. Good news for you Here I bring you good news from your Lord and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Say:

“O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful” [al- Zumar 39:53]

“And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive the punishment. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace; Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allaah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful”[al-Furqaan 25:68-70]


This is a great blessing and a great deal, for Allaah will change your sins into good deeds… Allaah is Most Great. No one misses out on such a great deal except one who is ignorant or who does not care about this blessing. So repent – my dear brother – if you want this great deal, “Allaah will change their sins into good deeds”.

And listen to what your beloved Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to encourage people to repent: “Allaah is more delighted with the repentance of His slave than one of you who suddenly finds his camel laden with supplies after losing it in a barren land.” (Agreed upon) And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah says: ‘O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and put your hope in Me, I will forgive you no matter what you have done, and I do not mind.

O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach up to the clouds of the sky, then you were to ask Me for forgiveness, I will forgive you and I do not mind.’” And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah says, ‘O My slaves, you commit sins by night and by day, but I forgive all sins. So ask Me for forgiveness and I will forgive you.’”


And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah stretches forth His hand by night to accept the repentance of those who sinned during the day, and He stretches forth His hand by day to accept the repentance of those who sinned during the night. (This will continue) until the sun rises from the west.”


The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw a woman looking for her young son among the prisoners of war. When she found him, she embraced him and gave him her breast. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Do you think that she could throw her child into the fire?” They said, “No.” He said, “Allaah is more merciful towards His slaves than this woman is towards her child.”

Allaah is Most Great… After knowing of this generosity, can we ignore the matter of repentance? Can we delay repenting? O Allaah, glory be to You, how merciful You are. Glory be to You, how kind You are. Glory be to You, how generous You are.

“When my heart grew hard and I did not know where to turn, I made the hope of Your forgiveness my way out. I thought that my sin was so great, but when I compared it To Your forgiveness, my Lord, Your forgiveness was greater. You never cease to forgive sin, and You never cease To be generous, out of Your bounty and kindness.” [Arabic poetry]

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Assalamu’alaikum Warohmatullohi Wabarakatuhu...
Bismillaahirrohmaanirrohiim

THE TWO COUSINS: DAWAH AND JIHAD
Unknown author

Da'wah (inviting to Islam), jihaad (fighting for the sake of Allah), commanding good and forbidding evil are all obligations in Islam which can never be neglected by a Muslim, male or female. They are the attributes of Ahl ul-Jannah (the People of Paradise) and qualities of the Sahaabah (Companions). Furthermore, in the Qur'aan, Allah (SWT) condemns those who abandon these duties and promises to punish them along with the doers of evil ? the unbelievers.

What Allah (SWT) has made obligatory (waajib) will remain obligatory until the Day of Judgement, and what Allah (SWT) has made forbidden (haraam) will remain forbidden until the Day of Judgement. Divine rules (ahkaam shar'iyyah) do not change in Islam; it is only the reality or one's prioritisation of these duties which are subject to change. Therefore, whether one is living in daar ul-harb (the land of war) or daar ul-Islam (the domain of Islam) does not change the ahkaam (rulings) of Allah.

Consequently, it is not appropriate for one who believes in Allah and the Last Day to pick and choose which divine rules they should follow and which ones they should forsake, as this is an attribute of the Jews. Allah (SWT) says:

"Then do you believe in a part of the Scripture and reject the rest? Then what is the recompense of those who do so among you, except disgrace in the life of this world, and on the Day of Resurrection they shall be consigned to the most grievous torment. And Allah is not unaware of what you do." (EMQ al-Baqarah, 2:85)

After reading such a verse, why is it that we still find people in the Ummah today who choose to only speak about salaat (prayer) and not jihaad; 'Aqeedah and not Sharee'ah; jihaad and not da'wah, commanding good and forbidding evil? How can they expect to be saved from Allah's punishment? Jahannam (Hellfire)? when they behave so erroneously?

How can they claim to be followers of Muhammad (SAW) when they backbite, criticise and attack the very people who seek to emulate the Prophet (SAW) in the way he forbade evil, exposed man-made law and the evil ideologies of the Kuffaar?

Verily, the Messenger Muhammad (SAW) and his Companions (RA) were men of action. When they were on the battlefield their da'wah and forbidding evil was done by the sword, and when they were not on the battlefield their da'wah and forbidding evil was done by the tongue. This is an undeniable fact; yet, how many Muslims today are engaging in these noble duties?

How many Muslims have the bravery and courage of the Sahaabah, expose the evils of society (such as democracy and freedom) openly and publicly, and invite the unbelievers to the one and only way of life which is acceptable to Allah? How can we claim to be followers of the Sunnah when we are not following the Sunnah of giving da'wah, commanding good and forbidding evil? How can websites claim to be Islamic when they do not forbid the munkaraat (evils) of society?

Indeed, those who command the good and forbid the evil are Ghurabaa' (Strangers) in the world. The Messenger Muhammad (SAW) informed us that they will be a minority, and the majority of people will disobey, ridicule, attack, criticise and condemn them, but Allah (SWT) will be pleased with them:
"Toobaa [Paradise] is for the Ghurabaa' [Strangers]; those who command the good [and forbid the evil] when the people become corrupted." (Musnad al-Imaam Ahmad)

"Toobaa [Paradise] is for the Ghurabaa' [Strangers]: righteous people in the midst of a multitude of evil people. Those who disobey them will be far more than those who obey them." (Musnad al-Imaam Ahmad)

So we find many individuals today who have the attributes of the Khawaarij (an evil and deviant sect in Islam) who speak the same language as the Prophet (SAW), have beautiful recitation and do many good deeds, yet they do not command good and forbid evil openly and publicly, reject taaghout in all its shapes and forms and do not have walaa' with Muslims they differ with. What is even more disturbing to notice is that there are numerous Muslims who are beginning to desert the Islamic Standard and become impressed with the showing-off and dazzling good deeds of this evil sect.

Sadly, they have chosen to rebuff the guidance of the Prophet (SAW) and follow the misguidance of these ignorant individuals.

Al-Ghurabaa', however, are not easily amused with the "impressive" arguments of the Khawaarij, and have no time to argue people who neglect the Sunnah. When they are on the battlefield they give da'wah, command good and forbid evil with their swords, and when they are off the battlefield (with a valid Islamic permit) they give da'wah, command good and forbid evil with their tongues.

Jihaad and da'wah are cousins; they cannot be separated. If a person is not physically participating in jihaad they must continue to invite people to Islam and expose the munkar of society, this is exactly what the believers in the time of the Messenger Muhammad (SAW) did when they were unable to attend the battlefield. The mujaahid and daa'ie (propagator of Islam) have no time to justify sitting back from and neglecting da'wah, such as by arguing about whether there is a covenant or not. They will do what is obligatory and submit to the divine rules of Allah.

Are you emulating the Prophet (SAW) and his Companions or are you following your desires? Account your self before you are brought to account.

Maryam's Notes
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Asalamu'aleykum warahmatulahi wabarakatu
Bismillahi Rahmani Rahiim,

O Allah Please Forgive Me,
O Allah, O Karim, Please have Mercy on me.

O Allah, O Karim, Please forgive me for the sins I committed in the past and those I will commit in the future.

O Allah, have Mercy on all the Muslimeen, and guide them. Guide me

O Allah, and guide my parents, my siblings, my cousins, my aunts and uncles, my nephews and nieces and so forth.

O Allah, I ask You to strengthen my iman and those around me. I ask You to soften my heart and to soften the hearts of the Believers.

O Allah, forgive me for my shortcomings, for only You are Perfect.

O Allah, Please Forgive me if I ever got too wrapped in a matter that I didn’t have the time to utter Your Name.

O Allah, Please Forgive me for all the salat I missed because of ignorance or laziness,

Please Forgive me for all the fasts I didn’t make up, thinking it was “alright, since I fasted most of the days anyway.”

O Allah, Please Forgive me for the quarter I never dropped into the metal cup for the homeless man begging on the street.

O Allah, Please spark the love of Islam in my heart and in the hearts of every single Muslim until it gets implanted in their children and their childern’s children and so on.

O Allah, I ask that You help me for I am weak and will only grow stronger by Your Strength, so Allah Please Strengthen me to fight Shaitan and his whispers. And if I ever fell into his trap and followed my desire, then sincerely forgive me, for that displays not only my weakness, but Your Greatness as well.

O Allah, Please lighten the punishment in the grave for those before us and those after us. Please Allah, lighten the punishment and please shed light into every Muslim’s grave.



O Allah, if I ever was too afraid to stand up for Your Deen because of what others would think, then Forgive me, for I was a fool for doing so.

O Allah, Please Protect me and each Musilman, and Protect especially the orphans and the widows.

O Allah, Please Strengthen the faith of the destitute Muslims around the world, so they have hope to live.

O Allah, if I ever forgot to do du’a for even one suffering Muslim, then Forgive me for then it is as if I haven’t done du’a for the entire ummah.

O Allah, Please be the Light of my eyes, ears and heart.

O Allah, Please be the Light on the sides of me and the Light behind me and the light in front of me.

O Allah, Please Forgive me for all the foul words I spoke either out of ignorance or because I was trying to be “cool.”

O Allah, please forgive me if I never stopped to think about You, due to “other important things.”

O Allah, Please Forgive me for not having enough time or creating time for reading the Qur’an.

O Allah, Please Forgive me for listening to music and watching movies and t.v.

O Allah, please forgive me for all the yelling I’ve done and the arguments I’ve been in. For the only time the voice should be raised is for Your Praises!

O Allah, Please Forgive me for my disrespect towards my family, elders, siblings and so on.

O Allah, Please Forgive me for any backbiting I have been accused of, whether I did it consciously or unconsciously.

O Allah, Rab al-Alamin, Forgive me, Forgive me for everything. So for everyone, every single Muslim, dead or alive, I do du’a that you forgive them for all their sins.

O Allah, Please Please Please help the suffering Muslims of Kashmir, Palestine, Chechnya,

Bosnia, Gujarat, Nigeria, Iraq, Afghanistan and everywhere around the world. Please O Allah, make the Mujahideen victorious, and let the beauty of Islam reign!

O Allah, Give victory to the Muslims! O Allah, Please let True Islam reign! O Allah, Please increase our knowledge of Your Deen and this world. Oh Allah, Please Help us all and guide us, for You are Everything to us.

O Allah, I cannot stress how much I ask for Your Forgiveness and Your Guidance.

O Allah, I fear You, I fear You soooo much words cannot describe. I fear the day when I will meet You, and I WILL meet You. When we are one on one, and I have no one’s help or support. No-one can take the blame for me nor I for them. The only thing I will have is a little book given to me by You that has my deeds.

O Allah, Please Forgive me for my thoughts, for even though I get sinned only for my actions, I cannot help but feel guilty for my thoughts and I ask You to Forgive me for them and to clear my mind of any impurities until You become the Only thing on my mind.

O Allah, Please Forgive me if I ever did anything out of gain for this life and not for Your pleasure. If I ever did anything to “show off” then Please Forgive me for that.

O Allah, I do du’a that You grant us all God-Fearing spouses and grant us righteous children.

Oh Allah, I do du’a that You continue to strengthen this ummah until the Day of Resurrection.

O Allah, Forgive me for whatever I have not mentioned, for I am bound to forget….but You, through Your Greatness… You Never Forget.

O Allah, Please Grant all the Muslims Jannah-tul-Firdaus.

O Allah, I ask that You shed Your Mercy on all the Prophets (peace be upon them) and on all the Angels (peace be upon them). Lastly, I do du’a You shed Your Mercy on the Prophet Muhammad , his family and companions. I do du’a that you grant Muhammad
the Highest Station in Paradise.

Rabinna Aataina Fiduniya Hasinathow Wa Fil Akhirati Hasinathow, Wakina Adhab innaar Ameen.

http://islamgreatreligion.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/o-allah-please-forgive-me/


Ilaahi yaa robbii subhaanallaah,
Subhaanallaahil 'aliyyil 'adhiimi wabihamdihi daa iman alhamdulillaah.

Alhamdulillaahi robbil 'aalamiina 'alaa kulli haalin wa fii kulli haalin wani'matin allaahu akbar.

Allaahu akbar kabiiron wal hamdulillaahi katsiiron wasubhaanallaahi bukrotan wa ashiilaa.

Laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahuu laa syariikalah lahul mulku walahul hamdu yuhyi wa yumiitu wahuwa 'alaa kulli syai in qodiir...Allahumma Amiiiiiin

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Assalamu’alaikum Warohmatullohi Wabarakatuhu...
Bismillaahirrohmaanirrohiim

Oh Allah, have mercy on me in the name of the great Quraan,
make it for me a guide and light,And guidance and mercy,

Oh Allah, make me remember that of it which I have forgotten,
Make me know of it, that which I have become ignorant of,
And make me recite it in the hours of the night and day,
And make it an argument for me, O sustainer of all the worlds,

Oh Allah, set right my faith which is the safeguard of all my affairs,
And set right for me my world affairs wherein is my living,
An set right for me my hereafter on which depends my after life,
And make my life a source of abundance of every good,
And make my death a source of protection for me, protecting me from every evil,

Oh Allah! Make the best part of my life the end of it, And the last of my deeds the best one, And the best of my days, the day I meet you,
Oh Allah! I ask of you the best whilst living, And ask for a good death,
And not a shameful or embarassing return,

Oh Allah! I ask you for the best affair, The best suplication,
The best success, The best knowledge, The best deed, The best reward, The best life, And The best death. Keep me upright, Make my scale heavy, confirm my faith, raise high my status(in the hereafter), Accept my Salah, And forgive my sins, I ask you for high positions in Paradise,

Oh Allah! I ask you obligation of your mercy,And determination of your forgiveness,And the peace of every sin, And the booty of every reward,
And Winning Paradise, And surviving from Hell,

Oh Allah! make the result of all our affairs good, And deliver us from the disgrace of this world and the torment of the hereafter,

Oh Allah! Distribute between us the heedfullness necessary to come between us and the commision of wrong against you, The obedience necessary for us to gain admission into paradise, And the unswerving faith necessary to minimise for us the tribulations in this world,

Oh Allah! Allow us to enjoy our hearing, our sight, and our strength for as long as we live, And make that enjoyment our heir(so that the people that we have befitted could pray for us), and place our vengeance on those that have wronged us, And give us victory over our enemies,

And try us not in our faith, Neeither make this world our greates concern,
or the extent of our knowledge, Nor give power over us to those who would oppress us,

Oh Allah! Leave no sins of ours in this assembley unforgiven, Nor any grief without being relieved, Nor any debt without being paid, Nor any difficulty in this life or the hereafter without being facilitated, Oh the most merciful of all that is Merciful, Our Lord! Give us the good of this world and the hereafter, And save us from the torment of the fire,

Oh Allah! send peace and salutation upon Muhammed (Shallallahu "Alaihi wa Sallama) and his family, his companions and those that follow him,
AMEEN!

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Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Bismillahirrahmanirrahiim....

O ALLAH…..!! The Beneficent, The Loving, The Merciful, The Mighty, The All-Seeing , The All-Hearing, And The All-Knowing help us reach the highest level of perfection, Close the Doors that will lead us to the wrong path and Open the doors that will lead us to the right path. You created us for ONE Reason ONLY!!…To Praise YOU!!!

So let us live a long life so that we can strengthen our Faith and praise You and Love You the way You Love Us. O The Compassionate....Give us the deepest passion and obsession of meeting You....give us rivers of tears in our eyes when we pray to You....

O Protector, Protect us from Shaytan and all evil, protect us by sending down Your Angels to guard us. Send Your peace down to Help the people of Palestine, Iraq and all around the world. Shut down the tears of every child and of every mother who are suffering all over the world, And give peace in this world....for You are the All-Mighty and The Controller...

O ALLAH!!! You are The Forgiver!! so forgive us for our sins from the past, present and the future. Forgive every right believer who are in the graves right now, comfort their graves, give them peace and grant them Paradise....

Ya- ALLAH The Glorious, The Majestic, The Holy, The Peace, and The Sovereign Lord I call upon You with Your Beautiful names to Help us....Let us not go astray....and return the Muslims who have. give us peace, joy and happiness.....and when we leave this life, save us from the flames of Hell and open for us the Doors to Your Beautiful Garden of Paradise, Ya Allah!!! accept my prayers and my Duas Ameeen YA- RABB.....!!!!!


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