My Ramadan Collections

Peace be to All,

Ramadan is almost over...and am sad that Ihave not accomplished my desired target. However, Alhamdulillah, managed to do some Quran readings and Tarawih.  So for my own record and reference I will put it up here:  

First and foremost the dua for the remaining few days of Ramadan collection of Hadith by  Imam Ahmad as narrated by Ibn Umar r.a. :
 

Aisyah r.a. asked Rasulullah s.a.w.,"Ya Rasulullah s.a.w. if I found the night Lailatul-Qadar, what is the dua that I should recite? Rasulullah s.a.w. recited:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ اْلعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
[Alloohumma Innaka ‘Afuwwun, Tuhibbul ‘Afwa, Fa’fu ‘Anni] 

 " Ya Allah! Sesungguhnya Engkau Maha Pengampun, oleh itu berilah keampunan-Mu untukku. "

"Oh Allah! You are the Most Forgiving, please give me Your forgiveness."

Here are the verses coincidentally my Quran readings covered mostly on the verses that are about Al-Quran.:

Qaf. By the glorious Qur'an, (1) 
Nay, but they marvel that a warner of their own hath come unto them; and the disbelievers say: This is a strange thing: (2)
When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be brought back again)? That would be a far return! (3)
We know that which the earth taketh of them, and with Us is a recording Book. (4) Nay, but they have denied the truth when it came unto them, therefor they are now in troubled case. (5)
Have they not then observed the sky above them, how We have constructed it and beautified it, and how there are no rifts therein? (6)
And the earth have We spread out, and have flung firm hills therein, and have caused of every lovely kind to grow thereon, (7) A vision and a reminder for every penitent slave. (8)
And We send down from the sky blessed water whereby We give growth unto gardens and the grain of crops, (9)
And lofty date-palms with ranged clusters, (10)
Provision (made) for men; and therewith We quicken a dead land. Even so will be the resurrection of the dead. (11) 

~ Surah Qaf

Ha Mim. The revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in power, Full of Wisdom. Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those who believe. And in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth), are Signs for those of assured Faith. Surah Al-Jathiya (45), verses 1-4.

Wednesday at 07:22

Ha Mim. By the Book (Quran) that makes things clear - We sent it down during a blessed night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against evil). In that (night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom. By Command, from Our presence. For We (ever) sent (Revelations). As a mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things); the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them if ye (but) have an assured faith. ~ (Chapter 44) Surah Ad-Dukhan:verses 1-7

Tuesday at 06:58

 [7:31] O Children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the wasters

22 August at 17:33 

Ha-Mim, By the Book (Quran) that makes things clear. We have made it a Qur'an in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand (and learn wisdom). And verily it is the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in dignity), full of wisdom. ~Sura 43 - Az-Zukhruf: Verse 1-4

21 August at 06:29

The same religion has He established for you (Muhammad) as that which He enjoined on Noah; that which We have sent by inspiration to thee (Muhammad)and that which We enjoined on Ibrahim, Musa, and Isa: namely, that ye should remain steadfast in Religion, and make no division therein: to those who worship other things than Allah, hard is the (way) to which thou callest them. Allah chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guide to Himself those who turn (to Him) Ash-Shura:13

21 August at 05:58

Sura 6 - Al-Anaam (MAKKA) : Verse 39
Those who reject Our Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) are deaf and dumb in darkness. Allâh sends astray whom He wills and He guides on the Straight Path whom He wills.

20 August at 15:39 

Allah it is Who appointed for you the earth for a dwelling place and the sky for a canopy, and fashioned you and perfected your shapes, and hath provided u with good things. Such is Allah, your Lord. Then blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. He is the Living One. There is no God save Him. So pray unto Him, making religion pure fo Him (only). Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!~ surah Ghafir, Chapter 40, verses 64 & 65.

17 August at 06:51

If u reject (Allah), truly Allah has no need of you: but He likes not ingratitude from His servants: if u r grateful, He is pleased with you. No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. In the End to your Lord is your Return, when He will tell you the truth of all that u did (in this life). For He knows well all that is in (men's ) heart. Az-Zumar (chapter 39), verse 7.

16 August at 07:51

(This is) a Scripture that We have revealed unto thee, full of blessing, that they may ponder its revelations. and that men of understanding may reflect. 38(Sad):29

14 August at 07:07  

O ye who believe! Celebrate the praises of Allah, and do this often; And glorify Him morning and evening. He it is Who sends blessings on you as do His angels, that He may bring you out from depths of Darkness into Light: and He is Full of Mercy to the Believers. ~Al-Ahzab:41-43

04 August at 08:14

Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). It is He Who sends down rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does any one know what it is that he will earn on the morrow: Nor does any one know in what land he is to die. Verily with Allah is full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things). Surah Luqman,31:34

01 August at 20:39 via Mobile ·

So (give) glory to Allah, when ye reach eventide and when ye rise in the morning; Yea, to Him be praise, in the heaven and on earth; and in the late afternoon and when the day begins to decline Al-Room:17-18

 01 August at 08:00

And if ye (Muslims) call them to the Guidance they hear not; and thou (Muhammad) seest them looking toward thee, but they see not. (198) Keep to forgiveness (O Muhammad), and enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant. (199) And if a slander from the devil wound thee, then seek refuge in Allah. Lo! He is Hearer, Knower. (200) ~Al-Araf

 25 July at 16:02

 

 

  

Forgive + Forget = PEACE?

I have always been interested and have been trying to find ways to be a better muslim. However hard I tried my worst stumbling block was to suppress my anger. However, Subhanallah, after reading an article by Sis Hanaa Hamad on Forgiveness and Tolerance in Islam. This para stood out;
"Islam teaches us that the strongest of servants are those who not only have the strength to suppress their anger when they are tested but also possess an immeasurable capacity to forgive. The Prophet ﷺ said that: “Whoever suffers an injury and forgives (the person responsible), God will raise his status to a higher degree and remove one of his sins” (Al-Tirmidhi). If we can sincerely forgive those who anger us, inwardly and outwardly, then that cleanses our souls from the shaytan (satan) and his negative energy. It is important to disregard vain criticisms and this is the first step toward being tolerant. Of course, this is not done without difficulty because it is hard to understand why those who have caused us grievances wanted to do so in the first place. But this is where the battle with our inner self can take a positive turn and allow us to elevate our iman (faith). This inner struggle is what the Prophet ﷺ called “The Greater Jihad” because it involves tolerance and fighting the evil within ourselves in order to purify our hearts. This is always done for the sake of Allah and to purify our spiritual conditions."

It has led me to make the following deduction, that what I need to do is not to overcome or suppress the rapid anger that I have in me...but is to be forgiving first. Alhamdulillah, I tot in the beginning that it was easy for me to forgive but usually I did it after my anger had erupted. My wish in the beginning was to be able to suppress that anger than to be rid off it (because that what I thought I should do) and that I found was sooo difficult...it is always easier said than done. So suppressing my anger was i thought the greatest challenge...well I guess that is half the battle of my way to be stronger :). Then I realised, MashaAllah! If only I can forgive easily 1st than I will not get angry. So the equation is:

to quickly forgive, + to quickly forgive, + to quickly forgive = peace (you will not be angered)

Suppressing my anger will not help
if I don't forgive quickly
It will burn my insides
And erupts like a volcano
When I can no longer suppressed it
it should NOT be there in the 1st place
so there is no need for me to suppress anything

The equation is:

immediately forgive + immediately forgive + immediately forgive = peace

by giving the person the benefit of the doubt that he/she has no idea that u are hurting :)

Thus the equation to be a stronger muslim; insyaAllah is to forgive immediately so you will not even need to suppress your anger. Sis Hanaa Hamad wrote;
"The Prophet ﷺ and his companions were so merciful in their conduct that instead of becoming angry with their offenders, they defended them and gave them gifts. What immeasurable acts of compassion."
My deduction is that you should reward the person because you might have wrongly thought that he/she had wanted to hurt you. When in fact that person have no such intention of doing so. In any case, if that person do have the intention then he/she is actually doing you a favour by giving you the chance to "upgrade" yourself to being a better Muslim because he/she is giving you the opportunity and the challenge to be tested. Haha!!! What a wonderful way to be a better Muslim! MashaAllah! 

Let's just hope this analysis of the equation;

forgive+forget=peace 

will help me in preventing myself from falling into the pit of anger again....now that Ramadan is about to end. I hope Allah will give me the opportunity to meet another Ramadan so as to give me the opportunity to better myself, insya'Allah.

Please forgive me if my rambling has caused some discomfort on your part as a reader, I just need to make sense of how I can handle my emotion better and one of the best way is to analyse and reason myself out.

Whatever good comes from Allah and all the nonsense are due to my own weaknesses...feel free to share how you handle your emotions (if you don't mind doing so)

May the remaining Ramadan filled with all the blessings that over and above what we deserve due to Allah's Mercy and overpowering Love to all of us...Ameen...