Comments on: The Four Seasons https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/reflections/the-four-seasons/ Tue, 13 May 2014 12:29:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Maham https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/reflections/the-four-seasons/#comment-31883 Tue, 13 May 2014 12:29:52 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=25942#comment-31883 This is great feedback. JazakAllah khayr for your comments – please remember the ummah in your duas 🙂

]]> By: Said Hasan https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/reflections/the-four-seasons/#comment-31882 Mon, 05 May 2014 20:33:26 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=25942#comment-31882 Ameen.
JazakAllah khayr for sharing the wonderful reflection of Allah signs and blessings.
I would add: let us (we all Muslims) follow Islamic calendar with devotion:
1. Know the months by name, historical events of each month to feel that we truly belong to a rich Islamic history.
2. Welcome every new month with the dua of sighting the new moon while intending the meaning thereof- feel it.
3. Follow the delightful sight of the shapes of the moon.
4. Set goals and deadlines in light of the hijri calender.
For instance, I set a deadline that by first shawwal 1435 AH, I would finish the two key courses that will give me the required job skills I need, and by first Muharam 1436 AH, I would launch my first small Start-up in sha Allah and more disruptive ones will follow over the years in sha Allah.
The new day starts once darkness falls not after midnight and if it is friday for example, we start sending salawaat on the prophet right after maghrib friday night, not ”thursday” night.
5. Reflect on the power of Hijrah.
“For a Muslim, Hijrah entails to always struggle for a positive change in his (or her) life. It is the hijrah message that the Muslim is the vicegerent (responsible servant) of Allah on earth.
Whenever the Muslims lose the spirit of hijrah, automatically their Islam dies out, thus remaining Muslim by name but in spirit and action (to take the lead), they are as good as dead.
Hijrah establishes, encourages and pioneers the pursue of knowledge (both the Deen and Dunya) and technology. The mosque in the life of a Muslim is the pivot and centre for all his important affairs.
After careful preparation and planning with discipline and initiative (free from extremism and negligence), entrust your destiny to Allah and pin your last hope in Him. Allah will definitely come to your help and crown your efforts with success.” Suleiman A. S. Shaqsy.
Each the salaf was Muhajir in one of these three ways-
a) Jihad-un-Nafs- Change of heart and action for the better.
You don’t need to leave your residence as long as you strong-willed, ready to challenge the status quo and be of service to humanity.
b) Minor Hijrah- Movement frome place to another in the same city, town or region.
I left Eastleigh for another place in the same city, Nairobi because of the constant bombardment of the police for steriotyping and targeting Somali’s despite their knowledge that terrorism is universal and condemn by Islam and the Muslim community.
We are living in a world where majority police officers and the army are corrupt, oppressors and terrorists and activists findings of injustice or human rights abuse are ignored or challenged with false defence and cover ups and where dirty politics is the norm.
I also left because I was more prone to give in to distractions, temptations and procrastinations.
3. (Major) Hijrah- movement through space to a country more receptive to Islam.
“I shall emigrate for the sake of my Lord, He will guide me.” Qur’an 37:99.
A peaceful Muslim Land is the best choice to emigrate to practice Islam better, excel in life, make a difference towards the progress of the Ummah and focus more in the After-life and paradise where real blissful life is experienced.
Benefits and Rewards:
1. Regaining fitrah and furqan.
2. Glory and success.
3. Connecting with nature.

]]> By: cabda cabdullahi https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/reflections/the-four-seasons/#comment-31881 Mon, 05 May 2014 18:48:47 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=25942#comment-31881 Assalaamu Alaikum,

This is wonderful reminder jazaakallaahu khairan.

We take things for granted and we forget to thank Allah Subhannahu wa Ta’ala.

We ask Allah to bless us with His constant remembrance.

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