Category: … VEILED GEMS

Appreciate the Bounties of Allah ~ Moulana Naeem Motala Saheb DB

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اَللّهُِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala is pouring out His blessings before us all the time! We forget the thousands of bounties (Ni’mats) Allah has bestowed upon us. We should obey Allah in times of difficulty and ease and thank Allah in all conditions. If we dont make Shukr for any bounty that we have, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala will snatch away that bounty from us!

“A breath of fresh air … A morsel of food … One sajda before Him” …

We dont reflect …

We have to make Shukr by means of our tongues, by verbally expressing our gratitude to Allah and by means of our good actions and deeds. When we are obedient to Him and carry out His instructions and injunctions and refrain from all those things that He has prohibited us from … then sincere Shukr becomes manifest in our actions …

When man is blessed with bounties and enjoyment of this life ….then he turns away…. and shows signs of apathy and indifference to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala  … And the moment some calamity befalls him, then he runs towards Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala.

Allah is the only One who can rescue us!

The root of our problem is the fact that we are ‘neglectful’ of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala … When Allah appreciates our Ibaadat … then how much more should we appreciate Allah as our Rabb? How much more should we then reflect and ponder over the Imaan we have been blessed with? Should we not show gratitude to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala?

Allah has clearly emphasized to us in the Qur’aan, that if we make Shukr for the bounties He has conferred upon us, He will most certainly grant us an increase in those bounties. He says :

“La-in shakartum la azeedannakum” ~ (Surah ‘Ibrāhīm 14:7)

‘If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]

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The Deception of Shaytaan ~ Moulana Naeem Motala Saheb DB

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اَللّهُِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم

“he beguiles man … he deceives man … he misleads man … “

Shaytaan is insidious by nature! Wicked and cruel! This slinking prompter casts insinuations into mans heart and retreats … He is an open enemy that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala repeatedly cautions us about in the Qur’aan! 

In his sinister plots to mislead he promised Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala :

  “Because You have put me [Shaytaan] in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path.  Surah Al-A’raf ~ 7:16

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Then I [Shaytaan] will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You].”  Surah Al-A’raf ~ 7:17

In the battle between Shaytaan and Mankind,

there are 4 directions in which Shaytaan assaults man >

“from before them”

He brings doubts in man’s mind and makes him believe that

Aakhirat and Resurrection is something very far fetched!

“from behind them”

Dunya is behind man … He tries to seduce and lure man

with the beauty and the glamour of this world!

“from the right”

ie : from the side of Hasanaat (good deeds) … He prompts man

into procrastinating or discarding performing good deeds

“from the left” 

ie : the side of sins & vice …He prompts man to continue persisting

in evils and to enjoy the ‘so called’ pleasure derived from sins

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Although he has been given respite till Qiyamah … It is mentioned in a Hadith that Allah says : “Oh Shaytaan! As long as man has life in his body, I will never shut the doors of Taubah for him “

… SubhaanAllah! … If for some reason we slip, we should remind ourselves of the Kindness and Mercy of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala …

Allah says: ‘Fasta’iz billaahi minash shaytaanir rajeem‘ … (Seek refuge in Allah! )

When a person is going through these whisperings of Shaytaan then one should read  ~ ‘Aoozu billaahi minash shaytaanir rajeem‘ …

One is urged in the Hadith when one becomes overwhelmed by the whisperings of Shaytaan, to read ~ ‘Aamantu billaahi warusulih’ …

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Qur’aan ~ The Majestic Book of Allah ~ Moulana Naeem Motala Saheb DB


بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اَللّهُِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم

An excerpt taken from a Ladies Tarbiyat Programme ~ Moulana Naeem Motala Saheb DB explains :

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What is the Qur’aan? It is a ‘Letter’ from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala! In 30 Para’s …

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala has blessed us with great bounties that we cannot enumerate! We just make a little bit of Ibadaat and in lieu of that Ibadaat, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala accepts our little effort and gives us a perpetual Jannat. 

Of the great bounties that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala has given us is the Glorious Qur’aan-e-Majeed! Have you pondered on the beautiful message sent to you? This is the greatest ‘link’ and means of ‘Connecting ourselves to Allah‘. 

Rasullulah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam has said: “The best of you is he who learns the Qur’an and teaches Others.” (Al-Bukhari)

We get attracted to voices reciting ‘illicit poetry’ and ‘An-Nasheed’ that have no meaning, and show love and inclination towards listening to it again and again. Yet, when a beautiful recitation of the Qur’aan-e-Majeed is heard we cannot utter a single ‘SubhaanAllah’… The more we will read, the more Ta’alluq is created, the more Muhabbat for Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala we will attain …Our hearts would never become satiated with the Kalaam of Allah and will desire to listen to more and more …

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The Shining Stars 2 ~ Moulana Naeem Motala Saheb DB

bismillahh

Hazrat Bilal (RA) ~ Download Complete Lecture Here

“Each one is a shining brilliant star from the vast ‘Galaxy of Sahaba R.A’ and a great source of inspiration to us all!” (Moulana Naeem Motala Saheb DB)

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An excellent continuation of discussions on the ‘Shining Stars’ …

A Sahabi, famous even amongst the young of the Ummat of Rasullulah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam … A Sahabi that we are all reminded of every single day of our lives … Whenever the call of Adhaan is given, 5 times a day, then a person is automatically taken back to none other than Bilal R.A and the Musjid of Rasullulah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam …

When we hear the Adhaan, what respect do we have for it? We overlook the Muadhin and ignore them … It is mentioned that on the day of Qiyamah, the Muadhin’s will have the longest necks (meaning they would be outstanding) … They will be honored in the sight of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala … They will be shown special respect on the day of Qiyamah … At any given time in any part of the world there is a Muadhin calling out Adhaan. This no low task but rather a privilege because a Muadhin is selected by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala …

In the discourses of the life of Bilal R.A, one is transported to the era of Rasullulah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam and is reminded of the very origin of the Adhaan and the ‘Muadhin’ of Rasullulah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam. Bilal R.A was extremely fortunate that he had been given specific glad tidings of Jannah … Under all afflictions, Bilal (RA) would exclaim:-

‘Ahad’ ~ The One (Allah) … ‘Ahad’ ~ The One (Allah)…

It is reported from Abu Hurairah : At the time of the Fajr prayer Rasullulah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam asked Bilal RA, “Tell me of the best deed you did after embracing Islam, for I heard your footsteps in front of me in Paradise.” Bilal RA replied, “I did not do anything worth mentioning except that whenever I performed ablution during the day or night, I prayed after that ablution as much as was written for me.”

In another narration it is related that he said, “Whenever my whudhu is broken I make new whudhu and pray two raka’ats.”

(Bukhari, Muslim, Musnad Ahmad)

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