LAILATUL-QADR

Its excellence As regards its excellence it is more than sufficient to mention that Lailatul-Qadr is better than a thousand months, Allaah the Mighty and Majestic, says:
"Verily! We have sent it (this Qur'aan) down in the Night of Decree (Lailatul-Qadr). And what will make you know what the Night of Decree is? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. Therein descend the angels and the Rooh (i.e. Gabriel) by Allaah's Permission with all Decrees, Peace! until the appearance of dawn." (Al-Qadr 97: 1-5)
And in it every decreed matter for the year is conveyed, Allaah (swt)says:
"We sent it (this Qur'aan) down on a blessed Night. Verily, We are ever warning (mankind of Our Torment). Therein (that Night) is decreed every matter of ordainment. Amran (i.e. a command or this Qur'aan or His Decree of every matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (the Messenger). (As) a Mercy from your Lord. Verily! He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower." (Ad-Dukhaan 44: 3-6) 

When is it?
According to some hadeeths
Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh)                                                 Bukhari :Book 3 :Volume 32 :Hadith 237                                                                                                         Narrated'Aisha:                                                                                                                                Allah's Apostle used to practice Itikaf in the last ten nights of Ramadan and used to say, "Look for the Night of Qadrin the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan ,"

Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh)  Bukhari :: Book 3 :: Volume 32 :: Hadith 240                                                                                                                                                   Narrated 'Ubada bin AsSamit:                                                                                                               The Prophet came out to inform us about the Night of Qadr but two Muslims were quarreling with each other. So, the Prophet said, "I came out to inform you about the Night of Qadr but such-and-such persons were quarreling, so the news about it had been taken away; yet that might be for your own good, so search for it on the 29th, 27th and 25th (of Ramadan).

 Belief                                                                                                      Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 2 :: Hadith 34

Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wassalam) said: "Whoever stands in (Prayer) in Lailatul-Qadr out   of Eemaan and seeking reward then his previous sins are forgiven."

Dua to recite on Laylat ul-Qadr

A'ishah (radhiallahu `anha) reported that she asked Allah's Messenger (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam),

"O Messenger of Allah! If I knew which night is Laylat ul-Qadr, what should I say during it?" And he instructed her to say:

 Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibb al-‘afwa fa’fu ‘anni (O Allah, You are All-Forgiving and You love forgiveness so forgive me).''

Recorded by Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and at-Tirmithi. Verified to be authentic by Al-Albani

May Allah swt help us and guide us seeking Lailatul-Qadr  and let us seek abundance rewards by performing extra actions in these last few days of the blessed month of Ramadhan as it could be our last........

CHOOSE ur Path

In Surah Layl, Allah says(1-4)

Translation: By the night when it covers, and [by] the day when it appears, and [by] He who created the male and female: Indeed, your paths are diverse. [Surah Layl, verses 1-4]
When you want to really draw attention to something, you make an oath.
Lillahi mathalu al-’alaa. This is Allah talking to you. And He’s making an oath–not just one, but three things! We should really pay attention here!
And what does He testify to?
Verse 4–that your paths are different.

The struggle between good and evil will always exist. People say “Why can’t we all just get along and have one world religion, one deen?” Because Allah swears by it–that our paths will be different.

Then Allah proceeds to tell us about these two paths.

In verse 5, Allah says:
Translation: As for he who gives and fears Allah …

Allah continues,
Translation: … and believes in the best [reward], We will ease him toward ease. [Surah Layl, verses 6-7]

Anyone who’s attended fund-raisers and donated, they can testify to this–that when you give for the sake of Allah, the sweetness of it enters your heart, and you want to give more.

Because Allah eases the easy path.
Then Allah starts talking about other path:
Translation: But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need, and denies the best [reward], We will ease him toward difficulty. And what will his wealth avail him when he falls? [Surah Layl, verses 8-11]

Allah talks about the other path. What about the one who thinks he’s self-sufficient from Allah? The hard path, the path of Hellfire, becomes easy for him.

We see today Muslims who commit zina, or they steal (corporate embezzlement, anyone?), or drink alcohol, or take drugs. How did they come to be that way? If you trace back into their past, there were some salaahs they skipped, and some fundraisers they walked out of.

So Allah made the difficult path, easy for them. And we seek Allah’s refuge from being on this path.

Even if you steal one billion dollars, and get away with it, what will happen? On the Day of Judgment, do you think you can (as some of the Quraysh thought) bribe the guardkeepers of Hell to let you off free? “Here’s $50 guys … I’m going to Paradise!” Think again!

Allah could’ve just said this … and left us. To burn. But He didn’t; in the next ayah, He says:
Translation: Indeed, [wajib] upon Us is guidance.

And that is a promise from Allah. That’s why He sent the messengers with the books. To guide us, and not just leave us in misguidance and ignorance.
Wallahu alam.

There’s an interesting incident related to the last four verses? Allah says:

Translation: [He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself, and not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded, but only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High. And he is going to be satisfied. [Surah Layl, verses 18-22]

The mufassireen mention an interesting point–in those days, people freed slaves, and if they ever were under attack, or needed help, those slaves would come to support them. Abu Bakr (radiallahu ‘anhu) freed Bilal (radiallahu ‘anhu) and paid quite a lot of money.

So people started to talk–that maybe Abu Bakr did this because Bilal did him some favour in the past.

But Allah denies this–and says he did it, seeking the face of his Lord.

And then Allah says: And he is going to be pleased.

Imagine if this ayah was revealed about you while you’re alive. That you are going to be pleased with what Allah will give you. That you will enter Jannah. Subhanallah, it would be worth more to you than anything in the dunya.

And that is the tafseer of Surah Layl.

Allah makes the path of ease, easy; so pick something up. Start praying one sunnah you didn’t pray; or learn a new dhikr (such as the one for mornings or evenings). It may be tough in the beginning, but it pays off in the long-term.
Insha’Allah let’s work together to collect a list of small, easy, but profitable (in an akhirah sense) deeds we can all do.

References:
Kitab At-Tawheed, by Imam Abdul-Wahhab; explanation by Yasir Qadhi. 2006.
Tafseer of Juz ‘Amma. By Muhammad Alshareef. 2009.

Allah

The name "Allah" is combination of the two arabic words , 'Al ' and  'ilah' . 'Al' means  'The' and 'ilah' means 'God'. these two words come together and refer to 'The God'  which implies 'The Only God' or ''The Only True God''. Nothing else can be called Allaah. The term has no plural or gender . This show its uniqueness when compared with the word 'god' which can be manipulated and made to plural (i.e gods) or feminine (i.e goddess)
whereas the word "Allaah" is unique .So we muslims prefer calling Allaah - The One and Only True God

Short poem :
Allaah is One
Related to None
Allah is One !
No father , No mother
No sister , No brother
No daughter , No son
Allaah is One !

Ramdhan

As salamulaikumWa rehmatullahi wa barkaatuh……

Ramadhan Mubaarak ! 

Make the most of this blessed month by increasing in all good deeds.Ramadhan is the month in which the Quraan was revealed to Prophet Muhammad(sallahu alayhe wa salaam) . It is such a special month that if we do a good, we will be rewarded many times more for it. To make it easier, Allah has chained the Shayateen so that they can not influence us into bad things. In this month,Allah opens the doors of mercy and forgiveness. Allah invites us to repent so that he can forgive us all. If we are not properly  prepared for this ramadhan, it may slip by us and we may be left with nothing but regret and sense of loss. We can set ourselves targets .what do we want to achieve this ramadhan? How can we make ourselves better? We need to set our mind to achieve our aims and strive hard to ensure we reach our goals. This  Ramadhan we want to be among those who will be forgiven by Allah(swt) ‘verily the muslim men and women ….the men and women who fast …..Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward(i.e paradise) [33:35]   

Hadith regarding importance of fasting in the Month of Ramdhan :

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Every (good) deed of the son of Adam would be multiplied, a good deed receiving a tenfold to seven hundredfold reward. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has said: With the exception of fasting, for it is done for Me and I will give a reward for it, for one abandons his passion and food for My sake. There are two occasions of joy for one who fasts, joy when he breaks it, and joy when he meets his Lord, and the breath (of an observer of fast) is sweeter to Allah than the fragrance of musk.(Muslim :: Book of fasting :Hadith 2567 )

Narrated Sahl:
The Prophet said, "There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan, and those who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are those who used to observe fasts?' They will get up, and none except them will enter through it. After their entry the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it."(Bukhari :: Book of fasting :Vol 31: Hadith 120)