The first time

[kashif_nazeer]

:salam2:

I hope that this post finds everyone in the best of health and iman in sha' Allah.

There is something that made me wonder and gave me goosebumps(in a good way),it made me feel good.
We all have read Qur'an and read about creation of our father Hazrat Aadam('alyhissalam).
As it says in Qur'an:



وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِّن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ

And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.[15:28]

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِدِينَ

And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."[15:29]


وَعَلَّمَ آدَمَ الْأَسْمَاءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنبِئُونِي بِأَسْمَاءِ هَٰؤُلَاءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful."[2:31]

وَقُلْنَا يَا آدَمُ اسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."[2:35]



I was wondering how we are born with parents and Hazrat Aadam('alyhisalam) was created without parents.
We have parents and teachers who teach us,but Hazrat Aadam('alyhissalam) was taught the name of all things by Allah himself!

I was wondering how Hazrat Aadam('alyhissalam) must have felt when he first came into being and opened his eyes and saw the beautiful world around him?

And how how he must have felt being taught by Allah(subhanahu wa ta'ala) Himself the name of all those wonderful things he saw?

What an elevated feeling it must have been!!The aesthetics is unimaginable!!
Allahu 'aalam.
Indeed to Allah we belong and indeed to Him shall we be returned.

 

[Seeking Allah's Mercy]

Asalamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Baraakaatuh,

I felt the same strange "awe" if you may call it when I read the verses, before reading your words. Strange that I never looked at it this way before.

I'm dazed just thinking about it. May Allaah bless us with the pleasure of looking at His noble face and the honor of talking to Him directly.

 

[kalamazoo]

:salam2:





Indeed to Allah we belong and indeed to Him shall we be returned.[/COLOR]

Wa aleykum salaam
(shukran brother)

Indeed to Allah we belong
and indeed to Him shall we be returned.

Sadaqa Llah

 

[kashif_nazeer]

Asalamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Baraakaatuh,

I felt the same strange "awe" if you may call it when I read the verses, before reading your words. Strange that I never looked at it this way before.

I'm dazed just thinking about it. May Allaah bless us with the pleasure of looking at His noble face and the honor of talking to Him directly.

Wa 'alaikumassalam WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatuhu,

BarakAllahu feeki sister and Ameen to you du'a.

I feel that when truth is opened in our hearts,we can get a hint of the feeling of awe of the truth comes from Allah.
As I was thinking,I also remembered the following verses from Surah Ad Duha

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ
And He found you lost and guided [you],[93:7]

وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
[93:6-8]

When the truth came in contact with Prophet it filled him with an awe that baffles minds and he ran to Hazrat Khadijah(radiallahu ta'ala anha) and said "Cover me,cover me".
It seems like a kind of reminder,reminding ourselves of ourselves and what we are.When truth opens itself on ourselves,it humbles us,the more it humbles us or we get humbled the closer we get to Allah.I recall a hadith whose mahfoom was sajdah is the position in which is the closes position to Allah,the state of absolute humbleness and humility and submission,humbling ourselves whilst gloryfying Allah,whose glory floats high above everything and everyone.Allahu 'aalam
I don't know how to put it in words,may Allah forgive me if I am wrong.

Wa aleykum salaam
(shukran brother)

Indeed to Allah we belong
and indeed to Him shall we be returned.

Sadaqa Llah

You're welcome brother.
Indeed Qur'an is a reminder to us,reminding us of where we came from why we are here and where we will go from here.

 

[Seeking Allah's Mercy]

Wa 'alaikumassalam WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatuhu,

BarakAllahu feeki sister and Ameen to you du'a.

I feel that when truth is opened in our hearts,we can get a hint of the feeling of awe of the truth comes from Allah.
As I was thinking,I also remembered the following verses from Surah Ad Duha

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ
And He found you lost and guided [you],[93:7]

وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
[93:6-8]

It seems like a kind of reminder,reminding ourselves of ourselves and what we are.

Wa Feek BaraakAllaah.

About reminder ourselves of ourselves, a couple of days ago our teacher was talking about how we never think who we are, about our origin and our reality. We were discussing Surah Furqan ayah 63-64 which talks about the characteristics of Ibaad Ar Rahman. One of the characteristic of these blessed people mentioned was that they walk upon the earth with humility, lowering their gaze and being humble. He then mentioned the Ayah which says a human came from a "Nutfa". How impure and lowly is the Nutfa.

That is what really struck me, he said we become so arrogant sometimes that we can't think except along the lines of "Me, Myself and I" and we forget what we really are or where we came from. Every cell in our body came from something that even we as humans consider impure and dirty. And we go about head on with Allaah - May He be Glorified and Exalted.

Now when I am saying astagfaar I try to remind myself of my origin, of this drop of impure water. That helps in thinking of myself no higher than I am.

I guess it is because of this recent revelation of a human beings reality that I found another meaning to the verses you share in the OP. Aadam Alaihi Salam is blessed in this sense that he was created by Allaah's pure hands. His Origin is Blessed and by Allaah's will, so will be his end.

 

[kashif_nazeer]

Wa Feek BaraakAllaah.

About reminder ourselves of ourselves, a couple of days ago our teacher was talking about how we never think who we are, about our origin and our reality. We were discussing Surah Luqman ayah 63-64 which talks about the characteristics of Ibaad Ar Rahman. One of the characteristic of these blessed people mentioned was that they walk upon the earth with humility, lowering their gaze and being humble. He then mentioned the Ayah which says a human came from a "Nutfa". How impure and lowly is the Nutfa.

That is what really struck me, he said we become so arrogant sometimes that we can't think except along the lines of "Me, Myself and I" and we forget what we really are or where we came from. Every cell in our body came from something that even we as humans consider impure and dirty. And we go about head on with Allaah - May He be Glorified and Exalted.

Now when I am saying astagfaar I try to remind myself of my origin, of this drop of impure water. That helps in thinking of myself no higher than I am.

I guess it is because of this recent revelation of a human beings reality that I found another meaning to the verses you share in the OP. Aadam Alaihi Salam is blessed in this sense that he was created by Allaah's pure hands. His Origin is Blessed and by Allaah's will, so will be his end.

Masha'Allah TabarakAllah sister that is very thoughtful post and that ayah qaalu salam,it is one of my favorite ayah.Indeed our creation is from such a thing which we even hesitate from mentioning.
As Allah said in Qur'an in the following ayahs of surah Yasin:

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الْإِنسَانُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ

Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?

وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُ ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحْيِي الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌ

And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"
[36:77-78]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icn1abDTYVw[/ame]

That is why sister,I oppose the western ideologies promotion of individualism,which has been given the sugar coated names of liberalism/secularism/freedom of expressions etc.This does nothing but make people arrogant and grow away from their Lord in darkness

The real knowledge of self is related to the knowledge of Allah,His Glory and Majesty and Height and Might and our humility and Humbleness and lowlessnes before our Lord.
I often quote this ayah nowadays,it's one of my favourites:

وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَأَنسَاهُمْ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ
And be not like those who forgot Allah , so He made them forget themselves. Those are the defiantly disobedient.
[59:19]
Surah Al Hashr

In our arrogance we forget our creator and fall in sins and bad deeds.The Might of Our Lord,when Hazrat Musa('alyhissalam) asked Allah to show Himself to him,Allah said "lan tarani" ..""You cannot see Me," and then we are all aware what happened.He is The One who created life and death!

This arrogance is the disease sister which takes us away from the creator,making us lost in ourselves, deluded in idolising ourselves and forgetting our Creator and other people whom we have to give their rights,ultimately to our doom.

Allah said He created us in "best of moulds" and Then We return him to the lowest of the low,

Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.
[95:5,6]


When we look around,we have become so low as to belie our own fitrah and cover it up,subhanAllah our actions have become lowest of the low.
A reminder to myself before anyone else.
May Allah forgive and grant us His good pleasure and a look at his face.Ameen

 

[thariq2005]

Wa Feek BaraakAllaah.
About reminder ourselves of ourselves, a couple of days ago our teacher was talking about how we never think who we are, about our origin and our reality. We were discussing Surah Luqman ayah 63-64 which talks about the characteristics of Ibaad Ar Rahman. One of the characteristic of these blessed people mentioned was that they walk upon the earth with humility, lowering their gaze and being humble. He then mentioned the Ayah which says a human came from a "Nutfa". How impure and lowly is the Nutfa.

Sorry, just though I'd point out: It is Soorah al-Furqaan.

On that point I remember listening to someone, can't remember who exactly it was. But an arrogant man was being big-headed and it was said to him: "You are from a drop of nutfah and you will return to the dust of this earth and in between both of them, you are nothing but a carrier of faeces"

 

[Seeking Allah's Mercy]

Sorry, just though I'd point out: It is Soorah al-Furqaan.

On that point I remember listening to someone, can't remember who exactly it was. But an arrogant man was being big-headed and it was said to him: "You are from a drop of nutfah and you will return to the dust of this earth and in between both of them, you are nothing but a carrier of faeces"

Asalamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Baraakaatuh,

Very true brother, I made a mistake. BaraakAllaahu feek for pointing it out. I'll edit that one as it's misleading. Here are the verses:

وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامًا

And the slaves of the Most Beneficent (Allah) are those who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness.
[Surah Furqaan ayaah : 63]

وَالَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَامًا

And those who spend the night before their Lord, prostrate and standing. [Surah Furqaan ayaah : 64]

May Allaah guide us to be amongst those mentioned in these ayah.

Sobhan'Allaah so true, that's is our root and reality, our essence. May Allaah purify us, we dare disobey him when this is what we are. Astagfirullah.

Is that quotation some scholars words or is it a Hadeeth?

This arrogance is the disease sister which takes us away from the creator,making us lost in ourselves, deluded in idolising ourselves and forgetting our Creator and other people whom we have to give their rights,ultimately to our doom.

May Allah forgive and grant us His good pleasure and a look at his face.Ameen

That's another point, giving the creation of Allaah their due rights or be kind to them. Our egos won't let us 'forgive' or overlook the slightest of their mistakes. .This part of Surah Furqan Ayah :63 reminds me of the following video: . .and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness

[yt]KtshCmkD_RA[/yt]

We get to have the pleasure of divine only after we let our pride go and act who we are; Slaves of Allaah. Who has no value except that which Allaah has blessed him with.

BaraakAllaahu feek for sharing this post. Ameen to your duas.

 

[thariq2005]

Asalamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Baraakaatuh,

Very true brother, I made a mistake. BaraakAllaahu feek for pointing it out. I'll edit that one as it's misleading. Here are the verses:

وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامًا

And the slaves of the Most Beneficent (Allah) are those who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness.
[Surah Furqaan ayaah : 63]

وَالَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَامًا

And those who spend the night before their Lord, prostrate and standing. [Surah Furqaan ayaah : 64]

May Allaah guide us to be amongst those mentioned in these ayah.

Sobhan'Allaah so true, that's is our root and reality, our essence. May Allaah purify us, we dare disobey him when this is what we are. Astagfirullah.

Is that quotation some scholars words or is it a Hadeeth?

I think it was the statement of some righteous individual. Can't remember the sources, the words stuck with me though.

 

[Aisya al-Humaira]

Assalamu'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,

Something I'd like to point out too. In Suraah Luqman, there are verses that talk about humility too; in the many advices that Luqman gave to his son.

"And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.

And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys." [Luqman, 31: 18-19]

Saheeh International Translation.

Though based on the number of ayaat that you mentioned, yeah, you were referring to Surah Al-Furqan.

 

[thariq2005]

Assalamu'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,

Something I'd like to point out too. In Suraah Luqman, there are verses that talk about humility too; in the many advices that Luqman gave to his son.

"And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.

And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys." [Luqman, 31: 18-19]

Saheeh International Translation.

Though based on the number of ayaat that you mentioned, yeah, you were referring to Surah Al-Furqan.

Wa `alaykum salaam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh

BaarakAllaahu feek sister.

The last few ayat of Soorah al-Furqaan are commonly known as the ayat pertaining to the characteristics of the `Ibaad al-Rahmaan.

 

[Abu Talib]

Now when I am saying astagfaar I try to remind myself of my origin, of this drop of impure water. That helps in thinking of myself no higher than I am.

Assalamu`alaykum

I was to say this same Sheikh Makki Al Hijazi had mentioned the exact saying how can man be too proud of himself does he know how Allaah created him.

 

[Aisya al-Humaira]

The last few ayat of Soorah al-Furqaan are commonly known as the ayat pertaining to the characteristics of the `Ibaad al-Rahmaan.

Jazaaka Allaahu khaayraa for sharing that.

 

[kashif_nazeer]

Sorry, just though I'd point out: It is Soorah al-Furqaan.

On that point I remember listening to someone, can't remember who exactly it was. But an arrogant man was being big-headed and it was said to him: "You are from a drop of nutfah and you will return to the dust of this earth and in between both of them, you are nothing but a carrier of faeces"

SubhanAllah!If that is our reality,we should never disobey Allah,we have no right to disobey Him nevertheless.That statement hits hard.

Asalamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Baraakaatuh,

That's another point, giving the creation of Allaah their due rights or be kind to them. Our egos won't let us 'forgive' or overlook the slightest of their mistakes. .This part of Surah Furqan Ayah :63 reminds me of the following video: . .and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness

[yt]KtshCmkD_RA[/yt]

We get to have the pleasure of divine only after we let our pride go and act who we are; Slaves of Allaah. Who has no value except that which Allaah has blessed him with.

BaraakAllaahu feek for sharing this post. Ameen to your duas.

Wa 'alaikumassalam warahmatullahi WaBarakatuhu,
Wa feeki BarakAllah,
Indeed sister Islam is a deen which asks us to surrender our egos,desires and everything to Allah.That is one way to acquire peace,when our egos have surrendered to Allah,no one can hurt them,no matter what they say.For it is a kind of an ego death.We should have zero ego for Allah has infinite ana.When we give other people their rights,that is one way to acquire peace as well.
Masha'Allah brother Nouman Ali Khan always has good advices,like repelling evil with good,indeed it is easy to say but hard to do.He also talked about khashiah in his series of discussion on suratul Baqarah,where he sais how people those who have khashi'ah are the ones thoroughly convinced of meeting with Allah and to Him they shall be returned,like it's daily part of their lives,hence whatever they do they have have khashi'ah.

Assalamu'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,

Something I'd like to point out too. In Suraah Luqman, there are verses that talk about humility too; in the many advices that Luqman gave to his son.

"And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.

And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys." [Luqman, 31: 18-19]

Saheeh International Translation.

Though based on the number of ayaat that you mentioned, yeah, you were referring to Surah Al-Furqan.

Wa 'alaikumassalam WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatuhu,
SubhanAllah!Islam teaches us to be humble and forgiving,for that is how our creation is from a petty humble thing.
for sharing.
May Allah protect us from arrogance.Ameen.

 

[Seeking Allah's Mercy]

Assalamu'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,

Something I'd like to point out too. In Suraah Luqman, there are verses that talk about humility too; in the many advices that Luqman gave to his son.

"And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.

And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys." [Luqman, 31: 18-19]

Saheeh International Translation.

Though based on the number of ayaat that you mentioned, yeah, you were referring to Surah Al-Furqan.

Wasalaamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Baraakaatuh,

Yes ukht, I was talking about Surah Furqaan, shaytan made me type wrong. However, it's remarkable how Surah Luqman contains advices along the very same lines. Lowering the gaze, walking with humility, talking polite. Everything we are adviced to do which we so carelessly don't do.

BaraakAllaahu feeki for sharing these ayaah..

Assalamu`alaykum

I was to say this same Sheikh Makki Al Hijazi had mentioned the exact saying how can man be too proud of himself does he know how Allaah created him.

Wasalamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Baraakatuhu,

Is this shaykh Makki Al Hijaazi and Shaykh Khayri makki the same person? The latter used to give dars in Masjid Al Haraam for the urdu speakers last year. Not sure about now.

I think it was the statement of some righteous individual. Can't remember the sources, the words stuck with me though.

It's a very strong statement, and it's strength lies in it's truth. Sobhan'Allaah, I never looked at myself this way before.

Wa 'alaikumassalam warahmatullahi WaBarakatuhu,

Masha'Allah brother Nouman Ali Khan always has good advices,like repelling evil with good,indeed it is easy to say but hard to do.He also talked about khashiah in his series of discussion on suratul Baqarah,where he sais how people those who have khashi'ah are the ones thoroughly convinced of meeting with Allah and to Him they shall be returned,like it's daily part of their lives,hence whatever they do they have have khashi'ah.

BaraakAllaahu feek. May Allaah raise him in his ranks, his lectures are really beneficial, especially if you want your not-so-interested people to hear a good word or two.

I would check on surah Baqaraa soon Inshaa'Allaah.

 

[kashif_nazeer]

Wasalaamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Baraakaatuh,

BaraakAllaahu feek. May Allaah raise him in his ranks, his lectures are really beneficial, especially if you want your not-so-interested people to hear a good word or two.

I would check on surah Baqaraa soon Inshaa'Allaah.

Wa 'alaikumassalam WaRahmatullahi wabarakatuhu,

Wa feeki BarakAllah.Ameen to the du'a,yes masha'Allah he combines wit with wisdom and that is most attracting feature of his talk masha'Allah tabarakAllah.Throws in a bit of humor to lighten the atmosphere,masha'Allah.

 

[thariq2005]

Is that quotation some scholars words or is it a Hadeeth?

Recently came across the quote in Arabic in the explanation of al-Aadaab al-Shar`iyyah by Imaam al-Safaareenee.

The quote was by Maalik ibn Dinaar:

أولك نطفة مذرة ، وآخرك جيفة قذرة ، وأنت بين ذلك تحمل العذرة

 

[Seeking Allah's Mercy]

Asalamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh,

Any got some good aritcals/lectures on the Characteristics of `Ibaad ur Rahmaan? Please share if you have.

Recently came across the quote in Arabic in the explanation of al-Aadaab al-Shar`iyyah by Imaam al-Safaareenee.

The quote was by Maalik ibn Dinaar:

أولك نطفة مذرة ، وآخرك جيفة قذرة ، وأنت بين ذلك تحمل العذرة

BaraakAllaahu feek Brother. I like it how the `arabic sentences usually end up in rhyming words.