The power of prayer

[Aapa]

Salaam,

Indeed this has been a long day. The devils were busy. It is one of those moments where I feel very helpless. I see the pain in this world. It makes no sense. I sit here and write words..wondering if I am satisfying my ego or if my love for humanity encourages me to encourage others to continue being strong in faith.
I often write about holding on to the rope of Allah. I find this to be one of the most comforting words in the Quran. Prayer is the rope of Allah. I know that our brothers and sisters who are suffering hold on..they have seen a glimse of janna.
Tomorrow as we go to jumma prayers..if each one of us makes dua for guidance from Allah to help us unite..I believe we will be given a spark of hope..
Forgive me, for my heart is breaking thinking of all the suffering that occured just today and I sit helplessly ..the faithful part of me knows the angels will take our requests to Allah, He who knows at all times, and just maybe He will send us peace out of His endless Mercy

 

[jabba]

Salaam,

Indeed this has been a long day. The devils were busy. It is one of those moments where I feel very helpless. I see the pain in this world. It makes no sense. I sit here and write words..wondering if I am satisfying my ego or if my love for humanity encourages me to encourage others to continue being strong in faith.
I often write about holding on to the rope of Allah. I find this to be one of the most comforting words in the Quran. Prayer is the rope of Allah. I know that our brothers and sisters who are suffering hold on..they have seen a glimse of janna.
Tomorrow as we go to jumma prayers..if each one of us makes dua for guidance from Allah to help us unite..I believe we will be given a spark of hope..
Forgive me, for my heart is breaking thinking of all the suffering that occured just today and I sit helplessly ..the faithful part of me knows the angels will take our requests to Allah, He who knows at all times, and just maybe He will send us peace out of His endless Mercy

Salam Sister

What happened are you ok?? what do you mean?

 

[Aapa]

Dear sister,

I spent too much time looking at video's and reading about the state of Muslims. It was too much. The agony of the mess in Palestine, the craizness of Muslims being detained in Guntanamo and there is one brother who is Virginia. A family that can not be together because the child's last name is similar to a Plaestinian leader. The images of war everytime I looked on my computer screen.
And I sit helpless, wanting to scream. Thank you I am ok. I think I letting off some hot air and feeling a sense of shame and guilt.

 

[Aapa]

Salaam,

This video got to me.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kR90WW11KU

 

[jabba]

ohhh this is truly sad, the situation around the world, it's so depressing to know humanity is going down hill.
inshAllah these brothers remain strong, inshAllah we can unite

 

[suumaya]

Asalamu alaikum
That video made me cry and i really want to help but i don't know how to help my brothers and sisters, seriously i feel guilty sitting here in comfort drinking coffee while my brothers are suffering.

 

[Redneck]

I hope you don't mind me making a reply to this-(I'm not yet a brother)

In secular society we are brought up on video games and films and TV
series. From a young age we are shown patterns of behaviour which culminate in our children playing very violent games when they become teenagers. This has the following effects.

1. It is very difficult to discern reality from film or game. When many of us
watched the news, say, like what happened in Palestine last night, the images of those events will bypass any deep responses. It feels, to many of us, like we are watching another film. From birth we are desensitised to reality.

2. Our media very rarely show Muslims doing positive things. So if you took a poll in the street many of us would recall only what they know from what they have seen in the media. The media never show how you deeply value family life, how you work together as a community in places all over the world , the humanitarian projects, - how there are 1.5 billion of you- and all we ever see is a disproportionate amount of conflict.

When I began to find out about Islam I began to loose my "world-blindness"

I began to see and feel some of that suffering. Its there right now just on the border of my perception, and if I want to see it -I now have the choice to do so.

I also began to see ( with a sense of wonder ) the very small , little everyday things that help in our relationship to God and all the others around us.

I say these words with respect and the hope I can learn more .