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Promotion
2003-12-19 03:53:01
One and Only music video for this year ==
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=28723
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Divisions within the main religious group
2003-10-11 22:31:55
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (S) said: "The Jews have split into seventy-one sects, and my Ummah will divide into seventy-three."
'Awf ibn Malik reported that the Prophet (S) said: "The Jews split into seventy-one sects: one will enter Paradise and seventy will enter Hell. The Christians split into seventy-two sects: seventy-one will enter Hell and one will enter Paradise. By Him in Whose hand is my soul, my Ummah will split into seventy-three sects: one will enter Paradise and seventy-two will enter Hell." Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allah, who will they be?" He replied, "The main body of the Muslims (al-Jama'ah)." 'Awf ibn Malik is the only one who reported this Hadith, and its isnad is acceptable.
Anas ibn Malik said, "I shall tell you a Hadith which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (S), and which no-one will tell you after me. I heard him say, 'Among the signs of the Hour will be the disappearance of knowledge and the appearance of ignorance. Adultery will be prevalent and the drinking of wine will be common. The number of men will decrease and the number of women will increase until there will be fifty women to be looked after by one man.'" This Hadith was reported in the two Sahihs from the Hadith of 'Abd Rabbihi.
'Abd Allah said, "The Prophet (S) said, 'Just before the Hour, there will be days in which knowledge will disappear and ignorance will appear, and there will be much killing.'" (Ibn Majah; also narrated by Bukhari and Muslim, from the Hadfth of al-A'mash.)
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman said, "The Prophet (S) said, 'Islam will become worn out like clothes are, until there will be no-one who knows what fasting, prayer, charity and rituals are. The Qur'an will disappear in one night, and no Ayah will be left on earth. Some groups of old people will be left who will say, We heard our fathers saying La ilaha illa Allah, so we repeat it."' Silah asked H udhayfah, "What will saying La ilaha ilia Allah do for them when they do not know what prayer, fasting, ritual and charity are?" Hudhayfah ignored him; then Silah repeated his question three times, and each time Hudhayfah ignored him. Finally he answered, "O Silah, it will save them from Hell", and said it three times. (Ibn Majah.)
This indicates that in the last days, knowledge will be taken from the people, and even the Qur'an will disappear from the Mushafs and from people's hearts. People will be left without knowledge. Only the old people will tell them that they used to hear people saying La ilaha illa Allah; and they will repeat it to feel close to Allah SWT, so it will give them some blessing, even if they do not have any good deeds or beneficial knowledge.
Knowledge will be taken away from men and ignorance will increase during the last days, because Allah will abandon them. They will remain like this, and their ignorance and misguidance will increase until the end, as in the Hadith of the Prophet (S): "The Hour will not come upon anyone who says, 'Allah, Allah'; it will only come upon the most evil of men." -
The Fitan
2003-10-09 22:11:03
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General description of The Fitan (Tribulations)
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Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman said, "People used to ask the Prophet (S) about good things, but I used to ask him about bad things because I was afraid that they might overtake me. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we were lost in ignorance (Jahiliyyah) and evil, then Allah brought this good (i.e Islam). Will some evil come after this good thing?' He said, 'Yes'. I asked, 'And will some good come after that evil?' He said, 'Yes, but it will be tainted with some evil.' 1 asked, 'How will it be tainted?' He said, 'There will be some people who will lead others on a path different from mine. You will see good and bad in them.' I asked, 'Will some evil come after that good?' He said, 'Some people will be standing and calling at the gates of Hell; whoever responds to their call, they will throw him into the Fire.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, describe them for us.' He said, 'They will be from our own people, and will speak our language.' I asked, 'What do you advise me to do if I should live to see that?' He said, 'Stick to the main body (jama'ah) of the Muslims and their leader (Imam).' I asked, 'What if there is no main body and no leader?' He said, 'Isolate yourself from all of these sects, even if you have to eat the roots of trees until death overcomes you while you are in that state.' "
'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud said: "The Prophet (S) said, 'Islam began as something strange, and it will revert to being strange as it was in the beginning, so good tidings for the strangers.' Someone asked, 'Who are the strangers?' He said, 'The ones who break away from their people (literally, 'tribes') for the sake of Islam."' This Hadith was narrated by Ibn Majah on the authority of Anas and Abu Hurayrah. -
The Hour
2003-10-08 19:51:23
From today till the month of fasting (Ramadhan) I'll be posting about religious stuff. Just to inform everyone, including myself, about fascinating things from Islam point of view. The following is a continuation from "The Judgement Day", my previous entry which you may need to read first. It maybe long and boring at first, but I hope after some paragraphs you'll get interested (or at least get a full deep sleep :b) The knowledge I'm providing is worthful, because a way to correctly understand Islam and Muslims is to earn their knowledge. ^__^
...Here I go.
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Ayat and Ahadith about The Hour
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Allah SWT said:
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"They ask thee about the Hour, 'When will be its appointed time?' Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof? With thy Lord is the Limit fixed therefor. Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it. The Day they will see it, (it will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!"
(al-Nazi'at 79:42-46)
"They ask thee about the (final) Hour - when will be its appointed time? Say: 'The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (alone): none but He can reveal as to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through the heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden will it come to you.' They ask thee as if thou wert eager in search thereof: say: 'The knowledge thereof is with God (alone), but most men know not.'"
(al-A'raf 7:187)
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There are many Ayat and Ahadith concerning this subject:
Allah SWT said:
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"The Hour (of Judgement) is night, and the moon is cleft asunder."
(al-Qamar 54:1 )
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The Prophet (S) said, whilst pointing with his index and middle fingers, "The time of my advent and the Hour are like these two fingers." In another report he said, "The Hour almost came before me."
This indicates how close we are, relatively speaking, to the Hour.
Allan SWT said:
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"Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away." (al-Anbiya' 21:1)
"(Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of
God: seek, ye not then to hasten it.. ." (al-Nahl 16:1)
"Only those wish to hasten it who believe not in it: those who believe hold it in awe, and know that it is the Truth . . ." (al-Shura 42: 18)
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In Sahih al-Bukhari there is a Hadith which states that a Bedouin asked the Prophet (S) about the Hour. He said, "It will surely come to pass. What have you prepared for it?" The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have not prepared much in the way of prayer and good works, but I love Allah and His Messenger." The Prophet (S) said, "You will be with those you love." The Muslims had never rejoiced as much as they did when they heard this Hadith.
Some Ahadith report that the Prophet (S) was asked about the Hour. He looked towards a young boy and said, "If he lives, he will not grow very old before he sees your Last Hour coming to you." By this he meant their death and entering the Hereafter, because everyone who dies enters the Hereafter; some people say that when a person has died, his judgement has begun. This hadith with this meaning is "correct" (Sahih).
Some heretics comment on this Hadith and give it an incorrect meaning. The exact timing of the Great Hour (al-Sa'at al-'Uzma) is something which Allah alone knows and which He has not revealed to anyone, as is clear from the Hadith in which the Prophet (S) said: "There are five things which nobody knows except Allah;" then he recited, "Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with God (alone). It is He Who sends down rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does anyone know what it is that he will earn on the morrow: nor does anyone know in what land he is to die. Verily with God is full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things)." (Luqman 31:34)
When Gabriel (AS) came to the Prophet (S) in the guise of a Bedouin, he asked him about Islam, Iman (faith) and lhsan (excellence of faith), and the Prophet (S) answered his questions. But when he asked him about the Hour, he (S) said, "The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner." Gabriel said, "Tell me about its signs." Then the Prophet (S) described them, as we shall see later when we quote this Hadith and others in full.
Hudhayfah said: "The Prophet (S) stood up one day to speak to us, and told us everything that was going to happen until the Hour, and left nothing unsaid. Some of the listeners learnt it by heart, and some forgot it; these friends of mine learnt it. I do not remember it completely, but sometimes it springs to mind, just as one might remember and recognize the face of a man whom one had forgotten, when one sees him." (Abu Dawud, Muslim.)
Imam Ahmad reported via Abu Nudrah that Abu Sa'id said: "One day the Prophet (S) led us in praying the afternoon prayer (Salat al-'Asr). Then he stood and addressed us until sunset. He mentioned everything that was to happen until the Day of Resurrection, and left nothing unsaid. Some of us remembered it, and some of us forgot it. One of the things he said was: 'O people, this world is full of attractive temptations. Allah has appointed you as vicegerents (Khalifah) in this world, and He will see how you will act. So guard yourselves against the temptations of this world and of women.' Towards the end of this speech, he said, 'The sun is about to set, and what remains of this world, compared to what has passed, is like what remains of this day compared to what has passed.'
'Ali ibn Zayd ibn Jad'an al-Timi narrated some Gharib and Munkar Ahadith - which could bring into question the validity of this Hadith. But there are some reports which are similar to this Hadith, and which were transmitted with different isnads. Part of this Hadith is reported in Sahih Muslim, through Abu Nudrah on the authority of Abu Sa'id. This Hadith refers to something which is beyond any doubt: what remains of this world, compared to what has passed, is very little. In spite of that, no-one can know exactly how much time is left except Allah SWT, and no-one can know exactly how much time has passed, except Allah. -
Judgement Day
2003-10-06 21:36:12
Just as there was a period of time in which man was "not even a thing mentioned" so, after man's present life, time will continue into what the Qur'an refers to as Al-Aakhirah or the Hereafter. The major difference is that your Aakhirah as an individual is very closely bound up with, and indeed shaped by, your present life.
AI-Aakhirah is often translated as life after death. It has also been interpreted as the "ends of life" as opposed to the "dunya" or the here-and-now of life.
AI-Aakhirah begins with the resurrection of man, after which there will come a moment when every human will be shaken as he is confronted with his intentions and his deeds, good and bad, and even by his failure to do good in this life (Judgement day).
On the basis of these deeds and misdeeds you will be judged. You will be rewarded or punished according to the unerring justice and mercy of the Master of the Day of Judgement.
The fact of this life after death, of resurrection, judgement, and of just recompense, is an integral part of the Islamic view of reality. Qur' anic statements on the reality of the Hereafter are intended to show that the Hereafter is desirable and necessary and also possible.
The Hereafter: desirable and necessary
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Without the idea of the Hereafter- of resurrection and judgement and just recompense, God would not be the just and wise and merciful God that He is.
God created people and made them responsible for their actions. Some behave well and others do not. On earth the virtuous are often in a wretched state while the wicked often seem to have the good things of life. Innocent people often suffer at the hands of exploiters and criminals who seem to gain rather than suffer by their crimes in this world.
If there is no future life in which the virtuous are rewarded and the vicious suffer loss, there would be no justice. There would be no purpose in creating people with a sense of responsibility and in sending prophets to them to remind them of these responsibilities.
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"What, does man think that he is to be left aimless?" (75: 36)
"Or do those who commit evil deeds suppose that We shall make them as those who believe and do good works, the same in life and death? Bad is their judgement. And God has created the heavens and the earth with truth, and that every soul may be repaid what it has earned." (45: 21-22)
"We have not created heaven and earth and all that is in between them without meaning and purpose, as is the surmise of those bent on denying the truth...Would We treat those who have attained to faith and do righteous deeds in the same manner as (We shall treat) those who spread corruption on -earth? Would we treat the God-conscious in the same manner as the wicked?" (38: 27-28)
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Justice and fairness require that there must be a Hereafter. But the Hereafter is also necessary to clarify the true purposes of life so that men may see clearly the real "ends" of life and what they have been striving for. All intentions which precede acts will need to be transparent if, for example, the human moral plague of doing good things for wrong motives is to be exposed. All matters that were disputed in this world, differences between people and their worldviews, differences in beliefs and orientations will need to be, and will be settled to determine what was right and what was wrong. This is why the Hereafter is called in the Qur'an, the "Day of Truth" and the "Day of Decision" when all man's self-deceptions or ghuruur will be laid bare and "you will come to know with the eye of certainty".
Your consciousness of these truths of the Hereafter will have important effects on your attitudes, emotions and actions in this world.
It will give meaning and purpose to your life. Your life will not be limited to worldly desires and your own greed. Your life, therefore, will not be a materialistic life because you know that this life will not end with your death.
You will have as a result greater emotional and psychological balance. You would be better able to face challenges, difficulties and trials because you have confidence in the wisdom, mercy and justice of the Master of the Day of Judgement. You will be less afflicted by anxiety, sadness and fear. Frustration will not be a part of your mental make-up.
You will be determined not only to avoid bad, obnoxious and criminal acts, but to use all your resources to the best of your ability to do good for indeed, as God says in the Qur'an, "He has created death and life to test which one of you is best in conduct".
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