Sunday, November 29, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Sami Yusuf - You Came To Me

Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul

Muslim parrot.

Muslim Peace March 09

Muslim Peace March 092709 Austin Texas

A Short Islamic Cartoon About Kindness To Animals (Homemade MS Paint Animation)

Socio-Political Implications of Honour Killings

Amina Wadud - Bringing women's voices to sacred text

Brother Daaylee Abdullah, Progressive Muslim

Muslims' America -- The Muslim Pacifist English 1.1

No Choice, No Voice

MeccaCentric and D.J. Adam

Aa'shiq al Rasul Madinah tun Nabi Eid in the Square

Aa'shiq-al-Rasul - Allahu (Live)

What a way to start my day!!! Ya Allah!!!!!!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

from Quran

We explain the signs in detail for those who reflect (Quran; 10:24)

our green prophet, saw!

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is also reported to have said, “Muslims will always earn the reward of charity for planting a tree, sowing a crop and then birds, humans, and animals eat from it” (Bukhari 3: :39:513)

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said, “Whenever Muslims plant a tree, they will earn the reward of charity because of the food that comes from it; and likewise what is stolen from it, what the wild beasts eat out of it, what the birds eat out of it, and what people take from it is charity for them” (Muslim:2904)

Let the Conversation Begin

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

7 Ways to Improve Your Relationship With Quran

“O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur’an as a thing (abandoned)”.”

[Surah 25: 30]

ARE you one of those people who rarely touch the Qur’an? Or do you read daily, but don’t find it is having the impact on you that it should? Whatever the case may be, these are some simple tips that can help you connect with the Qur’an.

1. Before you touch it, check your heart. The key to really benefiting from the Qur’an is to check your heart first, before you even touch Allah’s Book. Ask yourself, honestly, why you are reading it. Is it to just get some information and to let it drift away from you later? Remember that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was described by his wife as a “walking Qur’an”: in other words, he didn’t just read and recite the Qur’an, he lived it.

2. Do your Wudu (ablution). Doing your Wudu is good physical and mental preparation to remind you that you’re not reading just another book. You are about to interact with God, so being clean should be a priority when communicating with Him.



3. Read at least 5 minutes everyday. Too often, we think we should read Qur’an for at least one whole hour. If you aren’t in the habit of reading regularly, this is too much. Start off with just five minutes daily. If you took care of step one, Insha Allah (God willing), you will notice that those five minutes will become 10, then half an hour, then an hour, and maybe even more!

4. Make sure you understand what you’ve read. Five minutes of reading the Qur’an in Arabic is good, but you need to understand what you’re reading. Make sure you have a good translation
of the Qur’an in the language you understand best. Always try to read the translation of what you’ve read that day.



5. Remember, the Qur’an is more interactive than a CD. In an age of “interactive” CD-Roms and computer programs
, a number of people think books are passive and boring. But the Qur’an is not like that. Remember that when you read the Qur’an, you are interacting with Allah. He is talking to you, so pay attention.



6. Don’t just read; listen too. There are now many audio cassettes and CDs of the Qur’an, a number of them with translations as well. This is great to put on your walkman or your car’s CD or stereo as you drive to and from work. Use this in addition to your daily Qur’an reading, not as a replacement for it.



7. Make Dua (supplication). Ask Allah to guide you when you read the Qur’an. Your aim is to sincerely, for the love of Allah, interact with Him by reading, understanding and applying His blessed words. Making Dua to Allah for help and guidance will be your best tool for doing this.