What a month it has been into this new year, this new decade Subhan Allah.
The Haiti earthquake- not once but twice it struck; fundraising for Gaza where Alhamdulilah around £1,700 was raised; seeing NC's new baby Masha Allah :D; yesterday the Iraq Inquiry where Blair said he'd do it again if he had to and showed no remorse- the guy should be tried and tested and jailed!; the abysmal weather conditions over the last few weeks- but Alhamdulilah it was sunny today!!!!
There have also been several deaths of people that i've heard of, and friends and family i know of as well. Nothing more realistic than to see the body of the deceased to remind us of our destination and the reason why we're all here.
JK told me last time i saw her that there are five lives that all humans have (no, not the reincarnation type!). But it made sense how it was explained:
1. the Covenant: the gathering where you and i, and everybody else, said we all believed and acknowledged that Allah is the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth and the Master of the Universe.
2. the womb: yes, our time in the womb is another life stage that we all go through
3. Dunya: the life we're living right now is a part of that life stage as well
4. grave: the life in the grave and the punishments we'll receive- may Allah save us from the torments of it. Ameen
5. Akhira: this, as everyone knows, is where we will reside for eternity.
May Allah (SWT) save us from the punishment of the hell fire and enter us all into Jannat ul Firdous. Ameen
This is a bit off topic, and totally random but i feel the need to mention it insha Allah :D
Went to a talk the other week about Jannah and the Sheikh that was delivering was Subhan Allah such an amazing and beautiful man!!! some of the girls went a bit stupid, but that's girls for you! I had to sit somewhere where i couldn't see him, so that i wouldn't look at him. The way i explained it to one friend was, that it was like staring at a mountain- you could just look at it for ages and not get tired from looking at it, that's how beautiful the Sheikh was Alhamdulilah.
I always wondered about the Hadith where one of the Companion (RA) looked at the moon and then looked at our Prophet (SAW), and then back at the moon again- and judged that the Prophet (SAW) was more luminous than the moon; I couldn’t comprehend and understand the Hadith and how beautiful he (SAW) is, but now I understand the comparison of it. Also if Yusuf (AS) was a very beautiful man as well, imagine the true beauty of Rasul (SAW)- where we know that he (SAW), is far more beautiful than Yusuf (AS). Another thing is that none of the older Companions would look directly at the face of Rasul (AS), and the Ahadiths mnetioned are by Companions who were young or children at the time who would just stare at the Prophet (SAW) and remember the way he looked- Allahu Akbar!
Insha Allah I make Du’a that we get see our Prophet (SAW) in the dreams that we have, and the only way we can do that is to study his seerah and the description and characteristics that was given to us by the Companions. If this is not attainable then I ask Allah to bless us with the company of the Prophet (SAW) and the Companions (RA) in the Akhira, where we can sit around with them and have some mango juice and some nice, hot, spicy, rice and curry with them. Ameen.
"And hold fast all together by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you) and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah's favor on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love so that by His grace ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of fire and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make his signs clear to you: that ye may be guided." Noble Qur'an (3:103)
