NO TIME

 

  I sat to pray but not for long.

 

I had too much to do.

 

I had to hurry and get to work, to school or to play

 

So i sat and said a hurried prayer.

 

My Muslim duty was now done, my soul could rest at ease.

 

All day long, i had no time to spread a word of cheer.

 

They'd laugh at me, i'd fear.

 

No time, no time, too much to do, that was my constant cry, no time to

 

 give to souls in need.

 

But at last the time, the time to die.

 

I went before the Lord and stood with downcast eyes.

 

For in His hands Allah held a book; it was the book of life.

 

Allah looked into His book and said

 

"your name i cannot find. I once was going to write it down, but never

 

 found the time"

Oh the flower of heavens … a lyrical tribute to Fatima Zahra (S)

By: Zartash Askari

Oh Fatima (SA) The lady of light. 

Daughter of our Prophet (SAW)
The soul that is whiter than white. 

On the highest of the heavens
You are praised by all the lands. 

Mother of Hassan and Hussain (AS)
Beauty of Islam. 

Zahra (SA) your light is shining
Brighter than the sun. 

Oh the flower of heavens
You are the only one. 

The apple of Muhammad’s (SAW) eyes
The wife of Ali (AS). 

The role model for all women.

Beautiful Words

Aye Khuda jab bhi tera asmaan dekhta hon,
Us me basa Ek jahaan dekhta hon, 
Na'janey kitny hi jahaanon ki sair karta hon,
Khol kr jb tera Quran dekhta hon,
 Tere Ahsaan kitne hain Bandon pe tere,
Jab bhi surah Rehmaan dekhta hon,
 Tu to kehta hai rag-e-jaan se bhi hon mai qareeb,
Phir Pareshan kyu Aaj ka insan dekhta hon,
 Uski Rehmat se kabi mayoos na hona aye Dost,
Tujh pe mein uski rehmat ke nishan dekhta hun.

Reward of reciting a coupled regarding Imam Hussain (a.s), crying, making others cry or making a crying face

1. Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (a.s) said, "O abu Haroon! Recite a couplet regarding Imam Hussain (a.s)." He recited a few lines. Imam said, "Recite them as they should be recited, i.e. recite them with grief." Then he recited: "When you pass by the grave of Hussain (a.s), say to his pure bones...". Imam cried a lot and said, "Continue reciting." He recited one more poem. Imam cried even more and wails were heard from behind the curtain also. When he finished reciting, Imam said, "O Abu Haroon! one who cried after reciting the poems of Imam Hussain (a.s) and makes ten people cry, Allah would make everyone enter paradise. One who cries after reciting the poem of of Imam Hussain (a.s) and makes five people cry, everyone would get paradise. One who recites the Poem of Imam Hussain (a.s) and makes a person cry, paradise would be made obligatory for both of them. If discussion of Imam Hussain (a.s) is held in front of a person and a tear equal to the wing of a fly comes out of his eyes, his reward is with the Almighty Allah and Allah wont be satisfied without giving him paradise."

2. Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) told Abu Umara, "Recite a poem regarding Imam Hussain (a.s)." He recited the poem and Imam (a.s) cried. He went on reciting and Imam (a.s) cried continuously till the wails started coming out of his house. Then Imam (a.s) said, "O Abu Umara! One who recites a poem regarding Imam Hussain (a.s) and makes fifty persons cry, Paradise belongs to him. One who recites a poem and forty persons cry, Paradise is for them. If thirty persons cry Paradise is for them also. One who recites a poem and twenty persons cry they too will get Paradise. One who makes ten people cry after reciting a poem of Imam Hussain (a.s) they too will get Paradise. One who makes a person cry after reciting a poem of Imam Hussain (a.s) and cries alone he too will get Paradise. One who makes just a crying face after reciting the poem regarding Imam Hussain (a.s) he too will get Paradise. 

3. Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (a.s), "One who recites a couplet regarding Imam Hussain (a.s) cries and makes ten persons cry they will get paradise. One who recites a couplet regarding Imam Hussain (a.s) cries and makes nine persons cry they will get paradise." He went on until he said, "One who recites a couplet regarding Imam Hussain (a.s) cries or makes a crying face, he would get paradise."

Ref: Sawaabul A'amaal

AHMED KI BAT BAT MAIN HAIDER KI BAT HAY

Aik rooz aik saheb e zulfe daraaz ne
Hum se kaha ke kab ye sukhan wer ki baat hai
Aata nahi hai rasoole khuda tumain ??
Bus Fatima ki baat hai haider ki baat hai
Main ne kaha k zikre rasoole khuda karooon
Kahne lagee k haan yehi johar ki baat hai
Main ne jo kia dawat e awal ka tazkara
Bole hataoo is mein to haider ki bat hai
Main ne kaha jehad e paymber karoon beyan
Khandaq ka zikr hai kahin khebar ki baat hai
Kahne lagee ke aur koe tazraka karooo
Is mein to saaf zehgham e dawar ki baat hai
Main ne sunaya ayae tatheer ka nazool
Bole ke gher mein rahne do ye gher ki baat hai
Main ne nabi ki but shikani ka kia jo zikr
Kahne lage ke dukhti hoe rag na cheriae
Paae ali aur dooshe paymber ki baat hai
Main sunaya jab sahb e hijrat ka waqea
Bole ke ye rasool ke bistar ki baat hai
Main ne nabi ke akhari haj ka kia jo zikr
Bole ke ye ghadir ke mimber ki baat hai
main ne kaha k zikr e nabi kis tarah karoon ?????
Ahmed ki baat baat mein haider ki baat hai
Bole ke zikr aoroon ka ata nahi hai kyon ???
Main ne kaha ke ye to moqadar ki baat hai...

As the rain pours down from the sky...

As the rain pours down from the sky,
You open your window and wish it was dry,
It’s your Lord showing what is to be,
So powerful and unique, for all to see.
By His grace the rain falls,
By His grace babies crawl,
By His grace the sun shines high,
By His grace we marvel at the sky.
The falling of rain allows plants to grow,
The falling of rain allows the formation of a rainbow,
The falling of rain makes us say, “Subhanallah”,
The falling of rain is a good time to make Dua.
This is one of the ways your Lord displays His splendor,
It gives us time to think of His supremacy and glamour,
We need to know and believe that He is inside us,
He is near to you whether you are walking or in a bus.
The number of bounties and blessing He provides,
Are so many and occur at times to make us rise,
We need to thank Him for giving us life,
One of tests, trials, and continuous strife.
He gives to us what He wills will be good,
Yet do we atone to it, have we understood?
When we are faced with a calamity we put the blame on Him,
Yet we don’t realize who created us, our soul light is dim.
We must acknowledge and praise Him daily,
To such an extent that we mean it sincerely,
He is the One to whom we shall eventually return,
Without money or fame, but with the deeds we earned.
Written By: Kumail Remtulla