* I am blessed *

From FB

I observe my life and my accomplishments.

I count the favors and blessings I have been given.

I measure my intelligence to other people.

I compare my physical and mental abilities to others.

I come to the conclusion that Allah has given me all the right things in perfect quantity, with measure and precision to live my purpose.

Everyone is given all they need to impact the lives of other people and to live happily and a purposeful life.

Who you are today, and what you have today is because Allah has determined your need and your purpose.

Thank Allah for everything you have. Allah is great, and HE knows what we need.

I am blessed!

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"THANK YOU, ALLAH"

(Nasheed by : Raihan)

My sins block my du'a...

(Author unknown)

As I sit here alone, the tears rolling down my face

It is not salt, but pain that I taste

So I leave now to go stand before You

I am helpless and alone, what else can I do?

I have asked, I have begged but my sins block my du'a

I will come now still begging, forgive me O Allah

Forgive me and grant me what it is that I ask

For me it is impossible but for You a simple task

I try and I try but I do not succeed

But I understand and know it is because Your Words I do not heed

I hear, yes I hear but I do not always obey

Perhaps that is why I am destitute, isolated and why You have written that I will be alone this way

I have no one to blame but the person in the mirror I see

No one else must pay for my sins,
no one else, no one else,
no one else but me

So I stand before You to again beg forgiveness because You said that I can

You have told us in Your Book that You are Ar-Rahman

I will ask, I will beg but my sins block my du'a

But I will keep asking, forgive me O Allah.

SALAM MAAL HIJRAH ~ 1433 HIJRAH

"Our Lord! We believe, so forgive us, and have mercy on us, for You are the Best of all who show mercy!"

(Soorah 23 (Al-Mukminoon) : Verse 109)

"Wahai Tuhan kami, kami telah beriman; oleh itu ampunkanlah dosa kami serta berilah rahmat kepada kami dan sememangnya Engkaulah jua sebaik-baik Pemberi rahmat."

(Surah 23 (Al-Mukminuun) : Ayat 109)

"My Lord! Grant me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your Favours which You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds that will please You, and admit me by Your Mercy among Your righteous slaves."

(Soorah 27 (An-Naml) : Verse 19)

"Wahai Tuhanku, ilhamkanlah daku supaya tetap bersyukur akan nikmatMu yang Engkau kurniakan kepadaku dan kepada ibu bapaku dan supaya aku tetap mengerjakan amal soleh yang Engkau redai dan masukkanlah daku dengan limpah rahmatMu dalam kumpulan hamba-hambaMu yang soleh."

(Surah 27 (An-Naml) : Ayat 19)

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Beautiful Arabic nasheed (Agheebo) by Mishary Alafasy

My Beloved

Poem by : Rabi'ah al Adawiyya (here)

[Rabi'ah al-Adawiyya al-Basri (may Allah be pleased with her and sanctify her secret) was one of the foremost sufis, and towered over the men of her time with her lofty spiritual rank. May Allah enable us to understand. This is taken from Tadhkirat ul-Awliya]

My peace, O my brothers and sisters, is my solitude,

And my Beloved is with me always,

For His love I can find no substitute,

And His love is the test for me among mortal beings,

Whenever His Beauty I may contemplate,

He is my "mihrab", towards Him is my "qiblah"

If I die of love, before completing satisfaction,

Alas, for my anxiety in the world, alas for my distress,

O Healer (of souls) the heart feeds upon its desire,

The striving after union with Thee has healed my soul,

O my Joy and my Life abidingly,

You were the source of my life and from Thee also came my ecstasy.

I have separated myself from all created beings,

My hope is for union with Thee, for that is the goal of my desire.

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Hamba MU (Servant of Allah)

- Theme song of "Imam Muda 2" program

(By : Mawi & Akhil Hayy)

Soul Food

By : Wayfarer - Mon, 09/05/2011

(here)

Too many of us walking around

With icy hearts

And

Frozen minds

With

A keen awareness

Of

An emptiness inside

That

Nothing fills;

Not food, nor wealth

Not love, lust nor romance

Not offspring, parents nor siblings

Still

Not understanding

That

It is soul food we need;

Surrender, Prayers, Good Deeds

To

A Majestic Being

A conscious affirmation

Of

That which each and everyone of us

Testified to even before our births

Submission to

The One-and-Only,

Declare!

And

Taste the Freedom

In

Slavery only to ALLAH SWT.

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Heart of a Muslim

(Zain Bhikha Nasheeds)

Ramadan is here..

(Author : Asma Sadia)

One night I heard a knock on my door;
Who can it be,I wasn't quite sure.
I open the door and am filled with glee;
The visitor ahead is no stranger to me.


I welcome the guest with utmost delight;
For I know it has come to give me respite.
An air of happiness fills the space;
My home now seems, a better place!


Have you any clue who this visitor could be?
Yes!its Ramadhan,the month of mercy.
The pious and righteous can't await its arrival;
Others seem to greet it, with waves of denial.


For Allah(SWT) we fast from dawn to dusk;
For Him our breath is the fragrance of musk.
The muslims who pray and fast with zest;
Are aware of the rewards of this month manifest.


Throughout this month we weep and repent;
Now is the time to strongly lament.
And those who shun this sacred month;
on the Day of Reckoning will face the brunt.


In the last ten nights,hides the Night of Decree;
Allah(SWT) then awaits for his slaves to plea.
The angels descend with Gabriel(AS) in the lead;
To check on the steadfast and record every deed.


A feeling of grief now fills my heart;
As the month of Ramadhan will soon depart.
So lets make a start and worship Him alone;
Now that the worth of this month is known.


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Narrated AbuHurayrah:

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to say:

"O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from four things: Knowledge which does not profit, a heart which is not submissive, a soul which has an insatiable appetite, and a supplication which is not heard."


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From Darkness to Light..

by Umm Junayd

As loneliness savours on my soul
I peer into the mirror to see what it holds
I blink back at myself, questioning who I am
She is unrecognisable, who is it there that stands?

Her eyes are empty, filled with darkness
They contain no emotion, but long happiness.
Her shoulders are exhausted, her neck worn to the core
Her arms are depressed, her posture lifeless.

My identity has lost it way and cannot find the route back
Leaving my soul, body and mind black.
I am a never ending well, drifting in the unknown
I am as dry as a desert at night, dusty, cold and alone.

I thought I was happy all this time
But I was obviously blind.
I am now a lost sheep in the dark
Who is constantly searching for the light.

As I passed by the Masjid, something was calling to me,
It was a place of worship, my soul felt at ease.
I watched the believers pray and I knew I belong,
How close my safe haven was; I'd been searching for so long.

Life isn't about enjoyment, how foolish that would be,
It is about worshipping Allaah, praising Him consistently.
Thanking Him for the life we have, we are truly blessed,
Life without Allaah's guidance can leave us in a mess.

Woe to those who transgress Allaah's limits
They have been set for us to stay within it.
Woe to those who choose to disbelieve,
In this world they think they will always live.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "On the Day of Resurrection Allah will hold the whole
earth and fold the heaven with His right hand and say, 'I am the King:
where are the kings of the earth?" ' - Sahih Bukhari, number 479

(Islamic Poetry)

Our Lord! forgive us
our sins and anything
we may have done
that transgressed our duty:
Establish our feet firmly,
and help us against
those that resistFaith.

- Qur'an – 3:147 -
- Al 'imran: The Family of Imran -

Poem : YA ALLAH

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author - Anonymous




All praises are for you Allah,
...how I hope that you are there.

For sinful though I know I am,
...your displeasure I can not bear.

Never, till this moment,
...did I realize how much I've strayed.

Never, till now, was I more conscious
of all those times when
I should have prayed.

For sins are like heavy baggage,
that one carries through Life, the airport.

Why didn't I realize sooner,
that Earth is but a place of sport?

Ya Allah ! Forgive me.
Save me from the fire of Hell.

Forgive me as you did my parents,
from Jann'ah though they fell.

Ya Allah ! Protect me.
From myself for my soul is weak.

Let me not falter ever,
for Jann'ah is the abode I seek.

Ya, Allah! Please help me.
For I don't understand and thus, I fear.

What happened to all those moments
when I never doubted that you were near ?

My actions once were guided,
by my faith which, once, was strong.

Ya Allah! please guide me .
What happened, what went wrong ?

Each footstep that I used to take,
I took with you ever near my side.

The Quran was my faithful companion,
Rasulullah (s.a.w) my beloved guide.

How I yearn for those bygone days (ya) Allah,
for I know that the day comes near.

When we'll each receive our just rewards,
and Truth will stand sparkling clear.

Life is like a spider's web (ya) Allah.
We get caught in its tricky snare

So thoroughly are we disillusioned,
time for salat we can not spare.

I sit here and I wonder, Ya Allah!
Why did I fall so low ?

What happened to my faith (ya) Allah?
Where did my Iman go?

In this earthly life of ours,
so often does sin seem right.

Falsehood seems to be the truth,
as if days are confused with night.

Man is an imperfect creature.
And thus, man shall always wrong.

For the road to Jann'ah is rocky,
and the journey seems awfully long.

Ya Allah ! Our creator,
we are all just pieces of clay.

Please help us with our steps in life,
and let us not lose our way.

All praises are for you Allah,
I know that you are near.

I know that you have read my heart,
and my words I know you hear.

(http://www.jannah.org/)

Yusuf Islam & Raihan - God is The Light

Video clip made by : Nurgül Yüksel ~ December 26, 2007.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPt6fz1leT0&feature=related

"O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me,
guide me aright and grant me sustenance."

My Beloved

(Poem by : Rabi'ah al-Adawiyya ~ a major spiritual influence in the classical Islamic world, is one of the central figures of the spiritual tradition. She was born around the year 717 C.E. in what is now Iraq.)


My peace, O my brothers and sisters, is my solitude,
And my Beloved is with me always,
For His love I can find no substitute,
And His love is the test for me among mortal beings,

Whenever His Beauty I may contemplate,
He is my "mihrab", towards Him is my "qiblah"
If I die of love, before completing satisfaction,
Alas, for my anxiety in the world, alas for my distress,

O Healer (of souls) the heart feeds upon its desire,
The striving after union with Thee has healed my soul,
O my Joy and my Life abidingly,

You were the source of my life
and from Thee also came my ecstasy.
I have separated myself from all created beings,

My hope is for union with Thee,
for that is the goal of my desire.

BE THANKFUL

(video done by : armadagroove ~ January 08, 2008)

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Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?




Be thankful when you don't know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.




Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.




Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.




Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your strength and character.




Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.




Be thankful when you're tired and weary
Because it means you've made a difference.




It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also
thankful for the setbacks.




GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles and they
can become your blessings.





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ALLAH KNOWS BEST

ALLAH knows what is best for us
So why should we complain
We always want the sunshine
But He knows there must be rain.



We always want laughter
and the merriment of cheer
but our heart will lose
their tenderness
If we never shed a tear.



ALLAH tests us often
with suffering and sorrow
He tests us not to punish us
but to help us meet tomorrow.



For growing trees are strenghtened
if they can withstand the storm
and the sharpness of the chisel
gave the marble its grace and form.



ALLAH tests us often
and for every pain
He gives us
provided we are patient
Is followed by rich gain
So whenever we feel that
everything is going wrong
It is just ALLAH'S way to make our spirit strong.



Author Unknown

Allah is always there

by Alafasy (with English Translation)


Alafasy poem very beautiful and touching, all praising the lord.
أغيب و ذو اللطائف لا يغيب الشيخ مشاري بن راشد العفاسي, أجمل ابتهال و أروع صوت