Happy Wife, Happy Life

I love this! Please check out http://pictureperfectsf.tumblr.com/post/71452440107/3-these-check-this-out-too-please

Be Patient w/ Your Spouse and The Perfect Home

May Allah make us patient with our (future ;) spouses and help us achieve a "perfect" Muslim home. Ameen.





Please go to http://pictureperfectsf.tumblr.com/post/70636100138/please-go-to

Fixing the Family and The Weakest Home

May Allah protect our families and unite us towards good. Ameen.





Please go to http://pictureperfectsf.tumblr.com/post/69905703136/please-see

Bad Habits and Sins

May Allah forgive me and you for our bad habits and sins. Ameen. InshAllah we can and should change for the better asap.

Call For Peace & Unity by Mufti Ismail Menk

So true unfortunately... May Allah sincerely strengthen our love and care for each other for His sake. Ameen. I will say this again because it is a good reminder and true, as Yasmin Mogahed says, "So for the sake of those bleeding in Syria and Palestine and all over the world today, we, as an ummah, need to wake up and return to Allah."

5 Before 5 by Amal Ahmed Albaz

Based off of one of my favorite hadith!

Take Advantage of the (Winter) Nights

May Allah help you and I take advantage of this opportunity to come closer to Him. Ameen.

A-MAN - Student to Scholar - Spoken Word

For the true knowledge seeker within us.

Forced Marriages in Islam? by Khalid Yasin

I know many people confuse arranged and forced marriages thinking they are the same and allowed in Islam. FALSE! Watch below please.



May Allah grant all us single Muslims with the awareness and desire to start off our marriages on the right foot; to please Allah, become better Muslims, and raise the next generation of Muslims upon Islam. Ameen.

Miracle of Ayat ul Kursi by Nouman Ali Khan

One of my favorite clips by Nouman Ali Khan. May Allah reward him with Jannatul Firdaws for his efforts in teaching us the Quran and may Allah make it easier for you and me to learn His words.

Watch the rest of his video @ The Final Miracle

EVERY Muslim's Responsibility

May Allah make you and me amongst the ones who are truly aware of our responsibility's as Muslims. Ameen.

Show the Love by Ustadh Majed Mahmoud

May Allah bring us closer to Him through sincere and frequent worship in the next 10 days of Dhul Hijjah. Ameen.

Facilitate Don't Complicate

Listen and learn inshAllah. May Allah make us gentle and humble when learning and teaching Islam to others. Ameen.

The Muslim Blood by Brother Phil

May Allah help the suffering and oppressed Muslims in Burma, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, etc. gain victory over the hypocrites and disbelievers. May He grant the oppressed patience and reward them with Jannahtul Firdous for all they have been going through. May He change what is within ALL Muslims in order to change the condition of the Ummah. Ameen. As Yasmin Mogahed says, "So for the sake of those bleeding in Syria and Palestine and all over the world today, we, as an ummah, need to wake up and return to Allah.





I recently finished reading The Zion Deception by Laurence B. Brown which mentions similar ideas from this video. I highly recommend the book to EVERYONE for an eye opener.

Who is God? Spoken Word Poetry

I love the different approach using rhetorical questions and examples for those with common sense and good judgment. Please check out my recent poem similar to this about Allah. Enjoy them both :)

Boonaa Mohammed - Sorry

I'm sorry,
And I know sorry is not enough, but I'm sorry it's all I have
And I'm sorry I can't apologize on behalf of anyone but the man that I am
I'm sorry for my failures, my inadequacies which unfortunately I do not always see
Because I have this bad habit of speaking before my tongue asks my brain to proceed
So please forgive me;
I will make mistakes until the day I cease to breathe
And you will find many more if you make it your mission to seek
So please do not hold them against me, instead make excuses for me
And if you see something wrong with me, then please advise me privately
I am nowhere near perfect; in fact I am perfectly incomplete
Inconsistent with my purpose, carrying my own worth of bad deeds
I used to be in love with conflicts, ready for anyone to step to me
Had an attitude of ingratitude, a straight rude boy recipe
You could catch me on the corner, posted up being deceived
I wanted to be a bad boy, until I saw bad men deceased
Rest in Peace, to my ego every time I put my head to the floor
In complete humiliation, I seek salvation from the most Forgiving Lord

I'm sorry to my mother, who I sometimes wouldn't kiss
Days and weeks would pass by and I wouldn't even remember this gift
Of life she sacrificed, stretch marks and teeth bites
Grey hairs, over the years just to see things aint black and white
But such is life; my father went to war twice
Once back home and the other time to get me out the street life
Stand and salute, thug life, soldiers in a never ending fight
Costing casualties of coloured boys like toys chasing this worldly life
Now I'm sorry, to see mothers in the masjid begging the Imam to intercede
Her baby has become a monster, treating her like a slave
Please brother talk to my son, but sister I don't know what to say
To a man who doesn't respect his own mother; these are signs of the final day,
What a shame, I'm sorry to say, most of our youth have no reasons to complain
Because while their dying for the latest styles, some people are dying for another day
But we could have been they, and they could have been in our place
Allah is testing everyone, from the scales we can't escape
So, why is it that we are too scared to give for His sake?
It's like we don't believe in the promise of Allah, even though He gives and He takes
We collect interest for dunya homes like we have no interest in Jannah's gates
We can debate until we are blue in the face but just look at this ummah's state

I'm sorry, to my sisters in Burma, we were unable to come to your aid,
They told us you were tied up and gang raped, but we were too busy watching commercial breaks Reality TV has got nothing on the reality that they see
Palestinian children throwing full grown rocks in 3D
I'm sorry that we are weak, unable able to even speak
And I'm truly sorry about what happened on 9/11 but it had absolutely nothing to do with me,
That Islam you see on TV does not represent me
I'm too busy waging jihad against myself; my own nafs are my enemy,
I'm sorry that Muslims and Muslim lands do not represent Islam,
This religion is perfect, but we on the other hand...

I'm sorry for pointing fingers, I forgot the rest were pointing back at me
I'm sorry that I look for faults in you, the same way I told you to not look for in me
I'm sorry to anybody who has ever looked for inspiration through me
I'm a sinner and a fraud; only Allah knows about my deeds
If sins had an odor I doubt any of you would come next to me
On the contrary you would flee, so please forgive me
My bad, I know some of you don't agree with how I move
Maybe this poetry thing ain't for you, and if it's not hey that's cool
Just don't speak ill of me whilst I'm not in the room
Because I don't mind taking your good deeds if they don't mean that much to you
I promise you it's the truth, so please forgive me in advance
Ya Allah I know I have wronged myself, but please give me another chance
And to anyone I have abused grant them ease to all their sorrows
Because if we can't even forgive each other today, how can we expect to be forgiven tomorrow?
You know sometimes I wonder, about Joseph and his brothers
The amount of pain they put him through, all the years he had to suffer
But look at this man, Yusuf Alahi Salam,
What did he say when their places had changed, "No blame on you this day"
SubhanAllah, could any of us ever do the same
Forgiving is not forgetting, it's just letting go of the pain
We hold grudges like guns, somehow always quick to aim
And blame everybody else, but what difference does it make
Because nothing will change until we decide to change
The condition of ourselves, regardless of who's to blame
So forgive me if I'm late, but let me be the first to say
I'm sorry, and may Allah forgive us all for our mistakes. Ameen

The Angel & the 3 Men by Ustadh Bilal Assad

May Allah protect you and I from arrogance and grant us success through His tests. Ameen.

Beware of Shaytan's Last Chance by Ustadh Ahmed Sidky

May Allah protect you and me from Shaytan's whisperings and make us sincerely live and die saying the Kalimah. Ameen.

Allah Calls On Jibreel by Abu Mussab Wajdi Akkari

May Allah make me and you amongst those whom He, all angels, and all the humans love. Ameen.

Fasting the Whole Year!

InshAllah you and your families enjoyed and benefitted from Ramadan. May Allah accept all our fasts, prayers, and duas made this past month. Ameen. Watch below for more reward!

Laylatul Qadr (The Night of Power)

Sorry this post is close to the end of Ramadan. Please forgive me for not thinking of putting this up earlier...

Ramadan Reminders cont.

Ramadan Reminders

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* Ramadan Special* Quranic Gems by Quran Weekly

Watch the videos for days 1-7 below :)



Gem 1- "Carrying the message of Islam and giving advice for the sake of Allah requires a thick skin."



Gem 2- "30 days is enough for you to establish a habit of obeying Allah, being conscious of Him, watching your eyes, and keeping control of your tongue."



Gem 3- "Any trials you and I go through in life are actually custom tailored to our capability to manage them."



Gem 4- "Allah says you have to spend things that you love. Not only sadaqah to the masjid, but you might have to spend on relatives you don't like. You might have to give up luxuries and think of others who are suffering."



Gem 5- "Those of you who claim to believe, don’t consume each others money using falsehood."



Gem 6- "What is Allah going to get out of punishing you? You think that is what He wants? If you can just be grateful a little bit, if you can just have a little faith, Allah Himself will appreciate the fact that you could think of the good things Allah has done for you."



Gem 7- "Allah says filth will become acceptable but no matter how acceptable it becomes and how common it becomes in society you can’t forget that filth and good and pure things will never be equal."

Gem 7- As times change, societies begin accepting all forms of practices which used to be looked down upon. But what was unacceptable to Allah & Muslims 1400 years ago must remain that way, irrespective of time.



Gem 8- Allah forbids anything but the very best treatment when it comes to our parents.



Gem 9: Allah calls us an Ummah, and that means you don’t leave anybody behind.



To continue watching daily Quranic Gem videos throughout Ramadan, go to http://www.quranweekly.com/ The daily gems can be found @ https://www.facebook.com/QuranWeekly

Ramadan Mubarak!

Below are the best Ramadan reminder videos I have come across so far. To make it easy for sharing, I will keep these in one post for now. InshAllah you benefit and share the link with others :) The first set of 3 videos below are all by TheDailyReminder on YouTube. If you like what they have to offer, support them this Ramadan by donating here If you can't donate money, then help spread the word please. JazakAllah khair <3







ETA 7.14.13



Can't add this video directly, but also listen to this please http://youtu.be/QFUGG5PgSgk

The Best Month, Ramadan

In the spirit of the coming of Ramadan 2013 <3

Parents, Where Would We Be Without Them?

Is Terry a "TRAITOR" to his country for accepting ISLAM?

The Condition of the Muslim Ummah *MUST WATCH*

Just Because I Am Muslim

True Reflection + Book blog post

Also wanted to mention my blog post of my favorite Islamic books which can be read @ http://sfraww.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-top-10-favorite-islamic-books-extras.html

Jannah (Paradise)

Great reminder to priortize our desires. May Allah guide all us Muslims back to Islam before it is too late and unite us in this world and in Jannah. Ameen.

Words on Islam

Intro. to Islam

Jinns

My current subject of interest started with this...


For more videos on the subject of jinns, magic, etc., go to http://knowledgeseekersf.blogspot.com/2013/05/diaries-of-exorcist-by-abu-ibraheem.html

Reminders For Us All When We Sin

The Return of Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) by Kamal el-Mekki

I heard this a while ago and wanted to share it here. Please listen till the end. For more of my posts of Kamal el Mekki's videos, please check out my other blogs like Knowledge Seeker linked to the right.

Allah is Calling You and Enter Paradise by His Mercy

Evil Desires: From Piety to Disbelief

Just goes to show how far shaytan will go to corrupt someone. Bad people can become good and good people can go bad. May Allah protect us all from our evil desires and the whispers of shaytan. Ameen.

Life is a Journey, From Allah to Allah

Great reminder!

Beating Muslim Wife by Khalid Yasin

A topic debated by many, I recently found a quick and understandable video on the issue of "wife beating" that many associate with Islam. Unfortunately, many women, not just Muslim, are disrespected by men, which they shouldn't be of course. For those Muslims who do beat/ hurt their wives or any other women, they should definitely listen to this video. This concept of "wife beating" being encouraged in Islam is FALSE, especially the way that it is commonly done by physically abusing women. Whether the abuse is done physically, mentally, emotionally, etc. it is WRONG and considered OPPRESSION which is FORBIDDEN in Islam!

Muslims Misrepresented by Spokenwordz + My Essay

Also, I thought I would share an essay I wrote for a class at uni. about Creation Stories in Judaism and Islam. To read, go to http://sfwritinginwonderland.blogspot.com/2013/03/creation-stories-in-judaism-and-islam.html

The True Message of Islam Spoken Word

Tears of the Ummah by Brother Momen

Bad Friends - Emotional Reminder

Gave me goosebumps...
May Allah protect us all from evil deeds and bad companions. Ameen.

Islam Beyond Modern Myths by Kamal el-Mekki

Please listen to the whole video before you pass judgments.

Forgive Me by Ahmed Bukhatir + Reclaim Your Heart

It's been a long time since I heard Ahmed Bukhatir's Forgive Me. Made me cry just like the first time... This video was the main reason I wrote So Much to be Thankful For and submitted it for a contest. Please listen and watch down below.



May Allah make us all grateful servants to Him and help those who suffer from disabilities. Ameen.

Forgot to mention on this blog to check out my book review @ http://sfraww.blogspot.com/2013/01/reclaim-your-heart-by-yasmin-mogahed.html on Yasmin Mogahed's Reclaim Your Heart.

The Angel of Death: You Will Meet Him

Reminder worth sharing.

Quran Weekly: Cherish Your Daughters with Omar Suleiman

I just heard this and thought this was relevant and would help clear the air on the subject. Hope this helps!