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As the false and evil pagan festival known as Valentine's
Day approaches, we will see the fools and feeble minded racing to
purchase gifts and make plans for a special day/night with their spouses
as a sign of their love for them. Even many of those who are normally
abusive toward their spouses will avail this opportunity to profess
their love to their spouses. It's all hogwash, silly, fake and
ridiculous. The same applies to so-called wedding and couple's
anniversaries.
It is absurd to think that "celebrating" a specific day each year will revive and keep alive the love in a marital relationship. Had there been any good whatsoever in it, we would have been guided to it in our perfect and complete Religion (Islam), and our role model and the best and most perfect of all human beings in every way, Muhammad (saws), would have celebrated and encouraged its celebration. Rather, we have been guided to being kind and treating our spouses well all the time.
It is absurd to think that "celebrating" a specific day each year will revive and keep alive the love in a marital relationship. Had there been any good whatsoever in it, we would have been guided to it in our perfect and complete Religion (Islam), and our role model and the best and most perfect of all human beings in every way, Muhammad (saws), would have celebrated and encouraged its celebration. Rather, we have been guided to being kind and treating our spouses well all the time.
A Slow Trickle that Grew into a Raging River...
In 492H (1099CE), the Western Crusaders had arrived at the city
of Jerusalem. Tens of thousands of Muslims were killed, including
children and women. They were slaughtered at the hands of these
Crusaders in an ugly massacre. In 493H, these same invaders annihilated
the residents of both Haifa and Beirut. The following cities were also
evacuated: Ramlah, Beisan and Tayariyyah. As a consequence, the people
ran away to the interior regions of Ash-Sham.
The
news of this tradegy arrived at the Islamic captial, Baghdad, but
the response was weak. The leaders of the kingdoms in Ash-Sham were
busy with their own personal affairs and feared for their own individual
small kingdoms. The Isma'ili State and the Fatimid Dynasty in Cairo did
not care very much, but rather they cooperated with these invaders
later on.
The journey to return to the land and free it from the invaders was
slow. It was similar to streams of water that flow from different
places, gathering to form springs whcih gather to form a stormy river.
In an effort to stand up to these invaders, Muslim scholars worked to
spread a spirit of resistance among the people. They worked on bringing
the people back to the Sunnah after the serious attempts of the Fatamid State to spread their corrupt Isma'ili ideas.
Among
these scholars was 'Ali ibn Tahir as-Sulami (431-500H), a Shafi'i
jurist. He stood up against the Crusader-led annihilation, and used
Al-Masjid al-Umawi
in Damascus as a centre for teaching and for the efforts of the
uprising and revival. When Sultan Nuruddin Mahmud came to power and took
Damascus as his capital, the spirit of Jihad was well established in
the hearts of the people.
Knowledge necessitates Action !!!
On the Day of Judgement (Yawm ul-Hisaab) Allah will question each and every one of us concerning our actions. For this reason, it is absolutely imperative that our actions (a'maal) are based on His commands and rulings (ahkaam). Allah says in the Qur'aan:
“So whosoever does a good deed equal to the weight of an atom shall see it. And whosoever does an evil deed equal to the weight of an atom shall see it.” (Az-Zalzalah)
And He says: “By your Lord! We shall certainly question them all, about what they used to do.” (Al-Qur’aan)
Actions are of three types: (1) actions of the heart, (2) actions of the tongue, and (3) actions of the limbs.
Actions of the heart (‘amal ul-qalb)
Actions of the tongue (‘amal ul-lisaan)
Actions of the limbs (‘amal ul-jawaarih)
Believing (Imaan), fearing (khawf), hoping (rajaa’), trusting (tawakkul) and doubting (zan) are examples of actions of the heart. [i] Testifying, talking lecturing and speaking are actions of the tongue. Walking, eating, listening, fighting and traveling are actions of the limbs. So on the Day of Judgement Allah will account us for everything we say and do, and what we believe.
Every single action that you do on a daily basis falls into one of the following five categories:
Haraam (prohibited)
Fard (obligatory)
Makrooh (disliked)
Mandoob (recommended)
Mubaah (permissible)
The Future Is For Islam!!!
By Shaykh al-Albani (rahimahUllah)
In: Silsilatul-Ahaadeethus-Saheehah (pp.6-8)
Allah – the Mighty and Majestic – said:
“It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions, no matter how much the disbelievers detest it.” [as-Saff 61:9]
We are given the good tidings in this verse that the future is for Islam, which will gain dominance, ascendancy and rule over all other religions. Some people may think that this was fulfilled in the time of the Prophet (saws) and the Rightly Guided Khaleefahs (successors) and the righteous kings – but that is not the case. Rather, only a part of this true promise was fulfilled then – as the Prophet (saws) indicated in his saying:
“Night and day will not pass away until al-Laat and al-‘Uzzaa are worshipped. So ‘Aaishah (ra) said: O Messenger of Allah! I thought that when Allah sent down: 'It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions, no matter how much the disbelievers detest it.' that it would be complete. He (saws) said: There will be of that what Allah wishes.” [Muslim (8/182) and Abu Ya’laa in his Musnad (Q.216/2)]
There are other Ahadeeth which show how far Islam will reach and dominate and how far it will spread, such that there is no doubt that the future is for Islam, by the permission and favour of Allah. So I will quote what I am able to from these Ahadeeth and hopefully they will strengthen the determination of the workers for Islam; and be a proof against those who are indifferent and those who have despaired!
Firstly: “Indeed Allah gathered up the earth for me so that I saw its east and its west; and indeed the dominion of my Ummah will reach what was gathered up for me from it." [Muslim (8/171) and Abu Daawood (no.4252), from Thawbaan]
“It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions, no matter how much the disbelievers detest it.” [as-Saff 61:9]
We are given the good tidings in this verse that the future is for Islam, which will gain dominance, ascendancy and rule over all other religions. Some people may think that this was fulfilled in the time of the Prophet (saws) and the Rightly Guided Khaleefahs (successors) and the righteous kings – but that is not the case. Rather, only a part of this true promise was fulfilled then – as the Prophet (saws) indicated in his saying:
“Night and day will not pass away until al-Laat and al-‘Uzzaa are worshipped. So ‘Aaishah (ra) said: O Messenger of Allah! I thought that when Allah sent down: 'It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions, no matter how much the disbelievers detest it.' that it would be complete. He (saws) said: There will be of that what Allah wishes.” [Muslim (8/182) and Abu Ya’laa in his Musnad (Q.216/2)]
There are other Ahadeeth which show how far Islam will reach and dominate and how far it will spread, such that there is no doubt that the future is for Islam, by the permission and favour of Allah. So I will quote what I am able to from these Ahadeeth and hopefully they will strengthen the determination of the workers for Islam; and be a proof against those who are indifferent and those who have despaired!
Firstly: “Indeed Allah gathered up the earth for me so that I saw its east and its west; and indeed the dominion of my Ummah will reach what was gathered up for me from it." [Muslim (8/171) and Abu Daawood (no.4252), from Thawbaan]
Refuting the Proofs of al-Murji`ah !!!
The disagreements within all sects and their deviation from the right path lies behind the fact that they have not committed their minds to the essence of the Quran and the Sunnah, as taught by the Prophet (pbuh) to his Companions and their followers, may Allah be pleased with them. Instead, they committed themselves to their own understanding. Hence, the first signs of deviation began with the meaning of faith (Eeman) and its definition. Regarding this matter, people split into two main groups which believe:
A- Eeman is one entity that cannot be portioned.
B- Eeman is something that can be portioned.
Those who said that Eeman is one entity and that it does not increase nor decrease are Al-Murji'ah, who differed between themselves about the reality of Eeman. Some of their dominations, known as Al-Jahmiyah (attributed to Jahm), declared that it is enough to know Allah in your heart, and hence all people are faithful, except someone who says that he does not know Allah. By this illogical argument they judged that Christians, hypocrites, Jews and other Kaafirs to be all people of faith.
Another domination, led by Muhammad Bin Karam and his friends, claimed that Eeman is only a matter of confession by the tongue, even if the person was Kaafir in his heart; he is a believer and will still end up in Heaven.
Others of Al-Murji'ah said that Eeman is knowledge in the heart and confession by the tongue. So, if a person knows his religion in his heart and testifies this by his tongue, then he is a Muslim who accomplished Eeman and Islam, and deeds cannot be classified as Eeman, rather they are the codes of Eeman. This was said by Hammad and his student Imam Al-Nu'man Bin Thabit and most of his friends. This last group consists of what we call the Faqih's Murji'ah (Faqih is someone with juridical knowledge).
Iktimaal al-Shariah !!!
Iktimaal al-Shariah - The Shariah of Islam is
Complete (encompasses solution for all matters)
If one believes that the Shariah of Islam is the last and final Deen revealed by Allah for the whole of mankind till the day of Judgement which has been protect for any discrepancy and Allah has the sole right of legislation then one must believe that the Shariah of Islam has solutions for matters.
Whoever claims that the Shariah of Islam does not contain solutions for every single matter in life is contradiction the Manhaj of the salaf because Allah (swt) has stated in the Quran that all actions done a person will be accounted for on the Day of Judgement. Therefore if all actions are going to be accounted then there must be solution on how to perform the actions correctly in the Shariah.