Night of Qadr

The Night of Qadr or Laila-tul-Qadr is the night which is worth a thousand months!  This means that all  the  blessings of Allah are multiplied by 30000 or more!  Wow! This night, also has the honor of being the night when Allah started the revelations of the Qu'ran through Angel Gabriel on Prophet Mohammad (peace be on him), and Allah decides the destinies of all human beings!

In the Qu'ran, Allah says, "Surely We have revealed this Qu'ran in the night of Qadr.  And what will make you understand what the night of Qadr is?  The night of Qadr is better than one thousand months.  The angels and the spirit (Gabriel) come down, by the leave of their Rabb, with all Decrees.  That night is the night of peace till the break of dawn."  Quran 97 1-5

I photographed this lovely flower in Florida.  Amazingly, it grows on a mid-sized tree.  Another wonder of Allah's creation!   

Man's Choice

Allah has given man the choice to follow either the moral path or go the wrong way.

In the Qu'ran Allah says about man, "Does he think that no one observes him?  Have We not given him two eyes to observe?  One tongue and two lips to control it?  Then shown him the two highways (good, leading towards paradise and evil, leading towards hell)?  Yet he does not attempt to tackle the Aqabah (steep path).  And what will explain to you what Aqabah is?  It is the freeing of a neck (slave) from bondage; or the giving of food in a day of famine to an orphan relative, or to a needy in distress;  besides this, he should be of those who believe, enjoin fortitude, encourage kindness and compassion.  such are the people of the right hand (going towards paradise).  But those who disbelieve our revalations, they are the people of the left hand (going towards hell), having fire all around them."  Qu'ran 90 7-20 

The flower:  This is one of the varieties of Iris that I have in my garden.  That year my older son visited us and we had a lovely few days enjoying his family.  My two grandsons loved playing on the Slip-and-Slide!

Allah Almighty

"Glorify the name of your Rabb, the Most High.  Who has created all things and perfected them.  Who has set their destinies and guided them.  Who brings forth green pastures, then reduces it to black rubbish."  Quran 87 1-5

Please look around you and see the wonders and blessings of Allah and pray to Him.

This lovely Begonia was grown By Salmi, who loves to garden.  May Allah bless him and his family.

Stages of Life

On a lake in Florida

Every human beings life consists of three stages.  The first is spent in the womb of the mother.  The second is spent in this world.  The third, final and ever lasting stage is the life of the hereafter. Where,  one spends the final stage, depends on how one spends life in this world.

In the Qu'ran, Allah says, "O' mankind, surely you strive towards your Rabb, a hard striving, then you shall meet Him.  Then, he who is given his Book of deeds in his right hand, shall have a quick and easy reckoning and shall return to his people rejoicing.  But he, who is given his Book of deeds from behind his back, shall soon be calling for death, and shall be made to enter a blazing fire; for he used to live happily with his family and thought that he would never return to Allah for accountability.  O yes! Surely, his Rabb was ever watching over his misdeeds.  I swear by the glow of the sunset; by the night and all that it gathers together; by the moon, when she glows full; that you shall gradually pass from one stage to another."  Qu'ran 84 6-19

 

Passage of Life

Life of this world is transitory.  Our life starts and even our mothers do not know when we are conceived.  Only Allah is aware of the time of our conception.  We spend our life in this world according to Allah's commands or disobey His commands and then we shall all die.  After death is the start of the eternal life and the quality of that eternal life is based on how we spent our time in this world.  Please be good so that we can all go to Jannat and enjoy Allah's blessings.

In the Qu'ran Allah says, "Has there not passed over man, a period of time when he was nothing - not even mentioned?  Indeed We have created men from the sperm drop containing both sexes, so that We may test him.  Therefore, We gave him the faculties of hearing and sight.  Then We guided Him to the right way.  Now, it is his choice either to be grateful, or to be a disbeliever.  For the disbeliever, We have prepared chains, fetters and a blazing fire.  The righteous shall be in paradise drinking from a cup of wine mixed with Kafoor (camphor-water), from a gushing spring at which the servants of Allah will refresh themselves, and shall be able to take out it channels at their will.  They are the ones who kept their vow and dreaded the Day of widespread terror, who fed the poor, the orphan and the captive for the love of Allah, saying, "We feed you for the sake of Allah alone, we seek from you neither reward nor thanks, for we dread our Rabb's torment on a very distressful day."  So Allah will deliver them from the evil of that day and bestow on them brightness and joy, and reward them for their steadfastness with paradise and garments of silk."  Qu'ran 76 1-12    

Allah's Warning

Allah has warned mankind several times in the Qu'ran to follow the recommended way or suffer the consequences.  

In the Qu'ran Allah emphatically says; "Nay! By the moon, by the departing night and by the coming of the dawn, surely this hellfire is one of mighty scourge, a warning to mankind, to any of you who chooses to go forward or to lag behind.  Every soul is held in pledge for its deeds, except the people of the right hand, who shall be in paradise.  They will ask from the criminals, "What brought you into hell?" They will answer, "We did not use to offer the Salah, we did not use to feed the poor, we used to join those who wasted their time in vain talk, and we used to deny the Day of Judgement, until  death overtook us".  On that day no intercession of any interercessor shall

Photo by SS at Disney's Magic Kingdom

profit them.  Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from this admonition?"

"Nay! Surely this Qu"ran is an admonition.  Let him who will take heed.  But none takes heed except by the Will of Allah.  He, Alone, is worthy to be feared and He, alone, is Worthy of forgiving those who fear Him".  Qu'ran 74: 32-56

Allah Knows All

When we are away from other people we think we are alone.  Allah, however is always with us and is aware of all that we do.  Some people commit robbery or other bad things, thinking they are alone and no one is watching them.  Allah, however, is watching them and all that they do is being recorded in their book of records.  This realization alone should prevent them from committing such wrong things for they will have to answer to Allah on the Day of Judgement.



Photo by SS at Farheen's in Florida

The Quran says, "Whether you speak in secret or aloud, He (Allah) is aware of all that is in the breasts.  Would He, who has created them, not Know?  He is the Knower of finest mysteries, and aware of everything."  Quran 67: 13-14