Benefiting from Islamic Lectures 從伊斯蘭知識得到的益處

“To benefit from a Deeni talk you must have two qualities:
要從伊斯蘭知識中得到益處必須必備兩種重要的品格

1) Talab: come and listen to the talk with a yearning and desire to gain from it.
達拉巴 : 參與和領聽而且從中渴望得到這個知識

2) Ihtiyaaj: consider yourself to be in need of what the speaker is saying.
伊合迪亞茲 : 把自己當作需要得到演講者所提及的被忠告者

Just participating and listening to talks, without these two points in mind, does not bring change into people’s lives. The disbelievers of Makkah had the opportunity to listen to many speeches of our beloved Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wasallam, but because they did not have the right intentions and attitude, his blessed words had no effect on their lives.”

只有參與和領聽, 但並沒有這兩種重要的品格兼併的話,
這將不會影響和改變一個人的生活
在麥加的不信者他們曾有很多機會接近我們敬愛的穆罕莫德聖人(求主賜福於他)
和直接得到他(聖人)的教導, 由於他們缺乏正確的意圖和態度 ,
聖人(求主賜福於他)的智慧名言也不能影響和改變他們的生活和命運

by Mawlana Suleyman Sidat ( In Shaykh’s Company)

翻譯: 麗菁　maryem

The origins of the names of the days

The names of the days are in some cases derived from Teutonic deities or, such as in Romance languages, from Roman deities. The early Romans, around the first century, used Saturday as the first day of the week. As the worshipping of the Sun increased, the Sun's day (Sunday) advanced from position of the second day to the first day of the week (and saturday became the seventh day).
「天」的名字，來自日耳曼神明或羅馬神明。早期羅馬人，大約一世紀左右，將星期六視為一星期的第一天。隨著對於太陽的崇拜增加，太陽的日子（星期天）從第二天的位置變成第一天。原本的Saturday變成第七天！

•Sunday
The name comes from the Latin dies solis, meaning "sun's day"
　Sunday名字來源是拉丁語的「太陽天」

•Monday
The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon monandaeg, "the moon's day". This second day was sacred to the goddess of the moon.
　Monday名字來源是盎格魯薩克遜人的「月亮天」，奉獻給月之女神。

•Tuesday
This day was named after the Norse god Tyr. The Romans named this day after their war-god Mars
Tuesday是以古挪威神-Tyr命名。羅馬人則以戰神瑪斯命名。

•Wednesday
The day named to honor Wodan (Odin).
The Romans called it dies Mercurii, after their god Mercury.
星期三用來紀念(北歐神話)歐丁神(司藝術、文化、戰爭、死者等之神)
羅馬人稱之為dies Mercurii，以水星神命名之。
　
•Thursday
The day named after the Norse god Thor. In the Norse languages this day is called Torsdag.
The Romans named this day dies Jovis ("Jove's Day"), after Jove or Jupiter, their most important god.
星期四以挪威的神-索爾(北歐神話中司雷、戰爭及農業的神) 命名
羅馬人以Jove朱比特(古代羅馬的主神,=Jupiter)來命名。


•Friday
The day in honor of the Norse goddess Frigg.
In Old High German this day was called frigedag.
To the Romans this day was sacred to the goddess Venus, and was known as dies veneris.
星期五用來紀念北歐女神-歐丁的太太Frigg（象徵婚姻、母親、愛情的守護神）
在古德語中星期五叫做frigedag
羅馬人將這天獻給女神-維那斯（朱比特的女兒，象徵愛與美）

•Saturday
This day was called dies Saturni, "Saturn's Day", by the ancient Romans in honor of Saturn.
古羅馬人稱這天dies Saturni，羅馬神話中Saturn農業之神的日子。
Saturn是朱比特的爸爸。

身為台灣的穆斯林的我

昨天跟孝棋阿訇聊到台灣Muslim的學者 讚賞他們所寫的文章和所寫的書

為台灣穆斯林貢獻一份心血 我雖然是以第一代身份進入了台灣 不過我

對台灣的感受卻像我另外一個家般疼惜和感嘆 首先是要感謝上一輩遠從

大陸來的老人 感謝他們把伊斯蘭帶到了台灣 也感謝部分的移民者對 islam

傳承的努力和堅持 在剛辦完夏令營10週年 感覺時光飛逝 時間過得很快

在夏令營活動中為我們劃為完美的句點 回顧這10年來我們為台灣的清真

寺作了哪些 也為我們穆斯林大眾作了哪些事 有悲傷也有感動的部分

有感到悲傷的是由於身在非穆斯林國家的我們 身為少數的我們有時候

分裂你我 為自身利益 卻常常影響了整個Mulim團體的秩序 必須克服外在

很多困難的我們 內在的我們也沒有真正的團結 在加上台灣邦交的阿拉伯國

家不多 減少了我們很多龐大的支援 外界對我們的不了解 讓曝光率很低的我們

很難讓大眾接受我們 也讓我們本身慢慢的也就被社會統化了 漸漸的也忘記

了我們的使命 也忘記了我們為何被創造 伊斯蘭不只是空想的理念或

原則 而是徹徹底底的去執行 我很擔心的是下一代的傳承

不知道下一次何時才會有真正的學者再次出現在我們的國家

或一個具又影響力的人來改變我們現局的狀況 我們更應該設有一個遠景的目標

和中心 從教義中琣養出幾個學者 專門學習伊斯蘭知識 在把它正確的傳承下來

伊斯蘭並不像大眾認為是個落伍的宗教 我們的伊斯蘭是從 adam 聖人

和Ibrahim 聖人 (願主賜福於他和他的家人) 一直到敬愛的聖人mohamed

(願主賜福於他和他的家人) 是獨一創造主的Allah 賜給所有人類的禮物

Beautiful Forever 永恆的美麗

“Remember the beauty of our face which is a source of vanity will not remain with us forever. Our beautiful face will eventually rot in the grave.

所有青春的美貌 , 這些短暫的虛幻並非永不退色,切記我們外表美貌 將有一天也會回歸原土腐蝕

But if our morals and character are beautiful, then the good deeds which we perform in this world through them, will remain with us forever.

但如果我們的信仰 道德和為人是好的,我們所作的這些善功將會在這世上永遠附隨著我們

Thus having an attractive face and external apperance is not as significant as having attractive morals.”

因此擁有著美麗的臉蛋或外表並非像一個擁有著優美的道德信仰一樣有著重大的含義


by Huda ( In Shaykh’s Company)

翻譯 : 麗菁 maryem

伊斯蘭的信仰觀

藉由口頭上唸出

أشهد أن لا إله إلاَّ الله و أشهد أن محمد رسول الله

萬物非主 唯有真主 穆罕默德是主的使者。

在以實際行動去執行，所謂的口頭唸再以 身體力行。

Purpose of life

When man comes into this world it is necessary for him to determine the purpose or aim of his life. He should ask himself, what is the purpose of my life? For example, if you have a car and you drive it, then there is some purpose, for amusement (entertainment), to go sightseeing, or to go to work, etc. The point is that even when you drive an ordinary car, there is a purpose behind it. So seemingly we have to drive this life, and it is evident (apparent) that man gets to live only once, not over and over again. Therefore, man has to determine a purpose for life. A life without any aim is worthless and dead. If a human being does not have any aim in life, then it as if he is dead. Although the aim may be correct or incorrect, it is necessary to have a purpose to life. You have to determine the aim of your life yourself, have someone else establish it, or have the people ascertained (determined) it. Because we have come into this world, we must have a purpose; if not, we will be considered dead.

For example, if we enter a school, there must certainly be an aim or purpose behind our doing so. If we enter the school without any aim or purpose, then we would be considered unintelligent and unreasonable. Now how do we decide what the purpose of our life is, by means of propaganda and false preaching, e.g., the media, radio, newspapers, television, etc.? Will these tell us what our purpose in life should be? Likewise, society and the environment, all these things, create your purpose. However, if you think with your own intellect, and, after thinking, formulated (stated clearly) a purpose for your life, then you are free and successful. If you are formulating a purpose based on what others say or if someone else is formulating a purpose for your life that this is the purpose of your life, then you are a slave because you are not thinking with your own intellect. Someone else is feeding this matter in your mind, through means of radio, TV, propaganda and environment or by means of relatives. So, in this instance you are a slave and you will pass your whole life in slavery. However, if you use your own intellect and establish your purpose after deliberation (intentionally) and reflections (pondering), then you are free.

Now let us see how others describe and create the purpose of your life. Let us say that you live in a village and everyone there is talking about how so-and-so went to Saudi Arabia, and it’s amazing what a big bungalow he had built. He has a car and his wife has so much gold. Such talks are going on in your house and people are telling you to also make this your aim and go to Saudi Arabia. Or such talks are going on in your neighbourhood that you make this your aim. So-and-so works in customs and his house if full of things from all over the world, by accepting bribery (corruption). The environment and society or your family and your nation are telling you to make this the aim of your life. You have not thought of this yourself; rather, the villagers told you to do this. If you think about it, there are thousands of such examples. Yet, that man is free who reasons with his own intellect that what should the purpose of my life be, not deciding one by imitating (copying) others.

The real reason why man today is wretched (unfortunate) and distressed (upset) is because often satanic minds use the radio, TV, and newspapers, all of these are used for incorrect aims. They are feeding in people’s minds that the purpose of life is wealth[1] and money. As a result, man forgets civility (politeness), honour, and Islam. Yet, the free human being is he who thinks for himself.

Now let us examine the third stage of the purpose of life that we must establish. How should it be done thus we may achieve success, and nothing but success, in this world and the Hereafter. Such a purpose of life should be formulate (set) so that we never face defeat and are victorious in every field. Determine such a purpose of life so that you always have tranquillity, peace of heart, contentment, and happiness. Not only for this world, but attain happiness in this world as well as the Hereafter. Both this world and the Hereafter will become cultivated (improved). This matter is very important; our purpose should result in nothing but happiness and success. How will that happen? The reality is that all happiness and sorrow, worry and tranquillity are not external things. We think that happiness comes from outside; sorrow, worry or tranquillity is not external entities. Actually, these are all internal things. These entities are found within our being. What are they? They are our intellect (fikr), desires, and our aim.

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[1] The Commander of the Faithful Great Scholar ‘ Ali (A) said:
“Whoever becomes involved into world’s allurements, thus giving up his gains from his immortal life in the Next World -has indeed been cheated.” Gharar al-Hukm,

http://smma59.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/purpose-of-life/

生命有一種絕對

如果我不曾走過這一遍　生命中還有多少苦和甜美

那風中的歌聲　孤單哽咽的聲音是誰

回憶中那個少年　為何依然不停的追

想要征服的世界　始終都沒有改變

那地上無聲蒸發我的淚

黑暗中期待光線　生命有一種絕對

等待我　請等待我　直到約定融化成笑顏

那生命　燦爛煙火般上演　你和我最後都要回歸地平線

那留下的足跡　浪花沖走回憶海岸線

靠近我　再擁抱我　請不要讓我的心冷卻

黑暗中期待光線　生命有一種絕對

一個女孩的故事

看了一個女孩的故事 讓我有所省思

人間還是可以看到的溫暖之處

最近以來的繁事太多而漸漸讓心也沉了下去

在接到工作的消息 心裡其是有半喜半憂

心裡很高興是因為終於不用花很久的時間就可以找到工作

心裡感到不安是因為第一次要離開家

這輩子以為只有在嫁人的時候才真正的離開這個家

既然會是要為了工作要離開這個家

或許這可以替我們家畫一個暫時的休止符

一切的紛爭 不安 和不愉快將會告一段落

我需要一段時間來沉澱自己的心情

好好的走出去看這個世界

學會獨立和堅強

我知道獨立的路雖然是孤單的 不過我會去學會克服

在能遇見我的另一伴以前

我應先為自己佈下下一步人生的道路

努裡的把每一天過作為很有意義的一天

想像故事中的女孩所散發出的愛和他的毅力

珍惜自己所擁有的 散播出愛和的熱情

為自己設定一個目標和方向

讓爸媽有一天也對我感到驕傲

雖然很多事情他們沒有辦法諒解

但我還是希望他們會諒解這一切

希望有一天我能作一個好的女兒

我真的很愛你們 爸媽 > <

我真的真的非常愛你們

Breakaway

Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I'd just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be
And if I'd end up happy
I would pray

Trying hard to reach out
But when I tried to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I prayed I could break away


I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I love
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway

Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get onboard a fast train
Travel on a jet plane, far away (I will)
And breakaway


Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging around revolving doors
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me but
Gotta keep moving on, moving on
Fly away, breakaway

I'll spread my wings
And I'll learn how to fly
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway, breakaway, breakaway

seeking knowledge For a Sister (Its very meaningful)

In our times seeking knowledge seems to have become something only for men, women’s chores involve cooking food and producing children.

This has led to the frustration of many teenage girls, specially in the west. They might have great ambitions in seeking knowledge and teaching it to others, and it is mainly for these sisters I decided to post this.

First of all people have to realise that seeking knowledge is not a glamorous thing to do, I realise that in our time it has sometimes come across as something popular to do, reading about different stories maybe on this blog or other places you think wow I want that too! But truth be told, the nitty-gritty bits or behind the scene stuff is very hard to say the least.

Seeking knowledge full-time, is not something for everyone, can you really manage sitting for a few hours just repeating and memorizing or reading arabic grammar books over and over again? Some of you might think yes of course I love Islaam! But when it comes to studying Islaam a lot of people seem to be able to talk the talk without any action.

Ask yourself dear sister, how much Qur’aan have you actually memorised? You might be in your late teens or early twenties, do you actually take time out and look for study circles? Be it in your local masjid or the neighbouring masjids.

Many people tell themselves, if only I had a chance to study abroad I would have sat in the masjid twenty-four hours a day and studied and studied. But truth be told, if you aren’t a good student in Toronto [as an example] chances are you wont change much in Madeenah.

I do not mean to demoralise my sisters by saying this, all I wish to do is to make them realise that they have to be serious, and if you show Allah your sincerity in this then He will surely aid you.

Having said that, the main issue that stands between sisters and seeking knowledge is that they do not have any mahram to travel with and seek knowledge.

Or that they might have a mahram but that person would never want to travel with them to some dry humid country just for her to read some “silly” books, you can study Islaam here, they will most likely tell you.

And to be quite frank there is no real way of getting around this, since it is a law put down by Allah Himself, and if you start your quest for knowledge by going against a command of Allah then there will most likely not be any blessings at all in that search.

My best suggestions to young sisters, is to try to get married to a brother who share their views and is equally serious about seeking knowledge, or marry a brother who is already seeking knowledge.

The other option is for you to try to convince your brother or maybe even uncle or any other mahram to help you.

The next problem usually is, ok but where do I go and study? Here is a very rough list for places to go and seek knowledge inshAllah:

Saudi Arabia:

This is without doubt the best place in our time to seek knowledge. It is good in that it will teach you the right Aqeedah and Manhaj and plus it has universities that give away scholarships to students.

The University of Madeenah is opening up a branch for sisters soon and this will be for the wives of students providing them with an opportunity to study.

The University of Makkah, Ummul Qurra already has a branch for women, which enables both husband and wife to study side by side.

Then there is the new University called Nourah bint ‘Abdirahmaan, this university is for women and they accept international students aswell.

One of the main conditions is that the female has a mahram residing in Riyadh.

Yemen:

I would not advice sisters to travel there at the moment, since there is a big security risk with battles being fought against Shi’as etc.

Also life generally is rougher there. The government usually give foreigners abit of a tough time, and ask questions etc, but if you are originally Yemeni or Somali, this is a good place since you will be able to blend in with the population easily.

Places to study are many, there is the famous Dammaj which was founded by Shaykh Muqbil rahimahullah. There is also places in Macbar where you can learn the basics of Islaam and memorise Qur’aan etc.

But again the situation is not stable in Yemen at the moment.

Egypt:

This country is mainly good for two things, when it comes to the arabic language and memorizing Qur’aan. The Egyptians are very good in both these fields.

It is also good in that it provides flexibility for people to come and study. The people in Egypt are very friendly and welcoming, and a person usually picks up the language quickly.

The main places for studying are in Cairo, al-Ibaanah is a good institute which will teach you arabic and islamic subjects.

There is al-Fajr institute which has grown very big recently which teaches a similar syllabus. In Cairo you will find many different institutes and it is up to you to pick which one suites you the best, all of these institutes cost money.

There is a place up in the north, qortoba institute I have heard good things about it but I am not sure if they provide services for females. You can read more about them here http://www.qortoba.net/

Pakistan/India:

This wouldn’t be very ideal for non Pakistanis or non Indians, since the circumstance in Pakistan has changed dramatically within the past few years.

However if you happen to be Pakistani or Indian it might be something worth looking into.

Mauritania:

This is really not a place for westerners to go, let alone women. Life is very tough here and students are required to be very tough and serious.

To make your way there you will have to have contacts and know which Shaykhs to study underneath and which ones to avoid.

These are few of the places that comes to mind, if other people have places I have over looked please feel free to add them through the comments on the blog.


http://khaldun.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/for-sisters-eyes-only/

古蘭經習得(二)

قُولُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡنَا

وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٲهِـۧمَ وَإِسۡمَـٰعِيلَ

وَإِسۡحَـٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَ

وَٱلۡأَسۡبَاطِ وَمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ

وَمَآ أُوتِىَ ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ

مِن رَّبِّهِمۡ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيۡنَ أَحَدٍ۬ مِّنۡهُمۡ

(136)وَنَحۡنُ لَهُ ۥ مُسۡلِمُونَ


Say ye: "We believe, in Allah and the revelation given to us and to Abraham Isma`il Isaac Jacob and the Tribes and that given to Moses and Jesus and that given to (all) Prophets from their Lord we make no difference between one and another of them and we bow to Allah (in Islam)." (136)

你們說：「我們信我們所受的啟示，與易蔔拉欣、易司馬儀、易司哈格、葉爾孤白和各支派所受的啟示，與穆薩和爾撒受賜的經典，與眾先知受主所賜的經典；我們對他們中任何一個，都不加以歧視，我們只順真主。」 (古蘭經第二章136節)

what is the hanif mean?

Ḥanīf (Arabic حنيف, plural ḥunafā' حنفاء) is an Arabic term that refers to pre-Islamic non-Jewish or non-Christian Arabian monotheists.[1] More specifically, in Islamic thought it refers to the people during the (pre-Islamic) period known as the Jāhiliyya or "Ignorance", who were seen to have rejected Shirk (polytheism) and retained some or all of the true tenets of the monotheist religion of Ibrahim (Abraham)[1] that, according to Islamic view, has preceded Judaism and Christianity.[2]


Ḥanīf, capitalized, can also be a common Arabic proper name used for its more literary and poetic definition, "true believer" or "righteous one". The name is used throughout the Muslim world including non-Arabic speaking cultures.


List of hanifs

1-Ibrahim

2-Ismael

3-Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf

4-Abdul Muttalib

5-‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib

6-Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib

7-Muhammad

8-Ali

9-Said ibn Zayd

The four friends in Mecca from Ibn Ishaq's account:

1-Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufail: rejected both Judaism and Christianity[2]

2-Waraqah ibn Nawfal: converted to Christianity[2]

3-Uthman ibn Huwarith: travelled to the Byzantine Empire and converted to Christianity[2]

4-Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh: early Muslim convert who emigrated to Abyssinia and then converted to Christianity[2].

Hanif opponents of Islam from Ibn Ishaq's account:

1-Abu Amir Abd Amr ibn Sayfi: a leader of the tribe of Banu Aus at Medina and builder of the "Mosque of the Schism" mentioned in the Quranic verse 9:107 and later allied with the Quraysh then moved to Taif and onto Syria after subsequent Muslim conquests.[2]

2-Abu Qays ibn al-Aslat[2]

The hanafiyya are seen as the followers of the religion of Abraham who venerated the Kaaba and differed with the Quraysh and having differed over the "association" of the Lord of the sacred precinct in Mecca with other gods.[2] Some of the "devotional practices" of Islam attributed to them include the veneration of the Kaaba, the pilgrimages of the Hajj and umra, the standing at Arafat and Muzdalifa and the sacrificing of camels.[5]

The hanīfiyya have been the subject of academic controversy and accounts of natural "Arab" monotheist have not been universally accepted by Western scholars, with some instances being generally ascribed to special pleading, such as for Waraqa,[2] while G.R. Hawting rejects the Muslim explanations believing that they are later distortions.[citation needed]

古蘭經習得 (一)

我認為學習學quran和seerah是每個穆斯林最重要的功課之一，之前的我什麼也不懂，也只知道 說唸經禮拜就夠了，不過我們都在唸甚麼經呢! 我們從小就沒有這樣的觀念出現過，父母親從小 所受的教育不高，再加上所習得的quran經典教育不多，所以對我來說只要學會念古蘭經，只要 把字正確拼起來就是一個非常了不起的事了，而且能把整本古蘭經念完那就更是奇蹟了 。

我認為我們首先要學的應該是quran，因為quran是伊斯蘭的準則，是真主所頒發給全人類的，而seerah歷史的話是可以當作輔助說明當時古蘭經班降前後所發生的事件，可以了解到quran 的發生和頒降的因素背景，等到我們對這兩個領域都熟悉了之後再去涉略別的領域，大部分的人都很喜歡直接去念聖訓，因為聖訓所得到的詞意是簡點單明暸的，但要記得sunnah聖訓不等於hadith哈迪斯，因為聖訓是透過記載聖人(求主賜福予他)所說的話和所表現的行為而受到追隨者所跟隨的好楷模，而且是在聖人歸真後幾百年這些聖訓才開始收集的，所以當我們在慎選聖訓的時候要非常小心警慎，大部分流傳很廣和可信度高的都是來自Sahih，不過我們在閱 讀聖訓的時候要注意到這個聖訓是否符合聖人的個性象徵，來判斷說這一則聖訓是否可以採用 ，也求主賜予我們智慧判斷來做為對錯的分辨。

青花瓷

素胚勾勒出青花筆鋒濃轉淡
瓶身描繪的牡丹一如妳初妝
冉冉檀香透過窗心事我了然
宣紙上走筆至此擱一半


釉色渲染仕女圖韻味被私藏
而妳嫣然的一笑如含苞待放
妳的美一縷飄散 去到我去不了的地方

天青色等煙雨 而我在等妳
炊煙裊裊昇起 隔江千萬里
在瓶底書漢隸仿前朝的飄逸
就當我為遇見妳伏筆

天青色等煙雨 而我在等妳
月色被打撈起 暈開了結局
如傳世的青花瓷自顧自美麗 妳眼帶笑意

色白花青的錦鯉躍然於碗底
臨摹宋體落款時卻惦記著妳
妳隱藏在窯燒裡千年的秘密
極細膩猶如繡花針落地


簾外芭蕉惹驟雨門環惹銅綠
而我路過那江南小鎮惹了妳
在潑墨山水畫裡 妳從墨色深處被隱去

天青色等煙雨 而我在等妳
炊煙裊裊昇起 隔江千萬里
在瓶底書漢隸仿前朝的飄逸
就當我為遇見妳伏筆

天青色等煙雨 而我在等妳
月色被打撈起 暈開了結局
如傳世的青花瓷自顧自美麗 妳眼帶笑

Best in me

I was made the wrong way
won't you do me the right way
where you gonna be tonight
'cause I won't stay too long

maybe you're the light for me
when you talk to me it strikes me
won't somebody help me
'cause I don't feel too strong

Was it something that I said
was it something that I did
or the combination of both that did me in

You know I'm hoping you'll sing along
Though it's not your favorite song
don't wanna be there when there's nothing left to say
you know that some of us spin again
when you do, you need a friend
don't wanna be there when there's nothing left for me
and I hate the thought of finally being erased
baby that's the best of me

Everything's behind you
but the hope still stands beside you
living in every moment
have I wasted all your time

Was there something that I said
was there something that I did
or the combination I broke that did me in

You know I'm hoping you'll sing along
though it's not your favorite song
don't wanna be there when there's nothing left to say
you know that some of us spin again
when you do, you need a friend
don't wanna be there when there's nothing left for me
and I hate the thought of finally being erased
baby that's the best of me
baby that's the best of me

"The Reason" 離開的理由

I'm not a perfect person 我不是一个完美的人
As many things I wish I didn't do 有很多事我希望我没做过
But I continue learning 但我还是不断学习
I never meant to do those things to you 我从不是故意要对你做那些事的
And so I have to say before I go 而且在我走以前我必须说
That I just want you to know 我只想让你知道：
I've found a reason for me 我已为自己找到一个理由
To change who I used to be 改变从前的我
A reason to start over new 一个可以从新开始的理由
and the reason is you 而这理由就是你

I'm sorry that I hurt you 我很抱歉我伤害了你
It's something I must live with everyday 这是我必须每天面对的错
And all the pain I put you through 而所有我让你承受过的痛
I wish that I could take it all away 我希望我能全部带走
And be the one who catches all your tears 而且当个可以承接你所有眼泪的人
Thats why i need you to hear 这是为什么我需要你听一下
I've found a resaon for me 我已为自己找到一个理由
To change who I used to be 改变从前的我
A reason to start over new 一个可以从新开始的理由
and the reason is You 而这理由就是你

I'm not a perfect person 我不是一个完美的人
I never meant to do those things to you 我从不是故意要对你做那些事的
And so I have to say before I go 而且在我走以前我必须说
That I just want you to know 我只想让你知道：
I've found a reason for me 我已为自己找到一个理由
To change who I used to be 改变从前的我
A reason to start over new 一个可以从新开始的理由
and the reason is you 而这理由就是你

I've found a reason to show 我已经找到一个理由证明
A side of me you didn't know 有一面的我你以前不知道
A reason for all that I do 一个所有行为的理由
And the reason is you 而那个理由就是你

蓋頭默默宣教﹗

絕大多數穆斯林都知道﹐穆斯林婦女頭上的蓋頭是順從真主的標誌﹐代表了穆斯林女子忠誠﹑賢淑和自尊。戴上蓋頭的女子讓人們以品德和才智尊敬她﹐而不是把眼光集中在她的容貌上﹐因此戴蓋頭不是向男人們屈服﹐而是避開男人們惡習,不給他們淫念的機會﹐是女子自我保護和自尊自愛的行為。 穆斯林女子遵從真主的命令戴上蓋頭走上街﹐是向社會莊嚴宣佈穆斯林的身份和內心的信仰。 　　

仁慈至大的真主在【古蘭經】中對他的使者啟示說:“先知啊﹗ 你應當對你的妻子﹑你的女兒和信士們的婦女說﹕她們應當用外衣蒙著自己的身體。 這樣做最容易使人認識她們﹐而不受侵犯。”(33﹕59) 感贊真主﹐伊斯蘭在美國發展的形勢日新月異﹐社會大眾開始了解穆斯林的信仰和習俗﹐他們尊重穆斯林婦女的衣著和蓋頭。 當一個美國人最初看到穆斯林女子戴著蓋頭的時候﹐覺得好奇﹐他便自動地到處查詢這是怎麼一回事﹐當他得知事實真相之後﹐他就開始認識伊斯蘭﹐逐漸了解伊斯蘭﹐許多人就是這樣歸信了伊斯蘭。 　　因此﹐穆斯林女子們戴著蓋頭出門﹐在她們自己無意識之中﹐真主借此使伊斯蘭在美國傳播﹐穆斯林的形像端正了﹐穆斯林的社會壯大了﹐因為這些婦女們在默默地宣教。 　　

有許多穆斯林﹐男人或女人﹐在穿著打扮上模仿美國的生活方式﹐如牛仔褲﹑短裙﹑緊身衣﹐這是很不幸的徵兆﹐因為先知穆聖教導說﹕“當你模仿那些人﹐你就成為其中一份子。”《阿布‧ 達伍德聖訓集》 這樣的現象不僅在美國存在﹐而且在整個西方世界都存在﹐穆斯林掩蓋自己的特征﹐似乎羞於表現自己的信仰﹐好像被人認出是穆斯林﹐就低人家一頭﹐臉上沒有光彩﹐內心感到自卑。 　　作為有崇高信仰的穆斯林女子﹐不順從真主的命令才是罪過﹐因為不盡信仰的責任﹐在這個唯物欲是求的世界上隨波逐流﹐真主將以此懲罰你﹐使你成為不合格的信士。 　　而全世界的古今伊斯蘭學者一致認為﹐凡是生活在非伊斯蘭國家的穆斯林都有弘揚主道的責任﹐每個人都應盡力而為地宣教﹐傳播伊斯蘭真理。 假如一個人對自己的信仰感到自卑﹐沒有胸懷坦白的勇氣﹐那麼﹐他也不可能以自尊的感情表現自己﹐感染別人。 在我們穆斯林社會中﹐這樣的人是虛偽的﹐沒有誠信﹐他也不可能獲得成功。 　

當一名穆斯林女子戴著蓋頭走進商場裡購物﹐在學校裡讀書﹐進入圖書館﹐坐在辦公室裡﹐以她的誠實﹑認真﹑嫻靜﹑謙虛﹑深沉顯示穆斯林女子的形像﹐使人感受到她內心世界的美德和才華﹑她的家庭教養和社會責任﹐她不用大聲說話﹐毋須奮力爭斗﹐這就是強有力地宣教。 　　女子的衣著和蓋頭是造物主的意欲和命令﹐這對於造物主的所有宗教信徒都不陌生﹐例如天主教是根據上帝在【聖經】中的啟示﹐修女們必須蒙著自己的身體出外。 　　

[新約聖經】說﹕“凡女人禱告或是講道﹐若不蒙頭﹐就羞辱自己的頭﹐因為這就如同剃了頭髮一樣。 女人若不蒙頭﹐就該剪了頭髮。 女人若以剪髮剃髮為羞愧﹐就該蒙著頭。”(哥林多前書﹐11﹕3-10) 許多耶穌教派﹐如阿門教派(The Amish)和梅諾教派(The Mennonites)﹐要求女信徒必須遵從上帝在【聖經】中的命令戴蓋頭。 　

有虔誠信仰的猶太教徒﹐女子們都必須戴上披肩的大頭巾才許可出門。 讀過【聖經】的人都知道﹐摩西(穆薩)和耶穌(爾撒)先知都曾經教誨過他們那個時代的弟子們要對女子們申明﹐戴蓋頭是造物主的命令。 年代久遠而信仰失真﹐子孫不肖﹐人心不古﹐對上帝的畏懼減退﹐隨己所願改變了習慣。 因此可以證明﹐女信士戴蓋頭不是伊斯蘭的特殊發明﹐而是真主的最後使者穆罕默德恢復了造物主從開天闢地以來的啟示真理。 　　伊斯蘭是人世上最新﹑最後的宗教﹐總結真主歷代降示的啟示﹐歸納成為包括一切生活內容的完美宗教。 全體穆斯林應為此感到驕傲和自豪﹐並且以宣教為己任﹐弘揚正道﹐傳播伊斯蘭。 　　

女人們應當體會到真主的特賜﹐擁有比男人更為優美的身體和容貌﹐溫柔和耐心﹐但知恩者必以忠誠順從主命為榮耀﹐祈求真主的喜悅和恩典﹐得享天堂的美好歸宿。 愚不可及者不識主恩而放蕩任性﹐必為惡魔所引誘﹐先墮落於人間﹐最後永受火獄之苦。 女子生為人類平等的一族﹐願為文明世界的閃亮明星﹐或者甘做社會的纍贅和污垢﹐個人的意願誰都無法強制。 善與惡的選擇雖有自由﹐但真主的嚴明法度不容欺騙﹐自有賞罰分明的公正。女子的蓋頭是內心光亮的外部表現﹐既照亮別人﹐也自享安寧和尊敬﹐何樂而不為。

祈求真主引導我們走向光明和正道。 阿敏﹗


You look at me and call me oppressed, Simply because of the way I'm dressed, You know me not for what's inside, You judge the clothing I wear with pride, My body's not for your eyes to hold, You must speak to my mind, not my feminine mold, I'm an individual, I'm no mans slave, It's Allahs pleasure that I only crave, I have a voice so I will be heard, For in my heart I carry His word, "O ye women, wrap close your cloak, So you won't be bothered by ignorant folk", Man doesn't tell me to dress this way, It's a Law from God that I obey, Oppressed is something I'm truly NOT, For liberation is what I've got, It was given to me many years ago, With the right to prosper, the right to grow, I can climb moutains or cross the seas, Expand my mind in all degrees, For God Himself gave us LIBERTY, When He sent Islam, To You and Me! <

Making use of our youth

Dear friends, if Allah gives us 60 years to live then it comes to around 22,000 days (60x365). All these days Allah gives us to prepare for one day of interview with Allah. That is on the Day of Judgement. On that day, Allah will ask us some questions and He wants some correct answers. Allah is so merciful that He already told us what the questions will be through Quran and Ahadith. His mercy is so great that He even told us the answers to these questions. Now imagine, a student goes to write an exam. He opens his exam paper and finds the questions on one side. Then he finds that the answers to the questions are on the other side. Now after writting the exam, if this student still fails then what would we think of him? We would think that he is the dumbest person around. Well, tell you what, on the Day of Judgement, us people who knew the questions and answers will still fail! That is why, this is the time to wake up before we prove ourselves to be the dumbest of people.

Youth is the prime time of our lives. This is where people make important decisions like what to become in the future. Things you do in this time will most likely affect you throughout the rest of your life. That is why, it is important to bring Islam into your life during these days. Many people have the conception that when they get old then they will start practising Islam. Probably you and me also have this feeling. But look at it this way: If you want to become a famous hockey player then you would start playing right from the youth. As you grow up, you will become better and better. But if you think that you will start playing when you are an old man then the chances of becoming famous is virtually zero. That's the reality. When we become old, we won't have enough energy to even stand up and pray.

Because youth is the prime time of your life, that is why it is very precious to Allah. Allah has prepared a shade on the Day of Judgement for those people who used to worship Allah in their youth. On that Day, there will be no other shade except the shade from the throne of Allah. Imagine standing outside on a very hot day under the sun for hours after hours. You would definately want some shadow to rest under. But what about that Day when the sun will be much nearer to us and the heat will be much more extreme. Wouldn't you want some shade on that day? Ofcourse you would!

You and I are all weak in terms of keeping our duties to Allah and Allah is aware of that. Allah wants that we keep trying to do our best. If a baby falls down while walking he tries to get up again and walk. He doesn't keep sitting down. Then a day comes when he does start to walk. Similarly, we should keep trying our best and not give up. A day will come when, Inshallah, we will be strong enough to obey Allah in every situation. Let us make a small promise to Allah right now that we will start doing the things for which we were sent to this life. Otherwise, we will be like that dumb guy who will fail the test on the Day of Judgement.

May Allah make it easy for us. Ameen.

Open your arm with a new chance

I try to relieve my tension and pressure recently.maybe it becaz i am going to graduate and facing for some problem that i never expect to it will happen to me.
but i will take it become of the test from Allah ..I will never ever give up from the hope that is rely on ALLAH...these are small words that i have pick up from somewhere ,i can use it to always remind myself that after i am graduated then what i have to be aware for myself and expect myself to change in the following :

~~~Nothing is change just adapt for it~~~~


1~要堅信一個真理：這個世界上只有爸媽永遠對你好。
你25歲了，你記不記得自己青春反叛的時候怎麼氣過他們。
你25歲了，父母都快年過半百了，你要對他們好的時間已經不多了。不要等失去的時候才哭著說當時年少不懂事，沒有好好孝敬父母。

2~是的，你已經達到法定婚齡了，可是你並不用著急著嫁人。
或許你正在熱戀，你們山盟海誓說要一輩子。
可是你才25歲，你不知道一輩子到底有多長。日子是過出來的，不是想出來的。
結婚，不是兩個人的事情，是兩個家庭的事情。老一輩講的門當戶對，並不是毫無道理的封建思想。結婚，你應該抱著一輩子只有一次的信念，所以結婚，慢慢來。

3~轟轟烈烈的愛情，留給一字頭的年齡。
你25歲了。別再做那些會被別人當做笑話的傻事。
什麼夜不歸宿，當街吵架，以死相逼，一哭二鬧三上吊。
那些瘋狂的事情，那些年少輕狂，經歷過就夠了。
25歲了，學會淡定從容。
女孩子，從來就應該驕傲地活著，而不是卑微地戀愛。

4~不要因為寂寞而戀愛，不要因為跟風而戀愛。
25歲了，學會對自己的人生負責。

5~自己喜歡的東西，不要奢望別人買。
25歲，不管你以前是否玩過曖昧，你已經過了曖昧的年齡。
女人要獨立，經濟獨立是基礎。

6~如果一個男人對你說他配不上你，相信他。
一個自己說配不上你的男人，一輩子也不會配得上你！
珍惜與能力無關，與錢無關！

7~明確自己的目標，為此奮鬥。
25歲，你要出國？找工作？還是繼續學習？
25歲，你離踏入社會已不遠，你是否已做好准備？

8~答應自己的事情就要做到，該對自己狠的時候就要狠，切忌優柔寡斷、藕斷絲連。
對自己心軟，成不了大事。
25歲，要學會面對現實，不能再整日沉浸於白日夢中。

9~女孩子，要學會對自己好一點，別把所有的都投資在所謂的“潛力股”身上。
無論什麼時候，看清楚你自己手中留著什麼底牌。

10~做人學會圓滑。
25歲，別人不會再把你當小孩子，你的錯誤已不會再有人包容。
對不喜歡的人和事面帶笑容，是我們必須學會的惡心。

11~感謝所有傷害過你的人。
然後在25歲生日的那天，對他們揮揮手，說聲，我不再恨你們了。
你長大了，你要正視傷害。

12~別玩什麼非主流。你不是90後。
還不如學著化化妝，不是煙熏妝，是大方得體的淡妝。
一個大企業的面試官曾對我說過，一個化淡妝的女生，企業會優先考慮。
為什麼？因為你連自己的容貌都不著急，你會著急什麼？
世界上沒有醜女人，只有懶女人。

13~減肥，說說就好。
到你真的減到跟竹竿似的時候，你會發現低血壓低血糖頭暈目眩一系列疾病同時伴隨你。
說不好還有胃癌。
25歲，你要知道，你以後的路還有很長，健康的身體是你走下去的保證。

14~對挑撥離間的人，不要揭發他。
等他演完一出出好戲，拼命演，拼命圓。
然後告訴他，其實你什麼都知道。
接著，笑笑，離開。

15~誰對你好，你就對誰好。
人際交往永遠是禮尚往來的、雙向法則，沒有人有義務對你好。
25歲，擦亮眼睛，誰對你好，記得對他好。

16~轉身，要比眼淚快。
這是必須。
25歲了，你必須學會承擔難過，你必須知道難過它會過去。
要經常對自己說，我也可以很勇敢。不要，千萬不要，輕易在別人面前掉眼淚。
別人看多了你的眼淚，就會覺得你的眼淚如此廉價。

17~你以前或許干過許多荒唐的事。
可是請你不要覺得那有多見不得人。請你不要覺得那是負擔。
25歲，這是你生命中一個新的開始。

18~隨時給自己准備一個微笑 告訴自己 我可以！

不小了 要加油了

女人應該記住的：
1.學會做幾個拿手好菜，不一定是給愛人做，也可能在休閑的時候犒勞自己或者慰勞下辛苦多年的父母。

2.越是得不到的感情，越不要極盡全力的強求；越是離得很遠的理想，越需要曠日持久的堅持。

3.不要在情緒不好的時候做壞的決定，越是負面情緒占據主導的時候，越要少折騰神經。

4.一天不能花8小時以上時間去想同一個人，超過12點，再大的事也要為睡覺讓路。

5.當感覺自己語塞的時候，就不要亂說話，要知道，沉默，也有無限種含義。

6.心情不好或者空虛寂寞的時候，千萬不要找異性去說，那樣只會讓你更危險，找不到好姐們，也還有自己的父母。

7.不要怕犯傻和犯錯，怕的是你第二次還犯同樣的傻和同樣的錯。

8.工作是你的權利而不是義務，你可以少工作或者多工作，但是千萬不要不工作。

9.健康比三圍重要，智慧比財富值錢，這兩樣東西，爭取都不要少。

10.能得到別人稱贊不一定是好事，因為那同樣會讓你驕傲。

11.不要總是羨慕別人的幸福，因為那也可能是別人辛苦得來的。

12.衣服不要盡可能的多，夠穿就行，男人不要盡可能的富有，夠體貼你就成。



看後, 窩心, 感動, 有一種說不話來的心領神會。
很多時候, 大家都說女人到了三十是人生另一個階段。
對於廿多歲的我們, 又何嘗不是?
多少次我們會為夢想, 為工作, 為愛情, 為婚姻, 為家人, 為金錢, 種種而輾轉反側。
雖然女生每天都聊東聊東的，但是裝滿了滿肚子心事，又有誰懂？

不管是哪個年齡的女生, 都要明白一樣東西：好好愛自己。
家人會愛你，男人會愛你；
但總有一天，家人會離開，男人會不愛。
因此，不管遇到好情況，壞情況，要從頭到尾，好好愛自己

سُوۡرَةُ الفَاتِحَة 開端章

1、奉至仁至慈的真主之名，

2、一切赞颂全归真主，众世界的主，

3、至仁至慈的主，

4、报应日的主，

5、我们只崇拜你，只求你祐助

6、求你引领我们正路，

7、你所祐助者的路，不是受谴怒者的路，也不是迷误者的路。

安拉在今世的恩賜不論民族 宗教 男女 完全是一樣的 唯在後世得到安拉的恩賜的人，只有在今世認識接受真理的人和承認阿拉的獨一，也是一個有"伊曼"德信的人才有這樣的回賜，所有在今世所作的好壞將會在後世明確的得到賞罰，那就是還報之日，在今世我們只能崇拜安拉也只能向真主求襄助，希望得到安拉的正道，我們遵循的只有真主所引道的正路而已，如同以往聖人們所遵循的道路。

Sunnah and Bid'ah

The Straight Path has been laid out. Our job is only to follow it, not to try to discover new paths.

By Khalid Baig

Once some Jewish scholars said to Sayyidna Umar bin Khattab, Radi-Allahu unhu, "The Qur'an contains a verse that if it had been revealed to us, we would have designated a day to celebrate its revelation." Upon enquiry they mentioned the verse: "This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed my favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion." [Al-Maida 5:3] "Yes, I know, the time and place when it was revealed," he replied.

Indeed it was a historic day. It was the day of Arafa during the farewell Hajj of Prophet Muhammad Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam. This verse announced the completion of a historic process that had started with the coming to earth of Sayyidna Adam, alayhi salam. Allah sent His guidance with him and informed him that in the generations to come there would be additional messengers. The process continued through the 124,000 prophets who were sent to different lands at different times. It culminated with the coming of the Last Messenger, Muhammad Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam. He received revelations over a twenty-three year period. Then during the Farewell Hajj, on the plain of Arafat, in the presence of nearly 150,000 companions, this verse announced that it was all done!

The full significance of this message must never escape us. Islam is unlike all previous revealed religions in one crucial respect. All of them came with expiration dates. Islam has none. The Guidance from Allah had been completed. The religion had been perfected. There would be no new message, no new prophet, no new Shariah, and no new command until the Last Day! The Straight Path has been laid out. Our job is only to follow it, not to try to discover new paths. In Jumuah khutbahs this Ummah has been repeating the hadith: "I warn you of the newly invented matters (in the religion), and every newly invented matter is bid'ah, and every bid'ah is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Hellfire." (an-Nasaa'ee)

In Islamic terminology, Sunnah and Bid'ah are antonyms. Sunnah literally means path, and it is the path shown to us by the Prophet Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam. This includes the Shariah teachings derived from Qur'an, Hadith, the consensus of the companions, and the ijtehad of the qualified imams. Bid'ah means adding or changing articles of faith or religious practices. It can take many forms. One may change the occasion of a prescribed act, thereby extending it to occasions for which it was not meant. One may add restrictions on a desired act that the Shariah had not imposed. One may change the style or form of such an act. One may start doing something collectively that was to be performed individually. Or one may change the Shariah status of an act from permissible to mandatory. Of course, one may also add a ritual where none existed. These are all forms of bid'ah. They are all forbidden.

In Islamic terminology, Sunnah and Bid'ah are antonyms...Bid'ah means adding or changing articles of faith or religious practices.

Bid'ah is like fake currency that tries to drive out the good currency. By design it has the appearance of a virtuous religious act. But it lies outside the Shariah. So do its sources, which, in a great number of cases can be traced to non-Islamic influence from surrounding communities with which Muslim communities historically came into contact. Hence the telltale signs that set it apart from Sunnah. First, bid'ahs normally vary from region to region--- and over time--- revealing their local, non-Islamic source. This is unlike the genuine religious practices that maintain the same form everywhere. No matter where he comes from, a follower of, say, Hanafi Fiqh, will be offering salat in exactly the same way, right down to the minutest detail - like when to raise the index finger. In contrast, the bid'ah practices surrounding, marriage or death in the Indo-Pak subcontinent vary from those in Arabia or Africa.

Second, the bid’ah practices are largely transmitted through oral tradition. Many of these have a pseudo-legal, ritualistic framework of their own, but one would be hard pressed to find it in the standard legal texts! Rather it lives in the folklore. Example: consider the practice of shaking hands after finishing the salat. Open the chapter on salat in your fiqh book. It lists all the steps, in great detail, involved in offering salat. Does it mention the handshake as well? No. The handshake comes from folklore, not from an authentic text, a clue that it may be a bid’ah, which it is. Similarly consider the rituals normally performed upon the death of a person. Again the fiqh books describe in great detail how the funeral and burial should be done. But do they also mention that on the third day (or the tenth or the fortieth), a gathering should be arranged where participants should recite the Qur’an for the benefit of the deceased and after which they should be served with dinner? Again the answer is no. Again the reason is that all of these common practices are not part of the Shariah. They are an addition or bid’ah.

Bid'ah is like fake currency that tries to drive out the good currency. By design it has the appearance of a virtuous religious act. But it lies outside the Shariah.

One factor that helps the propagation of bid’ahs is the attitude that treats religion as hobby rather than as the serious business of submitting to the command of Allah A. Pure submission may be “boring.” It demands sacrifice. Bid’ahs are fun. On top of that they “promise” reward in the Hereafter. This makes the bid’ah more deadly than ordinary sins. From an act we know to be a sin, we can repent. But how can one repent from a wrong that he considers to be right?

But in reality bid’ahs are a tremendous burden. Islamic teachings are simple and easy and life would be much simpler if all bid’ahs were removed from it. When a person dies, Islam teaches that others should be providing food to the bereaved family. Bid’ah requires the exact opposite, that the bereaved should feed all the visitors―a widespread practice in the Muslim communities in Asia. Other bid’ahs are also like that. A burden. And the burden in the Hereafter will be much bigger, for “every bid’ah is in the Fire.”