Virtues of Surah Mulk

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim ,
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful .

Surah Mulk is the 67th chapter of the Holy Quran and what a beautiful surah it is. It begins with the words " Blessed be He in Whose hand is the Dominion and He has power over all things."

It is reported from ibn ‘Abbas (ra) who said that one of the Prophet’s companions set up his tent over a grave without realising that it was a grave and it contained a man who was reciting the Surah al-Mulk up to the end. He went and told the Prophet (saw) who said: “It is The Defender; it is The Protector which safeguards from the punishment of the grave.” (Tirmidhi )

The Prophet said: "I wish that 'Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion' is in the heart of every believer."

Abu Hurairah (ra) narrates that the Prophet said: "There is a Surah in the Quran of thirty ayat which intercedes for its reciter until he is forgiven. (It is): Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion."(Ahmad)

Subhanallah these hadith tells us why we should be reciting this surah daily....it will save us from the punishment of the grave as that is our first destination when we die and if that goes well then Inshallah everything else should fall into place.

Below is a video that I composed to help with the memorisation of this virtuous surah:

Purify yourself!

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

I was reading a beautiful hadith(saying of the Messenger of Allah PBUH) that I would like to share .

On the authority of Abu Malik al-Harith bin 'Asim al-Ash'ari, radiyallahu 'anhu, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:

'Cleanliness is half of faith, and saying 'Alhamdulillah'(Praise be to God) fills the scale, Saying 'Subhanallah wa al-Hamdulillahi' (Exhalted be Allah and Praise be to Allah) fills the space between the heavens and the earth. Salah (prayer) is a light. Sadaqah (charity) is proof(of one's faith). Sabr (patience) is a brightness. The Qur'an is a proof for or against you. All men go out early in the morning and sell themselves, some setting themselves free and others destroying themselves."

What a beautiful hadith. It shows the importance of these great deeds in Islam through which every Muslim can free him or herself from the punishment of Allah subhana wa ta'ala in the Hereafter . What a beautiful way to purify yourself as Jannah (paradise) is reserved only for the ones who are pure....those who carry out these deeds will be those who are near to the creator. May Allah SWT make us of those who will be near and dear to Him, Ameen.

The hadith also explains the importance the Holy Qur'an should have in our lives. It states that "The Qur'an is either an argument and proof for or against you".

In Surah al-Isra Ayah 82 Allah says:
"We send down the Qur'an that which is a healing and mercy for those who believe and for the unjust people it causes nothing but loss after loss."

So people who recite the Qur'an, learn it and practice its rulings are people who become the people of the Qur'an and it (the Qur'an) will be a proof for them. But those who ignore the Qur'an and never read or practice it in their lives, then the Qur'an will stand against them in the hereafter. Now thats heavy......it's not an ordinary book ....it's a book that can save us from the fire whose fuel is men and stones. Not only should we be reading it daily, we should also be implementing it in our every day life.

The Greatest Ayah - Ayatul Kursi

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the most Beneficient, the most Merciful
Ayatul Kursi is an ayaah (verse) in the Holy Qur'aan in the second surah, surah Baqarah ayah 255 in which Allah SWT speaks about Himself and His Attributes.
It is highly distinguished because:-

• The Prophet Muhammad PBUH described it as the greatest ayaah in the Qur'aan.
• In it the most Great Name of Allah is mentioned.
• It protects from the accursed shaytaan. Whoever recites it at night (before going to bed), Allah will appoint a guard for him and stay with him to protect him all night long, and no shaytaan will come near him till morning.
• In a hadeeth reported by At-Tabaraani the Prophet PBUH said " The one who recites it after each of the obligatory prayers, then death will be the only thing (ie barrier) preventing him from entering al-Jannah (paradise)."
• It is the only place in the Qur'aan where the Kursi (Footstool of Allah) is mentioned.

Subhanallah so many virtues in just one ayaah of the Holy Qur'aan....It is well worth memorising and below is a video I thoroughly enjoyed making of this great ayaah with translation.

R8 - Fantastic Design

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

The R8, What a car....a fantastic drive!!!! I have been fortunate enough to be driven around in such an awesome piece of design. Not just once but a few times and it does bring a huge smile to my face. Its got so much class , a 4.2 V8 mid engine from the Audi RS4, 414 bhp , top speed is 187mph and the sweetest rumble that I've come across. Your probably wondering how comes I know so much about cars, it's because I'm married to a car fanatic and it's always good to gain knowledge, it's good for the system.

Why I am so impressed with the R8 is because it's such a beautiful design.....but what is TRULY amazing is the creator who has given man the intelligence to build such a work of art. Allah SWT has blessed us all with different types of talents, some people are creative and so create mind blowing machinery, everyone of us uses our talents in different areas of our life and if we look around we see so many examples of what man has created but it's the Almighty who has given us this ability.

If we are impressed at man made things then what about the creator and what he has created.....the sun, the source of all life, the moon , the stars, the heavens, the Earth, all the planets .....the list is endless. Just look at your own self .....eyes , ears , mouth, nose, how beautifully they are all put together......God is truly amazing.

As Allah says in Surah Baqarah (2) Ayah 164:-

" Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alteration of night and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water (rain) which Allah sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive therewith after it's death, and the moving (living) creatures of all kinds that he has scattered therein, and in the veering of winds and clouds which are held between the sky and the earth, are indeed signs for men of understanding."

The R8 might be a fantastic design but the ultimate DESIGNER.....Allah SWT deserves to be worshipped because his design that is every thing we see, touch feel , taste has to be loved and admired!!!