Ramadan 2011

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

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

Just a few days left for the month of Mercy, the month of forgiveness, the month when the blesssed Quran was revealed, the blessed month of Ramadan. This is the month when we abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset....But why do we fast?  Is it to feel what the poor feel, is it to make ourselves fitter etc. Of course to actually experience the hunger the less privileged go through and then to thank Allah for bestowing His bounties upon us is good but the real reason we fast is to gain taqwa (God consciousness). Allah SWT is the only reason we should be fasting for, we fast as He (God) has commanded us to; the One who has created us always knows what is best for us:-

“O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you as it has been prescribed for people before you so that you will (learn how to) attain Taqwa” ( 2:183)

One thing we must remember to do is to  renew our intentions...we have to remind ourselves why we are fasting. Also another thing that has become a norm is the over indulging of food....this has to stop as Ramadan is not a 30 day eating contest where we have to throw in as much food as we can when we break our fast....that is not the reason we have been commanded to fast. This month is a blessing, lets try and reap as many blessings as we can Insha'Allah.

May Allah help us all to make every fast this Ramadan a shield in the Hereafter. May Allah not make us one of those who do not get anything from their fasts except for hunger and thirst. And May Allah guide us towards making this Ramadan a source for gathering numerous blessings and getting our major and minor sins forgiven. And the most important thing is may we continue to strive once this honourable guest has left us, Ameen.

Following video is funny but so true for many :

Start preparing!

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

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

‘Kullu nafsin dzaa'iqatul maut’ translated as ‘Every soul shall taste death!


Yes it doesn’t matter who you are:


young or old



white or black



rich or poor



male or female



You will taste death......






EVERY PERSON HAS AN APPOINTED TERM.......


when the term is reached.....that's it!




Your soul will be taken back to who it belongs




Inna lillaahi wa inna ilayhi Raaji'oon meaning:


'To Allah we belong and to Him is our return.'......its as simple as that!


But do we REALLY, TRULY understand these words and their implications in our life?


It means …whatever we have is not really ours. It belongs to Allah. We belong to Allah


Each day that passes, each day we breathe, each day we go about our lives, sinning or doing good, is but a day closer to our end, closer to our return to Allah SWT....time is running out so ‘Take Account of yourself before you are accounted for’.

A powerful video  to reflect upon.....check it out


The title ‘ There is No fleeing from death’:

Power is for Allah!

This video is a great reminder of our reality, a very thought provoking video that sends shivers down the spine.....a must watch!

Best day of my life!

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

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

I used to think that the day I  get married will be the best day of my life. Don't get me wrong it was great... the sun was shining, I was happy & things worked out fine! But despite it all going smoothly, it wasn't the best day of my life as it did have moments of worry, moments of anxiety....moments when it felt it would all go horribly wrong......so I really cant call it the best day of my life.

Then the day I give birth I thought will to be the best day of my life, the day  I have been waiting for. Again the day itself was stressful as I didn't know what was going to happen, the pain, the worry, the anxiety but Alhamdulillah the end result was my beautiful twins....a huge blessing of Allah SWT....a day that Allah SWT gave me the honour of being a mother....a mother about whom the hadith states:

A man came to the Prophet and said, ‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim).....what a beautiful honour Allah SWT has bestowed upon being a mother!

So was the day my twins were born my best day.....again the answer is No! Why because  I pray that my best day is yet to come.....

A Bedouin made a very interesting dua: 

Ya Allah! Make the best of my deeds my last deeds, and make the best of my life my last moments, and make the best day of my life, the day I meet You.

This is the dua that I make to Allah SWT as I love the wording.....I too want my best day to be the day that I meet Allah SWT.....the day Allah  says to me "Peace be with you, I am so pleased with you"

How wonderful will that day be......I cant even begin to imagine the sheer joy that I will experience.....I don't think any words will ever be able to explain that feeling so I just pray & pray that I get blessed with this opportunity. In the meantime while I am alive I have a lot of work to do......I have to continue striving in the Path of Allah SWT so I may be of those fortunate ones who will be granted the honour of meeting Allah.....with that in mind I make sincere dua that my best day is yet to come Inshallah!