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Khutbah by Ibrahim Ezghair
July 9,09
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Khutbah by Dr. Waleed Basyouni
Sh. Waleed Basyouni delivered this Khutbah at Clear Lake Masjid on June 26, 09. This is his first khutbah after learning of his son Yusuf's sickness, may Allah grant him cure and reward his parents generously for their patience. Please listen to the khutbah. It is inspiring.
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| Remember the Destroyer of All Pleasures by Ibrahim Ezghair |
Heedlessness due to the diversion of this life can cause us to forget about repentance and about preparing for the moment when whatever we built and gathered in this life will be left behind. All of that which we have cared about, gathered and built will be shattered and distributed. Nothing will be with us in that moment except what we have put forward, our faith and good deeds. Allah says, “Then have you considered if we gave them enjoyment for years. And then there came to them that which they were promised? They would not be availed by the enjoyment which they were provided” Shura:205
The Prophet (salla Allahu alayhee wa sallam) described a scene of a man who was dying. His first son-strong and healthy-approached him, so he said, "O my son! I have loved you so much and cared for you. You will come with me." The second son-also strong and healthy and good looking-approached him, so he said to him, "O my son! I have loved you too and cared for you. You will come with me to the grave." The third son however was frail and weak. The father said, "O my son! I have neglected and did not take care of you as I had your brothers, but you will come with me." So they all go to burry him. The first two sons leave him but the third son stays with him in the grave. The first two sons were his wealth and family and the third son was his good deeds. (read more)
How to Make a Difference-How Islam Transformed the First Generation of Muslims to Become "Leaders of the World"--by Dr. Waleed Basyouni |
Allah has sent Muahmmad (salla Allah alayhee wa sallam) with guidance and the true religion to take the people out of darkness into the light and to guide them to that which is good for them in this life and the hereafter. The Prophet (saw) came to a nation known as al-jahiliyah, which is a term that described their time and literally means the days of ignorance. Furthermore the Prophet (saw) transformed this society to become a source of light a source of guidance and a source of positive influence not only in Makkah, not only in Madina, not only in Arabia but the whole entire world.
That impact did not only remain for weeks, or months or years after the Prophet (salla Allah alayhee wa sallam), it rather continued after that and changed the face of the history of humanity until today in the [presence] of the Ummah Know as the Ummah of Muslims. That is why Allah (ta'ala) described this generation (the group that the Prophet (salla Allah alayhee wa sallam) had called to Islam and [who] embraced Islam) as the best nation ever raised for mankind. It was not just a religion. This generation became a role model for every generation that came after them. They are a role model for us to follow in their footsteps. The Prophet (salla Allah alayhee wa sallam) said: "[it is] what I am upon today and my companions." The way to success in this life and salvation in the hereafter is to follow my way and the way of my companions.
| "I was for you as Abu Zara' was for Umm Zara'"-by Ibrahim Ezghair |
June 5, 2009
“…They have rights similar to the obligations on them in a manner that is reasonable, but men have a degree over them…”
Ib Abbas says in his tafsir of this verse, “I adorn myself for my wife just as she adorns herself for me. Also, I do not like to ask her to fulfill all the rights that she owes me, for then she would ask me to fulfill all the rights that I owe her.” He also said: “the higher degree urges men to make married life beautiful and to extend to women wealth and morals , that is , it is fitting for the one higher in rank to burden himself.” (read more)
| A Tour in Islam-by Sh. Saad Abu Is'haq |
May 29, 2009
| "O Young Man! I Shall Teach You Few Words!"-by Ibrahim Ezghair |
May 21, 2009
| Anxiety: Causes and Remedies-by Ibrahim Ezghair |
May 15, 2009
When a Muslim understands the causes of his anxiety he will be able to overcome it. He turns to Allah for help. Allah teaches us in the Quran that every thing we face in this life is predestined. So our belief in al Qadar is a great relief from all of our worries and griefs. Allah says: And surely We shall try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and crops; but give glad tidings to the steadfast; those who when a calamity befalls them say: 'Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him is our return'." (Qur'an, 2:155).
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| THE WORLD OF JINN-Dr. Waleed al Besyouni |
May 8, 2009
Jinn is an accountable being. Allah created them with free will. Like humans they have the choice to do what is good or what is bad. That is why among them there are the good jinn and the bad jinn. Allah says: “And among us are the righteous ones and the other types ; we have been created in variant levels.” So basically they are accountable beings; they will be judged like you and me and him and her. They are going to be held accountable. In the Quran, Allah declared the reason why He created them. He said: “I have not created Jinn and Man except to worship Me.” Allah mentioned jinn before man because jinn was created before man. They were in existence before people. Some scholars like sheikh Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said that the father of all jinn was Iblees. Iblees was the first jinn to be created as Adam was the first human to be created. Their proof for that was what the Quran said in so many places such as in surat al Araf: “Do you take him and his progeny as friends besides Allah whereas they are your enemy.” So this ayah, like many other ayaat, was what led the scholars to say that Iblees was the father of the jinn, and the story between Adam and Iblees was a story between the father of humanity and the father of jinn.
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