Saturday 17 July 2010

Preparing for death Author Sherif Mohammed

Preparing for death
Author Sherif Mohammed



http://www.dawanet.com/nonmuslim/intro/misc/death1.html


more detail article go to the above.....



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Death is a very well-known fact. It has always been indisputable. No one has ever doubted death. although human beings rarely agree on anything, they have never disagree on their mortality.

Death is mentioned in the Quran almost everywhere. The word "Death" and its derivatives "die, dying, dead" is found more than 160 times in the Quran. The Quran has put a lot of emphasis on death. Why is it that the Quran is consistently reminding the believers about their own mortality while they already known this fact for centuries ?? To understand why we have to take a close look on the verses which mention death in the Quran and reflect upon them. Let us explore some of these verses:

"Every soul shall have a taste of death" (al-Imran 3:185)
The verse is clear and emphatic. The massage it conveys to us is: Make no mistake about death, it is foregone conclusion. Every soul shall taste it no matter what. Listen now to full verse:
"Every soul shall have a taste of death: And only on the Day of Judgement shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have succeeded. For the life of this world is but goods of chattels of deception" (al-Imran 3:185)
This verse represents one of the important Tenets of Islam which is the fact that there is another life after death. Thus, for us death is not the end of the world it is just the start of an ever-lasting life. The other fact in this verse also states with no uncertainty is that the true measure of success is not in this life. Success is not having a huge sum of money, or a large family, or a prestigious job, or an impressive title, or a degree from a respected university, or a big house, or a nice car, all these are nothing but goods of decepty. The real success is to be saved from the hell fire and be admitted to paradise. Anything short of this is a mere deception.
In another verse which conveys a similar meaning is:

"Every soul shall taste death. And We test you by evil and by good by way of trial. To Us must you return." (al-Anbiyaa 21:36)



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To sum up, I would remind myself and my dear brothers and sisters that death is a reality and we have to always be prepared for it. Please, don't assume that we will live for too long. we usually think that we will live for too long especially if we are young and healthy. This is not true. Young people die everyday and for a variety of reasons. I myself have 2 friends who died in their twenties. One was about 24 the other was 27 and this one was very healthy indeed. i graduated in the class of 1986, so far I have been told of 2 the graduates of my 1986 class who already died. No one has immunity against death. No one is too heathy to die, or too young to die or too wealthy to die or too powerful to die or too famous to die.

The question that we should always ask ourselves is not whether we are going to die, it is what preparations are we making to die as good Muslims ? We should always be ready, we should always struggle to improve ourselves until we become the best persons we can be. We should humble ourselves in our progress. Read the Quran more and reflect upon what we read more, we should help others, we should pay more in charity we have to get rid of our greed and selfishness. We have to love to others what we love to ourselves. And also we have to sacrifice for the sake of allah by spending from our wealth, our time, our efforts and if the need arises by our lives. We have to remember to repent everyday and if possible during and after every prayer.

Finally, the best way to remember death is to read the Quran. We have to read Quran everyday. This is major source of spiritual power in Islam.

read quran online blog

read quran online blog


why we need to read quran ?


The Holy Quran (Koran) contains the directive of the Almighty Allah, where all the norms and principles for living a peaceful and satisfied life have been narrated. Allah says, The people who will observe these directives will surely be on the straight path. Therefore, by complying with the orders of Allah we can get His favor which will definitely help live our lives quite satisfactorily now and after this world. Furthermore on the Day of Judgment there is a special reward for the people who recited the Holy Quran (Koran) during this life.



What is the benefit of simple recitation of the Holy Quran (Koran)?

There is the greatest reward for those who memorize the Holy Quran (Koran). However simple reading of Quran (Koran) has also great benefits as reciting only a single alphabet of the Holy Quran (Koran) gives us ten (10) virtues. Just imagine how beneficial it would be if we read the whole Quran (Koran). Quran reading will also subsides our sins and we can be absolved on the day of Judgment.



In the hadith,Muhammad pbuh said that we should recite the Qur'an everyday although only several verses (ayats) a day so there is not so quite(silent) as at the grave in our house.Reciting the Qur'an will get rid off syaitans or iblises out of our house besides we will have rewards from Allah.



Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Abbaas (Radhiallaahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, "He in whose heart there is no part of the Qur’aan is like a deserted house."

The Prophet (SalAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, ‘Surely everything has a heart, and the heart of the Qur’an is Yasin. I would love that it be in the heart of every person of my people’[Bazzar]. (S.Muhammad Ali Sabuni, Tafsir-al-SabuniVol.2)

how can we read quran online ?

By going to read quran online blog then go to


http://www.quranexplorer.com/Quran/Default.aspx



http://www.quranexplorer.com/Quran/Default.aspx

read quran online blog

Tuesday 13 July 2010

Quran Albaqara سورة البقرة 83-77

Quran Albaqara سورة البقرة 83-77




برنامج كيف نقرأ القران للشيخ أيمن سويد
Lecture on how to read the Quran by one of the leading scholars Dr. Ayman swed





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