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paula
05/27/03 at 01:28:03
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Thinking again of the Mothers of Madina, of all Mothers & Guardians:
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Her Little Shadows
-- Author Unknown --

saw a young mother
With eyes full of laughter
And two little shadows
Came following after.

Wherever she moved,
They were always right there
Holding onto her skirts,
Hanging onto her chair.
Before her, behind her-
An adhesive pair.

"Don't you ever get weary
As, day after day,
Your two little tagalongs
Get in your way?”

She smiled as she shook
Her pretty young head,
And I'll always remember
The words that she said

"It's good to have shadows
That run when you run,
That laugh when you're happy
And hum when you hum -
For you only have shadows
When your life's filled with sun."

-- Mashaa’ Allah –

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Re: M.O.M.
paula
05/27/03 at 01:34:15
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[center]She's Only a Mother
-- Author Unknown --

You never see the tears that she's about to cry --
instead she turns her head to hide them.

You never see the times she stills away to her secret corner to pray --
instead she invites you in to just talk.

You never see how her shoulders are sagging from heavy burdens --
instead she gives you those shoulders to cry on.

You never see the aches in her heart when her children rebel --
instead she gives them more patience and love.

You never see the hand she pulls back when she's rejected --
instead she continues to lend a "helping" hand.

You never see the aches in her hands from grasping and holding on when she feels like giving up --
instead she folds those same hands and prays even more.

You never see the aches in her knees and forehead from praying for others --
instead she spends even more time on her knees.

You never see the fears she has of being a "disappointment" --
instead she prays for more power and a sound mind.

You never see any of these things and she doesn't want you to--
After all, she's only "a mother".

"Paradise lies beneath those tiring feet".

"Three times deserving of her children's attention than that of the stronger sex".

'Not even 'ouf' must be signaled as abuse to her'.

[u]"Oh Allah have mercy on them as they were compassionate to me during childhood!"[/u]
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Re: M.O.M.
Musafir
05/27/03 at 03:02:58
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 :)

Mashallah quite a good poems - Jazakllah Khair  8)


felt like sharing few words  ;)

Gratitude to the benefactor is certainly the same as gratitude to God,
since it was Divine favor that caused beneficence to be bestowed.
To be ungrateful to the giver is to be ungrateful to God,
for surely his right to gratitude results from God's right.
Always give thanks to God for His bounties,
and always give thanks and praise to the Master.
Though a mother's tenderness comes from God,
still it is a sacred duty and a worthy task to serve her well.


                                                    (Rumi in me !!!)  ;)


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05/27/03 at 03:05:42
Musafir
Re: M.O.M.
bhaloo
05/29/03 at 02:12:22
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A few years ago on the board there were a group of brothers that belonged to a group called M.O.M. (men on a mission).  Abu Hamza and Asim were members.   ;D
Re: M.O.M.
Yasmeena
05/30/03 at 01:36:24
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Those were beautiful.  My mother, who is 71, doesn't have a computer with e-mail do I am going to print them off and send them to her.  I know they will brighten her day as they have mine.

Yasmeena

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Re: M.O.M.
Abu_Hamza
06/02/03 at 23:26:22
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[quote author=bhaloo link=board=bookstore;num=1054009683;start=0#3 date=05/29/03 at 02:12:22]A few years ago on the board there were a group of brothers that belonged to a group called M.O.M. (men on a mission).  Abu Hamza and Asim were members.   ;D[/quote]

Bhaloo forgot to mention he was its foundnig father.   :P

Interesting though that all members of Men On a Mission (M.O.M.) are still on the board, but only one remains of the other group: The Original Three :)
06/02/03 at 23:26:56
Abu_Hamza
Re: M.O.M.
paula
06/03/03 at 21:01:52
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[quote]A few years ago on the board there were a group of brothers that belonged to a group called M.O.M. (men on a mission).  Abu Hamza and Asim were members.    [/quote]
[quote]Interesting though that all members of Men On a Mission (M.O.M.) are still on the board, but only one remains of the other group: The Original Three  [/quote]
Hmmm……..  :-[ I think this topic has reached beyond my scope of visions… ((before my time)).

However….. in the theme of things I came across this light hearted mission statement:
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MISSION: Possible

Bissmillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim

MISSION: POSSIBLE
Operation: Da'wah

Good morning, Mr. Abd Allah. Ex-inhabitant of Paradise, the notorious Shaytan Iblis and mastermind of the material intelligence ring: KUFFAR, is seeking revenge on IMF (Islamic Muslim Fundamentalists) after being dismissed from Paradise with the charge of having hostile and arrogant behavior towards his Creator, and tempting his fellow creation to that which is forbidden. Our sources show, that he is using the spiritually lethal weapon, Nafs, which erases the remembrance of Allah and the afterlife from the mind and causes the user to fill his stomach and ego with material attachments and gives disillusions of temporary highs and superficial happiness to lure unsuspecting servants from the Straight Path and blow them into Hell.

Your mission, Abd, should you decide to accept it, is to take the statement of Tawhid and bring the servants back to the Straight Path. You will be equipped with Worship and Tawakkul to fight the Shaytan and his evil Jinn. But these tools will only work when combined with the Pure Heart. This, you will find in the Valley of Purification. There, you will need to wash yourself with the water from the River Repentance, and only then, will you be able to enter the Cave of Knowledge. Once there, you will meet your guide, by the name of 'the Rasool (saw),' who will train you in the ways of the IMF Agents, and take you to the station of Self Annihilation. It is only when you reach this station, will you be able to confront and overcome Shaytan and destroy the deadly Nafs. If you so happen to get lost on your way, consult your IMF guidebook: Qur'an and Sunnah.

As always, should you or any of your IMF be caught, you will be condemned to Hell. And if killed, the Angel will disavow any knowledge of your sinful actions and you will be brought back to your Lord. This message will self-destruct on the Day of Judgement.

Fi amani Illah Abd.

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06/03/03 at 21:12:28
paula
Re: M.O.M.
paula
06/03/03 at 21:48:45
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Bi'ithnillah.........
:-* Then I came upon this Sisters contemplation on the same website.... Masha' Allah
........  & I wondered if we all shouldn't consider our own mission daily:
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Thought of a Young Muslim Mind
Huma Ahmad (New York)  

As I stood there in front of the room lecturing on "The Soul's Journey After Death", I could not help but think that what I was doing was futile. Half of the people in that room were going to walk out with the same beliefs as they came in with; that this was all something like a fairy tale. The other half would listen, nod and go back out doing the same things they were doing before.
There is something inherently wrong with our generation. I say this as being one of them.
We listen to lectures on Islam like they are stories of old. We're not quite sure if Islam is completely correct. Because if we did, would we continue doing the things we do? Where is our aqeedah? Where is our certainty in truth? Where is our fundamental belief? For example, we're not quite sure what will happen after we die, but we'll take the Islamic explanation because it's there. Why don't we believe that what will happen to us after we die is the truth? The truth is the way we should look at it, like it is something that will definitely occur, like any other fact of life, any other undeniable scientific law or simple equation.
Some facts: We will be tested. We will die. Our soul will be taken. Our soul will be placed back in our bodies and be questioned. We will undergo punishment of the grave. We will be resurrected. We will be asked. We will be punished.
My soul questioned if any of this reached the 30 college age students in front of me.
I decided to give two examples from my own experience. One a friend that I grew up with and went to Islamic weekend school with. One day senior year in high school, she just started getting sick. Just like that she became so ill. She passed away a year later from ovarian cancer. We were 19. Can you imagine? 19 years old. She was engaged and had just gotten married. She was just one of us.
A second example; some of you might have known her, Basma. She was the daughter of Imam Siraj Wahaj in New York City. She went to MYNA conferences and camps with us. She was active. She was one of the best Muslims I've ever met. One of those kinds of Muslims you meet and you can't stop smiling when you talk to them. She was pregnant and gave birth on a Thursday I remember to a beautiful baby girl. A week later, just days after, she didn't feel right and went back into the hospital and died soon after from internal bleeding. Unthinkable, the community of New York was stunned. She was only 20 years old. She was gone and a beautiful baby girl in her place. They named her Maryum.
These are examples I give that occurred to me in my life. I'm sure no one is immune and have felt the pain of loss in their own lives.
Can you imagine, I said to the 30 pairs of eyes staring at me, they were 19 and 20 years old. They were just like us. I'm sure they never thought it would happen to them either.
I think every night before we go to sleep we should think about what we did that day.
"I woke up, I went to school, I saw someone committing a sin. I discussed it with others. Someone new was at the MSA meeting I didn't bother to talk to them or be friendly. I made a remark that I knew hurt someone. I missed Asr because I didn't want to be late for class."
We need to think about these things. What if we don't wake up the next morning? Allah tells us that He takes the souls at night and keeps the ones that aren't to be returned. What if we don't wake up? What if we are hurtled to the next step; we wake up and our soul is being taken out of our bodies, taken up to the heavens and taken back down into the body. We are buried, the dirt slowly covering us. We are made to sit up, are questioned. What will we say? We receive punishment of the grave. We are resurrected. We are asked about every single tiny small thing that we did.
What will we say? I wanted to forget the time I did this, the time I said that. Countless countless sins before me. So many in just that past day that I didn't think about? What to do?
Allah gives us another chance when we wake up the next morning. Here is a new day. You can now make up for what you did the day before. You can run out and ask forgiveness for all those you wronged. You can try to make up for it, improve. Another bright beautiful day.
We need to stop being complacent. We are too comfortable. What is wrong with us that we live in delusion? We think about our lives and are comfortable. "Oh I am doing enough. I'll get to heaven eventually. I'm Muslim that's enough." Why aren't we scared? Why do we think we will go to heaven? We are nothing compared to the people of past. We commit sin after sin and our hearts feel nothing. What is wrong us that we do not feel discomfort, pain when we commit a sin, before we do it, not even a twinge?
Sometimes Allah might send a hardship upon people to bring them to the right way. Hardship brings many people back to Islam. Sometimes Allah might keep people poor because He knows what would happen if they had money. Shouldn't we be scared? If we disobey Allah, He might send something to teach us. Perhaps that would be better. Perhaps we should pray that Allah send us something to remind us, to scare us.
I remind myself first, before anyone.
We need to wake up. We need to know that what is coming is true beyond any doubt. We will die. We will be resurrected. We will pay for each and every sin we committed.
One day we won't wake up the next morning, and oh the regret we will feel on that day...the regret.


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06/03/03 at 22:10:43
paula


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