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| The Seventeen Benefits of Tribulation |
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| se7en |
| 05/28/05 at 13:57:46 |
as salaamu alaykum, I received this nice email summarizing a CD entitled "The Seventeen Benefits of Tribulation", a commentary on a work by 'Izz ibn Abdis Salaam. --- Assalamu'alaikum... Hamza Yusuf has a really nice cd on The Seventeen Benefits of Tribulation. An excerpt about the cd is here and I summarized the 17 points he mentions in a list below. The Seventeen Benefits of Tribulation By: Hamza Yusuf “The Prophet Muhammed, upon him be peace, was someone who went through unparalleled hardship, and yet he never allowed any difficulties to perturb him. In one very powerful and condensed session, Hamza Yusuf explains why. Commenting on the treatise of the seventh century scholar ‘Izz ibn Abdus-Salam, he reveals 17 benefits of tribulations for those who would see them. Not only will this lecture completely transform your outlook on calamities, but it will also leave you in total awe of Allah’s magnanimity and infinite mercy. 1.You realize the power of Lordship over you 2.You realize your abject servanthood and your complete state of resignation and brokenness before the Will & Power of Allah 3.Sincerity to Allah because you have no place of return in putting off or defending against the calamities except to Him 4.You return to Allah and are suddenly fervent in your desire of your Lord 5.It leads to a humbled state before Allah and more prayers through which you’re calling on Allah 6.You’re forbearing towards the one who has afflicted you (you gain the ability to show forbearance) 7.You get to forgive someone (“and Allah loves those who pardon others”). It is the greatest forgiveness when you forgive people who have caused you great calamities 8.You are patient during the tribulation (“and Allah is with the patient ones”) 9.You can become happy about what’s happening because you’re thinking about all these benefits 10.You can be grateful for the tribulation because of the rewards gained from it 11.The purification that these calamities have from your wrongs and your sins (ex: a believer is rewarded for any pain he experiences, even the prick of a thorn) 12.The compassion that Allah enables you to show to others in tribulation and the ability to help them 13.They give you the Blessing of having the true knowledge of the extent of well-being and what it is 14.Allah has prepared Rewards for the calamities dependent on how you dealt with them 15.What is hidden inside the Blessings of the folds of these calamities (ex: Allah may love a thing you hate and may hate a thing you love) 16.They prevent you from arrogance, evil, pride, and tyranny 17.Contentment |
| hm |
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| jannah |
| 06/01/05 at 01:31:01 |
| wlm, soooooooo needed how was the cd? |
| salaam |
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| se7en |
| 06/02/05 at 13:31:54 |
as salaamu alaykum, actually I didn't listen to the CD, this was an email sent to me. *but* I did recently hear "The Rights of Brotherhood" 2 cd set by Sidi Hamza, which was very good :) (jannah, lightning has this CD set, so you should just take it from his room and listen to it) |
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