#hakim means wise

[questionsonislam]

How is Ikhlas (sincerity) strengthened?

Ikhlas means to do everything for Allah.

To have the consciousness that Allah’s consent is the most privileged issue depends on knowing Allah, who is Rahman (the Compassionate), Rahim (the Merciful), Alim (the Knower of All), Hakim the All-Wise, Qadir (the Able) and Azim (the Great), closely.

To know Allah, who is the owner of Paradise and Hell, the only judge of the great court, who is everywhere with His endless knowledge and power, closely will make man travel between hope and fear. During this travel, man will deeply feel the necessity of obeying the orders and prohibitions of Allah, who is so great and  magnificent, who has so many boons and bounties, so much mercy and compassion, wrath and penalty and who owns Paradise and Hell in order to attain His consent.

Thus, the first condition of ikhlas is investigative belief.

The second condition is deeds of taqwa.

“A person should understand that what gains sincerity for his actions is his doing them purely because they are a divine command and that their result is divine pleasure, and he should not interfere in God’s business.”

The third condition is to remember death a lot and to think that the world is ephemeral and that he can die any time.

“Remember death a lot.” This hadith teaches us ikhlas and taqwa.

The following statement is a nice answer to the question:

“O my companions in the service of the Qur��an! One of the most effective means of attaining and preserving sincerity is “contemplation of death. Yes, just as worldly ambition damages sincerity and drives a person to hypocrisy and the world, so the contemplation of death causes disgust at hypocrisy and gains sincerity.

That is, to think of death and grasp that this world is transient, and so be saved from the tricks of the soul.”

Man will keep his sincerity if he acts in accordance with the conditions mentioned above.

[tasmiq]

Jumu'ah Sohbet: 18 April 2025

As we ready ourselves to part with our champion, your Abbu, for a trip to connect with Allah in Eastern Europe with some of your older siblings ... It is with the spirit that we simply cannot hoard Allah's Nur (Divine light) that's manifested in him, for ourselves! Besides, it is him that told me at the onset that Allah's love, as light, multiples, the more you share it - insha'Allah! Onward with the Bodhanya family tradition, as with some in our spiritual family, Bismillah...

#1. An enriching outcome of our Tariqa (Sufi school) is a visual oasis that provides holistic ease in a monthly publication series on Aqim al-Salat (Systems of Divine connection) as points of tafakkur (contemplation). In order to move beyond habitual actions and into mindful and conscious connection, instead. In Issue 1, we looked into Al Wadud (The Loving One).

Shaykh Nishaat further positioned Aqim al-Salat as beyond ritualised prayer and seclusion into activities engaging with the world and an ongoing awareness of Allah in every moment. Beyond performing duty, it is to bring presence, love, and intention to all of one's actions. Materialising awareness and mirroring Al Khabir (The All-Aware One) as per Issue 2.

#2. Another piece of hikma (wisdom) by Shaykh Nishaat was reflecting Al Hakim (The Wise One) Himself. It highlighted the essential value of understanding our purpose in life, which is to realise insān-i Kāmil (the perfected human), which is the potential within each of us. What was equally deep was the implication of willful detachment to unhelpful worldly things. We must choose deen (way of life / faith) over dunya (worldly matters) insha'Allah, as Shaykh Nishaat and others have poetically referred to. It read:

Reflecting what comes from the heart

Reflecting on what truly comes from the heart can be quite the journey, especially when we have a limited understanding of our purpose or of life itself. Imagine someone navigating life with a narrow viewpoint; they might find morally questionable behaviour strangely enticing, and let's be honest, it’s a lot easier to lie and cheat their way through life. Their awareness doesn't quite let them see the consequences of their short-term choices, and what might be glaringly wrong might just seem like a normal day at the office.

In Sufism, we recognize that these choices can further obscure our vision, pulling us away from understanding the beautiful truth that is evident all around us. When our awareness expands, we begin to see the overwhelming love and beauty that surrounds us every day. It’s like in the early days of black and white tv, to what we have now, vibrant HD models, where you notice all those lovely colours and details you never knew existed. What we focus on tends to get magnified, so it’s wise to be choosy about our subject matter. Sufi wisdom teaches us that our hearts can serve as powerful instruments for understanding and connection.

Embracing the Sufi path means acknowledging that our choices shape our personalities and, ultimately, our lives. It’s like being a sculptor with our own soul. We get to chisel away at the rough edges and reveal something beautiful underneath. By nurturing our inner light and understanding, we can more easily lean toward a path filled with love and compassion rather than getting sidetracked by distractions that aren’t even on our radar.

A Sufi gradually develops a remarkable power of awareness and attention. We have to train ourselves to keep our focus on what truly matters. It’s a journey of learning to avoid meaningless distractions, like getting sucked into endless scrolling on social media or aimless conversations. We slowly become the doorkeepers of our hearts, responsible for what we allow in. We take it upon ourselves to guard our attention because it is our sacred space. By being mindful of where we direct our focus, we cultivate a richer, a more fulfilling experience for ourselves. It is what the insan-i Kamil comes to know.

#3. Anne (our spiritual mother), soothingly as always, oozed Allah's compassionate wisdom. She referred to two undeniable verses of the holy Qur'an:

Sura Fatir, verse 34:

And they will say, "All gratitude and praise belong to Allah, Who has removed worry and grief from us. Our Rab [Lord] is surely Ghafur [Absolving] and Shakur [Appreciative]."

And, Sura Yunus, verse 62:

"There is no doubt that those assigned by Allah as helpers and protectors [the awliyah] are those for whom there is no fear or heartbreak."

She thus advised that when we face worry and grief, we ought to remember our essence by seeking Allah's forgiveness and by also remembering that we are wired to be grateful and appreciative by reciting:

Ya Ghafur (O Absolving and Tolerant One) Ya Shakur (O Appreciative One)

In fact, when we face a challenge, we can be in one of three situations. With other created being's nafs, our own nafs, or with Allah! And, within each circumstance, we should always check who we are actually with. Everything that we face is an outcome of intentions and perceptions therein.

Echoing our beloved Shaykh Taner's hikma in our focus on the present and now, humorously coined as the "now clock." She added that if we want to experience the ideal of Eternal Enlightenment, the past and the future are not our focus, and instead - our focus is on the present - the now! Because, at the end of the day, our circumstance is irrelevant compared to whether the happening brought us closer to, or drove us farther away, from Allah ..?!

In conclusion, Shukran Ya Allah for our collective courage to always seek opportunities to multiply Allah's love and light, whether in China or Eastern Europe:

Ya Wadud Ya Nur

[askauradonprep]

Jamilah for the ask thing.

Ooooh, fun!

Okay, her children are:

Nasib, her son.

Sharif, her son.

Hakim, her son.

Janan, her daughter.

Adil, her son.

Fahim, her son.

Mai, her daughter.

The dice have given her a big family! And she has some cute names I think she'd like. They all mean things like (in alphabetical order) "fair/honest/just", "intelligent/scholar", "wise", "heart/soul", "water", "noble" and "eminent/virtuous". I dunno, I just feel like she's the type to care what the names mean and to pick sweet ones for her babies.

Just as a note, I'm only putting the canon Disney/Descendants characters or ships on my master list of kids. I like to keep my ships open XD So if you see names I made that aren't on there, that is why! It doesn't mean I don't like a ship or character you submitted.

[himbopunk]

For hakim: i think the concept terrifies him cuz hes scared of commitment so itd take a little bit post-game to feel comfortable with the idea but eventually the idea that he wants to spend his life with lucanis nests in his brain and the second lucanis proposes he Will say yes. (Not sure how this is working with the neve throuple situation. i feel like shed be similarly a bit touchy on it and i feel like hakim just barrels into the subject one day like. Hey neve you wanna get married and shes like what the hell rook). i feel like the wedding would be in antiva, though rook would kind of prefer to do it back in rivain, i think theres a certain amount of appeasing caterina that has to be done. he is wearing as much as his rivaini gold and such as possible though. oh god i want to design wedding outfits now.

i think esp w the throuple sitch that the actual ceremony is done first fairly privately, so its like caterina, illario (lol), teia, viago, the veilguard so davrin, bellara, emmrich, taash, i'm undecided if they ever manage to track down hakim's dad but if not theyd leave a seat open for him and harding despite knowing they wont be there & isabela is there cuz shes the closest thing hakim has to family at this point. i dont. Know if neve has living family i never remember seeing her talk about it??? shrug. maybe rana and tarquin show up. uhhh strife, antoine and evka. thats it. the reception though? oh buddy the reception is a party, tons of crows, lords, raiders and even some shadow dragons in one place means someone is getting poisoned (alcohol or otherwise) and something is getting blown up by the end of the night.

traditions wise i feel like its mostly a traditional antivan wedding that teia and caterina did most the planning for with rook occasionally throwing in some must haves for rivaini like. theyd all be tiny superstition things you do at weddings like to appease spirits n such. which is funny bc i dont think hakim generally comes off as superstitious but hes a sailor at heart i guess. i think seer rowan officiates also for this reason. i think neve has some little things she brings to it as well but i cant. Think of anything specific other than like food and attire

for iktom... he heard that dialogue w harding and emmrich where emmrich says hed hoped hed get married someday and is immediately hearing wedding bells. he struggles to wait until the endgame to ask about it and i think emmrich and him had both mentally prepped a whole thing on how to approach the subject but in reality what happens is theyre doing a small mission in arlathan or something helping out in the postgame and when they defeat whatever it is iktom blurts out DO YOU WANNA GET MARRIED and kills emmrich on the spot DHFKSKGKS trying to figure out who the funniest third person to be here would be. i can picture bellara there like omg... i dont think iktom cares Where the wedding is, though i dont think he wants a huge to do about it. i think it happens in nevarra and its a fairly closed event... more than Just Family probably but nothing spectacular.

emmrich does a lot of the planning, iktom only has a small handful of anderfel traditions to add to the mix (i think his first wedding was mostly dwarven in tradition so they may be things he didnt get to do then and kinds regretted not doing) (i think theres like One qunari thing also he talks to taash about cuz the qunari dont exactly. Have marriages under the qun so?? but maybe theres other ideas of partnership n such or a symbolic gesture that still works & emmrich is very excited to incorporate). I know emmrich is going to serve absolute cunt in the outfit he picks god. iktom is going to pass out. i feel like one of them cries. iktoms outfit is fairly plain in comparison but maybe has a little flair cuz lucanis helped with it. get him a nice little like shoulder cloak situation idk.

i think antoine and/or evka officiate the wedding, mamfreds the ringbearer For Sure. a bunch of mourn watchers and a handful of spirits that emmrich is friendly with are there, including hezenkoss' skull fsr. handful of wardens, iktoms father if hes still alive by this point. his ex wife, and staalgard (who is buddies w his ex wife And harding atp so.) i think illario viago and teia show up with lucanis and neve. (at one point illario starts flirting with iktoms ex wife and lucanis warns him hes playing with fire) (if bouquets are tossed taash reaches over everyone to grab it and harding is very flustered about it)

Hey, hope you all had a good weekend! Unfortunately, it’s Monday =/ Fortunately, it’s time for Rook Intro Hour! 🍀🌺🌼🌸

How it works: I ask you a question about your Rook(s) and you answer it with as much brevity or verbosity as you desire. You can do this whenever you want, and I’ll reblog it + add some comments! There’s no time limit— if you want to do the older ones, they are collected here! (The post is updated on Fridays!)

Today’s Question(s): Does your Rook want to get married to their LI(s)? Do they care about where? Is there a specific tradition/traditions they want to follow, when they do? Who would they invite? What would they wear?

Have fun & thanks for sharing!

[basicsofislam]

ISLAM 101: Belief in The Hereafter: Part 6

The Proof of Wisdom

Is it at all possible that the Lord of Majesty, who does everything with endless wisdom, would not bring the hereafter, would not bestow favors on believers who take refuge in Him and would make His endless wisdom be denied and would reduce that endless wisdom to nothing? Definitely not!

We will examine this proof under two headings:

1st STEP: WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE VISIBLE WISDOM IN THE UNIVERSE?

Wisdom means to take care of the benefits while doing something, not to do anything absurd, to make everything carry out some duties. The opposite of wisdom is waste and absurdity.

There is no waste and absurdity in any place of this universe; endless wisdom is seen everywhere. Let us meditate on the wisdom in the universe a bit and see the doer of that wisdom:

If this realm is observed carefully, it will be seen that the One who rules this realm does everything with endless wisdom. Do you want proof of it?

It is to take interests and benefits into consideration in everything. For example there are benefits and wisdom in all of the organs, bones and blood vessels and even in the cells of man, everywhere and in every part? Some organs have as many uses and benefits as the fruits of a tree. This situation proves that endless wisdom carries out these things.

The fact that there exists an endless regularity in the making of everything proves that these things are carried out by endless wisdom. To record the fine program of a nice flower in its tiny seed, to record the pages, life story and parts of a tree in the tiny seed with a spiritual pen prove that endless wisdom carries out these things.

The existence of a very nice art in the creation of everything shows the existence of the embroidery of a fully wise artist. To put the index of the universe, the keys of all of the treasures of mercy, the mirrors of all beautiful names in the small human body definitely shows the endless wisdom.

It is probably unnecessary to try to prove the wisdom in this realm. Each branch of science mentions this wisdom through its own tongue and the topic of each science is the wisdom itself. Therefore, we do not want to say anything else in order to explain the wisdom in the universe and move to the answer to this question: Who is the Wise Being that owns this wisdom? Who included so many useful properties in things? Who does not let any absurdity in any place of this realm? Who ensured the uses and benefits in everything, from the human organs to the stars in the sky? Who is the Wise Being that does not waste anything in this realm? Who equipped everything with wisdom in the form of embroideries?

Is the only answer to be given to those questions not “God”?

Let alone explaining the wisdom in the universe with coincidences, can only the wisdom in the body of a fly be explained by coincidence?

Yes, there is a purpose, aim, benefit and result in every being that has been created in this realm peculiar to itself that is maintained. Nothing that can be regarded as absurdity, purposelessness, meaninglessness and waste is observed in any of the beings. It is impossible for senseless and unconscious causes to take care of those purposes and aims on their own and to create things with wisdom like that. Then, this situation proves that there is a Wise Being behind the curtain who creates things with wisdom.

2nd STEP:  THE NAMES AL-HAKIM (PERFECTLY WISE) NECESSITATES THE HEREAFTER

Suppose that you have a big sugar factory. You bring the sugar beets you collect from the field to the factory, process them and produce sugar in the end. Then, you work hard and load the sugar on trucks. Would you throw the sugar into the sea after so much hard work and so many wise processes?

Definitely not! If you wanted to throw it into the sea, you would not construct a factory, would not collect sugar beets from the field, would not process them and would not load the sugar on trucks. Your above-mentioned deeds prove that you will not throw the sugar into the sea.

Similarly, God Almighty created the factory of the world by making a lot of expenses. He created thousands of wisdom in each stone of the world. If the hereafter does not occur and if the fruits of this factory do not appear in the market of the hereafter, there will be endless waste.

Is it possible for God, who equipped the wing of a fly with tens of wisdom, to let such waste and absurdity by not bringing the hereafter? Definitely not! If he wanted to let it, he would not have created this realm with wisdom and would not give importance to it. That is, to claim that the hereafter will not occur is like to deny the wisdom that our eyes see because not to bring the hereafter is complete absurdity and it means to let this realm be transformed into absurdity and waste. The Lord of Majesty, who is the owner of endless wisdom with the witnessing of the wisdom in front of our eyes, is free and away from such absurdity.

Is it at all possible for God to show that He owns wisdom by equipping every living being with wisdom and benefits that are as many as the fruits of a tree and then to reduce everything to absurdity by not introducing the eternity and the endless bliss, which is the greatest wisdom, the most important benefit, the most essential result, and which makes wisdom the real wisdom, bounties the real bounties and mercy the real mercy, and which is the source of all wisdom, bounties, mercy and benefits? Is it possible for Him to build palaces with stones of thousands of embroideries, and to put thousands of valuable devices and materials in each room and not to cover that palace with a roof and to let everything rust and decay? Definitely not!

If the hereafter does not occur, it means this world has no roof and the wise productions and activities in it have no value at all.

Is it reasonable or God to give man and his feelings as many duties and wisdom as the number of hairs on his head and then give him a small worldly wage like a single hair and do something that is contrary to His wisdom and something that is meaningless?

A generous person grants people things; a nice person does nice things; similarly, a wise person does wise things. A person who has wisdom will not do absurd things. God has endless wisdom. If He does not bring the hereafter, all of His deeds will be transformed into absurdity; it is impossible to think of something like that for God.

The non-existence of the hereafter is like equipping a small stone with wisdom and purposes like a huge mountain and equipping a huge mountain with a small, temporary purpose; no mind and wisdom will accept it.

Let us see the proof of wisdom from the point of view of our feelings:

Each one of the apparent and internal feelings in man is more valuable than this world. Man will not exchange his hearing, sight, mind, memory, love or any other feeling with the sultanate in the world or even with Paradise.

Suppose that someone said to us, “Give your mind to us; we will give you Paradise” or “Give me your memory and enter Paradise.”

Would we sell our mind and memory in return for Paradise? Definitely not! If a person did not have his mind or memory, it would be impossible for him to enjoy Paradise. Then, we can say that some organs of us are more valuable and more expensive than Paradise.

This situation proves that the organs and feelings of man were not created only for the tiny issues of this world. Those organs equipped with endless wisdom cannot have been given for this short life only. So many expenses are not for this short life. To claim that those expensive devices were given to man only for this short life can only be possible through denying the wisdom in this realm and denying the Being who is the owner of this wisdom.

In this case, every creature, which has been created with wisdom, will point at the eye of that person with its finger and say, “The artist of this realm, who has endless wisdom, will not make so many expenses and waste only for a short life. You commit a great murder through you unbelief and virtually say with your denial, ‘Everything is meaningless and absurd in this world.’  Look how you attack the wisdom of that Being and accuse that Being of wasting. That Being is free and away from your accusation. He is al-Hakim (the All-Wise) with the witnessing of the wisdom in us and He will create the hereafter due to His wisdom.”

If you made a tree with leaves, each of which is worth fifty thousand lira, would you let sheep eat those leaves? You certainly would not. You would not work so hard and meticulously for that tree if you were going to let them. The reason why you made that tree was to prove your keenness on art. Letting the sheep eat those leaves is absurdity and artlessness. The attributes of wisdom and keenness on art in you will definitely not let something absurd.

Similarly, man is like a tree with leaves, each of which is worth fifty thousand lira. As we have explained, the organs of man that are like the leaves of that tree are more valuable than fifty thousand lira and even than Paradise. God Almighty, who has endless wisdom, will not let the tree of man be food for the worms, lie in the grave, decay and not resurrect.

We can also look at the proof of wisdom through this window of the feelings:

Suppose that you saw a very big fish in a pool. You would realize that it did not belong to that pool but to a sea much bigger than the pool.

Similarly, the talents and feelings of man do not fit into this world; the pool of this world does not satisfy man. Then the fish of man is a candidate for another sea; and that sea is the hereafter.

If we compare the scales like the mind, memory, tongue, ear in man with the things that they weigh, we will see that the scales are more valuable. That is, those scales were not given to us just to earn things in this ephemeral world. To claim the opposite is only possible through denying the wisdom that is in front of us. No sane person will do it.

Another aspect of the wisdom that necessitates the hereafter is as follows: :

The wisdom that is absolutely wise in His Lordship and administration would definitely want to bestow favors on those who take refuge in His wing of Lordship, believe in Him and obey Him. The wisdom of endless sovereignty wants to protect and bestow favors on those who take refuge in Him. The wisdom of endless sovereignty can only be maintained like that.

However, not one in a thousand or even one in a million of those bestowals is seen in this world. That is, there is another realm and the grants and bestowals are left to that realm. It is not possible to deny it; it is not possible to deny the visible wisdom that is dominant, either.

Let us meditate the proof of wisdom again in the form of items:

1. There is a purpose, aim, benefit and result in every being that has been created in this realm peculiar to itself that is maintained. Nothing that can be regarded as absurdity, purposelessness, meaninglessness and waste is observed in any of the beings. That is, there exists endless wisdom in the universe, and every branch of science is a witness for that wisdom.

2. Doubtlessly, it is impossible for senseless and unconscious causes to take care of those purposes and aims on their own and to create things with wisdom like that. Then, this situation proves that there is a Wise Being behind the curtain who creates things with wisdom.

3. Wisdom can be real wisdom and it will not be transformed into waste and absurdity only if the hereafter occurs. If the hereafter does not occur, the wisdom will be transformed into waste and absurdity.

4. The wisdom that is absolutely wise in His Lordship and administration would definitely want to bestow favors on those who take refuge in His wing of Lordship, believe in Him and obey Him. The wisdom that is absolutely wise wants to protect and bestow favors on those who take refuge in Him. However, there are no bestowals and grants like that in this world; it means they are left to another realm.

5. Therefore, to deny the hereafter is only possible through denying the name al-Hakim of God Almighty. To deny the name al-Hakim can only be possible through denying the wisdom that is seen everywhere in the universe and that encompasses everything. It is not possible for sane people. Besides, we do not address those who remove and discard their minds.

In short: That the hereafter will occur is as obvious and clear as the wisdom that we see in front of our eyes. The only thing that will make wisdom the real wisdom and that will prevent it from being transformed into waste is the occurrence of the hereafter.

VIDEO: 

[aiwithhamza]

Meaning Of Allah SWT’s Names

Introduction:

Let’s explore the beautiful names of Allah, the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, in Islam. In just a few minutes, we’ll learn about ten of these names and what they mean, helping us understand Allah’s attributes and His significance in the lives of Muslims.

1. الرحمن (Ar-Rahman) – The Most Merciful:

Allah is Ar-Rahman, which means He is full of mercy and compassion. He showers His kindness and blessings upon all of creation, regardless of their faith or actions.

2. الرحيم (Ar-Rahim) – The Most Compassionate:

Ar-Rahim describes Allah’s specific and continuous mercy towards His believers. He is always ready to forgive and guide those who seek His mercy.

3. الملك (Al-Malik) – The Sovereign:

As Al-Malik, Allah is the absolute Ruler and King of everything in the universe. He owns everything, and His authority is supreme.

4. القدوس (Al-Quddus) – The Holy:

Al-Quddus signifies Allah’s absolute purity and perfection. He is free from any imperfections or flaws, and His essence is beyond human comprehension.

5. السلام (As-Salam) – The Source of Peace:

Allah is As-Salam, the ultimate source of peace and tranquility. He brings inner peace to the hearts of believers and promises eternal peace in the Hereafter.

6. القوي (Al-Qawiyy) – The Almighty:

Al-Qawiyy represents Allah’s immense strength and power. He is capable of overcoming any obstacle and protecting His believers from harm.

7. الوكيل (Al-Wakil) – The Trustee:

Allah is Al-Wakil, the one who takes care of all affairs. Believers trust in Him to guide them and fulfill their needs, both in this world and the Hereafter.

8. الحكيم (Al-Hakim) – The Wise:

As Al-Hakim, Allah possesses perfect wisdom and knowledge. He decrees with wisdom and justice, guiding humanity towards what is best for them.

9. الودود (Al-Wadud) – The Loving:

Al-Wadud reflects Allah’s boundless love and affection towards His creation. His love is unconditional and everlasting, comforting believers in times of need.

10. الغفور (Al-Ghafur) – The Forgiving:

Al-Ghafur highlights Allah’s abundant forgiveness and mercy towards His servants. He forgives sins and overlooks shortcomings, granting believers the opportunity to repent and seek His forgiveness.

Conclusion:

The names of Allah encompass His divine attributes and qualities, providing believers with a deeper understanding of His nature and significance in their lives. Reflecting on these names fosters a stronger connection to Allah and inspires gratitude, reverence, and devotion in the hearts of Muslims.

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These are the leaders here: Saddam, Abu Ammar and Abu Ali. Abu Ammar, may his soul rest in peace, was the Palestinian president before Abu Abbas. Abu Ali Mustafa was the secretary general and the most powerful of the National Front. He’s one of its founders. If I want to tell you about the powerful leaders, it’s these three. There is George Habash. We call him ‘Al-Hakim’, ‘the wise’. He was Christian, and one of the founders of the National Front. He died a natural death. After his death, Abu Ali Mustafa took over. [He] was abroad, so he came back, during the 2002 Intifada, [with] a slogan: ‘We came back to resist, not to negotiate’. He launched some operations and caused losses among the Israeli army, so they decided to assassinate him. Two missiles entered his office while he was working in Ramallah. The one who took over after him was Ahmad Sa’dat. He’s in prison now. I’ll tell his story. He was on television and he said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth… and three heads for one head.” Like a threat.

There was a National Front cell that snuck inside Israel, and they assassinated a big leader in the Israeli army, Rahba’am Za’ifi. There were five of them. They snuck into the hotel where he was living. Of course, they accomplished the mission, and they were able to return to the [Palestinian] Territories. It was perfectly organised by the secretary general. So, forty days after Abu Ali’s martyrdom, Ahmad Sa’dat had got the number one head. They were afraid of him and there was pressure on the [Palestinian] Authority. They captured him with the other five, and they tried them in our own Palestinian court for Za’ifi’s death, and imprisoned all of them for seven years at the Authority’s prison in Jericho, under American guard. In 2007, the Israeli army attacked the prison to restrain those five heroes who accomplished the operation with Ahmad Sa’dat. Of course, the Authority handed them over. They’re still in Israeli prison. Here, there was a letting down by the Authority, you understand? I mean, you’re resisting occupation and then your compatriots imprison you and abandon you.  – Ahmed

[themomsandthecity]

54 Deep and Meaningful Names For Baby Boys

Choosing a baby name for your baby boy can be tough, especially if you want it to be meaningful. Boy names with deep meaning are incredibly beautiful, but it can be tricky to find just the right one. You have to find something that you like, fits your child, and flows with your last name - and, if you're choosing with a partner, something that you both agree on. So if you started brainstorming unique boy names with deep meaning and got stumped, we don't blame you. Luckily, we've rounded up some of our favorite meaningful boy names. Trust us, you're bound to find a winner from this list. From Aaron to Zane, these beautiful boy names with meaning will mesh well with any last name and they all have a unique significance. Whether it's a really cool name like Amell that draws you in or you find something more classic like William, one of these boy names with deep meaning will be perfect for your little one. Related: 117 Unique Names For Girls That Are Both Rare and Timeless Meaningful Boy Baby Names When it comes to finding the most fitting meaningful baby name for your family, there's a lot of variety. Hopefully with this extensive list, we can help ease a little bit of the pressure you may be feeling. We found a mix of powerful boy names, Hebrew boy names, Celtic boy names, boy names that mean words like "fire" and "protector," and more. Ahead, we share some of our favorite unique boy names with deep meanings. * Aaron: Hebrew - Enlightened. * Aiden: Celtic - The sun god; fiery. * Alexander: Greek - Defender of men. * Ambrose: Greek - Immortal. * Amell: German - Power of an eagle. * Amory: German - Leader; divine; brave; powerful. * Andrew: Greek - Strong; manly; courageous. * Anthony: Latin - Priceless. * Asher: Hebrew - Happy or blessed. * Austin: Latin - Majestic dignity. * Azai: Hebrew - Strength. * Aziel: Hebrew - God is my power. * Caelan: Irish - Powerful warrior; victorious people. * Chance: English - Good fortune. * Charlie: English - Free. * David: Hebrew - Beloved. * Edric: English - Power and good fortune. * Edward: English - Wealthy guardian. * Elliot: Hebrew - Lord is my God. * Ethan: Hebrew - Strong; safe; firm. * Eze: African - King. * Ezra: Hebrew - Helper. * Felix: Latin - Happy; fortunate. * Gabriel: Hebrew - Devoted to God; a hero of God; God is my strength. * Hakim: African - The rule or wise. * Henry: German - Ruler of the household. * Ian: Scottish - God is gracious. * Isaac: Hebrew - He will laugh. Related: Salem, Foster, Henrik, and 120 More Unique Boy Names You'll Fall in Love With in 2021 * Isaiah: Hebrew - Salvation of the lord. * Jayce: Greek - Healer. * Jonathan: Hebrew - God gives. * Josiah: Hebrew - Fire of the Lord; healer. * Julian: Latin - Father of the skies. * Kano: Japanese - One's masculine power; capability. * Levi: Hebrew - Joined in harmony. * Liam: Irish - Strong-willed warrior and protector. * Lucas: Latin - Light-giving; illumination. * Magnus: Latin - Greatest. * Mandla: African - Strength. * Matthew: Hebrew - Gift from God. * Maverick: English - Independent. * Miles: Latin - Soldier. * Milo: German - Merciful. * Nathan: Hebrew - He gave. * Ned: English - Wealthy guardian. * Noah: Hebrew - Rest; comfort. * Nolan: Gaelic - A descendant of a chariot fighter or champion; famous; noble. * Oswald: English - Divine power. * Owen: Welsh - Young warrior; well-born; noble. * Robert: German - Bright fame. * Ryan: Irish - Descendent of the king; little king. * Sipho: African - Gift. * William: German - Strong-willed warrior; resolute protection. * Xander: Greek - Protector of men. * Zachary: Hebrew - Remembered by God. * Zane: Hebrew - God's gracious gift. * Zuri: African - Handsome or beautiful. https://www.popsugar.com/family/Meaningful-Baby-Boy-Names-46113129?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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Dark Skin Directory

I did one of these for my sideblog BlackFemmeCharacterDependency (BFCD) and... While it’ll take longer on this end to do because there are more prominent figures here than on that one, I thought it would be good to also have one for my main...

EDIT: Okay, so the one that I did for BFCD does not work, so I am posting this one to see if it works, and if not, they’ll both be WIPS until I have the time to repair them

For the purposes of this list and on this page, whenever I say “dark skinned,” I mean a traditional brown crayon or darker. I grew up around Black people, so the words “dark skinned” do not mean the same thing to me as it do to nonblacks.

Aaron Rose Philip | Abbey Mag | Adelayo Adedayo | Adepero Oduye | Adina Porter |  Aesha Ash | Afton Williamson | Aïssa Maïga | Aja Naomi King | Akiima | Alexandra Arboleda | Alfre Woodard | Alisha White | Allison Dean | Alysia Rogers | Amber Riley | Amber Ruffin | Andrea Bordeaux | Angel Haze | Angel Theory |  Angelica Joy | Angelica Ross | Angelique Noire | Angely Gaviria | Aniela Gumbs | Ann Ogbomo | Ann Wolfe | Anna Diop | Anne Amari | Antoinette Robertson | Ashleigh Morghan | Ashleigh Murray | Ashley Blaine Featherson | Asjha Cooper | Assa Sylla | Aube Jolicoeur | Aunjanue Ellis | Awar Mou | Aweng Chuol | Ayisha Issa | Ayo Edebiri

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Betty Adewole | Beverly Osu | Bianca Brewton |  Biba Williams | Bintou Sillah | Bob the Drag Queen | Bonnie Mbuli | Brandy Norwood | Bre Scullark | Brittany Adebumola 

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Camille Winbush | Caroline Chikezie | Ceval Omar | Charlayne Woodard | Charnele Brown | Chinenye Ezeudu | Christine Adams | Cicely Tyson | Coco Jones | Condola Rashad | Crystal Clarke

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Da’Vine Joy Randolph | Damaris Lewis | Dana Davis | Danai Gurira | Danielle Deadwyler | Danielle Moné Truitt | Dawnn Lewis | Debbi Morgan | Deborah Ayorinde |  Debra Shaw | Debra Wilson | Denee Benton | Dewanda Wise | Diahann Carroll | Diany Samba-Bandza | Diarra Ndiaye | Dominique Jackson | Duckie Thot

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Ebboney Wilson | Ebonee Noel | Ebony Obsidian | Ego Nwodim | Elle M. Chaman | Elise Neal | Emayatzy Corinealdi | Enuka Okuma | Erica Tazel | Erika Alexander | Ester Dean | Esther Rolle

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Faith Alabi | Faith Omole | Faithe Herman | Fardosa | Felecia M. Bell | Femi Taylor | Florence Kasumba | Folake Olowofoyeku | Franchesca Ramsey

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Gabrielle Graham | Gabrielle Union Wade | Gabourey Sidibe | Garcelle Beauvais | Geffri Maya | Genevieve Nnaji | Gina Torres | Gloria Hendry | Grace Jones

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Halimotu Shokunbi | Hamamat | Harriett D Foy | Heather Headley | Heir of Glee | Helen Aluko

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Iman | Imani Hakim | Imani Lewis | Ingrid Silva | Ireanna | Issa Rae

Jacqueline Moore | Jada Harris | Janelle James | Janelle Monae | Janeshia Adams Ginyard | Janet Hubert | Janet Jumbo | Javicia Leslie | Jayme Lawson | Jeante Godlock | Jemima Osunde | Jennifer Hudson | Jerrika Hinton | Jessica Allain | Jessieca Alford | Jill Marie Jones | Jo Marie Payton | Jobel Mokonzi | Jodie Turner Smith | Johnnie Hill | Joi Harris | Joie Lee | Jonica “Jojo” T. Gibbs | Josette Simon | Jwaundace Candece

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Kabrina Adams | Karen Glave | Karen Obilom | Karidja Touré | Karimah Westbrook | Keeya King | Kellie Shanygne Williams | Kellita Smith | Kelly Rowland | Kenya Moore | Keshia Knight Pulliam | Kiara Pike | Kiki Layne | Kimberly Marable | Kirby Howell Baptiste

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Laci Mosley | Lanei Chapman | Lashana Lynch | Laura Kariuki | Lauren Byfield | Lidya Jewett | Lisa Berry | Lisette Malidor | Lolly Adefope | Lorraine Pascale | Lorraine Toussaint | Loren Lott | Loretta Devine | LovelyOverdose | Lyric Ross

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MaameYaa Boafo | Madison Curry | Mame Adjei | Marcia McBroom | Maria Borges | Mariah Iman Wilson | Marlene Clark | Marsai Martin | Mary Alice | Mary Oyaya | Mayowa Nicolas | Medina Senghore | Melodie Wakivuamina | Merrin Dungey | Michaela Coel | Miji Awakyr | Milauna Jackson | Miqueal-Symone Williams | Morgan Dawson | Moses Ingram | Moshidi Motshegwa | Mouna Fadiga | Mouna Traoré | Mumbi Maina | Musabey

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Naomi Campbell | Naomi Ekperigin | Naomi WWE |  Naomie Harris |  Natalie Desselle Reid | N’Bushe Wright | Nia Jervier | Nia Long | Nichole Galicia | Nicki Micheaux | Nicole Beharie | Nicole Byer | Normani Kordei | Nyakim Gatwech | Nyanderi Deng | Nyaueth Riam | Nyla Lueeth | Nyma Tang |

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Octavia Spencer | Ola Ray | Olunike Adeliyi | Olivia Sang | Omono Okojie | Oprah Winfrey | Oyin Oladejo | Ozioma Akagha

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Patina Miller | Paulina Otylie Surys | Philomena Kwao | Phina Oruche | Phylicia Benn | Phylicia Rashad | Pippa Bennett Warner | Precious Adams | Precious Mustapha |

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Queen Quet | Quiana Welch | Quinta Brunson | Quvenzhane Wallis

Raigan Harris | Reagan Gomez | Regina King | Regina Van Helvert | Renee Elise Goldsberry | Retta | Riele Downs | Ronke Adekoluejo | Rose Jackson | Ruth (IAmBabeRuth/BabeRuthTV) |  Rutina Wesley | Ryan Destiny

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Saidah Arrika Ekulona | Samantha Liana Cole | Samantha Marie Ware | Sandra Dede sandramabelle | Saniyya Sidney | Sara Martins | Sasha Lambon | Sasheer Zamata | Sese Madaki Ali | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Shanice Williams | Shannon Thornton | Sharon Duncan Brewster | Sharon Ferguson | Sharon Pierre-Louis | Shea Couleé | Sheryl Lee Ralph | Shyko Amos | Sibongile Mlambo | Sierra McClain | Simbi Khali | Simona Brown | Simone Biles | Simone Missick | Sindi-Dlathu | Skai Jackson | Skye P. Marshall | Sokhna Cisse | Sonya Eddy | Stefanee Martin | Stella Okech | Subah Koj | Sufe Bradshaw | Susan Wokoma | Symphony Sanders

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T’Nia Miller | Tamara Dobson | Tamara Lawrance | Tamera Mclaughlin  (Dwarfism Disability. Check PC before adding to that list) | Tanerélle | Tanedra Howard | Tanisha Scott | Tanya Moodie | Tanyell Waivers | Taral Hicks | Tarana Burke | Tempestt Bledsoe |  Tenika Davis | Teresa Graves | Terri J. Vaughn | Teshi Thomas | Teyonah Parris | Theresa Fractale | Thishiwe Ziqubu | Tichina Arnold | Tonya Pinkens | Tracey Ifeachor | Trina McGee | Trina Parks | Tyra Ferrell

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Vanessa Bell Calloway | Vanessa Lee Chester | Vanessa Gyimah | Vanessa Nakat | Vanessa Estelle Williams | Vaneza Oliveira | Veronica S. Taylor | Viola Davis | Vivica Ifeoma

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Wakeema Hollis | Whitney Houston | Whoopi Goldberg | Wunmi Mosaku

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Xosha Roquemore

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Yaani King | Yandeh Sallah | Yanna McIntosh | Yaya Dacosta | Yaz | Yetide Badaki | Yolonda Ross  | Yusra Warsama | Yvonne Okoro | Yvonne Orji

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Zainab Johnson | Zelda Harris | Zenobia | Zethu Dlomo | Zhariah Hubbard | Ziwe Fumudoh | Zola Williams | Zozibini Tunzi

#to add to darkskin directory

Aliet Sarah

Tricia Akello

Sokhna Niane

Rashida Renée

Javonna Charde’

Ajak Deng

Edun Bola

Pretty Tye

Herieth Noela

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Black Femme Character Dependency Dark Skin Directory || Entertainers Pt. 1 (A-N)

For the purposes of this list and on this page, whenever I say “dark skinned,” I mean a traditional brown crayon or darker. I grew up around Black people, so the words “dark skinned” do not mean the same thing to me as it do to some nonblacks.

*I am attempting to redo this list that will not show up for some reason...

A.

Aaron Rose Philip | Abbey Mag | Adelayo Adedayo | Adele Oni | Adella Afadi | Adepero Oduye | Adina Porter | Aesha Ash | Afton Williamson | Aïssa Maïga | Aja Naomi King | Ajak Deng | Akiima | Akon Changkou | Alexandra Arboleda | Alfre Woodard | Aliet Sarah | Alisha White | Allison Dean | Alysia Rogers | Amanda Warren | Amandla Jahava | Amber Gray | Amber Riley | Amber Ruffin | Andrea Bordeaux | Anesha Bailey | Angel Haze | Angel Theory | Angelica Joy | Angelica Ross |  Angelique Noire | Angely Gaviria |  Aniela Gumbs | Ann Ogbomo | Ann Wolfe | Anne Amari |   Antoinette Robertson | Ashleigh Morghan |  Ashleigh Murray | Ashley Blaine Featherson | Ashley Romans | Asjha Cooper |   Assa Sylla | Aube Jolicoeur | Aunjanue Ellis | Awar Mou | Aweng Chuol | Ayisha Issa |  Ayo Edebiri

B.

Betty Adewole | Beverly Osu | Bianca Brewton | Biba Williams | Bintou Sillah |   Blesnya Minher | Bob the Drag Queen | Bonnie Mbuli | Brandy Norwood | Bre Scullark | Bria Henderson | Brittany Adebumola | Brittany Marie Batchelder |   Brooke Singleton

C.

Camille Winbush | Caroline Chikezie | Ceval Omar | Chanelletime | Charlayne Woodard | Charnele Brown |  Chinenye Ezeudu | Chiquita Fuller |  Christine Adams | Cicely Tyson | Coco Jones | Colette Dalal Tchantcho | Condola Rashad | Crystal Clarke

D.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph | Damaris Lewis | Damita Jane Howard | Dana Davis |  Danai Gurira | Danielle Deadwyler | Danielle Moné Truitt | Dawnn Lewis | Debbi Morgan | Deborah Ayorinde | Debra Wilson | Denee Benton | Dewanda Wise |   Diahann Carroll | Diany Samba-Bandza | Diarra Ndiaye | Dominique Jackson | Duckie Thot

E. 

Ebboney Wilson |   Ebonee Noel |  Ebony Obsidian |  Edun Bola | Ego Nwodim |  Elle M. Chaman | Ellen Bendu |   Ellen Thomas |  Elise Neal |  Emayatzy Corinealdi |  Enuka Okuma |  Erica Tazel |   Erika Alexander |  Ester Dean |  Esther Rolle

F.

Faith Alabi |  Faith Omole | Faithe Herman | Fardosa | Fatou Jobe | Felecia M. Bell |  Femi Taylor |   Florence Kasumba | Folake Olowofoyeku |  Franchesca Ramsey

G.

Gabrielle Graham |  Gabrielle Union Wade |  Gabourey Sidibe |  Garcelle Beauvais |  Geffri Maya | Genevieve Nnaji |  Gina Torres |  Gloria Hendry |  Grace Jones  

H.

Halimotu Shokunbi |  Hamamat |  Harriett D Foy |  Heather Headley |  Heir of Glee |  Helen Aluko

I.

Ifeoma Nwobu | Iman |  Imani Hakim |  Imani Lewis |  Ingrid Silva |  Ireanna |  Issa Rae  

J.

Jacqueline Moore |  Jada Harris | Jade Eshete | Jaimi Gray |  Janelle James |  Janelle Monae |  Janeshia Adams Ginyard |   Janet Hubert |  Janet Jumbo |  Javicia Leslie |  Javonna Charde’ | Jayden Rey |  Jayme Lawson | Jeante Godlock |   Jemima Osunde |  Jennifer Hudson | Jerrika Hinton |  Jessica Allain |  Jessieca Alford | Jill Marie Jones |  Jo Marie Payton |  Jobel Mokonzi |   Jodie Turner Smith |  Johnnie Hill |  Joi Harris |  Joie Lee |  Jonica “Jojo” T. Gibbs |  Josette Simon |  Jwaundace Candece  

K.

Kabrina Adams |  Karen Glave |  Karen Obilom | Karidja Touré |  Karimah Westbrook |  Keeya King |  Kellie Shanygne Williams |  Kellita Smith |  Kelly Rowland |  |Kenya Moore |  Keshia Knight Pulliam |  Kiara Pike |  Kiki Layne |  Kimberly Marable |  Kirby Howell Baptiste |  Kyla Ramsey 

L.

Laci Mosley |  Lanei Chapman |  Lashana Lynch |  Laura Kariuki |  Lauren Byfield |  Lidya Jewett |  Lisa Berry |  Lisette Malidor |  Lolly Adefope |  Lorraine Pascale | Lorraine Toussaint |  Loren Lott | Loretta Devine | LovelyOverdose |  Lyric Ross

M.

MaameYaa Boafo | Madisin Rian | Madison Curry | Mame Adjei | Marcia McBroom | Maria Borges | Mariah Iman Wilson |  Marlene Clark |  Marsai Martin |  Mary Alice |  Mary Oyaya | Mayowa Nicolas |  Medina Senghore | Melinda Berry (Melrose) | Melodie Wakivuamina |  Melody Lulu-Briggs | Merrin Dungey |  Michaela Coel |  Miji Awakyr |  Milauna Jackson |   Mimi Ndiweni | Miqueal-Symone Williams | Morgan Dawson |  Moses Ingram |  Moshidi Motshegwa |  Mouna Fadiga | Mouna Traoré |  Mumbi Maina | Musabey

N.

Naomi Campbell | Naomi Ekperigin | Naomi WWE | Naomie Harris | Natalie Desselle Reid |  N’Bushe Wright | Nia Jervier |  Nia Long |  Nichole Galicia |  Nicki Micheaux | Nicole Beharie | Nicole Byer | Normani Kordei | Nyakim Gatwech | Nyanderi Deng | Nyarach Abouch Ayuel | Nyaueth Riam | Nykhor Paul | Nyla Lueeth |  Nyma Tang

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99 Names of Allah with English meaning!

1. Allah (الله) The Greatest Name

2. Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) The All-Compassionate

3. Ar-Rahim (الرحيم) The All-Merciful

4. Al-Malik (الملك) The Absolute Ruler

5. Al-Quddus (القدوس) The Pure One

6. As-Salam (السلام) The Source of Peace

7. Al-Mu’min (المؤمن) The Inspirer of Faith

8. Al-Muhaymin (المهيمن) The Guardian

9. Al-Aziz (العزيز) The Victorious

10. Al-Jabbar (الجبار) The Compeller

11. Al-Mutakabbir (المتكبر) The Greatest

12. Al-Khaliq (الخالق) The Creator

13. Al-Bari’ (البارئ) The Maker of Order

14. Al-Musawwir (المصور) The Shaper of Beauty

15. Al-Ghaffar (الغفار) The Forgiving

16 Al-Qahhar (القهار) The Subduer

17. Al-Wahhab (الوهاب) The Giver of All

18. Ar-Razzaq (الرزاق) The Sustainer/Provider

19 Al-Fattah (الفتاح) The Opener

20 Al-`Alim (العليم) The Knower of All

21 Al-Qabid (القابض) The Constrictor

22. Al-Basit (الباسط) The Reliever/Expander

23 Al-Khafid (الخافض) The Abaser

24 Ar-Rafi (الرافع) The Exalter

25 Al-Mu’izz (المعز) The Bestower of Honors

26 Al-Mudhill (المذل) The Humiliator

27 As-Sami (السميع) The Hearer of All

28 Al-Basir (البصير) The Seer of All

29 Al-Hakam (الحكم) The Judge

30 Al-`Adl (العدل) The Just

31 Al-Latif (اللطيف) The Subtle One

32 Al-Khabir (الخبير) The All-Aware

33 Al-Halim (الحليم) The Forbearing

34 Al-Azim (العظيم) The Magnificent

35. Al-Ghafur (الغفور) The Forgiver and Hider of Faults

36. Ash-Shakur (الشكور) The Rewarder of Thankfulness

37 Al-Ali (العلى) The Highest

38 Al-Kabir (الكبير) The Greatest

39 Al-Hafiz (الحفيظ) The Preserver

40 Al-Muqit (المقيت) The Nourisher

41 Al-Hasib (الحسيب) The Accounter

42 Al-Jalil (الجليل) The Mighty

43. Al-Karim (الكريم) The Generous

44 Ar-Raqib (الرقيب) The Watchful One

45. Al-Mujib (المجيب) The Responder to Prayer

46 Al-Wasi (الواسع) The All-Comprehending

47 Al-Hakim (الحكيم) The Perfectly Wise

48 Al-Wadud (الودود) The Loving One

49 Al-Majeed (المجيد) The Majestic One

50 Al-Ba’ith (الباعث) The Resurrector

51 Ash-Shahid (الشهيد) The Witness

52 Al-Haqq (الحق) The Truth

53 Al-Wakil (الوكيل) The Trustee

54 Al-Qawiyy (القوى) The Possessor of All Strength

55 Al-Matin (المتين) The Forceful One

56 Al-Waliyy (الولى) The Governor

57 Al-Hamid (الحميد) The Praised One

58 Al-Muhsi (المحصى) The Appraiser

59 Al-Mubdi’ (المبدئ) The Originator

60 Al-Mu’id (المعيد) The Restorer

61 Al-Muhyi (المحيى) The Giver of Life

62 Al-Mumit (المميت) The Taker of Life

63 Al-Hayy (الحي) The Ever Living One

64 Al-Qayyum (القيوم) The Self-Existing One

65 Al-Wajid (الواجد) The Finder

66 Al-Majid (الماجد) The Glorious

67 Al-Wahid (الواحد) The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible

68. As-Samad (الصمد) The Satisfier of All Needs

69 Al-Qadir (القادر) The All Powerful

70 Al-Muqtadir (المقتدر) The Creator of All Power

71 Al-Muqaddim (المقدم) The Expediter

72 Al-Mu’akhkhir (المؤخر) The Delayer

73 Al-Awwal (الأول) The First

74 Al-Akhir (الأخر) The Last

75 Az-Zahir (الظاهر) The Manifest One

76 Al-Batin (الباطن) The Hidden One

77 Al-Wali (الوالي) The Protecting Friend

78 Al-Muta’ali (المتعالي) The Supreme One

79 Al-Barr (البر) The Doer of Good

80. At-Tawwab (التواب) The Acceptor to Repentance

81 Al-Muntaqim (المنتقم) The Avenger

82. Al-‘Afuww (العفو) The Forgiver/Pardoner

83. Ar-Ra’uf (الرؤوف) The Clement/Compassionate

84 Malik-al-Mulk (مالك الملك) The Owner of All

85 Dhu-al-Jalal wa-al-Ikram (ذو الجلال و الإكرام) The Lord of Majesty and Bounty

86 Al-Muqsit (المقسط) The Equitable One

87 Al-Jami’ (الجامع) The Gatherer

88 Al-Ghani (الغنى) The Rich One

89 Al-Mughni (المغنى) The Enricher

90. Al-Mani'(المانع) The Preventer of Harm

91 Ad-Darr (الضار) The Creator of The Harmful

92. An-Nafi’ (النافع) The Creator of Good

93 An-Nur (النور) The Light

94. Al-Hadi (الهادي) The Guide

95. Al-Badi (البديع) The Originator

96. Al-Baqi (الباقي) The Everlasting One

97. Al-Warith (الوارث) The Inheritor of All

98. Ar-Rashid (الرشيد) The Righteous Teacher

99. As-Sabur (الصبور) The Patient One

Allah says “And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.” [Surat Al-‘A`rāf, 7:180]

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,

“Allah has ninety-nine names, and whoever preserves them will enter Paradise.” (Muslim 2677)

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What do you advise for involuntary resentment against Allah?

That is a reality that many people can face.

- The real harmful misfortune is the misfortune that hits our belief, Islam and ethics. It is necessary to take refuge in Allah from such misfortunes and cry over them. (see Tirmidhi, Daawat: 79)

However, the misfortunes that are not related to the religion are not really misfortunes. Some of them are Allah’s warnings; some are atonement for sins; others like diseases are Allah’s compliment and cleanliness. (see Bukhari, Iman: 39, Muslim, Birr: 52)

Therefore, even if a misfortune is hard to bear, man should show patience by thinking about this aspect since its result will be good.

It is probable that the misfortunes we suffer are atonement for some mistakes we made in the past. Therefore, misfortunes might continue until the atonement is complete.

- Dua (supplication) is a deed of worship and it has a time like other deeds of worship. Problems and misfortunes are times of dua. It is necessary to spend those times by praying to Allah. We should know that the time for that dua continues until those misfortunes end.

- A person should resent himself and his own soul. It does not fit a slave to resent Allah – God forbid – and it will increase misfortunes.

After this short explanation, we think it will be useful to pay attention to the following points:

1) One should think as follows: “This is my qadar predestined for me by Allah. I should show consent to my qadar in order to pass this test. For, it is not possible for me to turn the corner by showing resentment and by opposing. In that case, I should save my hereafter by showing patience in the face of this test (which will probably end soon) of the world instead of risking both this world and the hereafter.” This is the requirement of common sense.

2) “There is never mercilessness and injustice in Allah’s qadar because Allah, who is the owner of qadar, is Rahman (All Merciful) and Rahim (All Compassionate), Adil (Just) and Hakim (perfectly Wise). He may have wanted to forgive my sins and to elevate my rank in Paradise with this test. Then, I should show consent to qadar in order to get rid of grief and religious loss.”

3) We are often asked “to rely on Allah”in the Quran. Tawakkul means to rely on Allah, to surrender to Him and to believe that He is a deity that does good things in all aspects:

“Belief necessitates affirmation of Divine unity, affirmation of Divine unity necessitates submission to God, submission to God necessitates reliance on God, and reliance on God necessarily leads to happiness in this world and the next.”(Nursi, Sözler, p. 314)

The principle “He who believes in qadar gets rid of grief” is an expression of this fact.

4) As it is indicated above, we should not forget that to disobey Allah due to the current problems and to resent Him will not eliminate that problem; on the contrary, it will increase it. The following statement of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi who indicates this fact, is remarkable:

“Whoever criticizes divine determining is striking his head against an anvil on which it will break, and whoever objects to divine mercy will himself be deprived of it.”

5) To have the hope of getting rid of problems and to think that Allah will show a way of salvation is a way of thinking that relieves man and makes him gain the consent of Allah.

“Ask from Allah. Allah likes those who ask from Him. The most virtuous deed of worship is to expect the problems to be over (by thinking that they will end and by expecting from Allah).” (Tirmidhi, Daawat, 115)

We should not ignore the advice in the hadith above.

6) To despair of Allah’s infinite mercy – God forbid – means to enter a very dangerous path. For, Satan causes man to have bad thoughts about Allah and act disrespectfully from this window of despair. A person who thinks Allah will not show him mercy any more is ready to fall into the traps of Satan. It should not be forgotten that despair is a thought that does not comply with belief. This fact is underlined in the verse below.

“…Never give up hope of Allah´s Soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs of Allah´s Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith.” (Yusuf, 12/87)

7) Enthusiasm is the opposite of despair. What disrupts enthusiasm is despair.  Badiuzzaman Said Nursi states the following regarding the issue in summary:

“Life is an activity and movement. Enthusiasm is its mount. When our effort enters the square of life struggle by riding enthusiasm, it encounters despair/hopelessness, which is a severe enemy, first. It demoralizes enthusiasm. Use the sword of لاَ تَقْنَطُوا [That is, Allah’s command meaning “Despair not of the Mercy of Allah” (az-Zumar, 39/53)] against the enemy (and kill the enemy called despair)."

8) Man has no right to complain about the problems that he encounters due to the following reasons:  

a) Human body is a model on which Allah’s names and attributes become manifest. The meanings and decrees of Allah’s names and attributes are different from one another; therefore, their manifestations will become different on human body. For instance,Allah’s name Shafi makes an illness necessary to show itself on human body and man becomes ill; cure is asked from the name Shafi (Healer). The name Mumit (Taker of Life) makes it necessary for the body to die when its time is due and kills it. The name Musawwir (Shaper of Beauty) wants to be seen with the reality of description on human body and gives a shape to all organs.  

When those names become manifest, the human body is exposed to activities and changes all the time. That is, it undergoes some hardships and trouble. However, Allah has already paid man for those hardships by giving him boons like existence, life, spirit, humanity, Islam and belief. That is, man has no right to complain since he has received the pay for working as a kind of model. It is like the case of a tailor who hires a model to fit the clothes he makes and gives the model some trouble by making him/her sit, stand, bend, etc. The model has no right to say to the tailor, “Why do you give trouble by making me sit and stand?” For, the duty of the model is to act according to the orders of the tailor.

b) There are many talents and abilities given to man in life; they are like seeds that have not developed and grown. A seed undergoes several stages to become a tree; it is placed in the ground, watered, pruned, etc. If it does not undergo those stages, it cannot develop, grow and be a tree. Similarly, if man is not exposed to the difficulties and hardships of life, he cannot develop his abilities in life. If man does not undergo any difficulties and suffer any illnesses and if he leads a comfortable and stable life, he cannot be a mature person. Let us clarify the issue with an example:

Think of a rough stone. If this stone is given to a master, he will start to sculpt it with his hard and cutting tools. The stone will be broken during sculpting. It would feel sad and cry if it were conscious. However, after certain stages and processes, that rough stone becomes a wonderful and perfect work of art. If that stone had not been sculped by that master and had not undergone those stages and processes, it would have remained as a rough and valueless stone. The rough stone’s being transformed into a priceless work of art is thanks to those hardships and stages of being sculpted.   

Man is like that rough stone. He reaches a perfect rank and the degree of the vicegerent of the earth in his lifespan thanks to the hard training and education given by Allah. That is, the way for man to be perfect is through the illnesses, misfortunes, grief, actions and tests existing in life. If man does not pass through those tests and processes, his life will be at a rough and simple level as if it has not been lived, which virtually means non-existent.  

c) Man was sent to this world to worship, not to rest and to pursue pleasures. There are two kinds of worship. One of them is positive and the other is negative. Positive worship is the commands and prohibitions informed by Allah.

Negative worship is the misfortunes and problems that man encounters in life. If man shows patience in the face of those misfortunes and problems, and relies on Allah, he will transform his life into a source of thawab and worship. Since the purpose of man’s coming to this world is worship, those misfortunes and problems become opportunities for him and strengthen his purpose of coming to this world. Since hypocrisy and show off do not penetrate into negative worship, it becomes sincere worship. However, positive worship always has the risk of hypocrisy and show off. Those misfortunes are a means of maturation and source of thawab for man.

[tasmiq]

Jumu'ah Khuthbah: 7 July 2023

Alhamdulillah that we live Allah's mercy with every waking moment, now with your Nana and Nanu. Ya Shakur that we empathised with each other like never before! Bismillah to this past week's inspirations...

#1. In my past, I had always felt that Sufism places too much emphasis on overcoming one's nafs / ego. Shaykh Nishaat continued with his gentle provocation where it is not only me but most people that don't truly acknowledge it. However, our Nabi SAW wisely identified the struggle against the nafs as the greatest. The struggle against oneself is incumbent upon every single human being.

It is one struggle that we cannot delay, ignore like many like me in my past, by being blissfully unaware of its role or even bluff ourselves by downplaying it! Only we know the truth about our position in relation to Allah. And only when I couldn't hide with worldly busy-ness as an accident survivor, could I earnestly reflect on it! My accident proves that life is short and Allah gave us free will to be able to discern who the boss of it is, and who isn't!

#2. The struggle of the nafs is incumbent on us so that we know ourselves and for what reason we were created for ... as a representative (khalifa) of Allah. We are therefore representing Allah in life. Everything belongs to Allah and we simply have to surrender through Islam and the Sufi path, ended Shaykh Nishaat's deep echo!

#3. We finally arrived to the profound yet simple insights through Shaykh Taner's appearance on IQRA, a virtual global conference on the translation of the Qur'an. From the onset, he appeared as a natural being un-immersed and un-scripted by presentation notes - which we mureeds, were accustomed to as - relaying "heart-language" ! In fact, he jolted the audience awake by instructing them to smile, by reminding themselves that Allah is loving and soft as Ar-Rauf. Because the plenary were getting lost in the semantics of the infamous difficulties of Qur'an translation; Shaykh Taner reminded the audience that Allah is not stern and vengeful, He is our best friend and means well for us!

This was followed by a description of the decade long and elaborate steps undertaken to achieve this Qur'an translation. He emphasised that what is in thie Qur'an is positivity, love and a belief in Allah's softness and forgiveness. During Q&A, he was able to gently respond to a challenge regarding a chronological presentation of the Qur'an. Shaykh Taner emphasised that it made more sense to instil the awe and love of Allah, as originally revealed, over the spiritual rules that ought to govern humanity.

When asked for an opinion on how Allah through the Qur'an professes that it's simple and easy to relate to, Shaykh Taner proclaimed something that even took me aback:

Allah is simple Himself!

At one point, an audience member conveyed interest in helping Shaykh Taner to distribute his translated version of the Qur'an, and after gaging his intention, Shaykh Taner proclaimed:

I love you man!

And send me your address so that I can send you an unsigned version because it is Allah's words!

#4. Was a serrendipitous encounter by Yasmin Mogahed again! At some point, she said that when we question Allah, it's because we are human. What really took me aback was her identification of a spiritual shortfall of mine, that we should stop expecting perfection. Being close to Allah doesn't mean we are perfect and being perfect is in fact, a toxic myth that we have. Nabi SAW said that all the children of Adam will sin, but the best of them are those that will repent! We can always fix our dis-ease through repentance. We ask Allah for forgiveness because Allah is the most forgiving. We must also ask Allah to help us to do better the next time.

Once we understand that Al-Hakim (the Wise Judge); is planning for us, it's easier to bear difficulties because there is an absolute reason for the way things occur. A little "misfortune" could, in fact, be Allah's saving grace! We ought to be content with Allah's decree, and we must remember that there is wisdom behind everything and there is ease with difficulty. We must assume the best of Allah SWT. Subhana'Allah for the sweet music to my ears, resounding haqq / truth!

#5. It was a peaceful farewell to Spirit who coloured our hearts with possibility thinking; in that we can communicate with animals, Insha'Allah. Alhamdulillah for a life well lived in Spirit's final years, a particularly long lifespan for his kind, Ya Shakur for him perishing as a free spirit!

We also end with gratitude that your Abbu is safe and sound with your Yaaseen Bhai, in George. Insha'Allah they stay that way as they assume my artsy inclination on their shared exploration.

Ya Shakur (for Allah's opening to a fulfilling means of sustenance for Yaaseen Bhai and for the opportunity for Abbu to bond with him, by seeing his new world, including merry cukaloox Nebula!)

[twinkleallnight]

All we have is one another

This can be read as an individual one shot, although in the end it mentions sprinkles of teenage Kiara that I wrote here.

Book: TRR AU

Characters: Kiara and her family.

Word count: 2099

Disclaimer: All characters belong to pixelberry.

Rating: Mature

Warning: Angst? mention of queer.

Prompt: prompt 1 by @choicesflashfics appears in bold. Day 2 of @kiaratheronappreciationweek

“Congratulations Lady Kiara. You are now officially the Cordonian council member.” Liam stretched out his hand. Kiara gave a wide smile as she took his hand to give a confident shake.

"Merci. I will give my best."

“I will see you later.”

" Au Revoir." Kiara curtsied and walked out of the Council office.

As soon as Kiara closed the doors behind her, she leaped at Penelope who was waiting outside for her. Pen hugged her as they both gave out a happy squeal.

Drake was about to enter the council office when he witnessed the tiny celebration. “I assume you have been appointed.”

Kiara turned around to meet his brown eyes. “Yes. I am.” Her parallel thoughts ran wilder than her calm poise. ‘And after this I am going to take my next step towards you Drake. Towards our happy future.’ But this step needed more courage than she needed for her career. ‘One step at a time.’ She reminded herself.

“Well Congratulations! Time to party.” Drake added.

Penelope asked excitedly, “Would you like to join us?”

“I am afraid, no. I have an important meeting with O... I mean, the duchess of Lythikos and the King. Some other time.” He waved his hand. “See you later.”

Kiara kept staring at the closed door that Drake just went in to. Penelope tried to pep her up. “What a shame! He is gonna miss all the fun.” She pulled Kiara out of her reverie and dragged her out to the exit.

The Security at the gate stopped Kiara to give her a message from her father. He was waiting at the guest rooms in the Capitol to meet her.

Her happiness knew no bounds. “Pen, Baba is here! He came all the way from Castelsarreillan! I knew he would come. He has always been there for me.

Finally, her dream was coming true. Her hard work was fruitful and she had bagged the honourable post of the Minister of External Affairs at the Royal Court. ‘Baba would be so proud!’

She rushed to the parking with Penelope and directed her driver to the Capitol. The minutes felt longer than an hour to Kiara. She was eager to meet her father and share the news with him.

The SUV halted in the grand Porte cochere of the building that usually inhabited the visiting VIPs. The foyer was decorated in royal colours of gold and blue. The wall behind the reception displayed the flags of each duchy.

Kiara had no time to look at any of these beautiful details. She dashed through the floor towards the elevators while Penelope filled in the visitor details at the reception.

They stepped onto the third floor. She knew the standard suite reserved for the Duke of Castelserreillan. She rang the bell and waited, jumping on her toes enthusiastically.

Her father himself answered the door, which was a bit surprising for her but she was too excited to ask. She ran into his arms, “Baba! I made it.”

He gave her a warm hug and patted on her back. “I knew you would Kiki. I am so proud of you. Come, meet Maman and Zeke. They are here too.”

He looked at the door with a slight disappointment, as if he didn’t want to see Penelope at that moment. But like a wise old man he hid it behind a smiling face. “Please come in Penelope.”

Pen stepped forward and greeted him. They walked in. Joelle and Ezekiel were seated in the living room, both engrossed into some discussion. Joelle was talking in hushed tone while Ezekiel had his head lowered and moving in small nods.

Hakim stood behind Kiara and held her shoulders. She looked up at him sideways. He was smiling down at her. He then called out her mother, “Jo, Look who is here!”

Joelle got up, spreading her arms to welcome Kiara who scurried into her embrace. “Maman!”

“Toutes nos felicitations.”

Ezekiel was standing quietly besides them. “Hey Zeke!” said Kiara.

“Kiki.” He spoke softly.

It was too obvious to Kiara now that there was some tension in the room. She looked between her father and Zeke. Hakim had a stern look while Ezekiel had his eyes glued to the floor. “Qu’est-ce qui ne vas pas? What’s wrong? What am I missing here?”

Hakim sighed, “Penelope dear, I would like to talk to my daughter. I suggest you relax in Kiki’s room for some time.”

“Sure sir.” Penelope walked away politely.

Hakim motioned others to Ezekiel’s room. Kiara sat on the couch between her parents while Ezekiel stood in front of them. She kept looking at them dumbfound.

Her father took her hand in his before he spoke, “Kiki, I am really happy for you. You have worked hard and stayed focused to achieve your goals. And I am sorry to bring this up now but I don’t have a better way to explain this.”

He then turned to Ezekiel, “Son, come here.” Hakim stood up and curled his one arm across Ezekiel’s back.

He then addressed Kiara, “The way you made your decisions, Zeke has made his choices. We are your parents and we will support you in whatever you do, but one of his choices is directly going to affect you Kiki. And so here we are.”

Joelle kept a comforting hand around Kiara as Hakim continued, “Zeke has decided to forgo his title as the future Duke of Castelserreillan. You fall next in line and the responsibility of looking after the duchy will fall on you.”

Kiara’s mouth was agape.

“I know its too much to ask from you when you have just now joined the Council. I am always there for you, you know that, right?” When there was no response from her, he asked, “Kiki?”

Kiara realised she was sitting stunned. She shut her lips tight to swallow in before she gathered her voice, “Je vais bien. Oui, I am alright. C’est juste que... oui, it was unexpected. But we can definitely work it out, droit Baba?”

“Yes dear. We will work on it when the time comes. I will take care of the duchy till I can, so that you can concentrate on your work at the court.”

“That works for me.”

“So, you agree to take the responsibilities.”

“Oui Baba, C’est notre maison. I will do anything for it.”

Hakim finally exhaled a sigh of relief. “That was quick and smoother than I thought.” He was about to sit down when Ezekiel reminded him, “Baba, the other part.”

Kiara’s chocolate brown eyes widened, “There’s more? Quoi maintenant?”

He stretched out his hand to his wife. Joelle slipped her hand in his and got up to walk him to their bedroom. “We will leave you both for the rest. À demain.”

Hakim shook his head. “I think that is not something for me to tell. You both can talk about it. Let this old man call it a day.”

Kiara and Ezekiel looked at each other in understanding and greeted their parents. Ezekiel crashed down with a thud on the couch. He threw his head back and closed his eyes.

She knew her brother well. She sat down besides him. “Zeke, you know you don’t have to think twice. Just say it all and get done with it. Dites-moi”

He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. “Kiki, it’s not as easy as it may sound.” He sat straight, his hands covering his face. “I gave them one shock after another.” He threw his hands in air, “And my timing was worst. I messed up your special moment. Je suis vraiment désolé.”

“Its okay Zeke. We have our moments but then life happens. Nothing is more important to me than your comfort.” She clapped his shoulder.

“Oh Kiki! You are always the mature one.” He reached out to give her a hug. She hugged him and patted his back.

She then brought up the other topic. “If you are comfortable, Zeke, should we now address the elephant in the room?”

Ezekiel rubbed his nape shying away, “Ce... actually, it’s rather personal... it’s about my partner or ... should I say the choice of my partner...”

She saw him struggling with words and decided to ease it off. “You mean you finally told Baba that you prefer men.”

His face turned pale. “Tu... how did you know? Since when?”

She smiled at him. “Se relaxer. I know it since I was nineteen.”

“But how on earth?... que...I never discussed... I was not even living at home that time. I was off to the veterinarian school.”

Kiara repeated. “I said relax! It was that Christmas holiday. You visited us. Penelope was more eager to see you than I. But you ignored her advances.”

Ezekiel hid his face in his palms. “Oh no! I am such an idiot! Pen... She was... I never realized. Désolé.”

“C’est bon. That was a sad new year eve for her. She felt very lonely but it was a long time ago.” Kiara turned to her brother to change the topic. “So, did you find someone?”

For the first time since she met him that evening, he smiled. He nodded his head and blushed at the thought of it.

“Who is the lucky guy?”

“You know him.” He grinned.

“Someone from Castelserreillan?” She wondered.

He shook his head. “Non. Someone right here.”

“Stop playing games. Just give me the name.” Kiara said in frustration.

“Bien.” He raised his hands surrendering. “It’s Max.”

Kiara’s heart skipped a beat. “Maxwell Beaumont?” She asked bewildered.

Ezekiel beamed, “Unbelievable, right? It was... for me too. But he is so sweet I couldn’t stop myself.”

Kiara blurted, “I am happy for you Zeke.”

Ezekiel hugged her again. “Thank you for being so supportive Kiki. It means the world to me. I am truly blessed.”

Kiara forced a smile. “Now if you will excuse me, Pen is waiting for me. À plus tard.”

She lumbered back to her room. How could the day turn out so heavy? She wanted it to be over already. She entered her room to meet a worried and anxious Penelope.

“Kiki? All well? What happened? Why was everyone so serious?”

Kiara threw herself on the bed. “Too many questions Pen! Give me a moment. I’ve had a rough day and all I want right now is a drink and someone to cuddle with.”

“I knew you will need it. Here, have this.” Penelope poured themselves a drink each. After gulping down the first one in a single shot, Kiara started filling in the details about the first half of her conversation with her father.

Somewhere after few drinks down, a groggy Penelope switched on the TV. “Let’s search for a gooooood movie.” She slurred.

The newsflash on the TV caught Kiara’s attention. She snatched the remote from Penelope to increase the volume. Reporter Donald Brine’s voice filled up their room.

“In a major turn of events today, the duchess of Lythikos, Lady Olivia Nevrakis, publicly accepted her relationship with Mr Drake Walker who belongs to...” Kiara switched off the TV.

“No. No more. Not today.” She grumbled.

Penelope was on the verge of passing out. Kiara was lying next to her. Penelope patted on her head trying to console her. “It’s okay, Kiki. We will find you a better match than that. I told you, the clover brew coffee is not good for health.”

Kiara looked through her drooping eyelids, “Pen, I have to confess one more thing.”

“Hmm?” Penelope hiccupped.

“Zeke told me that he is in relationship.”

“Woo-hoo!” Penelope let out a shriek, trying to stand on the mattress, wobbling on her feet.

“You don’t want to know with whom?” She is totally wasted, Kiara thought.

“It’s not me, I know. Who is it then?” Pen continued her attempt to stand still while pondering on the question.

“The hot chocolate.” Kiara uttered softly.

“Oh!” Penelope collapsed on the bed. She gazed at Kiara who looked worse. She cracked up laughing, “I don’t drink hot chocolates anymore.” Another hiccup and she fell on her pillow and passed out.

A tear rolled from the corner of her eye on to the satin cover of the pillow, leaving a circle of wet patch. She did not expect to see it by the time she woke up. It would evaporate.

“Maybe you are right Pen, its time for me to give up clover brew coffee.” Kiara lied down on her pillow and closed her eyes.

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[saqrqa3d]

Our roles in society as men and women are quite clear in Islam. Allah has given each of us responsibilities and duties as they suit us and because they befit us. The man is the qawam in the home and he is responsible for his entire household. The woman is under his guardianship, as we find in the texts. Prophethood was restricted to men, and Allah is all-Wise and it was His decision and decree. Women have been created with the ability to bear children while men have not; this too is from the perfect wisdom of Allah.

Looking at the shari’ah, we also see that Allah, Al-‘Alim, Al-Khabir, Al-Hakim, Al-Latif, has laid down guidelines and restrictions on how men and women are to interact with one another. Therefore, positions of high public office are to be restricted to men, according to Islamic teachings. It is unfortunate that today we have many Muslims celebrating when Muslim women are placed in positions which are forbidden to them in Islam. How can we celebrate disobedience to Allah?!

In no way does Islam say women cannot have opinions or contribute. However, if this means free intermingling with and being alone with men, rubbing shoulders with them etc, as is customary in those positions, then Islam puts a stop to that.

– Shaykh Younus Kathrada

[uma1ra]

Allah created us to be tested

Allah has told us that the creation of the heavens and the earth, and of life and death, is for the purpose of testing, so as to test man. Whoever obeys Him, He will reward him, and whoever disobeys Him, He will punish him. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in six Days and His Throne was on the water, that He might try you, which of you is the best in deeds. But if you were to say to them: “You shall indeed be raised up after death,” those who disbelieve would be sure to say, “This is nothing but obvious magic” [Hud 11:7]

“Who has created death and life that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving” [al-Mulk 67:2]

From this test results a manifestation of the names and attributes of Allah, such as Allah’s names al-Rahman (the Most Gracious), al-Ghafur (the Oft Forgiving), al-Hakim (the Most Wise), al-Tawwab (the Acceptor of Repentance), al-Rahim (the Most Merciful), and other names of Allah.