[shia_strength] Issue 597 - True Wisdom, Poor-due, One Deed, Donate for Pakistan Flood Relief

 

In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.

In This Issue: True Wisdom Poor-due One Special Good Deed Pakistan Flood Relief	September 3, 2010 - Ramadan 24, 1431 Friday Nasiha: Issue 597 www.fridaynasiha.com | www.youngmuslims.ca
Living The Quran True Wisdom Al-Baqara (The Cow) Chapter 2: Verses 268-269 "Satan scares you with fears of poverty and tempts you to do shameful things, while God promises you pardon and grace. God is enough of a provider, and He is full of knowledge. He grants wisdom to whomever He wants, and whoever receives wisdom gains great benefits thereby; yet, only the insightful ever realize this." One of Satan's tactics is to keep people so occupied with the fear of losing their wealth they end up desperately clinging to their money and depriving the needy - and themselves - of the goodness of giving for the sake of God. A person under the spell of irrational fear is more vulnerable to transgress laws, even to the point of indulging in lewdness, for the purpose of gaining profit and wealth. Although the term has a broad range of meanings, "the wisdom" basically signifies insight, discernment, and knowledge of creation, life, right and wrong, and of the Divine system prevailing in the universe, so as to enable persuasive, convincing answers for such questions as "Who am I? What is the purpose for my existence in this world? Who has sent me to this world and why? Where did I come from and where am I heading? What does death ask of me?" It may be regarded, from one perspective, as harmony with Divine Destiny or knowledge of it. Deceived by Satan, worldly people believe that it is the height of wisdom to be constantly concerned with saving out of one's earnings and to be perpetually on the look-out for a higher income. But those granted wisdom aim at eternal happiness in the eternal world, which requires spending in God's cause and giving to the needy for a balanced, happy social life. The cure for fear of poverty is to have a good opinion of God. People who harbour good thoughts about their Provider deflect insidious whisperings about Him and the subtle provocations that create irrational fear. His dominion is never diminished in the least when He gives to His creation all that they need. Compiled From: "The Holy Quran: Guidance for Life" - Yahiya Emerick, pp. 40-41 "Purification of the Heart" - Hamza Yusuf, pp. 53, 54 "The Quran: Annotated Interpretation in Modern English" - Ali Unal, pp. 114, 115
Understanding the Prophet's Life Poor-due Poor-due at the end of Ramadan (zakat al-fitr) is the prescribed poor-due which every Muslim is required to make at the conclusion of the month of Ramadan. The poor-due purifies the soul of the fasting person. Ibn Abbas narrated, "The Messenger enjoined charity of the poor-due so that those who observe fasting are purified of their indecent and shameful errors, and the poor and the needy ones are enabled to arrange for their necessities of food and clothing." [Abu Dawud] Poor-due also serves as a token of thankfulness to God for enabled him or her to observe the fast. Ibn Umar reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) made poor-due compulsory on every slave, freeman, male, female, young and old among the Muslims. [Bukhari] Every person who possesses the day's provision for self and family has to pay the poor-due at the end of Ramadan. Compiled From: "The Poor-Due of Ramadan" - Navid Hanif
Blindspot! One Special Good Deed What is the ONE special good deed that you'd want to remember your Ramadan with this year? Something you've never done before, something you've pushed yourself beyond your means and out of your comfort zone to achieve! If there's nothing that comes to mind, this is the time to rush and make sure you make this Ramadan truly memorable for your soul by doing something extraordinary this Ramadan!  Here are some ideas: Go for Itikaaf. Take out your wallet and give the largest ONE donation you've ever given in your life to a charitable cause. Forgive that ONE person you said you'll never ever forgive.  Get to know a poor family and vow to sponsor them as long as you live. Feed 100 fasting people! & there are lots more you can do... What is it going to be for you?  Something that can make this Ramadan truly special. Think about it then take action! Compiled From: ProductiveRamadan.com, ProductiveMuslim
Maintainer's Message Pakistan Flood Relief The Government of Canada has announced that it will match donations for Pakistan Flood Relief made from August 2 until September 12, 2010. The following Canadian Muslim charities are collecting monetary donations for Pakistan Flood. Choose whichever charity you feel comfortable with: - ICNA Relief - Canada - Human Concern International (HCI) - Islamic Relief Canada - International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) - International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN-Canada) Subscription Drive In February 2010 we had sent out a request to all of you to help us reach an ambitious goal of reaching 100,000 readers worldwide by the end of this Ramadan. Alhamdulillah, we are very close to reaching that goal. We now have over 90,000 readers of Friday Nasiha worldwide. Ramadan isn't over yet and we still have 10,000 more readers to reach! With your help and support we will be able to reach that goal, insha Allah. Two ways you can help: 1. Donate. (http://fridaynasiha.com/donate.php) We will run more advertisement across online Muslim presence. 2. Spread the word. Follow the links below to invite more friends and families to join Friday Nasiha. If you want to invite multiple email addresses to Friday Nasiha please send the email addresses to us and we will invite them on your behalf. With the grace of Allah and the reach of your personal network we will be able to meet our goal. A small amount of your time will lead to a massive amount of reward from Allah and will benefit Friday Nasiha and its readers immensely. Remember, you have the potential to gain reward for every additional reader who joins and implements something which they learn from Friday Nasiha! Don't let this opportunity pass you by! May Allah reward you for your time! Donate to support the projects and activities of Young Muslims Canada. May Allah accept your donation. Subscribe to Friday Nasiha

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