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I’m scared, I’m very scared..
Mom please don’t take me there, please mom..
I want to be in your arms.. 
I want to feel your love and care, please mom!
Don’t let them take me mom..
I don’t want to be left alone in that place..
I fear the dark..
I fear small places..
Mom, I haven’t been a good child..
You know that I’m no angel.. I have made mistakes..
So please mom don’t let them take me there..
I am not ready..
I will be a good girl mom..
I promise! 
I promise mommy..  

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No matter how much you beg your mom to hold you tightly in her arms and not take you there, a day will come where she will be compelled to leave you.. She will be forced to leave you in a dark, eerie and uncomfortable place..

A place where no one would want to be in,,
A place where no friends, family or money would help..
A place where only your own good deeds will be your savior..
No one but your good deeds… 

I know that there is no escape from this fact, no matter how hard I try.. 

At times, when I would be in my room and the lights would go out, I would either cover myself with my blankets and close my eyes tightly, or run as fast as I can to open my door and be with my family members because it scares me to be all alone in the dark. And now I ask myself, how will we bare it when we will be in the grave all alone. Have we all thought of it?

Why am I asking you? 

Because we continuously keep on hearing about unexpected deaths.. And who knows, we could be next..

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Nowadays Muslims act, talk and think like a non-Muslim.. and to be honest, that is a very bad sign.. We all know that we, as Muslims, should neither listen to music nor drink alcohol.. Yet we find people following the steps of Satan with pride.. 

In this post, I will be focusing on one thing, a thing that is really upsetting.. a fact that I wish was nothing but a lie.. the fact that some Muslims drink alcohol.. I really don’t want to give people a bad impression about the Muslims, yet I want people to be aware of what’s going on these days.. 

As we know when a person comes back from Makka he feels very well spiritually and feels as if his Iman got very strong.. Unfortunately not all people get this feeling.. 
When my big brother was heading back to UAE from Makka, as soon as they got down from the plane, a man headed towards a shop that sells alcohol and bought 4 bottle’s.. To be honest, it is such a shame to call that man a Muslim, and what’s more shameful is that the man just arrived from the most decent spot on earth Makka.. 

But what difference does it make? To him, maybe going to makka is a habit A lot of people nowadays carry the name “Muslim” yet the carry the actions of those who aren’t,, they bring shame to us and shame to their family.. 

I know that people make mistakes.. but this mistake is just unbelievable..  Maybe Allah would forgive him for his actions, and who am I to talk about forgiveness.. But if we only think about the impression he gives to those who aren’t Muslim.. it is a very bad impression..  We have a lot of verses from the Quran and the hadith that show us that Drinking is prohibited in Islam, yet people insist on drinking.. Some believe it makes them more masculine, some say it makes them forget their problems and some say it’s a nice thing to do.. 

But do they think about the consequences? Do they think about the punishment? Do they think about their wives and kids?  

I don’t think so..

 Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):   

“O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al-Ansaab, and Al-Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaytaan’s (Satan’s) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful”[al-Maa’idah 5:90] 

It is also narrated in al-Bukhaari (5147) and Muslim (3736) from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever drinks wine in this world and does not repent from that, he will be deprived of it in the Hereafter.” 

here is a fatwa that shows us that alcohol is prohibited –>  “Alcohol”

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I’m sure you all noticed how fast time is ticking, or should I say how fast time is running.. I mean you wake up in the morning do a couple of things and when you check the clock you realize that almost 4 hours have passed while you did only a few things..
subhanAllah..
TO be honest, it is scaring me a lot.. to the extent that at times I can’t sleep at night from fear.. Fear of what?
Continue reading and you will know why..
As we know that time passing by fast is one of the signs of the hours, signs that show us how close the Day of Judgment is.
Our beloved prophet – Peace Be Upon him – mentioned that from the signs of the hours, the time will pass fast.. To the extent that a year would seem like a month, a month like a week, a week like a day and a day like a couple of hours..

Haven’t you all realized that this is what’s happening now?
All this proof yet people still have doubts that Islam is the true religion of all humans..

I remember when I used to tell my sis.. “When will you give birth to your child we are all excited” and subhanAllah two months have passed since she gave birth..
I remember telling her those words as if it was just yesterday..
SubhanAllah..
I remember when I started my summer course.. SubhanAllah, as if it was just yesterday..

Time is ticking too fast.. We are growing old fast..
What have we prepared for our hereafter?
There is not much time left..
What scares me the most, is that I know that almost all of the signs of the hours have occurred and I’m still not ready to face Allah.. I have a lot of things that I need to do, actually MUST do yet I have many obstacles.. but inshaALlah I will try my best to achieve it all ..
Stop wasting your times, specially in these coming days.. Because we are losing track of time.. so please seize every second..
May Allah have mercy on all Muslims.. 

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At times when i get furious at my little sister and yell at her my heart starts to ache, because watching my sister “shed a tear” is so painful..
I then feel that i’m a “MONSTER“,  SO i go to her and start hugging her and apologize , even though she was wrong..

The fact hidden behind mentioning this story is to show you the comparison between two things..  

My little sister, has a haven, a family, love, tender and care.. but still when she “sheds a tear” i cant bare looking at her without feeling such pain in my heart.. and i oblige my self to be there for her and give her love and care…

But what about those poor orphans out there in Nigeria, pakistan, Palestine, Iraq…etc
children who are poor, lost, confused, paralyzed in thoughts, scared..
children who have no haven , no mother or no father, no education..
who will be there for them when they “SHED A TEAR”

aaah… just thinking about this thing brings so much agony..i thought of ways to stop an orphan child from shedding a tear but found my self surrounded by dead ends..i tried thinking  and thinking so hard to find a single way just to bring happiness to such children..

children will still remain children, no matter in which region they are in..  So people around the world why wait to hear the “cries” of an orphan child when you can stop them from “shedding those innocent tears..”

  why dont you and you family members, friends, husband, wife and children collect money and take it to any  association and try to wipe an orphan child’s tear by giving them some money..

 I’m sure that Allah will give you something you always wished for in return..

‏قال رسول الله ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم :‏ “‏أنا وكافل اليتيم في الجنة كهاتين وأشار بأصبعيه ‏ ‏يعني السبابة والوسطى” ‏
‏قال ‏ ‏أبو عيسى ‏ ‏هذا ‏ ‏حديث حسن صحيح

Plz Lsn To This English Song: zain bhikha - orphan child (Save Target As)

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I know that I shouldn’t be talking about such issue, because I am still not married.. yet I believe that there is no shame in starting such topic.. I mean I could motivate men to be better husbands {inshaALlah}
I’m sure that not all of my visitors know how our beloved prophet Mohammed – Peace Be Upon Him- was at home..
What made me write such topic, is that nowadays we barely find a man that is willing to help his wife at home, willing to help raise his kids or willing to take his wife out every now and then..
Men should follow the steps of our beloved Prophet - Peace Be Upon Him - to have a great marriage life..
Our Prophet -Peace Be Upon Him- used to help his wives with the house work.. Shocking right? Why?
I mean nowadays, would you find a king who would help his maids {queens don’t do the house work} ?
That is impossible.. They would tell you that they are too busy with the economy or politics.. etc
Even though our beloved Prophet -Peace Be Upon Him-was busy spreading Islam, battling in wars and teaching the muslims the Quran.. He still gave his wives and home some time..

There is this story that I love to hear always..
When the prophet Peace Be Upon Him and his troops and wife Aisha –Radeeya Allaho A’anha -  were traveling through the Desert.. The Prophet Peace Be Upon Him noticed that Aisha - Radeeya Allaho A’anha -  got really tired.. so what he did is he told the troop to go ahead, while he stayed back with his wife Aisha - Radeeya Allaho A’anha -.. SO he asked her “shall you race with me” so she agreed and they raced each other..
subhanAllah.. What a sweet thing the Prophet - Peace Be Upon Him-  did..
Nowadays, we barely find a husband that would help his wife in cleaning the kitchen, cooking, taking the children to school, playing with his wife and getting well dressed for his wife..
Unfortunately men nowadays believe that it is all the duty of the woman.. And if they would only think wisely.. They would come to realize that it is the duty of both spouses..

I shall not deny that men come from work exhausted, but no matter what, men should never compare the wife’s responsibility at home to his work.. Because it’s incomparable..
Women’s duty at home has double the stress the man faces at work..
Finally, I ask the brothers that visit my site..  “Why can’t you follow the steps of our beloved Prophet Peace Be Upon Him? “

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My friend talked to me today, and she reminded me of the old me..
The me that I never want to be again.. The me that brought nothing but shame to myself.. The me that allowed to be controlled by Satan..

No one is perfect.. We all make mistakes.. And I did many mistakes that I wish I could wake up one day and forget it all.. But subhanALlah , Allah has a reason for everything..
The mistakes I’ve done where one of the reasons that made me wake up and follow the right path.. of course with alot of help from my best friend..
And of course not to forget.. The most important factor.. By asking Allah to help me.. 

Alhamdulillah I became different..
wallah If people would pay me millions of dhs just to be the old me.. I’d say “sorry.. I can’t!” for I am much happier this way.. Alhamdulillah.. 

I just want to let people know that being a better person is not as hard as it seems..
I know that sometimes, you do things that you can’t give up on, yet you know it is a huge sin.. Then you say “I can’t give it up” but Believe me.. ALlah has promised us that “if person gives up something for the sake of ALlah.. Allah will give him something better in return..” 

I just want my friend to know.. That I am here for her ..
I myself made mistakes.. Mistakes that I believe Allah would forgive for he is the most merciful.. Mistakes that taught me many things in life.. 

It may be hard at first, but believe me.. by making dua’a, insisting and reminding your self that Allah is watching.. You will slowly get away from that sin.. just be strong and put all your faith in Allah.. 

May Allah forgive all muslims..  

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Whoever reads the title would think that I would start talking about accessories, gold and girlish stuff.. Well.. I won’t.. I just want to share with you my experience with the pair of earrings that I lost a couple of days ago.
SubhanALlah, Look how Islam is a beautiful religion.. This is how the story begins: 

A couple of days ago, I was looking for my favorite pair of earrings in order to wear it.. Unfortunately I couldn’t find it.. I looked all over my room and it was simply gone..
How can that happen.. My favorite earring gone!!
Anyway, sadness filled my heart and subhanAllah I insisted on finding my earring… subhanAllah, I loved that pair a lot.. My housemaid and I searched ..searched.. searched until I was about to give up..
I then remembered a story that I heard while listening to an Islamic lecture.. 

The scholar mentioned a story about a man who had went to Omrah.. During Omrah he lost his wallet.. His money, visa cards and ID were all in the wallet.. and it was all gone..
the man got so upset so he made a dua’a : لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله، اللهم اجرني في مصيبتي و اخلف لي خيرا منها He went back to Kuwait.. and after a couple of days he received a call from a man telling him that he has found his wallet.. subhanAllah..
it was a blessing from Allah..
I mean if you lose anything during Omrah it is really difficult to find it because it is a very crowded place..

So I did the same thing..
I put all my faith in Allah and made that dua’a.. اللهم اجرني في مصيبتي و اخلف لي خيرا منها
I looked again and couldn’t find it. So I said “Oh Allah, I know that You will let me find my earring” Anyway, minutes later.. Mom called me and told me that she found my earrings.. subhanAllah.. I was extremely happy… subhanAllah.. 

I know to some.. this story may sound lame.. cos I made a big fuss about my lost pair of earrings.. But if you look at it from an Islamic perspective.. You will come to realize that when you put all your faith in Allah, Allah will give you what you want..  You just have to believe strongly in Allah and put all your faith in him.. May ALlah forgive ALl muslims