Beautiful Weekends
Assalaamu Alaikum my dear brothers and sisters in Islam :)
I have enrolled myself in a 2 year Uloom Program offered at the Brampton Makki Masjid. It is every weekend morning (except for the 3rd weekend in a month, our break weekend) and just for a couple of hours. It started in late January and I cannot stress how thankful I am to have found out about it. I literally feel like a different person, a much more happier person, alhamdulillah.
We have some classes that run for about 40 minutes each. First is Tajweed. I'm in LOVE with this part haha I have been craving to work on my tajweed for a very long time now and I have finally been given the oppportunity. It's so much fun, our teacher, Sister Fatima, had us go over the Arabic alphabets again and each of us have to recite them outloud. A friend of mine has a little trouble with pronouncing her "hah"'s haha So she would have to repeat it over and over again until she got it right awww I like to think I'm Arab so that I can get myself to pronounce it correctly :D Weird, but it works.
We focus on Hadeeth, Hanafi Fiqh, Aqeedah and Seerah of the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wassalam. It is a nice collection of knowledge that every person should be aware of. I have been learning things that I had no knowledge of before. We think we know so much, but in reality, we really don't know anything unless we take the initiative and further our knowledge. There's a hadeeth I remember which was oh so nice:
The Prophet (saw) says:
If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise. The angels will lower their wings in their great pleasure with one who seeks knowledge, the inhabitants of the heavens and the Earth and the fish in the deep waters will ask forgiveness for the learned man. The superiority of the learned man over the devout is like that of the moon, on the night when it is full, over the rest of the stars. The learned are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets leave neither dinar nor dirham, leaving only knowledge, and he who takes it takes an abundant portion. Sunan of Abu Dawud (Book #25, Hadith #3634)
For the longest time, I've been starving to learn more about my religion and our beloved Prophet (saw). It's a blessing to be in surroundings where there is always mention of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala and Islam because it only strengthens your Imaan and helps you to focus on what is really important in this duniya. I especially think it is very important for me to understand and know my religion as a muslimah because my biggest concern is raising my future kiddies right, insha'Allah. Honestly, that's all I care about haha And finally it feels like I'm doing something about it. May Allah Swt bless my efforts.
Narrated 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said:
"Do not wish to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has given wisdom (knowledge of the Quran and the Hadith) and he acts according to it and teaches it to others." Sahih Bukhari (Book #89, Hadith #255)
Fi-aman'Allah :)
posted by Squeeky @ 12:05 PM
9 Comments:
Mashallah on taking the initiative to learn more on Islam. The hardest step is taking that initiative but once you're on that road, the path guides you to righteousness inshallah.
Future kiddies? Someone's thinking long-term already...
congradulations on taking the step to learn more about islam. so many of us have the intention but so few do.
salam
Definitely sounds like you're having beautiful weekends :) That sounds like the perfect way to start your mornings!
Assalaamu Alaikum :)
Nauman:
haha JazaakAllahu khairaa!
It's a concern of mine, I can't help it. Children are our future, no? Insha'Allah they will be the ones to help strengthen our Ummah.
Edward:
Walaikum Assalaam :)
Thank you so much for your comment!
Aaliya:
Oh it really is ... I'll admit, it's hard waking up on Sat/Sun mornings but it's well worth it
Assalamu-aleykum Squeeky,
That sounds so awesome, man. I really wish I can do stuff like this, I can't though for various reasons (some has to do with reasons beyond what I mention here). While I don't neglect my prayers and all that kind of stuff ... my 'interests' are inherently pointed at a different direction, know what I'm sayin'. Of course, that's not to say that I don't know jack about Islam beyond the basics though, lol. I love getting involved in social activism (A LOT!) -- been kinda entrenched in that lately -- and working for practical solutions for every problem that comes up with other dedicated people. Seeing any sort of injustice really drives me up the wall and I have to deal with it somehow beyond prayers. Of course, my drive is ultimately fuelled by Islam. I might not be able to read in Arabic to recite the Quran (beyond transliteration) or discuss theology until the cows come home, but I really hope I'm making the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Allah proud with everything that I'm doing ... I'm trying my best with what I have. And look, haha, I can't even talk like other Muslims. It sounds so cool when they say all that stuff. :P
Anyway, doing all this strengthens my iman in more ways than people know. With every word I utter and every action I take against injustice (whether in my duas or somewhere else), I feel so much closer to Allah. I don't know man, I can't explain it. Like I said, we are both striving to strengthen our deen but we have different ways of going about it. I think it's totally awesome what you're doing though. Somewhere down the line ... I hope a part of my attention will be steered towards a direction that's a little more around the area where you're at. That would be dope.
All that said, I just know that you will be rewarded for making such a beautiful effort to strengthen your iman.
Sorry for digressing. I started typing and I couldn't stop. This post probably sounds extremely corny. Now you have a long comment on your blog, lol.
Peace out, dawg.
- Gabriel -
P.S.
Dude, check this out: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=507294 -> I type differently in comparison to how I talk, baahaha. I say "like" and "stuff" a lot, I gotta fix that. I talk so damn fast too. Well, I hope you find this radio interview a little entertaining. :P
CM:
hehe is that you speaking? Awww. Wow, I didn't realize you were that known haha I'm slow :(
Well, your comment was absolutely wonderful. And the way I see it, we are both striving for the same thing ... pleasing Allah Swt. And you're right, we just have different means of getting there. From the posts I have read from you, you have very pure intentions masha'Allah. And when a person struggles in the way of Islam, it truly pleases Allah.
For example, you mentioned how you don't pray Qur'an in Arabic because you are unable to. I'll show you the beauty of Allah Swt's mercy. You can't recite Qur'an in Arabic but you struggle to at least with transliteration. You get more rewards for your struggle than I do because I can recite Qur'an in Arabic. Now, I can recite in Arabic but I struggle to make sure that the pronounciations are correct, because that's a very huge thing. In this case, I receive more rewards for my struggle than someone who can recite in Arabic as well as pronounce correctly. Do you see how this is going? haha I think it's amazing.
Allah Swt knows what is in our hearts, and as long as we have sincere intentions, insha'Allah we're going in the right direction. As for salaah, yea that's a struggle for all of us but we need to make sure it's fulfilled because it is a fardh and the first thing to be asked of us on the Day of Judgement.
So continue to do what you do, may Allah Swt continue to bless your efforts and always keep you in Siraat-ul-Mustaqeem, ameen :)
It's good that you're thinking long-term because yes, children are the future... though the question arises of which future that may be...
Jammy:
Awww Jammy! so nice of you to drop by :) JazaakAllah khair for your kind words, and insha'Allah I'll do my bestest!
Salaam Raf! I REALLY wanted to take that course too... esp since it's in Brampton... but I didn't know if i could commit to every weekend morn.. esp with halaqas being on Sunday morns. It's such a perfect mix of topics and so wouldn't get boring at all insh'Allah. I am so excited for you!!! Who is teaching.. i rem getting the flyer back in November... and i was blown away by it bc it was all of those courses rolled into one neat little package.
Aright Sweety, lemme know how it goes.
Wassalam,
Sarah
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