KHUTBAH A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Presented at ICF on June 21 2019
BY Brother David Haskins
Previously Presented October 27 2017
KHUTBAH OPENING
(KHUTBAHTUL HAAJAH)
ALL PRAISES ARE DUE TO ALLAH WE PRAISE HIM
AND SEEK HIS HELP AND ASK FOR HIS FORGIVENESS
WE SEEK REFUGE IN ALLAH FROM THE EVIL IN OUR
OWN SOULS AND FROM OUR OWN SINFUL DEEDS
WHOEVER ALLAH GUIDES NO ONE CAN MISLEAD
AND WHOEVER ALLAH LEAVES MISGUIDED NO ONE
CAN GUIDE I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO ONE
WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH HE IS ONE
HAVING NO PARTNER AND I BEAR WITNESS THAT
MUHAMMAD IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER
ي أي ها الذين آمنوا ات قوا الل حق ت قاتو وتن أ ن م وو
O BELIEVERS HAVE TAQWA (FEAR ndash AWARENESS ndash
CONSCIOUSNESS) OF ALLAH ACCORDING TO WHAT IS
HIS RIGHT AND DO NOT DIE EXCEPT AS MUSLIMS
ي أي ها الناس ات قوا ربك الذي خ قك ها ز جها من فس احدة خ ق من ه ا رجا كثريا اء ات قوا بث من الل الذي ت اءلوو بو األرحام و الل
كاو ع يك رقيباO MANKIND HAVE TAQWA OF YOUR LORD THE ONE
WHO CREATED YOU FROM ONE SOUL AND CREATED
FROM IT ITS MATE AND FROM THEM SPREAD MANY
MEN AND WOMEN AND FEAR ALLAH FROM WHOM
YOU DEMAND YOUR MUTUAL RIGHTS AND DO NOT
CUT OFF FAMILY RELATIONS SURELY ALLAH IS
EVER AN ALL-WATCHER OVER YOU
ي أي ها الذين آمنوا ات قوا الل قولوا ق و سديدا
يص ح لك أع الك ي غفر لك ذ وبك من يطع الل رسولو ف قد فاز
ف وزا عظي ا
اما بعض O BELIEVERS HAVE TAQWA OF ALLAH AND ALWAYS
SPEAK THE TRUTH HE WILL DIRECT YOU TO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS AND WILL FORGIVE YOU YOUR
SINS AND WHOSOEVER OBEYS ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAS INDEED ACHIEVED A GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT
AND TO PROCEED
خىر الديث كناب الل خىرو وفإ ىدي م د ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص شر األمور ااد
مدثت ها كل مدثة بدعة كل بدعة لة كل لة النار
CERTAINLY THE BEST SPEECH IS THE BOOK OF
ALLAH AND THE BEST GUIDANCE IS THE GUIDANCE
OF MUHAMMAD THE WORST AFFAIRS ARE THE
INNOVATED ONES AND EVERY INNOVATION IS A
GOING ASTRAY AND EVERY GOING ASTRAY IS IN
PATH THAT LEADS INTO THE HELL-FIRE
MY DEAR BELOVED BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
ISLAM
WELCOME TO JUMMUAH WE THANK ALLAH FOR
GIVING US YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
THE MOST OF OUR DAY OR AT LEAST THIS PART OF
OUR DAY THAT WE CALL YAUMAL JUMMUAH WE
THANK ALLAH FOR BLESSING US TO MAKE IT
THROUGH ANOTHER RAMADAN AND IN ADDITION
TO OUR FASTING AND SALAT AND ZAKAT WE HOPE
TO HAVE RECEIVED THE MERCY OF THE BOUNTIES OF
LAILATUL QADR --- A NIGHT WHICH IS BETTER THAN
A THOUSAND MONTHS OR MORE THAN 83 YEARS
THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BE A GREAT BOUNTY FROM
THE MANY BOUNTIES OF ALLAH YET WE MUST
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ALL RELATIVE AND NOT
ASSUME THAT WE HAVE IT MADE NO WE MUST
CONTINUE TO STRIVE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY
DAY FOR WE KNOW THAT OUR WORSHIP OF OUR
LORD NEVER REACHES TO WHAT HE DESERVES
Aisha reported The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be
upon him said ldquoFollow the right course seek nearness to
Allah and give glad tidings Verily none of you will enter
Paradise by his deeds alonerdquo They said ldquoNot even you O
Messenger of Allahrdquo The Prophet said ldquoNot even me unless
Allah grants me His mercy Know that the most beloved
deed to Allah is that which is done regularly even if it is
smallrdquo
Source Sahih al-Bukhari 6099 Sahih Muslim 2818
IF THE PROPHETrsquoS DEEDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO
GUARANTEE HIM JENNAH WHAT ABOUT US HOW
CAN WE BE SO CONFIDENT BASED UPON THE LITTLE
WE HAVE DONE EVEN IF WE CAUGHT SUCH A
MAGNIFICENT BOUNTY AS LAILATUL QADR --- HOW
DOES IT COMPARE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF BOUNTIES
ALLAH HAS PROMISED US 83 YEARS IS A LONG TIME
FROM OUR LIFE PERSPECTIVE BUT ALLAH HAS
PROMISED US ETERNITY HOW DOES 83 YEARS
COMPARE TO A THOUSAND YEARS --- OR A MILLION
YEARS --- OR A BILLION YEARS --- OR A TRILLION
YEARS --- OR A TRILLION TRILLION YEARS --- OR TO
ETERNITY EVENTUALLY THE NUMBER OF ZEROS
AFTER THE DECIMAL POINT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE
83WOULD COVER THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND STILL NOT BE
ENOUGH
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
(1031 ) العصر
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages) - 1031 (Y
Ali)
(1032 ) و اا او لف خ ر
Verily Man is in loss - 1032 (Y Ali)
الذين آمنوا ع وا الصالات (1033 ) ت وااوا لق ت وااوا لص
Except such as have Faith and do righteous deeds
and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth
and of Patience and Constancy - 1033 (Y Ali)
FROM THE MOMENT OF OUR CONCEPTION TIME IS
OUR CONSTANT COMPANION OUR CONSTANT
REMINDER AND OUR ULTIMATE CURRENCY ALLAH
HAS ALLOTTED OUT TO EACH OF HIS CREATIONS A
CERTAIN LIMIT OF TIME IN THIS WORLD OUR KEY
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE SPEND THAT CURRENCY
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR
TIME SOME CREATIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED
MORE TIME THAN OTHERS YET ALL CREATION IS
FINITE ONLY ALLAH IS INFINITE ndash SUPREME ABOVE
ALL HIS CREATION
AS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE AMONG MANKIND
SOME CREATIONS HAVE MUCH SHORTER LIFESPANS
WHILE OTHERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER ONES
THE COMMON HOUSEFLY IS CONCEIVED BORN
REPRODUCES AND DIES IN ABOUT 30 DAYS THAT IS
THE EXTENT OF HIS CURRENCY IN THIS DUNYA
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE 60-70 OR
EVEN 100 YEARS WE SEE HUMANS LIVING YET
COMPARED TO THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH
WHICH ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BILLIONS OF YEARS
OLD MANrsquoS 60-100 YEARS PALES IN COMPARISON AS
IT COMPARES LESS FAVORABLY THAN THE
HOUSEFLY DOES TO US YET ALLAH TELLS US
Ar-Rum (The Romans) - 308
أ ل ي ن فكر ا أ ف ه ما خ ق اللن ه ا ال ا ات األرض ما ب ي ن لق أجل م ى و كثريا م
(308 )الناس ب قاء ر لكافر و
Do they not reflect in their own minds Not but for just
ends and for a term appointed did Allah create the heavens
and the earth and all between them yet are there truly
many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at
the Resurrection) - 308 (Y Ali)
EVERY CREATION HAS TIME AS ITS FIRST AND LAST
COMPANION AND EVERY CREATION --- FROM THE
COMMON HOUSEFLY --- TO MANKIND --- TO THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- HAS A TERM
APPOINTED FOR THAT TIME TO COME TO AN END
REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TIME WE ACTUALLY
HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNTS OR HOW WE PERCEIVE
THAT TIME --- WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIMITED TIME
--- HOW WE SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME --- IS THE
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
ALL PRAISES ARE DUE TO ALLAH WE PRAISE HIM
AND SEEK HIS HELP AND ASK FOR HIS FORGIVENESS
WE SEEK REFUGE IN ALLAH FROM THE EVIL IN OUR
OWN SOULS AND FROM OUR OWN SINFUL DEEDS
WHOEVER ALLAH GUIDES NO ONE CAN MISLEAD
AND WHOEVER ALLAH LEAVES MISGUIDED NO ONE
CAN GUIDE I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO ONE
WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH HE IS ONE
HAVING NO PARTNER AND I BEAR WITNESS THAT
MUHAMMAD IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER
ي أي ها الذين آمنوا ات قوا الل حق ت قاتو وتن أ ن م وو
O BELIEVERS HAVE TAQWA (FEAR ndash AWARENESS ndash
CONSCIOUSNESS) OF ALLAH ACCORDING TO WHAT IS
HIS RIGHT AND DO NOT DIE EXCEPT AS MUSLIMS
ي أي ها الناس ات قوا ربك الذي خ قك ها ز جها من فس احدة خ ق من ه ا رجا كثريا اء ات قوا بث من الل الذي ت اءلوو بو األرحام و الل
كاو ع يك رقيباO MANKIND HAVE TAQWA OF YOUR LORD THE ONE
WHO CREATED YOU FROM ONE SOUL AND CREATED
FROM IT ITS MATE AND FROM THEM SPREAD MANY
MEN AND WOMEN AND FEAR ALLAH FROM WHOM
YOU DEMAND YOUR MUTUAL RIGHTS AND DO NOT
CUT OFF FAMILY RELATIONS SURELY ALLAH IS
EVER AN ALL-WATCHER OVER YOU
ي أي ها الذين آمنوا ات قوا الل قولوا ق و سديدا
يص ح لك أع الك ي غفر لك ذ وبك من يطع الل رسولو ف قد فاز
ف وزا عظي ا
اما بعض O BELIEVERS HAVE TAQWA OF ALLAH AND ALWAYS
SPEAK THE TRUTH HE WILL DIRECT YOU TO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS AND WILL FORGIVE YOU YOUR
SINS AND WHOSOEVER OBEYS ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAS INDEED ACHIEVED A GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT
AND TO PROCEED
خىر الديث كناب الل خىرو وفإ ىدي م د ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص شر األمور ااد
مدثت ها كل مدثة بدعة كل بدعة لة كل لة النار
CERTAINLY THE BEST SPEECH IS THE BOOK OF
ALLAH AND THE BEST GUIDANCE IS THE GUIDANCE
OF MUHAMMAD THE WORST AFFAIRS ARE THE
INNOVATED ONES AND EVERY INNOVATION IS A
GOING ASTRAY AND EVERY GOING ASTRAY IS IN
PATH THAT LEADS INTO THE HELL-FIRE
MY DEAR BELOVED BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
ISLAM
WELCOME TO JUMMUAH WE THANK ALLAH FOR
GIVING US YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
THE MOST OF OUR DAY OR AT LEAST THIS PART OF
OUR DAY THAT WE CALL YAUMAL JUMMUAH WE
THANK ALLAH FOR BLESSING US TO MAKE IT
THROUGH ANOTHER RAMADAN AND IN ADDITION
TO OUR FASTING AND SALAT AND ZAKAT WE HOPE
TO HAVE RECEIVED THE MERCY OF THE BOUNTIES OF
LAILATUL QADR --- A NIGHT WHICH IS BETTER THAN
A THOUSAND MONTHS OR MORE THAN 83 YEARS
THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BE A GREAT BOUNTY FROM
THE MANY BOUNTIES OF ALLAH YET WE MUST
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ALL RELATIVE AND NOT
ASSUME THAT WE HAVE IT MADE NO WE MUST
CONTINUE TO STRIVE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY
DAY FOR WE KNOW THAT OUR WORSHIP OF OUR
LORD NEVER REACHES TO WHAT HE DESERVES
Aisha reported The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be
upon him said ldquoFollow the right course seek nearness to
Allah and give glad tidings Verily none of you will enter
Paradise by his deeds alonerdquo They said ldquoNot even you O
Messenger of Allahrdquo The Prophet said ldquoNot even me unless
Allah grants me His mercy Know that the most beloved
deed to Allah is that which is done regularly even if it is
smallrdquo
Source Sahih al-Bukhari 6099 Sahih Muslim 2818
IF THE PROPHETrsquoS DEEDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO
GUARANTEE HIM JENNAH WHAT ABOUT US HOW
CAN WE BE SO CONFIDENT BASED UPON THE LITTLE
WE HAVE DONE EVEN IF WE CAUGHT SUCH A
MAGNIFICENT BOUNTY AS LAILATUL QADR --- HOW
DOES IT COMPARE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF BOUNTIES
ALLAH HAS PROMISED US 83 YEARS IS A LONG TIME
FROM OUR LIFE PERSPECTIVE BUT ALLAH HAS
PROMISED US ETERNITY HOW DOES 83 YEARS
COMPARE TO A THOUSAND YEARS --- OR A MILLION
YEARS --- OR A BILLION YEARS --- OR A TRILLION
YEARS --- OR A TRILLION TRILLION YEARS --- OR TO
ETERNITY EVENTUALLY THE NUMBER OF ZEROS
AFTER THE DECIMAL POINT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE
83WOULD COVER THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND STILL NOT BE
ENOUGH
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
(1031 ) العصر
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages) - 1031 (Y
Ali)
(1032 ) و اا او لف خ ر
Verily Man is in loss - 1032 (Y Ali)
الذين آمنوا ع وا الصالات (1033 ) ت وااوا لق ت وااوا لص
Except such as have Faith and do righteous deeds
and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth
and of Patience and Constancy - 1033 (Y Ali)
FROM THE MOMENT OF OUR CONCEPTION TIME IS
OUR CONSTANT COMPANION OUR CONSTANT
REMINDER AND OUR ULTIMATE CURRENCY ALLAH
HAS ALLOTTED OUT TO EACH OF HIS CREATIONS A
CERTAIN LIMIT OF TIME IN THIS WORLD OUR KEY
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE SPEND THAT CURRENCY
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR
TIME SOME CREATIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED
MORE TIME THAN OTHERS YET ALL CREATION IS
FINITE ONLY ALLAH IS INFINITE ndash SUPREME ABOVE
ALL HIS CREATION
AS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE AMONG MANKIND
SOME CREATIONS HAVE MUCH SHORTER LIFESPANS
WHILE OTHERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER ONES
THE COMMON HOUSEFLY IS CONCEIVED BORN
REPRODUCES AND DIES IN ABOUT 30 DAYS THAT IS
THE EXTENT OF HIS CURRENCY IN THIS DUNYA
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE 60-70 OR
EVEN 100 YEARS WE SEE HUMANS LIVING YET
COMPARED TO THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH
WHICH ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BILLIONS OF YEARS
OLD MANrsquoS 60-100 YEARS PALES IN COMPARISON AS
IT COMPARES LESS FAVORABLY THAN THE
HOUSEFLY DOES TO US YET ALLAH TELLS US
Ar-Rum (The Romans) - 308
أ ل ي ن فكر ا أ ف ه ما خ ق اللن ه ا ال ا ات األرض ما ب ي ن لق أجل م ى و كثريا م
(308 )الناس ب قاء ر لكافر و
Do they not reflect in their own minds Not but for just
ends and for a term appointed did Allah create the heavens
and the earth and all between them yet are there truly
many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at
the Resurrection) - 308 (Y Ali)
EVERY CREATION HAS TIME AS ITS FIRST AND LAST
COMPANION AND EVERY CREATION --- FROM THE
COMMON HOUSEFLY --- TO MANKIND --- TO THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- HAS A TERM
APPOINTED FOR THAT TIME TO COME TO AN END
REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TIME WE ACTUALLY
HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNTS OR HOW WE PERCEIVE
THAT TIME --- WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIMITED TIME
--- HOW WE SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME --- IS THE
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
ي أي ها الناس ات قوا ربك الذي خ قك ها ز جها من فس احدة خ ق من ه ا رجا كثريا اء ات قوا بث من الل الذي ت اءلوو بو األرحام و الل
كاو ع يك رقيباO MANKIND HAVE TAQWA OF YOUR LORD THE ONE
WHO CREATED YOU FROM ONE SOUL AND CREATED
FROM IT ITS MATE AND FROM THEM SPREAD MANY
MEN AND WOMEN AND FEAR ALLAH FROM WHOM
YOU DEMAND YOUR MUTUAL RIGHTS AND DO NOT
CUT OFF FAMILY RELATIONS SURELY ALLAH IS
EVER AN ALL-WATCHER OVER YOU
ي أي ها الذين آمنوا ات قوا الل قولوا ق و سديدا
يص ح لك أع الك ي غفر لك ذ وبك من يطع الل رسولو ف قد فاز
ف وزا عظي ا
اما بعض O BELIEVERS HAVE TAQWA OF ALLAH AND ALWAYS
SPEAK THE TRUTH HE WILL DIRECT YOU TO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS AND WILL FORGIVE YOU YOUR
SINS AND WHOSOEVER OBEYS ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAS INDEED ACHIEVED A GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT
AND TO PROCEED
خىر الديث كناب الل خىرو وفإ ىدي م د ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص شر األمور ااد
مدثت ها كل مدثة بدعة كل بدعة لة كل لة النار
CERTAINLY THE BEST SPEECH IS THE BOOK OF
ALLAH AND THE BEST GUIDANCE IS THE GUIDANCE
OF MUHAMMAD THE WORST AFFAIRS ARE THE
INNOVATED ONES AND EVERY INNOVATION IS A
GOING ASTRAY AND EVERY GOING ASTRAY IS IN
PATH THAT LEADS INTO THE HELL-FIRE
MY DEAR BELOVED BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
ISLAM
WELCOME TO JUMMUAH WE THANK ALLAH FOR
GIVING US YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
THE MOST OF OUR DAY OR AT LEAST THIS PART OF
OUR DAY THAT WE CALL YAUMAL JUMMUAH WE
THANK ALLAH FOR BLESSING US TO MAKE IT
THROUGH ANOTHER RAMADAN AND IN ADDITION
TO OUR FASTING AND SALAT AND ZAKAT WE HOPE
TO HAVE RECEIVED THE MERCY OF THE BOUNTIES OF
LAILATUL QADR --- A NIGHT WHICH IS BETTER THAN
A THOUSAND MONTHS OR MORE THAN 83 YEARS
THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BE A GREAT BOUNTY FROM
THE MANY BOUNTIES OF ALLAH YET WE MUST
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ALL RELATIVE AND NOT
ASSUME THAT WE HAVE IT MADE NO WE MUST
CONTINUE TO STRIVE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY
DAY FOR WE KNOW THAT OUR WORSHIP OF OUR
LORD NEVER REACHES TO WHAT HE DESERVES
Aisha reported The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be
upon him said ldquoFollow the right course seek nearness to
Allah and give glad tidings Verily none of you will enter
Paradise by his deeds alonerdquo They said ldquoNot even you O
Messenger of Allahrdquo The Prophet said ldquoNot even me unless
Allah grants me His mercy Know that the most beloved
deed to Allah is that which is done regularly even if it is
smallrdquo
Source Sahih al-Bukhari 6099 Sahih Muslim 2818
IF THE PROPHETrsquoS DEEDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO
GUARANTEE HIM JENNAH WHAT ABOUT US HOW
CAN WE BE SO CONFIDENT BASED UPON THE LITTLE
WE HAVE DONE EVEN IF WE CAUGHT SUCH A
MAGNIFICENT BOUNTY AS LAILATUL QADR --- HOW
DOES IT COMPARE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF BOUNTIES
ALLAH HAS PROMISED US 83 YEARS IS A LONG TIME
FROM OUR LIFE PERSPECTIVE BUT ALLAH HAS
PROMISED US ETERNITY HOW DOES 83 YEARS
COMPARE TO A THOUSAND YEARS --- OR A MILLION
YEARS --- OR A BILLION YEARS --- OR A TRILLION
YEARS --- OR A TRILLION TRILLION YEARS --- OR TO
ETERNITY EVENTUALLY THE NUMBER OF ZEROS
AFTER THE DECIMAL POINT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE
83WOULD COVER THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND STILL NOT BE
ENOUGH
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
(1031 ) العصر
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages) - 1031 (Y
Ali)
(1032 ) و اا او لف خ ر
Verily Man is in loss - 1032 (Y Ali)
الذين آمنوا ع وا الصالات (1033 ) ت وااوا لق ت وااوا لص
Except such as have Faith and do righteous deeds
and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth
and of Patience and Constancy - 1033 (Y Ali)
FROM THE MOMENT OF OUR CONCEPTION TIME IS
OUR CONSTANT COMPANION OUR CONSTANT
REMINDER AND OUR ULTIMATE CURRENCY ALLAH
HAS ALLOTTED OUT TO EACH OF HIS CREATIONS A
CERTAIN LIMIT OF TIME IN THIS WORLD OUR KEY
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE SPEND THAT CURRENCY
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR
TIME SOME CREATIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED
MORE TIME THAN OTHERS YET ALL CREATION IS
FINITE ONLY ALLAH IS INFINITE ndash SUPREME ABOVE
ALL HIS CREATION
AS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE AMONG MANKIND
SOME CREATIONS HAVE MUCH SHORTER LIFESPANS
WHILE OTHERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER ONES
THE COMMON HOUSEFLY IS CONCEIVED BORN
REPRODUCES AND DIES IN ABOUT 30 DAYS THAT IS
THE EXTENT OF HIS CURRENCY IN THIS DUNYA
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE 60-70 OR
EVEN 100 YEARS WE SEE HUMANS LIVING YET
COMPARED TO THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH
WHICH ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BILLIONS OF YEARS
OLD MANrsquoS 60-100 YEARS PALES IN COMPARISON AS
IT COMPARES LESS FAVORABLY THAN THE
HOUSEFLY DOES TO US YET ALLAH TELLS US
Ar-Rum (The Romans) - 308
أ ل ي ن فكر ا أ ف ه ما خ ق اللن ه ا ال ا ات األرض ما ب ي ن لق أجل م ى و كثريا م
(308 )الناس ب قاء ر لكافر و
Do they not reflect in their own minds Not but for just
ends and for a term appointed did Allah create the heavens
and the earth and all between them yet are there truly
many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at
the Resurrection) - 308 (Y Ali)
EVERY CREATION HAS TIME AS ITS FIRST AND LAST
COMPANION AND EVERY CREATION --- FROM THE
COMMON HOUSEFLY --- TO MANKIND --- TO THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- HAS A TERM
APPOINTED FOR THAT TIME TO COME TO AN END
REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TIME WE ACTUALLY
HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNTS OR HOW WE PERCEIVE
THAT TIME --- WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIMITED TIME
--- HOW WE SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME --- IS THE
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
ي أي ها الذين آمنوا ات قوا الل قولوا ق و سديدا
يص ح لك أع الك ي غفر لك ذ وبك من يطع الل رسولو ف قد فاز
ف وزا عظي ا
اما بعض O BELIEVERS HAVE TAQWA OF ALLAH AND ALWAYS
SPEAK THE TRUTH HE WILL DIRECT YOU TO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS AND WILL FORGIVE YOU YOUR
SINS AND WHOSOEVER OBEYS ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAS INDEED ACHIEVED A GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT
AND TO PROCEED
خىر الديث كناب الل خىرو وفإ ىدي م د ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص شر األمور ااد
مدثت ها كل مدثة بدعة كل بدعة لة كل لة النار
CERTAINLY THE BEST SPEECH IS THE BOOK OF
ALLAH AND THE BEST GUIDANCE IS THE GUIDANCE
OF MUHAMMAD THE WORST AFFAIRS ARE THE
INNOVATED ONES AND EVERY INNOVATION IS A
GOING ASTRAY AND EVERY GOING ASTRAY IS IN
PATH THAT LEADS INTO THE HELL-FIRE
MY DEAR BELOVED BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
ISLAM
WELCOME TO JUMMUAH WE THANK ALLAH FOR
GIVING US YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
THE MOST OF OUR DAY OR AT LEAST THIS PART OF
OUR DAY THAT WE CALL YAUMAL JUMMUAH WE
THANK ALLAH FOR BLESSING US TO MAKE IT
THROUGH ANOTHER RAMADAN AND IN ADDITION
TO OUR FASTING AND SALAT AND ZAKAT WE HOPE
TO HAVE RECEIVED THE MERCY OF THE BOUNTIES OF
LAILATUL QADR --- A NIGHT WHICH IS BETTER THAN
A THOUSAND MONTHS OR MORE THAN 83 YEARS
THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BE A GREAT BOUNTY FROM
THE MANY BOUNTIES OF ALLAH YET WE MUST
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ALL RELATIVE AND NOT
ASSUME THAT WE HAVE IT MADE NO WE MUST
CONTINUE TO STRIVE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY
DAY FOR WE KNOW THAT OUR WORSHIP OF OUR
LORD NEVER REACHES TO WHAT HE DESERVES
Aisha reported The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be
upon him said ldquoFollow the right course seek nearness to
Allah and give glad tidings Verily none of you will enter
Paradise by his deeds alonerdquo They said ldquoNot even you O
Messenger of Allahrdquo The Prophet said ldquoNot even me unless
Allah grants me His mercy Know that the most beloved
deed to Allah is that which is done regularly even if it is
smallrdquo
Source Sahih al-Bukhari 6099 Sahih Muslim 2818
IF THE PROPHETrsquoS DEEDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO
GUARANTEE HIM JENNAH WHAT ABOUT US HOW
CAN WE BE SO CONFIDENT BASED UPON THE LITTLE
WE HAVE DONE EVEN IF WE CAUGHT SUCH A
MAGNIFICENT BOUNTY AS LAILATUL QADR --- HOW
DOES IT COMPARE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF BOUNTIES
ALLAH HAS PROMISED US 83 YEARS IS A LONG TIME
FROM OUR LIFE PERSPECTIVE BUT ALLAH HAS
PROMISED US ETERNITY HOW DOES 83 YEARS
COMPARE TO A THOUSAND YEARS --- OR A MILLION
YEARS --- OR A BILLION YEARS --- OR A TRILLION
YEARS --- OR A TRILLION TRILLION YEARS --- OR TO
ETERNITY EVENTUALLY THE NUMBER OF ZEROS
AFTER THE DECIMAL POINT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE
83WOULD COVER THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND STILL NOT BE
ENOUGH
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
(1031 ) العصر
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages) - 1031 (Y
Ali)
(1032 ) و اا او لف خ ر
Verily Man is in loss - 1032 (Y Ali)
الذين آمنوا ع وا الصالات (1033 ) ت وااوا لق ت وااوا لص
Except such as have Faith and do righteous deeds
and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth
and of Patience and Constancy - 1033 (Y Ali)
FROM THE MOMENT OF OUR CONCEPTION TIME IS
OUR CONSTANT COMPANION OUR CONSTANT
REMINDER AND OUR ULTIMATE CURRENCY ALLAH
HAS ALLOTTED OUT TO EACH OF HIS CREATIONS A
CERTAIN LIMIT OF TIME IN THIS WORLD OUR KEY
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE SPEND THAT CURRENCY
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR
TIME SOME CREATIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED
MORE TIME THAN OTHERS YET ALL CREATION IS
FINITE ONLY ALLAH IS INFINITE ndash SUPREME ABOVE
ALL HIS CREATION
AS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE AMONG MANKIND
SOME CREATIONS HAVE MUCH SHORTER LIFESPANS
WHILE OTHERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER ONES
THE COMMON HOUSEFLY IS CONCEIVED BORN
REPRODUCES AND DIES IN ABOUT 30 DAYS THAT IS
THE EXTENT OF HIS CURRENCY IN THIS DUNYA
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE 60-70 OR
EVEN 100 YEARS WE SEE HUMANS LIVING YET
COMPARED TO THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH
WHICH ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BILLIONS OF YEARS
OLD MANrsquoS 60-100 YEARS PALES IN COMPARISON AS
IT COMPARES LESS FAVORABLY THAN THE
HOUSEFLY DOES TO US YET ALLAH TELLS US
Ar-Rum (The Romans) - 308
أ ل ي ن فكر ا أ ف ه ما خ ق اللن ه ا ال ا ات األرض ما ب ي ن لق أجل م ى و كثريا م
(308 )الناس ب قاء ر لكافر و
Do they not reflect in their own minds Not but for just
ends and for a term appointed did Allah create the heavens
and the earth and all between them yet are there truly
many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at
the Resurrection) - 308 (Y Ali)
EVERY CREATION HAS TIME AS ITS FIRST AND LAST
COMPANION AND EVERY CREATION --- FROM THE
COMMON HOUSEFLY --- TO MANKIND --- TO THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- HAS A TERM
APPOINTED FOR THAT TIME TO COME TO AN END
REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TIME WE ACTUALLY
HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNTS OR HOW WE PERCEIVE
THAT TIME --- WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIMITED TIME
--- HOW WE SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME --- IS THE
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
MESSENGER HAS INDEED ACHIEVED A GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT
AND TO PROCEED
خىر الديث كناب الل خىرو وفإ ىدي م د ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص شر األمور ااد
مدثت ها كل مدثة بدعة كل بدعة لة كل لة النار
CERTAINLY THE BEST SPEECH IS THE BOOK OF
ALLAH AND THE BEST GUIDANCE IS THE GUIDANCE
OF MUHAMMAD THE WORST AFFAIRS ARE THE
INNOVATED ONES AND EVERY INNOVATION IS A
GOING ASTRAY AND EVERY GOING ASTRAY IS IN
PATH THAT LEADS INTO THE HELL-FIRE
MY DEAR BELOVED BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
ISLAM
WELCOME TO JUMMUAH WE THANK ALLAH FOR
GIVING US YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
THE MOST OF OUR DAY OR AT LEAST THIS PART OF
OUR DAY THAT WE CALL YAUMAL JUMMUAH WE
THANK ALLAH FOR BLESSING US TO MAKE IT
THROUGH ANOTHER RAMADAN AND IN ADDITION
TO OUR FASTING AND SALAT AND ZAKAT WE HOPE
TO HAVE RECEIVED THE MERCY OF THE BOUNTIES OF
LAILATUL QADR --- A NIGHT WHICH IS BETTER THAN
A THOUSAND MONTHS OR MORE THAN 83 YEARS
THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BE A GREAT BOUNTY FROM
THE MANY BOUNTIES OF ALLAH YET WE MUST
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ALL RELATIVE AND NOT
ASSUME THAT WE HAVE IT MADE NO WE MUST
CONTINUE TO STRIVE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY
DAY FOR WE KNOW THAT OUR WORSHIP OF OUR
LORD NEVER REACHES TO WHAT HE DESERVES
Aisha reported The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be
upon him said ldquoFollow the right course seek nearness to
Allah and give glad tidings Verily none of you will enter
Paradise by his deeds alonerdquo They said ldquoNot even you O
Messenger of Allahrdquo The Prophet said ldquoNot even me unless
Allah grants me His mercy Know that the most beloved
deed to Allah is that which is done regularly even if it is
smallrdquo
Source Sahih al-Bukhari 6099 Sahih Muslim 2818
IF THE PROPHETrsquoS DEEDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO
GUARANTEE HIM JENNAH WHAT ABOUT US HOW
CAN WE BE SO CONFIDENT BASED UPON THE LITTLE
WE HAVE DONE EVEN IF WE CAUGHT SUCH A
MAGNIFICENT BOUNTY AS LAILATUL QADR --- HOW
DOES IT COMPARE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF BOUNTIES
ALLAH HAS PROMISED US 83 YEARS IS A LONG TIME
FROM OUR LIFE PERSPECTIVE BUT ALLAH HAS
PROMISED US ETERNITY HOW DOES 83 YEARS
COMPARE TO A THOUSAND YEARS --- OR A MILLION
YEARS --- OR A BILLION YEARS --- OR A TRILLION
YEARS --- OR A TRILLION TRILLION YEARS --- OR TO
ETERNITY EVENTUALLY THE NUMBER OF ZEROS
AFTER THE DECIMAL POINT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE
83WOULD COVER THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND STILL NOT BE
ENOUGH
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
(1031 ) العصر
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages) - 1031 (Y
Ali)
(1032 ) و اا او لف خ ر
Verily Man is in loss - 1032 (Y Ali)
الذين آمنوا ع وا الصالات (1033 ) ت وااوا لق ت وااوا لص
Except such as have Faith and do righteous deeds
and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth
and of Patience and Constancy - 1033 (Y Ali)
FROM THE MOMENT OF OUR CONCEPTION TIME IS
OUR CONSTANT COMPANION OUR CONSTANT
REMINDER AND OUR ULTIMATE CURRENCY ALLAH
HAS ALLOTTED OUT TO EACH OF HIS CREATIONS A
CERTAIN LIMIT OF TIME IN THIS WORLD OUR KEY
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE SPEND THAT CURRENCY
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR
TIME SOME CREATIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED
MORE TIME THAN OTHERS YET ALL CREATION IS
FINITE ONLY ALLAH IS INFINITE ndash SUPREME ABOVE
ALL HIS CREATION
AS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE AMONG MANKIND
SOME CREATIONS HAVE MUCH SHORTER LIFESPANS
WHILE OTHERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER ONES
THE COMMON HOUSEFLY IS CONCEIVED BORN
REPRODUCES AND DIES IN ABOUT 30 DAYS THAT IS
THE EXTENT OF HIS CURRENCY IN THIS DUNYA
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE 60-70 OR
EVEN 100 YEARS WE SEE HUMANS LIVING YET
COMPARED TO THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH
WHICH ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BILLIONS OF YEARS
OLD MANrsquoS 60-100 YEARS PALES IN COMPARISON AS
IT COMPARES LESS FAVORABLY THAN THE
HOUSEFLY DOES TO US YET ALLAH TELLS US
Ar-Rum (The Romans) - 308
أ ل ي ن فكر ا أ ف ه ما خ ق اللن ه ا ال ا ات األرض ما ب ي ن لق أجل م ى و كثريا م
(308 )الناس ب قاء ر لكافر و
Do they not reflect in their own minds Not but for just
ends and for a term appointed did Allah create the heavens
and the earth and all between them yet are there truly
many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at
the Resurrection) - 308 (Y Ali)
EVERY CREATION HAS TIME AS ITS FIRST AND LAST
COMPANION AND EVERY CREATION --- FROM THE
COMMON HOUSEFLY --- TO MANKIND --- TO THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- HAS A TERM
APPOINTED FOR THAT TIME TO COME TO AN END
REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TIME WE ACTUALLY
HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNTS OR HOW WE PERCEIVE
THAT TIME --- WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIMITED TIME
--- HOW WE SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME --- IS THE
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
GOING ASTRAY AND EVERY GOING ASTRAY IS IN
PATH THAT LEADS INTO THE HELL-FIRE
MY DEAR BELOVED BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
ISLAM
WELCOME TO JUMMUAH WE THANK ALLAH FOR
GIVING US YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
THE MOST OF OUR DAY OR AT LEAST THIS PART OF
OUR DAY THAT WE CALL YAUMAL JUMMUAH WE
THANK ALLAH FOR BLESSING US TO MAKE IT
THROUGH ANOTHER RAMADAN AND IN ADDITION
TO OUR FASTING AND SALAT AND ZAKAT WE HOPE
TO HAVE RECEIVED THE MERCY OF THE BOUNTIES OF
LAILATUL QADR --- A NIGHT WHICH IS BETTER THAN
A THOUSAND MONTHS OR MORE THAN 83 YEARS
THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BE A GREAT BOUNTY FROM
THE MANY BOUNTIES OF ALLAH YET WE MUST
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ALL RELATIVE AND NOT
ASSUME THAT WE HAVE IT MADE NO WE MUST
CONTINUE TO STRIVE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY
DAY FOR WE KNOW THAT OUR WORSHIP OF OUR
LORD NEVER REACHES TO WHAT HE DESERVES
Aisha reported The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be
upon him said ldquoFollow the right course seek nearness to
Allah and give glad tidings Verily none of you will enter
Paradise by his deeds alonerdquo They said ldquoNot even you O
Messenger of Allahrdquo The Prophet said ldquoNot even me unless
Allah grants me His mercy Know that the most beloved
deed to Allah is that which is done regularly even if it is
smallrdquo
Source Sahih al-Bukhari 6099 Sahih Muslim 2818
IF THE PROPHETrsquoS DEEDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO
GUARANTEE HIM JENNAH WHAT ABOUT US HOW
CAN WE BE SO CONFIDENT BASED UPON THE LITTLE
WE HAVE DONE EVEN IF WE CAUGHT SUCH A
MAGNIFICENT BOUNTY AS LAILATUL QADR --- HOW
DOES IT COMPARE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF BOUNTIES
ALLAH HAS PROMISED US 83 YEARS IS A LONG TIME
FROM OUR LIFE PERSPECTIVE BUT ALLAH HAS
PROMISED US ETERNITY HOW DOES 83 YEARS
COMPARE TO A THOUSAND YEARS --- OR A MILLION
YEARS --- OR A BILLION YEARS --- OR A TRILLION
YEARS --- OR A TRILLION TRILLION YEARS --- OR TO
ETERNITY EVENTUALLY THE NUMBER OF ZEROS
AFTER THE DECIMAL POINT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE
83WOULD COVER THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND STILL NOT BE
ENOUGH
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
(1031 ) العصر
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages) - 1031 (Y
Ali)
(1032 ) و اا او لف خ ر
Verily Man is in loss - 1032 (Y Ali)
الذين آمنوا ع وا الصالات (1033 ) ت وااوا لق ت وااوا لص
Except such as have Faith and do righteous deeds
and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth
and of Patience and Constancy - 1033 (Y Ali)
FROM THE MOMENT OF OUR CONCEPTION TIME IS
OUR CONSTANT COMPANION OUR CONSTANT
REMINDER AND OUR ULTIMATE CURRENCY ALLAH
HAS ALLOTTED OUT TO EACH OF HIS CREATIONS A
CERTAIN LIMIT OF TIME IN THIS WORLD OUR KEY
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE SPEND THAT CURRENCY
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR
TIME SOME CREATIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED
MORE TIME THAN OTHERS YET ALL CREATION IS
FINITE ONLY ALLAH IS INFINITE ndash SUPREME ABOVE
ALL HIS CREATION
AS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE AMONG MANKIND
SOME CREATIONS HAVE MUCH SHORTER LIFESPANS
WHILE OTHERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER ONES
THE COMMON HOUSEFLY IS CONCEIVED BORN
REPRODUCES AND DIES IN ABOUT 30 DAYS THAT IS
THE EXTENT OF HIS CURRENCY IN THIS DUNYA
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE 60-70 OR
EVEN 100 YEARS WE SEE HUMANS LIVING YET
COMPARED TO THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH
WHICH ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BILLIONS OF YEARS
OLD MANrsquoS 60-100 YEARS PALES IN COMPARISON AS
IT COMPARES LESS FAVORABLY THAN THE
HOUSEFLY DOES TO US YET ALLAH TELLS US
Ar-Rum (The Romans) - 308
أ ل ي ن فكر ا أ ف ه ما خ ق اللن ه ا ال ا ات األرض ما ب ي ن لق أجل م ى و كثريا م
(308 )الناس ب قاء ر لكافر و
Do they not reflect in their own minds Not but for just
ends and for a term appointed did Allah create the heavens
and the earth and all between them yet are there truly
many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at
the Resurrection) - 308 (Y Ali)
EVERY CREATION HAS TIME AS ITS FIRST AND LAST
COMPANION AND EVERY CREATION --- FROM THE
COMMON HOUSEFLY --- TO MANKIND --- TO THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- HAS A TERM
APPOINTED FOR THAT TIME TO COME TO AN END
REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TIME WE ACTUALLY
HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNTS OR HOW WE PERCEIVE
THAT TIME --- WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIMITED TIME
--- HOW WE SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME --- IS THE
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
Allah grants me His mercy Know that the most beloved
deed to Allah is that which is done regularly even if it is
smallrdquo
Source Sahih al-Bukhari 6099 Sahih Muslim 2818
IF THE PROPHETrsquoS DEEDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO
GUARANTEE HIM JENNAH WHAT ABOUT US HOW
CAN WE BE SO CONFIDENT BASED UPON THE LITTLE
WE HAVE DONE EVEN IF WE CAUGHT SUCH A
MAGNIFICENT BOUNTY AS LAILATUL QADR --- HOW
DOES IT COMPARE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF BOUNTIES
ALLAH HAS PROMISED US 83 YEARS IS A LONG TIME
FROM OUR LIFE PERSPECTIVE BUT ALLAH HAS
PROMISED US ETERNITY HOW DOES 83 YEARS
COMPARE TO A THOUSAND YEARS --- OR A MILLION
YEARS --- OR A BILLION YEARS --- OR A TRILLION
YEARS --- OR A TRILLION TRILLION YEARS --- OR TO
ETERNITY EVENTUALLY THE NUMBER OF ZEROS
AFTER THE DECIMAL POINT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE
83WOULD COVER THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND STILL NOT BE
ENOUGH
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
(1031 ) العصر
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages) - 1031 (Y
Ali)
(1032 ) و اا او لف خ ر
Verily Man is in loss - 1032 (Y Ali)
الذين آمنوا ع وا الصالات (1033 ) ت وااوا لق ت وااوا لص
Except such as have Faith and do righteous deeds
and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth
and of Patience and Constancy - 1033 (Y Ali)
FROM THE MOMENT OF OUR CONCEPTION TIME IS
OUR CONSTANT COMPANION OUR CONSTANT
REMINDER AND OUR ULTIMATE CURRENCY ALLAH
HAS ALLOTTED OUT TO EACH OF HIS CREATIONS A
CERTAIN LIMIT OF TIME IN THIS WORLD OUR KEY
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE SPEND THAT CURRENCY
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR
TIME SOME CREATIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED
MORE TIME THAN OTHERS YET ALL CREATION IS
FINITE ONLY ALLAH IS INFINITE ndash SUPREME ABOVE
ALL HIS CREATION
AS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE AMONG MANKIND
SOME CREATIONS HAVE MUCH SHORTER LIFESPANS
WHILE OTHERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER ONES
THE COMMON HOUSEFLY IS CONCEIVED BORN
REPRODUCES AND DIES IN ABOUT 30 DAYS THAT IS
THE EXTENT OF HIS CURRENCY IN THIS DUNYA
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE 60-70 OR
EVEN 100 YEARS WE SEE HUMANS LIVING YET
COMPARED TO THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH
WHICH ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BILLIONS OF YEARS
OLD MANrsquoS 60-100 YEARS PALES IN COMPARISON AS
IT COMPARES LESS FAVORABLY THAN THE
HOUSEFLY DOES TO US YET ALLAH TELLS US
Ar-Rum (The Romans) - 308
أ ل ي ن فكر ا أ ف ه ما خ ق اللن ه ا ال ا ات األرض ما ب ي ن لق أجل م ى و كثريا م
(308 )الناس ب قاء ر لكافر و
Do they not reflect in their own minds Not but for just
ends and for a term appointed did Allah create the heavens
and the earth and all between them yet are there truly
many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at
the Resurrection) - 308 (Y Ali)
EVERY CREATION HAS TIME AS ITS FIRST AND LAST
COMPANION AND EVERY CREATION --- FROM THE
COMMON HOUSEFLY --- TO MANKIND --- TO THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- HAS A TERM
APPOINTED FOR THAT TIME TO COME TO AN END
REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TIME WE ACTUALLY
HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNTS OR HOW WE PERCEIVE
THAT TIME --- WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIMITED TIME
--- HOW WE SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME --- IS THE
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
(1031 ) العصر
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages) - 1031 (Y
Ali)
(1032 ) و اا او لف خ ر
Verily Man is in loss - 1032 (Y Ali)
الذين آمنوا ع وا الصالات (1033 ) ت وااوا لق ت وااوا لص
Except such as have Faith and do righteous deeds
and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth
and of Patience and Constancy - 1033 (Y Ali)
FROM THE MOMENT OF OUR CONCEPTION TIME IS
OUR CONSTANT COMPANION OUR CONSTANT
REMINDER AND OUR ULTIMATE CURRENCY ALLAH
HAS ALLOTTED OUT TO EACH OF HIS CREATIONS A
CERTAIN LIMIT OF TIME IN THIS WORLD OUR KEY
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE SPEND THAT CURRENCY
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR
TIME SOME CREATIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED
MORE TIME THAN OTHERS YET ALL CREATION IS
FINITE ONLY ALLAH IS INFINITE ndash SUPREME ABOVE
ALL HIS CREATION
AS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE AMONG MANKIND
SOME CREATIONS HAVE MUCH SHORTER LIFESPANS
WHILE OTHERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER ONES
THE COMMON HOUSEFLY IS CONCEIVED BORN
REPRODUCES AND DIES IN ABOUT 30 DAYS THAT IS
THE EXTENT OF HIS CURRENCY IN THIS DUNYA
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE 60-70 OR
EVEN 100 YEARS WE SEE HUMANS LIVING YET
COMPARED TO THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH
WHICH ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BILLIONS OF YEARS
OLD MANrsquoS 60-100 YEARS PALES IN COMPARISON AS
IT COMPARES LESS FAVORABLY THAN THE
HOUSEFLY DOES TO US YET ALLAH TELLS US
Ar-Rum (The Romans) - 308
أ ل ي ن فكر ا أ ف ه ما خ ق اللن ه ا ال ا ات األرض ما ب ي ن لق أجل م ى و كثريا م
(308 )الناس ب قاء ر لكافر و
Do they not reflect in their own minds Not but for just
ends and for a term appointed did Allah create the heavens
and the earth and all between them yet are there truly
many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at
the Resurrection) - 308 (Y Ali)
EVERY CREATION HAS TIME AS ITS FIRST AND LAST
COMPANION AND EVERY CREATION --- FROM THE
COMMON HOUSEFLY --- TO MANKIND --- TO THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- HAS A TERM
APPOINTED FOR THAT TIME TO COME TO AN END
REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TIME WE ACTUALLY
HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNTS OR HOW WE PERCEIVE
THAT TIME --- WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIMITED TIME
--- HOW WE SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME --- IS THE
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE SPEND THAT CURRENCY
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR
TIME SOME CREATIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED
MORE TIME THAN OTHERS YET ALL CREATION IS
FINITE ONLY ALLAH IS INFINITE ndash SUPREME ABOVE
ALL HIS CREATION
AS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE AMONG MANKIND
SOME CREATIONS HAVE MUCH SHORTER LIFESPANS
WHILE OTHERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER ONES
THE COMMON HOUSEFLY IS CONCEIVED BORN
REPRODUCES AND DIES IN ABOUT 30 DAYS THAT IS
THE EXTENT OF HIS CURRENCY IN THIS DUNYA
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE 60-70 OR
EVEN 100 YEARS WE SEE HUMANS LIVING YET
COMPARED TO THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH
WHICH ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BILLIONS OF YEARS
OLD MANrsquoS 60-100 YEARS PALES IN COMPARISON AS
IT COMPARES LESS FAVORABLY THAN THE
HOUSEFLY DOES TO US YET ALLAH TELLS US
Ar-Rum (The Romans) - 308
أ ل ي ن فكر ا أ ف ه ما خ ق اللن ه ا ال ا ات األرض ما ب ي ن لق أجل م ى و كثريا م
(308 )الناس ب قاء ر لكافر و
Do they not reflect in their own minds Not but for just
ends and for a term appointed did Allah create the heavens
and the earth and all between them yet are there truly
many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at
the Resurrection) - 308 (Y Ali)
EVERY CREATION HAS TIME AS ITS FIRST AND LAST
COMPANION AND EVERY CREATION --- FROM THE
COMMON HOUSEFLY --- TO MANKIND --- TO THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- HAS A TERM
APPOINTED FOR THAT TIME TO COME TO AN END
REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TIME WE ACTUALLY
HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNTS OR HOW WE PERCEIVE
THAT TIME --- WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIMITED TIME
--- HOW WE SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME --- IS THE
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
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Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
أ ل ي ن فكر ا أ ف ه ما خ ق اللن ه ا ال ا ات األرض ما ب ي ن لق أجل م ى و كثريا م
(308 )الناس ب قاء ر لكافر و
Do they not reflect in their own minds Not but for just
ends and for a term appointed did Allah create the heavens
and the earth and all between them yet are there truly
many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at
the Resurrection) - 308 (Y Ali)
EVERY CREATION HAS TIME AS ITS FIRST AND LAST
COMPANION AND EVERY CREATION --- FROM THE
COMMON HOUSEFLY --- TO MANKIND --- TO THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- HAS A TERM
APPOINTED FOR THAT TIME TO COME TO AN END
REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TIME WE ACTUALLY
HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNTS OR HOW WE PERCEIVE
THAT TIME --- WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIMITED TIME
--- HOW WE SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME --- IS THE
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
CURRENCY FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ASKED TO
ACCOUNT TO OUR LORD AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF
OUR KHUTBAH TOPIC TODAY WHICH IS A DAY OR
PART OF A DAY
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
(23112) قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on earth -
23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113) العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but ask those
who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك كنن (23114) ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had only known -
23114 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23115 [read in context]
نا ا خ قناك عب ثا أ ك لي ن أن أفح ب (23115) ت رجعوو
Did ye then think that We had created you in jest and that ye
would not be brought back to Us (for account) - 23115 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23116 [read in context]
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
ال ك الق لو ىو ف ن عال الل (23116) رب العرش الكر
Therefore exalted be Allah the King the Reality there is no
god but He the Lord of the Throne of Honour - 23116 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS WE COUNT MINUTES AND HOURS
AND DAYS AND YEARS THAT HAVE SLIPPED PAST US
AND DISSOLVED INTO BECOMING OUR PAST AND WE
HUNGER FOR MORE DAYS IN FRONT OF US IN HOPES
OF HAVING MORE TIME TO FULFILL OUR DESIRES IN
THIS DUNYA THE DAYS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
DAY AGAIN --- OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
OUR HAIR IS GREY AND OUR MEMORIES DIM --- AND
ALLAH TELLS US
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت األلباب (3190 )أل
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of night and day- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3191 [read in context]
الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب
(3191)النار
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing
sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth
(With the thought) Our Lord not for naught Hast
Thou created (all) this Glory to Thee Give us
salvation from the penalty of the Fire - 3191 (Y Ali)
SO LET US CONTEMPLATE JUST THESE FEW AYAT
FOR A BRIEF MINUTE IN OUR DAY IN THE TAFSIR OF
IBN KATHIR HE EXPOUNDS UPON THESE VERSES IN
DETAIL --- PART OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY HE SAYS THAT WHEN ALLAH
SAYS و خ ق ال ا ات األرض ldquoCERTAINLY IN THE CREATION OF THE HEAVENS AND
THE EARTHrdquo THIS IS REFERRING TO THE ENTIRETY
OF THE SKY IN ITS HEIGHT AND SPACIOUSNESS IT IS
REFERRING TO THE EARTH IN ITS EXPANSE AND
DENSITY IT IS REFERRING TO THE TREMENDOUS
FEATURES THEY HAVE OF STARS AND SOLAR
SYSTEMS AND GALAXIES AND ROTATING PLANETS
SEAS MOUNTAINS DESERTS TREES PLANTS FRUITS
ANIMALS METALS AND PRECIOUS GEM STONES AND
VARIOUS BENEFICIAL COLORS SCENTS TASTES AND
ELEMENTS
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
ALLAH CONTINUES BY SAYING اخن ف ال يل الن هار
ldquoAND IN THE ALTERNATION OF NIGHT AND DAYrdquo AS
ONE FOLLOWS AND TAKES FROM THE LENGTH OF
THE OTHER FOR INSTANCE AT TIMES ONE OF THEM
BECOMES LONGER THAN THE OTHER SHORTER THAN
THE OTHER AT TIMES AND EQUAL TO THE OTHER AT
OTHER TIMES AND THE SAME IS REPEATED AGAIN
AND AGAIN BY THE DECISION OF THE ALMIGHTY
THE MOST WISE
THAT IS WHY HE THEN SAYS آليت أل األلباب ldquoTHERE ARE INDEED SIGNS FOR MEN OF
UNDERSTANDINGrdquo REFERRING TO THE INTELLIGENT
AND SOUND MINDS THAT CONTEMPLATE ABOUT THE
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
TRUE REALITY OF THINGS UNLIKE THOSE WHO DO
NOT HAVE SOUND COMPREHENSION
THEN HE DESCRIBES THOSE WHO HAVE SUCH GOOD
MINDS AND SOUND COMPREHENSION الذين يذكر و الل قياما ق عو ا ع ى جنو ldquoTHOSE WHO REMEMBER ALLAH STANDING SITTING
AND LYING DOWN ON THEIR SIDESrdquo AL BUKHARI
RECORDED THAT IMRAN BIN HUSAYN SAID THAT THE
MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID PRAY WHILE
STANDING AND IF YOU CANrsquoT DO THAT THEN PRAY
WHILE SITTING AND IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN THAT
THEN PRAY LYING ON YOUR SIDE
THESE PEOPLE OF SOUND COMPREHENSION
REMEMBER ALLAH IN ALL SITUATIONS AT ALL
TIMES IN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR SPEECH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
ي ن فكر و خ ق ال ا ات األرض رب نا ما خ قت ىذا ط سبحا ك فقنا عذاب النار AND THEY THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CREATION OF
THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH --- CONTEMPLATING
ABOUT ALLAHrsquoS SIGNS IN THE SKY AND THE EARTH
THAT TESTIFY TO THE MIGHT ABILITY KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM WILL AND MERCY OF OUR CREATOR AND
THESE BELIEVING SERVANTS SUPPLICATE SAYING
OUR LORD NOT FOR NOTHING HAVE YOU CREATED
ALL THIS YOU DID NOT CREATE ALL THIS IN JEST
AND PLAY RATHER YOU CREATED IT IN TRUTH AND
PURPOSE SO THAT YOU RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO
DO EVIL IN KIND AND YOU REWARD THOSE WHO DO
RIGHTEOUS DEEDS WITH WHAT IS BETTER
ldquoGIVE US SALVATION FROM THE TORMENT OF THE
FIRErdquo MEANING O YOU WHO CREATED THE
CREATION IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE WHO IS FAR FROM
HAVING ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR IMPERFECTIONS
OR DOING THINGS WITHOUT PURPOSE OR IN JEST
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
SAVE US FROM THE TORMENT OF THE FIRE WITH
YOUR POWER AND STRENGTH AND THROUGH YOUR
MERCY DIRECT US TO PERFORM THE DEEDS THAT
MAKE YOU PLEASED WITH US GUIDE US TO
RIGHTEOUS WORKS FROM WHICH YOU ADMIT US
INTO YOUR DELIGHTFUL PARADISE AND SAVE US
FROM YOUR PAINFUL TORMENTrdquo
IT IS REPORTED BY IBN UMAR THAT HE ASKED
AISHAH ldquoTELL US ABOUT THE MOST UNUSUAL
THING YOU WITNESSED FROM THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAHrdquo AND SHE BEGAN TO CRY AND SAID ALL
HIS MATTERS WERE AMAZING ONE NIGHT HE CAME
CLOSE TO ME UNTIL HIS SKIN TOUCHED MY SKIN
THEN HE SAID LET ME WORSHIP MY LORD I SAID
BY ALLAH I LOVE YOUR BEING CLOSE TO ME AND I
ALSO LOVE THAT YOU WORSHIP YOUR LORD SO HE
PERFORMED ABLUTION BUT DID NOT USE TOO MUCH
WATER HE THAN STOOD UP IN PRAYER AND BEGAN
TO CRY UNTIL HIS BEARD BECAME WET HE MADE
SUJOOD AND CRIED UNTIL HE MADE THE GROUND
WET HE THEN LAID DOWN ON HIS SIDE AND CRIED
WHEN BILAL CAME TO ALERT HIM FOR THE FAJR
PRAYER HE SAID O MESSENGER OF ALLAH WHAT
MAKES YOU CRY SO WHILE ALLAH HAS FORGIVEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AND YOUR LATER SINS HE SAID O
BILAL (DO NOT ASK WHAT MAKES ME CRY) BUT ASK
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
WHAT PREVENTS ME FROM CRYING WHEN THIS
NIGHT THIS AYAH WAS REVEALED TO ME
Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) - 3190 [read in context]
و خ ق ال ا ات األرض اخن ف ال يل الن هار آليت أل
(3190 )األلباب
Behold in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the alternation of night and day- there are indeed Signs for
men of understanding- - 3190 (Y Ali)
THE MESSENGER THEN SAID ldquoWOE TO HE WHO
RECITES IT BUT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ITrdquo
SO MAY ALLAH MAKE US AMONG THOSE WHO
RECITE AND CONTEMPLATE THIS BEAUTIFUL AYAH
AL HUMDUILLAHI RABIL ALLAMEN
Search For 3967 - -
Az-Zumar (The Groups)
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
يعا ق بضنو ي وم ما قدر ا الل حق قدره األرض ج
ت بي ينو سبحا و ت عال القيامة ال ا ات مطوي ( 3967 )ع ا ي ركوو
3967 (Y Ali) No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is
due to Him On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand Glory to Him High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him
AQOOLO QAWLI HADHA WASTAGHFIRULLAHA LI WA
LAKUM
SECOND KUTBAH
AL HUMDU LILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN WASSALUTU
WASSALAMU ALA KHAIRIL MURSALEEN
MUHAMMADIN AL NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALA ALIHI
WA SAHBIHI AJMA EEN
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE LORD OF ALL THE
WORLDS MAY THE GREETING AND PEACE OF ALLAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
BE UPON THE BEST MESSENGER MUHAMMAD THE
UNLETTERED PROPHET AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND
UPON ALL HIS COMPANIONS
AMMAA BAAD
INNAL LAHA WA MALAAIKATAHU YUSSALLOONA
ALAN NABIY YAA AIYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
CERTAINLY ALLAH AND HIS ANGELSSHOWER
BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET OH YOU WHO BELIEVE
ASK BLESSINGS ON HIM AND SALUTE HIM WITH A
WORTHY GREETING
DEAR MUSLIMS AGAIN TODAYrsquoS KHUTBAH IS
ENTITLED A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
ALLAH SAYS TO US IN QURAN
Ghafir (The Forgiver) - 4018 [read in context]
أ ذرى ي وم اآلزفة ذ الق وب لد ي شفيع يطاا الناجر كاا (4018 ) ما ل ظال من
Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near when
the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke
(them) No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have who could be
listened to - 4018 (Y Ali)
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
AND WARN THEM OF THE DAY THAT IS EVER
DRAWING NEAR
THE DAY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR ي وم اآلزفة IS
ONE OF THE NAMES OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IT
IS SO CALLED BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE AS ALLAH SAYS
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 706
(706 ) ه ي ر و بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) -
706 (Y Ali)
Al-Maarig (The Ways of Ascent) - 707
(707 ) راه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near - 707 (Y Ali)
ALLAH ALSO SAYS
An-Najm (The Star) - 5357 [read in context]
(5357 )أزفت اآلزفة
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh -
5357 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5358 [read in context]
(5358 )ليس اا من و الل كاشفة
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare - 5358 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5359 [read in context]
(5359 )أف ن ىذا الديث ت ع بوو
Do ye then wonder at this recital - 5359 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5360 [read in context]
(5360 ) تضحكوو ت بكوو
And will ye laugh and not weep- - 5360 (Y Ali)
An-Najm (The Star) - 5361 [read in context]
(5361 ) أ ن سامد و
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
Wasting your time in vanities - 5361 (Y Ali)
DEAR MUSLIMS AS BELIEVERS WE MUST SEE THE
RELATIVITY OF OUR CONSTANT COMPANION --- TIME
--- THROUGH THE LENS THAT ALLAH AND HIS
MESSENGER HAVE PROVIDED FOR US WE CANrsquoT
SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME BY WASTING IT ON
VANITIES WE CANrsquoT SPEND OUR LIMITED TIME AS
THE UNBELIEVERS DO
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 751
(751 ) أق بي وم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day - 751 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 752
(752 ) أق لن فس ال وامة
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit (Eschew Evil) - 752 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 753
(753 )أ اا او ألن ع عظامو
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones - 753 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 754
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
(754 )ب ى قا رين ع ى أو وي ب نا و
Nay We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers -
754 (Y Ali)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) - 755
(755 )بل يريد اا او لي ف ر أمامو
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in
front of him - 755 (Y Ali)
LIKE THE ONES WHO WISH THEY COULD BE GIVEN A
LIFE OF A THOUSAND YEARS AS IF SUCH LENGTH OF
LIFE WOULD SAVE THEM FROM THEIR DUE
PUNISHMENT WHEN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE
SIGHT OF ALLAH IS LIKE A DAY OR PART OF A DAY
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - 2247 [read in context]
عده و ي وما عند ي ن ع و ك لعذاب لن ي ف اللا ت عد و (2247 )ربك كألف سنة
Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment But Allah will not fail in His Promise
Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years
of your reckoning - 2247 (Y Ali)
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
WHAT IS COUNTED AS A THOUSAND YEARS WITH HIS
CREATION IS AS ONE DAY WITH ALLAH AND HE WILL
NOT MISS A THING THAT IS DUE EVEN IF HE DELAYS
AND WAITS AND POSTPONES
IBN ABI HATIM RECORDED FROM ABU HURAYRAH
THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID THE POOR
AMONG THE MUSLIMS WILL ENTER PARADISE HALF A
DAY BEFORE THE RICH AND SArsquoD BIN ABI WAQQAS
REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER SAID I HOPE THAT
IT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH FOR MY UMMAH IF
ALLAH DELAYS THEM FOR HALF A DAY IT WAS SAID
TO SArsquoD WHAT DOES HALF A DAY MEAN HE SAID
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
FOR THE UNBELIEVERS ALLAH WILL ASK
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23112 [read in context]
قاا ك لبث ن األرض عد (23112 )سن
He will say What number of years did ye stay on
earth - 23112 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23113 [read in context]
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
قالوا لبث نا ي وما أ ب عض ي وم فاسأا (23113 )العا ين
They will say We stayed a day or part of a day but
ask those who keep account - 23113 (Y Ali)
Al-Muminun (The Believers) - 23114 [read in context]
قاا و لبث ن ق ي لو أ ك (23114 )كنن ت ع وو
He will say Ye stayed not but a little- if ye had
only known - 23114 (Y Ali)
ALLAH TELLS THEM HOW MUCH THEY WASTED
THEIR SHORT LIVES IN THIS WORLD BY FAILING TO
OBEY AND WORSHIP HIM ALONE IF THEY HAD BEEN
PATIENT DURING THEIR SHORT STAY IN THIS DUNYA
THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED VICTORY JUST AS THE
BELIEVERS DID HE WILL SAY YES INDEED YOU DID
STAY BUT A SHORT TIME NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAD ONLY KNOWN HAD THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIVE SHORTNESS OF THIS
LIFE AS COMPARED TO THE ETERNITY OF THE
HEREAFTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PREFERRED
THE TRANSIENT TO THE ETERNAL AND TREATED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH A BAD WAY AND EARNED
ALLAHrsquoS ETERNAL WRATH FOR JUST WHAT
AMOUNTS TO A DAY OR PART OF A DAY AND
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME TO REALIZE WHAT
THE TRUE AND COMPLETE DAY IS YES ALLAH DOES
TELL US THAT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS LIKE 50000
YEARS OF OUR COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE
COMPLETE DAY YES HE TELLS US THAT EACH AND
EVERY DAY IN JENNAH IS LIKE 1000 YEARS OF OUR
COUNT BUT THATrsquoS STILL NOT THE COMPLETE DAY
ALLAH TELLS US
Qaf - 5034 [read in context]
(5034 )ا خ وىا ب م ذلك ي وم اا و
Enter you therein in Peace and Security this is a Day of
Eternal Life - 5034 (Y Ali)
WHEN WE ENTER INTO JENNAH IN PEACE AND
SECURITY --- WHEN THE JUDGEMENT IS BEHIND US ---
WHEN HELL IS SO FAR REMOVED THAT WE CANrsquoT
EVEN HEAR THE SLIGHTEST SOUND OF IT --- WHEN
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
THE ANGELS GREET US WITH SALAAM --- WHEN WE
BECOME PERMENANT RESIDENTS OF JENNAH
FOREVER --- WHEN BOTH TIME AND DEATH ARE
SLAUGHTERED AND THERE IS NO MORE DEATH ---
WHEN WE WILL NEVER BE TRANSFERRED FROM OUR
TRUE HOME NOR WILL WE EVER WISH TO BE
TRANSFERRED FROM IT --- THAT WILL BE THE START
OF THE SURE REALITY
An-Nab (The Great News) - 7839 [read in context]
ذلك الي وم الق ف ن شاء اتذ ل ربو (7839 )م
That Day will be the sure Reality Therefore whoso will let
him take a (straight) return to his Lord - 7839 (Y Ali)
IT IS THIS DAY OF REALITY THAT WILL PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE FOR US ---
WHEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN THIS LIFE --- PRAYING
AND FASTING GIVING CHARITY MAKING HAJJ
AVOIDING THE HARAM --- AS ONLY FLEETING
SECONDS OF MINOR INCONVENIENCES AS COMPARED
TO THE REALITY OF ETERNITY
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
Anas b Malik reported that Allahs Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said that one from the
denizens of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty in the world would be
made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be
asked of him O son of Adam did you ever know any comfort or get any
material blessing He would say By Allah no my Lord And then a person who
had led the most miserable life (in the world) would be made to dip once in
Paradise and it would be asked of him 0 son of Adam did you ever face any
difficulty or hardship or have any distress befall you And he would say By
Allah no 0 my Lord never did I face any hardship or experience any distress
(Sahih Muslim)
SO THIS YAUMUL HAQQ --- THIS DAY OF REALITY
WILL BE THE START OF THE TRUE DAY IN THE SIGHT
OF OUR LORD THAT WILL BE THE ULTIMATE
STANDARD OF WHAT A DAY TRULY IS AND IT IS
THIS TRUE DAY FOR WHICH WE HOPE TO TRADE
THE ILLUSIONARY AND TRANSIENT DAY OR PART
OF A DAY WE ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS DUNYA
MAY ALLAH MAKE US ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
MOST IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AMIN
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHBIL QABRI
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN ADHABIL JAHANNAM
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA SEEHID DAJJAL
WA I UDHU BI KA MIN FITNATIL MA YA WAL MAMA
TEE
ALLAHUMA INI I UDHU BI KA MINNAL MA THAME
WAL MAGRAM
ALLAHUM I INI ALA DHIK RIK WA SHUK RIK
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH
WA HOOSNI IBA DA TEEK
ALLAHUMA INI AS ALUU KAL JANNATA WA I UDHU
BIKA MININ NAR
RABBANA ATINA FID ndash DUNYA HASANATAN
WA FIL ndash AKHIRATI HASANATAN
WA QINA AZA BAN ndash NAR
RABBAN AFRIGH ALAY NA SABRAN
WA THABBIT AQ DAMANA
WAN SURNA ALAL GAWMIL KAFIRIN
INNAL LAHA WA MA LAA I KATAHU
YUSSALLOONA ALAN NABI
YAA AYUHAL LATHEENA AAMANOO
SALLOO ALAIHI WA SALLIMOO TASSLEEMA
WAIQAMATI SALAH