09-27-2003, 03:05 PM
Assalamu-aleikum
It is really good to know that someone wants to be a good Muslim.
You should make sure YOU DO NOT MISS ANY OF YOUR DAILY PRAYERS. The Prayer is a direct communication between Allah and a man. Try to learn the meaning of what ever you recite in prayer. Sura Al-Fatiha is a complete request for HADAYET. While reciting this sura in prayer make sure that you feel actually requesting Allah for HADAYET, and always accept what ever you come to know that is a true command of Allah. Never ever say that for the time being I am not able to follow any single of the orders of Allah. Just make a promise to Allah and yourself that you will follow what comes to your knowledge about Islamic teachings. If you be able to do this Insha-Allah God will improve your understanding of Islam.
Surah/Chapter 017 - Al-Isrâ. Verse 97.
âAnd he whom Allah guided, he is led aright; while, as for him whom He sanded astray, for them thou wilt find no protecting friends beside Him, and We shall assemble them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf; their habitation will be hell; whenever it abated, We increase the flame for them.â
Well, how much you should know about Islam, is a question requiring detail. To be brief, Quran should be the first source of HADAYET for any Muslim. All of the Muslims should try to read the translation of whole Quran. Itâs a difficult task but should be done. If you are from Lahore there are number of Quran TEHREEKS which you can benefit from.
Surah/Chapter 020 - TâHâ. Verse 124-126
{âBut he who turned away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection.
He will say My Lord! Wherefore hast Thou gathered me (hither) blind, when I was wont to see?
He will say So (it must be). Our revelations came unto thee but thou didst forget them. In like manner thou art forgotten this Day.â}
Secondly only SAHEE HADITH and true FIQHA should be studied. This all is not possible in a day. It is a continuous process. More over you donât have to Study all of it. Just what problem you actually face. We all can not be ALIM. We should take from this vast field what we need. Your knowledge will improve over years. ALIMS also take years.
Thirdly you should read about the lives of SAHABA-E-IKEAM and other great Muslim FATAYHEENS. It will make it easer for you to get through TESTS OF THE LIFE, which you might face for following Islam.
Lastly I also feel sad that I am not a HAFIZ or QAARI. But I am also passing a through learning process. May be a life long process.
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It is really good to know that someone wants to be a good Muslim.
You should make sure YOU DO NOT MISS ANY OF YOUR DAILY PRAYERS. The Prayer is a direct communication between Allah and a man. Try to learn the meaning of what ever you recite in prayer. Sura Al-Fatiha is a complete request for HADAYET. While reciting this sura in prayer make sure that you feel actually requesting Allah for HADAYET, and always accept what ever you come to know that is a true command of Allah. Never ever say that for the time being I am not able to follow any single of the orders of Allah. Just make a promise to Allah and yourself that you will follow what comes to your knowledge about Islamic teachings. If you be able to do this Insha-Allah God will improve your understanding of Islam.
Surah/Chapter 017 - Al-Isrâ. Verse 97.
âAnd he whom Allah guided, he is led aright; while, as for him whom He sanded astray, for them thou wilt find no protecting friends beside Him, and We shall assemble them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf; their habitation will be hell; whenever it abated, We increase the flame for them.â
Well, how much you should know about Islam, is a question requiring detail. To be brief, Quran should be the first source of HADAYET for any Muslim. All of the Muslims should try to read the translation of whole Quran. Itâs a difficult task but should be done. If you are from Lahore there are number of Quran TEHREEKS which you can benefit from.
Surah/Chapter 020 - TâHâ. Verse 124-126
{âBut he who turned away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection.
He will say My Lord! Wherefore hast Thou gathered me (hither) blind, when I was wont to see?
He will say So (it must be). Our revelations came unto thee but thou didst forget them. In like manner thou art forgotten this Day.â}
Secondly only SAHEE HADITH and true FIQHA should be studied. This all is not possible in a day. It is a continuous process. More over you donât have to Study all of it. Just what problem you actually face. We all can not be ALIM. We should take from this vast field what we need. Your knowledge will improve over years. ALIMS also take years.
Thirdly you should read about the lives of SAHABA-E-IKEAM and other great Muslim FATAYHEENS. It will make it easer for you to get through TESTS OF THE LIFE, which you might face for following Islam.
Lastly I also feel sad that I am not a HAFIZ or QAARI. But I am also passing a through learning process. May be a life long process.
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