By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Prophet Moses was born in Egypt, where he lived for about thirty years. Then, for some reason, he had to leave Egypt and after a long journey he reached Midian (Syria). When he was resting on the outskirts of Midian, an interesting incident took place which has been narrated as follows in the Quran:
When Moses arrived at the well of Midian, he found a group of men watering their flocks, and two women standing apart from them, holding back their flocks, he asked, “What is the matter with you?” They replied, “We cannot draw water until the shepherds take away their sheep. Our father is a very old man.” So Moses watered their flocks and returned into the shade and prayed, “Lord, I am truly in need of whatever blessing You may send down for me.” One of the two women came up to him and said, “My father is asking you to come to reward you for helping us.” When Moses came to their father and introduced himself, he said, “Don’t be afraid! You have escaped from those wrong- doing people.” One of the girls said, “Father, hire him! for the best man to hire is someone strong and trustworthy.” (28:23-26)
Moses lived with his Midian hosts for almost eight years. His host, Shuayb married his daughter to Moses; then eight years Moses returned to his homeland, Egypt.
What the woman said when she asked her father to hire Moses is the best formula for success. It is a two point formula – honesty and hard work. Honesty makes one a trustworthy person and hard work means that a man is ready to dedicate himself to his work.
'Strong' refers to physical strength and ‘honest’ refers to spiritual strength: both are equally important and desirable human qualities.
There is a saying: ‘God helps those who help themselves.’ What is self-help? Self-help means to prove that you have these two natural qualities – honesty and the ability to work hard.
Ma'Assalama
Hena
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Dinner 6
Tonight we had Four-Cheese Lasanga, Devilled Eggs (I seem to make these alot, maybe b/c theyre so yummy and easy to make), and a Strawberry-Banana Milkshake.
On a side note, Happy Birthday Mario Honeybunches and Papa! :) May Allah bless you both with a wonderful year and many more to come...
On a side note, Happy Birthday Mario Honeybunches and Papa! :) May Allah bless you both with a wonderful year and many more to come...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Beautiful Description of Rasul (S)
Physical Description of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by Umm Ma’bad
Until recently, I didn’t know about this hadeeth that is considered to be one of the best physical description of Prophet Muhammad PBUH. It’s also the most complete description of his appearance.. as related to us in the hadîth of Hubaysh b. Khalid (and many others). I came to know that it’s almost impossible to translate the beautiful arabic into english.. that is it wouldn’t be possible to come up with an exact translation of the phrases she used. So, I found out a couple of english versions of the hadeeth.
When the Prophet (peace be upon him) emigrated from Mecca to Madînah, he passed by the tent of Umm Ma`bad. She witnessed some of his miracles, then swore fealty to him in Islam before he departed.
When her husband came back, he was surprised to find with her a quantity of milk.
He asked her: “Where you have got this from, O Umm Ma`bad, while our sheep is alone and untouched and we have no milk cow in our home?”
She said: “Nay, but by Allah, a blessed man passed by our way and did so and so.”
He said: “Describe him to me, O Umm Ma`bad.”
She said:
“I saw a man who is handsome, of glowing countenance, and of good proportions, with neither a large stomach nor a small head. He is smart of appearance, with balanced features, deep black eyes, and long eyelashes. His voice is not coarse. He has a long neck, a full rounded beard, and thick eyebrows that meet each other. When he is silent, he is stately and composed, and when he speaks, his appearance is impressive.
“He is the most beautiful and striking man from a distance and the best and most beautiful from close up. He is well spoken, clear in what he says, saying neither too much nor too little, his words flowing forth like a perfect string of pearls.
“He is neither too tall nor overly short, a stately man in the company of two other stately men (one of them was Abu Bakr RA), and he is the most prominent among them and the most well-respected.
“He has companions who surround him. If he speaks, they listen to him, and if he commands, they hasten to fulfill his command. He is well served and attended, though he is neither stern nor argumentative.”
“I saw a man, pure and clean, with a handsome face and a fine figure. He was not marred by a skinny body, nor was he overly small in the head and neck. He was graceful and elegant, with intensely black eyes and thick eyelashes. There was a huskiness in his voice, and his neck was long. His beard was thick, and his eyebrows were finely arched and joined together. When silent, he was grave and dignified, and when he spoke, glory rose up and overcame him. He was from afar the most beautiful of men and the most glorious, and close up he was the sweetest and the loveliest. He was sweet of speech and articulate, but not petty or trifling. His speech was a string of cascading pearls, measured so that none despaired of its length.”
This hadîth is related by al-Hâkim in al-Mustadrak (3/9-10), al-Tabarânî in al-Mu`jam al-Kabîr (3605), Abû Nu`aym in Dalâ’il al-Nubuwwah (282-278), and al-Lâlikâ’î in I`tiqâd Ahl al-Sunnah (1434-1437).
Taken from: http://mystrugglewithin.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/physical-description-of-prophet-muhammad-pbuh-by-umm-mabad/
Until recently, I didn’t know about this hadeeth that is considered to be one of the best physical description of Prophet Muhammad PBUH. It’s also the most complete description of his appearance.. as related to us in the hadîth of Hubaysh b. Khalid (and many others). I came to know that it’s almost impossible to translate the beautiful arabic into english.. that is it wouldn’t be possible to come up with an exact translation of the phrases she used. So, I found out a couple of english versions of the hadeeth.
When the Prophet (peace be upon him) emigrated from Mecca to Madînah, he passed by the tent of Umm Ma`bad. She witnessed some of his miracles, then swore fealty to him in Islam before he departed.
When her husband came back, he was surprised to find with her a quantity of milk.
He asked her: “Where you have got this from, O Umm Ma`bad, while our sheep is alone and untouched and we have no milk cow in our home?”
She said: “Nay, but by Allah, a blessed man passed by our way and did so and so.”
He said: “Describe him to me, O Umm Ma`bad.”
She said:
“I saw a man who is handsome, of glowing countenance, and of good proportions, with neither a large stomach nor a small head. He is smart of appearance, with balanced features, deep black eyes, and long eyelashes. His voice is not coarse. He has a long neck, a full rounded beard, and thick eyebrows that meet each other. When he is silent, he is stately and composed, and when he speaks, his appearance is impressive.
“He is the most beautiful and striking man from a distance and the best and most beautiful from close up. He is well spoken, clear in what he says, saying neither too much nor too little, his words flowing forth like a perfect string of pearls.
“He is neither too tall nor overly short, a stately man in the company of two other stately men (one of them was Abu Bakr RA), and he is the most prominent among them and the most well-respected.
“He has companions who surround him. If he speaks, they listen to him, and if he commands, they hasten to fulfill his command. He is well served and attended, though he is neither stern nor argumentative.”
“I saw a man, pure and clean, with a handsome face and a fine figure. He was not marred by a skinny body, nor was he overly small in the head and neck. He was graceful and elegant, with intensely black eyes and thick eyelashes. There was a huskiness in his voice, and his neck was long. His beard was thick, and his eyebrows were finely arched and joined together. When silent, he was grave and dignified, and when he spoke, glory rose up and overcame him. He was from afar the most beautiful of men and the most glorious, and close up he was the sweetest and the loveliest. He was sweet of speech and articulate, but not petty or trifling. His speech was a string of cascading pearls, measured so that none despaired of its length.”
This hadîth is related by al-Hâkim in al-Mustadrak (3/9-10), al-Tabarânî in al-Mu`jam al-Kabîr (3605), Abû Nu`aym in Dalâ’il al-Nubuwwah (282-278), and al-Lâlikâ’î in I`tiqâd Ahl al-Sunnah (1434-1437).
Taken from: http://mystrugglewithin.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/physical-description-of-prophet-muhammad-pbuh-by-umm-mabad/
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