Amar Razali

Session One: Belief in the Last Day

Belief in the Last Day is one of the pillars of Eeman. A person is not a Believer without belief in this pillar.

"And those who believe in that which has been sent down to you (Muhammad SAS) and in [the Books] which were sent down before you and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter." [2:4]

"Those who establish As-Salah and give Az-Zakah and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter." [27:3]

Allah often combines mentioning belief in Him with belief in the Last Day.

"It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteouness) that you turn your faces towards East and (or) West (in prayers); but Al-Birr is (the quality of) the one who believes Allah, in the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the Prophets.." [2:177]

We can also call it Belief in Al-Akhirah (The Hereafter), Al-Ba'th (The Resurrection) etc. Approximately 1/3 of the Qur'an discusses its coming and details of its events. The Qur'an and the Sunnah frequently mention the Last Day. Most of Makkah Surahs confirm its occurence.

What does Belief in the Day of Judgement entail?
1. Belief that there will be another life after this one.
2. This life is not the end, but there will be a Judgement Day, with recompense in Al-Jannah (Paradise) or An-Naar (Hellfire)
3. Scholars of 'Aqeedah include the following sub-topic under this subject:

• The End of Time (Apocalypse) and its Signs
• Death, the Soul, and Life in the Grave
• Resurrection
• The Day of Judgment
• Paradise and Hellfire

3. The term Hour (Sa'ah) is used in two ways. It is used to refer to death, as death is the end of this life for each individual. It is also used to refer to the end of time for all (Apocalypse).
4. The same applies to the term "Day of Judgment". An individual's judgment begins upon his death, whereas the judgment of all creation will occur on "The Judgment Day."

The effects of Belief in the Last Day
1. Demonstrates the completeness, greatness, and uniquness of Allah's Names and Attributes.
2. Increases the love for meeting Allah (SWT) in the hearts of the believers.
3. Establish fear of Allah (SWT).
4. Aids a Muslim in hastening towards good deeds.
5. Aids in patience and perseverance in doing good.
6. Aids in patience in abstaning from wrong.
7. Aids in patience during times of hardship.
8. Establishes asceticism (Zuhd) towards matters of this life.

The Names of the Last Day

• Yawm al-Qiyaamah
• Yawm ad-Deen
• Yawm al-Hisaab
• Yawm an-Nushoor
• As-Saakhah
• At-Taamah al-Kubra
• Yawm at-Tanaad
• Al-Qari'ah
• Al-Waqi'ah
• Al-Haaqah
• Yawm al-Fasl
• Yawm al-Jam'
• Yawm al-Khulood
• Yawm al-Wa'ed
• Yawm al-Khurooj
• Al-Aazifah
• Dar al-Qaraar
• As-Saa'ah

Session Two: The Hour and its Signs

No one knows when the Hour will come!
"They ask you about the Hour (Day of Ressurection): "When will be its appointed time?" Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone). None can reveal its time but He. Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you except all of a sudden." They ask you as if you have a good knowledge of it. Say: "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (Alone) but most of mankind know not." [7:187]

The Hour is near.
"The hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder." [54:1]

The Hour will fall on a Friday.
Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah sallalahu'alayhi wasallam said: "The best day which the sun rises is Friday. [On Friday] Adam was created and on that day he entered paradise and on that day he was expelled from paradise. And the Hour will come pass on Muslim." [Muslim]

Signs are classified into Major Signs & Minor Signs. Minor signs can be classified into those that have already occured in the past and ended,  those that have begun occuring and continue, and those that have yet to occur.

To be continued, inshaAllah.
23.02.2010

p/s: I need to revise this again because I will sit for an exam on WOTU this weekend, inshaAllah.

MashaAllah - fantastic naseehah by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi. May Allah preserve him.
How I missed so much the Friday khutbah in US (especially at Vandy)!

Narrated Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, "Allah has some angels who look for those who remember (glorify for the Praise of) Allah on the roads and paths. And when they find some people remembering (glorifying the Praises of) Allah, they call each other saying, "Come to the object of your pursuit."

Rasulullah (may peace be upon him) added, "Then the angels encircle them with their wings up to the nearest heaven to us." He (may peace be upon him) added, "[After those people remembered (glorified the Praise of) Allah, and the angels go back to Allah], their Lord (the Mighty and Majestic) asks them (those angels) - though He knows better than them - "What do My slaves say?"

The angels reply, "They say: Subhan-Allah, Allahu Akbar, and Al-hamdu lillah."

Allah then says, "Did they see Me?"

The angels reply, "No! By Allah, they didn't see You."

Allah says, "How it would have been if they saw me?"

The angels reply, "If they saw You, they would worship You more devoutly and remember You (glorify Your Praises) more deeply, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to anything more often."

Allah says (to the angels), "What do they ask Me for?"

The angels reply, "They ask You for Paradise."

Allah says (to the angels), "Did they see it?"

The angels say, "No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it."

Allag says (to the angels), "How it would have been if they saw it?"

The angels say, "If they saw it, they would have greater covetousness for it and and would seek it with greater zeal and would have greater desire for it."

Allah says, "From what do they seek refuge?"

The angels reply, "They seek refuge from (Hell) Fire."

Allah says, "Did they see it?"

The angels say, "No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it."

Allah says, "How it would have been if they saw it?"

The angels say, "If they saw it they would flee from it with extreme fleeing and would have extreme fear from it."

Then Allah says, "I make you witness that I have forgiven them."

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, 8/6408 (O.P.417)]

As-salaamu'alaikum,

I just came back from World of the Unseen by AlKauthar Institute in Kuala Lumpur, taught by Ustadh Yahya Ibrahim. Alhamdulillah! I was so excited and grateful to Allah for giving me another chance to join this 'imaan recharging' course.

Will write more about this later on, inshaAllah.

I found a very good article & would like to share with you as well inshaAllah.

Why Should I Study Islam by Muhammad al Shareef

Iqamat-as-Salat: Performing of Salat (prayers). It means that:

a) Every Muslim, male or female, is obliged to offer his Salat (prayers) regularly five times a day at the specified times; the male in the mosque in congregation and as for the female, it is better to offer them at home. As the Prophet (peace be upon him) has said, "Order your children to offer Salat (prayer) at the age of seven and beat them (about it) at the age of ten." The chief (of a family, town, tribe) and the Muslim rulers of a country are held responsible before Allah in case of non-fulfillment of this obligation by the Muslims under their authority.

b) One must offer the Salat (prayers) as the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to offer them with all their rules and regulations, i.e., standing, bowing, prostrating, and sitting. As he (peace be upon him) has said, "Offer your salat (prayers) the way you see me performing them." [Sahih Al-Bukhari 9/7246 (O.P.352)] [For the characteristic of the Salat (prayer) of the Prophet (may peace be upon him) see Sahih Al-Bukhari, 1/735-737, 756, 823, and 824]

Narrated Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said, "No Salat (prayer) is heavier (harder) for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the 'Isha prayers, but if they knew the reward for these Salat (prayers) at the respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to crawl." The Prophet (may peace be upon him) added, "Certainly, I intended (or was about) to order the Mu'adhdhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqamah and order a man to lead the Salat (prayer) and then take a fire flame to burn all those (men along with their houses) who had not yet left their houses for the Salat (prayer) (in the mosques)." [Sahih Al-Bukhari, 1/657 (O.P.626)]

Taken from my handy "The Noble Qur'an, A Summarized Version of At-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi, and Ibn Kathir with comments from Sahih Al-Bukhari" page 660. Refer Verse 22 ayaat 41).

May Allah guide us all to the straight path. Ameen.

AlKauthar Malaysia Presents:

Kuala Lumpur 6th & 7th February 2010
Taught by: Ustadh Yahya Ibrahim
APIIT (UCIT) Asia Pacific University College Of Technology & Innovation,
Technology Park Malaysia, Bukit Jalil, 5700 Kuala Lumpur

Asslamu'alaikum. It is with great pleasure that we welcome Ustadh Yahya Ibrahim to deliver Kuala Lumpur's next course:
WORLD OF THE UNSEEN - BELIEF IN THE LAST DAY

As many of our previous students will remember, this course proved to be one of the most popular ever for AlKauthar and many were unable to attend as the course was sold out. Alhamdulillah you have another chance this chance to attend.

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I want you for a moment to take a look at these pictures below, then look up at a grown human being in the room (or simply look at yourself in the mirror), and then...

Become UTTERLY CONSCIOUS of the POWER of Allah ta'ala to make you from this to that. Subhan Allah! Subhan Allah!

 

Subhan Allah! How Allah begins your creation..

Subhan Allah! How we survive and swim in a 'water' world by the permission of Allah..

Subhan Allah! How Allah promised to provide for us...

Subhan Allah! How Allah creates us stage after stage, in 3 layers of darkness, untouched by humans...

Subhan Allah! How Allah creates the bone inside our delicate flesh, in 3 layers of darkness...

I found a great article about the month of Muharram - alhamdulillah, and I would like to share it with you inshaAllah.

The Month of Allah: Muharram

As-salaamu'alaikum,

Alhamdulillah - I participated in this motivation program for teens "Program Anak Pintar Soleh" organized by Astac Training & Consultancy. This program was held at Masjid an Najihin, Padang Sebang, Melaka from 12-13 December 2009 and was lead by Dr. Azmi Mohd Shah. MashaAllah it was quite a while since I involved in this kind of program, and to be as a facilitator was quite challenging as well. I arrived at the masjid around 620pm, after accidentally went to Pulau Sebang (which is actually quite a far away from Padang Sebang itself). There were around 120 teens registered for that program - mashaAllah.

I noticed that the masjid was stunningly beautiful. The interior was beautifully designed and 6-7 air conds were equipped around the prayer hall!

The program started at 6pm with a briefing. Then we had our dinner and proceed for salatul maghrib. After that Dr. Azmi gave a short lecture, basically talking about the Muslim identity and issues with our young Muslims nowadays. We then prayed the Isha' prayer and after that we had the main module designed for them - Anak Pintar Soleh. The module lasted for 2 hours =p

At 3:30am we woke up for the qiyaamulayl. We had another short lecture after salatul fajr, and had a breakfast together.

I really enjoyed this program. InshaAllah hopefully I can be more involved with this kind of program in the future. I enjoyed talking with our youth, to share with them my experiences, and to understand their thoughts as well.

p/s: Suddenly I missed Olive Tree Education a lot..