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Consumerism by Uthman Lateef

Western prosperity has been achieved in 3 ways (Aldous Huxley) 
1 - through national debt, that is everybody would be in debt 
.. they buy what they do not need with money they do not have 
2 - one is through war, war making 
3 - planed or engineered obsolesce, product manufactured to break/unusable over time. 
 
Allah tells us about the finite, and Allah tells that the finite elements has distracted you from the infinite. 
 
You took good from this Dunya (world) .. more than required and behaved arrogantly. 
Now in the hereafter is your punishment. 
 
Allah does not love those who exalt. 
 
Wealth is not evil, but it is what you do with it. 
Like Time, Health, Wealth. 
 
Seek what Paradise with what Allah has blessed you with. 
Why are you fixated with the small things of this dunya. 
 
Show excellence to others, as Allah has been excellent to you. 
If Allah has given you Wealth (or Time, Health etc) use it to benefit others. 
 
Did we overcome. 
OR where we overcome by corporate and self greed. 
 
We have not just become consumers, but have been consumed by so called Capitalism (Individualism). 
 
The American dream (they are always sleeping while the lected offcials kill). 
 
It should be about Needs. 
Not about wants (at any expense .. war) 
 
You have everything for the day, go and fix the worlds problems. 
Be a sheperd. 
 
Eat and drink but not to excess. 
Buy but not to excess. 
 
Be good. 
We should be servant to Allah's creation. 
 
Who is the most beloved person to Allah? 
The most beloved is the one who bring the most benefit to people. 
 
 
I wish I could have just made a broom and someone could have used it to sweep a place that would have benefited 
many people. 
 
Quran is the word of Allah and belongs to all his creation. 
 
Allah says: Do not saw corruption on the earth 
 
Family members kill each other for this dunya. 
 
We buy because of the image it creates. 
Consumerism is built on image (advertising). 
 
Pseudo event .. the advert is odorless. 
Images are created as being flawlessness, it is not REAL. 
 
But everybody is chasing. 
 
The American dream. 
The American illusion. 
 
Allah does not love the corrupt. 
 
Consumerism. 
 
But people say: what ever I have today is because is because what I have done (my own effort). 
 
Beware of "I", "My", "We" 
 
What we have is because of what Allah has given you. 
 
So let us stop posing in the mirror and think "I". 
 
Say "Thanks be to Allah" for ALL the things that we have. 
 
Do we not know that nations before us were destroyed by Allah. 
 
Stop saying and thinking "Look at what I have". 
 
You want it because??? 
 
IMAGE 
 
A culture of Arrogance and Envy (consumerism). 
 
Fast Track to where? 
 
Celebrity culture, use images of celebrity to promote THINGS. 
 
Life In-corp. 
Branded products .. want the swoooosh. 
Branding sells (sheep like this). 
 
Patriotism is another form of branding. 
 
Branded products, if it is nameless you may have no value. 
 
You must escape the Matrix, you must consume ethically. 
 
Remember other suffer at your success. 
 
How is it that one side is always conquering and being successful.. 
Yet the other side is always suffering and dying. 
 
Do not buy products on ethical principles (how they got to be made). 
 
The glamour comes with a price .. the death/suffering of others. 
 
Your happiness is built on consumption. 
The less you buy the more depressed you will be. 
That is the the culture. 
 
The reward of Allah is better for you. 
Invest more for the next life. 
Do not invest in this life. 
 
Allah knows everyone's story. 
 
The stories mentioned in the Quran are the most important and relevant (today). 
Read and understand. 
 
People who have so much (even very comfortable) still are not satisfies and/or are unhappy. 
 
Just ahving the ability to pray should be enough for the Muslim, 
 
Envy surrounds us, that is Consumerism. 
Arrogance and Pride is in abundance on the earth. 
 
The slave of money and fine clothing have to be careful. 
But do not do it for showing off. 
Perish be the slave of the dinar and fine clothing. 
 
Let us not be slaves of the Branding. 
 
Let us create a new culture of living. 
An Islamic culture, by putting value in creation. 
 
The bewildered herd. 
 
Live in consumption. 
Die in consumption. 
NO.. 
Do good things in life. 
Do great things in life 
For the sake of Allah. 
 
Are you not listening? 
Simplicity is in Iman (faith) 
 
Simplicity is in Iman. 
 
"I am son of mother who used to eat dried meat in the desert" 
 
The most noble of you in the eyes of Allah is the one who has Taqwa. 
 
Invest for the next life. 
 
Growth for the sake of growth, is the ideology of the cancer cell. 
 
Allah gave you Wealth, give it back. 
 
Allah gave you Time, give it back. 
 
Allah gave you Health, help others. 
 
The most beloved action that Allah likes is .. 
The happiness you bring to others. 
 
Put self sacrifice over self interest. 
 
Consumerism is about self interest. 
 
Who ever can overcome the stinginess of them selves will be the successful. 
 
Let us transform ourselves Muslims .. 
1 Redistribution and sharing .. of things. 
2 Learning to live a minimalist life style. 
"Live in this life as if you are a stranger or a traveler". 
 
Feed others on the day of your own hunger. 
 
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Consumerism by Uthman Lateef

Western prosperity has been achieved in 3 ways (Aldous Huxley) 1 - through national debt, that is everybody would be in debt .. they...

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

Forgiveness by Uthman Lateef

Judgement day ... 
2 men meet Allah, one has wronged the other. 
Allah to slave 2: Give your brother his rights 
slave 2: Oh Allah I have given all that is good left to give. 
slave 1:  O Allah Let him (slave 2) carry my sins. 
Allah to slave 2: Raise your eyes and look towards the garden. 
slave 2 looks and his eyes lands on the place where he wants to be. 
slave 2: O Allah Who is this for? 
Allah to slave 2: Pay me the price for this. 
slave 2: How can I pay the price for that place? 
Allah: Forgive your brother (slave 1). 
slave 2: I forgive him Allah. 
Allah to slave 2: Take the hand of your brother and go to Paradise. 
 
Importance of forgiveness. 
Judgement Day .. That is the day that people will be burden with carrying the sins of others. 
 
The merchandise of Allah has a price. 
Show mercy to one another and Allah will be merciful to you. 
 
Be ready to forgive when we are wronged. 
Ameen 
 
More.. 
 
On the authority of Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) related: "A man said: 'By Allah, Allah will not forgive So-and-so.' At this Allah the Almighty said: 'Who is he who swears by Me that I will not forgive So-and-so? Verily I have forgiven So-and-so and have nullified your [own good] deeds or as he said it.' 
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The responsibility of the Muslim regarding what he says is mentioned in the Qur'an: 
 
"Not a word does he utter but there is a watcher by him ready to record it"[Surah Qaf (50): ayat 18]. 
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There are also other hadiths which state that the Muslim should be careful about what he says. His words can either, if they are pleasing to Allah, raise him to a higher level; or if his words displease Allah, they may cause him to be thrown into the Hellfire - as stated in a hadith recorded by Imam al-Bukhari. This shows that what we say can have a direct effect on whether it will benefit us or not.</div>
 
One hadith (which illustrates the example of a bad consequence resulting from what a person says) states that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam said, that a pious man from Bani Israel use to see his fellow man always committing sins. On day the pious man swore to the sinner: "By Allah, He will never forgive you." Allah was displeased with what the pious man said because only Allah knows what is our destiny, whether someone will end up in Paradise or Hell. Because of this, when the two men died, the pious man was punished and put into Hell and the sinner was forgiven by Allah. [Sunan Abu Daud]. 
 
What we can learn here is that either we say something beneficial and good or else we should keep silent. 
 
There are many Islamic guidelines which help us to say good things and to refrain from saying bad things, or things which displeases Allah subhana wa ta'ala. When we talk to others, whether it is relatives, friends, neighbours, etc., we should select the best terms/words and say them in a nice way. We should ensure that what we say is clear and easily understood. If we are not careful and we do not choose the right words, what we say may be misinterpreted and may lead to conflicts. 
 
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Forgiveness by Uthman Lateef

Judgement day ... 2 men meet Allah, one has wronged the other. Allah to slave 2: Give your brother his rights slave 2: Oh Allah I ha...

Sunday, December 07, 2014

The Last Person to enter Paradise

Paradise is the incredible reward that God has prepared for the believers; for those who obey Him.  It is a place of complete joy and serenity and there is nothing in existence that can disturb this.  It will go on forever and we hope that it will be our eternal home.   What God and His Prophet Muhammad have told us about Paradise makes our heads spin and our minds whirl.  In one of the traditions of Prophet Muhammad, God says, “I have prepared for My righteous slaves that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard and has never crossed the mind of any human being”.[1]  This is what we, humble human beings have been waiting for, and if we are wise and work for it, then this is the reward for the struggle of this transient life.  We ponder and ask ourselves questions concerning our eternal abode, we think about Paradise with hope and Hell with fear, but as much as our hearts tremble the thought of Paradise is a joy. 
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The descriptions of Paradise and Hell in the traditions of Prophet Muhammad include narrations about who will be the first person to enter Paradise.  On the great Day of Reckoning Prophet Muhammad will be that man.  He told his companions that he would “be the first one to knock at the gates of Paradise”.[2]  Prophet Muhammad also said: “I will come to the gates of Paradise and ask for them to be opened.  The gatekeeper will ask, “Who are you?” I will say, “Muhammad”.  The gatekeeper will say “I was ordered not to open the gate for anyone else before you”.[3] 
 
Prophet Muhammad enters first, that is a well-deserved blessing.  Our minds find it easy to comprehend the reasons for this great honour, but after some time we might begin to wonder who would be the last person to enter Paradise.  Because there will be a last person and then the gates will be shut.  The companions of Prophet Muhammad also wondered about Paradise in exactly the same way that we do.  They however had the wonderful privilege of being able to ask their beloved Prophet just who would be the last person to enter Paradise? 
 
As we know the traditions of Prophet Muhammad come to us in various forms and one of these is the hadith qudsi or sacred hadith.  These traditions are particularly important because while the wording is that of Prophet Muhammad, the meaning is entirely from God.  It is a type of revelation.  These traditions form yet another dimension of God’s message to humankind and usually deal with spiritual or ethical subjects.  The answer to the question posed by the companions is contained in a hadith qudsi and it is one of the most beautiful and comprehensive of all traditions.  Following is a translation of this tradition. 
 
The last person to enter paradise will be a man who will walk once, stumble once and be burned by the Fire once. Once he gets past it, he will turn around and face it saying, ‘Blessed be the One Who has saved me from you.  God has given me something that He has not given to the first and the last.’ 
 
Then a tree will be raised up for him, and he will say, ‘O my Lord, bring me closer to this tree so that I may shelter in its shade and drink of its water.‘ God, may He be glorified and exalted, will say, ‘O son of Adam perhaps if I grant you this, you will ask Me for something else?’ He will say, ‘No, O Lord’, and he will promise that he will not ask Him for anything else, and his Lord will excuse him because he has seen something that he has no patience to resist.  So he will be brought near to it and he will shelter in its shade and drink of its water. 
 
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Then another tree will be raised up for him that is more beautiful than the first, and he will say, ‘O my Lord, bring me closer to this tree so that I may drink of its water and shelter in its shade, and I will not ask you for anything else.‘ He will say, ‘O son of Adam did you not promise Me that you would not ask me for anything else?’ He will say, ‘Perhaps if I bring you near to it, you will ask Me for something else.‘ He will promise that he will not ask Him for anything else, and his Lord will excuse him because he has seen something that he has no patience to resist.  So he will be brought near to it and he will shelter in its shade and drink of its water. 
 
Then another tree will be raised up for him at the gate of Paradise that is more beautiful than the first two, and he will say, ‘O My Lord, bring me closer to this tree so that I may shelter in its shade and drink of its water, and I will not ask You for anything else.’ He will say, ‘O son of Adam, did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for anything else?’ He will say, ‘Yes, O Lord, I will not ask you for anything else.’ His Lord will excuse him because he has seen something which he has no patience to resist.  He will be brought close to it, and when he draws close to it, he will hear the voices of the people of Paradise and will say, ‘O Lord, admit me therein.’ He will say: ‘O son of Adam, what will make you stop asking? Will it please you if I give you the world and as much again?’ He will say, ‘O Lord, are You making fun of me when You are the Lord of the Worlds?’ 
 
Ibn Mas’ood (the companion narrating this beautiful narration) smiled and said: Why don’t you ask me why I am smiling? They said: Why are you smiling? He said: This is how the Messenger of God, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, smiled and they (the companions around the Prophet) asked: Why are you smiling, O Messenger of God? He said: “Because the Lord of the Worlds will smile when he says, ‘are You making fun of me when You are the Lord of the Worlds?’ and (God) will say: ‘I am not making fun of you, but I am Able to do whatever I will.’”[4] 
 
In part two we will discuss how the kindness and mercy of God is demonstrated in this hadith and look at how well the Lord of all the worlds knows and understands His creation. 
 
Footnotes: 
[1] Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim 
[2] Saheeh Muslim 
[3] Ibid 
[4] Saheeh Muslim 
 
This story highlights the fact that the human being is almost never completely satisfied, he always wants something more.  Although this might come as a surprise to someone who has never thought about the circle of wants, needs and desires that many of us find ourselves in, it is not news to God.  He, the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, is well aware of the nature of His creatures. 
 
God, the Creator has perfect knowledge.  He knows all that is tangible and intangible; He knows what has been and what will be.  He is the All-Hearer All-Knower.  God has said that he is closer to us then our own jugular vein, nothing escapes his knowledge.  We might be able to hide our bad traits and qualities from our peers and family but God sees all; not only that, He understands what motivates us and what we fear, love or desire.  And that is why He is constantly forgiving and bestowing His mercy on us.  When we need God’s mercy no matter what the situation we have only to ask for it. 
 
“And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than (his) jugular vein.” (Quran 50:19) 
 
The dictionary defines mercy as the disposition to be kind and forgiving, and the feeling that motivates compassion.  The Arabic term for mercy is rahmah and two of the most important names of God derive from this word,  Ar-Rahman – the Most Gracious and Ar-Raheem – the Most Merciful.  The Mercy of God is that ethereal quality that embodies gentleness, care, consideration, love and forgiveness.  When these qualities are observable in this world, they are a mere reflection of God’s Mercy towards His creation.  In this story we are able to see God’s Mercy manifest in the gentle way with which He deals with this last man to crawl out of the fires of Hell. 
 
At this point it is thought-provoking to notice that this man did not enter Paradise through his good deeds, far from it.  In the end he entered Paradise by the Mercy of God.  It could be said that God bestows His mercy even though it may not, to the human eye, be deserved.  God has in fact promised that anyone who has the true belief in his heart even if he has committed many sins will one day enter into Paradise.  To reinforce this understanding Prophet Muhammad left us with the following saying: 
 
“Whoever dies without committing shirk (associating partners) with God shall enter Paradise.”[1] 
 
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The fact that people including the man under discussion will be brought out of Hell and admitted to Paradise will not cause these blessed people any sorrow or distress.  This is because God tells us that Paradise is the abode of delight.  There is nothing in either the Quran or the traditions of Prophet Muhammad to suggest that these people will live with regret after entering Paradise due to the punishment that they experienced in Hell.  This is clear from the man’s delight and joy when he found himself in the space between Paradise and Hell.  He seems to have immediately recovered and is already looking towards the future.  In other traditions from Prophet Muhammad we know that Paradise will cause the Muslim to forget all hardship that he faced in this world, thus it is not farfetched to say that this also includes the hardships experienced in Hell before admittance to Paradise.   The Messenger of God (may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him) said: 
 
“The most affluent of the people in this world, of those who will go to Hell, will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and dipped once in the Fire.  Then it will be said: O son of Adam, did you ever see anything good? Did you ever have any pleasure? He will say: No, by God, O Lord.  Then the most destitute of the people in this world, of those who will enter Paradise, will be brought and dipped once in Paradise, and it will be said to him: O son of Adam, did you ever see anything bad? Did you ever experience any hardship? He will say: No, by God, O Lord.  I never saw anything bad and I never experienced any hardship.”[2] 
 
Another indication that one dip in the bliss of Paradise will take away all hardship that came before it, even the hardship of being punished in Hell, is the saying of the Prophet: “Whoever enters Paradise will enjoy bliss and will not be miserable, his clothes will not wear out and his youth will not fade.”[3] 
 
This blessing shows that misery will be erased for the one who enters Paradise, and it is general in meaning and includes everyone who enters it, whether they entered Hell beforehand or not. 
 
The Mercy of God knows no bounds.  Prophet Muhammad also said: 
 
“God has one hundred parts of mercy, of which He sent down one between the jinn, mankind, the animals and the insects, by means of which they are compassionate and merciful to one another, and by means of which wild animals are kind to their offspring.  And God has kept back ninety-nine parts of mercy with which to be merciful to His slaves of the Day of Resurrection.”[4] 
 
Footnotes: 
[1] Saheeh Muslim 
[2] Ibid 
[3] Ibid 
[4] Ibid 
 
http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/10346/ 
http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/10353/ 
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The Last Person to enter Paradise

Paradise is the incredible reward that God has prepared for the believers; for those who obey Him. It is a place of complete joy ...

Thursday, December 04, 2014

Living at Altitude

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'Living at Altitude' - Dr.Uthman Lateef - 9 minutes 
 
Killing at Altitude - Flying at high altitude and pressing a button to drop bombs to kill 100's of people at a time is ok? 
 
Targeting women and children specifically and killing them, after which celebration take place in the street singing "no more school tomorrow for the Palestinian children" is OK? (Palestine July 2014). 
 
The Japanese Kamikaze pilots adopted the suicide technique to fight a war. 
Remember WAR = either side has a chance of winning. 
 
Fighting defenseless people is very brave for some! 
 
Palestine GAZA in brief ... 
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<li>No one or food/medicine can enter or leave Gaza without the jews permission.</li>
<li>Travel within Palestine is controlled by Jews, you can die waiting in line to reach a hospital, as many women have found out (another slow kill strategy adopted by the occupiers to kill the natives).</li>
<li>Children are killed weekly by the jews.</li>
<li>Children are in prison for no reason (new tactic to threaten parents).</li>
<li>A men rushes in to kill for revenge is called a terrorist (or a suicide bomber).</li>
<li>Of course in case of so called terrorist/suicide bomber where are the witnesses (dead)?</li>
<li>So is it so that the people in power decide law that suites them (the one that they themselves do not follow)?</li>
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Living at Altitude

'Living at Altitude' - Dr.Uthman Lateef - 9 minutes Killing at Altitude - Flying at high altitude and pressing a button to dro...

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Men of Action By Ustadh Uthman Lateef

Men of Action By Ustadh Uthman Lateef

No lies Not carpet bombing Human Life is based on Justice

Monday, September 15, 2014