What to say if you are afraid to go to sleep or feel lonely and depressed
‘A’oothu bikalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min ghadhabihi wa ‘iqaabihi, wa sharri ‘ibaadihi, wa min hamazaatish-shayaateeni wa ‘an yahdhuroon. Read more ›
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This life does not deserve our grief
Napoleon exclaimed in Saint Helena:
“I have not known (even) six happy days in my whole life.” The Caliph, Hisham ibn Abdul-Malik, said:
“I have attempted to recall and enumerate the number of happy days in my life, and I have found them to be thirteen in total.” And his father would often repine and say, Read more ›
You are doing well if you are healthy and have enough food
In the year 1400 Hijri, I participated in a campaign to propagate Islam, close to the border of Yemen. I temporarily left the camp we were staying in, intending to go with one of my professors to Abha. On the way back I was upset because he was driving his car at a very high speed. I pleaded with him to slow down, but it seemed that this only had the effect of goading him on to go faster. It was raining that night, yet he continued to drive recklessly. We ended up in a valley that was filling with water. At first the water reached a level only slightly above our tires. As we reached the middle of the valley, though, the situation got worse as water started to flow into our vehicle. We left the car and with much difficulty we managed to reach the edge of the valley. We were stuck there all night without food, drink, and more importantly, because we were wet, without blankets. We were contented and thankful for our situation though, because when the flood had overwhelmed us we had expected to die. And so we were thankful just to be alive. In the early morning somebody came and took us to safety. I am reminded by this incident of a story that took place in World War II. An American ship was hit by a missile and as a result began to sink. The captain was stranded for thirteen days with only water and bread to nourish him. He was later asked whether there was a moral that he took away with him from his experience. He said, “Something important that I took away with me from this experience is that if a person is healthy and has bread and water, he has the whole world with him.” Read more ›
Ramadan Activities at the MYF
Asalamu’ Alaikum Brothers & Sisters,
Ramadan is here Alhamdulilah! I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Ramadan. The MYF has many activities throughout the whole month. Let’s make this Ramadan the best yet!
Please read through the activities we have to offer and join us every in shaa Allah for our full Iftaar’s and Taraweeh Prayers.
Daily Programme
- Iftaar Refreshments for all of Ramadhan
- Isha (then Taraweeh) will take place at the following times: (Weeks begin Monday)
- 1st week 11:00pm
- 2nd week 11:00pm
- 3rd week 10:50pm
- 4th week 10:45pm
- Tajweed lesson aftar asr
Saturday Programme
- Short pre-Maghrib talks in English by local speakers (One hour before maghrib)
- Islamic Quiz (with prizes for winners)
- Iftar (full) meal Youth Programme
- Girls Qiyam ul Layl (11-16year olds): Thursday 10th July 2014
- Boys Qiyam ul Layl (11-16year olds): Friday 11th July 2014
Last 10 Days Programme
- Itikhaf
- Tahajjud
- Suhoor
- 27th Night Programme
Fitrana (Zakat ul Fitr) to be paid before Eid Salat (prayer), it is: £4.00 (per family member)
Eid Prayer at 8:00am and 10:30am
EID PARTY ON SATURDAY 02/08/2014 2:00PM
Pause to think about hardships
Do not be sad, for sadness will weaken your determination and the quality of your worship. One of the offshoots of depression is that it often causes one to be pessimistic, to find blame in everyone, including — and we seek refuge in Allah – Allah Himself.
Do not be sad, for sadness, grief, and anxiety are the roots of mental problems, the sources of stress.
Do not be sad, for you have with you the Qur’an, supplication, remembrance, and prayer. You can lighten the load of your anxiety by giving others, doing well, and being productive. Read more ›
MYF Open Day Saturday 14th June
The MYF will be having our quarterly open day again on Saturday the 14th of June 2014 inshAllah.
Volunteers will be greatly appreciated in the following areas In Shaa Allah:
- Volunteers to help set up for the open day on Friday the 13th of June 2014, 4pm onwards iA (We will meet at the MYF iA).
- Volunteers to distribute leaflets advertising the open day around the area of the MYF (to local take aways etc) – on FRIDAY 13TH JUNE 2014 – 4PM ONWARDS.
- Volunteers to help on the open day itself In Shaa Allah:
- Volunteers to greet people visiting the open day & take them round the open day exhibits.
- Volunteers to hand out flyers advertising the open day to people walking past the MYF to invite them into the MYF for the open day In Shaa Allah.
- Volunteers to generally help out on the day it self In Shaa Allah.
Please forward this message as widely as possible In Shaa Allah.
The art of happiness
Among the greatest of blessings is to have a calm, stable, and happy heart. For in happiness the mind is clear, enabling one to be a productive person. It has been said that happiness is an art that needs to be learned. And if you learn it, you will be blessed in this life. But how does one learn it? A basic principle of achieving happiness is having an ability to endure and to cope with any situation. Therefore you should neither be swayed nor governed by difficult circumstances, nor should you be annoyed by insignificant trifles. Based on the purity of the heart and its ability to endure, a person will shine. When you train yourself to be patient and forbearing, then hardship and calamity will be easy for you to bear. Read more ›
Your reward is Paradise…
“My soul that owns things is itself departing, Then why should I cry when something leaves me.”
The whole world, with all its gold, silver, positions, and mansions does not deserve even a teardrop. In a hadith related by Tirmidhi, the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said:
“The world is cursed, and what is in it is cursed, except the remembrance of Allah, that which follows it (i.e. other good deeds that Allah loves), the scholar, and the student.” Read more ›
Appreciate that, compared to others, your trial is light
If you know that your trial is not in your religion, but is in worldly matters, then be content.
Know that no trick or artifice can be used to undo what has already taken place. A poet said: Read more ›
Why grieve when you have the six ingredients?
The author of Ease after Difficuhy mentioned the story of a wise person who was afflicted by calamity. His brothers went to him and tried to console him over his loss. He answered, `I have put together a remedy that is composed of six ingredients.’ They asked him what those ingredients were, and he answered, Read more ›