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Pause to think about hardships

Posted on June 24th, 2014 · Filed under MYF Latest News, MYF Projects

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…

Satisfaction is richness and safety

Posted on June 20th, 2014 · Filed under MYF Projects, UK News

Whoever fills his heart with satisfaction regarding the Divine Decree, Allah fills his heart with richness, safety, and comfort. And whoever becomes dissatisfied, then his heart will be filled with the opposite, and his heart will be preoccupied with matters that clash with happiness and success.

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MYF Open Day Saturday 14th June

Posted on June 12th, 2014 · Filed under MYF Latest News, MYF News, MYF Projects, UK News

The MYF will be having our quarterly open day again on Saturday the 14th of June 2014 inshAllah.

MYF Open Day

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.

MYF Open Day

Please forward this message as widely as possible In Shaa Allah.

Extinguish the fire of enmity before it spreads

Posted on June 10th, 2014 · Filed under MYF Projects

Throughout my life, I found that whenever I defended myself against defamatory comments, loss and regret were the main results. At first I would think it wise that I should set things straight when some person criticized me, regardless of whether the criticism was verbal or written. In the end, however, I found the opposite to be true. By defending myself, more enmity resulted, and instead of the restoration of good ties between my critic and me, he would attempt to malign me even further. Eventually I would wish that I had never confronted him in the first place. It would have been better to forgive, forbear, show patience, turn away, and ignore the defamatory remarks. After all, this is what the Qur’an teaches us: Read more…

Gentleness helps you achieve your goals

Posted on June 9th, 2014 · Filed under MYF News, MYF Projects

In previous chapters, I quoted revealed texts to illustrate the importance of being gentle; here we expand on the same theme by mentioning some examples. Imagine yourself driving a car on an extremely narrow road that is enclosed on either side by a wall. There is no way for a car to pass except with a great deal of care, gentleness, and caution. However, if a driver attempted to go through this street at a high speed, he would constantly crash into the wall on the right, and then into the one on the left, eventually causing his car to break down. In both of these instances ___________that of driving carefully and that of driving recklessly at a high speed – the street is the same and the car is the same, but the way of driving is different. Read more…

Jummah Prayer Times

Posted on May 30th, 2014 · Filed under MYF News, MYF Projects

First Jummah – 12.15 – 12.45pm

Second Jummah – 1.15 – 1.45pm

Sahih Bukhari Volume 002, Book 013, Hadith Number 001

Narated By Abu Huraira : I heard Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) saying, “We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost on the Day of Resurrection though the former nations were given the Holy Scriptures before us. And this was their day (Friday) the celebration of which was made compulsory for them but they differed about it. So Allah gave us the guidance for it (Friday) and all the other people are behind us in this respect: the Jews’ (holy day is) tomorrow (i.e. Saturday) and the Christians’ (is) the day after tomorrow (i.e. Sunday).”

If you lose a limb, you still have others to compensate for it

Posted on May 29th, 2014 · Filed under MYF Latest News, MYF News, MYF Projects

Ibn `Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

“If Allah removes the light from my eyes,
My tongue and ears still have in them light.
My heart is intelligent and my mind is not crooked, and my tongue is sharp like a warrior’s sword.”

When harm befalls you, perhaps there is a benefit that comes with it, a benefit that you cannot perceive.

And it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you… (Qur’an 2: 216)

Bashhar ibn Burd said:

“My enemies disparage me, and the defect is in them, it is not a disgrace to be called defective.
If a person can see gallantry and truth,
Blindness in the eyes will not be a hindrance.
In blindness I see rewards, savings, and protection,
And for these three, I am most needy.”

Observe the difference between what Ibn `Abbaas or Bashhar said and what Saaleh ibn `Abdul Quddoos said when he became blind:

“Farewell to the world; the old man who is blind has no share whatsoever of this life.
He dies and people consider him to be of the living, False hopes have betrayed him from the beginning.”

All Divine decrees will come to pass, both upon the one who accepts them and upon the one who rejects them. The difference is that the former will find reward and happiness while the latter will find only sin and misery.

`Umar ibn `Abdul-`Aziz wrote to Maymoon ibn Mehran:

“You have written to console me for losing `Abdul-Malik. For this matter I had been in waiting, and when it finally came to pass, I had no misgivings about it.”