June 2010
74 posts
May 2010
70 posts
“در سجده هنوز با تو سر سنگینیم(!)
دل بسته ی این زندگی رنگینیم
دیوار وضو خانه...”
– میلاد عرفان پور
The mirror ...
I was listening to a program on Jamejam and the Sheikh was talking about the hadith that says “a believer is the mirror of another believer”. The typical explanation of this hadith is that you should be like a mirror and tell your brother/sister their faults … We’ve all heard it numerous time …
This is usually a very problematic issue in our communities. When you...
“اگربا من نبودش هیچ میلی
چرا جام مرا بشکست لیلی؟
هنگامی که بنده ای مورد لطف...”
“The history of Islam is witness to the immense respect that the Prophet (s.a.w.)...”
– Imam Khomeini (RA)
“O Moses, look down to the ground, for it will soon be your grave.”
– Tuhaf al-uqool, Allah SWT to P.Musa (as)
“ای خواهرم قبل از هرچیز استعمار از سیاهی چادر تو می ترسد تا از سرخی خون
من
My...”
– شهید محمد حسن جعفرزاده (Shaheed Mohammad Hassan Jaffarzadeh)
“O Ali, three men will be stood under the shade of
the (Divine) Throne on the...”
– The Prophet (pbuh&hf)
“You should be unknown by the people of the earth, but well-known by the people...”
– Tuhaf al-uqool, Allah SWT to P.Musa (as)
“یكی قشنگی منظره را می بیند آن دیگری كثیفی پنجره را . این تو هستی كه تصمیم می...”
Caring what people think ...
I many times catch myself being really careful of what I do infront of people. I know it’s a sickness because it shouldn’t matter what people think. Br. Kauther mentioned once how it’s a blessing we have that inside us because we sin less just out of our own reputation’s sake. The intention is wrong but at least less sins occur.
I heard this in a speech and it has stuck...
“Oh Allah, How many grievances weaken the heart, leaving me with no means to...”
– Imam Hussein (as)
“If we say the love of God removes all other loves, it is true. But what is truer...”
– Shaheed Hemmat
“Life is a train, it doesn’t stop for you to recover. It just moves on.”
– Saeideh G.
“This world is not a permanent place, it is a passage, a road on which you are...”
– Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as)
“Man comes from a drop of semen and leaves as a piece of dust. He doesn’t...”
– Imam Ali (as)
“No fault is greater than not understanding one’s own fault and ignoring it...”
– Imam Khomeini (RA)
“The infant Muhammad (s.a.w) become lost one day and his nurse Halima, dissolved...”
“A flower nipped in the bud, it was from paradise and it went to paradise..but...”
– Imam Ali (as) in regards to his wife’s death
Only Iranians ....
Being Iranian and hijabi is quiet a unique experience especially on my campus. Sometimes I want to cry because of the offensive things they say and turn very hurt.
Today I had another interesting incident …
I was walking to campus and I saw this lady parking on the curb and while honking her horn. The asian girl in front of me looked back and ignored it. I thought it was strange too so...
“Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman...”
– Talmud (totally against the Islamic concept .. but I just thought the explanation was interesting) :)
It's on me ...
دلت را خانه ما کن مصفا کردنش با من … به ما درد خود افشا کن مداوا کردنش با من … بیاور قطره اشکی که من هستم خریدارش… بیاور قطره اخلاص دریا کردنش با من… به ما گو حاجت خود را اجابت میکنم آنی… طلب کن هرچه میخواهی مهیا کردنش با من… اگر گم کردهای ای دل کلید استجابت را… بیا یک لحظه با ما باش پیدا کردنش با من… اگر عمری گنه کردی مشو نومید از رحمت… تو...
“The Only Real Mistake Is The One From Which We Learn Nothing.”
– John Powell
You are you ...
You Are Strong, When You Take Your Grief And Teach It To Smile. You Are Brave, When You Overcome Your Fear And Help Others To Do The Same. You Are Happy, When You See A Flower And Are Thankful For The Blessing. You Are Loving, When Your Own Pain Does Not Blind You To The Pain Of Others. You Are Wise, When You Know The Limits Of Your Wisdom. You Are True, When You Admit There Are Times You...
“One of the companions of Imam fell ill. Imam Ali called upon him and thus...”
The Dunya Parable
(translation of one of the earlier farsi postings …) They say one Thursday night (during the Iran-Iraq war) the Iranian soldiers had turned off the lights except a small one to recite Dua Kumail. The mood and surrounding was very spiritual … one of the brothers takes out a small container of Et’r (kind of like cologne) and starts offering it to the other brothers (it is...
“Snuff out your ego with the blanket of pondering on His perfection and favors.”
– Suhaib Webb
“O Allah, terrible was the calamity, and its evil consequences are visible, the...”
– Dua Faraj
Prayer ...
I was thinking to myself how sometimes I feel like the daily prayers are a burden on me. It’s really saddening when you see yourself sluggishly heading for prayer. Something you’re doing to help yourself and God isn’t benefiting from.
You know what the problem is … this hadith explains it:
Hazrat Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) has stated,“Allah has to be feared as if you...
“..Be mindful of Allah, you will find Him before you. Get to know Allah in...”
“Imam Hassan Mujtaba (sa): If you fail to obtain something of worldly benefit,...”
دنیا
میگن یه شب که رزمنده ها برای مراسم دعای کمیل چراغا رو خاموش کرده بودن و فقط یه چراغ کوچیک روشن بود و همه با حس و حال
نشسته بودن و آماده شروع مراسم دعای کمیل
، یکی از رزمنده ها یه شیشه عطر از جیبش درمیاره و به یکی یکی رزمنده ها تعارف میکنه اونا هم طبق عادت اون یه قطره عطر رو به صورت یا لباساشون میمالیدن .. خلاصه بوی عطر فضا رو پر میکنه و دعا خونده میشه تموم میشه و دیگه چراغا رو روشن میکنن ...
