Pearls of Wisdom

The Zakat Foundation of Dar us Salaam needs your help. Dar us Salaam has
had an influx of cases over the past few months which have drained the
Zakat Funds. Dar us Salaam is asking people to donate money so that the
current Zakat cases may be assisted. For example, there is a sister with
children who has not been able to pay her rent for two months, another
family needs food, and…….. We are asking if 15 families could donate
$200 each or whatever is affordable so that we may raise $3000 to help
our applicants.

May Allah reward you for your dedication to His Deen and your desire to
help your brothers and sisters.

To donate go to www.darussalaam.org and click make a donation, put Zakat
Foundation in the notes and your funds will go towards a family in need.
Or you may mail your check to

Zakat Foundation
5301 Edgewood Road
College Park, MD 20740

You may also call 301-982-2062 if you have any questions or email
zakat@darussalaam.org.
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Asalamu alikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

We need brothers to help clean the snow & ice from our College Park
neighbors’ homes. Sisters & the elderly especially need our help this
winter to remove the snow & ice, so they can safely come & go.

A cleanup is planned for this weekend. Brothers - call Br. Tanweer (847)
962-1040 or Br. Asim (682) 472-7197 to join the Blizzard Brothers. (You
can join even if you’re not available this weekend.) Let’s work together
this winter to help our neighbors for the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa
ta’ala)!

Jazakum Allahu khayran.

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The Islamic Information Center

Dar-us-Salaam
5301 Edgewood Road
College Park, MD 20740

Ph: 301-982-9463 | Fx: 301-982-9849
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With as much of it as a grain of mustard seed, you can move mountains. It is actually the absence of concrete knowledge. You can’t see it but you know it’s there. It is the key ingredient that separates the true believer from those that doubt, and…it is what’s missing most in our communities.

Iman, (faith) is to believe in what you can’t see, which, through Divine intervention, allows you to see the results of what you believe. One of my good friends and I were discussing faith the other day and he made some points that went to the depth of the meaning of faith. We were expressing that a true believer’s actions are a sign of his/her iman. The person with the strong iman does his/her best to live the spirit of what ALLAH prescribes because he or she believes the word of ALLAH is true.

ALLAH has revealed to us through His Prophet (s) that prayer and charity are two conscious actions that will make you, and the society, pure and whole. The person that believes that, and has faith in the result, does it without flinching. This person submits simply because ALLAH is The G-d. I’m speaking of the flesh and blood human being, the offspring of Adam. There are others, of a different creation, who are aware of ALLAH’S power but choose not to submit. But that’s another story. The majority of us are human beings desirous of following ALLAH’S directives.

Exercising your iman is not only knowing, or even believing it in your mind. The true expression of your iman is actually doing what you know and believe. Mere faith counts for nothing unless put into practice. Here’s an example.

ALLAH says in Qur’an that one believer can withstand 10 non-believers. Now that is fact. He (ALLAH) also says that is hard for most of you to believe that (even though it’s true) so He says be comfortable in knowing that one believer can withstand two non-believers. Now most of us know that and have read it hundreds of times but still sit on our behinds afraid to stand up and live and defend our religion with the beautiful teachings from Qur’an. We look at the negative light the enemies of Islam are throwing out and retreat into our shells–afraid of looking bad.

But the person of strong faith looks in the Qur’an, gets that spiritual strength, and stands up to the world of those negative forces…and wins. I have seen it happen and practiced it many times, so I know it’s true. This is how we start the process of turning our Jinn into a Muslim. We consciously have faith in ALLAH’S Word and then repeatedly put it into action and watch the manifestation of that faith materialize.

Strong imam also keeps us from relying on others to save or protect our religion. In the media today you see many Muslims denigrating the religion and other Muslims in order to seem “moderate.” We must remember another of ALLAH’S sayings that we should not take the Christians and Jews (or others) as protectors of your religion. He says they will never follow you unless you accept their way. This doesn’t mean you can’t have friends and associates of other faiths. Additionally it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t engage in interfaith activities. It means you should not expect them to save your religion. That is our job. If we confide too much in them and share our little secrets (while getting none of theirs), it hurts our ability to participate as equal people.

Let us have strong faith in ALLAH. Look first in ALLAH’S Book, pray and ask for guidance, and then stand up and go forth… with His strength. You’ll find It’s the only strength you really have.

As Salaam Alaikum
(Al Hajj) Abdullah Bey El-Amin

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To be truly happy, one should enjoy the beauty and splendor of life, an enjoyment that is limited only by the boundaries set forth by Islam. Allah has created for us beautiful gardens because He is Beautiful and He loves beauty, and in order for us to study His signs that are present in His wonderful creation.

“We it is Who created for you all that is on the earth.” Surah Al-Baqarah – Ayah 29.

The sweet-smelling odor, the delicious meal, and the awe-inspiring vista - these all bring lightness and happiness to the soul.

“Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth…” Surah Al-Baqarah – Ayah 168.

The Prophet Sallalahu Alayhi Wasalam said:

“What has been made beloved to me from your world are perfume and women. And the delight of my eye is in the Prayer.”

Extremes of self-denial and rigid austerity have clouded and distorted for some the wonders of life. They live a life of celibacy, they purposely live in a state of penury, and they deprive themselves of food.

The Messenger of Allah Sallalahu Alayhi Wasalam said:

“But I fast sometimes and eat (without fasting) at other times; I stand (for prayer at night) and I relax; I marry women; I eat meat. So whoever deviates from my way, He is not from me.”

It is strange and confusing to see what the adherents of some sects have subjected themselves to; some have abstained from certain foods; others have given up laughing; and yet others have forbidden themselves from drinking cool water. It is as though they do not realize that these actions are tantamount to torturing one’s self and to extinguishing the light of one’s soul.

“Say [O’ Muhammad]: ‘Who has forbidden the adoration with clothes given by Allah, which He has produced for his slaves, and At-Tayyibaat [all kinds of Halaal (lawful things) of food]?) Surah Al-A’raf – Ayah 32.

The Messenger of Allah Sallalahu Alayhi Wasalam ate honey, and he is the most pious and righteous human being. This is because Allah created honey to be eaten:

“There comes forth from their bellies, a drink of varying color wherein is healing for men.” An-Nahl – Ayah 69.

The Messenger of Allah Sallalahu Alayhi Wasalam married a virgin, and he also married women who had been either widowed or divorced.

“Then marry [other] women of your choice, two or three, or four…” Surah An-Nisa – Ayah 3.

He wore the best of clothes on religious holidays and on other occasions as well.

“Take your adornment [by wearing your clean clothes], while praying and going round [the Tawaaf of] the Ka‘bah…” Surah Al-A’raf – Ayah 31.

The Prophet Sallalahu Alayhi Wasalam - whom we must follow and who was sent with the true Religion fulfilled the rights of both, body and soul.

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Hardship, no matter how great and far-reaching it becomes, never endures or lasts. Rather, the harsher and more difficult one’s circumstances become, the closer one comes to ease, comfort, and relief. Then help and aid are forthcoming from Allah. Is not the end of every dark night a bright morning?

Wasalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu Ahsin.

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