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عرفة يوم المعرفة

Arafat is the day of knowing Allah (swt).

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Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It is said that Allah allows the just state to remain even if it is led by unbelievers, but Allah will not allow the oppressive state to remain even if it is led by Muslims. And it is said that the world will endure with justice and unbelief, but it will not endure with oppression and Islam.”

Source: al-Amr bil Ma’rūf 1/29

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The fact that we are letting the most dignified and honourable people suffer pangs of hunger so painful, it makes children and elders cry alike, is enough oppression for the whole world to collapse and take us all down with it. Every single tear they shed, is like molten metal piercing its way through our conscience. The fact that some of us may never know the feeling of true hunger, exhaustion, fear, is enough proof that this world is worth absolutely nothing. It is either stand up and sacrifice, or stay seated and humiliated forever. Allah swt is always in control, He can change the state of everyone and everything, that’s the only thing giving me hope despite my lowly state.

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On the authority of Abu Abbas Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

One day I was behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) [riding on the same mount] and he said, “O young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice]: Be mindful of Allah and Allah will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him in front of you. If you ask, then ask Allah [alone]; and if you seek help, then seek help from Allah [alone]. And know that if the nation were to gather together to benefit you with anything, they would not benefit you except with what Allah had already prescribed for you. And if they were to gather together to harm you with anything, they would not harm you except with what Allah had already prescribed against you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.” It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said it was a good and sound hadeeth. Another narration, other than that of Tirmidhi, reads: Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you. Recognize and acknowledge Allah in times of ease and prosperity, and He will remember you in times of adversity. And know that what has passed you by [and you have failed to attain] was not going to befall you, and what has befallen you was not going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and hardship with ease.

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وللحرية الحمراء بابٌ، بكل يدٍ مضرجةٍ يُدقّ

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المسجد الأقصى المبارك هو اسم لكل ما دار حوله السور الواقع في أقصى الزاوية الجنوبية الشرقية من مدينة القدس القديمة المسوّرة بدوْرها، ويشمل كلاً من قبة الصخرة المشرّفة، (ذات القبة الذهبية) والموجودةِ في موقع القلب بالنسبة للمسجد الأقصى، والمصلى القِبْلِي، (ذي القبة الرصاصية السوداء)، والواقعُ أقصى جنوب المسجد الأقصى، ناحية (القِبلة)، فضلا عن نحو 200 مَعْلمٍ آخر، ما بين مساجد، ومبانٍ، وقباب ، وأروقةٍ، ومدارس، وأشجار، ومحاريب، ومنابر، ومآذن، وأبواب، وآبار، ومكتبات.

يقول مجير الدين الحنبلي في ( الأنس الجليل) :"إنّ المتعارف عند الناس أنّ الأقصى من جهة القِبلة الجامع المبني في صدر المسجد الذي فيه المنبر والمحراب الكبير، وحقيقة الحال أن الأقصى اسم لجميع المسجد مما دار عليه السور ، فإن هذا البناء الموجود في صدر المسجد وغيره ، من قبة الصخرة والأروقة وغيرها محدثة، والمراد بالأقصى ما دار عليه السور " ويقول الدباغ في كتابه (القدس ): "يتألف الحرم القدسي الشريف من المسجدين ، مسجد الصخرة والمسجد الأقصى ، وما بينهما وما حولهما من منشآتٍ حتى الأسوار".

تبلغُ مساحةُ المسجدِ الأقصى حوالي 144 دونماً (الدونم = 1000 متر مربع)، ويحتل نحو سدسِ مساحةِ القدس المسوّرة، وهو على شكل مضلعٍ غير منتظم، طول ضِلعه الغربي 491م، والشّرقي 462م، والشمالي 310م، و الجنوبي 281م. وهذه الحدود لم تدخلها زيادة أو نقصان منذ وضعِ المسجد أول مرة كمكان للصلاة، بخلاف حدود المسجدين الحرام والنبوي الذين تم توسيعهما عدة مرات. ومن دخل حدود الأقصى، فأدى الصلاة، سواء تحت شجرة من أشجاره، أو قبة من قِبابه، أو فوق مصطبةٍ، أو عند رواقٍ، أو في داخل قبة الصخرة، أو المصلى القِبلي، فهو كمن أدى خمسمائةِ صلاةٍ فيما سواه عدا المسجد الحرام والمسجد النبوي.

الخطأُ الكبيرُ الآخرُ الذي يقع فيه الكثير من المسلمين هو نسْبُ بناء المسجد إلى إبراهيم عليه السلام أو إلى الخليفة الأموي عبد الملك بن مروان. . فقد روى البخاري في صحيحه : "عن أبي ذر الغفاري رضي الله عنه قال : قلت يا رسول الله أيُّ مسجدٍ وضع في الأرض أوّل؟ قال: المسجد الحرام، قلت: ثم أي؟ قال : المسجد الأقصى ، قلت : كم بينهما ؟ قال : أربعون سنة ، ثم أينما أدركتك الصلاة بعد فصلّ ، فإن الفضل فيه " .

وحدود المسجد الأقصى بهذا المراد هو ما أكده العلماء المسلمون، في توصيات المؤتمر السادس لمجمع البحوث الإسلامية المنعقد في الفترة من 17 مارس إلى أول أبريل سنة 1971م، اجتمع علماء المسلمين الممثلون لإخوانهم في خمس وثلاثين دولة في القارات الثلاث: آسيا، وأفريقيا، وأوروبا، وأمريكا اللاتينية، تلبية لدعوة مجمع البحوث الإسلامية بالأزهر:

يؤكد المؤتمر الفتوى الدينية الصادرة من علماء المسلمين وقضاتهم ومفتيهم في الضفة الغربية بالأردن بتاريخ 17 من جمادى الأولى سنة 1387هـ الموافق 22 من أغسطس سنة 1967م، والمتضمنة أن المسجد الأقصى المبارك بمعناه الديني يشمل المسجد الأقصى المبارك المعروف الآن، ومسجد الصخرة المشرفة، والساحات المحيطة بهما، وما عليه السور وفيه الأبواب.

وعليه فكلُّ إدعاءٍ بوجود هيكل أولٍ أو ثانٍ تحت المسجد الأقصى هو ادعاءٌ باطلٌ، وكل ادعاءٍ بوجود حقٍ لغير المسلمين في المسجد الأقصى هو ادعاءٌ باطلٌ أيضاً. اللهم ارزقنا صلاة بالمسجد الأقصى آمين

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Those who seek to be excused, will always find an excuse. Those who seek a way, will always find one, regardless of how difficult the circumstances may be.

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News Graveyards: How Dangers to War Reporters Endanger the World

The war in Gaza has, since October 7, 2023, killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War (including the conflicts in Cambodia and Laos), the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s and 2000s, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan, combined. It is, quite simply, the worst ever conflict for reporters.

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What is the value of your Iman (faith) if you can't perceive the reality of this world through its light?

Instill Tawheed (belief in the Oneness of Allah) deep within your heart, etch it into your being, then cast your gaze around... Only then will you truly grasp the true value of all things!

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The sound heart is understood to be free of character defects and spiritual blemishes. This “heart” is actually the spiritual heart and not the physical organ per se, although in Islamic tradition the spiritual heart is centered in the physical. One of the extraordinary aspects of the modern era is that we are discovering aspects about the heart unknown in previous times, although there were remarkable insights in ancient traditions. For instance, according to traditional Chinese medicine, the heart houses what is known as shen, which is spirit. The Chinese characters for thinking, thought, love, the intention to listen, and virtue all contain the ideogram for the heart. In nearly every culture in the world, people use metaphors that directly or indirectly allude to the heart. We call certain types of people “hard-hearted,” usually because they show no mercy and kindness. Likewise, people are said to have “cold hearts” and others yet who are “warm-hearted.” We speak of people as wearing their “hearts on their sleeves” because they do not (or cannot) conceal their emotions from others. When someone’s words or actions penetrate our souls and affect us profoundly, we say that this person “touched my heart“ or “touched the core of my being.” The Arabic equivalent for the English word core (which originally in Latin meant heart) is known as lubb, which also refers to the heart, as well as the intellect and the essence of something.

— Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart, by Hamza Yusuf

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Shaykh Hasan Lachheb on the importance of focusing on the sincerity of Dua rather than just its outward expression

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إن كنت لم تقطع بـ(لا) عنق السِّوى في قصر (إلا الله) لستَ بواصل

أحمد الفاروقي السرهندي

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Attributes of good character by Shaykh Uthman bin Uthman bin Salih (1754-1817) from "The Book of Distinction" (Kitab al-tafriqa), translated by Muhammad Shareef

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Incursions of Iblis by Shaykh Uthman bin Uthman bin Salih (1754-1817) from "The Book of Distinction" (Kitab al-tafriqa), translated by Muhammad Shareef

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Fear and hope (khawf and raja') by Shaykh Uthman bin Uthman bin Salih (1754-1817) in “The Sciences of Behavior” translated by A’isha Abdarrahman Bewley

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Contentment (rida) with the decree of Allah (swt) by Shaykh Uthman bin Uthman bin Salih (1754-1817) in “The Sciences of Behavior” translated by A’isha Abdarrahman Bewley

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Reality of Taqwa by Shaykh Uthman bin Uthman bin Salih (1754-1817) in “The Sciences of Behavior” translated by A’isha Abdarrahman Bewley