Umme Sara Blessing Corner

Assalam u alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa baraktuhu,

All praise is to ALLAH -The Merciful, The Magnificent, The Almighty- WHO has no equal and is forever before time and after time and after the end-which has no limit and blessings and choicest salutations on the reason of the Creation of the Universe- leader of all Prophets, Mercy upon Mankind, The Favored of ALLAH- our leader, Our teacher, teacher of all teachers- the Holy, noble, pious, trustworthy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), and his (Peace be upon him)'s blessed & noble companions, the favored and noble lineage of the Ahle-bait, the tabi'een and the taba-tabi'een and all the Awliya karam  (RidhwanALLAHu ta'ala anhum ajmaeen) who are apparent and who are in ghayb.

May ALLAH bless us all who read this note and pass on this note for the ONLY pure sake of earning Eternal Pleasure of ALLAH The Almighty and waseela of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and their loved ones, their friends, their companions and their families and the generations to come till the end of time. ameen.

My dear brothers and sisters- heed my words today. Note today's date- 20th Rajab (1432) / 22nd June 2011.

Today I will give you some very important advice which will change your lives forever and will provide you with much assistance and help.

I am SO Sure of what advice I am going to give you that I am telling each and every one of you that those who listen & heed my advice will stay alive and those who do not will not (due to either depression, hunger or any other millions of reasons).

Today- we are living in a very calamitous and volatile environment. Daily- we hear news that none of us or our fathers or fore-fathers ever heard or even imagined BUT we and our siblings and children listen to it every day and have taken them to be so normal that they are taking it in their stride WHICH is VERY dangerous.

Because sometimes- normalcy leads to complacency and then complacency leads to our self-destruction because by the time we realise what has happened and how deep we are- it is too late.

Hence, my advice at the start of it all.

Today- each and every one us are facing troubles- be it at home, at school or college, at work, at a national level or at an international level BUT we dont know what to do.

Did you all know that UN has predicted an acute food shortage by 2012? Has anyone noticed that increased floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters coupled with the economic recession has affected each and every one of us in some way or the other?

Shortage of jobs and THOSE who have jobs their money is not enough to run the house hence forcing them to take loans and at high interest rates and then for the rest of their lives- they are simply busy paying off their loans!

People who are rich are forced to remain rich and maintain a certain standard so that they do not get ostracised.

Kids who try so hard to fit in that they make choices that ACTUALLY go against their own beliefs BUT just to "fit in"- they tae those choices.

Does any of the above sound familiar?

If you are a provider reading this- you will be feeling pressurised to do more.

If you are the care-taker you will be feeling neglected and unwanted and unappreciated!

What to do and where to turn to?

Here's what I have to say and advise you & ask you to pass on this advise to others.

1. Start Fasting. Fast like the blessed Prophet Dawood (alaihis salam) fasted- on alternate days which was much loved by ALLAH and praised by the blessed Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). By doing so- you will get used to hunger and when the world faces a shortage of food- we- muslims will NOT get SO frustrated by the hunger pangs so as to commit haram- (Which is what the devils in human disguise- the army of Dajjal) wants us to do.
2. STOP taking loans. Pay off those which you have already taken & STOP taking more. Try & survive with what you have-even if it is one piece of cloth- when our blessed Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and his noble family could do so- why can you or I not do so? Are we (Astagfirullah) greater than them!!!! (La hawlaa wa la quwwata illah billah)
3. Start buying gold and silver. This was the way of our Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) that deal in metals NOT paper currency! I am NOT asking you to hoard up the metal because if you do-then YOUR actions will push up the prices & cause an imbalance in the markets BUT what I am asking  you to do is that those of you who are capable of saving & like to invest THEN invest as per the Islamic way- GOLD & Silver.- Now women- dont go asking your husbands to buy you jewellery! I am asking you to buy this precious commodity as a whole in which the value does not go away.
4. Instead of building houses- HUGE houses which can get destroyed by an earthquake lasting for less than a minute- but farm-lands and START cultivating & if you cannot then get someone to do so. Because when the entire world goes into a deep recession- it is better to be self-sufficient than to end up doing something out of SHEER NEED that we will regret for the rest of our lives.
5. With the above lands- whatever crops you get- dont treat it as a source of income BUT use it for your own needs & distribute it to your muslim brothers & sisters and send to their houses for their requirements- hence strengthening each other.
6. STOP buying clothes!!! How many do we really need & do we really need a label like CK or Givenchy or Prada? Brands that support the killing of millions of muslims in Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq, Kashmir or any other muslim country- tell me? Are we so blind that we would rather please our friends & the FAKE societies that we live in & are willing to kill our muslim brothers & sisters JUST for their sake!!! Look at your hands- you all have the blood of muslims on your hands & even washing it with disinfectants will not help in any way! DON'T FOLLOW FASHION TRENDS- BE A LEADER NOT A FOLLOWER!
7. Start eating bread, dates, curd, milk atleast in one meal a day. Keep your stomach always half empty. So, when there is no food in the world- we will NOT resort to haram (inshaALLAH) as we will have self-control.
8. START praying 5 times a day- NOT 3, NOT 2, NOT 4 BUT full 5 times a day as per the command of ALLAH-because if we disobey HIM-then how will we get help ever?
9. STOP listening to music- ANY kind.Its tunes stirs the hearts & creates artificial feelings in us that will ONLY lead us to disaster.
10. DON'T get used to anything- be it a cup of tea in the morning, a kiss from your child or loved one or anything- because remember the devil- gets us used to things or persons & THEN takes them away in an instant creating a despair & turmoil that we cannot resolve & we end up straying from the path of ALLAH. 
11. Love your children, your family, your friends FOR the sake of ALLAH- be good to them till they are with you & pray for them when they are gone. Don't despair- we are all guests in this world & HAVE TO GO.
12. Live your lives like the blessed Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) lived & his (Peace be upon him) companions lived- DON'T learn his (Peace be upon him) blessed Seerat just for fun & pleasure BUT put it to practice!!
13. Did any of you EVER think that why did our blessed Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) stay hungry & suffer hunger pangs so that he tied 2 stones to his blessed stomach? Because he (Peace be upon him) could not get food? When Hadrate Maryam (Sallim alaiha) could get food in her hujurat mubarak- then why could not the blessed Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)? He (Peace be upon him) stayed hungry to teach us to be patient & be thankful to ALLAH. Are we going to let his (Peace be upon him's) sacrifices to waste (Naoodhubillah)?? Tell me? Think about it...
14. Teach your women folk- because if 1 girl is educated,a whole house will be educated BUt education of the RIGHT type-women today are too busy destroying other's houses & in process their own. Family time should be 1 hour of Quran study with tafseer & stories of Prophets & HOW we can apply the teachings of the Quran in our lives.

Finally- I would rather be called backward & old-fashioned & an illiterate if I would rather spend my time praying in Masjid's or talking about my religion rather than wasting my time in being HIP & fashionable & gossiping & hurting others because when the time comes- I want ALLAH to smile at me rather than have this "fake & hypocritical world" smile at me.

This is MY choice & I am living it. I would rather be alone that enjoy companies of friends & families.

I would rather stay hungry than feel the need to commit haram JUST to fill my belly.

I would rather be termed as "towel-head" & "old-fashioned"  & "backward" because my clothes are NOT form-fitting nor in style-they are old & are enough to cover myself. 

This is MY choice & I would not be a good muslim if I did not convey this message to you all & neither will you be a good muslim if you DID not convey this message to other muslim brothers & sisters.

I DON"T want to sit in one place & keep reading naats & nasheeds the whole night BUT when it comes to facing the "so-called" modern world I am not even ready to practice one sunnat!!

THIS is my choice.

This advice is not a "doomsday prophecy" BUT a "wake-up call".

Look around you- look at the events unfurling?

Why are all muslim nations being attacked? Is it because they are wrong & dictators or is it because they have NO help from their own muslim brothers & sisters?

Things are going to go bad. We will all be deprived of all things we are used to & even our families that ALLAH forbid- some of us might resort to haram- so BEWARE!

Stay hungry today, dress simply today,build & cultivate farm-lands NOT BIG EMPTY houses!! Feed your neighbours, populate masjids NOT bazaar's & clubs & restaurants.

If its a week-end- go to the Masjid & swap stories on new Islamic learnings & make it a fun event & involve your whole families.

We will all be seeing major changes in the times to come & it will be VERY sudden- probably in a year or MAX 2 years-not more than that.

So, lets start preparing ourselves so that WE DON't lose our Iman- because our wealth is NOT our children, our spouses, our money or houses BUT our Imaan. This is what the Shaytan wants- are YOU going to give it to him or STAND up against him?

Your choice. Remember in times of despair- when Hadrat Bilal (Radhi ALLAHu ta'ala anhu) was placed on the burning ground & hot stones were put on his blessed chest & his hands & legs were pulled from all sides & he was being forced to say there is NO ALLAH- what did he (radhi ALLAHu ta'ala anhu) do?

He said- ALLAHu Akbar!!!!!!

We are not in a worse condition than him- so lets say it together- ALLAHu Akbar!!!!

Wassalam

Sayyeda Gilani