Search Result in All

Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei narrates and explains a tradition narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (A) who quotes Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, the esteemed companion the Messenger of Allah (S), who in turn quotes the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), where his eminence (S) speaks about the people that are fortunate. What kinds of people does the Messenger of Allah (S) say are fortunate? When choosing between the fear of Allah and the fear of people, which one should we give priority to? Is it easy to search for one\'s own faults and why is it important for us to search for our own faults? What are some of the stages for eradicating one\'s flaws? How important is the issue of having humility in front of Allah? Finally, who is the Messenger of Allah (S) referring to when he finishes the statement that says \"Fortunate Are The Ones Who\"? Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei expounds upon the wise words of the Messenger of Allah (S), the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), where his eminence (S) speaks about the people that are fortunate.

Fortunate Are The Martyrs | Nasheed HD A very beautiful HD Islamic song about Martyrdom. It is a tribute to the defenders of the shrine of Sayyida Zaynab (S). It includes a brief talk by two mothers and a surprise ending.

Ayatollah Khamenei narrates from the Holy Prophet (S) a hadith in which the prophet informs us of who the most clear and intelligent person is. In addition the prophet also informs us of who the most fortunate person is.

Ayatollah Khamenei explains in the light of a hadith that who is the real deprived person and who is truly a fortunate person.

While we attain this opportunity every year, how many of us truly benefit from these three blessed months? How do the u\'rafa and mystics benefit from these three months? These months are an open invitation from Allah to His servants. Only the fortunate ones benefit from this open invitation of Allah (swt).

- Minimum wage mandatory raise in the province of Ontario and its reactions within all aspects of society. - Employees receive higher wages, however some employers cut off other benefits and plans as a result. - In any country, when the government want to handle their own finances or budgets, it’s always the poor section of the society who suffers the most. - On the other hand, officials and executives continue living a lavish lifestyle. - Narration of Khutba # 209 of Nahjul Balagha. - The advice given in the above Khutba is relevant to us even today. - The executives who cut budgets should first start from themselves. - Imam Ali(a.s) was not poor. He had many properties and wells that he gave away as waqf for charity. - Imam Ali(a.s) ate only dry bread in-spite of having the means. This was to maintain the lowest level so that even the poor people of the society could relate to him. - Imam Ali(a.s) is an eternal example for the Muslim world and the wise people of the world. - Islam does not believe in complete isolation in order to enhance spirituality. - We can use the luxury of this world but not become its slave. - Islam only believes in temporary isolation known as ‘iteqaf’ - What we need to be careful of is the ‘greed’. - Example of the fly that sits on the sugar and of the fly that sits on honey. - We should not submerge into the luxury of this world and become its slave. - Quote of passages from dua # 8 and #39 of the 4th Imam from Sahifa Sajjadiyya. MP3: https://s3.amazonaws.com/JCC/Fridays/FridayKhutba_Rizvi_2018-01-12_12-59-48.mp3 Friday Juma Khutba Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Date: January 12th, 2018 www.facebook.com/IslamiCentre.org www.twitter.com/sayyidmrizvi www.islamicentre.org

Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei narrates and explains a tradition narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (A) who quotes Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, the esteemed companion of the Messenger of Allah (S), who in turn quotes the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), where his eminence (S) speaks about the people that are fortunate. Who are the fortunate when it comes to having good Akhlaq? What is the true meaning of good Akhlaq and ethics? Is good Akhlaq limited to merely keeping a smile on our face? What are some instances of having good Akhlaq, which leads a person to be among the fortunate? What is the true meaning of helping people? And what are some instances of helping people, which leads a person to be among the fortunate? What is an interesting story regarding Mirza Qazi (R) and helping a young child which teaches us all a profound lesson? And finally, what is \"The True Meaning of Akhlaq and Helping People\"? Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei expounds upon the wise words of the Messenger of Allah (S), the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), where his eminence (S) speaks about the people that are fortunate and \"The True Meaning of Akhlaq and Helping People\".

Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei narrates and explains a tradition narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (A) who quotes Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, the esteemed companion of the Messenger of Allah (S), who in turn quotes the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), where his eminence (S) speaks about the people that are fortunate. What is the meaning of the Arabic word \'Infaq\'? Who are the fortunate ones when it comes to spending their wealth? What is the importance of spending ones\' wealth in balanced way? What is the proper understanding of the term \'balance\'? When one spends their wealth in a balanced way, and then there is some that is left over, what should one do with that wealth? And what does the holy Prophet (S) say about speaking too much, which in this context means to speak out of place? What is the correct understanding of speaking out of place? What are some other instances of people that are considered to be fortunate? And finally, what does it mean when it is said that \"Spending Ones\' Wealth In A Balanced Way\" is highly recommended, and that the people who do are considered to be fortunate? Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei expounds upon the wise words of the Messenger of Allah (S), the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), where his eminence (S) speaks about the people that are fortunate and \"Spending Ones\' Wealth In A Balanced Way\".

Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei narrates and explains a tradition narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (A) who quotes Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, the esteemed companion of the Messenger of Allah (S), who in turn quotes the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), where his eminence (S) speaks about the people that are fortunate. When it comes to wealth, what people are those that are fortunate? What is the importance of attaining wealth via Halal and permissible means? Are we encouraged to hoard up and amass wealth in Islam? Are we encouraged to spend money in Islam? What role does extravagance play in this discussion of spending wealth? What role does helping the Miskeen play when it comes to the proper circulation of wealth? Finally, what is the importance of \"The Proper Circulation of Wealth\"? Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei expounds upon the wise words of the Messenger of Allah (S), the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), where his eminence (S) speaks about \"The Proper Circulation of Wealth\".

This is a ‘meccan’ surah. Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (as) has said that whoever recites this surah everyday will be fortunate enough to visit Masjidul Haraam (Makkah) in the same year. The Holy Prophet (saw) said that memorization of this surah carries great reward.If this surah is recited with the intention of staying awake, then the reciter will not fall asleep and if it is recited before travelling then the journey will become easy. Drinking water in which this surah has been dissolved cures stomach problems.

Occupy protests on Prairies draw hundreds; crowd includes seniors, children CALGARY - Hundreds gathered in Prairie cities to speak out against a growing gap between rich and poor. Among the crowd at the Occupy Calgary event were seniors, families with young children, students and even dogs. Police estimate between 300 and 400 flooded a pedestrian avenue near shopping centre and several corporate head offices. Adam Phillips, 26, brought along his six-month-old son, Sylas. He says he doesn't want Sylas to grow up in a world that's run by one per cent of the population. Protester Chad McKinley, 33, says he and his wife both work, but still have a tough time making ends meet. McKinley says he considers himself one of the fortunate ones. He says society was more fair during his parents' generation, and that the middle class has evaporated over the past several decades.

AYATULLAH KHAMENAEI’S MESSAGE TO HAJJ PILGRIMS – 2011/1432A.H. In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the All-Merciful All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and may divine blessings and greetings be to the Master of the creatures, Muhammad al-Mustafa and his immaculate family and his elect companions. The spiritual spring of Hajj has arrived with its freshness, purity and God-given grandeur and majesty, gathering again the faithful and eager hearts like butterflies encircling the Ka’bah of Divine Monotheism and Islamic Unity. Camped at Makkah and Mina, Arafat and Mash´ar are the fortunate human beings who, having responded to the call of (وَأَذِّن فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ): (22:27) “proclaim the Hajj to all the people”, are being honored with the hospitality of the Clement and Munificent Lord. Here is the blessed House and the source of guidance from which the enlightening Divine signs radiated and the canopy of safety was set up to cast its universal shade. Wash your hearts in the Zamzam of piety, humility and God’s remembrance. Open the inner eye to the lights of the Divine signs. Embrace the spirit of submission and dedication, which are the hallmarks of true servant-hood. Keep on refreshing in your hearts the memory of that patriarch who, in willing compliance, led his Ishmael (Ismâeil) to the scene of sacrifice, thus showing us the clear path of attaining the friendship of the Glorious Lord and the manner of traversing it with a resolve infused with faith and an intent imbued with sincerity. The station of prophet Abraham (Ibrâhim) is one among these clarifying signs. The footprint by the side of Holy Ka’bah of prophet Ibrâhim, may Peace be upon him, is only a symbol of the station of Ibrâhim. The station of Ibrâhim is his station of dedication and self-sacrifice, his fortitude and resistance to personal desires and fatherly feelings as well as against the domination of unfaith, polytheism and Nimrod, the tyrant of the time. Today these two paths of deliverance lie open before each of us, individuals belonging to the Muslim Ummah. Determination, courage and firmness of resolve on part of each one of us can advance us towards the same goals to which mankind have been invited by the Divine envoys from Adam to the Seal of the Prophets, with the promise of dignity and felicity, in this world and in the Hereafter, for those who take this path. It will be worthy of the Hajj pilgrims’ attention at this great assembly of the Islamic Ummah to address the most important issues of the Islamic world. The uprisings and revolutions in some important Islamic countries are at the head of these issues. The events that have taken place in the Islamic world in the period between the previous and present Hajj pilgrimages can change the destiny of the Islamic Ummah, and they forebode a bright future accompanied with dignity and progress, material and spiritual. Dictators and ‘corrupt’ taghoots, allied with foreign powers, have been overthrown in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, and the stormy waves of popular uprising in some other countries threaten to bring down the castles of wealth and power. This new chapter in the history of Our Ummah reveals certain facts which are all manifest Divine signs and give us vital lessons. These facts should be taken into account by Muslim nations in all their calculations. First, a young generation has emerged from the hearts of these nations after decades of political subjugation to foreign powers, which with its admirable self-confidence, is ready to face threats, confront the dominant powers and is determined to change the status-quo. Second, despite the authority and efforts of secular rulers and their overt and covert measures to curtail the influence of religion in these countries, Islam, with its conspicuous and impressive presence, has become the guiding principle of popular expression and sentiment. Like a fountainhead effusing through popular discourse and behavior it has given vitality and freshness to the rallies and activities of the millions. The mosques and minarets, Islamic slogans and calls of Allahu Akbar, all are clear indications of this fact and the recent Tunisian elections provide decisive evidence for this claim. There is no doubt that free elections in any Islamic country will hardly result in anything but what happened in Tunisia. Moreover, as revealed for all by this year’s events, God Almighty has placed such a force in the resolve and determination of nations that no power whatsoever can withstand it. With this God-given power nations can change their destiny and partake of Divine help. Furthermore, during the last decades arrogant powers, led by the United States, had reduced the regional states to a subjugate condition through their political and security tactics. They imagined to have opened an obstacle-free highway for their rising economic, cultural and political domination over this susceptible part of the world. But now they are the primary target of the disgust and hatred of the region’s nations. Undoubtedly, the regimes emerging from these revolutions will never submit to the disgraceful inequalities of the past, and the political geography of the region will be drawn by the nations in pursuance of their dignity and complete independence. In addition, the crafty nature of the hypocritical Western powers has become all too apparent for the people of these countries. The U.S. and Europe made their utmost efforts to retain their pawns in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, each of them in a particular way. But when their wishes had to give in before the resolve of the nations, they cast a wily friendly smile at the triumphant public. There are further precious facts and manifest Divine signs embedded in the regional events of the past year, which are not hard to discern for reflective minds. Nevertheless, the entire Islamic Ummah and especially the revolutionary nations stand in need of two basic elements: First, the continuity of their stand and avoidance of slackness in resolve. In the Qur’an, the Divine summons to the Greatest Messenger, may God bless him and his family, are addressed in these words: فَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَا أُمِرْتَ وَمَن تَابَ مَعَكَ وَلاَ تَطْغَوْا “Be steadfast, just as you have been commanded—[by Allah] and whoever has turned [to God] with you—and do not overstep the bounds (11:112)” and (فَلِذَلِكَ فَادْعُ وَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَا أُمِرْتَ). “Be steadfast, just as you have been commanded (42:15).” The Prophet Moses, may peace be upon him, is quoted as telling his people: (وقَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ اسْتَعِينُوا بِاللّهِ وَاصْبِرُواْ إِنَّ الأَرْضَ لِلّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَاء مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ) “Turn to God for help and be patient. The earth indeed belongs to God, and He gives its inheritance to whomever He wishes of His servants, and the outcome will be in favor of the pious people. ” (7:128) At the present, the most significant aspect of piety for the risen nations is not to halt in their auspicious movement, and not to let themselves be diverted by the achievements of this phase. This is the important part of the piety whose possessors are rewarded with the “favorable outcome.” Second, careful awareness with regard to the plots and gimmicks of the arrogant international powers who have suffered a setback from these uprisings and revolutions. They evidently will not sit idle. They will reenter the arena with all their political, financial and security outfits to reestablish their influence and control in these countries. Their outfits are carrot and stick and deceit. Experience has shown there are some among the elite who are susceptible to these gimmicks. Fear, greed or negligence prompt them to serve the enemy. The vigilant eyes of the youth, intellectuals and religious scholars should be closely watchful. The greatest threat posed by the Camp of Unfaith and arrogant powers lies in its intervention and influence over the structures of the new political systems in these countries. They will do their utmost to see that the new systems do not take on an Islamic and republic identity. All the concerned people in these countries and all those who cherish their homeland’s honor, dignity and progress should work to ensure the complete and perfect Islamic and republic character of the emergent polity. In this regard, the role of the constitutions will be significant. National unity and official recognition of sectarian, tribal and ethnic differences are a precondition of future success. The valiant revolutionary nations of Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, as well as other awakened and combatant nations, should know that the sole means of deliverance from the oppression and guile of the United States and other Western hubristic powers is to establish a global balance of power conducive to their interests. The Muslims should bring themselves on a par with the great world powers in order to be able to reach a serious solution of their problems with the World-devourers. This cannot be achieved except with the cooperation, understanding and solidarity of Islamic countries. This was an unforgettable advice of the great Imam Khomeini. For months on, the United States and NATO dropped bombs on the heads of the Libyan people making Gaddafi, a vicious dictator, an excuse. Gaddafi was someone who was considered their close friend before the valiant uprising of the Libyan people. They used to coddle him, steal the wealth of Libya through his hands and press or kiss his hand in order to dupe him. Following the people’s uprising, they made him an excuse to destroy the entire infrastructure of Libya. Which state could stop the tragic massacre of the Libyan people and destruction of the country at the hands of NATO? Until the claws and fangs of the bloodthirsty and barbaric Western powers are not broken, such dangers will remain conceivable for Islamic countries. Their safety from such dangers is not possible except by forming the Islamic world as a powerful pole. Today the West, United States and Zionism are weaker than ever before. Economic troubles, successive failures in Afghanistan and Iraq, deep-running public outrage in America and other Western countries with its daily widening scope, the struggles and sacrifices of the people of Palestine and Lebanon, the daring popular uprisings in Yemen, Bahrain and some other countries under American influence—all these are significant portents for the Islamic Ummah, especially for the emergent revolutionary nations. Faithful men and women throughout the Islamic world, particularly in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya should make the most of this opportunity for the formation of an international Islamic power block. The vanguard and the elite of the uprisings should place their trust in Almighty God and, with reliance on His promise of help, adorn the new chapter in the history of the Islamic Ummah with their lasting achievements, thus earning God’s approval and fulfilling the prerequisites of His help May Peace be upon God’s righteous servants! Sayyid Ali Husaini Khamenaei 29 Dhul Qa´dah, 1432 05 Âbân, 1390 27 October, 2011