well Red sea has one more foreign language to be upset about now with this or is it just swahili that irks you?

Red sea to say you r TRIPPIN' is to put it mildly.Have you stopped to think that home is where the heart is or better still where you identify with and where your background and family are?It doesn't surprise me that somalia failed as a country with judgemental people like you in the population.Being from Kenya or Ethiopia or Djibouti does NOT make me any less a somali and you being from RED SEA area that you are telling us to understand in that school teacher tone Bassaso to Baraba and so on. Hint sis/bro, I am from there, understood. does not make you any more of a somali. p.s it's Berbera maadaama aad leedahay waan ka imid qoraalkeedana iska sax.Little advice...CHILL OUT!!!!!

I didn't know that Sa'ad Ghamdi did nasheeda's too.I just love how he reads the Quran.Will make sure I listen to them inshaAllah.Thanx for translating.It's awesome.Jzk.

ur actually doing pretty well in sheng usiwe na wasiwasi.Sidhani kuwa utasahau kuzungumza kiswahili virahisi.How I keep it polished...nikituma simu nyumbani Nairobi I try kuizungumza na dada yangu to keep it "fresh", I also have a few of my school friends around that I talk to once in a while.I really miss Nairobi too and all the crazy mixing af three different languages in one sentence that only makes sense to Nairobians in general.

that's a good idea muhammad.I guess it is true that habits can be learned and unlearned but learning it is much easier than stopping them.

One of the hardest things to do for most muslims today is to stay focussed on our journey out of this world and into the hereafter.We are sidetracked by the temporary pleasures of this world like our families,jobs etc.I came across this article and thought I'd share it with y'all hoping that we can exchange ideas on our own indiviual ways of overcoming that feeling of laziness that tells us to put things off. Concerning this point, Satan has many ways and means. It is recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "During your sleep, Satan ties three knots at the back of your Decks. He breathes the following into them, 'The night is long so keep on sleeping.' If the person wakes and praises Allah, then one of the knots is unfastened. And if he performs ablution, the second knot is unfastened. When he prays, all of the knots are unfastened. After that he will be energetic and happy in the morning. Otherwise he would get up listless and grouchy."  It is also recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim that he said, "When one of you rises from your sleep he should make ablution. He should rinse his nose three times. For Satan stays in the upper part of one's nose during the night." Al-Bukhari also records that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was asked about a man who sleeps until the morning comes, that is, after the time of the dawn prayer. He said, "That is a man whom Satan has urinated into his two ears." What we have mentioned is from among the ways that Satan hinders the human from doing some actions. He also whispers into the human a love for laziness, postponing or procrastinating actions and thinking about what a long period of time one has for such and such action or work. Ibn al-Jauzi has written on this topic, stating, How many of the Jews or Christians have considered in their hearts love for Islam. But Iblees always hinders them. He says to them, "Do not be hasty. Look closer into the matter." And they postpone their conversion until they die as unbelievers. In the same way the one who is disobedient to Allah postpones his repentance. He sets his sights on his desires and he hopes he will repent later. But, as the poet said, "Do not rush to perform the sins you desire and think about the period of repentance beforehand." How many are determined to do something and then they postpone it. Perhaps a scholar is determined to return to his study. Satan says, "Rest for a while." Or a servant is alerted to the prayer at night and he says to him, "You have plenty of time." He will not stop making people love laziness and postponing of actions and he makes the person rely on hopes and dreams. It is necessary for the energetic person to take matters into his own hand and act upon his energy. The energetic finds the time to do things and does not procrastinate and he turns away from just dreaming. The one who has a real fear of Allah does not feel safe of punishment. The soul never stops in its dispute about evil and facing the good. But it always expects that it will have plenty of time to complete the good. One of the early scholars said, "Beware of procrastinating. It is the greatest of the soldiers of Satan." The serious, non-procrastinating person and the one who rests on his hopes and puts off working are like two who are passing through a city while journeying. The serious, energetic one buys his provisions early and waits for his traveling out of the city. The procrastinator says, "I will wait, as perhaps we will stay here a month," and continues to put off buying his provisions and preparing for his departure, until the last minute wherein he becomes rushed and mistake prone. This is how people are in this world. Some of them are prepared and alert. When the angel of death comes, he is not sorrowful. Others are deceived by thinking they can procrastinate and they will despair when the time to move on comes. It is part of one’s nature to love laziness and dreams but then Iblees comes and builds upon that. This makes it difficult to struggle against him in that matter. But the one who is alert knows that he is in the middle of a battle. He knows that his enemy does not rest. And if it seems that he is resting, it is actually just part of his strategy…

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nspirational artical JZK.I especially liked this part [ Thus, Muslims are strangers among mankind; the true believers are strangers among Muslims; and the scholars are strangers among the true believers. And the followers of the Sunnah, those that clear themselves from all peoples of innovation, are likewise strangers. How unfortunate that we muslims today feel overwhelmed even by our own brothers and sisters,leading to alot of confusion and mistakes may Allah guide us.

May Allah help him against those who are unjust.Reminds about a dua I always heard at the masjid in Ramadhan that said "O Allah save us from those who don't fear you and will not have mercy on us" Amiin

I would have him sign....in blood if I could get away with it!!!!

Mpls and the long winter months ahead is really not fun every winter all I can think about is moving to california.Needing some suntan lotion in novembar.......isn't that the life! Lucky you Rudy!

so silly of them but so typical of teenage mentality,am assuming they are teenagers in the grip of first love.

Strange coincidence brother for I was reading about the same topic last night. I think everyone who reads this should rate themselves asto where they stand and try to figure out how to get to the next step up,till we achiev the nafsul-mudmainah stage inshallh. Jzk

lol..hey have u tried walmart!! lol.. ok, if u dont find nothing there, i would like to sell you my sista! here he qualities: just sent me 2grand and she all yours! lol!! This had me laughing out loud rudy.Walmart indeed! Mudug you have issues if this is how u think ur gonna get a sista. What's with all these questions about somali sistas in your threads.Just curious...are you preparing some kinda report?

Thanx 4 the reply Nur.I have seen alot of what you said about resistance! It's a fierce battle btw me and shaitan for this particular person because Iam not quite ready to give up,hope I have the courage to go on.It gets really frustrating sometimes.

If he's muslim and he has a good family it really wouldn't make much difference to me.My mother and all the elders might disagree!!

Nur you're totally right it should be a cause for celebration to have a daughter. Amiin to your duco Zafir ta kaliyeen ku dari lahaa ayaa waxay tahay Allahayow dadkeena u sahal inay ka baxaan fikirka jaahiliga ah ee loo arko inay wiilashu ka fiicanyihiin gabdhaha such that reerkii aan inan/wiil dhalin in loo arko in wax weyn ay waayeen,even though that theory has been proven wrong since the qax and girls overseas have been monumental in supporting their families back home.No offence to the brothers.

impressive! the more impossible something seems the more possible it gets when attempted!I guess they couldn't believe his nerve so they voted for him not expecting him to win..maybe there's hope for politics afterall!! Way cool :cool:

lethargic and dreading the thought of snow tomorrow. What's your secret for all the energy Mr.O?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. [يأَيّÙهَا النَّاس٠اتَّقÙواْ رَبَّكÙمْ Ø¥Ùنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَة٠شَىْءٌ عَظÙيمٌ - يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَل٠كÙلّ٠مÙرْضÙعَة٠عَمَّآ أَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَع٠كÙلّ٠ذَات٠حَمْل٠حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سÙكَـرَى وَمَا Ù‡ÙÙ… بÙسÙكَـرَى وَلَـكÙنَّ عَذَابَ اللَّه٠شَدÙيدٌ ] (1. O mankind! Have Taqwa of your Lord! Verily, the earthquake of the Hour is a terrible thing.) (2. The Day you shall see it, every nursing mother will forget her nursling, and every pregnant one will drop her load, and you shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet they will not be drunk, but Allah's torment is severe.) This verses make me shiver everytime I read them.How can it be that we are ignorant of such a huge thing as the coming of the hour and we can keep smiling and carry on living like that is not going to happen.

So each Masjid is a reflection of the people in the society, I'm sure there are some who already offer these programs, in the twin cities the Umat-ul Muhammad masjid has some college/university students that assist with the somali/muslim students in middle/high school, it also provides other youth programs, such as sports, this is mainly due to the fact that some young members of the community have taken the responsibility on their shoulders and decided to contribute and give back to the community. Not recently I believe. But it is upto our generation to make this happen.Seeker is right the masjids need to play a bigger role in our lives and it is upto us to make it happen in my opinion.How to do that is the question though, what with the constant bickering among masjids and the people who go to them.They make the masjids seem like a private members only club.

Brother Nur your post really made me think alot about a relative of mine especially this part a young and a promising person, who slowly lost a very valuable healthy soul to satan, decending from the hight of the Himalayas in faith, to the lowest point of an aimless animal. That person is now dead spiritually, alive physically, but Allah gives life to the dead, however, it just dawned on me, how could I have missed the signs of that persons ailment and sickness? it took a long period of time until one day, I came to face with a complete stranger, someone I knew so much turned to someone i have never met. This exactly describes him but am not ready to give up on him because Allah guides whom he will to his light.A while back he was doing better and had even started trying(for a while it seemed like my efforts had started to pay off) to be a better muslim but now he is worse than ever and has even picked up some aweful habits that make me die inside as well.What would you and the other brothers and sisters recommend I do to help him.

Jazakallah for writing that inspiring article.The concept of khushuu is indeed one of the hardest for us today.Even when someone consciously sets their mind to pray this coming salat with khushu we sadly find our minds wondering.May Allah help us regain and retain it.

Nilikua niki uliza bcoz I found it very interesting I liked how you wrote.

I hear you Northerner! Incredible as it sounds people in the so-called gaalo countries value the diin more that those who are surrounded by it and who by the grace of Allah can hear the Muadhin in all the minarets at once.I recently went to africa and it is as though people are in a deep slumber when it comes to the diin..even the basics.They seem to think that it is the responsibility of a few sheikhs and the ulamah and that they don't have an obligation to carry on the message.Speaking for myself I gained a new appreciation for the religion once I came to the US.