 of Allah on earth is du'a'.
Du'a' is the cure for every sickness.
The first Imam, Amir al-Mu'minin 'Ali (A S) was much given to du'a', and this is clear because he was the leader in monotheism (Sayyid al-muwahhidin) and the Chief among believers (Imam al-alihiyyin) and his ad'iyah and sermons are masterpieces of Arabic eloquence; for instance, the du'a' of Kumayl ibn Ziyad al-Mushhur. And they contain enough Divine and religious education to enable one to tread the right path to being a perfect Muslim.
In fact, the ad'iyah which are transmitted from the Prophet and his Household are the best guidance for a Muslim. When he thinks deeply about them, they will estimate in him strength of faith and belief and the spirit of sacrifice in the path of Allah, and will reveal to him the mystery of worship, and the sweetness of praying to Allah and abandoning everything but Him. They will teach him what is incumbent on a human being to know about his religion, and what will bring him close to Allah, and take him far from corruption his desires and false innovations. In short, in these ad'iyah have been stored the summary of education as regards morality, training of the soul and Islamic beliefs; but they are, at the same time, the most important source of philosophical ideas for investigation theology and for the study of ethics.
or on minds who have acquired knowledge of thee to such an extent that they are humbled, or on limbs who have travelled a far to worship Thee obediently and to show their repentance though their submission to Thy Will. We cannot imagine that Thou wilt deal with us thus; this is not what we have been taught of Thy Generosity.
Answer me, O my God, my Master and my Lord!
I may endure They punishment, but how can I endure separation from Thee?
O, answer me,my Lord!
I may endure the heat of Hell, but how can I endure not to look upon Thy Munificence?
This is instruction for the soul in the necessity of taking pleasure in the nearness of Allah, and observing His Kindness and His Power, and loving and desiring what He possesses. Taking pleasure in nearness to Him may reach such a degree that to be without it is worse for the soul than punishment and the heat of Hell. It may be that man can endure the fire of Hell, but he cannot endure to be abandoned. As these passage lead us to understand, love and taking pleasure in closeness to Allah is the best intercession for a guilty person, that Allah may forgive and pardon him. The delicateness of this kind of wonder and adulation of Allah who accepts repentance and forgives sin will not remain unheard.
It would not be a bad thing to end this exposition with a short du'a which lists the highest virtues, and also tells us what is necessary in order that every part and category of humanity may be endowed with the best qualities.
O Lord! Give us steadfastness in obedience and keep us far from sin.
and close our ears to foolish and calumny.
and on those who listen to them, obedience to their spiritual advice.
and on our dead, compassion and mercy.
on our youth acceptance and the true faith and repentance.
and on the poor, patience and contendedness.
and on people they rule, fairness and good behaviour.
what is proscribed for the hajj and the 'ulama.
O Merciful and Compassionate!
I recommend you, my brothers, the readers, not to miss the opportunity of reciting these ad'iyah, paying attention to their meaning and their purpose, and thorough presence of mind drawing near and listening to Allah with humility, reading them as if they are speaking of oneself, and following the rites that are proscribed with them by the Household of the Prophet; because reading them mindlessly, merely mouthing the words, will not increase man's knowledge, or cause him to draw near to Allah, none of his troubles will be resolved, and his du'a will not be accepted.
Allah does not accept du'a from a darkened heart, so when you recite a du'a, draw near with your heart and do not doubt that it will be accepted.
How did I miss this kit? It looks amazing.
My goal for this year is to submit some of my work to online contests and even magazine calls! Scary, but I can do it.
My goal to branch out more in my scraping. I do sewing and want to learn to incorporate the two.
So nice Kit! My goal is to make new cards using different tecniques and participate in more challenges, they are so much fun :) Thanks for the chance!
My goal is to take more pictures! And to get them into a scrapbook. My daughter is growing up before my eyes and I don't have enough pictures!!!
super cute calendar. my goal is to complete a monthly overview page for every month and 2 pages a week.
My goal for this year is to use up some of my stash and not make pictureless pages!
My goal this year is to concentrate on celebrations, like birthdays and special events at school and so on. I tend to scrap the every days stuff and pass over some of the important milestones and memories.
Never even saw this kit on the store shelves, congrats on such a great seller. My plans for this year is to work towards finishing all of the great products that got started last year and didn't quite get finished.
What a neat calendar kit!!! I love it! My goals are to first, actually set aside more time for myself to scrapbook, rather than just saying I am going to do it!!!! I'd also like to get my children more involved, since their handwriting and little handprints add so much to my albums. Thanks! Happy New Year, everybody!!!
The calendar kit is very cute. My goal for 2010 is to purge and organize my scrap space to make room for more goodies. Happy New Year MAMBI!!!!!!!!
Winning this, "all inclusive" calendar kit would be THE solution to my resolution!
My craft goal for 2010 is to get over my obsessive need for perfection that paralyzes me and prevents me from even STARTING a project.
I have become a "collector" of craft supplies rather than a "crafter," and it's gotta stop!
What I LOVE about this kit is that everything mixes & matches and it all "goes" together, allowing me to create a project that when completed will be PERFECT after all!!
Thanks for the chance MAMBI!!
My plans are to start to tackle the mounds of baby photos I have for my 17 y.o. I'm really good about keeping current but for years I've wanted to scrap those and I just never seem to get around to it.
My goal this year is to START my scrapbook. I have a ton of supplies and 8 years worth of photos to scrap, but I have yet to begin. I would love to have a well put together scrapbook by the end of the year! This calendar would be the perfect tool to motivate my creativity and help me reach my goal of having a beautiful scrapbook in 12 months!
For Christmas my sweet husband gave me a letter explaining that he was giving me the gift of time together to work on a scrapbook that tells the story of us. We've been married almost 3 years and I only have 2 pages of the wedding finished so we have a long way to go...but that means spending a lot of creative time with my best friend!
My crafty goal is to actually create some things instead of just "preparing" to create. So far I've been doing well this year - had a couple crafty dates with girlfriends. Hoping the rest of the year goes well!
Where can I get several calendar kits?
APROPOS the article ‘Approaching the IMF’ (Sept 8). Debt is a complex issue as it involves interaction among Keynesian concepts of interest, capital accumulation, growth, national income, debt servicing, and deficit financing.
Many post World War-II ‘burden of debt’ and ‘growth’ models are based on simplistic assumptions. Yet they provide an insight into our economic problems. Take Domar’s ‘Burden of Government Debt’ model. This model deals with the question whether government debt represents a burden on future generations and whether it is sustainable in the long run.
Professor Evsey D. Domar through various case-study scenarios inferred that increasing the growth rate of nominal gross domestic product will tend to lower debt-to-GDP ratios.
According to Domar, the interest burden may be affected by increases in interest rates, but the higher growth will reduce the relative impact of the fixed coupon interest of already outstanding bonds.
Ideally, the higher growth rate is the result of higher real growth, but the rising inflation will also have this effect. In sum, debt burden is not bad if it offsets debt servicing through rise in growth rate and increase in national income.
On the other hand the Harrod-Domar Growth model stresses the importance of ‘capital accumulation’. The debt/capital injections should stimulate growth in productive capacity (and productivity). It is appreciable if government stops all revenue expenditure that does not add to productive capacity.
But it is questionable whether ‘thrift’ alone can bring about an economic turnaround.
The Chinese banking system promotes government’s productivity-oriented invest policies. Unfortunately in Pakistan, banks are the handmaids of industrial robber barons.