Welcoming the Blessings Month of Sha'ban

Welcoming the Blessings Month of Sha'ban

Interpreter's Path
July 1, 2011 at 7:30 am ·

Bismillah

We will shortly be entering Shaban. Allah give us the best ending to the month of Rajab and the best entry to Sha’ban.

Merits of Sha`ban

The scholars say that the linguistic root of the word Sha`ban is a branch, because the month of Sha`ban “branches off” and leads on to many good things. It acts as a bridge between the two blessed months of Rajab and Ramadan. In spite of this, it is often neglected. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) alerted us to this fact when he was asked why he was fasting so much in Sha`ban. He replied: “It is a month that people neglect, between Rajab and Ramadan. It is a month in which actions are raised to the Lord of the Worlds and I love for my actions to be raised while I am fasting.”[1]

What is meant by actions being raised? The scholars say it is a symbolic displaying of our actions to Allah. Of course Allah is All-Seeing, All-Knowing and does not need for our actions to be displayed to him as He is constantly aware of them. However if the slave is not aware of Allah’s constant vigilance then he should at least strive to do good actions at times when his actions are displayed to Allah. If he is able to gain Allah’s pleasure at these times then he hopes that Allah will overlook his wrongdoings and shortcomings at other times. There is a daily display after Fajr and `Asr, and a weekly display on Monday and Thursday, and a yearly display which takes place in the month of Sha`ban. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was keen to do good works at all these times and was keen for his Ummah to do the same.

One of the greatest works we can do in Sha`ban is fasting, and this is what the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) loved to be doing when his actions were raised, on Monday and Thursday and also during Sha`ban. Sayyida `A’isha said of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): “I did not see him fasting in any month more than Sha`ban.”[2] She also said: “The month which he loved to fast the most was Sha`ban.”[3] Both hadith of course refer to voluntary fasting outside of Ramadan. Some hadith suggest that he would fast the whole of Sha`ban, although there is perhaps more evidence to suggest that he would fast most of the month and leave a few days. In another hadith he said (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), in response once again to a question about his fasting in Sha`ban: “In this month those who are destined to die are recorded for the Angel of Death. I love for my name to be recorded when I am fasting.”[4]

One of the wisdoms behind the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) fasting abundantly in Sha`ban is mentioned by Sayyida `A’isha, who said that in Sha`ban he would make up any voluntary fasts that he had missed during the course of the year.[5] At this time she would fast with him to make up any of the fasts that she had missed in Ramadan.[6] From this we learn the importance of making up supererogatory actions which we are accustomed to performing and also the necessity of making up any days of Ramadan which we have missed before Ramadan comes round again. The scholars also mention that fasting in Sha`ban before Ramadan resembles praying the supererogatory prayers before the obligatory prayer, while fasting in Shawwal after Ramadan resembles praying the supererogatory prayers after the obligatory prayer. Performing supererogatory actions makes up for any deficiencies in the obligatory actions that we have performed.

In spite of all this the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) also said: “When the first half of Sha`ban is finished do not fast.”[7] The scholars of the Shafi`i school understood that this hadith prohibits voluntary fasting in the second half of Sha’ban, except in certain circumstances.[8] The other schools, however, say that there is no prohibition on fasting in the second half of the month but say that it is disliked to fast a day or two before Ramadan.

We have mentioned much detail on fasting and this is due to the sheer number of narrations on the subject. Even if we can just fast the “White Days”[9] or any three days this would have a great effect.

Other than fasting, it is recommended to send abundant blessings and peace upon the Beloved of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). It was in this month that Allah revealed:

( إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلاَئِكَـتَه ُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِيِّ يٰأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ صَلُّواْ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُواْ تَسْلِيماً )


Allah and His angels send their blessings upon the Prophet. O you who believe send blessings and peace upon him in abundance![10]

Perhaps this is why the Prophet called Sha`ban “my month,” when he said in the hadith: “Rajab is the month of Allah, Sha`bān is my month, and Ramadan is the month of my Ummah.”[11] Sending blessings upon him is one of the greatest means of strengthening our connection to him in this life and also the next, as he informed us (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): “The closest people to me on the Day of Rising will be those who send the most blessings upon me.”[12]

It was also the habit of some of the early Muslims to recite the Qur’an in abundance during Sha`ban. This along with fasting gives us the best preparation for Ramadan, as it takes time for the self (nafs) to become accustomed to doing these things in abundance. If we are already accustomed to doing them before Ramadan it will enable us to do more when the month begins. Perhaps this is why Imam Abu Bakr al-Warraq said: “in Rajab you sow the seeds, in Sha`ban you irrigate them and in Ramadan you reap the harvest.”

Two momentous events occurred in Sha`ban. The scholars of Sira say that it was the month in which the moon was split in half for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). It was also the month in which the Qibla (direction of prayer) was changed from Bayt al-Maqdis in Jerusalem to the Ka`ba in Mecca. While these events have now passed there is one momentous event which comes around every year, and that is the Fifteenth Night of Sha`ban, one of the greatest nights of the year. We intend to deal with it in detail closer to the time.

We end by asking, as the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) asked:

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا في رَجَبٍ وَ شَعْبَانَ وَ بَلِّغْنا رَمَضَانَ

“O Allah bless us in Rajab and Sha`bān and enable us to reach Ramadan!”[13]





[1] Narrated by Ahmad and al-Nasa’i

[2] Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim

[3] Narrated by al-Nasa’i

[4] Narrated by al-Haythami

[5] Such as fasting Monday and Thursday and three days in every month, which he may have been unable to perform due to expeditions and illness

[6] Narrated by al-Tabarani

[7] Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, al-Hakim and Ibn Hibban

[8] Such as if someone begins fasting in the first half of the month and continues his fast into the second half or if someone regularly fasted on a Monday throughout the year. In these situations it is permissible to fast in the second half of the month. A make up fast (qada’) is of course permissible, as this discussion only revolves around voluntary fasting.

[9] The “White Days” are the days which follow nights in which the moon is full, namely the 13th, 14th and 15th days of each lunar month. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) encouraged his Companions to fast three days in every month and to fast these days specifically. The 15th day is regarded as being in the first half of the month and thus there is no prohibition in the Shafi`i school on fasting it in Sha`ban.

[10] Al-Ahzab 33.56

[11] Narrated by al-Suyuti

[12] Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban

[13] Narrated by Ahmad

compiled by Ustadh Amin Buxton (May ALlah reward ad preserve him and his teachers)

http://muslimvillage.com/2011/06/28/isra-and-miraj-the-miraculous-night-journey/

http://muslimvillage.com/2011/06/28/isra-and-miraj-the-miraculous-night-journey/

June 28 2011

The Israa and Miraj refer to, two parts of an miraculous journey that Prophet Muhammad took in one night from Makka to Jerusalem and then an ascension to the heavens.

The Prophet liked to go to the Kaba enclosure at night. He would stand there in prayer for long hours. One evening, he suddenly felt deeply tired and in great need of sleep. He therefore lay down near the Kaba and fell asleep.

Muhammad has related that the Angel Gabriel then came to him. Gabriel shook him twice to awaken him, but Muhammad slept on; the third time the angel shook him, Muhammad awoke, and Gabriel took him to the doors of the mosque, where a white animal (looking something like a cross between a mule and a donkey, but with wings) was waiting for them.

He mounted the animal, which was called al-Buraq, and started with Gabriel toward Jerusalem. There Muhammad met a group of prophets who had preceded him (Abraham, Moses, and others), and he led a group prayer with them on the Temple site. When the prayer was over, the Prophet was raised with the Angel Gabriel beyond space and time.

On his way, rising through the seven heavens, he again met the various prophets, and his vision of the heavens and of the beauty of those horizons permeated his being. He at last reached the Lotus of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntaha). This was where the Prophet received the injunction of the five daily prayers and Revelation of the verse that established the elements of the Muslim creed (al-aqidah):

“The Messenger believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the believers. Each one believes in God, His angels, His books, and His Messengers. We make no distinction between one and another of His Messengers. And they say: ‘We hear, and we obey: [we seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the end of all journeys.” Quran 2:285

Muhammad was taken back to Jerusalem by the Angel Gabriel and al-Buraq, and from there to Mecca. On the way back, he came upon some caravans that were also traveling to Mecca. It was still night when they reached the Kaba enclosure. The angel and al-Buraq left, and Muhammad proceeded to the home of Um Hani, one of his most trusted Companions.

He gave her an account of what had happened to him, and she advised him not to tell anybody about it, which Muhammad refused to do. Later on, the Quran was to report this experience in two different passages. One is in the surah whose title, “Al-Isra” (The Nocturnal Voyage), directly refers to the event:

Glory to He Who took His servant for a journey by night from the most sacred mosque to the farthest mosque, whose precincts We blessed, in order that We might show him some of Our signs: for He is the One Who hears and sees [all things]. Quran 17:1

It is also in the surah “An-Najm” (The Star): Quran 53:4-18

“It is no less than inspiration sent down to him: he was taught by one mighty in power, endowed with wisdom. For he appeared in angelic form while he was in the highest part of the horizon. Then he approached and came closer, and was at a distance of but two bow lengths or nearer. So did God convey by inspiration to His Servant what He meant to convey. The heart in no way belied that which he saw. Will you then dispute with him concerning what he saw? For indeed he saw him at another descent, near the Lotus of the utmost boundary near it is the Garden of Abode-when that which covered the Lotus covered it. His sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong. For truly did he see, of the signs of his Lord, the Greatest!”

The Night Journey and ascension were to give rise to many comments, both when the Prophet recounted the facts and later among Muslim scholars. When Muhammad went to the Kaba and reported his experience, jeers, sniggers and criticisms quickly followed.

The Quraysh believed that at last they had proof that this so-called prophet was indeed mad, since he dared claim that in one night he had made a journey to Jerusalem (which in itself required several weeks) and that he had, furthermore, been raised to the presence of his One God. His madness was obvious.

The Night Journey experience, presented in classical accounts of the Prophet’s life as a gift from God and a consecration for the Messenger, the Elect (al-Mustafa) was a real trial for Muhammad and those around him. It marked the boundary between those believers whose faith radiated in their trust in this Prophet and his message and the others, who were taken aback by the improbability of such a story.

A Quraysh delegation hastened to go and question Abu Bakr about his mad and senseless friend, but his immediate, forthright answer surprised them: “If he says such a thing, it cannot but be true!” Abu Bakr’s faith and trust were such that he was not in the least disturbed, even for a second.

After that, he personally went to question the Prophet, who confirmed the facts; as a result, Abu Bakr repeated forcefully: “I believe you, you have always spoken the truth.” From that day on, the Prophet called Abu Bakr by the epithet As-Siddiq (he who is truthful, who confirms the truth).

The trial that Muhammad’s Night Journey presented for his fellow Muslims occurred at a moment when they were struggling with a most difficult situation. Tradition reports that a few Muslims left Islam, but most trusted Muhammad . A few weeks later, facts confirmed some elements of his account, for instance the arrival of caravans whose coming he had announced (having seen them on his way back) and of which he had given a precise description.

Thanks to the strength of this faith, the community of Muslims would be able to face future adversity. From then on, Umar ibn al-Khattab and Abu Bakr were always to stand in the front line of this spiritual force.

Muslim scholars have, from the outset, pondered the question of whether the Night Journey was of a purely spiritual nature or whether it was also physical. The majority of scholars consider that the journey was both physical and spiritual. All things considered, however, this question is not essential in the light of the teachings that can be drawn from this extraordinary experience undergone by the Messenger.

There is first of all, of course, the centrality of the city of Jerusalem: at the time, the Prophet prayed facing the holy city (the first qibla, or direction of prayer), and during the Night Journey it was on the site of the Temple that he led the prayer together with all the prophets.

Jerusalem thus appears at the heart of the Prophet’s experience and teaching as a dual symbol, of both centrality (with the direction of prayer) and universality (with the prayer of all the prophets). Later, in Medina, the qibla (direction of prayer) was to change-from Jerusalem to the Kaba-to distinguish Islam from Judaism, but this by no means entailed a diminution of Jerusalem’s status, and in the abovementioned verse the references to the “most sacred mosque” (the Kaba, in Mecca) and the “farthest mosque” (al-Aqsa, in Jerusalem) establish a spiritual and sacred link between the two cities.

The other teaching is of a purely spiritual essence: all Revelation reached the Prophet in the course of his earthly experience, with the exception, as we have seen, of the verses that establish the fundamental pillars of faith (al-iman) and the duty of prayer (as-salat). The Prophet was raised to heaven to receive the teachings that were to become the foundation of Islamic worship and ritual, al-aqidah and al-ibadat, which require that believers should accept their form as well as their substance.

Unlike the field of social affairs (al-muamalat), which calls for the creative mediation of people’s intellect and intelligence, human rationality here submits, in the name of faith and as an act of humility, to the order imposed by Revelation: God has prescribed requirements and norms that the mind must hear and implement and the heart must love.

Raised to receive the injunction of ritual prayer, the Prophet and his experience reveal what prayer must in essence be: a reminder of and an elevation toward the Most High, five times a day, in order to detach from oneself from the world, and from illusions. The miraj (the elevation during the Night Journey) is thus more than simply an archetype of the spiritual experience; it is pregnant with the deep significance of prayer, which, through the Eternal Word, enables us to liberate our consciousness from the contingencies of space and time, and fully comprehend the meaning of life and of Life.

This excerpt was taken from “In The Footsteps of The Prophet- Lessons from the Life of Muhammad” by Tariq Ramadan who is a professor of philosophy and Islamic studies at Oxford and at Erasmus University in the Netherlands.

Time Management in Islam

Time Management in Islam Presentation

1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
2. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE Everybody Has Got 24 Hours a Day! It has been observed that most people get ahead during the TIME that others waste. Using the same 24 hours day someone scores Rank 1 while others fail.
3. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE HOW TIME PASSES? Activity Time Tying one’s shoes 8 days Waiting for Traffic lights to change 1 month Time spent at the barber shop 1 month Dialing the telephone 1 month Riding elevators 3 months Brushing one’s teeth 3 months Time spent in the shower or bath 6 months Reading books 2 years Eating 4 years Earning a living 9 years Watching television 10 years Sleeping 20 years
4. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TIMEFRAME AGE DAILY HOURS
5. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE “ TIME IS MONEY” IF A PERSON HAD ENOUGH MONEY THEN HE CAN TAKE TIME FOR WASTING. IT IS PURELY A MATERIALISTIC POINT OF VIEW. IT IS A CLICHÉ PROMOTED IN ORDER TO INCREASE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY. WESTERN VIEW ON TIME
6. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE VALUE OF TIME? SOMEBODY MAY CALCULATE THIS WAY: 4 YEARS OF INTENSIVE EDUCATION CAN GAURANTEE A BEST CAREER AND A LIFE LONG LUXURY. Every hour in student life = Earning of 30 years/4 year time Calculations: One hour = SR 4,000,000 /30x12x48= SR 231
7. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE Time provides opportunities to everybody! TIME (OPPURTUNITY) DOES NOT WAIT FOR ANYBODY. Successful: One who grabs the opportunities. Loser: One who is not conscious of opportunities
8. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE WHO IS A WINNER? WINNERS TAKE CONTROL OF TIME. LOSERS LET OTHERS CONTROL THEIR TIME. HE WHO MASTERS HIS TIME MASTERS HIS LIFE.
9. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE What is Time Management? It is not just timekeeping or punctuality but it is much more than this. ACHIEVING A PLANED GOAL WITHIN A TIME FRAME GOAL TIME SCHEDULE STRONG DESIRE TIME MANAGEMENT
10. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE Who needs Time Management? To live a Passive Life --- No Time Management is required To live an Extraordinary Life --- Time Management is Essential Time Management is required for the one who has definite ambitious goals in his life. For the one who wants to make an impact on society, workplace and on his own career
11. Islamic Concept of Time TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE ” Has there not been over man a long period of Time, when he was nothing-mentioned”? (Sura Ad Dahr v-1) Hereafter Timeline Present World Era Infinite Period Resurrection Day
12. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
    • ATTRIBUTES OF TIME:
    • IT IS IRREVERSIBLE
    • IT CAN NOT BE COMPENSATED
    • NO BODY KNOW WHEN THE LIFETIME COMES TO AN END
    • ONLY ONE CHANCE OF TRAIL
13. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE WHAT IS ISLAMIC CONCEPT OF TIME? ISLAM FOCUSES ON ETERNAL SUCCESS. IF LIFETIME OF A PERSON CAN NOT BRING FORTH ETERNAL SUCCESS HE IS DOOMED TO FAILURE. “ TIME IS ETERNAL SUCCESS”.
14. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE VALUE OF TIME IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE: According to a Famous Hadith: LIFE TIME OF A PERSON: One Drop LIMETIME IN HEREAFTER: Ocean Pleasure in Heaven is Infinite as compared to Pleasure in this World Torture in Hell is Infinite as compared to Torture in this World
15. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
    • THE VALUE OF TIME :
    • ASK:
    • A STUDENT WHO THOUGHT OF AN ANSWER WHEN THE TIME IS UP IN AN EXAMIMATION.
    • DIEING PERSON WHEN THE TIME IS UP AND ANGELS ARE READY TO RECEIVE HIS SOUL.
    • A PERSON IN THE HEREAFTER WHO IS NOT PERMITTED TO GO BACK TO THE OLD LIFE FOR GOOD DEEDS.
16. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE VALUE OF TIME IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE: INFINITE PLEASURE CAN BE EARNED IN A FINITE TIME THIS MAKES THIS FINITE TIME (LIFETIME) EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TIME IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST MONEY TIME = ETERNAL SUCCESS Time spent seeking pleasure of Allah is much more than any thing imaginable.
17. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
18. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
19. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TIME CONCIOUSNESS IN ISLAM PRAYERS ARE ENJOINED ON BELIEVERS AT STATED TIMES (NISA 103)
20. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TIME CONCIOUSNESS IN ISLAM They ask thee concerning the new moons, say: They are but signs to mark fixed periods of time in (the affairs of) men. And for Pilgrimage.
21. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
22. Hadith TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
    • Take advantage of five things before five others happen:
    • your youth before you grow old;
    • your health before you fall sick;
    • your money before you become poor;
    • your leisure before you become busy;
    • and your life before you die.
23. Hadith TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE "There are two blessings that most people are deluded by. Health and spare time." [Bukhari 8/421 ].
24. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
25. Hadith TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE Narrated Abdullah Bin Mas`ud Allah's Messenger said, “ A man shall be asked concerning four things on the day of resurrection: concerning his life, how he spent it; concerning his youth, how he grew old; concerning his wealth, whence he acquired it, and in what way he spent it; and what was it that he did with the knowledge that he had.” (Tirmidhî 5197)
26. A Hadith The Prophet (PBUH) said: Not a single dawn breaks out without two angels calling out: “O! Son of Adam, I am a new day and I witness your actions, so make the best out of me because I will never come back till the day of judgement.” Al Ma’thur of the prophet (pbuh) TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
27. Hadith TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE 'A Muslim who is profitable is one whose today is better than his yesterday'
28. Hadith TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
    • “ Prepare for your hereafter needs as though you will die tomorrow and prepare for your worldly needs as though you will live forever.”
    • “ Pray as if it is your last prayer.”
29. Hadith TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE “ Hold yourself accountable before you are held accountable and weigh your deeds before they are weighed for you”.
30. Hadith TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "Allah said: 'The son of Adam hurts Me by abusing Time, for I am Time; in My Hands are all things and I cause the revolution of night and day.” (Bukhari 6/351; 9/583 and Muslim 4/5581)
31. Quotable Quotes TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
32. Quotable Quotes TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE “ Waste your money and you are only out of money, but waste your TIME you have lost a part of your life.” Dr. Michael Le Boeuf
33. ATTITUDES 1. Proactive -- Create Opportunities 2. Reactive – Use Opportunities 3. Passive – Unaware of Opportunities TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
34. ATTITUDES KNOW YOURSELF! EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS SPECIAL. HE HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL WHICH OTHERS DO NOT HAVE. KNOW YOUR INBORN QUALITY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. SET GOALS AS PER YOUR SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
35. ATTITUDES
    • SEEK EXCELLENCE!
    • TRY TO ACHIEVE EXCELELNCE IN EVERY TASK BUT TRY NOT TO BE PERFECTIONIST
    • FOCUS ON YOUR TASK AT HAND AND DO IT AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE
    • ENJOY YOUR JOB AND DO NOT TAKE YOUR JOB AS BURDEN
    • PRAY AS IF IT IS YOUR LAST PRAYER
    • PREPARE FOR THIS WORLD AS IF YOU WILL LIVE FOR EVER
    • PREPARE FOR HEREAFTER AS IF YOU WILL DIE TOMORROW
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
36. ATTITUDES REGULARITY! Hadith: Allah is pleased with a deed which is done with regularity no matter how small it is. THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF TIME MANAGEMNET THIS HAS AMAZING RESULTS: 20 MINUTES A DAY – AVERAGE OF 3 VERSES MOMORISING – MAKES YOU HAFIZ OF WHOLE QURAN IN 6 YEARS 30 MINUTES A DAY – 1 PAGE OF CREATIVE WRITING – AUTHOR OF ONE BOOK IN A YEAR 30 MINUTES A DAY – LEARNING A SOFTWARE – MAKES YOUR POSITION INDESPENSIBLE IN YOUR COMPANY TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
37. ATTITUDES 1. Consider time as the most precious resource 2. Proactive not Reactive 3. Setting Goals 4. Strong Commitment 5. Seek Effectiveness (Doing Right Things Right) Not Just Efficiency (Doing Things Right) TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
38. ATTITUDES 6. Maintain Balance (Health, Family, Financial, Intellectual, Social, Professional and Spiritual). 7. Get Organized (Get Rid of Mess and Clutter). 8. Do not be Perfectionist. 9. Be Flexible. 10. Never Procrastinate. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
39. STRATEGIES
    • DEFINE GOALS (Who are your ideals, what are your dreams)
    • 2. ANALYZE YOUR TIME (Use Weekly Routine Schedule)
    • Monitor Your Time to Identify:
    • Wastage
    • Spare Slots
    • Rest Times
    • Know when you are Productive
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
40. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
41. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE 55 spare hours per week can be used for achieving personal, religious and professional goals by effective planning.               11 pm - 12 pm               10 pm - 11 pm               09 pm - 10 pm               08 pm - 09 pm               07 pm - 08 pm     office office office office office 06 pm - 07 pm     office office office office office 05 pm - 06 pm     office office office office office 04 pm - 05 pm     office office office office office 03 pm - 04 pm               02 pm - 03 pm   rest rest rest rest rest rest 01 pm - 02 pm   Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 12 am - 01 pm   office office office office office office 11 am - 12 am   office office office office office office 10 am - 11 am   office office office office office office 09 am - 10 am rest office office office office office office 08 am - 09 am rest getting ready getting ready getting ready getting ready getting ready getting ready 07 am - 08 am rest rest rest rest rest rest rest 06 am - 07 am Fajr & Tilawat Fajr & Tilawat Fajr & Tilawat Fajr & Tilawat Fajr & Tilawat Fajr & Tilawat Fajr & Tilawat 05 am - 06 am FRI THU WED TUE MON SUN SAT   Weekly Routine Planner
42. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE ONE HOUR SPARE HOUR PER DAY = 5 HOURS PER WEEK = 250 HOURS PER YEAR = 6 WORK- WEEKS A PROJECT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ONE HOUR SPARE TIME IN A SPAN OF ONE YEAR. SPARE TIME
43. STRATEGIES 3. SET PRIORITIES 4. SET REALISTIC DEADLINES (Parkinson’s Law) “ Work expands to fill the time available for its completion” TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
44. STRATEGIES 5. DELEGATE 6. LEARN TO SAY “NO” POLITELY 7. FOCUS ON ONE THING AT A TIME 8. DIVIDE THE TASK IN SUBTASKS 9. REWARD YOURSELF TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
45. TOOLS 1. TO-DO-LIST (Daily Planner) 2. WEEKLY PLANNER (Short Term) 3. MONTHLY/YEARLY PLANNER (Long Term) TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
46. TOOLS TO-DO-LIST 1: Crucial 2: Important 3: Little Value 4: No Value Q: Quickie TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE Activity-1 Activity-2 Activity-3 Activity-4 Activity-5 Activity-6 Activity-7 Activity-8 Activity-9 Activity10 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 1 3 Q
47. TIME TIPS 1. CLASSIFY IMPORTANT AND URGENT TASKS IMPORTANT-URGENT----------- TO DO LIST (DAILY PLANNER) IMPORTANT-NOT URGENT---- WEEKLY/MONTHLY PLANNER TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
48. TIME TIPS 2. IDENTIFY TIME-WASTERS
    • SOME TIME-WASTERS
    • TELEPHONE
    • DROP IN VISITORS
    • INTERNET/TELEVISION
    • EMOTIONAL BLOCKS (Boredom, Stress, Tiredness, Guilt, Anger, Frustration, Lack of Concentration)
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
49. TIME TIPS
    • INEFFECTIVE MEETINGS
    • ACTING WITH INCOMPLETE INFORMATION
    • UNCLEAR COMMUNICATION
    • LACK OF PLANNING
    • PERSONAL DISORGANIZATION
    TIME-WASTERS TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
50. TIME TIPS 3. GROUP SIMILAR TASKS 4. SET ASIDE PRIME TIME FOR CREATIVE THINKING 5. LISTEN CAREFULLY AND CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
51. TIME TIPS 6. REMAIN BRIEF ON TELEPHONE 7. PREPARE FOR MEETINGS Effective Meetings: Clear Purpose and Agenda Quantity of Ideas not details Attack the Problem and not each other Need Dialogue not a Monologue Talk less on problem, More on Solutions Follow Time TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
52. TIME TIPS 8. ALLOW TIME FOR UNEXPECTED 9. GET CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS AND GIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS 10. WHENEVER POSSIBLE HANDLE EACH PIECE OF PAPER ONLY ONCE(3-D RULE: Do it, Dump it or Delegate it) 11. WATCH DEAD LINES. Arrange for Reminders TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
53. TIME TIPS 12. DELEGATE (Resist the urge to do things yourself, especially lesser important jobs) 13. CARRY READING MATERIALS ALWAYS FOR WAITING SITUATIONS 14. DO NOT WASTE TIME ON WRONG PROSPECTS (Disqualify Early) 15. PLAN AND REVIEW YOUR TO-DO-LIST EVERYDAY (Get the most out of your day) TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
54. TIME TIPS 16. KEEP GOALS ALWAYS IN MIND 17. BUILD FAMILY AND PERSONAL TIME INTO YOUR DAY 18. YOUR HEALTH IS VERY IMPORTANT 19. REMOVE THE CLUTTER FROM YOUR LIFE 20. BE ORGANIZED (Filing) TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
55. TIME TIPS 21. REMEMBER PARETO PRINCIPLE PARETO PRINCIPLE Italian Economist Vilfredo Pareto Noticed that 80% of the wealth was held by 20% of the population 20% IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES LEAD TO 80% SUCCESS FOCUS ON IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
56. TIME TIPS
    • 22. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE
    • Reason s for Procrastination
    • Find the task difficult
    • Do not like the task
    • Laziness
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
57. REWARDS
    • STRESS FREE LIFE
    • Time Management is a good Stress Management
    • 2. SENCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
    • 3. WORK SMARTER -- NOT WORK HARDER
    • 4. NO DEPRESSION, FAILURES, RUN DOWNS, FRUSTRATION, GUILT, EXHAUSTION, DISSATISFACTION AND INSOMNIA
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
58. TIPS FOR WOMEN 1. COOKING ONE TIME FOR THE WHOLE DAY 2. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE KIDS, DIVIDE THE TASK IN SEGMENTS AND DELEGATE THEM TO KIDS 3. TEACHING/TRAINING THE KIDS MUST BE THE PRIME RESPONSIBILITY OF WOMEN. A MOTHER HAS THE GREATEST EVER IMPACT ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 4. KEEP TRACK OF KIDS TIME. THE COLLECTIVE TIME OF A FAMILY IS: NO. OF FAMILY MEMBERS X 24 TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
59. TIPS FOR WOMEN
    • 5. DO NOT RUN DOWN DUE TO HEAVY HOUSEKEEPING WORKLOADS. YOU CAN HIRE A HOUSE CLEANER AND IT WILL RELIEVE YOU FROM A STRESSFUL LIFE AND YOU CAN FOCUS ON TRAINING KIDS.
    • 6. JUDGE YOUR CAPABILITIES/TALENTS. YOU CAN OFFER TRAINING TO OTHERS. YOU CAN CHARGE IF YOU WANT.
    • IN-HOUSE TUTORIALS CAN BE RUN WITH LADIES HAVING TEACHING EXPERIENCE.
    • A LADY OF MATH + A LADY OF ENGLISH + A LADY OF SCIENCE (3 LADIES) CAN TEACH A GOOD NO. OF KIDS OF ONE FAMILY/GROUP.
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
60. • 8. GET RID OF CLUTTER.
    • 9. GET ORGANIZED. ALLOCATE AN APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR EVERYTHING. OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET EMBARRASSED IN SEARCHING THEM.
    • 10. ALLOCATE TIME FOR QURAN RECITATION IN YOUR DAILY SCHEDULE. (15 MINUTES A DAY)
    • CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF KIDS. KEEP THEM BUSY SO THAT YOU MAY GET NOISE-FREE TIME FOR READING AND IMPORTANT TASKS.
    • HELP ELDER CHILDREN IN MAKING A SYSTAMATIC DAILY SCHEDULE. MONITOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
    • IF NEEDED HIRE A TUTOR FOR YOUR KIDS. THIS WILL ENSURE REGULARITY.
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TIPS FOR WOMEN
61. • DO NOT PROCRASTINATE THE SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS. TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION ON PREPERARING CLASS TESTS & HOMEWORKS. EARLY ACTION WILL END UP IN STRESS-FREE HOURS LATER.
    • REGULAR READING ON A DAILY BASIS WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE VERY EASY. ESPECIALLY FOR MATHEMATICS DAILY PRACTICE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
    • ALLOCATE A SLEEPING HOUR (NOT MORE THAN ONE HOUR) TO MAKE YOU REFRESH FOR ANOTHER SEVERAL HOURS. PREFERABLY BEFORE ASR PRAYER.
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TIPS FOR STUDENTS
62. 4. DO NOT SLEEP LATE NIGHT. THIS WILL DECREASE YOUR LISTENING COMPREHENSION SIGNIFICNTLY IN YOUR CLASS. 5. MAINTAIN ‘’TO-DO-LIST’’ SO THAT YOU COULD TRACK DOWN YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTIVITIES IN THE ORDER OF PRIORITY. 6. JUDGE YOUR INCLINATION AND ALLOCATE A REGULAR TIME SLOT FOR DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONALITY IN THAT DIRECTION.(FOR EXAMPLE: READING, WRITING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, CO CURRICULAR SKILLS) TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TIPS FOR STUDENTS
63. 7. DEFINE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE. SET YOUR GOALS FOR EACH YEAR, MONTH. 8. AVOID T.V. IT IS A KILLER FOR STUDENTS. YOU CAN GET A LOT OF INFORMATION BY READING MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS. READING IS THE FASTEST MEANS OF LEARNING. 9. LIMIT USE OF INTERNET FOR EMAIL AND SEARCHING NECESSARY INFORMATION ONLY. ENDLESS CHATTING AND AIMLESS BROWSING MAY RESULT IN AN ADDICTION. ANY ADDICTION IS DISASTROUS ESPECIALLY FOR A GROWING MIND. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TIPS FOR STUDENTS
64. 10. OUTDOOR GAMES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS HIGHLY DIMINISHED IN THESE DAYS DUE TO HEAVY USE OF INTERNET AND T.V. TIE UP WITH SOME HEATH-CLUBS FOR SWIMMING, EXERCISING ETC. 11. HELP GROW YOUR YOUNGER BROTHERS/SISTERS IN THEIR EDUCATION WITH SOME HELP-SESSIONS IN DIFFICULT TOPICS. BY THIS THEY CAN AVOID OUTSIDE TUTORIALS. 12. DO NOT LINGER ON DIFFICULT TOPICS AT THE EXPENSE OF EASY TOPICS. MAINTAIN A BALANCE IN ALL SUBJECTS. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TIPS FOR STUDENTS
65. 13. DO NOT GET STUCK WITH DIFFICULT PROBLEMS/QUESTIONS IN EXAMS. START WITH EASY ONES. WITH THIS YOU WILL FIND MORE TIME FOR DIFFICULT PROBLEMS/QUESTIONS. 14. TRY TO SOLVE PREVIOUS YEARS REAL EXAM PAPERS. YOU WILL GAIN CONFIDENCE. 15. READ QURAN WITH TRANSLATION AND TAFSEER. THIS WILL INCREASE YOUR WISDOM AND MENTAL ACUMEN. 15 MINUTES A DAY WILL BE GREAT! 16. AVOID FRIENDS WHO WANT TO STEAL YOUR TIME. TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TIPS FOR STUDENTS
66. • REMEMBER THE MOST VALUABLE TIME OF YOUR ENTIRE LIFE IS YOUR PRESENT TIME ESPECIALLY FROM 9 TH TO 12 TH STANDARD.
    • DEVELOP SPECIAL SKILLS/TALENTS IN EACH SUMMER/WINTER VACATION. WORK ON THE SUBJECTS YOU FEEL DEFECIENCIES IN HOLIDAYS.
    • DO NOT HESITATE TO SEEK HELP FROM TEACHERS, CLASSMATES OR ELDERS ON DIFFICULT TOPICS. YOU CAN GO FOR REGULAR PAID TUTORIALS.
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TIPS FOR STUDENTS
67. • TAKE THREE STUDENTS OF SAME CLASS AND SAME IQ.
    • TAKE A STUDY MATERIAL THAT REQUIRES 20 HOURS PREPARATION.
    • STUDENT ‘A’ ALLOCATES 20 HOURS AND PREPARED THOROUGHLY AND HE IS LEFT WITH EXTRA TIME TO REVISE IT IF REQUIRED.
    • STUDENT ‘B’ WASTED TIME AND REALISES THAT HE IS LEFT WITH ONLY LAST 20 AVAILABLE HOURS AND DEVELOPED ANXIETY THAT AFFECTED HIS EFFICIENCY. HE PREPARED BUT HE LACKS CONFIDENCE.
    • STUDENT ‘C’ WASTED EVEN MORE TIME AND LEFT WITH ONLY 10 HOURS. HE TRIES HARD BUT HE COULD NOT FINISH THE STUDY MATERIAL.
    • ‘ A’ TELLS THE MATERIAL WAS EASY. SCORED 100%
    • ‘ B’ TELLS THE MATERIAL WAS DIFFICULT. SCORE 80%
    • ‘ C’ TELLS THE MATERIAL WAS VERY DIFFICULT. SCORED 60%
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE TYPES OF STUDENTS
68. • THEY CALL IT EASY, DIFFICULT OR VERY DIFFICULT BUT IT IS IN FACT WITH RESPECT TO THE TIME AVAILABLE FOR BRAIN TO FOCUS.
    • HUMAN BRAIN HAS CERTAIN LIMITATION: IT CAN PROCESS A LIMITED INFORMATION IN A GIVEN SESSION.
    • ALSO HUMAN BRAIN CAN NOT WORK CONTINUOUSLY. IT NEEDS REST AT CERTAIN INTERVALS.
    • WE MUST PROVIDE NECESSARY TIME TO BRAIN ENABLING IT TO FOCUS ON ANY TASK WITH REGULAR INTERVALS.
    • THUS REGULARITY IS THE ESSENCE OF TIME MANAGEMENT
    • “ ALLAH IS PLEASED WITH THE DEED DONE WITH REGULARITY NO MATTER HOW SMALL IT IS.”
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE IT IS ALL ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT
69. • TIME IS MORE THAN MONEY
    • TIME IS ETERNAL SUCCESS
    • DEFINE YOUR GOALS
    • PLAN TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS (SCHEDULE)
    • BE AWARE OF TIME STEALERS
    • MAINTAIN BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE (PERSONAL LIFE, PROFESSIONAL LIFE, RELIGIOUS LIFE, SOCIAL LIFE ETC.)
    TIME MANAGEMENT IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE CONCLUSION 

 Imam Al Ghazali (May Allah have mercy on him) wrote this in his book: 'The Beginning of Guidance'

"You should not neglect your time or use it haphazardly; on the contrary you should bring yourself to account, structure your litanies and other practices during each day and night, and assign to each period a fixed and specific function. This is how to bring out the spiritual blessing (barakah) in each period.

But if you leave yourself adrift, aimlessly wandering as cattle do, not knowing how to occupy yourself at every moment, your time will be lost. It is nothing other than your life, and your life is the capital that you make use of to reach perpetual felicity in the proximity of God the Exalted.

Each of your breaths is a priceless jewel, since each of them is irreplaceable and, once gone, can never be retrieved. Do not be like that deceived fools who are joyous because each day their wealth increases while their life shortens.

What good is an increase in wealth when life grows ever shorter? Therefore be joyous only for an increase in knowledge or in good works, for they are your two companions who will accompany you in your grave when your family, wealth, children and friends stay behind."

Excellent Islamic Audio Podcast-Lectures from various scholars.

Excellent Islamic Audio Podcast-Lectures from various speakers such Habib Umar and Ustadh Mahmud Kurkcu MashaAllah. Free Downloads.

http://dailysplice.com/directory/Muslim-Theological-Council-WA-episodes

Summer Course in Dowra, Tarim, Yemen with Habib Umar

Dowra In Tarim with Habib Umar

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We aim to provide you with the latest information concerning The Dowra 2011 Intensive Course, which will run from 1st July, 2011 - 10th August 2011.

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FREE Lecture Event in Perth-WA - Death in Islam

The Young Muslims of Australia (YMA) is proud to present this FREE lecture 

by Ustadh Mahmud A. Kürkçü.

Topic: Death – The Breaker of Joys

Date: Sunday 26th June 2011

Time: 1 – 5 pm (includes Tea break and Salat break)

Venue: Agonis Hall, 2232 Albany Hwy, Gosnells (WA)

Cost: FREE

RSVP by 22nd June: 0404 750 194 or www.PathtoJannah.com/register


Allah (swt) says in the Holy Qur'an

“Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever is removed away from the Fire and admitted to Jannah, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (a deceiving thing).” (3:185)

“No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die…” (31:34)

“…when their term comes, neither can they delay nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment).” (16:61)

"O you who believe! Let not your properties or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. And whosoever does that, then they are the losers. And spend (in charity) of that with which We have provided you, before death comes to one of you, and he says: `My Rabb! If only You would give me respite for a little while (i.e., return to the worldly life), then I should give Sadaqah (i.e., Zakat) of my wealth, and be among the righteous [i.e., perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) and other good deeds].' And Allah grants respite to none when his appointed time (death) comes. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.'' (63:9-11)  

Assalamu ‘alaykum,
Just want to share my experience with a dying patient recently SubhanAllah. For your information Ustadh Mahmud is always on call by the Melbourne hospitals to visit and give counselling to sick and dying patients who have no families. Last Friday evening Ustadh asked me to visit a Muslim sister at the hospital who was in her late 40’s, was dying of cancer and had less than 24 hours to live. SubhanAllah, I visited her with Sumeyye. I gave my salams to her and held her hand and read surah yasin and other short surahs and I tried to make her read the kalimah shahadah and comforted her whilst asking her to repeat after me to ease the pain. She couldn’t talk much due to the immense pain she was in and she was on drugs so she was feeling groggy but managed to repeat after me and grabbed my hand tightly Alhamdullillah. I could imagine myself in her place. How will I die? Will it be a lonely place? Will I die in a state of iman? Will I have family and friends next to my deathbed? Will I have that fear of Malaikatul Maut taking my life in a bad state? Allah knows best.
I ended up missing the usual Friday night class because my mind was preoccupied with her. After praying Isha at 8pm and making dua for her, I managed to sleep early with the intention to visit her and bring some zam zam water for her after Madrasah the next day. I called the hospital in the morning and was told that she had been discharged and I should contact the family. I was feeling anxious, not sure whether she was still alive or dead. Alhamdullillah I managed to call a friend who apparently was there when I was just about to leave her, she told me that the sister had passed away, she refused the next intake of drugs and continued to recite the shahadah and her dhikrullah and died peacefully at 4am. She told me that the jenazah salaat would be held at a certain Mosque on the same day after Dhuhr salat. Alhamdullillah it was a quick burial and May Allah have Mercy on her soul InshaAllah.
This is something to ponder upon. Death is certain, we cant run away from it. The process of dying helps form our fears of death. What we see other people going through while they are dying prompts us to ask ourselves questions. Will there be a lot of pain? Will I be alone? What about my physical appearance? What will my spiritual state be like? InshaAllah I hope Ustadh can answer all the questions that you might have on the day of his lecture.
Remember this beautiful dua-
The Messenger of Allah SAW sought refuge (in Allah) from trials, so he said:
“O Allah! By Your knowledge of the unseen, and Your Power over the creation, keep me alive for as long as You know that life is better for me. And give me death when You have known that death is better for me. O Allah! And I ask You for Your fear in the unseen and the seen, and I ask You for the word of truth in pleasure and anger. And I ask You for resolution in poverty and in affluence. And I ask You for delights that do not end. And I ask You for the consolation for the eye which does not seize to continue. And I ask You for the pleasure after the decree. And I ask You for the coolness of the life after death, and I ask You for the pleasure of the look at Your Face, and the love for the meeting with You, without any damaging adversity, nor any trial with the possibility of going astray. O Allah! Beautify us with the beauty of Imaan and make us the guided leaders” (Saheeh Sunan an-Nisaa`i 1237)

Ustadhah Edibe back again with her islamic lectures MashaAllah

Ustadhah Edibe talking about what Prophet Jesus and Noah (as) are all about and talking about mahram issues. (Please scroll down to the bottom page to mute the nasheed to be able to listen to Edibe's talk)