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Monday, November 28, 2011

1/8 Sultan Muhammad Al-Fatih (Mehmet II) - The Conquest of Constantinopl...




Historical cartoon of the conquering of the Christian capital of Constantinople by the Muslim Sultan Muhammad al-Fatih (Mehmet II - Ottoman Turkish)

For eight centuries, the conquest of Constantinople, now Istanbul, Turkey, was a dream for the Muslim commanders. Ever since the era of the revered companion, Mu`aawiyah Ibn Abu Sufyaan, there had been many attempts to conquer it, but none had succeeded.

Every Muslim commander wanted to be the conqueror praised in the narration in which the Prophet said: "You will conquer Constantinople. Its commander is the best and its army (that will conquer it) is the best."

Muhammad Al-Fatih was born on 27th Rajab, 835 A.H., 30th March, 1432. He was a committed Muslim who abode by the rulings of Islamic jurisprudence. Because of the way he was brought up, he was a pious man.

Muhammad Al-Faatih managed to realize his dreams through hard, continuous work, and well-organized planning. For example, before besieging Constantinople, he prepared for the war by making cannons, preparing his fleet, and making use of all the factors that might render him victorious.

Through high ambition, determination, and the effort to achieve his goals, he managed to materialize his dream, make his hope an existing reality which made him one of the great Muslim heroes and conquerors.

Muhammad Al-Fatih attained this victory when he was twenty three years old. This indicated his early military genius. He also deserved the glad tidings of the Prophet who foretold that a good person would conquer that city.

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

A Way Of Life - Zain Bhikha ft. Muhammad Bhikha



Do you know what Islam is - it is a way of life,
a beautiful nasheed for you to learn and sing.

Friday, November 11, 2011

A Beautiful Story about the Qur'an

 بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious,the Most Merciful.
 
 
 
A Beautiful story about QURAN. 
 
 
Why do we read Quran, even if we can't understand
a single Arabic word????

This is a beautiful story. An old American Muslim lived
on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with
his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up
early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Quran.
His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried
to imitate him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, 'Grandpa! I try to read
the Qur'an just like you but I don't understand it,and
what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. 

What good does reading the Qur'an do?' The Grandfather
quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, 
'Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me
back a basket of water.' The boy did as he was told, 
but all the water leaked out before he got back to
the house.

The grandfather laughed and said, 'You'll have to move
a little faster next time,' and sent him back to the river
with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster,
but again the basket was empty before he returned home.
Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible
to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket
instead. The old man said, 'I don't want a bucket of water;
I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough,'
and he went out the door to watch the boy try again. At
this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he
wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran
as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he
got back to the house.

The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard,
but when he reached his grandfather the basket was 
again empty. Out of breath, he said, 'See Grandpa, it's
useless!' 'So you think it is useless?' The old man said,
'Look at the basket.' The boy looked at the basket
and for the first time realized that the basket was
different. It had been transformed from a dirty old 
coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.

'Son, that's what happens when you read the Qur'an.
You might not understand or remember everything,
but when you read it, you will be changed, inside
and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives.'

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