Smoke

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

 

Once upon a time there was a man called Hatem.
He was a rich and generous man. He had many
herds of animals that grazed in the grassy fields,
and he loved to share his wealth with others.

Hatem had a pitch-black horse called Smoke.
Everybody admired this horse for its speed. It
ran like a flying eagle. Hatem regarded Smoke
as the apple of his eye, and he would not give it
up for anything.

Finally, the fame of Hatem's wealth and his
beautiful horse reached the ears of the Sultan.
When the Sultan heard about him he called his
Grand Vizier and said : 

''I want to test Hatem's generosity. Ask him to 
give me Smoke. Let's see what he does.''

The Sultan's men set off the next day. One night
when it was raining very hard they reached Hatem's
house and became his guests.

Hatem greeted them with joy and warmth. He ordered
his servants to prepare food for his guests. Soon an
excellent table was set for dinner and they all sat down
to eat. After the meal the guests were put up in very
comfortable beds, where they slept soundly.

The next morning when the guests explained why they
had come, Hatem became very sad and didn't know what
to do in his great sorrow.

''What a pity!''  he said, ''I wished you had told me what 
the Sultan wanted as soon as you had arrived. I know 
that you love horsemeat, and last night, as due to the 
bad weather I couldn't find anything else to offer you.
So, I slaughtered Smoke last night for us to eat, as I had
no other alternative.''

But even Hatem's generosity paled next to our Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم's,
who once gave a single man a gift of a hundred camels!
  
Our glorious Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم stated in the following
hadith how great a character trait generosity was :

''A generous person is close to Allah,
close to human beings, close to Paradise,
and far from Hell.''

السَّخِىُّ قَرِيبٌ مِن اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِن الجَنَّةِ
قَرِيبٌ مِن النَّاسِ بَعِيدٌ مِن النَّالرِ
رواه الترمذى  

Samouni Street

The story of 4 kids of the extended Samouni family in Gaza. 
By animated drawings they express what happened to them
and their family during operation 'Cast Lead'. 

''Firsts'' in Islam

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.



Question

Do you know who is a Sahabiرضى الله عنه ?

Answer

Sahabiرضى الله عنه is the one who saw Nabiصلى الله عليه وسلم or attended
his noble company as a Muslim and died as a Muslim.

Questions

1. Who from amongst the adult companions of Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم ,
was the first to accept Islam?

2. From amongst the children, who was the first to accept Islam?

3. From amongst the slaves, who was the first to accept Islam?

4. From amongst the women, who was the first to accept Islam?

5. Who was the very first to accept Islam from amongst the entire
creation?

6. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to create a sea-fleet and to
develop NAVAL- power in Islam?

7. Who was the first officially-appointed and independent judge 
in Islam?

8. Who was the first to attach a door to his house in Makkatul-
Mukarramah?

9.Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to be buried at Kufa (A
city in Iraq)?

10. Who was the first male to be martyred in Islam?

11. Who was the first female to be martyred in Islam?

12. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to be buried in the cemetery
of Madina-tul-Munawwarah, Jannat-ul-Baqee?

13. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to be named ''Muhammad'' 
after Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم ?

14. Who shot the first arrow in Islam? In the battle of ''UHUD''
he killed three mushrikeen (polytheists) with one arrow?

15. By whom was the first prison built in Islam?

16. Who was the first child to be born to the Muhajireen
(emigrants) in Madina-tul-Munawwarah?

17. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to be born to the Ansaar
(Medinites) in Madinah?

18. Who was the first teacher of Islam sent to Madinah-tul-Munawwarah
by Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم ?

19. By whom was the first Masjid built in Islam at Quba?

20. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to be martyred in the
battle of ''BADR''?

21. In which Sahabi'sرضى الله عنه mouth did Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم first
apply his blessed saliva?

22. Which two Sahabisرضى الله عنهما were the first to accept Islam from
the Ansaar?

23. Who was the first horseman in Islam?

24. Which couple was the first to emigrate in the path of Allah Ta'ala to
Abyssinia after the prophet Lutعليه السلام?

25. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to greet Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم
with the Muslim code of greeting ''Assalamu-Alaikum''?

26. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to light a lamp in Masjid-e-Nabawi?

When Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم saw this lamp, he exclaimed in exuberance
''If I had a daughter, I would have given her hand in marriage to you!''

27. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to accept Islam from Rome?

He dearly wished to personally migrate to Madina-tul-Munawwarah 
with Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم, but due to some reasons he could not.
However he was the first to migrate after Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم. 

28. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to raise his sword for
the cause of Allah Ta'ala when the rumour had spread that
Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم had been taken captive by the Quraish?

29. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to recite the Qur'an aloud 
to the Quraish?

30. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه who pledged allegiance to 
fight until death, when the Muslims were barred from entering
Makkah-tul-Mukarramah on the occasion of ''Hudybiyah''?

31. The wives of Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم once asked him ''Who
 from amongst us will join you First?''

Rasulullahصللى الله عليه وسلم replied '' The one with the longest hands''.
Saudahرضى الله عنها had the longest hands but she was not the first to
pass away after Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم.

Then only did they realize that Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم meant the 
one who spends the most in charity! What was her name?

32. He was the first in Islam to compile a book on Ahadith called
''Sadiqah'' in the time of Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم?

33. Who was that Sahabiرضى الله عنه who pioneered the first raid in
Islam on the Kuffar after the Muslims had been granted permission
to defend themselves?

34. Who was the first to call out Azaan in the Kaabah?

35. Who was the first woman of this Ummat to memorize the
entire Qur'an?

36. He was the first to introduce the tradition of performing Salah
before being executed. What was his name?


Did you know that Ibn Abbas'sرضى الله عنهما Mother was the 
First to drape the Kaabah with a cloth?

Answers

1. Abu Bakr رضى الله عنه
2. Ali bin Abu Talibرضى الله عنه
3. Zaid bin Harisaرضى الله عنه
4. Khadija-tul-Kubra رضى الله عنها
5. Khadija-tul-Kubraرضى الله عنها
6. Muawiyaرضى الله عنه
7.Zaid bin sabitرضى الله عنه
8. Suhail bin Amrرضى الله عنه
9. Khabbah bin Al-Aratرضى الله عنه
10. Haarisرضى الله عنه
11. Sumayyaرضى الله عنها 
12. Usman bin Mazoonرضى الله عنه
13. Muhammad bin Hatib Al-Jumahiرضى الله عنه
14. Saad bin Abi Waqqasرضى الله عنه
15. Ali bin Abi Talibرضى الله عنه
16. Abdullah bin Zubairرضى الله عنه
17. Numan bin Basheerرضى الله عنه
18. Mus'ab bin Umairرضى الله عنه
19. Ammar bin Yasirرضى الله عنهما
20. Umair bin Al-Humamرضى الله عنه
21. Abdullah bin Zubairرضى الله عنهما
22. Maaz bin Harisرضى الله عنه
      Rafi bin Malikرضى الله عنه
23. Miqdad bin Aswadرضى الله عنه
24. Usman and Ruqayyaرضى الله عنهما
25. Abu Zar Ghifariرضى الله عنه
26. Tameem-e-Dariرضى الله عنه
27. Sohaib-e-Roomiرضى الله عنه
28. Abu Abdullah Zubairرضى الله عنه
       Zubair Al-Awamرضى الله عنه
29. Abdullah ibn Masoodرضى الله عنه
30. Abu Sinan Al-Asadyرضى الله عنه
31. Zainabرضى الله عنها
32. Abdullah ibn Amr bin Al Aasرضى الله عنهما
33. Abdullah ibn Jahashرضى الله عنه
34. Bilalرضى الله عنه
35. Aisha Siddiqaرضى الله عنها
36. Khubaibرضى الله عنه

How well do you know the Sahaba?
Compiled by 
Maulana Khalid Dhorat

My Egyptian Village

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Introduction

Egypt, also know as Misr in Arabic, 
is quite unlike any other Muslim
country. For almost five thousand
years there has been an unbroken
historical record of people
inhabiting this land on
the banks of River Nile.

It is along this ribbon of blue,
amidst a bright yellow desert
landscape that the village of 
Al-Khayriyyah is located.
This is the home of 
'Abd al-Kareem, an extremely
gentle Egyptian boy who is
 very keen to show you around
 his village.


Since the time of the Companion of the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم 
'Amr ibn al-'Asرضى الله عنه, Egypt has been a Muslim
Country. Important Islamic dynasties, such as  the Tulinid, Fatimid,
Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottaman, all once ruled this land. Kingdoms,
sultanates and empires rose and fell but the River Nile never ceased
flowing nor did the hard-working people of the countryside- Fellahin -
cease tilling the fertile fields along its banks.

Al-khayriyyah is a village of fellahin. Their lives have changed little
over the years which has helped them preserve many old Islamic 
traditions and practices.

Now turn the page and let 'Abd al-Kareem introduce you to his 
colourful Egyptian World.

To you all my Salaams.

Luqman Nagy


1. History of My Village 

My name is 'Abd al-Kareem and
I am a Muslim, al-Hamdulillah.
I live in a beautiful Egyptian Village. 
My village is called Al- Khayriyyah,
because the people who first lived
here were ''charitable'' - they always
offered aid or Khayr to those in need.
''Welcome to my village!'' or as we 
say in Arabic, ''ahlan wa sahlan
wa marhaban fee baytee.''

As you can see, my village is not
far from the ancient step pyramid 
of Zoser at Saqqara, the oldest of 
all Egyptian pyramids. We live on the
banks of the deep and wide Nile River.
  
We read in our history books that my country was called the ''gift of the Nile''
 by the ancient Greeks. Egypt is a desert country, but al-Hamdulillah, 
because of the Nile River, farmers for thousands of years have been 
able to grow wheat and  other crops to support its population.

My father owns a herd of water buffalo (or gamoosa in Arabic). These 
animals resemble big horned cows. They love to eat all the wonderful
fresh green grass that grows in the fields near our village. As a result,
water buffalo grow very large. My father sells buffalo milk to the city
where it is used to make delicious white feta cheese. In late afternoon,
the buffalo like to cool themselves in the canal near the river. We 
sometimes jumps in and help scrub them down!

My father tells me that Al-Khayriyyah is a very old village. He says that 
perhaps people from our village provided workforce for the construction
of Zoser's step pyramid almost 5,000 years ago. This imposing and
magnificent structure had a great influence on our lives. We used to sit 
and play in its shade, and often wondered what life had been like so many
years ago.

Today, we speak Arabic, but a form of the ancient Egyptian language is still
used by the Copts, or Egyptian Christians, in their church services. There 
are some Coptic villages in the southern part of Egypt.

Everyone in our village owns a vegetable garden. The fertile soil, the bountiful
water supply and the hot Egyptian sun all help produce incredibly large 
sweet carrots and huge white heads of cauliflower, my favourite! 
Masha'Allah - even the dates in our village are unusually large. You can see
some of our date trees just behind the village houses. Al-Hamdulillah, we
believe that Allah has truly blessed our home-land - Misr.

Islamic Village Stories
Written & Illustrated by
Luqman Nagy

 

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.



Eid Mubarak to all my young Readers!

A Road to Hajj - China

A road to Hajj - China

Part 2

Road to Hajj - Japan

This is a documentary on a few Japanese Muslims who are preparing to
go for hajj. It is a series of documentaries made by Al Jazeera. It very
interesting to see how people in other parts of the world prepare for Hajj.

Do you know of any of your relatives going for hajj this year? maybe
you can ask them how they are preparing for hajj? 
Part 2

The Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم ' Letter

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.



Allah Ta;ala sent Prophet Muhammadصلى الله عليه وسلم  as a mercy
to all mankind. The message of Islam was meant for all people :
Arabs, Africans, Persians, Romans and Turks etc. During his
lifetime, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم invited young and old, friend
and foe, to the religion of peace, Din al-haq al-Islam.

After the Treaty of Hudaybiyah in 626 CE, more and more people
in Arabia were embracing Islam and travelling to Madinah to pledge
allegiance to the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم. Muhammadصلى الله عليه وسلم
spoke to his Companions in Madinah :

O, people! Allah has sent me as the one
who is compassionate to mankind and 
as the prophet to the world.
Therefore, preach (the message of Islam)
on my behalf; Allah will have 
mercy upon you....

The Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم, therefore, decided to send Companions
with letters to powerful rulers of his day such as the emperors of
Byzantium and Persia, and the King of Ethiopia. Three of these letters
of invitation to Islam have been preserved to this day.

The story of Heraclius  is an interesting one. He was the ruler of the
vast Byzantine Empire, the true superpower of his day. His capital
was the beautiful city of Constantinople (present day Istanbul,Turkey).

In 628 CE, Heraclius and his army had defeated in battle the second
superpower of his day, the Persian Empire of Khusraw II.

Heraclius was in Homs (Syria) when he received the Prophet'sصلى الله عليه وسلم
letter from his Companion Dihyah ibn Khalifah al-Kalbi رضى الله عنه . The
contents of the letter read as follows :

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
This letter is from Muhammad, the slave of Allah
and His messenger to Heraclius, the ruler of the 
Byzantines. Peace be upon him who follows the
right path. Furthermore, I invite you to Islam and 
if you become a Muslim, you will be safe, and Allah
will double your reward, but if you reject this 
invitation to Islam, you will be committing a sin by
misguiding your subjects. And I recite to you
Allah's statement :

''O people of scriptures (Jews and Christians)!
Come to a word common to you and us that we
associate no partners with Him and that none 
of us shall take others as lords besides Allah.
Then if they turn away, say : Bear witness that
we are Muslims.'' (Surah 3: 64)

The letter was written on parchment and was
stamped with the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم's
seal : Muhammad Rasul Allah.

After reading this letter, Heraclius sent soldiers to search the land 
for someone from the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم's tribe. At the time
Abu Sufyan, the leader of the Quraysh, was on a trading mission
in Gaza, Palestine. Sahih Bukhari discusses the meeting that took
place between Abu Sufyan, still a bitter enemy of the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم
and the emperor Helaclius.

Heraclius asked many questions about the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم's
character. Abu Sufyan could not deny that the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم
was an honest man who ordered his followers to pray, speak the
truth and keep good relations with family members. Abu Sufyan
added: ''By Allah! had I not been afraid of my companions labeling
me a liar, I would not have spoken the truth about the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم.

Heraclius truly believed that Muhammadصلى الله عليه وسلم was the Prophet
of Allah and said to his own people :

O, Byzantines ! If success is your desire and
if you seek right guidance and want your empire
to remain, then give your pledge of allegiance to
this Prophet (i.e. embrace Islam).

On hearing this, the Byzantines became very annoyed and angry.
Heraclius now understood his own people's deep-seated hatred
of Islam and that he, as their emperor, could not become a Muslim.

Heraclius left Syria for his capital, Constantinople. As he rode north,
he glanced back and said ; ''Farewell for the last time, O land of Syria!''
Hearaclius knew that Islam would soon become the religion of
al balad al-sham (present-day Syria, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon).

In his lifetime, the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم 's invitation to Din al-haq-Islam
was accepted by just one ruler : the wise Nagus of Ethiopia, al-Hamdulillah.
After a few years, however, the once mighty empires of Heraclius and
khusraw II along with Egypt all become Muslim lands, Masha'Allah. 

Tell Me About Islamic History
 
   

The Baboo Bunch drama

Baboo Bunch is based on the story of six orphans(Fiko,
Ziyaad''Zico'', Sadiyah, Hannah, Tasmiyah and Ahmed)
who grapples with contemporary teenage issues. Each
has observations and opinions about gender, friendship,
wealth, name, fame, faith and responsibilities.   

The Baboo Bunch kids drama Song


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Episode 3
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Episode 21- final

When do we learn to talk?

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.



















As air flows out of the lungs, we can use
it to make the sounds of speech and other
noises. At the top of the windpipe,in the 
sides of the voice box or larynx, are two
stiff, shelf-like folds - called the vocal cords.
criss-crossed muscles in the voice box
can pull them together so that air passes
through a narrow slit between them and
makes them vibrate, creating sounds. As
the vocal cords are pulled tighter, they
make higher - pitched sounds. Of course,
when we actually learn to talk, our speech
depends on the development of the brain
and its ability to copy the sounds that we hear.
  
Fact File
Although many people

think of speech as our
main way of communicating,
we do not have to use
spoken words. People
who can't speak learn
a language called signing,
in which hands and fingers
are used to signal 
letters and words. 

 Subahanallah what a great niymah (blessing)
it is indeed, that Allah Ta'ala has given us this 
ability to talk is it?

By thanking Allah Ta'ala for this niymath we
can be among the once who are thankful to Him.

Do ponder over the creation of Allah Ta'ala ?

Taken from Tell me When ?
 

IQRA - Ahmad Bukhatir

 IQRA - a nasheed by Ahmad Bukhatir.

Eid Mubarak

Eid Mubarak to all my young Readers!

Upin & Ipin S2 - Lailatul Qadr

 Upin & Ipin S2 - Lailatul Qadr

Ramadhan - Yusuf Islam

A talk about the Month of Ramadhan by Yusuf Islam.

KID ZONE - by Cii Broadcasting

Kid Zone - Cii Broadcasting.

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BRAIN DOMAIN
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KIDZONE DUA
THE BABOO BUNCH

Quran Teacher-Sheikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy.

Teaching Tajweed & Qir'a To Children(2)

Let's Learn Quran with Zaky & Friends (Preview)

Let's Learn Quran with Zaky & Friends

Ramadhan Mubarak

Ramadhan Mubarak to all my Little Readers

Holy Qur'an for children - Surah An-Nas 114

Holy Qur'an for children - Surah An-Nas 114
To learn and memorize this Ramadhan InshaAllah

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Zaky's Adventures - The Earth Has a Fever (preview)

Virtures of Surah Fathiha part -2

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Explanation of Surah Fathiha    

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

[I begin] in the name of Allah the MOST GRACIOUS , 

THE MOST MERCIFUL.

Allah teaches us here, to start any activity with the name of Allah, before
we recite the Quran, before we eat, drink,or even before we play!!!!.
So don't forget to start anything in future with Bismillah
 

الحمد لله

All praise is to Allah

Allah has given us so many lovely things in this World, He has given us
mummies and daddies to love us, look after and protect us, brothers and
sisters to play with, nice clothes and so much more , so we must thank
Him in return of all the favours he has given us by saying ALHAMDULILLAH.

رب العالمين , الرحمن الرحيم , مالك يوم الدين

Allah  is the LORD of(the worlds)  the humans and animals, He created us
and gave us food to eat( Allah causes the rain and thus plants grow with
His permission) then Allah says He is THE MOST MERCIFUL, He is KIND
and Loving Allah is also the MAALIK  - the Owner of all things in this world
and in the Hereafter, He is the King of all kings. Allah Ta'ala has 99 beautiful
names called Asma ul husna. In this surah we learn 4 names:

  الرب , الرحمن , الرحيم , المالك

اياك نعبد و اياك نستعين

O Allah , we pray to You alone and from 

You alone do we ask for help

Everything in this world happens with the help of Allah, so if we  ever
need anything, we must ask Him first before we even ask our mummies
and daddies., because it is Allah who gives even our mummies and
daddies all what they have.!!!

Let me tell you a story of a little boy who got into trouble and how
Allah Ta'ala helped him in the end : Once there lived a little boy named
Yusuf. His father was the chief minister in the court of one of the great
kings of that time. One day the king decided to set out on a journey, so
he called his chief minister and said to him:''Ahamed, I have decided to
leave on a journey to visit my brother, I entrust to you my official ring
for safe keeping, please be very careful with it...'' He then added in a
more stern tone:''  And if you should lose it, I would imprison you for
the rest of your life.'' The minister replied :'' Don't worry your majesty,
it will be safe by me''

So The Minister took the ring home  and on reaching home showed it
to his wife and little son yusuf. Yusuf was fascinated  by the ring ,he said
to his father:'' O father, please let me play with it for while, I'll be very
careful.'' But his father replied saying:'' I'm afraid you cannot have it son,
for if you were to lose the ring, I would be imprisoned, you wouldn't
want that would you?". Yusuf replied :"no daddy that would be awful."
The father said;"Good boy,now let me put the ring in a safe place."

But as the days went by, Yusuf just could not get the ring off his mind.
One day to his great surprise, he found the ring left unattended to on
his father's table. He thought to himself, "I'll borrow the ring for a little
while and return it after i finish playing with it, no one will even notice it
went missing."  So saying, he took the ring and hurried out of the back
door to his favorite playing spot by the riverside.

Yusuf enjoyed himself for a full half hour, ,pretending to be the king,
wearing the ring on his right hand, when all of a sudden the most dreadful
thing happened. The ring which was too big for him , slipped off his little
finger into the river!!!! Yusuf tried everything he could to stop the ring
floating away but nothing worked. Instead it kept going further and further
away,until it disappeared out of sight .Yusuf began to cry. If he didn't get
the ring back, the king would imprison his father.

Yusuf sadly made his way home. As he entered through the front door,
he saw his parents a confused expression on their faces.His mother said:
" O Yusuf the ring has gone missing, we don't know where it could possibly
be!!. Be a good boy and go up to your room while we look for it.
"yes mother."replied yusuf , hurrying up to his room. What had he done!.
Who will save his father now. Who was there more powerful than the
king ?........ "Of course", shouted Yusuf."I'll ask Allah for help, surely
He will help us, He is ALL-POWERFUL and He can do anything
He wishes." So Yusuf made wudhu and prayed two rakahs and he
then made duaa saying: " O Allah, I have been a naughty boy and
now I have lost the ring and my father is in trouble. Please help us
O Allah, I'll never be naughty again." And then Yusuf smiled,he knew
there was nothing to worry about Allah will take care of them now.

The next morning , after subah , the family was seated together , wondering
what they could do. The ring was still not to be found, and the king was
arriving today. Suddenly they heard a knock on the door. Yusuf's mother
exclaimed: "I wonder who that can be, so early in the morning!!.'' At the
door, she found a poor fisherman selling fish. The fisherman replied:
"O madam, Please buy a fish, and help a poor man like me. Yusuf's
mother felt sorry for the man and said:''Alright, take this money, perhaps
Allah may have mercy on us....give me this large fish, on the right.'' She
hurried to the kitchen to prepare the fish and as she cut it open, something
rolled down to the floor. She picked it up and to her amazment found that
it was the kings ring.

Thanks to Yusuf's duaa, Allah caused the fish to swallow up the ring,He then
made the fisherman catch the fish and bring it all the way over to Yusuf's
house. When Yusuf heard what had happened , he hurried to his room ,
prayed two rakahs and made duaa saying:'' Alhamdulillah. Thank you
Allah for saving us.''

So if you ever need help , ask Allah , just as He saved Yusuf 's family,

He will help you.

اهدنا الصراط المستقيم , صراط الذين انعمت عليهم غير 

 المغضوب عليهم و لا الضالين

O Allah, make me a good little Muslim, one who will obey You and listen to
my mummy and daddy. Make me from those whom you love and not from
those, You are angry with, nor go astray. Remember when Allah loves you,
he will protect you and take care of all your needs. You don't have to be
afraid of anybody.

The last part of Fathiha is a duaa where we ask Allah to make us  good
Muslims, to love us and help us, that is why we say at the end of the Surah
(mostly in prayer) AMEEN- O Allah accept.

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Virtures of Surah Fathiha

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Virtues of Surah Fathiha 

Surah fathiha is one of the greatest Surahs in the Quran. it has been narrated by Abu Said bin AL-Mualla (رضى الله عنه): while I was praying in the Masjid, Allah's messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم)  called me, but I did not respond to him. Later I said : "O Allah's messenger , I was praying." He said:" Didn't Allah say: Answer Allah ( by obeying Him) and His messenger when he (صلى الله عليه وسلم) calls you."[V:8:24] He then said to me: " I will teach you a Surah which is the greatest Surah in the Quran , before you leave the Masjid." Then he got hold of my hand, and when he intended to leave the Masjid, I said to him:" O Rasoolullah, Didn't you say to me, "I will teach you a Surah which is the greatest Surah in the Quran?" He said :" ALhamdulillahi rabbil aalameen, Surah Fathiha which is As_Sab Al-Mathani.( The seven repeatedly recited verses).
                                             SAHIH BUKHARI

                                                                                                                                         

Surah Fathiha is recited in each rakah of every Salah, so it is very important for us to understand the meaning of this Surah. Infact this Surah was so special, that it was revealed to the Messenger of Allah through a special angel. It comes in a hadith in bukhari;

Once while Jibreel (AS) was seated with Rasoolullah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim), he suddenly heard from above, a sound of (something) cracking. He lifted his head and said: “This is an angel descending to the earth and never (before this did he descend but this day.” This angel greeted and said: “Be pleased with two (sources of) noor (light) which no other Nabi before you had been given: Fatihatul Kitab(surah fathihah) and the Khawateem (Closing Two Verses) of Surah Baqarah; you will not recite even one letter of these without being given a reward for it.


Introduction
This Surah is named Al-Fathiha, meaning THE OPENING CHAPTER,because it is the first surah in the Quran , in it is a brief introduction to the rest of the Quran. IT has many other names , two of which are,
                 1) shifa - cure                             

                 2) ummul kitab- mother of the book

Taken from the program 

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