The Shadow Of Clouds

                                                     Alas! The more I grow, the far I go   Earth is my mother; my father is the Sun       Seasons are my friends who play, trouble and have fun    Dancing feet in the song of winds is yanked to go slow. Daddy sparkling lights; I feel fresh, on the toe, & bright Beholden to the chirping of visitors, who always keep me alive. Cometh a child of Adam, under the shadow of my soul showing no purpose, embracing all that he sees   Says, a guest is he, in need of a resting tree; I offered him the valley of peace The giggling of baby-grasses shall admire & console. Mamma didn't move; Daddy took to low l...

Bismillah Hir Rehman Nir Raheem  (In The Name Of Allah, The Most Beneficial, The Most Merciful) If the Gods of Egypt & Pharoah were true to their Godliness, why did they have no knowledge of the baby boy whom they drew out of the water is the Prophet of God? And so they named him Musa meaning 'drawn out of the water'. But, none except Allah made him do the parting of water of the Red Sea.                                         He is equally revered by Muslims, Christians, and Jews all around the world. He was enlighteningly powerful in his speech and actions. He was deeply moved by the afflictions of his people serving as slaves in Egypt. However, he led them out of such grievous misery and labored to overcome the horrific battle of burden, injustice, and deep sorrow for the love of his people and for the fulfillment of life and...

  Bismillah Hir Rehman Nir Raheem (In The Name Of Allah, The Most Beneficial, The Most Merciful) We all know about the 6 days of fasting in Shawwal, which is Sunnah Mustahabbah (non-obligatory but encouraged), and that it will have a reward of fasting for the whole year. It is also reported in the  Sahih Hadith  that Abu Ayyub  (May Allah Be Pleased with Him)  reported that the Messenger of Allah  (Peace be upon him) said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days of Shawwal, it will be as if he fasted for the whole year." Narrated By Muslim, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nisa'i, and Ibn Majah, But, did we ever want to know why fasting for six days? Why not four, five, seven or any other number of days?                                                    ...

Bismillah Hir Rehman Nir Raheem (In The Name Of Allah, The Most Beneficial, The Most Merciful) A man walked up to Imam Ali (A.S.) & asked in respect with clenched hands down to honor the wise of wisdom,  "O Ali! For what reasons had Allah commanded satan to prostrate before Adam?" Ali (A.S) bespoke to the man , "Because Allah wanted to manifest to all, that his mankind should be respected. This is why he commanded Satan to bow down to Adam so that every human being understands that it is among humans He (Allah) has kept on all relations. Among Humans is a loving relationship of the Mother; a profound relationship of the father; a friendly relationship of the sister; a brotherly & blissful relationship of friends; a deep & intimate relationship of husband & wife; a beautiful & friendly relationship of the brothers like sugar and spice.      Because Allah wanted to show as openly and clearly as...

Bismillah Hir Rehman Nir Raheem (In The Name Of Allah, The Most Beneficial, The Most Merciful) It is customary to invoke the blessings of Allah on Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, whenever his name is mentioned. Similarly, it's customary to invoke the blessings of Allah whenever the name of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, is mentioned. This invocation is intended as 'As-Salatu As-Salaam' abbreviated to A.S. in brackets meaning Blessings and Peace be upon him, throughout this article. Before we began, let's first understand the literal meaning of Hadith, which is to tell, narrate or report a happening from traditions whose narrative records have been forwarded to generation after generation without a change of word. Following is the hadith of Imam Ali from  Dars-e-Aqhlaaq meaning lessons of ethics/character in conduct' that I want you to read and add benefiting qualities to your life. A man appeared before Imam Ali ...