Oh, so you know how to cut and paste hadith?

A student needs to invest years of dedicated study to truly master their chosen subject, does anyone think Islam any different? Who can expect to be an overnight expert?

Even if a person studies a college or university course for a few years, they will still have only covered a tiny fraction of the vast percentage of material that exists on their chosen subject. While no one can deny what the student has learned, they would still not be a master of their subject.

Mastering a subject still requires years of research and personal dedication. What this means, is that almost no one is in an authentic position to judge anyone else. So please, less judging, more self improvement and personal development.

Paul Salahuddin Armstrong
www.khilafahonline.com

Oh, so you know how to cut and paste hadith...

Boss vs. Leader

“O YOU who have attained to faith! Why do you say one thing and do another? Most loathsome is it in the sight of God that you say what you do not do!”
~ Holy Qur’an 61:2-3 (M. Asad)

Boss vs Leader

Never let someone tell you can’t do something…

One who fears Allah SWT has nothing else to fear. Don’t let the dunya (world) grind you down.

True faith is knowing we have the potential to succeed, using the natural God given abilities we were born with. Our success is encoded into our very DNA. Whenever we feel down, know that we are here today, because our ancestors were survivors, great people who triumphed over tremendous challenges in order to ensure their progeny had Life.

The only things truly standing in the way of success, are our own doubts. Conquer your doubts and be the dream you’ve always dreamed you can be. Successful are those who get up every time they fall. No one will get through Life without stumbling at some point, but the mark of a person of faith, is they never give up.

Paul Salahuddin Armstrong

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Circulate Knowledge

“Circulate knowledge and teach the ignorant, for knowledge does not vanish except when it is kept secret.”
~ Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, (Bukhari 1:98)

“O Allah, teach him wisdom”
~ Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, (Bukhari 5:100).

“The best among you are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it.”
~ Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, (Bukhari 6:545).

“The superiority of the scholar over the devout is like my superiority over one who is of the lowest rank among you. Verily (for the scholars) Allah and His angels, the dwellers of the Heavens and of the Earth, even an ant in its hole and fish (in the depth of water) invoke blessings on one who teaches people goodness.”
~ Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, (Tirmidhi 70).

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Circulate knowledge

God is always with you!

there's Light even in the darkest places

“God is the Light of the heavens and the earth…”
~ Holy Quran 24:35 (M. Asad)

Never lose faith, no matter how dark things seem…
God is always with you!

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The Vision of Steve Jobs

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“…My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.”
~ Holy Qur’an 20:114

“Thus does (He) inspire you, as (He inspired) those before you, God Exalted in Power full of Wisdom.”
~ Holy Qur’an 42:3

“When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family life, have fun, save a little money.That’s a very limited life. Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact, and that is – everything around you that you call life, was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. The minute that you understand that you can poke life and actually something will, you know if you push in, something will pop out the other side, that you can change it, you can mould it. That’s maybe the most important thing. It’s to shake off this erroneous notion that life is there and you’re just gonna live in it, versus embrace it, change it, improve it, make your mark upon it. I think that’s very important and however you learn that, once you learn it, you’ll want to change life and make it better, cause it’s kind of messed up, in a lot of ways. Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.”
~ Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)

From an exclusive 1994 interview, clips of which were broadcast as part of the PBS “One Last Thing” Documentary (2011).

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We Strongly Protest the Genocide in Quetta!

Bism’Allah al Rahman al Raheem:

“Because of this did We ordain unto the children of Israel that if anyone slays a human being – unless it be [in punishment] for murder or for spreading corruption on earth – it shall be as though he had slain all mankind; whereas, if anyone saves a life, it shall be as though he had saved the lives of all mankind. And, indeed, there came unto them Our apostles with all evidence of the truth: yet, behold, notwithstanding all this, many of them go on committing all manner of excesses on earth.”
~ Holy Qur’an 5:32 (M. Asad)

“O YOU who have attained to faith! Be ever steadfast in upholding equity, bearing witness to the truth for the sake of God, even though it be against your own selves or your parents and kinsfolk. Whether the person concerned be rich or poor, God’s claim takes precedence over [the claims of] either of them. Do not, then, follow your own desires, lest you swerve from justice: for if you distort [the truth], behold God is indeed aware of all that you do!”
~ Holy Qur’an 4:135 (M. Asad)

Protest against the genocide in Quetta

It Is Harmful to Focus your Attention only on the Extremes

“The fools among the people will say, ‘What has turned them from the direction they were facing in their prayers aforetime?’ Say: ‘To God belong the East and the West; He guides whomsoever He will to a straight path.’ Thus We appointed you a midmost nation that you might be witnesses to the people, and that the Messenger might be a witness to you; and We did not appoint the direction thou wast facing, except that We might know who followed the Messenger from him who turned on his heels — though it were a grave thing save for those whom God has guided; but God would never leave your faith to waste – truly, God is All-gentle with the people, All-compassionate.”
~ Holy Qur’an 2:142-143 (A. J. Arberry)

Confucius - It is harmful to focus your attention only on the ex

A Mote of Dust Suspended in a Sunbeam

A mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam

Happy Chinese New Year 2013!

Happy Chinese New Year 2013

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