Kids Zone




Children in Islam

 we were brought in this world
we live to believe in Allah and learn bout Islam 
we seen the sign with our very own eye
we're the new group of mankind in the couple of years
we are the people to help spread Islam
we are children of Islam

 Reference: http://www.islamicpoem.com/?q=node/785
Submitted by naima farah 
The Way of Islam's Life




In The Name Of Allah

We seek Allah's protection
From Shaitan's evil mind;
And begin with the name of Allah
Most Merciful, Most Kind!

Allah is Great

Allah is Great this I know,
For the Qur'an tells me so;
All of us to him belong,
We are weak but he is strong.

Allah is One

Related to none
Allah is One!
No father, no mother
No sister, no brother
No daughter, no son
Allah is One!

We Thank you Allah

For All the things
we have today;
for all our friends
we love so much
for home, for food
for work and play,
we thank you,
Oh Allah.


A Day In A Muslim's Life


Reference: https://www.facebook.com/IslamForKids123/photos_stream

ALLAH

 My daughter asked me a very important question, and I am very sure that your kids might have asked the same question to you all. 

 She asked me, “How does Allah look like?” I understand that she is entering into an age where, she has gained quite a lot of knowledge of this world; she is now exploring the Deen she practices every day.

 It is important for us as parents to recognize this responsibility and explain to them the truth of Islam. We don’t have to make it up, we don’t have to feel hesitant, we don’t even have to make it complicated, we just need to keep it simple, and make them understand in a language, which they understand the best. I see that she always does a bit of research on Islam, when I say something, she always questions me with a “why”, I love the way she is inquisitive about her Deen, and when she gets her answer she is satisfied. Though I get frustrated sometimes, I never abandon her on her questions regarding her Deen, because I feel that in her initial years of life, she needs to know the Deen she is practicing is just not a book, but a way of life and she should be able to accept it wholeheartedly.

 Well, coming to the answer, I told her that man is made weak. She asked me how is that, to give her an example I asked her to stare at the sun, when she could not do so, she told that her eyes were getting blurry, I explained to her, that if we were to stare at the sun, even for 10 seconds we cannot do it, because Allah has not given our eyes that power likewise in the night sky, we see the stars but cannot see the entire space, again our eyes have not got that power, but we know that, all this is just dunya, new technologies have made this possible now, but still we cannot see it through the naked eye. So there are some limitations Allah has set for us, we cannot go beyond.
The Creator of this universe, The Creator of the things in this world is Unique. God has made everything in this world, and written its fate, that everything in this world living or non living will come to an end. We went through a list of things, like cars, trees, pens, water, land, sky, animals....I loved the way she was thinking hard, to come up with something she could say, which did not have an end... , but she admitted that everything has an end , Alhamdulillah. I went further with by explaining to her that the creator cannot look like humans, because we have a face, body, blood, eyes, nose...etc. We eat, drink, run, use the toilet and I showed her my finger which I had burnt while cooking that, If we were to get burnt, this is how we feel the pain and this is how our finger turns into, black with full of puss.... .

  Then I asked her do you think God can be like us, dirty? 
She said “no way!”.

 Well, then I told her that God is Pure and cannot be like us humans. Moreover, Allah has not given us the power of imagining Him, Allah is beyond words and beyond imagination. Our eyes don’t have that power, nor does our brain have the imagination. We need to accept that “There is no god but Allah, and there is none worthy of Worship other than Allah”. But we know Allah by His attributes to keep it simple I said Allah is the highest degree of Power, and reminded her of the 99 names of Allah she learnt. We keep the discussion ongoing mostly the time, when we are driving to school. May Allah give us strength, to be successful in delivering the message. Ameen.
I thought I would share this with all of you, and wish to hear from you all.
JazakAllah for the patience while reading this long note.
I am sorry if I have hurt anyones feelings or beliefs.

By- Sharmeen Syeeda
Reference: https://www.facebook.com/IslamForKids123


Upsy Daisy Don't Be Lazy



Sunnah of Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)


Abu Shuraih Al-Khuza`i (May ALLAH be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "He who believes in ALLAH and the Last Day, let him be kind to his neighbor;…".
[Muslim].

[The full version of the Hadith is as follows; Abu Shuraih Al-Khuza`i (May ALLAH be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "He who believes in ALLAH and the Last Day, let him be kind to his neighbour; and he who believes in ALLAH and the Last Day, let him show hospitality to his guest; and he who believes in ALLAH and the Last Day, let him either speak good or remain silent".
[Muslim].

From the perfection of a person's faith is his showing kindness to those with whom he has dealings, especially his neighbors.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) emphasized the right of the neighbor.

• The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Gabriel continued to impress upon me the rights of the neighbor until I thought that he would soon confer upon him the right of inheritance.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim]

• Narrated by Ibn Umar (May ALLAH be pleased with him) that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
The best friend in the sight of ALLAH is the one who is good to his companions; and the best neighbour in the sight of ALLAH is the one who is good to his neighbours. [Tirmidhi]

• Narrated by Abu Hurairah (May ALLAH be pleased with him) saying that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
In the name of ALLAH, he is not a believer, In the Name of ALLAH, he is not a believer, In the Name of ALLAH, he is not a believer. They asked him, who is he O Messenger of ALLAH! He said: It is he whose neighbor is not safe of him. [Agreed]

• The rights of the neighbour is that, when he is sick you visit him; when he dies, you go to his funeral; when he is poor you lend him (money); when he is in need you protect him; when he is in happiness you congratulate him; when he is struck with a calamity, you condole him; don't raise your building above his to cut off the wind from him; don't harm him with the good smell of your food unless you let him have part of it. [Tabarani]

• The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “He is not a believer who lets himself be satiated while his neighbor goes hungry.” [ Mustadrak al-Hâkim

• The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “None of you should prevent his neighbor from placing his rafter in his wall.” [ Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim ]

ALLAH says: “Worship ALLAH and associate nothing with Him, and show kindness to parents, relatives, orphans, the poor, the near neighbor, the distant neighbor, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, ALLAH does not like those who are conceited and boastful.” [ Sûrah al-Nisâ' : 36]

Reference: http://my.opera.com/g%C3%BCldeste/blog/2012/03/24/be-kind-to-your-neighbour



The miracle, the Quran

  

So brothers and sisters, to increase your iman
Read the miracle, read the Quran
Here's a fact for the ones who are keener
92 surahs revealed in Mecca, 22 in Medinah
Read it every day and to read it be proud
The word Quran means to read it aloud

Read the book from the Lord of the worlds
Over 6,000 verses and 77,000 words
Read with respect, no disturbance, no laughters
from Al Fatiha to An Naas, all 114 chapters

And in it 14 times you need to prostrate
And say Allah ho Akbar, meaning Allah is great
In this book, 25 prophets are mentioned by name
Who came at different times but their message was the same

This miracle was revealed over a 23 year span
Sent from Allah (swt), to an angel and then to a man
That man was Muhammed (saws), the best of creation
And we are proud to be part of his nation
He gave us a message and that was Islam
So read this miracle, read the Quran

Reference: http://ik-poems.tripod.com/id24.htm

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Story of A Shop Keeper
Foreword: "MALIK ASHTAR" was a famous commander under the rule of Imam Ali. He was a strong warrior and a powerful man who was gifted in the Tactics of Warfare. 


Once a shop-keeper was sitting outside of his shop in the major street of a city. He was chatting with his friends and cracking jokes. Then he saw a man with bruises on his face, with old cloth and a dusty face passing by. So just for fun, the shop-keeper threw a piece of junk at the dirty man so that his friends would laugh. 

A friend of his said: "Oh my God! didn't you know who this man was?"


Shop-keeper: "No. Probably an ordinary man who was just walking by."



Friend: "No. That was Malek Ashtar...the brave commander of Imam Ali's army!"



Shop-keeper: "No way!"

Friend: "Yes way!"

shop-keeper: "Oh my God! He is a warrior. What is going to happen to me?! he might punish me really bad...I better apologize to him."

So the shop-keeper followed Ashtar and saw that he is going to the Masjid. Then he saw that Malek Ashtar is performing a prayer...so he waited until his prayer was over. Then he approached Malek and said: " I came here to apologize, I am the one who threw that piece of junk at you for amusement!"

Malek Ashtar: " I swear to Allah that the only reason I came to this Masjid was because of you. I saw how lost and ignorant you were so I came here to pray for you so that Allah might guide you to the right path, because you hurt people with no good reason. And no, I am not thinking the way to thought about me(meaning punishing him)."

Benefits Derived from This Story:

It is important, to not get Angry quickly, Specially at your Ignorant brothers, because Anger is cause of Shaytan. It is Also very Important to Pray for your fellow Brothers who are lost and ignorant, that Allah might guide them to the right path. 

Important Note: Maybe if it wasn't for the Prayer that Malek Ashtar Made for His Brother, he wouldn't have come to Apologize and Change his ways, to the right path.

May Allah Guide our Imam and Actions to the Straight Way, The way of those on whom you have bestowed Your Grace, and not those who earned your Anger, Nor of those who went Astray. Ameen!


                               

                                   The Tree                                                        




Sunnah of Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him)

Yesterday as I was grocery shopping when I saw a Muslim sister, so I said "Asalamalakium wa rahamtullah sister." She returned my greetings with "Walakaium Asalam Wa Rahamtullah Wa Barakatuhu." However, this sister was different. a few minutes later as we were both checking out with our groceries, she saw my daughter Asiya in the shopping cart and she bought her a candy bar and asked me if she could give it to her. SubhanAllaah, I thought what a nice gesture. A sister I don't know has just bought my kid a candy bar...it reminded me of the hadith of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) "The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) said,“Exchange gifts, as that will lead to increasing your love to one another.” [Al-Bukhaari]

All of a sudden my heart was filled with love for this sister whom I didn't know. 

In that moment of her giving this gift for my child, I made du'aa for her. Moments later we were both leaving, and I witnessed her do another good deed for someone else. I thought to myself, subhanAllaah, this woman is amazing...may Allaah (subhana wa Tala) accept it from her...Ameen.

May we become believers who do good deeds naturally and frequently. Ameen
Via Zohra Sarwari  



Two Little Girls



Two little girls playing in the sun
one wore a scarf, the other wore none.
"Why do you wear a scarf?" asked the one without,
the other little girl said without a doubt
"Allah loves me to cover my hair
so that little boys won't stand and stare,
when I grow up what I really want to be
is a well dressed Muslim lady like my pretty Mummy."



 Story using very bad language

Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon him) was a very pious man, but he was not very attractive looking. One day, he was walking along the road, minding his own business, when a lady came up to him, and started calling him names and abusing him. This lady kept saying all kinds of nasty things, and Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon him) just listened to her patiently. Finally, when she was finished calling him names and abusing him, Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon him) just greeted her, smiled, and said
"and a nice day to you," and continued on his way.

Why did Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon him), the pious man, behave this way?

It is because he knew that everything she said was just a reflection of her own inner self.
If you use bad language, you are just making obvious to everybody how far away you really are from Allah, since your words are in reality a reflection of your own inner self.

From Irshad
By Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak al-Jerrahi
Reference: http://www.abc.se/~m9783/sis_e.html

Golden Words of The Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him)



The Sky at Night


Little stars up in the sky
you light the heavens way up high.
Allah has placed you there to shine
you are among st His wondrous signs.

Big yellow moon with silvery light
you shine for travelers in the night
remember how once you split in two
obeying our Prophet for all to view.

Then as your term has been ordained
your luster fades and starts to wain,
then you become a crescent small
at other times you're not there at all!


A Child's Care



The Carpenter

A highly skilled carpenter who had grown old was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire.

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed to this proposal but made sure that this will be his last project. Being in a mood to retire, the carpenter was not paying much attention to building this house. His heart was not in his work. He resorted to poor workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When the job was done, the carpenter called his employer and showed him the house. The employer handed over some papers and the front door key to the carpenter and said "This is your house, my gift to you."

The carpenter was in a shock! What a shame! If he had only known that he was building his own house, he would have made it better than any other house that he ever built!

Our situation can be compared to this carpenter. Allah Ta'la has sent us to this world to build our homes in paradise by obeying His commands. Now, we have to decide how well we wish to build the homes where we will live forever.

Reference:http://www.islamcan.com/islamic-stories/the-carpenter.shtml



The Five Pillars of Islam





Sunnah Of Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)

"Assalaamu Alaykum" (peace be upon you)

According to a Hadith related by Bukhari and Muslim, this form of greeting was ordained by Allah from the time of Prophet Adam (peace be upon him).

THE VIRTUES OF SALAAM



Exchanging salaam holds a high position in Islam. Not only is salaam equated with many other important deeds, but it is one of the defining criteria of belief. We observe many Hadiths pertaining to the position of exchanging salaam in Islam.


In one Hadith a man asked the Prophet about which aspect of Islam was best. The Prophet replied:

"Feeding the hungry, and saying salaam to those you know and those you don't know." (Bukhari and Muslim)

The Prophet also said:

"You will not enter paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another: 'spread salaam' (the greeting of peace) among you." (Muslim)

The Prophet Muhammad also explained another virtue of salaam in the following Hadith:

"When two Muslims meet (give salaam), and shake hands, they are forgiven their sins before they part (with each other)." (Abu Dawud)
Finally, reflect on another saying of the Prophet , when he said:

"O people! spread salaam, feed the hungry, be in touch with your kin, and pray while people are asleep (at night) you shall enter paradise peacefully." (Tirmithi)

THE GRADES OF SALAAM

There are several forms of exchanging salaam. Each has its grade which corresponds to the extent of the phrase.

There is a Hadith where Imran Ibn Hussayn (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that:

"A man came to the Prophet and said, 'assalaamu alaykum!' The Prophet returned his greeting and when the man sat down, the Prophet said: 'Ten.' Another man came and said: 'assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah.' to which the Prophet also responded, and when the man sat down, He said 'Twenty.' Another man came and said: 'assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.' The Prophet returned his greeting, and after the man sat down, he said: 'Thirty." (Abu Dawud and Tirmithi)

The Hadith has been interpreted to mean that the minimum form of the Islamic greeting which is acceptable is "assalaamu alaykum" and one is rewarded ten good deeds for saying it. The second grade, adding "wa rahmatullah", raises the reward to twenty good deeds. The best grade of salaam is "assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatahu", and this is worth thirty good deeds.

The response to the greeting is similar in form and rewards. The least one could say is "Wa alaykum-us-salaam" and the best response is: "Wa alaykum-us-salaam wa rahmatulahi wa barakatahu".

In the time of the Prophet the Sahabah (companions of the Prophet ) would compete with each other, to see who could give salaams first.

The Prophet said:

"The best of the two persons is the one who begins with salaam." (Related by Nawawi in his book Al-Adkar)

"The Prophet was asked: 'O Messenger of Allah ! When two persons meet with each other, who should take the lead in greeting the other? He answered: 'The one who is closest to Allah." (Tirmithi)

The Prophet said:

"The person closest to Allah is the one who precedes others in greeting." (Abu Dawud)

THE ISLAMIC RULING ON SALAAM

Initiating salaams is considered 'Sunnah' or optional, returning the salaams after it is offered is considered 'wagib' or obligatory, based on the first Qur'anic ayah mentioned. Islam also encourages people to offer the first greeting as mentioned in the Hadiths mentioned previously.

The Prophet was asked about the most appropriate way to give salaams as shown in the following Hadith:

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that a man asked the Prophet :

"O Messenger of Allah , when any one of us meets a Muslim brother or a friend then should he bow his head (as a sign of courtesy to him)?' He said: 'No.' The man said: 'Should he embrace him?' He said: 'No.' The man then asked: 'Should he clasp his hands?' He said: 'Yes." (Tirmithi)

Unfortunately, now in our community Muslims have adopted other methods of giving salutations, and as we can see in this Hadith, The Prophet was very precise about how salaams were to be given.

We as Muslims, should remember that Prophet Muhammad is the best example for us to follow in all aspects of our life, and we should be careful not to add anything new to the Deen of Islam, for fear of implying that the Prophet Muhammad did not complete his mission.

As Allah (Most Exalted is He) says in the Qur'an:

"You have indeed in the Messenger of Allah, a beautiful pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day."

(Qur'an, Al-Ahzab 33:21)


Reference: https://www.facebook.com/IslamForKids


Salah

When the time has come to pray 
Put your little toys away
Then go wash like you're told to
It's time for your wudoo!
Then come calmly to Salaah
And concentrate before Allaah
We stand before our Lord to pray
He hears what you say
We praise Allaah and ask Him to
Keep us on His Path that's true
We want to try to do things right
And pray our best each day and night
Dear young Muslim! Guard your prayer
                                                                                             Great reward for you is there!



Parents Are A Gate To Paradise


Reference: https://www.facebook.com/IslamForKids123/photos_stream

The Shepherd

Once upon a time, there lived in Basra an old man whose only occupation was caring for and loving his only son who was a handsome young man. The old man invested all his money on his son's education. The young man went away for a few years and acquired an education at a well known university under the great scholars of that age.

 The day had arrived for the son to return from his studies and the old man waited at the door for his son. When the son came and met his father, the old man looked into his eyes and felt great disappointment. "What have you learnt my son?" he asked, "I have learnt everything there was to be learnt, father", he said. "But have you learnt what cannot be taught?" asked the father. "Go, my son and learn what cannot be taught", said the old man.
The young man went back to his master and asked him to teach him what cannot be taught.
"Go away to the mountains with these four hundred sheep and come back when they are one thousand", said the master.

The young man went to the mountains and became a shepherd. There for the first time he encountered a silence. He had no one to talk to. The sheep did not understand his language. In his desperation, he would talk to them but they would look back at him as if to say he was stupid. Slowly but surely he began to forget all his worldly knowledge, his ego, his pride and he became quiet like the sheep and great wisdom and humility came to him.

At the end of two years when the number of sheep had grown to one thousand, he returned to his master and fell on his feet. "Now you have learnt what cannot be taught," said the master.

Note: It is interesting to note that the Prophets of Allah at some time in their lives, generally before Prophet hood, tended to sheep, and other such animals.

Reference: http://www.jamiat.org.za, Jamiat of South Africa


Most of the time, parents live vicariously through their kids. They shower them with luxuries, toys, and activities they never had as a child. It's natural to want to give your kids what you didn't have; however there needs to be limits. 

Just because you can afford to buy everything in a toy store or a department store doesn't mean you should. In the attempt to 'love them' or make them 'happy' you are ruining their capability for true happiness. When a child gets everything she wants, nothing will make her happy....EVER. There needs to be restrictions and limitations in order for children to appreciate these amazing blessings they have. If they get what they want at such a young age they will have nothing to look forward to. 

Spending quality time with them is the most valuable gift you could ever give your child. Shower them with attention, shower them with wisdom, stories and lessons NOT possessions.

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