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The Three Little Pigs | Epic Fairytale Adventure | Full Story - Clap Clap Kids

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Three Little Pigs ( 3 Little Pigs ) | Bedtime Stories for Kids

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Rod Wave - Girl Of My Dreams (Official Audio)

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4 Fears and Ways to overcome:

1. Fear of Judgement: We as humans develop a fear of being hated by people who seem to have higher standards than us so we try our best to impress and fit in when in reality theres no actual worth of impressing anyone besides Allah, we should develop a mindset that only Allah can judge us.

2. Fear of Death: The sins we carry on our shoulders creates a fear of not being accepted by Allah and that death is the end and after that we wont be able to live and love the things we did in this dunya. Instead we should note in our minds that death is not the end and if we want a better after life we should stop the sins that we enjoin in.

3. Fear of the Jinns:  We tend to fear the dark and spirits when in reality we are much stronger we are Allahs best creation and with a strong imaan comes Allahs protection.

4. Fear of Losing Money: Money is a temporary enjoyment.

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・Four differences we would feel when we are being mindful of Allah
1. Consciousness in prayer, we would have a sense of awareness knowing that Allah is there watching us and we stand in front of him and it causes fear and in result a perfect prayer.
2. When we have the desire to sinn, we would have a fear of something pulling us away from committing that sinn but when we look deeper its Allahs mercy of him softening the heart and causing consciousness to man.
3. We encourage good and care about our status and relationship with Allah, we start enjoining in good and forbidding evil.
4. More time spent on being productive and mindful of time and wisely spending it on good and worship.
・Four differences we feel when we are forgetting that there’s our Lord above us and watching our acts
1. We see ourselves getting more into sinns and leaving the excuse that theres plenty of time to ask for forgiveness later.
2. We spend our time in sinning.
3. We only care about our status and relationship with people.
4. We then slowly stop doing good and stop praying.

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Three ways on becoming more mindful about are daily prayers
1. We should not treat them like a burden and infact enjoy the blessing of being able to pray, to enjoy the prayers take some time to talk with Allah, ask him for forgiveness or maybe it could be a desire that you hold and even thanking him for the blessings he has granted upon you.
2. We should act upon our prayers at the level of ihsaan, take it slowly put time in it and have patience remember this a conference between you and your Lord not a race.
3. The act of Prostration has several benefits it has a good effect on memory, vision, hearing, concentration and psyche. When we are in prostration we should take time as the longer we are in sujood the more sins are being forgived, we should also add some duas as duas in sujood are always heard.
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・A verse that includes Allahs Forgiveness:
And those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, and when they are angry, they are forgiven. (As Shura:37)
・A verse highlighting on Allahs Mercy:
“Say: ‘O My servants who wronged against their souls, do not despair of Allah’s mercy! For Allah forgives all sins, for He is indeed Forgiving, Compassionate.'” (Az-Zumar: 53).
・A verse emphasizing on Allahs Glory:
“And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne, glorifying [ Allah ] with praise of their Lord. And it will be judged between them in truth, and it will be said, “[All] praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds.” (Az-Zumar:75)

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Scenario 1:
Music is a melody of shaitaan and its his way for us to forget Allah. We know that music is Lahw and its hard to let go for how tempting it is but our friend can still have without disappointing and disheartening her.
We could recommend her to put some nasheeds that remind us of Allah or songs with only vocals and those that don’t contain cuss words.

Scenario 2:
It genuinely depends, if the person is problematic or a threat to Islam we should raise protests and not allow to promote that public figure in our country or city,
If it’s someone whose not a Muslim we should warn our Muslim friends to not support or worship someone like a idol as it’s considered minor shirk and not attend such gatherings,
Otherwise if it’s someone who promotes charity and a good Muslim and sets a great example for a public figure we should support them and attend the gathering.

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Patience in the life of Prophet SAW

When the Prophet SAW was in the time of bycott of She’eb Abi Talib where persecution and hardships were intense and that was also the time where the year of sorrow took place, where he lost two of the most important people he looked up to. Abu Talib died and then shortly Khadija RA. It was a time where he had no one to rely on but Allah, he did not fully loose hope so Allah SWT sent the gift and night journey of Isra al Miraaj, where he was granted and witnessing miracles no human has ever seen. This story teaches us that when we are in the time of hardship we should only and always rely on Allah, maybe you have asked for a star and he granted you the moon and beyond.
He Allah SWT is most merciful and doesn’t ignores the prayer of the one who is disheartened.

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3 everyday habits that include Takabur

1. When we achieve better grades, we start to shove it into peoples faces and think we’re better and superior because we are smarter.
2. Pride in our appearance, there is nothing to boast about when it comes to face and body, Allah has only granted you beauty as a favor you are equal to everyone else, nothing more or nothing less.
3. When we receive something expensive, a temporary worldly item is nothing to be proud off and gather attention to show it around.

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4 Things we fear more than Allah

1. Fear of Rejection: Practice self-acceptance and self-love. Remind yourself of your strengths and positive qualities

2. Fear of Failure: To overcome fear of failure, it is important to focus on progress more than perfection

3. Fear of Judgement: Avoid seeking acceptance from other people. Have more confidence and remember, only Allah can judge you.

4. Fear of Public Speaking: Practice positive self-talk to reduce anxiety or fear. Start with talking with less people and slowly increase. Seek help from close people or mentors.

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What we feel when we are conscious of Allah.

We feel a sense of inner peace, and that we know that we are guided by Allah.

We are more aware of my actions, thoughts, and intentions.

We feel a higher sense of gratitude, it reminds us of his countless blessings upon us. And we feel grateful towards the smallest blessings.

We recognize that our lives have a greater purpose and meaning. We understand that our goal is to please Allah and seek for his pleasure in our actions.

What we feel when we are Not conscious of Allah.

We often experience a lack of purpose and direction.

We might engage in actions/sins or thoughts leading to guilt or regret.

We feel a sense of emptiness, and feel a loss of connection with Allah which leads to depression.

Increases stress and worry, we may struggle to find reassurance and can give us anxiety.

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Write down 3 practical ways of practicing contemplation in  Salah.

1. Focus on the meaning of the words, instead of mechanically reciting words without understanding the meaning, take time to learn the meanings of every surah you recite on a daily basis, this will deepen our understanding of the prayer and with Allah.

2. Take time and don’t be absent minded, to practice contemplation, consciously make an effort to be more present and attentive during prayer, slow down your recitation, and try your best to remain focused.

3. Take time during your prostrations, this can be a time to to think deeply about your blessings, seek forgiveness, make sincere supplications, and share your deepest thoughts and emotions with Allah.

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Verse of Allah’s Mercy

Surah: At- Tin
Ayah: 6
Verse: “ Except those who believe and do good-they will have a never-ending reward.”

Verse of Allah’s Punishment
Surah: Al-Buruj
Ayah: 12
Verse: “ Indeed Allah Is severe in penalty.”

Verse of Allah’s Glorification
Surah: Al-Ghashiyah
Ayah: 18

Verse: “So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.”

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*Scenario 1:* You're attending a wedding function (Mehendi) of a very close friend and she has made  arrangements to play a drum while singing songs.

First I would tell her in private not to play music or drums at the function as it is included in Lahw Activities.And I would give alternatives like instead of songs we can ply songs without music, or we can play Nasheed’s instead of songs. If she would not listen I would not attend the function as it is not worthy.

*Scenario 2:* Your city is making arrangements for a Grand "Meet and Greet" with a famous Hollywood Celebrity.

I would not waste my time on a event such as this, I would advice all my relatives and close friends to avoid this and that it is pointless and that it will not give us any reward in this world or the hereafter. Instead I would advice to use the money in a more beneficial manner such as giving it for charity.

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From the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), identify ONE instance where he had patience and how can you relate with it.

One incident where Prophet Muhammad (SAW) showed immense patience was during the period of Taif. The people of Taif declined his message and even taught their children to mock and throw stones at him, resulting in Prophet (SAW) being severely hurt.
This incident reminds me to remain patient and steadfast in the face of challenges, just as Prophet (SAW) did.

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List 3 actions/ thoughts from everyday life which we may unknowingly do that come under "Takabbur".

1. When we get better grades than our friends and start to look down on them.

2. When we achieve something and we are not grateful to Allah.

3. When we boast about something we have and others don’t.

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Ways we can concentrate in our prayer :

We should imajine as if we are standing in front of Allah and pray accordingly

keep in mind that Allah is always watching us meaning u must never "steal from our prayer" (worst form of stealing)- eg:, leaving out some rakah or not reading things in your prayer that are necessary etc . So we should always pray with ihsaan .

To help us concentrate we could go and pray is a quiet room .

we shouldn't think prayer as a burden.

As we never know when we will die we should pray every prayer thinking it's our last.

Another way to concentrate in prayer is to understand the meaning of whatever u recite

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Difference we feel with /without being conscious of Allah :

When we are conscious of Allah, we make sure not to do anything that Allah doesn't like and make sure to do everything that we are supposed to do as a Muslim like pray ,zakah,hajj etc. We keep in mind that we have to die one day .

When we aren't conscious of Allah we tend to do anything as if we aren't gonna die one day ...and we forget that Allah is watching us all the time and do things like skip prayer,do lahwa , etc and we are easily controlled by Shaitan.

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Scenario 1: .
At the exact moment when my friend invites me to her wedding and tells me about how she's gonna have drums played and songs at the wedding...(if we aren't in public or with other friends or family and are alone ) I would gently in a nice way tell her how musical instruments and song are not allowed in Islam and give her alternative like playing song but without music and only good lyrics.After that if she still doesn't listen I will be patient and just leave it there...and since she is a close friend I would attend her wedding but make an excuse and leave after sometime when the music starts playing .

Scenario 2:
We I find out about the meet and greet I probably wouldn't attend it as it would probably have music there and if I hear any of my friend or relatives saying that they are planning to go to the meet and greet, I would explain the same thing to them and tell them that they can invest that same money for something better like charity.

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Day 3
Homework 1
4 things that we tend to fear more than we fear Allah:
1. Dark
2. Judgement of people around
3. Insects
4. Staying home alone

Practical ways that can help us overcome this fear:

By praying to Allah SWT and seeking help from him to make me strong enough to nkt be fearful of these things...

Building strong connection with Allah by having a strong communication.
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Day 4
Homework 1
Express your gratitude to your parents and tell them that u appriciate them and do something for them that will make them happy:

I helped my mom in doing laundry and helped her in the kitchen.
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Day 5
Homework 1
4 differences that you feel WITH being conscious of Allah:

1. We fear Allah and not commit shirk.
2. We don't lie or steal knowing that he is all seeing and all hearing.
3. We pray more intensely for his paradise.
4. We fear him more than we fear anything in the world.

4 differences that you feel WITHOUT being conscious of Allah:

1. We don't fear Allah
2. We commit shirk.
3. We forget that Allah is all seeing and all hearing.
4. We start following shaytan's path and traps.
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Day 6
Homework 1
Write down verses in english from the 30th Juzz.
One verse of his mercy:
Whole Surah Duha...

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ ٤٠
And as for those who were in awe of standing before their Lord and restrained themselves from ˹evil˺ desires. 79:40

فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ ٤١
Paradise will certainly be ˹their˺ home.
79:41

I am a little confused in this one...
Is the Jannah ayas the mercy ayas or forgiveness are the mercy ayas...

One of his punishment:
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ ١٣
So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment. 89:13

One mentioning his glorification:
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى ١
Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High. 87:1

Homework 2
3 practical ways of contemplation in Salah:

1. Read in a quite place where there is no disturbance.
2. Read slowly.
3. Understand the meaning while reading.
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Day 7
Homework 1
▫️ Scenario 1: You're attending a wedding function (Mehendi) of a very close friend and she has made arrangements to play a drum while singing songs:

1. I will try to convince her privately by sharing few thoughts over why music is not allowed in islam and its consequences.
Like the couple are starting new life so how about they begin with islamic teachings and not lahw practices as they might face problems in future if they start with haram stuffs.

2. I can ask her to use alternative like we can sing  songs but without music or she can play nasheed or something like that where we can still enjoy such functions like this.

3. Incase both of these doesn't work then I may not attend the function or I may just ignore and atleast feel bad about it in my heart and pray for her. That may Allah grant her and us hidayah to follow the right path.

▫️ Scenario 2: Your city is making arrangements for a Grand "Meet and Greet" with a famous Hollywood Celebrity:

I think that I will not go to the gathering because its a hollywood celebrity meeting and it will have songs and music and I think that I may not be able to stop them as its a city arrangement it will be a huge gathering  but I can help my relatives and friends to avoid going to such gatherings...

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Four things we tend to Fear more than Allah and ways to overcome:

1. Poverty: By staying in your means and trying to live in the standards of which you earn, Poverty wouldnt be taking control over you. You will overcome the fear once you have learned the skill of spending in the way you earn.

2. Death: Every soul has to taste death. When we have fear of Allah, we are not afraid of death, but are preparing for it and the afterlife.

3. Diseases: Diseases are from Allah and it is Him whom we should be afraid of. Pray for protection against diseases, and try to maintain health by exercising, eating healthy. By doing this, we will most likely not have disease, if Allah wills, and so the fear will be gone.

4. War: Fear of War is derived by fear of death, starvation, lack of security. If we are close to Allah, we will understand that all these aspects are in the hands of Allah and can only be controlled by Him. and without His will, nothing can harm us. With this in mind, fear of war will fade away.

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four differences that you feel with and without being conscious of Allah.

1. You will start lying and cheating less often, as you know that even if the person you are trying to deceive doesn't  notice and you get away with it but Allah is watching over you. You will be more mindful, concious and sincere with that in mind.
2. You will try to do everything at the level of Ahsaan (the best that you possibly can) as you know that you are getting an ammence amount of rewards for it and that all your efforts won't go unnoticed but greatly benefit you.
3. You will try to be good to others not for the sake of people (for example them being pleased or liking you) but rather for the sake of Allah's pleasure and mercy. You will basically do what you do everyday but your intentions are changed (not for anything in the dunya but rather for Allah). This small difference can make a massive change.
4. We will feel more peaceful, calm and confident as you are not concerned with some of the purposeless problems of the dunya (for example you are not constently expecting things from people because you did a favour from them or you will not feel depressed when people are talking behind your back or not liking or wanting to involve you). These things will matter less to you if you are closer to all and peoples opinions will not greatly anger you as your only priority is pleasing Allah.
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Three practical ways of practicing contemplation in Salah

1. Sit in a quite place where you are unlikely to be disturbed. This will give you a clear mind and you will be able to focus and concentrat better on your salah, away from all the distractions.
2. Try to recite different and longer surahs and duas in your prayer to make it longer. Do not rush your prayer at any cost because praying to Allah is our top priority, other worldly things can definitelywait . Remember, Allah is not the one who needs our prayer it is us who need this oppurtunity to pray to Him, so make it count and do it with Ahsaan.
3. Try to understand the meaning of the surahs and duas you are reciting in salah. It is not a problem but imagine you are telling something to Allah (SWT) about which you have no idea about. It is better and more beneficial if we try to learn the translation of at least a few surahs which we recite in salah. It will help us in gaining a deeper understanding of what we recite and we will also be able to concentrate in a better way knowing what we are reciting.
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Verses from the 30 juz mentioning Allah's Mercy, Punishment and Glorification

1. Verse Mentioning Allah's Mercy
Surah: Al-Fatiha
Verse: 3
Arabic version: ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٣
Translation: the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, (1 : 3)

2. Verse Mentioning Allah's Punishment
Surah: An-Naba
Verse: 30
Arabic version: فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا ٣٠
Translation: ˹So the deniers will be told,˺ “Taste ˹the punishment˺, for all you will get from Us is more torment.” (78 : 30)

3. Verse Mentioning Allah's Glorification
Surah: Al-Fatiha
Verse: 2
Arabic version: ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٢
Translation: All praise is for Allah—Lord of all worlds,
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What would you do in the following scenario's?
How would you follow advice #5 in these two scenarios?
ADVICE #5
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱنْهَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ
Envourage what is good and forbid what is evil
▫️  Scenario 1: You're attending a wedding function (Mehendi) of a very close friend and she has made arrangements to play a drum while singing songs.

Firstly, I would definitely privatel advice her in a courteous manner to not arrange and include singing songs and playing drums in her wedding function (Mehendi) as it is considered as Lahw practices and are not admired by Allah as he strictly forbid such activities instead some alternatives could be that she can include singing of modest songs or nasheeds without music or shirk and instead of music she can include playing of the daff or beatboxing . If she decides to disregard my advice I will simply not attend or be a part of a gathering or event that encourages such practices. Mehendi itself is not an Islamically encouraged wedding function.
▫️  Scenario 2: Your city is making arrangements for a Grand "Meet and Greet" with a famous Hollywood Celebrity.

I would not spend an enormous amount of money to go to "Meet and Greet" with a famous Hollywood Celebrity instead I could use that money for more beneficial causes like giving charity to people that are really in need and also get the reward from Allah for doing so. I will not gain anything from meeting a so called famous celebrity in this world and the hereafter. I would also advice my friends and basically people I know to not attend such events rather to spend there money, time and energy in more rewarding ways which will actually be satisfactory.
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▫️ From the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), identify ONE instance where he had patience and how can you relate with it.

When the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) first started preaching people towards Islam he faced a lot of challenges (for example he was greatly rediculed, injured by the people and even threatened to be killed and there were several attempts in doing so) however he never lost his faith in Allah and always remained patient. Even when leading people towards the right path he faced alot of opposition from the people but instead of taking revenge on the people by hurting them back, he prayed to Allah for their Mercy and to guide them towards the right path.
This teaches us that whenever someone hurts us verbally, physically or even mentally we are not to take revenge but to simply try to advice them towards the right path to the best of our abilities and pray for their better understanding. Remember the next time someone makes fun of you or not taking your advice the best thing to do is to have patience and just ignore them for Allah will give them the punishment they deserve we need not for Allah is the best Judge.
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𝟺 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚠𝚎 𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝙰𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖:

1. 𝔻𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙

Have Patience

Spend more time in Ibadah

"Every soul will taste death" [Al Quran] means it is up to Allah to give us death

Know that time for death is fixed

2. ℙ𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕪

Follow the commands of Allah

Dont spend unnecessarily

3. 𝔽𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕦𝕣𝕖

Do your work at the level of Ihsan

Add Barakah to your efforts

4. 𝔻𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕤

Most diseases are from Allah. Instead of worrying, focus on your health

"We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth, lives and fruit" [Al Quran]

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𝟺 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚞 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙰𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚑

𝔹𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕔𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤

❖ We wouldn't be wasting our time on unnecessary entertainment and instead on something educational
❖ We'd focus on our salah and pray regularly
❖ We'd refrain from backbiting as we're aware of the fact that Allah's watching us
❖ We'd be mainly focused on preparing for Akhirah instead of chasing the pleasures of Dunya

ℕ𝕠𝕥 𝔹𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕔𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤
❖ We'd waste our time on unnecessary entertainment
❖ We'd rush up our salah
❖ We'd backbite about people
❖ We'll try to please the people in Dunya, instead of focusing on our Akhirah

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𝚆𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚂𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚑

➢ ℍ𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟
Having the intention to pray not only begins when u say the takbir but from the second u start making wudu

➢ ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕔𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤
It means showing a lack of concern for all worldly interests and having maximum concentration while praying to Allah. To have such consciousness, you must have the maximum amount of intention and put your heart into it.

➢ ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤
You should direct your attention to grasp the meaning by refraining from thinking of otherworldly matters. You can try reading the meaning of the Surahs and Dua recited during Salah…and keep them in mind while praying

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​𝚅𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝙰𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚑𝚜 𝙿𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝, 𝙼𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚢 & 𝙶𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔸𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕙'𝕤 ℙ𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 -
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا ٣٠
˹So the deniers will be told,˺ “Taste ˹the punishment˺, for all you will get from Us is more torment.”
ꜱᴜʀᴀʜ ɴᴀʙᴀ ; ᴀʏᴀʜ 30

𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔸𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕙'𝕤 𝕄𝕖𝕣𝕔𝕪 -
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا ٦
Surely with ˹that˺ hardship comes ˹more˺ ease.
ꜱᴜʀᴀʜ ᴀꜱʜ-ꜱʜᴀʀʜ ; ᴀʏᴀʜ 6

𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔸𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕙'𝕤 𝔾𝕝𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ٢
Allah—the Sustainer ˹needed by all˺.
ꜱᴜʀᴀʜ ɪᴋʜʟᴀᴀꜱ ; ᴀʏᴀʜ 2

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𝙷𝚘𝚠  𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝙰𝚍𝚟𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝟻 𝚘𝚏 𝙻𝚞𝚚𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚜𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚜?

➢ 𝕊𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕠 𝟙: You're attending a very close friend's wedding function (Mehendi) and she has made arrangements to play a drum while singing songs.

Firstly...the so-called Mehendi function isn't an Islamic ritual and is derived from other cultures and religions such as  Hinduism..so I basically won't attend it..but as a close friend I'd go there and firstly advise her not to play drums but use a daff or call someone who can beatbox as an alternative..and Secondly I'd advise her not to put on karaoke and instead an acapella song or at least a song with a proper message in it. And maybe try to keep the dance moves a bit decent and keep it fully segregated

If she still opposes then I'd just not attend the gathering rather than get involved in something not part of our religion

➢ 𝕊𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕠 𝟚: Your city is making arrangements for a Grand "Meet and Greet" with a famous Hollywood Celebrity.

I wouldn't go there just to meet a famous Hollywood celeb..because it wouldn't bring me any good nor will it help me in any way. It'll just waste my Money and Time.

I'll try to advise my friends not to go there too and instead save time and do something productive and rewarding, like using that money to help the poor or give it to charity

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𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚝 𝙼𝚞𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚍 (𝚂𝙰𝚆), 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚢 𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎

When the Prophet (pbuh) went to Taif with his companions to preach Islam, the citizens there made fun of them, chased them, and even stoned them. All of them were wounded and were bleeding badly...But the Prophet (pbuh) acted calm in this situation and didn't in turn harm the people of Taif not even curse at them
This is one of the many situations in which Prophet Muhammad stayed patient as he knew Allah is with him and nothing unpleasant will happen if Allah wills...To summarize, Prophet Muhammad had to go through many hardships in life including the death of his Sons, wives, uncles, parents, and companions.But he stayed patient in all those situations

We Muslims have to setup this example and be patient during hardship as Allah will surely reward u for that

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا ٦
Surely with ˹that˺ hardship comes ˹more˺ ease. (ꜱᴜʀᴀʜ ᴀꜱʜ-ꜱʜᴀʀʜ ; ᴀʏᴀʜ 6)

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𝟹 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜/ 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚠𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚞𝚗𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 "𝕋𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕓𝕓𝕦𝕣"

❖ When we look down on poor people thinking that we're way superior and better than them in wealth and social status...without realizing the fact that Allah is the one who gave us wealth and He can take it from us whenever He wishes
❖ Takabbur of Knowledge, thinking that you're way superior just cuz your better at studies and get better grades than the others
❖  Feeling superior cuz of ur beauty, probably cuz of the fact that u might have fair skin, rosy plumped lips, long hair, colored eyes, etc, and looking down on the ones who might not have these characteristics...and sometimes you tend to forget to thank Allah for all those features and forgetting about the fact that He is the one who created you out of nothing

أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُونَ
Or were they created by nothing, or are they their creators? (52:35)

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Four things we tend to fear more than we fear Allah:

1. Fear of Death

We should know that every single person has to die one day. As mentioned in the Quran, "Every soul shall taste death". To overcome this fear, we should do good deeds so we do not hesitate or fear when we stand before Allah

2. Fear of Boss/ Teacher

Sometimes when our boss or teacher give us a task to complete before a specific time, then because of their fear we forget to pray. We keep earning sins. We must always give priority to Salah no matter what.

3. Fear of Jinns

People who are scared of jinns should recite Ayatul Kursi or duas of protection. We should believe nothing harms us without Allah's will.

4. Fear of people's Judgement

This fear is found in every single person. People hesitate before doing something thinking "what is people call me backwards", So we should never care about what will people say, We should do whatever we want to do because whatever you do people will always find a way to put you down.

Firstly, we should have strong belief in Tawheed. We should believe nothing can benefit nor harm us unless Allah wills. When a person has strong faith in Allah, He becomes a Wali of Allah. And Allah promises in the Quran that no grief or harm will be caused to them. As Allah says in the Quran, "Unquestionably, for the allies of Allah, there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve."
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Four differences between
i. Living a mindless life
ii. Living a mindful life

i. Living a mindless life

1. We would do more backbiting.

2.  Wo would waste our time doing useless gossips.

3. We would waste our time watching non-beneficial content on tv, scrolling social media.

4. Not praying the fardh salah.

ii. Living a mindful life

1. We would never do backbiting while being conscious of Allah and the punishment for doing backbiting.

2. We would never waste our time doing useless gossip.

3. We wouldn't waste our time watching tv, scrolling social media rather we would do spend that time doing ibaadah, reading quran.

4. We would never ever leave our fardh salah while being consious of Allah.
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3 practical ways to practice          contemplation in Salah.

1. The first step towards praying with contemplation is to prepare yourself for that by making wudhu. When we make our wudhu properly, we prepare ourselves to meet Allah.

2. Imagine that we are standing in front of Allah. Keep in mind that Allah is watching every action of ours, and is listening every verse we recite.

3. When we do sujood, we should keep in mind that we are bowing in front of the Lord of the Seven Skies, the creator of the world, we are nothing in front of him, we are bowing him on the land.
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Write Verses including:
i. Allah's mercy
ii. Allah's punishment
iii. Allah's glorification

• Verse regarding Allah's mercy

"Except those who believe and do good__they will have a never- ending reward" (Surah At-Tin, Ayah 6)

• Verse regarding Allah's punishment

"So Allah overtook him, making him an example in this life and the next" (Surah An-Nazi'at, Ayah 25)

• Verse regarding Allah's glorification

"Pronounce the purity of the name of your most exalted Lord"  (Surah Al-Ala, Ayah 1)
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Scenario 1 :
I would ask my friend privately not to play drum while singing songs because music is haram in Islam rather I will advice her to either play any nasheed or instead of playing drum she can play daf which is allowed in Islam.

Scenario 2 :
I cannot stop the city from arranging the event but I will stop the people I know from going there like my friends, colleagues etc. I will ask them that the money they are spending to meet that celebrity, rather we can spend that money by feeding a poor child or giving them in charity. Its way better than going to meet that celebrity, you won't get anything for that but for giving charity you would get a reward from Allah.
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• The incident of Taif
When Prophet (S.A.W) went to the people of Taif to guide them and invite them to Islam, the behaviour of the people of Taif was not good with the Prophet (S.A.W) and his companion. They threw stones at them and injured them, but Prophet (S.A.W) didn't curse them or even think of taking revenge . He kept patience and left this matter in the court of Allah.
The incident of Taif is the greatest example of how to keep patience in your hard times, when people turn against you and you are helpless. Remember! Allah is with you, He is the one watching every single action of yours and others. So keep patience and you'll get the reward.
We cannot relate the hardships of our life to our Prophet's (S.A.W) life. We cannot even touch the level of patience he kept while his hard days, but learning about these incidents, learning about how the Prophet (S.A.W) was patient on the hardships, gives us strength, increases our imaan and our belief on Allah (S.W.T) that when there is no one to help us, Allah is there to help us.
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3 things in that we do in our everyday life that falls under the category of "Takabbur"

1. When we look at ourselves in the mirror, we unintentionally start praising ourself for having beautiful face features or thick and shiny hair. We don't remember that Allah is the one who made us and we cannot give the credit to ourselves for us being beautiful.

2. When we are outside passing by some poor people, we look down upon them and pass by them while saving our clothes thinking that what if they haven't showered since long ? Oh! They are so dirty. We forget that wealth and respect is given by Allah (S.A.W).

3. Sometimes when we have some money saved with us and our siblings ask for it because of some reason, we become rude to them and don't give them that money. Even after 2-3 days we talk to them as if we are billionare and forget that the money is given to us by Allah and he can take this whenever he wants.

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Four things we fear more than Allah:

1. Parent's Anger

2. Teachers

3. What people think of us

4. Helping others will make me loose

Ways to overcome these fears:

1. Strengthen our iman

2. Doing more dhikr of Allah

3. Remembering the Dunya is temporary and akhirah is forever

4. Doing acts to get closer to Allah

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What we feel when we are conscious of Allah

•We feel that our faith has strengthened
•We try not to commit sins
•We become more aware and conscious
•We develop fear of Allah

What we feel when we’re not conscious of Allah
•We don’t fear Allah We commit sins without thinking Allah is all seeing and all hearing
•We become unconscious and unaware of Allah
•We blindly start following shaytan (iblees)’s path and start commiting major sins.
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Ayat from the Quran that is a punishment of Allah:
Surah: infitar
Ayat:14

“And surely wicked disbelievers will be in Hell Fire” (82:14)

Ayat from the Quran that represents Allahs glorification:
Surah: Ikhlas
Ayat: 2

“Allah is perfect Eternal and all depends on him while He needs no one” (112:2)

Ayat that represents Allah’s mercy:
Surah: Quraish
Ayat: 4

“Who provides themFood, saving then from Hunger and give them Security, saving them from Fear:” (106:4)

Three ways to find contemplation in Salah:

1• We should look down while praying and try to understand and focus on what we are reading.

2• We could learn the translation of what we are reading and repeat it in our heart as we pray.

3• We should pray in a quiet place where there are no distractions or disturbance this will increase our focus in Salah and let us concentrate properly.

How I will put the fifth advice of
Luqman (AS) in these two scenarios :

Scenario 1• ▫️You're attending a wedding function (Mehendi) of a very close friend and she has made arrangements to play a drum while singing songs.

Answer: I would tell my friend in private not to play drums or any such thing which isn’t favored by Allah she can use alternatives such as a nasheed or naat or she can play a duff and sing without music these are halal ways to enjoy a wedding. If she disagrees I will not attend her Mehendi and pray for her.

Scenario 2• ▫️ Your city is making arrangements for a Grand "Meet and Greet" with a famous Hollywood Celebrity.

Answer: In this case I would not attend this event. Though I would mention to few of my friends (who are coming) about how this is unnecessary and wouldn’t please Allah. If they disagree then it is not in my hands to control them and I cannot force them, now I can only pray for them.

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Write down instance where Prophet Muhammad (SAW) had patience:

When Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was going to Taif to preach Islam (accompanied by his companion Zaid RA)he was badly rejected and the people even threw stones at him until his feet started to bleed and head wounded a mob also chased them out of taif but even after that the prophet didn’t say a single bad word to them or even thought about revenge. Until they reached a wine yard. After a few days when he reached Qarn Al-Manaazil on the way back to Makkah, Angel Jibreel appeared with the Angel of mountains and asked the prophet if they could bury the people of taif under the mountains as a punishment but the the prophet said “No I hope Allah will bring forth from them those who will worship Allah alone and will not associate anything with him” after all the hard time the people of taif have to prophet he still forgave them this also costs alot of patience and mercy and isn’t an easy thing to do after all the things those people did to him.

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Write down 3 actions/thoughts where we come across Takabur:

• When we look down upon our siblings for something we can do but they can’t

• When we do something big anywhere and start showing it off forgetting the fact that Allah granted us the talent to do it

• When we get something new or expensive and start showing it off as if it’s very valuable forgetting that Allah has given it to us and can take it from us.

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4 Things we fear more than Allah

1. People's Opinions

2. Disappointing others

3. Fear of Losing

4. Fear of not fitting into someone's expectations

Ways to over come:

Remember we have to please Allah alone and not others. We should never try to be what we are not for others. Giving success is in Allah's hands. We should try hard in everything we do and leave the rest up to Allah, and not be afraid of losing.

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4 difference that you feel with and without being conscious of Allah.
If we are conscious of Allah :-
1. We will always be humble and thanks Allah for everything.
2. Our heart will be full if love and kindness.
3. They will know that Allah is watching them and they will avoid doing sins.
4. They will witness Allah's mercy upon them.
If we are not conscious of Allah :-
1. We will waste our time on lahw and lahwal hadith.
2. He will have no pleasure in halal things.
3. He will try to make the people happy and forget about the akhirah.
4. As . result these people will suffer the ultimate loss
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Ways to contemplate in salah
1. Offer you salah at the level of ihsaan, think you are standing in front of creator and having a conversation with him
2. Make dua in your sujood, recite sana, ask for your forgiveness because your dua never goes to waste, either Allah will grant it to you in this dunya or the hereafter because he knows what is best for us.
3. Do not offer your salah like how a hen eats it's seed, do not rush your salah because Allah is watching you
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Write verses mentioning Allah's mercy,forgiveness and glory .
1. Verse that mentions Allah's mercy :-
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.

(Surah buruj,verse 11)

2. Verse that mentions Allah's forgiveness:-
Then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance
( Sarah nasr,verse 3)
3. Verse that mentions Allah's glory:-
who they resented for no reason other than belief in Allah—the Almighty, the Praiseworthy
(Surah buruj,verse 8)
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Scenario 1
There are three things that I can do in this scenario, (by stopping it by my hand or by my tongue or just keep it to myself thinking it is Haram). But I think I would use my tongue here as I don't want to create a scene by using my hand. I would tell my friend that music is Haram and how the prophet did not like it and it is our duty to follow in his foot steps. I would also suggest that she replace singing song in the function with reciting Surah or singing Nasheed.

Scenario 2
I think I would not go to the meet and greet because they may have music and it is also an example of lahw(meaning less entertainment). As for my friends and family I would advise them not to go because it would be Haram and a waste of time.
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Battle of Badr
Prophet (SAW) had many difficulties in his life but he always had patience and faith in Allah. One of the times where he had to exercise immense patience was during the battle of Badr. The number of Muslims were very low but he had faith in Allah. There were only 313 Muslims and thousand Quraish, but Allah sended Angels for the Muslims help. It is said that Allah send around 5000 angels. In the end 14 Muslims were martyred and from the Quraish 70 Warriors were killed.
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Times when we unknowingly do Takabur
1. When we get something new that others do not have we start to feel superior than them.
2. We are sometimes very proud of our health or beauty, always remember it is Allah who created us and if you are looking down at someone just because of how they look you are insulting Allah's creation.
3. We should never be proud of any skill or quality we have, Allah has gifted everyone with different qualities, you may have the quality which others don't have and others may have the quality that you don't have, so never be proud of what you can do.