Shining Heart of Remembrance

 IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MERCIFUL, THE COMPASSIONATE. O Lord, bestow on us mercy from Thyself, and provide for us a right course of action ! Praise be to God, who hath revealed the secrets of His kingdom to His Saints, and hath disclosed the mysteries of His power to His intimates, and hath shed the blood of Lovers with the sword of His glory, and hath let the hearts of Gnostics taste the joy of His communion ! He it is that bringeth dead hearts to life by the radiance of the perception of His eternity and His majesty, and reanimates them with the comforting spirit of knowledge by divulging His Names. And peace be upon His Apostle, Muhammad, and his family and his companions and his wives ! Read more

472.  CHAPTER 38. (Saying of the) Tashahhud in the last Rak'a. 472. Narrated 'Abdullâh bin Mas ûd "Whenever we offered Şalát (prayer) behind the Prophet salallhu alaihi was salam we used to recite (in sitting) As-Salám (peace) be on Jibrael (Gabriel), Mikâel (Michael), peace be on so-and-so. Once Allâh's Messenger (s) looked back at us and said, Allâh Himself is As-Salâm (Peace), and if anyone of you prays then he should say, At-tahiyâtu lillâhi wassalawâtu wat-taiyibâtu. As-Salâmu 'alaika aiyuhan-Nabyu wa rahmatul-lâhi barakátuhu. As-Salâmu 'alainâ wa 'ala ibâdilláh işşâlihin (all the compliments, prayers and good things are due to Allâh J; peace be on you, O Prophet and Allâh's Mercy and Blessings be on you. Peace be on us and on the true pious slaves of Allâh). If you say that, it will be for all the slaves in the heaven and the earth. Ash-hadu an lailâha illal-lâhu wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasûluhu. (I testify that none

The 'Arabian society was divided into innumerable tribes and clans, all of them having their own Chieftain of Shaikh elected from among the elders, to whom the tribe or clan owed its absolute allegiance and solidarity. This tribal bond of unflinching loyalty to the Chief along with the desert nomadism were the most essential and indispensable features of ancient 'Arab life. The relations among the various clans and tribes were not always cordial. Some of the powerful and prominent tribes were perpetually hostile to one another. As there was no central power to check this tribal antagonism, they frequently fought among themselves. The tribesman did not hesitate to go to any limits in protecting the honor of the tribe to which they owed their allegiance. Long tribal wars were a common phenomenon in those days. The battle of Basus which started over a she-camel between the tribes of Bani Bakr and Bani Taghlib continued for about forty years. This unbreakable bond of tribal solidar

Narrated (Sâlim): 'Abdullâh bin 'Umar رضي الله عنه said, "I knew that the land was rented for cultivation in the lifetime of Allâh's Messenger صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ واٰله وسلّم". Later on Ibn 'Umar was afraid that the Prophet صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ واٰله وسلّم had forbidden it, and he had no knowledge of it, so he gave up renting his land. [3:536-0.B]