Thanks for the forward sister may Allah Reward you. God Bless and Peace Be Upon All Alasana >From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: fwd: A Short Reminder about Allah(swt)'s Rahmah >Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 21:50:51 EDT > > || || o || > _o_,_\ ,;: .'_o_\ ,;: (_|_;: _o_,_,_,_; > ( .. / (_) / ( . > Bismillah irRahman irRaheem > Assalaamu 'alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu > > Excerpt from "Meeting Allah" by Khurram Murad in "Assalaamu Alaikum" > (Summer 1421): > > "... The abundance of Allah's Rahma or Mercy will not come without > pure actions. Pure actions, however, when performed, will make us > deserving of Allah's Mercy. This, in turn, will enable us to earn > the delights of Jannah and His pleasure. The Qu'ran proclaims: Call > on Him with fear and longing. Surely Allah's mercy is ever near to > the doers of good. (Al-Araf 7:56). The Messenger of Good also said: > > 'No one will be saved (from the Hell-fire and admitted into Paradise) > by his deeds alone,' When asked, 'Not even you, O Messenger of > Good!', he said, 'Yes, not even me, unless Allah covers me with His > mercy. So do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately in the > morning, in the afternoon, and during part of the night. Always > remember moderation and always abide by moderation. Thus you will > reach your destination.' (Bukhari, Muslim) > > Be reassured that Allah is not vengeful God, ready to punish, but > rather, one who is full of Mercy and Compassion. He, Himself has > declared: My Mercy encompasses all things. (Al-Araf 7:156) ..." > WE MUST DO AMR BIL MARUF WA NAHI ANIL MUNKR(COMMANDING GOOD AND >FORBIDDENING >EVIL) WHEREVER WE ARE!!! > > WE CANNOT SIT BACK OR BE SILENT SPACTATORS ABOUT WHATS GOING ON AROUND >US. >WE MUST STAND AND SPEAK UP AGAINST ALL KINDS OF OPPRESSION AND EVILS WHICH >ARE HAPPENING AROUND US. THEN WE SHOULD EXPECT THE RAHAM OF ALLAH(swt). > > "O you believe answer the call of Allah(swt) and His Messenger(saw) to >that >which gives you Life."(8:24) >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface ----------------------------------------------------------------------------