They are Dressed yet Naked

The Prophet may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, once told his companions about two categories among the inhabitants of Hell-fire, as narrated by the companion Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him: the Prophet of Allah PBUH said:

صنفان من أهل النار لم أرهما بعد: نساء كاسيات عاريات، مائلات مميلات، رؤسهن كاسنمة البخت المائلة، لا يدخلن الجنة ولايجدن ريحها. ورجال بأيديهم سياط كأذناب البقر يضربون بها الناس

"There are two categories among the inhabitants of Hell-fire whom I have not encountered yet: women who are clothed yet naked, swaying, may be in the way they walk, or diverted from the straight path and enticing others, their heads look like the humps of swaying camels, they will neither enter Paradise nor even smell its fragrance. the other category are men who carry whips like the tail of cows with which they beat people." (Sahih Muslim)

This post focuses on the first type which is the women who are dressed but naked. WE see these days Muslim girls or ladies who fulfil this description told by the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. Sadly, out of lack of religious knowledge these sisters wear head covers believing that this is the 'Hijab' that they are meant to wear. The truth is that either they are deceiving themselves or deceived by others who led them astray. Those sisters, without knowing it, give bad name to Islam and disfigure the whole concept of the Islamic dress for women. Non-Muslims would think that the Islamic dress is a symbol of the religion rather than its reality as a worship to Allah by being chaste.

I believe that part of this malpractice lies in the court of parents particularly mothers. I suggest the following steps for mothers who want their daughters to cover properly; the first step should be to encourage your daughter to wear modest clothes since her early childhood, such clothes must neither be skimpy nor revealing particularly as she reaches her teens; second step to train the daughter to behave modestly; it is important to take necessary measures to increase the daughter's Iman through reciting and learning the Qur'an and increasing her religious knowledge, then at the appropriate age, the mother encourages her daughter to cover her body and hair properly. And for sisters who want to cover, first thing please start by changing the style of your clothes into an appropriate outfit before covering your hair.


Muslim women who believe in Allah and love to be among the inhabitants of paradise should cover their bodies, and avoid attracting the opposite sex both in behaviour and appearance.

Please note that in this hadith, the description of women's heads is the sign for this category, not the reason for them being among the inhabitants of Hell. This description has nothing to do with the hair style a woman wears in her in her home, she can choose whichever hair style she wishes, so long the sister is not trying to imitate men.
Allah knows best



This illustration shows an example of what I am talking about.
The illustration is taken from an Arabic site, but I cannot remember exactly its address.

Hijab and the signs of the Last Day

Translation of the cartoon above:
Lady in red top: "Look at that lady-doesn't she feel ashamed going out without a hijab? How indecent!"
Lady wearing large yellow headscarf: "Tell me about it..."


Dear readers, particularly sisters who need to be aware of what to wear and what not to wear. The Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, described two types of Muslims that will be among the inhabitants of the Hellfire, among them a type of women who are dressed but are nevertheless naked. These days, we see many Muslim ladies and girls who cover their hair, believing that the Islamic dress is only hair covering. This is while they wear skimpy or revealing clothes. And even in their behaviour, one cannot miss the fact that they want to attract other people's attention. Please read the article in the link below to protect your self, your daughters or any of your sisters and friends from being one of the inhabitants of the Hellfire.

The title of the article: “…their heads like the swaying humps of camels…”
Copy the the link and past it in web address, or on my blog just click the site named:IslamToday, it should lead you there.


http://www.islamtoday.com/showme2.cfm?cat_id=33&sub_cat_id=817



Cartoon taken from the site below:
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v140/59/123/544010783/n544010783_211904_9737.jpg

Supplication to Make Things Easy

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the prophet may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him said:

اللهم لا سهل إلا ما جعلته سهلا فأنت تجعل الحزن إذا شئت سهلا
allahumma la sahla illa maja'altahu sahla fa anta taj'alul hazna idha shi'ta sahla
O Allah nothing is easy except what you have made easy, for it is You who makes difficult things easy if you wish

Dear reader please recite this prayer before starting any thing, so that it may become easy for you by the will of Allah. Try saying it before studying, before you start your exam, before your training on any thing be it driving, learning a new skill even before starting your work in the kitchen, just any thing. May Allah make our life easy.

Also for things to be easy it is advisable to pray the prayer of al-hajah (when needing something from Allah or from any one). All you do is pray two rak'ah and then read the following dua as mentioned in the following hadith:
Al-Tirmidhi and ibn Majah narrated that Abdullah ibn abi Awfa said that the prophet may Allah's peace and blessings said: Whoever needs anything from Allah or from any one, should make ablution, wudu', and he should perfect it. Then he should pray two rak'a. After that he should praise and glorify Allah and send salutations to the prophet PBUH, then he should say:

لا إله إلا الله الحليم الكريم
la ilaha illallahu alhaleemul kareem
There is no God except Allah the Gentle and the Generous

سبحان الله رب العرش العظيم
Subhanallahi rabbil 'arshil 'adheem
Faultless is Allah the Lord of the Great Throne

الحمد لله رب العالمين
Al-hamdulillahi rabbil 'aalameen
All praise is due to Allah the Lord of the worlds

اسألك موجبات رحمتك
As'aluka mujibati rahmatika
I ask you all what brings us your mercy
وعزائم مغفرتك
wa 'azaima maghfiratika
And all what grants us your forgiveness
والغنيمة من بر والسلامة من كل إثم
wal ghaneemata min kulli birr, wassalamata min kulli ithm
And make us gain from all that is good, and save us from all that is bad
اللهم لاتدع لى ذنبا إلا غفرته
Allahumma la tada' li thanban illa ghafartah
O Allah, do not leave any of my sins without forgiveness
ولا هما إلا فرجته
wa la hamman illa farrajtah
and do not leave any of my grieves or sorrows without removing
ولا حاجة هى لك رضا إلا قضيتها
wa la hajatan hiya laka ridan illa rdaytaha
And leave nothing that I need and which it pleases You without being granted
يا أرحم الراحمين
yaa arhamarrahimeen
O You the most Merciful of all who have mercy

when you finish this supplication at the end of the two rak'a prayer, name what you want from Allah or what you want from others. then praise Allah and finish by sending salutations to the Prophet may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him (Allahumma ssally 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aali Muhammad: May Allah's oeace and blessings be upon Mohammad PBUH and his family). All this canbbefore you say salaam and finish the prayer. But remember that we should not ask Allah something that is forbidden or something that would displease Him the Almighty.

A Useful Link

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Wake up, Muslim Ummah (2)

Nowadays, in circulation there is an Iranian film that claims to present the Islamic point of view of the life of Mariam mother of Jesus, may Allah be pleased with both of them. This claim is not true for the following reasons:

1-From its start till the end, this film stresses the concept of Jesus as the saviour, which is not an Islamic concept. Muslims do not believe that any human being, even Prophet Muhammad, PBUH, is our saviour. Rather, he, Muhammad, is our teacher and guide to the straight path. Every Muslim is responsible for his/her choices and actions. The concept of the saviour is the core of Christianity. Christians believe that Jesus is their saviour as they believe that he was crucified and suffered to save them from Hell-fire.

The idea of the saviour originates from the Christian belief of Jesus being crucified. On the other hand, this idea or claim is strongly rejected in The Qur'an in surah 4, verse 157-158:

وقولهم إنا قتلناالمسيح عيسى بن مريم وما قتلوه وما صلبوه ولكن شبه لهم وإن الذين اختلفوا فيه لفى شك منه مالهم به من علم إلا اتباع الظن وما قتلوه يقينا* بل رفعه الله إليه وكان الله عزيزا حكيما* وإن من أهل الكتاب إلا ليؤمنن به قبل موته ويوم القيامة يكون عليهم شهيدا
"They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, though it was made to appear like that to them; they certainly did not kill him. Allah raised him up to Himself. Allah is Almighty and all-Wise. Then there is not one of the people of the book who will not believe in him [as a messenger of Allh] before his [Jesus] death, and on the day of Resurrection he [Jesus] will be a witness against them."

It is clear in the above verses, that the Qur'an firmly negates the crucifixion, confirming that Allah the Almighty did not allow it to happen, and saved Jesus by raising him up to Himself. It is also clear that Jesus, may Allah's peace be upon him, will be a witness against those who will claim other than the truth about him as is communicated in the Qur'an.

2- Muslims reject the symbolising of Prophets via acting, pictures or illustrations, etc.
In this film, the characters of Prophet Zachariyyah, the honourable Mariam, mother of Jesus as well as others, were played by acters, which is absolutely unacceplatble from the islamic point of view.

3- Most of the events in this film are not authentic from the Islamic point of view, as they were taken from Scriptures other than the Qur'an. This is despite the fact that the Prophet PBUH, has ordered us not to take information from Scriptures other than the Qur'an; he said:

"لا تصدقوهم ولا تكذبوهم"
"Neither believe them nor accuse them of lying."

My dear readers , it is important to note that highlighting the false concept of the saviour in this film simulates the tactic that is used by those who published the booklet, al Siratul Mustaqiim and the website, which the previous post warned Muslims against. We should therefore be careful of similar material which has an Islamic cover, but the contents may not necessarily be the same as what is advertised.

Wake up, Muslim Ummah (1)

Sadly, nowadays, many Muslims are busy with this life; some are competing for the worldly gains, some are wasting their lives on all sorts of pastime and amusements; some are just being lazy and doing nothing useful, while others are fighting or killing each other, all of those are averting from the light of the Qur'an and the prophet's teachings. This is, while Christian missionaries are hard at work to convert Muslims to Christianity in the Muslim world. A new cunning method was devised to deceive those of us who have a little or no knowledge of their religion apart from its name; A booklet titled Al-Siratul Mustaqiim, is being published and has been in circulation for years in different languages in many Islamic countries. Through wrong translation, the booklet twists the meaning of Quranic verses referring to Jesus AS, particularly his return near the time of the Dajjaal to convince people to believe in him as their saviour and their way to the straight path. These missionaries also have a website that is designed to look as an Islamic site.

So, please be aware of this booklet and all the Islamic materials you and your family read from. Please pay extra attention to the sources from which youth and children gain Islamic knowledge.


Below is an Islamic site that warns Muslims against this booklet

http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2005/al-siratul-mustaqiim-the-missionary-book-of-deception/

We need to increase our faith and get back to our religion by studying the Qur'an and the sunnah of the prophet SAW. We need to take great care of our children and youth, spend more time with them, help them solve their problems, nurture their faith, encourage them to study, understand and practice Islam properly. Also, we need to encourage them to build their future and be good citizens wherever they are.

How to Purify and Improve your Islam

Dear friends I have come across a very good article, it is a translation of a very good talk by one of the scholars of al-Madina al-munawwarah. It tells in a comprehensive way how to improve your Islam and how to benefit from the knowledge you learnt in establishing Islam in yourself your family then, how to implement that to your community. It also focuses on Muslims in the non-Muslim communities. It is a must for every one who really loves to be good Muslim

The article is titled

Establish the Deen in Your Self and Your family … Then Call Others to it.

the site is: this is the life of ummaslam. you'll find it among useful links in my blog

Taqwaa of Allah (From the teachings of the Prophet)

عن العرباض بن سارية رضى الله عنه قال: وعظنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم موعظة وجلت منها القلوب ، وذرفت منها العيون، فقلنا: يارسول الله كأنها موعظة مودع، فأوصنا، قال صلى الله عليه وسلم:
"أوصيكم بتقوى الله، والسمع والطاعة، وإن تأمر عليكم عبد، وإنه من يعش منكم بعدى فسيرى اختلافا كثيرا، فعليكم بسنتى وسنة الخلفاء الراشدين المهديين، عضوا عليها بالنواجذ، وإياكم ومحدثات الأمور، فإن كل بدعة ضلالة " رواه أبو داوود والترمزى, وقال حديث حسن

The Prophet's companion Ibn al-'Irbad ibn Sariyah, may Allah be pleased with him said: "The messenger of Allah gave us an admonition by which our hearts became frightened and our eyes flowed with tears, so we said to him: "O messenger of Allah, this sounds like a farewell admonition, so advice us."
The prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him said:
"I advise you to have taqwa of Allah, [be mindful of Allah], and to hear and obey even if a slave is given command over you. Whoever of you lives after me will see many disagreements [changes will be introduced in the application of the deen], so you must take hold of my sunnah, and the sunnah of the rightly guided khalifs who follow the right way. Bite on it with your molar teeth [held tight to it]. And beware of matters that are newly introduced [in your religion], for each of these newly introduced matters is an innovation [bid'ah]. And each innovation in religion is straying from the straight path, and every straying is in Hell-Fire."
Narrated by abu dawood and al-Tirmidhee,who said 'it is a sound authentic hadith'.

Words of Wisdom (2)

Prophet Mohammad used to say:

مالى وللدنيا، إنما مثلى ومثل الدنيا كمثل راكب قال فى ظل شجرة ثم راح وتركها
"What have I to do with this life? The likeness of me and this life is like a rider who rests in the shade of a tree [for a while], and then departs and leaves it."

Ali ibn Abi-Talib. the companion of the Prophet , may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, used to say:

إن الدنيا قد ارتحلت مدبرة، وإن الآخرة قد ارتحلت مقبلة، ولكل منهما بنون، فكونوا من ابناء
الآخرة ، ولا تكونوا من أبناء الدنيا. فإن اليوم عمل ولا حساب، وغدا حساب ولا عمل
"This life is departing from us, and the Hereafter is travelling towards us, and each of them has children. So, be children of the Hereafter, and do not be children of this life. Today, there is action without reckoning, and tomorrow there will be reckoning without action."

The Permanent Abode

In the Qur'an, in surah Ghafir, verse 39, Allah, exalted is He, quotes the words of the believing man from amongst the people of the Pharaoh, :

يا قوم إنما هذه الحياة الدنيا متاع وإن الآخرة هى دار القرار
"My people, the life of this world is only fleeting enjoyment. It is the Hereafter which is the permanent abode"

Words of Wisdom (1)

One day, Prophet Mohammad took hold of ibn Umar's shoulder and said:

عن بن عمر رضى الله عنه قال: أخذ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بمنكبى، فقال: كن فى الدنيا كأنك غريب إو عابر سبيل

"Be in this world as if you were a stranger or someone traversing away."

وكان بن عمر رضى الله عنه يقول: إذا أمسيت فلا تنتظر الصباح، وإذا أصبحت فلا تنتظر المساء وخذ من صحتك لمرضك، ومن حياتك لموتك. رواه البخارى

Ibn Umar used to say: "When you enter upon the evening do not await the morning, and when you get up in the morning, do not await the evening. Take from your health for your sickness, and from your life for your death"
Narrated by Al-Bukhari.

Prophet Jesus, may Allah's peace be upon him said to his disciples about this world:

اعبروها ولا تعمروها

"Cross it and do not inhabit it."

Prophet Jesus one day asked his disciples:

من ذا الذى يبنى على موج البحر دارا؟ تلكم الدنيا فلا تتخذوها قرارا

"Who is there who would build a house on the waves of the sea? That is the likeness of this life; so do not take it as a permanent abode"

Islam in China

Dear readers, I have just discovered a very nice blog and website about Islam in china. It gives the reader very interesting information, which many of us lack. It gives a very clear historical account about Islam and Muslims in the far East. I enjoyed visiting this site, and hope you will enjoy it as well

the address: http://islaminchina.info

Motherhood

Kizzi the cat became a mother for the first time on 22nd of March, which coincided with Mother's Day here in England. She gave birth to five lovely kittens. Amazingly kizi's personality has changed dramatically since then.

Kizzi used to spend more hours of her day outdoors hunting for mice, teasing birds, chasing leaves moved by the wind, or just sitting in the garden reflecting

Kizzi is very affectionate and grateful. She always rubs her nose against each of us. And she cannot start eating whithout giving me a kiss, her way of saying "thanks for the food, mum". During our meal-time, Kizi would come to the table to taste what we eat and remains in our company for sometime

Since giving birth to her babies, she spends nearly 22 hours breast feeding, licking and cleaning them and of course sleeping while the kittens feed on her milk. She would not go out more than once or twice, probably for her natural needs. As soon as she returns home, she gives us a short meow, her way of saying salam. Then, she rushes to her babies straightaway. Now, busy Kizzi hardly shares with us our food during our meal time.

Though very busy, she does not forget to give me my thank you kisses for the food. Actually, since being a mum, Kizzi became more affectionate and a lot more grateful! Amazingly, among all this hard work on her side, while the babies are sleeping she comes out from the nest to stretch her muscles and play with the children just for few minutes, then back again to her kittens. Peeping my eyes through to see her in her nest, I can see a very dedicated happy mother, who seems contented to play her role in life

Kizzi's behaviour is not like that of robots. Rather, she pauses when we offer her food to taste during meal time. She seems to think for few seconds, then makes up her mind to resume to her new job, looking after the babies. This dedication to her role in life brings to minds Qur'anic surah 20, verse 50:

"قال ربنا الذى أعطى كل شئ خلقه ثم هدى"

Moses said, 'Our Lord is He who gave everything its form, then gave it guidance

Reflecting on the dramatic change in Kizzi's behaviour; the sense of responsibility, the way she religiously attends to her babies, the way she balances her life according to her new responsibility make me wonder:

How honest, responsible and dedicated these animals are to the duties ordained upon them by Allah

Comparing Kizzi's dedication to her duities with some of the modern mums reminds me how has modern life changed the minds of many mothers and made them ignore their instinct, forget and detest their main role and duty in life?
This also reminds me of verse 72, surah 33

"إنا عرضنا الأمانة على السماوات والأرض و الجبال فأبين أن يحملنها وأشفقن منها وحملها الإنسان إنه كان ظلوما جهولا"

We offered the trust to the heavens, the earth, and the mountains, yet they refused to undertake it and were afraid of it; mankind undertook it - they have always been inept and foolish

Sincerity

The companion of the Prophet, Umar Ibn al-Khttab, may Allah be pleased with him narrated that the Prophet Peace be upon him said:

إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل إمرء ما نوى، فمن كانت هجرته لله ورسوله فهجرته لله ورسوله ومن كانت هجرته لدنيا يصيبها أو إمرأة ينكحها فهجرته إلى ما هاجر إليه
Indeed, all actions are [done] by intentions, and for each individual is that which he intended for. So, whoever migrates for Allah and His messenger, then his migration is for Allah and His messenger, and whoever migrates to gain worldly matters or to marry a woman, then his migration is for that which he migrates for

Before explaining this teaching it is essential to clarify three key concepts:
1- al-niyyaat, is the plural of niyah, which means different motives, and intentions behind doing anything. In other words, it is what we deliberately intend in our hearts, either good or bad.

2- al-a'maal, is the plural of the Arabic word 'amal, which means any act in general. From the Islamic point of view, acts can be broadly classified into three categories:

• Wrong-doings or sins which incur punishment, if people meet Allah without repenting.
  
• Good deeds; include obligatory deeds of worship which one gets rewards for doing them and earns sins for ignoring them, and recommended deeds, which one earns rewards for doing them and no sins for not doing them
  
• Permissible acts such as habits or acts like eating, sleeping, having rest etc. Doing or ignoring these acts earns the individual no rewards or sins.

However, good and sincere intention can transform permissible acts into good deeds. On the other side, good intention cannot in any way transform wrongdoings or sins into good deeds.


3- al-ikhlas, means sincerity, which implies purifying one's intention for Allah's sake. So, al-ikhlas or sincerity in Islamic understanding means that one does things purely to please Allah and in accordance to what He the all-Mighty ordains.

Explanation of the previous hadith
Indeed, all actions are [done] by intentions,
This sentence implies lots of meanings;

• all actions of mature rational persons are done according to different motives or intentions. In other words, people have different intentions behind their actions.
• The accountability before Allah will be on actions that are founded by intentions. This is confirmed in the Qur'an in surah 2 verse 225:

لا يؤاخذكم الله باللغو فى أيمانكم ولكن يؤاخذكم بما كسبت قلوبكم والله غفور حليم
"Allah will not call you to account for oath you uttered unintentionally, but He will call you to account for what you mean in your hearts. Allah is most forgiving and forbearing."

and in surah 33, verse 5

ليس عليكم جناح فيما أخطأتم به ولكن ما تعمدت قلوبكم
"...You will not be blamed if you make a mistake, only for what your hearts deliberately intend"

• Allah's acceptance of any action depends on the intention and motive behind doing it, not just the nature or the category of that act.

'and for each individual is that which he intends for'
This sentence is not a repetition of the previous sentence. Rather it refers to the rewards for one's actions:

• This sentence implies that each individual should expect to get what he intends for by his actions. So, if he intends to please Allah by his actions, he expects to gain Allah's pleasure and consequently Paradise, provided that his actions are in accordance to Islamic rules and laws. But, if the person intends by his actions worldly gains, he should expect to get what he intends for. He should not expect to gain Paradise, which he did not work for. For example, if someone planted daffodil bulbs, logically he expects to get daffodils, not roses. Logically, if one studies at the school of medicine, he expects to graduate as a medical doctor not a lawyer or an engineer.

• It also implies that Allah's acceptance of deeds depends on the intention behind them not just their nature or classification. The good deeds that are done for reasons other than pleasing Allah do not count as good deeds in the hereafter. This meaning is reflected clearly in the previous verse 114 in surah 4. This fact is also confirmed in another teaching by the Prophet, who said:

إن الله لا يقبل من العمل إلا ما كان خالصا لوجهه
"Indeed, Allah accepts only the deeds that are done purely for seeking His pleasure"

In the other half of this hadith, the Prophet may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, confirms the meanings of the previous two sentences by giving us an example of the same act (migrating), which is done for different motives. The individual who migrated to please Allah and follow His messenger, he should expect to be rewarded by Allah. But the individual who migrated to earn worldly gains, or to marry a woman he should expect to get what he worked for. So, it is not sensible to work for your own worldly gain and expect to be rewarded paradise for it.

Thus, in order to be successful in our life and make the most of it we need to purify our intention and be sure that everything we do is purely done to please Allah. Then, we expect to be drawn nearer to the King of the Worlds, the owner of the Heavens and Earth, and the Owner of Paradise.

From the Teachings of the Prophet

In the Hadith al-Qudsi, Prophet Muhammad may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him narrated:

أوصانى ربى بتسع أوصيكم بها أوصانى بالإخلاص فى السر والعلانية والعدل فى الغضب والرضا والقصد فى الفقر والغنى وأن أعفو عمن ظلمنى وأعطى من حرمنى وأصل من قطعنى وأن يكون صمتى فكرا ونطقى ذكرا ونظرى عبرا

"My Lord commanded me to command you to observe nine virtues:

He commanded me to:

• be sincere and purify my intention in all what I do in secret and in public.

• be just and fair when angry and when contented,

• spend in moderation when I am poor or rich.

• forgive those who oppressed me,

• give those who deprived me,

• keep contact with those who broke their relations with me,

• contemplate when I am silent,
• make sure what I say is in accordance to what pleases Allah,
  
• learn from what I see.

This hadith shows us the importance of sincerity and seeking Allah's pleasure alone, in all what we do. Doing any thing to please others, show off, gain praise or claim status or any worldly thing for ourselves will be rejected by Allah. To be true Muslims means all aspects of our life should be devoted to Allah as it is said in the Qur'an: "Say, my prayers and sacrifice, my life and death are all for God the Lord of the worlds."

Allah wants us to be fair and just with everyone all the time. He does not want us to be biased; we should not allow enmity or friendship to interfere with our decisions and judgements.

Allah wants us to be wise and generous not spendthrifts or misers.

Allah wants us to keep our hearts clean and pure devoid of hatred and enmity. So, He wants us to learn to forgive, and give up the desire to take our revenge.
He wants us to lean to give those who refused to help us when we wanted help; and to keep good relations even with those who once broke their contacts with us.
By doing so, our hearts will be clean and pure and also our minds. With clear minds and clean hearts we can spend our time and energy in anything that is good and useful to us and to others, instead of thinking of hatred or spreading it.

Allah wants us to elevate ourselves by acquiring the best of characters, and by connecting ourselves with our Creator all time. When we are silent, we think and we reflect. When we are engaged in talking, we say what pleases Allah. He also wants us to learn from what we see in this life, which is full of messages of guidance for those who can see.

This hadith clearly reflects the true nature of Islam and its Prophet who gathered all these virtues in his character. This hadith also shows the true reality of submission to Allah. It makes us realise the connection between the word Islam, which means submission to Allah, and the Arabic word salam, which means peace. All these nine virtues are keys to peace with one self and peace with others.

All these nine virtues depict the picture of the devoted Muslim as Allah wants him/her to be.
Any fair person, when approaching such teachings, can easily grasp the reality of the religion of Islam. And he can easily realise how some persons claim false accusations about Islam and its Prophet in order to mislead many people in the world, who do not know the Islamic teachings.

Imagine when all these nine virtues, that are mentioned in the hadith, are gathered in one person, what a wonderful person he/she will be!
When these virtues are adopted by a society, what a wonderful society it will be!
When the world adopts these virtues, what a lovely peaceful world it will be!