jumuah mubarak!!!!

aSALAAMU ALIKUM WARAG MATULLAH HI WA BARAKATU!!!!

 

JuMuah Mubarak!!!

 

i trust all is well and everything is great!!!

 

All praise and Glory be to the Almighty for blessing us with another Friday.. another day to live and love for HIS Sake, Ameen.

 

This has been quite a week... there was monday... and it was followed by tuesday... and then Wednesday ... and so on... lol :-) [ stupid joke]

Alterntaively... time flies... and the World Cup continues to generate an atmosphere of excitement and oppertunity...

 

When i  mention oppertunity the first thought many may think is to be part of it and say " I Was there" .. or to obtain some financial profit... BUT NO ...

I was speaking to a brother in the week ... and he was telling me that he attended the Spain v Potugal game ( ironic that these two teams were involved as Islam flourished in the Iberian Peninsula for over 700 years)  and to his delight he witnessed hundreds of Fellow Muslims... men and woman ...cramming into small spaces to fulfill thier duties to Allah swt... by reading their Salaah on time and before going to the game ... he saw PAlestinian flags at the Stadium ... JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT  even though we are in the midst of a tidal wave of distraction we can ... still achieve so much in respect to DEAN. There will be those that are for the WC and those that are Agaisnt it... but either or ... oppertunity knocks...

and if you fail to shoot... we aint gonna score... get my drift

 

 

Ke Nako!!!

 

"Ke Nako" means simply "it's time". And, indeed, Africa's time has come to use the 2010 FIFA World Cup to change perceptions of Africa and reposition the continent in a positive light with South Africa as the theatre and Africa the stage. Walking up and down LONG STREET in town... plenty of Foreingers have used this slogan to greet me and the many others. Its being used in by all and sundry... to give a warm and pleasant welcome to visiters and fellow south africans.   
 

This slogan got me thinking... eventually we will all be the subject of the following conversation: " it was his time" ... "sy tyd was in"         "Allah swt planned that this was his time" ... yes we will ...

 

Then later this week it hit me ... i heard this Ayah/ verse of the Noble Quran being recited and i thought WOW.. what if i can be greeted and welcomed like that... Its a common ayah in a very familiar surah .. which will peg at all our hearts... Some repeat it three times for emphasis... but all i ask is for all to reflect... and ponder.

 

bismillah hir agmaniragheem...

 

 

سَلاَمٌ قَوْلاً مِّن رَّبٍّ رَّحِيمٍ

[quraan 36: 58]

" ("Salam (Peace!)'' -- a Word  from the Lord (Allah), Most Merciful.)"  

Ibn Jurayj said, "Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, concerning this Ayah, Allah Himself, Who is the Peace (As-Salam) will grant peace to the people of Paradise. This from Tafsir ibn Kathir ...

BUT to understand the aforemenitoned verse we need to reverse a few verses and see to whom or about what Allah swt is talking about... " 54 This Day (Day of Resurrection), none will be wronged in anything, nor will you be requited anything except that which you used to do. 55 Verily, the dwellers of the Paradise, that Day, will be busy in joyful things. 56 They and their wives will be in pleasant shade, reclining on thrones..   "   THIER'S NOTHING WRONG WITH .... KE NAKO... IM JUST HIGHLIGHTING SOMETHING I CAME ACCROSS THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE. ... but you have to admit... WOW... if we can receive such a greeting ... all we have to do ... is to give our best  inthe path of Allah swt ... i make dua that we all do, Ameen. AND ALLAH SWT KNOWS BEST.[ i shall seek forgiveness if i have said or doine anything incorrect or wrong ...] THINK. PONDER. REFLECT. ps: to understand these verses or any of the verses better refer to an authentic version of the Tafsir of Quraan... eg. ibn Kathir amongst others Ps2: or consult your nearest A'lim, imaam, scholar of Quarran. Ps3: WOrld cup fact: Brazil leads all countries with 64 world cup wins, 201 goals forward, and a +117 goal differential. PsP: HALAAL TOUR 2010... CONTINUED onto COSy COrner .. in Wynberg ... THE CHAR GRILLED RUMP STEEAK CHEEESE SANDWHICH... AWESUM ... ALHUMDULILLAH... WII: I HAVE NO JOKE THIS WEEK:-( XBOX: REFER TO WII above ... lol:-) peace. Love. and a char grilled rump steak sandwihcih with cheeeeese.. mm-p