charting a course to paradise

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Islamic Da’wah Movement, Trinidad & Tobago

Youth ConferenceNovember 2009

Islamic Dawah Movement (IDM)

Youth Conference14th November 2009UWI, JFK Auditorium

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OUTLINE

•Conceptualize topic•Objective of Muslims – clarify•Paradise – description from Qur’an and Hadeeth

•Steps in charting a course to Paradise

•How bad do you want it?

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Conceptualizing

•Charting – carving, developing, planning, mapping, pointing in a direction

•Course – way, path, road, •Paradise – Jannah, Heaven, a place which no earthly eyes have seen, beautifully described in Qur’an

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Objective of Life5

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What does Islam say about this?

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Life in this world• Know you (all), that the life of this world is but

play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting and multiplying (in rivalry) among yourselves, riches and children. Here is a similitude: how rain and the growth which it brings forth delight (the hearts of) the tillers; soon it withers; you will see it grow yellow; then it becomes dry and crumbles away. But in the Hereafter is a penalty severe (for the devotees of wrong). And forgiveness from Allah and (His) good pleasure (for the devotees of Allah). And what is the life of this world, but goods and chattels of deception? (Surat al-Hadid: 20)

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"And put forward to them the example of the life of this world: It is like the water (rain) which

We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth

mingles with it, and becomes fresh and green. But (later) it

becomes dry and broken pieces, which the winds scatter. And

Allah is Able to do everything." (Quran 18:45)

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"My similitude and that of the life of this world is that of a traveler who took a rest at mid-day under a shade of a tree and then left it." (Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah

and al-Hakim)

A comparison

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Well-defined plan

•Our final destination is the life of the Hereafter. Where we end up, Jannah (Paradise) or Jahannam (Hell-fire) depends on what we worked towards in this life.

•Paradise is the aim and the hope of every Muslim. But like trying to attain any goal, in order to achieve success, one must have a well-defined plan, and it must be implemented to be successful.

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To prepare for our journey, we need to

find out what our destination is like; who are its people,

and most importantly, how to get there.

The Journey

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Do You Already Have a Plan?

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PLANNING TOOLS

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Prayer

Dhikr

Respect

Fasting

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Description

•The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) told us that within Paradise are things that no eyes have ever seen, nor ears have ever heard, and that things in it are beyond our imagination and comprehension, but we all have our own personal ideas of what eternal bliss would probably be like.

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From Qur’an

•"The description of Paradise which the Muttaqoon have been promised is that in it are rivers of water, the taste and smell of which are never changed. Rivers of milk the taste of which will remain unchanged. Rivers of wine that will be delicious to those who drink from it and rivers of clear, pure honey. For them will be every kind of fruit and forgiveness from their Lord." [ 47:15]

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From Qur’an

•"And those foremost (In Tawheed and obedience to Allah and His Messenger in this life) will be foremost (in Paradise). They will be those nearest to Allah in the Gardens of Delight…▫Al Qur’an 56:38

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From Qur’an

•Surah 76: 12 – 21•Surah 56: 10-38•Surah 36: 55-58

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From the Hadeeth• "The people of Paradise will look at the dwellers of

lofty mansions (i.e. a superior place in Paradise) in the same way as one looks at a brilliant star, far away in the East or in the West of the horizon. This is because of their superiority over one another (in reward)." One of the people asked, "O Allah's Messenger, are these lofty mansions for the Prophets which no one else can reach?"

The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) replied, "No! By Allah, in whose Hands is my life, these are for men who believe in Allah and also believe in the Messenger." [Bukhari and Muslim]

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From the Hadeeth• Anas ibn Malik narrated that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi

wasalam) said, • "Verily in Paradise there is a market in which (the

inhabitants of Paradise) will come to every Friday. The North wind will blow and scatter fragrances on their faces and on their clothes. This will add to their beauty and their attractiveness. They will then go back to their families after having an added luster to their beauty and their attractiveness. Their families will say to them, 'By Allah you have been increased in beauty and loveliness after leaving us,' and they will say, 'By Allah you too have increased in beauty and attractiveness after us.'" (Muslim)

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From the Hadeeth• Jabir ibn Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of

Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, • "(I saw in a dream that) I entered Paradise,

and behold, there was a palace built of gold. I asked, 'Whose is this palace?' They (the angels) replied, 'For a man from the Quraysh.' So I thought it might be I, so I asked, 'And who is he?' They said, 'Umar Ibnul Khattab.' Nothing stopped me form entering it except your Ghirah (sense of honor)." Umar said, "My Ghirah would never be offended by you, O Messenger of Allah." [Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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Abu ‘Abdullah Jabir bin ‘Abdullah al-Ansari, radiyallahu anhuma, reported that a man

questioned the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, saying:

•"Do you see, if I pray the prescribed (prayers), fast during Ramadhan, treat the lawful as permissible and treat the forbidden as prohibited, but do nothing more than that, shall I enter Paradise?” He (the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) answered: “Yes.”▫[Muslim]

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Hadeeth

•Imam Nawawi said that the meaning of “treat the forbidden as prohibited” is to avoid the forbidden, and the meaning of to “treat the lawful as permissible” is to perform them believing that they are permissible.

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Forgiveness

•Rasul Allah, sal Allah alayhi wa sallam, said, “If anyone continually asks forgiveness, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, relief from anxiety, and will provide for him from where he never realized.”

Abdu Dawood, Hadith 599

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Make it a Habit

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Following the Prophet (saw)

•"All of my followers will enter Paradise except those who refuse." It was asked, "O Messenger of Allah, who would refuse?" He said, "He who obeys me enters Paradise and he who disobeys me has refused." [Sahih al-Bukhari]

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STEPS TO

PARADISE

Summarized by Imam Ibn Hajar in his

commentary of Sahih Al-Bukhari

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1. Tawheed and Love of Allah

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2. Love the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him

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3.ArkaanThe Fundamental

Pillars of Islam

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Maa salaqakum fee Saqar: Ar-Rayyan; Hajj Mabroor reward

4. Dhikrullah (Remembrance of

Allah) and Duah

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5. Al Qur’an (The Book of Allah)

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6. As Sadaqa(Charity)

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7. Silat-ur-RahimKeeping Family Ties

(Bonds)

Khadijah: …you

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8. As-Sidq (Truthfulness / To be

Truthful)

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9. At- Tawbah(Repentance to

Allah)

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10. Al-Afw(Forgiving others /

pardoning others when wronged)

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Let us Chart our Course for our Destination

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Thank YouMirza Ali-

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