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Adhan is
The first step towards the most important pillar of Islam after Shahaadah If you respect/respond/interact with Adhan properly, it will have direct effect on the performance of the first act of worship: Salah!
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2. The one who goes early for !Salah is in Salah " "
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As far as ( Entity & Attributes) of Allah are concerned, nothing describes better than these words. No one in this universe is greater than Allah in any sense... Not even close to him.
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Takbeer:
The most often repeated phrase in our lives (esp. in Azan, Iqamah, and Salah) Like the striking of clock every hour, reminding him of the duties towards Allah. Repeated almost 200 times by every Muslim Repeated another 200 times if you recite it 33 times after every Salah and before sleep!
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But it is dropped here. Why? To remind us that Allah can not be compared with any of His creation. He is the Greatest.
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Among the first commands given to the Prophet And glorify your Lord; Do Takbeer
Proclaim it Believe it And do it
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Do we really mean ?
After listening to Fajr Azan: If we still sleep, then is sleep greater or Allah? During the day: Is our work, meeting, chatting, eating, shopping, going or coming to some place, greater (and therefore deserves our attention) or Allah? Even worse, watching TV or just having fun with Haraam greater than Allah?
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Do we really mean ?
Imagine a scenario. My boss (at the job) tells me to prepare a report. I do not do it or do it badly and when I see him, I say, Boss! You are great! Another scenario: He asks me to come to job at 7.30 AM. I go there by 9 AM and say, Boss! You are great! Wa lillahil mathalul-alaa. If I say AllahuAkbar but do not care about his commands
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Do we really mean ?
The biggest obstacle that a person has in following the right path is his ego. He always thinks he is right. He is reminded again and again that he has to crush his ego in front of Allah. He is nothingAllah is the Greatest. Therefore, just build up the life around Allahs commandments.
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Dont make Allah to be least O Sinner! You are afraid if people look at you or you dont want to disrespect them. What about Allah who is looking at you always? Have you made Allah as the onlooker to be last and the least to be respected or afraid from or worried about!?
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O Sinner! Allah is Greater than you (and can catch you) when you make plans. O Arrogant! When you reject Truth or look down upon people, do you know that Allahu Akbar! O Oppressor! Allahu Akbar! He destroyed Firoun and so many others. O the one who thinks he is Smart or Intelligent or Boss of someone! Remember AllahuAkbar! And lastly, O poor, humble, and helpless person! Remember AllahuAkbar! Nobody is greater than Him.
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in Dawah
All obstacles, and those who create them are nothing. Say it and do it in your life! Proclaim that Allah is the Greatest.
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in Dawah
If in a country, a rulers orders are not obeyed or cared for, is he great? If Allahs Commands are not implemented, is He Great or someone else? Make all those efforts which make Allah Greatest in a society in terms of implementation of His commands. i.e., Work for ISLAMIC DAWAH.
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This is the statement of Tawheed (the Oneness of Allah). In fact the concept of Tawheed is completed here (along with Allahu Akbar)
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He is the Creator, the Sustainer, the Controller, the Lord of us all and of the entire universe the Sovereign ruler of all the creations. He alone should be worshipped and He alone should be obeyed. no one in any of these capacities is His associate.
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I should not:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. think any one other than Allah as the protector, provider, helper, etc. fear any one, nor put his trust in anyone, nor pin his hopes on anyone, worship / OBEY any one except Allah, ask for help of any one recognize anyone except Allah as the absolute law-giver and law-maker;
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I should:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Follow Allahs orders and not my own desires Regard Allah himself as the owner of my being, my wealth, and everything Consider myself accountable to Allah for every thing; Make Allah the sole criterion of my likes and the dislikes; Make the seeking of the pleasure of, and closeness to Allah the sole objective of my life Accept only Allahs guidance in all spheres of life, in social and civic spheres, in economics 38 and politics, etc. www.understandquran.c
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in Dawah :
Does humanity know this? How much work have I done in the past week? What is my plan for the next week? How much am I spending for this work?
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If Allah alone is our deity, then how to worship and obey him? Through the Prophet Muhammad pbuh. This leads to concept of Prophethood in Islam.
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1. I should accept without hesitation every teaching that is proved to emanate from Muhammad (Allahs blessings and peace be on him!); No other reasoning should be the basis of my obedience; I should take the Book of God and Sunna of His Messenger alone as the real sanction and authority and the ultimate source to fall back upon in every matter of my life;
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4. I should not adopt any idea, belief or method which is not in accordance with the Book and the Sunnah (the sayings, precepts and practices of the Prophet pbuh) All my likes and dislikes (person and family, or tribe and race, or nation and country, or community and Jamaat) should not be above the love of Allah and His Messenger pbuh Hold no human being, except , as the criterion of right and wrong
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How many people know it? How much work have we done to convey this message to humanity? LAST WEEK? What is our plan for THIS WEEK? How much am I going to spend for this?
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To start worshipping Allah and establishing our link with Him, you are called for performing the FIRST and the BEST approach Salah.
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This path alone guarantees REAL SUCCESS. If you follow other paths, you will end up in complete failure In other words, it invites everyone to think about Aakhirah. It gives concept of Aakhirah.
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Adhan is concluded by the most important of all concepts of Islam again. A complete concept of Tawheed that no one is greater than Him and there is no god except Allah. That we should work hard and seek His pleasure alone.
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Added in Adhan of Fajr.
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As part of Iqamah ( she is feminine gender, therefore stood) is used instead of ( he did); Remember ( she did)
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!Adhaan Flowchart
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Answering Adhan
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In response to and What does it mean??? There is no strength (to avoid sins; to leave everything else for Salah) and no power (to do good; to come to Salah) except with (the help of) Allah.
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Lets practice
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1. Waseelah: Special status and grade to be given only to the Prophet pbuh 2. Fazeelah: Another description of that special status 3. Maqaam-um-Mahmood: Special position that the Prophet pbuh will get on the Day of Judgment. All Prophets will be under his flag. He will be given permission to intercede etc.
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Those positions will be given to the Prophet pbuh anyway. It is a huge honor that we are encouraged by the Prophet pbuh to ask Allah that these positions be given to him (pbuh). He (pbuh) also said that whoever will do so will get special intercession by him (pbuh).
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In Conclusion
Calling/Listening/Responding to Adhan is the first step towards.. It renews our faith Teach our children Imagine if DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, BIG BUSINESSMEN, LECTURERS, PROFESSORS, LEADERS call Adhaan in the Masjid.
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