Firasah

Firasah is a sense of visual acumen, perception and insight.The firasah is a light which Allah, subhanahu wa ta`ala, deposits in the heart of His servant. By this light, His servant distinguishes between truth and falsehood and between right and wrong.

The reality of firasah is a sharp thought that enters the heart and dominates its opinion. It overwhelms the heart just as the lion does to its pray, fareesah. Note the similarity between firasah and fareesah in Arabic. However, in their linguistic forms, fareesah is an object whereas firasah is similar in form to wilayah (authority and power), imarah (authority and command) and siyasah (administration and leadership).

The strength of firasah is dependent on the strength of faith. A person with stronger faith has sharper firasah. Amr bin Nujaid used to say that whoever lowers his gaze away from prohibitions, restrains himself from vain desires, constructs his interior according to muraqabah (knowledge that Allah is watching over us), his exterior according to the Sunnah, and accustoms himself to eat only halal, his firasah will never be wrong.

Firasah is linked to three human organs: the eye, ear and heart. His eye examines the look and the signs, his ear examines the speech, the over expressions, oblique inferences and hints, content, logic and tone of voice. And his heart analyzes both what is seen and heard to perceive hidden thoughts of others. His analysis and examination of the interior compared to the exterior is like one who examines currency to see if it is counterfeit after examining the outside. It is also similar to Ahlul-Hadeeth (scholars who specialize in the knowledge of the hadeeth), who will read a hadeeth that has a sound isnad (chain of narrators) but upon examination of the matn (text of the hadeeth), it is found that it is a fabricated hadeeth.

There are two factors in firasah. One is the quality of one’s mind, the sharpness of the heart and the intelligence. The second is the appearance of the signs and indications on others. When both factors are present then one’s firasah may not be wrong.

Compiled From:
Madarij As-Salikeen, “The Station of Firasah” – Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah, Translated by Yahya

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Asalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu Brothers and Sisters in Islam!

Sometimes we complain about our times, that we are living in the worst times – the Ummah is weak, the Ummah is defeated and disunited, we wish we were living in the time of the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) or times of the heroic Islamic eras.

One of the Tabi’een said to one of the Sahabah r.a: “How did you treat Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) when he was among you?”

So a Sahabi r.a talked about how they used to treat the Prophet and that they did their best.

The Tabi’ responded by saying, “If the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) was living in our time we would have carried him on our shoulders.”

What the Tabi’ was trying to say is that the Sahabah r.a did not treat him good enough and if he was living with them, they would have treated him better than the Sahaba r.a.

The Sahabi r.a replied, “A person does not know what they would have done had they lived in that time; we were fighting our fathers and brothers and it was not an easy thing. Now your fathers and brothers and family are Muslims; you imagine you are going to treat Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) in a certain way. So do not ask or wish for something Allah did not destine for you.”

And,

Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) has mentioned in a hadith that
"Even though the best generation is of the Sahabah,
then the Tabi’een,
then the Taba Tabi’een,

there will be a generation of people at the end of time and the ajar of one of them will be equal to the ajr of fifty! So the Sahabah asked, “Fifty of us or fifty of them?” Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) said, “Fifty of you.”

[Sahih al-jamii]

Umm Suraaqah

I entered an open society. I walked through it and saw its sqaures. I wanted to know its condition.. i realized that theres no need to explore or check.. for its doors are open and its secrets exposed, so i asked about my fellow sisters??

I saw them deceived by fake appearance, by attractive looks..running after new trends with fake slogans, and they all race to say "Im the best"..

You see them walking freely in malls, lost in the streets, wasting money.. and at weddings they are clothed but naked, everyone of them show off her new dress, high heels, the new jewelry..you see them wearing a new dress at every gathring.

We see the the extravagance and wastefulness, heedlessness without any reminders. So they closed their doors and puled their curtains so they wont get disturbed by hot air or dust..by painfull screams, whinings, banging noises or burning fire..

Its like they were created for themselves, they've been deceived by the dunya and its fancy glitter, its temporary enjoyments and forgotten or purposely forgotten that they have a family other than their real family, brothers other than their real brothers. They are tied to them by the best humanly bonds..those who are kicked out of their homes, with sorrowful hearts and their money stolen.. we see men killed, imprisoned and opressed by the opressors with orders. We see women who lives the life of fear and hunger in homes frightened after the missing of the loved ones and the absence of the guardian..light cut off in the dark rooms as the result of the destruction.

She fear that the enemys soldier will break off he door..violate the honour of the beloved one..she wipes away the tears of a sad child..his stomach makes noises out of hunger, he sleeps in a room without cover and cant find anything warm, except his mothers lap..who tries to sleep but gets awaken by the noises of the tanks and explosions..all this is the result of the enemy who took our lands with oppression and persecution.. with power, hatred and by force and enmity..stealing and robbing..

We see blood and bodies, imprisonment, persecution and destruction..and still those women have closed their balconies, and they have turned away their hearts..until when will the hinder and disertion continue, and until when this heedlesness and forgetfullness?

O sister, how do sleep nicely while theres eyelids awaken by the enemies hands..?

and how do you enjoy living while your brothers go through what they go through from tragedies and several trials?

Or how do you enjoy life when your sisters go through what they go through?

O descendant of Khadeejah, 'Asmaa' and 'Aa'ishah..isnt it time for you to realize that in dunya theres life and death, truth and falsehood, trials and blessings, fitnah and tamkeen, Islam and kufr?

I wonder who from among the women today worries about the Ummah? Who among the women cried over the massacre of Jineen, Nablous and Rafah?

Which one among the women cried over the fall of Kaabul? Or which among them cried over the fall of Baghdaad?

By Allaah, you dont see among the women except those who cry over their "love", and are not at least pained over that which befalls this Deen and its people!! (Illaa Man rahima Rabbee)

O sister, You have to wake up the hearts of men, and raise the spirits of the heroes..and say, we refuse humiliation and subjection, misery or succumb..and we want to be free from bowing to the cross worshippers..

You have to push your loved ones to the battlefield, for the sake of The Most Beloved, The Lord of Mankind who is more deserving that we sacrifice the most beloved to us for His sake, from our lives, and our earnings.

I say to you my Muslim Sister, the least that is expected from you is when the men leave for Jihaad, that you stay silent and are pleased by Allaahs orders. Do not become an obstacle on their way to paradise or Allaahs pleasure.

Allaah Says (translated meaning)

"Those who prefer the life of this world instead of the Hereafter, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e.Islam) and seek crookedness therein - They are far astray."[Surat Ibraheem, vers 3]

So be like Al-Khansaa', Nusaybah Bin Ka'b and Safiyyah Bint 'Abd al-Muttalib whose examples still can be found in our time, those who seek to lift the humiliation and shame from this Ummah and raise the Banner of victory for Islaam and muslims with the blood of their sons and to stop the kufr and communistic rise from the lands of Islam and its people

O sister, why dont you become like the example of Umm Suraaqah..and what do you know about Umm Suraaqah. She sent her son for Jihaad in Afghanistaan, and when he got shahaadah they (the mujahideen) said how do we inform her about her sons death? So they said, if sheikh Abdullah 'Azzam talks to her it would be easier on her. So shaikh 'Azzam cals her and gave her the glad tidings of her sons Shahaadah and he told her words of comfort on patience, but she didnt need those words at all, and it was as if she was waiting for this news with excitement..so she replied to the sheikh saying:"Alhamdulillaah for Suraaqahs Matyrdom and in a week i will send you his brother to replace him. [1]




By: Umm Azzam, Sawt al-Jihaad


[1] This story was mentioned in the book " The Role of the Women in Fighting the Enemies " by Sheikh Yousef 'Uyayri Rahimahullaah

Rise to join the Revolution Caravan

(Hamlet) was in doubt about something—whether it was nobler in the mind of man to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune—moderation—or to take up arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them. And I go for that. If you take up arms, you’ll end it, but if you sit around and wait for the one who’s in power to make up his mind that he should end it, you’ll be waiting a long time. And in my opinion, the young generation of whites, blacks, browns, whatever else there is, you’re living at a time of extremism, a time of revolution, a time when there’s got to be a change. People in power have misused it and now there has to be a change and a better world has to be built and the only way it’s going to be built with—is with extreme methods. And I, for one, will join in with anyone—I don’t care what color you are—as long as you want to change this miserable condition that exists on this earth. Malcolm X

A Dream Come True

A Dream Come True

Abu Ubaydah al-Khidramy

So many times I would hear about the Mujahideen and about their purity; and their noble characters and many times I would hear and see the news of the Mujahideen and their heroism, and I would ask myself: how do I reach them? Would it be possible for me to sit with them and be with them?!

This was the dream that enticed us, despite media (attempts) to obscure and spread rumors about (the Mujahideen). Indeed a significant matter and great calamity is the misguidance by some of those who claim to adhere to ‘Ilm by issuing disgraceful fatwas to the effect that “any of the Mujahideen” are corrupters on earth and they destroy homes and kill innocents. But I do not know which innocents they mean.
Despite all this, that dream was in mind as the days disappeared and events moved swiftly. The banner was becoming clearer every day and Paradise was receiving the martyrs. My days were decreasing and my life hastening onward as the shaytan with all his might and trickery to deter me from achieving my desired goal. But through the Grace of Allah, after it had been difficult for us to migrate to the lands of Jihad like Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, a front was opened for me, and it was one of the greatest battle fronts: the Peninsula of Muhammad, صلى الله عليه وسلم.
After Allah granted me the good fortune to join my Mujahideen brothers, I saw the wonder of wonders. I saw the brothers sacrifice their persons, their wealth and all that they possessed for their Lord. I saw the brothers who were humble to the Believers and hard upon the infidels. I saw brothers preferring poverty for themselves. I saw brothers rising in the night and fasting in the day. I saw brothers who loved one another. I saw brothers who possessed the qualities of goodness and piety: a great thing.

Amongst the beautiful qualities I perceived in them was following the guidance of Shari’ah in their Jihadist lives and in their dealings with their enemies. I felt a life of happiness and spiritual ease despite the fact I was far from my family and loved ones, but believe Allah Who says: “He who forsakes his home in the cause of Allah, finds in the earth many a refuge, wide and spacious: should he die as a refugee from home for Allah and His messenger, his reward becomes due and sure with Allah: and Allah is oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.”And believe the words of the Messenger of Allah, صلى الله عليه وسلم, when he said: “You must wage Jihad in the cause of Allah Almighty and Blessed, for it is one of the gates of Paradise by which Allah banishes concern and sorrow” (1). For rest; all rest, is to be found in jihad fi sabeel Allah to elevate the Word of Allah Almighty in order to achieve the desired dream and aspiration.

Finally, I advise myself and my brothers to praise Allah and thank Him for what he has bestowed upon us to serve His Deen. By Allah, how many of the deprived and the idle are shown that, in Jihad, it is Allah from whom we seek aid. And, my brothers, we must beseech from Allah steadfastness and dedication and that He destine for us Martyrdom head on and not from behind.

(1) Narated by Ahmad in his Musnad 23094

The Last Will of the Second Sister

The Last Will of the Second Sister Who Attacked Moscow ]

Peace, mercy and the Blessings of Allah be upon you, my Muslim sisters.

My friends, some would say that this path I have chosen is a hard and difficult one, but it is very valuable in the eyes of Allah. By Allah it is valuable!

Sometimes the price we have to pay for taking this path is our own life, and so we sell it to Allah in exchange for Paradise.

Man sells his life to Allah, Glorified and Exalted, as mentioned in the Quran: there are some men who are willing to sell their lives to Allah so as to gain His mercy.

It means, that Allah will show His mercy to anyone who is willing to sell themselves for the sake of Allah. We are striving for Paradise, and the pleasure of Allah, to earn the grace of Allah.

So today Allah has given us this opportunity, and it may be that if we pass up this opportunity, Allah may not give us another chance, and we may never again reach the same height of Faith as we have today.

We decided to sell our souls to Allah, in order to please Allah, but also to terrorise the enemies of Allah, who seek to humiliate the Muslims today, and who wish to harm the Muslims.

My dear sisters, our enemy, these Disbelievers, can harm us only so far as Allah wills, they cannot achieve anything that Allah, Glorified and Exalted, does not allow.

Our strength comes from us being united. But if we are not united, if the Muslims are fragmented, then the enemy will destroy us rapidly.

You say that you are working on the path of Allah, that you are doing good deeds, that you have exerted all your energy in this way. But why are we doing these things?

We strive and exert all our energy for the sake of Allah's mercy, to earn Paradise, and to have an answer on Judgement Day, when we're asked by Allah what we did for His sake.

I'm happy for all those who are doing something for the sake of Allah, but my sisters…

I have to say that sometimes your words cause damage to the Jihad in the path of Allah.

If you are not careful then your good deeds can become insignificant when compared with the damage you inflict.

It came to pass to some sisters used a moment when I was weak, weak in my Faith, for we all know that our Faith can go up and down.

And at that time, when there was a period of my weakness, they began to say things in conversation, to cause such discord, and to disparage one sister, who eventually turned out to be far worthier and more sincere than they are.

And praise be to Allah, Satan comes to us, trying to weaken us, and turns us against one another, except for the sincere slaves.

And praise be to Allah, we were found to be among the sincere, and in spite of the discord and differences that existed between that sister and me, all praise be to Allah, it is all in the past, and we have adjusted our attitude, and forgiven one another.

My sisters, this is a very serious issue. Think about it, as you will have to answer to Allah!

If you work in the path of Allah and desire Paradise, then do martyrdom attacks, sell your souls to Allah. What could be better than this? Think about it carefully. And also, some of you have published a variety of poems and then blamed each other. These verses and this gossip bring nothing but harm to the religion of Allah.

If there is some offense caused to one of you, if there is a problem, then solve it among yourselves. Is the discord between you not bad enough, that you need to expose it to the public?

Glory be to Allah! May Allah forgive all of us for this discord.

And I do not want, nor am I able to speak at great length, I wasn’t going to do this record at all, but then I decided to make it as dawah for the sake of Allah in my last moments.

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah.

Description of One Who Truly Fears Allâh

Mansûr bin ‘Ammar narrates: I went out at the end of one night, mistakenly thinking that the morning had begun. Seeing that it was still dark, I sat down beside a small door [of a house]. While I was sitting there, I heard the voice of a young man crying; he was saying: “By Your Might, and by Your Majesty, with my sin I did not intend to oppose You. When I disobeyed You, I was not ignorant of Your punishment, nor was I seeking it out. And I did not take lightly the fact that You are All-Seeing. It is just that my soul enticed me, and my wretchedness overcame me; also, I became deluded into feeling safe by the fact that You cover me with your screen [protecting me from the sight of others when I sin]. I disobeyed You through my ignorance, and I went against Your [commands] through my own fault. Now who will save me from Your punishment? And if Your rope has been cut from my [hand], then whose rope can I cling to? Alas for the days I have spent disobeying my Lord! O, woe unto me! How often do I repent, yet how often do I then return to sinning! Is not the time near when I will be shy of my Lord [i.e., shy of disobeying Him]?”

After I heard his words, I said: “I seek refuge in Allâh from the accursed Shaytân [Devil]. In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:

‘O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire [Hell] whose fuel is men and stones, over which are [appointed] angels stern [and] severe.’ [At-Tahrîm 66:6].”

I heard a muffled, yet terrified sounding voice; [but since it was not my business to barge into the house] I got up and went on my way. When I returned in the morning, I passed by the same house, and there was a dead body being led out of the house; in the midst of that scene, an old woman kept on coming and going. I asked her: “Who is the dead person?”

“Go away from me,” she said. “Do you want to renew for me my sadness?”

“I am a stranger here,” I said.

“This dead person is my son,” she said. “Last night, a man – may Allâh not reward him well – recited a Verse in which the Hell-fire is mentioned. My son, having heard him, continued to cry and shake with terror until he died.”

That is indeed the description of one who truly fears Allâh.
Source: Glimpses at the Lives of the Righteous People