The Houris are in the 5th level of Heaven, which is said to be guarded by Elijah, who was renamed Sandalphon on his ascent to heaven. Rather than pray for martyrdom because your own desires will be realized, pray for Allah's will, whatever it may be to be manifest in your life. He may have extraordinary plans for you that you cannot even conceive of yet. Pray for his will, not your own desire to recline with the Houris. He alone will judge if you will be with them. gina
--- In islamcity@yahoogroups.com, Souladvisor wrote: > > ibrahim ahmad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > READ MY MINDÂ… > By: Abu Abdullah - Ibrahim Ahmad > > My prayer is to die a mu,min > Not just a Muslim > Buried in the clothes I die > Never washed, my wounds fresh > > My prayer is to wake up > With my wounds still bleedin > Incensed with musk like fragrance > With my face filled with radiance > > My prayer is to see abu qassim > Smiling at me with abu bakr > Mentioning me to abu hafsa > Uthman, Ali and ibn abi waqqas > > My prayer is to meet mus,ab > Glowing in his garden > Earned with his efforts at uhud > Having borders with julaybib > > My prayer is to be ushered > Into a garden with large-eyed maidens > All mine! O' fiesta > No pain, no siesta! > > My prayer is to go lounging > Chillin on suspended sofas > With floors made of marbles > Underneath flowing stream of laban > > My prayer is to go camping > Strolling near the banks of al-khauthar > Seeing from afar the place of abi dharrin > Ibn mas,ud, ibn abbas and ibn umarin > > O' Allah, accept my prayers > Knowing You know my mind > My brother and sister, say amin > Cuz I know you read my mind! > > Mindfully yours > Abuabdullah > > > > > O Allah, O Sufficer of the isolated and weak and Protector against terrifying affairs! Offenses have isolated me, so there is none to be my companion. I am too weak for Thy wrath and there is none to strengthen me. I have approached the terror of meeting Thee and there is none to still my fear. I beg for Your Mercy! Ameen > Push On Dua! > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
