U of A Sisters’ Circle

Assalamu alaikum Sisters

Hope you all had a very restful long weekend

InshaAllah our next Sisters’ Circle Meeting will be Wednesday (tomorrow ) 12:00-12:50 room 606 SUB
Sr. Amena will tell us about Nusaybah bint Ka’b (RadiAllahu anha)

The film, An Inconvenient Truth, also came up in our discussion of signs of the Day of Judgment. Watch the preview below. We should all try and watch this film!

One of the signs of the coming of the Day of Judgment is an increase in earthquakes. Last meeting, we began discussing examples of this and an article by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad reflecting on the Turkish earthquakes was mentioned. It’s an excellent article – very insightful. Here’s the link:

When the Generous Appears with the Name Avenger

 

 

Last meeting, Sr. Salwa presented the signs of the Day of Judgment. Alhamdulillah, we had a very fruitful discussion . Here is a summary:

Minor Signs of the day of Judgment

 

1. slave will become master

2. shepherds will compete for the constructions of tall buildings

3. knowledge of islam will be taken away and ignorance will increase

- No respect for scholars

- Anyone and everyone is a scholar

4. Drinking and fornication will increase heavily

5. Population of men will increase till when there will be 50 women for 1 man

6. 30 people will claim to be prophets before dajjal comes

7. abundance of wealth where no body would accept zakkah

8. killing will increase

9. time will be shortened that a year will be like a month and month like a day and day like an hour

10. 2 great countries will fight and kill each other

11. Earthquakes will increase

12. A person will pass by the grave and wish they would trade places without despair

13. Coming of the last Prophet s.a.w

 

 

 

Major signs of the day of judgment

 

1. Dajjal will come claiming to be God, purpose to deceive and unbelievers will follow him

2. Mahdi will come at the time of dajjal

3. Essa will come back

4. An animal will come and call people back to Islam.

5. Yajooj and Ma’jooj

6. 3 places will sink and swallowed up in the earth, in west, east and in the Saudi Arabian Penensula

7. Fire will come from the area of yemen and sweep the world

8. Sun will rise from the west

9. Angel israfeel will blow the horn

 

 

4 questions in the grave:

1. Who is your lord

2. What is your religion

3. Who told you about your religion

4. What is the book

Eid Mubarak
May God accept your Ramadan, your fasts, and your prostrations, and bless you with increase, amin!

 

InshaAllah our next Sisters’ Circle meeting will be Wednesday, October 25 12:00-12:50 in room 606 SUB.
This time we’ll be playing jeopardy for Eid! We’re also having a potluck – so if you can, bring in a small snack to share .
Should be lots of fun!!

Participate in “Campaign for Kindness” by performing an act of kindness, no matter how small, for every day of the month of Ramadan. It can be anything – even just smiling at someone, not replying to someone’s insults, etc. The idea is to be consistent and consciously perform these acts so that they might become habits. Please feel free to share any suggestions for kind deeds or any experiences you had while doing this

Check out: kindnesscampaign.wordpress.com/

InshaAllah we will meet next on Monday. Oct.2, Room 606 of SUB at 12:00

Sr. Amena will give a presentation on: Characteristics of a muslim – how can we stand out as model human beings!

Hope to see you there

Caliph Ali was once fighting in a war imposed on Muslims, and the chief of the Unbelievers confronted him. During the fight, the Ali was able to overcome him, who fell down on the ground and Ali was about to kill him. This person, knowing his fate now, had no choice so he spit on the face of Ali. Ali immediately got up and left him alone. The man came running to him and asked, “You had a chance to kill me since I am a Polytheist; how come you didn’t use your sword?” Ali said, “I have no personal animosity toward you. I was fighting you because of your disbelief, on behalf of God. If I had killed you after you spat on my face, then it would have become my personal revenge which I do not wish to take.” That Unbeliever chief became a Muslim immediately and testified that ‘There is no god but Allah, and that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is the Messenger of Allah’.

Sa’eed bin Musayyeb says: Once the Prophet (peace be upn him) was sitting with his Companions, and one person used insulting words against Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), causing him pain. But Abu Bakr remained silent. The person again used bitter words against Abu Bakr, and still Abu Bakr did not respond. The third time when this ignorant person hurt Abu Bakr with his tongue, Abu Bakr tried answering back.

At this point the Prophet (sall Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) got up. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him, “Are you displeased with me, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet (pbuh) replied, “No, but (when you remained silent) an angel came down from the heaven responding to this man’s talk. But the moment you started replying to that man, the angel went away and the devil sat down. And I cannot sit where the devil is sitting.”[Abu Dawood]