The essential thing is to believe in God without seeing Him, because if we saw Him, then we would have no merit to do it. According to the Holy Qur'an, not a single living being leaves this world before having believed it, because at the moment of giving up the soul to its Creator, the angels lift us the sails of the unknown, and we even see our place, either in Heaven or Hell. But God does not accept the repentance and reconversion of a dying person.

It is then that we supplicate the Lord to delay our death by a small delay in order to return to reason and lead a life of believer, but alas, the term of each one can not be advanced or delayed by one second. God in his infinite Mercy gave us enough time to recover and return to reason and common sense. He gave us a lifetime and enough opportunities to make our choice, believe or die in disbelief ...!

(Translated from French)

The longest day...! This day in reality, it is not this military event that put an end to the Second World War, with the history of the landing in Normandy of the American army. The longest day is not the 21st of June, the great day that man's science has designated as the longest day.... of the year, not even less the title of a song or the title of a book that tells some of the events of life here on earth, nor the address of a Blog in the space of the net, No! No, it is not that at all, the longest day is something else, it is an unimaginable event and the great minds of this world cannot conceive the slightest detail. It is a day that goes well beyond the framework of our life in this world....

The longest day is a day that we have all the reasons in the world to imagine ourselves, to apprehend and above all to prepare for it, after having believed in it...! This day is the last Judgment Day! One day that every man in this world should believe deeply, fear and fear from the depths of his soul. This day represents for all of us, the great wrath of God, His great wrath...! This is a terrible day for all of humanity. In the Holy Quran, God tells us " O mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing.

On the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe ( Surat Al Haj, Verses 1&2)

The longest day is a dark and tenebrous day, overflowing with distress and anguish, devastation and mass destruction, a day when the whole world will ignite. That day and according to the Qur' an ‘’The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand year ‘’ (Al Ma’arij /The Ascending stairways Surat/ 70 Verses/4), this is the Day when Allah will judge all men according to their deeds, good or bad.

An authenticated hadith tells us that on Judgment Day there will be a very narrow bridge thrown over the entire length of Hell, the depth of which is evaluated at long walks. All men, good or bad, will cross this bridge at different speeds and according to their degrees of faith. The best will pass like lightning, the others like a breeze of wind, others like a quick stallion, and others at the speed of the pedestrian, while others will cross it on their knees and the rest will be grabbed by the claws of Hell and fall into the abyss of the furnace. Thus, there will not be a single man who will not know this fate as terrible as all the terror of the world can be.

Therefore, all this life, however long it may be, is only a bridge and a great ordeal, which will allow all people to cross one day this bridge that will lead them directly to heaven or hell!

Always and according to the majority interpretation, all men and jinnies will be rewarded or punished, each according to his actions in this life of this world. Those who believe in this world and accumulate good works will be forgiven and their sins will be blotted out. The others, for their part, these damned will be condemned to remain in hell, so that their skin will be consumed. The only food they will have is the "Zaggoûm", the fruit of a tree that grows in hell and tears their bowels.

However, and in anticipation of this great day, this terrible day that all human reason cannot conceive, nor can we imagine its great horrors, fears and torments, all the people will be present at the great meeting, gathered in a place, for the Last Judgment!

This day, which, however, just by thinking of it terrifies us, all the dead will be called to life, they will all be resurrected. This day, which will last 50,000 years, will be so long that the cursed will wish they were in hell rather than staying there, ignoring that the torments of hell will be much worse.

This day when all our works, good and bad will be equitably exposed to God who will decide our final fate. We will be judged with divine righteousness; the victors, those touched by God's grace, will enter Paradise. The others, sinful, transgressors, will have only what they deserved, they will be sent to hell.

This hell where all will meet together, the associates, the hypocrites, these so-called believers, those who have faith only in appearance, then the Jews, the Sabeans and the Christians, all those who have denied here on earth the Qur' an, the Messenger of God (peace and salvation on Him) and the day of the Last Judgment.

In addition, the righteous shall enter Paradise, shall dwell therein forever-in gardens with groves, and shall drink springs of living waters, streams of pure honey, and unalterable milk. They will even have delicious wine that does not provoke any drunkenness, as well as heavenly fruits that will offer themselves and will be within their reach. They will have as wives, maidens of equal age "houris" with big black eyes. The women of paradise who have never been touched by men or jinn.

Life in this paradise will be as real as it is physical. This paradise, which is as vast as the heavens and earth, this Garden whose beauty has never struck the eyes, ears or hearts of mortals and whose benefits will be as numerous as they are unimaginable, will in fact be the Empire of an eternal life that God in His infinite Mercy has reserved for His own, those righteous and blessed, who have come out of this modest and blessed.

After the Purgatory where believing sinners will spend a certain period of time and eventually enter Heaven. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and salvation on Him) will not cease to cry out:"O my God, my nation, my nation! Until all the dead in the Muslim faith return to the vast Paradise where they will remain forever.

According to a hadith of the Prophet (Paix and salvation on Him): (A space in Paradise, whose greatness equals one foot, would be better than the whole world and all that it contains.).

What the Qur’an teaches us:

Race toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believed in Allah and His messengers. That is the bounty of Allah which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty."(Qur' an Sura Al Hadid/ The Iron Sura 57- verses 21)

In addition, protect them from the evil consequences [of their deeds]. In addition, he whom you protect from evil consequences that Day - You will have given him mercy. That is the great attainment. (Qur’an: Ghafir / the Forgiver, Sura 40, Verses 9)

Lord, grant us what you have promised to us through your messengers, and do not humiliate us on the Day of Resurrection. Surely, you never fail to fulfil your promise. (Quran)

Author: Mokhtar Reguieg - Translated from French by habib attifa Boukar

If we want God to forgive us, we as humans, who sin disproportionately night and day, we need to know how to seize this opportunity and a great favour that the Lord has reserved for us and yet grants us in spite of everything, so that we may be able to love one another continuously. The Lord tells us, « He who does not forgive, will not be forgiven. In addition, in a verse of the Quran, God teaches us «May they forgive and absolve. Don't you love that God forgives you! Moreover, God is Oft Forgiving and Merciful! ( Quran 24/22) Therefore, forgiveness is the basis of everything in this life. We cannot love without forgiveness, and we cannot live without love.

The world has aged, the end is near! The lights are red, blinking, don't you think? Do you not think that it is already time for us to come to grips with ourselves, to be lucid, to reflect, to come back to reason, to take the right path, the only way that must save us, the way of Allah (Exalted be He), the way of the godly, the way of the chosen ones of Allah, that of the eternal Paradise?

In one of the verses of the holy Qur' an, Allah (Exalted be He) tells us, «Unquestionably, [for] the allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve,62/Those who believed and were fearing Allah,63/For them are good tidings in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. No change is there in the words of Allah. That is what is the great attainment.64 (Surat Yunus/Jonah 62:64).

In the face of this great tragedy, which pitted Algeria against France for years and which, among other Arab and Muslim countries in particular, caused tides of blood to flow and caused hundreds of thousands of deaths on both sides, and for which the responsibility for this massive loss of human life lies today directly with our generation and the generation before us, and not with our children, who are totally innocent in the presence of our lord and the people.

It is only when we assume this painful past, and acknowledge all our mistakes and our great murderous madness, that it is perhaps only after, when our generation will probably disappear so that the norm will probably be trivialized between our two countries, and that this Mediterranean sea which has made us dream so much, makes us realize today that we are decidedly made for each other, that we are made to live together, and that we are made to live together, and that we have been living together for a long time.

However, the great and true friendship between people’s demands from all of us that we abandon this slang, this hypocrisy and that we finally tell each other everything we have in our hearts.

Once this moral and effective peace has been restored forever, we will be able to withdraw from the scene with serenity and stillness in our hearts, and hand over the torch to our descendants, so that they can put things back in order and inherit at the same time the new Mediterranean, a Mediterranean that their ancestors so dearly desired to have.

However, this time, with the faith of our Lord in the heart and spirit, our children will come if God wills to their destination, and with the help of God in this Mediterranean, they will make a Paradise on this earth.

Historically and throughout the history of humankind, wars between peoples have never solved conflicts; on the contrary, they have only led to disaster, tragedy, and misfortune.

This historic project, which we have so longed for and yet the madness of humanity has completely destroyed and reduced to nothing, could be realized. In my humble opinion, it is no longer necessary today to look back and remember the past. This painful past that will only stir the knife in the wounds not yet healed, on the contrary today it is time to definitively turn this dark page and look forward from now on only. Our Lord of infinite mercy always recommends forgiveness and reconciliation. The forgiveness that liberates us and brings our hearts together erases all our sins and brings us closer to divine mercy.

Today it is inevitable that the only salvation for these peoples, some of whom are unfortunately still in bloody conflict, is peace, dialogue and reconciliation.

For once, let us forget the temptations of this morbid and yet so ephemeral world for which we kill each other and tear each other ruthlessly. Let us forget this transitory world and think instead of the other, the ultimate to the eternal. Tell me sincerely where are today the great troublemakers, those great actors of death, those brave warriors of the "darkness" who once powered the engines of great conflicts, who decided the fate of others, the fate of the weak and the unhappy, those who were both judges and the law, those foolish people who blew on fire and stirred up the embers, where are they now?.. !? God only knows!

A hadith reported by anas ("May Allah be pleased") teaches us that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and salvation on Him) said: «This community is a community to which God's Mercy has already been granted. Therefore, the torment that should suffer on Judgment Day will in fact be alleviated. On that day, an associate will be offered free of charge to the Fire, in the place of each Muslim, and then it will be declared: «This one is sacrificed for you, O Muslim! So you wouldn't be among the occupiers of the Fire." (An authentic el-Jameh hadith: 2257.).

We have no right to let our children relive the past we have lived through. This past now belongs to history, and history is made to be studied in schools. History belongs to the past, to our past, and the future belongs to children, to our children. Let us not deprive them of this great opportunity, who knows? Perhaps one day, they will make us forget our pains of yesteryear and allow us to leave... peace in our souls!

Today, the duty that calls us all is, in my opinion, even more serious than all the conflicts in the world put together. This duty is spiritual, a duty that comes out of this unhealthy world, this materialistic world, an ungrateful, selfish world in which everyone thinks only of himself, a world in which we only think of enjoying the material pleasures of this life.

Our Prophet (peace and salvation on Him) could possess all the jewels of this world, yet he preferred to sleep on a simple mat on the ground. Why? Why? Because our Prophet knew the true value of this life, which is in fact only a trial for us and a field of ploughing, whose fruits will be harvested in the ultimate life. Many people attach themselves to the ephemeral goods of this morbid world and forget the fundamental priorities that God has revealed to us. How can we worship and satisfy our Lord if our hearts are shared and let themselves be taken by the ephemeral desires of this world!

The true believer, the righteous, the one who genuinely fears God must not pass up any opportunity to invoke and worship God, to beg him and ask forgiveness every day. Let us not forget that the Lord at the Last Judgement will judge us on all our sins, however small they may be, no matter how small, as small as the size of an atom...! So let us always try to ask his forgiveness and beg his immense Mercy, which is so close to each one of us, as close as we think.

May God forgive us all and fill us with His great Mercy, Amine.

Author: Mokhtar Reguieg

Translated from French by habib attifa Boukar

Life is beautiful, it is true! Money, happiness, the beauty of nature, travel, friends, villas, palaces, sumptuous cars, freedom, carnal pleasures, finally all the pleasures of this lower world that fascinate us so much and blindfold us. Life is beautiful, but its price is expensive, considerably expensive! However, all that is beautiful is expensive, you would say, wouldn't you? This is also true; everything that is beautiful is expensive. A beauty certainly, only incredibly expensive, and how it could not be, when it deserves our eyes of the head! A passionate beauty that blinds us and hides its true meaning. A beauty that risks losing us and condemning our souls to eternal damnation! A beauty that no one can conceive of or consider to its true value, except the wise men, the wise men, those men endowed with reason and common sense.

Each one of humans has his own conception; his own idea of life, his own opinion, each one of us sees life in his own way. Each of us has a philosophical vision of this life that is different from the others.

In my humble opinion and by all religions in this world, only Islam holds the true theory of the meaning of life. Islam does not stand in the way of good life, and it is even less an obstacle to enabling people to live well. On the contrary, Islam, the true Islam, based on peace, brotherhood and great tolerance, encourages us to live and enjoy this life to the fullest, moment by moment if necessary, and for as long as possible, only in the good, the lawful and all that could earn us the satisfaction of Allah (swt) and His pleasure.

In the Holy Qur' an Allah (Swt) teaches us: «But seek, through that which Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. In addition, do good as Allah has done well to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allah does not like corrupters." (Sourat al Qasas 28/77)

Our Prophet (peace be upon Him) teaches us: "He who loves the meeting of Allah, Allah loves his meeting and he who hates the meeting of Allah, Allah hates his meeting. On the meaning of the Prophet's noble word (peace and salvation be upon Him), he was asked: « Is it death that is question about? Messenger of Allah? Everyone hates death." He replied, «That is not what this is about. When the believer's is at the point of death, he receives the good news of the meeting of his Lord and His place in Paradise, so that nothing is more pleasing to him than the death and meeting of Allah. In

addition, when the unbeliever is at the point of death, he receives the news of Allah's contempt and wrath, so that nothing is more detestable to him than encountering with Allah (Swt). [Hadith reported by Bukhâri and Muslim].

However, we must not forget the essential thing, the fact that this life, however beautiful, rich and long it may be, is in reality only a trial and battlefield that God wanted for men, in order to put them to the test and make them pay here on earth, the priceless price of the other life, a life that is eternally more pleasant and where one never risks becoming ill, of life.

For a reasonable man to one day reach this great and eternal glory, this happiness, this Summum of glory I would say, he must necessarily know the true meaning of life in this world, to make the most of it in all that would allow him an honourable entrance to the gardens of Eden.

Therefore, in order for man to be able to draw closer to his Creator, he must use and take full advantage of all the great moral values offered to him by his body and reason, to avoid the great fatal risk of selling off Paradise and its unimaginable pleasures, against a transitory and ephemeral life, a misleading, compromising life that risks abandoning us at every moment, at the corner of each street, and finally a life that is at the risk of abandoning us.

Some believe that the real life here on earth is nothing more than enjoying its sterile pleasures and satisfying its passions. While ignoring that all its benefits are in reality only temporal, conjectured, and can in no way be a driving stabilizer during our real life. But Islam preserves the Muslim from the dangers of life, and he would so much like to do it for all those who are not yet, by protecting them against themselves, against the passions of this modest life and its great diabolical illusions, against his false vision, by inculcating in them a single objective, the fact of living properly, without excess and preparing themselves for the imminent encounter of the eternal with a minimum of sin.

The one whom Allah (swt) will touch with his grace and allow him to know the true meaning of life here on earth, and will be convinced and satisfied by it, he can consider himself happy and rejoice in it, for he has really reached the common thread that leads nowhere else, if not to the true faith in a single God without a partner. Let it be known above all that the mercy of Allah (Swt) is as wide as the heavens and the earth, and that a single day of sincere repentance could inch’allah earn us the great satisfaction of Allah (Swt).

So let us take advantage of it, seize all the bargains that God gives us, and let us not forget, above all, that man is only a time duration and that every day that passes is a part of himself that goes away! In this regard, Allah (Swt) teaches us in the Holy Qur' an: " Then is he whom We have promised a good promise which he will obtain like he for whom We provided enjoyment of worldly life [but] then he is, on the Day of Resurrection, among those presented [for punishment in Hell]?(Sourat Al Qasas 28/verse 61).

In a noble hadith, our noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and salvation be upon Him) comparing Paradise to life on earth teaches us: «The footprint of one foot in Paradise is worth all life and what it contains! ».

In another hadith, The Prophet (peace and salvation be upon Him) describes the true meaning of life as follows:

"Life in this world in relation to the afterlife is like a quantity of water that one of you recovers when he dips his finger in the ocean. An unimaginable thing, an evidence that no human brain in the world could conceive of.

All this life, however beautiful, exciting and long it may be, is in fact a drop of water compared to the ocean...! Let us live simply and without excess, let us live well and usefully, let us despise this low life, let us turn our back on it and flee from its dangerous temptations, let us control it and make it our slave, not an absolute master, and above all let us be stronger than our passions, you will see, our life will be transformed and everything will go for the best for us. Well, why not? Our prophets (peace and salvation on them) and all our noble and pious predecessors have all lived like this, why not us?

Our Prophet (peace and salvation on Him) slept on the ground, on a mat of alpha and he often fasted, because he could not find what to eat...! While he could possess all the treasures of the earth...! To conclude this lesson in morality, if I dare say so, I would like to share with you this great and very significant quote, which we must all meditate deeply on.

It is not forbidden to sin, it is forbidden to die in sin...! ».

Author: Mokhtar Reguieg

The day that we all fear and fear could happen suddenly and
unexpectedly, without even giving ourselves the trouble to advise us,
it could surprise us at home, at work, it could even surprise us
sleeping in our beds, or even in full circulation, driving our
vehicle.

On a ruthless, cruel day, he could surprise us wherever we are,
without giving us the right to a single word, to an explanation, in
order to defend ourselves, to protect ourselves and to prevent it from
taking us. We will have no favour whatsoever, not even the time to say
goodbye to anyone. That day you all recognized him. A day that
represents our whole life here on earth and is the final phase of it. It is the end of one stage and the beginning of another stage of life.

This day is charged with putting an end to our long years of schooling
in this school of life. Those who have worked well will have nothing
to regret, those blessed, in choosing God, they will have nothing to
fear; on the contrary, and these righteous will have forgiveness for
their sins. They will remain eternally in Paradise, for having
achieved their life during a good and study-oriented schooling.

They will not even be given the right to speak in order to try to
justify and explain themselves, they will be received by Angels whose
only mission and care for people of their own ilk. On that day, their
cries of distress shall come down on mountains, and their sobbing
shall be like rivers, and no one shall hear them, except as they are
said, animals or new-borns, and no one shall come to their rescue;
they shall be unbelievers. Unhappy people who took Islam for derision,
for irony. These wretched men will be eternally cursed in the
afterlife, and their destiny will be this day, an eternal dwelling
place in the depths of the deepest pitfalls and the depths of Hell.

On the other hand, the other category of pupils, lazy and the
negligent, this category of pupils representing a category of Muslims
who will die in the Muslim faith, they will one day arrive at the
happiness of the elected, but only after having been purified by the
fires of hell.

Dear brothers, unfortunately this is the great truth, the very
evidence. Truth is like the sun, can we hide the sun that shines for
all? We must therefore make the most of this sun which still shines on
our heads and whose lights pass through our hearts, before it is too
late and before the heavens darken on us, and the doors of repentance
never close again...!

Dear brothers and sisters let us pray to God that we may forgive
ourselves and save ourselves from the eternal fires of Hell. The truth
is bitter, but unfortunately, we have no choice but to taste it, and
above all to discuss it, seriously...!

May the good and merciful Lord grant us all his indulgence and blessing, Amen.

Author: Mokhtar Reguieg
Translated from French by habib attifa Boukar

In the Islamic society the woman has an honored position and, beside her legal and civil rights, enjoys special respect, love, affection and the gentle feelings which she deserves most.

Is she not the compassionate mother, the beloved wife and the affectionate daughter? The best expression of this reality is provided by the following verses from the Glorious Qur'an.

"And We have enjoined man concerning his parents - His mother bears him in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning takes two years - Be grateful to Me and to your parents. To Me is the eventual coming. And

they strive with you to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. Keep company with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who repents to Me. Then to Me is your return, and I shall inform you of what you did."

The Holy Qur'an (31: 14&15)

"And We have commanded man to be kind towards his parents. With trouble did his mother bear him, with trouble did she bring him forth; and the bearing of him and the weaning of him was thirty months; until

when he attains his maturity and reaches forty years, he says: My Lord! Arouse me that I may give thanks for your favour which you have bestowed upon me and my parents, and that I may do good which pleases you. And be gracious to me in the matter of my offspring. Surely I turn to you and surely I am of those who submit (Muslims)".

The Holy Qur'an (46:15)

"Your Lord has decreed that you worship none save Him, and (you show) kindness to parents. If one them or both of them reach old age with you, say not `Fie' to them nor repulse them, but speak to them a generous word, And make yourself submissively gentle with compassion and say: Oh, Lord! Have mercy on them both as they did care for me (when I was) little."

The Holy Qur'an (17: 23&24)

"And of His signs is this: He created mates for you from yourselves that you may find rest in them, and He ordained between you love and mercy. Most surely there are signs in this for a people who reflect."

Holy Qur'an (30: 21)

"...And treat them (women) kindly..."

Holy Qur'an (4: 19)

"...And they (women) have rights similar to those (of men) over them in a just manner..."

Holy Qur'an (2: 228)

"When you have divorced women, and they have reached their prescribed term, then either retain them in honour or release them in kindness..."

Holy Qur'an (2: 231)

The Traditions of the Prophet, like the Qur'an, also lay emphasis on the honor and status of the woman and grants her a respectable place in society. When a Tradition speaks of a woman and her social position, it surrounds her with a frame of love, endearment and affection, especially when it speaks of the mother, the wife and the daughter.

The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.), addressing the Muslims on the occasion of the farewell Pilgrimage warned them against the values which he feared would be neglected after him, and referred to woman as one of the important issues about whom he said:

"Observe your duty to Allah in respect to the women, and recommend them to be well treated."

According to the Imam Ja`far Al-Sadiq (a.s.), the Prophet stressed his proximity to woman and her position in his life, by saying:

"It is of the manner of the Prophets to love women."

He is also quoted to have said:

"I do not think that a man gets better in faith without loving women better."

A man once sought the Imam Al-Sadiq's (a.s.) advice concerning women, saying that as his wife, who was agreeable to him, had died, he wanted to marry again.

The Imam told him, "See where you put yourself, whom you take as a partner in your life, and to whom you disclose your religion and secrets. So, if you have to, then marry a virgin known to be righteous and of good behavior".

A man came to the Prophet (s.a.w.) and asked him, "O Messenger of Allah! Whom should I be more dutiful to?"

The Prophet (s.a.w.) replied, "To your mother." He asked, "Then to whom?" He replied, "To your mother." The man again asked, "Then to whom?" The prophet said, "To your father."

It is narrated that a foster-sister of the Prophet (s.a.w.) visited him one day. He was very pleased with her, spread out his cloak for her to sit on, and conversed with her merrily. After she went away, her brother arrived, but the Prophet did not receive him as warmly as he had received his sister, Later on when some one asked him the reason

for receiving the sister more courteously than her brother, although a man, the Prophet replied, "Because she was more dutiful to her parents

than he."

Abu Khadijah quotes the Imam Al- Sadiq (a.s.) as follows:

"A man came to the Prophet and told him," "A girl was born to me. I brought her up till she reached puberty, I then dressed her, adorned her, brought her to a well and pushed her into it. The last thing I heard was her pitiful cry: `O father!' So, what atonement may I offer?"

The Prophet asked him, "Is your mother alive?" He replied, "No." He asked, "Do you have an aunt? He said, "Yes," The Prophet instructed him, "Then be dutiful to her, as she is like a mother, this will be your atonement for what you have done."

Abu Khadijah asked the Imam; "When the incident took place?" He replied, "During the period of Ignorance. As they used to kill the girls for fear that they would be taken captive and give birth to

their children among other people".

The Imam Al-Sadiq (a.s.) is also quoted to have said:

"Whoever provides sustenance for three girls or three sisters, Paradise will surely be his." He was asked. "What if two? He said," Even if two. "He was also asked." What if one? "He said, `Even if one.'

The Imam Abu Al-Hasan Al-Rida (a.s.) is quoted to have said:

"The Prophet (S.A.) said "Allah the Exalted is more kind to females than males. Whoever brings pleasure to a woman of his close relatives, Allah will please him on the Judgement Day".

The Imam Al-Sadiq (a.s.) said:

"Sons are a favor and daughters are good deeds, Allah questions about the favors, but rewards the good deeds."

The above were some of the examples from Islamic texts concerning woman. It is clear that Islam has called her to be honored, affectionately treated and cared for in an unprecedented way, which no

other civilization, culture and society has ever done.

What we have just related is a proof of the spirit of Islam, which came to honor mankind, protect their rights and to spread the wings

of mercy all over the world.

We have not sent you but as a mercy to the worlds."

The Holy Qur'an (21: 107)

Therefore, Islam, through the above-mentioned text, speaks respectfully of woman- the mother, the wife, the daughter, the sister, endears her and takes care of her, stressing her being worthy of affection, mercy and generosity. It recommends woman before recommending man. It regards the love of woman as a sign of faith.

Nay, it even raises this love of woman to the level of being a `prophetic conduct', and it looks at her as a trustee who looks after a person's wealth, religion and secrets.

Source : http://www.imamreza.net

Our dear parents are no longer with us, they are now in a Universe where they are no longer entitled to any job, no matter how small, do not forget them, let us pray and implore Allah every day, in our prayers and in all the circumstances of our daily life, to cover them with his great mercy and spare them the terrible torments of the grave.

The majority of sincerely believing Christians have unfortunately been deceived, indoctrinated, influenced and misled in their beliefs throughout the world. The men of the church know for most of them that they are in error and disbelief, but in the face of their stubbornness and arrogance, they preferred to deny the truth even though they knew it perfectly, confining themselves and persisting in the perdition and ways of bewilderment.
 


Their Universe and a false, altered and corrupted world where days are tenebrous and equivocal, even though the great sun shines on their heads. They are like Satan, knowing that he was cursed and eternally condemned, he did not hesitate to commit himself blindly, hands and fists bound in the mouth of the wolf, in the denial and blatant disobedience of God, taking with him all his followers and allies among the unconscious humans, who never cease to persecute themselves in their dark ideas and their own. Worse still, the latter aggravate their situation by dragging behind them some sincere Christians who are in need of spiritual truth, in order to follow them in the path of great human madness and make them accomplices, embellishing them with the pleasures and attractions of this mediocre life. Notably by demonizing them, stigmatizing Islam, and blackening its beautiful and noble image by some idiocy.
 

On the other hand, some elected officials, by the grace of God, woke up from this horrible nightmare, and came to their senses, in particular by concentrating and considering things to their true value. However, through their relentless determination, their spiritual preoccupations, their sincere and profound research and studies in the field, they finally managed to get out of the "perverse ghetto", they arrived by the grace of God to lift the veil that enveloped them throughout their lives, and thus to free themselves from the yoke of deceit, deception, the great imposture of men, to recognize the lie and get away from it. A French writer once said, this beautiful quote, which is perfectly related to our subject: "The lie to be believed must disguise itself as truth that is its limit".
 


Allah is He, than whom there is no other god (Exalted be He) and there is no other religion other than Islam. It is useless to look elsewhere, it would only be a waste of time and time does not belong to us!
 


Our only Creator is Allah (Glory to Allah, Exalted be He) and He is the One whose help and guidance we beseech. We seek refuge with Him against the wickedness of ourselves and against our evil deeds. Whosoever Allah guides, he will never go astray, and whosoever Allah misleads will never be guided. I testify that the only one who deserves worship is Allah the One and that Muhammad (sala Allah alayhi WA Salam) is His worshipper and messenger.
 


Dear brothers and sisters, the healthiest and most truthful word is that of Allah (Qur' an) and the most righteous way is that of the Prophet Muhammad (sala Allah alayhi Salam) and the noble way of his pious Companions (may Allah grant them all) and of all our Prophets (peace be upon them).
 


Our Exalted Lord has guided you to the right path, elected you among so many servants, and granted you this great favour which is Islam, this infinite Mercy which has no other reward than the Eternal Paradise Inch' Allah.
 


For the love of Allah, you have left Christianity and for some Judaism or other beliefs, I congratulate you with all my heart, you have decidedly made the right choice, preferring the way of Allah to that of darkness.
 


You embraced Islam by religious conviction, sincerity and love, obviously after reflection, study and research and not by chance, and Allah guided you and opened the doors of Islam. From now on, you are saved; you are on the right and true way of Allah, this way, which leads nowhere else except to Paradise and these eternal delights. The path is certainly still long and difficult to follow, it is littered with hazards of all kinds, temptations, attractions and sins that are in fact only trials through which the Lord experiences the sincere faith of his servants.
 


For the true believer, this life is nothing more than a daily battle that he must fight with courage, stamina and perseverance if he wants one day, to be safe and reach the end of the tunnel.
 


As you should know, our Islam is a true, healthy religion, free from alteration and denaturation. A religion in accordance with reason and weighting, therefore a religion that is in the line of fire, threatened by enemies from all sides, fools, unbelievers, incredulous, hateful Islamophobes whose only objective is to divert people from this great religion based on peace, love and goodwill and to lead them to the eternal fires of Hell.
 


Our religion represents for us, the least of our actions, the least of our words, the least of our thoughts, an Islam that represents the whole of our daily life. Islam is not only a spiritual life, based on prayer, fasting, pilgrimage or other religious obligations. Islam is a way of life, a geopolitical system, a cultural and educational system, a legal system etc. Islam is a source of life! Islam is for the true Muslim, like this flowing white water, fresh and so beneficial for our body, 60% of which it is composed of, that we cannot survive more than five days at the maximum. Islam is the one and only salutary path for all of humanity.
 


The lord teaches us, however, in the Qur'an: '' Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And, those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. Moreover, whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in [taking] account.'' (Surah: Al-I-Imran/ Family of Imran –03 V19).
 


Let yourselves be guided by your hearts, be firmly attached to your religion, and resist the attractions of this worldly life that is not worth living. Sincerely obey the commandments of Allah, the Sunnah of his Prophet Muhammad (sala Allah alayhi WA Salam) and the way of his noble Companions.
 


Know how to choose your friends, your social background, don't let yourself be seduced or even less misled by your enemies and those of your religion, don't let yourself be influenced by opportunists, by the "preachers of darkness". The deviant and unbelieving sects who call themselves Muslims on the surface and who in reality represent only themselves. These sects,which by their behaviours and their statements only display and further prove their true hatred and resentment towards Islam and Muslims. These sects that fight Islam are numerous throughout the world, but the worst of these sects is the deviant Shia movement, which is in reality not based on any Islamic foundation, only on the adoption of disbelieving, dangerous, doubtful beliefs and misleading positions.
 


Be very careful, my dear converted brothers and sisters. A dangerous movement that Islam rejects and denies, in my opinion, is worse than the doctrine of Orthodox churches, Judaism and even Atheism. A cancer, a veritable gangrene that unfortunately reached and indoctrinated many Muslims throughout some Arab and Muslim countries in the world.
 


Trust in Allah (Exalted be He) who teaches you in the Holy Qur' an ''And we sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom we revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message if you do not know.'' (Surah 21 – 7), and often conform to true hadith with a string of reliable and well-known recorder. Grab as much as you can to your religion. As for the Prophet (Sala Allah alayhi WA Salam), has warned us in several hadiths against the dangers he feared for us:
 


However, when the prophet informed that my nation (Islam) will split into seventy-three sects, and one of them is in Paradise and seventy-two are in the Hellfire, which are (al-Jema'ah) the united community. The term al-Jama' ah (Ahl- as Sunna) refers the “united community” (al-Jema'ah) are those who follow the prophetic traditions (hadith) as well as understanding the principles of law (fiqh) and the other relevant Islamic sciences, and among them are the Sidiqin (truthful) and the Chouhadas (Martyrs).
 


By doing so, dear brothers and sisters, we would certainly have contributed to saving our beautiful religion from the clutches of the Khomeynist Shiism and its harmful consequences, and from its Islamophobic followers (let Allah save us from it), Islam is a gift from heaven, a great blessing from Allah, let us protect it and preserve it from all harm and defilement! Our fate is in our hands, let us face it!
 


In the Holy Qur' an Allah (swt) teaches us:

'' But those who disbelieve and deny our signs - those are the companions of Hellfire.'' (Al Ma'ida-the table spread V/10) In addition, of those who say?
''And from those who say, "We are Christians" We took their covenant; but they forgot a portion of that of which they were reminded. So we caused among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. In addition, Allah is going to inform them about what they used to do.''(Al Ma'ida-the table spread V/14).

''O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.''(Al Ma'ida-the table spread V/15)
 


In a noble hadith, The Prophet (sala Allah alayhi WA Salam) describes the true meaning of life as follows: "Life in this world in relation to the afterlife is like a quantity of water that one of you recovers when he dips his finger in the ocean. An unimaginable thing, an evidence that no human brain in the world could conceive of its true value.
 


The Prophet Jesus (Issa) teaches us all:

Jesus (peace be upon him) said: "The love of this world and that of the other world cannot coexist in the heart of a believer, just as fire cannot coexist with water in the same vessel."
(Biharoul Anwar, volume 14, page 327).

Jesus (peace be upon him):"Who formed you?" He (peace be upon him) answered, «No one has formed me. I saw the ugliness of ignorance and avoided it." (Biharoul Anwar, volume 14, page 326).


It is reported from the [Imam] as Sadiq (peace be upon him), from his father who himself heard his father say: «Jesus (peace be upon him) used to say:" As for the terror you don't know when you will meet him (that is, death), what prevents you from preparing yourself for it before it grasps you abruptly? »(Biharoul Anwar, Volume 14, page 330).
 


All this life, however beautiful, exciting and long it may be, is only a drop of water compared to the ocean...! Let us live simply and without excess,let us live well and usefully, let us despise life down here, let us turn our back on it and flee from its dangerous temptations, let us control it and make it our slave, not a master and above all let us be stronger than our passions, you will see, our life will change and everything will be for the better for us. Well, why not? Our Prophets (Peace on them) and all our noble and pious predecessors have all lived like this, why not us?
 


Dear converted brethren, Islam and with the grace of Allah has opened its doors to you, He has taken you in His arms, be grateful to your Lord, and commit yourselves to the spread of this great religion throughout the world!
 


Let us return to reason before a day comes when we will say, "If only I were dust". The truth we will know it all before we leave this world, only at the very moment when our souls will leave us for heaven. Unfortunately, for some, it will be far too late...!
 
 
May Allah protect us and save us from all nuisances and all our Muslim brothers and sisters throughout the world. Amine!
Do not forget me and Brother Habib in your prayers, we need them so much!

Author: Mokhtar Reguieg
Translated from French by habib attifa Boukar

Allah – Proper name of God in Arabic.  Allah is the Creator and the Universal God.

Hadith  – Sayings of Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) 

‘Peace be upon him’ – Muslims mention this phrase after mentioning the name of Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him).

This is done to honor and respect the Prophet.

Each saying has three components:

• Narrator – Person who heard these sayings directly from Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) – found at the beginning of the hadith.
• The actual words of the Prophet (written in blue).
• Collector of these sayings – appears in brackets at the end of the hadith.

Repentance

Ibn ‘Abbas and Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) said, “If a son of Adam were to own a valley full of gold, he would desire to have two. Nothing can fill his mouth except the earth (of the grave). Allah turns with mercy to him who turns to Him in repentance”.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Patience

Abu Sa`id and Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Never a believer is stricken with a discomfort, an illness, an anxiety, a grief or mental worry or even the pricking of a thorn but Allah will expiate his sins on account of his patience”.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Truthfulness

Abdullah bin Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Truth leads to piety and piety leads to Jannah. A man persists in speaking the truth till he is enrolled with Allah as a truthful. Falsehood leads to vice and vice leads to the Fire (Hell), and a person persists on telling lies until he is enrolled as a liar”.’

[Agreed upon].

Business Transactions

Hakim bin Hizam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Both parties in a business transaction have a right to annul it so long as they have not separated; and if they tell the truth and make everything clear to each other (i.e., the seller and the buyer speak the truth, the seller with regard to what is purchased, and the buyer with regard to the money) they will be blessed in their transaction, but if they conceal anything and lie, the blessing on their transaction will be eliminated.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Good Conduct

`Abdullah bin Busr Al-Aslami (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “The best of people is one whose life is long and his conduct is good”.

[At-Tirmidhi].

Comment: Longevity of life is a blessing, provided it is accompanied by Faith and good deeds; otherwise, the longer life one has, the greater will be the number of sins. Such a long life is disastrous.

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: “The Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him, was the best of all the people in behavior”.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Desiring Good for others

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “No one of you becomes a true believer until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself”.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Jihad – Best type

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The best type of Jihad (striving in the way of Allah) is speaking a true word in the presence of a tyrant ruler.”

[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].

Trust

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “There are three signs of a hypocrite: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is trusted, he betrays his trust.”

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Charity – Different types

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “On every joint of man, there is charity, on every day when the sun rises: doing justice between two men is charity, and assisting a man to ride an animal or to load his luggage on it is charity; and a good word is charity, every step which one takes towards (the mosque for) Salat(prayer) is charity, and removing harmful things from the way is charity”.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Orphans

Sahl bin Sa`d (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “I will be like this in Jannah with the person who takes care of an orphan”. Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) raised his forefinger and middle finger by way of  illustration.[Al-Bukhari].

Abu Shuraih Khuwailid bin `Amr Al-Khuza`i (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “O Allah, I declare inviolable the rights of two weak ones: the orphans and women”.[An-Nasa’i].

Women

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “The believers who show the most perfect Faith are those who have the best behaviour, and the best of you are those who are the best to their wives”.[At-Tirmidhi].

Family

Thauban bin Bujdud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “The most excellent dinar is one that a person spends on his family, and the dinar which he spends on his riding-animal in the way of Allah (in Jihad), and the dinar he spends on his companions in the way of Allah”.[Muslim].

Note: Dinar = Currency (money) in some Muslim countries, similar to dollars ($) in USA.

Neighbors

Ibn `Umar and `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Jibril (Gabriel) kept recommending treating neighbors with kindness until I thought he would assign a share of inheritance”.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) commanded me thus, “O Abu Dharr! Whenever you prepare a broth, put plenty of water in it, and give some of it to your neighbors”.[Muslim].

Parents

`Abdullah bin Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) , “Which of the deeds is loved most by Allah?” Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Salat(prayer) at its proper time.” I asked, “What next?” He (peace be upon him) replied, “Kindness to parents.” I asked, “What next?” He replied, “Jihad in the way of Allah.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Parent’s Friends

`Abdullah bin `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The finest act of goodness is that a person should treat kindly the loved ones of his father”.

[Muslim].

Relatives

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “He who desires ample provisions and his life be prolonged, should maintain good ties with his blood relations”. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

`Abdullah bin `Amr Al-`as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The person who perfectly maintains the ties of kinship is not the one who does it because he gets recompensed by his relatives (for being kind and good to them), but the one who truly maintains the bonds of kinship is the one who persists in doing so even though the latter has severed the ties of kinship with him”[Al-Bukhari].

Note: Islam recommends us to be nice to people even though they are not nice to us.

Terrorism – Murder

Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “(Of the) major sins are: to ascribe partners to Allah, disobey parents, murder someone, and to take a false oath (intentionally)”.[Al-Bukhari].

Elderly – Respecting

`Amr bin Shu`aib (May Allah be pleased with him)on the authority of his father who heard it from his father reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “He is not one of us who shows no mercy to younger ones and does not acknowledge the honor due to our elders”.[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “If a young man honors an older person on account of his age, Allah appoints someone to show reverence to him in his old age”[At-Tirmidhi].

Sick – visiting

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying, “Whosoever visits an ailing person or a brother of his to seek the Pleasure of Allah, an announcer (angel) calls out: `May you be happy, may your walking be blessed, and may you be awarded a dignified position in Jannah (paradise)”. [At-Tirmidhi].

Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Visit the sick, feed the hungry, and (arrange for the) release of the captive.” [Al-Bukhari].

Marriage partner – What to look for

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “A woman is married for four things: for her wealth, for her lineage, for her beauty or for her piety. Select the pious, may you be blessed!”. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Mercy of Allah

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying, “When Allah created the creatures, He wrote in the Book, which is with Him over His Throne: `Verily, My Mercy prevailed over My Wrath” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Forgiveness of Allah

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Allah, the Almighty, says: `Whosoever does a good deed, will have (reward) ten times like it and I add more; and whosoever does an evil, will have the punishment like it or I will forgive (him); and whosoever approaches Me by one span, I will approach him by one cubit; and whosoever approaches Me by one cubit, I approach him by one fathom, and whosoever comes to Me walking, I go to him running; and whosoever meets Me with an earth-load of sins without associating anything with Me, I meet him with forgiveness like that”. [Muslim]

Deeds

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Three (things) follow a dead person: Members of his family, his property and his deeds. Two of them return; and one remains with him. The people and his wealth return; his deeds remain with him”. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Wealth – Greed

K`ab bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Two hungry wolves sent in the midst of a flock of sheep are no more destructive to them than a man’s greed for wealth and fame is to his Deen.” [At-Tirmidhi]

Working

Zubair bin `Awwam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “It is far better for you to take your rope, go to the mountain, (cut some firewood) carry it on your back, and sell it and thereby save your face than begging from people whether they give you or refuse.” [Al-Bukhari].

Food – sharing

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “The food for two suffices for three; and the food for three suffices for four persons.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Envy

Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Envy is permitted only in two cases: A man whom Alah gives wealth, and he disposes of it rightfully, and a man to whom Allah gives knowledge which he applies and teaches it.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Transgression

`Iyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Allah has revealed to me that you should humble yourselves to one another. One should neither hold himself above another nor transgress against another.” [Muslim].

Pride

`Abdullah bin Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “He who has, in his heart, an ant’s weight of arrogance will not enter Jannah(Paradise).” Someone said: “A man likes to wear beautiful clothes and shoes?” Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Allah is Beautiful, He loves beauty. Arrogance means ridiculing and rejecting the Truth and despising people.” [Muslim].

Harithah bin Wahab (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Shall I not inform you about the inmates of Hell? It is every violent, impertinent and proud person.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Foul language

`Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not indulge in loose talk nor did he like to listen to it. He used to say, “The best of you is the best among you in conduct.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Tolerance

Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to Ashaj Abdul-Qais (May Allah be pleased with him), “You possess two qualities that Allah loves. These are clemency and tolerance.” [Muslim].

Anger

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him)) to give him advice, and he (peace be upon him) said, “Do not get angry.” The man repeated that several times and he (peace be upon him) replied (every time), “Do not get angry.” [Al-Bukhari].

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “The strong man is not the one who wrestles, but the strong man is in fact the one who controls himself in a fit of rage.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Just Ruler

`Iyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “The people of Jannah (Paradise) will be of three kinds: A just successful ruler, a man who shows mercy to his relatives, and a pious believer who has a large family and refrains from begging.”

[Muslim].

Hypocrite

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Three are the signs of a hypocrite: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is trusted, he betrays his trust.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Guest

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “He who believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him show hospitality to his guest; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him maintain good relation with kins; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day,  let him speak good or remain silent.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Prayers

Jabiru (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “The similitude of the five (obligatory) Salat (prayers)  is like a river running at the door of one of you in which he takes a bath five times a day.” [Muslim].

Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Salat in congregation is twenty-seven times more meritorious than a Salat (Prayer) performed individually.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Five Pillars

Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “(The structure of) Islam is built on five (pillars): Testification of `La ilaha illallah’ (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), that Muhammad (PBUH) is his slave and Messenger, the establishment of Salat (Prayer), the payment of Zakat (Obligatory charity), the pilgrimage to the House of Allah (Ka`bah), and Saum (Fasting) during the month of Ramadan.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Education

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Allah makes the way to Jannah (Paradise) easy for him who treads the path in search of knowledge.” [Muslim].

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

“It is obligatory for every Muslim, male or female, to acquire knowledge”.

(Al-Bayhaqi).

Backbiting

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Do you know what is backbiting?” The Companions said: “Allah and His Messenger know better.” Thereupon he said, “Backbiting is talking about your (Muslim) brother in a manner which he dislikes.” It was said to him: “What if my (Muslim) brother is as I say.” He said, “If he is actually as you say, then that is backbiting; but if that is not in him, that is slandering.” [Muslim].

Truth & Falsehood

Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Truth leads to piety and piety leads to Jannah (Paradise). A man persists in speaking the truth till he is recorded with Allah as a truthful man. Falsehood leads to transgression and transgression leads to the Hell-fire. A man continues to speak falsehood till he is recorded with Allah as a great liar.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Suspicion

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Humility

Iyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Verily, Allah has revealed to me that you should adopt humility. So that no one may wrong another and no one may be disdainful and haughty towards another.”[Muslim].

Adultery

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (PBUH) said, “…The Zina (Adultery)of the eye is the (lustful) look, the Zina of the ears is the listening (to voluptuous songs or talk), the Zina of the tongue is (the licentious) speech, the Zina of the hand is the (lustful) grip, the Zina of the feet is the walking (to the place where he intends to commit Zina), the heart yearns and desires and the private parts approve all that or disapprove it.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Source :  https://mudahamatan.home.blog/2020/09/21/teachings-of-prophet-muhammad-%ef%b7%ba/#respond

The man died, and Salman stayed in Amuria.  One day, “Some merchants from the tribe of Kalb[1]  passed by me,” Salman said, “I told them, ‘Take me to Arabia and I will give you my cows and the only sheep I have.’”  They said, “Yes.”  Salman gave them what he offered, and they took him with them.  When they reached Waadi al-Quraa [close to Medinah], they sold him as a slave to a Jewish man.  Salman stayed with the Jew, and he saw the Palm trees [his previous companion had described].

“I hoped that this would be the same place described by my companion.”

One day, a man who was a first cousin to Salman’s master from the Jewish tribe of Bani Quraidha in Medinah came visiting.  He bought Salman from his Jewish master.

“He took me with him to Medina.  By God!  When I saw it, I knew it was the place my companion described.

Then God sent[2]  His Messenger [i.e., Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him].  He stayed in Mecca as long as he did.[3]  I did not hear anything about him because I was very busy with the work of slavery, and then he migrated to Medina.

[One day,] I was on a palm-tree on top of one of its date-clusters doing some work for my master.  A first cousin of his came and stood in front of him [his master was sitting] and said, “Woe to Bani Qeelah [people of the tribe Qeelah], they are gathered in Qibaa”[4]  around a man who came today from Mecca claiming to be a Prophet!”

I trembled so fiercely when I heard him that I feared that I would fall on my master.  I descended and said, ‘What are you saying!?  What are you saying!?’

My master became angry and punched me hard saying, “What business do you have in this [matter]? Go and mind your business.”

I said, “Nothing!  I just wanted to be sure of what he was saying.”

On that evening, I went to see the Messenger of God while he was in Qibaa.  I took something with me which I had saved.  I went in and said, “I was told that you are a righteous man and that your company [who] are strangers [here] are in need.  I want to offer you something I saved as charity.  I found that you deserve it more than anyone else.”

I offered it to him; he said to his companions, “Eat,” but he himself kept his hand away [i.e., did not eat].  I said to myself, “This is one [i.e., one of the signs of his Prophethood].”

Following this encounter with the Prophet, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, Salman left to prepare for another test!  This time he brought a gift to the Prophet in Medina.

“I saw that you do not eat from that given as charity, so here is a gift with which I wish to honor you.”  The Prophet ate from it and ordered his companions to do the same, which they did.  I said to myself, “Now there are two [i.e., two of the signs of Prophethood].”

On the third encounter, Salman came to Baqee-ul-Gharqad [a grave yard in Medina] where the Prophet, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, was attending the funeral of one of his companions.  Salman said:

“I greeted him [with the greeting of Islam: ‘Peace be upon you’], and then moved towards his back attempting to see the seal [of Prophethood] which was described to me by my companion.  When he saw me [doing so], he knew that I was trying to confirm something described to me.  He took the garment off his back and I looked at the seal.  I recognized it.  I fell down upon it, kissing it and crying.  The Messenger of God, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, told me to move around [i.e., to talk to him].  I told him my story as I did with you, Ibn ‘Abbaas [remember that Salman is telling his story to Ibn ‘Abbaas].  He [the Prophet] liked it so much he wanted me to tell my story to his companions.

He was still a slave owned by his master.  The Prophet said to him, “Make a contract [with your master] for your freedom, O Salman.”  Salman obeyed and made a contract [with his master] for his freedom.  He reached an agreement with his master in which he would pay him forty ounces of gold and would plant and successfully raise three hundred new palm trees.  The Prophet then said to his companions, “Help your brother.”

They helped him with the trees and gathered for him the specified quantity.  The Prophet ordered Salman to dig the proper holes to plant the saplings, and then he planted each one with his own hands.  Salman said, “By Him in Whose hands is my soul [i.e., God], not a single tree died.”

Salman gave the trees to his master.  The Prophet gave Salman a piece of gold that was the size of a chicken egg and said, “Take this, O Salman, and pay [i.e., your master] what you owe.”

Salman said, “How much is this in regards to how much I owe!”

The Prophet said, “Take it!  God will [make it] equal to what you owe.”[5]

I took it and I weighed a part of it and it was forty ounces.  Salman gave the gold to his master.  He fulfilled the agreement and he was released.

From then on, Salman became one of the closest of companions to the Prophet.

The Search for the Truth

One of the great companions of the Prophet by the name of Abu Hurairah reported:

“We were sitting in the company of God’s Messenger when Surah al-Jumuah (Surah 62) was revealed.  He recited these words:

“And [God has sent Muhammad also to] others who have not yet joined them (but they will come)…”(Quran 62:3)

A person amongst them said, ‘O God’s Messenger!  Who are those who have not joined us?’

God’s Messenger made no reply.  Salman the Persian was amongst us.  The Messenger of God placed his hand on Salman and then said, ‘By the One in Whose Hands is my soul, even if faith were near Pleiades (the seven stars), men from amongst these [i.e. Salman’s folk] would surely attain it.” (At-Tirmidhi)

Many in this world are like Salman, searching for the truth about the True and Only One God.  This story of Salman is similar to stories of people in our own time.  The search of some people took them from one church to another, from church to Buddhism or Passiveness, from Judaism to ‘Neutrality’, from religion to meditations to mental abuse.  There are those who shifted from one idea to another, but don’t even think of wanting to know something about Islam!  When they met some Muslims, however, they opened their minds.  The story of Salman is that of a long search.  You could make your search for truth shorter by benefiting from his.