Gud forandrer ikke et folks vilkår, før de forandrer seg selv i hjerte – Koranen 13:11

Takk for det fine du er
Takk for det fine du gjør
Takk for at du hører på meg
Takk for alt du gjør for meg nå
Takk for alt du har gjort for meg
Takk for at du eksisterer for meg
Takk mor, for du du er den du er

Din sønn

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en som alltid gir oss
nye ting
ting mange mennesker
ikke ser fordi de ikke synes
fra utsiden
men er beregnet på
å sees innenfra

høyt der oppe
over himmelen
bor en mild en

en som de fleste skylder på
når noe går galt
eller når ondskapen trer fram

der oppe over
himmelen
bor en som mennesker
ikke tror på
men som har lagt deler
av seg ned i oss
som vi ikke enser

og han der oppe som er
mild
og som bor høyt over
himmelen
venter tålmodig …

Av Ragnvald Sørheim

“ Don’t judge the truth by people. First find the truth, then you will recognize its people.” – Imam Ali,

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Bilde av Ashis T

Små unger er fantastiske, enten du har en niese, nevø eller kjenner til en bekjents unge er du sikkert ganske glad i han/hun. Når vi har dem i nærheten vi kan ikke tenke oss et liv uten dem. Ingen trenger å fortelle deg at unger liker å herme etter voksne. Enten du vet eller ikke, ser ungene på deg ganske nøye, de ser måten du går på, spiser, ler, snakker, handlinger du utfører. Hvis en unge klarer å lære seg en sang så klarer han sikkert å lære seg en vers fra Koran også, prioriter heller det. Her er noen tips for unger under 7 år.

1. Lær dem ordet Allah. Dette kan allerede bli gjort ved 1 års alderen, se om du klarer å få det første ordet ut av ungen som er navnet på skaperen, Allah.
2. Fortell dem om Allah. Ganske tidlig vil de snakke med deg på kun med ord, ved alderen 3-4 er der de snakker ordentlig, det er på tide å lære dem om Allah.
3. Fortell om Profeten og Sahaba (ledsagere). Enkle fakta om profeten bør fortelles til dem.
4. Be foran dem. Det er enklere at du ber foran dem hele tiden enn skjult også plutselig fortelle dem at de må lære seg å be. De klarer raskt å kopiere handlinger som skal utføres og lær dem litt og litt av teksten.
5. Lær dem småe Dua (appell). Små unger har godt minne, du vil bli overasket over det de klarer å huske. Ved å lære dem småe Dua som de kan utføre daglig er de enda mer sikret å holde seg til sin tro.
6. Vær et godt eksempel. Ikke sist men minst og det viktigste er at du er et godt eksempel for dem. De legger merke til alt du gjør, hvis du gjør noe negativt er de ivrig på å gjøre det. Derfor vær et godt eksempel foran dem, vær forsiktig med handlinger du utfører foran dem. Ta et ekstra sjekk med deg selv før du går foran dem.

Disse tipsene kan enkelt implementeres hvis de i huset også er religiøse, Det er også viktig å nevne, husk å ikke sette dem ved siden av dårlig miljø for at de ikke skal bli avhenging av det, men heller Islamske miljøer. Ta med dem til moske hvis de klarer å oppføre seg litt forsiktig.

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I searched for God among the Christians and on the Cross and therein I found Him not.
I went into the ancient temples of idolatry; no trace of Him was there.
I entered the mountain cave of Hira and then went as far as Qandhar but God I found not.
With set purpose I fared to the summit of Mount Caucasus and found there only ‘anqa’s habitation.
Then I directed my search to the Kaaba, the resort of old and young; God was not there even.
Turning to philosophy I inquired about him from ibn Sina but found Him not within his range.
I fared then to the scene of the Prophet’s experience of a great divine manifestation only a ‘two bow-lengths’ distance from him’ but God was not there even in that exalted court.
Finally, I looked into my own heart and there I saw Him; He was nowhere else.

- Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi

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I didn’t have the time to sit longer to praise the Lord
To me rushing out after prayer is nothing odd…
Since school, I had been busy every minute
Completing my tutorials and handing it in

My ECAs took up most of my time always
No time did I have to Allah to pray
Too many things to do and zikr is rare
For Allah, I really had no time to spare…

When I grew up and started my career
Working all day to secure my future
When I reached home, I prefered to have fun
I chatted on the phone but I didn’t read the Quran
I spent too much time surfing the Internet
Sad to say, my faith was falling flat…

The only time I have left is weekends
During which I prefer window shopping with friends
I couldn’t spare time to go to the mosque
I’m too busy, that’s the BIG EXCUSE…

I did my five prayers but did so quickly
After prayer, I didn’t sit longer to reflect quietly
I didn’t have time to help the needy ones
I was loaded with work as my precious time runs

No time at all to visit a sick Muslim friend
To orphans and elderly, I hardly lent a hand
I’m too busy to do community service
When there were gatherings, I helped the least

My life was already full of stress
So I didn’t counsel a Muslim in distress
I didn’t spend much time with my family
Because I thought, doing so is a waste of time…

No time to share with non-Muslim about Islam
Even though I know, inviting causes no harm
No time to do Sunnah prayers at all
All these contribute to my imaan’s fall…

I’m busy here and busy there
I’ve no time at all, that’s all I care
I went for religious lessons, just once in awhile
‘Cause i’m too busy making a pile…

I worked all day and I slept all night
Too tired for Tahajjud and it seemed not right
To me, earning a living was already tough
So I only did basic deeds but that’s not enough…

No time at all, to admire God’s creation
No time to praise Allah and seek His Compassion
Although I know how short is my life
For Islam, I really didn’t strive…

Finally the day comes, when the Lord calls for me
And I stood before Him with my Life’s History

I feel so guilty because I should have prayed more
Isn’t that what a Muslim lives for?
To thank Allah and do more good deeds
And the Quran is for us all to read…

Now at Judgement Day, I’m starting to fret
I’ve wasted my life but it’s too late to regret
My entry to Paradise depend on my good behaviour
But i’ve not done enough nor did proper prayer

My «good deed book» is given from my right
An angel opened my «book» and read out my plight.
Then the angel chided me…

«O You Muslim servant, you are the one,
Who is given enough time, yet not much is done
Do you know that your faith is loose?
Saying «no time» is only an excuse.
Your «good deed book» should be filled up more
With all the good work you stood up for…

Hence, I only recorded those little good deeds
As I say this, I know your eyes will mist…
I was about to write some more, you see
But I did not have, THE TIME to list»…

-Unknown

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I hate to be the one to tell you this, but we’re all going to die. Not now… but someday… eventually we’ll all be dead. I’m not making this up. It’s actually going to happen. At some future time… everyone in this room… dead.

So how do you think you’ll go? Heart attack? Alzheimer’s disease? Cancer? Stroke? Alzheimer’s disease? … Perhaps being trampled by a fleeing audience?

My preference? Assassination. Then when I die, it’s an event. Maybe even get my own holiday.

Do you know how many people die every day? 153,000. That’s about 2 per second. In the time it takes me to give this speech, 700 people will lose their lives…. 701 if my assassin is here.

Death will claim our families… our friends… it will claim you and me. Our human existence… all of this … is temporary. Death is an event that every one of us will have to experience. Everyone. The Grim Reaper doesn’t maintain a “Do Not Kill” list.

What will happen when we die? Either we’ll cease to exist, or we’ll continue on in some form of afterlife. If part of us manages to endure after death, what part will it be?

It won’t be our physical bodies; those stay here. All our material possessions will remain behind as well. Even our personal relationships will be uprooted. If any part of us can possibly live on, it must be something beyond what we perceive with our physical senses. If we can see it, hear it, touch it, smell it, taste it… it stays here.

We’re all human beings. The human will eventually die, but what of the being? Is there some part of us that will survive death?

I do not know. I believe that there is. I have faith that there is. I even perceive some evidence that there is. But still I do not know. I will not really know what lies beyond death until this body dies.

The very nature of this puzzle prevents me from knowing the full truth in advance, and yet, I cannot begin to fully live without having an answer. None of us can.

So we’re left with only one option: our free will… our freedom to choose what we believe. We can choose to believe in oblivion, or we can choose to believe in permanence. If we ourselves are impermanent, then our lives can be filled only with impermanence. Everything we create… everything we are… will turn to dust. Nothing of our beings will endure. There can be no greater purpose for our lives. We can exist only for survival, a task at which we will ultimately fail.

But if we live for what is permanent, then even throughout our mortal existence, our lives will be infused with immortality. Our true beings can never be lost; they can only be transformed.

You see, the real question behind this choice is this: Is there a reason we exist? Does our human existence have a purpose? And if the answer is yes, then that purpose must come from the part of us that is permanent. Because that which is mortal can provide no purpose. It is only dust.

This is one of the most deeply human choices we face. Do we live for what is temporary, or do we live for what is permanent? Do we devote our lives to dust… or to destiny?

Someday our bodies will die. Our houses will crumble. Our loved ones will lament our passing. Our life stories will see no new pages written. In the long run… all of this… is dust. If we live for dust, then dust we become.

But when we choose to believe in our own permanence, we gain access to the very reason we exist. We come to know our purpose. And we finally begin living as the great spirits we truly are instead of the fragile shells which house them. We see that nothing temporary can give our lives meaning. Only the permanent can.

And what is permanent? It is what resonates deeply with the great spirits inside us. Truth. Compassion. Honor. Justice. Peace. Forgiveness. Humility. Courage. Faith. Kindness. Love.

That immortal being gives meaning to our human lives, so while we exist in these mortal bodies, we are not seduced by dust. Instead we live for what is real. And when our bodies die, some part of us survives.

Mozart’s body is dead. But his music endures.
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s body is dead. But his dream is alive.
Mother Teresa’s body is dead. But her gift of compassion is not dead.

How many of the 700 people who died during this speech never embraced their own greatness? How many were obsessed with the accumulation of dust instead of the actualization of destiny?

The huge irony is that everything we acquire here in the physical world will be lost. Only that which we give of our permanent selves has the power to endure.

In the end it is all so simple, yet we make it so complicated. Our gift to the world may be a song, a poem, a painting, a child, or the expression of an idea whose time has come. Each of these gifts contains a piece of our own permanence. These are the vehicles through which we give inspiration, creativity, empathy. Not what is dust, but is what is real.

Don’t take your gifts to your grave. Let your spirit express its greatness. Live for what is real. And when you finally leave this world, it will be a peaceful transformation instead of a tragic realization.

Live for what is real.

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