At-Tawba (repentance): can anybody claim that he has no sin causing him a heavy feeling of remorse? If there is, then Al-Tawba is the cure. The process is so easy and can be done anywhere and at any time. There are only three requirements for repentance; first you should be regretful about the sin committed, second you must immediately stop committing the sin, third never commit the sin again. Whoever is able to fulfill the three requirements then his sins will surely be forgiven.

Once, a man asked Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), “Oh Prophet of Allah, what if I to repent of my sins, would I be forgiven?” “Yes,” said the Prophet (PBUH). “What about my cheating and major sins?” asked the man. “Even your cheating and major sins would be forgiven too” replied the Prophet (PBUH). “Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) He Who forgives the cheating and major sins of his servants,” cried the man as tears filled his eyes. All your sins can be forgiven according to this verse that can be translated as, “Accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.” (TMQ, Al- Baqarah: 128) (1).

Look at the next verse that can be translated as, “Our Lord! Send amongst them a Messenger of their own, who shall recite unto them Your Verses” (TMQ, Al- Baqarah: 129) do you know who that messenger is? He is Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). One day, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)was asked by his companions, “Oh Prophet of Allah, tell us how did your Da’wa (call for Islam) begin?”. “I was the answer of Ibrahim (AS)’s invocation” said Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Hence the beginning was actually thousands of years ago as an answer to an invocation uttered by Ibrahim (AS). If so, why don’t you turn to Allah and invocate him? Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, “He who dose not invocate, Allah’s wrath would be brought unto him.” If an invocation made thousands of years ago was answered, years and generations later, and you know it was answered then, why don’t you invocate. The problem is we are impatient and are always in a hurry for the answer, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, "The invocation of anyone of you is granted (by Allah) if he does not show impatience. (by saying, "I invoked Allah but my request has not been granted.") (2). Don’t ever give up on invocating and praying to Allah (SWT). If ever you repent a sin committed, prayed to Allah to help you stop it and yet you couldn’t, just persist and keep on praying and invocating to Allah (SWT). All of a sudden, you will find your heart filled with hatred towards that sin and you will stop committing it. It would happen so easily, that you wonder how it happened though it took you ten years of praying and invocating. It happened because you showed patience. Therefore, you should never be in a hurry for the answer.

The last verses were Ibrahim (AS)’s invocations to Allah (SWT) throughout the process of constructing the Holy Ka’ba. That’s why you all must stick to invocating to Allah. A woman with a problem (with her husband for instance) before she turns to help from anybody, she must first turn to Allah. Anybody having a problem with his boss, must first supplicate to Malik Al-Mulk (The Lord of Sovereignty) to help him before seeking anybody’s help. Ibrahim (AS) was keen on invocating Allah during every step he took during the construction of the Holy Ka’ba.

When Ibrahim (AS) started building the Holy Ka’ba, he called for his son Isma’il (AS) (Ishmael) saying, “Allah commanded me to build Him a house .” “Oh father, do as you are commanded,” answered Isma’il (AS). “Will you help me?” asked Ibrahim (AS). “Surly I will,” said Isma’il (AS) assuring his father (3). What is the significance of this conversation? The significance is in the fact that Ibrahim (AS), a great Prophet, needed help the same way we all do. Everyone is in need for a brother to support him in his strive to obedience of Allah. If a girl wishes to set up Maqra’a (a gathering in which Muslims learn how to recite the Holy Qur’an properly) then she should seek her religious friend’s support who should answer her positively the same way Isma’il (AS) did with his father. Every youth that wishes to guide one of his friends needs the support of another religious friend. If every Muslim truly supported his brother, then Islam would definitely prevail.

Consider carefully the following verse that can be translated as, “Our Lord! Send amongst them a Messenger of their own..” (TMQ, Al Baqarah: 129) and try to focus on the tasks of the called-on messenger and their order of importance:
1- “..shall recite unto them Your Verses” (TMQ, Al Baqarah: 129).
2- “..instruct them in the Book (this Qur’an) and Al-Hikmah (full knowledge of the Islamic laws and jurisprudence or wisdom or Prophethood)” (TMQ, Al Baqarah: 129).
3- “..purify them.” (TMQ, Al Baqarah: 129).

These were the 3 tasks to be done in the same order of importance Ibrahim (AS) thought was correct. If we looked at another similar verse that can be translated as, “Similarly (to complete My Blessings on you), We have sent among you a Messenger (Muhammad (PBUH)) of your own, reciting to you Our Verses (the Qur’an) and purifying you, and teaching you the Book (the Qur’an) and Al-Hikmah and teaching you that which you used not to know.” (TMQ, Al Baqarah: 151).

This verse was mentioned four times throughout the Holy Qur’an. Three of which, were said by Allah (SWT), the fourth was by Ibrahim (AS). What does all of this mean? When Ibrahim (AS) invocated Allah (SWT) he mentioned the tasks in the order mentioned earlier, when it was mentioned by Allah (SWT), purification preceded knowledge. Purification here means ethics and good manners. Meaning it’s good to be a religious scholar, yet morals are more important. Some think that a person who is well versed with Hadith, memorized Al-Bukhari and the Qur’an, or gives lectures in Mosques is a better person than others who don’t. No one can deny the importance of having such knowledge, however when Allah (SWT) set his order, He put morals prior to knowledge. To be endowed with morals though of little knowledge of your religion is much more useful for Islam. Sometimes you meet a knowledgeable scholar with bad manners. Islam considers ethics and morals among the highest of required qualities in a Muslim.

Hence, religion is not just a matter of memorizing religious texts such as Al-Bukhari though one can’t deny the importance of acquiring such knowledge. What is more important though is how you treat your parents and your neighbors. A great calamity occurs when you become knowledgeable of religious texts and yet unconscious of the importance of ethics and morals. You then become a distorted image of a Muslim. To solve this distortion work on both issues in parallel, if ever you consider your knowledge higher than your morals and manners then remember that Allah (SWT) is discontented with you because you have ordered your priorities in a different order than His.

“Our Lord! Send amongst them a Messenger of their own, who shall recite unto them Your Verses and instruct them in the Book (this Qur’an) and Al-Hikmah, and purify them.” (TMQ, Al Baqarah: 129). How many times have you invocated to Allah (SWT) and He (SWT) answered? Some people can not answer either because they don’t invocate in the first place or when prayers are answered Satan makes you forget that they were answered. This is the best time for Satan to distract your attention from realizing that your previous (maybe very old) prayers were answered at last. If you look back at your old invocations, you will discover that many of them where answered though you forgot about them. You completely forget the fact that they were answered because you have been invocating. Why does Satan do that? Satan knows very well that if you get used to invocate and realize that your invocations are being answered, you will stick to supplicating throughout your life. Your confidence in Allah (SWT) will increase tremendously and consequently you will fear disobeying Him (SWT) otherwise your prayers will go unanswered. By then you will realize that invocations and prayers were your portal to Allah (SWT). Only Satan knows how dangerous this portal is, so he spares no effort to distract you, keeping you away from recognizing the gifts of Allah (SWT). Only a few (those who are true believers) grasp such a meaning. True believers when experiencing fortunate circumstances easily link it to virtuousness, and supplication to Allah (SWT). At the same time when facing unfortunate circumstances they link it to sins committed and so repent asking Allah (SWT) for His forgiveness. Anything can be restored through sincere repentance because Allah (SWT) is capable of doing anything you can ever imagine. Hence, be attached to Allah (SWT) and always supplicate to Him (SWT).
The construction of the Holy Ka’ba was completed without the use of any material to stick the stones together. Ibrahim (AS) put a lot of effort in finding suitable stones and rocks that fit together for the building. When he completed the building a small hole remained at one side of the Holy Ka’ba for which he couldn’t find a suitable stone to fit in. “Try to find me a suitable stone,” said Ibrahim (AS) to his son Isma’il (AS). Both of them searched everywhere for a suitable stone but could not find any but when they returned they found a white stone placed in the hole. “I didn’t bring that stone!!” said the astonished Isma’il (AS). “It’s a stone that was brought by Jibril (AS) (Gabriel) from paradise,” explained Ibrahim (AS). The only human hand that touched the black stone was not of Ibrahim (AS) or Isma’il (AS); it was actually the hand of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) . This happened centuries later during the rebuilding of the Holy Ka’ba and before Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) expedition. Quraysh (the prophet’s tribe) had put all the stones in place except for the black stone and no one dared to lift the black stone because it was a great honor to do so. The tribes competed on who should be given such an honor and in the end agreed to wait for the first person to approach the Holy Ka’ba and accept his decision on who would do that honorable task. It so happened that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was the chosen one. No sooner had they seen him when they all said, “We accept the judgment of Al-Ameen (the honest one).” Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s decision was that a representative of every tribe would hold one edge of his cloak, in which the black stone would be put, so that all of them would carry it to the Holy Ka’ba and then Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would lift it with his hands and restore it in its place. Hence, all of them would have participated in such an honorable process. Was it a black stone or a white one? It was white but it blackened because of people’ sins. It was white when it descended from paradise where everything is pure. That solid and non-living rock couldn’t put up with all the sins of humanity and so it turned black!
Nowadays crowds of people gather, compete or even quarrel to reach the Black Stone. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, “The black stone is the right hand of Allah (SWT) on earth, with which He shakes hands with His servants, as a man shakes hands with his brother.” (4). One should not contemplate or imagine the form of the right hand of Allah (SWT), however this Hadith means that touching or kissing the stone -which is a Sunnah (a deed performed or encouraged by the Prophet) is as if you are doing it to Allah’s (SWT) right hand. Can you comprehend the significance of that deed? Performing it is a sort of pledge to Allah (SWT) to be virtuous and obedient. You must appreciate the importance of such a deed, the importance of renewing your pledge to Allah (SWT), telling him that you will spare no effort to let Islam prevail. Never fear of breaking that pledge, if you seek the help of Allah (SWT) then surly He will help you keep your pledge. The significance of this act should make anyone tremble and should prevent the crowding and pushing that happens nowadays at the Black stone.

The Holy Ka’ba was built until it reached Ibrahim (AS) height. Still the building needed to be higher so Ibrahim (AS) told his son to get him a rock on which he could ascend to complete the construction of the Holy Ka’ba. He wanted not only to complete but also to perfect the building, “Which he fulfilled” (TMQ, Al Baqarah: 124). Standing for many hours and taking care of minute details in a barren desert, Ibrahim (AS) bare footed put so much effort that his footprints were engraved in the rock he stood upon. Can you imagine that? footprints on a solid rock!! This rock is what is known today as Maqam Ibrahim (Ibrahim (AS) station). Some mistakenly think that Maqam Ibrahim is his grave when, as explained earlier, it is the rock upon which he stood and where his footprints were imprinted. When you go there today, you will find a crystal glass cabinet in which you can see two footprints which belong to Ibrahim (AS). Allah (SWT) kept it for us to this present day to teach us an important lesson, the lesson of the enormous effort exerted by Ibrahim (AS) for Islam’s sake. What have you done for the sake of Islam? Allah (SWT) says what can be translated as, “And take you (people) the Maqam (place) of Ibrahim (AS) [the stone on which Ibrahim (AS) stood while he was building the Ka’ba] as a place of prayer [for some of your prayers, e.g. two Rak‘at after the Tawâf around the Ka‘bah at Makkah]” (TMQ, Al Baqarah: 125).
Can you appreciate the miracle of Ibrahim (AS), that great man whose footprints where left on the rock as an evidence of his efforts? Where are your efforts for Islam? The sad truth today is that Islam and Muslims are at a total loss. If our passion for Islam’s revival is anything less than what we feel towards our sick or dying children, or towards our dying parents then rest assure that we will never progress and will remain among the weakest nations of this world. Assume it is 2.00 am and your father is dying, what would you do? You would probably overcome any embarrassment of rushing to a doctor and pulling him out of bed, and if he apologizes you will insist that he comes immediately. How does this passion be compared to the embarrassment we feel when asking our friends to pray or when a girl wears the hijab. Our efforts to revive Islam must be done with passion and love that is more than what we feel towards our loved ones, otherwise we will never succeed. Our love for Islam and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) must run in the blood within our veins and it must be engrained in our flesh. Let our slogan be that which the Prophet (PBUH) called for in the battle of Uhud (second major battle during the time of the Prophet (PBUH), “Dinuka Dinuka Lahmuka Damuk (your religion is your own flesh and blood)”.

Al-Baraa Ibn-Malek, brother of Anas Ibn-Malek (companions of the Prophet (PBUH), was one of those who had learned the Qur’an off by heart. During one of the battles fought he said, “Shame on me a bearer of the Qur’an if I were to live whilst Islam is defeated because of me”. Thus, why don’t you do something for Islam, help a friend to pray or become obedient. Your passion for Islam must be stronger; this doesn’t mean changing to a quarrelsome, grim, distant person who deals harshly with people. On the contrary, Islam requires a smiling, sociable person who deals with people warmly and gently whilst keeping within you a strong passion for this religion and its revival. On one occasion Al-Muthana Ibn-Haretha (a companion of the Prophet), lead an army to defeat the Persians. During the battle, the Muslim army was always on the verge of victory, however the right side of the army which was made up of a tribe called Bani Bakr was always pushed back by the enemy. Their spirits were not high and so the army was not able to complete its victory. Al-Muthana Ibn-Haretha, who knew how sensitive this tribe was, sent them a small note saying, “Do not embarrass the Muslims”. This simple phrase was sufficient to over turn the table and victory was attained by the Muslim army from the right side, the side of Bani Bakr., don’t embarrass Muslims by your ill manners, laziness or the commitment of sins. Always keep in mind that the humiliation and weakness we face today are results of the sins we committed and are still committing.

Finally the construction was complete, but a question here arises, did Ibrahim (AS) know that thousands of people would come to visit this place? The answer is no. Thus, why was he insistent in perfecting the job to the smallest detail? This teaches us an important meaning, when a person does anything for Allah’s (SWT) sake he/she must exert all his/her effort to ensure that it is done in the best way possible. Regardless of the size of the task, always ensure that maximum effort is exerted and never neglect the importance of a deed however minor it may seem. Ibrahim (AS) could have thought that this construction was in the middle of the desert where no one would come, but because of his sincerity to Allah (SWT) he perfected the job. A person organizing an Iftar (breaking the fast) for the neighbors, teaching a friend the Qur’an, or adopting an orphan might neglect the deed as something minor but remember if you are sincere Allah (SWT) will accept it and many will start to copy you and so Islam will revive. Always remember that mountains are made of pebbles and that rain storms are made of rain drops, and so small deeds done with sincerity can gather to become a huge effort that can revive a religion.

The Ka’ba was built and Allah (SWT) asked Ibrahim (AS) to do the last and most difficult task when he says what can be translated as, “And proclaim to mankind the Hajj (pilgrimage)” (TMQ, Al Hajj:27). Naturally Ibrahim (AS) standing in a vast barren desert asked, “Will my voice reach the people.” Allah (SWT) replied, “Call the people Ibrahim and leave the proclamation to us.” Consequently this is another lesson to be learnt, you are responsible for calling the people. Calling them to pray, to be obedient, to be good mannered, to stop drinking and to wear hijab. Allah will handle matters after that. “And proclaim to mankind the Hajj (pilgrimage). They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will come from every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway (to perform Hajj ).”( TMQ, Al Hajj:27), all sorts of people will come, some on foot while others on lean camels/horses (because of the distance). So Ibrahim (AS) stood on the highest mountain in the area Mt. Arafat and called loudly, “O people, Allah asked you to perform the Pilgrimage.” Again consider his sincerity when doing a job, some people might say why stand on a high place and why not call from anywhere. However, because Ibrahim (AS) was sincere with Allah he chose the highest point in the place and as a result Allah commemorated him. Today, thousands of years later, we come answering and acknowledging Ibrahim (AS)’s call and Allah’s proclamation saying on our way to the Ka’ba, “O my Lord, here I am present, there is no God but You, O my Lord, here I am present, all praise and blessings to You and all domination belongs to You”.

An important point worth mentioning is that the Ka’ba was constructed and destroyed five times. It was first constructed by Adam (AS) then it was destroyed. It was then reconstructed by Ibrahim (AS), about which this story is . Then it fell to ruins and reconstructed by Quraysh before the expedition of the Prophet (PBUH). We mentioned earlier that the Prophet (PBUH) participated in constructing it and he was the one who put the black stone in its place. Within this context a point that might embarrass some people is also worth noting. When Quraysh, who were disbelievers and idol worshippers, on preparing to build the Ka’ba, they informed each other not to spend ill-gotten money in the construction process and only lawful money was to be spent. Imagine!!! The idol worshippers appreciated the difference between lawful and ill-gotten money. Nowadays many Muslims are completely careless about such an issue and are not keen about the lawfulness of what they spend on their children and families. There is a palace beside the Ka’ba called Hejr Isma’il (the Precinct of Ismai’l), which is a part of the Ka’ba that Quraysh could not build because there was not enough money. Thus they built a sign to indicate that this area is a part of the Ka’ba. Hence, whoever wants to perform Tawaf (circumambulate around the Ka’ba), must turn around this part. Hejr Isma’il is also a sign of mercy from Allah who dedicated this area to allow ordinary people to pray inside the Ka’ba which they wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise.

There is also another important area in the Ka’ba that should be noted, it is the area between the black stone and the Ka’ba’s golden door which is called Al-Moltazam. It is about a meter and a half long, in this area the Prophet (PBUH) used to stick his abdomen to the Ka’ba wall, stretch his arms up and put his cheek against the wall supplicating humbly to Allah. That is the only part in the Ka’ba which is not covered by cloth to allow us to do the same. What is important to consider is the Prophet’s posture at this place which indicates complete submission and humbleness towards Allah (SWT). Can you learn to be so humble? While the Prophet (PBUH) was doing so Omar Ibnul-Khattab (RA) cried seeing the Prophet (PBUH) weeping and being so humble. The Prophet (PBUH) said, “Yes Omar, I am crying, this is a place where one should cry.” Some people mistakenly stand at the doors of the Ka’ba, whilst it is actually the area explained above. There are two reasons for calling it Al-Moltazam one being that Allah Iltazam (abided by) the fact that He would answer any supplications made there (so any prayers made there are surely answered), secondly because the Prophet (PBUH) abided in this area in the posture mentioned earlier.

The last part of Ibrahim's (AS) story was when Allah says what can be translated as, " And (remember) when Ibrâhîm (Abraham) said, "My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead." He (Allâh) said: "Do you not believe?" He [Ibrâhîm (Abraham)] said: "Yes (I believe), but to be stronger in Faith." He said: "Take four birds, then cause them to incline towards you (then slaughter them, cut them into pieces), and then put a portion of them on every hill, and call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise." (TMQ, Al-Baqarah: 260). Reading this verse for the first instance might make a person think that Ibrahim (AS) still had some doubts about Allah. However, the point was that Ibrahim (AS) had already a firm belief in Allah that is why he was considered Allah’s Khalil (closest friend). He rather wanted not only to feel in his heart but also to see with his own eyes that he became really Allah’s Khalil. It is as if he was saying, “ Allah I have become so close to you that you have called me your Khalil. Now I want to see something to assure my heart that I am really that one.”

To understand this previous point we must differentiate between Ilm al-Yaqeen (certainty by knowledge) and Ain el-Yaqeen (certainty by sight). In the first case, Ilm al-Yaqeen, a person has the knowledge and belief that Allah exists, that paradise and hellfire exist etc… In this context Omar Ibnul-Khattab (RA) has a wonderful saying, "O Allah, if the sky is split and I saw paradise and hellfire, this will not increase my belief". It means that seeing paradise and hellfire will not increase his belief in Allah because he already believes in Him and this is what Ilm al-Yaqeen is about. In the second case, Ain el-Yaqeen, is a gift that Allah grants to those of his servants who reached the utmost levels of Ilm al-Yaqeen. It is more of a reward given to those who have reached the highest levels of certainty and belief in Allah and his teachings (mostly the Prophets). Ibrahim (AS) did not ask for certainty of sight except when he reached the highest levels of certainty by knowledge. To clarify further, did this story take place at the beginning or at the end of Ibrahim’s (AS) life? It took place at the end of his life after experiencing his fall in the fire and the sacrifice of his son so it is absurd to imagine that he (a Prophet) did not yet believe! Another example was when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) entered paradise he said, “I entered the paradise then ate from its fruits and drank from its rivers”. This happened during the journey of Al-Isra and Al-Mi'raj (the journey of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to Al-quds (Jerusalem) and his ascension to the heavens). This journey came after ten years of his expedition which is the time it took him to reach the highest levels of certainty by knowledge. When he had reached that level he was given the privilege of certainty by sight.

Once the Prophet (PBUH) was sitting with his companions and asked them “who entered paradise?” Can you imagine! All the companions remained silent except for Abdullah Ibn Omar (RA) who raised his hand and said, “I did O Prophet of Allah.” Hearing that Omar Ibn El-Khattab (RA) said, “I put my hand on my head” (thinking his son would embarrass him). The Prophet (PBUH) asked, “Who drank from the rivers of paradise?” the companions looked at each other surprisingly, but Abdullah Ibn Omar (RA) raised his hand and said, “I did O Prophet of Allah.” Omar (RA) said, “I was about to put my hand on his mouth to keep him silent.” Then the Prophet (PBUH) asked, “Who ate from the fruits of paradise?” Abdullah Ibn Omar (RA) raised his hand and said, “I did O Prophet of Allah.” The companions started looking at Abdullah Ibn Omar (RA). Omar (RA) said, “At that point I prepared myself to leave the meeting (thinking his son would embarrass him).” The companions kept looking at Abdullah Ibn Omar (RA), so the Prophet (PBUH) said, “May Allah bless you Abdullah. Tell them what you mean?” He said, “O messenger of Allah, I entered the paradise when you entered it.” Meaning he had attained Ilm al-Yaqeen. “And I drank from the rivers of paradise when you drank from them and ate from the it’s fruits when you ate from them to the extent that I felt the taste of the fruits in my mouth.”

To continue, “…He said: "Take four birds, then cause them to incline towards you (then slaughter them, cut them into pieces), and then put a portion of them on every hill, and call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise." (TMQ, Al-Baqarah: 260). Consider Allah’s (SWT) miracle here, the Originator of the heavens and Earth. Ibrahim (AS) was ordered to slaughter four birds, cut them to pieces, mix those pieces together and then divide them into groups putting each group on a separate hill. Next he called them so that each of the mixed up pieces of feather, bone, blood etc… grouped together once again to form 4 birds that answered Ibrahim’s (AS ) call “in haste”. May Allah Almighty be praised, this verse should strengthen our relationship with Allah (SWT) and strengthen the feeling that we should only belong to him. It should encourage us to be obedient to Allah (SWT). Let us for a moment ask ourselves, Can’t He (SWT) who brought life back to those four birds not support us Muslims? Is He (SWT) unable to give us back Al-Aqsa Mosque? Can’t He (SWT) improve our relationships with family members and guide those who are disobedient? Can’t He (SWT) increase our earnings? Our obedience to Him (SWT) will surely be the solution to all our problems, for all matters are in Allah’s (SWT) hands.

Finally, Sara died followed by Ibrahim (AS) who died at about the age of 185 years. Ishaq (AS) and Isma'il (AS), buried him in the town of Al-Khalil (Hebron) in Palestine. This was the life story of Ibrahim (AS), a fruitful life full of great events in which he proved that he was truly the equivalent to an Ummah (a nation) as Allah praised him in the Qur’an. On the Day of Judgment he will be the first to be clothed as a reward to the deeds he performed. The Prophet (PBUH) met Ibrahim (AS) during the journey of Al-Isra and Al-Mi'rag in the seventh heaven at Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (the house over the heavens parallel to the Ka'ba at Makkah, continuously visited by the angles) and said to the Prophet, “O Muhammad, send my greeting to your Ummah (Muslims) and tell them that paradise has good soil and fresh water. To plant in it say Subhan Allah, Wa Al Hamdu Lillahi, Wa La Ilaha Illa Allah, Wa Allahu Akbar (May Allah be praised, Thanks be to Allah, there is no God but Allah and Allah is the Greatest ).” Say it now and plant a palm tree in paradise, say it when walking and have a river in paradise. Say it several times and have pools and singing birds in your palace in paradise, in the afterlife.

1) TMQ=Translation of the Meaning of the Qur'an. This translation is for the realized meaning, so far, of the stated (Surah:Ayah) of the Qur'an. Reading the translated meaning of the Qur'an can never replace reading it in Arabic, the language in which it was revealed.
2) Narrated Abu Huraira in Sahih Al-Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 75, Number 352
3) Sahih Al-Bukhari
4) Narrated by Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal in Al Mosnadd

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