TUESDAY The ism recommended for Tuesday is AL_QAABIDH. It is recommended to recite this 1003x after Salatul Fajr. Linguistically, qabdh, root verb of "al-Qaabidh," means: to take, hold, seize, grip, catch, handle, and the like. It is the holding of something with the hand such as a sword's handle, etc. It is meant as a way to forcefully take control of something or someone. WheniIn Suratul Baqara, aya 245, Allah says: "... and Allah constricts and expands..." it means He constricts, withholds, His sustenance of some while amplifies (expands) it for others. Al-Qaabidh is the One Who causes the souls to be taken away from their bodies, their temporary homes, at the time of death. The angel who takes the souls away (i.e. the qaabidh) is Israail. Al-Qaabidh is the One Who unveils His Glory to you, so He protects you; He is the One Who makes you fear being far from Him. Al-Qabidh is the One Who controls the entire cosmos. It is Al-Qaabidh who constricts you to be able to get the best out of you. A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had got as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. Then the man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shrivelled wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shrivelled body and shrivelled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening was the way of forcing fluid from the body of the moth into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he deprived the moth of health. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for regrets. This is what Al-Qaabidhu does. Remember, a diamond is coal under pressure. Applying it to our lives means to constrict our desires, and to prioritise our life by squeezing out all the unnecessaries. In other words applying Suratul ‘Asr in our life In the name of Allah, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful. I swear by Time! 'Asr' literally means squeezing. It has been used for Time- in the sense of it's meaning the squeezing of the past unfolding as future. It may refer to the era of the Prophet (PBUH) or the time of Asr on Ashura; or as per a hadith of our 6th Imam -the era of Imam Al-Mahdi (PBUH) Time is the most valuable commodity which man has... If you look at the lives of great people - there is one thing in common that we all have with them and that is - 24 hrs in a day. The way they use their time has made the difference. Most certainly the human being is in a state of loss ; Man's lower nature is to be at a loss. Man's basic nature is to be confused, and dissatisfaction without any calm and peace - man fluctuates from one thought to the other , one idea to the other ... No sooner is one situation under control then he must move to another which is chaotic... Except those who believe, and do good deeds, and advise each other to truth, and advise each other to patience. Advising each other to truth and to patience is 'Amr bil Ma'ruf ' and 'Nahyi anil Munkar '. The highest degree of patience is that which is exercised when one keeps away from 'haram'
TUESDAY The ism recommended for Tuesday is AL_QAABIDH. It is recommended to recite this 1003x after Salatul Fajr. Linguistically, qabdh, root verb of "al-Qaabidh," means: to take, hold, seize, grip, catch, handle, and the like. It is the holding of something with the hand such as a sword's handle, etc. It is meant as a way to forcefully take control of something or someone. WheniIn Suratul Baqara, aya 245, Allah says: "... and Allah constricts and expands..." it means He constricts, withholds, His sustenance of some while amplifies (expands) it for others. Al-Qaabidh is the One Who causes the souls to be taken away from their bodies, their temporary homes, at the time of death. The angel who takes the souls away (i.e. the qaabidh) is Israail. Al-Qaabidh is the One Who unveils His Glory to you, so He protects you; He is the One Who makes you fear being far from Him. Al-Qabidh is the One Who controls the entire cosmos. It is Al-Qaabidh who constricts you to be able to get the best out of you. A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had got as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. Then the man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shrivelled wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shrivelled body and shrivelled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening was the way of forcing fluid from the body of the moth into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he deprived the moth of health. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for regrets. This is what Al-Qaabidhu does. Remember, a diamond is coal under pressure. Applying it to our lives means to constrict our desires, and to prioritise our life by squeezing out all the unnecessaries. In other words applying Suratul ‘Asr in our life In the name of Allah, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful. I swear by Time! 'Asr' literally means squeezing. It has been used for Time- in the sense of it's meaning the squeezing of the past unfolding as future. It may refer to the era of the Prophet (PBUH) or the time of Asr on Ashura; or as per a hadith of our 6th Imam -the era of Imam Al-Mahdi (PBUH) Time is the most valuable commodity which man has... If you look at the lives of great people - there is one thing in common that we all have with them and that is - 24 hrs in a day. The way they use their time has made the difference. Most certainly the human being is in a state of loss ; Man's lower nature is to be at a loss. Man's basic nature is to be confused, and dissatisfaction without any calm and peace - man fluctuates from one thought to the other , one idea to the other ... No sooner is one situation under control then he must move to another which is chaotic... Except those who believe, and do good deeds, and advise each other to truth, and advise each other to patience. Advising each other to truth and to patience is 'Amr bil Ma'ruf ' and 'Nahyi anil Munkar '. The highest degree of patience is that which is exercised when one keeps away from 'haram'
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