First Semester Dar-e- Abbas 2019 Syllabus for grades 5 & 6

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1 First Semester Dar-e- Abbas 2019 Syllabus for grades 5 & 6 Saturday 1 Decmber 2018 Etiquette of the seeker of knowledge Saturday 8 Decmber 2018 The Beliefs Of A Muslim Saturday 15 Decmber 2018 Saturday 22 De.c 2018 Saturday 29 Dec The Etiquette's of Sleeping Kindness to Animals Kindness to Parents 40 Rights of parents in life Saturday 5 January 2019 Namaz e-ayat Salat Saturday 12 January 2019 Saturday 19 January 2019 Tarik us salat Salat Juma What is the philosophy of prayers (salat) Saturday 26 January 2019 Saturday 2 February 2019 Saturday 9 February 2019 Saturday 16 February 2019 Khums Miracles of our Beloved Prophet-Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Fatema S.A. THE QUALITIES & NECESSITY OF IMĀMAH Visiting Sick Tasbih-e-Fatimah Zahra (sa)

2 One of the supplications that the Prophet used to say was: ي نف ع و م ن د ع اء ل ي س م ع و م ن ق لب الل ه م إ ن ي أ ع وذ ب ك م ن ع لم ل ل ي خش ع و م ن ن فس ل ت شب ع 0[ Allah, I seek refuge with You from knowledge that is of no benefit, from a supplication that is not heard, from a heart that does not fear (You) and from a soul that is not satisfied]. The Duaa of Prophet Musa: ر ب اشر ح ل ي ص در ي و ي س ر ل ي أ مر ي و احل ل ع قد ة م ن ل س ان ي ي فق ه وا ق و ل ي O my Lord! Expand my breast for me, And make my affair easy to me, And loose the knot from my tongue, (That) they may understand my word; (Surah Taha 20:25-28) 5- Duaa taught by Allah ر ب ز دن ي ع لما O my Lord! Increase me in knowledge (Surah Taha 20:114) Etiquette of the seeker of knowledge Patience Purity of intention in action Acting upon what you know Always being aware that Allah is watching Make the best use of time Be cautious Precision and focus Choosing companions Finally, good manners towards the teacher or Alim what does Islam say about learning. Islam has consistently urged us to be in quest of knowledge, to seek knowledge, learn, and investigate, is a high goal for every Muslim. Allah urges us to be in quest of knowledge, to improve our lot, and give us a good understanding of the environment around us. Purpose of learning/knowledge To produce a good person, the inculcation of adab, which leads to taqwa (God-consciousness or piety). Because in the sight of Allah, the most noble of us are the ones with taqwa. Most perfect example of a knowledgeable person with the best adab Rasulullah s.a.w Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: I have only been sent to perfect good moral character (ahklaq). Akhlaq is a form of taqwa, that comes from adab and knowledge. Life is a journey, faith (iman) is a process and adab is the discipline that ties life and faith together. What is adab? 1. Fitrah Natural disposition, an imbued virtue in every person by Allah. Recall to mind the story of Nabi Adam a.s. in which the angels were ordered to prostrate to him because of the knowledge taught to him by Allah. 2. Values Doing the right thing in a right manner at the right time in the right place, includes all that is good. Learned, inculcated and nurtured over time. 3. Observations Learning by what we see, experienced, know. 4. Discipline Although fitrah, it is becoming a lost virtue. To maintain adab, one has to be disciplined, always bearing it in mind, and practicing often in everything we do in life, every day.

3 Manners of Adab seeking Knowledge 1. Intention / Niyyah The intention for seeking knowledge: for personal gain, for fame? For a Muslim, the intention has to be ALWAYS to seek the pleasure of Allah, that this knowledge would benefit humanity, the ummah and/or the deen somehow. Acquire knowledge to be good, not to harm others. 2. Clear/Defined Goals Have a clear sense what you re seeking. Define what are the steps and goals to get what you re seeking. What do you wish to achieve at the end of the day? And always ask if what you re seeking/doing will help others. 3. Respect Have a deep, unshakable respect for teachers and scholars, even when we disagree.. As students, we have to be humble. We are the seekers, 4. Consistency Learn something new every day. Set aside time to learn something every day (trying to memorize Quran is one of the good ways of implementing consistent learning in our lives). Put in effort, istiqamah (keep doing it consistently). 5. Act upon knowledge Fulfill the purpose of knowledge. Put into practice. Share and teach others. Relationships Between Teachers-Students 1. Teachers/scholars are inheritors of the Prophets. The Prophets do not leave behind any superior wealth except knowledge (of haqq/truth). 2. Teachers are like father figures disciplined but kind, strict but gentle, always wanting the best, always thinking positive that the hearts will open someday and blossom. 3. Students owe a debt of gratitude to ALL teachers (Islamic or secular education) so never be rude or think we re paying them because at the end of the day, the teachers are still the ones with knowledge; knowledge is power and more valuable than wealth. Some Adab Tips Before Studying 1. Make wudhu 2. Set the intention 3. Recite Dua 4. Face Qibla, if possible 5. Have a balanced state of mind That the first revealed word of the Holy Qur an was Read which is the foundation of knowledge. Imam Ali (A.S.) Said THE MOST COMPLETE GIFT OF GOD IS LIFE BASED ON KNOWLEDGE. Imam Ali (A.S.) Said THE LEARNED MEN ARE THE LIVING ONES IN THE DEAD MASS OF IGNORANCE. WHOMSOEVER ALLAH WANTS TO DO GOOD, HE GIVES HIM RIGHT UNDERSTANDING IN RELIGION. GO IN QUEST OF KNOWLEDGE WHENEVER YOU COME ACROSS IT. SEEK KNOWLEDGE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. AN HOUR S CONTEMPLATION IS BETTER THAN A YEAR S ADORATION. TO SPEND MORE TIME IN LEARNING IS SUPERIOR TO SPENDING TIME IN PRAYING. IT IS BETTER TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE ONE HOUR IN THE NIGHT THAN TO PRAY THE WHOLE NIGHT. THE ONE WHO DEEPLY KNOWS HIS SELF, KNOWS GOD. WHO ARE THE LEARNED? IT IS THEY WHO PRACTICE WHAT THEY KNOW.

4 Etiquette of the seeker of knowledge ع لما O my Lord! Increase m e in knowledge رب ز دن ي Make wudhu Face Qibla, if possible Recite Dua Set the intention Some Adab Tips Before Studying Purity of intention in action Acting upon what you know Some Adab Tips Before Studying Always being aware that Allah is watching Make the best use of time Be cautious Precision and focus Choosing companions Finally, good manners towards the teacher or Alim Patience Have a balanced state of mind

5 Imam Reda (as) One day when Imam Reda (as) was on his historical journey from Madina to Marw (Khurasan), while in a jungle Imam Reda (as) came across a hunter who was about to kill a deer. The deer was trying to get away and when she saw Holy Imam Reda (as), she said something to him. Holy Imam Reda (as) asked the hunter to free the deer so that she could go and feed her little baby deers who were very hungry. Imam Reda (as) also told the hunter that once the deer had fed her babies she would come back. The hunter allowed the deer to go because Holy Imam Reda (as) had told him to, but he did not think the deer will come back. But Imam Reda (as) waited with the hunter until the deer returned with her young ones. The hunter was amazed on witnessing this miraculous event and he set the deer free as a mark of respect for Imam Reda (as). After this historical event Imam Reda (as) became famous as Imam-e-Zaamin The Cat and the Mean Woman The Muslim is gentle with animals. He gives them food and drink. However, the one whose heart is hard, locks up animals and prevents them from food and drink. The one who has a hard heart will enter the Hell-fire. the Messenger of Allah said: A woman entered the Hell-fire because of a cat. But why did this woman go to Hell? What did she do to the cat? Let us listen to the Messenger of Allah as he relates this story to us: She locked it up and bound it in fetters. She would not feed it, nor give it drink. Also, she would not let it eat the vermin of the earth. The vermin are the insects and rodents. Thus, what happened to the cat after its imprisonment and prevention from food and drink? The Messenger of Allah said: until the cat died. Therefore the woman entered the Hell-fire because of it. The woman s heart had become extremely hard. The cat died because of her preventing it from food and drink. Therefore, this woman deserved to enter the Hell-fire because of this. In this story there is a good lesson for you. This is a story of wisdom. We must refrain from harming animals. Kindness to Animals When we mention the religion of Islam, often the first word that comes to mind is peace. The word Islam is derived from the infinitive sa-la ma which also is the root for the word salam, which means peace. Islam is a way of life that promotes peace, dignity, respect, tolerance, justice and mercy and all of these qualities are tempered with serenity (calmness) that comes from submission to God. Perhaps the greatest of these qualities is mercy. It is one of the overriding themes throughout the Quran. Certainly, We have brought them a Book (the Quran) which We have explained in detail with knowledge, - guidance, and a mercy to a people who believe. (Quran 7:52) And We have sent you O Muhammad not but as a mercy for all of humankind, jinn, and all that exists. (Quran 21:107) Prophet Muhammad was the embodiment of mercy, he showed compassion to all those around him, family, orphans, friends, strangers and even enemies. He also treated the environment and animals with respect and mercy. He taught his followers that because animals were part of God s creation they should be treated with dignity and due care Mistreating animals is considered a sin in Islam. A Muslim is responsible for the care of animals so much so that an illtreated animal will testify against the one who abused it on the Day of Judgment. Islam forbids branding animals and killing them in vain. و ا ل نع م خ ل ق ه ا ل ك م ف يه ا د ف ء و م ن ف ع و م نه ا ت أ ك ل ون و ل ك م ف يه ا ج م ال ح ين ت ر يح ون و ح ين ب ك م ل ر ء وف ر ح يم ت سر ح ون و ت حم ل أ ث ق ال ك م إ ل ى ب ل د ل م ت ك ون وا ب ل يغي إ ل ب ش ق ا ل نف س إ ن ر و الخ يل و الب يغ ال و الح م ير ل ت رك ب وه ا و ز ين ة و ي خل ق م ا ل ت عل م ون "And the cattle, He has created them for you. You have in them warm clothing and (other) advantages, and of them you eat. And therein is beauty for you, when you drive them back (home) and when you send them out (to pasture). And they carry your heavy loads to regions which you could not reach but with great distress to yourselves. Surely your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful. And (He made) horses and mules and asses that you might ride upon them and as an ornament. And He creates what you know not." (Quran 16:5-8)

6 SHOWING KINDNESS TO ANIMALS Animals are beautiful creations of Allāh (SWT), He created them to serve us. Animals serve us in many ways, for example: 1. They provide us with food and drink. 2. They provide transport for people. 3. They carry our goods from one place to another. 4. They provide security. 5. Some animals are used for hunting. 6. They can also guide blind people. Most animals are very intelligent and live in communities. They have their own languages as well. Allāh (SWT) says in the Qurʾān: و م ا م ن د آب ة ف ى ا ل رض و ل ط ئ ر ي ط ير ب ج ن اح ي إ ل أ م م أ مث ال ك م م ا ف ر طن ا ف ى الك ت ب م ن ش ى ء ث م إ ل ى ر ب ه م ي حش ر ون There is not an animal on earth, nor a bird that flies on its wings, but they are communities like you... [6:38] We should therefore take good care of animals, especially those animals who are in our care, such as pets. Muslims are not allowed to keep dogs or pigs as pets. Dogs are only allowed for special reasons. For example, if a person lives in a country where they need to keep a dog for security against thieves or if a person is blind and needs a specially trained dog to guide him or her when walking outdoors. When a Muslim has to keep a dog, they When a Muslim has to keep a dog, they should try and keep them outdoors or in a separate dog kennel so that it cannot lick pots, utensils or anything in the house. Dogs and pigs are najis creatures by nature, so if someone has any physical contact with them and either the person or the animal is wet at the place of contact, then the person becomes najis. This person cannot pray until the najāsah is removed. If a person keeps birds or fish as pets, or if someone has a farm which has goats, chicken and so on, they must never forget to feed them and they must keep the area the animals live in (cage or aquarium) clean and safe. It is the duty of a Muslim who owns an animal to feed it and take care of it. Islam forbids cruelty to any animal. Whenever we see animals that are cute, we always feel like taking them home. But looking after a pet is not easy. Listen to your parent s advice and speak to others who have pets first, to find out what is easy and what is difficult about keeping pets. you buy a pet and later find it hard to look after it, it is better to give it away, instead of keeping it and not looking after it properly. Some pets can teach you a lot about friendship and responsibility and some pets are meant to live freely and not to be kept in a cage or a box. So think carefully before you get a pet. And if you still decide to get one, also think carefully about what kind of a pet you should keep. Stories from the Prophet It was reported in a hadith (Muslim religious text) that once the Prophet entered a garden and saw a camel which came crying to him. The Prophet approached the camel and rubbed off its tears and asked, "Who is the owner of this camel". The owner replied "It is mine." The Prophet then said "Don't you fear Allah in these animals which the Almighty made you owners of? Indeed your animal complained to me that you starve and overwork it" One of the best examples of respect for all living creatures is Noah's ark. Allah asked Noah to preserve life by carrying a pair of each living creature and save them from the flood. Feeding A Hungry Dog One day, Imam Hasan saw a black slave having a loaf of pead in front of him. The slave would eat a morsel of pead and give a morsel to a dog near him. Imam Hasan asked, What compels you to do so. The slave said, I am ashamed of eating myself and not giving the dog anything. The Imam said, Do not move from this place until I come back. The Imam went to the master of the slave and purchased him together with the orchard he was working in. He set the slave free and gave him the orchard.

7 Answer the following questions in complete sentences 1. List 5 animals and how they are useful to human. 2. Why should we treat animals with kindness? 3. How can we treat animals with kindness? 4. Is eating meat a form of cruelty to animals? 5. What should we consider before getting a pet? 6. Why did Allāh (SWT) create the animals? 7. How are animals useful to humans? 8. What animals should Muslims not keep as pets? 9. How should we treat animals? 10. Write 3 stories about the animals that were mentioned in the Quran?

8 Animals are mentioned in the Quran 1.CALF (Surat al-baqara, 51) ' (Surah Ta Ha, 88) 2.COW (Surat al-baqara, 71) 3.EWE (Surah Sâd, 23-24) 4.SWINE (Surat al-baqara, 173) 5.DONKEY (Surah Luqman, 19) (Surat al-muddaththir, 50) 6.HORSE (Surah Al 'Imran, 14) (Surat al- 'Adiyat, 1-2) 7.MULE (Surat an-nahl, 8) 8.CAMEL (Surat at-takwir, 4) (Surat al- Ghashiyya, 17) 9.QUAIL (Surat al-baqara, 57) (Surah Ta Ha, 80) 10. SNAKE (Surah Ta Ha, 20) 11. SPIDER (Surah Ankaboot) 12.FLY / MOSQUITO (Surat al-hajj, 73) 13.LION (Surat al-muddaththir, 50-51) 14.ELEPHANT (Surat al-fil, 1) 15. ANT (an-naml, 27:18) 16. CROW / RAVEN (al Ma-idah, 5:31) 17. BIRDS (Common) (Surah Al 'Imran, 49) (Surat al-ma'ida, 110) 18.WOLF (Surah 12: ) 19. TERMITE / WORM (Surah 34:14) 20. WHALE / FISH (Surah 37: 142) 21. HOOPOE (Surah Naml 20, 22) 22.GNAT (Surat al-baqara, 26) 23. BEE (Surat an-nahl, 68-69) 24. LOCUST (Surat al-qamar, 7) 25. FROG, 26. LICE, BOTH IN (Surat al-a'raf, 133) 27. MONKEYS (Surat al-ma'ida, 60) 28. SHEEP/ 29. GOATS (al An'am, 6:144)

9 The youth then brought food for him and both of them ate their dinner. Musa inquired, What is your relation with this old lady? The youth replied, She is my mother and since my financial state does not allow me to purchase a slave-girl for her, I myself strive to serve and look after her. Musa questioned further, What did your mother mumble before you took her upstairs? He responded, Whenever I wash her and feed her, she prays: May God forgive you and place you in the company and in the rank of Prophet Musa (a.s.) in Paradise. Hearing this, Musa (a.s.) said, O Youth! I give you glad tidings; God has accepted your mother s prayers and Jibraeel has informed me that you shall be my companion in Paradise! The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) has stated: One who is obedient towards his parents and his Lord shall be accommodated in the most exalted of places on the Day of Judgment. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: One who pleases his parents has verily pleased Allah, and one who has angered his parents has verily angered Allah. Imam Ja'far al-sadiq (A.S..), the great-great-grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is reported to have quoted Imam 'Ali (ra) that, disobedience to parents is a major sin." He also stated that, "if a person looks at the face of his or her parents "with wrathful eyes, despite the fact that injustice was done to him or her by the parents, his or her salah (prayer) will not be accepted by God." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: One who desires a long life and an increase in livelihood should exhibit goodness towards his parents and establish bonds of kinship (with his relatives). Imam as-sadiq (A.S.) has said: Goodness towards the parents is an indication of a person s excellent cognizance of Allah. This is because there is no worship that can take a person towards the happiness of Allah faster than exhibiting respect towards his Muslim parents for the sake of Allah. Imam Ali (A.S).has said: Goodness towards (one s) parents is the greatest obligatory act. ي بل يغ ن ع ند ك الك ب ر إ ي اه و ب الول د ين إ حس نا إ م ا و ق ض ى ر ب ك أ ل ت عب د وا إ ل أ ح د ه م آ أ و ك ل ه م ا ف ل ت ق ل ل ه م آ أ ف و ل ت نه ره م ا و ق ل ل ه م ا ق ول ك ر يما And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. (Quran 17:23) All religions of the world have laid great emphasis on the rights of parents and the duties of children towards them. According to Islamic teachings, to be obedient and to show kindness to parents has been enjoined in the Qur an in such a manner as to say that among the noble deeds, to obey parents, treat them respectfully and to show kindness to them, is next to worshipping Almighty Allah. The Holy Qur an says: Your Lord has ordained that you worship none but Him, and that you be kind to parents... (2:83). ت عب د ون ل الل و ب الو ال د ين إ حس انا إ ل According to Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the parents of a certain person are his Heaven or Hell. What this means is that if a person obeys his parents, attends to their needs and keeps them happy and comfortable, he will attain Paradise. On the other hand, if he is disrespectful and rude to them, offends them by ignoring their needs and feelings or causes them grief in any manner, his place shall be in Hell. In modern times, a trend has arisen where parents have come to be seen as a liability because of old-age and physical weakness. They are then sent to old people s home. But the stricture ordained by Islam makes it clear that shrugging off the responsibility of old parents serves as an invitation to Hell. The time that parents need to be looked after most, is in their old age. To serve them devotedly at that stage of their lives is the best way of pleasing Almighty Allah. It is also one of the easier ways of attaining Paradise. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: Whoever visits the graves 2/18/2019 of his parents or one of them every Friday, Allah shall forgive 9 his sins and shall regard him to be of those who had been kind to his parents.

10 Obeying one s parents and treating them with respect and affection is a great virtue and it serves as repentance for a person s sins. Similarly, to ask Almighty Allah to have mercy on them after death is an act that brings them comfort in their graves. It is the duty of sons and daughters to pray for the forgiveness of their parents after their death and treat their relatives and friends with due respect. In the Qur an, Muslims have been urged to pray for the salvation of their parents as shown in the following verse: و ق ل ر ب ارح مه م ا ك م ا ر ب ي ان ى ص يغ يرا... And say, O my Lord! Have mercy on both of them as they cared for me when I was little. (17:24) THE BOY AND THE APPLE TREE A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by, the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. Come and play with me, the tree asked the boy. I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees any more the boy replied. I want toys. I need money to buy them. Sorry, but I do not have money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money. The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. One day, the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited. Come and play with me the tree said. I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me? Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house. So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted. Come and play with me! the tree said. I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat? said the man. Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy. So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. Finally, the man returned after many years. Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you, the tree said. No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite the man replied. No more trunk for you to climb on. I am too old for that now the man said. I really cannot give you anything, the only thing left is my dying roots, the tree said with tears. I do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years, the man replied. Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, come sit down with me and rest. The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears. This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with our Mum and Dad. When we grow up, we leave them; only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy. You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but that is how all of us treat our parents. We take them for granted; we don t appreciate all they do for us, until it s too late. Wallahi, May Allah forgives us of our shortcomings and may He guide us. 2) The Companion of Prophet Musa in Paradise Once, while conversing with God, Prophet Musa (a.s.) requested: O Lord! I desire to meet the person, who is to be my companion in Paradise. Jibraeel descended and informed him that his companion was to be a butcher who lived in a certain place. Prophet Musa (a.s.) set out in search of him and arrived at his shop, when he noticed a youth, resembling a night watchman, busy selling meat. When night fell, the youth took some meat and proceeded towards his house. Musa (a.s.) followed him till they reached there. Musa (a.s.) approached the youth and said, Would you not like to have a guest? The youth willingly agreed and took him inside. Musa (a.s.) watched the youth preparing some food. When he had finished, he brought down a large basket from the upper storey. Bringing out an old and wizened woman from inside it, he washed her and then proceeded to feed her with his own hands. When the youth was about to carry the basket back to its original place, Musa (a.s.) noticed the old lady s lips move as she mumbled something incomprehensible.

11 A Good Life 1. A person who does not spend his earnings himself is like one who has accumulated it for others. 2. One who obeys his carnal desires has actually obeyed his enemy (i.e. his evil self). 3. One who relies on God, He will suffice him in all affairs in this world and the hereafter and the things unseen by him will also be safeguarded. 4. One who does not bear all tests and troubles patiently and does not thank God for His blessings and does not endeavor to relieve himself from troubles will be frail and helpless. 5. Be patient in every trouble related to your children, property and life, otherwise God will take back whatever He had bestowed on you as a trust to test your patience and thankfulness. 6. Do hope in God s Mercy but not so much as to increase your boldness in committing devilish crimes and sins. 7. Fear God but not so much as to sever your hope from His boundless Mercy. 8. Do not be deceived by the words of flattery of an ignorant person lest you should become proud and arrogant about your own performance because the most superior deed is devoted service & worship with humbleness. 9. Take care of your wealth and do not waste or ruin it. That wealth which is related to your heirs and others should be managed efficiently. God gives us people to love and things to use, not things to love and people to use How to Lead a Good Life? It is the nature of every person to seek happiness. Some people strive to seek material happiness in this world away from religion, thinking that this is the true happiness. But this kind of happiness will be succeeded by pain and sorrow at the Day of Judgment, and its people will know that their striving led them only to misery and not happiness. While others know that the true way to happiness is to obey God and follow His religion. For them the pleasures and riches of the world are of little consequence. When this happiness penetrates and fills the heart of the believer he does in fact live in this world as if he were in Paradise. Those are the people who find true happiness in this world. What kind of happiness could be greater than that of someone who humbles himself to God, worships Him, strives for His pleasure, and strives to enter Paradise and have salvation from Hellfire? The believer lives with such a sweetness in his heart that if the masters of the earth knew of it, they would fight him to death to take it from him. Allah has said: Whoever does right, whether male or female, and is a believer, We will make him live a good life, and We will award them their reward for the best of what they used to do. (Quran, 16:97) To reach true happiness, we need to know what is the purpose of our life, how to reach success in the hereafter, and to fulfill the requirements of reaching this success by following the commands of God and His true religion. If you express gratitude, I shall certainly give you more, and if you are ungrateful, then My punishment is severe. [Ibrahim: V7]

12 How to Lead a Good Life? Once Imam Sadiq (a.s.) gave one thousand dinars to a trustworthy person for investment in his business. That person purchased a commodity and after surveying the market he learnt about the dearth of that product in Egypt. So he sold his commodity in Egypt at a high price and made hundred percent profit. He returned to the Imam happily and presented two bags to him saying that one bag contains one thousand dinars, the amount of your investment and the other bag is an equal amount of one thousand dinars as net profit in business. The Imam was grieved by obtaining so much profit and he returned the other bag saying: I seek God s refuge! How do you approve that a group of Muslim suffer in order that you make excessive profit by selling your product at double the price. Be aware that it is hard to earn halaal and justifiable income. Note: Nowadays people all over the world are dissatisfied because of excessive profit made by businessmen and capitalists. Excess profit is not justifiable. It is as sinful as interest on loans (when it is not Mozarebah ). Greed for excessive profit is one of the causes of inflation. Inflation may be compensated by proper rise in wages and salaries. Governments are responsible for controlling excess profit by suitable means. (and whoever follows My Guidance, there shall be no fear on them, nor shall they grieve.) [Al-Baqarah, 38] Three steps to a happy life 1. The most important means of happiness and the foundation of all felicity is to have sound belief and perform righteous deeds. 2. Keep oneself busy in performing beneficial deeds and acquiring useful knowledge. 3. Concentrating on the tasks at hand, not being anxious about the future and not crying over the past is another way of attaining happiness. How to Lead a Good Life? 1. Do not be arrogant in richness. 2. Do not be worried or uneasy in poverty. 3. Do not be harsh, impolite and disgusting, because people will hate to approach you. 4. Do not be frail and powerless, because all those who are familiar with you will consider you as worthless and look at you with contempt. 5. Do not dispute nor quarrel nor be in bad books of your superiors. 6. Do not ridicule your subordinates. 7. Do not conflict with experts in their field. 8. Do not obey the stupid. 9. Do not be subservient to every individual. 10. Do not rely on ability and competence of anyone but wait till you know how to enter and exit from an affair. 11. Consider your heart as your partner and a close relative and your performance as in need of a father whom you follow at every step. 12. Consider your evil self as your enemy with whom you are always at holy war. 13. Consider your soul as a loan which must be returned to God. You are a physician for your own soul; the symptoms of its wellness and illness have been explained to you for correct diagnosis and treatment with suitable remedies, so you have to guard your soul with extreme care.

13 The Etiquette's of Sleeping 1. Do Miswaak or Brush your teeth before sleeping 2. It is mustahab (desirable) to sleep in the state of whudu 3. Change your clothes before sleeping 4. Dust your bed three times before sleeping 5. If it is possible, sleep on your right side with your head towards the Qiblah 6. Recite Ayat- ul- Kursi and 4 Quls 7. For Greatest Sawab do these 4 small acts The Prophet once told Lady Fatima (peace be upon her) to recite the entire Qur'an, perform one Hajj and one Umrah, make all the believers pleased with her, and receive the intercession of all the Prophets before going to bed every single night. When she asked how such a feat could be accomplished, he taught her that reciting Sura Tawheed three times would be equivalent to the reward of reciting the whole Qur'an, reciting Tasbehaat Arba three times would equal the reward of one Hajj and one Umrah, asking for the forgiveness of the believers will make all of them pleased with her, and sending peace and blessings upon the Prophets would guarantee her their intercession on the Day of Judgment! 8. Do not sleep on your stomach 9. Do a reflection of your deeds and give thanks to Allah if you made no mistakes and ask for forgiveness if you have, also make a resolution to not repeat your sins 10. Remember sleep is the sign of Allah( swt), the way we fall asleep is like the way we die and the way we wake up its like how we wake up for resurrection on the day of judgment.

14 والدین كے حقوق Right of your parents ten related to body دس بدن سے ten related to tongue دس ذبان سے ten related to heart دس دل سے ten related to wealth دس مال سے

15 Ten related to body سے متعلق حقوق ١ انكی خدمت كرےthem physically help ٢ انكی احترام كرےthem respect ٣ انسے پھالے نہ بیٹھےthem don't sit before ٤ انكے حكم كو اگر If their order is not against the shari'ah then you must obey it شریعت كے خالف نہ ھو تو ضرور مانے ٥ بغیر اجازت كے مستحب Without their permission don't keep mustahab fast/roza روزے نہ ركھے ; ٦ جب سامنے اكھڑے ھوں If they are standing don't sit without their permission بغیر اجازت كے نہ بیٹھے ٧ بغیر اجازت كے غیر واجبی سفر without their permission don't go on non-wajib trips پر نہ جاے ٨ چلتے وقت انكے پیچھے چلےthem walk behind ٩ ھمیشہ انكی طرف محبت سے دیكھےlove look at them with ١٠ ھمیشہ انكی خدمت كرنے كے لیے تیار رھےthem always be ready to help

16 زبان سے متعلق حقوق Ten related to tongue ١ نرمی سے بات كرےthem speak softly with ٢ اپنی اواز كو انكی اواز سے بلند نہ كرےtheirs don't raise your voice above ٣ انكو انكے نام سے نہ بالےname don't call them by their ٤ انكی بات كو بیچ میں نہ كاٹےtalking don't interrupt while they are ٥ انكی بات كو رد نہ كرےrequest don't refuse their ٦ حكمانہ لھجے میں انسے مخاطب don't speak to them in a commanding voice نہ ھو ٧ ھمیشہ انكے لے دعا كرےthem always pray for ٨ انكے سامنے اف تك don't even say "UF" to them or trun your back to them نہ كرے ان سے رخ كو نہ موڑے ٩ ادب اور احترام كے ساتھ انسے گفتگو speak to them politely and respectflully كرے ١٠ گستاخی سے بات نہ كرےdisrespectflully don't speak to them

17 دل سے متعلق Ten related to heart ١ ھمیشہ رحم دل ھو رحم دلی treat them with mercy and stay soft-hearted with them سے پیش ا ئے always respect them and don't feel they are a burden upon you no matter the ٢ ھمیشہ انكو دوست ركھے چاھے اقتصادی situation ٣ انكی خوشی میں خوش ھو happiness be happy in their ٤ انكے غم میں شریك ھو اور غمخوار ھو sadness be sad in their ٥ انكے دوشمن سے دوستی نہ كرے friends don't keep their enemies as ٦ اگر وه برا كھیں یا برا نرتاو كریں تو بھی Even if they treat you badly still respect them منہ نہ موڑے ٧ ستم كرے یا برا برتاٴو if they are unfair with you still don't become angry with them كریں تو بھی غصہ نہ كرے try to fullfill all their rights and obligations upon you but still don't feel satisfied ٨ انكا حق ادا كرنے كی پوری كوشش كرے پھر بھی with what you have done for them اپنے آپ كو قصور وار سمجھے ٩ ھمیشہ دل سے انكی خوشنودی كا طالب ھو happy always try to make them ١٠ دل سے انكی طول عمر كی دعا كرنی چاھیے life pray for their long

18 مال سے متعلق ten related to wealth ١ اپنے لباس سے بھتر لباس پھنا ٴ ے yourself provide them with better clothes than ٢ اپنے سے بھتر كھانہ كھال ٴ ے yourself give them better food than ٣ انكا قرض ادا كرے debts pay off their ٤ انكے مستحب یا واجب سفر pay the expenses for their mustahab and wajib journeys كے خرچ كی زمےداری اٹھا ٴ ے ٥ اگر دنیا سے چلے جائیں تو انكے حج hire someone make up their qaza salat and fasts روزه اور نماز كے لیے نائب ركھے ٦ اپنے مال سے انكو عزت دے money respect them with your ٧ رھنے كے لیے گھر نہ ھو تو گھر دے them shelter ٨ اپنے مال میں انكو اختیار دے تاكہ وه support them financially in every way possible اپنی ضروریات پوری كرسكیں consider your wealth as their wealth and don't become upset if they utiliza your ٩ اپنے مال كو انكا مال سمجھے اگر وه خرچ كریں تو ناراض نہ ھو money ١٠ انكی ھر طرح كی ضرورت كے لیے خرچ كرے needs try to fullfill all their financial

19 . Salaaht al-jumah O you who believe! When the call is made for prayers on Friday, then hurry to the remembrance of Allah and leave your business; that is better for you, if you know. But when the prayer is ended then spread out in the land and seek Allah s grace, and remember Allah much so that you may be successful. - Al-Qur an: Chapter 62, verses 9-10 Friday is a very important day in Islam. In most Muslim countries, it is considered a holiday and it is a day when people spend their time with their friends and families. It is also a day when Muslims gather together from all parts of the village or city in order to perform the Friday prayers. In some places, so many people gather together that a whole mosque is built just for that purpose. This is usually called the Friday mosque. In Arabic, Friday prayers can be translated as Salaat al-jumah. In fact, just to show you how important Jumah (or Friday ) is, if you look in the Holy Qur an, you will come across a whole chapter that is named after it Chapter 62. In it, Allah has told the believers that they should leave all their work and meet with the other believers in order to perform the prayers that are so special in that day. " What to Do on Friday 1. Cutting Nails 2. Trimming beard 3. Taking Bath (Ghusl) 4. Wearing clean clothes, 5. doing miswaak (brushing teeth) 6. applying perfume (nonalcoholic scent) 7. Friday Prayer 8. Sending a lot of blessings (Salawat) upon the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) 9. Taking sweet or fruit for family 10. Dua before suset. According to Ayatollah Seestani, Salaat al-jumah is not exactly wajib, but it is Wajib-eTakhyiri. Wajib-e-Takhyiri simply means that you have a choice of doing any one of two different acts with the intention of wajib. So on Fridays, you can either perform Salaat aljumah or you can perform the regular Dhuhr prayer. The choice is entirely up to you, but you must perform at least one of them. So for example, if you went to mosque on a Friday afternoon and you prayed Salaat al-jumah, then you don t have to pray your Dhuhr prayer anymore. Of course, you may perform the Dhuhr prayer if you wanted to, but then it should be done with a mustahab intention. The point is that if you have performed Salaat al-jumah then you don t need to perform Dhuhr, and instead you can go straight t.

20 Now it should be remembered that not all mujtahids consider Salaat al-jumah as Wajibe-Takhyiri. Some mujtahids believe that it is mustahab and will only become wajib when the twelfth Imam (a) will reappear. So if you do taqleed of any of these mujtahids, then you have to pray your Dhuhr prayer even if you prayed Salaat al-jumah. Salaat al-jumah cannot just be prayed anywhere at any time. There a certain conditions that must be met before it can be performed. Here are some of the main conditions: recite Surah Jumah (Chapter 62), and in the second rakat after Surah Fatiha he should recite Surah Munafiqun (Chapter 63). Qunoot is usually done in both raka at, but in the first rakat, it is done before the ruku and in the second rakat, it is done after the ruku. It should be prayed at the earliest time of Dhuhr. If it is delayed for too long, then its time will be over and you won t be able to pray it anymore. 2. It must be prayed in jama ah ( congregation ) with at least five people (including the Imam). If there are less than five people, it cannot be performed. This means that you cannot perform Salaat al-jumah on your own. 3. The Imam must have the necessary qualifications for leading a jama ah prayer. For example, he must be baligh, sane, just, etc. 4. If there are two places where Salaat al-jumah is being offered, then the distance between them should be more than 5.5 km. If the distance is less than this, then whichever of the two groups performs the prayer first will be correct while the other one will not. By now you know a lot about Salaat al-jumah, but do you know how to pray it? Well, Salaat al-jumah consists of two raka at similar to the Subh prayer in the morning. But unlike the Subh prayer, Salaat al-jumah has two khutbahs or sermons before it. In the first khutbah, the Imam stands and praises Allah for His blessings, reminds the people to be pious, and then reads a surah from the Qur an. The Imam then sits down while the congregation recites three Salawaat. The Imam stands up again and begins his second khutbah. In it, he praises Allah again, sends blessing on the fourteen Ma sumeen, and seeks forgiveness for the believers. Sometimes, he even talks about current issues that threaten the Muslim world. Both khutbahs are in Arabic, but when the Imam is talking directly to the congregation, he can use any language he wants. After the khutbah, the prayer begins. It is recommended that in the first raka at after Surah Fatiha the Imam should Hadith The chosen one (SAW) has said, Whoever makes an ablution, and makes it well, then comes to the Masjid on Friday for Juma ah, and listens to the Khutbah attentively and keeps silent, his minor sins between that Friday and the following Friday will be forgiven, with the addition of three more days The Prophet has been reported saying:"the Jumu'ah is the pilgrimage (Hajj) of the poor". The Prophet also said:"whoever misses three Jumu'ah, being indifferent to them, Allah seals his heart

21 What to Do on Friday ل و أ ن م ح م دا ع ب د ه و و اجع لن ی م ن الم ت ط ه ر ين یوم جمعہ للا و حد ه ل ش ر يک اج ع لن ی م ن الت و اب ين 1. Cutting Nails 2. Trimming beard 3. Taking a Bath (Ghusl) 4. Wearing clean clothes, 5. doing miswaak (brushing teeth) 6. applying perfume (nonalcoholic scent) 7. Friday Prayer 8. Sending a lot of blessings (Salawat) upon the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) 9. Taking sweets or fruit home for family after jumah prayer 10. Dua before sunset. غسل جمعہ کی دعا: أ شه د أ ن ل إ ل إ ل ر س ول الل ه م ص ل ع ل ى م ح م د و آل م ح م د و

22 You are also allowed to perform this Salaat in a shorter method: After Takbiratoul Ehram you recite Sura AL-HAMD and then split the second surah into five parts, then do the first Ruku. After you ruku, recite the second part of Sura and make the second Ruku. Rise again, recite the third part of Sura and make the third rukoo. Do the same before the 4 th and 5 th Ruku, finish before Sura is finished. Sura Inna Anzalna has five ayats You have the choice of the long or the short way of performing the salaat. Offering Salat al-ayat is an urgent obligation and it must not be delayed. In case of solar and lunar eclipses, one may offer the prayer from the beginning of the eclipse. If a person fails to perform the said prayer, he commits a sin, and it is obligatory upon him as long as he is alive, and it is valid whenever he offers it. if natural phenomenon for which Salat al-ayat is obligatory (such as an earthquake, etc.) happens in a certain city, it is obligatory upon the inhabitants of that place to offer the said prayer but those in the other places are not obliged. 5. It does not make any difference whether a total or partial eclipse takes place. In both cases, Salat al-ayat is obligatory. Rakat- qiyam, qirat, zikr, ruku, and two sajdahs Answer the following Questions 1. How many Rakats are in Namaz-e-Ayaat 2. When does the namaz become wajib upon you? 3. How many ruku s in Namaz-e-Ayaat? 4. Is the ruku of Namaz-e-Ayaat Wajib or Sunaat? 5. What must the situation be for Namaz-e-Ayaat to be qaza? 6. Which namaz is recited first if Namaz-e-Ayaat is at the same time of Daily Prayer? Obligatory Namaz The following six prayers are obligatory: 1. Daily Namaz 2. Namaz-e-Ayaat. 3. Namaz-e-Mayyit. 4. Namaz for the obligatory Tawaf of the holy Ka'bah. 5. Qadha Namaz of father which are, as a precaution, obligatory upon his eldest son 6. Namaz which become obligatory on account of hire, vow or oath Namaz-e-Ayaat. Some phenomena occurring in nature have uncommon characteristics which create fear among people, and at times, bring about superstitious and polytheistic ideas in the minds of the ignorant and heedless. It is the duty of religions with heavenly origins to draw minds toward the original factors of these phenomena and prevent mental deviation. In Islam a particular prayer has been made obligatory for such phenomena, so that the people turn their attention toward God, the Creator of the universe, and regard His power as the source of these changes and occurrences. This prayer is called Salat al-ayat {Prayer for the Signs} because it is offered at the emergence of natural events which are divine signs and symbols in the world.

23 Imam as-sadiq (a) narrated that his father said: Earthquakes, solar and lunar eclipses, strong and dreadful winds, are among the signs of the Day of Resurrection. Whenever you happen to witness them, think of the Day of Resurrection, seek refuge in mosques, and stand in prayer. salat al-ayat is obligatory upon the occurrence of the following phenomena: (1) solar eclipse {kusuf}; (2) lunar eclipse {khusuf}; (3) earthquakes, and (4) thunder and lightning, and black and red winds that frighten most people. Salat al-ayat as a lesson on monotheism {tawhid} The occurrence of such events was considered by the narrowminded ones as a sign of natures wrath and gods anger. Since they were unaware of the nature and causes of these events, they used to be heedless of God and focus their attention to lifeless nature. In particular, the sun- and moon-worshippers had their own superstitious ideas. Offering salat al-ayat is meant to draw the attention toward the Primary Source of creation and natural changes, viz. God the Exalted. It also gives a lesson on monotheism {tawhid}. METHOD FOR performing Salat-e-ayaat Number two Rakat (wajib) 2 (Wajib) Number ofrukuus 10 (Wajib) Number of Qunoots 5 (Sounnat) After Niyyat and Takbiratoul Ehram, you should recite Sura AL- HAMD and any other Surah and then make your Ruku (your first Ruku is completed). After getting up from Ruku, you recite Surah AL-HAMD and any other Surah, then make a new Ruku (your second Ruku is completed). Complete this upto Roukou 5. Once you have identified your fifth Ruku, recite the same phrase Sami Allaho Leman Hamidah and make Sajdah. Make your two Sajdah as usual and then bring you to perform the second Rakat in the same way as the first. It is to recite the Sunnat Qunut before each Ruku (number) pair. As there are ten in total rukoo, you will qunuts before the 2 nd and 4 th in the rukoo first rakat, and before the 6th, 8th and 10th rukoo in the 2nd rakat. When ONE MUST keep up prayer-e-ayaat During a solar eclipse or lunar, prayer may be recited at any time between the beginning of the eclipse and the complete end of the eclipse. If someone does not recite his prayers during this time, he will recite it as soon as possible but with the Niyyat of Qaza. For other reasons related to natural events, the Salaat-e-ayaat must be done immediately after the disaster occurred. However, if a person does not carry it immediately, she commits a sin (gounah), but it will perform the prayer, but, unlike the case of the eclipse, it does not make the Ada or Qaza Niyyat. Atlanta Lunar Eclipse time Begins: Jan 20 at 10:33:54 pm Ends: Jan 21 at 1:50:39 am

24 METHOD FOR performing Salat-e-ayaat Number two Rakat (wajib) 2 (Wajib) Number ofrukuus 10 (Wajib) Number of Qunoots 5 (Sounnat) Atlanta Lunar Eclipse time Begins: Jan 20 at 10:33:54 pm Ends: Jan 21 at 1:50:39 am After Niyyat and Takbiratoul Ehram, you should recite Sura AL-HAMD and any other Surah and then make your Ruku (your first Ruku is completed). After getting up from Ruku, you recite Surah AL-HAMD and any other Surah, then make a new Ruku (your second Ruku is completed). Complete this upto Roukou five. Once you have identified your fifth Ruku, recite the same phrase Sami Allaho Leman Hamidah and make Sajdah. Make your two Sajdah as usual and then perform the second Rakat in the same way as the first. It is to recite the Sunnat Qunut before each Ruku (number) pair. As there are ten in total rukoo, you will qunuts before the 2 nd and 4 th in the rukoo first rakat, and before the 6th, 8th and 10th rukoo in the 2nd rakat. SHORTER METHOD You are also allowed to perform this Salaat in a shorter method: After Takbiratoul Ehram you recite Sura AL-HAMD and then split the second surah into five parts, then do the first Ruku. After you ruku, recite the second part of Sura and make the second Ruku. Rise again, recite the third part of Sura and make the third rukoo. Do the same before the 4 th and 5 th Ruku, finish before Sura is finished. Sura Inna Anzalna has five ayats You have the choice of the long or the short way of performing the salaat. Offering Salat al-ayat is an urgent obligation and it must not be delayed. In case of solar and lunar eclipses, one may offer the prayer from the beginning of the eclipse. If a person fails to perform the said prayer, he commits a sin, and it is obligatory upon him as long as he is alive, and it is valid whenever he offers it.

25 Khums on Net Savings After the allowable expenses are deducted from the income, what remains at the end of the year or on the annual date set for payment, will be the net savings. You will deduct 20% of this saving as Khums. All new items that have not been used (even once) by the end of your Khums year must be counted as your savings. Khums when lawful wealth is mixed with some illegitimate wealth It is Wajib to pay Khums from a wealth that is mixed with some illegitimate wealth. By "illegitimate" we mean anything that has been acquired by the means not permitted in the Shar iah, for example, usury, gambling or liquor business. By "mixed" we mean that the owner is unable to distinguish the amount or the items that have come to his possession by lawful and legitimate means from those that he has acquired by unlawful means. If a person cannot distinguish the amount, the item and the owner of the wealth acquired by unlawful means from the legitimate wealth, then the only way to make his existing properties lawful is to pay Khums from the entire wealth. KHUMS ON NET SAVINGS Distribution Of Khums The money of Khums has to be divided into two equal parts. Sehme Imam Sehme Sadaat. Khums Definition of Khums Khums is an Islamic tax consisting of twenty percent of a person's excess earnings. Once every year, it should be given to whichever religious scholar a person follows as marja'-e-taqlid. The money then goes to help the poor as well as to support Islamic institutions such as the madresehs (religious schools). Solely because of the khums have the Shi'a'a been able, throughout the centuries, to run religious institutions independent of the various governments and rulers that came and went. "Parting with what one perceives as his or her own money is both the easiest and hardest form of worship ('ibada). The khums is ordained in the QURAAN ف أ ن ل ل خ م س و ل لر س ول و ل ذ ى و الي ت م ى و الم س ك ين و ابن الس ب يل و اعل م وا أ ن م ا غ ن مت م م ن ش ى ء إ ن ك نت م ء ام نت م ب ا ل ل الق رب ى ي وم الت ق ى الج مع ان و للا ع لى و م آ أ نز لن ا ع ل ى ع بد ن ا ي وم الف ر ق ان ك ل ش ى ء ق د ير And know that whatever thing you gain, a fifth of it is for Allah, the Messenger, the near of kin, the orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer, if you believe in Allah and in that which We revealed to Our servant, on the day of distinction, the day on which the two parties met; and Allah has power over all things. (8/41). Among the traditions, I read was one related on the authority of Imran bin Mousa. He was quoted as saying, In the audience of Imam Mousa bin Ja far - al-kadhim (a.s.), I recited the verse of Khums. He retorted, Whatever was Allah s is His Apostle s; and whatever was the Apostle s is ours. He, the Imam, added, By Allah Almighty! if Allah has made the believers sustenance easily available with, say, five Dirhams, they should set aside one Dirham, that is Allah s share, and take ownership of four pure (halal) ones.

26 The History Of Khums Khums is one of those things introduces by Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of our Holy Prophet (S) and continued in Islam. Acting upon a command of Allah given to him in a dream when he discovered the well of Zam Zam, he found in it many valuable things that were buried in it by the progeny if Prophet Isma il (A) when they feared their enemies would usurp the valuables. When Abdul Muttalib found this buried treasure he took out one fifth (Khums) in the way of Allah and kept the rest. This became a custom in his family and after the Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad (S), this same system was incorporated in Islam Purpose of Khums Khums the Islamic taxis to purify the individual from selfishness and greed, as well as purifying wealth itself by making those less fortunate share in a portion of it. By paying the religious taxes a person demonstrates the belief that wealth is a means and not an end in itself; the ultimate end is to gain the pleasure of the Lord. According to the Ahadith of our Imams (A), the items that are eligible for Khums are seven: 1. Net Savings: From business or any income source. It applies to a Baligh person who has surplus of lawful (according to Shar iah) income and has net savings after the necessary expenditures on maintenance of his family. He or she must pay 20% on the net savings. This saving could be from wages, salary, profits, gifts, prizes, etc. 2. Lawful Wealth Mixed With Unlawful Wealth: If lawful wealth gets mixed with unlawful wealth; and if the exact amount cannot be distinguished, or if the quantity cannot be determined or the true owner cannot be found then it is Ihtiyaat e Wajib to take out Khums out of it, with a general intention i.e. a payment of Khums or Mazalim then it will become legal wealth. Mazalim means to pay charity as a penalty for valuables obtained in an unlawful way and when one is not able to reimburse the owner, either because he does not know the owner or because it is impossible to do that. 3. Buried Treasure: You pay Khums on buried treasure if the property found is in the form of silver or gold. If the treasure found is neither gold nor silver than it is obligatory on the basis of precaution to pay Khums. 4. Minerals: After having paid the expenses of mining the minerals out, if the value of the minerals exceeds 70 grams of gold, then Khums will have to be paid on the remaining amount. 5. Precious Stones Obtained From Sea By Diving: It is Ihtiyaat e Wajib to pay Khums on such valuables even if it is of a small amount. 6. War Booty: It is Ihtiyaat e Wajib to take out Khums on booty (spoils of war) obtained from the war against non-muslims, with the permission of the Imam (A), even in his Ghaybah. 7. Land Purchased: If a Non-Muslim (Kafir e Zimmi) purchases land from a Muslim, the Muslim will pay Khums (i.e. 20% of the value received by him for the land). Khums is Wajib on seven items as discussed in the last lesson; but we will discuss Khums on only two items: The net savings, and Lawful wealth that is mixed with some illegitimate wealth.

27 What is the philosophy of prayers (salat) 1. prayers is remembrance of Allah, it should be a rmembrance that brings about 'reflection', and a 'reflection' that leads to 'deeds' and prevents from sins and wrongdoings. 2) Prayer is a means for washing away the sins and achieving divine forgiveness 3. The prayer is a barrier against future sins. Surely prayer keeps (one) away from indecency and evil. 4) The prayer does away with heedlessness and negligence. 5) The prayer serves to shatter pride and egotism. 6) The prayer imparts value and significance to the other deeds of man, and without it, our deeds will not be accepted. In a tradition, Imam as-sadiq (a.s) said: The first thing that a servant shall be reckoned for (on the Day of Judgment) shall be his prayers. If they are accepted, all his other deeds shall be accepted too and if they are rejected, the other deeds shall be rejected too! 7) The prayer invites towards purifying one's life. where the prayers are offered, the clothes of the person Wudu or ghusl should not be usurped or obtained as a result of trampling the rights of others. 8) In addition to the 'conditions for correctness', the prayers also have 'conditions for acceptance' The prayers of one who consumes intoxicants, shall not be accepted for forty days, except if he repents. 9) Prayers strengthen the spirit of discipline within man since they have to be offered at specific times. 10) Prayers increase life and sustenance. Prayer is the key to paradise. Prayer is the tranquility for the heart and mind. Prayer builds the foundation of successful life and hereafter.

28 The Etiquette's of Sleeping 1. Do Miswaak or Brush your teeth before sleeping 2. It is mustahab (desirable) to sleep in the state of whudu 3. Change your clothes before sleeping 4. Dust your bed three times before sleeping 5. If it is possible, sleep on your right side with your head towards the Qiblah 6. Recite Ayat- ul- Kursi and 4 Quls 7. For Greatest Sawab do these 4 small acts The Prophet once told Lady Fatima (peace be upon her) to recite the entire Qur'an, perform one Hajj and one Umrah, make all the believers pleased with her, and receive the intercession of all the Prophets before going to bed every single night. When she asked how such a feat could be accomplished, he taught her that reciting Sura Tawheed three times would be equivalent to the reward of reciting the whole Qur'an, reciting Tasbehaat Arba three times would equal the reward of one Hajj and one Umrah, asking for the forgiveness of the believers will make all of them pleased with her, and sending peace and blessings upon the Prophets would guarantee her their intercession on the Day of Judgment! 8. Do not sleep on your stomach 9. Do a reflection of your deeds and give thanks to Allah if you made no mistakes and ask for forgiveness if you have, also make a resolution to not repeat your sins 10. Remember sleep is the sign of Allah( swt), the way we fall asleep is like the way we die and the way we wake up its like how we wake up for resurrection on the day of judgment.

29 Someone once asked Imām Jaʿfar al-ṣādiq [A] why a person who commits other major sins does not become a kāfir but a person who stops praying ṣalāh becomes a kāfir? Imām replied that when a person commits other sins, it could be because of some reason like being tempted or being angry, but when a person stops praying there is no reason except that they no longer have faith in Allāh [SWT]. In his last moments before leaving this world, Imām Jaʿfar al-ṣādiq [A] said: Our help on Day of Judgement (shafāʿah) will not benefit those who take their ṣalāh lightly. We must remember that Allāh [SWT] does not need our ṣalāh. We perform ṣalāh in obedience to Allāh [SWT] s command. It shows our willingness to surrender and bow before our Lord. It is also our connection and rope to Allāh [SWT]. Questions 1. What does tark al-ṣalāh mean? 2. Why is a Muslim who does not pray similar to a kāfir? 3. What did Imām al-ṣādiq [A] say about those who don t pray? 4. What punishments will befall a person who does not pray? 5. What does the Qurʾān say about those who neglect ṣalāh? 6. Why Tarik-ul-salat brcome kafir or munafiq or mushrik? 7. There is any valid reason for not performing salat? 8. What are the punishments in this world for Tarik-al-salat? 9. Memories ant qur'anic ayat for importance of salat. Tark-al-ṣalāh Tark in Arabic means to leave something. Tark al-ṣalāh is therefore to skip ṣalāh that is wājib by not praying at all, or praying on and off, or always making it qaḍāʾ. This is a major sin in Islam. Praying in Islam is very important. It should come as the first priority in our daily lives. Allah Almighty created His Servants to Worship Him only. True believers should perform prayers regularly. Rasūl Allāh [S] said: The thing that turns a Muslim into a Kāfir is to skip ṣalāh intentionallyor to offer ṣalāh but to consider it insignificant and unimportant. The first thing that a person will be questioned about is his prayers. Jaffari Center There are numerous āyāt in the Qurʾān that emphasize the importance of ṣalāh and condemn tark al-ṣalāh or even neglecting ṣalāh and treating it lightly. م ا س ل ك ك م ف ى س ق ر ق ال وا ل م ن ك م ن الم ص ل ين "What led you into Hell-Fire? They will say; 'We were not of those who prayed;' (The Noble Quran, 74:42-43)" ف خ ل ف م ن ب عد ه م خ لف أ ض اع وا الص ل ة و ات ب ع وا الش ه و ات ف س و ف ي لق ون غ ي ا But there came after them an evil generation, who neglected ṣalāh and followed their desires [19: 59] الص لة و ل ت ك ون وا م ن الم شر ك ين و أ ق يم وا And keep up the prayer (ṣalāh) and do not be of the polytheists [30: 31] ي دع ون إ ل ى الس ج ود و ه م س ال م ون خ اش ع ة أ بص ار ه م ت ره ق ه م ذ ل ة و ق د ك ان وا "Their eyes will be cast down--shame will cover them; seeing that they had been summoned aforetime to bow in adoration, while they were whole (and had refused). (The Noble Quran, 68:43)

30 15 punishments for those who don t pray Allāh [S] said that a person who neglects ṣalāh and is lazy in fulfilling his wājib ṣalāh will have 15 punishments: 6 of them in this life, 3 at the time of death, 3 in the grave (in barzakh) and 3 in the hereafter. The punishments in this world are: 1. His/Her life is reduced. 2. His/Her sustenance (rizq) is reduced. 3. The mark of goodness disappears from his/her face. 4. None of his/her good deeds will be accepted. 5. His/Her adʿiyāʾ (plural of duʿāʾ) will not be answered. 6. Even when virtuous people pray for him/her, it will not benefit him/her. The punishments at the time of death are: 7. He will die with disgrace. 8. He will die feeling terrible hunger. 9. He will die with such terrible thirst that even if they were to drink all the water of the earth their thirst would not be quenched. The punishments in the grave are: 10. An angel will be appointed to punish him. 11. His grave will be made very narrow and confined. 12. His grave will be dark and horrifying. And the punishments on the day of Qiyāmah are: 13. The angels will drag him for accounting whilst others will be watching. 14. His accounting will be very strict and unforgiving. 15. Allāh [SWT] will not look at him with mercy or purify him. Points to remember 1) Tark al-ṣalāh refers to taking ṣalāh lightly by not praying at all, or praying on and off, or always making it qaḍāʾ. 2) It is a major sin in Islam, with severe punishment. 3) A Muslim who does not pray is similar to a kafir (disbeliever). 4) Those who take ṣalāh lightly will not receive intercession in Qiyāmah. So WHAT'S Your Excuse For Salah? Excuse #1:Allah is al-ghafoor ar-raheem. He will forgive me. Excuse #2: I know I have to pray, but I am too tired/lazy. Excuse #3: I am SO busy at work, I don t have time to pray. Excuse #4: I pray; I just delay it until it is convenient for me or I pray it Qadaa. Excuse #5: My position/boss/studies/does not allow me. Excuse #6: If I pray, I will be fired from my job! Excuse #7: I want to pray but my children are so young I can t leave them and pray Excuse #8: I can t pray at my job/school/public place. I am too embarrassed /they will think I am a TERRORIST! Excuse #9: If I pray, people will think that I show off. So I don t pray. Excuse #10 I have made/am making so many mistakes in my life, it is no use for me to pray. Allaah will never forgive me. Excuse #11: I don t pray, but I have a good heart. Excuse #12: My spouse/parents don t pray. Why should I? Excuse #13: I will pray when I am older/after Hajj/ Ramadhan. Excuse #14 I know I have to pray, but I am not (Pak) In Taharat. There can be no excuses as far as Salaah is concerned. We have to pray all the five prayers and all of them on time. ص دق ين ين ءا من وا ات ق وا ي أي ها ال ذ للا و كون وا م ع ال O you who believe! Fear Allaah, and be with those who are true (in words and deeds). [ al-tawbah:119] ح ف صل وة ال وس ل ل ق ن ت ين طى وق و موا صل و ت وال ظوا عل ى ال Guard strictly the (five obligatory) prayers, especially the middle Salaat ( Asr). And stand before Allaah with obedience. [Surah albaqarah 2:238] Activity In small groups, answer 14 reasons why some people don t usually pray on time, or not pray at all.

31 MOUNTAINS AND TREES GREETED OUR PROPHET(PBUH) Mountains and trees greeted Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).imam Al-Tirmidhy relates that Ali Ibn Abi Twalib said: I was with the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) in Mecca, we were moving around; we did not pass a hill or tree except it greeted the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) saying: AssalamAlaikum O! Messenger of Allah. TWO TREES MOVED TOWARDS PROPHET TO SHADE HIM EARTH REJECTED THE APOSTATE WHO LIED ABOUT THE PROPHET(PBUH) The throwing out of a dead body of a Christian by the earth: Narrated Anas: There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read Suirat Al-Baqarah and Al- Imrdn and he used to write the revelation for the Prophet. Later on he reverted to Christianity and used to say, Muhammad knows nothing but what I have written for him. Then Allah caused him to die and the people buried him but in the morning they found that the earth had thrown out his body. They said, This is the deed of Muhammad. and his companions. They have opened the grave of our companion and took his body out because he ran away from them, so they again dug the grave deeper for him, but in the morning they again found that the earth had thrown the body out. They said, This is a deed of Muhammad and his companions. So they dug a third grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they found that the earth had thrown the body out. Then they believed what had befallen him, was not done by mankind, and they had to leave the body on the ground. Miracles of our Beloved Prophet- Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) As for the Prophet s miracles, it is to be stated that a number of miracles were bestowed upon and performed by the Prophet Muhammad to establish the proof of his prophethood. Those miracles are granted by the power and permission of Allah and are usually in the field in which his people excel and are recognized as superiors. For example, Moses contemporaries were excellent in magic. So his major miracle was to defeat the best magicians of Egypt of his days. Jesus contemporaries were recognized as skillful physicians. Therefore, his miracles were to raise the dead and cure the incurable diseases. The Arabs, the contemporaries of the Prophet Muhammad, were known for their eloquence and magnificent poetry. So Prophet Muhammad s major miracle was the Qur an, the equivalent of which the whole legion of the Arab poets and orators could not produce despite the repeated challenge from the Qur an itself. Again Prophet Muhammad s greatest miracle has something special about it. All previous miracles were limited by time and place, i.e., they were shown to specific people at a specific time. Not so the miracle of Muhammad, the Qur an. It is a universal and everlasting miracle. Previous generations witnessed it and future generations will witness its miraculous nature in terms of its style, content and spiritual uplifting. These still can be tested and will thereby prove the divine origin of the Qur an. The Qur an is a living miracle because every day, new aspects of what was revealed are getting more and more understood, and because none of the Qur anic principals have been outdated throughout ages and cultures. The Qur an is miraculous in a number of aspects: Its linguistic perfection and inimitability, its validation by recent historical, archaeological, and scientific discoveries, its prophecies and so on. Unlike the miracles of other prophets before him, the miracle of the Qur an is eternal. For further information on the miraculousness of the Qur an,

32 Splitting of the Moon: Almighty Allah says, The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder. (An-Najm: 1) Food Multiplication: Jabir reported: My father had died in debt. So I came to the Prophet and said, My father (died) leaving unpaid debts, and I have nothing except the yield of his date palms; and their yield for many years will not cover his debts. So please come with me, so that the creditors may not misbehave with me. The Prophet went round one of the heaps of dates and invoked (Allah), and then did the same with another heap and sat on it and said, Measure (for them). He paid them their rights and what remained was as much as had been paid to them. Water Multiplication: `Abdullah reported: We used to consider miracles as Allah s Blessings, but you people consider them to be a warning. Once we were with Allah s Messenger on a journey, and we ran short of water. He said, Bring the water remaining with you. The people brought a utensil containing a little water. He placed his hand in it and said, Come to the blessed water, and the Blessing is from Allah. I saw the water flowing from among the fingers of Allah s Messenger, and no doubt, we heard the meal glorifying Allah, when it was being eaten Crying of the stem of the Date-palm Tree: on the authority of Ibn `Umar who said: The Prophet used to deliver his sermons while standing beside a trunk of a date-palm. When he had the pulpit made, he used it instead. The trunk started crying and the Prophet went to it, rubbing his hand over it (to stop its crying). The Prophet s Night Journey to Jerusalem and Ascent to the Heavens: The opening verse of surat al-isra relates the miracle of the Prophet s night journey to Jerusalem. Regarding the Statement of Allah, And We granted the vision (Ascension to the heavens) which We made you see (as an actual eye witness) was only made as a trial for the people. (Al-Isra : 60) Ibn `Abbas added: The sights which Allah s Messenger was shown on the Night Journey when he was taken to Bayt-ul-Maqdis (i.e. Jerusalem) were actual sights, (not dreams). And then sidratul Muntaha in Haven The lifeless objects and animals communicated with the Prophet (pbuh) On several occasions, trees, stones, mountains and sand would greet the Prophet (pbuh) when he passed. Once, a Jew roasted a goat, filling it with a very strong poison. She then sent it to God s Messenger (PBUH). But before the Prophet (pbuh) touched the food, the goat spoke to him and informed him of the poison. So he told everyone to abstain from the food. The Prophet could heal the sick In one narration, one of the companions was hit by an arrow in his eye. The arrow was so deep it was sticking out at the back of his head. The Messenger (pbuh) placed his hands over the eye and it healed. Invisibility When the Prophet (pbuh) planned to migrate to Medina, the tribes in Mecca conspired to assassinate him once and for all. Each tribe sent an assassin and they surrounded the house of the Prophet (pbuh) that night. But the Prophet (pbuh) walked out right in front of them and none of them saw him. They were blinded to him. EXAMPLES OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD MIRACLES The Information he gave about the past Knowledge of the unseen Predictions of the Prophet Muhammad Predictions concerning scientific developments The Quran as the greatest and eternal miracle of Prophet Muhammad

33 Imam al-sadiq (a.s) as saying: Having a single sleepless night from an ailment is superior to, and greater in reward than a year s worship. Imam al-baqir (a.s): One night s fever equals two years of worship; two nights fever equals two years of worship; and three nights fever equals seventy years of worship. Imam al-sadiq (a.s) said: If Allah favours a servant, He would look at him; and if He does, He would present him with one of three things: Fever, eye-ache or headache. Reference: Makarim al-akhlaq The Holy Prophet (SAW) says, "One who helps a sick person in meeting his needs is forgiven of his sins - whether he succeeds in this work or not. Behaar al-anwar, Vol. 18, pp. 144 Imam Ali (AS) said "A sick person should be visited after three days Imam Ali (AS) says, "Among those who visit the sick, that person is rewarded more who stays with the patient for a short time unless he knows that he wants him to stay." When you visit a sick person take with you a present for him, although it may be very small. The holy Prophet (SAW) says, "Whoever will feed a sick person Allah will give him the fruit of Paradise. Behaar al-anwar, Vol. 18, pp. 145 Holy Prophet of Islam (SAW) says "Every Muslim who visits a sick person is absorbed in Allah's blessings and during the time he is seated by him he sits in the middle of Divine mercy. If he visits the sick man in the morning, seventy thousand angels pray for him till evening and if he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels pray for him till morning." Behaar al-anwar, Vol. 18, pp.146 VISITING A SICK PERSON VISITING A SICK PERSON IS CALLED ʿIYĀDAH ʿIyādah is a very important act because it is a sign of care and concern for the person who is sick. There are many ah ādīth which mention the importance of ʿiyādah. It is a right of a fellow Muslim, and a person who goes for the ʿiyādah of another is accompanied by angels from the time he/she leaves home. The angels continue praying for him/ her until he/she returns home from visiting the ill person. When people are ill they are usually not just physically weak. Their spirits are down as well. When someone ill receives a visitor, they feel happy as they know that there are people who care about them even when they are bedridden. People who are ill but don t receive any visitors, often feel very lonely and depressed. When visiting someone who is ill, try and take a thoughtful gift like fruits (if they can eat) and also try and cheer them up and make them laugh instead of making them feel worse. A lot of times the person who is ill only needs some company or someone to talk to as a distraction from the pain and suffering. We should not talk too loudly or laugh too much, and should not stay for too long, as the patient needs time to rest and recover. When we see others who are very ill, we should be thankful to Allāh (SWT) for His blessing of health and ask Him to help us use our health to serve Him. We should also pray to Allāh (SWT) for the quick recovery of the sick person. Visiting a person who is ill can have a profound effect on the patient, especially if they are very lonely.

34 RASŪL ALLĀH (S) VISITS A LADY WHO IS ILL There was an old lady who always threw trash on Rasūl Allāh (S) as he walked past her house. When she did not do so for a few days, Rasūl Allāh (S) enquired about her and when he found out she was ill, he went to visit her. She thought he had come for revenge, but the sincere and thoughtful action of Rasūl Allāh (S) that was only out of his love for all of Allāh (SWT) s creatures had a great effect on her. She was ashamed of her past behaviour and chose to accept Islam. Tablīgh and guiding others to the right path is not always done by preaching - often it is done by showing love to others and practising good akhlāq. And ʿiyādah is the perfect opportunity to show our love for others, who are also Allāh (SWT) s creatures Visiting the Sick (Ziyara Al-Marid), is one of the most rewarding tasks as you will be visiting Muslims at their homes and hospitals when ill or injured. Some scholars considered it an obligation (fard), while others labeled it emphasized tradition (sunna mu akadah). Visiting the ill to day is a revival of the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet as it illustrates empathy among Muslims, a demonstration of love that is a required component of faith. Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, said: The parable of the Believers in their mutual love and mercy is like that of a living body: if one part feels pain, the whole body suffers in sleeplessness and fever. Duty of Visiting The Sick: Almighty God explained (in Hadith Qudsi) the importance of and greatness of the reward of visiting the sick. The Prophet said: On the Day of Resurrection, God the Mighty and Majestic will say: O child of Adam! I became sick and you did not visit me! The person will say, O Lord, how can I visit you and you are the Lord of all that Exists! God will say, Did you not know that my slave so and so became sick, and you did not visit him? Did you not know that if you visited him, you would have found me with him? The rights of one Muslim over another Muslim are six When you meet, you greet with the salaam (i.e. to say: As-Salamu alaykum ), when invited, you respond to the invitation, when asked to give consults in a matter, you give sincere advice, when sneezes and praises God, in return you ask God to have mercy on him/her, when sick, you visit, and when he/she passes away you accompany the funeral procession. Great Rewards for Visiting the Sick There are great rewards awaiting those who visit the sick as mentioned by the Prophet (pbuh): A Muslim visiting his sick brother (or sister) will continue to be in the harvest of paradise until he or she returns home. God s Messenger of Mercy, Mohammad, also said: A visitor walking to visit a sick person will be wading in the mercy of God. When the visitor sits with the sick one, they will be immersed in mercy until his or her return. Imam Ali (A.S.) said, I heard the Messenger of Allah, (PBUM) say: No Muslim visits a sick Muslim in the morning but that seventy thousand angels will bless him until the evening, and he does not visit in the evening but that seventy thousand angels will bless him until the morning and he will reap the fruits of Paradise. Acts that bring forgiveness 1 - Shaking hands with believers 2 - Sweeping the mosque 3 - Turning on the lights in the mosque 4 Visiting the sick 5 - falling sick 6 - Participating in Muslim funerals 7 - Mustahab fasting 8 - Feeding the hungry 9 - Sending Salavat 10 prolonged and frequent prostration (Sajda) 11 wearing a ring of red agate 12 - Respecting guests

35 1. What is the meaning of ʿiyādah? Directions: please answer the following questions 2. Why is it important to visit the sick? 3. How should we behave when we visit the sick? 4. How did Rasūl Allāh (S) treat the old lady who always threw rubbish on him? 5. what did prohet (SAW) say about someone who visits the sick? 6. what are the 12 acts that bring forgiveness? 7. What are the benefits a person receives from visiting the sick? 8. What are the benefits a sick person receives from visitors? 9.Explain the sawab of falling sick? 10. what are the rights of a Muslim over another Muslim?

36 The Prophet used to say: "Fatema is a part of me and whoever hurts her had hurt me and whoever hurts me has earned the wrath of God Almighty." Death Of Hazrat Fatima (sa) On 3rd of the month of Jamad al Thani Hazrat Fatima (sa) died. This was about 90 days after the death of her Holy father. Asma binte Umais in the same house to help her household work tells the story of her death in a very moving manner. When the day arrived she prepared food for her children, then she told Asma that she was going to her prayer room. She would say Takbeer loudly at various intervals. When Asma does not hear the sound of Takbeer she should go out to the mosque and tell Hazrat Ali (as) about the death of his wife. If in the meantime the children come home give them food before telling them about the death of their mother. Hasan and Husain arrived and Usma brought some food for them. They said they do not eat without their mother and she had to tell the children of the death of their mother. Both entered the prayer room and stayed with her for a while. Hazrat Ali (as) arrived and prepared for the last rites. When he was giving her last bath he cried loudly. Asma asked the reason and he said he could not bear to see the wound by her side when the door of the house fell on her due to commotion by some of the companions of the Prophet when they all wanted Ali (as) to come out of the house for the oath of Allegiance to Abubakr. After performing the last rites she was taken to the cemetery of Baqii in the darkness of the night for burial. Very few family members were present at the burial of the daughter of the Prophet. Jannatul Baqee Hazrat Fatema (S.A.) Fatima ( ) Daughterع of Muhammad ( :) ص Fatima ( A.D.), mother of the Imams (,) isع the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ) ص by his first wife, Khadija (S.A.) daughter of Khuwaylid. Fatima was born in Mecca on a Friday, the 20th of Jumada Sani in the fifth year after the declaration of the Prophetic message Baithat. She was only 18 and 75 days when she died in Medina few days only (some say 75 or 95 ) after the death of her revered father Prophet (PBUM) Fatima passed away on the 14th of Jumada I of 11 A.H. which corresponded to August 7, 632 A.D. She was buried somewhere in the graveyard of Jannatul-Baqi' in Medina in an unmarked and ع,) ( Ali unknown grave. According to her will, her husband, Imam did not leave any marks identifying her grave, and nobody knows where it is. According to Shiite Muslims, she was the only ص (.) Prophet daughter of the Holy Fatima has nine names/titles: Fatima, فاطمة al-siddiqa الصديقة the truthful one, al-mubaraka( المباركة the blessed one, al- Tahira ( الطاهرة the pure one), al-zakiyya ( الزكية the chaste one), al- Radhiayya ( الرضية the grateful one), al-mardhiyya المرضية the one المحدثة who shall be pleased [on Judgment Day]), al-muhaddatha the one, other than the Prophet, to whom an angel speaks) and al-zahra الزهراء the splendid one. Kunyat, Umm Abeeha Umm al-hasanayn, Umm al-hasan Umm al-husayn, Umm-ul-Aaima (Mother of Imams) Fatema Zehra S.A. Said: I testify that there is no Deity (LORD) except the sole & matchless Allah. And the testification of the singleness of Allah is a word that Allah has declared sincerity (as) it's reality, & made the hearts the centre of it's contact & union. And has made the specifications & research of the oneness of Allah's station obvious & evident in the light of meditation. The Allah who can not be seen by the eyes & tongues are unable & baffled to describe His virtues & attributes. And the intelligence & apprehension of man is helpless & destitute from the imagination of his howness.

37 Fatima ( ) wasع called az-zahra' because her light used to shine among those in the heavens. After arriving in Medina, she was married to Ali in the first year of Hijra, and she gave birth to three sons. Her sons were: Hassan, Hussain, Masters of the youths of Paradise, and Muhsin. Muhsin never saw the light because he was aborted as his mother was behind her house door fending for herself while rogues were trying to break into it and force her husband to swear the oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr. She had two daughters, Zainab, the heroine of Kerbala, and Umm Kulthum. Her children are well-known for their piety, righteousness and generosity. Their strength of character and actions changed the course of history After the death of her mother Khadija, she looked after her father the Prophet of Islam so devoutly that Muhammad (S) used to call her Umme Abiha, i.e. the mother her father. This was the hardest time for the family because in the same year Abu Talib who was the protector of Muhammad (S) from the animosity of the Quraish also died in the same year as Khadija. Migration When the migration took place, Fatima was left in Makka with the rest of the Family which included her step mother Umme Salama, Ali s (as) mother Fatima binte Asad and many others. Ali (as) was in charge of the family. He stayed in Makka for another 3 days to give back the deposits to the Makkans who entrusted these to the Prophet for safe keeping. After fulfilling this duty Ali (as) brought the family to Madina On the battlefield Following the Battle of Uhud, Fatimah tended to the wounds of her father and husband, and took it upon herself to regularly visit the graves of all those who died in the battle and pray for them. Fatimah, along with her husband, Prophet called his daughter the Leader of the women of paradise. Hazrat Fatema Zahra (SA) is undoubtedly greatest of all women. She was a paragon of virtue and wisdom and defined the role of Muslim women in society. Hazrat Fatema (S.A.), the Perfect Lady She was not only the most virtuous and greatest woman of all time but one of the most perfect human beings. She was however not destined to live more than three months after the passing away of her father. During her short life, she rose up to defend not only the usurped rights of her husband but the rights and inheritance of all Muslim women as well. She was epitome of faith as testified by Ayahs 49 and 50 of Surah Saad, which read: And most surely there is an excellent resort for those who guard (against evil). The gardens of perpetuity, the doors are opened for them. Fatimah in the Qur'an Some verses in the Qur'an are associated to Fatimah and her household although she is not mentioned by name. Surh Al- Kosar.Ayat Tatheer and Aya-e-Mubahela are some of them Moral virtues Prophet of Islam, Mohammed (saw) bought Fatema Zahra (sa) a new dress for her marriage ceremony. Fatema Zahra (sa) owned a patchy dress before. A poor woman came to her house and asked for a used cloth. Bibi Fatima Zahra (sa) gave her new marriage dress to a poor person and wore her old dress instead, in the wedding. The next day when Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad (saw) asked why she was wearing an old dress, she replied that she gave the new dress to a poor person. Can we get such example of kindness anywhere? Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad (saw) asked: "Why didn't you give your old dress instead?" Bibi Fatimah (sa) replied: Because the Noble Qur'an says: "You will not achieve piety until you give out what you love the most." (Noble Qur'an, 3:92) Bibi Fatimah (sa) and her whole family remained hungry for three days but offered the evening meals after three long days' fasting to the beggar, the orphan and the prisoner. Noble Qur'an, praising this kind act, says: "And they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive." (Noble Qur'an, 76:8)

38 Answer the flowing questions in complete sentences 1. Who are the parents of Sayyidah Fāṭimah (A)? 2. Who did she marry? What are the names of her children? 3. How did she care for Rasūl Allāh (S)? 4. What did Rasūl Allāh (S) say about her? 5. Why did she request Imām ʿAlī (A) to bury her secretly at night? 6. Who is Sayyidah Fāṭimah (A)? 7. How did she live her life? 8. Why did she tell Imām ʿAlī (A) to bury her at night? 9. What lessons can we learn from her?

39 Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) has said : One who recites the Tasbeeh of Syeda Fatimah Zahra (sa) after a wajib salaat before he stretches out his legs ( i.e. he recites the Tasbeeh while he is in the posture of Tashahud), then Jannat becomes wajib upon him (Falaahus Saael by Ibne Taaoos (r.a.), Pg. 165). The Imam also said, Reciting Tasbeeh of Syeda Zahra (sa) everyday after every Salat is liked by me more than reciting one thousand rakats of (mustahab) salaat. (Al-Kafi, Kitabus Salaat) 33 Times 33 Times 34 Times Your Name Parent s Signature o Fajr 1 o Fajr 8 o Fajr 15 o Fajr 22 o Fajr 29 o Fajr 2 o Fajr 9 o Fajr 16 o Fajr 23 o Fajr 30 o Fajr 3 o Fajr 10 o Fajr 17 o Fajr 24 o Fajr 4 o Fajr 11 o Fajr 18 o Fajr 25 o Fajr 5 o Fajr 12 o Fajr 19 o Fajr 26 o Fajr 6 o Fajr 13 o Fajr 20 o Fajr 27 o Fajr 7 o Fajr 14 o Fajr 21 o Fajr 28 Calendar of Tasbih-e-Fatimah Zahra (sa)