A Pearl from the Ummah – Umm Sayyid

Written by brother Sayyid  {taken from a forum}
Edited by Umm `Abdillah
 
 
 
From the time I could remember, I mostly saw sadness and a concern over my mothers face. She, who should not be so old looking in her age, looked about ten years above her age.
 I saw her praying all the prayers and the mandatory prayers. [...]

Beauty in Refusing the Seduction of Women

It is reported that Abu Bakr al-Miski was once asked , “We always find a good odor emanating from you – why or how?”
He answered, “By Allah, for years now I have not used any perfume, but the reason for the good smell has to do with an ordeal that I passed through.
A woman once tricked me [...]

“My Son, I am Your Mother”

All praise is due to Allah, the easer of grief and the dispeller of worries, and may his blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the best of mankind.
My son, This is a letter of injury from your poor mother, who wrote in shyness after much delay and hesitation. Often, she had picked [...]

O Worshipper of the Books of Knowledge!

O Worshipper of the books of Knowledge!
If only you could see us,
you would know that with your knowledge you are merely playing.
For every page of your book that you turn,
We turn, in its place, a page in the chapter of history.
Whoever fatigues his body in pursuit of theoretical knowledge,
Let him know that our [...]