Saturday, December 29, 2012

Ali ibn Abu Talib (ra)

Watch "Ali ibn Abu-Talib (#TrustAllah) - Omar Suleiman - Quran Weekly" on YouTube

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  1. We know from previous knowledge that Ali RA used to live with the Prophet, and had a great relationship with him, so it is obvious the prophets attributes would reflect on to Ali. One of the many virtues of Ali was tawakul. Tawakul is the act of placing complete trust on Allah and believing the He knows all. You learn through Ali's actions, during his battles, and death that Allah blesses a Muslim who places full trust in him. This tawakul allowed ali strength during the battle of kandak. We learn from this video to rely and trust in Allah, and that without him there is no success.

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  2. This video shows us what a role model Ali ibn Abu Talib (ra) really was because of his unwavering faith (even at just 9 years old) in Allah (swt) and the Prophet, despite what everyone else thought. Ali ibn Abu Talib even passed Allah's test when he willingly slept in the Prophet's bed during the time of the hijrah, knowing that men planned on killing him that night. Also, his strong faith in Allah (swt) gave him victory and strength that is almost inhuman and that would've surely defeated any other man. This taught us a valuable lesson that if we had faith in Allah, then we should not fear anything, and if we support our faith, Allah will support us. Because of his faith, Allah (swt) even gave him a noble death, which was during the last 10 days of Ramadan. Lastly, we learn from Ali ibn Abu Talib (ra) that even during the times of grief, we should be united and that the union between brothers and sisters should not break.

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  3. Subhanallah, so many points can be seen just from this topic alone. One point we can extract from this is that the concept of tawakul and the love of Allah and Islam should be taught to even children; Ali (ra) even had this trait when he was only nine years old. We can also learn that by having full tawakul and trust in Allah, we will be rewarded, and Allah will honor us someway (inshallah); Ali was given the honor to pass away in the last ten days of Ramadan.When hearing about how Ali had unimaginable strength, Im reminded of how adrenaline makes people do impossible things in certain moments, so tawakul in Allah is like adrenaline to your Iman, making you do what might even seem impossible at some point.

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  4. JazakaAllah Khair to Rawda for being the only to post the blog before Tuesday :-)
    And masha Allah Amira and zainab in the details your posted. I hope to hear more reflections similar to these two because they clearly indicate they heard the lecture.

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  5. I really enjoyed hearing the part of Ali (ra) fighting one of the scariest enemies of the Muslims. The man that quraish use to use in their stories to scare their kids, like the boogie man. Ali radia Allah anhu didn't fear this man because of his tawakul in Allah. I pray that we all find this tawakul and find true success.

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  6. We learn many things from this video including what a faithful servant Ali (RA) was to Allah (SWT) and the Prophet (PBUH). His trust in them never wavered, something everyone should learn from. We see how much tawakul he had when he willingly slept in the bed of the Prophet, knowing the dangers. We also saw how Allah gave him the strength to hold the door while fighting with the sword and taking on Amir Ibn Abdelwood. That was due to his full trust in Allah and knowing Allah is the wisest. This video reminded me to always depend on Allah, put do my part as well.

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  7. This video teaches us all to imitate one of the most important virtues Ali ibn Abi Talib had- Tawakul. Tawakul putting all your faith and trust in Allah. On several occasions, Ali's great Tawakul in Allah saved him from death and caused his victory over his enemies. During the night Ali slept in the Prophet's bed, he was not placed there because the Prophet needed extra protection. Rather, it was a test to Ali's (RAA)Iman and Tawakul. Also, when he fought the strongest man amongst the Kufar in the Battle of Al-Khandaq, his strength prevailed because of his Tawakul in Allah. Ali died during the last nights of Ramadan, and Allah honored him because of this. We should always try to imitate Ali's Tawakul in Allah and put all our trust in Allah.

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  8. This video really sums up what Ali bin Abi Talib is. He really has a very strong tawakkul and had one of the strongest Iman to Allah. He also had a strong sense of strength and defense to Islam. The time when he defeated the strong munafiq proved the point. Because of this, Allah made his death during his khalifah years a special death because he died on the 19th day of Ramadan, then lived for 3 more days, dying in the last 10 days of Ramadan. May Allah bless Ali (RA).

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  9. Ali ibn Abu Talib, the fourth khalefah of the Muslims, the nine years old kid who stood in front of every body and said I will support you to the the prophet when no body of his family did. Ali ibn Abu Talib was known for his outstanding tawakul. And that tawakul came from the strong faith that he had. The prophet him to sleep in his bed when the Koufar were planing to kill him and he knew he might get killed but he slept to protect his beloved companion. And that shows how brave he is and what happened in the battle of khandaq when a man called Amir ibn abood asked one of the Muslims to fight with him and no one accepted because they all knew they will end up killed and that's when Ali bravely stood out and said I will fight you. Subhana Allah how brave he is and how much he loves the prophet and how much the prophet loves him. When the prophet paired the Muslims with al Ansar Ali was sad because he didn't have a partner then the prophet told him you will be my brother. Ali died in the last. Ten days of Ramadan and that's when one Guy staped him while praying salat al fajer

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  10. Ali Ibn Abi Tailb was a great man even when he was young child it was as if he a grown man in little kids body. While was growing up he lived with the prophet which was really a blessing for because he could say he was raised by the prophet. He learned to always have faith in Allah(SWT)the example of this when he slept in the prophet bed knowing that people have a plan to kill him. But Ali (RA) would rather put his life at stake then have anything ever happen to the propheT and because of his faith Allah(SWT)protected him and the prophet (SAW).His massive faith in Allah(swt)even protected him in battles example battle of al-kandak

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  11. Ali Ibn Abu Talib was a man with such great Tawakul. At the age of nine, he stood with the Prophet (PBUH) and told him he will support him when no one else will. Ali had such a love for his religion and for the prophet and he made sure he can protect him in any way. The Prophet (PBUH) told Ali to sleep in his bed even though the kufar were planning on killing him. However, Ali ended up sleeping and that shows what Ali would do just so he wouldn't let the Prophet down. And Ali said that he slept throughout the whole night, and it was one of the best sleeps ever. Allah however protected Ali from getting killed because of the reliance and tawakul he had on Him. Amir Ibn Abood wanted to fight with the Muslims and no one stood up, but of course Ali stood up with bravery and Amir told him he doesn't want to kill him. He wants to kill the grand leaders of the Muslims. and Ali replies, 'No you don't understand I want to kill you.'Ali was victorious over Amir. When the Prophet had done pairing the Muslims, Ali was left alone but the Prophet told him 'you are my brother in this life and the hereafter' Ali passed away in the last 10 days of Ramadan. This shows us that strength comes from Allah, "if you support the cause of Allah, Allah will support you.' If you just put your trust in Allah, things we deal with everyday would be solved easily and Allah will protect you. Just try to have as much trust and faith in Allah, and your life will be easy.

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  12. Ali Ibn Abi Talib had very good Tawakul. When he was nine years old he went up to the Prophet (SAAW) and told him that he will support him when no body else did. This shows the love that Ali had for the Prophet (SAAW) and how much he cared for him. Hes done several courages things that people our age today will never do. One of his most noble doings was when he slept in the Prophets bed. Allah honored Ali by making him die in one of the last 10 days of Ramadan.

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  13. Ali ibn abi talib was one of the prophets closest companions, he was his son in law(he married his daughter to Ali showing the prophets feeling of confidence/strength/security in ali) and his nephew.A story showing the prophets security in ali is when he slept in the prophets bed. This was a test for Ali because he was going to be in a very dangerous place , where people were sent to assassinate the prophet . Ali was confident and he felt Tawakul which caused him to have "best sleep in his life", he felt that he had extremely happy to pass this test because he didn't even get hurt from these assassins . Ali was also very courageousbecause of his tawakul(reliance in allah).He fought Amir ibn Abod (a powerful opponent)with the tawakul of allah . We learned some of the reasons why the prophet liked him and we learn that Tawakul is rewarded by Allah and that a muslims courage should be part of Tawakul .

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  14. Ali ibn abi Talib was raised in the Prophets house around the dean of Islam. Ali was young at the time he embraced Islam. But he had major roles when Islam began to flourish. When Quryash was planning to assassinate the Prophet PBUH, Ali RA slept in the Prohet's PBUH bed as the Prophet Migrated to saftey with abu Bakr. Ali had tawakul in Allah that made him feel confident whenever he was going to do something. Prophet Muhammed trusted Ali and felt that Ali was confident enough, so he let Ali marry one of his daughters. So besides being the Prophets nephew he was also his son in law. Allah gifted ali by letting him die in one of the last ten days of Ramadan.

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  15. The main thing we learned from this was that Ali ibn Abi Talib had an extreme level of tawakul (trust) in Allah. Because of Ali's tawakul in Allah, he was rewarded with super-natural strength (many people at that time didn't have this strength). When you have this much tawakul, Allah supports you. For example, in the Battle of Khaybur, Ali's eye was hurting, and the prophet rubbed his saliva in his eye. This cured Ali, and allowed him to participate in the battle. In the battle, he held a door in one hand and fought throughout. When he dropped the door on the ground, it took almost 10 people to pick up that door. Allah had given him this strength. The prophet called Ali his brother in the Dunya and akhira. Allah also rewarded Ali by allowing him to die in the last 10 days of Ramadan, and granted his dying wish in which if the people were to avenge his death, they do so with only one blow to the person who stabbed him. The main lesson is when someone fully trusts Allah, Allah rewards them in many ways, in this case specifically strength.

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  16. In this video we saw the importance of Ali (ra). Omar Suleiman tells us how much love Ali (ra) has for the prophet. We learn about how Ali (ra)'s faith was tested when the prophet (pbuh) asked him if he can sleep in his bed while the prophet left for Medina. Allah rewarded Ali's tawakull by victory over his opponents. We also learn that Ali (ra) was such a courageous fighter. He had victory over 3amer Ibn 3abdiwud (a very strong man) aka the boogie man of Quraish. =p Overall Ali (ra)'s personality is just mind blowing and his faith in Allah and the prophet is just magnificent.

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