Thoughts and Reflections

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakhatuhu!

How are you? Hope you are well and in the best of health and imaan as always.

How’s your week been then?  Hope everything has been well.

Wow it’s been a while since I last wrote on here. Apologies! Anyways as we are already into 1431 in the Islamic year and with 2010 looming, I’d like to take this opportunity in wishing you a prosperous year in terms of deen, health and opportunities, ameen.

I’m just going to do a simple summary this time as compared to usual due to it being a while writing on here plus the time changes which has disrupted some segments.

For the past four shows or so we have gone through some of the major signs before the Day of Judgement. These being the Mahdi, the Dajjal, Jesus, Gog and Magog and the Beast. Currently we have discussed the Mahdi and the Dajjal. Though we haven’t gone though them in great depth, this will be done in future shows Insha’Allah.

Some points on the Mahdi and the Dajjal:

The Mahdi

• Hadith mentioned in Ahmad says that the world will be filled with justice once again just like it is fileld with oppression and injustices now via a man named the Mahdi.
• He will resemble the behaviour of the Prophet
• Mahdi will be from Quraysh according to a hadith reported by Abu Dawud
• He will be among the descendants of the prophet, his name and fathers name will be the same as prophet Muhammad’s.
• He will rule for seven years

The Dajjal

• The Prophet (saw) is the prophet that warned us the most about the dajjal. Other prophets have gone into such depth about him.
• ‘The Dajjal is one-eyed but your lord is not one-eyed’ (Bukhari and Muslim)
• He will have two eyes but his right will be blind
• The Dajjal will not be able to enter Madinah and Makkah as two angels will be at every gate of those cities. They are the only places in earth that the Dajjal will not be able to enter.
• He will emerge in a land in the east called Khurasan (a huge region situated predominantly in Afghanistan, also in Iran, Tajikstan and Uzbekistan)
• He will rule for forty days; one day like a year, one like a month, one like a week and the rest being ‘normal’ days.
• 3 ways for protection against Dajjal: seek refuge in Allah from this tribulation, read certain ayah from Quran (Surah Kahf for example) and stay away from Dajjal at that time

(Source mainly being from the works of Ibn Kathir).

That was just a brief summary of what we’ve been discussing for the past few shows. Also the segment ‘Dealing with Worries and Stress’ will be finishing soon Insha’Allah. Hope you did gain benefit from this.

So what to look forward to in future shows? Well the return of the Al-Akhira lectures from Anwar al Awlaki, a few new segments such as ‘Don’t be sad’ and ‘purification of the heart and not to forget a Muslimness segment. A lot to look forward to in 2010/1431 on the Light Upon Light show Insha’Allah!

Just so you know the Light Upon Light show is on every Saturdays from 3-6. I also do Wednesday’s Drive from 3-6 where I have the police in the studio (drop in your questions to them!) and Friday’s Youth Show with Rahat and Nafisa with guests.

Take care

May Allah keep you on the straight path, bless you and keep you in the best of health and imaan as always .

Wa alaikum us salam.