Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s.) has said
that after every mandatory prayer, there is no better invocation than
the Tasbeeh e Fatima (a.s.). If there was any other, more effective,
way of Praising Allah, the Prophet (a.s.) would most certainly have
instructed his daughter about that.
Imam Jafar e Sadiq has said that
reciting the Tasbeeh e Fatima (a.s.) after every compulsory prayer is
better than performing a thousand genuflections (sujood.)
What is Tasbeeh Fatima (a.s.)??
ALLAHO AKBAR (34 TIMES)
ALHAMDULILLAH (33 TIMES )
SUBHAN ALLAH (33 TIMES)
One should say La ilaha illAllah once
after reciting the Tasbeeh.
IMAM BAQIR (A.S.) SAYS ONE WHO SITS
QUIETLY AFTER EACH MANDATORY PRAYER AND RECITES 3 TIMES THE FOLLOWING
, ALLAH WILL PARDON ALL HIS SINS:
I seek forgiveness from the Lord
(testifying) There is no God other than Him The Living and the
Everlasting Of Majesty and Splendor And I turn to Him In Repentance.
CHAPTER ONE
MAFATIH GENERAL POST-PRAYER DUAS
IMAM HASSAN 'ASKARI, THE ELEVENTH IMAM,
[A] SAID: "THERE ARE NO QUALITIES ABOVE THESE TWO: FAITH IN
ALLAH AND BEING BENEFICIAL TO MUSLIMS.“
BIHAR-UI-ANWAR,
THE HOLY PROPHET [S] SAID: "WHEN
YOU MEET EACH OTHER THEN INITIATE GREETING (AS-SALAMU…) AND
EMBRACE; AND WHEN YOU SEPARATE FROM EACH OTHER, THEN DEPART WITH
SEEKING FORGIVENESS.“
BIHAR-UL-ANWAR, VOL. 76, P. 4
THE HOLY PROPHET [S] SAID: "TEACHERS
AND STUDENTS BOTH SHARE IN REWARDS BUT OTHER PEOPLE
ARE DEPRIVED OF THEM."
BIHAR-UL-ANWAR,
THE HOLY PROPHET [S] SAID: "DO NOT
LOOK AT THE MINUTENESS OF THE SIN, BUT SEE WHOM YOU HAVE SINNED
AGAINST.“
BIHAR-UL-ANWAR,
& MUSTADRAK AI-WASA'IL, VOL. 11, P. 330
Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "He
who sells his next life for his present life in this world, loses
both of them.“
Ghurar-ul-Hikam,
CAMP TAHA
http://www.tawheedcamp.org/
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SCOUTING FOR VOLUNTEERS
KONY 2012
http://vimeo.com/37119711
PROS AND CONS DISCUSSION
Pros:
HELPING OTHERS
-ENCOURAGES US TO BE PROACTIVE. HOW?
DISCOVERED A PROBLEM. (WAS IT REALLY
DISCOVERED? HOW DEEP DID THEY
DIG?)
Cons:
Government hasn’t done anything until
now
Nicely played the emotional card
Ambiguous?
Let me tell you how to solve your
problem… and make a profit in the process
Why now ? Why 2012
Shouldn’t have people done something
when Kony was actually actively raiding Uganda, not now that he has
been inactive for 5 or 6 years.
Issues to consider:
• This is a 2004 project, why now?
Why 2012?
(Why release a trailer 2-3 months
before the release of your video if this issue is so
important??? Are you not are wasting
time by doing so?)
• Who is Kony and where is he today?
• Is he running for office? Then why
stamp the date?
• Appropriate reaction? Awareness vs
Action?
• People need an outlet (recent
social unrest, wall street, etc), why
not give them one?
• Possible social experimentation?
(Y2K)
• 8 million in revenue, 1 million in
support to Uganda?
• Is something better than nothing?
The numbers are wrong.
I’m talking about the amount of money
that Invisible Children spends on active aid, as opposed to advocacy.
I understand that their mission is primarily advocacy – my question
is whether this is what’s best at this part of the conflict.
They’re working on the
CharityNavigator score
Great! I think Invisible Children does
lots of great work. I wouldn’t know about any of this if it weren’t
for them. All I want you to do is decide if an organization that
focuses on filmmaking and advocacy is the best way to end the
conflict.
They’re doing a good thing at their
heart.
I don’t know, and I think you should
think about that too. Invisible Children often talks about getting
rid of Kony, but doesn’t talk about its implications or how it
supports doing that. Killing one man isn’t likely to quash the
entire organization, nor will it help his past victims. Certainly the
world would be better off with him captured or killed, but what is
Invisible Children doing to this end? It professes to speak against
violence but uses fiery rhetoric like “STOP AT NOTHING.” KONY
2012 is trying to raise awareness of a war criminal, but what is this
going to achieve? It’s similar with breast cancer – when we’re
all aware, then what? This is film #11.
http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/
KONY 2012
http://www.invisiblechildren.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/critiques.html
ITS NOT ALL BAD
• My Charity Water:
• http://vimeo.com/6202666
• http://vimeo.com/15062433
SHAHEED MOTAHARRI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x60NpGdStrk
Reflection on Kony 2012
Discussion Lead by Sr. Safiyyah
Points touched on:
- Emotional Appeal of Videos like Kony 2012
- How to Present ourselves in the 21st century as Muslims.
- It is no longer the time of “missionaries” going to peoples doorsteps and handing out flyers at the bus stop, isn’t the attraction anymore. To present Islam and ourselves we need to act the way Islam wants us all the time, in front of all our friends.
