Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Rainbows are Colors of Life


Rainbow is a symbol of the colors of our lives.

It portrays the happier side of our lives that has been

bestowed by Allah the Al Mighty to us. Rainbow is nice to

look at and brings us joy. It is one of the phenomena

that is magical and shows the greatness of Allah.

Rainbow Wallpaper #2


Rainbow Wallpaper #5


Rainbow Wallpaper #8


Rainbow Wallpaper #16


Rainbow Wallpaper #14


Rainbow Wallpaper #10


Rainbow Wallpaper #12


Rainbow Wallpaper #22


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The Free Heart

People often make the mistake of interpreting what the free heart mean. For most of them it means that total freedom of the heart to make the choice of actions they want in seeking happiness. In Islam, the freedom of choice is not absolute because we have limits in everything we do which is in accordance of the Quran and Hadeeth.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

Zain Bikha

Bikha Zain is a renowned nasyeed singer since a few years ago.

Zain Bhikha

Zain Bhikha in 2008
Background information
Born August 9, 1974 (1974-08-09) (age 35)
Pretoria, South Africa
Genre(s) Islamic Pop, Nasheed
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Musician
Years active 1990–present
Label(s) Jamal Records/Mountain of Light
Associated acts Yusuf Islam, Dawud Wharnsby Ali, Rashid Bhikha
Website ZainBhikha.com

Zain Bhikha, born August 9, 1974, is a South African Muslim singer-songwriter, who has achieved fame as a performer of nasheed songs. Tied to other prominent Muslim entertainers, including Yusuf Islam and Dawud Wharnsby Ali, Bhikha has collaborated on albums with other artists, and has released several solo albums as well. He has written several religious albums concerning Islam.

Bhikha may best be known outside of the Muslim community by his performance with a drummer and several backup vocalists who are most famous for being the African singers in the famous Disney cartoon movie The Lion King.[1]

Bhikha's music almost exclusively follows Islamic themes, with only voice and drums being used, since the use of musical instruments other than the voice and the drum is an area of debate in Muslim jurisprudence, considered harām, or "unlawful" by a portion of the Muslim community. His voice is unmistakable; it is high and sweet, with an overall feeling of gentleness. He has mastered the art of harmony, and is proficient as both a lead vocalist and as a singer of backing vocals. While not a falsetto, the timbre of his voice sounds higher than that of most performers. It has been compared to the singing voice of Western pop musician Michael Jackson.[who?]



I pray for our world, I pray for every children
with friend, Dawud Wharnsby Ali


video shoot for "Allah Knows"

ICNA 2006

first time in studio...with Yusuf Islam

Night of Remembrance: at the Royal Albert Hall,
London

Launch of "Our World": Dubai

Malaysia 2006: with Dawud Wharnsby Ali, Raihaan
and Cheb Ali

Launch of "A is for Allah" with mentor, Yusuf Islam

video shoot for "Mountains of Makkah"






Sunday, August 23, 2009

Ahmad Bukhatir

Ahmad Bukhatir
Name : Ahmad Bukhatir
Native Country :
Sharjah, UAE
About:
Ahmed Bukhatir was born in Sharjah
where he studied and lived all his life.
He graduated in 1999 from Al-Ain
University and he achieved the
bachelor degree in management
information system. He is currently
working with his father in Bukhatir
group and his family is well known
and has great remarks in the
development of this country.

He started singing in 1989 and his
albums reached a wide fame within
a short period of time. His first
solo album was released in November
2001. From his albums : Fartaqi and
Samtan which had very high sales
in different countries in the world,
plus the albums Entasaf al Lail
and Al Quds Tonadeena which he
participated in with other singers.


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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Pics of Sami Yusuf



samiyusuf3.jpg sami yusuf image by solaijavid

Yeman-51.jpg Sami's interview image by Nafs007



The-Best-of-Sami-Yusuf.jpg sami youssef image by spiritbeloved

samiyusuf2.jpg sami yusuf image by solaijavid

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Sami Yusuf : King of Islamic Nasyeed


Sami Yusuf, borne in Tehran and raised in England is now a
renowned singer of Nasyeed - Islamic songs. He, who could play 8
instruments, write his own songs becomes the heartthrob of fans who
like Islamic music and songs worldwide since 2007. He has produced
a few albums that become the radio daily music in the Islamic world.
My favourite songs sung by him are My Mother, My Ummah and
Mua'allim.

This is what wikipedia has to say about him:

Sami Yusuf

Sami Yusuf performing in Scotland, 2006
Background information
Born July 31, 1980 (1980-07-31) (age 29)
Origin Tehran, Iran
Genre(s) Islamic Pop, Nasheed
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer
Instrument(s) Vocals, Piano, Violin, Percussion
Years active 2003-present
Label(s) Awakening Records
Associated acts Outlandish, Mesut Kurtis
Website SamiYusufOfficial.com
SamiYusuf.com

Sami Yusuf (born July 1980) is a British Muslim singer-songwriter,

Yusuf's music comprises mostly of songs to do with Islam and being a

Muslim in today's world. He also deals with many social and

humanitarian issues in his music. Presently, he is fast becoming

a very popular figure in the Islamic world, having made videos

for several of his tracks;[1] according to The Guardian, he "has

good claim to being the most famous British Muslim in the world".

[2] In 2006 Time Magazine called him "Islam's biggest rock star".[3]

Career

Sami has been featured by Time Magazine as "Islam's biggest

rock star"[3] and has appeared on the covers of dozens of other

mainstream publications around the world. Sami is devoutly

spiritual and often uses his art and music as a means

of promoting the messages of love, mercy, peace and tolerance,

whilst encouraging the youth to be proud of their identity.

Sami Yusuf’s songs have revolutionalized the nasheed industry

and have given birth to a new genre of modern Islamic music.



samiyusuf4.jpg sami yusuf image by solaijavid


Thursday, July 16, 2009

The Purpose of My Writings


Bismillah 05 by Rahila's Islamic Graphics.

In The Name Of ALlah, Most Compassionate Most Merciful


It has been a while since I last wrote here in my blog. I love to write but time is not on my side lately. The time I have is only to write some comments while forwarding emails to some egroups that I join. Most of the time, I forwarded them without any addition. Or if I want a topic (tazkirah) to send to my friends and acquaintances, I goo
gle search a topic on Islam and forwarded as it is. My other passions are reading online news and blogs, making new friends and upgrading my IT knowledge.



Some people have been kind enough to send me pictures or graphic emails although I don't really know them. I know they are also Muslims who meant well since the emails are informative, motivational and inspiring to the eyes, mind and soul (like this pic). Sometimes they are just pure entertaining and pressure reliever..!

I like to write things and topics that could remind us of our responsibilities towards God, family and society. I'm not a genius nor a district preacher who graduated in any Islamic studies. My background are business and accounting. In my eyes, I look high and I really salute one who is called a "Protaz", that is someone who is a professional in his or her field such as engineering, business or medicine, but at the same time is a good preacher of Islam, doing 'dakwah'
(spread Islamic knowledge) in the way of Allah. Protaz is an acronym for Professional & Ustaz (professor : Spanish = teacher / murabbi)

Inside Umayyad Mosque, Damascus by oliverlaumann.


Apart from that, I like to observe peoples' conducts and try to identify them if they are in accordance with Islamic ethics and way of life. This is the case if they are Muslims. I don't really look for non-Muslims conducts, but indirectly learnt a lot about them through their comments in some blogs, and also on daily news.


I am not judging people by my mind's standards but by what I learnt from Al Quran and Hadiths, and also from the sahabahs (the Prophet's friends) or peoples' previous experiences. From my own perspective I'd write
in my blog to give reminder or tazkirah to my ownself and others what it should be or should not be according to Islam. I hope I could make some difference in peoples' attitudes and actions, so as to make them better persons. This is what we call 'Islah' in Arabic, which means reform. That is a great dream or ambition, but The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) asked us to make dakwah continously and to deliver from him although it is just a word. He has bestowed upon us something like a knightship to go and fight in a battle, only that it (dakwah) is a greater responsibility which cannot be taken lightly.

Everyone who claims to be Muslim must do dakwah, as much as he is capable according to his knowledge. One must not wait till he has lots of knowledge to start preaching other people. It is a must or 'fadhu 'ain' on him or her to do so as soon as he knows the knowledge he got is the truth in Islam.

It is good though before doing the dakwah, one acquires knowledge as much as he can, especially the knowledge of 'makrifatuLlah', or knowlegde of identifying Allah, the oneness of ALlah ie. who He is with all His attributes, 99 names and greatness, and what He wants us to do on this earth. Only through dakwah that's carried out with 'hikmah' or wisdom is enjoined in Islam. Dakwah without wisdom will only tarnish the Muslims and the message would be rejected.

In Islam, Allah is viewed as All-Wise (Qur'an 45:37) and messengers are given scripture and wisdom (Qur'an 2:129). Muslims believe that those who reject Islam are rejecting wisdom. "The parable of those who reject Faith is as if one were to shout Like a goat-herd, to things that listen to nothing but calls and cries: Deaf, dumb, and blind, they are void of wisdom." (Qur'an 2:171).

For now, I will end here. InsyaAllah, God willing, I 'd be given more time in the near future to write again, about more good things that Islam enjoins and commands us to do for our own - mankind benefit.

(please click on the underlined words to understand their meanings better)


Hermanus' coast by Rob Millenaar.