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.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Free Heart
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Zain Bikha
Zain Bhikha | |
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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?]
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. |
Saturday, August 22, 2009
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 | |
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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.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The Purpose of My Writings
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 google 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)
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)