Tumbled Thoughts On American Muslim Life

Rajab is Allah’s Month - Memorizing the Qur’an with the Magic Lawh: a short video on an easy way to improve your memorization of the Qur’an, God willing

Marc Manley Dot Com

God’s 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Growing up listening to the radio, I would often hear the phrase, “100% satisfaction guaranteed,” or something to the effect of this. I had this precise recollection in my sleep with the following verse going through my head:

فاستجاب لهم ربهم أنى لا أضيع عمل عمل منكم من ذكر او انثى بعضكم من بعض

“Their Lord responded to them: ‘I will not let the deeds of any doer among you go to waste, male or female – you are both the same in that respect.” [Qur’an, 3: 195]

So what are you waiting for? Make that deed now while supplies last!

Imam Nafi’ al-Madani/الإمام نافع المدني

“Black History Month” has passed so it’s on to Black History Year. I found this tidbit of info interesting as I had not come across it before. This is from Shaykh ‘Ashur Khadrawi al-Husni’s “Ahkam al-Tajwid b’riwayah Warsh ‘an Nafi’ min tariq al-Azraq/ أحكام التجويد برواية ورش عن نافع من طريق الأزرق للشيخ عاشور خضراوي الحسني”

Imam Nafi’ al-Madani/الإمام نافع المدني.

His full name being Nafi’ bin ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Na’im al-Laythi Mawla … Halif Hamzah bin ‘Abd al-Muttalib/هو نافع بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي نعيم الليثي مولى جعونة بن شعوب الليثي حليف حمزة بن عبد المطلب.

His origins are from Asbahan, his coloring being dark black. He was an easy going companion, known to jest and of good character/أصله من أصبهان, وكان أسود اللون حالكا, صاحب دعابة وطيب أخلاق.

I found it interesting, not that he was culturally African, but that a major transmitter of the Qur’an was black or of black heritage.

Don’t Be Too Proud…

For all my Muslims who love to pump their fists in the air and rage about “there is no god but God!” and thump their chests about their profession of faith, take some nasihah [counsel] from shaykh Vader:

شهد الله أنه لا إله إلا هو و الملائكة و أولوا العلم قائما بالقسط لا إله إلا هو العزيز الحكيم

“God proclaims that there is no object of worship other than God as do the Angels and those of knowledge, upholding justice. There is no deity but God, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.” [Qur’an: 3: 18]

It’s not our testimony that make Allah Allah, but God swears by this “Him”-self.

View high resolution

How are you judging? “Kayfa tahkumun?” - Qur’an, 10: 35.