i don’t know if this will make sense to anyone. Just thought this contrast was interesting.
One girl waiting for iftar time, sitting in what looks like a tent, at her “home” in a refugee camp.
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A Muslim girl reads from the Koran at her home in a Palestinian refugee camp as she waits for the evening Ramadan meal of Iftar, in Amman November 2, 2003. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset during the holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji]
Must be past iftar time now for these Saudis, taking a stroll through a well-decorated shopping mall. i don’t know why, just the contrast in how differently we spend our Ramadans, just kindof made me think.
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Saudis stroll in a shopping mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday Oct. 31, 2003. Nightlife picks up during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, with families heading to shopping malls, restaurants and visiting friends and relatives homes after breaking the day long fast. AP Photo/Hasan Jamali]
And know that your possessions and your children are but a trial and that surely with Allah is a mighty reward. Noble Qur'an 8:28
Harithah bin Wahb (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "Shall I not inform you about the people of Jannah? It is every person who is, modest and humble (before Allah), a person who is accounted weak and is looked down upon but if he adjures Allah, Allah will certainly give him what he desires. Now shall I not inform you about the inmates of Hell? It is every violent, impertinent and proud man". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Sahl bin Sad As-Saidi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man passed by the Prophet (PBUH), so he asked a man who was sitting near him, "What is your opinion about this man?'' That man replied: "He is one of the noblest men. By Allah he is certainly a proper person for (a girl) being given in marriage if he seeks to marry, and his recommendation is fit to be accepted if he recommends". Messenger of Allah (PBUH) remained silent. Then another man passed. Messenger of Allah (PBUH) enquired, "What is your opinion about this man?'' He replied: "O Messenger of Allah, he is one of the poor Muslims. He is not a proper person (for a girl) to be given in marriage to, and his recommendation would not be accepted if he makes one; if he speaks, he is not to be listened to.'' Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "He is better than the former by earthfuls". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said: There was a dispute between the Hell and Jannah. The Hell said: "The haughty and proud are my inmates.'' Jannah said: "The modest and the humble are my residents". Thereupon, Allah the Exalted and Glorious (addressing Jannah) said: "You are My Mercy, through you I shall show mercy to those whom I wish". (And addressing the Hell), He said: "You are (the means) of My punishment by which I shall punish such of My slaves as I wish and each one of you would have its fill". [Muslim].
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "On the Day of Resurrection, there will be brought forth a bulky person whose value to Allah will be less than that of the wing of a mosquito". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Many a person with shaggy and dusty hair, dusty and driven away from doors (because of their poverty and shabby clothes) were to swear by Allah (that something would happen), Allah will certainly make it happen". [Muslim].
[quote] Originally posted by Ibn Sadique: Harithah bin Wahb (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "Shall I not inform you about the people of Jannah? It is every person who is, modest and humble (before Allah), a person who is accounted weak and is looked down upon but if he adjures Allah, Allah will certainly give him what he desires. Now shall I not inform you about the inmates of Hell? It is every violent, impertinent and proud man". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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Ibn Sadique, Thank you so much. i don't normally read that much when someone else posts but i promise this time i did. Some of it was very touching to read.
Armughal, For goodness' sake, had they been Pakistani or South African Muslims strolling in a decorated mall, i would still have put the picture up. Prior to jumping to conclusions about my intention, please give me the benefit of the doubt and try to understand that i do not believe, and never have, that Saudis are "responsible" for Islam or Muslims. We are all responsible for our own actions whether or not we are Saudis or Pakistanis or Ethiopians. If we're Muslims, we're responsible. Period. Dissing Saudis wasn't my intention in posting up that image, it just so happened that they happened to be Saudis. If it had been Muslim Pakistanis, i would still have put the image up.
