All the Best!

Dearest Beloved Students of ISSA,

"To accomplish great things,
We must not only act,
But also dream,
Not only plan but also believe"

Goog luck and we pray for your very best

may you succeed with FLYING COLOURS

Bittawfiq Wannajah!

with love,

TEACHERS of ISSA

"Rabbi Zidni Ilma"

May Allah help to increase us

with knowledge that benefits

Ameen.

Here are various Du'as for studying:

اللَّهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلاً وَ إنْتَ تَحْعَلُ الْحزْنَ إذَا شِئْتَ سَهْ

Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altu sahla, wa 'anta taj-alul hazna idha shi'ta sahla

O Allah! There is nothing easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your Will

[Ibn Hibban]

اللَّهُمَّ الْطُفْ بِىْ فِىْ تَيْسِيْرِ كُلِّ عَسِيْرٍ فَاِنَّ تَيْسِيْرَ ; كُلِّ عَسِيْرٍ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيْرٌَ

Allahumma Tufiltuf bi fi taysiri kulli 'asirin, fainna taysirra kuuli 'asirin 'alaika yassirun

O Allah! Make easy for me every difficult thing, with Your special favour and Kindness, for it is easy for You to make every difficult thing easy

أللِّهُم النّفَعنِي بِمَا عَلَّمتَنِي وَ عَلِّمنِيِ مَا يَنفَعنِي

Allahumma infa'nii bimaa 'allamtanii wa'allimnii maa yanfa' unii

O Allah! Make useful for me what You taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me.

اللهم اني اسالك العفو والعافية

Allahumma inni as'alukal 'afuwawal-afiya

O Allah! I seek your forgiveness and well being (meaning in examination, memory, and concentration etc)

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا , وَ رِزْقًا طَيَّبًا , وَ عَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً

Allahumma inni as'aluka 'Ilman naafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan

O Allah! I ask You for knowledge that is of benefit, a good provision and deeds that will be accepted.

[Ibn Majah and others]

اللَّهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّه عَاجِله وَ اجِلِه مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَ مَا لَمْ اَعْلَمْ

Allahumma inni as'aluka min al khairi kullihi 'ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma 'alimtu minhu wa ma lam a'alam

O Allah! I ask You for all the good which is in the present or in the future, which I know and which I do not know

[a comprehensive du'a taught to Aisha by the Prophet (saws)]

EID MUBARAK!

Assalamu 'Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

All Praise Belongs to Allah (swt), and May the Salah and

Salam of Allah (swt) be upon our beloved Messenger

صلى الله عليه وسلم

EID MUBARAK!!

"TaqabalAllahu Minnah wa Minkum."

May Allah accept our Ramadhan, guide us to continue striving to do the good deeds and worship all year round, and bless us to see another Ramadhan, Ameen.

Have a joyous Eid,

warm regards from the entire ISSA family

1st of Shawwal 1430

:)

WHAT IF!!!!

What if . . . . .

Laylatul-Qadr is tonight?

It's been my experience, I don't know if you've noticed it as well, that when the last ten nights starts, many people are slow to realize it. Masjid Taraweeh attendance doesn't normally pick up until the 24th of Ramadan.

Why Do We WAIT?

A reminder for myself and you: WHAT IF!!!

Laylatul Qadr is tonight? Will we be ready?

I want to take advantage of every night of the last ten nights!

It's too precious - the reward of 1000 months is too great!

Make lots and lots of DU'AS everyone!

With best wishes and may we succeed at the highest level InshaAllah ameen.

WILL TIME TELL?

We never know when death chooses to approach us.
Today? Tomorrow? The day after? Only He knows.

"I want to pray, I want to fast and I want to be a better Muslim; but I don't know when."
A common statement made by many Muslims I know.
They have the niyyah to practise but is that enough?

They wish to be guided but do they make the effort to ask for guidance?

"but I don't know when."
Why not now? Do you need a time to make tawbah? Do you need Allah to personally tell you; "My servant, it's time you pray"?

What has He not blessed you with?
Body, Soul, Mind & Heart - it's all in.

He's blessed you with a body - awaken it.
He's blessed you with a soul - liven it.
He's blessed you with a mind - purify it.
He's blessed you with a heart - cleanse it.

Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? (Surah Ar-Rahman [Chap 55] )

O Allah Please protect and bless the sick and the weak in their struggle to please you, and O Allah please guide our children that they may grow up to be strong believers

"O my Lord! Grant me from You, a good offspring. You are indeed the All-Hearer of invocation."

May we use our spare time to make the MOST of Laylatul Qadr Inshaallah kheir.

JUMMAH MUBARAK!

!السلام عليكم

Jummah Mubarak!!

"Oh Allah, grant my friends and family what I wish for myself …

Oh Allah! I ask for mercy from You by which You will

guide my heart,

settle my affairs, remove my worries, protect me from what is unseen to me,

make my face radiant, purify my deeds, inspire me with wisdom,

avert calamities from me, and protect me from every evil in this world and the hereafter...

InshaAllah, Ameen"

Take care & have a blessed beautiful day everyone!

:)

The Prayer

Allah creates everything we need. Take, for example, the food that is essential for human life. Allah creates vegetables, fruit, chickens, cows, sheep, pretty little birds and fluttering butterflies. Allah creates your parents and all the people around you. Allah, the All-Mighty endows people with the bodies, intelligence, knowledge, strength, health and the opportunities they enjoy.

Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah! 

As mentioned earlier, Allah creates all these as blessings for us. We owe the food we eat to Allah. Similarly, we owe the ability to eat this food to Allah. 

Think of this for a moment. . .

How would you be able to chew your food without your teeth? 

How would you digest it without your stomach? 

Would the existence of food have any meaning if we did not have digestive systems?

We are all nourished by Allah's will. Because it is Allah Who gives all blessings to us, it is Allah to Whom we must pray when we want something to happen or to obtain something. Consequently, we must ask for everything from our Lord,

Yes, we must pray and humble ourselves to make Du'a to Him alone. And supplication and prayer cannot be limited to certain places or time. We can think of Allah and pray to Him at any moment. He is always there to listen.

(Mashaallah! this young boy is performing his solah)

This is to remind myself and everyone, not to forget to say our prayers today, meanwhile I leave everyone with a Du'a on this blessed day, this very Friday Inshaallah. . .

"Oh Allah! I ask for mercy from You by which You will guide my heart,

settle my affairs, 

remove my worries,

 protect me from what is unseen to me,

make my face radiant, 

purify my deeds, 

inspire me with wisdom,

avert calamities from me, 

and protect me from every evil in this world and the hereafter" 

Allahumma thumma Ameen

Jummah Mubarak!

"B" for Books & Benefits

Du'a before studying 

“Oh Allah! Make useful for me what you have taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me. Oh Allah! I ask you for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers, and those nearest to you. Oh Allah! Make my tongue full of your remembrance and my heart with consciousness of you. Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, and you are my availer and protector and best of aid.”

Du'a after studying

“Oh Allah! I entrust you with what I have read and I have studied. Oh Allah! Bring it back to me when I am in need of it. Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, you are my availer and protector and the best of aid.”

It's Time For A Test

Good Luck Everyone!! 

Blessings always and enjoy your Test II :)