oh! laylatul qadr! i thought it said the last ten days.
well..does taraweeh count?
and ive been trying to wake up an hour earlier to pray. but i do sleep.

i forgot another question i had..

ermm no Tarweeh doesnt realy count 🙂

you should spend the night in worship, praising and asking dua from ALLAH SWT 🙂
it is in the last ten days 🙂 people mostly think its the 27th night, but it depends on the lunar activity 🙂

ohh when you remember, i'll try n answer 🙂

yep, being waking up and praying most nights. and taraweeh IS night praying. So it does count as worship. Its not because its more popular or done in congregation that its value diminishes.

If you only do your tarweeh on layultal qadr then its beside the point 🙂

Layultal qadr is upposed to be spent ALONE, focusing your one attention with connecting with ALLAH SWT and prasint Him etc 🙂

i wasnt saying it diminishes it but that it is practises every night during ramadan and Layultal Qadr is the night of all nights 😃

[quote=TheDivineExsistence]Layultal qadr is upposed to be spent ALONE, focusing your one attention with connecting with ALLAH SWT and prasint Him etc :)[/quote]
So its wrong for people to pray tahajjud in congregation?

I have read somewhere that it is preferred for the ibadah to be done in solutary.

But that is "preferred" in the sense that if the people would do it anyway.

If however communal worship helps inform and motivate people, there is no bad thing in that.

[quote=TheDivineExsistence]If you only do your tarweeh on layultal qadr then its beside the point 🙂

Layultal qadr is upposed to be spent ALONE, focusing your one attention with connecting with ALLAH SWT and prasint Him etc 🙂

i wasnt saying it diminishes it but that it is practises every night during ramadan and Layultal Qadr is the night of all nights :D[/quote]

me and you both agree that nobody knows exactly when Laylatul qadr will be, so for the last ten nights, your intention should be that "maybe today is Laylatul qadr" so no difference...

[quote=MuslimBro]So its wrong for people to pray tahajjud in congregation? [/quote] Common..dont be mean...

1. Happy Laylatal Qadr.
2. Hope it goes well for everyone.
3. Maybe this rain is a blessing.
4. Try and make the best of it even if you're feeling lazy (this last word only applies to a few people)
5. And Insha'allah everyone will be feeling satisfied in the end.

The End.

Smiling release happy endorphines people 🙂 so big cheesey grins 😃

I smile, not an immense amount and DEFINITELY not as much as you but I smile.. sometimes.. actually i grin - GRINNNNNNNNNOOO =D

Good Work though, Keep it up!

Hahah 🙂 well sometimes is better then never 🙂

I even smile when im sad 😃 but i think thats jus me 🙂 .... but it makes other people smile and before you know it everyone's smiling and people are uch more inclined to listen and co-operate when they see a happy person 🙂

afterall life is hard enough without being down about it 🙂

Thankyou 🙂 i will ...

i smile like an idiot even when im really down, it's odd u probs wouldn't expect it of me but nomatter how down i am i'ma be smiling, which confuses me and everyone around me good ey?

OMG exactly the same with me 🙂

sometimes it annoys me, but i keep smiling anyway 😃 haha

whats the diff between grin and smile?

a smile is scientifically moving your upper face muscles but basically smiling not showing your teeth 🙂

however grining is showing the teeth and basically a broad smile 😃 which i find to be quite contagious 😃

I smile then. and then i burst out laughing. At my screen. but that little fact can be ignored.. and just talk about SMILING!

Power of Silence is guilty of nearly killing me through smiling suffocation

[quote=Lilly]I smile then. and then i burst out laughing. At my screen. but that little fact can be ignored.. and just talk about SMILING!

Power of Silence is guilty of nearly killing me through smiling suffocation[/quote]
😃

I smile

AND IT GET PAINFUL and you have to like, hold your face!

do you do that at your screen? o.O (that would be sadder than sad...)

Well i smiled so much that once my cheek got caught in my braces 😃 and i was still smiling through the pain haha LOL 😃 😃 😃

[quote=Lilly]AND IT GET PAINFUL and you have to like, hold your face!

do you do that at your screen? o.O (that would be sadder than sad...)[/quote]

😂 !!!

but whats sadder than sad?

i smile if i can be bothered. i find it hard to smile, even though i may be on the inside. takes a lot for me to smile. yes i am a sad pathetic creature. what do you expect im fed up worn out married with almost 3 kids life is near ending for me lool. i think i smiled a lot more before i was married, im lot more stressed now don't have time to think about stretching those muscles for a smile.

seriously though im one of those ppl i have a permanent down turned mouth. So all my life since i was in nursery teachers have always said smile love. i always thght what are they on about im not unhappy, has someone died near me because i never noticed anything? Is it my fault genetics have blessed me with such a sad look? The last time someone said "smile love it may never 'appen" was on the way to a uni seminar. i looked up at the window cleaner and coz i was a tad bit angry of hearing these comments, i said, "it already has mate!" that wiped the smile from his jolly face.

i do like ppl who always smile though, but im sure it can be a problem on sad occasions like even at funerals they will be smiling. Cept they're not smiling just its their natural expression. now if there are any gujis here please dont take offence. But my guji mate almost all her family do that, permanent smile i love it. At uni i met another guji and she was the same. Generally its lovely being around these ppl they really make your day brighter!

Wow MashAllah you have a packed life 🙂 🙂 🙂

Well its never to late to start smiling 😃 start now 🙂 .... after a while it will become habit, some facts about smiling :

- it takes 78 more muscles to frown then it does to smile 🙂
-smiling releases happy endorphines, which are known to power the body through a hard day and even replace the need to eat as much 🙂
- Prophet SAW said that smiling was charity 🙂 9and seeing how its ramadan, the blessings wil be ten times more)
- smiling helps you socially 🙂

Haha i think we all love a smiling person 🙂 but MashAllah you have three children, so you cant be doin to badly 🙂

I just remember, i don't know about know, but once upon a time ":)" was my "signature" smilie

awww 😃 why once upon a time ? 🙂

@ ocean -- superstious about what? 🙂

I have a slight downturn mouth so... and yeah..i look pretty serious/tired/pissed off. But seeing a kid on the street just MAKES me smile. It's like "hey you little innocent thing who hasnt done anything, and because the whole world HAS done something, i think you deserve a smile"

I often smile randomly at kids in the bus, but its hard, coz they are uncertain (goes to show how many strangers these days smile at random people/kids) so i have to keep smiling until they smile back (*looks at mum* can i smile at her? i think i can *smiles*) and then it can get kinda ugly coz i get conscious of my smiling hence it turns into something not so smily..LOL

ranting.

I dont know if i smile at my friend/family

yesterday i was tickling my littlest sister so much...but i was the one laughing more than her.

I wish the world was just full of kids..

Haha 🙂 well being positive (with smiling) can overcome any superstition 🙂 🙂

@ lilly --Well i say smile at everyone 🙂 even yourself in the mirror 🙂 🙂 🙂

doesmt matter how the other person reacts, because secretly in their heart you will make them smile to 🙂

@ Ocean -- well actually i have to say it has been scientifically proven to release happy endorphines which help dealing with stress, AND being happy and positive has a 78% of getting on a persons good side 🙂

oh and a new medical journal has said that smiling can actually lead to you not eating as much as a grumpy person 🙂 🙂 🙂

[quote=TheDivineExsistence]awww 😃 why once upon a time ? :)[/quote]
it stil is http://www.therevival.co.uk/users/power-silence

@ ocean - its about smiling actualy 🙂

oh dont worry i will 🙂

... o.0

Lol rawrs!

???? 🙂

[quote=MakeMeRawr_8TeenF]... o.0[/quote]

JUST KEEP (on) SMILIIIINNNN

When I was in year 5, my teacher in the classroom had this printout near the blackboard and it said: Most smiles are started by another smile. =D
And from then on, I've become positive. Of course, it's hard to remain happy all the time, we're not robots, but even constantly reminding myself to be happy means that I'm reminding myself to be grateful, cause I have a lot to be thankful about. ;D

In sales they teach you about body language. Conclusion - smiling is very important.

You're trying to sell yourself, not the product. And I'm not talking about prostitution here.

Now see, if someone said, "you have to smile to get them to buy this" i wouldnt be able to smile. I really cant take authority, ATCHOO ATCHOO i think im allergic...

Mind if a third option is added to the poll?

I have seen some of it, not all.

haha 😃 mashAllah that is good to hear 🙂

well that is better then watching none 🙂 ... i think it really opens a new way of percieving this life 🙂

I am sorry if this comes across badly (especially since you are a new member and it may seem that I only bite), but I would disagree that it is better to see some than none...

Our sources we are meant to base things on are Qur'an and sunnah, not on The Arrivals, which does not always stand up well in the light of those sources.

[quote=TheDivineExsistence]haha 😃 mashAllah that is good to hear 🙂

well that is better then watching none 🙂 ... i think it really opens a new way of percieving this life :)[/quote]

Check this out The Arrivals: The sooner they depart the better

haha its okay 🙂

we wi8ll just have to agree to disagree 🙂

see, i knew that article would have no effect on those who believe in the arrivals! [but great article still :)]

@ TheDivineExsistence - What do you take away from the series? Any specific lessons?

hahaha lol 🙂 @ power of silence 🙂

a lot of lessons 🙂 but i think mainly not to be fooled for living for this life, but for the nexxt and the the beattle is within your own soul, forget whate else is going on 🙂 haha

[quote=TheDivineExsistence]a lot of lessons 🙂 but i think mainly not to be fooled for living for this life, but for the nexxt and the the beattle is within your own soul, forget whate else is going on 🙂 haha[/quote]

Seriously? that's all that you've learnt. I think it would be better for people to live and experiance life or maybe just read some ISLAMIC books and they'd learn that.

Sorry but i hate how people go on like its some brilliant thing that teaches you to be great but really does nothing, or atleast nothing that couldn't be done by better means.

Yes but its not jus aimed at muslims is it? and not everybpdy can just pick up an islamic book and understand it ..... So it helps a lot people understand certain aspects of religion and the world itself a lot easier ..

It is giving people knowledge so i dont understand why people are so fast to critise it, because really what are you doing to spread God's message?? (when i say you i mean everyone)

So just take the positives and it is brilliant because they have clearly used their time and effort to share it with us and isnt that ummah in itself? 🙂

[quote=TheDivineExsistence]Yes but its not jus aimed at muslims is it? and not everybpdy can just pick up an islamic book and understand it ..... So it helps a lot people understand certain aspects of religion and the world itself a lot easier ..

It is giving people knowledge so i dont understand why people are so fast to critise it, because really what are you doing to spread God's message?? (when i say you i mean everyone)

So just take the positives and it is brilliant because they have clearly used their time and effort to share it with us and isnt that ummah in itself? :)[/quote]

It's NOT spreading God's word.

What are the main things the arrivals is trying to say ? not to be fooled into this life AND to focus on worshiping God for the next .. so it kind of is really, jus because it uses some un-islamic sources does not mean it isnt the trth .. atleast they're trying to do something about it, what are we all doing???

eveyone seems to get so defensive when people speak about the arrivals :/ lol

started to watch it. but its SO long...
can i just watch random parts?

[quote=TheDivineExsistence]What are the main things the arrivals is trying to say ? not to be fooled into this life AND to focus on worshiping God for the next .. so it kind of is really, jus because it uses some un-islamic sources does not mean it isnt the trth .. atleast they're trying to do something about it, what are we all doing???

eveyone seems to get so defensive when people speak about the arrivals :/ lol[/quote]

😃 You are the first person to admit it's not an Islamic source.
And if you realise that, then i guess it can't do you much harm as long as you realise its not all right.

Haha 🙂 i am not under any falsehood that it is an 'Islamic source' so to speak 😃

i take me knowledge from only the holy Quran 🙂 however you should always try to better yourself with knowledge 🙂

and really the arrivals does make some important points for example muslim brothers and sisters are so bust fighting within our own religion that really is it any wonder Islam is being attacked by others ???? We need to be united in the worship of ALLAH SWT instead of wasting precious time fighting dont you think 🙂

@ lilly

haha it is a bit long :/ so what i did was started watching from part 10 which is the start of section 2 🙂 this got me so intrested i was compelled to watch the rest .. 🙂

Also they have different titles so anything that intrests you, you can watch 🙂

I started off with the one about Bloodlines (which is what made me watch the rest). I think it really does wake you up though (hence "The Wake Up" Project). A lot of it seems to be too big to be coincidences like the bloodline thing and about Ray the Ancient Egyptian sun god and the masonic rituals (which has been described by many other people than just those who made the Arrivals)

Yes some concepts do make you think 'realllly?' but it's something to at least consider right?

Oh and the 9/11 thing being an inside job.. i went to something a few years ago (which is why i'm not writing specifics, it's a blur) and one of the security guards was there (i think he said he was the last one out of the building) and spoke about how the building blew up from the inside before the planes hit.

I think yeh now there might be 'terrorists and suicide bombers' because those guys have been given a false example to follow (i.e. the muslim guys who supposedly killed themselves along with all the rest of the people on the plane). Yes there were most probably suicide bombers existing before 9/11 but weird that it wasn't hyped up in the media as much, no one would be as 'afraid' of muslims before. Do we fear the irish as a group? no. But i'm pretty sure the IRA killed people too.

The media really do rule our lives

im an idealist i think.

because i dont really like all those conspiracy theory and inside stuff.. =/
I like it simple and straightforward. (hence why i might just get used for my innocence, or thickness or lack of awareness..)

ANYWAY! Existence: you are one smiley person. How old are you? (you really should post in the New member topic, instead of answering my randomest question on random posts) SOme people dont like telling their age so its fine if you dont wanna, just let us know whereabout you sit in the age thingything.

@ Truth's trazor - MashAllah i am happy somebody can see my point and yes i too started with the bloodlines one 🙂 its amasing 😃

have you watched all of them ? 🙂

🙂 🙂 🙂 --- ( smiling is charity ) 🙂

simple and straighforward is a great way to be 🙂 however sometimes we must think outside the box in order to realise what we are being fed to believe 🙂 which is most defiantley NOT the islamic way 🙂

but putting that aside... Do you as a person want to be fed to believe something that you are unaware of? 🙂

to be fooled into thinking this life is to live for ? 🙂

to make the mistake the Holy Qura, Bible and Toraht have warned about ?? 🙂

so i think this is why 'the arrivals' is a good thing to watchh..

it is not intent to feed us conspiracies so we have anxiety about anything, and really any thinking person can understand its goal .. like it says in one of the episodes some people are just not ready for the truth, they would rather believe in the so called 'reality' we are fed because it is easier for them to do so, therfore they can never overcome the trial that is this life and are blocking themselves from true spirituality and mercy from ALLAH SWT 🙂

P.s i am 15 🙂 how old are all of you? 🙂

smileys making me dizzy =/ 😛

Yes. good points, but it seems i could get all of this by reading books and the Quran.

how can i believe something i am unaware of? =/
whats the mistake the bible and toraht were warned about?

(genuine questions, not trying to put you down or anything)

Prophet SAW said that smiling was charity 🙂 so i am giving virtual charity 😃

Yes indeed these can be taken from the Quran 🙂 however not everybody can pick up the Quran and understand the verses straight away, Non-muslims might not want to read the quran, so arrivals offers a good way of showing only PART of this 🙂 afterall no, knowledge is greater then from the Quran 🙂

Well clearly you are now aware of it as we are discussing it 🙂 what you choose to do with this knowledge is entirely up to you 🙂
the wake up project is merely a tool in helping HUMANITY from what is trying to destroy it, so everyone can understand the johad starts from within 🙂

the mistake i was refering to is to not follow the rules of ALLAH SWT, having patience, being compassionate, smiling, nota taking others life etc... 🙂 this life is a false delusion in which we are being force fed to belive having the latest gadget etc is important, it is keeping us occupied while they are destroying our world 🙁

🙂

oh and you didnt say ur age? 🙂

Seeee that's what I'm talking about - we should think outside the box!

(btw at the smiles are charity thing, all those smiley faces are scaring me, but good to see you being so generous!)

Well while Lilly replies with her age..
I shall tell you mine, I'm um um not 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20. I'm 21 (why do i feel a little embarrassed at that fact?)

haha 🙂 its nice to see someone agreeing with me 🙂 tbh we should think inside, around and outside the box 😃 lol

🙂 thankyou, i am a natrually smiley person so might aswell express it through the virtual world aswell 🙂

MashAllah thats nice to know 🙂

I shall now undo the suspense i have plunged you into through my not replying. ( i nearly actually missed your post with your age)

Im sixteen! (and a half) So year 11, well year 12 now
and you're Year 10/11 this year? Exception is in year 11 too now, not sure if she has hit her sweet sixteen yet. Well anyhow! Welcome!! hope we become friendly!!!

(just replace all the exclamation marks with smileys)

and yeah, as Truth said. those smileys are kinda scary...not you, just their yellow faces...

where was i? OHHH YEAH!! The revival is actually a secret organisation where we are recruiting kids/young people to take over the world. Just to let you know...

PS:how, when, why, where, what still need to be figured.

Haha, tbh i forgot about your reply 🙂

well i am going into year 11 🙂 and 16 in a month 🙂 ..... ermm sorry the smileys are gna have to stay 🙂 🙂 🙂

LOL are you being serious?? if it was secret you would being telling me would you now 🙂

ohhh and thankyou for my welcome 🙂 🙂 🙂

How can you smile to much ? 😃 LOL

well dont be to creeped out 🙂 and just say SubhanAllah minus the shut-up 🙂 🙂 🙂