Inhabitants of the Graves

Peace be upon you my friends. Just felt like sharing something which i got from an email from a fellow pilgrim..

" Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,

We Muslims nowadays are so attached to the world that we sometimes forget our ultimate destiny. I thus have included 2 hadith below which I hope to remind both myself and everyone reading it. I obtained them from a classical book written by the most noble scholar, Imam al-Haddad. The book is translated as “The Lives of Men” and it is a powerful reminder of our ultimate goal and destiny.

Hadith 1: “Be in the world as though a stranger or a wayfarer, and consider yourself one of the inhabitants of the graves”.

Hadith 2: “What have I to do with the world? The likeness of myself and the world is that of a rider travelling on a summer day, who found a tree, rested underneath it awhile, then went on, leaving it behind.”

Reflect on it. May He guide us to Himself. Amin.

Sameer Bin Abdul Jalil "



Ps. Bro Sameer, if you're reading this... Jazakallah :D



Cheers

Every Heart's a Pilgrim

Hi friends, just wanna share one of the many songs that has inspired me. It's Pilgrim by Enya. The video below features snippets from a favourite movie of mine, Lord of the Rings. It's not made by me though, so if you wanna credit please refer to the originators (enya, lotr, the video's compiler etc). Thoughts and comments are welcome though :) And of course, if you find that the song/video has inspired/helped you in whatever way, do share the blessing with others ya? Lyrics are from http://www.seekalyric.com/

regards,
a fellow pilgrim

Pilgrim, how you journey
on the road you chose
to find out why the winds die
and where the stories go.

All days come from one day
that much you must know,
you cannot change what's over
but only where you go.

One way leads to diamonds,
one way leads to gold,
another leads you only
to everything you're told.

In your heart you wonder
which of these is true;
the road that leads to nowhere,
the road that leads to you.

Will you find the answer
in all you say and do?
Will you find the answer
in you?

Each heart is a pilgrim,
each one wants to know
the reason why the winds die
and where the stories go.

Pilgrim, in your journey
you may travel far,
for prilgrim it's a long way
to find out who you are...

Pilgrim, it's a long way
to find out who you are...

Pilgrim, it's a long way
to find out who you are...

On the Pilgrim Road

Welcome and peace be upon you dear friends :)