Sunday, 11 March 2012

Words are like pebbles ...

I took this video to demonstrate this fact:







Our words are like pebbles we toss into the water. We deem them insignificant, but they can have far reaching consequences.



Saturday, 3 March 2012

"What protects me against His Anger?"

Al-Zamakhshari narrates :

قال رجل لرسول الله : أي شيء أشد؟ قال: غضب الله، قال: فما يباعدني من غضب الله؟ قال: أن لا تغضب
ENGLISH:

A man asked the Prophet: "What is the worst thing that can happen?" He said: "The Anger of Allah." The man asked: "And what protects me against His Anger?" The Prophet said: "The suppression of your own anger."

NEDERLANDS:

Een man vroeg aan de Profeet: "Wat is het aller ergste?"  Hij zei: "De woede van Allah."  De man vroeg: "En wat beschermt mij tegen Zijn woede?"  Hij zei: "De onderdrukking van je eigen woede!"

["Rabi Al-Abraar", 2/220].

"Anger is the key to every evil"

Al-Zamakhshari narrates :

جعفر بن محمد: الغضب مفتاح كل شر
ENGLISH:

Ja'far al-Saadiq said: "Anger is the key to every evil."

NEDERLANDS:

Ja'far al-Saadiq zei: "Woede is de sleutel tot elke kwade."

["Rabi Al-Abraar", 2/223].

"Extinguish anger with ..."

Al-Zamakhshari narrates :

بكر بن عبد الله المزني: اطفئوا الغضب بذكر جهنم
ENGLISH:

Abdullah Al-Muzanni said: "Extinguish anger with the remembrance of Hellfire."

NEDERLANDS:

"Doof woede met gedenking van de Hel."

["Rabi Al-Abraar", 2/219].