Halaqa # 66

Rabi’ Al-Awwal 16, 1438

“Meeting Allah ~ The Ever-Living”

Year 3

Attendance:

• 2 Sisters
• 1 Junior Sister

Location: Sister Sara’s home

Agenda: (please note, we have included many links where you can read in detail more on each subject)

• OPENING DUA

O Allah, bless this Halaqa, allow us to gain, act upon  and share beneficial knowledge. Guide us, forgive our sins and grant us Jannah with our families and loved ones. Ameen

• QURAN RECITATION

We read Surah Fatihah aloud altogether, then sisters individually read  aloud a few letters/words, ayahs (according to her ability and with the help and encouragement of her fellow sisters). We read Surah Al-Anfaal from Ayat 1 to Ayat 8.  In sha Allah, this will be an ongoing part of our Halaqa and one day in sha Allah, we will have Khatam Quran and begin again.

• SISTERS TALK

Sisters read and discussed the following article:

What are you striving for? Dunya or Akhirah?

• PIC PICK

Sisters reviewed the following picture.

• NEXT HALAQA and News

In sha Allah, our next Halaqa will be held in two weeks on Jan.5th at Sister Sara’s home.

• SISTERS TALK

Sisters read and discussed the following article:

The Reality of the Akhirah

• MEETING ALLAH  (The EVER-LIVING) ~ Survey

Click here to read the 4  replies we received to our simple survey:

If you knew you'd pass away and meet Allah (The Ever-Living) tomorrow, what would you have wished you've done before your time on earth is over?

• SISTERS TALK

Sisters read and discussed the following article:

Ibn Atta's Words of Wisdom - 20th Step: Certainty of Faith and Indifference About the World (Page 78-80 of Pdf file)

• SISTERS TALK

Sisters reviewed the following:

Hadiths on Death

Quranic Verses and Hadiths on Death

• VIDEO  

The following short videos were chosen for today’s Halaqa:discussing Death:

Nouman Ali Khan: Physical And Spiritual Death (1:03)

Nouman Ali Khan ┇ Death is not an "IF" it is a "WHEN" (4:15)

What Happens After Death? | Mufti Menk (4:02)

Nouman Ali Khan on the Afterlife: Live Before You Die [CelebrateMercy] (5:59)

We're All Marching Towards Death | Nouman Ali Khan (7:`17)

• CLOSING DUA

For the expiation of sins, said at the conclusion of a sitting or gathering. To listen to this dua click here

196 - "How perfect You are O Allah, and I praise You. I bear witness

that None has the right to be worshipped except You. I seek Your

forgiveness and turn to You in repentance."

سُبْحـانَكَ اللّهُـمَّ وَبِحَمدِك، أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتوبُ إِلَـيْك

Subhânaka l-lâhumma wa bi-hamdika. Ash-hadu an lâ ilâha illâ

anta, astaghfiruka wa atûbu ilayka.

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If any of this information was good and true, know that it comes from Allah subhanahu

wa ta’ala.  If there are mistakes we ask for Allah’s Forgiveness and Mercy.

INNER PEACE ~ Survey

What are the top 5 thoughts or inner dialogue that you think or say to yourself that put you down?(4 responses)

I am so far behind...... I am so tired..... I should not have done that..... That was stupid..... I failed.....

I'm not pretty enought for people to want to be around me/befriend me; I don't carry myself in a put-together way which makes people take me less seriously (don't have it all 'together'); I have missed so many prayers I'll never get into Jannah; on the same note, I've sinned so much Allah can't possibly forgive me; I find difficulty sticking and being consistent with certain tasks which likely means there is no barakah in my actions

Don't know what I'm talking about Don't have time to do these things I've done enough

- you are not good enough - you are not doing enough of (a list of any number of things) - you are not doing this right - you are a failure - you are not good at anything

What are 5 positive and self-care ones you can tell yourself instead or think to replace the above?(4 responses)

Focus on one step at a time, and you will catch up eventually. Take a short nap to revive yourself. Acknowledge your mistake, apologize and repent (if needed) and move forward. No one's perfect, See the humor in situations and focus on improving. Everyone fails, but the important part of failure is to keep trying.

True friends and those who love me unconditionally will look past my looks and care about me anyways, if they don't then I need to accept myself and move on; I can continue trying and striving to improve the way I approach life and Deen, perhaps with sincere intentions I will get past this phase of my life and on to something better if Allah sees my intention, reading motivational and self help books might help and increasing the amount of Quran and worship and thikr I do will raise my iman and the barakah in my actions

It's important to try even if I don't get the result I want.

- you are enough - you are special - you are blessed - you are loved - you are capable - you are strong - you can grow from emotional pain and heal your heart