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Islam for Muslims / Re: ...... by reema11(f): 2:44am On Oct 27, 2019 |
Honestly, I do not know how to express my thanks in words to each of you that took the time to respond to my queries. May Allah richly bless you all! Movado19, thank you for the invaluable duas you pointed out for me. I'll surely make use of them. May Allah richly reward you. Thank you! You also stated that you have some questions for me, and I'm open to answering any questions you may have. Once again, thank you! Ladunal, thank you for further elaborating on the 'destiny' issue and for reminding me that whatever happens, good or bad, is by the decree of Allaah. It's easy to lose sight of this at times. I'll take heed to the other points you raised too. Thank you! aumeehn, thanks for welcoming me. Yes, 'tokoreh' as in 'begging Allah.' You're right! I'm not so sure about my Fulfulde being of the 'pure' type though. I've never heard that one before. Lol. Once again, thank you all for being so accommodating of my questions and long explanations(lol). I truly appreciate it. 4 Likes |
Islam for Muslims / Re: ...... by reema11(f): 8:11pm On Oct 25, 2019 |
Bakar1: Thank you so much, Bakar1! This greatly clarified things for me. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Islam for Muslims / Re: ...... by reema11(f): 8:02pm On Oct 25, 2019 |
Empiree: Thanks for taking the time to respond, Empiree. Indeed, I remember reading about the ruhaniyun story you gave in the 'Jinns Stories' thread about the court case. Allah is indeed just! The Alpha did say that him being imprisoned is the best for him, as it is the only way he would learn his lesson. I accepted that it was what Allah had decreed for him. But as I said in my previous post, it raised the question of 'destiny' to me because I was grappling to understand why it was that the Alpha(and some others) had previously stated that he would be released(but fall into greater trouble ), only to later tell me that he had to be convicted and given a jail term in order to prevent him from going down the criminal path. It made me wonder whether there was a trade-off, e.g he serves a short prison term but lives to learn his lesson vs him being released, to then be convicted for an offense much greater than the current one. He mentioned that had my brother being released, the future offense he would have committed would have had him sentenced to a length so long, that by the time he came out, he would have been middle-aged (he's only in his early twenties). So I guess this fell into the changeable/mutable ambit of his destiny, right? Makes sense! I, however, asked for greater depth to it because I remember Ikupakuti made mention of there being three classes of destiny. I'm assuming mutable/immutable make up the two, what is the third? I'm assuming that if it changeable by dua/sadaqa, that it is also open to manipulations by people with devious means, correct? Pertaining to the Alpa, I will try my best to ask him about it. When it comes to these matters, I do not know if there are rules of etiquette one must abide by in how far one pries, hence why I am here instead(lol). He comes off rather taciturn/reticent in how much he reveals, so I'm usually put off in asking too many questions. I've often wondered whether it has to do with my age, sex or my spiritual immaturity( or all three...lol). Here's why I say this, and this ties into the 'Jinn' issue and why it was that I made the search I referred to in my earlier post. Here goes: I was called to the Bar a year ago and I've been job-hunting ever since but to no avail. Initially, I thought I was punching above my weight with the jobs I applied for. So I decided to lower my expectations and apply for jobs on par with my skills, experience, and qualifications. Still nothing. I've gone as far as to apply for internships and volunteer work, still nothing. I was put in touch with two people to enquire about what was happening. The first person I spoke to said that there was someone in my family, a woman on my father's side, who is 'fighting' me. Lol. He further detailed that the person knows my every move, and is privy to my thoughts, and that being the case, puts stumbling blocks in my path for every move. I, of course, had plenty of questions to ask this man, because being a spiritual novice, there are things that the logical mind finds difficult to comprehend. How could someone be privy to my thoughts? Lol. Anyway, he asked that I call him the following day as he had something else he wanted to check(he didn't tell me what that was). I called the following day but he didn't answer. Up to today, this man hasn't responded to or returned my calls. And my questions went unspoken and unanswered. That was the first man. Being that he 'disappeared' into thin air, I was put in touch with someone else. He said the same thing the man above said, only that he was explicit enough to state that the person 'fighting' me has a jinn that she uses and that the jinn is used to spy on me in order to report my moves to her, which she then uses to do her 'devilish' work. The man spoke at length but refused to say who the person is( which I understand, I guess every job has its rules). He further elaborated on how this person has used her jinn to engage in many heinous activities, and that the jinn has been 'stained.' Anyway, the same thing that occurred with the first man, occurred with this one, too. After this conversation that we had, he refused to pick up any calls I made to him. I wondered why this has happened on two occasions. All of this has happened within the last three weeks. After speaking to the two men above, I finally was able to get hold of the Alpha that was involved with my brother's case. He is hard to get hold of as he frequents different countries often. Anyway, once I got hold of him, I explained to him about my job situation(but did not disclose anything the other two men told me). All the Alpha told me was that I had 'eyes' and 'mouth' on me but refused to elaborate further on this(this goes to explain why I said he comes off taciturn to me). When I ask and I do not get an answer, I often take a step back from asking any further questions, because I do not want to overstep the mark. All he said is that there is something that can be done to block their eyes/put a veil between us, which he should do in the coming weeks, Insha Allah. But hearing of this Jinn issue is why I started researching them online. I guess one doesn't take much of an interest in something until it hits close to home. Of course, I know that they are mentioned in the Quran, and being Muslim requires that one believes in their existence. But I wanted to read people's personal experiences. My initial search led me to sites where people from Asian backgrounds(Pakistan in particular) gave their experiences, but I wanted something closer to 'home', hence the reason why I googled search 'Jinns nairaland' to see if anything would come up. So I hope this goes some way in explaining why I did this search, Empiree.  4 Likes 1 Share |
Islam for Muslims / Re: ...... by reema11(f): 11:28am On Oct 24, 2019 |
Empiree:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for responding, Empiree. Yes, I am new (as far as having a username is concerned). I'd often read posts on Nairaland(on a range of topics, not exclusively Islam), but I had always done so as a guest, though I wasn't a regular on here. Anyway, I stumbled upon your posts in 'Jinn Stories' thread because I had specifically typed in "Jinns nairaland" on Google to see if anything would come. I'll disclose in future posts why it was that I did such a search. As I said in my previous post, I have 'many' questions(lol) that I seek answers to. I found this thread on the landing page(for lack of a better word) of the Islam section. I hope that explains things. So impacted I was by the contributions and knowledge on display here, that I just had to sign up to seek answers to the questions I have. I hope this has sufficiently answered your question. I look forward to your response(s). 1 Like |
Islam for Muslims / Re: ...... by reema11(f): 5:07pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
Wow! I can't put into words how impactful your contributions to this thread have been. May Allah continue to increase your knowledge, and continue to use you guys as a vessel to give us an insight into the spiritual side of Islam. Empiree, you caught my attention from the Jinn thread, although I must add that I've only read both threads in their entirety, in the past two days. Yes, I was that hooked! Lol! Empiree, you caught my attention after having made mention of ruhanniya in the Jinn thread. And here's why: Some months back, my brother was arrested by the police in Europe and remanded in custody. I was thereafter put in touch with a learned Islamic fellow based in West Africa(not Nigeria). The first thing he asked me was on which day my brother was arrested. I answered that it was on Wednesday. He then said that those arrested on Wednesday are difficult to release. But since it was early days and he had just been arrested, that prayers and sacrifice could be made that would aid in the case been discarded and him being released. He told me a lot more about my brother's involvement that I won't divulge here. But one pertinent thing he did say was that my brother had committed two offenses in the past that Allah had shielded him from the police from. And further stated that my brother will be set free but will later be re-arrested for another major offense. Anyway, since my mother subscribes to the view that 'fortune-telling' is wrong (mind you, this man is an Islamic man), I did not know how to take the topic of this man to her. So I decided to ask my grandmother first on whether she thought it wise that I tell my mother about the man. She reproached me and stated that I leave things as they are and that our family members back home(we live in Europe) are performing 'tokoreh Allah' (I'm a Fulani but from Mali) for him instead. So I did but still kept in touch with the man. Some months before the case was to start, we got word from his solicitor stating she wasn't too optimistic about his chances of being set free. Worried, I called up the man again and spoke to him about him. He then said to me that things were looking very difficult for my brother and that as a family, we should stand firm if we wanted him free. He also said that if only my family had agreed to him performing certain duas and sacrifices, that he would have 'deadened' the case by now. I asked that he please pray and make duas for him. I had just graduated and wasn't working, so there was no way for me to fund anything in getting my brother free. I could only ask that they make dua for him. Be reminded that I never took this issue to my mother after my grandmother advised me not to. Anyway, the trial started and he was subsequently convicted. I thereafter asked him about it, and he said although he wasn't paid by myself or my family, since he had taken a liking to me(not romantic), he tried several times to intercede on behalf of my brother but on every occasion, his ruhanniyah(although he said Ruhani instead of ruhanniyah), would come down and tell him that Allah had refused because this is a lesson that my brother must learn from. I, of course, asked him what a Ruhani was, and he said it was a 'being.' And I asked whether he saw him, he replied 'yes', that it takes the form of a human. But never did I ask whether it was a jinn. I just assumed it was until I came across your post, Empire. How interesting! Since he stated that it was Allah's will, I accepted that it must have been my brother's fate. But it also raised questions about 'destiny' to me. Because initially, he had stated that my brother would be released but that a bigger case awaited him. And he wasn't the only person to have said this to me. However, at the conclusion of his trial and subsequent conviction, he said my brother had to be convicted and imprisoned for him to learn his lesson. Otherwise, he would have continued on his path of criminality. This, of course, made me ponder on the mutability/immutability of destiny. So you can imagine my excitement whilst reading this thread, when I saw someone (ikupakuti), who hasn't posted on here in a long time, touch on it. Unfortunately, he didn't expand on the issue. So could one of you kindly satisfy my curiosity on this 'destiny' issue? Can destiny be changed(by oneself, evil/demonic forces, Allah), or is it set in stone? I have so many more questions to ask, and I intend to do so in due course. I pray that you all be patient with my 'many' questions and help increase my understanding of these issues. I look forward to your responses, Insha Allah. 4 Likes 1 Share |
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