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A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet

// July 6th, 2010 // No Comments » // Bible Study, Islam

In the Tabak, or Torah, the old Testament of the bible, prophet Habakkuk says a prayer Upon Shigionoth. Who or what is Shigionoth? Upon research I found that it is a form of praise to Allah (swt) in Hebrew.

It is a style of Music, also mentioned in the Psalms or Zabur of Prophet Dawud ( David). The word itself mean to wander, or ramble.

2: “O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.”

3: “God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.”

Where is Mount Paran?
The Desert of Paran in Arabia or Wilderness of Paran (Hebrew מדבר פארן Midbar Par’an; Douay-Rheims: Pharan), is quite likely the place where the Israelites spent part of their 40 years of wandering. King David spent some time in the wilderness of Paran after Samuel died (I Samuel, 25:1). It is also the place where Abraham’s wife Hagar and his first son Ishmael were taken (Genesis 21) and it features in the opening lines of the Book of Deuteronomy.

“Then God opened her [Hagar] eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt. At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do. (Genesis 21:19-22, NIV)”

“He said: ‘The LORD came from Sinai and dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes.’ (Deuteronomy 33:2, NIV)”

What Holy one or Prophet is from Arabia?
Prophet Muhammad ( pbuh)

Resources Cited

1) Hebrew-English Bible

http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt2003.htm

Retrieved July 6, 2010

2) Paran on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_of_Paran

Retrieved July 6, 2010

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I Had A Vision

// February 11th, 2010 // No Comments » // Hijrah, Islam

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So if you follow my tweets, you may remember me mentioning something about a vision, or a dream. It is difficult to explain. It was not a prophet vision or anything like that. It was more like an Aha moment.

For the past year I have wanted to make Hijrah, for the sake of Allah, to a Muslim country. Hoping that inshallah, it will bring benefit to my family and I. There are many blessings, that the Prophet ( pbuh) has mentioned for those that make Hijrah for the sake of God. Not eduction, not employment, etc.

Last year, I asked one of my teachers about his travels and studies over seas. Yemen was one on the list. I began to do some research about Yemen, and feel deeply in love with its history, culture, and possibilities as to what it has to offer spiritually.

I say Spiritual, but i mean more so religious.  I am a spiritual person, meaning i feel a connect with God, a personal relationship that just he and I share. I believe in a higher power. A Creator. But I also believe in laws, and justice, religious traditions, based on faith, and knowledge.

My life, for the past 8 years, has all been based on Islam. Quran and Sunnah. I find it a struggle to practice Islam in the way I would like living here in the US. Everything is so fast pace, go go. money, money. Its a big distraction. I seek a more relaxed life style of simplicity. Just me , my tea, and a good book. Studying and learning about Allah(swt) and what he wants from us as people, and developing myself. My soul.

So in between being sleep and awake. I saw myself walking down a dirt, yemeni road.People were not looking at me as if I were from another planet because I wore a veil over my head and face. I could hear the call to prayer, and I awoke in tears.

Ah, ha ! That is it. I will go to Yemen for the summer. If I don’t like it I can just come back home.  I think its that easy. There is nothing to it, but to do it. I have wanted to move for a while. But I am not alone, I have a family, and they are not as excited about Yemen as I am.  In fact, they think I am a bit off my rocker ( lol). But I want to do it, none the less.

I am back to the drawing board, creating a plan; and inshallah you will find me blogging from Yemen this summer. Inshallah. Ameen.

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