“The word Shams (sun) is feminine and Qamar (moon) is masculine. The sun burns itself out to give light and life to everything around it; and the moon is the muneer, meaning it reflects the light. Within itself it has no light; it radiates the brilliance of the sun. So when we shine as men, the implication is that we are reflecting the glorious light of our women. May Allah be pleased with them.” [Shaykh Abdullah Adhami]
Subhan’Allah what a reflection.
Useful Articles:
- Shaykh Abdullah Adhami Lectures: www.sakeenah.org
- A Wife – a talk by Shaykh Abdullah Adhami
- Dua for Love and Respect within Marriage – Ustadha Zaynab Ansari
- Marriage: Tips for a Better Husband and Wife Relationship – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
February 18, 2008 at 7:41 pm
hai Allah Bajee! That is interesting. Can you explain this a bit more? Yaani I am useless without BV? ( i.e. men who are not married are no good?)
February 18, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Though one thing I will say is… women are the dictionaries to men as we’re always correcting your spelling mistakes but then again we’re also those that hide your spelling errors so lalalaalalaa…
February 19, 2008 at 8:49 pm
well there is a saying
behind every great man there is a woman behind his fall is another one!
HAI ALLAH! AAj kal kee larkian koi haal nahee!
February 19, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Salaam Sweets,
This reminds us of a traditional Malay saying which more or less goes like this, “There can never be ‘two suns’ in a household.” Understandably so. There is no such thing as two suns if you think of it right because the sun goes together with the moon. One shines and the other reflects, subhanAllah.
This, in turn, reminds us of a dear shaykh (may Allah preserve him and his teachers) who once said, “there can’t be two sayyids in the house.”
Shaykh Abdullah Adhami is just beautiful ma sha’ Allah and his wisdom is so profound. May Allah preserve & increase him, and allow us Muslims to benefit by him, Allahumma amin.
Side note, oh how this pauper wishes she could float like you!
)
Stay sweet and lovely
much much love,
x
February 19, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Allahumma Ameen to your duas.
Side note to our starfish wrapped in pearls… thought we were floating together even though we’re across continents :p
February 20, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Salaams Asma K Arif,
Ma sha Allah! This is an interesting and profound reflection.
Jazak Allah.
Abdur Rahman
April 13, 2009 at 11:51 am
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