Benefits of the last two verses of Surah al Baqarah

The Apostle believe in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believe in Allah, His angels, His books, and His apostles. “We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His apostles.” And they say: “We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys.”

On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray: ) “Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith.”

1. On the authority of ‘Abdullah, it is reported that: “When Allah’s Messenger (SAW) was taken on a nocturnal journey (to the seven heavens), he arrived at Sidrat al-Muntaha- a tree in the seventh Heaven and it is at the entrance to the seventh. All things which ascend from the earth stop and are held there as do all things which descend from above (It is with regard to this that).

2. Allah (SWT) said: “Behold! the Lote tree was shrouded with that which shrouds.” (Qur’an 53: 16) He (the narrator) said: “It (that which shrouded the tree) was (a covering of) golden butterflies.” He further added: “The Messenger of Allah (SAW) was given three things: He was given five prayers, he was given the concluding verses of Surat Al-Baqarah and forgiveness of sins for those (of his community) who do not associate partners with Allah (SWT).” (Muslim)

3. It is reported from ‘Uqbah Ibn ‘Amir Al-Juhani (RA) that he said that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said: “Recite the last two verses from Surat Al-Baqarah, for I was given them from a treasure trove beneath the Throne” (Ahmad)

4. It is reported on the authority of An-Nu’man Ibn Basheer from the Prophet (SAW) that he said: “Verily, Allah (SWT) wrote something two thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, then He (SWT) sent down from it two verses with which He (SWT) sealed (ended) Surat Al-Baqarah (the cow), and if they are not recited in any house for three nights, Satan approaches it.”
(Al-Hakim narrated it thus, and declared it authentic in accordance with the conditions of acceptance applied by Muslim)

5.It has been authentically reported by Muslim on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that when the slave says these words, Allah (SWT) replies “Yes” (i.e. your prayer is answered). And according to the hadith of Ibn ‘Abbas, Allah (SWT) says: “I have already done so.”

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Duas for Muslim Children and Adults

bring up children under the blessing of Allah, it is necessary that from their early age we should introduce them to the ways of invoking our Lord, the Magnificent, the Beneficent. May Allah fulfill our wishes and make our efforts successful in this regard. Amin!
 

What to Say	When to Say It	What it Means
Bismillah.	When I start to do anything.	In the name of Allah.
La ilaha ill-Allah, Muhammad-ur-Rasul Allah.	The greatest words for me to recite are...	None has the right to be worshipped except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (pbuh).
Sall-allahu'alaihi wa sallam.	When the name of our Prophet Muhammed is mentioned to us.	May Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him.
Bismillahi tawakkaltu alAllah wa la haula wa quwwata illa billah.	When I go out from my home.	In the name of Allah, there is no strength nor power except with Allah.
In sha Allah.	If I plan anything in the future.	If Allah wills, I will do so.
Raditu billahi Rabban wa bil-Islami dina wa bi Muhammadin sall-Allahu alaihi wa sallam Nabiya.	In the morning and evening.	I am pleased with Allah as the Lord and Islam as the religion and Muhammed (pbuh) as the prophet.
Bismillahi was-salatu was salamu ala Rasulil Allah allahummaftah li abwaba rahmatika.	When I enter the mosque.	In the Name of Allah and (pbuh), O Allah! Open for me the gates of your (rahmatika) mercy.
Bismillahi was-salm ala Rasulil Allah Allahuma inni as'aluka min fadlika.	When I step out of the mosque.	In the Name of Allah and (pbuh), O Allah I ask You from Your Favors.
Audhu billahi minash-Shaitan-ir-rajim.	At the time of anger.	I seek refuge with Allah from the Satan, the cursed one.
Jazak Allahu khairan.	When anyone favors me with good.	May Allah give you a better reward.
Allahumma at'im man at'amani wasqi man saqani.	When I am a guest and dine at the table of another person.	O Allah! Feed him who fed me and give him drink who gave me drink.
Dhahabaz-zama'u wabtal-latil 'urooqu wa thababatal ajru insha' Allah.	When I break my fast in Ramadan.	Thirst has vanished and veins are moistened and the reward is established, if Allah wills.
Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya.	When I intend to sleep.	With your Name, O Allah I die and live.
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal khubuthi wal khabai'th.	When I enter the toilet.	O Allah, I seek refuge with you from the bad evil Jinns.
Hasbun-Allahu wa Ni'm-al-Wakil.	When I face any enemy.	Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best disposer of affairs (for us).
As-salamo alaikum dara qaumin-mo mineen wa inna in sha Allahu bikum lahiqun.	When I visit a Muslim graveyard.	Peace be upon you, the dwellers among the believing people; and if Allah wills we are also to join you.
La ba'sa tahurun insha' Allah.	When I visit a sick person.	Never mind, it is a purifier if Allah wills.
Innalillahi wainna ilaihi raji'un Allahumma ajirni fi musibati wa akhlif li khairran minha.	When any affliction occurs to me.	Truly! To Allah we belong and truly to Him we shall return. O Allah! Compensate me for my hardship and provide me a substitute of it.

Please remember us in your du'a (supplication), Insha-Allah.

 source:http://www.islamicbulletin.org/newsletters/issue_17/supplications.aspx

The orphans of Gaza

The number of children living at the al-Amal Institute for Orphans has nearly doubled since the 2014 war.

 

'Whenever I hear aeroplanes, I get scared,' says Aisha al-Shinbary, 8, pictured at centre [Hatem Omar/Al Jazeera]

Gaza City - The rooms of the al-Amal Institute for Orphans in Gaza City could belong to any child, with Donald Duck stickers plastered to the walls and stuffed teddy bears arranged in rows upon tidy bedspreads.
But the brightness is a facade: These children draw war. They sketch rockets and Israeli fighter jets, pictures of people shattering into pieces, because this is what they know.
"Whenever I hear aeroplanes, I get scared," eight-year-old Aisha al-Shinbary tells Al Jazeera, curling her legs underneath her on a cushion in one of Amal's common rooms.

Amal takes only the neediest children [Hatem Omar/Al Jazeera]

"I lost my house during the war... I don't want to remember my house," Aisha says. "I wish I would die so I can go to my mother."

Aisha arrived at Amal several years ago after her father died naturally and her brother was killed in an Israeli air strike. Her mother could no longer care for all the children.
During the 2014 war, the orphanage sent all its children to live with relatives while the facility was temporarily opened up as a shelter for hundreds of displaced Gazans. Aisha returned to live with her mother, but shortly afterwards, her mother, too, died in an Israeli air strike.
Today, Aisha's mother comes to her only in dreams. She kisses and hugs her little girl, and then she disappears. Aisha wakes up, orphanage administrators say, and she draws rockets.
Aisha's story is not unusual in the besieged Gaza Strip, where a 51-day Israeli assault killed more than 2,200 Palestinians this summer and injured scores more. The 2014 war created more than 1,500 new orphans, in addition to tens of thousands already living in Gaza, says Abed Almajed Alkhodary, chairman of Amal's board of directors.

'They're always scared' [Hatem Omar/Al Jazeera]

The orphanage - which was founded more than six decades ago and remains the sole facility for orphans in Gaza City - takes only the neediest children; it cannot accommodate all the city's orphans.
"Some orphans here watched their families and mothers die in front of them," Alkhodary tells Al Jazeera.
After the 2014 war, the number of orphans residing at Amal nearly doubled to 150, the highest number in the orphanage's history, board member Kamal Meqbin tells Al Jazeera - and that number is expected to rise further throughout the year. The centre, which is funded privately, is being renovated and expanded to accommodate the influx, while a staff of more than 50 works around the clock to monitor, feed, teach, play and comfort Amal's young residents.
"The psychological situation for a kid whose family was killed, who went to buy something and came home to find his family dead - this is the worst you can see," Meqbin said, noting many orphans struggle with deep-seated psychological issues and crippling anxiety.
"They don't sleep. They're always scared," Meqbin says. "We spend as much time as possible with them so they can cope."

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