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Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu
Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu
''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
"O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". Iam Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher,Iam Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenge r)sallallahu alaihi was salam) I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the dajjal. There is no power nor strength with (anyone) save Allah. ALLAH is Good and Only accept that which is Good. ALLAH is the Truth and only accept that which True. ALLAH is Pure and only accept that which is Pure. Ya ALLAH! ALL the praises are for You,You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are are the Substaner of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for you;You have the Possession of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for You; You are Light(Nur) of the Heavens and Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and th! e Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the Truth, And Your word is the Truth and the Meeting with You is true, And Parardise is True And Hell is true and All the Prophets(peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) is true,And the Day of Resurrection is True. Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your promise is the truth,Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your words is the truth, Ya ALLAH! You have promise and You are the Truth!. Ya ALLAH! You have created Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) to be the most truthful of men and what He(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) has said is the absolute truth! Ya ALLAH! You have promise that You would send one who would revive, restore, rejuvenate Your Din(religion).Ya ALLAH it is getting late and time is not with us,Ya ALLAH You have Promise! Ya ALLAH You have Promise! and Your Promise is the Truth! O Most Merciful of those who show mercy!,O Most Merciful of those who show mercy!,O Most Merciful of those who show mercy!”
Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud

When he was still a youth, not yet past the age of puberty, he used to roam the mountain trails of Makkah far away from people, tending the flocks of a Quraysh chieftain, Uqbah ibn Muayt. People called him "Ibn Umm Abd"Ñthe son of the mother of a slave. His real name was Abdullah and his father's name was Mas'ud.

The youth had heard the news of who had Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) appeared among his people but he did not attach any importance to it both because of his age and because he was usually far away from Makkan society. It was his custom to leave with the flock of Uqbah early in the morning and not return until nightfall.

One day while tending the flocks, Abdullah saw two men, middle-aged and of dignified bearing, coming towards him from a distance. They were obviously very tired. They were also so thirsty that their lips and throat were quite dry. They came up to him, greeted him and said, "Young man, milk one of these sheep for us that we may quench our thirst and recover our strength."

"I cannot," replied the young man. "The sheep are not mine. I am only responsible for looking after them." The two men did not argue with him. In fact, although they were so thirsty, they were extremely pleased at the honest reply. The pleasure showed on their faces . . .

The two men in fact were the blessed Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) himself and his Sahabah, Abu Bakr Siddiq. They had gone out on that day to the mountains of Makkah to escape the violent persecution of the Quraysh.

The young man in turn was impressed with Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) and his Sahabah and soon became quite attached to them.

It was not long before Abdullah ibn Mas'ud became a Muslim and offered to be in the service of Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam. Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) agreed and from that day the fortunate Abdullah ibn Mas'ud gave up tending sheep in exchange for looking after the needs of Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam). Abdullah ibn Mas'ud remained closely attached to Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam). He would attend to his needs both inside and outside the house. He would accompany him on journeys and expeditions. He would wake him when he slept. He would shield him when he washed. He would carry his staff and his siwak (toothbrush) and attend to his other personal needs. Abdullah ibn Mas'ud received a unique training in the household of Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam). He was under the guidance of Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam), he adopted his manner and followed his every trait until it was said of him, "He was the closest to Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) in character." Abdullah was taught in the "school" of Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam). He was the best reciter of the Qur'an among the companions and he understood it better than them all. He was therefore the most knowledgeable on the Shariah. Nothing can illustrate this better than the story of the man who came to Umar ibn al-Khattab as he was standing on the plain of Arafat and said: "I have come, O Amir al-Mu'mineen, from Kufah where I left a man filling copies of the Qur'an from memory." Umar became very angry and paced up and down beside his camel, fuming. "Who is he?" he asked. "Abdullah ibn Masiud," replied the man. Umar's anger subsided and he regained his composure. "Woe to you," he said to the man. "By ALLAH!, I don't know of any person left who is more qualified in this matter than he is. Let me tell you about this." Umar continued: "One night Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam), was having a conversation with Abu Bakr about the situation of Muslims. I was with them. When Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) left, we left with him also and as we passed through the mosque, there was a man standing in Prayer whom we did not recognise. Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) stood and listened to him, then turned to us and said, 'Whoever wants to read the Qur'an as fresh as when it was revealed, then let him read according to the recitation of Ibn Umm Abd.' After the Prayer, as Abdullah sat making supplications, Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) said, "Ask and it will be given to you. Ask and it will be given to you." Umar continued: "I said to myself shall go to Abdullah ibn Mas'ud straight away and tell him the good news of Rasulallah’s(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) ensuring acceptance of his supplications. I went and did so but found that Abu Bakr had gone before me and conveyed the good news to him. By ALLAH! I have never yet beaten Abu Bakr in the doing of any good." Abdullah ibn Mas'ud attained such a knowledge of the Qur'an that he would say, "By Him besides Whom there is no god, no verse of the book of ALLAH has been revealed without my knowing where it was revealed and the circumstances of its revelation. By ALLAH! if I know there was anyone who knew more of the Book of ALLAH, I will do whatever is in my power to be with him." Abdullah was not exaggerating in what he said about himself. Once Umar ibn al-Khattab met a caravan on one of his Journeys as caliph. It was pitch dark and the caravan could not be seen properly. Umar ordered someone to hail the caravan. It happened that Abdullah ibn Mas'ud was in it. "From where do you come?" asked Umar. "From a deep valley," came the reply. (The expresion used fadj amidst deep valley is a Qur'anic one). "And where are you going?" asked Umar. "To the ancient house," came the reply. (The expression used al-bayt al-atiq the ancient house is a Qur'anic one.) "There is a learned person (alim) among them," said Umar and he commanded someone to ask the person: "Which part of the Qur'an is the greatest?" " 'ALLAH. There is no god except Him, the Living, the Self-subsisting. Neither slumber overtakes Him nor sleep,' " replied the person answering, quoting the Ayat al-Kursi (the verse of the Throne). "Which part of the Qur'an is the most clear on justice?" " 'ALLAH commands what is just and fair, the feeding of relatives . . .' " came the answer. "What is the most comprehensive statement of the Qur'an?" " 'Whoever does an atom's weight of good shall see it, and whoever does an atom's weight of evil shall see it.' " "Which part of the Qur'an gives rise to the greatest hope?" " 'Say, O my servants who have wasted their resources, do not despair of the mercy of ALLAH. Indeed, ALLAH forgives all sins. He is the Forgiving, the Compassionate.' " Thereupon Umar asked: "Is Abdullah ibn Mas’ud among you?" "Yes, by ALLAH," the men in the caravan replied. Abdullah ibn Mas'ud was not only a reciter of the Qur'an, a learned man or a fervent worshipper. He was in addition a strong and courageous fighter, one who became deadly serious when the occasion demanded it. The Sahabah of Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) were together one day in Makkah. They were still few in number, weak and oppressed. They said, "The Quraysh have not yet heard the Qur'an being recited openly and loudly. Who is the man who could recite it for them?" "I shall recite it for them," volunteered Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. "We are afraid for you," they said. "We only want someone who has a clan who would protect him from their "Let me," Abdullah ibn Mas'ud insisted, "ALLAH shall protect me and keep me away from their evil." He then went out to the mosque until he reached Maqam Ibrahim (a few metres from the Ka'bah). It was dawn and the Quraysh were sitting around the Ka'bah. Abdullah stopped at the Maqam and began to recite:" 'Bismillahir Rahmani-r Rahim. ArRahman. Allama-l | Qur'an. Khalaqa-l insan. Allamahu-l bayan . . . (In the | name of ALLAH, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Merciful s ALLAH. He has taught the Qur'an. He has created man and taught him the clear truth . . .)' " He went on reciting. The Quraysh looked at him intently and some of them asked: "What is Ibn Umm Abd saying?" "Damn him! He is reciting some of what Muhammad brought!" they realized. They went up to him and began beating his face as he continued reciting. When he went back to his companions, the blood was flowing from his face. "This is what we feared for you," they said. "By ALLAH! " replied Abdullah, "the enemies of ALLAH are not more comfortable than I at this moment. If you wish. I shall go out tomorrow and do the same." "You have done enough," they said. "You have made them hear what they dislike." Abdullah ibn Masiud lived to the time of Khalifah Uthman, may ALLAH be pleased with him. When he was sick and on his death-bed, Uthman came to visit him and said: "What is your ailment?" "My sins." "And what do you desire?" "The mercy of my Rabb." "Shall I not give you your stipend which you have refused to take for years now?" "I have no need of it." "Let it be for your daughters after you." "Do you fear poverty for my children? I have commanded them to read Surah Al-Waqi'ah every night for I have heard Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) saying, 'Whoever reads Al-Waqi'ah every night shall not be effected by poverty ever.'" That night, Abdullah passed away to the company of his Rabb, his tough was moist with the rememberance of ALLAH and with the recitation of the verses of His Book.