7th-8th ILM Tree Islamic Studies

Question 1

Love of This World is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 1

ARABIC TERM - حب الدنيا SYMPTOMS - When Dunya distracts us from God CURES - Remembering death - Being thankful to Allah - Not seeking praise - Getting rid of distraction

Question 2

What is the supplication described as the Master of Seeking Forgiveness?

Answer 2

اللهم أنت ربي لا إله إلا أنت، خلقتني وأنا عبدك، و أنا على عهدك ووعدك ما استطعت أعوذ بك من شر ما صنعت، أبوء لك بنعمتك علي، وأبوء بذنبي فاغفرلي فإنه لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت Oh God, You are my Lord; there is no god but You. You created me, and I am your servant. I uphold Your Covenant and Your Promise to the best of my ability. I seek refuge in You from the fault of my doings. I acknowledge the blessings You have showered upon me, and I acknowledge my shortcomings. So forgive me for indeed none forgives sins except You.

Question 3

Wantonness is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 3

ARABIC TERM - بطر SYMPTOMS - Wanting excess - Easily getting in debt CURES - Hunger (Fasting / Eating less) - Reflecting on death and the Day Of Judgment

Question 4

Relying On Other Than God is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures?

Answer 4

SYMPTOMS - Fearing or desiring other than God - Obsession of people or things - Lack of certainty CURES - Yaqeen/Certainty - Knowing only Allah can help me and harm me - Seeking refuge in Allah from fearing and desiring other people or things

Question 5

What did Imam Ali (R) say about what happens when we die?

Answer 5

الناس نيام، فإذا ماتوا انتبهوا People are asleep, when they die they wake up.

Question 6

Mockery is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 6

ARABIC TERM - سخرية SYMPTOMS - Making fun of others - Putting others down CURES - Know that anyone I see is better than me and find the reason why - Know that you will be embarrassing yourself in the future - Know joking hardens the heart

Question 7

What did the Messenger of Allah (S) say Allah loves most of all?

Answer 7

أحب الأعمال إلى الله أدومها وإن قل. Allah loves most of all, the consistent even if small.

Question 8

What did the Messenger of Allah (S) say about someone who has an atom of arrogance in their heart?

Answer 8

لا يدخل الجنة من كان في قلبه مثقال ذرة من الكبر No one who has an atom’s weight of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise.

Question 9

Fear of Poverty is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures?

Answer 9

SYMPTOMS - Negative opinion of Allah - Clinging to money - Anxiety and stress CURES - Having a good opinion of Allah - Contentment - Increasing Taqwa (awareness of God) - Sadaqa (charity)

Question 10

Boasting/Arrogance is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 10

ARABIC TERM - فخر / كبر SYMPTOMS - Drawing attention to what I have done - Speaking about myself CURES - Know that anyone I see is better than me and find the reason why

Question 11

What are 7 standard cures to all diseases?

Answer 11

1- Deny the nafs/ego its desires 2- Hunger 3- Tahajjud (night prayer) 4- Silence 5- Tafakkur (contemplative meditation) 6- Suhba (healthy companionship) 7- Beg Allah to cure you (as if you are drowning)

Question 12

Aversion Towards Death is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures?

Answer 12

SYMPTOMS - Hating death to the point of not wanting to speak or hear about it CURES - Seeing death as life

Question 13

What did the Messenger of Allah (S) say about the metaphysical law of reaction to our actions (i.e. how will we be treated)?

Answer 13

كما تدين تدان The way you treat others you will be treated.

Question 14

What is the most effective tool to purify the heart?

Answer 14

Consistency, even if slight. Strategy to polish the heart? If God made an act of goodness easy for you, do it frequently. And if an act of goodness is difficult for you, do it occasionally.

Question 15

Ostentation is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 15

ARABIC TERM - رياء SYMPTOMS - Lack of action for Allah when no one is around - Increasing action when people are around - Perform worship to gain a place in heart of people not for the pleasure of Allah - Trading the afterlife for the dunya CURES - Private/secret actions of worship - Get rid of: 1)love of praise 2)fear of blame 3)desire of the world 4)fear of people - Know that only Allah can help me or harm me - Trading the dunya for the afterlife

Question 16

What is Satan’s effective tool?

Answer 16

التسويف شعار الشيطان Later is the slogan of Satan.

Question 17

What did the Messenger of Allah (S) say about who is the complete/perfect believer?

Answer 17

أكملكم إيمانا أحاسنكم أخلاقا The most complete believer is the one with the most beautiful character.

Question 18

What did Prophet Muhammad (S) say about who is closest to him on the Day of Judgment, in relation to adab/character?

Answer 18

إن من أحبكم إلي و أقربكم مني مجلسا يوم القيامة أحاسنكم أخلاقا Indeed the most beloved to me and the one sitting nearest to me on the Day of Judgement is the one with the best character.

Question 19

What is a verse in the Qur’an about fleeing death?

Answer 19

قل إن الموت الذي تفرون منه فإنه ملقيكم ثم تردون إلى علم الغيب والشهادة فينبئكم بما كنتم تعملون Say, the death from which you flee will overtake you. Thereafter, you will return to The Knower of the seen and unseen. He will inform you of all you had been doing” (Quran, 68:8)

Question 20

What happens when one belittles his brother for a sin/mistake according to the Messenger of Allah (S)?

Answer 20

من عير أخاه بذنب لم يمت حتى يعمله Whoever belittles his brother for sin, Shall not die until he does the same

Question 21

Displeasure With the Divine Decree is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures?

Answer 21

SYMPTOMS - Annoyed at Allah (may God protect us) - “Why me?” CURES - Trusting there is a hidden wisdom - Knowing it always could’ve been worse

Question 22

What did Umar ibn Al-Khattab (R) say about where we seek honor?

Answer 22

نحن قوم أعزنا الله بالإسلام فإن ابتغينا العزة بغيره أذلنا الله We are a people, with Islam, Allah honored; Seeking honor without it, we’ll be lowered.

Question 23

What is a verse in the Qur’an about counting our blessings?

Answer 23

و إن تعدوا نعمه الله لا تحصوها If you tried to count Allah’s blessings, you would never be able to number them.” (Quran, Nahl:18)

Question 24

Negative Thoughts is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 24

ARABIC TERM - سوء الظن SYMPTOMS - Having a bad opinion of someone without proof CURES - Remembering baseless suspicion against a believer is haram/prohibited - 70 excuses

Question 25

Heedlessness is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 25

ARABIC TERM - غفله SYMPTOMS - Lack of attention to what is infinitely more important in one’s life than material goods CURES - Seek forgiveness 70-100 times daily - Visit righteous people - Visit graves - Salawat (praise the Prophet - peace be upon him) - Recite Quran

Question 26

Write a proverb about chasing people's acceptance rather than God.

Answer 26

رضا الله غاية لا تدرك، ورضا الناس غاية لا تترك. فاترك ما لا يدرك، وادرك ما لا يترك. Pleasing people is a goal we can’t achieve, And pleasing Allah is a goal we can’t achieve. So leave what we can’t achieve, And achieve what we should never leave.

Question 27

Envy is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 27

ARABIC TERM - حسد SYMPTOMS - Want someone to lose a blessing CURES - Contradict your feelings - Knowing that envy will come back and hurt me - ٌRemembering that Allah (SWT) has the wisdom to distribute the best

Question 28

False Hopes is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 28

ARABIC TERM - تطويل الأمل SYMPTOMS - Laziness - Hard-heartedness - Stop thinking about mortality - Sense that you are “independent” from God - “I’m not gonna die anytime soon.” CURES - Meditate on death - Trade dunya for afterlife

Question 29

What is the supplication we say so that we don't confuse truth with falsehood?

Answer 29

اللهم أرنا الحق حقا وارزقنا اتباعه وأرنا الباطل باطلا وارزقنا اجتنابه Oh Allah, show me the truth as the truth and give me the ability to follow it; and show me falsehood as falsehood and give me the ability to avoid it

Question 30

Vanity is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 30

ARABIC TERM - عجب SYMPTOMS - Forgetting that God gave you what you have -Thinking fortune is independent -Admiring yourself and forgetting God CURES - Realizing that God is the provider of all blessings

Question 31

Rancor is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 31

ARABIC TERM - غل SYMPTOMS - -Being angry at someone to an extent that you want to harm them CURES - Say and do nice things for, to, and about them (decisional and emotional forgiveness)

Question 32

What are two sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (S) in relation to speaking the truth (when we prefer not to)?

Answer 32

قل الحق ولو كان مرا قل الحق ولو على نفسك “Say the truth even if bitter.” “Say the truth even if against you.”

Question 33

Blameworthy Modesty is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures?

Answer 33

SYMPTOMS - Not denouncing when you need to denounce - Not asking a question because you are shy - Meekness CURES - Not being shy when asking a question about Islam

Question 34

Fantasizing is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures?

Answer 34

SYMPTOMS - Dwelling on other people’s faults - Heart engaging in matters that are of no concern to him CURES -Thinking of own flaws

Question 35

Fraud is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 35

ARABIC TERM - غش SYMPTOMS - Making something bad appear good - Concealing faults CURES - Remembering defrauding anyone is haram/forbidden - Remembering whoever defrauds is not one of us

Question 36

Obliviousness to Blessings is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures?

Answer 36

SYMPTOMS - Thinking you got your own blessings without the help of God - Not noticing blessings - Thinking God doesn't give you anything CURES - Knowing that the blessings are too numerous to count - Pray Duha (after sunrise prayer) - Tafakkur (contemplative meditation) - Knowing only God can help me

Question 37

Seeking Reputation is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 37

ARABIC TERM - سمعة SYMPTOMS - Mentioning something good you did CURES - Repentance

Question 38

Write a proverb about adab/manners.

Answer 38

الأدب أغلى من الذهب، و بالادب تنال الرتب Manners are worth more than gold and with manners, elevations unfold.

Question 39

Anger is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 39

ARABIC TERM - غضب SYMPTOMS - When we let anger overtake us so we lose our composure - When anger overtakes our emotions CURES - Do not let anger overtake you - Acceptable at right time, right place, for the right reason, and at the right intensity - To remove it: remember how praiseworthy the forbearant believer is - To reduce it: make wudu with cold water - Sit if standing, lie down if sitting

Question 40

What did Prophet Muhammad (S) say about contentment?

Answer 40

القناعة كنز لا يفنى Contentment is an endless treasure.

Question 41

What did Prophet Muhammad (S) say about the ONLY reason he was sent?

Answer 41

إنما بعثت لأتمم مكارم الأخلاق Indeed I was only sent to perfect noble character.

Question 42

Displeasure With Blame is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures?

Answer 42

SYMPTOMS - Concerned with creation's opinion rather than the Creator's - Displeasure with criticism - Desire praise of others CURES - Know that only Allah can help or harm me

Question 43

What is the supplication we say when seeing a mirror?

Answer 43

اللهم كما حسنت خلقي فحسن خلقي Oh God, just as You have made my appearance beautiful, make my character beautiful.

Question 44

Miserliness is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 44

ARABIC TERM - بخل SYMPTOMS - Hoard money (constipation) - Always count money - Find it difficult to spend money on family and friends CURES - Zakat/Sadaqa - Remembering death - Realize people hate misers

Question 45

Hatred is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 45

ARABIC TERM - بغض SYMPTOMS - Hating someone for no legitimate reason CURES - Pray for the person you hate by name - Empty heart from hatred before sleep - Love for your brother what you love for yourself - Praise the person in public

Question 46

Iniquity is a disease of the heart. Symptoms? Cures? Arabic term?

Answer 46

ARABIC TERM - بغي SYMPTOMS - Chasing desire and harming others while doing so (going out of bounds) - Pleasing people, not Allah CURES - Remembering death - Envisioning the hereafter

Question 47

What does God say in the Qur'an about parents?

Answer 47

Parents #1 وَقَضَى رَبُّكَ أَلاَّ تَعْبُدُوا إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِنْدَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلاَهُمَا فَلاَ تَقُلْ لَهُمَا أُفٍّ وَلاَ تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُلْ لَهُمَا قَوْلاً كَرِيمًا (23). وَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنْ الرَّحْمَةِ وَقُلْ رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا (24). Your Lord has commanded that you should worship none but Him, and that you be kind to your parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, say no word that shows impatience with them, and do not be harsh with them, but speak to them respectfully (23) and lower your wing in humility towards them in kindness and say, ‘Lord, have mercy on them, just as they cared for me when I was little.’ (24)

Question 48

What is the definition of Birr? And what is the opposite of Birr?

Answer 48

Parents #2 Birr include everything nice & good. The opposite is عقوق.

Question 49

Explain the idea of correlation of Allah's pleasure and parent's pleasure.

Answer 49

Parents #3 If my parents are happy with me, it is correlated with Allah being happy with me. If my parents are unhappy with me, it is correlated with Allah being unhappy with me. If my parents are happy with me, it is correlated with tawfiq. If my parents are unhappy with me, it is correlated with failure.

Question 50

Define "finesse" when it comes to parents.

Answer 50

Parents #4 Cool Clever Ways To Melt My Parents’ Hearts

Question 51

What are the best words to say to my parents?

Answer 51

Parents #5 Labbayk wa sa'dayk! At your service, at your pleasure.

Question 52

Why is caring for parents (and not children) emphasized in Qur'an?

Answer 52

Parents #6 Because caring for children may be more natural and pleasurable, while caring for parents may not always be as pleasurable.

Question 53

“Lower your wing to your parents in humility” implies what?

Answer 53

Parents #7 It implies that there may come a time where you may be strong and correct, while your parents may be less strong and less correct. Even in those situations we lower ourselves anyways!

Question 54

What are the three duas that will not be rejected by Allah (swt)?

Answer 54

Parents #8 The dua of the parent for their child; the dua of one fasting; and the dua of the traveler.

Question 55

Explain the categoreis of birr and uqooq and provide examples.

Answer 55

Parents #9 Eyes, ears, tongue, hands, feet, heart, money, marriage.

Question 56

How can one have birr to their parents after the parents pass away?

Answer 56

Parents #10 - Praying for them - Practicing What they Taught Me - Visiting Their Friends & Relatives! - Perform Sadaqa /Sunnah/ Qur’an / Umrah /Etc. and send them the hasanat (and it doesn’t reduce your hasanat)

Question 57

Explain: الادب قبل الطاعة

Answer 57

Parents #11 Adab before obedience. Sometimes we disobey our parents for the sake of our parent's comfort. For example, if there is only one bed and the parent gives it to the child, the child may refuse to obey and insist sleeping on the floor (providing the bed to the parent).

Question 58

What is Imam Al-Ghazali’s magnum opus?

Answer 58

Ihya Ulum Al-Din; Revival of the Religious Sciences

Question 59

What year did Imam Al-Ghazali pass away?

Answer 59

1111

Question 60

What is the name of summary of the famous magnum opus?

Answer 60

Al-Arba’in fi usul al-din; 40 Foundations of Religion

Question 61

What is the name of Imam Al-Ghazali’s book that we are studying in class, in Arabic & English?

Answer 61

Bidayatul Hidaya; Beginning of Guidance

Question 62

Why did Imam Al-Ghazali travel and hide for 10 years?

Answer 62

To dig deep in his heart and find sincerity!

Question 63

What is Imam Al-Ghazali’s Nickname?

Answer 63

Hujjatul Islam; The Proof of Islam

Question 64

What are 3 types of students seeking sacred knowledge?

Answer 64

1- To use it for hereafter – winner; 2- To use it for honor and money and feels guilty about it. If he repents he is from the winners; 3- To use it for honor and money, and convinces himself he has a high place with Allah, because he dresses and talks like scholars. Satan’s man.

Question 65

More frightening than Dajjal?

Answer 65

Evil Scholars

Question 66

Hadith Translate: التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب له

Answer 66

One who repents from a sin, is like one who has no sin.

Question 67

How do I wake up from sleep? First words…

Answer 67

First words on your HEART and TONGUE be remembering Allah

Question 68

How do we get dressed? Intention to…

Answer 68

Intention to obey Allah by covering AWRAH – and not to show off (which is loser).

Question 69

What are some of the etiquette when using the bathroom?

Answer 69

Enter with left; Exit with right; Say dua when entering ; Say dua when exiting; Clean ourselves properly (because this causes punishment in grave)

Question 70

Why is the miswak so special?

Answer 70

Purifies the mouth; Pleases Allah; Displeases Shaitan; Prayer is worth 70 TIMES more

Question 71

DUA HADITH to say after wudu so that the 8 doors of paradise open for him/her and he/she can enter from anywhere?

Answer 71

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وحده لا شريك له وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

Question 72

What do we say after mua-dhin says hayya ala al-salah, and hayya ala al-falah?

Answer 72

La hawla wala quwwata illa billah

Question 73

What do we say after mua-dhin says al-salatu khayrun minal nawm?

Answer 73

صدقت وبررت; You spoke the truth and did well!

Question 74

What is the shafa’ah?

Answer 74

Intercession. The Prophet (S) will help us on the Day of Judgment!

Question 75

How do we get the shafa’ah? Say this after the adhan:

Answer 75

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلاَةِ الْقَائِمَة آتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ Oh Allah! Lord of this perfect call and prayer to be established, Give Sayyidana Muhammad (S) the intercession and prominence, and resurrect him to the praiseworthy place that You promised.

Question 76

What to do tafakkur about?

Answer 76

My mistakes, My sins, My Deficient Worship, Exposing Yourself (through the above) to God’s painful punishment and anger, Imagine your acts of worship for the day, Nearness of your end, Approach of death that cuts short all hopes, Not having choice/control, Possibility of reaching a state of sorrow and regret because of delusions

Question 77

What is the definition of Useful Knowledge?

Answer 77

Increases your fear of Allah, Increases your insight into your own defects, Increases your knowledge of how to worship Allah, Reduces your yearning for this world, Increases your yearning for the Hereafter, Opens your eyes to the things that spoil your worship so you may guard against them, Lays bare to you the scheming of Satan, his deceit, his misleading of the evil scholars

Question 78

3 Levels With Religion? Safe…Profitable…Loser…

Answer 78

Safe – does obligatory and no sins; Profitable – voluntarily performs deeds; Loser – Falls short of obligatory

Question 79

3 Levels With Other People? Angel…Animal…Scorpion…

Answer 79

Angel – Helps others and brings happiness to hearts; Animal – does not help and does not harm others; Scorpion – No one expects good from him, and fears his harm

Question 80

What happens during the time we pray the 4 rakah of sunnah before Dhuhr?

Answer 80

The doors of heaven open, and we like good deeds from us to be raised during this moment.

Question 81

What are the two friends that accompany you to the grave?

Answer 81

Good Deeds; Knowledge

Question 82

What is the secret key to have barakah in time?

Answer 82

Having a structured scheduled day

Question 83

Special times to make dua?

Answer 83

Before breaking fast; Laylatul qadr; Sujud; Traveling; Raining; Between adhan and iqamah; Immediately after obligatory/FARD prayer; Friday before sunset; Before dawn/FAJR

Question 84

How must we sleep to earn the entire night of prayer?

Answer 84

With wudu, and in remembrance of Allah

Question 85

How to have presence/khushoo’ in prayer?

Answer 85

Recite Al-Nas before prayer; Empty heart from other thoughts; Think about Who you stand before and Who you call; Feel ashamed about talking to my Master, while my heart is absent with the dunya, AND MY MASTER KNOWS WHAT I’M THINKING; Get to know the magnificence of Allah!; Imagine a respected shaykh watching my prayer…

Question 86

How to lead a fard prayer for a group?

Answer 86

Short and considerate

Question 87

Friday Sunnah?

Answer 87

Shower, brush teeth, dress nice, oil hair, wear white, perfume, trimming facial hair for men, fingernails; Hidden moment on Friday that dua is accepted ; 4 rakats before the prayer; Do not step over shoulders

Question 88

What are the Sunnah Days of fasting?

Answer 88

Sunnah Days: Arafah, 9th & 10th of Ashura, first 10 days of dhul-hijjah, sacred months, 3 White Days of every lunar month (13th, 14th, 15th), 6 days of shawwal

Question 89

Hadith Translate: المهاجر من هاجر السوء, والمجاهد من جاهد هواه

Answer 89

المهاجر من هاجر السوء, والمجاهد من جاهد هواه; The migrant is the one who migrates from wrong, and the warrior is the one who wages war against his desires

Question 90

Shepherd Hadith Translate: كلكم راع، وكلكم مسؤول عن رعيته

Answer 90

كلكم راع، وكلكم مسؤول عن رعيته; All of you are shepherds, and all of you shall be asked about your flock

Question 91

Seven Gates to Heart, and 7 Gates to Hell

Answer 91

Eye, ear, tongue, stomach, private, hand, foot

Question 92

Sins of Eye?

Answer 92

Non-marriage; Looking down at others; Looking for other’s mistakes

Question 93

Hidden Backbiting/Ghibah? Definition in Arabic and English:

Answer 93

Definition: Listening/Saying something about others that they dislikeذكرك اخاك بما يكره

Question 94

“If Allah Most High wills good for you, He will give you the ability to see…

Answer 94

“If Allah Most High wills good for you, He will give you the ability to see your faults. Looking at yourself with an eye of satisfaction is the height of foolishness and the epitome of ignorance.”

Question 95

8 Sins of Tongue?

Answer 95

Lying, Breaking promise, Backbiting, Arguing, Praising myself, Cursing, Supplicating/Dua against others, Mockery

Question 96

Why leave arguing?

Answer 96

Get a house in paradise if I stop arguing, or a house in the highest part of paradise if I stop arguing even though I was correct! Satan makes you a fool, when you argue for the truth with someone who you know will reject the truth.

Question 97

How can I understand how despicable a sin is?

Answer 97

Imagine others doing the sin and see how you are disgusted by the act, your dislike of the person. You cannot know the ugliness of your own faults except by seeing them in others.

Question 98

Is it okay to accept money from someone who has haram income?

Answer 98

If you have certainty their money is unlawful, then can’t accept the money. If you have doubt, then it’s not your job to verify.

Question 99

How to protect tongue from haram?

Answer 99

Don’t type anything negative about others!

Question 100

How to protect feet from haram?

Answer 100

Do not humble yourself to wealthy person with purpose of benefitting from their wealth!

Question 101

Define these 3 diseases of the heart: Envy: Ostentation: Conceit/Arrogance:

Answer 101

Envy: wanting another to lose a blessing; Ostentation: Seeking a place in the hearts of people for the sake of fame; Conceit/Arrogance: Looking at oneself with the eye of honor, and looking at others with the eye of lowliness

Question 102

Sign of an arrogant person as a warner and warned? As a warner…, As a warned…,

Answer 102

As a warner, he is aggressive. As a warned, he rejects advice and gets offended

Question 103

Hadith: what are the three destroyers, in English? ثلاث مهلكات: شح مطاع، وهوى متبع، وإعجاب المرء بنف

Answer 103

ثلاث مهلكات: شح مطاع، وهوى متبع، وإعجاب المرء بنفسه; Three destroyers: greed that is followed, desires that are obeyed, impressed with one self

Question 104

What is the root cause of every disease of the heart?

Answer 104

Love of this world! Hadith: حب الدنيا رأس كل خطيئة

Question 105

How do we view the dunya in a balanced manner, in English? الدنيا مزرعة الاخرة

Answer 105

الدنيا مزرعة الاخرة; This world is a field we may cultivate for the afterlife.

Question 106

Hadith Qudsi Translate:أنا جليس من ذكرني

Answer 106

I’m the companion of the one who remembers Me.

Question 107

Hadith Qudsi Translate:أنا عند المنكسرة قلوبهم من اجلي

Answer 107

I am with the broken-hearted for my sake.

Question 108

Definition of Tawakkul?

Answer 108

Action of the limbs, serenity of the heart.

Question 109

5 qualities to look for in a friend:

Answer 109

Intelligent (wise), Character Adab, Upright Religion, Not in love with Dunya, Honest

Question 110

Write the 5 Maxims in Arabic & English.

Answer 110

Matters will be judged by their purposes الأمور بمقاصدها Certainty will not be overturned by doubt اليقين لا يزول بالشك Harm must be removed الضرر يزال Hardship must be alleviated العسر يجلب التيسير Custom has the weight of the law العادة محكمة

Question 111

What are the 2 types of obligations? Differences?

Answer 111

Fard 'Ayn & Fard Kifaya. Personal Obligations & Communal Obligations. A personal obligation must be fulfilled by every mukallaf Muslim. A communal obligation must be fulfilled by someone (not everyone).

Question 112

What is “Waqf” and explain!

Answer 112

Endowment funds. Capital (money or property) is invested. The profit is used to support a specific cause. These upheld the Muslim civilization (but they were lost or stolen at the collapse of the Muslim civilization). We must rebuild them!

Question 113

What are the 5 “Maqasid” and define “maqasid”

Answer 113

These are the 5 objectives of Islamic Law. In order: preserving religion, life, intellect, property, family.

Question 114

What are the terms for the 3 priorities in Arabic & English?

Answer 114

Daruriyyat, Hajiyyat, Tahseeniyyat. Necessities, Needs, Beautifications. For example: house, washing machine, and chandalier.

Question 115

Define altruism.

Answer 115

Selfless concern for others.

Question 116

Translate Etiquette of Disagreement to Arabic and explain.

Answer 116

Adab-ul Ikhtilaf. Even when we disagree, we do so with proper manners.

Question 117

Hadith: what happens when we abandon an argument?

Answer 117

God replaces it with a house in paradise. And if one is correct and still abandons the argument, God replaces it with a house in the highest levels of paradise.

Question 118

Translate & Explain: المختلف فيه لا ينكر

Answer 118

The disagreed-upon shall not be discredited. This means that if others are different valid opinions, then we should not oppose such opinions.

Question 119

Define “Scrupulousness” in English, and write the term in Arabic.

Answer 119

ورع. It is being careful and avoiding the doubtful

Question 120

What are the two types of assumptions? In Arabic and English.

Answer 120

سوء الظن & حسن الظن. Giving someone the benefit of the doubt and 70 excuses, or not

Question 121

Explain استصحاب in English and provide 3 examples.

Answer 121

Presumption of continuity. We presume someone is innocent (not guilty), something is pure (not impure), and something is halal (not haram).

Question 122

Why is indifference to beauty tantamount to indifference to the divine?

Answer 122

Not knowing the difference between beauty and ugliness, may lead to not knowing the difference between truth & falsehood!

Question 123

What is the difference between true beauty and false beauty?

Answer 123

True Beauty: timeless & tranquil; False Beauty: imbalanced, dissonance, chaotic

Question 124

What is the difference between sacred art and religious art?

Answer 124

They both often share the same substance; however, the form could be very different. Sacred art inspires tawhid through symmetry & harmony. Religious art is not necessarily symmetrical or harmonious, even though it contains religious symbols.

Question 125

Provide 2 examples demonstrating that Allah cares about form & substance?

Answer 125

Qur’an: lofty ideas & melodious tunes; Beloved Messenger (S); Friday Sunnah / Cleanliness

Question 126

What is the most important class at ILM Tree & why?

Answer 126

(hint: think about grave)

Question 127

1. Explain these terms: 1. Conform vs Non-conform 2. Consciously vs Sub-consciously 3. Paradigm

Answer 127

a. We copy or we don't copy. b. We copy on purpose, or we copy without noticing that we're copying. c. A way to see the world. Like red sunglasses will make everything red.

Question 128

1. Explain: 1. Isolation 2. Integration (give an example) 3. Assimilation 4. Inferiority Complex

Answer 128

a. Hiding our Muslim identity in America b. Choosing what to accept/reject from American ways c. Copying everything from American culture (camouflaging and hiding our Muslim identity) d. Having a feeling that everything "American" is better than everything "Muslim"

Question 129

We are practicing the Sunnah of Propet Nuh (A) when he built a boat in a desert. Explain.

Answer 129

Our boat is Islam. When Prophet Nuh (A) built the boat in the desert he was mocked. Eventually everyone on the boat was saved, and the mockers drowned. Today our boat is Islam and others will mock our boat. We will stay on the boat of Islam in this desert of godlessness and be saved in sha Allah when our boat docks in paradise.

Question 130

What are the 3 dimensions? Define. Where are they located? What is the name of the science to study each dimension. What happens if we neglect each dimension?

Answer 130

1. Islam. Goodness. Actions of the Body. Fiqh (Islamic Law). If we neglect, we can't prove our submission to God, and we submit to our ego instead of to Allah. 2. Iman. Truth. Beliefs of the Mind. Aqidah (theology). If we neglect, it becomes a culture instead of a religion. 3. Ihsan. Beauty. Character of the Heart/Soul. Tazkiya/Tasawwuf (virtue). If we neglect, religion becomes dry, rigid, and just a bunch of rules.

Question 131

Have you re-read how to be a lady/gentleman?

Answer 131

If not, re-read and live. You will shine with light (God-willing).