Message of Imam Hussain (a) the Grandson of our Beloved Prophet (peace be upon him and his family)

I have taken this stand not out of arrogance or pride, neither out of mischief or injustice. I have risen to seek reform in the community of my grandfather. I would like to bid good, forbid evil, and follow the tradition of my grandfather and my father ‘All bin Abi Talib.”

-Imam Hussain (A.S.)

Amaal of Arafah – 9 Dhu l-Hijja / November 27, 2009

The day of Arafah is one of the most sacred days of the Islamic Calendar. On this day Allah invites his servants towards his worship and obedience, and spreads his bounties and blessings. Our 4th Imam Zaynul Abidin (A.S.) says about this great day:

“O God, this is the day of Arafah a day which you have made noble, given honor and magnified within it. You have spread your mercy, showed kindness through your pardon, made plentiful your giving and by it you have been gracious towards your servants.” (Sahifa as-Sajjadiyyah, Du’a no. 47)

It is also narrated by our 4th Imam that once he saw a man begging from people on the day of Arafah. Imam said, “Woe unto you that on a day like this you are asking from other than God. This is a day when the mercy and grace of Allah reaches (even) the fetus in the womb.”

The night of Arafah is also a blessed night of prayers and worship. Repentance is accepted on this night and the supplications are answered. Whoever does good on this night is amply awarded.

Click here to view the Amaal of the day of Arafah and Amaal for the Eve of Arafah.

On the Day of Arafah, it is highly recommended to recite the Du’a of Arafah by Imam Hussain (A.S.). The Du’a is one of the greatest gifts we have from our Imam and it illustrates how we should be thankful for everything we have. To view a commentary of this Du’a, click here.

Please remember all our muslim brothers and sisters all over the world especially those who are in difficulties and those who are sick. Let us also pray that we all get the special invitation to be in the plains of Arafah or be in the haraam of Imam Hussain (A.S.) in Karbala next year.

 

Interesting piece of history of Khojas

Interesting piece of history of Khojas as found on www.mostmerciful.com/book-4.htm

Followers of Aga Khan admonished by Iraqi Mullahs

Since the rituals of Muharram and ceremonial rites of martyrdom were introduced by Aga Khan I, every year hundreds of Shi’ite Khojahs were making regular pilgrimage to the holy Shi’ite sites in Iraq. Later on, when the Islamic Salah was replaced with Gujrati Du’a, the Iraqi Mullahs were shocked to learn that the followers of Aga Khan III, who were reciting this Gujrati Du’a instead of Arabic Namaz, had broken the most fundamental tenet of Islam itself. They were now venerating Hazrat ‘Ali and therewith the Aga Khan as “Allah” by reciting “’Ali Sahi [truly] Allah.” The astonished Mullahs admonished the followers of Aga Khan and explained that worship of `Ali or the Aga Khan as an “associate,” “manifestation,” or “incarnation” of Allah; or truly Allah, nullifies their prayers, voids their fasting, pilgrimage, etc. In the hereafter, hell would be their place of abode if they did not stop reciting that kind of Shahadah (confession of faith) in their Du’a. The admonished Ismailis requested Aga Khan III to change the wordings of the Shahadah in the Du’a to “’Ali-un-Waliy-Allah” meaning, “’Ali is the beloved of Allah.” The Aga Khan refused to change the Shahadah and the group of enlightened Khojah Ithna’ashries left the Jama’at.

How could a God cease to be a God?

In 1956, under pressure from his Syrian followers, Aga Khan III changed the Ismaili Du’a from Gujrati to Arabic. He also changed the wordings of the Shahadah from “`Ali Sahi (truly) Allah” to “`Aliyyullah.” The later phrase translates “The `Ali, The Allah.” But, in the book of Ismaili Du’a it is translated as “`Ali is from Allah.” Today, by the virtue of this wilful mistranslation, Agakhani Ismailis claim that they are not venerating Karim Aga Khan as God. The fact that the Du’a had to be changed in order to make the explicit affirmation that `Ali and by inference, Aga Khan was “truly Allah” implicit, indicates the growing importance of Islam on the world stage. Yet, to say otherwise would not only go against all the Ismaili religious practices, but even expose this “religion” to the charge of hypocrisy. How could a God cease to be a God? This is why the explicit statement was converted into a less explicit one which could then be mistranslated deliberately to such modern needs as shown in my earlier publication, Understanding Ismailism.

Aga Khan’s Mukhi stabbed by an Ithna’ashri

In the middle of the nineteenth century, Qadir Husayn Kerbalai, an Ithna’ashri Mullah, settled in Bombay. In 1862, he opened a Madrasa (religious school) to indoctrinate people in the Ithna’ashri school of thought. Thereafter Mullah Qadir returned to Kerbala. At the end of the nineteenth century he was invited by some Khojahs of India. Shi`ah Mujtahid in Iraq sent Mullah Qadir Husayn to Bombay. When Ismailis became aware of his activities they began threatening the Mullah and his students. One day the Mullah’s favourite student, Killu, was mercilessly beaten by fanatic Ismailis. Killu remained hospitalized for some time and became temporarily invalid. After recovering from his injuries, he stabbed the chief Mukhi of the Aga Khan with a knife. Mukhi Hasan died. Killu admitted to the killing and was sentenced to death by hanging. The court trials of Killu, as well as his subsequent funeral procession and burial, brought the dissident Khojahs out in the open. Prominent among them were Haji Dewji Jamal, Haji Gulam Ali Haji Ismail, and Haji Khalfan Rattansi.

Two Ismaili Fida’is attack three Ithna’ashries

In 1901, the splinter group made an announcement in the newspapers and established a Khojah Ithna’ashri Jama`at in Bombay. The group became known as Chhoti (small) Jama`at, and the mainstream was called Bari (big) Jama`at. When the splinter group decided to build their separate Mosque in Bombay, it was rumoured that Aga Khan, before his departure for Europe, had offered to contribute financially. The group members rejected this offer when they learned that Aga Khan wanted to have administrative control over the Mosque, similar to the one he had over the Jama`at khanas. I have come across correspondence in which the author writes that Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah, Aga Khan III, had agreed to inaugurate the Khojah Ithna’ashri Mosque in Bombay, known as Pala Gali Mosque, upon his return from Europe.

However, when Sir Sultan Mohammed was on board, returning to Bombay from Southampton, two Fidayeen’s within the Ismaili community, seeking the cue from the `Hashsashins’ of Alamud took upon themselves, the recourse to murder Haji Allarakia, Laljee Sajjan and Abdullah Laljee, the three known protagonists of the Isna’sheri faction whom the Ismaili `Hashsashins’ identified as the destroyers of the Jammat….Whether or not, the `Hashsasins’ were sponsored by the Aga Khan Sir Sultan Mohammed or his mother Lady Ali Shah is an issue that will remain shrouded in the mysteries of Mankind,….

This murderous attack by two Fidayeen (self sacrificing fanatics) was instrumental in creating a permanent division between the splinter group and the mainstream. Haji Allarakia and Laljee Sajjan succumbed to their injuries. The third victim, Abdullah Laljee, survived the attack because the weapon was blunt and the assailant was prevented from making a second stab by Noormohamed Dossa. Abdullah Laljee was of the founding members of the Ithna’ashri Jamat. He played a leading role in the building of the Pala Gali Mosque.

Severance of all social and religious contacts

It was reported during the police investigation that bags of golden guineas were discovered in the hutments of these Fida’is, and a hidden hand was suspected in this murderous attack on the Ithna’ashri activists. The Fida’is were tried, convicted, and hanged. Their bodies were buried in a Muslim graveyard in Worli, a suburb of Bombay. Ismailis who had hypocritically disassociated themselves from the Fida’is during the trials began paying their respect to the martyrs by visiting their graves in Worli. Later on, at the instance of the Aga Khan, the remains of the Assassins were removed from the Muslim graveyard and buried in an Ismaili graveyard in the Khojah Mohallah. Aga Khan was now openly criticized and insulted by the dissidents for the assassination of their protagonists. In those days, Aga Khan used to commute in a four-horse carriage from his residence in Mazagon to the Chief Jama`at khana in Khadak. His carriage used to pass through a narrow lane known as Pala Gali. The splinter group had constructed their mosque on Pala Gali and it was likely that there would be a direct confrontation between the two rival groups during the journey. Aga Khan was obliged to change his route. The supporters of the new mosque began residing in this lane and Pala Gali became a landmark for Ithna’ashri Khojahs of Bombay. Even today, Ismaili men and women going to their Jama`at khana avoid travelling through Pala Gali. My brothers and sister and I were told by our parents not to journey through that lane and believe me, we were afraid to do that.

Aga Khan ordered severance of all social and religious contacts with the Ithna’ashri Khojahs. Ismailis were indoctrinated by their missionaries not to eat food or even drink a glass of water in an Ithna’ashri home. Rule number 142 of the Karachi Council authorized any member of the Council to lodge a complaint in the Council against any Ismaili murid taking part in any feast, marriage, or mourning of a Khojah dissident Ithna’ashri. The offender could be excommunicated by the Council. These social restrictions divided many Khojah families permanently. Even today, there are many Ismailis who will not drink, dine or do business with the members of the Khojah Ithna’ashri Jama`at because they are considered dissidents. Khojah Ithna’ashries, on their part, contest that the Agakhani Ismailis are the ones who have deviated from the path of their ancestors and have changed the faith. The truth of course was that both had deviated from the original path shown by Pir Sadr-din. However, while Ithna’ashries still remained within the broad belief of Islam, the Ismailis transformed ‘Ali into God and thus broke with Islam itself in philosophical term as well as in practice. Many Muslims who have known the inner secrets of the Agakhanis refuse to acknowledge them as Muslims.

 

Arafaah

The Eve of Arafaah, ninth of Dhyl-Hajjah, is a special night in which prayers are accepted.  The day of the ninth is one of the most blessed days of the year. It is said that on this day, God’s blessings are even bestowed upon the unborn. Pilgrimage of Imam Hussain (PBUH) on this day is said to be equivalent, in heavenly measures, to one thousand Hajjs and one thousand Umrahs and more… . There is a magnificent prayer, in praising the Almighty, narrated from Imam Hussain (PBUH) which the Imam recited while he was in the land of Arafaah . This prayer is a heavenly ocean of Monotheistic gnosis. In the beautiful prayer of Arafaah, from the leader of the martyrs Imam Husain (peace be upon him), we read the following petition: “…………O God, cause me to fear You as if I were seeing You; Give me felicity through piety toward You; Make me not wretched by disobedience toward You; Choose the best for me by Your decree and bless me by Your determination, that I may love not the hastening of what You have delayed, nor the delaying of what You have hastened. O God, appoint for me sufficiency in my soul, certainty in my heart, sincerity in my action, light in my eyes, and insight in my religion……………” While fasting is recommended on this heavenly occasion, but reciting Imam Hussain ’s prayer of Arafah is so important on this day that it is said, if fasting may make you too tired to recite this prayer, then fast not and do recite the prayer.

Arafah Day 9th Zilhajj & Idd ul Azha – Dua’as & A’amaals
Eve of A’rafah	A’amaal of the Day of A’rafah
Imam Hussain (as) ’s A’rafah Dua‘a	Imam Sajjad(as)’s A’rafah Dua‘a
Idd ul Azha Prayers 10th Zilhajj	Imam Sajjad(as)’s Dua on Day of Idd ul Azha

 

 

Hajj Related
Importance of Hajj ~ Hajj As Worship & Education – Article ~ 40 Hadith-Spiritual Journey pdf
Rules of Conduct of Hajj	Hajj Important Fiqh RulesNew
Useful Haj Practical Tips doc	WF-Hajj guide1 pdf  ~ Hajj Guide2 pdf 15mb
Duas at Hajj	Duas during Tawaf & Saee

Courtesy of Tahera - tahera@bredband.net & Murtaza & Sukaina Bhalloo <ali@cats-net.com>

http://www.duas.org/zilhajj.htm

 

A brilliant debate, discussing whether God Exists or not.

http://www.vakil.org/2008/11/22/a-brilliant-debate-discussing-the-existence-of-god/

Does God Not Exist (Part 1)
Does God Not Exist (Part 2)

 

Does God Not Exist (Part 3)

 

Galloway Crackers

The one where George educates another caller about the Rumour Of The Century, i.e. the propaganda lie that gets spread by the mainstream media about the ‘State’ of Israel being wiped off the map.
Although Iran have never once said they want nuclear weapons, George also highlights the hypocrisy in that area too.

 

If Americans Knew What Israel Is Doing! VIDEO WAS CENSORED!

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“It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power — and duty — to bring a resolution.” – IfAmericansKnew.org
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See Representative Press’s camaign
http://RepresentativePress.blogspot.c…

Those who want to suppress the facts have dishonestly contacted YouTube and claimed that the video “If Americans Knew What Israel Is Doing!” was a Terms of Service Violation. The video is clearly NOT a TOS violation. You can see why they don’t want you to see it. The user “rbdevon4″ was a smartass contacting me with this message: “You have violated YouTube terms of use policy with your anti-Semitic hate videos. You must remove them IMMEDIATELY! Thank you for your cooperation.” Soon after that, he and his buddies succeeded in getting my video removed.
Israeli Army of Cyber-Soldiers Target Our Right to Know
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http://tinyurl.com/WhatIsWrongWithIsrael
See these videos:
Tanya Reinhart RIP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdnbKZ…

AIPAC is pushing us to war with Iran for Israel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nch43w…

Journalist Receives Death Threat for Talking About Israel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spXA7G…

U.S. support of Israel puts America at risk and it is immoral and unjust. If Americans knew what Israel was actually doing they would not support it in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power — and duty — to bring a resolution.
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/

Deceptions Sell Israel to Americans
http://representativepress.blogspot.c…
http://tinyurl.com/WhatIsWrongWithIsrael
Israeli soldiers often intentionally murder and maim children.
http://representativepress.blogspot.c…

Dishonesty about 9/11 motives robs Americans of the freedom to decide for ourselves if we want to put our lives at risk over specific foreign policies.
http://representativepress.blogspot.c…

The Gorilla in the Room is US Support for Israel.
http://representativepress.blogspot.c…

Mainstream Media, the 9/11 Commission Report, politicians and pundits have all downplayed and/or omitted the fact that the main motive for the 9/11 attacks was outrage over U.S. support of Israel. Here is a rare exception to the suppression, it comes from The Forward:
http://representativepress.blogspot.c…

The fact is from November 1947 to May 1948 the Zionists were already on the offensive and had already attacked Arabs. In the months before Israel was declared, the Zionists had driven 300,000 non-Jews off their land. In the months before Israel was declared, the Zionists had seized land beyond the proposed Jewish State.
See:
http://www.representativepress.org/Is…

The Israeli government’s Foreign Ministry is involved in efforts to influence public opinion on the Internet. Israel’s Foreign Ministry orders Internet propagandists, so called “trainee diplomats,” to skew online polls and public forums to conform with the Israeli line.
http://representativepress.blogspot.c…
http://tinyurl.com/WhatIsWrongWithIsrael

 

Isreal Part 1 & 2

Stop Funding Isreal – after seeing this video u will be convinced……..

 

Hajj….

1. Importance of Hajj
Imam ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) has said, “By Allah, by Allah, keep the House of your Lord in mind. Do not disregard it as long as you remain (alive) because surely if it is ignored, then He shall not look towards you (with His Mercy).”  Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page 16

2. – The Benefits of the Hajj
It has been narrated from al-Ridha [Imam 'Ali Ibn Musa] (peace be upon him) that he said, “I have not seen a single thing which makes a person free from want (financially secure) quicker, nor which is more effective in removing poverty, than continuously performing the Hajj (year after year).”

3.  Dying While on the Way to Hajj
It has been narrated form Abi ‘Abdillah [Imam Ja'far Ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him) that he said, “A person who dies while proceeding towards Makkah or while returning back (from Makkah) will be protected from the great distress of the Day of Resurrection.”
Maladhul Akhyar, Volume 7, Page 223

4. Imam Sadiq (A.S.) says: Hajis who return from God’s House appear in three categories: One group are those who are free from fire of Hell. One group who are purified of their sins as if they are born again. The third group are the people who come back with the guarantee of their families and properties, and this is the least a Haji enjoys.

5. The Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) says: In 4 occasions the doors of sky are opened and prayers will be accepted ; on the occasion of coincidence of the rows of fighters in the cause of God, when it rains and in the time of getting up for saying prayers and at the time of looking at the great Kaaba.

6.{125}[ Holy Quran 2:125] And when We made the House a pilgrimage for men and a (place of) security, and: Appoint for yourselves a place of prayer on the standing-place of Ibrahim. And We enjoined Ibrahim and Ismail saying: Purify My House for those who visit (it) and those who abide (in it) for devotion and those who bow down (and) those who prostrate themselves.

7.Holy Quran 2:126] And when Ibrahim said: My Lord, make it a secure town and provide its people with fruits, such of them as believe in Allah and the last day. He said: And whoever disbelieves, I will grant him enjoyment for a short while, then I will drive him to the chastisement of the fire; and it is an evil destination. (241007)

8. {127}[ Holy Quran 2:127] And when Ibrahim and Ismail raised the foundations of the House: Our Lord! accept from us; surely Thou art the Hearing, the Knowing:

9. Holy Quran 2 : 158 Surely the Safa and the Marwa are among the signs appointed by Allah; so whoever makes a pilgrimage to the House or pays a visit (to it), there is no blame on him if he goes round them both; and whoever does good spontaneously, then surely Allah is Grateful, Knowing. (26102007)

10.Imam Ali ibn Hussain Zainul Abedin (A.S.) says: Perform Hajj and Umrah rituals in order to be safe and sound, to make it better living for your family and make a better life.

11.Imam Ali ibn Hussain Zainul Abedin (A.S.) says: Pilgrim of God’s House will be forgiven, and he is entitled to go to heaven and his family and possessions will be safe and immune.
(16082008)

12. [The Quran 2:196] And accomplish the pilgrimage and the visit for Allah, but if, you are prevented, (send) whatever offering is easy to obtain, and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its destination; but whoever among you is sick or has an ailment of the head, he (should effect) a compensation by fasting or alms or sacrificing, then when you are secure, whoever profits by combining the visit with the pilgrimage (should take) what offering is easy to obtain; but he who cannot find (any offering) should fast for three days during the pilgrimage and for seven days when you return; these (make) ten (days) complete; this is for him whose family is not present in the Sacred Mosque, and be careful (of your duty) to Allah, and know that Allah is severe in requiting (evil).(15092008)

13.[The Quran 2:197] The pilgrimage is (performed in) the well-known months; so whoever determines the performance of the pilgrimage therein, there shall be no intercourse nor fornication nor quarrelling amongst one another; and whatever good you do, Allah knows it; and make provision, for surely the provision is the guarding of oneself, and be careful (of your duty) to Me, O men of understanding.(04102008)

14.[The Quran 2:203] And laud Allah during the numbered days; then whoever hastens off in two days, there is no blame on him, and whoever remains behind, there is no blame on him, (this is) for him who guards (against evil), and be careful (of your duty) to Allah, and know that you shall be gathered together to Him.(08102008)

15.Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: The best ways to pray God include silence and going to His House.

16.Imam Baqir (A.S.) said: God does not accept the Hajj and Umrah whose costs have been paid for through illegal means property. (Religiously prohibited).
It’s been narrated from Isaac Ibn Ammar that Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: O Isaac, everyone who circumambulates God’s House one time, God writes down 1000 good deeds for him, vanishes 1000 of his sins, gives him 1000 rewards, plants 1000 trees fro him in Paradise, gives him mercifully the recompense for delivering 1000 slaves. When he reaches “Moltazem”, 8 doors of Heaven open and he is told: “Enter whichever door you wish”.
Isaac said: “I said to Imam that all of those are for a person who just circumambulates God’s House”? Imam stated: “Yes. Wouldn’t I teach you a bigger recompense?
“I said: “Please, teach me.
“He said: “Everyone who does something for his faithful brothers, God will give him the recompense of 10 circumambulations.”
(13102008)

17.Imam Baqir (A.S.) said: One prayer in the Masjid-al-Haram is 100000 times more valuable than one prayer in any other mosques.

18.Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said to Ibn-Abi-Yafour: Pray very much in the Prophet’s mosque, for praying in this mosque is equal to same 1000 prayers in other mosques, except Masjid-al-Haram that same prayers in this mosque is equal to same 1000 prayers in the Prophet’s mosque.
(15102008)

19.Imam Baqir (A.S.) says: There are three things that are headed by God. His book, which is His order and light. His House which is the Qiblah (that is the direction to which Muslims turn in praying) and He just accepts full attention to this direction and the Etrat (that is the household of the Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) ).

20.Imam Baqir (A.S.) says: Begin your Hajj from Makkah and finish it to us.

21.The Prophet of God (S.A.W.) said to Imam Ali (A.S.): O Ali, someone who is able to do Hajj but he avoids doing it is a great sinner.

22.The Messenger of God (S.A.W.) said to Imam Ali (A.S.): O Ali, someone who postpones Hajj rituals until he dies, God will send him as Jewish or Christian in the Resurrection Day.    (25082009)

 

Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s War on the Holocaust-Lie

Following president Ahmadinejad’s new book, we might soon read placards:
“The world without Zionist Lies”

 

It is very well known that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had the Jewish narrative “holocaust” repeatedly branded as a lie. To openly call the holocaust story a lie has caused already tremendous turbulence in world politics. Ahmadinejad’s massive verbal resistance to the most harmful Jewish lie in the history of mankind has even triggered Israeli plans to nuke Iran.
Many Western leaders supporting since a war against Iran for her holocaust apostasy.

Until recently it was unthinkable, but now the Iranian president has even advanced further into holo-land. He has just completed a factual book slating the Holocaust-Lie. The book is presently being translated into Arabic and English. Some believe a world wonder has just happened. The president of a powerful nation dares to challenge this horrific lie that has hijacked world politics and scientific freedom for so long. What a turn in world affairs.

No great imagination is required to foresee what effect this book will have  amongst Moslem nations and the Moslem populace in Europe. Only in Berlusconi’s Italy a newspaper dared to report about Ahmadinejad’s revisionist book. “Il Foglio’s” issue of November 18, 2009 referred to Dr. Ahmadinejad’s finished book “The Collapse of the Holocaust-Myth”. The newspaper revealed that the book (nearly 300 pages) was now being translated into English and Arabic. According to “Il Foglio” more than 300 revisionist books, refuting the holocaust story, were published in Iran since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took office.

The FrumForum.com was so far the only other English speaking internet source, albeit marginal, that published an article about the president’s book (already on 21 September 2009). We quote from FrumForum as follows:

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in July published a new book gathering together his speeches and statements denying the Jewish Holocaust. The Paris-based Aladdin project has now published a translation of the book into English. An excerpt from the book’s preface:

“Let us not forget that for centuries and up to the present time, Al-Quds and Palestine have formed the front of the confrontation between the Land of Islam and the Land of Infidels. To abandon the oppressed nation of Palestine and ignore that importance of Al-Quds would result in the humiliation and weakening of the entire Muslim world. By offering a fresh reading of the lying myth of the Holocaust and explanation of how this was linked to the creation of the bogus regime of Israel, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran has once again placed the issue of Al-Quds and Palestine at the core of the speeches and writings of Islamists in the region and around the world. With Palestine at the focal point of Islamic thinking and reflection, it was possible to extinguish the flames of many contentions within the Muslim world and focus all minds on the role of the Big Powers in creating a fictitious regime and in the mass expulsion of a historical nation. All around the world, many began to pose important questions about the lying myth of the Holocaust and the legal and legitimate grounds for the existence of that regime.”

source:
http://globalfire.tv/nj/09en/politics/ahmadinejads_war_on_holocaust.htm

 

The power of silence

The power of silence

Speech needs company,
Silence needs solitude.
Speech wants to conquer others,
Silence helps conquer oneself.
Speech makes friends or foes,
Silence befriends all.
Speech demands respect,
Silence commands it.
Speech is earth-bound,
Silence is heaven-bound.
Speech educates,
Silence exalts.

Speech is subjective,
Silence is objective.

Speech has regrets,
Silence has none.

Speech has limitations,
Silence is boundless.

Speech needs effort,
Silence a lot more.

Speech is human,
Silence is Divine.

While speaking you are heard by creatures,
In silence you hear the creator.

Silence leads to a stillness of the mind,
Then to introspection,
Then to self-cleansing,
Finally to liberation.

The definite sign of a spiritually minded person is his silent,  tolerant attitude.

Bees, until they have found the flower and tasted the honey, make a loud, buzzing noise; but the moment they taste the honey, they become absorbed and cease to make a sound. So it is with us.

Before we  find the truth, we argue and dispute and challenge others who differ from us; but when we come in contact with something deeper, we grow silent and do not try to force it on other minds. We try to live it in our own life inevitably it reaches other lives.
Spiritual qualities are infectious just as evil qualities are. One bad person can drag down many others by his evil propensities; while those who have noble ideals and loving characters uplift others merely by their silent influence.

When we study external conditions, it is sometimes very discouraging to see how slowly this influence works; but it can never fail absolutely.

And if we wish to produce a lasting effect on any character, it is better not to have it work too quickly. When we set fire to hay, it makes a  tremendous blaze, then in a moment it is all over; while a log fire, which takes a long time to kindle, burns steadily and is dependable. Similarly in spiritual awakening, if the person is over- enthusiastic and emotionally excited, he exhausts his forces and the effect wears off.

If, on the contrary, his deeper nature is touched, it may not show outwardly, but the result endures.

Limit yourself to observing. Take in everything that comes to your awareness whether big, small, trite or ordinary.

Content of awareness is less important than the quality of awareness. As quality improves, so silence deepens, you will experience.

You will discover, to your delight that revelation is not knowledge. It is power: a mysterious power

Practice Creative Silence.