Allah's Timing Is Always Right

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

Two beggars knocked on the door asking for bread. One beggar was given a loaf and sent away. The other was kept waiting and waiting. At length, the second beggar became concerned. "Why am I being denied? What is so lacking in me that the other one was favoured over me?" he asked himself. Unknown to the beggar, a fresh loaf was being baked for him inside the house.

Let’s remember that Allah’s delays are not always His denials. His timing is always perfect.

Allah has perfect timing..never early never late. It takes a little patience and it takes a lot of faith but its worth the wait.

We dont know what tomorrow holds but know who holds tomorrow - ALLAH, The Most Merciful, The Most Loving, The All Wise.

"My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.”

No amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of worrying can change the future. Go easy on yourself for the outcome of all affairs is determined by Allah’s Decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come on your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from you it cannot flee.” (Umar ibn al-Khattab r.a)

Benefits of the Kalimah La ilaha illallah

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

Merits of the 'Kalimah'

Say "La ilaha illa Allah"!

- Al-Jannah is its reward. 

- Uttering it before death will cause one to be admitted to the Jannah.

- It is a refuge from the Fire of Hell.

- It is a cause for a Muslim to be forgiven.

- It is the best of good deeds.

- It wipes out sins.

- It traverses all bariers in order to be accepted by Allah, the Almighty

- It is a statement whose pronouncer will be accepted by Allah.

- It is the best proclamation ever uttered by the Prophets.

- It is the best celebration of His praises.

- It is the best of deeds and it multiplies into many good deeds.

- It is a protection against Satan.

- It is a safety from the darkness and the punishment of the graves and from the Day of Resurrection.

- The eight doors of Paradise will be accessible to its pronouncer.

- People who pronounce it will certain come out of the Fire of Hell, even after they have been cast into it for falling short of observing its obligations

Coal and Diamond. Difference?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

The shaykh asked me “What is the cheapest rock on this planet?”; I replied “Coal.”

“And what is the most expensive?” I replied “Diamonds.”

The sheikh answered “And what are both made of?” I answered “Carbon.”

He continued “That’s right and you know what the only difference between the two are? Pressure.

Pressure creates beautiful things and when Allāh (ﷻ) tests you with difficult situations it is because he wants to shape you into the most beautiful thing possible.”

You might be struggling in life but Allah SWT wants to beautify you and your life through these  trials!! So be happy and be thankful to Him for what ever situation You are in  ! 

 اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ ❤️ 💕 علي كل حال🌷

Story About a Pencil

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

Once upon a time...

A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter.

As one point, he asked, “Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me??”

His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson, “I am writing about you...actually,

But more important than the words is the pencil I’m using.

I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.”

Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn’t seem very special.

“But it’s just like any other pencil I’ve ever seen!”, he said.

“That depends on how you look at things”, the grandmother replied.

“This pencil has five qualities which, if you manage to hang on them, will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.

First quality: You are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps.

We call that hand..God, and He always guides us according to His will.

Second quality: Now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpener. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper.

So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.

Third quality: The pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes.

This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice.

Fourth quality: What really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside.

So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.

Finally, the pencil’s fifth quality: It always leaves a mark.

In jus the same way, you should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be conscious of that in your every action."

Story of "Triple Filter Test"

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Keep away from ill-thinking/suspicions because ill-thinking is the greatest falsehood.” [Sahih Bukhari]
 
During the Abbasid period one of the scholars in Baghdad was greeted by an acquaintance who said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"
 
Scholar: "Hold on a minute, before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

The Man: "Triple Filter Test?"

Scholar: "That's right, before you talk to me about my friend it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

The Man: "No, actually I just heard about it and ..."

Scholar: "All right, so you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"

The Man: "No, on the contrary..."

Scholar: "So, you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: The filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

The Man: "No, not really."

Scholar: "Well, if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"
 
Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) asks us: "O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh (meat) of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful." [Quran 49:12]

Let's pass our intended speech through the triple filter test before we madly utter our every thought. And lets subject others to the triple filter test too before we hear any number of damaging things from them.

Home remedies for flu. Less medicine - stronger immune system.

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

Home remedies for flu. Less medicine - stronger immune system.

 UNDERSTANDING THE REASON OF SICKNESS

The first step to treat the flu is to find the reason it attacked you. In most cases finding the reason and taking appropriate actions will immediately give you a relieve. Typically the body gets sick when:

1. It's been overwhelmed by daily activities.  
In this case do not force yourself to work, cause this might lead to more severe sickness. Remember, if you loose money, you can always make them back. But if you loose health, you will never get it back.

2. You had a fight with someone. Got hurt by words or actions. 
The best solution in this situation is to ask for forgiveness, even if you were right. If you can not find power in yourself to do that, then pray and ask God The Exalted to forgive you and help you solve the problem. 

3. There is something that bothers you but you can't tell anyone. 
By keeping this secret inside your health condition might get worse. Do not talk to human, instead talk to God The Exalted. But make sure no one is around you to hear. 

4. There is an unsolved problem. 
God The Exalted provided solutions to all problems in The Holy Quran. Just read it and you will find the way.

5. You have money issue. 
In this case always remember lives of the Prophet Mohammad (saws) and sahabas (ram). Those were the most pious people on the face of the Earth but Allah (SWT) tested them with poorness and hardships to give them better place in Jannah (Paradise). Try to look at other people around you, who have even less than you and thank Almighty Allah for everything else you have.

6. You are forced to do something you do not want to. 
You have a right to like or not like something. If someone forces you to do something against your will, tell him/her straight that this does not make you happy. If for some reason you can not do that, then turn to Allah (SWT) and ask HIM to solve the problem. Verily God The Exalted is The Best Solver.
 
7. Lack of love or attention. 
It will be better for you to honestly tell your family about your feelings. And remember, the one who gives love receives it back.

There are million other reasons why your body might get sick. It depends on each individual. However, there is always a way to find it. If you feel like you have no clue what is wrong with you, stand on the prayer rug, put your head to sajdah (prostration) and open your heart to God The Exalted. Only by looking inside your soul you will be able to find the answer. In some cases you are afraid to admit the truth because it is shameful or judged by the society. But you do not have to hide it from Almighty Allah, because HE is All-Hearing and All-Knowing. God the Exalted knows what you reveal and what you hide in your heart.
After you find the reason for your sickness look for solution to it in The Holy Quran. Allah The Greatest provided solutions to any problem in this life and here after for us in this amazing book.

WARNING! 

If you have specific medical conditions or under medication, check online or ask your doctor, if it is safe for you before proceeding to any further steps!

FEVER

1. Stay Hydrated
First think to remember when you have fever is to drink lots of fluid. Weather it's warm tea, juice, water or something else. I would not recommend soda, because all sodas contain chemicals which might have stronger effect on your body while your immune system is low.

Remember!

Do not drink anything hot, it might increase your temperature. 

Very cold drinks might give you sore throat.

 

2. Undress Yourself
Take off all clothes. You can leave underwear. Do not cover your body with any blankets even if you feel like it. It will increase your body temperature. High fever for a long time is very dangerous. If the fewer is mild and you shivering without clothes then use a bed sheet to cover but nothing thick and heavy.

Remember!

Never cover yourself while having high fever.

Take off all clothes.

3. Cool Down
Make flat sheet wet with cold water and cover your whole body until the sheet becomes warm. Then rinse it again with cold water and repeat several times until you feel relieved.

4. Lower Body Temperature
If you can not bear the feeling of your whole body feeling cold then make wet a piece of cloth with cold water and constantly rub: head temples, neck, both elbow pits (antecubital space), arm pits, knee pits, and feet. 

5. Use Herbs
This herbal balsam with menthol is excellent fever reliever. Rub it all over your body for fast results. It helps to cool down and sleep. You can get it HERE.

6. Fan
Turn on fan and lay down close by. It will help your body to cool down.

Remember!
Never perform any warming procedures (like drinking hot tea, breathing with steam, using sauna etc) while you have high fever.

Fever is body's natural reaction to any bacteria inside. Regular flu bacterias die while you have fever. So you have to let your body at least 1-2 days to fight the bacteria inside. However having high fever for a long time might cause severe damage to the body. If after you tried all home remedies to drop you body temperature down but it did not work, you have to immediately see a doctor for additional check up of your health condition.

STUFFY NOSE

1. Breath With Moist Air
The best way to clear stuffy nose is to breath in moist air.  There are several ways to do it at home.

Remember!

Do not perform this actions while you have fever.

BOILED WATER

Use old cooking pot or any other metallic container. Make sure the handles are plastic, because you might burn yourself if they are metallic. Boil water in it. Add vicks - it's good if you have liquid one or you can use cotton stick to mix some of the vicks vaporub into the water. You can also use any other cream or liquid that contains menthol. Put your face over the pot and cover your head with a towel, so there is no space for a fresh air to come in. Continue breath in the steam for 10-15 minutes. 

Tips: Have dry clothes ready, change the clothes right after you finish the procedure. 

Have napkins near by to clean nose.

BOILED POTATO

Boil whole potato. Break it to pieces after it is cooked. Put yourself over the pot and cover head with towel. Breath in slowly the steam for 10-15 minutes.

Tips: Have dry clothes ready, change the clothes right after you finish the procedure. 

Have napkins near by to clean nose.

Do not eat the potato afterwards.

Use pot with plastic handles not to burn yourself.

HUMIDIFIER

You can purchase a humidifier in any local pharmacy. I would not recommend to throw a towel over your head while breathing with it's steam. Usually humidifiers produce strong steam that might cause skin burning. However, you can stand near it and breath with the steam on a safe distance. Add some vicks vaposteam or similar medication with menthol into humidifier for better result.

STEAM INHALER

Steam inhaler can be purchase at local pharmacy. It is the easiest way of breathing with moist air. Add couple drops of vicks vaposteam or similar medication inside and keep breathing with steam for about 10-15 minutes. Don't forget to blow your nose as soon as it starts running.

BREATHING WITH MOIST AIR FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS

To help your baby with a stuffy nose use bathroom. Open hot water in the shower. Close bathroom door. Use towel to close the space under the bathroom door. Come back after about 15 minutes. There will be steam in the bathroom. Hold infant on your arms and let him/her breath with the steam. The sign that the room is warm enough is when you see your baby's nose running.

Remember!

Make sure the room is not overheated for infant. You should be able to see everything in the room clearly. 

Never put your child under hot water.

Never keep your child close to hot shower.

Never stand with an infant inside shower room with hot water running.

Never perform this procedure, if your child has fever.

2. Clean Nasal Passages
Wash nasal passages with water. This will help you to get rid of bad fluids that are deep inside. 

USE REGULAR WATER

Make sure the water is warm. It should not be hot neither cold. Fill your hand with water. Close one nostril and "drink" the water with the opened nostril. Then blow your nose. Repeat several times until you feel light burning in the forehead. Then continue with another nostril. 
Another way to insert water inside nostril is to use neti pot, syringe bulb, or any plastic bottle with pointed tip.

SALINE DROPS

Use saline drops several times a day to thin the mucus in your nasal passages, which decreases the inflammation of your blood vessels and helps empty fluids. If you don't have saline drops at home, you can use regular water and salt. Mix quarter of tea spoon salt into one glass of warm water. Mix well. Use syringe bulb to insert couple drops into nostrils. 

3. Pressure Points
Massaging pressure points on the face will help to relieve stuffy nose. Follow yellow dots on the picture to find these points. Make at least 10 circular massaging movements with your finger tips on each pressure point in both directions.

4. Nasal Ointment 

If you feel like the previous steps are not enough, you can rub nasal ointment inside nostrils. There are many over the counter nasal ointments. However, if you happen to have vicks vaporub or any other essential oil with menthol at home, it will work. 

 

3. Drink Hot Spicy Tea 

Hot spicy tea helps to open stuffy nose. Add into green or black tea these ingredients: mint, ginger, cinnamon, lemon juice, honey, black pepper. Or you can use lesser ingredients - whatever you find at home. Spicier the tea is faster it will help to open stuffy nose.

Remember!

When your nose starts running immediately blow it.  

If you are not used to hot spices, use them less for the first time.

Do not give hot spicy tea to children. 

SORE THROAT

1. Breath With Moist Air

This method described earlier under the chapter "Stuffy nose".  To effectively relieve sore throat pain inhale moist air throw the mouth. 

 

2. Gargle Salty Water 

Dissolve 2-3 teaspoons of salt in a glass of warm water. This method temporarily relieves a sore or scratchy throat. Children younger than 6 years are unlikely to be able to gargle properly. Gargle salty water 2-3 or more times a day to kill the bacteria in the throat. 

 

3. Drink Mint Tea 

Prepare green or black mint tea. Mint effectively removes sore throat pain. If your nose is also stuffy, add into the tea these ingredients: ginger, cinnamon, lemon juice, honey, black pepper. Spicier the tea is faster it will help to open stuffy nose.

Remember!

When your nose starts running immediately blow it.  

If you are not used to hot spices, use them less for the first time.

Do not give hot spicy tea to children. 

 

4. Use Hot Topical Analgesic

Apply ointment like Vicks Vaporub on the neck and cover with scarf. Use cotton stick for applying the ointment and wash hands immediately after the procedure. This topical analgesic is very hot and might irritate eyes.

 

COUGHING

1. Breath With Moist Air

This method described earlier under the chapter "Stuffy nose".  For this method to help with coughing inhale moist air throw the mouth. 

 

2.  Keep The Chest & Back Warm 

To get rid of coughing use heating pads on chest and back. Look at the picture for correct position of the heating pads on the body.

HOME MADE HEATING PADS

To make heating pads at home you will need - newspaper or printer paper, ground mustard seeds, water, towel/scarf.

1) Take 2 table spoons of ground mustard seeds.

2) Boil the water.

3) Add 1 tb spoon of boiled water into mustard seeds and mix until you have substance similar to thick sour cream.

4) Leave the substance for 10 minutes.

5) Cut from paper rectangles to fit your chest and back as on the picture above.

6) Apply the substance of mustard seeds and water to one rectangle to cover it completely. Use very less of the substance to make heating pads flat.

7) Cover this rectangle with another one and slightly push on the top.

8) You completed 1 heating pad. Continue making as many as you need.

9) Do not make more heating pads than you need now. The substance will dry and be useless. 

10) After all heating pads are ready take a bowl of warm water.

11) Deep each heating pad one by one into the bowl and immediately apply on the body.

12) Tide the heating pads with scarf or towel to stick firmly to the place where they must be.

13) Lay down for about 15 minutes or until the heat is unbearable.

14) Remove and recycle heating pads.

15) Apply olive oil or vaseline on the spots.

16) Wear sweater or something warm.

Remember!

Never apply heating pads on the bones.

Immediately take off home-made heating pads, if the heat is unbearable.

Never apply heating pads on the heart. Avoid front, back, and side area of the left side.

Never walk outside in the cold after the procedure. 

This method is prohibited while having fewer.

3. Feet Sauna

Keeping feet warm is one of the secrets for stopping the coughing. Always wear socks while coughing. Applying hot topical analgesic like Vicks Vaporub will also help keeping feet warm. Feet sauna is effective method. 

1) Take any plastic tub. 

2) Fill with hot water (not boiling. water must be bearable for feet to be in).

3) Add ground mustard or liquid vicks or ginger juice.

4) Deep your legs into the water and cover with blanket, so water won't get cold too soon.

5) Use feet sauna for about 30 min.

6) Keep adding boiled water to keep the water temperature high.

7) After you are done with feet sauna dry feet and wear warm socks.

4. Drink Spicy Tea 

Prepare green or black tea. Add these ingredients: ginger, cinnamon, lemon juice, honey, black pepper. The tea must be hot. Sip slowly or use table spoon.

Remember!

When your nose starts running immediately blow it.  

If you are not used to hot spices, use them less for the first time.

Do not give hot spicy tea to children. 

 

5. Drink Honey Butter Milk

Butter milk helps with sore throat and coughing. It must be hot. Use tea spoon or table spoon to drink it. How to make it:

1) Take 1 cup of milk.

2) Add 1 tb spoon of unsalted butter.

3) Add quater tea spoon of baking soda.

4) Add 2-3 tb spoons of honey.

 

KILL THE FLU BACTERIA 

1. Kill Bacteria in The Air
Cut half of the onion in small pieces and leave in bedroom. Onion will absorb the bacteria from the air while you sleep.

 

2. Eat Garlic

To get rid of flu bacteria inside the body chow one clove of garlic at least twice a day.

 

3. Drink Onion Juice + Honey

To get rid of flu bacteria inside the body mix onion juice with honey. The substance must taste more like onion than honey to effectively fight the bacteria. Squeeze onion juice with garlic squeezer and mix with honey. Take 1 table spoon at least 3 times a day.

 

BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY

Immune system is bodies' natural protection against flu and other sicknesses. If the immune system is strong, it will help the body to get rid of the virus. Vitamin C helps to boost immune system. Multi vitamins supplements are very important to take when you are not ill but more important when you got flu.

1) Vitamin C

Citrus fruits like lemons, oranges, and tangerines have natural vitamin C. Eat them a lot when you feel ill.

2) Vitamins C, E, A 

Vitamins C, E, A in a large amount give a powerful boost to immune system. When you just start sneezing or feel week take 10 vitamins at once. Repeat for 2-3 days. It will stop the flu from spreading. You can get a good amount of vitamins in 1 capsule at this link: http://aisha.usasib.com/Antioxidant_Protection

But be careful it is gelatin capsule, so open the capsule and eat the vitamins. Do not consume the capsule, because it is not confirmed weather it's halal gelatin or not. The vitamins have tasty sour taste.

 

3) Multi-Vitamins

When buying vitamins pay attention on 2 things: 1) amount of the vitamin per capsule written on "product ingredients" label.  2) If the capsule does not contain gelatin. Gelatin is usually made of pig fat and is haram. It must say that the vitamins are "kosher", "halal", or "vegetarian". You can find affordable halal multi-vitamins on this website: http://www.swansonvitamins.com/kosher?kw=multi+vitamins&sort=offerprice

STAY HEALTHY MY DEAR FRIENDS!

ASSALAAMU ALAYKUM!

Why do we need Islam? Why choose a religion?

Iبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم

Bismi-llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

Why do we need Islam? Why choose a religion?

In this life for anything to work there must be a specific structure. For example, if you want your business to run there must be rules, boss, manager, employees, set working time, paperwork and so on. Otherwise the business will fail.

If there wouldn't be traffic laws and regulations, many people would die every day.

In order for school to operate it needs to have teachers, students, class rooms, set lesson time etc...

So equally for us as human beings there must be a structure, so our lives would "work". If you wake up every day, wash your body, feed it, and go to work - you are wasting your time on something which is temporary. Every body will die one day. But if you maintain your prayers, give charity, ask God the Exalted for forgiveness - these are the actions that will clean your soul and remain with you forever because the soul is eternal. 

More logical and smarter way is to take care of your soul first before your body. And surely you have to keep yourself clean, eat healthy, and have proper sleeping schedule to prevent some sicknesses. However, all our major problems are coming from inside. If our soul suffers, the body gets sick. If we are angry, the body gets pain. If we are missing someone, the body is weak. If we feel lack of love in life, the body gets destroyed and dies. These are the examples of real people in this life not just a theory. 

That is why God the Exalted says that every human being needs HIM. We need to have a specific way of living - the religion. And if we will start creating a "perfect life structure" ourselves like many psychologists are trying to do nowadays, we will fail. Its very common nowadays to visit psychologist therapy sessions. What are we doing there? Looking for solutions to life's problems. Weather it's a complicated relationship, bills, stress, family issues, sickness, depression or something else. But ask yourself: "Do you really get answers from those sessions?" Besides that you just talk out your problem to someone and feel kind of "relieved". In the reality no problem will be solved with the advice of another human being. Because no human have the knowledge that God the Exalted possesses. We don't know the past and the future, we don't know what is hidden in other people's hearts. We don't have the life experience of centuries. Our body desires make us weak. Our mood changes from day to day. So it doesn't matter how hard we try, there will always be something that won't benefit properly or even harm us. God The Exalted has already prepared for us solutions to any problem in this life and hereafter. HE (GAE) provided them in the Holy Quran and it is absolutely free for everyone. If you want to find answers to your life situation, you just need to open Quran and you will see yourself on one of the pages.

The way of living that God the Exalted created for us is perfect. There is no unanswered questions and there is a benefit in each and every action.

SO WHERE DO WE START?

We start with our iman. Iman (faith) is the base in our religion, strength in our lives, and salvation in hereafter.

HADITH

It was narrated on the authority of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 

While we were one day sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), there appeared before us a man dressed in extremely white clothes and with very black hair. No traces of journeying were visible on him, and none of us knew him. He sat down close by the Prophet (peace be upon him), rested his knee against his thighs, and said, "O Muhammad! Inform me about Islam."
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Islam is that you should testify that there is no deity except Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger, that you should perform salah (prayer), pay the Zakah (charity), fast during Ramadan, and perform Hajj to the House, if you are able to do so."
The man said, "You have spoken truly." We were astonished at his questioning him (the Messenger) and telling him that he was right, but he went on to say, "Inform me about iman."
He (the Messenger of Allah) answered, "It is that you believe in Allah and His angels and His Books and His Messengers and in the Last Day, and in qadar (fate), both in its good and in its evil aspects." He said, "You have spoken truly."
Then he (the man) said, "Inform me about Ihsan." He (the Messenger of Allah) answered, "It is that you should serve Allah as though you could see Him, for though you cannot see Him yet (know that) He sees you."

He said, "Inform me about the Hour." He (the Messenger of Allah) said, "About that, the one questioned knows no more than the questioner." So he said, "Well, inform me about the signs thereof." He said, "They are that the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress, that you will see the barefooted, naked, destitute, the herdsmen of the sheep (competing with each other) in raising lofty buildings." Thereupon the man went of. I waited a while, and then he (the Messenger of Allah) said, "O Umar, do you know who that questioner was?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know better." He said, "That was Jibril (the Angel Gabriel). He came to teach you your religion.

(Sahih Muslim)