Signs And  Fruits  of Faith:

 Who is   called  a Muslim?

  A Muslim   is  he who  believes  in Allah , His  angles , His  Books , His Messengers , the Last Day  and  fate - good and  evil.

 He offers  Salah perfectly , prays  the Zakah, fast in the month of  Ramadan ,  and goes for Hajj, when he  has  means  to do so .  He knows  and believes that the  best  way  is the  way of the  prophet  {S}.

 He keeps  in mind  that  in the Messenger of Allah , He  has  the high  ideals  of conduct  to copy .

 A Muslim  guards  his tongue  . He always  speaks the truth  even if  it takes  courage . He does not  speak  ill  of others . When  he  is moved  to anger  he readily  forgives . Our Prophet  Muhammad  {S}  has taught  us by  what  he did ,said  and  approved  of .

   Who is   called  a Muslim?

 The Prophet's  teachings have come  down  to us  in the  from of Hadith . In hadith  the word Iman  is often  used  in  its  wide sense ;  as including  good deeds and  sometimes  only for good deeds . Hence  the holy  Prophet  is recorded  to have said : Iman  has  over seventy  branches , the  highest  being  to testify.

 and the lowest  to remove harmful  thing  from the way . Elsewhere  we find:  None of you  has Faith  unless  he desires  for his brother  what is desires  for himself ; In another  Hadith  it comes : He   is not a truthful  believer  who  eats  his fill  and lets  his  neighbour   go hungry . And : He who believes  in Allah  and the Last Day  will never  harm  his neighbour ;  Iman  has over seventy  branches ; Haya { Modesty} is a  branch of Faith .

  Who is   called  a Muslim?

 Faith is the most  invaluable  gift of Allah . We  should  thank  Allah for  making  us Muslim  and try to deepen  our Faith  by praying  and reciting  the Holy book . Further we should  avoid  sinning , for sinning  weakens  the Faith . The prophet  is reported  to have said :  When a man  sins , it  forms  a black spot  on his heart , if he repents , the spot  is removed , but if  he continues  to sin , the  spots  multiply  and  cover  the whole heart : It is case of one sin piled  upon the other .

 The  Fruits of  faith:

 We  often hear  people ask questions as these : Who am i ? What is my final  Faith ? What  awaits  us  after death ? Why  should man go through sufferings  caused  by floods , storms ,  accidents,  famines , landslides  and fire ? Questions   such as  these  do not bother  a Muslim . The Quran  finds him  all the answers. The Quran is the  clear  mirror . People and   nations  can look into it  their  real  faces . A Muslim knows  that Allah  has created  man  for on other  purpose  than that  he may worship  Him. His Iman  on the Last Day  finds  him an answer  to the question . What  awaits  us  after death ? As  you understanding  of the Quran  and the Hadith  deepens ,  you will find answers to such questions.

 Faith makes  man  conscious  of Allah . It makes him  truthful  and honest . It  makes him  brave  and fearless . It makes him  conscious  that Allah  is  the master  of his destiny  and no one less  can interfere  with his fate . His hopes  and  fears   are , therefore ,always  directed  only to Allah . He fears no one but Him . Allah is the creator  of the world . He alone  has complete  and direct   knowledge  of everything . If he therefore , Asks , Asks  of Allah , If he  seeks  help , seeks help  of Allah . he knows that  if all the nations were to gather   together   to benefit  him with  anything , they would   benefit him  only with  something  Allah had  already  Written for him.

 Allah  is all knowing ;  All powerful . With  him  there  no before , after ; He has always  been  there and  will  there be  always . To associate  anyone  in His  worship is a  ruinous  sin . he responds  to man's  prayers .he alone  has power  to accept them . To petition  others  is utter  stupidity . Keep the truth  of Iman  before your mind  always . Your faith will be  your guide  and strength  every  moment  and particularly  in hard times . 

 Ali in the Prophet's bed:

 It was a  time  when  the pagan  Quraysh  had  increased  their attacks  against  the  Prophet  {S} .  Prophet Muhammad  {S}  had decided   to emigrate   to Madinah : and  he had been waiting  for Allah's  command  to arrive  . At last  the  Prophet  began  to prepare  to leave  for Madinah by Allah's leave.

 Ali in the Prophet's bed:

 Here began  one of the greatest  adventure  history  has known  in the path  of Faith  and Truth . On the  night  of Hijrah {Emigration}  shortly  before  departure , Muhammad  {S}  told Ali {R} of his plan  to emigrate  to Madinah .  The Prophet  {S}  then gave his  green cloak to Ali  and asked him to sleep  that night  in the  prophet's bed . He further  asked him  to stay  in Makkah  till he had  returned  all the things  left with the prophet  to their   rightful  owners.

 While Ali {R}  lay in prophet's bed , a few young men  of Quraysh  waited  outside  with the  intention  of killing  the Messenger of Allah  . But the ways  of Allah  are wondrous  . When he  wants  to save  someone , no one  can bring  harm  to him . Just  before dawn , the  Prophet {S}  left without being  found  out , leaving  Ali {R} sleeping  in his bed  in his green cloak. Each time  the enemies  looked  through a hole in the door , they saw  somebody  on the Prophet's  bed . They look Ali {R}  for the Prophet .  The scheme was at last discovered  but they could do nothing  to Ali {R} and Muhammad  {S} already away.