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RABIUL AAKHIR - JAMADIUL AAKHIR 1439
(JANUARY - MARCH 2018)
this issue A VIOLENT WIND 2 A COOL FOUNTAIN 3 HADHRAT SULAIMAN ALAIHIS SALAM’S DECISION 4
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A VIOLENT WIND
A HILL'S CAMEL
The People of Aad were a group of strong individuals who lived in the desert regions of Yemen. With arrogance and oppression, they toured the Earth taking over many weaker nations, and also forsook their one, true Lord for the worship of idols.
After the Nation of Aad came the People of Thamud who lived in the area between Syria and Hijaz. They used to reach very old ages and would carve their homes out of solid rock!
In reply, Allah sent Hadrat Hūd Alaihis Salaam to impart the teachings of peace and Divine-oneness to them, yet the people paid no attention to their prophet and proudly asked him, “Who in this world can be greater than us?!”
When they too began showing disobedience to Allah, Allah sent Hadrat Salih Alaihis Salaam to them to instill piety in their hearts – yet except for a few poor individuals, most of the Thamud chose to reject their prophet's message and teachings.
So, out of the many, only a few individuals ultimately believed in Hadrat Hūd Alaihis Salaam. When their rebellion and wretchedness could increase no more, a massive, black cloud appeared over the nation. Even though they showed happiness upon seeing it, the wind that followed was so fierce that it quickly lifted up everything in its path – including humans and animals! The people immediately ran into their homes, but the wind continued on its path of destruction (and tore down even their doors) to destroy each and every one of them. After this, on the command of Allah, a flock of black birds arrived, picked up the bodies of the Aad and threw them into the sea. Since Hadrat Hūd Alaihis Salaam and his followers left the region prior to these events, they were safe and not overcome by this great punishment of their Lord. – Holy Quran, Chapter 8, Ruku 18 & Khazaainul-Irfaan, Pg. 231, Roohul-Bayaan, Pg. 737 Lesson: Even the four elements can be used by Allah to destroy nations that oppose Him and His Prophets.
Once, on the occasion of their annual gathering, people invited Hadrat Salih Alaihis Salaam to it, and the prophet (who knew it would be a good opportunity to propagate Islam) accepted their invitation and attended. While there, some of them approached him and asked, “If your Lord is true and you are one of his messengers, show us a miracle of yours (as a sign of your truthfulness).” Hadrat Salih Alaihis Salaam replied, “What would you like to see?” The leader of them said, “See that hill over there? Show us that you can bring a pregnant camel out of it.” So, Hadrat Salih Alaihis Salaam approached the hill, read two rakaats Salaah and made dua to Allah. After a while, the hill began to tremble, and within moments, a part of it broke open to reveal a pregnant camel for all to see! Many people became Muslims after witnessing this event, while others (as always) chose to remain firm in their
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disbelief of Allah! – Holy Quran, Chapter 8, Ruku 17 & Roohul-Bayaan, Vol. 1, Pg. 728 Lesson The miracles of the Prophets are true, and indeed, there's nothing Allah is not powerful over. To disbelieve in His miracles is only the way of non-Muslims. A COOL FOUNTAIN The prophet Hadrat Ayub Alaihis Salaam was granted great favours by Allah (to an extent that even his children were extremely wealthy). Once, when he was told that his sons passed away after the roof of their house collapsed, and that all that belonged to him (including his farms, gardens and thousands of livestock) were now no more, he still uttered not a single word in anger or regret, but instead praised Allah and said, “All of that wasn't mine in the first place. Rather, it was the One Who owned them that decided He wanted them back. I could've never shown enough gratitude for everything I had anyway, and even though it's all gone, I'm still pleased with the desires of my Lord.” The prophet then underwent severe pain after his body became entirely covered with blisters, and except for his wife (who continued to serve and assist him), no-one else wanted to have anything to do with him. After showing great patience throughout all of it, Hadrat Ayub Alaihis Salaam finally made dua to Allah, and Allah immediately responded, saying,
“O Ayub, strike your foot on the ground. A fountain will emerge from the earth which you may use to drink from and wash yourself with.” Hadrat Ayub Alaihis Salaam did just that, and as promised, a cool fountain then began to gush outward from the ground! After drinking and bathing himself in it, he also found his skin return to normal soon afterwards! – Holy Quran, Chapter 23, Ruku 12 & Khazaainul-Irfaan, Pg. 464 Lesson: The people of Allah do not complain during calamities. On the contrary, they remain steadfast to the commands and wishes of their Lord.
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HADRAT SULAIMAN ALAIHIS SALAAM'S DECISION Two people once entered the court of Hadrat Dawūd Alaihis Salaam seeking a solution to their problem: one of them was complaining that the goats of the other had entered his farm at night and ate some of his crop. Hadrat Dawūd Alaihis Salaam ruled, “For the value of the crop that was consumed, that many number of goats should be given by the man to the farmer.” The two accepted this decision and then turned to leave. On their way out, they came across Hadrat Sulaiman Alaihis Salaam (who was at that time only eleven years old) and informed him of the ruling. Hadrat Sulaiman Alaihis Salaam responded, “There's one better than that.” Hearing this, his father (Hadrat Dawūd Alaihis Salaam) called his son towards him and asked, “What's the ruling better than this?” Hadrat Sulaiman Alaihis Salaam replied, “The man who owns the goats should cultivate his neighbour's farm back to its original state. Until then, the farm owner may use his neighbour's goats for himself (by extracting milk from them, etc).” This decision of his was accepted by the men…and even Hadrat Dawūd Alaihis Salaam himself! – Holy Quran,
Chapter 17, Ruku 6 & Roohul-Bayaan, Vol. 2, Pg. 652 Lesson: Both prophets here displayed their ijtihād (the applying of Islamic Law to different situations – the same technique used by the Four Imams). From this, we come to know that ijtihād is the Sunnah of the Prophets.
MOTHERLY AFFECTION Once, in the time of Hadrat Dawūd Alaihis Salaam, two women were walking (each with their baby in their hands) when a wolf appeared, grabbed one of the babies and took off. The older woman then grabbed the younger woman's baby and said, “This is my child! The wolf took yours!” The younger woman angrily replied, “Fear Allah! That baby belongs to me!” An argument then ensued between the two of them. After presenting their case to Hadrat Dawūd Alaihis Salaam, it was decided that the baby should be given to the older woman. Hadrat Sulaiman Alaihis Salaam came to know of this and replied, “Father, I have another idea. Have a knife brought and allow me to separate this baby in half. Each woman can then take home a piece of the boy for themselves.” Hearing this, the older woman remained silent. The younger woman, however, immediately cried out, “No! You can give the baby to her, but please don't harm it!” Hadrat Sulaiman Alaihis Salaam then
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said, “This baby belongs to the second woman. She has just shown us the affection she has for her child.” So, the baby was then given back to its rightful owner. – Fat'hul-Baari, Vol. 12, Pg. 268, Mishkaat Sharif, Pg. 500 Lesson: Ijtihād helps solve great problems with ease.
THE STEP-DAUGHTER In the time of Hadrat Yahya Alaihis Salaam, there was a king whose ageing wife was starting to become anxious, thinking that she will soon be divorced for a younger, prettier woman (and therefore lose the wealth she one day planned to inherit). To combat this threat, she decided that her younger daughter (of a prior husband) be married off to the king as his new wife. So, to carry out this arrangement, she summoned Hadrat Yahya Alaihis Salaam to her court and explained to him what she wished to do.
The king then called for the prophet, and indeed, when Hadrat Yahya Alaihis Salaam arrived, he maintained that such a thing was not permissible. The king then ordered his executioners to slaughter him, but even after he was martyred, a voice could still be heard from the blessed head of Hadrat Yahya Alaihis Salaam, saying, “O King, this girl is not permissible for you. O King, this girl is not permissible for you. O King, this girl is not permissible for you…” – Seeratus-Saaliheen, Pg. 80 Lesson: Great oppression is carried out by rulers wishing to fulfill their repulsive desires. We also see that the close servants of Allah are not afraid to pass on the message of truth, even if their life is at stake. Lastly, we see again that the beloved Prophets of Allah are alive even after their demise.
The prophet refused to comply with this order and said before leaving, “This type of marriage is impermissible.” This instilled great enmity in the queen's heart for Hadrat Yahya Alaihis Salaam, and from that day onwards, she began to plot too the killing of the prophet. One day, she got her husband (the king) drunk and left him alone with her adorned daughter. As soon as he began showing signs of interest in her, the queen entered the room and said, “I'm happy with such a thing, but Yahya said it was wrong!”
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ASF MASJID UPDATE ON THE PROJECT Alhamdulillah, with your generous support we have been able to achieve many things on the site. Surely your site visit will really encourage us and we humbly request you to visit us. Currently we have achieved the following on the site: 1. Masjid roof has been fitted and plastering is in process currently 2. Concrete works for the classroom block have been completed 3. Concrete works for the library & laboratory block have also been completed. 4. We are nearly ready for concrete at the dining, clinic & hostel block 5. Imams house and guest wings roofing is in progress.
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT? 1. SPONSOR THE MONTHLY COST TO OPERATE THE SITE. This surely will be a good investment: a. Sponsor a SQUARE METER of the CONCRETE SLAB for the dining section, clinic & hostel side. (Zakaat Applicable) @ MWK 15,000 NOTE: THIS IS WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL BOARD & LODGE TO LEARN THE BEAUTIFUL DEEN! 2. Pay the expense to operate the site on a monthly basis A. MWK 800,000 Lillah per month towards the Masjid labour B. MWK 1,200,000 per month towards the Educational & other blocks. This could be Zakaat but preferably Lillah
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3. SPONSOR ANY OTHER MATERIALS REQUIRED ON THE SITE a. Cement b. River sand c. Brick force wire d. Machine cut Quarry stones e. Tiles f. Windows
NOTE: ZAKAAT ITEMS SHALL BE USED TOWARDS THE DARUL ULOOM SIDE & NOT THE MASJID
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HOW DOES IT WORK? Yes, it will be expensive and more difficult BUT it falls under: “Don't give them the fish, teach them how to fish!”
Alhamdulillah, the blessed month of Ramadhan is the month in which the Muslim world donates very generously towards charity. Many Organizations, families & individuals are well supported in this month. I personally have noticed that many of us donate a lot of food hampers, maize etc. especially in the month of Ramadhan and this is in the form of ZAKAAT. My question is that; Yes, indeed you have supported the poor people in the villages BUT that food hamper isn't going to last them until the next year, when you will come back in the same month of Ramadhan and donate food hampers etc. again. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE SHOULD STOP DOING THIS, but as much as we understand business and have a business mind, we need to look at a long term solution and strategy. LONG TERM SOLUTION & STRATEGY The long term solution is that we need to make them self-sustainable, so that they should become ZAKAAT payers instead of being ZAKAAT receivers. According to my understanding, the real achievement is making a ZAKAAT receiver become a ZAKAAT payer.
OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES CAN HELP YOU 1. Darul Uloom Qadria Ghareeb Nawaaz, Lilongwe 2. ASF Boys Secondary School 3. ASF Girls Secondary School 4. ASF Tailoring Centre 5. Scholarships to students studying in Darul Uloom Qadria Ghareeb Nawaaz, Ladysmith, RSA 6. Scholarships to students studying in Jamia Fatima, Ladysmith, RSA 7. Scholarships to students studying in Darul Uloom Jamiatul Madeena, Lenasia, RSA 8. Construction of a Masjid & Educational centre
9. ASF Publications
“DON'T GIVE THEM THE FISH, TEACH THEM HOW TO FISH!”
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SCHOLARSHIPS DARUL ULOOM QADRIA GHAREEB NAWAAZ, LILONGWE
Alhamdulillah, we had 11 students studying in Ladysmith. All have qualified and are serving the Deen Alhamdulillah.
Alhamdulillah, within 3 years, your Darul Uloom has produced 30 HUFFAZ who now have 3 choices after completion:
We now have the following students becoming Alims and Alimas:
1. Continuing revision with the IMAMAT course so that they may get a job @ MWK 50,000 to start.
42 boys becoming Alims in Darul Uloom Qadria Ghareeb Nawaaz, Ladysmith
2. Continuing with Secondary School Education @ ASF Secondary School. 3. Becoming an Alim in South Africa until our new centre is ready.
ASF SECONDARY SCHOOL Alhamdulillah, we have 240 students studying with us. Girls have a complete separate section whilst the boys also have a separate section. Our students write the National Exams in this school and cover 3 years of the Alim course with Secular studies.
ASF TAILORING CENTER Alhamdulillah, the first batch of 40 ladies completed the 6 months course of tailoring. Our main target in the course was to teach them the QURAAN and basics of ISLAM along with the skill of tailoring. The ladies who passed the exams were awarded with a tailoring machine. last year in 2017, we had 37 ladies learning with us, each one that passed the exams was awarded with a machine. In 2018; we have 64 ladies studying with us.
13 girls becoming Alimas in Jamia Fatima, Ladysmith 20 boys becoming Alims in Jamiatul Madeena, Lenasia
MASJID & EDUCATIONAL PROJECT As you are well aware that we had started the new project and since May 2016, Alhamdulillah we have not stopped working on the project. Indeed we are in need of help currently as this is a big project and requires your generous support.
PUBLICATIONS ASF has 2 publications which run throughout the year. · 1,100 copies of the PREACH English magazine. We print this on a quarterly basis (4 times a year) and we have so far published 11 editions. 11,000 copies of the AL – MOEEN Chichewa magazine. We print this twice a year and we have so far printed 4 editions.
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AN UNSTABLE WORLD There was a young worshipper in the Bani Israel who was constantly visited by Hadrat Khidr Alaihis Salaam. When news of this reached the king, he called for the boy and asked him, “Is it true you're visited by Hadrat Khidr Alaihis Salaam?” The boy replied, “Yes.” “The next time he arrives, come with him to me. If you don't, I'll have you killed.” So, when Hadrat Khidr Alaihis Salaam later presented himself to the boy, he was told of the king's order and replied, “Then let's meet with him.”
remained! The only thing in its place was a jungle, so I went up to someone collecting wood inside it and asked him, “When was the city destroyed?” The man laughed and replied, “When was there ever a city in this area?! This place has always been a forest. Even our ancestors knew that.” “Five hundred years later, I again came across the land and saw that it was now a river! After approaching two fishermen and asking them what happened to the jungle, they too looked at me in confusion and said, “How can you ask such a thing? Everyone knows that there's always been a river running through here.” “The same thing happened on my fourth visit (this time the area was barren land).
As the two stood before him, the king looked at Hadrat Khidr Alaihis Salaam and asked him, “Are you Hadrat Khidr Alaihis Salaam?” “Yes.” “Tell us something extraordinary.” Hadrat Khidr Alaihis Salaam replied, “I've seen many extraordinary things in the world, but I'll relate to you just one of them: I once came across a city tremendous in size and beauty and asked one of its inhabitants how long it was there. The man was not aware of its origin and replied, “The city's very old. Neither do we know anything about its history nor did any of our ancestors.”
Finally, on my fifth trip to the region, I saw in its place a city bigger and better than the one before and asked one of its inhabitants, “When was this city built?” The man replied, “We don't know. According to us and our ancestors, it's always been here.” – Ajaa'ibul-Makhlooqaat, Vol. 1, Pg. 129
I then passed by this very area 500 years later but was surprised to see that nothing of the city now
Lesson: Nothing in this world is stable. Why then should we want to latch on to it?
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Got any question you want to ask us? Simply email us at info@asfmw.com and we’ll publish the best questions with relevant answers QUESTION: Respected Imam! If all Prophets and Angels are Masoom (sinless) then why is Thawaab sent to them by saying, “ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ اﻟﺻﻠوة واﻟﺳﻼمPeace and blessing be upon them?"
QUESTION: One person present said: Nowadays I am very depressed because of great debts. Can you suggest some Du'as to be recited so that my debts can be paid off?
ANSWER: Firstly, ﻋﻠﯾﮫ اﻟﺻﻠوة واﻟﺳﻼم is not Esaal-e-Thawaab (sending rewards). It is an expression of respect to them and if sending peace and blessing as Du'a upon them is intended, then the Angels and Prophets are not exempted from peace and blessings. Once Sayyiduna Ayyob Alaihis Salaam was bathing. Almighty Allah rained gold on him. He spread out his mantle and picked up the gold. Allah called out to him, “O Ayyob! Did I not make you wealthy and independent of wealth?” He replied, “Undoubtedly my Lord! You have made me wealthy, but I am never independent of your Rahmah.”
ANSWER: Once a Sahaba came to the Beloved Rasool ﷺand complained that the world has turned its back on him (referring to poverty). Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ﷺsaid to him, “Do you not know that Tasbeeh which is also the Tasbeeh of the Angles of sustenance? It is due to this Tasbeeh that Allah gives sustenance.
QUESTION: Moulana Abd al-Rahmaan Sahib Jabal'puri said: Oh Imam! Haji Abd al--Jab'baar suffers from constant depression and distress. Is there any cure for this? ANSWER: Ask him to constantly recite: ﻗوة إﻻ ﺑﺎ اﻟﻌﻠﻲ اﻟﻌظﯾم ّ ﻻ ﺣول و ﻻ This has cure and treatment for 99 different calamities and misfortunes. Distress is the lowest degree amongst them. Recite this Kalima Shareef 60 times daily. Then blow into some water and drink it. It will greatly ease the depression.
The needs of this Duniya will come to you in abundance. Recite this Tasbeeh 100 times daily at the rise of early morning (just after Sobho-Saadiq). This is the sacred Tasbeeh of the Angels, ﺳﺑﺣﺎن ﷲ و ﺑﺣﻣده ﺳﺑﺣﺎن ﷲ اﻟﻌظﯾم و ﺑﺣﻣده اﺳﺗﻐﻔر ﷲ Seven days passed and the Sahaba Radiallahu Anhu returned to the Holy Prophet ﷺand said: “Ya Rasoolullah !ﷺThe Duniya (wealth) is coming to me so abundantly that I do not know how to carry it or where to put it. I am absolutely amazed and astonished as to what to do with it.” Ala' Hadrat then said to the person, who complained, “You also recite this Du'a daily bearing in mind the time, i.e. immediately after Sobho Saadiq or else before Fajr Salaah. If you are late and the Jama'at of Fajr had started, join the Jama'at and complete the recitation after Salaah. Always try to complete the recitation of this Du'a before sunrise.”
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