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As the Shia-backed war on Muslims in Syria goes towards its third year, the writing on the wall is clear: 1. SHIA PLOT Shias in the form of the Alawi regime in Syria, Shia Hezbollah militants from Lebanon and Shia Iran are increasingly showing their anti-Muslim hand very clearly. The Shia slogan of an Islamic state is hollow: they are backing a secular, brutal regime simply because it is Shia. 2. SELF INTEREST Foreign powers are not interested in backing the people against a brutal regime: they will only back an outcome which sees a friendly secular government in power. 3. HOLY LAND All of this points towards an apparent build up to the
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violent times towards the end of the world that will play out in the Middle East. 4. VIRTUES Here are some of the virtues of the area called Shaam which includes Syria, Palestine and Jordan: “Glad tidings for Sham, glad tidings for Sham, glad tidings for Sham.” The Companions asked: “And why is that, O Messenger of Allah ?” He replied: “O glad tidings for Sham. The Angels of Allah spread their wings over Sham.” “Indeed, when tribulations occur, faith is in Sham.” “If the people of Sham become corrupt, there is no good in you. There will always be a victorious group of my nation. They will not be harmed by those who betray them until the Hour is
established.” And in one narration: “And they are in Sham.” “Go to Sham, for it is the chosen land of Allah’s lands, and it is the destination of His chosen servants.” “The city of the Muslims on the day of the Great War (al -Malhamah; a war close to the last day) is in a fertile oasis next to a city called Damascus, and it is from the best cities of Sham.” “The essence of the lands of the believers is Sham.” 5. END GAME The people of Syria are caught between Shia politics and foreign interests. We pray for victory of Allah’s chosen servants in this blessed land.
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EGYPT - President Morsi said Egypt would deal with any threat to the country's water supply posed by an Ethiopian dam. Ethiopia started diverting the Blue Nile last month to construct a hydroelectric dam. The river is a tributary of the Nile, on which Egypt is heavily dependent. (BBC, 10 June) UK - Two Islamic centres were attacked in suspicious fires. Fires were started at a community centre in Muswell Hill and a Darul Uloom school in Chislehurst. (BBC, 9 June) TURKEY - Protests erupted in several cities accusing the government of becoming authoritarian and trying to impose Islamic values on a secular state. Four people were killed, including one policeman and 5,000 protesters as well as hundreds of police officers injured in protests. (BBC, 9 June) USA - Obama defended newly revealed US government phone and internet surveillance programmes. The US National Security Agency was collecting or tapping into vast amounts of telephone and internet communications data for all of Obama’s term as president. The NSA tapped directly into the servers of nine internet firms including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to track online communication in a programme known as Prism. Prism was developed in 2007 out of a programme of an illegal domestic surveillance without warrants that was set up by Bush after 9/11 attacks. The spy systems only became public knowledge after ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden leaked the details. (BBC, 9 June) USA - A rare 17th Century Persian rug sold for $33.8m (R180m), a sum triple the previous auction
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record for a carpet. The carpet is believed to be from Kerman in south-east Iran. (BBC, 6 June) SOUTH AFRICA - Somali marched to parliament in Cape Town to protest against attacks on foreigners. Three Somalis were killed in June including a shopkeeper stoned to death in Port Elizabeth. The Port Elizabeth riots lasted 3 days and saw around 50 Somali shops burned down and looted. The riots ended after a convoy of local and Somali Muslims entered the riots zone in a display of force after police stood by and did nothing. (News, 10 June) SOMALIA - Hundreds flee the southern port city of Kismayo after fighting broke out between two selfdeclared leaders of the region.17 people were killed. African Union troops are in charge of security in Kismayo, which was captured from Islamist fighters last October. (BBC, 8 June) BURMA - Only Burmese Muslims have been jailed after widespread Buddhist violence across the country saw many Muslims killed and a mosque and orphanage burned down. (BBC, 12 June) VATICAN - Pope Francis acknowledged the existence of a gay lobby inside the Vatican. He also said there was a stream of corruption there. (BBC, 12
June) SYRIA - Sunni fighters killed 60 Shia fighters in Hatla. Qusair was recaptured by the army with help from Lebanese Shia militants of Hezbollah. More than 80,000 people have been killed and 1.6 million have fled since the uprising against Assad began in March 2011.
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Paradise. ‘Allah, the Exalted, says: ‘I have no reward except Paradise for a believing slave of Mine who shows patience and anticipates My reward when I take away his favorite one from the inhabitants of the world.’ (Bukhari) ‘When I affect my slave in his two dear things (i.e., his eyes), and he endures patiently, he shall be compensated with Paradise.’ (Bukhari) Blessing in Disguise. Allah says in the Quran: 'Fighting has been prescribed for you even though you detest it, it may be that something you dislike be good for you, and it may happen that something you like be bad for you, Allah knows while you do not'. Examination. Difficulties unveil the true nature of people by sieving out the good from the bad. Allah says, in the verses which speak about the battle of Badr: Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now, until He separates what is evil from what is good.’ (Quran 3:179) Wiping out Sins. Allah may decide to punish a person for his sin in this world rather than in the hereafter. But truly, the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they but knew.’ (AlQalam:33) ‘When Allah desires for His servant some good, He hastens his punishment in this life, and when Allah intends some good for His servant He will postpone His punishment until he will be recompensed on the day of judgment.’
As incidents of terror get increasingly blamed on Muslims and Islam, here are some things we can do in non Muslim majority countries: 1. Put what we see/hear in the media in context: Don't let your feeling of success be defined by what the media or politicians choose to portray; remember that success is defined by Allah alone. Do not let the idea that just because a Muslim did something horrendous make you feel guilty. Action: Do not let the news cycles define your self-image. Be aware of the public mood, but define your life by the real actions that you can do that will positively impact the community. 2. Give your neighbors a good impression of Islam: Be a dutiful neighbor so much so that they would miss you once you've died. Action: Share your cooking with a few of your neighbours. Invite them for tea, get to know them and give the opportunity to question you about Islam. 3. The BBC will not change anybody's destiny, but Allah will: So remember who to direct your complaint to and remember who to rely upon. Action: After the incident at Taif, the Prophet said: ‘O Allah! Unto You do I complain of my weakness, of my helplessness and of my lowliness before men…There is no power and no might except through Thee.’ The Quran (27:62) says: ‘Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth?’ From: muslimmatters.org
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There are several pleasing initiatives around the world to cater for Muslims with disabilities and one of these are the ones catering for deaf Muslims. The Global Deaf Muslim organization based in USA is one such organization. They aim to make Islam accessible to deaf Muslims. Some Objectives To facilitate provision of American Sign Language (ASL) in organizations Interpreters at Mosques and Islamic events To create a global network of Deaf Muslims Some Projects Quran in ASL Translation of lectures of Muslim scholars into ASL International chapter in Ghana Working with Qatari Deaf Muslims to plan for First International Forum for Deaf Muslims in November 2013 Free ASL and Islamic classes GDM in Falls Church, USA Specially designed Umrah trip for the deaf Sponsorship to number of deaf Muslim students to attend MSA Zone Conference Aim to establish a universal Islamic Sign Language Resources for parents to cope with deaf kids Contact: www.globaldeafmuslim.org Videophone/Phone: 571.421.2998 (For Deaf) 571.762.0970 (For Voice and main office) www.facebook.com/GlobalDeafMuslim https://twitter.com/GDMtweets
Some ways to raise happy and innovative kids: 5. Boundaries in discipline. Discipline and self-restraint are important characteristics of a Muslim. Set clear and positive messages: make sure your boundaries and corresponding consequences are very clear. Identify what you want your child to do instead of what you don’t what them to do. For example, the consequence of not coming to the dinner table when food is served, will be to eat it as it is! When you are setting boundaries be clear, specific and remain positive. Keeping to your boundaries is where the real challenge lies. It’s important to stand your ground: when you catch your children doing something good, praise them. Always be consistent and stick to your promises, otherwise you will not be trusted! 6. The unique child Understand that each child is born with individual personality traits that are beyond our control as parents. It’s for us as parents to identify the unique characteristics and behavior of our children. Also know that children cannot be molded or pushed in directions we like. When we understand this we will be able to provide them with the guidance, nurturing and support they need to fulfill the potential Allah has bestowed them with. Adapted from article by K Abdulsalam From productivemuslim.com
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www.shafiifiqh.com Q: Is it permissible to give beggars in Western countries money if it is obvious that they are genuinely invalid, while it appears that others are capable of working and only beg for the purpose of purchasing cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs? A: 1. Our Imams have explicitly said that it is permissible for a Muslim to give charity to people whether they are rich or poor, Muslim or non-Muslim. However, it is impermissible for someone wealthy or able to work to ask people for money. 2. If the one giving charity knows or deems it most probable that the beggar will use the charity for impermissible things, it is impermissible for him to give it to him. Answers by: Sheikh Amjad Rasheed
Q: I gave someone money to give it to someone needy on my behalf, but later I needed that money. Is it permissible for me to ask for it back if he has not given it to the needy person yet? A: Yes, you have the right to ask for your money back if it
has not yet been given to the needy person. This is because your money is still in his possession. Ibn Hajar al-Haytami said in al-Inaqah fima ja'a fi alsadaqah wa al-diyafah that ‘He who gives something to his agent, child, servant or someone else to give to a person who is asking for it in the form of voluntary charity, and that [middle] person has not yet given it, the wealth still belongs to the first one who gave it until the recipient actually receives it. And if the specified person who was supposed to receive it does not take it, then it is recommended for him not to merely take it back, but to give it to someone else. However, if he takes it back for himself and spends it, that is permissible, because the money belonged to him the whole time.’ Q: Is it permissible for a person to give zakat from money that he obtained from the bequest of a non Muslim? A: It is valid for a nonMuslim to leave a bequest for a Muslim. The Muslim
thereby owns it, so if it reaches nisab [the amount upon which zakat is payable] and a year passes upon him owning it, it is obligatory for him to pay zakat on it. Q: What is the ruling of children's toys that are personified, are they considered statues? And does the dispensation apply to males as well, or only females? A: Children's toys are not considered statues and it is not haram to buy or acquire them. This is general for males and females, as alBujayrimi has stated in his Hashiya ala al-Iqna. This does not prevent angels from entering the house. Q: Is it permissible to uncover the face of the deceased in the graveyard before burial to look at him one last time? A: Yes, it is permissible to do that because there is no evidence that forbids it. Scholars have said that it is permissible to kiss the deceased without differentiating whether it happens before or after shrouding him. (Al Majmu, Imam Nawawi)
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www.askimam.org | www.askmufti.co.za | www.daruliftaa.net Q: Does touching ham or pork indirectly cause something you touch to be napaak (unclean) if no wetness was spread? I was working in a classroom and some of the children eat pork for lunch, so the teacher wiped the table that had pork on it with a dishtowel to clean it, the next day I used the same dishtowel to clean another mess and just rinsed my hands and then I realized she had used that yesterday to clean pork and now I think everything that I touched that day like my bag and pen and phone are napaak. A: Rinsing your hands was sufficient to obtain purity and everything you touched subsequently (such as your bag, pen, and phone) is pure. Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Q: I have done the Aqeeqah of my baby girl. The butcher demanded money and the skin of the animal. Someone told me that the skin of animal cannot be given to the butcher. Is the Aqeeqah valid? A: One should not give any part of the Aqeeqah animal to the butcher as his remuneration. If one has given the skin of the animal as part of the butcher’s remuneration, he should calculate the market value of the skin that was given and give this amount in Sadaqah (charity) to the poor. There is no need to repeat the Aqeeqah. Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Q: Does a lady have to wear an abaaya (cloak) or can you just wear loose clothing? It doesn't say anywhere in Quran or hadith that a lady needs to wear an abaaya; it just says wear loose clothing, so what is right? Also can you wear a suit to work (females) with a scarf? A: Loose fitting clothes will be okay. Loose fitting means that it must not show out the shape and features of the body in any way. This is usually achieved by an Abaaya. Therefore the Abaaya has become a common mode of attire. A suit will show out the shape of the body.
stain from torturing or causing nay harm to any animal. Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Q: I am an Indian live in Saudi Arabia. Is it permissible to translate the Juma Khutbah into Urdu at the same time as the Khutbah for peoplewho understand Urdu? A: It is impermissible for any part of the Juma khutbah to be in any language other than Arabic. If the Imam wishes to explain the contents of the khutbah or to advise the congregation, he may do so before the khutbah. Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Q: My brother is jobless. The property he inherited after my father's death is huge but my older brothers are not dividing the it even after 12 years. So he owns property which is not in his hand. The total value might be R1,000,000 but he can’t use it. He owes R100,000 in debts. Can I give him zakat to pay his loan? A: It is permissible for you to give your brother Zakat in such a situation. Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Q: Is it allowed to buy pets (kitten, birds) for your child? A: It is permissible for you to purchase pets for your child as long as you make sure that the pets are taken good care of and not tortured in any way. You should explain to your children the importance of being kind to animals and advise them to ab-
Q: I've read that the origin of the word Jahannam (hell) comes from Gehenna, or Ge Hinnom, which is the hebrew word for Valley of Hinnom, which they consider to be the place of hell. Do we as Muslims believe that Jahannam will be in that place also? A: The origin of the word Jahannam according to grammarians is that it is either Arabicized from Persian or Hebrew or it is an original Arabic word. The location of Jahannam is in the seventh earth. UPCOMING EVENTS June 17: Hufaaz Meeting. Darul Uloom Esha | June 23: 15th Shabaan. Moulana Mumtazul Haq. Mansoor Esha| July 1: Moulana Dawood Seedat. Ladies prog 3-4pm Bell Rd | Mansoor Esha | July 10: 1st Ramadaan (Dependent on moon) | Aug 9: Eid ul Fitr (Dependent on moon) www.islamicfocus.co.za
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There was a king who was a great admirer of art. One day an artist came and said to him, ‘Oh King! Give me a blank wall in your palace and let me paint a picture on it. It will be more beautiful than anything you have ever seen before.’ The king agreed. Just then, another young man said, ‘Oh King! Allow me to work on the opposite wall. I too am an artist.’ The king said, ‘What would you like to make?’ The man said, ‘I shall make exactly what that man will make on the opposite wall. I shall do so without looking at his work. Put a thick curtain put up between the two walls so that either of us cannot see the other.’ The king agreed and both the artists got to work. The first artist brought in a regular supply of paint, oil, water etc. The second would come with a cloth and a bucket of water every day. After a month the first artist told the king that his work was complete and he would like to show it to him. The second artist said, ‘My wall is ready too!’ The king went to see the first artist's wall. He was very impressed and gave him a hefty sum as a reward. He then lifted the curtain and the same painting was to be seen on the opposite wall too!
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Each minor detail was exactly as it was on the first wall. The king rewarded him and asked him his secret. The lad said, ‘I just polished the wall every day!’ It was a wall made of white marble. The fellow polished it till it shone like a mirror. The reflection of the painting across the room, showed up in it!
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Some interesting details on the Musjid of the Prophet in Madinah Munawwarah: 1. The first place in the Arabian Peninsula to have electricity. When the Ottomans introduced electricity to the Arabian Peninsula, the first place to be lit up was the Musjid of the Prophet . By some accounts, it would be a few more years before the Sultan himself had full electricity in his own palace in Istanbul. 2. The current Musjid is larger than the old city. The current Musjid is more than 100 times the size of the original building. This means that the current Musjid covers almost the entire area of the old city itself. 3. It was destroyed by fire. The majority of the old Musjid, including the original mimbar of the Prophet was destroyed in a fire that swept through the Musjid centuries after the Prophet passed away. The fire was so extensive that the roof and even some of the walls of the room of the Prophet collapsed, revealing his resting place for the first time in 600 years. 4. The dome used to be purple-blue. It turns out that the dome has been through various colors and renovations before it reached its current form and colour about 150 years ago. At one point it used to be white and for the longest period it was a purple-blue colour that the Arabs of Hijaz were particularly fond of. Extracted from article on muslimmatters.org
The Siddi are an ethnic group inhabiting India and Pakistan and are descended from Bantu (African) peoples from Southeast Africa brought to the Indian subcontinent as slaves by Portuguese merchants. The Siddi community is currently around 55,000, with Karnataka, Gujarat and Hyderabad in India and Makran and Karachi in Pakistan as the main population centres. The last power base for the Siddis was MurudJanjira, a fort on an island just off the coastal village of Murud, India 165 km from Mumbai. It was occupied by the Siddis and is famous for being the only fort along India's Western coast that remained undefeated despite Dutch, Maratha and English attacks. The word Janjira comes from the Arabic word Jazeera, meaning island and Murud, once used in Marathi for Abyssinian. Janjira is considered one of the strongest marine forts in India. The fort has 19 bastions, still intact. In its heyday it had all the necessary facilities, e.g., palaces, quarters, mosque, etc. The palace of the Nawabs of Janjira at Murud is still in good shape. Originally the fort was a small wooden structure built by a Koli chief in the late 15th century. It was captured by Pir Khan, a general of Nizamshah of Ahmednagar. Later, the fort was strengthened by Malik Ambar, the African-origin Siddi regent of the Ahmednagar kings. From then onward, Siddis became independent, owing allegiance to Adilshah and the Mughals. Despite repeated attempts, the Portuguese, British and Marathas failed to subdue the power of the Siddi's. Major historical figures from Murud-Janjira include Yahya Saleh and Sidi Yaqub.
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His graduates in Hifz would be sent to dozens of places in South Africa for Taraweeh. Together with Mufti Ibrahim Sanjalwi he journeyed to most of the towns in the Transvaal region to establish Maktabs. He was also hugely instrumental in drawing up the first standard syllabus of the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa. Hafiz Mia compiled a book in Urdu entitled Zikrullah li al-Alameen. He had the habit of always jotting down notes which he later compiled in a few volumes under different headings. He was extremely punctual for classes and never missed them. Even on the day of his demise, he taught a class of students. He passed away in 2005 at the age of 94. He left 6 sons, one daughter, 29 grand-children and 17 great grand children. 4 of his sons are Ulama and Hafiz.
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Hafiz Abdur Rahman Mia (1911-2005) was born in Simlak, India. His father, Hajee Ebrahim Mia, was instrumental in establishing Darul Uloom Taleemudeen. He took the oath of allegiance at the hands of Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Abbasi whilst on his Hajj trip in 1946 and became his khalifah. He later also gained khilafat from Mufti Mahmoodul Hasan Gangohi. On his father’s advice, Hafiz Mia left for South Africa at the age of 17 where he worked for short periods of time in White River, Lydenburg and Johannesburg as an accountant, shop-manager and part-time hifz teacher. In 1959, he accepted a full-time teaching post at the Waterval Islamic Institute (Mia`s Farm). In 1991, he left Mias Farm and settled in Lenasia. He had a madrasah and hostel build next to Masjid al-Abrar for Hifz.
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Islam is the dominant religion in Indonesia, which also has the largest Muslim population of any country in the world, with 202.9 million Muslims (88.2% of total population). There is evidence of Arab Muslim traders entering Indonesia in the 8th century. However it was not until the 14th century that the spread of Islam began. Coming from Gujarat, India, Islam spread and Muslim kingdoms were established. Islam spread through the Indonesian people as royalty began to adopt the religion, followed by their subjects. Muslim traders married local women. The Dutch invaded in the 17th century and Muslims waged Jihad against them until independence. Many Ulama were killed or exiled. This invasion helped spread of Islam to more remote areas. The biggest organizations are Muhammadiyah (30 million followers) and Nahdlatul Ulama (40 million followers and world’s largest Islamic organization) run Musjids, clinics, orphanages, schools, libraries and universities. Nahdlatul Ulama runs 6,830 Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren and 44 universities across Indonesia. Muhammadiyah runs around 5,754 schools and around 20 universities. A number of smaller Islamic organizations are also present. The Department of Religious Affairs oversees Hajj of around 30,000 pilgrims annually. The Indonesian Council of Mosques 2011 census lists 800,000 Musjids in the country. Aceh, which fought for Islamic law from 1953 to 2005, is the only province that has Sharia courts.
There was a king who had one eye and one leg. He asked all the painters to draw a beautiful portrait of him. But none of them could because the could not paint him beautifully with the defects in his legs and eyes. Eventually one of them agreed and drew a classic picture of the king. It was a fantastic picture and surprised everyone. He painted the king aiming at an animal while hunting. He portrayed him targeting the animal with one eye closed and kneeling with one leg bent. Moral: Why cant we all paint pictures like this for others, hiding their weaknesses and highlighting their strengths? We need to worry about our own shortcomings and how Allah will deal with us on the Day of Resurrection regarding them. ‘Whoever covers up the fault of a Muslim, Allah will cover up his fault(s) on the Day of Resurrection, and whoever exposes the fault of a Muslim, Allah will expose his faults.’ [Ibn Majah] ‘Whoever shames his brother for a sin will not die until he does it too.’ [Tirmidhi, Kitaab Sifat al-Qiyaamah wal-Wara, 2429]
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1 Aug
5:40
5:50
5:40
Fri
24
2
5:39
5:49
5:41
Sat
25
3
5:38
5:48
5:41
Sun
26
4
5:37
5:47
5:42
Mon
27
5
5:36
5:46
5:43
Tue
28
6
5:36
5:46
5:44
Wed Thu
29 30
7 8
5:35 5:34
5:45 5:44
5:44 5:45
Birth of New Moon for Shawwal: Tue 6 Aug @ 11:51pm. Eidul Fitr Fri 9 August 2013 Itikaaf Starts. Anyone intending to sit in I’tikaaf should be in the Musjid before Maghrib on Monday 29 July 2013
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