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AsSabiqoon? Page 1 Cheer up Page 2 The Gems Box Page 2 Tajweed Page 2 Linguistic Miracles of the Glorious Quran Page 3 The Righteous Child Page 4 Learn, Live & Love the Names of Allah Azza Wajal Page 5 Masjid Bani Hashim Page 6 A Monthly Newsletter by Masjid Bani Hashim December 2013
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إن شاء اهللWe have a dream... We want to be AsSabiqoon AsSabiqoon (the foremost of the foremost) as referred الرحيم الرحمن اهلل بسم to by Allah Subhanahu wa T’ala in العاملني رب الحمدهلل The Qur’an (Surah 56, Al-Waqui'ah The Event, Ayah 10 - 37) and we aim Beloved Reader, wholeheartedly to be We invite you to join us إن شاء اهلل in the dedicated seekers of knowledge and race to please Rabbana, our Walyyi, our gain inheritance of Anbiya’a Khaleel. We are your sisters, your sisters (Prophets) through who love you for the sake of Allah and righteous knowledge from Quran and ask Allah to make this love a means of Sunnah.! a?aining His shade on the day of إن شاء اهللThrough this monthly Qiyamah, when there will be no other newsletter we want to reach you. We shade but Allah's shade. want you to embrace with us the The Prophet (SAW) said:! journey of the seeker of the knowledge There are seven whom Allah will and may we all support each other to shade in His Shade on the Day when be steadfast on the right path there is no shade except His Shade: a (AsSirrat elmostaqeem) Ameen.! Just Ruler; a youth who grew up in the worship of Allah, the Mighty and The Prophet (SAW) said:! Majestic; a man whose heart is attached to the masjid; two men who “Allah makes the way to Paradise easy for him who pursues the path in love each other for Allah's sake, search of knowledge” (Bukhaari & meeting for that and parting upon that; a man who is called by a woman Muslim). ! “Whoever treads on a path in search of beauty and position [for illegal intercourse], but e says: 'I fear Allah', of Islamic knowledge, Allah will ease a man who gives in charity and hides the way to Paradise for him. The angels will lower their wings, pleased it, such that his left hand does not with this seeker of knowledge, and know what his right hand gives in everyone in the heavens and on earth charity; and a man who remembered will ask forgiveness for the Allah in private and so his eyes shed knowledgeable person, even the fish in tears.' (Bukhaari & Muslim.) ! the deepest of waters will ask for his forgiveness” [Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi-Sahih Hadith]!
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إن شاء اهللIn this pursuit we take you to different journeys of a seeker of Knowledge. You will taste the sweetness behind the Most Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allah Subhanahu wa T’ala. We will share with you the Gems from the learned ones. إن شاء اهللYou will be marvelled with the linguistic miracles of the Qur’an. In addition Qur’an is a solace, it is what gives peace to the heart that is in search of the truth…so we want you to find in the Qur’an the joy of your life and much more such as how to raise righteous children who are the future of our ummah, beith’nil Allah Ta'aala.!
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Let's hold each other’s hands and compete for the sake of Allah against our own low self, shaytan & dunya and aspire to become the AsSabiqoon AsSabiqoon….Ameen Ya Rabb al alameen! ! !الحمدهلل رب العاملني Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon the Prophet, His family, companions and followers.
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Cheer up!! الرحيم الرحمن اهلل بسم
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Qur’an is not a novel!
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The Gems Box! وبركاته اهلل رحمة و عليكم السالم الرحيم الرحمن اهلل بسم
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Tajweed!
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From Arabic word “Jawwada “ or
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Suffering from a lack of wisdom? perfect, to make be?er.”Jeed” You open any chapter of the Qur’an The Gems Box is for you! means beauRful neck. So tajweed and you will find that you can relate to it! Qur’an is Allah talking to you personally, on a one to one basis! Are you ready to hear Allah, Your Rabb, Your Khaliq, Your Creator talking to you?
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He knows exactly what you are going through at each and every split second of your life, Subhanal Allah.
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There is nothing that will give you more joy than reading an ayah of the Qur’an, understanding it, reflecRng upon it and then acRng upon it, beidhnil Allah.
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The Gems Box is meant to be a collecRon of enlightening quotes extracted from “ The Love of Allah’s Class” held every Wednesday evening at Masjid Bani Hashim by our Ustadha AwaRf Al Hashimi. It addresses parRcularly the readers who are in search of short but powerful reminders that can help them to get closer to Allah.
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Prophet, His family, companions and his followers.
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I leave you in Allah’s protecRon unRl I see you next.
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How to BeauRfy? Taking out each le?er[harf] from its proper place of arRculaRon [makhraj] + [sifaat] qualiRes +applying the proper rules of recitaRon.
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Why learn Tajweed? To recite in the proper way is a must for everyone. To learn the science of tajweed and teach others is great ajar. It is the way our dearest Prophet Knowledge is by far the most s.a.w use to recite. precious gem granted by Allah, it It is Allah’s kalam so we have to is then expected from us to give its haq and recite in the way collect it and preserve it in the Allah s.w wants us to.
إن شاء اهلل to make the picture complete, we will be reflecRng also most valuable box that is our in the life and examples of the heart. Prophet SAW. Aisha RA (May Allah be pleased with her) said: ".. the خيرا اهلل جزاكم character of the Messenger of Allah (SAW) was the Qur'an." -‐ Sahih Muslim
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Daleel from Quran:
Sura –Al Muzzamil aya 4 and Sura Al Baqarah 121.
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Daleel from Hadith:
Abdullah bin Amr bin Al Aas r.a reported that Prophet s.a.w said “the one who was devoted to the recitaRon of the Holy Quran, will be told on the Day of Qiyamah to go on reciRng and ascending in ranks, and recite carefully and disRnctly as he recited carefully and disRnctly when he was in dunia. He will reach his abode when the last verse of his recitaRon will come to an end. ( Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi)
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2 F. Arbuthnot, The ConstrucRon of the In the upcoming arRcles, we will explore the numerous examples Bible and the Koran, London, 1885, p 5. “And if you are in doubt about what We illustrated in the Qura’an which have sent down upon Our Servant determine its linguisRc beauty and [Muhammad], then produce a surah miraculous literature. A careful study of the like thereof and call upon your these examples boosts our Iman (Faith) witnesses other than Allah , if you level, let’s us marvel Allah’s impeccable should be truthful.” (2:23) speech and leaves a lasRng impression of awe in the hearts of not only the believers but disbelievers as well.
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Mankind has been baffled by the extra ordinary eloquence and the speech of The Noble Qura’an today as much as they were taken by it 14 centuries ago. Its revelaRon upon our beloved Prophet Muhammed (Peace and Blessings be upon him) who could not read nor write is a proof in its own that the grand speech of this Holy Book is not manmade, nor is it a word of any creaRon but the Creator Himself.
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“Or do they say: “He (Prophet Muhammad, ) has forged it (this Qur’an)?” Nay! They believe not! Let them then produce a recitaRon like it (the Qur’an) if they are truthful.” (52: 33-‐34)
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Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot a notable BriRsh Orientalist and translator, in his book The ConstrucRon of the Bible and the Koran stated:
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The essence of this elegant speech is a combinaRon of unique placement of the words, astounding numerical structure, phenomenal style and a sophisRcated method by which the words are linked together. The remarkable presentaRon of The Holy Book speaks volumes of its source: Allah (Subhana Wata’Ala). Indeed only our Rabb can deliver this divine speech in the utmost perfecRon and style. “Say, ’If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants.’’’ (17:88) 3 !
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The Righteous Child children to develop and attain a righteous and virtuous character, which will make them productive and helpful to society at large.!
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available in our modern society for selfempowerment, which will help them raise their children in the light of the Sunnah and the Quran.!
Children are one of heritages we 2. Education: This part will leave behind and our implication focus on developing the in their education will define Islamic exposure and their upbringing, so we ought to education for our children. ! be concerned and correct how we handle them by practicing more 3. Health: In our fast-paced Overview! society, our children tend to of the Sunnah in their regards eat less nutritional food, taught by our beloved Prophet الرحيم !بسم اهلل الرحمن when they get sick, little do we rely on the approved Ruqya or prophetic medicine. All the praises be to Allah, We This part aims at providing thank Him, We seek His Help, tips and advice to parents in and We ask for His Forgiveness. order to encourage them We seek refuge in Allah from the utilize what is best.! evil of ourselves and the bad consequences of our deeds, 4. The Perfect way of Life: This whoever Allah guides, so none part will focus on the can misguide him, and whoever essential values the family Allah let to go astray, none can needs to adopt in accordance guide him. I bear witness that no (Sallallahu alayhi wa salaam).! to what Allah and His deity worthy of worship except Messenger have ordered, so Allah and that Mohammad is that the children live their May Allah grant us sincerity and His servant and messenger! life in the obedience of Allah success in achieving our goals, and became a sadaqah only for His Sake. Ameen.! Dear Parents,! Jarriyyah for their parents. In our first issue, we introduce We aim to educate in helping briefly this section that aims to children to develop and attain The structure of these series:! address Parents and educators a righteous and virtuous The upbringing of the righteous who find difficulties in raising character, which will make child is essentially based on 4 children islamically, and them productive and helpful main aspects which the parents nurturing of their children with to society at large. should focus on; therefore 4 the challenges of everyday life in topics will be addressed:! the type of modern society we 1. Parents and Productivity: live in.! How can parent use longstanding values and This section invites to reflect on equip themselves with the practical solutions to support the correct contemporary tools parents and educators in helping
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Learn Live & Love Names of اهلل
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The study of Allah’s Names is the most noble of all sciences. This is because the it is connected to the nobility of its subject, and there is no subject that one can study more noble knowing Allah, as indicated by some of His Names such as al-`Aziz and al-Majid. Because of the nobility and great importance of this subject, Allah’s Messenger (saws) gave greater attention to explaining it than he did any other matter. For this reason, we find that the Companions did not disagree concerning any of these matters while there was some disagreement amongst them concerning some of the legal ordinances (ahkam).!
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Knowledge of the Names of Allah is the basis for all other knowledge. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Knowledge of the Most Beautiful Names of Allah is the basis of all other kinds of knowledge, for all of these other branches of knowledge are devoted to either a command or a creation of His.” ([Badaa'i' al-Fawaa'id (1/163)]. It is one of the purposes of our creation. Allah (Subhanau wa Ta’ala) says: ”It is Allah who has created seven heavens and of the earth, the like thereof. [His] command descends between them so you may know that Allah is Powerful over all things and that Allah has encompassed all things in (His) Knowledge.” [65:12] !
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Enumeration (ihsah) of Allah’s Names is a means to enter Paradise, as mentioned in the Hadith of Abu Hurairah. “Indeed, Allah has Ninety-Nine Names, !5
one hundred less one, whoever punishment and that Allah is enumerates (ahsaahah) them shall Forgiving, Merciful.” [5:98]! enter Paradise.” [Agreed Upon]! How can you love Allah if you Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have do not know Him?! mercy on him, said: “The key to the call of the Messengers, the A’ishah relates that the Prophet (saws) placed a man in command of an expedition. Whenever he would lead his companions in prayer, he would finish his recitation with Surah AlIkhlas. When they returned, they mentioned this to the Prophet, so he said, “Ask him why he does that?” He said, “Because it is the Description of the Most Merciful (Siffat al-Rahman), and I love to recite it.” The Prophet (saws) said, “Inform him that Allah loves Him.” [Agreed Upon]! essence of their Message, is knowing Allah through His The focus of this series is to help Names, His Attributes, and His the reader to understand and Actions, because this is the implement the famous Hadith of foundation on which the rest of the 99 Names. For that reason, in the Message, from beginning to this series, we shall endeavour to end, is built.” [Al-Sawaa'iq alMursalah `Ala al-Jahmiyyah wa'l- explain what is meant by this hadith as well as a brief overview Mu`attilah by Ibn al-Qayyim, of some of the fundamental (1/150-151)]. Therefore, when a principles of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’lperson occupies himself with Jama’ah in understanding Allah’s learning about Allah, he is fulfilling the purpose for which he Names. Then, a brief explanation was created, but if he ignores this will be given of the meanings of many of the Names of Allah that matter, he is neglecting what he can be found in the Qur’an and in was created for. The meaning of the Sunnah. The aim of the series faith is not merely to utter words is to help enable each one of us to without knowing Allah, because true faith in Allah means that the live content, be thankful and slave knows the Lord in Whom he grateful to Allah, to know that human capability is limited and believes, and he makes the effort the only one he can rely on is to learn about Allah through His Allah and therefore seek help Names and Attributes. The more he learns about his Lord, the more from Allah alone with sabr. ! he increases in faith. Thus it is that we have been commanded to know them. For example, Allah says: “Know that Allah is of all things Knowing (`Alim).” [2:231] “Know that Allah is severe in
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