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Team Dar-us-Salaam Maintains MIST Dominance Despite Higher Level of Competition from Public, Private Schools, DUS Wins 6th Year In a Row

By Hiba Akhtar Muslim Link Contributing Writer

Young men rehearsing nasheeds, high school students dressed similar to their teams, old friends greeting each other, plenty of duaas and well wishes, and a general aura of friendly competition in the air. Mixed with the sights and smells of spring, all this can mean only one thing: must be MIST weekend.

And it was. The 2010 annual

DC MIST competition, which was held from Apr. 9-11, was one of the biggest in DC MIST history. Over 400 high school students from the Washington Metropolitan area gathered at the Stamp Student Union of the University of Maryland, College Park, after months of preparation and planning, to face off against one another, show off team spirit in the pep rally, and take home lessons learned during the many MIST lectures.

MCC Sets Out To Build $2.5M Youth Center | pg 4 ICNA Rallies Leaders Around Service to Hummanity | pg 5

This year’s theme for DC MIST was “Modesty: Reflecting the Light from Within,” an ideal which seemed to have left its mark at DC MIST. Though it was as exciting as ever, MIST this year was also more peaceful, cool, and relaxed, according to program committee co-chair Nimat Baig. The theme of modesty truly seemed to have carried on to every facet of the

Complete List of MIST 2010 Winners | pg 7 How to Respond to Backbiting and Slander | pg 13

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Al-Jazeera Broadcasts Different Perspective from DC

By Yaman Shalabi

Muslim Link Staff Writer

Part of the control room at Al-Jazeera’s Washington Headquarters. Photo by Muslim Link

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At the hub of DC’s think tank sector, K Street is home to many prominent institutions that shape policy and define issues. It’s also home to an unlikely and sometimes unwanted agency that shapes perceptions – the Al Jazeera English Washington Bureau.

Al Jazeera English (AJE) was launched November 5, 2006. With four strategic centers in Doha, Qatar; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; London, England and Washington, DC., AJE has been able to reach a global audience with the exception of the United States.

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Community News MCC Sets Out to Build $2.5M Youth Multipurpose Center

By Muslim Link Staff Like boards and councils across the nation, the leadership of the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Maryland struggles with the challenge of keeping Muslim youth connected to the masjid.

On May 8, 2010, the MCC is taking a major step in making their masjid “the place to be” for area youth; the center is holding its first fundraiser for a $2.5 million youth multipurpose on-site facility.

The approximately 15,000 square foot facility would feature an indoor basketball court, underground parking, and a second floor indoor running track.

The facility would be the first of its kind in the region for a Muslim community.

Board member and chairman of the fundraising committee Mansoor Mohiuddin said the project has been part of MCC’s long term plan for several years; the general body approved of the preliminary building design in early April.

The new facility would sit between the masjid and the current main classroom building and be connected to both, the three buildings forming an “L” shape.

Brother Mansoor said estimates for phase 1 – building the shell and the gym which would also be used for large gatherings and prayer overflow – range from $1 million to $1.5 million. The final building would likely include a commercial kitchen, ADA compliant bathrooms and wudu facilities, meeting rooms, a racquetball court, and a game room. Renting the gym for banquets and large gatherings MCC plans to build a youth and multipurpose facility with a second floor indoor track and gym membership like the one pictured on the right. The lower floor will have an indoor basketball court. would be a sources of revenue for the MCC in the future, said the masjid,” explained Brother Mansoor, Brother Mansoor. adding that the track will be especially The final building will have a courtyard useful for elders who need a safe, weather between the facility and the masjid; Before MCC can break ground, they independent area to walk. people can sit outside and enjoy the need 50% of the phase 1 cost. view from a second floor balcony.

“The facility would be open to [the Brother Mansoor estimates the gym/ “This is not just for MCC, it’s for neighborhood youth] also. We are multipurpose hall would accommodate everyone. I know [many of] our youth pitching the project to the state [of about 1,000 people. rent out different school facilities for Maryland] for a grant, maybe around basketball and other activities. We want $200,000. We don’t want our youth to be To learn more or to purchase tickets to to encourage them to come here. The isolated, we want them to interact with the MCC fundraiser on May 8 featuring main intention is to attract the youth to other people,” he added.

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ICNA Rallies Area Leaders Around Ser vice to Humanity

By Abu Salman Eberle

Muslim Link Contributing Writer About 200 area community leaders and Imams responded to an invitation only dinner organized by the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) at the Islamic Center of Northern Virginia Trust in Fairfax, VA on Saturday April 10, 2010 to learn about ICNA’s efforts in outreach and service to humanity.

ICNA seeks greater and more extensive partnerships with local Muslim communities in its ongoing outreach and da’wah work.

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Imam Maulana Abdulwali Waleed welcomed the participants to the Islamic Center of Northern Virginia Trust and briefly described the Center’s activities and fundraising efforts.

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The Vice President for Public Affairs, Naeem Baig, presented an impassioned

About 200 community activists and leaders responded to ICNA’s invitation.

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The banquet closed with delicious dinner and sweets but with an understanding of urgency in coming together and working hand in hand for a greater cause – service to humanity.

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Team Dar-us-Salaam Maintains MIST Dominance MIST >> continued from pg 1 MIST experience.

Such was the case with the entertainment portion of the event. The soulful words of Islamic poet Boonaa Mohammed left the crowd as responsive as ever, not just outwardly, but inwardly as well. Mohammed’s rhymes about hijab, surrender, and humility got not only the MIST participants to think, but also the organizers, speakers, coaches, and judges.

“People loved Boonaa Mohammed’s performance at the awards ceremony, which was a first for MIST as well as for Boonaa. The energy was contagious during his performance. Another example of this energy came during the combined nasheed between Blair High School, Dar us Salaam, and Montgomery Blair High School. It was awesome,” said MIST fundraising chair Manaar Zuhurudeen.

The idea of modesty carried on into MIST’s biggest night- Sunday evening’s awards ceremony. The event was as exciting and memorable as ever.

Teammates cheered and congratulated each other on a job well done when recognized for their hard work.

Team Dar Us Salaam carried on its sixyear winning streak and took home the first place trophy. In a surprising change, the team from Eleanor Roosevelt High School took home the second place title, and the Islamic Saudi Academy won third place.

Individual winners included Ranya Eshera (Atholton High School) and Sana Farooqui (Dar Us Salaam) for fourth place, Basmah Nada (Dar as Salaam) in third place, Yasmin Othman (Team ISA) and the first place winner, Sagah Ahmed (Team ISA).

About their step up from last year’s third place win, Eleanor Roosevelt High School team member and organizer Sheima Gimie said, “We’re just really thankful that all our hard work has taken us one step closer to first place. We definitely put in much more effort than last year and it’s showing, Alhamdulillah.”

In what has become an annual tradition, Team Dar-us-Salaam cut down the MIST banner which was on the stage and brought it home for the sixth year. On right, the trophy case at Dar-us-Salaam is out of space. Photos by Muslim Link But it wasn’t just the larger, well-known teams who were recognized for their efforts at this year’s competition. Rather, 2010 awarded a place on the MIST map for smaller teams, such as Northwest High School’s “Deen Champs,” who won first place for the short film competition.

Fawwaz Siddiqui, one of the proud members of “Deen Champs,” said his entire team was surprised when their first place win was announced.

“The win took us all by surprise. The film was so much fun to film with my brothers and participating in MIST taught me to value the importance of teamwork. I learned to support those in my team and to support members of other teams when they win.”

An especial congratulations was given to Dar Us Salaam’s Mustabin Hossain, whose first place fashion design entry will be featured by Muslim designer Primo Moda in its next collection.

For many students, organizers, volunteers, observers, and speakers, there was something about 2010 MIST that set it apart from the competitions in other years. Many participants said that this year’s competition was “the best ever.”

“Aside from all the countless hours of work the organizers put in to make MIST successful, I think the competitors themselves enjoyed this year’s MIST in particular because they came with open minds and hearts with the goal of having the best possible weekend they could have, and making the most of it,” said

program co-chair Amina Haleem.

“No MIST has ever gone any smoother,” said Outreach Committee head Omnia Joehar, who participated in MIST for a few years before organizing for the first time this year. “I truly saw all the hard work and time spent come alive during this MIST weekend, and the work of many organizers, volunteers, misters, coaches, and parents truly made this MIST shine brighter than any other MIST.” Regional director Mahvish Ameen echoed the sentiment of her fellow board members. “This year’s DC MIST really reflected the strong bond shared between the board members and everyone who contributed to this year’s competition. The coaches were incredibly cooperative- they helped keep the weekend going smooth and gave constant feedback. Parents and community members motivated the organizers and gave continuous support.

Speakers made their topics engaging for the competitors, and the competitors… well, without our talented and passionate competitors, there would be no MIST. They outdid themselves this year, with the amount of effort and positivity they each brought to the weekend. Everyone really blossomed in their responsibilities and took an extra step into making DC MIST 2010 one of the most amazing mashAllah.”

For Ameen, the 2010 DC MIST was more exciting as ever, but was also somewhat bittersweet. This year marks the last for Ameen’s involvement with DC MIST.

She will be relocating, and therefore, passing on the MIST leadership to current tournament chair Adam Kareem.

“SubhanAllah, leaving DC MIST is so difficult for me, and the only thing that is making it easier is knowing Adam and the rest of the DCMIST board are so passionate about making DCMIST grow inshaAllah. I loved being able to give back to the community and seeing the talent and leadership in our youth.

It is so important to embrace what the youth can give to the community and I will definitely miss doing it in DC.” Adam Kareem, who will be taking over as regional director after Ameen’s departure, has spent the 2010 year under the Ameen’s mentorship of Ameen and is looking forward to the future of MIST and filling some very large shoes. He has one major dream for the future of DC MIST: “Growth. Growth in about every aspect.” Included in these plans for growth- MIST soccer, lower registration costs, sponsorship, and a renewed dedication to “good, wholesome, Islamic fun, and making sacrifices for the sake of Allah(s).”

Congratulations to all the MIST participants, may Allah(s) reward your efforts!

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MIST 2010 Winners KNOWLEDGE & QUR’AN

Brothers Tajweed -- (3) Sahal Salad – Stuart MSA; (2) Naeem Baig - Dar-us-Salaam; (1) Danish M. Ahmad – Roosevelt HS

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Prepared Essay -- (3) Khadija Mohamed- Dar-usSalaam; (2) Rana Suliman- Team ISA; (1) Wahab Syed- Team Richmond

Brothers Memorization -- (3) Abdurrahman Williams- Western Tech; (2) Adib Laskar- Eleanor Roosevelt High; (1) Mohammed Hijazi- Dar-usSalaam

Short Fictional Story -- (3) Nora Al- MousaTeam ISA; (2) Sana Farooqui- Dar-us-Salaam; (1) Mashal Wakilpoor- Shamseen

Sisters Tajweed -- (3) Nabila Hejazi- Team ISA; (2) Mamata Abdou- Dar-us-Salaam; (1) Eman Faris- Al- Huda School

Children’s Book -- (3) Yasmin Othman- Team ISA; (2) Maheen Khan- Team Richmond; (1) Sabera Akhter- Al Qalam FBI

Sisters Memorization -- (3) Basmah Nada- Darus-Salaam; (2) Aysha Abdallah- Team ISA; (1) Shaymah M. Ansari- Springbrook

Extemporaneous Essay -- (3) Shahin IndorewalaAl Qalam FBI; (2) Deniz Oran- Shasmeen; (1) Sagah Ahmed- Team ISA

Tafseer Test -- (3) Ranya Eshera- Atholton High; (2) Misba Samiya- Dar-us-Salaam; (1) Shahin Indorewala- Al Qalam FBI

Extemporaneous Speaking -- (3) Noor TagouriDar-us-Salaam; (2) Jasmin Ullah- Herndon High; (1) Arif Kabir- Dar-us-Salaam

Knowledge Test 1 -- (3) Taiybah Hessami- MCS Hawks; (2) Deniz Oran- Shasmeen; (1) Samiha Islam- Eleanor Roosevelt High

Original Oratory -- (3) Amal Kamalmaz- Al Qalam FBI; (2) Ilham Diwani- Dar-us-Salaam; (1) Ranya Eshera- Atholton High

Knowledge Test 2 -- (3) Sahar Abu Sharakh- Stuart MSA; (2) Redab Alnifaidy- Montgomery Blair; (1) Sana Farooqui- Dar-us-Salaam

Poetry -- (3) Lammi Asrat – Springbrook; (2) Deanna Zare – Quince Orchard; (1) Na’im Bashir - Roosevelt

Knowledge Test 3 -- (3) Aseer Ahmad- Hylton Heroes; (2) Zaid Bilgrami- Team Richard Montgomery High; (1) Nadia Rentia- Shasmeen;

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Knowledge Test 4 -- (3) Ninar Taha- Team Richmond; (2) Feisal Abdurrahman- Dar-

Fashion Design -- (3) Alma Al- Farisi- The M&M’s; (2) Noor Tagouri- Dar-us-Salaam; (1) Mustabin Hossain- Dar-us-Salaam 2D Islamic Art -- (3) Aqsa Arain- Gar- Field

Champions; (2) Fatimah Waseem- Springbrook; (1) Camille St. Regis- Quince Orchard Photography -- (3) Ranya Eshera- Atholton High; (2) Ilham Diwani- Dar-us-Salaam; (1) Rumsha Khan- Al Qalam FBI 3D Islamic Art -- (3) Mahdieh Hosseini- MCS Hawks; (2) Ummer Shamma- Team ISA; (1) Wisaam Nubani- Team ISA Digital Computer Art -- (3) Hajur El- Haggan- Darus-Salaam; (2) Yusra Islam- Team Richmond; (1) Basmah Nada- Dar-us-Salaam MSA/ Islamic Club Website -- (3) Team ISA; (2) Springbrook; (1) Al- Huda School

BASKETBALL

Brothers Basketball -- (3) Montgomery Blair & Centennial High; (2) Al Mujahideen; (1) Herndon High

GROUP PROJECTS

Short Film -- (3) Al Qalam FBI; (2) River Hill; (1) Deen Champs of Northwest High Research Project Presentation -- (3) Atholton High School; (2) Barrie School; (1) Dar-us-Salaam Science Fair -- (3) Eleanor Roosevelt High; (2) Team ISA; (1) Dar-us-Salaam Community Service -- (3) Howard High; (2) Darus-Salaam; (1) Eleanor Roosevelt High MSA/ Islamic Club Scrapbook -- (3) Team ISA; (2) Team Richmond; (1) The M&M’s MSA/ Islamic Club Newsletter -- (3) Western Tech; (2) Eleanor Roosevelt High; (1) Springbrook Sisters Nasheed -- (3) Deen Champs of Northwest High; (2) Barrie School; (1) Dar-us-Salaam

Sisters Basketball -- (3) Deen Champs of Northwest High/ T.S. Wooton High; (2) Al Mujahideen; (1) Team ISA

Brothers Nasheed -- (3) Montgomery Blair High; (2) Stuart MSA; (1) Dar-us-Salaam

BRACKETS

OVERALL WINNERS

Math Olympics -- (3) Lammi Asrat- Springbrook; (2) Samiha Islam- Eleanor Roosevelt High; (1) Jalil Muhammad- The M&M’s Debate -- (3) Iffath Farzana – Western Tech; (2) Ahmad Rana – Quince Orchard; (1) Faraz Ahsan - Eleanor Roosevelt High Islamic Scholastic Bowl -- (3) Eleanor Roosevelt High; (2) Springbrook; (1)Islamic Saudi Academy

Overall Individual Winners -- 4th Place Ranya Eshera and Sana Farooqui; (3) Basmah Nada – Dar-us-Salaam; (2) Yasmin Othman – ISA; (1) Sagah Ahmed – ISA Overall Team Winners -- (3) Islamic Saudi Academy; (2) Eleanor Roosevelt HS; (1) Dar-us-Salaam

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Elections In Sudan: A Travelogue from a DC Obser ver

By Hodari Abdul-Ali

1995 I visited in Khartoum.

Muslim Link Contributing Writer Alhamdulilah, I was blessed to be invited to be an observer of the historic elections that took place in Sudan April 11-15, 2010.

What follows are highlights from a travelogue I kept while on this journey to Africa’s largest country at a special time in its history.

Sunday, 11 April 2010 7am – Khartoum, Sudan Alhamdulilah, I am in the Grand Holiday Villa Hotel on Nile Avenue, already midway through my “Journey to Sudan”. I am safe, and I feel happy to be back in what has been my favorite African country.

This is my 6th time here. Previously I was here in 1994 as part of a Muslim-Christian delegation lead by Dr. Leamon Bates and Imam Ba’th. Imam W. D. Mohammed was there as well. We visited Khartoum and Wau, a town in southern Sudan. In

In 2002 the fact-finding mission I led went to Egypt and Sudan. The delegation included many Islamic and community leaders, including several from MANA, the Muslim Alliance in North America.

In 2005 I led a 2nd fact-finding delegation that visited Khartoum and Darfur. In August 2008, I visited in Khartoum. And here I am again!

One amazing thing about having returned so many times is seeing the progress over the years. There are more businesses, paved roads, newer cars and buses, etc, just since the 1 ½ years I was last here.

This has been an interesting trip so far, just travel wise. My body is still adjusting from the jet lag and the time zone changes.

Alhamdulilah, I am in a comfortable room and haven’t had any problems.

I left DC from Dulles Airport at 6pm. My friend and colleague Bill Reed took me.

I was already tired from having been up

very early (3am) to prepare and then host my radio show on WPFW. In my capacity as Executive Director of Give Peace A Chance Coalition (GPAC), I decided that it was worth the sacrifice and effort to be an observer here for such a historic event, the elections in Sudan.

These are the first nation-wide elections in over 24 years, and today is the 1st day of 3 days of polling. There is much anticipation as this is a pivotal step in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that was signed in 2005 ending a 2 decade long war between the north and south.

The western media has been very negative in spite of the fact that the campaigning was free of violence and that 16 million people have been registered to vote, and over 14,000 people are candidates! Folks who are salivating at the likelihood of the south separating in the referendum scheduled for next January are upset that President Bashir is far more popular than they want to acknowledge, and that the international monitors have basically said “so far, so good”.

The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) is a confused lot, confounding its own supporters and critics alike. One top official, SPLM Secretary General Pagun Amum, stated that the party was boycotting the entire election process in northern Sudan. The next day, SPLM Chairman Silva Kiir Mayardit said they were not boycotting, only withdrawing their presidential candidate, Yasir Arman.

Conflicting reasons were given for this, but the bottom line is that they and some of the other opposition parties knew they were going to lose, so they cried foul. The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) on the other hand, campaigned vigorously throughout the country. We shall see the results soon.

Alhamdulilah, each night I’ve had visits from friends here. I made it to jumaa prayer, and yesterday attended the press conference of the National Elections

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10 | COMMUNITY NEWS PERSPECTIVE >> continued from pg 1 In a long struggle to break into the American media market, about four years after its launch, Bureau Chief William Stebbins says that AJE now has an audience in North America.

“The vast majority that visits our website is in North America,” said Stebbins. He said this is true because unless people are familiar with the website and know where to seek it, they aren’t watching it.

Its arrival in Washington didn’t bode well for the channel since many cable and satellite networks refused to carry AJE. Their decision was based on Al Jazeera’s alleged anti-American bias.

The only way to see AJE was through You-Tube streaming or cable companies in Toledo, Ohio and Burlington, Vt. AJE’s sister channel, Al-Jazeera Arabicregardless of its wide audience in the Middle East- has long had unfavorable views amongst Americans after becoming entangled in many controversies. For this reason, U.S. government officials were against AJE coming to D.C. Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld accused Al Jazeera of spreading “vicious lies.” Consequently, many cable companies refused to carry the channel.

The Bureau Chief said it was difficult combating the allegations because “not a lot of people had access to AJE. Donald Rumsfeld had a mic, and we didn’t.”

Reporter and Producer at AJE, Tom Ackerman said AJE “is not antiAmerican, the only way to know that is to watch us.”

“Our product was proof that all the accusations were baseless,” said Stebbins.

Allan Block, Chairman of Ohio’s Buckeye Cable Systems was happy to carry the channel when it first came to D.C. “It was a high quality channel from what I could see,” he said. “I believe in providing different perspectives and I don’t believe if a perspective is different than conventional American journalism than its bad.”

He was displeased with the “vendetta

campaign” that was taken against AJE. “In foreign countries free media has different perspectives than American media. The French media has a different perspective than American Media. The British media has a different perspective.

The Italian media has a different perspective and obviously Al Jazeera has a right to a different perspective. I was proud that we could provide it.” He said people “blackballing” the channel “made [him] more determined to carry it.”

Although almost all major cable networks, like MHz and Link TV, feature the AJE channel today said Stebbins, “some residual suspense” from the backlash of the campaign against AJE still remains in effect among many cable companies.

“It’s clear that Al Jazeera [was threatened by] an active campaign to delegitimize Al-Jazeera,” said Stebbins.

He said AJE, like any other international news network, stills struggles to gain access with cable systems because “cable networks have no interest in serving the public; they are committed to making a profit and they fear the possibility of losing subscribers.”

“We are in the same position as any other international news network,” said Stebbins. “It’s hard if you’re not focused on sports or entertainment.”

The 24-hour news channel continues to grow; with four centers and 69 additional bureaus worldwide, AJE now broadcasts to more than 180 million households in more than 100 countries, said the AJE website.

Al Jazeera, meaning island or peninsula in Arabic, is a television network headquartered in Doha, Qatar. It began through the decree of the Hamad bin Khalifa, the Emir of Qatar. Through loans and grants it was able to maintain its independence in its news coverage from the Qatari government. However more controversy stems because many people believe the network is biased towards the government which left the American public hesitant about Al Jazeera English coming to D.C. According to the AJE website, AJE is the world’s first global English Language news channel headquartered

Al-Jazeera English anchor, Shihab Rattansi, prepares for his broadcast at the DC bureau. Photo by Muslim Link in the Middle East. Its mission: to give voice to untold stories, promote debate, and challenge established perceptions.

It aims to bridge cultures to provide a unique perspective from underreported regions in the world. They aim to “give a voice to the voiceless,” said Communications Regional Specialist, Sophia Qureshi. Broadcast from its four strategic centers allows for a fresh unique flow of information from North to South, Rich to Poor countries.

“Its structure is breathtaking,” said Stebbins. “It provides four different perspectives from four different centers which is extremely compelling.”

Al Jazeera English, noted in the website, “rises with the sun.” Its “broadcast shifts as the world turns” starting with its coverage in Kuala Lumpur then Doha; it moves to London and ends in D.C. rivaling other international news networks like BBC world and CNN International.

Its reach and diverse perspective allows for a broader audience who gain more from issues that are covered in detail, said Ackerman, setting it apart from its international competitors.

AJE has won many awards for its ability to report the truth in hostile and impoverished territories. The Foreign Press Association “News Story of the Year by a Full member of the FPA” Jonah Hull for “Russia-Georgia War”, “Golden Nymph Award - Best 24 Hour

News Program” featuring the Gaza Siege, CONCENTRA Award, “Breaking News” for Tony Birtley’s “Inside Myanmar-The Crackdown”, and the Amnesty International Media Awards, “Best International TV Documentary” for Tony Birtley’s “The Lost Tribe Secret Army of the CIA” are just a few in the AJE’s stash of awards.

AJE’s policy of engagement, said Stebbins, has led to good relations in the political arena.

Ackerman said “he cannot remember the last time people said they didn’t want to talk to him” because he’s a reporter for AJE. He said AJE has worked hard to correct any misconceptions “to prove that they weren’t the ogres they were perceived to be.”

In Ackerman’s three years with AJE, he’s worked hard alongside the AJE staff to “relate to a global audience and to show what’s really happening in the world.” Ackerman recalled an incident that occurred at the University of Kansas when he was asked to speak to their International Journalism class.

The school, its faculty and students, all received Ackerman and ended with three students approaching him wanting to intern at AJE. He said “his time at AJE has been about

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TML, April 23rd - April 07th, 2010 ELECTIONS >> continued from pg 8 Commission held at Friendship Hall. The hotel I’m in also serves as the headquarters for the African Union election monitors, so I’ve had a chance to speak to some of them. === Monday, 12 April 2010 7:30am Alhamdulilah, I’m in flight on my way to Juba for the 1st time! Although friends cautioned me about going, I want to see the capital of southern Sudan with my own eyes. On my first trip to Sudan in 1994, I visited Wau, the second largest town in the south. It was like going back in time 100 years. Next to Haiti, it was the poorest place I’d ever seen. I’m anxious to see what progress has been made. It is over 100 degrees in Khartoum, and I’m hoping Juba won’t be as hot. ===

Khartoum. Khartoum is like New York City compared Juba being a town in rural West Virginia. I feel like I’m in East Africa (like Kenya or Uganda) and not in Sudan. The land is greener, but many folks are literally living in huts.

I can understand the frustration of the people of southern Sudan, for there is very little here. If Juba is the best, I can only imagine what the rest of the south

I am back at the Juba “International Airport” after a brief visit here.

Alhamdulilah I am heading back to Khartoum. A few hours here was enough. It was very hot and dusty and uncomfortable. There is very little here!

Masha Allah.

I met several people here who were kind to me, including the Program Director for southern Sudan radio; the Deputy Chairman of the south Sudan High Election Committee; and the Imam of the large Kuwait Masjid.

I visited a polling site, toured a market, made salat at the masjid and had a very nice talk with the Imam about Islam in America and Juba. There is some building going on around town that I saw, but I don’t see much evidence of the billions of dollars of oil revenue at the disposal of the government of southern Sudan (GOSS).

The Imam, Abu Al-Qasim Muhammad, told me there are more Muslims than Christians in Juba, though the majority of people practice neither. He said that Muslims don’t have problems here. feels

totally

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in southern Sudan, and one of the most complicated ballots imaginable?

This was the 1st time Silva Kiir Mayardit, SPLM Chairman and President of the GOSS had voted, and even he made a mistake! Voters in the 15 northern states have 8 ballots to contend with, and those in the 10 southern states have 12 ballots. Voters are electing the President, governors, members of parliament

I can understand the frustration of the people of southern Sudan, for there is ver y little here. If Juba is the best, I can only imagine what the rest of the south looks like. looks like. The big question in my mind is what kind of leadership has the SPLM provided? What have they done with all of the money? === Tuesday, 13 April 2010 8pm

Monday, 12 April 2010 3:00pm

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Alhamdulilah, I’ve left Khartoum and am on the plane in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a brief layover before traveling to Amsterdam. The flight there is 8 hrs, followed by an 8 hour layover, followed by an 8 hour flight to Washington. I feel good however, and am glad I’ve had a good trip thus far and learned a lot.

Today is day 3 of the historic elections in Sudan, the 1st multi-party exercise in 24 years. Because of logistical challenges, the voting has been extended two more days. Results are to be announced April 18th. Fortunately the process has been peaceful despite boycotts and complaints from opposition parties. President AlBashir seems headed for a landslide victory, which is why disorganized and disgruntled opposition parties and Machiavellian interests such as Save Darfur Coalition complained about rigging long before the election even began!

They have even complained about U.S. envoy Scott Gration, former President Jimmy Carter and other monitors for acknowledging that over all, the elections have been free and fair. Who could not expect logistical problems in a huge country with poor infrastructure outside of Khartoum, massive illiteracy, especially

and state legislators. There would be complaints and difficulties in the U.S.!

The SPLM have proven to be a confusing and inefficient lot. Their secretary general states that the party would be boycotting all elections in the north, and then a day later, the chairman (President Kiir) states that there was only the boycott (withdrawal of their candidate for the presidency, Yasir Arman) of the top office. Conflicting reasons were given for these decisions, but clearly northern opposition parties were disappointed because they wanted a total boycott, and SPLM supporters felt betrayed because they wanted to vote for someone other than President Bashir.

Mind you, there are still 11 other candidates, and even Arman is still on the ballot! In the south, the SPLM have been heavy-handed against independent candidates, and are aghast that President Bashir is poised to win a lot of votes there. Kiir is expected to win easily for the presidency of the GOSS, and after the elections, the real drama is due to play out.

The referendum for southern succession, mandated by the CPA signed in 2005, as were these elections, will usher in a whole new set of negotiations between Khartoum and Juba. The vote is scheduled for January 2011, with separation a likelihood. There are many problems however. As much as the southerners want independence, they are clearly not ready.

I truly feel bad for the people of southern

Sudan. The west wants to blame Khartoum for not making “unity attractive”, but the real reality is that the SPLM-lead GOSS has very little to show for the hundreds of billions of dollars it has gotten from oil revenues received during the 1st five years of the CPA, as well as international aid funds received.

President Bashir stated that he still intends to champion unity. Personally, I believe unity is the best solution for Sudan, and indeed Africa as a whole. More likely, however, is that the two sides will have to negotiate a “civil divorce”, as the oil in the south will still have to be shipped and refined in the north for the foreseeable future. There is big corruption in the south, and much tribal violence.

A third option is also being discussed, that of a confederation of some type. I’m reminded of the saying “be careful what you wish for, you might get it”. The US has been pushing for separation for so long now, and now that it is within reach, realizes that there may be more problems than it is worth. === Wednesday 12:30pm 14 April 2010 – In the air between Amsterdam and Washington, DC Alhamdulilah, I’m on the final leg of my journey to Africa and back. The traveling has been a bit uncomfortable, but, alhamdulilah, I’ve not gotten ill. Just deprived of sleep!

After an overnight flight from Khartoum (with a stop in Addis Ababa) to Amsterdam, I ventured out into the city for the first time. I exchanged my dollars for euros, caught the train to Amsterdam Centraal , and walked around a bit. The weather there was chilly, especially after coming from a 100 degree F climate.

Amsterdam reminded me of London in a way, with its large public squares, broad and old buildings, quaint shops and restaurants. Being in Africa and Europe even this short time is a reminder that the world doesn’t all speak English. In fact, it seems to do quite well without it! I knew Khartoum was Arabic, and after a bit I was able to recall certain phrases. I expected more English in Juba, but they

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20 Exam Tips for Students

By Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid of Islam-qa.com Praise be to Allaah and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger and upon his family and companions.

The Muslim student puts his trust in Allaah when facing the tests of this world, and he seeks His help whilst following the prescribed means, in accordance with the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “The strong believer is better and is more beloved to Allaah than the weak believer, although both are good. Strive to attain that which will benefit you and seek the help of Allaah, and do not feel helpless.” (Saheeh Muslim, hadeeth no.

2664) Among those means are the following: - Turning to Allaah by making du’aa’ in any way that is prescribed in Islam, such as saying, “Rabbiy ishrah li sadri wa yassir li amri (O my Lord, expand my chest and make things easy for me).”

- Getting used to sleeping early and going to exams on time.

- Preparing all required or permitted equipment such as pens, rulers and setsquares, calculators and watches, because being well prepared helps one to answer questions.

- Reciting the du’aa’ for leaving the house: “Bismillaah, tawakkaltu ‘ala Allaah, wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa Billaah.

Allaahumma inni a’oodhu bika an adilla aw udalla, aw azilla aw uzalla, aw azlima aw uzlama, aw ajhala aw yujhala ‘alayya (In the name of Allaah, I put my trust in Allaah, and there is no strength and no power except with Allaah. O Allaah, I seek refuge with You lest I should stray or be led astray, lest I slip (commit a sin unintentionally) or be tripped, lest I oppress or be oppressed, lest I behave

foolishly or be treated foolishly).” Do not forget to seek your parents’ approval, for their du’aa’ for you will be answered.

- Mention the name of Allaah before you start (ie. “bismillah”), for mentioning the name of Allaah is prescribed when beginning any permissible action; this brings blessing, and seeking the help of Allaah is one of the means of strength.

- Fear Allaah with regard to your classmates, and do not be affected by their anxiety or fear just before the exam, for anxiety is a contagious disease. Instead, make them feel optimistic by saying good words as prescribed in Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was optimistic when he heard the name of Suhayl (which means “easy”) and he said: “Things have been made easy for you.” He used to like to hear the words ‘Yaa Raashid, when he went out for any purpose. So be optimistic that you and your brothers will pass this exam.

- Remembering Allaah (dhikr) dispels anxiety and tension. If something is too difficult for you, then pray to Allaah to make it easy for you. Whenever Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) found something too difficult to understand, he would say, “O You Who taught Ibraaheem, teach me; O You Who caused Sulaymaan to understand, cause me to understand.”

- Choose a good place to sit during the exam, if you can. Keep your back straight, and sit on the chair in a healthy manner.

- Look over the exam first. Studies advise spending 10% of the exam time in reading the questions carefully, noting the important words and dividing one’s time between the questions.

- Plan to answer the easy questions first, then the difficult ones. Whilst reading the questions, write notes and ideas which

you can use in your answers later.

- Answer questions importance.

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- Start by answering the easy questions which you know. Then move on to the questions which carry high marks, and leave till the end the questions to which you do not know the answers, or which you think will take a long time to produce an answer or which do not carry such high marks.

- Take your time to answer, for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Deliberation is from Allaah and haste is from the Shaytaan.”

(A hasan hadeeth. Saheeh al-Jaami, 3011).

- Think carefully about the answer and choose the right answer when answering multiple-choice questions. Deal with them in the following manner. If you are sure that you have chosen the right answer, then beware of waswasah (insinuating whispers from the Shaytaan). If you are not sure, then start by eliminating the wrong or unlikely answers, then choose the correct answer based on what you think is most likely to be correct. If you guessed at a correct answer then do not change it unless you are sure that it is wrong – especially if you will lose marks for a wrong answer. Research indicates that the correct answer is usually that which the student thinks of first.

- In written exams, collect your thoughts before you start to answer. Write an outline for your answer with some words which will indicate the ideas which you want to discuss. Then number the ideas in the sequence in which you want to present them.

- Write the main points of your answer at the beginning of the line, because this is what the examiner is looking for, and he may not see what he is looking for if it is in the middle of the page and he is in a hurry.

- Devote 10% of the time for reviewing your answers. Take your time in reviewing, especially in mathematical problems and writing numbers. Resist the desire to hand in the exam papers quickly, and do not let the fact that some people are leaving early bother you.

They may be among the people who have handed in their papers too early.

- If you discover after the exam that you answered some questions incorrectly, then take that as a lesson in the importance of being well prepared in the future, and not rushing to answer questions. Accept the will and decree of Allaah and do not fall prey to frustration and despair. Remember the hadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of >> EXAM Pg 13

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Anecdotes on the Condemnation of al-Ghibah By: Shaykh Husayn al-Awaaishah 1 - It is reported from al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) that a man said to him: “You have gossiped about me. He (al-Hasan) said: “You have not reached such a position that you can control my Hasanat!” [Translator’s Note: The Islamic teaching is that the Hasanat (rewards) of the one who gossips will be awarded to the victim.]

2 - Someone was told: “So-and-so has gossiped about you” - so he sent him a dish of dates, with the message: “I heard that you had given me your Hasanat as a gift, and I want to return the favour; please excuse me for not being able to pay back in full.”

3 - It was reported from Ibn Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: “If I were to gossip about anyone, I

EXAM >> continued from pg 12 Allaah be upon him), “If anything befalls you, do not say, ‘If only I had done such and such.’ Rather say, ‘Qadar Allaah wa maa sha’a kaan (the decree of Allaah and what He wills happened),’ for saying ‘if only’ opens the door for the Shaytaan.”

(Saheeh Muslim, and the first part of this hadeeth was mentioned above).

- Note that cheating is haraam whether it is in foreign language tests or any other tests. The Prophet (peace and blessings

would gossip about my parents, for they have more right to my Hasanat.”

4 - Ghibah is the hospitality of the wrongdoer.

5 - From Amr ibn al-As (radhiallahu `anhu); He passed by a dead mule, and said to some of his companions: “It would be better for a man to eat his fill from the meat of this than from the flesh of his fellow-Muslims.” [Sahih alTarghib at-Tarhib] 6 - A man mentioned something bad about another to his friend. His friend said to him: “Do you go out and fight against the Romans?” He said, “No.” His friend asked: “Do you go out and fight against the Turks?” He said, “No.” The friend said: “The Romans are safe from you, and the Turks are safe from you, but your Muslim brothers are not safe from you!”

of Allaah be upon him) said, “Whoever cheats is not one of us.” It is wrongdoing and it is a haraam means of attaining a degree or certificate, etc., that you have no right to. The consensus is that cheating is a kind of cooperation in sin and transgression. So do without that which is haraam, and Allaah will suffice you from His bounty. Reject all offers of haraam things that come to you from others. Whoever gives up a thing for the sake of Allaah, Allaah will compensate him with something better. You have to denounce and resist evil, and tell the authorities about any such thing that you see during the exam, or before or after it.

7 - If you are unable to do three things, then you must do three (other) things: if you cannot do good, then stop doing evil; if you cannot benefit people, then do not harm them; if you cannot fast, then do not eat the flesh of the people.

8 - The poet said: “If a man is wise and fears Allah, This will keep him too busy

This is not the forbidden kind of slander rather it is denouncing evil which is obligatory.

Advise those who buy or sell questions or post them on the Internet etc., or who prepare cheat notes. Tell them to fear Allaah, and tell them of the ruling on what they are doing and on the money they earn from that. Tell them that the time they are spending in preparing these haraam things, if they spent it in studying, or answering previous exams, or helping one another to understand the subject before the exam, that would be better for them than doing these haraam

to concern himself with the faults of others, Just as the weak and sick person is concerned with his own pain To think of the pain of others.” ________________________________ From: Gossip and Its Adverse Effects on the Muslim Community © 1995 Dar Ibn Hazm

things.

- Remember what you have prepared for the Hereafter, and the questions of the examination in the grave, and how to be saved on the Day of Resurrection.

Whoever is saved from the Fire and admitted to Paradise will indeed have succeeded.

We ask Allaah to make us succeed in this world and cause us to be among those who are victorious and saved in the Hereafter, for He is the All-Hearing Who answers prayer.

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Fataawa

Surat al-Mulk and the 6/179; classed as hasan by alAlbaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb Trial of the Grave wa’l-Tarheeb, 1475.)

Question: Reading Surat alMulk protects a Muslim from the trials of the grave, but how often does one have to read it?

Once a day or more?.

Praise be to Allaah. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “A soorah from the Qur’aan containing thirty verses will intercede for a man so that he will be forgiven. It is the soorah Tabaarak Alathi bi yadihi’l-mulk [i.e., Soorat alMulk].”

The scholars of the Standing Committee said: One this basis there is the hope that whoever believes in this soorah and reads it regularly, seeking the pleasure of Allaah, learning the lessons contained in it and acting in accordance with the rulings contained therein, it will intercede for him [in the Hereafter]. ( Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 4/334, 335). And Allaah knows best. _________________________

She should not hesitate in that, and she should hasten to get in touch with those who specialize in dealing with such matters.

But she should always remind him to be pious and fear Allaah, and remind him of death and the meeting with Allaah, whilst encouraging him to give up his addiction and giving him the hope that he will recover and his repentance will be accepted by his Lord. Please also see the answer to question no.

6540 [on www.islam-qa.com].

And Allaah is the Source of strength. _________________________

It is not essential for the one who lowers the deceased into the grave to be a mahram of the woman. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded Abu Talhah (may Allaah be pleased with him) to go down into the grave of his (the Prophet’s) daughter and bury her in his presence and in the presence of her husband ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan (may Allaah be pleased with him).

(The hadeeth was narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1342). _________________________

No Clean Place for Addicted to Drugs, Who Should Lower Wudu and Salah Wants to Repent the Deceased Into the al-Tirmidhi, I work for a company where I Grave?

Narrated by 2891; Abu Dawood, 1400; Ibn Maajah, 3786.

Al-Tirmidhi said, this is a hasan hadeeth. It was classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 22/277, and by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah, 3053.

What is meant is that a person should read it every night, act in accordance with the rulings contained in it, and believe in the information mentioned in it.

It was narrated that ‘AbdAllaah ibn Mas’ood said: Whoever reads Tabaarak allaahi bi yadihi’l-mulk [i.e., Soorat alMulk] every night, Allaah will protect him from the torment of the grave. At the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) we used to call it almaani’ah (that which protects).

In the Book of Allaah it is a soorah which, whoever recites it every night has done very well. (Narrated by al-Nasaa’i,

My sister’s husband uses drugs.

Although he wants to stop using it, he can’t because of his addiction, but elhamdoulillah he fears Allah Subhanahu ta’la.

My sister wonders what to do in this situation, she has 3 children with him, and leaving him would be worse because then there wouldn’t be anyone for him so he could go and use more or commit suicide etc. I ask you for help with the power of the “One” in whose hand my life is.

Praise be to Allaah. We advise your sister to stand by her husband in his repentance and attempt to rid himself of addiction to drugs, and not to leave him to the human wolves who would destroy him. He needs her more than ever right now.

You have to seek help from medical centers that treat addiction. There is nothing wrong with that, because this will help him to get rid of his addiction.

Who is the most entitled of people to lower the deceased into the grave, the one who has knowledge or the next of kin of the deceased? Is there a difference between men and women? Is it essential that the one who lowers a woman into her grave be one of her mahrams?.

Praise be to Allaah. Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The one who is more entitled to do that is the one whom the deceased wanted to do that for him, if he expressed a preference. If he did not express a preference, then it should be the next of kin. If there is one who is knowledgeable then he is more entitled, and if there is no one who is knowledgeable, then he may learn from one who is knowledgeable, and the one who is knowledgeable may direct the one who has no knowledge to carry out this task.

am the only Muslim. There is no clean or appropriate place to perform wudu during the day, and there is no private place to perform salah.. Is it haram to wait until I get home to perform Duhr and Asr salah ?

Praise be to Allaah. The Muslim has to understand the importance of prayer and the necessity of observing prayer regularly at the appointed times, fulfilling all the conditions and pillars and essential parts of the prayer.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Verily, AsSalaah (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours” [al-Nisa’ 4:103] It was narrated that ‘AbdAllaah ibn Mas’ood said: I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “Which deed is most beloved to Allaah?” He said, “Prayer performed on time.”

He said, “Then what?” He said, “Honouring one’s parents.” He said, “Then what?” He said, “Jihad for the sake of Allaah.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (504)

and Muslim (85).

So it is not permissible for the Muslim to delay his prayer beyond the time it is due.

Wudoo’ does not require a clean place. Even if we assume that it does, the questioner could make sure that he has wudoo’ before coming to work and keep his wudoo’ so that he can pray on time.

He has to offer prayer on time.

Looking for a clean place where he can perform the prayer is not too difficult. Prayer is valid in any place on earth so long as it is clean and pure. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The earth has been made for me a place of prayer and purification, so whenever the time of prayer comes for any man of my ummah, let him pray.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 335; Muslim, 521. Sharee’ah only excludes from that specific places in which prayer is not valid, which include graveyards and bathrooms. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “All the earth is a place of prostration apart from graveyards and bathrooms.”

Narrated by Abu Dawood, 492; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

So the workplace may be a place of prayer if it is clean. If it is not easy then he should look for somewhere else. Asking his bosses to allocate a corner where he can pray is not something that is difficult.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: If he deliberately delays the prayer until the time is too short to meet all the conditions

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this condition. It is not permissible to delay the prayer until its time is over in order to fulfil that condition.

and do all the essential parts of the prayer, such as if there is some impure substance on him, or he is junub and delays the prayer so that if he does ghusl the time for prayer will be over, then he has to purify himself first, but he is a sinner because he is doing the prayer at the wrong time. He should have purified himself before the time became too short and prayed on time. When he delays it, then he has to do what is required in the right sequence even though he is a sinner because of his delaying it. (Sharh al-‘Umdah, 4/58).

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: Because those who are obliged to pray when the time for prayer comes, but are unable to fulfill one of its conditions or essential parts at that moment, but will be able to do so after the time for prayer is over, it is not permissible for them to delay the prayer until its time is over. If this were permissible then the one who is unable to purify himself, cover himself, bow or prostrate, or do

If he is unable to fulfil one of the conditions of prayer being valid – such as tahaarah (purity) – then he should pray on time and he is exempted from ELECTIONS II >> continued from pg 11 were quite content speaking Arabic and other languages there as well. Netherlands speaks Dutch, and at all the airports I traverse through, I heard a wide variety of languages. That aspect alone makes travel interesting.

I only spent a couple of hours in Amsterdam, and had a lunch of falafel and French fries at a Muslim owned café.

Everything is expensive here, using $US. I am truly looking forward to going home and being with my wife Ayana.

It was a blessing to get away in spite of the challenges, and a blessing to get back into the routine. InshaAllah I will become more effective in my work, and stay focused on my variety of efforts, be they Dar Es Salaam Books, Give Peace A Chance Coalition, WPFW, etc.

I am grateful to Allah for all of my blessings. Overall, I am grateful to have been able to have been in Sudan during its landmark elections. I pray that Allah will bless the people there to solve their problems with fairness. InshaAllah, these elections will provide a new impetus, even though there were some shortcomings.

-------------------Hodari Abdul-Ali lives in DC where he is a well known Muslim activist.

any other condition or essential part of the prayer would be allowed to delay the prayer until he is able to do that, if he knows or thinks it most likely that he will be able to do it. This is contrary to the Qur’aan, Sunnah and scholarly consensus, because sharee’ah’s concern that the prayer be performed on time is greater than its concern for any other condition or essential part of prayer that cannot be done. Hence it is not permissible to delay the prayer until its time is over because of being unable to do some of the essential parts. When the time for the obligatory prayer is too short

and one cannot fulfill the conditions, then doing the prayer on time takes precedence over the conditions. There is only one time when fulfilling the conditions takes precedence over the act itself, which is when the act becomes obligatory towards the end of its time, such as when a sleeper wakes up at the end of the time, in which case the prayer becomes obligatory when he wakes up, and he must fulfill the conditions of prayer. The applies if someone wakes up after the time for prayer is over. (Sharh al-‘Umdah, 4/347, 348.)

And Allaah knows best.

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16 | SALAAH TIMES

Salaah times for April 23rd - May 6th, 2010

If a person had a stream outside his door and he bathed in it fi ve times a day, do you think he would have any fi lth left on him?”

The people said, “No filth would remain on him whatsoever.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said, “That is like the fi ve daily prayers: Allah wipes away the sins by them.”

---Hadith in Sahih al Bukhari and Muslim

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Date 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Fajr 5:00 4:58 4:56 4:55 4:53 4:52 4:50 4:49 4:47 4:46 4:44 4:43 4:41 4:40

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Sunrise 6:20 6:18 6:17 6:16 6:14 6:13 6:12 6:10 6:09 6:08 6:07 6:06 6:05 6:03

Dhuhr 1:07 1:06 1:06 1:06 1:06 1:06 1:06 1:05 1:05 1:05 1:05 1:05 1:05 1:05

Asr 4:53 4:53 4:53 4:54 4:54 4:54 4:54 4:54 4:55 4:55 4:55 4:55 4:56 4:56

Maghrib 7:53 7:54 7:55 7:56 7:57 7:58 7:59 8:00 8:01 8:02 8:03 8:04 8:05 8:06

Isha 9:13 9:15 9:16 9:17 9:18 9:20 9:21 9:22 9:24 9:25 9:26 9:27 9:29 9:30

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OBITS & EVENTS |17

Request For Dua’s

{ To Allah We B e l o n g , a n d t o H i m i s O u r R e t u r n }

“Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a trial of you with evil and good, and to Us you will be returned.” (Surah Al-Anbiya:35)” 4-10-10 It is with deepest sorrow that we announce that our dear brother Dr. Zaheer Usmani has passed away. He was one of the founding members of the MCC. Janazah Prayer was at MCC on Saturday, April 10. Burial was at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, MD. “Allaah-hum-Maghfir Lahu”. May Allah (SWT) forgive his sins, enter him into Jannat ul Firdaus and give Sabr to the family to bear this loss, Aameen. (Source:MCC)

PERSPECTIVE II >> continued from pg 10 a 98% good experience.”

The AJE website provides accounts from other media outlets praising AJE’s efforts and success. Aaron Barnhart of The Kansas City Star said of AJE that he is “convinced it is the most important English-language cable channel to come along since Fox News. It’s everything our cable news isn’t: global, meaty, consequential and compelling in the best sense of the word. ” Joan Baxter of the Halifax Chronicle Herald said “Al Jazeera appeases no one and draws criticism in the Arab world as much as it does anywhere else. Good journalism does that, annoying those who don’t appreciate open debate and discussion. ” TIME’s Scott MacLeaod said “Al-Jazeera has served the truth far better than many of its detractors would acknowledge.

Indeed, arguably nothing — including the Bush Administration’s panoply of democratization programs — has done more than Al Jazeera to open minds and challenge authority… ” Alessandra Stanley from the New York Times said “The stories are long and detailed; behind the news reports is an overall sensibility that is different from that of most mainstream television news organizations… Though Al Jazeera English looks at news events through a non-Western prism, it also points to where East and West actually meet. ” “AJE has been a platform in which to reach a global segment,” said Stebbins.

“It’s critical that US citizens have a means to judge what’s reflected back to them. Someone needs to fill the gap caused by the retreat of other networks.

I think we do.”

Upcoming Events In Your Area Islamic Games 2009 From Thurs, April 22 to Sat, April 24 2010 Location: Rider University, Lawrencevill, New Jersey Contact: 718-554-7620 or info@islamic-games.com ______________________________ Al-Huda PA School Workshop La Ilaha Illa’ Allah Saturday, April 24 2010, 9:30am - 3:00pm Al Huda PA Presents: Al Huda School Workshop La Ilaha Illa’ Allah- The Creed of the Believer; Featuring Imam Safi Khan; Tickets: $20 ($25 at the door); Babysitting Available.

Location: East Pennsboro Middle School 529 Enola Dr Enola, PA 17025 Contact: For more info, contact us at 717-737-5395 or visit our website www.AlhudaPA.org _____________________________ Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) MCC will be holding a 5 week program on the Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Insha’Allah.

SPEAKERS: Imam Mohamed Abdullahi and other local scholars.

WHEN: Every Saturday, April 03 2010 To Saturday, May 01 2010 11:00am - 1:00pm Location: MCC Mail Hall _____________________________

2nd Annual Dar Ul Uloom Fund Raiser Saturday, April 24 2010, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Please join us in our Second Annual fund raising event to benefit the Dar ul Uloom community.

Guest Speaker: Imam Hamad Shibley from New Jersey.

Tickets: $20 per person; $35 per family Location: Dar al-Taqwa, 10740 Route 108, Ellicott City, MD 21042 Contact: Sis. Umm Umar 410-4930785 _____________________________ When Violence Begins at Home” Educational Workshop You are cordially invited to attend an educational workshop presented by the University of Baltimore’s Family Law Clinic: When Violence Begins at Home: The Legal and Islamic Response to Domestic Violence.

Highlights of this workshop will include: Education regarding domestic violence; Providing legal options for victims of domestic violence and the Community; Provide resources for victims of domestic violence; Islamic perspective on domestic violence.

Location: Dar al-Taqwa, 10740 Route 108, Ellicott City, MD 21042 Contact: Fasiha Khan at communityoutreach@ubalt.edu or (410) 837-5706; RSVP encouraged

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MASJID LOCATOR ADAMS CENTER:

46903 Sugarland Rd, Sterling,VA 20164, Tel: 703-433-1325, www.adamscenter.org.

ALL MUSLIM BROTHERS ASSOCIATION

3900 King Street Alexandria, VA 22302 703-647-0515 Jumma Prayer ONLY - 1:15 p.m

AVONDALE ISLAMIC CENTER: 4637 Eastern Ave., Hyattsville, MD, 20782, Tel: 301-779-9292.

BAITUL MUKARRAM: 2116 S Nelson St., Arlington, VA, 22204, Tel: 703-778-1550.

DAR AL HIJRAH:

3159 Rowe St., Falls Church, VA 22044, Tel: 703-536-1030, www.hijrah.org.

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FIRST HIJRA MUSLIM COMM. CENTER: 4324 Georgia Ave, NW Washington, DC 20011 www.firsthijrah.org.

ICNA VA CENTER:

2913 Woodlawn Trail, Alexandria, VA 22306.

703-660-1255

IDARA DAWAT-O-IRSHAD: 4803 Valley St, Alexandria, VA 22312 703-256-8622, www.irshad.org.

INDONESIAN MUSLIM ASSOC. IN AMERICA (IMAAM):

1611 Veirs Mill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20851 Tel: 240-453-0808, e-mail: fkadir@imaamnet.org.

INST.OF ISLAMIC AND ARABIC SCIENCES IN AMERICA (IIASA):

DAR AL-SALAAM:

8500 Hilltop Rd., Fairfax, VA 22031 Tel: 703-641-4890, www.iiasa.org

DAR AL-NOOR (MUSLIM ASSOC. OF VA):

IRHSCA (ISLAMIC RESEARCH AND HUM. SERVICES CENTER OF AMERICA):

15250 Dumfries Rd., Mannassas,VA 20112.

5404 Hoadly Rd., Manassas, VA 20112, Tel: 703-580-0808, Fax: 703-2218513, www.daralnoor.org.

DAR AL-TAQWA:

10740 Rte. 108, Ellicott City, MD 21042, Tel: 410-997-5711, www.taqwa.net.

DAR UL ULOOM,

6334 Dogwoood Rd, Baltimore, MD 21207, 410-493-0785 Email:darululoommd@aol.com

DAR UL-GHURABA (Masjid ur Rahmah): 155 Baker St., Emporia, VA 23487, Tel. 434-348-786.

DAR-UL HUDA:

6666 Commerce St., Springfield, VA 22150, Tel: 703-922-0111, www.darulhuda.org

DAR-US-SALAAM:

5301 Edgewood Rd. College Park, MD 20740, Tel: 301-982-9848, www.darussalaam.org.

Chambers Ave, Capitol Heights, MD Tel: 301-324-5040, www.irhsca.org.

ISLAMIC CENTER OF GREATER SOUTH EAST (FORMERLY MASJID ASH-SHURA)

3109-B Martin Luther King Ave., S.E.Washington, DC 20032 202-506-7235

ISLAMIC CENTER OF MARYLAND (ICM): 19401 Woodfield Rd. Gaithersburg,MD 20879 Tel:301-840-9440, www.icomd.org.

ISLAMIC CENTER OF NORTHERN VA TRUST (ICNVT): 4420 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax, VA, 22030 Tel: 703-941-6558, E-mail: info@icnvt.org www.icnvt.org

ISLAMIC COM. CENTER OF LAUREL (ICCL): 7306 Contee Rd., Laurel, MD 20707 Tel: 301-317-4584,

www.icclmd.org.

ISLAMIC FOUND. OF AMERICA (IFA):

6606 Electronic Dr., Springfield, VA 22151 Tel: 703-914-4982, www.ifa.ws.

ISLAMIC HERITAGE CENTER (IHC):

MAKKAH LEARNING CENTER (MLC):

814 Brandy Farms Ln Gambrills, MD 21054 Tel: 410-721-5880 www.mlcmd. org, Email: info@mlcmd.org

MANASSAS MOSQUE:

262 A-3 Cedar Ln., Vienna, VA 22180 Tel: 703-206-9056.

12950 Center Entrance Ct, Manassas, VA Tel: 703-257-5537.

ISLAMIC SOC. OF ANNAPOLIS (ISA):

MASJID AL-GHURABAA:

2635 Riva RdSuite 110 Annapolis, MD 21401 Tel: 410-266-6660 www.islamannapolis.org, Email: info@islamannapolis.org

ISLAMIC SOC. OF FREDERICK (ISF):

8220 Washington St., South, Laurel, MD 20724.

Tel: 301-604-3295.

MASJID AL-HIKMAH:

11064 Livingston Road Unit L (101) Ft. Washington, MD 20744, Tel: 301 292-9009.

1250 Key Parkway , Frederick,MD 21702 Tel: 301-682-6090, www.isfmd.org.

MASJID UL-HAQ:

ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF GERMANTOWN (ISG):

MASJID AL-ISLAM:

19900 Brandermill Rd., Germantown, MD 20876 Tel: (301)-972-0504, www.isgtown.org.

ISLAMIC SOC. OF SOUTHERN PG COUNTY (ISSPGC):

P O Box 99, Clinton, MD 20735 5410 Indian Head Hwy, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 Tel: 240-253-4217

ISLAMIC SOC. OF THE WASHINGTON AREA (ISWA): 2701 Briggs Chaney Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20904 Tel: 301-879-0930, www.iswamd.org.

ISLAMIC SOC. OF WESTERN MARYLAND: 2036 Day Rd., Hagerstown, MD 21740 Tel: 301-797-0922.

IVY CITY MASJID:

514 Islamic Way (Wilson St. ), Baltimore, MD 21217 Tel: 410-728-1363.

4603 Benning Rd., SE, Washington, DC 20019 Tel: 202-581-1616, e-mail: imammusa@hotmail.com

MASJID AL-INSHIRAH:

7832 Fairbrook Road , Windsor Mill, MD 21244 Tel: 410-298-2977, Fax: 410-2980266, www.al-inshirahweb.net.

MASJID AL-MUMINEEN: 2642 Harford Rd. Baltimore, MD 21218 Tel: 410-467-8798.

MASJID JAMAAT ALMUSLIMEEN: 4624 York Rd., Baltimore, MD 21212 Tel. 443-869-5233.

MASJID MUHAMMAD: 1519 4th St. NW, Washington D.C. 20001 Tel: 202-483-8832.

MASJID AL-NOOR:

2001 Galludet St. NE, Washington, DC 20002 Tel: 202-529-3100.

10012 Harford Rd., Carney, MD 21234 Tel: 410-663-9637, Fax: 410-663-9817.

LA PLATA MASJID:

MASJID AL-RAHMAH/ISB:

111 Howard Street, La Plata, MD 20646 Tel: 301-609-8769.

6631 Johnny Cake Rd. Baltimore, MD 21244 Tel: 410-747-4869, www.isb.org

MASJID AS SAFFAT: 1335 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD 21217 Tel: 410-669-0655.

MASJID BAIT-ALLAH:

1910 Frederick Avenue (2 Floor) Baltimore, MD 21223 Tel: 443-224-4423, E-mail: info@masjidbaitallah.org. www.masjidbaitallah.org

MASJID IBN TAYMIYYAH: 8000 MLK Highway, Glenarden MD Tel: 301-461-9325.

MASJID ZAMZAM 1510 Lynch Road, Dundalk, MD 21222 Phone: 410-284-2840

MEDINA CENTER: 9426 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda MD 20814 www.medinacenter.net

MUSLIM COM. CENTER (MCC):

15200 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20904 Tel: 301-384-3454, www.mccmd.org.

MUSLIM SOC. OF WASHINGTON, D.C. (MSWDC):

Howard Center, Room 805 (Above HU Bookstore) Tel: 202-328-3236, www.mswdc.org.

MUSTAFA CENTER:

6844 Braddock Rd., Annandale, VA 22003.

PRINCE GEORGES MUSLIM ASSOC. (PGMA): 9150 Lanham Severn Rd. Lanham, MD, 20706, Tel: 301-459-4942, www. pgmamd.org.

Imam’s Office: 301-459-1441, imam@pgmamd.org.

SOUTHERN MARYLAND ISLAMIC CENTER(SMIC): 1046 Solomons Island Rd, Huntingtown, MD, 20639.

Tel: 410- 535-0000 THE ISLAMIC CENTER: 2551 Mass. Ave. NW Washington D.C. 20008 Tel: 202-332-8343.