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Youth Conventions 2009
The Jamiatul Ulama is pleased to announce
that this year’s youth conventions under the
theme Islam: The Ultimate Experience will be
held at the UNISA Conference Centre in
Ormonde, Johannesburg as follows:
Ladies Only
Date: Saturday 28 February 2009
Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Young Men Only (15+)
Date: Sunday 1 March 2009
Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Speakers will tackle topical issues of
Muslim life with a special appeal to the
youth.
Airport Jamaat Khana
In collaboration with Airports Company South
Africa (ACSA) the Jamiatul Ulama has been
successful in securing an area in the New
International Arrivals Terminal of OR Thambo
airport for a Muslim prayer facility. Plans
for it have been approved and work on the
internal design and layout will commence
soon. The facility includes a Salaah area
for approximately 70 males and 30 females,
an ablution area, a luggage storage space
and a baby changing and feeding area.
Donations towards this project will be
highly appreciated. Kindly deposit your ‘Lillah’
contributions directly into our bank
account:
Account Name: Jamiatul Ulama Transvaal
Relief Account
Bank: Nedbank Fordsburg
Branch Code: 195305
Account Number: 1953 285 937
Kindly fax deposit slips to our offices on
011 373 8022 and ear-mark ‘Airport Jamaat
Khana.’
Sheikh Samir Al Nass
On Thursday, 12 February 2009, our offices
were graced with the visit of a prominent
Syrian scholar, Sheikh Dr Samir Al Nass.
Besides being a physician, he also lectures
in the post graduate department of the
famous Islamic Institute in Damascus, Ma’had
Al Fat-h. Daily he also conducts lessons in
Quran Recital and Tajweed in Masjid
Muhyuddin Ibn Arabi in Damascus. His
speciality is Hanafi Fiqh and Qira’ah.
Sheikh Samir conducted a few lessons in Fiqh
for the students at our Jamiah Al Uloom Al
Islamiyyah and also rendered some valuable
advices to them. Over the weekend, he was
hosted by the Department of Semitic
Languages at the University of Johannesburg
as a visiting professor for a course in
Advanced Hadith Studies.
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Hereunder we reproduce a Jum`ah Bayaan
for ‘Ulama to encourage the youth to attend
the youth convention this year.
Youth The Holy Qur’ân states:
“O Allâh! Grant that our spouses and
offspring be the coolness of our eyes and
cause us to be a model for the righteous.”
"Say (O Prophet) "Come so that I may cite to
you what Allah has forbidden for you: that
you do not associate partners unto Him, that
you be kind to your parents, …., and
approach not any indecency…"
The Holy Qur’ân speaks of the youth who
opposed a value system based on kufr and
vanity, in the following words: "Behold, the
youth betook themselves to the Cave, they
said: "Our Lord, bestow on us mercy from
Thyself and dispose for us our affair in the
right manner … Indeed they were a group of
youth who believed in their Lord, and We
increased them in guidance".
The Prophet Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
said:
“Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said,
"Grasp five things before five others: your
youth before you become old , your health
before your illness, your riches before your
poverty, your leisure before your work, and
your life before your death."
“There are seven whom Allah will shade in
His shade on the day on which there is no
shade except His shade: a just imam, a youth
who grows up worshipping Allah, a man whose
heart is attached to the mosque when he
leaves it until he returns to it, two men
who love each other in Allah and meet for
that and part for that, a man who remembers
Allah when he is alone and his eyes overflow
with tears, a man who refuses the approaches
of a noble, beautiful woman, saying "I fear
Allah," and a man who gives sadaqa and
conceals it so that his left hand does not
know what his right hand gives.' "
Nabî Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam ‘Every
child is born on Fitrah (a natural
inclination towards Islam). It is his
parents who turn him towards Judaism,
Christianity or fire-worship’. (Mishkât).
Every child is born in a state of pure
innocence. It is his social upbringing, the
values that his/her parents display that
impact and influence his identity.
Parents thus have an enormous responsibility
in moulding the character of their children.
If they build a strong, trusting, and loving
relationship with their children before the
teenage years, their children will be less
likely to go astray.
As with all blessings of Allah, children can
be either a joy or a source of grave
concern, a blessing or a curse – depending
on how we mould and guide them. Children can
be a source of enormous tranquility and self
-fulfillment yet they can become the root of
the greatest heartbreak, pain and sorrow.
The very child that provides joy and
happiness can also produce the greatest hurt
and sorrow. Our great dreams for our
children could suddenly turn into
unimaginable nightmares. One of the most
challenging and daunting tasks parents face
today is that of developing a meaningful
relationship with their children, especially
teenagers who often rebel against their
society and parents. According to a recent
survey, 20% of children living in western
society have not had a 10-minute
conversation with a parent in a month. Their
conversation is with TV, which acts as their
mother, father, baby-sitter, and teacher. By
the time they are teens, they have seen an
estimated 18 000 violent murders on TV.
Alcohol, drugs, frequenting of movie houses
and rave clubs and illicit sexual activity
are but some of the hazards youth encounter
in their quest for independence, joy, and
adventure.
Teenagers are idealists, they want to change
the world, and make it a better place. These
are not bad ideals, and it is a great pity
that adults have forgotten their own ideals
in the rat race of daily life. It is up to
the parents to point them in the right
direction.
If we get teenagers involved in helping
those in need, community projects,
participating in Islamic programmes and
camps and in working for important causes,
their zeal could make a tremendous impact on
their future and the shape of the world to
come.
Youth have great potential.
Remember:
• That the resistance of the youth served as
a catalyst for the eventual demise of the
oppressive regime in South Africa,
• That the youth of Afghanistan liberated
their country from the Soviet Union and the
Taliban have yet again revolted against
corruption and civil strife,
• That the lonely defendants of Masjidul
Aqsa are no more than the youth of
Palestine, That the archenemy of Islam, Abu
Jahl was killed by two youths barely in
their teens.
• That the first male to believe in Nabi
Sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam was a ten old
boy named Ali bin Talib Radiyallahu ‘anhu
• That Nabi Sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam
assigned a number of positions and
responsibilities to the youth. He appointed
a young man of twenty-one, Itab Ibn Usayd as
the first governor of Makkah.
• That Muhammad ibn Qasim conquered Sind in
India when he was only seventeen.
• The Prophet Sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam
appointed Zaid ibn Harithah as the Amir of a
Jamaat that included Abu Bakr and Umar
Radiyallahu ‘anhu.
The Union of Muslim Students Association
(MSA) and the Jamiatul Ulama jointly host an
Annual Youth Convention. Last year over 3000
people attended the Convention, in Mackenzie
Park, Benoni.
The convention comprises of addresses by
various guest speakers, a Question and
Answer Session and Interactive Breakaway
Sessions which deal with various current
topics, and is an ideal opportunity to
educate and shape the minds of the youth
regarding; the present challenges faced by
them, the various solutions to current
concerns and issues, the rights and
responsibilities of the youth, as well as
the opportunities that are presented in the
contemporary world. It is also an
opportunity to create a forum where youth
from various regions and backgrounds can
interact, share views and establish networks
for the future development and progress of
the Muslim Youth.
This year, the Convention will take place at
the Unisa Conference Centre is Ormonde on
Saturday 28th February 2009 for ladies and
on Sunday 1 March 2009 for boys.
Commencement will be at 9:00 AM and
concluding at 4:30 PM, insha-Allah.
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