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Weekly Comment |
Old Habits Die Hard
While Barack Obama
has chosen to end the occupation
of Iraq, he has opted to
increase the number of troops in
Afghanistan. The surge of troops in
Iraq which he had voted against
while senator, looks like a
brilliant idea for Afghanistan.
Those who know
Afghanistan however, consider it
to be a graveyard of invaders.
Before the dawn of this era, it
was Alexander the Great who was
forced to retreat from this
land.
When George W Bush
invaded Afghanistan, he
considered himself a victor when
the Taliban quickly disappeared.
It was just a matter of time
that the occupation would be an
ill-fated one. The Taliban
disappeared only to fight
another day. Today, by a war of
attrition, the allied forces
have not won much else beyond
the town limits of Kabul and
Kandahar. They keep sustaining
casualties by an invisible
enemy.
It is not
surprising that this is the case
in Afghanistan. It was the
invasion of Afghanistan that
bankrupted the former Soviet
Union and later led to its
decline. Mikhail Gorbachev
admitted defeat and withdrew
from Afghanistan only to preside
over the crumbling of the once
mighty Soviet Union.
When
Obama signalled a new age of
engagement with the Muslim
world, one thought he would be
concentrating on ‘surges’ of
diplomacy. Is he not the one who
confronted General Petraeus in
Congress with the fact that Iraq
never had Al Qaeda and our (US)
presence there has boosted that
network? What difference does
Afghanistan have? Is it
something we have not been told
about?
Obama could do
better nursing the bleeding US
economy rather than stoking more
troubles that would only end in
quagmire. His aura of
invincibility is a thin veneer
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C O N
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Summarised
Jumuah Bayaan |
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Question and
Answer |
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Update |
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Message from the Ameer |
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I N F
O R M A T I O N |
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Min. Mahr |
R 170.44 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 8,522.06 |
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Zakaat Nisaab |
R 3,408.82 |
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Words of Wisdom |
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Hadith of the Week |
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Signs of a
Hypocrite |
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From Abu Hurairah
Radhi-Allahu 'anhu who said
that Allah's Messenger
Salallahu 'alayhi wa sallam
said: Three things are the
sign of the hypocrite: when
he speaks he tells lies,
when he promises he breaks
it and when he is trusted he
proves to be dishonest.
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Quotation for the Week |
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Ease in
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"I
like the night. Without the
dark, we'd never see the
stars." (Stephenie
Meyer) |
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Point of Reflection |
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Copycat |
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Copying everyone else all
the time, the monkey one day
cut his throat.
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Q and A |
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Question: Kindly
advise on what is a person
required to do with lost
items that he has found in a
public place like a Masjid,
school or Madrasah? |
Answer:
A
notice should be put up
regarding the lost and found
item/s and that the owner
should claim it from so and
so person (e.g. The Imaam or
principal). The notice
should ideally be advertised
for one year in the area
that the item(s) is(were)
lost/found. If no-one comes
up to lay claim to the item
then it should be given away
in charity with the
intention that its Thawaab
should go to its owner, if
he is a Muslim. The item
should not be put to use in
any way since the permission
of the owner has not been
granted.
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U P D A T E |
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.
Participants are encouraged
to pre-register here to
facilitate an easier
organization of the event.
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 Tambo
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.’
Seerah Programme
The Jaami`ah al-Ulum al-Islamiyyah,
the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa,
Tshwane Branch and the Darus
Salam Islamic Center will be
jointly hosting a weekend of
programmes on the life of the
Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi
wa sallam).
The
programmes will take place on
the 6th, 7th and 8th of March
2009 at the Darus Salam Islamic
Center in Laudium. The Weekends
programmes include:
a. A
focussed Seerah programme for
Ulama, students and others on
academic perspectives related to
the Seerah.
b. A Seerah
Jalsah on Saturday from Maghrib
to after Ishaa.
c. An Open
Day for people of other faiths
on Saturday from 10:00am to
2:30pm. The Open Day will
include presentations,
exhibitions, talks, information
booths, practical demonstrations
and question and answer
sessions.
Guest
presenters during the course of
the three days include:
Maulana Professor Salman Nadvi,
Maulana Sulaiman Ravat, Maulana
Ibrahim Bham, Maulana Hasan
Dockrat, Maulana Yusuf Abed,
Maulana Abbas Ali Jeena, Maulana
Ashraf Dockrat, Maulana Sabir
Ibrahim.
Brothers and
Sisters are invited to attend.
They are also urged to invite or
bring along their colleagues of
other faiths to the Open Day.
The Focussed Seerah
Programme is aimed at Ulama and
students of Darul Ulums and will
consist of academic
presentations and discussions on
Seerah and related issues.
Presenters for this programme
will be Maulana Professor Salman
Nadvi and Maulana Hasan Dockrat.
Times for this programme are as
follows:
Friday, 6th
March - After Asr to Ishaa
Saturday, 7th March – 7:30 to
9:30 AM
Sunday, 8th March – 9
AM to 12 Noon
Ulama and
students are requested to please
RSVP by Tuesday, 3rd March 2009.
To confirm your attendance,
please contact: 011 373 8040 /
012 374 2506 / 082 655 9309.
Ulama are requested to
please inform their communities
about the programmes.
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Summarised Jumu’ah
Bayaan:
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Nabi
salallahu alayhi wasalam:
Life after Prophethood (I of IV) |
O
Prophet (Muhammad)!
Verily, We have sent you
as a witness, and a
bearer of glad tidings,
and a warner. And as one
who invites to Allah by
His permission, and as a
lamp spreading light.
And announce to the
believers the glad
tidings that they will
have from Allah a Great
Bounty. (33: 45-47)
•
When the following verse
was revealed to Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam: “O you
(Muhammad) wrapped in
garments! Arise and
warn! And magnify your
Lord (Allah)! And purify
your garments! And keep
away from Ar-Rujz (the
idols)!” (74: 1-5) He
stood up in conformity
with Allah’s command,
with full reliance in
Him and putting complete
trust in Him. He called
people to worship Allah,
making the call secretly
at first. Some men from
the Quraish believed in
his call. First from the
men to believe was Abu
Bakr radhiyallahu anhu.
Nabi sallallahu alayhi
wasalam used to meet the
early Muslim secretly
for three years, to
guide them to what Allah
guided him to of the
religion of Islam, in
the house of Al-Arqam
bin Abi Al-Arqam
radhiyallahu anhu.
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It was then revealed to
him: “Therefore expound
openly what thou art
commanded, and turn away
from those who join
false gods with Allah.”
(15: 97) From this time
he climbed the hill of
Safaa and called out: ‘O
Banu Fihr, O Banu ‘Adi,
O clans of Quraish!’ The
people gathered around
him and when they all
assembled, he said to
them: ‘I am the
Messenger of Allah sent
to you in particular and
to all mankind in
general.’ His uncle Abu
Lahab angrily said: ‘Woe
unto you! You gathered
us to tell us that!’ He
mocked at Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam and at what he
said. Allah revealed the
Surah Lahab in rebuke of
this action of Abu Lahab.
In vain the gathering
dispersed. However, he
continued his call to
Allah in public and was
met by the mockery of
the people of Quraish
who would say: ‘Look at
the lad of ‘Abdul-Muttalib
who is heavenly
inspired! Look at the
son of Abu Kabshah!’
• Nevertheless, he
went on disclosing the
erring mentality of the
polytheists and
clarifying the falsehood
of their worship of
idols. The Quraish
demanded of Abu Taalib
more than once to stop
his nephew. Thus, Abu
Taalib suggested to Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam to stop his call
in order to save their
lives. On hearing this,
Nabi sallallahu alayhi
wasalam, thinking that
his uncle would fail
him, was considerably
depressed and said to
him: ‘Look Uncle! By
Allah, if they were to
put the sun in my right
hand and the moon in my
left hand, I will never
give up my call, until
Allah gives it
prominence or that I
will be killed for its
sake.’ Nabi sallallahu
alayhi wasalam then wept
and went away. His uncle
called him and said: ‘O
nephew, say what you
like. By Allah I will
never surrender you to
them.’
• Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam continued his
call, while the
polytheists increased
their harm to him in
words and in deeds.
Whenever Abu Jahl saw
him praying, he would
forbid him and would
speak harshly. One day,
when Nabi sallallahu
alayhi wasalam was
performing prayer amid a
group of the Quraish.
Someone said: ‘Who could
go to the slain camel of
so and so and bring its
blood and fetus and
throw it between his
shoulders when he
prostrates himself?’ The
wicked among the people
went out and came back
with the fetus. When
Nabi sallallahu alayhi
wasalam prostrated, he
put it on the back of
Nabi sallallahu alayhi
wasalam. He remained in
prostration while the
people laughed and
mocked at him. His
daughter, Fatimah, who
was a young girl at that
time, then came and
removed the fetus away.
• The Quraish
intensified their
torture to the followers
of Nabi sallallahu
alayhi wasalam, either
through stabbing,
beating or cauterizing
with fire. He would
encourage his Companions
and urge them to be
patient. One day, he
passed by the family of
Yasir while they were
being tortured and said:
‘A Little more patience,
O family of Yasir, for
your meeting place will
be Paradise.’ When the
torture reached its
climax, Nabi sallallahu
alayhi wasalam permitted
his Companions to
immigrate to Abyssinia
and said: ‘Spread
throughout the earth,
for Allah will
reassemble you.’
• As for Nabi sallallahu
alayhi wasalam, he
remained in Makkah,
suffering the torture of
the Quraish with
patience and trust in
Allah. Both his uncle
Abu Taalib and his wife
Khadijah passed away in
tenth year of the
mission, which increased
his grief. He travelled
to Ta’if to call the
tribe of Thaqif to
Islam, but what he got
was mockery and anguish.
They even threw stones
at him until he bled to
his feet. Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam presented the
true message of Islam
every year to the Arab
tribes in the season of
Hajj. While he was in
Al-‘Aqabah, he met a
group of people from Al-Khazraj,
a tribe of Madinah. He
called them to Islam and
recited to them some
verses from the Qur’an.
When they returned to
their people in Yathrib
(Madinah), they told
them about him and
called them to embrace
Islam. In the following
year, twelve men from
the Khazraj came to Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam and pledged
allegiance to him. He
sent Mus’ab bin ‘Umair
radhiyallahu anhu with
them to teach them to
recite the Qur’an and to
instruct them in the
teachings of Islam.
• Islam spread in
Madinah more and more.
In the following year,
around seventy two
people came to him and
pledged allegiance,
promising to defend him
from any form of harm if
he immigrated to them.
This was a good new
start for Islam and
Muslims and a cause of
pride for the people of
Madinah. In the
thirteenth year of the
Mission, he moved on to
Madinah together with
his bosom friend Abu
Bakr radhiyallahu anhu.
This was the start of a
new era in the history
of Islam and it was a
gateway for the Islam to
spread to all corners of
the Arab Peninsula.
• What Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam endured of harm,
troubles and hardships
for the sake of the
Islam, is beaming
example for people of
sound intellect. It is
for us to fear Allah and
benefit from these
lessons of patience and
steadfastness. We have a
responsibility to follow
in his footsteps by
spreading the message of
Allah to all Mankind.
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Message from the Ameer of
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Youth |
The
Youth are our future and
their future lay in the
mindset that they develop,
the attitudes that they
employ and the approaches
they enlist in dealing with
various issues.
They
will face challenges that
may sometimes seem
insurmountable, they will
confront new subjects and
concerns, they will deal
with unique problems, and
they will also be presented
with astounding
possibilities and
opportunities.
It is
of utmost importance to
acquaint the youth with
possible issues, or genres
of issues, that they may
confront and discuss
potential ways and manners
of resolving issues and
taking advantage of
opportunities.
The
Jamiatul Ulama, MSA Annual
Youth Convention is a step
in the direction of
providing guidance to our
youth in this regard.
The Convention for the
Brothers will take place at
the UNISA Convention Centre
in Ormonde between 9 AM and
4:30 PM. Speakers at the
programme will include Ml
Ibrahim Bham, Ml Sulaiman
Moolla, Maulana Sulaiman
Ravat and others. Topics
cover issues such as
Morality, Life after Matric
and even Marriage. Breakaway
sessions will include
discussions on Palestine,
Advanced Driving Skills,
Career Counselling and
Archery.
A Sisters
Convention will take place
at the same venue (UNISA
Conference Centre,Ormonde)
on Saturday.
Ulama,
parents and community
leaders are urged to
encourage the youth from
their communities to attend
the conference.
May
Allah (subhanahu wa ta`aala)
grant us tawfeeq to benefit
from programmes such as
these and may He make our
youth such youth who will
contribute towards creating
a better life for all.
Aameen.
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