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Weekly Comment |
“White Man’s Burden?”
Iraq continues to sustain
murderous attacks on the body of
the nation.
The toll in
two separate incidents tops 60
in a space of three days.
Yesterday, tribal chiefs,
soldiers and journalists on a
reconciliation mission in Abu
Ghraib on the outskirts of
Baghdad were targeted resulting
in 33 killed and a further 46
wounded.
On Sunday, a
cyclist is reported to have
killed 28 people and wounded 56
outside a Baghdad police academy
in a supposed high security
area.
History has taught
that there are sufficiently many
who believe that imperialism is
a noble enterprise. “It takes
civilisation to pagan lands
where primitive people don’t
know about their rights. They
have to be occupied and live
under protectorates until they
are civilised enough to govern
themselves...”
Sadly,
the bloody story of Iraq
occupation seems to fit this
characterisation.
Gareth
Porter, a historian and
reporter, spoke to TRNN on how
Barack Obama made his intentions
clear that he would withdraw US
troops from Iraq within 16
months. Obama’s proposition (and
campaign pledge), was reportedly
unwelcome to Gen. David Petraeus
and Ret. Gen. Jack Keane, among
others who met Obama soon after
his inauguration.
At
that stage, a coterie of those
wanting to prolong the US
occupation were said to be
exploring ways of ceding a
storyline to the media that
would give the impression that
the withdrawal from Iraq (or
news of it) would lead to
spiralling violence!
We
hope that the recent attacks are
not part of that scheme. Why
should wanton loss of life be
allowed simply because someone
wants to prove a point? Isn’t it
sickening just to think about
it?
This is no
white-man’s burden. It is a
careless loss of human life
which has to stop.
Ref:
<http://www.counterpunch.org/porter02102009.html>
<http://www.trnn.com> |
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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 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 7,794.08 |
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Zakaat Nisaab |
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Words of Wisdom |
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Hadith of the Week |
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Sin: Never
Small |
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From Sahl ibn Sa'd
Radhi-Allahu 'anhu who said
that Allaah's Messenger
Salallahu 'alayhi wa sallam
said: “Beware of sins which
are treated as being minor,
just like a people who
encamp in the centre of a
valley, so someone brings a
stick of firewood and
someone else brings a stick
until they are therefore
able to bake their bread.
Likewise sins which are
treated as being minor and
for which the person is
taken to account will
destroy him.”
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Quotation for the Week |
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Self-Respect |
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And no one
will listen to us until we
listen to ourselves.
(Marianne
Williamson) |
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Point of Reflection |
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Deceptive Looks |
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It is
the calm and silent water
that drowns a man.
(Ashanti of Ghana) |
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Q and A |
Question:
What
virtue did Nabi Sallalahu
alayhi wa Sallam attach to
the du’aa that is to be
recited when the imaam comes
up from Ruku? |
Answer:
The following
hadith throws some light on
the virtue ascribed to the
dua in question.
Rifaa'ah bin Raafi'
Radhiallahu said, "We were
performing Salaah behind
Nabi Sallallaahu 'Alaihi
Wasallam. When he lifted his
head from the Rukoo he said,
'Sami'allaahu Liman Hamidah'.
A man behind him recited, 'Rabbanaa
Walakal Hamd Hamdan
Katheeran Tayyiban
Mubaarakan Feeh'. After
completion of the Salaah,
Nabi (Sallallaahu 'Alaihi
Wasallam) asked, 'Who spoke
in Salaah?' The person
replied, 'Me'. Nabi
Sallallaahu 'Alaihi Wasallam)
then remarked, 'I saw more
than thirty angels racing
towards this recitation to
write it down first'.
(Mishkaat
from Bukhaari - Mirqaatul
Masaabeeh Vol. 2 Pg. 314 -
Maktabah Imdaadiyyah Multaan)
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U P D A T E |
Muslim Contribution to South
Africa: Survey
“Indeed Allah is at the side of
the servant as long as the
servant is in the service of
fellow human beings.”
Motivated by this prophetic
statement, Muslims feel obliged
to uplift the plight of those
who are less fortunate. It is
therefore, not uncommon to note
that Muslims, individually and
collectively, have initiated a
number of projects throughout
the length and breadth of this
country towards the realisation
of this calling. Many today will
characterise it as social
responsibility. By documenting,
among other things, generations
to come would be inspired to
follow the footsteps of the
previous generation.
To
compile a comprehensive record
of all welfare and social
upliftment projects accomplished
by the Muslim community in South
Africa, the Jamiatul Ulama
together with the South African
National Zakaat Fund (SANZAF),
would like to employ the
services of an individual with
expertise in the conducting of
socio-economic surveys. A
suitable candidate will be the
one with a strong background in
data collection and analysis as
well as good communication
skills.
Interested
candidates should forward their
CVs to either Jamiatul Ulama
(aymia@islamsa.org.za) or SANZAF
(jhb2@sanzaf.org.za)
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.’
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Summarised Jumu’ah
Bayaan:
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Nabi
salallahu alayhi wasalam (III of IV):
Love for Him |
“Say [O Muhammad]:
if your fathers, your
sons, your brothers,
your wives, your
relatives,
the wealth
which you have obtained,
the commerce wherein you
fear decline, and the
dwellings with
which
you are pleased, are
more beloved to you than
Allah and His Messenger
and
Jihad [i.e.
fighting] in His cause,
then wait until Allah
executes His command.
And Allah does
not
guide the defiantly
disobedient people.” (9:
24)
• It is the
natural human instinct
that one is attracted to
the beauty and special
qualities of others.
Allah bestowed Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam with such beauty
and distinctive
qualities that are
unparalleled in any
creation of Allah. This
is the reason why every
believer is motivated to
love Nabi sallallahu
alayhi wasalam.
•
The advent of Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam to this world
has been referred to as
a distinctive bounty of
Allah to the inhabitants
of the earth, as Allah
says: “Indeed Allah
conferred a great favour
on the believers when He
sent among them a
Messenger (Muhammad
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam) from among
themselves, reciting
unto them His Verses
(the Qur’an), and
purifying them (from
sins), and instructing
them (in) the Book (the
Qur’an) and Al-Hikmah
(wisdom), while before
that they had been in
manifest error.”(3:164)
• Why should it not
be so that a true
believer loves Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam so dearly, as he
is the beloved of Allah?
Love for Allah is a
directly warrants love
for the beloved of Allah
and obedience to his way
of life.
• The
scholars have outlined
various manifestations
of loving Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam:
1. Following
him.
2. Supporting,
promoting, protecting
and practising upon his
Sunnah. This means
imitating him in every
way and being fearful of
ever contradicting his
Sunnah.
3.
Continuously mentioning
and remembering him.
4. Studying his
biography and way of
life.
• Anas bin
Malik radhiyallahu anhu
said that a man asked
Nabi sallallahu alayhi
wasalam, ‘When will the
(last) hour come?’ He
replied, ‘What have you
done to prepare for it?’
The man said, ‘Nothing,
except the love I have
for Allah and His
Messenger.’ Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam replied, ‘You
will be (on the Day of
Judgment) with those
whom you love.’ Anas bin
Malik radhiyallahu anhu
said, ‘We (his
companions) never
rejoiced at anything
more than his words,
when he said: ‘You will
be (on the Day of
Judgment) with those
whom you love.’ Anas bin
Malik radhiyallahu anhu
continued: ‘I love Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam, Abu Bakr
radhiyallahu anhu and
‘Umar radhiyallahu anhu,
and I hope to be with
them (in the Hereafter),
due to my love for them
even if I cannot do (the
same amount of righteous
deeds) as they do.’
(Bukhari and Muslim)
• Anas bin Malik
radhiyallahu anhu
narrated that Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam said: ‘One who
attains the following
three things will taste
the sweetness of faith:
to make Allah and His
Messenger more beloved
to himself than anything
else; to love a person
for no other reason
except for the sake of
Allah; and to hate to
return to disbelief just
as much as he would hate
to be thrown into fire.’
(Bukhari and Muslim)
• Al-Bayhaqi said,
‘Part of loving Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam is loving his
companions because Allah
has praised them…and if
it becomes known that
loving the companions is
a part of ones faith,
then it follows that
knowing about their
virtues is part of this
love, as well as
believing these virtues,
knowing the esteemed
position that they held
with the Nabi sallallahu
alayhi wasalam, giving
them their due right,
propagating these
virtues, supplicating
for them, following them
in issues of religion,
overlooking any mistakes
that they might have had
and not indulging in
issues of controversy
regarding conflicts
which may have occurred
between them.’
•
Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud
radhiyallahu anhu said:
‘He who wants to
increase his love of
Allah and His Messenger
let him recite the
Qur’an.’
• Abu
Hurayrah radhiyallahu
anhu narrated that Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam said, ‘Amongst
the people who love me
the most from my nation
are people who come
after me, one of them
would sacrifice his
children and family just
so that they could see
me.’(Muslim)
•
Is-haaq At-Tujayni said,
‘Whenever the companions
of Nabi sallallahu
alayhi wasalam mentioned
him after his death,
they would shiver and
cry.’ Al-Qaadhi ‘Iyaadh
added, ‘This was also
what many of the
Taabi’een (the
generation after the
companions) used to do,
due to the love for him
that they possessed, and
their longing to see
him...’
• Haatim
said, ‘He who claims
three things without
fulfilling three
requirements is lying:
If he claims to love
Allah without refraining
from His prohibitions;
if he claims to love
Jannah without spending
from his wealth in
charity; and if he
claims to love Nabi
sallallahu alayhi
wasalam without loving
the poor.’
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Message from the Ameer of
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Invitation to Islam |
The recent Seerah Programme
held in Laudium last week
also included an ‘Open Day
on Islam’ for people of
other faiths.
Programmes such as these
have been generally few and
far between in our South
African Muslim communities.
Many people were extremely
pleased with the ‘Open Day’
and suggested that such
programmes are held more
often, in the interest of
taking the message of Islam
to the people of other
faiths.
At the same
time it must be remembered
that the importance of
inviting our fellow brothers
towards a stronger imaan and
coming closer to Allah is of
utmost importance. It should
not be discounted in any way
and should be seen to be
da`wah from different
perspectives. The effort of
inviting Muslims towards
coming closer to Allah is an
invitation to both Muslims
and non-Muslims.
Generally speaking, da`wah
to people of other faiths
can be categorized into two
broad categories. Direct and
indirect da`wah. Direct
da`wah is a form of da`wah
wherein a person directly
preaches the message of
Islam by telling a person of
Islam – whatever the means
of communication (talking,
lectures, pamphlets,
posters, internet, etc).
Indirect da`wah is inviting
a person towards Islam by
means of practically showing
him the beauty of Islam.
Both forms of da`wah
must be practiced upon. It
must however be borne in
mind that direct da`wah
should be accompanied by
indirect da`wah. Simply, a
person needs to show the
beauty of Islam, while
preaching Islam. This does
not mean that a person who
is not practicing upon
aspects of Islamic teachings
should not give da`wah. The
effort of da`wah must
continue while the person
makes every effort to bring
the deen into his own life.
May the Almighty Allah
guide us to understand our
responsibility with regard
to da`wah. May He guide us
to fulfil these duties.
Aameen.
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