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Weekly Comment |
Muslim-Originating Threats to
2010 South Africa
In recent media reports, the
Somali community has been
singled out, suggesting that
within it are elements planning
to attack missions of the USA on
South African soil. Such
potential threats to national
security are a cause for concern
and alarm for peace-loving South
Africans.
It is
however crucial to note how
modern day sophistry is
supplying experts who are
preying on raw intelligence
‘leaks’ to build a case against
sections of the community.
Some of
these experts have, from the
time of the announcement of
South Africa as host of the 2010
FIFA World Cup tournament, shown
an aggressive form of
Islamophobia by putting forward
theories, for instance, about
Islamic security threats to the
soccer tournament in South
Africa.
In a self-fulfilling prophecy,
these ‘experts’ cynically latch
on anything that gives them an ‘
I-told-you-so’ sense of bravado.
We hope that they do not pray
that this should happen so that
they should be proven ‘right.’
These
‘experts’ are advancing ideas in
a manner that in itself either
compounds relatively older
societal fault-lines or poses
new challenges.
One old
concern that is vivid on many
people’s minds is that of
xenophobic violence which reared
its ugly head one-and-a-half
years ago. Our apprehension is
that in the wake of such
reports, the entire Somali
community, in particular, is put
at a high risk of a backlash
from the public.
The new
challenge brought about by such
reports is the undermining of a
sense of security that South
Africa has with respect to
terror threats. Alongside that
is the fostering of a climate of
intrigue and suspicion among
communities living together.
These
concerns or challenges would
better be dealt with by a more
responsible reporting that
neither compromises the capacity
of the authorities in dealing
with such sensitive matters, nor
indiscriminately expose
law-abiding individuals to
uncalled-for risk.
Notwithstanding, we stand by any
due process of law that deals
with any criminal activity by
individuals and groups that
infringe on peace, security,
hard-won fundamental rights and
civil liberties.
The wider
Muslim community, an integral
part of the South Africa, shares
and looks forward to the
nation’s success in all its
endeavours for the betterment of
lives. We hope that the hosting
of the 2010 FIFA World Cup shall
not be only symbolic but also
serve as a meaningful milestone
in the continued struggle for
our socio-economic development.
We commit
ourselves to the support and
promotion of universal values
such as respect, tolerance and
peace among all people. We shall
continue striving for harmonious
coexistence and put shoulder to
the wheel in developing our
country to meet the aspirations
of our people. |
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C O N T E N T
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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 156.12 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 7,806.12 |
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Zakaat Nisaab |
R 3,122.45 |
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Words of Wisdom |
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Hadith of the Week |
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Accountability of
the Word |
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Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu
'anhu, reported that the
Messenger of Allah,
sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam,
said: "Let whosoever
believes in Allah and in the
Last Day either speak good
or be silent. Let whosoever
believes in Allah and in the
Last Day honour his
neighbour. Let whosoever
believes in Allah and in the
Last Day honour his guest."
(Al-Bukhari &
Muslim)
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Quotation
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Contentment |
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Take from the dunya (this
world) that which suffices
you and be contented with
that even if you were to
have nothing but good
health.
(Zainul
Aabideen Rahmatullah
‘alayhi, grandson of Ali
Radhi-Allahu anhu)
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Point of Reflection |
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What Circulates, is Wasted |
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What is given
circulates, and what is
consumed is wasted.”
(Dinka Saying, Sudan)
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Q and A |
Question: Does Islam
allow body-building or going
a gymnasium?
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Answer:
Islam encourages fitness and
good health. If in the
process of maintaining
fitness a person's muscles
are toned, etc. then there
will be no provided that
none of the laws of the
Shariah are transgressed in
the process. One should
however refrain from
consuming substances that
could adversely affect one's
health. The intention should
also be to maintain fitness
and not for cosmetic
purposes or to show off. It
should also not become a
fulltime obsession.
A person should not visit a
place for purposes of
physical training where
there is a possibility of
him transgressing the laws
of Shariah. Therefore a
person should refrain from
attending a gym where there
is a possibility of him
coming into contact with
people of the opposite
gender, where music is
played, etc.
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U P D A T E |
‘Ideologies that Shape Minds in
the Modern World’
This is the theme of this
quarter’s Ulama workshop which
is scheduled to take place at
the Jamiatul Ulama’s auditorium,
Baitul Hamd 32 Dolly Rathebe
Road, Fordsburg on Saturday 31
October 2009.
The
workshop will start at 9:00 and
end at 12:30pm. Enquiries should
be directed to Moulanas
Obeidullah Bhoja and Abdul-Hamid
Varachia on 011 373 8000.
Taalimi Board
Examinations
This year’s Taalimi Board
examinations will be conducted
in a total of 60 affiliate
institutes with a combined total
almost 6000 candidates. Learners
from grades 3 to 10 will sit the
examinations in three subjects
namely: Aqaaid, Fiqh and
History.
Meanwhile, the
Taalimi Board is nearing
completion of the collating and
packaging of all scripts ready
for dispatch to relevant
institutions.
Jâmi‘ah al-‘Ulűm al-Islâmiyyah
The Jâmi‘ah al-‘Ulűm
al-Islâmiyyah was established by
the Jamiatul Ulama with the aim
of providing quality Islamic
education within such a social
context which challenges the
notion of practicing Islam in
its unadulterated form. The
formation of the Jaami`ah is
driven by the desire to rekindle
scholarship within the Ummah and
provide sound leadership so as
to elevate the Ummah to its
deserved glory.
The
institute currently offers the
‘Aalim Fâdhil programme which is
a six-year direct-contact and
full-time course and will be
taught primarily through the
medium of English and Arabic
together with a limited amount
of Urdu.
Some of the
subjects that are taught
include:
Arabic and the
various branches of Arabic
grammar and literature,
Qur'anic sciences and exegesis,
Hadith and Hadith sciences,
Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh,
History.
Other subjects
include a focused programme on
functional Arabic and Urdu as
well as English for Effective
Communication.
Skills
development is also given
importance,
Computer Studies
is a compulsory subject with the
intention to register all future
students for the ICDL.
A
programme on Islamic economics,
Research methodology and writing
forms and skills are covered as
is speech and elocution,
Students are exposed to guest
speakers who address them on a
range of issues, on a
fortnightly basis.
Learners will be awarded a
certificate upon completion of
the course.
The institute
also motivates students to
further their knowledge in other
fields and facilitates their
registration and study at
tertiary institutes in
accordance with their academic
aptitudes.
No boarding
and lodging is provided to
students.
Admission
Requirements:
Aspiring
learners must be mature persons,
of upright character, have a
basic Islamic education, be in
possession of a matriculation
certificate, versatile in
English and any other official
language of the country and be
dedicated to self-study.
Learners will be accepted
only after an interview.
Applications for 2010 close on
the 9th October 2009. The
academic year begins in January
and ends in December.
For
more information, contact:
Ml. Abdullah Jeena
Jâmi‘ah
al-‘Ulűm al-Islâmiyyah
Tel:
011 373 8040, Fax: 011 373 8022
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Summarised Jumu’ah
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Week Four:
Kindness to Parents |
“And We have
enjoined on man to be
good and dutiful to his
parents; but if they
strive to make you join
with Me (in worship)
anything (as a partner)
of which you have no
knowledge, then obey
them not. Unto Me is
your return and I shall
tell you what you used
to do.” (29:8)
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Bahz ibn Hakim reports
from his grandfather as
saying: I asked ‘Who
should I treat kindly? O
Rasul of Allah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam.’ Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam replied, ‘Your
mother.’ I asked who
came next, Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam replied, ‘Your
mother.’ I asked who was
next Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam replied, ‘Your
mother.’ When I asked
(for the fourth time)
who was next, Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam replied, ‘Your
father, and then your
nearest relatives in
order.’
• Ata
bin Yasar radhiyallahu
anhu says that a man
came to Ibn Abbas
radhiyallahu anhu and
said, ‘I asked a woman’s
hand in marriage but she
refused to marry me.
Another person asked her
hand and she loved to
marry him. I grew
jealous and I killed
her. Is there any way
for me to repent?’ Ibn
Abbas radhiyallahu anhu
said, ‘Is your mother
alive?’ and he said,
‘No.’ Ibn Abbas said,
‘Turn to Allah the Great
and Glorious in
repentance and try to
get as near as to Him as
you can (i.e. by
virtuous deeds). Ata
radhiyallahu anhu says,
‘I went to Ibn Abbas
radhiyallahu anhu and
asked him, ‘Why did you
ask him whether his
mother was alive?’ He
radhiyallahu anhu
replied, ‘I do not know
of a good deed by which
a man can get nearer to
Allah the Great and
Glorious, better than
treating ones mother
kindly.’
• Ibn
Abbas radhiyallahu anhu
says: ‘There is no
Muslim who has his
Muslim parents alive in
the morning (and he
treats them kindly)
thereby expecting reward
from Allah, but Allah
opens for him two gates
(two gates of Paradise).
If he has one of his
parents alive Allah
opens one gate for him;
and if he angers one of
his parents, Allah will
not be pleased with him
until he (or she) is
pleased.’ Ibn Abbas
radhiyallahu anhu was
asked, ‘Even if his
parents treat him
wrongfully?’ And he
radhiyallahu anhu
replied, ‘Yes, even if
they treat him
wrongfully.’
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Said ibn Burda rahmat
allah alayhi says that
his father narrated to
him: ‘I saw Ibn Umar
radhiyallahu anhu
watching a man from
Yemen who was carrying
his mother on his back,
making Tawaf, around the
House of Allah (Ka’bah)
and saying as he went
round, ‘I am for her a
riding camel, docile and
submissive, when the
camels are frightened I
remain unafraid.’ The
man then asked, ‘O Son
of Umar radhiyallahu
anhu, do you think I
have repaid her (for her
loving care for me)?’
Ibn Umar radhiyallahu
anhu replied, ‘No, not
even for a sigh that you
might have caused her.’
Ibn Umar radhiyallahu
anhu then completed his
Tawaf, came to the Maqam
Ibrahim (Station of
Ibrahim), observed two
raka’ats of Salah and
said, ‘Every two
raka’ats of Salah atone
for what one has done
before (as a sin).’
• Abdullah bin Amr
radhiyallahu anhu says,
‘A man came to
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam to swear
allegiance to him for
making Hijra
(emigration) and left
his parents crying.
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said to
him, ‘Go back and make
your parents happy as
you have made them cry.’
• Muaadh Al Juhani
radhiyallahu anhu
reports that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘Blessed
is the man who behaves
dutifully towards his
parents, for Allah, the
Great and Glorious
prolongs his term of
life (by it).’
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Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al
Aas radhiyallahu anhu
said, ‘It is one of the
greatest sins in the
sight of Allah, the Most
High, that a man should
incite others to curse
his father.’
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Abdullah ibn Umar
radhiyallahu anhu said,
‘Making one’s parents
cry is an act of
disobedience and one of
the major sins.’
• Abu Hurayrah
radhiyallahu anhu
reports that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘Three
invocations are accepted
by Allah undoubtedly:
the invocation of the
oppressed one, the
invocation of one on
journey and the
invocation of the parent
in respect of the
child.’
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Abdullah ibn Umar
radhiyallahu anhu
reports that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘The most
excellent way of kind
treatment for a man
towards his father is to
treat his father’s
friends in a kind
manner.’
• Hisham
ibn Urwa rahmat allah
alayhi says that Abu
Hurayrah radhiyallahu
anhu saw two persons and
asked one of them, ‘How
is he related to you?’
The man replied, ‘He is
my father.’ Abu Hurayrah
radhiyallahu anhu said,
‘Then do not call him by
his name, do not walk in
front of him (out of
respect) and do not sit
in a meeting before
him.’
[Adabul
Mufrad - Bukhari]
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Message from the Ameer of
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Hajj 1430 |
Alhamdulillah, this Saturday
sees the departure of the
first fortunate group of
prospective South African
Haajis departing for the
blessed journey of Hajj.
The opportunity to go
for Hajj is indeed a great
blessing and favour of
Allah, and a calling to
those selected by Allah for
this purpose.
Those
intending to go for Hajj
must most importantly focus
on Hajj from the angle of
understanding the purpose
and mission of Hajj. The
intention must be clear and
the desire to use every
second of the journey
fruitfully must be etched
deep into the hearts and
minds of the prospective
Haaji. Hajj is an `ibaadah;
it is a spiritual journey
aimed at spiritually
cleansing and uplifting the
Haaji.
Pre-conceived
ideas of ‘how cheap’ things
are, and the wide range of
exotic and exclusive wares
that are available must be
discarded in favor of mental
preparation for the great
thawab that can be earned
while the sacred harams.
In addition, preparation
with regard to understanding
the Shar`ee requirements and
components of Hajj must also
be made. The Jamiatu Ulama
has conducted Hajj classes
at various venues during and
immediately after Ramadan.
Preparation should
most importantly be made
from a spiritual perspective
and the desire to use the
opportunity to the fullest
must be etched deep into the
heart and mind of every
person undertaing the
journey.
May Allah
(subhanahu wa ta`aala) make
the journey and Hajj easy
for all those travelling
this year and may He grant
them all Hajj Mabroor.
Aameen.
May Allah
(subhanahu wa ta`aala) guide
us in all that we do.
Aameen.
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