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Weekly Comment |
Murder in Dubai: Tipping point
for Zionist Occupation?
In spite of the virulent nature
of the Zionist state of Israel,
she has continued to enjoy
friendship from far and wide.
Friends of Israel include
superpowers and wealthy nations.
They do not reprimand Israel for
her excesses. They feign excuses
for her and sometimes their
leaders have to repeat
statements scripted in Tel Aviv.
Atrocities only attract an
occasional slap on the wrist and
accusations are deflected by
suggesting ‘self-defence’,
‘right to exist and lack of
‘peace partners’ to negotiate
with.
The assassination
of Hamas leader Mahmoud
al-Mabhouh by the Israeli
intelligence Mossad recently has
taken place in this climate of
realities.
The mounting
circumstantial evidence clearly
point in the direction of
Israel. One implicit admission
of culpability came from a
rather arrogant statement from
the Kadima leader, Tzipi Livni.
"What was disproportionate this
time? Was there a
disproportionate use
of
passports?"
This was a
cynical reply from the sadist in
reference to the world
condemnation of Israel’s
occupation and military
operations that have time and
again indiscriminately targeted
densely populated areas and
civilians.
Pressed to comment
on the murder al-Mabhouh in a
Dubai hotel, Kadima’s Tzipi
Livni revealed by her remarks
more than she could hide. In
fact, she applauded the murder.
Like all Zionists, Livni places
Israel beyond censure: "I don't
expect the world to welcome the
killing of terrorists, but I do
expect the world to not
criticise it."
However,
somehow, Zionist Israel has been
caught unawares. She might not
have anticipated the zealous
pursuit of the murderers in
Dubai from the authorities of
that emirate.
By Mossad’s
gloated about standards, the
whole operation has looked like
work of an amateur hit squad.
The assassins left behind trails
which have been pursued to
far-flung places as Hong Kong in
the East to the US in the West
and from South Africa in the
South to Germany up north.
“Show-us-the-proof,” seems
to be line behind which they are
hiding for now. However, the
Zionist state’s envoys have been
summoned to explain the
assassination done by suspects
using their cloned national
passports in a multi-nation
stolen identity scum.
In
an unprecedented manner, as it
emerged that the assassins had
also forged Australian
passports, the Australian PM for
one, has vowed not to leave the
matter to rest. How far this can
go remains to be seen. However,
this ‘diplomatic incident’ may
have far-reaching ramifications.
For that reason, many have
called the saga an ‘own goal’ on
the part of Israel.
It
should be ironic that Israel has
gotten away with lots of war
crimes, crimes against humanity
and many other violations of
agreed upon international
treaties. It could be that this
is a murder one too many that
could be the tipping point for
Zionist Israel and the
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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 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 7,415.18 |
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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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Meaning of Arrogance |
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‘Abdullah
bin Mas`ud Radhi-Allahu anhu
reported: The Prophet
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam
said, "He who has, in his
heart, an ant's weight of
arrogance will not enter
Jannah.'' Someone said: "A
man likes to wear beautiful
clothes and shoes?''
Messenger of Allah
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam
said, "Allah is Beautiful,
He loves beauty. Arrogance
means ridiculing and
rejecting the Truth and
despising people.''
(Muslim)
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Quotation
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Virtuous Substitute |
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“When you desire to speak
about the false, put
glorification [tasbih] in
its place.”
(Ibn
Mubarak)
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Point of Reflection |
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Misconception |
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The man being carried does
not realise how far away the
town really is.
(Nigeria)
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Q and A |
Question: If a
Mayyit is brought home after
Ghusl, what are we required
to read? Are there any
specific Duaas or anything
that must be read at this
time until the Mayyit is
picked up?
Also when
the Mayyit is placed at
home, in which direction
must it be placed in?
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Answer:
Generally, after
ghusl is rendered to the
mayyit and is clad in a
Kafn, Janaazah Salaah is
performed and the deceased’s
body would be buried. This
procedure signifies haste in
matters of the deceased,
which is recommended. It is
for this reason that
classical books do not
mention what should be read
at home in front of the
mayyit or how should he be
placed at home, or that
should he be brought home
after ghusl and kafn, etc.
Nevertheless, if a
deceased is left in the
house for a while after his
ghusl and kafn, it would be
allowed to recite any
portion of the Qur’an for
purposes of thawaab jaariya.
As for the direction in
which he should be kept,
there is leniency in this
too. Some scholars recommend
that he should be kept in a
position as he would have
been kept in the qabr.
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U P D A T E |
The Imam of the Haram
Visits the Jamiatul Ulama
Sheikh Khalid bin Ali al
Ghaamdi, the imam of the Haram
Masjid in Makkah visited the
Jamiatul Ulama’s head offices in
Fordsburg yesterday.
During the visit, Sheikh Khalid
spoke of the significance of the
role of the ulama and the many
responsibilities they have in
society. He also mentioned the
importance of Muslims
maintaining good relations in
order to promote and safeguard
Muslims interests in the
country.
Sheikh Khalid
was also taken to the Jami’ah al
Ulum al Islamiyyah, where he met
teachers of the Jamiatul Ulama’s
institute of Islamic higher
learning running at the same
premises with the office at
Baitul Hamd.
Earlier on,
Sheikh Khalid had visited the
joint Jamiatul Ulama - Ikhwana
Islamiyya initiated Islamic
centre project in Orlando East,
which is registered under
Siddiqi Trust.
The imam
who also doubles as lecturer in
tafsir at Makkah’s Umm al Qurra
University continues his tour of
South Africa with visits to
other Islamic establishments in
the country.
Taalimi Board Visits Cape Town
Madaaris
A
delegation of the Jamiatul
Ulama’s Taalimi Board visited
Cape Town recently where a
number of madaaris are running
under its auspices.
This
was a first visit of the year
where supervision of on-going
work was done and meetings held
with relevant stakeholders in
order to tackle challenges and
explore ways of improving on the
imparting of Islamic education
to young children.
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Summarised Jumu’ah
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Consciousness of
Allah |
“He (Allah) is with you
wherever you are.”
(57:4)
“(Allah)
knows the eyes’ deceit
and people's breasts
conceal." (40:19)
• ‘Umar ibn
al-Khattab radhiyallahu
anhu said, ‘One day
while we were sitting
with Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam there appeared
before us a man whose
clothes were
exceptionally white and
whose hair was extremely
black. No trace of
travel could be seen on
him and none of us knew
him. He walked up and
sat down by Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam. Resting his
knees against his and
placing the palms of his
hands on his thighs, he
said, ‘O Muhammad! Tell
me about Islam.’
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
‘Islam is to testify
that there is no god but
Allah and that Muhammad
is the Messenger of
Allah, to perform the
prayers, to pay the
zakah, to fast in
Ramadan and to make the
pilgrimage to the House
if you are able to do
so.’ He said, ‘You have
spoken the truth,’ and
we amazed at him asking
him and then saying that
he had spoken the truth.
He said, ‘Then tell me
about belief.’ He said,
‘It is to believe in
Allah, His angels, His
Books, His Messengers,
and the Last Day, and to
believe in the decree,
both its good and its
evil.’ He said, ‘You
have spoken the truth.’
He said, ‘Then tell me
about ihsan.’ He said,
‘It is to worship Allah
as though you could see
Him for while you do not
see Him, He sees you.’
He said, ‘Then tell me
about the Hour.’ He
said, ‘The one asked
about it knows no more
about it than the
asker.’ He said, ‘Then
tell me about its
signs.’ He said, ‘That a
slave girl will give
birth to her mistress
and that you will see
barefooted, destitute
herdsmen competing in
constructing lofty
buildings.’ Then he left
but I stayed on a while.
Then the Prophet said,
‘Umar, do you know who
the questioner was?’ I
said, ‘Allah and His
Messenger know best.’ He
said, ‘It was Jibril who
came to teach you your
religion.’ (Muslim)
• Abu Dharr
radhiyallahu anhu and
Mu’aadh ibn Jabal
narrated that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘Fear
Allah wherever you are
and follow up an evil
action with a good
action which will wipe
it out. Treat people
well.’ (Tirmidhi)
• Ibn ‘Abbas
radhiyallahu anhu said,
‘One day I was behind
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam and he
said, ‘Young lad, I will
teach you some words: Be
careful regarding Allah
and He will take care of
you. Be careful
regarding Allah and you
will find Him in front
of you. When you ask,
ask Allah and when you
seek help, seek help
from Allah. Know that if
the whole community were
to gather together to
help you with something,
they would not be able
to help you in any way
unless Allah had written
that for you. And if
they were to gather
together to harm you in
some way, they would not
be able to harm you
except with something
which Allah had written
for you. The pens have
been lifted and the
pages are dry.’
(Tirmidhi) In another
variant than that of
Tirmidhi, ‘Be careful
regarding Allah and you
will find Him before
you. Recognize Allah in
ease and He will
recognize you in
hardship. Know that
whatever misses you
could never have
affected you and what
affects hits you could
never have missed you.
Know that victory comes
with fortitude, rescue
with constriction, and
ease with hardship.’
• Anas radhiyallahu
anhu said, ‘You do
actions which you see as
having no more than a
hair’s weight of
significance while in
the time of Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam we used to
consider them deadly
dangerous.’ (Bukhari)
• Abu Hurayrah
radhiyallahu anhu said:
I heard Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam say, ‘Three
people of the Bani
Israeel were
respectively leprous,
bald and blind. Allah
wanted to put them to
the test and so he sent
an angel to them. He
came to the leper and
said, ‘What would you
like best?’ He said, ‘A
good complexion and
clear skin and the thing
that I have which makes
people find me unclean
to be taken from me.’ He
wiped him and his
impurity left him and he
gave him a good
complexion. He said,
‘What property do you
like best?’ He said,
‘Camels (or he said
'cattle' - the narrator
is uncertain)’ and he
gave him a pregnant
she-camel.’ He said,
‘May Allah bless you in
it.’ Then he came to the
bald one and said, ‘What
would you like best?’ He
said, ‘A good head of
hair and to have what
people consider
distasteful about me
removed from me.’ So he
touched him and removed
what he had and gave him
thick hair. He said,
‘What property do you
like the best?’ He said,
‘Cattle,’ so he gave him
a pregnant cow and he
said, ‘May Allah bless
you in it.’ Then he went
to the blind man and
said, ‘What would you
like best?’ He said,
‘That Allah return my
sight to me so that I
can see people.’ He
touched him and Allah
returned his sight to
him. He said, ‘What
property do you like the
best’' He said, ‘Sheep,’
and he gave him a
pregnant sheep. These
animals all gave birth
and produced offspring.
The one had a valley
full of camels, the
other a valley full of
cattle and the other a
valley full of sheep.
Then he went to the
leper in his own form
and appearance and said,
‘I am a poor man who has
lost his means on his
journey. Today I can
seek none but Allah and
then you. I ask you, by
the One who gave you a
good complexion and good
skin and property, for a
camel so that I can
complete my journey.’ He
said, ‘I have many
obligations.’ He said,
‘I seem to recognize
you. Were you not a
leper that people found
unclean, and poor and
then Allah was generous
to you?’ He said, ‘I
inherited this property,
generation from
generation.’ He said,
‘If you are a liar in
your claim, may Allah
return you as you were!’
He went to the bald man
in his original form and
said to him the same as
he had said to the other
and he replied to him in
the same way. He said,
‘If you are a liar, may
Allah return you as you
were!’ Then he went to
the blind man in his
original form and said
to him, ‘I am a poor man
who has lost his means
on his journey. Today I
can seek none but Allah
and then you. I ask you
by the One who returned
your sight to you for a
sheep so I can complete
my journey.’ He said, ‘I
was blind and Allah
restored my sight to me,
so take what you want
and leave what you want.
By Allah, I will not be
hard on you about
anything which you take
for Allah, the Mighty
and Exalted.’ He said,
‘Keep your property. You
have been tested and
Allah is pleased with
you and angry with your
companions.’ (Bukhari
and Muslim)
•
Shaddad ibn Aws
radhiyallahu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘The
intelligent man is the
one who subjugates
himself and works for
what will come after
death. The foolish man
is the one who follows
his own whims and hopes
that his desires will be
gratified by Allah.’
(Tirmidhi)
• Abu
Hurayrah radhiyallahu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
‘Part of the excellence
of a person’s Islam is
his leaving alone what
does not concern him.’
(Tirmidhi)
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Message from the Ameer of
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Honouring One’s
Neighbour |
Along with prescribing
the various forms of worship
in Islam, Islam also
stipulates that one be good
to ones family, neighbours,
relatives, friends,
acquaintances and every
person, whether known to him
or not. In this regard,
special emphasis has been
placed upon having extra
good relations with one’s
neighbour.
Our Noble
Rasulallah Sallallahu
‘alayhi wa sallam said: “I
swear an oath in that Being
in Whose Hand is my life,
only those can fulfil the
rights of their neighbour on
whom is the Mercy and Grace
of Allah.” It is mentioned
that the rights of the
neighbour were emphasised so
firmly by the Prophet
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
that the companions of the
Prophet thought it would
reach a stage where
neighbours would actually
inherit on the basis of
being a nighbour.
If
a neighbour needs
assistance, assist him. If
he needs anything, give it
to him. If he requires a
loan, oblige him.
Congratulate him on his
achievements, visit him when
he is sick and offer him
condolences on his grief and
loss.
It is
important to note that this
applies to non-Muslim
neighbours as well. In fact,
if one has a Muslim
neighbour, or family member
as a neighbour, then one’s
right upon them is greater.
A special point to
note is that one’s right
upon a neighbour is not only
to avoid harming him or
greeting them in the
morning, but if some
difficulty befalls him, he
should support him and help
him. Do not allow a
neighbour to go hungry, sick
or in difficulty, even for
the period of a night.
Further, as human beings
are prone to err, a person
who is harmed or
inconvenienced by his
neighbour should exercise
patience and seek ways of
solving the problem, rather
than worsening it.
May Allah grant us all the
ability to live in peace and
harmony with our neighbours.
Aameen.
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