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Ending the Occupation is the
Bottom Line
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Gilad Shalit, walked free
yesterday as the prisoner swap
deal between Hamas and Israel
came into effect.
In
exchange, about 450 Palestinians
were also released from Israeli
jails where they were held for
various alleged offences. In
all, just over a thousand
Palestinian prisoners will be
released under the deal.
Shalit, was captured by the
Qassam Brigades, the armed wing
of Hamas over five years ago. If
you read from right wing press,
that capture was a ‘kidnap’ if
not an ‘abduction.’ Shalit was a
‘hostage.’
In many
respects, however, Shalit was a
prisoner of war. He was captured
in uniform and Hamas used him to
secure release of many
Palestinian detainees held in
Israeli jails for offences
linked to the fight to end the
occupation.
The focus of
the prisoner swap deal between
Israel and Hamas has in many
ways been centred on the
‘maximum price’ Israel has paid
in order to release Shalit.
However, Palestinians in general
and in Gaza in particular have
paid a high price in the
generations of fight for
freedom.
At least one
account suggests that that Ehud
Olmert, the former Israeli prime
minister had considered Shalit’s
capture as an opportunity in
which he would ‘finish off’
Hamas once and for all.
A
catalogue of attacks such as the
raid on Khan Yunis refugee camp,
Operation Cast Lead and many
other operations in which
hundreds of Palestinians have
died, as well as the continuing
siege of Gaza, are testimony to
the dehumanising attitude of
Israel towards Palestinians.
The application of symmetry
to the oppressor and oppressed
will be recorded as the single
most important letdown of the
Palestinian people by the
supposed ‘civilised world.’ Even
worse are situations where
certain sections of the media
portray Israel as the victim.
Such media will gloss over
the fact that Shalit has been
returned in good health. They
will also not put everything in
a context where even during
Operation Cast Lead, a bombing
campaign of besieged Gaza,
Shalit remained protected as the
Palestinian dead exceeded those
who have just been released
under yesterday’s swap deal.
As Shalit walked and was
airlifted to freedom, the
released Palestinian detainees
were in essence being bussed
from Israel’s formal custody to
another form of prison life that
is besieged Gaza.
Others
still, beyond the celebrated
reunions with their families,
face uncertain future as they
become deportees to Jordan,
Syria, Qatar and Turkey farther
and farther away from their
occupied land.
The
obligations remain on Israel to
end the occupation and accede to
internationally held positions,
resolutions and treaties calling
for the liberation of Palestine.
A prison exchange is welcome
but a far cry from the ultimate:
ending the illegal occupation of
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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 254.98 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 12,748.83 |
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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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Virtue of
Congregation |
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Abu Hurairah Radhiallahu
anhu reported: The Messenger
of Allah Sallallahu ‘alayhi
wasallam said, "A man's
Salat in congregation is
twenty-five times more
rewarding than his Salat at
home or in his shop, and
that is because when he
performs his Wudu' properly
and proceeds towards the
mosque with the purpose of
performing Salat in
congregation. He does not
take a step without being
raised a degree (in rank)
for it and having a sin
remitted for it, till he
enters the mosque. When he
is performing Salat, the
angels continue to invoke
Blessings of Allah on him as
long as he is in his place
of worship in a state of
Wudu'. They say: `O Allah!
Have mercy on him! O Allah!
Forgive him.' He is deemed
to be engaged in Salat as
long as he waits for it.''
(Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
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Quotation
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Patience and Confidence |
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Patience is half faith, and
confidence is full faith."
(Abu Bakr RA)
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Point of Reflection |
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Ineffectual and Distant |
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"To climb a tree to catch a
fish is talking much and
doing nothing."
(China)
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Q and A |
Question:
Is a
person allowed to keep all
the Qurbani meat for himself
and not distribute to others
at all?
Can a person
distribute someone else’s
Qurbani to non-muslims?
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Answer:
Although a person is
encouraged to give one third
to family, one third to the
poor and needy and keep one
third for himself, if he
keeps all for himself, there
will be no harm in this.
Similarly, if he gives all
the meat away, that too
would be permtited.
In terms of distributing
someone else’s Qurbani, one
would be obliged to
distribute it among Muslims
only unless the donor
expressly allows his meat to
be given to non Muslims.
This is because donors in
our societies generally
expect their meat to be
given to the Muslims and not
to non Muslims.
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U P D A T E |
Gaza: Eyewitness
Moulana
Ebrahim I Bham will deliver an
eyewitness report that will be
accompanied by a slideshow on at
Mayfair Jumuah Masjid today,
Wednesday 19 October 2011.
The programme will start
after Esha.
Gaza is
a besieged Palestinian
territory. A delegation led by
the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa
visited Gaza recently and
Moulana Bham was part of the
entourage.
Rescue 786 Ambulance
Service
Radio
Islam International and the The
Jamiatul Ulama South Africa are
pleased to announce the launch
of their Ambulance Service which
is now fully operational,
Alhamdulillah.
The
service has at the moment 12
experienced paramedics to serve
the community of Johannesburg
especially in the vicinity of
Fordsburg and Mayfair.
The service’s hotline number is:
083 9000 786.
Educator Workshops:
Tas-heel Taalimil Atfaal Series
The Jamiatul Ulama South Africa
in conjunction with Me'raj
Publications will be having
exciting interactive workshops,
which will pay closer attention
to the series, and give greater
detail to the content of both
the pre-school textbooks as well
as the Teacher Guide.
This is a great opportunity for
teachers to get more first-hand
information on how to use the
series to its full potential.
There will be a workshop on
Thursday 27 October 2011 in
Lenasia.
For further
info and venue confirmations,
contact:
Sister Shanaaz -
011 622 0531 / 082 444 6056
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Summarised Jumu’ah
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Prohibition
against cheating, deceit
and treachery |
“And those who abuse
believing men and woman,
when they have not
merited it, bear the
weight of slander and
clear wrongdoing.”
(33:58)
“You who
believe! Do not nullify
your charity by demands
for gratitude or
insulting words,”
“Those who spend their
wealth in the way of
Allah, and then do not
follow what they have
spent by demands for
gratitude or insulting
words.” (2:261-262)
• Abu Hurayrah
radhiyallahu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, “Anyone
who carries arms against
us is not one of us.
Anyone who cheats us is
not one of us.” (Muslim)
In one variant,
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam passed
by a heap of grain and
put his hand into it and
his fingers came upon
some dampness.
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said, “O
the owner of this grain,
what is this?” He said,
“The rain caught it,
Messenger of Allah.”
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
“Why did you not put it
on top of the heap so
that the people could
see it! Anyone who
cheats us is not one of
us.”
• Abu
Hurayrah radhiyallahu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
“Do not bid against each
other (in an auction) in
order to raise the
price.” (Bukhari &
Muslim)
• Ibn
‘Umar radhiyallahu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam forbade
outbidding others merely
in order to raise the
price. (Bukhari &
Muslim)
• Ibn
‘Umar radhiyallahu anhu
said that a man
mentioned to Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam that he was
frequently deceived in
business. He said, “When
you buy, say, “No
cheating.” (Bukhari &
Muslim)
• Abu
Hurayrah radhiyallahu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
“Anyone who corrupts a
man’s wife or slave is
not one of us.” (Abu
Dawud)
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‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr
radhiyallahu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, “If
anyone has four
characteristics, he is a
pure hypocrite, and if
anyone has one of them,
he has an aspect of
hypocrisy until he gives
it up: whenever he is
trusted, he betrays his
trust; whenever he
speaks, he lies; when he
makes an agreement, he
breaks it; and when he
quarrels, he deviates
from the truth, speaking
falsely.” (Bukhari &
Muslim)
• Ibn
Mas’ud, Ibn ‘Umar and
Anas radhiyallahu anhum
said: Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, “Every
traitor will have a
banner on the Day of
Qiyaamah. It will
announce, “This is the
treachery of so-and-so.”
(Bukhari & Muslim)
• Abu Mas‘ud
al-Khudri radhiyallahu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
“Every traitor will have
a banner behind him on
the Day of Qiyaamah
which will be raised
over him according to
the extent of his
treachery. There is no
traitor whose treachery
is greater than a
people’s ruler.”
(Muslim)
• Abu
Hurayrah radhiyallahu
anhu reported Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam who said,
“Allah Almighty said, “I
will be the antagonist
of three people on the
Day of Qiyaamah: a man
who makes a covenant in
My name and then betrays
it, a man who sells a
free man and then
consumes the money he
gets for him, and a man
who hires an employee
and gets full work from
him and then does not
pay him his wages.”
(Bukhari)
• Abu
Dharr radhiyallahu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, “There
are three people that
Allah will not speak to
nor look at nor purify
on the Day of Qiyaamah,
and they will have a
painful punishment.” Abu
Dharr radhiyallahu anhu
said, “Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said it three
times.” Abu Dharr
radhiyallahu anhu said,
“They are ruined and
have lost! Who are they,
Messenger of Allah?” He
said, “Someone who lets
his garment hang down
out of pride, someone
who makes people
indebted to him through
doing them favours and
someone who tries to
sell his goods by making
false oaths.” (Muslim)
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Message from the Ameer of
the Jamiatul Ulama |
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To benefit you must
be … |
Allah Subhanahu wa
Ta`aala has made various
promises to the Believers.
He has promised them gardens
in Paradise and protection
from the fire of Hell. He
has assured them of a high
position in his eyes in both
this world and the
hereafter. He has told them
that he will make them His
representatives on this
earth, make their religion
strong and powerful and
grant them security on this
earth. He has guaranteed
them various other virtues
and benefits.
Muslims
often ask why it is that we
see Muslims in the world
today in a position where it
seems that these promises
have not been fulfilled and
they regularly question why
they undergo such severe and
testing times and
difficulties.
The
answer, many scholars have
insisted, is simple. For a
person to benefit of the
perks of a managing
director, he must perform
the tasks of a MD and bear
the burden of fulfilling the
responsibilities of an MD.
This is true for all spheres
of life and existence.
Similarly, for a
Believer to expect the
benefits promised to the
Believers, he must acquire
the qualities of a Believer
and live the life of a
Believer as described in the
Qur’an and Sunnah.
May Allah Subhanahu wa
Ta`aala make it possible for
us to understand this simple
concept and to bring it into
our lives. Aameen.
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