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Even at Seven Billion, there is
Room for Many More…
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The United Nations claimed that
the 7 billionth baby was born
somewhere around the world in
Monday, 31 October 2011.
By other accounts, those who
project the population argue
that the world population will
not hit the 7 billion mark until
sometime in March 2012.
Regardless who is accurate, the
earth is populated by more
humans than at any other time in
the history of the planet.
Population and its control
has been a controversial
socio-political subject. In
China, the government imposed a
one-child policy to check the
growth of the population. In
India, the country set to
overtake China as the world’s
most populous in a few years to
come, measures such as
sterilisation and
gender-selection have been
adopted either formally or
culturally.
The
consequence of such policies
which are well-documented have
been varied and mainly
detrimental resulting in a range
of distortions such as lop-sided
gender ratio and high health
risk remedies for birth control
such as back-street abortions.
In several industrialised
nations, population control has
resulted in ageing population
mix with a narrowing base of
economically productive
individuals.
Such
measures were taken in the past
under the belief that only such
interventions could check the
Malthusian population explosion
which would outstrip
agricultural food production
resulting in famines and civil
strife.
The reality however
is that the planet has a
capacity to hold much more
humans. Most of the supply
shortages the world has
experienced in history are
largely man-made.
What
has created shortage is mainly
avoidable wars fuelled by the
greed of capitalism. Even in
instances when climatic
conditions have had adverse
impact on food supply, the
regions with surplus have not
been able to help with shortages
chiefly due to lack of political
will which is indirectly
reinforced by capitalistic
notions.
Agricultural
practices too have been oriented
towards capitalistic markets.
Vast swathes of arable land that
would otherwise be set aside for
food production have been
committed to all sorts of
produce including carcinogenic
ones such as tobacco.
This ‘cash crop’ mentality has
not only lead to strained food
supplies but also
socio-political upheavals which
are only compounded as
populations grow.
Amidst
all this, the fragility of the
planet has become more and more
apparent. Climatic change is an
empirical phenomenon whose brunt
is being felt across the globe.
As freshwater supplies, fuels
and other non-renewable
resources are diminishing, it up
to humanity to adjust in
lifestyles.
Even at the
present levels of production,
there is so much waste which can
be eliminated and feed another
billion people and more. For now
however, in one part of the
world, others die of
undernourishment yet in another,
others struggle with medical
conditions associated with
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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 274.82 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 13 740.81 |
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Zakaat Nisaab |
R 5 496.32 |
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Words of Wisdom |
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Hadith of the Week |
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Signs of the Time |
Abu Waqid Al-Harith bin ‘Auf
Radhiallahu anhu reported:
“The Messenger of Allah
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam
was sitting in the mosque
with his Companions when
three people came to him.
Two of them stepped forward
to the Messenger of Allah
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam
and the third went away.
Those two men stood by the
side of Messenger of Allah
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam.
One of them found a space in
the circle and he filled it,
while the other one sat
behind him. When the
Messenger of Allah
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam
finished, he said, ‘Shall I
not inform you about these
three people? One of them
sought refuge with Allah and
Allah gave him refuge; the
second one felt shy and
Allah showed kindness to his
shyness (and so he was
accommodated in that
meeting), and the last one
averted, and so Allah turned
away His Attention from
him.’”
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Quotation
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Face and Honour |
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“Lead such a life, that,
when you die, the people may
mourn you, and while you are
alive they long for your
company.” (Ali RA) |
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Point of Reflection |
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Pecking Order |
“A spoon does not know the
taste of soup, nor a learned
fool the taste of wisdom.”
(Welsh Saying) |
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Q and A |
Question:
Given
that the price of Qurbani
animals is so exorbitant,
would it be encouraged to
rather just do Qurbani
abroad?
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Answer:
It is more virtuous for a
person, upon whom Qurbani is
wajib, that he personally
slaughter the Qurbani
animal. If this is not
achieved, he should at least
witness the slaughtering of
his animal. Furthermore, it
is also virtuous for a
person to eat from his own
Qurbani animal. Rasoolullah
Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
slaughtered his own Qurbani
animal and also ate from it.
By having one's Qurbani
animal slaughtered in
another country he will be
deprived of these Sunnah
practices and their virtue.
Nevertheless,
despite the matter of virtue
it is permissible for a
person upon whom Qurbani is
Wajib to send the animal for
Qurbani to another place for
it to be slaughtered.
Similarly, it is permissible
for him to instruct or
appoint a person in another
place to purchase an animal
for Qurbani and slaughter it
on his behalf.
We,
therefore, suggest that in
the particular context of
the question (where the
value of the Qurbani animal
is very exorbitant locally)
that the people conduct
their Wajib Qurbani locally
and some of their Nafl
Qurbani abroad. In this way
they would not be deprived
of the full spirit and the
aforementioned virtues of
Qurbani.
Fataawa
Mahmudiyyah Vol. 17, Page
499 (Faruqiyyah edition)
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U P D A T E |
Schedule for Eid-ul-Adha Salaah:
Sun 6 Nov 2011
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Musalla/Masjid/Eidgah |
Lecture |
Salaah |
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Auckland Park: Auckland
Park Masjid, 46 Richmond
Ave |
05:40 |
06:00 |
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Azaadville: Cnr Old
Randfontein Rd & Luxmi
Ave (In Masjid, Salaah:
06:45) |
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06:30 |
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Benoni: Lords Cricket
Grounds, Mayet Drive,
Actonville |
05:45 |
06:15 |
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Bosmont: Bosmont Masjid,
68 Langeberg Ave
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06:30 |
06:50 |
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Brixton: Hunter Maclea
Sports Ground, Cnr Jason
St & Headford Ave
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06:45 |
07:30 |
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Crosby: Sir Drummond
Park, Cnr California Rd
& Jamestown Ave
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05:30 |
05:45 |
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Evans Park /Ormonde: 253
Kimberley Rd, Evans Park
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05:40 |
06:00 |
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Greenside: Marks Park
Bowling Club, Orange
Road |
06:10 |
06:30 |
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Houghton: 52 Second Ave
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06:00 |
06:20 |
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Laudium: Darus Salaam
Centre, Cnr 19th Ave &
Corundum St |
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07:00 |
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Lenasia: Nirvana Drive
(Next to Khanqah Sheikh
Zakariyyah) |
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06:30 |
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Mayfair West: Babus
Salaam Masjid, 119
Proserpine Rd |
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05:30 |
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Mayfair: Bloch Park,
Mayfair, Cnr College St
& 13/14th Avenues |
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06:45 |
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Mayfair: Mayfair Jumuah
Masjid, 23 Hanover Road
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06:45 |
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Newtown: Hamidia Masjid,
4 Jenning St |
06:10 |
06:30 |
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Reiger Park: Masjidun
Nur, Cnr Tulip &
Goodehoop Ave |
05:10 |
05:30 |
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Robertsham: Masjidul
Huda, 140 Kimberley Road
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05:55 |
06:15 |
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Roodepoort: Voortrekker
Park, Exner St/Hinda
St/Sport St |
06:20 |
06:40 |
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Rynsoord: Rynsoord
Primary School, Fransie
St |
05:45 |
06:00 |
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Soweto: Thokoza Park,
Next to Regina Mundi
Church, Rochville |
06:30 |
07:00 |
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Zakariyyah Park: Darul
Uloom Zakariyyah |
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05:30 |
Notes for
Musalla Arrangements:
In the event of
rain, programmes will
move to nearest
applicable masjid.
Volunteers are required.
Bring your own prayer
mats for convenience.
Details are supplied by
respective organisers.
The Jamiatul Ulama
South Africa wishes all
Muslims Eid-ul-Adha
Mubarak! |
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.
Qurbani 1432 Hijri
Qurbâni
arrangements have been made
locally and abroad.
Local:
R1500.00 per share
India:
R175.00 per share
Kindly
Forward Your Payments
NOT
LATER THAN THURSDAY, 3rd
NOVEMBER 2011
to Any of the
Jamiatul Ulama South Africa
offices below
OR
Deposit
directly into our
Jamiatul
Ulama Relief Account
NEDBANK
FORDSBURG; ACCOUNT NO: 1953 285
937
and Earmark Your Payment
“QURBANI 2011”
It cannot be
over-emphasised that your
obligatory qurbâni be made
yourself personally. In so doing
many dimensions of offering
qurbâni will be fulfilled. If
you so desire to make optional
qurbâni, then this can be made
elsewhere.
NOTE THE
FOLLOWING:
Kindly fax
deposit slip with name and
address details for official
receipt Kindly submit names of
individuals on behalf of whom
Qurbâni is to be made Surplus
funds, if any, will be utilised
for Dîni activities Price of
share includes administration
costs
Tel: 011 373 8000 Fax:
011 373 8022
Educator Workshops:
Tas-heel Taalimil Atfaal Series
The Jamiatul Ulama, in
conjunction with Meraaj
Publications; held a workshop on
the new Tasheel Taalimul Atfaal
series at the Nurul Islam Centre
in Lenasia on the 26 October
2011.
The Book series
and the accompanying play-pack
was showcased, much to the
enjoyment of the avid crowd.
With the practical workshop
session, participants were able
to gain first hand experience of
the books and exciting
techniques and ideas were
generated.
Overall
participants found the books,
along with the teachers guide,
easy to use and applicable to
their teaching environments.
The workshop was a sucess
with attendees from Lenasia, as
well as Klerksdorp, Marlboro,
Roshnee and Carltonville.
This was part of a series of
workshops that the Jamiat has
been offerring in order to get
the public better acquainted
with the new series.
For
more information kindly contact
the Jamiat at: 011 373-8000
or sister Shanaaz at: 011
622-0531
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Summarised Jumu’ah
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Prohibition
against cruelty |
“Worship Allah and
do not associate
anything with Him. Be
good to your parents and
relatives and to orphans
and the very poor, and
to neighbours who are
related to you and
neighbours who are not
related to you, and to
companions and
travellers and your
slaves. Allah does not
love anyone vain or
boastful.”(4:36)
• Ibn ‘Umar radhiyallahu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said, “A
woman was punished on
account of a cat which
she tied up until it
died and she entered
Jahannum. She neither
fed it nor gave it
anything to drink when
she confined it nor did
she allow it to eat the
earth’s rodents and
insects.” (Bukhari &
Muslim)
• Ibn
‘Umar radhiyallahu anhu
reported that he passed
by two lads from Quraysh
who had set up a bird
and were shooting at it.
When they saw Ibn ‘Umar
radhiyallahu anhu, they
ran off. Ibn ‘Umar
radhiyallahu anhu said,
“Who did this? May Allah
curse whoever did this.
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam cursed
people who used a live
creature as a target.”
(Bukhari & Muslim)
• Anas radhiyallahu
anhu said, “Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam forbade tying
up animals so that they
could be shot at and
killed.” (Bukhari &
Muslim)
• Abu
‘Ali Suwayd ibn Muqarrin
radhiyallahu anhu said,
“I was one of seven
brothers of the Banu
Muqarrin and we only had
one servant. The
youngest of us slapped
her and Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam ordered us to
set her free.” (Muslim)
• Abu Mas’ud
al-Badri radhiyallahu
anhu said, “I was
beating a slave with a
whip when I heard a
voice behind me saying,
“Know, Abu Mas'ud...” I
could not make out the
voice due to my anger.
Then, when he drew near
me, there was Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam and he was
saying, “Know, Abu
Mas’ud, that Allah has
given you power over
this slave.” I said, “I
will never beat a slave
after this.” In one
variant, “The whip fell
from his hands out of
awe of him.” In one
variant, “I said:
“Messenger of Allah, he
is free for the sake of
Allah.” He said, “If you
had not done that, the
Fire of Jahannum would
have burnt you,” or “the
Fire would have touched
you.” (Muslim)
•
Ibn ‘Umar radhiyallahu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
“Whoever strikes or
slaps a slave of his
punishing him for
something he did not do,
his reparation is to set
him free.” (Muslim)
• Hisham ibn Hakim
ibn Hizam radhiyallahu
anhu reported that in
Syria he passed by some
of the Nabatean peasants
who had been made to
stand in the sun with
oil poured on their
heads. He said, “What is
this?” He was told,
“They are being punished
on account of the
land-tax.” Hisham said,
‘I testify that I heard
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam say:
“Allah will punish those
who torture people in
this world.” He went to
the leader and told him
and he commanded that
they be released.
(Muslim)
• Ibn
‘Abbas radhiyallahu anhu
said, “Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam saw a donkey
with a branded face and
he disliked it.” Ibn
‘Abbas radhiyallahu anhu
said, “By Allah, I do
not brand except as far
away from the face as
possible.” He commanded
that his donkey should
be branded on its
haunches. He was the
first to brand on the
haunches. (Muslim)
• Ibn ‘Abbas
radhiyallahu anhu
reported that a donkey
which had been branded
on its face passed by
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam. He
said, “May Allah curse
whoever branded it.’
(Muslim) A variant of
Muslim also has,
“Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam forbade
striking in the face and
branding on the face.”
• Ibn Mas’ud
radhiyallahu anhu said,
“We were with Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam on a journey
and he went to relieve
himself. We saw a red
bird with two chicks and
took the chicks. The red
bird came and began to
flap its wings.
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam came
back and said, “Who has
distressed this bird by
taking its young? Return
her young to her.” He
saw an ant hill which we
had set alight. He said,
“Who has set fire to
this?” We replied, “We
did.” He said, “Only the
Lord of the Fire should
punish with fire.” (Abu
Dawud)
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Message from the Ameer of
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Trust in Allah |
An important feature
that should govern all of a
believer’s thinking and
actions is that of tawakkul
– placing our trust in Allah
alone.
In general
Tawakkul refers to the
appointment of someone as a
wakeel, agent or
representative on one’s
behalf. It is often resorted
when one is aware of the
fact that he/she is not able
capable of fulfilling the
demands of a task on one’s
own or when one realizes
that the task could be more
comprehensively and
effectively completed by
someone more well-versed or
skilled than oneself.
In terms of shari‘ah it
refers to referring the
outcome of one’s tasks to
Allah. It is delegating
Allah as one’s
representative and helper in
the matter of one’s affairs.
It is based in the
realization of the greatness
and power of Allah and
consequent submission to
Allah as the Decider of all
affairs.
The Qur’an
is replete with verses
speaking about the
importance, virtue and
significance of tawakkul. On
numerous occasions Allah
mentions the attitude and
approach of various Ambiyaa
as being one abounding in
tawakkul. The Messengers of
Allah always turned to Allah
and placed their trust in
Him. This was also the
practice of our beloved
Prophet, Muhammad Sallallahu
‘alayhi wa sallam.
Allah Subhanahu wa Ta‘aala)
speaks about the important
position of tawakkul and
identifies it as a necessary
quality of the Believers. He
says:
The believers
are only those who: when
Allah is mentioned, their
hearts become fearful; when
His verses are recited to
them, they increase their
faith; and only on their
Lord they rely (have
Tawakkul). (8:2)
Regarding tawakkul Allah
also says: "Upon Allah
should the Believers have
Tawakkul (trust)." “Whoever
relies on Allah (has
Tawakkul), He is sufficient
for him” (65:3)
“Thus
have We sent you to a
community, before whom other
communities have passed
away, in order that you
recite to them what We have
revealed to you, but they
disbelieve in the Most
Gracious. Say: He is my
Lord; there is no deity
except Him; upon Him I rely
(in Him I have Tawakkul) and
to him is my return in
repentance”. (13:30)
The Ahaadeeth of the
Prophet Sallallahu ‘alayhi
wa sallam is also with
statements regarding
tawakkul. Among them are:
‘Umar Bin Khattaab,
radhiallahu ‘anhu says that
he heard the Messenger of
Allah Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam saying, “If you trust
Allah with right kind of
Tawakkul, He will provide
you sustenance as He
provides for the birds –
they go out in the morning
with empty stomachs and come
back in the evening with
full stomachs.” (Tirmidhi)
The Messenger of Allah,
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
said, “The human mind keeps
wandering and branching away
into different valleys. If
someone follows his mind in
all those wanderings, Allah
does not care which valley
ruins that person. On the
other hand, whoever has
Tawakkul in Allah, He will
be sufficient to save him
from those wanderings.” (Ibn
Majah from ‘Amr Ibn Al-’Aas)
Seventy thousand of my
Ummah will enter Jannah
without reckoning. They will
be those who did not seek
cure through mantras, who
did not take omens and who
had Tawakkul in their Lord.
(Bukhari and Muslim from Ibn
‘Abbaas)
In these
troubled times that we live
in it is important for us to
increase our tawakkul and
trust in Allah.
May
Allah Subhanahu wa ta’aala
guide us in all that we do,
and may He accept our
ibaadah and efforts. May He
accept all our du‘aas.
Aameen.
Eid Mubarak!
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