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Muslims are a Force for Good
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The Star newspaper edition of
Monday 5 December 2011 carried
coverage of four of the Muslim
community initiatives and
projects. These projects are
just 4 of thousands more.
A lot of commendable
initiatives taking place in our
community bearing testimony to
the strength of the spirit of
philanthropy, dedication and
commitment of Muslims in South
Africa.
Within the confines
of South Africa borders, we have
shown resilience and a
remarkable level of adaptation
to be part and parcel of the
relatively young nation yet with
a history rich in diversity.
The level of adaptation,
consistent with a degree of
assertiveness has gone far
enough in preserving an identity
by creating an environment
conducive for Deen. In that
regard, masajid, madaris and
certification of food and
beverages are some of the vivid
symbols of an active Muslim
community.
However, the
community has not limited itself
to these projects. Often
uncelebrated are the activities
taking place without much aplomb
and fanfare. Muslims have
established schools, clinics,
shelter for orphans among other
public amenities.
This
infrastructure is not Muslim
only but enjoyed by all South
Africans. Credit should be given
to many of our pioneers and many
other volunteers who spearhead
such projects for the betterment
of our society.
The four
projects Star newspaper
highlighted are the counselling
services of the Muslim AIDS
Programme; broadcasting services
of Radio Islam; ambulance
service by newly established
Rescue 786 and water projects of
the African Muslims Agency.
Such projects were in the
past largely the mandate of
governments only. Yet, largely
without any subsidies, the
Muslim community has taken up
the challenge to complement the
work of the various departments
of the state.
The
challenge of service delivery
has bedevilled spheres of
government especially at the
local level. Muslims can play a
tremendous role of catalyst for
development by actively
participating in government
projects.
Even more
appropriate, given the
remarkable record of a level of
professionalism and dedication,
Muslims are best suited to
initiate agencies that will
become service providers in
areas where service delivery
remains wanting.
Such
agencies, modelled on the lines
of social entrepreneurship can
play an important role in
sectors such as delivery of
low-cost houses as well as rural
development.
In
partnership with government and
other role players, we can
ensure that funds are used
efficiently and wastage is
minimised is other sectors such
as primary health care and
education.
We choose to
call ourselves a minority on a
continent which has a Muslim
majority. This is a self-imposed
marginalisation. We belong here
and it is time to break the
mould and be a truly force for
good as Allah has intended 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 263.88 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 5,277.61 |
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Zakaat Nisaab |
R 13,194.03 |
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Words of Wisdom |
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Hadith of the Week |
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The Pure |
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Abu Hurairah Radhiallahu
anhu reported: On the Night
of Al-Isra (the Night of
Ascension) the Prophet
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam
was presented with two
drinking vessels: one full
of wine and the other one
full of milk. He looked at
them. Then he took the
vessel which was full of
milk. Thereupon Jibril
(Gabriel) said: "Al-hamdu
lillah (praise be to Allah)
Who has guided you to that,
which is in accord with
Fitrah (i.e., Islamic
Monotheism; pure nature of
Islam). Had you selected
wine, your people would have
gone astray.''
(Muslim)
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Quotation
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Knowledge is Responsibility |
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"If an ignorant person is
attracted by the things of
the world this is bad, but
if a learned person is thus
attracted, it is worse."
(Abu Bakr Sidiq
Radhi-Allahu anhu)
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Point of Reflection |
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Self-Reliance |
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The person who relies on his
neighbour will remain
without dinner.
(Azeri Saying)
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Kindly note that
this is our last edition of
this year, insha-Allah. |
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Q and A |
Question:
Is it
permitted to tint the
windows of a Masjid?
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Is it
permissible to perform
Salaah facing such
glass/windows?
Answer:
Tinting
the windows of a Masjid is
not objectionable. Masjid
windows are generally tinted
so that it can serve as a
barrier from the harsh rays
of the son and in certain
instances not to allow
people from outside to have
a direct view into the
Masjid for security reasons.
It is permissible to
perform Salaah facing
windows that are tinted. If
the tint on the windows,
however, causes a mirror
effect whereby the
reflection of a person can
be seen then if this
interferes with the
concentration of a person
then it will be better for
him to choose a spot in the
Masjid where he will not be
standing before the tinted
glass.
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U P D A T E |
Bukhari Completion Jalsa for
Jami‘ah al Ulum al Islamiyyah
Jami‘ah al Ulum
al Islamiyyah, the Institute of
Islamic higher Learning under
the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa
will host its second Completion
of Bukhari (khatam) Jalsa on
Sunday, 11 December 2011 (15
Muharram 1433).
The
event will be held at Mayfair
Jumuah Masjid where Mufti Ahmad
Khanpuri, senior hadith lecture
and head mufti of Jaamiah
Islamiyyah at Dabhel will be the
guest of honour.
The
proceedings which will be
covered live on Radio Islam will
commence at 09h15 and end with
lunch.
Programme
of Mufti Ahmed Khanpuri
Mufti Ahmad Khanpuri who will be
the guest of honour at this
years Bukhari Jalsa of Jami‘ah
al Ulum al Islamiyyah as
indicated above will also attend
a number of engagements during
his visit. Some of these are:
Jumuah Lecture:
Friday 9 Dec 2011 at Masjid An
Nur, Crown Mines Markaz
Hifz Khatm:
Saturday 10 Dec 2011 at 11:00am
at Darul Uloom Zakariyya
Zikr Programme:
Saturday 10 Dec 2011 after
Maghrib, Jaamiah Masjid,
Azaadville
Zikr
Programme: Sunday 11
Dec 2011 After Fajr, 39 Wilson
Street, Hazeldene
Evening Programme:
Sunday 11 Dec 2011 in Klerkdorp
Ulama Programme:
Tuesday 13 Dec 2011. After Asr
(5:00pm) at the Jamiatul Ulama
Offices, Fordsburg
Masjid Lecture Programme:
Tuesday 13 Dec 2011. After
Maghrib, Hamidia Masjid in
Newtown
More Women Graduate at Ulwazi,
Madrasah Ayesha (RA)
Tuesday 6 Dec 2011 was the day
when more women graduated in
their respective courses in
basic sewing, advanced sewing
and basic computing.
The
courses which ran at the Ulwazi
and Madrasah Ayesha (RA) are
on-going projects of the Lenasia
Branch of the Jamiatul Ulama
South Africa.
The
centres are an initiative for
empowerment of women through the
imparting of appropriate skills.
In all, 30 received certificates
in basic computing, 28 in basic
sewing while 10 got certificates
in advanced sewing.
World AIDS Day Events
Mufti Muhammed Y Minty attended
this year’s World AIDS Day event
for Gauteng held at the Park
Station Concourse on Thursday 1
December 2011.
During
the event, stakeholders pledged
to double efforts in the fight
against AIDS. Mufti Minty serves
on the provincial AIDS council
and he is also a board member of
the Muslim AIDS Programme.
The Muslim AIDS Programme
(MAP) is a joint initiative of
the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa,
the Islamic Careline and the
Islamic Medical Association of
South Africa. MAP advocates
abstinence campaign as a
strategy for the fight against
the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Order your Textbooks Now!
JUT Publishing, the distribution
arm of the Jamiatul Ulama
Taalimi Board’s textbooks used
in makatib appeals to madrasah
committees and management to
start ordering books now in
readiness for the forthcoming
academic year.
Meanwhile, the full set of the
Tas-heel Taalimul Atfaal
comprising of two levels of
pre-school textbooks together
with a teacher’s guide are also
available.
Ordering now
will help to avoid the
bottlenecks that are created at
the beginning of the year when
everyone rushes to stock up.
Please make your enquiries on
011 373 8000 and orders via Fax:
011 373 8043 or email.
Rescue 786 Ambulance Service
Radio Islam International and
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.
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Summarised Jumu’ah
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Prohibition
against wailing over the
dead |
• ‘Umar ibn
al-Khattab radhiyallhu
anhu said, “The dead
person is punished in
his grave for the
wailing done over him.”
(Bukhari & Muslim)
• Ibn Mas‘ud
radhiyallhu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, “Someone
who strikes his cheeks,
tears his garments and
calls out the cries of
the Jahiliyyah (Days of
Ignorance - pre Islam)
is not one of us.”
(Bukhari & Muslim)
• Abu Burdah
radhiyallhu anhu said,
“Abu Musa radhiyallhu
anhu was ill and
fainted. His head was in
the lap of one of the
women of his family and
he was unable to reply
to anything. When he
came, he said, “I
declare myself free of
those from whom
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam declared
himself free.”
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam declared
himself free from women
who slap their faces,
shave their heads and
tear their clothes.”
(Bukhari & Muslim)
• Mughirah ibn
Shu‘ba radhiyallhu anhu
said, “I heard
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam say,
“Anyone who is wailed
over is punished by the
wailing over him on the
Day of Rising.” (Bukhari
& Muslim)
• Umm
‘Atiyya Nusayba
radhiyallhu anha said,
“At the time of the Oath
of Allegiance,
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam imposed
on us that we should not
wail.” (Bukhari &
Muslim)
• Ibn
‘Umar radhiyallhu anhu
said, “Sa‘d ibn ‘Ubadah
radhiyallhu anhu fell
ill and Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam came to visit
him with ‘Abdur-Rahman
ibn ‘Awf, Sa‘d ibn Abi
Waqqas and ‘Abdullah ibn
Mas‘ud radhiyallhu
anhum. When he arrived,
he found him in a stupor
and said, “Has he passed
away?” They said, “No,
Messenger of Allah.”
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam wept.
When the people saw
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam weeping,
they wept. He said,
“Listen, Allah does not
punish on account of the
tears of the eyes nor
for the grief of the
heart, but he punishes
or shows mercy on
account of this,” and he
pointed to his tongue.”
(Bukhari & Muslim)
• Abu Malik
al-Ash‘ari radhiyallhu
anhu said: Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, “When
someone who wails fails
to repent before she
dies, she will be raised
up on the Day of
Qiyaamah with trousers
of tar and a shabby
shirt.” (Muslim)
• Usayd ibn Abi
Usayd at-Tabi‘i
radhiyallhu anhu
narrates from one of the
women who gave homage
who said, “Among the
things the Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam made us agree
to regarding correct
behaviour in respect of
which we promised not to
disobey him were not
scratching our faces nor
wailing nor tearing our
shirts nor pulling out
our hair.” (Abu Dawud)
• Abu Musa
radhiyallhu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, “There is
no one who dies whose
mourners then stand and
say, “O chief! O
master!” or similar
things without two
angels being delegated
to him to prod him in
the chest saying, “Were
you really like that?”
(Tirmidhi)
• Abu
Hurayrah radhiyallhu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
“Two things people do
have disbelief in them:
attacking lineage and
wailing over the dead.”
(Muslim)
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Message from the Ameer of
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Amar bil Maroof wa al-Nahy
anil Munkar |
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(This is one of the
Ameer's previous
messages)
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Enjoining the good
and forbidding the
evil is an important
aspect in Islam. It
is considered to be
a responsibility of
the Believers. It is
considered to be
among the signs and
qualities of the
Believers. It is
mentioned as a means
of protecting
oneself from the
punishment of Allah.
It is the basis,
foundation and means
of creating a moral
society. Abstaining
from it is a cause
for incurring the
displeasure of Allah
and also a
prevention for the
acceptance of du`aa.
Allah mentions amar
bil ma`ruf and nahy
anil munkar in
various verses of
the Qur`aan, and
numerous ahaadeeth
have been narrated
on the issue. Some
of them are:
“The believers, men
and women, are
Awliyaa’ (helpers,
supporters, friends,
protectors) of one
another; they enjoin
(on the people)
Al-Ma‘roof (i.e.
Islamic Monotheism
and all that Islam
orders one to do),
and forbid (people)
from Al-Munkar (i.e.
polytheism and
disbelief of all
kinds, and all that
Islam has
forbidden)”
[al-Tawbah 9:71]
“Let there arise out
of you a group of
people inviting to
all that is good
(Islam), enjoining
Al-Ma‘roof (i.e.
Islamic Monotheism
and all that Islam
orders one to do)
and forbidding
Al-Munkar
(polytheism and
disbelief and all
that Islam has
forbidden)” [Aal
‘Imraan 3:104]
“You (true believers
in Islamic
Monotheism, and real
followers of Prophet
Muhammad and his
Sunnah) are the best
of peoples ever
raised up for
mankind; you enjoin
Al-Ma‘roof (i.e.
Islamic Monotheism
and all that Islam
has ordained) and
forbid Al-Munkar
(polytheism,
disbelief and all
that Islam has
forbidden)”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:110]
Abu Sa"id al-Khudri
(RA), reported that
the Messenger of
Allah had said:
"Whoever amongst you
sees anything
objectionable, let
him change it with
his hand, if he is
not able, then with
his tongue, and if
he is not even able
to do so, then with
his heart, and the
latter is the
weakest form of
faith." (Saheeh
Muslim)
May Allah make it
possible to practice
upon these verses
and ahaadeeth.
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