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Dr. Shanaz A Sawyer

Education: Ph.D., University of Florida-M.S. Nova Southeastern University-B.S. University of Florida-Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (lmhc)

My philosophy - In our working partnership I aim to facilitate awareness and change in yourlife that is in keeping with your goals. You can expect compassion, empathy and respect aswell as an approach that is non judgmental yet appropriately challenging. I will be engagedin our work, keeping you accountable for the work you must do outside our sessions whileoffering the tools and support that will assist you in making the changes you desire. Allethnicities, races, nationalities, sexual orientations, religious and spiritual orientations/affili-

About me - I am a first generation from London, England with parents from the beautifulCaribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago and ancestral roots from India. I have been aresident of Florida for many years and grateful to celebrate so many wonderful influencesthat have enriched my life experiences and, my work.

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ations are welcome in my practice. While I am grounded in a cognitive behavioral (CBT) approach to therapy iintegrate the narrative of your life story into our work so that all of you, the whole person, is being honored. I alsouse a variety of other approaches to form an eclectic orientation to therapy that is tailored to the individual. Myholistic approach to your mental wellness will support your own work in progress, your own evolution to the nextbetter version of you.

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Bio. of Founder: Al-Hamdulillaah- Shaikh Shafayat was born, in Trinidad, West Indies, where he attended college etc,. Due to his multi-faith and multi-cultural upbringing, he was awarded a scholarship to become a Christian Minister. In 1975 he went to India to study Islamand became the first student from the Caribbean and North America to have enrolled in Darul Uloom Deoband, which is the largest and

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Al-Qur’aan - Al-Qur’aan - Al-Qur’aan - Al-Qur’aan - Al-Qur’aan - Ch. 66 V. #6O You who belive! Saveyourselves and your familiesfrom a fire whoes fuel is menand stones; over it are angelsstern and strong. they do notdisobey Allaah in what Hecommands them, and do as theyare commanded.

Hadith:Hadith:Hadith:Hadith:Hadith: Hazrat AbuHurairah RA reported: TheProphet Muhammad (S.A.W)said, “When a man dies, hisdeeds come to an end, exceptfor three: A continuouscharity, knowledge by whichpeople derive benefit, piousson who prays for him.”(Muslim)

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oldest Islamic Institute in India. In addition to graduating as a Qaari and Islamic Scholar, he also did a course in Journalism and established the Al HikmatMuslim Magazine. He has also produced many television and radio programs in Trinidad and Florida USA. In 1983 he founded the National Muslim SportsLeague of Trinidad and Tobago, which established the Islamic Home for Children. He is the Founder/Principal of Darul Uloom Institute in Pembroke Pinesand the first Muslim to become President of the Interfaith Council of South Florida in the year 2002. He is the pioneer of many Christian / Muslim / JewishDialogues in Churches, Synagogues and Islamic Centers in the U.S.A. Shaikh Shafayat was the first Muslim to represent Islam at a Florida State FaithSummit, held at the Capitol Building with Gov. Jeb Bush in the year 2000. He is a recipient of the Silver Medallion Award from NCCJ (a national interfaithorganization) and a recipient of the Peacemaker Award from St. Thomas University in Miami. For many years he has been lecturing on Islam and terrorismto college and university students plus to Pembroke Pines Police of South Florida and other Law Enforcement Officers. He lectures throughout the U.S.A.and worldwide on Interfaith Issues and Cultural Diversity.

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Dear Readers,As we ap-proach thec o m i n gmonths ofR a m a d a n

and Dhul-Hijjah, it is importantfor us to recognize and prioritizeour duties to Allah SWT. Althoughit is easy to fall into the habit ofspending our time trying to ob-tain merely transient success, itis necessary that we also take thetime to reflect on how our con-duct and actions will contributeto our success not only in thisworld, but also in the hereafter.One of the most profound wayswe can realize Allah SWT’smercy is through the executionof good deeds. Allah SWT saysin the Holy Quran, “And thosewho believe and do righteousgood deeds, they are dwellers of

paradise, they will dwelltherein forever” (2: 82). Keep-ing this in mind, it is essentialto understand that it does notmatter what your status, goodor bad, may be in this world,but rather, when it comes todeath, the only memento ofworth that any of us will bringto the grave with us will bethe good deeds in which weperformed. The five pillarsof Islam (declaration of faith,prayer, charity, fasting, andpilgrimage) are among themost sublime actions any hu-man being can fulfill duringtheir lifetime. The Hajj (pil-grimage) is such a substan-tial act that it actually removesthe sins of the performer andcleanses one so much that,SubhanAllah, after perform-ing Hajj, Prophet Muhammad

SAW says that it is like thepilgrim becomes as pure as anewborn baby. With the po-tential to receive this extraor-dinary blessing, it comes asa surprise that some Muslimschoose not to perform Hajj,as instructed by Allah SWT.In the Holy Quran (3:97), Al-lah says, “And [due] to Allahfrom the people is a pilgrim-age to the House - for who-ever is able to find thereto away. But whoever disbelieves- then indeed, Allah is freefrom need of the worlds.”This verse has a two-foldmeaning. First it addresseswhom the pilgrimage isobligatory for, which is thosewho have the ability (healthand financial means), andnext it declares the self-suf-ficiency of God.

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ATTORNEY CORNERBy: Justice ® Dr. Ghous Muhammad / Karachi, Pakistan

Continued from March / April 2015

Rev. Thomas Graf

By Rev. Thomas GrafProfessor at BC College, Florida


Dr. Hamid Ullah, after mentioning all thetraditions of prohibition, writes:— “All

these traditions mean that round about the year 7 A.H., theProphet (peace be upon him) made some important speeches.Some newly converted Muslims had come from Yemen, Someof them were literate. Some Surahs of the Quran were given tothem to read and memorise. When they heard that speech ofthe Prophet (peace be upon him) some of them wrote it on thesame papers on which the Qur’an had been written. At thin theProphet (peace be upon him) prohibited to write anything fromhim other than the Qur’an and ordered to cancel what hadbeen so written.” “Don’t write, from me anything except theQur’an, and he who has done .so should erase that.” The tra-ditions are the history of the Sunnah. These were being re-corded during the life of the Prophet (peace be upon him), asshown below “And remember what is read in your houses outof the Qur’an and the Sunnah’ Somebody asked from ImamShafi’i about the argument that the ‘Hikma’ which was re-vealed along with the Qur’an, means the Sunnah, He recitedthis verse. And this verse, further points out that in the houseof the Prophet two things used to be read, the Qur’an and theSunnah. This indicates that the Prophet’s wives used to writethe Sunnah as well There- fore the Qur’an itself witnesses tothe early stage of the compilation of the Sunnah during theProphet’s life (peace be upon him);(b) Hafiz Abdul Bar says, “The Prophet dictated a book on thelaw of taxation, monetary come pensation, inheritance and gen-eral law. Its copies were given to the governors appointed out-side Madina, “(c) Hafiz Ibne Hajar Asqlani writes: “The Prophet (peace beupon him) appointed Amr bin Hazam as the commissioner andthe jurisconsult of Najran, and dictated for him a book whichcontained the ‘Law of Inheritance the general law, law of taxa-tion and monetary compensation, Imam Zuhri says that thisbook was written on leather. It was with the grandson of Amerbin Hazam. He took it from him and read it. Amer bin Hazamcollected twenty one more dictations of the Prophet and com-piled in one volume. Ibne Tulum has made it the appendex ofhis book ‘Aa’lam ul Sailin An Kitabe Syed il Mursalin.’ Umarbin Abdul Aziz required some document of the Prophet on the:‘Law of Taxation’. He got this book from the descendants ofAmer bin Hazam. 2 Abu Daud, Nasai, Ibne Habban and Darmihaven narrated its parts relating to the Revenue and CriminalLaws. Yaqub bin Safyan says: The companions of the Prophet(peace be upon him) and their successors used to refer to itand rely on it.

Continued in July/August 2015 Issue

When I begin my World Religion class eachsemester, we discuss the importance of un-derstanding interpretation. I attempt to dem-onstrate that from the beginning of time, hu-man beings have been involved in the processof interpretation and re-interpretation. Some

INTERPRETATION

students question if this is good, or bad? In all honesty I won-der if such a question is valid. In essence, whether some "inter-pret" it to be good, or bad does not take away from the fact thatinterpretation is a reality and part of our every day lives. One ofthe tools that I use to illustrate this topic of interpretation is art.I usually bring a form of art art, show it to the class and askthem what they see, feel, understand this particular piece of artto represent. As you can imagine, the number of responses,"interpretations" become as vast as possibly the number of stu-dents in the class. One thing that is usually identified by thestudents is that each person's interpretation needs to be respected,even though, perhaps, one might not be able to identify withnor fully understand their particular interpretation. It is fromthis vantage point of identifying the validity of interpretations,that we go a little further and begin to study how religions havedeveloped as human beings have attempt to understand andcommunicate their very deep, personal experiences of the Di-vine in their lives and in their relation to one another. In essence,what is the essential meaning of the word religion? In its Latinroot (RELIGIO) it translates to RECONNECT. I find it interest-ing that the word itself connotes an apparent Disconnect, thusrequiring the need to come back together. Our discussions natu-rally become quite involved at this point in the class, as wedelve into thee manifold understandings of what is disconnected,what might be reasons for such disconnect and how thereconnection can be made complete and whole. We are indeedcomplex individuals. I truly believe that we live in a complexworld, and that our God is not as easily defined as some seemto think. As we continue our journeys here on this earth, I wouldhope that we use all of our senses to fully enter into this won-derful opportunity given us to attempt understanding of theMagnificent Divine that is in us, around us and is hopefullyworking through us as we feebly continue this momentous taskof reconnecting. As I begin my World Religion Class with thisunderstanding of interpretation, and the use of art form to exactsuch illustration, I believe that Art in and of itself can be a won-derful tool that assists us in this process of understanding andreconnecting. As Aristotle once mentioned, "The aim of art is torepresent not the outward appearance of things, but their in-ward significance." This past Sunday, our church hosted ourAnnual Art Exhibition. One of our devoted church members,and local artist, Gin Todd, teaches an art class every Tuesdayevening and Wednesday morning at our church.

Continued on Page 30, Inshaa Allaah

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CONGRATULATION CORNERSISTER’S CORNERBy: Sis. Sylmarie Mustapha / Coral Springs, Florida


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With just a few days to go before we are hopefully graced withthe blessed month of Ramadhan, we should be preparing our-selves and our families for this special season of opportunity, joy,glad tidings and great blessings. We must prepare ourselves men-tally, spiritually and physically and plan to make every effort forthis to be our best Ramadhan ever. Let us also continue to utilizethe rest of this month of Shaban to sharpen and fine tune ourworship habits, and follow up the coming month of Ramadhan tofast, and worship our Lord and Creator with the utmost love,gratitude and sincerity and focus. Let us use our good health andour free time in seeking the pleasure of Allah SWT by remember-ing Him in prayer 5 times a day, as well as in extra Sunnah, Nafiland tahajjud prayers and other Dhikr. Let us also repent for allour sins daily, so we can meet the month of Ramadan with a cleanrecord ready to fill our accounts with lots and lots of blessingsfrom Allah SWT the most gracious most merciful. Let us also callon our Lord with focus, humility, and consistency if we want ourduas and supplications answered insha Allah. As we make ourplans for this special month of Ramadhan, the month of Quran,the month of mercy, forgiveness and salvation from the fire ofHell, let us remember the advice of Prophet Muhammad PBUHwho told us more or less that there are two great favors that AllahSWT has bestowed on us human beings that we frequently takefor granted and we consistently waste: They are Allah’s blessingsof good health that He gives to us and also our free time. One daywe will have to give an account to our Creator Allah SWT for howwe utilized our good health as well as how spent our free time onthis earth. While we are blessed with good health and spare time,we should look for every opportunity to worship our Lord in ev-ery way, we should try to help others in need, help clean the houseof Allah God Almighty, the Masjid, visit the sick, go to funerals,help out in our community, help provide food and clothing to theless fortunate brothers and sisters in humanity, help in the Dawaefforts to spread the word of God Almighty to all mankind, helpour neighbors, etc. My friends, we have to stop making excusesfor our inaction and complacency and start making the effort byremembering our duties to our Lord and duties to each other andby utilizing the favors and bounties of our Lord in meaningfulways. We waste so much time at home on the computer, surfingthe internet, playing games, watching TV, talking on the phoneabout each other, sinning ourselves by slandering and talking ill ofothers without even realizing it, and we do so many other thingsthat will not bring us any rewards.

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The blessed month of opportunity, the month ofQur’aan, mercy, forgiveness, salvation and patience,the month of endless blessings will soon be upon us.May Allah SWT bless us all with the life, health and

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technological expertise and lived simple,uncomplicated lives. They were, theQur’an states, “barely able to understandspeech”. They told Dhu’l Qarnayn thatthey were being harassed by two tribesknown as Yajuj and Majuj, who were caus-ing “great mischief” in the land. The fullstory of what then transpired is containedin Surat al Kahf, 93-100 and Surat alAnbya 96-97. I strongly urge you to readthe complete account before continuing,but what we are told in essence is this:“They said, ‘O Dhul Qarnayn, indeed Gogand Magog are great mischief-makers inthe land. Can we pay you so that youmight make between us and them a bar-rier?’ He replied, ‘My Lord has estab-lished me in something which is betterthan what you offer, but help me withyour strength and I will create betweenyou and them a dam. Bring me sheets ofiron.’ When he had placed them betweenthe two mountainsides, he said, “Blowupon them with bellows’ until he hadmade a fire. Then he said, ‘Bring memolten copper that I may pour it over[the dam].” So Gog and Magog wereunable to pass over it, nor were they ableto penetrate it.” Now it is clear that thepeople of Yajuj and Majuj were warlikeand aggressive, and yet the actions of apious servant of Allah, with the evidentblessing and permission of Allah Himself,neutered their behaviour and enabled their

victims to enter an era of peace in whichYajuj and Majuj could not trouble themfurther. This is the first juncture in theaccount where we learn a most valuablelesson: no matter how powerful our en-emies may think they are, their might isas nothing compared to that of their Cre-ator. However, breathtaking though thestory of Dhu’l Qarnayn is, what we aretold later about Yajuj and Majuj elevatesthings to a completely different level.Before he leaves, Dhu’l Qarnayn tells thetribes-people, “This [wall] is a mercyfrom my Lord; but when the promise ofmy Lord arrives, He will make it level,and the promise of my Lord is alwaystrue.” Abu Hurayrah was a meticulousscholar who spent three years in the com-panionship of Prophet Mohammed(SAW). He related a hadeeth of theProphet (SAW) in which he once stated,“Every day, Yajuj and Majuj dig [at thewall] until they can almost see daylightcoming through from the other side.Their leader says to them, ‘Stop now;come back tomorrow and complete yourtask.’ But then Allah makes the wall asstrong as it was before. This will con-tinue until Allah decides that the time isright to let them loose against mankind.They will dig, and their leader will say,‘Come back and finish it tomorrow, if itis the will of Allah.’

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Allah revealed in the Qur’an assuch:“Everything they did is inthe Books. Everything is re-corded, big or small. (Surat al-Qamar, 52-53) It is impossibleto claim that a person willnever make any mistakesthroughout his life and is com-plete and flawless because hu-man beings are created asweak creatures who can makemistakes. Our Almighty Lordis the One Who is forgivingand accepts repentance. There-fore, a believer needs to takelessons from the mistakes hemade knowingly or unknow-ingly or because he followedhis inner self. What he needsto do is to regret it and followthe truth and submit to ourLord and strive not to repeatthat mistake. Of course heneeds to be very careful aboutnot making any mistakes andcommit any further sins andprotecting the boundaries of

our Lord. But even if he makesa mistake it is a very goodquality of faith to ask for for-giveness from Allah. Thenames of Allah as “The Accep-tor of Repentance” (At-Tawwab), “The All-Forgiving”(Al-Ghaffar), “The All-Merci-ful” (Ar-Rahman) are mani-fested on the believers who re-gret their mistakes, ask for for-giveness and turn to Allah.Believers Take LessonsFrom Their Mistakes - As aresult of their faith and fear ofAllah, mistakes help believersbecome more clean morally.Maybe they make a mistake onone thing, but they rememberthat mistake all their lives andavoid making a similar mistakeby taking lessons from it.However, Allah created humanbeings especially in a charac-ter so that they can use theirconscience, feel regret and re-pent, turn to Him and ask for

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Let Us MakLet Us MakLet Us MakLet Us MakLet Us Make e e e e TTTTThis Our Best Rhis Our Best Rhis Our Best Rhis Our Best Rhis Our Best Ramadhan!amadhan!amadhan!amadhan!amadhan!Continued from Page 8

We make many excuses fornot praying and rememberingour Lord and in so doing in-stead of obeying our Lord andbeing grateful to Him, we endup sinning our souls by obey-ing and being deceived by Sa-tan our sworn enemy whosegoal is to lead us into Hell,(Allah forbid). Let us use ourgood health and our free timein seeking the pleasure of Al-lah SWT by remembering Himin prayer 5 times a day as wellas in extra our extra prayers.Remember, whatever we mayneed help with in life, let uscall on Allah God Almightyfirst, as no one else can helpus but Him. Allah SWT said inthe Quran, more or less, “Callon me and I shall answer yourprayer”. My friends, if youhave health problems, familyproblems, problems with youkids, house problems, jobproblems….beg Allah God Al-

By: Sis. Sylmarie Mustapha

mighty for His help and He willsurely help you in your timeof need, as He does now.Sometimes the help or the an-swer to our prayer may notcome right away or may notalways come the way we ex-pect it to, but rest assured,Allah SWT knows what is bestfor us and He will always helpus in the right way and at theright time. But it would reallyhelp if we had a strong con-nection with Him, thru ourdaily worship to Him. Let usalso spend more time recitingor reading the Quran moreoften; if you can’t recite theArabic then contact your lo-cal Masjid and Imam and tryto learn the Arabic. Eitherway, we need to read the En-glish meaning and ask AllahSWT to open our hearts andguide us to understand andimplement the meaning of theQuran in our lives. Read it for

at least 15-20 minutes a dayor more, I guarantee you willsee marked changes in yourlife with the mercy of AllahSWT. Let us fast as many daysas we can, as PBUH did inShaban, this will help us pre-pare for fasting in Ramadhan.Let us repent to our Lord dailywhile we can (now in Shaban)for all the sins that we havecommitted knowingly or un-knowingly. This way, with themercy of Allah we can beginthe blessed month ofRamadhan with a clean recordand begin accumulating bless-ings from day one. Let us readbooks on the life and teach-ings of our mentor ProphetMuhammad PBUH, learnabout his life and how he andhis noble companions lived andlet us try to be like them. Ingeneral, let us try to alwaysbe in the remembrance of ourLord and Creator Allah SWT.

Remember Allah SWT says inchapter 2 verse 152: “Remem-ber Me and I will rememberyou, and be grateful to Me formy countless favors, andnever be ungrateful to Me”.Also, let us seize the opportu-nity to tell our friends and co-workers and others about whywe fast and the significanceof Ramadhan. Let us try to goto the Masjid for the obliga-tory prayers especially inRamadhan, let us stay for theTaraweeh prayer and listen tothe Quran being recited nightly,also listen to any lectures be-ing offered. Let us listen toQuran and Islamic lectures onCDs in our cars on our wayto work and also in ourhomes. Let us get some Is-lamic lectures and encourageour families to listen to theadvice and commands of GodAlmighty and His Messenger.

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Kiran Khan Paracha

By: Sis. Kiran / Pembroke Pines FL.


DR. WAZIR ISHAMAEL

Dr. Wazir Ishmael is the City Man-ager of the City of Hollywood,Florida. He joined the City as As-sistant City Manager for SustainableDevelopment in August 2014. Dr.Ishmael supervises a full service

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Dr. Wazir IshmaelCity of 1,400 full-time and 200 part-time employees, andoversees a combined budget of approximately $500 mil-lion. Dr. Ishmael has over thirty years experience as a localgovernment administrator, planner, educator and interna-tional business executive with the City of Miramar; BrowardCounty Planning Council; Clark County, Washington; WiganCounty Council, Lancashire, United Kingdom; andPlanLogical Corporation. During his 16 year tenure withMiramar, he progressively held the positions of PlanningManager, Community Development Director, Assistant CityManager for Development Services, Deputy City Managerand Interim City Manager. Dr. Ishmael received hisBachelor’s Degree with Honors in Development Studies(focusing on Economics and Natural Resources) from theUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich, England; his Master’sof Urban Regional Planning from the University of Miami,Florida; and his Doctorate in Urban Studies from PortlandState University, Oregon. A native of Guyana, SouthAmerica, Dr. Ishmael also holds dual nationality in the UnitedKingdom and the US. He sits on the Board of Directorsfor the Smart Growth Partnership, an organization thatpromotes responsible sustainable development practices,as well as Jamaat Ul Muttaqeen, where he also acts as theAdministrator of the Sunday School. In his spare time, heassists with the coaching of his son’s soccer team and isan avid reader, cyclist and traveler. Most importantly, he isthe father of two amazing children, Jordanna and Aaron,and a lovely wife of 28 years, Yasmin.

Once a year, our church is transformedinto a Sacred Art Gallery, as pieces fromher class, art from members of our con-gregation, and wonderful treasures fromthe children in our Center grace our Sa-cred Space. It is a wonderful thing to see!This year, after the glorious viewing wasdrawing to a close, someone approachedour beloved artist and congratulated heron a wonderful exhibit. However, she didnot end there. She than stated, "What a

WONDERFUL MINISTRY you offer herein our church." Gin was clearly touchedby her remark, and than after brief pauseshared this story: She told of how recentlya woman entered her class who had beenvery ill, and whose hands trembled. Sherecently completed a work of art, and intears approached Gin to thank her andshare that for quite some time now shehad not felt as "whole" as she did work-ing on and completing this piece of art.

Had she reconnected? Pablo Picasso onceshared, The purpose of Art is washing thedust of daily life off our souls." We thankyou Gin and we celebrate your wonder-ful ministry at our church. As we all con-tinue our journeys here on this earth, maywe encounter wonderful "ministries" thatcan afford us opportunities to continuesuch Sacred Interpretation andReconnection.

By Rev. Thomas GrafINTERPRETATIONContinued from Page 7

DIVORCEDIVORCEDIVORCEDIVORCEDIVORCE

Divorces are on the rise and we see it every-where. My country, where we were onceproud of low divorce rate, has seen expo-nential rise in marriage breakups for varietyof reasons and in almost all social classes. Sowe can say with some degree of certainty

that it is not a class issue. It is happening all around us with almostsimilar frequency. There are many reasons but most commonlycited ones are financial issues, in-laws problems, domestic unrest,abuse, infidelity, general dislike and lack of respect. The end of amarriage for any reason is a social and emotional setback for mostpeople. It is the end of a journey that had been initiated with faith,dreams, love and more. But divorce is not always wrong or bad. Insome cases, it is important and even necessary for survival. So Iwill never want anyone to make a sweeping judgment that all mar-riages can be saved or a divorce could have been avoided. I havepersonally met people whose divorce saved their lives because theywere married to semi-psychopaths. However regardless of why itends or how important it was to end the marriage, most will mourna divorce because it brings an end to a life that could have been.Girls usually go through a period of mourning and self-pity fol-lowed by hope if parents are supportive and may eventually end upwith better partners too if they seek to remarry. It’s not impossibleand it is actually happening far more frequently than you mightthink. But in such cases, and for things to turn out positive for thegirls, it is essential that they have a strong support system. Whilemen of all ages would be encouraged to remarry, girls are usuallynot actively encouraged unless they have highly supportive parentsand relatives who wish to see them happy again. It is importantthat girls be encouraged to remarry, find good partners but whilethey do this, allow them to first seek their own identity, have afinancial ground to stand on and take it from there. It is not right torush them into another marriage with just about anyone because noone would want to go through divorce yet one more time. In caseof divorce then, let girls go through the period of mourning.


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Question: Question: Question: Question: Question: When is Layla-tul-Qadr / The Night of Power

and what should we do?

Answer:Answer:Answer:Answer:Answer: Allaah describes the “Night of Power’ as better

than a thousand months. Angel Jibraeel and the angels descendtherein, by Allaah’s permission according to Ch. 97 of the HolyQur’aan..The Night of Power or Destiny is an extremely im-portant night for Muslims. It is the night in which the HolyQur’aan, was revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad SAW.The Qu’raan was revealed in Ramadhaan accroding to Chapter2 V:185 and Chapter 97. Because the Night of Power is such aspecial night, many Muslims who want to gain extra blessings,spend the night by praying, supplicating and reading the Qur’aanetc., either in their privacy or in a mosque with other Muslims.There are also some Muslims who retreat/i’tikaaf in a mosquefor the last ten days of Ramadhaan, which has been a strongpractice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad SAW. Aisha R.A.,may Allaah be pleased with her, reported that the Prophet SAWsaid: Look for Laylatul Qadr on an odd-numbered night duringthe last ten nights of Ramadhaan (Bukhaari). The Prophet said:“Whoever prays during the night of Qadr with faith and hopingfor its reward will have all of his previous sins forgiven.” (Bukhariand Muslim).We should try and make time to do extra ibaadat/worship inRamaadhaan, while fasting and on the Night of Power InshaaAllaah. Effort should be made to do I’tikaaf if possible; weshould use every opportunity to make dua/ supplicate to Allaah;we should not forget to remember the dua given to Aisha R.A.by the Holy Prophet SAW, (Aisha R.A., may Allaah be pleasedwith her, said: I asked the Messenger of Allah: ‘O Messenger ofAllaah, if I know what night is the night of Qadr, what should Isay during it?’ He said: ‘Say: O Allaah, You are Most Generousin pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me/“Allahummainnaka àfuwwun kareem tuhibbul àfwa fa`fu ànnee)”Last but not least, extra effort should be made to read, studyand ponder over the verses of the Holy Qur’aan. Ramadhaan,is the month in which the Qur’aan was revealed as a GUIDETO HUMAN BEINGS, therefore, in addition to reading and lis-tening to the Qur’aan in Ramadhaan and the Night of Power,Allaah expects us to make the sincere intention and effort tochange our attitude, manners and lifestyle for better accordingto the Qur’aan and Sunnah Inshaa Allaah.

THE NIGHT OF POWERTHE NIGHT OF POWERTHE NIGHT OF POWERTHE NIGHT OF POWERTHE NIGHT OF POWER

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Therefore, if you have the resources and the health to performHajj, then you should not procrastinate to do so. Going backto the unpredictability of life and death discussed earlier, it iscrucial to realize that to die without performing Hajj, when youhad the ability to do so (according to the Hadith) is like dyingas a “Jew or Christian”. This is not meant as an insult to eitherreligion, but rather a point to be made that although Jews, Chris-tians, and Muslims are all People of the Book, and all techni-cally perform the first four pillars of Islam, Muslims are theonly people Allah SWT commanded to perform Hajj, as a re-quirement of their religion. For this reason, do not simply makethe intention to perform Hajj in your lifetime, but rather make ita priority because there is a chance you could fall ill, lose yourwealth, or have some other difficulty in the future which pre-vents you to go. Lastly, in the world today Islam is beingattacked from many angles. It is our responsibility as Muslims,more than ever, to spread the proper message of Islam to oth-ers who are misguided about Islam’s true message. In theHoly Quran (5:67), Allah tells the Prophet SAW, “O Messenger,announce that which has been revealed to you from your Lord,and if you do not, then you have not conveyed His message.And Allah will protect you from the people.” As Muslims, wecannot be afraid to speak up against evil in the world. In thelast sermon of Prophet Muhammad SAW, he states, “Be mywitness, O ALLAH, that I have conveyed your message to yourpeople”. Granted that Prophet Muhammad SAW is the mostexcellent example we have of good character and righteousdeeds, we should all strive to make it our duty to spread themessage of Islam, just like our beloved Prophet SAW did. As-suredly, by taking on this responsibility, the popularity and spreadevil messages will cease. As Muslims, it is essential that weremain steadfast in fulfilling our duties to Allah SWT. Thisincludes performing good and righteous deeds as well as com-pleting the five pillars that have been ordained to us. Only thencan we expect to receive the mercy and blessings of Allah SWTand obtain true success, both in this world and in the hereafter,InshaAllah, Ameen.

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My friends, this time is tooprecious to waste, we couldbe gaining so many blessingsby just making a greater ef-fort to gain knowledge and domore good deeds. Remember,this is a progressive way oflife, if you think you are doingall of the above or some ofthese good deeds now…thentry to do more, keep raisingthe bar, we can never have toomany blessings, we will needas much as we can get to wipeout the many sins we commitknowingly, and unknowingly,in the past, present and future.Allah SWT continuouslyshowers us with His manyfavors, to show our gratitude,we should continue to givemore in His way and for Hispleasure. Unfortunately manyfolks may not realize the truevalue of good health and thevalue of our spare time untilit’s too late to use it; when weget sick or old and lose ourgood health or when we gettoo busy and have no sparetime. Sometimes busyness isa test from Allah SWT, wemay be rushing around alwaysbusy, with work, busy withchores, busy with our kids,busy with everything else ex-cept busy making time to prayto our Lord and Creator 5times a day as He ordered usto. Let us make a better effortto manage our time more effi-ciently not just for all theseworldly things but also so thatwe can devote more time topraying to and thanking ourLord God Almighty for all thefavors and bounties he blessesus with daily…thankfullywe’re alive, we can see, wecan hear and talk and feel andtaste and walk etc.. Remem-

ber, Allah is not in need of ourprayers and thanks, we are theones that need to show ourlove, gratitude and servitude toHim. My friends, sooner orlater we will all die and leavethis world, our time for usingour good health and our freetime will be over, it will be toolate for tears. As the Prophet’scompanion Omar R.A said:“Hold yourselves accountablebefore you are held account-able and weigh your deedsbefore they are weighed foryou”. Great words of wisdomfor us all. Also, the nobleProphet PBUH said: Take ad-vantage of 5 things before 5others happen: 1) Take advan-tage of your youth before yougrow old. 2) Take advantageof your health before you fallsick. 3) Take advantage ofyour wealth or money beforeyou become poor. 4) Takeadvantage of your spare timebefore you become busy.5) Take advantage of your lifebefore you die. Let us ponderand then act on this great ad-vice from the wisest man toever walk this earth,Muhammad SAW.

May Allah SWT grant usall the life, health andmotivation to meet and

observe the blessed monthof Ramadhan in the best

manner, may He guide usto do more good deeds

and to utilize the bountiesand favors that He hasblessed us with to gainfrom all His blessings,

mercies, forgiveness andsalvation available in the

blessed month ofRamadhan and beyond,

Ameen.

Let Us MakLet Us MakLet Us MakLet Us MakLet Us Make e e e e TTTTThishishishishisOur Best Ramadhan!Our Best Ramadhan!Our Best Ramadhan!Our Best Ramadhan!Our Best Ramadhan!

Continued from Page 29 By: Sis. Sylmarie Mustapha

Note: wheat flour, enrichedflour, and degerminated cornmeal are not whole grains. Theword “whole” is what youwant to look for on the foodlabel. It means the bread wasmade using the entire kernel,which offers the most nutri-tional value. Where can I getmore information? Go to theAmerican Dietetic Association:www.eatright.org or talk withyour doctor.YES (Whole Grain)•Whole (name of grain)•Whole (name of grain) flour•Whole grain (name of grain)•Oats, oatmeal•Graham flourNO (Whole Grain Ingredients)•Enriched flour•Degerminated•Wheat germ•Wheat flour (this is refinedwhite flour)

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It is important for them to getthis out of their system be-cause that is natural grievingresponse. Once they have ac-cepted it, let them build a lifefor themselves through edu-cational and work. It may takefew years but it is for their owngood. During this period, ifthey find someone nice, by allmeans encourage them to ex-plore the opportunity but if not,do not push them into marry-ing just about anyone becauseif they go ahead and marrywithout any solid education orfinancial support, they are verylikely to end up feeling infe-rior and inadequate. This canlead to trouble in marriagewhich is certainly not desir-able a second time. Pray, prayand pray some more. Nothingworks better than prayers. Noamount of education, financialsupport, effort or backgroundcheck on the prospectivegroom will yield better resultsthan when all of these arecombined with duaa. It workswonders and when combinedwith physical efforts on yourpart, it can produce somemagical results. I am a bigbeliever in human effort but Ihave seen and experienced thesheer magic of hard workwhen it was combined withduaa because duaa brings thatadditional x-factor to it thatsheer human effort cannot. Sopray for the girl, encourage herto pray for her brighter futureand then make all the effort re-quired on your part. The re-sults will most definitely sur-pass your expectations. Iknow a young girl who gotmarried to the wrong man,came back to parents house

in three months, found herselfpregnant, gave birth to a boy,got divorced, all of this withinone year of marriage. She wasdepressed, but prayed a lot.Had a very strong support sys-tem. Luckily found a guy insimilar situation after twoyears. Got married to him andthey have now been marriedfor ten lovely years. It’s abeautiful union and she saysnothing would have changedher life had she not believed inpower of duaa. So by allmeans find solace in remem-brance of Allah for He alonecan change your life and putall your worries to rest.

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