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... ... ... ... Islamic Focus
Issue 81 Igniting the Spirit of Islam Aug 2010 Bukhara Publications/Tel: 078 672 7797/Fax: 086 651 2125 Email: [email protected]/Korsten/Port Elizabeth
MONGOLS: In the seventh
century AH the Mongols of Genghis Khan swept across
Asia destroying everything that lay in their path. In 617 AH Samarkand, Ray, and
Hamdan were put to the sword causing more than
700,000 people to be killed or made captive. In 656 AH Hulagu, the grandson of
Genghis Khan, continued this destruction. Even Bagh-
dad, the leading city of the Muslim world, was sacked. Some estimate that as
many as 1,800,000 Muslims were killed in this awesome
carnage. With the whole Muslim and Christian world
threatened, Saifuddin Qutuz from the Mamluks of Egypt, united the Muslim army and
met the Mongols at Ain Jalut on 26th Ramadan 668 AH.
They crushed the Mongol army and reversed this tidal wave of horror.
What are you going to
achieve this Ramadan? � Adapted from the article by: Sheikh
Abdullah Hakim Quick
Throughout the history of
Islam, Muslims have pro-duced some of their most
sterling achievements in the month of Ramadan. Here is a brief glimpse into them:
BADR: The greatest battle
of Islam was fought and won on the 17th of Rama-dan 3 AH when a group of
ill-equipped Muslim soldiers defeated a larger, better
equipped Quraish army. MAKKAH: The city of Mak-
kah was conquered without a battle on 20th Ramadan 8
AH. This was one of the most important dates in Is-
lamic history for after it, Is-lam was firmly entrenched in the Arabian Peninsula.
SPAIN: By 92 AH Spain
was under the tyrannical rule of King Roderic of the Visigoths. Roderic had
forced his six million serfs and persecuted Jews to
seek the aid of the Muslims
of North Africa. Musa ibn Nusair, the Umayyad gover-
nor of North Africa, re-sponded by sending his gen-eral Tariq ibn Ziyad at the
head of 12,000 Berber and Arab troops. In Ramadan of
that year, they confronted wa combined Visigoth army of 90,000 Christians led by
Roderic himself. After burn-ing his boats, Tariq crushed
the forces of disbelief. Not only was Roderic and his forces completely annihi-
lated, but Tariq and Musa succeeded in liberating the
whole of Spain, Sicily and the south of France. This was the
beginning of the Golden Age of Spain where Muslims ruled for over 700 years.
PALESTINE: In Ramadan
682 AH, Salahuddin Ayyubi, after battling the Crusaders for years, finally drove them
out of Syria.
P4 Kabah
P7 Don’t Judge
P8 Golden Windows
P9 Makkah Clock
P10 Argentina
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WORLD NEWS
PAKISTAN - A plane with more than 150 people on board crashed north of Islamabad. (BBC, 28 July)
PALESTINE - 300 Bedouins living in occupied Pal-estine’s Negev desert were made homeless after Jewish police razed their homes. (BBC, 27 July)
UK - PM Cameron condemned the Jewish blockade of Gaza, describing the territory as a prison camp. He also criticised Israel for attacking a convoy trans-porting activists and aid to Gaza. (BBC, 27 July)
SUDAN - A group of Muslim men were given 30 lashes after being convicted of wearing women's clothes and make-up. (BBC, 4 Aug)
MALAYSIA - The state of Malacca is to allow young Muslims to get married despite criticism from women's groups. The state government and its Is-lamic Religious Council said the move is aimed at reducing the number of babies born outside wedlock and abandoned. (BBC, 4 Aug)
LEBANON - Clashes between Lebanese and Israeli troops killed a Jewish officer. (BBC, 4 Aug)
PAKISTAN - 1,600 killed in worst floods in 80 years. 650,000 homes and 10,000 cattle destroyed. 1,000 killed in China flooding as well. (BBC, 7 Aug)
INDONESIA - The Ulema Council said its March directive on the direction of Makkah actually had people facing Africa and now say people should shift direction slightly to the north-west. (IOL, 23 July)
SPAIN - 2 Spanish activists and a journalist ar-rested in a raid by Israel on a Gaza flotilla are filing charges against Israel's PM, accusing him of illegal detention, torture and deportation. (BBC, 23 July)
AFGHANISTAN - 4 US soldiers killed in the south while 2 were captured by Taliban fighters in the east. Dozens of international soldiers killed in July. June saw more than 100 troops killed, the bloodiest month of the 9-year war. (BBC, 24 July)
PALESTINE - 5 rockets fired at the Israeli tourist resort of Eilat from Sinai in Egypt. (BBC, 2 Aug)
KASHMIR - 9 killed in clashes between Muslims and Indian paramilitary forces in Indian-occupied Kashmir. 50 Muslims killed in clashes in 2 months of an uprising. (BBC, 2 Aug)
SAUDI - Saudi Arabia and UAE announced bans on some functions of the Blackberry mobile phone, claiming security concerns. (BBC, 1 Aug)
MOROCCO - Government will close 1,256 Musjids for repairs, to avoid a repeat of the collapse of a minaret in Feb that killed 41. (BBC, 10 Aug)
TURKEY - An explosion hit an oil pipeline killing two. Kurdish separatist group, PKK, is suspected of the attack. (BBC, 10 Aug)
JORDAN - The Islamic Action Front, the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm, will boycott upcoming parliamentary polls. In the 1990s Islamists held al-most half of the parliamentary seats. (BBC, 10 Aug)
LEBANON - Security officials kill leader of Sunni Islamist movement Fatah al-Islam. Fatah al-Islam fought a three-month battle with the Lebanese army in 2007 in which 400 were killed. (BBC, 14 Aug)
PAKISTAN - 16 people, including 5 security person-nel, killed in two attacks in Balochistan. Officials say Baluch rebels are responsible. (BBC, 14 Aug)
SAUDI - For more than a century, Big Ben in Lon-don has been the centre of world time. But now it is being challenged by the world's tallest clock in Mak-kah, by which the world's 1.5 billion Muslims could soon be setting their watches. (Telegraph, 23 Aug)
USA - Hundreds took part in rival protests over plans for a Musjid near the World Trade Centre at-tacks. Muslims plan to convert an old building into a 13-storey Islamic centre and Musjid. (BBC, 23 Aug)
IRAN - First domestically built unmanned bomber, the Karrar, has a range of 1,000km. (BBC, 22 Aug)
PALESTINE - UN report says Israeli military is in-creasingly restricting Palestinian access to farmland and fishing zones in Gaza. The army uses live fire to enforce restrictions leading to tens of thousands los-ing their livelihoods. (BBC, 19 Aug)
EGYPT - A Van Gogh painting worth R350m was stolen from a Cairo museum. (BBC, 22 Aug)
EGYPT - the Muslim Brotherhood launched its own Facebook-style social networking site called Ikhwan-book. (BBC, 24 Aug)
FRANCE - 60 years ago Pont-Saint-Esprit was hit by hallucinations, which left 5 dead and many seriously ill. It was blamed on contaminated bread but a US journalist found a CIA document suggesting the CIA was experimenting on the people by dosing them with the LSD drug. (BBC, 23 Aug)
USA - Many US soldiers who served in Iraq have been linked to violent killings and attempted killings since their return to USA. The number of soldiers failing drug tests rose 3000% in the first 3 years of the Iraq war. By 2007, more than 20,000 US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq were taking anti-depressants and sleeping pills to cope with the stresses of combat. (BBC, 25 Aug) �
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COMPARITIV
E / W
ORSHIP
Do you feel your Salaah (prayer) is not having the
effect it is supposed to have on your life? It seems
we’ve lost the ability to connect in Salaah that
makes all the difference in its effect on us. The
people of the past found serenity in Salaah:
On one occasion a Sahaabi was in Salaah when he
was shot with an arrow in the chest. He pulled it
out and continued in prayer. A second arrow hit
him and he did the same. A third arrow was shot
but now he could no longer stand and fell bleed-
ing. Another Sahaabi rushed to his aid saying,
‘Why didn't you alert me from the first arrow?"
The Sahaabi replied, ‘I was in the middle of a
(beautiful) Surah and didn't wish to interrupt my
recitation of it.’
Ask yourself: Why do I pray? We need to start
praying out of love, out of longing to be with the
one we love. Pray for the comfort that comes from
being with the one you love. There are 3 reasons
which make you love someone: 1. Either because
that someone is beautiful. 2. Or because that
someone deals kindly with you. 3. Or because that
someone has done many favours for you.
Allah is all of these and more. Doesn't He deserve
to be the most worthy of our love over everything.
Musa � fainted when he only saw the mountain which saw Allah's beauty. Imagine if it was a di-
rect sight! Allah is so Kind that when we sin
against Him, we sin using the very gifts and He
has given us, yet He continues to protect us, even
while we're in the act! You will not find anyone
more kind. As for Allah's favours upon us, close
your eyes a while to appreciate just the gift of
sight alone.
Remember: The sweetness of this life lies in re-
membering Allah, the sweetness of the next life
lies in seeing Him! The next time you go for
prayer, go because you love Him, because you
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‘Verily, the first house (of worship) appointed for mankind was that in Bakka (Makkah), full
of blessing, and guidance for all peo-ple.’ (Quraan, 3:96)
According to the Bible Bakka is mentioned by Prophet David (Dawood) � in Psalms: ‘Who
passing through the valley of Baca make it a well, the rain also filleth the pools.’ (Psalm 84:6)
The well here is the famous well of Zam Zam,
still present now, close to the Kabah after thousands of years.
The Bible, in the Chapter of Genesis, describes the rebuilding that was done later when God
ordained Abraham � to erect a Shrine for worship when Abraham � was ordered to go to the southern desert with his wife Hagera and infant son Ismail �. The Old Testament describes this building as the Shrine of God at
several places.
The Quraan also mentions the rebuilding of the Kabah in the second chapter.
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WORSHIP / INSPIRATION
THE BUZZARD: If you put a buzzard in a pen
1.8 metres by 2.4 metres and it is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability
to fly, will remain a prisoner. The reason is a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 3 to 3.6 metres. Without
space to run, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life.
THE BAT: The bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot
take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle
about helplessly until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then it takes off in a flash.
THE BUMBLEBEE: A bumblebee, if dropped
into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the
means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where
none exists, until it completely destroys itself.
PEOPLE: In many ways, we are like these three. We struggle with our problems and frustrations, not realising all we have to do is
look up. That's the escape route and the solu-tion to any problem: look up to the route of
Islam and the way out will be found. It is remarkable that everything turns out
well for a believer; and that applies only to a believer, If happiness comes to him
he is thankful and it turns out well for him, and if misfortune befalls him, he dis-plays patience and it turns out well for
him. (Muslim) � Adapted from Radio Islam article
Here are some pointers on helping one’s Dua
be accepted:
1. Raising the Hands. The Prophet � said: ‘Your Lord, may He be blessed and exalted, is Kind and Most Generous, and He is too kind to
let His slave, if he raises his hands to Him, bring them back empty.’ (Abu Dawood, 1488)
‘When you ask of Allah, ask of Him with the palms of your hands, not with the backs of
them.’ (Abu Dawood, 1486)
2. Praise Allah. Whilst the Prophet � was sit-ting, a man came in and prayed and said, ‘O Allah, forgive me and have mercy on me.’ The
Prophet � said, ‘You have been too hasty, O worshipper. When you have prayed and are
sitting, praise Allah as He deserves to be praised, and send blessings upon me, then call
upon Him.’ (Tirmidhi, 3476) According to another version: ‘When one of
you prays, let him start with praise of Allaah, then let him send blessings upon the Prophet
�, then let him ask whatever he likes after that.’
3. Blessings on the Prophet �. The Prophet � said: ‘Every duaa is kept back until you send blessings upon the Prophet �.’ (Tabaraani, 1:220)
4. Be Confident. ‘Call upon Allah being certain of a response, and remember that
Allah will not answer a duaa that comes from a negligent and heedless heart.’ (Tirmidhi, 3479) �
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QUESTIO
NS & ANSWERS
SHAFI Q & ASHAFI Q & ASHAFI Q & ASHAFI Q & A www.sunnipath.com
Q: I pay money to the
Musjid for its mainte-nance and to help pay off
its debts. Does that money count as zakat? A: The money that is paid to
fulfill the needs of the Musjid does not count as zakat since
it is not permissible to give zakat except on the eight groups of recipients men-
tioned in the Quraan: ‘Verily, charity is for the poor, those
short of money, zakat work-ers, those whose hearts are to be reconciled, those pur-
chasing their freedom, those in debt, the path of Allah and
those fighting for Allah.’ Spending in the ‘path of Al-
lah’ means jihad only. It does not mean every path to good. This is the position of
the four schools of Sunni law, and the overwhelming
majority of Islamic scholar-ship. Money paid for the Musjid’s maintenance and
paying off its debts does not count as zakat; rather, it is
praiseworthy charity. Q: Do I have to give zakat
on unused gold? My par-ents bought me gold and
kept it until I get married. A: Zakat does not have to be paid on permissible gold and
silver jewelry, as opposed to forbidden or offensive
(makruh) jewelry, because it is made to be used so it is similar to household objects.
This is the case even if it goes unused for a period of
time as long as it is not in-
tended as saved wealth. An
example of jewelry which is not permissible is excessively
large jewelry such that it is no longer considered an ornament, rather it becomes
distasteful. So as long as this jewelry is not excessive you
would not owe zakat on it because it was acquired for your use after marriage
which is permissible.
Q: If a person saw sunset on the last day of Rama-dan in Makkah, then trav-
els to another city, is it obligatory on him to give
sadaqatul fitr (fitra) in Makkah, or can he give it
in the city he traveled to? A: What is clear in the Shafi school is that it is obligatory
for him to pay it in the city where it became obligatory
on him, and it is not permis-sible for him to change it to another place. In the ques-
tioner’s case, it is obligatory for him to pay it in Makkah.
However, there is a strong saying in our school that per-mits paying the fitra in any
city the giver wants. Accord-ing to this, it is permissible
for him to pay it in the city to which he traveled.
Q: Does one recite ta'aw-wudh (the saying: I seek
refuge in Allah from the rejected Satan) during the month of Ramadan (e.g.
before the Fatiha in the prayer or before reciting
Quraan) given that the
devils are chained up dur-
ing this month? A: Yes, one recites it in
Ramadan because Imam Nawawi rahimahullah said in Minhaj: ‘And one says ta'aw-
wudh in each rakah accord-ing to our School’. This is a
general statement and no other statement from our Imams which specifies it as
outside of Ramadan has reached us, so it remains
general. In fact, if one in-tends saying it on behalf of all Muslims until the Last Day
it becomes a prayer that is not limited to Ramadan or
even to one's lifespan.
Q: Is it permissible for a woman to dye her hair if her husband wants her
to? Must she obey him? A: Yes, it is permissible for a
woman to dye her hair with henna or something like it, whether her husband permits
her or not. But if he requests this from her, it seems she
must obey him, as long as it doesn’t harm her, because the husband has a purpose
in asking her to beautify her-self. �
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HANAFI Q & AHANAFI Q & AHANAFI Q & AHANAFI Q & A From various Ulama
www.askimam.org | www.askmufti.co.za | www.councilofulama.co.za
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q: My bank gives reward/
loyalty points every time I use my credit card. I can
redeem these points for a wide range of products. I can also redeem these
points against my credit card outstanding amount.
Is it halaal to use these points? A. The use of a credit card is
allowed in Islamic law, re-gardless of whether the card
is issued by a banking insti-tution or some other com-pany, subject to the condi-
tion that a person does not involve himself in interest. As
such, the reward/loyalty points (redeemable for cash,
permissible gifts, mileage, etc.) given by such institu-tions is considered a gift and
halaal for you to redeem and use. However, if any reward
points are given by the bank as interest on the money you deposited with them, or in-
volve the purchase of bank products which are haraam
(prohibited) such as treasur-ies, mortgages, etc. then the reward points cannot be re-
deemed. Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Q: I work for a non-
Muslim printing company as a DTP Operator/
Graphic Designer. The na-ture of the work I do is
adverts, competitions and promotions for alcohol, movies and music. Not all
of my jobs include these items but at least 2-4
times a week I will have a job like this. Is my salary halaal?
A: It will be makrooh tahreem (close to haraam)
for you to work for this com-pany due to directly assisting
towards sin. (Fataawa
Shaami, Vol 4, Pg 268) ‘Help one another in righteousness
and piety, but help not one another in sin and animos-ity.’ (Surah Maaidah, 2)
Therefore, it is highly advis-able to either request man-
agement not to assign you any such tasks which are contrary to Islam or to seek
alternative employment else-where. If they refuse to as-
sign you such tasks, you may continue to work at the company while in the process
of finding another job if you have no other means of in-
come. Tawbah (repentance) and istighfaar must be made.
‘Whoever fears Allah - Allah will create for him a way of deliverance. And will provide
him sustenance from a place he had never expected; and
whoever relies on Allah then Allah is Sufficient for him; indeed Allah will accomplish
His command; indeed Allah has set a proper measure for
all things. (Surah Talaaq, 2,3)
Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Q: A few of the Musjids in Toronto have Jumuah be-
fore Zuhr timings, as we are observing Daylight
Saving Times, e.g. Sep 8: Sunrise: 06:49 am, Sun-set: 07:41 pm, Zuhr sa-
laah time starts: 01:18 pm. The Musjids observ-
ing early Jumuah are con-ducting it at 12:30 pm. The scholars who allowed
early Salaah said they don't find any specific
timing mentioned for Ju-muah prayer so we can do this as it is lunch time and
more people can attend. Secondly, they said the
early timings of Jumuah
was also observed by the Sahaaba.
A: The claim of the scholars that there has been no spe-cific timing mentioned for Ju-
muah is incorrect. The books of jurisprudence that discuss
Jumuah also discuss the tim-ing of Jumuah. The majority of the Imams of the different
schools of thought, (Hanafi Maliki and Shafi) are of the
view that the time of Jumuah only commences after Zawaal (i.e. when the time of
Zawaal commences). It is only the Hanbali that state
that Jumuah Salah could be performed before Zawaal. To
keep clear of any difference of opinion and as a matter of precaution, the Jumuah
Salah must be performed af-ter Zawaal. Muslims living in
the affected area should seek special dispensation from their places of work etc. that
will enable them to perform the Jumuah Salah at the
correct time. As a sugges-tion, the talk could be given before Zawaal and immedi-
ately after Zawaal the first Athan could be given, the
Sunnah Rakaats performed, and thereafter the second Athan, a short Khutba and
Salah could be made.� Answer by: Mufti Shafiq Jakhura
RAMADAAN 2010
HANAFI AMOUNTS
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THOUGHTS / IN
TERNET
I was shocked, confused, bewildered
As I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all,
Nor the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven
Who made me sputter and gasp: The thieves, the liars, the sinners,
The alcoholics, the drug users and the trash. There stood the kid from seventh grade
Who swiped my lunch money twice. Next to him was my old neighbor
Who never said anything nice. Mr Q, who I always thought
Was rotting away in Hell, Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
Looking incredibly well.
I nudged Jibreel, ‘What's the deal? I would love to hear your take. How'd all these sinners get up here?
There must be some mistake.
‘And why is everyone so quiet, So somber - give me a clue.’ ‘Hush, child,’ he said, ‘they're all in shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you.’
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SOCIAL / INSPIRATION
The base for combating the evil around us is the
home. Part five of tips on building a strong home:
10. Creating opportunities for meetings
to discuss family matters. ‘… and who (conduct) their affairs by mutual consulta-tion…’ [Quraan 42:38]. This is a time when
family members can sit together to talk about issues within and without the family that affect
them. This is a sign of strong interaction within the family. The man is the primary de-cision maker, but giving room to others to
contribute, especially when children get older, is good training for them to learn to bear re-
sponsibility, as well as giving everyone the confidence of knowing that his or her opinion
is valued. Examples of this are discussions concerning going on trips to visit relatives, or for holidays; organizing weddings; moving
home; and charitable projects such as finding out about the poor in one's neighbourhood so
the family can offer help. Families can also discuss problems faced by themselves or by relatives, and talk about how to solve them.
There is another important kind of family
meeting, which is holding frank discussions between parents and children. Some of the problems of adolescence can only by solved by
one-on-one conversations between parents and children, where a parent talks, calmly and
quietly, with their child about the problems of youth, the Islamic rulings and helps him/her solve the problems they may face at this age.
The parent may open the discussion with words such as ‘When I was your age…’ Lack of
such frank discussions will force children to talk to bad companions, which leads to so many other evils. � Sheikh Salih al Munajjid
The little girl lived in a small, simple house on
a hill and as she grew she would play in the garden and look over the garden fence and
across the valley to a wonderful house on the hill. This house had golden windows, so golden that the little girl would dream of how magic it
would be to live in a house with golden win-dows instead of an ordinary house like hers.
Although she loved her family, she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must
feel to live there. When she got bigger, she asked her mother is she could go for a bike
ride outside the gate. The little girl rode across the valley until she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.
As she dismounted, she focused on the house
itself and was so disappointed as she realised all the windows were plain and dirty, reflecting
nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that stood empty. She turned, heart broken as she remounted her bike. As she
glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the valley was a little house and
its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home. She realised that she had been living in her golden house and all the
love and care she found there was what made her home the 'golden house'. Everything she
dreamed was right there in front of her nose! We imagine things to be rosier for others,
little realizing that we can find happiness by appreciating what we actually have.
We seek pleasure outside the laws of Islam, little knowing that true contentment lies in fol-
lowing the rules laid out by Allah. �
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BIOGRAPHY / M
USLIM
INFLU
ENCE
The city of Elkader, Iowa, USA is named after
Muslim Algerian leader Sheikh Abdul Qadir who led the resistance to the French occupa-
tion in the 1800’s. When the community was planned in 1846,
the founders: Timothy Davis, John Thompson, and Chester Sage (none Muslim) decided to
name it for the young Algerian who was lead-ing his people in resisting the French colonial takeover. The population is around 1,500. �
Name: Abdul Qadir. Born: 1808 Mascara, Al-
geria. Died: 1883 Damascus, Syria. Abdul Qadir was an Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi
and political and military leader who led a Ji-had against the French in the 19th century.
His father was a Sheikh in the Qadiri sufi or-der. He was a Banu Ifran Berber and a de-
scendant of Prophet Muhammad �. He memo-rized the Quraan as a child and was trained in horsemanship, theology and linguistics. In
1825 he went on Hajj and met Imam Shamil, the Chechen Mujahid leader. He also traveled
to Damascus and Baghdad. The French in-vaded Algeria in 1830. By 1832 Abdul Qadir began a Jihad against them. He used guerrilla
warfare effectively and until 1842 scored many victories. On one occasion he released
his French captives because he had insufficient food to feed them. He was defeated after Ber-
ber mountain tribes refused to join the Arabs against the French. Abdul Qadir surrendered in 1847 after the French brutally suppressed
Muslims and practiced a scorched-earth policy. He and his family were exiled to France until
1852. He then went to Bursa and Damascus. He devoted himself to theology and philosophy and wrote a book on the Arab horse.
In 1860 when the Druze attacked Christians in
Syria, Abdul Qadir saved many Christians in his house. For this the French and Abraham Lincoln honoured him. In 1865 he was invited
to Paris by Napoleon III and was greeted with respect. His green and white standard became
the flag of independent Algeria. The town of Elkader, USA was named after him. One of his sons, Saeed ran the government of Syria
when the Ottomans evacuated in 1918. �
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The world’s biggest clock in Makkah, with a
diametre of more than 40 metres, can be seen from a distance of eight kilometres, and is
part of the 400-metre clock tower. The clock will be six times bigger than London’s Big Ben.
It sits atop the Makkah Clock Royal Tower complex, the world’s second tallest building,
which has over 500 shopping and food outlets, luxury apartments, and the 1,005-room Fair-mont Hotel. There are a total of 76 elevators.
The complex overlooks the Kabah.
The tower housing the clock is being built in a unique Islamic architectural style, while the clock has four faces, one in each direction.
The Name of Allah will be inscribed on the four clock faces. The clock will display Makkah
Time, a challenge to the 100 years of Green-wich Mean Time centred on the Big Ben in
London. The world’s 1,5 billion Muslims could now use Makkah Time to start the official new day. �
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HISTO
RY / FUTURE
The appearance of Prophet Esa (Jesus) � is
among the major signs of the last day of this
world. Here are some events surrounding him:
� The Muslims will be besieged by Dajjal on Mount Dukhan in Jerusalem. It will be a se-vere siege resulting in great hunger and
poverty for the Muslims. � The Muslim leader will be Imam Mahdi.
� The night will be very dark and the Muslims will be making preparations for battle when a voice will proclaim that the person who
will relieve the Muslims has come. � Esa � will descend from the heavens with his hands on the on shoulders of two an-gels.
� He will descend at the time of Fajr either near a white minaret on the eastern side of Damascus or in Jerusalem.
� At the time Imam Mahdi would have stepped forward to lead the Fajr. He will ask
Esa � to be Imam but he would decline. � He will descend among the most pious Mus-lims at the time numbering 800 men and
400 women. � The Muslim army will then face Dajjal and
his army of 70,000 Jews. Dajjal will flee. � Esa � will pursue him and kill him at the Gate of Ludd (in occupied Palestine, used
by the Jews as an airport). � The Muslims will defeat Dajjal’s Jewish army
and nothing will give the Jews refuge. � The remaining Jews and Christians will be-lieve in Esa �.
� Esa � will kill the pigs and break the cross. � He will proceed for Hajj or Umrah and will
give salaam at the grave of the Prophet � and will hear a reply.�
Extracted from the work of Mufti Muhammad Rafi Uthmani Part Five in next issue
Muslims in Argentina are around 700,000 who
make up 1,5% of the total population. Due to the fact that Muslims ruled Spain and Portugal
for 700 years, Muslims of Moorish and African descent explored the Americas with Spanish and Portuguese explorers. The first Muslim mi-
grants came from Arab countries in 1870 while the 20th century saw an influx of Arab mi-
grants, mostly from Syria and Lebanon. It There are about 3.5 million Argentineans of Arab descent. A quarter are Muslim. Many
Arab descendents shifted away from Arabic and now speak Spanish.
There are several Musjids in the country. The King Fahd Islamic Cultural Centre has the
largest Musjid in South America as well as a library, two schools and a park. The Islamic
Organization of Latin America is active in Is-lamic projects. Carlos Menem, former Presi-
dent of Argentina, was reportedly born in a Muslim Syrian immigrant family. Muslims have played for the national soccer team. �
Food Additives is a small, simple to use pro-
gram for PC’s which allows you to search a data base of E-numbers. The program allows
you to search by E-number or additive name. It gives the name of the additive, its number, group, whether it is of animal or non-animal
origin and a brief description of it. Another program called Food Figures has similar in-
formation but has a better look and allows for printing of the information. Get both in a small zip file from our Downloads section at
www.islamicfocus.co.za. �
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Missed a Fast Read Tarawih
Gave Charity Missed Fajr
Helped Mum
Read Esha Missed a Fast
Read Quraan
Kept a Fast
Broke a Fast
Didn’t Fight
Spoke a Lie
Read Quraan
Missed a Fast
Missed Zuhr
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IMA Baytul-Nur or House of Light, is an NGO
set up in 1998 in response to the substance abuse problem. They are now a professional
counseling, training and developmental or-ganization. Baytul-Nur is a project of the Is-lamic Medical Association, a member of
SANHA.
Vision To serve and preserve families by addressing social problems such as substance abuse, do-
mestic violence, marital conflict, HIV & AIDS and child abuse.
Some Activities � Face to face and telephonic counselling and
family therapy for domestic violence, sub-stance abuse, marital conflict, pre and post
marital preparations and trauma counsel-ling.
� Support groups for family related issues and social problems.
� Training programmes for community devel-
opment, life skills, home based care, HIV and AIDS and youth empowerment.
� Baytul-nur is a partner to the National Mus-lim AIDS Programme.
� Faith based services in HIV and AIDS.
� Training in drug and marriage education, and parenting.
� 24 hour telephonic counseling on 0860 786 911.
Contact Tel: Tel: 031 209 7838
Fax: Fax: 031 208 2468 Email: Email: [email protected]
Address: 22 Browns Grove, Sherwood, Durban
www.baytulnur.org
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer
at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious
disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the
same disease and had developed the antibod-ies needed to combat the illness.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be will-
ing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a
deep breath and saying, ‘Yes, I'll do it if it will save Liz.’
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did,
seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He
looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, ‘Will I start to die right away?’
Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to
give his sister all of his blood. The best among people is the one who
benefits people the most. (Hadith, Dara Qutni, Jamius Sagheer, 2:661)
He who is engaged in fulfilling his brother’s need, Allah will fulfill his needs. (Abu Dawood)
The Prophet � asked someone: ‘Do you love
Paradise?’ He replied: ‘Yes.” The Prophet � said: ‘Like for your brother what you like for yourself.’ (Ahmad, 4:70) �