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Who is it up to about what
happens in Iraq?
Saddam Hussain was an American
ally. He worked with the advise,
consultation and even
instruction of the US. When the
US decided that the relationship
was to be no more they set him
up and then attacked him and his
country with specific intent and
long term plans for Iraq and the
region. They continued unabated
until Iraq was destroyed and
continue to impose their will
and presence in Iraq.
Nur Al-Maliki was installed as
President of Iraq, by the US and
its allies, in a most dodgy, way
to implement the insidious
designs of the US.
Things however, do not seem to
all that rosy between Maliki and
Bush. Bush's recent comments are
interesting. He said:
“The fundamental question is,
will the government respond to
the demands of the people…and if
the government doesn’t respond
to the demands of the people,
they will replace the
government. That’s up to the
Iraqis to make that decision,
not American politicians.”
Strange, isn't it? Why wasn't it
up to the Iraqi people up until
now?
The UN, AU Eritrea, Darfur &
Somalia
Britain recently tabled a
resolution at the UN Security
Council to extend the AU
peacekeeping force in Somalia’s
mandate by six months. 1700
Ugandan troops are currently
stationed in Somalia, while it
is said that 1500 troops from
Burundi will join the AU force.
South Africa’s ambassador to the
UN, Dumisano Kumalo, expressed
his disappointment at the
resolution, arguing that he
would like to see the UN
deployed in Somalia. While the
UN is extending the mandate of
the AU force, the US department
of State, warned Eritrea that it
will be placed on a list of
“state sponsors of terrorism”
due to its supposed support for
armed groups in Somalia. This is
once again an indication of the
blatant double standards the US
applies in the Horn of Africa,
where Ethiopian military forces
are still engaged in ongoing
military operations in Somalia.
Somali leaders have repeatedly
said that a resolution to the
conflict will only come when
Ethiopia withdraws. One can also
ask what the AU forces are doing
to limit the damage Ethiopia is
doing to Somalia, or, has the AU
force become part of the
problem?
Too Poor to Get a Visa
On the 8th of September this
year the 'Israeli' soccer team
will travel to the UK to play
against England. Astonishingly,
they will enter without any
visas.
Individuals, organisations, the
English FA, the English Football
Players Association, and even
the University of Chester all
put themselves behind a project
to the Palestinian National
Youth Soccer Team to travel to
the UK and play games their,
including a game against
Blackburn Rovers.
The UK Foreign Office supported
and even considered jointly
funding the project.
Now, the entire Palestinian team
and it's management have been
denied visas for entry into the
UK. The official reason, as
provided by the Entry Clearance
Officer at the Jerusalem
Consulate is that they are too
poor to be trusted to return
home.
Tour organiser, Rod Cox,
said:"If even I think this looks
like a racially-motivated
decision that helps to maintain
Israeli Control over Palestinian
Muslims, then I am fairly
certain that this is the message
that will seep through to
Britain’s 2 million Muslims".
Nancy Dell’Olio of Truce
International, an International
Charity supporting the tour,
says, "The tour is a perfect
example of disparate cultural
groups working together to use
the energy and camaraderie of
football to positively introduce
different cultures to each
other. … This decision of the
British Government will be seen
in Gaza, where most of the team
originate, as siding with the
enemy. To refuse a national team
admission solely on the grounds
that they are too poor and
deprived to be trusted to visit
the UK will not do Britain any
good abroad".
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C O N
T E N T S |
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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 102.09 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 5,104.56 |
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Zakaat Nisaab |
R 2,041.82 |
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Words of Wisdom |
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Hadith of the Week |
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Virtues of
Sha'bân |
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Hazrat Ayesha
(radhiyallahu anhaa) says:
"I have not seen Rasulullah
(sallallahu alaihi wasallam)
observing more fast in any
other month as in Sha’baan."
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Quotation for the Week |
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Chasing
Shadows |
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O people who
take pleasure in a life that
will vanish, falling in love
with a faded shadow is sheer
stupidity!
(Ibn Al Qayyim
Jawziyyah) |
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Point of Reflection |
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Neglecting 'Small' Issues |
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An ant may well destroy a
whole dam.
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Q and A |
Question:
Do children born out of
wedlock have a share in
their father’s estate? |
Answer:
According to the Shari’ah,
children born out of wedlock
will not be attributed to
their father at all.
Instead, their lineage will
only be linked to their
mother. Thus the Shari’ah
has not established a share
for them
from the estate of their
father. However, the father
is
permitted to make a bequest
for them, up to one third of
his estate. Human ethics and
morals would demand that he
makes such a bequest in
their favour, since seeing
he is the biological father,
and the
mother may not be able to
single-handedly support them
adequately. He can also
donate whatever he wishes to
them during his lifetime.
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U P D A T E |
Radio Islam - AGM
The 12th Annual
General Meeting of Radio Islam
will take place on Sunday the
26th August 2007, at Masjidus
Salaheen, extension 13, Lenasia
(9:30AM).
Radio Islam will also be
conducting the Jum`ah, Ladies
Lecture Programme and an outside
broadcasting session in Ermelo
on Friday the 24th August 2007,
insha'Allah. For more
information contact Radio Islam
at 011 854 7022.
Darul Ulum Zakariyyah
Sha`ban brings with it the
various programmes including the
Annual Graduation Jalsahs of
various Darul Ulums.
This week, one of the
forerunners in the filed of
higher Islamic Education, Darul
Ulum Zakariyyah will be holding
it's annual Jalsah. The Jalsah
will take place on Saturday, the
25th August at the Darul Ulum
Campus adjoining Zakariyyah
Park, after `Asr Salah.
Senior Ulama will speak and
various advises will be given.
The graduation programme will
take place with a dars on the
final hadeeth of Bukhari. The
prinicipal Ml. Shabeer Ahmad
Saloojee (db) will also address
the gathering as will senior
asaatidhah including Mufti Rada
ul-Haqq (db).
For more information the Darul
Ulum can be contacted at 011 859
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Summarised Jumu’ah
Bayaan:
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TAUBAH (Repentance from
Sin)
O ye who believe! turn
to Allah with sincere
repentance: It is very
close that your Lord
will remove from you
your ills and admit you
to Gardens beneath which
Rivers flow; on the Day
that Allah will not
permit the Prophet and
those who believe with
him to be humiliated.
(66:8)
(6.54, 7.153, 8.38,
9.104, 11.3, 4.110)
Anas Ibn Malik (ra)
narrates that Allah's
Apostle said, "Allah is
more pleased with the
repentance of His slave
than anyone of you is
pleased with finding his
camel which he had lost
in the desert." (Bukhari
8:321)
Abu Hurairah (ra) says
that he heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "By
Allah! I ask for
forgiveness from Allah
and turn to Him in
repentance more than
seventy times a day." (Bukhari
8:319)
• When reading the most
Glorious Qur'an, we note
the major difference
between Nabee Adam
Alayhis Salaam and Iblis
in that, upon making a
mistake, Nabee Adam (Alayhis
Salaam) asked for
Almighty Allah's
forgiveness, but Iblis
asked Allah for respite
during which he could
continue doing evil and
take most of mankind
with him. In this story,
Almighty Allah
demonstrates the
haughtiness and pride to
which we can all
succumb; yet, the
inability to repent is a
trait of fundamental
evil, or one without
faith. The
characteristic of
righteousness is being
able to ask for
forgiveness.
• Tawbah elevates us, it
does not lower us. It
disciplines and trains
the soul because the
soul must endure a
certain kind of
humiliation - and
injury- because the soul
has developed a logic,
or illogic, that it does
not want to be exposed.
But shaythaan deceives
us and tells us that we
do not have to apologize
because we are better or
because we are more
knowledgeable.
• There are certain
essentials and
requirements of a
thorough repentance [Tawbah]
without whose
materialization an
authentic Tawbah is not
attained. The most
essential one is regret
and remorse for one's
past sins and faults.
Another is resolving not
to commit the sin ever
again. These two, in
fact, constitute the
essential reality of
Tawbah and comprise its
essential constituents.
• When any intelligent
person becomes aware of
these facts, he/she
would certainly abstain
from sin and distance
himself from sin; and
if, Allah forbid, he/she
commits any sin, he/she
would be filled with
remorse. The result that
this remorse produces is
something great and its
effects are very
beneficial. The
determination to quit
disobedience and sin is
a consequence of this
remorse.
• Almighty Allah's
Graceful succour becomes
his or her lot, and, in
accordance with the
explicit meaning of
verse 222 of Surah Al-Baqarah:
".....Verily Allah loves
the repentant."
• Woe to us! After
having spent years in
disobedience and after
prolonged disloyalty to
such an Exalted Creator,
Who has provided all the
means of our comfort and
ease - having violated
His sanctities and taken
shamelessness to its
extreme - now that we
are remorseful, Almighty
Rabbul Ala'meen still
regbards us as His loved
ones. What plentitude of
Bounty and Mercy!
• Almighty Allah's Mercy
is greater than
everything and
encompasses all things,
and Almighty Allah's
Justice is not bound by
conditions. If we cannot
make amends for the
return of His rights, He
will overlook our
failures. If we cannot
satisfy the rights of
others, He will
compensate for it.
• The Path of Almighty
Allah Subhanahu Wata'ala
is easy and simple. All
that it requires is some
attentiveness.
Postponement, delay,
neglect and allowing the
sins to pile up day by
day is what makes the
matter difficult. But
resolute action and
decision to set aright
the affairs of the soul
makes the path shorter
and the task easier.
• Openly and secretly,
mournfully and
pleadingly, in solitude,
with lamentation, tears
and wails of woe, we
should implore the
forgiveness of His
Sacred Essence to cover
our sins and wipe out
their consequences.
• We must always
meditate upon the
consequences of sin, the
severity of Almighty
Allah's Might, the
precision of the Balance
of Deeds, and the
intensity of the
chastisement of Barzakh
and Resurrection. It is
hoped that after this
knowledge and reflection
the soul will loath sins
and detest them with a
complete and total
hatred.
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Message from the Ameer of
the Jamiatul Ulama |
The
Desperate Situation We Find
Ourselves In
Make no mistake. A people
that exist within a society
filled with social evils
will be affected by the same
evils if they do not take
drastic action to protect
themselves from these evils.
Muslims in South Africa,
exist as a minority. They
live within a
majority-society permeated
with the phenomenon of
fast-declining, to the
extent of (in some
instances) almost
non-existent, moral values.
Recently, a Muslim brother
involved in Muslim burials
confided to Ulama regarding
the desperate situation we
find ourselves in, as has
become evident in the course
of his work. He stated that
non-Muslim doctors who
examined the bodies of dead
persons, for purposes of
confirming deaths and
conducting post-mortems,
said that, whereas in the
past a Muslim body could be
identified from certain
signs, this was not the case
anymore.
Muslims act on the important
position attributed to
hygiene and the shaving of
pubic and other hair. It
seemed that many Muslim no
longer engaged in this
practice. Muslims were
hardly ever found with
tattoos. This too was not
the case any more.
The brother also mentioned
the disturbing trend of
increases in the number of
suicides within the Muslim
community. During the months
of June and half of July,
there were already 7
suicides in the Muslim
Community within the
Johannesburg area alone. The
suicides were focussed more
within the youth with one
case being that of a twelve
year old girl.
Ml. Ighsan Hendricks, the
Amir of the MJC, during his
trip to Laudium two weeks
ago, spoke about the serious
drug problem that they are
faced with. He spoke about
'TIK' and explained that
within certain sectors of
the community over 85% of
the community were addicted
to TIK. He further
elaborated by saying that
not just youth but those
under the age of 14 and even
mothers and grandmothers
were involved in the abuse
of drugs.
Muslims need to open their
eyes to what they are
surrounded by and what they
themselves are guilty of
feeding, directly or
indirectly. Muslims need to
stop imagining that they are
immune to drug-abuse and its
consequences and quickly
stem the tide that will
bring about the destruction
of the ummah. Parents must
take responsibility for the
every move of their
children.
The solution lies in
practising upon the
injunctions of Allah and the
sunnah of the Prophet (sallallahu
`alayhi wa sallam).
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