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HIV/AIDS
The Online Jum`ah Bayan of the
last two weeks discussed issues
related to HIV and AIDS. Ulama
are advised to please speak on
AIDS on this Friday, the 30th
November since the 1st of
December is World AIDS day.
Insha’Allah, this Friday, Radio
Islam will be broadcasting Ml.
Ibrahim Bham’s lecture and
khutbah from Newtown Masjid on
AIDS.
Crime
There is a new plan on the
table. Statistics show
significant decreases. Great
strides are being made in the
fight against crime.
The populace is always proffered
such statements in an attempt to
silence the questions they
raise.
The truth, however, is that they
will never be satisfied or at
ease until and unless they see a
change in the direct environment
around them, and the reality is
that there is no real positive
change in the existent surrounds
and circumstance that people
observe around them.
The onslaught of the criminals
is brutal and unrelenting. It
continues to expand into realms
thought to be unimaginable. The
reach of the extent of the crime
is extensive and sweeping. The
rich and the poor, those in the
ultra-rich suburbs and those in
the townships, male and female
and people from across all
religions.
The previous Sunday, driving to
Krugersdorp, we were prevented
from travelling on the freeway
because of a major cycle race.
The alternative route took us
through a squatter camp, with no
roads, shacks without bathrooms,
no electricity and a few
chickens running here and there,
eating from the small heaps of
scrap. To our surprise, as we
approached the exit, there was a
less than make-shift check-point
with fully-fledged, uniformed
security personnel controlling
our exit from the camp.
A few weeks ago, an old man
doing some gardening in my yard,
left for his home in a township
with his weeks wages. On Monday,
he returned late, with a black
eye, bruises and cuts - he was
robbed on his way home and all
his money was stolen.
Last night, a Muslim family in
Erasmia were attacked in their
home. The result: two dead
including a young vibrant
teenager and two people
critically injured in hospital,
and a family who will relive the
trauma for the rest of their
lives.
Annapolis: Negotiating
with No-one
The Annapolis conference hosted
by the US, aimed to create a
platform for establishing peace
or peaceful co-existence in the
Middle East is being questioned
in terms of its possible
outcomes and authority.
Scholars, Leaders and even
influential people from within
the US have questioned the
exercise of gathering so many
people to discuss an issue while
a primary role-player has been
intentionally and purposefully
excluded.
Yesterday, hundreds of thousands
of people spoke with their feet,
by turning up for an
anti-Annapolis rally in Gaza
yesterday. While media report
the figure to be over hundred
thousand, Hamas claims that it
is closer to two hundred and
fifty thousand. By, whatever
standards it was more than a
large crowd or people.
While the talks continue in
Annapolis, Israeli soldiers
killed two Palestinians in Gaza
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C O N
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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
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Min. Mahr |
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Mahr Faatimi |
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Zakaat Nisaab |
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Words of Wisdom |
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Hadith of the Week |
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Qualities
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There are six good qualities
which one believer should
display to another; he
should visit him when he is
ill, be present when he
dies, accept his invitation
when he gives one, salute
him when he meets him, say
'Allah have mercy on you'
when he sneezes and act
sincerely towards him
whether he is absent or
present.
(Nasa’î)
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Quotation for the Week |
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Honesty |
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Deal with your friends and
enemies in an honest way.
(Luqmaan Alayhis
Salaam)
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Point of Reflection |
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Wealth: In and Out |
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Wealth usually comes in
walking but exits running.
(Wit and Wisdom of
Ethiopia)
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Q and A |
Question: Can a Muhrim, for
purposes of coming out of
Ihraam, make Halaq (shave
hair) or Qasar (trim)
himself? Some people say
that for one to come out of
Ihraam it is necessary that
he should let a Ghair Muhrim
make Halaq or Qasar for him.
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Answer: "He can make Halaq
or Qasar himself."
AND
ALLAH TA’ALA KNOWS BEST
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U P D A T E |
International Islamic Conference
on HIV AIDS
Members of the
Jamiatul Ulama were and are
present at the present
conference entitled
“International Consultations on
Islam and HIV/AIDS”.
The conference is a gathering of
people from around the world who
are working on AIDS related
issues. International NGOs,
World Organisations, and other
organisations representing
people from around are present.
Medical specialists on AIDS, HIV
positive field workers, Ulama
and people from various
backgrounds have attended and
shared views.
Ml. Ibrahim Bham of the Jamiatul
Ulama was one of the keynote
speakers at the Banquet on the
opening night of the conference.
Haj by Land
Three Ulama members of the
Jamiatul Ulama, a student of the
Jaami`ah al Ulum al-Islamiyyah
(Darul Ulum at the Jamiat) and
one other brother are embarking
on a journey to travel for Hajj
by land. They departed from
Johannesburg on the 19th of
November and hope to reach
Jeddah in the first week of
December.
Alhamdulillah, the group is
presently in Zanzibar and will
be departing for Nairobi in
Kenya tomorrow, 29 Nov 2007.
We make du’aa that Allah make
their journey easy and grant
them, together with all other
hujjaaj, a Hajj Mabroor. Aameen.
Note: Radio Islam has a blog
about the trip:
http://www.radioislamlive.com/haj/
Library Project
The Tshwane Branch of the
Jamiatul Ulama has set in motion
a project to build and set-up a
library in an underprivileged
area. The project is being run
under the name of Muslims
Serving Humanity – Library
Project. The library is being
built in the Shoshanguve/Mabopane
area in the precincts of a
well-established school.
For more information on the
project as well as for
contributions, call the Tshwane
Office on 012 374 2506 or 082
655 9309.
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Summarised Jumu’ah
Bayaan:
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QURBAANI - (PART
I OF III) |
Allah Ta’ala says in the
Noble Quran in Surah al-Kauthar:
"Verily, We have granted
you (O Muhammad ) Al-
Kauthar (a river in
paradise), So pray on to
thy lord and sacrifice.
For he who makes you
angry will be cut off."
Hazrat Ayesha (RA)
reports that the Prophet
of Allah (Sallallâhu 'alayhi
wasallam) said, "The son
of Adam does not perform
any actions on the day
of sacrifice which is
more pleasing to Allah
than the shedding of
blood. He will come on
the day of resurrection
with its hair, horns and
hooves, and the blood
certainly will fall in a
place near Allah before
it falls on the ground.
So, make yourselves
purified there with. (Tirmizi)
• The sacrifice of an
animal has always been a
recognized form of
worship in most
religions, but in the
shariah of Islam the
sacrifice of an animal
has been recognised as a
specific form of worship
during the three days of
the month Zulhijjah,
namely the 10th, 11th,
and 12th .
• ‘Udhiya’ is an Arabic
word meaning "blood
sacrifice", and ‘Qurbani’
is an Urdu and Persian
word derived from the
Arabic word "Qurban"
which literally means an
act performed to seek
Allah’s pleasure. It is
technically used for the
sacrifice of an animal
slaughtered for the sake
of Allah.
• Qurbaani holds a
distinguished position,
because the original
spirit of sacrifice was
the move of Ibrahim (alayhis
salam) to sacrifice the
life of his son Ismail
in total obedience to
the command of Allah.
The replacement of an
animal was made on the
instruction of Allah, as
is clear from the story
of Hazrat Ibrahim and
Hazrat Ismail. Udhiya is
to commemorate the
unparalleled sacrifice
offered by the Prophet
Ibrahim when he, in
pursuance to a command
of Allah Ta’ala conveyed
to him in a dream,
prepared himself to
slaughter his beloved
son. However, Allah
after testing him of his
submission, sent down a
ram and saved his son
from the logical fate of
slaughter.
• The act of
slaughtering is to
demonstrate our total
submission to Allah.
• Hazrat Jabir reported
that the Messenger of
Allah slaughtered on the
day of sacrifice two
horned, white and black
castrated rams. When he
faced them towards the
Qibla, he said: "Verily
I turn my face towards
the One who created the
heavens and the earth,
upon the religion of
Abraham, being upright,
and I am not one of the
polytheists. Verily my
prayer, my life and my
death are all for Allah,
the Lord of the worlds.
There is on partner with
him and I have been
ordered that, and I am
one of the Muslims. O
Allah, it is Thine and
for Thee, from Muhammad
and his Ummah: In the
name of Allah. Allah is
the greatest". He then
slaughtered the rams.
(Abu Dawud)
• Hazrat Anas reported
that the Messenger of
Allah sacrificed with
his own hands, two white
rams with black
markings. He took the
name of Allah and
recited ‘Takbir’. Hazrat
Anas states that he saw
him putting his foot
upon their buttocks and
saying: "In the name of
Allah. And Allah is the
greatest". (Sahih
Bukhari)
• We learn from this
hadith that we should
should make every effort
to perform the sacrifice
with our own hands. If
the Prophet could
sacrifice by his own
blessed hands at the age
of sixty, why can’t we
follow in his footsteps?
If we cannot do so, he
should at least be
present at the time of
slaughter.
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Message from the Ameer of
the Jamiatul Ulama |
HIV / AIDS
The present international
conference on HIV/AIDS,
taking place in
Johannesburg, is indeed an
eye opener. HIV/AIDS is an
international problem of
radical proportions.
The South African scenario
seems to be somewhat
different from other
countries, especially Muslim
or Muslim-majority
countries. The awareness in
South Africa is generally
better than that of some of
the countries mentioned
above. The topic seems to be
spoken about a little more
often, the topic is a little
less taboo and there is
significantly less
stigmatization of Muslims
living with AIDS. Ulama
speak about AIDS from the
mimbar, pamphlets are
regularly distributed, MAP
(Muslim AIDS Awareness
Programme – a joint effort
of the Islamic Medical
Association, Jamiatul Ulama
and Islamic Careline) is
making notable efforts and
the counseling of AIDS or
HIV infected persons is more
common.
The situation is however far
from what it should be, and
a great deal of work is
still required in the field.
There is still widespread
ignorance and, in many
situations, people with HIV/
AIDS are treated in an
unreasonable manner. Issues
relating to the manner of
acquisition and transmission
of AIDS are still not clear
in the minds of many.
Discrimination of AIDS
sufferers is still present
and many people living with
AIDS are still afraid to
speak about their condition
openly. In addition, the
community suffers from
erroneous ideas that they
are somewhat immune to AIDS.
Efforts in the direction of
educating the Muslim public
on HIV/AIDS, demystifying
AIDS, guiding people on
preventative measures, and
assisting those that are
effected must be lauded and
supported.
It must be remembered that
since the causes of HIV/AIDS
are many the approach
towards preventing HIV/AIDS
and dealing with it must be
multi-pronged and holistic.
Issues such as care in
medical situations such as
blood transfusion, etc must
be strongly advocated, drug
abuse must be tackled
viciously and promiscuous
sexual relations must be
confronted and strongly .
The HIV/AIDS infected person
must under no circumstances
be looked down upon and
considered a sinner that is
far from Deen. He/she may
have acquired AIDS through
no fault of their own, and
even if it was acquired
through sinful means no
person should be spurned or
repulsed, since the Mercy of
Allah is such that no person
is beyond redemption.
At the same time, care must
be exercised that issues
such as drug abuse, sexual
promiscuity and especially
homosexuality is not
regarded lightly.
Homosexuality can never be
permissible or even
acceptable in Islam. It is a
severe major sin that must
never be tolerated. People
need to be educated on the
issue and those involved or
inclined toward it need to
be guided and even
professionally counselled.
Finally, innocent children,
who have acquired AIDS by
virtue of circumstances they
are not responsible for, are
victims that deserve our
infinite care and sympathy.
The Jamiatul Ulama and
Islamic Careline have set up
and run a home for AIDS
effected children.
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