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Weekly Comment |
Zionist Israel the Hammer, Egypt
the Anvil
There is no prize for guessing
who gets the most official aid
from the USA. As for the second-
placed beneficiary, well, it is
Egypt.
Egypt gets U$1bn annually. It is
the ‘bounty’ the north African
country is guaranteed for
‘making peace’ with the number
one recipient of US aid:
occupier Israel.
By
conservative estimates occupier
Israel gets over U$3bn per annum
in official disbursements from
the USA.
Recent
events indicate that Egypt is
making good of her
‘responsibility’ of keeping
Israel safe.
Two missions
aimed at breaking the siege and
blockade of Gaza have been
frustrated in the past week by
the authorities in Egypt. The
first one was Viva Palestina and
the second was Gaza Freedom
March.
Viva Palestina, a convoy of over
200 vehicles and activists left
London on 9 December 2009. Led
by House of Commons member
George Galloway and travelling
overland, the mission’s aim was
to supply food and medicine to
the open-air prison that is
Gaza.
The
mission has been sent around in
a circle of hundreds of
kilometres after Egypt denied
the convoy entry at a convenient
point into Gaza from the
Egyptian territory.
At the time
of writing, there are fresh
reports of the injury of members
of the mission following clashes
with Egyptian riot police. The
activists have been protesting
the treatment they have received
from the Egyptian authorities at
El-Arish, their supposed point
of entry preferred by Egypt.
Egypt keeps changing the goal
posts in order to completely
frustrate the mission.
Gaza Freedom
March took a leaf from Gandhi’s
non-violent protest. The
‘Code-Pink’ campaign went to
Egypt in order to cross into
Gaza and join Palestinians there
who would walk towards Eretz
border crossing into Occupied
Palestine.
It was a
symbolic mission aimed at
breaking the siege and blockade
of Gaza.
After months
of negotiations with Egyptian
authorities, the campaigners
learnt in Cairo just days before
the 1 January 2010 scheduled
protest that they would not be
allowed entry into Gaza.
Before all
this earlier in December 2009,
it was reported that Egypt was
receiving technical assistance
from the US in constructing an
underground steel barrier along
Gaza's southern border. It is
barrier that will go as deep as
18 metres, effectively closing
most of the tunnels people in
Gaza use to smuggle essential
supplies to their besieged town.
As all this
plays out, Egypt's foreign
minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit,
claims: “The Egyptian state and
people paid a very high price
and paid with their blood for
more than 50 years in support of
the Palestinians. No one should
compare himself with what Egypt
did and is still doing for the
Palestinians.”
Yet Egypt’s
apparent cooperation with
occupying Israel’s policy on
Gaza has become an embarrassment
to ordinary Egyptians. For many
commentators, Egypt’s conduct is
designed to undermine Hamas by
punishing ordinary Palestinians.
Egypt has
allowed herself to do Israel’s
dirty work of augmenting the
occupation and the writing is on
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C O N T E N T
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Summarised
Jumuah Bayaan |
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Question and
Answer |
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Update |
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Message from the Ameer |
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I N F O R M A
T I O N |
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Min. Mahr |
R 151.20 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 7,560.21 |
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Zakaat Nisaab |
R 3,024.09 |
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Words of Wisdom |
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Hadith of the Week |
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Trial through
Actions |
Abu Sa‘id Al-Khudri
Radhi-Allahu ‘anhu reported:
The of Allah Sallallahu
‘alayhi wasallam said, "The
life of the world is sweet
and green. Allah makes you
generations succeeding one
another so that He may try
you in respect of your
actions. So beware of the
beguilements of the world
and those of women. The
first trial of Banu Israel
was through women."
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Quotation
of
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Allah's Help |
"Worshippers of God,
help Allah and Allah will
help you and make your feet
firm."
(Abu
Ubaydah Radhi-Allahu ‘anhu) |
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Point of Reflection |
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The 'What' about you |
Listen to what they say
of the others and you will
know what they say about
you.
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Q and A |
Question:
When teaching a child Surah
Faatiha, is it acceptable to
break up the words? Are we
changing Qur'an Kareem by
doing so?
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Answer:
When teaching someone to
read the Qur’an, it would be
acceptable to 'break' the
words up to facilitate
learning. It would not be
considered as 'changing' the
Qur’an.
And Allâh Ta’âla
Knows Best.
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U P D A T E |
Taalimi Board Visit to Thailand
The Jamiatul
Ulama’s Taalimi Board completed
a working tour of Thailand
recently. During the visit, the
four-man delegation conducted a
two-day introduction to Tasheel
series workshop that was
attended by 250 ulama.
For the first time, the
delegation visited Southern
Thailand where the delegation
was warmly received. Southern
Thailand has the largest
concentration of Muslims living
in the country.
Thailand
is one of the countries where
the Tasheel Series curriculum is
formally implemented in
madaaris. The entire series’
textbooks have since been
translated into Thai.
JUT Publishing Book Orders
The
management of JUT Publishing,
the book distribution arm of the
Jamiatul Ulama’s Taalimi board
would like to advise those
responsible for purchase of
textbooks for madaris to place
their orders timely to avoid
last minute rush. Orders can be
forwarded to JUT Publishing by
Fax: 011 373 8043 or email:
tasheel[at]islamsa.org.za
(Replace ‘[at]’ with ‘@’).
Jamiatul Ulama’s Bursary
Fund
Applications for the Jamiatul
Ulama’s Bursary Fund remain open
until 31 January 2010.
Prospective applicants may
obtain forms from any of the
Jamiatul Ulama branches.
New Jamiat Calendar for 2010
The Jamiatul Ulama Calendar for
2010 is now available from the
Jamiatul Ulama offices or
selected outlets. The theme of
the selected pictures collected
for this issue of the calendar
is Islamic centres of higher
learning. The calendar contains
both Hijri and Gregorian dates,
new moon information, prayer
times as well as monthly
messages of inspiration. The
price is R30.00 a copy.
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Summarised Jumu’ah
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Reward for good
deeds: Salaah |
“O believers! Bow down
and prostrate, and
worship your Sustainer,
and do good so that you
may succeed.” (22:77)
• Allah says in the
Noble Qur’an, “Muhammad,
the Messenger of Allah.
And those who are with
him, they are strong
against the unbelievers
and soft hearted amongst
themselves. You see them
bowing and prostrating,
seeking the favour and
pleasure of Allah. Their
marks are on their
faces, from the effect
of prostration.” (48:29)
• Allah says in
the Noble Qur’an, “Those
who establish salaah,
discharge zakaah, who
believe in Allah and in
the Last Day: to them
shall we give a great
reward.” (4:162)
• Allah says in the
Noble Qur’an, “Establish
salaah in the two ends
of the day and in some
parts of the night.
Surely good deeds drive
away evil deeds.”
(11:114)
• Abu
Dhar radhiyallahu anhu
narrates that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam came outside in
winter when the leaves
were falling (off the
trees). Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam held a branch
and the leaves began
falling. He said, ‘O Abu
Dhar!’ I replied, ‘Here
I am, O Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam.’ He said,
‘When a Muslim offers
his salaah for the
pleasure of Allah, his
sins fall off him just
as these leaves are
falling off this tree.’
(Musnad Ahmad)
•
Bakr bin Abdullah Al
Muzani says, ‘Is there
anyone like you, O Man?
When you want to go to
your master, you can go
without seeking
permission.’ Someone
asked him, ‘And how is
that possible?’ He
replied, ‘You perform a
complete wudhu and you
go into your prayer
room. You have thus gone
to your Master; speak
with Him without any
interpreter.’ (Tabrani)
• Uqbah bin Aamir
radhiyallahu anhu
narrates that he heard
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam saying,
‘Whoever performs a
perfect wudhu, and then
follows it with two
raka’ats of salaah with
total devotion and
humility, paradise
becomes incumbent upon
him.’ (Muslim)
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‘Ubadah bin Saamit
radhiyallahu anhu
narrates that he heard
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam saying,
‘When a servant
prostrates for Allah,
Allah records one good
deed in his favour,
wipes out one sin from
him and elevates his
rank by one. You should
therefore prostrate in
abundance.’ (Ibn Majah)
• Rabi’ah bin Ka’b
radhiyallahu anhu
narrates: I used to
spend the night with
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam and
bring wudhu water and
other necessities to
him. Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said to me,
‘Ask me.’ I replied, ‘I
ask you for your
companionship in
Jannah.’ He said, ‘Do
you want anything else?’
I said, ‘That is the
only thing.’ Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘Help me
over yourself by
prostrating in
abundance.’ (Muslim)
• Hudhayfah
radhiyallahu anhu
narrates that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘There is
no condition of a
servant that is more
beloved to Allah, than
seeing him prostrating,
rubbing his forehead on
the ground.’ (Tabrani)
• Jarir bin Abdullah
radhiyallahu anhu
narrates: Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam asked, ‘Which
deed is best?’ He
replied, ‘Standing for
lengthy periods (in
salaah).’ (Muslim)
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Message from the Ameer of
the Jamiatul Ulama |
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Uniting in the
Worship of Allah |
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(This is a re-run of one
of the Amir’s previous
messages) |
In Mishkat al-Masabeeh,
a hadîth appears wherein
Sayyidina Abû Hurairah
Radhi-Allahu ‘anhu says that
once Nabî Sallallahu 'alayhi
wasallam appeared whilst a
group of sahaba were
discussing the concept of
taqdîr. On hearing them,
Nabî (Sallallahu 'alayhi
wasallam) became so angry
that his blessed countenance
turned red. He said: “Is
this what you have been
commanded with or was I
commissioned with this?
Those before were destroyed
once they began discussing
the belief of taqdîr. I
command you not to discuss
the belief of taqdîr".
This world is worth very
little in the eyes of Allah
and will perish some day.
Everything on it will also
perish. The time for its
destruction has been fixed,
but until then, the world
will remain a source of
benefit for human beings. It
is definitely bound to end
one day.
There are
many tasks that we as human
beings are able to
accomplish, with ease or
with a little difficulty.
However, if someone is asked
to carry five hundred
kilograms of stone, we will
say that he does not have
the strength to carry it. If
someone is asked to read
something written on a wall
six hundred metres away, we
will say that his sight is
not so strong. Intelligence
is similar, in that it
reaches its limit and cannot
perceive things beyond that.
We learn is that
there are certain things
that are imperceptible and
unintelligible to the human
mind. One will simply have
to accept it. We should
regard the belief of taqdîr
to be from those beliefs
that one’s understanding
cannot fully grasp. It is
necessary to believe in it
without full understanding.
We tend to sometimes
give precedence and
preference to issues which
are not top priority. We
focus on issues of
controversy that exhaust our
time and energies and
prevent us from seeking
beneficial knowledge or the
ibaadah of Allah … and we
expend our time on issues
that divide rather than
unite us in the unity of the
worship of Allah.
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