assalammualaikum...
i'd like to comment on this good example captured on a flight, though it is a good act, i must say that the beauty of Islam is, the religion never asked its ummah to be burdened or to endanger themselves in any circumstances, that is why, while travelling, we are given the allowance to jama' and qasar our prayers to make it convenient for us to be in the journey. As a person who had served in the airline industry in in-flight services itself, the act that was captured in the picture would be a very dangerous act. As a crew, we normally advised muslims who wish to pray on board during cruising to pray on their seats. This is because, turbulence at 36,000 ft above sea level can sometimes strike anytime without warning and may cause fatality or serious injury. This is something passengers normally do not understand or maybe not aware of, and a lot of times when the crews tried to stop them from risking their lives and of other passengers, they ended up in arguments and accused of being insensitive to the requirements of Islam, the thing is, Islam never made it difficult for the ummah to practise its teachings... Just to share with u all, once on my trip to johannesburg, when the aircraft was set to auto-pilot, and the crews were clearing the cabin after serving the passengers dinner, the captain noticed highland right infront of us in the navigation display that caused him to immediately climb to a higher altitude. You can imagine what went on in the cabin with all trays went flying above passengers head and few of the passengers and crews struggled to grab anything to hold on to. Lesson number One>>Accidents do happen, and what happened was, the highland was not on the report produced for the cockpit crews before the flight and until today they still do not know whether it was really a highland... Lesson number two>> strange things do occur in the air. Lesson number three>> other than air pockets (vacuumed hole in the air) that can cause servere turbulence, foreign object debris like birds, irregular wind flow, weather (i.e. monsoon season) can also cause turbulence...check this website below for further understanding of safety in mid air.... http://www.casa.gov.au/airsafe/trip/turbulen.htm this is just my view, as a muslim, i have no objections to people wanted to fulfil their obligation in fulfillig the requirements in our religion, it's just that sometimes, it is best to respect the authority because every rules is set for a certain reasons. thank you. massalama! ~Nur~ --- syed dahij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Syaikh Abdu Manaf > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unzhur Maa Qiila Walaa Tanzhur Man Qaala > Al Haqiir Wal Faqiir Ilaa Rabbihi, Akhuukum Fil > Islaam > Syaikh Abdu Manaf Al Ansari > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0Z9NuA/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of Hidayahnet unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from Hidayahnet, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hidayahnet/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
