Bismillah [IslamCity] Ramadhan moon-sighting piece on Japanese TV
A news piece on sighting of the new moon to mark the beginning of Ramadan in Japan, shown on NHK. Inshallah it helped increase the understanding of the holy month for our Japanese brethren! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAbyBOtdwVc [AUDIO REQ'D] This little news piece is obviously excellent dawah for us in the 'Land of the Rising Sun' and it's about time that the Japanese media started acknowledging the estimated 2 million Muslims living amongst a population of nearly 130 million. But watching this, what was most interesting to me was hearing fellow Muslims - especially desi and arab looking ones - speaking and giving interviews in fluent Japanese! That's something you don't hear and see very often! We Muslims have been able to take root and assimilate into other cultures and traditions without losing our faith for so many centuries, that this is just another great example of it! May Allah (swt) help this Deen grow and establish itself in the hearts and minds of all humanity!
Bismillah [IslamCity] Bombing in India: RSS engineering 'Islamic terrorism'?
Bombing in India: RSS engineering 'Islamic terrorism'? http://newsfrombangladesh.net/view.php?hidRecord=221793 London 18 September 2008. Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh expressed new realism when he told a meeting of governors of states yesterday, "The role of Pakistan-based terrorist groups cannot be minimised but the involvement of local elements in recent blasts adds a new dimension to the terrorist threat," and he added, "We have reports that certain Pakistan-based terrorist outfits are constantly seeking to set up new terrorist modules within our country", according to report by bdnews24.com/Reuters today (18 September 2008). The reporter remarked, ‘Singh's comment is an explicit, high-level acknowledgement home-grown groups were now carrying out bombings in India, which has traditionally blamed Pakistan for violent attacks on its soil.’ For many years now, in the wake of bombings by ‘suspected’ Islamic groups, India in the absence of concrete intelligence, has been pointing their fingers at external operatives such as ‘Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-i-Tayeba’, ’Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-BD)’, etc. They dished out many make believe stories of bombing operations, which many observers suspected to be concocted in the research chambers of RAW. This kind of blame-mongering, and the desperate and reckless police actions by India in the aftermath of bombings, has been likened to "a flailing state" by Harvard economist Lant Pritchett, the word 'Flailing' meaning moving vigorously or erratically, such as arms flailing helplessly in the water while drowning, according to reports by Avijit Ghosh in the Times of India yesterday (17 September 2008). Another report of the Times of India yesterday highlighted Dr. Manmohan Singh’s despair about the gap in government intelligence as they reported: ‘Reflecting Government's concern over the recent serial bomb blasts in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Delhi, Singh admitted that there were "still vast gaps in intelligence" that needed to be overcome’. Thus, Dr. Singh’s new realism with his inward look is the right approach and it would be quite revealing to him, if only he seriously does a retrospective soul-searching about the conditions of the Muslims in India, who constitute 13 percent (16 percent according to other views) of the population, and if only he looks into the grievances of this repressed, downtrodden and marginalized community, who have been massacred, brutalised and terrorised by thousands of most callous riots perpetrated in front of the eyes of the world, over a decade more than half a century. In the social fabric, ridden by caste system with unequal status and unequal rights by birth and for life, the other deprived communities in India fare no better, as the treatment of the Muslims by the 15 percent cast Hindus compares very well with similar treatments of the Dalits, the near Dalits, the Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians and other minority communities and minority nationalities, in this much vaunted hypocrisy touted as the so-called largest democracy. It was indeed Dr. Manmohan Singh, who at the start of his premiership, appointed the Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee for preparation of a report on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community of India. The committee prepared a 403-page report that was tabled in Parliament on 30 November 2006 - 20 months after obtaining the terms of reference from the Prime Minister’s Office. Now, for the first time, it was shown with statistics, how marginalized the Muslim community have been in India. Even the ‘Ananda Bazar Patrika’ exclaimed that in many respects the conditions of the Muslims are worse than those of the Dalits. What choices do they have then, if they are relentlessly pushed against the wall only to be shot? Will they not launch any struggle to survive?? Peter Foster in his dispatch titled ‘India: how safe is it now?’ in the telegraph.co.uk on 15 September 2008 drew bold and correct conclusions: "In the longer term, .. , India will have to do more for its marginalized Muslim minority if it wants to choke off recruits to the Jihadi cause. If you look at the socio-economic statistics, the only category Muslims top is the number held in prison. On literacy, social welfare, government jobs etc, Muslims continuously languish in the lower reaches of pretty well every set of indicators you care to choose.” Good and sound conclusion. But the big question is: Who is going to tame the Hindu fundamentalists? The Hindu fundamentalists not only whip up communal tensions and perpetrate thousands of riots, but according to reports, they have also been engaged in engineering ‘Islamic terrorism’. On 15 September 2008, Shabnam Hashmi, Member, National Integration Council and Dr. Ram Puniyani, Social Activist and writer, jointly circulated ‘An Open Letter to the Prime Minister of In
Bismillah [IslamCity] Important Fatwas on Ramadan
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Important Fatwas on Ramadan
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*Q- Whoever missed some fasts during Ramadan for a valid reason, then is he
required to make up the (missed) fasts consecutively, or is it permissible
for him to split them up?*
A- It is permissible to split them up when making them up, because the Aayah
does not stipulate it be done consecutively, rather, Allah (Subhaanahu wa
Ta'ala) has mentioned in that regard that which indicates the permissibility
of making up (the missed fasts) by splitting them up.
However, that which is preferable is that they be made up consecutively,
since this is the true essence behind making up (the missed fasts), because
the days which were missed were consecutive, so likewise they should be made
up consecutively.
– Sheikh Ibn Jibreen, Fataawa Ramadan - Volume 2, Page 656, Fatwa No.660,
Fataawa as-Siyaam - Page 125
*Q- Is it permissible to make up missed fasts of Ramadan on Thursday and
Friday or not?*
*A-* Whoever missed any fasts of Ramadan, then it is permissible to make up
(the missed) fasts on both Thursday and Friday and likewise offer voluntary
fasts (on both these days). However, that which is prohibited is to single
out Friday by fasting a voluntary fast.
– The Permanent Committee, Fataawa Ramadan - Volume 2, Pages 657-658, Fatwa
No.663, Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-`Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa. -
Fatwa No.11810
*Q- A man has fasts from Ramadan to make up, (so) is it permissible for him
to split the fasts up (rather than fast them all consecutively)?*
*A-* Yes, it is permissible for him to make up that which is required of him
by splitting them up over a number of days, due to the saying of Allah
(Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala):
{...and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one
did not observe fasts must be made up] from other days...}, *[Soorah
al-Baqarah, Aayah 185*
...and He (Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala) did not stipulate for them to be made up
consecutively.
– The Permanent Committee, Fataawa Ramadan - Volume 2, Pages 661-662, Fatwa
No.667, Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-`Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa. -
Fatwa No.6422
*Q-* *What are the best days for voluntary fasting and the best months for
discharging the zakah?*
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*A*- The best days for voluntary fasting are:
• Monday and Thursday (of every week);
• The 13th, 14th and 15th days of each lunar month;
• The 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah, and particularly the Day of 'Arafah;
• The 10th day of Muharram ('Aashooraa) in addition to fasting the day
before it or the day after it;
• Six days during the month of Shawwaal.
As for the Zakah, then it is to be discharged in any month - after the
passing of a complete year, and once the wealth has reached the minimum
amount upon which Zakah is liable,
– The Permanent Committee, Fataawa Ramadan - Volume 2, Page 672, Fatwa
No.674, Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-`Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa. -
Fatwa No.12128
* Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups,
to post on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in
not-for-profit publications.** *
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Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] An Introduction to Ramadan; SHELL Middle-East
Thank you very much for sharing this enchanting and informative presentation about the Holy Month of Ramadan. It is attractive, informative, effective, and above all inclusive in its spirit and universal in its applications. Ramadan Kareem, Ibrahim Hayani "Erooth Mohamed"@smtp.senecacollege.ca wrote: This general introduction about Ramadan is prepared by Shell Middle-East & North Africa Network..
Bismillah [IslamCity] Re: Proper ruling on multiple marriages
wayaki. The husband cannot refuse to take care of his wife regardless of having a job or even being a millionaire. If she was a millionaire and she wanted him to take care of her financially then he HAS to do that. It is her right and it is one of the conditions of getting married. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wassalam) said to get married and if you cannot afford to then fast because fasting decreases the sexual desire. You shouldn't says "insha'allah" with her not marrying again. She should marry again if she can find a good brother. There was a sister that was divorced 11 times within one community, but that didn't make her give up on marriage. Don't blame the institution of marriage because of the people. Blame the people who make marriage a bad thing. It is your duty to find out everything before marrying someone instead of rushing in and then blaming islam or marriage because that bad person. The ones who went to marry non-muslim men, didn't marry anyone but are living a life of adultery. Their marriage to non-muslims doesn't count and is invalid so their life is of that an adulterous woman. Any children they have will be illegitimate children. She is committing many major sins with such union. It would have been better for to get married and get divorced so many times than to be married to a kaffir. She would atleast be married islamicly and divorced islamicly and would not be committing any major sin (especially zina) and she would be compensated in her akhirah for all her suffering. It is very important for women (and men too, but especially women) to do a proper research on the guy before marrying. Just because he has a beard, prays in the masjid, talks with islamic words all the time, it doesn't mean he is religious or will be a good husband. Don't be fooled by things that can be used to fool someone. If you are not a good judge of character then find someone people who are and then have them with you when you meet the person, and meet him (or her) several times. Many times people don't do their part of proper investigation and then blame the wrong things (like Islam or marriage). The sisters who reverted to Islam, need to be extra careful since they are usually high on faith and believe the other person to be good like themselves so they don't do deep investigation. p.s. If you don't know already, the number 786 doesn't mean "Bismillah" like what many desis believe. Re: Proper ruling on multiple marriages Posted by: "J M" J M jmugh786 Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:11 pm (PDT) Jazak'Allaahao Khayran brotheryou were specific.quite detailedyou 100% answered my questions.? ¦ I believe that you were the only one to provide the exact response that I needed ? ¦ In regards to the "walk away" phrase--it? ¦ makes reference? ¦ to the request for the khulu because the "brother" is financially secure? ¦ and refused to support his most recent? ¦ wife because? ¦ she is educated.? ¦ He even refused to buy her a cup of coffee!? ¦ ? ¦ (Alhamdullilah, the imam granted her request last Monday for? ¦ the khulu because her ex-husband? ¦ was requesting for her to return the cost of her ring ($800) and additional monies totalling over $1500 (which she doesn't have).? ¦ The ring was part of the agreement as her only request as? ¦ her mahr because she thought he? ¦ was not financially capable of more.? ¦ He knew that she was unemployed and had promised to take care of her and her children until she found a job; but he went on to marry another sister who? ¦ is supporting him.? ¦ Nevertheless, he did leave a couple of? ¦ his other wives financially secure (while the others,? ¦ he simply walked away from the marriages).? ¦ ? ¦ This is the sister's second failed marriage, and Inshaallah, she hopes to never marry again.? ¦ Other? ¦ divorced sisters that she knew all went on to remain single or did marry non-Muslim men. ? ¦ Inshaallah she will be able to find a job and be able to take care of her children. ? ¦ Waa'Salaam Alaaikum brother j786SURAH22 --- On Fri, 9/12/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Re: Proper ruling on multiple marriages To: "eGroup For Muslims Around The World" Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 8:01 PM As-Salaamu 'Alaykum, ? ¦ I think I will have to answer these questions because of what is coming up afterwards.. . so my answers are below after the questions in red colored text. ? ¦ wa'l salaamu alaykum ? ¦ Re: Proper ruling on multiple marriages From: J M Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 3:36 AM Subject: Proper ruling on multiple marriages Asalamalaikum waa'rahmatullah waa'barakatuhu, 1. What is the proper ruling on multiple marriages? A man is allowed to marry up to four woman maximum, IF he can give them their rights and if he cannot then he is not allowed to marry more. Some of their (wives') rights are equal spending on each, equal tim
Bismillah [IslamCity] antislam: McCain group sending anti-Islan DVDs to homes
McCain group sending anti-Islan DVDs to homes This week, 28 million copies of a right-wing, terror propaganda DVD are being mailed and bundled in newspaper deliveries to voters in swing states. The 60-minute DVDs, titled "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West," are landing on doorsteps in a campaign coinciding with the 7th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Funding is coming from a New York-based group called the Clarion Fund, a shadowy outfit whose financial backers are unclear. The program was originally shown on Fox News in the days leading up to the 2006 mid-term elections, and right-wing activist David Horowitz toured the country screening the film on college campuses during 2007. Mainstream religious groups have called Obsession biased and divisive. It cuts between scenes of Nazi rallies and footage of Muslim children being encouraged to become suicide bombers. Talking heads in the film include infamous anti-Muslim, self-proclaimed "islamophobes" like Daniel Pipes and Walid Shoebat. In 2001, Pipes claimed the "presence" and "enfranchisement" of Muslims in the U.S. presented "true dangers to American Jews." Shoebat is an evangelical Christian who falsely claims to be a former Muslim terrorist. Last year, Shoebat told the Missouri Springfield News-Leader, "Islam is not the religion of God - Islam is the devil." As detailed in an OffTheBus report on HuffPo two days ago, the DVDs were distributed last weekend in national editions of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal within selected swing states. These included Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, Iowa, Florida, Wisconsin, Nevada, New Hampshire and Virginia. Sally Lopez of Lemoyne, PA displays a copy of the DVD that came in the mail. Here in North Carolina, another battleground state that John McCain must win to reach 270 electoral votes, 160,000 copies of the DVD are to be distributed tomorrow by the state's leading newspaper. The Raleigh News & Observer reported yesterday on its Under The Dome politics blog that the paper is preparing to bundle copies of the DVD with this Saturday's newspapers. Jim McClure, vice president of display advertising for the N&O, said the "ultimate decision" to distribute the DVDs had been made by publisher Orage Quarles, and compared the propaganda to harmless household samples. "'Obviously, we have distributed other product samples, whether it's cereal or toothpaste,' he said. He declined to say how much the agency paid." The News & Observer recently announced deep buyouts and layoffs for its employees. It is owned by the struggling McClatchy news chain, which is slashing newsroom jobs and pages at the papers it owns around the country. Advertising revenues have plummeted during the ongoing economic downturn, and it appears the N&O is now auctioning off its journalistic integrity to the highest bidder. The paper's announcement touched off immediate criticism from angry subscribers: "A box of cereal? Toothpaste? Does a box of cereal or a tube of toothpaste encourage me to look with hatred and suspicion on my law abiding neighbors who have a different religion than mine? Does cereal and toothpaste lead to pogroms, religious harassment, fear and intimidation? The trailer for this video is about hate, pure and simple, and shows the video has only one goal -- to instill fear and hatred of neighbor against neighbor. If I receive this DVD in my paper, that day, after 22 years of receiving the N&O, will be the last day of my subscription. Please, please reconsider this decision!" Although supposedly a 501 c(3) non-profit, this week the Clarion Fund's website featured an article supporting John McCain. Yesterday, the Patriot-News in PA reported on the DVDs showing up in Pennsylvania, and noted: "On Wednesday, though, there was an article on the group's new Web site, www.radicalislam.org, that backed Republican presidential candidate John McCain. The article discusses both candidates and concludes: "McCain's policies seek to confront radical Islamic extremism and terrorism and roll it back while [Barack] Obama's, although intending to do the same, could in fact make the situation facing the West even worse." According to Clarion Fund director of communications Gregory Ross, the article "crossed the line" and would be removed. Where else exactly are these DVDs landing, and who's funding the Clarion Fund? If you'd like to let News & Observer executives know how you feel about their participation in this shameless propaganda campaign, executive editor John Drescher can be reached at (919) 829-4515, or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or ask for publisher Orage Quarles at the paper's main phone number, (919) 829-4500.
Bismillah [IslamCity] [ RAMADHAN FOCUS 1429 Part 7 ] - Laylatul Qadr
AL-ISLAAH PUBLICATIONS P.O.Box 1106 Kroonstad,South Africa, 9500 Tel no.: 27-56 -2124604 / Mobile no: 083 477 3786/ Fax no: 086 602 9424 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]web-site: www.everymuslim.net [ RAMADHAN FOCUS 1429 Part 7 ] - Laylatul Qadr Hazrat Ayesha(radiyallahu anha) reported that: "With the beginning of the last ten days of Ramadhaan, the Messenger of Allah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) used to tighten his lower dress and devote whole nights to prayers, and also wake up the inmates of his house to do the same." (Bukhari, Muslim) Hazrat Ibn Umar(radhiyallahu anhu) said, In the lifetime of Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam); I dreamt that a piece of silk cloth was in my hand and it flew with me to whichever part of Jannah I wanted. I also saw as if two persons (i.e. angels) came to me and wanted to take me to Jahannam. Then an angel met us and told me not to be afraid. He then told them to leave me. Hafsa narrated one of my dreams to the Prophet and the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, 'Abdullah is a good man. Would that he offer the night prayer (Tahajjud)!' So after that day 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar) started offering Tahajjud. The companions of Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) used to tell him their dreams that (Laylat-ul-Qadr) was on the 27th of the month of Ramadhaan. Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, I see that your dreams agree on the last ten nights of Ramadhaan and so whoever is in search of it should seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadhaan. (Bukhari) Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri(radhiyallahu anhu) reports that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) once performed I'tikaaf for the first ten days of Ramadhaan. Thereafter he made I'tikaaf in a Turkish tent (inside the masjid) for the middle ten days. Thereafter he raised his head out of the tent and said, "Verily in search of Laylatul Qadr did I perform I'tikaaf for the first ten days, then for the middle ten days. Then someone (an angel) came and told me, "It is in the last ten days whosoever has made I'tikaaf with me should continue for the last ten days". I had indeed been shown that night and then made to forget, which it shall be. And verily did I see myself prostrating to Allah with my forehead on mud on the morning after the night. Seek Laylatul Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadhaan; seek it among uneven ones". Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri(radhiyallahu anhu) says: "That same night it rained. The roof on the masjid leaked, and I looked at Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam's) two eyes and on his forehead were remains of water and mud. This was on the morning of the 21st ,due to performing sujood in muddy clay". (Mishkaat) Hazrat Ayesha(radhiyallahu anha) reported that the amount of effort Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) put in worship in the last ten days of Ramadhaan was not equalled by the effort he put in the other days. (Muslim) Hazrat Anas(radhiyallahu anhu) reports, "Once when Ramadhaan commenced, the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaiyhi wasallam) said: 'A month has verily dawned over you;wherein lies a night(ie. Laylatul Qadr) better than a thousand months. Whoever misses such a night has indeed been deprived of all that is good; and none is deprived of it, except he who is really unfortunate." (Ibn Majah) Hazrat Abu Hurairah(radhiyallahu anhu) reported that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: "Whoever stands in prayer and ibaadah on the night of Power(Laylatul Qadr) with sincere faith and with sincere hope of gaining reward, his previous sins are forgiven." (Reported in At Targheeb from Bukhari and Muslim) Hazrat Ayesha(radhiyallahu anha) reports that Rasullullah (Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: "Seek "Laylatul Qadr" among the odd numbered nights of the last ten days of the month of Ramadhaan(ie. 21, 23, 25, etc.). " (Mishkaat) Hazrat Ubaadah bin Saamit (radhiyallahu anhu) said: 'Once Rasullullah (Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) came out to inform us of the (true date of) "Laylatul Qadr". Unfortunately, a quarrel took place between two Muslims, whereupon he said: "I came out to inform you as to when "Laylatul Qadr" occurs, but because two people quarrelled with each other, the knowledge of the correct date was taken away; perhaps that is better for you. Who knows that this forgetting was better in Allah's knowledge of things. So, seek it among the ninth, seventh and fifth nights." (Bukhari, Mishkaat) Hazrat Ayesha (radhiyallahu anha) reports that Rasullullah (Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: "Seek "Laylatul Qadr" among the odd numbered nights of the last ten days of the month of Ramadhaan." (Mishkaat) It comes in a Hadith that : He who is deprived of Laylatul Qadr is as though he was deprived of all blessings. And only he deprives himself of the blessings of Laylatul Qadr who is totally deprived. (Ibn Majah) Hazrat Ayesha(radhiyallahu anha) reports: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaiyhi was
Bismillah [IslamCity] the Super-Terrorist
The Spy who came from the secret-slaughterhouse Israel gets, today, a new Prime Minister she did not massacre Palestinian-children in Sabra and Chatilla like her row-model did.. she did not accept bribery's like her predecessor did she never did get a Nobel Peace Prize for initiating five wars like Rabin and Perez... No sir !! she is completely different !! she is Lithuanian just like Isaak Rabin was , but her father was a certified-Irgun-terrorist, son of another renowned-Hagganah terrorist which makes her a third-generation-terrorist. and why do I dare call her " terrorist " ??? Elementary my Dear Watson !!! she is, herself ,an ex-Mossade-agent-lieutenant which makes her a supper terrorist. Sherlock Hommos Terrorist's biographer , 20Th of September 2008 PS : By the way if Mrs. Livni is a "Semite-person " then my Siberian-Husky-dog.. is a Doberman-dog
Bismillah [IslamCity] hadith: Reward for night prayer in Ramadan
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallahu unhu): I heard Allah's Apostle (salallahu alayhi wasallam) saying regarding Ramadan, "Whoever prayed at night in it (the month of Ramadan) out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven." Sahih Bukhari Volume 3, Book 32, Number 226
Bismillah [IslamCity] If Allah Wants To Do Good To Somebody...
Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu Patients Bukhari :: Book 7 :: Volume 70 :: Hadith 548 Narrated Abu Huraira: *Allah's Apostle said, "If Allah wants to do good to somebody, He afflicts him with trials." * -- *Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." Ameen Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, " O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell." Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen *
Bismillah [IslamCity] The Greatness of Allah (Day 15)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful An Example of The Greatness of Allah We learn from Verse 39:67 that the greatness of Allah is far beyond human comprehension - the verse states that all the universes are "folded within God's hand." We know that our universe is the smallest and innermost of all universes. Meanwhile, our scientific advances have shown us that our galaxy, the Milky Way, is 100,000 light years across, and that our universe contains a billion such galaxies and a billion trillion stars, plus countless decillions of heavenly bodies. Our universe is estimated to span distances in excess of 20,000,000,000 light years. Count the Stars! If we take only a quintillion [1,000,000,000,000,000,000] of the stars (while it may sound a great quantity, but in reality there are countless more stars than just this) and simply only count them [from zero to quintillion] one count per second, day and night, this will take 32 billion years (more than the age of the universe). That is how long it will take to just "count" them; but Allah "created" them. What we cannot even "count" Allah "created" them. SUCH is the greatness of Allah!! Tomorrow's Topic: Tauba P.S. Pass it on to friends, family, neighbors, Muslims and Non Muslims alike. www.MuslimYouths.org
Bismillah [IslamCity] knowledge
Q: What is the wisdom behind this prohibition of the one who wants to offer a sacrifice from cutting his hair etc.?? Answer he may resemble those in ihraam in some aspects of the rituals performed, and so that he may draw closer to Allaah by offering the sacrifice. So he leaves his hair and nails alone until the time when he has offered his sacrifice, in the hope that Allaah will save him in his entirety from the Fire. And Allaah knows best. Question what does Tamattu means? answer he performs ‘Umrah, comes out of ihraam and enters ihraam anew for Hajj called as TAmattu. Question how many psalms sent down? Answer according to a hadith narrated by Abu Dhar. Abu Dhar narrated that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "Allah sent down one hundred and four psalms, of which fifty were sent down to Seth." (Sahih al Bukhari) Question After Adam's death, who took over the responsibilities of prophethood? Answer: After Adam's death, his soth Seth (Shiith) took over the responsibilities of prophethood,
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Bismillah [IslamCity] The sin of finding faults in others
The sin of finding faults in others 'Abd Allah (RA) reported that the Prophet of Allah (saw) said, "A believer is not a fault-finder and is not abusive, obscene, or course." (Hadith - Bukhari's Book of Manners #313, Ahmad, Ibn Hibban, and Hakim) Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said, "If you wish to mention the faults of your friend, mention your own faults first." (Hadith - Bukhari's Book of Manners #329) http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-israeli-dates.php
Bismillah [IslamCity] The Story of Enoch (Idris)
The Story of Enoch (Idris) Ibn Kathir Allah has praised Enoch, describing him as being a prophet and truthful Mention in the Book (Quran) Idris (Enoch). Verily! He was a man of truth (and) a prophet. We raised him to a high station. (Ch 1956-57 Quran). Enoch was born and raised in Babylon following the teachings and religion of Prophet Adam (pbuh) and his son Seth (pbuh). Enoch was the 5th generation of the Prophet Adam. He called the people back to his forefathers religion, but only a few listened to him, while the majority turned away. Prophet Enoch and his followers left Babylon for Egypt. There he carried on his mission, calling people to what is just and fair, teaching them certain prayers and instructing them to fast on certain days and to give a portion of their wealth to the poor. He was the first of the Children of Adam to be given prophethood after Adam and Seth (peace upon them). It is reported that he was the 1st to invent the basic form of writing. Some of his wise sayings are Happy is he who looks at his own deeds and appoints them as pleaders to his Lord None can show better gratitude for Allah's favors than he who shares them with others. Do not envy people for what they have as they will only enjoy it for a short while. He who indulges in excess will not benefit from it. The real joy of life is to have wisdom.
Bismillah [IslamCity] The mother of Br Iqbal Sacranie has died!
INNA LILLAH WAINNA ILAYHI RAJIOUN Brothers and Sisters Assalaamu alaykum Can I let you know: The mother of brother Iqbal Sacranie has died May Allah place her to jannah and forgive all her sins. The Janazah prayer will be tomorrow(Tuesday) at Zuhr prayer at Balham Mosque (South London). This is the e mail of Brother Iqbal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please offer your condolences and inform other brothers and sisters Thank you WS Dr A.Majid Katme T: 07944 240 622
