Bismillah [IslamCity] A Quote

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As Salaamu Alaikum

QUOTE 
"Rectify three things by three other things until you become amongst the 
faithful (mu`min): Pride by modesty, greed by contentment in a little, and envy 
by listening to advice." (Maalik ibn Dinar) 


PoEtEsS

"Happiness is the key to the foundation of satisfaction, contentment and 
acceptance"…Zohra Moosa







   
   



***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom 
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue 
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone 
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy 
Quran-16:125)

{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in 
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites 
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I 
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
 
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if 
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of 
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] 

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever 
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who 
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." 
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] 
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Teaching Islam

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Teaching your Child about Islam 
 Freda Shamma PhD 
 -- 
 Children are born in a state of fitra (purity) and then their parents teach 
them to be believers or unbelievers. According to the Musnad Ibn Hanbal, "The 
children of the unbelievers are better than you grown-ups. Every living 
creature is born with a righteous nature." It is our obligation and duty as 
parents to teach our children so that they grow up to be believing, practicing 
Muslims. Sending the child to an Islamic weekend school or to a full-time 
Islamic school is an important but minor part of their Islamic education. The 
major 'institution of learning' for each child is his family, and the major 
'professors' of this institution are the parents. 
ROLE MODELING 
 The most effective way to teach anything to anybody is to be a role model. 
This is why Allah sent human beings as prophets to all peoples. Whether we 
willingly accept this job or not, it is a fact that your child learns how to 
function in life by watching what you do. Even the absent parent is role 
modeling to the degree that a boy, whose father abandoned his family, will 
probably treat his own children the same way. 
Every time we deal with our children, we are teaching them, whether we intend 
to or not. 
There is a famous poem by an anonymous author that depicts this vividly. It 
begins: 
 If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.
 If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight. 
 If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy. 
Therefore we must examine carefully how we deal with our child in order to have 
a desirable end result. 
 This same poem continues: 
 If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient. 
 If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice. 
 If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith. 



PoEtEsS

"Happiness is the key to the foundation of satisfaction, contentment and 
acceptance"…Zohra Moosa







   
   



***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom 
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue 
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone 
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy 
Quran-16:125)

{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in 
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites 
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I 
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
 
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if 
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of 
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] 

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever 
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who 
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." 
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] 
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http://www.islamonline.net
http://www.islam-guide.com
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Bismillah [IslamCity] No coercion in faith by Sidrah Unis. Friday Feature DAWN. Courtesy:http://dawn.com/2008/07/04/ed.htm#5

[Abdul Wahid Osman Belal]

 















July 04, 2008
Friday
Jamadi-us-Sani 29, 1429

No coercion in faith



 
By Sidrah Unis

 
WHAT is the Islamic view on freedom of religion? Is Islam intolerant towards 
other faiths? Do Muslims and non-Muslims enjoy equal rights in an Islamic 
state? These questions are frequently raised in the western world.

To begin with, there is an immense difference between what the Quran and the 
Sunnah declare and what some misguided Muslim groups and govenments actually 
do. Even a cursory reading of the Quran and the Sunnah clearly shows that 
tolerance is an essential obligation that Muslims are required to abide by. 
Though Islam encourages the spread of faith by way of preaching and discussions 
with non-Muslims, Muslims have been instructed to do it in the most respectful 
and kind manner, “Call thou (all mankind) unto thy Sustainer’s path with wisdom 
and goodly exhortation, and argue with them in the most kindly manner.” (16: 
125)

If non-Muslims disagree with the message of Islam, Muslims are not allowed to 
employ any method of intimidation or compulsion, “There shall be no coercion in 
matters of faith.” (2: 256) “Thus, (O’ Prophet) if they dispute with thee, say, 
‘I have surrendered my whole being unto Allah, and (so have) all who follow me.’

And ask all those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all 
unlettered people, ‘Have you (too) surrendered yourselves unto Him?’ And if 
they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they 
turn away, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message.” (3: 20) “And had 
thy Sustainer willed, all those who live on earth would surely have attained to 
faith, all of them. Wilt thou then force men till they are believers?” (10: 99) 
“And say: ‘The truth (has now come) from your Sustainer. Let, then, him who 
wills, believe in it, and let him who wills, reject it.”’ (18: 29)

Thus, Muslims are not only prohibited from imposing their faith on non-Muslims, 
Islam instructs them to treat non-Muslims with kindness: “As for such (of the 
unbelievers) as do not fight against you on account of (your) faith, and 
neither drive you forth from your homelands, Allah does not forbid you to show 
them kindness and to behave towards them with full equity: for, verily, Allah 
loves those who act equitably. “Allah only forbids you to turn in friendship 
towards such as fight against you because of (your) faith, and drive you forth 
from your homelands, or aid (others) in driving you forth: and as for those 
(from among you) who turn towards them in friendship, it is they, they who are 
truly wrongdoers.” (60: 8-9)

In fact, the Quran goes to the extent of forbidding Muslims from using any 
insulting remarks about any deity worshiped by any non-Muslim. It says, “But do 
not revile those (beings) whom they invoke instead of Allah.” (6: 108)

The following charter granted by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to the Christians of 
Mount Sinai is an excellent example of how non-Muslims are supposed to be 
treated in an Islamic state: “This is a message from Muhammad Ibn Abdullah, as 
a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them. 
Verily, 1, the servants and helpers, and my followers defend them, because 
Christians are my citizens; and, by Allah, I hold out against anything that 
displeases them.

“No compulsion is to be on them; neither are their judges to be removed from 
their jobs, nor their monks from their monasteries. No one is to destroy a 
house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the 
Muslims’ houses. Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil Allah’s 
covenant and disobey His Prophet. Verily, they are my allies and have my secure 
charter against all they hate. No one is to force them to travel or to oblige 
them to fight. Muslims are to fight for them... Their churches are to be 
respected... No one of the nation (of Islam) is to disobey the covenant till 
the Last Day.”

The principles given in the Quran and the Sunnah regarding tolerance and 
pluralism were observed by the Pious Caliphs as well as later rulers. 
Al-Qarafi, explaining the responsibility of the Islamic state to the Dhimmis 
(non-Muslim citizens), said: “It is the responsibility of the Muslims to the 
People of the Dhimma to care for their weak, fulfil the needs of the poor, feed 
the hungry, provide clothes, address them politely, and even tolerate their 
harm even if it was from a neighbour, even though the Muslim would have an 
upper hand. The Muslims must also advise them sincerely on their affairs and 
protect them against anyone who tries to hurt them or their family, steal their 
wealth, or violates their rights.”

Non-Muslim citizens have the same rights to life, religion, respect, education, 
expression, property, and enterprise as given to Muslim citizens. No govenment 
can curtail or restrict these rights and liberties granted to Dhimmis.

One must not forget that an Islamic state is fund

Bismillah [IslamCity] India: Mumbai hosts seminar on 'Unity & Tolerance Islamic Perspective'

[Labbayk YaMahdi]

Mumbai hosts seminar on 'Unity & Tolerance - Islamic Perspective'



By: Syed Mohammad Masoom









  MUMBAI, India: On the auspicious occasion of the blessed Birth
  anniversary of Sayeda Fatima Zahra(s.a), a seminar on unity, Love and
  tolerance was held at Taj Hotel Mumbai India on 29th June 2008, where
  many Muslim leaders of all the sects from Egypt, Iraq, Bahrain, Libya,
  Syria, Iran and Afghanistan and from different part of the India
  participated and shared their views.










  Some participants were Chief guest Dr Mohamed Shahumi, an advisor
  to Col Gaddafi and a former chief of National Oil Company of Libya,
  H.E. NABILA SALAMA - Consul General of Egypt in Mumbai , Mr Ali
  Momamadali ,THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ,
  Mr. Meer safeer reham (first sec, consul Afghanistan, Dr Mohammad Abu
  Khizam from Libya, Dr. Mohamad said al tourahi (Dir Kufa academy), Mr.
  syed mohammad masoom (AQY, Islamic unity) and Maulana zeeshan abidi
  (adviser AQY),and so many Muslim leaders and ulema like Hujjatul islam
  shaikh nasiri sahib (nayab ayatullah sistani), Shaykh Shabani saheb,
  maulana zaheer abbas saheb ect attended.



  The seminar was organized by Scientific Council of Alsadah Alashraf in
  association with All India ulema association.



  The Aim of this seminar was' to spread the message of Prophet Mohammed
  on peace and tolerace, strengthening unity in the Muslim world,'' said
  Sami Bubere, convener of the conference.



  Muslim Leaders expressed that "terrorism should be condemned in all
  its forms, and those who make accusations (against the whole
  community) should study more on Islam and cause of the terrorism if
  the actual accused is not caught, then some innocent would get hanged.
  All of us belonging to the same community should come together to
  fight against terrorism



  They also said we want to spread the message to entire world that
  Muslims and Islam have no links with terrorism.



  Some seminaries expressed that extremist groups in the Islamic world
  are also working to create discord and differences among Muslims, so
  we have to exercise vigilance in order to confront their plots. They
  also expressed that Unity is the key to all problems as well as
  security, peace and stability worldwide.



  Muslim scholars also remind all Muslims that:



  Whosoever is an adherent of one of the four Sunni Schools of
  Jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafiâi and Hanbali), the Jaâfari 
(Shiâi)
  School of Jurisprudence, the Zaydi School of Jurisprudence, the Ibadi
  School of Jurisprudence, or the Thahiri School, or any other
  recognized school of Jurisprudence, is a Muslim.



  They all unanimously passed the resolution



  1) The Unity among Muslims a necessity that we must abide by it and do
  not deviate from its discipline.



  2) To work towards the spread of compassion, love, peace among all the
  religious sects and beliefs and a call for dialogue and co existence.



  3) No Muslim should entertain tendencies to attack the values of other
  sects.



  4) A call for the Islam by wisdom and good sermons, and to condemn any
  attempts to impose believe by coercion and violence.



  5) To preservation of Islamic sights and monuments especially in
  Harmain sharifan and to restore what have been destroyed and rebuild
  their graves and maqaams of al Baqi (Madina)



  We should not forget "The policy of divide and rule among followers of
  faiths and ethnic groups is an old policy of enemies and they are very
  expert in pursuing that policy.  
































   













 
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get through wealth disappears as soon as wealth disappears but
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Saudi Arabia: Shia clerics hit back at extremists



By: Abdulali









  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Shia Muslim clerics have criticized an
  extremist edict from hardline Sunni Muslim counterparts branding them
  infidels, saying that its authors were suffering

Bismillah [IslamCity] Pierre Cardin's new Perfume.

[raja chemayel]

 
 

 
 
 
Ingrid Betancourt has been released,
she was the most famous hostage
and is now free and enjoying Paris.
 
Other hostages must wait,
they are not French
nor does Sarkozy care for them
 
11.347 Arab-hostages are in Israeli prisons
3 Israelis are in Arab Prisons
1 American spy for Israel is in American-prison
478 Muslims in Guantanamo Bay , 
prisoners of America on Cuban soil.
1,3 Million Gazeans are hostages inside Gaza ,
on the only-independent-territory
 
 
 
 
Gilad Shalit ,
cannot be counted as hostage  because he
was wearing his army-uniform
when arrested and was on duty
while he was starving and strangling Gaza.
So he is a Prisoner of War.
 
 
 
 
Pierre Cardin will soon issue a new Perfume
called " Deliverance  de Ingrid"
and the Mossad will claim that it has freed Ingrid
and it will cash the profits from that Perfume.
 
 
Otherwise nothing exiting
on the fifth of July 2008
except some earthquake ,
somewhere ,very remote, 
were no "Semites" live.
 
 
Sherlock Hommos
Fifth of July 2008
 
 


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Bismillah [IslamCity] The Month of Rajab By: Mufti Taqi Usmani

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 When his wife told the story to the wife of the Prime Minister, she 
disbelieved her and because of this disbelief, she and her husband, the Prime 
Minister, were punished by Allah. He was removed by the king from the prime 
minister-ship and was imprisoned in a jail and was ordered to be hanged. While 
being in the prison, the wife of the Prime Minister remembered that she had 
disbelieved the story of Jafar al-Sadiq told to her by her maidservant and 
their misery might be the punishment of their disbelief. On this point, she and 
her husband repented before Allah and made a vow to observe the custom of 
"Koonda", if they are released from the jail. After they made such a vow, the 
whole scenario of the events changed suddenly. The king released the Prime 
Minister from the jail and reinstated him on his former position.
 
 As it can be seen by any reasonable person, this story is totally forged on 
the face of it. The person who has coined this story did not even know that 
Madinah had never a king nor a Prime Minister. All the Muslim rulers were named 
as caliphs and had no Prime Minister at all. In the days of Umayyads, their 
capital was Damascus and in the days of Abbasids, their permanent seat was in 
Baghdad. It is ironical that the story of such a woodcutter is not even known 
to anybody in Madinah, nor in any city of the Arab countries. No Arabic book
 has ever referred to it. It has no mention except in an Urdu book 
'Dastaan-e-Ajeeb', the author of which is unknown. One can easily see that a 
custom based on such a fallacious and mythical story can never be an Islamic 
custom. Islam has always been far away from such superstitions. Therefore, this 
baseless custom should completely be avoided by the true Muslims. Some 
historians have opined that in fact, this custom has been coined by some 
Shi'ites because the date of 22nd of Rajab is the date of the demise of 
Sayyidna Mu'awiyah whom they take as their biggest enemy. They took that date 
as a happy occasion and made the Sunni Muslims also to celebrate it on the 
pretext of the above mentioned story.
 
 Be that as it may, it is evident that such customs have crept into the Muslim 
society by their long association with Hindus who commemorate different 
historical events of their religion in the like manner. The Muslims must be 
careful about these customs, because they are not only an invention of 
ignorance but also the imitation of non-Muslims in their religious rituals. No 
doubt the "'isaal-al-thawab' to the soul of a deceased Muslim, and particularly 
to a pious person is not only permissible but also a commendable practice but 
the Shari'ah has not prescribed a particular date, nor a particular mode to do 
so. If someone wants to make
 "'isaal-al-thawab" to Sayyidna 'Ali, Radi-Allahu anhu, or to Ja'far al-Sadiq, 
he can do it any day and by performing any act of worship, like Salaat, fast, 
Sadaqah, dhikr etc. 
 
 There is no reason why it should be restricted to a special type of meal or 
bread distributed on a particular date. What makes this practice worse is the 
fact that the people accustomed
 to this practice deem it as necessary as a fard (obligation); rather they 
treat it as more necessary than fard because they do not care to perform the 
obligatory Salat or to fulfill the rights of men obligated on them, but they 
are very strict and punctual to perform these activities. Moreover, if a person 
does not observe this practice, they reproach him and call him with bad names.  
Such behavior makes this custom a bid'ah which is condemned by the Holy Prophet 
as a misguidance. Therefore, the Muslims must abandon all such practices and 
should not cling to it only because it has been the practice of their society 
for many years. A Muslim is supposed to follow the dictates of Shari'ah and not 
the practice of the society, if it violates any of its principles.
 
 Conclusion
 
 The upshot of the above discussion is that the Shari'ah has not prescribed any 
specific way to observe the month of Rajab or to perform a specific mode of 
worship or a ritual in any one of its dates. However, being a prologue to the 
month of Ramadan, it should be availed of for preparing oneself for Ramadan and 
one should pray Allah to make him reach the blessed month and to benefit from 
its unique merits.
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
PoEtEsS

"Happiness is the key to the foundation of satisfaction, contentment and 
acceptance"…Zohra Moosa







   
   



***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom 
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue 
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone 
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy 
Quran-16:125)

{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My 

Bismillah [IslamCity] Shaykh Samir An-Nass on difference between Warsh and Hafs

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As-Salaamu 'alaykum

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Bismillah [IslamCity] Raising children in Islam

[Shahid Khan]

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Raising children in Islam

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ISLAM believes that the family is the cornerstone of the Muslin society and
the cause of its continuity. This is why Islam has shown so much concern to
preserve the solidarity of the family unit. Raising children properly is one
of the reasons that help to create a sound society based on ethics and
decorum. This task has become very hard in the last three or four decades
after children became addicted to watching T.V, video games and finally the
internet that swallows children's time and captures their attention.
Parent's role is to attract their children's attention to teach them good
manners.

One of the mistakes that some parents commit is that they deal with their
children as stupid beings that should be spoon-fed or filled with
information. They are intelligent beings and parents have to appreciated and
respect this fact in order to be able to approach them correctly.

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) stresses in more than one Hadith the
importance of the role of parents in bringing up their children properly. He
asks parents to pay attention to the age of their children when deciding to
choose the best way to deal with them: at a certain age it is important to
be strict with them, but when they become teenagers, it is of prime
importance to befriend them to be able to approach their world.

Some parents believe that toughness is the best way to raise their children
which is totally wrong. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to share
the fun and light moments with his grandchildren making them enjoy their
time with him.

The final advice that can be given in this respect is a Qur'anic one," Let
those (disposing of an estate) have the same fear in their minds as they
would have for their own if they had left a helpless family behind: Let them
fear Allah, and speak words of appropriate (comfort)." *(Qur'an, 4:9)*

One important fact that has to be stressed in this respect is that the
father's role is as important as that of the mother because some parents
believe that their role consists of earning money and providing the basic
necessities of life to their family.

They believe that it is the mother's business to raise children, but this is
not true at all. Islam addresses both parents as being responsible for
bringing up their children and teaching them the noble values of Islam.







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Bismillah [IslamCity] The Month of Rajab By: Mufti Taqi Usmani - to be continued

[PoEtEsS]

The Month of Rajab
 
 By Mufti Taqi Usmani 
 
 http://www.albalagh.net/general/rajab.shtml
 
 Rajab is the seventh month in the Islamic lunar calendar.  This month was 
regarded as one of the sacred months (Al-Ashhur-al-hurum) in which battles were 
prohibited in the days of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). It is 
also a prelude to the month of Ramadan, because Ramadan follows it after the 
intervening month of Sha'ban. Therefore, when the Holy Prophet sighted the moon 
of Rajab, he used to pray to Allah in the following
 words: "O Allah, make the months of Rajab and Sha'ban blessed for us, and let 
us reach the month of Ramadan (i.e. prolong our life up to Ramadan, so that we 
may benefit from its merits and blessings)."
 
 Yet no specific way of worship has been prescribed by the Shari'ah in this 
month. However, some people have invented some special rituals or practices in 
this month, which are not supported by reliable resources of the Shari'ah or 
are based on some unauthentic traditions. We would like to explain here the 
correct position about them.
 
 1. Celebration of Lailatul Mi'raj
 
 It is generally believed that the great event of Mi'raj (ascension of the Holy 
Prophet to the heavens) took place in the night of 27th of Rajab. Therefore, 
some people celebrate the night as "Lailatul- Mi'raj" (the night of ascension 
to heavens). Indeed, the event of mi'raj was one of the most remarkable 
episodes in the life of our beloved Holy Prophet . He was called by Almighty 
Allah. He travelled from Makkah to Baitul-Maqdis and from there he ascended the 
heavens through the miraculous power of Allah. He was honored with a direct 
contact with his Creator at a place where even the angels had no access.
 
 This was the unique honor conferred by Allah to the Holy Prophet alone. It was 
the climax of the spiritual progress which is not attained by anybody except 
him. No doubt the night in which he was blessed with this unparalleled honor 
was one of the greatest nights in the history of this world. But, Islam has its 
own principles with regard to the historic and religious
 events. Its approach about observing festivals and celebrating days and nights 
is totally different from the approach of other religions. 
 
 The Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet did not prescribe any 
festival or
 any celebration to commemorate an event from the past, however remarkable it 
might have been. Instead, Islam has prescribed two annual celebrations only. 
One is Eid-ul-Fitr and the other is Eid ul-Adha. Both of these festivals have 
been fixed at a date on which the Muslims accomplish a great 'ibadah (worship) 
every year. Eid-ul-Fitr has been prescribed after the fasts of Ramadan, while 
Eid-ul-Adha has been fixed when the Muslims perform the Hajj
 annually. 
 
 None of these two eids is designed to commemorate a particular event of the 
past which has happened in these dates. This approach is indicative of the fact 
that the real occasion for a happy celebration is the day in which the 
celebrators themselves have accomplished remarkable work through their own 
active effort. As for the accomplishments of our
 ancestors, their commemoration should not be restricted to a particular day or 
night. Instead, their accomplishments must be remembered every day in the 
practical life by observing their teachings and following the great examples 
they have set for us. Keeping this principle in view, the following points 
should be  remembered with regard to the "Lailatul-mi'raj":
 
 (1) We cannot say with absolute certainty in which night the great event of 
mi'raj took place. Although some traditions relate this event to 27th night of 
the month of Rajab, yet there are other traditions that suggest other dates. 
Al-Zurqani, the famous biographer of the Holy Prophet has referred to five 
different views in this respect: Rabi-ul-Awwal, Rabi-u-Thani, Rajab, Ramadan 
and Shawwal. Later, while discussing different traditions, he has added a sixth 
opinion, that the mi'raj took place in the month of Zulhijjah. Allama Abdulhaq 
Muhaddith Dehlawi, the well-known scholar of the Indian subcontinent, has 
written a detailed book on the merits of Islamic months. While discussing the 
'Lailatul-mi'raj' has mentioned that most of the scholars are of the view that 
the event of mi'raj took place in the month of Ramadan or in Rabi-ul-awwal.
 
 (2) It is also not known in which year the event of Mi'raj took place. The 
books of history suggest a wide range between the fifth-year and the twelfth 
year after the Holy Prophet was entrusted with prophethood. Now, if it is 
assumed that the event of Mi'raj took place in the fifth year of his 
prophethood, it will mean that the Holy Prophet remained in this world for 
eighteen years after this event. Even if it is presumed that the mi'raj took 
place in the twelfth year of his prophethood, his remaining life-time after 
this event would be eleven years. Throughout this lo

Bismillah [IslamCity] Ustadh Abdullah responds to question about Honor Killing

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As-Salaamu 'alaykum

Does Islam sanction 'honor killing'? Is there any circumstances
where a parent can kill a child under the madhab of Imam Malik?
Ustadh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali of the Zaytuna Institute responds to
this question from one of our members.

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Question: I have heard in the news that muslims engage in 'honor
killing'. If a woman is raped or is thought to be in a relationship
with a man (who is not her husband), the father or brother will kill
her to perserve the family 'honor'. Does Islam condone this act?

Ustadh Abdullah's response,

As for "honor killings", Islam knows no such thing. As a matter of
fact, culture plays a pivotal role in such acts, and such a concept
is foreign to Islam. What this means is that the parent who kills
his/her child is a sinner, and is subject to suitable punishment for
the crime committed according to the Shariah.

Islam gives the parent more leeway in disciplining one's children for
recalcitrance than it extends to non-parents. This can clearly be
seen when we find Islam punishing the child who kills his/her parents
with the penalty of death while on the other hand it does not punish
the parent with death for the same crime.

This results from the Prophet's statement - may Allah bless and grant
him peace, "The parent (or father) shall not be killed because of his
child." Although most limit this distinguished position to the
father, some also extend it to the child's mother.

Consequently, if it happens that a father goes overboard in the
disciplining of his child, the judgment of Islam is that he will not
be punished for murder if he inadvertently kills him/her. However, he
is still liable for abuse and excess in discipline and the Islamic
judge has the right to punish him accordingly.

The ruling that the parent should not be punished for murdering his
child is accepted by most Schools of Law absolutely. However, the
view of Imam Malik is that this doesn't apply if a man happens to
slit the child's throat. That is, if this is what led in the child's
death, the parent will be killed for the murder of his child.

The reason is that it is clear that death didn't result from a
mistake in excessive discipline. Rather, the act turned into a crime
of passion, since slitting one's throat is usually a sign that the
murderer intends to displace another's soul and cause them excessive
suffering and pain.

Even if there had been the claim that the man's daughter had
apostatized from Islam by departing with her Christian lover and
taking on Western values, it would not be sufficient to justify such
a killing, since the girl would merely be guilty of fornication,
which demands only the hadd punishment of 100 lashes unless she
believed it to be permissible to marry a non-Muslim, something that
clearly contravenes the unanimous consensus of all Muslims. In this
case, she would be a non-believer whose blood is lawful to taken but
only by the established Islamic authority.

Vigilantism is forbidden in Islam. The Prophet (pbuh) has told us
that "There is no harm (done), nor any reciprocation of harm." And
Imam Nawwawi clarifies in his commentary on his 40 Hadith collection
that this means that a person is not to take the law into his own
hands if it happens that someone harms him/her.

Rather, the matter must be refered to one who has the authority to
exact justice for them to avoid the backlash of consecutive and
perpetual acts of retaliation. This can only occur when the matter is
entrusted to a neutral party who both parties involved respect and
fear alike. This neutral party is the government.

Add to that that the person must be allowed time to repent from
his/her wrong doing. This can only be guaranteed by an established
and commonly-acknowledged public order.

And Allah knows best

Was-Salaam

Abdullah

Bismillah [IslamCity] A Thought

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As Salaamu Alaikum

A THOUGHT 
 
A BLESSING
 
 Allah is the One I ask and for Whose reply I hope: that He is benevolent to 
the brother in this life and the hereafter, that He brings about benefit by him 
and makes him blessed wherever he may be. Verily the blessing of a man lies in 
his teaching of goodness wherever he may be and his giving of advice to 
everyone he meets. Allah, the Exalted said, informing about al-Maseeh (i.e., 
Jesus) (.): And He made me blessed wherever I may be. [Soorah Maryam (19):31]. 
Meaning, A teacher of goodness, a caller to Allaah, one who reminds (others) of 
Him and who exhorts them to His obedience.. So this is from the blessing of a 
man. 
~AL-JOWZY~ 
   


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with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone 
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy 
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His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites 
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I 
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
 
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if 
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of 
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] 

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever 
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who 
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." 
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] 
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Top British judge backs Shari`ah

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Top British judge backs Shari`ah











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(img.thesun.co.uk) The Lord Chief Justice said that the Islamic Shari`ah has 
been widely misunderstood.










Britain's most senior judge has suggested that Islamic Shari`ah could play a 
role in the British legal system.



CAIRO - Britain's most senior judge has suggested that Islamic Shari`ah could 
play a role in the British legal system, echoing a similar stance by the 
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, reported the Guardian on Friday.
"There is no reason why principles of Shari`ah law, or any other religious 
code, should not be the basis for mediation or other forms of alternative 
dispute resolution," Lord Chief Justice Lord Nicholas Phillips said in a speech 
to the London Islamic Council.
"It must be recognized however that any sanctions for a failure to comply with 
the agreed terms of the mediation would be drawn from the laws of England and 
Wales."
Phillips, the most senior judge in England and Wales, said parties to a dispute 
are free to agree to accept Shari`ah principles or other religious precepts if 
they decide to seek mediation.
"So far as the law is concerned, those who live in this country are governed by 
English and Welsh law and subject to the jurisdiction of English and Welsh 
courts."
Under British law, people may devise their own way to settle a dispute in front 
of an agreed third party, such as Shari`ah courts and the Jewish Beth Din, as 
long as both sides agree to the process.
The rulings of Shari`ah courts, however, are not recognized by the law and thus 
Muslims, estimated at nearly 2 million, would have to seek settling their 
disputes through civil courts.

Misunderstood
The Lord Chief Justice said that the Islamic Shari`ah has been widely 
misunderstood.
"Part of the misconception about Shari`ah law is the belief that Shari`ah is 
only about mandating sanctions such as flogging, stoning, the cutting off of 
hands or death for those fail to comply with the law.
"In some countries the courts interpret Shari`ah law as calling for severe 
physical punishment. There can be no question of such courts sitting in this 
country, or such sanctions being applied here."
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams recently recommended that British law 
should recognize some aspects of Shari`ah to resolve Muslim civil matters.
His remarks ignited an extraordinary political and religious storm that still 
rages on, with politicians united in denouncing the proposal.
Leading newspapers and tabloids launched vitriolic campaigns against the 
spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans, some even calling for his 
resignation.
The Lord Chief Justice defended Williams' Shari`ah law comments.
"It was not very radical to advocate embracing Shari`ah law in the context of 
family disputes, for example, and our system already goes a long way towards 
accommodating the archbishop's suggestion.
"It is possible in this country for those who are entering into a contractual 
agreement to agree that the agreement shall be governed by a law other than 
English law."
"So a Muslim woman who divorced according to Shari`ah principles would be free 
to marry again, but not if she only went to a civil court.
"But as far as aspects of matrimonial law are concerned, there is a limited 
precedent for English law to recognize aspects of religious laws, although when 
it comes to divorce this can only be effected in accordance with the civil law 
of this country."
The Lord Chief Justice's comments drew applause from Muslim leaders.
"Phillips is talking about provisions that are already out there for mediation 
and conflict resolution," said Usama Hasan, imam at Al-Tawhid Mosque, Leyton, 
and an adviser to the Islamic Shari`ah Council.
"Muslim couples would prefer to have their personal disputes to be settled by a 
Shari`ah scholar because such a ruling would affect their status.
"Aspects of Jewish divorce law have long been part of English law and it seems 
reasonable for Muslims to have the same treatment, but it can't lead to 
inequality or a splintering of British society."

 
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Muslims feel like 'Jews of Europe'

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Muslims feel like 'Jews of Europe'
The enemy within? Fear of Islam: Britain's new disease
Sharia law 'coming to Britain'
 


Reuters
Mr Malik said that many British Muslims now felt like 'aliens in their own 
country'
Muslims feel like 'Jews of Europe'
Minister's shock warning on rise of anti-Islamic prejudice
By Cahal Milmo, Chief Reporter
Friday, 4 July 2008, Independent.co.uk
Britain's first Muslim minister has attacked the growing culture of hostility 
against Muslims in the United Kingdom, saying that many feel targeted like "the 
Jews of Europe".
Shahid Malik, who was appointed as a minister in the Department for 
International Development (Dfid) by Gordon Brown last summer, said it has 
become legitimate to target Muslims in the media and society at large in a way 
that would be unacceptable for any other minority.
Mr Malik made clear that he was not equating the situation with the Holocaust 
but warned that many British Muslims now felt like "aliens in their own 
country". He said he himself had been the target of a string of racist 
incidents, including the firebombing of his family car and an attempt to run 
him down at a petrol station.
"I think most people would agree that if you ask Muslims today what do they 
feel like, they feel like the Jews of Europe," he said. "I don't mean to equate 
that with the Holocaust but in the way that it was legitimate almost – and 
still is in some parts – to target Jews, many Muslims would say that we feel 
the exact same way.
"Somehow there's a message out there that it's OK to target people as long as 
it's Muslims. And you don't have to worry about the facts, and people will turn 
a blind eye."
The claims are made in an interview to be broadcast on Monday in a Channel 4 
Dispatches programme to coincide with the third anniversary of the London 
bombings of 7 July.
A poll to accompany the documentary highlights the growing polarisation of 
opinion among Britain's 1.6 million Muslims, who say they have suffered a 
marked increase in hostility since the London bombings.
The ICM survey found that 51 per cent of Britons blame Islam to some degree for 
the 2005 attacks while more than a quarter of Muslims now believe Islamic 
values are not compatible with British values. While 90 per cent of Muslims 
said they felt attached to Britain, eight out of 10 said they felt there was 
more religious prejudice against their faith since the July bombings.
The Dispatches film, "It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim", presented by the writer 
and broadcaster Peter Oborne, examines claims that negative attitudes to 
Muslims have become legitimised by think-tanks and newspaper commentators, who 
use language that is now being parroted by the far right.
Mr Malik, who narrowly escaped serious injury when a car was driven at him at a 
petrol station in his home town of Burnley in 2002, said he regularly receives 
anti-Muslim hate mail at his constituency office in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, 
which has the highest BNP vote in the country and was home to Mohammad Sidique 
Khan, the leader of the suicide attackers who killed 52 people in London in 
2005.
The MP said the negative portrayal of Muslims in the media, including a story 
run by several national newspapers in December last year wrongly stating that 
staff in the Dewsbury and District Hospital had been ordered to turn the beds 
of Muslim patients towards Mecca five times a day, was a key example of how his 
co-religionists were being alienated from the mainstream.
He said: "It's almost as if you don't have to check your facts when it comes to 
certain people, and you can just run with those stories. It makes Muslims feel 
like aliens in their own country. At a time when we want to engage with 
Muslims, actually the opposite happens."
The Dispatches programme also speaks to Andy Hayman, the former Metropolitan 
Police Assistant Commissioner who was Britain's most senior anti-terrorism 
officer until he resigned last December. Mr Hayman, who was criticised for 
failing to tell senior Scotland Yard officers that an innocent man, Jean 
Charles de Menezes, had been shot dead after being mistaken for a suicide 
bomber, is asked why he thinks it is important to engage with Muslims 
expressing extreme views.
Mr Hayman said: "Because we're tackling head on the people that we feel are at 
the heartbeat of this whole complex agenda.. Not to have a dialogue with them 
would seem that we are apprehensive, we're scared, we're frightened... So even 
if it's appeasement in some quarters, that is still a conversation that is not 
being had and needs to be had."
Mr Malik's comments were backed by Simon Woolley, a member of the Government's 
task force on race equality, and co-founder of Operation Black Vote. He said: 
"On an almost daily basis, there is rampant Islamophobia in this country, the 
effect of which is not for our Muslim community to get closer to a sense of 
Britishness but to feel further away from a feeling of belonging in British 

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Bismillah [IslamCity] Sharia law 'could have UK role'-Chief Justice Lord Phillips-BBC

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   Sharia law 'could have UK role'

Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips said English and Welsh law would still play
a part.

*Principles of sharia law could play a role in some parts of the legal
system, the Lord Chief Justice has said. *

Lord Phillips, the most senior judge in England and Wales, said there was no
reason sharia law's principles could not be used in mediation.

However, he said this would still be subject to the "jurisdiction of the
English and Welsh courts".

Sharia is a set of principles which govern the way many Muslims believe they
should live their life.

The Archbishop of Canterbury prompted controversy when he said use of
certain aspects of the law "seems unavoidable".

*English common law already allows us to go to mediation to whichever
third party we wish*
 Inayat Bunglawala
Muslim Council of Britain


 Q&A: Sharia law explained 
In a speech at the East London Muslim Centre in Whitechapel, Lord Phillips
said that sharia suffered from "widespread misunderstanding".

Lord Phillips said: "There is no reason why sharia principles, or any other
religious code, should not be the basis for mediation or other forms of
alternative dispute resolution.

"It must be recognised, however, that any sanctions for a failure to comply
with the agreed terms of mediation would be drawn from the laws of England
and Wales."

Severe physical punishments such as flogging, stoning and the cutting off of
hands would not be acceptable, he said.

He added: "There can be no question of such courts sitting in this country,
or such sanctions being applied here.

"So far as the law is concerned, those who live in this country are governed
by English and Welsh law and subject to the jurisdiction of the English and
Welsh courts."

*'Misunderstood'*

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, had been misunderstood when
it was reported in February that he said British Muslims could be governed
by sharia law, the judge said.

 Dr Williams suggested that sharia could play a role in "aspects of marital
law, the regulation of financial transactions and authorised structures of
mediation and conflict resolution".

Lord Phillips said: "It was not very radical to advocate embracing sharia
law in the context of family disputes, for example, and our system already
goes a long way towards accommodating the archbishop's suggestion.

"It is possible in this country for those who are entering into a
contractual agreement to agree that the agreement shall be governed by a law
other than English law."

 Inayat Bunglawala from the Muslim Council of Britain told BBC News that
sharia law applied only to civil matters.

He said: "I think it's important to clarify that English common law already
allows us to go to mediation to whichever third party we wish. "So that is
why you have sharia council, that is why you have Jewish courts. It is a
truly voluntary arrangement.

"There is no parallel legal system. This system cannot override English
common law system at all."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7488790.stm


P.P. Abdullatheef
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