The Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:
“Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day should honour his guest. Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day, should maintain ties of kinship. Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day, should speak well or be silent.”
[Agreed upon – Riyadh As-Salihin]
Was Salam
Abu Zaynah
I have just completed reading Dr Mostafa Al Badawi’s Man and the Universe: An Islamic Perspective. As I was reading I took out a series of potent and piercing quotes that I posted on my Facebook and Twitter accounts. I have compiled and listed all of these quotes below under one post for easy reading [Apologies as I didn’t note down the page numbers as I went on].
‘How accurately this describes the Muslims of today: insignificant, weightless, carried by the tides of the times, lacking the moral fibre to accomplish whatever is required, jumping enthusiastically down every lizard hole that the non-believers care to dig for them.’
‘Western civilisation is the inevitable last stage in human degeneracy. The downward trend has been progressing for thousands of years, but its acceleration has now become insane.’
‘People are mentally imprisoned in the tangible world and this is precisely the dimension that the Imposter (Dajjal) will be able to master and he shall show them such wonders in that they will readily accept whatever claims he shall wish to make.’
‘The norm in Islam is thus the Sunna of the Prophet, may God’s blessings be upon him, and that of the Companions and Followers. The Sunna represents the very perfection of human behaviour and anything less than that is considered abnormal.’
‘Spiritual courage is to wage war against one’s egotism and to resist ones appetites.’
‘A good recent example of how Muslims wage war is Bosnia. The Bosnian Muslims were massacred, buried in mass graves, tortured, starved in concentration camps, and their women were raped. They never retaliated in kind. None of the war criminals under trial are Muslim. The Bosnians, being a traditional Sunni, Hanafi community, knew instinctively that to behave like animals meant relinquishing the honour of belonging to the community of Muhammad, may God’s blessings and peace be upon him.’
I would recommend the above book to anyone who would like to get a general perspective of the Islamic World View as the book is short, succinct and provides a good overview.
Was Salam
Abu Zaynah
‘And We made the night and the day two signs. Then We effaced the sign of the night and made the sign of the day sight-giving; that you may seek bounty from your Lord, and that you may know the number of years and the reckoning, and everything We have detailed very distinctly.’ [Qur’an 17:12]
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “It is better for one of you to take a rope and bring a faggot of firewood on his back and sell it so that Allah gives him what he needs than for him to ask people who then give to him or refuse.” [Bukhari] Continue reading Benefit Dependancy and Work Ethics amongst Muslims
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:
“When a woman gives in charity some of the foodstuff (which she has in her house) without spoiling it, she will receive the reward for what she has spent, and her husband will receive the reward because of his earning, and the storekeeper will also have a reward similar to it. The reward of one will not decrease the reward of the others.”
[Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Was Salam
Abu Zaynah
Assalamu ‘Alaikum,
Today marks the 1st of Sha’ban 1433. There were positive moon sighting reports from Morocco and South Africa last night and therefore the month of Sha’ban has now commenced.
May Allah grant us a long enough life span to meet the month of Ramadan with open arms insha Allah.
Sources:
http://www.wifaqululama.co.uk/home/274-sighting-of-the-hilal-for-shabaan-1433.html
http://www.moonsighting.com/1433shb.html
Abu Zaynah
Asslamu ‘Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,
You may recall last year you helped the Wednesday Circle raise over £130 for comic relief by donating for the children to write a story for Comic Relief.
The book was written and is currently published on the Kindle website.
This year we are helping sisters Jasmine and Nargis to raise money for Human Aid to help provide essential medical supplies in Libya which has suffered greatly from the recent civil war.
We are going to be holding a cakes and sweets sale, courtesy of Jasmine and Nargis, at next weeks Wednesday Circle on Wed 20 June 2012 at 7:30pm to raise money for Libya. We would be grateful if you could come along and support us. The circle is a boys circle held at St Hildas Community Centre, Club Row, London E2 7EY.
Fairy cakes will be sold at 30p a piece and sweet packets will be sold at 60p a piece or two for £1(you are welcome to donate more) – see pics attached. All money raised will be donated to the above medical fund. Advance orders for cakes and sweets welcome (please email me).
If you are not able to attend in person you can donate online via the following link (please mention the Wed Circle for reference in the comments section). Any amount will be highly appreciated:
http://www.justgiving.com/jasmine-miah
Other ways you can help is by telling any friends and family that live in the area to pop down on Wednesday and support this cause.
May Allah bless and reward you for your time.
Was Salam
Abu Zaynah
I hope and pray that you are well.
Just wanted to share a couple of things that I think are of benefit:
1) RIHLA 2012 FREE ONLINE PASS
This year join the amazing line up of scholars from your computer screens and learn from these giants in Islamic Scholarship for *FREE*.
All you have to do is register on the website and you can access all the classes for free as and when it’s on. No excuse not to sign up.
From the website ‘We are a group of parents in Tower Hamlets who are concerned about the way in which Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) is being taught in our primary schools.
We believe the Council’s interference in primary schools and in particular the promotion of the Christopher Winter Project (CWP) is both unwarranted and effectively silences the voice of parents.
Government guidelines on teaching SRE places responsibility on governing bodies to consult parents when choosing SRE resources and writing a policy.
Governing bodies should decide on resources and an SRE policy free from council interference.
Please support us.
‘3. It’s Halal but is it Tayyib
Latest blog post from Abu Zaynah on the topic of Halal food. Please have a read and share your comments. Jzk.
Jazakum Allahu Khair for taking the time to read this email. May Allah bless you.
Was Salam
‘O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and wholesome in the earth, and follow not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy for you.’ [Qur’an 2:168]
Assalamu ‘Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakutuhu,
It’s Halal but is it Tayyib? – something to ponder.
This post will probably pose more questions than provide answers. However, I have decided to write it as it’s something that has begun to bug me recently and is something that’s on my mind at the moment.
Most of us that come from the Asian sub-continent, or even Muslims of other countries, will be used to eating meat on a regular basis. I believe that in most Bangladeshi homes a chicken/lamb curry is a standard dish on most if not all meal times. Given this fact it is surprising to see how few of us actually care about where our meat actually comes from and whether it is truly ‘Halal’. Continue reading It’s Halal but is it Tayyib?
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