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Editorial

Awake OMuslims!!!

All praises to Allah Taala and choicest blessings

upon our beloved Prophet Hadhrat Muhammad .Muslims are in the darkness of ignorance,

superstition, evil and sins. We have fallen from the

high pedestal of glory and respect due to our apathy

towards the teachings of Islam. Another cause for our

degeneration can be attributed to the tendency ofdeviating from that pure lifestyle practiced and taught

by our beloved Prophet Hadhrat Muhammad .

If Muslims hold firm to two things they will not be

misguided;

1. The Noble Quran.

2. The Sunnah of Hadhrat Rasulullah .

If we survey the historical development of Islam,

then we will observe that numerous groups arose who

interpreted the Glorious Quran and Ahadeeth

contrary to the true spirit of Islam. Many discard

Sunnah practices and some introduce innovations.

Islam is perfect with no scope for additions and

deletions. Hadhrat Rasulullahs beautiful lifepattern

is sufficient guide for us. We are duty bound to obey all

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the laws and commands of Allah Taala as explained,

interpreted and practiced by Hadhrat Rasulullah .

The manner and method of worship taught by

Rasulullah is perfect and any deviation is like

finding flaws in the perfect system. Our salvation most

certainly lies in following the blessed ways of Hadhrat

Rasulullah . Following the Sunnah of Hadhrat

Rasulullah is such an important factor that the mere

expression of our love for Allah Taala is not enough.

We have been warned that this Ummah will be

split into seventy three groups, all of whom will be in

the fire except one. The group which adheres strictly

to the Blessed Quran and Sunnah will be saved.Sensitive and pious Muslims are generally

anxious about the decline and fall of this nation. The

cause and reason for our spiritual and moral diseases

etc. are not defined and attended to, thereby creating

a major catastrophe. We have become complacent

and neglectful of our existence and purpose as

Muslims in this world.

We need to take lessons from the previous

nations. The decline of Banoo Israaeel started when

the pious witnessed sins committed by transgressors,

they prevented them, but they did not repent and thepious continued their friendship with them, so Allah

Taala united their hearts in the same category.

Nowadays it is considered a merit and a

requirement of etiquette to have Peacewith all, and

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please everyone on every occasion. This is a wrong

policy which promotes evil. When sins are committed

openly, all are affected. If sins are taken lightly and

not even considered as sins then generally one is not

favoured with repentance and guidance.

Muslims need to reflect on their state of

condition, inspect their priorities as Muslims and seek

advice from pious learned scholars in all their matters.The anti-Muslim world desire that the Muslim public

stay aloof from their leaders and a huge gap be

created to achieve their anti-Islam goals easily.

The evils of this world are many and the greatest

is wealth. This is accompanied by suffering and

misery. Wealth however, has its benefits which may

lead to salvation. One has to be very vigilant so that

one is not tempted and trapped with evil.

The magnitude of the waves of the evil and

corruption are on the increase. Many prophecies of

Hadhrat Rasulullah

have been unveiled like beadsfalling off a broken thread and still many to follow.

Some prophecies mentioned are:

1. Islam began alien and it will return as it began.

2. A believer in the morning will become a

disbeliever in the evening and a believer in the

evening will become a disbeliever in the morning.

3. The person who holds perseveringly onto Islam

will be like one who holds onto burning coal.

4. Islam will remain by name and the Glorious

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Quran by script.

5. There will be no differentiation between Halaal

and Haraam.

6. Everyone will consume interest or be afflicted

by its smoke.

7. The murderer will not know why he has murdered,

nor will the murdered person know why he was slain.

8. Nations outwardly will be like brothers, butsecretly enemies.

9. Time will contract to such an extent that a year

will be like a month, month like a week, week like a

day, day like an hour and an hour like the time to

ignite a fire.

10. The appearance of sudden death.

11. Competition in building huge and luxurious

Masaajid.

12. Wine will be considered Halaal as drinks,

usury as a transaction, bribery as a giftand Zakaat

funds will be used for business.13. People will greet only those they know and

business will spread to such an extent that a woman

will help her husband in his business.

14. A person will go to distant corners of the earth for

business and upon returning say, I made no profit.

15. Women will be clothed yet naked. They will

attract others and they themselves will get attracted.

Let us not despair, but hold fast onto the rope of

Allah Taala and follow the lifestyle of Hadhrat

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Rasulullah . May Allah Taala guide and help us all,Aameen.

Curtesy: Al-Khidmah International, South Africa.

TAFSEER( C o m m e n t a r y o f t h e H o l y

Q u r a n )By: Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi Sahib(Rahmatullaahi Alaihi)

SURAH AL-BAQARAHNote: This part of Tafseer is the remaining portion of Surah Al-Baqarah

Tafseer and hence connected with the previous chapter of Surah Al-Baqarah Tafseer. o

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And be steadfast in Salaah, and pay Zakah, andbow down with those who bow. Do you bidothers to righteousness while you ignore yourown selves, although you keep reciting thebook? Have you then no sense? And seek helpthrough patience and prayer. And it is indeedexacting, but not for the humble in heart whobear in mind that they are to meet their Lord,and that to Him they are to return.(Verse 43-46)

In the last three verses and these four, Allah

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Taala reminds the Israelites of the blessings He has

bestowed upon them, and invites them to Islam and to

good deeds. The earlier three verses were concerned

with the true faith and doctrines; the present verses

speak of good deeds, mentioning only the most

important of them. It was usually the love of money and

power that made it difficult for the Jews, specially for

their scholars, to accept Islam. The verses prescribe the

remedy for the twin diseases they should fortify

themselves with Sabr(patience) and Salaah (prayer).

Patience is a very weak translation of the Arabic

word Sabr, which has three connotations: (a) bearing

pain and misfortune patiently (b) restraining oneselffrom sin (c) being steadfast in obeying Allah Taala.

Now, patience, in this wide sense, is the perfect

remedy for the love of money. For, money cannot be an

end in itself, but is sought only as a means of satisfying

ones appetites; when a man has made a firm resolve not

to follow his appetites like a slave, he will no longer need

much money, nor will the love of money blind him to the

distinction between his gain and loss. Similarly, Salaah is

the remedy for ambition and the love of power. For,

outwardly and inwardly both, Salaah involves the exercise

of humility; naturally, the more one tries to perform it in the

proper manner, the more it purifies him of the love of

money and power, and of ambition and pride. These

being the real substance of all spiritual disorder in man,

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once they are brought under control, it becomes easy for

one to accept Islam and to be steadfast in ones faith.

Let us add that while patience (Sabr) requires

only the restraining or giving up of excessive appetites

and unnecessary desires, Salah, in addition to all this,

further requires the performance of certain actions, and

also a temporary renunciation of perfectly lawful desires

and of many human needs which the Shariah allows

one to fulfill, e.g. eating, drinking, speaking, walking etc.

and, at that, making such a renunciation five times

during the day and the night regularly at fixed hours.

Thus, Salaah means performing certain prescribed

actions and restraining oneself from all lawful orunlawful activities at fixed hours.

Once a man has decided to give up unnecessary

desires, the instinctive urge itself loses its intensity in a

few days. So, the exercise of patience is not, after all,

so difficult. But offering Salaah entails submitting

oneself to the conditions laid down by the Shariah,

observing the fixed hours, and giving up the basic

human activities and desires, all of which is quite

exacting for the instinctive disposition of man. So, one

may very well raise an objection here: for the purpose of

making it easy for a man to accept Islam and to be

steadfast in his faith, the Holy Quran prescribes Sabr

and Salaah, but to use this remedy is in itself a difficult

thing, specially the Salah and its restriction now, how

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can this difficulty be overcome? The Holy Quran admits

that performing Salah regularly and steadfastly is, no

doubt, exacting, and proceeds to show the way out of

this impasse Salaah is not a burden to the humble in

heart. (to be continued, InshaAllah)

[Tas-heelul Ahadeeth]1.

Hadith

Hadhrat Ayesha(Radhiyallahu Anha) reports thatHadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallams) bed was

made of leather, which was filled by the fibers of the

palm tree.

Commentary:

The bed which Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) used, was at times made of

leather as the one stated in the above hadeeth, or at

times it was made of canvas. At other times it was only

a mat made of palm leaves. This subject has been

The Narrations of The Bed of Hadhrat Rasulullah(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

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narrated in many Ahaadeeth, that when the Sahabah

(Radhiyallahu Anhum) asked permission to make a soft bed;

Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) used to

reply: What do I have in common with worldly comforts.

My example is that of a traveler who after walking, stops

under the shadow of a tree for a while to rest, and after

sitting a while continues on his way. Hadhrat Ayeshah

(Radhiyallahu Anha)

says: Once a woman of the Ansaarcame and saw an abaa (cloak) spread on the bed of

Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

She turned home and made a bed in which she filled

wool, and sent it to me for Sayyidina Hadhrat

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). When Sayyidina

Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) returnedand saw the bed, he enquired, What is this? I replied:

A certain woman from the Ansaar came and after

seeing the bed of Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah

(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) she made and sent this bed.

SayyidinaHadhrat Rasulullah

(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

said, Return it. It looked good to me, and I did not feel

like sending it back. Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah

(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) insisted that send it back, and

said: I swear an oath that if I desire Allah Taala will line

up mountains of gold and silver for me. On these words

of Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu AlayhiWasallam) I returned the bed. Sayyidina Hadhrat

Abdullah bin Masood (Radhiyallahu Anhu) says: I once

came to Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam). He was resting on a mat made of palm leaves,

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the marks of which could be seen on the Mubarak body

of Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam). After seeing this state I began to cry.

Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

asked: What is the matter, why are you crying? I

replied: O Messenger of Allah, The Qaysars (kings of

Rome) and Kisras (kings of Persia) sleep on beds of silk

and velvet, and you (who are the Nabi of Allah) sleep onthis palm mat. Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu

Alayhi Wasallam) said: It is not a thing to cry about. For

them is the world and for us is the Hereafter.

LESSONS

1. Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu AlayhiWasallam) lived very simple and ascetic life.

2. Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam) preferred the everlasting bounties of the

hereafter over the temporary comforts of this world.

3. For the Ahaadeeth regarding the bed of

Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam) it is learnt that at times Sayyidina Hadhrat

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) slept on a bed

and at other times on the floor with some sheet

etc. under him. It will be Sunnat to use either one.

4. Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah(Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam) was given the choice by Allah Taala to

lead a comfortable life by wanting to turn

mountains into gold for him. Yet Sayyidina

Hadhrat Rasulullah(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) refused

and chose to lead a simple life.

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5. We who profess to love Sayyidina Hadhrat

Rasulullah(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) should also lead

simple lives, not to be extravagant in our spending

and necessities of life and not make our

necessities of life our main objective and ambition

of life.

Seerat-e-PaakNabi s Love for Children

By: Maulana Abu Talha Muhammad Izharul Hasan MahmoodTranslated By: Mufti Afzal Husain Elias

Nabi

's love towards his children

Remember well, our beloved Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam) was an embodiment of kindness towards all

mankind, but his affection for his own children knew no

bounds.

Hadhrat Khadijah bore him four daughtersand two sons. Whilst Maariyah Qibtiyah bore

him one son who was named Ibrahim after his

forefather Ibrahim . (This was the total number of

his children. All three sons passed away during their

infancy.)

Love for Hadhrat Qasim and

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Hadhrat Abdullah

Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was

very fond of his son Hadhrat Qasim and it was for very

reason that he had given himself the title, Abul-Qasim.

When this flower from the garden of Nubuwwat reached

the age of walking, he passed away.

On one occasion Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu

Alayhi Wasallam) saw his beloved wife Hadhrat Khadijah

very grieved. Upon enquiry she said, How nice

would it have been, if our son Qasim had only

completed the duration of breastfeeding? Hadhrat Nabi

Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) consoled her saying, O

Khadijah, Allah has appointed a wet nurse in Jannat to

complete his period of breastfeeding!

Hadhrat Abdullah was born after him and he had

the titles, Tayyib and Taahir. This son also passed away

at a very tender age.

The birth and death of Hadhrat Ibrahim

When Abu Rafi, the slave of Hadhrat Nabi Akram(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) brought the good news of the birth

of a son, Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

immediately set him free on hearing this good news

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(Madaarijun-Nubuwwah vol.2 pg, 773). This son

enjoyed a very short worldly life.

A short while before his demise, Hadhrat Nabi

Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) had gone to visit him and

had taken him in his blessed lap and held him to his

bosom. He breathed his last in the very lap of Hadhrat

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

The eyes of our beloved Hadhrat Nabi Akram

(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) swelled with tears which flowed. A

Sahabi standing nearby said, Are you crying O

Rasul Messanger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)?

In a narration of Shamaail-e-Trimizi it is

mentioned that Hadhrat Umme Aiman began to

cry out aloud. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

said, Why are you crying in this manner in thepresence of the Rasul of Allah? She said, But you are

also crying, O Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). Hadhrat

Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) answered her thus,

Crying is a result of mercy in the heart. (in other words

we should not wail.) O Ibrahim, we are undoubtedlygrieved by our demise. Our eyes shed tears and our

heart is grief striken, but our tongues will only utter that

which pleases our Rabb. (Bukhari)

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Hadhrat Anas says that he had never

seen anyone show more kindness to their family than

Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). (Madaarijun-

Nubuwwah vol.2 pg 774)

(to be concluded, Insha Allah)

MALFOOZAAT

Statements andAnecdotes of Faqeehul-Ummat Hadhrat MuftiMahmood HasanGangohi ..

Compiled By: Mufti Farooq Meeruti Sahib (Daamat Barakatuhum)

Beliefs

It is not obligatory on Allah to do that whichis most beneficial for His slaves

It is the claim of the Mutazilah sect that it is

waajib (obligatory) for Allah Taala to do that which is

most beneficial for His bondsmen. However, this is

incorrect because waajib comes from the root word

wujoob.

Wujoob demands istilaa (i.e. the commander

regards himself superior to the addressee) as it is one

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of the requirements ofamr (command). Further, istilaa

is entailed in the definition ofamras mentioned in Noor-

ul-Anwaar (pg. 28):

(to tell

someone to do something whilst the commander

considers himself superior).

Who can consider himself to be superior to Allah

Taala and make anything waajib on Him let alone that

which is most appropriate for His bondsmen!

Discussion of Imam Abul Hasan Ashariwith Jubaee regarding the above

Imam Abul Hasan Ashari asked histeacher Abu Ali Jubaee, How will Allah Taala deal with

three brothers one of whom was pious, the second was

a sinner and the third passed away during infancy?

Jubaee answered, Allah Taala will admit the

pious brother into Jannah, the sinful brother into

Jahannum and the infant brother will be sent to Araaf (a

stage between Jannah and Jahannum).

On hearing this Imam Ashari said, Sir, the answer

was simple and clear but I failed to understand it.

He then asked, What answer will Allah give if the infant

brother says, O Allah! Why did you cause me to die during

infancy? You should have allowed me to live so that I could

have carried out good actions and thereby enter Jannah?

Abu Ali replied, Allah Taala will say, I knew that

had you grown up you would have disobeyed me. So

the most beneficial thing for you was that I save you

from Jahannum by taking away your life during infancy.

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Imam Ashari then said, What answer will Allah

then give if the sinner has to ask Allah, Why did you not

give me also death during infancy so I would also haveabstained from sin and be saved from Jahannum?

On hearing this, Abu Ali was dumbfounded and

unable to answer.

Shaikh Abul Hasan Ashari had thereafter

abandoned Abu Ali Jubaee and formulated the Usool

(principles) of the Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jamaah. TheAshairah are attributed to him. (Sharh-ul-Aqaaid, pg 6).

(to be continued, Insha Allah)

Jurisprudence

THE LEGAL STATUS

OF FOLLOWING AMADHAB

By: Justice Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Translated by: Muhammad Amin Kholwadia

(Continued from the previous issue)

The Taqleed of an individual

and following ones whims and fancies

It has been discussed earlier that both, absolute

Taqleed and Taqleed of an individual is permissible.

However, when the level of moral integrity and

compliance with the spirit of the Quran and Sunnah

deteriorated, scholars issued a fatwa confining Taqleed

to an individual only. The attitude which the scholars

hoped to curb with this Fatwa was abuse of ambiguous

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issues in the name of Islam and Islamic legislation.

Today, the whole Muslim world is in a frenzy of this kind

of permissiveness and so-called modernization. In thename of Ijtihad and free thinking the edifice of classical

Muslim scholarship is being dismantled. Academic

institutions have been erected to bolster absurd

interpretations legalizing promiscuity, profane

photography, dancing, usury and music. Articles quoting

the Quran and Sunnah to justify such positions haveproliferated throughout the Muslim world1. Denouncing

Taqleed has been highlighted as one of the many to

achieve this profane goal. Ironically, in the effort to

denounce the works of the classical scholars, these

reformers have inadvertently confirmed the foresight of

the very same scholars who had issued the Fatwacenturies ago. They have become the very proof of

unbridled pursuit of ones caprices and passions. As

long as the Taqleed of an individual was the norm in

Muslim communities, these ideas were not given any

due attention. Vulnerability to unfounded propaganda

and pseudo-intellectual claims of scholarship in thecontemporary era has given rise to the acceptance that

Taqleed of an individual is forbidden in Islam. The state

of affairs today is that established principles of Islam

and issues which are conclusively forbidden by the

Quran and Sunnah have been targeted and treated

with skepticism and even scorn.

The Taqleed of an individual and new issues

1 Prominent writers in this campaign include Muhammad Aabduh and his

student Rashid Rida.

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Arguments have been advanced that Taqleed of

an individual impedes solutions to moderndevelopments.

The answer to such a contention is that modern

issues which demand Ijtihad should be delegated to an

expert scholar whose Taqleed is very different from

that of the lay person. Such an expert scholar would be

able to sift the principles of earlier Mujtahids and resolvenew problems based on the same. This type of Ijtihad

had been prevalent in all ages even with the concept

and practice of the Taqleed of an individual. Moreover,

scholars of one school may unite upon solutions to new

problems which arise. Where there is a severe need for

an immediate national or social problem, scholars aregiven leeway and hence, they can resort to the Fatwa

from another school. This is the reason why, in the

Hanafi school, scholars have resorted to following the

opinion of Imam Malik in issues like accepting wages

and salaries for teaching the Quran, making legal

provisions for divorce for a wife whose husband is lostor whose husband is impotent. This has been

elaborated by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi in his work

Al-Hilytul Najizah lil Hilyatul Ajiza. If there is a social

need for Muslims to find latitude in a certain issue, an

expert scholar may go to any of the four Madhabs to

find a solution. Under no conditions is the practice ofTaqleed permissible, which is to use the Fatwa, offered

by one Imam and following another Imam in the same

unit of Ibaadah. Individuals are advised to seek the

advice of expert scholars through a council. Taqleed of

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an individual, in reality, has never rendered the

community incapable of resolving new issues, rather it

has constantly been in a state of flux and developmentaddressing new issues for more than a millennium1. It is

interesting to note that some contemporary orientalists

have made the same allegation2. (to be continued, Insha Allah)

Family Bond

Bringing UpChildren In Islam

By: Maulana Dr. Muhammad Habibullaah Mukhtaar

Translated by Rafiiq Abdurrahmaan


Responsibility relating to PhysicalEducation

Fear Allah Taala

When fear of Allah Taala is rooted in a person, all

sinful and evil acts will be shunned. One will then realize

that Allah Taala is watching, and is aware of everything,

whether apparent or hidden. One will take account of

every excess and every omission of duty. Allah Taala

Most High will punish the disobedient and the cruel.

1 The details of the methods to arrive at these solutions can be found in elaborate

works like that of Ibn Abi Deen and the work of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi

mentioned above.

2 Refer to Montgomery Watt, Islamic Political Thought, Edinburg University

Press and N Coulson, A History of Islamic Law, Edinburg University Press.

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Young people must attend scholarly gatherings

and assemblies where Allah Taala is eulogised. One

must offer ones fardh Salaah and make it a habit to

offer nafl Salaah and recite the Quran-e-Kareem. One

must cultivate the fear of Allah Taala Most High, the

habit of Muraaqabah (contemplation), and the

realization of His majestic powers. This is possible when

one accustoms oneself to arise in the dead of the night

for the Tahajjud Salaah, keeps nafl saum, listens to the

chronicles of the noble Sahaabah , spends timewith pious people, keeps contact with the righteous and

remembers death and the hereafter. Therefore, develop

such habits so that one is not drawn into temptation and

sensuality. Remember that the punishment for

disobedience and sinning is the fire of Jahannum.

Harmful effects of intoxicants and

drugs

Nowadays, this is a very common susceptibility.

Youngsters who have no Murabbi to guide and look

after them, fall into this type of addiction easily.

Youngsters whose parents neglect their training also fall

into this habit. Children become spoiled due to the bad

company they keep. We will discuss this subject from

three angles:

Harmful effects of drug abuse.

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The Sharee injunctions regarding its use.

An effective method of getting rid of it.

Harmful effects of drug addiction on

health and intellect

Insanity, loss of memory, stomach disorders and

ailments of intestines, affliction of the mind, upsetting of

the digestive system, anorexia, loss of appetite causing

thinness and sexual weakness and hardening of veins

and sinews.

It is known that in France, the number of deaths

from intoxication surpasses the number of deaths

caused by tuberculosis1. In 1955 there were seventeen

thousand deaths from intoxication and twelve thousand

from tuberculosis.

Monetary disadvantages

Indulgence in this habit causes extravagantexpenditure. An addict is unable to perform well, if at all.

He is weak, remains an unknown entity and is physically

and mentally a disabled person. In 1965, seventy-two

million Americans were addicted to toxicants. Of these

twenty million absented themselves from work, causingan annual loss of two billion dollars to the economy.

Psychological, moral and social

1 French Department of Census.

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disastrous effects

A person addicted to drugs develops bad habits. Heoften tells lies, is cowardly and belittles moral values and

worthwhile achievements. He steals and is shameless,

oppressive, tyrannical and irresponsible. Such a person will

suffer most in the hereafter. It was the colonial powers that

encouraged drug addiction and so ruined the standard oflife of other people. Their scheme was to destroy the

character of Muslims and leave them unworthy of Jihaad.

This is what the British did to the people of Egypt and

China. (to be continued, Insha Allah)

Telephone EthicsLaws pertaining to the use of

Mufti Muhammad Salmaan Mansurpuri Sahib


(31) Answering the phone in thetoilet

Question:- What should I do if I an in the toilet and thephone rings?

Answer:- If necessary one may merely make the

caller aware that he is occupied at the moment.

(32) Communicating on Mixit

Question:- Is it permissible for one to communicate withfriends on the mixit, facebook and other chat sites?

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Answer:- Mixit, facebook and all chat sites are

notorious for illicit chatting and impermissible

communication. Any person using these sitesbecomes automatically associated with the illicit

happenings and is therefore looked upon with

contempt. We have been commanded to refrain from

areas of doubt and suspicion. Therefore using such

sites must be totally refrained from.

(33) Using anonymous names

Question:- Whilst chatting with others on the mixit, is itpermissible for me to use an anonymous name so thatothers do not know exactly who they are chatting with?

Answer:- No. it is not permissible to do so. (concluded,Alhamdulillah)

GreatPersonality

Rahimahull

ahBy: Allamah Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Salihi Dimashqi Shafii (Rahmatullah Alayhi)


Imam Sahibs Students190. Ayyub Ibn Numan Ansari Kufi.

191.Budail Ibn Warqa Iyami.192. Bahr Ibn Said Ahwazi.

193. Bahr Ibn Kunaiz Basri.

194.Bassam Ibn Abdullah Sayrafi Asadi Kufi.

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195.Bashar, slave of Abu Jafar Mansur.

196. Bashar Ibn Dari Kufi.

197.Bashar Ibn Qirat Nayshapuri.

198. Bishr Ibn Abu Azhar Nayshapuri1.

199.Bishr Ibn Hakam Ibn Habib Abdi Nayshapuri.

200. Bishr Ibn Dari.

201.Bishr Ibn Muslim Ibn Musayyib Bajali.

202.Bishr Ibn Mufaddal Ibn Lahiq Raqashi Basri.

203.Bishr Ibn Yazid Ibn Azhar Nayshapuri.

204.Bishr Ibn Yasar Ahmari Kufi.

205.Bishr Ibn Ziyad Khurasani Qadi of Jundisabur.

206. Baqiyyah Ibn Walid Ibn Said Ibn Kab Kalai.

207. Bakar Ibn Qirat.208. Bakr Ibn Khanis Kufi. (to be continued, Insha Allah

Letters to the

EditorUseful contribution of Mufti SalmaanSahib

Dear Editor,

Apropos of laws pertaining to the use of cellular

phone carried by your esteemed journal written by MuftiMuhammad Salmaan Mansurpuri Sahib. The saidfeature is a useful contribution of Mufti Salmaan Sahibto our understanding of how should we use a mobile

1 There is a difference of opinion whether he narrated from Imam Sahib or not.

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telephone in accordance with the Islamic ethics. It is avery good work, indeed.

Professor Muhammad Yaqoob Khan,Chanapora, Srinagar.

Great father, Great sonDear Editor,

This has a reference to the tribute written by the

esteemed Editor-in-Chief of An-Noor, MaulanaMuhammad Rahmatullah Sahib, and translated by theesteemed editor ofAn-Noor, Jenab Fayyaz AhmadZaroo Sahib, carried byAn-Noor, April 2011.

There is no denying that late Haji Saifullah MirSahib was a very great man of Allah. He left a great

treasure for Kashmiri Muslims in the form of his learnedsons, especially Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullahsahib. And Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah sahib issuch a great son of his great father whose knowledge,piety and morality are illuminating not only the wholeKashmir, but also the country and abroad.

Aashiq Muhammad Hafiz,

Meerak-abad, Shalimar Kashmir.

CAMPUS ROUND-UP

Fayyaz Ahmad Zaroo

Hadhrat Maulana Moosa Aakodi Sahibof Binoni at Raheemiyyah campus

Hadhrat Maulana Aakodi Miftahi Sahib, a resident

of Binoni Africa, visited Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah

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Bandipora on 9 Jamaadi-Saaniyyah 1432 AH

corresponding to May 13, 2011. He stayed here for a

short while, however, his stay was pleasing and

cheerful. Hadhrat Maulana Moosa Sahib had spent

many years in the blessed company of Hadhrat Aqdas

Maulana Maseehullah Khan Sahib Jalalabadi (Alaihir-

rahmah) and gained knowledge at his educational

institution, Miftahul-Uloom Jalalabad. He has alsospiritually benefitted from this saintly elder, Hadhrat

Maseehullah Khan Sahib (Alaihir-rahmah). At present,

Maulana Moosa Sahib is being reckoned among the

Khulafaa of Jenab Peer Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqashbandi

Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum. Recently, when Hadhrat

Peer Sahib visited India, Maulana Moosa Sahib

accompanied him in Madras. After Peer Sahibs return,

Maulana Moosa Sahib travelled Kashmir. It is a matter

of great affection and attachment that Maulana Moosa

Sahib expressed a wish to visit Raheemiyyah Bandipora

from Srinagar, despite tha fact that on the same day hewas to pack for his return to Delhi and subsequently to

proceed Srinagar Airport early, but he slotted

Raheemiyyah visit in just before his departure positively.

At Raheemiyyah, Maulana Moosa Sahib met the

faculty and the students, blessed them with kind

supplications and then returned to his destination happily.

Health professionals visit RaheemiyyahConducted check-up, advised follow-up

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We are living in an era in which medical

practitioners (with a notable exception) are sandwiched

between the materialistic pursuits and luxurious lifestyle.

And such practitioners do not bother to find time to do

any kind of voluntary work whatsoever. We have made

an exception as there are many such doctors and

paramedics in the Muslim community who are rendering

excellent health service to the poor and the needyvoluntarily.

Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah Bandipora also

witnessed an excellent health service of some noble

doctors who visited Raheemiyyah campus on May 18,

2011 Wednesday and conducted a check-up to the

students of Raheemiyyah and distributed medicine

among them. This posse of doctors was comprised of

the following noble souls:

Dr. Mansoor Sahib of Qamarwari Srinagar (Dental

Surgeon).

Dr. Showkat Kadla Sahib of Ilahi-Bagh Soura, Srinagar(HOD Gastroenterology SMHS Hospital Srinagar).

Dr. Maajid Nazeer Sahib of Rajbagh Srinagar

(Ophthalmology SMHS Hospital Srinagar).

Dr. Showkat Husain Sahib of Frisal Kulgam (Pediatrician

District Hospital Handwara).

Dr. Riyaz Sahib of Karan Nagar Srinagar (PediatricianJVC Srinagar).

Dr. Suhail Sahib of Ratnipora Shopian (Pediatrician).

Dr. Muhammad Shafi Sahib of Kralpora Kupwara (PG

Medicine SMHS Hospital Srinagar).

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Dr. Owais Ahmad Zargar of Batamaloo Srinagar (House

Surgeon SMHS Hospital Srinagar).

Dr. Shabir Ahmad Sheikh Sahib of Awantipora Pulwama(PG Medicine SMHS Hospital Srinagar).

Dr. Parveez Hameed Wani Sahib of Khanqa-Bagh

Pampore (BUMS).

Dr. Bilal Ahmad Sahib of Batweena Ganderbal (House

Surgeon SMHS Hospital Srinagar).

Dr. Zubair Sahib of Hyderpora Srinagar (Pediatrician).

Dr. Parveez Sajjad Shah Sahib of Quil Bandipora

(Physician Specialist).

Dr. Nisar Bhat Sahib of Tral (Physician Specialist).

Jenab Muhammad Aarif Sahib of Soura Srinagar

(Laboratory technician GMC Srinagar).

Jenab Mudasir Yaqoob Khan Sahib of Bemina Srinagar(Medical Representative).

Jenab Abdul Muneeb Sahib of Natipora Srinagar

(Medical Representative).

The esteemed rector, the grand Mufti Sahib and the

faculty of Raheemiyyah varsity have expressed their

gratitude to the health professionals above-mentioned

for conducting check-up to the Raheemiyyah students

cordially.

Monthly Majlis for correcting personalqualities held at Raheemiyyah

A large number of men, especially Saalikeen,converged on the campus of Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah

Bandipora on May 21, 2011 Saturday to attend the monthly

Majlis of Khanqah-e-Mahmoodiyyah as is being attended

regularly from some previous months. The Majlis, which is

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meant for correcting personal qualities and subduing the

urge to indulge in bad traits, started after Asr-Salaah. The

esteemed rector of Raheemiyyah, Hadhrat Maulana

Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum

explained some bad qualities of human beings viz.

arrogance and ill-thought while concentrating his spiritual

attention on his disciples during the Majlis. Not a single

Muslim man or woman with impurity can enter Jannah onthe day of Qiyaamah until and unless his/her impurity like

jealously, arrogance etc. will be removed, either by the fire

of Jahannum (hell) or by the grace of Allah All-Merciful,

Hadhrat Maulana Sahib cautioned. This sitting was

concluded with Duaa. So, let us purify ourselves in this

world by joining such Majlis and also derive spiritual benefit

from the company and grace of this saintly mentor of

Khanqah-e-Mahmoodiyyah Daamat Barakatuhum.

After Maghrib-Salaah, the grand Mufti of

Raheemiyyah, Hadhrat Mufti Nazeer Ahmad Qasmi

Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum, addressed the next sitting ofMajlis in which he explained the great significance and

logic of praising Allah Almighty abundantly. Allah Taala

has provided uncountable bounties to His created

slaves, so to show our gratitude to Allah Almighty we

have to praise Him a lot for His bounties, Mufti Sahib

added. He mentioned a number of examples from thehuman beings and other creatures of the world

pinpointing the kinds of bounties Allah Almighty has

bestowed upon them. This sitting was concluded with

reciting the glorifying words of Allah Taala.

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After performing Ishaa-Salaah, all the guests recite

Surah Yaseen and Surah Mulkwhich was followed by the

recitation ofDurood-o-Salaam read out by Hadhrat Haafiz

Hidayatullah Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum. Haafiz Sahib also

wound up this sitting with Duaa.

At pre dawn hours, maximum number of guests

performed Tahajjud-Salaah, and after Fajr-Salaah all

Zaakireen recited Zikr and non-Zaakireen recited the

Holy Quran.

The last sitting of this Majlis was also addressed

by the esteemed Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah

Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum in which he taught the golden

principles for self-improvement viz. guarding ones

purity especially Wudhu, avoiding unnecessary talk andintermingling etc.

The wrap up speech by Hadhrat Maulana Sahib

Daamat Barakatuhum was filled with remorseful words

beseeching Allah Taala to purify our hearts and souls from

the filth of sins. The Majlis concluded with Duaa and the

constellation of Saalikeen have Musaafahah with theirspiritual mentor, Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah

SahibDaamat Barakatuhum, with due regard and reverence.

Two great Hadith-scholars of Darululoom Deoband bereaved

Their esteemed wives passed away one after another,Raheemiyyah condoles the sad demise

Hadhrat Maulana Saeed Ahmad Palanpori Sahib

Daamat Barakatuhum (incumbent HoD of Hadith at Darul-

Uloom Deoband) and Hadhrat Maulana Riyaasat Ali Bijnori

Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum (incumbent faculty of Hadith

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at Darul-Uloom Deobnad-cum- former director education of

Darul-Uloom Deoband) were bereaved as their esteemed

wives passed away on 23 May 2011 respectively. Both the

noble ladies were very modest and pious. The demise of

the esteemed wife of Maulana Bijnori Sahib occurred after

she suffered protracted illness.

On hearing the shocking news about the sad

demise of these esteemed women, the esteemed rector of

Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah Bandipora, Hadhrat Maulana

Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib, faculty members and the

students gathered at a condolence meeting where Eisaal-

e-thawaab and Duaa-e-Maghfirat for the deceased duo

were performed. While expressing their heartfelt

condolences with grief, Maulana Muhammad RahmatullahSahib, Mufti Muhammad Isshaq Nazki Sahib, Mufti

Mujeeburrahman Sahib, Maulana Farooq-e-Azam Sahib,

Maulana Abdul-Hai Sahib, Mufti Riyaz Ahmad Bhat Sahib

and Mufti Abdul Kareem Sahib extended their deepest

sympathies to Hadhrat Maulana Saeed Ahmad Palanpori

Sahib, Hadhrat Maulana Riyaasat Ali Bijnori Sahib and toall the members of their bereaved families.,

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