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established.” And in one narration: “And they are in Sham.” “Go to Sham, for it is the chosen land of Allah’s lands, and it is the destination of His chosen servants.” “The city of the Muslims on the day of the Great War (al-Malhamah; a war close to the last day) is in a fertile oasis next to a city called Damascus, and it is from the best cities of Sham.” “The essence of the lands of the believers is Sham.” 5. END GAME

The people of Syria are caught between Shia politics and foreign interests. We pray for victory of Allah’s chosen servants in this blessed land. �

As the Shia-backed war on Muslims in Syria goes to-wards its third year, the writing on the wall is clear: 1. SHIA PLOT Shias in the form of the Alawi regime in Syria, Shia Hezbollah militants from Lebanon and Shia Iran are increasingly showing their anti-Muslim hand very clearly. The Shia slogan of an Islamic state is hollow: they are backing a secular, brutal regime simply be-cause it is Shia. 2. SELF INTEREST Foreign powers are not in-terested in backing the peo-ple against a brutal regime: they will only back an out-come which sees a friendly secular government in power. 3. HOLY LAND

All of this points towards an apparent build up to the

violent times towards the end of the world that will play out in the Middle East. 4. VIRTUES

Here are some of the virtues of the area called Shaam which includes Syria, Pales-tine and Jordan: “Glad tidings for Sham, glad tidings for Sham, glad tidings for Sham.” The Companions � asked: “And why is that, O Messenger of Allah �?” He replied: “O glad tidings for Sham. The Angels of Allah spread their wings over Sham.” “Indeed, when tribulations occur, faith is in Sham.” “If the people of Sham be-come corrupt, there is no good in you. There will al-ways be a victorious group of my nation. They will not be harmed by those who betray them until the Hour is

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EGYPT - President Morsi said Egypt would deal with

any threat to the country's water supply posed by an

Ethiopian dam. Ethiopia started diverting the Blue

Nile last month to construct a hydroelectric dam.

The river is a tributary of the Nile, on which Egypt is

heavily dependent. (BBC, 10 June)

UK - Two Islamic centres were attacked in suspi-

cious fires. Fires were started at a community centre

in Muswell Hill and a Darul Uloom school in Chisle-

hurst. (BBC, 9 June)

TURKEY - Protests erupted in several cities accus-

ing the government of becoming authoritarian and

trying to impose Islamic values on a secular state.

Four people were killed, including one policeman

and 5,000 protesters as well as hundreds of police

officers injured in protests. (BBC, 9 June)

USA - Obama defended newly revealed US govern-

ment phone and internet surveillance programmes.

The US National Security Agency was collecting or

tapping into vast amounts of telephone and internet

communications data for all of Obama’s term as

president. The NSA tapped directly into the servers

of nine internet firms including Facebook, Google,

Microsoft and Yahoo to track online communication

in a programme known as Prism. Prism was devel-

oped in 2007 out of a programme of an illegal do-

mestic surveillance without warrants that was set up

by Bush after 9/11 attacks. The spy systems only

became public knowledge after ex-CIA employee

Edward Snowden leaked the details. (BBC, 9 June)

USA - A rare 17th Century Persian rug sold for

$33.8m (R180m), a sum triple the previous auction

record for a carpet. The carpet is believed to

be from Kerman in south-east Iran. (BBC, 6 June)

SOUTH AFRICA - Somali marched to parliament in

Cape Town to protest against attacks on foreigners.

Three Somalis were killed in June including a shop-

keeper stoned to death in Port Elizabeth. The Port

Elizabeth riots lasted 3 days and saw around 50 So-

mali shops burned down and looted. The riots ended

after a convoy of local and Somali Muslims entered

the riots zone in a display of force after police stood

by and did nothing. (News, 10 June)

SOMALIA - Hundreds flee the southern port city of

Kismayo after fighting broke out between two self-

declared leaders of the region.17 people were killed.

African Union troops are in charge of security in Kis-

mayo, which was captured from Islamist fighters last

October. (BBC, 8 June)

BURMA - Only Burmese Muslims have been jailed

after widespread Buddhist violence across the coun-

try saw many Muslims killed and a mosque and or-

phanage burned down. (BBC, 12 June)

VATICAN - Pope Francis acknowledged the exis-

tence of a gay lobby inside the Vatican. He also said

there was a stream of corruption there. (BBC, 12

June)

SYRIA - Sunni fighters killed 60 Shia fighters in

Hatla. Qusair was recaptured by the army with help

from Lebanese Shia militants of Hezbollah. More

than 80,000 people have been killed and 1.6 million

have fled since the uprising against Assad began in

March 2011. �

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Some reasons why we are tested in life: Paradise. ‘Allah, the Exalted, says: ‘I have no reward except Paradise for a believing slave of Mine who shows patience and antici-pates My reward when I take away his favor-ite one from the inhabitants of the world.’ (Bukhari) ‘When I affect my slave in his two dear things (i.e., his eyes), and he endures patiently, he shall be compensated with Para-dise.’ (Bukhari) Blessing in Disguise. Allah says in the Quran: 'Fighting has been prescribed for you even though you detest it, it may be that something you dislike be good for you, and it may happen that something you like be bad for you, Allah knows while you do not'. Examination. Difficulties unveil the true na-ture of people by sieving out the good from the bad. Allah says, in the verses which speak about the battle of Badr: Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now, until He separates what is evil from what is good.’ (Quran 3:179) Wiping out Sins. Allah may decide to punish a person for his sin in this world rather than in the hereafter. But truly, the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they but knew.’ (Al-Qalam:33) ‘When Allah desires for His servant some good, He hastens his punishment in this life, and when Allah intends some good for His servant He will postpone His punishment until he will be recompensed on the day of judg-ment.’ �

As incidents of terror get increasingly blamed on Muslims and Islam, here are some things we can do in non Muslim majority countries: 1. Put what we see/hear in the media in

context: Don't let your feeling of success be defined by what the media or politicians choose to portray; remember that success is defined by Allah alone. Do not let the idea that just because a Muslim did something horren-dous make you feel guilty. Action: Do not let the news cycles define your self-image. Be aware of the public mood, but define your life by the real actions that you can do that will positively impact the community. 2. Give your neighbors a good impression

of Islam: Be a dutiful neighbor so much so that they would miss you once you've died. Action: Share your cooking with a few of your neighbours. Invite them for tea, get to know them and give the opportunity to question you about Islam. 3. The BBC will not change anybody's des-

tiny, but Allah will: So remember who to di-rect your complaint to and remember who to rely upon. Action: After the incident at Taif, the Prophet � said: ‘O Allah! Unto You do I complain of my weakness, of my helplessness and of my lowli-ness before men…There is no power and no might except through Thee.’ The Quran (27:62) says: ‘Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you in-heritors of the earth?’ �

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Some ways to raise happy and innovative

kids: 5. Boundaries in discipline.

� Discipline and self-restraint are important characteristics of a Muslim. Set clear and positive messages: make sure your boundaries and corresponding conse-quences are very clear.

� Identify what you want your child to do in-stead of what you don’t what them to do. For example, the consequence of not coming to the dinner table when food is served, will be to eat it as it is!

� When you are setting boundaries be clear, specific and remain positive.

� Keeping to your boundaries is where the real challenge lies. It’s important to stand your ground: when you catch your children doing something good, praise them. Always be consistent and stick to your promises, otherwise you will not be trusted!

6. The unique child

� Understand that each child is born with indi-vidual personality traits that are beyond our control as parents. It’s for us as parents to identify the unique characteristics and be-havior of our children.

� Also know that children cannot be molded or pushed in directions we like. When we understand this we will be able to provide them with the guidance, nurturing and sup-port they need to fulfill the potential Allah has bestowed them with. �

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There are several pleasing initiatives around the world to cater for Muslims with disabilities and one of these are the ones catering for deaf Muslims. The Global Deaf Muslim organization based in USA is one such organization. They aim to make Islam accessible to deaf Muslims. Some Objectives

� To facilitate provision of American Sign Lan-guage (ASL) in organizations

� Interpreters at Mosques and Islamic events � To create a global network of Deaf Muslims Some Projects � Quran in ASL � Translation of lectures of Muslim scholars into ASL

� International chapter in Ghana � Working with Qatari Deaf Muslims to plan for First International Forum for Deaf Mus-lims in November 2013

� Free ASL and Islamic classes GDM in Falls Church, USA

� Specially designed Umrah trip for the deaf � Sponsorship to number of deaf Muslim stu-dents to attend MSA Zone Conference

� Aim to establish a universal Islamic Sign Language

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Q: Is it permissible to give

beggars in Western coun-tries money if it is obvious

that they are genuinely

invalid, while it appears

that others are capable of working and only beg for

the purpose of purchasing

cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs? A: 1. Our Imams have ex-plicitly said that it is permis-sible for a Muslim to give charity to people whether they are rich or poor, Muslim or non-Muslim. However, it is impermissible for someone wealthy or able to work to ask people for money. 2. If the one giving charity knows or deems it most probable that the beggar will use the charity for impermis-sible things, it is impermissi-ble for him to give it to him. Answers by: Sheikh Amjad Rasheed

Q: I gave someone money to give it to some-

one needy on my behalf,

but later I needed that money. Is it permissible

for me to ask for it back if

he has not given it to the needy person yet?

A: Yes, you have the right to ask for your money back if it

has not yet been given to the needy person. This is be-cause your money is still in his possession. Ibn Hajar al-Haytami said in al-Inaqah fima ja'a fi al-

sadaqah wa al-diyafah that ‘He who gives something to his agent, child, servant or someone else to give to a person who is asking for it in the form of voluntary charity, and that [middle] person has not yet given it, the wealth still belongs to the first one who gave it until the recipi-ent actually receives it. And if the specified person who was supposed to receive it does not take it, then it is recommended for him not to merely take it back, but to give it to someone else. However, if he takes it back for himself and spends it, that is permissible, because the money belonged to him the whole time.’

Q: Is it permissible for a

person to give zakat from money that he obtained

from the bequest of a non

Muslim?

A: It is valid for a non-Muslim to leave a bequest for a Muslim. The Muslim

thereby owns it, so if it reaches nisab [the amount upon which zakat is payable] and a year passes upon him owning it, it is obligatory for him to pay zakat on it.

Q: What is the ruling of

children's toys that are personified, are they con-

sidered statues? And does

the dispensation apply to males as well, or only fe-

males?

A: Children's toys are not considered statues and it is not haram to buy or acquire them. This is general for males and females, as al-Bujayrimi has stated in his Hashiya ala al-Iqna. This does not prevent angels from entering the house.

Q: Is it permissible to un-

cover the face of the de-ceased in the graveyard

before burial to look at

him one last time? A: Yes, it is permissible to do that because there is no evi-dence that forbids it. Schol-ars have said that it is per-missible to kiss the deceased without differentiating whether it happens before or after shrouding him. (Al Ma-

jmu, Imam Nawawi) �

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Q: Does touching ham or

pork indirectly cause something you touch to

be napaak (unclean) if no

wetness was spread?

I was working in a class-

room and some of the

children eat pork for lunch, so the teacher

wiped the table that had

pork on it with a dish-towel to clean it, the next

day I used the same dish-

towel to clean another

mess and just rinsed my hands and then I realized

she had used that yester-

day to clean pork and now I think everything that I

touched that day like my

bag and pen and phone are napaak.

A: Rinsing your hands was sufficient to obtain purity and everything you touched sub-sequently (such as your bag, pen, and phone) is pure.

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Q: I have done the Aqe-

eqah of my baby girl. The butcher demanded money

and the skin of the ani-

mal. Someone told me that the skin of animal

cannot be given to the

butcher. Is the Aqeeqah

valid? A: One should not give any part of the Aqeeqah animal to the butcher as his remu-neration. If one has given the skin of the animal as part of the butcher’s remunera-tion, he should calculate the market value of the skin that was given and give this amount in Sadaqah (charity) to the poor. There is no need to repeat the Aqeeqah.

Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Q: Does a lady have to

wear an abaaya (cloak) or can you just wear loose

clothing? It doesn't say

anywhere in Quran or

hadith that a lady needs to wear an abaaya; it just

says wear loose clothing,

so what is right? Also can you wear a suit to work

(females) with a scarf?

A: Loose fitting clothes will be okay. Loose fitting means that it must not show out the shape and features of the body in any way. This is usu-ally achieved by an Abaaya. Therefore the Abaaya has become a common mode of attire. A suit will show out the shape of the body.

From: askmufti.co.za Q: My brother is jobless.

The property he inherited after my father's death is

huge but my older broth-

ers are not dividing the it

even after 12 years. So he owns property which is

not in his hand. The total

value might be R1,000,000 but he can’t

use it. He owes R100,000

in debts. Can I give him zakat to pay his loan?

A: It is permissible for you to give your brother Zakat in such a situation.

Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Q: Is it allowed to buy pets (kitten, birds) for

your child?

A: It is permissible for you to purchase pets for your child as long as you make sure that the pets are taken good care of and not tortured in any way. You should explain to your children the impor-tance of being kind to ani-mals and advise them to ab-

stain from torturing or caus-ing nay harm to any animal.

Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Q: I am an Indian live in Saudi Arabia. Is it permis-

sible to translate the

Juma Khutbah into Urdu at the same time as the

Khutbah for peoplewho

understand Urdu?

A: It is impermissible for any part of the Juma khutbah to be in any language other than Arabic. If the Imam wishes to explain the con-tents of the khutbah or to advise the congregation, he may do so before the khut-bah.

Checked by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Q: I've read that the ori-

gin of the word Jahannam(hell) comes from Ge-

henna, or Ge Hinnom,

which is the hebrew word for Valley of Hinnom,

which they consider to be

the place of hell. Do we as

Muslims believe that Ja-hannam will be in that

place also?

A: The origin of the word Ja-hannam according to gram-marians is that it is either Arabicized from Persian or Hebrew or it is an original Arabic word. The location of Jahannam is in the seventh earth. �

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There was a king who was a great admirer of art. One day an artist came and said to him, ‘Oh King! Give me a blank wall in your palace and let me paint a picture on it. It will be more beautiful than anything you have ever seen before.’ The king agreed. Just then, another young man said, ‘Oh King! Allow me to work on the opposite wall. I too am an artist.’ The king said, ‘What would you like to make?’ The man said, ‘I shall make exactly what that man will make on the opposite wall. I shall do so without looking at his work. Put a thick cur-tain put up between the two walls so that ei-ther of us cannot see the other.’ The king agreed and both the artists got to work. The first artist brought in a regular supply of paint, oil, water etc. The second would come with a cloth and a bucket of water every day. After a month the first artist told the king that his work was complete and he would like to show it to him. The second artist said, ‘My wall is ready too!’ The king went to see the first artist's wall. He was very impressed and gave him a hefty sum as a reward. He then lifted the curtain and the same painting was to be seen on the opposite wall too! Each minor detail was exactly as it was on the first wall. The king rewarded him and asked him his secret. The lad said, ‘I just polished the wall every day!’ It was a wall made of white marble. The fellow polished it till it shone like a mirror. The reflection of the painting across the room, showed up in it! By polishing your heart of sin, you will see the beauty of Islam reflected in your life. �

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Some interesting details on the Musjid of the Prophet � in Madinah Munawwarah: 1. The first place in the Arabian Peninsula

to have electricity. When the Ottomans in-troduced electricity to the Arabian Peninsula, the first place to be lit up was the Musjid of the Prophet �. By some accounts, it would be a few more years before the Sultan himself had full electricity in his own palace in Istan-bul. 2. The current Musjid is larger than the

old city. The current Musjid is more than 100 times the size of the original building. This means that the current Musjid covers almost the entire area of the old city itself. 3. It was destroyed by fire. The majority of the old Musjid, including the original mimbar of the Prophet � was destroyed in a fire that swept through the Musjid centuries after the Prophet � passed away. The fire was so ex-tensive that the roof and even some of the walls of the room of the Prophet � collapsed, revealing his resting place for the first time in 600 years. 4. The dome used to be purple-blue. It turns out that the dome has been through various colors and renovations before it reached its current form and colour about 150 years ago. At one point it used to be white and for the longest period it was a purple-blue colour that the Arabs of Hijaz were particularly fond of. �

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The Siddi are an ethnic group inhabiting India and Pakistan and are descended from Bantu (African) peoples from Southeast Africa brought to the Indian subcontinent as slaves by Portuguese merchants. The Siddi commu-nity is currently around 55,000, with Karna-taka, Gujarat and Hyderabad in India and Makran and Karachi in Pakistan as the main population centres. The last power base for the Siddis was Murud-Janjira, a fort on an island just off the coastal village of Murud, India 165 km from Mumbai. It was occupied by the Siddis and is famous for being the only fort along India's Western coast that remained undefeated despite Dutch, Maratha and English attacks. The word Janjira comes from the Arabic word Jazeera, meaning island and Murud, once used in Mara-thi for Abyssinian. Janjira is considered one of the strongest marine forts in India. The fort has 19 bastions, still intact. In its heyday it had all the necessary facilities, e.g., palaces, quarters, mosque, etc. The palace of the Nawabs of Janjira at Murud is still in good shape. Originally the fort was a small wooden structure built by a Koli chief in the late 15th century. It was captured by Pir Khan, a gen-eral of Nizamshah of Ahmednagar. Later, the fort was strengthened by Malik Ambar, the Af-rican-origin Siddi regent of the Ahmednagar kings. From then onward, Siddis became inde-pendent, owing allegiance to Adilshah and the Mughals. Despite repeated attempts, the Por-tuguese, British and Marathas failed to subdue the power of the Siddi's. Major historical fig-ures from Murud-Janjira include Yahya Saleh and Sidi Yaqub. �

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Islam is the dominant religion in Indonesia, which also has the largest Muslim population of any country in the world, with 202.9 million Muslims (88.2% of total population). There is evidence of Arab Muslim traders en-tering Indonesia in the 8th century. However it was not until the 14th century that the spread of Islam began. Coming from Gujarat, India, Islam spread and Muslim kingdoms were established. Islam spread through the Indonesian people as royalty began to adopt the religion, followed by their subjects. Muslim traders married local women. The Dutch in-vaded in the 17th century and Muslims waged Jihad against them until independence. Many Ulama were killed or exiled. This invasion helped spread of Islam to more remote areas. The biggest organizations are Muhammadiyah (30 million followers) and Nahdlatul Ulama (40 million followers and world’s largest Islamic organization) run Musjids, clinics, orphanages, schools, libraries and universities. Nahdlatul Ulama runs 6,830 Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren and 44 universities across Indone-sia. Muhammadiyah runs around 5,754 schools and around 20 universities. A number of smaller Islamic organizations are also pre-sent. The Department of Religious Affairs oversees Hajj of around 30,000 pilgrims annually. The Indonesian Council of Mosques 2011 census lists 800,000 Musjids in the country. Aceh, which fought for Islamic law from 1953 to 2005, is the only province that has Sharia courts. �

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There was a king who had one eye and one leg. He asked all the painters to draw a beautiful portrait of him. But none of them could be-cause the could not paint him beautifully with the defects in his legs and eyes. Eventually one of them agreed and drew a classic picture of the king. It was a fantastic picture and surprised every-one. He painted the king aiming at an animal while hunting. He portrayed him targeting the ani-mal with one eye closed and kneeling with one leg bent. Moral: Why cant we all paint pictures like this for others, hiding their weaknesses and high-lighting their strengths? We need to worry about our own shortcomings and how Allah will deal with us on the Day of Resurrection regarding them. ‘Whoever covers up the fault of a Muslim, Al-lah will cover up his fault(s) on the Day of Resurrection, and whoever exposes the fault of a Muslim, Allah will expose his faults.’ [Ibn Majah] ‘Whoever shames his brother for a sin will not die until he does it too.’ [Tirmidhi, Kitaab Sifat al-Qiyaamah wal-Wara, 2429] �

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RAMADAAN 1434 PORT ELIZABETH/UITENHAGE JUL/AUG 2013

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