Islamic Focus Issue 99

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Issue 99 Igniting the Spirit of Islam Mar 2012 Bukhara Publications/Tel: 078 672 7797/Fax: 086 651 2125 Email: [email protected]/Korsten/Port Elizabeth

standard. There is no praiseworthy objective that the Prophet has not al-ready mastered, be it busi-ness or parenting. Thus, would it not make perfect sense making him the role model of your life? He was the Quran in action; his sunnah resulted from Divine guidance by Allah. Is following the sunnah not another way of making the Prophet your role model? The conditions of our lives have no bearing on the shaping of our destiny, rather it is the pro-activeness of making deci-sions that shapes the out-come of what you can achieve. Allah states that He will not change the con-dition of people unless they change what is in them-selves.

Adapted from article by Imran Khan

Wherever you look change is occurring. Do you ever think how you can change your life and in turn impact this change?

S+B+Rm=Change Step 1: (S)tandards.

Fundamental changes in life come from raising ones standards. When taking command of ourselves, we immediately open the door for greater opportunities, and they materialize in forms we least expect. Do you think Umar could have conquered two thirds of the world as Muslim leader if he just wanted to govern the local people? Sa-haba possessed elite stan-dards which caused them to ask more of themselves, re-sulting in them reaching heights beyond their sup-posed means. Step 2: (B)elief.

A high standard, without the belief that it can be attained is meaningless. We must develop absolute certainty that we are going to, with-out doubt, meet our new found standards of excel-lence. This will allow us to engage in attaining our goals in the fullest capacity. The Prophet s standard was the highest, even when faced with the greatest of difficulties. Thus his belief had to have been certain. As a result, we must con-vert our belief systems to that of positivity, so we are confident in our abilities. The Hadith teaches us to have a positive attitude with regards to how we expect Allah to shape our lives. Step 3: (R)ole (M)odel. Whatever your aim may be, the likelihood is someone has already done it, and done it to an impeccable

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WORLD

NEWS

PAKISTAN - 135 troops dead after being buried by

an avalanche in the Kashmir region. The avalanche

hit a military camp near the Siachen glacier in the

Karakoram branch of the Himalaya mountains. (BBC,

7 Apr)

MALI - Coup leaders agreed to stand down and al-

low a transition to civilian rule. The move came after

Tuareg rebels in the north declared independence of

the territory they call Azawad. The rebels seized the

area after a military coup two weeks ago. The secu-

lar National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad

is one of two main groups fighting a rebellion in the

north. Ansar Dine, an Islamist group, has also made

gains and has started to impose Sharia law in some

towns. (BBC, 7 April)

TUNISIA - Two bloggers jailed for seven years af-

ter posting derogatory cartoons of Prophet Muham-

mad on the internet. (6 April)

PAKISTAN - President Zardari visited India and met

Indian PM Singh for lunch. This is the first visit to

India by a Pakistani head of state for seven years.

(BBC, 6 April)

RUSSIA - The Russian Orthodox Church apologised

for showing a photo of its leader Patriarch Kirill that

was doctored to airbrush out a luxury watch he was

wearing. The gold Breguet watch is estimated to be

worth more than $30,000 (R120,000) and was spot-

ted by Russian bloggers. Despite the airbrushing the

watch's presence was given away by its reflection on

a polished table top. (BBC, 5 April)

SYRIA - Fighting killed 70 people in a single day as

a UN-brokered cease-fire approaches. Turkey says

refugee arrivals from Syria have doubled since Assad

agreed to implement a peace plan from the UN and

Arab League. (BBC, 5 April)

PALESTINE - A Grad rocket landed in the southern

Jewish city of Eilat. The rocket was fired from

Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. (BBC, 5 April)

SOMALIA - Unmanned US assassination drone

crashed in Galgaduud, near El-Bur town. The US

military uses drones in several Muslim countries in-

cluding Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan. These air-

strikes have mostly resulted in civilian casualties.

(PressTV, 3 Apr)

EGYPT - The Muslim Brotherhoods candidate for

presidential election vows to go ahead with the im-

plementation of Islamic law if elected. Khairat al-

Shater, who stepped down as the Brotherhoods

deputy to run for president, said he would work to

form a group of scholars to support parliament in

achieving that goal. (PressTV, 5 Apr)

PAKISTAN - Thousands staged a protest rally to

condemn a 10-million-dollar bounty slapped by the

US on Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba

group. The protests were called by the Defense

Council of Pakistan, an alliance of right-wing and

religious groups, in a number of cities. (PressTV, 6

Apr)

YEMEN - The countrys main airport Sanaa Interna-

tional Airport was closed after air force troops loyal

to a sacked general threatened to shoot aircraft

landing or taking off. The move came after the

president sacked senior army officers loyal to former

dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh. Among those fired were

Saleh's brother, air force commander al-Ahmar. Al-

Ahmar refused to quit and his forces have sur-

rounded the airport. (BBC, 7 Apr)

PALESTINE - Hamas executed three prisoners in

Gaza. Two were guilty of murder while one was

guilty of collaborating with Israel. (BBC, 7 Apr)

TURKMENISTAN - President Gurbanguli, who is in

power after rigged elections, won the countrys first

car race which was also rigged. (BBC, 7 Apr)

SUDAN - Clashes broke out in oil-rich border areas

between Sudan and South Sudan in the biggest con-

frontation since the countries split last July. (BBC, 27

Mar)

TUNISIA - Officials from the largest party in the

governing coalition, the Islamist Ennahda Party, said

they will not support moves to enshrine Islamic law

in the new constitution. Groups of Salafi Muslims

have protested, demanding introduction of Islamic

law. (BBC, 26 Mar)

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Millions of rands are spent every year by peo-ple on beauty products throughout the world with the hope to enhance their beauty or erase some of the unwanted features the may have on their face and other parts of the body. Although beauty products are allowed, as Muslims we are taught that beauty comes from within, literally! Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah wrote: The person who is righteous and honest, his hon-esty is manifest from the radiance on his face, and his honesty can be known from the glow that is on his face, likewise the (opposite for the) sinful one and the liar. The older a per-son gets, the more this sign becomes appar-ent. Thus a person as a child would have a bright face, however if he becomes a sinful person, adamant on committing sins, at the older stages in his life, an ugly face would manifest that which he used to internalize, and the opposite is also true. It has been narrated that Ibn Abbas said, Indeed righteousness illuminates the heart, radiates the face, strengthens the body, in-creases provision, and produces a love in the hearts of the creation for that person. Whereas sinfulness darkens the heart, greys the face, weakens the body, and produces ha-tred in the hearts of the creation for that per-son.' Uthman ibn Affan said, No one ever hides evil within themselves except that Allah makes it manifest from his facial outlook and the statements his tongue utters.'

Islam regards the honouring of ones guest as a righteous deed for which there is reward: There is no person like a person who takes the reigns and fights for the sake of Allah, avoiding peoples evil, and a person among his sheep in the outskirts giving a meal to his guest, hon-ouring his right. (Ahmad) Imam Ghazali writes in Ihyaa Uloom ud Deen: The Prophet would honour his guests. He would even spread his garment for a non-relative guest to sit on. He used to offer his guest his own cushion and insist until they accepted it. No one came to him as a guest but thought that he was the most generous of people. He gave each one of his companions sitting with him his due portion of his attention. He who believes in Allah and the last day, let him show hospitality to his guest... (Bukhari 6018) To honour a guest means to welcome him cheerfully, entertain him happily according to ones capacity and have regard of his comfort. Indeed, whoever believes that Allah is All Generous, Who provides for His creation and rewards those who are hospitable towards their guests, should look after his guest. ...your guest has a right on you (Bukhari) Prophet Ebrahim honoured his guests with a roasted calf as a meal. (Quran, 51:24-27) Prophet Loot protected his guests from the evil of his people. (Quran, 11:77-8)

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To make a beautiful marriage, we need to im-plement the romance of the Prophet . 1. Know their feelings. The Prophet told his wife Aisha that he knew she was pleased with him when she said: By the God of Muhammad , and when she was angry she used to say: By the God of Ebrahim. Spouses need to be aware of each others feelings. This will help to resolve differ-ences. 2. Consoling.

On a journey, the wife of the Prophet , Safiy-yah , was late. The Prophet received her while she was crying and wiped her tears with his hands and tried his utmost to calm her. 3. Laying in her lap. The Prophet would recline in the lap of Aisha even if was menstruating. 4. Combing hair.

Aisha would comb the Prophet s hair and wash it. Love in marriage sees each spouse doing things for the other. This has a huge psychological impact. 5. Kissing. The Prophet would kiss his wife regularly, even when he would be fasting or leaving for Salaah. For a marriage to survive, love has to be expressed. 6. Compliments.

Once the Prophet was gazing at the world within his wifes eyes. He then said to her: How white are your eyes.

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Hudaibiya. Muslims felt this treaty was unfair as the terms were against them. No Muslim from Makkah was allowed to join the Muslims in Madinah. Muslims who escaped were sent back to Makkah under the terms of this treaty. Yet, despite what seemed to be extra suffer-ing, Hudaibiya turned out to be a victory: Muslims who escaped from Makkah were not bound by the treaty and set up camp on the sea shore where they harassed enemy cara-vans. Eventually, the enemy begged the Mus-lims to change this clause and take the Mus-lims from Makkah into Madinah. The two years of this treaty allowed more non Muslims to come into contact with Muslims and the num-ber of converts to Islam rose. Bani Israeel. The Israelites complained to Musa that they had accepted his message yet they were still suffering under the oppres-sion of Pharaoh. (Quran 7:129) Musa told them that this little bit of suffering would bring greater rewards than mere escape from Phar-aoh and living in fear of him. After a period of time Allah destroyed the threat of Pharaoh completely and made the Israelites masters of their own country. We might go through tough times even though we are obedient to Allah, so that we can get sometime better in return and more lasting than a temporary relief we wish for.

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Q: What is the position of

our school with regard to how feet should be while

in sujood (prostration) (i.e. kept together or separated)?

A: In Sharh al-Muhadhdhab 3:431, Imam Nawawi related from Imam Shafi that it is recommended for one mak-ing sujood to part between the knees and feet; and from Qadi Abu al-Tayyib al-Tabaris Taliq that the feet should be about a hand span apart. In Talkhis al-Habir 1:618, Hafiz Ibn Hajar men-tioned that the Prophet would space out his feet in sujood.

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Q: Is it allowed to make buildings on the burial places of Auliya (saints)?

A: In Sahih Muslim 7:1178, the Prophet prohibited building upon graves. In Sharh Sahih Muslim 7:1179 and Sharh al-Muhadhdhab 5: 296, Imam Nawawi states that without any difference of opinion, building upon graves is makruh (disliked). Shafis do not differentiate regarding what is built over the grave, be it a house or a dome or any other structure. Also, the issue of if a grave-site is pri-vately owned or provided for the publics use is consid-ered. If the latter, then it is unlawful, and the grave should be demolished; while if the grave-site is private, then it is makruh, demolish-ing is not demanded from the owner. It may be noted that while the Shafis agree on the rul-ing in consideration of who owns the grave-site, not all

other scholars uphold this differentiation. And addi-tionally, the occupant of the grave being a pious person-ality does not necessarily change the ruling. In fact, in Fayd al-Qadir 6:402, Hafiz Munawi and Ibn Hajar in his Fatawa 2:25, related that some of the Shafi scholars ruled that the structures built over Imam Shafis grave and other graves in Qarrafah (Egypt) must be demolished. The initiative to demolish the structures built over graves found in a public graveyard would also not be under-taken by individuals, but rather at the level of the wu-lat al-amr (government, au-thorities). In Kitab al-Umm, Imam Shafi mentioned that the Imams of Makkah com-manded that what was built as such be leveled, and did so. In his Fatawa 2:25, Ibn Hajar said, Demolishing structures which are in the public graveyards is obliga-tory on the wulat al-amr (those in charge, govern-ment).


Q: Is it permissible to learn black magic for pur-poses of cure?

A: In Sharhal-Muhadhdhab 1:27, Imam Nawawi men-tioned that learning magic is from the unlawful types of knowledge. In Fathal-Bari 10:224, Hafiz Ibn Hajar related that, Imam Nawawi said, The act of magic/witchcraft (sihr) is unlawful, it is from the major sins established by scholarly consensus. The Prophet counted it from them seven destructive sins. And from it

may be that which is disbe-lief, and also that which is not disbelief, but rather a major sin. Thus, if there is a statement or deed in it which constitutes disbelief, then it is disbelief;and if not, then it is not. Regarding learning it and teaching it, that is unlawful. Accordingly, it is unlawful to learn or teach black magic.


Q: What is the ruling on one Muslim calling an-

other a kaafir (disbeliever)? A: Imam Bukhari related in his Sahih 4:124 the hadith: If a man says to his brother, O kaafir, then it returns to one of them. In Rawdah 10: 65, Imam Nawawi cited from Mutawalli, And if one says to a Muslim, O kaafir, without interpretation, it is disbelief; because, it is essentially call-ing Islam disbelief. In Irshad al-Sari 9:65, Qastalani said, Because if the one issuing the statement is right re-garding the matter, then the one upon whom the state-ment is given is a kaafir; while if mistaken, then the accuser has made belief into disbelief, and one who does this is a disbeliever. Some offer different interpretations for example that the hadith applies to one who considers it lawful to declare a Muslim as a disbeliever. Some said major sin of calling a Muslim a disbeliever is what is comes back to one giving the statement and this could also well a door to him falling into complete disbelief.


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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Q: Can lipsticks be used

which have Carmine? If not lipsticks can we use

blushers or the eye shadows and eye liners that contain Carmine?

A: Carmine or E120 is a crimson red pigment derived from Cochineal, a scale in-sect, by crushing and boiling dried insects in water to ex-tract the carminic acid and then treating the clear solu-tion. SANHA (South African National Halal Association) has conducted detail re-search on Cochineal and de-clared it impermissible for consumption. Hence it will not be permissible to use the lipsticks which have carmine in them. However, other cos-metic applications which do not involve consumption like eye shadows and liners will be permissible.

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Q: Is crab Halal?

A: According to Hanafi Mathab, all water borne crea-tures besides fish are imper-missible to consume. This includes creatures like crab, tortoise and frog.


Q: If husband and wife hug and kiss in the state of wudhu, will the wudhu

break or can they offer Salaah without making

new wudhu? A: There are three types of fluids that are discharged from a males private part besides urine: 1. Mani. Sperm: A white thick fluid which emits at the time of ejaculation. 2. Mazi. Pre-coital fluid: A clear thin fluid which emits due to sexual arousal. 3. Wadi. Liquid that

precedes urine. Usually, when a husband and wife take pleasure from one an-other i.e. hugging, kissing etc. without having inter-course, mazi is discharged. This will nullify the wudhu. In this case, one must perform his/her wudhu again before offering Salaah. If the under-garment is soiled with mazi, it will have to be washed as mazi is impure. However, if nothing is discharged from the private parts, there is no need to repeat the wudhu if one is already in the state of wudhu.


Q: What is the satr (area

that cammot be exposed) of a Muslim woman to an-other Muslim woman?

A: In principle, a Muslim womans Satr in front of an-other Muslim woman is from the navel (excluding the na-vel) and the knees (including the knees). A Muslim woman can see the entire body of other Muslim women with the exception of the area mentioned above. However, if there is a fear of tempta-tion, then one should avoid exposing and revealing un-necessary body parts.


Q: Can we buy insurance for the Musjid?

A: If one is required by law to take out a haram conven-tional insurance scheme, one will be excused. Seek Allahs forgiveness and ask Him to save you from the evil con-sequences of the haram.


Q: I am going on umrah but just found out I am

pregnant. If I have mis-

carriage is it possible to

do umrah and pray Sa-laah? If I have any kind of

bleeding can I continue umrah and prayers? A: If a lady has a miscarriage and parts of the foetus are formed such as fingers or hair, then any bleeding that follows will be regarded as nifaas (bleeding post child-birth). In this case the lady will not be able to read sa-laah or perform tawaaf. (Al Fatawa Al Hindiyyah 1:37) If she performs tawaaf in this state it will be valid but a dumm (sacrifice of goat or sheep) will become compul-sory. If no part of the foetus is formed, then the bleeding that follows the miscarriage will be regarded as Haidh (menstrual bleeding) if it oc-curs at least 15 days after her last Haidh and lasts for a minimum of three days. In this case too, she will not be able to perform tawaaf. If she does so, a dam will be-come due, but her tawaaf will be valid. The dumm for performing waajib tawaaf in an impure state is one goat or sheep. If she repeats the tawaaf later in a pure state, before returning home, the dumm will fall away.

Answer by: Mufti Siraj Desai

Q: What is the correct

date of birth of the Prophet ? A: It is famously recorded in books of history that the birth of the Prophet oc-curred on 12th Rabiul Awwal. However, according to the preferred view of scholars and historians, the Prophet was born on the 8th of Rabiul Awwal. (Seeratul Mustafa)

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One evening a man took a small candle from a box and began to climb a long winding stair-way. Where are we going? asked the candle. We're going up higher than a house to show the ships the way to the harbor. But no ship in the harbor could ever see my light, the candle said. It is so very small. If your light is small, the man said just keep on burning brightly and leave the rest to me. When they reached the top of the long stairs, they came to a large lamp. Then he took the little candle and lit the lamp. Soon the large polished mirrors behind the lamp sent beams of light out across the miles of sea from the lighthouse. We are like the candle. Our job is to keep on shining. The success of our work is in Allah's hands. A tiny candle or match can start a for-est fire. The little flame of your good example can actually change the lives of others without you knowing it. Be a light to them like the beacon light in the story which guided the ships to safe harbour. The early Muslims were small in number but they achieved such success which far larger groups could not even aspire to. In the Battle of Badr, Muslims faced an army 300% bigger in number and equipped with superior weap-onry, yet they inflicted a crushing defeat on the enemy. ...But those who were convinced that they must meet Allah, said: How often, by Allahs will, has a small force defeated a big one?... (Quran, 2:249)

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How does a couple deal with not having kids? The world is designed such that you may have something other people want, or you may not have something that others have. Single people want to get married, married people want to have children, people with chil-dren want them to have the best. So we have to accept that regardless of what we want and regardless of whether or not we get it, we're still going to want more. It's alright to want all those things because that's how Allah created us. But being focused on those things only is not a healthy way to live. Your camera of life should not be zoomed onto this world exclusively. Imagine the situation of Aisha . She did not

have any kids. But she ended up teaching and guiding millions and billions of kids. She was not only a mother because she's the Mother of the Believers; she lived up to it by caring for those who came to learn from her just like a mother. You may not become a Khadija , who gave

birth to the Prophet 's kids but you then get the chance to become Aisha . Khadija

raised excellent kids but she didn't get the chance like Aisha to teach people and

become a scholar par excellence. Why? Be-cause Allah gives some people some blessings while others, other blessings. What's important to remember is how would you utilize the blessings that you have in Al-lahs Path?

The war on Muslims is revealing supposedly new

limits to the brutality of the west. In fact, they

have a track record of centuries of barbarity:

Burning Qurans. If you think desecration of the Quran is an isolated, new phenomenon of the west, think again. In 1861, the British oc-cupation forces in India launched a campaign to destroy copies of the Quran. 300,000 cop-ies of the Quran were set alight. Guantanamo. After the 1857 war of inde-pendence fought against the British, Ulama were targeted particularly. The prisoners transferred from Ambala to Lahore had their hands manacled and their feet shackled. Iron bars were tied around their waists. In Kotlapit jail they were put into solitary confinement in iron cages. These cages were made of sharp-edged iron bars. Neither could they lay nor sit down and blood flowed from their hands and feet. Torture. An English historian recounts how groups of forty Ulama were roasted alive in a blazing fire. Some were sewn into pigs skins and hurled into blazing furnaces. Others were wrapped in sacks and dumped into rivers. 14,000 Ulama were killed 1864-1867. War on Islam. Ulama were eliminated in their thousands, Qurans were destroyed and by 1867 all Madressas were destroyed by the heartless British. The forefathers of the modern crusaders per-petrated untold atrocities against Muslims in every country they occupied.

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Some glimpses into the noble lifestyle of the Prophet : Walking. He did not allow anyone to walk be-hind him. Neither would he allow anyone to walk with him when he was riding; he would urge them to ride with him, and if they de-clined he would say: Hasten, and go where you wish to go. Gathering Wood. Once the Prophet was on a journey, and he asked his companions to prepare lamb for dinner. One of them said: O Messenger of Allah! I will slaughter it. Another said: I will skin it. Another said: I will cook it. The Prophet said: Then I will gather fire-wood. His companions said: O Prophet of Al-lah ! We will take care of it (and you need not trouble yourself). The Prophet told them: I know that you will take care of it. But I do not wish to be distinct or eminent upon you. Verily Allah does not like that slave of His who tries to maintain distinction among his companions. So he gathered the firewood. Self-Reliant. Once during a journey, the caravan stopped for prayer. He turned to go back and was asked: O Messenger of Allah , where do you wish to go? He replied: To tie my camel. The companions said: We shall tie it for you, and he said: Be self-reliant; and do not ask for help, even as (little as) a twig. Visitor. If someone came to sit with him, he would not leave until that person rose to leave, except when he had to go and could not delay; in which case, he would take the per-sons leave.

From: The Light of Sight by Imam Ibn Sayyid an-Ns

Sheikh Mahmood Khaleel Al Husri (Born 1917 Egypt, Died 1980) memorized the Quraan by 10 in his local Madresa. He learnt and mas-tered the sciences of Qiraat under Sheikh Ibrahim Salaam in the Ahmadi Institute. Sheikh Husri began reciting in religious gath-erings in the 1930s. He was the first to record the Quraan on cassette. He recorded the reci-tation in the narration of Warsh an Nafi in 1964. Then he recorded the narrations of Qaloon and Doori in 1968. He initiated Hifzul Quraan Madresas in all towns and cities. He went to Cairo in the 1940s. He took the test to recite on radio and was approved in 1955. From then he devoted his life the Quraan. He was appointed the chief of Qaris of Tanta in 1947. Then he was appointed super-visor of Qaris in the Western Province. 1949-1955 he was reciter in Musjid Ahmad Al Badawi. In 1960 he moved to Musjid Hussain in Cairo. Later he was appointed Secretary General for Qaris in Egypt. In 1963 he became a member of Quraan Affairs in the Department of Waqf. In 1964 he was appointed head of the Research and Correction of the Quraan Committee. In 1967 he was made the chief Aalim of the teachings of the Quraan and Sun-nah at the Islamic Research Centre. He re-mained head of the Qaris of the world until his death. He is regarded as the third most fa-mous Qari after Sheikh Abdul Basit and Sheikh Muhammad Rifat. He made more than 50 journeys around the world like USA, UK, etc to recite Quraan. When he died aged 63 he bequeathed 33% of his estate to the services of the Quraan.

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Pseudo-Kufic, or Kufesque, refers to imitations of the Arabic Kufic script, or sometimes Arabic cursive script, made in a non-Arabic context, during the Middle-Ages or the Renaissance es-pecially in European Christian art. Pseudo-Kufic appears especially often in Ren-aissance art in depictions of people revered in Christianity, particularly the Virgin Mary. It is an example of Islamic influences on Christian art. Some of the first imitations of the Kufic script go back to the 8th century when the English king Offa (r. 757796) produced gold coins imitating Islamic dinars. These coins were copies of an Abbasid dinar, with Offa Rex centred on the reverse. The Arabic text contains many errors. In Medieval southern Italy from the 10th century, imitations of Ara-bic coins, called tar were widespread and used pseudo-Kufic script. Examples are known of the incorporation of Kufic script and Islamic-inspired designs such as a 13th French Li-moges enamel ciborium. Numerous instances of pseudo-Kufic are known from European art from 10th-15th century. Pseudo-Kufic inscrip-tions were often used as decorative bands in the architecture of Byzantine Greece from 11th-12th century, and in decorative bands around religious scenes in French and German wall paintings 12th-13th century. Pseudo-Kufic was also used as writing or as decorative ele-ments in textiles and Christian religious halos. From 1450, northern Italian artists also started to incorporate pseudo-Islamic decora-tive devices in their paintings. In Renaissance art, pseudo-Kufic script was used to decorate the costumes of Old Testament heroes.

There are 24,000 Muslims in Panama or 0.7% of the population. The first Muslims came to Panama as slaves from Africa brought by the Spaniards, to work the gold mines in 1552. A group of Muslim Mandinka slaves numbering 500 escaped from a sinking ship and main-tained their independence. They elected Ba-yano as leader and he led them in their fight against the colonialists. They were steadfast on Islam and built mosques. Bayano made covenants with the Governor of Panama to live in peace but the Spaniards eventually crushed them. Bayano was cap-tured. The river Bayano is named after this Muslim leader. The second wave of Muslims came from 1904. Muslims from Lebanon and India came and married local women. The formed an organiza-tion and built a place of worship in Panama City. Muslims of West Indian descent from Ja-maica, Trinidad and Barbados also settled in Panama. In 1963 a Muslim cemetery was bought. The first official mosque was inaugurated in 1982. There are 10 mosques in the country presently. Islam enjoys a prominent place in Panama society. The vast majority of Muslims are of Lebanese, Palestinian and Indian de-scent. In Colon, Muslims and Jews form the majority of the traders. There are several Muslim or-ganizations in Panama.

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A young man came to a Sheikh and said, I am a young man with strong desires. I cannot help looking at ladies and girls when I am in the bazaar (marketplace). What do I do? The Sheikh handed him a cup of milk that was full to the brim, and told him to deliver it to an address that would take the young man di-rectly through the bazaar. He then instructed the young man that the milk should not spill, and the young man said that it would not. The Sheikh then summoned one of his stu-dents and told him to accompany the man through the bazaar to the destination, and to severely beat him if any milk were to spill. The young man successfully took the milk to the destination and returned to give the good news to the Sheikh. The Sheikh asked, Tell me, how many sights and faces did you see in the bazaar? The young man replied incredulously, Sheikh, I didnt even realize what was going on around me. I was only fearful of the beating and dis-grace that I would have to endure in public if a drop of milk were to spill. The Sheikh smiled and said, It is the same with a believer. The believer fears that his sins will be a cause of great disgrace for him in front of Allah on the Day of Judgment if his faith were to spill over from his heart. Such people save themselves from sin be-cause they constantly remain focused on the Day of Judgement.

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