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Newsletter
Wednesday
24 Rajab 1428/08 August 2007
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MAYYITS (FUNERALS)
08.08.07 - Mayyit of: Gaatija Essack Navlakhi ( Mother of Abdur Razzaq, Sadiqque and Anver Navlakhi) - WILL LEAVE FROM: 30 Opaal Street Ext 5 Lenasia - Time: 10:15 - QABRASTAAN: Lenz - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

QUOTE
Michael the Elder (Great) as Quoted in 'Michael the Elder, Chronique de Michael Syrien, Patriarche Jacobite d' Antioche,' J.B. Chabot, Editor, Vol. II, Paris, 1901.
"This is why the God, who alone is all-powerful, and changes the empire of mortals as He will, giving it to whomsoever He will, and uplifting the humble beholding the wickedness of the Romans who throughout their dominions, cruelly plundered our churches and our monasteries and condemned us without pity, brought from the region of the south the sons of Ishmael, to deliver us through them from the hands of the Romans. And if in truth we have suffered some loss, because the Catholic churches, that had been taken away from us and given to the Chalcedonians, remained in their possession; for when the cities submitted to the Arabs, they assigned to each denomination the churches which they found it to be in possession of (and at that time the great churches of Emessa and that of Harran had been taken away from us); nevertheless it was no slight advantage for us to be delivered from the cruelty of the Romans, their wickedness, their wrath and cruel zeal against us, and to find ourselves at people. (Michael the Elder, Jacobite Patriarch of Antioch wrote this text in the latter part of the twelfth century, after five centuries of Muslim rule in that region.

THE MESSAGE
Obedience to parents
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The Noble Qur'an - Al-Isra 17:23-24 And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: "My Lord! Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was young."

The Story of Alqamah RA
At the time of Rasulullah SAW, there was a young man named Alqamah. He was very diligent in obeying Allah by engaging in prayer and fasting and spending in charity. Then he fell ill and his illness became serious. His wife went to Rasulullah SAW and said, "My husband, Alqamah, is on his deathbed. I therefore came to tell you, Messenger of Allah, about his condition." Rasulullah SAW (then) sent for Ammar or Suhaib and Bilal, and told them to go to him (Alqamah) and have him repeat the Shahadah. Thereupon they went to him and found him in the agony of death. They asked him to say, "La illaha illa Allah," but his tongue was unable to pronounce it. At that, they came and told the Messenger of Allah that he was unable to repeat the Shahadah.

Rasulullah SAW asked, "Is either of his parents alive?" He was told, "Messenger of Allah, his mother is, but she is very old." Rasulullah SAW sent her a message that if it was convenient for her (that is, is she was able to go out), she should come to him; otherwise she should stay in her house and the Prophet would come to her. The Prophet's messenger came to her and informed her of the Prophet's message. She said, "May my life be a ransom for him, it is my pleasure to go to him!" She then stood up, leaning on her walking stick, and came to Rasulullah SAW and greeted him. Rasulullah SAW returned her greeting and said to her, "Umm Alqamah, tell me the truth, for otherwise Allah Most High will reveal the truth to me! What is the situation concerning your son, Alqamah?" She replied, "Messenger of Allah, he prays much, fasts a great deal, and spends a great amount in charity." Rasulullah SAW said, "And what about yourself?" She said, "Messenger of Allah, I am angry with him." He said, "Why?" She replied, "Messenger of Allah, he has preferred his wife to me and has disobeyed me." Then Allah's Messenger said, "Umm Alqamah, surely your anger has prevented Alqamah's tongue from pronouncing the Shahadah."

He then turned to Bilal RA and said, "Bilal, go out and collect a quantity of firewood." She said, "Messenger of Allah, what do you plan to do?" He replied, "I will burn him in front of your eyes." She said, "Messenger of Allah, he is my son! My heart cannot bear your burning him in front of me!" He said, "Umm Alqamah, Allah's punishment is more severe and more lasting! Therefore, if you want Allah to forgive him, be reconciled to him. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, the prayer, fasting, and spending in charity (which he has done) are of no benefit to Alqamah as long as you are angry with him! Thereupon she said, "Messenger of Allah, I call upon Allah Most High and His angels and the Muslims who are present to be my witnesses that I am pleased with my son Alqamah." Rasulullah SAW said, "Bilal, go to him and see whether he is now able to say, "La illaha illa Allah" or not. It may be that Umm Alqamah is saying something for my sake which is not in her heart."

Thereupon Bilal went, and while entering the door he heard Alqamah saying, "La illaha illa Allah." (Concerning this), Bilal RA remarked, "It is surely true that while Alqamah's mother was angry with him his tongue was tied, and now that she is pleased with him his tongue is freed." Alqamah died the same day. Rasulullah SAW came to him and gave the order for his washing and shrouding, and then prayed the funeral prayer for him and buried him. He then stood by the side of his grave and said,"You company of Muhajireen and Helpers, if anyone favours his wife over his mother, Allah and His angels and all the people curse him! Allah does not accept his spending (in charity) and his uprightness unless he repents toward Allah, the Glorious and Majestic, and reconciles with her and attains her pleasure, because Allah's pleasure consists in her pleasure and Allah's anger consists in her anger."

We must always be respectful and obedient to our parents. However, we are not to obey them if they order us to disobey Allah and His Prophet. Other than this, they deserve our utmost attention and respect.

Duaa: Allahumma inni a'udhu bika (O Allah! I seek refuge in you) min adhabi jahanam (from the torment of the hellfire) wamin adhabil qabri (and from the torment of the grave) wamin sharri fitnatil mahya wal mamat (and from the trial and afflictions of life and death) wamin sharri fitnatil masihid dajjaal (and from the deception of the False Christ.) Rabbighfir li (O my Lord! Forgive me) waliwalidayya (and my parents) Rabbirhamhuma (O my Lord! Bestow your mercy upon them) kama rabbayani saghira (just as they cherished me when I was a child.)

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DUA (PRAYER)
Upon entering the place of worship
bismillahi was-salaatu was-salaamu ala rasuulillah. Allahumma-ftah li abwaba ramatik (In the Name of Allah; may His prayers and peace be upon Allah's Messenger. Oh Allah! Open for me the gates of Your mercy.) [ibn as-Sunni: 38, abu Dawud 1:126, Muslim; 1:494, ibn Majah 1:128-9]

AND… FOR THE KIDDIES
THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
It was a sunny day and fox was walking across the fields. Soon he came to a vineyard. As he came nearer, he could see some bunches of juicy grapes. The fox looked carefully around him. He had to make sure that he was safe from the hunters. He decided to steal some before anyone came along.

He jumped upwards but he could not reach the grapes. He jumped again as high as he could. He still could not reach them. The grapes were just too high for him! He was not ready to give up. He backed off, took some running steps and leapt into the air towards the grapes. Again he failed to reach them. It was getting dark, and he was getting angry. His legs hurt with all that running and jumping. At last he stopped trying. As he walked away, he said to himself, "I don't really want those grapes. I'm sure they are too sour to eat."

MORAL: Sometimes when we cannot get what we want, we pretend that it is not worth having.

MUSLIM NAMES
MALES
Qays - Firm, Sahaabi
Awad - Reward,
Irfaan - Thankfulness

FEMALES
Nasiha - One who gives valuable advice
Nadeeda - Equal (to another person); Rival
Rasheeda - Wise; Mature

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Eleven prison officials from the Qalakabusha Correctional Centre at Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal are to be suspended this morning. This follows the escape of ten inmates at the weekend.

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RECIPE
PINEAPPLE DESERT
Ingredients
1 Tub fresh cream (250ml) - 1 Tub Sour Cream (250ml) - 1 Tin Condensed Milk (397g) - 1 Tin Crushed Pineapple - 2 Granadillas – pulp (optional) tin passion fruit.

Method
Beat fresh cream
Add Sour cream and mix well
Add condensed milk
Add tin of crushed pineapples and granadilla pulp
Mix thoroughly and refrigerate.

Decorate as you wish.

COOKING TIP
Keep cookies soft: Replace part (up to 1/2) of the sugar with honey. Honey is liquid at room temperature and never hardens. Experiment with the replacement portions, and once you've found the "sweet spot" so to speak, you'll have the soft cookies you've always dreamed of for your favourite cookie recipes!

A THOUGHT
Did is a word of achievement.
Won't is a word of rebellion.
Might is a word of mediocrity.
Can't is a word of defeat and fear.
Ought is a word of duty.
Try is a word of little faith.
Maybe is a word of procrastination.
Will is a word of courage.
Can is a word of power and self-determination.
Doing is a word of progress and fulfillment.
Done is a word of success.

THE SMILE
There once was a non-conformist bird that decided not to fly south for the winter. He said "I've had enough of this flying south every winter; I'll just stay right here on this farm, what's the big deal, anyway?"

So he stayed. Winter came and was very cold, the nonconformist bird had never felt such cold weather and was afraid that he might freeze to death. Realizing he had made a big mistake by staying, he headed to a near by barn for shelter. On his way to the barn it began to snow. The poor bird was cold, tired and hungry. "Why did I stay?" he asked himself as he collapsed on the ground. As he lay there covered by the snow, a cow happened by. The cow, feeling the need to relieve himself, crapped right on the bird. At first being angry the bird said, "Who did this horrible thing to me, how dare someone crap on me, I'll get him for this!" The crap was too heavy for him to free himself. But, after a while the crap began to warm him and he forgot all about his anger. In fact he was so warm that he began to sing. A buzzard passing overheard the singing and went down to investigate. As he cleared away the crap to his delight he found the bird. The bird was so happy to be free from the crap that he thanked the buzzard, who then decided to eat the little bird.

The moral of this story: Just because someone craps on you, it does not make them your enemy, and just because someone gets you out of the crap, it does not make them your friend.

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