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Newsletter - Thurs
11 Rajab 1428/26 July 2007
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OUR RAJAB FOCUS
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MAYYITS (FUNERALS)
25.07.07 - Mayyit of: Dr Rashid Essat - WILL LEAVE FROM: 32 Unity Ave Newmodder Benoni - Time: 11:15 - QABRASTAAN: Rynsoord - CAUSE OF DEATH: Accident

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HADITH
Truthfulness
Abu Thabit from Sahl bin Hunaif (RA) said: The Prophet (PBUH) said: "He who asks Allah for martyrdom, Allah will raise him to the high status of the martyrs, even if he dies on his bed". [Muslim]

Commentary: This Hadith highlights the merit and importance of sincere intention which in fact is so great that by virtue of it Allah raises a person's status to that of a martyr. On the contrary, persons of foul intention will be consigned to Hell by Allah even if they die in Jihad.

THE MESSAGE
Foot prints on the Sands of Time
S SALEEM
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In our society everything is given patronage except learning and research. Praises are showered on worthless ideas, meaningless concepts are applauded and senseless thoughts extolled. Sadly enough, true knowledge is forsaken and condemned. Ignorance is garlanded with ignorance profound. Scholarly research in religious issues, in particular, is considered high treason and inevitably rewarded with spite and venom.

Emotional attachment to traditional concepts and conventional thoughts, however baseless they may be and however much they might distort the truth, has given rise to prejudice and intolerance. Sincere words of criticism are anticipated with fire and fury from traditional quarters. A person who does so is degraded in society, even if his arguments are based on the Qur'an and Sunnah.

But then, this attitude is not even worth complaining about. Irrespective of all consequences, a person should always uphold the voice of his conscience. He should remain steadfast in the cause of truth and face every adverse current of society with grit and endurance. Any increase in the intensity of opposition should only increase his patience. The more the going gets tough, the tougher he should become – for expending even the last drop of blood in the cause of truth would make this path easier for others to tread. Like a lighthouse all his struggles and sacrifices would then shine as a source of guidance for humanity. He would then redefine the meaning of courage and extend the frontiers of valor. He would add new dimensions to dare and defiance. In the heavens, the angels would pray for his success and upon the earth success would yearn to waylay him.

He should, also, never forget that since the very first nautical mile of his intellectual voyage, he has remained the most besought target of traditionalists. They have always challenged the torrent of his intellectual advancement. Almost always they have obstructed his progress, but then, to no avail. Every time that their claws have closed on the champions of truth, a new episode of man's loftiness has been scribed by the historian's pen. A Socrates, an Ibn Taymiyyah, a Malik, a Galileo, a Copernicus, a Farahi was always there to write with his own blood an episode of man's resolve to abide by the truth. They died while upholding the cause of truth and with their death the torch of truth shone even brighter and is held high to this day by the successors of these giants, by no means any less in stature.

Perhaps these legends, in the words of Longfellow, have a message for us.

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DUA (PRAYER)
After wudhu
Ash-hadu ana-la ilaha illAllah, wahdahu la shareeka lahu, wa-anna Muammadan abduhu wa-rasuuluhu (I testify that there is No God but Allah, alone without partners, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.) [Muslim; 1:209] Allahumma ij'alni min at-tawwabiin, wa'ajalni minal mutat-tahhiriin O Allah! Make me among those who are Repentant and of those who purify themselves [Muslim, at-Tirmidhi; 1:78]

AND… FOR THE KIDDIES
THE FOX AND THE STORK
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A selfish fox once invited a stork to dinner at his home in a hollow tree. That evening, the stork flew to the fox's home and knocked on the door with her long beak. The fox opened the door and said, "Please come in and share my food." The stork was invited to sit down at the table. She was very hungry and the food smelled delicious! The fox served soup in shallow bowls and he licked up all his soup very quickly. However, the stork could not have any of it as the bowl was too shallow for her long beak. The poor stork just smiled politely and stayed hungry.

The selfish fox asked, "Stork, why haven't you taken your soup? Don't you like it?" The stork replied, "It was very kind of you to invite me for dinner. Tomorrow evening, please join me for dinner at my home."

The next day, when the fox arrived at the stork's home, he saw that they were also having soup for dinner. This time the soup was served in tall jugs. The stork drank the soup easily but the fox could not reach inside the tall jug. This time it was his turn to go hungry.

MORAL: A selfish act can backfire on you.