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Newsletter/Tue
09 Rajab 1428/24 July 2007
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OUR RAJAB FOCUS
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MAYYITS (FUNERALS)
24.07.07 - Mayyit of: Hajira Choonara Anwarsee - WILL LEAVE FROM: 99 Heather Avenue Ext 2 Lenasia - Time: 11:15 - QABRASTAAN: Lenz - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

24.07.07 - Mayyit of: Ahmed Osman Moolar - WILL LEAVE FROM: 31 Badoyle Avenue Crosby - Time: 11:30 - QABRASTAAN: Newclare - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

24.07.07 - Mayyit of: Suliaman Moosa Khota (AKA Baboo) - WILL LEAVE FROM: 65 St Helens Avenue Mayfair West - Time: 11:30 - QABRASTAAN: Newclare - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

THE MESSAGE
How Hard Can It Be?
The Marriage Challenge for Single Muslim Career Women Over 25
By Munira Lekovic Ezzeldine
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My husband and I recently tried to match-make a couple of our friends. Omar began telling his friend about a really nice woman we knew at 33, successful, beautiful. His first response was, "So, what's wrong with her? Why is she 33 and not married?" Looking at the 30-year-old man before me, my first thought was, "I could ask you the same thing." However, the reality set in that there's a double standard when it comes to the issue of age and marriage.

Many Muslim women are successful lawyers, doctors, professors and journalists. They are outspoken and active in their Muslim and non-Muslim communities. They are intelligent and beautiful, and they are unmarried. The same women who are ambitious and focused on their academic and professional success are finding it difficult to find a suitable spouse.

Twenty years ago, as young Muslim boys and girls were being raised, they were encouraged to excel academically and professionally. Parents placed a huge emphasis on education and hard work for both boys and girls. And apparently, they were taken seriously. Girls excelled and never felt they could not attain an education or a profession. They worked hard and succeeded past their parents had encouraged all those years. Now, these same women are in their twenties and thirties and the same parents are now pressuring them to get married.

In recent decades, men have also become highly educated and progressive. However, while these men are impressed with a successful and active woman, they do not consider her "marriage material." Despite the elevation of women, many men have maintained traditional ideas as to the type of wife they seek. After all, they do not see anything wrong with the way their mother was.

Consciously or subconsciously, many men seek a wife who will fulfil the traditional role of a wife and mother and one who will maintain a traditional home life. She should be educated, but she should also be willing to put her education and career on a shelf while raising a family. These women in their late twenties and early thirties appear too established in their career and lifestyle and therefore, more difficult to marry because they will not fall into this traditional role.

Many Muslim women want to be wives and mothers while at the same time be respected for their profession. One big problem is that, rather than embrace her ambition and success; men simply tolerate it and expect something in return. Current expectations of marriage have changed for women and become more aligned with the examples of women during Prophet Muhammad's lifetime. The Prophet's first wife, Khadija, was an established career woman who was 15 years older than her husband. Khadija was a very confident and successful woman who actually proposed to the 24-year-old Muhammad. Yet, the Prophet was not intimidated by her nor found her "unmarriageable." They maintained a strong marriage as she continued to be a businesswoman, as well as wife and mother. Prophet Muhammad and Khadija were married for 28 years, the longest of all his marriages. The year that Khadija died was also referred to as the Year of Mourning by Prophet Muhammad.

Many Muslim women seek not to compete with men, but rather to establish a partnership with their spouse. Ultimately, these women want to be cherished and loved in the same way that the Prophet loved Khadija. This type of partnership in marriage can only exist when both people are accepting and respectful of one another's ambitions and priorities in life. Men have succumbed to negative cultural stereotypes that are contrary to Islam when selecting a spouse. We (Muslim women) are the way we are because we are trying to be good Muslims.

Thus, a partnership in marriage can only be developed when men and women really follow the principles of Islam and learn to communicate their expectations of marriage as well as be understanding of one another. Communication is vital to any successful marriage, but now more than ever, women must feel comfortable in expressing their expectations of marriage to a potential spouse and in return feel that they are being understood, respected and encouraged.

This evolution will happen once we see more modern examples of successful Muslim men and women getting married and further benefiting society by their union. Educated Muslim men and woman will only improve our Muslim communities by expecting the best from everyone, be they men or woman.

Beginning in the homes, parents need to nurture their children by encouraging them that they can have both worlds and that they can be successful in their career and marriage. Muslim women can have a huge impact on the future by modelling the multi-faceted woman of Islam to their children.

Therefore, when their daughters grow up, they will aspire to be women of excellence and ambition. Additionally, when their sons become men, their expectations and views of a suitable wife will include a partnership with an intelligent and successful Muslim woman. With further education and communication, men and women can understand and respect one another's roles in society and in the home, which will ultimately benefit future generations of Muslims.

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DUA (PRAYER)
WHEN LOOKING INTO THE MIRROR
Allahumma anta Hassanta khalqi fa-hassin khuluqi, waharrim wajhi 'al-an-naar. Alhamdulilahil-lathi sawwa khalqi fa'adalah, wakarrama suurata wajhi fa'ahsanaha, waja'alna minal-Muslimeen (O Allah! You made my physical constitution good so make my disposition good too and keep my face safe from the hellfire. Praise be to Allah Who fashioned and made me proportionate, and honoured my face and made me of the Muslims) [ibn Hibban, at-Tabarani]

AND… FOR THE KIDDIES
What is a Family?
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.
SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.
SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "If you must know, I make $20 an hour."
"Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I please borrow $10?"

The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behaviour."

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often.

The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. "Are you asleep, son?" He asked. "No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy. "I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier," said the man. "It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $10 you asked for." The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father. "Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father grumbled. "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.

"Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

THE MORAL OF THIS STORY: Share this story with someone you like.... But even better, share $20 worth of time with someone you love. It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. An unwise investment indeed!

So what is the moral of the story??? Don't work too hard...and you know what's the full word of FAMILY? FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER,(I)(L)OVE (Y)OU!

MUSLIM NAMES
MALES
Muwaffaq - Successful
Nabeeh - noble/ distinguished/ excellent, it is the name of the servant of the prophet
Nabeel/Nabil - noble/ handsome/ intelligent/ dexterous; skilled in archery

FEMALES
Maysun/ Maysoon - Of beautiful face and body
Mehrunissa - benevolent
Mubashshira/Mubashshir - messenger/bringer of good tidings/joy

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NEWS
Political analyst Steven Friedman, says presidential pardon is not a right, but a political discretion by President Thabo Mbeki.

South African Ambassador to the UN Dumisani Kumalo and relatives were ambushed by three armed robbers at his son's house in Greenside, Johannesburg, at the weekend.

The United Nations security council has expressed deep concern at the volatile situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Protests in Kliptown continued last night. Residents are believed to have set alight at least four shops. police services say other shops were vandalized.

Housing development and policies will be explored at a provincial housing summit in Gauteng today. provincial housing MEC Nomvula Mokonyane, will be hosting the summit. The objectives include creating a platform for discussions on the latest models in housing development.

Lectures at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) were brought to a halt yesterday after talks between university management and the Student Representative Council (SRC) broke down.

The Taliban has extended for a second time a deadline for Seoul to agree its terms for the release of 23 South Koreans it has threatened to execute.

Zimbabwe's Parliament opens a new session this week to debate radical plans to nationalise foreign firms.

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RECIPE
SPICE RICE
1 Cup Tastic rice – boiled with salt and a pinch of Arad.
Make vagaar with 1 onion till pink and add 2/3 tblsp garlic and braise for a while.
In a separate dis, cube 1 green pepper, 1 carrot, mushrooms, corn, peas etc.
Add veggies to vagaar with 3 tsps spice for rice, and cook till water is burned out.
Mix with rice and steam.

COOKING TIP
When rolling out crust, roll from the centre out, very lightly, then cover with a large piece of plastic wrap – continue to roll carefully and turn crust over so that the crust is now on top of the plastic wrap. Place another piece of plastic wrap on top and finish rolling to desired thickness, refrigerate if necessary. With butter based crusts, the plastic helps hold the shape of the crust, eases annoying splitting of the crust, and helps keep you from adding too much flour.

A THOUGHT
The banana, tangerine, orange, melon, and watermelon, in short all fruits, are created each with its wrappings. Their peels protect fruits from decay and ruin. Their fragrances are also preserved in these wrappings. Soon after their wrappings are removed, they begin to turn black and spoil. SUBHAANALLAH!!!

THE SMILE
I urgently needed a few days holiday, but because I never had any leave due to me, I knew the Boss would not allow me to take a few days leave.

I thought that maybe if I acted "Mad" then he would tell me to take a few days off. So I hung upside down on the ceiling and made funny noises.

My co-worker asked me what I was doing. I told her that I was pretending to be a light bulb so that the Boss would think I was "Mad" and give me a few days off.

A few minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked "What are you doing?”

I told him I was a light bulb. He said "You are mad - take a few days off". I jumped down and walked out of the office.

When my co-worker followed me, the Boss asked her "...And where are you going?"

She said "I can't work in the dark!!!"

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