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Newsletter - Thurs
20 Jumaadul Ulaa 1428/07 June 2007
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MAYYITS (FUNERALS)
07.06.07 - Mayyit of: Hoosein Saheb Palowker - WILL LEAVE FROM: 24 Oak Avenue Lenasia Ext.6 - Time: 14:00 - QABRASTAAN: Lenz - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

THE MESSAGE
"Future Leaders"
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People throughout the world are searching for peace. Everywhere man is beset with problems and trying to arrive at a solution to these problems. Consider, for a moment what the greatest of all political leaders, Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has prescribed as a solution:

Abu Darda radhiallahu anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: "Allah says: I am Allah besides whom there is no deity. I am the Master of kings. The hearts of kings are in the control of My hands. Verily, when My servants obey Me, I turn the hearts of the kings (rulers) towards them so that they rule over them with compassion and mercy. When My servants disobey Me, I turn the hearts of their kings (rulers) against them. Hence, they treat them harshly with anger and vengeance (thereby they mete out torture and oppression). Hence, do not occupy yourselves with praying for curses upon the kings. Instead turn to Me in remembrance and with humility. I will then protect you from the tyranny of the kings." (Mishkat)

Lessons to be learnt from the above Hadith:- The hearts of the rulers, kings and politicians of the world are in the control of Allah Ta’aala. The good actions of the Muslims will result in good conditions, whereas their bad actions will result in bad conditions.

What can we do as Muslims?
Hence in order to experience good conditions, a Muslim should be steadfast on the following, throughout his life:-

Punctuality in 5 times daily Salaah.

Abstaining from all form of sins, such as watching television, consuming alcohol & drugs, illicit relationships, dealing with interest, harming fellow humans (physically or financially), etc.

Enjoining good and forbidding evil.

Establishing an Islamic environment in the home (i.e. by reciting Quran and especially Surah Yasin, daily Talim, bringing up children according to Islamic injunctions, etc.)

Practicing on as many Sunnahs of Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi Wasallam as possible.

Constantly making Dua, so that the help and mercy of Allah Ta’aala may descend.

DUA/PRAYER
Morning Dua
La ilaha ilAllahu wah-dahu la sharika lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy'in Qadeer. SubhanAllahi, wal-Hamdu lillahi, wa la illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la Quwwata illa Billahil 'aliyyal 'a dh eem, Rabbighfirli. There is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, Who has no Partner. His is the dominion and to Him belongs all Praise, and He is able to do all things. Glory be unto Allah. Praise be to Allah. There is none worthy of worship but Allah. Allah is the Greatest. There is no Might and Power except by Allah's leave, the Exalted, the Mighty. My Lord, Forgive me.

AND… FOR THE KIDDIES
Hameed and the Long-Legged Stork
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Hameed was a very intelligent and cheerful boy. He was very interested in birds and wanted to get to know all of them well. He sometimes looked after birds in his house, but later let them go. He took great pleasure in their free lifestyles. One morning in spring, Hameed saw a flock of long-legged birds all flying together and right away he went out onto the terrace of his house to watch them more closely. When he got outside he saw that two of these birds had landed on the chimney and he was very happy to see them. He waved and called out to them:

"Hello, I'm Hameed. Who are you?"
"Hello, Hameed. I hope we're not giving you any trouble by landing here. We'd like very much to talk to you and get to know you," said one of the pair.
"By all means," said Hameed: "I love all birds very, very much. Can you tell me a bit about yourselves, please?"
"Of course," replied the first bird. "We are storks. We are migrating birds with big snow-white wings between 3.5-5 feet (one and one-and-a-half meters) long and long black tails. It is the red color of our beaks and our long legs that give us such an attractive appearance."
Hameed agreed. "You really do look lovely!"
"What people notice most about us is our flying style," continued the stork. "We fly with our beaks stretched forward and our legs stretched out behind. This makes us able to fly much faster by using the air."
Hameed was curious, "And where are you traveling now?"
"Every year we migrate in large flocks, Hameed, because we can't live in cold places. In doing this we also bring people the good news that warm summer days are on the way. During the summer we live right across a huge area that stretches from Europe to North Africa and from Turkey to Japan. When the weather starts to get cold we migrate to the southern hemisphere, to tropical Africa and India."
Hameed was puzzled, "But how do you know when the weather begins to get colder?"

The stork smiled: "That really is a very good question. Of course, the answer is that Allah taught us. All at the same time we feel a need to move to warm countries. Allah makes us feel that. It is Allah Who shows us the way to fly, and when fall comes again He makes sure we can return over a distance of thousands of miles and find our old homes again. It is Allah with His inspiration Who teaches us all these things."

"It really is very interesting that you can travel such long distances and return and find your old nests without making a mistake, as though you had a compass in your hands," said Hameed, impressed.

The stork went on, "Of course this kind of powerful memory and wonderful direction finding ability are the result of Allah's supreme creation, Who gave them to us."

Hameed had another question for his new friend, "You live close to human beings, don't you?"

"Yes," replied his friend. "We make our nests on the roofs of houses. And we build nests on the top of trees and chimneys..."

The other stork then stood up and said, "Sorry, Hameed, we have to be on our way again."

Hameed watched his new friends grow smaller and smaller as they flew on their way.

There is no creature crawling on the earth or flying creature, flying on its wings, who are not communities just like yourselves–We have not omitted anything from the Book–then they will be gathered to their Lord. (Surah al-An’ am, 38)

POEM
O bird of the morning, learn love from the moth
Because it burnt, lost its life, and found no voice.
These pretenders are ignorantly in search of Him,
Because he who obtained knowledge has not returned.

O thou who art above all imaginations, conjectures, opinions and ideas,
Above anything people have said or we have heard or read,
The assembly is finished and life has reached its term
And we have, as at first, remained powerless in describing thee.

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FINANCIALS
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NEWS
Cosatu has called for a total public service shutdown on Friday and a complete strike next Wednesday. This comes as negotiations between the state and public sector unions are expected to

Yesterday Johannesburg experienced the wettest day in June in 44 years. According to weather forecaster, Mark Todd, the shower of rain was one of the biggest yet recorded in June in Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Transport Minister, Jeff Radebe, says the eNatis system is stable and operating optimally. He says it is performing in excess of 50 000 transactions per day.

Turkey has denied a report that several thousand troops had been sent into northern Iraq to combat Kurdish separatists hiding there. Earlier reports say 50,000 men have been deployed to the area.

The Gauteng provincial has received a report on the proposed monorail project from the MEC for Public Transport, Roads and Works Ignatius Jacobs.

Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool was body-searched at London's Heathrow Airport this week.

Trade union Solidarity is to release details on what it describes as a major skills exodus from electricity supplier Eskom.

President Thabo Mbeki and five other African leaders are their way to Europe to attend the G8 summit of the world's most industrialised nations in Germany.

Cyclone Gono lashed the east Arabian coast causing thousands of Omanis to evacuated the tiny Arab State. Oil prices rose amid forecasts that the strongest storm to threaten the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years is moving toward Iran.

School principals in KwaZulu-Natal have been given powers to close down their schools after taking the safety and security of learners and teachers into consideration.

Cosatu has called for a total public service shutdown next Friday and a complete strike next Wednesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says does not want a war with Syria. He made the statement after a meeting of the Israeli security cabinet with discussion focusing on Damascus.

The name Mohammed is set to become the most common name in Britain if all variations of spelling are taken into account.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
06h45: Yaseen
08h30: Islamic discussions
09h05: Social
10h30: JUZ/PARA A DAY – DAILY QURAN
11h45: Social
12h45: Community News
13h05: Thuhr Athaan & Ath Thikrul Hakeem
14h30: Quran Translation
14h45: Islamic History
15h15: Arabic
16h05: Actuality
19h15: Geo Politics
20h10: Ml E Adam
21h05: Something Spiritual

RECIPE
CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN
1 chicken disjointed and marinated in the following:
½ cup milk - 2 Tbsp yoghurt - 1 Tbsp butter 2 tsp lemon juice - 1 tsp ginger garlic - salt and ground green chillies to taste.

Method
Marinate the chicken in the above and leave aside for 2 hours. Than roll the chicken in this flour mixture:
½ cup flour - ½ cup each of elachi powder, red chillies, crushed jeer. Black pepper and salt. 1 tsp dried mint.

Roll chicken in bread crumbs and fry in oil over low heat.

COOKING TIP
Chicken becomes especially tender if you marinate it for and hour in curd (raw yoghurt) mixed in with some of whatever spices your recipe calls for and salt. Half teaspoon of sugar is also an excellent tenderiser.

A THOUGHT
One of the devouts who had deeply plunged his head into the cowl of meditation and had been immersed in the ocean of visions, was asked, when he had come out of that state, by one of his companions who had desired to cheer him up: 'What beautiful gift hast thou brought us from the garden in which thou hast been?' He replied: 'I intended to fill the skirts of my robe with roses, when I reached the rose-tree, as presents for my friends but the perfume of the flowers intoxicated me so much that I let, go the hold of my skirts.'

THE SMILE
An insect falls into a mug of beer...
Englishman: Throws his mug away and walks out

American: Takes the insect out and drinks the beer

Chinese: Eats the insect and throws the beer away

Indian: Sells the beer to the American and insect to the Chinese and gets a new mug of beer.

Pakistani: Accuses the Indian for throwing insect into his beer, relates the issue to Kashmir, asks the Chinese for Military aid, takes a loan from the American to buy one more mug of beer.

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