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Newsletter - Wed
26 Jumaadul Ulaa 1428/13 June 2007
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FUNERALS - MAYYITS
13.06.07 - Mayyit of: Sarbhai Osman Latib (Mother of Anver Latib) - WILL LEAVE FROM: 7867 Peguasus Street Ext.9 Lenasia - Time: 10:30 - QABRASTAAN: Newclare - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

13.06.07 - Mayyit of: Amina Nawabhai - WILL LEAVE FROM: No 1 Mandrin Street Kimberley - Time: 11:15 - QABRASTAAN: Kewinkworth - CAUSE OF DEATH:

SUNNAH, PRACTISES OF MUHAMMAD SAW
When returning home, say salaam to the occupants of the house and recite the following du'aa: “Allaahumma innee as'aluka khayral maulaji wa khayral makhraji, Bismillaahi walajnaa wa Bismillaahi kharajnaa wa alallaahi rabbinaa tawakkalnaa.”

O Allah! I ask you for the goodness and blessing of entering and leaving. Only with Allah's Name we enter and with Allah's Name we leave. And we rely only on Allah, our Rabb. (Aboo Daawood)

THE MESSAGE
Teaching the family
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This is an obligation which the head of the household must undertake, in obedience to the command of Allah (interpretation of the meaning): “O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones…” [Al-Tahreem 66:6]. This ayah (verse) is the basic principle regarding the teaching and upbringing of one's family, and enjoining them to do what is good and forbidding them to do what is evil. There follow some of the comments of the Mufassireen on this ayah, in so far as it pertains to the duties of the head of the household.

Qutaadah said: “He should command them to obey Allah, and forbid them to disobey Him, and direct them in accordance with the commands of Allah, and help them to do that.”

Dahhaak and Muqaatil said: “It is the Muslim’s duty to teach his family, including relatives and female slaves, what Allah has enjoined upon them and what He has forbidden.”

‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Teach them and discipline them.”

Al-Tabari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “We must teach our children and wives the religion and goodness, and whatever they need of good manners. If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to urge the teaching of female servants, who were slaves, what do you think about your children and wives, who are free?”

Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his Sahih: he quoted the Hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “There are three who will have two rewards: … a man who has a female servant whom he teaches good manners and teaches her well, and teaches her knowledge, and teaches her well, then he frees her and marries her: he will have two rewards.”

In the midst of all a man’s activities, work and other commitments, he may forget to allow himself time for teaching his wife. One solution to this is to allocate some time for the family, and even for others such as relatives, to hold a study-circle at home. He can let everyone know the time and encourage them to come regularly, so that it will be an ongoing commitment for him and for them. Something similar happened at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

What we learn from this is that women should be taught in their houses, and we see how keen the women of the Sahabah were to learn. Directing teaching efforts to men alone, and not to women, is a serious shortcoming on the part of Dai’yahs and heads of households.

DUA (PRAYER)
THE DUA OF YUNUS AS
The Messenger of Allah said: "The petition of Thin-Noon [Jonah/Yunus AS] which he petitioned with when he was inside the whale: Lã 'ilaha 'illã 'anta, subhãnaka 'innee kuntu minath-thalimeena. There is none worthy of worship besides You (O Allah) surely I am from the oppressors. No Muslim ever supplicated Allah with this supplication in any matter at all, except that Allah answered his supplication".

AND… FOR THE KIDDIES
The Two Wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grand son thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

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NEWS
Electricity has not yet been restored to the East rand after a fire at an electricity substation. 16 suburbs across Ekurhuleni were left in darkness.

The on going heat wave in Pakistan has claimed 40 more lives, raising the death toll to 232. At least 11 people died in blistering heat in Lahore, capital city of central province of Punjab.

A series of bomb blasts have destroyed two minarets a Shia shrine in the northern Iraqi town of Samarra. The explosions were heard in the vicinity of the Askariya this morning.

Zimbabwe's parliament is debating a law that will allow police to monitor phones, mail and the internet. Critics of the government say it is a move to crackdown on the opposition.

Municipal workers will join the government workers strike today. Yesterday the Johannesburg Labour Court gave permission for non essential workers to join in sympathy strikes for one day.

A full out battle took place between Hamas fighter and Fatah gunmen early this morning. Hamas fighter overran the headquarters of a Fatah-allied security force in northern Gaza, killing at least 17 people.

Palestinian party, Fatah says it is suspending participation in the three-month old unity government until street battles in Gaza end.

Gauteng vehicle owners will have to replace their licence plates from the beginning of next year. Gauteng MEC for Transport Ignatius Jacobs made the announcement while delivering his budget of R6.4bn for the next year.

Two taxi drivers were arrested last night after an accident on Gemsbok Street in Lenasia. One of the taxi drivers allegedly ran over a pedestrian at 6 o clock in the evening. Metro police later reported that the taxi driver was drunk.

Jamaican police yesterday announced that former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered but died of natural causes.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
06h45: Yaseen
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09h05: World of Angels
10h30: JUZ/PARA A DAY – DAILY QURAN
11h45: In Touch
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14h30: Quran Translation
14h45: Islamic History
15h15: Arabic
16h05: Actuality
18h15: Crime
19h20: Ml E Adam
20h30: Medical

RECIPE
Fish in almond sauce
1 Kg fish - 2 tsp ground garlic - 1 tsp salt - ½ tsp white pepper - 1 tsp dhunia chutney - 1 tsp green chillies - 1 tsp ghee - 2 Tbsp oil - 3 Tbsp lemon juice - ¼ cup blanched almonds - ½ cup milk - 2 Tbsp cream - ¼ cup fresh bread crumbs.

Marinate fish in lemon juice, good dash of salt and ground garlic for 30 min. keep in glass or oven proof casserole. Heat ghee and Dhunia chutney together. To this add the green chillies, salt, white pepper and breadcrumbs; add milk to make a sauce. Pour sauce over marinating fish. Dribble with oil, cover casserole and bake in oven at 180 degrees for 30-40 min. Uncover casserole. Mix blanched ground almonds into cream and spread all over fish. Continue baking till almond topping begins to brown and sauce thickens. Serve surrounded with thin lemon slices and sprigs of parsley.

COOKING TIP
Keep rolled purees in the fridge, for 10 minutes. It will consume less oil, and purees will crisper.

A THOUGHT
I happened to spend the night in a garden with one of my friends and we found it to be a pleasant cheerful place with heart-ravishing entangled trees; its ground seemed to be paved with small glass beads whilst, from its vines, bunches like the Pleiads were suspended.

A garden the water of whose river was limpid
A grove the melody of whose birds was harmonious.

The former full of bright-coloured tulips,
The latter full of fruits of various kinds;
The wind had in the shade of its trees
Spread out a bed of all kinds of flowers.

THE SMILE
A young man from the city went to visit his farmer uncle. For the first few days, the uncle showed him the usual things - chickens, cows, crops, etc. After three days, however, it was obvious that the nephew was getting bored, and the uncle was running out of things to amuse him with.

Finally, the uncle had an idea. "Why don't you grab a gun, take the dogs, and go shooting?" This seemed to cheer the nephew up, and with enthusiasm, off he went, dogs in trail.

After a few hours, the nephew returned.

"How did you enjoy that?" asked the uncle.

"It was great!" exclaimed the nephew. "Got any more dogs?"

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