11.08.08 - Mayyit of: Hajira Eshak - VENUE: Azaadville - TIME: - QABRASTAAN: Makkah - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

Abu Bakrah Nufai` bin Al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM said, "Shall I not inform you of the biggest of the major sins?'' Messenger of Allah SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM asked this question thrice. We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah. (Please inform us.)". He said, "Ascribing partners to Allah, and to be undutiful to your parents". Messenger of Allah SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM sat up from his reclining position and said, "And I warn you against giving forged statement and a false testimony; I warn you against giving forged statement and a false testimony". Messenger of Allah SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM kept on repeating that warning till we wished he would stop. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Commentary: This Hadith mentions some of the major sins. A major sin is one against which there is a serious warning in the Noble Qur'an and Hadith. When disobedience to parents is mentioned along with Shirk (polytheism), it makes the fact evident that both of these are very serious sins. Similar is the case of telling a lie and false testimony, which in the incident mentioned in this Hadith made Messenger of Allah SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM to leave his pillow and sit attentively. It indicates that the latter two are serious. May Allah protect all Muslims from all such sins.

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Ingredients
15 ml oil - 2 medium onions, chopped - 1 large green pepper, chopped - 1 large brinjal, cubed - 8 courgettes, sliced - 250 g button mushrooms, sliced - 5 ml crushed garlic - 5 ml ground coriander - 5 ml ground cumin - 2 ml turmeric - 1 chilli, chopped - 2 ml chilli powder - 30 g freshly chopped coriander.

Method
Heat oil in a large sauce pan; add onions and green pepper and sauté for a minute. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until cooked. Season to taste and stir in fresh coriander. Serve with basmati rice.

MALES
Baleegh - Eloquent. Vivid.
Elyas - Variant of Ilyas: The Biblical Elijah is the English language equivalent.
Faadhil - Variant of Fadhil: Meritorious. Abundant.

FEMALES
Aziza - Variant of Aziza: Respected.
Barika - Bloom or be successful.
Hanifah - Variant of Hanifa: True believer.

The Prophet Muhammad SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM
Written by Muhammed Sader
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Of all Allah's creations,
He was the most supreme,
And he filled this world with Nur,
The kind we've never seen.

Even history can show no parallel to him,
The most perfect being by far,
He was the Prophet SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM
And most beloved by Allah.
Never will anyone be able to match up to him,
Even if all of us combined,
Because he was uniquely created,
And sent as a mercy to mankind.

So humble were his actions,
And so justly did he rule, that even the non-believers embraced Islam,
Oh, how great was our Rasul SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM...

For all the years he lived,
He never held a grudge,
He never told a lie,
He was more honest than a judge.

Our Prophet SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM even forgave his enemies,
No matter what their actions were,
And he even made Dua for them,
An attribute that is so rare.
For all the favours bestowed upon him,
Our Prophet SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM never forgot his Ummah,
And yet how much have we done to repay him,
Do we even practice upon his Sunnah?

Just to be a bit like our Prophet SALLALLAHU ALYHI WA SALLAM,
Should be something we all desire,
Because his attributes are so many,
It would take more than one lifetime to acquire.

Please practice upon his teachings,
Because they are an important guide,
To reunite us with our savior,
And with him in Jannah to reside.