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SURAH AL-MURSALAAT - (Those Sent) - 77
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful

And when it is said to them, "Bow down (i.e. submit to Allah's commands')", they do not bow down. [48]
Woe, that Day, to the deniers! [49]

COMMENTARY: (And when it is said to them, "Bow down", they do not bow down... 77:48) According to most commentators, the word Ruku' is used here in its primitive sense 'to bow down and submit', The verse signifies that when they were told to submit to the Divine commands, they refused to comply. Some scholars take the word Ruku' in its technical sense and interpret the verse to signify 'when they are called to prayer, they refused to pray.' The Ruku' is a part of the prayer, but it refers here to the whole prayer. [RUH]

TO BE CONTINUED...

Teaching your Child about Islam
Freda Shamma PhD
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Children are born in a state of fitra (purity) and then their parents teach them to be believers or unbelievers. According to the Musnad Ibn Hanbal, "The children of the unbelievers are better than you grown-ups. Every living creature is born with a righteous nature." It is our obligation and duty as parents to teach our children so that they grow up to be believing, practicing Muslims. Sending the child to an Islamic weekend school or to a full-time Islamic school is an important but minor part of their Islamic education. The major 'institution of learning' for each child is his family, and the major 'professors' of this institution are the parents.

ROLE MODELING
The most effective way to teach anything to anybody is to be a role model. This is why Allah sent human beings as prophets to all peoples. Whether we willingly accept this job or not, it is a fact that your child learns how to function in life by watching what you do. Even the absent parent is role modeling to the degree that a boy, whose father abandoned his family, will probably treat his own children the same way.

Every time we deal with our children, we are teaching them, whether we intend to or not.

There is a famous poem by an anonymous author that depicts this vividly. It begins:
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy.

Therefore we must examine carefully how we deal with our child in order to have a desirable end result.
This same poem continues:
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith.

NEW MUSALLAH FACILITY - MIDRAND
Jamaat Khana and Islamic Society in Midrand

Situated in the Noordwyk area and the daily 5 times Salaah is performed. We have just registered the organization and are still in the process of getting the NGO & PBO registration completed. Please note that this is a NON Profit Organization and is solely intended for the purpose of uplifting the Muslim community in the Midrand area.

We have made an offer to purchase the property that we are leasing at the moment. Alhamdulillah the owner of the property is muslim. There have been numerous offers on the place but he has agreed to give it to us on a 10 month payment term in which we have to pay off the property completely.

We humbly request for each person receiving this mail to please forward it to all their muslim contacts. We have a web site dedicated to the Jamaat Khana and we ask each of you to visit it. The address is www.micbs.co.za - In the website you will find all the members contact details and our banking details if you would like to donate towards to Jamaat Khana.

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Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris hospital today after suffering a stroke earlier this week. Mwanawasa, 59, was rushed to hospital in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after suffering a stroke just before an African Union summit. He was later transferred to Paris for treatment.

Three people have been killed in East Jerusalem after a Palestinian man rammed a bulldozer into a bus and several cars. 30 others remain wounded.

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangarai is rejecting the idea of forming a national unity government. He says this will not solve the country’s crisis as it won’t address the country’s problems.

Nine Muslim men are in police custody under heavy security in Indonesia. The men were allegedly arrested for possession of home-made bombs. The unidentified suspects were arrested in connection with the discovery of some 20 makeshift bombs in the attic of a rented house in South Sumatra

Four ANC members have handed themselves over to police for their part in the stabbing of another ANC official. Regional Organiser, Mpho Madevu was stabbed on Monday evening after delivering suspension letters to disruptive ANC members.

THE NIGHTINGALE
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The nightingale hath no repose
For joy that ruby blooms the rose;
Long time it is that Philomel
Hath loved like me the rosy dell.

‘Tis sure no wonder if I sing
Both night and day my fair sweeting:
Let me be slave to that bird’s tongue
Who late the rose’s praise hath sung!

~ATTAR~

ONE-LINERS
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* There are two kinds of friends: those who are around when you need them, and those who are around when they need you.

* Success is a relative term - It brings so many relatives!

* Work fascinates me - I can look at it for hours!