HOLIDAY ACCOMODATION|
Cape Town
Holiday Accomodation – off peak specials
Gardens Studio Pad – R325 p/n – self catering
Close to Table Mountain, Waterfront, Camps Bay
Spectacular view of the Mother City
Rondebosch – R385 p/n

Brand new apartment. Central and close to all places. 1 KM to Newlands Sports Stadium.

STUDENT ACCOMODATION
Cape Town
House to share either two Muslim males/females
Contact: Hajira (021 426 5495) 078 198 3848 (021 797 4604)
hajira.bloemstein@engelvoelkers.co.za

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

that which you are promised is sure to happen. [7]
SO, when the stars will be extinguished, [8]
and when the sky will be split, [9]
and when the mountains will be blown away as dust, [10]

COMMENTARY: (...that which you are promised is sure to happen...77:7) This is the subject of these oaths. It means that the Day of Judgement, Reckoning, and Reward and Punishment that is promised by the Prophets has certainly to be fulfilled. Allah then describes some of the events that will occur on the Day of Judgement. The stars will be extinguished, which could mean that they will be completely destroyed, or they will exist, but their lights will be lost. In this way the entire world will be plunged in absolute darkness. The second event to occur is the splitting of the sky. The third event to occur is that the mountains will be blown away as dust. [MA'AARIFUL QURAN]

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PROCRASTINATION and LAZINESS
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How do you determine who is a lazy person? Perhaps the best way is determining if he woke up for Fajr Salaat or not. If a person can manage to overcome the first hurdle in his day, he will be able to overcome all others. Our Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "During your sleep, Satan ties three knots at the back of your necks. He whispers the following into them: The night is long so keep on sleeping. If the person wakes and praises Allah, then one of the knots is unfastened. And if he performs ablution, the second knot is unfastened. When he prays, all of the knots are unfastened. After that he will be energetic and happy in the morning. Otherwise he would get up listless and grouchy." (Sahih al-Bukhari)

Imam al-Bukhari also records that our Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) was asked about a man who sleeps until the morning comes, that is, after the time of the dawn prayer. He said: "That is a man whom Satan has urinated into his two ears."

Procrastination and laziness are two of Shaytan's strongest strategies to stop us from performing good deeds. It is necessary for the wise person to take matters into his/her own hand and harness his/her energy in a positive way everyday. The person who breaks the back of Shaytan in the start of the day will not just pass his time day dreaming and in mindless pursuits, he will make sure that every second of his time is spent fruitfully. In winter, Fajr Salaah is much later. So let us break the back of Shaytan and kick-start our day with Salaat!

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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