15.07.09 - Mayyit of: Mohammed Choonara - VENUE: 76 Mare Street Rooderpoort - TIME: TBC - QABRASTAAN: Rooderpoort - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

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15.07.09 - Mayyit of: Sadeck Moosa Lambat - VENUE: 139 Parlock Drive Durban - TIME: 11:00am - QABRASTAAN: Flower Road Durban - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

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15.07.09 - Mayyit of: Mariam Bhai Latieb (Mother of brahim & Sadeck Latieb) - VENUE: 246 Agra Street Laudium - TIME: 14:00pm - QABRASTAAN: Laudium - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

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15.07.09 - Mayyit of: Abdul Samad Nana - VENUE: 4th Street Shalima Park Zeerust - TIME: 11:30am - QABRASTAAN: Zeerust - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

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Surah Al-Muddaththir 74: - (The Enveloped One)
This Surah is Makki. It contains 56 verses and 2 sections
With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful

and purify your clothes, [4]

COMMENTARY: (and purify your clothes…74:4) The word Thiyab is the plural of Thaub. In its primary sense, it refers to 'clothes or garment'. Metaphorically, the words Thaub and Libas at times refer to ‘action, heart, soul, moral character and religion.' Man's body may also be referred to as 'Libas'. The Holy Qur'an and Arabic idioms bear ample testimony to this.

Scholars of Tafsir have taken all these senses into account when interpreting this verse. The variant interpretations may not be suspected of contradiction or conflict. The different interpretations attached to the verse enrich its significance. Thus the verse would signify that the body and clothes must be kept clean from all kinds of physical impurity. The heart and soul must be kept clean from false beliefs and adulterating thoughts, and free from base morals or from moral decadence.

From this it is deducible that it is forbidden to trail the pants or loin-cloth below the ankle, because this is likely to pollute the garment. The injunction of cleansing the garment may signify that the garment must not be made or bought of unlawful money. It must not be made in such a way as the sacred law does not permit.

Apparently, the injunction of cleansing the clothes is not specific to prayers. The injunction applies under all conditions. Thus the jurists have ruled that it is not permitted to keep the body and clothes unclean, without necessity, even outside prayers. Likewise, it is not permitted to sit in an unclean place. In times of necessity, it would be an exception. [Mazhari]

The Holy Qur'an says: '...Surely Allah loves those who are most repenting, and loves those who keep themselves pure.[2:222] '

And according to a Hadith narrative 'Cleanliness is half the faith'. Therefore, a Muslim, under all conditions and circumstances, needs to keep his body, clothes and house clean and pure and also maintain his inner cleanliness of the heart. And Allah knows best!

~ MA'AARIFUL QUR'AAN ~
TO BE CONTINUED...

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Ingredients:
6 – 8 potatoes
1 onion – grated
2 cups frozen corn
salt to taste
red chillies – fine
margarine / butter
green chillies – cut

Method:

• Boil potatoes in jacket. Remove peel and scoop hole in centre
• Saute onions in margarine. Add cut green chillies
• Add frozen corn
• Add salt, red fine chillies
• Stir fry for +/- 2 minutes
• Fill in scooped potato
• Cut foil. Put a little margarine / butter on foil
• Put a scoop of margarine / butter over the filling
• Cover and bake for ½ an hour at 180*C
• Serve as savoury or side dish with any dry meat (roast leg, chicken, steak or chops, etc).