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Friday, 18 Rabi'ul Awal 1431 H / 5 March 2010

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05.03.2010 - Mayyit of: Rabia Ghor - VENUE: 7 Central Street Brits - Time: After Jummah - QABRASTAAN: Brits - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

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by Shaykh Usamah Al Khayyat

All praise is due to Allaah, Lord of all the worlds. May peace and blessings of Allaah be upon the Messenger of Allaah, his household and companions.

Brethren in faith! Major events in the lives of nations and communities need to be studied for lessons and benefits. Indeed, there is in the life of the Messenger of Allaah events that changed the course of human history and left great impacts on the history of mankind. Among these events, the Prophet’s Hijrah (migration) from Makkah to Al-Madeenah occupied the highest position. For it through this migration that Islaam won a decisive victory, started its consolidation and the disbelievers started suffering defeat and humiliation.

Fellow Muslims! There are uncountable lessons to be learned from the Prophet’s Hijrah. There are however two main lessons which are:

One: That Islaamic belief is greater than the land, home and town in which is born; and that it is greater than the goal and all the beauties and pleasures of this world.

This concept showed vividly when the Messenger of Allaah in the company of his companion, Aboo Bakr set out of Makkah, the Sacred City. The Prophet himself said addressing the city: "By Allaah! You are the most pleasant city and the dearest place to me. Had my people not expelled me out of you, I would not have lived elsewhere." (At-Tirmidhee) read more

Rabbi inny limaa anzalta ilayya min kharin faqeer.

O Lord! I am needy towards thee for whatever good thou may choose to grant to me.

Benefit: This is the Dua of Moosa AS. It eliminates poverty. Moosa AS assisted the weak, not asking for anything in return for his services.

~ AL HIZBUL AZAM ~

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China's premier has opened the country's annual parliamentary session pledging to tackle a growing social divide and make "improving people's well-being" the focus of the country's development.

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4 Tbsp pepper sauce
2 Tbsp garlic sauce
1 tsp chillie garlic spice
4 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp Pepper steak spice
1 tsp salt

Method:
1) Mix all ingredients together.
2) Marinate the steak for 1-3 hours.
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4) Baste steak with this marinade before removing from braai.

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