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Friday, 12 Thul Hijjah 1431 H / 19 November 2010

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18.11.2010 - Mayyit of: Muhammed Dhoda Gora - VENUE: 9 Swan Street Ext1 Lenasia- Time: 9:30pm- QABRASTAAN: Avalon- CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

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18.11.2010 - Mayyit of: Feroz Gani- VENUE: 11 Lavery Cresent Overport Durban- Time: 2:30pm at Masjid E -Noor- QABRASTAAN: Brown Road- CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has said that Allah says: "My slave continues to come nearer to Me with superogatory (Nawaafil) prayers until I start loving him." (Bukhari)

Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "It is necessary to stand in optional prayers during the night because this was the practice of the pious generation before you and it is a means of gaining nearness to your Sustainer. It is also an atonement for your sins and a strength against vice." (Tirmizi)

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has said: "O slave of Allah do not be like that one, who used to stand (at) night in worship, but left it." (Bukhari, Muslim)

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has also said: "Verily Deen is easy, a person who makes it difficult on him, will be overwhelmed by it, so be moderate (in your affairs), seek the nearness of Allah, be happy and seek assistance (by worship) in the morning and evening and in a part of the night (for the hereafter)." (Bukhari)

Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) also stated: "Whoever was unable to complete his section of Quranic recital at night and reads it between the Salaah of Fajr and Zuhr, it will be written for him as if he had read it at night." (Muslim)

I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaytaan.

Quraanic Ayah: "Remember thy Sustainer within yourself with humbleness and fear, in a low voice in the morning and evening, and be not of the neglectful ones." (Surah A"raaf ayat 205)

Abdullah Bin Abbas Radiyallau anhu used to recite this Dua before drinking Zam Zam:

"O Allah, I ask you to grant me beneficial knowledge, abundant sustenance and cure from all diseases." (Al-Hisnul Hasin pg 167)

Jabir Radiyallahu anhu narrates that Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said: With whatever intention the water of Zam Zam is consumed, it will be attained.
(Bukhari, Muslim)

If you drink it to be cure of a disease, Allah will cure you. If you drink it for protection, Allah will grant you protection (against anything such as an enemy, disease etc). If you drink it to quench your thirst, it will be quenched.

With family and friends about to undertake the return trip from the Saudi kingdom, the "25 litre Zam Zams" are always part of the return package thus creating opportunity for us to physically and spiritually enhance the body. When drinking, let us not forget to take advantage of an excellent opportunity for Dua as explained in the above mentioned Hadeeth.

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* Police have arrested a second man in connection with the murder of a Swedish newlywed on her honeymoon in Cape Town, national police Commissioner Bheki Cele.

* A suspected bomb in a suitcase that was to be put on a German-bound plane was intercepted in Namibia, German police said, a day after Berlin issued an alert on a tip about an imminent attack.

* Fifa has admitted its image had suffered "very great damage" after it banned one of its most senior figures for three years for bribery and punished five other senior officials in the wake of corruption allegations.

* In a speech in Azerbaijan, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that foreign complaints about a woman sentenced to death for adultery and over Iran's nuclear program could jeopardize talks scheduled for next month.

* Mothers who puff a pack a day or more while pregnant run a 30-percent higher risk of having kids who become criminal offenders, according to a study published.

Ingredients:
4 tsp coffee dissolved into 2 tbsp boiling water
250ml cream
1 tub mascarpone cheese
4 tbsp condense milk
1 pkt finger biscuits
100g chocolate (optional)
½ cup coffee (milk or water

Method:
- Allow coffee to cool
- Whip cream. Blend by hand with mascarpone and condensed milk.
- Add cooled coffee and chocolate.
- Dip biscuits in ½ cup coffee. Layer in a pyrex dish alternatively with cream mixture.
- Decorate with melted chocolate and allow to chill overnight before serving.

"Ons voel mos nie almal altyd dieselfde nie, is dit nie? Partymaal voel jy goed en ek dalk bietjie af, soos Allah wil. Kliek hier vir die nuutste Dagstukkie om jou aan te moedig. Ons het ook al die Dagstukkies wat ons nou al uitgestuur het saam op een bladsy gesit, juis vir jou gerief. As ek dus 'n Dagstukkie uitstuur en jy voel dis nou nie vandag vir jou bedoel nie, dan kan jy sommer maklik vir jouself al die Dagstukkie-opskrifte gaan deurkyk totdat jy een vind wat jou hart aanraak. Of as iets gebeur wat jou so bietjie van balans af gooi: besoek die Dagstukkies! Jy weet nooit, dalk wil Allah jou juis deur 'n besondere Dagstukkie bemoedig.

E-pos ons by sjbekker@vodamail.co.za as jy die Dagstukkies op jou rekenaar wil ontvang..."

You are on an island in the middle of a lake. The lake is in a remote part of the country and there has never been a bridge connecting the island to the mainland. Every day a tractor and wagon gives hay rides around the island. Puzzled as to how the tractor had gotten onto the island, you ask around and find out that the tractor was not transported to the island by boat or by air. Nor was it built on the island. Explain how the tractor got there?

The Answer: It was driven over in winter when the lake was frozen.

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