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Friday, 12 Ramadhaan 1432 H / 12 August 2011

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RAMADAAN AND IMAAN

by 'Alî Abd-ur-Rahmân al-Hudhaifî - Imaam of Haram

All praise is due to Allaah, the Mighty, the Generous. I thank Him and seek for His forgiveness. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship save Him and that Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) is His servant and messenger. O Allaah! Shower peace and blessings upon him as well as his family and companions.

Brethren in faith, always be conscious of Allaah by doing good deeds and abstaining from forbidden acts for, it is only through fear of Allaah that you can attain prosperity in this world and the pleasure of Allaah in the hereafter.

Fellow Muslims, it should be known to you that acts of worship that Allaah ordained on His servants have two aims:

First: To purify Muslim’s soul in order to make it elligible for dwelling in the everlasting Paradise. Allaah says:

"Indeed, whoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic monotheism) and remembers (glorifies) the name of his Lord and prays will have success." (Al-A‘laa 87:14-15).

Second: To make all the mankind benefit therefrom. This is evident in this verse:

"You are the best of peoples ever raised up for the mankind; you enjoin all that is good and forbid all that is evil and you believe in Allaah." (Aal ‘Imraan 3:110)

Ibn Katheer, while commentig on this verse said that Muslims are the most beneficial to the mankind by virtue of their enjoining good, forbidding evil and belief in Allaah. In a Hadeeth, the Messenger of Allaah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) said:

"Mankind are Allaah’s dependents and the dearest of all His servants to Him are the most beneficial to His dependents." read more

YAA RABBI IGHFIRLY "O My Lord! Forgive me."

BENEFIT: Whoever while keeping his fore-head in Sajdah reads this Dua before lifting his head he is forgiven”

~ AL HIZBUL AZAM ~

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* S.Africa approves national health insurance scheme - Aimed at overhauling weak public facilities that serve more than 80 percent of the population.

* Zuma delays action on leases - President Jacob Zuma has asked for more information from Public Works Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde and national police commissioner Bheki Cele before he takes action on the police lease bungle.

* Police in dark after escape of dangerous criminal - Police are still puzzled by how one of the country's most dangerous criminals, Bongani Moyo, managed to escape from the Pretoria Magistrate's Court.

* David Cameron considers banning suspected rioters from social media - The prime minister said the government will review whether it is possible to stop suspected rioters spreading online messages, in his opening statement during a Commons debate on the widespread civil disorder for which MPs were recalled from their summer recess.

2 cups of rice- boiled until nearly done

500g chicken breast- cooked with:
Crushed garlic, salt, pepper, red chilles, crushed jeera, 1 tin sweetcorn
* 2 onions cut into rings
* 2 coloured peppers cut into rings
* 2 potatoes cut into rounds
* 2 tomatoes cut into rounds

Method:

1. Fry each of asterisk marked ingredients separately in oil.
2. Make a seasoning of salt, pepper, chillies, thyme, mint, crushed jeera.
3. Place meat at the bottom of a casserole dish.
4. Layer each vegetable over this and sprinkle seasoning over each layer.
5. Spread rice over, and pour 2 Tbsp of melted ghee over the top, cover and steam palau in the oven for 30 – 45 minutes.

Everyone has the potential to have high energy all the time, but energy levels go up and down – our energy is being sapped – by relationships – by work – by pretending to be someone you are not. So you need to be yourself – it will stop your nerves being on edge – get your life in perspective – then the brains chemical balances immediately start to level out and you'll feel the energy levels start to rise. The key to having mental energy is to take control of your life. If you've got too many bills to pay, too many emails, too many meetings, you'll feel out of control and you will be out of balance.

But how do you make this happen? Just take small steps at a time, address a work issue head on, sort out relationship problems. Step by step analyze what is eating away at your mental energy and remove any negative barriers so that you channel your mental thoughts into a more positive direction.

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Wrong meaning: Girls School dress / uniform

Relax
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