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Friday, 09 Thul Qa'dah 1432 H /07 October 2011

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06.10.2011 - Mayyit of: Sharifa Bibi Ismail - VENUE: 26 Opal Street Ext 5 Lenasia - TIME: 11:45am - QABRASTAAN: Lenasia - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

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06.10.2011 - Mayyit of: Hawa Ismail - VENUE: 71 Commercial Road Fordsburg - TIME: - QABRASTAAN: Newclare - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

WORSHIP, ITS DEFINITION AND NULLIFIERS

by Sh Abdul Baaree Ath-Thubaytie (Imaam of Haram)

All praise is due to Allaah, who created mankind for the purpose of His worship. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allaah. I equally testify that Mohammad is his servant and Messenger. May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, his family and his companions.

One of the Salaf (the righteous predecessors) said: “Indeed, Allaah has bestowed His favour upon His servants and commanded them to be grateful as much as they can, for gratitude, however little it may be, is a price for the favour, however big it may be. If one does not be grateful, he has exposed the favour to extinction.

Dear brother! A believer's soul does not yield to frivolities; however, his soul becomes tranquil, that tranquillity energises it and tells it, “O soul! Be happy, for the home is near and reunion is imminent. Therefore, do not terminate your journey and thus be denied reaching the home of the loved ones. When Naafi was asked of Ibn Umar's activities at home, he replied, “He used to perform ablution for every prayer and recite Qur'an in between them [i.e. in between ablution and prayer.]

Hasan al-Basree said while describing efforts of Salaf in worship, “I have met people and I have accompanied groups. They (i.e. the people I have met and accompanied) did not use to rejoice at whatever came their way of the beauties of this world; nor did they use to get sad over whatever departed from them of this world. Rather, the world was less significant to them than the soil over which they walked. They would act by the book of their Lord and the Sunnah of the Prophet. During the night they stood up in prayer, prostrated their faces and wept out of fear of Allaah. read more

BENEFIT: This Dua is the Dua of Yunus AS when he was in the bosom of the whale. If this Dua is recited when making Dua then Allah SWT will most certainly accept the Dua.

~ AL HIZBUL AZAM ~

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* Gauteng child rape claims investigated - It is unclear how it came to be that the girl was left alone with the four boys, aged seven and eight. They allegedly cornered her in a classroom, undressed her and assaulted her.

* Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s daughter, Reverend Mpho Tutu, says that she felt deep sadness when she sat beside her father at the press conference at which he lashed out at the ANC government this week.

* Malema's disciplinary hearing postponed ... again - Malema's lawyers win the right for a postponement after the youth leader is admitted to hospital.

* 4 Syrian Soldiers Killed in Clash with Defectors - Syrian rights activists say four government soldiers have been killed in clashes with military defectors near the Turkish border.

* Karzai says Afghan-Indian security agreement no threat to Pakistan - "Pakistan is our twin brother, India is a great friend. The agreement we signed with our friend will not affect our brother," Mr. Karzai said in New Delhi.

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The elevator in our building malfunctioned one day, leaving several of us stranded. Seeing a sign that listed two emergency phone numbers, I dialed the first and explained our situation.

After what seemed to be a very long silence, the voice on the other end said, “I don’t know what you expect me to do for you; I’m a psychologist.”

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