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Friday, 24 Thul Hijjah 1433 H / 09 November 2012

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08.11.2012 - Mayyit of: Hawajee Suliman Haffejee - VENUE: 37 Goolab Street Bloemhof - TIME: 15h15 - QABARSTAAN: Bloemhof

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08.11.2012 - Mayyit of: Fatima Bibi Mansoor Shaikh - VENUE: 219 Garnet Street Laudium - TIME: TBC - QABARSTAAN: Laudium

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By Shaykh Usamah Al Khayyat - IMAAM OF HARAM

All praise is due to Allaah. May peace and blessings be upon the Messenger.

Fellow Muslims! It is of perfect justice and complete mercy and kindness of Almighty Allaah that He prohibited injustice for Himself and made it forbidden among His slaves as well. He says as narrated by His Messenger, “O My slaves! Indeed, I have forbidden injustice for Myself and made it also forbidden amongst you, so, do not wrong one another.” (Muslim)

Injustice comes in different colours and forms but the most repugnant of that is causing aggression on the earth without right and harming people in their bodies, religion, property, honour or intellect in different oppressive ways which all wise and reasonable people unanimously condemn and warn against. That is why it is explicitly forbidden among the fundamentally forbidden things and people are warned of its heinous consequences. Allaah says,

“Say (O Muhammad): The things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are great evil sins whether committed openly or secretly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners in worship with Allaah for which He has given no authority and saying things about Allaah of which you have no knowledge.” (Al-A‘raaf 7:33)

Allaah also threatens those who take to oppression with a severe punishment when He says, “The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress man and rebel in the earth without justification for such there will be a painful torment.” (Ash-Shoorah 42:42) read more

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250g flour
Salt to taste
250g margarine
250g smooth cottage cheese

Filling
30ml butter
1 medium onion, finely chopped
300g steak, washed and drained, cut into small cubes
4 large brown mushrooms
3 pepper dew's, finely chopped
5ml ginger garlic paste
10ml ground coriander
5ml paprika
10ml barbeque spice
100ml finely chopped coriander leaves

Topping:
Sesame and poppy seeds
Beaten egg

Pastry:
Sift flour and salt together. Cut margarine into small blocks and using fingers, rub margarine into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Mix cottage cheese into flour mixture. Turn out onto blended dough is formed, taking care not to over - handle. Wrap in plastic and chill for a few hours. Roll dough out in one direction, then fold. Roll and fold again a couple of times, allowing dough to rest in between.

Filling:
Melt butter and saute onion. Add meat and braise in pot for 12 - 15 minutes, tossing continuously. Add a little water cook for 2-5 minutes, adds mushrooms and pepper dews, continue to cook for another 3-5 minutes. Add all spices and cook till meat is soft. Stir in coriander and set aside to cool.

To assemble:
Preheat oven to 200C. roll out dough to 3cm thickness and using a 7cm diameter round cutter, cut out pastry rounds. Moisten edges lightly with beaten egg and place some filling in centre of each pastry round. Pinch the pastry closed at the top, creating a bag, twist top to ensure it is sealed properly. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame and poppy seeds. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

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