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Friday, 21 Safar 1434H / 04 January 2013

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By Sh Usaamah bin Abdullah Al-Khayyat

Praise be to Allah the Sovereign, the Holy, and, the Source of Peace, (Ta'ala), for His great boons and blessings, and I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah Who is alone without a partner, and I bear witness that our Master and Prophet, Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam), is His servant and Messenger; he is an example to believers and master of all creatures. O, Allah, send Your Salat (Graces, Honours, and Mercy) Peace and Blessings upon your servant and messenger, Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam), and upon his family and Companions constant peace and blessings that last as long as day and night alternate.

O, Muslims! Fear Allah, O servants of Allah, and remember that you stand between His hands (Ta'ala): "The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail (88), Except him who brings to Allâh a clean heart [clean from Shirk (polytheism) and Nifâq (hypocrisy)." [Ash-Shu‘arâ: 88-89]

O, Muslims! Perfect precaution to ward off Fitnah (sedition) and vigilance not to follow its path or be exposed to the causes that lead to encountering it are but the customary practice of sagacious people and the road taken by those who fear the Almighty even though unseen. It is also the approach pursued by those servants of Allah prompted by the power of their certitude and the perfect nature of their faith in those texts and Hadiths that came from Allah and His Messenger, (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam), warning against the consequences of this Fitnah, indicating how to escape its evils, and guiding the way that should be followed when it occurs.

At the forefront of this is what Allah (Ta'ala) said in His warning against it and in His pointing out the general evils that result therein: “And fear the Fitnah [affliction and trial) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong (but it may afflict all the good and the bad people), and know that Allâh is Severe in punishment.” [Al-Anfâl: 25]; and the words of our Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam): “There will be Fitnahs (seditions) during which a sitting person will be better than the one standing, and the one standing will be better than the one walking, and the one walking will be better than the one running, and whoever exposes himself to these Fitnahs will be destroyed.” read more

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Line 24 muffin tins with paper cases. Cream butter, sugar, essence and colouring until light & fluffy. Add eggs gradually, beating well after each addition. Fold in sifted flour baking powder salt and coconut. Spoon half the batter evenly into 24 paper cases. Top centre of each muffin with half a teaspoon chocolate spread. Spoon remaining batter evenly over chocolate spread. Bake at 180 for about 25 minutes until done. Decorate.

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