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Thursday, 28 February 2019 / 22 Jumadal Ukhra 1440H

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• Living Islam with Ml Zaheer Raggie
  

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Surah Ar-Rahman (The All-Merciful)

This Surah is Madani, and it has 78 verses and 3 sections

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Most-Merciful

"Soon We are going to spare Ourselves for you [to reckon your deeds], 0 two heavy species! ... 55:31"

COMMENTARY: A Warning for Humans and Jinn (Soon We are going to spare Ourselves for you [to reckon your deeds], 0 two heavy species! ... 55:31) The word ‘thaqalan’ is the dual of ‘thaqal’ which denotes 'burden or load'. Thus the word ‘ath-thaqalan’ [the dual form] denotes 'the two heavy or weighty things', and signifies 'the men' and 'the Jinn' as the context shows. In Arabic, the word ‘thaqal’ refers to anything the weight or value of which is well-known. It is in this sense that the word has occurred in the following Prophetic Tradition: (Indeed I leave amongst you two weighty and valuable things ... which will continue to guide you.)

Some versions of the Tradition state that those two weighty and valuable things are: "Allah's Book and my family" and others state: "Allah's Book and my normative Sunnah [practices]". The end result of both the versions amount to the same thing because 'itrah refers to both types of family, lineal or spiritual. Therefore, it refers to all the noble Companions. The end result of the Tradition is that after the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) there are two things that will serve to guide and set aright the Muslims:

1. the Book of Allah; and
2. the example of the blessed Companions in all their mutual dealings and transactions. The version that uses 'itrah instead of Sunnah means the teachings of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) that reached the Muslims through the noble Companions.
   

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MUTTON AND VEGETABLE STEW

30ml cooking oil
2 onions, thinly sliced
600g mutton or lamb, cubed
5 whole cloves
5 whole allspice
5ml salt (or to taste)
10ml crushed, dried red chilies
2, 5 ml grated nutmeg
10ml sugar
500 ml frozen mixed vegetables
150ml water

METHOD:
Heat oil in large saucepan and braise onions until golden, 5-10 minutes. Add well - washed and drained meat, cover and braise slowly for approximately 30 minutes or until meat is fairly tender. Add cloves, allspice, salt, chillies and nutmeg and cook, uncovered, over high heat for about 10 minutes or until meat has browned well, adding sugar to help the browning. Add frozen mixed vegetables and water and cook, covered, over moderate heat for about 15 minutes. Serve on a bed of white rice.

VARIATION:
Soak 125 ml sago in 250ml water for 15 minutes. Add to stew after adding frozen vegetables and cook, covered, over low heat until sago is transparent, about 15 minutes. Serve with Mashed potatoes.

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