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 Islam for Muslims / Re: Citadel Of Believers(hisnu Muslim) by Deen4me(m): 3:12pm On Oct 20, 2010 |
Salam Alaikum For anyone that needs a PDF version of the Book Just let me have your details. I will send it via email. Salam alaikum 1 Like |
| Islam for Muslims / Re: Do Muslims Speak In Tongues? by Deen4me(m): 1:27pm On Oct 07, 2010 |
My brothers and sisters are too mush  I am loving this thread O gbona felifeli  |
| Politics / I Am Nigeria, Please Celebrate Me by Deen4me(m): 4:42pm On Sep 24, 2010 |
A thought provoking one , If I do say so myself.  I have enormous tracts of land and vast volumes of water, but cannot feed myself. So I spend $1 billion to import rice and another $2 billion on milk. I produce rice, but don’t eat it. I have millions of cows but no milk. I am 50, please celebrate me. I drive the best cars in the world but have no roads, so I crush my best brains in the caverns, craters and crevasses they crash into daily. I am in unending mourning, please celebrate me. My school has no teacher and my classroom has no roof. I take lectures through windows and live with 15 others in one room. All my professors have gone abroad, and the rest are awaiting visas. I am a university graduate, but I am illiterate. I want a future, please celebrate me. Preventable diseases send me to hospitals without doctors, medicines or power. All the nurses have gone abroad and the rest are waiting to go also. I have the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world and future generations are dying before me. I am hopeless, hapless and helpless, please celebrate me. For democracy’s sake I stood all day on Election Day. But before I could ink my thumb, results had been broadcast. When I dared to speak out, silence was enthroned by bullets. My leaders are my oppressors, and my policemen are my terrors. I am ruled by men in mufti, but I am not a democracy. I have no verve, no vote, no voice, please celebrate me. My youth have no past, present nor future. So my sons in the North have become street urchins and his brothers in the South have become kidnappers. My nephews die of thirst in the Sahara and his cousins drown in the Mediterranean. My daughters walk the streets of Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, while her sisters parade the streets of Rome and Amsterdam. I am grief-stricken, please celebrate me. Pen-wielding bandits have raided everything in my vaults. They walk the land with haughty strides and fly the skies with private planes. They have looted the future of generations unborn and have money they cannot spend in several lifetimes, but their brothers die of starvation. I want a kit of kindness, please celebrate me. I can produce anything, but import everything. So my toothpick is made in China; my toothpaste is made in South Africa; my salt is made in Ghana; my butter is made in Ireland; my milk is made in Holland; my shoe is made in Italy; my vegetable oil is made in Malaysia; my biscuit is made in Indonesia; my chocolate is made in Turkey and my table water made in France. My taste is far-flung and foreign, please celebrate me. My land is dead because all the trees have been cut down; flooding kills thousands yearly because the drainages are clogged; my fishes are dead because the oil companies dump waste in my rivers; my communities are vanishing into the huge yawns of gully erosion, and nothing is being done. My very existence is uncertain and I am in the deepest depths of despondence, please celebrate me. I have genuine leather but choose to eat it. So I spend billions of dollars to import fake leather. I have four refineries, but prefer to import fuel, so I waste more billions to import petrol. I have no security in my country, but send troops to keep peace in another man’s land. I have hundreds of dams, but no water. So I drink ‘pure’ water that roils my innards. I need a vision, please celebrate me. I have a million candidates craving to enter universities, but my dungeons can only accommodate a tenth. I have no power, but choose to flare gas, so my people have learnt to see in the dark and stare at the glare of naked flares. I am shrouded by darkness, please celebrate me. For my golden jubilee, I shall spend 16 billion naira to bash around the bonfires of the banal. So what if the majority gaze at my possessed, frenzied dance, drenched in silent tears, as probity is enslaved in democracy’s empty cellars? I am profligacy personified, please celebrate me. Why can I not simply reflect and ponder? Does my complexion cloud the colour of my character? Does my location limit the lengths my liberty? Does the spirit of my conviction shackle my soul? Does my mien maim the mine of my mind? And is failure worth celebrating? I am Nigeria, please celebrate me. |
| Politics / Re: Ibadan Stands Still For Alao-akala by Deen4me(m): 1:47pm On Sep 24, 2010 |
@ Estinjohn Kindly help me list the roads he did I also stay in Ibadan.  |
| Islam for Muslims / Re: Banning The Veil Is Indeed Sinister by Deen4me(m): 9:49am On Sep 15, 2010 |
AMIN I see it as a sign of Islam is prevailing over the society A lot of people world wide are turning to Islam Population statistics also show that Islam is the fastest growing religion worldwide ! I just see it as a futile attempt to try and stem the growth of the Deen. Allah Knows best. |
| Islam for Muslims / Re: Is It Right For An Islamic Artiste To Do Duet With A Christain Artiste? by Deen4me(m): 4:56am On Sep 05, 2010 |
Na wa O  Orisirisi  Duet Ko kolabo ni Shiooor  |
| Sports / Enyeama by Deen4me(m): 9:36am On Aug 19, 2010 |
Enyeama celebrates scoring from the penalty spot to put his side on the way to a 3-2 win [AFP] Nigeria keeper Vincent Enyeama scored a penalty as Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3-2 at Salzburg in their European Champions League playoff first leg while Werder Bremen produced three quickfire strikes to beat Sampdoria 3-1. Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol, bidding to make the group stages for the first time, lost 1-0 at Swiss club Basel and Portugal's Braga, also yet to qualify for the first round proper, beat Sevilla by the same scoreline. Anderlecht drew 2-2 at Partizan Belgrade, the only Serbian club to have played in the group stages, in Wednesday's other tie. Enyeama gave one of the best goalkeeping performances at the 2010 World Cup when he restricted Argentina to a 1-0 win over Nigeria in the first round, repeatedly foiling dangerman Lionel Messi. On Wednesday he showed a different side to his game as he calmly converted a third-minute penalty for the Israeli league champions in the less glamorous surroundings of Salzburg's half-empty stadium. Salzburg, Austria's biggest-spending club but foiled in their last three attempts to reach the group stages, levelled with a long-range Nikola Pokrivac shot in the 28th minute. Ben Sahar and Itay Shechter netted either side of half time for Hapoel before Roman Wallner pulled one back for the hosts with a 66th-minute penalty. Source http://english.aljazeera.net/sport/2010/08/20108197191127793.html
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| Islam for Muslims / Re: Saudi Authorities Build Giant £500 Million Clock In Mecca by Deen4me(m): 11:08am On Aug 15, 2010 |
First thing that came to mind "Misplaced priorities" But then Dominique has a point |
| Jokes Etc / Two Things Involved by Deen4me(m): 8:05am On Jul 28, 2010 |
For every reader of this piece, there are two things involved: you are either a *man *or a *woman*. If you are a woman, you are lucky; but if you are a man, there are two things involved: you are either a civilian or a soldier/military person. If you are a civilian, you are lucky; but if you are a soldier,there are two things involved: you either operate in the office or you operate on the battlefield. If you operate in the office, you are lucky; but if you operate on the battlefield, there are two things involved: you either kill enemies or get killed. If you kill enemies, you are lucky; but if you get killed, there are two things involved: your corpse is either carried home for a decent burial or you are abandoned on the spot. If you are carried home for a decent burial, you are lucky; but if you are abandoned on the spot, there are two things involved: you either get ‘cleaned up’ by wild animals or you decompose. If you get quickly ‘cleaned up’ by wild animals, you are still lucky; but if you decompose, there are two things involved: you either serve as manure for plants or you serve as nutrients for trees. If you become manure for plants, you are lucky; but if you end up as nutrients for trees,there are two things involved: the tree you have become is either used as fuel or is used for production. If you are used as fuel, you are lucky still but if you are used for production,there are two things involved: you are either used for furniture making or for paper. If you are used for furniture, you are lucky; but if you end up as paper, there are two things involved: the paper is either used to produce books or is used to produce tissue paper. If you are used to produce books, you are lucky; but if you are used for tissue paper,there are two things involved: you are either going to be used by a man or used by a woman. If you eventually end up in the hands of a *man, *you are lucky; but if you end up in the hands of a *woman*, ah, there are many things involved! |
| Islam for Muslims / Re: B.a In Islamic Studies Freeeeee! by Deen4me(m): 6:58am On Jul 16, 2010 |
Salam alaikum you can also take your Islamic courses via the link below http://islamiconlineuniversity.com/ Its a brain child project of Abu Ameenah Bilal Phillips you however need to pay a small token of about $30 i am not quite sure for exams Let us educate ourselves on our deen For Islamic summer clases visit http://www.kiu.org/kiu_en/sis/free/ http://kiu.org/website/ I myself have begun my registration All the best |
| Islam for Muslims / Our Trip To The Hereafter by Deen4me(m): 4:28pm On Jul 10, 2010 |
A Short Thought… If We Ponder Upon It… [b] When we are leaving this world for the next one, it shall be like a trip to another country: Where details of that country won’t be found in glamorous travel brochures but in the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith. Where our plane won’t be British Airways, Gulf Air or American Airlines but Air Janazah . Where our luggage won’t be the allowed 23kg, but our deeds, no matter how much they weigh. Where you won’t pay for excess luggage, they are carried free of charge, with your Creator’s compliment. Where our dress won’t be a Pierre Cardin suit or the like but a white cotton shroud. Where our perfume won’t be Chanel, Paco Rabane, but camphor and attar. Where our passports won’t be British, French or American but Al Islam. Where our visa won’t be for 6 months or 2 years but Forever. Where the air hostess won’t be gorgeous females, but Isra’il and its like. Where the in-flight services won’t be 1st class or economy but a piece of beautifully scented or foul smelling cloth. Where our landing terminal won’t be Heathrow Terminal 1 or Jeddah International Terminal but Qabarastaan. Where our waiting lounge won’t be nice carpeted and air-conditioned rooms but the 6 feet deep Qabar. Where the Immigration Officer won’t be NIS officials nor Her Majesty’s officers but Munkar and Nakir. They only check out whether you deserve the place you yearn to go. Where there is no need for Customs Officers or detectors. Where the transit airport will be Al Barzaakh . Where our final place of destination is the Garden under which rivers flow or hell Fire & its scorching punishments. This trip does not come with a price tag. It is free of charge. So your savings in the bank will not come in handy. This flight can never be hijacked so do not worry about terrorists. Food won’t be served on this flight so do not worry about your allergies or whether the food is Halal. Do not worry about legroom; you won’t need it, as your legs will become things of the past. Do not worry about delays. This flight is always punctual. It arrives and leaves on time. Do not worry about the in-flight entertainment program because you would have lost all your sense of entertainment. Do not worry about booking this trip, it's been booked the day you became a fetus(destined) in your mother’s womb. Do not worry about who will be sitting next to you. You will have the luxury of being the only passenger.[/b] HOWEVER, this trip comes with no warning. ARE YOU PREPARED? |
| Business / Sanusi Hits Banks Again by Deen4me(m): 8:48am On Jul 10, 2010 |
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Friday, in Asaba, described most Nigerian banks as gambling centres. Sanusi also described the Nigerian stock market as a casino, where fraudulent business transactions are perpetuated to the detriment of the citizenry. He said politicians, particularly public office holders, were accomplices in the shady deals in which depositors of banks and investors in the stock market were being manipulated. He tongue-lashed politicians for being responsible for the failure of some banks in the country. The CBN governor stated these in a lecture titled, ”The Economy In Perspective: Consolidating The Gains of The Banking Sector Reforms,” which he delivered in Asaba, Delta State capital. The lecture was organised by a non-government organisation, The Knowledge Centre, based in Onitsha-Ugbo, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state. Sanusi said that members of the management and board of the banks easily gambled with depositors‘ money and colluded with the operators of the stock market for selfish motives. He said the investors in the stock market had been turned to casino players by those who freely manipulated the market, warning depositors not to entrust their money to banks operated by those he referred to as ”gamblers.” The CBN boss, at the event chaired by a former Head of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, and attended by the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan; his Anambra State counterpart, Mr. Peter Obi; Managing Director of BGL Plc, Mr. Albert Okumagba; and President of Afreximbank, Cairo, Egypt, Mr. Jean Louis Ekra, reiterated that CBN embarked on the ongoing banking reforms to save depositors and investors from being fragmented by the failed banks. He accused the boards and managements of the banks of creating a false impression about their well-being in order to manipulate unsuspecting depositors, warning that the CBN was poised to put an end to the ugly trend. He said, ”Although financial crisis is an integral part of every capitalist system, banks should stop preventing depositors and investors from Technical and Fundamental Analysis and Investors‘ Sophistication. ”We had a banking system in the past that was exposed to the capital market but without guidelines and regulatory system on lending margin. In the stock market, what people think about is how it will go up. But this market, this casino, is what those entrusted with depositors‘ money gamble with. ”A stock market is a very funny casino. Don‘t entrust your money with gamblers. CBN rules and regulations around the banks cannot be compromised. We are not just doing the sanctioning, we are combing the banks for excellence. The banks must stop creating the impression that they have values when in the actual sense they are dying.” To salvage the situation, Sanusi advocated for a Bank Use Act, to overcome what he described as ”Insurance Business and Fixed Income Bubble,” adding that the current and saving accounts of depositors would no longer be allowed for use in executing private businesses. ”The CBN will no longer allow the use of current and saving accounts of depositors by banks to service insurance businesses, construction of roads and bridges by governors, senators and other political office holders, and the days of Intercontinental Bank‘s 30 per cent ownership by an individual, Oceanic Bank‘s 40 per cent ownership by a family and Afribank‘s 12 per cent by an individual, aside all other bad loans, are gone.” The Convener of the forum, Prof. Sylvester Monye, said the centre was a charitable organisation with specific focus on the promotion of the development of knowledge as a key source of empowerment for the youth and less privileged members of the society. According to him, the centre was designed to provide cutting edge platform for modern and efficient information technology. ”It (the centre) will be equipped with a reference library, e-library, an ICT Centre and a multi-purpose conference centre. We are planning to create an enduring institution that will support and propagate the development of knowledge and the empowerment of our youths,” Monye added. Governors Uduaghan and Obi, in their separate remarks, advised banks to give out loans to small scale industries and farmers and address the challenges Nigerians were facing in attracting foreign investments into the country.
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| Islam for Muslims / Islamic Finance - Interested In ‘no Interest’ by Deen4me(m): 8:12am On Jul 10, 2010 |
A few quotes on Interest based banking "All that we had borrowed up to 1985 to 1986 was around $5 billion, we have paid about $16 billion yet we are still being told that we owe about $28 billion dollars.That 28 billion came about because of the injustice in the foreign creditors interest rate.if you ask me what is the worst thing in the world, I will say it is compound interest". Olusegun Obasanjo G8 summit Okinawa Japan year 2000 "The ethical principles on which Islamic finance is based may bring banks closer to their clients and to the true spirit which should mark every financial service" The Vatican March 2009 Source http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Opinion/Columns/5576820-147/story.csp By Melody Iyeke June 6, 2010 03:46PM It is human nature to tread cautiously when presented with a new field of endeavour. Therefore, in present society’s financial landscape, which is dominated by the conventional mode of finance, it is not surprising that most people (non-Muslims and even Muslims alike) view Islamic Finance with scepticism and even disbelief. However, the truth is that Islamic finance, which is governed by Shari’ah (Islamic) Law, seeks to establish socio-economic justice at both the individual and societal levels. It is also the fastest growing financial sector in the world. Shari’ah Law seeks to preserve five things, namely, religion, mind, life, wealth and posterity. In the area of wealth, Shari’ah Law explains in detail the ethical concepts of money and capital, the relationship between risk and profit and the social responsibilities of financial institutions. Its main feature is the prohibition of Riba-(interest), Gharar-(ambiguity) and Maysir-(gambling/speculation). In addition, it forbids dealing in liquor, pork, arms, gambling, pornography or any other economic activity that is deemed morally or socially harmful. Islamic Finance is therefore, any finance that is compliant with the principles of Islamic law (Shari’ah). Islamic Finance prohibits Riba (Interest) but is not ‘Free’ Islamic Finance distinguishes between a Loan, which is money borrowed, to be returned in the same amount without any increase (interest), and Financing which is money invested in some real business activity in which you are entitled to a return (profit) either because you have leased, sold or invested in an asset or service. The prohibition of interest is not to be confused with profit on capital, as the earnings and sharing of profit is encouraged within Islam. Profit, symbolizes the creation of additional wealth through successful entrepreneurship, whereas Interest, need not be tied to anything. For example, in conventional finance, one would get a loan to gamble at a casino if you had sufficient collateral. This would not be possible in Islamic Finance. Islamic Finance is universal and should not be confined to the Middle East or to the Muslim world. Islamic Finance is aimed at enhancing the world at large through social/economic enlightenment and morally viable transactions. As a result, Islamic Finance strictly forbids investing in businesses that have a negative social impact. The question thus arises, “is Islamic Finance for me if I am not a Muslim?” The response is another question, “would the world not be a better place if we do not finance alcohol, tobacco, pornography or weapons of mass destruction?” The answer is a unanimous yes, regardless of your creed, colour or race. What is good for society is universal. An Islamic financial system encourages risk sharing, promotes entrepreneurship, and ensures ethics and values are an integral part of every financial transaction. Its major benefit to society stems from the equitable methods of earning, paying, utilizing and donating wealth which Islamic Finance has defined. Consequently, Islamic Finance is better for everyone because of its moral and ethical commitment. In today’s world, Islamic Finance and its Financial Institutions are being run by both Muslims and non-Muslims. In fact, very often its customers are non-Muslims who are attracted by the equitable terms of Islamic Finance transactions. The harmful effects of interest is a matter that calls upon all of us to figure out an alternative that is economically viable, when compared with conventional finance, as this will result in a higher real economic activity, employment and growth. Recent events in the global financial markets have shown that Islamic Banks and Islamic Mutual Funds have fared better than their conventional counterparts, not necessarily because of superior fund management skills but simply because of the activities and businesses they have avoided in compliance with the Islamic Finance philosophy. As a result, everyone, from the Pope to G7 ministers is actively exploring the Islamic Finance alternative. Perhaps we all should.
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| Islam for Muslims / Medical Benefits Of Salah (prayer) by Deen4me(m): 2:39pm On Jul 05, 2010 |
Salam Alaikum This is a very good article ! Let us share the contents to our friends and families There are several medical benefits of Salat (Namaz):- of offering Salah and as every Muslim knows that the best part of Salah is the sujood, that is the prostration. No wonder the Quran has mentioned the word sujood, prostration no less than 90 times in the glorious Quran. Where [do] you do sujood in the Salah? Normally when you [stand] erect, blood does flow into the brain but it is not sufficient for a healthy brain. During Salah when you [go into] sujood extra blood flows into the brain, which is very important for [a] healthy brain. When you do sujood, this extra blood supply to the skin on the face [helps] prevent diseases such as chilblain etc. When you do sujood there is drainage of sinuses and there are fewer chances that a person will have sinusitis, that is inflammation of the sinus, this drainage of module sinus, of the frontal sinus, and a person has less chances of having inflammation of the sinus, that is sinusitis. There are various benefits. [For example], when a person does sujood even the bronchitis's, the secretion of the bronchitis, they get drained, there are less chances of having bronchitis. When a person breathes normally only two thirds of the capacity of the lung is exhaled out, the remaining one third remain in the lung as a residual air, now when you do sujood the abdominal visra, they press against the diaphragm and the diaphragm presses against the lower part of the lungs, the lower lobes, and when you breath during sujood even this one third residual air is aired out and that's very important for a healthy lung. There are less chances of having diseases of the lungs. When you do sujood, there is increased venes return there is less chance of having hernia, etc. Due to posture in sujood there is less chances of having hemorrhoid, that is piles. In a salah we stand up and we sit down, do qayam, rukuh, sujood and when we stand up from same position the weight is localized on the bottom of the feet and the calve muscle and the thigh muscle are activated and they increase the blood supply to the lower part of the body, which is very important. Further we do various postures like standing erect, bowing down, prostrating, the vertebra column takes various postures and there are less chances of having disease of the vertebrae, of the spine. There are medical benefits [and] you can give a talk only on this topic. But we Muslims, we offer Salah to thank Allah (SWT), to praise Him. These are just side dishes. They are like dessert. You know it may attract a person who is a non-Muslim, towards Salah but our main meal, our main biryani, our main course is to thank Allah (SWT) and to obey the commandments of Allah and the Prophet. That is the reason we offer Salah. Why 5 times daily salat:- As I mentioned in the earlier episode that Salah is a sort of programming towards righteousness, that we are programmed towards righteousness. And the requirement [is] that it should be repeated [a] minimum [of] 5 times a day. For example for a very healthy body, a doctor will tell you, you require [a] minimum [of] 3 meals a day. Similarly for a spiritual soul, a person is required to offer Salah 5 times a day. And the requirement is, [that] there are chances that because of the evil in the society around us, we may get de-programmed. So if we are kept on being re-programmed, there are more chances that you will remain [steadfast on the] Sirat al mustaqeem, on the straight path. Therefore it is compulsory that every Muslim should offer Salah [a] minimum [of] 5 times a day. Doesn't Salat disturb my job productivity. If you know the rules of management, [you will know] that a person cannot work continuously for hours together. If a person comes to office at 9 o'clock in the morning and sits till 6 o'clock in the evening, continuously for 9 hours, in fact he will be less productive. That is the reason that there are some short breaks given in between. So a person can get re-created, you know we have recreation. Similarly Salah is a sort of recreation. It rejuvenates you. If someone tells me that I am losing time, I am less productive, because I waste 15 minutes having lunch break, I would say that he is not a logical person because only if he has meals regularly, can he do more work. Similarly if a person offers Salah at intervals, I do agree he may have to work for a few minutes but when he stops and he comes back to work he works with a much better frame of mind and productivity overall will be much better. So for a logical person and a modern person he has to agree that there should be breaks so that a person can get recreated and Salah is the best form of rejuvenating your mind. By Dr Zakir Naik Source http://blog.iloveallaah.com/2010/06/medical-benefits-of-salah/ 1 Like
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| Islam for Muslims / Re: Islam Does Not Support The Marriage Of Children by Deen4me(m): 6:27am On Jun 28, 2010 |
The supposed Child bride wedding, was a mass wedding conducted by Hamas in the Gaza strip Its tradition for the relatives of the two families to join the procession. You guys need to stop spreading lies and not take anything u see on the internet Hook line and sinker Check the link below for more information WND Exclusive FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU Source http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=106002
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| Islam for Muslims / Re: Paedophilia: Is It Really Allowed By Islam?muslims Please Respond by Deen4me(m): 5:23pm On Jun 27, 2010 |
The supposed Child bride wedding, was a mass wedding conducted by Hamas in the Gaza strip Its tradition for the relatives of the two families to join the procession. You guys need to stop spreading lies and not take anything u see on the internet Hook line and sinker Check the link below for more information WND Exclusive FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU Source http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=106002 1 Like
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| Jokes Etc / Baba Iyabo by Deen4me(m): 8:35pm On Jun 16, 2010 |
Baba sleeping at Akala's 60th birthday
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| Islam for Muslims / South Africa Muslims Look To Welcome Muslim Fans by Deen4me(m): 4:47pm On Jun 16, 2010 |
South Africa Muslims look to welcome Muslim fans By Alexandra Hudson June 16, 2010 02:45PM South Africa's Muslim community says as many as 130,000 Muslim fans could visit for the World Cup, and it has set up welcome centres and a website to inform visitors where to eat and pray close to stadiums. In Cape Town local Muslims are expecting to welcome Muslim supporters from Algeria, who will play England in Cape Town on Friday, as well as fans of Muslim faith from competing nations such as Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Cameroon. "We thought to ourselves the World Cup will be on our doorstep and we want to showcase our hospitality. We wanted to show that we are a peaceful and tranquil community, particularly as there have been so many stories about crime and violence in South Africa," said Fatima Allie, a local organiser. Just minutes from Cape Town's Green Point stadium is the Bo-Kaap district, one of the city's oldest residential quarters and traditionally associated with the Muslim community. Built on a hillside it is a dense neighbourhood of historic, brightly-painted houses interspersed with tiny mosques in bright pastel shades, and with eye-catching minarets. A special exhibition at the Bo-Kaap museum offers information about the history of Islam in South Africa as well as practical tips on where to eat and pray. A special "Islamic Cape Town Map" has also been produced and left in the prayer room of the airport. Similar initiatives are taking place in other host cities and there is also a website: www.samuslims2010.net "We wanted to show our history here and also show to other African nations that although we are a bit cut off here in South Africa we are also still a part of Africa," Allie said. Asked whether the World Cup might be perceived as quite an alcohol-fuelled event which might deter Muslim fans from visiting South Africa, Allie said loyal fans from Algeria for example would want above all to follow their teams. Gasant Emeran, a retired teacher from Bo-Kaap, said everything had been considered, even where to find Muslim funeral directors. "Muslim communities are very cohesive here which is why we've been able to organise ourselves like this." Islam first arrived in South Africa when Dutch colonials brought slaves and political exiles to the cape from Indonesia and southeast Asia. Today around 1.5 percent of the population of 50 million are Muslim and 80 percent Christian. "I think fans realise that during the World Cup people may be exposed to things that are against their principles, but we certainly don't impose our religious views on anyone else," he said. Source http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5581633-146/south_africa_muslims_look_to_welcome.csp |
| Islam for Muslims / Muhammad Ali's Advice To His Daughter by Deen4me(m): 7:44am On Jun 14, 2010 |
The following incident took place when Muhammad Ali's daughters arrived at his home wearing clothes that were not modest. Here is the story as told by one of his daughters: When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my father's suite. As usual, he was hiding behind the door waiting to scare us. We exchanged many hugs and kisses as we could possibly give in one day. My father took a good look at us. Then he sat me down on his lap and said something that I will never forget. He looked me straight in the eyes and said, "Hana, everything that God made valuable in the world is covered and hard to get to. Where do you find diamonds? Deep down in the ground, covered and protected. Where do you find pearls? Deep down at the bottom of the ocean, covered up and protected in a beautiful shell. Where do you find gold? Way down in the mine, covered over with layers and layers of rock. You've got to work hard to get to them." He looked at me with serious eyes. "Your body is sacred. You're far more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered too." May Allah Guide us aright. "Whoever brings up two sisters or two daughters, and gives them a broad education, and treats them well, and gives them in marriage, for him is Paradise." [Abu Da’ud, Tirmidhi] |
| Islam for Muslims / Hijab In The United States by Deen4me(m): 9:02am On Jun 13, 2010 |
An article from the NY Times on Hijab Source http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/fashion/13veil.html HEBAH AHMED assessed the weather before she stepped out of her minivan. “It’s windy,” she said with a sigh, tucking a loose bit of hair into her scarf. Her younger sister, Sarah, watched out the window as dust devils danced across the parking lot. “Oh, great,” she said, “I’m going to look like the flying nun.” Hebah, who is 32, and Sarah, 28, do wear religious attire, but of the Islamic sort: a loose outer garment called a jilbab; a khimar, a head covering that drapes to the fingertips; and a niqab, a scarf that covers most of the face. Before the shopping trip, they consulted by phone to make sure they didn’t wear the same color. “Otherwise, we start to look like a cult,” Sarah explained. When Hebah yanked open the van’s door, the wind filled her loose-fitting garments like a sail. Her 6-year-old daughter, Khadijah Leseman, laughed. Hebah unloaded Khadijah and her 2-year-old son, Saulih, while struggling to hold her khimar and niqab in place. The wind whipped Sarah’s navy-blue jilbab like a sheet on a clothesline as she wrangled a shopping cart. Her 3-year-old son, Eesa Soliman, stayed close at her side, lost in the billowing fabric. Most people in the parking lot stopped to stare. If the sisters were aware that all eyes were on them, they gave no signs. In the supermarket, they ignored the curious glances in the produce section, the startled double takes by the baked goods and the scowls near the cereal. They glided along the aisles, stopping to compare prices on spaghetti sauce. Two Hispanic children gasped and ran behind their mother. “Why are they dressed that way?” the girl asked her mother in Spanish. “Islam,” the woman said, also telling the child that the women were from Saudi Arabia. Hebah, who is from Tennessee, smiled at the girl, but all that could be seen of her face were the lines around the eyes that signaled a grin. After nearly a decade under the veil, she and her sister know full well that they are a source of fascination — and many other reactions — to those around them. Hebah said she has been kicked off planes by nervous flight attendants and shouted down in a Wal-Mart by angry shoppers who called her a terrorist. Her sister was threatened by a stranger in a picnic area who claimed he had killed a woman in Afghanistan “who looked just like” her. When she joined the Curves gym near her home in Edgewood, N.M., some members threatened to quit. “They said Islamists were taking over,” Ms. Ahmed said. Her choice to become so identifiably Muslim even rattled her parents, immigrants from Egypt. “I was more surprised than anything,” said her father, Mohamed Ahmed, who lives in Houston with her mother, Mervat Ahmed. He said he raised his daughters with a deep sense of pride about their Muslim background, but nevertheless did not expect them to wear a hijab, a head scarf, let alone a niqab. Raised in what she described as a “minimally religious” household by parents who wore typical American clothes, Hebah used to think that women who wore a niqab were crazy, she said. “It looked like they were suffocating,” she said. “I thought, ‘There’s no way God meant for us to walk around the earth that way, so why would anyone do that to themselves?’ ” Now many people ask that same question of her. HEBAH AHMED (her first name is pronounced HIB-ah) was born in Chattanooga, raised in Nashville and Houston, and speaks with a slight drawl. She played basketball for her Catholic high school, earned a master’s in mechanical engineering and once worked in the Gulf of Mexico oilfields. She is not a Muslim Everywoman; it is not a role she would ever claim for herself. Her story is hers alone. But she was willing to spend several days with a reporter to give an idea of what American life looks like from behind the veil, a garment that has become a powerful symbol of culture clash. All that’s visible of Ms. Ahmed when she ventures into mixed company are her deep brown eyes, some faint freckles where the sun hits the top of her nose, and her hands. She used to leave the house in jeans and T-shirt (she still can, under her jilbab), but that all changed after the 9/11 attacks. It shook her deeply that the people who had committed the horrifying acts had identified themselves as Muslims. “I just kept thinking ‘Why would they do this in the name of Islam?’ ” she said. “Does my religion really say to do those horrible things?” So she read the Koran and other Islamic texts and began attending Friday prayers at her local Islamic Center. While she found nothing that justified the attacks, she did find meaning in prayers about strength, piety and resolve. She saw them as guideposts for navigating the world. Multimedia Slide Show The Veil and the Challenges “I was really questioning my life’s purpose,” Ms. Ahmed said. “And everything about the bigger picture. I just wasn’t about me and my career anymore.” She also reacted to a backlash against Islam and the news that many American Muslim women were not covering for fear of being targeted. “It was all so wrong,” she said. She took it upon herself to provide a positive example of her embattled faith, in a way that was hard to ignore. So on Sept. 17, 2001, she wore a hijab into the laboratory where she worked, along with her business attire. “A co-worker said, ‘You need to wrap a big ol’ American flag around your head so people know what side you’re on,’ ” Ms. Ahmed said. “From then on, they never let up.” Three months later, she quit her job and started wearing a niqab, covering her face from view when in the presence of men other than her husband. “I do this because I want to be closer to God, I want to please him and I want to live a modest lifestyle,” said Ms. Ahmed, who asked that her appearance without a veil not be described. “I want to be tested in that way. The niqab is a constant reminder to do the right thing. It’s God-consciousness in my face.” But there were secular motivations, too. In her job, she worked with all-male teams on oil rigs and in labs. “No matter how smart I was, I wasn’t getting the respect I wanted,” she said. “They still hit on me, made crude remarks and even smacked me on the butt a couple times.” Wearing the niqab is “liberating,” she said. “They have to deal with my brain because I don’t give them any other choice.” Her first run-in with public opinion came, ordinarily enough, while driving. “A woman in the car next to me was waving, honking, motioning for me to roll down my window,” she said. “I tried to ignore her, but finally, we both had to stop at a light. I rolled down the window and braced myself. Then she said ‘Excuse me, your burqa is caught in your door.’ That broke the ice.” Her sister Sarah started wearing a niqab around the same time, while completing her engineering degree at Rice University. The learning curve was steep; both sisters found they needed to carry straws for drinking in public, but eating was another story. Once Sarah forgot she was wearing a niqab and took a bite of an ice cream cone. “Humiliating,” she said, shaking her head. Breathing wasn’t as difficult as they had imagined, but Hebah had a hard time contending with all the material around her. “I kept losing things or leaving them behind,” she said. “But it’s like when you first put on high heels or a bra. It’s not the most comfortable thing, but there’s a purpose, and you believe that purpose outweighs the discomfort.” WOMEN who cover totally, called niqabis, make up a tiny sliver of the estimated three million to seven million Muslims in the United States, yet they have come to embody much of what Westerners find foreign about Islam. Hidden under yards of cloth, they are the most visceral reminders of the differences between East and West, and an indisputable sign that Islam is weaving its way into American culture. In France, President Nicolas Sarkozy is backing a bill to ban women from publicly wearing the niqab and its more conservative cousin, the burqa, which covers the wearer’s eyes with a mesh panel. Similar legislation is being considered in Canada and Belgium. In the United States, there have been flashpoints: in 2006, Ginnnah Muhammad, a plaintiff in a small claims case in Detroit, refused the judge’s request to take off her niqab during court proceedings and so her case was thrown out. She later found herself in front of the Michigan Supreme Court, arguing for her right to wear the niqab in court. The high court upheld the judge’s action. Ms. Muhammad and five other American niqabis were interviewed for this article, in addition to the Ahmed sisters. All of them made the decision to wear the niqab when they were single. And, although the Muslim faith does not require women to cover their faces, all believe the niqab gave them a bit of extra credit in the eyes of God. “The more clothes you wear, the closer you are to God,” Ms. Muhammad said. 19 Likes |
| Islam for Muslims / Teenage Marriage Widespread In Nigeria - 2006 Census by Deen4me(m): 10:59am On Jun 05, 2010 |
Teenage marriage widespread in Nigeria - 2006 census Written by Hussain J. Ibrahim Saturday, 05 June 2010 05:40 The furor generated as a result of the marriage of Senator Ahmed Sani Yarima to a 13-year-old Egyptian girl is still raging. But as figures from the 2006 population census show, Yarima’s case is not an exception, but rather the practice of taking girls aged between 12 and 18 in marriage is common and widespread across the 36 states of the federation. The National Population Commission’s 2006 census estimates show that for the whole of Nigeria there were 470,444 females aged between 10-14 who were already married, separated, divorced or widowed. For females aged 15-19 the figures stand at 1,799,333. Kano State has the highest number of females, aged 10-14, who are married according to the 2006 census figures with 37,364. Those aged 15-19 who are married in the state are 215,463. Katsina follows Kano with 28,082 females aged 10-14 who are married and 142,567 females aged 15-19 who are married. Kaduna placed third with 24,311 females aged 10-14 married and 110,905 females aged 15-19 married in the state. This is followed by Jigawa with 21, 913 females aged 10-14 married and 108, 817 females aged 15-19 married. Zamfara has 22,097 females aged 10-14 married and 108,418 females aged 15-19 married. Generally, the census figures shows the northwest as having the highest number of females below the age of 18 married, separated, divorced or widowed. If the provisions of the Child Rights Act 2003 is to be followed, such females are classified as children because the Act defines a child as “one who is below the age of 18 years”. The Act goes further to declare that “the betrothal and marriage of children are prohibited”, stating that “the provisions of the Act supersede all other legislations that have a bearing on the rights of the child. Having been enacted at the national level, the states are expected to formally adopt and adapt the Act for domestication as state laws. This is because issues of child rights protection are on the residual list of the Nigerian Constitution, giving states exclusive responsibility and jurisdiction to make laws relevant to their specific situations. State laws inimical to the rights of the child are also to be amended or annulled as may be required, to conform to the Act and the CRC”. In a nation where the marriage and betrothal of girls below the age of 18 is so widely spread, based on cultural and religious factors, such a law proves to be controversial. The outcry raised by NGO’s concerned about the rights of children over the marriage of Senator Yarima to his Egyptian bride and the steps taken to punish him have further brought the controversies to the fore. One telling observation of the laxity in adopting the law is before Senator Yarima’s case hit newspaper headlines, the dozens of NGO’s calling for his punishment had not indicated interest and neither sued the parents of the other thousands of girls in the north and south who were betrothed or married at the age of 18. So far, 15 states ( Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo, Jigawa, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Plateau, Rivers and Taraba ) have domesticated the Child Rights Act. The remaining 20 states have not. Source [url]http://www.weekly.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3323%3Ateenage-marriage-widespread-in-nigeria-2006-census&catid=41%3Anews&Itemid=30[/url] |
| Islam for Muslims / Re: Is Lamis The Way(micheal Jackson Islamic ) by Deen4me(m): 7:10am On May 29, 2010 |
@ Adesodiq I came across this http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_Michael_Jackson_sing_this_song_Give_thanks_to_Allah |
| Islam for Muslims / Re: Is Lamis The Way(micheal Jackson Islamic ) by Deen4me(m): 3:35pm On May 26, 2010 |
Salam alaikum brother The Nasheed in question was not performed by Michale Jackson. Please take note |
| Islam for Muslims / The Heart Goes On by Deen4me(m): 3:06pm On May 06, 2010 |
An article relevant to all. Five years ago, when I was going through a most heart-breaking divorce, I could never have fathomed bliss. Today, the condition of my heart surprises me no end. Strangely, I find myself framing questions to the answers that are now dwelling inside me. I wonder what happened to the passion I once felt for my former spouse. What transpired with the sensual desires that had frozen over? What happened to the tender emotions that had turned to Sahara? What loosened the tangled mass of anger and guilt? What lightened the weight of self-pity and remorse? What happened to the high walls I had built around my heart? What became of my resolve to never place myself in a position of vulnerability again? Revolutions don’t take place overnight – in nations or in hearts. They begin with small sporadic incidents of friction and rebellion, then slowly gain strength and resolve as they unify and inch towards recognition, till finally they burst forth, seize control and rein supreme. This quiet revolution began with the first mention of this ‘suitable person’ who I should meet ‘at least once’. Naturally, my heart resisted. But meet I did, to appease the family. As I sat through that meeting over tea, my mind wandered everywhere but to the ‘suitable person’ in front of me. It ended with a sigh and a flat refusal from my side. I got busy with my life again. Then one day, I was told that he would be coming round again. This stopped me in my tracks. Apparently, the ‘suitable person’ was a follower of his gut feeling, a gut feeling that was contrary to mine! While my heart fumed over such audacious hope and was seized with anxiety, it also registered a subtle flutter. But I promptly dismissed it. The rebellious forces of past feelings tried to fight and subdue the stirring. This time, my mind stayed focused - with the intent to seize any point that will prove him ‘unsuitable’. I didn’t succeed. Not only did he not give me anything to use against him, but, on the contrary, he said all the right things! The next couple of weeks were spent in turmoil and reflection - a full fledged civil war. The mind had surrendered; my heart continued a fierce struggle. Naturally, I sided with the latter. The mind beseeched with logic: right man, right goals, right manners, new hope, My heart appealed with emotions: reminders of pain, mistrust, broken promises, vulnerability, This battle continued for a long time until I reached the point where I decided to resign myself to my fate and submit completely to Allah (SWT)’s Will. Did my mind win over my heart? No. But I convinced my heart to sit back and see were we would go. Like the fervent invocation of a blind person lost in the desert, I begged Allah (SWT) to decree khair for me – wherever it was. I repeatedly prayed Istikhara for guidance. A major portion of these supplications centered on the state of my heart. “O Controller of hearts, make my heart accept him if he is good for me. O Allah, soften my heart towards him, ” I consulted a sister for advice about my dilemma. She told me something that really helped. She said that sometimes we spend our entire lives standing on the sidelines, afraid to scale new heights for fear of falling, yet, only when we push aside those fears and reach the steep edge, do we realise we can fly. “I am pushing you, habibi, because I know you too can fly,” she said. I asked my parents to decide on my behalf and in two months I was married. No, I didn’t fall in love with him the next day. It helped that he didn’t harbour such expectations from me. And it certainly helped that he showered me with all the love he possessed. Day after day and little by little, I became aware of the reawakening of my heart – to an emotion that I had given up on. A revolution took place - one where the heart did not surrender, but was won over. Yesterday while holding me, he remarked, “Isn’t the state of our relationship an amazing sign of Allah (SWT)!” I smiled, holding back my tears. Indeed it is. For it is through Him (SWT) that I have learned to love again, trust again, hope again and to start again. Umm Haani is grateful to Allah for her new beginning. She encourages remarriage to all those sisters who have given up on their hearts. |
| Islam for Muslims / I Encountered A Boy Today ! by Deen4me(m): 3:03pm On May 06, 2010 |
An interesting article that i wanted to share. Enjoy as you wish ! How do you respond to begging? Do you comply, and thus reward the act. Or refuse, and live with the guilt that it may have been a genuine case of need. Safa Suling Tan weighed the options and came away all the richer for the experience. A boy came up to me today. He said, "Please, give me some money." I looked down into those light pools of innocence and my hand that was about to wave him away stilled. "I don't have any money with me," I said, feeling bad. He would not let me be, and we walked together for a bit. Him asking, and me telling him that he should not be begging. We crossed the road. "Where is your mummy?" I asked. He pointed her out on the other side, carrying a baby in front of the masjid with hand outstretched. I have seen her many times, wearing the hijab. The imam told us that they were Christians and their men have been seen idling their time in cafes while they send their women and kids out to beg. "Tell your mummy not to make you ask people for money, it is not right. Where is your daddy?" "I don't know where my daddy is." In a café? Or perhaps dead? Maybe they were Bosnians. Maybe his daddy was one of the many thousand Muslim men murdered in the Bosnian-Sebian war? I watched him as he answered me. He said it like he was telling me that the grass is green. Then he looked unsure. My heart could not say no. I don't think I could the first moment we met. I told him he had to come with me as I had to go and get the money because I didn't have any on me. He asked where and I pointed to the shop up ahead, a few feet away. He said ok. I asked him to wait for me outside the shop and that I would be back. He said okay. He trusted me. Or maybe he didn't have anything to lose. But I think it is the former. He is only about seven; I refuse to believe that he has lost his trust in people. I ran up the stairs to get some money from my purse. A few coins, might have added up to £2. I did not want to give him the £5 note I had. Thought that would do more harm than good. I did not want him to think that begging is good and that one did not need to work. As I ran back down I told Allah that I did not know if what I was doing was right or wrong, but to let this act of mine be one he would remember through the years and guide him to Islam when he grows up. I found him where I left him. My heart smiled. I put the coins into the small palm. “Thank you,” he said. And he was grateful. I placed my hand on his shoulder and looked him seriously in the face. “You must not beg, it is not right.” “Okay.” “When you grow up, you must work okay?” “Okay.” “You must not ask people to give you money.” “Okay.” “You must use your two hands and work for the money, then you will be happy.” I tried to tell him as simply as I could in our brief encounter. Looking at him, I did not want to let him go. I wanted to instil in him that principle of life. I wanted to teach him all of life’s lessons, about morality and ethics, about Allah and Islam. I wanted him to grow up to be an honourable man who led a meaningful life. His English was not good. I don’t know if he understood me. I pray he did. And that my words will stay with him. Now sitting at my desk, I wonder if I should have bought him some chicken and chips instead of giving him the money. What if he never benefits from it and those men take it and spend it on haram things instead? Why did I not think of this earlier? I am angry with his mum for using him to beg. I am angry that they are making use of his innocence. I am angry that a child should be exposed to rejection and disgust. I am angry that he is made to humble himself in front of creation. I am angry that his little heart is on the line. But more than anything I am afraid that his soul will not be able to remain pure, that his innocence will disappear. I am afraid that he may grow up a good-for-nothing, a man who stretches out his hand to ask of people instead of Allah. I pray that I did not help him along the way with my deed. I know that his face and the sweet innocent way he looked at me will be with me for some time. I hope that his life will be filled with many blessings from Allah. I sincerely pray that Allah will guide him and make him grow up strong and brave, a man with a straight back, walking on the straight path. How would you react in a situation like this? Source http://blogs.muxlim.com/SistersMagazine/i-encountered-a-boy-today/ |
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