Tips On Raising A Fearless Child-From As-Sunnah Bi-Monthly Newsletter

This article deals with how to raise a child who is fearless,it is important for a child to fear none but Allah(SWT).

 Seven Habits Of Highly Successful Youth-Altaf Hussain

This exactly doesont deal with parenting,but parents may find intresting things,which may help them become better parents.

The Bitter Harvest(My Favourite)-Mohammed AlShareef

A strict father,an obedient,shy,calm kid,and an inspiring teacher.Father stops kid from going to the Halaqah kid goes without the knowledge of the father,father gets to know……….(Read More to learn much more)

Parenting:Islam’s Positive Approach-Compiled and Forwarded by Shahid Khan

The name says it all.

12 tips for Parents about Sex Education-Compiled and Forwarded by islam4all Yahoo Group.

Choosing A Career-Unknown

Surviving the Teen Years and Parenting-Al Jamiat Vol 6 No

Exactly what I was searching for,this post has a personal reason behind it,and this exactly deals with the “personal reason”.And a special thanks to Bint ul Islam the Moderator of IPAU. 

Dealing with Halloween: 13 tips for parents -Posted by Bint Ul Islam of IPAU

Islamic Parenting- Um Nour(blog-http://lovingallah.blogspot.com/)

Muslim Youth and Drugs-Zachariah Matthews

Related Questions and Answers on IslamQa by Muhammad.S.Munajid

Related Hadeeth:

“The best of which man can leave behind for himself are three: a righteous child who supplicates for him, an ongoing charity whose reward continues to reach him and knowledge which others benefit from after him. (Ibn Hibban, Hasan).”

“The most beloved of names according to Allah are AbdAllah, ‘Abdul-Rahman and Harith.” (Abu Ya?la, Sahih).”

 

Book Eight

The Book of Virtues

The Excellence of As-Saum (The Fast) during the first ten Days of Dhu`l-Hijjah

The Excellence of Observing Saum on the Day of ‘Arafah, ‘Ashoora’ and Tasoo’a (i.e., 9th of Muharram)

By Al-Imaam Aboo Zakariya Yahyaa Ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi ad-Dimashqi

Commentary: Some people think these words stand to mean that he will observe Saum on the 9th of Muharram only. But this interpretation does not agree with other Ahadeeth. In order to oppose the Jews, he Sall Allaahu`alayhi wa sallam resolved to observe one more Saum with that of 10th of Muharram and ordained it for the Muslims. In this connection, we have quoted above the authority from Musnad Ahmad. Hence, the meanings we have given in the translation of the text are correct.

Islam not at conflict with modernisation: Musharraf
Zee News – Noida,India
Islamabad, Dec 28: Asserting that Islam was not at conflict with
modernisation, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said extremist
elements were trying to …
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By: Faisal Islam
Channel 4 News – London,UK
For the last six months the capital and most of the southern areas of
Somalia have been under the control of the Islamists after they took
control from the …
<http://www.channel4.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-storypage.jsp?id=4245>

Critics charge county curriculum misleads on Islam
Catonsville Times – MD, United States
Some Muslims in Baltimore County say lessons involving Islam being taught
to seventh- and 10th-graders in public schools are inaccurate. …
<http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=351&NewsID=772044&CategoryID=11091&show=localnews&om=1>

Malaysia, Confluence of Islam and Asia
INDOlink – San Ramon,CA,USA
… Malay means Muslim; therefore, Malaysia means confluences of Islam and
Asia. … Islam and Asia are the two strong opponents of western
domination. …
<http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=122806024345>

Unfettered Religious Freedom in Islam – A Fact or Fiction?; Part …
OpEdNews – Newtown,PA,USA
… the Islamic world, many modern educated Muslims, especially those
living in the Western countries, often make extraordinary claims that Islam
allows unfettered …
<http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_alamgir__061227_unfettered_religious.htm>
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2006 Review: Western secularism, not Islam, is pope’s real enemy
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Vatican City – Pope Benedict XVI’s September 12 lecture at the University
of Regensburg, in which he appeared to equate Islam with violence, made him
an enemy …
<http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/features/article_1237451.php/2006_Review_Western_secularism_not_Islam_is_popes_real_enemy>
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Defending Islam ‘is chief objective of every Muslim’
Gulf News – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
… MWL) on defending Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), the Grand Mufti of Saudi
Arabia said defending the Prophet against the slanderous attacks by enemies
of Islam is the …
<http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Saudi_Arabia/10092591.html>
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Crowds of white-robed Muslims flood Mecca as Islam’s annual …
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
His wife, sitting nearby, broke down in tears of joy Thursday as he
recounted the day they learned they would perform Islam’s hajj pilgrimage.
…
<http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=dccdf7ff-33cc-47a7-96b6-de150aff6060&k=57103>
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Ethiopia Demonstrates How to Defeat Islam
By Big Dog at Big Dog’s Weblog
The Islamic fighters, on the other hand, kill indiscriminately in their quest to
make the world one big happy Islamic family. … Herein lies the truth about Islam.
They are afraid when they encounter resistance that is not throttled …
<http://www.webloggin.com/ethiopia-demonstrates-how-to-defeat-islam/>
Webloggin
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Islam – Pope worries about clash with Islam
By Xela Nad
Persian Journal, Iran – 18 hours ago… has a civilization and culture different
from Arabs and although Iranians are mostly Muslim, they do not have much respect
for the mediums of the Islam, ie the … …
<http://www.meducat.com/2006/12/28/islam-pope-worries-about-clash-with-islam/>
Meducat
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Islam at Home
Thursday, on To the Point, on the eve of the Hajj religious pilgrimage in Saudi
Arabia, we hear about Islam at home–from immigrants, women and native-born converts.
How does the religion fit with American cultural and political life. …
<http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/tp/tp061228islam_at_home>
KCRW’s To the Point
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Muslim World League Wants Lawsuits for Abuse of Islam and the Prophet
More “we’re the victems!” manipulation by a major Islamic organization.
<http://digg.com/world_news/Muslim_World_League_Wants_Lawsuits_for_Abuse_of_Islam_and_the_Prophet>
digg / World News / digg
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Muslim World League wants lawsuits for “abuse of Islam and the …
By director@jihadwatch.org(director@jihadwatch.org)
Another attempt to stifle all honest discussion of the roots within Islam of
Islamic jihad violence and what can be done about them. “MWL Wants Lawsuits for
Abuse of Islam and the Prophet,” by PK Abdul Ghafour in Arab News,…
<http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/014599.php>
Jihad Watch
<http://www.jihadwatch.org/>

Fate of the Previous Nations who mocked the Messengers

‘By Allah, now you (O Messenger of Allah)
are more beloved to me than my own soul.’
[Umar ibn al-Khattab (Saheeh al-Bukharee) ]

Every Muslim is deeply hurt and saddened by the mockery of the most noblest and the best of mankind – the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) – as has appeared in the print media of some western nations. For nations heading towards largely atheistic attitudes on religion and degrading moral values – mockery of God and His Messengers has hardly any significance as one youngster interviewed in Copenhagen said, ‘It’s ridiculous… I don’t see why the anger – it was a joke, you can see.’

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The believers, who read the Book of Allah and believe in its truthfulness, read in it of the Greatness and Might of Allah. They read in it, the fate of arrogant nations who belied the Messengers and mocked their message, and how they are granted a respite and… ‘then (in the end) I (Allah, the Most Glorious) seized it (with punishment). And to Me is the (final) return (of all).’ [Soorah al-Hajj (22): 48]
Mocking the Messengers and belying their message, is that which brings about the Wrath of Allah and His Punishment. ‘And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked at before you (O Muhammad (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam).) , but I (Allah) granted respite to those who disbelieved, and finally I punished them. Then how (terrible) was My Punishment!’ [Soorah ar-Ra’d (13): 32] ‘Consider not that Allah is unaware of that which the Zalimoon (the unjust) do, but He gives them respite up to a Day when the eyes will stare in horror.’ [Soorah Ibraheem (14): 42] Thus, the believers are awed by the Greatness and Might of Allah, which generates in their hearts nothing less than utmost respect for Allah and causes them to take His commandments seriously. Rather, to be a believer it is a must that one considers Allah, His Messengers and His Commandments to be the most venerable, the most esteemed, the most honorable. Hence there is a strong inter-relation between
(a) True Belief in God
(b) Having true respect for God
(c) Taking God’s commandments seriously.

The opposite of which is:
(a) No true belief in God
(b) No true respect for God
(c) No consideration for God’s commandments and the declaration that God has no right to interfere in public life – which is exactly what western societies are based upon and therefore they do not think twice before mocking God and make Him a subject of their jesting. This lowly conception of Allah that is prevalent in these societies is a direct result of the evil opinion they have about Allah and their assigning to Him Attributes that do not suite His glory. They dare to disrespect Him because they do not understand His glory, for if they did they would not be foolish enough to say with their tongues that which invites the Wrath of Allah.
They perceive their god to be old and weak, susceptible to desires, one who is in need of sustenance from the people, one who has to struggle to keep his dominion, one who does not have the right to set rules for the people and one who can be deceived. This attitude of theirs reflects in their writing, their media and their movies – until entire movies are dedicated to mocking God, as one movie review says …

‘What would you do if you had the powers of God? This is the question that drives the new comedy ‘***’, a new comedy that sees a likeable guy named Bruce, endowed with the powers of god after his complaining gets so severe that God himself, tasks Bruce to see if he could do a better job in the same role.
At first Bruce is skeptical, but eventually comes to love his new powers and uses them in a series of hysterical events that range from seducing his girlfriend Grace, to taking revenge on a backstabbing co-worker at his job as a television reporter. Bruce also uses his powers to push his career, as he develops a reputation as Mr. Exclusive thanks to his divine ability to be on the spot for all manner of spectacular events that oddly seem to happen when Bruce is covering his usual human-interest stories.’

‘They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him.’
[Soorah az-Zumar (39): 67]

Societies in which, it is acceptable for its popular media, to indulge in loose-talk about God to entertain the people, then this is a clear proof that God is regarded in a very low-esteem; for if it were other than this, the people would find such ‘entertainment’ as extremely offensive.
How then do we expect such people, who have an evil opinion of God, to understand the seriousness of mocking Allah and His Messengers? Would such a society be one that submits in true obedience and worship to God, and takes His commandments seriously? Surely not… Rather such people find it necessary to mock Allah, His Messengers and His commandments in order to emphasize their view that God should not have a say in the affairs of man.
‘France Soir’ – the tabloid that published the offensive cartoons, made no secret of this when it declared, ‘Yes, we have the right to caricature God,’ and said that its reason for publishing the cartoons was to show that ‘religious dogma’ had no place in a secular society.
Thus is established that – those who have a corrupt belief and a bad opinion of God, wish to remove the influence of religion in people’s lives – and thus mock Allah and His Messengers to emphasize this – and this amounts to disbelief in Allah. ‘who think evil thoughts about Allah, for them is a disgraceful torment, and the Anger of Allah is upon them, and He has cursed them and prepared Hell for them, and worst indeed is that destination.’ [Soorah al-Fath (48): 6]
Contrary to this is to have a proper belief with regards to Allah, that results in adulation towards Him and His Messengers – and therefore, respect for Him, His Messengers and His Sharee’ah (commandments) – This is True Faith in Allah.
So, let this serve as a warning for every person who claims allegiance to Islam, not to adopt attitudes that the disbelievers have towards religion. They do not follow what they understand to be the Sharee’ah of their god because they do not truly believe in him, and they would like you to be like them – disobedient to Allah, unconcerned about the Sharee’ah and to have no gheerah (jealousy) when your Rabb and His Messenger are mocked and belied.

“They wish that you reject Faith, as they have rejected (Faith), and thus that you all become equal (like one another).” [4:89]

Google seems to be  in a mood to take over the World Wide Web.I used to use www.writely.com even before it was bought by Google.I didn’t spot many differences between Writely and Google Docs And SS except for the thing that the layout had changed but the things were same.

For the one’s who don’t know what Google Docs is-It’s an online Word Processor very similar to MS-Word.

The Features,The Plus Points and Many More:

• Got an idea?sign in to the nearest computer and type it safely there.
• Want to hide the lyrics of your new song?Worried that it may get stolen?Or ur family members may discover it?Again just sign in and type it there.
• Formatting your computer?Worried about the important .txt,.doc,.rtf etc. files that are in your computer,upload them here!! and edit it online.
• Friends,groups?making a project together,Invite all your friends and collabrate.
• Do you use WordPress?want to make your article a bit coulourful?use Google Docs.
• Lazy to write an article and then paste it on your blog?Click Publish.
• Don’t have a blog?still want to share a cool article?click publish and get a unique link to get it on the web.
• Do you write fiction?this is the best one then.(Better if you use it in Firefox)
• Print,Email and Preview.
• Compare two revisions.
• Check what all revisions you’ve made over the day.Check out the revision history.
• Insert-An Image,a Link,a comment,a table,a bookmark,a separator and widgets.
• Save as an HTML file
• Save as an RTF
• As a word
• OpenOffice
• PDF
• Copy the Document
• Count the words
• Find and Replace

I haven’t experimented with what Spreadsheets offer us.Hopefully this’ll match the much more famous MS Office.It’s been heard that Google will be releasing it’s version of Powerpoint.It has it’s own publisher.

Links:

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The Ex-Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein will be hanged in the next 30 days,anytime,after the ex-dictator’s appeal was rejected.

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti,was his full name and was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979 until April 9, 2003 before the meddlesome USA thought of invading it and playing some modern Age Of Empires.Anyways Saddam burnt some oil-wells before he went into hiding in a Mole Hole.

Saddam,now 69 is famous for his tensions with Kuwait and his greed for oil and his dislike for Mr.Bush(who is no less).He is as well famous for what he is being hanged for now-crimes against humanity, and genocide.

Read The Whole Article On Bloomberg.

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About Iraq

The female voice, according to Islam, is also included in the category of Satar, i.e. it has to be ‘concealed’ and NOT ‘revealed’. Since the female voice is an entity NOT to be displayed or advertised, it is NOT permissible for males to listen to women singing or even reciting the Quran …

When necessity demands that they have to speak to males then their speech should not be attractive, gently and alluring like the deliberate ‘lure’ put in speech by ‘trained’ women of the disbelievers. Recognizing the danger of allurement in the female voice, the Quran commands women thus:

“…then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy or evil desire for adultery, etc.) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honorable manner.” (Al-Ahzab 33:32)

Van de Velde in his book Ideal Marriage, states:

“The tone-color of a voice, and the intonation of single word – and it may be word of no special meaning or association in itself – may excite incredible intensity of desire. The unique and precious significance that a woman’s voice can give to ‘you’ or ‘thou’ can suffice to overwhelm man’s power of endurance and control…”

Islam has, hence, FORBIDDEN its women to speak in a soft or “sexually” sweet tone. Islam COMMANDS the concealment of the female voice and prohibits its display in public.  If anyone is aware of the springs of sex-psychology he will clearly see the justification for Islam’s restriction in this matter.

Women’s Voice –

In brief, what the fuqaha’ (scholars of Islamic law) have said about women’s voices is that they are not ‘awrah in and of themselves. They say there is nothing wrong with listening to them when there is a need to do so.  Therefore the fuqaha’ do not forbid listening to them, but certain conditions do apply:

The woman should speak without elongating the words, making her voice soft, or raising her voice. It is haraam (unlawful) for a man to listen with enjoyment, for fear of fitnah (trials & tribulations) .

The decisive factor for knowing what is haraam in the matter of women’s speaking is what is included in the aayah (verse):

“O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allaah), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery, etc.) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner.” (Al-Ahzab 33:32)

What is forbidden is being too soft in speech. It is obligatory for women to speak in an honourable manner, which means, as the mufassireen (scholars of interpreting the Holy Quran) explained, that they should not make their voices soft when addressing men.

In conclusion, what is required of The Muslim Woman when she speaks to a non-mahram man is that she should adhere to what is mentioned in this aayah.

She should refrain from what is forbidden and should fulfill her duties. She should speak only when necessary, and only about matters that are permissible and honourable, not evil. Between a woman and a non-mahram man there should be no intonation, gestures, chat, joking, flirting or playful talk, so that there will be no room for provocation of desires and doubts. Women are not prevented from talking to non-mahram men when it is necessary to do so, such as dealing directly with them when buying things or conducting any other financial transaction, because in such cases it is necessary for both parties to speak.

A woman may also ask a scholar about some legal Islamic matter, or a man may ask a woman such questions, as is proven in various texts of the Quran and Sunnah.

Within the guidelines described above, there is nothing wrong with a woman speaking to a non-mahram man, but this it must be free of anything that may provoke desire in the person in whose heart is a disease, so as to be safe from fitnah and pay attention to the regulations outlined above.

Since of I’ve holidays,I’ve taken up to myself to write and collect more about Nafs,Love and such reltaed articles.

Panel draws 200 at convention held in Dearborn

BY ZLATI MEYER
December 25, 2006

Sixteen-year- old Maliha Taufiq remembers when another student at East Lansing High School called her “rug head” to mock the hijab she wears to cover her hair.

She knows that peer pressure and teasing are as much a part of growing up as acne and book reports, but as a Muslim, Maliha sometimes finds herself getting a few extra jabs.

The 11th-grader was one of approximately 200 students of all ages who attended the “Intimidation at School: How to Deal with It” panel Sunday at the Muslim American Society and Islamic Circle of North America’s annual convention at the Dearborn Hyatt Regency.

The theme for the convention, held Saturday and Sunday, was “Muslim Americans for Revival and Reform.” The convention featured workshops and discussions for all ages.

Two youth mentors, Raeed Tayeh and Muslema Purmul, outlined how to handle various bullying scenarios, what causes people to taunt schoolmates and how to stay strong when being picked on.

“There are certain realities Muslim kids face more because of their religiosity, ” said Tayeh, adding that children of immigrants often have a tough time turning to their parents for help because of their different cultural experiences.

Among the situations discussed were how to respond to name calling, what to do when physically attacked, how to help a fellow Muslim student in distress and what to consider when friends want to do things Islam disapproves of, like drugs and drinking.

Purmul, for example, suggested joining with other Muslim students to become an active force on campus, turning to teachers and school officials for help and being the person to make plans for the group to ensure the activities are acceptable.

“When you’re in a room, everyone’s disgracing Allah, you’re not the minority, you’re the majority,” she said, inspiring the attendees to look beyond themselves for the courage to defend their faith.

Maliha said that she ignored the name-calling and reported the incident to school officials because she saw through the boy’s fake bravado.

“He was an ignorant student,” she said.

 Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and whatsoever is between them, and whatsoever is beneath the sod. 

 “No one of you shall become a true believer until he desires for his brother what he desires for himself.” (Bukhari)  is one of the most famous quotes of the Prophet(PBUH) and really is a very good one,for a world which is so full of envy,pride,jealousy,selfishness and backbiting.

Today Islam-the religion prescribed as in the Qur’aan,preached by the Prophet and spread by his faithful companions is today divided in sects,groups,jaamaats and over all disunity.Islam has been divided over and over again.To take care of your fellow muslim and to encourage a sense of fraternity amongst each other and to come to one common platform and help the overall growth of the muslim world.

One of the reasons that Muslims in India today aren’t anywhere near the Civil Services,or any government organisation is disunity.There is the Shivsena and the BJP who openly represent the Hindu community.And how many Muslim parties do we have who represent us at the centre.The reason?Disunity and disagreements.

Back to the topic I wanted to write about-Six Duties That A Muslim Has Towards Another Muslim

The Prophet gave us comprehensive direction on how to sustain fraternity SAW said:

 ”There are six duties of a Muslim upon a Muslim:”

1) “When you meet him, greet him,greet him With a warm smile, a friendly face and As-Salaam Alaykum.

2) “When he invites you, respond to him”

3) “When he seeks counsel, give him good advice”

4) “When he sneezes and praises Allah, say to him: `May Allah have mercy on you (Yarhamuk-Allah).

5) “When he is sick, visit him.

6) “When he dies, follow his funeral”

If we can fulfill these basic rights of Muslims, it is hoped that much of the envy, malice and hatred in the society will vanish – Insha Allah.

Commentary:

1)The first duties that a Muslim has over another is saying As-Salaam Alaikum(May peace be with you)with a very good and friendly expression and being good to a brother eventhough you don’t know him.It also means that you answer the person with an equally good natured Wa-Laikaikum Assalam(May peace be with you too).I usually say As-Salaam Alaikum to the persons who pray there Salaat and they are like “do I know you?”.It should be noted that people should always say As Salaam Alaikum,even if you dont know the person.

Related Article-Importance Of Aslam Alaikum

2)When a Muslim brother invites you to a function,you’re to participate in the joy of the host rather go there for dinner,neither are you to deny the invitation reasoning that you don’t know know the person well enough to join him in his joy. 

3)When a Muslim sneezes or even when he trips and he remembers to praise Allah, we must respond to him with a prayer for Allah to have mercy on him.

4) When you go and visit a sick brother, remember to pray for him and do not inconvenience him by staying too long.

5)Attending the last rites of a brother is of utmost importance. Speaking well of him and seeking forgiveness for him will ease his condition in the grave. In turn, when you die, others will also feel for you and make du’a sincerely for your forgiveness.

I’m atlast done with my exams Alhamdulilah.This is my second video post in just 3 days,this one is dedicated specially to all my friends specially to those who love the break after exams.

This video is for people who really understand the hyderabadi urdu,it’s a video clip from a Hyderabadi Movie known as Hyderabadi Nawabs.This guy talks about what crap he really is!!