By Brother Jalal Ibn Sa’eed

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by Brother Muhammad al-Sharîf
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When you were growing up, did you grow up under the shade of a mountain? There weren’t too many mountains where I grew up, but when I was young visiting
Egypt, many of the buildings did not have elevators. And some of those buildings were up to 9 or 10 floors high.

So if one wanted to make it to the top (the relatives always lived on the 8th floor, go figure), one could never take it one step at a time. One had to gather their garment, take a deep breath, close their eyes, and charge up … two and three steps in one bound. (I know you must be breathing hard just thinking about it.)

In Sûrah Balad, Allâh teaches us about the mountain pass that must be climbed in our lives. And this way of climbing that I’ve just described is very close to how Allâh wants us to overcome this mountain pass - hard and strong! But wait … what mountain pass? Allâh explains it:

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A Moment of Your Time Please…

Do you remember the good old days, when you were younger-long before you started university? Oh, those were the days, with no worries on your mind, and all the time in the world to do what you pleased. It seems but a distant memory. You would awake with a spring in your step, looking forward to the day ahead, unlike now, when you count the hours till it’s time to sleep so that you can put the day behind you. Everybody remembers playing around with the wildlife, whether it was in your back garden, your local park or even during a field trip with your school. How amazed you were when you held a butterfly on your fingertips, and then watched in awe as it delicately floated away through the air.

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It seems that as the sands of time flow life can only get busier with family and loved ones being replaced by work, coursework and dissertations. I mean, it’s any wonder that I manage to pray my prayers! Subhan’Allah, how familiar does this cry seem! And to make it worse other problems seem to mount and add to those we already have-right? Most, if not all of those reading this will have at some point thought that life can’t get any worse, whether the problems we face are academia related or otherwise, but STOP! I know we’re always told to think about those less fortunate than us, but how many times have we switched off and stopped listening because we feel guilty? I’m sure we all feel bad, but we’re not in that situation, our lives are different and what we’re going through is tough for us-right?

There’s advert upon advert on television about those suffering from famine and drought, but we change the channel because we’d rather not think about it; let’s donate to charity and that way we’ll have done our part. You’re probably thinking this article’s a bit harsh, but I’m merely stating what most people think. I mean, it’s good to donate to charity, after all “..charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire..” (at-Tirmidhi), but is that enough? How many of us have truly put ourselves in the situation of those less fortunate?

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Allaah says :

“And we have enjoined on man to be good and dutiful to his parents.” [1]

“And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years- give thanks to Me and to your parents.”[2]

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By Zia Ullah Khan

Dearest and most beloved brothers and sisters, may Allah the Most Merciful shower His grace upon you with abundance and comfort you with His Mercy and Benevolence. In these turbulent times, the Muslim ummah is going through an immense amount of change. Whether the change be for the better or worse, it is up to each individual Muslim to rectify their own deeds before the inevitable strikes them.

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by A R Siddiqui 22nd August 2003

And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colours, verily in that are signs for those who know. (al-Rum 30: 22)

Muslims in Britain have come from different parts of the Muslim world. They have come with some specific purpose in view either acquiring education and skills, or obtaining better employment or seeking asylum from oppressive regimes. They came with the intention of staying here for a short period of time and then returning back home and many did go back. On the other hand, a large majority stayed behind, brought their families over and settled here. Now there is a new generation of Muslims, who are born and educated here. Muslims with the various other communities are now part of a multi-faith and multi-cultural society. However, their presence in a non-Muslim country raises many problems. They have come from significantly different cultural and religious societies. The problem of settling in different cultural environment has yet to be solved.

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A brother complained: “I miss salaat al-Fajr on most days, and I hardly ever pray it at the right time. Usually I do not wake up until after the sun has risen, or at best I wake up after the time for praying fajr in jamaa’ah. I have tried to wake up at the right time, with no success. What is the solution to this problem?”

All praise be to Allaah. The solution to this problem, like others, has two aspects: theoretical and practical.

The theoretical aspect may be further broken down into two points:

Point One

The Muslim should know the great status of salaat al-fajr in the sight of Allaah, may He be glorified. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever prays the dawn prayer in congregation, it is as if he had prayed the whole night long.” (Muslim, p. 454, no. 656; al-Tirmidhi, 221).

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Lecture regarding free mixing and its ill effects on society.

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A lecture by Abu Muntasir.

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