Salaam Alaikum!


I just got done reading a chapter in a book (intellectually argued and thoroughly put) on women's place in the public arena. And there was a section written on Honor Killings. I wanted to know what everyone's opinion is concerning Honor Killings. It's a submarine issue that gets little or NO attention in the Muslim world. Let me know what you all think.


--Ibn

I so badly want to learn Arabic where can i find a software that will teach me the basic .

assalamu alykum everybody! its been so long since i was here, and im so amazed over the changes. anyway, im glad that we are still here, alhamdulillah. i just wanna share something here that i received from a sister, and i hope it would inspire the readers just as it had inspired me.


Mutanaqqibah


Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem.


In the Name of Almighty Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.


Benefits of the Ayat-ul-Kursi


(Thanks to Sister Isma & Brother Shiyas for forwarding this inspiring article)


It was reported in a local paper in Rochdale (A town of northwest England, north-northeast of Manchester) , of a young woman who was raped down in a small dark alley (A narrow passage between buildings) one evening.


On a separate evening around the same time, a young Muslim woman was walking home from college. Aware that it was getting dark fast, she wanted to get home as soon as possible, so her mother would not be worrying about her being outside alone at night.


The young Muslim girl faced a dilemma. To take the short cut down the same alleyway to avoid getting home after dark, or to take the longer route and have her mother worrying herself sick about her daughters' safety. Conscious of the time, she takes the alleyway.


While the girl is walking down the alley, she sees a rather sinister (threatening evil), a dark figure of a man walking towards her from the other end. As her pace quickens, she begins to read Ayat-ul-kursi for her safety. On passing the man, he makes eye contact but carries on walking.


When the young Muslim girl reaches home she tells her family about this sinister (threatening evil) looking man, they advise her to contact the police, after having read the newspaper article some time before. When she contacts the police they ask her to give a physical description of the man. It matches the description the rape victim had given.


Some days later the young Muslim girl receives a phone call from the police, asking her if she would come down to the police station to identify the man in a line up. Both the rape victim and the Muslim girl pick out the same man. The police are confused; they ask the rapist why he attacked one girl and not the other. In reference to the Muslim girl, he replies 'why would I attack her when she was walking with two huge men on either side of her?'

Peace fellow muslim come and join us as we discuss the truth within the esoteric side of islam...

i was wondering whether islam spread to latin america and that area b4 christopher columbus "discovered" it way back ............


give me your thoughts

The following is a collection of 40 Hadith Qudsi. But what is Hadith Qudsi and how do they differ from other Hadith?



Hadith Qudsi are the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) as revealed to him by the Almighty Allah. Hadith Qudsi (or Sacred Hadith) are so named because, unlike the majority of Hadith which are Prophetic Hadith, their authority (Isnad) is traced back not to the Prophet but to the Almighty.


Among many definitions given by the early scholars to Sacred Hadith is that of as-Sayyid ash-Sharif al-Jurjani (died in 816 A.H.) in his lexicon At-Tarifat, he says:


"A Sacred Hadith is, as to the meaning, from Allah the Almighty; as to the wording, it is from the messenger of Allah (PBUH). It is that which Allah the Almighty has communicated to His Prophet through revelation or in a dream, and he, peace be upon him, has communicated it in his own words. Thus the Holy Qur'an is superior to it because, besides being revealed, it is His (Allah's) wording."

Dear Brothers and Sisters,


This message is to inform and plead for support for this exceptional project called the "London Muslim Centre(LMC)."


Based in East London, this project is near to completion and requires Brothers and Sisters to contribute as much as possible!!


This building next to the East London Masjid will be the BIGGEST centre for muslims, catreing for upto 15,000 muslims at one time!! Allahu Akbar!!


Insha-Allah it will drastically change the lifes of so many muslims and non-muslims that have been deprived of Islamic Values most of there lives!!


The centre will have unbelivable facilities, which include:


*drugs project


*Womens relief project


*Islam awareness project


*functional hall for weddings and conferences


*well equipped library


*fully equipped gymnasium


*employment for women


*shopping and business area on the ground floor


* Increased Prayer Space


* Educational Facilities for CHILDREN and Adults


* Training Facilities for Adults


* Nursery and Crèche


* A Youth Centre and Gymnasium


* Library


* Resource Centre


* Advice Centre


* Increased Wudu and Washing Facilities and


* Much, much more Insha-Allah.


So if you can brother and sister please contribute to this project as this will be helping so many muslims and potential muslims, insha-Allah.


Please consider these hadiths before forgeting about this plea:


I heard the Prophet saying, "O people! Give in charity as a time will


come upon you when a person will wander about with his object of charity


and will not find anybody to accept it, and one (who will be requested


to take it) will say, "If you had brought it yesterday, would have taken


it, but today I am not in need of it." (Al-Bukhari Hadith 2.492)


"Save yourself from Hell-fire even by giving half a date-fruit in


charity." (Al-Bukhari Hadith 2.498)`


The blessed Prophet (PBUH) said: “The one who builds a Masjid for


Allah’s pleasure alone, Allah builds a house for him in paradise.”


(Bukhari and Muslim Hadiths)


To DONATE please visit,


www.eastlondonmosque.co.uk


You can donate online via the website above, go to the Masjid, online


banking, send a cheque and so many other ways, just go to the internet


site above for more information.


East London Masjid,


82-92 Whitechapel Road,


London E1 1JE


Tel. 020 7247 1557 or 020 7247 2626


Fax 020 7247 6090


Email: info[at]eastlondonmosque.co.uk


Please brothers and sister even if you don’t donate then at least


forward this on(via email) to all of your friends so that they have the chance of


donating and getting the reward for such actions from the Almighty.


by the way people its opening tomorrow and guess whos leading the friday prayer none other than SHEIKH ADUR RAHMAN SUDIAS, the IMAM of the KABBA. he has got a awesome voice mashallah. so get moving people

Tafseer Ibn Kathir


Vol 9 pg. 287-290


Surah. At-Tur (52) Ayah 21


<i><b>"And those who believe and whose offsprings follow them in faith- to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned." </b></i>



(Surah At-Tur ayah 21)


The Offspring of Righteous Believers will be elevated to Their Gardens in Paradise


In this ayah, Allah the exalted affirms His favor, generosity, graciousness, compasion and beneficence towards His creation. When the offspring of the rightgeous believers imitate their parents regarding faith, Allah will elevate the latter to the ranks of the former, even though the latter did not perform deeds as goodly as their parents. Allah will comfort the eyes of the parents by seeing their offsprings elevated to the grades. Surely, Allah will gather them together in the best manner, and He will not decrease the reward or the grades of those higher in rank for joining them together, hence His statement,


"to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything"


Ath-Thawri reported that Ibn Abbas said, "Verily, Allah elevates the ranks of the believers' offspring to rank of their parents, even though the latter hav not performed as well the former, so that the eyes of the parents are comforted." Ibn Abbas then recited this ayah,


And those who believe and whose offsprings follow them in faith- to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned. {1} (Tafsir Ath-Thawri 283)


Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abi Hatim recorded this statement from Sufyan Ath-Thawri from Ibn Abbas. {2} (At-Tabari 22:467)


Ibn Abi Hatim also recorded that Ibn Abbas commented o­n Allah's statement,


And those who believe and whose offsprings follow them in faith- to them shall We join their offspring.


saying, "They are the offspring of the believers who died o­n the faith. If the ranks of their parents are higher than their ranks, they will be joined with their parents. No part of the reward their parents received for their good deeds will be reduced for them."


Abdullah, son of Imam Ahmad, recorded that 'Ali said, "Khadijah asked the Prophet (alayhee salatul wasalaam) about two of her children who died during the time of Jahiliyyah, and the Messenger of Allah (alayhee salatul wasalaam) said; "They are both in the Fire" When he saw sadness o­n her face, he said "If you saw their dwelling place, you would hate them. She said, "O Allah Messenger! What about my children with you.' He said, "They are in Paradise." The Messenger of Allah (alayhee salatul wasalaam) said,


"Verily, the believers and their offspring will dwell in Paradise, while the idolators and their offspring will dwell in the Hell-fire.


The Prophet (alayhee salatul wasalaam) then recited the ayah,


And those who believe and whose offsprings follow them in faith...*


<b>Ahmad 1:135. This is a weak Hadith according to the majority of the scholars</b>


Certainly, it is Allah's grace and favor that He grants the children this blessing because of the good deeds of their parents. He also grants His favor to parents o­n account of their offspring invoking Allah for them. Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah, (radiallahu anhu), said that the Messenger of Allah (alayhee salatul wasalaam) said,


"Verily, Allah shall elevate the grade of a righteous servant in Paradise, who will ask, "O Lord! How did I earn this?' Allah will reply, "Through your son's invoking Me to forgive you." {1} (Ahmad 2:509)


This Hadith has an authentic chain of narration, but it was not recorded in the Sahih this way. However, there is a witnessing narratoin for it in Sahih Muslim, from the Hadith of Abu Hurayrah, who said that the Messenger of Allah (alayhee salatul wasalaam) said,


"When the Son of Adam dies, his record of deeds will cease except in three cases: an o­ngoing charity, knowledge that people are benefitting from and a righteous son who invokes Allah for him." {2} (Muslim 3:1255)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3789241.stm

Quote:US President George W Bush is expected to unveil his plan for promoting democracy, freedom and economic growth in the Middle East at the Group of Eight (G8) summit on Wednesday.
Washington hopes to gather strong support for the Broader Middle East Initiative, which aims to encourage internal reform in Middle East countries through various projects, including financial assistance programmes, literacy projects and public forums.


However, the plan has been viewed with scepticism by some countries in the region, with Egypt and Saudi Arabia turning down the US president's invitation to attend the summit.

Why do people forget that palestinian muslims and christians are semetic people to onot just the jews. They are very clever in making most of the western masses to believe thatthe word semetic is synonymous with jews.