Utrujj - Knowledge & Creativity presents;


As-salaamu ‘alaykum everyone,


Summer time is here! What will you do? Where will you go? Its boring?


Hold it! Iqra' (Read) ...


Are you confused or just discovered Islam? Are you a revert or have you recently started practising Islam? Fed up of all this & that and just want to learn the basics of Islam!


Can't afford to go abroad to learn Arabic and Islam but want the same syllabus HERE in the UK? Weekend intensive courses would be a dream?


Work schedule too busy so you need something modular and flexible yet comprehensive, which deals with not only spirituality but also day to day living Islam?


Bored of being taught irrelevant & unpractical topics in parrot fashion? Want to learn with an authentic traditional scholar but with a modern outlook who's in touch with the current context?


Worry no more! The Utrujj Foundation presents:


The Summer Beehive 2004


Dates and Location:


London: Between 4th July - 31st July 2004


Leeds: Between 16th August - 27th August 2004


Times: Weekdays & weekends, courses run throughout the day


A comprehensive summer intensive course bringing the curriculum traditionally taught in the Middle East, right to the heart of London. This course will provide a sound base for anyone embarking on the quest for sacred knowledge. A unique chance for those who cannot travel out of the UK, to take part in a summer course. With flexible timings so that even working people can attend.


Many subjects will be available in a variety of packages:


* Islam & The Modern World today - Can Islam provide the solutions today ?


How to we as Muslims live & work in West without compromising our faith ?


* The Great Female and Male Scholars of The Muslim World - Scholars from


all parts of world, their lives and work and sacrifice for Islam.


* Islamic History - The Islamic State, Lessons from History and Muslim Historians.


* Living the Qur'an - No doubt that it s the book of guidance but how can


* Building a Muslim Community - How can one re-establish the bond of brotherhood


and sisterhood in our communities again. How can we achieve unity ?


* Seerah - An analysis of the biography of the Prophet (saw) from birth till death and relating it to our society today.


* The Character of the Prophet (saw) - How did the Prophet (saw) dress, look, eat, react to people of all ages and class ?


How was his manners and disposition, his daily routine, his prayer, his battles, and much more...


* The Quran Explained - Explanation and meaning of certain verses of the Qur'an, the vitues of such verses, the lessons to be learnt and the significance to our lives.


* The Sayings of Prophet (saw) - Focussing on a few Hadith Qudsi's, the context in which they were revealed, their literal and spiritual meanings. Their importance of them in our busy lives.


* Principles of Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) - How did the different schools of Jurisprudence arrive at their conclusions ? Who & what were the main methodologies of Jurisprudence ? A more detailed look into how


Islamic law (Shari'ah) is derived and works?


* Fiqh of Halaal and Haraam - The things you need to know about what is allowed or not in Islam.


* Fiqh of Worship - ' All you need to know about how prayer'. Can't prayer, don't know how, 'We got to prayer to make it today ' - MC Hammer ! True - but many Muslims 'simply' don't know how to pray Common questions like on how to correct mistakes during prayer ? How many rakah's ? What surah's & dua should I say ? Too embarrassed to ask ? Have you always a wanted to know the different types of prayers for different occasions ?


* What Muslims Believe (Aqeedah) - The basic tenets & articles of faith that make us Muslims.


* Character Building (Tarbiyah) - The aim of this course addresses the heart, mind, body, and soul of the individual, and provide the means for the individual to assess and improve these in themselves.


* Etiquettes of learning - The manners, attitude and methodology of


the student of Islamic knowledge.


* Preparing for Marriage - Want to get married ? Getting married ? Or are you married ? How can you prepare for a better marriage.


* Family Life - Most of us will get married and have families one


day insha'Allah but how do you bring them up Islamically in the


West, realistically and practically?


and much more...


Teachers:


Shaykh Haytham Tamim:


Shaykh Haytham Tamim has studied Shariah for over 16 years and has


accreditation (ijaaza's) in recitation, interpretation and Sciences of the


Qur'an, Hadith and Fiqh from the scholars of Sham,Medina and Indian


subcontinent. Aswell as verifying (tahqiq) over 20 books, his specialities


include comparative Fiqh, Usool and Hadith. This vast knowledge is harnessed


with extensive teaching experience, he has taught students for over 12 years


innumerous countries. He has served as a lecturer of Comparative Fiqh for


many years at the Islamic University of Beirut and also as a lecturer of


Hadith and Seerah at the Azhar Lubnan Academy, Lebanon. Some of his teachers


include: Shaykh Professor Wahbah az-Zuhayli (Syria); Shaykh Professor Saeed


Ramadan al-Bouti (Syria); Mullah Abdul Aleem az-Zanki (Syria); Shaykh Abdul


Fattah abu Ghuddah (Riyad); Shaykh Professor Mustafa al-Azzami (Riyad/India)


& many others. He is also the founder of Utrujj, London's Premier Islamic Institution


& is the main teacher.


*Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Shafii:


Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Shafii has studied with the many of the prominent Shuyukh in


Lebanon and Damascus. He graduated from the Shari’ah College, the Islamic University of Beirut,


Dar al-Fatwa and has a Diploma in Islamic Judgment, from the Islamic University of Beirut. The


Shaykh also has a B.A in Media, from the Lebanese University. He is currently working in the Islamic


Sunnite Court – Beirut, as an assistant Judge in the Supreme Court.


Like what you read? Interested in any of this? Want to register?


Better do it quickly before places go!


Limited spaces on the hottest set of Islamic courses this summer!


To BOOK or for more information please ;


Call 0845 644 0619 or 07960 324 325


Email us at info@utrujj.org


Visit our website at www.utrujj.org

Assalلmu `alaykum wa rahmatullلhi wa barakلtuhu.


May these messages find you in the best of health and Iman Insha'Allah.


ISLAMIC SHOWS ON VECTONE URDU - SKY DIGITAL CHANNNEL 828


Programme Title: Deen-e-Islam


Time: Every week day between 4pm - 6pm


Presenter: Mufti Abdul Kadir Barkatulla* and other guest scholars


Monday: Tafsir of Qur'an


Tuesday: Hadith


Wednesday: Daily Fiqh - Question and Answer


Thursday: Reflections and lessons from the biography of Prophet (saw)


Friday: Jummah Khutbah - Issues affecting the Muslim this week


The Islamic Question & Answer show will be in both URDU and ENGLISH.


Mufti Barkatulla will host the shows and invite different guests.


In each show he will provide Islamic viewpoints on various issues


affecting the Muslim community in the UK.


* Mufti Barakatullah is currently the Senior Imam at The Finchley Masjid,


North London & ex-Trustee of The 'World Famous' Finsbury Park Mosque .


He graduated from Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband, India and studied


extensively in the Middle East. He also has a BSc & MPhil. He is a


Director of the Islamic Computing Centre (ICC) and has published electronic


databases of Qur'an, Hadith, Seerah and Islamic Law on CD-ROMs. As


one of Shari'ah Judges at the Islamic Shari'ah Council. Recently he has


become the Shari'ah Advisor to the United National Bank and Arab Banking


Co-Operation for their launch of Halal & Islamic Finance Products.


The Mufti has a wide experience of dealing with socio-cultural issues of


Muslims living in the UK and Europe. He has been the guest of a number of Q


& A sessions on Islamic radio stations during Ramadan & has participated in


many Radio interviews, talk shows and documentaries both in community media


and mainstream media such a BBC Television channels BBC Radio 4, BBC London,


Channel 4, & ITV's London Tonight programme. Recently the Mufti served as


the live Phone-in Talk show presenter for VECTONE URDU Sky Digital Channel


828 for over a month and due to 'public demand' he now hosts the weekly


Islamic Show on VECTONE URDU Sky Digital Channel 828. He also runs an


Islamic helpline service available across the UK. The freefone number is


0800 328 1408 (9am - 9pm).


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ALSO OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:


WEEKLY TAFSIR OF QUR'AN & LESSONS FROM THE SEERAH OF PROPHET (saw)


By Mufti Barkatulla and Mufti Bukhari


Time: Every Sunday at 1.30 pm


Venue: Aziziye Mosque, 117-119 Stoke Newington Road, Stoke Newington,


London N16


These classes will be jointly taught by Mufti Baraktulla and Mufti


Bukhari. Both men embody the best of traditional Islamic scholarship


with knowledge of the needs of the Muslim community today. A valuable


opportunity to ask questions about subjects that are sadly


misunderstood or have been forgotten by the Muslim Ummah.


ALL WELCOME


Buses: 67, 76, 149, 243


British Rail: Stoke Newington


Underground: Manor House


For more information please call 020 7254 0046 or 020 7275 9800.

I may have alreayd asked this question, but here it goes. What, exactly, does Salaam Aleikum (sorry for the spelling) mean? I use it a lot to greet muslims, but I have no clue what I'm actually saying. Also, is it just for hellos or can you use it for goodbyes? And one more, I've heard some people just say "Salaam" instead of the whole thing. Is that any different than Salaam Aleikum? There, I'm done.

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