as salam alykom

I got this article from another board, worth reading by us women.

Pep talk to sistas faced with polygyny

As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu. This was reposted on another group I belong to and I feel like it is a good pep talk when one is down and out in this polygyny thing.

==========================================

InshaAllah this reaches everyone in high Imaan and in good health.

I have a bone to pick with myself and with the Muslimahs of this

Ummah. I may be so completely wrong about all of this but I must say it and get it off my shoulders. Bear with me.

I am beginning to feel as if we as Muslim women discount our own

selves in this issue. That we do a lot to help put ourselves down. Why is it that we are so darned concerned with what they do and what they say and what rights they take and on and on and on. When are we as Muslim women say enough is enough.

I won't be a welcome mat for emotional baggage anymore. I won't stand around and wait and wait for him to do what he wants to do then cry scream and yell when he does. When do we say ya know what I am me, I am a separate individual and I don't have to cry scream and yell. When do we stand our ground on our rights and at the same time give them theirs.

When do we stop all of the nit picking and yelling about something he wants to do. Where's our strength? Where is our individuality? Where is our ability to continue happily?

Don't we control our emotions or are sooooo caught up that we can't even see that anymore? Don't we have a choice in how we choose think about things? Where our strength? Well I am sick of it. I love and adore my husband I want a fruitful marriage with him always, but when do I say ENOUGH. I won't be depressed anymore. I won't act like a banshee anymore. ENOUGH.

I have my free will and I opt to you use it become a whole person

within myself. I don't need my husband to validate my worth.

I am a Muslim, Allah has already done that. When is Allah's love more than enough for me? Why don't I cry when I commit a sin, but I cry when he says he wants another wife? Isn't that backwards? When do I put my foot down and go with the flow of Islam? When do I stop all of this humming and hawing over something Halal? Goodness, am I that weak? Yes,I want him to love me, yes I want him to say nice things to me, yes I want his children, yes I want his attention, yes I want his compassion, his

understanding, yes yes yes. But sheesh, where is my strength to stand up and say, " I make my marriage, between you and I and not you and I and a Her and Her and Her". Where is it? Is he sooooo perfect that I sacrifice my dignity, my ticket to Jannah, my individuality?

I can do this, Insh'Allah. And I can do it well. Allahu Alim. You know

why because I am going to trust in my Rabb that he would not allow something that is harmful to me, that there is benefit the likes of that which I do not know. And when, do I think that Allah might be angry and upset with me because I have spent so much time and energy crying over this and I haven't even expended half as many tears over my sins? Shouldn't it hurt more to realize that my husband would sell me for a way into Jannah if he could? At least now he still shows he loves me, he cares, and takes care of me?

When do I get out of the dark of Dunya, and this Kufar nonsense and dump it in the garbage. I looooooove my religion. Part of this religion is Polygyny. POLYGYNY POLYGYNY POLYGYNY. So I have three choices, stay and be miserable, leave, or stay and haul myself up, get a grip on reality, the way things really are and

practice this Deen as was practiced in the past. No exceptions. I am not better than the wives of the Prophet (S). I need to get off of my high horse. My husband doesn't do this to me, because of me, or because of something I said. It simply because it the way Allah made them. What more do I need. Allah made them this way. Should I be taking this argument up with Allah, which I would neeeeever be so presumptuous to do or think, then why argue with my husband over the way he was created? Why? Isn't that a waste of my precious time? Isn't it? It's all up to me to change how I personally view this and all that it entails. So that what I am going to do Insh'Allah. I don't want the only example of polygyny in people minds to be bad and something to avoid with a ten foot pole. I don't want to end up a sad, depressed, old woman before my time. But I have to realize that if I really don't want that then I have to put that into effect myself. 90 percent of my emotional problems are because of what I choose to continue thinking and feeling, well I am done with all of that.

Enough is Enough.

I've got it in an email, and thought about sharing it with my brothers and sisters.

http://www.biznaseducation.com/koko2003/37.htm

Alsalam Alaykom wa Ra7mat Allah wa Barakatuh .

I am at his moment listening to a kuwaity sheikh reciting quran , and I am really floating in the sky and I really wanted you all brothers and sisters to share this with me . I dont know if any of you heard him before , he is so good , he has a site for him and here it is :

http://www.alafasy.com

there is in arabic and english as well for our non arabic brothers and sisters .

I hope u enjoy it and I assure you,that you will live in a different atmosphere .

I pray to God Allmighty to accept from me and all moslims , and I hope that we all listen and understand and learn the

Quran as we should, and do what God Allmighty has asked us to do .

Wasalam 3alaykom wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatuh

Radiyah

Assalamu alaykum

Yusuf Estes website:

http://www.islamalways.com/

Salam Alaikum ackhee's and uckhtee's. Maybe I come never back, when Allah azza wa jalla jalaluuhu dont will...I have some feelings inshaAllah it is good for me...Please ever1 who have right on me forgive your rights on me..Wassalamu Alaikum Sincerly Your ghareeb brother Abdurrahman....

Nine Great Benefits of Reading and Reflecting Over the Qur'ân

by Abul-'Abbâs

With the Name of Allâh, the Most Merciful, may His Salâh and Salâm be upon His last Messenger Muhammad, to proceed:

Indeed the Book of Allâh is not a book like any other, it is the timeless Speech of Allâh, not a created thing, a study guide for life and death and what comes after. Therefore it deserves a more careful study than anyone else's speech. It necessitates that its reader return to the early narrations of those who witnessed its revelation and heard its explanation by the one deputed by Allâh to rehearse and explain His Words to humanity (sallallâhu 'alayhe wa sallam). For if one would try to ponder over the meanings of the verses without having done this study, then surely the filth of the time that he lives in and his ignorance of the correct application and understanding that the early Muslims had would cause him to understand some things not intended by Allâh Most High, and therefore he would go astray, thinking to be worshipping Allâh.

So every sincere Muslim who hopes to earn Allâh's Love by reciting and reflecting over Allâh's Book, then let him hold tight to the meanings explained by the Prophet (sallallâhu 'alayhe wa sallam), and those taught by the Companions and their immediate followers, and the early scholars of Islâm.

Know that reciting and pondering over the Book of Allâh, devoting your time regularly to its study and implementation has tremendous benefits in this life and the Next, so let us now look to just a few of them to attach ourselves more firmly to Allâh's Majestic Words. Each benefit stands as enough of an encouragement on its own for us to shun any laziness we have and dedicate ourselves to the Qur'ân properly.

1 - Reading and reflecting over the Qur'ân fulfills an Islâmic duty

Indeed the Prophet (sallallâhu 'alayhe wa sallam) summarized this Religion with his statement:

"The Religion is nasîhah (sincerity)!"

So then Tamîm ibn Aws (may Allâh be pleased with him) then said, "We asked, 'To whom?'"He (sallallâhu 'alayhe wa sallam) replied:

"To Allâh, HIS BOOK, His Messenger, the leaders of the people, and their common folk." [2]

The sincerity that is due to the Book of Allâh, as Ibn Rajab Al-Hambalî said, includes having a strong love for it, honoring it and extolling its great status, affirming that it is the Speech of Allâh, seeking to understand its meanings, acting by it, following the orders found in it, spreading its correct understanding, continually studying it, and taking on the good manners that are encouraged in it. [3]

So by reading and reflecting over the Qur'ân, one fulfills an obligation and is rewarded for that. Upon fulfilling this obligation, the Qur'ân then becomes a proof for him on the Day of Judgement! And that is our second benefit we will take by embracing this Noble Book...

2 - The Qur'ân will be a proof for us on the Day of Judgement[/color:0564d7beda]This is due to the statement of the Messenger:

"...and the Qur'ân is a proof for you or against you..." [4]

So one of two things will occur with this proof, the Book of Allâh. It will either be in your favor, a proof for you on the Day when you will need every single good deed, or it will be something standing against you, the very Speech of your Creator, a proof against you! Who could be saved from the terrors of that Day if Allâh's own Speech is against him?!?!

Think carefully, dear Muslim brother or sister, about your position with the Qur'ân! Are you neglecting it, contradicting it, being heedless of its orders and prohibitions, are you thinking deeply over it?! Will it be on your side on the Day of Judgement?!

O Allâh! We ask you, by Your Glorious Speech and the rest of Your beautiful Names and Attributes, to make the Qur'ân a proof for us! O Allâh! Don't make the Qur'ân a proof against us on that Day, and save us from the hellfire!

For if Allâh makes the Qur'ân a proof in our favor on that Day, then it would also be an intercessor for us, when NO intercession will take place except by His Permission.

<span>3 - The Qur'ân will intercede for us on the Day of Judgement[/color:0564d7beda]</span>

<span>The proof: Abû Umâmah relates that the Prophet (sallallâhu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: </span>

<span> "Read the Qur'ân, for verily it will come on the Day of Standing as an intercessor for its companions." [5] </span>

<span><span>4 - Your status in this life will be raised[/color:0564d7beda]In Sahîh Muslim, we find a lovely story, about how a man from the promised people of Jannah, 'Umar ibn Al-Khattâb, understood this principle. </span></span>

<span><span>Some men came to question him during his khilâfah about the leadership of Makkah, they asked, "Who do you use to govern Makkah?"</span></span>

<span><span>He said, "Ibn Abzâ."</span></span>

<span><span>They asked, "And who is Ibn Abzâ?"</span></span>

<span><span>'Umar replied, "A freed slave from those we freed."</span></span>

<span><span>They remarked, "You left a freed slave in charge of the people of the Valley (the noble tribes of the Quraysh)!?!?"</span></span>

<span><span>So he answered them, "Verily he is a reader of the Book of Allâh and is knowledgeable about the obligations of the Muslims. Haven't you heard the statement of your Messenger: </span></span>

<span><span> "Verily Allâh raises some people by this Book and lowers others by it." [6] </span></span>

<span><span><span>5 - You will be from the best of the people[/color:0564d7beda]'Uthmân (may Allâh be pleased with him), the third khalîfah and fourth most virtuous person on earth after the Prophet (sallallâhu 'alayhe wa sallam), Abû Bakr, and 'Umar, said that the Prophet (sallallâhu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: </span></span></span>

<span><span><span> "The best of you are the ones who learn the Qur'ân and teach it to others" [7] </span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>6 - There are ten rewards for each letter you recite from the Qur'ân[/color:0564d7beda]</span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>As an authentic hadîth in Sunan At-Tirmithî proves: </span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span> "Whoever reads a letter from the Book of Allâh, he will have a reward. And that reward will be multiplied by ten. I am not saying that "Alif, Lâm, Mîm" is a letter, rather I am saying that "Alif" is a letter, "lâm" is a letter, and "mîm" is a letter." [8] </span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>So increase your recitation of the Qur'ân to gain these merits, and to gain the following merit as well... </span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span>7 - The recitors of the Qur'ân will be in the company of the noble and obedient angels [/color:0564d7beda]'آ'ishah (may Allâh be pleased with her), the Prophet's beloved wife who held his head in her lap as he took his last blessed breaths, relates that the Prophet (sallallâhu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: </span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span> "Verily the one who recites the Qur'ân beautifully, smoothly, and precisely, he will be in the company of the noble and obedient angels. And as for the one who recites with difficulty, stammering or stumbling through its verses, then he will have TWICE that reward." [9] </span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span>So do not let the Shaytân give you false excuses, such as "I am not an 'Arab," or "Its not my language." This hadîth is a firm proof against these whisperings. Dedicate yourself to the Book of Allâh, whether you are an 'Arab or not! The excuses have been eliminated and the pathway has been cleared for you to embrace the Book of Allâh without holding back or offering excuses! </span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span>And surely you will not hesitate to seek a teacher or a study circle for the Qur'ân once you hear the last and perhaps greatest benefits of reading and contemplating over the Qur'ân... </span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>8 - The Qur'ân will lead you to Paradise[/color:0564d7beda]</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>The Prophet (sallallâhu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span> "The Qur'ân is an intercessor, something given permission to intercede, and it is rightfully believed in. Whoever puts it in front of him, it will lead him to Paradise; Whoever puts it behind him, it will steer him to the Hellfire." [10] </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>9 - Your position in Paradise is determined by the amount of Qur'ân you memorize in this life[/color:0564d7beda]'Abdullâh ibn 'Amr ibn Al-'آs heard the Prophet (sallallâhu 'alayhe wa sallam) saying: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span> "It will be said to the companion of the Qur'ân: Read and elevate (up through the levels of the Paradise) and beautify your voice as you used to do when you were in the dunyâ! For verily, your position in the Paradise will be at the last verse you recite!" [11] </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Know that these nine benefits, from the many benefits available, can only be attained by a sincere commitment to the Book of Allâh, not by a person's mere statement, "I love the Qur'ân, it's beautiful." Rather the heart must be sincerely attached to Allâh's Book and the limbs and tongue will follow in this attachment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>You must know that only a few of the numerous benefits of reading and reflecting over the Qur'ân have been mentioned here. There are many benefits that await your reading in the Qur'ân and books of hadîth, like the chapter of the Qur'ân that will argue on your behalf in the grave, and that it is a physical healing, a source of rest and relaxation for your heart, among many other things. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>And Allâh knows best. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[1] written by Abul-'Abbâs</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[2] Sahîh Muslim #194 (1/220 of Sharh An-Nawawî)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[3] refer to Jâmi'ul-Ulûm wal-Hikam, p.221 (Ar-Risâlah, 1417)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[4] part of a hadîth in Sahîh Muslim #533 (2/97 of Sharh An-Nawawî)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[5] Sahîh Muslim #1871 (3/330 of Sharh An-Nawawî)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[6] Sahîh Muslim #1894 (3/339 of Sharh An-Nawawî)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[7] Sahîh Al-Bukhârî #5027 (9/89-90 of Fat-hul-Bârî)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[8] Sunan At-Tirmithî #2910; Al-Albânî authenticated it in Sahîh Sunan At-Tirmithî (3/164)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[9] Sahîh Muslim #1859 (3/325 of Sharh An-Nawawî); another version of this hadîth with a slighty different wording can be found in Sahîh Al-Bukhârî #4937 (8/852 of Fat-hul-Bârî)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[10] an authentic hadîth found in Sahîh Ibn Hibbân #124 (1/330-331 of Tartîb Ibn Balbân, printed by Ar-Risâlah), on the authority of 'Abdullâh ibn Mas'ûd; Al-Albânî authenticated it in Silsilatul-Ahâdîthis-Sahîhah #2019</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>[11] Sunan At-Tirmithî #2914; Al-Albânî authenticated it in Sahîh Sunan At-Tirmithî (3/164-165) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

as salaam alaikum

If one wants to start learning from Authentic Hadith where should one start......as there are so many volumes..etc.

something me and my niece want to know.

we would be gratefull for anyones help on this.

walaikum aslaam.

OPERATION DEATH

’It was early in the morning at four. When death knocked upon a bedroom door.

”Who is there?” the sleeping one cried. ”I’m Izrael, let me inside.”

At once, the man began to shiver, as one sweating in deadly fever,

he shouted to his sleeping wife, ”Don’t let him take away my life.”

”Please go away, O Angel of Death! Leave me alone, I’m not ready yet.

My family on me depend, give me a chance, O please prepense!”

The Angel knocked again and again, ”Friend! I’ll take your life without a pain,

’Tis your soul Allah require, I come not with my own desire.

Bewildered, the man began to cry, ”O Angel! I’m so afraid to die

I’ll give you gold and be your slave, don’t send me to the unlit grave.”

”Let me in, O Friend!” the Angel said, ”Open the door, get up from your bed.

If you do not allow me in,I will walk through it, like a Jinn.”

The man held a gun in his right hand, ready to defy the Angel’s stand,

”I’ll point my gun, towards your head. You dare come in, I’ll shoot you dead.”

By now, the Angel was in the room, Saying, “O Friend! prepare for your doom.

Foolish man, Angels never die, Put down your gun and do not sigh.”

”Why are you afraid! Tell me O man, to die according to Allah’s plan?

>Come, smile at me, do not be grim, be happy to return to Him.”

”O Angel! I bow my head in shame, I had no time to take Allah’s name.

From morn till dusk I made my wealth, not even caring for my health.”

”Allah’s commands I never obeyed nor five times a day I ever prayed.

A Ramadan came and Ramadan went but no time had I to repent.”

”The Haj was already fard on me But I would not part with my money. All

charities I did ignore taking usury more and more.”

”Sometimes I sipped my favorite wine with flirting women I sat to dine. O

Angel! I appeal to you spare my life for a year or two.”

”The Laws of Qur’an I will obey, I’ll begin Salat this very day. My Fast

and Haj, I will complete, and keep away from self conceit.”

”I will refrain from usury, and give all my wealth to charity, wine and

wenches I will detest, Allah’s oneness I will attest.”

”We Angels do what Allah demands, we cannot go against His commands

Death is ordained for everyone, father, mother, daughter or son.”

”I’m afraid, this moment is your last, now be reminded, of your past.

>I do understand your fears but it is now too late for tears.”

”You lived in this world, two score and more, Never did you, your people

adore. Your parents, you did not obey, hungry beggars, you turned away.”

”Your two ill-gotten, female offsprings, in night-clubs, for livelihood

they sing. Instead of making more Muslims, you made your children

non-Muslims.”

”You ignored the Mu’athin’s Athaan, nor did you read the Holy Qur’an.

Breaking promises all your life, backbiting friends, and causing strife.”

”From hoarded goods, great profits you made, and your poor workers, you

underpaid. Horses and cards were your leisure, money-making was your

pleasure.”

”You ate vitamins and grew more fat, with the very sick, you never sat. A

pint of blood you never gave, which could a little baby save.”

”O human, you have done enough wrong, you bought good properties for a

song. When the farmers appealed to you, you did not have mercy, ‘tis >true.”

”Paradise for you? I cannot tell, undoubtedly you will dwell in hell.

There’s no time for you to repent, I’ll take your soul for which I’m sent.”

The ending, however, is very sad. Eventually the man became mad.

With a cry, he jumped out of bed. And suddenly, he fell down dead.

O Reader! take a moral from here, you never know, your end may be near.

Change your living and make amends, for heaven, on your deeds depends.

Our Future

----------------

We tend to plan for our future everyday,

Desperately we try to pave the way.

We save every little bit of money we can find,

And to the people who can help us achieve we are kind.

If there is something we want bad enough we're willing to fight,

For a future filled with happiness that is oh so bright.

It is unfortunate though, to fill everyone's hearts with sorrow,

But remember dear muslims our future is not tomorrow.

It is not money or fame that will get us ahead,

But the number of times we worship God before bed.

That is what will make our future unimaginably great,

So let us wake up and take control of our fate.

Tomorrow is not the future you should be planning for,

But the day you will be standing before Allah's door.

The day where we will be reminded of every last deed,

Like the day you forgot the poor because of your greed.

And what dear muslim shall you say,

When Allah asks you why you didn't pray?

No excuse will be enough,

To get out of the hellfire that will be so rough.

So let us pray, worship and keep the poor fed,

For our future begins once we are all dead.

Islamic teachings seek to uplift the human being in his nobleness; whereas, the western teachings degrade the human being to the level of brutes. [b:37c29f939c]It should be understood that my intention is not to criticize the western individuals; rather, I wish to criticize the ideological principles on which the modern western civilization is based.[/b:37c29f939c] In reality the western people are to be pitied, for they have been victimized by a particular class of people, possessing a particular ideology. This class has unleashed the powerful force of the mass media by which it has taken hostage the independent thinking of the western commoner. Western commoner views the world through the eyes of the western media, which grossly distorts the true reality of the world around them.

With this disclaimer, let us resume our original topic. Surah Bani Israel states:

[b:37c29f939c]“Hence do not kill your children for fear of poverty; it is We who shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily, killing them is a great sin.”

[al-Qur'an 17:31][/b:37c29f939c]

The Arabs used to kill their daughters for two reasons; firstly, due to shame, for girls were seen as inferior creatures and as a liability; secondly, due to fear of poverty. In our society, the same sort of mentality has taken root. Our westernized “intellectuals” analyze the national, human problems from the standpoint of pure statistics. They measure the national resources and the population level, and declare the growing population as the root of all crises facing the society. Islam does not sanction this type of thinking. From the Islamic point of view, instead of wasting time gathering up such statistics, we should seek to establish such an equitable society that all resources are divided justly and equitably among the masses; hence, generating provisions for all citizens. In such a scenario, population growth will not pose a problem. Allah (SWT) says that He (SWT) will provide for us and our families.

Within the same context, other practices increasingly observed in our society are: abortions and contraceptive measures. Apart from the fact that these measures are allowed under especial circumstances, if they are carried out with the intention to escape poverty, then again, this is against the true spirit of Islam. Bottom line is that Allah (swt) is the Provider and will create new resources to provide for the growing population.

The next Ayah commands:

[b:37c29f939c]“And do not go near fornication and adultery” [al-Qur'an 17:32][/b:37c29f939c]

Islam seeks to close all avenues that lead to moral lewdness and sexual anarchy. A sexually permissive society destroys its family system, for sexual permissiveness destroys the bond of mutual love and trust between husband and wife – the two cornerstones of a family. To prevent sexual anarchy, Islam has taken following positive and negative measures:

(1) The process of an Islamic marriage has been rendered extremely easy. Only two ceremonies are necessary: the Nikah and the Walima. Nikah simply requires the affirmation of the man and the woman in presence of two witnesses. Notice that there is no feast of Nikah from either side. Islam does not require the bride’s side to engage in any financial activity. Hence, a father may wed his daughter without spending even one cent. [i:37c29f939c]To protect youngsters from wrongdoing, parents are instructed to marry off their children as soon as they become adults.[/i:37c29f939c]

(2) Inhibition of all activities that incite sexual desire, such as: publication of lewd books, promotion of vulgar films, placement of indecent billboards, music, dancing, and etc.

(3) Prohibition of alcohol and drugs, for these also inflame sexual passion.

(4) Prohibition of free mixing between males and females.

(5) Discouragement of women to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.

(6) Detailed guidelines regarding dress for both men and women: a woman’s whole body is to be covered except the front part of her face (excluding the hair), hands up to the wrists, and feet up to the ankles; other than these three parts, she may not disclose any part of her body to anyone except her husband (doctors excluded). As for non-Mahrems (male relatives not directly related to her), she is to observe additional covering, that is, her dress should be such that it should hide the confines and curvatures of her body and also cover her face.

In view of the above listed measures, if we scan our society, we will discover gross violations of these principles. [u:37c29f939c]Marriage process has been made so difficult and expensive that it is a burden on the common man.[/u:37c29f939c] Both men and women have to often wait a lifetime to amount the required resources. This lengthened wait increases the chances for people to engage in wrongful activities. The promotion of abortions and contraceptive measures have encouraged people to engage in unlawful activities. The consumption of alcohol and drugs is continuously increasing and has now reached the campuses. There is an organized effort, on part of some societal elements, to promote sexually provocative material and activities such as: pornography, sexually explicit films, music, dancing, and billboards, etc. Mixed gatherings are a norm and any intent to curb this norm is seen as backward. In Islam, the beautification of women is only for her husband, however, in our society when the wife is to leave her house, that is the time when she beautifies herself. In addition the fashionable female dresses today are a manifestation of a Hadith in which the Prophet (SAW) prophesied that a time would come when a woman would be naked even though she will be dressed. These are some of the evils prevalent in our society that have been promoted under the western influence. Such practices have undermined the very fabric of our societal structure and have contaminated the minds of our younger generation with filth and lewdness.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary of Friday Sermon

August 01, 2003

Speaker: 'Akif Sa`eed

Venue: Masjid Dar al-Islam, Bagh-e-Jinnah Lahore