01-29-2007, 04:35 PM
Assalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
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HAPPY ISLAMIC NEW YEAR & FASTING ON 'ÂSHÛRÂ
The new Islamic year 1428 A.H. started over the weekend.
We hope that this forthcoming year is a fruitful one for all our
readers. Let us make a concerted effort to keep track of Islamic
dates throughout the year and try to make it more a part of our
day-to-day lives. Muharram, the first month, is one of the four
Sacred months that Allah mentions in the Qur'an (9:36). Fasting
on the Day of 'Âshûrâ (10th Muharram) is highly recommended. It
is also encouraged to fast on consecutive days, i.e. the 9th and
10th or 10th and 11th of Muharram.
Finally please find details of our forthcoming Islamic finance course:
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Utrujj, Knowledge & Creativity & Sponsored by First Ethical:
INTENSIVE COURSE ON ISLAMIC FINANCE:[FIQH AL-MUAMALAT]
[PLEASE READ ATTACHED FLYER FOR MORE DETAILS]*
Dates: Saturday 3rd February & Saturday 10th Febuary 2007
Time: 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Venue: Birkbeck College University of London, Malet Street,
Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7HX
A two-part course on Fiqh al-Mu'âmalât delivered by Shaykh Nizam
Yaqubi (International Shariah Advisory Board Scholar), Mufti
Abdulkadir Barkatulla (UK Shariah Advisory Board Scholar), and
Shaykh Haytham Tamim (Utrujj Foundation Scholar).
The Shariah based finance industry is one of the fastest-growing
markets in the world and is estimated to be worth between £200 to
£300 billion globally. Last year, UK Treasury Officials announced
plans to make UK and London 'a leading centre for Islamic Finance'.
In a globalising world, British Muslims have a unique position as
the "Gateway for trade with the Islamic world" and to prepare for
this, Utrujj have organised further introductory courses covering
basic elements of Islamic Finance for students of finance and
those Muslim professionals within the financial sector.
Course Contents: Contents: General Introduction to Contracts and
Islam, Divisions in Islamic Fiqh, Ijarah (lease/rent) , Bay'ah
(selling), Mudarabah, Musharakah (partnership) , Common Errors
in Rransactions, Islamic Banking, Etiquettes of Business, Rules
of a Business Contract, Basic Rules of Sale, and the Issue of
Riba (interest) and its various strands.
By the end of the course students should be able to:
* Recognise the importance of seeking knowledge of Islamic Fiqh
* Outline the main divisions within Islamic Law
* Understand the necessary etiquettes of Islamic transactions
* Explain some of the evidences from the Qur'an and Sunnah
relating to business transactions
* List some of the cautionary measures that need to be taken
into account when dealing in business
* Follow the Islamic principles pertaining to halal and haram
in business
* Explain the rulings relating to Riba (Interest)
* Learn about the spirit of Islamic transactions according to
Qur'anic teachings.
Shaykh Nizam Yaquby is one of the world leading scholars on the Fiqh of
Muamalat [islamic Finance]. He has a Ph.D. on Islamic Law from the
University
of Wales and BA in Economics & Comparative Religion from McGill
University,
Montreal. He has studied Traditional Islamic Studies under the guidance
of
eminent Islamic scholars, among them: Shaikh ‘Abdullah al-Farisi
(Bahrain),
Sh. Yusuf al-Siddiqi (Bahrain), Sh. Muhammad Saleh al-‘Abbasi
(Bahrain),
Sh. Muhammad Yasin al-Fadani (Mecca), Sh. Muhammad Khatir (Egypt),
Sh. Habib-ur-Rahman Azmi (India), Sh. Abdullah b. al-Siddiq al-Ghumari
(Morroco) and many other scholars. He has been a Khatib in many masjids
and has been teaching, lecturing Islamic subjects such as Tafsir,
Hadith
and Fiqh for the last 30 years and has written many publications. Some
of
them include; Risalah fi al-Tawbah (in Arabic) ; Qurrat al-‘Aynayn fi
Fadai’il birr al- Walidayn (in Arabic); Irshad al-‘Uqala’ ila Hukm
al-Qira’ah min al-Mushaf fi al-Salah (in Arabic); Tahqiq al-Aamal fi
Ikhraj Zakat al-Fitr bi al-Mal ( editor) and more. Currently he sits as
a Member of numerous Shari’a Supervisory Boards of many Islamic banks
and
Institutions. Such as Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Shamil Bank (Bahrain) ;
Citi-Islamic Bank ( Citi Bank-Bahrain) ; Islamic Investment Banking
Unit,
UBK (London & New York) ; Bahrain Islamic Bank ; Wafra (New York) ;
Investcorp Takaful Bahrain (Islamic Insurance); HSBC Global Islamic
Banking (London) Dow Jones Islamic Index ; Al-Buraq (London)
and many more.
Notes will be provided. Places are very limited. All welcome.
To book a place or for more information please contact:
Tel: 0845 644 0619
E-mail: info@utrujj. org
Utrujj Website: www.utrujj.org
First Ethical: http://www.1stethical.com/
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Wassalaam 'alaikum wa rahmatullaah.
- The blessed Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned
that 'The believer who recites the Qur'an and applies
it is like the utrujja (fruit), whose smell is fragrant
and taste is sweet .' (Bukhari)
Utrujj is based upon the teachings of the above Hadith in
seeking to equip you with the sacred knowledge of Islam,
while simultaneously training you in it's implementation in
your daily lives. As a result of this dynamic approach your
personality should insh'Allah come to personify this
sacred knowledge.
The change this creates will be witnessed by those around you
as they smell the sweet fragrance of your good speech and taste
the sweetness of your exemplary actions. Such a change within
individuals is critical in realising our covenant with Allah
and for the spreading of Islam, especially here in the West.
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