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From the Holy Qur'an:

And whenever you give your word, say the truth

And seek help in patience and prayer

And speak good to people

And fulfil the Covenant of Allaah when you have covenanted

Verily! Allaah commands that you should render back the trusts to those to whom they are due

And let not your hand be tied (like a miser) to your neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach (like a spendthrift)

Eat and drink, but waste not by extravagance

And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is al-taqwa (piety, righteousness)

And whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty)

And whosoever puts his trust in Allaah, then He will suffice him

He who obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allaah

By no means shall you attain al-birr (righteousness) until you spend (in Allaah?s cause) of that which you love

Allaah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of Affairs (for us)

And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance

And turn not your face away from men with pride

And be moderate (or show no arrogance) in your walking, and lower your voice

And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of obedience to Allaah as a favor to Allaah)


Some Authentic Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):

"Pay attention to Allaah and He will pay attention to you."

"If you feel no shame, then do as you wish."

"Make sure your food is good (halaal and bought with halaal earnings), and you will be one whose prayers are answered."

"Fear Allaah wherever you may be."

"Follow up a bad deed with a good deed, to cancel it out."

"Mix with people with a good attitude."

"Keep away from prohibited things and you will be the best of worshippers."

"Be content with what Allaah has given you, and you will be the richest of people."

"Love for other people what you love for yourself."

"Do not laugh too much, for excessive laughter deadens the heart."

"Wrongdoing will be multiple darkness on the Day of Resurrection."

"Fear Allaah and treat all your children fairly."

"Fear the Fire, even if by giving half a date (in charity)."

"Fear the prayer of the oppressed."

"The thing that weighs most heavily in the balance (of good deeds) is a good attitude."

"Deliberation is from Allaah, haste is from Shaytaan (satan)."

"The less your wealth, the less you will be called to account for."

"Do not become angry, and Paradise will be yours."

"The most beloved of deeds to Allaah is the one that is continuous, even if it is little."

"The most beloved of places to Allaah are the mosques."

"The most hated of places to Allaah are the marketplaces."

"The most beloved of food to Allaah is that which is touched by many hands (i.e., shared among many people)."

"The most beloved of speech to Allaah is that a person should say, ?Subhaan Allaah wa bi hamdih (Glory and praise be to Allaah)?."

"The most beloved of people to Allaah is the one who is most helpful."

"The most beloved deed to Allaah is making a Muslim happy."

"Whoever restrains his anger, Allaah will conceal his faults."

"A bad attitude spoils a good deed just as vinegar spoils honey."

"The most beloved of people to Allaah are those who have the best attitudes."

"Beware of this world, for it is sweet and tempting."

"Control your tongue."

"Trim your moustaches and let your beards grow."

"Give back the things you have been entrusted with to the person who entrusted them to you."

"Do not betray the one who betrays you."

"Pray to Allaah and be confident of a response."

"Cheer people up, do not put them off."

"Make things easy for people, not difficult."

"Eat with your right hand and eat from what is in front of you."

"If Allaah gives you wealth, let the blessing of Allaah be seen on you."

"If someone who is distinguished among his own people comes to you, then honour him."

"If one with whose religion and character you are pleased comes to you (to seek your daughter?s hand in marriage), then marry (your daughter) to him."

"If Allaah wills good to the people of a household, He guides them to be gentle."

"If you do something bad, follow it by doing something good."

"If you feel uncomfortable about something, then leave it alone."

"If you judge (between people), then judge fairly."

"If you enter a house, greet the inhabitants with salaam."

"If you are reminded of Allaah, stop what you are doing (of sin)."

"If Allaah sends you some provision without you looking forward to it or asking others for it, then take it."

"If you ask Allaah for anything, then ask Him for al-Firdaws (the highest level of Paradise)."

"If your good deeds please you and your bad deeds upset you, then you are a mu?min (believer)."

"If you hear the call to prayer, then respond to the one who is calling you to Allaah."

"If you hear the call to prayer, then say something like the muezzin (the caller) says."

"If any one of you becomes angry, let him keep silent."

"If a man becomes angry and says ?A?oodhu Billaah (I seek refuge with Allaah),? his anger will cease."

"If a man says ?Ya seedi (sir)? to a munaafiq (hypocrite), he earns the wrath of his Lord."

"When you stand up to pray, pray as if it is your last prayer."

"When you get dressed and when you do wudoo?, start on the right."

"When any one of you meets his brother, let him greet him with salaam."

"Remember death when you are praying."

"Show mercy towards those who are on earth so that the One Who is in heaven will show mercy to you."

"Renounce pleasure in worldly things and Allaah will love you."

"Show disinterest in what people have and people will love you."

"Feel properly shy and modest before Allaah."

Protect "the head and what does through it (thoughts and ideas)."

Protect "the stomach and what goes into it."

"Seek help in whatever you do by being discreet."

"Everyone who is given a blessing will be envied."

"No one can keep their wudoo? except a believer."

"The worst thief among people is the one who steals from his prayer, by not doing rukoo? (bowing) and sujood (prostration) properly."

"Intercede and you will be rewarded."

"The most grateful of people to Allaah are those who are most grateful to other people."

"Give to the one who denied you."

"Uphold ties with the one who cuts you off."

"Forgive the one who does you wrong."

"Give food to others and speak good."

"Seek a response to du?aa?s (supplications) when the iqaamah (call for starting the prayer) for prayer is given and when rain is falling."

"Worship Allaah as if you see Him."

"The most helpless of people are those who cannot make du?aa? (supplication)."

"The most miserly of people are those who are stingy with their salaams (i.e., do not greet others)."

"Pay the hired worker his wages before his sweat dries."

"Tie up (your camel) , and put your trust in Allaah."

"Make the most of your life before your death."

Make the most of "your health before your sickness."

Make the most of "your free time before you become busy."

Make the most of "your wealth before you become poor."

Make the most of "your youth before you become old."

"The best of dhikr (remebrance) is ?La ilaaha ill-Allaah (there is no god but Allah).?"

"The best of sadaqah (charity) is that given by one who has little."

"The upper hand (the one that gives) is better than the lower hand (the one that takes)."

"The best of the believers is one who is best in attitude."

"The best of the muhaajireen (immigrant) is the one who forsakes (hajara) that which Allaah has prohibited."

"The best type of jihaad is the jihaad of the one who strives against his own self (jihaad al-nafs) for the sake of Allaah."

"Read the Qur?aan throughout every month."

"Read the Qur?aan, for it will come and intercede for its readers on the Day of Resurrection."

"Pray for Allaah to keep you safe and sound."

"Most of the sins committed by the son of Adam are sins of the tongue."

"Repeat often ?Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billaah (there is no power or strength except with Allaah)?, for it is from the treasure of Paradise."

"Always remember the destroyer of joy (physical pleasure): death."

"Lower your gaze and guard your private parts."

"There is no goodness in the one who is not friendly or likeable."

"Stay with her (the mother), for Paradise is under her feet."

"Keep saying ?Yaa Dhaa?l-jalaali wa?l-ikraam (O Possessor of Glory and Honour)?" i.e., keep repeating it persistently.

"Islam cancels out what came before it (of sins)."

"Every bid?ah (innovation in religion) is a going astray and every going astray will end in Hell."

"Control your tongue, let your house be enough for you, and weep for your sins."

"(Take care of) your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father, then other relatives in order of closeness."

"Feed the poor and pat the head of the orphan (i.e., show compassion)."

"The one who points the way to good deeds is like the one who does them."
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Human Rights, as they should be in a Muslim country.

Islam, as represented in the Holy Qur?an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) laid down human rights centuries before they were known to the modern world. The following are some of these rights:


1. The Security of Life and Property:
In the address which the Prophet (SAW) delivered on the occasion of the Farewell Haj, he said: ?Your lives and properties are forbidden to one another till you meet your Lord on the Day of Resurrection.?

2. The Protection of Honour:
The Holy Qur?an lays down this right, stating in


**49:11 ??O you who believe, let not a group of scoff at another group, it many be that th latter are better than the former. Nor let (some) women scoff at other women, it many be that the latter are better than the former. Nor defame one another, nor insult one another by wickedness. How bad is it to insult one?s brother after having Faith . And whoseever does not repent, then such are indeed Zalimun (wrong doers, etc?)

**49:12 ??O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion; indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it ( so hate backbiting). And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful??.

3. Sanctity and Security of Private Life:
The Qur?an has laid down the injunction stating in ??And do not spy or backbite each other??
in ''O you who believe! Enter not houses other than your own, until you have asked permission and greeted those in them, that is better for you, in order that you may remember''.

4. The Security of Personal Freedom:
Islam has laid down the principle that no citizen can be imprisoned unless his guilt has been proven in an open court. To arrest a man only on the basis of suspicion and to throw him into a prison without proper court proceedings and without providing him a reasonable opportunity to produce his defence is not permissible in Islam.

5. The Right to Protest against Tyranny:
Amongst the rights that Islam has conferred on human beings is the right to protest against a government?s tyranny. Referring to it Allah, it says in ''Allah does not like that the evil should be uttered in public except by him who has been wrong. And Allah is Ever All Hearer, All Knower''.
In Islam, all power and authority belongs to Allah Alone; man is only delegated a part of that power which becomes a trust.

6. Freedom of Expression:
Islam gives the right of freedom of thought and expression to all citizens of the Islamic state on the condition that it should be used for the propagation of virtue and truth, and not for spreading evil and wickedness. Under no circumstances would Islam allow the propagation of evil and wickedness. It also does not give anybody the right to use abusive or offensive language in the name of criticism. It was the practice of the Muslims to enquire from the noble Prophet (SAW) whether a certain matter or a divine injunction had been revealed to him.

7. Freedom of Association:
Islam has also given people the right to freedom of association and formation of parties or organisations. This right is also subject to certain general rules.

8. Freedom of Conscience and Conviction:
Islam has laid down the injunction; Allah says: ?There shall be no compulsion in the religion...? On the contrary, totalitarian societies absolutely deprive the individuals of their freedom. Indeed this undue exaltation of the State authority postulates a sort of slave-like servitude on the part of man. At one time slavery meant total control of man over man - now that type of slavery has been legally abolished, but in its place totalitarian societies impose a similar sort of control over individuals.

9. Protection of Religious Sentiments:
Along with the freedoms of conviction and conscience, Islam has given the right to the individual that his religious sentiments will be given due respect, and nothing will be said or done which may encroach upon his right.

10. Protection from Arbitrary Imprisonment:
Islam also recognises the right of the individual that he will not be arrested or imprisoned for the offences of others. The Qur?an has laid down this principle clearly as in the saying of Allah ??And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another...?

11. The Right to Basic Necessities of Life:
Islam recognised the right of the needy people, that help and assistance be provided to them. Allah says ?
**70:24 ''And those in whose wealth there is recognised right.''
**70:25 ''For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth (and his means of living has been straitened.

12. Equality Before Law:
Islam gives its citizens the right to absolute and complete equality in the eyes of the law.

13. Rulers are not Above the Law
In many Muslim countries IT IS THE OPPOSITE. Rulers rule regardless the Law of their country, alter or flip through it when that pleases them.

14. The Right to Participate in Affairs of the State:
Allah says: ??And their affair is through consultation among themselves?? the Surah starts from: ''And those who answer the call of their Lord....and the Surah ends: ''and who (conduct) their affairs by mutual consultation. The chapter or the legislative assembly has no other meaning, except that the executive head of the government and the members of the assembly should be elected by free and independent choice of the people.

Lastly, it is to be made clear that Islam tries to achieve the above-mentioned human rights and many others, not only by providing certain legal safeguards, but also by inviting humankind to transcend the lower level to be able to go beyond the ties fostered by the kinship of blood, racial superiority, linguistic arrogance and economic privileges.

January 16, 2010 at 8:08am

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The beginning of a New Islamic Year, which was initiated after the Hijrah, or emigration, of the Prophet (SAW) and which marked the formation of the first Muslim nation within an independent Islamic territory under the rule of Muslims.

The Muslims had no formal annual calendar until the caliphate of ?Umar bin al-Khattab. In the third or fourth year of his caliphate, ?Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, received a message from Abu Moosaa al-Ash?ari, may Allah be pleased with him, who suggested that their future correspondence be confirmed with the appropriate date.

We have just ushered in the new Hijri year. Allah said that which translates as: ?Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve months in the register of Allah the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion , so do not wrong yourselves during them...? (At-Tawbah: 36).

Some Muslims have chosen to use the Gregorian Calendar instead of the Hijri calendar. The Gregorian Calendar has no relation with Islam and although it has been in existence for longer than that of the Hijri Calendar, that is no excuse for the Muslims to adopt it.

It is well known that the companions of the Prophet (SAW) would hate that any Muslim would use the Roman or Persian Calendar.

These are the months that Allah (SAT) has appointed for the whole of mankind. He has said that which translates as: ?They ask you , about the new moons. Say ?They are measurements of time for the people and for Haj (pilgrimage].? (Al-Baqarah: 189).

Therefore, we know that these months, based on the lunar calendar, were appointed for all of mankind and not just for the Arabs. This is due to the fact that the lunar months can very easily be detected and calculated by the sighting of the crescent-moon, which marks the end of the month and the beginning of a new one.

This is not the case with the Gregorian Calendar, which does not rely on any logical or visible signs as regards its calculation of months; rather, each month in this calendar ranges between twenty-eight and thirty-one days without a single logical reason for such variation. Recently some plans were proposed to modify the Gregorian calendar, but Christian priests and Jewish rabbis vehemently opposed them and so the plans had to be scrapped.

When you look at how the Christian and Jewish theologians opposed the change of these imaginary months, it is because they realise the danger that such a change would introduce into their beliefs, while the scholars of the Islamic religion are silent, rather some of them actually approve of replacing the Islamic Calendar, which Allah (SAT) has appointed for all mankind, with the man-made Gregorian Calendar. When Imaam Ahmad was asked about the Persian Calendar, he showed extreme abhorrence towards it.

We are in the new Hijri year. It is not from the Sunnah to celebrate it. For the Muslims, the passage of years does not constitute a real cause of happiness; rather, what counts is the amount of time spent in obedience to Allah (SAT) during these years.

The years that have passed will be considered as successful if they were spent in obedience to Allah and miserable if they were spent in disobedience of Allah. We must bring ourselves to account, redeem ourselves from our bad deeds and duly perform our responsibilities towards our relatives, partners (wives / husbands) and children.

?...And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.? (An-Noor: 31).

Salaam (A)

December 20, 2009 at 8:24am

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The best thing about the month of Ramadan is that it is a time of purification. And because of that we would like to make our point to in a pure, plain and blunt manner.

I hope that you will agree with me that certain issues must be dealt with head on, and that it makes good sense, sometimes, to talk and listen to one another in a way that shows we have the courage to stand our ground no matter how hard the consequences may be.

Ramadan is a time of abstinence from our everyday luxuries. But it is not only food and drink that we are referring to. We are focusing our attention on the only thing that matters: becoming mindful of the Almighty and drawing closer to Him. We will watchand carefully guard our speech to avoid backbiting, slandering, lying, ranting...

Our Prophet Muhammad (SAW) told us that when Ramadan comes the gates of Paradise are opened and the devils are chained. We are told to fast for the sole purpose of gaining Taqwa. Ramadan is the month when our sins are forgiven, our prayers answered and our good deeds multiplied.

1.Let us ask a few questions that we are sure have phased all of us after the conclusion of this month. Is our journey towards Taqwa exclusive to only one month of the year?

2.After ?Eid Al-Fitr passes, do we just no longer desire closeness to Allah?

3.Are we addicted to the diversions, pleasures of this worldly life that we cannot stray from them for but one month of the year?

4.This may end up being the case, but why must it be so?

Ramadan is undoubtedly a special month. We are motivated to do good deeds during this period more than any other time of the year. And so here is where the challenge comes in. We must continue our gracious struggle towards Taqwa throughout the year, indeed, throughout our lives.

Islam is not simply a religion we adopt once a week, month or once a year. It is a constant effort to gain greater Faith through all of our actions Ramadan or not.

After Ramadan, it will be a struggle, no doubt, but Allah (SAT) promises help those who strive for His sake saying (what means): ?As those who strive in Our cause, We will surely guide them in Our paths. And indeed, Allah is with the doers of good.?

But according to Allah?s promise, if we patiently persevere, Allah will guide us, thus making our paths easier. So as difficult as it may sound now, giving up the things that take us away from Allah will get easier every day, until it becomes natural.

May Allah guide and help us to continue to make efforts to reach Him. He will make our sacrifices easier and reward us thereafter. Ameen.

September 18, 2009 at 4:50am

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