INSIDE THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL Īsā · Masjid Al-Aqsa. Sadly before the birth of the child the father, ‘Imrān had left this world. Thus, the child was born and Hannah named her Maryam

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Pg 1 The Life Of ‘Īsā u: A Prophet Of Islam

Pg 2 Muḥammad s: The Perfect Example Pg4 Downfall of the Ummah

Pg 6 Happy New Year?

Pg 7 Words of Wisdom

Pg 8 Achievements

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VOLUME. 1 ISSUE. 5 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015

EDITORIAL.... The Life Of

‘Īsā u A Prophet Of Islam

Before we start to educate ourselves on the life of one of the greatest Prophets to walk

this earth, we must first learn about his background. So we shall first briefly mention

‘Īsā’s u grandparents and his mother, then we shall mention in detail the life of ‘Īsā

u.

Many years after the demise of Musa u, amongst the community of the Banu Isra’eel

(Isralites) there lived a very pious saint, named ‘Imrān who was married to Hannah.

They were both well respected amongst their community, however, it was the will of

Allāh S, that they had no children of their own. Like many, ‘Īsā’s u grandmother

longed for a child of her own, and after her daily prayers she would raise her hand in

du‘ā and call out to Allāh S.

Soon enough, because of the sincere du‘ā of Hannah, Allāh S - The All Hearing -

answered her plea and blessed them with a child. Overcome with sheer happiness and

gratitude, she took an oath that the child-to-be will be dedicated to the service of Al-

Masjid Al-Aqsa. Sadly before the birth of the child the father, ‘Imrān had left this

world. Thus, the child was born and Hannah named her Maryam u (Mary).

Upon seeing that Allāh S has blessed her with a daughter, Hannah became distressed,

not because it was a girl, rather, because of the oath she had taken; the norm was that

only boys were dedicated to the service of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa. She thought to herself

how she will now carry out this oath. Little did she know the decree of Allāh S and His

favour that she was to become the grandmother of one the greatest Prophets to have

roamed the earth. Hannah looked after and cared for this child until she was fully

weaned and accustomed to food and drink other than milk. Now the day had come for

Hannah to handover the child to the custodians of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa.

TWO GREAT MIRACLES

As we have read, the father of Maryam u was very well respected, so when Hannah

came with the child to the Masjid, each and every custodian wanted the honour of

looking after this child. They discussed amongst themselves regarding this honour.

Zakariyyā u who was the head of all the custodians and also a Prophet, argued that he

had the most right of guardianship over the child as the aunt of Maryam u was his

wife. After much debate, they reached no solution. To put an end to this never ending

debate, Allāh S instructed the custodians to take their pens with which they copied the

(Continued on page 3)

This journal

contains teachings

from the Glorious

Qur’ān and the

Ahādith of the Prophet

Q. Please ensure its

sanctity.

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VOLUME. 1 ISSUE. 5 NOVEMBE/DECEMBER 2015

Muḥammad s: The Perfect

Example

By Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem

Dhorat hafizahullah

Many Muslims, nowadays appear to share

the misconception that material progress and

prosperity rather than moral grit are the

most expedient means to success. This con-

cept has become so popular today that it is

accepted even by the people who are other-

wise pious or stand for religious revival.

This way of thinking is, nevertheless, dis-

credited by the lives, noble characters and

achievements of the Prophets u. The charac-

ter and conduct of the Prophets of Allāh u

make it quite clear that the secret of their vic-

tory and weapons with which they success-

fully fought their enemies were faith and

obedience to Allāh S.

The noble person of the Prophet s stands

pre-eminent, dignified and exalted amongst

all the Prophets u in all qualities, habits and

manners. Allāh S has praised in the Glori-

ous Qur’ān the grandeur of the noble charac-

ter of the Prophet s in the following words:

And thou (standest) on an exalted stan-

dard of character. (68:4)

The Prophet s has himself said: ‘I have

been sent to bring the good morals to perfec-

tion.’

From the above it is evident that all the vir-

tues and noble qualities had been granted to

him. ‘Allāmah Nawawī v writes in his book

‘Tahdhīb’: ‘Allāh S had assembled all the

excellencies and virtues of character and

habits in the Prophet s.’

To describe all these noble qualities and

merits is beyond human capacity, since all

those excellencies which can be imagined as

attainable are possessed by the Prophet s.

However, a ḥadīth which comprehends the

majority of the noble characters of the

Prophet s is presented hereunder:

‘Allāh S says: “O Prophet! We have surely

sent you a witness, a bringer of good tidings,

a warner and a protector for the Ummīs.

You are my chosen servant and messenger. I

have named you the ‘Trusting’, (since you

trust Me in every matter). You are neither

rough mannered, nor hardhearted, nor do

you uproar in the market place. You never

requite evil for evil, but you forgive and

overlook. Allāh S will not give you death till

He has brought the astray ummah on the

right path through you and has given light

to blind eyes of the unbelievers; and has

opened their deaf ears and closed hearts.”’

In some traditions the following is also

mentioned: ‘I will refine you with all that is


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noble; and endow you with every noble habit;

and will make tranquillity your attire and trait;

and piety your conscience; and wisdom the

substance of your thought and knowledge; and

truthfulness and sincerity your nature; and

forgiveness and good works your custom; and

justice your practice, truth your rule, right-

eousness your guide.’

These were the very characteristics which

prompted even the non-Muslim leaders at the

time of Rasūlullāh s to testify to his

Prophethood. One such incident is related in

Ṣaḥīḥ-al-Bukhārī:

Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb t relates that Heraclius

had sent a messenger to him while he (Abū Su-

fyān t) had been accompanying a caravan

from the Quraysh. They were merchants doing

business in Shām (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon

and Jordan), at the time when Allāh’s Messen-

ger s had a truce with Abū Sufyān and the

Quraysh pagans. So Abū Sufyān t and his

companions went to Heraclius at Ilyā

(Jerusalem). Heraclius called them in the court

(Continued from page 2)

Tawrāt (Torah) to a river; upon reaching they were to

throw their pens into the river. The owner of the pen

that flowed against the current would gain custody of

the child. This would indicate the choice of Allāh S as

anything that floats in a river flows with the current

and not against it.

The custodians carried out this command of Allāh S

and Zakariyyā u was chosen to be the guardian.

Thus, Maryam u entrusted her to him and she began

living within the complex of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa. She,

like her father, grew up to be a saint. Zakariyyā u

gave Maryam u a room of her own, where she

would worship and study the Tawrāt throughout the

day. At night she would return to her aunt

accompanied by Zakariyyā u. Whenever Zakariyyā

u visited Maryam u in her room he would find

food, drink and out of season fresh fruits by her. Being

puzzled and curious, he u once asked her, “From

where do you get these fruits?” She u answered,

“From Allāh S”.

The Du‘a of Zakariyyā u

Like the parents of Maryam u Zakariyyā u also

had no children of his own. Upon seeing the favour of

Allāh S on Maryam u he to thought “If Allāh S can

provide for Maryam with fruits out of season, can He

not, through His power, bless me and my wife with a

child in our old age?” Thus he started to ask from

Allāh S, “O my lord, give me a pious child.” Allāh S

sent to him angels with glad tidings of a pious son.

They said, “Allāh S has granted your prayer, you will

be given a pious child. His name will be Yahyā u.

He will be a noble and chaste Prophet.” Upon this

Zakariyyā u said, “O Allāh S, I am very old and my

wife is barren. How can we have a son?” Allāh S said

it is easy for me. I do whatever I wish.”

Zakariyyā u said, “May I have some sign by which I

will know this?” Allāh S “You will not be able to

speak for three days. This will indicate that Yahyā u

is coming.” Thus Zakariyyā u was bestowed with a

child in his old age and Yahyā u was born, the

cousin of Maryam u.

Continued in next issue

(Editor Mawlānā Shabir Mohamed Ravat)


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DOWNFALL OF THE

UMMAH

By Mawlānā Emran Ahmed (London)

(Graduate of the famous Islāmic Daʻwah Academy)

Today, the Muslim Ummah is so caught up in triv-

ial, insignificant matters that we have a different

opinion in everything. We dispute and argue to

overpower others. We divide ourselves; we make

groups and oppose others; we look down on other

Muslims solely because of their background, col-

our, appearance or nationality. Many a times, due

to ego and arrogance, we categorise Muslims and

share pain and happiness accordingly.

Today we're so caught up with our differences, we

forget the dozens of things we have in common.

We forget that we are brothers in Islam and belong

to the same Ummah. Take the example of the

greatest friends of the Prophet s , Abu Bakr t and

Umar t they had a difference of opinion in many

matters. After the battle of Badr there were many

captives of war and the Prophet s didn’t know

what to do with them, so he called his Sahabah t

and took their opinions. Abu Bakr t said “Islam is

new, Islam is in its beginning stages and we know

these people, we know their family so we should

ransom them and sell them back to their family, to

the people of Makkah and use that money to

strengthen Islam and strengthen the army.”

Umar t said, “Give the cousin of Ali to Ali and

give the cousin of Umar to Umar and let them take

their lives. And let it be known to the world, the

people of Makkah that nothing will stand between

us the Muslims and Allāh S.” These were the

opinions and the Prophet s took the opinion of

Abu Bakr t .

The next day Umar t was coming to see our be-

loved Prophet s , he sees Abu Bakr t and the

Prophet s both crying, he says, “Why are you cry-

ing? Share with me so I can also share the pain.”

The Prophet s says, “We were wrong and Allāh S

brought down a verse of the Qur’an agreeing with

you O Umar.” What was Umar’s t response? Did

he say I told you so? Was he happy that his opinion

was stronger? No! He started crying.

Remember we are one Ummah, the Prophet s

says:

“A Muslim for another is like a structure, they

strengthen one another.”

Each and every brick is necessary to complete the

structure although some are more important than

others they all stick together whether it is on the

bottom or top and complete the structure. We are

Muslims we need to work together appreciate each

other only on the basis of īmān.

Allāh S says:

“Indeed the believers are brothers.”

(Al-Hujurāt:10)

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“Hold onto the rope of Allāh together and do not be divided.”(Āl-’Imrān:103)

We need to spread love and peace amongst the Muslims. On the day that the Prophet s was commanded

to convey the messages of Allāh S, we see that the environment of the Muslims in Madinah was plagued

with differences. It was not possible to restore back to health the sickness of division that had corrupted

the community.

Continued in next issue


Almighty Allah

By Layla Khalique-Loonat (A student of Madrasat-ul-Hidayah)

When we are poor He gives us more. When we are ill

He gives us the will.

He has no siblings, Sisters nor brothers. He has no parents,

Father nor mothers. Allah is the one.

Look at the amazing things he has done!

He made the skies, He decides when someone dies.

He created the sun, He is why we have so much fun.

He made the stars, And helped create our amazing cars. There are many things he has done

That is why we should accept that he is the One.

The Almighty Allah will give us all And that includes everything; Even your brand new football.

He is the one we listen to He tells us what we should and should not do

We should believe in Him with all our hearts

For He is the one that made them start.

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Happy New Year? By Mawlānā Tamir Shujauddin (Leicester)

(Graduate of the famous Islāmic Daʻwah Academy)

As we approach the end of 2015, new ambitions

and resolutions are finding their way in to our

minds. A sense of happiness is apparent in the at-

mosphere at the passing of yet another year. Heavy

preparations are being made for the big day; when

we will switch from 2015 to 2016. Such a joyous

period we are passing through that throughout the

town centres, each and every shop will be holding

new year’s offers where items will be for sale at

ridiculously discounted prices. The mood of happi-

ness in every household is on its edge with every

talk and action being related to the much awaited

day. But….what is all this for? The country on a

collective scale is spending millions, for what? Is

this upcoming event really a moment of joy and

happiness? Is it really a moment worth all the

money, effort and preparation?

The beautiful dīn of Islām has left no stone un-

turned for a human in his day to day life. It has

presented an ideal and a well conducted way of

living. And upon this sort of juncture too, it has

taught a beautiful lesson to all: any celebration can

only be after some sort of achievement and the

passing of a year - or any period of time - is not an

achievement by its mere passing. Allāh S has

taught us a very effective practice to be carried out

on this sort of occasion known as muhāsabah. Mu-

hāsabah means to ponder over ones past; whether

the past few moments, hours, days, weeks, months,

years or even ones entire life and to think about

ones actions during this period of time and com-

pare the good with the bad. To think about ones

loss and gain. To think about what one has

achieved and what one could have achieved. And

after taking a thorough account of oneself, to de-

cide whether one can call himself successful or a

failure. It is only after this that one may decide

whether this occasion is one worth celebrating or

one to be sorry over and to start mending ones

ways.

“O you who believe! Fear Allāh and each person

must ponder over what he has sent forth for the

hereafter.” (Al-Hashr:18)

Let’s take a look

An entire year; 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days,

8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 sec-

onds, is an awful lot of time. What can’t a person

achieve and acquire in this period? Let us glance

in to our lives and see what we have acquired in

this time. For the majority, all this year consisted

of was probably just sticking to a normal daily

routine; morning and afternoon at work or school,

evenings hanging out with friends, eating out,

competing on the games console , preparations for

work and school before going to bed and

then….bed! Weekends were again for going out

with friends, maybe a little while in the park for a

game of football and again on the games console,

shopping with the family and….that’s it! Nothing

spectacularly productive. It was all just a routine

of work, study, play and shop. What were the

achievements of the past year? Was there any ac-

tion we did which stood out in 2015 and which

made 2015 stand out from the previous years?

As believers, whose sole objective of life is to

please and befriend the Creator, Allāh S, what did

we achieve? What sort of actions did we do to

please Him? How much did our connection build

with Him? How many times did we go out of our

way and sacrifice our wish just for His sake? To

how many people did we give happiness for His

sake? Did we rebuild any broken relations just be-

cause it is Allāh S’s desire? Did we go meet the ill

people and give them encouragement for His sake?

Did we go meet the household of those who

passed away for Him? Did we sincerely spend in

charity to help fellow human beings around the

globe who barely have anything to eat or wear?

Did we even perform our five times daily salāh the

entire year without missing any? Did we recite the

Qur’an daily? The list can go on and on. These are

the real achievements which make a person’s life

fruitful and productive. Did we do any of these

mentioned using our full potential and even that

for the sake of Allāh S?


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Those of us who attend madrasah, let’s ponder over

our achievements. Did we learn our lessons every

single day without fail? Did we attend madrasah

every single day without fail? Did we behave in

class every single day without fail? Did we try to

surpass our predicted performance? Did we imple-

ment all the good characteristics in to our lives

which we are taught in madrasah?

Let’s take a look at the worldly aspect, did we excel

in our studies in school, college or university? Did

we make day and night one to acquire our best pos-

sible grades? Did we work full on to help promote

and advance our workplace? Did we acquire some

sort of promotion ourselves due to our hard work?

For most, it’s a no! Then how can this be a moment

of joy for us?!

A sincere message

Thus, a sincere message to all readers; the passing

of any period of time is in fact the passing of our

life. A person who has been destined to live for

fifty years and is currently 40, after another year he

will be 41, 9 years away from 50 and 1 year closer

to his death.

Not only the year, but in fact our entire lives are for

us to make achievements and acquire our aspira-

tions, mainly our dini aspirations and along with

that even those worldly ambitions which are in ac-

cordance to our dīn. At these period breaks we

must take a look at our lives and see if and how we

are progressing and then make resolutions and

preparations according to that. Dear readers, our

moment of joy will only begin at the end of our

lives when we look back at our past and it brings a

smile on to our faces and we think in our minds, “I

did what I could.” If at that moment the thought in

our minds is, “I could have done better, if only I

did,” then dear readers, that will be the most unfor-

tunate moment for us and we will have nothing but

to dread what is to come ahead. The great compan-

ion ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattāb t used to say,

“Take account of yourselves (i.e. in this world) be-

fore you are taken to account (i.e. in the hereaf-

ter).”

Therefore, let us first bring this practice of muhāsa-

bah in to our lives. From time to time, preferably

on a daily basis, look back at what you have done,

what was good, what was bad, repent for your bad

actions, and aim to do even more good. And then

mould your life to make it more productive and

constantly work towards building your relation

with Allāh S.


Training Children

“If your child requests something that you know you will give him if he persists in asking for

it, then give it at the very first request. Do not let your child force you into giving it through

crying or making a fuss.

If the request is one you do not intend ever to fulfil, due to its detrimental nature, then do

not give in, even if the child creates a fuss. In this way you will nurture your children to un-

derstand that making a fuss is not going to force you to give in. If you do not take care in

this matter, you will spoil the character of your children.”

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