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Why Do I have to Seek Islamic Knowledge? Allah (SWT) said to his Prophet Muhammad (SWA):” Say (to them) can those who Have knowledge (of deen) and those who do not have knowledge (of deen) be Equal? (Az Zumar:9) Islamic knowledge guides us; on how to best serve Allah (SWT), what is halal from haram or what direction to implement in any situa- tion. Islamic Knowledge is the armour of a Muslim against Iblis (shaytaan). Without knowledge we cannot save ourselves from Jahan- nam or acquire Jannah. When a servant of Allah is granted Islamic knowledge, he recognises and appreciates Allah’s attributes and qualities, loving and worshipping him more. Islamic Knowledge is the basis of all good. It teaches us how to live a complete way of life. When a person devotes himself to attaining Islamic knowledge then Allah (SWT) honours him in this world and in the hereafter. Also, when Allah intends good for a person he guides him towards the understanding of deen. How fortunate are those who come daily to the Maktab! All the creations of Allah (SWT) make dua for their forgiveness, the pathway to Jannah is made easy for them and they receive a portion of inheritance from the Ambiya (AS)! Time to Reflect A person planted a thorn tree on a pathway frequently used by people. As it grew, its thorns began to injure those walking by. The person was told that the tree was a hin- drance causing harm to people, so he promised to uproot the tree saying, “I WILL DO SO TOMORROW.” Many tomorrow’s came and went, but the tree remained. The tree had taken root deeply and grown in strength. He was final- ly ordered to remove the tree. However, with the passing of time he had aged and was weak. So now a bulldozer was needed to remove the thorn tree. The lesson is if sins are not given up when young, then the roots of those sins sink deeper entrenching themselves in the heart, which become more difficult to give up when one is older. Ummijunaid Vol I Issue 1 5 Jamada Al-Akhirah 1436 17 Apr 2015 وبركاته ورحمة عليكمم السIn The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful. TRUTHFUL, GENEROUS, MANNERS, HUMBLE, SALAAH, HELPFUL, POLITE, JUST, ILM, KIND, OBEDIENT, RESPECT, ISLAM, PIOUS, MODEST, PUNCTUAL, SHIRK T M A N N E R S P G R H U M B L E H U E U O I S L A M I N N T B I J U S T R C E H E L P F U L K T R F D M O D E S T U O U I T L K I N D A U L E P I O U S U L S G N D T S A L A A M I T R E S P E C T O Kindly dispose of this newsletter thoughtfully. If you have any suggestions or comments and would like to con- tribute towards this newsletter, kindly email us at [email protected] Term 1 acknowledged Students: Name For Class Basim AbuBakr Being an Enthuastic learner B Yousuf Tajudeen Completion of book 1(towards reading Quraan) B Ibrahim Rasool Always displaying eagerness to participate in our class discussions 1 Salaqa Isse Always reciting the dua when entering and leaving the Musjid 1 Nur Riskiyandi Shakira Best Akhlaaq 2 Shah Makdum Best Akhlaaq 2 Eiliya Razif Presenting good written work 3 Rayaan Raiz Good Akhlaaq 3 Zurwa Zafar Punctuality & Regular Attendance 5 Aaziah Anjum Punctuality & Regular Attendance 5 Hanifah Andhy Best class Participation and neatness 6 Sarah. A. Mohamed Enthusiastic Learning & eagerness to contribute to our Newsletter 6 Selma Asad Adhering to our advice with regards to Halal 7 Aisha Abukr Consistently assisting others with love 9 Muhammad Younis Improvement in Quraan Recitation 5 Muhammad Anas Good Akhalaq 5 Mustafa Ansari Puntuality 6 Mohamed .D. Ridwan Best new student 6 Rubab T Ashfaq Super effort in Reading B Zafar Atufa Super effort in Reading B Ayyub Abukar Being an Enthuastic learner in learning Quraan 1 Yousuf Faghiri Performing salaah with Concentration 1 Zobia Laarayb Achieving highest results in Islamic Quiz 2 Humna Ghori Consistent with memorizing her Duas and Hadith 2 Faris AbuBakar Regular Attendance 3 Arish A. Mahajan Good Akhlaq 3 Irwan M. Fazil Good Akhlaq 5 Sadeed Ahmed Best Effort 5 Hannah Moosa Excellent Hifz memorisation 6 Sabryna Adlyn Being a helpful cheerful and bubbly student 6 Safiyya Moolla MarshaAllah! You are a very dedicated student 9 Yasmin Farah Improvement in Quraan Reading 7 Yousuf Patel Being consistent in his class work 5 Maulana Suherman Being Neatly Attired 5 Hamdan Dadan Best Akhlaq 6 Rahul Nur Riskiyandi Surah Progress 6 RIDDLES What is haram, but when swallowed is loved by Allah? If you hold me back then you are regarded as strong, what am I? Who is constantly writing on your behalf? Ask Mufti Q: Is it permissible to use mxit, facebook and other so- cial networks? A: Facebook and other social networks in themselves are not Haraam. However, viewing content that is not permissible to view or communicating with those whom it is not permissible to communicate with, is Haraam. Hence, if one limits one's use of facebook and other social networks to permissible activities then utilising facebook etc. will not be Haraam. How- ever, if one utilises facebook etc. for impermissible viewing or communication then such usage of the programme will be deemed impermissible and such viewing and communication will be regarded as sinful. Further, if one has no need to utilise facebook etc. for communication or other permissible work then one should avoid using it because of the numerous harms and evils associated with it. It has been noted that people are generally unable to control their tempta- tions and innocent usage of the programme often leads one to sin. Therefore, we would not encourage the usage of social networks. Q: Many individuals on social media post as their portfolio a photograph of themselves, some animate object or a picture of something relating to their personal life. Is this permissible? Please explain. A: Social media is a largely open forum for anyone to access and view. As such, by posting personal pictures on social media one allows unknown indi- viduals to see what they normally do not have access to. This can lead to peo- ple becoming curious, envious or even jealous and thereby may open the door to abuse and vice. Therefore personal and animate postings should be avoid- ed. If one really wishes to have a profile picture, one should place an inanimate image that conveys a positive message. And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Was Salaam Shafiq Jakhura (Mufti) Contacts: Masjid Ibrahim Maktab Shaykh Abubakr 0434 581 995 Shaykh Shabir Moosa 0416 153 786 1526 Leslie Street Southern River Email: [email protected]
