I don’t want to a dampener on the topic here for indeed this is something to be joyous about, but allow me to say that this is not a first. These sisters just want Islam to be taught in a certain manner, ways which are in accordance with their lifestyle. I have been to Pakistan, and I can wholeheartedly say it is one of the few places on earth where if one could wanted to gain Islamic knowledge (can’t say if it’s completely authentic, they seem to have amongst them all 73 sects Rasualllah foretold of) they could walk into any of the masjids on the street and gain it. It’s just that in Pakistan, class divisions are much more apparent than they are in the West; the gap is so wide that at times one comes to assume that the different classes do not even share the same country. ***I hope nomads sisters go back and do the same for our sisters back in Somalia! Ameenah, i think for us Somalis it would be the other way around.

Baashi walaal, as always you speak words of great wisdom . May Allah bless you, if only all Somali men were more like you instead of trying to be unnecessarily something which they are not. It must be understood that whilst a man can be a man in all sense of the word, he can exhibit great qualities such as kindness and gentleness (when appropriate) without coming across as been a sodomite. Some men however lack the balance between the two points of the spectrum and unfortunately for them in that lies the secret. Find the balance brothers and i guarantee you that you will be treated as the sayids (leaders) of your homes and your wives will have utmost respect for you.

I wear both; it all depends on how i feel on the day. But when i do wear a khimaar it is always with a cabaaya, i feel that a khimaar on its own is too revealing. As for easiness, i personally find them the same but it could possibly be because I’ve gotten so used to it. I know most beginners find the jilbaab hard simply because it does at times fly around somewhat .

So sad to see that Ramadaan is coming to an end once again . May Allah give us all the chance to experience another. Lastly, may Allah help us acquire a place called home that has been eluding us for the past 13 years! Aamiin Yaa Allah! CIID MUBAARAK TO ALL!

Why is it not the best place to live? Because Melbourne is ! (jk) But on a serious note, it's always great to see Somalis taking on such positive roles within the community. I hope he is a better principal than the Arab and Turkish principals that we have here who subxanallah are mostly racist (as sad as that is). Anyway Raage, what's the name of the school? And how many Islamic schools are there in Perth?

This concept has always confused me also. I don't understand how one could celebrate a holy day with something which can cause the anger of the one who sanctioned the holy day :confused: . Blatant contradiction dare i say? Illmatic, the same can be said for New Years parties if not worse. I don't believe anyone was trying to justify it.

Every muslim - regardless of location - aspires to marry such an individual...don't they? I believe they do! At least i do, i can't see how anyone would not aspire to marry such a person. Nothing better than a God-fearing individual.

Sophist, jazaakum Allahu Khayr akhi . That was well put and may Allah bless you for the clarification. Many a Muslims fail to understand that we are not in a position to speak ill of the saxaba who were the best of generations. Often this is a trait of the shia- i should know i have first hand experience.

Asalaamu Calaykum all, First example, I was on my way to the mosque for the Taraweeh prayer and I saw a very old man walking with his staff, dragging his feet step by step. You can tell that he was very ill and tired. But after all this he left his house, although he had an excuse for not praying in the masjid. So why did he do so? The answer being the reward of the congregational prayer and the reward of the Taraweeh prayer! He reminded me of the companion Ibn Masood radiallahu ‘anhu who said that: “An old man used to be brought for the congregational prayer, and we used to place him between two young men for him to lean on them in order to stand in the row.” If these are not the winners of Ramadan then who is? The youth who look for an Imam that recites Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad in prayer, don’t they realize that the longer we stand during the prayer the shorter we will stand on the Day of Judgment insha’Allah. Second example, I will not forget that old woman, who could hardly walk to get to the masjid. She was walking slowly with short steps till she went into the masjid. I was told later that she prayed standing up all night (where they read at least 1 juzz of Qur’an for taraweeh). She refused to sit down although she had an excuse… Isn’t this a lesson for us? A lesson for those who are in their 20s, 30s, 40s & 50s? When I heard what she did my eyes were full of tears and I started repeating “O God help her, O God make it easy for her, O God accept it from her. O God if these kind of people were not the winners of Ramadan than who else is? Third example was a man whom I knew. He was a wealthy man who used to give charity all the time. I looked for him after ‘Asr prayer in all of his shops but I didn’t find him there. Someone told me to look for him in a nearby masjid. So I went there and I found that the whole masjid was full of food; plates were everywhere to an extent that you could hardly place your feet inside the mosque. The plates had all different kinds of food. I knew it was my friend’s, so I looked for him and he was busy preparing the plates… and 5 minutes before Iftar the masjid was full of workers. More than a 1000 of them came to break their fast at that masjid. I said to myself: “SubhaanAllah while most business men are busy with their businesses, this man is doing a trade with Allah. It wasn’t enough for him to give away charity to the fasting ones, but he stood by himself and worked with his own hands to feed those 1000 workers, and probably the good he does in secret is more.” Then I remembered the hadith “Someone’s wealth will not be eliminated by giving charity”. I left the masjid pushing my way through, leaving the poor breaking their fasting, and said “O God accept this from him. O God bless him, his wealth and children. O God increase him in wealth and health. O God if he was not amongst the winners of Ramadan then who else is? Another example are those people whom you hear their weeping during the recitation of the Qur’an in Taraweeh prayer. Especially in Sujood you hear their cry for God out of fear and hope. They reminded me of the hadith of the prophet (peace be upon him) which says “He will not enter the fire whomever cried out of fear of God”… If they are not the winners of Ramadan then who else is? Another example, I met some sisters who came to ask me regarding topics for their halaqah. They asked me what kinds of books and tapes to give as a gift to others. I heard that they meet to recite the Quran and discuss issues regarding it and they save their money to buy books/tapes to give as gifts…if God doesn’t accept from them than who else will? Another example, look at what people do during the breaks between the Taraweeh prayer … You will find one reciting the Qur’an, one standing up for prayer, one making dhikr of God, one raising his hands and making duaa (supplication). Once I saw a young man sitting at the corner of the masjid during the Taraweeh break. He was someone who used to disobey God and never really cared about doing any good. I saw him on that night covering his face with his hands and crying. I said to myself maybe he has committed a major sin or he remembered his past sins. I tried to ignore him but the way he was crying just grabbed my attention. I wished that I could say to him “Congratulations for your Tawbah (repentance). Congratulations for knowing The Mighty God. May God make you of the righteous.” Or at least remind him of the verse which says: [say: "O My slaves who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily God forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.] Another example is that of a woman who worked very hard to raise her children Islamically. Day by day she is there with them teaching them their religion, but she used to feel sorrowful for not being able to pray taraweeh with the Muslims in the masjid. She used to pray at home, but when she wanted to concentrate on her prayers her children used to disturb her. All she used to do is cry out for not being able to perform the prayer with concentration. When the last 10 days of Ramadan came she stayed till her children slept then she took her Suhoor and left for the mosque to spend the night there. Finally, she was able to pray with concentration but half way through she remembered her children alone at home so she left the masjid and came back and continued the prayer at home. She heard the Imam of the masjid reciting the verse which says “Those who hasten to good things and they are foremost in (attaining) them.” she started weeping thinking that those people who go to the masjid are those whom Allah meant by the verse… she came to me crying and told me what happened…. I said to her don’t worry be patient and seek reward from Allah, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that “whomever Allah grants daughters in this life and the parents raise them to be good Muslims they will be a shield for them from the hellfire” I said to her ‘may Allah make you of the winners of Ramadan…because if not you than who else?… Would it be those who don’t care about their children? Would it be those who don’t care who their children hang around with? Would it be those who never cared to teach their children the love of the Prophet (peace be upon him), although the Prophet (peace be upon him) said “teach your children the love of your Prophet”, in other words teach them the Seerah (the life story of the Prophet). Last example, was a man I knew, I met him in the masjid, I said Assalamu ‘alaikum and shook his hands, suddenly he started weeping. I got worried and said to myself maybe he lost a family member or someone he loves, he looked at me and said “May Allah give you patience for fare-welling Ramadan”…I said to myself, ‘he is doing all that because Ramadhan is finishing, he is already missing Ramadan...indeed every beloved one has a lover… and Ramadhan is beloved to the righteous. These were examples of the winners of Ramadan …whom their names will be called on the heaven on the day of Eid. Are you one of them? Or at least will you get a pass if not A+? If not yet then remember you still have time to catch up. Remember it’s never too late, and remember: [Race one with another in hastening towards Forgiveness from your Lord, and towards Paradise, the width whereof is as the width of heaven and earth, prepared for those who believe in God and His Messengers. That is the Grace of God which He bestows on whom He pleases. And God is the Owner of Great Bounty] I think i've posted this before, but i thought it would once again serve as a beneficial reminder considering we are in shahr ramadaan. Also, much apologies, unfortunately i do not remember who wrote this or where i got it from .

Ilaahay ha u naxariisto! May Allah make us all of those who take heed of such an incident. Amiin.

Muraad, walaal, the Salafi creed (which is in accordance with the Qur'an and Sunnah) is not defined by certain individuals, rather judge it by its tenets which you will find are in accordance with Islam. As for shaykh Rabiic Bin Haadi Al-madkhali, no offence but i believe there is a degree of misunderstanding on your behalf here. Yes, to show allegiance to the leader of the believers is part of tawxiid for this is showing allegiance to Allah. However, i do not believe he specifically mentioned the Saudi regime but it maybe understood as such because for the time being it is not wise for the Muslims to try and overthrow them- the damage that will be caused is far too great. We Muslims can't just make rash decisions and act on emotions, we need to think of the consequences and look at the prospect from all perspectives. I realise how corrupt and evil the regime is and that something needs to be done, but i don't think these revolution type changes are going to work at this point. How many Muslims have tried and all it has done is have them end up in jails? I'm not saying that there efforts are in vain but i believe that had they taken their time and worked with the people (Islamic reawakening of the masses- which they are adopting now alxamdullilah) then maybe the results would be more promising. But you are right I disagree with how some who claim to adhere to the Salafi creed attack the likes of Abul aclaa’ Mawduudi because I believe his benefits are way greater than his mistakes (for we all make mistakes)- may Allah bless him, how I love this man. But that does not mean I then go and attack salafism itself- at least with others such as Sufism I can comment on the teachings and practices of it. Faraax- Jazaakum Allahu Khayr.

It's so sad to see that we as Muslims continue to be brainwashed and jump on the bandwagon of blaming the Muslims. Allah only knows if it was indeed Muslims who committed these bombings, but the point is do we have any proof? Have you all forgotten innocent until proven guilty? Sorry to say but the CNN and BBC (along with their lackeys in the Muslim lands) are not credible sources for me. Also doesn't it surprise any of you that three days prior to the incident, the Americans closed their embassy in the area and warned all their citizens of a coming attack? Smells fishy to me!!

I remember the night it was on- I was called to observe the shock :eek: (Somalis here don't really do such things). I must admit the brother has a beautiful voice, but the experience i think was somewhat embarrassing for him. It just got worse from that point on for him. The reason the brother didn't progress was because of the language problem and not because he lacked in talent. The sad thing about it all is that he was once a Qur'an teacher

JZK, much appreciated especially considering that khushuuc is hard to attain. Walaahi you have to fight with that shaytaan. I try to pray tarawiix at the masaajid as opposed to home (which is more ajar for me as a woman) because of my quest of attaining khushuuc in prayer- at home you get so distracted. I remember once hearing of a story of the salaf where a man was looking for something he had lost and a scholar told him to go and perform salat. All of a sudden, as soon as the man began his prayer shaytaan with his evil whisperings came with the news of the whereabouts of the lost object and of course all to block his attainment of kushuuc and interrupt his concentration. Of course as soon the man finished the salat he went to search for the object at that particular place and what do you know it, of course it was there. We are in such a sad state considering that the concentration of the saxaaba was so great that one saxabi even had his leg amputated whilst in salat and he did not even flinch and here we are getting distracted with silly worldly matters. May Allah save us from the shaytaan.

Asalaamu Calaykum Wr Wb yaa ikhwaani fil caqiida, May this reach you all in the best of health and imaan. Just thought that since we are in shahr ramadaan (and what a blessed month it is) and ducaa' (like all cibaada) is highly recommended i'd share a great link with you all. It the ducaa' of khatm al-Qur'aan as recited by our brother in faith Muxammad Jibriil of Egypt. Even better is that the website actually writes (in arabic) what is been said. www.jebril.com Personally my favourite: http://www.jebril.com/do%27aa/1417.htm

Isn't that oxymoron? Took the words right out of my mouth! Interesting points you made there Sophist, it is a bit of a predicament. We await Nur’s response in the other thread- inshallah he shall address it.

No surprise really! The Jewish lobby has great influence even in Australia and they have their supporters. But i can gladly say, there supporters are not many, in fact they are greatly disliked (unfortunately though not by the people who have power and can make a difference).

" He whose bad deeds slow him down ( from entering Jannah) his NASAB would not speed him up" Nur, akhi, could you please tell us where you got this xadiith from (if it's not too much trouble) and its classsification. jzk

Jazaakum Allahu Khayr Can i admit, i think i'm in love with the shaykh ,lool. Let's just say he amazed me when he came to our house a while back. Subxanallah, he has this ambiance about him, like he should be back with the saxaba and not in this time.

ASC, Personally i believe it is an issue of relativity. Modern as compared to whom? or traditional as compared to whom? Even more complicating is the issue of what makes one modern and what makes one traditional? Therefore this is a grey area, i suppose you could argue successfully either way. As for the question of can a Muslim be modern? Yes why not? But only if we look at it from a linguistic point of view (e.g. a Muslim can use technology) and it doesn’t penetrate their practice and understanding of Islam for Islam exceeds this whole concept. Islam breaks the barriers of time for it is for all times, therefore the Islam of 1400 years ago is the Islam of today. We cannot modernise it for Allah has perfected our religion for us and has chosen Islam for us. So looking at it from this aspect, the issue of Islam and modernity becomes irrelevant. You know not to knock some people down but how come Saliffya's and their Ulama never say something is an Innovation in areas like Technology, clothing, societal values etc. Akhi you are confusing the difference between the linguistic definition of Bidca and the Sharica definition. What is xaraam is the shariica definition of Bidca for Rasuallah said "wa kula bicatin dalaala, wa kula dalaalatin fin naar". There is no harm in for example technological innovations, therefore since these Culamaa are speaking of religious affairs it's natural that we assume and understand that they are speaking of innovations to the religion. And yes ALL innovations to the religion are xaraam; these are not my words but the words of the blessed prophet s.c.w.

Sowhy are we calling them jew sand treating them as such? Mi no andarstaan I've always wondered the same thing :confused: . I think we can attribute it somewhat to the qabiilist mentality of some.

ASC, Could you please clarify two ayahs for now: 1. They ask you to hasten the evil before the good, while (many) exemplary punishments have indeed occurred before them. (Ayah 6) 2. And unto Allah (alone) falls in prostration whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the morning and in the afternoon. (15) BTW, if there so happens to be an attendance list, XAADIRAH MACALIN (At least that’s we say in dugsi,lol)!

In the book by Imam ibn Al-Qayim Al-Jawziyah, Healing with the medicine of the prophet (s.c.w) it states that: _______________________________________________ Headaches could be relieved by vomiting, eating (which you can't), being calm and idle, using cold rags, cooling the body, elevating the temperature, avoiding noise etc. Knowing these facts, we should mention that treating headaches with Henna is partial and that it treats some headaches. If the headache is caused by high fever and not a spoiled substance that requires extraction. Henna helps soothe the headache somewhat. Crushed Henna blended with vinegar and applied to the forehead will relieve the headache. ________________________________________________ I’ve never tried it, but it might help. May Allah give you relief from it.

It seems the point been made by Modesty has been misunderstood. She is not against the English translation for this is not a translation. There is no need for us to use the wordings of the kuffaar when we have the Islamic way. In the Qur’an Allah has called us Muslims (not Moslems) so what is better than that? This is basic terminology of the religion; it is not something as simple as kursi. Furthermore, just take a look at the history of the word Mosque, why would anyone want to add on to this propaganda :confused: . I have to admit, at times I fall victim to this but we need to at least realize that it is inappropriate for maybe then we might change our ways. This is just like the way the gaalo distort some Muslims names to the point of almost no recognition, yet on the other hand we are forced to learn their names properly. Double standards. I say we be proud of identity and have them learn our terminology and ways. And honestly, is Muslim any harder to say than Moslem? I think not!

JZK yaa ukhti, very touching