tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24622115298149274512024-02-19T10:18:37.409+02:00islamicfocusMonthly Muslim newsletter established in Port Elizabeth in 2003. Distributed free at Musjids in Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage. Covering Shafi and Hanafi Questions and Answers, Stories, History, Muslim contribution to the world, biographies, Muslim organisations and more. The print edition is on issue 54.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.comBlogger761125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-63944470735078270702008-06-23T18:48:00.061+02:002009-05-19T11:35:11.316+02:00Articles<strong>Mother, What Can I Give You?<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbVEkFdPznXRIPsGatjd1A9ymj1mbv3JSBBDr_T2DX5TOihRHzgwdWqXLCHgU6RgPk-6pteTUY_f3mGB-BQ9SFoa4tIbE1USM7ifXsEdFdUG702Kv8s4_PvVkp6k6cjwOap-kaU_pHmro/s1600-h/baby.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337461993878546162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 87px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbVEkFdPznXRIPsGatjd1A9ymj1mbv3JSBBDr_T2DX5TOihRHzgwdWqXLCHgU6RgPk-6pteTUY_f3mGB-BQ9SFoa4tIbE1USM7ifXsEdFdUG702Kv8s4_PvVkp6k6cjwOap-kaU_pHmro/s200/baby.jpg" border="0" /></a>On reaching the height of his career a man felt a duty to repay his mother for all she had done for him. He asked, ‘Mother, what can I give you to repay the sacrifices you made for me?’ Mother looked surprised and said, ‘Why think about it? It was my duty so I did it, you don't have to repay me. Even if you want to, there is no way a man can repay his mother.’<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/mother-what-can-i-give-you.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /> </div><div> </div><div align="left"><strong>Discover Islam<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWY8hxaCfkyBh_VkVW2CkcDmkO-9vKYm8fdFjiEGx7oebJcgO4DpfvlhenYJ5GZKhxWvuLWcUGt9uL_Ki8cNrmEXwoDAAboHvgN34UhuWii30ZMajzY3tCbbhCB0D8Cs7hx_UqCeu12O82/s1600-h/discover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337462003871943538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 193px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 99px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWY8hxaCfkyBh_VkVW2CkcDmkO-9vKYm8fdFjiEGx7oebJcgO4DpfvlhenYJ5GZKhxWvuLWcUGt9uL_Ki8cNrmEXwoDAAboHvgN34UhuWii30ZMajzY3tCbbhCB0D8Cs7hx_UqCeu12O82/s200/discover.jpg" border="0" /></a>In 1999 the Muslim Judicial Council opened a Department of Da’wah headed by Dr Abdullah Hakeem Quick. This led to the Discover Islam Centre (DIC) being established in 2005. DIC is a non-profit organisation.<br /></div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/discover-islam.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><strong>Money Matters<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpkIEtPa4-87wErmZ05umn5a3tG8Yhe26-Q-dLZqQ5H5Dw1ks_hdp0Lu-WFhYpR7LymKKBDc5JLVFvjB3f-mKYuu8rjQjIbP8A4q-x4FZ8IZm9MPZ8zT2k-HaDi4CnZEkDt-JI_pCngeE/s1600-h/money.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337462180775477954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 136px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpkIEtPa4-87wErmZ05umn5a3tG8Yhe26-Q-dLZqQ5H5Dw1ks_hdp0Lu-WFhYpR7LymKKBDc5JLVFvjB3f-mKYuu8rjQjIbP8A4q-x4FZ8IZm9MPZ8zT2k-HaDi4CnZEkDt-JI_pCngeE/s200/money.jpg" border="0" /></a>Some teachings of Islam regarding money:</div><div><br /><strong>Contentment</strong><br />Wealth is not in having vast riches, it is in contentment. (Bukhari, Muslim)</div><div> </div><div align="left"><strong>Loans</strong><br />If anyone would like Allah to save him from the hardships of the Day of Resurrection, he should give more time to his debtor who is short of money, or remit his debt altogether. (Muslim)</div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/money-matters.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><strong>Islam in the Comoros<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholZ6F33JNL0TGzFGKSLYlNtr6OvMjxN2Rd0zqYfxeZ-AgRDoSur0cfdsd_hphWP52Pfv-SWkgRQUy0F1IaAygVZdF178-cLddpYHIoD91gTdv2aRlGZQELZNZ9lmQHzcK8ruxHfYIL14m/s1600-h/comoros.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337461996633172306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 89px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholZ6F33JNL0TGzFGKSLYlNtr6OvMjxN2Rd0zqYfxeZ-AgRDoSur0cfdsd_hphWP52Pfv-SWkgRQUy0F1IaAygVZdF178-cLddpYHIoD91gTdv2aRlGZQELZNZ9lmQHzcK8ruxHfYIL14m/s200/comoros.jpg" border="0" /></a>98% of the 798,000 population in the Comoros, a group of 4 islands in the Indian Ocean, are Muslim. Most are of Arab-Swahili or Persian descent, but there are also people of Indian descent. The name Comoros is derived from the Arabic Qamar, meaning moon. Arabic is one of the official languages. </div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/islam-in-comoros.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><strong>Tech Watch: Islamic Organizer<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFFq7fOFxKTYeF20OJPFZCMmOkZ5lK3eo_JqcBGOGkRffbIgZWyKMYOsgNUcrss4XHkilKXRw_Fl4lAjYsjqf7tqM9hiBXg7QgDGXuTXmaryY65fPCAiM5FW0AffS0hpXu8bdHQ42wvvm/s1600-h/organiser.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337462335646842898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 89px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 118px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFFq7fOFxKTYeF20OJPFZCMmOkZ5lK3eo_JqcBGOGkRffbIgZWyKMYOsgNUcrss4XHkilKXRw_Fl4lAjYsjqf7tqM9hiBXg7QgDGXuTXmaryY65fPCAiM5FW0AffS0hpXu8bdHQ42wvvm/s200/organiser.jpg" border="0" /></a>With technology being an integral part of many people’s lives, here’s one way of making the indispensable cellphone help organize your Islamic life:</div><div><br />Nokia has designed an Islamic Organizer program that works on Nokia S-60 3rd Edition cellphones. The program either comes pre-loaded or can be downloaded free.</div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/tech-watch-islamic-organizer.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div><strong>Musjids of the World 13<br /></strong><em><span style="font-size:85%;">The Musjid serves as the focal point of any Muslim community and is the most important structure to Muslims.</span></em> </div><div> </div><div align="left"><strong>Koutoubia Musjid, Marrakech, Morocco.</strong> Built in the Almohad style. Minaret (69m high) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdj-PAheaXkUO_HDNpc_xNzGboaAlTo2FH2xi9B-kjUM8zF3OdFlEusWsUjmtj08QSgaK6DjGEYGuLeeTXtuFOlJPZBTfG0qku6ThJOLvPsynO58LZTp5CJe40fazwwI9HR56heR-fKH1E/s1600-h/imagesCAO5W60N.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337465596468108162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 93px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdj-PAheaXkUO_HDNpc_xNzGboaAlTo2FH2xi9B-kjUM8zF3OdFlEusWsUjmtj08QSgaK6DjGEYGuLeeTXtuFOlJPZBTfG0qku6ThJOLvPsynO58LZTp5CJe40fazwwI9HR56heR-fKH1E/s200/imagesCAO5W60N.jpg" border="0" /></a>completed 1184-1199 and was a model for the minaret of the Giralda Musjid in Spain which influenced thousands of church towers in Spain and Eastern Europe. 6 rooms (one above the other) form the interior; leading around them is a ramp by which the Muazzin could ride up to the balcony. </div><div> </div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/musjids-of-world-13.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><strong>Islam’s Bill of Rights</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgfvxcFXNzAqhovwmvET6fijs1dWfHBYS-4MdIk5hnAGt9P56oL37QxsdpmXfjipta_DlZygE6truaJH_E_zewZy72RRjV3rGOn2405tkueWpkYcWaIW55h3GQmWUVa_ZxOlS7CUKNJoN/s1600-h/rights.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337462342296430946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 101px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgfvxcFXNzAqhovwmvET6fijs1dWfHBYS-4MdIk5hnAGt9P56oL37QxsdpmXfjipta_DlZygE6truaJH_E_zewZy72RRjV3rGOn2405tkueWpkYcWaIW55h3GQmWUVa_ZxOlS7CUKNJoN/s200/rights.jpg" border="0" /></a>Islam defended human rights for male, female, young, old, irrespective of status, even the other creatures which inhabit earth, hundreds of years before the Magna Charta (1215) or the Declaration of Human Rights (1948). Here is a glimpse into some of the rights established and protected by Islam:</div><div><br /><br /><strong>Human Rights<br /></strong>Whoever kills a soul unless for a soul (as legal retribution for murder) or for corruption (done) in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. (Qur’aan 5:32)</div><div> </div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/islams-bill-of-rights.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><strong>Web Guide May 2009<br /></strong>Enrich your web experience. Not all content on all sites Islamic-compliant. Consult Ulama.</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.abouttajweed.com/">www.abouttajweed.com/</a></div><div>Tajweed</div><div><br /><a href="http://anisulislam.com/">http://anisulislam.com/</a><br />Musjid Anisul Islam, UK</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.mwinstitute.co.uk/">www.mwinstitute.co.uk/</a></div><div>Muslim Welfare Institute</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/">www.monthly-renaissance.com/</a></div><div>Renaissance Magazine</div><div> </div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.reciter.org/">www.reciter.org/</a></div><div>Qiraat reciter<br /></div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/web-guide-may-2009.html">Get More</a></div><div><br /><br /><strong>It’s Your Call<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Vr7IjVJUCp3W1m1bjGb4HvPpkt9cxwFrY5Ry6JA4z2nqlb4ItsJPw1R-KZ4Pv3igyjRSbGlX6ZQ3sEPgy3-UDIHESmene8r3oURIeknmqtk7DIPQ_fabzodGlZr4W613HfDrgnHMkx2S/s1600-h/phone2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337465591101251986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Vr7IjVJUCp3W1m1bjGb4HvPpkt9cxwFrY5Ry6JA4z2nqlb4ItsJPw1R-KZ4Pv3igyjRSbGlX6ZQ3sEPgy3-UDIHESmene8r3oURIeknmqtk7DIPQ_fabzodGlZr4W613HfDrgnHMkx2S/s200/phone2.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Qur’aan mentions that a salient feature of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and of those who follow him is to call people to Allah.</div><div><br />By and large, this duty is being carried out by only a handful of Muslims. We all need to add this to our job descriptions of being professionals, tradesmen, housewives and students.</div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-your-call.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><strong>Naan</strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGGn_L5W04dHeasWJ1plKA4Nt0gRsqCfDi2FbWhs_esArzKI7vgMPJ5DDZuiaCVWLWhzZJl1w20yxFeozd0YSMYSfFRE2_jWuK3Chii8aZwriPKA6Y9o-50i_iWv6GqeoYdju4ql4RcKA/s1600-h/naan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337462188131057474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 93px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGGn_L5W04dHeasWJ1plKA4Nt0gRsqCfDi2FbWhs_esArzKI7vgMPJ5DDZuiaCVWLWhzZJl1w20yxFeozd0YSMYSfFRE2_jWuK3Chii8aZwriPKA6Y9o-50i_iWv6GqeoYdju4ql4RcKA/s200/naan.jpg" border="0" /></a>Naan is a round flatbread made of white flour. It is a staple accompaniment to hot meals in Central and South Asia, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, northern India, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the surrounding region. It bears a resemblance to pita, but is softer in texture.<br /></div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/naan.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><strong>Encouragement</strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cPaD935d8m3ZcWuCmZVme4lznVkmsflDvsGf1q8pbPDQzVejVGJJNPywyEI21Xy86QVIptvapK-FjSWSl6R-jQQQnfrgwOI5285Uq5XetzaEezetRFkQoQYmnnzwUX1bRaH3I9WSYe0Y/s1600-h/encouragement.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337462177610883442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 136px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cPaD935d8m3ZcWuCmZVme4lznVkmsflDvsGf1q8pbPDQzVejVGJJNPywyEI21Xy86QVIptvapK-FjSWSl6R-jQQQnfrgwOI5285Uq5XetzaEezetRFkQoQYmnnzwUX1bRaH3I9WSYe0Y/s200/encouragement.jpg" border="0" /></a>Parents, with their comments or attitude can have a negative influence on their children. Here are a few ways of positively encouraging them:<br />‘Mom! Dad! Look at what I did!’ Kids, their faces beaming with joy, running to their parents to show them ‘something special’ is an everyday occurrence. Sometimes parents immediately start finding fault. ‘Don't interrupt! I'm busy!’ they might say. Or they might criticize the treasure. The heartbroken child walks away maybe to give up ever trying to improve his drawing, writing, or school work.<br /><br /></div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/parents-with-their-comments-or-attitude.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><strong>Earning Dua</strong><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWrV_FJLTSoU04E8F5DiWOtaO3JHhARIRMJOWGshKjAZ2CcWkLQOK-UnXJt2QRwwy42lCwAESSIABhMZsU5PlCTRZVNsO4FWJ23GELCcQ54ViZ5t4hQHCg6P2aXMXwkt1DtPQu63TwTu_/s1600-h/dua.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337462000462490578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWrV_FJLTSoU04E8F5DiWOtaO3JHhARIRMJOWGshKjAZ2CcWkLQOK-UnXJt2QRwwy42lCwAESSIABhMZsU5PlCTRZVNsO4FWJ23GELCcQ54ViZ5t4hQHCg6P2aXMXwkt1DtPQu63TwTu_/s200/dua.jpg" border="0" /></a>It is a trend that people ask the pious or their parents for Dua. This is good, but more effective is to earn the Dua of people by affecting their lives in some way.ServiceAbdullah Ibn Abbas radhiallahua ahuma used to stay close to the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam as a young boy. He would run to fetch water for him when he wanted to make wudhu. </div><div><br /> </div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/earning-dua.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><strong>Leadership Qualities Part 3</strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3c3wOau3MWq2lJ_UwbMHe80bMuHvM9wCsDdv4DceovWGYaNk_cT59F5rYGtMP3Pmo5scIKlL5mMBbO4ppre0_HWasjfGXKDHj9D15gCHDRlYEIGkN7VKXRqc-EghIk9r9yWZnGqbneMSF/s1600-h/leadership.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337462183946427906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 98px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3c3wOau3MWq2lJ_UwbMHe80bMuHvM9wCsDdv4DceovWGYaNk_cT59F5rYGtMP3Pmo5scIKlL5mMBbO4ppre0_HWasjfGXKDHj9D15gCHDRlYEIGkN7VKXRqc-EghIk9r9yWZnGqbneMSF/s200/leadership.jpg" border="0" /></a>With elections in South Africa just over, we continue from our main article in the last issue, examining qualities of a good leader as opposed to a ruler:<br /><br /></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div><strong>A leader derives his appeal from humility, a ruler appeals for superiority</strong></div><div>In his first speech as Khalifah (leader) of the Muslims, Abu Bakr said: ‘I have been appointed as ruler over you although I am not the best among you. I have never sought this position nor has there ever been a desire in my heart to have this preference to anyone else… If I do right, you must help and obey me; if I go astray, set me right…’ </div><div> </div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/leadership-qualities-part-3.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /><strong>Eagle and Crow</strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXy3Z_mwj9SwnHSX5cPfeafLfFkMP4CM8ntEgZmzY6mjepmgwRX-085LIKqajCm3FiK2GMWB5VaON5OjByEXR2QKC7nLqnMBfK5H8HeY4Y-CxqhaeFQjVK76NDWAfT-bOIb4CdkkKqjtxA/s1600-h/eagle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337462010758857362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 116px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 93px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXy3Z_mwj9SwnHSX5cPfeafLfFkMP4CM8ntEgZmzY6mjepmgwRX-085LIKqajCm3FiK2GMWB5VaON5OjByEXR2QKC7nLqnMBfK5H8HeY4Y-CxqhaeFQjVK76NDWAfT-bOIb4CdkkKqjtxA/s200/eagle.jpg" border="0" /></a>Once a man saw a crow whose wings were cut. He thought: ‘Poor thing, how is it going to survive? From where shall it get its food?’ Hardly a moment had passed when that person spotted an eagle carrying some prey in its beak. The eagle came closer, landed and fed the crow. </div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/eagle-and-crow.html">Read More</a></div><div><br /><br /> </div><div align="left"><strong>Winning Hearts</strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs00m4Rq-k7Tr2dDAXiT9twPx-pflmSlqdMxvoicmYb21qeHvCts2RUeRhjfn1c9SuaRCpA0434k6LPA5IeX6mhTTwecEpojm5sbYUBoUk9qhv0KvoU3KvOBCYyGiPR5rbwbqdnDfZyB45/s1600-h/hearts.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337462176993075186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs00m4Rq-k7Tr2dDAXiT9twPx-pflmSlqdMxvoicmYb21qeHvCts2RUeRhjfn1c9SuaRCpA0434k6LPA5IeX6mhTTwecEpojm5sbYUBoUk9qhv0KvoU3KvOBCYyGiPR5rbwbqdnDfZyB45/s200/hearts.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ways from the Hadith on winning people’s hearts:<br /></div><div align="left"><strong>SMILE:</strong> It is the first arrow and the fastest of all. ‘Smiling at your brother's face is charity’. Sahaaba report they had never seen someone smile at other more then the Prophet . The Hadith says: ‘Do not ever waste your good deeds, even by meeting your brother with a frowning face.’<br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="right"><a href="http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2009/05/winning-hearts.html">Read More</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-74338717740222619252008-06-23T18:47:00.018+02:002009-03-16T12:04:53.431+02:00I am a Muslim Quiz<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzcxOTczMjc5ODQmcHQ9MTIzNzE5NzMzNjQ2OCZwPTIwNDMyMSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz*2ZjljYmVlNWZhNzg*ZDg2YmY1MzA1MjlhMTIwMWVmNw==.gif" /><iframe src="http://www.mystudiyo.com/act84447/mini/go/i_am_a_muslim" width="380" height="400" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" name="mystudiyoIframe" title="MyStudiyo.com"><a href="http://www.mystudiyo.com/act84447/mini/go/i_am_a_muslim">i_am_a_muslim</a></iframe> <br /><br /><a href="http://islamicfocuskids.blogspot.com/">More from the Kidz Zone</a><br /><br /><a href="http://islamicfocuskids.blogspot.com/2008/07/arabic-lesson-1.html">Click Here </a>for an interactive Arabic Lesson (Part One)<br /><br /><a href="http://islamicfocuskids.blogspot.com/2008/07/arabic-lesson-2.html">Click Here </a>for an interactive Arabic Lesson (Part Two)<br /><br /><a href="http://islamicfocuskids.blogspot.com/2008/07/unscramble-prophets-names.html">Click Here</a> to play a game where you've got to unscramble the names of Prophets of Islam.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.1001inventions.com/words/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215856533834782322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr3LHVzK30AtjHIVuPj8lpV5a0f1owKciJOhm6DKW3bBllL5ovxtQLtbOKIbRxSIc6mNz5AgK3yCAhXmbUAzLeLh768rK1PBoYvMBSQTRFrvm8x0GgVwMIaH5G80HQ9RRdlqf3GzN2UZC/s200/mh_logo_new.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.1001inventions.com/words/">Click Here </a>for an informative, interactive page showing the English words which have come from Arabic.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-7604546013795591762008-06-23T18:46:00.022+02:002009-02-05T17:34:36.908+02:00Inside of Ka'bah<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MqlkUbSPGuU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MqlkUbSPGuU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></br></br>Video claiming to show the inside of the Ka'bah in Makkah Mukarramah.</br></br><a href="http://islamicfocusmedia.blogspot.com/">More Media</a>Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-54462984272823725212008-06-22T09:00:00.001+02:002008-06-22T09:00:01.197+02:00Islam in AfricaTHE ARRIVAL OF the first Muslim refugees in Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in the fifth year of the Holy Prophet’s (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) mission, to seek political asylum from religious persecution, heralded a link between Africa and Islam which has lasted up to now.<br /><br /><strong>SPRINGBOARD </strong><br />In the year 640, during the rule of Umar (radhaillahu anh), the first advances were made into Africa and Egypt was conquered.<br />Islamic influence spread rapidly and north Africa came inextricably under Arab influence. Along the east coast of Africa trading stations were set up at Malindi, Mombasa and Mogadishu.<br />Africa was used as a springboard to launch the Muslim invasion of Spain and France in 711, and southern Italy in the 800s.<br /><br /><strong>FIRST VARSITY</strong><br />The world’s first university was founded in Africa. Al Azhar was set up in the 970s in Cairo. The second one was established in Tunisia and the third in Algeria, all on African soil.<br />Islam gave Africa the Swahili language which has become the lingua franca on the continent, as well as Arabic, the language of north Africa.<br />It was through Arabic that the first history of the continent was written by the well-known Muslim scholar Ibn Battuta, an African Muslim.<br /><br /><strong>TIMBUKTU<br /></strong>Mighty Islamic empires flourished in Africa.<br />Sun Diata, the founder of the great African empire of Mali, converted to Islam in the 1200s.<br />Mansa Musa, an Emperor of Mali, went for Hajj in 1324.<br />In the 1500s Islamic learning thrived in the Songhai Empire in West Africa. Timbuktu was an important center of Islamic scholarship.<br />By this time, Muslim influence was spread over the entire north and west of Africa, and on the east it extended up to Mozambique.<br /><br /><strong>GOLD COINS<br /></strong>Trade was prosperous in the Muslim states with gold and other commodities being mined.<br />When Muhammad Turre of Songhai went for Hajj in 1495 he was reported to have given away 250 000 gold coins. He set up an efficient administration, police force and canal irrigation system, easily out-rivaling Europe.<br />Africa produced great Muslims like Salaahuddeen, the Kurdish conqueror of Palestine, who started off from Egypt. In 1804 Usuman dan Fodio, a Fulani Sheikh, declared Jihad and heralded a revival of Islam in West Africa.<br /><br /><strong>LEMBA TRIBE</strong><br />The history of Islam in Africa is a long one. On our doorstep, the Lemba tribe in north eastern Transvaal traces its history to the Arabs of Yemen and still retains many Islamic customs.<br />Through deception and deceit, the Christians duped many Africans into abandoning monotheism for man-made Trinity. Muslims can lead them back to it.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-41908544049288446162008-06-20T09:15:00.000+02:002008-06-20T09:15:00.357+02:00Click and Color<object width="450" height="300"><br /><param value="http://focusza.googlepages.com/xspf_player.swf" name="movie"/><br /><embed width="450" src="http://islamicfocus.googlepages.com/Muslimkidzs.com3.swf" height="300"><br /></embed><br /></object><br/>Click and Color.<br/><br/><a href="http://islamicfocus.googlepages.com/Muslimkidzs.com3.swf">Click here for a full screen version</a>Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-74110872617109564372008-06-19T09:00:00.000+02:002008-06-19T09:15:34.940+02:00The Curious Case of the ChurchThe Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also called the Church of the Resurrection, is a Christian church within the Old City of Jerusalem. The site is venerated by most Christians as the place where Jesus peace be upon him was falsely alleged to have was crucified, and is said to also contain the place where Jesus was buried (the sepulchre). It has been an important pilgrimage destination since the 4th century and the holiest place in Christendom.<br />The church is jealously managed by six competing and often disputatious Christian denominations: Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, Coptic, Syrian Orthodox and Ethiopian Orthodox. Many a time (as late as Apr 20, 2008) tensions spill over into violence. Amazingly, a Muslim family, the Nuseibeh family, holds the key to the sacred sepulchre, and for 13 centuries this family has opened the door to Christendom’s holiest site. The Nuseibeh family has helped keep the peace between the rival Christian factions since Caliph Umar first conquered Jerusalem for the Muslims in 638 and gave them the key. The only gap was 88 years of Crusader rule. Every morning at 4 am, Wajeeh Nuseibeh takes an ancient iron key, climbs a ladder and opens the doors to the church. Every evening, after three raps of an iron doorknocker spaced over half an hour, Nuseibeh closes up and places the key in safekeeping.<br />The church was restored and renovated several times by Christians under Muslim rule, and Christian pilgrims were always allowed full access to this and other holy places in Palestine. When Salahuddin Ayyubi recaptured Jerusalem in 1191, he allowed the Nuseibeh family to resume their role as custodians. Since that time, the Judeh family, also Muslims, keep the key overnight, but only the Nuseibehs serve as doorkeeper. The role passes from father to son. Once a year, the three biggest Christian denominations publicly renew their request to Nuseibeh to be the custodian and doorkeeper.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-22263488307509608872008-06-18T09:00:00.000+02:002008-06-18T09:02:44.991+02:00Hifz Tradition in South Africa<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Pages From Cape Muslim History, Yusuf Da Costa</span></em></div><em></em><div align="justify"><br />Among the early Muslim immigrants to South Africa there may have been Huffaaz, as some were trained Islamic teachers. It is highly probable that individuals like Sheikh Yusuf of Macassar and some scholars exiled to the Cape with him in 1694 had also memorised the Qur’aan, because such memorisation was a characteristic feature of Muslim scholarship of the time. In 1705, the Rajah of Tambora (Sultan Abdul Basi) wrote a copy of the Qur’aan from memory. Imam Abdullah (Tuan Guru) also wrote a copy of the Qur’aan from memory. He had a number of contemporaries who memorised the Qur’aan, including Imam Rajab van Boeghies, who also wrote several copies of the Qur’aan from memory, and Khalib Hajji, founder Imam of the Shafi Musjid. Abu Bakr Effendi, a Kurd Aalim sent to the Cape by the Ottoman government, established the Ottoman Theological School in Cape Town in 1862. Students memorised the Qur’aan there within two years. Ismail Muawiyyah Manie (d. 1918) was the first locally-born Muslim to memorise the Qur’aan. He left to study Qiraat in Makkah and was awarded a medal by the Ottoman authorities for excellence in Qiraat. Many young men left to study in Ottoman Makkah after the emancipation of slaves. At the same time, many Arabs settled in Cape Town. Sheikh Muhammad Najaar of Makkah settled in the Cape in 1906. He was a qualified Qari in the 7 modes of recitation, an extremely rare qualification in SA at the time. Imam Muawiyyah Sedick (d. 1955) of Turkish origin spent 10 years in Makkah, studying Hifz. Muhammad Salih Abadi and others who became Huffaaz under Imam Muawiyyah, owed their prominence in Hifz and their becoming the pioneers in producing Huffaaz in SA to him. Sheikh Muhammad Salih Abadi became a Haafiz at 15 and, in 1927, left to study in Makkah. He studied Qira’atul Hafs and Warsh. Sheikh Salih returned to the Cape in 1938 with permission to teach Qira’atul Hafs. He was a pioneer in producing Huffaaz in SA, and is known as the father of Hifz in SA.</div>Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-79784486351633346442008-06-16T09:00:00.001+02:002008-06-16T09:00:04.456+02:00Short Fuse<p><strong>WOULD YOU BLOW YOUR TOP...</strong><br />if your wife falsely accused you of looking at other women?<br />Hazrat Umar (radhiallahu anhu), famed for his sternness in matters Islamic, used to patrol the streets of Madinah at night, when he was Caliph, to check on the state of his subjects. One day his wife told him sharply, "You go to see the young women."<br />Umar (radhiallahu anhu) did not get angry at this false allegation. He calmly replied, "Allah Ta’ala knows best that what you say is not true."</p><p><strong>WILL YOU TRIP A FUSE...<br /></strong>if your wife asked you to do the housework?<br />The Noble Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) used to help in the house.<br />He is reported to have milked the goats, patched his own clothes, swept the floor of the house and carried items home from the bazaar. </p><p><strong>DO YOU EXPLODE…</strong><br />if your son-in-law has a tiff with your daughter?<br />Once Hazrat Faathima, daughter of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), and Hazrat Ali (radhiallahu anhuma) had a misunderstanding.<br />Our beloved Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) did not add fuel to the fire by berating Ali (radhiallahu anhu). He went up to him, rubbed the sand off his clothes and spoke to him kindly.</p>Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-54861030227965657012008-06-16T09:00:00.000+02:002008-06-16T09:00:02.676+02:00Tongue LashingA BEDOUIN once came to Umar (radhiallahu anhu) and then turned back without speaking to him.<br />Umar (radhiallahu anhu) sent someone to call him. He asked the Bedouin what he wanted. The Bedouin replied that it was nothing.<br />Umar (radhiallahu anhu) insisted that he be told his reason for coming.<br />The Bedouin said, "I came to seek advise with regards to my wife who constantly nags at me with her mouth. But when I came to your house, I heard you getting a worse tongue-lashing from your wife and I turned away, thinking what advise could you offer me if you were worse off than myself."<br />This is the same Umar (radhiallahu anhu) for whom the devil took another route when he saw him approaching.<br />Look at how he displays the character that made him so great!<br />This is the sublime way of Islam.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-7017350692133900712008-06-15T09:15:00.002+02:002008-06-15T09:15:00.859+02:00Treasures of Islam<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sXECyM_E940&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sXECyM_E940&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br/><br/>Items attributed to have belonged to Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam as well as connected to him (may the peace and blessings of Allah Ta'ala be upon him countless fold). Also the items that belonged to the Sahaaba radhiallahu anhum and the previous Prophets alaihimus salaam.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-32918208318388942742008-06-15T09:00:00.001+02:002008-06-15T09:00:04.205+02:00Washing HandsALWAYS WASH BOTH HANDS BEFORE EATING AND AFTER GOING TO THE TOILET...<br />insists a Department of Water Affairs pamphlet. It goes on to say that, "Washing hands regularly greatly reduces the spread of disease."<br /><br />Islam said 14 centuries ago:<br />Salmaan Farsi (radhiallahu anhu) reports that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) endorsed the fact that washing of the hands before and after eating food is a cause of blessing.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-51955449502785281392008-06-15T09:00:00.000+02:002008-06-15T09:00:04.770+02:00Cup O’ CoffeeTHE HISTORY OF coffee began in Africa. It later crossed the Red Sea to Arabia, where things really got cooking…<br />Coffee, as we know it, kicked off in Arabia around 1000 CE. By the 13th century Muslims were drinking it in abundance. And wherever Islam went, coffee went too: North Africa, the eastern Mediterranean and India.<br />THE BEANS WERE made infertile and no coffee seed sprouted outside Africa or Arabia until the 1600s. Tradition says that an Indian Muslim Haji (pilgrim) smuggled beans out of Makkah Mukarramah. This industry quickly reached Europe’s colonies.<br />The Dutch founded a European coffee estate on colonial Java, an island in Muslim Indonesia, in 1696. This invigorating drink then spread like wildfire and is now enjoyed the world over.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-63920211836333072492008-06-14T09:00:00.001+02:002008-06-14T09:04:46.547+02:00A Golden Past: Islamic GovernmentUMAR (RADHIALLAHU ANHU) WAS THE SECOND CALIPH (RULER) OF THE MUSLIMS. DURING HIS REIGN, THE GOVERNMENT WAS REVOLUTIONISED.<br />HERE ARE SOME OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS:<br /><br /><strong>¤ CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY<br /></strong>Whenever an important issue cropped up, this assembly was called up. Each person had the right to speak freely and nothing was decided without the consent of the majority.<br />A citizen had the right to approve or reject officials.<br /><br /><strong>¤ REVENUE DEPARTMENT</strong><br />Non-Muslims paid land tax, called Khiraaj, annually.<br />Muslims had to pay Zakaat on their wealth, and Ushr (one tenth) was levied on all crop raised in the year.<br />The Muslim paid more tax than the non-Muslim.<br /><br /><strong>¤ PUBLIC WORKS<br /></strong>Canals were dug. The most famous was the Ameerul Mu’mineen Canal which connected the Nile to the Red Sea.<br />Musjids, military camps, guest houses, government residences and prisons were also built.<br /><br /><strong>¤ EDUCATION<br /></strong>Primary schools were set up and children were taught to read and write. The Hijri calendar was introduced for the keeping of records.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-16591249089162806062008-06-14T09:00:00.000+02:002008-06-14T09:04:45.642+02:00TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO SWEARTHE PARENTS Television Council in America said that the use of foul language has increased by 94% during "family hour" from 8 to 9pm.<br />Profanity (vile language) increased on virtually every network and in every time slot. No escape anywhere!<br />In a similar study, the PTC found that sexual content was more explicit than ever.<br />SO DON’T bother teaching your young lambs - simply let the TV do it for you.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-40323280899037823142008-06-13T09:15:00.000+02:002008-06-13T09:15:00.853+02:00Drag and Match Arabic Letters<object width="450" height="300"><br /><param value="http://focusza.googlepages.com/xspf_player.swf" name="movie"/><br /><embed width="450" src="http://islamicfocus.googlepages.com/Muslimkidzs.com2.swf" height="300"><br /></embed><br /></object><br/>Drag and Match Arabic Letters.<br/><br/><a href="http://islamicfocus.googlepages.com/Muslimkidzs.com2.swf">Click here for a full screen version</a>Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-73557775569776640752008-06-13T09:00:00.001+02:002008-06-13T09:00:37.599+02:00Benefits of marriage<strong>PIOUS WIFE<br /></strong>The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said: "The whole world is an object of use and benefit, and the best means of benefit is a pious woman."<br /><br /><strong>MARRIAGE A FORT</strong><br />The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam addressed Ukaaf radhiallahu anhu and said: "O Ukaaf! Marry or else you will be at a loss." As a result of Ukaaf radhiallahu anhu initially not marrying, the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam termed him "The brother of the Devil."<br /><br /><strong>DESTITUTE</strong><br />The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam termed a man who has no wife a destitute, even though he might have a lot of money. He likewise termed an unmarried woman.<br /><div align="right"><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Remedies to Spiritual Maladies, Moulana Hakim Akhtar<br /></div></span></em>Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-3129627194800957232008-06-13T09:00:00.000+02:002008-06-13T09:00:37.356+02:00Bundle of SticksA MAN had four sons who were always quarrelling amongst themselves. He continuously tried to show them the error of their ways, but they refused to listen.<br />One day, he got a bundle of thick sticks and asked each son to try individually to break the sticks. All four failed.<br />The man then got them to do it together, and they made short work of the lot.<br />With unity comes strength. The Holy Qur’aan says, "And hold fast, all of you, to the Rope of Allah (ie this Qur’an), and be not divided among yourselves.."<br />In these times, when every Muslim is a target, there is all the more reason to set aside our differences, no matter how strongly we feel about them.<br />Infighting breeds weakness.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-82880257547782368372008-06-12T09:10:00.000+02:002008-06-12T09:10:02.328+02:00Musjids of Istanbul<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rK4Zt9UmY9k&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rK4Zt9UmY9k&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br/><br/>Athaan by M OzcanIslamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-84259417357056744862008-06-12T09:00:00.001+02:002008-06-12T09:00:04.183+02:00Tantalising Rewards<strong>ABSTAINING FROM ADULTERY</strong><br />The person who takes a fancy (to another), conceals (his fancy and desire) and remains chaste (and pure from the sin) and thus dies (in this state of purity); he will be regarded as a Shaheed (Martyr). (Hadith)<br /><br />It is reported in a Hadith Qudsi (wherein Allah says): "The (evil) gaze (of looking at a man or woman who is unlawful) is a poisonous arrow from the arrows of the devil. He that abstains from it out of My fear, I will grant him in return such Imaan (faith), the sweetness of which he will experience within his heart. (Ibn Katheer)Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-9499719613543488192008-06-12T09:00:00.000+02:002008-06-12T09:00:04.709+02:00Was Islam Spread by the Sword?WITH MUSLIMS being portrayed as blood-thirsty militants, it’s time to clear up some myths.<br />Non-Muslims cannot fathom the continued, astronomical rise of Islam despite all odds and with no great missionary effort.<br /><br />HISTORICAL FACTS have been bent to make it seem that Muslims forced conversion to Islam.<br />De Lacy O’Leary writes in "Islam at the Cross Road":<br />"History makes it clear that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated."<br /><br />CONSIDER THE following:<br />Indonesia has the most Muslims in the world. The majority of Malaysia is Muslim. May one ask, "Which Muslim army went to Indonesia and Malaysia?"<br />Similarly, Islam spread rapidly on the East Coast of Africa. Again, if Islam was spread by the sword, "Which Muslim army went to the East Coast of Africa?"<br />The Reader’s Digest Almanac 1986, gave the increase of the major religions from 1934 to 1984. Islam increased by 235%, and Christianity by 47%. Which war took place in this century to convert millions of people to Islam?<br /><br />THE MASSACRES suffered at the hands of non-Muslims bear mention. A cursory reading turns up the Jerusalem massacre by Christian Crusaders; mass extermination in Spain and the slaughter of a million Muslims by the French in Algeria.<br />The truth is that Islam alone prescribes the most humane and ethical laws for even such a thing as waging of war.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-81770909311361363152008-06-11T09:15:00.000+02:002008-06-11T09:15:01.721+02:00Online Inheritance Calculator<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeYiPEymOeXuKKrov0frpstVhZqu0WxStuz3Sg63S9K5eumbIbYoQEvt7SU9GRnVNqyTvqxSw4lXQ0Qmg9zcoUW_YIw42NQSITrxwyMRnBWEj_1pmzKPMect1PaoVVIyHUlbn_ngUqc14/s1600-h/inheriatnce.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202136382565797634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeYiPEymOeXuKKrov0frpstVhZqu0WxStuz3Sg63S9K5eumbIbYoQEvt7SU9GRnVNqyTvqxSw4lXQ0Qmg9zcoUW_YIw42NQSITrxwyMRnBWEj_1pmzKPMect1PaoVVIyHUlbn_ngUqc14/s320/inheriatnce.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://members.aol.com/IslamicSoftware/irthie.html">Online Inheritance Calculator</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="justify">Use as guide only. Consult local Ulama for certified rulings.</div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Disclaimer: This program has not been fully tested. Do not rely on it solely. Please bring mistakes / discrepancies to our notice</span></em></div>Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-89561864851885596942008-06-11T09:00:00.001+02:002008-06-11T09:00:04.802+02:00Law of the SeedsTake a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree, but each apple has ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds! We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few more apple trees?"<br />Nature has something to teach us here. It's telling us: "Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds never grow. So if you really want to make something happen, you had better try more than once."<br />This might mean:You'll attend twenty interviews to get one job. You'll interview forty people to find one good employee. You'll talk to fifty people to sell one house, one car, one vacuum cleaner, or a business idea. And you might meet a hundred acquaintances just to find one special friend.<br />When we understand the ‘Law of the Seeds’, we don't get so disappointed. We stop feeling like victims. We learn how to deal with things that happen to us.Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-41338669298526949602008-06-11T09:00:00.000+02:002008-06-11T09:00:04.191+02:00Nail it!There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail in the fence.<br /><br />THE FIRST DAY he drove 37 nails into it. The amount gradually lessened. He discovered that it was easier to check his temper than hammer the nails.<br /><br />A DAY CAME when he didn’t lose his temper at all. His father suggested that he pull out a nail for every day he held down his temper. After days the boy was able to report that all the nails were gone.<br /><br />HIS FATHER TOOK him to the fence and said, "Well done. But look at the fence. It will never be the same again. Things said in anger leave a scar like these holes. You can put a knife into a man and draw it out. No matter how many times you say sorry, the wound is still there. Verbal wounds are just as bad."Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-86885564898440288182008-06-10T09:15:00.000+02:002008-06-10T09:15:01.674+02:00Islamic Centre, Washington, USA<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yCGnn8d-PUQ&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yCGnn8d-PUQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></br></br>Islamic Centre, Washington DC, USA. Reputed to be the biggest place of worship for Muslims in the WestIslamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462211529814927451.post-39278020702763564402008-06-10T09:00:00.001+02:002008-06-10T09:00:07.426+02:00Did You Know?<span style="font-size:130%;">The first monarch in the world to own a motor car was the Muslim Sultan of Morocco, who bought a Daimler in 1892.</span><br /><div align="right"><br /><em>Just Look at Road Transport, A Royston</em></div>Islamic Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120258967914498015noreply@blogger.com0