Archive for January 14th, 2011

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    Al-Badr – 14th January 2011

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    View all this week’s Al-Badr articles here or download… the issue as a pdf to read it later!

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    Two Wings of a Bird

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    Al-Haakim narrated from Abu Hurayrah radiyAllahu ‘anhu that the Prophet sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “I have left you two things (with which) you will never go astray after them, the book of Allah and my Sunnah.”
    After hearing this hadith, there are several questions that can be asked: What are the Book and the Sunnah? Why are they given…

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    Satanic Traps – Part 1

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    “Verily Satan is an enemy to you: so treat him as an enemy. He only invites his adherents that they may become Companions of the Blazing Fire.” (35:6)
    “Say to My servants that they should (only) say those things that are best: for Satan doth sow dissensions among them: For Satan is to man an avowed enemy.” (17:53)
    “ Can…

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    A Reminder

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    On my break from jury service, I came along a peculiar and intriguing question on the T.V. in the juror’s room – “Can I be a Christian and not believe in God?” SubhanAllah! I thought the answer is in the question, simple! It turned out that this was the opinion held that one can simply adopt the “good” bits of…

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    Muslim, I am

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    Salaam alaikum wa rahmatullai wa barakatohu my dear Brothers and Sisters,
    So the topic this week is Quran and Sunnah, the very basis of our religion. The two sources from where our respected scholars gain their knowledge and from where our guidance as a Muslim Community is derived, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah).
    When I thought about what to write…

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    The Magic of Mothers

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    “A mother holds her children’s hands for a while…their hearts forever.”
    I would like to share a moving story with you which brought tears to my eyes. It is a true epiphany on the importance of a mother and the nature of the power which she possesses and what mothers are capable of.
    A Mothers Sacrifice
    My mom only had…

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    Let Us Return to The Qur’an and Sunnah

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    O People, no prophet or messenger will come after me and no new faith will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you. I am leaving you with the Book of Allah and my Sunnah, if you follow them you will never go astray (The Messenger of Allah sall-Allahu ‘alayhi was-sallam in his…

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    Reward By Allah (SWT)

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    Reciting the Qur’an brings great reward.
    “Whoever reads one letter of the Book of Allah will have one Hasanah or (reward) for doing so, and every Hasanah will be multiplied by 10. I do not say that ‘Alif, Lam, Meem’ is one letter, but ‘Alif’ is a letter, ‘Lam’is a letter and ‘Meem’ is a letter.” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
    The…

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    The Exquisite Pearl

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    There is a hadith that leaves me in awe each time I read it and it is amongst the most important advice we can attain in life, where the Prophet (PBUH) said:
    ”There are three things which if they are present in anyone that will cause him to taste the sweetness of faith: that Allah (SWT) and His Messenger are…

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    Steadfastness of the Deen

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    One of the most hardest, yet most beloved things to Allah (SWT) is keeping this spirit strong and being steadfast on the Deen (Istiqaamah). What is this steadfastness of the Deen? What does it actually mean to be steadfast? According to Umar (RA), steadfastness of the Deen is, “That you stay firmly upon the Sirat-ul-Mustaqeem and follow each and every…

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    Muhammad (PBUH), Not Just Any Man

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    1. Isn’t it a wonder how time goes by
    2. But the practices of Muhammad (PBUH) herein lie
    3. Maybe it’s a culture that flows within us all
    4. But maybe, just maybe it’s a deeper call
    5. For Muhammad (PBUH) was a man, but with a message
    6. The walking Qur’an, mankind’s heritage
    7. His aim, peace and submission…

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    Knowledge

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    “Iqra!” was the command in the cave,
    To the best of man, who would come to save
    The world from ignorance and superstition,
    And replace it with true intellect and submission.
    “Read!” it was revealed so long ago,
    Over 23 years we would come to know,
    Of a supreme legacy, forever preserved,
    Bestowed with a gift barely deserved,
    Out of…

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