Dear Reader
Assalamu alaykum waragmat-Allahi wa barakatuh.
We welcome you once again with the Universal Greeting of Peace and Blessings and we trust that you are enjoying the best of health through the Power and Grace of our ALMIGHTY ALLAH . Insha ALLAH.
We send Peace and Salutations to our Beloved Nabi Muhammad(S.A.W)and, we pray that ALLAH ALMIGHTY guide us all so that we may only do what pleases HIM.
Previously we have dealt with the aspect of Spirituality, and, we have asked the question: Can we live our lives away from ALLAH? Can we exist in this world without recognizing ALLAH ALMIGHTY?
Dear Reader, we would like to tell you the story about *Marwan (not his real name)and, why Spirituality is so important in all our lives.
Marwan was a seventeen year old boy who lived with his parents and two sisters in Plumstead, one of the more affluent areas of Cape Town, and, where each family kept to themselves.
Marwan attended a well-known high school, where emphasis was placed on A-Grade passes. Students who did not excell, or showed a propensity to complacency and laziness were not tolerated for very long. Either you towed the line or you were dealt with in a no-nonsense fashion. The parents would be called in; the student disciplined there and then and if the behaviour or attitude did not change in a given time, the child would be expelled. No one questioned the school's motives in turning out leadership material. The Parents paid too exhorbitant a fee for that.
Marwan was A-Grade material. His ambition was to become a nuclear physicist and his parents spared no expense in getting him all the extra curricula tuition they could get. Marwan did not disappoint them.
When he turned nineteen, he was already doing his honours in physics and the speculation was rife that he was going to complete his training at NASA in America, because his understanding of atomic structures and quantum physics was of a very high level.
He kept mostly to himself. He never attended Madressa or any institution where Islamic learning was offered. His parents allowed him his freedom to busy himself with his own devices. He was a good child.
His one sister, Galima, was his confidante. He loved her and she loved him. If he shared anything with any body it would be her. She was two years younger than him, but she acted as if she was older. You could not say anything bad about Marwan in front of her. She protected him from anything and everything.
Then Galima met Yusuf, the son of an Imam(Muslim Preacher), and the two fell madly in love.
At first Marwan did not pay much attention, because he knew Yusuf from his childhood. But as the affair became more serious, Marwan showed his animosity. He did not want to listen to reason. No matter how hard the parents tried to convince him that Galima had her own life, and, that it was wrong of him to hold onto her the way he did. Marwan refused to listen.Infact, the more they argued with him the more unreasonable he became.
Then one Sunday morning after they had attended a wedding ceremony the previous evening, they found Marwan hanging from a rope behind the bathroom door. His tongue was sticking out , and the sight was something the father would never forget for the rest of his life. On the floor, below the lifeless body lay a note addressed to the Parent. "Dear Dad." It read. Please do not judge me for what I've done. I know it is not what you expect from me. But I do not want to continue any longer." The old man was so shocked that he sank to his knees, clutching the suicide note in his trembling hand.
"I know that this is going to be extremely painful to you and to Mommy, and, to Galima and to Feroza, and, to everyone who knew me, but I cannot live a lie anymore.
The Father could hardly see the words through his tears, but something compelled him to read further.
"You see, Dad, you've always told me to believe in myself, and to persevere even if the odds were against me. And that is what I've done. I have achieved the A Passes that you and Mommy were so obsessed with. I have accumulated many distinctions that you forced me to obtain. I have endured many late nights that you and Mommy were so proud of. I have even sacrificed my leisure hours to please you, doing extra mural work. And for what dad? For what? My life feels so empty, because you and Mommy have set standards for me that makes me feel like a robot. I cannot do what I want to do, because you are forever breathing down my neck, making sure that I excell. Well, now you'll have to find another showpiece to parade to the family. I'm sick of it! Please tell Galima that I'm sorry that I've given her such a hard time, but this is not about her. It never was. I love her too much (as a sister) for that. I wish her and Yusuf all of the best.
Goodbye, Dad. I love you and Mom, and everyone. Please forgive me.
The whole family was cut to pieces, even his classmates at school were severely traumatised and many councilling sessions were needed to get them to accept what had happened. The mother and the Father were completely devastated.
Dear Reader, once again we urge you to support our cause of teaching our Youth about ALLAH ALMIGHTY and HIS Divine Commands.We can blame the Parents; we can blame
the school for putting too much pressure on the student. But in the final analysis,everything happens only with the WILL OF ALLAH.
You see, dear Reader, Galima remembered that Marwan once told her that he wondered what it would be like to be a madressa teacher, and what would happen if he should change his career plans. She had laughed and had told him that their parents would have a fit, and he would be a poor person for the rest of his life.
But Marwan must have had some inclination towards understanding the DEEN OF ISLAM. We would never know would we?
Our Banking details once again:
Newfields Madressa
Standard Bank
Parow Branch. Cape Town.
SOUTH AFRICA
Account No 072704764
Branch Code 051001
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
NEWFIELDS MADRESSA
Dear Reader
Assalamu alaykum wa ragmat-Allahi wa barakatuh.
Once more we welcome you with the Universal Greeting of Peace and Blessings, and we pray that ALLAH ALMIGHTY grant you good health and prosperity. INSHA ALLAH. We also pray that ALLAH shower His richest Blessings and Salutations upon our Beloved Nabi Muhammad(S.A.W) and that The ALMIGHTY guide us all and give us the strength to stand firm for Truth and Justice, and, do only what pleases Him. INSHA-ALLAH.
ALGAMDU LILLAH, we say a big Thank You to ALLAH for allowing us the great pleasure of witnessing the graduation of our pre-schoolers. We say SHUKRAN, O ALLAH! for sharing in their joy; their excitement for achieving this milestone. We also say another big Thank You, O ALLAH, for showing us that there is good in every person. That there is a sense of belonging in each one of us and that it just needs continuous nurturing and the results will speak for itself.
Dear Reader, ALGAMDU LILLAH, we have managed thus far to get our youngsters to understand the concept of the FIVE DAILY PRAYERS. We have impressed upon them that Solaah was the first Command that was made compulsory by ALLAH ALMIGHTY, and, it will also be the first FARD (compulsory ritual) to be accounted for on the DAY OF RECKONING.
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However, as we all know, Solaah cannot be performed without Wudu. And, in the case of a female who has reached the stage of puberty, no Solaah is compulsary on her while she is menstruating. Likewise in the case of a male who has had an orgasm (either through marital coitus or wetdream), Solaah is not allowed until Ghusl is performed. But we also need to understand that there is a penalty for delaying Solaah uneccessarily. We need to know about the FOUR MATHAHIB i.e. Imam Malik; Imam Shafi ; Imam Abu Hanifah and Imam Ahmad Ibn Hambal. What influence did these four scholars have on the development of Islamic Jurisprudence?
As you can see, dear Reader, we have quite a task to inform the young minds of our Youth about the Beauty of Islam. We celebrate their achievements and we look forward to tutor them to the best of our ability.
But as we have said before we can only do so with your help. Please support our cause of teaching our Young Generation about ALLAH ALMIGHTY and His Divine Commands.
We thank you mopst sincerely.
Our banking details follows below.
Assalamu alaykum wa ragmat-Allahi wa barakatuh.
Once more we welcome you with the Universal Greeting of Peace and Blessings, and we pray that ALLAH ALMIGHTY grant you good health and prosperity. INSHA ALLAH. We also pray that ALLAH shower His richest Blessings and Salutations upon our Beloved Nabi Muhammad(S.A.W) and that The ALMIGHTY guide us all and give us the strength to stand firm for Truth and Justice, and, do only what pleases Him. INSHA-ALLAH.
ALGAMDU LILLAH, we say a big Thank You to ALLAH for allowing us the great pleasure of witnessing the graduation of our pre-schoolers. We say SHUKRAN, O ALLAH! for sharing in their joy; their excitement for achieving this milestone. We also say another big Thank You, O ALLAH, for showing us that there is good in every person. That there is a sense of belonging in each one of us and that it just needs continuous nurturing and the results will speak for itself.
Dear Reader, ALGAMDU LILLAH, we have managed thus far to get our youngsters to understand the concept of the FIVE DAILY PRAYERS. We have impressed upon them that Solaah was the first Command that was made compulsory by ALLAH ALMIGHTY, and, it will also be the first FARD (compulsory ritual) to be accounted for on the DAY OF RECKONING.
healthHowever, as we all know, Solaah cannot be performed without Wudu. And, in the case of a female who has reached the stage of puberty, no Solaah is compulsary on her while she is menstruating. Likewise in the case of a male who has had an orgasm (either through marital coitus or wetdream), Solaah is not allowed until Ghusl is performed. But we also need to understand that there is a penalty for delaying Solaah uneccessarily. We need to know about the FOUR MATHAHIB i.e. Imam Malik; Imam Shafi ; Imam Abu Hanifah and Imam Ahmad Ibn Hambal. What influence did these four scholars have on the development of Islamic Jurisprudence?
As you can see, dear Reader, we have quite a task to inform the young minds of our Youth about the Beauty of Islam. We celebrate their achievements and we look forward to tutor them to the best of our ability.
But as we have said before we can only do so with your help. Please support our cause of teaching our Young Generation about ALLAH ALMIGHTY and His Divine Commands.
We thank you mopst sincerely.
Our banking details follows below.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
NEWFIELDS MADRESSA
Dear Reader
Assalamu alaykum wa ragmat-Allahi wa barakatuh.
Once again, we the Newfields Madressa, welcome you with the Universal greeting of Peace and Blessing, and, once again we say a very big Thank You to ALLAH ALMIGHTY for having spared us with his Infinite Mercy and to be able to share with you more of our experiences concerning our Youth who needs our guidance and tutorship so desperately.
We also say Thank You to ALLAH ALMIGHTY for the presence of our Beloved Prophet Muhammed(S.A.W) who not only taught us about Solaah and how to cleanse ourselves(spritually), but showed us how to live exemplary lives in order to enjoy a healthy and harmonious existence.
Dear Reader, it is not our intention to shock you or sensationalise what is happening within our society. But it is our duty to teach Islam to all those who need it, and, if we have to highlight any particular aspect in our encounters with everyday life, then that is what we must do.
We begin this time with a story about *Layla(not her real name), a young girl of 14 who lives with her mother and father and a younger brother. They live in a wood and iron structure in the backyard of some good samaritan who took pity on them, because they slept in an old broken down car.
Layla does not go to school, and, neither does her little brother. They both spend their time going from door to door begging for food and whatever the mother and father send them to beg for. Sometimes the father writes a letter asking for R100 which he promises to repay as soon as he gets paid at his 'supposed' place of employment and anyone gullible enough to oblige him with the money can kiss it goodbye.
But once again there is a very sad twist to this sordid affair. Some unscrupulous male, seeing his opportunity with this young innocent child, provides the mother and father with whatever they ask for and takes the young girl into his bed. It is not long before she is pregnant and the parents, out of ignorance, or whatever goes through their corrupt minds gets the girl to a backroom abortionist.
The abortion is not successful and after a severe illness and unspeakable trauma, the girl dies. The mother and father now tries to swindle money out of the man responsible for getting her pregnant, because the one who performed the abortion has disappered without a trace.
Dear Reader. Please support our cause of teaching our youth about ALLAH ALMIGHTY and His Divine Commands. Please help us to help those who needs our guidance and tutorship so desperately.
We thank you very sincerely.
Our Banking details once again:
Newfields Madressa
Standard Bank
PAROW.
South Africa
Account no. 072704764
Branch Code: 051001
Signed: The Chairman.........Ismail Jabaar. Cell: 0731671561
The Secretary........Fatima Abrahams. (021) 6914090
The Treasurer........Shaheeda Tambay...021) 7065462
Assalamu alaykum wa ragmat-Allahi wa barakatuh.
Once again, we the Newfields Madressa, welcome you with the Universal greeting of Peace and Blessing, and, once again we say a very big Thank You to ALLAH ALMIGHTY for having spared us with his Infinite Mercy and to be able to share with you more of our experiences concerning our Youth who needs our guidance and tutorship so desperately.
We also say Thank You to ALLAH ALMIGHTY for the presence of our Beloved Prophet Muhammed(S.A.W) who not only taught us about Solaah and how to cleanse ourselves(spritually), but showed us how to live exemplary lives in order to enjoy a healthy and harmonious existence.
Dear Reader, it is not our intention to shock you or sensationalise what is happening within our society. But it is our duty to teach Islam to all those who need it, and, if we have to highlight any particular aspect in our encounters with everyday life, then that is what we must do.
We begin this time with a story about *Layla(not her real name), a young girl of 14 who lives with her mother and father and a younger brother. They live in a wood and iron structure in the backyard of some good samaritan who took pity on them, because they slept in an old broken down car.
Layla does not go to school, and, neither does her little brother. They both spend their time going from door to door begging for food and whatever the mother and father send them to beg for. Sometimes the father writes a letter asking for R100 which he promises to repay as soon as he gets paid at his 'supposed' place of employment and anyone gullible enough to oblige him with the money can kiss it goodbye.
But once again there is a very sad twist to this sordid affair. Some unscrupulous male, seeing his opportunity with this young innocent child, provides the mother and father with whatever they ask for and takes the young girl into his bed. It is not long before she is pregnant and the parents, out of ignorance, or whatever goes through their corrupt minds gets the girl to a backroom abortionist.
The abortion is not successful and after a severe illness and unspeakable trauma, the girl dies. The mother and father now tries to swindle money out of the man responsible for getting her pregnant, because the one who performed the abortion has disappered without a trace.
Dear Reader. Please support our cause of teaching our youth about ALLAH ALMIGHTY and His Divine Commands. Please help us to help those who needs our guidance and tutorship so desperately.
We thank you very sincerely.
Our Banking details once again:
Newfields Madressa
Standard Bank
PAROW.
South Africa
Account no. 072704764
Branch Code: 051001
Signed: The Chairman.........Ismail Jabaar. Cell: 0731671561
The Secretary........Fatima Abrahams. (021) 6914090
The Treasurer........Shaheeda Tambay...021) 7065462
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
NEWFIELDS MADRESSA
Dear Reader
Assalamu alaykum wa ragmat-Allahi wa barakatuh.
The Newfields Madressa would like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone with the Universal Greeting of Peace and Blessings, and, the greatest of acknowledgement of gratitude to our Creator who has granted us not only the strength and guidance to be able to teach our Young Generation about ALLAH ALMIGHTY and His Divine Commands,but for the illustrious personage of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W),who came to teach us about the DEENUL ISLAM,and, ultimately bringing us a complete way of life.
We say Thank You to ALLAH for everything he has availed us on this earth; the sustenance from the soil; the sea; even the air that we breath. How fortunate we are to be able to utilise everything that is at our disposal.
Sadly though, there are those that choose to ignore these great gifts of nature and the countless favours from ALLAH by abusing and destroying not only themselves, but also the lives of those nearest and dearest to them. There are those who, either from free will or, peer pressure, or whatever, throw themselves headlong into the ABYSS OF DARK DESPAIR by selling their souls for the dubious pleasure of DRUGS!
Picture this scenario, dear Reader. A family member(be it mother or father, son or daughter.It does not matter) But let us, for our purposes, use the example of a beloved son, who has unobtrusively (as is usually the case) fallen into this trap.
At first nobody (except the neighbors) notices anything. He comes home at ungodly hours and never looks you straight in the face when you question him about his whereabouts. He starts smelling funny also, because of negligence on his personal hygiene.
His conversations are usually very nonsensical. He keeps on laughing at stupid remarks and finds it very amusing when anything serious is being discussed. He is not a reliable or trustworthy person.
Let us suppose, dear Reader, that both parents are dead; that there are two brothers and three sisters and all of them are married. They all live stable lives and their children adhere to a strict Islamic upbringing. He stays with either one of the brothers or sisters and they too try to mould him into their family structure, because they are genuinely concerned about him.
But the drug habits that he has acquired is so overpowering that he finds it extremely difficult to conform to the standards that his brothers and sisters set to him. He starts stealing their stuff and blames it on the children , or , anyone he feels he can use as a scapegoat.
There is always an arguement because of him. He is always the one who is being wronged. He likes to talk what goes on inside the house to anyone who is prepared to listen. Until the brother or the sister cannot take it anymore, and, they either throw him out, or he goes of his own free will, and ultimately becomes a 'bergie' (homeless vagrant).
What we must bear in mind, dear Reader, is that this person is essentially a Muslim. He is now entering a life of the desolate and directionless and his only friend is his 'Tik lollie' (also known as meth amphatamine).
He fights with his neighbors over whatever they are used to fighting inside these squatter camps or wherever he stays, and, it isn't long before he is killed in one of these fights. And now comes the very sad part.
His brothers and sisters decide to give him a Muslim Burial and they go through the rigours of the Police investigations, hospital clearance, even having to contend with a common-law wife and a string of illegitimate children.
Imagine the pain of seeing this brother lying on the bier with a beautiful white fez on his head. The agony of knowing that he was your brother and you and your children are following the DEENUL ISLAM to the best of your ability, but you could not save him.
Please, dear Reader, we can only ask you for a donation to continue teaching our Youth about ALLAH ALMIGHTY and His Divine Commands. We can only beseech the ALMIGHTY to strengthen us and to make it easy for us to try and help those who has lost their way in life. However, we can only do so with your help, for without it, ours efforts would be an impossible cause. Indeed.
Our Banking details are:
Newfields Madressa
Standard Bank
Parow. Cape.
South Africa
Account No. 072704764
Branch Code: 051001
We say SHUKRAN KATHEERAN. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
The Principal................Ismail Jabaar. Cell; 0731671561
The Secretary................Fatima Abrahams. (021)6914090
The Treasurer................Shaheeda Tambay. (021)7065462
Assalamu alaykum wa ragmat-Allahi wa barakatuh.
The Newfields Madressa would like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone with the Universal Greeting of Peace and Blessings, and, the greatest of acknowledgement of gratitude to our Creator who has granted us not only the strength and guidance to be able to teach our Young Generation about ALLAH ALMIGHTY and His Divine Commands,but for the illustrious personage of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W),who came to teach us about the DEENUL ISLAM,and, ultimately bringing us a complete way of life.
We say Thank You to ALLAH for everything he has availed us on this earth; the sustenance from the soil; the sea; even the air that we breath. How fortunate we are to be able to utilise everything that is at our disposal.
Sadly though, there are those that choose to ignore these great gifts of nature and the countless favours from ALLAH by abusing and destroying not only themselves, but also the lives of those nearest and dearest to them. There are those who, either from free will or, peer pressure, or whatever, throw themselves headlong into the ABYSS OF DARK DESPAIR by selling their souls for the dubious pleasure of DRUGS!
Picture this scenario, dear Reader. A family member(be it mother or father, son or daughter.It does not matter) But let us, for our purposes, use the example of a beloved son, who has unobtrusively (as is usually the case) fallen into this trap.
At first nobody (except the neighbors) notices anything. He comes home at ungodly hours and never looks you straight in the face when you question him about his whereabouts. He starts smelling funny also, because of negligence on his personal hygiene.
His conversations are usually very nonsensical. He keeps on laughing at stupid remarks and finds it very amusing when anything serious is being discussed. He is not a reliable or trustworthy person.
Let us suppose, dear Reader, that both parents are dead; that there are two brothers and three sisters and all of them are married. They all live stable lives and their children adhere to a strict Islamic upbringing. He stays with either one of the brothers or sisters and they too try to mould him into their family structure, because they are genuinely concerned about him.
But the drug habits that he has acquired is so overpowering that he finds it extremely difficult to conform to the standards that his brothers and sisters set to him. He starts stealing their stuff and blames it on the children , or , anyone he feels he can use as a scapegoat.
There is always an arguement because of him. He is always the one who is being wronged. He likes to talk what goes on inside the house to anyone who is prepared to listen. Until the brother or the sister cannot take it anymore, and, they either throw him out, or he goes of his own free will, and ultimately becomes a 'bergie' (homeless vagrant).
What we must bear in mind, dear Reader, is that this person is essentially a Muslim. He is now entering a life of the desolate and directionless and his only friend is his 'Tik lollie' (also known as meth amphatamine).
He fights with his neighbors over whatever they are used to fighting inside these squatter camps or wherever he stays, and, it isn't long before he is killed in one of these fights. And now comes the very sad part.
His brothers and sisters decide to give him a Muslim Burial and they go through the rigours of the Police investigations, hospital clearance, even having to contend with a common-law wife and a string of illegitimate children.
Imagine the pain of seeing this brother lying on the bier with a beautiful white fez on his head. The agony of knowing that he was your brother and you and your children are following the DEENUL ISLAM to the best of your ability, but you could not save him.
Please, dear Reader, we can only ask you for a donation to continue teaching our Youth about ALLAH ALMIGHTY and His Divine Commands. We can only beseech the ALMIGHTY to strengthen us and to make it easy for us to try and help those who has lost their way in life. However, we can only do so with your help, for without it, ours efforts would be an impossible cause. Indeed.
Our Banking details are:
Newfields Madressa
Standard Bank
Parow. Cape.
South Africa
Account No. 072704764
Branch Code: 051001
We say SHUKRAN KATHEERAN. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
The Principal................Ismail Jabaar. Cell; 0731671561
The Secretary................Fatima Abrahams. (021)6914090
The Treasurer................Shaheeda Tambay. (021)7065462
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