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FOOD SALE
RAISING MONEY FOR THE CHILDREN OF GAZA
Monday 29th march, TUESDAY 3Oth march & THURSDAY 1ST April
Venue: refectory 12pm - 1pm

YOUR FINAL EVENT!!!

DATE: Wednesday 6th May 2009

TIME: 3:15 - 5:15pm

VENUE: Main Hall

SPEAKER: Muawiyya Tucker

TOPIC: The Punishment of the Grave, Paradise and the Hellfire

BE THERE!

Farewell Isoc and Ramadhaan Mubarak!!!

Assalamu ‘Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,

Dearest and most beloved brothers and sisters, may Allah the Most Merciful shower His grace upon you with abundance and comfort you with His Mercy and Benevolence.

I would like to take this opportunity to greet you, to congratulate you on the advent of a blessed Ramadan, to make my sincere dua for you, to express my deepest friendship and love for you and my sincere care and support for all of you. I make a sincere dua to Allah alone that He makes this month a means to ease your worries, that He replaces it with goodness and transforms your world into a Jannah in this life. May Allah give you what your heart desires and amaze you with His bounty and grace.

Alhamdulillah, as they say all good things comes to an end and the time has now come for me to resign from the blog and the Isoc. Alhamdulillah, it was Allah who enabled me to take part as an author on the blog and to be part of a really great and blessed Isoc. I’d like to say a sincere Jazakumullahu Khairan to everyone, especially the Isoc Members, particularly our beloved headbrother and headsister for making a positive influence in our lives. I truly cannot thank you enough for your generosity and the hard work and effort you have put in establishing an amazing Islamic Society for all of us. May your hard work weigh heavily on the scale of good deeds for all those who contributed to the Isoc in any way, Ameen Thuma Ameen.

These two years have truly been amazing for me. We’ve come a great way and achieved a lot of success both as students and a Society as a whole. So much has happened in these two years, I don’t even know where to start (this is the part you realize this is going to be a long post). I’m just kidding; I won’t give guys another one of my long posts. I’d just like to take this opportunity, since I won’t be seeing you guys anymore, to offer some small advice to the new A2 Students.

One of the great things about having an Islamic Society, apart from having a place to pray, is that it’s a place where you can escape to and meet people of the same beliefs as you when you’re surrounded with every type of fitnah around the campus. This makes you realize how truly blessed we are to have an Isoc, because without it, only Allah truly knows how much our Imaan would have been effected through college life. This is why it’s so important to create an Islamic environment within the campus and call all the Muslim Brothers and Sisters to join the Isoc.

This can start off by making the Islamic Society look and feel like an organisation or student body which means something. Group together as one - put aside differences and work on commonalities. Know that we are more alike than we are different! And this is because of the Bond of Islam. The Bond of Islam is stronger than the bond of blood relation. Also, create an environment in the prayer rooms (let’s pray you guys get a proper prayer room this year InshaAllah) whereby people can chill out. A relaxed area where students can come, do their work, pray, eat, make new friends, etc. This will then mean that a bond of brotherhood and sisterhood is created.

Again I want to stress the part of calling newbies to join the Isoc. You really truly have to be a good example and portray the beauty of Islam through your good behaviour because when people are thinking of joining the Isoc, they’re scared. They think they’re going to be judged. It’s something I’ve noticed. The niqabi thinks the Isoc will think she’s too hardcore. The nonhijabi thinks the Isoc will think she doesn’t belong there. The hijabi who wears jeans will think all the jilbabis are going to judge her, etc etc. So what to do??

This again, is going to seem like common sense–but I’ve observed people: people don’t do this!! —Just smile and say salaam!—to everyone. People for some reason think they should only salaam their friends. This makes the newcomers feel totally outcasted. And most of the time, they’re not thinking that you’re not salaam-ing them because you guys aren’t friends but rather because they’re “not hijabi, not jilbabi, full niqabi, etc etc.” And then that’s it. They tried it out, no one gave them salaam, so Goodbye Isoc!

People don’t realize the seriousness of such a small action. And I’m not talking about only at Isoc events. Some people won’t come to the events. They’ll just observe the Isoc members on campus. They’ll notice that you never salaam them or smile at them, and they’ll already feel judged.

I’ve heard some people say they don’t like salaam-ing new people because a lot of times that person will ignore them, or look at them like “Do I know you?” Ok. That’s sad, I agree. But! Is the reason you’re salaam-ing them because you want a response? Or is it fisabilillah? And isn’t it almost an act of arrogance to think you deserve a response? Maybe you’re not worthy of a response. Give salaams. If you don’t get a response, smile and walk away. If you see the person again, Give salaams again. The third time, maybe try and start a conversation: “Hey, assalaamu alaykum! I’ve seen you around college a couple of times, and wanted to meet you. You’re the mysterious sister running around who I don’t know! I’m [fill in name here]”

Chances are, you’ll realize the person’s not half bad. And if they still don’t respond, Hey – you did your part right? ;) And you got reward for it InshaAllah. Next time you see them, smile and say salaam again. Don’t be so full of pride.

And you know what else? It’s great da’wah too. Sometimes I’d be walking with my non-muslim friends, and a sister would smile at me and we’d exchange salaams. My friends would ask me if we knew each other, and I’d tell them we didn’t. “That’s so beautiful”, they’d remark. It showed them the unity of the Muslims. Alhamdulillah.

Speaking of da’wah, this brings me to my next point. Alhamdulillah, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and this has only been achieved by Muslims giving da’wah, whether verbally or non-verbally. These days, us youth don’t realize the importance of giving da’wah to non-muslims and calling them to the path of Islam. I’ll admit, even am scared of approaching non-muslims and speaking to them about Islam. But one thing encouraged me and I hope it encourages you guys to do the same InshaAllah.

It just so happened that the teacher of the Islamic Studies course I was doing this summer happened to be a Revert. He just finished his studies and graduated from Madinah University after studying there for seven years. You wanna know how he reverted to Islam?? He reverted from Christianity in his second year at Leyton Sixth Form all because a brother came and sat next to him and asked him what he knew about Islam. He basically told us that he didn’t know jack about Islam and thought we were all Hindus. So the brother told him a bit about Islam and everything made sense to him so he requested a copy of the Qur’aan and said he would look into it. He went home and started to read the Qur’aan and compared the Bible with it and found out that everything in the Qur’aan was true and made sense whereas the Bible was the other way around. After that he declared his Shahadah and he told the brother that he wants to study more about Islam so I think the brother helped him in applying to Madinah University after he finished his college studies. He got a Scholarship, moved to Madinah, studied Arabic for 3years and then Shariah for another 4 yrs and Voila, he’s now MashaAllah a very knowledgeable brother and is teaching Arabic and Islamic Studies (inc Uloom ul Quran, Uloom ul Hadith, Fiqh and Usool and Shariah). He’s MashaAllah a very good teacher and if anyone is thinking of studying Arabic or Islamic Studies I would definitely recommend him.

Now going back to the topic of da’wah, can you just imagine the rewards that this brother must be receiving for presenting Islam to this revert? Not only did he receive the reward for making him a Muslim but also the ongoing reward for all the good deeds that he does. SubhanAllah if that doesn’t encourage us to do the same then I don’t know what will. May Allah give us all the ability to fulfill our obligations in doing da’wah and calling others to Allah’s Path, Ameen.

One of the ayaahs about Ramadan:

‘O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may gain God-consciousness.’ (Qur'an 2:183)

One lesson we can take out of this is that Ramadan and fasting is something that connects us to other faiths... i.e, a great opportunity to start giving da’wah. :)

Wow, SubhanAllah this has turned into a long post, I told you guys it’s a habit that I can’t help. I didn’t even talk about Ramadan and how we can truly maximise our Ibadah during this month. Khair InshaAllah I’m sure we’ll be hearing loads of talks regarding this anyways in this month so I’ll just mention a single point of benefit. Know that Ramadan is not a singled-out month of worship and taqwa. It is to IMPROVE ourselves, to come out as better Muslims with better characters and to ask for forgiveness for our shortcomings of the past eleven months. Ramadan comes only once a year; therefore, we should host it in the best possible way and take advantage to reap its rewards. If you don't make the best of the opportunity of Ramadan, you are truly DEPRIVED.

I ask that those who read this to forgive me if I’ve ever wronged you or offended you in any way. Please forgive my shortcomings and I humbly request to all that read this to make a sincere dua for me when breaking your fast, since the fasting person’s supplications are not rejected. Specific request are that Allah forgive all my sins, grant me taqwa and increase me in sabr and for Allah to aid me in my studies of both the dunya knowledge and the akhirah knowledge. InshaAllah you will all be in my duas.

O Allah make us and all Muslims of those who fast and stand in prayer during the month of Ramadan based on belief and truly seeking Your reward so that we are forgiven our past and future sins.

O Allah make us of those who fasted the month, attained full reward, witnessed Layatul-Qadr and attained success by permission of the Lord, Blessed and Most High.

O Allah, verily you are Forgiver, like to forgive, so forgive us.

O Lord, accept from us, verily you are the All-Hearing, All-Seeing, O Living, O Independent, O Owner of all majesty and honor.

And may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon Muhammad, his family and his Companions.

Wassalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Tajweed Classes for Sisters

Assalamu 'Alaykum Warahmatullah,

Sisters, there will be a Tajweed class starting soon, Insha'Allah. If interested please email your name and contact number to the email below. This course is absolutely free and will last 4 weeks insha'Allah.

Starting: Monday 21st July 2008

Finishing: Wednesday 13th August 2008

Every Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Time: 1.30pm - 4.00pm

Location: Newham North Islamic Association

88 Green Street> > Forest Gate> > London> > E7 8JG

(Nearest station: Upton Park, district line & Hammersmith & city line)

This course is open to all ; you can be a begginer or an advanced student.

The course is a detailed explanation of the Makhaarij (Articulation points and the attributes of the letters). This information is not available in English Tajweed Books.

Taught By: Umu Salmaan Al-Maghrabiya (A qualified Quraan teacher that has an Ijaazah from Egypt; Cairo and can issue it)

She specialises in teaching the quran the way it was revealed to non arabic speakers, and has created her own teaching methodolgy and she (umm salmaan) has written a simplified, yet very detailed book on the Makhaarij & Sifaat which is comprised from Arabic Tajweed Books which contain knowledge that are not available in the English Language. She also specialises in training and teaching Quran teachers.

The teacher mentioned that through her teaching experience she has come accross many students & teachers that have memorised the Quran also, but lack knowledge in this area and due to that they do not impliment it when reciting; & that is because they didnt study the Quran under a qualified Quran teacher, or this knowledge was rushed through or the teacher didnt spend enough time practicing with the student.

So you will learn letter by letter, learning about its attributes and articulation point, learning how to pronounce each letter correctly by the will of Allah leading to recite the way it was revealed. The teachers will practice with you. Also you will be informed of your mistakes and other common mistakes that are found in recitors so you can avoid them.

The aim in these weeks, is not how much the student will cover of knowledge, but how much they can impliment from what they learn.

There will be other teachers alongside Umm Salmaan to teach you, so more time can be spent on practicing.

Insha'Allaah this will help you prepare to read the Quran more fluently with less mistakes; the way it was revealed upon our Messenger -Peace be upon Him- by Ramadan, which is just around the corner.

If you would like to participate in this blessing from Allaah then please e-mail your full name, location, and contact details to:

esma_institute@hotmail.com

Annual Events Coming up!

Alhamdulillah I'm pleased to announce the London Tarbiyyah Conference in Association with Madina Masjid (Clapton) and Masjid e Quba (Stamford Hill)
Date: Saturday 28th June 2008
Venue: Masjid e Quba, Stamford Hill, 70-72 Cazenove Road, London N16 6AA
Time : Between Zohar and Asr (1.30pm onwards)
For Brothers & Sisters (separate facility next door at NLMCC)
Confirmed Speakers:

Shaykh Abdur Raheem Limbada (Senior Hadith Lecturer, Darul Uloom Bury)
Mufti Abdur Rahman Ibn Yusuf (ZamZam Academy & White Thread Press, USA)
Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq (Al Kawther Academy, Leicester)
Mufti Mohammed Ibn Adam (Darul Iftaa, Leicester)
Shaykh Irfan Sidyot (Lantern of Knowledge)
With Qur'anic Recitation and Nasheeds from:
Qari Mehdi Rahimi
Qari Shaykh Yasser Balesaria
Delawar Ehsaan
There will be a Q&A Workshop with Mufti Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf and Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam...please send all advance questions to:
info@masjidequba.org.uk


Refreshments will be available and there will be stalls where you can buy books etc.
Bus: 67, 73, 76. 106, 149, 243, 253, 254, 276, 349, 393, 476
Tube: Seven Sisters, Finsbury Park, Manor House
Train: Stoke Newington
Supported by Turath Publishing, ZamZam Academy & White Thread Press


Hope and Inshallah Everyone can make it!

AND ALSO:

Lantern of Knowledge (Jamia Siraj al Uloom) Annual Jalsah

Sunday 29th June 2008 at 1.30pm after Zohar.

Guest Speakers:
Shaykh Muhammad Saleem Dhorat Saheb
Shaykh Saleem Nawab Saheb

Shaykh Abdur Raheem Limbada

Programme Includes:
a dars of hadith (completion of Riyad al Saliheen)
Bayan from a host of students and scholars
Qirat Nasheeds
Completion of Hifz
Students Presentation Ceremony

'The Prodigy of Creation' will also be launched on this day.

Venue:

Lantern of Knowledge Educational Institute, 30-36 Lindley Road, Leyton, London, E10 6QT
Nearest Station: Leyton
Buses: 69,97
Tel: 020 8539 5183

Brothers ONLY event but will be recorded for sisters who can't attend the event.

ALL OF THE ABOVE EVENTS A FREE FOR EVERYONE TO ATTEND!

SUMMER ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES COURSES

Assalaamu 'Alaykum Warahmatullah,

Summer is here and for many of us it means a time to chill and relax before the new academic year starts. Not that there's anything wrong in that, in fact I think we all deserve to relax after the year we've had, especially since we've just finished our exams. However, we also need to make use of the time we have and to be careful not to waste our time by going to movies and hangin' out with friends doing idle stuff. Lets use this summer insha'Allah to please Allah subhanahu wa ta'la and gain more knowledge of the Deen.

Arabic-courses presents a two month summer intensive arabic and islamic studies programme in which you will be taught by a Madinah University Arabic Instructor. There will be three different courses running at different levels to cater for the varying levels of the people; all aimed at teaching the Muslims how to understand the Qur’aan and Islaam. There are lessons available for sisters only, taught by sister Hira Amin.

This is an opportunity for those who don’t know anything about the Arabic language, or those who have some knowledge to go ahead. There are lessons available with segregation and also for sisters only.

Date: 7th July-29th August *(Note: The date of the leaflet is wrong, please ignore that)

Time: 9:00am-1:00 pm

Free books and extra materials will all be provided!

Lessons will be held 4hours a day/5 days a week.

Cost: £300

ISLAMIC STUDIES COURSES:

This is a new course being offered for those who want to further their knowledge with Arabic in Islamic context. This course will run for 8 weeks in the afternoon covering the following subjects:

• History of the Prophets and the Salaf
  
• An in-depth study of the Qur’aa n, tafseer and how tafseer is done


• An in-depth study of the Sunnah and the chain of narration


• Science of fiqh and its usool (foundations)


• Islamic economics, judicial system and politics
  

Date: 7th July-29th August

Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm

Venue: Southampton Row, London WC18 (near Tottenham court rd)

3hours a day/5 days a week

Cost: FREE

Upon completion of the comprehensive courses in both Arabic and Islamic lessons, all students will be presented with the following:

i) "Certificate of Achievement";

ii) Detailed description of what the student achieved;

iii) Examination results including the final exam;

iv) A "Recognised Letter of Recommendation" for those amongst the Brothers who wish to pursue further studies at the Islamic University of Madeenah. Please note, the "Recognised Letter of Recommendation" is currently only available to participating Brothers as the Islamic University of Madeenah is a male-only University.

To book or for more information please refer to their website:


E-mail: contact-us@arabic-courses.com

Website: http://www.arabic-courses.com/ or http://www.arabic-courses.com/summer2008/acis.html

Very few places left. Book your place today!!! (seriously today as in today if you're really interested)

Islamic Society Quran Classes

Assalamu Alaykum,

Alhamdudillah, we the Islamic Society have been discussing the possibility of holding Qur'an and Tajweed classes. Along with this we will also go through a famous book of fiqh called, Nur Al Idah.

These lessons are free for student at LSC and for males ONLY.

For those brothers that are interested in attending this course please can you email Lscisoc@hotmail.com and inshallah we will confirm a time and date for these days.