Archive for August 2007

Have You Done Your CBT?

Have You Done Your CBT?

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
So there we were:
12:30 am on a Friday night and yours truly was having a rant…..a rant at my mates for telling me that they were going to do their Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) on motorbikes some 8 hours later and not letting me know!
Oh the injustice of it all! [...]

Get Married – The Asian Way?

Get Married - The Asian Way?

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
So you want to get married?
Are you sure?
Have you thought about it?
Are you up for it?
Have you told your parents?
Are they ’sorting’ it out?
This last question may confuse a couple of people. After all, why would parents ’sort’ it out? They’re not the ones getting married – you are…..
…..Aren’t [...]

Put Hunger on Strike

Put Hunger on Strike

Assalaamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Hunger and starvation.
If anything, this is one thing which has the potential to affect every living thing. Humans and animals alike. That is why every living creature, every living organism which needs some sort of sustenance, does everything in its power to make sure that it does not starve [...]

What am I?

What am I?

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
What am I?
I contain vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and C. I consist of sugars like glucose and fructose and minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc, copper, iodine, sodium chlorine, sulphur, iron and phosphate. I am a natural antiseptic, have an anti-inflammatory effect and contain anti-oxidants which help fight [...]

The Generosity of Imam Abu Hanifah

The Generosity of Imam Abu Hanifah

Assalaamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
It is a well-known fact that Muslims follow some basic schools of thought in matters of Islamic Jurisprudence, other than questions of faith and fundamentals of worship and legal practices.
The renowned scholars of the four basic schools s were Abu Hanifah, Malik ibn Anas, Muhammad ibn Idrees Ash-Shaf’i and Ahmad ibn [...]

The Answer to Your Prayers

The Answer to Your Prayers

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
A man came to Ibrahim bin Adham and asked him:
Allah says, ‘And your Lord has said: Call upon me and I will respond to you’ [Q40:60]
So what is the matter with us that we supplicate yet we are not answered?
So he said:

Because you know Allah and are well acquainted with Him [...]

Some Easy Listening…

Some Easy Listening...

Assalaamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Please please please forgive me! I know I said that I would put this up ages ago, but due to some technical difficulties (and a little bit of procrastination from yours truly!), it has not materialised…until now!
So here it is, Shaikhs Hindawi and Shahat live at Masjid Al-Hidaya on 3rd July [...]

Humanoids – TRANSFORM!!

Humanoids - TRANSFORM!!

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Ok, so there might be a little reference to the recent film in my title, but strictly speaking, I do not watch films!
But, my intention in this post is to encourage Muslims and non-Muslims to try to be more open.
As Muslims, we should be more forthcoming towards everybody and stick to [...]