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Date
26. Rabi-ul-Awwal 1431
Qur'aan Verse
His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - as fuel!- 111:4
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The Painful Separation

Written by Bintussabeel

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Your time is up; yo ur body lies motionless, within a few seconds the angel of death has seized your soul. How can you describe the painful separation your body underwent as the soul was taken out from the body? The many years you lived in the world, your body and soul had become one and you never realised the difference between the two. As the soul was being extracted from your body, every single vein in your body screamed in pain.

You have now come to realise the true impact of the words of the Prophet (sallallahu a’lyhi wa sallam), when he described the evil as well as the disbelieving souls’ reaction towards the angel of death,

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Inaudible Pleas

Written by Bintussabeel

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There you lie; within 30 minutes your body temperature has now decreased. Your blood has become stagnant; it misses the days when it would gush forth, pumping from the heart to the rest of the body, adding life to life.

The heart that was once a junction, pumping blood around your body, has now cut off all roots and has lost its movement – its very beat. Those tunnels, which we refer to as veins, are now silent: with no life and no energy. Your veins now evidently manifest themselves as they come to the surface, visible for everyone – but you. The lack of oxygen in your blood has caused your body to stiffen; a process which is also referred to as ‘rigor mortis’.

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A Bath Unlike Any Other

Written by Bintussabee

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The most beloved people to you are the most intent in getting your burial underway. They have organised the place and time to wash you and have prepared the necessary items to shroud you. Do not hate them, since they are only following the command of the Prophet (sallallahu a’lyhi wasallam),“The corpse of a Muslim should not remain withheld among the family (without being buried).”

In fact, burying the dead is a natural instinct Allah (azza wa jal) has intrinsically placed in the heart of man – and you are no exception to that rule.

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Respect for Niqaab

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Tabarruj (Display of Beauty)

Written by Saleh as-Saleh

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The one who disobeys Allaah and His Messenger (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) can only harm himself and can not in any way harm Allaah. The Messenger (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “All of my followers will enter Paradise except those who refuse.” It was asked: “O Messenger of Allaah, who would refuse?” He (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “He who obeys me enters Paradise and he who disobeys me has refused.” (Reported by al-Bukhaaree) Read more...

Jilbaab & the Muslim Woman's Identity

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The sources in Islamic law are primarily the Qur’aan and Sunnah[1]. The Qur’an, the book held sacred by Muslims, con tains approximately 500 verses dealing with diverse topics which are of a legal relevance. The Sunnah represents the repository of reports of sayings, acts and consent of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam). The role of the Sunnah is seen as an elaboration of the Quranic injunctions. There are other sources which derive from the two primary sources and they are the Ijmaa’ (legal consensus), Qiyaas (analogical deduction) and other disputed sources but they arjilbaabe not relevant to the discussion at hand. Islamic law is comprehensive in its enunciation of a code of conduct with respect to an individual’s life and dealings with others. Read more...

Respect for Niqaab

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There is a lot of debate among Muslims as to whether or not it is required for a Muslim woman to cover her face and hands in addition to the rest of her body when appearing in public or in front of non-Mahram [i.e. men who is not a close-relative, to whom marriage is allowed] men. The purpose of this article is not to fall on either side of that debate, but to urg e all Muslims to show respect for sisters who have chosen to wear either the khimaar (head-cover which covers the hair, ears, neck and chest properly) or the niqaab (face-veil.) Some Muslims give these sisters a hard time, saying that they are doing above and beyond what has been commanded by Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta'ala), and that the "extreme" appearance of these fully-veiled women projects a bad image to the non-Muslims who already view the Muslim woman as weak and oppressed.