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- \r\n The \r\n Quran is not simply a book of laws--of dos and don'ts-- \r\n but it is foremost a book of Tarbiyya (improvement \r\n and training), or a book that develops and allows \r\n people to grow spiritually and morally.\r\n
- \r\n That's why Allah describes the Quran in this verse as \"Mauidhah\", \r\n which involves \r\n warning the person about the consequences of his actions \r\n and it involves, as the English expression states, \r\n \"putting the fear of God in him\", as well as making \r\n his heart soft and submissive to the Truth.\r\n
- \r\n Hence, \r\n the Quran is a book that is meant to reform the individual, \r\n either changing him if he were void of guidance or \r\n improving him if he already was walking along the \r\n Straight Path. It brings him out of the death \r\n of Jahiliyya (Ignorance) to the life if Islam-- \r\n a message that imbibes in him the feeling of love, \r\n fear, and responsibility to Allah (Taqwa). \r\n\r\n \r\n
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- \r\n It is \r\n interesting to note that after every law stated in \r\n the Quran, Allah closes the relevant verses with remembrance \r\n of Allah and promises of rewards for those who stay \r\n within His limts.\r\n
- \r\n The \r\n following four are the characteristics of the Quranic \r\n style that make it a revolutionary message for all \r\n those are Conscious of God:\r\n
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- \r\n The \r\n Quran presents what actually happens as if the \r\n reader is witnessing the event itself by exposing \r\n all the of the important aspects in a clear, vivid \r\n manner.\r\n
- \r\n The \r\n Quran does not discuss essentially related matters \r\n in separate chapters like what one finds in science \r\n and philosophy books, but everything is tied together \r\n and presented as one unified, related whole.\r\n
- \r\n At \r\n the same time, though, the Quran stresses various \r\n aspects of life in balance or proportion, as they \r\n deserve in Allah's sight\r\n
- \r\n The \r\n Quran gives reality a life or breathing spirit \r\n that allows the Quran to influence the heart, \r\n soul, emotions, and intellect of the reader.\r\n \r\n
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- \r\n There \r\n are many people who know the Truth but who, nevertheless, \r\n remain immersed in falsehood either because they yield \r\n to their own desires and temptations, or because they \r\n fear to share in the hardship which the followers \r\n of Truth may have to endure.\r\n \r\n
| \r\n Know \r\n Your Islamic Vocab. \r\n |
NAFL: (Plural: \r\n Nawafil) An Optional Act; an act for which one is rewarded \r\n if it is done but one is not punished if it is \r\n not done. Example: Praying two units of Prayer expressing \r\n your gratitude to Allah for His Blessings.
\r\n| \r\n \r\n \r\n DAWA - Time to Come Out \r\n of our Boxes! \r\n |
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- \r\n Let's \r\n move out of our \"boxes\" and \"loops\". It \r\n is quite unfortunate to see today \r\n Muslims spending a great portion of their \r\n lives and efforts on \"scholarly\" debates \r\n or disputes- which may not be a priority for \r\n Muslims in these times and in this land. It \r\n is quite hypocritical because there are thousands \r\n out there who are waiting for our counseling, \r\n our time, our advice (Nasiha), our \r\n support, and our message. Therefore, our objectives \r\n and efforts need to be re-prioritized. As Imam \r\n Khalid Griggs once said, \"Unfortunately, today, \r\n majority of the members of the \"Dawa\" organizations are \r\n usually doing Dawa to each other, across the \r\n table.\" It is now time to come out of this \"box\", \r\n and start interacting with the real society \r\n and think of creative and dynamic ways of projecting \r\n Islam to people. Dawa is about changing the \r\n lives of people before anything else! \r\n [To \r\n be continued in the next issue]\r\n
[Taken from the article \r\n \"DAWA: Time To Come Out of Our Boxes\" \r\n @ www.youngmuslims.ca]
\r\n| \r\n Modesty \r\n [Haya] in Islam and Manners of Dressing \r\n |
~ Aurah \r\n of Males ~
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- \r\n \"The \r\n male should cover that part of his body which is \r\n between the navel and the knee.\" (Related \r\n by Al-Mabsut).\r\n
- \r\n Ali \r\n (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the \r\n Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) once said, \r\n \"Do not uncover your thigh before another person, \r\n nor look at the thigh of a living or a dead person.\" \r\n (Tafsir al-Kabir)\r\n \r\n
[Compiled from \"Al-Hijab \r\n and the Status of Woman in Islam\", by S. \r\n Abul Ala Maududi (Rahimahullah)]
\r\n| \r\n Naisha (Advice) From! \r\n |
\"Do not look at \r\n the insignificance of your sins, but consider \r\n the greatness of The One you are disobeying.\" \r\n
\r\n~ \r\n By one of the Pious Predecessors (Rahimahullah) \r\n ~
\r\n[Collected in Imam Al-Baihaqi's \r\n 'Shuab-ul-Iman' (5/430)]
\r\n| \r\n Message From The Maintainer \r\n |
[A Clarification: \r\n The intent behind last week's Quranic Tafseer (commentary) \r\n was not to imply that Contraception by itself is forbidden \r\n in Islam. It is a valid practice, the approval of \r\n which could be found in some Hadiths, as well as in \r\n the writings of several Islamic scholars \r\n of the past and present, including Imam Abu Hamid \r\n al-Ghazali and more. Please refer to Shk. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi's \r\n \"The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam\", on \r\n this issue, in the on-line library of www.youngmuslims.ca. The whole point \r\n of last week's Tafseer was to establish the fact that the \r\n source of our sustenance lies purely in Allah's \r\n Plan and Will. Jazakumullahu Khayran to Br. \r\n M. El-Bagoury for bringing this matter and clarification \r\n to our attention!]
\r\n[Taken from Online \r\n Quiz @ www.youngmuslims.ca]
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