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Tuesday 27 September 2011
Sunday 25 September 2011
Quench the thirst in Somalia
'Quench the thirst in Somalia' Fundraising event for the whole family.
Saturday 1st October, 11am - 9 pm @ The Crescent School, Parlock.
Food, tea-garden, stalls, craft corner, kids entertainment
Saturday 1st October, 11am - 9 pm @ The Crescent School, Parlock.
Food, tea-garden, stalls, craft corner, kids entertainment
All proceeds will be forwarded to The Gift of The Givers Foundation for water to be sent to the destitute people in Somalia.
Pls support this worthy cause and help make a difference in someone's life.
To reserve a stall or for more information, pls call Laila Jeewa 083 786 6205
Pls support this worthy cause and help make a difference in someone's life.
To reserve a stall or for more information, pls call Laila Jeewa 083 786 6205
Friday 23 September 2011
Pink Hijaab Day
Durban Muslima & Scarves Unlimited
extend a personal invitation to all Mothers and Daughters, young and old to celebrate
Pink Hijaab Day!
Venue: NMJ Islamic Centre, Hendry Road, Overport
Day / Date: Thursday / 6th October 2011
9:30am for 10am
Conference includes a host of leadng muslim women:
Salma Tahseen Kazi (MC) - Presenter on Radio Al Ansaar's S-Factor
Humairah Jassat - Founder of Pink Hijaab Day
Sameera - Presenter on Radio Islam's Butterfly Corner, Newsreader and ITV's Qasasul Atfaal
Fatima Asmal-Motala, Founder of ILM SA
Sarah Joosab - Author of "An illuminated Heart, An Elevated Soul"
Sajida Joosab - Breast Cancer Survivor, Founder of Al Ansaar Cancer Support Group & she has her own cancer support group in the Phoenix area
Ridwana Malek - Al Ansaar Cancer Support Group
Shenaz Ghood
and many more.
Duas, Quranic Recitations and Naath recitals.
So, drape your best Pink Hijaab and join us for this special conference with talks by leading muslim women.
Spend the breaks at our halaal canteen, pamper area with massages & mendhi or visit our select stalls.
On-site salaat facilities.
A special kiddies corner with Cartoon Network and a special Program with ZIneera of the Butterfly Corner.
Cuppa for CANSA fundraising tea table!
For more info, call 0835978602 / mail me on durbanmuslima@gmail.com
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Girls Day Out Program
Happening this Saturday at Munies Hockey Club, from 10am to 10pm.
She's got something for everyone, the Ladies, the Men and the Kids....
9h00 - Breakfast
10h00 - Nia dance your way fit
11h00 - Cooking with Chisa Faya
12h00 - Interior design with Bronwyn - Flavours of Decor Top Billing
13h00 - Grooming with Bella Donn
14h00 - Make-up with Dazzling Gloss
15h00 - Nutrition with Butterfly Beauty
16h00 - Belly dancing
17h00 - Table setting / cake decor with Cocoa
18h00 - Skin analysis with Alda Bella
Competitions, prizes, lucky draws --Win with Woolworths, Naartjie, Bling!, Alda Bella & Stuttafords
For the Men: Sports bar, rugby on screen, pool table, massages / grooming, car demo by Zaniac Sorted
Shopping: Glitter, Femz Bags, Kitchen & Stuff, Chisa Faya, Dazzling Gloss, Alda Bella, Bling!, Scarves Unlimited, Cazabella, Honey, Bella Donna, Mezmerize, Faerie Cakes, Cocoa, Dunk them, BB & i phone, Lady Couture, Urban Home, TTL Photography, Mendhi 4 U & much more.
++Kids activities
Miss it and Miss out!
Monday 19 September 2011
Girls Day Out
DATE: 24 September 2011
Time: 10h00 am – 10h00pm
VENUE: The munies hockey club
ENTRANCE FEE: R10
An exclusive event featuring shopping, health, beauty, home, fashion, hobbies and especially for the guys...a car show and sports bar.
Health tests, fitness demonstrations,tai chi,baby care,spa treatments, good food and ofcourse what girls do best - shop shop shop!!!! This is for women only so bring your girlfriends down for a getaway day and pamper yourselves.
Special Men's corner available
Guest speakers from fashion stylists,fitness fundis and self grooming specialists. Make up demos,spa treatments and general well being
Traders: Chisa Faya, Dazzling Gloss, Bella Donna, Honey, Cazabella, Bling!, Scarves Unlimited, Mesmerized, Mendhi 4 U, Exotic Masalas, Kitchen & Stuff, Urban Home, Mesmerize, Aldabella, Enchanted Health & much much more!
Time: 10h00 am – 10h00pm
VENUE: The munies hockey club
ENTRANCE FEE: R10
An exclusive event featuring shopping, health, beauty, home, fashion, hobbies and especially for the guys...a car show and sports bar.
Health tests, fitness demonstrations,tai chi,baby care,spa treatments, good food and ofcourse what girls do best - shop shop shop!!!! This is for women only so bring your girlfriends down for a getaway day and pamper yourselves.
Special Men's corner available
Guest speakers from fashion stylists,fitness fundis and self grooming specialists. Make up demos,spa treatments and general well being
Traders: Chisa Faya, Dazzling Gloss, Bella Donna, Honey, Cazabella, Bling!, Scarves Unlimited, Mesmerized, Mendhi 4 U, Exotic Masalas, Kitchen & Stuff, Urban Home, Mesmerize, Aldabella, Enchanted Health & much much more!
An Event not to be missed!
Stall bookings contact : bookings@spectacularevents
Stall bookings contact : bookings@spectacularevents
Sunday 18 September 2011
WCG Fundraising Tea Garden
SalaamsOnce again the Women's Cultural Group Tea Garden proved to be a great fundraising success. The perfect weather brought on ladies from all over together under one roof to shop, mingle, catch-up with friends and family and savour all the delicious home-made treats from savouries, to salads to cakes, biscuits and sweetmeats.
Traders included the AMC, Bling!, Scarves Unlimited, Aldabella, Lakme, Tupperware, Bags, Abhayas and the Women's Cultural group stall selling lots of stuff at at a bargain.All monies collected by the Women's Cultural Group was donated to the poverty stricken people of Somalia.
The dust hasnt settled and already plans are in the pipeline for raising funds for Pakistan.
So if you missed this fundraiser be sure to support the one for Pakistan. Watch this space for dates and times.
Shukran
Friday 16 September 2011
The Virtues and Sunnah's of Jummah
Hadhrat Ali Ibn Abu Taalib (RA) narrated: on the pulpit in the mosque of Kufah: When
Friday comes, the devils go to the markets with their flags, and involve people in their needs
and prevent them from the Friday prayer. The angels come early in the morning, sit at the
door of the mosque, and record that so-and-so came at the first hour, and so-and-so came at
the second hour until the imam comes out (for preaching). When a man sits in a place where
he can listen (to the sermon) and look (at the imam), where he remains silent and does not
interrupt, he will receive a double reward. If he stays away, sits in a place where he cannot
listen (to the sermon), silent, and does not interrupt, he will receive the reward only once. If
he sits in a place where he can listen (to the sermon) and look (at the imam), and he does
not remain silent, he will have the burden of it. If anyone says to his companion sitting
besides him to be silent (while the imam is preaching), he is guilty of idle talk. Anyone who
interrupts (during the sermon) will receive nothing (no reward) on that Friday. Then he (the
narrator) says in the end of this tradition: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)
say so. (Abu Dawood 1046)
1. Jummah preparations should begin on Thursday such as clipping the nails, removing of
the hair etc (Ihya aul-Uloom, vol. 1, page 161)
2. To have a bath (Ghusl) (Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)
On one Friday, Rasulallah said: "O Muslims! Allah Ta'ala has made this day a day of Eid. So have a bath on this day, whoever has perfume should apply it, and use the Miswaak.“ (Ibn Majah)
3. To use Miswaak (Ibid)
4. To use Attar (Perfume) (Ibid)
5. To wear nice clothes (Abu Dawood, Chapter of Ghusl on the day of Jummah)
6. To proceed early as possible to the Masjid for Jummah
Rasulallah (Pbuh) said: "On the day of Jummah, the angels stand at the entrance of that Masjid in which Jummah salaat is to be offered. They write down the name of the person who enters the Masjid first, and thereafter the name of the person who follows, and they continue doing this. The person who entered first will receive the reward of sacrificing a camel in the path of Allah; the one who followed him will get the reward of sacrificing a cow, thereafter a chicken, thereafter the reward of giving an egg as charity in the path of Allah. Once the khutbah commences, the angels close the register and begin listening to the
khutbah. “ (Bukhari and Muslim)
7. To walk to the Masjid if possible for every step is a reward of a years Nafl Fast (Tirmidhi)
8. One should listen very attentively to the khutba even if one does not understand. One
should not speak or even warn another to keep quite while the khutba is in progress.
9. To try to sit as close as possible to the Imaam. (Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi)
10. If the Saffs (rows) are already filled, one should not jump over the shoulders of the
musallies in order to get to the front. (Abu Dawood)
11. One should not fiddle with clothes or fingers but listen attentively (Ibn Majah)
12. When Rasulallah (Pbuh) name is mentioned in the khutba then it is permissible to recite
durood in the heart only without the movement of the lips or tongue.
13. Between the two khutba’s one should make dua. It is permissible to make dua without
raising hands or moving the lips (I.e. dua should be made in the heart only without the
movement of the lips or the tongue) (Aadaab -E - Zindagee)
14. To read: Surah Al A’ala (Sura no 87) in the first rakaat of Jummah Salah and Surah
Gaathia (Surah no 88) in the second rakaat. (Bukhari)
15. Related by Hakim and Bayhaqi, from Abu Sa`id “Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday, light shall shine forth for him between the two Fridays.” (Ibn Hajar, Talkhis al- Habir)
16. Rasulallah (Pbuh) is reported to have said, “Recite Durood upon me in abundance on the day of Jummah since they are presented to me.” (Ibn Majah)
17 . Making abundant dua on Jummah
Rasulallah (Pbuh) said: "There is such an hour on Friday that if any Muslim makes dua in it, his dua will definitely be accepted.” (Bukhari, Muslim)
18 . Reciting Durood 80 times after Asr:
According to a Hadith recorded in Tabarani on the authority of Abdullah Ibn Abbas (RA) :
Abu Hurraira (RA) reports that the Holy Prophet (Pbuh) said: “Whoever recites the following Durood eighty times immediately after Asr Salaat on Friday, before standing up from his place, Allah will forgive eighty years of sins and grant him the reward equivalent to eighty years of worship.”
Allahumma salli alaa muhammadinin nabiyyil ummiyyi wa-ala aalihi wasallim tasleema
O Allah bless Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and grant them best of peace. (Jame Sagheer)
19. Abu Hurraira narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuh) said: The five daily prayers, and from one Jummah to the next, are an expiation for whatever sins come in between, so long as one does not commit any major sin. (Muslim, 233)
20. It was narrated from Abu Hurraira that the Prophet (Pbuh) said: Whoever does Ghusl then comes to Jummah, and prays as much as Allah decrees for him, then listens attentively until the khutbah is over, then prays with him (the imam), will be forgiven for (his
sins) between that and the next Jummah and three more days. (Muslim, 857)
Al-Nawawi (Ra) said:
The scholars said that what is meant by his being forgiven between the two Jummah and three more days is that a good deed is worth ten like it, so he will be rewarded with ten rewards for each of the good deeds that he did on Friday. Some of our companions said:
what is meant by what is between the two Jummah is from Jummah prayer and the khutbah until the same time on the following Friday, so that it will be seven days, no more and no less, then three days are added making ten in all.
21. Coming early to Jummah brings a great reward.
Abu Hurraira (Ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuh) said: “Whoever does Ghusl on Friday like Ghusl for janaabah, then goes to the prayer (in the first hour, i.e., early), it is as if he sacrificed a camel. Whoever goes in the second hour, it is as if he sacrificed a cow; whoever goes in the third hour, it is as if he sacrificed a horned ram; whoever goes in the fourth hour, it is as if he sacrificed a hen; and whoever goes in the fifth hour it is as if he offered an egg. When the imam comes out, the angels come to listen to the khutbah.”
(Bukhari, 814 and Muslim, 850)
22. If a person walks to Jummah prayer, for every step he will have the reward of fasting and praying qiyaam for one year.
It was narrated from Aws ibn Aws al-Thaqafi that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuh)
said: Whoever does Ghusl on Friday and causes (his wife) to do Ghusl, and sets out early, and comes close to the imam and listens and keeps quiet, for every step he takes he will have the reward of fasting and praying qiyaam for one year.” (al-Tirmidhi, 496)
Ibn al-Qayyim (Ra) said in Zaad al-Maâ’aad, 1/285:
Finally after quoting the hadith which speak of the virtues of Jummah prayer:
What we have quoted, when taken all together, indicates that the expiation of sins from one Friday to the next is subject to all the conditions mentioned above being met, namely doing Ghusl, cleaning oneself, putting on perfume, wearing one's best clothes, walking in a calm and dignified manner, not stepping over people, not pushing between two people, not offending others, praying nafil prayers, listening attentively and avoiding idle speech.
May Allah give us the ability to act upon all of these virtuous deeds and Sunnah of Rasulallah (Pbuh). Ameen
Friday comes, the devils go to the markets with their flags, and involve people in their needs
and prevent them from the Friday prayer. The angels come early in the morning, sit at the
door of the mosque, and record that so-and-so came at the first hour, and so-and-so came at
the second hour until the imam comes out (for preaching). When a man sits in a place where
he can listen (to the sermon) and look (at the imam), where he remains silent and does not
interrupt, he will receive a double reward. If he stays away, sits in a place where he cannot
listen (to the sermon), silent, and does not interrupt, he will receive the reward only once. If
he sits in a place where he can listen (to the sermon) and look (at the imam), and he does
not remain silent, he will have the burden of it. If anyone says to his companion sitting
besides him to be silent (while the imam is preaching), he is guilty of idle talk. Anyone who
interrupts (during the sermon) will receive nothing (no reward) on that Friday. Then he (the
narrator) says in the end of this tradition: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)
say so. (Abu Dawood 1046)
1. Jummah preparations should begin on Thursday such as clipping the nails, removing of
the hair etc (Ihya aul-Uloom, vol. 1, page 161)
2. To have a bath (Ghusl) (Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)
On one Friday, Rasulallah said: "O Muslims! Allah Ta'ala has made this day a day of Eid. So have a bath on this day, whoever has perfume should apply it, and use the Miswaak.“ (Ibn Majah)
3. To use Miswaak (Ibid)
4. To use Attar (Perfume) (Ibid)
5. To wear nice clothes (Abu Dawood, Chapter of Ghusl on the day of Jummah)
6. To proceed early as possible to the Masjid for Jummah
Rasulallah (Pbuh) said: "On the day of Jummah, the angels stand at the entrance of that Masjid in which Jummah salaat is to be offered. They write down the name of the person who enters the Masjid first, and thereafter the name of the person who follows, and they continue doing this. The person who entered first will receive the reward of sacrificing a camel in the path of Allah; the one who followed him will get the reward of sacrificing a cow, thereafter a chicken, thereafter the reward of giving an egg as charity in the path of Allah. Once the khutbah commences, the angels close the register and begin listening to the
khutbah. “ (Bukhari and Muslim)
7. To walk to the Masjid if possible for every step is a reward of a years Nafl Fast (Tirmidhi)
8. One should listen very attentively to the khutba even if one does not understand. One
should not speak or even warn another to keep quite while the khutba is in progress.
9. To try to sit as close as possible to the Imaam. (Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi)
10. If the Saffs (rows) are already filled, one should not jump over the shoulders of the
musallies in order to get to the front. (Abu Dawood)
11. One should not fiddle with clothes or fingers but listen attentively (Ibn Majah)
12. When Rasulallah (Pbuh) name is mentioned in the khutba then it is permissible to recite
durood in the heart only without the movement of the lips or tongue.
13. Between the two khutba’s one should make dua. It is permissible to make dua without
raising hands or moving the lips (I.e. dua should be made in the heart only without the
movement of the lips or the tongue) (Aadaab -E - Zindagee)
14. To read: Surah Al A’ala (Sura no 87) in the first rakaat of Jummah Salah and Surah
Gaathia (Surah no 88) in the second rakaat. (Bukhari)
15. Related by Hakim and Bayhaqi, from Abu Sa`id “Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday, light shall shine forth for him between the two Fridays.” (Ibn Hajar, Talkhis al- Habir)
16. Rasulallah (Pbuh) is reported to have said, “Recite Durood upon me in abundance on the day of Jummah since they are presented to me.” (Ibn Majah)
17 . Making abundant dua on Jummah
Rasulallah (Pbuh) said: "There is such an hour on Friday that if any Muslim makes dua in it, his dua will definitely be accepted.” (Bukhari, Muslim)
18 . Reciting Durood 80 times after Asr:
According to a Hadith recorded in Tabarani on the authority of Abdullah Ibn Abbas (RA) :
Abu Hurraira (RA) reports that the Holy Prophet (Pbuh) said: “Whoever recites the following Durood eighty times immediately after Asr Salaat on Friday, before standing up from his place, Allah will forgive eighty years of sins and grant him the reward equivalent to eighty years of worship.”
Allahumma salli alaa muhammadinin nabiyyil ummiyyi wa-ala aalihi wasallim tasleema
O Allah bless Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and grant them best of peace. (Jame Sagheer)
19. Abu Hurraira narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuh) said: The five daily prayers, and from one Jummah to the next, are an expiation for whatever sins come in between, so long as one does not commit any major sin. (Muslim, 233)
20. It was narrated from Abu Hurraira that the Prophet (Pbuh) said: Whoever does Ghusl then comes to Jummah, and prays as much as Allah decrees for him, then listens attentively until the khutbah is over, then prays with him (the imam), will be forgiven for (his
sins) between that and the next Jummah and three more days. (Muslim, 857)
Al-Nawawi (Ra) said:
The scholars said that what is meant by his being forgiven between the two Jummah and three more days is that a good deed is worth ten like it, so he will be rewarded with ten rewards for each of the good deeds that he did on Friday. Some of our companions said:
what is meant by what is between the two Jummah is from Jummah prayer and the khutbah until the same time on the following Friday, so that it will be seven days, no more and no less, then three days are added making ten in all.
21. Coming early to Jummah brings a great reward.
Abu Hurraira (Ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuh) said: “Whoever does Ghusl on Friday like Ghusl for janaabah, then goes to the prayer (in the first hour, i.e., early), it is as if he sacrificed a camel. Whoever goes in the second hour, it is as if he sacrificed a cow; whoever goes in the third hour, it is as if he sacrificed a horned ram; whoever goes in the fourth hour, it is as if he sacrificed a hen; and whoever goes in the fifth hour it is as if he offered an egg. When the imam comes out, the angels come to listen to the khutbah.”
(Bukhari, 814 and Muslim, 850)
22. If a person walks to Jummah prayer, for every step he will have the reward of fasting and praying qiyaam for one year.
It was narrated from Aws ibn Aws al-Thaqafi that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuh)
said: Whoever does Ghusl on Friday and causes (his wife) to do Ghusl, and sets out early, and comes close to the imam and listens and keeps quiet, for every step he takes he will have the reward of fasting and praying qiyaam for one year.” (al-Tirmidhi, 496)
Ibn al-Qayyim (Ra) said in Zaad al-Maâ’aad, 1/285:
Finally after quoting the hadith which speak of the virtues of Jummah prayer:
What we have quoted, when taken all together, indicates that the expiation of sins from one Friday to the next is subject to all the conditions mentioned above being met, namely doing Ghusl, cleaning oneself, putting on perfume, wearing one's best clothes, walking in a calm and dignified manner, not stepping over people, not pushing between two people, not offending others, praying nafil prayers, listening attentively and avoiding idle speech.
May Allah give us the ability to act upon all of these virtuous deeds and Sunnah of Rasulallah (Pbuh). Ameen
Thursday 15 September 2011
One man's carelessness is another man's tragedy
Salaams
A 11yr old boy was mercilessly knocked while crossing the road to school, by a careless driver earlier this week. The child was so fatally wounded that he died on the scene. Witnesses claim that the driver was speeding and on her cell phone. A fatal combination and a merciless tragedy.
The pain that the parents feel at the loss of losing a child will never go away with time. The pain will always be there. The image of the child's wounded body will be imprinted permanently in their minds. The scene of the accident will always make them relive what happened.
Drivers, please be more cautious on the roads. Please keep off the cell phone and monitor your speed especially in residential areas where children are always around.
Because one careless action can prove fatal to someone else. And a life lost can never be brought back.
Please remember this family in your prayers.
Was salaam
A 11yr old boy was mercilessly knocked while crossing the road to school, by a careless driver earlier this week. The child was so fatally wounded that he died on the scene. Witnesses claim that the driver was speeding and on her cell phone. A fatal combination and a merciless tragedy.
The pain that the parents feel at the loss of losing a child will never go away with time. The pain will always be there. The image of the child's wounded body will be imprinted permanently in their minds. The scene of the accident will always make them relive what happened.
Drivers, please be more cautious on the roads. Please keep off the cell phone and monitor your speed especially in residential areas where children are always around.
Because one careless action can prove fatal to someone else. And a life lost can never be brought back.
Please remember this family in your prayers.
Was salaam
Wednesday 14 September 2011
The Women's Cultural Group's Ladies only Fundraising Tea Garden
The Women’s Cultural group invites all Ladies to a Fundraiser tea gardenALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE POVERTY-STRICKEN PEOPLE OF SOMALIA WHERE MILLIONS OF MUSLIM FAMILIES INCL. CHILDREN ARE HOMELESS & DYING OF STARVATION
VENUE: The Mariam Bee Sultan Centre-222 Kenilworth Rd,Overport
DATE: Saturday, 17th September 2011 TIME: 10 AM to 2 PM
Tickets For The Tea Garden are R50 or more Per Person.
Also, trading will be Bling! and Scarves Unlimited.
For further info please contact Zeenath/Safoura on 031 2086203 / womensculturalgroup@gmail.