Dua of the Month - The Prayer Center of Orland Park
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Dua of the Month - The Prayer Center of Orland Park
The Prayer Center of Orland Park N E W S & P R AY E R T I M E S NOVEMBER 2012 DHUL-HIJJAH / MUHARRAM 1433 Contact Info The Prayer Center of Orland Park 16530 S. 104th Ave Orland Park, IL 60467 Phone 708-349-6592 Fax 708-349-6586 www.op-pc.org DAY ﺍﻟﻴـﻮﻡ NOVEMBER ﺗﺸﺮﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ DHUL-HIJJAH ﺫﻱ ﺍﳊﺠﺔ FAJR SUNRISE DHUHR ﺍﻟﻈﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺮ ﺍﻟﻔﺠﺮ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻭﻕ ASR MAGHRIB ISHA ﺍﳌﻐﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺸﺎﺀ Thu 1 16 6:07 7:23 12:35 4:04 5:46 7:04 Fri 2 17 6:08 7:25 12:35 4:02 5:45 7:02 Sat 3 18 6:09 7:26 12:35 4:01 5:43 7:01 Sun 4 19 5:11 6:27 11:35 3:00 4:42 6:00 Mon 5 20 5:12 6:28 11:35 2:59 4:41 5:59 Tue 6 21 5:13 6:30 11:36 2:58 4:40 5:58 Wed 7 22 5:14 6:31 11:36 2:57 4:39 5:57 Thu 8 23 5:14 6:31 11:36 2:57 4:39 5:57 Fri 9 24 5:16 6:33 11:36 2:55 4:37 5:56 Sat 10 25 5:17 6:34 11:36 2:54 4:36 5:55 Sun 11 26 5:18 6:36 11:36 2:53 4:35 5:54 Mon 12 27 5:19 6:37 11:36 2:52 4:34 5:53 Tue 13 28 5:20 6:38 11:36 2:51 4:33 5:52 Wed 14 29 5:21 6:39 11:36 2:50 4:32 5:52 Thu 15 Muharram 5:22 6:41 11:37 2:50 4:31 5:51 Fri 16 2 5:23 6:42 11:37 2:49 4:30 5:50 Sat 17 3 5:24 6:43 11:37 2:48 4:30 5:50 Sun 18 4 5:25 6:44 11:37 2:47 4:29 5:49 Mon 19 5 5:26 6:45 11:37 2:47 4:28 5:49 Jumuah: 1:00pm Tue 20 6 5:27 6:46 11:38 2:46 4:28 5:48 Wed 21 7 5:28 6:48 11:38 2:45 4:27 5:47 Hadith of the Month Thu 22 8 5:29 6:49 11:38 2:45 4:26 5:47 Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: ‘There is no day on which Allah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafaah. He comes close and expresses His pride to the angels, saying, ‘What do these people want?’ Narrated by A’isha Fri 23 9 5:29 6:49 11:38 2:45 4:26 5:47 Sat 24 10 5:31 6:51 11:39 2:44 4:25 5:46 Sun 25 11 5:32 6:52 11:39 2:43 4:25 5:46 Mon 26 12 5:33 6:53 11:39 2:43 4:24 5:46 Tue 27 13 5:34 6:54 11:40 2:42 4:24 5:45 Wed 28 14 5:35 6:56 11:40 2:42 4:23 5:45 Thu 29 15 5:36 6:57 11:40 2:42 4:23 5:45 Fri 30 16 5:37 6:58 11:41 2:41 4:23 5:45 Call of Prayer Fajr: 30 minutes after Adthan Dhuhr: 1:10pm Asr: 2 Rak’as after Adthan Maghrib: 2 Rak’as after Adthan Isha: 8:00pm Dates to Remember Presidential Elections Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Don’t forget to vote! SWIFT Interfaith Dinner November 11, 2012 Time: 5:00pm Location: AIA Mosque Family Values Series Imam Ali Barghouthi Saturday, November 17th, 2012 6:30pm - 8:00pm Quran Academy: Banquet Hall OPPC’s Bowling Event December 25, 2012 3:00pm-5:00pm Location: Orland Bowl Contact Us For all General/Program Inquiries (708)349-9592 ext. 155 or secretary@op-pc.org Community Service Suleiman Ramadan (708)699-6822 Quran Academy Hall Rental Sister Azizeh at (708)289-6734 or email aztaha67@gmail.com Quran Blossoms Program Ahlam Samarah (708)398-3659 or Ahlam.samarah@maschicago.org Table of Contents Family Values Series……………………………………….………………….....…… 3 Sheikh Mostafa’s New Classes………………………………………………….……. 4 OPPC’s Golf Outing Recap………………………………………………………..…… 5 Dua of the Month | Words of Wisdom | Picture of the Month…………..................…… 6 The Quran Academy: I’mar Center and Quran Blossoms……………….........………. .7-9 The Pilgrimage to Mecca | The Call of Ibrahim……………………………………. 10-11 قصة الذبيح اسماعيل وبر االب ……………………………………………………..….. 12 SWIFT Recap / Interfaith Dinner……………………….……………………………….13 Advertisements……………………………………………………………....…… 14-16 DISCLAIMER: This newsletter is for subscribers’ personal use only; redistribution is prohibited. Copyright The Prayer Center. Statements or expressions of views or opinions appearing herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of The Prayer Center or editors, and likewise the publication of any advertisement is not to be construed as an endorsement of the product or service offered unless it is specifically stated in the ad that there is such approval or endorsement. Prayer Times are mathematical calculations and are prone to human error. November 01, 2012 - Vol. 09, Issue 78 Copyright © 2012 by The Prayer Center. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. The Prayer Center of Orland Park News is published monthly in the United States by The Prayer Center. Editorial and executive offices are located at 16530 S 104th Ave., Orland Park, IL 60467. Subscription rates in U.S. and possessions: 1 year (12 issues) FREE. Send address changes to: The Prayer Center, 16530 S 104th Ave., Orland Park, IL 60467. Printed in U.S.A. ily m a F Y L I M FA UES SERIES VAL Y P P A H E W ARE ALLAH, ND A H T T I E H W P O R HIS P ELIGION HIS R i h t u o h g r Ba i l A 2 m 1 0 a 2 m h t I 7 1 h t r i e b W m ) e v A o H LL N S A I , ( H y a T M UE Q N Saturd M – 8:00P 67 A 4 B 0 6 Y L EM 0P ,I D 3 k : r A 6 a C P A @ d AN lan R r U O Q | : e Av h OPPC t 4 0 .1 S 0 5 165 For more information visit www.op-pc.org or contact Secretary at secretary@op-pc.org or (708)349-6592 extension 155 الشيخ مصطفى مفتاح Sheikh Mostafa’s New Programs Men’s Ijaazah Program Mondays 6:00pm-8:00pm 1 اإلثنين من 6مساء وحتى 8مساء من كل أسبوع درس إجازة القرءان الكريم للرجال Fiqh Program Tuesdays )30 minutes before Isha (7:30pm Men and Women 2 الثالثاء 30دقيقة قبل صالة العشاء من كل أسبوع درس الفقه للرجال والنساء Sister’s Ijaazah Program Wednesdays 6:00pm-8:00pm 3 األربعاء من 6مساء وحتى 8مساء من كل أسبوع درس إجازة القرءان الكريم للنساء Tafseer Program Thursdays )30 minutes before Isha (7:30pm Men and Women 4 الخميس 30دقيقة قبل العشاء من كل أسبوع درس التفسير للرجال والنساء Hadith Program Fridays 30 minutes before Jumuah khutbah Men and Women 5 الجمعة 30دقيقة قبل خطبة الجمعة من كل أسبوع درس الحديث للرجال والنساء November 2012 Dhul-Hijjah / Muharram 1433 4 The Prayer Center of Orland Park Monthly Newsletter GOT GOLF? OPPC’s 8th Annual Golf Outing OPPC would like to thank everyone that came out and joined us on Saturday, Sept. 29th for our Annual Golf Outing! Alhamdulillah, we were lucky to have beautiful, sunny weather and over 45 golfers participating in our outing. The program consisted of fun golfing, delicious dinner, an entertaining auction and an Islamic raffle! Many brothers and sisters gathered together in a competitive day of golfing. Prayers were held right on the golf course. We would also like to thank Grapevine for providing breakfast for all of the golfers, as well as Bab Al Hara for providing us with snacks! May Allah (swt) reward them. Special thanks to our generous sponsors: • • • • • • • MPI Media Group Al-Bawadi Mediterranean Grill Tinley Park Open MRI & Imaging Popular Community Bank Langhenry Gillen & Lundquist - Attorneys Sulaiman Law Group Refat Zayed Auction Items included: • • • • • • Islamic Paintings 4 Tickets to Bulls Game 2 Tickets to Bulls Game with Parking 4 Tickets to Sox Game with Parking Foursome of Golf Silver Lake The Life of the Prophet Muhammad (24 audio CD boxed set) by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Islamic Raffle Items: Longest Putt: • Lamberger Oil Lamps • Orland Bowl Bowling Package • I-PAD Best Score: AWARDS: Most Honest Score: Mahmoud Yasin Shady Yasin Mohammed Yasin Louey Hazzin Longest Drive: Anees Jaber Closest to Pin: Louey Hazzin Mahmoud Yasin Abdullah Tadros Anees Jaber Tayseer Doleh Adnan Assad 5 Dua of the Month Supplication for the expiation of sins said at the conclusion of a sitting or gathering َ ْ َ َْ ّ ُّ َ َ ْ ْ َ َي ْ ْ َ ّ ْ تغف ُر َك َو أتو ُب إالْك أس أنت اال هلإ َ ال وبم ِدك أن ِ ِسبحانك اللهم ح ‘How perfect You are O Allaah, and I praise You. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.’ Subhaanaka Allahuma wa bihamdika ash-hadu an la ilaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa atoobu ilayka ﺗﺘﻘﺪم أﺳﺮه ﺳﻮﺑﺮ ﻣﺎرﻛﺖ زﻳﺖ اﻟﺰﻳﺘﻮن ﺃﻟﻴﺴــﺎ AlISA 2/$30.00 $16.99 EACH ﺗﺮﻗﺒﻮا اﻋﻼن ﻛﻞ أﺳﺒﻮع 708.233.7882 ﺃﺑﻮ ﺷﻬﻢ Exp 10/29/12 ... ﺑﺘﻬﻨﺌﺔ ﺣﺠﺎج ﺑﻴﺖ ا اﻟﺤﺮام وﻧﻘﻮل ﻟﻬﻢ ﺣﺞ ﻣﺒﺮور و ذﻧﺐ ﻣﻐﻔﻮر و ﺳﻌﻲ ﻣﺸﻜﻮر ﺑﺈذن ا ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ و ﺗﻘﺒﻞ ا ﻣﻨّﺎ و ﻣﻨﻜﻢ ﺻﺎﻟﺢ اﻋﻤﺎل ﻣﻌﺴﻞ AL FAKHER $8.99 ﺳﻜﺮ Sugar Domino $2.29 زﻳﺖ ﻗﻠﻲ Butcher Boy Corn Oil $5.29 Words of Wisdom “A true Muslim is thankful to Allah in prosperity, and resigned to His will in adversity.” (Muslim) “A Muslim who meets with others and shares their burdens is better than one who lives a life of seclusion and contemplation.” (Muslim) “Serve Allah, as you would if you could see Him; although you cannot see Him, He can see you. (Umar: Muslim) November 2012 Dhul-Hijjah / Muharram 1433 Can you guess WHERE and WHAT this picture is? To submit your answer please email newsletter@op-pc.org 6 Last Month’s Answer: Baitul Futuh Mosque in London, United Kingdom Last Month’s Winners: Jamal Shuaibi, Hana Hasan 7 The Prayer Center of Orland Park Monthly Newsletter QURAN ACADEMY PROGRAMS األلفات األربعة :إقرأ ،افهم ،احفظ ،اعمل القرآن الكريم :نهتم بتدريس القرآن الكريم.من خالل الكلمات األربع: القراءة الصحيحة من كتاب اهلل عز وجل ثم فهم القرآن الكريم وال ننسى حفظ نصف جزء أو أكثر من كتاب اهلل تعالى خالل السنة ونعمل جاهدين على تطبيق ما تعلمناه على أرض الواقع مع الحرص التام أن يعيش الطالب من خالل هذا البرنامج العديد من األنشطة التي تدعم ما سبق ذكره ليقوم بتطبيق ما تعلمه من دراسة لكتاب اهلل عزوجل.رؤيتنا في المركز أن ننشأ جيل قرآني فريد بحيث يخرج الطالب قارئ لكتاب اهلل ومطبق له فقارئ اليوم مصلح وقائد الغد .فطالبنا يسعى بإذن اهلل تعالى إلى إعماراألرض بالخير والصالح والسالم ,فهو فاهم لدينه بالطريقة المعاصرة أال وهي طريقة الوسطية التي تعلمه مفهوم التوازن والتجديد مع المحافظة على األصالة. الطريقة النورانية :تستخدم الطريقة النورانية لتعليم الطالب القراءة الصحيحة من كتاب اهلل ،وذلك بتعريف الحروف و الحركات و المدود ،ومن ثم الكلمات بإستخدام ميزان الحروف لتخرج صحيحة مطابقة للتالوة الصحيحة ،الطريقة النورانية مقسمة ألربعة مراحل ،ننتقل بعدها لتعليم احكام التجويد للطالب ،بعد أن يكونوا قد طبقوا القراءة النورانية من القرآن الكريم كتاب أنا أحب اإلسالم بمستوياته المختلفة: ـ نعرض روح الفقه عن طريق زرع مفهوم اإلحسان ،نبدأ بتعليم الطالب الطهارة والصالة ونعلمه أن يعبد اهلل كما يحب اهلل فيفهم حسب المستويات الموجودة مفهوم الفرض والسنة ،ثم ينطلق لتطبيق ما تعلمه بيسر واستمتاع باألجر و الثواب . ـ وفي سيرة المصطفى نقف المواقف التربوية التي تعين الطالب على زرع حب الرسول الكريم في القلب حتى يكون قدوة يقتدى به.فهو حب وتخلق “لقد كان لكم في رسول اهلل أسوة حسنة “ منهاج التفكر :من أساسات البناء أن نعمل على إعمار العقيدة في القلب و الفكر قبل أن يعمر الطالب األرض ،فيكون إعماره لألرض على أسس الفكر المتوازن فال يكون عمران ومدنية خالية من العطاء او اإلحساس بإحتياجات المجتمع وإصالحه ،منهج ممتع نعيش فيه مع أسماء اهلل الحسنى نفهمها ،نتعايش معها ،فنحيا باهلل وهلل ،من خالل التربية اإلبداعية التي تستند على استخدام الذكاءات العشرة التي يتعلم من خاللها استراتيجيات عدة منها استراتيجية حب اهلل تعالى واستراتيجية العبادة واستراتيجية حل المشكالت .فنقوم بتعليم الطالب العادات التعبدية وبناء مهارات حياتية مطابقة إلسالمنا الحنيف .فنسأل اهلل عزوجل أن ييسر األمور ويعيننا على فعل ما فيه الخير لديننا ودنيانا وأن نكون ممن يتقبل منهم العمل. األنشطة :تبدأ بعرض الشعار الرئيسي للعام الدراسي ،وهو لهذا العام رضا اهلل و الفوز بالجنة ،مبدأ األنشطة كبقية المناهج تراكمي فما نبدأه هذا العام نكمله العام القادم ،مع تركيزنا على اإلستفادة الفعلية لكل عام على حدا ،نعمل لهذا العام على التوازن اإلجتماعي من خالل التركيز في كل شهر على أحد األركان السبعة : الركن الروحاني ،الركن الشخصي ،الركن العائلي ،الركن اإلجتماعي ،الركن الصحي وأفردناه عن الشخصي ألهميته الركن المهني ،الركن المادي يدا بيد نصل من قارئ وباحث عن الحقيقة إلى قائد ومصلح في المستقبل القريب إن شاء اهلل ..... إدارة مركز إعمار QURAN ACADEMY PROGRAMS رسالتي إليكم بقلم اإلدارة الحمد هلل الذي بحمده تتم الصالحات والصالة والسالم على الحبيب المصطفى وبعد: بداية جديدة وعام جديد وعهد مع كتاب اهلل جديد .ها نحن نجدد العهد مع اهلل في كل بداية ،أن رضاك يا اهلل هدفنا والفوز بالجنة هذا ما وعدتنا ،وجوه جديدة ،وجوه حبيبة زادتنا عزيمة وإصرارا على العطاء ،وأطفال أحبتهم قلوبنا ،فاستحال التعب بلسما لتلك القلوب التي تهتف ألجلك يا اهلل ،ورضاك يا رب هوغاية المنتهى . نحل تكونت من معلمات إعمار المعطاءات ،إعداد وتخطيط وعمل دؤوب يسعين حتى يكون عاما حاف ً ال تدخل مركز إعمار ،لترى خلية ٍ بالنجاحات واإلنجازات ،ليس على مستوى األرض فحسب ،فما وجودنا هنا إال مقدمة هامة في طريقنا إلى الحياة الخالدة ،فيعملن على صعيد الوحدة النفسية للمؤمن ،التي تحرص خالله على قمة المتعة ،حتى ال ينقص أجرها هناك عند الحبيب األول سبحانه وتعالى .ونحن وإن كنا قد استخدمنا نون النسوة لمدرساتنا الرائعات ،ال نغفل أستاذنا الناشئ المتميز في عطائه ،والذي أحبه الطالب وأحبهم ،وذلك الفضل من اهلل. إليك ابني الحبيب في مركزإعمار أقول: منهجنا األلفات األربعة؛ اقرأ ،افهم ،احفظ ،اعمل. اقرأ من كتاب اهلل ،اقرأ باسمه وحده ،اقرأ وال تتوقف. احفظ ،ففي كل حرف حسنة والحسنة بعشر امثالها ،إحفظ لتفوز بالجنه. افهم كل حرف وكل كلمه واسبح في بحر المعاني لتكون منقذًا للبشريه. اعمل كل عمل فيه اعما ٌر للقلب وإعمار للروح ،إعما ٌر لالخرة قبل الحياه. ويدًا بيد نعمر في إعمارنا ،وتعمرون في بيوتكم لنخرج لبنات بناء في مجتمع كبير .معًا نبدأ ومعًا نتابع ومعًا نجني ثمار الخير إن شاء اهلل تعالى. عبادتي راحتي (شهر القرآن) THEME OF THE MONTH: November 2012 Dhul-Hijjah / Muharram 1433 Assalamu Alaikum parents and students of Imaar Center. This month, our theme is called “my relaxation is being only during my worshiping to Allah.” This theme was chosen for this month because it coincides with the Hajj season, one of the greatest pillars of Islam. During this month, we want our students hearts to be in love with the Holy Quran. After all, the Quran is Allah’s words and speech directly to us. When reading the Quran, we should feel absolute peace and happiness. The Prophet Muhammad (Sallah allahu alaihi wasalam) said in a hadeeth, “These hearts, just like iron, become rusted, and the way to remove this (to clean the rust from the hearts) is through the recitation of the ”Quran. In another famous hadeeth, Prophet Muhammad said, “The best of those amongst you is ”the one who learns the Quran and then teaches it to others. In Surat Al-Ra’d, ayah 28, Allah says, “Those who believe, and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find ”rest. These ahadeeth and ayah, as well as many more, highlight the importance of the Holy Quran and the enormous reward one gets from reciting or teaching the Quran. So, lets devote this special month to the holy Quran and read away 8 The Prayer Center of Orland Park Monthly Newsletter QURAN ACADEMY PROGRAMS OPPC/MAS Quran Academy My Life Venture [Sisters] Testimonial There are many reasons why I am endlessly excited to be part of the hifz program that Quran Academy has initiated. For one thing, I am accompanied by a group of dedicated and wonderful girls who I meet with, in delight, every Sunday morning. Doing a good deed alone is great; doing it in jama’a adds so much Baraka and love- ingredients essential to keep the energy and motivation flowing in any task. And what greater task to be committed to than Al Quran Al Kareem! The sisterhood that will be formed throughout the five years is amazing to think about, and I pray that we will be counted amongst those who are shaded on the Youm Al Qiyaama for meeting and departing purely for the love of Allah. May Allah immensely reward all those who are supporting us in this endeavor, especially our sweet and inspiring teacher, Khalto Iman Kalaji. JazakumAllah Alf Khayran! ☺ Sereen Jabri THE MONTH OF QURAN قرآني حياتي Asalam Alikum , In our first newsletter, Quran Blossoms and its staff would like to take this opportunity to greet all of the parents and their children and invite them to learn about our school. As of today, Quran Blossoms is celebrating its six-year anniversary of successfully teaching children of different ages both the Islamic values and Arabic language. We are very honored for being the school of choice for many parents who entrust us with their children. At our school, teachers take their jobs very seriously and strive to meet the parents’ expectations. In addition to teaching Quran, Arabic and Islamic studies, every month we introduce a new theme to the children that revolves around Islamic etiquettes and proper behavior while incorporating joyful activities. The theme of this month was “The month of Quran”, students learned that Quran contains the words of Allah swt and that it was revealed to the prophet Muhammad pbuh in Arabic in order to guide us. Students enjoyed related activities such as learning about the names of animals in Arabic that were mentioned in the Quran and matching them to corresponding pictures. They were encouraged to bring their own Quran for show and tell event which was a positive learning experience to them. At the end, your support, as parents, in and outside the school is very needed and appropriated. Our doors are always open for your concerns, comments, and questions. Wishing all our Quran Blossoms the most beneficial school year ☺ Inshallah. Quran Blossoms levels: Al-Amal level: 24 – 36 months, Al-Noor level: 3-5 years Al-Huda level: graduated students from Al-Noor (3-5 years) Behind the scenes! As usual for each month we monitor the funny scenes and jokes that our Blossoms make or do. Then we share them with you through our monthly newsletter. This is one example of a funny scene we caught last year. A student is asking his friend, “Do you know what haraam ( )حرامmeans? His friend replies, “What is ‘mean’?” The student: “It means haraam!!” Thank You Thanks to all the parents who made it to our Open House. It was a successful event: parents had the chance to meet the teachers and staff, learn more about school and classroom rules/curriculum, and toured the school. Most important, thank you for trusting us with your children, May Allah guide us in teaching them to be among the righteous people and become our future Muslim leaders. 9 November 2012 Dhul-Hijjah / Muharram 1433 THE CALL OF IBRAHIM 10 By Muhammad Al-Shareef When Ibrahim (Alaihis salaam) completed the structure of the Kabah, Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) commanded him to call the people to Hajj. Ibrahim (Alaihis salaam) pleaded, “O Allah! How shall my voice reach all of those people?” Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) told him that his duty was only to give the call and it was up to Allah to make it reach the people. Ibrahim (Alaihis salaam) then climbed Mount Arafat and called out in his loudest voice, “O People! Verily Allah has prescribed upon you Hajj, so perform Hajj.” Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) revealed in the Qur’an: “And proclaim the Hajj among mankind. They will come to thee on foot and (mounted) on every camel, lean on account of journeys through deep and distant mountain highways” (Surat Al-Hajj, Ayat 28). To this very day millions upon millions of Muslims continue to answer the call of Prophet Ibrahim (Alaihis salaam). Perhaps this year you shall be amongst those who answer the call. ‘Amr ibn Al-’Aas narrates, “When Islam entered my heart, I went to the Messenger of Allah and said, ‘Give me your hand so that I may pledge allegiance to you.’ The Prophet spread his hand, but I withdrew mine. He said, ‘What is wrong ‘Amr?’ I said, ‘I want to make a condition.’ ‘And what is that?’ he said. I said, ‘That Allah will forgive me.’ Then the Messenger of Allah said, ‘Did you not know that Islam wipes out what came before it, and that Hijrah wipes out what came before it and that Hajj wipes out what came before it!” (Sahih Muslim). Hajj is the fifth pillar upon which Islam stands. Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) made it compulsory upon every able Muslim male and female to perform it, at least once in a lifetime. Allah revealed: “Hajj thereto is a duty mankind owes to Allah, those who can afford the journey, but if any deny faith, Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures” (Surat Ali Imran, Ayat 97). Performance of the Hajj washes away all sins. Abu Hurairah narrates: I heard the Prophet say, “Whoever performs Hajj and does not commit any Rafath (obscenity) or Fusooq (transgression), he returns (free from sin) as the day his mother bore him” (Sahih Bukhari). Hajj is one of the greatest deeds one can accomplish in his or her lifetime. Abu Hurairah narrates: The Prophet was asked, “What deed is the best?” He said, “Iman in Allah and His Messenger.” “Then what?” “Jihad in the sake of Allah.” “Then what?” “Hajj Mabroor, a Hajj accepted by Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala).” Abu Sha’thaa’ said, “I contemplated the good deeds that a person does. I found that salaat as well as fasting are a jihad of the body. And that sadaqa is a jihad of someone’s wealth. But Hajj is a jihad of both body and wealth.” Hajj is the greatest jihad. Aishah (Radiallahu anha) asked the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), “We find that jihad is the best deed, shouldn’t we (women) do jihad?” The Prophet replied, “Rather the best jihad is a Hajj Mabroor!” Aishah later said, “I’ll never cease performing Hajj after I heard that from Rasul Allah” (Agreed Upon). The dua of the one in Hajj shall be accepted. The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “The soldier in the path of Allah and the one who performs Hajj and the one who performs ‘Umra, all are the delegation of Allah! He called them and they answered. And they asked Him, and He shall grant them (what they ask for)!” (Authentic, narrated by Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban). In the Islamic history books it was narrated that on the day of Arafat, a man from Turkmenistan stood on the plains of Arafat in Hajj. To his left all he could see was Muslims crying and praying to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala). To his right all he could see was Muslims crying and praying to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala). Because of his native tongue, he could not imitate the lengthy prayers of the others. At this realization everything blurred in front of him. His face reddened, his eyes poured tears as he raised his hands, “O Allah! Grant me everything that they are asking for! Grant me everything that they are asking for!” And Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) accepted his dua. There is not a single day that the sun has come up on more beloved to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) than the Day of Arafat. The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “There is no day on which Allah frees more of His slaves from Fire than the Day of Arafat, and He verily draws near, then boasts of them before the angles, saying: ‘What do they seek?’” (Sahih Muslim). And in another hadith: “Verily Allah boasts of the people of Arafat before the people of Heaven (angels) saying: ‘Look to my servants who have come to Me disheveled and dusty.’” Abdullah ibn Al-Mubaarak narrates: I went to Sufyaan ibn al-Uyaynah as the day of Arafat was setting. He sat on his knees, his hands raised to the Heavens, and tears moistened his cheeks and beard. He turned and looked at me, so I asked him, “Amongst the people who have gathered here for Hajj, who is in the worst state?” Sufyaan ibn al-Uyaynah said, “He who thinks that Allah will not forgive him.” Aishah (Radiallahu anha) would see the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) standing in prayer at night so much so that his feet would crack. She would ask him, “Why do you do this when Allah has forgiven all your sins, the past and anything you may do in the future?” And he would reply, “Shouldn’t I be a thankful slave?” With this example of the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), what should our attitude be when we hear of Paradise and forgiveness of sin for those who perform Hajj? Does it mean that after Hajj we fall back into all the disobedience that we went to Hajj with? Does it mean that we are promised Jannah no matter what sin we do after Hajj? Many people think this to be the case and it is a very dangerous presumption. You will find in many of the Hadith regarding the virtue of Hajj the term Hajj Mabroor. Do you know what Mabroor means? It means an accepted Hajj. A Mabroor Hajj is one in which Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) is not disobeyed during or after. Others have said that a Hajj Mabroor is one that is accepted, and the sign of it’s acceptance is that a person will go back in a better state then when he came, and that he will discontinue the sins that were between him and Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala). I once saw a group of Hajjis with all of their paraphernalia. Plastered on their t-shirts and hats was ‘Hajj Mabroor 1997!’ I remembered then when Ibn Umar was on his deathbed and his son reminded him of all the good deeds that he did with the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and the companions. He told him, “Quiet! Don’t you know whom Allah accepts from? Verily Allah only accepts from the God-Fearing (Al-Muttaqoon).” When Ali ibn Al-Husayn (Radiallahu anhuma) wore his Ihram towels and sat upright on his camel in preparation for the journey to Makkah, his face changed color, his skin shivered and he cried, unable to say the Talbiyyah, Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk. Someone asked him, “What’s wrong?” And he replied, “I’m afraid that when I say it, it shall be replied, ‘Laa Labbayka wa Laa Sa’dayk’ (May you never have come and may you not have happiness).” With that spirit, let us march forward in the search of the Mercy of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) and His forgiveness, to the first house of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) on earth, to Hajj. In the Hajj of 1996 you may have heard of the Jamarat crowd in which 600 people died. It was Dhuhr time that it happened and I had been sitting there from the early morning waiting for noon to throw my pebbles. About 30 minutes before Dhuhr a wave of people, like dominoes, toppled over us. I had said to myself earlier that if I were ever in an emergency situation I would jump up on a bus or anything high to escape the crowd. Now, I saw people doing just that and I knew this was the situation that I had feared. My friend said, “What shall we do?” With a glance over the sea of people I knew there was no way we could walk opposite of the crowd and so I replied, “Go and throw our Jamarat.” People died that day. Ambulance sirens were blaring and helicopters were thundering above. In the pain and exhaustion, losing my friend, I sat leaning, my back on a sister and her back on me. We did not even realize what we were doing. I tasted what the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) meant when he said that on the Day of Judgment people would be naked and Aishah (Radiallahu anha) asked him, “Won’t the men and women look at each other?” And he replied, “Aishah, the issue is more severe than that.” I saw 3 men looking anxiously for their friend and I just sat staring at them. All of a sudden their faces exploded in happiness, “Ahmad! Ahmad!” they called, and one of them could not handle the happiness and he cried and cried. Limping back to the Kabah I found a place with shady trees and a carpeted patio leading to a villa. The owner, an older man, stood watching as all the people walked by. And I sat watching him. People would come up to him and beg for a glass of water. He would jump and bring them the coldest water he had. They would pray from the bottom of their hearts for him. I knew what kind of dua that was, because I was feeling the same thirst that they all felt. Whenever he saw someone sick, he would spring out to the road and invite them in, giving them a bed and food to relax them. I was shy at first, but the thirst overcame me and I asked him for water. I had been on that patio for some time and when I asked him, he realized he had not offered me anything. He ran inside, and in addition to the water, he brought me packets of fruit juice. I thought about this man as I made my way back to the Kabah. If a human was so merciful to these people who had come for Hajj, these people who had come for no other reason than to say ‘La ilaaha illa Allah’, how merciful was Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) going to be to these Hajjis? Indeed, the Prophet said, “And there is no reward for an accepted Hajj…except Jannah!” The Prayer Center of Orland Park Monthly Newsletter THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA By Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) When Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was in Mecca, he wrote this letter: Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as is practiced by people of all colors and races here in this ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham, Muhammad and all the other Prophets of the Holy Scriptures. For the past week, I have been utterly speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see displayed all around me by people of all colors. I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca, I have made my seven circuits around the Ka’bah, led by a young Mutawaf named Muhammad. I drank water from the well of the Zam Zam. I ran seven times back and forth between the hills of Mt. Al-Safa and Al Marwah. I have prayed in the ancient city of Mina, and I have prayed on Mt. Arafat. There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. They were of all colors, from blue-eyed blondes to black-skinned Africans. But we were all participating in the same ritual, displaying a spirit of unity and brotherhood that my experiences in America had led me to believe never could exist between the white and non-white. America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. Throughout my travels in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even eaten with people who in America would have been considered white - but the white attitude was removed from their minds by the religion of Islam. I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together, irrespective of their color. You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to rearrange much of my thought-patterns previously held, and to toss aside some of my previous conclusions. This was not too difficult for me. Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, which is necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of intelligent search for truth. During the past eleven days here in the Muslim world, I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept on the same rug - while praying to the same God - with fellow Muslims, whose eyes were the bluest of blue, whose hair was the blondest of blond, and whose skin was the whitest of white. And in the words and in the deeds of the white Muslims, I felt the same sincerity that I felt among the black African Muslims of Nigeria, Sudan and Ghana. We were truly all the same (brothers) - because their belief in one God had removed the white from their minds, the white from their behavior, and the white from their attitude. I could see from this, that perhaps if white Americans could accept the Oneness of God, then perhaps, too, they could accept in reality the Oneness of Man - and cease to measure, and hinder, and harm others in terms of their “differences” in color. With racism plaguing America like an incurable cancer, the so-called “Christian” white American heart should be more receptive to a proven solution to such a destructive problem. Perhaps it could be in time to save America 11 from imminent disaster - the same destruction brought upon Germany by racism that eventually destroyed the Germans themselves. Each hour here in the Holy Land enables me to have greater spiritual insights into what is happening in America between black and white. The American Negro never can be blamed for his racial animosities - he is only reacting to four hundred years of the conscious racism of the American whites. But as racism leads America up the suicide path, I do believe, from the experiences that I have had with them, that the whites of the younger generation, in the colleges and universities, will see the handwriting on the walls and many of them will turn to the spiritual path of truth - the only way left to America to ward off the disaster that racism inevitably must lead to. Never have I been so highly honored. Never have I been made to feel more humble and unworthy. Who would believe the blessings that have been heaped upon an American Negro? A few nights ago, a man who would be called in America a white man, a United Nations diplomat, an ambassador, a companion of kings, gave me his hotel suite, his bed. Never would I have even thought of dreaming that I would ever be a recipient of such honors - honors that in America would be bestowed upon a King - not a Negro. “All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the Worlds.” الحمد هلل وكفى ،وصالة وسالما على النبى المصطفى صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ،أما بعد : {فلما بلغ معه السعي قال يا بني إني أرى في المنام أني أذبحك} . فالخليل إبراهيم أمر في المنام أمر بوحي أن يذبح ولده ثمرة فؤاده ّ ورؤيا األنبياء وحي وأراد أن يعرف قرار ولده {فانظر ماذا ترى} . لم يقصد إبراهيم أن يشاور ولده في تنفيذ أمر اهلل وال كان متردِّ دً ا وإنما أراد أن يعرف ما في نفسيّة ولده تجاه أمر اهلل ،فجاء جواب إسماعيل، أبت افعل ما تؤمر ستجدني إن شاء اهلل من الصابرين} . جاء جواب الولد المحب هلل أكثر من حبِّه للحياة { :قال يا ِ ّ تصدقنا وال ص ّلينا . وأما قوله { :إن شاء اهلل} ألنه ال حركة وال سكون إال بمشيئة اهلل تكون ،فواهلل لوال اهلل ما اهتدينا وال ّ ّ ُ ُ َ والجبهة وأضج َع ُه على جبينِه، األم ثمرة فؤادِ ه ولده خليل اسمعوا إخوة اإليمان ،أخذ إبراهيم النبي الرسول َ الرحمن َ وابتعد به حتى ال تشع َر ُّ ِ َ ّ يتلطخ من دمي فتراه أمي وأسرع بين الجبينين ،أضجعه على جبينه فقال إسماعيل ألبيه ،الولد يخاطب أباه “ :يا أبي اكفف عني ثوبك حتى ال فضمه إبراهيم قائ ً الولد َ علي ،فإذا وص ْل َ تنفيذ أمرِ اهلل” . أنت يا بني على ال “ :نِعم ت إلى أمي أقرِ ئها السالم” ، مرّ السكين ليكون أهون للموت ِ ُ ّ ّ ِّ السكين على عنق ولده إسماعيل فلم تقطع ّ عادي ال تخلق ما يحدث عنها وإنما خالق القطع فيها الس ِّكين سبب وباش َر إبراهيم بِم ِّر ّ ألن ِ صدقت الرؤيا إنا إذا قطعت هو اهلل ،وزاد إبراهيم في محاولته ،وإذ بنداء جبريل وقد نزل بكبش من الجنة بأمر اهلل {وناديناه أن يا إبراهيم قد ّ كذلك نجزي المحسنين} . وفديناه بذبح عظيم وقال تعالى { :وفديناه بذبح عظيم} . فحري بالشباب المسلم الناشىء اليوم أن يأخذ العبرة العظيمة ّ من هذه القصة وأن يكون نِعم العون ألبيه على تنفيذ أوامر بأمه وأبيه عم ً ال بقوله تعالى اهلل سبحانه وتعالى ،وأن يكون با ًرّا ّ { :وبالوالدين إحسانا} . يقول ربنا تبارك وتعالى في سورة البقرة { :وإذ أخذنا ميثاق بني إسرائيل ال تعبدون إال اهلل وبالوالدين إحسانا} . وفي سورة النساء { :واعبدوا اهلل وال تشركوا به شي ًئا وبالوالدين إحسانا} . وفي سورة األنعام { :قل تعا َلوْ ا ُ أتل ما حرّ م ربّكم عليكم أال تشركوا به شي ًئا وبالوالدين إحسانا} . وفي سورة اإلسراء { :وقضى ربّك أال تعبدوا إال إيّاه وبالوالدين إحسانا} . وأن يطيعهما فيما ال معصية فيه ،فال طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالق . ً ءاخذا بيد ولده إلى طريق وحري باألب المسلم اليوم أن يكون ّ الخير والهدى والصالح والفالح إلى مجالس علم الدين ليقطف ثمرة عظيمة طيبة ويرى ءاثار هذه المجالس الطيبة العطرة اإلسالميّة وأن فحري باألب أن يعتني بولده بالتربية على ولده، ِ ّ ّ يحثه على التخ ّلق باألخالق الحميدة فيحصد بعد ذلك بإذن اهلل عمن ظلمك وأحسن إلى من أساء إليك . يزورني أحد فأنا ال أزورهم بل صل من قطعك واعف ّ ّ واعلموا ّ قدمت لغد واتقوا اهلل إن اهلل خبير بما أن اهلل تعالى يقول في القرءان الكريم { :يا أيها الذين ءامنوا اتقوا اهلل ولتنظر نفس ما ّ تعملون} . َ َ ِّ عباد اهلل إننا فى هذه األيام المباركة نؤكد عليكم صلة األرحام ومواساة الفقراء واأليتام واإلحسان إلى األرامل والمساكين ،فقد قال عليه وص ِّل بالليل والناس نيام تدخل الجنة بسالم” . الصالة والسالم “ :أطعم الطعام ِ وص ِل األرحام َ ّ وتذكروا ّ ثواب عظيم ،فقد قال عليه الصالة والسالم “ :صل من أن قطيعة الرحم من الكبائر ،فلو كانت رحمك ال تصلك فصلها فلك بذلك ٌ قطعك” ،فال ُ تقل :ال أزور من قطعني . November 2012 Dhul-Hijjah / Muharram 1433 ولدً ا با ًرّا معي ًنا له على طاعة اهلل . وأذكر نفسى وإياكم إخوة اإليمان واإلسالم فى هذه األيام المباركة على صلة األرحام ،فقد قال رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عليه وسلم “ :ال يدخل الج ّنة قاطع” أي ال يدخلها مع األولين . جدهم فخذ أخي المسلم بيد أوالدك ليزوروا أرحامهم ،ليزوروا ّ وجدتهم وأعمامهم وأخوالهم وأوالد أعمامهم وأوالد ّ أخوالهم فيعتادوا منذ الصغر على صلة األرحام ،وال تقل أنا ال 12 The Prayer Center of Orland Park Monthly Newsletter 13 SWIFT Public Forum: Angels in Scriptures Alhamdulillah, over 100 Muslims, Christians and Jews gathered together at the SWIFT event on Sept 23rd, 2012 at the Peace Memorial Church. The three guest speakers were Tahera Ahmad, Rabbi Paul Saiger, and Dr. Mark Swanson. Sister Tahera discussed the importance of believing in angels in Islam. Dr. Swanson and Rabbi Saiger also presented their view in an informative manner. The forum was followed by a Q&A session. 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