EWSLETTER NMuslim Community Association of the San Francisco Bay Area 5 Rajab, 1436 April 24, 2015 Effective 4/25 Fajr Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Ishaa Juma Juma PRAYER TIMES MCA 5:30 1:30 5:30 Sunset 9:30 12:15 1:30 An-Noor 5:30 1:30 6:15 Sunset 9:40 12:15 1:30 UPCOMING EVENTS TONIGHT - Utilizing the Love of Allah to Repair Relationships - Family and Immigration Law Seminar - Monthly Sisters Talk TONIGHT MCA Dawah Presents... Community Night Utilizing the Love of Allah to Repair Relationships With Imam Tariq Aquil Friday April 24th, 2015 6:45 PM - 9:20 PM Khadijah Banquet Hall Dinner will be served at 6:45 PM ($6 per person and $4 per child) Free Lecture will start at 8:20 PM (After Maghrib) Free chai and babysitting will be provided For any questions, please contact dawah@mcabayarea.org April 25 - Parents Night Out May 1 - Quran Conference May 2 Ilyas & Duck Article - Seeking Knowledge - The Way to Paradise p. 3 p. 12 p. 3 p. 6 HADITH Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Facilitate things to people (concerning religious matters), and do not make it hard for them and give them good tidings and do not make them run away (from Islam) [Bukhari] Fatimah Hall That we dump 19. 4 billion pounds of plastic into the ocean each year? and that Earth is facing a 40% shortfall in water supply by 2030? Reflect on it. TO ADVERTISE WITH US, VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.mcabayarea.org/newsletter MCA, c/o Newsletter, P.O. Box 180, Santa Clara, CA 95052 newsletter@mcabayarea.org www.mcabayarea.org (408) 727-7277 X416
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QURAN(QMC) Registration open Quran reading and memorization for children 3 yrs. and up and for sisters Flexible timings Office hours: Mon to thur 3:30 to 6:30 pm Qmc office is located across from babysitting room Office hours: Mon to thus 3:30 to 6:30 pm Qmc office is located across from babysitting room QMC Mission Statement: Provide quality education to Muslim community in science of Taj weed with emphasis on character building based in the teachings of Quran and Sunnah 3
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FEATURED ARTICLE Seeking Knowledge - The Way to Paradise by Habib Ahmad THE VIRTUES OF KNOWLEDGE Allah (Most Exalted is He), Who created us and gave us sustenance, has also given us guidance. He said: Verily We have created man into toil and struggle Have We not made for him a pair of eyes; and a tongue, and a pair of lips; and shown him the two ways (obedience and disobedience)? (Qur an, Al-Balad 90:4-10) After providing us with the capability to contemplate, think and differentiate between things, He instructed us to know Him, to know his Prophets and to know His Deen, Islam. He said: So know that there is no god save Allah, ask forgiveness for your sins and for the believing men and the believing women. Allah knows well your moving and your place of rest. (Qur an, Muhammad 47:19) This verse shows the importance of knowledge and the virtues that Allah has given to it. It also shows that knowledge comes before deeds, since Allah instructed His Prophet to know that He is One and the only One worthy of worship. After that, He commanded him to ask forgiveness for himself, his family and for his Ummah. If Muslims truly realise the importance Islam places on knowledge and its virtues, they will definitely be keen to learn and teach others. They would start with themselves and their families; then their neighbours and the community at large. Once Mu awiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with her) gave a sermon in which he said, I heard Allah s Messenger saying, If Allah wants to do good to a person, he makes him very knowledgeable in the Deen. (Related by Bukhari and Muslim) This is because knowledge is the basis of all good; it generates actions that are based on the commandments of Allah and the instructions of the 6 Prophet. Hence, every Muslim must instil in his mind a desire to seek knowledge. Allah (Most Exalted is He) instructed His Prophet -- and thus all Muslims -- to ask Allah to increase him in knowledge. He said: And say: My Lord increase me in knowledge. (Qur an, Ta-Ha 20:114) If Allah wants to do good to a person, he makes him very knowledgeable in the Deen. Though, initially, all Muslims are equal in the sight of Allah, those who believe, have taqwah (fear of Allah and righteousness), and have been granted knowledge move up to higher ranks. Allah says about those who have taqwah: Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is he who has most taqwah. (Qur an, Al-Hujurat 49:13) And He said about those who believed and acquired knowledge: Allah will raise up, to (suitable) ranks and (degrees), those of you who believe and who have been granted knowledge. And Allah is well-acquainted with all you do. (Qur an, Al-Mujadilah 58:11) When a servant of Allah is granted knowledge, he appreciates Allah s creation more, and becomes more acquainted with Allah s attributes and qualities. Consequently, he wholeheartedly witnesses that his Creator is the only one worthy of worship, and then submits to Him humbly. This, in return, generates in his heart a fear, which is akin to a full appreciation and love of His Lord. Allah (Most Exalted is He) has witnessed in favour of His learned servants these qualities, full appreciation of His Oneness and fear of Him. He stated in two verses, to be recited until Doomsday: Continued on Page 10
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There is no one worthy of worship but He: That is the witness of Allah, His angels and those endowed with knowledge, Standing firm in Justice (or maintaining His Creation in Justice). There is no god but He, the Exalted in power, the Wise. (Qur an, Al- Imran 3:18) It is only those who have knowledge among His servants that fear Allah. (Qur an, Fatir 35:28) The Messenger of Allah gave glad tidings to anyone who undertakes the task of seeking knowledge. Abu Hurayrah relates that the Prophet said, For him who embarks on the path of seeking knowledge, Allah will ease for him the way to paradise. (Related by Muslim) If no Hadith on the importance of knowledge besides this one had been uttered by the Prophet, it would have been enough for Muslims. Yet the Prophet did more than that: He used to stimulate his companions to seek knowledge: Ibn Mas ud relates that the Prophet said, Only two persons are worthy of being envied; a person upon whom Allah bestows riches and gives him the power to spend it in a righteous cause; and a person upon whom Allah bestows wisdom by which he judges and which he teaches. (Related by Bukhari and Muslim) He used to congratulate the companions whenever they issued a right judgement or correctly answered a question. Imam Muslim narrates that once the Prophet asked Ubayy Ibn Ka b, Do you know which verse in Allah s Book is the greatest? Ubayy answered by reciting Ayat-ul-Kursi (the verse of the Throne, i.e. Al-Baqarah, 2:255): Allah! None has the right to be worshiped but He, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists ) The Messenger kindly patted him on the chest, saying, Congratulations, Abul-Munthir for this knowledge. He used to call upon Allah to grant them the correct knowledge and understanding of this Deen: Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated, Once the Prophet embraced me and said, O Allah! Bestow on him the knowledge of the Book (Qur an). (Related by Bukhari) He ordained all his companions and, thus, every Muslim who possesses some knowledge -- even as 10 little as one verse -- to disseminate what they know to others: He said, Convey (what you learn from me) even if only one verse (Related by Bukhari) He made special du a (supplication) for those who learn his sayings and transmit them to others: Zayd Ibn Thabit narrated that the Prophet said, May Allah brighten the face of the person who hears what I say and retains it, then conveys it to others: for sometimes one who hears from another remembers it better than the original hearer himself. (Related by Ahmad and Tirmithi) He assured all those who disseminate his knowledge that they will get the same reward of any Muslim who acts upon that knowledge: Abu Hurayrah relates that the Prophet said, He who calls another to guidance will have a reward equal; to the reward of him who follows him without diminishing the reward of either of them. (Related by Muslim) He showed to us the noble status of the learned people of His Ummah: Abu Umamah relates that the Prophet said, A learned one is as much above an (ordinary) worshiper as I am above the least of you; and he added: Allah, His angels and all those in the heavens and in the earth, even the ants in their holes and the fish in the water, call down blessings on those who instruct people in beneficent knowledge. (Related by Tirmithi) Better still, he declared that the Ulama (those who have Islamic knowledge) are his heirs: Abu Darda said that he heard the Prophet saying, The Ulama are heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets do not leave an inheritance of Dirhams and Dinars but (they left) only knowledge. He who acquires knowledge acquires a vast portion. (Related by Abu Dawud and Tirmithi) After reading all these promises and glad tidings, one might ask, what more do we need to awaken our consciousness? We have been promised an easy way to paradise; the inheritance of our Prophet; a lofty rank, high and noble in status; a blessing from Allah and a supplication of all that exists in the heavens and earth; a face beaming in brightness and beauty on the Day of Judgement, when other faces will be sad and dismal. So, let us embark on the road to paradise; let us seek knowledge today. Original Source: http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/seekknow.htm
KIDS CORNER Directions: Answer these Islamic questions about Earth Day. Questions: 1. Rasulallah said, The is a mosque because we can pray anywhere. a. House b. Prayer Mat c. Earth d. Mountain 2. Allah says, O Children of! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink; But waste not by excess, For Allah loveth not the wasters. (Qur'an, 7:31) a. 2015 b. America c. Adam d. Israel 3. We are taught in over verses in the Quran to have a deep respect for the natural world. a. 1 b. 700 c. 10,000 d. A gazillion 4. 2015 is the anniversary of Earth Day. a. 2015th b. 45th c. 1st d. 1400th Verses from the Quran Corruption has appeared on the land and in the sea because of what the hands of humans have wrought. This is in order that We give them a taste of the consequences of their misdeeds that perhaps they will turn to the path of right guidance. (Qur'an, 30:41) O Children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink; But waste not by excess, For Allah loveth not the wasters. (Qur'an, 7:31) Among His Signs is this, that He sends the winds, as heralds of glad tidings, giving you a taste of His Mercy that the ships may sail by his command and that you may seek of His Bounty..." (Qur'an, 30:46) "And it is He who spread out the earth, and set thereon mountains standing firm and (flowing) rivers; and fruit of every kind He made in pairs, two and two; He draweth the night as a veil over the Day. Behold, verily in these things there are signs for those who consider." (13:3) 11
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Sadaqah in the Form of Sacrifice Protect Yourself from Calamity Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, Give the Sadaqah without delay for it stands in the way of calamity. (Tirmidhi #1887) The Prophet (pbuh) also said, The most excellent sadaqah consists in your satisfying a hungry stomach. (Tirmidhi #1946) For most of us, meat is a common part of our diet - often times we even have several different types of meat in a single meal. However, for so many others in the world, a meal including meat is a luxury that they seldom enjoy. Hidaya Foundation performs Sadaqah in the form of Sacrifice on behalf of our donors and the meat is distributed to the poor, most of whom would not be able to eat meat otherwise. Usually the sacrifice is performed within a few days of request from the donor. It costs $120 for a goat/sheep, and $420 for an ox/ buffalo. That includes the cost to purchase the animal, the actual sacrifice, preparing the meat into evenly portioned bags, and distributing the meat among the poor. Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that The most beloved action to Allah s Apostle (pbuh) was that whose doer did it continuously and regularly. (Bukhari #8.76.469) Donate online on our secure website, by phone, or mail checks to: Hidaya Foundation, PO Box 5481, Santa Clara, CA 95056. You may also contact us to sign up for Automatic Monthly Donation to have Sadaqah in the form of Sacrifice done for you automatically each month. Give Sadaqah in the form of Sacrifice to satisfy hungry stomachs and protect yourself and your family from calamity. Hidaya Foundation 408.244.3282 www.hidaya.org mail@hidaya.org Hidaya Foundation is a non-profit 501(C)(3) charitable organization with Tax ID # 77-0502583