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How to Perform Eid Prayer - Hanafi type

Mufti Taqi Uthmani
The Eid Prayer has two rak'ah to perform in the normal way, with the
only addition of six takbirs, threeof them in the beginning of the
first rak'ah, and three ofthem just before ruku' in the second rak'ah.
The detailed way of performing the 'Eid prayer is as follows:
The Imam will begin the prayer without Adhan or Iqamah. He will begin
the prayer by reciting takbir of Tahrimah (Allahu Akbar). You should
raise your handsup to the ears, and reciting the takbir, you give a
little pause during which you should recite Thana' (Subhanak
Allahumma.......)· After the completion of Thana' the Imam will recite
takbir (Allahu Akbar) three times, and after reciting each Takbir
(Allahu Akbar) in a low voice, you should bring your hands down
andleave them earthwards. But,after the third takbir, you should set
them at the levelof your navel as you do in the normal prayer.
After these three takbirs theImam will recite the Holy Qur'an, which
you should listen quietly. The rest of the rak'ah will be performed in
the normal way.
After rising for the second rak'ah, the Imam will begin the
recitations from the Qur'an during which you should remain calm and
quiet. When the Imam finishes his recitation, he will recite three
takbirs once again, but this time it will be before bowing down for
ruku'. At each takbir you should raise yourhands up to the ears, and
after saying "Allahu Akbar' bring them down and leavethem earthwards.
After these three takbirs have been called and completed, the Imam
will say another takbir for bowing down into the ruku' position. At
this takbir you need not raise your hands. You just bow down for your
ruku' saying, 'Allahu Akbar'. The rest of the Salah will be performed
in its usual way.

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How to Pray Eid Prayer - shafi type

Eid Prayer
Eid prayer can be performed in congregation, or individually any time
between sunrise and noon. The best time of theEid prayer is after the
sun has reached the height of a spear (approximately 20 minutes from
sunrise). However if one missed it one should make it up.
The Eid prayer is not preceded by the adhan (the call to announce the
prayer time) or iqamah (the call to start prayer).
The one who performs theEid prayer must satisfy theconditions and
avoid the invalidators of prayer.
The Eid prayer consists of two Rak^ahs. It is initiated with the
opening takbir, with the intention to perform ^Id Prayer with the
Imam, followed by the opening supplication, and seven takbirs. In
between each takbir of the seven takbirs one recites the following
du^a':
"Subhanallah, walhamdulillah, wala ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar".
Then one recites al-Isti^adhah (seeking refuge with Allah from
theshaytan by saying"A^outhu billahi minash-Shaytanir-Rajeem"),
Suratul-Fatihah and Surat Qaf or Suratul al-'A^la alternatively.
In the second rak^ah one says five takbirs before reciting the Fatihah
followed by Suratul-Qamar or Suratul-Ghashiyah. If one started with
the Fatihah leaving out any or the entire takbirs, ones prayer is
still valid, however one would miss out on the reward of the takbirs.
Hence one should continue with one's prayer order.
After the prayer, it is recommended that the Imam delivers two
speeches (same as the Friday speech) starting with nine takbirs in the
first half of the khutbah and seven in the second. The Imam should
teach the people the rules of breaking the fast, visiting one's
relatives, and other significant matters pertaining to Eid.

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Is it prescribed to send blessings upon the angels?

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Is it permissible to send blessings upon the angels because of their
virtue andhigh status?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is prescribed to send blessings upon the angels by saying "
'Alayhim al-salaatu wa'l- salaam (upon them be blessings and peace)"
and " 'alayhimal-salaam (upon them be peace)", because they are
honourable, devoted worshippers and one of the creations of Allaah
whom Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, favoured over others as
Hesays:
"They [whom they call children of Allaah i.e. the angels, 'Eesa
(Jesus) __ son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzayr (Ezra)], are but honoured
slaves"
[al-Anbiya' 21:26]
"But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,
11. Kiraaman (Honourable)Kaatibeen —writing down(your deeds)"
[al-Infitaar 82:10,11]
"In the hands of scribes (angels).
16. Honourable and obedient"
['Abasa 80:15, 16]
They have a particular status, virtue and honour, so it is prescribed
to send blessings upon them, and there is no reason not to do so,
rather it is prescribed.

1a. An Important Question

1a.
My child, you should repent at once and in future do not give ear to
the talk of Muslims. They are irreligious and castigate the true
religion of others. Do you know, my child, what is their religion?
Bloodshed is creditable in their religion. Just see, they invaded our
country Spain and killed hundreds of innocent people and are forcibly
imposing their religion. Now, I know that these objections you have
heard from Muslims. If they were from your own mind I would have
cleared them, but what reply can we giveto them?
Isabella was sorry to have mentioned Muslims; otherwise her problems
must have been solved. Now I will ask this question, she thought, from
my teacher whom I ask questions which I do not understand in the
course of my studies.
Next day Isabella put the same question to her teacher who also failed
to satisfy her by some convincible answer. Up to this time Isabella
had thought that her difficulty was due to her lack of understanding
and the religious leader will solve iteasily, but now she realised
that it was not an easy but an important matter and her doubts were
strengthened and continued to grow.
Isabella – A girl of Islamic Spain

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Good News

In an earlier section, we mentioned that those sincere believers who
givethemselves to Allah will enjoy His blessings in this life before
they enter Paradise. One of the most important blessings is the
promise of good news to believers. Several verses"speak of Allah's
promise of Paradise and the announcement of this good news to
believers as follows:
Their Lord gives them the good news of His mercy and good pleasure,
and Gardens where they will enjoy everlasting delight. (Surat
at-Tawba, 21)
There is good news for them in the life of the world and in the
hereafter.There is no changing the words of Allah. That is the great
victory! (Surah Yunus, 64)
The hearts of those believers who have hope in this good news trust
that their good works will find favor in Allah's sight, that the
blessings they await are close at hand, and are filled with
contentment.
The Qur'an states that believers will receive the good news also from
angels. Those faithful servants who sincerely believe in Allah and
associate nothing with Him, who carefully obey the Qur'an's commands
and counsel, and are eagerto live according to its moral teaching, may
hope for this joyful news. Certainly, this news is an indescribable
joy for all believers who ardently desire Paradise. As we read in the
Qur'an:
The angels descend upon those who say: "Our Lord is Allah," and then
go straight: "Do not fear or grieve, but receive the glad tiding of
Paradise that you have been promised. We are your protectors in the
life of theworld and the hereafter. You will have there all that your
selves could wish for. You will have there everything that you demand.
Hospitality from the One Who is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Surah
Fussilat, 30-32)
Allah has also entrusted the prophets with announcing this good news.
In Surat al-Ahzab, 47, Allah commands the Prophet (saas) to proclaim
that believers will receive an immense reward from Him; In Surah Ya
Sin, 11, He reveals him that"those who obey the Qur'an and stand in
awe of the Most Gracious will receive pardon and an excellent reward;
and Surat az-Zumar, 17 announces that those who shun the worship of
false gods and turn toward Allah will have good news. And in Surah
Yunus, 2, Allah tells His Messenger to "give good news to those who
believe, that they are on a sure footing with their Lord."
When we look at the common characteristics of the believers, those
described in the above verses as those given the good news of
Paradise, wesee that they are sincere people who are extremelyclose to
Allah, acknowledge their weakness, obey the Qur'anand the Prophet, and
fear Allah.

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HIMALAYAS AND MT. EVEREST

THE HIMALAYAS as most everyone knows are the highest mountains in the
world, with 30 peaks over 24,000 feet. The highest mountains in
Europe, Northand South America barely top 20,000 feet. The word
Himalaya is Sanskrit for"abode of the snow" and a Himal is a massif of
mountains. Technically Himalaya is the plural of Himal and there
should be no such word as Himalayas.
The Himalayas stretch for 1,500 miles from eastern Tibet and China to
a point where India, Pakistan, China and Afghanistan all come
together. The mountain kingdoms of Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal are all
contained within therange. The southern side ofthe Himalayas are like
a huge climatic wall. During the summer monsoon winds push massive
rain clouds against the mountains squeezing out rain onto some of the
wettest places on earth. Onthe leeward, rain-blocked side of the
range, on the Tibetan plateau, are some of the driest and most barren
places on the planet.
The Himalaya-Karakoram range contains nine of the world's top ten
highest peaks and 96 of the world's 109 peaks over 24,000 feet. If the
Karakorum, Pamir, Tian Shan and Hindu Kush ranges and Tibet—which are
extensions of the Himalayas into Pakistan, China, Afghanistan and
Central Asia—are including in the Himalayas then the 66 highest
mountains in the world are in the Himalayas. The 67th highest is
Aconcagua in Argentina and Chile
Several of the greatest rivers in the world—the Ganges, Indus,
Brahmaputra, Mekong, Yangtze and Yellow rivers—originate in either the
Himalayas or the Tibetan plateau. Some people live in valleys nestled
between Himalayan ridges but few people actually live on the slopes of
the mountains. Web Sites : Wikipedia Wikipedia
Geology of the Himalayas : The Himalayas are not just one range of
mountains but a series of three parallel ranges that rise up from the
plains of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Between the massifs and
peaks are eroded river gorges, some of the deepest valleys in the
world, and massive, slowly-creeping glaciers.
The southernmost range, the Siwalik Hills, barely tops 5000 feet. The
Lesser Himalayas, in the middle, vary in altitude between 7,000 and
15,000 feet, and are indented with valleys like the Kathmandu Valley.
The third range is known as the Great Himalayas andthis is where all
the world'sbiggest peaks are found.
The Himalayas are young mountains. Because of this they experience
frequent landslides and rapid erosion, creating precipitous topography
with sharp peaks and V-shaped ravines rather than alluvial valleys or
lakes. Wind, rain, run off and snow continue shapingthe mountains
today. The mountains remain about the same height because the rate of
erosion is aboutthe same as the amount of uplift. The amount of
snowalso varies considerably. The greatest depths are recorded in the
summer when the monsoons dump large amounts of snow on the higher
elevation of the Himalayas. In the winter, high wind scour the
landscape and blow snow away.
Himalayas and Plate Tectonics : The Himalayas began 65 million years
when the Indian subcontinent climaxed a 70million year journey across
the Indian Ocean with a collision into Asia. The forceand pressure of
the collision between the Asianplate and India, pushed massive folds
of sedimentary rock up from out of the earth. The pressure and heat of
the mountain building forces turned some of rock into metamorphic
rocks such schists and gneisses. Wind, rain, run off and glacial ice
created the awesome Alpine shapes you see today.
Much of the rock pushed upwards by the mountain building activity is
limestone and sandstone that was once at the bottom of the ocean. It
is possible to find fossils of sea creatures in the Himalayas at an
elevation of four kilometers above sea level.
Plate tectonic continues to push the Indian subcontinent under Nepal
and China, which sit on the Eurasian Plate, forcing Tibet and the
entire Himalayan range to rise about 10 millimeters a year and move
towards China at a rate if about five centimeters a year. Before it
was pushed upwards Tibet was a well watered plain. As the Himalayas
were pushed up they deprived Tibet of rain, turning it into a dry
plateau.
The Indian Plate is moving northeastward at a rate of 1.7 inches a
year relative tothe Eurasian Plate which embraces most of Asia and
Europe.

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FW: Weekly digest for October 8, 2012

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Posted : October 5, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Author : Umm Sulaym
Categories : Quranic Ayaat: Jewels of Heart, Treasure Box

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَقَالُوا مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ الْأَشْرَارِ أَتَّخَذْنَاهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ الْأَبْصَارُ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ And they will say: "What is the matter with us that we see not men whom we used to count among the bad ones?" (62) Did we take them [...]

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Author : Umm Sulaym
Categories : For Talibul 'Ilm Wannabe, Pearls of Wisdom & Heart Softners, Treasure Box

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Malik ibn Dinar (R) once said, "Allah sees your concerns and worries, so look to what your concerns and worries are, may Allah have mercy on you." [Rawdhat al-'Uqala']  ~ Sometimes in life, we will pass those days which bring sadness or grief our way, and each of us have stories [...]

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Beautiful Muslim Women in History

What comes to your mind when I say, "A beautiful Muslim woman"? Many
of us may think of a woman in hijab (headscarf)or modest attire.
Hijab is indeed beautiful, but by thinking Islamic beauty is only
because of hijab, we are perpetuating the idea that beauty exclusively
applies to an image.
While our religion teaches us to take care of our bodies and to
maintain a pleasant physical appearance, it alsoemphasizes the need
for every individual to developan inward beauty: a beautythat comes
with knowing Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (exalted is He) and obeyingHim,
and that transcends the mere image of a person. This inward beauty
can actually become so radiant that it manifests in a person's
external appearance. It is for this reason that some of the righteous
people of the past would comment on the physical beauty of those who
prayed during the night or performed other righteous deeds.
OurProphet ﷺ (peace be upon him) mentioned again and again the beauty
of he or she who embodiesgood character. He ﷺ also emphasized to
those seeking marriage to look for the one who is beautiful as a
result of theircharacter andreligion. In this way, Islam defines
beauty as something more profound than just the physical.
Our history is filled with beautiful women, women who were devout in
their service to God and who lived lives of purpose and meaning.
Their beauty is so much more than physical appearance; we see in them
the beauty of character, morals, deeds, speech and lifestyle.
While there are multitudes of incredible women to select from in our
tradition,I have specifically chosen not as well known women who will
shatter our narrow perceptions of beauty and break the stereotypes of
how a "righteous Muslim woman"should or should not be. Here is a brief
glimpse into their lives.
A West African Beauty: Princess Nana Asma'u
We begin with the story of Nana Asma'u, the daughterof Uthman don
Fodio, who was not only a renowned scholar of her time, but a poet, a
political and social activist, and a creative intellectual. She is
considered to be one of thegreatest women of 19th century Islamic
communities. She was bornin 1793 in modern-day Nigeria. A princess
with an impressive lineage,she was named after a hero in Islamic
heritage—Asma, the daughter of Abu Bakr, who was a strong woman in her
support of Islam. Shewas raised in a supportive Islamic household,
having not only memorized the Qur'an, but extensively learned the
Islamic sciencesand four languages as well.
Asma'u believed in women having a role in society andshe led the women
of her time by example throughout her life. One of her greatest
achievements was compiling the extensive collection of writings of her
father after he passed away when she was 27. The degree of respect the
scholarly community had for Asma'u is seen here because they chose her
to complete sucha monumental task. Not onlydid this job require
someone trustworthy, but also someone who was familiar with his
writings and was well-versed in the Islamic sciences.
When she was a mother of two and pregnant with herthird child, Asma'u
completed the translation of the Qur'an in her native tongue and also
translated her father's work into the various dialects of the
community. This shows herconcern for her communityand her desire to
bring the knowledge of theQur'an and Islam to her people.
Asma'u saw a dire need for the teachings of Islam to reach the women
in her community and beyond the Sokoto region. She sawthat women were
absent from the circles of knowledge and stayed in their homes as they
tendedto their familial duties. Asma'u came up with a brilliant idea
to not only teach these women but to teach them in the comfort of
their homes. It was then that she gathered knowledgeable women in her
community and trainedthem as teachers. This group, known as jajis,
traveled to neighboring communities to bring Islamic knowledge to
secluded women. This movement was called the Yan-taru movement,
whichmeans "those who congregate together" and"sisterhood". Asma'u
taught the jajis to use lesson plans, poetry, and creative mnemonic
devices in their teachings.
Nana Asma'u, by the grace and guidance of Allah (swt), revolutionized
the way her community learned Islam. She brought the knowledge of the
religion to the people in aneasy to remember fashion and wrote in
their language. Her legacy is a legacy of scholarship and activism,
and her name is still used today in West Africa.
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