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\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n| Living \r\n the Quran |
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSurah Bani Israel (Children \r\n of Israel)
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\r\n [aka. Al-Isra (The Journey by Night)]
\r\n Chapter 17: Verse 12Translation
\r\n“We have made \r\n night and day as two signs. We made the sign of the night devoid of light, \r\n and made the sign of the day radiant that you may seek the bounty of your \r\n Lord and know the computation of years and numbers. Thus We have explained \r\n everything in detail, to keep everything distinct from the other.”
\r\nCommentary
\r\nWe should not feel infuriated by the differences that \r\n we observe, nor clamour for total uniformity. For diversity \r\n and variety are a basic operative principle of the universe.
\r\nThe alternation of day and \r\n night is an obvious example of this diversity and something \r\n which everyone can observe. Without diversity and variety life \r\n would lose much of its charm, and a great deal of its \r\n colour.
\r\nCorresponding to the diversities of the physical universe, \r\n there are also diversities of behaviour, \r\n view and inclination among human beings and these too \r\n are highly beneficial.
\r\nIt would not be at all wholesome \r\n to remove these differences and, either compel human beings – all \r\n of them – to believe and act righteously, or annihilate unbelievers \r\n and transgressors, allowing only those who believe and act righteously \r\n to survive. To wish for such a thing to happen is no different from wishing \r\n that the world should have only the day \r\n but not the night.
\r\nWhat is indeed desirable is that those who have been blessed \r\n with the light of true guidance should ceaselessly strive \r\n to dispel the darkness of error and misguidance. In the \r\n pursuit of this goal they should act like \r\n the sun. Whenever the darkness of night covers the world, \r\n they should act as the sun does, chase darkness \r\n away and persevere in their efforts until the rise of a bright, new day.
\r\n\r\n\r\n[Taken from \"Towards Understanding the Quran\" by Abul \r\n Ala Mawdudi,
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\r\n (Islamic Foundation, UK), pp. 28-29]
| Understanding \r\n the Prophet's Life |
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\r\nThe Prophet (peace be upon him), \r\n used to call on Muslims to take the initiative to do good deeds \r\n before any obstacles arise. For instance, he said, "Lose \r\n no time to do good deeds before you are caught \r\n up by one of seven calamities \r\n awaiting you:
\r\n1. \r\n a starvation which may impair your wisdom;
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\r\n 2. a prosperity which may mislead \r\n you;
\r\n 3. an ailment which may damage your health;
\r\n 4. an old age which may harm your senses; \r\n
\r\n 5. a sudden death;
\r\n 6. the Dajjal (Antichrist);
\r\n 7. or Doomsday, which is indeed the hardest \r\n and most bitter."
\r\n [at-Tirmidhi, al-Baihaqi]The above Hadith urges Muslims \r\n to take the initiative, and not to delay good deeds; our lives \r\n are not free from impediments, such as those calamities, which \r\n can prevent us from accomplishing what could have been done \r\n earlier. Wise are those who grab available opportunities before \r\n being handicapped by obstacles.
\r\n[taken \r\n from http://www.islaam.com/Article.asp?id=599]
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| Companions \r\n of the Prophet |
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe \r\n wisdom of Abu Ad-Darda
\r\nThe wisdom of Abu Ad-Darda, may \r\n Allah be pleased with him, recommended fraternity and established \r\n human relations on the basis of human nature itself. Thus he \r\n said, "To admonish your brother \r\n is better than to lose him. Give your brother advice and be \r\n tender with him, but do not agree with his covetousness lest \r\n you become like him. Tomorrow death will come and you will lose \r\n him. How can you weep over him after death when you did not \r\n give him his right while he lived?"
\r\n[Compiled \r\n from "Men Around the Messenger" by Khaalid Muhammad \r\n Khaalid. p. 269]
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| Your \r\n Family | Your Community |
\r\n\r\n:: \r\n 12 Tips for Teens ::\r\n
\r\n How to Help the Poor and Needy\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\ncontinued \r\n from issue 180 ...
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n9. \r\n Write about Zakat and Sadaqa in your Masjid newsletter
\r\nDoes your Masjid have a newsletter? \r\n If so, dedicate the \r\n next issue to the topic of Zakat and \r\n Sadaqa and how they help the poor and the needy. You \r\n can interview an Imam \r\n to get the basics straight. You can also include various \r\n charitable causes \r\n readers can give their money to locally to help the \r\n poor and needy.
\r\nIf you don't have a Muslim youth newsletter, \r\n maybe this can be your premiere edition.
\r\n10. Put the \r\n information on a website
\r\nIf you put the above-mentioned newsletter \r\n or at least some of the articles online, you 'll probably \r\n have more young people reading it than if you limited \r\n the information to print only.
\r\n[a continuing series based on \"12 Tips for Teens on \r\n How to Help the Poor and Needy]
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