Islam-Quran-Sunnah

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Most Influential and Successful Person in History - Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Home Ministry rescinds gazette on word “Allah” for Christian publications

Kuala Lumpur: The Home Ministry has rescinded a government gazette that allowed conditional use of the word "Allah" in Christian publications with immediate effect.

Admitting that there was a mistake in enacting the gazette that had resulted in confusion over the word in question, Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the government's decision to ban the use of the word 'Allah' in Herald - The Catholic Weekly remained in force until the court decided otherwise.

The government had recently ordered a ban on the Herald's Malay edition until the court makes its decision, as part of conditions for it to be allowed to continue publishing in English, Chinese and Tamil.

"There is a judicial review on the matter and we leave it to the court to decide. I think there was a mistake in enacting the gazette. When we make a mistake, I must admit that there is a need look at it thoroughly.

"As there was a mistake...so it is better we make a correction," he told reporters, here on Saturday. Syed Hamid was commenting on the call by the Malaysian Islamic Da'wah Foundation (Yadim) earlier Saturday, urging the government to withdraw permission for the conditional use of the word "Allah" in Christian publications.

Its chairman Datuk Mohd Nakhaie Ahmad said the government had not acted wisely in allowing the use of the word in Christian publications which he said could anger Muslims not only in the country but also throughout the world.

A government gazette dated Feb 16 has stated that documents and publications relating to Christianity containing the world "Allah" are prohibited unless the words "FOR CHRISTIANITY" was written on their front covers.

The condition was contained in an order entitled 'Internal Security (Prohibition on Use of Specific Words on Document and Publication) Order 2009'.

Paragraph 2(1) of the order reads: The printing, publication, sale, issue, circulation and possession of any document and publication relating to Christianity containing the words Allah, Kaabah, Baitullah and solat are prohibited unless on the front cover of the document and publication are written with the words "FOR CHRISTIANITY". - Bernama

Saturday, February 14, 2009

New Sister from Australia Converted to Islam

Some Converted Australian Muslims in Australia - Part 2

Some Converted Australian Muslims in Australia - Part 1

Does Islam Oppress Women? - Abdur Raheem Green

Abdur-Raheem Green talks about an important question that is in the minds and in the tongues of many people. It is a claim, an accusation, in fact it is a slander that is made against the religion of Islam. That Islam oppresses women. Abdur-Raheem demonstrates that this is not only a lie and a slander, but also shows which people, nation and ideology is really responsible for oppressing women. He also looks and defines what the word "oppression" means and what Islam says about it.

Born in Dar-es-salaam in Tanzania to British parents, Green's father (born in England), Gavin Green, was a colonial administrator in the then extant British Empire. At an early age he moved back to the UK with his parents. His mother is of original Polish origin. At the age of 10 he attended a Roman Catholic Monastic boarding school at Gilling Castle and then went onto Ampleforth College and went on to study history in the London University. However, he left his education unfinished in an effort to devote himself to Islamic works.

He became dissatisfied with Christianity at the age of 8, with it not making sense to him. Green researched and practiced many religions, including Buddhism (for 3 years) before embracing Islam. Whilst in Britain his father got a job in 1976 working for Barclays Bank International and was subsequently sent to Cairo, Egypt, to set up a branch of the Bank there.

His study of the Noble Qur'an immediately attracted him to Islam and he embraced Islam in 1988. He has been a Daw'ah practitioner in Britain since then. Green now works in the London Central Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre as the Visits and English Dawa Co-ordinator.

Green is seen akin to lecturers such as Dr. Zakir Naik, Dr. Bilal Philips, Khalid Yasin and Yvonne Ridley, doing many lectures on Islam worldwide and also in London's famous Hyde Park, Speakers Corner.

Women in Islam, Liberated or Subjugated? - Abdur Raheem Green

"Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women, the obedient men and obedient women, the truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and patient women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the women who do so, and the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward."

[Al-Qur'an: Surah Al-Ahzab, Ayat 35]

Abdur Rahim Green talks about Women in Islam - Liberated or Subjugated?

Born in Dar-es-salaam in Tanzania to British parents, Green's father (born in England), Gavin Green, was a colonial administrator in the then extant British Empire. At an early age he moved back to the UK with his parents. His mother is of original Polish origin.

At the age of 10 he attended a Roman Catholic Monastic boarding school at Gilling Castle and then went onto Ampleforth College and went on to study history in the London University. However, he left his education unfinished in an effort to devote himself to Islamic works.

He became dissatisfied with Christianity at the age of 8, with it not making sense to him.

Green researched and practiced many religions, including Buddhism (for 3 years) before embracing Islam.

Whilst in Britain his father got a job in 1976 working for Barclays Bank International and was subsequently sent to Cairo, Egypt, to set up a branch of the Bank there.

His study of the Noble Qur'an immediately attracted him to Islam and he embraced Islam in 1988. He has been a Daw'ah practitioner in Britain since then.

Green now works in the London Central Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre as the Visits and English Dawa Co-ordinator.

Green is seen akin to lecturers such as Dr. Zakir Naik, Dr. Bilal Philips, Khalid Yasin and Yvonne Ridley, doing many lectures on Islam worldwide and also in London's famous Hyde Park, Speakers Corner.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Surah Najm (The Stars) recited by Sheikh Saad al Ghamdi

Surah Yaseen recited by Sheikh Hani Ar Refaei

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Punishment of the Grave - Sheikh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq

Saturday, January 17, 2009

The Genius of Some Scholars of Islam - Sheikh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Message from Yusuf Estes

Bismillah Rahman Raheem

Salam alaykum:

We are excited about our new TV channel - soon to open in the U.S. and Canada.
Please help us tell the world - www.GuideUS.TV - this is the promo site and all we need is to have a lot of visitors to the site.

This builds recognition. Then we open the TV channel - same thing will help build the satellite channel for us - visitors to the channel.

And then - inshallah - we will be qualified to be on the Cable Network, right alongside of CNN, NBC, CBS, Foxx Network, Disney Channel, etc.

Just tell everyone how important it is to visit any of our websites. Here are some of them...

www.GuideUS.TV - (PLEASE - PLEASE - CLICK IT) this is the one to visit everyday if you can - keep it hopping.

www.WatchIslam.com - Islam TV channels and previous programs "on demand" (exciting)

www.IslamNewsroom.com - we plan to have new updates and hot topics everyday, inshallah.

www.WhatsIslam.com - one of the best sites really explain Islam in simple English!

www.YouTubeIslam.com Everyone enjoys these home videos and more - about Islam, Muslims, Quran - dawah and even see people accepting Islam (that is a great way to increase iman).

www.SearchForIslam.com use this site to find things of interest to you - just type in the Keywords you are looking for, inshallah.

www.ScienceIslam.com be sure to check out the videos of the scientists who accept the truth of Islam
www.YusufEstes.com check out the story of me and my family, along with a Catholic priest - excepting Islam.
www.ChatIslam.com meet others who are Muslims and even some who are coming to Islam - ask direct questions to the scholars
www.IslamEvents.com - Find out where the scholars are, when they will be in your town - or close by.

Jazakallah khair was salam alaykum,

Yusuf Estes

P.S. remember to www.ShareIslam.com in all your emails (like this) & www.IslamNewsroom.com (keep up)

Yusuf Estes and team - all excited about it - did you tell? (why not?)

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Fadhilat surah Yasin

Hadrat Ata Ibn-e Abi Ribah berkata bahawa Rasul-ullah SAW di beritakan telah bersabda,"Sesiapa yng membaca surah Yasin di permulaan hari, segala hajatnya bagi hari itu akan dipenuhi".

Banyak kelebihan-kelebihan daripada surah Yasin yang disebutkan di dalam banyak hadith-hadith. Adalah dikatakan di dalam sebuah hadith, "Segala sesuatu mempunyai hati, dan hati bagi Al-Quran ialah surah Yasin. Barangsiapa membaca surah Yasin Allah s.w.t. akan menulis pahala baginya seumpama ia membaca seluruh Al-Quran sebanyak sepuluh kali."

Menurut sebuah hadith yang lain, Allah s.w.t membacakan surah Yasin dan Taha seribu tahun lamanya sebelum terciptanya langit dan bumi dan mendengarkan ini, para malaikat pun berkata,"Umat dimana Al-Quran diturunkan akan dirahmati, hati-hati yang memikulnya , yakni yang menghafalnya akan dirahmati dan lidah-lidah yang membacanya akan juga dirahmati.

Ada satu lagi riwayat yang seumpama ini, "Sesiapa yang membaca surah Yasin semata mata kerana Allah, segala dosa-dosanya yang dahulu akan diampunkan. Oleh itu jadikanlah sebagai amalan untuk di baca ke atas orang yang mati."

Mengikut sebuah hadith, surah Yasin dinamakan Mub'mah (pemberi berita baik) didalam Torah kerana ia mengandungi manafa'at kepada pembacanya, didalam kehidupan dunia dan juga akhirat, ia menghindarkan penderitaan didunia dan juga akhirat dan menjauhkan kedahsyatan dikehidupan akhirat. Surah ini juga dikenali sebagai Rafi'ah Khafidah, iaitu yang mengangkat derjat orang-orang yang beriman dan menurunkan derjat orang-orang yang engkar ( tidak beriman). Menurut satu riwayat Rasul-Ullah s.a.w. bersabda, "Hatiku menghendaki supaya surah Yasin berada di setiap hati Ummatku," Mengikut sebuah hadith yang lain, jika sesaorang itu membaca surah Yasin pada setiap malam dan kemudiannya meninggal dunia, ia akan mati sebagai mati syahid. Diriwayatkan pada hadith yang lain, " Barang siapa membaca surah Yasin, ia akan diampunkan, siapa sahaja yang membaca semasa kelaparan, akan dihilangkan kelaparannya itu, barang siapa membacanya dikala sesat jalan, akan menjumpai jalannya semula, barang siapa membaca kehilangan binatang akan mendapatkannya semula, dan bila sesaorang itu membacanya kerana bimbangkan kekurangan makanan, makanan itu akan mencukupi. Dan jika membaca kepada orang yang menghadapi penderitaan maut, akan dimudahkan baginya. Dan jika sesaorang itu membaca keatas perempuan yang sukar untuk melahirkan anak akan dimudahkan juga baginya."

Maqri rahmat-Ullah 'alaih berkata, "Jikalau surah Yasin dibaca oleh seorang yang takut pemerintah atau musuh, ia akan dihilangkan akan ketakutan itu. "Menurut sebuah hadith yang lain jikalau sesaorang itu membaca surah Yasin dan surah Was-Saffat pada hari Jumaat dan memohon kepada Allah sesuatu, doanya akan diterima. ( Kebanyakan daripada yang diatas dipetik daripada Mazahir-e-haq walaupun sebahagian ulamak hadith telah mempersoalkan sebahagian daripada riwayatnya.)