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Eid al Adha (Prayer Timings)
Eid al Adha will be celebrated on Friday 27th November 2009.
Timings for Eid Prayers are as follows:
1st Jamaat - 08:30am
2nd Jamaat - 09:45am
Eid Mubarak to all our visitors!
What do you know about Cholesterol?
Allah has created human beings with bodies equipped with systems superior to even the most splendid machines. All of us have a responsibility to maintain this body in the best way so as to maintain our good health.
Cholesterol, recently described in the press as a cause of heart attacks even in young people, heads the list of those agents that pose a serious threat. In light of the latest statistics, it has been established that currently, one of the main causes of death cardiac and artery diseases linked to cholesterol. In this article, we shall examine how cholesterol forms and how best to protect yourself against it. more..
Alert: Save The Alexandra
Success: All threatened services saved! Click here for the newspaper article
Sisters Games
A website set up to help organise and advertise sporting and social events for muslim ladies in and around Birmingham. more
The need for an Islamic Will
Malik related to me from Nafi‘ from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
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“It is the duty of a Muslim who has anything to bequeath not to let two nights pass without writing a Will about it.”
[Al-Muwatta’ of Imam Malik: 37.1.1] |
Writing a will is a religious obligation on every capable Muslim. It protects against many problems and conflicts that could arise after a person’s death. This obligation is more emphasized in the West; Failing to write a well founded will may result in the distribution of ones estate in discord with the Islamic law, and may lead to losses for some of the rightful inheritors.
For example under English law:
| If you do not leave a valid Will, then under English law you are deemed to have died ‘intestate’, and your wealth will be distributed to certain relatives in fixed shares – which are not the same as those laid down by the Shari‘a – or if there are no such relatives, then it will go to the Crown, that is, the government. |
For a sample Islamic Will and further guidance on how to write an Islamic Will please click here
Quality Time With Dad: Tips for Muslim fathers
Show your children in simple ways that you love them
Some fathers try to appeal to their children by showering them with gifts rather than giving of themselves. This may cause more harm than good. The simple example of Prophet Muhammad is much better, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. When his daughter Fatima (May Allah be pleased with her) would come to him, the Prophet used to stand up, kiss her, take her hand, and give her his seat.. full article
Islam & health
From an Islamic perspective health is viewed as one of the greatest blessings that God has bestowed on mankind. It should be noted that the greatest blessing after belief is health, as narrated in the following Hadith:
The final messenger of God, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) mounted the pulpit, then wept and said, "Ask Allah (swt) for forgiveness and health, for after being granted certainty, one is given nothing better than health."
Related in Tirmidhi .. more
