I only came across this shocking nwes today.
Apparently the three sided snack is considered "too christian" for their liking.
Read more @ The Express
(PS - I would be suspicious of this article due to the source. Anyone know if this is correctly reported?)
Assalam alaikum,
Please see below for details of an excellent free course offered by Madina Masjid in Oldham, which starts this Saturday.
For more information please contact Br. Zaffer on 0797 786 1931 or goto http://www.madinamosqueoldham.org/
Regards
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THE COMMENTARY AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF SAHIH AL BUKHARI
By Abu Awais Imaam Muhammad Zahoor Chishty (Imaam of Madina Mosque Coppice Oldham)
Course lectures will be on Saturdays
Course will start on Saturday 3rd Sept 2011
First lecture and Q & A will be start at 6.30pm
At Madina Mosque and Islamic Centre, Clydesdale Street, off Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1BT
Salaam
This year there are several events organised on the days of eid.
This is a great project and should be in every major city in the UK.
Anyone near the events going to this?
wasalaam
I say that the above statement is true because the Quran has stated that we must pay taxes (this is a Jizya because we are a minority living in a majority country). On the other hand, claiming benefits is not stated as being permissible and is not part of the Sharia, likely because it forms part of a secular system which not based on collection/distribution of Zakat. The taxes which we pay (those who do) are used for the schools which our children attend and the hospitals which we use when we are ill.
University staff including lecturers, chaplains and porters are being asked to inform the police about Muslim students who are depressed or isolated under new guidance for countering Islamist radicalism.
The move has resulted in deep discomfort among university lecturers and student union officials who wish to combat terrorism but say the new strategy is an infringement of students' civil liberties.
Read more @ The Guardian
Just to keep tabs on the whole wide world.
I guess it will mostly be a copy of this page.
Currently:
Eid on Tuesday August 30, 2011:
Philippines (Announced)
USA (Calculations) [FCNA, ISNA]
Eid on Wednesday August 31, 2011:
Indonesia (Local Sighting)
New Zealand (Local Sighting)
Oman (Local Sighting, since not possible on August 29)
The word Qadar stands for honor and dignity. In this regard, the night of Qadar means that it is the night of honor and dignity. It is considered to be among the most blessed and auspicious nights and is expected to take place on any one of the odd nights of the last ten days of the Holy month of Ramadan.
The night of Qadar is full of blessings and rewards. Its significance in Islam is a lot. People cannot deny the importance of this night in Islam.For more details about this topic, than click on a link below:
http://www.quranreading.com/blog/islam-and-muslims/the-night-of-qadar-si...
The Department of Health is to announce plans for a new system of independent counselling for women before they finally commit to terminating a pregnancy.
Pro-life campaigners suggest the change, designed to give women more "breathing space", could result in up to 60,000 fewer abortions each year in Britain.
Last year, 202,400 were carried out.
Full story http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16058300
1) It is Sunnah to dress in the best clothes we have on Eed. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar radiyAllahu anhu used to do that along with other Companions of the Prophet sallalahu alayhi wa sallam. [Fath al-Baaree]
2) It is a must (Waajib) to pray Eed al-Fitr Prayer. The Prophet sallalahu alayhi wa sallam and his Companions never ceased doing it, and they even gathered the people for it including women who were having their menses, children and the elderly. [Bukhaaree and Muslim]
3) It is Sunnah to eat dates before we leave for Eed prayer to show that we are not fasting. " The Prophet sallalahu alayhi wa sallam used not to leave for Eed Prayer (except) after eating some dates." [Bukhaaree and Ahmad]
