......a sometimes
self-deprecating and occasional tongue-in-cheek look at ourselves and
the world around us ......
Sunday, 4 July 2010
.Newsletter
0295
The
Algester Alert
The Islamic Society of
Algester will be
commemorating the AL-ISRA
WAL ME'RAJ of The Holy
Prophet (SAW) on Saturday 10
July from Maghrib to Eshaa.
The programme will include
the recitations of Hamd,
Naat and a talk by a leading
scholars in Brisbane.
Take along a plate to enjoy
after the programme.
For more information contact
Ml. Nawaaz AshrafiI on
37116097.
From the
Desk of the Gold Coast Imam.....
Imam Imraan Husain
REVERTS - Four people
embraced Islam over the past
three weeks here at the
Mosque. The latest
conversion took place on
Wednesday. The young lady of
Russian background had
contacted me on a number of
occasions inquiring about
Islam. After much
deliberation she decided to
embrace Deenul Islam. May
Almighty Allah grant her
success in this world and
the hereafter. Brother Aslam
Basha prepared the “Starter
Kits” for the reverts.
VISITING JAMAAT - A Jamaat
from Bangalore, India spent
two days at the Mosque. They
conducted many informative
and motivating programs. A
special thanks to Farouk
Atia and Shamsul Hadi for
dropping off the Jamaat at
the Coolangatta airport.
FOOD FESTIVAL AWARDS - The
presentation of awards to
stall holders for the
International food festival
was another
exciting event held at the
Mosque last Friday night.
Many dedicated volunteers
were presented with awards
in appreciation for their
help in making the event a
huge success.
LECTURE - I delivered a
speech to the Indonesian
Islamic Society of Brisbane
at Griffith University
Nathan Campus where young
children delighted the
audience with their Nasheeds.
MARITAL DISCORD - Due to
many complications recently
in marital issues and
increase in the divorce
rate, we have decided to
focus more on educating our
community on this subject.
The topic chosen for this
Friday lecture was based on
this same theme. Discourses
will be held Monday to
Thursday after Isha Salat
and I hope that you will
attend insha Allah.
SOUND SYSTEM - The contract
for upgrading the sound
system in the Mosque has
been awarded. The financial
target has been achieved
through generous support
from the community.
GOLD COAST MARATHON - By the
time you read this I will
have completed the 10km Gold
Coast Marathon inshaallah.
On Friday I met Haffiz Amin
and Sidik Dolah Sumari from
Singapore at the Mosque.
Both of them came to
participate in the 42km Gold
Coast Airport Marathon. They
were very happy to find a
strong Muslim community in
the Gold Coast. Check their
website
www.sgrunners.com.
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Podcasts
The Jamiatul Ulama Al-Islam
of WA (Muslim Theological
Council of WA) has set up a
FREE audio podcast of all
the previous talks from
their monthly lecture
series. it is proposed that
lectures will be updated
regularly.
Q. What is a podcast?
A. A podcast is like an
online 'radio show' that
allows you to 'subscribe'
and listen to the lectures.
There are currently 16
episodes so far, with plenty
to come. So if you miss one
of our lecture programs,
just download the latest
episode to listen in your
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are any new episodes to
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Q. Will there be any
videos of lectures/talks or
just audio?
A. At the moment there are
just audio lectures, but in
the future we wish to have
video lectures up as well.
Q. What speakers are
there so far?
A. There are Islamic
Lectures by
* Sidi Afroz Ali (Al-Ghazali
centre Sydney)
* Dr. Mohhamad Abdalla
* Ustadh Muhmod Kurkcu
* Shaykh Abbas Ali of South
Africa
* Shaykh ML Ebrahim Bham
The Jamiat WA Podcast is
great for
* University students who
want to listen to quality
Islamic lectures
* Sisters who are unable to
get to lectures
* Making daily commutes to
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For more information
contact, Imam Burhaan Mehtar,
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AMYN
Islamic Library now open
The AMYN is the first
Islamic library in Australia
of its kind. Here you can
sit in and browse and take
out a library card and
borrow Islamic books. There
are classical and
contemporary Islamic books
for loan as well as heart
softeners, reference sources
of Hadith, Quran commentary,
inspiring biographies etc.
The Library Opening hours
are:
Brothers - Monday and
wednesday (11am-4pm)
Sisters - Tuesday and
Thursday (11am-4pm)
Saturday- 10am-3pm
Contact: AMYNlib001@gmail.
com or call Falihin:
0433409505 for more
information.
The library is situated at
Shop 16 / 157 North Road
(near corner with Compton
Rd), Woodridge (border of
Underwood).
AMYN Library is an
initiative of:
- Australian Muslim Youth
Network (AMYN)
[www.AMYNweb.com]
- Sunnah Inspirations Inc.
and
- HikmahWay Institute
(www.HikmahWay.com)
Calling
all photographers! The Premier’s Multicultural
Photographic Awards are now open.
Here’s your chance to use
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The Al-Ghazalli Newsletter
of the Sydney-based Al-Ghazalli Centre can be
viewed
here.
Topics include:
• The Ansaar Project's
Sleeping Bag Drive
• FeedMeFast Concert
• Fiqh of Fasting
• Mizaan Living - Kayaking at Pittwater
• XpressO - Dirt! The Movie
• Seerah of the Prophet
• Mizaan Ecology - Cooks River Regeneration Project
• Night of Remembrance - Sisters Only
• Night of Remembrance - Brother Only
• The Ansaar Project @ Elizabeth Bay
• Crescent Sighting - Sha'aban
• Mizaan Ecology - Newcastle
The South
African Soccer World Cup Scene
With the World Cup upon and many
Australians in South Africa
for the event, CCN's
Man-on-the-Mussalaah brings readers up to
speed with world cup news,
and the local politics,
idiosyncrasies,
personalities and culture of
the country.
Fully kitted supporters
temporarily set aside their vuvuzelas and flags
to complete their Friday prayers
before continuing their beach front walk to the the Moses Mabida Stadium
(Durban)
for the Brazil/Portugal kick-off
at 4pm
Mohammed Mueen and Fathima
Zahra Pandor of Elsberg in Gauteng
are ready to see out the rest
of the tournament despite their
Bafana Bafana making an early
exit
The exquisite Green Point Stadium (Cape Town)
from Table Mountain by day and by night
Around
the Muslim World with CCN
£3m
Blackburn mosque opens
THE largest
mosque in Lancashire has
opened in Blackburn.
The Masjid e
Tauheedul Islam building,
Bicknell Street, will be the
focus of a weekend of
celebrations after the
long-awaited £3.5million
facility opened its doors.
Qatar’s royal
family provided an initial
£1.5million donation for the
basic construction of the
mosque, with the remainder
of funds generated from the
Blackburn community.
The community
had outgrown the much
smaller mosque which was
established at the same site
in the 1960s.
Roads around
were cordoned off around the
two-storey building as
around 1,500 worshippers
arrived to mark the opening.
Visitors to
the event included senior
clerics from as far away as
Zimbabwe and Qatar.
Lord Adam
Patel of Blackburn, who has
led the project, said was
the day was one of ‘enormous
pride’ for the Blackburn
Muslim community.
“This opening
will be long remembered
across the land,” he said.
“Thousands of
supporters from our local
community have made our
dream a reality.
“Both
brothers and sisters have
laboured without wavering
over six years since the
first spade was lifted to
produce this stunning
building.
“We should
accept this Masjid as a
centre for lifelong learning
— a place of social welfare
for generations and
generations to come.”
Lord Patel
said the completion of the
mosque had only been
possible because all
sections of the community
had pulled together, giving
their time and expertise for
free.
The building
has facilities for the
Islamic education of
children and is next to
Tauheedul Islam Girls High
School, which was recently
awarded Voluntary Aided
status, becoming the first
government-funded Islamic
school in the region.
Among the
dignitaries attending over
the weekend will be the
minister for Islamic Affairs
from Qatar and there will be
a community reception for
HRH Prince Turki from Saudi
Arabia on Sunday.
KFC forced to ditch halal-only menus after disappointing
sales
UK: KFC has
scrapped its policy of
serving halal food only in
some of its takeaways,
following customer protests.
One hundred of the fast food
chain's restaurants removed
non-halal items from their
menus last year in an
attempt to attract Muslim
customers.
But thousands of regular
customers complained,
including Alan Phillips, who
was furious when the
Burton-on-Trent branch
refused to serve him his
favourite Big Daddy chicken
burger with bacon and cheese
topping.
He was told it was forbidden to keep bacon on
the same premises as halal meat and he would
have to travel five miles to the nearest non-halal
restaurant.
Now KFC has admitted five of its
outlets - including Burton - are reverting to
standard menus following poor sales.
Another that will drop the trial halal menu
is the Colne takeaway in Burnley, Lancashire,
where thousands of people joined a Facebook
group called No Halal at Colne KFC.
He was told it was forbidden to keep bacon on
the same premises as halal meat and he would
have to travel five miles to the nearest non-halal
restaurant.
Now KFC has admitted five of its
outlets - including Burton - are reverting to
standard menus following poor sales.
Another that will drop the trial halal menu
is the Colne takeaway in Burnley, Lancashire,
where thousands of people joined a Facebook
group called No Halal at Colne KFC.
He was told
it was forbidden to keep
bacon on the same premises
as halal meat and he would
have to travel five miles to
the nearest non-halal
restaurant.
Now KFC has admitted five of
its outlets - including
Burton - are reverting to
standard menus following
poor sales.
Another that will drop the
trial halal menu is the
Colne takeaway in Burnley,
Lancashire, where thousands
of people joined a Facebook
group called No Halal at
Colne KFC.
Mail Online
Pregnant women who fast during Ramadan 'put babies'
health at risk'
Pregnant Muslim women who fast during Ramadan
are likely to have smaller babies who are more
prone to learning disabilities, a new study has
found.
Researchers from the U.S said this trend was most marked if
mothers-to-be fasted early on in their pregnancy
and during the summer when longer days meant
they went more hours without food.
They also found that the women were 10 per
cent less likely to give birth to a boy if they
had fasted.
Pregnant
Muslim women who fast during
Ramadan are likely to have
smaller babies who are more
prone to learning
disabilities, a new study
has found.
Researchers from the U.S
said this trend was most
marked if mothers-to-be
fasted early on in their
pregnancy and during the
summer when longer days
meant they went more hours
without food.
They also found that the
women were 10 per cent less
likely to give birth to a
boy if they had fasted.
Ramadan is
the ninth month of the
Islamic calendar and a time
when Muslims across the
world fast from dawn until
sunset.
Fasting during Ramadan is
one of the five pillars of
Islam and many women may
fear a loss of connection
with their communities if
they did not observe it.
Women who request an
exemption from fasting are
expected to make up the days
they have missed after their
baby is born.
The study was based on
census data from the US,
Iraq and Uganda. It also
revealed that the long-term
effects on the adult's
health impacted on their
future economic success.
Study author Douglas Almond,
of Columbia University said:
'We generally find the
largest effects on adults
when Ramadan falls early in
pregnancy.
'Rates of adult disability
are roughly 20 per cent
higher, with specific mental
disabilities showing
substantially larger
effects.
'Importantly, we detect no
corresponding outcome
differences when the same
design is applied to
non-Muslims.'
Finding True Iman In Our Lives
Dr Mohamad Abdalla
KURABY MOSQUE
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Personal portrait of the Leader, Scholar & Zaahid
Sheikh Aslam AbuIsmaeel
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Cannelloni with Chicken and Béchamel Sauce – Indian
style
Ingredients
½ kg Chicken breasts cubed
Fresh Lasagne sheets – cut into 3
1 bottle of Béchamel sauce
1 tsp green chillies
1 cup Tomato Chutney (see recipe below)
1tsp salt
1tsp ginger and garlic
1 tab olive oil
1 tsp chilly powder
½ cup water
1 cup of pizza cheese (a mixture of cheddar
and mozzarella cheese)
Method
1. Place ginger garlic in olive oil
2. Add cubed chicken, salt and chilly powder
and cook until chicken is done.
3. Add chutney and braise until mixture is
fairly dry but still a little saucy.
4. In a casserole layer tomato chutney to
cover the base.
5. On a third of the lasagne sheet place 1
tab chicken filling on the edge and roll.
6. With the seam side down place the
cannelloni in the casserole and continue
until the casserole has been filled.
7. Place ½ cup of water into it.
8. Mix the béchamel sauce with the green
chillies and pour over the cannelloni to
cover it completely – as any exposed
cannelloni will dry out.
9. Top with cheese and cover with foil.
10. Bake on 180deg for half an hour, then
remove the foil and bake for further 5 mins.
Tomato Chutney
Braise 2 chopped onions in 1 tab olive oil
until light brown add 2 tsp garlic, braise
for a minute before you add 6 chopped
tomatoes, 2 tsp salt 1 tsp chilly powder and
¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tab tomato paste, 1 tab
vinegar and allow it to simmer until the
sauce thickens. Puree the chutney and its
ready to use in pizzas, pastas or as base
for curries, baked beans, fish curry etc
Note: Very handy
to have it in the fridge and I normally
double this quantity.
Q:
Dear Kareema, while I love working out, there are some
exercises that I just dread doing like lunges and
push-ups, etc. How do I get past this?
A: DON'T PROCRASTINATE. 'Knock them off' towards
the start of your workout.
If you wait
until your muscles are fatigued, you'll probably skip
them completely.
Many of us
dislike some exercises because they're hard, which means
you're not as strong as you could be (that's exactly why
you SHOULD be doing them!).
All questions sent in are published here anonymously
and without any references to the author of the
question.
The CCN Chuckle
Mula Nasruddin and
Jallaluddin, now elderly, 85 and 82 years old, are
sitting on a park bench outside their club soccer
ground feeding pigeons and talking about football, the
FIFA World Cup, and matches like they do every day.
Jallauddin turns to Mula Nasruddin and asks, "Do you
think there's soccer in jannat (heaven)?"
Mula Nasruddin thinks about it for a minute and replies,
"I don't know. But let's make an agreement: if I die
first, I'll come back and tell you if there's soccer in
jannat, and if you die first, you do the same."
They shake hands on
it. Sadly, a few months later, poor Mula Nasruddin
passes on.
One day soon afterward, Jallaluddin is sitting there
feeding the pigeons by himself when he hears a voice
whisper, "Jallaluddin…………….Jallaluddin"
Jallaluddin
responds, "Mula Nasruddin, is that you?"
"Yes it is, Jallaluddin," whispers Mula Nasruddin's
ghost.
Jallaluddin, still
amazed, enquires, "So, is there soccer in jannat?"
"Well,” says Mula Nasruddin, "I've got good news and bad
news."
"Give me the good news
first,” says Jallaluddin.
Mula Nasruddin
opines, "Well... there is soccer in jannat."
Jallaluddin says,
"That's great! What news could be bad enough to ruin
that?"
Mula Nasruddin sighs and whispers, "You are going to
wear the number 7 jersey this Saturday."
Taleem
this week will be held on Thursday 7 July
from 11am-12pm.
Contact
Sharifa Gutta on
32190587 for
more details.
All ladies
welcome
Inspiration
Talk, BBQ and Youth Hour
Topics that are relevant, Iman-boosting and
mind-capturing. Where: AMYN Islamic Youth Centre,
16/157 North Road, Woodridge When: Every Sunday, 7pm
Info: www.AMYNweb.com Everyone is invited
Australian Muslim Youth Network (AMYN)
Find out about the latest
events, outings, fun-days, soccer tournaments, BBQs
organised by AMYN. Network with other young Muslims on
the
AMYN Forum
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REVERTS - Four people
embraced Islam over the past
three weeks here at the
Mosque. The latest
conversion took place on
Wednesday. The young lady of
Russian background had
contacted me on a number of
occasions inquiring about
Islam. After much
deliberation she decided to
embrace Deenul Islam. May
Almighty Allah grant her
success in this world and
the hereafter. Brother Aslam
Basha prepared the “Starter
Kits” for the reverts.
The
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