A Queensland campaign was
launched this week to
strengthen Queensland's laws
on racial and religious
vilification.
The campaign,
#BetterLaws4SafeQld, is
being run by the Cohesive
Communities Coalition.
Ms Rita Jabri Markwell,
Adviser to the Australian
Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN)
told CCN: "Queensland is
richly diverse, and the
coalition represents over 20
ethnic and religious
communities. They are
calling for changes to the
law which would address the
gap in current protections,
the under-utilisation of the
existing offence, the
display and distribution of
hate symbols or hate
material, and low rates of
reporting and community
confidence."
The Hurricane Stars Club Inc
is very grateful to have
received a Queensland Day
award from the Queensland
government for their efforts
in community work and
funding from the Queensland
Government to purchase a
mini van to assist us to
support community members to
attend our activities.
It will also assist us to
transport our scouts to
exciting activities each
weekend.
If you would like to support
our organisation and promote
your business, we are
looking for sponsors who
would like to advertise
their business on the
outside of the bus.
The bus will be driven
around Brisbane regularly
throughout each week.
If you are interested in
sponsoring the bus and
advertising your business
please contact us on
0432026375 or
contact@hurricanestarsclub.org.
In keeping with the Islamic
Council of Queensland's
mission to bring like
organizations to cooperate
and collaborate together,
president Habib Jamal hosted
staff and management of the
Islamic College of Brisbane
(ICB) and Australian
International Islamic
College (AIIC) to a lunch in
the Gold Coast to discuss
ways of achieving such
synergies between Islamic
Schools.
Areas included working
together on teacher
knowledge sharing and
professional development,
sports activities, art and
speech competitions, school
camps, etc.
There was unanimous
agreement on the benefits
such cooperation would bring
to the community as well as
staff and pupils of the
respective schools.
On Monday night more than
900 people came together on
Zoom with the Premier and
the Opposition Leader.
The participants came from
across Queensland, and from
all parts of civil society.
There were some powerful
stories heard that turned
private pain into public
action.
The Premier committed a
re-elected ALP government
to:
• 3 Renewable Energy Zones,
• $500 million in a
Renewable Energy Fund for
Government owned
corporations to invest,
• Social isolation strategy,
• Ways to Wellness funding,
• Long-term partnership with
CALD community leaders on
preventing Domestic and
Family Violence,
• Funding workplace rights
education for migrant
communities.
The Opposition Leader
committed a future LNP
government to:
• 3 Renewable Energy Zones,
• Changing the mandates of
CS Energy and Stanwell to
allow investment in
renewables,
• Building a new Virtual
Power Plant,
• Emergency funding boost of
$14.5m to community
neighbourhood centres,
• Co-designing a
Neighbourhood Centre
Enhancement Strategy,
• Social isolation strategy,
• Long-term partnership with
CALD community leaders on
preventing Domestic and
Family Violence,
• Increasing key frontline
public service roles in line
with population growth and
targeting recruitment to
those who have lost their
job due to coronavirus.
Both leaders also heard the
areas where investment in
renewable energy for a just
transition that looks after
the planet, workers and our
communities was desperately
needed. As well as support
to people seeking asylum who
have been abandoned by the
Federal Government.
Amongst the stories heard
during the evening was that
delivered by Naseema
Mustapha. This is a
transcript of her story:
"My name is Naseema
Mustapha and I am a
member of the Islamic
community. The past six
months have truly been a
nightmare.
My husband travelled to
Sierra Leone in March
and is stuck there.
There have been no
repatriation or
commercial flights he
has lost all his income.
I have a Masters in
International Tourism
but lost two of my
casual jobs.
I suffer with severe
depression and PTSD my
mental health is the
worst it's ever been. I
swim everyday, and do
meditation to keep calm
and manage my mental
health, my child often
comes with me. I have
tried to see a
psychologist but there
are no appointments and
the lack of continuity
of care when therapists
are changed is extremely
disheartening and
frustrating for me.
I am now on Job Seeker
but it simply isn’t
enough to get by. After
paying for all my
expenses, the payment
hasn’t been enough to
pay the rent.
I am now 140 days in
arrears with my rent.
I am afraid of what will
happen when the rental
moratorium is lifted at
the end of this month, I
will lose my rental
property and effectively
be homeless.
Where will I go?
I am able to speak and
use my voice, but what
about the others in our
community who cannot?
Many qualified women
have been applying for
jobs, it's harder for
women with an ethnic
name like mine, who
identify with a
different race and
religion as I do.
We desperately need more
mental health support
and we need to be given
a fair chance at work".
An
easy to follow guide has
been developed to help
Queenslanders with the
upcoming State elections.
While every care has been
taken to ensure that the
details are correct, you are
encouraged to verify the
information contained within
with the Electoral
Commission of Queensland.
Dr
Nyla Ali Khan
is a professor at Rose State
College, Midwest City, OK
and taught as a visiting
professor at the University
of Oklahoma.
She is a author of several
published articles, book
reviews, editorials and has
written four books,
including The Fiction of
Nationality in an Era of
Transnationalism and Islam,
Women, and Violence in
Kashmir: Between Indian and
Pakistan, and several
articles that focus heavily
on the political issues and
strife of her homeland,
Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Despite being the
granddaughter of Sheikh
Abdullah, Nyla Khan prefers
not simply to live in his
shadow but to "stand up for
myself and be taken
seriously ... express my
anger without being labeled
an 'Islamic militant' ...
[and] legitimately question
things I don't understand",
as she stated in a 2010
interview related to the
release of her second book
As an organisation created
and led by women, The
Sisterhood Empowerment
Campaign Inc. are urgently
seeking to raise awareness
of the challenges women and
girls face in our community
every month: period poverty.
Periods are a natural and
regular occurrence, and for
a lot of us, is a very mild
inconvenience in our lives.
Pads and tampons are
something we simply throw in
the basket during our
grocery runs, without a
second thought.
But when there are 3.2
million Australians who are
currently living below the
poverty line, with half of
them being women and girls,
there is a very different
reality at play.
Many of these women and
girls live in low income
households, face issues of
domestic violence, poverty
and even homelessness.
In fact, in a recent study,
116, 472 Australians were
experiencing homelessness on
census night and 42% of them
were women.
For many of these women,
basic sanitary items are not
on the table.
The aim is to raise up to
$5,000 to support women and
girls in the community who
experience period poverty on
a monthly basis through the
creation and distribution of
150 sanitary packs
throughout the course of
2020.
Crescent Wealth Managing
Director Talal Yassine OAM
was interviewed by
‘Fireside’ (Mercer Magazine)
in November 2019 about all
things Islamic Super &
Investments.
The Fireside Magazine is all
about telling business
stories differently. It
brings together industry
thought leaders,
change-makers and
problem-solvers who have the
courage to try something
new. It profiles the stories
you haven’t read elsewhere.
Talal speaks about his
migration to Australia at
the age of 4, as well as
some of the most interesting
and valuable lessons he
gained driving a taxi. He
also talks about his
motivation to establish
Crescent Wealth- Australia’s
only APRA regulated Islamic
super fund.
Transcript of the interview:
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER
ABOUT YOUR BIRTH COUNTRY?
I came to Australia at the
age of four, so there isn’t
much of a memory of the
troubles my country of birth
(Lebanon) was facing. I do
recall, however, growing up
with my mother constantly
being cautious and fearful
of her new “normal”.
She was forced to adjust to
the unknown to offer us
stability, hope and
normality with absolutely no
anchor point. My mother and
father travelled from a
village to live in a city
many thousands of kilometres
away, with no language
skills (neither ever went to
school), financial resources
or networks. But they made
it. We brought a huge amount
of culture with us; Lebanese
are very hospitable and love
food. This was strange for
our neighbours at first, but
once food was passed over
the garden fence, we’d made
lifelong friends.
I sometimes wonder what
limits my parents would’ve
had to reach or what they
experienced in order for
them to decide to leave the
safety net of their family,
their known surroundings,
environment and people to
come to the unknown of
Australia. I guess only
knowing – hoping – it would
be safer than the civil war
situation gave them comfort
and guided their decision.
There are times I think we
take their sacrifice for
granted.
YOU HAVE A LAW DEGREE AND
DROVE A TAXI AT SOME POINT.
HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?
Like many university
students, historically and
today, I had to support
myself and my family (my
parents and brothers and
sisters at the time). So
apart from my work
experience at a local law
firm, I drove a taxi (Number
2275!), worked at a service
station, delivered flowers,
painted fences and cleaned
cars – whatever I needed to
do to be able to meet our
weekly bills.
On the other hand, our
family highly valued
education. At the time, I
was not sure 100 per cent
why, except that it gave you
a better job and life. But
today, I think education
does much more than that; it
allows one the opportunity
to engage in society to the
fullest and to provide
access to success on many
different levels.
I ended up having four
degrees, coupled with being
an Adjunct Professor at
Western Sydney University
and a Professorial Fellow at
the Australian National
University.
WHAT LESSONS DID YOU
LEARN FROM THOSE YEARS
BEHIND THE WHEEL WHICH YOU
APPLY TO YOUR BUSINESS LIFETODAY?
Empathy.
You meet an array of
personalities driving a taxi
– the young and naïve, the
travellers, the corporates
and of course elders –
sometimes just wanting to
chat to someone and at times
it really forces you to
listen to them and try to
understand without any bias
what they are going through.
In the beginning, I tried to
offer advice, but as time
went on, I realised that
some just needed to talk it
out – some happy, some sad
issues. It wasn’t until
later in my business life
that I realised what an
asset it was. Having the
ability to consciously stop
speaking (and for anyone
that knows me, I do love a
great chat) and allow time
to actually listen to what
is being said (and not said)
so that I understand their
position and then respond
accordingly is invaluable,
and it’s something that I
use on a daily basis.
The other lesson is in
negotiation.
I worked in many jobs for
many years, and at different
hours, there were many times
where I’d have the rowdy,
the self-entitled, the
stressed or simply checked
out. It forced me to deal
with them and their
unpredictable personalities
and understand their
triggers in order to keep
them calm and avoid
potential conflicts. I can
and do translate this to
business and boardroom
negotiations, as sometimes
one is dealing with the same
behaviours.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC
WEALTH MANAGEMENT NEEDS OF
THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY THAT
INSPIRED YOU TO ESTABLISH
CRESCENT WEALTH?
To retire with dignity.
We have a proud tradition of
looking after one another.
If you lose your job, are
elderly, have an illness or
disability, traditionally we
find it’s our family that
rallies around us and offers
the support needed to get
back up.
The purpose and drive to set
up Crescent Wealth is to
address this issue. Offering
a retirement fund that
aligns with the Islamic
investment principles is
fundamental to increase
awareness within the Muslim
communities.
We want to educate our
communities on the
importance of having a
sufficient retirement plan.
In the process of offering
the Crescent Wealth super
fund, we are experiencing a
higher level of engagement
and so many new members that
are not of the Islamic
faith.
Those individuals want to
avoid their retirement funds
being invested in harmful
industries such as the
gambling, alcohol, weaponry,
interest and tobacco
industries.
We hope you enjoy reading
this and consider switching
to Crescent Wealth
UK's
Muslim News readers
nominated
illustrious men,
women, children and
initiatives deemed
worthy of
short-listing for a
Muslim News Award
for Excellence. The
nominees were
short-listed by an
independent panel of
judges who reviewed,
deliberated and
mused over the list.
Over
the next weeks, CCN
presents a
shortlisted
candidate who will
be treated to a gala
evening in the
presence of their
peers and other
renowned guests,
when the finalists
are announced for
the [15] coveted
Awards for
Excellence.
PLEASE
NOTE:
Due
to the
unprecedented
uncertainty
regarding
the
coronavirus
pandemic,
The
Muslim
News has
postponed
its
prestigious
annual
awards
ceremony
until
late UK
summer.
Dr Sharif Kaf
Al-Ghazal
is Consultant
Plastic Surgeon at
Bradford Royal
Infirmary and holds
honorary senior
lecturer positions
at both the
University of Leeds
Medical School and
the University of
Bradford Health
Studies Department.
He is the current
President of the
British Islamic
Medical Association
and a founding
member of the
organization.
In his post, he has
overseen the
Lifesavers Project,
rolled out to over
seventy UK mosques
in 2019, which aimed
to impart crucial
first aid skills to
mosque-goers.
Sharif sits on the
Muslim Council of
Britain’s National
Committee and offers
his input into how
British Muslims
should be served.
He is a keen
campaigner among
Muslim communities
to address
misconceptions
surrounding organ
donation.
Sharif has led trips
to southern Turkey
and Jordan to treat
refugees affected by
conflict and, in his
capacity as Chair of
the Syrian
Association of
Yorkshire, has
raised awareness
about health matters
with Syrian refugees
more locally.
Sharif is a founding
member of the
International
Society for History
of Islamic Medicine
and is one of the
editors of its
journal.
He regularly
presents papers at
universities and
conferences on the
influence of Muslim
physicians during
the “golden age” of
Muslim civilization.
The life and
death of
anti-apartheid
hero Imam
Abdullah Haron,
who was tortured
and died in
police custody
in 1969.
There are many
heroes and
heroines of the
struggle against
apartheid in
South Africa,
but among the
celebrated names
of Mandela,
Sisulu, Tutu and
Biko is one less
familiar -
Abdullah Haron.
This Muslim
leader from Cape
Town led a quiet
but significant
defiance against
racist
government
policies in the
1960s. He was
especially
politicised by
the infamous
massacre of 69
Black African
protesters at
Sharpeville in
1960.
His
anti-apartheid
activities took
him around the
world and he
established
close ties with
renowned
anti-apartheid
figure Canon
John Collins,
the Dean of St
Paul's Cathedral
in London.
His work in
defiance of
apartheid also
put him in great
danger. He was
detained without
charge and
tortured when he
returned to Cape
Town. He died
while in police
custody in 1969
under
still-unexplained
circumstances;
claims by police
that he "fell
down stairs" - a
stock
explanation at
the time for
deaths of
political
prisoners in
police detention
- are today
countered with
overwhelming
evidence of his
death at the
hands of
security police.
In this film,
Haron's family
and others relay
the story of the
man who became
known as "the
imam who fought
apartheid".
Rijal
Almaa: better known as
the Gingerbread Village
of Saudi Arabia
A trip to
the mountains of the
Aseer region.
Islamic
Art & Architecture
Iona
Fournier-Tombs
Al
Jazeera Documentary Channel
Paddock to
Plate
Introducing the first of a
series of Explainers to help
Consumers to identify Halal
Meat Products.
This Explainer, Insya'Allah,
will help people to
understand the process of
"Paddock to Plate" within
Australia and give an
insight into how Halal Meat
is able to be identified at
Supermarkets and Butchers.
ISLAMIC
Islam is
the Oldest religion on the
Earth
Ustadha
Yasmin Mogahed
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therein.
Woman punched in Parramatta cafe while
pregnant claims wearing of hijab provoked
attack, court hears
Rana Elasmar
was attacked as she sat in a
Western Sydney cafe.
A pregnant woman who was attacked by a
stranger in a Western Sydney cafe last
year has told a court she was targeted
because she was wearing a hijab.
Security camera footage of the assault
shows 44-year-old Stipe "Stephen" Lozina
walk into the Parramatta cafe and speak
to Rana Elasmar briefly.
He is then seen leaping across the table
and punching Ms Elasmar several times to
the head and body with both fists,
knocking her to the ground.
Mr Lozina then stomped on the pregnant
woman before bystanders dragged him off.
In court, the 32-year-old mother and
former school teacher tearfully spoke of
the fear she had felt for her unborn
child.
"I made a conscious decision to turn my
abdomen away from his punches, I wanted
to protect my baby," she said.
"I remember thinking it's OK, hit
my head as long as you don't touch my
baby."
She said the next few days before her
child was born were a rollercoaster
because she could not feel the baby
moving.
The court heard Mr Lozina had asked Ms
Elasmar for cash and when she refused
shouted: "Muslims wrecked my mum",
before launching the attack.
In sentencing submissions, the
prosecution argued the attack was
inspired by Islamophobia and a belief
that someone of the same religion as Ms
Elasmar had wronged Mr Lozina's mother.
Fifth of white non-Muslims believe that
British culture is ‘under threat from
invasion’, poll shows
Research shows ‘Islamist
and far-right ideas are resonating with
young people in the UK’
An anti-immigration
protester holds up a placard during a demo
in Dover on the south-east coast of England,
on September 5, 2020
Almost one in five young white non-Muslims
believe British culture is “under threat
from invasion”, research suggests, amid
warnings over the spread of extremist
conspiracy theories.
Experts said the research, which compared
beliefs held by British Muslims and white
non-Muslims (WNMs), showed that “Islamist
and far-right ideas are resonating with
young people in the UK”.
Polling by Savanta ComRes found that one in
five young people in both groups think there
is an “unresolvable conflict between Islam
and the west”, with WNMs feeling threatened
and Muslims feeling victimised.
Thirteen per cent of both groups said
violent action was sometimes justified to
achieve change, and 15 per cent of Muslims
and 9 per cent of WNMs agreed that “people
should be prepared to go out to fight to
defend their religion or culture with
force”.
Fourteen per cent of WNM 18- to 30-year-olds
were found to believe the myth of “no-go
areas where Sharia law operates”, and a
similar proportion claimed that Islam
promotes violence.
Despite the most recent census showing the
population of England and Wales was 86 per
cent white, more than one in 10 WNMs said
white people were “a minority in Britain”.
Ottoman descendants in South Africa get
Turkish citizenship
SOUTH AFRICA: Fifteen South
African descendants of Ottoman
scholar Abu Bakr Efendi (Ebu
Bekir Efendi), who was sent at
the request of the British
Empire to the Cape of Good Hope
in 1862 to teach Islamic thought
and culture to the Muslim
community, became Turkish
citizens with a presidential
decree on Aug. 20, following
their applications.
"We are proud and elated to be
able to witness the compensation
of a rift that lasted over 100
years and to duly commemorate
Abu Bakr Efendi, who established
the foundations of the strong
ties between the Muslims of
Turkey and South Africa," the
Turkish ambassador to South
Africa, Elif Çomoğlu Ülgen, said
on Twitter Wednesday. She added
that the first group of new
citizens had visited the embassy
to apply for their Turkish ID
cards and passports.
Fourteen of the scholar’s
descendants had traced their
grandfather and their roots in
Turkish lands before. They
visited Turkey’s eastern Erzurum
province and then Istanbul,
where their grandfather had
lived, in 2017 and 2018.
Abu Bakr Efendi was originally
from the Ottoman Empire’s
Shahrizor Eyalet, covering the
area of present-day Iraqi
Kurdistan. Receiving his primary
education in a madrassa in this
eyalet, he went to Istanbul
following the death of his
father. In Istanbul, he
continued his education for five
years. Abu Bakr returned to
Baghdad to complete his
schooling and moved to Erzurum,
where his family had migrated
and settled. In 1862, he went to
Istanbul to ask for the
government’s help for the
trouble his people experienced
in Erzurum due to a famine.
During this visit, he was
assigned by the government to
teach religious lessons to the
Muslims in the Cape of Good
Hope.
In the 18th century, when the
rivalry between the colonial
states was at its highest,
around 3 million Muslims were
brought by the Dutch from the
East Indies island of Java as
prisoners to South Africa. These
people were the first Muslims to
arrive in the Cape of Good Hope.
Although they settled in South
Africa, they were forced to live
in isolation from their mother
tongue, religion and traditions,
which led to the emergence of
different, conflicting groups.
The lack of a knowledgeable
religious scholar and the rise
of superstitions triggered the
conflicts. When South Africa
came under British rule, this
situation alarmed the British
administration.
To put an end to the conflicts,
the British envoy in the Cape of
Good Hope asked Britain's Queen
Victoria to send an Islamic
scholar to the Cape of Good
Hope. Seeing the Ottomans as the
leader of the Muslims at that
time, Queen Victoria wrote a
letter to Ottoman Sultan
Abdülaziz and asked him to send
a scholar to the Cape of Good
Hope.
Tasked with teaching Islamic
thought and culture and
resolving religious and social
conflicts among Muslim
communities in the Cape of Good
Hope, Abu Bakr Efendi left
Istanbul on Sept. 3, 1862, and
went to London via Paris, where
he contacted British Foreign
Ministry officials. After two
months in London, he sailed from
Liverpool, arriving at the Cape
of Good Hope on Jan. 17, 1863.
Welcomed with great interest by
the British governor-general in
the region and the local
Muslims, Abu Bakr devoted his
life to the religious education
of the locals. Only 15 days
after arriving in the Cape of
Good Hope, he established a
school in the city and enrolled
more than 300 students in the
school within 20 days. He taught
the Quran along with the Arabic
and Turkish languages and also
read religious books in his
classes.
His efforts were not limited to
the education of children alone.
He learned English and local
Dutch – a mix of Dutch and Malay
– in order to communicate with
the people more effectively. He
also delivered sermons to the
people and went to help Muslims
in the surrounding provinces. He
translated many notable
religious books into the local
languages that he had rapidly
learned. Abu Bakr also started
to write books in Arabic and
Dutch. Among them, the most
important one was “Beyanü'd-din”
(“The Exposition of the
Religion”). As the oldest and
the most comprehensive religious
work written and published in
the local language of the
region, “Beyanü'd-din” attracted
the attention of Orientalists
and was translated into English
by Mia Brandel-Syrier as “The
Religious Duties of Islam as
Taught and Explained by Abu Bakr
Effendi.”
The scholar married twice, first
to a Dutch lady and later to the
daughter of Jeremiah Cook, a
relative of the famous
18th-century explorer Capt.
James Cook. Having six children
from his second marriage, he
raised his children to follow in
his footsteps. Hence, his
children went on to carry out
important activities in the Cape
of Good Hope, like their father.
After working to share Islam in
its true sense for decades, Abu
Bakr passed away on Aug. 29,
1880, in the Cape of Good Hope
and left a rich cultural legacy
behind, along with many mosques
and schools.
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the East
London Mosque & London Muslim Centre
LONDON Tuesday 15th September
2020 – The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, Prince William and
Kate, today visited the East
London Mosque and London Muslim
Centre, to meet staff and
volunteers who supported the
needy and vulnerable during the
lockdown, as well as some of the
beneficiaries.
The Duke and Duchess were
welcomed by our Chairman,
Muhammad Habibur Rahman, our
Senior Imam, Mohammed Mahmoud,
and our Director, Dilowar
Hussain Khan. They were
introduced to the range of
services of the mosque by our
Head of Assets & Facilities,
Asad Jaman, and our Maryam
Centre Manager, Sufia Alam.
Vital support given by the East
London Mosque and London Muslim
Centre included: providing
emergency mortuary facilities;
delivering meals, food and
hygiene packs, and medication;
and maintaining advice and
counselling services. Much of
this was made possible through
urgent fundraising at the height
of the lockdown, supported
generously by the Muslim
community.
The Duke and Duchess listened to
staff, volunteers and
beneficiaries about the positive
impact of these services and
congratulated the staff and
volunteers for their hard work
and effort during such a
difficult period. They also met
representatives from businesses
who partnered up with the Mosque
to deliver these services,
including Bow Cash and Carry and
Saffron Kitchen. The Duke is
Patron of the National
Emergencies Trust, which played
an important role in response to
the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the end of the visit, the
Duke and Duchess were presented
with a gift of honey from the
Mosque’s own beehives.
Medical Miracles of the
Qur'an explores some of the
Qur'anic references to
medicine and science in the
light of the latest
scholarship.
The Qur'an repeatedly asks
man to reflect on the sings
of Allah scattered in his
own being and around him.
For this is the way to gain
his strong belief in Allah.
Taking the cue from this
Qur'anic directive, the
Qur'anic allusions to
medicine and science are
elucidated in this work.
Dr. Sharif Kaf Al-Ghazal is
Consultant Plastic Surgeon,
West Yorkshire, UK.
He is the Founding and
Executive member of the
International Society for
History of Islamic Medicine
(ISHIM).
Also, he is associated with
several leading professional
and medical bodies.
He has published papers in
the areas of his
specialization, Islamic
medical ethics, and history
and other aspects of Islamic
medicine.
[KB SAYS] Try this tasty Turkish pide with roasted
vegetables and cheese. It's an easy way to load
up on yummy vegetables.
Roasted Vegetable Pide
INGREDIENTS & METHOD
Dough
2 cups flour
2 tsp dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
Warm water to form dough
Place dry ingredients in bowl
Add oil and water to form a soft dough
Using a dough hook attachment knead dough for about 5
mins adding little water at a time
Allow to rise
Marinate assorted vegetables such as
mushrooms sliced, carrots jullienne, zucchini slice, red
pepper slice, onions sliced
Sprinkle over veggie seasoning crushed
black pepper, pinch of salt, chillie flakes, mixed herbs
and olive oil
Toss well
Place on baking tray
Bake at 200 deg for about 15 mins
Cool and add mozzarella cheese
Add grated Mozzarella cheese
Divide the dough into 12 balls
Roll out into an oval shape
Spread little pizza sauce
Top with vegetable filling
Close leaving the centre open
Twist the dough on the sides
Brush with beaten egg
Sprinkle with black poppy seeds and
sesame seeds
Bake in a pre heated 180 degree oven
until light brown
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The opportunity came in 624
when the Muslim community
mustered a small army of
around 300 men to intercept
a caravan belonging to
Quraysh that was passing by
Medina.
The Muslims were unable to
reach the caravan, but ended
up meeting a much larger
Qurayshi force that had been
sent to protect the caravan.
At the Battle of Badr, about
100 kilometers southwest of
Medina, the Muslims had
their first opportunity to
physically fight their
former oppressors.
Despite being outnumbered,
the Muslim army, commanded
by the Prophet’s uncle,
Hamza, managed to rout the
Meccans, taking numerous
prisoners.
The Battle of Badr was of
monumental importance for
the new community at Medina.
It established the Muslims
as a real political and
military force, while
simultaneously lowering the
prestige of Quraysh in the
eyes of the rest of the
Arabs.
The Quraysh were of course
not willing to allow such a
humiliating defeat to go
unpunished.
The next year an even larger
Meccan army was assembled,
with the aim of harassing
Medina enough to lower
Muhammad’s newfound prestige
and call into question his
ability to protect his
followers.
The army camped out a few
kilometers north of the
city, in the shadow of the
imposing Mount Uhud, where
they could harass the rural
farms surrounding Medina.
As part of the Constitution
of Medina, Muhammad had
vowed to protect the city
and its inhabitants, and was
thus compelled to organize a
fighting force to go out and
confront the Meccans.
There was, however, a group
within the city that opposed
his plan, believing that
their best bet was to leave
the rural farmers to fend
for themselves and keep the
army inside the city to
defend it.
They were joined by two of
the Jewish tribes of the
city, who refused to go out
to Uhud to battle a superior
force.
Muhammad was thus forced to
march out to Uhud with a
considerably smaller army
than he anticipated.
Ahmad Totonji’s 35
Principles for Success in
Life and Work
1 Godliness
continued from last week's CCN.....
Continue to
be a true believer in all
aspects of your life, and
rely on truth and patience
according to the teachings
of Islam.
Teach yourself to hold fast
through all difficulties and
catastrophes, face all tests
and setbacks with faith and
hope, and put all your
reliance on Allah every
second of your life.
Know as a fact that
achieving your goals is
dependent on patience and
perseverance.
A person who works according
to the guidance of Islam and
within the horizons of the
Islamic faith will achieve
internal happiness and
serenity of the soul, and
this is due to the sweetness
of faith and the benefit of
working for the sake of
Allah.
Volunteer work has its own
rewards akin to professional
success, and rivals any
occupation in reward and
satisfaction.
One of the most basic
aspects of a believer is
that he presents his society
with a valuable example and
a model to be followed.
He puts his fate in the
hands of Allah, does not
become materialistic, and
serves and helps others
without making them feel
hurt or obligated.
Theoretical knowledge that
stays inside your head has
no value unless it is used
for good deeds on this
earth, helps you to gain
success, and fulfils the
needs of life.
We must bring intellectual
knowledge together with good
actions that bring realistic
benefits to people.
Islamic
Society of
Queensland
Inc will be
holding
their Annual
General
Meeting at
the
Rochedale
Mosque on
Logan Road
at Eight
Mile Plains
on Sunday
20th
September
2020 from
9.30am.
All
financial
members are
requested to
attend
while
observing
the Covid
Safe
practices of
social
distancing,
enrolling
your details
and having
your
temperature
taken.
A light
snack &
refreshments
will be
provided
DO NOT MISS
OUT WHEREVER
YOU ARE ON
THE PLANET!
THE FIRST
EVER VIRTUAL
MUSLIM FILM
FESTIVAL IS
ON NOW!
The
Global Muslim Women’s
Conference
is a series of virtual
events focused on showcasing
and celebrating Muslim women
from all walks of life. It
provides an opportunity to
listen and speak to one
another on a local, national
and international level.
The virtual conference
provides a space to connect
and focus on significant
topics affecting the Muslim
woman. Its aim is to create
meaningful dialogue by
sharing unique skills,
knowledge, by unlocking
strengths and talents to
create collective progress.
The time has come,
the Academy Alive scholars, are
about to set off and embark on their
annual journey the Queensland Tour.
Tour dates for regional cities have
been announced. If you know anyone
living in those cities, let them
know! We want to meet them!
Every year, on the third term school
holidays it is a must for the
Academy Alive crew to visit our
neighbours in regional cities, where
we can experience the culture and
lives of Muslims around Queensland.
This Queensland tour will be like
none other before. Academy Alive
Studios will be filming a
documentary series showcasing the
beauty and hidden treasures within
the regional Queensland.
The Islamic Council
of Queensland (ICQ) encourages
Muslims to participate in activities
that benefit charitable causes.
One such activity in
September is Tour de Kids, a cycling
event that raises funds for the
Starlight Children’s Foundation
which helps children with leukaemia.
We are already aware of some Muslims
participating in the event in
September and it would be great if
more Muslims joined the effort.
More information is available
here including registration.
COMMUNITY SURVEY
As restrictions ease, the Hurricane Stars Club
Inc is restarting it's programs in August
inshallah. We want to ensure we are providing
effective services for the community to support
and engage men, women and children with the
programs they need.
Please assist us in
this process by completing two short surveys
that will only take 5 minutes. Have your say and
help us to provide the most beneficial programs
for the community.
World Wellness Group are
pleased to announce the launch of
Multicultural Connect Line. A culturally
tailored service to help link community
members to supports to help with stress,
worry and practical issues that the
covid-19 pandemic has brought to our
lives.
This initiative is funded through the
Queensland Health covid-19 Immediate Support Measures.
Please give the helpline a
ring on 1300 079 020 or visit our website
www.worldwellnessgroup.org.au (new site
launching soon!) to find out more about the
suite of services offered at World Wellness
Group.
Alhamdulillah, over many years
I have worked with many non-Muslims who have
always asked me about Muslims & Islam, and I
have shared as much and as best as I could
within my understanding and knowledge.
Alhamdulillah I have watch them develop a
beautiful understanding of our practices, to the
extent I have seen them explain and clarify
misconceptions to others.
Once again during this past Ramadan, much was
discussed over our staff iftar dinner meeting.
So I decided to document some of this basic
Islamic information in a simple to read and
understand website and share with my staff and
colleagues.
It’s intended to be as simple as can be, whilst
still providing a good overview, including some
multi-faith interviews which I found very
valuable even to me as a Muslim.
Feel free to use and share if you feel
appropriate.
I have also shared some of the beautiful Quran
recitations and supplications with English
translation.
DR MOHAMMED IQBAL SULTAN
MFS JANAZA
Muslim Funeral Services guidelines adopted on
dealing with Janazas during this pandemic.
This includes the Covid and non-Covid Janazas, for
burials in South East Queensland.
This is the Southport
Masjid in the heart of
the Gold Coast Australia
where Muslims make up
less than 5%.
Southport
Masjid is the second
masjid on the Gold
Coast. It was
established to
accommodate the growing
Muslim community. It is
situated less than 10
minutes from Cavill
Avenue, Surfers
Paradise, making it a
prime location to also
serve the needs of
Muslim tourists. There
is ample parking and
easy access.
Because of COVID we
cannot fundraise
traditionally putting
the masjid in grave risk
of immediate
foreclosure.
Help us pay for the
masjid before it is
forced to close.
We are in desperate and
urgent need of the
masjid to save our
community.
From protest to piety,
from hate to love, from
loneliness to community,
from ignorance to
guidance, from church to
masjid, from dunya to
akhira.
With your help, our
desperation will turn to
hope. Fight alongside us
to save the masjid!
1. All Islamic Event dates given above are supplied by
the Council of Imams QLD (CIQ) and are provided as a guide and are
tentative and subject to the sighting of the moon.
2. The Islamic date changes to the next day starting in
the evenings after maghrib. Therefore, exceptfor Lailatul
Mehraj,
Lailatul Bhahraat
and
Lailatul Qadr - these dates refer to the commencement of the event
starting in the evening of the corresponding day.
HikmahWay offers online and
in-person Islamic courses to
equip Muslims of today with
the knowledge, understanding
and wisdom to lead balanced,
wholesome and beneficial
lives.
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