"In the presence
of the president of the Logan
Mosque, in the presence of Imam
Sheikh Abdul Quoodos and in the
presence of the Chairman of the
Australian International Islamic
College of Durack, and all the
doctors we do hereby declare
that as from now Sheikh Taj
El-din Hilali is the Grand Mufti
of Australia, New Zealand and
South Pacific"
Sheik Taj El-Din Hilaly
could be back as Australia’s
highest-ranking Muslim.
The controversial cleric was
anointed Grand Mufti by
Queensland’s long serving
Imam Abdul Taub Raza at
Logan Mosque in Brisbane
yesterday in front of fellow
Imams and a large crowd of
community leaders and
worshippers.
Among them was Vice
President of the Australian
Federation of Islamic
Councils, Jamal El Kholed.
Problem is - there is
already an acting Grand
Mufti - and not all Imams
have been made aware of the
move.
The move comes amid bitter
feuding among warring
Islamic factions following
the death of former Mufti
Abdul Azeem al-Afifi from
cancer in July.
Sources within the Muslim
community told The Sunday
Telegraph Dr al-Afifi was
only appointed as Grand
Mufti to allow former Mufti
Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed to be
reinstated as Acting Grand
Mufti following Dr al-Afifi’s
death.
Dr Abu Mohamed had been
forced to serve a 12-month
wait before renominating for
the position under rules set
by the Australian National
Imams Council.
Hilaly last held the post 11
years ago before stepping
down after a string of
controversies.
Since then he has been
splitting his time between
Egypt and Australia, having
returned to Sydney just
several weeks ago.
His appointment came just a
day after he reposted on
social media a call he made
in 2016 for the position of
Grand Mufti in Australia to
be terminated.
“The position was
established through AFIC to
defend Islam and Muslims and
this title has now become a
stepping stone for every
fallen person,” he wrote in
Arabic.
“I call upon the powers of
AFIC to issue a resolution
to cancel this position in
Australia.”
Sheik Taj El-Din Hilaly being
declared Grand Mufti by former
two term AFIC president Abbas
Ahmad, AFIC vice-president Jamal
El-Kholed, and Queensland’s long
serving Imam Abdul Taub Raza.
Sources claim just a day
after that post Hilaly was
“pressured” into taking the
role of Grand Mufti.
“They were begging him,” a
source said.
“They said he is the only
person who can clean up this
position.”
When contacted by The Sunday
Telegraph today Imam Abdul
Quddoos said Hilay’s
appointment will be
finalised following a
meeting of Imams in Sydney
next week.
“We are not ready to
announce it in the media
yet,” he said.
Asked why Hilaly was being
reinstated as Grand Mufti,
Imam Quddoos said “Because
he is the most capable
person in Australia (for
this post)”.
Hilaly’s former spokesman
Keysar Trad today told The
Sunday Telegraph the move to
reappoint Hilaly “has been
on the cards for several
months”.
“Discontent has grown over
what many in the community
see as an exclusive club
with musical chairs, known
as the Australian National
Imams Council (ANIC) and the
position of Grand Mufti,” Mr
Trad said.
“I am not personally
involved as I am trying to
recover from physical
injuries, however, I have
been contacted by
individuals involved in this
matter and I regularly am
called on for advice by
community members and
community leaders due to the
growing discontent over the
processes at ANIC.”
The
Daily Telegraph
ANIC, CIQ and ICQ have
responded to this turn of
events with the following
statements:
On the night of Saturday,
September 22 the Hurricane
Stars Club hosted a mothers
and daughters dinner at the
Islamic Women’s Association
of Australia (IWAA) hall.
The Hurricane Stars Club was
very fortunate to be able to
use some of the funds raised
in their recent fundraising
events, the Bilal movie
showing and the Bunnings
BBQ, to subsidise the cost
of the special dinner mainly
as a give-back to the
community for their support
and participation.
It was a very successful
night with more than 110
mothers and daughters of all
ages attending. Susan Al-Maani,
the master-of-ceremonies
extraordinaire hosted the
evening, making it a
non-stop night of fun, games
and laughter. The objective
of organising the dinner was
to allow an opportunity for
mothers and daughters to
bond in a relaxed and fun
formal dinner where they
also get to dress-up nicely
in an all-ladies
environment.
The 3-course dinner began
with a delicious entrée of
Indonesian finger foods. For
the main meal, everyone
enjoyed delicious
Afghani-inspired food
prepared by Sara’s Catering.
After the sumptious meal,
the attendees finished the
night by completely breaking
their diets when served with
five different delicious
desserts, many provided by
Bia’s Alterations and Cakes.
Throughout the night,
attendees played a variety
of games that kept everyone
laughing and having fun. The
winning table in each game
got prizes to share which
made winning extra sweet. We
are also very grateful to
many local businesses that
donated items for the
lucky-draw prizes mainly
Kira’s House of Fashion,
Maleha Newaz Wellbeing
Physiotherapy, Argan by Olya,
Gift Street, Burcu Doterra,
Beadiful by Shana, Neko Nadi
and Sakinah’s Collection. A
special thank you the Kira’s
House of Fashion for
providing two of the
beautiful dresses worn by
the organisers on the night.
Everyone also had great fun
taking quirky and beautiful
pictures in the photo booth.
A big thank you to
Delightful Events Hire for
providing the beautiful
backdrop for the photo
booth. Mothers and daughters
all enjoyed the night,
playing games together,
laughing and eating
delicious food. Everyone
left happy and looking
forward to the next
programme by the Hurricane
Stars Club.
Visitors from the Scripture
Union get shown around the
Bosniak Mosque in Rochedale
by resident Imam Sifet
Omerovic and the IWAA Team.
Scripture Union is an
international,
inter-denominational,
evangelical Christian
movement. It was founded in
1867, and works in
partnership with individuals
and churches across the
world.
Almost $100,000 was raised
for helping Australian
farmers for drought relief
by “Sydney Muslim Cyclists’
and their sponsors where
more than 100 men and women
in 3 groups cycled from
Belmore Sports Ground to
Brighton Le Sands and back.
The effort was part of an
all day Human Appeal Farmers
Drought Family Day
Fundraiser on Sunday 23
September at Belmore Sports
Grounds, the home of the
Canterbury-Bankstown
Bulldogs, that also included
a sausage sizzle and family
fun activities such as
jumping castles, face
painting, zoo petting, pony
rides and much more.
A major Muslim aid
organisation Human Appeal
Australia (HAA) as part of
the generous Australian
community initiated an
urgent drought relief
campaign to keep the
Australian farmers standing
and working on their farms.
The funds raised will be
used to give away food
hampers, deliver water and
bales of hay for livestock
as well as provide cash
support to farmers for
financial relief.
With NSW recording its
driest year since 1965 and
Australian farmers in the
eastern part of the country
suffering from extreme
drought conditions affecting
their crops and animals,
Muslims have come to rescue
in innovative ways from
praying for rain, supplying
farmers with feed for
livestock and raising funds
for food hampers and cash
relief for drought-affected
farmers.
Towards the middle of
September, another major
Muslim charity, Muslim Aid
Australia (MAA) in
partnership with other
Muslim aid organisations in
NSW and Queensland delivered
30,000 kg of hay bales to
farmers hard hit by the
ongoing drought.
Julie Hoskin rode a wave of
anti-mosque sentiment to win a
council seat in 2016
After rising from notoriety
to public office, a leading
voice in the infamous fight
against plans for a mosque
in country Victoria has been
declared bankrupt and has
quit her position as a city
councillor.
Julie Hoskin played a key
role in the vocal, but
ultimately defeated,
campaign to block Bendigo's
first mosque, which drew
international attention and
triggered violent protests
in the streets during 2014
and 2015.
She won election to the City
of Greater Bendigo council
in 2016, in large part
thanks to her public
profile.
But she has quit after a
difficult two years
featuring internal disputes,
personal financial problems,
and a fight against the sale
of her home by the Sheriff's
Office.
The creditor who ultimately
drove Ms Hoskin to
bankruptcy was, ironically,
the lawyer who led the
anti-mosque court challenge,
Robert Balzola.
The pair have since fallen
out.
He filed a Federal Circuit
Court petition to declare Ms
Hoskin bankrupt back in May.
Ms Hoskin first came to
prominence during the mosque
debate as a member of a
group calling itself Rights
for Bendigo Residents.
During the campaign she
worked behind the scenes
while also addressing public
rallies and council
meetings.
For one meeting she wore a
motorcycle helmet to protest
against Islamic face
coverings, and on another
occasion dressed as a golden
witch as she and fellow
campaigners accused the City
of Greater Bendigo of
corruption.
Ms Hoskin was also a
prominent figure in one of
the darkest episodes of the
mosque fight — the
abandonment of a council
meeting at the Bendigo Town
Hall in 2015.
That night, more than 100
protesters drowned out
proceedings as they chanted
anti-Islamic slogans.
Police were called and
eventually escorted the
councillors and staff to
safety.
After the chamber was
cleared, Ms Hoskin sat in
the Mayor's chair to the
delight of her fellow
protesters.
As a result of the unrest
that night, the public was
shut out of several meetings
afterwards.
Hundreds of residents
objecting to the Glenhaven
Mosque proposal gathered
alongside supporters of the
Hills District Muslim
Society at a Sydney joint
regional planning panel
determination on Thursday
night.
The meeting, which resulted
in standing room only at
Castle Hill RSL Club, saw
the planning panel hand down
a decision to defer the
development application for
1 Larapinta Place,
Glenhaven.
Sydney Central City Panel
chair Mary-Lynne Taylor
handed down the decision
after a monumental series of
50 addresses from objectors
and supporters of the
application, where panel
members raised concerns
around traffic, waste water,
the restriction of
worshipers and the length of
time prayers would take
place.
“This application is
presently deficient in its
report, but the panel is
sympthatic of the applicants
request for a defferal,” Ms
Taylor said. “The applicant
is to fund an independent
traffic assessment.
“The need to reduce building
site may be the result.”
Panel member Mark Colbert
called for the refusal of
the development application.
The issues raised in the
council assessment report
are fatal to the achievement
of the proposal and justify
the refusal of the
proposal.”
THE Hills Shire Council has
released a critical report
into a development
application for the
construction of a mosque in
Glenhaven — outlining 17
reasons for refusal as part
of the scathing assessment.
The amended proposal for a
250 person mosque on the
corner of Larapinta Pl and
Glenhaven Rd, Glenhaven, saw
more than 1000 objections,
following its submission to
the Hills Shire Council in
April this year.
Council supported resident’s
concerns around issues
raised in regards to the
proposal, including the fact
that the development did not
fit the nature of the
suburb, should be proposed
for a business or industrial
precinct, increased the
level of noise in the
suburb, provided a lack of
parking and would result in
increased traffic
congestion.
However, council also
identified positive
implications of the
applications approval.
“These submissions primarily
related to the support of a
permanent place of worship
for the local Muslim
community,” the report said.
“The submissions also
indicate that the proposal
is unlikely to impact
existing residents.”
The council recommended the
$7.5 million application be
refused by the Sydney
Central City Planning Panel,
when it meets to determine
the proposal on September
27.
A total of 250 worshippers
could frequent the place of
worship during peak times
with several special
services earmarked each
year.
“The building, which has not
been reduced in size, has
capacity to accommodate 1900
people,” the report
revealed.
The council report also
supported residents fears
that a revised development
application to expand the
number of worshippers could
be submitted, following the
approval of the proposal.
“The size and occupancy
capacity of the proposed
development is excessive for
the maximum number of
patrons stated by the
applicant and will lead to a
much greater number of
patrons and consequent
impacts,” the report said.
The report also suggested
the applicant, Hills AWQAF
on behalf of the Hills
District Muslims society,
failed to provide sufficient
information relating to
noise, ecological and
environmental impacts.
REASONS FOR REFUSAL:
The development is not
in keeping with the low
scale rural-residential
nature of the area, and
the 10 metre structure
will have an adverse
impact on the
streetscape.
A place of worship of
this size is better
suited to an area zoned
business or industrial,
similar to where
Hillsong Church is.
The nature of the
development will result
in large amounts of
worshippers congregating
for significant number
of consecutive days
which will have adverse
impacts on the local
amenity.
The proposal will result
in adverse noise
impacts.
The site does not have
access to sewer.
The parking provided is
inadequate for the type
of development.
Cars will park along
Glenhaven Rd and
Larapinta Pl, which will
be dangerous.
Given the location it is
unlikely that the
worshippers will utilise
public transport,
therefore will need to
rely on private
transport.
One glance from
You I seek,
To lift me from myself,
To raise me from my heavy
thoughts
That tempt me away from You.
One smile, one look of softness
Will melt away my gloom,
Will transform me to heights,
envious,
All from the sweetness of
knowing You.
In desperateness, I yearn Your
Company,
Chosen only for those You
Yourself have selected,
A friendship with no conditions
Or boundaries,
But true loyalty all the way
through.
If I please You, You gift me
more.
If I let You down, You turn away
for a moment,
Only to appeased instantaneously
By a sincere, sorry note from my
heart.
O Gracious One!
Don’t ever abandon me to myself,
For then I am lost, irrevocably
lost,
To the enemy of the truth.
For then the further I descend,
The hopeless my state will
become.
O Lofty One!
Don’t let this fear come true!
But submerge me in Your love,
Felt solely through knowing You.
Sara Iftekhar a law student
at the University of
Huddersfield, won Miss
Huddersfield 2018, crowned
Miss Yorkshire Popularity
2018 and faced off 49 other
Miss England contestants at
Kelham Hall in Newark,
Nottinghamshire and while
wearing her hijab. While
other Muslim contestants
donning the hijab have
entered the competition,
Sara is the first to make it
this far into the finals.
The 20-year-old faced the
first half of the final,
which announced her to have
won a place in the top 15,
on July 26 and 27, and the
two-part finale of the Miss
England competition on
September 3 and 4. The
competition comprised of an
ethical fashion show, talent
and evening wear catwalk and
a presentation of all the
award winners. Alisha Cowie
was crowned the winner at
the Great Hall and in
December will represent
England at the Miss World
2018 in Sanya, China.
On her Instagram post of her
holding her finalist trophy,
she wrote, “It was an
incredible experience and
something which I will never
be able to forget. The
opportunities which I have
received with being a
finalist in Miss England are
opportunities which I would
never have thought of and
will forever be grateful
for.”
Sara, who set up her own
clothing business at 16,
created a dress made of bin
bags which she wore for the
Miss England Semifinals and
created a tutorial on
Instagram of her eco
accessory which she wore for
the Miss England 2018
Finals.
As part of the competition,
Sara set up an online
GoFundMe page to use her
platform to raise money for
“Beauty with a Purpose” – a
Miss World charity that
supports underprivileged
children, displaced children
in Vietnam and cleft palate
teams in South America, Sri
Lanka and Russia, as well as
people affected by natural
disasters, founded by Miss
World Chair and CEO Julia
Morely.
Sara wrote on the
fundraising page that her
motivation for participating
in the pageant was “to show
that beauty doesn’t have a
definition, everyone is
beautiful in their own ways,
regardless of their weight,
race, colour or shape.”
The WAW awards celebrate the
quiet achievers through
nominations of Muslim women
who have contributed to
family and community or
promoted peace, human
rights, advanced arts,
education, STEM, public
health and environmental or
social justice.
(continued from last week's
CCN)
NOMINEE NO. 6
Nisveta is
Bosnian-born and
Australian-raised
and educated. She
has been working in
the education
industry since 2004
at an Islamic school
in South-East
Melbourne.
“Nisveta is
Bosnian-born and
Australian-raised
and educated. She
has been working in
the education
industry since 2004
at an Islamic school
in South-East
Melbourne.
Currently, Nisveta
holds a leadership
position as the Head
of Middle School at
Minaret College,
Springvale campus.
Being an educator is
considered a huge
privilege and a
major responsibility
by Nisveta, who
thrives on working
with and positively
influencing
Australian Muslim
youth. She believes
that her work as a
teacher is crucial
in developing future
leaders, made even
more relevant by the
fact that 65% of
Victorian Muslims
are under the age of
35, and hence
classified in the
youth category.
Nisveta has also
worked as an exam
assessor for VCAA,
and is a strong
believer in
equipping Muslim
youth with the
skills involved in
interfaith dialogue
and
network-building. To
this effect, she is
the Interfaith
Coordinator for the
Building Bridges
school program.
She is a mother of
three wonderful
boys, and loves
soccer and
travelling. This is
just a snapshot of
Nisveta’s
achievements, many
of which can be
attested to by her
students.”
There are approximately 1.84
billion Muslims in the world
today, making up 24.38% of
the world’s population, or
just under one-quarter of
mankind. As well as being
citizens of their respective
countries, they also have a
sense of belonging to the ‘ummah’,
the worldwide Muslim
community.
The Muslim500 publication
sets out to ascertain the
influence some Muslims have
on this community, or on
behalf of the community.
Influence is: any person who
has the power (be it
cultural, ideological,
financial, political or
otherwise) to make a change
that will have a significant
impact on the Muslim world.
Note that the impact can be
either positive or negative,
depending on one’s point of
view of course.
Sheikh Usama Al-Sayed Al-Azhari
is an Azhari scholar,
preacher, an academic and a
Senior Fellow of Kalam
Research & Media. He teaches
Hadith, Logic, and Islamic
Creed at the renowned Al-Azhar
Mosque’s Riwaq Al-Atrak in
Cairo, Egypt. He also holds
a teaching post in the
Faculty of Usul Al-Din and
Da`wah at Al-Azhar
University, Egypt.
Scholar: Sheikh Usama
was chosen by the Grand
Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Ali
Gomaa to deliver the Friday
sermons on his behalf in the
Sultan Hassan Mosque from
2005 and until late 2009. He
studied with many esteemed
scholars from all over the
Islamic world, acquiring
numerous authorisations (ijazaat)
all testifying to his
accepted position in the
unbroken-chains of
transmission known as isnad
essential in the field of
Islamic sciences and
scholarship.
Peace Activist: He is
considered to be one of the
most influential voices
calling for and working
towards reaching new
understandings founded on
the Islamic tradition and in
ways that accommodate the
contemporary condition. In
this regard, he has
presented a number of
original and fresh ideas
attempting to renew
authentic Islamic outlooks,
through his publishing and
scholarly contributions.
Some of the ideas include
creating a relational map of
Shari`ah sciences, and their
relationship with other
circles of sciences,
creating “Islamic
hermeneutics”, reviving the
tradition of auditing
religious sciences and
transmitting them through a
chain of transmission as a
criterion of authenticity,
the Qur’anic accommodation
of different civilizations,
among others.
ANOTHER FROM THE TOP 50
INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS IN NEXT
WEEK'S CCN
CNN spent a year
interviewing more than 100
American Muslims, asking who
they think are the most
influential Muslims in their
fields. We sought nominees
for whom religion is part of
their public identity, but
other than that, we let
American Muslims do most of
the talking.
Dean Obeidallah always
begins his SiriusXM radio
show with the same line, “My
name is Dean Obeidallah, and
I’d like to be your Muslim
friend.”
The lawyer-turned-comedian
and cultural commentator
says his solicitation is
sincere, if also a bit
self-interested.
“Polls show that if you know
a Muslim, you are much more
likely to have a positive
view of all Muslims.”
Besides being one of the
first American Muslims to
host a national radio show,
Obeidallah writes columns,
appears on CNN and other
networks and hosts comedy
specials, including one
after last year’s
presidential election
featuring mostly Muslim
comedians.
It was called “The Last Show
Before Trump Deports Us.”
What other Muslims say about
Obeidallah:
“Dean is able to get a
serious point across while
still making you laugh at
how ridiculous the biases we
face as a community can be.”
While
I lost my mum to
domestic
violence but I
won't let fear
or racists keep
me silent
By Amani
Hayda (lawyer,
artist and
executive board
member at
Bankstown
Women's Health
Centre dedicated
to advocating
for the health
and wellbeing of
women. In 2018
she was a
finalist in the
Archibald Prize
and the Law
Society of NSW
Just Art Prize
and is currently
completing a
Masters in
Islamic Studies
at ISRA/CSU.
Amani
Haydar
and her
sisters
Nour and
Ola
accept a
degree
awarded
posthumously
to their
mother.
CONTINUED FROM
LAST WEEK'S CCN....
Importantly, we're in the process of
empowering ourselves
Over the past few years, I have noticed
a promising shift as Muslim women stand
up to male dominated religious
institutions, misogyny and widespread
racism and reclaim their rights.
I was inspired, for instance, when I
attended a conference at the beginning
of the year, where Muslim academics,
activists and other professionals came
together to discuss how Muslim women in
Australia exercise agency and resist
sexism.
Social media, too, is providing
opportunities for women to find each
other and express their concerns in safe
spaces.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, a
culture of accountability is emerging
whereby problematic teachings and
teachers can be challenged publicly.
And a growing awareness of mental health
issues is emboldening women to speak
more openly about how their lives have
been impacted by trauma. Our lived
experiences are evidence of why change
is needed and, with so many survivors
sharing their stories, the narrative is
slowly changing.
I've personally been encouraged to have
these conversations — with my art and my
words — and have come to realise the
healing power of storytelling.
'Verily
with every hardship there is relief'
My faith has also helped me rebuild my
confidence and come to terms with the
horror and sadness I've faced in the
past three years: whilst religious
coping may not work for everyone, it has
documented benefits for many
victim-survivors working to overcome
trauma.
When I got home from the police station
on the night of my mum's murder, shaken
and drained, I calmed myself by reciting
quietly under my breath, subhanallah,
alhamdulillah, la Illaha illa-llah.
An expression of praise, an utterance of
gratitude, and an affirmation of the
one-ness of God, these words were a
crucial reminder for me of what I had
previously been given, what I still had,
and what I could depend on.
In the excruciating two years that my
sisters and I waited for a trial, I
prayed for an outcome that would help us
heal and feel safe again.
The Australian legal system does not
give victims an empowered role in
criminal trials and anyone who follows
the news will have seen the frequency
with which dangerous men escape full
accountability or are handed down
unsatisfactory punishments, especially
when the victim is a woman.
As his Honour Justice Garling handed
down his verdict on March 31 last year,
I held my sister's hand. I could hear
her whispering prayers as I listened to
the judgment.
When my father was pronounced guilty of
murdering my mother and wounding my
sister, I cried tears of relief.
I went on to write a research paper
about crime, punishment and forgiveness
from a trauma-informed perspective with
reference to Islamic texts and
tradition.
By studying texts that give victims a
voice, I found validation for my grief
and anger, and learnt about how these
emotions could be harnessed and directed
towards positive deeds and advocating
for change.
I found solace in descriptions of a
grander justice that I could be a part
of, and was uplifted by verses of
resilience and hope, Inna ma'al 'usri
yusra: Verily with every hardship there
is relief.
What will you do if your
beloved mother tells you: “I don’t care
if you marry a drug dealer, but don’t
marry a Muslim?”
This is exactly what was told to Susan
Carland when she was 17 years old. This
was after declaring that one of her New
Year’s resolutions was “to investigate
other religions.”
Of course, Islam was not in her priority
list as she used to say “It looked
violent, sexist and foreign.”
Two years later, at the age of 19, Susan
who has been raised as a Baptist became
a Muslim without the influence of any
man!
This was the same girl who at around 14
years of age had joined a “funky, happy,
clappy church” that was part of the
charismatic movement. Around her, people
were claiming to speak in tongues and
announcing that God had spoken to them
in the night.
No Pork Chops?
One night, her mother announced they
were having pork chops for dinner. That
was when the mother discovered that her
daughter had become a ‘victim’ of Islam.
“My mother gave me a hug,” she recalls,
“but she was crying.” A few days later,
Susan began wearing a headscarf.
For eight years, after the conversion to
Islam, there had been a rift between
Susan and her mother. However, they are
now in good terms.
Susan says: “Now, my mum even buys me
head scarves and sends presents to my
children for Eid.”
Susan had found that Islam, “… didn’t
have that intellectual divide between
mind, body and soul that I had found in
Christianity.”
Carland also converted to Islam because
she found that “the nature of God in
Islam… appealed to me,” she says.
Career & Marriage
Susan has completed a Bachelor of Arts
and a Bachelor of Science and in 2007
she was completing her PhD, researching
leadership challenges facing Western
Muslim women.
She is now a lecturer and a tutor in the
School of Political and Social Inquiry
at Monash University in Melbourne, where
she specializes in gender studies, youth
and sociology of religion.
She has come to love Islam and Muslims:
“Without doubt,” she says, “the most
inspiring and wonderful people I’ve ever
met in my life are Muslims and that’s
certainly helped me not withdraw from
the community altogether”.
In February 2002 at a ceremony in
Melbourne Zoo, Susan got married to
Melbourne lawyer Waleed Aly, who is on
the executive of the Islamic Council of
Victoria.
Born in Australia to Egyptian parents,
Waleed has degrees in law and
engineering and works for a big city law
firm.
Waleed Aly is now a lecturer in politics
at Monash University and works at the
Global Terrorism Research Centre.
Muslims in Australia
In 2006, Waleed was one of 90 young
Australians chosen to attend the
Australian Future Directions Forum to
generate ideas for the next twenty years
of Australia’s future.
And in 2007, he was named one of The
Bulletin magazine’s ‘Smart 100’. He is
also the author of People Like Us: How
arrogance is dividing Islam and the
West.
The couple have a
daughter named Aisha.
Susan converted to Islam independently
of Waleed as she says, “… when I became
Muslim Waleed and I weren’t together. I
was very much a single woman and sort of
deciding to get married happened years
after I became Muslim.”
Susan is a creator and panelist on the
multi-award winning Australian national
network television program Salam Cafe,
and is often consulted for commentary
about Islam and Muslims in a variety of
mainstream media.
Susan has been invited to speak at
various churches, Jewish groups,
schools, community groups, and business
organizations, and was invited to give
the International Women’s Day address at
the Victorian Parliament house in 2003.
Intellectual Liberation
Besides being a researcher for the
Centre for Muslim Minorities and Islam
Policy Studies at Monash University,
Susan is also a youth worker with
Grassroots. This is an initiative of the
Islamic Council of Victoria, which aims
to address and serve the specific needs
of young Australian Muslims.
Susan is a state-coordinator for the
Train the Trainers Course in Dawah and
Dialogue. In 2009, she was named one of
the international ‘Muslim Leaders of
Tomorrow’ by the UN Alliance of
Civilisations.
While recalling her spiritual quest,
Susan said:
I felt the sense of intellectual
liberation…
I started going to Muslim internet chat
rooms…
And I was put in contact with Muslim
women who were studying at my university
who patiently answered my questions…
When I let the religion speak for itself
through its traditions, scholars and
holy text, as opposed to taking the
words of tabloid journalists or
appallingly behaving Muslims, I found a
faith that was peaceful, egalitarian,
socially just, and with a beautiful
balance of the spiritual and the
intellectual…
Susan Carland was proclaimed the
Australian Muslim of the Year 2004, a
prize worth $2000 to be distributed to
charities of her choice which she
accepted on two conditions: that she
would spend the money in Australia and
give to non-Muslim as well as Muslim
organizations.
Young Irish,
Dhillon, converts to Islam
at Gold Coast Mosque on 29
September 2018 in front of
Christian parents Shaun and
Jarret.
Strawberry preserves for
drought affected farmers
QASWA (WA)
Volunteers
from
Qaswa, Muslim Aid
Australia and UWA Muslim
Students Association help
out making strawberry
preserves for drought
farmers.
"We started yesterday by
hand picking the
strawberries from the farms
that has been badly affected
by the strawberry crisis and
bought the jars.
Today we cleaned, sliced,
and mashed them before
cooking them with our secret
recipe. We then sterilised
the jars and bottled the
preserves.
Each bottle of our delicious
strawberry preserve will
sell for $7. They are
limited in numbers. So order
them quickly. Message on
Facebook or Instagram to
order.
Proceeds will go to helping
set up Qaswa Madrasah and
helping the farmers over the
east suffering from the
drought."
Usury - Mathmatical Fraud
Explained
Dangling
Carrot
Practice of
Usury is a confiscation
racket. It's a game of
musical chairs, all borrows
can not pay back their loan
because the money does not
exist.
Khabib Nurmagomedov on
October 6 opponent Conor McGregor
Australian
Muslim
ISLAMIC LECTURES
The Prophet of Love
Sheikh
Sulaimaan Ravat from South
Africa at Kuraby Mosque
Three steps to stop
slander from affecting you
OnePath
Network
Three
steps to stop slander from
affecting you
It’s as though everyone
loves Fitnah – whether it’s
gossip, backbiting or
slander. It adds excitement
and drama to our lives and
in all honesty, most people
enjoy listening to it and
spreading it around.
However, it’s a whole lot
different when we find out
that the gossip and rumours
being spread are about
ourselves. It’s painful,
hurtful and definitely
something we don’t ever want
to find out.
Spreading gossip is no doubt
sinful and it is, in fact,
one of the reasons some
people are punished in their
graves as the Messenger of
Allah ﷺ stated.
OnePath
Network
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Concordia engineering school becomes
first in Canada named after a woman as
alumna donates $15-million
Donor Gina Parvaneh Cody, who is
gifting Concordia University
with a $15 million donation, was
the first woman to earn a PhD
degree in building engineering
from Concordia University.
CANADA: Gina Cody arrived in Montreal
with $2,000 in her pocket and little
more than a dream to become an engineer.
It was 1979. Her homeland of Iran was in
the throes of a revolution, and she
escaped on the last flight out.
“Overwhelmed” and “lonely,” she got a
toehold in her new country thanks to a
scholarship in engineering at Concordia
University in Montreal. Forty years
later, a successful career behind her,
Dr. Cody is giving back.
The 61-year-old is donating $15-million
to her alma mater, a gift that will be
used to increase diversity in a
traditionally male-dominated field. The
Gina Cody School of Engineering and
Computer Science becomes the first
engineering faculty in Canada – and one
of the first internationally – to be
named after a woman.
“I have a message for all the young
girls around the world who have been
told engineering and computers are for
boys only,” Dr. Cody said on Monday in a
campus ceremony. “Hear me now – my name
is Gina Cody and I am a woman and I am
an engineer. This is my school and I say
engineering and computer science is for
everyone, regardless of gender,
ethnicity or wealth.”
Dr. Cody becomes a potent symbol of
generosity and success by a new Canadian
as immigration is dominating political
discussions in Quebec. One of the main
parties in Monday’s election, the
Coalition Avenir Québec, wants to reduce
immigration and test newcomers for
values and French.
Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid: How
England's spin twins became inseparable
Their parents grew up 14 miles
apart - half a century later, on
the other side of the world,
their sons have forged a special
bond. Jonathan Liew met the duo
for the latest issue of Wisden
Cricket Monthly
England spin bowlers Adil Rashid
and Moeen Ali
UK: It’s only 14 miles, as the crow
flies, from Dadyal to Mirpur in the Azad
Kashmir region of northern Pakistan,
where Abdul Rashid and Munir Ali were
both brought up. Half a century later,
on the other side of the world, their
sons have forged the sort of bond that
is only really possible in Britain: one
based on shared culture as much as
shared vocation, where faith and family
are never far from the surface.
When did you first meet?
Adil Rashid: We first met playing
against each other in the county under
13s. We’ve been good friends ever since.
Then we played with each other for
England – under 15s, under 19s, Lions.
For the four or five years since we’ve
been in the England squad together,
we’ve got a lot closer.
Why do you think you get on so well?
Moeen Ali: Similar backgrounds.
AR: Similar characters, in terms of how
we’ve been brought up. Sometimes you
just click, don’t you? We understand
each other really well.
MA: Even our parents are from the same
place back home. We speak the same
language.
Are your families close?
AR: They were, in our younger days. We
had brothers who played against each
other in the age groups. But as you get
older, you get more independent and you
go your own ways. Our upbringings were
very, very similar. Cricket related to
everything from a young age.
Who was the better player growing up?
AR: It’s hard to say.
MA: Rash was always the guy that people
spoke about. As a quality leggie and
someone who could bat. And someone who
played so much first-class cricket so
early.
What was Mo like as a teenager?
AR: Well obviously, people… change.
[Both laugh.] Fairly quiet,
hard-working, likes to have a laugh.
And Mo, how would you have described
Rash?
MA: A bit cheeky. I don’t know what the
word is... not a rebel, but great fun.
The term I’d use is a bit loose. As in,
very carefree. You never had that many
responsibilities. You don’t have real
lives, you don’t have kids, you haven’t
settled down. As he’s got older, he’s
matured. Religion’s played a big part.
We’d always had a little bit of that in
our lives, but not really followed it
much. As we got older, we both decided
to change.
So religion played a bigger
part in your life as you got older?
AR: One hundred per cent. As you mature,
you learn more about yourself, about
what you want and need. As Muslims, we
try to do certain things. We pray five
times a day, we help each other out.
Boots Ireland ordered to pay
compensation after Algerian Muslim
questioned following purchase
IRELAND: Boots Retail (Ireland) has been
ordered to pay €700 compensation to an
Algerian Muslim man living here after it
queried why he was purchasing a bottle
of hydrogen peroxide.
In high concentrations, hydrogen
peroxide can be used as an ingredient in
explosives and Riadh Mahmoudi has
successfully claimed at the Workplace
Relations Commission (WRC) that he was
discriminated against when questioned
about the purchase of the product with a
low concentration at an un-named Boots
store here.
Mr Mahmoudi said that he was seen as a
suspicious customer by Boots Ireland
because of the colour of his skin and
his beard - a claim denied by Boots
Ireland.
Boots Ireland stated that it was bound
by law and its own procedures to
question Mr Mahmoudi as hydrogen
peroxide is listed by the EU as an
explosive precursor.
In her ruling, WRC Adjudication Officer,
Marian Duffy found that Mr Mahmoudi was
discriminated against on the grounds of
race as the EU regulations apply to
hydrogen peroxide with concentrations
levels of 12% or more and the hydrogen
peroxide Mr Mahmoudi was seeking to
purchase had concentration levels of 6%.
Ms Duffy said that a guidance document
from the Government’s Inspector of
Explosives does state that EU
regulations apply to all explosive
precursors not matter the volume but the
document is not law.
She said: “Therefore, it was not
necessary to ask the questions as, it
could not have been a suspicious
transaction as defined in the
regulations.”
Boots Ireland ordered to pay
compensation after Algerian Muslim
questioned following purchase
Boots Retail (Ireland) has been ordered
to pay €700 compensation to an Algerian
Muslim man living here after it queried
why he was purchasing a bottle of
hydrogen peroxide.
In high concentrations, hydrogen
peroxide can be used as an ingredient in
explosives and Riadh Mahmoudi has
successfully claimed at the Workplace
Relations Commission (WRC) that he was
discriminated against when questioned
about the purchase of the product with a
low concentration at an un-named Boots
store here.
Mr Mahmoudi said that he was seen as a
suspicious customer by Boots Ireland
because of the colour of his skin and
his beard - a claim denied by Boots
Ireland.
Boots Ireland stated that it was bound
by law and its own procedures to
question Mr Mahmoudi as hydrogen
peroxide is listed by the EU as an
explosive precursor.
In her ruling, WRC Adjudication Officer,
Marian Duffy found that Mr Mahmoudi was
discriminated against on the grounds of
race as the EU regulations apply to
hydrogen peroxide with concentrations
levels of 12% or more and the hydrogen
peroxide Mr Mahmoudi was seeking to
purchase had concentration levels of 6%.
Ms Duffy said that a guidance document
from the Government’s Inspector of
Explosives does state that EU
regulations apply to all explosive
precursors not matter the volume but the
document is not law.
She said: “Therefore, it was not
necessary to ask the questions as, it
could not have been a suspicious
transaction as defined in the
regulations.”
In the case, Mr Mahmoudi said that his
wife wished to switch to natural
cleaning products and asked him to
purchase two bottles of vinegar, a
bottle of distilled witch hazel, a
bottle of hydrogen peroxide, a bottle of
rubbing alcohol and bicarbonate of soda.
He said that when seeking out the items
at his local Boots store, a staff member
asked him why he was purchasing hydrogen
peroxide - a substance that is present
in a lot of products such as nail
varnish.
Mr Mahmoudi said that he felt he was put
on the spot and he said he was using it
for first aid and he was using it for
other things such as cleaning.
The assistant then went to speak to
another member of staff and Mr Mahmoudi
said that he felt uncomfortable and
embarrassed about being questioned about
an over the counter product that he used
in his house.
On the day, Mr Mahmoudi said that he was
then told that he required a
prescription for the purchase - a claim
denied by Boots.
The sales assistant told Mr Mahmoudi
that they were out of stock but that she
could order it for him. Mr Mahmoudi said
that he went to another pharmacy and
purchased the hydrogen peroxide without
any questions.
He also stated that he asked an Irish
friend to go to the same Boots to
purchase the hydrogen peroxide the same
day and he said that his Irish friend
was not asked why he required the
product.
Boots stated that hydrogen peroxide is
one of the products listed in the
regulations which is the reason why Mr
Mahmoudi was questioned about the
planned purchase.
Boots claimed that the combination of
products that Mr Mahmoudi was seeking to
purchase was unusual, including the
hydrogen peroxide.
Boots stated that when questioned as to
the purpose Mr Mahmoudi wished to
purchase a product containing hydrogen
peroxide he appeared unclear, initially
stating it was for first aid and then
saying it was for household cleaning.
Boots claimed that Mr Mahmoudi appeared
unfamiliar with the regular use of
hydrogen peroxide and he appeared
nervous and uneasy by the routine
questioning put to him by the Boots
employee in accordance with robust
training.
Boots stated that for these reasons, the
pharmacy assistant considered the
transaction suspicious and refused the
sale, referring the matter to the
pharmacist.
The pharmacy assistant told the WRC that
the products that Mr Mahmoudi was
seeking to purchase “seemed to her to be
a suspicious transaction and she asked
him what he was using it for”.
She said that Mr Mahmoudi told her he
required the products to make cat
repellent.
The pharmacy worker said that Mr
Mahmoudi’s race or religion had nothing
to do with her decision to query him.
The Boots worker that she had to comply
with the regulations otherwise she could
be disciplined.
She said after questioning Mr Mahmoudi,
the pharmacist decided it was not a
suspicious transaction and she agreed to
order it in as it is not a stock item
any longer.
UK's Oldest Mosque: Incredible
pictures shine a light on Britain’s oldest
mosque dating back to the reign of Queen
Victoria
The
Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking,
Surrey was built in 1889 and
still serves as an active place
of Islamic worship to this day.
These pictures shine a light on
Britain's oldest Mosque dating back to
the Queen of Victoria.
And it's not where you
might expect - the Shah Jahan Mosque was
built in 1889 in Woking, Surrey, about
30 miles southwest of the capital.
Images show the historic mosque hosting
royalty and commoners alike in its
picturesque grounds for important
Islamic festivals and celebrations.
The Woking mosque was built by Gottlieb
Wilhelm Leitner, a Jewish Hungarian
student of the languages and cultures of
India and the Middle East.
He came to England to study at King's
College London where he was appointed
Professor in Arabic and Muslim Law after
graduation.
Leitner later became Principal of
Government College University in what is
now Pakistan.
In 1881, he returned to England to found
a centre for the study of oriental
languages, culture and history.
He found a suitable building and had a
mosque built in the grounds for the
benefit of Muslim students.
The beautiful mosque was designed by
architect William Isaac Chambers who
incorporated elements of Middle Eastern
architecture, a dome, minarets and a
courtyard.
It was partly funded by Sultan Shah
Jahan, Begum of Bhopal, from whom it
takes its name.
Shah Jahan was one of four successive
women rulers or "Begums" of the former
Indian state of Bhopal between 1819 and
1926.
The mosque was used as a place of
worship by Muslim members of Queen
Victoria’s household including Abdul
Karim, the subject of the 2017 film
Victoria & Abdul.
When Leitner died in 1899 the mosque
became disused, but it was repaired and
reopened in 1913.
It was supported by prominent British
converts to Islam, including Lord
Headley, who was the most celebrated
English convert to Islam in the early
twentieth century.
The
modern Australian political story. This book is
both the broad and the narrow, the personal and
the public. There is no other book like this in
Australia and I am the only person to write it.
Telling the story of Australia as it is
today, Gabrielle Chan has gone hyper-local.
Unpacking the small towns around where she lives
and the communities that keep them going through
threat and times of plenty. With half her year
spent in Canberra, reporting from Parliament
House and half her year in the sticks, she
really does have a unique perspective.
The Great Divide between city and country
is only one subject that arises. The National
Party talks about farmers, but what about those
who live in regional towns? Her forensic focus
in the nearby towns is on ordinary lives not
often seen, and the conversations in this book
are broad, national and at times international;
immigration, transport, health, the NBN,
globalisation and tariffs.
Gabrielle also draws on her own
observations about community. Newcomers
initially face strong distrust based on money or
race, but once you are accepted, there is a
strong belonging and interaction, much more so
than her experience in the city. Middle class
people in the city, like Gabrielle, show
compassion for poverty or racial difference, but
there is little interaction with the “other”.
That is the gift the country gave her.
Gabrielle has spent 30 years covering
politics and lived 20 of those years in the
country. Her kids were raised in country schools
where she did her time on school councils,
watching the lives of fellow parents and their
kids from the poorest to the richest rural
families. Gabrielle served on community groups
grappling with loss of population, economic
recession and mundane parking issues. She has
witnessed fiery town meetings dealing with bank
closures and doctor shortages. She has felt
parents' extraordinary losses to ordinary causes
like car accidents, drugs and crime in a small
town. And all this while documenting the modern
Australian political story. This book is both
the broad and the narrow, the personal and the
public. There is no other book like this in
Australia and Gabrielle is the only person to
write it.
KB says:
This recipe is very versatile and I also serve
it with rice as a main meal because it has a
great depth of flavour.
Saucy Fish with Almonds
FISH MARSALA
SAUCE
1kg white fish filleted, washed and drained, I used the Red
Emperor
2 tsp ground garlic
2 tsp crushed coriander seeds
2 Tab lemon juice
1 small onion grated
2 tsp crushed jeeru (Cumin)
1 tsp salt
½ tsp turmeric
2 tsp fresh red chillies
¼ cup almond meal
2 tsp fresh or desiccated coconut
1 tsp coconut oil/vegetable oil
Mix all the above into a smooth paste, leave a quarter aside
and smear the rest on the fish fillets.
1 large onion
A handful of curry leaves
2 cups of tomatoes cut into cubes.
½ tsp salt or more
¼ of the fish marsala above.
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup oil
Fry the onions in oil and when
they become light brown add the curry leaves, simmer for a
minute, add the fish marsala, simmer for 2 mins and then add
the tomatoes and allow to cook until the sauce thickens, add
lemon juice and cook for a further 5mins. You could puree
the sauce if you like.
Putting it
together.
1. Shallow fry the fish in hot oil, very
quickly one minute on either side, do not
overcook.
2. Place the fried fish in a baking tray and
pour the sauce over.
3. Bake for 30mins in 180 degrees oven.
4. Garnish with slivered almonds and chopped
fresh coriander leaves.
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Writer, Clarity
Coach, Founder and
Facilitator of
Healing Words
Therapy - Writing
for Wellbeing
Muslimah
Mind
Matters
Welcome to my weekly
column on
Self-Care and
Clarity of Mind.
If you’re taking
time out to read
this, pat yourself
on the back because
you have shown
commitment to taking
care of your mind
and body.
Today, In Shaa
ALLAH, we will
explore the topic
“Assumption
versus
Clarification”.
It is a gift from
ALLAH that we humans
are gifted with a
mind that is able to
think any thought we
choose. These
thoughts may be
factual or
hypothetical - based
on actual facts or
merely imagined and
based on feelings.
Assumption is the
act of accepting
something as true or
as certain to
happen, without
proof. Clarification
is the act of
seeking facts or
proof to support a
thought or
hypothesis.
One of the main
reasons why
relationships break
down in today’s
society is that we
don’t communicate
with clarity.
Instead, assumptions
have become the norm
of our dysfunctional
family units.
A classic example of
assumption in this
age of smartphones
would be where the
blue ticks on
whatsapp may be
assumed as “message
read”, when in fact,
it may not always be
the case.
Furthermore, if
there is no response
to the message, the
sender would, most
often, assume that
the recipient is
“ignoring the
message”. It is no
wonder we are living
on edge with our
emotions and are
quick to judge
others.
How to seek
clarification
Reflect on the last
few days of your
life and make a list
of things you have
assumed about people
or situations,
without having any
real proof. Now,
reflect on how each
of these assumptions
have panned out for
you.
For example, in my
own life, a couple
of days ago, I felt
extreme pain in my
left abdominal area.
Immediately, I
assumed the worst
diagnosis. There was
no proof, yet, there
was a toxic,
addictive yearning
from me to gravitate
towards a negative
outcome. I now know
it was based on my
fears of a past
medical condition. I
had assumed that it
was recurring. The
only way to douse
those fears was to
seek clarification
from my GP. Blood
tests and scans
later indicated that
my fears and
assumptions were
baseless.
The important thing
to remember is that
when we assume, what
we are actually
doing is creating a
“false story” and
choosing to believe
in it as though it
were true. The
repercussions of
believing in this
false story may cost
us our peace of
mind, damage
relationships and
even cause ailments
in the body and
mind.
The only solution is
to seek
clarification. Not
only that, but seek
clarification
tactfully. Notice
the scenario below:
Husband forgets to
take his phone with
him. He has been
gone all day. Wife
tries to reach him.
His phone vibrates
silently by the
bedside table. Wife
doesn’t notice the
phone there. She
assumes he is
ignoring her calls.
She lets this
thought catapult to
numerous unpleasant
assumptions about
her husband.
Eventually, husband
returns in the
evening. He walks in
with a smile,
however, wife begins
showering
accusations at him.
He finds it
difficult to
comprehend her
words. Finally he
realises he left his
phone at home. He
tells her about it.
She chooses to
ignore him because
she is too worked up
to see things
rationally. She
chooses to remain
grumpy the whole
evening.
The above scenario
could easily have
been handled
differently had the
wife tactfully
sought clarification
from her husband.
All it required was
for her to let him
know that she had
tried calling him
all day and became
concerned when there
was no answer. Was
everything alright?
Simple. The act of
seeking
clarification not
only opens and
deepens our
communication
channels but also
opens the mind to
exercise patience -
one of the most
important virtues
that ALLAH commands
us to practise. In
the above scenario,
the amount of time
spent on negative
assumptions and
later accusations
could have instead
been spent on
exercising patience
and making duaa for
the safe return of
her husband.
“When you assume,
you make an ass of
you (u) and me”
- What may seem like
a clichéd adage
tends to hold
immense truth.
Resist assumptions,
instead seek
clarifications.
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"At the age of eleven
or thereabouts women acquire
a poise and an ability to
handle difficult situations
which a man, if he is lucky,
manages to achieve somewhere
in the later seventies.”
Mental Health
Week is an annual, national
event that aims to improve
community awareness and
interest in mental health
and wellbeing.
Research has shown that high
levels of mental health are
associated with creativity,
learning and productivity,
and positive personal
relationships, with improved
physical health. Mental
health is about being
cognitively, emotionally and
socially healthy – the way
we think, feel and develop
relationships.
Culturally and
linguistically diverse (CALD)
women (women from
non-English speaking
backgrounds) face multiple
challenges, which can affect
their mental health.
What does positive mental
health and wellbeing mean ?
Are you copying well with
everyday life stressors ?
What works for you ?
Come and participate in this
interactive Women’s
Wellbeing workshop and learn
and share together and find
good coping strategies to
keep ourselves mentally,
emotionally and physically
healthy.
Journalist
Ms Gabrielle Chan will
deliver the keynote address
on Thursday 25 October. Ms
Chan is a renowned political
journalist and author with
over 30 years experience
working for The Australian,
ABC Radio Australia, Daily
Telegraph and Guardian
Australia.
She has a
passion for bridging the
economic and cultural divide
between the city and the
country, and has authored a
book on “Why Country
Australia is Fed Up”. This
is arguably one of the most
important topics of
discussion in Australia
today.
Register for
a ticket below. Discounted
early bird tickets are
available now!
Why
Country Australia is Fed Up
- A perspctive on Politics,
Media and the Economy
(see this
week's CCN Book Club
section)
On 31 December 2017 the only
Islamic childcare centre in the whole of Brisbane had to
unfortunately close its doors due to the Department of
Transport requiring it for their future expansion. To
date they are still in the process of securing new
premises to continue serving this very important need of
the community and the wait continues….
In the interim the need is
still there. The question most Muslims would be asking
themselves is “Where do I send my child so that he/she
can learn, grow and develop in an Islamic environment,
and establish a sound Islamic foundation?”
Msasa Montessori is a private home based learning centre
for 3-5 year olds. The focus is an Islamic based
learning environment alongside the Montessori method of
teaching. Children will be taught their basic duas,
surahs, tasbeehs, stories of the Prophets will be read
and enacted, and Inshallah their love for Allah and His
Noble Prophet Muhammed S.A.W will develop. Supported by
the Montessori method of teaching they will develop
their independence and will utilise equipment which will
enable them to develop and grow.
Montessori is a method of education based on
self-directed activity, hands-on learning and
collaborative play. The Montessori materials cover
developmental activities designed to meet the needs of
children in five curriculum areas:
Practical life skills, Sensorial activities,
Mathematics, Language and Cultural Studies.
By providing such an
environment, the children will develop a strong sense of
wellbeing and identity as Muslims and they will become
confident and involved learners with the ability to
communicate effectively and with confidence.
You would be pleased to know
that the construction of
burned Toowoomba Masjid has
started last week,
Alhamdulillah.
The concrete work has begin.
We are in short of
AUD$650,000.
As you know our community is
small and financially
stressed and hence we need
generous help from people
like yourself to complete
the project.
Our request to you is for a
contribution (donation or
loan or mix of donation and
loan) to complete the
project.
But we also request you to
reach your relatives and
friends on your mailing
lists or social media who
may be able to make more
significant contributions.
Bank Account Details:
Commonwealth Bank of
Australia,
Toowoomba Plaza Branch
A/C Name: Toowoomba Islamic
Charitable Organisation
BSB: 064459 A/C Number: 1034
1586
Swift Code: CTBAAU25XXX
For more information, call
Prof Shahjahan Khan on
+61421081048
Islamic Care clothing
bins are now operational
around South East Queensland
Fundraising Dinner/Auction for Australian
Drought Relief, Kerala-Indian Floods and Indonesian
Earthquake Victims
Combined ICQ,
Rotary Club of Archerfield,
MCF, and
MAA
Islamic College of
Brisbane, KARAWATHA
0418 738 432
TBA
17 November
Saturday
Annual Milad-un-Nabi
Al-Mustapha Institute of Brisbane
TBA
3PM to Maghrib
19 November
20 November
(tentative)
Monday (EVE)
Tuesday
BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MOHAMMED
(pbuh)
(Milad un Nabi)
12th Rabi-ul-Awwal 1440
2 April 2019
3 April 2019
(tentative)
Tues (EVE)
Wed
LAILATU MI'RAAJ
(Ascension night)
27th Rajab 1440
20 April 2019
21 April 2019
(tentative)
Sat (EVE)
Sun
NISF SHA'BAAN
(Lailatul Bahrat)
15th Sha'baan 1440
6 May 2019
(tentative)
Mon
RAMADAAN
(start of the month of fasting)
1st Ramadaan 1440
26 May 2019
(tentative)
Sun
LAILATUL-QADR
(Night of Power)
27th Ramadaan 1440
5 June 2019
(tentative)
Wed
EID-UL-FITR
(end of the month of fasting)
1st
Shawal 1440
11 August 2019
(tentative)
Sun
YAWMUL ARAFAH
(Night of Power)
9th Zil-Hijjah 1440
12 August 2019
(tentative)
Mon
EID-UL-ADHA
10th Zil-Hijjah 1440
PLEASE NOTE
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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