The Team delivering hay where
the sun only shines (Saturday 20
October 2018)
Co-ordinated relief efforts
for drought-stricken farmers
11 trucks will pick up 484 hay
bales from Gatton weighing
over 130 tonnes.
Six trucks were loaded on
Friday afternoon at Gatton,
five more trucks were loaded
on Saturday morning and then
all eleven trucks travelled
to Goondiwidi.
5 trucks of hay will be
distributed to farmers in
Queensland and 6 truckloads
of hay will be transported
to Rowena in NSW.
Acknowledgements:
MAA
MCF
ICQ
Deen Bros
Strike Fuels
Mactrans Heavy
Haulage
Global Aid
Foundation
Rotary Archerfield
and the may generous
donors from the
Muslim and
non-Muslim
communities
This video was played on the
fundraiser night showcasing the
old Mosque and its memories and
the series of transformations
The
Islamic Society of Holland
Park held a very successful
fundraising dinner last
Saturday on 13 October for
the much needed and aging
Holland Park Mosque.
The dinner was well
attended.
Around $140,000 were raised
on the night.
The Holland Park Mosque
Management Committee
extended its regards to all
those who help plan,
organise, donate, attend and
stood back for cleaning.
They also thanked Hussin
Goss and Imam Akram Buksh
"for making it a successful
event".
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Sisters
Support Services coordinated
a 'Women's Wellbeing
Workshop' especially for
Queensland Mental Health
week at Sunpac Sunnybank
last Sunday the 14th of
October.
This workshop was
facilitated by Angela
Ishaq who has 8 years
experience in Counselling
and currently pursuing
postgraduate Mental Health.
She is also qualified in HRM.
One of our special speakers
was Fitria Sari a
registered Nutritionist and
Dietitian who gave a very
informative talk on
nutrition and how what we
eat can effect our mental
health.
Aliyah (Alison Berger)
a Community Service
Worker gave a talk on the
importance of Physical
activity and how it impacts
our mental health in a
positive way with 5 tips to
stay motivated with a
fitness routine.
A heart touching poem was
read by Princess Lakshman
a Clarity Coach, Writer,
Author and founder of Muslim
Mind Matters.
The women and teen girls
from many different cultures
participated in interactive
group activities led by
qualified mentors.
A role play firstly on
negative communication and
then reflecting in a
positive manner was acted
out by two of the teen girls
who attended.
The attendees enjoyed a
delicious array and
selections of savoury and
sweet afternoon tea catered
by 'Events by Aysha'.
Beautiful flower
arrangements with a spring
theme by Yasmin Omar
and the scent of
aromatherapy created an
ambient atmosphere in the
room.
The workshop came to an end
with a talk by Angela on
mental health illnesses and
awareness with group
sharing, questions and
discussions including tips
on self compassion.
There were valuable
resources available to
everyone and the attendees
left happily with gift bags
of a note book, pen and
related services
information.
The organizers thank all the
mentors, guest speakers,
volunteers and all the
community members who
attended the workshop even
in the rainy weather.
The Hurricane Stars Club
partnered with Metro South
Queensland Health to offer a
free swimming instructors
training course for Muslims.
The goal of the program is
to have more culturally
sensitive and multilingual
swimming instructors to
benefit the Brisbane
community. This in turn will
help to make
learning-to-swim classes
more accessible to
culturally and
linguistically-diverse
communities of Brisbane.
Fifteen Muslim ladies spent
two Sundays completing the
theory and practical aspects
of the course at an enclosed
pool in Macgregor. They are
now moving on to the next
stage of training by
completing their practical
hours of on-the-job training
as part of our existing
ladies swimming program.
They are also receiving
training to get their
first-aid and CPR
certificates as well as a
Blue Card for employment as
part of the free course.
The good news is the
Hurricane Stars Club will
also be conducting another
free swimming instructor
course soon, this time for
Men. The participants will
also be offered the
opportunity to complete the
2-day swimming instructor's
course, go through First Aid
and CPR courses, and obtain
a Blue Card for employment,
all for free. The only
requirement is that the
participants must be over 16
years old and are either a
permanent resident or
citizen of Australia.
If any ladies are interested
in the course but missed out
this time, do not worry! The
Hurricane Stars Club is
planning to organise another
Ladies Swimming Instructors
Course in the future if
there are enough interest
from the community.
To participate and register
your interest, please
contact Farah on 0432026375.
President of
the Australian Federation of
Islamic Councils, Rateb Jneid
One of the nation’s peak
Muslim bodies has
strengthened its push for an
Australian bill of rights
following the leaking of the
Ruddock review into
religious freedoms and has
dismissed the debate over
the treatment of gay
students and teachers.
President of the Australian
Federation of Islamic
Councils Rateb Jneid told
The Australian he would be
looking for the government
to introduce a bill of
rights when it responded to
the review led by former
Liberal attorney-general
Philip Ruddock.
“All individuals have the
right to live their lives in
accordance to their beliefs
provided this does not harm
or interfere with another
individual,” Dr Jneid said.
One of the nation’s peak
Muslim bodies has
strengthened its push for an
Australian bill of rights
following the leaking of the
Ruddock review into
religious freedoms and has
dismissed the debate over
the treatment of gay
students and teachers.
President of the Australian
Federation of Islamic
Councils Rateb Jneid
yesterday told The
Australian he would be
looking for the government
to introduce a bill of
rights when it responded to
the review led by former
Liberal attorney-general
Philip Ruddock.
“All individuals have the
right to live their lives in
accordance to their beliefs
provided this does not harm
or interfere with another
individual,” Dr Jneid said.
“This is the fundamental
balancing exercise that
takes place whenever
competing rights come into
play, and why a bill of
rights is necessary.”
Sheik Taj El-Din Hilaly at the
Logan Mosque in Queensland
Australia’s 'Grand Mufti'
has signalled open hostility
to gay teachers in Islamic
schools in defiance of Bill
Shorten’s proposed changes
to discrimination laws,
saying they engage in
“abnormal practices that
contradict nature” and
suffer from “mental
illness”.
The intervention from Sheik
Taj El-Din Hilaly, whose
standing as Grand Mufti is
disputed by the Australian
National Imams Council,
comes amid splits in the
Coalition over how religious
freedom protections should
apply to teachers.
In the wake of the leaking
of the Ruddock review into
religious freedoms last
week, the Opposition Leader
has demanded the removal of
legal exemptions allowing
faith-based schools to
discriminate against
teachers on the basis of
sexual orientation.
The push from Mr Shorten
comes ahead of the crucial
weekend by-election in
Wentworth, which is home to
one of the largest LGBTI
communities in Australia.
Labor’s proposal would
require Scott Morrison to
expand his pledge to shut
down laws, introduced by
Labor in 2013, allowing
students to be expelled from
religious schools for being
gay.
Mr Shorten’s proposal faces
the prospect of opposition
from some Islamic leaders,
with nine of the 12 Sydney
seats that voted against
same-sex marriage being held
by Labor MPs, including the
electorates of Labor
frontbenchers Chris Bowen,
Tony Burke and Jason Clare.
Sheik Hilaly yesterday told
The Australian that
homosexual teachers should
“not impose their lifestyle
on the rest of society,
especially schools which are
supposed to provide an
environment of learning and
culture and not a club for
those seeking to satisfy
their desires”.
While Christian leaders have
also defended the right of
faith- based schools to hire
staff who uphold their
religious teachings and
values, Sheik Hilaly
yesterday demonstrated a
stronger reluctance towards
having gay teachers in
Islamic schools.
Sheik Hilaly, whose
reappointment as Grand Mufti
of Australia last month by
Imam Abdul Taub Raza at
Logan Mosque in Queensland
has been challenged,
yesterday said gay people
suffered from a “mental
illness”.
Speaking through a
translator, he told The
Australian: “We are a free
democratic society that
believes in diversity and
human rights and we reject
constrictions on the rights
of others even if they are
afflicted with abnormal
practices that contradict
nature.
“In such cases, we must
respect their humanity and
deal with the issue as a
mental illness that requires
care and treatment.”
Congregants at a mosque in
Turkey had been praying in
the wrong direction for
nearly four decades before
its new imam realised the
error, according to reports
in Turkish media.
The mosque in Sugoren, in
the country’s western Yalova
province, had a key flaw in
its construction that meant
faithful Muslims – who are
instructed to kneel in the
direction of Mecca during
prayers – had misaligned
themselves by as much as 33
degrees, the Daily Sabah
reported.
Hurriyet, citing the
Demiroren News Agency, said
imam Isa Kaya was appointed
last year and that,
following rumours about the
alignment of a niche in the
mosque’s wall indicating the
direction of the Kaaba in
Mecca, he decided to ask the
advice of local muftis.
The officials confirmed the
niche, or mihrab, had been
constructed in the wrong
place when the mosque was
built in 1981, it was
reported.
Rather than tear down the
niche immediately, Mr Kaya
used a temporary measure to
point people in the right
direction – placing arrows
made of white tape on the
mosque’s carpet.
“We have explained the
situation to our
congregation and most of
them have reacted positively
to our solution,” the imam
told Demiroren News Agency.
An architect will be given
the task of redesigning the
structure.
Dr Mustafa Baig, Lecturer in
Islamic Studies at the
University of Exeter’s
Institute of Arab and
Islamic Studies, explained
the misalignment.
“It is important to
emphasise that Muslims do
not worship the Ka‘ba but it
is the direction (or qibla)
to which Muslims pray,” he
said. “Worship is to Allah.”
“In the Qur’an it states:
‘Wherever you turn, there is
the countenance of Allah
(2:115).’ Moreover, the
direction (or jiha) is
determined by a 90 degree
span and not at the exact
angle of the Ka’ba.”
Dr Baig added: “The Qur’an
mentions: ‘Turn your face in
the direction of the Sacred
Mosque’ (2:149) and the word
shatar in this verse has
been defined as one of the
four cardinal directions,
giving a leeway of 45
degrees to either side of
the Ka‘ba: in other any
aspect of the forehead
should be facing the Ka‘ba.
In this particular case, the
niche was ‘misaligned’ by 33
degrees so it is with the 45
degree limit.
“Even in the event of
praying outside the range of
direction, the jurists
stipulate that if one has
made an effort to determine
the direction of the qibla
(where due diligence was
made) then if later (after
the prayer time has lapsed)
it becomes known that the
prayer direction was
completely wrong, the prayer
will be considered valid and
need not repeated,” the
lecturer added.
“In this case, therefore,
the previous prayers would
not be considered invalid
and the placement of the
prayer niche is also not
‘wrong’, although they may
want to reposition it in
order to be facing in the
exact direction of the Ka’ba.”
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The Second International
Conference on Organ
Transplantation in Islam
will be held at the Western
Sydney University on 22 and
23 November.
This conference explores a
rare topic in Islamic
theological and social
scientific discussions; how
Islam deals with organ
transplantation.
Existing studies on organ
transplantation, rare as
they are, either look at the
argument in support of organ
transplantation and
donation, or the argument
that considers organ
transplantation and donation
to be prohibited in Islam.
What is missing is a clear
and authoritative response
to the question of organ
transplantation and donation
in Islam.
Whether organ
transplantation and donation
is permissible or not in
Islam, robust theological
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discussions are necessary
for individuals to make an
informed determination
Each week CCN presents the
abstract and biography of
one of the speakers at the
conference:
Since
1981, the World Values
Survey has tracked changes
in the values and beliefs of
citizens in 97 countries,
including Australia. These
surveys have identified
considerable change in what
people want out of life and
what they believe.
This is the seventh wave of
the World Values Survey,
allowing the researchers to
track changes between
countries but also over
time.
In each country, people were
asked the same questions
(across a range of different
languages) to measure their
views on religion, gender
roles, work, democracy, good
governance, social capital,
political participation,
cultural diversity, and
environmental protection.
Countries will have until
the end of December 2019 to
complete their survey
fieldwork.
The Australian component of
the World Values Survey is
referred to as the
Australian Values Study or
AVS.
The Australian National
University has been
responsible for the AVS
since 2005, with data
collection carried out by
the Social Research Centre.
More than 1,800 Australians
were surveyed during 2018,
and several key themes have
emerged.
God and the afterlife
More than half – 57 per cent
– of the Australians
surveyed report
that they believe in God.
Similar numbers believe in
an afterlife
generally and heaven
specifically, but only 31
per cent believe in
hell.
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.
Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi
Leader of the Houthi
Movement Abdul-Malik
Al-Houthi is the current
leader of the Houthi
political, religious and
militant movement in the
Sa’dah governorate in Yemen.
Houthi: The Houthi
movement was established in
1992 by Hussein Badr Al-Din
Al-Houthi, a Zaydi Shia’a
scholar and anti-Wahhabi who
had written a number of
books criticizing Wahhabism
and the leading authorities
of Yemen. The Zaidis ruled
most of Yemen for over 1,000
years until 1962. They
believe that Muslims should
be ruled only by a
descendant of Prophet
Muhammad U, whom they call
an Imam.
Leader: Abdul-Malik
has made major changes in
Yemen through tactical and
strategic plans that have
enabled him to reach the
position where he is today.
In 2007, he founded the
Al-Minbar website and in
March 23, 2012 he launched
Al-Masirah TV channel.
Taking Yemen: Abdel
Malik emerged as a leader
after the February 2011
uprising. The Houthi
authority seized control
over Saada and Jawf
provinces in March 2011.
Then in 2014, the Houthis
seized control over the
Demag region in the Saada
and Amran provinces and in
September 2014 they stormed
the capital Sana’a, seizing
a large number of ministries
and military facilities. He
has driven Al-Qaeda out of
the regions which the
Houthis have taken.
Humanitarian Toll:
Since 2015, they have been
subject to aerial bombing by
a Saudi led coalition. This
bombing of one of the
world’s poorest countries
has led to 10,000 civilian
deaths and a humanitarian
crisis which has left around
70 per cent of the
population (27 million)
reliant on humanitarian aid
and over a million people
infected by cholera.
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.
In her New Jersey high
school, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
was the rare teenager
obsessed with C-SPAN.
“The conversation always
centered on us, but it was
never Muslims on the air
doing the talking,” she
says.
So Al-Khatahtbeh spent hours
calling the station’s
hotline, hoping to share her
voice.
Then she started her own
platform, MuslimGirl.com.
With “Muslim Women Talk
Back” as its motto, the
online magazine challenges
everything from ridiculous
religious edicts -- one
section is called WTF?,
meaning “What the Fatwa?” --
to gender dynamics in Islam
and American foreign policy.
Al-Khatahtbeh’s mission:
“To
revolutionize the
representation of Muslim
women in Western media.”
Wisdom College
pupil, Amar
Zoubi, reflects
on her identity
in this essay
(written in
Arabic and
edited and
translated into
English by her
teacher Sr.
Noura Sabih
Ghazaleh)
Amar
Zoubi
and Mrs
Wendy
Hill (EALD
teacher)
It was
not an
ordinary
day
neither
a
seasonal
wintery
cloud
that
visits
the sky
in
winter
and
pours
rain
then
passes.
I surely
never
predicted
in a
million
years to
be where
I am now
nor for
my brain
to be a
host of
so many
battles……………
Through
this
small
introduction,
I convey
to you
the
uproarious
war
sounds
splitting
my ears
and the
countless
tears
dripping
from
both my
heart
and my
eyes.
This is
what I
remember
about my
homeland
“Syria”.
A home
that I
lived in
its dark
times
and
sadly I
only
remember
its
peaceful
sunshine
through
my
parents
‘eyes.
I was
ten
years
old when
explosions
were
part of
my daily
life and
I don’t
know
whether
I should
call
myself
brave or
abnormal
to being
accustomed
to war
blasts.
My
journey
holds
pain
that is
instilled
deep
within;
In my
childhood
and
adolescence.
It is as
dark and
as scary
as a
grave
yard at
night.
Frequently,
when I
look at
myself
in the
mirror,
I am
almost
sure
that my
eyes
have
extracted
the
black
colour
from so
many
black
moments
I have
witnessed.
I have
Physically
faced
death
many
times,
but my
emotional
funeral
was with
the
first
bombshell
that hit
my state
and
tailed
after it
a war
that
lasted
for
eight
years.
“We have
to
leave” A
sentence
that my
father
said
after
many
dangerous,
hungry
and
homeless
days.
Part of
me was
relieved
that I
am going
to be as
far as I
can from
death
and
horror,
and, my
other
part was
striving
to find
one
green
olive
tree to
take
with me,
so I can
smell my
homeland
whenever
I miss
it.
Here I
am on a
tiny
boat to
Lebanon
with
many
people
who all
look
like me;
Shocked,
shaking
and
shoved
on a
piece of
wood
facing
another
way of
death.
The
feelings
of being
nauseous
drowned
with the
people
who fell
off the
boat,
and my
voice
escaped
screaming
to the
captain
to go
back and
pick the
mothers,
brothers,
fathers
and
sisters
who fell
off. I
was
screaming
for
humanity
that is
worthless
not just
for the
bombers
but also
to
everyone
around
me who
was only
thinking
how to
survive.
Lebanon
was
another
survival
story;
Homeless
and
hungry.
It added
though
fighting
for
something
no one
can live
without;
Dignity.
We
picked
up our
respect
and
dignity
and left
for
Australia;
My home
now.
At last
safety
is no
longer
an
issue,
but
where is
the
sense of
belonging?
Where is
my mum’s
sister
up the
road
where I
can go
for
breakfast
in the
morning?
Where is
uncle
Hassan
the
butcher?
Where is
Hiba; My
friend
at
school
there?
How do I
speak to
people
here?
I did
overcome
the
language
barrier
and
started
to love
Australia
as my
home
because
of so
many
beautiful
souls
who
helped
me and
have
become a
part of
my
family;
My
school
teachers,
my
school
friends
and also
the Imam
at my
Madrsah
who is
from an
Arabic
descent
and who
is also
my
teacher
at my
school.
I thank
you all
and
thank
each
Australian
for
embracing
me, but
do you
think
will I
ever be
able to
go back
to look
for that
olive
tree???
(l to
r) Gokhan Kot
(Wisdom College
coordinator), Amar
Zoubi and Mr Murat
Guzel (Principal of
Wisdom College)
(l
to r) Imam Ahmad Abu
Ghazaleh, Obayda
Zoubi (Amar's
father) and Amar
Zoubi
Blind Paralympian was
disqualified for wearing the
hijab!
OnePath
Network
This is the
moment a young Indonesian
girl was forced to choose
between her hijab and her
sport.
She chose her hijab and
ended up being gifted an
umrah ticket
Blind 21-year-old Miftahul
Jannah trained for 10 months
to compete in the 2018 Asian
Paralympic Games’ judo
tournament.
However, minutes before
competing, she was told she
would have to remove her
scarf in order to continue.
After refusing to remove it,
she was disqualified from
the tournament.
The president of the
Indonesian National
Paralympic Committee blamed
the embarrassment on the
judo teams coach.
However, the coach claims
the rule was only put in
place the day before the
tournament.
After the disappointing
incident, a friend of
Miftahul said she was likely
not to compete in the sport
again.
Despite this, many
Indonesians took to social
media to congratulate
Miftahul on her difficult
decision.
Hearing of the incident, the
country’s House of
Representatives rewarded
Miftahul with a ticket to
Umrah
In response, Miftahul said,
“I am truly elated. It
personally feels like a gold
medal for me.”
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‘They Took Them Quietly. All of Them
Are in Jail Today.’
On the podcast: A woman who challenged
the Saudi regime by getting behind the
wheel of a car speaks out.
Manal al-Sharif reads from her
book, Daring to Drive: A Saudi
Woman's Awakening, in Munich on
Oct. 8, 2017
SAUDI ARABIA: Few people around the
world have been following the story of
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi more
closely than Saudi dissidents. Many of
them fled Saudi Arabia to avoid being
jailed or persecuted for their acts of
protest. That the regime would target
Khashoggi outside the country—he was
apparently killed in the Saudi consulate
in Istanbul—raises questions about their
own safety.
One of those dissidents is Manal al-Sharif,
a Saudi activist who now lives in
Australia. Back in 2011, Sharif got
behind the wheel of a car in Saudi
Arabia and went for a spin, defying the
driving ban her country imposed on
women. She was briefly jailed and
eventually left Saudi Arabia but was
forced to leave her son behind. Sharif
tells her story on our podcast this week
and describes the plight of other
activists who stayed in Saudi Arabia.
Preventing Palestine: A Political History from Camp David
to Oslo
by
Seth Anziska
Description
On
the fortieth anniversary of the Camp David
Accords, a groundbreaking new history that shows
how Egyptian-Israeli peace ensured lasting
Palestinian statelessness
For seventy years Israel has existed as a state,
and for forty years it has honored a peace
treaty with Egypt that is widely viewed as a
triumph of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East.
Yet the Palestinians--the
would-be beneficiaries of a vision for a
comprehensive regional settlement that led to
the Camp David Accords in 1978--remain stateless
to this day.
How and why Palestinian
statelessness persists are the central questions
of Seth Anziska's groundbreaking book, which
explores the complex legacy of the agreement
brokered by President Jimmy Carter.
Based on newly declassified international
sources, Preventing Palestine charts the
emergence of the Middle East peace process,
including the establishment of a separate track
to deal with the issue of Palestine.
At the very start of this
process, Anziska argues, Egyptian-Israeli peace
came at the expense of the sovereignty of the
Palestinians, whose aspirations for a homeland
alongside Israel faced crippling challenges.
With the introduction of the idea of restrictive
autonomy, Israeli settlement expansion, and
Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, the chances
for Palestinian statehood narrowed even further.
The first Intifada in 1987 and
the end of the Cold War brought new
opportunities for a Palestinian state, but many
players, refusing to see Palestinians as a
nation or a people, continued to steer
international diplomacy away from their cause.
Combining astute political analysis, extensive
original research, and interviews with
diplomats, military veterans, and communal
leaders, Preventing Palestine offers a bold new
interpretation of a highly charged struggle for
self-determination.
Q:
Dear Kareema, I need to do some
strength exercises and was hoping to get some
ideas on what safe exercises I can try apart
from using weights?
A:
Body weight exercises are a great option.
Try walking,
jogging, squats, push-ups, tricep-dips, etc.
Keep it
simple, safe & build from there.
Be sure to use
good posture and technique and stretch after
every session.
Using a resistance band or medicine / weighted
ball while exercising will turn up the intensity
and challenge you to work harder and see results
quicker.
Yoga and pilates will strengthen deep muscles
and core, so be sure to give it a go if you have
access to a gym.
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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
“Respecting
Psychological
Personal Space”.
Self-Reflection is
only possible when
we spend moments in
silence and create a
personal space for
ourselves whereby we
are in complete
immersion within our
own being, in order
to look back and
learn from all that
happened in the past
several months.
Personal Space
exists in two forms
- physically and
psychologically
- when a person
feels comfortable in
a region surrounding
them which they
regard as their own.
That region could
exist within
physical boundaries
or within the mind.
When this personal
space is encroached
upon, the person
feels anger,
frustration,
discomfort or
anxiety.
Alhumdolillah, our
Deen reminds us of
this space with
examples of our
Prophet’s (SAW)
retreats to the
mountain caves and
his regular practice
of I’tikaf.
The fundamental
thing to remember is
that everyone has a
right to personal
space and no one has
the right to
encroach upon
another’s personal
space. Respecting
one’s own personal
space and that of
others is vital if
one wishes to live a
joyful, peaceful and
harmonious life.
Psychological
Personal Space In
Your Home
Often people may
feel that the mosque
is a preferred
choice to practise
self-reflection and
connection with
ALLAH. However,
every Muslim’s home
can be perceived as
a sanctuary to
practise
self-reflection.
Every member of your
family is entitled
to this space and
must have respect
when spending time
in silence - bearing
in mind that silence
can also be
practised while
being in a room full
of people.
Respecting that
psychological
personal space is
vital.
How to Respect
Psychological
Personal Space
As Muslims, we have
a wonderful
advantage in that we
have been reminded
countless times that
a harmonious family
unit is a compulsory
prerequisite to
having a harmonious
Ummah. The question
is, are we actually
practising this?
Look at the state of
our Ummah and
understand that it
is a direct
reflection of the
state of your own
family unit, your
dealings with
extended family
members and the rest
of the community.
Below are ways to be
mindful and
respectful of your
own psychological
personal space and
that of others.
• Dedicate a
time daily to be
in your personal
space. This is
aside from Salah
times.
• Let people
around you know
that you are
retreating for
some quiet time
and you wish not
to be disturbed.
• Whilst in
quiet time,
leave gadgets in
a different room
so that you are
not disturbed by
notification
tones, texts or
phone calls.
• Discuss the
benefits of
personal space
as a family,
• If a family
member practises
being in their
personal space
whilst in a room
full of other
family members,
DO NOT ask them
why they are
quiet. Let them
be.
• During this
practice,
acknowledge and
become aware of
every part of
your being and
give thanks to
ALLAH for this
precious time of
reflection.
• Minimise loud
noises and
distractions in
the home so that
people who are
in practice of
this time can
feel more at
peace.
• Go into the
practice with an
intention to
know ALLAH
better and find
answers to
questions that
are on your
mind.
• Encourage and
support your
family members
to experience
Psychological
Personal Space
daily.
A daily practice of
psychological
personal space will
not only transform
you as a person but
also inspire people
in your family and
community to imbibe
this practice. In a
world where the
terms
‘communication’ and
‘connection’ are
reduced to defining
the latest
electronic gadgets,
we are sadly the
most disconnected
Muslims to have
dwelled on this
earth.
Disconnect from the
outside and connect
within so that you
may connect better
with ALLAH.
If you wish to know about
a specific topic
with regards to
Self-Care and
Clarity of Mind,
please email me on
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Jallaludin was
sitting in the living room, talking to his wife about
life.
In-between, they
talked about the idea of living or dying.
Jallaludin told her:
'Never let me live in a vegetative state, totally
dependent on machines and liquids from a bottle. If you
see me in that state I want you to disconnect all the
connections that are keeping me alive, I'd much rather
die.'
His wife got up from her seat with the look of
admiration towards her husband and proceeded to
disconnect the Cable TV, DVD, the computer, the mobile
phone, the iPod, and the Xbox, and went to the kitchen
and threw away all his Pepsi, Coke, drinks from the
fridge...
Restore the property of the
orphans to them (when they
reach their age), nor
substitute (your) worthless
things for (their) good
ones; and do not devour
their substance (by mixing
it up) with your own. For
this is indeed a great sin.
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)
NETWORKING with Peter
Fitzsimons
The
Queensland Council of Social
Service and BDO would very
much welcome your
participation in a
networking function
with guest speaker Mr Peter
Fitzsimons.
Peter
FitzSimons is a
well-respected columnist for
The Sydney Morning Herald
and Sun-Herald, speaks four
languages, has played rugby
for Australia, co-hosted
radio shows with Mike
Carlton and Doug Mulray,
interviewed famous people
around the globe from George
Bush to Diego Maradona and
written over 27 best-selling
books.
Peter
supports a number of
community organisations, and
is passionate about creating
healthy, engaged communities
where everyone has equal
opportunity and often writes
and presents on a range of
difficult social issues
through media and telling
stories of hope and
realisation rather than pain
and demonisation.
Date and
Time: Monday
5 November 2018 between 5:30
– 7:00 pm
The Brisbane AMYN
Sunday School will start on Sunday (14 October '18).
Classes will be on same time. Please use the following
contact details for more info.
Official Mobile number: 0414 156 900 (SMS Only)
Email:
info@amynweb.com
Class Day & Time : Every Sunday from 9am - 12pm
(Starting 14 October 2018)
Please Note: Due to load on volunteers, the Pre-School
Students class (5 years old or less) is full. We cannot
accept admission until 2019.
All classes and academic materials are supervised by
Sheikh Aslam AbuIsmaeel.
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.
Commonwealth
Bank of Australia, Toowoomba
Plaza Branch
A/C Name: Toowoomba Islamic
Charitable Organisation
BSB No
064459,
A/C No 1034
1586,
Swift Code: CTBAAU25XXX
Contacts:
Prof Shahjahan Khan Ph
+61421081048, Email:
khans@usq.edu.au, Dr
Mainul Islam Ph
+61432533550, and Br Shahbaz
Rafiq Ph 0402398608
(Brisbane).
17
October 2018
Alhamdulillah
with the duwa and support
from every one of you the
construction of the
rebuilding of Toowoomba
Masjid is progressing well.
The earth
moving and removal of
damaged parts, foundation of
the front extension and
ground work for the rear
extension are completed.
The estimated
cost for the rebuilding is
$900,000 and the current
shortfall is $570,000 AUD.
As agents of
Allah we are trying to make
His Light to be clearly
visible in the region as
declared in Surah As-Saff of
the Holy Qur’an:
يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِئُوا نُورَ
اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ
وَاللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ
وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ
61-8. They intend to
extinguish the Light of
Allah with their mouths. But
Allah will spread His Light
even though the disbelievers
dislike it.
Please pray to Allah for the
timely completion of
rebuilding of the only
Masjid in the city/region
with over 2000 Muslims.
A full-time
Imam teaches round 100
children in the after
hour/weekend Madrasa in the
Masjid.
Muslims in
Toowoomba are financially
stressed and request you,
your family, relatives and
community to share this
appeal to potential donors
in the local, national and
international levels with a
request to make financial
contributions for the
project.
Abu Darda
reported that the Messenger of
Allah ﷺ said, “Seek out the vulnerable
among you. Verily, you are only
given provision and support due
to your support of the weak."-
Sunan al-Tirmidhī
In Indonesia, MAA’s relief
operations now are in full swing
after the devastating
earthquake, tsunami and volcanic
eruption rocked the island of
Sulawesi and caused thousands of
deaths and displaced people.
Our relief operations are in two
phases:
The first phase is taking place
right now, and we are
distributing fresh water,
emergency food packs, hygiene
kits, bedding and other
essential items in the worst
affected town of Palu.
The second phase will be focused
on long-term aid, and on
providing a source of income to
the victims, so they can get
their lives back on track as
early as possible.
Please help save lives in
Indonesia by donating now:
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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Sisters
Support Services coordinated
a 'Women's Wellbeing
Workshop' especially for
Queensland Mental Health
week at Sunpac Sunnybank
last Sunday the 14th of
October. 
Since
1981, the World Values
Survey has tracked changes
in the values and beliefs of
citizens in 97 countries,
including Australia. These
surveys have identified
considerable change in what
people want out of life and
what they believe. 
From
home to home
(l
to r) Imam Ahmad Abu
Ghazaleh, Obayda
Zoubi (Amar's
father) and Amar
Zoubi
UK's Oldest Mosque: Incredible
pictures shine a light on Britain’s oldest
mosque dating back to the reign of Queen
Victoria
On
the fortieth anniversary of the Camp David
Accords, a groundbreaking new history that shows
how Egyptian-Israeli peace ensured lasting
Palestinian statelessness
Alhamdulillah
with the duwa and support
from every one of you the
construction of the
rebuilding of Toowoomba
Masjid is progressing well.
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