26.11.09 - Mayyit of: Dr Moosa Abdullah Coovadia - VENUE: Toronto Canada - TIME: After Esha (Canada Toronto) -QABRASTAAN: Toronto - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

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26.11.09 - Mayyit of: Habeebah Vontuin - VENUE: 58 St Halena Street Klipspruit Ext 1 - TIME: TBC -QABRASTAAN: tbc - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

"O, I am not worried about the poverty of the Muslims. I am afraid lest by getting rich they might become proud and thereby invite destruction." ~ SAYINGS OF UMAR RA ~

FATIMAH KHANUM
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Seven centuries had passed since the Zubaydah canal which brought water to Makkah from outlying springs. The passage by now had reached a bad state of repair, with the wells and springs having dried up and the canal now being full of sand/stones.

It was 965 AH (1557 AD) when a Turkish princess Fatimah, daughter of the Uthami ruler Sultan Salim came along. She took the task to rebuild and redevelops the 'Zubaydah canal'. The rebuilding of the canal was extremely difficult ad involved Egyptian, Syrian and Yemeni engineers and masons.

On their route, there was a large rock 50 feet wide and 2000 feet long, which looked as if it was going to stop the efforts. The chief of the project lost his heart in fear of not being able to overcome it. Fatimah refused to accept that. In this time period dynamite didn’t exist, rather the only way to cut through such large rocks would be to heat them up with coal to high degrees and them to cut the stones with sharp tools. It took hundreds of workers, who burnt millions of tons of fuel. In 979 AH (1571 AD) the rock was conquered. Soon afterwards water again began to flow to Makkah on the repaired Zubaydah canal.

The event was celebrated with a great feast/party, which involved not only the everyday people but also the government officials. Due to her commitment to rebuilding the canal, Fatimah was nicknamed 'Zubaydah Thani' (Zubaydah the second).

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1 Ltr Milk
2 tsp ghas powder
1 can condensed milk
1 can pears
1 can cream
Red food colouring

Mix the ghas with a little cold milk to form a runny paste set aside. Bring the remaining milk to a boil. Add the ghas paste and allow to boil for a few minutes, stirring to prevent the milk from scorching. Remove from heat. Add the required amount of condensed milk to sweeten and allow to cool slightly. Puree the pears with the syrup from the can in an electric jug until smooth. Add to the milk together with ½ can cream. Mix well and pour into a wet mould. Allow to set in a refrigerator for 4 -5 hours or overnight. Tint the remaining cream to a pale pink with a few drops of colouring. Un-mould the pear jelly onto a serving dish pour the cream over the jelly and serve.

Ishraaq Salaah is offered in the following way: after the Fajr Salaah one should not get up from his Musallah. Instead, he should sit in the same place and occupy himself in reading Salawaat, or the Kalimah, or the remembrance of Allah Ta'ala. one should not involve himself in any worldly talk, nor in any worldly activity. When the sun rises considerably, one should offer two or four Rakaats of Salaah. In doing so, he will get the reward of one Hajj and one Umrah. If a person gets occupied in some worldly activity after the Fajr Salaah, and after sunrise he offers Ishraaq Salaah; this will also be permissible. However, the reward will be less.

~ BEHISHTI ZEWAR ~

SOME ONE-LINERS
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* I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart.
* In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
* Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
* School Excuse Notes: "Please excuse Jimmy for being late. It was his father's fault".