28.10.08 - Mayyit of: Zohra Desai (Sister of farouk Mohamed Badat Heidlelburg) - VENUE: Past away in U.S.A While visit her son - TIME:19:00 S.A Time - QABRASTAAN: Request for Duas- CAUSE OF DEATH: Heart attack

28.10.08 - Mayyit of: Bashir Ismail (Bassie) - VENUE: 3 Hoy St Newclare - TIME:12:30 - QABRASTAAN: Westpark - CAUSE OF DEATH: Natural

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"Whosoever loves that Allâh should open-up his heart for him and grant light to him, then let him abandon speech about that, which does not concern him, and abandon sins and turn away from acts of disobedience. Then there will be between him and Allâh a hidden treasure of good actions. So if this is done, then Allâh will open up such knowledge for him that will pre­occupy him. And indeed in death is the greatest pre-occupation."

~ IMAM SHAAFI RA ~

Abdur-Rahman did not escape the punishment which the early Muslims suffered at the hands of the Quraysh. He bore this punishment with steadfastness as they did. He remained firm as they did. And when they were compelled to leave Makkah for Abyssinia because of the continuous and unbearable persecution, Abdur-Rahman also went. He returned to Makkah when it was rumoured that conditions for the Muslims had improved but, when these rumors proved to be false, he left again for Abyssinia on a second Hijra. From Makkah once again he made the Hijra to Madinah.

Abdur-Rahman distinguished himself in both the battles of Badr and Uhud. At Uhud he remained firm throughout and suffered more than twenty wounds some of them deep and severe. Even so, his physical jihad was matched by his Jihad with his wealth. Once the Prophet Sallallahu Alyhi Wa Sallam was preparing to dispatch an expeditionary force. He summoned his companions and said: "Contribute Sadaqah for I want to dispatch an expedition." Abdur-Rahman went to his house and quickly returned. "O Messenger of Allah," he said, "I have four thousand (Dinars). I give two thousand as a Qardh (loan) to my Lord and two thousand I leave for my family."

When the Prophet, peace be on him, passed away, Abdur-Rahman took on the responsibility of looking after the needs of his family, the Ummahaat al-Muminin. He would go with them wherever they wanted to and he even performed Hajj with them to ensure that all their needs were met. This is a sign of the trust and confidence which he enjoyed on the part of the Prophet Sallallahu Alyhi Wa Sallam's family.

Abdur-Rahman's support for the Muslims and the Prophet Sallallahu Alyhi Wa Sallam's wives in particular was well-known. Once he sold a piece of land for forty thousand Dinars and he distributed the entire amount among the Banu Zahrah (the relatives of the Prophet Sallallahu Alyhi Wa Sallam's mother Aminah), the poor among the Muslims and the Prophet Sallallahu Alyhi Wa Sallam's wives. When Aisha RA received some of this money she asked: "Who has sent this money?" and was told it was Abdur-Rahman, whereupon she said: "The Messenger of Allah Peace Be Upon Him said: No one will feel compassion towards you after I die except the Sabirin (those who are patient and resolute)."

He earned much wealth but he never remained attached to it for its own sake and he did not allow it to corrupt him. Abdur-Rahman's generosity did not stop. He continued giving with both his hands, secretly and openly. Some of the figures mentioned are truly astounding: forty thousand Dirhams of silver, forty thousand Dinars of gold, two hundred Awqiyyah of gold, five hundred horses to Mujahidin setting out in the path of Allah and one thousand five hundred camels to another group of Mujahidin, four hundred Dinars of gold to the survivors of Badr and a large legacy to the Ummahaat al Muminin and the list goes on.

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The Syrian government has warned of retaliation if the US strikes again across the border from Iraq. The warning comes a day after US soldiers killed eight civillians in the border village of Sukariya. Syria's foreign minister accused the US of conducting a planned act of "criminal and terrorist aggression" in broad daylight with "blunt determination".

US agents have broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The paln also included the killing of 102 black people in a murder spree in the state of Tennessee. Federal agents say they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target a predominantly African-American high school by two neo-Nazi skinheads. Agents said the skinheads did not identify the school by name.

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INGREDIENTS
1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 2 tablespoons olive oil - 1 onion, thinly sliced - 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper - 1 tablespoon crushed garlic - 1/2 tablespoon tomato paste - 1/2 teaspoon garam masala - 1 teaspoon curry powder - 1/4 teaspoon celery salt - 1/4 teaspoon salt - 1/4 cup water.

METHOD
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the chicken into a 2 quart covered baking dish or dutch oven with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and olive oil. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and appears brown. Add the onion, pepper, garlic, tomato paste, garam masala, curry powder, seasoning to taste and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Mix all together, and then add 1/4 cup water for the ingredients to steam. Return to the oven for 5 more minutes to blend all the flavours. Serve over rice or eat plain.

ON PATIENCE
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Patience is:
# in keeping away from the world by being occupied in Worship.
# in the face of trials.
# in keeping away from the forbidden things...

However, what is certain is that leadership is obtained by patience in all of these:
# in fulfilling the obligatory duties of Allaah.
# in avoiding His prohibitions.
And,
# over the decrees (of Allaah).

~ AL-JOWZY ~

PONDERING SMILES
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# Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.

# Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?

# No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car.

# Think about this ... No one ever says "It's only a game" when his team is winning.

# After a certain age, if you do not wake up aching in every joint, you are probably dead.