thursday 15th july 2010 3rd shaban 1431

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O Allah, you blessed us with rain even though the sinner did not come forward.”

Allah said:

“O Musa, it is for the repentance of that very person that I blessed all of children of Israel with water.”

Musa wanted to know who the sinner was, so he asked Allah:

‘’Show him to me O Allah!”

But Allah replied:

“O Musa, I hid his sins for forty years, do you think that after his repentance I shall expose him?”

It is never too late for anyone to repent to Allah.

Ramadan is an excellent opportunity.

The Holy month of Ramadan will soon be upon us and is an opportunity for all of us to strengthen our Im’aan. The following story illustrates the mercy of Allah, and that there is always a chance to start afresh.

In the days when Musa was with the children of Israel, a drought came upon them and together they prayed for rain to come. However, the few clouds that had been in the sky vanished and the drought intensified.

Allah revealed to Musa that there was a sinner amongst the tribe for more than forty years of his life :

“Let him separate himself from the congregation. Only then shall I shower you all with rain.”

Musa then addressed the crowd and said:

“There is a person amongst us who has disobeyed Allah for forty years. Let him separate himself from the congregation and only then shall we be rescued from the drought.”

The guilty man waited, hoping someone else would step forward. The sweat poured from his eyebrows. He knew he was the one.

He knew that if he stayed among them, everyone would die of thirst but if he stepped forward he would be humiliated for the rest of his life.

He asked Allah with a sincerity he had never felt before:

“O Allah, have mercy on me! O Allah, hide my sins! O Allah, forgive me!”

It started to rain.

Musa asked Allah:

And Ramadan is once again upon us

Tafseer Classes on Wednesdays

The Qur’an has been translated into many different languages and most people only read these translations. Reading these is not enough to understand the depth the Qur’an holds in it, which is referred to as the ‘Tafseer’ of the Qur’an.

Tafseer classes on Wednesdays aims to study the Tafseer of the Qur’an by Ibn Katheer, a renowned Scholar in the Islamic world. Tafseer is vital to understand the Book of Allah, that we so often read, properly.

All are Welcome

Time: 7pm - 9pm

Day : Wednesday evenings

Venue: Sutton Civic Offices Run by Abdullatif Osman

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"Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may attain taqwa."

(Surah 2 Al -Baqarah, Verse 183)

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"Ramadan is the month in which the

Quran was sent down, as a guide to mankind and a clear

guidance and judgment (so that

mankind will distinguish from right and wrong)"

Surah 2 Al -Baqarah,

Verse 185

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Dates for Your Diaries

The etiquettes of mixing

6 Weeks Tajweed Course on Mondays

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July 17 -19 Lake District

For further details please contact Brother Muhammad Kamal on 07946312543

Date: 16th July 2010Venue: Sutton Civic Offices Time: 6.30pm

Agenda:- Education proposals- Saturday Class- Friday Class- Tajweed Course- Segregation project- Arabic Class for women- Ramadan- Children activities & outings- Eid Prayers

All welcome

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Editors’ note Dear reader, we hope you will find this newsletter usefull. We will update you on all that is happening. Your feedback and suggestions for future issues are valuable to us. We look forward to updating you regularly. Jazakallukhairan. Nisreen & Abdulhameed

companions of the mosque: summer 2010 newsletter

The Tajweed class on Mondays is a six weeks course run by Abdullateef Osman, especially for the Juzz’Amma graduates and aims to enrich their knowledge of the Tajweed rules.

The course is based upon the Tajweed book ‘The Guidance of the Merciful for

Reciting the Qur’an’ by Sheikh Abdul-Wahhab Dibis wa Zait. It has been translated by Abdullatif Osman and is consequently being used to teach the indepth detailed Tajweed rules.

Indeed, The Qur’an says:‘And Recite the Qur’an in a Measured Flow’ (73:4)

The course is designed especially for graduates although the course is welcome to all.

Time: 7pm—9pm

Day: Monday Evenings

Venue: Sutton Civic Offices

Run by Abdullateef Osman

The youth's Saturday circle have been asked to research the principles of socialising in Islam and present back how, when and why it is appropriate.

Candidates will be marked on their presentation style, factual content and stance by a panel of judges.

All candidates will be able to go over their work in

the class but must practice in their own time too!

This obligatory Islamic etiquette is key in protecting modesty in the society. We all need to

understand this concept so it becomes a habit, and be able to give dawah when needed.

The competition will be held after Ramadan so candidates have more time to polish their presentations.

The winner receives £100. There are also runner-up prizes worth over £200!

Surah 24 An-Nur, Verse 30

‘Say to the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their modesty. That is purer

for them, and Allah is aware of what they do’

Monday Tajweed classLast class:Monday 19th July 2010(continues after Ramadan)

Wednesday Tafseer classLast class:Wednesday 21st July 2010(continues after Ramadan)

Friday Children’s circle Class will continue during Ramadan. There will also be a family gathering.

Friday Women Tajweed and Fiqh classLast class:

Friday 23rd July 2010(continues after Ramadan)

Saturday Children’s circleThe last class is on:Saturday 24th July 2010(continues after Ramadan)

Saturday Arabic classes Resumes in September.

The Monthly TalkNext talk: Sunday 1st August 2010.The topic will be: ‘Preparing for Ramadan’Activities:10:45 – 2:00pm: Sisters only activities

3:00 – 3:50pm: Family gathering3:50 – 4:00pm: Hall set up4:00 – 5:30pm: Main talk followed by a Q&As