Reply to the
Monthly Messages #23
Dear
brothers/sisters:
As Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh
The
Almighty Lord of the World graced us with the ability to continue our spiritual
monthly newsletters and messages, Shukr Wa-AlHamdulillah. However, the number of
e-mail messages has increased very rapidly and continue coming through
individuals and groups. Thank you for all your suggestions, encouragement and
your willingness to continue receiving such religious and spiritual Islamic
messages.
Islam
is a religion of peace and grants the natural rights for a human being. Islam
encourages any individual to investigate it and evaluate it. of Allah (Subhanahu
Wa Ta’Ala) says in Surah (39:17-18), “Those are the ones whom Allah has
guided and they are the wise people."
Islam does not prohibit anyone from practicing his/her religion, Allah (Subhanahu
Wa Ta’Ala) says in Surah (2:256), "No compulsion be in religion; Indeed
truth has been made manifest distinct from error." In accordance to the
teaching of Islam, All
are one and one is all. The identity of a Muslim should be singly that
‘l am a Muslim’.
We
kindly request for those who are AOL employees to assist our Center to submit a
CII grant application to the AOL Foundation and if you do so, please send us a
copy or you can contact the Center for more details. We are very thankful to you
and may Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) reward you with goodness, Ameen.
Those
who are in difficulties, as well as those facing hardships and in need, please
repeat [(Inna Lillah Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji-oon) (We belong to Allah and to Him we
will return)]. The Center is open to anyone in need. For those who work in
humanitarian aid, please remember
the needy Muslim brothers and sisters around the world. We especially request to
all who are able to assist, even with prayers, for making every effort to help
and to ease the suffering of the victims of
the tragic earthquake in India and Pakistan. May The Almighty Lord reward
all with goodness. The Glorious Qur'an says, “Those who spend their wealth by
night and (by) day, secretly and openly, for them shall be their reward with
their Lord, and they shall not harm any fear nor shall they grieve." 2:274
The
Center received over about a two hours period115 e-mails from a group who
forwarded their e-mail to the Center. Also, the Center receives a great deal of
e-mail from others. And we are often unable to reply to them all because of our
other duties. Those group(s) who forward their e-mails, please first conduct
some research on your own, and only if you still need guidance, then seek
outside help. The Center would appreciate if you would summarize your questions.
Brothers
and sisters continue requesting from us Dua’as for the loved ones who departed
from them (please recite Surah-AlFatehah) and also for those are ill or are
separated from their families due to various reasons or those who have
difficulties in their lives. We have them in our Dua’as and in our hearts.
Allah (Subhanhu Wa Ta’Ala) says, “Call Me, I shall reply.” O Lord, accept
our prayer and grant our request to ease their lives and burdens, Ameen. The
Mighty Lord says, “Verily, with (every) difficulty (there) is ease
(relief)." (94:6)
There
are other human beings who are harassed, abused, tortured and murdered, and who
suffer at the hands of those who are ignorant of the basic principles of
humanity, while promoting themselves as leaders, speakers and saviors of the
land and/or community. Such innocent ones suffer hardships, especially the
children, women, and older men, who have committed no crime and who were
forced to leave their homes and become refugees, and are as yet hoping to return
back to their homelands, in peace and security. It is the responsibility
for those who lead (administrations of governments, judicial systems,
educational institutions, executive authorities, as well as individuals) to
achieve peace and to implement justice for all. Any kind of injustice should be
eradicated, and no innocent individual should be punished. There is peace in
remembering Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) and worshipping Him. Allah (Subhanahu
Wa Ta’Ala) loves nothing better than that His servants ask from Him. The true
believers harbor no hatred toward mankind.
Islam
recommends individuals to obtain knowledge, learning and wisdom. Islam has
emphasized the importance of Ilm through many traditions, and verses in the
Glorious Qur'an. Ilm is the sublime quality that an individual can possess, just
as it in one of the most important and noblest of Divine Attributes. In fact, it
is this characteristic that brings an individual closer to Allah (Subhanahu Wa
Ta'Ala). Nabiy Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Waalihi Wasalam) said, “Seeking
knowledge is an obligatory on every Muslim.” This is so because the higher the
level of his/her Ilm, the greater is his/her capacity for abstraction; since it
has been demonstrated in the study of philosophy that knowledge and abstraction
are complementary. Moreover, the greater the degree of intellectual abstraction,
the closer is the individual to the Divine Essence, Whose concept in the human
mind is the highest of abstractions. (Glorious Qur'an 2:269; 20:114; 29:43 &
35:28).
If
you receive duplicate e-mail messages, please inform us and we will
InSha’Allah fix our e-mail lists. InSha’Allah, we will try to send our
monthly message and reply at the beginning of each month, but if there is any
delay, please excuse us. He is the One who allows us to continue to spread His
Word to the best of our ability, and we ask Him to accept this small effort,
Ameen.
For
those who are interested in receiving the free monthly newsletter, please inform
us, and send us a complete address if you want to receive it through the mail;
otherwise, you may read it through our website, or send us your e-mail and we
will InSha’Allah e-mail the newsletter to you. Also, our special thanks and
appreciation to all, individuals, Islamic institutions and missions, who took
the time to forward these messages from their e-mail accounts or distributed the
AL-KUFA Newsletter and its Monthly
Message and Reply, and also to those who are interested to be one amongst us, or
who informed us about the change of their e-mail or mail addresses. We kindly
request from those who sent us e-mail addresses of others to ensure that the
latter are interested in receiving our messages. Otherwise, please directly
circulate our messages among your own circles of acquaintances. (You might want
to use the 'bcc' or 'blind carbon copy', because some people don't like their
addresses to be widely distributed.) For those who can't open attachments, we
will be glad to resend them as regular email messages.
The
monthly prayer time-table, InSha’Allah, will be posted on KCIK’s website for each month. We encourage chaplains/officers of
any institution to please print the prayer time-table and other material, and
distribute it to inmates in their facility. InSha’Allah, the Center will try
to post the monthly Salat time-table for other locations and/or lands. If
someone is interested to receive the monthly Salat time-table, please let us
know and InSha’Allah, we will send it to you. Nabiy Muhammad (Sallallahu
Alayhi Waalihi Wasalam) said, “Salat is the coolness of my eyes.” Our
special thanks to you all, and may Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) reward those
who serve Him, Ameen.
Individuals
having Internet access may visit KCIK’s
website for more information about the activities of the Center. If you wish to
submit Islamic questions, we will InSha’Allah try to seek an answer. We kindly
request complete quotations or references if possible. For those who would like
to use the publications of the AL-KUFA
Newsletter or our posted material on the website of the Center for some useful
purpose, you are welcome to do so, but please quote this source to avoid
copyright infringements. Please also try to contact other Islamic Institutions
for help because many special requests are beyond our capacity. Finally, we
welcome any articles you would like us to consider for publication. All
articles, letters, Islamic questions, etc. that are sent will become the
property of KCIK and will not be
returned to senders. Those who sent or will send articles to be published,
please send us full titles and addresses with telephone numbers. We cannot
guarantee that an article or letter will be published in a particular issue of
the AL-KUFA Newsletter and/or the
monthly messages due to space limitations. We also reserve the right to do any
necessary editing. Articles signed represent the author's opinion and not
necessarily the opinion of the administration and/or staff of KCIK,
or the Editors of the AL-KUFA
Newsletter and/or the monthly messages.
For
those who travel to serve Him and/or visit His house, or travel just for
themselves, let us pray together for their safe trips. May He help them and
grant them success in their goals and reward them for their efforts with good
deeds and His blessings, Ameen.
For
those who are interested in marriage, we hope that they will InSha’Allah
choose the right way of seeking a partner according to the law of Islam. It is
the duty for such individual(s) to seek and research to find information about
their future partner. If you have a matrimonial advertisement {you
must include a telephone number for matrimonial requests and please
include your full name in English as well as your complete address, telephone number,
and identification number with picture}, or wish to be involved with
a group meeting, be a member of KCIK,
seek professional opportunities, or like to participate in KCIK’s
activities, please visit KCIK’s
website or contact the Center. Our special thanks to those who invited us and/or
the Center to perform their weddings. May Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) grant
you peace, love and compassion in each other, Ameen.
We
extend our sincere thanks to all who contacted the Center to know about us, and
other Islamic Centers and/or Mosques. Also please visit KICK’s Website to know more about the Center. InSha’Allah, we
will be able to provide them with this information and we request other centers
to provide information about themselves for better service. Also, for those who
asked questions, we will InSha’Allah give the best advice
according to the Glorious Qur'an and the Sunah.
Jazak Allah Khair for sharing with us. O’ Lord, guide us to the right
path, Islam, Ameen. The Glorious Qur'an says, “Remembrance of Allah certainly
brings comfort to all hearts.” 13:28
Those
who are interested in our Dawah program and/or the Muslim Inmate Rehabilitation
Fund, please contact the Center. We thank those who volunteered assistance to
the Center. InSha’Allah, more volunteers will come forward. May the Almighty
Lord reward them for any efforts, Ameen.
Our
brothers and sisters started their e-mails with the Name of
Allah,“Bism-Illah-Ir-Rahman-lr-Rahim” and their greetings, “Assalamu
Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh”, and they ended their letters with the
greeting, “Wa Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh.” Dear fellow
Muslims, please also ensure that if you send us e-mail messages and files, that
they are virus-free. Please read the e-mail you receive before you forward it
from your account to others. It is very difficult for us to cope with such
problems and disruptions.
Our
special thanks and appreciation to all brothers and sisters who sent letters,
faxes, e-mails, Eid cards, and called. We wish to express our heartiest
gratitude and gratefully and may He shower His blessings and Grace upon you all,
Ameen.
Program of Islamic
Seminar
Please
honour us with your present. Refreshments, Recitation from the Glorious Qur’an,
Welcome, Speech (Islamic Culture), Closing Remarks and Dua’a/Praise.
Place:
Meeting Room, Williamson Library, 3837 Williamson Road, Roanoke, Virginia 24012
Date:
Saturday, March
24 2001
Time:
100-4:30 p.m.
To
know about the Kufa Center of Islamic
Knowledge (KCIK) and/or us, you may visit KCIK’s web site at www.kufa.org
or e-mail us at al_kufa@hotmail.com. Our
main goal is to serve Muslims and mankind. To send donations of any kind,
including books, CDs, money to support this mission, you may find KCIK’s
address on the editorial page. We are in need for a copy-machine for standard
and large size paper, with capabilities for making double-sided copies. For
those who have a message that they would like to share with us, please send it
via e-mail; InSha’Allah, we may be able to insert such messages in the KCIK
web page, so that more people who visit this web site can benefit from it. With
the help of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala), we might succeed in spreading His
Word. Also, you may visit the KCIK Web
page for monthly Hadith Qudsi (Sacred). Thank you brothers and sisters, and may
Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) reward all of you. Jazakum Allah Khair
(May Allah reward you with goodness).