Reply to the
Monthly Messages #24
Dear
brothers/sisters:
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.
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. This Islamic Article/booklet be copied for
general translation and distribution at will to interested individuals, in order
to spread the true teaching of Islam. However, all material is copyrighted and
any use of it requires the expression (written or verbal) of the editors. For
those who would like to use the publications of the KCIK for some useful
purpose, you are welcome to do so, but quote this source to avoid copyright
infringements.
Program
of Islamic Seminar
Please
honour us with your present and please let us know. Refreshments, Recitation
from the Glorious Qur’an, Welcome, Speech (Islamic Culture about 45 minutes,
with 10 minutes for questions at the end.), Muslim Coverts Speak out (Open, time
depend on the numbers), Closing Remarks and Dua’a/Praise.
Place:
Meeting Room, Williamson Library, 3837 Williamson Road, Roanoke, Virginia 24012
Date:
Saturday, 31.,
March 2001
Time:
100-4:30 p.m.
For
more information, please contact the Kufa Center of Islamic Knowledge (KCIK)
and/or you may
visit the
KCIK’s web site and click on Program
of Islamic Seminar.
Justice must be Implement
Beware of
the Con-Artists
On
Tuesday, March 20, 2001, the Kufa Center
of Islamic Knowledge (KCIK) received a call from a brother who read an
article published in the AL-KUFA
Newsletter, “Goodness versus Ill-gotten (Thief)”. He informed the Center
that the same thief called his Islamic Center and he claimed he was Muslims with
large organizations in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and asked for $1300 to send
through Western Union.
This
scam has been perpetrated on many victims over the past three years, such
con-artists, but thus far, the criminals are still at large and collecting money
from all around the world. From Sweden one wrote, “I am one of the older and
well-respected members of our association in Stockholm. On 11th of
October, I became the same victim of this fraud and conspiracy.” Another
person from Australia wrote in regard to s similar scam, “This event took
place approximately on the 20th of Oct 2000, to the amount of
$4,000.00 Australian dollars.”
These
tragic and unjust crimes have left many effects of suffering and stress on
victims who have been working hard to serve The Lord and humanity. It is
important responsibility
for leader(s) to provide justice and protection with security for their
citizens.
We
request the leader(s) to implement the laws the fullest extend to bring these
criminals to justice and to remove the hardship (suffered by) us as well as
present further crimes by these individuals and we are hoping will preserve
people' resources.
We are very thankful to our brother who let us know, please beware from con-artists. (For more details, please visit our website or contact the Center.)
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. 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
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.
If
you receive duplicate e-mail messages, please inform us and we will InShaAllah
fix our e-mail lists. InShaAllah, 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. 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.
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, AL-KUFA publications and other material, and distribute it to
inmates in their facility. InShaAllah, 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 InShaAllah try to seek an answer. We kindly
request complete quotations or references if possible. Please try to contact
other Islamic Institutions for help because many special requests are beyond our
capacity.
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 InShaAllah 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 InShaAllah 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. InShaAllah, 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.
To
know about the Kufa Center of Islamic
Knowledge (KCIK) and/or us, you may visit KCIK’s web site. Our main goal is to serve Muslims and mankind.
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).