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. For those who are interested in receiving the monthly free newsletter,
please inform us, and please send us a complete address if you want to receive
it through the mail. Otherwise, you may read it on 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 who took the time to forward these
messages from their e-mail accounts, and also to those who are interested to be
one amongst us, or who informed us about the change of their e-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.
Momineen
and Mominaat who Insha’Allah, want to donate toward the purchase of a land for
the Center, please send your donation to the Kufa
Center of Islamic Knowledge (KCIK); P.O. Box 11771; Roanoke, VA 24022-1771,
USA. May Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) reward you, and increase His gifts to you
with His blessings, Ameen. Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) has described the true
believers,“And prefer over their own selves, though their own lot be
poverty.” 59:9
There
is a land close to the expressway. The size of it is one
acre with two buildings. The price is $375,000.00. Also, there are three
tracts of land of sizes 4, 3, and 35 acres. Two of them at Interstate spurs, and
the third one at the Interstate. The prices are approximately $125,000.00,
$95,000.00, and $50,000.00/acre, respectively. All of these properties are
visible from the Interstate. Insha'Allah, our brothers and sisters will donate
to establish our Center at one of these sites. “It is they who are truly
guided.” May Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) bless our planning efforts with a
successful outcome, Ameen. Nabiy Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Waalihi Wasalam)
said,“He who builds a mosque for the sake of Allah, Allah will build a house
for him in paradise."
For
the Momineen and Mominaat who donated toward the purchase of land for the
Center, and/or supported the Center, may Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) gift them
houses in Heaven, Ameen. Insha’Allah, those who donated toward a place for
Center, we will publish their donations in the future.
The
monthly prayer time-table, Insha’Allah will be posted on KCIK’s
website for each month and we encourage our readers, especially
chaplains/officers of any institutions, please to print the prayer time-table
and distribute it to the inmates in their facility. Insha’Allah, the Center
will try to post the monthly Salat time-table for other locations and/or lands.
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, especially the
Editorial Board of AL-KUFA Newsletter
and the Role of an Islamic 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, and request that the articles are short and
sweet and within the boundary of Islam. 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 and monthly messages
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.
Brothers
and sisters continued requesting from us dua’as for the loved ones who
departed from them and also for those are ill. We have them in our Dua’as and
in our hearts. May Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) grant our requests to ease
their lives. O Lord, accept our Dua’a, Ameen. For those who travel to serve
Him and/or visit His house, let us pray together for their safe trips. May Allah
(Subhanahu Wa Ta'Ala) help them with success in their goals and reward them for
their efforts with good deeds and His blessings, Ameen. The Glorious Qur'an
says,“Remembrance of Allah certainly brings comfort to all hearts.” 13:
28
May
Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'Ala) grant those who are doing an excellence work to
serve Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'Ala), Islam and Muslims with , them His goodness,
protection and may He reward you all in this life and the hereafter, Ameen.
There
are many 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 and saviors of the land and/or
community. Such innocent ones, especially the children, women and older men,
suffer hardships having committed no crime. 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 to 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 Glorious Qur'an says,“We shall
bear with patience the hardships you inflict upon us. Verily, with (every)
difficulty (there) is ease (relief)." 14:12
& 94:6
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. If you have a
matrimonial advertisement, or wish to be involved with a group meeting, be a
member of KCIK, or seeking professional opportunities, or participate in KCIK
activities, please visit KCIK’s
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
human aid, please remember the needy Muslims brothers and sisters in many lands.
We pray for all to be guided along the right path, Ameen. The Glorious Qur'an
says,“Believers, help yourselves through patience and prayers. Allah is with
those who have patience. Perhaps my
Lord will guide me in the right path." 2:153 & 38:22
We
extend our sincere thanks to all who contacted the Center to know about Islamic
Centers and/or Mosques in certain cities. Insha’Allah, we will be able to
provide them with this information. Also, for those who asked questions, we will
Insha’Allah give the best advice
according to the
Glorious Qur'an and the Sunnah.
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
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.
Just
to remind you how important it is for us, as Muslims, to sharpen our
communicational skills for Da'wah, we will remind you of the following ayah:
"Invite to the Way of your lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching, and
argue (and debate) with them with that which is better." The Nabiy (Sallallahu
Alayhi Waalihi Wasalam) said that wisdom is the lost property of a believer and
where ever he/she may find it he/she must take it upon him/herself to gain it.
What will you say to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) when He (Subhanahu Wa
Ta’Ala) asks you why you didn't 'preach' in a better way? Who knows this may
be the reason why a non-Muslim may convert under your hands. The Nabiy (Sallallahu
Alayhi Waalihi Wasalam) said that if someone becomes a Muslim because of you
then it is better than the whole Dunyah (materialistic world).
With
prayers for your success.
To know about the Kufa Center of Islamic Knowledge (KCIK) and/or us, you may visit KCIK’s web site at www.kufa.org. 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 copier, with capabilities for making double-sided copies. Insha'Allah, a (Mohsin) or (Mohsineen) will come forward and donate, making every effort to help us in this regard (our existing copier that was donated has broken). O' Lord, record our good deeds and leave us delighted with what they have written down concerning them (good deeds), Ameen. The Glorious Qur'an says,“And Allah gave them the reward in this world and the excellent reward of the hereafter. Verily Allah loveth those who do good (to others). Whoever intercedeth with a good intercession shall have a share therefrom.” 3:147 & 4:85. Jazakum Allah Khair (May Allah Reward You With Goodness). Special thanks to our brothers and sisters who donated toward the purchase of the land for the Center and for those who support KCIK. May Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala) reserve a space for them in Heaven, Ameen. 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).
Wa Assalamu
Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh