Register for CIOM Annual Volunteer Day on December 25th

CIOM Annual Volunteer Day on December 25th

(Registration deadline is this Weekend)

To register click http://mitzvahday2011interfaith.eventbrite.com/


120+ volunteers of all ages are needed for several projects around town - info is included in the link.

Gateway to Arabic Curriculum Webinar

Noorart has created a great video titled "Gateway to Arabic Curriculum Webinar". Please check it out on there web site and share your thoughts with them, so that they can create more great webinars.

Page: http://www.noorart.com/gateway_webinar_recorded

JazakAllah for your time.

Udhiya/Qurbani Online

Part of the Email Message from IslamiCity


Place your Udhiya/Qurbani order Online and share the happiness of Eid ul-Adha with the needy people around the world and in the USA.

Udhiyah or animal sacrifice is an act of worship which reminds us of the great act of sacrifice that Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail were willing to do for the sake of Allah.

This sacrifice is ordained upon Muslims to be given at the time of Eid al-Adha. Every Muslim adult; male and female – as long as they can afford it – are required (Wajib) to offer this sacrifice.

The below link "Online Udhiya/Qurbani" will direct you to an external website.

  
NOTE: This service is NOT provided by MiMuslims.com.

Eid Mela at IAGD (Ladies Only)

An Eid Mela has been schedule at IAGD on Friday, November 4th 2011 from 7 pm to 12 am in the IAGD Gym.

Come and celebrate an evening of fun. Shop for Eid Clothes, Jewelry, Bangles and Mehndi.
It is a Ladies Only Event.

PWAM Health Seminar for Women

Pakistan Women Association of Michigan is a common platform for all women of Pakistani descent living in Michigan to pursue common goals and objectives with joint efforts to promote Social, Educational, Religious and Charitable activities. The main objective of PWAM is to provide assistance & general guidance to the women of Pakistani-American community of Michigan to improve social, health & economic well-being. PWAM's goal is to promote & strengthen unity and cohesiveness among the Pakistani women in the community.

Pakistan Women Association of Michigan is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization.

For more information, Please visit:  http://www.pwam.us

Location:
William Beaumont Hospital
3601 W. 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI

Administrative Bldg. Lower Level
Classroom 1

Clothing Drive!

Zaman International is having a clothing drive on October 28th from 12:00 to 3:00. They are accepting clothes, shoes, and desi clothes. Delivery location will be in Rochester Hills. If you would like to donate any items read more at facebook page.

They are accepting gently-used DESI or American clothes, shoes and purses. Please place items in plastic bags and secure tightly. Clothing, shoes, and purses should be labeled and bagged separately. Please put all DESI clothes in a separate bag (write DESI clothes on label).

If you do not have clothes to give, they are accepting gift cards from Target or Kohls for $5, $10, or $20 for families to buy needed items.

All donations go to support a variety of humanitarian projects, including their Bayt Al-Zahra crisis assistance program providing food and clothing to needy families in our area.

For more information about Zaman International, please visit their website at www.zamaninternational.org.

Please feel free to circulate this email to others in the Troy/Rochester/Sterling Heights Area/Bloomfield Hills area.

The Hajj

The Hajj (Arabic: حج‎ Ḥaǧǧ "pilgrimage") is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so. The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to Allah (God in the English language).

The pilgrimage occurs from the 8th to 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th and last month of the Islamic calendar. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, eleven days shorter than the Gregorian calendar used in the Western world, the Gregorian date of the Hajj changes from year to year. Ihram is the name given to the special spiritual state in which Muslims live while on the pilgrimage.

The Hajj is associated with the life of Islamic prophet Muhammad from the 7th century, but the ritual of pilgrimage to Mecca is considered by Muslims to stretch back thousands of years to the time of Ibrahim (Abraham). Pilgrims join processions of hundreds of thousands of people, who simultaneously converge on Mecca for the week of the Hajj, and perform a series of rituals: Each person walks counter-clockwise seven times around the Kaaba, the cube-shaped building which acts as the Muslim direction of prayer, runs back and forth between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, drinks from the Zamzam Well, goes to the plains of Mount Arafat to stand in vigil, and throws stones in a ritual Stoning of the Devil. The pilgrims then shave their heads, perform a ritual of animal sacrifice, and celebrate the three day global festival of Eid al-Adha.

Farewell: A poem about the last days of Ramadan

Please check the full poem at IslamiCity)



Drifting away

Gently with the tides,

Taking the blessed days and nights

With you, oh precious boat!....



Click HERE to read full poem/article.

Eid Mubarak and Chaand Raat Mela in Novi by Pakistan Women Association Of Michigan

Please see the attach fliers.

Lailatul Qadr' (Shab-e-Qadr)

Lailatul Qadr' (Arabic: لیلة القدر‎) (also known as Shab-e-Qadr), the Night of Destiny, Night of Power, Night of Value, the Night of Decree or Night of Measures, is the anniversary of two very important dates in Islam that occurred in the month of Ramadan. It is the anniversary of the night Muslims believe the first verses of the Qur'an were revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.



Revelation to Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)



Lailatul Qadr' is the anniversary of the night that the Qur'an was revealed. Muslims believe that revelation of the Qur'an occurred in two phases, with the first phase being the revelation in its entirety on Lailatul Qadr' to Gabriel in the lowest heaven, and then the subsequent verse-by-verse revelation to Prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel (Jibril in Arabic). The revelation started in 610 CE at the Hira cave on Mount Nur in Mecca.The first Surah that was revealed was Surah Al-Alaq. "Iqra" means "read" the prophet was told to read by the angel Gabriel. Muslims should do as much worship they can on this night.



Sunnah



Muslims often pray extra prayers on this day, particularly the night prayer. They awake, pray, and hope God will give them anything they may desire on this night. Mostly, they perform tilawat (reading the Qur'an).



Those who can afford to devote their time in the remembrance of God stay in the mosque for the final ten days of Ramadan. This worship is called Iʿtikāf (retreat). They observe fast during the day and occupy themselves with the remembrance of God, performing voluntary prayers and studying the Qur'an, day and night, apart from the obligatory prayers which they perform with the congregation. Food and other necessities of life are provided for them during their stay in the mosque. Devoting time to remember God, Muslims also hope to receive divine favors and blessings connected with the blessed night (lailatul qadr')



Date



Sunni Islam



Laylat al-Qadr is to be found in the last five odd nights of the 3rd decade of Ramadan. There is no history in the Qur'an as to when the specific date is. Therefore in the Sunni communities of all the Islamic countries, the Laylat al-Qadar is found to be on the last nights of Ramadan. Mostly it is on one of the odd nights, i.e., 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th night. And most probably[citation needed] it falls on the 27th night of Ramadan. It is the night when Quraan was revealed (as a whole on the 4th sky) and then was revealed piecemeal to Muhammad in 23 years, 13 years in Makkah and 10 years in Madina.



Shia Islam



Similarly Lailatul Qadr' is to be found in the last ten odd nights of Ramadan but mostly on the 19th or 21st or 23rd night of Ramadhan. The 19th, according to the Shia belief coincides with the night Ali was attacked in the Mihrab while worshipping in the Great Mosque of Kufa, and died on the 21s of Ramadhan. Shia muslims worship and regard these three nights of great reward and worship but to be the night the Quran was revealed to angel Gabriel is 23rd of Ramadan.



External links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laylat_al-Qadr

Pakistan Women Association of Michigan celebrates 14 August humbly with prayers for the nation.

In keeping trends of setting new traditions, Pakistan Women Association of Michigan conducted Pakistan Independence Day with humbleness, rather than the usual way of Azadi celebration. On Sunday, August 14, PWAM invited the entire Pakistani community at IAGD to gather for a day of holistic prayer session with very modest celebration (Yaum e Dua). Over 800 Pakistanis gathered at one place to beg Allah's mercy for Pakistan and its people. The evening began with tilawat of Quran-e-Pak and Hamd o Naat by Br. Jameel Syed, followed by Shaikh Mustafa Alturk (Emir of IONA masjid) who spoke about the roles of women in Islamic history, where women made significant difference in Islam and community at large. The President of Pakistan Women Association of Michigan, Erum Hussain thanked the community for attending the event for such noble cause and spoke about need for dua for the entire nation. Her speech ended with Pakistani National Anthem, which was recited by the entire audience.

Dr. Latafat Hamzvi delivered a heartwarming speech on creation of Pakistan and lifted his words with poetry of Allama Iqbal. At the end, Hafiz Farooqui led an emotional dua for Pakistan and the entire Umma, which brought tears to many eyes. The evening ended with a delicious Iftar dinner hosted by Pakistan Women Association of Michigan. It was a remarkable evening which will be remembered for many years to come.

How to Survive a 16 Hour Fast

Good articles on "How to Survive a 16 Hour Fast" by ProductiveMuslim.

The articles are available at:

Part 1: http://www.productiveramadan.com/how-to-survive-a-16-hour-fast-part-1/

Part 2: http://www.productiveramadan.com/how-to-survive-a-16-hour-fast-part-2-2/

Checkout the articles and share your thoughts or comments on ProductiveMuslim or at the comments section below.

Islamic Financing - Sharia Complaint

Islamic Financing (Wikipedia - Islamic Banking) is a term used for the reference of a financial transaction to be Sharia Complaint; meaning the Sharia allows select methods and Sharia prohibits the payment or acceptance of interest fees for loans of money (Riba, usury), for specific terms, as well as investing in businesses that provide goods or services considered contrary to its principles (Haraam, forbidden). Like a business model of alcohol, hedge fund, gambling etc.

Many people confuse the words "interest" and "service fee". The logic that service fee is nothing but a disguised method of allowing interest into the daily life, just doesn't make sense.

If that was the case than the entire trade hub that Makkah was will not be sustainable if no service fee will be charged to bring spices and other goods from silk road and other parts of the world.

Another disturbing part is people act like they are ready to submit the book report on first day of school without really knowing the subject.

I for one, isn't capable of giving fatwas or rulings so just like me you should also learn and educate yourself before selecting your choice regarding Sharia Compliance.

It has to be your decision. Your decision will be Sharia Complaint if you understand what Sharia is otherwise it will be assumed Sharia Complaint. Assumed because others told you by there assumptions and it's a bad circle which is now evident online with incorrect information on Sharia Compliance.

Like the first word revealed to Muhammad (S.A.W), we really have keep educating our self.

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