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Matiangi pledges to address Muslims
concerns in education
E
ducation cabinet secretary Fred
Matiangi has pledged to address
the concerns of Muslim in the edu-
cation sector and ensure the rights of Mus-
lims are respected and protected.
He said the government acknowledges the
role of Muslims in education and recog-
nizes the Muslim community as partners
in national development and is committed
to work closely with the community in the
realization of the countrys agenda in edu-
cation.
Addressing a delegation from Muslim Edu-
cation Council (MEC) that paid him visit
on Wednesday at his Jogoo house offices,
Education cabinet secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i (Middle) and education Principal secretary Kipsang Bellio (far right) with a
delegation from Muslim Education Council (MEC) at his jogoo office on Wednesday.
Hajj 2017: Slots up as SUPKEM calls for early preparations
More pilgrims are expected to undertake
Hajj, the journey of a life time after the
Saudi Arabia government increased Ken-
ya quota from 4500 to 6000, the highest
number in the history of the country.
With the increased number of hajj slots,
Muslims intending to make the pilgrimage
this year to Makkah have been urged to
start early preparations to avoid last min-
ute rush which could adversely affect their
ability to fulfil the fifth pillar of Islam.
The vice chairman of Kenya Hajj Mission
Sharrif Hussein Omar advised prospective
pilgrims who do not possess passports to
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Matiangi, promised to ensure the concerns
of Muslims are fully addressed and imple-
mented.
He went on to state that he will engage with
the Council on finding a lasting solution to
the myriads of problems affecting Muslims
in the education sector adding that his min-
istry aimed at addressing the education
needs of all Kenyans.
The Education Act recognizes the par-
ticipation of Muslims in the development of
education and we will ensure that the con-
cerns of Muslims are addressed, he said
as he emphasized that he will see to it that
Muslims are represented in the County Ed-
apply for the travel documents to facilitate
visa issuance.
He pointed out that in the current visa ap-
plication system, details of the pilgrims are
required to be submitted early online for the
processing of the visa by Saudi authorities.
The ministry of Hajj in Saudi Arabia re-
quires the names of hujjaj (pilgrims) in ad-
vance by 29 Shaaban which corresponds to
May 26, he said during a press conference
last Saturday.
Sharrif Hussein who is also the Supreme
Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) na-
tional organizing secretary further advised
Issue No.
ucation Board across the county.
The CS pointed out that the issue of wear-
ing the hijab in schools and shortages of
Islamic Religious Education and Arabic
teachers will critically be addressed in or-
der to provide space for spiritual guidance
and development.
He called on Muslim parents to be at fore-
front in encouraging their children to take
teaching as a profession and enroll for
IRE teaching to address the scarcity.
Earlier, Muslim leaders brought to his at-
tention the challenges faced by Muslims
in schools and petitioned his interven-
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pilgrims to be conscious of their health and
go for full vaccinations process to protect
themselves against infections.
He said the threats of the deadly Middle
Eastern Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Vi-
rus required one to be vigilant and advised
pilgrims to take adequate medical prepa-
rations which will allow them to undertake
the Hajj rituals and other spiritual obliga-
tions with ease.
Among other vaccines, pilgrims are re-
quired to be inoculated with are Yellow fe-
ver, Meningococcal meningitis and Hepa-
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Court orders hawkers out of Eastleigh
A Nairobi court has set aside orders allow-
ing hawkers back on the streets of Eastleigh
Business District.
The temporary reprieve given to the hawk-
ers was short lived after senior resident
Magistrate Isaac Orenge on Monday barred
the hawkers from conducting business along
First and Second avenues.
The senior magistrate said the parading of
wares along road reserves by the street ven-
dors violated Nairobi Citys Planning laws
and advised them to find alternative places
for their business activities.
Magistrate Orenge refused to hear the plea
by Eastleigh Hawkers Association to be al-
lowed to conduct their businesses on the
streets of Eastleigh until a designated area
is built for them.
The earlier order was issued last week
pending the hearing and determination of
Muslims concerns in education to be addressed
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tion to find lasting solutions to the problems
which despite complaints have not received
adequate attention from policy makers in the
government.
The Muslim Education Council in its memo-
randum presented to the cabinet secretary
pointed out various areas of concerns which
among others issues include the discrimina-
tion of Muslim students in schools due to
their Islamic faith, a matter which they af-
firmed was an affront to constitutional right
of freedom of worship.
The memorandum also enumerated the ban
on the wearing of the hijab by Muslim female
students and also forcing Muslim students to
attend church services and taking Christian
Religious Education (CRE) lessons. The
Council urged the minister to see to it that
the directive contained in a circular from
the education ministry requiring all schools
to respect the Muslim dress code for girls is
adhered to.
We are still concerned about the mistreat-
ment of some Muslim girls in educational
institutions who due to their religious obliga-
tion wear the hijab, read the memorandum
The council noted its concerns as to why the
issue of hijab has not been addressed even
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titis B vaccines before traveling to Makkah.
The organizing secretary further explained
that official registration of those intending to
travel for Hajj will begin on 30 Rajab corre-
sponding to April 27 where the prospective
pilgrims are required to file their personal
details and make the required payments
by 29 Shaaban which corresponds to 26th
May,2017.
Issuance of Visa by the Saudi Arabian em-
bassy in Nairobi is expected to start on
Shawwal 15 which corresponds to July 10
and the last day for issuance of the Visa is
Dhul Qa'adah 25 which corresponds to Au-
gust 18. The first batch of Kenyan pilgrims
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the case only for it to be challenged in court
by the Nairobi county government and East-
leigh Business District Association with the
latter arguing that the hawkers were hurting
their businesses by selling wares in front of
shops.
On its part, the Nairobi county government
argued that the presence of the hawkers
heightened insecurity in the area and also
made it impossible for the county govern-
ment to collect revenue.
Shop owners and hawkers have had a long
running dispute regarding working space in
the commercial hub.
Last week the Eastleigh business com-
munity closed all the shopping malls in
the area in protest at the hawkers return.
The move ignited clashes and chaos which
bought business operations to a standstill.
Normalcy has since returned to the com-
mercial hub.
after the Appeal Court sitting in Nyeri ruled
that Muslim girls have a constitutional right
to wear the hijab and directed the ministry
to put in in place policy measures for its im-
plementation. We hail the recent ruling by
Court of law that ordered all public schools
to respect the religious rights of followers of
the seventh Day Adventist and wonder why
the religious rights of Muslim students are
still not recognized, the memorandum fur-
ther stated.
Pertaining to the current IRE teachers
shortages, Muslim Education Council rec-
ommended that Madrassa teachers should
be employed as untrained teachers and
allowed to teach IRE in both primary and
secondary schools to give Muslim students
guidance and counselling for spiritual de-
velopment.
Among those in attendance included the
principal secretary in the education minis-
try Kipsang Bellio, Director of Basic Edu-
cation Habat Sheikh Abdi. The MEC del-
egation comprised of Board members Dr
Ahmed Yusuf,Ibrahim Lethome and MEC
executive director Munawar Khan. Others
Were Professor Abdullatif Essajee, Idris
Farah,Ibrahim Hussein and retired educa-
tionist Bashir Mchangamwe.
will depart for Makkah to perform the annual
pilgrimage in fulfillment of the fifth pillar of
Islam on July 30 while the last flight is ex-
pected to leave on Dhul Hajj 4 which cor-
responds to August 26.
The hajj is the largest mass gathering of
humanity and it brings together millions of
Muslims from virtually every corner of the
world.
It is an obligation for all able-bodied Mus-
lims of financial means to take part in the
pilgrimage at least once in one's lifetime.
This year's hajj is expected to be undertak-
en in the last week of August.
Concerted efforts to end
extremism- MP
To address the threat of violent extrem-
ism, it is imperative for the government
to join hands with various stakeholders in
taming the vice which is a threat to peace
and stability of the country.
Mvita MP Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir
said increased cooperation between the
public, security agencies, civil society
and religious organisation is the key to
preventing youth people from being re-
cruited into extremist organizations.
Speaking at the Mombasa county Coun-
ter Violent Extremism Strategy Conven-
tion, Abdulswamad stressed that without
the involvement of the affected communi-
ties the war on radicalization and violent
extremisms will be far from being won.
The legislator further noted that affected
communities have a huge role to play in
strategies of counter violent extremism
but this can only be achieved with im-
proved working relations with other ac-
tors especially security agencies.
It is crucial that the authorities and all
the stakeholders engaged in countering
violent extremism work in cohesion with
the people. Community partnership is vi-
tal, he said during the convention organ-
ised by coastal based rights group Haki
Africa.
He said mass security swoops and ex-
trajudicial killing and enforced disappear-
ances in the guise of fighting terrorism
are some of the aggressive approaches
employed by security agencies that push
young boys and girls into extremism.
In addition, he pointed out adding that
addressing historical and social injustic-
es and creating employment and educa-
tion opportunities will prevent youth from
being recruited into criminal gangs.
The MP said his constituency has put in
place several measures aimed at em-
powering young people and dissuading
them from be lured into criminal and il-
legal activities that include building com-
munity libraries and organizing football
tournaments among other measures.
We also have been able to do the Skillz
Mitaani initiative which seeks to give
a chance to those students who don't
make it to universities to enroll in various
training opportunities of their choice said
Abdulswamad.
Haki Africa which has over the years
been actively involved in countering vio-
lent extremism in the coastal region said
it will continue to partner with relevant
stakeholders to curb the threat of violent
extremism.
The lobby group is currently engaged
in consultative meetings with the stake-
holders to draft up a counter extremism
strategy for Mombasa county.
The gathering which took place last week
brought together security authorities, civ-
il society, donors, private sector, youth,
women and persons with disabilities.
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Important Lessons for the Muslim Ummah
Imam Ibn Baz and Dr Saleh As-Saleh
The tenth lesson The Sunan acts of
prayer
The sunnan (supererogatory) acts of the
prayer:
The opening call of the prayer;
Placing the right hand over the left one
with both over the chest while in the stand-
ing position;
Raising the hands up to the level of the
shoulders or near the ears with the fingers
being close together (not separated) when
saying allahu akbar at the beginning
of the prayer, when performing the ruku,
when resuming the standing position after
ruku, and when standing to begin the third
unit of the prayer;
Saying subhana rabbi al-adhim and
subhana rabbi al- ala more than once in
ruku andsujud, respectively;
Saying rabighfir li warhamni wahdini war-
zuqni waafni, wajburni (Allah, my Lord,
grant me forgiveness, have mercy on me,
guide me, provide me with your blessings
and console me) more than once between
the two prostrations;
Bowing down, making the head and back
on one level. This is the position of ruku;
While prostrating, the arms should not be
brought close to the sides nor the abdomen
to the thighs or the thighs to the legs;
Raising the arms in sujud;
Praying for the Prophet and the family of
Muhammad, Ibrahim and the family of Ibra-
him (as in tashahud);
Performing the early morning prayer and
the first two units of the sunset and the
evening prayer with an audible voice;
Sitting between prostrations on the outer
side of the left foot (i.e. laying it flat) keep-
ing the right foot erected with the internal
parts of the toes touching the ground. The
same position is to be taken while sitting in
the first part of tashahud;
Taking the position of tawarruk during the
recitation of the full tashahud the person
sits on his left foot laid down with his right
foot erected;
Making dua (to invoke Allah) following
the recitation of the last tashahud;
Whispering the recitation in the dhuhr
(noon), asr (late afternoon), the third rakah
ofmaghrib (sunset) prayer, and the last two
rakaat of the isha (evening) prayer; and
Reciting another passage from the Holy
Quran after the opening surah of al-Fati-
hah.
The eleventh lesson Invalidation of
the prayer
Any prayer is invalid and nullified if any of
the following acts are committed Inten-
tional talking, laughing, eating, drinking,
uncovering the parts of the body of which
are not allowed to be uncovered during
prayer, excessive alteration in the direc-
tion towards the qiblah, excessive moving
outside the regular acts and movements of
prayer, without a proper reason and nullify-
ing the ablution.
The Twelfth Lesson The Conditions for
Ablution
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The ten conditions for performing ablu-
tion are:
1. Islam;
2. Sanity;
3. Maturity;
4. Intention;
5. its continuity (i.e. the person should not
intend to discontinue his ablution before its
completion);
6. If one performs istinja (cleaning the ar-
eas of natural discharges with water) or
with stones, tissues, leaves etc. (istijmar)
before ablution;
7. Water must be pure and mubah (i.e. it is
not stolen or taken by force);
8. The removal of all things that prevent
water from reaching the parts of ablution
such as mud;
9. Those who continually lose their ablution
(for example due to release of gas, urine,
or any reason that nullifies ablution), must
make prior to prayers; and
10. Causes that requires ablution (e.g.
urine, eating camel meat, sleep, etc.)
The Thirteenth Lesson The Obligatory
Elements of Ablution
The obligatory elements of ablution are:
Washing the face, including rinsing out
the mouth with water and cleansing the
nostrils of the nose;
Washing the two hands up to and includ-
ing the elbows;
Wiping the whole head including the two
ears;
Washing the two feet including the heels;
and
Doing the ablution in the prescribed se-
quence, without delays.
The Fourteenth Lesson The Six Nullifying
Acts of Ablution
The six nullifying acts of the ablution
are:
1. Natural excretion, such as urine, feaces,
gas, etc.;
2. Any unclean substance excessively dis-
charged from the body;
3. Losing ones reason due to sleep, loss of
consciousness or otherwise;
4. Eating camel meat (because the Proph-
et, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, ordered
so);
5. Rejection of Islam; and
6. Touching the sexual organs with hand
(without any barrier: clothes and so on).
Notice: Washing the dead does not nullify
the ablution except for that the washers
hand touches (without any barrier) the sex-
ual organs. Kissing women with or without
desire does not nullify ablution because the
Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, once
kissed one of his wives and prayed without
performing ablution.
This holds as long as there is no associ-
ated sexual excretions (e.g. semen). As for
the saying of Allah, Most Glorified: or
you have been in contact with women (by
sexual relations) [Al-Quran 4: 43]
The contact with women is the involvement
in a full sexual relation as related by Ibn
Abbas (companion) and others, and it is
the correct opinion.
The fifteenth lesson Recommend mor-
als
The recommended morals for every Mus-
lim are truthfulness, honesty, abstinence,
modesty, courage, generosity, loyalty,
refraining from everything that Allah had
made unlawful, being a good neighbor,
helping the needy, and other morals stated
either in the Holy Quran or in the Proph-
ets, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, tradition.
The sixteenth lesson Islamic decen-
cies
Islamic decencies greeting, cheerful-
ness, eating and drinking with the right
hand, adhering to the Islamic conduct in
entering and leaving homes and mosques
and while traveling, dealing kindly with par-
ents, relatives, neighbors, the old man and
the young; congratulating, lamenting, and
other Islamic ethics.
The seventeenth lesson Warning oth-
ers
Warning against shirk (association) and
against other wrongdoing such as witch-
craft, murdering, taking the money of the
orphan, dealing with interest (riba), escap-
ing on the day of Jihad, speaking evil of
faithful women, disobeying parents, break-
ing up with ones relatives, false witness-
ing, harming neighbors, committing out-
rage upon others, and other warnings as
declared by Allah and His messenger, sal-
lallahu alayhi wa sallam.
The eighteenth lesson The funeral
prayer
Washing the dead body and performing the
funeral prayer:
a) Washing the dead:
When a Muslim is confirmed dead his eyes
must be closed and his jaws brought to-
gether.
When washing the dead body, the whole
body beginning with the exposed parts of
ablution must be washed. The abdomen is
gently squeezed and followed by washing
of the anus and the sexual organs using a
wet piece of cloth. Normal ablution will then
be performed.
The body is washed starting with the head
and beard using water mixed with the
leaves ofsidr (lote tree, if available).
The right side must be washed before the
left side and the body must be washed
three times.
Each time the abdomen is squeezed as
above. The mustache and the nails are
clipped, and when the body is clean, it is
wrapped in three white cotton sheets cov-
ering all parts of the body and perfumed
with incense.
If the body is still unclean, ablution must
be extended to 5-7 times after which the
body is dried with a clean cloth. Mens hair
should not be combed while that of a wom-
an is to be braided into three chains and
left hanging down behind her (as done to
the Prophets daughter).
It is preferred to shroud men with three
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Theresa Corbin Six realities about women in Islam
As an 18 year old, non-Muslim American,
the first time I met a raised-Muslim woman,
I came face to face with misconceptions I
held about Islam and Muslims literally.
I looked into the gorgeous eyes of an In-
dian Muslim woman who could only be de-
scribed as the inspiration for Jasmine from
Aladdin.
I watched her kind manners, listened to her
intelligent conversation and boisterous fer-
vor for life, and decided that this woman
couldnt be like all the rest or them. She
couldnt be like all those sad submissive
and oppressed women from that part of
the world.
How could she?
As I got to know this mysterious woman,
who I thought had defied all the traditions
of her religion and culture, I came to realize
this idea of her was a part of my own mis-
conceptions, and all the myths I had held
to be true about Islams view and treatment
of women began to fall away one by one.
She was so self possessed. She was gra-
cious. She even had impeccable style all
while wearing that thing on her head.
Myth: In Islam women are less than men
Reality: When the religion of Islam was re-
vealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be
upon him), woman was not defined in rela-
tion to man, as she had been in so many
societies and religions before.
She was not a mutilated version of man, as
the Greeks had claimed. She did not carry
the responsibility for the downfall of man,
as men in other religions decided. She was
not killed or abandoned simply because of
her gender.
In Islam, woman was her own individual-
believing woman. Allah tells us that women
are on equal footing as men:
{I will not allow the deeds of any one of you
to be lost, whether you are male or female,
each is like the other.} (Quran 3:195)
No spiritual superiority exists in the male
role or the female role. Men and Women
are complementary to one another and
should not be defined in relation to one an-
other, except by our piety and deeds.
Myth: In Islam a woman Is completely
dependent on man
Reality: In Islam men and women are
dependent on each other:
{Men and women are protectors of each
other} (Quran 9:71)
Muslim women in the 7th century in the de-
sert of Arabia gained the right to be their
own legal entities. Women voted, gave
advice on all matters from political to re-
ligious, owned property, signed contracts,
and inherited- all rights promised to them
through the religion of Islam.
Women were not property handed from
father to husband, something the Western
world would not realize until the 19th. and
20th. centuries.
Myth: A Muslim woman cant even say
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who she marries
Reality: In no uncertain terms, every
bride must consent to her marriage.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
The widow and the divorced woman shall
not be married until their order is obtained,
and the virgin shall not be married until her
consent is obtained. (Al-Bukhari)
The Prophet also said: When a man gives
his daughter in marriage and she dislikes it,
the marriage shall be annulled.
Once a woman came to the Prophet (peace
be upon him) and said that her father had
married her to a man against her wish. The
Prophet gave her the right to repudiate the
marriage.
Myth: Muslim women arent allowed to
get an education
Reality: Muslim women not only have
the right to obtain an education, they
have the obligation.
The Prophet Muhammad said: Seeking
knowledge is incumbent upon every Mus-
lim (Ibn Majah)
Every Muslim must instill in mind a desire
to seek knowledge. Allah instructed His
Prophet and thus all Muslims to ask
Allah to increase him in knowledge.
{And say: My Lord increase me in knowl-
edge} (Quran 20:114)
Myth: Islam considers women to be sec-
ond class citizens
Reality: During his lifetime, Prophet Mu-
hammad took counsel with and encour-
aged over 600 women who were scholars,
warriors, nurses, businesswomen, teach-
ers and students. Muslim women and all
women have the right to good treatment.
The Prophet Muhammad even proclaimed
that: The best of you are those who are
best to women. (At-Tirmidhi)
Allah tells us in the Quran that He has cre-
ated man and women to share love, mercy,
and live together in peace not so that they
could treat each other as less than:
{And among His signs is this, that He creat-
ed for you mates from among yourselves,
that you may dwell in tranquility with them,
and He has put love and mercy between
your hearts. Undoubtedly in these are
signs for those who reflect.} (Quran 30:21)
Myth: Muslim men Make women cover
their hair
Reality: The first and most important
reason Muslim women wear hijab is to
please Allah out of her own free will and
sincerity.
She does not wear hijab to please man. In
fact if she does so, this is the considered
the biggest sin in Islam- idolatry (shirk).
No man or women is allowed to make any
act of devotion toward anything but Allah
alone.
Both men and women are asked by Allah
to guard their modesty. But since our bod-
ies are different, women and men dress
differently. It is important to note that Allah
has asked women to cover their hair to be
recognized as believing women. We rec-
ognize nuns, Mary the mother of Jesus by
their mode of dress, as women of faith. It
is the same for Muslim women who wear
hijab.
Women have been victims of ruthless pow-
er struggles for centuries in all societies
and cultures around the world. But Islam
came to free societies and culture from
this oppression and way of thinking about
women. So whenever any Muslim person
or government lowers the status of or re-
moves Allah given respect and rights from
women, it is only in a direct violation of core
Islamic values.
On international womens day, as I look
back on what I thought about Muslim wom-
en, what I came to learn, and what I came
to believe, it saddens me to think that much
of the Western world still holds all these
same old misconceptions that I did. It hor-
rifies me to see what some of the Muslim
world does to women in direct contradiction
to Islam.
Its time we remove the narrative that Islam
oppresses women. Its long past time to re-
claim womens rights.
Theresa Corbin is a New Orleans native
and Muslimah who converted in 2001 af-
ter many years of soul searching and re-
ligious study. She is a freelance writer,
editor and graphic artist who focuses on
themes of conversion, integration, soci-
etal stereotyping and bridging gaps be-
tween cultures and religions.
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Umm Rashid
Fitnah of internet: Islamic tips for spending time online
MUSLIMS are spending a great deal of
their time online according to Professor
Gary Bunt, author of Virtually Islamic and
Islam in the Digital Age, there are over a
100 million Muslims online globally and
the line between real and virtual life is
getting blurred for many.
What brings Muslims online, besides the
need for communication? The Internet
has plenty to offer: Islamic resources in
the form of books and lectures; beneficial
websites featuring articles, live interaction
with counselors and scholars; a reference
database of fatwas and sermons; internet
forums, matrimonial sites and social net-
working sites that provide a semblance of
social life to the socially restricted; blogs
which allow people to indulge in various
pursuits from sharing beneficial knowl-
edge and showcasing ones writing skills
and daily life, to social activism to una-
bashed self-indulgence.
On the darker side, there are the well-
known perils of pornography; sick criminals
preying on unsuspecting youngsters and
vulnerable women; free-mixing leading to
extra-marital relationships, rabid extrem-
ism and deviancy leading to the dreaded
phenomenon of cyber-jihad.
Besides these obvious and major harms,
Muslims who use the internet a great deal
may develop certain other patterns of be-
havior that may be insidious, but are no
less harmful from the spiritual point of view.
1. Wasting time
How many times do we find ourselves
getting online with the intention to quickly
check on our e-mail, and wind up hopping
from one website to another, only to glance
at the clock and discover that several hours
have gone by?
Speaking about the habits of the early
Muslims, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, may Allah
have mercy upon him, said, I saw those
people (the early Muslims) and how they
were more careful about their time than
about their Dirhams and Dinars (i.e. their
money).
There are several ways we can safeguard
our time online if we are past the stage of
dragging ourselves off the computer within
a reasonable amount of time, we could al-
ways get people to remind us to get up af-
ter a certain period of time or even set an
alarm (there are services available online).
2. Lapse in Islamic manners
Looking up obscene content, chatting sug-
gestively and flirting with members of the
opposite gender are just a few obvious ex-
amples of un-Islamic behavior.
Other, more subtle, but equally dangerous
lapses of Adab (good manners) include tak-
ing advantage of anonymity on the internet
to slander and tarnish peoples reputation,
verbal harassment, unprovoked rudeness,
sarcasm and condescending behavior.
Recently, while listening to a lecture on
Adab Shariyyah, based on a poem called
Mandhumat Al-Adab, codifying Islamic be-
YOUTH Jamadal Ul-Thaany 11,1438/March 10, 2017
havior based on Islamic jurisprudence (writ-
ten by a Hanbali scholar called Ibn Abdul
Al-Qawi in the 13th century), I was struck
by the lecturers explanation of Adab as: A
science that teaches one how to behave in-
ternally and externally; how to react inside
when some good comes, or some calamity
befalls, and how to react externally when
faced with trials, tribulations this science
tames the soul and keeps it in balance and
firm like a lofty mountain firmly rooted in the
earth, unshaken by earthquakes of what-
ever magnitude.
This is certainly food for thought for most of
us, who discard good manners at the first
sign of temptation and (real or perceived)
intellectual intimidation.
3. Vanity and vain talk
Its tough to resist talking in vain on the in-
ternet when there are so many cues every-
where encouraging one to leave comments
and get into discussions (that more often
than not regress into diatribes).
Two verses of the Quran are especially
meaningful in this context: Indeed, suc-
cessful are the Believers, those who in
their prayer have Khushu (fear of Allah)
and those who refrain from vain talk.
(Quran, 23 : 1-3)
Not a word is said except that there is a
watcher by him ready to record it. (Quran,
50:18)
Another aspect of vain talk is indulging in
self-praise, showing off and other atten-
tion-seeking behavior that, ironically, may
be apparent to everyone except the per-
CAIR blames white house islamophobes and white
supremacists for new travel order
The Council on American-Islamic Relations
on Monday blamed Islamophobes and
white supremacists in the White House
for President Trumps new travel executive
order or what CAIR has dubbed Muslim
ban 2.0.
The driving force behind this Muslim ban
are the Islamophobes and the white su-
premacists employed by the Trump ad-
ministration, including [counterterrorism
advisor] Sebastian Gorka, [chief strategist]
Steve Bannon, and [senior policy advisor]
Stephen Miller, CAIR national executive
director Nihad Awad told a press confer-
ence at the groups Capitol Hill headquar-
ters.
This order is just a preview of future anti-
Muslim, anti-immigrant policy proposals
being fed to President Trump by his Islam-
ophobic advisors, he added.
Earlier in his remarks, Awad described the
fact the president had to issue a new order
after federal courts placed holds on his
original issued in late January as a major
defeat for the administration.
As White House advisor Stephen Miller
promised, this watered-down Muslim ban
2.0 was retooled to achieve the same un-
petrators themselves. The Prophet (peace
be upon him) said, The faith of a servant
(believer) is not put right until his heart is
put right, and his heart is not put right until
his tongue is put right. (Musnad)
4. Superficiality and belittling sins
While surfing social networking sites, one
comes to the conclusion that they give rise
to a culture of banality and lead to trivial-
izing sins.
Why else would Muslims put up pictures
of themselves indulging in blatantly un-Is-
lamic activities, if they were not under the
(mistaken) impression that it was cool to
do so? Why else would people congratu-
late them and positively encourage them in
their antics?
These may seem like minor issues when
compared to the situation of the majority of
Muslims today, but the Prophet (peace be
upon him) warned us against belittling sins
even minor ones in his Farewell Ser-
mon: Satan despairs that he should ever
be worshipped (or obeyed by means of
leading people to associate partners with
Allah in obedience) in this land, but he is
pleased that he is able to lead you astray
through your small misdeeds, so be aware
of him for the sake of your religion.
Abdullah Bin Masud (may Allah be pleased
with him) used to say, A believer treats a
sin as if it is a mountain over his head that
may fall on him any moment. Whereas
a habitual sinner looks at it as a fly that
perches on his nose and he waves it away
with his hand. (Bukhari)
constitutional policy outcome as the first
deeply-flawed order, he said. We believe
this policy outcome is the fulfilment of now-
President Trumps campaign pledge to ban
Muslims from entering the U.S.
In December 2015, then-Republican candi-
date Trump called for Muslims to be tempo-
rarily banned from entering the U.S., until
our countrys representatives can figure
out what the hell is going on.
The new executive order bars citizens and
nationals of Syria, Sudan, Iran, Libya, So-
malia and Yemen from entering the U.S. for
90 days. Green-card holders and citizens
of the six countries who have valid U.S. vi-
sas issued before the date of the original
order, January 27, are exempt.
A seventh country in the original order, Iraq,
was excluded this time. The administration
says the Iraqi government has agreed to
increase cooperation with the U.S. gov-
ernment on the vetting of its citizens apply-
ing for a visa to travel to the United States.
This administration is actively working to
undercut religious liberties and the free-
dom of American Muslims, despite consti-
tutional protections that guarantee freedom
of religion to all, he said.
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The Friday Bulletin
Continued From Page 3 Important lessons for the Muslim Ummah
white sheets without a gown or amamah
(head cover); children in one up to three
sheets and women in five sheets, these
sheets are:
Dir: a loose outer garment with sleeves slit
in front.
Khimar: covering head and face.
Izar: a sheet wrapped around the waist, and
Two overall wrapping sheets.
Young girls can be wrapped with a gown and
two sheets.
The one who has the most right to wash the
dead body of a man is his chosen guardian
(if any) then his father, his grandfather, then
the closest of his relatives. The woman is
best washed by her chosen female then the
mother, the grandmother, then the closest
one of her female relatives.
The husband can wash the body of his wife
and vice versa because Abu Bakr, may Al-
lah be pleased with him, was washed by
his wife; and Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be
pleased with him, washed his wife, Fatimah,
the daughter of the Prophet, may Allah be
pleased with her.
b) The funeral prayer (salat ul-janazah):
Saying takbir (allahu akbar) four times. Re-
citing al-Fatihah after the first takbir. Fol-
lowing the second takbir, one prays for the
Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, as he
does intashahud. Then after saying allahu
akbar for the third time, one recites what is
usually said in other prayers like asking Allah
to forgive all Muslims or any supplications he
knows, preferably this:
Allahumma ighfir li hayyina wa mayyitina,
wa shahidina wa ghaibina wa sagheerina
wa kabeerina wa thakarina wa unthana. Al-
lahumma man ahyaytahu minna fa ahyihi ala
al Islam, wa man tawaffaytah u minna fa ta-
waffahu ala al-iman. Allahmma la tahrimna
ajrah, wa la taftinna badah.
O Allah, grant forgiveness to our living and
to our dead, and to those who are present
and to those who are absent, and to our
young and our old folk, and to our males and
our females. O Allah, whomsoever you grant
to live, from among us, help him to live in
Islam and whomsoever of us you cause to
die, help him to die in faith. O Allah, do not
deprive us of the reward for patience on his
(her, their) loss and do not make us subject
to trial after him.
Or one could say: Allahumma ighfir lah u
warhamhu waafihi wafu anhu, waakrim
nuzulahu wa wassi madkhalahu, waghsilhu
bil mae wathalgi walbarad, wanaqihi mina al-
thunoubi walkhataya kama unaqa athawbo
alabiado mina addanas, wa abdilhu daran
khairan min darihi, wa ahlan khairan min
ahlihi, wa adkhilhu al-jannah, wa aidhu min
adhabi al qabr, wa adhabi an-nar; wafsah
lahu fi qabrihi, wanawir lahu fehi. Allahumma
la tahrimna ajrahu, wa la tudhlilna badahu.
O Allah forgive him (her, them) and have
your Mercy upon him; protect him and par-
don him, receive him with honor and make
his grave spacious; wash him with water,
snow and hail, and clean him from sins and
wrong-doings as is cleaned a white garment
from impurity; requite him with an abode
more excellent than his, and with a mate
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Jamadal Ul-Thaany 11,1438/March 10, 2017
better than his mate. Admit him to the
Garden, and protect him from the torment
of the grave and the torment of the Fire;
widen his space in his grave and bring him
light therein. O Allah dont deprive us from
his reward and dont let us go astray after
him.
Then after saying Allahu Akbar for the
fourth time one turns his head to the right
(making taslim) and thus ending the fu-
neral prayer.
It is best to raise ones hand while saying
allahu akbar. In the case when the dead
is a child or an infant, the following dua
is made:
Allahumma ejalhu dhiktan liwalidayhi,
washafeean mujaban. Allahuma thaqil
bihi mawazeenahuma wa adhun bihi ujo-
rahuma wa alhiqhu bi salih al-muminin,
wajalhu fi kafalati ibrahim alayhi as-salam,
waqihi bi rahmatika adhaba al-jahim.
O Allah make him a preceding reward and
a reserve treasure (on the Day of Judg-
ment) for his parents; a one whose inter-
cession would be granted. O Allah make of
him an excess in the measures and in the
rewards (granted by Allah) to his parents.
Let him join the company of the righteous
Letters to the editor
Magnificent Umrah experience in Saudi Arabia
I would like to commend the Saudi Arabian
authorities and also extend my apprecia-
tion to the Custodian of the Holy sites of
Makkah and Madina, King Salman bin Ab-
dulziz al Saudi.
This appreciation follows my recent visit
to Saudi Arabia for Umrah (the lesser pil-
grimage). The pilgrimage is a unique expe-
rience to any Muslim in view of its scared
place in the faith and its actual physical
performance.
To ensure that the ritual are performed
in a tranquil atmosphere, Saudi authori-
ties have gone out of their way and put
in place elaborative measures which have
transformed the pilgrimage sites ensuring
that the millions of visitors who make the
momentous journey, undertake the rituals
in an atmosphere of ease and tranquility.
While many have written about the pil-
grimage, I wish to share my observation
on the hospitality and the services offered
to the guests of Allah by the Saudi govern-
ment.
While preparing for our journey, my wife
and I felt a lot of anxiety for our safety and
security as ordinary citizens.
Generally, headlines in local and global
media are dominated by stories on terror-
ism, radicalism, fundamentalism and oth-
ers. Many of the stories have often cast
the Middle East and the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia in bad taste.
All of the above were at the forefront of
our minds as we set out to board the plane
following successful process of visa appli-
cation.
Upon our arrival at Jeddah and Madina
airports, we were pleased at the warm
hospitality and welcome offered by the
officials. The humbleness and the good
gestures amid thousands of people of dif-
ferent ages, race and gender from across
the world was quite heartening.
The virtue of patience and humbleness
believers and make him under the care of
Abraham (may the peace of Allah be upon
him), and protect him, by Your Mercy, from
the torment of the blazing Fire.
The tradition is for the Imam to stand right
next to the head of the body if it is a man,
and to the middle of the body if it is a wom-
an. If the dead were many, men, women,
male and female children in one funeral,
the following positions are to be taken:
The men right in front of the Imam. The
women further towards the qiblah. The
male children are between the men and
women and more towards the men while
the female children follow women further
down in the direction of qiblah (all of the
dead bodies are to be laid parallel to those
praying).
The bodies are to be arranged such that
the head of the male child lies next to that
of a man while the middle of a woman lies
next to the head of a man. The head of
the female child lies next to the head of
a woman.
The followers of Imam are to stand behind
him just as in other prayers. It is accept-
able for one to stand to the right of the
Imam if he finds no place behind him.
were very clear on the Saudi officials who
took pains to ensure that the visitors felt
at home. My wife and I found ourselves at
ease. There was not even a slight element
of insecurity. After expediting our arrival,
we checked-in for our accommodation
again with ease and with good amenities
and physical convenience.
We went on to perform our prescribed
rights with calmness and tranquility. The
Haram of Makkah and the Kaaba proved
to be a magnificent experiencing and
performing the Saee in the air-condi-
tioned marble-tiled walkways of Safwa
and Marwah made this specific act very
comfortable.
Access to space, water for ablution and
Zamzam water to drink, access to toilets/
bathrooms, all of the above are readily
available and always clean.
All along, we were amazed at the ex-
emplary and impeccable condition of
the Masjid Al Haram and the Prophets
mosque, the Haram in Madina.
Maintaining the very large crowd of mil-
lion of Muslims and Muslimas in a con-
trolled, orderly and sublime way on a 24
hour basis is very professional and won-
derful.
One could casually overlook the meticu-
lous management and operation of the
Holy sites. However, for one who is in-
volved in the administration of a Mosque,
it is something that cannot be overlooked
or taken for granted.
I am both humbled and honored to thank
the Custodian of the Holy Sites and all
His administrators for their dedicated and
tireless efforts toward providing exem-
plary services to the pilgrims.
My prayers to Allah is to reward and bless
all of those involved AMEEN
Murad E Murad Chairman Madina Cen-
tre Mosque, Nairobi
The Friday Bulletin
Give parents their due rights, advises Imam
Muslims have been called upon to adhere
to the teaching of Islam and not forsake the
cardinal obligations towards their parents.
These remarks were made by the Jamia
Mosque Imam Sheikh Muhammad Swal-
ihu who expressed concern that due to
un-Islamic influence and teachings, some
Muslims were neglecting their obligations
towards their parents as stipulated in the
Qur'an and teachings of the Prophet.
He warned that disobeying parents was
among the grave sins and told Muslims es-
pecially the youth to ensure that their par-
ents were accorded the best treatment and
care as they played a vital role in nurturing
them when they were at a tender age.
Invest in integrated schools, Busia Muslims told
Muslims in Busia County have been urged
to invest in education sector by setting up
Islamic integrated schools to address their
education needs.
Making the call, the Western region Dawah
Group (WEDAGRO), vice chairman Sheikh
Amir Kassim, stressed on the need to have
more integrated Muslim schools saying
that the integrated system of education has
proved to be a success and is the way to
go.
Amir Kassim said the system is best suit-
ed to address the need for wholesome
education and is capable of producing all
rounded and morally upright members of
the society.
We want an integrated system of educa-
tion where the child is brought up in all
spheres of life. It is in this system where
we will produce bright and religious stu-
dents who will spur this country to devel-
opment, he said when he spoke at Butula
Jamia Mosque in Busia County over the
weekend at a fundraising ceremony in aid
of the proposed Butula Muslim Integrated
School.
Chairman Matungu Muslim Association
Ramadhan Ombutie made similar senti-
ments by calling for double efforts in the
establishment of more integrated schools.
The religious leaders implored parents to
Mt Kenya to host first Islamic Da'wah conference
The first Islamic conference in Mt Kenya
region which is expected to bring together
top Muslim scholars is planned for Embu
next month.
The two-day Mercy to the World Confer-
ence is planned for April 15 and 16 at
Embu County Stadium. The event is organ-
ised by Islamic Dawa Group (IDG).
The conference will showcase Islamic val-
ues as well as promote a better understand-
ing of Islam among Muslims and people of
other faiths. The conference is poised to
bring Muslims and people of other faiths
together to appreciate the sublime Islamic
teachings and diesel the misconceptions
fanned by ignorant and malicious media,
said he IDG chairman Abdallah Ndope.
NATIONAL Jamadal Ul-Thaany 11,1438/March 10, 2017
Addressing worshippers at Jamia Mosque
in his Friday Khutba (sermon), Sheikh
Swalihu said it was regrettable that some
Muslims had abdicated their role to honour
and look after their parents especially after
they attained old age. And your Lord has
decreed that you worship none but Him.
And that you be dutiful to your parents. If
one of them or both of them attain old age
in your life, say not to them a word of disre-
spect nor shout at them but address them
in an honourable manner, he said quoting
the Noble Qur'an.
Even if your parents are non-Muslims you
are required to obey and honour them as
this is their divine right upon you. But in the
take advantage of the educational oppor-
tunities provided by the integrated system
of education as well the countrys environ-
ment that allows Muslim students to fully
practice their religion without undue inter-
ference from the government.
Renowned Busia scholar and Imam Sheikh
Musa Salim made a rallying call to parents
to educate their children in both the so-
called secular and religious stressing that
it is saddening for some parents to stress
more on secular education while neglect-
ing religious studies.
He said the so-called secular education will
only be beneficial to children who have a
better understanding of Islamic knowledge
and disciplines such as Fiqh, Hadith and
Seerah noting that such disciplines will go
a long way in improving the general perfor-
mance of the students.
The proposed Integrated Islamic school is
set to be constructed at Bwaliro area within
Busia County and already one acre piece
of land has been acquired and set aside for
the project.
During the event to raise fund for the con-
struction of the Butula Muslim Integrated
school over Sh 82,000 was raised .
The national Chairman Majlis Ulamaa Ken-
ya Sheikh Khalfan Ismail Khamis pledged
to support of the project.
This will inshallah be an annual event and
through this we hope to reawaken dawah
workers and Muslims to proudly and confi-
dently live Islam and play their rightful role
as citizens of Kenya, he added.
Among speakers at the event will be prom-
inent Tanzanian preacher Sheikh Nurdin
Kishki, Sheikh Abu Hamza who is also
Imam Masjid Al-huda in Mombasa, Sheikh
Badru Jaffar from Nairobi, Sheikh Ahmad
Athman Imam Landhies Mosque Nairobi
and Prof. Abdullatif Essajee lecturer at the
University of Nairobi.
The conference will also feature Sheikh Ri-
shad Rajab (Mombasa), Sheikh Yusuf Abdi
(Mombasa) and Sheikh Ibrahim Adan Has-
san among other guest speakers.
event the command disobedience to Allah
the right of obedience is disallowed but ad-
dress them with dignity, he added.
He pointed out that respecting, honouring
and appreciating parents is not a one day
affair but it has to be made on a regular
basis.
The Imam emphasized that among the
things that could be done for parents after
their death are performing dua (supplica-
tions) and asking forgiveness for them on
a regular basis, fulfilling their pledges and
honouring their relatives and friends
At the same time Sheikh Swalihu urged
Muslim youth to uphold the tenets of Islam
on dressing code and keep away from un-
Islamic influence and traditions which he
said would endanger their faith.
Sheikh Swalihu advised the youth to
change their behaviours by embracing the
teachings of the Noble Qur'an and the tra-
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UN raises alarm as hunger crisis worsens
in Somalia
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged in-
ternational support to alleviate Somalia's worsening hunger crisis
during an emergency visit to the country.
The UN chief issued the appeal on Tuesday after witnessing the
suffering of malnourished Somalis and cholera victims during his
first field trip since becoming the UN chief.
He said the hunger crisis requires a massive response as six mil-
lion people, or almost half of the population of the Horn of Africa
country, need assistance. "Every single person we have seen is
a personal story of tremendous suffering. There is no way to de-
scribe it," Guterres said after seeing skeletal men, women and
children in a cholera ward in Baidoa, 243km northwest of the capi-
tal, Mogadishu.
Somalia's prolonged drought has caused widespread hunger, and
the shortage of clean water has resulted in cholera. "People are
dying. The world must act now to stop this," he said on Twitter on
his arrival in Somalia.
"We need to make as much noise as possible. Conflict, drought,
climate change, disease, cholera. The combination is a night-
mare."
In Baidoa's cholera wards, adults and children had sunken eyes
and protruding ribs. Because of the cholera-induced diarrhoea,
medical workers sprayed the wards with chlorine to disinfect the
areas.
Guterres also visited a camp with hundreds of families displaced
by the drought and Somalia's battle against al-Shabab, the armed
anti-government group. He saw hungry families seeking shelter
under flimsy plastic.
Somalia is part of a $4bn aid appeal launched last month for four
nations suffering from conflict and hunger. The others are Nigeria,
Yemen and South Sudan. (Aljazeera)
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Chaplaincy services in hospitals
When someone is ill and cut off from their daily life, a visit or call
or note from someone reminds them they are remembered part
of a community and are cared for. Dealing with Muslim brothers,
sisters, friends or relatives who are very sick or fear they might
be dying can be a challenge.
Most people want to know what to say to them. Do you try to
cheer them up? Reassure them that things will be all right? Pray
with them? Tell them about your own experiences with something
similar? Ask if they would like to be in touch with someone you
know who had the same illness? Help them to see that they may
grow even stronger through experiencing the illness? Should you
ask them for details of their condition? Is it okay to ask questions?
How can you be a good listener? Is it better to ignore the whole
matter and act as if nothing serious has happened?
Sheikh Subki Shee of Ummah Foundation has all the answers
to these worrying questions. He takes the example of Omar bin
Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) who never left the sick, ill,
hungry or destitute before they smile. This is the spirit of feelings
for others as we all know the same condition can face anybody.
Recently, after receiving a questionable and confusing diagnosis,
a dear friend told the Sheikh one day, "Im furious of what has
befallen me. I'm scared of the inevitable. I try to keep smiling to
ward off all these." People who are ill often feel dependent and
often resentful about that dependence. When you are conscious
of these issues and appreciate the fact that Allah swt has destined
all these as a test, you will more likely respond in a sensitive way.
Sheikh Subki as he goes round the hospitals delivering the good
news of Daawah, encouraging the sick and offering supplications
for them comes along with a lot of changes in peoples lives after
they leave the wards. Those who recover have had a lesson and
reflect upon the mercy of Allah swt who saw them through the
turbulent times.
For non Muslims Sheikhs visits gives them an opportunity of un-
derstanding what Islam values and emphasizes. In summary the
visits are a daawah program that targets all. In the corridors of
sickness, the nurses, doctors and ward assistants are also privi-
leged to see Islam in practice. Kenyatta National, Nairobi, Mba-
gathi, Care Hospital, Gertrude Children and Ladnan hospitals are
the main medical facilities that the Sheikh frequents every week.
The Program has given route to other humanitarian activities like
providing kaffans and according a decent burial for our departed
brothers and sisters.
Most parents undergo serious trauma and anxiety that Muslims
should take a leading role in providing these services. Other faiths
have already found space and we appeal to our Muslim brothers
and sisters to follow suit and make our presence realised. Um-
mah Foundation has been leading in the forefront in promoting
and enhancing these social welfare activities from the time of its
inception.
Our role is to help people make the connection between them-
selves and the creator, and help develop their spiritual life. In a
hospital setting Sheikh Subki meets with people who are involved
in the experience of illness, whether it be patients, their families,
staff, or volunteers, or the community. The focus therefore is on
relationships and counselling and the service is offered to anyone,
regardless of who they are, or how they view their life. With your
support we can achieve a lot.
Currently we are in discussion with Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu,
Jaramogi Odinga Referal Hospital, Kisumu General, Kakamega
General, Busia General and St Marys Hospitals to have the same
chaplaincy services delivered in their wards. We believe this will
add more value to our work and more will benefit Inshallah.
Contact us:
Ummah Foundation Village Plaza,2nd Floor Ngara Road
P.O.Box 58717-00200 , Nairobi, Kenya
Tel:+254-20-2680610/13, Mobile: +254734845277
E.Mail: info@ummahfoundation.net