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EDITOR: TALHA FAIYAZUDDIN CONTRIBUTORS: Azam Fazeel Hassan Musab

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Inside this issue:

The Holy Quran speaks Our Prophet said Devoted Companion Worship Friendship Quran & Science Be Creative Science & Faith Poem

Basic pillars of EDUCATION

An ideal education system
Which not only provides Information but also creates Human Beings. Which not only enables man to earn money but also keeps him active to serve humanity. Which fulfills the needs of the societynot of the market. Where the education is not sold as a Commodity but provided easily to all citizens as a Value. Which makes the students curious to know the Truth of Life.

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And the most important is that

Which leads him towards his Creator.

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The Holy Quran speaks

Read in the name of your Lord who created, created man from clots of blood. Read! Your lord is the most Bounteous, Who has taught the use of the pen, Has taught man what he did not know.
CHAPTER : 96 VERSE : 1-5

The Opening of the Cave of Hira

The Prophet said :

Disturbed by the evil around, the Prophet used to spend several days alone in devotion, in the cave of Hira. He used to take some food with him, and when he came back he would take a fresh supply for another period. He continued to do so until he received the truth while in the cave of Hira. And this revelation started by these few verses.

man. Allah honored man, man, who can be taught by choosing it to be the re- and who can learn. Here cipient of His Divine light. also emerges the fact of At the very first moment of teaching of man by the the blessed contact with the Creator. The pen has alCreator, the Prophet ways been the most wideand now we, have been or- spread means of learning dered to Read. Reading is and it has always had the the first and important step most far-reaching bearing to gain knowledge. The on mans life. The verses then state the source of learning, which is Allah. From Him man receives all knowledge, past, present and future. From Him man learns any secret revealed to him about the universe, life and himself.

The best word

is the book of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance shown by Muhammad ...
Reported by Muslim

very first order given by Allah to read, signifies how important it is in Islam to The true nature of this event gain knowledge. (the starting of the revela- The next verse reflects the tion) is that Allah, the Great, Grace of Allah that he eleout of His Benevolence, has vated us from a clot of turned to His creation blood to the rank of a hu-

Our Prophet said

Any man who sets out to seek knowledge is in the path of Allah till he returns from it. [Reported by Tirmizi] He who walks for achieving and in search of knowledge, for him Allah makes the path to Paradise easy. [Reported by Muslim]
In the above sayings, the Prophet gives us the glad tidings that if we start seeking knowledge, we will be on the righteous path of Allah and Allah will make our way to the Paradise easy. When we come to know about the importance of knowledge from the above sayings of the Prophet, we should then strive to attain knowledge to the best of our ability. There might be many students who leave their houses in the morning for school, but they are not in the path of Allah as they leave to have fun with their friends rather than seeking knowledge for the sake of Allah. Let us be not those who are wasting their time every day and even then do not qualify themselves for the glad tidings.

The Prophets Masjid in Madina

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Devoted Companion:

Suhaib Rumi

May Allah be pleased with him

The Holy Prophet said: Suhaib is the first fruit the best examples of sacrifices. When he gathered his from Rum (Turkey). It means that the first person belongings and prepared to leave for Madina, the resifrom that land who embraced Islam was Suhaib dents of Makkah rushed on him and warned, You came here penniless. You earned all this wealth in Suhaib hailed from a village near the city of Makkah. Now you want to take it away with you. We Mosul (in present-day Iraq, which was then under the shall not let you go with your wealth. Suhaib , Iranian empire). His father was appointed by the Empointed to his bow, and said, O you Quraish of Makperor of Iran as governor of Ubullah. Once the Rumis kah! You should know that I am one of the most skill(Turkish) attacked Ubullah unexpectedly. Although ful archers and best marksman among you all. By Althe people of Ubullah defended it bravely yet Suhaib, lah, as long as there is a single arrow left with me you who was then a child only, was captured by the Rucannot dare to come near me. After that I shall fight mis during the onslaught. They carried him off along with my sword. But if you desire to have my wealth with other goods and booty. The poor father searched and promise not to stand in my way I agree even to for him everywhere and lost all hope at last . this bargain. The Quraish agreed, and Suhaib Suhaib was brought up amongst the Rumis. When he turned his back upon his wealth and belongings and grew up, he was sold to a person who brought him as left for Madina empty handed, for the sake of Islam. a slave to Makkah. His master in Makkah was so Deprived of all his belongings, when Suhaib pleased with him once for some act of his that he set reached Madina, he was almost finished with exhaushim free. tion and hunger. One of his eyes was badly swollen. Suhaib passed his days like an outsider in Makkah. The Holy Prophet and his companions who had He started some business in partnership with another reached before him, were sitting there and eating person and became quite prosperous. He was sociable dates. Seeing the dates Suhaib could not restrain himperson having good sense of humor. In whichever self and fell upon them. Umar said: O Prophet gathering he participated, he made it lively with his of Allah! Look at Suhaib! His eye is sore yet he is eatinteresting conversation. He had a long acquaintance ing dates! Suhaib had a very good humor. He with the Holy Prophet . He often met him and had said, Im eating from the other side which is alright. conversation and exchanged views of with him. The The prompt reply amused the Prophet. Having finHoly Prophet greatly impressed him and Suhaib ished the dates, Suhaib narrated the whole story of his adopted many good habits under his influence. When migration, upon which the Prophet said: you struck the city of Makkah echoed with the call of oneness of profitable bargain. Allah and the Prophet hood of Muhammad , how Suhaib always put his life at stake even in the could a man like Suhaib lag behind in submitting to fiercest battles. He accompanied the Prophet in every the call of truth! He embraced Islam at once with battle fought for the sake of Islam and displayed his great eagerness and enthusiasm. He had neither any best skill, specially in archery. blood relations nor any supporter in Makkah. How All the companions, especially Umar , the could the disbelievers show any favor to Suhaib second Caliph, paid him great respect. He had such a when they were extremely hard even on their own high opinion about Suhaib, that on his deathbed he kith and kin who had turned Muslims. Taking him to instructed that Suhaib should lead his funeral prayers be an outsider everyone teased and tortured him as and be the Imam and Caliph till formal election of the much as they could, but failed to shake his conviction new Caliph. in the truth of Islam. Muslims were at last directed by May Allah be kind upon him and help us follow his the Prophet to migrate from Makkah. example. The story of Suhaibs migration is also one of

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Worship Excerpts from Towards Understanding Islam

concept of 'Ibadah is very wide. If rothers in Islam! There is an im- you free your speech from filth, portant word which we Muslims use a falsehood, malice and abuse and lot but understand little. The word is speak the truth and talk goodly Ibadah. It is very important that we un- things, and do all this only because God has so orderstand its true meaning and significance. dained, they also constitute 'Ibadah, however secuThe sole purpose of our creation, the end of our lives, lar they may appear. If you obey the law of God in your commercial and economic afAllah says. Is to worship and serve Him fairs and abide by it in your dealings alone. And I have not created jinn and mankind except to worship and serve Me (Quran All your activities are with your parents, relatives, friends 'Ibadah if they are in and all those who come into contact 51:56). accordance with the law of with you, all these activities of yours It is obedience to God, which constitutes the God and your ultimate are also 'Ibadah. If you help the poor religion of Islam. By this belief you declare objective is to seek the and the destitute, give food to the that Allah, the one God, alone is your God, pleasure of God. hungry and serve the afflicted and do and this means that He is your Creator and all this not for any personal gain but you are His creature; that He is your Master and you are only to seek the pleasure of God, this is all 'Ibadah. His slave; that He is your Ruler and you are His subject. Even your economic activities the activities you Having acknowledged Him as your Master and Ruler, if undertake to earn your living and to feed your deyou refuse to obey Him you become a self-admitted re- pendants are 'Ibadah if you remain honest and bel. Along with faith in God, you believe that the Qur'an truthful in them, and observe the law of God. is God's Book. This means that you have admitted all the contents of the Qur'an to be from God. Thus it be- In short, all your activities are 'Ibadah if they are in accordance with the law of God and comes your bounden duty to accept and obey your ultimate objective is to seek the whatever is contained in it. Along with that, If you free your speech from pleasure of God. Thus, whenever you you have admitted Muhammad ( filth, falsehood, malice and do good or avoid evil for fear of God, blessings of Allah and peace be upon him) to abuse and speak the truth and talk goodly things, and do all in whatever sphere of life and field of be God's Messenger, which means that you this only because God has so activity, you are discharging your Ishave admitted that each and every one of his ordained, they also constitute lamic obligations. This is the true sigorders and prohibitions are from God. After 'Ibadah nificance of 'Ibadah, that is, 'total subthis admission, obedience to him becomes mission to the pleasure of Allah, the your duty. You will therefore be a complete Muslim molding into the patterns of Islam one's entire life, only when your practice is consistent with your declaraleaving out not even the most insignificant part. tion. To help achieve this aim, a set of formal Ibadah (worships) has been drawn up as a course of trainThe Spirit of Ibadah or Worship ing. These formal forms of worship include the Ibadah is an Arabic word derived from 'Abd (a slave) daily five prayers, fasting in the month of Ramaand it means submission. Allah is your Master and you zan, paying of Zakah and the pilgrimage (Hajj). are His slave and whatever a slave does in obedience to and for the pleasure of his Master is 'Ibadah. The Islamic

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Knowledge is Power

Hassan, Engineer

e are living in times wherein communication raises nations by the Quran and lowers many by it. is extremely easy and quick because of the Inspired by the Holy Quran and the teachings of the improvisation of ever increasing mediums. And with Prophet ,the Muslims made spectacular this, knowledge transfer has become a much easier achievements in almost all branches sciences. Thus, task. But we see that not all that is being communi- for 500 years after the advent of Islam, Muslims cated is constructive. Considerable amount of valuable were the torch bearers of the then world including time of the today's youth is wasted in meaningless Europe which was in its dark ages. But acts. There are occasions when we consider an unfortunate development took place certain important things trivial out of our Islam united morality after that. Some religious leaders ignorance. Sometimes we underestimate and knowledge which led to the construction of the wanted to draw a strong line between others and live under an impression that we world. Once morality was religion and science. As a result religfro m are more knowledgeable and correct. It is s e p a r a t e d knowledge, the humanity ion and science began to run parallel only the knowledge of truth that widens our started falling into the like such two rivers that never come sphere of understanding. Revolutions, in- ditches of darkness into contact. They thought that modern ventions and discoveries are a result of the sciences could be damaging religious innate nature of man to strive to learn, implement and belief. The scientific attainments of the Muslim scifind feasible ways to improve further. entists became a forgotten legacy of Islam and it beHistory has been witness to this fact that the reins of came one of the reason for our downfall. power naturally fall into the hands of people who are Islam united morality and knowledge which led to guiding beacons of knowledge to humanity. A mothe construction of the world. But once morality was mentary fault by a community to maintain its desire separated from knowledge, the humanity started falfor knowledge makes it unfit to be the flag bearers of ling into the ditches of darkness. power. Mentioning about Talut (Saul) Allah says in the Holy Quran: Verily Allah has chosen him (as a Islam stimulates the mankind to seek knowledge and king) above you and has increased him abundantly in take cues from nature to affirm their faith and to establish firmly on the right path. Those knowledge and stature. And Allah grants who are conscious of Allah should then His Kingdom to whom he wills. And Allah Verily Allah has chosen be active seekers of knowledge and use is All-Sufficient for His creatures needs, All him (as a king) above you -Knower. [2;247] and has increased him it for effective and noble causes. It is abundantly in knowledge time that we take inspiration from our It is Almighty Allah who chooses by His and stature. And Allah glorious past, that resurrected humanity will, the people to vest them the power to grants His Kingdom to whom he wills. And Allah is from the darkness of ignorance to the lead the humanity. And certainly they will All-Sufficient for His light of knowledge. The knowledge be those who are increased in knowledge creatures needs, AllKnower. [2;247] which brought humanity face to face and stature. We as Muslims are the best with the truth of the purpose of its nation raised up for the benefit of mankind. creation. That knowledge which Allah taught us We have been selected as a lighthouse for the rest of which we knew not before. My Lord! Increase me the world with the glorious Quran - the word of God in knowledge.[20;114] as our guide, the centre for all knowledge. Allah gives His sovereignty to those who make full use of the gift of knowledge He gave. The Prophet said that Allah

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Quran and Science

LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
It

is He (Allah) Who created everything on the earth for you and then directed His attention up to heaven and arranged it into seven regular heavens. He has knowledge of all things. (Al-Quran 2: 29) you not see how He (Allah) created seven heavens in layers? (Al-Quran 71: 15) (Allah) Who created the seven heavens in layers..

Do

He

(Al-Quran 67: 3)

Ans: 6849

here might be no one who may not have any friend, as every one knows how important it is to have friends. But it is more important to see whom we are making our friends. The Last Prophet of Islam, Muhammad( )said: Man is on his friends way. Therefore, man should see with whom he is making friend.[AbuDawood] And so goes the saying: A man is known by his friend. The Prophet also commanded that a person of good conduct should be selected as a friend. He ( )said: The example of a good man is like that of a seller of perfumes; if he would not give you anything, his good smell would at least reach you; and the example of the bad company is like the oven of the iron-monger, if you are safe from its blackness, then at least its smoke would irritate your noses.[AbuDawood] The first Caliph , AbuBakr said: It is better to be alone than in a bad company. The company of the pious men is better than solitude. The true friend is the one who helps in acts of good deeds and helps to get rid of sins. But it is not necessary that you may leave bad habits only on having good friends, as evil spreads faster than virtue does. Many times a man who smokes cigarettes influences other persons to adopt this bad habit and it is very rare that on account of good friends, this bad habit is given up. Hence we must try to be a good friend and try to seek the company of good friends. ~Editor

Friendship
It is said that a man is known by the company he keeps. It is very true that a persons character can be judged by looking at his friends. Friendship is a mutual relationship wherein one desires the best for the other. Values like honesty, politeness, trust, compassion and concern in joys and sorrows form the basis of a healthy friendship. One often tries to imitate and follow the ways and habits of his friends; hence he should be wise to choose the right set of people as his companions. The Prophet said: A man follows the way of his Friend; Therefore, man should see with whom he is making friend . [Abu Dawood ] Associating oneself with pious friends will only make us better persons. In addition, it also becomes our duty to correct our friends when they go wrong. Sharing and caring for each other in all matters strengthens the bonds of friendship. A friend accepts us as we are, yet helps us to be what we should. Hence having the right kind of friends will benefit us both in this world and the Hereafter. Syed Murtuza Hashmi Xth Class Little Flower high School BRAIN teaser

What four digit number, has digit 1 three less than digit 4 which is one more than digit 2 which is twice digit 3 which is not a prime number and is one more than 1/3 of digit 4?

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Be Creative
BOOMERANG
Boomerang throwing is a spectacular sport. Thrown correctly, returning boomerangs fly in a curved path, eventually returning to the thrower. Make the boomerang described below and practice the throwing technique with your friends. Construction 1.Draw five centimeter squares on one side of the plywood or hard cardboard. 2.copy the boomerang outline on to the plywood using the squares for guidance 3.cut the boomerang using a fretsaw 4.Using a file rasp or small plane shape the arms of the boomerang. Each arm should have a rounded leading edge and a tapered trailing edge. And one side of the boomerang should be flat and the other side curved. 5.Now try some test flights using the throwing technique detailed below.

! For safety find an open space in which to throw the boomerang. And alert any people present before you throw. If results are poor try plaining the tip of the underside of each leading edge. This often improves flight. 6. Try more test flights if necessary plane a little more from the tips of the boomerang. 7. When the boomerang is performing well smooth it with sandpaper. Throwing techniques Follow these instructions to make the boomerang fly in a loop and return to the thrower 1.Hold the boomerang in the right hand. The curved side should face the body and the v point should backwards. 2.Stand facing at an angle of 45degrees to the right of the breeze 3.Step forward and throw the boomerang upwards at an angle of 45degrees to the ground. Flick the wrist so that the boomerang spins in flight. The arm should be straight and the wrist forward when the boomerang leaves the hand. The boomerang should fly upwards in a curve then glide down to return to the thrower. Try varying your throwing techniques and see if you can make the boomerang fly in different ways.

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Once Science said to Faith:

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by Allama Iqbal

"My eye can see all that is in this world; The Entire world is within my net. I am only concerned with material things, What have I to do with spiritual matters? I can strike a thousand melodies, And openly proclaim all the secrets that I learn."
Faith said:

"With your magic even the waves in the sea are set ablaze, You can pollute the atmosphere with foul, poisonous gases. When you were associated with me, you were light, When you broke off from me, your light became fire. You were of Divine origin, But you have been caught in the clutches of Shaytan.
Come, make this wasteland a garden once again.

Borrow from me a little of my bliss, And in the world set up a paradise. From the day of creation we have been associates, We are the low and high tunes of the same melody."