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Dua Power! Prayers for Ramadan & Happiness
I am surprised that we have yet to plug DuaPower.com on Ijtema… but alhamdulillah, here we go!
Here at DuaPower.com, we strive to bring to you without any compromise the best, well known and authentic duas you can ever find. Using the latest technology, to show you the beauty of reading, memorising and using these divine supplications.
At the moment, they have two dua packs available for free download & dissemination:
Gate of ar-Rayyan – a pamphlet with all of the duas from the authentic Sunnah for Ramadan.
Muslim Prayers of Happiness – a pamphlet of all the duas from the authentic Sunnah for times of distress, sorrow and anxiety.
Crescent Community Clinic opens in Florida
Positive Muslim News writes about the Crescent Community Clinic, which opened recently with the efforts of a group of Muslim physicians in the area. Original news article in Tampabay.com here.
Medicine and Muslims
At-Talib has a post on a transcribed talk by Khalid Baig giving an overview of the state of medicine today and in the past, and how Muslims can play a part in steering it.
Revival of any Islamic science is part of the revival of Islamic civilization and will pave the way for the revival of other sciences as well. But unlike other Islamic sciences, Islamic medicine has the distinction that despite all the efforts to wipe it out — many at the hands of Muslims themselves—it is still a living tradition, unlike physics and chemistry. Reviving it is thus easier.
There are things our physicians can do individually.
Our physicians need to recognize the great and unique opportunity that they have for doing good not only for the body but also for the soul of their patients. Doctors are in the best position to promote Islamic lifestyle, which is the best protection against the diseases brought on by our modern lifestyles. This refers to diseases of all kinds— physical, mental, and spiritual, although the last one is not always recognized. Today we are more concerned about the hardening of the arteries than we are about the hardening of the hearts. But Muslim physicians can furnish treatments for both.
Cyber-counselling for Muslims
This sounds like an excellent service, masha’Allah. May Allah grant them success, Ameen.
The Sakina Center is a one-of-a-kind cyber-counseling service founded on the Islamic principles of humanity and understanding. We provide moral and spiritual support for Muslims in all circumstances. Our counselors are trained in the areas of counseling, social work, and psychology. The Sakina Center takes a unique approach in using Facebook as a counseling tool to carry out this social service. We counsel Muslims on all matters as they face many difficulties in today’s world ranging from anxiety to Islamophobia. Our target focus is Muslim youth residing in Western, non-Muslim countries where these services are lacking.
What We Need and What We Want
Aboo Uthmaan explains how material desire will always be insatiable and unfulfilling.
We desire things. We are attached to things. We believe that things will make us better and this desire produces a restless craving, which leads us into the world and schemes for betterment but of course, things have a built-in disappointment factor. Think back to the last time you bought a “thing.” Did it live-up to the expectation that had been created by its expensive TV advertising campaign?
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“What’s the Harm?”
Anis outlines certain Islamic rulings whose wisdom may not be fully apparent to certain observers. Indeed, it may be that something appearing good may be harmful for us, and something appearing harmful may be good for us.
There are a few other things which are which apparently seem harmless and are prohibited, for example music and interest. A basic argument can be put forward that if it is not used for anything immoral or exploitation, what is the harm in it?
On the Recent Alcohol Fatwa
Mahmood chimes at his den about the recent Qaradawi fatwa on the permissibility of small amounts of alcohol. Editor’s Note: this piece is sarcastic, and should not be considered an endorsement of the fatwa in any way.
But what’s the context, I hear you ask? Well, the guy based this “fatwa” on the (apparent) fact that some energy drinks contain minute amounts of alcohol, said to be about 1/8th of that contained in light beers. And as – says he – a person cannot get drunk by consuming copious amounts of said energy drink, then a little dram won’t hurt anyone, and is Islamically sanctified.