Muslim Minds

Assalamu ‘Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,

Imagine you are placed in a hallway with many doors – all of them lead to Destruction -

except for 1, which leads to Success & Fulfillment. . .

Now imagine you have a crowd of 100 people with you, some of them are your neighbours, co-workers, friends, or even your family. Only 3 people know which door will lead them to goodness, and the other 97 are merely relying on chance. . .

Now put yourself in the shoes of 1 of those blessed 3 individuals. You want to stop the people around you from falling into destruction BUT you don’t speak their language!!! Are you feeling helpless yet? Is the guilt getting HEAVY on your shoulders?

Only 3% of the population in Canada are Muslims – Allah (SWT) has given us the chance to influence the other 97%.

Here is your chance to learn the language of DAWAH – the noblest form of speech – and the noblest profession to be part of.

Don’t take my word for it – here is what your Lord says:

“And who is better in speech than one who calls to Allah, works righteousness, and says: Indeed I am of those who submit in Islam.”

[Surah Fussilat: 33]

It is the best profession because it was the profession of all of our beloved Prophets starting from Adam to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon all of them).

You have the key to success – ISLAM – now we are giving you a chance to learn how to deliver that key in the best way possible, as it is your individual duty in this land to spread the word of Islam.

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An electronic prayer mat manufactured in Turkey had previously been rejected by the Mufti of Saudi Arabia. That mat illuminated on all sides, and it task was to informs the worshipper as to how many prostrations he or she has completed.

Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Alsheikh, the mufti of Saudi Arabia, called that prayer mat unacceptable, because it distracts the attention to the worshipper, indicating that the concentration is one of the requirements of a Muslim’s prayer. As to the act of forgetting, Sheikh Abul Aziz said this is but natural, and even the Prophet (salla Allaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) used to forget at times. But when there is absolute concentration, he said, it is difficult to forget.

Now we have the World's First Auto Wudu' Machine!

By Ahmad Maher and Sayed Amin, IOL Staff

CAIRO, May 19, 2006 (IslamOnline.net) – The world's first automatic wudu' (ablution) and drying machine will see the light soon with an impressive efficiency of water and time.

"We are in the process of concluding agreement to distribute Auto Wudu' Washers (AWWs) to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain as well as we have got 600 requests from all over the Muslim world," Anthony Gomez, inventor and designer of the new infrared-operating machines, told IslamOnline.net over the phone from Australia.

The AWWs is made of a purpose built ear, mouth and facial washer unit, a forearm and elbow washing unit and a foot and ankle washing unit all of which are incorporated in a single system.

Gomez, the Chairman and Managing Director of Australian AACE Worldwide PTY Ltd. Company, said no price has not been fixed yet for the machine, but it would be "affordable."

"It will not be only for the well-off but for everybody as we are trying to make it affordable as possible," said Gomez, an Australian citizen of Malaysian origin.

Gomez, whose company is specialized in manufacturing aircraft components, said the new machine is fully computerized.

"You don't have to touch any tap but it is operated by infrared sensors based on Australian technology," he explained, adding that the assembly line is based in Malaysia.

"In the next stage, we are going to produce a domestic AWW, which will be like a huge refrigerator," he said.

Read the full story: http://islamonline.net/English/News/2006-05/19/article01.shtml

Whats next?

- Got the looks of a Shaykh but ain't one of them.

Are u puzzled by the subject of this post? Have you ever heard stories like, some people used to come to the faquhaa of 2^nd or 3^rd century and ask them, “what direction would you face if you are on top of the Ka’bah or when you are in outer space?” And some of the scholars would not even consider that as an intelligent question given that such cases were rather “unrealistic” at that time. Guess what, now it’s not “unrealistic” any more. Wonder! how? Well, in this age of technology, it is self-evident that Muslims are not the leaders. However, that does not mean, we won’t be any more. Alhamdulillah, Muslim “heavyweight” Malaysia is planning to send astronauts into space. And one of the challenges they are facing is, how to pray in space? They are planning to organize a two day conference to solve this problem. If you don’t believe me, check it for yourself:
http://islamonline.net/English/News/2006-04/19/article04.shtml

here is a fatwa by some shaikh on the question raised: http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&cid=1119503546046

- I admire the Pious but I’m not one of them