The Middle Path

The Middle Path

Volume 4 Issue 6
Newsletter Date:
Monday 1st March
2010 "Say: Verily I call to my Lord and I do not ascribe any partners to Him at all."
15th Rabi Al-Awwal [Surah Al-Jinn 72:20]
1431 Hijra
Al-Jalal Masjid, 314 Biscot Road, Luton, LU3 1AZ. Tel: 01582 411744

On the Importance of Tawheed

Verily, Allah has created the world and everything in it in order to worship Him alone. He sent the Messenger
(sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) to call the people to Tawheed and the Noble Quran is concerned with the aqeedah of
tawheed in most of its chapters and it explains the harm of shirk for the individual and the society. Shirk is the
PEARLS OF reason for destruction in this life and the reason for eternal destruction in the Fire of the Hereafter.

WISDOM:
Verily, all the Messengers began their call with Tawheed, which they were commanded by Allah to convey it to the
Stick to Seven people. He, the Most High, said:
Things
"We have not sent before you from the Messengers, except We inspired to him that He is the only
Abu Dharr (RA) said, One worthy of worship, so worship Him." [21:25]
“My companion
(Rasoolillah - sallallaahu
‘alayhi wa salaam) or- The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) stayed in Makkah for thirteen years while he called his peo-
dered me with seven
ple to the Tawheed of Allah and he called to Him alone without associating anything with Him. It was regarding
things:
this issue that Allah revealed the following verse to His Noble Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam):

1 - He ordered me to
"Say: Verily I call to my Lord and I do not ascribe any partners to Him at all." [72:20]
love the poor and be
close to them,
The Noble Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) brought up his followers upon Tawheed from the time of
childhood and he (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) said to the son of his uncle, his cousin 'Abdullaah ibn 'Abbaas:
2 - And he ordered me
"When you ask, then ask Allah, and when you seek help, then seek help from Allah." [Hasan Saheeh, Tirmidhi].
to look at those below
This Tawheed is in reality the religion of Islam, which is built upon it, and anything other than it is not accepted by
me and not to look at
those above me, Allah.

3 - He ordered me to Verily, the Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) taught his Companions to begin their call to the people with
keep the ties of the
tawheed, so he (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) said to Mu'aadh ibn Jabal, when he (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa salaam)
womb even if others
sent him to Yemen: "So let the first thing you call them to, be the testification that none has the right to be wor-
didn’t want to,
shipped except Allah." And in another narration: "...that they worship Allah alone." [Bukhari and Muslim]

4 - he ordered me not to
ask anyone for anything, Tawheed is embodied in the testification that "None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Muhammad
is the Messenger of Allah." Its meaning is that there is no one who is worthy of deserving worship except Allah,
5 - he ordered me to and there is no worship except that which the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) came with. It is
speak the truth even if it this testification which allows a unbeliever to enter into Islam, since it is the key to Paradise, and the one who testi-
was bitter, fies to it and believes it enters into Paradise as long as he does not invalidate it by shirk or a word of disbelief.

6 - he ordered me not to
fear, for the sake of Al- The disbelieving Quraish offered the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa salaam) kingship, wealth and wives
lah, the blame of the and other than that from the pleasures of this life in exchange for him abandon the call to tawheed, and abandon
blamers, the attacks against the idols. However, he did not desire that from them, rather he (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam)
continued his call and endured the onslaught along with his Companions, until the call to tawheed was victorious
after Makkah was conquered and the idols were destroyed. The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa salaam)
7 - he ordered me to
frequently say “laa recited,
hawla walaa quwwata "Truth has come and falsehood has vanished, surely falsehood is ever bound to vanish." [17:81]
illa billaah” (there is
no might or power
except with Allah), for
Tawheed is the preoccupation of a Muslim in his life, so he begins his life with Tawheed and he ends his life with
it is from the treasure,
from the treasures of
Tawheed. His task in life is to establish Tawheed and the call to Tawheed, since Tawheed unifies the believers and
Paradise. gathers them upon the statement of Tawheed. So we ask Allah to make the statement of Tawheed (Laa ilaaha lila
Allah) our last words in this world and we ask Him to gather the Muslims upon the statement of Tawheed - Ameen.

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 Indeed successful are the Indeed successful are the
believers who perform prayers believers who perform prayers
with complete devotion with complete devotion
23:1-2 23:1-2

PRAYER TIMETABLE
Rabi Al-Awwal - Rabi Al-Thani 1431 | March 2010
FAJR ZUHR ‘ASR MAGHRIB ‘ISHA

Islamic March Day Start Jamat Sunrise Start Jamat Start Jamat Sunset Jamat Start Jamat
month

15 1st Mon 5.06 6.15 6.48 12.24 1.00 3.48 4.15 5.41 5.46 7.08 7.30

16 2nd Tue 5.03 6.15 6.46 12.24 1.00 3.49 4.15 5.43 5.48 7.09 7.30

* Please note clock 17 3rd Wed 5.01 6.00 6.43 12.24 1.00 3.50 4.15 5.45 5.50 7.11 7.30
goes forward by 1 hour
18 4th Thur 4.59 6.00 6.41 12.23 1.00 3.52 4.15 5.47 5.52 7.13 7.30

AL-JALAL 19 5th Fri 4.57 6.00 6.39 12.23 1.00 3.54 4.15 5.48 5.53 7.14 7.30
MASJID
ACTIVITES FOR 20 6th Sat 4.54 6.00 6.37 12.23 1.00 3.57 4.15 5.50 5.55 7.16 7.45
MARCH 2010 21 7th Sun 4.53 6.00 6.35 12.23 1.00 3.59 4.15 5.52 5.57 7.18 7.45
- Children
Madrasah: 22 8th Mon 4.51 6.00 6.32 12.23 1.00 4.00 4.15 5.54 5.59 7.19 7.45
Monday to Friday-5.00
pm to 7.00 pm 23 9th Tue 4.49 6.00 6.30 12.23 1.00 4.01 4.15 5.55 6.00 7.21 7.45

- Quran classes for 24 10th Wed 4.46 5.45 6.28 12.22 1.00 4.02 4.30 5.57 6.02 7.24 7.45
adults:
Every Tuesday & 25 11th Thur 4.43 5.45 6.26 12.22 1.00 4.04 4.30 5.59 6.04 7.26 7.45
Wednesday after Zuhr
Jamat, 1.30 pm 26 12th Fri 4.41 5.45 6.23 12.22 1.00 4.06 4.30 6.01 6.06 7.28 7.45
- Women Circles (in
27 13th Sat 4.39 5.45 6.21 12.21 1.00 4.08 4.30 6.02 6.07 7.29 8.00
Bengali):
Every Wednesday at 11.00
28 14th Sun 4.38 5.45 6.19 12.21 1.00 4.08 4.30 6.04 6.09 7.30 8.00
am
- Riyadh Us 29 15th Mon 4.34 5.45 6.16 12.21 1.00 4.09 4.30 6.06 6.11 7.32 8.00
Saliheen
Reflections: 30 16th Tue 4.32 5.45 6.14 12.20 1.00 4.10 4.30 6.08 6.13 7.34 8.00
Every Wednesday after
Isha jamaat (restarts in 1 17th Wed 4.31 5.30 6.12 12.20 1.00 4.12 4.45 6.09 6.14 7.36 8.00
March)
2 18th Thur 4.28 5.30 6.10 12.20 1.00 4.13 4.45 6.11 6.16 7.37 8.00
- The Great News to
Mankind: 3 19th Fri 4.26 5.30 6.07 12.19 1.00 4.14 4.45 6.13 6.18 7.39 8.00
TAFSEER JUZ
AMMA 4 20th Sat 4.24 5.30 6.05 12.19 1.00 4.16 4.45 6.14 6.19 7.40 8.00
“a comprehensive study of
the final 36 surahs of the 5 21st Sun 4.20 5.30 6.03 12.19 1.00 4.17 4.45 6.16 6.21 7.42 8.00
Glorious Quran”
6 22nd Mon 4.18 5.30 6.00 12.19 1.00 4.19 4.45 6.18 6.23 7.46 8.15
A 10 week course to
be taught by Ustadh 7 23rd Tue 4.15 5.15 5.58 12.18 1.00 4.20 4.45 6.20 6.25 7.47 8.15
Murtaza Khan
(Tayyibun 8 24th Wed 4.13 5.15 5.56 12.18 1.00 4.21 4.45 6.21 6.26 7.48 8.15
Institute)
9 25th Thur 4.11 5.15 5.53 12.18 1.00 4.23 4.45 6.23 6.28 7.49 8.15
- March event:
Dates & Time to be 10 26th Fri 4.07 5.15 5.51 12.17 1.00 4.24 4.45 6.25 6.30 7.52 8.15
confirmed.
(Please check our 11 27th Sat 4.03 5.15 5.49 12.17 1.00 4.25 4.45 6.26 6.31 7.54 8.15
website and/or
announcements in the 12 28th Sun* 5.02 6.00 6.46 1.17 1.30 5.26 5.45 7.28 7.33 8.56 9.15
Masjid) * *

13 29th Mon 5.01 6.00 6.44 1.16 1.30 5.28 5.45 7.30 7.35 8.57 9.15
Open to brothers &
sisters.
14 30th Tue 5.00 6.00 6.42 1.16 1.30 5.29 5.45 7.32 7.37 8.58 9.15
15 31st Wed 4.59 6.00 6.40 1.16 1.30 5.30 5.45 7.33 7.38 8.59 9.15

For further information please check our website: www.aljalalmasjid.org

We welcome suggestions, advice and general comments. Our aim is that the Masjid meets the needs of the local community. Please feel free to contact us - Email: info@aljalalmasjid.org

Al Jalal Masjid, 314. Biscot Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1AZ. Tel: 01582 411744