Issue 6

Friday 16th July 2010 3 rd Sha’baan 1431

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The TRAPS…
l into
Of IBLEES
The traps of Iblees fal
which
six categories, all of By Imam Ibn Q
lure ayyim
are used by Iblees to
evil... All--Jawziyyah
the son of Adam into

Al-
IR K and enmity to
K U R, S H
FT and His Prophet SAWS.faIfllsIbinleesto
la h SW dam
the son of A
succeeds and eased, and he
le es ’ moaning is
thes e si ns , Ib an. In fact, If Iblees despairs of enticing the slave with the
h is or de al with this m first evil, and if this person is one of those for
rests fr om wants from
st ou tcome Iblees
this is th e be r or slave whom it was written that he would be a Muslim
in gs to the worshippe
his whi sp er achieves from the time he was in his mother’s womb,
l- ’A bd). If Iblees
of Allah
this, he m
SW
ak
T
es
(A
th is pe rson part of hi
s army,
him as
BID’AH
Iblee s tries the second of his traps:
(Innovation). Iblees loves Bid’ah more than dis-
ld ie rs , an d he appoints
one of hi s so an be- obedience because the harm of Bid’ah is in the
ag en t ag ainst other hum
a deputy or one essence of religion. Moreover, it is a sin for
en tl y, th is slave becom es
ings. Conse qu which there is no repentance and is against the
Iblees.
th e de pu ti es or helpers of call of the Messengers and teachings of the
of
Prophet SAWS. Bid’ah is ultimately the gateway
to Kufr and Shirk. Therefore, if Iblees manages
to make the slave one of the people of Bid’ah, he

“ Iblees loves B
more than dis
Bid’ah is ultim
id’ah (Innovati
obedience…
ately the gate
on)
will also become one of his agents and a caller of
evil and misguidance.

C-C-C- Continued next

Kufr and Shirk way to
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unable to pull
f Iblees fails again and is still

I the slave into evil, and this

those who were granted by the
(SWT) the love and adh
of the Prophet SAWS and
B i d’ a h and e rr o r ,
hat
eren
red
I bl e e s
ce
of
slave is one of
Mercy of Allah
to the Sunnah
the people of
pr o ce e ds
the class of
to
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the THIRD CLA SS OF EVI L, whi ch is st
in their various forms. “Prophe
ma jor sins
Iblees is very covetous of mak
an
ing a person fall into ma-
Isla mic scholar who is fol-
M e r c
t MuHAM
y to all MAD SAWS:
jor sin, espe cial ly if he is Mankin
slims. Why? Well, Iblees d”
lowed by a large number of Mu Ch ec k ou t
l peo ple from this slav e by mak ing th e poster in the mosque
would love to repe foyer or on our w
amongst the people. ebsite for a deta
his sins and disobedience known iled
his agents to spread timetable of the
He uses some people who are e tha t this weeks events!!
false pretenc
this slave’s sins under the
will help them get clos er to Allah SWT. But in fact
es without knowing is care
If the slave has yet ag
this agent is the deputy of Ible atio n to be ful about his tim ain kept Iblees
from succeeding
e who wou ld like abo min an d e and aware of , and if he
it. For thos kn ow ing the punishm it, knowing the
Beli eve rs the re is a grea t torment en t in th e Hereafter that value of a few
spread amongst the wasting time in
he may suffer fo
moments,
er, especially if they material issues,
in this life and in the Hereaft
ut evil deeds, not out of to keep vi
occupy him with Iblees moves to
the SIXTH CLA
r being idle or
take charge of spreading abo
es and bein g his agen t. deeds
rtue away from
hi m of lesser rewar SS, which is to
advice, but by obe ying
All this is to repel people from
Ible
the Scholar and from good ac
th e favoured deed in
tio n w
an
the sight of Alla
d to pr ev d
ent him from at
h SWT. Theref taining the rew
ard of
the sins of this slav e ith le ss re w ar d ore, he orders hi
his benefit. Further mor e, reward. if th at means leavin m to do a
SWT than the sins of g a better actio
(scholar) are less to Allah n with a greate
r
ad his sins about in
those who would like to spre
his own wrongdoing.
society. The scholar’s sins are

V
ah SWT and repents ery few people are aware of this. If a person feels a strong urge to
All
If he seeks forgiveness from repe n- do some kind of obedience, he does not doubt that it is true obedi-
T will accept his
sincerely to Him, Allah SW ds to goo d ence and that he is getting closer to Allah SWT... He never thinks
his bad dee
tance, and He will change who spr ead that this urge is from Iblees, because to his knowledge, Iblees
of tho se
deeds. However, the sins never calls a slave to do good. Unfortunately, this slave is at fault since Iblees
evers, looking for the
abominations amongst the beli may call a slave to one of seventy doors of good deeds, either to get him to
ng to expose them, are
mistakes of others and intendi in the one door of evil or to let a better deed than these seventy deeds escape him.
thus punishable
significantly more grave and ed the All This cannot be recognised except by a light from Allah SWT, a light he instils
T is inde
sight of Allah SWT. He SW is Aw are of in the heart of his pious slave. The source of this type of knowledge and rec-
, and He
Knowing, the Ever Present ognition is through the Sunnah of the Prophet SAWS (ie the actions of
ous sins . Not hin g hidden in the chest or
these seri Prophet SAWS) and regularly performing the deeds that are most rewarded by
Allah SWT.
soul of a slave is hidden from Allah SWT, the deeds that are most pleasing to Him, and those that are most
beneficial to the slave. No one has this type of knowledge except the Compan-
ions of the Prophet SAWS, and their righteous successors till the last day.

If
Indeed, most of mankind are screened from this knowledge and light from
snare the slav Allah SWT. This light is not given to their hearts. Allah SWT gives His fa-
e
Iblees remains unable to or the vour to whomsoever He wills from among His sincere and pious worshippers.
the FOURTH CLASS,
into evil, he proceeds to per son
minor sins. These sins may rui n a
t SA WS sai d, If the slave prevents
is why the Prophe Iblees from trapping
if they accumulate. That aus e the sim ile of the the se six levels, Iblees em him into evil at eac
h of
min or sins ’, bec powers his party of
‘Be aware of the we nt to a desert’, the n wi th different kinds of jinn and human being
e the peo ple wh o ha rm : IM PU s
minor sin is lik a story (mentioned in CALLING HIM M TING DISBELIEF
TO HIM,
con tinued , des crib ing ISGUIDED AND AN
He SAWS the de- ING PEOPLE AGAI INNOVATOR, WAR
group of people went to NST HIM, with the N-
this Hadeeth), where a stic k of wo od un til the y an d to dis tur b his he
intention to weaken him
bro ugh t a art . Ibl ee
sert. Each one of them add up fuse this slave’s think s, by using this metho
d, tries to con-
Similarly, the minor sins ing and tries to PREV
had kindled a huge fire. ma jor sin. A slav e con - BE NE FIT IN G FR OM HIM. Iblees ess
ENT PEOPLE FROM
become a
little by little until they or sins lightly until he effort to empower the entially expends his
utmost
ing the ma tter of min defenders of falsehoo
tinues tak Th ere fore , a sla ve wh o an d fro m jin n, aga ins
d, from human being
ntia l. t thi s
considers them inconseque ir effe ct is in a better stant struggle until he s slave. Hence this
Believer is in a con-
fea rs the die s and
commits major sins but meets his Lord SWT.
state to repent than this
slave is. Provided by Abdullah Ali

fear
tection of Allah SWT and his

I
es, through the Mercy and Pro
f the slave has con sta ntly
of Allah SWT, Iblees will rev
def eate d Ible
ert to the FIFTH LEVEL, wh
ich is to
him reward or punishment.
occupy him with
However,

permissible things
that do not gain T – re-
reward from All ah SW
t the re is tim e spen t wh ere the slave is not gaining preo ccu pied with
the harm of this level is tha – by being
n gain ed by per form ing acts of worship for instance
ward which could have bee
are bereft of reward.
these permissible deeds which
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 The most goals sc Page 3
ored in a single m
against El Salvad atch was 10 by H
or in 1982. Obvio ungary
the only team to usly El Salvador
have shipped doub remains
Cup finals game! le figures in a W
orld
are the

Brazil are the most potent Italy (1

93 4/ 8) and
Brazil (1
958/62)

y of th
e tourna
ment to

team in the history of the only team

s in th e histor

e title. The most goals scored in one tourna-

competition, with 210 goals!!
tained th
have re
ment by a single player was by Just
Fontaine, netting 13 in France, 1958.

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Answers t
Quiz 5: 1. What is the example in Surat AlJum’ah which Allah SWT gave the Jews?
1) Twice A (The 2. Who was able to explain the verse: <َ‫َنَ !َ ا‬# ‫ ۥ‬
ُ ِ‫ إ‬
ُۚ َِۡۡ ۡ
‫? >ََۡ َِِۡ رََ وَٱ‬
2) Sumayyah RA ar Ibn Yasser
mother of Am m 3. Who was the Sahabi whom Abu Hurayah RAA met when he was told the
RAA) first man he would meet would be a man of Paradise?
3) Ikrimah
4) False 4. Who was the oldest player at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and for which team
5) did he play for?
5. Consider the following sequence: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, X ; what is the pattern
and what should be in place of X?
Answers can be emailed directly to: the_tiny_teddy@hotmail.com or written on a separate
paper (Suduko square must be copied and completed), along with Name, Contact Number Number,,
and Email Address, into the labelled box in the mosque foyer
foyer;; no later than Thursday 22nd
July. Winners will be notified by email/text and announced after Juma’a on Friday 23rd July
July..
The Winner* receives a $20 Whitcoulls Gift Voucher, along with a Certificate.
*ALL Questions must be answered correctly
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“ …I really liked
cle course and
to see all the sis
the camp. The
ters
the obsta-
was also please
toge th
food and espe
er
d
at
-
CAMP REPORT:
cially the pizza
Th e qu iz wa s
were am
also very stim
az in g.
u-
I liked
May 2010
ch allen gin g…
lating and
it involved. So
the teamwork
ub t it was defi-
without a do e
ing. A massiv
nitely worth go M U SA
all the
thank you to
sisters for orga
nising it!
”
r Sisters, ve the pleas-
ss al am A ly kum Wrb Dea ic al M al ay sia! Yes, I ha mp
A m and trop is overdue ca
ee ra re po rt ing from war lil ah . A po logies for th ra , I do
Am du le of Amee
This is your year, alham ndling the ro
ho m e fo r winter this is al so ha rt …
ure of being al year w ho portant pa committee
as a st ud ent in her fin rthe r ad o, let’s get to im th e he lp an d support of s for
t fu
article bu
etty tied up!
So, without s’ Camp with t to raise fund
y ha nd s pr sing th e A nnual Sister g Ja nn ah ’. In an effor m on th be-
have m ty of organi emed ‘Chasin r about a
s gi ve n th e responsibili th e ca m p which was th pr ay er s at the mosque fo a su cc es sful
r, I wa ned up fo r ter Jum’ah lp organi se
Last semeste d children sig d sell food af a team to he
be rs . Ov er 70 sisters an d ve ry ha rd to cook an e an d w or k together as d co mmitment.
iv an
mem
nu m be r of sisters worke w ay fo r us to be proact e sis te rs fo r their time ry
the camp, a was a great os were very, ve
ran to all th
. Pe rs on al ly, I felt this y – Ja za ku mAllah khai ph as ise th e fact that we ise d by
forehand ahs to enjo
camp, I cann
ot but em tely mesmer
fo r th e D un edin Muslim io n fo r th e qu ill ity – I was absolu su rp ri se,
camp all preparat sublime tr an to. It was no
w e al l fe lt from the over ou nt ai ns , an d nestled in
m p si te I ha ve ever been
nd ay th e 9 th
of
Despite how
tired
rr ou nd ed by forests, m . It is by fa r the best ca y in th e m orning of Su wi th
su t the area site earl t pumping
ick Camp is e to check ou at the camp set our hear
excited. Berw e I went ther they arrived uly, and then e
th e fir st tim th e siste rs as by yo ur s tr ng e of activities - ic
the scenery th e ex ci ted faces of k in tr od uctory speech w e th en or ganised a ra en t Pa ck -
ve ic em
therefore, to
percei
m p by liste ning to a qu en er gi sin g breakfast, h: Th e U ltimate Retir bu t
ca ily na everyone
p started the extraordinar announ's lect
ure "Jan
activities for
May. We jum ses. Having
relished an ing of Bilal D d even more
up ex er ci lu nc h, sc re en ha d pl an ne e ca m p site.
some warm se events, tition. We departing th
ya ki ng , co nfidence cour M ot he r's D ay Art compe vi ng se ssio n just before d, to
breaker, ka
p quiz and a
children's and prize gi e all exhauste
Is la m ic po or t to th e af ternoon tea tl e af te r 6 pm. We wer es . I was
age", an lit lv
had to cut sh the Al Huda
mosque a yed themse
dl y ra n ou t of time and e ar rive d at te rs ha d th oroughly enjo be rs , to th ank
sa
de d at 5.0 0 pm and w cle ar ly see that the sis ot he r co m mittee mem y
Sisters’ Cam
p en p but I coul d
on, as well as se is AlM ht ig
The Annual n an d ac tio n of the cam n ap pr oa ch me later de se rv es the most prai to ta ke
, from the fu and child re the One w ho ittee. I’d lik e
say the least ber of sisters But indeed, camp comm
se d to ha ve quite a num ey ha d ev er attended. rr y ou t th e tasks of a gy towards the
organi-
also plea be st ca m ps th ne ed ed to ca e an d en er
sing one of th
e idance we ted their tim enshaAllah!
us for organi the strength
, will and gu rs who dedica you all soon,
r gi vi ng us ia ti on to th e many siste Is la m an d I hope to see
fo apprec d sisters in
Allah SWT, s my special n my belove Hassan
ity to expres Allah khaira Shahirah
this opportun e cam p. Ja za ku m
anning of th
sation and pl
Wassalam “ Thank you ve
able camp. Yo
ry much for a
ur managem
very enjoy-
ent of the who
“ …for me, this camp was different from all others in the past… I was
pleased to see many sisters involving themselves and also got a
ev ent is highly
exercise session
commendable,
lead by sist
especially the
le

chance to meet some very amiable sisters. The camp itself was jam- the food, the er Zhargona,
activities for
packed with activities, despite the fact that we didn't have time for ticipants, th our younger
e group activ par-
the treasure hunt… hehe : ) but alhamdulilah, it was awesome and I transport, an ities
d your love an , the quiz,
especially liked the video session – it was really GOOD! make the day d dedication
was awe- a success. Th to
rs' Camp ity, It might perhaps be better if future camps can be a bit longer – like e gifts - parti
The Siste m ost every activ larly the swee
“
some! I tr ie d al
t the pla ce w as until 7pm or something, but other than that… simply well done to the a delicious
ts in the co lour ful cones – we
cu-

and alll--in
gorgeous
-all though
. I felt pretty wel
to ge t
ll--fed too!
to kn ow
camp committee!!! I am sure the other sisters had fun just like I did.
” really made
and we are
treat. We ju
us m othe rs
st loved it…
feel very specia
You
re

as nice in m y
*hic* It w from ones proud of yo l
ers apart a sugges
- Comments? Forward them to The Editor: again and Ja u…Thanks on
other sist wel l. Ju st
it za ku m A lla ce
usual ci
tion for
rc le as

very help
fu
would be out what to bring c. I
provem
future im l if we were
to the
en t:
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h Kh airan.
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informed
ab
cloth in g et
terms of ey had Muslim University Students’ Association
camp in ished th
er yone w mer that Dunedin, New Zealand
think ev ng w ar
somethi could
brought so people
AlHuda Mosque
lol And al ear, when, etc.
morning!
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an what to to the commit- Phone: (03) 477 1838
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e, congrat :D Would Fax: (03) 477 1840 Association
Otherwis b w ell done! Otago Muslim
tee for a
definitely
jo
join the ne
xt on e EA.
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