This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about Heart Attacks. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack...
A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart ! attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive.
A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one ! life.
Read this & Send to a friend. It could save a life. So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.
May Allah bless you.
Ameen.
My missus forwarded to me this hilarious collection of Children's Answers to Scientific Questions.
I came across this clear article from :
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/MH_LM/prophets_burial.htm
which records in the simplest terms all that took place on the day that Muhammad al Mustafa was summoned back to the Mercy of Ar Rahman, having completed his successful mission here on Earth.
May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala bless the ones who have shared this with us. Ameen.
Without further adieu, here is the article which every Muslim, male and female ought to read and reflect upon at least once in his or her life and in turn, forward it to those in their list.
Insya Allah.
The Prophet's Burial
Muslim Shock at the News of His Death
It was in `A'ishah's quarters, while his head lay in her lap that the Prophet-may God's peace and blessing be upon him chose the company of God on High.
When this happened, `A'ishah laid his head down on a pillow and joined the other women of the house who rushed to her upon hearing the news and began to cry in bereavement and sorrow. The Muslims at the mosque were taken by surprise by the sudden noise.
In the morning, they had seen the Prophet and were convinced his health was improving so much that Abu Bakr, it will be remembered, sought permission to go and visit his wife at al Sunh.
`Umar Belies the News
Upon hearing the news and hardly believing it, 'Umar al Khattab returned quickly to the Prophet's quarters. Upon arrival, he went straight to Muhammad's bed, uncovered and looked at his face for a while.
He perceived its motionlessness and deathlike appearance as a coma from which he believed Muhammad would soon emerge.
Al Mughirah tried in vain to convince 'Umar al Khattab of the painful fact.
`Umar, however, continued to believe firmly that Muhammad did not die.
When al Mughirah insisted, `Umar said to him in anger, "You lie."
The two went to the mosque together while 'Umar al Khattab was proclaiming at the top of his voice,
"Some hypocrites are pretending that the Prophet of God-may God's peace and blessing be upon him-has died.
By God I swear that he did not die: that he has gone to join his Lord, just as Moses went before.
Moses absented himself from his people fourteen consecutive nights and returned to them after they had declared him dead.
By God, the Prophet of God will return just as Moses returned.
Any man who dares to perpetrate a false rumor such as Muhammad's death shall have his arms and legs cut off by this hand."
At the mosque, the Muslims heard these proclamations from `Umar al Khattab - they were shocked and stupefied.
If Muhammad truly died, woe unto all those who saw him and heard him, who believed in him and in the God Who sent him a conveyor of true guidance and religion.
Their bereavement would be so great that their hearts and minds would break asunder.
If, on the other hand, it were true that Muhammad had not died but had gone to join his Lord, as `Umar claimed, that was reason for an even greater shock.
The Muslims should then await his return which, like that of Moses, would be all the more reason for wonder.
The Muslim crowds sat around `Umar and listened to him, inclined as they were to agree with him that the Prophet of God did not die.
At any rate, they could not associate death with the man whom they had beheld in person only a few hours before and whose clear and resonant voice they had heard pray and invoke God's mercy and blessing.
Moreover, they could not convince themselves that the friend whom God had chosen for the conveyance of His divine message, to whom all the Arabs had submitted, and to whom Chosroes and Heraclius were also soon to submit, could possibly die.
They could not believe that a man could die who had shown such power as had shaken the world for twenty consecutive years and had produced the greatest spiritual storm of history.
The women, however, were still beating their faces and crying at Muhammad's house, a sure sign that Muhammad had really died.
Yet, here in the mosque, `Umar was still proclaiming that Muhammad had not died; and that he had gone to join his Lord as Moses had done; that those who spoke of Muhammad's death were hypocrites who would suffer the cutting of their arms and necks by Muhammad upon his return.
What would the Muslims believe? As they recovered from their severe shock, hope began to stir within them in consequence of `Umar's claim that Muhammad was to return, and soon they almost believed their own wishes.
Their wishful thinking had apparently painted for them the sky a beautiful blue.
| Further Thoughts on Muhammad's Death Did `Umar exaggerate when he convinced himself that Muhammad had not died, when he tried to cause the people to believe likewise? The answer must be in the negative. In like vein, men of science tell us that the sun will continue to rise in the morning until a certain day when it will explode and disappear. Does anyone of us accept such a claim without entertaining a doubt as to its validity and truth? Does not everyone of us ask himself, "How could the sun explode, disappear, and go away, the sun by whose light and warmth everything in the world lives? How could it explode and disappear and the world continue thereafter even for one day?" And yet, was the light of Muhammad any less brilliant than that of the sun or his warmth and power any less strong than those of the sun? The sun is source of much good. But was not Muhammad the source of as much and equal good? The sun stands in communion with all beings. But was not the soul of Muhammad equally in communion with all being? Does not his blessed memory still fill the whole universe with its grace and beauty? No wonder then that `Umar was not convinced that Muhammad could have died, and in truth, in one sense Muhammad did not die and will not die. Having seen him that morning when he went to the mosque and, like all other Muslims, having thought that the Prophet had recovered his health, Usamah ibn Zayd returned to al Jurf with those of his colleagues who had accompanied him to Madinah in search of reassuring news. He ordered the army to prepare to march to al Sham; but before the army proceeded forth, it heard the news of the Prophet's death. Usamah ordered the army to return to Madinah. He hung his command flag on the door of 'A'ishah's quarters and decided to wait until the Muslims recovered from their shock. At Banu Sa'idah's Court In fact, the Muslims were wondering which step to take. After hearing Abu Bakr and knowing for certain that Muhammad had died, they dispersed. Some of the al Ansar gathered around Sa'd ibn `Ubadah in the courtyard of Banu Sa'idah. `Ali ibn Abu Talib, al Zubayr ibn al `Awwam, and Talhah ibn `Ubaydullah gathered in the house of Fatimah; and al Muhajirun, together with the Usayd ibn Hudayr as well as Banu `Abd al Ashhal, gathered around Abu Bakr. Soon a man came to Abu Bakr and `Umar to inform them that al Ansar were gathering around Sa'd ibn `Ubadah. The informant added that the two leaders should go out and reorganize Muslim leadership before the division of the Muslim community got any worse. Since the Prophet of God (may God's peace and blessing be upon him) was still laid out in his house and unburied, it was surely unbecoming that the Muslims begin to divide among themselves. `Umar pleaded with Abu Bakr to go with him immediately to al Ansar and see what they were doing? On the way thither, they were met by two upright and trustworthy Ansar men who, when questioned, remarked that al Ansar were contemplating separatist ideas. When the two Ansar men questioned Abu Bakr and `Umar in turn and learned from them that they were going to al Ansar's gathering, they advised them not to go but to try to settle the Muhajirun's own affairs. `Umar was determined to go and Abu Bakr was not difficult to persuade on this point. They came to the courtyard of Banu Sa'idah and found that al Ansar had gathered around a man wrapped up in a blanket. `Umar ibn al Khattab asked who the man was, and he was told that that was Sa'd ibn `Ubadah suffering from a serious sickness. `Umar and Abu Bakr, joined at this moment by a number of Muhajirun, took their seats in the assembly. Soon, a speaker rose and addressed a1 Ansar in the following words after praising God and thanking Him: "We are al Ansar-ie., the helpers of God and the army of Islam. You, the Muhajirun, are only a brigade in the army. Nonetheless, a group of you have gone to the extreme of seeking to deprive us of our natural leadership and to deny us our rights." Actually, this complaint had always been on al Ansar's lips, even during the Prophet's lifetime. When `Umar heard it being voiced again, he could hardly restrain himself. Indeed, he was ready to put an end to this situation once and for all by the sword, if needed. Fearing that harsh treatment might aggravate rather than improve matters, Abu Bakr held `Umar back and asked him to act gently. He then turned to al Ansar, saying: "O men, we, the Muhajirun, were the first men to convert to Islam. We enjoy the noblest lineage and descendence. We are the most reputable and the best esteemed as well as the most numerous of any group in Arabia. Furthermore, we are the closest blood relatives of the Prophet. The Qur'an itself has given us preference. For it is God-may He be praised and blessed-Who said, `First and foremost were al Muhajirun, then al Ansar, and then those who have followed these two groups in virtue and righteousness.' [Qur'an, 9:100] We were the first to emigrate for the sake of God, and you are literally `al Ansar', i.e., the helpers. However, you are our brethren in religion, our partners in the fortunes of war, and our helpers against the enemy. All the good that you have claimed is truly yours, for you are the most worthy people of mankind. But the Arabs do not and will not recognize any sovereignty unless it belongs to the tribe of Quraysh. The princes shall be from among us, whereas your group will furnish the viziers." At this, a member of al Ansar became furious and said: "Rather am I, the experienced warrior! On my arm every verdict shall rest. And my verdict is that the people of Quraysh may have their prince as long as we, too, may have our own." Abu Bakr repeated his proposition that the princes of the Muslims must be of the Quraysh whereas their vizers must be of al Ansar. Taking the hand of `Umar ibn al Khattab as well as that of Abu `Ubaydah ibn al Jarrah, who were sitting on either side of him, Abu Bakr said, "Either one of these two men is acceptable to us as leader of the Muslim community. Choose whomsoever you please." |
| Nomination of Abu Bakr to the Caliphate At that moment, all the men present began to talk at the same time, and the meeting itself was on the verge of disintegration. With his usual clear and loud voice, `Umar said: "O Abu Bakr, stretch forth your hand and I will give you my oath of fealty. Did not the Prophet himself command you to lead the Muslims in prayer? You, therefore, are his successor. We elect you to this position. In electing you, we are electing the best of all those whom the Prophet of God loved and trusted." `Umar's words touched the hearts of the Muslims present, as they truly expressed the Prophet's will up to and including the last day of his life. On that day they had witnessed his insistence that Abu Bakr lead the prayer even in his presence. Thus, the difference between al Muhajirun and al Ansar was dissolved, and members of both camps came forward to give their oath of fealty. Abu Bakr's Election On the following day, as Abu Bakr took his place at the pulpit of the mosque, `Umar ibn al Khattab rose before the congregation and said, after offering due praise to God: " Yesterday, I presented to you a novel idea. I drew it neither from the Book of God, nor from any memory I have of the Prophet of God. It just occurred to me that the Prophet of God would continue to lead us in this world forever and that he would survive us all. But now I know better. God has left us His Holy Book, the Repository of His Prophet's guidance. If we hold closely to it, God will surely guide us to the same felicity to which he guided His Prophet. God has consolidated you together under the leadership of the best man among you, of the companion of the Prophet of God-may God's peace and blessing be upon him-who was blessed by God with the honor of the Prophet's company in the cave when the Makkans were following in close pursuit. Rise and give him your oath of fealty." All the men rose and pledged their loyalty to Abu Bakr. That was the public bay'ah, [In Islamic political theory, "bay'ah" means the investment of the caliph with political authority. It consists of a "private" and "public" investment. The former amounts to nomination of the caliph by a number of supporters; the latter to confirmation of the private bay'ah by the electorate at large. It is only when the two bay'ahs have taken place and have been accepted by the caliph that he is said to have legitimately acceded to the caliphate. -Tr.] following the private bay'ah in the courtyard of Banu Sa'idah. Inaugural Speech of the First "Rashidun" Caliph Thereafter, Abu Bakr rose and delivered a speech, which may be regarded as one of the most illustrious embodiments of wisdom and sound judgment. After thanking God and praising Him, Abu Bakr said "O Men! Here I have been assigned the job of being a ruler over you while I am not the best among you. If I do well in my job, help me. If I do wrong, redress me. Truthfulness is fidelity, and lying is treason. The weak shall be strong in my eyes until I restore to them their lost rights, and the strong shall be weak in my eye until I have restored the rights of the weak from them. No people give up fighting for the cause of God but God inflicts upon them abject subjection; and no people give themselves to lewdness but God envelops them with misery. Obey me as long as I obey God and His Prophet. But if I disobey God's command or His Prophet's, then no obedience is incumbent upon you. Rise to your prayer, that God may bless you." The Quest for a Burial Site Throughout the Muslims' disputing of the question of success at the courtyard of Banu Sa'idah and in the mosque, the Prophet's remains were lying on his bed surrounded by his next of kin. After the election of Abu Bakr, the people came to the Prophet's house to prepare for his funeral and burial. There was disagreement as to where the Prophet was to be buried. Some Muhajirun advised that he ought to be buried in Makkah, his native town, in the proximity of his own relatives. Others advised that he ought to be buried in Jerusalem where the Prophets were buried before him. The latter was certainly a baffling view considering that Jerusalem was in the hands of the Byzantines, and the relations between them and the Muslims were most hostile, especially since the Mu'tah and Tabuk campaigns. Indeed, an army which the Prophet himself had mobilized and placed under the leadership of Usamah was supposed to fight them and avenge the Muslim defeat in those campaigns. At any rate, the proposals to bury the remains in Makkah or in Jerusalem were both rejected. The Muslims resolved to bury him in Madinah, the city which gave him shelter and assistance and which was the first one to raise the banner of Islam. Once this decision was made, they proceeded to look for a proper location for burial. Some advocated burial in the mosque where he used to address the people, preach the faith, and lead them in prayer. They thought that the most appropriate place was either the very spot of ground where the pulpit stood or the spot next to it. This opinion, however, did not meet with approval. `A'ishah had related that in his last days, whenever his pain increased, the Prophet used to uncover his face to curse such people as had taken the grave of their prophets as places of worship. Abu Bakr solved the issue when he proclaimed that he had heard the Prophet say that prophets should be buried wherever they die. This opinion carried the day. |
| Preparing the Body for Burial Washing the Prophet's body before burial was performed by his next of kin, by `Ali ibn Abu Talib, al `Abbas ibn `Abd al Muttalib and his two sons, al Fadl and Qutham, as well as by Usamah ibn Zayd. Usamah ibn Zayd and Shuqran, the Prophet's client, poured the water while `Ali washed the body, covered as it was by Muhammad's nightgown. It was decided that the Prophet's body should not, under any circumstance whatever, be fully exposed. As they performed their washing, contrary to what is usual in such cases, the body emitted beautiful smells, so that `Ali said continually: "By God, what would I give for you! How sweet you are and how wholesome you are, both alive and dead!" Some western Orientalists sought to explain this fair scent emitted from the body of the Prophet by calling it the result of the perfume which he used so lavishly, remembering that he once declared it one of the good things he truly loved in this world. When the washing was completed, the Prophet's body was wrapped in three shrouds: two made in Suhar and the third in Hibarah in Yaman. When this operation was completed, the body was left where it was and the doors were flung open for the Muslims to enter from the mosque, to take a last look at their Prophet, and to pray for him. [The reader may be thrown off by this usage of "pray upon" instead of the commonplace "pray for." In the Muslim practice nobody "prays for" the Prophet in the sense that one prays for a departed loved one. Prayer upon the Prophet is much more formal and is commanded by the Qur'an (33:56). It is a main part of Muslim worship to use the Qur'anic "pray upon" in invoking God's blessing upon His Prophet. -Tr.] Undoubtedly, they emerged deeply moved and conscious of their terrible bereavement. The Funeral Prayer The room was practically full when Abu Bakr and `Umar entered the room and joined the Muslims in a funerary prayer for the Prophet. The prayer was performed without a leader. When it was over, Abu Bakr began to pray aloud, saying: "Peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you, O Prophet of God. We witness that the Prophet of God and His apostle conveyed the message entrusted to him by his Lord and that he exerted himself and fought in His cause until God gave victory to His religion. We equally witness that the Prophet of God and His apostle fully performed his promise and that he commanded us to worship none but God alone who has no associates." At the end , of every phrase, the Muslims responded together, "Amen, Amen." When this prayer was complete, the men left and the women and children took turns taking a last look at the Prophet. One and all, every man, woman and child, emerged from that room torn with sorrow and crushed by a sense of bereavement for the loss of the Prophet of God, the Seal of His apostles. They were full of apprehension that some calamity might befall the religion of God in the future. A Grave Moment of History No man can today reconstruct this thirteen-centuries-old scene in his imagination without being filled with awe and reverence. The anguishing view of this body laid down in a corner of the room which was to become a grave the following day and which until the day before reverberated with Muhammad's vitality, mercy, and light, filled the hearts of the faithful mourners with apprehension. It could not have been otherwise. For, there lay the man who had called men to truth, to the path of righteousness and had struck for them the highest example of goodness, mercy, courage, chastity, purity, and justice. As the crowds of Muslims passed by his bier despondent, disheartened, and dispirited, every man, woman, and child among them saw in the body that lay motionless before him his own father, brother, friend, trustworthy companion, Prophet, and Apostle of God. To recall that hour is surely to reconstruct a pathetic scene. Even as he writes about it, this author is seized by the grip of its terror and can hardly overcome the consequent anguish. |
| Confusion of the Men of Little Faith It was natural for the Muslims to be apprehensive of the future. The Makkans sought to abjure Islam, and they did so to the extent of instilling fear in `Attab ibn Asid, their governor appointed by the Prophet to rule them. Suhayl ibn `Amr, following the news of the Prophet's death, stood up in their midst and said: "The Prophet's death shall increase the power of Islam and strengthen it. Whoever attacks us or abjures our cause, we shall strike with the sword. O People of Makkah! you were the last to enter Islam. Do not, therefore, be the first to desert it. Have faith that God will bring you final victory just as the Prophet of God-may God's peace and blessing be upon him-has promised you." Only then did the Makkans change their minds. The Prophet's Burial The Arabs knew two ways of digging graves. The Makkans made their graves flat at the bottom while the Madinese made them curved. Abu `Ubaydah ibn al Jarrah was the gravedigger for the Makkans, and Abu Talhah Zayd ibn Sahl was gravedigger for the Madinese. The Prophet's relatives could not choose between them. The Prophet's uncle, al 'Abbas, sent two men to call the two gravediggers for a consultation. Only one was found and could respond to the call, and that was Abu Talhah, the Madinese. He therefore was commissioned to dig a grave for the Prophet of God as he knew best. When evening came and the Muslims had taken leave of the body of their Prophet, Muhammad's relatives prepared for the burial. They waited until a quarter or a third of the night had passed before proceeding with the burial. In the grave, they spread out a red mantle that once belonged to the Prophet, and the men who had washed the body lowered it to its last repose. They built over it a bridge with bricks and then covered the grave with sand. `A'ishah said: "We did not learn of the burial of the Prophet of God-may God's peace and blessing be upon him until midnight or later"; and so did Fatimah report. The Prophet was buried on Tuesday night, 14th of Rabi` I, two days after his death, in the year 10 A.H. `A'ishah and the Grave Room `A'ishah lived thereafter in her quarters, next door to the Prophet's grave, contented with her proximity to this holy precinct. When Abu Bakr died, he was buried in the immediate vicinity of the Prophet's grave, as was `Umar ibn al Khattab thereafter. It is related that `A'ishah used to visit the grave room without veil until `Umar was buried therein, i.e., during the time it contained only the grave of her father and husband. But after `Umar's burial, she entered the room only when fully veiled. |
| Expediting Usamah's Army on Its March As soon as the burial of the Prophet was completed, Abu Bakr commanded that the army of Usamah begin its march on al Sham in execution of the commandment the Prophet of God had issued in his last days. Some Muslims objected to this measure just as they had during the sickness of Muhammad. `Umar joined the ranks of these objectors on the grounds that the Muslim forces ought not to be dispersed in this grave hour. Abu Bakr, however, did not hesitate to follow the commandment left unfulfilled by the Prophet at his death. He refused to give credit to those who counseled that an older and more experienced general in war than Usamah be appointed to lead that army. Al Jurf remained the rallying place for the army, and Usamah remained its leading general. Abu Bakr went out in person to see the army off on its march. It was there that Abu Bakr asked Usamah to absolve `Umar ibn al Khattab from his duty to go forth in the army so that he might remain in Madinah in close proximity to Abu Bakr who needed his advice in his first days of administration. Twenty days after the army began its march northward, the Muslims launched their attack against al Balqa' and avenged the Muslims' setback in Mu'tah where Usamah's father fell under Byzantine arms. The war cry in that campaign was "O Victor! Give death to the enemy!" Thus Abu Bakr and Usamah fulfilled the commandment of the Prophet, and the army returned to Madinah victorious. Usamah was at its head, riding the very horse on which his father died at the Battle of Mu'tah, and carrying high the banner which the Prophet of God had entrusted to him in person. Prophets Leave No Inheritance After the death of the Prophet, his daughter Fatimah asked Abu Bakr to return to her the land the Prophet kept for himself at Fadak and Khaybar. Abu Bakr, however, answered her by quoting her father's words: "We, the Prophets, do not leave any inheritance for anyone. Whatever we do leave shall be given out in charity." Continuing with his own words, Abu Bakr said: "However, if it was the case that your father had made a grant to you of this property, then I shall certainly honor your word to this effect and fulfill for you his commandment." At this, Fatimah answered that her father had not made any such grant to her at all, but that Umm Ayman had informed her that that might have been Muhammad's purpose. Abu Bakr therefore resolved that the lands of Fadak and Khaybar should be kept by the public treasury of the Muslims as state domain. Muhammad's Great Spiritual Legacy Thus Muhammad left this world just as he had entered, without material shackles. His only inheritance left to mankind was the religion of truth and goodness. He had paved the ground and laid the foundation for the great civilization of Islam which had covered the world in the past and would cover the world in the future. It was a civilization in which tawhid, or the unitization of God, was the cornerstone; and an order in which the word of God and His commandments are always uppermost, while those of unfaith are nethermost. It was a civilization purged absolutely clean of all paganism and of all idolatrous forms and expressions, a civilization in which men were called upon to cooperate with one another for the good and moral felicity of all men, not for the benefit of any group or people. Muhammad left to this world the Book of God, a guidance and mercy to mankind, while the memory of his own life gave the highest and noblest example for man's emulation. One of the last sermons which the Prophet delivered to the people during his illness contained the following words: "O Men! If I have lashed the back of anyone, let him come forward and lash my back in return. If I have insulted anyone, let him come forth and take satisfaction of me. If I have dispossessed anyone of any wealth, let him come forth and seize his wealth from me. If there be any such men as these, let them come forth without fear of retaliation or hatred, for neither of these become of me." Only one man came forth to make a claim, that Muhammad owed him three dirhams; he was paid in full by Muhammad on his deathbed. The Prophet left this world an inheritance of a great spiritual legacy whose light continues to illumine the world and will continue to illumine the world until God completely fulfills His promise and gives victory to His religion over all the religions despite all unbelievers. May God's peace and blessing be upon Muhammad! Amin Ya Rabbal Alamin. |
Muhammad Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam, the Final Prophet and Greatest Messenger of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala stated in his Khutba al Wida @ the Final Sermon:
"Praised be Allah; we extol Him, we seek His succour, forgiveness, and refuge, and we seek His pardoning of all our unrestrained actions.
For whom He guides, none can misguide, and whom He misguides, none can guide.
I Muhammad, am Thine witness, there is none other, besides Allah, fit for worship, for He is the One and Only; for none, and nothing, equals Him.
I witness that I, Muhammad, seeking peace and blessings of the Lord upon my person, am His servant, and the messenger He hath sent to you.
And I begin: by enjoining the fear of God unto thee, and I ask you to follow the Lord's ordained way, only because, there is much good for you in such following.
O ye people, listen carefully to what I say today, for I reckon it is unlikely that we will ever meet again in this context at Arafat. {Reported in Jamharata Khatabul Arab.}
So let ye all know, this is the month of Zulhijjah. Know ye, this is the city of Makkah, and know ye the day, today, is the Day of Sacrificing. Remember your lives, your properties and your honor are as sacred as this day, this city, and as this month are sacred.
For soon we are all to meet our Creator, and He will ask us about our doings. So do not go astray after I am gone; squandering away what I have taught thee, and start killing one another as you did in the days of ignorance.
Those present here should convey the message to the absent witness, for it is likely those not present will heed and remember the message better than you do.
Know ye, I have delivered the message of God. {Reported in Muslim, Bukhari, by Ahmad un Abi Bakr.}
Do not usurp but what you are allowed, granted to you by your brother in faith, of a free willed sharing. Remember, blood feuds, riches, dignities, and positions of honor, of the days of ignorance, I rescind under my feet, until the Day of Judgment.
The first blood feud ended is of my infant cousin, Rabia Bin Haris's murder; forgiven, and the blood feud ended.
Remember, all kinds of interest... on monies; profiteering, and discounts... (reminders of the days of ignorance) are banished from our lives forthwith, for the Lord hath so decreed.
And the first interest to be banished from our lives is the one due to my Uncle Abbas, and annulled; though not annulling his right to the principal of the amount loaned.
Do not oppress the borrower in demanding harshly what is your due of the principal? Be lenient in your asking back of the loaned.
O ye people, do not shift the sequence of months, for such is an act in excessive disbelief, for it is thus that disbelievers go wrong; in declaring some as sacred, and others as unsacred months, according to their needs.
The non-believers change the ordained sequence of the months in order to perform, earlier or later, what is the ordained sequence of sacred months ordained sacred by God. Doubtlessly, time returns to the its original state of when the heavens and the earth were created.
Certainly, in terms of count, Allah has created twelve months in the year. Four of these are especially venerable; three of these four are contiguous in sequence, and one, between the first and the third, is distinct, you should know...
Have I conveyed? My Lord, Thou art mine witness. {Reported in Jamharat Khatab ul Arab.}
O ye people, fear Allah the Almighty in matters of women, because you have taken them under your personal protection from under God's protection, rendering women lawful unto thee, by the word of Allah. {Reporter, Muslim un Jabir.}
Be kind to women, they are your amanah (trusts) in protection, but you do not own of their things, except bodies, when they exceed the limits and indulge in open obscenity. You should remove them from your beds; do reprimand them physically, but slightly, thou art certainly not to break their bones in chastisement.
But when the women return to fealty, then do not look for excuses to oppress them. Remember, "your rights over your women are the same they have over you."
Your rights are the fidelity of your women, to the point of not even allowing the persons you think are bad in the premises of your house. And they have the right of your sustaining them and caring for them. {Reporters: Tirmizi, un Amro bin al Hause.}
I leave with you, to hold on fast unto, and you shall never go astray; the book of Allah, and His prophet's demonstrated ways of following the book ordained.
You will be asked about me, and be required to stand witness of my conveying the message, and of having admonished you properly. What will you say?
[The Congregate replied with a single voice, "We shall be your witnesses, and we will say, 'O Lord, the prophet hath conveyed Your message, and delivered his prophetic due, and in such, he did only good for the Ummat.']
{The Prophet, raising his index finger skywards, brought it back, pointing down at the congregation, and said aloud, thrice:}
O my Lord, be always the witness. O my Lord, be always the witness. O my Lord, be always the witness. {Reporters: Muslim, and Jabir, and Targheeb o Tarheeb un Ibn e Abbas.}
Know ye, none is to bear the other's burden, for one is to bear one's own burden; in that the one who sins shall be punished for the committed sin. No father will be punished for his son's sins, nor the son punished for his father's sins.
Know ye, each Muslim is a brother of the other Muslim; but this does not allow that one treats anything belonging to his brother as his own, except what a brother might willingly give him. {Reported in Tirmizi, un Umro Ibnal Haus.}
O ye people, Satan hath lost hope for ever that it would be worshipped at the ends of time, but is consoled in your doing what you consider trivial and minor sins. So in matters of belief, guard well against what you might consider the trivial and minor sins. {Reported in Seerat Ibne Kaseer.}
Without doubt, positions and authority of the days of ignorance; except the service of providing Hajjis with drinking water, stand abolished.
The punishment for attacking with the deliberate intent of murdering is in the like execution of the murderer. But a murder 'involving' the instruments of a stick or a stone, though resembling the intended, is only likened to the deliberate, and punishment for such is the giving in fine of a hundred camels by the murderer.
Whosoever exceeds these limits is from among the ignorant. {Reported in Jamharat Khatab al Arab.}
O ye people, without doubt, God is one, just the same as you can have only one father. All of you are children of Adam, and he was fashioned from the earth's clay.
Beware, no Arab is superior to an alien, nor is an alien superior to the Arab.
No red is superior to the black, nor is a black superior to the red.
For human excellence is in the effort we make in our trying to follow the ordained word of Allah, and the actions of his prophet, in word and deeds.
Allah's honored are those blessed amongst you who fear Him most. Hearken! Have I conveyed? The companions said, 'Yes, you have conveyed, peace and blessings of Allah be upon you.'
The prophet, peace and blessings of the Lord be upon him, then said, O ye present, convey my words to the absent witness. {Reported in Targheeb o Tarheeb un Jabar bin Abdallah, Jamhrata Khatab ul Arab.}
Without any doubt, the Lord hath ordained human heirship; it is unlawful for you to make amends in the ordained by other willings. The child belongs to the one in whose marriage and owning is the child's mother.
For adulterers and fornicators is the punishment of death by stoning.
For the one who 'becomes' the son of another, besides his real father, and the one who enters the bondage of another, in denying his master, is cursed by God, His angels and all the people; his mandatory and voluntary prayers are rejected.{Reported by Ibn e Maaja un Umro bin Kharija.}
O ye group of Qureish, I hope it is not so that on the day of judgment you arrive carrying the world hung around your necks, while others arrive well prepared; for if such be the case, I will be unable to do anything for you before Allah. {Reported in Khutabaat e Muhammadi un Wara e bin Khalid bin Umro bin Aamir.}
Without doubt, alms in charity are unlawful unto me, and unto my household... not even as much as a pinch of hair from my camel's neck is allowed. {Scribes: AbdurRazzaq un Shehr bin Hosheb.}
A woman should not spend of her husband's wealth without his approval.
They asked, O prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon thee, not even of food?
He said, Yes! Food is the most precious of our worldly possessions, its protection is all the more important for our women.
Whatever you borrow, you must return. Return also the borrowed animal given you for your consumption of its milk. And return your loans. The guarantor is responsible for his guarantee. {Reported in Tirmizi un Abi Imam al Bahili.}
Know ye for certain I shall reach Kautsar before you do, and I shall be proud of your exceeding numbers over the number of the followings of all other prophets. Do not let me down.
For some, I will be able to bail out from the distresses of the fair judgment, and thus convey them hither, but some will be taken away from me.
I will beseech the Lord in supplications, and beg, 'My Creator, these Thou hath separated from me, are my companions in belief.'
The Lord shall Reply, 'Know ye not of the innovations, they introduced in the ordained belief?' {Reported by Ibne Maaja and Masnad, Ahmad un Abdallah bin Masood.}
Remember, the Lord hath clearly ordained your duties, and the way of the performance hath also been clearly demonstrated in the Sunnah. The limitations are now in force.
The lawful's lawfulness, and the forbidden's forbiddenness, hath been explained, and the way of life perfected.
The ordained way of life hath been perfected, as to make it easy for you to follow, it is flexible, it is accommodating, and it is cultivable.
Remember, the one who does not deliver the entrusted is a faithless person. One who cannot keep the covenant does not believe.
Anyone who transgresses the ordained responsibilities shall be questioned by the Lord about the transgressions.
And the one who breaks my trust, I shall fight him personally, and when I confront, I subdue. The breaker of my trust shall stand deprived of my intercession, and shall never reach the shores of the lake Kautsar. {Reported in Targheeb o Tarheeb un Ibn e Abbas.}
So whosoever be in possession of any trust is under the obligation of delivering it to the assigned. {Reported in Masnad Ahmad un Abi Hur Raqqashi.}
May the Lord be pleased with His servant, and grant him happiness and the peace of mind, one who hath heard me, and with full responsibility and care, conveyed it to the ones who have not heard me in person.
For among possessors of the science of jurisprudence there are many who have no understanding of jurisprudence, but they can convey the exact words to those who may understand better.
There are three things in a Muslim's heart, malice cannot alloy, these are; one, the engendering of sincerity in one's actions for God; two, counseling those in power about the ordained; and three, the invariable holding on to God's party.
Doubtlessly the people's prayers will be with the one who fears hereafter's reckoning; The Lord will sort out his worldly affairs and enrich his heart, and the world in need will come a-begging to him.
And the one before whom are the worldly gains, The Lord shall rent his affairs with confusion, and he shall see poverty in this worldly life, and he shall get from this world what hath been ordained for him. {Reported in Jamharata Khatab ul Arab, Masnad Ahmad, bi Sanad Muhammad bin Jabeer bin Matum un Abeh.}
Know ye, the performance of umrah is now the same as the hajj; this is something I have been made known just now; for had I known it earlier I would not have brought sacrificial animals with me, and thus if I were not under the obligation of sacrificing the animals I could have freed myself of the obligations of Ahraam.
Those of you who have not brought sacrificial animals can now replace the Ahraam with your daily wear.
Suraqa bin Malik asked the prophet, 'O prophet of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be on you, is this 'leave' restricted to this hajj, or is it for all times?'
The prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied, 'No, it is not limited to this hajj, it is for all times.'
O ye people, Gabriel hath conveyed me the Lord's greetings, and 'conveys the Lord's forgiveness of the sins, and the guarantee of the resolution of their affairs involving interpersonal excesses, forgiving all those assembled at Arafat and Masjid-e-Haraam.
[Hearing this, Saiyidina Omar, son of Al Khattaab, may Allah be pleased with him, asked, 'O prophet of Allah, peace and blessing of Allah be on you, is this a distinction limited to this present assemblage?']
The prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied: 'This distinction is for you, and also for all those performing the hajj rituals until the day of resurrection. [Omar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, 'Our Lord's mercy and forgiveness is indeed great; abundant.'] {Reported in Targheeb o Tarheeb un Anas.}
The prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, then said, 'The Lord hath rewarded thee this day with great favors, and hath forgiven all your sins, but not the sins involving the infringements of common human rights... in the rights of one human being violated by another human.
The Lord, in responding to intercessions of His true followers, hath granted today what the followers had asked Him, and in it are forgiven the sins of gross evil doers.
[The prophet of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, then asked the congregation, 'Let us now head for the next stage of hajj... Muzalfa.'] After they had reached Muzalfa, the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: in continuing his
SERMON AT MUZDALIFA:
'The Lord hath blessed the good among you, and hath accepted their intercession. The Lord's mercy now blankets thee, His mercy envelops the earth, and each one who hath asked for the Lord's forgiveness stands forgiven... ones who protect their tongues and hands.
[Satan and his troops, watching these proceedings from o'er the mountains at Arafaat; beholding the granting of the Lord's favor and mercy upon the true believers, but when the mercy and favor were declared common, for all... Satan and his troops wailed in agony, as they thrashed their own heads with their hands, in the very sheerest of frustration.] {Reported in Khutabaat Muhammadi un Ibadah bin Samit.}
A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the people are safe. And the Mukmin is one in whom is the safety of life and property of the people.
A Mohajjir is one who hath left behind his past errings and sins; and a Mujahid is one who fights the worldly desires for Allah's pleasure. {Reported in Al Wasaiq as Siyasia, un Fazal bin Obaid al Ansari.}
Remember, the nobles and vice-regents are to be from among the Quraish; Remember, once again, the nobles and my vice-regents are to be from among the Quraish. Provided they stick to three things; one, they are just in their commands; two, they honor commitments; and three, they are merciful towards those who seek mercy. {Reported in Khutabaat Muhammadi un Ali.}
And the nobles and vice-regents not following these stipulates are accursed, of Allah, and of His angels and the peoples.
O ye people, fear the retribution of God. And 'even if a Negro be made to manage your affairs; and though he might also be short of an ear, obey him, listen to his word, provided he orders according to the Book of Allah.' {Reported in Tirmizi, Masnad Ahmad un Ummul ul Khaseen al Ahamsia.}
The hajj is the hajj of Arafa, so the person who reaches Arafaat before the dawn prayers hath completed the hajj ritual. Three days are ordained for Mina, but for the one who hurries back from Mina after two days, or stays longer than three, there is no misconduct in it. {Reported in Masnad Ahmad, un AbdirRahman bin Ya'mr al Daily.}
Allah hath never designated a prophet who did not caution his followers about the evil manifest, Dajjal.
Noah, peace be upon him, cautioned his people, and after him the other prophets also cautioned, may the peace and blessings of the Lord be upon them all. They all cautioned their respective people about the Dajjal, telling all except what was hidden from them.
And that clear knowledge does not remain hidden from Muslims; know ye, Allah is not blind of one eye. {Reported in Masnad Ahmad, un Abdallah bin Umar.}
O ye people, acquire knowledge before it is seized; before it is lifted beyond acquisition.
The Lord calleth, O ye who believe, ask not about matters, if manifested unto thee, shall be unacceptable to you. But if you ask during the moments the Quran is being revealed, these could be manifested.
The going away of Ilm; organized knowledge, is in the going away of those who bear its weight. The going away of organized knowledge is in the going away of those who bear its weight. The going away of organized knowledge is in the going away of those who bear its weight. {Reported in Masnad Ahmad, un Abi Umama al Bahili.}
Know ye four things, :
O ye people, learn the performance of hajj ritual from me, for I may not be able to perform after this year. {Reported in Al Wasaiq al Siyasia, un Abdallaf bib Umr bin Al Aas.}
O ye people,
Take good care of those subordinated to you, and also those who are in your bondage, feed them of what you eat, and clothe them of what you wear. If they make mistakes and you are not inclined to forgive; then sell them off... but fearing God, do not physically punish them. {Reported in Khutabaat e Muhammadi un Zaid ibbne Haris.}
The prophet, peace and blessings of the Lord be upon him, said, 'For one to go forth in the way of the Lord in the evening is better than anything in the world, that one can do in the evenings; and to go forth in the way of the Lord in the mornings is better than anything in the world that you can do during the mornings.'
Without doubt, a believer's dignity, wealth and life are as sacred as this day is sacred. {Reported in Masnad Ahmad un Sufian bin Harb.}
O ye people, accept gifts and rewards as long as these remain gifts and rewards. But when Quraish start fighting for worldly possessions, and gifts become rewards in lieu of belief, then reject such gifts and rewards. {Reported by Abu Daud.}
Without doubt, Allah's friends are:
[Someone from among the companions asked, 'O Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon you, how many are the major sins?'
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied:]
'The major sins are nine in numbers;
[In life and in death, anyone abstaining from these major sins, and establishing prayers, and sharing at the determined rate with the poor of his owned wealth, shall enter a paradise, doors whereof shall be of gold, and he shall be a companion of the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him].
O ye people, there is no goodness in racing your camels and horses; ride them at a moderate pace, and take care of the old and the weak, and do not trouble your Muslim brethren. {Reported in Khutabaat e Muhammadi.}
Doubtlessly, the ignorants used to return from Arafaat when the sun was about to set; as if the setting sun's rays falling on their faces were their glorious wrappings; and they would return from Muzalfa, when the sun had risen to a fair height, shedding light, liken to the setting sun's rays, and they thought as if the risen sun's rays were their shining turbans.
But we shall not return from Arafaat until after the sun hath set, and our returning from Muzalfa shall be before the dawn. For our ways are distinctly different from the ways of the idolators and polytheists. {Reported in Khutabaat e Muhammadi, un Muhammad bin Qais bin Mukhrama.}
Those of you who have no sacrificial animals and need to convert your hajj Ihraam to the Ihraam of Umra should do so now. But those bringing sacrificial animals should not do so. {Reported in Al- Bukhari, un Ayesha.}
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[The Prophecies of the Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam]
O ye people, should I not tell you of the signs preceding the day of resurrection? [Salman, may the Lord be pleased with him, a companion, submitted, 'May my parents be also devoted to you; Yes, tell us, O prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on you, about the signs of the nearing of the resurrection day.']
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said;
'Among the signs of the day will be the;
1.squandering away of prayers,Upon hearing this, Salman, may Allah be pleased with him, was much surprised, and asked, 'O prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on thee, is it to be so?' The prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied, 'I swear upon Allah, yes, it will exactly be so.
For in the days near the day of resurrection;
4.the paying of the share of the poor at the determined rate from the rich's owned wealth will be considered a penalty.
5.And the spoils of war will be considered the personal wealth of the rulers.
6.Liars will be considered the truthful, and the truthful considered liars.
7. The usurpers will become the famous trustees.
8. And the Royabza will start advising people about how to conduct the affairs.'
[People asked, 'O Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on you, what is Royabza?'
The prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied:] 'The Royabza are those whom we would avoid even talking to; giving opinions about people's affairs.
9.Nine-tenth of the truth shall stand denied.
10. Islam will be in the name only.
11. Quran will become a compendium of words, written in letters of the Arabic alphabet; and the book's words shall be gilded in gold.
12. The males of my Ummat will become obese, and
13. concubines shall become counsels.
14. Adolescent youths will preach from the pulpits.
15. And the important affairs will be in the hands of women.
16. In those times, mosques will be profusely decorated; like the convents and churches, and minarets will be erected.
17. And although there will be more numbers of the worshippers, but the hearts and the tongues and the thoughts of the worshippers will be elsewhere, not in the prayers.'
Salman, may Allah be pleased with him; was dumbfounded, and asked, 'O Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on you, is it really going to be so?'
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 'I swear by Allah in whose hand is life of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him... it will be thus, and exactly so.'
18. O Salman, in eyes of pretenders, the worth of a true believer will be less than of a girl born in bondage.
19. And the true believers will melt in frustration, just as salt melts in water.
20. The believers will be witness to the misdeeds of pretenders, but will have no authority to correct them.
21. Sodomy shall prevail as will lesbianism, young boys will be envied just as are the virgin maidens.
22. Then in such times, transgressors will proclaim being the Saviour,
23. though their ministers will be foul charactered,
24. and their trustees will usurp, abandoning prayers, they will pursue the worldly pleasures.
If you find such times, then offer the ordained prayers at ordained hours.
25. In such a time, people will come from both east and west, their bodies will be human, but their hearts will be satanic,
26. they will show no mercy to the child,
27. nor give respect to the elders.
Salman, in such times, although people will perform the rituals at Bait ul Haraam; but
28. kings will perform for their outings and pleasure.
29. The rich will perform for trading, and
30. the poor will perform for begging.
31. The reciters will perform for glory and gains.
Salman, may Allah be pleased with him; was dumbstruck, but managed to ask, 'O prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon thee, is it going to be so?'
The prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied, 'Yes, it will be so. I swear upon Allah, in whose hand is my life,
32. falsehood will prevail,
33. a comet will appear.
34. Women shall join ranks with men in businesses.
35. Markets will be in close proximity to one another.'
People asked, 'O Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on you, what is meant by the close proximity of markets?' The prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 'Goods will not be sold, there will be a little profitability in business.
O Salman, at such time
36. the Lord shall lower a wind bearing yellow colored snakes, these snakes will fall on the heads of leading clerics, for they knowingly did nothing to stop evil from spreading.
Salman, may Allah be pleased with him; asked, 'O prophet of Allah, may the peace and blessings of Allah be on you, will it happen?'
The Prophet said, 'I swear upon Allah, who hath sent me bearing the truth; yes, in the days nearing resurrection, all of this will happen, exactly so.' {Reported in Khutabaat e Muhammadi, ba Rawayat Ibn e Marduya wa Imam Seyuti fi Dar ul Mansus.}.
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That my dear brothers and sisters is the complete Final Sermon of the Blessed Messenger of Almighty Allah to us who are Muslims and as a Standing Order for us to live by in dealing with our fellow Muslims and with those who aren't?
As you can see, the Final Sermon is so detailed and crystal clear as to where we stand in living our life as those who worship none other than Almighty Allah?
It also foretells of the current state of events as far as the modern world is caught in [ a thousand four hundred and twenty nine years later] where many of the things that the Holy Prophet prophesied has come to be?
I have purposely numbered these prophecies so that we can refer to them one by one and discuss as to whether all these prophecies have come to pass and is prevalent here in Malaysia and the rest of the modern world?
Shall we start by prophecy # 1?
1.squandering away of prayers,
125. Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.
Surely, we can do that, can't we?
May Allah have mercy upon us and forgive us of our sins, from the moment that we were born here on Earth to the second that we breathe our last and final breath upon our Death.
Ameen Ya Rabbal Alameen.
Have a blessed Jumaat, dear brothers and sisters.
May your day be one of joy and peace.
Ameen.
Wabillahi Taufik Wal Hidayah.
Wassalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
Minister
Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications
Block E4/5 Parcel E,
Federal Government Administrative Centre,
62668 Putrajaya Malaysia
YAB ,
Let's invest in more cost-efficient and sustainable sources of water supply for Selangor and the Klang Valley. Stop the wastage and stop the Kelau Dam & Pahang-Selangor Water Transfer Tunnel.
As members of the public, we the undersigned, together with the Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC), Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), Save Our Sungei Selangor (SOS Selangor), and Treat Every Environment Special S/B (TrEES) have a number of shared concerns over the Kelau Dam and Pahang-Selangor Inter-State Raw Water Transfer project.
Based on research and reviews of the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment Study Final Report: The Proposed Raw Water Transfer Project from Pahang D.M. to Selangor D.E. Malaysia (Vol 1: Part 1 and Part 2 and Supplementary Report), and other information related to the project, there are serious misgivings of the project from economic, water demand, environmental and social standpoints.
We would like to ask the Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications and all other related government agencies, both federal and state, to invest in more cost-efficient, sustainable sources of water supply for Selangor, the Klang Valley, and other urban areas.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
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However I have been advised that after reclamation, there is no more seabed and foreshore, and therefore it is within the state's right to give private individuals freehold status for such areas. In other words, once a particular area is reclaimed, the foreshore and seabed cease to exist factually, physically and legally. The new government will not choose to exercise its powers to convert reclaimed land to freehold.
Whilst I disagree with the previous state government's arbitrary policy of converting reclaimed land to freehold, we have been advised by both the lawyers and consultants with the Penang Development Corporation(PDC) and the State Legal Advisor that :
The Penang state government hopes that the public including some ADUNs and NGOs would not equate the necessity to comply with the scheme of arrangement decided by the previous state government as concurrence or even endorsement to converting reclaimed land (that were previously foreshore or seabed) from leasehold to freehold land. Even though the official legal view is that whilst the state authority can exercise such powers, the new government would not exercise such powers.
Gerakan new President Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon is advised again to co-operate with the new state government to expose more land scams such as those done in on Bayan Bay Development project. and clarify or pour light in the one-sided agreements done to the detriment of the state and rendering the NLC a meaningless.
It is regrettable that despite the new government's repeated calls to promote CAT, the old state government has still refused to step forward and come clean on the land scams that have caused losses of hundreds of millions of ringgit.
LIM GUAN ENG
Lim was responding to a report in theSun on Oct 8 which pointed out that the NLC prevents the authorities from disposing of alienated coastal land as freehold. Section 76 of the code stipulates that a state authority cannot dispose of "any part of the foreshore or sea-bed for a period exceeding ninety-nine years."
The report followed questions raised about the conversion of the Queensbay land area, which is reclaimed land, to freehold.
"We are of the opinion that the conversion of the leasehold status of the reclaimed land to freehold was done in accordance with the NLC," said Lim.
"Since the foreshore and seabed ceased to be of existence upon reclamation of the land, there is no issue of the foreshore and sea bed being converted into freehold status."
However, Batu Uban assemblyman S. Raveentharan, a practising lawyer whose constituency is seeing reclamation, expressed concern what would happen if all coastlines in Penang were to be reclaimed and placed under private hands.
He said it was important for the state to clarify how it intended to protect the foreshores. "If all the land along our coast is taken away, what would happen to the foreshore in Penang island and the mainland?" he asked
Raveen asked if future generations of Penangites would be able to enjoy beachfronts if the coastal areas became locked by reclaimed lands under freehold tenures.
Other lawyers who were consulted expressed concern that the removal of foreshore status may be used as an excuse to circumvent the NLC’s intention to protect such lands in the first place.
"The purpose of the proviso is to protect the coastal land by keeping it in permanent public ownership through the state," one lawyer said.
"When a party gains freehold tenure of such land, it prevents the public and the state from having it back, except by paying for it at market price."
Next Stop…Islam! – Chicago Buses to Carry Ads about Islam
GainPeace, an outreach project of ICNA Chicago, is launching the Bus Ad Campaign: The purpose is to educate fellow Chicagoans about Islam and Muslims.
Chicago, IL, September 5, 2008: GainPeace, an outreach project of Islamic Circle of North America is launching a bold venture in its public awareness campaign by placing ads about Islam on the city of Chicago buses.
Starting on September 8th 2008, for four weeks, several buses in Chicago will start carrying messages on the religion of Islam.
Each ad will invite interested individuals to call GainPeace’s toll free number 1-800-662-ISLAM and converse live with a Muslim, ask questions about Islam, request a free copy of the Quran and Islamic literature.
Their website, www.GainPeace.com, displayed on the ad will provide more detailed information on Islam.
Similar projects on sub-ways (YouDeserveToKnow, a project of WhyIslam) and buses in other major cities in United States have generated coverage by major media outlets and curiosity from the general public.
Dr. Sabeel Ahmed, Director of GainPeace, comments: “Islam is often a misunderstood religion, leading some to hold bias view of Islam with discrimination and suspicion of Muslims. This ad campaign will provide an opportunity for the people of Chicago to take a fresh and positive look at Islam through simple messages displayed on buses.”
Past media campaigns of GainPeace included ads about Islam on Chicago highway billboards, radio station and Taste of Chicago.
There are 1.5 Billion Muslims around the world and 8 million in United States. Muslims believe in Prophet Muhammad as the Last Messenger from God. Islam is the fastest growing faith in United States with 45,000 new converts to Islam each year, mostly women.
Islamic Circle of North America, parent organization of GainPeace, is one of the largest, non-profit, independent, grass roots organizations of Muslim Americans with twenty five chapters and affiliates in United States. Its mission is to promote proper understanding of Islam and Muslims.
125. Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.
How many of us may I ask have really given any serious consideration to these Words of Almighty Allah that has been revealed for all mankind to adhere to and submit to with all their life and soul?
Can we afford to be deaf, dumb and blind to the silent cries of those who are yearning for knowledge and salvation both for themselves and their beloved ones?
Tell me!
How many more must die before anyone in power and authority stand up and take corrective action to stop these senseless murders?
May Allah have mercy upon us for our lack of courage or initiative to stir those amongst us who have it in them to do what's right and stop what's wrong?
PS:
I ask that those who aren't Muslims to please not comment on this subject as I am addressing my fellow Muslims especially those who are holding authority over us in this matter.
I thank you for your kind compliance with this simple and clear request.
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