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The Month of Ramadhãn By Mawlãnã Muhammad Ali Mankda

Let us imagine the extent of the desire of the Prophet s to meet Allāh S and also the great insight the Prophet s

had regarding the bounties of the Hereafter; He had already seen Jannah and was bestowed with the honour of seeing

and communicating with Allāh S. Yet, despite this great longing and desire, upon the advent of Rajab the Prophet s

would make the following duā desiring to remain in this world until Ramadhān:

اللهم بارك لنا في رجب و شعبان و ب لغنا رمضان O Allāh, make the month of Rajab and Sha‟bān blessed for us, and let us reach the month of Ramadhān. (At Tabrānī)

From this we understand the extraordinary nature of Ramadhān, for it is so great that the Prophet s would

supplicate for the prolongation of his worldly life so that he could take advantage of this great month and all its

blessings.

The great scholar and reformer Shaykh Ahmad Farūqi v (Mujaddid Alf Thāni) said,

“If we combine all the blessings of the other eleven months, they would not add up to the blessings of Ramadhān.”

Ahādith on the merits and virtues of this month are well known. For example,

“The month of Ramadhān, the month of blessing has come to you, wherein Allāh turns towards you and sends down on you His special

Mercy, forgives your faults, accepts prayers, observes your competition for doing good deeds and boasts to the angels about you. So show to

Allāh your righteousness; for verily, the most pitiable and unfortunate is he who is deprived of Allāh„s Mercy in this month” (At Tabrānī)

Along with the possibility of a great reward, there is the risk of a terrible loss. If we let any other month pass by

carelessly, we just lost a month. If we do the same during Ramadhān we have lost a great deal. Of the three persons

the Prophet s cursed, one is the unfortunate Muslim who finds Ramadhān in good health but does not use the

opportunity to seek Allāh S„s forgiveness. (Hākim) Those who understand this, for them Ramadhān is indeed a very

special month.

In order to fully benefit from this month, the following is recommended:

1) Abstain from every disobedience to Allāh S. Protect your eyes, ears, tongue and even the mind. We should

minimize interaction with people as this is a cause of many sins.

2) Prepare a timetable and keep yourselves occupied at all times in good activities.

3) Spend as much time as possible reciting the Qur‟ān. Set a daily target for yourself.

4) Do abundance of zikr e.g. salāh alan nabi, the kalimah tayyibah, the third kalimah, istighfar etc.

5) Make lots of duā, asking Allāh for all the needs of this world and the Hereafter, after the performance of good

deeds, before iftār and at the time of tahajjud.

6) Increase charity during this moth.

7) Following the sunnah of the Prophet s spend the last ten days in I‟tikāf, for these are the very cream of

Ramadhān.

Inshā‟allāh, if we keep the above few points in mind, we will be able to benefit from this priceless month and benefit

from the showers of Mercy of Allāh S. May Allāh S grant us all the tawfīq. Ãmīn.

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In Shaykh’s CompanyIn Shaykh’s Company www.shaykh.org

shaykh.org is a blog maintained by the students of Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat (may Allāh S

preserve him). It aspires to meticulously record the eminent Shaykh’s teachings, discourses, and advices in the

light of the Sharī’ah.

Duā For Ramadhān

The Prophet s has mentioned four things that we must do in the Month of Ramadhān, two for the pleasure of Allāh

S and two items we cannot do without.

1. Recite in abundance the Kalimah ل إله إل اهلل .

2. Seek His forgiveness through Istighfār.

3. Ask for His Jannah.

4. Ask His refuge from the Fire of Jahannam.

(Sahīh Ibn Khuzaimah)

The honourable Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh mentions “My late father, Hāfidh Ibrahim

Dhorat v taught me a prayer during my childhood which I suppose he instructed it to me keeping in mind the aforementioned hadīth of

the Prophet s. He taught me to recite abundantly during the month of Ramadhān:”

ل إله إل اهلل أست غفر اهلل أسئ لك الجنة و أعوذ بك من النار

Benefitting from Islamic Lectures “To benefit from a Dīnī talk, there are two requirements:

1) Ṭalab: to listen with a yearning and desire to gain from it.

2) Iḥtiyāj: to consider oneself to be in need of what is being said.

Just participating and listening to talks, without these, will not bring change in one‟s life. The disbelievers of Makkah Mukarramah had

many opportunities to listen to our beloved Nabi s, but did not change because they neither had ṭalab nor iḥtiyāj.”

Weak Excuses “Many make very weak excuses as a pretext for committing sins. For example, when they are advised to avoid extravagance in weddings

they say, „I do not want to, but my wife and children won‟t listen to me, so what can I do?‟

The question that needs to be asked is, why is it that when our wife or children desire something which is against our wishes we never give

in? Why is it that we only become helpless and weak when our family demand something which is against the wishes of the Creator!”

Effective Management “Every group, team and organisation has a hierarchy. Without this, it would be impossible to function. Similar is the situation in the

home with Allāh S granting the husband superiority over the wife.

It is just like a group of ministers working together. Each will contribute to the running of affairs, but one will have to be given the au-

thority to make decisions.”

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Fasting in Summer By Mawlãnã Ahmed Teladia

The issue of long fasts is important as for the next few years Ramadhãn coincides with the summer months. Here

are a few points regarding fasting, hence it will be a means of encouragement for one in completing these long fasts.

1) Allãh S has ordered us to fast. So by us fasting we are carrying out this command of His,

“O you who believe, the fasts have been enjoined upon you as they were enjoined upon those before you, so that you may be God-

fearing” (2:183)

If a person keeps this in his mind he will be rewarded for these fast, it will be very easy for a person.

2) Allãh S says,

“...for days few in number.” (2:184)

It‟s only a matter of 29/30 days. From experience we can say that Ramadhãn comes and goes in a flash and seems

only a few days. So if we keep this in mind it will be easy for us.

3) As in this world we undergo many difficult and challenging tasks and we endure all difficulties and hurdles in our

path because our focus is on the end result and the fruits that this task will bring about. The same mentality and mind

set should also be adopted here that by fasting Allãh S wants to give me taqwã. Allãh S says,

“...so that you may be God-fearing.” (2:183)

So think over the end result, this will make the fasts easy.

4) The struggle that we are facing due to the long fasts makes us hopeful that Allãh S will reward us more than

those who keep fasts which are considerably shorter than ours.

5) Another point to consider is that out of 24 hours approximately 20 hours will be spent in the very noble Ibãdah of

fasting. Hence the spirituality will be more because a longer amount of time is being spent in a very

noble Ibadãh regarding which Allãh S says,

“The fast is for me. So I will reward (the fasting person) for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times.” (Bukhãrĩ)

Look at our pious predecessors, they would feel upset when nights were short because they wanted to spend more

time in ibãdah! In these long fasts we are given the opportunity to stay in the very noble Ibadãh of fasting for a long

period of time. So fasting in the summer is actually a blessing through which Allãh S is giving us the chance to stay

in Ibadãh for a long duration of time.

6) We find in the Ahãdĩth of the Prophet s many virtues and merits regarding fasting. We should keep these virtues

and merits in our minds. If we do this, fasting in summer will be very easy for us. In one hadĩth narrated in

the Sahĩh of Imãm Bukhãrĩ rahmatullãhi alayh on the authority of Hadhrat Sahl t the Prophet s said,

"There is a gate in Paradise, called Ar-Raiyan, and those who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none

except them will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are those who used to observe fasts?' They will get up, and none except them will

enter through it. After their entry the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it."

In another hadĩth narrated by Imãm Bukhãrĩ rahmatullãhi alayh on the authority of Hadhrat Abũ Huraira t the

Prophet s said,

"By Him in whose hands my soul is, the smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell

of musk." (Allah says about the fasting person), "He has left his food, drink and desires for my sake. The fast is for Me. So I will

reward (the fasting person) for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times."

If we keep these points in mind fasting in the summer will become easy for us. May Allãh S grant us the ability to

maximize the benefit of this month and may Allãh S make the fast of this month easy for us. Amĩn

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Time to Change By Mawlãnã Zayd Gajia

Perspiration drips down his forehead as he walks through the streets of the village, eagerly looking for customers. The

block of ice covered by the sack slowly melts as the sun‟s intensity increases. A small child runs up to his cart and

says, “Could I have a strawberry flavour ice stick?” The man hurriedly scrapes off the ice, shapes it into a ball, puts it

on a stick and drizzles the flavouring over the ice. The child hands over the money and speeds off happily with his

treat. The man looks into his money pouch and realises that he still has much more to sell in order to provide for that

day‟s food. Yet the ice on his cart is slowly melting…

15 years ago, this scene would be familiar to the people living in the villages of India. The ice seller sets off from his

house with his most important commodity, ice. The income from selling this ice will bring food onto the dinner table

and will see to any medical needs that may come up. However there is a catch. The ice, with each passing minute, is

slowly melting away. The man is on a deadline; sell as much as possible in as little time as possible or risk the survival

of his family. In short, using this ice in the best way holds the key to survival for his family and dependants.

Allãh S has also given us a „block of ice‟. It too is slowly but surely „melting away‟ and we must make sure we have

maximised enough benefit from it. This ice of ours is time. Unfortunately, our behaviour with time is unlike the

behaviour of the ice seller towards his ice. Allãh S sums our behaviour up in a verse of the Glorious Qur‟ãn,

“The reckoning of the people has drawn near to them, while they are in negligence, turning away (from it‟s signs)” (21:1)

In this verse Allãh S explains the reality that time is coming to an end and the reckoning which will be taken is

coming very close. Regrettably, this precious time we have been gifted with has been neglected and not been used in

earning the pleasure of Allãh S .

What is the best avenue to spend my time?

Allãh S in many places of the Qur‟ãn emphasises us to use the limited life span we have to acquire a quality called

„Taqwã.‟ Allãh S says in the Glorious Qur‟ãn,

“Oh you who believe, fear Allãh as he should be feared, and let not yourself die save as muslims” (3:102)

“Oh you who believe, fear Allãh and be in the company of the pious” (9:119)

“Oh you who believe, fear Allãh and a speak in straightforward words” (33:70)

In all these verses, Allãh S is reiterating one lesson; use the time you have been given to attain Taqwã. A person can

fully appreciate the meaning of Taqwã by the following conversation between Amĩrul Mu‟minĩn Umar ibn Al Khattãb

t and Sayyidinã Ubay ibn Ka‟b t,

Umar: What is taqwã?

Ubay: Oh Amĩrul Mu‟minĩn, have you ever travelled on a path surrounded by thorns?

Umar: Yes I have.

Ubay: How did you walk along this path?

Umar: I gathered all my clothes together (so that they may not get caught on the thorns) and I walked with extreme

care

Ubay: This, oh Amĩrul mu‟minĩn is the reality of taqwã.

From this vivid description, we understand that the journey of our lives will be full of thorns strewn across our path

by shaytãn and nafs. (Continued on page 9)

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The Madrasah’s Legacy By Shaykh Mawlãnã Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullãh

Our children attend madrasah every evening, yet we do not attach much significance to them, regarding them

merely as places that look after the ummah‟s infants. We hold them on a par with nurseries, as a place of

elementary learning. We should realise though, that as long as we fail to attach importance to them, we will

remain ignorant of our children‟s development and progress.

The Madrasah’s Legacy

The madrasah is not an insignificant institute. The flame of imãn (faith) is first kindled in the madrasah. The light

of imãn first permeates the heart of a Muslim child in its environment. It teaches our young children moral

values.

It is in the madrasah where we learn that to lie is a very great evil and that we should always speak the truth. It

warned us against the use of bad language and that stealing, cheating and oppressing people are wrong. The

madrasah taught us not to be a thorn in the side of our parents and to care for the elderly, orphans and widows. It

was in the madrasah that we learned that we should be kind to our neighbours, be they Muslim or non-Muslim.

The madrasah even taught us things that we do as adults, without paying attention to them, like the simple yet

rewarding act of removing an obstacle from a path. The good morals and character we take credit for as adults

were acquired through the madrasah. All the teachings we are familiar with and today practice in our lives spring

from there. By taking stock of every good deed we are performing and every evil that we have hatred for, we will

be witnessing the legacy of the period of our lives between the age of four or five up to thirteen or fourteen: the

years spent in the madrasah.

Madrasahs Benefit the Nation

The madrasah not only brings our children benefits in relation to the hereafter, it also provides them goodness in

this world. Parents too, receive worldly gain: a child that spent it‟s time well at madrasah will become a means of

comfort and joy to its parents. The madrasah is a boon for the country as well, because it produces good citizens,

regardless of whether it operates in an Islamic state or a secular state. At madrasah, children are taught to respect

the rights of all people and are warned against involvement in drugs, alcohol, theft, vandalism and all types of

antisocial behaviour. It contributes towards a socially cohesive society and is a great blessing for humanity as a

whole.

Rasūlullah s came into this world as a mercy and all his teachings are full of mercy. What is taught in the

madrasah is what the Prophet Muhammad s taught. His life, his character, his dealings - they all form the basis

of what our children learn. Every child who attends a madrasah becomes familiar with these Prophetic teachings

and is equipped to go on to embody them and serve humanity and work for its betterment.

Parents Responsibilities towards Their Children

In order for a child to get the most out of its madrasah education, parents need to work in partnership with the

madrasah. Parents should not hand over their children to the madrasah and feel that they have fulfilled their share

of educational responsibility. Some parents are content with just enrolling their children in any madrasah, but

even those that take the time to find one that offers the best ta„līm (education) and tarbiyah (upbringing) should

not feel that after enrolling their child their duty has ended.

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Lectures of Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh to listen out for at:

www.at-tazkiyah.com

1) Urdu: Nasĩhah kã Wasi’ Mafhũm awr Ma’nã (Completion of Sahĩh al Bukhãrĩ) (25/05/2014)

2) English: Sabr & its Method (14/01/2014)

It is the parents who will be questioned by Allah S about their children‟s education. If the teachers, principal or

the management committee failed in fulfilling their responsibilities, they will also be held accountable for their

actions, but that is of secondary importance. The parents will be questioned and held primarily responsible for any

negligence regarding their children

Allah S will demand the answer to two questions from every parent concerning their child: “What „ilm

(knowledge) did you give him and what ādāb (good manners/social etiquettes) did you teach him?” Each mother

and father will have to answer for each one of their children. At that moment, no parent will be able to blame the

child‟s teacher or madrasah chairman.

It is the parents duty to give the correct ta„līm and tarbiyah to their children. They cannot exonerate themselves

from it. In light of this, parents have to keep a close watch on the performance of their chosen madrasah. In the

case of the madrasah not fulfilling its responsibility, parents should voice their concerns. And if the parent‟s

concerns are not addressed adequately then they should remove their child and enroll him or her in another

madrasah. It is just like when a child becomes sick and we take him to the doctor; we check the progress of the

child and if we feel he is not receiving adequate treatment, we talk to the doctor. If, after a couple of such

discussions, the condition persists and it seems pointless talking to the doctor any further, we look for a better

doctor. Just as the parents are responsible for their child‟s physical treatment, they should shoulder the

responsibility of their religious upbringing and education too.

Partnership between Parents And The Madrasah

Parents should also cooperate with the madrasah and try to understand its aims and objectives. If a madrasah

emphasizes punctuality and regular attendance, with few breaks between, parents should cooperate. For instance,

if the board of scholars or committee of a particular madrasah consider it necessary to decrease holidays to allow

enough hours to complete the curriculum, parents should ensure the attendance of their child. The people

responsible are aware that if they allow longer holidays, the end result will be academic, religious and social

underachievement. Therefore parents should cooperate with the madrasah; a vast amount of time and effort is

spent in deciding what is best for our children.

Being involved with both the madrasah and dārul„ulūm educational systems, I am of the opinion that more than

the dārul„ulūm, it is the madrasah that is of crucial importance to the Muslim community, since ninety percent of

Muslim children will pass through it. Not every Muslim child will participate in tablīgh jamāt, neither will every

child associate himself to a shaykh for spiritual guidance, sit in the company of the „ulamā (scholars) or pursue

studies at a dārul „ulūm. However, nearly every child will study at a madrasah. This fact is enough for us to

understand the primary importance of the madrasah system in educating our children to become good Muslims,

who will serve as role models for our society. Therefore we all must work together: the principal, the teacher as

well as the parents. Cooperation will enable us to build a secure future for our coming generations, in which the

masājid will continue to be attended and the dīni environment we take for granted now will be maintained. Our

children are the future. May Allah S assist, bless and guide us in this noble task. Āmīn.

Courtesy Al Huda Academy

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Back to Basics By Bint Abdul Rashid

It is very unfortunate that the day and age we live in, ignorance and negligence towards the very fundamentals of

Islãm is an epidemic. How many people have Muslim names yet they are unaware of the very basics of Islãm. It is as

if we are the prophecy of the Prophet s in the hadĩth narrated by Hadhrat Anas t,

“I will narrate to you a Hadĩth I heard from Allãh's Messenger s and none other than I will tell you of it. I

heard Allãh's Messenger s saying, „From among the signs of the Hour are the following: Religious knowledge

will be taken away; General ignorance (in religious matters) will increase....” (Bukhãrĩ)

How sad that we suffice on the things we studied whilst we attended the evening maktab during our childhood. Do

we even remember what we studied? Have we ever updated that knowledge of ours?

Let me highlight the very basics that each and every Muslim must know regarding their religion:

1) His creed (aqãid) must be correct. He must be able to verbally articulate the Kalimah Shahãdah and also know

its meaning. Along with this his beliefs regarding Allãh S, the angles , the books of Allãh, the Prophets, the day

of judgement, fate and the life of the hereafter must be correct.

2) A person must have basic knowledge regarding the jurisprudence (fiqh) of tahãrah (cleanliness), salãh, fasting,

zakat and hajj (pilgrimage)

3) Lastly the profession or tasks a person indulges in on a day to day basis. Whether it is buying and selling or

giving loans to others or importing or exporting products and even marriage and divorce. A person must know

the basics.

It is of vital importance that we are educated in the basic matters regarding Islãm as we often make mistakes which

could have easily been avoided if only we were aware. The Prophet s has said,

“Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.”( Sunan Ibn Mãjah)

The least each of us can do is to ensure that we acquire enough Islãmic knowledge to live our lives within the

Sharĩah‟s parameters. Another point is that since not all of us can become Ulamã, we must consult the rightly guided

Ulamã in all our religious queries and in their guidance we should study various books. This way slowly we will tread

the path of `Ilm and `Amal and gain the ultimate pleasure of Allãh S.

Remember! Ignorance towards religion is of two types: One that we are completely unaware, the second that we have

some sort of information, yet that information is contrary to what the Prophet s and all the pious people after him

taught. May Allãh S save us from both of these. Also, may Allãh S give all of us the ability to seek knowledge till

our death which is coupled with `Amal. Amĩn.

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The thorns are the different sins we face in our lives. True taqwã is that each and every moment of ours is spent

avoiding and circumnavigating through these thorns. As a poet says:

“Abstain from sins; the big and the small, this is true taqwã”

It seems a daunting task; something unattainable. But the rewards promised are great. Allãh S in one verse indicates

the reward of struggling to attain him:

“And for those who strive in our way, we will certainly take them onto our paths” (29:69)

Thus, the most virtuous avenue of spending our time is refraining from committing any act of disobedience towards

Allah.

This requires us to have self-control and the ability to stop ourselves when faced with carrying out a harãm act. This

self-control is not something which everyone can attain overnight and act accordingly. In the same way a person

needs to practice to perfect a certain quality, so too does the quality of self-control need to be practiced so that it can

be perfected. If a person practices self-control in those things which are permissible, then automatically he has the

power to control himself in the impermissible; as the idiom goes, „Look after the pennies and the pounds will look

after themselves‟. A person, who is particular in safeguarding each and every penny, will see a considerable amount of

savings at the end of the year which will go into the pounds. Similarly, if we are particular in exercising control over

ourselves from the permissible things, automatically we will be able to restrain from the impermissible and haram

acts. It is for this reason the Prophet s said,

“And that person, who stays away from the doubtful things, saves his deen and self-respect” (Bukhãrĩ)

In another Hadĩth He mentions;

“The clever person is he who subjugates his nafs and prepares for the hereafter” (Tirmidhĩ)

A person who spends his precious time in gaining this self-control becomes the ruler of his nafs and is easily able to

resist the temptations of evil and harãm, which in actual fact is taqwã. Once taqwã becomes the most important

aspect of his life, he will find the help of Allãh S always with Him; in this world and the hereafter.

Time-Taqwã-Ramadhãn

The month of Ramadhãn is fast approaching; a month in which the blessings and mercies of Allãh S descend in

abundance. Fasting, a great pillar of Islãm, is carried out. Allãh S explains the objective of this month of long,

intensive fasting;

“The fasts have been enjoined upon you, as they were enjoined upon those before you, so that you may be god fearing” (2:183)

Thus the objective of Ramadhãn and fasting is also to acquire this quality of taqwã. It is for this reason that from

dawn till sunset we practice staying away from permissible acts such as eating, drinking and cohabiting with our

wives. After spending 29/30 days in such a manner, we learn to control our permissible desires so that as we move

onto the rest of the year, we can use this self-control in staying away from the impermissible and haram desires which

are ever present. For the one who succeeds in this Allãh S promises;

“Whereas for the one who feared to stand before his Lord, and restrained his nafs from the (evil) desire, the paradise will be the

abode” (79:40-41)

Everything is interconnected. Time is to be used in gaining taqwã, and the month of Ramadhãn and its fasting is also

for the acquisition of taqwã. Therefore, as the ice seller is desperate to sell as much ice as possible before it melts, we

too must use this time and more importantly the month of Ramadhãn in gaining taqwã, before this priceless time

slips from our hands and we fail to meet the objective of our life.

“Life is passing by, like the melting of ice. Very quietly, slowly, slowly, breath by breath.”

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ATAT--TaqwaTaqwa

Evil is not answered by evil During the time of the Prophet s there were two famous tribes in Madĩnah by the name of Aus

and Khazraj who always fought. They decided to choose a leader to settle their differences.

Abdullãh bin Ubayy bin Sulũl was the intelligent man who dreamt of being crowned as the king.

However after Nabĩ s came to Madĩnah the people preferred Nabĩ s as their leader. Being a

clever man, him and his followers known as the Munãfiqĩn (hypocrites) hid their dislike for Nabĩ s

and pretended to be Muslims.

They plotted against the Muslims with the Makkans and the Jewish tribes like Banũ Nadhĩr. At

the battle of Uhud, he deserted the Battlefield with 300 of his followers, reducing the Muslim

army to 700 men. It was partially due to this treachery that the Muslims suffered heavy losses.

The beloved uncle of Rasũl s, Sayyidinã Hamza t was martyred. Abdullãh bin Ubayy bin Sulũl also

played a major role in spreading lies about the Prophet's wife, Aaisha t.

Despite the great evils committed by him Nabĩ s showed mercy and kindness and even prayed his

burial prayer (when it was permissible to lead the janãzah of a non-muslim).

Moral: Jealousy is a great evil which poisons the heart and can lead to many sins. To avoid such

feelings we should keep our hearts clean and love for one another what we love for ourselves.

Also, the life of our beloved Prophet s is a great example for all human beings. Nabĩ s did not

choose to fight back with Abdullãh bin Ubayy, he instead chose kindness and forgiveness.

The Queen of Sabã During the time of Prophet Sulaymãn u there was a great Queen known as Bilqĩs who ruled most

of Yemen. However she and her followers worshipped the sun and other heavenly bodies.

The hudhud (hoopoe) of Sulaymãn u informed him of the Queen and her followers worshipping

false gods. Sulaymãn u sent her a letter inviting her towards Islãm.

The Queen discussed the letter with her advisors, who advised her to go to war.

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ACTIVITY!!! - An acrostic poem Do you know what an acrostic poem is? It is a poem made from the letters of a word. Each letter of

the word begins a line in the poem.

Aminah made the following acrostic poem from the word MUSLIM.

Making others happy

Understanding our faith

Speaking only the truth

Learning all that is good

Increasing our knowledge

Makes Allah pleased

Try to make an acrostic poem from the word RAMADHAN

R _____________________________________________________________________

A _____________________________________________________________________

M _____________________________________________________________________

A _____________________________________________________________________

D _____________________________________________________________________

H _____________________________________________________________________

A _____________________________________________________________________

N _____________________________________________________________________

She disagreed, for she believed that war will only bring about destruction, and instead sent some

gifts to Prophet Sulaymãn u . Prophet Sulaymãn u rejected the gifts and later on Bilqĩs decided

to go to Jerusalem to meet him.

Sulaymãn u asked his followers to bring the Queens throne to him before the Queen arrived. He

made some changes to it and when she realised it was her throne, she was surprised by the power

of Sulaymãn u . When she was about to walk into the palace, she thought there was water

everywhere, but actually there was a glass floor above the water.

When she realised her mistake she also realised that in the same way everything she believed

and worshipped was also false and there was just one reality, and that was Allãh, the All-Powerful

Creator. She begged Allãh S to forgive her and she submitted herself to Islãm.

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