SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

ONCE UPON A TIME ...

JABBA needed a few days off work, but he knew the BOSS would not allow him to take leave. He thought that maybe if he acted crazy then he would be told to take a few days off.
So he hung upside down on the ceiling and made funny noises. His co-worker (TAARIQ SHABOODIEN) asked him what he was doing.
He replied that he was pretending to be a light bulb so that the Boss would think he was crazy and give him a few days off.
A few minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked, What are you doing?
He replied, I'm a lightbulb.
The Boss said, You are clearly stressed out. Go home and recuperate for a couple of days.
He jumped down and walked out of the office.
TAARIQ proceeded to follow him, the Boss asked him, Where do you think you're going?
TAARIQ ... replied I'm going home too, I can't work in the dark.

...HEhehehe :-) ...lol

this one always cracks me up!!!

ASALAAM U ALAIKUM WAA RAG MATULLAH HI WA BARAKATU ...

JUMUAH MUBARAK TO U ALL...

may the peace and blessing of the Almighty descend upon you all...

Ameen.

i learnt a few things this past few weeks...

1. if you eat a bowl of all bran flakes every morning... not onlly will you get it all tis morning... but u are bound to give it all... i think they call it ... open bowel syndrome:-)

2. ... always make sure theirs enuf toilet papaer and a istinja bottle on hand... :-)

silence of the lambs

we are nearing that time of the year when your colleagues and friends will ask you... you know i watching CNN and they showed us what u guys do in mecca ... why do you muslims go to that black box in the desert? why do they walk around that black box? why do they walk up and down that long street? why do they dress in white? why do they throw that poles/ walls with small stones? why do muslims sacrifice animals? why? etc...

if you've experienced that please put up your hand...

ok..you may now put it down...

all thier questions are valid... and i suppose we will try our best to answer it in the most informative manner we can... in fact it is our duty to answer it and spread the knowledge of our dean.

so why do we do it?

i suppose the simplest answer to that question is that we do it out of obedience to Allah swt. We do it to complete our faith.

"Circumambulating of the house, [going] between as-Safa and al-Marwa and stoning have only been legislated for establishment of remembrance of Allah on the Earth." (reported in Tirmidhi)

In particularly we slaughter the animals... in commemoration of the willingness of Ibrahim(Abraham) (AS) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to Allah. The devil tempted Ibrahim by saying he should disobey Allah and spare his son. But Nabi Ibrahim resisted the temptation... and becuase of his conviction and faith and trust in Allah...he was rewarded... and as Ibrahim (AS) was about to kill his son, Allah intervened and provided a lamb as the sacrifice.

This is why today all over the world Muslims who have the means to, sacrifice an animal, as a reminder of Ibrahim's obedience to Allah.

so i surfed the internet and found this step by step guide to hajj.. and perhaps it can be of help in explainin what will be happening in the coming days.

• DAY 1: FIRST STEP

Pilgrims travel to Mina on 8 Dhul Hijjah (a date in the Islamic calendar) and remain there until dawn the next morning.

• DAY 2: STANDING AT ARAFAT

Pilgrims then travel to the valley of Arafat and stand in the open praising Allah and meditating... praying and seeking the Almighties forgiveness.

At the end of the day, pilgrims travel to Muzdalifa where they spend the night. Pilgrims gather up stones to use the next day.

• DAY 3: STONING THE Jamaraat

In the morning, pilgrims return to Mina and throw seven stones at pillars called Jamaraat. These represent the devil... PLEASE REMEMEBRE they are not THE DEVIL ... The pillars stand at three spots where Satan is believed to have tempted the Prophet Abraham.

Pilgrims sacrifice an animal (usually a sheep or goat).

Pilgrims shave their heads or cut some hair from it and return to the Great Mosque at Mecca for a further Tawaf, walking around the Kaaba. They then return to Mina, where they spend the night.

• DAYS 4 & 5

Pilgrims spend time in Mina, continuation of the ritual of stoning the pillars.

the end.

NOT.

THE MISTAKE ANY HUJAAJ WILL MAKE IS THINKING THAT RETURNIING HOME IS THE END OF YOUR HAJJ...

NO.

IT IS THE BEGINNING AND THE CONTINUATION.

YES THE 5 DAYS OF HAJJ IS THE PINNACLE OF EVERY MULSIM'S LIFE...

BUT IN RETROSPECT...

THE JOURNEY OF HAJJ STARTS WELL BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE COMFORTS OF HOME.. AND CONTINUES... FOREVER.

May Allah swt makes us of those who will not only taste the sweetness of this journey... but of those who will strive to inculcate it in every aspect of our existence.

peace

love.

&

the new kfc boxmaster

mmm:p

PS:

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ps2: did you know?

that South Africa's Total land area = 1 219 912 square kilometres (471 011 square miles)

Ps3: Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a
broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death... IRONIC... DONT YOU THINK?

psp: No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

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wii:

LOVE AT FIRST BITE...

ﺍﻠﺴﻼ ﻢ ﻋﻠﻴﻛﻢ ﻮ ﺮﺣﻤﺔ ﺍﷲ ﻮ ﺒﺮ ﻛﺎ ﺘﻪ

I turst all is well in the world of You... and that this beuatiful day of Youmul Jumuah has brought with it a sense of contentment... i pray that you Allah SWT makes us of those who are content with what HE has bestowed upon us, AMeen.

LOVEat FIRSTBITE...

U KNOW HOW THEY SAY LIFE is like the movies... and you know how in the movies... two people see each other accross a crowded room... the music slows down... the eerie silence and the meeting of the eyes... the couple always tell their buddies... " im in Love" ... and later in the movie... when the couple gets together... they call it ' love at first sight... u know what im talking about?

people often ask me... why do you like nandos so much? And i always tell them.. i dont like nandos... I LOVE it...

[ 1994'ish]... i remember it clearly... a warm summers evening... the family was out and about... we had only heard of this new place that had opened in SEA point [ pre NIGERIAN that is... } ... my father placed the order... A FAMILY pack meal with a 2lt coke... and unbeknownst to us all... the coming moments would shape the very destiny of our future fast food experiences...

YES... the first bite was dynamite... not only becuase it was hot... extra hot... u know us being indian.. we thought we can handle it coz we indians...we like it hot!!!

... with the first bite... my adrenalin rushed... and the tears rolled into the corner of my eyes... the steam blew from my ears.. OH My Gosh... what a wonderfull sensation.. and even though my mouth burned... and me hands were shaking... as i sat their and consumed it all... i knew.. deep down... i knew... life would not be the same...the GOOSH BUMPS said it all... AND THE SHEER THRILL of those initial moments left me dumbstruck ... OH MY GOSH!!!

CRazy/ Beuatifull... thats what it was... SORTA a love at first bite... type of of a moment...

fast forward...[ DEC 2006... ]

their we stood... in the middle of the world ... we were being led into this magical place... we were told by family and friends... keep your head down... and only to lift it at the last moment... so thats what we did... we delayed this moment... this moment that had the potential to shape our lives... the moment many peple had dreamt of... a moment which for many is the realisation of hard work and sacrifice... their we stood.. and at approximately 10-30am... dressed in our ikhraam and awaiting this special moment.... it happened!!!

ALLAH Hu Akbar!!!

at first site.. thier is nothing too special about this square shaped figure... in the middle of the arabian desert... it was a block and draped in a black cloth... nothing amazing... was it?

NO... to see the KAAba just for its physical appearance would be an error.. a misunderstanding of what it symbolises... As i stood there i asked myself why i aint crying like the people next to me... i still do... i thought their was something wrong with me... Gosh i wanted to cry... freakin hell ... i cried at the end of Braveheart... why was i not crying... WHy?

and then i just stood... and waited... and made dua... and stood... and contemplated... and made dua... and relaxed... made shukr...and made dua... and watched my brothers and sisters the world over... and in amongst the hundreds of thousands of people... a peacefule silence descended over me... and the brute force of the spirituall energy that was concentrated into that area took hold of me... and all of a sudden... it all seemed real... and made sense...

and every time i see apicture of the Kaaba... or when i am in sujood... i am instantly transported to the gharaam... it made it REAL... and has given me something money cant buy... its made my salaah even more beuatiful... sujood has never been the same... absolutely AWESOME!!!...

... as i think back to that day...

i dont think i intitailly realised what was going on... and without even knowing it ... seeing the KAAba... and standing in and around the holy precincts of the Haraam... has had such an effect on me that i only truly felt its effects months later ... that day gave a face to it all... it made it it real... and the more i bit into the journey... the more satisfied i became... the sheer thrill of it lefft me dumbstruck... in those initial moments Allah swt's Mercy... and bounties overflowed ... and as the oh my gosh goose bumps crept up my spine... i knew... deep down i knew... that life was not going to be the same...

Crazy/ Beuatiful...thats what it was... a somewhat a love at first sight sort of a moment...

lost in a moment... forever.

So my brotheres and sisters this my humble attempt to encorouge you all to go on hajj/ ummrah... the sooner the better...

wicky wicky... fluit fluit...

HADITH OF THE WEEK:

Volume 1, Book 11, Number 620:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "The reward of the prayer offered by a person in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of the prayer offered in one's house or in the market (alone). And this is because if he performs ablution and does it perfectly and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of praying, then for every step he takes towards the mosque, he is upgraded one degree in reward and his one sin is taken off (crossed out) from his accounts (of deeds). When he offers his prayer, the angels keep on asking Allah's Blessings and Allah's forgiveness for him as long as he is (staying) at his Musalla. They say, 'O Allah! Bestow Your blessings upon him, be Merciful and kind to him.' And one is regarded in prayer as long as one is waiting for the prayer."

MAY AllaH SWT MAKE US OF THOSE WHO ARE steadfast in our salaah and let us rememebre the ummah in our duas.

PS: FOOTball tournement sunday... 30th November 2008... inshallah contact Irfaan.. 072 1145 0431.. limited places.. bookings close 24th November,

Ps:2Quote of the day:
'The financial situation at the moment is so bad that women are now marrying for love'

PS3:... this weeks you tube snippet... courtesy of Sparky... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nolNcJ1G7w&feature=related

PSP:

EXTENDED FORECAST: CAPE TOWN

Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue
27 / 14 Wind: Gentle South Westerly	22 / 13 Wind: Fresh Southerly	21 / 13 Wind: Fresh Southerly	23 / 13 Wind: Moderate Southerly	23 / 13 Wind: Moderate North Westerly

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Wii:

CHIEFS vs PIRATES

Asalaamu alaikum...

I trust everybody is doing well... and feeling great as this beautiful day brings closer to the people we love... Jumuah Mubarak to you all... May today be the greatest day inyour life... and Mya Allah SWT bless shower His infinite mercy upon us all...

and...if u happy and you know it... hola out a AMEN!!!

So, this weeek proved to be very nostalgic... visiting hujajj not only allows me to reminisce... but it reminds me to be grateful for the Bounties Allah swt has bestowed upon me... Alhumdullilah i was fortunate enuf to be given the oppertunity to go on hajj... and every hujjaj will tell you... the memories live on... and as i listen to the Athaan b4 the hujjajj leave the house... tears roll into my eyes... not becuase of the real possibility that we may never see our loved ones again... but i tear up, and sometimes i cry.... becuase i know where they are going... and what they are going to be feeling... ALLAH HU akbar...

This week is also BIG coz it also sees the SOWETO derby taking place... Everybody jump up off thier seats and give me a Pansula... ok ... JABBA... u can sit down now... :-)

chiefs VS pirates

as i said the derby of all derbies will be taking place ...

a day in which the whole of sSouth africa stands still... and readies its self for a spectecle... a festival of feet... SSSerrious!!!

men, women. young and old... clad in the distinct colours of their team... and with vuvuzela in hand they gather at SOccerCity... and march and chant in unison... until one half of the stadium erupts in joyous delirum whilst the others reflect on missed oppertunities... YES, if you dont know what is taking place this w/e then you are either living under a ROCK, or you dont have a interst in local football. Either or, life goes on... but for 30 miliion people around SA... its argubly the higlight of thier year... a chiefs vs pirates game...WOW... and come 230pm saturday... many people will do little else... and for ninety minutes or so... their hearts will pump... and their feet will pansula.... and the rythym of thier chants will linger... and their tongues will explode.... LADDDUUUUUUUUUMMMA!!! for the lucky 90 000 ppl who will cram into soccer city it will be the realisation of dream... they have saved.. and put in extra hours... just to be able to be part of the SOWETO DERBy... and for those who are not thier or who were too late ... they will regret and they will ask.. why didnt i go earlier to the damn ticket office... SPuit KOm to Late... and if they die b4 the next derby... they would not of experienced the glitz of the occasion...

i know of another derby that attracts an even biiger following... and for those present... the memory and sanctity of this derby is one that will last more than a mere ninty minutes... one that will resonate in your bones for the rest of your life and which will shape perceptions and attitudes and build communities...

One which will be carried in your heart until you are no more... one that will inspire and give hope... and bring peace to even the most restless of souls...

... where grown men shed tears and the mightiest are humbled... and as the ensuing derby builds towards its climax and unravels itself before your very eyes... the purpose of life is revealed to you ... bringing with it a clarity in thought and a vision of what is possible... if only we allow ourselves to be taken by it... to go with it.. to grow toward it ... where people are people... but a whole lot more... where the rigours of life are for once put to the side... and we allow ourselves to give priority to what or WHOM, we all know to be the GREATEST...

" and proclaim to mankind the HAjj. They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will come from every ... " [ quraan 22:27]

YES... O people of faith... its the 5th and final pillar upon which our way of life is built... and in my humble opinion... the mistake we make is to view it as the last pillar... leaving it off for late in life...

of course economics plays a role... but i ask the question.. and let us be honest... if we have not been on hajj already... do we really need to spend our wealth on a second home... do we really need the fancy car... do we really? Parents if we have not been on hajj already do we have to spend on fancy 21st b-days and weddings...

[ 3:96-97] "The most important shrine established for the people is the one in Becca; a blessed beacon for all the people. In it are clear signs: the station of Abraham. Anyone who enters it shall be granted safe passage. The people owe it to Allah that they shall observe Hajj to this shrine, when they can afford it. As for those who disbelieve, Allah does not need anyone." [ 3:96- 97]

the tafsir of the above ayaah ... is ample proof incentive to work for your Hajj( www.tafsir.com) ... and as soon as you are able to... go!!!

This journey is premised on sacrifice... so lets do justthat... and sacrifice the luxuries of this world... and as soon as you do... you will open the door to a something more spectacular than you can ever have imagined...

As you may have picked up... the tone of this email has shifted from nostaligia to being a bit more direct and blunt... i do this not to offend any one... and if i do i apologise... i do this becuase i love you all.. and want only the best for you, in this lifetime and the next... i want you to experience the beuaty of our way of life ... what i was so fortunate to have experienced...

As people of faith... we know it all starts with our intention... so if you have not made an intention to go... i say.. make it. once the intention is made...then we follow it up with action...

the point is we need to prioritise... we save for weddings... education... retirement... cars ... and their is absolutely nothing wrong with that... but ask yourself this... what if you are saving for all those things... and you then have enough provision to go for hajj... and you dont go... or you delay it " i am not ready"... " its not my time" " i am not saligh enough" ...blah blah blah... ask yourself... are they good enough excuses? and what if in your state of delay... you pass away... you would of passed away without having fullfilled your 5th pillar... and our foundation would somwhat be incomplete... and we all know what happens then...

So i urge you at the very least to make a sincere intention... and then we put away the first R 10 towards our journey... and before you know it... that R10 has grown to a R100 and before you know it that R100 has grown to R 1000 and before you know it... that R1000 has grown to R10 000... and before you know it... you are drowing in a sea of white... chanting the talbiya .... LABAIk ALLAhummah LAbaik ... " here i am My Lord... at THY service"

and may MAy Allah SWt Guide and protect us All... AMEEN.

think. ponder. reflect.

PS: MSA indoor Football tournement... 30th Novemeber 2008.. contact Irfaan... 073 145 0431... or email me...

Ps2: Halaqa 2morro morning at HAbibia masjid... after fajr...

Ps3: someone wants you to check out this video... not me... some one else... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li4zNSN7FiE

PSP: WALT DISNEY... the creator of Mickey mouse.. is reprtedly afraid of mice... :-)

XBOX: did you know... Turtles can breathe through their butts.

LAFF OUtLOUD... (not too loudly though):

A Free State "Boer" walks into his local bar and to his surprise finds a little Japanese man sitting in his regular chair.
"Kleingat, you sommer sitting op my stoel" he angrily shouts
Before he knows it, the Jap is up and knocks the farmer flying
After the farmer recovers he asks: "What the blerry hell was that?"
"Zat martial art from my country Japan " replies the Jap and strolls off in a stroppy way.
The following day the farmer finds the Jap in "His" seat again.
The farmer goes: "You is alweer sitting op my stoel" and again the Jap knocks the farmer out with some nifty Kung Fu.
On regaining consciousness the farmer asks: "What the blerry hell was that?"
"Zat Karate from my country Japan" and as stroppy as ever ambles off.
Now the farmer is dik die moer in.........
The next day the farmer finds the Jap sitting in "His" chair again!
"So, you is alweer sitting op my stoel. Vat So" and he knocks the daylights out of the Jap with one blow.
The little Jap comes around after some time and asks the farmerwhat was that?

The farmer replies:
"That, my china was a bliksemse Isuzu 2.8 litre turbo diesel bakkie se wheelspanner....also from your country Japan !!!

hehehe... lol:-)

Peace. Love. and the fruits of summer...

BARRACK OBAMA & THE SCRUMPTUOS BANNANA!!!!

Asalaamu alikum wa rag matullah hi wa barakatu...

Peace& Blessings upon you all...

its been an intersting sort of week... i wonder what the world is going to be like post GW Bush?

Is barrack Obama going to be any different?

i wonder?

Politics... very interesting????

Nontheless... life goes on and hujjaj will come and hujjaj will go... but the the GReatness of Allah SWT will never diminish... Jumuah Mubarak to you all... May Allah SWT Guide and protect us all,iA...

BARRACKOBAMA &the SCRUmPTUOSBANNANA!!!!

YES WE CAN!!! this was the slogan that made Mr Obama's campaign trial... and listening to his victory speech and some of his others... he beleives that that change is innevitable... and if everybody puts a little effort into making the change a reality... then anything is possible... and hence his saying...YES WE CAN!!!

So the other day whilst driving home... i saw this bannana i had my lunch box... ... i had ignored it all day long... to lazy to peel the damn thing... and to be honest it looked a little banged up.. abd black spots allover... i was going to leave it their ... BUT THEn i picked it up... and began to peel the fella... WOW... the smell it gave off was... for a lack of a better word... intoxicating!!! And no sooner had i bit into it... another WOW!!! ... my tongue had never felt so alive... ... sweet... sweet... delicious... and oh so scruptuous!!!

and as i sat there enjoying my bannana.. i thought to myself... what if i didnt take the effort to peel away the skin... i would have missed the oppertunity to embrace this sweetest of sweet bannan's...

i then i thought of President Obam's statement..." Yes we can!" ... if we want to see results we gonna havta put in the effort... And then i was reminded of the lecture by a sheigh in his Lives of the prohets series... and more particularly the story of Prophet Moosa (AS) ... when Moosa (AS) was being pursued by Fir'oun... and he came up to the SEA... and all hope semed gone... and then Allah SWT ordered him to hit the Water ... and well we all no what happened next...

Bismillah hhiragmanniragheem...

" 77. And indeed We revealed to Musa: "Travel by night with My servants and strike a dry path for them in the sea, fearing neither to be overtaken nor being afraid.'') [ Quraan: Surah Ta Ha: 77]

the learned sheigh goes on to explain what the significance of Moosa (AS) striking the sea was... for certianly Allah Swt didnt need him to Hit the sea... if Allah Swt wanted the sea to part... Allah swt could of done it... The sheigh explains that the reason for that was to show us that we all have to put some effort in if we are seeking change... and do good... if we are seeking Allah Swt's help... We have to give our all.. AND place our trust solely in Allah SWT.. and we have to do it with YAQIN.. a certain conviction...

whatever we are faced with inlife...their will be times of uncertainty... and fear... when our human insticnts tell us that NO WE CANT... AND ALL HOPE SEEMS LOST... but we need not fear rejection or persecution or failure... we need not be shy or embarrased ... we cannot turn away from who we are... and what we still have to do... We are muslim...

so work hard... and place your TRUST IN ALLAH SWT... AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW!!

"YES weCAN" ...

So i guess the next time you eat a bannana ... think..ponder... and if you want... reflect upon the signs that Allah SWT.. has provided for us.

wicky wicky...

fluit fluit...

http://jumuahmubarak. blogspot.com/

ps: HALAQA TOMMOROW MORNING, HABIBIA MASJID AFTER fajr.

ps2: MSA INDOOR FOOTBALL TOURNaMENT 30TH NOVEMBER 2008... LET ME KNOW WHO IS INTERSTED AND DETAILS WILL FOLLOW

ps3: origin of Guy Fawes day... This "Gunpowder Plot" occurred two years after King James I (of the "King James Bible" fame) ascended to the throne. A group of English Catholics, of which Guido Fawkes was a member, decided to kill the King because it was felt he had reneged on his promises to stop the persecution of Catholics. To this day, it is the law in Britain that a Roman Catholic cannot hold the office of monarch and the Queen is still Supreme Head of the Church of England... coutesy of http://www.voiceforthevoiceless.org.za/guy_fawkes.htm

PSP: According to recent studies, the star-watching town of Sutherland in the Northern Cape is one of the most geologically stable places on Earth, yet it has a 66-million year old volcano, not yet officially extinct.

Wii: General Motors South Africa will be the only manufacturing site outside of the United States to build the Hummer H3 vehicle.

Xbox:

FORECAST SUMMARY:
Friday : 13/ 20	Cloudy Wind Fresh Southerly Sunrise: 05:39 Sunset: 19:18
Saturday : 16/ 20	Clear skies Wind Fresh South Easterly Sunrise: 05:38 Sunset: 19:19
Sunday : 27 / 13	Clear skies Wind Moderate South Easterly Sunrise: 05:38 Sunset: 19:20

Peace. Love/ and a bananna and bar one waffle... mmmh:-)