Death asked Life,
“Why does everyone hate me, but love you?”
“Because,” replied Life,
“I am a beautiful lie & you are an ugly truth.”

CAIRO – Negative media portrayals of Muslims and their faith have prompted a Canadian professor to study Islam and the Noble Qur’an, leading him to embrace the faith.

“When I came to Saudi Arabia I realized how wrongly the Western media portrays Islam as a religion of violence and terrorism,” David Roy Woelke, a Canadian English language professor at King Abdulaziz University, told Arab News on Friday, March 30.

“In fact, it’s a religion of peace and universal brotherhood.”

Woelke pronounced the Shahadah on Wednesday at the headquarters of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth. He changed his name into Dawood.
He says he was led to Islam after conducting a comparative study on Islam and Christianity.
“When I came to the Kingdom I noticed that there was a great difference between Islam distorted by the West and the real Islam,” he said.
“So I decided to dig further about this religion. When I studied more about Islam, Almighty Allah guided me to correct path. Consequently, I decided to embrace Islam.”

Muslims are often portrayed in Western media as violent people.
A recent British study had accused the media and film industry of perpetuating Islamophobia and prejudice by projecting Muslims as violent, dangerous and threatening people.
God-Man Relation
Dawood says that his deep studies about Islam have led him to embrace the faith.
“Many Muslim friends encouraged me to accept Islam as my religion,” he said.
“Once a Pizza salesman told me he wished to see me becoming a Muslim very soon.”

The revertee says that he now wants to strengthen his relationship with God after his reversion.
“Religion is a man-made institution but faith is the relationship between man and God,” he told Arab News.
“I want to be busy working on my own relationship with God and not so busy about another man’s relationship with God.”

The news about Dawood’s reversion has pleased many Saudis.
“Thousands of people belonging to different religions and nationalities, especially educated men and women like Woelke, are coming to the fold of Islam every year,” said WAMY assistant secretary-general Dr. Muhammad Badahdah.
“There was huge demand for English translation of the Qur’an and Islamic books at bookstores. I am sure Islam will attract honest people like Woelke.”

http://www.onislam.net/english/news/global/456433-media-bias-leads-canadian-professor-to-islam.html

Messenger of Allah said, “May Allah bless a man who hears something from me and transmits it as he heard it. Many a person to whom something is transmitted retains more than the person who first heard it.” [at-Tirmidhi]

Seminar on The Descent of Isa (AS)

The South Musallah is pleased to host Ilm Intensive and the Connect with Your Prophet program, Insha’Allah a continuation of many series on how to re-connect with the Prophet (PBUH) which is an obligatory component of our faith. The Prophet, peace be upon him is reported to have said, “None of you will complete your faith until you love me more than your fathers, your sons,”-and in another narration-“and all of humanity together.”

For those of us who are parents and elders, it seems we have lost connection with the positive parenting technique of the Prophet (PBUH). Likewise, is perhaps the case when it comes to fostering love and kindness with our better halves and youth. In addition to the above, how connected are we with the coaching and teachings of the one who (PBUH) was always connected with Allah? After attending this event, no 24 hours of your day will remain disconnected!

“I’m the glad tidings of Jesus, peace be upon him” (Ahmad)

This session will introduce the topic of the return and descent of Jesus (PBUH).  After acknowledging the blessings that will come with his return, a final point on the refutation of Mirza Ghulam being the promised Messiah will be studied

1. Will Jesus (PBUH) follow the Sharia of the Messenger Mohammed, peace be upon him?
2. What will be Jesus (PBUH) him missions and duties?
3. What are the five paramount wisdoms behind his descent?
4. Will Jesus (PBUH) marry and where will he die?

When: Sunday, April 8th 1:30PM – 4:30 PM
Where: The South Musallah

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Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):
“Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on the day of Jumuah (Friday) he will be given a light between the two jumuahs (i.e. that one and the next one).”
[Al-Haakim]

“Verily with hardship comes ease.”

– (Quran 94:6)

“SINS”

When a person goes against Allah’s orders (which are conveyed by His messenger), this person has sinned. The worst sin is blasphemy, which is caused by any belief, saying, or action that contradicts Islam. When a person becomes Muslim he leaves all blasphemy. A Muslim must learn about all the types of blasphemy so to avoid committing any of them as he proceeds through life. If a Muslim commits blasphemy, he becomes non-Muslim and must become Muslim again. If he dies without becoming a Muslim, he will be in Hell forever in the Hereafter. If a Muslim commits a sin which is less than blasphemy and dies without repenting to Allah of the sin, then this sin is counted against him on the Day of Judgment. Similarly, if a Muslim follows Allah’s orders, in obedience to Him, this is counted in his favor. All of this is known by Allah and no thing escapes Him.

When a Muslim commits sins, he must repent of them immediately. To repent of blasphemy, one must utter the Testification of Faith, clearing himself of the committed blasphemy. The Testification of Faith (Shahadatan) can be stated as follows:

“I testify that no one is God but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”

For a sin less than blasphemy, one must stop doing the sin, regret having done it, and have the intention not to commit the same sin again. If the sin is stealing from a person, for example, then the stolen goods must be returned in addition. Allah is ever-merciful to the Muslim and no matter how many times he sins in his life, if he stops it, regrets having done it, and intends not to do it again, he will be forgiven by Allah. But for those who are non-Muslim, no matter what good things they do, those deeds are not to their credit in the Hereafter; they must first become Muslim.

A few examples of blasphemy are: believing that Allah has a son, worshipping an idol, and saying that Allah does not know everything. Some examples of sins less than blasphemy are: killing a person unjustly, adultery, drinking alcohol, and stealing. When a Muslim makes sincere repentance as was described, it is as if he did not sin, in that he will not be punished for what he repented of, for Allah is ever-merciful to the Muslims. Also, when a person becomes a Muslim for the first time, Allah forgives all his past sins.