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of the Charity and the belief that Muslim Aid complies fully with the national laws, including counter-terrorism laws." "Muslim Aid looks forward to working with the Charity Com-mission to ensure that the issues that relate to the wider charity sector in the Re-port are also fully addressed by Muslim Aid, includ-ing updating our Governing Docu-ment and strengthening our record keeping and filing pro-cedures", he added. Ends Notes to editors: · Muslim Aid is a UK based relief and development agency established in 1985 and has worked in over 70 countries with field offices in Bangladesh, Bosnia, Cambodia, Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Sudan. Muslim Aid works with all in need, regard-less of their race, religion, gen-der, nationality or political opinion. Muslim Aid pro-grammes include emergency relief; capacity building through water, sanitation and health programmes; education and skills training; micro-financing and income genera-tion and orphan care. As well as giving practical assistance, Muslim Aid tackles poverty by developing sustainable solu-tions, advocating for a more just and sustainable future. · For further information about the work of Muslim Aid and its overseas Field Offices, please visit Muslim Aid website at www.muslimaid.org or con-tact Communications Manager Michelle Davis on +44 0207 377 4200 or [email protected]
The UK Charity Commission has today vindicated Muslim Aid's position that it did not unlawfully fund the Al-Ihsan Charitable Society. The Com-mission also confirmed that within the scope of its investi-gation it found no evidence of irregular or improper use of the charity's funds or any evidence that the charity had illegally funded any proscribed or desig-nated entities. The Charity Commission's in-vestigation had been prompted by defamatory articles pub-lished by the Daily Telegraph and its sister paper, the Sunday Telegraph, earlier in the year. A Press Release issued by the Commission on its website further states that "by the publishing of this re-port the Commission has given a public assurance that public allegations of links between the charity and terrorism in rela-
tion to the Al-Ihsan Charitable Society are unsubstantiated. The Commission has also pro-vided regulatory advice and guidance to the trustees to further strengthen the way in which the charity’s due dili-gence and monitoring proce-dures are applied and re-corded." Commenting on the Commis-sion's Report, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Mus-lim Aid, Sir Iqbal Sac-ranie, expressed his satisfaction with the process of the investi-gation and its fi-nal conclusions. He said: "We are immensely grateful to our supporters and partners across the world for their steadfast trust in the integrity
17th December 2010
Volume 1 Issue 18 Charity Commission Vindicates Muslim Aid
The Muslim Seeker
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Muslim Aid 1
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Kevser Tabak 5
The Fantastic 3 6
The Son of Mary 15
Team USB 27
Ideal Muslim 33
Special points of interest
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OMC Qard al-Hasan Appeal Assalaamu alaikum OMC is in currently a debt of £1.2m which needs to be paid back by the end of December 2010. We desperately need donations to raise the deficiet in a very short space of time otherwise we may face the Bank may re-possess OMC and along with it we may lose another building which generates income for a Da’wah organisation. So far we have raised just over £500,000 and are requesting for you to lend the Masjid some of your money for 12 months. We are confident that we will be able to raise the outstanding amount in the next 12 months iA but need the funds now. So we humbly ask you to donate as Qard towards this cause with the guarantee iA that you will be repaid in full at the end of a 12 month period.
Qard al-Hasan in Qur'an and Sunnah In many places of the Holy Qur'an, Allah has mentioned and encouraged His creature for qard al-hasan by assuring better reward in this world and in the Hereafter. In the Qur'an Allah says, 1. He who will give Allah qard al hasan, which Allah will double into his credit and multiply many times. [Al-Baqarah (2): 245] 2. If you give Allah qard al hasan. He will double it to your credit and he will grant you forgiveness. [ Al-Tagabun (64):17] 3. And give Allah qard al hasan. [ Al-Maidah (5): 12] 4. And give Allah qard al hasan, it will be increased manifold to their credit. [ Al-Hadid (57): 18] 5. Who is he that will give Allah qard al hasan? For Allah will increase it manifold to his credit. [Al-Hadid (57):11] 6. Establish regular prayer and give regular charity and give Allah qard al hasan---. [Al- Muzzammil (73): 20] The sunnah of the Prophet (s.a.s) is also very clear on this issue. It is reported that the Prophet (saw) said, "in the night of the journey, I saw on the gate of heaven written, 'reward for sadakah is ten times and reward for qard al-hasan is eighteen times'. So, I asked the angel, how is it possible? The angel replied, "Because beggar who asked had already had something but a loanee did not ask for loan unless he was in need." [Ibn Hisham & Ibn Majah].
In another hadith reported by Abu Hurairah (R), the Prophet (s.a.s) said, "whoever relieves a believer from a difficulty in this world, Allah will relieve him from his difficulty and Allah will facilitate him in this world and world hereafter." [Muslim] The above Qur'anic verses and ahadith directly and indirectly encourage the Muslims to give qard alhasan and which will increase their credits in manifold and bring forgiveness for them.
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********* PROJECTS IN CANARY WHARF ************************* The Canary Wharf Muslim Association (WharfMA) Presents: MENTORING IN THE WHARF
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CHAPTER 6 - SURAH AL-AN'AM (THE CATTLE): 14 December
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JUMMAH IN CANARY WHARF AND NEARBY - UPDATED
Venue: Canary Wharf Prayer Room, Barclays Tower Building 2 Churchill Place,
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Toilets and abulution facilities available but you are requested to make wudu beforehand.
Times:
1st Khutbah 12.45pm and Jam'ah 1pm 2nd Khutbah 1.15pm and Jam'ah 1.30pm
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way and enter the atrium using the doors on the right. You will find a Starbucks serving area in the middle of the atrium as you
come in, and the prayer room is to the right at the end of the hall.
Nearby Mosques: Most Jam'ah times are 1pm and around 5-minutes walking
distance of Canary Wharf.
1. Poplar Central Mosque, 253 East India Dock Road, London E14 0EG - Tel: 020 7536 0726
2. Limehouse Mosque, 304–306 Stock Place, London E14 8AE
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Canary Wharf Muslim Association [WharfMA] presents:
CHAPTER 6 - SURAH AL-AN'AM (THE CATTLE)
with Ustadh Hafiz Abdullah Muhammad*
Date: Tuesday 14th December 2010
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Venue: Idea Store Canary Wharf, Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5RB
Surah al-An'am (6) is the first 'Makkan' chapter after Surah Al-Fatihah (1) af-
ter a series of long Madinan Surahs. Also, unlike all the previous long Surahs which were revealed piece-meal, this
Surah was was revealed all at once. Its revelation was accompanied by 70,000 angels which demonstrates the Surah's importance.
Whereas the previous Chapters dealt with the Ahl al-Kitab (Jews & Chris-
tians), this Surah makes reference to the Mushrikeen (Idolaters). The Surah begins with "All praise be to Allah who cre-
ated the heavens and the earth" (v.1) and the central themes of the Surah are Tawheed (monotheism), demonstra-
tion of Allah's Omnipotence and the rejection of polytheism by way of super-
stitious beliefs and practices, something not uncommon in our times in differ-ent forms.
In this 7th session of the monthly Journey Through the QurÂ’an series, we will
examine the history, structure and guidance provided in Surah al-AnÂ’am and their contemporary relevance.
All welcome - Notes included. Please bring a copy of the Quran
Attendance of previous sessions not necessary and no pre-requiste knowledge
required.
Cost is £10 CASH per session and to confirm your place please please email your name, mobile, and number
of people attending to [email protected].
Limited spaces only and entrance via bookings to guarantee places and
spaces offered on a first come first basis.
For more information please contact: Tel: 07837 645 758
E-mail: [email protected]
Recruiting of community members Newham is part of a 4 borough (TH, N, CH and Waltham Forest) project to in-
crease awareness of signs and symptoms of breast and lung cancer and early presentation in primary care. Part of the project will use a publicity campaign
but there will also be other ways of delivering the message. To find out what we don’t know yet and test out ideas, I will need to recruit members from the
following groups and would really appreciate your input on the best places to
go (we are not using a street recruitment agency). For lung cancer our tar-get is White men and women and Bangladeshi men 50+ years, smokers and
ex-smokers. For breast cancer it is women 40+ from White, Black, Bangla-deshi, Pakistani and Indian groups.
I will be recruiting people for individual interviews, paired interviews (2 friends who know each other) and small focus groups but will only need to
find 2 or 3 people for each. So I am hoping that you can suggest appropriate groups or places for recruit-
ing people other than just the usual suspect like community centres. White men and women (semi-skilled / unskilled group / unemployed or pen-
sioner) smokers and ex-smokers – will we find people in this category in com-munity centres which is where we would normally go? Are there other places
you would suggest? I would probably recruit one or two people for each in-terview / group and provide a financial incentive.
Women 40+, White, Black, Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Indian ( mix of all so-
cioeconomic groups) I would really appreciate your input. Do you think you can get back to me by
the end of the week? Thanks a lot.
Sarojini Ariyanayagam
Health Improvement Manager
NHS Newham Warehouse K2
Western Gateway London E16 1DR
Tel:0207 059 6621 Fax: 0207 059 6636
Dawud Ali
Wharnsby
The Crazy spots
I’ve prayed
Nasheeds and Poetry Page | Page 60
All the earth is a place of prostration,
Every field and meadow, mountain, park, city, farm
plantation.
Every roadside, seaside, hillside, walkway,
Any lace clean and green can be a place to pray
When I think of every path, where I've ever trot,
I laugh at all the crazy spots I stopped to worship
God.
Remember that long car ride?
Driving all night so far,
Under the summer moon we pulled off to the side,
Reclining in the front seat of the car.
Waking to a fajr bird sound,
And washing in the coin car wash we found.
With the water blaster making wudhu,
You sprayed me and I sprayed you.
We stood so drowsy in the dawn,
Behind the car wash dripping on the lawn.
All the earth is a place of prostration,
Every field and meadow, mountain, park, city, farm
plantation.
Every roadside, seaside, hillside, walkway,
Any place clean and green can be a place to pray
When I think of every path, where I've ever trot,
I laugh at all the crazy spots I stopped to worship
God.
Saturday shopping day, in a busy mall and bustling
through the aisles,
Where everyone's getting in my way.
Each blank zombie we shop and face forty smiles.
Time comes for prayer attack,
Grab a pair of pants or a sweater from the rack.
Find a changing room and latch the door,
Set aside excuses and hit the floor.
As I go back to the mall,
It's easier then to make sense of it all.
All the earth is a place of prostration,
Every field and meadow, mountain, park, city, farm
plantation.
Every roadside, seaside, hillside, walkway,
Any place clean and green can be a place to pray
When I think of every path, where I've ever trot,
I laugh at all the crazy spots I stopped to worship
God.
And our socks froze to the blanket,
That we spread over the snow,
Your call to prayer bounced off the trees and across
the icy meadow.
Crisp and clean cold air, our hearts were so aware,
Our bodies felt the frozen freedom what a very cool
place for prayer!
All the earth is a place of prostration,
Every field and meadow, mountain, park, city, farm
plantation.
Every roadside, seaside, hillside, walkway,
Any place clean and green can be a place to pray
When I think of every path, where I've ever trot,
I laugh at all the crazy spots I stopped to worship
God.
There was a time next to the river;
There was a time in the school hall.
There was that stairwell in that building,
There was that forest in the fall.
The movie house corridor,
The airplane kitchen in the sky.
So many places I'm sure there'll be more
Pieces of earth to testify.
All the earth is a place of prostration,
Every field and meadow, mountain, park, city, farm
plantation.
Every roadside, seaside, hillside, walkway,
Any place clean and green can be a place to pray
When I think of every path, where I've ever trot,
I laugh at all the crazy spots I stopped to worship
God.
O you who believe! Eat not up your property amongst yourselves in vanities: but let there be amongst you traffic and trade by
mutual good-will: nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah has been to you Most Merciful. [Al Qur’an 4:29]
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HMC was born essentially out of one concern and one concern only;
to be able to provide assurance that we are eating genuine Halal, not just “because it says Halal… it must be Halal!"
HMC is the product of a particular, prolonged situation – a situation of deceit
and treachery. Muslims are being betrayed by individuals & corporations whose only concern is making fast, easy money. Using 'blessed blades', pre
recorded Bismillah, captive bolts, electrified water and even pork proteins; the hard-earned Halal cash of many is being used to buy Haram. HMC has
therefore, shouldered the enormous responsibility of discharging an obliga-tory duty on behalf of you, the community at large. Help HMC to Help You!
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Barkat & Sons Halal Meat
645 Romford Road
Manor Park, E12 5AD
Tel: 020 8911 8509
A M & Sons
84-88 Belgrave Road
Ilford, IG1 3AL
Tel: 020 8554 4030
A M & Sons (2)
397 Green Street
Upton Park, E13 9AU
Tel: 020 8472 7267
Amaan Halal Butchers
42 Upton Lane
Forest Gate, E7 9LN
Tel: 020 8470 1514
Bismillah Fresh Halal
Meat & Poultry
70 Upton Lane
Forest Gate, E7 9LN
Tel: 020 8548 0992
Mob: 07932 836 696
Bismillah Halal Meat
370 Ilford Lane
Ilford, IG1 2LZ
Tel: 020 8478 9900
Budget Fair Cash & Carry
51 - 53 Upton Lane
Forest Gate, E7 9PA
Tel: 020 8552 2888
Butt Halal Meat
209 Ilford Lane
Ilford, IG1 2RU
Tel: 020 8220 7775
Hamza Halal Butchers
115 Altmore Avenue
East Ham, E6 2BX
Tel: 020 8471 2325
Iman Halal Meat
319 Green Street
Plaistow, E13 9AR
Tel: 020 8472 3308
Kashmir Halal Meat &
Foodstore
120 - 122 Katherine Road
East Ham, E6 1ER
Tel: 020 8472 8669
Khan Halal Meat
103 Burges Road
East Ham, E6 2BL
Tel: 020 8552 7175
Lala's Quality Halal Meat
& Poultry
89 Belgrave Road
Ilford, IG1 3AL
Tel: 02000 114 055
Noori Halal Butchers
328 High Street North
Manor Park, E12 6PH
Tel: 020 8472 1667
Quality Halal Meat
126 Barking Road
East Ham, E6 3BD
Tel: 020 8552 1122
Stratford Mini Market
48 Romford Road
Stratford, E15 4BZ
Tel: 020 8534 7281
Sunnah
457 Romford Rd
Forest Gate, E7 8AB
Tel: 020 8555 1441
Taqwa Fresh Quality
Halal Meat
123 Green Street
Forest Gate, E7 8JF
Tel: 020 8552 2036
TSB Convenience Store
428 Katherine Road
Forest Gate, E7 8NP
Tel: 020 8586 6999
Unique Cash & Carry
418 Katherine Road
Forest Gate, E7 8NP
Tel: 020 8472 5705
Abu Bakar
47 Upton Lane
Forest Gate, E7 9PA
Tel: 020 8470 2300
Ahmed's Perfect Fried
Chicken
61 Vicarage Lane
Stratford, E15 4HG
Tel: 020 8522 4377
AJ's Chicken & Pizza
221 Ley Street
Ilford, IG1 4BL
Tel: 020 8553 1125
A'la Pizza
28 Upton Lane
Forest Gate, E7 9LN
Tel: 020 8586 6688
Aladdin BBQ & Grill
121 Ley Street
Ilford, IG1 4BH
Tel: 020 8553 3357
Al-Farooq Kebabish
435 Barking Road,
East Ham, E6 2JX
Tel: 020 8472 0917
Al-Farooq Kebabish
84 Upton Lane
Forest Gate, E7 9LW
Tel: 020 8472 3049
Al-Farooq Kebabish
395 Green Street
Upton Park, E13 9AU
Tel: 020 8471 1452
Al-Firdous Restaurant &
Takeaway
187 Plashet Road
Forest Gate, E13 0QZ
Tel: 020 8503 5340
Bar B Q Base
832 Romford Road,
Manor Park, E12 5JG
Tel: 020 8514 2989
Chicken 2 Go
418 High Street North
Manor Park, E12 6RH
Tel: 020 8475 0003
Dixy Chicken
282 Barking Road
East Ham, E6 3BA
Tel: 020 8471 0900
Dixy Chicken
198 High Street North
East Ham, E6 2JA
Tel:
Dixy Fried Chicken
372 High Street North
Manor Park, E12 6PH
Tel: 020 8548 1336
Euro Fried Chicken &
Pizza
90 Upton Lane
Forest Gate, E7 9LW
Tel: 020 8471 4488
Griller (6)
649 High Road
Seven Kings, IG3 8RA
Tel: 020 8590 6400
GrillFellas
88 Katherine Road
East Ham, E6 1EN
Tel: 020 8471 9454
Hyderabadi Spice
309 High Street North
Manor Park, E12 6SL
Tel: 020 8472 0255
Jumbo's
66 Plashet Road
Upton Park, E13 0RQ
Tel: 020 8472 7637
Jungle Braai Barbeque
115 Wood Street
Walthamstow, E17 3LL
Tel: 07886 184442
Khana Khazana Restaurant
249 Green Street
Forest Gate, E7 8LJ
Tel: 020 8503 4200 Lahore Xpress
99 Green Street
Forest Gate, E7 8JF
Tel: 020 8471 3353
Madina Kebabish
85a Upton Lane
Forest Gate, E7 9PB
Tel: 020 8586 7027
Mai'da Indian Eatery
148-150 Bethnal Green Rd
London, E2 6DG
Tel: 020 7739 2645
@ Manish
23 Queens Market
Upton Park, E13 9BA
Tel: 020 8472 2441
Noor Fried Chicken
284 Barking Road
East Ham, E6 3BA
Tel: 020 8472 5555
Pandoo's Family Restau-
rant
112 Cranbrook Road
Ilford, IG1 4LZ
Tel: 020 8518 6677
Pizza Pan
16 Terrace Road
Plaistow, E13 0PB
Tel: 020 8548 1144
Salt & Pepper Lahori
Cuisine
704 Romford Road
Manor Park, E12 5AJ
Tel: 020 8514 3145
Sheikh's Restaurant
89 Green Street
Forest Gate, E7 8JF
Tel: 020 8471 3366
Shiowari
229-231 Cranbrook Road
Ilford, IG1 4TD Tel: 020 8554 2022
Signature Hyderabad
107 Green Street
Forest Gate, E7 8JF
Tel: 020 8552 2646
Tandoori Nites
235 East India Dock Road
Poplar, E14 0EG
Tel: 020 7531 4331
Taste Of India
340 High Street North
Manor Park, E12 6PH
Tel: 020 8471 2122
The Grill Restaurant
392 High Street North
Manor Park, E12 6RH
Tel: 020 8470 0093
Zu's Sizzlers
83 Green Street
Upton Park, E7 8JF
Tel: 020 8471 1212
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We are on the web:
www.newhammuslimorganisations.com
Website still under construction!
NMO are looking for volunteers who wish to make a positive
difference in Newham. Our main aim is to see walls being broken
down, those walls that we have built in our hearts and minds.
Please email us with any feedback: [email protected]
London APSA (0) 0 vs 3 (1) Bethnal Green
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London APSA finally got back to playing football following weeks of cancelled games, as a result of the recent cold weather. However, a local derby against a high flying Bethnal Green was enough to shake out any cobwebs from the recent fixture disruption. APSA started sharply and took the game to Bethnal. Locke went on a run down the APSA right and was appeared to be pulled back in the penalty area. As he went down, all eyes turned to the ref who decided that no offence was committed and waved play on, turning the penalty claim down. The game saw the return of former APSA player Isaac Aubynn and in 15th minute Aubynn skipped past APSA skipper John Langton and sent a cross in for Stephenson to open the scoring. APSA rallied and tried to claw their way back into the game. 5 mins later Akpele hit a spectacular over-head kick, which cannoned off of the Bethnal crossbar with Wright well beaten. The game was intense and tackles were flying in and as the temperature rose on the pitch, the individual battles ensued. This led to one or two tough tackles and in the 34th min, Bethnal should have been down to 10 men when Ryan Wilson left his boot in and stamped on Jamie Langton. To everyone's amazement, the ref decided that only a yellow card was merited for the offence and play continued in this heated derby. The second half was end-to-end, as APSA tried to get back into the game. Bethnal continued to press and Brown save smartly from Aubynn to keep score at 1-0. APSA pressed for the equaliser and forced a corner. Burger rose highest to nod the ball back across goal. Bethnal cleared the ball and launched the ball up field. Jama, picked the ball up with APSA still committed to the attack. Jama's pace was too much for John Langton and he finished past Brown with some aplomb. Bethnal made it 3-0 following on from another poor referring decision. It appeared that the referee had awarded APSA a free-kick midway inside their half and with everyone pushing forward to set themselves for the delivery, Bethnal took the ball and, with APSA out of position, Coulson scored their third. APSA's protests fell on deaf ears, as the ref was not interested in hearing what APSA had to say. The goal stood and the game ended 3-0. Manager Higley had this to say: ‘The ref didn’t cover himself in glory today. We should have had a pen-alty, they should have been down to 10 men and that final decision was baffling. How does a referee award a free-kick to your team and let the opposition run off with the ball and score? The lads gave it their all, but it is really frustrating when blatant decisions like that go against you.’