Surat Al-Qadr (The Power) – سورة القدر -சூரத் அல் -கதர் (The Power) லைலத்துல் கத்ர் இரவு(கண்ணியமிக்க இரவு )

                                                                                                                                                (Quran-97:1)

Sahih International

Indeed, We sent the Qur’an down during the Night of Decree.

Yusuf Ali

We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:

Tamil NEW

நிச்சயமாக நாம் அதை (குர்ஆனை) கண்ணியமிக்க (லைலத்துல் கத்ர்) என்ற இரவில் இறக்கினோம்.

                                                                                                                                             (Quran-97:2)

Sahih International

And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?

Tamil NEW

மேலும் கண்ணியமிக்க இரவு என்ன என்பதை உமக்கு அறிவித்தது எது?

(Quran-97:3)

Sahih International

The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

Tamil NEW

கண்ணியமிக்க (அந்த) இரவு ஆயிரம் மாதங்களை விட மிக மேலானதாகும்.

(Quran-97:4)

Sahih International

The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.

Tamil NEW

அதில் மலக்குகளும், ஆன்மாவும் (ஜிப்ரயீலும்) தம் இறைவனின் கட்டளையின் படி (நடைபெற வேண்டிய) சகல காரியங்களுடன் இறங்குகின்றனர்.

(Quran-97:5)

Sahih International

Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.

Tamil NEW

சாந்தி (நிலவியிருக்கும்) அது விடியற்காலை உதயமாகும் வரை இருக்கும்.

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அல்லாஹ்வின் தூதரே லைலத்துல்கத்ர் இரவை நான் அடைந்துகொண்டால் அதில் நான் என்ன பிரார்த்திப்பது? என்று வினவினேன். அதற்கு நபி அவர்கள் அல்லாஹும்ம இன்னக அஃபுவுன் துஹிப்புல் அஃப்வஃப அஃபுஅன்னீ (பொருள்: இறைவா நீ மன்னிப்பவன் மன்னிப்பையே விரும்புபவன் எனவே என்னுடைய பாவங்களை மன்னித் தருள்வாயாக!) அறிவிப்பாளர்: ஆயிஷா (ரலி), நூலகள்்: திர்மிதி, நஸயீ, இப்னுமாஜா, அஹமத்

اَللَّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ ، تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

லைலத்துல் கத்ர் இரவு(கண்ணியமிக்க இரவு )ரமளான் மாதத்தின் கடைசிப் பத்துநாட்களில் ஒற்றைப்படை இரவுகளில் (பிறை 21, 23, 25, 27,29) ஆகிய இந்த ஐந்து இரவுகளில் அமைந்திருக்கலாம் என்பது தான் ஹதிஸ்களிலிருந்து பெறப்படும் உண்மையாகும்.

நபி(ஸல்) அவர்கள் கூறினார்கள்

லைலத்துல் கத்ர் இரவை ரமளானின் கடைசிப்பத்துநாட்களில் ஒற்றை இரவுகளில் நீங்கள் தேடுங்கள்.அறிவிப்பவர் :ஆயிஷா(ரலி) ஆதாரம் : புஹாரி  ”இஃதிகாப்” என்ற அரபி வார்த்தைக்கு ”தங்குதல்” என்ற பொருளாகும். இஸ்லாமிய வழக்கில் பள்ளியில் நன்மையை எதிர்பார்த்துத் தங்குவதற்கு இஃதிகாஃப் என்று சொல்லப்படும். நபி ஸல்லல்லாஹு அலைஹி வஸல்லம் அவர்கள் ரமலான் மாதத்தின் கடைசி 10 நாட்கள் இஃதிகாஃப் இருந்துள்ளார்கள். நபித்தோழர்களும் இருந்துள்ளனர். ரமலானில் இஃதிகாப் எதற்காக? ஆயிரம் மாதங்களை விடச் சிறந்த இரவாக இருக்கும் லைத்துல் கத்ரை அடைந்து அதில் அதிகமதிகம் நன்மைகளைச் செய்ய வேண்டும், வேறு எண்ணங்களுக்கு இடம் கொடுத்து வணக்கங்களைக் குறைத்து விடக் கூடாது என்பதற்காகத் தான் ரமளானின் கடைசிப் பத்து நாட்கள் நபி ஸல்லல்லாஹு அலைஹி வஸல்லம் அவர்களும் நபித் தோழர்களும் இஃதிகாப் இருந்துள்ளார்கள் என்பதற்குப் புகாரியின் 813 செய்தி ஆதாரமாக உள்ளது. பள்ளிவாசல்களில் இஃதிகாஃப் இருக்கும் போது மனைவியருடன் கூடாதீர்கள்! இது அல்லாஹ்வின் வரம்புகள். எனவே அதை நெருங்காதீர்கள்! (தன்னை) அஞ்சுவதற்காக அல்லாஹ் தனது வசனங்களை மக்களுக்கு இவ்வாறு தெளிவுபடுத்துகிறான். (அல்குர்ஆன் 2:187) தேவையில்லாமல் பள்ளியை விட்டு வெளியே செல்லக்கூடாது ஆயிஷா ரளியல்லாஹு அன்ஹா கூறியதாவது: நபி ஸல்லல்லாஹு அலைஹி வஸல்லம் அவர்கள் பள்ளியில் இஃதிகாப் இருக்கும் போது தமது தலையை வீட்டிலிருக்கும் என் பக்கம் நீட்டுவார்கள் அதை நான் வாருவேன். இஃதிகாப் இருக்கும் போது தேவைப்பட்டால் தவிர வீட்டிருக்குள் வர மாட்டார்கள். (நூல்: புகாரி 2029) இதிலிருந்து தேவையில்லாமல் வெளியில் செல்லக் கூடாது என்பதையும் அவசியத் தேவைக்காக வெளியே செல்லாம் என்பதை அறியலாம்.

இஃதிகாப்  ரமளானின் கடைசிப்பத்து நாட்களும் பள்ளிவாசலிலேயே தங்கியிருக்கும் இஃதிகாப் எனும் வணக்கத்தை நபியவர்கள் செய்து காட்டியுள்ளார்கள்.

நபி(ஸல்) அவர்கள் ரமளானின் கடைசிப்பத்து நாட்களில் அவர்கள் மரணிக்கும் வரை இஃதிகாப் இருந்துள்ளார்கள். அறிவிப்பவர் : ஆயிஷா(ரலி) ஆதாரம் : புஹாரி,முஸ்லிம், அஹ்மத் 

நபி(ஸல்) அவர்கள் இஃதிகாப் இருக்க நாடினால் சுப்ஹ்தொழுது விட்டு தமது இஃதிகாப் இருக்குமிடம் சென்றுவிடுவார்கள். அறிவிப்பவர் : ஆயிஷா(ரலி) ஆதாரம்: புஹாரி,முஸ்லிம், அஹ்மத், திர்மிதி, அபூதாவுத் இத்தகைய சிறப்புவாய்ந்த லைலத்துல் கத்ர் உடைய இரவுகளில் நின்று வணங்கியும், குர்ஆன் ஓதியும், திக்ரு செய்தும் நம்முடைய அமல்களை அதிகப்படுத்திக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். வீணான பேச்சுக்கள், சண்டை சச்சரவுகள் இவற்றை அறவே தவிர்த்துக்கொண்டு இறைவனிடம் அதிகமதிகம் பாவமன்னிப்பு கோர வேண்டும். ரமளானுடைய நாட்களில் கேட்கவேண்டிய துஆ ஒன்றை நபி(ஸல்) அவர்கள் கற்றுத் தந்துள்ளார்கள்.

الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

(”’அல்லாஹும்ம இன்னக்க அஃப்வுன் துஹிப்புல் அஃப்வ பஅஃபு அன்னி”) பொருள் : யா அல்லாஹ்! நீயே பாவங்களை மன்னிக்கக்கூடியவன். மன்னிப்பதை விரும்புபவன்.(ஆகவே)என்னுடைய பாவங்களை மன்னிப்பாயாக!!

மேற்கண்ட  துஆவை நாம் அதிகமதிகம் ஓதி அல்லாஹ்விடம் பாவமன்னிப்பு தேடி கண்ணியமிக்க ரமளானின் மகத்துவமிக்க லைலத்துல் கத்ர் உடைய இரவுகளை அடைய முயற்சி செய்யவேண்டும். இந்த வருடம்தான் நம்முடைய கடைசி ரமளான் என்ற உள்ளச்சத்தோடு துஆ செய்வோமேயானால், அதுவே நம்முடைய பாவங்களை அல்லாஹ் மன்னிப்பதற்கு போதுமானதாகும். அப்படிப்பட்ட நன்மக்களாக அல்லாஹ் நம் அனைவரையும் ஆக்கி அருள்வானாக!

Surah 18 Al-Kahf سورة الكهف Mishary Rashid Alafasy (Arabic & Translation)

In the Shade of Laylat al-Qadr

Laylat al-Qadr is a holy night. All nights of Ramadan are holy nights but Laylat al-Qadr is the holiest night of this holy month. It is also the holiest night among all other holy nights throughout the entire year. It comes only once a year and Allah Almighty grants to His most praised, most respected and most beloved servant Sayyidina Muhammad (s) this holy night, the Night of Power. About this night, God, the Glorious and Exalted said:

 

In the name of God, the Beneficent the Merciful Indeed We sent it [the Holy Quran] down on the Night of Power. What will convey to you what the Night of Power is like! Better is the Night of Power than a thousand months in that Night the angels and the Spirit descend by the permission of their Lord for every affair. Peace it is, till the break of dawn. [Quran, Chapter 97]

 

“Night of Power” is a very strange translation for “Laylat al-Qadr”but it attributes to it a good meaning: whoever may attain the blessings of this holy night should attain perfect power in his spiritual life. One can attain perfect power by means of

1 – The Meaning of Qadr

 

Ibn Hajar said in ‘Fath al-Bari’ (4/323-324):

 

“There are various explanations of the meaning of the qadr that this night is ascribed to.

It was said that it means veneration, as in the verse: {“…and they didn’t venerate (qadar) Allah as He deserved…”} [al-An’am; 91] This refers to it being a night of veneration due to the revelation of the Qur’an taking place in it, or due to the descent of the Angels in it, or due to the blessing and mercy and forgiveness that descend in it, or that those who stay up that night in worship are venerated.

It was also said that qadr here means constriction, as in the verse: {“…and who is constricted (qadara) in his provision…”} [at-Talaq; 7] This refers to it being a night of constriction due to the exact night being hidden, or because the Earth is constricted due to the presence of such a large number of Angels.

It was also said that it is qadar, derived from the word for judgment. This refers to the fact that all the judgments of that year are made on this night…”

Revelation Order of the Qur’an

The Qur’an was sometimes revealed to respond to various events and incidents. Sometimes it was revealed to support the Prophet (saws) who was faced with many questions, whether by Muslims or non-Muslims, and hardships. Other times was revealed for legislation and for putting rules to govern the social, economical, and political life of Muslims.

The first verses to be revealed, according to the most correct opinion of scholars, are the first five verses of Surat Al-`Alaq, which happens to be Chapter 96 of the 114 chapters of the Qur’an.

Order of Verses

Muslim scholars agree that the order of the verses in every chapter was done or commanded by the Prophet (saws) himself following the commands of Almighty Allah.

The Prophet (saws) once told his Companions after he had received a certain revelation that the arch-angel Gabriel had specified for him the particular order of verses (Ahmad).

There are also many incidents narrated in the books of Sunnah regarding the Prophet’s (saws) recitation during prayer. The Companions used to pray every day behind the Prophet (saws) and he used to recite the Qur’an in the order given to him by Allah, and they used to learn and memorize from his recitation.

There have never been any incident in which any of the Companions reciting in any order that violated the order of the verses showed to us by the Prophet (saws).

Order of Surahs

As for the order of the surahs (chapters), the most accepted view is that it was also applied following an instruction given by Almighty Allah. It has been recorded that the Prophet (saws) reviewed the Qur’an with the arch-angel Gabriel 24 times all within his life.

Every year, he used to review it once during the month of Ramadan with Gabriel. During the final year of the Prophet’s life, Gabriel revised the Qur’an twice with the Prophet (saws) as a way of confirming it. The Prophet (saws), in turn, used to follow this order in teaching his Companions and communicating the message to them.

Significance of Order

The question of why a surah like Surat Al-`Alaq, which was revealed first not put first in the mushaf (a physical copy of the Qur’an), this will require us to search more in the Qur’an and explore some of its secrets. A deeper look into the whole matter will show us that the order of the Qur’an has a purpose and the revelation of the Qur’an also has a purpose.

For instance, the revelation of the Qur’an responding to specific problems or incidents carries the purpose of solving these problems or providing guidance in these incidents.

During the first 13 years of Islam, the main task of the Prophet (saws) was to call people to Islam based on the Qur’anic revelations that focused on the Oneness of Allah and righteous conduct.

When Muslims migrated to Madinah and an Islamic community started to be well-established and new challenges emerged, the main focus of the revelation was to regulate the life of Muslims through detailing the rulings pertaining to different acts of worship and setting punishments for crimes and so on.

This shows us that the revelation in each of the two stages has a purpose. When the revelation stage was completed, the whole Qur’an was there and the whole message was put in the order that was intended for it to stay till the Day of Judgment.

8 OUTCOMES BASE OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION

What are the outcomes of our Islamic education? What we want out of the Islamic education that we have given to our children. Until now we do not have an outcome base education on the Islamic education that we have imparted to our children. We do not have outcome base Islamic education in our schools. Our teachers only transfer the Islamic education to our children without taking into account the outcomes of the education. We do not know what we want out of the Islamic education that we have given to our children. Islamic educators are not focussing on the outcomes of Islamic education and as a result we do not have muslims with real qualities as muslim in Malaysia. When we are teaching Islamic education without outcomes base in our mind, actually we are wasting our time and the time of our children. What is the purpose of Islamic education? Do we have objectives in our Islamic education? In my opinion the objective of Islamic education is to produce good muslim man and women with qualities desired by Allah. In my opinion we should have eight qualities to be our outcomes in our Islamic education. The eight qualities are Iman or correct belief on there is no God except Allah and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah, Ilmu or knowledge, Hikmah or wisdom, Ihsan or constantly realising the presence of Allah, Ihtisab or believing in the promises of Allah, Ikhlas  or sincerity , Akhlak or good character, Mujahadah  or ability to perform sacrifice in the path of Allah to spread Deen. The outcome of our Islamic education should be the attainment of the eight qualities as mentioned above. With the eight qualities, a person will have correct belief or Iman and correct actions or Amal Soleh. Hence make a person known as a muslim. The outcome of our Islamic education is to produce a muslim with qualities loved by Allah.

Ramadhan in History

All praises to Allah (SWT), Lord of the worlds. He who revealed in His Glorious Quran, “Oh you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those who came before you that you may keep your duty to your Lord (having taqwa),” 2:185. And may blessings and-peace of Allah (SWT) be upon His last Messenger Muhammad ibn Abdullah. Oh you who believe, Ramadhan is a sacred month wherein Almighty Allah (SWT) is constantly testing His creation and giving humanity the opportunity to achieve His (swt) pleasure.

Fasting is means of purification and developing the consciousness of our relationship with Allah. This Taqwa, is a protection against the schemes of Shaitan, and this world. Allah (SWT) has informed us that, “Whoever keeps his duty to Allah (has taqwa), He ordains a way out for him and gives him sustenance from where he imagines not. And whoever trusts in Allah, He is sufficient for him. Surely Allah attains His purpose. Allah has appointed a measure for everything.” (65:2) Ramadhan should be a time of increased activity wherein the believer, now lightened of the burdens of constant eating and drinking, should be more willing to strive and struggle for Allah (SWT).

The Prophet (pbuh) passed through approximately nine Ramadhans after the Hijrah. They were filled with decisive events and left us a shining example of sacrifice and submission to Allah (SWT).

In the first year after the Hijrah, the Prophet (pbuh) sent Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib with thirty Muslim riders to Saif al Bahr to investigate three hundred riders from Quraish who had camped auspiciously in that area. The Muslims were about to engage the disbelievers, but they were separated by Majdy ibn Umar al-Juhany. The Hypocrites of Al-Madinah, hoping to oppose the unity of the Muslims, built their own masjid (called Masjid al-Dhirar). The Prophet (pbuh) ordered this masjid to be destroyed in Ramadhan. On the seventeenth of Ramadhan, 2 A.H., Almighty Allah (SWT) separated truth from falsehood at the Great Battle of Badr (see article). Allah (SWT) gave them a decisive victory on this day of Ramadhan, that would never to be forgotten.

Makkah clock tower to beam from beginning of Ramadan

The Makkah Royal Clock Tower will start ticking officially on the first of Ramadan. (AN photo by Ahmad Hashad)

By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS

MAKKAH: The Makkah Royal Clock Tower, the second tallest tower in the world, will start emitting 16 light beams to a height of 10 kilometers Sunday evening to announce the beginning of Ramadan.

The loud speakers installed at the top of the tower will carry the sound of adhan (call to prayer) from the Grand Mosque to seven kilometers far. The powerful lights in white and green blinking at the time of adhan can be seen from a distance of 30 kilometers. The lights are also helpful for people with hearing difficulties to know prayer times.

The clock face is white and indicators dark during daylight and green and white at night.

Reaping the Benefits of Ramadan

 

Reaping the Benefits of Ramadan

By Ali Al-Timimi

In the month of Ramadan it is very important that we spent a few moments to understand some of the wisdoms and lessons that we can learn from this month of fasting. Unfortunately, many Muslims come in to this month and they are as a companion of the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “Let it not be that the day that you fast and the day that you break fast be equal.” Meaning, one’s behaviour, attitude and outlook are the same whether one fasts or not, i.e. fasting has no effect upon that person. This is why we need to reflect on some of these lessons.

LESSON 1: Gaining Taqwa (piety)
Allah legislated fasting for gaining Taqwa, “O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed upon you as it has been prescribed upon those before you, so that you may attain Taqwa.” (meaning of Soraatul Baqarah (2):183) Taqwa in this case means to make a shield between oneself and Allah’s anger and Hellfire. So we should ask ourselves, when we break our fasts, ‘Has this fasting day made us fear Allah more? Has it resulted that we want to protect ourselves from the hellfire or not?

LESSON 2: Drawing closer to Allah
This is achieved by reciting and reflecting on the Qur’an during night and day, attending the taraaweeh prayers, remembering Allah, sitting in circles of knowledge and, for those who can, making `umrah. Also for those who can, making I`tikaaf (seclusion) in the last ten nights of Ramadan, so as to leave all worldly pursuits and seclude oneself in a masjid just thinking of Allah, so as to bring oneself closer to Allah . When one sins, one feels distant from Allah. That is why one might find it heard to read the Qur’an and come to the masjid. However, the obedient worshipper feels closer to Allah and wants to worship Allah more, because he is not shy from his sins.

LESSON 3:Acquiring patience and strong will
Allah has mentioned patience more than seventy times in the Qur’an and has commanded patience in more than sixteen ways in His Book. So when one fasts, and gives up one’s food and drink, and one’s marital sexual relations for those hours, one learns restraint and patience. This Ummah needs man and women that are strong willed, who can stand upon the Sunnah and the Book of Allah and not waver in front of the enemies of Allah. We do not need emotional people, who just raise slogans and shout, but when the time comes to stand upon something firm, they cannot do so, they waver.

LESSON 4: Striving for Ihsaan (righteousness and sincerity) and staying away from riyaa’ (showing off)
Ihsaan means to worship Allah as if one seeks Him, and even though one does not see Him, He sees all. Hasan al-Basree said, “By Allah, in the last twenty years, I have not said a word or taken something with my hand or refrained to take something with my hand or stepped forth or stepped back, except that I have thought before I have done any action, ‘Does Allah love this action? Is Allah pleased with this action?’ So when one is fasting, one should gain this quality of watching oneself and also staying away from riyaa’ (showing off). That is why Allah said in a hadeeth qudsee, “Fasting is for Me and I reward it.” (al-Bukhaaree) Allah singles out fasting from all other types of worship saying, “Fasting is for Me”, because no one knows whether you are fasting or not, except Allah. For example, when one is praying or giving charity or making tawaaf, one can be seen by the people, so one might do the action seeking the praise of the people. Sufyaan ath-Thawree used to spend the nights and the days crying and the people used to ask him, “Why do you cry, is it due to the fear of Allah? He said, ‘No.’ They said, “Is it due to the fear of the Hellfire?” He said, ‘No. It is not the fear of Hellfire that makes me cry, what makes me cry is that I have been worshipping Allah all these years and doing scholarly teaching, and I am not certain that my intentions are purely for Allah.'”

LESSON 5: Refinement of manners, especially those related to truthfulness and discharging trusts.
The Prophet (may Allah send His blessing and peace upon him) said, “Whoever does not abandon falsehood in word and action, then Allah has no need that he should leave his food and drink.” (al-Bukhaaree) What we learn from this, is that we must pay attention to the purification of our manners. The Prophet (may Allah send His blessing and peace upon him) said, “was sent to perfect good manners.” (Maalik) So we must check ourselves, are we following the behaviour of the Prophet (may Allah send His blessing and peace upon him)? For example: Do we give salaam to those we don’t know and those we do know? Do we follow the manners of Islam, by telling the truth and only telling the truth? Are we sincere? Are we merciful to the creation?

LESSON 6: Recognizing that one can change for the better
The Prophet (may Allah send His blessing and peace upon him) said, “Every son of Adam sins and the best of the sinners are those who repent.” (Ibn Maajah) Allah provides many opportunities to repent to Him and seek His forgiveness. If one was disobedient they can become obedient.

LESSON 7: Being more charitable
Ibn `Abaas said, “The Prophet (may Allah send His blessing and peace upon him) was the most charitable amongst the people, and he used to be more so in the month of Ramadan when Jibreel used to meet him on every night of Ramadan till the end of the month.” (al-Bukhaaree) The Prophet (may Allah send His blessing and peace upon him) said, “He who gives food for a fasting person to break his fast, he will receive the same reward as him, without nothing being reduced from the fasting person’s reward.” (at-Tirmidhee)

LESSON 8: Sensing the unity of the Muslims
The Prophet (may Allah send His blessing and peace upon him) said, “.Those of you who will live after me will see many differences. Then you must cling to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided khaleefahs. Hold fast to it and stick to it.” (Aboo Daawood) In this month we sense that there is a possibility for unity, because we all fast together, we break fast together, we all worship Allah together, and we pray Salaatul-`Eid together. Therefore we sense that the unity of possible. It is possible for Muslims to be a single body, but this will only be achieved when obedience is only to Allah and His Messenger.

LESSON 9: Learning discipline
The Prophet (ma Allah send His blessing and peace upon him) made us adhere to discipline and strictness, strictness that does not lead to fanaticism or going outside the bounds that Allah has laid down. One cannot knowingly break the fast before the sunset, as this will not be accepted by Allah. Muslims should learn to be very strict in their lives, because they are people of an important message, which they mold their lives around.

LESSON 10: Teaching the young to worship Allah
It was the practice of the people of Madina that during the fast of `Aashooraa (which is now a recommended fast of one day) to get their children to fast with them. When the children would cry of hunger and thirst, their parents would distract their attention by giving them some sort of toy to play with. The children would break their fast with their parents. (as mentioned in al-Bukhaaree). So the young should be brought to the masjid and they should pray with their parents, so that they are able to get into the habit of becoming worshippers of Allah. If one does not encourage children to fast when they are young, they will find it very difficult to fast for thirty days at the age of puberty. This is why the Prophet (may Allah send His blessing and peace upon him) said, “Command your children to pray at the age of seven and beat them at the age of ten (if they do not pray.” (Haakim)

LESSON 11: Caring for one’s health
Fasting has many medical benefits and it teaches Muslims to take care of their health and too build strong bodies. The Prophet (may Allah send His blessing and peace upon him) said, “A strong believer is better and is more beloved to Allah than a weak believer, and there is good in everyone.” (Muslim)

http://www.missionislam.com/ramadan/reaping.htm

A look at Indian Muslims religious and spiritual leaders on Facebook

By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,

The social networking site Facebook is one of the platforms where millions of people living in different parts of the world from different groups of faiths share and discuss their ideas, experiences, activities and even sorrow and happiness of their lives. People use the site for multiple purposes, for instance, to spread their religious views and ideologies, to promote their business and to campaign against and in favor of people and issues.

Gone are the days when Islamic scholars kept themselves away from using modern technology for religious purpose. Now just like scholars of other religions, Islamic scholars and spiritual leaders from across the world are also using the computer and internet frequently.

Indian Ulema who have history of having cautiousness or hesitation initially using any modern product ( as they did in using radio, TV, loudspeakers) have been quick to use internet for religious as well as social purpose which was unimaginable in the past.

It is result of this change that a large number of Indian Ulema from both groups—who have only religious education and who have modern education too—have their accounts on Facebook to connect with the people and share their thoughts. Now, type a word like ’Maulana’ ‘Qasmi’, ‘Rizwi’, ‘Ashrafi’ and ‘Falahi’ in the search box of networking site like Facebook and you would see a long list on the computer screen before you.

This includes some top and prominent Indian religious scholars and spiritual leaders, though many of them are not using it themselves but their followers and relatives are operating it with their approval and posting on behalf of them on their pages. This at least provides information about the activities of these scholars as well as people are benefiting from their articles and speeches.

To see what the issues and topics, these leaders are discussing on this fast attracting site and what are being posted on their walls, TwoCircles.net has looked into the accounts of some top Indian Muslim religious leaders.

Maulana Salman Hasani Nadwi

Friends— 5001

Facebook page —- http://www.facebook.com/salman.alnadwi

The Month of the Quran

Before it came to be known as the month of Fasting, the companions of the Prophet knew Ramadan as a month of the Quran, the last and ever lasting divine guidance to humanity. “The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the Criterion (between right and wrong). So, whoever of you sights the month, he/she must observe fasts that month and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number (of days which one did not observe fasts must be made up) from other days. Allah intends for you ease, and he does not want to make things difficult for you. He wants that you must complete the same number of days and that you must glorify Allah for having guided you so that you may be grateful to Him.” (2:184).

The revelation began in the month of Ramadan. The night in which the Quran began to be revealed is referred in the Quran as the blessed night: We sent it (the Quran) down on a blessed night, (44:2) or the night of Decree, Verily, we have sent it (this Quran) down in the Night of Al-Qadr. (97:1). It was the strength, clarity, simplicity, and universality of the message that the night was described as an extraordinary night.

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