Benefits of Reciting Suratul Baqarah

• Whoever recites this Surah as well as Surat Aal ‘Imraan will be protected by a shade over his head on the Day of Judgment just like a cloud.
• Whoever recites 4 verses of Surat Al-Baqara and Ayat Al Kursi and 2 verses after that followed by 3 other verses at the end of the Surah, he will not see anything bad or calamity happening to his self, family, or property. They Shaytan will not approach him and he will not forget the Quran.
• Ayat Al Kursi is the best of verses in Surat Al-Baqara.
• Whoever recites in one night Surat Al-Faatiha and the last few verses of Surat Al-Baqara which starts by “Amana Al Rasul…”, he will be like one who spend the whole night in prayer.
• Whoever recites Ayat Al Kursi before leaving his home, he will not be harmed till the time he returns back home.
• Whoever complains about pain in his eye, let him recite Ayat Al Kursi and have confidence that he will be cured, then he will be cured God-willing.
• Whoever recites Ayat Al Kursi before he sleeps, he will not fear anything and he will be protected.
• And whoever recites after Salah, he will not be prevented from entering Paradise.
• Whoever recites Ayat Al Kursi in the state of prostration (Sujood), he will never enter Hell-Fire.
• Whoever would like to be protected from the oppressive tyrant or ruler, and from every Shaytan, and from robbers, let him recite 20 verses as follows: Ayat Al Kursi, 3 verses from Surat Al ‘Araaf (Verses 54-56), first 10 verses of Surat As-Saffaat, 3 verses from Surat Al Rahman (V. 33-35), and verses from the end of Surat Al Hashr (V. 22-24)
• Whoever complains from “yellow” in his stomach, let him write Ayat Al Kursi and drink that water, he will be cure God-willing.

THE UGLY TRUTH

Foundation Stone for Masjid at Mira Road

Last night a ceremony for laying the foundation stone for Hydri Masjid was held at Hydri Chowk. To grace this joyful occasion Maulana Zaki Hasan saheb was the chief guest. While those present on the stage were Maulana Hasan Imam (Imam-e-Jamat of the said Masjid) and the local Congress party leader and ex-MLA, Mr. Muzaffar Hussain.
The crowd was huge and the enthusiasm touching its peak. This successful programme ended with dinner for the momineen.

Forgotten Bahrain

For all intents and purposes, Bahrain is forgotten. The people of Bahrain and their struggle will never get the attention and admiration of people and governments in the West.

This week, it was rather ironic to watch and listen to BBC coverage of Bahrain in comparison to their coverage of Syria. Activists who were interviewed were treated like criminals, while Syrian activists are allowed to make all sorts of claims, even claims that are not substantiated. The BBC sneered at the use of fire bombs by some protesters in Bahrain, while Syrian activist are permitted to call for the use of arms on the air. Hillary Clinton called on the Syrian people to keep their arms and “logistical” help that has been provided to the Free Syrian Army (which is a collection of bands and gangs operating under names derived from Islamic history and from rulers of gas and oil kingdoms). Yet, the spokesperson of the US Department of State called on the protesters of Bahrain to show “restraint.” If she called on the protesters in Syria to show restraint she would have been fired.

The struggle of the people of Bahrain is as old as the history of modern Bahrain. The political dynamics in Bahrain can not be reduced to the sectarian framework that is now being imposed by the Bahraini royal family and by the Saudi and Qatari media. Western media simply follows suit, and they unfailingly refer to the protests and opposition in Bahrain in sectarian terms.

They have refrained from attaching sectarian labels to the blatantly sectarian gangs and organizations in Syria. Secular and Arab nationalist movements dominated the struggle of the people in Bahrain during the Arab cold war, and the Bahraini labor movement has been one of the most vibrant movements in the region. full story

Hijab: Devoted and Oppressed

Qatar Named as the Fattest Nation on Earth

Qatar, the richest nation on earth, is also the fattest with half of all adults obese and 17 per cent of the population suffering from diabetes.

By comparison America, which is often assumed to be the fattest, looks positively slim with a third of adults obese and eight per cent diabetic. 

Out of a population of 1.7million, just 250,000 are native Qataris, who, in the space of just two generations have switched from a tribal existence to living in air conditioned villas being waited on by armies of servants.

Qataris are developing diabetes a decade younger than average, which, in turn, is pushing up rates of illnesses like hypertension, partial paralysis, heart disease,  and blindness.

In recent years Qataris have developed a love of fast food with branches of KFC and McDonald's springing up in the many air conditioned malls. Full Story

Majalis for Ladies on Ayyaam-e-Faatemi (s.a.)

This is Bahrain

On 10th April 2012 group of thugs backed up by police attacked Jawad 24 Hours supermarket near ALBA roundabout in Nuwaidrat - Bahrain. This incident is one of dozens since March 2011 which indicates how systematic are the attacks and the MOI is behind it.

Tarheem Majalis of Marhum Kallan Bhai

Effects of Reciting Bismillah and Suratul Faatiha

RECITING BISMILLAH AND SURATUL FAATIHA
· General cure to illness.
· If you have a special need, recite Surat Al-Faatiha and another Surah after that, and perform 2 units of prayer and ask your need from Allah (SWT).
· If you become sick recite this Surah 7 times and if you are not cured, then recite it 70 times.
· If you want your eyes cured, recite Surat Al-Faatiha along with Surat Al-Falaq, Al-Naas, and Ayat Al Kursi.
· When you pass the bridge of Sirat on the Day of Resurrection, recite the  Bismillah, for it will put off the fire, and it will address the believer, “Go ahead and pass Oh believer, as your light has put out my fire!”
· If you recite the  Bismillah  before any supplication, it will be accepted.
· Recite the  Bismillah before you eat because the Shaytan will join you in each meal that you don’t
recite the Bismillah, and there will not be any blessing in it.

April 2012 Calendar - Islamic Dates

BBC Hardtalk interview with Nabeel Rajab

BBC Hardtalk interview with Nabeel Rajab.
The interviewer, Johnathan Sackur, continuously challenges Rajab and is openly dismissive of nearly everything he has to say.
Imagine if the Libyan or Syrian opposition were treated with only a fraction of this level of skepticism!
Rajab stands up to Sackur well but this degree of shilling for the Bahraini regime is really quite something."
It is not BBC Hardtalk it seems to be BBC Biastalk.
The talk was such a tough for BBC that it has put this note below this video on Youtube. " Adding comments has been disabled for this video.
It was a Hardtalk for BBC and not for Nabeel Rajab. ha ha.
See for yourself.

SILENT FUNERAL OF THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF HOLY PROPHET (PBUH)

In the darkness of the jet-black night, when eyes were asleep and voices were silent, a Heavenly procession left Ali's house while carrying the Messenger of Allah's daughter to her final abode.
This was on the night of the third (3rd) of Jamadi Al-Thani (the second), 11 A.H.
The heartbreaking procession moved towards an unknown location followed by a small number of devoted ones. They were Ali , Hasan, Husain, Zainab and Um Kulthum... Abu Dhar, Ammar, Miqdad, and Salman were following them. Where are the thousands who inhabited Medina?
One asks, and the answer came: Fatima (A.S) requested that they may not be present at her funeral! The family and their friends hurry to bury Fatima…then they rush back to their own homes so that no one would know where Fatima was buried!
At sunrise people gathered to participate in Fatima's funeral, but they were informed that the darling of Allah's Messenger (P.B.U.H.) had been secretly buried during the night.
Meanwhile, Ali (AS) made the shapes of four fresh graves in Baqi' so as to conceal the location where Fatima was buried. When the people entered the graveyard, they were confused as to which spot was actually Hazrat Fatima Zahra's grave; the people turned towards each other and with feelings of guilt said:
"Our Prophet (P.B.U.H.) has not left behind but one daughter, yet she has died and was buried without our participation in the funeral or the prayer rituals. We do not even realize the place where she has been buried!"
Noticing that a revolt might be ignited because of the emotional atmosphere this event created, the governing party announced:
"Select a group of Muslim women and ask them to dig these graves so that we may find Fatima and perform prayers on her."
Yes! They attempted to execute the plan, violating Fatima's will and causing Ali's (AS) attempts to hide the grave to lie vainly.
Have they forgotten Ali's sharp sword and his well-known courage!!
Did they really think that Ali would remain indifferent to their outrageous actions up to the point of letting them dig Fatima's grave?
Imam Ali (A.S) did not fight back after the Prophet's (PBUH) death because he considered the Muslim's unity and overall interests. Yet, this did not mean that he would ignore their villainous crimes against Fatima even after her death. In other words, Ali (A.S) was asked by the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) to have patience, but only to a certain extent; when Ali (P.B.U.H.) received the news of the about-to-be-executed plot, he put on his fighting gear and rushed towards Baqi'.
A man from among the people called out:
"This is Ali Ibn Abu Talib leveling his sword and saying:
'If anyone moves even a mere stone from these graves, I shall strike even the "back of the last follower of the unjust.”
People, who realized Ali's seriousness, took his threats with complete belief that he would do just as he said if anyone were to oppose him.
Yet, a man from the governing ones addressed Ali (A.S) by saying:
"What is the matter, Abu Al-Hasan? By Allah, we shall dig her grave out and perform prayers on her."
Ali (A.S) then grabbed the man by his clothes shook him and threw him to the ground and said;
“Son of the Sawada! I have abandoned my right to prevent people from forsaking their faith, but as regards Fatima’s grave, by Him in whose hand is my soul if you and your followers attempt to do anything to it, I will irrigate the ground with your blood!"
At this, Abu Bakr said;
'Abu Al-Hasan, I ask you by the right of Allah's Messenger and by Him who is above the Throne: leave him alone and we will not do anything, which you would not approve of.

The 7 biggest reasons Catholics are leaving the church

According to the study:


1. The Sex Abuse Crisis
Byron and Zech asked ex-Catholics to cite their main reason for leaving: “If you could communicate directly with the bishop, what would you say?”
The most common answer: the church’s inadequate response to clergy sex abuse. “The bishop’s refusal to list pedophile priests on the diocesan Web site and his non-support of the effort to lift the statute of limitations for bringing sexual abuses cases forward in the courts” did it for me, one man said, according to the report.
Several respondents said they had been victims of sexual abuse by church leadership. Read Full