Taraweeh Salaah – Night 19 By Sheikh Abdul Hamid Lachporia – Canada In the Name of Almighty Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful Tonight’s Tarawee covers Wama Liyaa…(JUZ 23). The Surahs that will be recited this evening are: the three and two third Rukus of Surah Ya Sin, Surah Al Saffat in its entirety, Surah Sad, and half of Surah Al Zumar .
Taraweeh Salaah – Night 11 By Sheikh Abdul Hamid Lachporia – Canada In the Name of Almighty Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful Tonight we complete the remaining half of Wa’ma Ubarri -u-nafsee (JUZ 13) and three quarters of Rubama Yawadul Ladhi’naa (JUZ 14).
Copenhagen: Hizb ut-Tahrir hatred now a hate crime “You think Muslims are praying for a black eye?” [In Danish 'blue eye'] (campaign poster via Uriasposten ) The city of Copenhagen launched a new campaign urging victims of hate-crimes to report attacks. The three groups appearing on the campaign posters: Blacks, gays and Muslims.
Norway: ‘Neither Christians nor Jews could have done something like this’ Members of the Islamic community in Fredrikstad saw red when a swastika and ‘oink Allah’ were painted on the mosque in the city center.
UK: Police ask to ban EDL demo ( UK: EDL to target Muslim centers ) Via Daily Mail : A chief constable is seeking emergency powers to ban the far-Right English Defence League from marching through a city’s Muslim neighbourhood, amid fears it could provoke widespread violence. Up to 10,000 EDL supporters are expected to descend on Bradford over the bank holiday weekend in what is claimed will be a rally against Islamic extremism
Spain: Muslims fighting municipal burka ban Via ThinkSpain : MUSLIMS in Lleida have presented six written complaints to the city council over its decision to ban the burkha in public buildings. The Watani Association for Freedom and Justice has said that if local authorities do not respond to their complaints, they will take the matter to the court.
Rotterdam : Court dismisses Tariq Ramadan’s lawsuit ( photo ) Tariq Ramadan already announced he will appeal ( NL ). Via AP : A Dutch court has rejected a wrongful dismissal lawsuit brought by prominent Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan, saying the city of Rotterdam had good reasons for ending his contract.
Taraweeh Salaah – Night 1 By Sheikh Abdul Hamid Lachporia – Canada In the Name of Almighty Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful “Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His slave the FURQAN [the Criterion of Right and Wrong], that He may be a warner to mankind.
Hamburg: 9/11 mosque shut down Via AP : German authorities say they have closed a Hamburg mosque used by the Sept. 11 attackers as a meeting place before they moved to the United States.
Lower Saxony: Concerns about controversial Islamic school Via Deutsche Welle : Security agencies are watching with concern as a controversial Islamic school attempts to move to another location in Germany. They say the school threatens the German constitution and democracy. The town council of Moenchengladbach has put a temporary stop to the renovation of a building intended as the new location of a controversial Islamic school