عن عمرو بن شعيب عن أبيه عن جده عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: لا تنتفوا الشيب فإنه نور المسلم يوم القيامة حديث حسن ‘Amr ibn Shu’ayb reported from his grandfather that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Do not pluck out white hair. It will be the light of a Muslim on the Day of Rising.” [at-Tirmidhi] Related posts: Virtues of Durood Wealth Fasting in Ramadan – Ahadith from Riyad as-Salihin
Denmark: Politiken apologizes, everybody censors Last Friday, Danish newspaper Politiken made a big show of apologizing for reprinting the Muhmmad cartoons and thereby offending Muslims. Politiken, btw, claim this will not prevent them from reprinting the cartoons.
Share By Abu Eesa Niamatullah (Cross-posted from AE’s personal blog) At a time when many Muslims will be debating the definitions of bid‘ah and the condemnation of people based upon whether they don’t celebrate the ‘Eed Milād’l-Nabi or do, where some will find excuse to mix and party and others will find reason to have a quiet reflective moment, perhaps it would be pertinent to remind ourselves exactly what this debate is all really about. The blessed Prophet and Messenger Sayyidina Muhammad (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was understood to have been born in the early half of the current month Rabī’l-Awwal in the year 570 or 571 CE. There is not a single piece of evidence that categorically establishes the exact date of birth and indeed this was never an issue for the early scholars due to their lack of celebrating the particular birthday of the Prophet (‘alayhi-salātullāh)
Today, Hijab Style brings you an exclusive interview with Sumayyah Nasar, founder of the Malaysian clothing brand Zyra .
بسم اللّه Part I | Part II | Part III For the second time in his young life, Prophet Yusuf [عليه السلام] found himself treated unjustly, oppressed and punished for committing absolutely no crime or offence. It is interesting how he appealed to Allah that living in a prison cell would be better for him than what the women of the city were calling him towards, and it was through his life in the cell that Allah decreed for him to have future honor and respect.
Norway: 61.5% of Muslims think demonstrations are unreasonable, 44% see signs of radicalization There were protests by Muslims on both Friday (~3,000 people ) and Saturday (~300 people). Both were mostly peaceful, and the organizers put great emphasis that it would be so, though one of the speakers in the Friday protest 'warned' Norway of a terrorist attack if things continue as they are. Aftenposten also reports people shouted “bomb, bomb”, but their video report about it doesn't show that. There's an interview with one of the protest guards in English here (~2:00) and video of the Saturday protest here . Meanwhile, there were actually riots in Oslo. several people were arrested on both Thursday and Friday night during riots which ensued after the police evicted squatters. The municipality says the place is a fire hazard. The house had been occupied by about 20 students, unemployed people and artists.
Norway: Allah will decide if it’s peaceful Update 2: About three thousand demonstrators showed up. The main part of the demonstration has ended, and the protesters were urged to continue the march part of the event quietly and calmly
Europe: Khat smuggling finances al-Shabaab Update: Small fixes. Muhammed was just a small fish, going across the Øresund (the Sound)
Oslo: Taxi drivers continue Muhammed-cartoon protest Follow up to: Oslo: 1000 taxi drivers protest Muhammed cartoon .
Oslo: 1000 taxi drivers protest Muhammed cartoon This has been a developing story this past week. It seems, though, that despite Abid Q. Raja’s ‘concerns’, it’s not the link itself that bothered Muslims.