The Middle Path

The Middle Path

Volume 5 Issue 1

Newsletter Date: Allah says: "Now there has come to you a Messenger from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that you
Friday 1st October 2010
29th Shawwal 1431
should feel distress: He is full of concern for you; to the believers he is most kind and merciful."
Hijra [Surah al-Tawbah 9:128]

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Calling to Allah through the Prophet's Impeccable Character

It is one of Allah's great blessings to humanity that he sent a kind, well-mannered, compassionate and gentle a
person like Muhammad (peace be upon him) to carry His message.

Allah says: "And indeed (O Muhammad), you are on an exalted standard of character." [Surah al-Qalam: 4]

Allah says: "O Prophet! Truly We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of glad tidings, and warner – and as one
PEARLS OF who invites to Allah's (grace) by His leave, and as a lamp spreading light." [Surah al-Ahzab: 45-46]
WISDOM:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) was not stern in his dealings with others. He was gentle. He was concerned
The blessings for for the people and felt for them.
a believer
Allah says: "Now there has come to you a Messenger from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that you should
Abu Yahya Suhaib feel distress: He is full of concern for you; to the believers he is most kind and merciful." [Surah al-Tawbah:
bin Sinan (RA) 128]
reports Rasulullah
(SAW) said, "How The Prophet (peace be upon him) was not dictatorial. Allah says: "…those who follow the Messenger, the
wonderful is the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are)
case of a believer; with them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful
there is good for for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden and the
him in everything. If fetters that they used to wear. Then those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow the
he is prosperous, light which is sent down with him: they are the successful. " [Surah al-Araf: 156-157]
he expresses
gratitude to Allah
"It was by the mercy of Allah that you were lenient with them (O Muhammad), for if you had been stern and
and that is good for
fierce of heart they would have dispersed from round about thee. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them
him; and if
adversity befalls
and consult with them about the conduct of affairs." [Surah Al-`Imran: 159]
him, he endures it
patiently and that is Allah makes it clear in these verses that the gentle and compassionate character of the Messenger (peace be
better for him". upon us) was a mercy for humanity and one of the greatest factors behind the successful spread of Islam. It
(Muslim) therefore, behooves those who wish to call others to this message of mercy to show the same compassion,
clemency and gentleness in their own conduct.

We need to get to know the prophet's personality better by reading his biography and by studying his Sunnah,
Abu Saeed and and then by putting into practice the good qualities that we find.
Abu Hurayrah
(RAA) report that Though we will never find in human history a greater leader or more heroic character than the Prophet
the Rasulullah Muhammad (peace be upon him), we will likewise never find anyone who was more clement, forbearing, gentle
(SAW) "Never is a and compassionate. The very humanity of the Prophet (peace be upon him) was unprecedented in history.
believer is stricken None of us will ever reach a fraction of what he achieved in his life and none of us will shoulder a fraction of the
with a discomfort, responsibilities that he had to bear, but we can seek to adopt his gentle qualities and high moral standards into
an illness, an our lives.
anxiety, a grief or
mental worry or The Prophet's life is a practical manual of how we should conduct ourselves. His life shows us how to live
even the pricking of wholesomely as a Muslim in this world, taking care of our spiritual welfare, our religious observances, and our
a thorn but Allah worldly needs in a balanced and sensible way, without going to extremes of neglect or asceticism.
expiates his sins on
account of his This is why the study of the Prophet's life is so essential to those who wish to call others to the message of
patience". (Bukhari Islam. Allah declares him to be our example, the example for all those "whose hope is in Allah and the Last
and Muslim) Day." [Surah al-Ahzab: 21] We cannot follow someone's life-example unless we are intimately acquainted with
that life.

By studying his life, we see real events where the teachings of Islam were put into practice. We can see how
Abu Hurayrah (RA) Islamic principles were actualized in a human life. This boosts our spirits and gives vitality to the message that
reports that we carry. Islam's message becomes immediate and relevant – a moral imperative that should guide our lives,
Rasulullah (SAW) rather than some set of dry theoretical abstractions.
said: "He for whom
Allah intends good, May Allah guide us to follow the pure example of His (swt) most beloved creation, Prophet Muhammad (peace
He afflicts him with be upon him) and that his life is an example for us all in which we can act on in our daily lives. Oh Allah we ask
some difficulty". you to guide us to follow the pure sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in all aspects of our
(Bukhari) lives. Ameen.
 Indeed successful are the Indeed successful are the
believers who perform prayers believers who perform prayers
with complete devotion with complete devotion
23:1-2 23:1-2

PRAYER TIMETABLE
Shawwal - Dhul al Qi’dah 1431 - October 2010

FAJR ZUHR ‘ASR MAGHRIB ‘ISHA

Islamic Date Start Jamat Sunrise Start Jamat Start Jamat Sunset Jamat Start Jamat
month

29 1st Fri 5:27 6.00 7.02 1.01 1.30 4.43 5.15 6.40 6.45 8.03 8.30

30 2nd Sat 5:28 6.15 7.04 1.01 1.30 4.41 5.00 6.37 6.42 8.01 8.30

1 3rd Sun 5:30 6.15 7.05 1.01 1.30 4.40 5.00 6.35 6.40 8.00 8.30
* = Please note that
on Sunday 31st 2 4th Mon 5:31 6.15 7.07 1.00 1.30 4.37 5.00 6.33 6.38 7.52 8.15
October at 2.00 am,
3 5th Tue 5:33 6.15 7.09 1.00 1.30 4.35 5.00 6.30 6.35 7.50 8.15
the clock goes back by
1 hour. 4 6th Wed 5:35 6.15 7.10 1.00 1.30 4.33 5.00 6.28 6.33 7.52 8.15
AL-JALAL 5 7th Thur 5:37 6.30 7.12 12.59 1.30 4.31 4.45 6.26 6.31 7.49 8.15
MASJID
ACTIVITES FOR 6 8th Fri 5:38 6.30 7.14 12.59 1.30 4.30 4.45 6.24 6.29 7.46 8.15
OCTOBER 2010
7 9th Sat 5:40 6.30 7.16 12.59 1.30 4.27 4.45 6.21 6.26 7.45 8.15
- Children
Madrasah: 8 10th Sun 5:42 6.30 7.17 12.58 1.30 4.25 4.45 6.19 6.24 7.42 8.00
Monday to Friday -
5.00 pm to 7.00 pm 9 11th Mon 5:43 6.30 7.19 12.58 1.30 4.23 4.45 6.17 6.22 7.41 8.00

10 12th Tue 5:45 6.30 7.21 12.58 1.30 4.20 4.45 6.15 6.20 7.38 8.00

- Riyadh Us 11 13th Wed 5.46 6.45 7.22 12.58 1.30 4.19 4.30 6.13 6.18 7.36 8.00
Saliheen
Reflections: 12 14th Thur 5.47 6.45 7.24 12.58 1.30 4.17 4.30 6.10 6.15 7.35 8.00
Every Wednesday after
13 15th Fri 5.48 6.45 7.26 12.58 1.30 4.15 4.30 6.08 6.13 7.31 8.00
Isha Jamat - brothers
only 14 16th Sat 5.49 6.45 7.28 12.57 1.30 4.13 4.30 6.06 6.11 7.29 7.45

15 17th Sun 5.50 6.45 7.29 12.57 1.30 4.11 4.30 6.04 6.09 7.27 7.45

- One to One 16 18th Mon 5.52 6.45 7.31 12.57 1.30 4.10 4.30 6.02 6.07 7.24 7.45
private Quran &
Tajweed classes 17 19th Tue 5.55 6.45 7.33 12.56 1.30 4.07 4.30 6.00 6.05 7.23 7.45
with Hafiz
18 20th Wed 5.57 6.45 7.34 12.56 1.30 4.05 4.30 5.58 6.03 7.22 7.45
Uthman
(Morocco) 19 21st Thur 5.58 6.45 7.36 12.56 1.30 4.02 4.30 5.56 6.01 7.19 7.45
(please ask internally
20 22nd Fri 6.00 7.00 7.38 12.56 1.30 4.00 4.15 5.53 5.58 7.16 7.45
in the Masjid for more
information and to 21 23rd Sat 6.01 7.00 7.40 12.56 1.30 3.59 4.15 5.51 5.56 7.14 7.30
book a class - brothers
22 24th Sun 6.03 7.00 7.42 12.56 1.30 3.56 4.15 5.49 5.54 7.10 7.30
only)
23 25th Mon 6.07 7.00 7.43 12.55 1.30 3.53 4.15 5.47 5.52 7.08 7.30

24 26th Tue 6.09 7.00 7.45 12.55 1.30 3.51 4.15 5.45 5.50 7.06 7.30
- Monthly Talk:
Date & Time to be 25 27th Wed 6.10 7.00 7.47 12.55 1.30 3.50 4.15 5.43 5.48 7.02 7.30
confirmed.
26 28th Thur 6.13 7.00 7.49 12.55 1.30 3.47 4.15 5.41 5.46 7.01 7.30
(Please check our
website and/or 27 29th Fri 6.14 7.00 7.50 12.55 1.30 3.47 4.15 5.40 5.45 7.00 7.30
announcements in
the Masjid) 28 30th Sat 6.15 7.00 7.52 12.55 1.30 3.45 4.00 5.38 5.42 6.59 7.30

Talk is open to 29 31st* Sun* 5.15 6.00 6.54 11.55 1.00 2.44 3.00 4.36 4.41 5.58 7.15
brothers & sisters. *
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