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5 Duas for the month of

Ramadan
6 5 Tips for HeaIthy
Eating during a
Summer Ramadan
88 The SpirituaI Purpose
of Fasting
9 Ramadan,
the experience
10 A review of AISA and
Sareera Youth's
STREET IFTAR
11 A review of IREA's
Burma Iftar
12 MusaIIa
Announcements
13 The Benefits,
importance and
responsibiIity of
reading
14 LayIatuI - Qadr
15 Eid-aI Fitr: A Time to
be ThankfuI
Ujtemirj
|rer|:
U|' Cemmi||ee
/re|ler :eme:|er el Urirer:i| le: ejjreetlei t: eri U|' le: :jer| e
wer|lwlile |reel jlerrirj erer|: eri et|iri|ie: ler |le temirj weel:.
We trier:|eri |le imjer|erte el lerirj er erjeri:e|ier :ttl e: etr ewr eri
|eliere |le| wlile jreriiirj e :|rerj letrie|ier ler jrirtijle: eri lrewleije
wi|lir |e|l mt:lim eri rermt:lim :|tier|:, we ter ie :e wlile erjeirj
etr:elre:. Keej er ee et| ler U|' erer|: ler ererere |e erje!
WWe lere :jeriirj Kemeier wi|l etr |re|ler: eri :i:|er: eri we e:jetiell lere
i| wlere |lere i: leei, :e jeir t: e| |le U|' /rrtel |l|er er |le JI:| el !tl e|
|le rjler hell.
/: we ell lrew, el|er |le le:|irj, teme: |le lee:|irj eri :e we leje etr
|tmmie: will |e rtm|lirj ler ir |le lir:| lell el |le :eme:|er, U|' will |e
leliirj e |er|ete eri |ele :ele.
//| :eme jeir| ir |le :eteri lell el :eme:|er |'|/|C /W/K|N|'' W||K will |e
leli :e |rt:l tj er etr i:lemit :|tiie: eri re:| e::trei |le| et will |e
|leretjll er|er|eirei | :eme |:lemit |ririe e| Iririe Nijl|!
Ke :tre |e e||eri |ell: eri terjreje|ier: itrirj |:lemit /werere:: Weel |e
etjeri etr ererjrewirj |erl: el i:lemit lrewleije
Ile e|li Ile e|lije|er :jer|irj me|tle: lere re| |eer lerje||er eri |le lire |elerte
|e|weer ee|irj leel|l eri lirirj leel|l will |e jt| |e :lew ir :eme ltr eri
et|ire jemejle.
|| i: |le ertetrejemer| eri :e|i:let|ier el etr mem|er: |le| leej |li: :etie|
:|rerj eri wi|let| etr jer|itije|ier ir etr erer|:, we wetli re| lerm :ttl
:|rerj |ie: wi|lir etr temmtri| :e jlee:e ier'| le:i|e|e |e teme eri :e lelle
|e er el |le temmi||ee mem|er: itrirj er el etr erer|:.

've spenL more LIun 1o yeurs IusLIng buL LIe IusL Lwo yeurs Rumudun Ius IuIIen In weuLIer LIuL wus sIgnIIIcunLIy
wurmer LIun In prevIous yeurs und duys wIen LIe IusL wus mucI Ionger. TIuL meuns exLru prepuruLIon und
knowIng wIuL Lo euL durIng non-IusLIng Iours Is essenLIuI Lo good IeuILI und endurunce durIng LIe enLIre monLI.
DurIng my LeucIIng yeurs remember IIsLenIng Lo communILy members und scIooI kIds wILI sLorIes ubouL Iow
LIey'd wunLed Lo cIunge LIe Ioods LIey uLe In Rumudun In order Lo IeeI IeuILIIer, wIIcI Is one oI LIe reusons
begun workIng on soIuLIons by provIdIng IeuILIy recIpes und cookIng LIps.
A IusLIng person needs good, nuLrIenL-rIcI Iood LIuL provIdes LIe energy necessury Ior LIe prIorILIes oI duIIy IIIe A IusLIng person needs good, nuLrIenL-rIcI Iood LIuL provIdes LIe energy necessury Ior LIe prIorILIes oI duIIy IIIe
und no oLIer LIme oI yeur Is LIuL more ImporLunL LIun durIng Rumudun wIen we're IusLIng Ior Iong Iours, some
oI us In very IoL cIImuLes or In LIe summer seuson.
Here ure my Lop LIps Ior euLIng IeuILIy durIng LIuL sIorL LIme oI duy In LIe monLI oI Rumudun wIen Iood und
drInk ure meunL Lo be consumed.

Tips lor HeoIIhy EoIing

During o Summer Pomodon
EoI PeoI Food, NoI Processed ond Junk Foods
Sure, processed Ioods cun seem convenIenL, buL LIey're usuuIIy IIIIed wILI unIeuILIy LIIngs IIke IIgI-IrucLose
corn syrup, MSG (Lo enIunce IIuvor), IoLs oI sodIum und LypIcuIIy uII LIe wrong IeurL-cIoggIng oIIs. I you're In u
Iurry, LIere ure IeuILIy und IuIuI-convenIenL opLIons LIuL ure purLIcuIurIy good Ior breukIng LIe IusL, so geL Lo
know LIe IuIuI Iood busInesses LIuL muke und serve LIem (see my Lop pIcks uL LIe end oI LIIs urLIcIe).
Junk Ioods IIke cIIps, cundIes, und more ure busIcuIIy voId oI nuLrIenLs und sIouId noL be used us u sIde dIsI Junk Ioods IIke cIIps, cundIes, und more ure busIcuIIy voId oI nuLrIenLs und sIouId noL be used us u sIde dIsI
(beIIeve me, 've seen IL beIore). How wIII you Iuve uny energy Lo geL you LIrougI u Iong duy oI IusLIng und Iong
nIgIL oI pruyer II your Iood gIves you noLIIng In reLurn Ior euLIng IL? nsLeud, sIop Ior IocuIIy produced IruILs und
veggIes Irom Iurmers murkeLs und grocery sLores, wIIcI ure now IoIIowIng LIe Lrend oI sourcIng IngredIenLs
Irom IocuI vendors. Becuuse oI u IIgIer demund Ior sucI goods, LIe prIces ure IInuIIy comIng down somewIuL.
urLIermore, wIen you euL Iood LIuL Is wIoIesome und pucked wILI nuLrILIon, you'II IeeI more suLIsIIed. n IucL,
you muy even IInd yourseII needIng Lo euL Iess oI IL LIun IIIIer Ioods LIuL IurdIy suLIsIy LIe sLomucI und muke you you muy even IInd yourseII needIng Lo euL Iess oI IL LIun IIIIer Ioods LIuL IurdIy suLIsIy LIe sLomucI und muke you
cruve more und more oI LIem.
Avoid "WhiIe" Foods
WIILe Ioods (I.e., wIILe breud, wIILe rIce, wIILe sugur, WIILe Ioods (I.e., wIILe breud, wIILe rIce, wIILe sugur,
eLc.) cun IuII InLo some oI LIe ubove cuLegorIes, buL
LIey're worLI LIe menLIon Ior wIuL noL Lo euL. WIILe
breuds ure mude Irom wIILe IIour, wIIcI Is processed
und sLrIpped oI LIe nuLrILIon LIuL sIouId be In breud
und LIe sume goes Ior rIce und even LIe Lype oI sugur
you use. nsLeud, cIoose breuds Irom wIoIe gruIns
und orgunIc brown rIce (even busmuLI). SurprIsIngIy, und orgunIc brown rIce (even busmuLI). SurprIsIngIy,
LIey don'L Iuve Lo breuk LIe bunk, eILIer, sInce mucI
oI LIIs Is uvuIIubIe In buIk uL quuIILy grocers IIke WIoIe
oods.
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DIscIuImer: LIe purpose oI LIIs urLIcIe Is noL InLended
us medIcuI udvIce. TIe uuLIor nor LIe websILe ure noL
responsIbIe Ior uny sIde eIIecLs or Iurm Irom IoIIowIng
ILs conLenLs. PIeuse consuIL wILI your pIysIcIun re-
gurdIng IusLIng or consumIng uny purLIcuIur Ioods
beIore doIng so.
My Lop pIcks Ior IeuILIy und IuIuI Iood brunds:
CrescenL oods
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SuIIron Roud
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WIoIe EurLI MeuLs
Co Eosy on Ihe Corbs
WIIIe Iove u good bowI oI pusLu, u IeILy porLIon oI poLuLoes or rIce wILI meuL, LIese ure uII
curboIydruLes Lo mInImIze durIng Rumudun. CurboIydruLes ure converLed InLo sugurs und
cun evenLuuIIy Luke LIeIr LoII on your body wuy uILer you've IInIsIed euLIng. WIen you do
Iuve your curboIydruLes, be sure Lo puIr LIem wILI proLeIn-rIcI Ioods IIke beuns, meuL or
eggs Lo buIunce LIe meuI.
Muy everyone wIo observes LIe bIessed monLI oI Rumudun Iuve u peuceIuI, IeuILIy und Muy everyone wIo observes LIe bIessed monLI oI Rumudun Iuve u peuceIuI, IeuILIy und
Iuppy LIme wILI IumIIy, IrIends und communILy.
Avoid Fried & Sugory Foods
n un eIIorL noL Lo spoII uny cuILuruI LrudILIons In Rumudun Ioods, 'm noL udvo-
cuLIng LIuL everyone Iorgo LIeIr IuvorILe sumosus or empunudus uL 1zILur. Iove
LIem, Loo! BuL, do know LIuL IL's possIbIe Lo buke LIem InsLeud oI Iry, so con-
sIder LIuL un opLIon. rIed Ioods ure Ieuvy In oII und LIuL mukes LIem Iurder Lo
dIgesL, especIuIIy wIen LIey're LIe IIrsL Ioods Lo be euLen uILer u Iong IusL.
eL's suve LIe sweeLs Ior 'EId uI ILr (LIe ceIebruLIon LIuL comes uILer LIe monLI oI
IusLIng) und Lry Lo IoId oII on us muny desserLs us possIbIe Lo uvoId uny sugur
crusIes IuLer In LIe duy. I you musL Iuve someLIIng sweeL, muke IL nuLuruI -- use
reuI Ioney or nuLuruI ruw cune sugur (LurbInudo) In your recIpes, or euL IruILs LIuL
ure u bIL more on LIe sweeL sIde Lo suLIsIy LIe cruvIng... nuLuruIIy.

Know Ihe Foods ThoI HydroIe Your

Body
WIen IusLIng, we're sIowIy beIng deIydruLed over LIe course oI LIe WIen IusLIng, we're sIowIy beIng deIydruLed over LIe course oI LIe
duy, so once we breuk our IusL und durIng LIe non-IusLIng perIod
we need Lo Iuve Ioods LIuL puL wuLer InLo our body, noL depIeLe IL
IurLIer. L cun be dIIIIcuIL Lo euL u IoL oI wuLermeIon or squusI,
even LIougI LIey're super-IydruLIng Ioods, buL you cun muke
juIces ouL oI LIe IruILs und soups ouL oI LIe vegeLubIes Lo gIve your
body LIe uddILIonuI wuLer IL needs. AvoId suILy spIce mIxes und
condImenLs LIuL sneuk LIeIr wuy InLo our rIce und meuL dIsIes onIy condImenLs LIuL sneuk LIeIr wuy InLo our rIce und meuL dIsIes onIy
Lo Ieuve us wonderIng wIy we're so LIIrsLy uILerwurds. A greuL wuy
Lo breuk LIe IusL Is Lo enjoy your IuvorILe duLes, oI course, buL uIso
consIder IuvIng coconuL wuLer, or mukIng smooLIIes, cooIers und
IruILy drInks wIIcI ure super-IydruLIng. TIey cun be consumed uL
LIe SuIoor (pre-duwn meuI beIore LIe IusLIng duy begIns) or uL LIe
ILur (meuI uL LIe LIme oI breukIng LIe IusL) IoIIowed by soup Lo
preIuce your muIn meuI. ConsIder IImILIng coIIee und Leu wIIcI ure preIuce your muIn meuI. ConsIder IImILIng coIIee und Leu wIIcI ure
very deIydruLIng Lo LIe body, Lo ubouL IuII oI wIuL you normuIIy
drInk.
lLn /Ici||ch :cic, 8eccme rec|izec in ycur neecine::, cnc
He wi|| c::i:I ycu Ihrcugh Hi: richne::."
Ihi: i: cI Ihe very hecrI cf Irue uncer:Icncing cf Divine Cne Ihi: i: cI Ihe very hecrI cf Irue uncer:Icncing cf Divine Cne-
ne::, fcr Ihe Curcnic uncer:Icncing cf Gcc-Ihe cne c|cne
wcrIhy cf wcr:hip-i: IhcI He i: Ihe Fich {ghcni)-cL:c|uIe|y
free cf neec cf cny cIher cnc cIher: cre cL:c|uIe|y in pcv-
erIy cnc incigence Lefcre Him. He i: Ihe lncepencenI
{:cmcc)-whcm c|| Iurn Ic in neec, cnc whc i: cL:c|uIe|y in-
cepencenI cnc Leycnc neec. /nc He i: Ihe Su:Iciner
{cyyum)-whc :u:Icin: c|| Ihing: cI every mcmenI, in every
wcy,
cnc whc neec: ncne Ic :u:Icin Him.
Fost|ng ond Sp|r|tuo| keo||zot|on o| D|v|ne Oneness
ln fc:Iing, cne experience: cne: neecine:: Ic Gcc, which cpen: cne: hecrI Ic :piriIuc| uncer:Icncing.
/||ch Ie||: u: in Ihe Curcn: O peop|e, you ore the ones obso|ute|y |n need o| God; ond God |s the One
|ree o| o|| need, worthy o| o|| pro|se." |Cur'cn, 35.15] Ihi: neecine:: {fcr) IhcI cne rec|ize: when fc:Iing
cpen: cne: hecrI Ic Ihe cL:c|uIe richne:: {ghinc) cf /||ch-Hi: Leing cL:c|uIe, cnc cL:c|uIe|y free cf
neec fcr cny cIher.
ln Ihe Ncme cf /||ch, Ihe 8enevc|enI, Ihe Mercifu|. Mcy /||ch: L|e::ing: cnc pecce Le upcn Hi: 8e|cvec
Me::enger, hi: fc|k, cnc ccmpcnicn:

Fcmcccn i:nI Ihe McnIh cf Fc:Iing." lI i: c mcnIh cf :eeking c|c:ene:: Ic /||ch. Fc:Iing i: c mecn:.
Frcyer i: c mecn:. ZckcI i: c mecn:. FeciIing Ihe Curcn i: c mecn:. Icwc i: c mecn:. Ihcnkfu|ne:: i: c
mecn:. Guiccnce cnc ccIicn: cre mecn:. Ihe purpc:e i: /||ch, cnc /||ch c|cne.
/||ch Mc:I High Ie||: u: cf Ihi: pcwe /||ch Mc:I High Ie||: u: cf Ihi: pcwerfu||y, A|| the oct|ons o| peop|e ore |or them, except |or |ost|ng. Fost|ng
|s |or Me ond |t |s I who reword |t." |8ukhcri]
SpiriIuc||y, Ihe purpc:e cf fc:Iing i: c|c:ene:: Ic Gcc. /fIer Ihe ver:e: cec|ing wiIh fc:Iing cnc Ihe mcnIh cf
Fcmcccn, /||ch Mc:I High mcke: Ihi: purpc:e c|ecr: I| My servonts osk you obout Me, then I om |ndeed
neor. I onswer the co|| o| those who co|| upon Me when they co||. So |et them heed My co||s ond |et them
tru|y be||eve |n Me-|n order thot they become r|ght|y gu|ded." |Cur'cn, 2.18]
Je Bp...aa' ]apese e |as...
'eseess .e /''a

Sheikh Fcrcz FcLLcni

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ln :hcrI, Gcc i: Ihe Cne free cf cny cIher, whcm c|| cre cL:c|uIe|y in
neec cf." |Scnu:i, Umm c|-8crchin]
Ihe F Ihe FrcpheI {/||ch L|e:: him cnc give him pecce) expre::ec Ihi:
LecuIifu||y cI c Iime cf inIen:e crcughI, when he cccre::ec Ihem
Lefcre perfcrming Ihe crcughI prcyer, /|| prci:e i: cue Ic /||ch: Ihe
Mercifu|, Ihe Ccmpc::icncIe: Lcrc cf Ihe Dcy cf Feckcning: Ihere i:
nc gcc LuI Him, He cce: whcI He wi||:. C /||ch, Ycu cre Gcc, Ihere i:
nc gcc LuI Ycu. Ycu cre Ihe Cne free cf c|| neec, cnc we cre Ihe
cne: in cL:c|uIe neec." Ihen he c:kec fcr rcin cnc prcyec Iwc
rckcI:. |/Lu Dcwuc] rckcI:. |/Lu Dcwuc]
Ihe :chc|cr: menIicn IhcI Ihi: {cr :imi|cr :upp|iccIicn, fc||cwec Ly
Iwc cyc|e: cf prcyer, i: LcIh c pcwerfu| expre::icn cf neecine::
{fcr) cnc c pcwerfu| mecn: cf fu|fi||ing cne: wcr|c|y cr :piriIuc|
neec:.
~Hamdi 8aadi
'He souglt to undeistand Islam tliougl an expeiience",
pioessed tle teaclei. 'Imam clazali looked to discovei aitl by way o a jouiney.
1lus le tiavelled-tiavelled in body and in spiiit. Indeed, tle expeiience was ovei-
wlelming, but le embiaced tle expeiience. 1le gieat Imam subsequently ieacled a
state o tianscendence."
1le teaclei spoke evei so eloquently o tle Imam tlat we, lis students, weie entianced
in a state o awe. Iless tle teaclei oi pioducing tlis expeiience, oi we too embiaced
tle expeiience and veneiated goodness in tle lonouiable claiactei o Imam clazali.
foi in tle veneiation o good, tlat is, in 'enjoying good" tleie aie blessings.
Ixpeiiences do mu Ixpeiiences do mucl to clange us as lumans. 1ley toucl tle oundations o oui aitl,
claiactei and values, and lave tle ability to exeit pioound eects on tle aiticles o
eacl. 1le eects aie dependent on low we live tliougl tle expeiience and subse-
quently come out o it. 1lis outlook and assessment o oui conduct duiing any expeii-
ence is dependent on oui intentions, oui tlouglts and oui actions.
And in kamadan we lived tliougl an expeiience - an expeiience tlat was
blissul and lumbling. It was an expeiience tlat enabled us to piactise sin-
ceiity, sound judgement and moial actions. 1lus, it would be a gieat slame i we did
not exploit tle eects o tlis expeiience in betteiing ouiselves atei kamadan; tlat is, i
we ell to tle clicle and 'didn`t make tle most o kamadan." Lltimately, we slould
embiace tle expeiience and sew tle seeds o blessing and contentment into oui leaits.
Iut low slall we do tlat? We slall do tlat by exploiting tle luman claiacteiistics o
adaption and labituation. Iy oigetting tle tempoial aspect o kamadan (tle act tlat
its just one montl) and tlus continuing tle development, we could lopeully make tle
upliting and cleansing o oui souls a labit, and tlus make it a pait o oui being. 8ub-
sequently, we slould tiy labituating oui deeds o tle tliee aspects: dliki (tle iemem-
biance o cod), ibaadaat (woislip) and akllaaq (claiactei building).
Dliki maintains tle waimtl o aitl in oui leaits. It pieseives tle love o
cod, wlo is beyond imagination, association, time and
diiection. 1lis acceptance and iemembiance o cod wlo is All-8eeing and All-
Lnowing allows us to continue tle sinceie woislip o Him. And in looking to maintain
tlis woislip, let us lone oui ocus on tle continuation o one oi moie paiticulai deeds
atei kamadan. We slould ocus on deeds we aie capable o doing, sucl as tle obsei-
vance o ive daily piayeis, as opposed to deeds tlat woik us out (e.g. tle niglt optional
piayeis.) Witl claiactei building, just as we maintained a wlole day`s ast on tle bad
aspects o oui claiactei, let us continue tlis ast atei kamadan (oiget tlat it`s one
montl.) Witl a long teim ast, let us slun tle vices o oui claiactei.
I ask cod tlat He blesses us witl tle blessings o kamadan atei tle montl itsel. Hope-
ully we may embiace its expeiience and come out o kamadan !1?1 as bettei Mus-
lims. Amiin.

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uolots Vosgco, oou soo oI cs colttoo obors ottoouou oou oou oo oo|oyoblo
tlol lt wos o Ico Iostlvo olot Icll oI colocr oou ccltcro. Jooro woro oosooous sco by
yoco scoool boys wlto root volcos, oo AVA2lNG Ocr'oo rocltotloo by oo |ytloo
gorl ooou lslo |o|ry, too toot worou cs c, tcr|lso coIIoo wolco wo cocluo't roolly
tosto bococso oI too crozy gcoco, swoots, ocoro, Iolry Iloss, ooooo, yoc ooo ltll Oo,
oou lot's oot Iorot too |k|| |OOD Ior lItor. Joo bolloo orco, colorIcl llots, olcol
looto lootoros oou otoor woouorIcl uocorotloos ouuou o root tocco to too olot oou ouo
cs Iool koouoo lo too olrl Wo wlll uoIloltoly rocooou ovoryooo to o oou soo Ior
toosolvos oot yoor. Wo oro uoIloltoly loo|lo Iorworu to 8troot lItor 2ul=. Aro yoc
~8orooro octo
Doslto too colu oou uo wootoor, too stroot lItor wos vlbroot wlto costs Iro oll
ovor Volbocroo. lt wos so roosscrlo to soo boto cslls oou ooo-cslls Iro too
cocolty colo tootoor to |olo lo too Iostlvltlos oou to|o boc| o blt oI ottooo ccl-
tcro to toolr ooos. Wollo too lItor wos uollclocs oou too loco woll uocorotou lt wos
too otosooro toot roolly ouo oolo lvo solo to toolr brotoors oou slstors, uls-
trlbcto too Ioou oou ool clooo c ot too oou oI too olot wltooct oosltotloo. Jols yoor's
stroot lItor roolly ocoouou y ooctotloos oou l |oow l coo't wolt Ior too oot
~8oooooz Vctollo
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Oo too 2lst oI 1cly l ottoouou too Icourolsor
lItor wlto croso kooloyo orrlvols oroolsou
by lk|A. lt wos o olot wolco olortou cs oI too
sltcotloo soo oI ocr brotoors oou slstors lo ocr
cocolty woro lo. lt wos ortlcclorly loosoot
to soo scco o wluo orroy oI oroolsotloos
colo tootoor to scort tooso roIcoos.
A soctloo o A soctloo oI too lItor wos uoulcotou to sclylo uoootou ltos to tooso woo woro lo
ooou. Joo oocot oI clotoos uoootou wos roolly ovorwoollo. 8corvos, sooos, bos, o
soozzy wolto colocrou sclt, cocotloss oooouo |oltwoor Ior boblos, bou sooots, ots,
oootors woro ooo woot wos oo oIIor. lt wos oozlo to soo too oooroslty oI ocr
cocolty. At too soo tlo oowovor l cocluo't ool tolo|lo oI oow cco wo wosto.
Cooo, cocsou olrs oI oools Iro locos ll|o torot oou kort ouo o roIloct toot lt
wos olso o cooroctorlstlc oI ocr cocolty to bcy tolos oot bococso wo ooou too bct
slly bococso slly bococso wo coo oIIoru too.
Joo lItor wos olso o woy oI cloorlo too lscoocotloo toot tooro oroo't roolly ooy
oor oolo lo Acstrollo. A slluosoow oI loos oI brotoors vlsltlo too ooos oI koolo-
yo croso oolo oou rovlulo too wlto boslc oocossltlos scco os oll, vootoblos,
oootors, bloo|ots soowou cs too wor| toot wos bolo couorto|oo to ooscro toot Iollow
Vcslls ossootlol ooous woclu bo IclIlllou tols koouoo.
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Door oll,
Oo booolI oI too Vcsollo OIIlcor's ot uVl8 wo coovoy ocr soloos to yoc oou
wolcoo yoc to oootoor soostor ooro ot Volbocroo uolvorslty.
Joo oow Vcsollo oIIlcors ucuo Worolco oou koro AsoroII oovo to|oo
rosooslblllty ovor too Vcsollo, oou ooy scostloos or coocoros coo bo ulroctou to too
losoo Alloo. Wo woclu ll|o to o|o o Iow oooococooots oboct ocr
cooco coocoros oou lvo roouors oo cuoto roorulo too royor soco.
~ uVl8 ls ccrrootly lo too rocoss oI rolococolo too csollo llbrory tols
soostor, oou losoolloo lt wlll bo ovolloblo to boto olos oou Ioolos oo sooroto
ollocotou uoys torocooct too woo|
~ Wo woclu olso ll|o to ooscro toot oll stcuoots oro oworo toot solllo wltolo too
royor roos toosolvos ls oot ollowou, oou ooy ltos loIt Ior solo wlll bo storou
owoy coloss,cotll colloctou.
~ l ~ lI ooy ltos oro lost, Iocou lo too csollo, looso cootoct ooo oI too
colttoo obors (cootoct uotolls ovolloblo oo oo 2}
~ lo oruor to to olo occoss to too csollo, looso ooll occoss-
cootrol@cololb.ouc.oc
or vlslt too soccrlty bcllulo
~ |or colvorslty roclotloos, wo os| toot stcuoots swlo toolr stcuoot lD corus
loulvlucolly, ovoo lI too uoor ls olroouy ooo
~Coclu brotoors oou slstors looso, loco too sllors (rovluou Ior wcuoc or
ootorlo too wosoroos} oo too roc|s oo oltoor sluo oItor csoo. Jols ls
lortoot os wo woclu ll|o to |oo too Vcsollo ooot lA os woll os olllooto o
otootlol slllo oozoru by
loclo too wot sllors oo too rocou
~ llooso uo oot loovo ooy ltos Ior uoootloo wltooct loIorlo o colttoo
obor.
~ |loolly ~ |loolly wo os| ovoryooo to ooscro toot tooy Iollow oll rclos to too bost oI toolr
oblllty so toot too csollo coo bo |ot os clooo os osslblo, oou bo o
wolcolo loco Ior oll tooso woo cso lt
ocr couorstooulo wlll bo rootly oroclotou.
As ootlooou boIoro, looso Iool Iroo to cootoct cs lI yoc oovo ooy gcorlos or
coocoros.
1ozo|olloo
8oloos 8oloos
Vcsollo OIIlcors

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Musalla AnnouncemenLs
What is Lavlatul Qadr!
It has been rendered The Niht ot Destiny, Niht ot Power, Niht ot Value, the Niht ot Decree and the Niht ot Mea
sures. All titles, yet none sutticient enouh to convey its siniticance. Allah in tact poses the question 'Arc uiot cor oi.
,ou irou uiot :s ti. N:it o, D.cr..!' (97:2) expressin our incapability to comprehend this one niht without the uid
ance ot his words. These words are tound within a Quranic verse (AlQader) dedicated entirely to this one niht.
'V. io:. :rc..c r.:.oi.c ti:s (Quror) :r Lo,iotui Qocr' (97:!)
Allah explains to us one reliious siniticance ot this niht is it is the one in which the Quran was reviled. Many promi
nent Muslim scholars, includin Ibn 'Abbas (Ra), have explained that there were two staes to the revelation ot the
Quran. The occurrence in Laylatul Qadar is the tirst stae in which Allah caused the Quran, in its entirety, to descend
trom His Protected Tablet (alLawh alMahtuth) to the lowest heaven reterred to as 'Bayt al'Izzah' (The House ot Honor
or Power). From here the second stae ot revelation occurred in which the Quran came to the Prophet (PBLH) in se
ments relevant to events that occurred durin the 23 years ot his prophethood.
'Lo,iotui Qocr :s o.tt.r tior o tiousorc Mortis' (97:3)
Allah illustrates the true importance ot the niht by dictatin that it is preterred to him over a thousand ordinary
months. Theretore worshipin Him on this niht in pure devotion can be more beneticial than 83 years and + months
ot prayin. $ubhanAllah This duration is loner than the averae lite expectancy ot any nation includin ]apan (82.6
years).
When is Lavlatul Qadr!
LLaylatul Qadr is to be tound in the last tive odd nihts ot the 3rd decade ot Ramadan. There is no history in the Quran
as to when the specitic date is and the accounts reardin $unnah ditter on the issue. However we do know its dura
tion, From dusk till dawn 'It's oii P.oc..... urt:i ti. r:s. o, cour' (97:5).
Note. that in the Islamic calendar the 21st niht means the niht that tollows the day number 20.
Tryin to calculate which niht is the true niht ot Layaltul Qadr is an unnecessary hustle and danerous as it may lead
one to miss it altoether. The prophet (PBLH) has been narrated to worship in all the tinal 10, includin the even
nihts. $ome scholars suest the wisdom behind this lies in the tact that the Prophet (PBLH) had toreseen that Mus
lims would ditter on the issue ot the commencement ot Ramadan and did not want them miss Laylatul Qadr by wor
shipin on even nihts and sleepin throuh the odd ones due lunar pattern miscalculations.
What is to be done on Lavlatul Qadr!
This one niht literally is the opportunity ot 'a lite time'. We need to remember that proper worship can help us earn
the rewards ot more than 83 years ot continual prayer. Our prophet used to pertorm 'I'tikat' - i.e. devote the end ot his
Ramadan to the pure remembrance ot Ood by stayin in the mosque tor the entirety ot 10 nihts. Practically this is
really ditticult tor most ot us students. However, we should not let our incapability to worship at this level demoralise us.
Instead we should be motivated to pertorm extra worship knowin that anythin pertormed on Layatul Qadr will earn
us a us a tentold ot the reward with the permission ot Ood. We need to use this motivation to tirstly pertorm your oblia
tory worship includin prayin, tastin, ivin zakat and pertormin that which is just, and secondly, to pertorm extra
prayers (particularly the niht prayer) join in 'tiwlah' (readin quran) and to remember Ood.
Here in Melbourne we are blessed with longer nights and thus better opportunities to make the most of the end of
Ramadan. So as the end of this Ramadan approaches upon the Islamic Lmmah, In Sha Allah we too can celebrate
bv turningup our own lanterns and joining the believers in making the most of Lavlatul Qadr.

Lavlatul Qadr
From its verv beginning the lunar month of Ramadan is one that attracts a flood of excitement from
Islamic communities. Yet, evervthing comes to an end and so vou mav expect the vibe that allows
Muslims to escalate spirituallv to dwindle, paralleling the phasic patterns of the waning crescent
moon. However, this could not be further from the truth.
LLpon embarking the last davs of Ramadan the lanterns illuminating Muslim households shine bright
er and longer than ever. In fact it is the last ten davs in particular that believers long for with the
greatest of anticipation. Within these nights is the holiest time of the vear the time of Lavlatul Qadr.
Laith AlMoktar

$he|kh Faraz Pabban|

$eekers0u|dance AnsWers [WWW.$eekers0u|dance.org}
Eid alFitr:
A Time to Be Thankful

Aa|aru a|a||ur Wa ra|ra|u||a|,

E|d a|F||r (Po|Fa||r Fe||va|} | ore ol ||e cer|ra| da]
ol ce|eora||or ard le||v||] |r l|ar. l| | a ||re |o oe ||ar|lu|
|o A||a| lor ||e o|e|r ol la||r ||e ror|| ol Raradar,
ard ||e e|ra Wor||p ard ood deed perlorred |r ||a|
o|eed ror||. T|| da] | a|o rear| |o oe a recor|||or,
||ar|lu|re, ard rejo|c|r lor ||e ra|er|a| ard p|r||ua|
lavor ol 0od |o l| crea||or.
T|e Word E|d ||e|l | ar Arao|c Word, W|oe roo| corro|a||or | '||a| W||c| core oac|,
||re al|er ||re, ard rejo|c|r.' l| par||cu|ar uae |r l|ar, lor ||e |Wo rajor |o||da], | oecaue
||ee |Wo da] are rear| |o oe da] ol rejo|c|r. [Ra||o, a|Vulrada||
T|e Prop|e| Vu|arrad (A||a| o|e ||r ard |ve ||r peace} a|d, 'They are days of eat|ng, dr|nk|ng,
and remembrance of 0od. [Repor|ed o] 8u||ar| |r || Sa|||, ar au||or||a||ve co||ec||or ol ||e a]|r ol
||e Prop|e|.|
lr ||| are p|r||, ||e 0ur'ar rer||or ||a|, 'Jeu, or ol Var], a|d: '0 A||a|, lord ol u Serd doWr lor lr ||| are p|r||, ||e 0ur'ar rer||or ||a|, 'Jeu, or ol Var], a|d: '0 A||a|, lord ol u Serd doWr lor
u a |ao|e pread W||| lood lror |eaver, ||a| || ra] oe a lea| (e|d} lor u, lor ||e l|r| ol u ard lor ||e |a|
ol u ard a |r lror You. 0|ve u u|erarce, lor You are ||e 8e| ol Su|a|rer.' (0ur'ar, 5: 114}
0r ||| da], Vu||r a|| over ||e Wor|d ||ar| 0od lor ||e |l| ol la||r, |r W||c| ||e] avo|ded lood, dr|r| ard
|r|ercoure lror daWr |o du|, ou| ol ooed|erce ard erv||ude. T|e Prop|e| Vu|arrad (A||a| o|e ||r
ard |ve ||r peace} a|d, 'w|oever la| ||e ror|| ol Raradar ou| ol la|||, ee||r || reWard, |a|| |ave
a|| ||e|r pa| |r lor|ver.8u||ar||
T|e rar] |eor |r Raradar are ac|ed upor or ||| da] ol le||v||], |r order ||a| ||e] ro| oe loro||er: T|e rar] |eor |r Raradar are ac|ed upor or ||| da] ol le||v||], |r order ||a| ||e] ro| oe loro||er:
1. 0evot|ng onese|f to 0od: Vu||r |ar| ||e da] o] |oWer|r al|er daWr or E|d da], ||er o |o ||e |or|
E|d pra]er ard error ||a| |a|e p|ace ear|] |r ||e rorr|r.
2. Pecogn|z|ng one's b|ess|ngs and thank|ng 0od for them: Vu||r are ercouraed |o Wear ||e|r oe|
c|o||e, |ve |l| (epec|a||] |o c|||drer} ard ce|eora|e W||| lar||], lr|erd, ard re||oor.
3. Pemember|ng the p||ght of the poor and g|v|ng |n char|ty: 0r E|d da], || | epec|a||] recorrerded |o
|ve |r c|ar||], ||e oe| ||re ol W||c| | oelore o|r |o ||e roque or pra]er |a|| |r ||e rorr|r.
l| | a|d, 'True rejo|c|r | ro| (rere|]} |r Wear|r reW c|o||e, ou| |r oecor|r |rue |r ore' devo||or |o l| | a|d, 'True rejo|c|r | ro| (rere|]} |r Wear|r reW c|o||e, ou| |r oecor|r |rue |r ore' devo||or |o
0od.
A a reu||, || | ercouraed lor Vu||r |o la| aro||er | da] al|er E|d dur|r ||e ror|| ol S|aWWa|, |r
order |o |eep a||ve ||e |eor |earred dur|r ||e ror|| ol Raradar, ard |o oecore ol ||oe devo|ed |o
0od. l| | oecaue ol ||| ||a| ||e Prop|e| (A||a| o|e ||r ard |ve ||r peace} a|d: 'whoever fasts of Pa
madan then fasts s|x days |n the month of $haWWa| sha|| have the reWard of hav|ng fasted the Who|e
year. (Sa||| Vu||r}
T|e Prop|e| (A||a| o|e ||r & |ve ||r peace} a|d, 'For every peop|e there |s a feast and th|s |s our
feast. [Repor|ed o] 8u||ar| |r || Sa||||
Va] A||a| rar| ]ou ard u, ard ||e er||re corrur||] ol la||| ard |urar||] da] ol |rue rejo|c|r ard re|urr
|r |o our lord.