The Middle Path

The Middle Path

Volume 4 Issue 10
Newsletter Date:
Thursday 1st July
2010 "Say: Verily I call to my Lord and I do not ascribe any partners to Him at all."
19th Rajab 1431 (Surah Al Jinn 72:20)
Hijra
Al-Jalal Masjid, 314 Biscot Road, Luton, LU3 1AZ. Tel: 01582 411744

On the Importance of Tawheed

Verily, Allaah has created the world and everything in it in order to worship Him alone. He sent the
Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) to call the people to Tawheed and the Noble Qur'aan is concerned
with the aqeedah of tawheed in most of its chapters, and it explains the harm of shirk for the individual and
PEARLS OF the society. Shirk is the reason for destruction in this life and the reason for eternal destruction in the Fire of
WISDOM: the Hereafter.
Expectations of the
Mercy of Allah
All the Prophet’s and Messengers began their call with Tawheed, which they were commanded by Allaah to
(SWT)
convey it to the people. He, the Most High, said: "We have not sent before you from the Messengers,
There once lived a except We inspired to him that He is the only One worthy of worship, so worship Him." [21:25]
pious man who was
enslaved to a wicked
master. The
righteous slave The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) stayed in Makkah for thirteen years while he called
wanted to teach his
his people to the Tawheed of Allaah and he called to Him alone without associating anything with Him. It
master a lesson that
he would not forget, a was regarding this issue that Allaah revealed the following verse to His Noble Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi
lesson that would wa salaam): "Say: Verily I call to my Lord and I do not ascribe any partners to Him at all." [72:20]
make him change his
ways.

The Master told him The Noble Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) brought up his followers upon Tawheed from the time of
one day to plant childhood and he (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) said to the son of his uncle, his cousin 'Abdullaah ibn
wheat. The slave took 'Abbaas: "When you ask, then ask Allaah, and when you seek help, then seek help from Allaah." [Hasan
the opportunity. he
went and collected Saheeh, Tirmidhi]. This Tawheed is in reality the religion of Islaam, which is built upon it, and anything
seeds of barley and other than it is not accepted by Allaah.
planted them. As the
season drew near, the
master was enraged to
see that after all this The final Prophet and Messenger, Muhammad (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) taught his Companions to
work and time the begin their call to the people with tawheed, so he (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salaam) said to Mu'aadh ibn Jabal,
slave had planted the when he (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) sent him to Yemen: "So let the first thing you call them to, be the
wrong seed. In his
thrashing rage, he testification that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah." And in another narration: "...that they
scolded the slave worship Allaah alone." [Bukhaaree and Muslim]
saying, "Why did you
do this?"

The righteous slave Tawheed is embodied in the testification that "None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, and
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah." Its meaning is that there is no one who is worthy of deserving
said, "I had hoped that
the barley seeds worship except Allaah, and there is no worship except that which the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi
would come out as
wheat."
wa salaam) came with. It is this testification which allows a unbeliever to enter into Islaam, since it is the key
to Paradise, and the one who testifies to it and believes it enters into Paradise as long as he does not invalidate
The Master said, "How it by shirk or a word of disbelief.
can you plant barley
seeds and expect it to
come out as wheat?"
The disbelieving Quraish offered the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) kingship, wealth and
The slave stopped and wives and other than that from the pleasures of this life in exchange for him abandon the call to tawheed, and
said quietly, "How can
abandon the attacks against the idols. However, he did not desire that from them, rather he (sallallaahu
you disobey Allah and
expect for His ‘alayhi wa salaam) continued his call and endured the onslaught along with his Companions, until the call to
bounteous mercy? tawheed was victorious after thirteen years, after which Makkah was conquered and the idols were destroyed.
How can you openly The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) recited, "Truth has come and falsehood has
challenge his Deen
and hope for Jannah." vanished, surely falsehood is ever bound to vanish." [17:81]

The Master was

stunned and silent. He Tawheed is the preoccupation of a Muslim in his life, so he begins his life with Tawheed and he ends his life
understood. "You have
taught me something with Tawheed. His task in life is to establish Tawheed and the call to Tawheed, since Tawheed unifies the
today that I had never believers and gathers them upon the statement of Tawheed. So we ask Allaah to make the statement of
realized. You are free Tawheed (Laa ilaaha lila Allaah) our last words in this world and we ask Him to gather the Muslims upon the
for the sake of Allah."
statement of Tawheed (Ameen).
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 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
Rajab - Shaban 1431 | July 2010
FAJR ZUHR ‘ASR MAGHRIB ‘ISHA
Islamic July Day Start Jamat Sunrise Start Jamat Start Jamat Sunset Jamat Start Jamat
month

19 1st Thur 3.07 4.00 4.47 1.16 1.30 6.43 7.15 9.24 9.29 10.49 11.00

20 2nd Fri 3.07 4.00 4.47 1.16 1.30 6.43 7.15 9.24 9.29 10.49 11.00
AL-JALAL
MASJID 21 3rd Sat 3.07 4.00 4.48 1.16 1.30 6.43 7.15 9.23 9.28 10.49 11.00
ACTIVITES FOR
22 4th Sun 3.09 4.00 4.49 1.16 1.30 6.42 7.15 9.23 9.28 10.47 11.00
JULY 2010
- Children 23 5th Mon 3.09 4.00 4.50 1.16 1.30 6.42 7.15 9.22 9.27 10.47 11.00
Madrasah:
24 6th Tue 3.09 4.00 4.50 1.16 1.30 6.42 7.15 9.22 9.27 10.47 11.00
Monday to Friday-5.00
pm to 7.00 pm 25 7th Wed 3.12 4.00 4.51 1.17 1.30 6.41 7.15 9.21 9.26 10.46 11.00

26 8th Thur 3.12 4.00 4.52 1.17 1.30 6.41 7.15 9.21 9.26 10.46 11.00
- Women Only
27 9th Fri 3.12 4.00 4.53 1.17 1.30 6.41 7.15 9.20 9.25 10.46 11.00
Circles (in Bengali):
Every Wednesday at 11.00
28 10th Sat 3.15 4.00 4.54 1.17 1.30 6.39 7.15 9.19 9.24 10.43 11.00
am
29 11th Sun 3.15 4.00 4.55 1.17 1.30 6.39 7.15 9.18 9.23 10.43 11.00

- Riyad-Us-Saliheen 30 12th Mon 3.15 4.00 4.56 1.17 1.30 6.39 7.15 9.17 9.22 10.43 11.00
Reflections:
Every Wednesday after 1 13th Tue 3.18 4.00 4.58 1.17 1.30 6.38 7.15 9.17 9.22 10.41 11.00
Maghrib Jamaat
2 14th Wed 3.18 4.00 4.59 1.17 1.30 6.38 7.15 9.16 9.21 10.40 10.50
For brothers only
3 15th Thur 3.18 4.15 5.00 1.17 1.30 6.38 7.15 9.15 9.20 10.40 10.50

4 16th Fri 3.22 4.15 5.01 1.18 1.30 6.36 7.15 9.14 9.19 10.38 10.50
- 8 week study of the
live of Prophet 5 17th Sat 3.22 4.15 5.02 1.18 1.30 6.36 7.15 9.12 9.17 10.38 10.50
Muhammad (saw) -
Makkan period 6 18th Sun 3.22 4.15 5.04 1.18 1.30 6.36 7.15 9.11 9.16 10.38 10.50
By Ustadh Dr. Abu
Mujahid Saeed 7 19th Mon 3.26 4.15 5.05 1.18 1.30 6.34 7.15 9.10 9.15 10.34 10.50
(Egypt)
8 20th Tue 3.26 4.15 5.06 1.18 1.30 6.34 7.15 9.09 9.14 10.34 10.50
Every Friday
9 21st Wed 3.26 4.15 5.08 1.18 1.30 6.34 7.15 9.08 9.13 10.30 10.40
Open to brothers &
sisters. 10 22nd Thur 3.30 4.15 5.09 1.18 1.30 6.31 7.15 9.06 9.11 10.30 10.40
For more information 11 23rd Fri 3.30 4.15 5.10 1.18 1.30 6.31 7.15 9.05 9.10 10.29 10.40
and to register -
www.aljalalmasjid.org 12 24th Sat 3.30 4.15 5.12 1.18 1.30 6.31 7.15 9.04 9.09 10.28 10.40
or ask internally
13 25th Sun 3.34 4.15 5.13 1.18 1.30 6.32 7.15 9.02 9.07 10.26 10.40

- 1 day Ramadhan 14 26th Mon 3.34 4.15 5.15 1.18 1.30 6.32 7.15 9.01 9.06 10.26 10.40
Preparation Course
15 27th Tue 3.34 4.15 5.16 1.18 1.30 6.32 7.15 8.59 9.04 10.26 10.40
By Ustadh Abdul
Aleem Alomgir 16 28th Wed 3.40 4.30 5.18 1.18 1.30 6.28 7.00 8.58 9.03 10.20 10.30
(Tayyibun Institute)
17 29th Thur 3.40 4.30 5.19 1.18 1.30 6.28 7.00 8.56 9.01 10.20 10.30
Saturday 31st July /
9.30 am to 9.00 pm
18 30th Fri 3.40 4.30 5.20 1.18 1.30 6.28 7.00 8.55 9.00 10.20 10.30
Further information
& publicity will be 19 31st Sat 3.40 4.30 5.22 1.18 1.30 6.28 7.00 8.53 8.58 10.20 10.30
released shortly -
please check
For further information please check our website: www.aljalalmasjid.org
www.aljalalmasjid.org
or ask internally or Email: info@aljalalmasjid.org
Open to brothers & Al-Jalal Masjid, 314. Biscot Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1AZ. Tel: 01582 411744
sisters.
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