September 2011 - Significance Of Single-Sex Education

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Editorial

Harmful effects of co-education-IIIFayyaz Ahmad Zaroo

The success of Single-sex EducationPractical Evidence

Apart from Muslim countries-where education

is still mostly a single-sex classroom-based system

(same curricula but separate classrooms) and after

experiencing the delirious effects of coeducation,

many countries in the West have recently started

experimenting with the single-sex education system.

An overwhelming majority of the people affected by

this change indicated that seeing and experiencing

the changes brought by applying single-sex

education system in their schools helped them truly

appreciate the idea and understand it better.

Benjamin Wright, Principal of the Thurgood Marshall

Elementary School in Seattle, Washington, turned his

previously co-ed school into one with separate-sex

classroom. Mr. Wright stated that previously in

coeducation, most of the teachers time was wasted

in resolving issues arising from boys teasing the girls

and vice versa. However, now in separate-sex

environment, they are in fact teaching knowledge to


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the children. Mr. Wright also noted that in the state-

level exams which are held in Washington in 2002

(The Washington Assessment of Student Learning),

their school boys who were previously being taught

under the coeducation system and were scoring 10%,

increased their scores to 73%, courtesy of single-sex

education, an outstanding success indeed.

Testimonials fromAround the World

JamaicaSingle-sex education is quite common in the

Caribbean country, Jamaica. In a large study ofJamaican schools published in the 1985 issue of the

international Journal of Science Education, it was

shown that girls at single-sex high school performed

much better in mathematics and science as

compared to those girls who were studying at co-edhigh schools. The study concluded that the effects of

sex stereotyping are more sharply apparent in the co-

educational setting, for here there appears to be a

stronger need to differentiate between the sexes.

Thus, even if subjects such as mathematics andsciences are technically available to girls in this type

of school [mixed gender school], they are more likely

than their single-sex institutional counterparts to get

the message that such subjects are unfeminine and


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beyond their grasp intellectually. Another very

interesting study which confirms this contention is

conducted in Britain by Lawrie and Brown who

surveyed 284 students of the age group 14-15.The

study finding, which were published in the 1992 issue

of the British Journal of Educational Psychology,

arrived at similar results as the above-mentioned

research. Lawrie and Brown found that students at

all-girls schools reported enjoying math more, and

found math less difficult, as compared to the girls who

attended co-ed schools. Girls at the all-girls schools

were more than twice as likely to say that they

planned to take advanced math, compared to girls at

co-ed schools.

CanadaAnother shining example of the success of

single-sex education comes from the inner-city

James Lyng High School in Montreal, Canada that

was a coeducational institution in the past. Five years

ago, single-sex classrooms were introduced in the

school and since then, students absenteeism has

declined, pass scores are higher and the number of

students going on from this school to college has

nearly doubled. All this is due to the blessing of

single-sex education.


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Our next testimony from Canada is taken from a

report published by the Montreal Gazette, the most

widely circulated newspaper in Montreal, Canada, in

its October 1999 issue titled: Lets separate Boys,

Girls in Classes. This article reports on research

conducted by the Superior Educational Council of

Quebec and its final recommendation to the

Canadian government advising it to end coeducation

in its public schools and have them adopt the old

system of the 1940s when schools separated males

from females and even had separate entrances for

boys and girls to the school buildings. The head of

this educational council Celine Saint-Pierre (a female)

was quoted as saying: There is plenty of evidence

that boys and girls learn differently. Celine further

added that education should be separate-gender

based, otherwise boys and girls will keep on getting

weaker in their studying and the Quebec society will

have to suffer its better consequences in the future.

In addition, the article reported the council as being

very concerned about the state of education in the

province; quoting their statement that Quebec is

headed for a social crisis, a situation where males

wont be able to get jobs in a knowledge-based

economy.

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In July 2003, a conference of educational

experts was held in Sydney, Australia, where several

speakers presented evidence that the boys who are

educated in single-sex schools may do far better in

terms of maturity and social adjustment than boys

who attend coeducation schools. Dr. Bruce Cook,

principal of the Southport School on the Gold Coast,

told the audience of his experiences and

observations that boys educated in single-sex

schools prove to be better husbands in the future

because, due to absence of girls around them in

schools and colleges, they do not have to adopt a

masculine attitude. Hence, boys in single-sex

schools become more sensitive men.

Personal TestimonialsWe conclude this telling reportage of the news

the development and growth of the single-sex

educational systems is making by the following

personal testifications to the benefits of single-sex

education.

The first anecdote and good example is found

in the personal experience of a known contemporary

Western historian, Steven Miles. Dr. Miles put in plain

words, in an interview, how attending a single-sex

high school was a turning point in his life, He believes

his attendance of a separate-gender school to be the

If children oryouth attendmixed-genderclasses ineducation,there are goodchances theywill be exposedto acts thatmay tarnishtheir wholeworldview of


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main reason his abilities flourished and, eventually,

he did his PhD in history. He said: I began high

school more shy than most adolescents. But I did

take the enormous step of joining the speech team,

and that opened a new world to me. It led me to other

activities I strongly believe that they made possible

the development of interests and skills that led me to

undertake PhD in history. When I think back on the

catalyst-joining the speech team-and I consider the

fact that forensics in Illinois is dominated by girls,

about 70/30, I cannot imagine that I would have

joined the team in a co-ed school I needed the

chance to explore my own potential without worrying

about looking foolish in front of the girls.

In a recent Newsweek article (October 24,

2005) titled, With No Boys to Ogle, We Had Time to

Learn. Christine Flowers wrote of her experiences as

an undergraduate student at Bryn Mawr College

(Which follows separate-sex education at

undergraduate level). She was exceedingly happy to

get admission at Bryn Mawr, especially because it

gave her the opportunity to extend her 12 years of

single-sex education into 16. According to Flowers,

its far too distracting to have a member of the

opposite sex sitting in class beside you. She went

on, describing her female college mates:


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At Bryn Mawr, the women I encountered were

brilliant, independent and focused. Not all of them

arrived that way, as this writer can confirm, but all of

them exited confident of success in whichever fields

they chose to enter. Studying at a separate-gender

educational institution encouraged Christine Flowers to

concentrate on her studies as she points out: I

immersed myself in French and Italian, history and

philosophy, fencing and swimming. I never once worried

about whether I was going to have a date on Friday

night (I never once did), nor did I hesitate to contribute a

comment in class because I felt intimidated by the

attractive young man to my left Bryn Mawr [college]helped me to understand that excellence has no gender

preference. Flowers further clarifies that females are not

the only ones who benefit from single-sex education.

Educating the two genders in separate classes is

beneficial for boys as well, and Christine Flowers

experience as a school teacher stands testimony to this

fact as she writes: I used to teach at a boys school in

suburban Philadelphia, and while Im certain that my

teenage scholars werent completely unaware of female

charms, they did seem to focus admirably on their

school-work between the hours concentrating on

developing their minds and not their social skills should

take precedence over some misguided urge to


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integrate. What an interesting account of an amazing

experience!

Major inputs: Gohar Mushtaq

(Ph.D., Biochemistry, Rutgers University, U.S.A)(To be continued, Insha Allah)

TAFSEER( C o m m e n t a r y o f t h e H o l y

Q u r a n )By: Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi Sahib(Rahmatullaahi Alaihi)

SURAH AL-BAQARAHNote: This part of Tafseer is the remaining portion of Surah Al-Baqarah Tafseer and hence connected with the previous chapter ofSurah Al-Baqarah Tafseer.

Salah with Jamaah : (Congregation)

The command, :Be steadfast in Salah,shows that Salah is obligatory. The other command, : Bow down with those who bow (in

worship), establishes that Salah is to be offered in

the company of other Muslim. (Jamaah)

A very important question arises here what isthe degree of the obligation intended in this injuction?

There is a difference of views among the Fuqaha

(jurists) on this point. According to a large body of

blessed Companions, their successors and of the


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jurists of the ummah, it is necessary (wajib) to offer

Salah in a congregation, and it is a sin to give up the

Jamaah. Some of the blessed Companions have

gone to the length of holding that it is not permissible

to offer Salah all by oneself without a proper excuse

allowed by the Shariah. Verse 43, in its literal

connotation, provides an argument in favour of this

view. Moreover, certain Hadeeth narrations too seemto suggest that the Jamaah is necessary (wajib). For

example, a Hadeeth reported by Abu Dawud says

that for a man living near a mosque Salah is

permissible only in the mosque.

According to another Hadeeth reported from

the blessed Companion Abu Hurayrah (Radiyallahu

Anhu) by Imam Muslim, a Companion who was blind

asked Hadhat Rasullullah (Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam) for the permission to offer Salah in his

house, for there was no one to take him to the

mosque and to bring him back. Hadhat Rasullullah

(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) allowed him to do so,

but, as he was leaving, asked him if he could hear the

call for the prayers in his house. He said that he

could. Hadhat Rasullullah (Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam) remarked: In that case, you must come tothe mosque. Another narration of the same Hadeeth

as reported by Abu Dawud adds that Hadhrt

Rasullullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: Then,

I see no room for making a concession in your case.


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Similarly, al-Qurtubi cites a Hadeeth from the blessed

Companion Ibn Abas (Radiyallahu Anhu) who reports

that Hadha Rasullullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

once said: : The manwho hears the call for the prayers but does not go to

the mosque for the Jamaah, has not offered his

prayers at all, except that he should have some valid

excuse. One the basis of such a Hadeeth,

Companions like Abdullah Ibn Masud and Abu Musa

al-Ashari (Radiyallahu Anhum) have ruled that if a

man lives close enough to a mosque to hear the call

for prayers and yet does not attend the Jamaah

without a valid excuse, his offering of the Salah at

home is not acceptable. (Let us explain that hearing

the call refers to the call made by a man possessing

an average voice, and not to that made by a man with

an extraordinarily loud voice or broadcast by a

loudspeaker). Presented this far were argumentsadvanced by our revered elders who consider that

Salah with Jamaah is wajib or necessary.

On the other hand, the majority of the blessed

Companions, their successors and later jurists hold

that the Jamaah is a sunnah which has beenparticularly emphasized (Muakkadan), and that

amont the Sunnah of this kind it is, like the Sunnah

offered in Fajr Salah, the most emphasized so as to

come very close to being necessary. On the basis of


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certain other verses and Hadeeth narrations, they

interpret the imperative in bow down with those who

bow as intended for emphasis only. As for the

Ahadeeth which appear to be saying that it is just not

permissible for those who live near a mosque to offer

their Salah at home, they say that these only men

that this is not the perfect way to offer the prayers.

The most comprehensive explanation of thematter has been provided by the blessed Companion

Abdullah Ibn Masud, as reported by Imam Muslim:

The man who wishes to meet Allah tomorrow (i.e.

the Day of Judgement) as a true Muslim, should offer

these (five) prayers regularly and steadfastly in a

place where the call for the prayers is habitually

made (i.e. a mosque), for Allah has laid down for your

Prophet certain ways of good guidance (Sunnan al-

Huda), and offering the five prescribed prayers with

the Jamaah is one of them. If you offer these prayers

at home, he added pointing towards a man, as he

does, keeping away from the Jamaah, you will have

forsaken the Sunnah of your Prophet, and if you

forsake the Sunnah of your Prophet, you will go

astray. The man who (performs the wudu or ablution

and cleanses himself in the proper manner, and then)goes to a mosque, for every step that he takes, Allah

forgive one of his sins, adds one good deed to his

account and promotes him one rank higher. Our

company was such that there was not a singly man,


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except for people known for their hypocrisy who

would offer their prayers at home away from the

Jamaah, so much so that even when a man was ill or

unable to walk, he was brought to the mosque with

his hands resting on the shoulders of two men, and

made to stand in the row of those who were praying.(To be continued, Insha Allah)

[Tas-heelul Ahadeeth]1.

Hadeeth

Anas bin Maalik (Radhiyallahu Anhu) says: I

remained in the service of Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu

Alayhi Wasallam) for ten years. He never once told me

oof. When I did something, he never asked me, why

The Noble Charectar and Habits of Hadhrat

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)


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did you do so? When I did not do a certain task, he

never asked me why I did not do it. Hadhrat Rasulullah

(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) has the best character amongall people. (And also possessed the most excellent

features, so much so) that is never felt a silk cloth, nor

pure silk, nor any other thing softer than the palm of

Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). Nor did is

smell any musk or any other fragrance, more sweet

smelling than the perspiration of Hadhrat Rasulullah(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

Commentary:

This is not an exaggeration. The perspiration of

Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was

collected and used as a fragrance. The one with whom

Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) shookhands, a fragrance emitted from that hand for a whole

day. Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) did

not utter even the word oof is due to his high and

noble character and humbleness. In another hadeeth it

has also been stated that Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu

Alayhi Wasallam) used to say: Only that small happenthat Allah wills. If it is destined to happen it shall

happen.

A pleasant incident

There is surprising incident regarding the last portion

of the hadeeth under discussion, from which we find the

complete love of the Sahaba (Radhiyallahu Anhu) for HadhratRasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). That is, Hadhrat

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) once began relating the

incident with love and happiness, That I shook the

Mubaarak hands of Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi


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Wasallam) with these hands of mine. I did not feel any, silken

cloth softer than Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam). The student, before whom this hadeeth wasmentioned, showed his desire that he also wished to shake

the hands of that person who shook the hands of Hadhrat

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). Thereafter, this chain

continued that today after more than 1,350 years it is still

continually practised. It is well known as the Hadeeth of

musafaha (hand shaking) as the hand shaking is continued.

Seerat-e-Paak

Nabi s Love for Children

By: Maulana Abu Talha Muhammad

Izharul Hassan Mahmood

Translated By: Mufti Afzal Husain Elias

His love for Hadhrat Fatimah

Whatever he embarked on or returned from a

journey, he would visit her. He once told her, Fatimah,

you are a piece of my liver! Whosoever upsets you has

upset me! on another occasion he said, Fatimah is

indeed most beloved to me. (Mishkat)

It has been narrated that whenever HadhratNabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) visited, Hadhrat Nabi

Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) would stand up, kiss her

hand, ask regarding her well being and make her sit on

his place! Similarly, whatever Hadhrat Nabi Akram


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(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) visited her, she would stand up,

welcome her beloved father, kiss his blessed hands and

make him sit on her place! (Abu-Dawud)

Affection for his grandchildrenRead on about the unmatched love displayed

by Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) towards

his grandchildren and the manner in which he gave

them due regard.

Love shown towards Umaamah Hadhrat Umaamah

was the daughter

of the eldest daughter of Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu

Alayhi Wasallam), Zainab

.She was a splitting image

of her mother and Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam) had great love for her. She remained in his for

long time after the demise of her mother. Hadhrat

Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) would play with her

and carry her on his lap. When the time of salah

would set in, he would place her on his blessed

shoulders and perform salah. When going into ruku

he would gently place her on the ground. (Bukhari

and Muslim)

On one occasion the king of Abyssinia sent aring as a gift of Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi

Wasallam). Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

announced that he would give the ring to such a

person who is most beloved to him. Every person


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eagerly anticipated being that honoured being, but

Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) granted his

honour to his beloved grant-daughter Hadhrat

Umaamah

. (Al-Isabah)

Beloved children, have you not read how much

love Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) showed

towards children? And, how much he considered

them? Now you can well imagine how much love thechildren had for him.

What a beautiful ride

Once Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

Placed Hadhrat Hasan on his blessed shouldersand walked through the alleys of Madeenah. Seeing thisspectacle, a Sahabi commented, What a beautifulride! Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) hearingthis said, And indeed what a beautiful rider! (Bukhari)

It has been reported on the authority of the book

Abu-Dawud that Abu Rafi narrates from hisfather that he has seen Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu

Alayhi Wasallam) personally call out the azaan in the ears of

Hadhrat Husain at that time of his birth to Hadrat

Fatimah . (Abu-Dawud)I do not like to be separated from

Hadhrat Husain Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was once

performing salah. When he went into the position of


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sajdah, Hadhrat Husain jumped on to his back.Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) remained in

sajdah for a long time until Hadhrat Husain jumpedoff. Upon completion of the salah someone inquired as to

why the sajdah was so long. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu

Alayhi Wasallam) then said, Whilst in sajdah my beloved,

Husain , climbed on to my backand I did not like the

idea of being separated from him, I therefore remained in

sajdah for a long time! (Bukhari and Muslim)

(To be concluded, Insha Allah)

MALFOOZAAT

Statements and

Anecdotes of Faqeehul-Ummat Hadhrat MuftiMahmood HasanGangohi ..

Compiled By: Mufti Farooq Meeruti Sahib (Daamat Barakatuhum)

Beliefs

The dunya is a place ofasbaab (cause of effect)

Will the sheikh be making the claim of being

Allah Taala if he has to say, Obey Allah Taala?

Leave alone the Shaikh, everything that is in

ones possession belongs to Allah Taala as


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described in the dua

(O

Allah! Verily our hearts, our forelocks and our limbs

are all in your control.)

Hence, will it be claiming godhood by

entrusting yourself to him i.e. the sheikh?

A man was executed by being hung. What was

the cause of his death? Why did he die? His neck

was broken. Why was his neck broken? The executorcarried out the execution. Why did he do so?

The judge passed the judgement in court. Why

did the judge make the decision? The witness bore

testimony to the murder. So this death is linked and

attributed to so many people whereas death is only in

the hands of Allah Taala. Every cause is a catalyst

for the one after it. This world is a place of cause and

effect. The cause of this persons death was his neck

breaking, his being executed the judges sentence,

the witness testimony and also the murder that he

committed with his own hands.

This is borne out in the following verse:

(It was not you who had shot the arrow but

rather it was Allah Taala who had shot.) [8:17]

In this aayah, Allah Taala is attributing the

shooting of the arrows to Himself whereas He did not


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shoot. The person being addressed was the one who

shot the arrow. However, Allah Taala is negating the

shooting of the one who had actually shot and attributing

it to the One who did not do the actual shooting.

Allah Taala has made the world a place of need

I used to go to a doctor in Calcutta to examine

my eyes. One day the doctor told me, You are a

pious person and you have a cataract in your eye. So

why have you come to me for a check up? I began

laughing.

He said, Whats the matter? I have posed this

question to many people and none of them answered

me. They all laughed but did not answer.

I told him, I am laughing because you are

asking about such a simple thing. In this word Allah

Taala has made the greatest of men dependent on

the lowest of them. Allah Taala has made this world

place of need and want. Each person is dependanton the other. This is how the system of Allah works.

I further explained to him, You are a doctor

and a great expert. You operate on such a delicate

organ like the eye, yet if a splinter pricks you in your

shoulder, wont you ask someone else to remove it?

Why dont you remove it by yourself? If you have a

problem in your intestine, why do you go to someone

else for an operation? What is the reason for not

doing it yourself?


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A voice reciting Surah Mulk was heard from

the grave

It appears in the Hadeeth that once the

Sahaabah (Radhiyallahu Anhum) had gone out in

Jihaad. After pitching up their tents to rest, they heard

a voice reciting Surah Mulk emanating from beneath

the ground. On hearing this, the Sahaabah

(Radhiyallahu Anhum) informed Hadhrat Nabi Akram(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam), This

person used to recite Surah Mulk during his lifetime.

Allah Taala has now allowed him to recite it after his

death also and sometimes others are able to listen to it.

(To be continued, Insha Allah)

Jurisprudence

THE LEGAL STATUSOF FOLLOWING A

MADHABBy: Justice Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Translated by: Muhammad Amin Kholwadia

(Continued from the previous issue)

The Hanafi School of thought and Ahaadeeth

There is not doubt, several Hadeeths which are

infact weak. The weakness of the Hadeeth is

determined by a weak narrator present in the sanad.


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However, it is not necessary that every weak narrator

narrated a weak Hadeeth each time he narrated. In

the circumstance of collaborating and supporting

evidence to the circumstance of collaborating and

supporting evidence to strengthen a weak Hadeeth, it

will be accepted and applied. For example, if there is

a weak narration in a book of Hadeeth upon which

the Companions and their Successors have acted,

then this practice demonstrates that the weak

narrator has indeed narrated correctly. This is why

the Hadeeth There is no will for the heirs (who have

pre-assigned shares in inheritance) have been

accepted by all the Mujtahids even thought the

Hadeeth is regarded weak in its narration. In fact, thisprocess can give preference to a weak Hadeeth over

a strong one. For example, the Prophets daughter,

Zainab was married to Abul Aas who did not accept

Islam immediately, but did so later on. The question

amongst scholars is that did the Prophet renewhis marriage contract, or did he allow hem to live as

husband and wife without doing to. The narration

from Abdullah Ibn Omar says that the contract was

renewed with a new mahr, while the narrator from

Abdullah Ibn Abbas says otherwise. The narration

from Ibn Omar is weak whereas the one from Ibn

Abbas says one from Ibn Abbas is sound. Imam

Tirmidhi, who was a master of Hadeeth, gave legal

preference to the weak Hadeeth over the sound one

because of the practice of the Companions.148


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The objection against the Hanafi point of view

is seldom due to scholarly study rather due to a lack

of understanding and in certain instances even a

want of attempting to understand the Hanafi point of

view. Certain scholars have fallen into this

indifference. For instance, Maulana Salfi has

criticized Iman Abu Hanifas stand on the issue of

offering salaat with due diligence and proper

composure.

A man was told by the Prophet to repeat hissalaat three times after he had failed to complete with

proper tranquility and composure. The Prophets

words were: Pray for you have not prayed.

(To be continued, Insha

Allah)___________________________________148The Jami of Tirmidhi. The above cited example is only anexample of the rule mentioned. Otherwise, the Hanafi opinionon this issue is very different.

Family Bond

Bringing UpChildren In Islam

By: Maulana Dr. Muhammad Habibullaah Mukhtaar

Translated by Rafiiq Abdurrahmaan


Illicit sex and homosexuality

The view of Islam on adultery and

homosexuality


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The ulamaa have concluded that

homosexuality is like adultery. However, their

opinions differ where punishment is concerned.

Some conclude that a homosexual is liable to the

same punishment as meted out to an adulterous

person, stoning to death for a married person and a

hundred lashes for an unmarried homosexual. Imam

Shafee may Allah have mercy on him, concurs withthis ruling. Others hold that a homosexual must be

stoned to death whether he is married or unmarried.

Imam Maalik and Imam Ahmad, May Allah have

mercy on them, subscribe to this view. In another

ruling, Imam Shafee holds that the active and

passive homosexual partners be punished withdeath4. The Hanafii Madh-hab leaves the punishment

to the discretion of the ruler, who may, if he deems it

fit, have the habitual culprit beheaded. The same

conclusion is arrived at in the Hadeeth5._____________________4 At-Targhib Wat-Tarheeb5 Tirmidhii, Abu Daawud, Ibn Maajah, Bayha-qii

Cure and elimination of this malady

This malady may be cured and gotten rid of, in

the same way as suggested for curing masturbation.

The correction of the latter people of this

ummah will be accomplished in the same manner aswas adopted to correct the earlier people. In other

words, this is done by imposing the Islamic system

and faithful adherence to Shariah and acting upon it.


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Precautions to prevent accidents

Parents must take precautionary measures for

the security of their children so that they are safe

from accidents. When they grow up, children must be

trained to protect themselves from dangerous things.

Parents must tell them to stay away from fire,

beaters, hot utensils, irons, etc. similarly, they must

guard against dangerous and harmful things duringplay. Poisonous material and strong medicine must

be kept out of their reach. Contents of bottles and

containers must be labeled clearly. They must not be

kept near edibles. Insecticides and acid must be kept

very carefully. Unused medicines must be donated tothe needy, or destroyed. Medicines must be kept

away from childrens reach. Children must be kept

away from stoves. Care must be exercised that

children do not handle matches and other

inflammables. Teapots and other utensils must be

kept at a higher level or in full view. Such items mustnot be put on the edge of a table lest they fall or are

pulled down by a children. Likewise, electrical items

must be kept in a secure place. Knives, scissors,

blades, pins and glass utensils must be kept in safe

places too. Do not permit children to play dangerousgames or sports. These include playing with rope or

winding a rope around the neck, or putting a plastic

bag over the head, mouth, etc.

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their mouth. Stop them for throwing grain (pulse) into

their mouths. There is a danger of these blocking

their windpipes and so suffocating them. Mothers

must be careful when they sleep with their babies,

and must not squeeze them accidentally, which could

cause suffocation. While breast-feeding babies, care

must be taken that the child does not go to sleep with

the breast in the mouth as it cannot breath.Windows in upper floors must be suitable

grilled so that a child cannot fall through them.

Balconies must be similarly secured.

When operating grinders, washing machines and

other household appliances, an eye must be kept on

children. Do not let them come near the appliances.

Doors must be kept shut. When closing doors, ensure

that the childs hands and fingers are away from the

door frames lest they get caught.1


______________________________1 Dr Nabiih Al-Ghabrah in Al-Mushkilaatus Sullu-Kiyyah P. 177

GreatPersonality

Rahimah

ullahBy: Allamah Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Salihi Dimashqi Shafii (Rahmatullah

Alayhi)


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313. Khazim Ibn Ishaq Ibn Mujahid Hanzali Nahwi

314. Khazim Ibn Abdullah Ibn Khuzaimah saduri

315. Khaqan Ibn Hajjaj Kufi

316. Khalid Ibn Khidash

317. Khalid Ibn Sulayman Balkhi

318. Khalid Ibn Sulayman Ansari

319. Khalid Ibn Sabih Marwazi

320. Khalid Ibn Amir Ibn Adas Asadi Kulfi

321. Khalid Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abdur-Rahman Ibn

Yazid Wasiti Tahhan

322. Khalid Ibn Abdur-Rahman Ibn Bukair Salami

Basri

323. Khalid Ibn Hawshab Kufi

324. Khalid Ibn Ayyub Amiri Balkhi Bajali

325. Khalid Ibn Khalifah Ibn Said Ashjaie

326. Khalid Ibn Yasin Ibn Muaz Ziyat Kufi

327. Khallad Ibn Yahja Muqri Kufi

328. Khallad Ibn Yahya Ibn Safwan Salami Kufi

329. Khallad Ibn Yazid Kufi

330. Khuwail Ibn Abdullah Saffar Abu Muslim Kufi

331. Khulaid Ibn Hassan Bakhari

332. Dawud Ibn Bahram

333. Dawud Ibn Jarrah

334. Dawud Ibn Rashid Wasiti

335. Dawud Ibn Rushaid Hashimi Khwarizmi


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336. Dawud Ibn Zubrqab Raqashi Basri

337. Dawud Ibn Abdur-Rahman Attar Makki

338. Dawud Ibn Muhabbir Thaqafi Basri

339. Dawud IbnNusair Tai Kufi

340. Dawud Ibn Tagha Ubn Abdur-Rehman

341. Zawwad Ibn Ulbah Harithi Kufi

342. Rahib Kayshi

343. Rabah Ibn Yazid Qurashi

344. Rabi Ibn Asim Fazari Kufi

345. Rabi Ibn Yunus Hajib Khalifah Mansur Abbasi

346. Rabiah Ibn Abu Abdur-Rahman Madani

347. Razin Jurjani

348. Rushaid Hashimi

349. Raqabah Ibn Musqilah Abadi Kufi

350. Rukain Ibn Rabi Ibn Umailah Fazari Kufi

351. Rawwad Ibn Jarrah

352. Ruh Ibn ubadah Ibn Ala Ibn Hassan Qaysi Basri

353. Zafir Ibn Sulayman Ayadi


Letters to the

EditorBeneficial Journal

Dear Editor,


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I am a regular reader of your monthly journal,

An-Noor. I like it very much. It publishes editorials on

the latest issues of the Muslim world and the editorial:Advanced jurists of Islam by Mr. Fayyaz Ahmad Zaroo

Sahib, was one of them. We are some friends at the

Govt. Degree College Bemina Srinagar reading every

issue of the An-Noor jointly. Really, the An-Noor is a

great book and we found it very beneficial journal for

understanding Islam in its right perspective.Zubair Ahmad WaniGovt. Degree CollegeBemina Srinagar

Nutritious food for mind and

soulDear Editor,

I am one of the subscribers of your esteemed

monthly, An-Noor, and I read its every new issue in a

single sitting as its every feature and article contains

nutritious food for my mind and soul. Then I read the

same issue off and on until the issue of next month

reaches me. What I enjoy about a journal likeAn-Noor

is the variety it offers, plus it publishes editorials that I

do not see in other journals of the country.

If it is convenient, add one more column of

question/answer to the columns ofAn-Noor.

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UP Fayyaz Ahmad ZarooWorshippers throng Raheemiyyah

Seek the company of pious men of Allah

Notwithstanding the suspension of academicactivities, the Campus of Darul Uloom

Raheemiyyah Bandipora remained abuzz with

many kinds of worships throughout the Holy month

of Ramadhan year 1432 AH. A big number of

Muslims, who spent less than a month atRaheemiyyah this year, engaged themselves in

reciting the Holy Quran (Tilaawat), Zikr,

Tasbeehaat, Durood-Sharief, Istigfar and Nawaafil.

However, Raheemiyyah witnessed a large number

of such worshippers in the last ten days of

Ramadhan-Mubarak who performed the worship of

Itikaaf in the grand Masjid of Raheemiyyah and

returned their homes after performing Eid-Salaah.

The esteemed rector of Raheemiyyah varsity,

Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib

Daamat Barakatuhum, delivered spiritual discourses

on self-reformation (Tazkiyah) before the

worshippers in the Masjid-Shareef of Raheemiyyah.


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Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah is a centre of

great men of Allah (Ahlullah), so we came here to

avail the blessed company of pious men of Allah,

told a group of worshipers to this columnist.

Bereavement

The father of Jenab Attar Abdul Hafeez Sahib

of Mumbai passed away on 31st July 2011.

Miyaan family of Africa is doing great efforts

to serve Islam. They established Waterfall Islamic

Institute (WII) in which hundreds are being impartedIslamic education. They also established Al-Majlis-

e-Ilmiyyah for publishing the books of Islamic

scholars especially Hadhrat Allamah Anwar Shah

Kashmiri Alaihi rahmah. The esteemed wife of late

Jenab Abdullah Miyan Sahib, who is also mother in

law of Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Ibrahim

Pandor Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum (Special

attendant of Faqeehul-Ummah Hadhrat Mufti

Mahmood Hasan GangohiAlaihir rahmah) has been

passed away on 31st July 2011.

Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah extends

condolence and deepest sympathies to the

bereaved families. May Allah Taala bestow higher


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status in Jannatul-Firdaws on the deceased and fill

their graves with Noor.

Hadhrat Mufti Abul Qasim Sahib

Daamat Barakatuhum next patron ofDarul-Uloom Raheemiyyah

Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah Bandipora had

remained under the patronage of great scholars of

Darul-Uloom Deoband. The first patron of Darul-

Uloom Raheemiyyah was Hadhrat Qari Muhammad

Toyyib Sahib Alaihir rahmah. After his demise,

Faqeehul-Ummah Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan

Gangohi Alaihir rahmah honoured Darul-Uloom

Raheemiyyah by his patronage. After his demise,

Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah requested incumbent

rector of Darul-Uloom Deoband, Hadhrat Mufti Abul

Qasim Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum (KhaleefahHadhrat Faqeehul-UmmahAlaihir rahmah) to honour

this institution by his patronage and the same

request was accepted by this great scholar. Hence

Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah is now running under

the patronage of this pious man of Allah i.e.Hadhrat Mufti Abul Qasim Sahib Daamat

Barakatuhum. May his patronage for this institution

remain in goodness for a long time.

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