Darul Ilm Birmingham Publications Present:
The latest edition of the Al Mujeeb Magazine- Jan 2020
We would like to thank the following teachers and students of Darul Ilm Birmingham for their hard work, editing and graphic designing of the magazine. May Allah reward them abundantly. Ameen.
Munira Begum
Zayna Eyaz
Aneeka Hussain
Asiya Usman
Apa Munira
Apa Mahfuzah
2. CONTENTS
03
INTRODUCTION
04
HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR
SALAH
05
BIOGRAPHY OF LATE
HADHRAT YUSUF MOTALA
06
MAP OF DARUL ILM STUDENTS
07
INTERVIEW WITH A REVERT
SISTER
08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CHILDREN'S CORNER
09
DARUL ILM COURSES
3. Darul Ilm was established in
August 2013 with the intention
of providing the Muslim
community a strong
foundation of Islamic knowledge,
alongside lifelong skills to help
build better communities.
Through this strategy, Darul Ilm
intends to produce the next
generation of scholars and
Imaams in the West for the
Muslim Ummah.
The institute offers full-time and
part-time Alim and Alimah
classes, on site and online via
Wiziq. There are also many other
classes running throughout the
year, including, but not restricted
to Adults Tajweed Classes,
Tafseer, Hadith and Seerah
classes. Darul Ilm students are
UK-based and international,
from England to Scotland and
from Malaysia to Mexico.
DEC, 2019
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AL MUJEEB
MAGAZINE
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
DARUL ILM
BIRMINGHAM
www.darul-ilm.co.uk
Contact no: 07913238026
Email: info@darul-ilm.co.uk
Written by Onsite Aalimah Year 4
4. Maintaining
Your
Salaah
By Munira (Year 4 AlImah)
Assalamu Alaikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu.
Today I will be discussing the
importance of salah, how to
maintain it, and ways to improve
Khushoo' during prayer. This topic
is eye opening for everyone - young
and old - as it will allow a person to
refresh their intentions and
improve their 5 daily obligations.
Salaah is obligatory upon every
Muslim 5 times a day to develop
taqwa (consciousness of Allah).
Similarly, it's steadfastness is just as
important as Allah says in the
Quran (23): "Certainly, the believers
have succeeded, those who are
during their prayer humbly
submissive."
Learn to love salaah as this is where
you gain a close connection to Allah
and it is additionally a means of
cleansing your sins. When you
become lazy, motivate yourself by
reminding yourself of the hereafter.
Scrutinise the lives of the Prophet
(saw) and the Sahabah, and their
love, enthusiasm and steadfastness
on their salah.
Begin to fill your heart and mind
with Allah and His remembrance
as much as you can. Make that a
habit and slowly salah will be like
coming home to a friend. The
One who is absolute with no
defects. The Almighty who listens
to all your needs and is always
available for you to reach out to
Him.
During your salah, pour out your
heart to Allah. You have your 5
daily appointments with him so
make the most of it! Just how we
give so much importance to our
doctor's appointments and
ensure we are present and
punctual, even more importance
should be given to our
appointments with Allah.
Lastly, always refresh your iman,
constantly make the habit of
reciting the kalimah and
reminding yourself of your main
goal in life. The kalimah is such
that it light on the tongue and
we do not even need to move our
mouth for it!
I pray Allah opens our hearts and
allows us to maintain our salah in
these difficult times. May He
strengthen our Iman and lead us
to the path of Jannah. Ameen.
" C E R T A I N L Y , T H E
B E L I E V E R S H A V E
S U C C E E D E D , T H O S E
W H O A R E D U R I N G
T H E I R P R A Y E R
H U M B L Y S U B M I S S I V E . "
( Q U R A N 2 3 )
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"The more you focus on Allah outside
your salah, the easier it will be to focus
on Him in salah" - Yasmin Mogahed
5. Shaykh Yusuf Motala was one of the most influential
scholars in contemporary Britain who played a key role
in the propogation of Islam in the UK. Born in India,
1964, he memorised the Quran at a young age and
began his Alimiyyah studies in Jamia Husaainia. In
1966, he enrolled at the famous Mazahirul Uloom in
Saharanpur, where he studied under leading scholars.
During 1968, he came as an Imam to the UK. A couple of
years later, through the advice of his teacher Shaykh
Zakariyya Kandhalwi, he intended to set up the first
full-time madrassa in Europe. However, he was
laughed at due to his age when he sought help to set-up
a madrassa in a small town called Bury. Bury was also
located in a place where there weren't many Muslims.
Nevertheless, his drive and ambition led him to set up
the first ever UK madrassa, Darul Uloom Al Arabiyyah
Al-Islamiyya, in Bury in 1973. Since then thousands of
scholars and huffadh have graduated and have gone
on to establish many other madrssas and mosques all
over the world, including places like Portugal, USA and
Barbados!
The Shaykh was known to follow the sunnah of the
Prophet (saw) closely and his loving and kind
character. May Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaws
and accept all his sacrifices.
Biography of Late Shaykh
Yusuf Motala Saab
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6. Darul Ilm
International
Darul Ilm offers full-time and part-time Alim
and Alimah classes in our premises, which is
based in Birmingham, but we also
accommodate courses online via the innovative
system of Wiziq.
Our students are from all over the globe
including the following countries: USA,
Canada, Mexico, India, Trinidad, UK, France,
Sweden, Denmark, South Africa, Germany,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Japan,
Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New
Zealand.
We aim to promote the true image of Islam to
Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In the current
political climate, a true reflection of what it
means to be Muslim and what ideals we stand
for are of tantamount importance. We work
tirelessly to establish links with other Muslim
communities across the globe and we are keen
to develop our networks in order to promote
unity and brotherhood.
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7. I am an American, born in
Kentucky. I reverted to Islam in
2003 at the age of 42. Islam has
filled the hole I had in my heart.
Islam is simple. Islam is
peaceful.
'How did it happen?' you may
ask. I read the Quran. That was
all it took! I went to the library,
got myself a copy of the Quran
and read it from front to back.
That was it.
However, being a Baptist, I had
some issues to contend with. I
got another book, 'What Did
Jesus Really Say?' That
answered a lot of questions for
me.
Also, during recent college
study, I had taken a religion
course which had touched on
some of the questions I had.
I have since then read the Quran
several times and several
versions of Hadith. I am always
in the process of trying to learn
Arabic so that I can read the
Quran in its natural language.
There is so much to learn and
research!
I am glad to be a Muslim and
ask Allah to always keep me a
Muslim. Ameen
I read the Quran. That
was all it took!
A REVERT STORY
Written by Zayna (Alimah Year 4) Page 7
8. Q&A
Q1) IS IT PERMISSIBLE IN ISLAM TO WEAR TAWEEZ
OR AMULETS WHICH ARE GIVEN TO YOU FOR
PROTECTION AGAINST BLACK MAGIC ETC?
ANSWER: IT IS PERMISSIBLE ONLY IF THEY HAVE
THE NAME/ATTRIBUTES OF ALLAH WRITTEN ON
THEM, ARE IN ARABIC AND DO NOT CONTAIN
ANYTHING AGAINST THE ISLAMIC TEACHINGS.
Q2) TRIPLE DIVORCE IN ISALM?
ANSWER: IF SOMEONE GIVES THREE DIVORCES AT
ONCE, IT IS BINDING AND ALL TYHREE WILL FALL
INTO EFFECT. DIVORCE GIVEN IN THE STATE OF
ANGER IS ALSO BINDING UNLESS THE ANGER HAS
REACHED A LEVEL OF INSANITY. (SEE MORE ON
THE DARUL IFTA PAGE)
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Q3) IS DRAWING HARAM?
ANSWER: DRAWING ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT
HAVE LIFE IN IT WILL BE PERMISSIBLE. DRAWING,
HUMANS, ANIMALS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS
LIFE IN IT WILL NOT BE PERMISSIBLE UNLESS ONE
REFRAINS FROM DRAWING THE HEAD OF AN ANIMAL
OR HUMAN.
Q4) IS IT PERMISSIBLE TO EAT FOODS WHICH
CONTAIN WHITE WINE VINEGAR?
ANSWER: FOOD WHICH CO0NTAINS WHITE WINE
VINEGAR (PRODUCED BY OXIDATION OF ALCOHOL)
WILL BE PERMISSIBLE. IN VINEGAR, THE
INTOXICATING FACTOR IS DESTROYED BY THE
MICROBIAL PROCESS OF OXIDATION AND ,
THEREFORE, IT BECOMES PERMISSIBLE.
Children's Corner!
A few questions from the Darul Ifta
Birmingham website:
For more fatwas visit: https://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk
9. 2020
COURSES
Brothers Alim Course
Saba'ah Qiraat Course
Hifz & Maktab
Sisters Alimiyah Course
Ifta Course
Hadith Course
Tafsir Course
Short Courses &
Weekend Seminars
Revert Classes
SEN Madrasah
Girls Night
Weekend Tuition Class
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10. THE ESSENCE
OF WORSHIP IS
TO KNOW
WHAT
OBEDIENCE
AND WORSHIP
ARE.
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