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Please don't copy/paste the article as it is being proof read and checked by others such as the son of Shaykh (Mufti) Shabbir Ahmed (HA) of Darul-uloom Bury. Simply read and point out any errors.

Conclusions: 18 degrees should be adopted for Subh Sadiq (true dawn)i.e. commencement of fasting and Faj'r Salah. When 18 degrees is not present, Aqrabul Ayyam (nearest day), Aqrabul Bilaad (nearest city) or Nisf ul Lail (half of night) should be adopted. Using Sab’al Layl or 1/7th of the night is a manifest error. Key Ulama endorsing conclusions: Shaykh (Maulana) Ashraf Ali Thanwi (RA) [1863-1943] Shaykh (Mufti) Muhammad Shafi Usmani (RA) [1897-1976] Darul-uloom Karachi Fatwa Darul-uloom (Jamia) Farooqia (Karachi): Darul-uloom Binori Town (Karachi) Shaykh (Mufti) Rafi Usmani (HA) Shaykh (Mufti) Taqi Usmani (HA) Mufti Ismail Bhadkodrawi (HA) [Khantaria, India] 1983 consensus of British Deobandi Ulama Shaykh (Maulana) Yakub Qasmi (HA) [uK] Shaykh (Mufti) Shabbir Ahmed (HA) [uK] Shaykh (Mufti) Yusuf Sacha (HA) [uK] Shaykh (Mufti) Yusuf Danka (HA) [uK] Shaykh (Mufti) Ebrahim Desai (HA) [south Africa] Jami'yyatul Ulama Canada Shaykh Nuh Keller (HA) (HA) [Jordon] Shaykh (Dr) Haitham Al-Haddad (HA) [uK] Shaykh (Maulana) Saleem Dhorat (HA) [uK] Shaykh (Mufti) Zubair Dudha (HA) (Islamic Tarbiyah Academy) http://www.central-mosque.com/index.php/Acts-of-Worship/scholarly-consensus-faj-r-in-uk-begins-at-18-degrees.html

Asslamo Allaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh, وَمِنۡ ءَايَـٰتِهِ ٱلَّيۡلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ وَٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ‌ۚ لَا تَسۡجُدُواْ لِلشَّمۡسِ وَلَا لِلۡقَمَرِ وَٱسۡجُدُواْ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن ڪُنتُمۡ إِيَّاهُ تَعۡبُدُونَ [41:37] Among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Do not prostrate yourselves to the sun, or to the moon. And prostrate yourselves to Allah who has created them, if it is Him whom you worship. Read Full article here: http://www.muftisays.com/blog/Muadh_Khan/3835_21-03-2015/20mar2015-what--did-allah-swt-show-the-muslims.html

Summarised Mas'ail from Shaykh (Maulana) Marghoob Ahmed Lajpuri (HA) were updated a few days ago, Sorry I didn't see this but it discusses women.

Research of Darul-uloom Bury about reciting loudly in Salah added to the article: http://www.central-mosque.com/index.php/Civil/eclipses.html

Spelling mistakes fixed above.

Sorry Khala, Didn't know the rules BUT that is a problem because article and blogs get updated and reproducing them on a different site is not advised because then the copies get out of synch. In this example I just learned that he was also a Hafiz of Qur'aan which I didn't know when I posted the link. Do you see what I am saying?

http://www.muftisays.com/blog/Muadh_Khan/3833_16-03-2015/his-beard-took-him-to-paradise.html

A to Z of Eclipses in Islam Background: This Friday (20th of March 2015) will see a Total Solar Eclipse in Svalbard (Norway) and the Faroe Islands, and a Partial Solar Eclipse in Europe, northern and eastern Asia and northern and western Africa. The eclipse starts at 07:41 UTC and ends at 11:50 UTC with the best time to view it around 08:30 UTC. We (as) Muslims are meant to view any phenomenon no matter how grand and spectacular from the eyes of Qur’aan and Sunnah. Media is constantly emphasizing the spectacular views to be displayed this week but we want to emphasize the CREATOR of the spectacle and the key lessons HE wants us to take from eclipses. Focus on the Creator & not the created! The sun and the moon are fantastic, magnificent creations which dazzle us from the time we first lift our gaze to the heavens. We are in awe of their majesty and gaze at them all our lives in astonishment and amazement. But the questions we should be asking are who created them and how magnificent HE must be? هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ ضِيَآءً۬ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ نُورً۬ا وَقَدَّرَهُ ۥ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعۡلَمُواْ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلۡحِسَابَ‌ۚ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ذَٲلِكَ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ‌ۚ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡأَيَـٰتِ لِقَوۡمٍ۬ يَعۡلَمُونَ [10:5] He is the One who has made the sun a glow, and the moon a light, and determined for it stages, so that you may learn the number of the years, and the calculation (of time). Allah has not created all this but for a rightful purpose. He elaborates the signs for a people who understand. The magnificence, majesty, grandeur actually belongs to the CREATOR! If His creation dazzles us and leaves us amazed all our lives than isn’t he truly who should be admired and worshipped? وَمِنۡ ءَايَـٰتِهِ ٱلَّيۡلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ وَٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ‌ۚ لَا تَسۡجُدُواْ لِلشَّمۡسِ وَلَا لِلۡقَمَرِ وَٱسۡجُدُواْ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن ڪُنتُمۡ إِيَّاهُ تَعۡبُدُونَ [41:37] Among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Do not prostrate yourselves to the sun, or to the moon. And prostrate yourselves to Allah who has created them, if it is Him whom you worship. Continue Reading central-mosque

Virgin Mary: Muslims or Christians? Muslim women cover their head and dress modestly. Muslim women live a chaste live with sexual activity confined to marriage. Next time, take a look around at the imagery in your Church and think about who follows in the footsteps of Virgin Mary? Muslim women or Christian women? You may want to look into Islam & becoming Muslim. Read full article here http://www.central-mosque.com/index.php/Islam/virgin-mary.html

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No reason for anyone to email/PM: Please read the thread and report errors: http://www.muftisays.com/forums/27-sharing-portal/9932-volunteer-your-time-for-an-islamic-cause.html Next Book is: http://www.central-mosque.com/index.php/Hadeeth/muslim-degeneration-its-only-remedy.html Jzk Khala UmmiTalib: We are not teaching/learning/commenting on Ahadeeth Just fixing typos when these books were scanned I graduate next year (Insha'Allah) from the Darul-uloom so then we can get to the technical bits :P Jazakallahu Khayran

Done the word many years ago: http://www.central-mosque.com/index.php/Hadeeth/riyadh-as-saaliheen-by-imam-nawawi-ra.html Just proof reading. Someone has picked this work up so next job...

http://www.muftisays.com/forums/27-sharing-portal/9932-volunteer-your-time-for-an-islamic-cause.html

Khala, http://www.central-mosque.com/index.php/Civil/road-to-jerusalem.html Fantastic stuff! Your maps have improved the article considerably. May Allah (SWT) reward you in this world and the next (Ameen).

http://www.muftisays.com/forums/27-sharing-portal/9868-travelogue-road-to-jerusalem.html

http://www.central-mosque.com/index.php/Practises/weak-ahadeeth-a-fadhail-virtues.html In the present day climate it is often opined that the usage of Weak (Da’ef) Ahadeeth is forbidden in Islam and there is a genuine move amongst certain circles to purge the Hadeeth collection of Weak (Da’ef) narrations. Although the opinions and Fatawa of certain Scholars (of the past and present) can be presented in support of this position (of discouragement) towards the usage of Weak (Da’ef) Ahadeeth, nevertheless there exists an overwhelming majority of Islamic Scholars (from Salaf & Khalaf) who not only permitted its usage but their publications contained these (i.e. Weak Narrations) in abundance.

Caution: This article is not to provide justification for our Sisters to get married without the permission and consent of their Wali (guardian). Rather, we advise Sisters who have Wali (guardian) unreasonably preventing them from fulfilling half of their religion to refer the matter to Islamic Scholars or Islamic Shariah councils and let a Mufti or a Scholar from a Shariah council and let them consider the situation and act as Wali (if necessary) and give them in marriage. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate academically that some leeway in the Hanafi School of thought on the matter of marriage without wali (consent) is not without evidence. Due to the sensitivity of the subject, we advise (again) that although leeway does exist our Sisters should opt to consult Islamic Scholars on the matter and let them rule on their individual circumstances and act as their Wali. Please proceed to read the evidence of the Hanafi School of thought once you have understood the position and rationale behind this article. Following are some contacts for our Sisters to consult Islamic Scholars and have the Ulama rule on their individual circumstances and assist (if necessary); at the very least local Imam (or local Mosque) should be consulted. Nikah should be publicised and officially endorsed, please also read out detailed article on marriages. Islamic Tarbiyah Academy (UK) Birmingham Fiqh Council (UK) Rahmat-e-Alam Foundation (Chicago, USA) Shariah Board of New York (USA) [redirect through above site) Fatwa Centre of America (Rhode Island, USA) Darul Qasim (Chicago, USA) http://www.central-mosque.com/index.php/Relationships/wali-consent.html

Introduction Verbs & Methodology: In this chapter we introduce the student to Arabic verbs, Insha’Allah. These lessons are primarily based on the book of Shaykh (Dr) Husain Abdul Sattar (HA) and then gradually advance to higher levels. Insha’Allah it is intended that this single page will teach the student which is usually taught to an average Darul-uloom student as far as the science of Arabic verb conjugation is concerned. In the traditional Darul-uloom system (in India) an average student was expected to recite each table 5 times (in one minute) without breaking his breath! You MUST MASTER these tables through sheer practise and pick up speed to the point where your mind is on “Auto-Pilot” and conjugating at the speed of lightening; there is NO short-cut! The modern students (of today) severely lack the skills to recite and decipher classical text on the fly which inhibits their levels of understanding. The classical system of reciting, reciting and reciting these tables until you can do so on “Auto-Pilot” still works. Shaykh Abul-Hasan Ali Nadwi (RA) who is considered as one of the Masters of Arabic language of our times used to say that the student should not move on UNLESS & UNTIL he can recite a table of a given verb 5 times (in one minute) without breaking his breath! Test yourself against the method given by one of the Masters of the Arabic language. http://www.central-mosque.com/index.php/Arabic/gateway-to-arabic-verbs.html

More imortant is to please inform of errors or improvments or stuff which has been missed. Please feel free to say what needs to be added... While doing research I found that many Salafi sites translate Mujahireen as Muhajireen in the Hadeeth about disclosing sins which is pretty hilarious :P The best translation (used) is from Shaykh Faraz Rabbani (HA)'s Canadian site. Google that Hadeeth and enjoy the DIY translation (butchering of the Hadeeth) :) المجاهرين as Muhajireen...Hmm

http://central-mosque.com/index.php/Soul/repentance.html

The following article gives a brief summary into the cult known as the "Aga Khanees" or the followers of His Highness (Prince) Karim Aga Khan (IV) and the key differences in their believes, practices, acts of worship to Islam & Muslims Who or what are Ismaili Shias & the Aga Khanees?http://central-mosque.com/index.php/Beliefs/aga-kahnees.html Jazakallahu Khayran

Too tired after months of research on this topic and can't get the accurate translation of the Fatwa of Shaykhul-Hind (RA) so will translate when the brain recovers! ولا عبرة بحال المقتدي واليه ذهب الجصاص و هو الذي اختاره لتوارث السلف و اقتداء احدهم بالآخر بلا نكير مع كونهم مختلفين في الفروع و كان شيخنا محمود الحسن ايضا يذهب الي مذهب الجصاص

Introduction Academically in the Hanafi Madhab, two opinions exist with regards to the prayer of someone following an Imam (in prayer) and these are summarised as follows: Is the prayer of the Muqtadi (follower) evaluated and deemed to be valid according to the principles of Madhab of the Muqtadi (follower) i.e. the Hanafi Madhab? Is the prayer of the Muqtadi (follower) evaluated and deemed to be valid according to the principles of Madhab of the Imam (leader) i.e. whichever Madhab he is following? Academic discussions are meant to broaden the horizons of research and enable hearts and minds to come closer. However, due to rightly guided pious Islamic Scholars articulating their position and issuing Fatwaas based on position 1 many (laymen) have lashed against their position being narrow-minded and for them to have a sectarian agenda. These Scholars are fulfilling the trust (upon them) by conveying what they believe to be the strongest position of their (respective) Madhab. We believe that the other position (2) of the Hanafi Madhab has not been sufficiently articulated on the Internet and hope that the gap will be fulfilled by this brief treatise on the subject. In our discussions and research all Ulama are vehemently against division (of Muslims) and sectarianism. The differences between Madhahib should be placed in their Academic context and viewed accordingly. http://central-mosque.com/index.php/Acts-of-Worship/hanafi-another.html

[Edit] link removed Guess who is the 16 year old who wrote this? Sponsored (selected) by UN and picked by this organisation (whoever they are)... Does the pent up anger in the writing remind you of someone? :)