| Imam Zijad’s Corner: The Night of Power is better than a thousand Months
The 3rd verse of Surah Al Qadr ‘The Night of Qadr is better than a thousand months’ indicates that the acts of worship such as prayer, charity, recitation of the Qur’an done on the night of Qadr are better in reward than the same acts done on other nights. The rewards (thaw) are being multiplied several-folds. As for the question as to which night it was, it is disputed and there are as many as forty different views on this subject. However, a great majority of scholars hold the opinion that one of the odd nights of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan is Laylatul Qadr, and among these also many scholars have the opinion that it is the twenty-seventh night of the month of Ramadan. The most correct saying is that it occurs in the odd nights of the month of Ramadan and this is shown by the Hadith of ‘Aisha (r. anha) who said: “Allah’s Messenger (S) used to practice I’tikaf in the last ten nights (of Ramadan) and said: ‘Seek out Laylatul Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan.’” {Bukhari, Muslim} Imam Ibn Hajar, in his book, Fathul Bari, in the commentary of the book of Bukhari, said: “I accept the ruling that the night occurs on the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan, namely the twenty first, twenty third, twenty fifth, twenty seventh and/or twenty ninth.” It is known from the Sunnah, that the knowledge of the exact night upon which ‘Laylatul Qadr’ falls was taken up because the quarreling of the people. It was reported that the Messenger of Allah came out to the Sahabah with intention to inform the Sahabah about the Night of Qadr, however two man were quarreling and he said: “I came out to inform you about the Night of Qadr but so and so, and, so and so were quarreling, so it was raised up, and perhaps that is better for you, so seek it on the twenty ninth, and the twenty seventh and the twenty fifth.” {Bukhari} But the basic reason why a definite date is not assigned for Laylatul Qadr is plainly that Almighty Allah does not want His servants to limit themselves to one night. Instead He wishes that they devote themselves throughout the last ten days so as to attain the maximum amount of reward possible from Almighty Allah. ‘Aisha (r.a) reported: “The Messenger of Allah, Muhammad (S) did not devote himself so much to the remembrance (dhikr) and worship of Allah as he did during the last ten days of Ramadan.” {Muslim} Some of the Ahadith do indicate that the Night of Qadr is in the last ten nights of Ramadan, while other indicate that it is in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan, so the first are general and the second more particular, and the particular has to be given priority over the general. |
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Weekly Verse
God Almighty describes Ramadan as follows:
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْر ِ
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ
لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ
Almighty Allah says in the Qur’an regarding the Night of Power:
“Verily, We have sent it (this Qur’an) down in the Night of Qadr (power or decree). And what will make you know what the Night of Qadr is? This night of Qadr is better then a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allah in that night is better then worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months). {Al Qadr 1-3}
Forgive and Seek Forgiveness from Parents, Relatives, Neighbours, Coworkers, Community Members, and ourselves to start with a clean slate!
Prayer Times: June 1st
Fajr-3.40am
Zuhr-1.30pm
Asr-6.30pm
Maghrib 8.55pm
Isha 10.30pm
Please follow the Ramadan Prayer Schedule here; https://www.snmc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-Ramadan-prayer-schedule-v3.pdf
SNMC Presents Iftar of Peace!
Please bring your neighbors, friends, & co-workers to breakfast together at the SNMC community hall!
Date: June 2nd, 2018
Time: 8 PM (Dinner served at 9 P.M.)
Location: SNMC Community Hall @ 3020 Woodroffe Ave
Tickets: Free for those who are not Muslims or those Muslims who accompany non-Muslims.$10 each for everyone else.
Please note that registration is required!
Register by clicking here
| SNMC JUMA PRAYER June 1st, 2018 (Two Khutbahs):
1st Khutbah 1:00 pm: Khateeb – Imam Dr. Zijad Delic 2nd Khutbah at 2:15 pm: Khateeb – Dr. Emdad Khan |
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As we have been doing for several years with your help, InshaAllah SNMC will be again sponsoring Iftar for Carleton University students on June 6, 2018.
We request you all to donate a tray or two of favorite food of your choice. The food must be packed in disposable Aluminium trays and delivered at SNMC men’s lobby at 6.30 P.M. on June 6.
Please join in getting ajar from this great cause and feeding young students who are observing fasting.
We thank you all for your participation.
Subject to confirmation inshaAllah Eid Al-Fitr will be on Friday June 15th.
InshaAllah, SNMC, as usual, will have 3 Eid prayers and Takbirs at SNMC masjid at 3020 Woodroffe Ave.
Prayer and Takbir timing and Khateebs
- 7.30 a.m. Imam Dr. Zijad Delic
- 9.00 a.m. Dr. Atif Kabir
- 10.30 a.m. Dr. Reda Beshir
Dear SNMC Brothers and Sisters,
Please donate to build a reserve for ongoing maintenance of SNMC Center this Ramadan. Target is to collect $300,000.
Now, you can donate online at https://www.snmc.ca/donation/
Let us remember charity does not decrease wealth. Also, Allah (swt) will return 10 times every dollar we donate in this life and many folds in the life hereafter. May Allah (swt) accept our effort, time, and money. We will be successful if Allah (swt) accepts our efforts.
Let us seek His forgiveness and pray for His acceptance of our efforts.
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SNMC Heritage Imam Malik bin Anas
SNMC Heritage Imam Malik bin Anas
Imam Malik was a Tabi’ at-Tabi‘i (a Muslim of the 3rd Generation). He lived his whole life in Madinah, the City of the Prophet (SAW), during the transition period between the Umayyad and Abbasid Khilafah. He was the second of the four major mujtahid Imams, and being born and living in Madinah he witnessed first-hand the traces and actions of the Companions and Followers.
Imam Malik grew up in a household which was engaged in the science of traditions and hadith. He first studied under his grandfather (a great Tabi’) and memorised the Qur’an. He also spent at least 7 years with the scholar ibn Hurmuz and from an early age sat in the circles of prominent jurists and memorized many ahadith with their transmission chains. He eventually took a post in the Prophet’s (SAW) mosque as a faqih (jurist) and teacher of ahadith when he was thoroughly versed in all Islamic disciplines
Imam Malik gave fataawa in a prudent manner and disliked having them written down. In fact, he often hesitated in giving fataawa, famously answering with “I do not know” at times, unless he could thoroughly substantiate his rulings based on the Qur’an and Sunnah.
The Muwatta at one stage contained 10,000 hadiths. However, by the end, it contained only 1700. Imam Malik feared including other than what was from the Prophet (SAW) and employed a vigorous editorial regime whereby he deleted many reports yearly, According to Shah Waliullah, the book is a collection of the most authentic Ahadith of the Prophet (SAW) selected by Imam Malik after a thorough examination of their sources.
Imam Malik saw the exchange of leadership from the Umayyad Khilafah to the Abbasid Khilafah, the revolt of the Kharajites (who were violent and withdrew allegiance to the Khalifah) and ‘Alawites (another deviant group). He also heard of accounts of the revolt of Ibn az-Zubayr against the Umayyad Khilafah when the sacredness of the two Harams was violated.
Imam Malik took the correct Islamic position of not rebelling against the Khalifah, nor abandoning the allegiance to him, nor being content with the improper rule. Instead, he sought to reform the Khalifah through proper means. He established this position upon ahadith and not mere neutrality.
Imam Malik once taught the athar, “The word of divorce proclaimed under duress is not divorce, and she is not haram for you, so return to your home” (Muwatta 29.28.78) which was built upon ahadith. Those that were partaking in the rebellion against the then Khalifah al-Mansur took the principle from this athar, being oaths made under duress are invalid, to trumpet “scholarly support” for their rebellion (i.e. – withdrawal of allegiance and subsequent hostility). As the un-Islamic rebellion against the Khalifah was in motion, al-Mansur practically forbade Imam Malik to teach this athar whereas the rebels encouraged him to teach it. Imam Malik would regularly advise the governors and rulers, for he feared that they would be inconsistent in the application of Islam. Imam Malik, unaware of the motivations of the rebels, hence disregarded the Khalifah’s request and fearing none but Allah (SWT), continued his traditional way of being a muhaddith and faqih. This meant he continued to teach and did not censor the hadith.
The governor of Medina, who was officially appointed by the Khalifah, had Imam Malik whipped severely to the point that his shoulders became dislocated. Yet he did not change his stance over the hadith.
When the Khalifah al-Mansur later met Imam Malik during Hajj, he sincerely apologized to him, vowed to punish the governor for the outrage, asked the Imam to come and meet him in person and offered the Imam residence in Baghdad. The Imam accepted the apology but refused to go to the Khalifah’s court and the free residence. He asked that al-Mansur should rather come and visit him in Medina.