The
Friday Bulletin
The Weekly Muslim News Update
The British Muslim scholar Marmaduke Pickthall rightly said "The Glorious
Qur'an, that inimitable symphony, the very sounds of which move men to tears
and ecstasy." Ten-year-old Hamzah Muhydeen Rageh of City Park Madrasah Nairobi could also not resist the awe of the Holy Quran as tears rolled down his
cheeks with his melodous recitation which drew simmilar feelings of ecstasy
among the gathering during the Quran recitation competition at Jamia Mosque
on Sunday.
Muslim leaders have expressed their deep indignation over the recently released national housing
and population census results and said the numbers were deliberately manipulated to conceal the
true number of Muslims in the country.
The leaders told Muslims to reject the results as
they had lost any sense of credibility and further
called on the government to cancel the whole exercise in its entirety.
According to the tally released last week by planning minister Wycliffe Oparanya, Muslims make
up a mere 4.3 million representing 11 percent of
the population. This is far short from the erstwhile
ofcial gures which were even cited by President
Mwai Kibaki indicating that the number of Muslims in the country were more than 10 million representing 30 percent of the total population.
We believe that the population of Muslims in the
country was doctored or manipulated for political
or socio-economic expediency by the Government, and also to serve interests of forces intent
on diminishing the inuence of Muslims in the
country, said former Mandera Central Billow Kerrow who read a statement on behalf of the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM), National Muslim Leaders Forum (NAMLEF), Council
of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) and
other organisations.
We believe that the integrity of the results of the
census is in doubt on grounds that the primary
data was in fact prematurely leaked shortly after
the exercise was concluded in August 2009; a
section of the media reported at the time that the
Muslim population was in excess of 35% and was
creating heat as far away as the White house, he
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This Week
Editorial
Da'wa
Despite the schemes plotted against madrasas (Islamic schools), the heritage of
these Islamic institutions will continue to thrive and benet Muslims.
The Jamia Mosque Religious convener Billow Kerrow said the proliferation of madrasas in various parts of the country was a testimony that the institutions will successfully weather the stormy waters from powerful forces which ultimately aims at
lessening their impact in the Muslim society.
The convener who is also a former MP for Mandera Central said it was important
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DA'WA
WOMEN ISSUES
Zurubiani
Ingredients
5 cups rice.
1 kg beef or chicken
3 onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves
6 pieces cardarmom Salt to taste
5 pieces cinammon sticks
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 cup yogurt
Pinch of chili powder
6 carrotts, chopped
tbs tomato paste
3/4 cup oil
1/2 cup ghee
3 capscicum, sliced
Method
Heat oil and ghee in a pan till hot. Add onions and fry till golden
brown
Add beef or chicken, spices and salt and cook on medium heat
till the meat is cooked
Blend carrots and yoghurt in a food processor and add the
mixture to the meat
Add the sliced capsicum
Scoop out the oil on top of the sauce and keep aside
Soak rice for about 20 minutes and cook till soft but not well
cooked
Add the rice to the sauce
Reheat the oil from the sauce and add it on top of the rice
Cook on low heat
When serving, place rice on the plate and add the sauce.
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EID UL FITR
The end of Ramadhan is marked by a big celebration
called 'Eid-ul-Fitr', the Festival of the Breaking of the
Fast.
Muslims are not only celebrating the end of fasting,
but thanking Allah for the help and strength that he
gave them throughout the previous month to help them
practise self-control.
The festival begins when the rst sight of the new
moon is seen in the sky.
There are special prayers held in the open ground and
in Mosques and of course, a special celebratory meal eaten during daytime, the rst daytime meal Muslims
will have had in a month.
Eid is also a time of forgiveness and making amends.
During Eid-ul-Fitr Muslims dress in their nest clothes,
give gifts to children and spend time with their friends
and family.
At Eid it is obligatory to give a set amount of money to
charity to be used to help poor people buy new clothes
and food so that they too can celebrate the Big Day.
NATIONAL NEWS
Zakat - A Solution for Muslim Poverty
house; however, till the time when the money is used to buy the house
it will be included in the calculation of Zakat as the money is liquid asset
which can be used for any other purpose also if the need arises.
A common misconception is about outstanding debt. Suppose a person
has Sh100,000 in cash on Zakat due date and he also has outstanding debt
of Sh10,000. Since he has available assets on the due date he has to pay
Zakat on all of it irrespective of the loan as the money can be used for any
purpose. However, if he uses the Sh100,000 he owns to pay off his debt
before the Zakat due date then his assets will be below the Nisab and no
Zakat will be due.
Allah categories those who deserve to receive Zakat in Quran (9:60) as follows:
The needy,the poor, those employed to collect Zakat, to attract the hearts
of those inclined towards Islam, to free the captives, for those in debt, for
Allahs cause, for the wayfarer (traveler in need)
Relatives to whom Zakat may not be paid to are those to whom we are duty
bound to support. These include sons and daughters, parents and grandparents as supporting them is our religious obligation. It is recommended to pay
Zakat in the following order of priority; relatives, neighbours, community, city,
country and then to Muslims in the rest of the world.
The simplest way to calculate Zakat is to establish a specic Hijri date, say
1st of Ramadhan. Every year on that date add up all the liquid assets you
own such as bank accounts, market value of stocks on that day, amount of
gold/silver you possess multiplied by the rate on that day, property/ land etc
for sale (establish its market value). Add up all the amounts and multiply the
total by 0.025. This will give you the Zakat amount payable.
May Allah guide us to the right path and give us the strength of faith to fulll
all his commandments and live a life as shown to us by His Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him Ameen.
NATIONAL NEWS
Religious leaders condemn legalization
of changaa
Muslim religious leaders have faulted President Kibaki for assenting into law the
Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill that legalizes the use of changaa and many other
dangerous drinks in the country.
The scholars said that the legalization of the bill will make Kenya loose track in
realization of the national objective as it will make the country a drinking nation
rather than a working Nation.
The Chairman of Majlis Ulamaa Kenya Sheikh Khalfan Khamis condemned the
passage of the bill saying it would bring more misery to the country that has
already suffering the consequences of reckless drinking.
Kenya has a history where changaa has claimed many lives over the years as
well as making other blind, passing a bill that will legalize it is dangerous to the
wellbeing of the society at large, the Sheikh said.
The head of Jamia Mosque Information Centre Sheikh Juma Amir also criticized
the move to legalize the deadly drink saying the passage of the bill into law
would lead to the moral decay in the society.
He said that the drink has caused widespread social like family breakups, spiraling divorce rates, as well as causing dangerous diseases to those who use it
thus legalizing it will create more problems to the society.
Alcohol is the mother of all evils and legalizing it will only give room to a host
of other vices like crime and other immoral behaviors to creep into the society,
Sheikh Juma lamented.
Nominated MP Sheikh Mohammed Dor said President Kibaki went against the
grain to approve the alcoholic bill rather than passing the Price Control Bill which
was expected to cushion Kenyans from exorbitant food prices in the country.
The alcohol bill will affect education, economy and health standards. We should
expect serious health complication among the youth and I urged our coastal
youth already ruined by drug abuse to keep off local tradition brew (mnazi), he
added.
Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) Organizing Secretary Sheikh
Mohammed Khalifa said the bill will create room for more deaths and destruc-
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