IMAN President Exhorts Pilar College President To Resign

Via a blog comment, Dr Sherjan Kalim, President of IMAN (Islamic Medical Association of the Philippines, Inc.), exhorted Pilar College President Sr Maria Nina Balbas to resign and to go on a retreat. 

Dr Kalim is calling out for Balbas' resignation as President of Pilar College in order to remove any bias or influence on the outputs of the consultative meetings which will be recommending resolution to the issue regarding Hijab Ban Policy. IMAN President is imploring her to resign now out of delicadeza.

Dr Kalim's exhortation is resonated by Warina Sushil A. Jukuy, PAHRA Paralegal Worker Coordinator for WesMin,and SECGEN of HAN (Hijaab and Niqaab Advocacy Network). Dr Kalim is as one among the 10 Board of Trustees of HAN. Jukuy maintains the Jihadul aKbar blog as her peaceful jihad against the SELF.

Sherjan KalimAugust 9, 2012 1:52 PM

Call for the resignation of Pilar College President Ma. Nina Balbas. This is to remove any bias or influence the outputs of the consultative meetings which will be recommending resolution of this issue. Out of delicadeza, please, Sr. Ma. Nina Balbas, RESIGN NOW as President of Pilar College. Go on a retreat please.

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Warina Sushil A. JukuyAugust 9, 2012 3:00 PM
It is disheartening that Sr. Ma. Nina Balbas,President of Pilar College, did not restrain herself.

Her brashness has dragged the RVM and its institution into this faux pas.

Sr Balbas singles out Muslim students just because they are garbed in "chastity veils" similarly to Virgin Mary, Mother Theresa, and Mother Ignacia, and for the same reason bans them admission in Pilar learning institution.

Why would a nun like her do "that"? Her alibi in the letter was "we cannot deviate from our Roman Catholic origin." She even equated academic freedom with Pilar's right whom to teach. Is this her personal belief or the RVM's,too?

Yes, Doc Sherj. She must resign as President of Pilar College and go on a retreat please. She must extricate RVM and Pilar College from teaching bigotry in practice and not merely in theory.



Warina Sushil A. JukuyAugust 9, 2012 10:34 AM
Salamun alaykum, Doc Sherj.

Yes, I resonate your relevant demand for a TIME FRAME which did not manifest on the JOINT PRESS RELEASE .

Two points were requested and appealed by RVM Superior General Rep Sr. Maria Fe Gedorias:

xxxx "... 1. requested enough time to REVISIT their policies as it require the proper process and consultation with all stakeholders;
2. appealed that a MORATORIUM in releasing info re issue to the media be observed..."xxxx

Alhamdulillaah for NCMF R9a proactive stance, and NCMF did ask for a time frame

xxxx"...NCMF R-9 a Acting Regl Dir. Denisson M. Abidin had readily agreed with Sr Gedorias' request and asked for a 'time frame' by which
the institution 'can dialogue and consult'
all the school's stakeholders namely:
the students, teachers, staffs, parents,
alumni,all RVM Administrators in the country
and their higher superiors."xxxx

Likewise, a "FUTURE dialogue was agreed upon by both parties to present the result of the dialogues conducted by Pilar College."

but there was no definite time frame expressed albeit merely implied by Pilar College.

FUTURE as well as TIME FRAME in the context of time is too indeterminate and vague...
naturally, reader will think..."Is the RVM stalling for time to protect its interest and to extinguish the fiery uproar or is the RVM really eyeing a "multi-stakeholders consultative process" in "good faith"?

Couldn't blame us to think that way especially so that in the first place Pilar College President Sr Maria Nina Balbas did not prudently bother to hold a "multi-stakeholders consultative process" when it issued an official declaration that

xxxx"...the school’s rules and regulation prohibits female Muslim students from wearing “hijab” or veil inside the learning institution in a letter addressed to Mayor Celso Lobregat dated July 09, 2012..."xxxx

Certainly, this doesn't call for a plebiscite or referendum, doest it? ;) *rolls eyes 360 degrees* so to speak, not in a fit of nystagmus, Doc Sherj :D

THE ISSUE is NOT about "sticking to your guns" BUT prudence to "discard your guns".
There is DIGNITY when one has the humility to retract a statement in order to correct an injustice as a result of a grievous wrong unintentionally done to the vulnerable.
After all, no person shall be deprived of life, liberty and property without due process of law.

This violation of religious freedom affecting and delimiting Muslims free access to education has become a Human Security as much as a Peace issue.

Where there is repression and injustice, there is spiral of violence.

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“The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’aan, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Sawm (fasts) that month, and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Sawm (fasts) must be made up] from other days. Allaah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you” [al-Baqarah 2:185]

Official Decision and Announcement of the High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia…

Just a short time ago, the official decision and announcement of the High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia that since the moon of Ramadhaan was sighted this evening, here in Saudi Arabia. Subsequently, we shall be starting our taraaweeh prayers tonight (Thursday 19 July 2012) after the ‘Ishaa. prayer, in preparation for the first fast of Ramadhaan tomorrow – Friday 20 July 2012, inshaa.-Allaah.

As Ramadaan dawns upon us (pun intended), this blessed month is a great opportunity for goodness, barakah (blessing), worship and obedience towards Allaah.
This month is superior to others in a number of things:

• In it there is the best night of the year, which is Laylat al-Qadr. Allaah says : “Verily, We have sent it (this Qur’aan) down in the Night of Al‑Qadr (Decree). And what will make you know what the Night of Al‑Qadr (Decree) is? The Night of Al‑Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months [al-Qadar 97:1-3] So worship on this night is better than worshipping for a thousand months.
• In this month was revealed the best of Books to the best of the Prophets (peace be upon them). Allaah says:  “The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’aan, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong)”[al-Baqarah 2:185]
• In this month the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are shut, and the devils are chained up. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (rh) that the Messenger of Allaah (salAllaahu alayhi wa salam) said: “When Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are put in chains.” (Agreed upon).
• There are many kinds of worship in Ramadaan, some of which are not done at other times, such as fasting, praying qiyaam, feeding the poor, i’tikaaf, sadaqah, and reading Qur’aan.

Dhikrullah.com would like to wish everyone a blessed Ramadaan.

Pilar College Appeals For Moratorium From NCMF R9a on Info Release to Media Re Hijab Ban Issue

JOINT PRESS RELEASE

PILAR COLLEGE HOLDS DIALOGUE with NCMF re: Hijab Issue

Dialogue facilitated by Fr. Alberto Alejo, SJ of Ateneo de Zamboanga University Social Development Office. Joint Press Release signed 8 August 2012

Qadarullaahi wa ma'shaa afaa alaa
The request for moratorium is being justified so that Pilar College"can dialogue and consult all the school's stakeholders namely: the students, teachers, staffs, parents, alumni. all RVM Administrators in the country and their higher superiors."

Evidently, the RVM institution of PILAR COLLEGE was lacking in prudence when it DID NOT at first "dialogue and consult all the school's stakeholders namely: the students, teachers, staffs, parents, alumni. all RVM Administrators in the country and their higher superiors"--- at the time that  Sr Nina Balbas, unilaterally, issued the HIJAB BAN policy and consequently violated the substantive right to worship and religious freedom of hijab-clad Muslim students and prospective enrollees in said institution,

Ironically, at this instance before taking action to right a wrong committed against Muslim women clad in hijab- exercising utmost caution, Pilar College now opted to "dialogue and consult all the school's stakeholders namely: the students, teachers, staffs, parents, alumni. all RVM Administrators in the country and their higher superiors." 

Pilar College now needs ample time to fulfill the right to worship and religious freedom of Muslim students-wearing-hijab; whereas, previously it just instantaneously violated religious freedom for expediency reasons.
http://jihadalakbar.blogspot.com/2012/07/pilar-college-bans-religious-of.html

Circumspection and probity may have come only after the hullabaloo wrought by the HIJAB BAN POLICY officially issued by Sr Nina Balbas; nevertheless to err is human, to forgive is divine.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! Pilar College Appeals For Moratorium From NCMF R9a on Info Release to Media Re HIJAB BAN ISSUE.

Dialogue facilitated by Fr. Alberto Alejo, SJ of Ateneo de Zamboanga University Social Development Office. Joint Press Release signed 8 August 2012

MESSAGE FOR THE DIALOGUE ON THE HIJAB BAN

 http://www.facebook.com/#!/notes/mehol-k-sadain/message-for-the-dialogue-on-the-hijab-ban/10151064464616166

by Mehol K. Sadain on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 10:08am ·

[I am happy that Pilar College has agreed to a dialogue which will take place this morning. In my absence, NCMF Zamboanga City Actg. Regional Director DENNISON ABIDIN will attend. I have asked him to deliver the message that follows. Let us all hope for the best.]

ATTY. MEHOL K. SADAIN
Secretary, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
August 7, 2012

To the dialogue participants, please accept my, and the Commission’s greetings of peace this holy month of Ramadan. As-salaamu alaikum.

We are thankful for the kind response of the President of Pilar College, Sr. Maria Niña C. Balbas, to our appeal for a dialogue, and for the College’s invite to our Regional Director Dennison Abidin.

Allow me to apologize for being unable to attend the dialogue due to my earlier scheduled meetings in Manila. Our Acting Regional Director Dennison Abidin is an able representative of the Commission in the dialogue.

Our position has been clearly outlined in our “Open Letter for the RVM Sisters of Pilar College”. We believe it is a tenable position by elaborating on the following reasons:

1. It is fully supported by law and State policy.  

a. Sec. 28 (e) of the Magna Carta of Women: “Sensitivity of regular schools to particular Moro and indigenous practices, such as fasting in the month of Ramadan, choice of clothing (including the wearing of hijab) and availability of halal food shall be ensured.”

b. Department of Education Order No. 53, series of 2001, issued by then Secretary Raul S. Roco on October 29, 2001: “In the specific cases of Muslim women, the following policies shall be adopted: (a) Female Muslim schoolchildren should be allowed to use their veil or headdress (hijab) inside the school campus.”

c. DOH Memorandum No. 2009-0107 dated April 29, 2009 issued by Sec. Francisco T. Duque III: “Muslim female workers should be allowed to use their veil (hijab) and wear their prescribed mode of dressing inside the premises of all healthcare institutions…”

d. CHED Memorandum dated August 26, 2008 issued by Chair Nona S. Ricafort: “In view of the foregoing, all HEIs are hereby directed to grant unto the concerned Muslim nursing students utmost respect and consideration on their wearing of veils/hijabs during hospital duties provided that institutional rules and regulations concerning infection control aseptic techniques are observed.


2. It does not derogate on Pilar College’s right to academic freedom.

a. Citing the landmark U.S. case of Sweezy v. State of New Hampshire, constitutionalist Vicente Sinco (1964) enumerates “four essential freedoms” in relation to academic freedom:
                      I.        The freedom to determine “who may teach,” which means the right of the University to prescribe the qualifications of faculty member and select them at its discretion;
                   II.        The freedom to determine “what may be taught,” which means the right to decide what subjects should be taught or to fix the curriculum;
                 III.        The freedom to determine “how it shall be taught,” which means the right to adopt methods, procedures, and practices of teaching;
                 IV.        The freedom to determine “who may be admitted to study,” meaning what conditions a person should have to be taken in as a student.

b. Even if Pilar College allows hijab in its campus and classrooms, it does not affect its ability to discharge the first three “freedoms”. The fourth freedom on the other hand is to be subjected to the test of reasonableness. Hence, in a dissenting opinion in Tan v. Court of Appeals, Supreme Court Associate Justice Isagani Cruz opined that: “Private schools are subject to reasonable regulation and supervision of the State, but they may also have the right to establish reasonable rules and regulations for the admission, discipline and promotion of students.” The right to established rules and regulations by educational institutions like Pilar College is therefore, not absolute. It should always be reasonable and subject to an equally reasonable regulation and supervision of the State. Definitely, the condition that hijab be not worn in campus is not an academic condition that tests the capability of a student to study in the school.

3. The wearing of the hijab is not injurious to Pilar College and its students, faculty and staff; nor does it impede the teaching and learning functions in the school. This is obvious and need not be argued.

4. On the other hand, the wearing of a hijab is a sign of morality and modesty which Pilar College subscribes to. Again this is obvious because even nuns wear veils on campus.

Further to our position therefore, we propose that a compromise be reached, where, just like in Notre Dame of Jolo, the school allowed the hijab and merely regulated it by specifying a color (white and black) for the hijab allowed in the school premises. This is also in accord with the policy enunciated by the Department of Health for Muslim health workers where the hijab was allowed provided it complies with the sanitary requirements of hospitals. The officials of Pilar College and the concerned Muslim sectors in Zamboanga City may then discuss the details on the implementation of a regulated hijab.

Finally, it is hoped that the cleansing fast of Ramadan and the Christian recognition of multi-faith coexistence will inspire all sectors to reach an agreement that recognizes and harmonizes the academic freedom of an institution with the freedom of religion and expression of the students in a society that is pluralist and civilized.

Thank you and Ramadan Kareem.

http://www.insidemindanao.com/article52.html
Hijab: A Symbol of Liberation and Not of Oppression
By Warina Sushil A. Jukuy 
First Posted on Inside Mindanao (www.insidemindanao.com) on April 25, 2008
 

"...This brought to mind a similar hijab incident at Pilar College. Pilar College' authorities steadfastly refused to listen to the imploration of Muslim parents on behalf of their veiled daughters. They adamantly reasoned that no one forced them to enroll their children at Pilar College and so they have to conform to school regulations just as non–Muslim OFWs have to conform to Muslim countries' legal compulsion for the former to wear the veil.

During the Magna Carta for Women Conference organized by Cong Beng G. Climaco, we lobbied for the rights for equal educational opportunity for Muslim women in the Philippines. I observed that infringement on the Muslim student's right to wear the veil is a result of profound ignorance of its divine merit and significance..."

ALLAH is T I M E : Measuring the Immeasurable

Do you know that

every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it?

Do you know that zeptosecond is one-billionth

of a trillionth of a second?

Can you just imagine how much time did it take for Allah to create the cosmos? Kun Fayakun!

هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْئًا مَذْكُورًا

“Has there not been over man a period of time, when he was not a thing worth mentioning?”

[al-Insaan 76:1]

لا يسب أحدكم الدهر فإن الله هو الدهر

La tassubu ahadukum ad-Dahr, fa inAllaha huwa ad-Dahr

Do not - anyone of you - curse time, because Allah is time.

This hadeeth was narrated by Muslim (5827) from Abu Hurayrah. (al Khattabi, an-Nawawi, and Ibn Uthaymeen all said that this means that Allah is the controller of time. [see IslamQA question no.26977.)

Surah al-'Asr – Time

وَالْعَصْرِ

waal 'Asr
(I swear) By Time.

إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ

Innaal Insaana La fee Khusrin
Indeed, man[kind] is surely in loss,

إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ

Illaalladheena amanoo wa AAamiloossaalihaati watawaassaw bilhaqqi watawaassaw bis-sabr

Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.

Feelin Light as a Cloud? Think Again!

Feelin Light as a Cloud? Think Again!

A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds!!!

Subhaanallaah :)

 

Allah says:

(And it is He Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy (rain). Till when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud, We drive it to a land that is dead, then We cause water (rain) to descend thereon. Then We produce every kind of fruit therewith. Similarly, We shall raise up the dead, so that you may remember or take heed.) (7:57)

Allah says:

(And We send the winds fertilizing (to fill heavily the clouds with water), then cause the water (rain) to descend from the sky, and We give it to you to drink, and it is not you who are the owners of its stores [i.e. to give water to whom you like or to withhold it from whom you like].) (15:22)

Modern science has affirmed the scientific points mentioned in this verse of the Quran. The winds carry water particles which are rich in salt up into the atmosphere; these particles which are called 'aerosols' function as water traps and form cloud drops by collecting around the water vapor themselves.



The clouds are formed from water vapor that condenses around the salt crystals or dust particles in the air. Because the water droplets in these clouds are very small (with a diameter between 0.01 and 0.02 mm), the clouds are suspended in the air, and spread across the sky.29 Thus, the sky is covered in clouds. The water particles that surround salt crystals and dust particles thicken and form raindrops, so drops that become heavier than the air leave the clouds and start to fall to the ground as rain.

Allah says:
See you not that Allah drives the clouds gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a heap of layers, and you see the rain comes forth from between them; and He sends down from the sky hail (like) mountains, (or there are in the heaven mountains of hail from where He sends down hail), and strikes therewith whom He wills, and averts it from whom He wills. The vivid flash of its (clouds) lightening nearly blinds the sight. (24:43)

Nahmadullaah wa Nashkuruh! :)

Philippine school under spotlight for ban on headscarf

Philippine school under spotlight for ban on headscarf

SSS in ISLAM: Social Security Sadaqah

Warina Sushil Jukuy11:09 AMEdit

SUBHANALLAAH! Social security is built-in in ISLAM as a comprehensive way of life- minus the bureaucratic trappings.

How much moolah does it take to produce ONE BEAUTIFUL ID and more? Perhaps, convert it to cash, total would be a significant amount of MONEY that can be given for sadaqah.... the humanitarian distance that such money can travel is...masha'ALLAH!

:)

ALLAH is perfect in Wisdom! No wonder ALLAH did not institutionalize sadaqah and zakat.... it is simplified for expediency reasons...no office to maintain, no payroll, no office supplies, no water n light bill....no and many more :D

Alhamdulillaahil ladhee binihmatihi tatimmus saalihaat

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French Muslims Fired From work For Ramadan Fasting

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French Muslims Fired From work For Ramadan Fasting

City council officials argue that abstaining from eating and drinking affects the Muslim trainers' ability to perform their duties...

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La hawla wa la quwwatta illa billaah

 

Muslims are awesome, French people are awed with fear, and so they become mean and bigots, consciously or subconsciously.

 

ALLAAHU AKBAR!!! Muslim French people who are steadfast in ISLAM in total surrender to ALLAH are truly loved and elevated in ranks by ALLAAHU SUBHANAHU WA TA'ALAA

 

Alhamdulillaahil ladhee bi nihmatihi tatimmus saalihaat  :)

A case of rejoicing and not of despair  ;)

STOP SMOKING: Do NOT Burn Your L I F E!

Do Not Burn Your Money...

Do Not Burn Your Lungs...

Do Not Burn Your L I F E !!!

Inna lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.....

The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Take benefit of five before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free-time before your preoccupation, and your life before your death.” (Narrated by Ibn Abbas and reported by Al Hakim)

` Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you by evil and by good by way of trial. to Us must ye return.
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Hijaab Can Make You Win an Olympic Medallion!

" I hope that my wearing the hijood sports top will inspire other women to see that modesty or religious beliefs don’t have to be a barrier to participating in competitive sports."

In 2004 Al Ghasara defied objections from fundamentalists in her village to take part in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, running in the 100 metres."  ~ Ruqaya Al Ghasara  ~ First Muslim Woman Olympian 2012

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Muslim sprinter wins Olympic sprint dressed head to toe in hijab

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UPDATED: 15:12 GMT, 19 August 2008

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Sprinters have long been squeezing their muscular frames into the most eye-wateringly skimpy, tight and revealing costumes imaginable.

But one female athlete at this year’s Olympics is bucking the trend for bulging lycra and naked torsos.

In 2004, Bahrain's Ruqaya Al Ghasara, a devout Muslim, was the first athlete to ever take part in an Olympics wearing a hijab.

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Bahrain's Roqaya Al-Gassra powers to victory in her 200m sprint heat today

Today, Al Ghasara won her heat of the women’s 200m sprint at the Bird's Nest stadium - despite being clothed head to foot.

Al Ghasara finished first followed by France's Muriel Hurtis-Houairi and Sri Lanka's Susanthika Jayasinghe.

Admittedly, Al Ghasara 's hijab is a rather sportier version of the traditional dress.

Clinging to her body as she powers down the track the hijab completely covers her head, arms and legs.

Known as a Hijood - or hijab combined with a sports hood - the costume was specially designed for Al Ghasara by an Australian sports clothing company.

It allows Muslim athletes to compete while still adhering to the strict modesty required of their faith.

Al-Gassra prays as she celebrates winning her 200m heat

Al Ghasara, who was the Bahrain flag-bearer at last week’s opening ceremony, jas said the Hijood has improved her performance.

'It’s great to finally have a high performance outfit that allows me to combine my need for modesty with a design made from breathable, moisture-controlled fabric,” she said.

'It’s definitely helped me to improve my times being able to wear something so comfortable and I’m sure it will help me to give my best performance at Beijing. 

'I hope that my wearing the hijood sports top will inspire other women to see that modesty or religious beliefs don’t have to be a barrier to participating in competitive sports.'

In 2004 Al Ghasara defied objections from fundamentalists in her village to take part in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, running in the 100 metres. 

And in 2006 she won the women’s 200m final at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, making her the first Bahraini-born athlete to win a major international athletics gold medal.

8 ways of finding the right person to marry

8 ways of finding the right person to marry

#2 WOULD YOU MARRY YOURSELF?

Because that is how I roll

‘Ofcourse I would, I am pure awesomeness, I am the very defin…’ if that is your answer then I can tell you right now that you don’t really have the right mentality for marriage. We often get blinded by the search for the ultimate partner that we neglect to look at ourselves.
We cry and say why won’t anyone marry me? But do nothing to change ourselves. How do you treat people when you get upset? What do you do if you hold a grudge? Do not turn a blind eye to all these important issues, rather tackle them one by one. No one is perfect but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be trying.
If you truly and sincerely work on your own flaws, and really do become more caring and loving then you will notice how people will look at you differently. People will start to think of you as ‘wifey’ material because you are good with kids, because you care for others, because you forgive people and don’t hold grudges don’t gossip etc the list is long but if you take one step at a time you will be married before you know it.
Well you would know of it, ’cause I mean you couldn’t get married without knowing about it, right? So technically you would know about it, but yeah whatever.
#1 DU’AA

Dua is the weapon of the believer, why not use it?

Because like anything in life, Allaah is the true reason behind things. Even though some people often roll their eyes and think ‘Yeah right the old, make dua brother/sister’ but if you truly have faith in Allaah and know that He answers the prayers of those in need, you will never get tired of making du’aa to Him.
Take the story of Muusa alyhi salaam as an example, in Soorah Qasas we are told about how he left Fir’awn and was literally fleeing for his life, his one concern was saving his own skin. But what happened? He made du’aa to Allaah, and Allaah not only saved him but blessed him with a wonderful wife. So in short, if you make du’aa and don’t give up Allaah will help you, and that is a promise!

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8 ways of finding the right person to marry

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Marriage is never an easy thing. We think of it as this amazing romantic bliss that we will somehow attain one day.
Sisters dream of marrying that amazing brother who has the character of the Messenger of Allaah, the Eemaan of Aboo Bakr, the courage of Hamzah, the wealth of ‘AbdiRahmaan bin ‘Awf not to mention the SWAG of 2PAC Shakur (OK maybe not the last one) but the fact still remains, everyone wants to marry that one truly amazing person and it is not much different for guys.
We wish to bump into a Hoor al-’Een that has lost her way from Jannah (we aren’t too fussy about HOW she got lost, what is important is that she wants to marry us) I mean why wouldn’t that ever happen? It won’t happen, because you are daydreaming bro that’s why.
Now wake up and listen to this short lesson in some important ”Do’s and Dont’s” along with other useful information inshaaAllaah.

8 ways of finding the right person to marry

5 misconceptions regarding Ramadhaan

5 misconceptions regarding Ramadhaan

May Allaah grant us steadfastness, aameen! 

Perhaps the key lesson in this article is this last point, many of us only ever finish the Qur’aan during the month of Ramadhaan, others might only fast during this month and the majority of us only know of night prayers during Ramadhaan.
However if we want to make the most of this month, we should all make a plan that includes us preparing for this month as well as preparing for what comes after it.
Do not be like those people who exhaust themselves during this month only to call up their girlfriend/boyfriend on Eid to chill, rather make Ramadhaan the new start in your life, turn to Allaah with sincerity and stop all the sins you might have been doing. If you don’t repent in Ramadhaan when the devils are chained up when will you repent?

PILAR COLLEGE Bans the Religious of Almighty God from Academic Pursuit

Pilar College is a private sectarian school located at R.T. Lim Boulevard, Zamboanga City. Owned and administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary RVM, Pilar College is reputed to be the oldest school in the city .

Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espíritu Santo
Virgin, Religious Sister, Foundress, The Religious of the Virgin Mary

Look at Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo!  Would she have banned Muslim students donning the hijaab when they are dressed just like her?  Why disallow modestly clad Filipino Muslims from enrolling when they are similarly garbed like Virgin Mary? Pilar College lives by the motto:  Initium Sapientiate Timor Domini… "The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom" The Fear of other Religious Faiths is the Promptings of Bigotry... Taqwa or piety and God-consciousness is reflected in one's mode of dressing;  Filipino Muslims students who wear the hijaab possess Fear of the Lord, ar-Rabbal aalameen.   Pilar College is a private sectarian school located at R.T. Lim Boulevard, Zamboanga City. Owned and administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary RVM, Pilar College is reputed to be the oldest school in the city . The Right To Hijab: ABSOLUTE BOYCOTT PILAR COLLEGE  http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/The_Right_To_Hijab_ABSOLUTE_BOYCOTT_PILAR_COLLEGE/?tta

Why ENDANGER and NOT ENGENDER Peace and Security in Zamboanga Peninsula?

I am saddened by the thought that the protracted defiance (of NCMF, DOH, DepED, CHED, NBI, PRC memoranda  and other legal issuances strengthening and protecting the religious rights of Muslims wherever they may be) by certain hospitals, SUCs, and ironically by the very personnel of the govt agency (ie NBI, DFA) which issued pertinent memo and issuances- has become a geographical issue as well as gravely a PEACE ISSUE in Zamboanga Peninsula. Whereas the Philippine government and OPAPP are resilient in its continuing efforts for a just and lasting peace, the violation of these substantive rights in Zamboanga Peninsula is in effect ENDANGERING instead of ENGENDERING the PEACEFULNESS and SECURITY that according to OPAPP Secretary Deles are being felt and recognized not just by our people, but also by the international community.

"...According to the 2012 Global Peace Index by the Institute for Economics and Peace, and the Pulse Asia's Ulat ng Bayan survey, the peace situation in the Philippines is improving. The former ranked the Philippines among the top five nations which include Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bhutan and Guyana- that registered "improvements in peacefulness," while the latter showed high approval ratings on the Aquino Administration's efforts in "increasing peace in the country."

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles welcomed the results of both studies as she believed that these will further raise the public’s hopes for a just and lasting peace.  She further stated that similar to other governance reforms being implemented under this administration, President Aquino's continuing efforts on peace and security are already being felt and recognized not just by our people, but also by the international community.

May we remain steadfast in exhausting all peaceful and legal means to assert and fulfill our rights to worship ALLAH and to live a comprehensive peaceful way of life through ad Deenul Islam...aameen Ya Rabb

ISLAM: A Perfect Work of Architecture

ISLAM: A Perfect Work of Architecture: A Structure of Absolute Balance and Solid Composure

Faith Islam appears to me like a perfect work of architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other; nothing is superfluous and nothing lacking; and the result is a structure of absolute balance and solid composure. Muhammad Asad (1900 CE - 1992 CE) was born as Leopold Weiss in Livow, Austria (later Poland).  His most famous work is The Message of The Qur'an which was published in 1980.

POLYGAMY: Most Women Abhor Yet Most Men Love

POLYGAMY: 

Most Women Abhor Yet Most Men Love

"GENERALLY, what pious women abhor are the "frailties of pious men in ensuring justice and equity" as maintainers of more than one wives. However, understandably jealousy attacks become the initial (instinctive) reaction of the woman's subconscious. When unchecked, eeman is rocked so that jealousy attacks turn into evil spite. Hell hath no fury than a woman scorned. No wonder, single ladies dread the thought of taking married men for spouses. No lady would like to be subjected to the scathing tongue and claws of a spiteful wife! La hawla wa la quwwata illa billaah...

Alhamdulillaah! A pious Muslimah is cloaked in Allah's Mantle of Security, thus, by Allah's leave, she knows not fear or insecurity. She is bent on being with her beloved husband in the Hereafter; and so she just need to strive to "faithfully guide" her husband -if necessity arises- not to go astray without depriving him of what Allah has lawfully ordained for His faithful servants. Indeed, pious men who are granted pious wives are so blessed by ALLAH. They must see their piety and not their jealousy. It is but incumbent that they protect them from any unwarranted hurt, pain, shame, or suffering."

Need we even tackle why MOST MEN love :D  Polygamy?

REALITY CHECK:

1. Strive to either LOVE or HATE solely for ALLAH's sake;

2.Accepting ISLAM Wholly Without Any Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Reservations; 

THUS, polygamy - if properly practice in accordance with ISLAM - is a BOON and could NEVER be a BANE to humanity. Unnecessary spite, pains, vulgarity, and chaos amongst kinship will be avoided.

There is Neither Courtship, Dating Nor Forced Marriage in ISLAM

"Men and women of understanding or not, young Muslims who are morally responsible are susceptible to the evil snares attached to high technology such as cellphones and internet. One learned man even suggested that "manjari da isab magpa-andig-andig." (Translated: "Subtle overtures are also allowed.") Overtures may perhaps be resorted out of bashfulness by the swain ,but which can be dangerously interpreted by the lass spoken of as an insult or effrontery.  Decency or proper decorum according to akhlaq and adaab set by Islam in the purview of  opposite gender interaction must be strictly observed at all times. And when the other forgets or seems oblivious to its (hi-tech and otherwise circumstantial) evil promptings then the other is obliged to remind (nasiha) fillaah the other- and vice-versa. Muslims must be in Allah-consciousness mode 60 secs per min jihadunafs :) It is the moral obligation of pious Muslim females (as much as it is of pious Muslim males) to AVOID or DEFLECT (as the case maybe) any situation that will make them susceptible to expressed or implied sexual/romantic overtures."

In the context of ijab and qabul, there is neither courtship between prospective couples nor forced marriage in ISLAM.  Genuine commitment is required in order to ensure muwaddah, rahmah and ultimately sakinah. Righteous couples bi idhnillaah breed righteous children. Thus, supplication for guidance is a must.

Nonetheless, in most cultures and mores of Muslims, there is a UNIQUELY FOCUSED TYPE OF COURTSHIP endemic to parents of prospective couple. There also is the so-called tahakkim, a privilege- to subtly and by nuance - choose one's husband.

 I was asked once of a family background of a prospective groom. Employing the principles of Islam when it comes to confirming, denying or disclosing an absent person's reputation that is being the subject of inquiry, I replied: " Yes, it is public knowledge that xxx is xxx BUT there is no veracity of the report for as long as it is not firsthand knowledge, If it be so that his parent is xxx, we cannot and must not judge him for what his parent is. To each his own, and Allah shall judge each person according to his personal accountability and not on account of another. Who knows that the very marriage will bring him closer to Allah as the prospective bride's family is deemed pious? wallaahu ah'lam"

UNDENIABLY, it is indeed but relevant for every Muslim to sincerely strive in order to explore and understand ISLAM as a comprehensive way of life based from the Qur'an, and Sunnah of Nabi Muhammad SAW. Truly, true guidance and wisdom can only come from the Qur'an and the Rasulullaah's Sunnah.

Discrimination is a REALITY