Dr. Ja`far Sheikh Idris

The collapse of Communism has automatically created a new world order in which the USA has emerged as the sole super power, and in which all concerned, including the USA are trying to find their appropriate place and suitable role.

One of the big challenges that this new order has posed for both the West, and especially the US on one side, and the Muslim world and Muslims living in the West on the other side, is the future relationship between Islam and the West.

In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful

All praise is due to Allah who has guided us to follow the Noble Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), the leader of the Messengers; Who has granted us the capacity to remain steadfast on the pillars and essential principles of Deen Al-Islam; Who has made it easy for us to follow the footsteps and way of our pious predecessors, to the extent that our hearts have been illuminated with the knowledge of the Shari'ah and the conclusive argument in favour of the evident truth; and Who has kept our internal souls free from the contamination of falsehood.

In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

Taken from "The Origin of Man", by Dr. Maurice Bucaille.

Dr. Maurice Bucaille is an eminent French surgeon, scientist, scholar and author of "THE BIBLE, THE QUR'AN AND SCIENCE" which contains the result of his research into the Judeo-Christian Revelation and the Qur'an. It is a unique contribution in the field of religion and science.

Being an outstanding Scientist, he was selected to treat the mummy of Merneptah (Pharaoh) which he did. During his visit to Saudi Arabia he was shown the verses of the Holy Qur'an in which Allah says that the dead body of the Pharaoh will be preserved as a "Sign" for posterity.

Contents

• Preliminary
• Causes of Differences Between Imam Hussain and Yazid
• A letter from Abdullah bin Ja'far (radiyallahu 'anh)
• A letter from Umar bin Sa'id bin al-Aas, The Governor of Madinah
• Meeting with Fardhuq
• Persistent Requests of the Relatives of Muslim bin 'Aqil
• The Host Dispurses
• Arrival of Hur bin Yazid
• Imam Hussain's Address
• Hur and His Companions Offered Salaat Under the Imam's Leadership

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yasser Arafat, the guerrilla leader turned Nobel Peace Prize winner who forced his people's plight into the world spotlight, died Thursday at age 75 — still reviled by many as a terrorist.

Arafat died at 3:30 a.m. in a French military hospital. His last days were as murky and dramatic as his life. Arafat was flown to France on Oct. 29 after nearly three years of being penned in his West Bank headquarters by Israeli tanks.

He initially improved but then sharply deteriorated as rumors swirled about his illness. Neither doctors nor Palestinian leaders would say what killed Arafat.

Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, hafidhu Allah, is an extremely well-known and well-respected scholar amongst scholars. In fact, he is a scholars' scholar since many of his students are actually considered scholars now in the Muslim world.

His students study extremely difficult texts with him that even very well qualified scholars are not capable of understanding with any facility. Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah grew up in one of the eastern provinces in West Africa in Mauritania.

From a very young age, he showed extreme gifts intellectually and a profound ability to absorb a lot of information and a lot of the text. During his studies, he memorised an extraordinary number of texts.

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Short Biography of Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

The year of 2004 has passed into our (long forgotten) memories. Alot happened in the year with the forces of good and evil engaging on multiple levels for the hearts and minds of individuals. Many were seduced by the dark side. Others tried to see the light, and show it to others.

Here We will state who we think helped the year to make it a more pleasant environment for muslims.

This is the moment you have all been waiting for. After long consideration, discussions, and taking in mind the nominations from TheRevival forums, We have decided who we think are the winners of 2004.

Muslim Of the Year 2004

Hassan al-Banna (Allah Arhamhu) - A great Muslim and teacher of Da'wa

Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Banna, the father of al-Shahid Hassan al-Banna, worked as a watch-repairer in the southern Egyptian town of al-Mahmudiyya. he was also an Islamic scholar that had graduated from al-Azhar University. Imam Hasan al-Banna was the oldest son and was born in al-Mahmudiyya in October 1906.

CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) - Leaders of the most populous Muslim nations, some of them entangled in crises at home, aired grievances about globalization at a summit in Cairo on Sunday. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, taking over chairmanship of the D-8 group of developing countries, opened the one-day gathering with a gripe about unfair terms of trade.