إنا لله وإنا اليه راجعون

It is with great sadness that we inform you that one of our elders and Shouyoukh has passed into the mercy of Allah. Shaikh Abdur Rahman al-Sheybaan (RA) was born in the year 1918 and passed away on the 12th of August 2011 at the grand age of 93 after a lifetime of serving the deen in numerous positions of office and responsibility.

اللهم اغفر له وارحمه وعافه واعف عنه وأكرم نزله ووسع مدخله واغسله بالماء والثلج والبرد ونقه من الخطايا كما ينقى الثوب الأبيض من الدنس اللهم أبدله دارا خيرا من داره وأهلا خيرا من أهله اللهم أدخله الجنة وأعذه من عذاب القبر ومن عذاب النار

With his (RA) passing another bright star of the Islamic world fades.

Our Beloved (salahu alayhi wasalam) said in a Hadith that is agreed upon:

The jailing of hundreds of people involved in last week's riots has led to the prison population in England and Wales to reach a record high

There has been a spike in arrests and convictions recently after the wave of violence and unrest in cities across the country.

Around 1,500 places remain before the usable operational capacity of 88,093 is reached.

The rise of more than 100 per day since last week comes after some 1,300 people have appeared in court charged with offences linked to the riots and looting.

2 people were jailed for four years each after setting up Facebook pages which encouraged people to riot.

http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16053077

Salaam

August 19th - Chapter 5: The Etiquette of Du'a continued (even more)

16. To Use the Du'as of the Quran and Sunnah

These du'as are blessed and there are many evidences that such du'as have more chance of being responded to.

Regarding the last verse of Surah al-Baqarah,

"O Our Lord! Do not punish us if we forget, or fall into error. O Our Lord! Do not place a burden on us, as you have placed upon those before us! Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us..."

The prophet(saw) said, "Allah has said: Yes I have done so"

These du'as are of the Straight Path-the Path of those whome Allah has favoured; the prophets, the sincere, the martyrs and the righteous.

salaam everyone,

has anyone been on hajj or umrah with ashton travels in ashton-u-lyne gt. manchester

am thinking of going with them what would you advise? r they any good.

plus moderators, u used to advertise them on the revival magazine what was the feedback that u got about them

Salaam

August 18th - Chapter 5: The Etiquette of Du'a continued

Sorry for the big gap between the parts by the way :oops:

7. To pray with Humility and Fear

“Call upon your Lord with humility, and in secret. Verily, He does not like aggressors.” – Surah al-A’raf

So it is important that the servant show humility to the Creator and humble himself while making du’a. For is it not befitting that a slave appear in front of his Creator and Master in a state of humility and realising the status of his Lord, fearing his own shortcomings in his duty towards Him?

8. To Complain Only to Allah

Salaamz, As I am having a crazy crave for M&Ms and Skittles Ive tried to look for information regarding if they are both halal, online i cant find any info which is legit and updated...so i was wondering if you people could help me out!

Skittles Fruit - the normal flavour
M&M - Peanuts
Skittles Cores - New flavour

When will we celebrate Eid?
Will we all celebrate it on the same day? probably not!!! I ask why dont we just have one day for the whole of the UK? When some mosques follow Saudi, it is outrageous.

btw - i am a sunni and there is no way my mosque will even think about celebrating it on the same day as the neighbouring Wa'abi mosque...

Taliban Military Operations
(This is just 2 days we are talking about)

17 Afghan-NATO cowards killed, 14 hurt in Paktika battle; 5 tanks eliminated Aug. 15

Mujahideen officials say on Monday that Mujahideen fought a deadly battle with the NATO invaders and their puppets in Sarhawza district of Paktika province on Monday morning. The clash unfolded in the morning hours of the day when the enemy combat patrol came under Mujahideen attack triggering a one-hour long fighting killing as many as 17 NATO invaders and their cowardly minions and wounding 14 more as well as destroying three vehicles and two tanks, the report said. Reported by Zabihullah Mujahid

US base struck with missiles in Kunar Aug. 15

Six-year-old Yvonne escaped from German field after apparently sensing she was set for slaughter

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an animal communication expert from Berne in Switzerland, said she had managed to contact Yvonne using telepathy. "I spoke to her yesterday and she said that she was fine but didn't feel ready to come out of hiding," said Matti. "She said she knew that Ernst had been waiting for her but that she was scared. She said she thought that humans would lock her up and she would no longer be free."

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On Monday Aufhauser said he had leased a helicopter to track down Yvonne. If that did not work, he had a secret weapon: Yvonne's two-year-old son, Friesi, who was previously believed dead but turned up alive at a local farm.

Tackling gangs should be the "new national priority," the Prime Minister said as he blamed the recent riots on selfishness and family breakdown.

The Prime Minister said a "social fightback" must follow the security response already announced.

Full story at http://news.sky.com/home/politics/article/16050003