A documentary film about the city of Tarim in Hadhra
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
My Egyptian Village (2)
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most merciful.
2. My Mud House
Here is my mud house. I was born
here twelve years ago. We still
build our houses using the local
earth mixed with straw. A few
villages have tried using more
modern building materials like
concrete and tin roofing but their
houses are not as comfortable
to live in as ours. Our houses are
cool during the hot summer
months and cozy in the winter
evenings.
A famous Egyptian architect, Hassan Fathy from Cairo, our capital city,
once visited our village. With him was a group of young university students
of architecture. They took photographs of our house and asked my father
many questions about its construction. Hassan Fathy was not a villager,
but he understood the importance of traditional earth building techniques-
and of keeping this technique alive.Today, his students encourage people
to use earth as a building material. Hassan Fathy told us that the design of
our village houses was very ancient. For example, in front of our house,
is a long baked mud-bench called a mastaba in Arabic. This was a feature
of all ancient Egyptian houses. Today, we of course are Muslims,
al-Hamdulillah. The days of the pharaohs are buried in the past. We can
no longer even imagine worshipping any god other than Allah,
Rabb al-'Ameen, the True Deity who sent to us His final Messenger,
the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, as a mercy to all nations.
It has been the custom in our village to work very hard and save money
so that one day we might be able to visit the Holy Cities of Makkah and
Madinah. Al-Hamdulillah, my father and mother made their Hajj, or
pilgrimage, two years ago. Our house is now known as a ''hajj house''.
'Abd al- Rahman, a village artist, is always busy whenever anyone returns
from the hajj. My father hired him to paint colourful scenes on the outside
of our house. In Al-Khayriyyah village, there are several houses like ours.
I actually helped 'Abd al-Rahman paint some of the pictures; for example,
I painted the kiswah, or black covering over the kaa'bah and the Egyptian
flag on the passenger ship.
Insha'Allah, one day we will all be able to visit Holy Makkah and perform
hajj and meet millions of fellow Muslims on the Plain of Arafat on that
glorious day, and offer our heartfelt prayers knowing that they will all be
accepted.
3. Our Food
In Arabic, we are known as fellahin
or ''people of the countryside''. Our
life is hard but beautiful, and we
always offer thanks to Allah.
Our day begins with the Adhan, or
call to morning prayer, but quite
often it is our rooster that wakes us
up! Our masjid is in the middle of
Al-Khayriyyah so that everyone can
easily come for prayer. After salat
al-fajr, we always read from the
Holy Qur'an. Before starting our day,
reading from kitab Allah strengthens
our imaan and our desire to be good
servants of Allah.
We all have chores to do immediately after prayers. The water buffalo need
to be milked and their milk is to be quickly transported to the city for sale.
I collect the eggs our chickens have laid and sometimes sell them in the
week-end market. My mother and sisters prepare for us a hearty breakfast.
Our breakfast table is full of delicious and nutritious food, Masha'Allah.
The staple food of all fellahin is aysh, a wonderful coarse whole wheat flat
bread and ful medammes, stewed brown fava beans with salt and lemon juice.
We also have some white goat's cheese and gigantic fresh radishes. This
morning, my mother has prepared a very special Egyptian drink - karkadi
or hibiscus tea. This is a delicious bright red drink made from the dried petal-
like parts of the karkadi plant. In Ramadhan, we very often break our fast with
a refreshing glass of hibiscus tea which can be drunk hot or cold.
The dark green soup you see on the table is another Egyptian favourite -
melokhiyah. This is a very healthy vegetable, something like spinach.
It has been eaten in Egypt for thousands of years.
Egypt has always has its fellahin. Masha'Allah, we helped to build the
pyramids and other ancient monumental buildings without the use of
modern technology. We also supplied the food to the pyramid builders.
Our baladi or traditional home-cooked food keeps us strong and healthy,
al-Hamdulillah.
Islamic Village Stories
Written & Illustrated by
Luqman Nagy
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most merciful.
2. My Mud House
Here is my mud house. I was born
here twelve years ago. We still
build our houses using the local
earth mixed with straw. A few
villages have tried using more
modern building materials like
concrete and tin roofing but their
houses are not as comfortable
to live in as ours. Our houses are
cool during the hot summer
months and cozy in the winter
evenings.
A famous Egyptian architect, Hassan Fathy from Cairo, our capital city,
once visited our village. With him was a group of young university students
of architecture. They took photographs of our house and asked my father
many questions about its construction. Hassan Fathy was not a villager,
but he understood the importance of traditional earth building techniques-
and of keeping this technique alive.Today, his students encourage people
to use earth as a building material. Hassan Fathy told us that the design of
our village houses was very ancient. For example, in front of our house,
is a long baked mud-bench called a mastaba in Arabic. This was a feature
of all ancient Egyptian houses. Today, we of course are Muslims,
al-Hamdulillah. The days of the pharaohs are buried in the past. We can
no longer even imagine worshipping any god other than Allah,
Rabb al-'Ameen, the True Deity who sent to us His final Messenger,
the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, as a mercy to all nations.
It has been the custom in our village to work very hard and save money
so that one day we might be able to visit the Holy Cities of Makkah and
Madinah. Al-Hamdulillah, my father and mother made their Hajj, or
pilgrimage, two years ago. Our house is now known as a ''hajj house''.
'Abd al- Rahman, a village artist, is always busy whenever anyone returns
from the hajj. My father hired him to paint colourful scenes on the outside
of our house. In Al-Khayriyyah village, there are several houses like ours.
I actually helped 'Abd al-Rahman paint some of the pictures; for example,
I painted the kiswah, or black covering over the kaa'bah and the Egyptian
flag on the passenger ship.
Insha'Allah, one day we will all be able to visit Holy Makkah and perform
hajj and meet millions of fellow Muslims on the Plain of Arafat on that
glorious day, and offer our heartfelt prayers knowing that they will all be
accepted.
3. Our Food
or ''people of the countryside''. Our
life is hard but beautiful, and we
always offer thanks to Allah.
Our day begins with the Adhan, or
call to morning prayer, but quite
often it is our rooster that wakes us
up! Our masjid is in the middle of
Al-Khayriyyah so that everyone can
easily come for prayer. After salat
al-fajr, we always read from the
Holy Qur'an. Before starting our day,
reading from kitab Allah strengthens
our imaan and our desire to be good
servants of Allah.
We all have chores to do immediately after prayers. The water buffalo need
to be milked and their milk is to be quickly transported to the city for sale.
I collect the eggs our chickens have laid and sometimes sell them in the
week-end market. My mother and sisters prepare for us a hearty breakfast.
Our breakfast table is full of delicious and nutritious food, Masha'Allah.
The staple food of all fellahin is aysh, a wonderful coarse whole wheat flat
bread and ful medammes, stewed brown fava beans with salt and lemon juice.
We also have some white goat's cheese and gigantic fresh radishes. This
morning, my mother has prepared a very special Egyptian drink - karkadi
or hibiscus tea. This is a delicious bright red drink made from the dried petal-
like parts of the karkadi plant. In Ramadhan, we very often break our fast with
a refreshing glass of hibiscus tea which can be drunk hot or cold.
The dark green soup you see on the table is another Egyptian favourite -
melokhiyah. This is a very healthy vegetable, something like spinach.
It has been eaten in Egypt for thousands of years.
Egypt has always has its fellahin. Masha'Allah, we helped to build the
pyramids and other ancient monumental buildings without the use of
modern technology. We also supplied the food to the pyramid builders.
Our baladi or traditional home-cooked food keeps us strong and healthy,
al-Hamdulillah.
Islamic Village Stories
Written & Illustrated by
Luqman Nagy
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Quran Teacher-Sheikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy.
Quran Teacher-Sheikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy (part 3)
Teaching Tajweed & Qir'a To children
Surah Nasr & Al kafiroon
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Smoke
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Once upon a time there was a man called Hatem.
He was a rich and generous man. He had many
herds of animals that grazed in the grassy fields,
and he loved to share his wealth with others.
Hatem had a pitch-black horse called Smoke.
Everybody admired this horse for its speed. It
ran like a flying eagle. Hatem regarded Smoke
as the apple of his eye, and he would not give it
up for anything.
Finally, the fame of Hatem's wealth and his
beautiful horse reached the ears of the Sultan.
When the Sultan heard about him he called his
Grand Vizier and said :
''I want to test Hatem's generosity. Ask him to
give me Smoke. Let's see what he does.''
The Sultan's men set off the next day. One night
when it was raining very hard they reached Hatem's
house and became his guests.
Hatem greeted them with joy and warmth. He ordered
his servants to prepare food for his guests. Soon an
excellent table was set for dinner and they all sat down
to eat. After the meal the guests were put up in very
comfortable beds, where they slept soundly.
The next morning when the guests explained why they
had come, Hatem became very sad and didn't know what
to do in his great sorrow.
''What a pity!'' he said, ''I wished you had told me what
the Sultan wanted as soon as you had arrived. I know
that you love horsemeat, and last night, as due to the
bad weather I couldn't find anything else to offer you.
So, I slaughtered Smoke last night for us to eat, as I had
no other alternative.''
But even Hatem's generosity paled next to our Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم's,
who once gave a single man a gift of a hundred camels!
Our glorious Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم stated in the following
hadith how great a character trait generosity was :
''A generous person is close to Allah,
close to human beings, close to Paradise,
and far from Hell.''
السَّخِىُّ قَرِيبٌ مِن اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِن الجَنَّةِ
قَرِيبٌ مِن النَّاسِ بَعِيدٌ مِن النَّالرِ
رواه الترمذى
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Once upon a time there was a man called Hatem.
He was a rich and generous man. He had many
herds of animals that grazed in the grassy fields,
and he loved to share his wealth with others.
Hatem had a pitch-black horse called Smoke.
Everybody admired this horse for its speed. It
ran like a flying eagle. Hatem regarded Smoke
as the apple of his eye, and he would not give it
up for anything.
Finally, the fame of Hatem's wealth and his
beautiful horse reached the ears of the Sultan.
When the Sultan heard about him he called his
Grand Vizier and said :
''I want to test Hatem's generosity. Ask him to
give me Smoke. Let's see what he does.''
The Sultan's men set off the next day. One night
when it was raining very hard they reached Hatem's
house and became his guests.
Hatem greeted them with joy and warmth. He ordered
his servants to prepare food for his guests. Soon an
excellent table was set for dinner and they all sat down
to eat. After the meal the guests were put up in very
comfortable beds, where they slept soundly.
The next morning when the guests explained why they
had come, Hatem became very sad and didn't know what
to do in his great sorrow.
''What a pity!'' he said, ''I wished you had told me what
the Sultan wanted as soon as you had arrived. I know
that you love horsemeat, and last night, as due to the
bad weather I couldn't find anything else to offer you.
So, I slaughtered Smoke last night for us to eat, as I had
no other alternative.''
But even Hatem's generosity paled next to our Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم's,
who once gave a single man a gift of a hundred camels!
Our glorious Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم stated in the following
hadith how great a character trait generosity was :
''A generous person is close to Allah,
close to human beings, close to Paradise,
and far from Hell.''
السَّخِىُّ قَرِيبٌ مِن اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِن الجَنَّةِ
قَرِيبٌ مِن النَّاسِ بَعِيدٌ مِن النَّالرِ
رواه الترمذى
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Samouni Street
The story of 4 kids of the extended Samouni family in Gaza.
By animated drawings they express what happened to them
and their family during operation 'Cast Lead'.
Monday, November 19, 2012
''Firsts'' in Islam
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Question
Do you know who is a Sahabiرضى الله عنه ?
Answer
Sahabiرضى الله عنه is the one who saw Nabiصلى الله عليه وسلم or attended
his noble company as a Muslim and died as a Muslim.
Questions
1. Who from amongst the adult companions of Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم ,
was the first to accept Islam?
2. From amongst the children, who was the first to accept Islam?
3. From amongst the slaves, who was the first to accept Islam?
4. From amongst the women, who was the first to accept Islam?
5. Who was the very first to accept Islam from amongst the entire
creation?
6. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to create a sea-fleet and to
develop NAVAL- power in Islam?
7. Who was the first officially-appointed and independent judge
in Islam?
8. Who was the first to attach a door to his house in Makkatul-
Mukarramah?
9.Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to be buried at Kufa (A
city in Iraq)?
10. Who was the first male to be martyred in Islam?
11. Who was the first female to be martyred in Islam?
12. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to be buried in the cemetery
of Madina-tul-Munawwarah, Jannat-ul-Baqee?
13. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to be named ''Muhammad''
after Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم ?
14. Who shot the first arrow in Islam? In the battle of ''UHUD''
he killed three mushrikeen (polytheists) with one arrow?
15. By whom was the first prison built in Islam?
16. Who was the first child to be born to the Muhajireen
(emigrants) in Madina-tul-Munawwarah?
17. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to be born to the Ansaar
(Medinites) in Madinah?
18. Who was the first teacher of Islam sent to Madinah-tul-Munawwarah
by Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم ?
19. By whom was the first Masjid built in Islam at Quba?
20. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to be martyred in the
battle of ''BADR''?
21. In which Sahabi'sرضى الله عنه mouth did Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم first
apply his blessed saliva?
22. Which two Sahabisرضى الله عنهما were the first to accept Islam from
the Ansaar?
23. Who was the first horseman in Islam?
24. Which couple was the first to emigrate in the path of Allah Ta'ala to
Abyssinia after the prophet Lutعليه السلام?
25. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to greet Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم
with the Muslim code of greeting ''Assalamu-Alaikum''?
26. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to light a lamp in Masjid-e-Nabawi?
When Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم saw this lamp, he exclaimed in exuberance
''If I had a daughter, I would have given her hand in marriage to you!''
27. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to accept Islam from Rome?
He dearly wished to personally migrate to Madina-tul-Munawwarah
with Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم, but due to some reasons he could not.
However he was the first to migrate after Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم.
28. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to raise his sword for
the cause of Allah Ta'ala when the rumour had spread that
Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم had been taken captive by the Quraish?
29. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to recite the Qur'an aloud
to the Quraish?
30. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه who pledged allegiance to
fight until death, when the Muslims were barred from entering
Makkah-tul-Mukarramah on the occasion of ''Hudybiyah''?
31. The wives of Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم once asked him ''Who
from amongst us will join you First?''
Rasulullahصللى الله عليه وسلم replied '' The one with the longest hands''.
Saudahرضى الله عنها had the longest hands but she was not the first to
pass away after Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم.
Then only did they realize that Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم meant the
one who spends the most in charity! What was her name?
32. He was the first in Islam to compile a book on Ahadith called
''Sadiqah'' in the time of Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم?
33. Who was that Sahabiرضى الله عنه who pioneered the first raid in
Islam on the Kuffar after the Muslims had been granted permission
to defend themselves?
34. Who was the first to call out Azaan in the Kaabah?
35. Who was the first woman of this Ummat to memorize the
entire Qur'an?
36. He was the first to introduce the tradition of performing Salah
before being executed. What was his name?
Did you know that Ibn Abbas'sرضى الله عنهما Mother was the
First to drape the Kaabah with a cloth?
Answers
1. Abu Bakr رضى الله عنه
2. Ali bin Abu Talibرضى الله عنه
3. Zaid bin Harisaرضى الله عنه
4. Khadija-tul-Kubra رضى الله عنها
5. Khadija-tul-Kubraرضى الله عنها
6. Muawiyaرضى الله عنه
7.Zaid bin sabitرضى الله عنه
8. Suhail bin Amrرضى الله عنه
9. Khabbah bin Al-Aratرضى الله عنه
10. Haarisرضى الله عنه
11. Sumayyaرضى الله عنها
12. Usman bin Mazoonرضى الله عنه
13. Muhammad bin Hatib Al-Jumahiرضى الله عنه
14. Saad bin Abi Waqqasرضى الله عنه
15. Ali bin Abi Talibرضى الله عنه
16. Abdullah bin Zubairرضى الله عنه
17. Numan bin Basheerرضى الله عنه
18. Mus'ab bin Umairرضى الله عنه
19. Ammar bin Yasirرضى الله عنهما
20. Umair bin Al-Humamرضى الله عنه
21. Abdullah bin Zubairرضى الله عنهما
22. Maaz bin Harisرضى الله عنه
Rafi bin Malikرضى الله عنه
23. Miqdad bin Aswadرضى الله عنه
24. Usman and Ruqayyaرضى الله عنهما
25. Abu Zar Ghifariرضى الله عنه
26. Tameem-e-Dariرضى الله عنه
27. Sohaib-e-Roomiرضى الله عنه
28. Abu Abdullah Zubairرضى الله عنه
Zubair Al-Awamرضى الله عنه
29. Abdullah ibn Masoodرضى الله عنه
30. Abu Sinan Al-Asadyرضى الله عنه
31. Zainabرضى الله عنها
32. Abdullah ibn Amr bin Al Aasرضى الله عنهما
33. Abdullah ibn Jahashرضى الله عنه
34. Bilalرضى الله عنه
35. Aisha Siddiqaرضى الله عنها
36. Khubaibرضى الله عنه
How well do you know the Sahaba?
Compiled by
Maulana Khalid Dhorat
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Question
Do you know who is a Sahabiرضى الله عنه ?
Answer
Sahabiرضى الله عنه is the one who saw Nabiصلى الله عليه وسلم or attended
his noble company as a Muslim and died as a Muslim.
Questions
1. Who from amongst the adult companions of Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم ,
was the first to accept Islam?
2. From amongst the children, who was the first to accept Islam?
3. From amongst the slaves, who was the first to accept Islam?
4. From amongst the women, who was the first to accept Islam?
5. Who was the very first to accept Islam from amongst the entire
creation?
6. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to create a sea-fleet and to
develop NAVAL- power in Islam?
7. Who was the first officially-appointed and independent judge
in Islam?
8. Who was the first to attach a door to his house in Makkatul-
Mukarramah?
9.Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to be buried at Kufa (A
city in Iraq)?
10. Who was the first male to be martyred in Islam?
11. Who was the first female to be martyred in Islam?
12. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to be buried in the cemetery
of Madina-tul-Munawwarah, Jannat-ul-Baqee?
13. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to be named ''Muhammad''
after Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم ?
14. Who shot the first arrow in Islam? In the battle of ''UHUD''
he killed three mushrikeen (polytheists) with one arrow?
15. By whom was the first prison built in Islam?
16. Who was the first child to be born to the Muhajireen
(emigrants) in Madina-tul-Munawwarah?
17. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to be born to the Ansaar
(Medinites) in Madinah?
18. Who was the first teacher of Islam sent to Madinah-tul-Munawwarah
by Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم ?
19. By whom was the first Masjid built in Islam at Quba?
20. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to be martyred in the
battle of ''BADR''?
21. In which Sahabi'sرضى الله عنه mouth did Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم first
apply his blessed saliva?
22. Which two Sahabisرضى الله عنهما were the first to accept Islam from
the Ansaar?
23. Who was the first horseman in Islam?
24. Which couple was the first to emigrate in the path of Allah Ta'ala to
Abyssinia after the prophet Lutعليه السلام?
25. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to greet Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم
with the Muslim code of greeting ''Assalamu-Alaikum''?
26. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to light a lamp in Masjid-e-Nabawi?
When Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم saw this lamp, he exclaimed in exuberance
''If I had a daughter, I would have given her hand in marriage to you!''
27. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to accept Islam from Rome?
He dearly wished to personally migrate to Madina-tul-Munawwarah
with Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم, but due to some reasons he could not.
However he was the first to migrate after Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم.
28. Which Sahabiرضى الله عنه was the first to raise his sword for
the cause of Allah Ta'ala when the rumour had spread that
Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم had been taken captive by the Quraish?
29. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه to recite the Qur'an aloud
to the Quraish?
30. Who was the first Sahabiرضى الله عنه who pledged allegiance to
fight until death, when the Muslims were barred from entering
Makkah-tul-Mukarramah on the occasion of ''Hudybiyah''?
31. The wives of Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم once asked him ''Who
from amongst us will join you First?''
Rasulullahصللى الله عليه وسلم replied '' The one with the longest hands''.
Saudahرضى الله عنها had the longest hands but she was not the first to
pass away after Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم.
Then only did they realize that Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم meant the
one who spends the most in charity! What was her name?
32. He was the first in Islam to compile a book on Ahadith called
''Sadiqah'' in the time of Rasulullahصلى الله عليه وسلم?
33. Who was that Sahabiرضى الله عنه who pioneered the first raid in
Islam on the Kuffar after the Muslims had been granted permission
to defend themselves?
34. Who was the first to call out Azaan in the Kaabah?
35. Who was the first woman of this Ummat to memorize the
entire Qur'an?
36. He was the first to introduce the tradition of performing Salah
before being executed. What was his name?
Did you know that Ibn Abbas'sرضى الله عنهما Mother was the
First to drape the Kaabah with a cloth?
Answers
1. Abu Bakr رضى الله عنه
2. Ali bin Abu Talibرضى الله عنه
3. Zaid bin Harisaرضى الله عنه
4. Khadija-tul-Kubra رضى الله عنها
5. Khadija-tul-Kubraرضى الله عنها
6. Muawiyaرضى الله عنه
7.Zaid bin sabitرضى الله عنه
8. Suhail bin Amrرضى الله عنه
9. Khabbah bin Al-Aratرضى الله عنه
10. Haarisرضى الله عنه
11. Sumayyaرضى الله عنها
12. Usman bin Mazoonرضى الله عنه
13. Muhammad bin Hatib Al-Jumahiرضى الله عنه
14. Saad bin Abi Waqqasرضى الله عنه
15. Ali bin Abi Talibرضى الله عنه
16. Abdullah bin Zubairرضى الله عنه
17. Numan bin Basheerرضى الله عنه
18. Mus'ab bin Umairرضى الله عنه
19. Ammar bin Yasirرضى الله عنهما
20. Umair bin Al-Humamرضى الله عنه
21. Abdullah bin Zubairرضى الله عنهما
22. Maaz bin Harisرضى الله عنه
Rafi bin Malikرضى الله عنه
23. Miqdad bin Aswadرضى الله عنه
24. Usman and Ruqayyaرضى الله عنهما
25. Abu Zar Ghifariرضى الله عنه
26. Tameem-e-Dariرضى الله عنه
27. Sohaib-e-Roomiرضى الله عنه
28. Abu Abdullah Zubairرضى الله عنه
Zubair Al-Awamرضى الله عنه
29. Abdullah ibn Masoodرضى الله عنه
30. Abu Sinan Al-Asadyرضى الله عنه
31. Zainabرضى الله عنها
32. Abdullah ibn Amr bin Al Aasرضى الله عنهما
33. Abdullah ibn Jahashرضى الله عنه
34. Bilalرضى الله عنه
35. Aisha Siddiqaرضى الله عنها
36. Khubaibرضى الله عنه
How well do you know the Sahaba?
Compiled by
Maulana Khalid Dhorat
Friday, November 2, 2012
My Egyptian Village
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Introduction
Egypt, also know as Misr in Arabic,
is quite unlike any other Muslim
country. For almost five thousand
years there has been an unbroken
historical record of people
inhabiting this land on
the banks of River Nile.
It is along this ribbon of blue,
amidst a bright yellow desert
landscape that the village of
Al-Khayriyyah is located.
This is the home of
'Abd al-Kareem, an extremely
gentle Egyptian boy who is
very keen to show you around
his village.
Since the time of the Companion of the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم
'Amr ibn al-'Asرضى الله عنه, Egypt has been a Muslim
Country. Important Islamic dynasties, such as the Tulinid, Fatimid,
Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottaman, all once ruled this land. Kingdoms,
sultanates and empires rose and fell but the River Nile never ceased
flowing nor did the hard-working people of the countryside- Fellahin -
cease tilling the fertile fields along its banks.
Al-khayriyyah is a village of fellahin. Their lives have changed little
over the years which has helped them preserve many old Islamic
traditions and practices.
Now turn the page and let 'Abd al-Kareem introduce you to his
colourful Egyptian World.
To you all my Salaams.
Luqman Nagy
1. History of My Village
My name is 'Abd al-Kareem and
I am a Muslim, al-Hamdulillah.
I live in a beautiful Egyptian Village.
My village is called Al- Khayriyyah,
because the people who first lived
here were ''charitable'' - they always
offered aid or Khayr to those in need.
''Welcome to my village!'' or as we
say in Arabic, ''ahlan wa sahlan
wa marhaban fee baytee.''
As you can see, my village is not
far from the ancient step pyramid
of Zoser at Saqqara, the oldest of
all Egyptian pyramids. We live on the
banks of the deep and wide Nile River.
We read in our history books that my country was called the ''gift of the Nile''
by the ancient Greeks. Egypt is a desert country, but al-Hamdulillah,
because of the Nile River, farmers for thousands of years have been
able to grow wheat and other crops to support its population.
My father owns a herd of water buffalo (or gamoosa in Arabic). These
animals resemble big horned cows. They love to eat all the wonderful
fresh green grass that grows in the fields near our village. As a result,
water buffalo grow very large. My father sells buffalo milk to the city
where it is used to make delicious white feta cheese. In late afternoon,
the buffalo like to cool themselves in the canal near the river. We
sometimes jumps in and help scrub them down!
My father tells me that Al-Khayriyyah is a very old village. He says that
perhaps people from our village provided workforce for the construction
of Zoser's step pyramid almost 5,000 years ago. This imposing and
magnificent structure had a great influence on our lives. We used to sit
and play in its shade, and often wondered what life had been like so many
years ago.
Today, we speak Arabic, but a form of the ancient Egyptian language is still
used by the Copts, or Egyptian Christians, in their church services. There
are some Coptic villages in the southern part of Egypt.
Everyone in our village owns a vegetable garden. The fertile soil, the bountiful
water supply and the hot Egyptian sun all help produce incredibly large
sweet carrots and huge white heads of cauliflower, my favourite!
Masha'Allah - even the dates in our village are unusually large. You can see
some of our date trees just behind the village houses. Al-Hamdulillah, we
believe that Allah has truly blessed our home-land - Misr.
Islamic Village Stories
Written & Illustrated by
Luqman Nagy
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Introduction
Egypt, also know as Misr in Arabic,
is quite unlike any other Muslim
country. For almost five thousand
years there has been an unbroken
historical record of people
inhabiting this land on
the banks of River Nile.
It is along this ribbon of blue,
amidst a bright yellow desert
landscape that the village of
Al-Khayriyyah is located.
This is the home of
'Abd al-Kareem, an extremely
gentle Egyptian boy who is
very keen to show you around
his village.
Since the time of the Companion of the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم
'Amr ibn al-'Asرضى الله عنه, Egypt has been a Muslim
Country. Important Islamic dynasties, such as the Tulinid, Fatimid,
Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottaman, all once ruled this land. Kingdoms,
sultanates and empires rose and fell but the River Nile never ceased
flowing nor did the hard-working people of the countryside- Fellahin -
cease tilling the fertile fields along its banks.
Al-khayriyyah is a village of fellahin. Their lives have changed little
over the years which has helped them preserve many old Islamic
traditions and practices.
Now turn the page and let 'Abd al-Kareem introduce you to his
colourful Egyptian World.
To you all my Salaams.
Luqman Nagy
1. History of My Village
My name is 'Abd al-Kareem and
I am a Muslim, al-Hamdulillah.
I live in a beautiful Egyptian Village.
My village is called Al- Khayriyyah,
because the people who first lived
here were ''charitable'' - they always
offered aid or Khayr to those in need.
''Welcome to my village!'' or as we
say in Arabic, ''ahlan wa sahlan
wa marhaban fee baytee.''
As you can see, my village is not
far from the ancient step pyramid
of Zoser at Saqqara, the oldest of
all Egyptian pyramids. We live on the
banks of the deep and wide Nile River.
We read in our history books that my country was called the ''gift of the Nile''
by the ancient Greeks. Egypt is a desert country, but al-Hamdulillah,
because of the Nile River, farmers for thousands of years have been
able to grow wheat and other crops to support its population.
My father owns a herd of water buffalo (or gamoosa in Arabic). These
animals resemble big horned cows. They love to eat all the wonderful
fresh green grass that grows in the fields near our village. As a result,
water buffalo grow very large. My father sells buffalo milk to the city
where it is used to make delicious white feta cheese. In late afternoon,
the buffalo like to cool themselves in the canal near the river. We
sometimes jumps in and help scrub them down!
My father tells me that Al-Khayriyyah is a very old village. He says that
perhaps people from our village provided workforce for the construction
of Zoser's step pyramid almost 5,000 years ago. This imposing and
magnificent structure had a great influence on our lives. We used to sit
and play in its shade, and often wondered what life had been like so many
years ago.
Today, we speak Arabic, but a form of the ancient Egyptian language is still
used by the Copts, or Egyptian Christians, in their church services. There
are some Coptic villages in the southern part of Egypt.
Everyone in our village owns a vegetable garden. The fertile soil, the bountiful
water supply and the hot Egyptian sun all help produce incredibly large
sweet carrots and huge white heads of cauliflower, my favourite!
Masha'Allah - even the dates in our village are unusually large. You can see
some of our date trees just behind the village houses. Al-Hamdulillah, we
believe that Allah has truly blessed our home-land - Misr.
Islamic Village Stories
Written & Illustrated by
Luqman Nagy
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