Winter Driving

Alright so here is my first rant on this blog. I don't complain much so i hope that you guys take this in. So living in Canada...we get snowfall its what we're known for for the real cold frigid weathers and the amount of snow we get. But when i hear that we're getting 5cm's of snow the city will totally shut down and the highways will be blocked off just because of snow that we get annually!!! why? this is NOT the first time that are seeing snow. So what if its 5cm's can you PLEASE continue just driving! thats fine if you don't want leave your house and go to the mall or what ever but if you are out pleaseeee spend the extra money on getting snow tires its worth it and please don't drive 40 under the speed limit. Now now i know because of black ice you want to be cautious but seriously?? if you have snow tires will you really slip?? just brake earlier or something. I don't know am i right or wrong?? PLEASE next winter lets not freak out at the sight of snow and cause ridiculous traffic jams.

Time to get a little political

I came across this "Black Ribbon for Gaza" campaign from another blog while browsing the web. Check it out here so facebook it, msn it, blog it or what ever else you do and if you don't know whats going on then i suggest you pick up a paper and read!




Heres another video on youtube. Not many people have heard about it because Isreal has done a good job of keeping under the table and have told sites like Google to keep it off the internet.

Dr. Jamal Badawi - Divorce

An Amanicle Separation Before Problems Arise

1. Premarital professional Islamic counselling
2. Right choice (religious & character)
3. Affordable marital gift and wedding. Avoid day after financial troubles.
4. Reasonable & realistic = expectations
5. Mutual kindness and Respect (30:21)
6. Complimentary & comparitive project

Dealing with marital problems privately

1. Think of wives positive character (4:19)
2. Either side may exhort one another (9:71)
3. A wife who fears exhortion may compromise with her husband to a fair solution. "Nushuz"
4. #3 but gender swapped
5. If wife insists infractions the husband may suspend intimate relations (Does not mean leave home)
   
6. most cases are to be resolved by that time

Does the Quran sanction "beating"?

1. Surah #4, right to protect vulnerable in society
2. Ayah 32, acceptance of differencebut equitable genders variation.
3. Ayah 34, (support, protect) to guide. No superiority of human, gender. All equal power.
4. Leadership is responsibility
5. Obedience
6. Ayah, praises obedient wives
7. form of disrespect of the husband and a threat to family stability.
   
8. Cant strike face, not even a mark on the body.
9. no slap or punch
10. Problem must be admitted by all community
11. Prophet SAW never resorted to that
12. Rule of lesser harm apply
13. Laws to stop violence and abuse are compatible with Quran
14. (30:21) Marriage is love, tranquility and compassion
    

Other means of Reconciliation
1. Family mediations or arbitrations

Black History Month by Imam Zaid Shakir

So i know im a bit late as Black History Month has past us...ive been saving this one for the month but i got lazy so HERE it is after its done and maybe you can reflect on this month next year :)

1 of 5 Muslim slaves alone in Virginia & Carolina back then. Muslims were in North America before Columbus ever was. There was also 50-60% muslims in Jamaica at one point. Their history is our history.

Who was Ayub bin Sulaiman??
Lived in Eastern Senegal and was taken into slavery. He then landed in Maryland in 1731 and was sold to slavery. A few weeks later he ran away from his master. He was a son of a leader, his father was an Imam and a dignified person. As a slave, Ayub bin Sulaiman couldn't perform salah (prayers) and he ran away. He was then captured and beaten. When he was caught the master gave him a musallah to pray in but he still did not obey. He also learned english in 6 weeks on the boat while coming to America. He then wrote a letter and it went through England to Africa. It was then sent to a group called 'Okafor' (a slave free organization). They translated the letter and Okafor him self paid for his release out of his own money. This news had gotten the attention of the Queen of England and she had wanted to draw an art of him but he wanted to stick to his traditional clothing. But no one knew what his traditional clothing was. So he then said,"you don't know what Jesus looked like but you drew him".He was later sent back to Africa as a free man.

Umar bin Sayeed - Author on slavery in Arabic language. He had a level of scholarship in Africa and wanted to manifest Islam in other places. But he died out and wasn't able to build Muslim settings in Southern America because he had no one to marry.

Islam found Damascus, Baghdad, Spain (Cordoba), Asian and soon America. Must develop institutions where ever we settle.

Elijah Mohammad - movement to strenghten Islam within Africans and help made Malcolm X, Mohammad Ali, Martin Luther King (who became sunni after hajj).

First masjid in America in Cleveland and Upstate New York.

H Rap Brown was a rapper but later became muslim. He had cleaned the streets in Atlanta, West End. Made it a safe environment for the community and he started islamic institutions like ISNA & ICNA.