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Death of Muhammad Ali

By Arshad Gamiet
“As Ali was leaving the hospital, he found some very poor people waiting in the corridor. Ali pulled out his wallet and gave each one a $100 bill. In the 1960s, that was a lot of money. Ali thought nothing of it. He just gave the money and without waiting for thanks, he walked away. He never ignored the poor, the sick and the destitute. Ali must have known that he would find Allah there with them, just as the Hadith says…”

Allah will respond

By Khalil Moya
“Most of us hate to be asked, but Allah loves to be asked… Even Shaitaan pleaded with Allah for respite till Judgement Day, and Allah granted his plea.”

Albanian Muslims who sheltered Jews in WW2

Forwarded by Dr A Rahman Khan
“Albania was the only European country to have more Jews after the war than before it began. In today’s difficult times, stories like these need to be appreciated more widely. During the Nazi occupation of WW2, at great personal risk, many Albanian families hid Jewish families, treating them as their own…”

NHS Ramadan Health Guide

Forwarded by Dr A Rahman Khan
“This Guide is essential reading, especially for those who have health concerns and who want to fast during this blessed month.”

Ramadan and Shavuot

By Rabbi Allen S Maller
“According to a Hadith cited by ibn Kathir in elucidating Qur’an 2:185; Ramadan is a very special month because this one month in the Islamic lunar calendar was the same month when four of God’s books of revelations were sent down to four special Prophets: Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. ..”

1-a-day Duahs for Ramadan

Forwarded by Dr A Rahman Khan
“Beautify your fasting experience by reciting at least one of the following duahs [supplications]. There are 30 duahs, one for each day of Ramadan.

A new (old) attack on Halaal food

By Rabbi Allen S Maller
“.. although Orthodox Jews still cannot use Halal food, the majority of Jews, who are no longer Orthodox, and who now have a diet that is much closer to Halal than to strict Orthodox Kashrut, can and should use Halal food.”