UAE Leader Dead

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-president-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-dies-wam-agency-2022-05-13/ 

UAE President and pro-West moderniser Khalifa dies.

Saudi Arabia condemns the deliberate abuse of Holy Quran in Sweden

 

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has condemned and denounced on Monday the deliberate abuse of the Holy Quran, provocations, and incitement against Muslims by some extremists in Sweden.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the Kingdom stresses the importance of concerted efforts to spread the values of dialogue.

Saudi Arabia has also stressed the necessity to spread tolerance, coexistence, renounce hatred, extremism, and exclusion, and prevent abuse of all religions and holy sites.

It is noteworthy that the southern Sweden has witnessed severe violence on the sidelines of a rally by the anti-immigration and anti-Islam movement led by Danish-Swedish citizen Rasmus Paludan who announced the intention to burn copies of the Holy Quran.

Paludan is currently touring Sweden and targeting neighborhoods with a large Muslim community.

Thursday, disturbances broke out in late afternoon in Linköping, leaving three police officers wounded.

Paludan has provoked other incidents on several occasions in recent years.

In November 2020, he was arrested in France and then deported. Five other activists were arrested in Belgium shortly afterwards, accused of wanting to "spread hatred" by burning a Qur’an in Brussels. SG

Big Muslin Countries 🌴

 Big Muslim Countries 🌴

KSA

Iran

Egypt

Nigeria

Algeria

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Indonesia

Somalia

Kazakhstan

Malaysia

Turkey

https://www.islamicity.org/80153/history-of-muslims-in-ukraine-belarus-and-russia/ 

History of Muslims in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia

MENU

Through the eyes of Ibn Fadlan

More than a millennium ago, as fleets of Viking raiders were striking fear into the hearts of coast- and river-dwellers throughout western Europe, other Norsemen of more mercantile inclination were making their way east. With no less boldness and stamina, bearing luxurious furs and enticing nodules of amber, they penetrated the vast steppes of what is today Ukraine

 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.iqra.ca/2021/book-review-the-art-and-technique-of-the-friday-khutbah-by-dr-munir-el-kassem/amp/

Book Review: The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah by Dr Munir El-Kassem

IQRADOTCA - 16 JAN 2021

Book Review: The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah

Dr Munir El-Kassem. Compass Books 2021

Launching a book about how to give a khutbah during the COVID-19 lockdown, when masajids are closed or having severely curtailed jummuahs, is an irony and an extra challenge.  Perhaps, as someone consoled me, with all this extra time on their hands, khatibs will be able to put aside extra time for studying that they would not normally have.

When Dr Munir offered us his manuscript for publication we jumped at the chance.  A visit to a local masjid’s bookstore confirmed that, while there are several books that are collections of khutbahs, there was nothing about how to give a khutbah.  The how-to publishing industry is well-established, from How to Train Your Dragon to How to Make Money in Stocks.  How to give a khutbah is rare, and as many of us will attest, a much-needed skill.  We often listen to khutbahs that lack clear messages, meandering through many topics, delivered in sleep-inducing ways, shouted at us requiring ear plugs, or mired in the past with little apparent relevance to today’s anxieties.

Enter Dr Munir’s superb book, The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah.  Consisting of a short preface, nine chapters and brief conclusion, Dr Munir addresses crucial aspects of public speaking as well as delivering khutbahs.  Some of the book is generic to anyone who wants to speak in public, and some of it is addressed explicitly to the needs of khatibs.  Unique for an English-speaking audience is his reference to the Qur’an, the Sunnah, the Rightly Guided Caliphs and other Islamic scholars for his examples and guidance for those wishing to hone their craft of delivering khutbahs.

Dr Munir begins with his personal story based on forty years’ experience giving khutbahs, noting that these days Imams in the West are tasked to be superhumans with the ability to excel in too many areas, from being a hafiz to an expert marriage counsellor, and orator.  Yet, he notes, speaking in public is a widespread fear affecting many of us, including imams.  Thus, he offers The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah as a how-to guide for both the experienced, and the up-and-coming, khatib.  Meant as a practical guide, a notable feature of the book are the exercises at the end of each chapter for the reader to practice implementing the lessons learned.  There is an extensive glossary covering all the Islamic terms used in the boo

Book Review: The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah

Dr Munir El-Kassem. Compass Books 2021

Launching a book about how to give a khutbah during the COVID-19 lockdown, when masajids are closed or having severely curtailed jummuahs, is an irony and an extra challenge.  Perhaps, as someone consoled me, with all this extra time on their hands, khatibs will be able to put aside extra time for studying that they would not normally have.

When Dr Munir offered us his manuscript for publication we jumped at the chance.  A visit to a local masjid’s bookstore confirmed that, while there are several books that are collections of khutbahs, there was nothing about how to give a khutbah.  The how-to publishing industry is well-established, from How to Train Your Dragon to How to Make Money in Stocks.  How to give a khutbah is rare, and as many of us will attest, a much-needed skill.  We often listen to khutbahs that lack clear messages, meandering through many topics, delivered in sleep-inducing ways, shouted at us requiring ear plugs, or mired in the past with little apparent relevance to today’s anxieties.

Enter Dr Munir’s superb book, The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah.  Consisting of a short preface, nine chapters and brief conclusion, Dr Munir addresses crucial aspects of public speaking as well as delivering khutbahs.  Some of the book is generic to anyone who wants to speak in public, and some of it is addressed explicitly to the needs of khatibs.  Unique for an English-speaking audience is his reference to the Qur’an, the Sunnah, the Rightly Guided Caliphs and other Islamic scholars for his examples and guidance for those wishing to hone their craft of delivering khutbahs.

Dr Munir begins with his personal story based on forty years’ experience giving khutbahs, noting that these days Imams in the West are tasked to be superhumans with the ability to excel in too many areas, from being a hafiz to an expert marriage counsellor, and orator.  Yet, he notes, speaking in public is a widespread fear affecting many of us, including imams.  Thus, he offers The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah as a how-to guide for both the experienced, and the up-and-coming, khatib.  Meant as a practical guide, a notable feature of the book are the exercises at the end of each chapter for the reader to practice implementing the lessons learned.  There is an extensive glossary covering all the Islamic terms used in the book.

• Chapter One begins with the “Khutbah Essentials” – how to choose a topic, how to organise and deliver the speech.
• Chapter Two covers how to research the topic, the advantages and disadvantages of improvising, practicing in advance and memorization
• Chapter Three discusses the three components of a good khutbah: introduction, body, conclusion
• Chapter Four notes the educational qualifications a khatib should develop, including the  Qur’an, the Sunnah, the Seerah, History, Social Science, and Global Trends
• Chapter Five focuses on the khatib’s moral attributes
• Chapter Six discusses oratory skills and vocal training
• Chapter Seven looks at the khatib’s appearance, such as clothing and body language
• Chapter Eight highlights Islamic jurisprudential considerations
• Chapter Nine covers things the khatib should avoid

The book closes with Dr Munir’s final thoughts, in which he expresses his wish that The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah fills the void in English language materials meant to assist those giving khutbahs, both experienced and novice.

Lately, the Muslim community in Canada is developing professional skills in areas outside the traditional ones of engineer and doctor.  While delivering a khutbah also requires specialised skills, it has been neglected as a topic.  Compass Books is proud to be part of Dr Munir’s efforts to rectify this.

Reviewer: Katherine Bullock Founder of Compass Books (https://compassbooks.ca) and Lecturer, Department of Political Science University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto, Canada

When Dr Munir offered us his manuscript for publication we jumped at the chance.  A visit to a local masjid’s bookstore confirmed that, while there are several books that are collections of khutbahs, there was nothing about how to give a khutbah.  The how-to publishing industry is well-established, from How to Train Your Dragon to How to Make Money in Stocks.  How to give a khutbah is rare, and as many of us will attest, a much-needed skill.  We often listen to khutbahs that lack clear messages, meandering through many topics, delivered in sleep-inducing ways, shouted at us requiring ear plugs, or mired in the past with little apparent relevance to today’s anxieties.

Enter Dr Munir’s superb book, The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah.  Consisting of a short preface, nine chapters and brief conclusion, Dr Munir addresses crucial aspects of public speaking as well as delivering khutbahs.  Some of the book is generic to anyone who wants to speak in public, and some of it is addressed explicitly to the needs of khatibs.  Unique for an English-speaking audience is his reference to the Qur’an, the Sunnah, the Rightly Guided Caliphs and other Islamic scholars for his examples and guidance for those wishing to hone their craft of delivering khutbahs.

Dr Munir begins with his personal story based on forty years’ experience giving khutbahs, noting that these days Imams in the West are tasked to be superhumans with the ability to excel in too many areas, from being a hafiz to an expert marriage counsellor, and orator.  Yet, he notes, speaking in public is a widespread fear affecting many of us, including imams.  Thus, he offers The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah as a how-to guide for both the experienced, and the up-and-coming, khatib.  Meant as a practical guide, a notable feature of the book are the exercises at the end of each chapter for the reader to practice implementing the lessons learned.  There is an extensive glossary covering all the Islamic terms used in the book.

• Chapter One begins with the “Khutbah Essentials” – how to choose a topic, how to organise and deliver the speech.
• Chapter Two covers how to research the topic, the advantages and disadvantages of improvising, practicing in advance and memorization
• Chapter Three discusses the three components of a good khutbah: introduction, body, conclusion
• Chapter Four notes the educational qualifications a khatib should develop, including the  Qur’an, the Sunnah, the Seerah, History, Social Science, and Global Trends
• Chapter Five focuses on the khatib’s moral attributes
• Chapter Six discusses oratory skills and vocal training
• Chapter Seven looks at the khatib’s appearance, such as clothing and body language
• Chapter Eight highlights Islamic jurisprudential considerations
• Chapter Nine covers things the khatib should avoid

The book closes with Dr Munir’s final thoughts, in which he expresses his wish that The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah fills the void in English language materials meant to assist those giving khutbahs, both experienced and novice.

Lately, the Muslim community in Canada is developing professional skills in areas outside the traditional ones of engineer and doctor.  While delivering a khutbah also requires specialised skills, it has been neglected as a topic.  Compass Books is proud to be part of Dr Munir’s efforts to rectify this.

Reviewer: Katherine Bullock Founder of Compass Books (https://compassbooks.ca) and Lecturer, Department of Political Science University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto, Canada

Order book here – https://www.amazon.ca/Art-Technique-Friday-Khutbah/dp/1988796040/ref=sr_1_18?dchild=1&keywords=Islam+Khutbah&qid=1610209053&s=books&sr=1-18

Love

 

RIS 2016

 

RIS 2021

 

RIS.... Revival of the Spirit

 

OIC and Afghanistan

 ___

• MAGAZINE
• PRO
• E&E NEWS

FOREIGN POLICY

Islamic world unites to aid desperately poor Afghanistan

The hastily called meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Pakistan brought together dozens of foreign ministers.

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister in Afghanistan’s Cabinet, arrives for a session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Dec. 19, 2021. | AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

12/19/2021 07:24 AM EST

ISLAMABAD — The economic collapse of Afghanistan, already teetering dangerously on the edge, would have a “horrendous” impact on the region and the world, successive speakers warned Sunday at the start of a one-day summit of foreign ministers from dozens of Islamic countries.

The hastily called meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad brought together dozens of foreign ministers with the special representatives on Afghanistan of major powers, including China, the U.S. and Russia.

The gathering also included the U.N. undersecretary general on humanitarian affairs s well as the president of the Islamic Development Bank Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, who offered several concrete financing proposals. He said the IDB can manage trusts that could be used to move money into Afghanistan, jumpstart businesses and help salvage the deeply troubled economy.

The dire warnings called for the U.S. and other nations to ease sanctions, including the release upward of $10 billion in frozen funds following the Taliban takeover of Kabul on Aug. 15.

Speakers also called for a quick opening of the country’s banking system and collectively, with the United Nations and international banking institutions, assistance to Afghanistan. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan directed his remarks to the U.S., urging Washington to drop preconditions to releasing desperately needed funds and restarting Afghanistan’s banking systems.

Khan seemed to offer Taliban a pass on the limits on education for girls, urging the world to understand “cultural sensitivities” and saying human rights and women’s rights meant different things in different countries. Still other speakers, including the OIC chairman Hussain Ibrahim Taha, emphasized the need for the protection of human rights, particularly those of women and girls.

The new Taliban rulers’ acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was in attendance in the grand hall of the Pakistani Parliament, where dozens of foreign ministers from many of the 57-nation OIC had gathered.

“This gathering is about the Afghan people,” said Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who warned that without immediate aid, Afghanistan was certain to collapse. He said it would have “horrendous consequences,” not just in Afghan lives lost to starvation and disease, but would most certainly result in a mass exodus of Afghans. Chaos would spread, he predicted, and allow terrorism and the drug trade to flourish.

Martin Griffiths, the U.N. undersecretary for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, warned that Afghanistan will not survive on donations alone. He urged donor countries to show flexibility, allowing their money to pay salaries of public sector workers and support “basic services such as health, education, electricity, livelihoods, to allow the people of Afghanistan some chance to get through this winter and some encouragement to remain home with their families.”

Beyond that, Griffiths said, “we need constructive engagement with the de facto authorities to clarify what we expect from each other.”

Afghanistan’s teetering economy, he added, requires decisive and compassionate action, or “I fear that this fall will pull down the entire population.”

Griffiths said families simply do not have the cash for everyday purchases like food and fuel as prices soar. The cost of fuel is up by around 40%, and most families spend 80% of their money just to buy food.

He rattled off a number of stark statistics.

“Universal poverty may reach 97% of the population of Afghanistan. That could be the next grim milestone,” he warned. “Within a year, 30% of Afghanistan’s GDP (gross domestic product) could be lost altogether, while male unemployment may double to 29%.”

Next year the U.N. would be asking for $4.5 billion in aid for Afghanistan - it’s single largest humanitarian aid request, he said.

In what appeared to be a message to the Taliban delegation, Qureshi and subsequent speakers, including Taha, emphasized the protection of human rights, particularly those of women and girls.

In an interview with The Associated Press last week, Muttaqi said that Afghanistan’s new rulers were committed to the education of girls and women in the workforce.

Yet four months into Taliban rule, girls are not allowed to attend high school in most provinces and though women have returned to their jobs in much of the health care sector, many female civil servants have been barred from coming to work.

Meanwhile, Qureshi said he wanted to see the summit end with concrete solutions to help Afghanistan and its people. He called for the summit to pledge and channel aid to Afghanistan; increase investment bilaterally or through the OIC in education, health, technical and vocational skills; and to establish a group of experts from the OIC, the United Nations, the Islamic Development Bank and others to help Afghanistan “access legitimate banking services and ease the serious liquidity challenges of the Afghan people.”

He also called for participants to focus on food security, invest in capacity building inside Afghanistan to fight terrorism and the burgeoning drug trafficking.

“Finally, engage with Afghan authorities to help meet the expectations of the international community, in particular regarding political and social inclusivity, respect for human rights, especially the rights of women and girls and combating terrorism,” he said.

• FILED UNDER:
 
• AFGHANISTAN,
 
• ASIA,
 
• ISLAM,
 
• PAKISTAN

MOST READ

CONGRESS

White House lights up Manchin after he crushes Biden's megabill

WHITE HOUSE

Biden promised competence and order. Chaos and uncertainty are winning.

De Blasio tells Biden: New York needs help now

FOREIGN POLICY

Islamic world unites to aid desperately poor Afghanistan

ELECTIONS

‘Let’s get a drink’: Dems confront prospect of a 2022 hurricane

Huddle

A play-by-play preview of the day's congressional news

Loading

Something went wrong

EMAIL

INDUSTRY

  Select Industry  Agriculture  , Congress  , Consulting  , Defense  , Education  , Energy & Environment  , Finance  , Food and Beverage  , Foreign Government  , Foundations/Non-Profit  , Government (Non-Congress)  , Healthcare  , Labor  , Law/Lobbying  , Media  , Personal and Household Goods  , Pharmaceutical  , Political  , Public Relations  , Real Estate  , Retail  , Sole Proprietor  , Technology  , Think Tank  , Trade  , Transportation  , Travel & Leisure 

* All fields must be completed to subscribe.

By signing up you agree to allow POLITICO to collect your user information and use it to better recommend content to you, send you email newsletters or updates from POLITICO, and share insights based on aggregated user information. You further agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and can contact us here. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

 NEWS ABOUT PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN

1. 

   How 14 policies could survive — or die — after Manchin’s ‘no’
2. 

   Dems trip over their own sky-high expectations
3. 

   ‘Trust was gone’: Former Afghan official recounts his government’s collapse
4. 

   Biden promised competence and order. Chaos and uncertainty are winning.
5. 

   Fauci: Safe holiday travel is possible if people are ‘prudent’

SPONSORED CONTENT

• International Dating Site With Thousands Of SinglesEuroDate.com

• ガールフレンドにネックレスを贈った男性。その2年後、彼女は中身に気づいて悲鳴をあげますPDF Wonder

• あるウェイトレスが食事を提供したホームレスの正体を知り絶句…「ティップアンドトリック」

• 女性が出産した三つ子の顔を見た医者は、自分の目を信じることができなかった！soohealthy

• This Japanese Method Removes Toxins Out Of The Bodytech4-you.com

• NTTデータグループが日本初「不動産一括査定」を開発！実家の金額がNTTデータ スマートソーシング on best-note

By 

• About Us
• Advertising
• Breaking News Alerts
• Careers
• Credit Card Payments
• Digital Edition
• FAQ
• Feedback
• Headlines
• Photos
• POWERJobs
• Press
• Print Subscriptions
• Write For Us
• RSS
• Site Map

• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy
• Do not sell my info
• Notice to California Residents

© 2021 POLITICO LLC