Time for Zakat Ul-Fitr

Zakat ul-Fitr is charity given to the poor at the end of Ramadhan. Its purpose is to circulate wealth within the community, so that the poor can also be able to celebrate Eid at the end of Ramadhan. Every person is required to donate for Zakat ul-Fitr before the morning Eid prayer. Its best to give to the mosques as they know where it is needed the most.

Found this on Mobilize.org, how true is this?

Now, if you are feeling a little more generous, below are some of the relief organizations that you can choose to give your Zakat ul-fitr on top of your local mosques of cause.

1.American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa (ARAHA) at www.araha.org.
2.Islamic relief worldwide at www.islamic-relief.com/
3.Al Maun at http://www.almaun.org/
4.Sisters need a place (SNAP) at http://www.sistersneedaplace.org/

When Iftar backfires

So you burnt the food, and the dough didn't rise, and the curries came out too salty? NO PROBLEM!

Call for reinforcements.

Pizza's are life savers

and delish!

Thank You Allah!

Kaswida/Nasheed kutoka Malaysia.

Thank you Allah by Raihan!

Free College Education in Malaysia

 Another freebie people, this one from the government of Malaysia to all the international Graduate students.

(Picture from primetravels)

Beautiful! Isn't it?

Checklist for eligibility:

1. Cannot be over 45 years of age.

2. Must have graduated with a Second class upper on your Bachelors.

3.Have a minimum TOEFL Test score of 580 that is not older then two years.

4.Have a physical done by your doctor.

5.Write a proposal that is relevant to the needs and interest of Malaysians.( I suggest pick a topic you are interested in pursuing further in grad school, research its relevance in Malaysia and write a paper on it. There are no page number requirements, so this seems like it can be a one to two pager.)

6.Have an acceptance letter from a University in Malaysia ( I suggest pick the Harvard of Malaysia if you can).

They pay for everything, including your air ticket there.

For more details visit the the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education directly by Clicking this link. Good Luck guys! 

Important Chapters in the Quran

I got this sent to me today, hopefully we will all benefit from it, Inshaallah.

Surah Al-Fatiha protects one from the anger of Allah.

Surah Yaseen protects one from the thirst of the Day of judgement.

Surah  Al-Waaqiah protects one from poverty and starvation

Surah Al-Mulk protects one from the punishment of the grave

Surah Al-Kauthar protects one from the enmity of the enemy

Surah Al-Kaafiroon protects one from kufr at the time of death

Surah Al-Ikhlas protects one from hypocrisy

Surah Al-Falaq protects one from calamities

Surah An-Naas protects one from evil thoughts

Olympic Winners

Congratulations to all the winners out there that participated in the 2012 Olympic games in London.
Here's to our Brothers and Sisters who won the Olympics this year. May God give you guys strength to finish the games in this holy month.

Mohammed Farah (Britain)

Tiki Gelana (Ethiopia)

Tariku Bekele (Ethiopia)

Mutaz Essa Barshim(Qatar)

Karam Mohamed Gaber Ebrahim(Egypt)

Nasser Al-Atiyah(Qatar)

Heiki Nabi (Eustonia)

Habiba Ghribi(Tunisia)

Oussama Mellouli(Tunisia)

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad(France)

Riza Kayaalp(Turkey)

Omid Norouzi(Iran)

Navvab Nasirshelal(Iran)

UJI au CHAI?

What's your preference?

Uji wa dimu na pilipili manga

vs

Chai ya Maziwa iliokolea viungo

Sijui hii mila ya kunywa uji ulianzia wapi, since mahindi ni zao geni kwa sisi wa Tanzania. Yes Ugali was never invented by us, Maize was introduced to us by the Mzungu. But as long as I can remember Uji has been a traditional starter meal during Ramadhan. The saying goes, you need to start the stomach with something warm, which translated to blah blah and blah to me. I remember during my boarding school days, they will give us Uji and dates. I ate the dates and gave away my Uji of cause, to the next eagerly awaiting uji lover. Peeps started seeking me out for it, since they knew I never liked the stuff. So there I said it, I prefer my nice cuppa tea over Uji. Nothing against the uji, for the uji lovers out there, it is delicious, just not my preference. You?