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A masjid for women in Shillong
Submitted by Anonymous on 18 November 2008 - 1:35am.
By Anju Azad for TwoCircles.net,
North Eastern states in India are comprised of more than 213 ethnically diverse groups and communities with distinct languages, culture, and social identities different from mainland India. Women in this region enjoy greater mobility. ‘Purdah’ and caste system is not so prevalent here. Women’s participation in economic activities is quite high and the Asia’s largest women’s markets ‘Ima market’ (‘Ima Keithel’ or Mother’s Market) is situated in Imphal, Manipur. All these factors have definitely left a positive impact in the life of Muslim women of this region. But patriarchal notions predominates all the liberal values and have restricted women’s mobility even in this part of India.
Like rest of India, women’s access to public religious places like masjids is restricted by the Muslim society of North East India. Women offering prayer five times a day in mosques is a taboo in almost all societies in India. It is often preached that women world is inside the four corner of the house of her husband and she should be happy with the ‘household’ work only.
Two women take a break from their work and offering noon-prayer in the Masjid
Inside the Masjid: Covered area is meant for women to offer namaz
Men looking at the entrance of the masjid exclusively built for women to offer prayers 5 times a day, in Shillong. September 21, 2008
Finally a shoe rack – Only for women
The establishment of a masjid exclusively for women in Shillong, Meghalaya is an answer to all these stereotyping tactics against women. The Masjid was inaugurated on August 29, 2008 and about 150 women took part in prayer on the very first day. ‘It’s a gift to our mother and sisters for the Ramadan’, said Sayedullah Nongrum, MLA and Secretary of the Shillong Muslim Union since 1982. Shillong Muslim union established in 1905 took the initiative in establishing a masjid that had facility for women as well.
Shillong Muslim Union was founded by Khan Bahadur Amjad Ali with the aim of catering the religious, socio-cultural needs of muslims in the entire East Bengal from Siliguri to Cox Bazar and from Chittagong to Dibrugarh in the present Assam. After partition of India, it narrowed down its jurisdiction to Assam. When Meghalaya was created in 1972 its jurisdiction was curtailed to only Meghalaya. Sir Sayedullah, Moinul Haque Choudhury had presided this organization.
Sayedullah Nongrum, MLA and secretary of Shillong Muslim Union who initiated and mobilized members of Shillong Muslim Union to establish the masjid for women
Shillong Muslim Union has established Unshyprio College which teaches Science, Art and Commerce and is considered as one of the best ranked colleges in the city. The most impressive part of the working of this organization is that they are secular in their activities and students across all culture and religion can come and study here. In fact right now non-Muslim students have outnumbered Muslim students in this college.
Shillong Muslim Union has a women wing too called ‘Shillong Mahila Majlish’ established in 1958 with the Zubeida Ataur Rehman as the founding president. It is a socio-religious organization meant for the upliftment of the muslim women. This forum became a meeting place for muslim women in Shillong. This year the organization celebrated its golden jubilee and brought out a souvenir.
Justifying women’s access to the masjid, Nongrum said, ‘I have seen Muslim women offering prayers with great difficulty in absence of space and privacy especially while at work or when she is out of the home. Many times I offered my office room to use for offering prayers. If our women ca go to market which is considered to be the worst place for a muslim women under the Sharia, we the menfolk are not objecting to it then why not women going to a masjid and offer prayer there? Why the fanatics are objecting to it? ‘
Mr. Nongrum strongly believes that the interpretation of Islamic laws is not free from the patriarchal notion. He said ‘I don’t believe in the interpretation of the fanatics. Purdah means the inner shyness of women. If the shyness is retained she can go anywhere. There’s nothing forbidden in going to a place and offer prayer.’ He said that about 40-50 women attends prayer everyday and the number is increasing day by day. Nongrum lamented that fanatics are forbidding women to come and pray in the masjid and he challenged the fanatics and said ‘they should come here and show me the scripts which prohibits women to go to a masjid. If men and women can pray together during hajj, why not in Shillong masjid?
Women, who participated in the prayer meeting on the 29th August, 2008 expressed great satisfaction and delight over the establishment of the masjid. Syeda Mushfiqua Haque and her daughter in law said ‘when we went for the prayer, we felt that we have achieved something and it gave us satisfaction of being empowered’.
Syeda Mushfiqua Haque with her daughter in law who attended prayers in the masjid
The opening of this masjid in Shillong is a step toward gender equality. If such initiatives are taken in every field and create space for women; Muslim women in this region too can contribute to their community and society.
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Covering Mistakes of Muslim brother is duty of MUSLIM
"WHEN YOU POST COMMENTS WE GET MESSAGE -"Your comment has been queued for moderation by site administrators and will be published after approval' WHY WAS NOT THIS UNINTENTIONAL MISTAKE MODERATED BEFORE PUIBLISHING-OR REJECTED THE COMMENTS IN TOTAL.HOW your moderator Approved it, if it was having some mistake?
COVERING Mistakes Is DUTY OF EVERY MUSLIM.
The Prophet(peace be upon him) , said, "He who covers a Muslim, Allah will cover him in the Dunya and the Hereafter." Muslims love for their believing brothers what they love for themselves of good. Therefore, when a Muslim witnesses a shortcoming or a mistake by his Muslim brother, he asks Allah the Almighty to grant his brother firmness on His Path, and advises him in secret.
Imam Ash-Shafi'i once said, "Advise me when I am alone, and avoid giving advice in public, for advising in public is a type of criticizing that I will not be pleased to hear." A person who is known to be righteous. When such a person commits an error or a mistake, then those who uncover or know of these mistakes must not expose him. If a person exposes this righteous person, it will be an act of backbiting that Allah has prohibited. Also, this act will constitute spreading sin among Muslims.
Muslims neither rejoice when they see or hear their Muslim brothers commit mistakes, nor do they make such mistakes the subject of their conversations. They avoid exposing their brethren, thus obeying Allah's and His Messenger's commands in this regard. Abdullah Ibn Umar( r.a.): Raida Allahu ‘Anhu – ‘May Allah be pleased with him’ related, "The Messenger of Allah once rose above the podium and then heralded with a loud voice, 'O those who have embraced Islam only with their tongue, while Eeman has not yet entered their hearts, neither harm Muslims, nor mock them, nor try to expose their mistakes, for he who follows (or searches for) the errors of his brother (so that he exposes him), Allah the Almighty will follow his errors, and he whom Allah subhantalaa follows his errors, He will expose him even if he was in the middle of his home.'" [Saheeh Al-Jamee]
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1.(SWT): Subahnahu wa Ta'ala – ‘The Exalted’
2.(s.a.w.s.) : Sall-Allahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam – ‘Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him’
3.(r.a.): Raida Allahu ‘Anhu – ‘May Allah be pleased with him’, Radi Allahu ‘Anha- ‘May Allah be pleased with her’, Radi Allahu ‘Anhum - ‘May Allah be pleased with them.’
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REPENTANCE AND APOLOGY- TAUBA ISTAGFAR
ASAK BROTHERS- LET ME UNCONDITIONALLY APOLGISE AND SEEK FORGIVENESS FROM ALLAH FOR AN UNINTENTIONAL MISTAKE WHICH OCCURED DURING POSTING MY COMMENTS;WALAHI I DIDNT CONCENTRATE ON THIS NOR I NOTICED-HAD I NOTICED I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT OF SUCH A MISTAKE -ACTUALLY I PASTED IT FROM A WEB SITE , AND ICOULDNT NOTICE IT , WHICH IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE. SO WHAT TO DO FOR THIS MISTAKE .One of the greatest gifts that Allah has blessed us with is the ability to make tawbah and istaghfar after committing sins continuously. He (سبحانه وتعالى) has taught our forefather Adam (عليه السلام) the words of repentance and He taught Rasoolullah (صلي الله عليه وسلم) a very special dua. The dua is called the sayyidul istaghfar, and it is one of the pearls from the Sunnah that we should know.On the authority of Shaddad ibn Aws (رضالله عنهم) the Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم) said, “The chief of prayers for forgiveness is:
Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa Ant Khalaqatani wa ana 'abduka wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu audhobika min sharri ma sana'atu abu ooh laka ini'matika 'alayya
wa abu ooh bi zanbi faghfir lee fa innahu la yaghfiruz zunooba illa Ant.
The Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم) added, "If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it and dies before the morning he will be from the people of Paradise."[Sahih Al-Bukhari]MAY ALLAH ACCEPT MY SINCERE REPENTANCE.AAMEEN.
The Virtue of Relieving Hardships For Other Muslims-Relieving a hardship involves removing it or lessening its impact
i WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED IF THE MODERATOR HAD CORRECTED IT BEFORE POSTING OR EMAILED BACK TO ME, TO REAP THE VIRTUES OF HELPING A MUSLIM BROTHER BEFORE POSTING IN THIS SHAPE WHICH WILL MAKE EVERY READER SUSCEPTIBLE TO SAME MISTAKE.The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) said: "He who relieves a hardship of this Dunya (this earthly life)for a believer, Allah will relieve a hardship of the Day of
Resurrection for him; he who makes it easy for an indebted
person, Allah will make it easy for him in the Dunya and
the Hereafter; he who covers a Muslim (his mistakes and
shortcomings), Allah will cover him in the Dunya and
the Hereafter; Allah will be in the slave 's need, as long as
the slave is in his (believing) brother's need…" [Saheeh Muslim]
lasstly it is my humble request to remove this beadabi from the comments lest anyone by reading it like this repeats this mistake or please correct it:You are the best community (Ummah) raised up for (the benefit of)
humanity; enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong and
believing in Allah
[AL QUR'AN 3:110]I REQUEST AND PRAY FOR MY FORGIVENESS
Jazak-Allahu Khayran
DONT BE SAD BROTHER-Mistakes do happen -
Brother - Dont be sad brother .since it was unintentional, it is mistake of moderators who didnt point it to you, unless they are not doing job properly -if they could detect it would have avoided all this debate.What is job of moderators-unintentional mistakes are forgiven .unfortunately some of our brothers feel that by highlighting any shortcoming,-they become big-The Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, said: "Allah will not hold anyone of this nation responsible for what is done by mistake . . ." Already a brother has written duties of Muslim -- what one should do when a brother commits mistake-- why moderators dont remove it now?or correct it --what dio they want -enjoy the debate
What is the difference between sin and mistakes? What role does Shaytaan, the accursed one, play in sin?
Fault means any action that takes place unintentionally and sin is with intention. For example, Shaytaan put such ideas into the heart of Hazrat Adam (a.s.) to approach the tree. Adam did it and as a result, Allah sent him to the earth. But on the other hand, the common people, when they commit a sin, they do not realize it and they do not feel guilty about it.
Note: Sins are of three types:
Against Allah.
Against brotherhood.
Against humanity.
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women in islam
Women of the first Muslim community attended the mosque, took part in religious services on feast days, and listened to Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) discourses. They were not just passive listeners and docile followers, but actively participated in discussion and questioned, confronted and challenged.
This practice continued even in 'Umar's time - when he was caliph. It is reported that when 'Umar attempted to limit the dowry in a khutbah in the mosque, a woman challenged his ruling and 'Umar conceded that "the woman is correct and 'Umar is wrong".
Respect Sahabi-e-Rasool first
Taking the name of Hazrat Umar Raziallaanhu just as Umar is beaadabi and disrespect to Hazrat Umar. He(rz) is among the most honoured and previleged companions of Holy Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.
Unintentiuonal mistakes should nt be exposed in public
Covering Mistakes of Muslim brother is duty of MUSLIM
Submitted by A Rashid Khan (not verified) on 30 November 2008 - 7:38pm.
"WHEN YOU POST COMMENTS WE GET MESSAGE -"Your comment has been queued for moderation by site administrators and will be published after approval' WHY WAS NOT THIS UNINTENTIONAL MISTAKE MODERATED BEFORE PUIBLISHING-OR REJECTED THE COMMENTS IN TOTAL.HOW your moderator Approved it, if it was having some mistake?
COVERING Mistakes Is DUTY OF EVERY MUSLIM.
The Prophet(peace be upon him) , said, "He who covers a Muslim, Allah will cover him in the Dunya and the Hereafter." Muslims love for their believing brothers what they love for themselves of good. Therefore, when a Muslim witnesses a shortcoming or a mistake by his Muslim brother, he asks Allah the Almighty to grant his brother firmness on His Path, and advises him in secret.
Imam Ash-Shafi'i once said, "Advise me when I am alone, and avoid giving advice in public, for advising in public is a type of criticizing that I will not be pleased to hear." A person who is known to be righteous. When such a person commits an error or a mistake, then those who uncover or know of these mistakes must not expose him. If a person exposes this righteous person, it will be an act of backbiting that Allah has prohibited. Also, this act will constitute spreading sin among Muslims.
Muslims neither rejoice when they see or hear their Muslim brothers commit mistakes, nor do they make such mistakes the subject of their conversations. They avoid exposing their brethren, thus obeying Allah's and His Messenger's commands in this regard. Abdullah Ibn Umar( r.a.): Raida Allahu ‘Anhu – ‘May Allah be pleased with him’ related, "The Messenger of Allah once rose above the podium and then heralded with a loud voice, 'O those who have embraced Islam only with their tongue, while Eeman has not yet entered their hearts, neither harm Muslims, nor mock them, nor try to expose their mistakes, for he who follows (or searches for) the errors of his brother (so that he exposes him), Allah the Almighty will follow his errors, and he whom Allah subhantalaa follows his errors, He will expose him even if he was in the middle of his home.'" [Saheeh Al-Jamee]
Please take note of the following symbols and abbreviations used in some of the articles/publications:as windows arabic to windows english have problems and radallauana the pic doesnt come if u use windows witout arabic enabled ;rest
1.(SWT): Subahnahu wa Ta'ala – ‘The Exalted’
2.(s.a.w.s.) : Sall-Allahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam – ‘Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him’
3.(r.a.): Raida Allahu ‘Anhu – ‘May Allah be pleased with him’, Radi Allahu ‘Anha- ‘May Allah be pleased with her’, Radi Allahu ‘Anhum - ‘May Allah be pleased with them.’
(Note: If you have problems viewing the Arabic symbols and don't have Arabic windows, you will need to go to your browser menu bar and select "view", then select "encoding", and finally "Arabic (windows)" to enable the Arabic font
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