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Contact Info
The Prayer Center of
Orland Park
16530 S. 104th Ave
Orland Park, IL 60467
Phone 708-349-6592
Fax 708-349-6586
www.op-pc.org
Call of Prayer
Fajr:
30 minutes after Adthan
Dhuhr:
1:10pm
Asr:
2 Rak’as after Adthan
Maghrib:
2 Rak’as after Adthan
Isha:
8:00pm
Jumuah:
1:00pm
Hadith of the Month
Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu
alayhi wa sallam) said: ‘There is
no day on which Allah frees more
people from the Fire than the Day
of Arafaah. He comes close and
expresses His pride to the angels,
saying, ‘What do these people
want?’
Narrated by A’isha
DAY NOVEMBER DHUL-HIJJAH FAJR SUNRISE DHUHR ASR MAGHRIB ISHA
العشاء المغرب العصر الظهر الشروق الفجر ذي الحجة تشرين الثاني اليوم
Thu 1 16 6:07 7:23 12:35 4:04 5:46 7:04
Fri 2 17 6:08 7:25 12:35 4:02 5:45 7:02
Sat 3 18 6:09 7:26 12:35 4:01 5:43 7:01
Sun 4 19 5:11 6:27 11:35 3:00 4:42 6:00
Mon 5 20 5:12 6:28 11:35 2:59 4:41 5:59
Tue 6 21 5:13 6:30 11:36 2:58 4:40 5:58
Wed 7 22 5:14 6:31 11:36 2:57 4:39 5:57
Thu 8 23 5:14 6:31 11:36 2:57 4:39 5:57
Fri 9 24 5:16 6:33 11:36 2:55 4:37 5:56
Sat 10 25 5:17 6:34 11:36 2:54 4:36 5:55
Sun 11 26 5:18 6:36 11:36 2:53 4:35 5:54
Mon 12 27 5:19 6:37 11:36 2:52 4:34 5:53
Tue 13 28 5:20 6:38 11:36 2:51 4:33 5:52
Wed 14 29 5:21 6:39 11:36 2:50 4:32 5:52
Thu 15 Muharram 5:22 6:41 11:37 2:50 4:31 5:51
Fri 16 2 5:23 6:42 11:37 2:49 4:30 5:50
Sat 17 3 5:24 6:43 11:37 2:48 4:30 5:50
Sun 18 4 5:25 6:44 11:37 2:47 4:29 5:49
Mon 19 5 5:26 6:45 11:37 2:47 4:28 5:49
Tue 20 6 5:27 6:46 11:38 2:46 4:28 5:48
Wed 21 7 5:28 6:48 11:38 2:45 4:27 5:47
Thu 22 8 5:29 6:49 11:38 2:45 4:26 5:47
Fri 23 9 5:29 6:49 11:38 2:45 4:26 5:47
Sat 24 10 5:31 6:51 11:39 2:44 4:25 5:46
Sun 25 11 5:32 6:52 11:39 2:43 4:25 5:46
Mon 26 12 5:33 6:53 11:39 2:43 4:24 5:46
Tue 27 13 5:34 6:54 11:40 2:42 4:24 5:45
Wed 28 14 5:35 6:56 11:40 2:42 4:23 5:45
Thu 29 15 5:36 6:57 11:40 2:42 4:23 5:45
Fri 30 16 5:37 6:58 11:41 2:41 4:23 5:45

Dates to Remember
Presidential Elections
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Don’t forget to vote!
SWIFT Interfaith Dinner
November 11, 2012
Time: 5:00pm
Location: AIA Mosque
Family Values Series
Imam Ali Barghouthi
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Quran Academy: Banquet Hall
OPPC’s Bowling Event
December 25, 2012
3:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Orland Bowl
Contact Us
For all General/Program Inquiries
(708)349-9592 ext. 155 or
secretary@op-pc.org
Community Service
Suleiman Ramadan (708)699-6822
Quran Academy Hall Rental
Sister Azizeh at (708)289-6734 or
email aztaha67@gmail.com
Quran Blossoms Program
Ahlam Samarah (708)398-3659 or
Ahlam.samarah@maschicago.org
Table of Contents
Family Values Series……………………………………….………………….....…… 3
Sheikh Mostafa’s New Classes………………………………………………….……. 4
OPPC’s Golf Outing Recap………………………………………………………..…… 5
Dua of the Month | Words of Wisdom | Picture of the Month…………..................…… 6
The Quran Academy: I’mar Center and Quran Blossoms……………….........………. .7-9
The Pilgrimage to Mecca | The Call of Ibrahim……………………………………. 10-11
..…..…………………………………………………… 12 قصة الذبيح اسماعيل وبر االب
SWIFT Recap / Interfaith Dinner……………………….………………………………. 13
Advertisements……………………………………………………………....…… 14-16
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FAMILYFamily
VALUES SERIES
ARE WE HAPPY
WITH ALLAH,
HIS PROPHET AND
HIS RELIGION
With Imam Ali Barghouthi
Saturday, November 17th 2012
@ 6:30PM – 8:00PM (ISHA)
OPPC: QURAN ACADEMY BANQUET HALL
16550 S. 104th Ave | Orland Park, IL 60467
For more information visit www.op-pc.org or contact Secretary at
secretary@op-pc.org or (708)349-6592 extension 155

الشيخ مصطفى مفتاح
Sheikh Mostafa’s New Programs
اإلثنين من 6 مساء وحتى 8 مساء من كل أسبوع
درس إجازة القرءان الكريم للرجال
الثالثاء 30 دقيقة قبل صالة العشاء من كل أسبوع
درس الفقه للرجال والنساء
األربعاء من 6 مساء وحتى 8 مساء من كل أسبوع
درس إجازة القرءان الكريم للنساء
الخميس 30 دقيقة قبل العشاء من كل أسبوع
درس التفسير للرجال والنساء
الجمعة 30 دقيقة قبل خطبة الجمعة من كل أسبوع
درس الحديث للرجال والنساء
1 Men’s Ijaazah Program
Mondays
6:00pm-8:00pm
2 Fiqh Program
Tuesdays
30 minutes before Isha (7:30pm)
Men and Women
3 Sister’s Ijaazah Program
Wednesdays
6:00pm-8:00pm
4 Tafseer Program
Thursdays
30 minutes before Isha (7:30pm)
Men and Women
5 Hadith Program
Fridays
30 minutes before Jumuah khutbah
Men and Women
November 2012 Dhul-Hijjah / Muharram 1433
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The Prayer Center of Orland Park Monthly Newsletter 5
GOT GOLF?
OPPC’s 8th Annual Golf Outing
OPPC would like to thank everyone that came out and joined us on Saturday, Sept. 29th for our Annual Golf Outing! Alhamdulillah, we were
lucky to have beautiful, sunny weather and over 45 golfers participating in our outing. The program consisted of fun golfing, delicious dinner,
an entertaining auction and an Islamic raffle! Many brothers and sisters gathered together in a competitive day of golfing. Prayers were
held right on the golf course. We would also like to thank Grapevine for providing breakfast for all of the golfers, as well as Bab Al Hara for
providing us with snacks! May Allah (swt) reward them.
Special thanks to our generous sponsors:
• MPI Media Group
• Al-Bawadi Mediterranean Grill
• Tinley Park Open MRI & Imaging
• Popular Community Bank
• Langhenry Gillen & Lundquist - Attorneys
• Sulaiman Law Group
• Refat Zayed
Auction Items included:
• Islamic Paintings
• 4 Tickets to Bulls Game
• 2 Tickets to Bulls Game with Parking
• 4 Tickets to Sox Game with Parking
• Foursome of Golf Silver Lake
• The Life of the Prophet Muhammad
(24 audio CD boxed set) by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Islamic Raffle Items:
• Lamberger Oil Lamps
• Orland Bowl Bowling Package
• I-PAD
AWARDS:
Most Honest Score:
Mahmoud Yasin
Shady Yasin
Mohammed Yasin
Louey Hazzin
Longest Drive:
Anees Jaber
Closest to Pin:
Louey Hazzin
Longest Putt:
Mahmoud Yasin
Best Score:
Abdullah Tadros
Anees Jaber
Tayseer Doleh
Adnan Assad

زيت قلي سكر معسل
Sugar Domino
$2.29
زيت الزيتون
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تتقدم أسره سوبر ماركت
بتهنئة حجاج بيت ا الحرام ...
ونقول لهم حج مبرور و ذنب مغفور و سعي مشكور بإذن ا تعالى
و تقبل ا منّا و منكم صالح اعمال
ترقبوا اعلان كل أسبوع
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Exp 10/29/12
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Dua of the Month
Supplication for the expiation of sins said at the conclusion of a sitting or gathering
َ ‏ْكَ‏
‏ْب ُ إال
‏ْفِرُك َ وَأتو
‏ْدِ‏ ك َ ْ أن ال َ هلإَ‏ اال ّ َ أنت ْ أستغ
‏َم
‘How perfect You are O Allaah, and I praise You. I bear witness that none has the right to
be worshipped except You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.’
Subhaanaka Allahuma wa bihamdika ash-hadu an la ilaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa
atoobu ilayka
‏ُم ّ وبِ‏
‏ّه
‏ْح َ َ انك الل
سْ‏ ب
Words of Wisdom
“A true Muslim is thankful to Allah in prosperity, and resigned to His will in adversity.”
(Muslim)
“A Muslim who meets with others and shares their burdens is better than one who lives
a life of seclusion and contemplation.”
(Muslim)
“Serve Allah, as you would if you could see Him; although you cannot see Him, He can
see you.
(Umar: Muslim)
Can you guess WHERE and WHAT this picture is?
To submit your answer please email newsletter@op-pc.org
November 2012 Dhul-Hijjah / Muharram 1433
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Last Month’s Answer: Baitul Futuh Mosque in London, United Kingdom
Last Month’s Winners: Jamal Shuaibi, Hana Hasan

The Prayer Center of Orland Park Monthly Newsletter 7
األلفات األربعة : إقرأ،‏ افهم ، احفظ،‏ اعمل
QURAN ACADEMY PROGRAMS
القرآن الكريم:‏ نهتم بتدريس القرآن الكريم.من خالل الكلمات األربع:‏
القراءة الصحيحة من كتاب اهلل عز وجل ثم فهم القرآن الكريم وال ننسى حفظ نصف جزء أو أكثر من كتاب اهلل تعالى خالل السنة
ونعمل جاهدين على تطبيق ما تعلمناه على أرض الواقع مع الحرص التام أن يعيش الطالب من خالل هذا البرنامج العديد من األنشطة
التي تدعم ما سبق ذكره ليقوم بتطبيق ما تعلمه من دراسة لكتاب اهلل عزوجل.رؤيتنا في المركز أن ننشأ جيل قرآني فريد بحيث يخرج
الطالب قارئ لكتاب اهلل ومطبق له فقارئ اليوم مصلح وقائد الغد.‏ فطالبنا يسعى بإذن اهلل تعالى إلى إعماراألرض بالخير والصالح
والسالم,‏ فهو فاهم لدينه بالطريقة المعاصرة أال وهي طريقة الوسطية التي تعلمه مفهوم التوازن والتجديد مع المحافظة على
األصالة.‏
الطريقة النورانية : تستخدم الطريقة النورانية لتعليم الطالب القراءة الصحيحة من كتاب اهلل ‏،وذلك بتعريف الحروف و الحركات و
المدود ، ومن ثم الكلمات بإستخدام ميزان الحروف لتخرج صحيحة مطابقة للتالوة الصحيحة ، الطريقة النورانية مقسمة ألربعة مراحل
، ننتقل بعدها لتعليم احكام التجويد للطالب ، بعد أن يكونوا قد طبقوا القراءة النورانية من القرآن الكريم
كتاب أنا أحب اإلسالم بمستوياته المختلفة:‏
نعرض روح الفقه عن طريق زرع مفهوم اإلحسان ‏،نبدأ بتعليم الطالب الطهارة والصالة ونعلمه أن يعبد اهلل كما يحب اهلل فيفهم
حسب المستويات الموجودة مفهوم الفرض والسنة ، ثم ينطلق لتطبيق ما تعلمه بيسر واستمتاع باألجر و الثواب .
وفي سيرة المصطفى نقف المواقف التربوية التي تعين الطالب على زرع حب الرسول الكريم في القلب حتى يكون قدوة يقتدى
به.فهو حب وتخلق ‏“لقد كان لكم في رسول اهلل أسوة حسنة “
منهاج التفكر:‏ من أساسات البناء أن نعمل على إعمار العقيدة في القلب و الفكر قبل أن يعمر الطالب األرض ، فيكون إعماره لألرض
على أسس الفكر المتوازن فال يكون عمران ومدنية خالية من العطاء او اإلحساس بإحتياجات المجتمع وإصالحه ، منهج ممتع نعيش فيه
مع أسماء اهلل الحسنى نفهمها ، نتعايش معها ، فنحيا باهلل وهلل ‏،من خالل التربية اإلبداعية التي تستند على استخدام الذكاءات العشرة
التي يتعلم من خاللها استراتيجيات عدة منها استراتيجية حب اهلل تعالى واستراتيجية العبادة واستراتيجية حل المشكالت.‏ فنقوم
بتعليم الطالب العادات التعبدية وبناء مهارات حياتية مطابقة إلسالمنا الحنيف.‏ فنسأل اهلل عزوجل أن ييسر األمور ويعيننا على فعل ما
فيه الخير لديننا ودنيانا وأن نكون ممن يتقبل منهم العمل.‏
األنشطة : تبدأ بعرض الشعار الرئيسي للعام الدراسي ‏،وهو لهذا العام رضا اهلل و الفوز بالجنة،‏ مبدأ األنشطة كبقية المناهج تراكمي فما
نبدأه هذا العام نكمله العام القادم ، مع تركيزنا على اإلستفادة الفعلية لكل عام على حدا ، نعمل لهذا العام على التوازن اإلجتماعي
من خالل التركيز في كل شهر على أحد األركان السبعة :
الركن الروحاني،‏ الركن الشخصي،‏ الركن العائلي ، الركن اإلجتماعي ، الركن الصحي وأفردناه عن الشخصي ألهميته الركن
المهني،‏ الركن المادي
يدا بيد نصل من قارئ وباحث عن الحقيقة إلى قائد ومصلح في المستقبل القريب إن شاء اهلل .....
إدارة مركز إعمار

QURAN ACADEMY PROGRAMS
رسالتي إليكم
بقلم اإلدارة
الحمد هلل الذي بحمده تتم الصالحات والصالة والسالم على الحبيب المصطفى وبعد:‏
بداية جديدة وعام جديد وعهد مع كتاب اهلل جديد.‏ ها نحن نجدد العهد مع اهلل في كل بداية ‏،أن رضاك يا اهلل هدفنا والفوز بالجنة
هذا ما وعدتنا،‏ وجوه جديدة ، وجوه حبيبة زادتنا عزيمة وإصرارا على العطاء،‏ وأطفال أحبتهم قلوبنا ، فاستحال التعب بلسما لتلك
القلوب التي تهتف ألجلك يا اهلل،‏ ورضاك يا رب هوغاية المنتهى .
تدخل مركز إعمار ، لترى خلية نحلٍ‏ تكونت من معلمات إعمار المعطاءات ‏،إعداد وتخطيط وعمل دؤوب يسعين حتى يكون عاما حافالً‏
بالنجاحات واإلنجازات ، ليس على مستوى األرض فحسب ‏،فما وجودنا هنا إال مقدمة هامة في طريقنا إلى الحياة الخالدة ، فيعملن
على صعيد الوحدة النفسية للمؤمن ، التي تحرص خالله على قمة المتعة ، حتى ال ينقص أجرها هناك عند الحبيب األول سبحانه
وتعالى . ونحن وإن كنا قد استخدمنا نون النسوة لمدرساتنا الرائعات ، ال نغفل أستاذنا الناشئ المتميز في عطائه ، والذي أحبه الطالب
وأحبهم ، وذلك الفضل من اهلل.‏
إليك ابني الحبيب في مركزإعمار أقول:‏
منهجنا األلفات األربعة؛ اقرأ،‏ افهم،‏ احفظ،‏ اعمل.‏
اقرأ من كتاب اهلل،‏ اقرأ باسمه وحده،‏ اقرأ وال تتوقف.‏
احفظ،‏ ففي كل حرف حسنة والحسنة بعشر امثالها،‏ إحفظ لتفوز بالجنه.‏
افهم كل حرف وكل كلمه واسبح في بحر المعاني لتكون منقذًا للبشريه.‏
اعمل كل عمل فيه اعمارٌ‏ للقلب وإعمار للروح،‏ إعمارٌ‏ لالخرة قبل الحياه.‏
ويدًا بيد نعمر في إعمارنا،‏ وتعمرون في بيوتكم لنخرج لبنات بناء في مجتمع كبير.‏ معًا نبدأ ومعًا نتابع ومعًا نجني ثمار الخير إن شاء
اهلل تعالى.‏
عبادتي راحتي ‏)شهر القرآن(‏ MONTH: THEME OF THE
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Assalamu Alaikum parents and students of Imaar Center. This month, our theme is called
“my relaxation is being only during my worshiping to Allah.” This theme was chosen for
this month because it coincides with the Hajj season, one of the greatest pillars of Islam.
During this month, we want our students hearts to be in love with the Holy Quran.
After all, the Quran is Allah’s words and speech directly to us. When reading the Quran,
we should feel absolute peace and happiness. The Prophet Muhammad (Sallah allahu
alaihi wasalam) said in a hadeeth, “These hearts, just like iron, become rusted, and the
way to remove this (to clean the rust from the hearts) is through the recitation of the
Quran.”
In another famous hadeeth, Prophet Muhammad said, “The best of those amongst you is
the one who learns the Quran and then teaches it to others.”
In Surat Al-Ra’d, ayah 28, Allah says, “Those who believe, and whose hearts find rest in
the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find
rest.”
These ahadeeth and ayah, as well as many more, highlight the importance of the Holy
Quran and the enormous reward one gets from reciting or teaching the Quran. So, lets
devote this special month to the holy Quran and read away

The Prayer Center of Orland Park Monthly Newsletter 9
QURAN ACADEMY PROGRAMS
OPPC/MAS Quran Academy
My Life Venture [Sisters]
Testimonial
There are many reasons why I am endlessly excited to be part of the hifz program that Quran Academy has initiated. For
one thing, I am accompanied by a group of dedicated and wonderful girls who I meet with, in delight, every Sunday morning.
Doing a good deed alone is great; doing it in jama’a adds so much Baraka and love- ingredients essential to keep the
energy and motivation flowing in any task. And what greater task to be committed to than Al Quran Al Kareem!
The sisterhood that will be formed throughout the five years is amazing to think about, and I pray that we will be counted
amongst those who are shaded on the Youm Al Qiyaama for meeting and departing purely for the love of Allah. May Allah
immensely reward all those who are supporting us in this endeavor, especially our sweet and inspiring teacher, Khalto Iman
Kalaji. JazakumAllah Alf Khayran!
☺
Sereen Jabri
قرآني حياتي THE MONTH OF QURAN
Asalam Alikum ,
In our first newsletter, Quran Blossoms and its staff would like to take this opportunity to greet all of the parents and their
children and invite them to learn about our school. As of today, Quran Blossoms is celebrating its six-year anniversary of
successfully teaching children of different ages both the Islamic values and Arabic language. We are very honored for being
the school of choice for many parents who entrust us with their children. At our school, teachers take their jobs very seriously
and strive to meet the parents’ expectations. In addition to teaching Quran, Arabic and Islamic studies, every month
we introduce a new theme to the children that revolves around Islamic etiquettes and proper behavior while incorporating
joyful activities.
The theme of this month was “The month of Quran”, students learned that Quran contains the words of Allah swt and that
it was revealed to the prophet Muhammad pbuh in Arabic in order to guide us. Students enjoyed related activities such
as learning about the names of animals in Arabic that were mentioned in the Quran and matching them to corresponding
pictures. They were encouraged to bring their own Quran for show and tell event which was a positive learning experience
to them.
At the end, your support, as parents, in and outside the school is very needed and appropriated. Our doors are always open
for your concerns, comments, and questions. Wishing all our Quran Blossoms the most beneficial school year ☺ Inshallah.
Quran Blossoms levels:
Al-Amal level: 24 – 36 months, Al-Noor level: 3-5 years
Al-Huda level: graduated students from Al-Noor (3-5 years)
Behind the scenes!
As usual for each month we monitor the funny scenes and jokes that our Blossoms make or do. Then we share them with
you through our monthly newsletter. This is one example of a funny scene we caught last year.
A student is asking his friend, “Do you know what haraam ‏(حرام)‏ means?
His friend replies, “What is ‘mean’?” The student: “It means haraam!!”
Thank You
Thanks to all the parents who made it to our Open House. It was a successful event: parents had the chance to meet the
teachers and staff, learn more about school and classroom rules/curriculum, and toured the school. Most important, thank
you for trusting us with your children, May Allah guide us in teaching them to be among the righteous people and become
our future Muslim leaders.

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By Muhammad Al-Shareef
When Ibrahim (Alaihis salaam) completed the
structure of the Kabah, Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala)
commanded him to call the people to Hajj. Ibrahim
(Alaihis salaam) pleaded, “O Allah! How shall my
voice reach all of those people?” Allah (Subhanahu
wa ta’ala) told him that his duty was only to give
the call and it was up to Allah to make it reach the
people.
Ibrahim (Alaihis salaam) then climbed Mount Arafat
and called out in his loudest voice, “O People! Verily
Allah has prescribed upon you Hajj, so perform
Hajj.”
Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) revealed in the Qur’an:
“And proclaim the Hajj among mankind. They will
come to thee on foot and (mounted) on every camel,
lean on account of journeys through deep and
distant mountain highways” (Surat Al-Hajj, Ayat
28).
To this very day millions upon millions of Muslims
continue to answer the call of Prophet Ibrahim
(Alaihis salaam). Perhaps this year you shall be
amongst those who answer the call.
‘Amr ibn Al-’Aas narrates, “When Islam entered my
heart, I went to the Messenger of Allah and said,
‘Give me your hand so that I may pledge allegiance
to you.’ The Prophet spread his hand, but I withdrew
mine. He said, ‘What is wrong ‘Amr?’ I said,
‘I want to make a condition.’ ‘And what is that?’ he
said. I said, ‘That Allah will forgive me.’ Then the
Messenger of Allah said, ‘Did you not know that Islam
wipes out what came before it, and that Hijrah
wipes out what came before it and that Hajj wipes
out what came before it!” (Sahih Muslim).
Hajj is the fifth pillar upon which Islam stands. Allah
(Subhanahu wa ta’ala) made it compulsory upon
every able Muslim male and female to perform
it, at least once in a lifetime. Allah revealed: “Hajj
thereto is a duty mankind owes to Allah, those who
can afford the journey, but if any deny faith, Allah
stands not in need of any of His creatures” (Surat
Ali Imran, Ayat 97).
Performance of the Hajj washes away all sins. Abu
Hurairah narrates: I heard the Prophet say, “Whoever
performs Hajj and does not commit any Rafath
(obscenity) or Fusooq (transgression), he returns
(free from sin) as the day his mother bore him”
(Sahih Bukhari).
Hajj is one of the greatest deeds one can accomplish
in his or her lifetime. Abu Hurairah narrates:
The Prophet was asked, “What deed is the best?”
He said, “Iman in Allah and His Messenger.” “Then
what?” “Jihad in the sake of Allah.” “Then what?”
“Hajj Mabroor, a Hajj accepted by Allah (Subhanahu
wa ta’ala).”
Abu Sha’thaa’ said, “I contemplated the good
deeds that a person does. I found that salaat as
well as fasting are a jihad of the body. And that
sadaqa is a jihad of someone’s wealth. But Hajj is a
jihad of both body and wealth.”
Hajj is the greatest jihad. Aishah (Radiallahu anha)
asked the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam),
“We find that jihad is the best deed, shouldn’t we
(women) do jihad?” The Prophet replied, “Rather
the best jihad is a Hajj Mabroor!” Aishah later said,
“I’ll never cease performing Hajj after I heard that
from Rasul Allah” (Agreed Upon).
THE CALL OF IBRAHIM
The dua of the one in Hajj shall be accepted. The
Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “The soldier
in the path of Allah and the one who performs Hajj
and the one who performs ‘Umra, all are the delegation
of Allah! He called them and they answered. And
they asked Him, and He shall grant them (what they
ask for)!” (Authentic, narrated by Ibn Majah and Ibn
Hibban).
In the Islamic history books it was narrated that on
the day of Arafat, a man from Turkmenistan stood on
the plains of Arafat in Hajj. To his left all he could see
was Muslims crying and praying to Allah (Subhanahu
wa ta’ala). To his right all he could see was Muslims
crying and praying to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala). Because
of his native tongue, he could not imitate the
lengthy prayers of the others. At this realization everything
blurred in front of him. His face reddened, his
eyes poured tears as he raised his hands, “O Allah!
Grant me everything that they are asking for! Grant me
everything that they are asking for!” And Allah (Subhanahu
wa ta’ala) accepted his dua.
There is not a single day that the sun has come up on
more beloved to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) than the
Day of Arafat. The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)
said, “There is no day on which Allah frees more of His
slaves from Fire than the Day of Arafat, and He verily
draws near, then boasts of them before the angles,
saying: ‘What do they seek?’” (Sahih Muslim). And in
another hadith: “Verily Allah boasts of the people of
Arafat before the people of Heaven (angels) saying:
‘Look to my servants who have come to Me disheveled
and dusty.’”
Abdullah ibn Al-Mubaarak narrates: I went to Sufyaan
ibn al-Uyaynah as the day of Arafat was setting. He
sat on his knees, his hands raised to the Heavens, and
tears moistened his cheeks and beard. He turned and
looked at me, so I asked him, “Amongst the people
who have gathered here for Hajj, who is in the worst
state?” Sufyaan ibn al-Uyaynah said, “He who thinks
that Allah will not forgive him.”
Aishah (Radiallahu anha) would see the Prophet (Sallallahu
alaihi wa sallam) standing in prayer at night so
much so that his feet would crack. She would ask him,
“Why do you do this when Allah has forgiven all your
sins, the past and anything you may do in the future?”
And he would reply, “Shouldn’t I be a thankful slave?”
With this example of the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam), what should our attitude be when we hear of
Paradise and forgiveness of sin for those who perform
Hajj? Does it mean that after Hajj we fall back into all
the disobedience that we went to Hajj with? Does it
mean that we are promised Jannah no matter what sin
we do after Hajj? Many people think this to be the case
and it is a very dangerous presumption.
You will find in many of the Hadith regarding the virtue
of Hajj the term Hajj Mabroor. Do you know what
Mabroor means? It means an accepted Hajj. A Mabroor
Hajj is one in which Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) is not
disobeyed during or after. Others have said that a Hajj
Mabroor is one that is accepted, and the sign of it’s
acceptance is that a person will go back in a better
state then when he came, and that he will discontinue
the sins that were between him and Allah (Subhanahu
wa ta’ala).
I once saw a group of Hajjis with all of their paraphernalia.
Plastered on their t-shirts and hats was ‘Hajj
Mabroor 1997!’ I remembered then when Ibn Umar was
on his deathbed and his son reminded him of all the good
deeds that he did with the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)
and the companions. He told him, “Quiet! Don’t you
know whom Allah accepts from? Verily Allah only accepts
from the God-Fearing (Al-Muttaqoon).”
When Ali ibn Al-Husayn (Radiallahu anhuma) wore his Ihram
towels and sat upright on his camel in preparation
for the journey to Makkah, his face changed color, his skin
shivered and he cried, unable to say the Talbiyyah, Labbayk
Allahumma Labbayk. Someone asked him, “What’s
wrong?” And he replied, “I’m afraid that when I say it, it
shall be replied, ‘Laa Labbayka wa Laa Sa’dayk’ (May you
never have come and may you not have happiness).”
With that spirit, let us march forward in the search of the
Mercy of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) and His forgiveness,
to the first house of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) on earth,
to Hajj.
In the Hajj of 1996 you may have heard of the Jamarat
crowd in which 600 people died. It was Dhuhr time that it
happened and I had been sitting there from the early morning
waiting for noon to throw my pebbles. About 30 minutes
before Dhuhr a wave of people, like dominoes, toppled over
us. I had said to myself earlier that if I were ever in an
emergency situation I would jump up on a bus or anything
high to escape the crowd. Now, I saw people doing just
that and I knew this was the situation that I had feared. My
friend said, “What shall we do?” With a glance over the sea
of people I knew there was no way we could walk opposite
of the crowd and so I replied, “Go and throw our Jamarat.”
People died that day. Ambulance sirens were blaring and
helicopters were thundering above. In the pain and exhaustion,
losing my friend, I sat leaning, my back on a sister and
her back on me. We did not even realize what we were doing.
I tasted what the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)
meant when he said that on the Day of Judgment people
would be naked and Aishah (Radiallahu anha) asked him,
“Won’t the men and women look at each other?” And he
replied, “Aishah, the issue is more severe than that.”
I saw 3 men looking anxiously for their friend and I just
sat staring at them. All of a sudden their faces exploded in
happiness, “Ahmad! Ahmad!” they called, and one of them
could not handle the happiness and he cried and cried.
Limping back to the Kabah I found a place with shady trees
and a carpeted patio leading to a villa. The owner, an older
man, stood watching as all the people walked by. And I sat
watching him.
People would come up to him and beg for a glass of water.
He would jump and bring them the coldest water he had.
They would pray from the bottom of their hearts for him. I
knew what kind of dua that was, because I was feeling the
same thirst that they all felt. Whenever he saw someone
sick, he would spring out to the road and invite them in,
giving them a bed and food to relax them.
I was shy at first, but the thirst overcame me and I asked
him for water. I had been on that patio for some time and
when I asked him, he realized he had not offered me anything.
He ran inside, and in addition to the water, he brought
me packets of fruit juice. I thought about this man as I made
my way back to the Kabah. If a human was so merciful to
these people who had come for Hajj, these people who had
come for no other reason than to say ‘La ilaaha illa Allah’,
how merciful was Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) going to be
to these Hajjis?
Indeed, the Prophet said, “And there is no reward for an
accepted Hajj…except Jannah!”

The Prayer Center of Orland Park Monthly Newsletter 11
THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA
By Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X)
When Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was in Mecca, he wrote this letter:
Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and overwhelming spirit
of true brotherhood as is practiced by people of all colors and races here
in this ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham, Muhammad and all the
other Prophets of the Holy Scriptures. For the past week, I have been utterly
speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see displayed all around
me by people of all colors.
I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca, I have made my seven
circuits around the Ka’bah, led by a young Mutawaf named Muhammad. I
drank water from the well of the Zam Zam. I ran seven times back and forth
between the hills of Mt. Al-Safa and Al Marwah. I have prayed in the ancient
city of Mina, and I have prayed on Mt. Arafat.
There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. They were
of all colors, from blue-eyed blondes to black-skinned Africans. But we were
all participating in the same ritual, displaying a spirit of unity and brotherhood
that my experiences in America had led me to believe never could exist
between the white and non-white. America needs to understand Islam, because
this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem.
Throughout my travels in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even
eaten with people who in America would have been considered white - but
the white attitude was removed from their minds by the religion of Islam. I
have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors
together, irrespective of their color.
from imminent disaster - the same destruction brought upon Germany
by racism that eventually destroyed the Germans themselves.
Each hour here in the Holy Land enables me to have greater spiritual
insights into what is happening in America between black and white.
The American Negro never can be blamed for his racial animosities - he
is only reacting to four hundred years of the conscious racism of the
American whites. But as racism leads America up the suicide path, I do
believe, from the experiences that I have had with them, that the whites
of the younger generation, in the colleges and universities, will see the
handwriting on the walls and many of them will turn to the spiritual
path of truth - the only way left to America to ward off the disaster that
racism inevitably must lead to.
Never have I been so highly honored. Never have I been made to feel
more humble and unworthy. Who would believe the blessings that have
been heaped upon an American Negro? A few nights ago, a man who
would be called in America a white man, a United Nations diplomat, an
ambassador, a companion of kings, gave me his hotel suite, his bed.
Never would I have even thought of dreaming that I would ever be a
recipient of such honors - honors that in America would be bestowed
upon a King - not a Negro. “All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the
Worlds.”
You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage,
what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to rearrange much of
my thought-patterns previously held, and to toss aside some of my previous
conclusions. This was not too difficult for me. Despite my firm convictions, I
have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of
life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an
open mind, which is necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand
with every form of intelligent search for truth.
During the past eleven days here in the Muslim world, I have eaten from the
same plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept on the same rug - while
praying to the same God - with fellow Muslims, whose eyes were the bluest
of blue, whose hair was the blondest of blond, and whose skin was the
whitest of white. And in the words and in the deeds of the white Muslims, I
felt the same sincerity that I felt among the black African Muslims of Nigeria,
Sudan and Ghana.
We were truly all the same (brothers) - because their belief in one God had
removed the white from their minds, the white from their behavior, and the
white from their attitude.
I could see from this, that perhaps if white Americans could accept the Oneness
of God, then perhaps, too, they could accept in reality the Oneness of
Man - and cease to measure, and hinder, and harm others in terms of their
“differences” in color.
With racism plaguing America like an incurable cancer, the so-called “Christian”
white American heart should be more receptive to a proven solution
to such a destructive problem. Perhaps it could be in time to save America

الحمد هلل وكفى ، وصالة وسالما على النبى المصطفى صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ، أما بعد :
فالخليل إبراهيم أمر في المنام أمر بوحي أن يذبح ولده ثمرة فؤاده ‏}فلمّ‏ ا بلغ معه السعي قال يا بني إني أرى في المنام أني أذبحك{‏ .
ورؤيا األنبياء وحي وأراد أن يعرف قرار ولده ‏}فانظر ماذا ترى{‏ .
لم يقصد إبراهيم أن يشاور ولده في تنفيذ أمر اهلل وال كان متردِّ‏ دً‏ ا وإنما أراد أن يعرف ما في نفسيّة ولده تجاه أمر اهلل،‏ فجاء جواب إسماعيل،‏
جاء جواب الولد المحبّ‏ هلل أكثر من حبِّه للحياة : ‏}قال يا أبتِ‏ افعل ما تؤمر ستجدني إن شاء اهلل من الصابرين{‏ .
وأمّ‏ ا قوله : ‏}إن شاء اهلل{‏ ألنه ال حركة وال سكون إال بمشيئة اهلل تكون،‏ فواهلل لوال اهلل ما اهتدينا وال تصدّ‏ قنا وال صلّينا .
اسمعوا إخوة اإليمان،‏ أخذ إبراهيم النبي الرسول خليلُ‏ الرحمنِ‏ ولدَ‏ ه ثمرةَ‏ فؤادِ‏ ه وابتعدَ‏ به حتى ال تشعرَ‏ األمُّ‏ وأضجَ‏ عَ‏ هُ‏ على جبينِه،‏ والجبهةُ‏
بين الجبينين،‏ أضجعه على جبينه فقال إسماعيل ألبيه،‏ الولد يخاطب أباه : ‏“يا أبي اكفف عني ثوبك حتى ال يتلطّ‏ خ من دمي فتراه أمي وأسرع
مرّ‏ السكين ليكون أهون للموت عليّ‏ ، فإذا وصلْتَ‏ إلى أمي أقرِ‏ ئها السالم”‏ ، فضمّ‏ ه إبراهيم قائالً‏ : “ نِعم الولدُ‏ أنتَ‏ يا بني على تنفيذِ‏ أمرِ‏ اهلل”‏ .
وباشرَ‏ إبراهيم بِمرِّ‏ السكِّ‏ ين على عنق ولده إسماعيل فلم تقطع ألنّ‏ السِ‏ كِّ‏ ين سبب عاديّ‏ ال تخلق ما يحدث عنها وإنما خالق القطع فيها
إذا قطعت هو اهلل،‏ وزاد إبراهيم في محاولته،‏ وإذ بنداء جبريل وقد نزل بكبش من الجنة بأمر اهلل ‏}وناديناه أن يا إبراهيم قد صدّ‏ قت الرؤيا إنا
كذلك نجزي المحسنين{‏ .
November 2012 Dhul-Hijjah / Muharram 1433
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وفديناه بذبح عظيم
وقال تعالى : ‏}وفديناه بذبح عظيم{‏ .
فحريّ‏ بالشباب المسلم الناشىء اليوم أن يأخذ العبرة العظيمة
من هذه القصة وأن يكون نِعم العون ألبيه على تنفيذ أوامر
اهلل سبحانه وتعالى،‏ وأن يكون بارً‏ ‏ّا بأمّ‏ ه وأبيه عمالً‏ بقوله تعالى
: { وبالوالدين إحسانا{‏ .
يقول ربنا تبارك وتعالى في سورة البقرة : { وإذ أخذنا ميثاق بني
إسرائيل ال تعبدون إال اهلل وبالوالدين إحسانا{‏ .
وفي سورة النساء : { واعبدوا اهلل وال تشركوا به شيئًا وبالوالدين
إحسانا{‏ .
وفي سورة األنعام : { قل تعالَوْ‏ ا أتلُ‏ ما حرّ‏ م ربّكم عليكم أال
تشركوا به شيئًا وبالوالدين إحسانا{‏ .
وفي سورة اإلسراء : { وقضى ربّك أال تعبدوا إال إيّاه وبالوالدين
إحسانا{‏ .
وأن يطيعهما فيما ال معصية فيه،‏ فال طاعة لمخلوق في
معصية الخالق .
وحريّ‏ باألب المسلم اليوم أن يكون ءاخذً‏ ا بيد ولده إلى طريق
الخير والهدى والصالح والفالح إلى مجالس علم الدين ليقطف
ثمرة عظيمة طيبة ويرى ءاثار هذه المجالس الطيبة العطرة
على ولده،‏ فحريّ‏ باألب أن يعتني بولده بالتربية اإلسالمِ‏ يّة وأن
يحثّه على التخلّق باألخالق الحميدة فيحصد بعد ذلك بإذن اهلل
ولدً‏ ا بارً‏ ‏ّا معينًا له على طاعة اهلل .
وأذكر نفسى وإياكم إخوة اإليمان واإلسالم فى هذه األيام
المباركة على صلة األرحام،‏ فقد قال رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عليه
وسلم : “ ال يدخل الجنّة قاطع”‏ أي ال يدخلها مع األولين .
فخذ أخي المسلم بيد أوالدك ليزوروا أرحامهم ، ليزوروا جدّ‏ هم
وجدّ‏ تهم وأعمامهم وأخوالهم وأوالد أعمامهم وأوالد
أخوالهم فيعتادوا منذ الصغر على صلة األرحام،‏ وال تقل أنا ال
يزورني أحد فأنا ال أزورهم بل صل من قطعك واعف عمّ‏ ن ظلمك وأحسن إلى من أساء إليك .
واعلموا أنّ‏ اهلل تعالى يقول في القرءان الكريم : { يا أيها الذين ءامنوا اتقوا اهلل ولتنظر نفس ما قدّ‏ مت لغد واتقوا اهلل إنّ‏ اهلل خبير بما
تعملون{‏ .
عباد اهلل إننا فى هذه األيام المباركة نؤكِّ‏ د عليكم صلَةَ‏ األرحام ومواساة الفقراء واأليتام واإلحسان إلى األرامل والمساكين ، فقد قال عليه
الصالة والسالم : ‏“أطعم الطعام وصِ‏ لِ‏ األرحام وصَ‏ لِّ‏ بالليل والناس نيام تدخل الجنة بسالم”‏ .
وتذكّ‏ روا أنّ‏ قطيعة الرحم من الكبائر،‏ فلو كانت رحمك ال تصلك فصلها فلك بذلك ثوابٌ‏ عظيم ، فقد قال عليه الصالة والسالم : “ صل من
قطعك”‏ ، فال تقُ‏ ل : ال أزور من قطعني .

The Prayer Center of Orland Park Monthly Newsletter 13
SWIFT Public Forum: Angels in Scriptures
Alhamdulillah, over 100 Muslims, Christians and Jews gathered together at the SWIFT event on Sept 23rd, 2012 at the Peace Memorial
Church. The three guest speakers were Tahera Ahmad, Rabbi Paul Saiger, and Dr. Mark Swanson. Sister Tahera discussed the importance of
believing in angels in Islam. Dr. Swanson and Rabbi Saiger also presented their view in an informative manner. The forum was followed by
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ROOT CANALS AND CROWNS
STARTING AT $450.00
11315 W. 143rd Street
143 & Wolf
Orland Park, IL
708.364.0900
10607 S. Harlem
Worth, IL 60482
708.361.0900
Next to Dunkin Donuts
www.orlanddentistry.com

THE PRAYER CENTER OF ORLAND PARK
16530 South 104th Avenue
Orland Park, IL 60467
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بمناسبة حلول عيد االضحى المبارك
LAMB SHOULDER $2.29
(Only from Nov 1st -Nov 14th)
تقدم لكم اسرة ماركت باب الحارة
Alisa Extra
Virgin Olive Oil
$15.99
ZDAN MOLOKHIA
69¢
ZIYAD TAHINI
$4.49
Al Afia
Grape L
eaves 2 for
$4.99
PUCK CREAM
$3.99
SULTAN BASMATI RICE
$8.79
(Only from Nov 1st -14th)
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