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Children Were Happy To Attend A Mawlid Special Programme In Kyiv

oleg — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:05:49 +0000

Holding events during the holy month of Rabi-al-Awwal both for children and adults became traditional in the life of Ukrainian Muslim Community. Muslims reassemble the Prophet’s life and actions, his mission and his great objectives. Kyiv Islamic cultural Centre teenage activists decided to surprise their little brothers and sisters in faith by a shadow play. More than 60 children attended the event.

It was a success.Shadows on the screen, depicting the birth of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and some of the earlier events held audience, both children and their parents, spellbound. Soundtracks with voices of animals, footsteps, crowd and city noise made the impression even brighter.

The children were invited for sweets and interesting games after the play; all the games were tributed to some events of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) life. Children bathed in a “river” made of blue plastic bags and some ropes (to illustrate the hadith that prayers purifies one’s heart as well as bathing purifies one’s body), sent mounted messengers to bring the message of Islam to ancient kings, and broke free from the spider’s net.

It bears reminding that most Muslim communities held special events on the occasion of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace and blessings be upon him) month of birth, and an educational Caravan “Muhammad is Mercy to the worlds” started in Donbass on January 12.

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Annual Caravan Devoted To Prophet Muhammad Travels All Around Eastern Ukraine

oleg — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:54:15 +0000

An educational Caravan “Muhammad is Mercy to the worlds”, coinciding with the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace and blessings be upon him) month of birth, started in Donbass on January 12. It’s facilitated in order to achieve the very same goal, i.e. to provide as many people as possible with direct information on Prophet Muhammad’s personality. Everyone can find and example to follow in his high morals and actions.

The Caravan is to attend Luhans’k, Stakhanov, Torez, Alchevs’k, Zaporizhzhya, Sverdlovsk and Gorlovka, in three regions of the country in order to tell people about the Prophet and help everyone willing in finding a good example in him..

The facilitators promised to come to the above listed cities during January and February, and inviter everyone to attend lectures, seminars. Free literature and CD’s containing related video- and audiofiles are available for the attention of every person interested.

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Myths on Prophet Muhammad

editor — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:56:30 +0000

In the Islamic calendar rabiul-awwal is the month of the Prophet Muhammad. This month he was born and later 63 years, the same month, he left our world that is symbolical in itself.

The Prophet Muhammad started great Islamic tradition, having left after himself not only the Holy Scripture (The Quran) and the Holy Tradition (Sunnah), as bases of the future world religion, but also the young incorporated Arabian state – the rudiment of the brilliant Islamic civilization.

Throughout many centuries the Muslim countries were the locomotive of development of the mankind in Europe, Asia and Africa. The religion of Muhammad – Islam – became the core of Islamic civilization model in which rights, freedoms and laws were observed strictly, science, technics and art developed. The Muslim countries were famous for tolerance. It is enough to remember that many Christian trends which in Europe were considered as heretical, found for themselves shelter and freedom in the Muslim Orient. The same happened with the Jews who had their communities everywhere from Maghrib to Persia.

Knowing all that, inconceivable and paradoxical is that what comprehended the Islamic civilization in the end of XX – the beginning of XXI centuries when Islam started to be persistently associated with intolerance, violence, terror and other not peculiar to it qualities. This problem became like a bolt from the blue for Muslims as similar crimes a priori are not peculiar to the spirit and principles of this world religion. It is obvious that the Islamic world is still confused as it could not find the effective tool of counteraction to those crimes which are made by mad fanatics, ostensibly on behalf of Islam. While everything is limited to statements of original Islamic scholars and leaders in which they are compelled to justify, condemn and urge not to trust preachers of violence and intolerance. This does not give the desirable effect as it is not known whence the undertaken ideologists of extremism (using that the creeping secularization forced out religious knowledge on suburbs of modern human wants) masterfully manipulate people having little education and popularize among them the ideas of the so-called "pseudo-Islam" which not just has nothing in common with the original religion of Islam, but even actively resists it.

It is a call, and the Islamic civilization is just compelled to search for a way out from this difficult situation. In such situation the most effective way of overcoming of the problem is religious education of Muslims, and also fair objective information directed on destruction of myths about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, addressed, first of all, to non-Muslims.

As the Muslims of Ukraine and the whole world these days remember life of the Prophet, his doctrine and wisdom, it is pertinently to begin with three myths about Muhammad.

Myth 1. He is the author of the Holy Quran

Researchers and critics conduct infinite disputes on the topic who is the author of the Holy Quran. The phenomenon of its occurrence in the heart of uneducated Arabian desert is too unusual. The people who did not have their own high-grade Arabic book (and the Quran is the first book which was written down in the Arabic language), suddenly, without any preconditions, educational institutions and theological centers get such masterpiece, as the Holy Quran. "There was not a penny, but suddenly - hit the jackpot", - this proverb is, perhaps, the most suitable to the given phenomenon.

For skeptically adjusted researchers, probably, the unique certainty about the Quran is that it was quoted for the first time by the person who was born in Arabia, in the city of Makkah, in the sixth century, whose name was Muhammad. And further the external researchers, not believing that the Quran is Divine Revelation, conduct fierce polemic concerning authorship of the given masterpiece. One consider that Muhammad is the author of the Quran, others inclined to think that he knew it from other people who wrote it, the third think that the Prophet made an "abstract" of religious texts of Christians and Jews.

The Prophet Muhammad could not be the author of the Quran at least because he has never been noticed in poetic talents, did not study history, theology, natural sciences and all other themes about which it is widely narrated in the Holy text. Even more, he was absolutely illiterate (he could not read and write). It nonplused even his most furious opponents from among contemporaries, among which were his close relatives. They precisely knew that Muhammad did not study anything. And suddenly, being 40 years old, he comes back from his privacy in the middle of desert and recites the Quran, incomparable neither by its style, nor by content, depth of thought and wisdom.

He remained illiterate and did not come close to reading and writing though in the end of his life he had about 40 secretaries who were writing down from his words the Holy text. Why? The answer is in the Quran, "And thou wast not (able) to recite a Book before this (Book came), nor art thou (able) to transcribe it with thy right hand: In that case, indeed, would the talkers of vanities have doubted". (The Holy Quran, 29:48). That is, if the Prophet could read, his opponents would have a chance to accuse him in plagiarism and if he possessed poetic talent he would be accused that the Quran is nothing more but a poetic composition. But it was not so, therefore, skeptics were discouraged.

Muhammad repeatedly expressed that he was not the author of the Quran and the text recited by him is Divine Revelation, revealed to him in the hidden way just as the former Scriptures were revealed to other prophets before him. Nevertheless, some critics consider that he studied theology and history from Christians and Jews.

Myth 2. He studied at People of the Book

Contrary to abundance of historical materials about Muhammad and deep studies of his life, through many centuries his critics could not find those mysterious teachers from whom the Prophet could get the religious knowledge and Holy texts. At the very beginning of his prophetical mission, within 13 years, he was exposed to persecutions, mockery and reprisals from his fellow tribesmen. Was it difficult to such quantity of enemies to prove to all people that the doctrine of Muhammad was a plagiarism? Would it be hard for them to find and name those people at whom the Prophet hypothetically could study? However then and now all his opponents could not find anybody who could be the spiritual and religious instructor of the Prophet. The critics, who are not familiar with the realities of the Arabian desert of that time, do an emphasis on caravan trips in which the Prophet of Islam participated.

All available historical evidences specify that Muhammad had three trips from Makkah: when he was 6 years old together with his mother he went to Medina, at the age of 12 together with his uncle Abu Talib he was in a caravan trip to Syria, and at 25 he drove a caravan to Syria. He never more traveled far beyond the primitive pagan area of the Arabs. However, neither in the childhood, nor in youth (during the time of caravan trips) he was never noticed not only in religious training, but also in religious polemic.

Caravans went out in a way only two times a year during certain periods when the weather allowed to cross the desert without huge losses, and always hastened with departure, without being late for long time in trade places as it was necessary to have time to return back before strong heat and sandy storms. One should have strong imagination to tell that, being on a business trip, casually meeting Jews and Christians; he could study enough both religions and create on their basis a new religious system. Moreover, Muhammad was not able to read, he did not know foreign languages, and, hence, could not familiarize himself with religious texts of these faiths.

Even if to assume that he listened to someone how could he remember for several days all 73 books of the Bible? For the same reasons Muhammad could not makean "abstract" by wrest of various parts of the previous Scriptures. For compilation of isolated texts it is not enough to have them at hand and to be able to read, it would be necessary to translate them into the purest Arabic language, and it is not just Arabic, but the top of literary Arabic language as the Holy Quran on its poetry and syllable height is absolutely unique.

In 13 years after the beginning of the revelations when the majority of suras of the Holy Quran were already revealed, the Prophet moves to Medina, where, in due course, he starts discussions with the Jews of Medina and the Christians from Nadzhran, who came to communicate to him. But, as it is known, Muhammad communicated not as a student, but as a teacher and instructor, conducted with them polemic and tried to prove the correctness of Islamic point of view on divinity, history, precepts of ancient prophets.

A considerable quantity of Christians and Jews (contemporaries of the Prophet Muhammad) became Muslims and believed in his prophetical mission. And hardly would they believe in Islam if suspected that the Prophet borrowed the doctrine from their Revelations, or studied at priests, monks or rabbis.

Myth 3. He wanted power, glory and riches

There is a myth that the Prophet Muhammad, skillfully using religion, actually pursued mercenary aims – enrichment, power, glory and other, quite terrestrial, personal and clan benefits. However, this myth completely falls, when any objective researcher gets acquainted with his life, principles and heritage.

Prior to the beginning of prophetical activity, the financial position of Muhammad was much better, than after it. He comfortably lived with his wife Hadija, who was rich and was engaged in trade. After the beginning of the prophetical mission, they, on the contrary, started to live extremely modestly, even poorly. It was not a temporary measure, but the way of life. Actually, it was the protest against avarice, avidities, greed and luxury for which merchants of Makkah were famous. Instead of accumulation of riches, the Prophet endowed his property for maintenance of orphans, poor Muslims and slaves. It became a norm of life for Muhammad and his family up to the extent that he did not pay any attention that he lived poorer than many other Muslims. Once, Omar Al-Hattab entered the Prophet's house, "I noticed that all contents of his room include three pieces of tanned skin and a barley handful, but I could not see anything else, – he tells, - and then I started to cry".

Muhammad asked, "Why are you crying?" I answered, "Oh, the Messenger of Allah! How I would not cry? I see all that you have. While the Persians and the Romans who do not follow the true faith and worship not to Allah, live in luxury, and their kings possess gardens with operated streams, the chosen Prophet and the devoted Muslim lives in such terrifying poverty!" Muhammad answered, "Oh, Omar! Ease and convenience of the hereafter is much better than ease and conveniences of this world. Non-believers enjoy their share of good things in this world whereas we will receive all of it in the hereafter".

Once rich Makkans promised to the Prophet riches and glory in exchange for that he had to renounce Islam, but they received flat refusal.

Another time, after many years, he received a gift from the leader of the tribe of Fadak - four camels loaded with valuable things, fabrics and money, but he distributed all of this to the needy Muslims, without having left anything for himself.

Dying, Muhammad was deprived. Everything that he owned at that time were 7 dinars which the Prophet distributed to the poor before his death. And it was at the time of being the head of the huge Arabian state, having united all Arabian Peninsula, and if he wished he could lodge in the best house, in any oasis, or in general, could order to build for him a palace. But as it is suitable to the Messenger of God, he kept fidelity to modest prophetical way of life. There were many other situations showing that Muhammad did not aspire to enrichment, therefore the opinion that riches were his purpose, is absolutely insolvent.

The assumption that he named himself the Prophet, wishing power and glory does not maintain any criticism. The Messenger, as it is known, was one of the most successful leaders in the history of the mankind. Without having any resources, for 23 years he created the huge state, established in it fair and progressive laws, and defeated all opponents who opposed it. The person with such qualities and talents could apply for leadership and power even without claims for prophecy.

Skeptics say that all these successes became possible only thanks to the religious tool, i.e. – to Islam. However, Muhammad never attributed to himself authorships of the Holy Quran, and did not say that he thought up the Islamic religion. On the contrary, he always emphasized that the Holy Quran is the Divine Revelation and Islam is religion established by God. If the Prophet strove for power and glory he would apply for authorship of the Quran and for working out of the Islamic concept.

The wish of glory and popularity shows its reflection in solemn and semi-official actions, magnificent places of pastime, expensive clothes and accessories, propensities to praise etc. Muhammad represented the complete antithesis to all of that. He dressed modest ordinary clothes, performed all kinds of works, patiently communicated and listened to everyone who addressed to him. In one settlement people rose as a sign of greeting and respect for him, but he forbade them to do it, considering such servility and awe inadmissible. One person, trembling with respect, asked the Prophet to allow to come close to him, but Muhammad himself approached him, patted his shoulder and told, "Relax, brother, I am just a son of a woman who ate the dried up bread". He strictly forbade Muslims to praise him and told, "Do not glorify me the way Christians glorify Jesus, Maria's son, and say: he is the slave of Allah and His Messenger".

His image of power can be a good example of modesty. Followers of the Prophet were ready to glorify him and obey to him, but he firmly insisted that obedience should be only to Allah who is worthy all glory and praises.

He treated small children with kindness and understanding that century when the people thought that beating is the best method of education. In the century when women were treated as the lowest beings, and it was considered below man's advantage to love them; the Messenger of Allah loved his wives, daughters, relatives and ordered believers to treat women kindly. The Prophet was kind and merciful even to his enemies. During one of the battles when Muslims died under the swords of pagans, people asked him to damn the enemy, and he answered, "I was sent not to damn". Instead he stated, "Oh, my Lord! Forgive my people for they don't know what that commit".

He ordered to his soldiers to avoid perfidy and treachery, forbade to kill women, children, old men, handicapped, blind and lame; he ordered not to destroy the house, not to burn palm trees, fruit trees and crops, not to destroy means of subsistence of people.

No doubt, the Prophet Muhammad was the outstanding person. Already for 14 centuries he is loved by billions of people from all corners of the world. He is imitated, in his name are named millions newborn babies. This cannot be reached by force and power and not to be bought at any price. Light of faith going from heart of the man finds a reflection in the hearts of believers even after the millennia.

Perhaps, only two persons for the whole history of mankind received such honor, love and respect – Jesus and Muhammad. And it is clear, after all the Prophet Muhammad stated, "All Messengers of God are brothers".

Mufti of the RAMU "Ummah" Said ISMAGILOV

for "UNIAN-RELIGION"

17/02/2012

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Mawlid for Children in Kiev Islamic Cultural Center

oksana — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:30:12 +0000

On February, 4th, 2012, in the mosque of the Islamic Cultural City Center of Kiev took place the action for children on the occasion of Mawlid-an-Nabawi — the month of birth of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). As well as every Saturday, young Muslims had the Quran lessons, and then all of them gathered all in a male hall of the mosque on the lesson on Islam. This time the lesson was devoted to life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

On the occasion of this significant date there came children aged from 4 to 16, contrary to fears of organizers, despite of a strong frost and a plentiful snowfall. And they did not regret about difficulties they faced: Tariq Sarhan conducted an interesting interactive lecture during which children not only listened, but also could show their knowledge and independently tell their fellows and the gathered parents about episodes from life of the last Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Answers to the lecturer's questions were voluntary; nevertheless, children strove to active participation.

To make the lecture not only interesting, but also informative for the audience taking into account age of the gathered, Tariq Sarhan emphasized episodes of life of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), which children can take for themselves as an example since their youngest years. He told about the childhood of Muhammad and his beautiful temper which distinguished him among other children; about his growing and that respect which he got by his rightfulness in the Mekkan society which was deep in disbelief and sins. The story-teller did not ignore the examples of the Prophet's treatment of children in his mature age and how sensitively he empathized problems of kids and seriously treated their decisions, never considering it is a trifle, not noteworthy the attention of a serious adult person whatever busy he was.

And the good mood of children improved after a sweet feast: everyone was treated with tangerines, sweets and juice. The children also got small memorable gifts — school writing-books with the image of a mosque and a hadith on the cover. These writing-books were brought from Crimea; they are not found in the shops of Kiev, what makes the gift not only useful, but also especial.

All of us know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions did not celebrate his birthday, anniversary of the fight at Badr, anniversary of Hijra (immigration of Muhammad from Makkah to Medina), etc. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was a role model for believers; and his companions were witnesses of the events which took place at his life-time. The magnificent example of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his great acts left a deep imprint in their hearts and souls.

According to Saad ibn Ali Uakkas, the companions willingly told to their children about events of the Prophet's life, his fights and social policy, high morals; taught them the Holy Quran and explained the history of revelation of separate ayats. Thus, they were brought up on a constant reminder on the example of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and they did not need to arrange similar holidays.

However their descendants and followers began to forget nice history and its value, and each following generation of children kept away in time from those who were personally familiar with the Prophet or his associates more and more. The children of Muslims who live in mainly non-Muslim societies and who in their everyday life have no constant reminder on the last Messenger face the most hardships.

Thus, we need similar memorials to remind people (and especially children) of life and appeal of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), after all "Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much" (The Holy Quran, 33:21). If these memorials are marked correctly, without resorting to innovations and without arranging of thoughtless and prodigal fun, they can serve as a blessing for the whole Ummah, and, especially, for education of the rising generation.

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RAMU "Ummah" Congratulates Muslims of Ukraine on Approach of Month of Prophet Muhammad

oksana — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:11:32 +0000

The Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine "Ummah" congratulates Muslims of Ukraine and the whole world on approach of Rabi al-Awwal - the month of the Prophet Muhammad's birth (peace and blessings be upon him), sent by the Almighty Lord to the mankind as a Favor for the worlds.

This Blessed month Allah the Almighty gave to the mankind the last chance of rescue and sent to this world His last Prophet, and through him He granted to the people His last Revelation.

"The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) started the great Islamic religion, and we continue this mission. Each Muslim is responsible for the future of Islam.

Let all of us be worthy followers of our beloved Prophet, and in all completeness realize in ourselves those high spiritual qualities which he taught us", goes in the congratulation of the RAMU "Ummah", which text possesses "Islam in Ukraine".

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Actions Devoted to Mawlid become more Popular among Crimean Muslims

oksana — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:14:05 +0000

In various regions of Crimea are more and more often carried out actions devoted to Mawlid - the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. One of such meetings took place on April, 3^rd, in the village of Karagoz (Pervomayskoye) of the Kirov area.

As initiators of the action acted the Muslim community and the Mejlis of the village of Karagoz with support of the Kirov and Feodosiya regional Muslim communities. The meeting passed at the active participation of local teachers and students.

Organizers hope that the action will be exemplary for all Muslims, and within the following years in other villages of Crimea will increase the quantity of Muslim communities and the initiative of school teachers, ready to contribute to the duty of development of Islam on the Crimean peninsula and spread of knowledge about the Prophet Muhammad.

Similar actions carried out at the initiative of the Spiritual Management of Muslims of Crimea (SMMC), local Muslim communities and Imams, and also teachers of schools, tell about life and personality of the Prophet of Islam.

"It pleases that every year the quantity of similar initiatives increases and more and more people learn something new about the Prophet Muhammad", the SMMC marks.

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The Head of State Committee on Affairs of Religions Greeted Muslims of Ukraine with Birthday of Prophet Muhammad

oksana — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:28:24 +0000

The head of the State committee on affairs of nationalities and religions Yury Reshetnikov greeted the Ukrainian Muslims with birthday of the Prophet Muhammad - a holiday of Maulid.

"Nowadays special value gets comprehension of unity of the Ukrainian nation, establishing of tolerance and mutual respect of inter-confessional and international relations. The state highly appreciates the contribution of Muslims of Ukraine to strengthening of spiritual and moral bases of the society, welcomes noble work of domestic Muslim community in spiritual and social sphere, the initiatives directed on deepening of mutual understanding between the people and religious organizations", is stated in the greeting of Yu.Reshetnikov which was announced on February, 26th, by the press-service of the State committee on affairs of nationalities and religions.

Let us notice that celebrating of the birthday of the Prophet is not a Shariat establishment. However it is included into a number of allowed duties (mubahat) provided that celebrating will not be considered Sunnah and it will not be beyond the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as it often happens to many celebrations.

The sense of the celebrating devoted to the birthday of the Prophet, consists in reminder on worthy qualities of the Messenger and his great mission for the blessing of the whole mankind.

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05/03/2010

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Today Muslims to Celebrate Mawlid - Birthday of Prophet Muhammad

oksana — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:26:43 +0000

"Facts and Comments", 26.02.2010

Mawlid - Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad - is an innovation in Islam, approved by Shariat. It started to be celebrated after the lapse of three centuries since appearing of Islam.

The Prophet Muhammad was born in 570 year in the Holy City of Makkah. This event, as it is stated by the interpreters of the Quran, took place on 12th of the third month of the lunar calendar, on Monday. The father of the Messenger of Allah died shortly before his birth. The angel informed Muhammad's mother Amina in her dream that she is pregnant with an unusual child. The birth of the Prophet was accompanied by many unusual events. For example, the fire of fire-worshippers which those supported for thousand years was extinguished. And the baby right after his births could lean against his hands and look at the sky.

During Mawlid (solemn actions in honor of this event will pass within a month) it is usual to gather for the Quran reading, to listen for stories about the significant events connected with the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, to distribute alms to the needy fellow brothers. After that the present are offered festive refreshments.

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