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Samana Siddiqui Below are some spiritual, social, and skill- 2. Tahajjud and/or Qiyaam building activities for a more interesting Fajr begins later in winter, and the nights and memorable quarantined winter With COVID-19 numbers surging are long. This makes it easier to wake up break insha Allah. in the U.S. and Canada at this for Tahajjud, as well as a longer night to writing, the options for winter Spiritual offer Qiyaam, continuous prayer during break 2020 fun seem limited. nighttime. Don’t pass up this opportunity 1. Fast to begin or increase these excellent The temptation to sit in front of a ways to become closer to God. screen, be it on a phone or a computer, The shorter days of winter make it becomes stronger. Whether it’s binge- easier to catch up on missed fasts from 3. Family/friends Quran challenge watching a show, endlessly scrolling Ramadans past. Fast and recreate a Memorize a new Surah for every week through Twitter, or texting family and Ramadan meal at Iftar time, featuring of winter break as a family or with a friends memes and bantering, this is dates and traditional winter fare, like group of friends. Learn their translation worrisome. soups and s’mores. If you have older as well. Encourage each other by texting children, have them help prepare the daily reminders to memorize. Whoever Over 70 percent of American parents Iftar meals or take over them completely. are concerned that their children memorizes the most gets a prize. have too much screen time since the If you live alone, find a family member 4.Build a Masjid in your home COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this or friend you can fast and break fast year. And adults are hardly immune. virtually with. Designate a part of your home, no matter how small, as your prayer area. Decorate 4 it with Islamic art and calligraphy, 2. Pen pals bookshelves filled with copies of the Revive the lost art of snail mail letter Quran and Islamic books, and beautiful writing by finding a family member or prayer rugs. friend willing to exchange letters the 5. Story time old-fashioned way.

Every few nights, over hot chocolate, 3. Write that “heartfelt letter”, preferably cookies, and dimmed lights, have family by hand members share a story on an Islamic In his book “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff... theme. Ideas include being hopeful, and it’s all small stuff”, Dr. Richard Carlson gratefulness, Jesus in Islam, and death. encourages readers to write a heartfelt You can do this in-person or virtually. letter to those in your life who have Skill-building 6. Raise money online for your local influenced you positively. The letter 1. Take an online CPR class. Masjid is an expression of appreciation and thanks. Draft a letter (preferably by hand “And if anyone saved a life, it would The pandemic has hit our Masjids very versus email, and no tweets or Facebook be as if he saved the life of the whole hard, as donations are often given in wall posts allowed) doing exactly that. people....” (Quran 5:32). What could be person, especially during Ramadan - a more useful skill than one that helps when many Masjids were in lockdown. 4. Online Henna Party preserve life itself? During winter break, fundraise online Share designs and ideas while you for your local mosque. Share the link for 2. Teach/learn how to cook gather virtually to apply henna with online donations. See if there is some friends. After watching TV, cooking has been way to host your own online fundraising the second most popular activity during drive. 5. Play online games with friends the pandemic. If you live on your own, this is an excellent time to try something 7. Raise money online for your local food Scrabble and Pictionary aren’t the only new or learn the basics. bank options - but they’re good ones. Choose a game from which you can learn Feeding America projects that more If you have kids, each week of winter something new. than 50 million Americans will have break, teach your children a recipe and let them prepare the meal themselves faced hunger in 2020. Before the 6. Sledding, snowballing, snowshoeing pandemic, that number was about 35 (either under your supervision or the million. This translates to 1 in 6 people, If you can do this while safely supervision of a responsible older including 1 in 4 children, experiencing maintaining six feet or more of distance sibling). between others outside of your food insecurity this year. Host a virtual You can also involve grandparents, who immediate family, and remaining masked, food drive, either for Feeding America, can share family recipes and help make then make sure to go sledding, have or your local food pantry. them virtually. those snowball fights, build those snow 8 .Make Juma Joyful people, and learn how to snowshoe 3. Learn etiquette online once there’s enough white stuff to do it. Each Friday that you are home during Good manners aren’t just part of winter break, fulfill the Sunnahs of Juma 7. Record family members’ history - and being a good Muslim. They affect our (taking a bath, cutting nails, reading share it with StoryCorps personal relationships and even our job prospects. Find an etiquette class that Surah al-Kahf), and watch an online During winter break, record interviews Khutba. Make sure to pray four Rakat for with parents and grandparents about can help you brush up on this. Dhuhr, not two, as this is not considered their lives as American Muslims. Find 4. Pursue your passion or a new hobby Juma prayer. But it will give you that out what they did to build their faith ambience of this blessed day. growing up as Muslims in America. If you always wanted to try something If they are immigrants, how did they new or to brush up on an existing skill, maintain their Islam here and adjust there is bound to be a video or online Social to change? What did they do for Eid? class you can find to learn more. It What was the Masjid like? If there wasn’t can be a class of a few weeks or just a a mosque in their community, how did 1. Call or Facetime Someone Older or one-day workshop. Invest in yourself by they worship in congregation? What did Someone Who Lives Alone taking one of these. they do for fun? Once you’ve recorded The call doesn’t have to be long. Just it, arrange to share these inspiring If there isn’t, create your own class and check in, share something funny or stories with StoryCorps. You can also load it up. interesting, but most importantly, listen. use the app. Courtesy: www.soundvision.org 5 Lebanon Refugees Camp Fire Help them now: hhrd.org/LebanonCampFires

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Nuaym ibn Masud Other tribes were also persuaded to join the mighty They assured the Banu Qurayzah that there was no doubt alliance. From the north came the Banu Asad and the this time that the Muslims would be completely routed Nuaym ibn Masud was from Najd in the northern Fazar. From the south the Ahabish, allies of the Quraysh, and Muhammad would be finished once and for all. highlands of Arabia. He belonged to the powerful the Banu Sulaym and others. At the appointed time, Ghatafan tribe. As a young man, he was clever and alert. the Quraysh set out from Makkah in large numbers on The approach of the two mighty armies strengthened He was full of enterprise and travelled widely. He was cavalry and on foot under the Leadership of Abu Sufyan the resolve of the Banu Qurayzah to disavow their treaty resourceful, every ready to take up a challenge and not ibn Harb. The Ghatafan too set out from Najd in large with Muhammad. They tore up the pact and declared prepared to allow any problem to get the better of him. numbers under the leadership of Ubaynah ibn Hisn. In the their support for the confederates. The news fell on the vanguard of the Ghatafan army was Nuaym ibn Masud. Muslims ears with the force of a thunderbolt. This son of the desert was endowed with extraordinary presence of mind and unusual subtlety. He was however News of the impending attack on Madinah reached the The confederate armies were now pressing against someone who liked to enjoy himself and gave himself Prophet while he was half-way on a long expedition to Madinah. They effectively cut off the city and prevented over to the pursuit of youthful passions. He loved music Dumat al-Jandal on the Syrian border some fifteen days food and provisions and any form of outside help or and took delight in the company of songstresses. Often journey from Madinah. The tribe at Dumat al-Jandal was reinforcement from reaching the inhabitants of the city. when he felt the urge to listen to the strings of a musical molesting caravans bound for Madinah and their action After the terrible exhaustions of the past months the instrument or to enjoy the company of a singer, he would was probably prompted by the Banu an-Nadir to entice Prophet now felt as if they had fallen between the jaws of leave the hearths of his people in the Najd and make his the Prophet away from Madinah. With the Prophet away, the enemy. The Quraysh and [he Ghatafan were besieging way to Yathrib and in particular to the Jewish community they reasoned, it would be easier for the combined tribal the city from without. The Banu Qurayzah were laying which was widely known for its song and music. forces from the north and the south to attack Madinah in wait behind the Muslims, ready to pounce from within and deal a mortal blow to the Muslim community with the the city. Added to this. the hypocrites of Madinah, those While in Yathrib, Nuaym was known to spend generously help of disaffected persons from within the city itself. who had openly professed Islam but remained secretly and he in turn would be lavishly entertained. In this way opposed to the Prophet and his mission, began to come Nuaym came to develop strong links among the Jews of The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, hurried out openly and cast doubt and ridicule on the Prophet. the city and in particular with the Banu Qurayzah. back to Madinah and conferred with the Muslims. The forces of the Ahzab or the confederate enemy tribes “Muhammad promised us.” they said, “that we would gain At the time when God favored mankind by sending His amounted to over ten thousand men while the Muslims possession of the treasures of Chosroes and Caesar and Prophet with the religion of guidance and truth and the fighting were just three thousand men. It was unanimously here we are today with not d single one of us being valleys of Makkah glowed with the light of Islam, Nuaym decided to defend the city from within and to prepare for able to guarantee that he could go to the toilet safely to ibn Masud was still given over to the pursuit of sensual a siege rather than fight in the open. The Muslims were relieve himself!” satisfaction. He stopped firmly opposed to the religion in dire straits. partly out of fear that he would be obliged to change Thereafter, group after group of the inhabitants of and give up his pursuit of pleasure. And it was not long “When they came upon you from above and from below Madinah began to disassociate themselves from the before he found himself being drawn into joining the you, and when eyes grew wild and hearts reached to the Prophet expressing fear for their women and children fierce opposition to Islam and waging war against the throats. and you were imagining vain thoughts concerning and for their homes should the Banu Qurayzah attack Prophet and his companions. God. Then were the believers sorely tried and shaken once the fighting began. The enemy forces though with a mighty shock.” (The Quran, Surah al-Ahzab, 33:1O) vastly superior in numbers were confounded by the The moment of truth for Nuaym came during the great enormous ditch. They had never seen or heard of such siege of Madinah which took place in the fifth year of the To protect the city, the Muslims decided to dig a ditch or a military stratagem among the Arabs. Nonetheless they Prophet’s stay in the city. We need to go back a little to khandaq. It is said that the ditch was about three and a tightened their siege of the city. At the same time they pick up the threads of the story. half miles long and some ten yards wide and five yards attempted to breach the ditch at some narrow points but deep. The three thousand Muslims were divided into were repulsed by the vigilant Muslims. So hard-pressed Two years before the siege, the Prophet was compelled groups of ten and each group was given a fixed number were the Muslims that the Prophet Muhammad and to banish a group of Jews belonging to the tribe of Banu of cubits to dig. The digging of the ditch took several his companions once did not even have time for Salat an-Nadir from Madinah because of their collaboration weeks to complete. and the Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha prayers had to be with the Quraysh enemy. The Banu Nadir migrated to the performed during the night. north and settled in Khaybar and other oases along the The ditch was just completed when the mighty enemy trade route to Syria. They at once began to incite the forces from the north and the south converged on As the siege wore on and the situation became more tribes both near and far against the Muslims. Caravans Madinah. While they were within a short distance from critical for the Muslims. Muhammad turned fervently to his going to Madinah were harassed partly to put economic the city the Nadirire conspirators approached their fellow Lord for succour and support. pressure on the city. Jews of the Banu Qur~yzah who lived in Madinah and tried to persuade them to join the war against the “O Allah,” he prayed, “I beseech you to grant Your But this was not enough. Leaders of the Banu an-Nadir Prophet by helping the two armies approaching from promise of victory. O Allah I beseech You to grant your got together and decided to form a mighty alliance or Makkah and the north. The response of the Qurayzah promise of victory.” confederacy of as many tribes as possible to wage war Jews to the Nadirite leaders was: “You have indeed called on the Prophet, and to put an end once and for all to his On that night, as the Prophet prayed, Nuaym lay tossing us to participate in something which we like and desire mission. The Nadirites went to the Quraysh in Makkah in his bivouac. He could not sleep. He kept gazing at to have accomplished. But you know there is a treaty and urged them to continue the fight against the Muslims. the stars in the vast firmament above. He thought hard between us and Muhammad binding us to keep the They made a pact with the Quraysh to attack Madinah at and long and suddenly he found himself exclaiming and peace with him so long as we live secure and content a specified time. asking: “Woe to you, Nuaym! What is it really that has in Madinah. You do realize that our pact with him is still brought you from those far off places in Najd to fight this valid. We are afraid that if Muhammad is victorious in After Makkah, the Nadirite leaders set out northwards on man and those with him? Certainly you are not fighting this war he would then punish us severely and that he a journey of some one thousand kilometers to meet the him for the triumph of right or for the protection of some would expel us from Madinah as a result of our treachery Ghatafan. They promised the Ghatafan the entire annual honor violated. Really you have only come here to fight towards him.” date harvest of Khaybar for waging war against Islam and for some unknown reason. Is it reasonable that someone its Prophet. They informed the Ghatafan of the pact they The Nadirire leaders however continued to pressurize the with a mind such as yours should fight and kill or be had concluded with the Quraysh and persuaded them to Banu Qurayzah to renege on their treaty. Treachery to killed for no cause whatsoever? Woe to you, Nuaym. make a similar agreement. Muhammad, they affirmed, was a good and necessary act. What is it that has caused you to draw your sword 7 Muhammad tomorrow.”

“But tomorrow is Saturday,” said the Jews of Banu Qurayzah, “and we do not work at all on Saturdays. Moreover, we would not fight with you until you hand over to us seventy of your nobles and nobles from the Ghatafan as hostages. We fear that if the fighting becomes too intense for you would hasten back home and leave us alone to Muhammad. You know that we have no power to resist him...”

When Abu Sufyan’s son returned to his people and told them what he had heard from the Banu Qurayzah, they shouted in unison!

“Damned be the sons of monkeys and swine! By God, if they were to demand from us a single sheep as a hostage, we would not give them”.

And so it was that Nuaym was successful in causing disharmony among the confederates and splitting their ranks.

While the mighty alliance was in this state of disarray, God sent down on the Quraysh and their allies a fierce and bitterly cold wind which swept their tents and their vessels away, extinguished their fires, buffeted their faces against this righteous man who exhorts his followers to and they would leave you to him and he would be in and cast sand in their eves. In this terrible state of justice, good deeds and helping relatives? And what is a position to exact the most bitter revenge on you. You confusion the allies fled under cover of darkness. it that has driven you to sink your spear into the bodies know very well that you would have no power to confront of his followers who follow the message of guidance and him.” That very night the Prophet had sent one his truth that he brought?” companions, Hudayfah ibn al-Yaman, to get information “You are right,” they said. “But what suggestion do you on the enemy’s morale and intentions. He brought back Nuaym thus struggled with his conscience and debated have?” “My opinion,” Nuaym suggested, “is that you the news that on the advice and initiative of Abu Sufyan, with himself. Then he came to a decision. Suddenly he should not join forces with them until you take a group the enemy had turned on their heels and fled... The stood upright, determined. The doubts were gone. Under of their prominent men as hostages. In that way you news quickly spread through the Muslims ranks and they the cover of darkness, he slipped away from the camp of could carry on the fight against Muhammad either till shouted in joy and relief! his tribe and made his way to the Prophet of God, peace victory or till the last of your men or theirs perish. (They and blessings of Allah be on him. would not be able to leave you in the lurch).” “You have La ilaha ilia Allahu wahdah advised well,” they responded and agreed to take up his When the Prophet beheld him, standing erect in his suggestion. Sadaqa wadah presence, he exclaimed, “Nuaym ibn Masud?” Nuaym then left and went to Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, the Wa nasara abdah “Yes, O Messenger of God,” declared Nuaym. “What has Quraysh leader and spoke to him and other Quraysh brought you here at this hour?” leaders. “O Quraysh,” said Nuaym, “You know my affection Wa a azza jundah for you and my enmity towards Muhammad. I have heard “I came”, said Nuaym, “to declare that there is no god some news and I thought it my duty to disclose it to you Wa hazama-l ahzaba wahdah. but Allah and that you are the servant of God and His but you should keep it confidential and do not attribute Messenger and that the message you have brought is it to me” There is no god but Allah alone He went on: “I have declared my submission to God, O “You must inform us of this matter,” insisted the Quraysh. To His promise He has been true Messenger of God, but my people do not know of my submission. Command me therefore to do whatever you Nuaym continued: “The Banu Qurayzah now regret that His servant He has helped desire.” they have agreed to participate in the hostilities against Muhammad. They fear that you would turn back and His forces He has strengthened “You are only one person among us,” observed the abandon them to him. So they have sent a message to Prophet. “So go to your people and act as if you have Muhammad saying: ‘We are sorry for what we have done And Alone the confederates He has destroyed. nothing to do with us for indeed war is treachery.” and we are determined to return to the treaty and a The Prophet, peace be upon him, praised and gave state of peace with you. Would it please you then if we “Yes, O Messenger of God,” replied Nuaym. And if God thanks to his Lord for His deliverance from the threat take several Quraysh and Ghatafan nobles and surrender wills, you shall witness what pleases you.” Without losing posed by the mighty alliance. Nuaym, as a result of them to you? We will then join you in fighting them - the any time, Nuaym went to the Banu Qurayzah. He was, as his subtle but major role in the blasting of the alliance, Quraysh and the Ghatafan - until you finish them off.’ was mentioned earlier, a close friend of the tribe. “O Bani gained the confidence of the Prophet who entrusted The Prophet has sent back a reply to them saying he Qurayzah,” he said. “You have known my love for you and him thereafter with many a difficult task. He became the agrees. If therefore the Jews send a delegation to you my sincerity in advising you.” standard-bearer of the Prophet on several occasions. demanding hostages from among your men do not hand over a single person to them. And do not mention a word “Yes ,” they agreed, “but what are you suspicious of so Three years after the Battle of the Ditch, on the day the of what I said to you.” Muslims marched victoriously into Makkah, Abu Sufyan far as we are concerned?” Nuaym continued: “The ibn Harb stood surveying the Muslim armies. He beheld Quraysh and the Ghatafan have their own interests in this “What a good ally you are. May you be rewarded well ,” said Abu Sufyan gratefully. war which are different from your interests.” “How so?” a man carrying the Ghatafan flag and asked: “Who is they queried. this?” “Nuaym ibn Masud,” came the reply. Nuaym then went to his own people the Ghatafan, and spoke to them in a similar vein. He gave them the “This is your city,” Nuaym asserted. “You have your “He did a terrible thing to us at al-Khandaq,” Abu Sufyan same warning against expected treachery from the Banu wealth, your children and your womenfolk here and it is confessed. “By God, he was certainly one of the fiercest Qurayzah. not in your power to flee and take refuge in another city. enemies of Muhammad and here he is now carrying his On the other hand, the Quraysh and the Ghatafan have people’s flag in the ranks of Muhammad and coming to Abu Sufyan wanted to test the Banu Qurayzah so he their land, their wealth, their children and their womenfolk wage war on us under his leadership.” sent his son to them. “My father sends greetings of away from this city. They came to fight Muhammad. They peace to you,” began Abu Sufyan’s son. “He says that urged you to break the treaty you had with him and to Through the grace of God and the magnanimity of the our siege of Muhammad and his companions has been a help them against him. So you responded positively to noble Prophet, Abu Sufyan himself was soon to join the protracted affair and we have become weary...We are now them. If they were to be victorious in their encounter with same ranks. determined to fight Muhammad and finish him off. My him, they would reap the booty. But if they fail to subdue father has sent me to you to ask you to join battle with him, they would return to their country safe and sound

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11 Help Hidaya’s In-Kind Collection Center Stay Open

Alhamdulillah, for the past 20+ years, Hidaya Foundation has been operating a warehouse in-kind collection center every weekend for donors in the Bay Area, who are blessed with so much, to drop their excess and outgrown items for benefit of the poor overseas, who have next to nothing. To date we have shipped nearly 400 40ft. containers, and in normal times, we average shipping more than a container per month from our San Jose Warehouse. Since we do not sell any of the in-kind donations, we depend on donors to make additional monetary donations (tax-deductible) to chip in towards the shipments and operation costs of this project, so it can sustain itself. In a growing trend, we are seeing an increase in the amount of in-kind donations (meaning more shipments and labor), and decrease in the amount of monetary donations towards the project. If this trend continues, we will have to think hard about if we will be able to continue operating our warehouse year round. If you like and appreciate this effort, please donate monetarily towards it, so we can continue providing this service in shaa Allah!

Yearly Expenses for Warehouse and Shipments:

$130,000 (approximately) Shipping Containers: $75,000 (about $5,000/Container) Warehouse Rent: $40,000 Labor: $15,000

Please help us continue these efforts by donating towards: “Container Shipment for In-Kind Donations” project Donate by: Cash, Check, or Card at time of drop-off, or set-up a profile on our secure website to make quick donations or monthly recurring donations!

(408) 244-3282 | www.hidaya.org | [email protected]

Hidaya Foundation is a non-profit 501(C)(3) charitable organization with Tax ID # 77-0502583