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PRAYER TIMINGS Effective 06/12 MCA NOOR Fajr 5:00 5:00 Dhuhr 1:30 1:30 Asr 5:15 6:30 Maghrib Sunset Sunset Isha 10:10 10:10 Juma 1 12:15 1:30 Juma 2 1:30 2:30 Juma 3 2:30 Published Weekly by the Muslim Community Association of San Francisco Bay Area www.mcabayarea.org Shawwal 30, 1442 AH Friday, June 11, 2021 Masjid Al-Haram AL-QURAN Indeed, this Qur’an guides to that which is most suitable and gives good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great reward. And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter - We have prepared for them a painful punishment. Quran 17: 9-10 HADITH Narated By Iyad ibn Himar : The Prophet (pbuh) said: He who finds something should call one or two trusty persons as witnesses and not conceal it or cover it up; then if he finds Salaam Alaikum, It’s been my immense pleasure and an honor to have been part of the Commencement its owner he should return it Speech at the High School Graduation Ceremony of Granada Islamic School on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at to him, otherwise it is Allah’s 10 AM at MCA. Eight students graduated with 150 people including parents, teachers, staff and community property which He gives to members in attendance at the ceremony. Congratulations to graduates and parents on their well-deserved whom He will. success. I am very proud of them. I ask and pray to Allah SWT to give our new graduates a highly successful career, peace, and happiness. Abu Dawud Bk 003, 1705. Kind Regards, Dr. Nadeem, M., President, MCA, Final Deadline to submit Join MCA Mailing List and Stay Connected Advertisements is Tuesday at 5:00 PM www.mcabayarea.org/newsletter 2 60. Al-Mumeet The Inflictor of Death The Creator of Death, The Destroyer, The One who renders the living dead. “And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.” [Quran 7:180] 3 Companions of the Prophet Zayd ibn Thabit We are in the second year of the Hijrah. and measured paces, he stuck his sword in the in defence of the Muslim community. Madinah the city of the Prophet is buzz- ground as a sign of his disappointment. He was denied the honor of accompanying the Prophet Although Zayd was keen to participate in battles, ing with activity as the Muslims prepare on his first campaign. Behind him was his mother, it is not as a warrior that he is remembered. for the long march southwards to Badr. an-Nawar bint Malik. She felt equally dejected After his rejection for the Badr campaign, he and sad. She had dearly wished to see her young accepted the fact then that he was too young to The noble Prophet made a final inspection of the son go with the army of mujahidin and to be with fight in major battles. His alert mind turned to first army to be mobilized under his leadership to the Prophet at this most critical time. other fields of service, which had no connection wage Jihad against those who had tormented the with age and which could bring him closer to the Muslims for many years and who were still bent One year later, as preparations were underway Prophet, peace be on him. He considered the on putting an end to his mission. for the second encounter with the Quraysh which field of knowledge and in particular of memo- took place at Uhud, a group of Muslim teenagers rizing the Quran. He mentioned the idea to his A youth, not yet thirteen, walked up to the ranks. bearing arms of various kinds - swords, spears, mother. She was delighted and immediately He was confident and alert. He held a sword bows and arrows and shields - approached the made attempts to have his ambition realized. which was as long or possibly slightly longer than Prophet. They were seeking to be enlisted in any An-Nuwar spoke to some men of the Ansar about his own height. He went up to the Prophet, may capacity in the Muslim ranks. Some of them, like the youth’s desire and they in turn broached the God bless him and grant him peace, and said: “I Rafi ibn Khadij and Samurah ibn Jundub, who matter with the Prophet, saying: “O Messenger dedicate myself to you, Messenger of God. Per- were strong and well-built for their age and who of Allah, our son Zayd ibn Thabit has memorized mit me to be with you and to fight the enemies of demonstrated their ability to wrestle and handle seventeen surahs of the Book of Allah and recites God under your banner.” weapons, were granted permission by the Proph- them as correctly as they were revealed to you. In The noble Prophet looked at him with admiration et to join the Muslim forces. Others like Abdullah addition to that he is good at reading and writing. and patted his shoulder with loving tenderness. the son of Umar and Zayd ibn Thabit were still It is in this field of service that he desires to be He commended him for his courage but refused considered by the Prophet to be too young and close to you. Listen to him if you will.” to enlist him because he was still too young. immature to fight. He promised though to con- sider them for a later campaign. It was only at the The Prophet, peace be on him, listened to Zayd The youth, Zayd ibn Thabit, turned and walked Battle of the Ditch when Zayd was about sixteen reciting some surahs he had memorized. His away, dejected and sad. As he walked, in slow years old that he was at last allowed to bear arms recitation was clear and beautiful and his stops and pauses indicated clearly that he understood 4 It was a painstaking task and Zayd was careful that not a single error, however slight or uninten- tional, should creep into the work. When Zayd had completed his task, he left the prepared suhuf or sheets with Abu Bakr. Before he died, Abu Bakr left the suhuf with Umar who in turn left it with his daughter Hafsah. Hafsah, Umm Salamah and Aishah were wives of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with them, who memorized the Quran. During the time of Uthman, by which time Islam had spread far and wide, differences in reading the Quran became obvious. A group of compan- ions of the Prophet, headed by Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, who was then stationed in Iraq, came to Uthman and urged him to “save the Muslim ummah before they differ about the Quran”. Uthman obtained the manuscript of the Quran from Hafsah and again summoned the leading authority, Zayd ibn Thabit, and some other well what he recited. The Prophet was pleased. uscripts in the presence of the Prophet.” In this competent companions to make accurate copies Indeed he found that Zayd’s ability exceeded way, Zayd experienced the Quran directly from of it. Zayd was put in charge of the operation. He the commendation he had been given by his the Prophet himself. It could be said that he grew completed the task with the same meticulous- relatives. The Prophet then set him a task which up with the verses of the Quran, understand- ness with which he compiled the original suhuf required intelligence, skill and persistence. ing well the circumstances surrounding each during the time of Abu Bakr. revelation. He thus became well-versed in the Zayd and his assistants wrote many copies. One “Zayd, learn the writing of the Jews for me,” secrets of the Shariah and at an early age gained of these Uthman sent to every Muslim province instructed the Prophet. “At your command, the well-deserved reputation as a leading scholar with the order that all other Quranic materials Messenger of Allah,” replied Zayd who set about among the companions of the Prophet. learning Hebrew with enthusiasm. He became whether written in fragmentary manuscripts or quite proficient in the language and wrote it for After the death of the Prophet, may Allah bless whole copies be burnt. This was important in the Prophet when he wanted to communicate him and grant him peace, the task fell on this order to eliminate any variations or differences with the Jews. Zayd also read and translated from fortunate young man who specialized in the Qu- from the standard text of the Quran. Uthman Hebrew when the Jews wrote to the Prophet. The ran to authenticate the first and most important kept a copy for himself and returned the original Prophet instructed him to learn Syriac also and reference for the ummah of Muhammad. This manuscript to Hafsah. this he did. Zayd thus came to perform the im- became an urgent task after the wars of apostasy Zayd ibn Thabit thus became one of the foremost portant function of an interpreter for the Prophet and the Battle of Yamamah in particular in which authorities on the Quran. Umar ibn al-Khattab in his dealings with non-Arabic speaking peoples. a large number of those who had committed the once addressed the Muslims and said: “O people, Quran to memory perished. Zayd’s enthusiasm and skill were obvious. When whoever wants to ask about the Quran, let him the Prophet felt confident of his faithfulness in Umar convinced the Khalifah Abu Bakr that un- go to Zayd ibn Thabit.” the discharge of duties and the care, precision less the Quran was collected in one manuscript, And so it was that seekers of knowledge from and understanding with which he carried out a large part of it was in danger of being lost.

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