islamic_circles
13-05-05, 07:19 PM
Assalámu `alaykum wa rahmatulláhi wa barakátuhu .
I pray that you are under the shade of Allah's mercy, in the circle of his
generosity and in the remembrance of his habib sallallahu alayhi wasallam insha'Allah,
We would like to invite you to the following:
Islamic Circles Presents:
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - RETOLD
by Dr Farid El-Shayyal (Senior Lecturer, Markfield Institute)
Date: Sunday 15th May 2005
Time: 11am - 1pm
Venue: Froud Centre, 1 Toronto Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 5JF
[Entance is on Romford Road (A118]
After uniting the Muslims, the Amir of Jihad, Sultan Salahuddin
Al-Ayyubi (rh) re-conquered Jerusalem in 1187 CE from the infidel
Crusaders. Unlike the occupiers and in the true spirit of Islam, he
granted freedom to those who wanted to leave, pardoning the lives
of those remaining in the city and not allowing neither massacre
nor looting to take place. He was thus able to win the hearts and
minds of ages to come. The current mess in Palestine can be
summed up by Salahuddin's own statement, which is more relevant
today than ever ..
"We hope in Allah Most High, to whom be Praise who leads the hearts
of Muslims to calm what torments them and ruins their prosperity.
Where is the sense of honour of the Muslims? The pride of the
Believers? The zeal of the Faithful? We shall never cease to be
amazed at how the disbelievers for their part have shown trusts,
and it is the Muslims who have been lacking in zeal. Not one of
them has responded to the call. Not one intervenes to straighten
what is distorted; but observe how the Franks (The Crusaders)
have gone. What unity they have achieved. What aims they pursue.
What help they have given. What sums of money they have borrowed
and spent. What wealth they have collected and distributed and
divided amongst them. There is not a king left in their lands or
Islands, not a lord or a rich man who has not competed with his
neighbour to produce more support and rival his peer in strenuous
military efforts. In defence of their religion they consider it
a small thing to spend life and soul and they have kept their
infidel brothers supplied with arms and champions of war .. The
Muslims on the other hand are weakened and demoralised; they have
become negligent and lazy, victims of unproductive stupefaction
and completely lacking in enthusiasm. If, Allah forbid, Islam
should draw reign, obscure her splendour, blunt her sword there
would be no one, east or west, far or near who would blaze the
zeal for Allah's religion, or choose to come to the aid of truth
against error. This is the moment to cast off laziness, to summon
from far and near all those men who have blood in their veins;
but we are confident [He speaks about himself and the small party
of believers who began with him and then became a large party];
but we are confident thanks to Allah - Alhamdulillah - in the help
that will come from him and entrust ourselves to him in sincerity
of purpose and deepest devotion. Insha'Allah, the disbelievers
shall perish and the faithful have a sure deliverance."
(Taken from Abű Shâma, Kitâb ar-Rawdatayn)
It's great to see a new film portraying one of Islam's great heroes.
However, it is also sad that the Muslims, in spite of all the money
and qualifications that they have, could not get off their backsides
to produce this film or anything similar to it!
Films and documentaries are good ways of learning about history
but they will always be limited in content, detail and accuracy,
and can never substitute knowledge from books and scholars. It's
time that Muslims learnt the facts about their own history from
Muslims. It's time that we made the effort to gain this knowledge
from Ulema who have love of the Deen in their hearts rather than
being content with simply regurgitating information researched
and presented by the kuffar and the secularists.
* Dr Farid El-Shayyal is a Senior Lecturer at the Markfield Institute
of Higher Education based in Leicester. He has taught at both the
universities of Edinburgh and Westminster. His expertise is in Islamic
History, Qur'an and Hadith, Translation, and Islamic Civilisation. He
is married with five children. Having been on both sides of student
activism, he offers the insight into the role students had and have
to play in Islamic revival.
We look forward to your participation in what promises
to be a highly educative and enlightening experience.
ALL WELCOME
Refreshments available
All talks will be in English. Programme suitable for all family.
Also bazaar, - Islamic bookstalls, gift stalls, frame stalls, food stalls,
information stalls.
HOW TO GET THERE :
Buses: 25, 147, 86
Nearest Tube: East Ham (District Line)
Nearest Rail: Manor Park (From Liverpool St)
www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?x=542750&y=185750&zoom=1&isp=187&ism=500&arrow=y?55,39 (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?x=542750&y=185750&zoom=1&isp=187&ism=500&arrow=y?55,39)
DIRECTIONS:
Road: From the A406 (North Circular), turn off at Ilford and go
towards Central London along the A118 (Romford Road). The Froud
Centre is located on the 4th intersection on the right.
Rail: Come out of Manor Park station onto Station Road. Cross over,
turn right and walk to the main traffic lights. Turn left at this
junction onto Romford Road. Walk 300 metres up the road. The Froud
Centre is located on the 5th intersection on the left.
Tube: Come out of East Ham station, cross over to the opposite side
and catch the 147 bus. Ask the driver to drop you off on Romford Road
near the petrol station. When you exit the bus turn left and walk
100 metres up the road. The Froud Centre will be on your right.
For more details contact:
Tel: 07092 032 136 / 07092 032 763
E-mail: info@islamiccircles.org
Wassalaam 'alaikum wa rahmatullaah.
Admin - Islamic Circles
- Islamic Circles is a community-based initiative that has been running at
the Froud Centre since January 2001. We hold Islamic lectures and Arabic
classes on a weekly basis, and also organise with a wide range of regular
events and activities, including short courses, seminars, workshops on
issues relevant to the Muslim community, social gatherings like Eid parties,
matrimonial services and events and much more.
I pray that you are under the shade of Allah's mercy, in the circle of his
generosity and in the remembrance of his habib sallallahu alayhi wasallam insha'Allah,
We would like to invite you to the following:
Islamic Circles Presents:
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - RETOLD
by Dr Farid El-Shayyal (Senior Lecturer, Markfield Institute)
Date: Sunday 15th May 2005
Time: 11am - 1pm
Venue: Froud Centre, 1 Toronto Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 5JF
[Entance is on Romford Road (A118]
After uniting the Muslims, the Amir of Jihad, Sultan Salahuddin
Al-Ayyubi (rh) re-conquered Jerusalem in 1187 CE from the infidel
Crusaders. Unlike the occupiers and in the true spirit of Islam, he
granted freedom to those who wanted to leave, pardoning the lives
of those remaining in the city and not allowing neither massacre
nor looting to take place. He was thus able to win the hearts and
minds of ages to come. The current mess in Palestine can be
summed up by Salahuddin's own statement, which is more relevant
today than ever ..
"We hope in Allah Most High, to whom be Praise who leads the hearts
of Muslims to calm what torments them and ruins their prosperity.
Where is the sense of honour of the Muslims? The pride of the
Believers? The zeal of the Faithful? We shall never cease to be
amazed at how the disbelievers for their part have shown trusts,
and it is the Muslims who have been lacking in zeal. Not one of
them has responded to the call. Not one intervenes to straighten
what is distorted; but observe how the Franks (The Crusaders)
have gone. What unity they have achieved. What aims they pursue.
What help they have given. What sums of money they have borrowed
and spent. What wealth they have collected and distributed and
divided amongst them. There is not a king left in their lands or
Islands, not a lord or a rich man who has not competed with his
neighbour to produce more support and rival his peer in strenuous
military efforts. In defence of their religion they consider it
a small thing to spend life and soul and they have kept their
infidel brothers supplied with arms and champions of war .. The
Muslims on the other hand are weakened and demoralised; they have
become negligent and lazy, victims of unproductive stupefaction
and completely lacking in enthusiasm. If, Allah forbid, Islam
should draw reign, obscure her splendour, blunt her sword there
would be no one, east or west, far or near who would blaze the
zeal for Allah's religion, or choose to come to the aid of truth
against error. This is the moment to cast off laziness, to summon
from far and near all those men who have blood in their veins;
but we are confident [He speaks about himself and the small party
of believers who began with him and then became a large party];
but we are confident thanks to Allah - Alhamdulillah - in the help
that will come from him and entrust ourselves to him in sincerity
of purpose and deepest devotion. Insha'Allah, the disbelievers
shall perish and the faithful have a sure deliverance."
(Taken from Abű Shâma, Kitâb ar-Rawdatayn)
It's great to see a new film portraying one of Islam's great heroes.
However, it is also sad that the Muslims, in spite of all the money
and qualifications that they have, could not get off their backsides
to produce this film or anything similar to it!
Films and documentaries are good ways of learning about history
but they will always be limited in content, detail and accuracy,
and can never substitute knowledge from books and scholars. It's
time that Muslims learnt the facts about their own history from
Muslims. It's time that we made the effort to gain this knowledge
from Ulema who have love of the Deen in their hearts rather than
being content with simply regurgitating information researched
and presented by the kuffar and the secularists.
* Dr Farid El-Shayyal is a Senior Lecturer at the Markfield Institute
of Higher Education based in Leicester. He has taught at both the
universities of Edinburgh and Westminster. His expertise is in Islamic
History, Qur'an and Hadith, Translation, and Islamic Civilisation. He
is married with five children. Having been on both sides of student
activism, he offers the insight into the role students had and have
to play in Islamic revival.
We look forward to your participation in what promises
to be a highly educative and enlightening experience.
ALL WELCOME
Refreshments available
All talks will be in English. Programme suitable for all family.
Also bazaar, - Islamic bookstalls, gift stalls, frame stalls, food stalls,
information stalls.
HOW TO GET THERE :
Buses: 25, 147, 86
Nearest Tube: East Ham (District Line)
Nearest Rail: Manor Park (From Liverpool St)
www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?x=542750&y=185750&zoom=1&isp=187&ism=500&arrow=y?55,39 (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?x=542750&y=185750&zoom=1&isp=187&ism=500&arrow=y?55,39)
DIRECTIONS:
Road: From the A406 (North Circular), turn off at Ilford and go
towards Central London along the A118 (Romford Road). The Froud
Centre is located on the 4th intersection on the right.
Rail: Come out of Manor Park station onto Station Road. Cross over,
turn right and walk to the main traffic lights. Turn left at this
junction onto Romford Road. Walk 300 metres up the road. The Froud
Centre is located on the 5th intersection on the left.
Tube: Come out of East Ham station, cross over to the opposite side
and catch the 147 bus. Ask the driver to drop you off on Romford Road
near the petrol station. When you exit the bus turn left and walk
100 metres up the road. The Froud Centre will be on your right.
For more details contact:
Tel: 07092 032 136 / 07092 032 763
E-mail: info@islamiccircles.org
Wassalaam 'alaikum wa rahmatullaah.
Admin - Islamic Circles
- Islamic Circles is a community-based initiative that has been running at
the Froud Centre since January 2001. We hold Islamic lectures and Arabic
classes on a weekly basis, and also organise with a wide range of regular
events and activities, including short courses, seminars, workshops on
issues relevant to the Muslim community, social gatherings like Eid parties,
matrimonial services and events and much more.