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| Fajr | 05:30 AM |
| Sunrise | 07:06 AM |
| Dhuhur | 12:20 PM |
| Asr | 03:03 PM |
| Maghrib | 05:27 PM |
| Isha | 06:45 PM |
Jumadul Ukhra 1433 commenced in South Africa on Sunday 22 April 2012 after Maghrib. Click here for calendar
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By Abu Tariq Hijazi
Arab News, 26 April 2010
Umar Mita is the most outstanding name in the annals of Islam in Japan. He can rightly be called the pride of Japanese Muslims.
Islam came to mainland China in the earlier centuries. Later it was introduced to India and Indonesia. But the northward march of Islam was blocked by the Spanish colonization of Philippines in the 15th century. Japan on the other hand has been a Buddhist country.
Though there were a few Muslims in earlier times, the first Muslims in the recent age to visit Japan were Malays who served aboard British and Dutch ships visiting Japan in the late 19th century. Another important contact was made in 1890 when Ottomans of Turkey dispatched a naval vessel to Japan for the purpose of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. This ship called "Ertughrul" capsized during a storm on Sept.16, 1890 on its way back home with 609 people aboard, 540 of them were drowned.
The first Japanese to go on Haj from Japan was Kotaro Yamaoka. He embraced Islam after coming in contact with Russian-born writer, Abdur Rashid Ibrahim, in Bombay in 1909. He took his name Omar Yamaoka. He got permission from Abdul Hamid II to build a mosque in Tokyo. The approval was granted and the mosque was completed in 1938.
The real Muslim community life in Japan began with the arrival of several hundred Turkmen, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Kyrgyzs and Kazakh Muslim refugees from Central Asia and Russia in the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution during World War I. These Muslims were given asylum in Japan and had settled down in several main cities. Some Japanese embraced Islam after coming in contact with these Muslims.
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From Ihyaud Deen. This entry is part 21 of 23 in the series Janaazah If each Janaazah is performed individually, then the Janaazah Salaah of the one possessing the most deeni virtue (the one possessing the highest rank in deen) will be performed first, followed by the one who is second in rank, and so forth. | |
2012-04-01 | |
Q: Is the food that has fallen on the dastarkhaan which we are encouraged to pick up and eat,the mahr for the hoors of jannah? If not, then is there something to this effect in the riwaayaat? | |
Q: Can u please inform me of the detailed sunnah sleeping position? | |
Q: To what extent should women use their hijab when their husband or others are performing an act of worship in their rooms? |
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Hazrat Moulana Abdul Mueed, son of Hazrat Hajee Farouk rahimahullah of Sukkur 21 May 2012. Musjid Abu Bakr, Port Elizabeth. After Esha
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| Zakat Nisab | R5,105.74 |
| Mahr Fatimi | R12,764.36 |
| Minimum Mahr | R255.29 |
| Gold Prices: | |
| 24 Carat/gram | R417.31 |
| 22 Carat/gram | R382.85 |
| 18 Carat/gram | R312.96 |
| 14 Carat/gram | R243.56 |
As of 26 April 2012
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