Sunday, December 28, 2014

Monday, November 24, 2014

Cetyl alcohol - Halal or Haram

Source:
http://www.albalagh.net/letters/synthetic_alcohols.shtml


Summary: It is HALAL

I wish to explain the nature of a synthetic alcohol. As the name suggests it has not been extracted from the fruits such as grapes, dates etc. but is synthesised chemically.
Cetyl alcohol is a long chain alcohol which is solid hence obviously not drinkabale nor does it cause intoxication if at all ingested. Therefore, it is halal to use in cosmetic products. It is also not absorbed through the skin when applied as a cream.

However, Synthetic Ethyl Alcohol, which is a short chain alcohol (C2H5OH) and is a liquid, is not halal. Because it causes intoxication when ingested. As the Ulema say anything that causes intoxication even in a very small quantity will therefore be haram.
Fruits such as dates and grapes when they are putrified, produce Ethyl Alcohol which is the intoxicating agent and that is why it makes Khamr a haram drink.
Ethyl Alcohol is also used in many cosmetic agents both for men (Aftershave Lotion) and for female perfumes. Ethyl Alcohol is absorbed through the skin. It then passes through the flesh into the blood vessels and finally mixes with the blood and circulates throughout the body. Once in the blood it is as good as if one has ingested through the mouth. As a small quantity of any intoxicant is haram therefore, as mentioned earlier, all liquid cosmetic products containing Ethyl Alcohol are prohibited. Other names given to synthetic Ethyl Alcohol are, Ethanol, Methylated Spirits (contains 5 percent Methyl Alcohol and 95 percent Ethyl Alcohol). Products containing these ingredients therefore will also be prohibited.
I was Research and Development Manager/Senior Scientist working for reputable pharmaceutical companies (Searle, Wyeth, Roche, Aventis) in Britain for 33 years until my recent retirement. I have developed many medicinal products of which a number of them have worldwide patents. I have thoroughly studied ingredients and worked on many liquid products to avoid using Synthetic Ethyl Alcohol as a dissolving medium so that our Muslim brothers/sisters may be able to use them without any concern. At the same time I am Alhamdu-Lillah a practising Muslim living in London.
I thought it will be beneficial to send this Email message through Albalagh Newsletter for many of my Muslim brother/sisters to understand the position of Synthetic Ethyl Alcohol.
 Jazakomulla Khairan Ahmed Saeed Mughal

Friday, November 21, 2014

Do good and have good - Important Kindness message to all



Post by someone.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Perfect time - do wait for that !


If depression annoys you - Watch out this video

The man to be loved and appreciated ! why do we feel depressed then ?


Friday, October 24, 2014

The Importance of Dua

The great importance of duaa from which most of us are unaware and even dont try to pay attention.
Duaa has the power to change our lives !
Duaa has the power to change what is written in our taqdeer - and it is only duaa which can change our Taqdeer !

here are some authentic references.




Saturday, September 27, 2014

Very Important Dua to recite every day after namaz

Important Dua to save from the following
- Essay
- Wrong decisions
- World and Hereafter bad luck
- Your enemy laughing at you


Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Halal issues - Choclates

A basic research yields the following results.

Composition of Galaxy Hazelnut - Manufactured by Mars Dubai
Country of Origin - UAE

Milk Chocolate - Having

- Coca solids 25% minimum
- Milk Solids 14%
- Vegetable fats - Palm fat less than 5%
- Emulsifier - Soya Lechithin
- Flavouring - Natural Vanilla
- Hazelnuts
- Emulsifier - Polyglycerol Polyricinoletate - E476
- Gluten
- Almonds
Toblerone - Made in Switzerland by Kraft foods Switzerland LLC
Ingredients

- Sugar
- Whole milk powder
- Coca butter
- coca mass
- honey
- mill fat
- Almonds
- Emulsifier - Soya Lecithin
- Egg white
- flavouring (Vanillin)
- Milk chocolate with Coca solids 28%
- Milk Solids 14%

Milk, Almonds, Soya, Egg


Galaxy Flutes
Manufactured and exported by Mars Egypt

- Sugar
- Vegetable Fat - Palm Kernal Oil
- Wheat flour
- Skimmed milk powder
- Coca butter
- Lactose
- Coca Mass
- Fat reduced Coca powder
- Milk Fat
- Whey powder
- Emulsifier - Soya Lecithin E 322
- Modified corn starch
- Salt 
- Flavouring - Natural Vanilla
- Nuts and Gluten


Comments are required on the above ingredients



Sunday, September 21, 2014

Quran Surah for Kids - Android application

Great application for children to start learning Quran

I just found this beautiful Islamic App "10 Surahs for Kids" on Play Store - Download Free Now

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quranreading.last10surahwbw

Kids Dua learning application for Android phones

A must have application for your children

I just found this beautiful Islamic App for Kids "Kids Dua Series" - Download here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quranreading.kidsduaseries

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

You cannot count Allah's blessings



Wa in Ta'uddu Ne'matallaah la Tohsuha, Innallaah la-Ghafoor ur-Raheem: If you enumerate Allaah's blessings, you will not be able to count them. Indeed Allaah is all-Forgiving, all-Merciful

Surah-e-Nahal (Ayaat 18)

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Cartoon For Children - Abdullah & the needy old man

Very good learning video for Children.
Better is to get subscribed to the MoralVision Channel and Videos and show it to your children

Video Link Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbbK0L2HO6w&src_vid=v4BwafaEBV4&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_2665283019





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbbK0L2HO6w&src_vid=v4BwafaEBV4&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_2665283019

Things to ponder and think during Depression - Leave worries and think the following

Extracted from
http://www.fiqh.org/resources/depression/
Some Basic Truths
  1. No human being is burdened with trouble and difficulties they cannot bear.The Quran teaches “(God) will never place a burden on a soul that it can not bear”. This shows that the human being can bear many unthinkable burdens, that one initially feels that they cannot bear. How many times in your life, you felt you cannot take it anymore, but you lived through it? How many humans go through great difficulties in life but live through it?
  2. After every hardship is easeLife is one difficulty after another. One task after another, one issue after another. However, it is important to know that while life tests us, there is ease after hardship. There is the ease of death after the hardship of life, there is ease of sleep after the hardships of the day, there is ease of retirement after the hardship of a career, and everything has a high and a low. What goes up, must come down, likewise, Tough times only mean, the times of ease are near. The Quran teaches, “The morning light after the stillness of darkness”….when its dark everything seems still as if it will never go away. The fact is nothing remains forever and nothing remains the same. So, after every time of difficulty there is ease. The Quran teaches, “There is ease after hardship, Indeed there is ease after hardship.”
  3. Suffering purifies our humanness
    When we go through difficult times, when we have a financial loss, when we lose a loved one, when we struck by bad times, it brings out the real humanness in us, and we begin to ask the very questions that are most fundamental to us, “Why are we here?”, “What is the purpose of life”, “why me”, “What happened to all my plans and dreams, etc. We learn the frailty of our humanness. The Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “Look at the ones who are less fortunate then you, not at the ones are more fortunate then you.”
    Hunger attracts food. Hunger is a spiritual experience, it is good for the soul, and food is an experience of the body. In the same way, ease and happiness is good liked by the body and is welcomed, and hardships and difficulty are disliked by the body but are very good for the soul. It forces the soul to deal with the difficult questions of life. It helps us to grow as humans, to find and deal with our human frailness. And our human frailness helps us to find our inner most nature.
    It’s not the events, which take place that cause happiness or depression-but it’s our inner reflection of our situation that determines our spirituality and our emotional maturity.
  4. You are not in control, but can choose what you want to do Depression happens because of a feeling of helplessness. A feeling that we are not in control; you should embrace that you are not in control at the moment. You should embrace your lack of control over your situation. Most depression occurs because of external situations and how we allow external situations to affect our insides. Perhaps, it’s a good time to turn to the One Who does control everything. All we ask is you is to, try this… pray to God, even if you don’t believe in God, pray to Him, talk to Him, and you will feel so comforted in your heart. Tell God that you know He is in control. Cry to him. We are taught that by turning to God, we restore ourselves like a dying plant becomes green with water. As an experiment, do this on blind faith and see if it works, say, “All admiration belongs to you, if good comes to me its from you, and if some trouble comes to me its from you, I submit to you, and this situation to you.” Say this even if you do not believe in God, and see how you feel in the inside. Second, you can take action regarding your situation. Life is all about choices; a choice is like putting a seed in the ground that may bare fruit. You put the seed, and the unseen forces bring the rain. Work on what you can do, you can sow the seed, you can make the right choices, and you can start to work in a direction that you want to move in.
  5. Three Days The past is gone forever. The Present is all you have, and the future; leave it for when it comes. The life in this world is short, our time for this life is constantly running out. One of the great scholars of Islam said, “There is only one day separating me and the Kings. As for the yesterday, their taste of it has vanished, and both they and I equally fear what tomorrow will bring. Thus, there is only today. What will today bring?”
  6. Everything is in a Flux, and Most Change is SpontaneousNothing stays the same. The atoms, the celestial bodies in the heavens, air, water, etc, nothing stay the same from one moment to the next. Everything is in a flux, this means people in health will soon face illness, people in illness will soon have relief. Those that are happy today will soon undergo some sadness, and those that are sad will have happiness. Most changes in life are spontaneous; losing a job, death of a loved one, an accident, a terminal illness, etc. This means that your situation will not be the same forever, if you are not in control today, there will come a time where it is.
  • Belief is the Greatest Cure No pill, counseling session, techniques to cope can compare to a strong belief in God. As long as one believes in a loving God, one has a reason to be optimistic. Belief can give you the ability to handle all sorts of difficult situations. It can give a person the ability to see the positive in the overwhelmingly negative situation. If you do not believe in God, I would suggest to believe in Him, give it a try and see if your outlook on the situation changes for the positive. We all need a something to keep us focused and keep us going, we all need something that bring clarity to our world, all need to hold on to something for support. If there is a God, and there is, there is nothing stronger then the knowledge you can hold on to him to help you cope with your situation. Also, if there is a God, there must be good in what you are going through, you may not understand that today, but if we look at our past situations in life, we will see how the hard times, made us grow. There is a saying, “God does not create trash.”—Humans being the greatest creation of God, and YOU were an idea God had that came into existence, so your worth is that God thought of you to begin with. Also, God does not forsake His care over his creation and you are His creation.
  1. Expectations Most of our depression happens due to high and sometimes unrealistic expectations. If we can lower our expectations, we minimize the risk of going into depression. If we can minimize our expectation from others-then we really put ourselves in a position of strength and fortify ourselves from being exposed to feelings of being let down, betrayal and rejection-which are strong precipitating factors for losing self esteem, feeling low and going into depression.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Duaa Hassan

Reference: Bikhray Moti

Great duaa to resolve all your financial issues. Indicated by one of our elders not to give this duaa to some duniyaa daaar admi. Other wise he will fill up his home with duniyaa and maaal

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Pareshani Door karney kaa Nabwi Aamal - How to remove worries in your life !

Extracted from Bikhray Moti.
This duaa was also given to us by Hazrat Wasif Manzoor Sahab (R.A.) in his life and he directed people to recite this duaa to get rid of all worries and tensions


Friday, January 24, 2014

Karachi Ijtima Map - Feb 2014

Karachi Ijtima Map 2014
Starting from 4th Feburary Asar to 6th Feburary 

Click on the image to enlarge it



Thursday, January 2, 2014