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Writing Staff:Amina SandersCarlos Perez

Fatema EliasFawad PirachaMahbuba RahmanMarwa KhairyMariam AbdelghanyMaryam SallamRana FerdousShaykh Abdurrahman Ubaid

Whoever works righteousness whether male orfemale while he (or she) is a true believer (of IslamicMonotheism) verily, to him We will give a good life(in this world with respect, contentment and lawful

provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward inproportion to the best of what they used to do(i.e. Paradise in the Hereaer)[al-Nahl 16:97]

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DuaaBy Mariam Asma Sallam

I think that its safe to assume everyone has aDuaa that they use when they are in need. ereis one Duaa that I know I can always count on.e Duaa we say when we loose something, Al-

luhuma Rab I Dullah, Hadidullah, Tahti Minaddallalah, Rud Aallay Dullati min sultanikah wamin fudlik. ere are other things that you cansay when you lose something. Some people saySuraat al Doha and others simply say, Ina Lillahiwa Ina Ellahi Rajaoon but I find that the first duaaalways works.

My father has a set of headsets that noone is allowed to touch. ey are black, chic, fitperfectly inside any human ear and, mind you,I would never pay the amount he paid for thoseheadphones. You know headphones, they arebipolar.ey like to break when youre in themiddle of your favorite song, or when you arerunning they fall out of your ear. Sometimes fortheir own amusement they only play music in onebud and not the other.ese perfectly chic Boseheadsets did not. I wanted them.

So, when I started to notice that my fatherwasnt using them as much I began using themfor my own needs. ey were amazing. I trustedthem. ey never ripped, they fit perfectly and,they managed to make a surround sound system

in my ear. I loved them. I didnt want to give themback and I wasnt going to unless my dad began towonder where his headsets were.

One day as I was going to sleep, I gen-tly placed the headsets on my bed. When I wasgetting ready to sleep, I picked up his headsetsto put them back down in a safer location, mydresser. Just as I was putting my fathers headsetson my dresser I noticed that one of the headphonecomforters fell off! I started to panic. I lookedeverywhere! I moved my bed from its place. I tookall the covers offmy bed, I took my clothes out of

my closet, I retraced my steps, everything. I dideverything!

Like I said. Headphones are bipolar. Itook a deep breath and I said to myself, Duaa idDullah while looking around. Nothing. I mustadmit that I was irritated. I felt like I had formedsuch a powerful relationship with this duaa thatI expected everything I looked for to come right

away, the moment I said it. I still had faith in Al-lah.

e next morning, my father woke me up. Mariam, have youseen my headsets Great!e one day that I lose the headphonecomforter, my father asks for his headsets back.Uh I didnt want to lie to him, so instead I said, Im sure

they will pop up soon. I was saying that for my own sake not his.e whole day I said the duaa, over and over and over again. Istill couldnt find it. I prayed Sunnah aer Salat hoping that Al-lah would somehow direct the headphone comforter to me, butnothing. at very night I had prayed Maghreb earlier than myfamily. In a way praying right when the Athan sounded made mefeel better, it gave me hope that Allah would direct my headphonecomforter to me. Because of my promptness, my father had topray without me. Everyone likes to pray in my room becauseits the only part of the house that has carpet and its more com-

fortable when making Sajood. So, while he was praying he

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Mariam, where are my headphones? Why? I answered.I was just wondering if they were missing something. HOWDID HE KNOW?! Did you find something? Now it was as if wewere playing a game of cat and mouse. He wanted me to admitto my loss while I wanted him to admit that he found the head-phone comforter without me admitting that I had his headphones.Yes. HE CAVED! I found one of the headphone comforters.Subhanallah! I thought to myself. I had never been so grateful forthis duaa. Even though I didnt find my headphones right awayI learned a couple of things. e first was that you have to havefaith in Allah. Allah will never leave your side when you are in acrisis, even if its as small as you lost your fathers headphones andhes going to be irritated when he finds out.e next was that youmust have patience. Even when patience seems troublesome itsalways beneficial. Lastly, I felt as though I had a connection withthis duaa. Not only did my father find the headphone comforter,he found it during salat! I felt like Allah was a part of my life.I honestly dont know what Id do without this duaa. I say it at leastthree times a day. Oh, and I didnt get in trouble for taking my

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We ask these questions withhopes of getiing answers and weprematurely conclude that they can-not be answered. Hence, we liveour lives passively while life throwslemons at us here and there. It isduring those moments that we feeltested. We console ourselves by say-ing, Allah never gives us more thanwe can handle. And so, we pray forstrength to do the right things and

for patience to persist in the rightdirection. After we have overcomeour hardship, we give ourselvescredit for remaining steadfast in ourfaith and prayers. We set off with allthis new knowledge from the expe-rience and thank Allah for helpingus persevere and for answering ourduas.

How often, however, do wethank Allah for those lemons? How

often do we look at the misfortunein our lives retrospectively and actu-ally appreciate it? We are gratefulfor the knowledge the experiencesbare fruit of, but how often are wegrateful for having the chance toprove ourselves worth of Allahs at-tention? I did not anticipate wakingup with a broken foot one randomsummer morning. I am not anathlete, nor am I overweight; I did

not injure myself in any way either.Seeing my bone in two pieces wasan incredulous experience. That was be my foot theres no way I brokeit while sleeping.But the pain searing through myfoot was more than enough to forceme to believe it.

This occurred exactly aweek before the start of Ramadan.

Immediately I thought, Ahh! Therego my plans for the rest of my sum-mer vacation! There began thesecond stage- my anger. Because, ofcourse, I already knew that I wouldspend all of Ramadan praying at themasjid and reading the Quran athome, I wanted to spend some timewith family and friends beforehand.And so, it slowly dawned on me- Idbe sitting at home all day in a cast,

unable to attend tarawih prayers as Ihad intended.

The anger dissipated withinmoments. I tried to throw myselfpity parties with friends over the re-maining few days; my foot was bro-ken and all, but why let it dampenthe summery mood? Even the thirdstage terminated quickly. Bargainingwith an injury was the silliest thingto do. It only aggravated the fracture

even more.All too soon, I fell into avery deep pit of depression. AndI could not snap out of this stageas easily. Ramadan began and Ifound myself less enthusiastic overthe blessings of the holy month. Ithurts to admit it. Sitting at a tableand praying did not feel right. Lyingaround in bed and not helping mymother prepare iftar made me feelsad. Alone. The walls of my room

soon felt like a jail cell. The painin my foot was agonizing. I spenttoo much time crying for the wrongreasons. But still, I sat and readthe Quran, convincing myself thatthere was more to all of this. I con-sciously told myself, This is a testof your faith; never let faith falter.

Bone healing takes four tosix weeks somehow extended itselfto three months. The new semester

began. I had no choice but to move All the physical activity further ham-pered the healing process. Before Iknew it, I was in excruciating painagain and back on crutches. And then came my miracle.Some random morning late in Oc-tober, Allah (SWT) blessed me withthe ability to walk normally again,without my big old black boot and

crutches and the strong medication.It did not make much sense but I I knew that my prayers had beenanswered. Alhamdulillah. My foot healing was amiracle. But my foot breaking wasa miracle in itself. Sure, it initially

felt like a nuisance; the pain wasphysically and emotionally drain-ing. But looking back on the courseof events, the fracture troubling meright before, throughout, and afterRamadan was one of Allahs great-est gifts to me. Abu Hurairah reportsthat Allahs Messenger (PBUH) said,For every misfortune, illness, anxi- -lim- even the hurt caused by thepricking of a thorn- Allah removes

some of his sins. And when is therean even better time to repent thanduring the holy month of Ramadan?

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Finding the Silver LiningBy: Tasnima Nabi

Too often, we forget to be thankful to Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala.

But what exactly are we being thankful for? Better yet, where do we even start?

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What the Kubler-Ross model of e Five Stages ofGrief disregards is the fundamental idea of gratitude that Islaminstills in each of us. And so, I am grateful for more than just theresistance and strength I have endured aer this experience. Iam thankful that I woke up that random summer morning withthe broken foot. Abu Hurairah narrates that the Prophet (PBUH)said: When Allah wants to be good to someone, He tries himwith some hardship. It may be difficult to constantly be grate-ful throughout the experience, but it is never late to bend down

before Allah and to thank Him for everything in this duniya.Every situation has its positives and negatives, and our

limited minds keep us from fully understanding Allahs plans forus. We are blessed in ways that we cannot fathom, but it is ourduty to always be grateful for everything. e gratitude itself leadsus to an overall satisfaction and closeness to Allah.

So, what exactly should we be grateful for? It is easiestto say that we should be grateful for everything. But a good startwould be to focus in on the things that stress us most in life- the

things that aggravate or upset us, and lead to unhealthy thoughtsand actions. Remember that life is a test and that Allah tests thosewho are dear to him. erefore, while praying for strength and pa-tience, also thank Allah for giving the opportunity to grow. Offersadaqa. And inshaAllah, those who are righteous will grow closerto Allah (SWT).

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Shaykh Abdurahman Ubaid

Just a few days ago, reknown HipHop Artist, Lupe Fiasco made a politi-cal statement that would shake the headsof many people. In an interview with CBS

show Whats happening, he made thefollowing statement: In my fight againstterrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist isObama in the United States of America.For me, Im trying to fight the terrorismthats actually causing the other forms ofterrorism. e root cause of the terrorismis the stuffthat you as a government allowto happen and the foreign policies that wehave in place in different countries that in-spire people to become terrorists.

And while many people in Ameri-ca would criticize this notion, Mr. Fiasco isstating a valid and reasonable notion heldby many people throughout the world. It isno covert secret that America is regardedas the most hated nation in the world. Letsnot get it twisted or anything, Mr. Fiascolike myself is not any less American thanany other person born and raised here, weare just exercising our first Amendmentright, the freedom of speech, to state afact. Aer all, this nation was founded to

opposed the tyrannical rule of the EnglishKing and the founding fathers incorpo-rated the Bill of Rights as a way in whichthe people could check the government ifit ever over stepped and transgressed itsbounds. And we the people will not besilent until real change comes from thedoorsteps of the White House and not justcheap talk.

Talk is cheap and action is golden.As, history has it not told but acted, inthe pursuit of our Americas freedom andhappiness, we have negated the libertiesof countless ethnic and religious groupsat home and abroad. We have wiped outthe indigenous people of America off theradar, stole a whole population of peoplefrom their houses and used their complex-ion as the sole justification for their slaveryand today we spread throughout the globe,waging wars in the name of fighting terror-ism.

More than ten years offighting and still it continues andwith no conclusion in sight. Noteven with the most wanted manin the world finally put into thedirt or in this case, water. We arestill in Afghanistan and Iraq andin Yemen and Pakistan, dropping

bombs and spreading bloodshed.When will it stop? Aer eightyears of the Bush Administration,people, not just in America butthroughout the world were ex-tremely optimistic when they

heard Barack Obama speak about

the Change he was going tobring. It was not just what he spokeabout but the manner and cha-risma in which he expressed hiswords that captivated the hearts ofthe frustrated. He vowed to finallyend the war: I will promise youthis, that if we have not gotten ourtroops out by the time I am presi-dent, it is the first thing I will do. Iwill get our troops home. We willbring an end to this war. You can

take that to the bank. However, histerm is almost up and there hasbeen no change in the Americanforeign policy. Obama has falleninto the line of an ordinary politi-cian, where he promises one thingbut doesanother. However, thetalks and lies will not deceive usand we want change.

is war will never solveanything; it will only cause morehatred and more bloodshed. ewar is killing entire families anddestabilizing regions of the world.And we sleep so content at night.But do we not realize that ourfuture and life is in jeopardy due

to this war. With billions of dol-lars being invested into weapons,less money can be expendable tosuch things as education, health-care and the environment. atsour future on the line. Even aer

aer graduating college with a solid

degree, we might not be able to geta job because it might not be avail-able. Is that not a crime? And crimeonly leads to more crime. If a per-son cant get a job or afford healthinsurance, they will do whateverit takes to make that paper and toget treated. Again, they would dowhatever it takes.When Lupe called Obama the big-gest terrorist, he is stating thatObama as the commander of this

nation is responsible for any harmthat he allows or endorses at homeor abroad. And as Americans it isour duty to voice our grievancesif we see the government per-form something unjustly. Until thechange of prosperity drops into thepockets of poverty throughout theglobes, the words of people like Mr.Fiasco will continue. No apologyneeded.

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At night, the sound of my dad beating up my mom didnt let me sleep.So Id turn the volume all the way up on my 2Pac CDs and hoped I count some sheep.

I told myself Id never be like him; I got my feminine personality from her side.A rebel since birth, my rebellious nature Ive never been one to hide.

As a result, many times I made her cry because of my troublemaking ways.Sometimes my mind wanders offin class and it keeps replaying those days.

But I wouldnt change my past because that means Id never find Malcolm X on that dusty bookshelf.

No Khalil El-Mam praying only to Allah, not for money, just for health.I wouldve never met Young Meezy, Asad, Tiny, or Princy Ibrahim.

e wanna-be Outlandish, weve been like brothers since the jahiliyyah days, a state so dim.No more Aer 8 until the next time Allah puts us in each other paths.

If I remembered all the good times, by myself no doubt I would let out a couple laughs.Tiny, if I said I wouldnt miss your non-stop taps on my shoulder, Id be lying.

Walking in empty streets is sure to remind me of that fob who has always had my back since thatreading comp when she was dying.

Guys, I cant believe soon will be time for that last hug.At times I turn around and see my parents tired faces when I get up from my prayer rug.

All I ask myself is should I sellout for the money, that promises capitalisms fruits.Or should I do what I feel in my heart, represent for these juvenile delinquents and prostitutes.Option A means I can get my parents what the whites on TV have, like their very own house.

Option B means I can fight for the poor masses while our leaders like Obama are quiet as a mouse.At the end of the day, its all Allahs will.

When will I have a little Khadija is what I think as I walk to school up that familiar hill.Life is too short like my height, so when I leave home I whisper Bismillah and hope it counts.I end this by saying thank you Allah for every undeserved blessing youve given me in countless

amounts.

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I hope that someday I can touch

Touch the inner souls of those bodies that remain lingering in the shadows of intermittent spaces I hope I

can seeSee the possibilities that are opening all around me even in the wake of post 9-11 hatred and violence I

hope I can breathe

Breathe the air that Allah has so graciously provided me without being suffocated by the audacity of hu-

mans and their lack of humanity I hope to never one-day taste

Taste the hatred of those people who speak ill of other nations and other tribes

Who feel the need to apply their demeaning opinions upon those who dont deserve the irrationality that

engulfs the minds of those that are ignorant enough to believe that they are better than you and I? I hope

to never smell

Smell the fear of the oppressed children in third world countries right before the very government that is

supposed to be on their side protecting their livelihood tramples them without any mercy I hope I can feelFeel the sadness that our fellow brothers and sisters are feeling all around the world & not just for the short

period of time that it becomes a viral plot through media transmission I hope I can be

Be the person that I want to be as a subservient servant to my Creator and do like none other but to do as

He pleases

Because

Maybe then, I, along with every single man woman and able human being will rise up from behind our

shrouded fields of ignorance is bliss

& This, I can attest, is the pivoted moment of where our universe as an entity started experiencing the

downfall of man

Maybe then will people not let the misery that the black slaves experienced pre-civil war in America, go invain

Maybe then we will be more sensitive to the obstacles that our fellow members of humanity have suffered

in countries like Syria, Africa, Palestine, China, Russia, & even in our own backyards

Maybe then we wont be so full of pride and satisfaction for the things we think we do

Maybe then we will strive as a reflection of the immense blessings that we are living with today in America

Maybe then well stop neglecting the types of heresy and backslidden illogical fallacy that the media

throws as the readers catches every word like hungry cats and dogs awaiting their meals from their masters

Ive walked through many lines of calluses and bruises that shaped and formed the way I think & speak

I see the people around me and I hope that they see me too

I am just like them and they are just like me

Strangers in this ever-fleeting, transient life

Even though I may be different in terms of where I came from and what I believe in

No one can deny the inevitable death that each person must confront

Humans are not immortal and we are not all powerful

Lets take the short time we have in this temporary abode and live life, as it should be

Filled with peace hope love faith and respect for each other even if we dont see eye to eye

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I am in a place where I can freely do what I want and this sort of liberty is taken for granted and often times

misused in court cases and we see innocent people walk into jails as guilty people walk away unscathed,

another form of oppression

I live in a place where my love for Islam grows and I increasingly become more practicing

Where my identity as a Muslim formed and I confidently started representing

A place where I found friends who shared the same worldview as me

& Thats when I became exposed to people of different shapes and sizes

& Where I regrettably found the reality of my fellow Muslims

& Its sad to say that in times like these my own people

my own people that once lived peacefully now live in fear of what could be

The fear of discovering the talent, the creativity, the status that they can be

The fear of defining themselves as charismatic and powerful as people that one day they will be

The fear of notfitting in and feeling like they have to be followers.

Grasping the characteristics of those they would be,

If there was no Islam

So I have to ask,

What is it that you see when you look at me?

Is it the covering that I wear that liberates me

Do you see what others have said to me about who I am and where Im fromNot about all those things that make me, me. But about the things they see on TV and feel the need to

express their accusations at one who is living just like them who has been a citizen of this country since day

one

& Who has never known any other sense of pride besides the pride that I find when I stand beside

Those who love this country for what it is and who abide by the laws of freedom that our country relied

upon nationwide

And I feel like sometimes Ive been cut and dried

By those who I thought were my fellow Americans who also came from far and wide

Often times words fail me and I take to my writing as a form of unleashing

But dont confuse my silence as submission to the never ending pulls of materialismnor my covering for oppression

Dont confuse my peaceful campaign as lack of conviction

when you ask what sustains me

I say: not man, not America, But God, our God

Am I American, Bangladeshi, or Muslim?

On applications, I check none of the above, all of the above, some of the above, but ultimately I am a cre-

ation of God. God created us from mere dust

& I soon became me and you soon became you and these are my two fingers that signify peace

& These two fingers are more than just a peace sign

They are the foreshadowing to what my mind believes and to what my mouth speaksI pray that humankind becomes more humanified

We need to open our minds to the fact that we are all the same and need to watch each others backs no

matter how hard it may be to try

PEACE is like the tree that has been planted at the roots of humanity

The oppressors who walk upon the earth without mercy take advantage and imprint injustice onto the

ground that we all try to walk on, with equality

Humanity is at its breach and we need to find it

Use our senses to feel attuned with the reality of this sad world and common sense will lead our minds to

realize that we havent used our senses enough to combat the injustices of our day

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Event Review:Signs of the Day of JudementBy Amina Sanders

On October 18th St. Johns Muslim Students As-sociation hosted theirfirst big event entitled the Signs of theDay of Judgment. With more than 200 guests present, thedistinguished speaker Shakiel Humayun of the Foundation ofKnowledge and development gave a beneficial talk.

Shaykh Humayun began with a hadith reciting, A manasked the Prophet(PBUH) about the Hour (i.e. Day of Judgment)saying, When will the Hour be? e Prophet(PBUH) said,What have you prepared for it? e man said, Nothing, exceptthat I love Allah and His Apostle. e Prophet(PBUH) said,You will be with those whom you love. Shaykh Humayun elabo-rated by stressing that love is translated through obedience andfollowing RasulAllah. How oen do Muslims claim that they loveAllah and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) unconditionally and actcontrary to that exact statement? We backbite and slander people,lack empathy for those in need, neglect our salah, and neglect theQuran and Sunnah of RasulAllah. It may be unrealistic to trans-

form over night, but taking steps toward creating a viable relation-ship with Allah and RasulAllah is a huge step in itself. e key isbeing consistent with the small deeds and progressing slowlybut surely. Hadith tells us, e deeds which Allah loves the mostare those done regularly, even if they are small. (Bukhari & Mus-lim). As college students we need to keep these fundamentals inmind especially when were bombarded with studying, exams, and

various other responsibilities. Taking a minute or two to reaffirmour intentions and turning to Allah (SWT) is a testament of ourlove for Him.

e former hadith conveys the significance of not beingconcerned with the exact coming of the Last Hour but rather the

state of our Imaan. When you stand before Allah how will youdefend your actions? As our limbs will testify against us, are weproud of what they may confess to our Creator? We should beworried about if well catch our book in our right or lehand.ese are just some of the realities that one should ponder over,not the specific calculations of the hour. Shaykh Humayun saidMuslims who practice Islam prevent the Last Day from happen-ing. eir dhikr prevents the collapse of mountains, the volcanoesfrom erupting, and the earth from` shaking violently. SubhanAl-lah that is the power of the remembrance of Allah (SWT) and HisLordship.

Major signs of the Last Day happen consecutively and

are very close to the Last Hour. Some of those signs include theLand of Arabia turning back to being the land of rivers and gar-dens. One day will seem like an entire year, and the Sun will risefrom the West and set in the East. One fitnah (refers to situationsin which a Muslims faith is tested) is the coming of the Dajjal.He is said to have three eyes, two of which are functional and the

third being covered withfl

esh. He will come during a time whenthere is great famine and drought throughout the world. Whilepeople are suffering and dying from starvation, Allah will give theDajjal the power to make it rain. Dajjal will then tell the peoplethat he is God, and they will worship him as such. Although Mec-cah and Madinah are the sacred holy cities that he is denied entryto; the Dajjal will stand at the edge of the cities and shake them.ey will spit out all the disbelievers and hypocrites. Its reportedthat Ibn Abi Mulaika said: I encountered thirty companions ofthe Prophet (SAW) every one of them fears hypocrisy for himselfand Al-Hassan Al-Basri used to say about it: No one fears it but abeliever and no one feels safe from it but a hypocrite. (Bukhari)e companions of the beloved Prophet of Allah(PBUH), ten of

which were promised Jannah, were petrified of hypocrisy. eyalways practiced self-criticism and sought to judge themselves be-fore they stood before Allah on the Last Day.ey were apprehen-sive of being consumed by their egos and were humbled as theygrew closer to Allah(SWT). May Allah protect us from hypocrisydeficiency in faith, committing shirk, and the trial of the Dajjal.

Signs of the last day was an illuminating talk and a practicalreminder.

Signs of the Last Day was an illuminating talk and prac-tical reminder. Without being disillusioned by speculation andmystics of the coming of the Day of Judgement, it struck a chordon lifes purpose. As college students we study for midterms andfinals rigorously: attending class and office hours, taking notes,memorizing and learning the material backwards and forward inpreparation for our final exam. We make sure to know the mate-rial well enough so not to be fooled by tricks that professors lureus into. If someone were to ask us questions on said topics, wed beable to explain it inside and out. With that said, how much do weprepare in the same manner for the Heraer? May Allah forgiveus and affirm our hearts on His Deen Al-Islam. May He shade uson the Day where there is no other shade but His shade. May Al-

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