NSSF has invested your money in Haram

Since I started employment I have been contributing 200 shillings per month to the National Social and Security Fund. You must have been as well if you are gainfully employed since its statutory but have you ever wondered where your money goes as you wait to retire. The money which amounts to billions is invested in various companies so as to earn returns and increase the fund. Investing the funds is fine but it has now come to the light that some of the investments in which the funds are put in are non- halal. Through an investigation carried out by Radio Salaam, it has been found that NSSF  has invested 10 billions in The East African Breweries Limited, the largest liquor maker in the country. Islam does not allow investment in any haram business. The returns from theses investments will be paid to the contributors upon the attainment of retirement age. The amounts are small but we may be aiding in the flourishing of haram businesses. The NSSF also owns 48% of National Bank which is an interest based institution.
I hope the relevant Muslim leaders will pick up the issue and resolve with the authorities concerned.

The Woolwhich attack, we may have been fooled

from time immemorial certain acts have been staged managed to achieve a certain desired goal. The biggest culprits in such acts are governments and their agents and their biggest accomplice is the media. If you are the type that swallows the bait and the hook of whatever is happening in the world as reported by the media, I can for sure tell you, you believe in so many lies.
Unlike before when we had the mainstream media as the only source of news, these days we are lucky to get all the news before they are even breaking news on the CNN, BBC and Aljazeeras of this world.

We are monolith

I recently read an article in the Guardian newspaper by one Hamdani where he tries to negate the notion of Muslims as one. He decries how the world treats all Muslims as one by coining such words as "The Muslim world". He tells his readers that Muslims are as diverse as any other society and should not be treated as one homogenous population. They should not be assumed to have similar behavior or believe in the same thing. Granted, he had his points on how the media associates ills committed by one Muslim to all Muslims. it has been and will continue being the global media agenda to portray a bad image of Islam. However, there is no point in being apologetic about Muslims being one Ummah. Or at least we are meant to be one Ummah. The prophet (SAW) said "a believer to another believer is like a building whose different parts enforce each other". In another Hadith the prophet tells us that Muslims are like one body such that if one part is ill the rest of the body will feel the same pain and fever.

A great Hijab Poem

WHO I AM

What do you see
when you look at me
Do you see someone limited,
or someone free

All some people can do is just look and stare
Simply because they can't see my hair

Others think I am controlled and uneducated
They think that I am limited and un-liberated

They are so thankful that they are not me
Because they would like to remain 'free'

Sin at will but only if you can fulfill these five conditions

First Condition: Sin where Allah will not be able to see you.

Second Condition:If you want to transgress, then do not do so on His land.

Third Condition: If you want to transgress, then do not eat from His sustenance

Fourth Condition: If you are strong enough to out power the angels who will drag you to the hell fire 

Fifth Condition: If you can hire a lawyer who will deny your bad deeds when your book of deeds is opened and win you a place in paradise.

Impossible, right? do the right thing. Obey Allah.

 

 

 

 

شبابك قبل هرمك

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You have heard many times that the future is in the youth. Youth is that stage in life where you build the foundation for the kind of life you will lead for the rest of your life. Its in our youth that we build careers, we build friendships and determine the course of our lives. If you waste it, it is a kin to wasting your entire life. The prophet (SAW) said "Take advantage of five matters before five other matters: your youth, before you become old; and your health, before you fall sick; and your richness, before you become poor; and your free time before you become busy; and your life, before your death".

Rewards, Benefits and Virtues of Quran and its Recitation

Reciting the Quran has many spritual, physical and psychological benefits. The benefits include;

-Healing Power of The Quran

-Dispelling worries and regret 

 -Quran as intercessor in the day of judgment

For more visit

http://www.iqrasense.com/quran/rewards-benefits-and-virtues-of-quran-and-its-recitation.htm 

 

Ali (R.A.) mathematical brilliance

Mathematics is one of the hardest subjects unless you are one of the few people like Ali (RA), the fourth Khalif. Ali (R.A) was endowed with a sharp mind. He solved in a matter of seconds mathematical problem that had defeated the people of his time. I am not sure if we can answer it before reading how he solved it. Try it and lets see if you managed in the comments section.

A person was about to die, and before dying he wrote his Will which went as follows:

"I have 17 Camels, and I have three sons. Divide my Camels in such a way that my eldest son gets half of them, the second one gets 1/3rd of the total and my youngest son gets 1/9th of the total number of Camels." (Try solving it before reading further)

Apologies not accepted

The TJRC recommended that majority of those mentioned in their report to publicly apologize. Apparently the apologies will cleansed them of their sins. I have never seen such options given to the village chicken thieves who are usually given sever punishment. Some are jailed for over 10 years for stealing a neighbor's chicken. The apologies may not raise someone murdered by those mentioned from the grave but it beats logic to tell someone who stole public land to apologies while he is still living in the ranch that he or she stole. blundered public and private properties should revert to their rightful owners before anyone is forgiven.

" of Muslim appearance"

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201305232035-0022776

TRUTH, JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION, THE KENYAN WAY

It is not a secret. Many atrocities and grave human right violations have been committed against many defenseless Kenyans. Some violations attracted world attention and were observed at the United Nation's General Assembly with a minute of silence. Ancestral lands were taken by a few individuals rendering many landless, armed forces who were meant to defend the country were used against the country's civilians, public properties were looted with abandon and Kenyans were set against one another in the name of politics. The bitterness resulting from these injustices become a time bomb that exploded in 2007/2008 after a disputed election results. After the post election violence it become imperative to reconcile the country for it to hold together. A truth, justice and reconciliation commission was formed headed by one ambassador Kiplagat.

Do we really pray?

To know how well you have prayed and whether your prayers have been accepted or not, you have to weigh yourself against the following ayah (Verse) " and keep up the prayers,Verily the prayers restrain one from immorality and wrongdoing ..". It is clear from this verse that whoever performs his/her prayers in the prescribed manner will not be quick to disobey Allah. Prayers will guide someone towards good deeds and prevent against prohibited actions.  This begs the question do we really pray? do we just perform prayers like any other routine and thus fail to attain its enormous spiritual benefits? How many times do you see someone leaving the mosque after prayers and immediately embarking on a prohibited action just in front of the mosque. Actually we do many prohibited actions inside mosques these days.

Why the collective punishment of the Amboseli Somali ranchers.

The headlines scream at you ,"Somalis ejected from Amboseli". KTN actually captured the news item through a sensational caption "The Somali agony". The story was a bout a group of 6 ranchers near Amboseli national park who were given a vacate notice by the KWS. They were told to go back to Garissa and Mandera. Apart from the misrepresenting headlines, the government's intention and the manner in which its handling the matter raises serious questions.

Factors contributing to the growth of Islamic finance in Kenya

If they do not charge interest, how do they make profit? This is the question that lingers in the minds of most people who are accustomed to the traditional banking system when they hear about the Islamic banking model. The fact that such question is common attests to the novelty of the system in Kenya.

However, since the introduction of the system in the country, the growth of Sharia compliant products has been phenomenal. Islamic banking was widely practiced in the Middle East, Asia and parts of Europe such as the United Kingdom for the past 50 years. In Kenya, the first fully fledged Islamic banks were launched in 2008 even though a number of conventional banks were offering Islamic banking windows since 2005. The first to offer financial products compliant with the Islamic law was Barclays bank of Kenya, perhaps taking the cue from its parent in the United Kingdom where Islamic banking practice was already gaining acceptance. Barclays launched the La Riba account and was closely followed by KCB with Amana account. Today about 5 banks still offer Sharia compliant products along their mainstream banking systems.

Why I support the MPs Salary demands, tongue in cheek

Foremost you need to understand that the rich are an exploited lot. Everything they consume is expensive. While I have the option of spending about kshs 100 for a sumptuous lunch at a certain joint they will spend 10,000 for a similar meal in one of the five star hotels. Besides they have about 10 armed body guards with them who also need to eat. You may say the difference is the hotel but I can tell you the end product that goes to the loo is the same. Isn’t that exploitation? If not they should have been excreting more appealing stuff. They don’t have the option of spending 100 for lunch like me kwa mama Njeri.

ISLAMIC BANKING: PRINCIPLES AND PRODUCTS.

Islamic banking is simply a system of banking that is consistent with the tenets of Islamic law ( Sharia).Islam prohibits the charging or payment of interest and this forms the basis of distinction between Islamic finance and banking on one hand and the conventional banking on the other.

Islamic banking practice is a new phenomenon in the Kenyan market. Although it was widely practiced in the Middle East and some European countries especially The United Kingdom, legislation made it impossible in Kenya. Consequently many Muslims as a matter of faith avoided banks and thus remained unbanked. It was not until a few years ago that major banks such as Barclays and KCB sought to tap into this market and introduced sharia-compliant products and services within their mainstream banking. Barclays bank was the first bank to venture into this territory, probably taking the cue from its parent in the UK where Islamic banks and products were already in existence.

Dear Somalia

As I type this, ana ana Somali wa aftakhir (I am Somali and I am proud to be) song by one of your proud sons Abdirashid Muhyidin is blaring in my ears. Listening to it, I feel all hope is not lost. But 22 years is too long. Children born after your fall have their own children and that is two generations who know nothing about you. We no longer know who is fighting who and for what reason. The protagonists in your conflict change names and characters but the script is the same. foreign Armies are sent on expeditions to train on your soil not with dummy targets but with your sons and daughters as human targets. The world has grown weary of your tribulations. Not that they cared in the first place but even the occasional public relation conferences are no more.

A woman's position in Islam is axalted.

You must have heard countless times and from all media sources how the Muslim women are an oppressed lot. You may have believed or may be not but I am sure you sometimes get your own doubts. A lie repeated often enough becomes the truth. The place of women in Islam is greatly misunderstood. The misconception is fuelled by two reasons; IGNORANCE and failure to distinguish between the teachings of Islam and the practice of some few adherents of the faith. Today I shared with some friends the lofty position of a Muslim woman and they could not believe. Women in the west are converting to Islam in their droves after realizing the many rights and privileges women are entitled to in Islam. It is only in Islam that a woman is under the care of a male in all stages of her life. As a daughter she is under her father, as a wife she is under her husband and as a mother she is under her sons. This care is not as a result of love but is a legal one and inalienable right. She cannot be denied under any conditions. Let me enumerate some of the rights she has and explain why the misconceptions hold no water.