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Jamaat Times
Updated: 03/30/2009
	Masjid as-Sabur
Jumah Khutba	1:00 PM
Fajr	5:45 AM
Dhuhr	1:00 PM
Asr	4:30 PM
Maghrib	Sunset
Isha	8:45 PM
	Jamia Masjid
Jumah Khutba	1:00 PM
Fajr	5:30 AM
Dhuhr	1:00 PM
Asr	4:30 PM
Maghrib	Sunset
Isha	8:30 PM
	Masjid Ibrahim
Jumah Khutba	1:00 PM
Fajr	5:45 AM
Dhuhr	1:00 PM
Asr	4:45 PM
Maghrib	Sunset
Isha	8:30 PM
	Omar Haikal Islamic Academy
Jumah Khutba	1:00 PM
Fajr	5:30 AM
Dhuhr	1:00 PM
Asr	4:30 PM
Maghrib	Sunset
Isha	8:30 PM
	Islamic Information Center
Fajr	5:45 AM
Dhuhr	1:00 PM
Asr	4:30 PM
Maghrib	Sunset
Isha	8:30 PM
	Muslim Students' Association  (UNLV)
Jumah Khutba	12:00 PM
	W. Sahara Library
Jumah Khutba	1:30 PM

We are all travellers, but

 

    photo by Kris Adams           

by Dr. Aslam Abdullah

It took me 15 hours to reach Hong Kong from Los Angeles, another three
hours to touch the Bangkok airport and then three more hours to reach
Dhaka, the final destination on this leg of journey.   The journey was
smooth. The pilot knew what he was doing. The staff was aware of its
duties. Despite the fact, that the passengers came from different
ethnic, religious, social and linguistic backgrounds, all followed the
rules, because they knew that any violation would disrupt the journey
and hurt their fellow passenger. Each followed the rules primarily
because each was eager to reach the destination safely.

But it would not take me more than second to reach to a world, unknown
to each one of us. It is the world that comes after this world and
after this life. Much of how do we do in that world depends on how we
conduct our affairs in this world. We are free to do whatever we want
to do here in this world. We are not bound by a predetermined destiny
as we all come here to write our own destiny with our words and
actions. We are not controlled by anyone in choosing our actions. We
are born with a free will and the manner we exercise it would create a
new world for us in the life hereafter.

Lectures by Shaykh Arshad Ahmad and Aalimah Humera Ahmad in Las Vegas April 9-10, 2009

Lectures by Shaykh Arshad Ahmad and Aalimah Humera Ahmad
Las Vegas, April 9-10, 2009

Hosted by Jamia Masjid, Masjid As-Sabur & Islamic Information Center

Thursday, April 9th, 2009  

Sisters:  Lectures / Lunch Programs 
Purity of Intention in Good Action 
by Aalimah Humera Ahmad - (Urdu with English translation) 
11 AM - 3 PM at Baig's Residence: 188 Wellspring Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89183

Phone: 702 696-1710  

Brothers:  Lecture / Lunch Program 
Eliminating Doubts from our Lives  
By Shaykh Arshad Ahmad (English) 
11 AM - 2 PM at Kebob & Curry: 3230 E. Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas, NV

Phone: 702 566-3230  

Families: Lectures / Dinner Programs 
Purification of Nafs

By Shaykh Arshad Ahmad (English) 
6 PM - Isha at Masjid Al Noor (1601 Rawhide Street) 
 
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Friday, April 10th, 2009 

Sisters:  Lectures / Lunch Programs 
Living on the Path of Allah 
by Aalimah Humera Ahmad - (Urdu with English translation) 
11 AM - 2 PM at Kebob & Curry 3230 E. Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas, NV

Phone: 702 566-3230

 
Khutbah

Masjid As Sabur 711 Morgan Street, Las Vegas, NV  
By Shaykh Ahmad Arshad 
1 - 2 PM  

Families:  Lectures / Dinner Programs 
Life is a Preparation 
By Shaykh Arshad Ahmad (English) 
Friday April 10th 6 PM – till Isha at Jamia Masjid 

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Educational Sites: MIT OpenCourseWare

http://ocw.mit.edu

Want a free Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) education? Visit MIT OpenCourseWare for access to over 1800 courses offered at MIT including free lecture notes, exams, and videos from MIT. No registration required.

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New on LVMuslim.com on Friday's: Educational Sites

The Internet is great. It has significantly changed the way most of the world thinks and operates. The World Wide Web is barely 20 years old, but its impact is monumental. A plethora of information is readily available on the Internet. Most of it is free, and everyday people are finding ways to make it even more accessible. The often quoted Hadith, “Seek knowledge, even if you have to travel to China,” is now taken to a different level thanks to the Internet. If knowledge knows no boundaries, then why is some of the most advanced knowledge in the world only available to the elite who have the luxury of attending prestigious schools and universities? Fortunately, now all you need to access this knowledge is a computer with Internet access, which you already have if you are reading this blog post. The limitations on acquiring knowledge and education based on geography, wealth, and prestige are quickly disappearing. The Internet in essence is an egalitarian society which is dictated by the will of its users. It has opened the eyes of many and taken the power away from the power hungry. Let’s ride this wave of optimism and continue to strive to learn more because now we have one less excuse.

LVMuslim.com will start highlighting a variety of beneficial sites available on the web for all of our readers to enjoy. The idea is to share websites that offer educational material on a variety of different topics. Most of the material shared will be free and in English. The goal will not be to promote a particular entity, instead to benefit our readers. Please share with the us your favorite websites that contain educational material that everyone can use as a resource. I will try to highlight the best sites I find every Friday. Thank you all for your help in this endeavor.

Usman Malik
usman@LVMuslim.com

Just Human

 

photo by NASA

by Fateen Seifullah

A beg your forgiveness in advance.  Forgiveness if my liberal optimistic blog offends.  I realize that someone may see this blog as another attempt to be apologetic for Muslim behavior.  However the truth is Muslims are just human beings.  Somehow we have become so intoxicated with the past accomplishments, its leaders and followers that we burden this generation.  Whenever we talk about Muslims we judge them next to the Sahabah.  Don’t get me wrong, they are examples to follow but there is a big difference between following their example and being measured by them.  To be measured next to them is unfair and almost impossible.  They were nurtured on the Quran from the spoon of the Prophet himself.  The Sunnah was their diet, prepared for them by the Prophet.  And even with that they were still human beings. 

Relations with FBI and Other Law Enforcement Agencies

by Dr. Aslam Abdullah

Should Muslim Organizations withdraw from the ongoing dialogue with the FBI in Las Vegas or elsewhere? The American Task Force, a representative body of Muslim organizations created to have a unified political agenda, supports the idea of Muslim withdrawal. CAIR, a constituent of the ATF calls the ongoing FBI tactics, a smear campaign against Islam and Muslims and describes the dialogue with the FBI a futile effort. Some other Muslim organizations have expressed similar opinions.

This position emerged when it was disclosed a few months ago that FBI had planted a spy in a Southern California mosque and launched a sting operation to target a few suspected individuals. The questions that need to be asked, then, are: whether it is legal and constitutional on the part of FBI to initiate these tactics? Is there some strong evidence to suggest that some FBI officials acted on the basis of their personal biases against Muslims and Islam? Is there any evidence that the law enforcement agencies violated any law or acted against the spirit of our constitution? If they did, we must knock every door to bring them to task, no matter what the price. We are a nation that adhere to law. Even if lies are fabricated, they are done legally. For instance, the legality of Iraq was based on all manufactured fears and doctored lies by the previous Administration. The present Administration changed the nation's Iraq policy legally when it assumed responsibilities after the election. Were any laws broken? That should be the main concern of conscious citizens? No one is above law and no one should be allowed to get away with his or her illegal action.

Qur'an recitation on LVMuslim.com

You might have noticed the new image seen above on the left column, below the banner ad. If you click on it, a new browser window will open with a Qur'an recitation application. You have the choice to pick your favorite reciter and the Suran that you would like to hear recited. Personally my two favorite reciters on the list are Mishary Al-Afasy and Ahmed Al-Ajmy, even though they are all amazing.

Usman
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LVMuslim.com is now on Facebook

 

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