Muslim Awareness Week

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The Muslim Pulse
January 26, 2023

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ‎,

Muslim awareness week kicks off in Quebec, Muslims in uproar after Sweden burns Quran, Muslim rights group calls for suspension of "terror" watchlist.

Let's dive in.

Headline Roundup:

  • Muslim Awareness Week’s 5th edition kicks off in Quebec (GN)

  • Muslims across the globe set fire to Swedish flags in retaliation for book-burning (DM)

  • US Muslim rights group calls on Biden to suspend use of 'terror' watchlist (MEY)

  • Muslim community expresses gratitude during Australia Day celebrations (SKN)

  • Muslim astronauts celebrate Ramadan and Eid in space (NAT)

  • Trinidad: Judge blasts prison officials for shaving bearded Muslim prisoner (GUA)

  • Muslim parents vow to remove kids from school unless LGBT concerns are addressed (5P)

  • Kandahar: Afghan authorities implement Shari’ah punishments in public (5P)

  • Iran minister urges tolerance for women over headscarves (AN)

  • Palestine: 4 Palestinians killed in 24 hours by Israeli forces in W Bank (TMN)

Finance News:

Performance of Sharia-Compliant ETFs:

The Art Corner:

Source: art_aayesha

Our Pick:

Interesting Sunnahs:

  • Visiting the sick

“Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and set free the captives.” [Bukhari]

  • Saying Salam/Bismillah before entering a house

“If a person mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating, Satan says, addressing his followers: ‘You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner.’ But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah, Satan says (to his followers); ‘You have found (a place) to spend the night in, and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating, Satan says: ‘You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food.”‘ [Muslim]

  • Having a pleasant smile always

Ibn Jaz reports: “I have not seen anyone who smiled more than the Messenger of Allah(PBUH) .”[Tirmidhi]

To Get You Through The Week:

Dua of Prophet Musa (AS) :

My Lord! Truly I am in need of whatever good that you bestow on me! [28:24]

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