The Messenger of Allah (saw)'s Sermon On Ramadhan

Baihaqi reported on the authority of Salman Al-Farsi that the Prophet (saw) delivered a sermon on the last day of the month of Shaban. In it he (Saw) said: "O People! The month of Allah (Ramadan) has come with its mercies, blessings and forgivenesses. Allah has decreed this month the best of all months.



The days of this month are the best among the days and the nights are the best among the nights and the hours during Ramadan are the best among the hours. This is a month in which you have been invited by Him (to fast and pray). Allah has honoured you in it. In every breath you take is a reward of Allah, your sleep is worship, your good deeds are accepted and your invocations are answered.

Therefore, you must invoke your Lord in all earnestness with hearts free from sin and evil, and pray that Allah may help you to keep fast, and to recite the Holy Qur'an. Indeed, miserable is the o­ne who is deprived of Allah's forgiveness in this great month. While fasting, remember the hunger and thirst o­n the Day of Judgement. Give alms to the poor and needy. Pay respect to your elders, have sympathy for your youngsters and be kind towards your relatives and kinsmen. Guard your tongue against unworthy words, and your eyes from scenes that are not worth seeing (forbidden) and your ears from sounds that should not be heard.

Ramadhan 2008 Mubarak

Ramadhan Mubarak to all. May we use this month for reflection on our actions, our behaviour, our lifestyles, our choices, our goals, our aspirations and the meaning of life itself.



May this be a month in which we look down deeply and assess ourselves; our shortcomings, our mistakes and our weaknesses. May we use this month to build ourselves into powerful Islamic Personalities that think and live according to what Allah has ordained for us.

May this be the Ramadhan in which we gain the closesness to Allah (swt) and secure our ultimate destination- Al Jannah-al firdaws. And what an achievement that would be. Only if we knew.

RAMADHAN MESSAGES-Week 4- Reflection

RAMADHAN MESSAGES-Week 4- Reflection



Ramadan is a month of reflection and thinking; a month like no other where every Muslim will think about his actions and invoke Allah (SWT) for forgiveness. Ramadan should also be the month to reflect on the history of Islam and the greatness Islam brought to the Muslims of the past. Every Muslim must take heed from the Ramadan’s of the past and realise that it was the implementation of Islam in life’s affairs that made us great. The true strength of the Muslims was the Islamic State (Khilafah); wherein Islam was spread throughout the world to places such as Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

RELATED: Week one, Week two, Week three

RAMADHAN MESSAGES-Week 4- Reflection

Ramadan is a month of reflection and thinking; a month like no other where every Muslim will think about his actions and invoke Allah (SWT) for forgiveness. Ramadan should also be the month to reflect on the history of Islam and the greatness Islam brought to the Muslims of the past.

Every Muslim must take heed from the Ramadan’s of the past and realise that it was the implementation of Islam in life’s affairs that made us great. The true strength of the Muslims was the Islamic State (Khilafah); wherein Islam was spread throughout the world to places such as Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

RELATED: Week one, Week two, Week three

DOCUMENTARY- Khilafah: The Need For CHANGE

DOCUMENTARY- Khilafah: The Need For CHANGE

The Documentary below was played as the opening presentation at the Rochdale event titleD "Ramadhan Unity and the Need for khilafah" as part of a national campaign organised by Hizb-ut-Tahrir Britain to raise awareness about the vitality of the Khilafah, its urgent need and to demonstrate its absence as being the sole reason why the Muslim world suffers politically, Economically, Technologically and keeps the Muslim world currently dis-united.



It presents the need for Khilafah on the basis of the oppression and hardship which has been experienced by the Muslim world under the auspices of despotic regimes over the last century and maps out the need for Political work based on Islam to restore it.

DOCUMENTARY- Khilafah: The Need For CHANGE

The Documentary below was played as the opening presentation at the Rochdale event titleD "Ramadhan Unity and the Need for khilafah" as part of a national campaign organised by Hizb-ut-Tahrir Britain to raise awareness about the vitality of the Khilafah, its urgent need and to demonstrate its absence as being the sole reason why the Muslim world suffers politically, Economically, Technologically and keeps the Muslim world currently dis-united.



It presents the need for Khilafah on the basis of the oppression and hardship which has been experienced by the Muslim world under the auspices of despotic regimes over the last century and maps out the need for Political work based on Islam to restore it.

Learning the Lessons of UNITY from RAMADHAN

Learning the Lessons of UNITY from RAMADHAN

By Majed Iqbal
As all of us have been been witnessing in the press and Media lately, both nationally and internationally, the heavy attempts made to malign the call for Shariah in the Muslim World as outdated, non-workable and depicted as not being the aspirations of the people.We have seen attempts in Britain to divide the community into those who are moderate (non-political groups who tow the government line) and those who are branded as Extreme (Islamic political groups who challenge foreign policy and advocate shariah for the Muslim World). Internationally, powers have tried to strike a wedge by dividing the muslims on shia and sunni lines as seen in Iraq.Despite these cheap efforts exhausted, the muslim world has continuoulsy called for Islam as the heart of any solution.

Ramadhan evidences our Unity in Worship and Fasting. However, the Muslim Ummah lacks the Political unity which Islam calls for. Every Muslim acknowledges that their is disunity and this has been a major cause for our misfortunes. The British Foreign Minister addressed the British Prime Minister shortly before World War II in Parliament and said "We must put an end to anything which brings about any Islamic unity between the sons of the Muslims. As we have already succeeded in finishing off the Khilafah, so we must ensure that there will never arise again unity for the Muslims, whether it be intellectual or cultural unity."

Lord Curzon, British Foreign Minister, in front of the House of Commons after the Lausanne Treaty of July 24th, 1924 said

"The situation now is that Turkey is dead and will never rise again, because we have destroyed its moral strength, the Khilafah and Islam."

Learning the Lessons of UNITY from RAMADHAN

By Majed Iqbal
As all of us have been been witnessing in the press and Media lately, both nationally and internationally, the heavy attempts made to malign the call for Shariah in the Muslim World as outdated, non-workable and depicted as not being the aspirations of the people.

We have seen attempts in Britain to divide the community into those who are moderate (non-political groups who tow the government line) and those who are branded as Extreme (Islamic political groups who challenge foreign policy and advocate shariah for the Muslim World). Internationally, powers have tried to strike a wedge by dividing the muslims on shia and sunni lines as seen in Iraq.

Despite these cheap efforts exhausted, the muslim world has continuoulsy called for Islam as the heart of any solution. Ramadhan evidences our Unity in Worship and Fasting. However, the Muslim Ummah lacks the Political unity which Islam calls for. Every Muslim acknowledges that their is disunity and this has been a major cause for our misfortunes. The British Foreign Minister addressed the British Prime Minister shortly before World War II in Parliament and said

"We must put an end to anything which brings about any Islamic unity between the sons of the Muslims. As we have already succeeded in finishing off the Khilafah, so we must ensure that there will never arise again unity for the Muslims, whether it be intellectual or cultural unity."
Lord Curzon, British Foreign Minister, in front of the House of Commons after the Lausanne Treaty of July 24th, 1924 said

"The situation now is that Turkey is dead and will never rise again, because we have destroyed its moral strength, the Khilafah and Islam."

Do we not see the significance of these statements for us today?

Islam demands muslim unity as a MUST for its prosperity, its life, its strength, its honour, its dignity, its power and its existence. Working to maintain this has been charged as one of the highest obligations in Islam. Imam Muslim narrated from Abdullah bin 'Umar who said that the Prophet (saw) said, "One who dies without having bound himself by an oath of allegiance (to a Khalifah) will die the death of one belonging to the days of ignorance (Jahiliyah)".

Ahmed and Ibn abi 'Asim narrated that the Prophet (saw) said, "Whosoever dies and he does not have over him an Imaam, he dies the death of Jahiliyyah".

This grave matter of Unity under an established and legitimate Islamic Leadership was fully understood by the best of generations, the sahaba- Ridwaan-Allah-alayhi ajma-een.

Ali ibn abi Taalib (r.a.) said, "The people will not be straightened except by an Imaam (Khaleefah), whether he is good or bad". (Bayhaqi, No. 14286, Kanz ul-ummal)

Abdullah ibn 'Umar (r.a.) said "The people in the Ummah will not suffer even if they were oppressors and sinful if the rulers were guided and were guiding. But the people in the Ummah will suffer and perish even if they were guided and were guiding if the rulers were oppressors and sinful". (Abu Nu'aim narrated in 'Hulayat Awliyyah.)

'Umar ibn al-Khattab (r.a.) said, "Laa Islam bi laa Jamaa'ati wa laa jamaa'ati bi laa Imaarah, wa laa Imaaratu bi laa sam'on wa taa'ah". "There is no Islam without a community, and there is no community without a leadership, and there is no authoruty without hearing and obeying".

It is a central tenent and pillar of Islam to have this Unification under the Khilafah State, with an appointed Khaleefah who rules by Ahkam Shariah.

It is up to us to Work for this and fulfill this noble task.

RAMADHAN MESSAGES Week 3- Security and Family

RAMADHAN MESSAGES Week 3- Security and Family







Ramadhan is a time to share the blessings of Allah (SWT) with those closest to you; your family. The knowledge that one’s home, possessions, honour and family are safe fills a person with a sense of peace and tranquillity. The Muslim world, ravaged by war and illegal occupation, will never feel this peace and tranquillity, whilst there is interference from foreign countries in their lands.

The Prophet of Allah (SAW) said in a Hadith: “None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself”

We must ensure that we expose the Western foreign policy, which leads the Muslim world into destruction. How can it be that during this blessed month we sit and enjoy tranquil times with our families whilst not speaking out for those of our brothers being oppressed in the Muslim world?







RELATED: WEEK ONE MESSAGE WEEK TWO MESSAGE

RAMADHAN MESSAGES Week 3- Security and Family

Ramadhan is a time to share the blessings of Allah (SWT) with those closest to you; your family. The knowledge that one’s home, possessions, honour and family are safe fills a person with a sense of peace and tranquillity. The Muslim world, ravaged by war and illegal occupation, will never feel this peace and tranquillity, whilst there is interference from foreign countries in their lands.

The Prophet of Allah (SAW) said in a Hadith: “None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself”

We must ensure that we expose the Western foreign policy, which leads the Muslim world into destruction. How can it be that during this blessed month we sit and enjoy tranquil times with our families whilst not speaking out for those of our brothers being oppressed in the Muslim world?

RELATED: WEEK ONE MESSAGE WEEK TWO MESSAGE

The SAD SIGHT of Muslim Youth during Ramadhan (Rochdale)

By Mohammed Imran

Asalaamualaikum, I am sorry to have to share this with you during the blessed month of Ramadhan. While doing security outside Neeli Mosque I was thinking it has been a quieter a time this Ramdhan in regards to misbehaving youth especially after the Gang fighting from last year but then I read something like this.

"Jean Ashworth has slammed Rochdale Police following a call she made about a group of between 30 and 40 Asian youths she witnessed smashing a car up on Woodbine Street on Sunday evening (30 September).

The car had been abandoned in the street two weeks ago and Councillor Ashworth had reported it last week when there was very little damage to it other than a dent on the drivers side. However, the car was still in the same place when she took her grandson home last night and she saw that the front window had been smashed.

Later in the evening she witnessed youths running down the road hurtling bricks through all of the windows, she immediately telephoned 999, and was given a log number, and went outside to hear the youths saying they were coming back to "torch it" at 9.15pm. Councillor Ashworth telephoned 999 again and asked for an immediate police response as the large gang were "really intimidating".

The SAD SIGHT of Muslim Youth during Ramadhan (Rochdale)

By Mohammed Imran

Asalaamualaikum, I am sorry to have to share this with you during the blessed month of Ramadhan. While doing security outside Neeli Mosque I was thinking it has been a quieter a time this Ramdhan in regards to misbehaving youth especially after the Gang fighting from last year but then I read something like this.

"Jean Ashworth has slammed Rochdale Police following a call she made about a group of between 30 and 40 Asian youths she witnessed smashing a car up on Woodbine Street on Sunday evening (30 September).

The car had been abandoned in the street two weeks ago and Councillor Ashworth had reported it last week when there was very little damage to it other than a dent on the drivers side. However, the car was still in the same place when she took her grandson home last night and she saw that the front window had been smashed.

Later in the evening she witnessed youths running down the road hurtling bricks through all of the windows, she immediately telephoned 999, and was given a log number, and went outside to hear the youths saying they were coming back to "torch it" at 9.15pm. Councillor Ashworth telephoned 999 again and asked for an immediate police response as the large gang were "really intimidating".

Councillor Ashworth said: "It was a really frightening situation, I stood outside as my car was parked opposite. Two police officers arrived and were quite shocked to see the large number of youths and also the amount of damaged caused to the car. I expressed my concern and asked if the car would be removed, they said they didn't know and had to wait for instructions from headquarters.

The officers left the scene at 10.25pm without any confirmation the car would be removed.Councillor Ashworth said in response: "I am furious at the police, the car should have been removed."

Then again maybe I should not be surprised as I also see in the mosque youngsters being kicked out because they misbehave during Tarawih. They claim then they have nothing else to do so it leads to activity like vandalism and fighting. Unfortunately this does not show us in a good light. While we sit in the mosque praying Tarwih outside our youngsters are causing havoc. You may say I am being over dramatic and this is just a one off case or even a slur just to make us look bad. Personally I believe there is a problem.

Is it not our duty as Muslims to work towards a better society starting with building a better community. How can we do that by letting this go on. There is an idea which I do have to say was discussed in a few circles last year but nothing ever accounted from it. Street team during Tarawih time. This would involve a number of small groups of brothers walking and driving around their respective local neighbourhoods. Milkstone, Deeplish, Newbold, Wardle, Spotland. By doing this as a start we can be looking after our neighbourhood by having a presence. More importantly we can also engage with those who are walking around. By speaking to the young brothers who are walking around we can chat to them about what's going on, what they are doing and what others are doing.

Who knows this little bit of Dawah could help them and in turn help our community. Maybe this can be trailed in the last week of Ramadhan this year and if it works we can fully implement next year. I would rather this happen than the police to get involved and leave the youngsters with nothing else than a record and an ego.

RAMADHAN MESSAGES- WEEK 2- Brotherhood

RAMADHAN MESSAGES- WEEK 2- Brotherhood




The messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “A Muslim is the brother of his fellow Muslim. He will not oppress him, abandon him in difficulties, forsake him, or insult him”In the month of Ramadan, Muslims will sit and eat together offering food, good advice and many prayers for their brothers and sisters in Islam. The concept of brotherhood means that we must never forget the suffering of our brothers and sisters around the world, whether they be in Iraq, Afghanistan or Africa.

Ramadan is the time to remember the brotherhood of the Muslims in our duas and in our discussions with others. It is of vital importance to understand the reasons behind the oppression of the Muslims the world over; the corruption and tyranny of the Muslims rulers.

Click here to view week 1 Message for Ramadhan



Click here to View documentary by John Pilger on Iraq

RAMADHAN MESSAGES- WEEK 2- Brotherhood

The messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “A Muslim is the brother of his fellow Muslim. He will not oppress him, abandon him in difficulties, forsake him, or insult him”

In the month of Ramadan, Muslims will sit and eat together offering food, good advice and many prayers for their brothers and sisters in Islam. The concept of brotherhood means that we must never forget the suffering of our brothers and sisters around the world, whether they be in Iraq, Afghanistan or Africa.

Ramadan is the time to remember the brotherhood of the Muslims in our duas and in our discussions with others. It is of vital importance to understand the reasons behind the oppression of the Muslims the world over; the corruption and tyranny of the Muslims rulers.

Click here to view week 1 Message for Ramadhan

Click here to View documentary by John Pilger on Iraq

Donate towards Golden Masjid

Donate towards Golden Masjid







Golden Masjid is often referred to as Umm-ul-Masajid (Mother of Masjids), this is because it was the first Masjid in Rochdale, established in mid 1960’s. The capacity of the Masjid is 500 people. The Masjid is currently being extended and is in need of money to make sure the momentum of the work resumes swiftfully.



The committee has asked for help from the Rochdale Community to donate generously in this blessed month- a month in which all of us are trying to bank on our rewards for the next life with the promise of Allah (swt) that he will multiply the reward of an action by 70 to 700 times.

Visit http://www.goldenmosque.com/ for further details

Donate towards Golden Masjid

Golden Masjid is often referred to as Umm-ul-Masajid (Mother of Masjids), this is because it was the first Masjid in Rochdale, established in mid 1960’s. The capacity of the Masjid is 500 people. The Masjid is currently being extended and is in need of money to make sure the momentum of the work resumes swiftfully.

The committee has asked for help from the Rochdale Community to donate generously in this blessed month- a month in which all of us are trying to bank on our rewards for the next life with the promise of Allah (swt) that he will multiply the reward of an action by 70 to 700 times.

Visit http://www.goldenmosque.com/ for further details

RAMADHAN MESSAGES for Rochdale- Week One- UNITY

The Messenger of Allah (saw) Said: “The believers, in their mutual love, compassion and mercy, are like one body; if one part of it is suffering, the rest of the parts of the body join it in its fever and sleeplessness”

The month of Ramadan is one of unity amongst the 1.5 Billion Muslims around the world. A month where differences and disputes are put aside for a collective display of Taqwah and Iman. From Dawn until Dusk hundreds of Millions of Muslims from Pakistan to Egypt, from Uzbekistan to Indonesia and beyond will fast for no other reason but to worship Allah (swt).

This is the true essence of Islam, the unity of the Muslim Ummah as one. This Unity must not end on the day of Eid but be implemented in reality in the world, though the implementation of Islam in the Muslim world. True unity can only be achieved with the re-establishment of the Islamic Khilafah.

Click on the picture on the left for the URDU Transalated version of the Ramadhan Message for this week. This will be distributed this week outside various Masaajid around Rochdale after Salaat-ul-Taraweeh, opening up the discussion on what TRUE unity really means.

DONT FORGET THEM this month !

Its Ramadhan again. There is joy and happiness, feasts at Iftaar, visits to relations, attendance at Masjids, meeting friends and colleagues and celebrating the month of Taqwa. In a land not so far away, in this very month, people are living in a state of fear, with little food, families murdered and bombed, honour taken away, lands occupied, unity severed, nations languishing in jails, tortured and brutalized, no response to their cries for help and seemingly no hope for the future.

Yes, these are the Muslims of Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan and the many other regions where suffering is taking place this Ramadhan. In this month, we must not forget them, their pains, their history and what the future holds for them.



Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The relationship of the believer with another believer is like (the bricks of) a building, each strengthens the other.'' He (PBUH) illustrated this by interlacing the fingers of both his hands. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

This month is not just only to make dua for them, but to involve yourselves in becoming the voices of the voiceless, the legs that move for them, the hands that change their destiny and the tongue that stands for the Haq.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Do not envy one another; do not inflate prices by overbidding against one another; do not hate one another; do not harbour malice against one another; and do not enter into commercial transaction when others have entered into that (transaction); but be you, O slaves of Allah, as brothers. A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim; he neither oppresses him nor does he look down upon him, nor does he humiliate him. Piety is here, (and he pointed to his chest three times). It is enough evil for a Muslim to hold his brother Muslim in contempt. All things of a Muslim are inviolable for his brother-in-faith: his blood, his property and his honour".[Muslim].

Ramadhan Program

DAWAH STALLS outside Masjids this Ramadhan



Inshallah there will be dawah stalls available after taraweeh Salah set up outside the various Masaajid in Rochdale providing an oppurtunity for LIVE discussion on topical issues affecting Muslims.

Brothers at the stalls will have a range of literature available linked to the Work for Khilafah, Political Islam, Muslim Unity, Pakistani Elections, British Governments agenda for the Muslim community and advertisement for an event this Ramadhan organised by Members of Hizb-ut-tahrir.

Join Majed and many other brothers displaying engagement with Rochdale Muslims and sensing what is on their minds. Ramadhan themed messages will be distributed weekly to initiate reflection on key Islamic ideas for this month. One message for each week- all of which will be in Urdu and English and available on this Blog for download.

Allah (swt) says in the Qur'an:

"Ramadan is the (month) in which the Quran was sent down, as a guide to mankind and a clear guidance and judgment (so that mankind will distinguish from right and wrong)" (Surah Al-Baqarah:Verse 183)

DAWAH STALLS outside Masjids this Ramadhan

Inshallah there will be dawah stalls available after taraweeh Salah set up outside the various Masaajid in Rochdale providing an oppurtunity for LIVE discussion on topical issues affecting Muslims.

Brothers at the stalls will have a range of literature available linked to the Work for Khilafah, Political Islam, Muslim Unity, Pakistani Elections, British Governments agenda for the Muslim community and advertisement for an event this Ramadhan organised by Members of Hizb-ut-tahrir.

Join Majed and many other brothers displaying engagement with Rochdale Muslims and sensing what is on their minds. Ramadhan themed messages will be distributed weekly to initiate reflection on key Islamic ideas for this month. One message for each week- all of which will be in Urdu and English and available on this Blog for download.

Allah (swt) says in the Qur'an:

"Ramadan is the (month) in which the Quran was sent down, as a guide to mankind and a clear guidance and judgment (so that mankind will distinguish from right and wrong)" (Surah Al-Baqarah:Verse 183)