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J U N I O R A S S O C I A T E C I R C L E S

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

The Holy Quran

speaks

2

Our Prophet said

2

Devoted Companion 3

Excerpts 4

How to overcome

exam fear?

5

Silence & vain talking 6

Be Creative ! 7

Quran & Science 8


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P A G E 2

Chapter : 67

Verse : 02

The Holy Quran speaks :

The above verse has been

taken from Surah Mulk ofthe Holy Quran. Allah has-

nt created us without an

objective. If we stop and

analyze for some time,

then we will come to the

conclusion that every crea-

tion of God in this world (be

it sun, moon, animals etc.)

has a purpose for which it

has been created. If every

being on this earth has an

aim, what is that of man??The above verse answers

it. Allah has created the life

and death (this encom-

passes the entire life of a

human being) to examine

who is the best amongst us

in performing (good) ac-

tions and abstaining from

evil deeds. In other words,

this life is an examinationfor each one of us. We are

all in an examination hall

with a stipulated period of

time. The examination will

last till each of our last

breath and the results will

be declared by the exam-

iner (Almighty God) on the

Day of Judgment. It will be

on that day when each of

us will come to know that

had we succeeded in theexamination or rather left

behind. The very word

exam also reminds me that

we are entering into the

season of exams. Students

everywhere are found to

be completely engrossed

in studies. One important

thing which should be al-

ways kept in mind that Is-lam always talks about ex-

cellence.

Excellence should be in all

walks of life (character,

worship etc.). Similarly, we

should also try to attain

excellence in our studies.

Last but not the least, we

should never forget that we

have to give the biggest

exam and the failure in it

will ultimately be the big-gest failure. At this point of

time, I pray Allah to make

us succeed in this world

and cause us to be among

those who are victorious

and saved in the Hereafter,

for He is the All-Hearing

Who answers our prayers.

Our Prophet said :

Similarly a true Muslimshould reflect his brotherfaithfully. If there are someshortcomings in ones char-

acter, the other should bringit to his notice, so that hecan correct himself.But the duty is not only toact as a mirror, but also toguard and help each other.It is the obligation of everyMuslim to enjoin good andforbid evil. Allah says: helpone another in acts of right-eousness and piety, and do

not help one another in sinand transgression.(5;2)TheProphet said:Help yourbrother, whether he is an

oppressor or the op-pressed. Someone saidthat if he is an oppressedperson the help to be givento him can be understood,but how can an oppressorbe helped? He replied:Prevent him from his op-pressing, this is his assis-tance. (Bukhari)

A mirror is faithful, it doesnot distort the image, butgives an honest, unbiasedpicture, if there is some de-

fectit shows it in due pro-portion, if there is somebeautyit also reflects it indue proportion; it is very fairin its reflection. Neitherdoes it exaggerate nor doesit belittle the object. It doesnot make the image public,but it appears to the onewatching.

L I G H T H O U S E

[Allah] who has created death and life that He may

test you [as to] which of you is best in deed..

Zohair , Software Engineer

Fazeel Ahmed, EEE IIyr

The Believer is the believers mirror, and the believer is

the believers brother who guards him against loss and pro-

tects him when he is absent.(AbuDawood)


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Bilal bin Rabah, the Prophets Muazzin, was a faithful

believer with a pure heart. He was of an Abyssinian

descent. His fathers name was Rabah and his mothers

name was Hamama. Bilal was one of the

seven early persons who accepted Islam. Before beingset free by Abu Bakr Siddiq, Bilal was a slave to Umay-

yah bin khalaf, who used to bring him out in the

scorching sun, throw him on the burning sand on the

back and have huge stone placed on his chest ; then he

would say to him: You will stay here till you die or

deny what Muhammad teaches you. In reply Bilal

would only say: One, One.

One day, Abu Bakr passed by while they were perse-

cuting him. The sight moved the heart of Abu Bakr. He

said to Umayyah: Do you not fear Allah as you perse-

cute this helpless innocent man? Umayyah replied: It

is you who has spoilt him, so you save him. Then Abu

Bakr bought Bilal and set him free.

When the Prophet was firmly settled in Madina and

the commands of Islam firmly established, people used

to gather for salah at the appointed time. But when

Allah honored the Muslims with the gift of the Azan;

the Messenger of Allah commanded Bilal

to deliver the Azan from the Masjid-Nabwi. Thus Bilal

came to be known to be Prophets muazzin. He was

chosen by the Prophet himself to deliver Azan. When

the time for salah would arrive the Prophet used to

say to Bilal: O Bilal, deliver Azan for Salah and bring

rest to my heart.

Bilal was a very brave fighter. He took part in

almost all the Battles fought during the lifetime of the

Prophet and in the battle of Badr he showed his valor

Devoted Companion--Hazrat Bilal bin Rabah (may Allah bepleased withhim)and killed his former master Umayyah who used to tor-

ture him mercilessly in Makkah.

Bilal was a person pure of heart and very truthful.

Once Abu Ruwaiha requested him to speak for him to the

family of a Yemeni woman whom Abu Ruwaiha desired to

marry. Bilal went and said to them : I am Bilal bin Rabah.

Abu Ruwaiha is my brother but he lacks good manners. It

is your choice whether to marry your daughter to him or

not. He did not deceive by hiding the fact. He was con-

scious of Allah. The family, however ,were pleased with his

honesty and they gave their daughter to Abu Ruwaiha in

marriage.

Umar bin al-Khattab respected Bilal much. He used to say

about him and Abu Bakr: Abu Bakr is our master and he

set at liberty our master Bilal. Once AbuDharr

disagreed with Bilal on some matter and called him son ofa black woman out of temper. The Prophet felt hurt and

said: O AbuDharr, you are still a man belonging to pagan

times. Lift your head and look. You are hardly superior to

man of color, be it black or white, unless you excel him in

deeds. The Prophets rebuke had a deep effect on AbuD-

harr. He was a faithful Muslim and very sensitive of tem-

perament. In attempt to atone for his mistake, he put his

head on the ground and swore that he would not raise it

until Bilal had placed his foot on it.

Bilal achieved a high position in Islam. O Bilal ! Last night Iheard your footsteps in paradise. Tell me what action of

yours has earned you such a high reward? asked the

Prophet once. Bilal answered I do not think I have done

anything rewarding since I accepted Islam except for when-

ever I perform wudu I always offer a few rakahs of Salah.

Such was Bilal bin Rabah , the Prophets muazzin.

JAC

news

Basing on the unit the school belongs, the toppers from each school were made into 6 teams, each with two students, for the finals.First Prize: (Khairtabad Unit) Tanveeruddin [Zikra HighSchool] & Syed Ashraf [Rahmania IdealSchool]

Second Prize: (NanalnagarUnit) Maaz Ismail [Success academy] & Usama Mohammed [Noble HighSchool]

Hyd-West :

(left) One of the 15

schools reached, andmultiple questions test

being conducted on theLife of the Prophet.

(right) The winners of

different schools in the

final rounds of the Quiz

at Masjid-Azizia.

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The Meaning of Islam-Excerpts from Towards Understanding Islam

Every religion of the world has been named either af-

ter its founder or after the community or nation inwhich it was born. For instance, Christianity takes its

name from its prophet Jesus Christ; Buddhism from itsfounder, Gautama Buddha; Zoroastrianism from its

founder Zoroaster; and Judaism the religion of theJews from the name of the tribe Judah (of the country

of Judea) where it originated. The same is true of allother religions except Islam, which enjoys the unique

distinction of having no such association with any par-ticular person or people or country. Nor is it the prod-

uct of any human mind. It is a universal religion andits objective is to create and cultivate in man the qual-

ity and attitude of Islam.Islam, in fact, is an attributive title. Anyone who pos-

sesses this attribute, whatever race, community, coun-

try or group he belongs to, is a Muslim. According tothe Holy Qur'an, among every people and in all agesthere have been good and righteous people who pos-

sessed this attributeand all of them were and areMuslims.

Islam is an Arabic word and connotes submission,surrender and obedience. As a religion, Islam stands

for complete submission and obedience to Allah. Eve-ryone can see that we live in an orderly universe,

where everything is assigned a place in a grandscheme. The moon, the stars and all the heavenly bod-

ies are knit together in a magnificent system. They fol-low unalterable laws and make not even the slightest

deviation from their ordained courses. Similarly, eve-rything in the world, from the minute whirling elec-

tron to the mighty nebulae, invariably follows its ownlaws.

Matter, energy and lifeall obey their laws andgrow and change and live and die in accordance with

those laws. Ours is a law-governed universe and eve-rything in it is following the course that has been or-

dained for it. This powerful, all-pervasive law, which

governs all that comprises the universe, is the law ofGod, the Creator and Ruler of the universe. As thewhole of creation obeys the law of God, the whole

universe, therefore, literally follows the religion ofIslamforIslam signifies nothing but obedience

and submission to Allah, the Lord of the Universe.The sun, the moon, the earth and all other heavenly

bodies are thus 'Muslim'. So are the air, water, heat,stones, trees and animals. Everything in the universe is

'Muslim' for it obeys God by submission to His laws.

Besides endowing man with the capacity to acquire

knowledge, the faculty to think and reflect, and theability to distinguish right from wrong. God has

granted him a certain amount of freedom of will andaction. In this freedom lies man's real trial; his knowl-

edge, his wisdom, his power of discrimination and hisfreedom of will and action are all being tried and

tested. Man has not been obliged to adopt any par-ticular course, for by compulsion the very object of

the trial would have been defeated. If in an examina-tion you are compelled to write a certain answer to a

question, the examination will be of no use. Yourmerit can be properly judged only if you are allowed

to answer the questions freely, according to your ownknowledge and understanding. If your answer is cor-

rect you will succeed; if it is wrong you will fail, and

your failure will bar the way to further progress. Thesituation, which man faces, is similar. God has given

him freedom of will and action so that he may

choose whatever attitude in life he likes and con-

siders proper for himselfIslam orKufr.

By the correct use of his knowledge and intellect aman recognizes his Creator, reposes belief in Him,

and, in spite of being under no compulsion to do so,chooses the path of obedience to Him. He under-

stands both his own nature and the laws and realitiesof nature itself: despite the power and freedom to

adopt any course, he adopts the way of obedience andloyalty to God, the Creator. He is successful in his

trial because he has used his intellect and all otherfaculties properly. He uses his eyes to see the reality,

his ears to listen to the truth and his mind to formright opinions. He puts all his heart and soul into fol-

lowing the right way he has so chosen. He chooses

Truth, sees the reality, and willingly and joyfully

submits to his Lord and Master. He is intelligent,

truthful and dutiful, for he has chosen light over

darkness. Thus he has proved by his conduct that he

is not only a seeker after Truth but is its knower andworshipper as well. Such a man is on the right

path, a Muslim and is destined to succeed in this

world and in the world to come. Such a man willalways choose the right path in every field of knowl-

edge and action. The man who knows God with allHis attributes knows the beginning as well as the ulti-

mate end of reality. He can never be led astray, forhis first step is on the right path, and he is sure of the

direction and destination of his journey in life.


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Its exam season and as usual, the most asked ques-tion by most of the students is- how to remove the

fear of examinations? This is one of the most difficult

times for most students, full of stress and apprehension.The pressure mounted by parents and teachers further

worsens the condition. Those who are unable to handle thisare sure to perform very poorly whereas those few people

who succeed to manage these difficult times are the oneswho perform well. It is important that one should over-

come this fear. It is known by everyone that even if one hasstudied and prepared well, they perform very poorly in theexams- this is only due to fear. Fear prevents us from re-

calling what we have learnt and makes us write wrong even

if we know it. It hampers concentration, makesdifficult to think logically, diminishes our ana-

lytical power and simply makes us do blundersin panic. One of the qualities of those who are

successful in exams is that they dont let thisfear get the better of them. So, its obvious

that one has to make an effort to dispel this

fear. John Kennedy has said rightly-The onlything to fear is fear itself

One of the things we need to do is- to de-

velop the right attitude towards examinations. The fearof exams is simply unreasonable. One has to understand

the very nature of exams. The basic concept behind any

examination is to test the knowledge of the student. If

we have the knowledge then we must be confident thatwell make through it. One has to think different, not just

adopt the same attitude that is prevalent around us. If weunderstand this properly, it gives us confidence, and it isonly by being confident that one can gain success.

Another bad attitude prevalent among most of our stu-

dents is to study only for the sake of exams. This leads to

half-hearted and selective reading- students try to readonly a few important questions, though these may be

sufficient for him to pass his exam, reading only a few top-

ics develops a very incomplete understanding of the sub-ject. As understanding is not proper, the student feels that

the subject is difficult, therefore again tries to read as lesstopics as possible. It is important to get out of this viciouscircle. Only if a student reads the complete subject, hell be

able to develop a good understanding of the subject. This

understanding makes the subject easy for him and thus in-

directly helping him a lot for exams. It is true that if there

had been no exams, no one would have bothered to

study, even if the subjects are apparently interesting. One

always needs a slight push to get him out of otherrecreational activities and make him study and this is

provided by exams but the real reason to study must be to

acquire knowledge- a knowledge which is not just su-

perficial or just that which is directly applicable to ourlives, but complete in-depth knowledge of the subject

which teaches us about how things happen in nature but

also equip us with various life skills and instil the curi-osity in us that makes it a pleasure for us to be on the

pursuit of knowledge.Now after understanding that one has to develop the

right attitude, here are some tips that may help inovercoming whatever fear remaining of the exams.

Dont study anything immediately before the

exam, try to wind up your preparation well in advance(around 3 to 4 hours before the exam).

Sleep extra before exams. Avoid night-outs. It ismore important to keep our mind in good condi-tion for the exam than to learn a few things in a

hurry that may or may not come in the exam.

Eat well at the time of exams as the energy ex-

penditure by the brain is quite high. Avoid oilyfoods the meal before exam. Drink plenty of wateras it helps us stay cool.

Think positive, drive away all negative thoughts.Be confident of yourself. Say to yourself that my prepa-

ration is the best I could do- it can always be better orit could have been worse, there is nothing we can do to

change the past.

Bring a lot of pens with you, your own scale, pen-cil, eraser, sharpener etc. Bring them even if you maynot need them. All these add to your confidence level.

In the examination hall, dont panic by looking at

people around you studying or discussing. You are do-ing the right thing by not reading in the last moment.

If you feel uncomfortable or panicky, try takinglong, deep breaths and releasing. Do this repeatedly; it

may be very effective in calming you down.

Say all the duas you know before looking at the

question paper (come on, everyone surely has found

out one or the other dua for exams!)

Most importantly, keep praying to Allah. It is a

shame to be a miser in asking when The Giver is so

Generous and Merciful. Allah dislikes such petty duas

like O Allah! make me pass this exam. Instead, askHim to make your difficulties easy , increase your abil-

ity and to guide you on the straight path. Give me suc-

cess in this world, and also in the Hereafter.

How to overcome exam fear?Abdul Kareem; MBBS 1st yr

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It may be annoying us when a teachershouts, Is this a fish market, or asks to

maintain pin-drop silence, while we are talking about some stufflike, what had happened yesterday or about matches or TV pro-

grams. But we should know that keeping silent is how important.We come across sayings like, silence is gold; empty vessels makemuch noise and so on.

The power to speak is one of the great gifts given to usby Allah: Rahman (the Merciful One) has taught him (man)an intelligent speech.[55;1,4]Therefore it is our responsibilityto use this gift with the instructions, the Creator has given for itsuse.

Anas narrated Allahs Messenger said :Wisdomconsists in keeping silent, and those who practice it arefew.[Baihaqi-Bulugul Maram]. Abu Huraira narrated that

the Messenger of Allah said: He who believes in Allah

and the Last Day should either utter good words or better keep

silence;..[Bukhari]. The Prophet advised AbuDharr: Adopt Si-lence. This is a way of causing satan to run away, it is a supportto you in the matter of your religion .[Ahmed].Thus we come to know by the narrations that it is a require-ment of faith to be away from vain talking (which includes all thatis false and useless) and to speak only good.Describing the characters of the True Believers and the Pious,Allah said in the Holy Quran that they avoid vain talk(23;3).And the Paradise in which these Pious people enter as: Thereinthey shall hear no idle talk, nor any falsehood . (78;35) , Therethey shall hear no idle talk nor any sinful speech. All talk will besound and upright. (56;25,26)

In a narration, the Prophet while saying about the

nine things that Allah ordered him, said that Allah has ordered

that your silence should be the silence of serious and calm

thinking.

The first Cailph of Islam,Abu Bakr said : Be

brief in conversation; for the conversation which is easily intelli-

gible, is advantageous. So let us not be the empty vessels which

make much noise. However silence does not mean to be just

dumb all the time, you have to raise your voice against falsehood

so that the truth prevails.

-Editor

Silence and Vain TalkingAccording to the teaching of Islam, man is not only account-

able for his actions but also responsible for each and every

word he spoke. The Quran says: Not a word does he utter but

there is a vigilant Guardian[50;18]

This verse clearly expresses that our words are recorded so it is

inevitable for us to maintain silent instead of indulging in vain

talking. There is a famous tradition of the Holy Prophet ,

which means that one who remained silent got salvation. Allah

while describing the unique and distinguished characteristics of

His beloved servants also says that they dont involve in vain

talking, but at same time, if somebody invites them towards

vain talking, they simply reject saying salama, as described in

25;63.

The one who have strong faith in Allah, know the importanceof each word they utter, and so do not involve in vain talking.

M.S.Akbar Quadri,5th Class,

Kakatiya V.N. High School,Salarjung Colony.

Did you know that?

The Wonderful BrainThe human brain is like a supercomputer. It storesmillions of bits of information that it can recall in-

stantly. We record all the information that our

senses gather. This is how we recognize a friend out

of all the thousands of people we have seen, or a

sound we have heard, maybe, years before.At the same time, as it is collecting information

from you reading a book, the brain is controlling all

the thousands of tiny things that are going on in our

bodyyet this wonderful little creation weighs

only about 1.4 kg. It has about 10,000 million

cells, which decrease only by a fraction after 60years.

Thus Most Blessed is Allah, the Best to cre-

ate[23;14]

Nanal nagar unit :Junior Associates ofAl-Hasnath

Sub-unit attending the Expo:

Muhammad For Allwhich had charts displaying the

sayings of the Prophet, books

and documentaries on the life ofthe Prophet, organized at

Madarse-Mohammadia,

Kakatiya nagar .

JAC

news

Photosby

Fazeel

Khaleeq Ahmed,Zonal Campus secretaryaddressing the gathering.


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I Look I SeeI look, I look, I look, I see

I see a world of beauty

I touch, I touch, I touch, I feel

I feel a world around so real

And everything I do

I dedicate to You (Allah)

Cause You made me

I am for You

I listen, listen, listen, I hear

I hear the words of God so clear

I read, I read, I read, I know

It helps my knowledge grow

And everything we doWe dedicate to You

Cause You made us

We are for You

He(Allah) sent the Prophet to show us the way

He made Religion perfect that Day

Peace be upon him, upon him we pray

Salatullah, wa salamu aalyhi

I sleep I sleep, I sleep, I dream

I dream I'm in a garden green

I wish, I wish, I wish I pray

I pray to be here everydayAnd everything I do

I dedicate to You

Cause You made me

I am for You

I work, I work, I work, I strive

To make something of my life

I seek, I seek, I seek, I find

I find another hill to climb

And everything we do

We dedicate to You

Cause You made us

We are for You

I look, I look, I look, I see

He sent the Prophet to show us the way

He made Religion perfect that Day

Peace be upon him, upon him we pray

Salatullah, wa salamu aalyhi

POEMYusuf ul IslamBe Creative !

Jet PropulsionJet propulsion is not a modern invention. Allah had created seacreatures such as the Squid and cuttlefish which use jet propulsionto move about. They force out a jet of water in one direction inorder to move in the opposite direction. A similar principle is nowused in jet aircraft and rockets, after man pondered over the crea-tion of Allah.In the jet-propelled boat described below water in a metal tubeheated to form steam. The steam forces its way through a hole inthe cap of the tube. This makes the tube, and hence the boat movein the opposite direction.

Construction1. Obtain a metal tube with a push-on plastic cap. Some throat

and indigestion tablets are sold in tubes of this kind. Make asmall hole in the cap, slightly off center. The cap acts as a safetyvalve. If the steam pressure becomes too great, it will force thecap off the tube. This prevents the pressure from exceeding acertain limit and ensures that the tube will not explode. Do notuse a tube with a screw-on cap. It will not be forced off by ex-cessive steam pressure and cannot, therefore, act as a safetyvalve.

2. Construct a simple boat from light weighted wood or a hardcardboard which cannot be burnt easily. Dimensions are notimportant, but do not make the boat too narrow. If you do, itmay tend to overturn in water.

3. Place three lighted candle stumps in the engine compartment.Half-fill the tube with water and push the cap on firmly. Fit thetube in position over the candles and wait for the water to boil.After a while, you will see a jet of steam coming from the holein the cap. The jet will propel the boat through the water.

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Junior Associate Circle, the school students wing of Students

Islamic Organization of India, is to create an awareness and

impart basic knowledge into the tender minds of school chil-

dren and to guide them in their academics and nurture their

talents. Lectures are given in various schools of Hyderabad

for the said purposes, and if your school has not been

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Colony; AzizBagh; BrindavanColony;

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Weekly JAC programmes are held across the city :-

He(Allah) is the one who has

set free the two kinds of water,

one sweet and palatable, and

the other salty and bitter. And

He has made between them a

barrier and a forbidding parti-

tion.

[Al-Quran 25:53]

The Holy Quran mentioned

He(Allah) has set free the

two seas meeting together.

There is a barrier betweenthem. They do not trans-

gress

[Al-Quran 55:19-20]

Quran and Science

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Match TheFollowing

GEORGIAN

CALENDAR(solar)

MONTHS

ISLAMIC

HIJRAH

CALENDAR(lunar)

JUNE 1 SAFAR

APRIL 2 MOHARRAM

FEBRUARY 3RABBI US

SANI

JANUARY 4 RABBI ULAWWAL

AUGUST 5 SHABAN

SEPTEMBER 6JUMADIL

AWWAL

MAY 7JUMADI US-

SANI

MARCH 8 RAJAB

JULY 9 RAMAZAN

DECEMBER 10 DHIL HIJJAH

OCTOBER 11 SHAWWAL

NOVEMBER 12DHIL

QAYADAH

The months of both the calendars do not corre-

spond to each other, as one is solar and the

other is lunar. The Georgian calendar has 365days in a year, where as the Hijrah Calendar

has 354 days.

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