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See - Sada Elbalad
04-04-2025
- General
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MCE: Orphan Care is a Religious Duty, Societal, Ethical Responsibility
Mohamed Mandour The Muslim Council of Elders, led by Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, affirmed that caring for orphans is among the most virtuous acts that bring a person closer to Allah, and it is a societal and ethical responsibility that strengthens social bonds and community cohesion. The Council emphasized the necessity of providing for their material needs and offering psychological, social, and educational care to enable them to become constructive members in their countries and societies. On the occasion of Arab Orphan Day, which falls on the first Friday of April each year, the Council stated that the noble Islamic faith encourages Muslims to be guardians of orphans, to treat them well, honor them, and look after their welfare and interests, considering these actions among the best deeds that earn Muslims rewards and blessings from Allah Almighty. Allah says: "Give orphans their wealth ˹when they reach maturity˺, and do not exchange your worthless possessions for their valuables, nor cheat them by mixing their wealth with your own. For this would indeed be a great sin." [The Quran, 4:2]. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: "I and the guardian of the orphan will be in the Garden like that," indicating his forefinger and middle finger, slightly separating them (Sahih al-Bukhari). The Muslim Council of Elders calls for the necessity of providing support and care for those who have lost their parents due to the wars and conflicts our world is witnessing today, which have claimed thousands of innocent civilian lives and left tens of thousands of children without families, homes, and shelter. These children are now in dire need of attention, care, and social and psychological rehabilitation, and it is crucial to extend a helping hand to them. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
Express Tribune
30-03-2025
- General
- Express Tribune
Let's see the good in others
The writer is an educationist based in Kasur City. He can be reached at Listen to article Hazrat Ali (AS), the fourth caliph of Islam, advised his sons, Imam Hassan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS): "Keep your affairs in order and maintain harmony in your relationships because I heard your grandfather, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny), say: 'Resolving mutual conflicts is superior to canonical prayers and fasting of a year'." You need a childlike way of spending life to usher in happiness in whatever you do or whosoever you interact with. Unsoiled by all guile and craft, children deal with others to enjoy themselves and please others. They don't prolong their anger into malice. They do throw tantrums, but a change of time and space puts them in new avatars. One thing we must know is that to be happy is an act willingly orchestrated and a state of mind followed by the selfless pursuit of that act. The motivation behind that act is actually what decides the nature and sustainability of our happiness. Social media and texting go abuzz with unsolicited moral policing exhorting the importance of letting go of old grudges on the occasion of Eid. One should let bygones be bygones, but there is an ultra-thin borderline between self-respect and ego. Our first overtures to mend fences face the static friction caused by our ego. To initiate resumption is the negation of our ego. It saves us from self-blaming and self-loathing for not having exhausted our options to salve the tattered relationship. "The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree); but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah; verily Allah loveth not those who transgress." – The Quran (42:40) But if anyone still stands egotistically adamant, now your self-respect must nag you to desist from stooping too low lest the other person might get emboldened with his arrogance. To save him from being solidified on his stance, now leave your sincerity to prick his conscience. One must learn to manage one's Stone Age brain in the 21st century. To know whether you are opinionated down to the subconscious level, check the inbox and gallery of your mobile phones. If they are stuffed with images and screenshots you haven't checked for ages, you test positive. It signals that you are too slow in letting things go. In an experiment in psychology, it's illustrated that the weight of an object doesn't matter if you are to hold it up for a few minutes but the longer you keep the object aloft, the heavier it would become. The 13th annual World Happiness Report 2025 describes an experiment wherein people express low probability of the lost wallet being returned. The results were against their apprehensions: "The rate of wallets returned was almost twice as high as people predicted." The distrust was termed 'empathy gap'. The report concludes that "belief in the kindness of others was more closely tied to happiness." John F Helliwell, an economist at the University of Columbia and a founding editor of the report, says the wallet experiment proves, "People are much happier living where they think people care about each other." "Look seriously at the people with whom you are working, with whom you are living, who are on your streets, and put on a rosier set of glasses when you're dealing with them. And that'll change your behaviour in traffic. It'll change your behaviour in political discussions. It'll change everything," Helliwell said. Psychologists assert that to make opinions of others is to search our psychic equivalence, "wherein we project our mental states into reality and others' minds". Dr Lara Aknin, professor of social psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and an editor of the World Happiness Report, warns: "If we expect the worst of others, we walk around the world fearful, and that matters for our own well-being." Our good experiences are short-lived than the negative ones unless we make an effort to let them stay with us. That's the premise of Hardwiring Happiness, a book by psychologist Rick Hanson who explores how consciously sticking to positive moments counterbalances the brain's built-in negative bias. "Your brain has a negativity bias that makes it like Velcro for negative experiences and Teflon for positive ones," Hanson says.
See - Sada Elbalad
27-03-2025
- Politics
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Shihab: Dialogue Is Fundamental Principle Instituted by Islam
Mohamed Mandour Dr. Muhammed Quraish Shihab, member of the Muslim Council of Elders and former Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs, affirmed that dialogue is a fundamental principle instituted by Islam for the welfare of humanity. Allah Almighty calls upon us to cooperate, and true cooperation can only be achieved through mutual understanding. As the Almighty says: 'O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another' (The Quran, 49:13) One of the most important means of achieving this mutual understanding is through dialogue. Moreover, difference and diversity are part of the divine order, as Allah also states: 'And if your Lord had willed, He could have made mankind one community; but they will not cease to differ — Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them.' (The Quran, 11:118–119 ) Speaking in the seventh episode of the Ramadan program 'One Ummah', which is broadcast across the Muslim Council of Elders' social media platforms throughout the holy month, His Eminence explained that the diversity willed by Allah is a diversity of variety—not of contradiction. Therefore, dialogue is a key Islamic teaching; it is the effort to understand others and to explain our own perspective without imposing our views on anyone. Dr. Quraish Shihab further emphasized that difference can be a source of mercy and a means of broadening the horizons of the Ummah. In fact, some differences among us may stem from a shared pursuit of truth—such as the differences that exist among scholars on various legal and jurisprudential matters. Accordingly, we must learn to benefit from our diversity and embrace it as a source of strength, not division or conflict. Throughout the month of Ramadan, the Muslim Council of Elders is broadcasting five special programs across its social media platforms as part of its media strategy to promote and reinforce the values of dialogue, peace, tolerance, and coexistence. These programs are: 'Al-Imam Al-Tayeb', 'One Ummah', 'Humanitarian Values with the Elders', 'The Month of Harmonious Coexistence', and 'Our Ethics'. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Ireland Replaces Former Israeli Embassy with Palestinian Museum News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
See - Sada Elbalad
21-03-2025
- General
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On Mother's Day: MCE Affirms Islam's Reverence for Mothers
Mohamed Mandour The Muslim Council of Elders, under the chairmanship of Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, affirms that Islam has greatly elevated the status of mothers and strongly advocates for their appreciation, respect, and compassionate care, in recognition of their enduring sacrifices and unwavering devotion to their children. Allah Almighty says in the Glorious Quran: 'And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age while with you, say not to them so much as, 'uff,' and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.' (The Quran, 17:23) And also: 'And We have enjoined upon man care for his parents. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship.' (The Quran, 46:15) The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) further emphasized the mother's esteemed position, saying: 'Paradise lies at her feet'. Islam, the Council emphasized, urges righteousness and dutifulness toward one's parents—even after their passing—through praying for them, seeking forgiveness on their behalf, fulfilling their commitments, maintaining the bonds of kinship that stem from them, and honoring their close friends. On this special occasion, the Muslim Council of Elders extends its deepest respect and appreciation to all mothers across the Arab and Muslim worlds, and to mothers worldwide, for their unmatched contributions in nurturing, compassion, kindness, and raising generations upon the values of goodness, compassion, and peace. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Ireland Replaces Former Israeli Embassy with Palestinian Museum News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
See - Sada Elbalad
13-03-2025
- Politics
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Sano: Contemporary Challenges Require Unity of Muslim Ummah and Its Reconciliation
Mohamed Mandour Dr. Qutb Mustapha Sano, member of the Muslim Council of Elders, former Minister of Religious Affairs, Minister of International Cooperation, former Diplomatic Advisor to the President of Guinea, and Secretary-General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah, stressed the importance of uniting the Muslim Ummah and reconciling its people in the face of contemporary challenges that seek to divide them and impose a specific culture. In the third episode of the "One Ummah" program, which airs on the Muslim Council of Elders' social media platforms throughout Ramadan, He stated that the Muslim Ummah is confronting numerous intellectual, social, political, and economic challenges. These require unified efforts to overcome. This can be achieved by raising generations capable of turning these challenges into opportunities and using modern technologies positively and beneficially for the Ummah. The member of the Muslim Council of Elders further explained that unity within the Ummah is also about distancing itself from extremism and radicalism and upholding the values of mutual understanding and coexistence. This was the main focus of the Intra-Islamic Dialogue Conference, held in Bahrain last February, which called for the unity of the Ummah based on the shared belief that those who pray our prayer, face our Qiblah, and consume our halal food are indeed Muslims. Dr. Qutb Sano urged the members of the Ummah to move beyond past historical conflicts in which current and future generations were not involved, citing Allah's words: "That was a community that had already gone before. For them is what they earned and for you is what you have earned. And you will not be accountable for what they have done." (The Quran, 2:141). This, he emphasized, is crucial for the Ummah to restore its unity, leadership, and distinctiveness.
