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சவூதி அரேபிய மன்னர் அப்துல்லா தனது 86 வயதில் உடல் இயலாமை, சோர்வு, களைப்பு போன்ற முதுமை நிலையினாலும் முதுகுவலி, ஹெர்னியா ஆகிய நோய்களினாலும் அவதியுருகின்றார் அவருக்கு பல தடவைகள் அமெரிக்காவில் சிகிச்சை அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது இறுதியாக் கடந்த நவம்பர் 22-ம் தேதியன்று அமெரிக்காவிற்கு சிறப்பு சிகிச்சைக்காக சென்றிருந்தார்.

அதன்போது தற்‌காலிக மன்னர் பொறுப்பினை இளவரசர் அப்துல் அசீஸிடம் வழங்கிச் சென்றார். அவர் சிகிச்சை முடிந்து திரும்பினாலும் அவரின் முதுமை ,இயலாமை காரணமாக சவூதியை அடுத்து யார் ஆழ்வது என்ற பிரச்சினை மன்னர் குடும்பத்தில் தோன்றியுள்ளதாக கருதுரைக்கபடுகின்றது மன்னர் அப்துல்லாஹ்வுக்கு அடுத்து இரு சகோதர்கள் இருப்பினும் அவர்களும் முதுமையின் இயலாமையில் இருப்பதாக சுட்டிகாட்ட படுகின்றது விரிவாக பார்க்க Video

தற்போது மன்னர் குடும்பத்தில் குழப்பம் சூடு பிடிதுள்ளதாக தெரிவிக்கபடுகின்றது இஸ்லாத்தை நேசிக்கும் பைசல் போன்றவர்கள் கல்வித் தகுதியுடன் இருந்தாலும் அவர்கள் இஸ்லாத்தை நேசிப்பவர்கள் அமெரிக்காவின் நலன்களுக்கு எதிரானவர்கள் என்பதால் பெரும்பான்மை மன்னர் குடும்பம் அவர்களை ஒதுக்குவதாகவும் கல்வித்தகுதியற்ற அமெரிக்காவை கண்மூடித்தனமாக ஆதரிக்கும் பலர் தமக்குள் கடும் போட்டியை எதிர் கொள்வதாகவும் சவூதியை ஆழத் தகுதியான எவரும் இதுவரை தொன்படவில்லை என்று தெரிவிக்கபடுகின்றது.

இது தொடர்பாக ஈரான் பிரஸ் தொலைக் காட்சியில் நடைபெற்ற ஆங்கில கலந்துரையாடல் இங்கு பதிவு பதிவு செய்யப்படுகின்றது

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Misuse of Zakat collected through mosques by Abu Asma

Zakat is not a mere ritual, but an indispensable competent of Islam which Abubakr (Ral) fought against who rejected it and has been a responsibility of the Islamic State to collect from the right people and distribute it to the right people. In Sri Lanka this is now taken up by some mosques Alhamdulillah. However there seems ample cases of corruption, favoritism , misuse of funds collected in the mosques in the name of Islam. The main reason is even the people who give Zakat seldom question  the mosque authorities / trustees of how their Zakat was used and what impact it has made in the people who received it.

It is interesting to note that some mosques who have collected Zakat for 15 years cannot produce 1 beneficiary who has come out of poverty , let alone that he is Zakat payee (I suggest you call and ask few mosques immediately). There is no records of how much Zakat was collected ( the figure varies within the board members) and to whom it was distributed. 

Another example is that land is brought through Zakat money to distribute among poor families in a mosque in the hill country. Alhamdulillah its a good decision but until today (after 5 years) the poor are not resettled because non of the poor are willing to stay there as its a remotest part of the village with no access or facilities. on an inside note, the land belong to a close relative of the head of the Zakat committee, who was trying to sell this land for the land 10 years and the Zakat money came as a blessing for him to sell it in a much higher price than he expected!!

There are hundreds of incidents such as these done in the disguise of Islam. it is out duty as this Ummah not only  to enjoin what is good BUT ALSO TO FORBID WHAT IS EVIL. Umar (Ral) was questioned by a women in regards to dowry and he changed his opinion and I am sure there are sincere souls among the trustees who will like to be more accountable and transparent to the public about the funds they collect. This is a call to the Silent majority to raise their voice against corruption and ask mosques to be accountable and transparent in collecting and distributing Zakat.

Let me also ask  the Muslim clerics,  intellectuals , activists  to device a mechanism to monitor and evaluate the zakat funds of mosques and ensure its not a mere ritual but a dynamic act of worship in a complete way of life ( deen) setting an example other communities as well.

Let me also request if any mosques can claim any success stories to share it with this group please. (by Abu Asma via Muslim Watch)

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Lecture Tour of Dr.Waffie Mohammed (Plus*)

Dr.Waffie Mohammed- Scholar from Trinidad & Tobago


Sri Lanka Public Lecture Tour December 2010


24th December at 7.30pm after Isha at Nimal Road Masjid,
Living in Akhir Zamaan (End of Times)

25th Saturday December at 4.00pm at Zahira College, Maradana
"Is Islam a Difficult Religion?"

26th Sunday December at 10.30am at CIS Lecture Hall

Purpose of Life

26th December at 4.00pm at CIS Lecture Hall

"How to React to Questions About Islamfrom Friends and Colleagues"


 Insha Allah,
Separate seating arrangements for ladies at Zahira College & CIS
All are welcome
Centre for Islamic Studies, 15A, Rohini Road, Colombo 6

Telephone 0112586660, 0112593523. E.mail. cisnews@sltnet.lk

(Plus*; The holy quran says; ...the man was created weak....TMQ 4:28)


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The Noble Task of a Writer - M. R. Mohamed of Sri Lanka

Synopsis of the keynote address delivered by M. R. Mohamed of University of Colombo Sri Lanka on 30.05.98 at the Arafa National College in Weligama on the occasion of the prize-giving ceremony for winners in the Essay Competition

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2010 New cabinet of Sri Lanka

A 59 member cabinet with 18 new faces was sworn in by President Mahinda Rajapaksa a short while ago at the Presidential Secretariat following his swearing in for the second term as the executive President on Friday.

The new Cabinet & Deputy of Ministers of the UPFA government was sworn in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (22 Nov). The new cabinet comprises 09 Senior Ministers and 49 Cabinet Ministers. 31 Deputy Ministers were also sworn in.

Following is the list of Cabinet Ministers and their portfolios:

Prime Minister
D. M. Jayaratne – Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs

Senior Ministers
Ratnasiri Wickramanayake – Good Governance & Infrastructure Facilities
D E W Gunasekara – Human Resources
Athauda Seneviratne – Rural Affairs
P. Dayaratne – Food & Nutrition
A. H. M. Fowzie – Urban Affairs
S. B. Nawinna – Consumer Welfare
Piyasena Gamage – National Assets
Prof. Tissa Vitharana – Scientific Affairs
Dr. Sarath Amunugama – International Monetary Cooperation


Other Cabinet Ministers
1. Nimal Siripala - Irrigation & Water Resources Management
2. Maithreepala Sirisena – Health
3. Susil Premajayantha – Petroleum Industries
4. Arumugam Thondaman - Livestock and Rural Community Development
5. Dinesh Gunawardena - Water Supply & Drainage
6. Douglas Devananda - Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development
7. A. L. M. Athaullah - Local Government & Provincial Councils
8. Rishad Bathiyutheen - Industry & Commerce
9. Champika Ranawaka - Power & Energy
10. Wimal Weerawansa - Construction, Engineering Services, Housing & Common Amenities
11. Rauff Hakeem –Justice
12. Basil Rajapaksa –Economic Development
13. Vasudeva Nanayakkara – National Languages and Social Integration
14. S. B. Dissanayake – Higher Education
15. Prof G.L. Peiris – External Affairs
16. W. D. J. Seneviratne - Public Administration & Home Affairs
17. Sumeda G Jayasena - Parliamentary Affairs
18. Jeevan Kumaranatunga – Postal Services
19. Pavithra Wanniarachchi – Technology and Research
20. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa – Environment
21. Tissa Karaliyadde – Child Development and Women's Affairs
22. Gamini Lokuge – Labour and Labour Relations
23. Bandula Gunawardena – Education
24. Mahinda Samarasinghe – Plantations
25. Rajitha Senaratne – Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Development
26. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon – Land and Land Development
27. Felix Perera – Social Services
28. C B Rathnayake – Private Transport Services
29. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena – Agriculture
30. Keheliya Rambukwella – Mass Media and Information
31. Kumara Welgama – Transport
32. Dullas Alahapperuma – Youth Affairs and Skills Development
33. Johnston Fernando – Cooperatives and Internal Trade
34. Chandrasiri Gajadeera – Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms
35. Salinda Dissanayake – Indigenous Medicine
36. Reginold Cooray – Small Export Crops Promotion
37. Dilan Perera – Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
38. Jagath Pushpakumara – Coconut Development and State Plantations Development
39. T B Ekanayake – Culture and Aesthetic Affairs
40. Mahinda Amaraweera – Disaster Management
41. S M Chandrasena – Agrarian Services and Wildlife
42. Gunaratne Weerakoon – Resettlement
43. Mervin Silva – Public Coordination and Public Affairs
44. Mahindananada Aluthgamage – Sports
45. Dayasritha Tissera – State Assets and Enterprise Development
46. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – Telecommunication and Information Technology
47. Jagath Balasuriya – National Heritage
48. Lakshman Seneviratne – Productivity Promotion
49. Navin Dissanayake – State Management Reforms  


Deputy Ministers 
1. Susantha Punchinilame – Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Deputy Minister
2. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena – Economic Development Deputy Minister
3. Rohitha Abeygunawardena – Ports and Highways Deputy Minister
4. Pandu Bandaranaike – Indigenous Medicine Deputy Minister
5. Jarathne Herath – Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister
6. Duminda Dissanayaka – Youth Affairs and Skills Development Deputy Minister
7. Lasantha Alagiyawanna - Construction, Engineering , Services Housing and Common Amenities Construction, Engineering , Services Housing and Common Amenities Deputy Minister
8. Rohana Kumara Dissanayaka – Transport Deputy Minister
9. H.R. Mithrapala – Livestock and Rural Community Development Deputy Minister
10. Nirmala Kotelawala – Ports and Highways Deputy Minister
11. Premalal Jayasekara – Power and Energy Deputy Minister
12. Githanjana Gunawardena – Finance and Planning Deputy Minister
13. Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan – Resettlement Deputy Minister
14. Faiszer Musthapha – Technology and Research Deputy Minister
15. Indika Bandaranayake – Local Government and Provincial Councils Deputy Minister
16. Muththu Sivalingam – Economic Development Deputy Minister
17. Siripala Gamlath – Lands and Land Development Deputy Minister
18. W.B. Ekanayaka – Irrigation and Water Resources Management Deputy Minister
19. Chandrasiri Sooriyarachchi – Social Services Deputy Minister
20. Nandimithra Ekanayaka – Higher Education Deputy Minister
21. Nirupama Rajapaksa – Water Supply and Drainage Deputy Minister
22. Lalith Dissanayaka – Health Deputy Minister
23. Sarana Gunawardena – Petroleum Industries Deputy Minister
24. Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa – Education Deputy Minister
25. M.L.A.M. Hisbullah – Child Development and Women’s Affairs Deputy Minister
26. Weerakumara Dissanayaka – Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Deputy Minister
27. A.D.S. Gunawardena - Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Deputy Minister
28. Earl Gunasekara – Plantation Industries Deputy Minister
29. Basheer Segu Dawood – Co-operatives and Internal Trade Deputy Minister
30. Abdul Cader – Environment Deputy Minister
31. Dulip Wijesekara – Disaster Management Deputy Minister

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Article Request for Trends Monthly - Islamic English Magazine

We welcome any brother / sister 

willing to write 

an article on any of the below 

subjects to be published in the 

January and subsequent issues of

The Trend monthly:

•          Halal certification in Sri Lanka
•          Proposed education reforms and the future of the Muslims
•         Contributions of Arab tourism to Sri Lanka’s economy
•          The direction Sri Lankan Muslim politics ought to head
•          Muslims Vs Commission on Lessons Learned and Reconciliation
•     Any other subject of concern for the Muslim community

Please contact for further details on the objectives / scope of the articles that we expect.  

Contact:  trendsmonthly@gmail.com

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International Days

Each international day is an opportunity to focus our attention on a particular issue. The days are listed in chronological order. Click on the name of the day to get:

- information about the day's origins and news about the issue
- educational materials on that subject
- links to relevant international treaties
- links to organisations with more information

19^th January; Martin Luther King Day

01^st March; International Death Penalty Abolition Day

08^th March; International Women day

21^st March; Interl, day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

03^rd May; World press Freedom Day

17^th May; International day against Homophobia

12^th June; World Day against Child Labour

16^th June; Internal Day of the African Child

20^th June; World Refugee Day

26^th June; International Day in support Victims of Torture

12^th August; International Youth Day

23^rd August; International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade& its Abolition

21^st September; International Day of Pease

01^st October; Int Day of Older Person

10^th October; World Day against Death Penalty

16^th October; World Food Day

17^th October; International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

16^th November; International Day for Tolerance

20^th November; Universal Children Day

01^st December; World HIV/AIDS Day

03^rd December; International Day of Person with Disabilities

10^th December; Human Rights Day

18^th December; international Migrant’s Day

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03rd December; International Day of Person with Disabilities

3 December 2010 -- The International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1992. The annual observance of the Day aims to increase awareness and understanding of disability issues and trends, and to mobilise support for practical action at all levels by, with and for persons with disabilities.

With the coming into force on 3 May 2008 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, advocates for disability rights have a powerful tool at their disposal. The 13 December 2006 adoption of the Convention by the UN General Assembly reflected an attitudinal change towards people with disabilities. The Convention recognises that persons with disabilities have the same inherent dignity as persons without them, are capable of claiming their rights, and should be participating members of society. As of November 2010, 147 countries have signed the Convention, and 96 have ratified it.

In 2010, the theme of the Day is "Keeping the Promise:  Mainstreaming Disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and Beyond". Persons with disabilities represent key target groups in all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), yet disability and the concerns of persons with disabilities still lack representation in MDG processes and mechanisms. The Day can help ensure that governments, global leaders, policy-makers and other stakeholders support the full and effective participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of societal life and development. (HREA)

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1st December, World AIDS Day

1 December 2010 -- An estimated 33.3 million people live with HIV/AIDS. 1 December marks the 22nd observance of World AIDS Day, which has become one of the most recognised international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have died of HIV/AIDS, and celebrate victories such as increased access to treatment and prevention services. 

The number of new HIV/AIDS cases is estimated to have decreased by 20 percent over the past ten years. 5.2 million people living with HIV in low and middle-income countries now have access to treatment, but millions more do not. In 2009 alone, an estimated 2.6 million people, including 370,000 newborn babies were infected with HIV.

The theme for World AIDS Day 2010 is "Universal Access and Human Rights". World AIDS Day is an essential part of the worldwide "Light for Rights" campaign that emphasises the link between HIV/AIDS prevention and human rights. Where human rights are promoted to protect people living with HIV and members of other vulnerable groups, there are fewer infections, less demand for antiretroviral treatment, and fewer HIV/AIDS deaths. (HREA)


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Sri Lanka; Will our people ever learn?

Another scam, another trickster, in Kandy this time. 80 million rupees! Will our people ever give up being avaricious? I spoke to some  of those who invested with this company.  The responses were interesting.

Some alert youngsters have done some checking and have suspected that this could be a scam. They have checked for the address in UK allegedly from where the “work “ was originating and there was no such registered company. And the work was obviously fictitious for they wanted some old manuscripts to be typed.  But they have “taken a calculated risk” knowing these fellows, even if they were tricksters would continue  to dupe the people for at least six months. Once Rs.14, 000 invested you get this back in 2 months. Anything after that was just bonus. Only that they did not bargain for the police to cotton onto it before that.  So some have gained whereas many have lost.  The only way these scams can be stopped is by educating the public. The common man is far too gullible. Easy money attracts the fools. Unfortunately these fools too consist of our citizens.  

The public must be warned to report any new company who are seeking to pay large amount of profit for any work–specially computer work must be reported to police for investigation.  (Daily mirror)

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