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With its sweet-tangy flavour and high nutrient content, the Kiwi fruit
makes a tasty ingredient in smoothies, salads, desserts and cakes. The
best quality fruit come from New Zealand since the favourable climatic
conditions and rich volcanic soil ensure consistent quality and taste.
Kiwi fruit is rich in vitamins and minerals compared to other popular
fruits. For exampleit has twice the Vitamin C content compared to
oranges and five times more nutrient content compared to apples making
it a "Super Fruit".
It is also a good source of dietary fibre, Vitamin E, potassium, folic
acid, carotenoids, antioxidants and trace minerals. Truly itis a
nutritional powerhouse. Here's a quick look at its various benefits:
Vitamin C content (85.1 mg) helps boost immunity.
High fibre content (3 gm) improves digestion.
Its Glycemic Index number(48.5) makes it suitable fordiabetics.
Folic content (38.2 ug) benefits pregnant women.
The magnesium (14.4 mg) content is vital for normal body functions
Vitamin E content helps fight age-related macular degeneration.
Its low fat and low sodiumcontent makes it ideal for patients with
heart disease and diabetes and also helps weight loss.
Its anti-oxidant property helps reduce blood pressure and high
cholesterol levels.
Quick tips
Best eaten when ripe or slightly soft
Store at room temperatureor with apples and bananas for quick ripening
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Biography, - Faatimah bint Al-Munthir ibn Al-Zubayr ibn Al-'Awwaam, may Allaah have mercy upon her - details at http://aydnajimudeen.blogspot.com

Asmaa', may Allaah be pleased with her, is a well-known figure in
Islamic history; not only was she the daughter ofAbu Bakr, may Allaah
be pleased with him, and the sister of 'Aa'ishah, may Allaah be
pleased with her, but she was the obedient wife of the great
companionAz-Zubayr ibn Al-'Awwaam, may Allaah be pleased with him. Her
role in supporting the Prophet,sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and her
examples of sacrifice and forbearance are ever-alive in the annals of
Islamic History. She was named'Thaat An-Nitaaqayn')the One with the
Two Waistbands( due to an incident in which she used two waistbands in
order to tie food for the Prophet,sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and
her fatherAbu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him. They had
leftMakkahforMadeenahand were being pursued by the enemy. It
wasAsmaa's, may Allaah be pleased with her, job to deliver this food
to them with the utmost secrecy; late into her pregnancy she climbed
up MountThawr. For those who aren't acquainted with this Mount it
should suffice for you to know that even the youth are caught gasping
for breath when climbing its rocky tracks. What droveAsmaa', may
Allaah be pleased with her, with her unborn, to undertake such a
dangerous journey? It was no other than the deep love she had for the
Prophet,sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and her father. Later, when Abu
Jahl came to the house ofAbu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him,
full of rage and anger he askedAsmaa', may Allaah be pleased with her,
the whereabouts of her father and the Noble Messenger,sallallaahu
'alayhi wa sallam. Standing strong, with faithflowing through every
inch of her being, she replied that she did not know. He slapped her
across her face; she stood strong and unyieldingly with a heart full
of love for this religion.
Her love did not end with the demise of the messenger,sallallaahu
'alayhi wa sallam, on the contrary, she, may Allaah be pleased with
her, ignited this deep love into the hearts of her children and
grandchildren. One such grandchild that benefited greatly from her
company was no other thanFaatimahbintAl-Munthir, may Allaah have mercy
upon her. Allaah choseFaatimah, may Allaah have mercy upon her, to be
a light whose name would shine - even today- in the books ofAhaadeeth.
Faatimah bint Al-Munthir, may Allaah have mercy upon her, is respected
as one of the leadingTaa'biaatof her time )the generation after the
companions(. She was a great scholar and was renowned as
aFaqeehah)Jurist( and was married to her cousinHishaam ibn 'Urwah ibn
Al-Zubayr, may Allaah have mercy upon him.Hishaamwas also a great
scholar and narrator. Some of his leading students included:Imaam Abu
Haneefah,Imaam Maalik,Shu'bahandSufyaanAl-Thawri, may Allaah have
mercy upon them.
Although they were both cousins,Hishaam, may Allaah have mercy upon
him, had not acquired fromAsmaa', may Allaah be pleased with her, the
manyAhaadeethof the Prophet,sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,
thatFaatimah, may Allaah have mercy upon her, had acquired fromAsmaa',
may Allaah be pleased with her. Hence, he would ask his wife and learn
from her the words of the Prophet,sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,
memorizing them and in turn informing his companions and students of
what his wife had taught him.
Many have narrated fromFaatimah, may Allaah have mercy upon her, such
asMuhammad ibn Is-Haaq, may Allaah have mercy upon him, )the author of
one very famous book ofSeerah( and others, yet her husbandHishaam, may
Allaah have mercy upon him, comes as one of the leading figures
narrating directly fromFaatimah, may Allaah have mercy upon her.
The following are just a few examples from the major and unanimously
accepted books of narrations, in whichHishaam, may Allaah have mercy
upon him, narrated directly from his wifeFaatimah, may Allaah have
mercy upon her.
1.Hishaam, may Allaah have mercy upon him, narrated from his
wifeFaatimah, may Allaah have mercy upon her, from her
grandmotherAsmaa', may Allaah be pleased with her, that she said:'A
woman came to the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,
and said: 'O Messenger of Allaah, I have a daughter who is a bride:
she has a disease )measles( that has thinned her hair. Can I join
]another's hair[ to it? The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi
wa sallam, said:'The curse of God is on the one who joins ]another's
hair in this way[ and the one who asks for this ]joining another's
hair.'']Al-Bukhaari, Muslim, Al-Nasaa'i & Ibn Maajah[
2.Hishaam, may Allaah have mercy upon him, says:'Faatimah, may Allaah
have mercy upon her, narrated to me from Asmaa', may Allaah be pleased
with her, that she said: 'We ate meat of one of our horses in the time
of the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.']Al-Bukhaari, Muslim,
Al-Nasaa'i & Ibn Maajah[
3.Hishaam, may Allaah have mercy upon him, narrates fromFaatimah, may
Allaah have mercy upon her, fromAsmaa', may Allaah be pleased with
her, that she said:'The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa
sallam, said to me:"Give ]of your wealth[, spend ]from it[ and pay
out; do not hold it back, otherwise Allaah will hold back from you; do
not count ]it[ otherwise Allaah will count over you."]Al-Bukhaari,
Muslim & Al-Nasaa'i[
4.Hishaam, may Allaah have mercy upon him, also narrated from her the
longHadeethfound in the books ofAl-BukhaariandMuslim, may Allaah have
mercy upon them, about the prayer on the occasion of the solar
eclipse.
For some of the most leading scholars of Islam, the likes ofImaam
Al-BukhaariandImaamMuslim, may Allaah have mercy upon them, to record
theseAhaadeeeth,in which:
1. Women have narrated the hadeeth
2. A man has narrated from his wife.
Holds great lessons for those who claim that the Scholars of Islam
were misogynist and andocentric. On the contrary the very books that
are considered the most reliable sources of Islamic knowledge contain
narrations that contain chains which bear the names of women.
Further, these examples bear sufficient proof that men would, without
embarrassment, narrate from their wives openly.
Was it not forHishaam, may Allaah have mercy upon him, who learnt
fromFaatimah, may Allaah have mercy upon her, who learnt fromAsmaa'may
Allaah be pleased with her, we may have been bereft of these beautiful
pearls of wisdom that were extracted from the sea of Prophet-hood.

Biography, - Faatimah bint Muhammad ibn Ahmad, may Allaah have mercy upon her

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We are now going to meet one of the greatest Faqeehah )woman-scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence( of her time. She was renowned for her grounded knowledge of Hanafi Jurisprudence and was no other than the daughter of the great scholar and jurist, Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abu Ahmad ‘Alaa’ Ad-Deen Al-Samarqandi, may Allaah have mercy upon him, whose bookTuhfat Al-Fuqahaa’is well-known by the scholars and students of knowledge. Not only did she learnFiqhfrom her father, but she memorized his bookTuhfat A- Fuqahaa’.
Being a jurist in itself is no small matter; one needs to be well-acquainted with the Quranic verses, ahaadeeh of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and the principles of theMathabthey wish to base their ruling on. Further they need to have knowledge of the circumstances and needs of the contemporary world. Her knowledge, may Allaah have mercy upon her, was such that it exceeded her husbands, who would consult her for her opinions, especially when lie erred in passing aFatwa. Her name was Faatimah bint Muhammad ibn Ahmad, may Allaah have mercy upon her, and her father had married her to ‘Alaa’ Ad-Deen Abu Bakr ibn Mas‘ood Al-Kasaani, may Allaah have mercy upon him, who was highly distinguished in the fields ofAl-Usool and Al-furoo‘and who was as"The king of scholars".He wrote a commentary onTuhfat Al-fuqahaa’entitledBadaa‘i Al-Sanaa‘i, and showed it to his Shaykh )the father of Faatimah(, who was delighted with it and accepted it as a dowry for his daughter, although he had refused offers of marriage for her from some of the kings of Byzantium. The juristsof his time said,“He commentated on his )teacher's( Tuhfah and married his daughter.”
Before her marriage,Faatimah, may Allaah have mercy upon her, used to issueFataawa)religious edicts and verdicts( along with her father, and theFataawawould be written in her handwriting and that of her father. After she married the author ofAl-Badaa‘i, theFataawawould appear in her handwriting and that of her father and her husband. Her husband, may Allaah have mercy upon him, would make mistakes, and she would correct them. Ibn Al-'Adeem, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said,‘My father narrated that she used to quote the Hanafi Mathab )school of jurisprudence( very well. Her husband Al-Kasaanee sometimes had some doubts and erred in the ]issuing of a[ Fatwa; then she would tell him the correct opinion and explain the reason for ]his[ mistake … Her husband used to honor her and highly respect her’
She, may Allaah have mercy upon her, authored many books from which scholars benefited, and she used to have a study circle. She lived during the era of the just rulerNoorud-Deen Ash-Shaheed, may Allaah have mercy upon him, who would consult her about different issues and he used to generously gift her.
Surprised? But as we will come to see, there were many like Faatimah bint Muhammad, may Allaah have mercy upon her, who would follow her footsteps in the coming centuries.







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Biography, - Umm As-Sa‘d … the loyalty of the pupils

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The Loyalty of the Pupils
Regarding her pupils and their relationship with her, she remarked:"I remember each one of them: some I certified in one way of recitation, and others – and they are few and far between – I have conferred licenses in all ten styles. All of these accreditations are stamped with my own seal that I always keep with me and hand it to no one, no matter how much I trust him ]or her[."She added:"Some of them are busy and no longer come to me. But, most of them either call or pay me a visit and inquire about my affairs from time to time."
She would proudly recall from among them some now-famous memorizers and reciters of the Quran and preachers. One of them even won second place in the international competition annually held in Saudi Arabia, for those who have committed the Holy Quran to memory. The most famous of her students is the physician, Ahmad Nu‘aina‘, who had recited the Quran in front of her and been accredited by her. Additionally, there are countless recitation specialist and teachers in the Alexandria Institute for Quran Recitations, who, when granting recitation licenses, have the honor of her name in the chain ]of reciters[ that goes back generations directly culminating with the Messenger of Allaah,sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
The Wives are Jealous of the Sheikhah!
Perhaps one of the funniest anecdotes related by Umm As-Sa‘d was how the wives of some of her students felt jealous of her, fearing she would take their husbands from them, particularly because they would talk about her ]at length and[ with much pride. This caused many of the men to bring their wives along to the lessons, to assure them their fear was baseless, for she was a blind old lady.
She recounted:"Some men were initially hesitant in coming to recite the Quran to me, and others stayed away, because I am a woman. However, Sheikh Muhammad Ismaa‘eel, one of the most renowned preachers in Alexandria, released an edict permitting this, when he came to know of my age. He even sent members of his family to me to learn to recite the Quran."
The Day of Khatmah - Ceremony of Celebration and Gifts
The happiest days of Umm As-Sa‘d were those ofKhatmah)completion of recitation of the Quran(, when she would issue a license to a student of hers. Although she had lived that day over three hundred times, as a keepsake, she would retain a photocopy of each certification she had conferred. The last, ]we saw[, was awarded to a woman who was licensed in reciting according to the style of Qaaloon on the authority of Naafi‘.
On the day of theKhatmah, a banquet, or ]sometimes[ a tea party would be held, in which the licensee would present a gift to Umm As-Sa’d; sometimes, it was a garment, a ring or gold jewelry, according to each one’s financial ability. But, to her, the most beautiful present was an all-expenses-paid trip forHajjand ‘Umrah)major and minor pilgrimage(, and yearlong accommodation in Makkah, gifted to her by some of her pupils.
The best reward for her during this journey was that she“reviewed her memorization of the Holy Quran, and gave out licenses in different ways of recitation to tens of Quran students from almost all Islamic states, like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Sudan, Palestine, Lebanon, Chad and Afghanistan. ]..[ Yet, the dearest accreditation for ]her[ had been the one ]she[ awarded a Saudi female student of no more than seventeen years of age."
The Surprise: I got married, may my Sheikhah forgive me!!
You may be taken aback if you had asked her about the closest of her pupils to her, for her answer was: her husband Sheikh Muhammad Fareed Nu‘maan, who was, before he passed away five years ago, the most famous reciter of the Quran on the Rradio of Alexandria. He was the first to be granted a license from Umm As-Sa‘d.
Regarding the story of her marriage, she said:"I failed to fulfill my promise to my teacher, Sheikhah Nafeesah, to not marry. ]My husband[ recited the Quran to me in different styles; ]..[ I felt comfortable with him; he was blind like me and memorized the entire Holy Quran at an early age. I continued to teach him for five years, and when he concluded ]learning[ all ten modes of recitation and was licensed in them, he asked for my hand in marriage and I accepted."
Their marriage lasted for forty years during which she had no children. She commented on that once, saying:"Praise be to Allaah; I feel that He always chooses the best for me. Perhaps if I had had children, they would have distracted me from the Quran and possibly even made me forget it."
Undoubtedly, theSheikhahwas like a stream that gave of itself and incessantly flowed with the Quran and other virtues.
Death
Umm As-Sa‘d, may Allaah have mercy upon her, died at dawn on the sixteenth day of Ramadan, 1427 A.H., corresponding to 9/10/2006, at the age of eighty-one. Her funeral procession was from the Mosque of Ibn Khaldoon, in the Bahari area of Alexandria.







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