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Dr Ranaa Akbar
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dr Ranna Akbar, who was a beloved community leader. Dr Ranaa was a pioneer in the founding of AAPNA and she served as one of the presidents of AAPNA. She also participated and helped many organizations including IQRA.
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EID-UL-ADHA: THE TRADITION & MESSAGE
Dr. Abidullah Al-Ansari Ghazi
Executive Director of IQRA International Educational Foundation
Once again we are celebrating Eid al-Adha! Rasulullah (S) said that all people have their days of celebration, and Allah has given us two such days: Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Both of these days are unique as our celebrations, like our religion, have four major dimensions:
1. We believe in One God and glorify Him.
2. We follow the commandments of Allah and His messenger.
3. We constantly thank Allah for His infinite blessings and mercy in our life.
4. We share with others His favors to us with all others.
Eid ul-Adha is the prime example of that character of al-Islam and carries within it all the four dimensions of al-Islam as we shall see. We thank Allah that through His final messenger, He perfected His Din, which now completes all the earlier revelations and fulfills them for all times to come. After nearly twenty-two years of struggle, the Prophet Muhammad (S) purified Kabah, the House of Allah, of its idols and superstitious practices and re-established the faith of Ibrahim in its purest form.
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Charity in the Qur'an: A Spiritual Approach
Dr. Abidullah Ghazi
Executive Director
Recently, I have been reading the Qur’anic Tafsîr by Khajah Abdullah Ansari (1006-1088 CE), the distinguished descendent of the noble Abu Ayyub al-Ansari and a prominent scholar and Sufi who wrote a voluminous Persian-language commentary entitled Kashf ul-Asrâr (Revelation of The Secrets) an spiritual reading of the sacred Word of Allah. This work is regarded as a masterpiece of Persian literature and religious scholarship.
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