…and not enough done yet – so before I knuckle down and put this site into temporary hibernation, here are a few notices:

1. You’ll be glad to hear that Shaykh B. Bayyah and his son have recovered from their accident and are resting at home in Jeddah wal-hamdulillah, as confirmed by his son Cheikhna yesterday on the phone – he sounded pretty jolly to be honest; they’re a strong lot these Shanaqitah masha’Allah!

2. My old haunt in East London desperately requires your help. Al-Ansar has only a few days to raise £200,000 to buy out their Masjid and bookshop and are looking either for donations or at the very least 200 people to give them £1000 as sadaqah or as a temporary loan to be paid back over the next 5-10 years and they need it by this Wednesday!

I don’t think this is beyond the capacities of the local Muslims in East London and many others in the UK so please try and help them as much as you can in this time of increased blessing and reward – if you have the money spare, this is a really sound investment insha’Allah.

3. The HHUGS team have a new account up and running for those who wish to continue supporting the needy:

Account name: HHUGS
Bank: Lloyds TSB
Account number: 00418137
Sort code: 30-94-77

4. Someone has asked me to remind everyone after the Northern Rock fiasco that only £2000 of your money is guaranteed in such current accounts and then the next £33000 odd is only 90% guaranteed in case of problems, which let’s be honest, are increasing in prevalence every year it seems. This is despite what the government might claim about it’s 100% guarantees etc. So, the lesson is, if you’ve got more than £2000 in your account, pass over the rest to me… :-)

5. Those who have emailed: honestly, I’m getting through them and I’ll have answered all outstanding questions by tomorrow evening insha’Allah barakallahu feekum. I appreciate your patience and continue to seek your forgiveness for my deficiencies.

6. I almost forgot: I apologise for my anger in the khutbah after having to be interrupted only 3 minutes into it, against the person who parked their car and blocked in a disabled mother neighbour of the Masjid who wanted to leave her house. Next time, I’m going to find out who that person was and name and shame.

As for the kids laughing, joking and smoking (!) I told today in Tarawih that *censored*…

:-(

Also, I applaud the stance adopted by the best reciter in Manchester, Imam Abu Umar of Didsbury Masjid, who refused to lead Tarawih prayers tonight because of the repeated ignorance and stubborness of those who continue to block the drives of the neighbours of the Masjid. I understand that the next step is that there will be no Tarawih prayer held at the Masjid if this ridiculous situation from the Muslim community – Didsbury has already been threatened with court action for the actions of its Musalleen and enough is enough.

How on earth the one single community of people in this world with the greatest moral and civic duty of treating the neighbours and the people in general in the best way possible, have become infamous for being the worst and most irresponsible is just beyond me. Wallahi, it is beyond me.

Anyway, that’s my moan for this month. There are far too many things that one can pick up on that freaks you out when you see the Muslims together but life is just far too short.

Have a great Ramadhan insha’Allah. One more post to come and then we’re out…