COMMUNITY IFTAR  BY CADISHEAD & IRLAM ISLAMIC CENTRE

TRANSLATION OF RECITATION SURAH MARY (MARYAM)

By Iftikhar Uddin

FROM AYAT 27 TO 36

27. Then she brought him (the baby) to her people, carrying him. They said: "O Mary! Indeed you have brought a thing Fariyy (a mighty thing).
28. "O sister of Harun ! Your father was not a man who used to commit adultery, nor your mother was an unchaste woman."
29. Then she pointed to him. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle? "
30. "He Îsa (Jesus)] said: "Verily I am a slave of Allah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet
31. "And He has made me blessed wheresoever I be, and has enjoined on me Salat (prayer), and Zakat, as long as I live."
32. "And dutiful to my mother, and made me not arrogant, unblest.
33. "And Salam (peace) be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!"
34. Such is 'Îsa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). (It is) a statement of truth, about which they doubt (or dispute).
35. It befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glorified (and Exalted) be He (above all that they associate with Him). When He decrees a thing, He only says to it: "Be!" - and it is.
36. Jesus also declared,˺ “Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”

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The Companions of our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) were constantly reminded by both, word and deed that Allah and His messenger placed great importance on the consideration and kind treatment of neighbours.

There is a famous saying of our Prophet (P.B.U.H): “He is not a believer who eats his fill, whilst his neighbour beside him goes hungry” (Bukhari).

A good neighbour is one who guarantees comfort, security and safety.  This is true regardless of the ethnicity or religion of the neighbours.

If one member of the community suffers then the whole community is at risk.  In the past, neighbours and wider community members depended on each other in times of strife or calamity.  This is not so far from the situations we find ourselves in today; old people die alone and are forgotten, and neighbours go hungry behind closed doors.  Many community problems such as these could be solved by neighbourly concern.

Islam is an inclusive religion.  This is evident by the fact that Moses and Jesus are considered to be true Messengers and Prophets sent by Our Creator for the guidance of Mankind.