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http://www.islamicbulletin.orgIslamic Bulletin’s 25th Year Anniversary
Join us as we celebrate our 25th Year edition of the Islamic Bulletin. At this
time we would like to humbly thank our readers for making this milestone
possible. When we began this awesome journey, we never imagined we would
come so far. Allah (SWT) has been very generous with our publication and has
blessed us every step of the way. To commemorate this wonderful and blessed
event, we are very excited to share with you beautiful and inspiring stories in
this special, longer edition of The Islamic Bulletin.
Guaranteed to touch the hearts and minds of Muslims and non-Muslims alike
everywhere is The Purpose of Life, an inspiring and wonderful excerpt from an
inspirational speech by Khalid Yasin. In the account of finding the true meaning
and purpose of our existence, readers are encouraged to ponder the meaning
behind these amazing words from this dynamic lecturer. Another incredibly
touching story is of Robert Davila, a young paraplegic man who, through the
aid of a voice-activated computer, found his way to Islam while hospital-rid-
den.
At the special request of our IB Readers who need guidance in learning
how to pray, we are offering a special pull-out section entitled How-to-Perform
Salat and Wudhu. Helpful to not only those brothers and sisters who may be
new to Islam and in need of assistance in learning how to pray, but also very
beneficial to those of us who might need a little “brushing-up” on what to say
and fine-tuning of our prayer positions. What better time than now to make
these changes and implement them in our everyday lives.
The Sirah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is another informational pull-
out section in this edition (IB’s 25th year edition). Through this, we get to learn
about our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) including his birth, childhood,
life and family; culminating in the revelation of prophet hood and hardships
of the various battles and struggles of his early years of Islam. The Sirah of
the Prophet (S) concludes with how he (SAW) was able to transform warring
idol-worshiping nations into peaceful, monotheism societies following the re-
ligion of Islam. On the final page of this section is the most beautiful, touching
and heart-warming final sermon of our beloved Prophet (SAW).
In this issue, topics include a delicious Crème Caramel in our Cooks
Corner, a beautiful and economical Eid card to make a friend or loved one in
our Kids Corner, and an article on the tiny creation of Allah (SWT), the mos-
quito, in our Quranic Science section. Concluding our anniversary edition is
the touching story of Prophet Musa (AS), where he asks Allah (SWT) beautiful
questions and Allah (SWT) responds that these favors are for the Ummah of
Muhammad (S). Then Musa (AS) asks Allah (SWT) to please make him one of
the people from the Ummah of Muhammad (S). Allah (SWT) has promised our
Ummah so many special favors. Let us strive to attain those special bounties
and when we do, we would have learned the purpose of life!
Hoping that you find our anniversary edition memorable, please email us your
feedback/suggestions on the articles in this issue. May Allah (SWT) continue to
bless each and every one of us with His (SWT) blessings, may He (SWT) make
us pious individuals, and may He (SWT) guide us to Sirat-ul-Mustaqueem.
Ameen!
The Islamic Bulletin Staff