Barack Obama – Friend or Foe” – Saturday, 24th October, UWA, GGLT2, 3-5pm
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum,
You are cordially invited to attend an open lecture and MOVIE on
“Barack Obama – Friend or Foe” next Saturday, 24th October at
the University of Western Australia, Geography and Geology Lecture
Theater GGLT2 between 3 and 5pm. (see attachment)
Please forward this to your friends and associates who may be
interested in the Muslim perspective on this prominent statesman.
Was-Salaam,
Ml. Feizel Chothia
Obama friend or foe?.mp3
Polygamy in Islam – 10th October UWA GGL2 3-5pm
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum,
During our last lecture we were unable to complete both topics ‘Homosexuality and Polygamy’, so this Saturday’s lecture will be on the later. You are cordially invited to attend an open lecture on ” Polygamy in Islam ” this Saturday, 10th October 09 at the University of Western Australia, Geography and Geology Lecture Theater GGLT2 between 3 and 5pm.
Please forward this to friends and associates who may be interested in the Islamic view on this controversial issue.
In Sydney recently Keysar Trad (associate of the late ‘Mufti’ of Australia Sh. Taj Hilali) gave a talk on Islam and Polygamy at the festival of dangerous ideas. He gave a lecture along side Gremaine Greer, Christopher Hitchens and Cardinal George Pell ! What a controversial line-up 
Here is a link to his article in the Sydney Morning Hearld and a reply article by Shakira Hussein (Crickey.com.au)
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/why-should-polygamy-be-a-crime-20091002-gfdg.html
http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/06/muslims-moan-why-kayser-trad-why/
Below is the audio recording from the lecture. Just right click and select ’save as’.
PolygamyinIslam.mp3
Polygamy in islam Q&A.mp3
Is there a place for gay Muslims?
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum everyone
Following on from our last lecture on ‘Homosexuality in Islam’ (download or subsrcibe to our podcast), here is a video lecture by Dr. Sherman Abdal Hakim Jackson. He is a distinguished scholar from America, and the video was found on http://www.lamppostproductions.com/blog
Free Islamic textbooks for children
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum,
For free Islamic Studies Text Books please visit the following site.
www.freeislamicstudiestextbooks.com
The text books are authentic and an ideal resource for Muslim schools,
Madrasahs and Islamic homeschooling.
More text books will be made available in the near future, In-Shaa’ Allaah.
Please pass on this information to all your friends and family.
Was-Salaam,
ML. Feizel Chothia
Podcast up and running
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum everyone
Our podcast is up and running (finally). A podcast is a online radio show basically. This means you can subscribe to the podcast and automatically have any updated lectures, as well as all of our previous lectures for download. You can then put the Perth Muslim Youth Forum podcast on your ipod/iphone. This is great for daily commutes and all those breaks at uni
Just subscribe on the feed icon on the right side panel, or click on the podcast page. You can also subscribe through the itunes store, just follow the directions below or click on the link
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=333244951
Upcoming lectures
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum everyone
Here are the details for the upcoming lectures. I will try to make a pdf file with more details about each topic
10th October
Polygmamy in Islam?
24th October
Barak Obama – Friend or foe?
7th November
Angels & Devils
Riba, Banking & Dajjal
21st November
Riba, Banking & Dajjal
5th December
Islamic civilization
19th December
The miraculous Qur’an
Polygamy and homosexuality in Islam
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum everyone
Our next lecture this Saturday 26th September will be on ‘polygamy and homosexuality in Islam’. This lecture will clarify Islam’s position towards these two issues and how we can engage in a positive discourse. This is a great opportunity to ask any questions related to these issues in a safe, open environment. Please feel free to invite any family and friends.
Below are some articles related to the topic, which may be useful for further reading. Also the Mp3 recordings from the lecture. Just right click and ’save as’. Enjoy
homosexuality in Islam part2.mp3
Homosexuality in a Changing World Are We Being Misinformed.doc
iQuran Recitation Software for iPhone and iPod Touch
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum everyone
I have found a very useful Iphone/Ipod Touch app for all the tech savvy Muslims out there As the title suggests, you can now read the Noble Quran on your Iphone! It is an awesome piece of software, with numerous translations, transliterations and reciters to choose from. With the latest 3.0 software you can view the pages in landscape. Just search for iQuran in the apple store via itunes.
Evolution deception links
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum everyone,
Below are the links to the lecture 2 weeks ago ‘Evolution Deception’. Enjoy
1st movie – The collapse of Darwinism and the Fact of Creation
http://us2.harunyahya.com/Detail/T/EDCRFV/productId/1132/THE_DISASTERS_DARWINISM_BROUGHT_TO_HUMANITY
2nd movie – Disasters that Darwinism brought to Humanity
http://us2.harunyahya.com/Detail/T/EDCRFV/productId/1245/THE_COLLAPSE_OF_EVOLUTION
Book – Why Darwinism is Incompatible With the Qur’an
http://us2.harunyahya.com/Detail/T/EDCRFV/productId/1020/WHY_DARWINISM_IS_INCOMPATIBLE_WITH_THE_QUR%E2%80%99AN
Why Have I been Created? Lecture – UWA 12th Sep. 3-5pm
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum and peace be upon you,
Like countless millions before you, you must have asked yourself such
questions as: Who am I? Where do I come from? What am I doing in this
world? Where do I go from here, from this seemingly earth bound
existence, and what is my purpose, if any?
These are questions about life and about the meaning and purpose of life.
These are questions about the universe and our place in it.
The answers you give to these questions help to shape your worldview.
Your worldview is not only the way in which you see and explain the
world and your place in it, but it affects the way you think and the
way you act or behave. Your worldview shapes the quality of your life.
In the long history of mankind, there have been many different
attempts at explaining the purpose of humankind. As believers in God,
Muslims have suggested that the purpose of man is to worship Allah
(God) , as mentioned in the following verse:
“…I have created humankind … that they may worship me….”
(51, 56)
…does it then suggest that the Almighty is in need of our worship.
This, though, would be an obvious contradiction of the Islamic belief
in Allah being absolutely Self-sufficient, Independent and
Transcendent.
If, on the contrary, the answer be no, then it would seem that mankind
serves no purpose at all.
What then is the purpose of the creation of man?
Furthermore, if man was created for worship then why was he granted
the freedom to choose not to do so, and even to deny the very
existence of Allah himself?
What then is the nature of humankind and what, if anything at all,
makes us so unique?
How also are we to understand the nature of the relationship between
humankind and Allah?
You are cordially invited to an open lecture to explore these
pertinent issues from an Islamic perspective on Saturday the 12th of
September at the UWA Geology and Geography Lecture Theatre 2. Time:
3-5pm
Was-Salaam,
ML. Feizel Chothia
Below is transcript of the lecture and mp3. Just right click and ’save as’.
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