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All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the universe. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon Mohammad, His last messenger.

The purpose of this hand-out is to correct a false idea spread among those willing to adopt Islam as their faith. Some people have a wrong notion that entering into the Islamic fold requires an announcement from the concerned person in the presence of high ranking scholars or shaikhs or reporting this act to courts of justice or other authorities. It is also thought that the act of accepting Islam, should, as a condition, have a certificate issued by the authorities, as evidence to that effect.

We wish to clarify that the whole matter is very easy and that none of these conditions or obligations are required. For Allah, Almighty, is above all comprehension and knows well the secrets of all hearts. Nevertheless, those who are going to adopt Islam as their religion are advised to register themselves as Muslims with the concerned governmental agency, as this procedure may facilitate for them many matters including the possibility of performing Hadj (Pilgrimage) and Umrah.

If anyone has a real desire to be a Muslim and has full conviction and strong belief that Islam is the true religion ordained by Allah for all human-beings, then, one should pronounce the “Shahada”, the testimony of faith, without further delay. The Holy Qur’an is explicit on this regard as Allah states:

“The Religion in the sight of Allah is Islam.” (Qur’an 3:19)

In another verse of the Holy Qur’an, Allah states:

“If unyone desires a religion other than Islam (Submission to Allah), Never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (their selves in the fire).”(Qur’an 3:85

In addition, Islam is the only religion prevailing over all other religions. Allah states in the Holy Qur’an:

“To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety:…” (Qur’an 5:48)

Mohammad, the Prophet of Allah (Peace and blessing of Allah be upon him), said:

“The superstructure of Islam is raised on five (pillars): testifying that there is no God (none truely to be worshiped) but Allah, and that Mohammad is the messenger of Allah, performing the prayer, paying the Zakah (poor-due), fasting the month of Ramadan, and performing Hadj”.

The Shahada can be declared as follows:

“ASH-HADU ANLA ELAHA ILLA-ALLAH WA ASH-HADU ANNA MOHAMMADAN RASUL-ALLAH”.

The English translation is:

“I bear witness that there is no deity (none truely to be worshipped) but, Allah, and I bear witness that Mohammad is the messenger of Allah”,

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Technorati Tags: Art, community, education, gifts, Holidays, Jewish, life, music, singles

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Divahn, a word common to Hebrew, Persian and Arabic, means a collection of songs or poetry.
Divahn captures the beadth and diversity of Mizrakhi and Sephardi music throughout the centuries, infusing traditional songs with sophisticated harmonies and arrangements using tabla, cello, rabel, doumbek, violin and other acoustic instruments.

Duration : 0:3:15

Technorati Tags: 07, 2007, 22, April, Art, Cultural, Divahn, Fest, Jewish, Museum, of, Queens

Drawn and first published during the rise of Hitler, the Passover Haggadah of Polish-jewish artist Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) is a triumphant and enduring work of hope and courage, and the supreme expression of one artist’s love for his people and his heritage. The new luxury edition of The Szyk Haggadah, limited to only 300 copies, is a landmark of Jewish art and culture. For more information, please visit www.szyk.com.

Duration : 0:4:33

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In 1994, when Partnoy visited the Jewish Museum in New York for the first time, she became impressed by the images and the rich textures of the ancient religious objects. It was then that she thought that she would need a different material than oil painting to portrait the life of the Jewish people and the stories of the women of the Bible. She chose fabrics to create the collages, more specifically, discarded fabrics she found at some upholstery stores and at dressmakers shops, to tell those stories about dreams, exile, and hopes.

The music of this video is by Ofra Haza (Shedemati and Lavo El Toch Haperach)

For more info on Raquel Partnoy:

http://www.raquelpartnoy.net/PinturaArgentina/index.html

For more info on Ofra Haza with thanks for their continuous effort to keep the legacy of Ofra Haza alive:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ayinchet

http://www.youtube.com/user/Ofrachai

http://www.youtube.com/user/OfraFan

Video: Defeses Fine Arts, Madrid

Duration : 0:4:55

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This art exhibition was unique as it was the first time different forms of art exclusively produced by six different Iranian American Jews has ever been formally exhibited in public.

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Technorati Tags: Art, Iranian Jewish Artists, Iranian Jews, Karmel Melamed, Persian Jews, Shulamit Nazarian

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