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UNHCR, SUPKEM appeal raises Sh 15 million for refugees’

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A total of Sh15 million was raised to sup-port hundreds of thousands of refugee youth in Kenya to access education. The fundraiser held last Saturday at a Nairobi hotel was organized by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in partnership with the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) and was aimed to improve the access and quality of education for refugees in Kenya to give them a chance for a better future. The Ramadhan Iftar funds drive was pre-sided over by the Garissa Governor Ali Korane who was the Chief guest during an event attended by leaders from the Muslim community, business community, government representatives and mem-bers of the diplomatic corps. The UNHCR and Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) early this month launched the Ramadhan Education Appeal to increase access to education for refugee children and youth in Kenya.In Kenya, thousands of refugee youth in the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps are unable to go to school because of the lack of resources and funding.Addressing the gathering, the SUPKEM national chairman Dr Yusuf Abdulrahman Nzibo said failure to educate youths in ref-ugees camps makes them susceptible to engaging in crime. “These youths are idle, hence sustainable to all sorts of things in-cluding drugs, being confused into Jihad-ist movements, being jailed in Libyan pris-ons for trying to illegally cross borders into Europe and being radicalised,” he said.Ambassador Nzibo also called upon lead-ers, Muslims and the business community to contribute to the efforts to support the welfare of refugee youth saying it is an opportunity to invest in their future.On his part, UNHCR special envoy Mu-hammad Affey said educating refugee youths will contribute to stability in their

Munira Abdifatah Abdi from Markaz Musab Bin Umar receives her prize and certificate of participation from Jamia Mosque Assistant Treasurer Abdulmajid Abdulkarim.Munira emerged the winner in the fifteen chapter category during the girls event of the Jamia Mosque Qur'an Memoriza-tion Competition that closed last Sunday.

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Winners of Jamia Girls Qur'an competition feted

The Seventh edition of the annual Jamia Mosque girls Qur’an memorization com-petition closed on Sunday with winners in various categories being awarded for their good performance.

Asmaa Ibrahim Adow emerged the overall winner of the Quran memorization compe-tition in the female category.

The Markaz Musab bin Umair’s student took position one for her meritorious efforts of memorizing the whole 30 chapters of the Quran. Asmaa took home a cash prize of Sh 80, 000.

The second position went to Naima Moha-mud Mohamed from Imam Asim who re-ceived a cash prize of Sh 70,000.

Yusra Ibrahim from Madrasatul Qur'an

Alkarim emerged third position and was awarded with a cash prize of Sh 60,000.

The 15 chapter category was won by Mu-nira Abdfatah Abdi from Markaz Musab Bin Umair , Huda Bint Absar Kazmi from Madra-satul Qur'an Alkarim and Hilal Yusuf Adan from Ibnu Hajar. The three girls were award-ed cash prizes of Sh40, 000, Sh35, 000 and Sh30, 000 respectively.

It was a close contest in the 10 chapter category with only a point separating the competitors. Yusra Abdirahman Abdile from Markaz Musab Bin Umair, Salmo Kassim Ali from Zaidul Khayr and Afnan Muktar of Musab Educational Centre took the winners’ prize in this category. They each took home

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Ramadhan 12, 1440/May 17, 2019NATIONAL

The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) has faulted Members of Parliament who are asking for a pay rise, saying the lawmakers are insensitive to the plight of millions of Kenyans. Speaking to the Friday Bulletin, the coun-cil’s national chairman Sheikh Abdalla Ate-ka, said some MPs seem out of touch with the troubles besetting Kenyans and asked them to put the interests of Kenyans first. “It is now clear that most of our lawmakers are out of touch with the reality of the des-

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Qur'an competition perate situation facing Kenyans,” he said. The CIPK chair further urged the govern-ment to urgently deal with graft cases stat-ing that that the state’s inaction is breeding anger among Kenyans who have wondered why cases are still not included even after the high profile arrests of suspects.Sheikh Ateka also called on the government to reconsider its borrowing trend, saying the billions of loans borrowed is another burden that will be carried by Kenyans for many years.

Duale to sponsor Quran competition winners to 2019 HajjThe National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale has promised to sponsor the top three winners of annual Quran compe-tition in Garissa and their Parent to Mak-kah, Saudi Arabia for 2019 Hajj. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the annual Quran memorization competi-tion for students from various Madarasa and Hafthul Quran Centres held at Masjid Ibn Qayim, Duale said that as a measure to motivate and encourage Muslim chil-dren to memorize the noble Qur’an and take Madrassa education seriously he will sponsor top three students and their par-ents to undertake hajj in Makkah. “We have agreed to support and make regional competition next year. During that time, I will sponsor top three winners in Quranic competition and their parents to Makkah for Hajj," he said.

Duale who is also MP for Garissa Town-ship noted that Quran memorization among young children is a cardinal obligation among all Muslim parents on their children and it is a duty on every Muslim to memo-rize and understand its meaning for a better Da’wah and devotion towards their religion. He stressed that the teaching of the Quran and Arabic language to the youth will help them improve their character and increase their Iman (faith) in Allah.The Majority Leader urged members of the Muslim community and business community to be at forefront in supporting Islamic insti-tutions in order to contribute to the empower-ment of the general society.He further pledged to work together with the Muslim leadership in the region to foster de-velopment in the Muslim community.

CIPK fault MPs pay rise calls; ask Gov’t to act on graft

Ndhiwa Muslim cemetery land seized by churchMuslims in Ndhiwa constituency, Homa Bay County have no place to bury their dead after the land allocated to them by the county government was grabbed.

The land was part of burial grounds allo-cated to Muslims, Christians with another portion allocated for a public cemetery.

According to the Imam of Ndhiwa Jamia Mosque Zakaria Muhammad even after the county surveyors had clearly demar-cated the land, the Catholic Church en-croached on the land allocated to Mus-lims.

“After the county land surveyors con-cluded their measurements on the piece of land, we acquired the legal documents and started to fence the place but unfortu-nately the fence was burnt down the same night,” he said

He noted that they reported the incident to the police but no action was taken so far.

The Imam said several meeting had been held with local authorities including with the Ndhiwa Assistant County Commis-sioner to amicably resolve the matter but no lasting solution has been established yet.

He said the community is facing chal-lenges of burying their dead as they can-not access the burial grounds. “Recently,

a cash prize of Sh27, 000, Sh23, 000 and Sh20, 000 respectively.

First position in the five chapter catego-ry went to Miraji Dayib Abdullahi from Markaz Musab Bin Umair who was closely followed by Sofia Kassim Ali from Zaidul Khyr. Suwesi Zakaria Abdi from Awail took position three. The girls took home cash prizes of Sh13, 500, Sh11, 500 and Sh10, 000 respectively.

In the madrasa category, Markaz Musab Bin Umair emerged the winning madrasa in position one and received a Sh 50,000 cash award. The second position went to Zaidul Khayr which received cash prize of Sh 40,000 while Madrasatul Qur'an Alkarim was ranked position three and awarded Sh 30,000 respectively.

In his address Jamia Mosque Committee deputy treasurer Abdul Majid Abdulkarim encouraged Muslim girls to maintain the tradition of memorizing the Holy-Quran and taking Madrassa education seriously so as to gain religious knowledge for their spiritual well-being and development.

On his part Imam Jamia Mosque Sheikh Muhammad Swalihu urged Muslim par-ents to instill the Qur'an reading culture among their children to develop their spir-ituality and build good moral behaviours at tender age for them to be responsible persons in the society.

The two-day competition held over the weekend at Jamia Mosque attracted 68 participants drawn from 26 different ma-drasas from Nairobi and its environs, the highest number since its inception in 2010.

The boys’ event kicked off yesterday and closes on Sunday with the awards cere-mony taking place at the mosque. The an-nual competition is organized and spon-sored by Jamia Mosque Committee.

one of our brothers died and we had to travel to Homa Bay town cemetery which is more than 33 kilometers since we have no place here in Ndhiwa,” he observed.

The Imam has appealed to the Muslim leadership and concerned authorities to in-tervene in the matter and see to it that the allocated land is returned to the Muslim com-munity to enable them establish a Muslim cemetery in the area.

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around the world, 19.9 million of them un-der UNHCR’s mandate. It further stated that more than half (52 per cent) were children and 7.4 million of them were of school age.UN had urged the countries hosting refu-gees to enroll refugee children in national systems with a proper curriculum to allow for recognised qualifications that can act as a springboard to university or higher vocational training.It further notes that countries in develop-ing regions host 92 per cent of the world’s school-age refugees and need more sus-tained financial support from the interna-tional community.

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“O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint.” (Al-Baqarah 2:183)“O ye who believe! fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam.” (Aal `Imran 3:102) “Every deed of the child of Adam is for him except fasting; it is for Me and I shall re-ward it. The (bad) breath of the mouth of a fasting person is more pleasing to Allah than the perfume of musk.”(Al-Bukhari)The purpose of fasting is not to make us hungry and thirsty, or to deprive us some of our comfort and conveniences. The real purpose of fasting is that we learn taqwa.Taqwa is highly emphasized in the Qur’an and Sunnah. There are more than 158 verses in the Qur’an on taqwa, and there are hundreds of hadiths on this subject.Taqwa is Islam itself. It is the sum total of all Islamic values and virtues. If one has taqwa one has achieved everything.Taqwa is the consciousness of Allah. It is to do one’s best efforts to live by His com-mands and to avoid His prohibitions. The Qur’an has used the word taqwa to mean consciousness of Allah, fear of Allah, wor-ship of Allah, sincerity in faith, and avoid-ance of disobedience to Allah.Fasting and TaqwaFasting builds the character of taqwa if it is done in the right way. How does fasting build the character of taqwa? Let us look at some of the things that a fasting person is supposed to do, and see how they are related to the concept and spirit of taqwa.

1. Unlike prayers, charity, and pilgrimage, fasting is an invisible act. Only Allah and the person who is fasting know whether he or she is fasting or not.One may quietly eat or drink something and no one will notice and no one can find out. However, the fasting person has made this commitment for the sake of Allah and he or she wants to guard the purity of his or her fast for the sake of Allah.Fasting thus teaches sincerity, and it helps a person learn to live by the principles of his or her faith regardless whether others know or do not know. This is the very pur-pose and essence of taqwa.2. Food and sex are two needs and desires that are essential for human survival and growth, but they can become easily corrup-tive and disruptive if they are not properly controlled and disciplined.Taqwa requires observing the rules of Al-lah when one eats and when one enjoys sexual relations. Fasting teaches how to control and discipline these desires.3. The world is full of temptations. It takes a lot of discipline to say “no” to something that is very tempting but not good for us. During fasting we learn how to say “no” to things that are otherwise permissible and good, but are forbidden during fasting.When one learns how to say “no” to that which is generally permissible, then one

8 ways Ramadhan enhances your Taqwa

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can easily control oneself to avoid that which is forbidden. This is the spirit of taqwa.4. People generally care for themselves and their families, but they often ignore the needs of others. Those who have do not even feel the pain and suffering of those who are hungry, homeless, and living in poverty.Through fasting we taste—to some ex-tent—the pain and suffering of those who are poor and destitute. Fasting teaches empathy and sympathy, and it takes away some of our selfishness and self-centered-ness. This is the spirit of taqwa.5. When Muslims fast together in the month of Ramadhan, it builds an atmosphere of virtues, brotherhood and sisterhood. We come closer to our Creator and we also come closer to each other. Unity, peace, harmony, brotherhood and sisterhood are the fruits of taqwa. In Ramadhan we enjoy these fruits as we grow in taqwa.8 To-dos for Better TaqwaThere are some important things that we should do during Ramadhan to take bet-ter advantage of this month and to achieve its real purpose, namely, taqwa. These are some reminders and they are all taken from the guidelines given to us in the Qur’an and Sunnah.1. Niyyah (intention): Remind yourself again and again that you are fasting in obe-dience to Allah. Be sincere in your inten-tion. You want Allah to accept your fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whosoever fasts in Ramadhan with faith and seeking Allah’s reward, all his past sins will be forgiven.”(Al-Bukhari)2. Sunnah: Observe the Sunnah in fasting. Take the sahur meal a little before dawn and end your fast at sunset. Observe all the rules of fasting.3. Wara’ (avoiding everything haram or makruh): Be conscious to have halal food, halal income, halal relations. Avoid watching bad TV programs, videos, mov-ies, and spending too much time on the social media always, but especially during this month. Keep your body and mind very clean. Avoid wasting your time in useless things and pursuits.4. Qur’an: Spend more time with the Qur’an. Read Qur’an every day. Try to fin-ish the whole Qur’an at least one time dur-ing this month in your own personal read-ing. Read some Hadith and the books of seerah.5. Prayer, supplication, and remem-brance of Allah: Pray on time and observe all Prayers. Do not ignore the Tarawih Prayers. Make more supererogatory prayers.Do as much worship as you can. Do more dhikr(remembrance of Allah) and du`aa’(supplication) for yourself and for others.Make tawbah (repentance) and istighfar(request for Allah’s forgiveness) as much as you can. This is the best time for devotion and seeking Allah’s forgiveness.

Seek the Night of Qadar by special devo-tion during the last 10 nights of this month.6. Zakah, charity, and generosity: Be very charitable and generous. Give more and more to help the poor and needy, and to help good social and community pro-jects. Be good to your friends and neigh-bors also. Let your non-Muslim neighbors and co-workers know that this is your blessed and sacred time.7. Good behavior and relations with oth-ers. Try to be extra kind and courteous dur-ing this month. Forget your quarrels and disputes. Reconcile and forgive. Do not get involved in backbiting, lying, cheating, and anything that is wrong. Be very good to Muslims and to all human beings.8. Reflection: Think, reflect, and plan to improve the moral and spiritual condition of your own self and your family. Think about any wrong things and sins you may have been doing and correct yourself. Think about any deficiencies you have in your Islamic observances and plan to change yourself. Think what you can do for the Um-mah and for humanity to make this world a better place for everyone.It is reported in the Bible that the Children of Israel used to fast, but they complained to their prophet that they were not receiv-ing God’s blessings. God was not answer-ing their prayers. It is reported that God revealed to His prophet: “Why have we fasted, and thou seest it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and thou takest no knowledge of it?” Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers. Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with wicked fist. Fasting like yours this day will not make your voice to be heard on high.Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share

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FATAAWA

Health guidelines for Ramadhan

Will eating and drinking after the adhan of fajr invalidate the fast?It is clearly stated and known that the time of fasting is from dawn till sunset, which is known in Islamic Fiqh as from the adhan of Fajr till the time of magrib. So, no one is al-lowed to eat or drink after the adhan of Fajr or before the adhan of Maghrib.Hence, if someone is eating or drinking shortly before the adhan of Fajr, he/she must stop on hearing the adhan.Almighty Allah knows best.Is It Permissible to Hug the Opposite Sex While Fasting?If it is about hugging the wife while fast-ing, it is permissible but it is important to avoid as it might sexual arouse desires. We should avoid such actions to save our-selves from breaking our fast.As for hugging the members of the oppo-site sex — who are not related to you in blood or marriage–, one ought to avoid it all circumstances.Almighty Allah knows best.

Do Vaginal Discharges Invalidate Fasting?If this discharge is a result of some excitement that did not reach orgasm, it does not invalidate fasting. The same applies to men as well. If, however, the male dis-charge is ejaculation with the epic of sexual pleasure, it does break the fast.As for female discharge accompanied by orgasm, the majority of jurists are of the opinion that it invalidates fasting.It is highly recommended to avoid situations that may lead to this sensation during the engagement period es-pecially during the fasting hours in Ramadhan.Almighty Allah knows best. If you are fasting and get your period during mid-day, are you supposed to maintain the fast?There is nothing in the sources that makes it obligatory on you to maintain your fast and abstain from food and drink once your menses has begun; for once menses has started, your fast is void and you are allowed to eat and drink like everyone else who is excused from fast-ing due to illness, traveling, pregnancy, or breastfeed-ing. It is important to stress, however, that you ought to make up for the fasts you have thus missed.

There is no proof for those who claim that women, who have started menstruating dur-ing midday or after, must stay away from food and drink. It is simply a popular miscon-ception or faulty interpretation among some people; it has no sound basis whatsoever in the authentic sources of the Shari`ah. Islam in its pristine form is free of such extremism and rigid-ity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “This religion of ours is simple and easy to follow; whoever makes it hard upon will only be defeating himself/herself.” (Al-Bukhari)Almighty Allah knows best.Does Chronic Bleeding In-validate Fasting? If it is not menses, it is a case of chronic bleeding known as istihadah, which can be trans-lated as semi-menses. In the case of istihadah, she should fast and pray. However, she is required to wash her private parts and renew her wudhu for each Prayer.In conclusion, it is only men-ses that breaks the fast; chron-ic bleeding does not invalidate the fast; she is required to ob-serve the fast.Almighty Allah knows best.Can I Apply a Patch on My Arm While Fasting?There are different types of patches for various functions. Patches delivering nutrients or medicines to the body should break the fast.If, on the other hand, patches are applied only to the skin, then it is like massaging the body with oil; in which case, it should not break the fast.If one’s medical condition re-quires the use of patches de-livering nutrients or medicine to the body one should skip the fast unless it can be applied only during the night.In such case, one can delay applying the patch till after breaking the fast. While en-joining fasting during the Ram-adhan, Allah says, “if anyone of you is sick, or traveling then he or she may skip the fast and make up for it later. Allah wants for you ease; He does not wish to impose hardship on you.” (Al-Baqarah 2:184)As for nicotine patches, they

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Jamia Mosque through its social responsibility pro-gramme donated foodstuffs to Muslim residents in Riruta area within Nairobi.The foodstuffs were donated to cater for the poor and needy in the Muslim community during this Ramadhan season. Over 50 Muslim families within Riruta benefitted from the foodstuffs donation.The presentation ceremony was done on Tuesday by Assistant Supervisor at Jamia Mosque Rashid Mwangi assisted by Gamal Jamil of the Friday Bulletin on behalf of the committee.Community chairman Abu Chege appreciated Jamia Mosque Committee for its donation and kind gesture of extending a helping hand to local Muslims during the month of Ramadhan. “This is a noble deed by our largest mosque and its lead-ership and it is a challenge to other Muslim organizations and we call upon other mosques and Muslim institutions to emulate this gesture and support the needy in the community,” Abu stressed.

Jamia donate Iftar packages to Riruta Muslims

are akin to smoking tobacco. One should shun it alto-gether. Smoking is a sin; it destroys health as well as the valuable resources which one ought to use for beneficial causes.Almighty Allah knows best.Does Vomiting Invalidate Fasting?If you throw up without any voluntary action on your part and against your own will, your fasting is not at all af-fected. If, on the other hand, you induce vomiting de-liberately, then the fast is broken according to the four schools of jurisprudence, and you ought to make up for the same later.It goes without saying that one must at all times stay away from such activities, for deliberately breaking or causing to break an obligatory fast in Ramadhan is a grave sin in Islam.It has been reported that the Prophet (peace and bless-ings be upon him) said, “Whoever breaks a single day of fast during Ramadhan, without valid reason or sickness, he cannot hope to make up for the same by fasting a whole year (or according to some scholars an entire life-time).” (Abu Dawud)

Ramadhan Fataawa

Ramadhan is the month of generosity and charity and it is a period which encour-ages the faithful to have a greater sense of responsibility to-wards others.Fasting helps those with the means to un-derstand the suffering and the pains of the poor and the needy. During Ramadhan, Muslim organisations take efforts to distribute food items to the less fortunate so as to provide them with Iftar (fast breaking meals) ensuring that they do not go hungry.For the fourth year running, the Muslims for Muslims Ini-tiative donated foodstuffs to more than 3,000 less fortu-nate families in various areas

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RIGHT:Riruta Muslim Community chairman Abu Chege accompanied by Abdallah Rashid Kenyeria receives food package from Assistant Supervisor at Jamia Mosque Rashid Mwangi and Gamal Jamil of the Friday Bulletin.

of Nairobi. In the programme organ-ized under the auspices of Zakat Kenya, beneficiaries received food rations to last them through the month of Ramadhan.Among areas which benefitted from the exercise included Dandora, Ka-riobangi, Embakasi, Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums, Eastleigh, Kibera and Park Road areas.

TOP: Mahmud Badrudin, an official of Maahad Da'awah Group hands over a bale of flour to a beneficiary during the Iftar distribution pro-gramme in Tana River county. BE-LOW: A volunteer of Al Khair Foun-dation assits a mother to carry iftar food package.

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Ramadhan 12, 1440/May 17, 2019The Friday Bulletin FEATURE

By Dr. Farouk HaffejeeDuring the month of Ramadhan, our diet should not differ very much from our nor-mal diet and should be as simple as possi-ble. The diet should be such that we main-tain our normal weight, neither losing nor gaining. However, if one is over-weight, Ramadhan is an ideal time to normalize one's weight.In view of the long hours of fasting, we should consume slow digesting foods in-cluding fiber containing-foods rather than fast-digesting foods. Slow digesting foods last up to 8 hours, while fast-digesting foods last for only 3 to 4 hours.•Slow-digesting foods are foods that con-tain grains and seeds like barley, wheat, oats, millet, semolina, beans, lentils, whole meal flour, unpolished rice, etc. (called complex carbohydrates).•Fast-burning foods are foods that contain sugar, white flour, etc. (called refined car-bohydrates).•Fiber-containing foods are bran-contain-ing foods, whole wheat, grains and seeds, vegetables like green beans, peas, mar-row, corn, spinach, and other herbs like methie (fenugreek seeds), the leaves of beet root (iron-rich), fruit with skin, dried fruit especially dried apricots, figs and prunes, almonds, etc. The foods eaten should be well-balanced, containing foods from each food group, i.e. fruits, vegeta-bles, meat/chicken/fish, bread/cereals and dairy products. Fried foods are unhealthy and should be limited. They cause indiges-tion, heart-burn, and weight problems.Avoid•Fried and fatty foods.•Foods containing too much sugar.•Over-eating especially at suhur (the meal before beginning the fast).•Too much tea at suhur. Tea makes you pass more urine taking with it valuable mineral salts that your body would need during the day.•Smoking cigarettes. If you cannot give up smoking, cut down gradually starting a few weeks before Ramadhan. Smoking is unhealthy and one should stop completely.Eat•Complex carbohydrates at suhur so that the food lasts longer making you less hun-gry.•Haleem (traditional Indian wheat por-ridge) or Couscous are an excellent source of protein and is a slow-burning food.•Dates are excellent source of sugar, fiber, carbohydrates, potassium and magne-sium.•Almonds are rich in protein and fiber with less fat.•Bananas are a good source of potassium, magnesium and carbohydrates.DrinkAs much water or fruit juices as possible between Iftar (breakfast) and bedtime so that your body may adjust fluid levels in time.ConstipationConstipation can cause piles (hemor-rhoids), fissures (painful cracks in anal ca-nal) and indigestion with a bloated feeling.Causes: Too much refined foods, too little

water and not enough fiber in the diet.Remedy: Avoid excessive refined foods, increase water intake, use bran in baking, whole wheat flour when making bread.Indigestion and windCauses: Over-eating. Too much fried and fatty foods, spicy foods, and foods that produce wind e.g. eggs, cabbage, len-tils, carbonated drinks also produce gas. Remedy: Do not over-eat, drink fruit juices or better still drink water and avoid fried foods.Lethargy ('low blood pressure')Excessive sweating, weakness, tiredness, lack of energy, dizziness, especially on getting up from sitting position, pale ap-pearance and feeling faint are symptoms associated with "low blood pressure". This tends to occur towards the afternoon.Causes: Too little fluid intake, decreased salt intake.Remedy: Keep cool, increase fluid and salt intake.Caution: Low blood pressure should be confirmed by taking a blood pressure read-ing when symptoms are present. Persons with high blood pressure may need their medication adjusted during Ramadhan. They should consult their doctor.HeadacheCauses: Caffeine and tobacco-withdrawal, doing too much in one day, lack of sleep, hunger usually occur as the day goes by and worsens at the end of the day. When associated with "low blood pressure", the headache can be quite severe and can also cause nausea before Iftar.Remedy: Herbal and caffeine-free teas may be substituted. Reorganize your schedule during the Ramadhan so as to have adequate sleep.Low blood sugarWeakness, dizziness, tiredness, poor con-centration, perspiring easily, feeling shaky (tremor), unable to perform physical activi-ties, headache, palpitations are symptoms of low blood sugar.Causes in non-diabetics: Having too much sugar i.e. refined carbohydrates especially at suhur. The body produces too much in-sulin causing the blood glucose to drop. Remedy: Eat something at suhur and limit sugar-containing foods and drinks.Caution: Diabetics may need to adjust their medication in Ramadhan, consult your doctor.Muscle crampsCauses: Inadequate intake of calcium, magnesium and potassium foods.Remedy: Eat foods rich in the above min-erals e.g. vegetables, fruit, dairy products, meat and dates.Caution: Those on high blood pressure medication and with kidney stone prob-lems should consult their doctor.Peptic ulcers, heart burn, gastritis and hia-tus herniaIncreased acid levels in the empty stom-ach in Ramadhan aggravate the above conditions. It presents as a burning feeling in the stomach area under the ribs and can extend up to the throat. Spicy foods, cof-fee, and carbonated drinks worsen these

conditions. Medications are available to control acid levels in the stomach. People with proven peptic ulcers and hiatus her-nia should consult their doctor well before Ramadhan.Kidney stonesKidney stones may occur in people who have less liquids to drink. Therefore, it is essential to drink extra liquids so as to pre-vent stone formation.

your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, Here I am. (Isaiah 58:3-9)May Allah help us to take full benefit of fasting in this blessed month of Ramad-han. May He keep us on the right path and bless us now and always. Ameen!

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The second edition of the Kisumu based Sisters With A Mission(SWAM) Muslim development Group annual Quran Memo-risation competition will be held tomorrow in Kisumu. The one-day event will be held at Al-Muuminun Academy hall adjacent Kisumu Jamia Mosque and 20 Madrassas have confirmed participation. According to the chairlady of Sisters With A Mission (SWAM) Muslim Development Group Sister Rahma Akidah, the compe-tition has attracted participants from Ki-sumu, Kapsabet, Busia, Homa bay and Mumias respectively.

Kisumu to host SWAM Qur'an Competition tomorrow“The main objective of us as Sisters With A Mission Muslim Development Group or-ganizing the competition every year is to nurture good moral values, build self-es-teem and further instill the reading culture of the noble-Quran among young minds and have moral upright children in the Muslim community,” Sister Rahma said.During the event expected to be attended by Muslim leaders in the region ,prominent Nairobi based Islamic Scholar Sheikh Mu-hammad Osman will grace the event as the chief guests.Participants will showcase their unique skills in the art of Qur’an Memorization

during the event which is aimed at nurtur-ing young minds in preserving the Quran and its teachings. Various prizes which include cash prize and Copies of Noble Quran have been lined up for winners in the competitions which are categorised into Five chapters, Ten Chapters, Fifteen chapters and Whole Qur’an respectively.Last year during the first edition of the SWAM Quran Memorisation Competition, Over nine Madrasas drawn from Kaka-mega and Kisumu regions participated in the one-day event that was sponsored by Kisumu based Sisters with a Mission (SWAM) Muslim Development group.In the madrasa category, Koyonzo Inte-grated School from Matungu Sub-County emerged the winner, followed by Darul Qur’an from Kisumu while Railways Ma-drasa also from Kisumu took the third po-sition.

Locals living in areas prone to flooding in Lamu have been requested to shift to higher areas to prevent catastrophe that can be caused by the ongoing rains in the region.

Speaking to the residents in Lamu on Mon-day, Lamu county commissioner Joseph Kanyiri said they had partnered with the county government to contain flooding in exposed areas and urged the residents to obey the directive to prevent fatalities.

“So far so good, no negative reports since the rains started but we are asking people to move to safer areas just in case. It does not help when people wait until things get bad to start asking for assistance. Don't say you weren’t warned,” he said.

He added that residents of flood-prone villages often wait until their homes are flooded to start asking help from the gov-ernment.

The county commissioner also urged fish-ermen and seafarers to be watchful when-ever they venture into sea, saying the In-dian Ocean gets dangerous when it rains.

On her part, Lamu County Red Cross co-ordinator Kauthar Alwy urged those in low-land areas to move to higher grounds and assured the residents that her office was ready to deal with the effects of the rains and floods.

“We want those in risky areas to make alternative plans for accommodation until the rains are over,” she said.

The officials also warned against swim-ming in flooded rivers and ponds during the rainy season.

Among the areas prone to floods are Cha-laluma, Moa, Dide Waride, Jericho, Pan-gani, Amkeni, Pandanguo, Mkunumbi, Ki-tumbinio, Chomo, Boko ,Bar’goni ,Basuba, Mangai, Madina and Ishakani.

Move to higher lands, Lamu residents prone

to floods told

Power outage inconvenience Garissa residents during Ramadhan

Ramadhan enhances Taqwa

Residents in Garissa town are requesting for a permanent solution to end the ongo-ing power outages in the area since the commencement of Ramadhan.Local residents have expressed their frus-trations at the frequent power blackouts and had threatened to protest against the Kenya Power and Lighting Company for the mishap.The blackout occurs from 7:30pm and has led the faithful observe the special Rama-dhan prayers (Taraweeh) in darkness.The chairman of the Kenya Livestock Marketing Council, Dubat Amey, said it is unacceptable that two years after the town was connected to the national grid, Garissa town is back to the old days when power outages were the order of the day.He said many Muslims are inconvenienced since Taraweeh is an important prayer dur-ing this period of fasting.Garissa Member of Parliament Aden Du-ale was forced to visit the Kenya Pow-er sub-station last week after reports emerged that the parastatal was deliber-

ately switching off the town’s power supply in the evening. “I want to appeal to the residents to give the team time to do their work. I don’t think there is any sinister motive. As Muslims we hold this month dear and would not wish to see majority of the Muslims when they are praying the whole night getting inconven-ienced,” Aden Duale said.Addressing the journalists at the Garissa sub-station, a Kenya power official de-nied that there were any deliberate acts of sabotage saying that the outage was as a result of tripping due to overload.“The cause of the power outages is a lot of power is being consumed especially dur-ing this time of Ramadhan," he said as he revealed that another transformer would be installed to alleviate the situation. “This is a temporary solution because in future we are going to bring another 7.5 MVA transformer which we expect will take up the load for the next four to five years as the town grows," he said.

Last month, the Initiative which brings to-gether various mosques and da’wa groups in Nairobi organized an Iftar walk which raised more than Sh1.6 million for the Iftar programme.Maahad Daawah Organisation (MDO) was in Tana River County last week where it distributed Iftar to drought-stricken resi-dents. Areas that benefitted included Bi-olle, Mitiboma, Kamaguru, Illar, Asako and Roka villages. More than 2,000 fami-lies benefitted from the Iftar drive which is among the annual activities of the organi-zation.The MDO chairman Sheikh Ishaq Ahmed noted that thousands of residents in the affected areas were in dire need of as-sistance and stressed that the Muslim community should take more efforts to give them a helping hand. “They are liv-ing in desperate situations, they lack basic things such as food and water and they need more of our assistance especially during this month of Ramadhan,” he said.In Turkana County, more than 250 drought-

stricken families benefitted from a relief food drive undertaken by Nairobi based Al-Momin Foundation.Speaking during the presentation cere-mony, the head of Lodwar Islamic Centre Salim Naita noted that the relief food will supplement the on-going relief distribution currently being undertaken by both the national and county governments in vari-ous parts of the county. “We have decided to come together and support our broth-ers and sisters during these challenging times,’’ he said.Al Khair Foundation was also in Marsa-bit County at the beginning of Ramadhan where it distributed food items to more than 2,000 families in various areas of the arid county. “Rural poor households in Marsabit struggle to meet basic needs due to regular conflicts and drought that dis-place many families. These poor families are challenged during Ramadhan as they do not have secure livelihoods,” said the Al Khair Foundation country director Muham-mad Tariq Harunani.

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Ramadhan the spirit of Care Many people are sentenced to prisons for various reasons, for different terms. Some are jailed for too long, ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment. It all depends with the nature of their crimes. The intention of the government is to isolate them from the society where they can access rehabilitation and acquire new skills in life that can change their lifestyles once they are released to the society. To most of them, it is a break in life and a period to reflect and make new resolutions in one’s life worthwhile. The conditions in which they are kept are often a disgrace and that alone is a deterrent to recidivism.

The government works very hard to impose correctional measures to the inmates but that alone is not enough, apart from addressing the bodies, there is great need to address issues related to the heart and cognisant minds. Ummah Foundation with its Prisoners Rehabilitation Program (PRP) works to improve the inmates’ gen-eral wellbeing, despite the restrictions of the prison environments. This is a rehabilitation program that engages the inmates on a per-sonal level within a period he/she is serving the term to appreciate the fact that there is a clean life after prison and relapsing into crime is a chicanery that harms the society and humanity forever. We also instil noble virtues of respect to the authority and promote positive bonding between all people and encourage them to take active roles in learning and acquiring knowledge. Our sole aim is to reduce reoffending through spiritual training and rehabilitation.

We also appreciate the fact that we have mothers who are offend-ers and in one way or another, innocent child below the age of 4 years find themselves within the prison conditions. It is very impor-tant to know that the initial stages of a child in life are very critical as they need emotional, intellectual and physical development next to their mothers. The babies therefore are in need of learn-

ing units, diapers and clothes. Ummah Foundation supports all efforts that are geared in ensuring that this vulnerable group is accommodated properly by getting these basic needs.

During this holy month of Ramadhan, Ummah Foundation through its Prisoners Rehabilitation Program will be going around the country visiting the male and female prisons and supply them with prayer mats, kanzus, dates and other food stuffs. So far we have visited Kamiti maximum, medium, Naiva-sha maximum and medium prisons. We appreciate the prison department for facilitating our accessibility and their cordial reception. That accorded us the chance to offer the needed services. All these was made possible through donations that we received from well-intended donors who are mindful of their incarcerated brothers and sisters. We should thank you all and the volunteers for donating their time and resources to fulfil this noble call.

The issue of recidivism has become one of the most pressing challenges facing society today and as a nation we must pull our concerted efforts to put a correct mark in our moral and mental degradation. By partnering with Ummah Foundation, we can eventually bring a lasting change that we all desire inshal-lah.

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