As Salaam Alaikum,
Ramadan Mubarak! Praise be to Allah, we are within 1-2 days of the blessed month of Ramadan leaving us. Tonight is the 29th which is an odd night, possibly the Night of Power and Insha Allah, we will spend time reading the Qur'an and praying to our Lord. We pray that each of us has benefited greatly this month from Allah's mercy, forgiveness and generosity. I pray that we all have experienced a spiritual awakening and much enlightenment by reading the Qur'an, praying and studying our religion during this month. May we always appreciate the many gifts and favors that Allah bestows upon us. The Ramadan speakers from Monday - Friday contributed greatly to enriching the month.
Now, as Eid-ul Fitr approaches this weekend, brothers and Sisters, it will be like no other Eid we've witnessed. Nevertheless, we wish each of you, your family, friends and peers a Blessed Eid.
Lastly, we say to all of the 2020 Duke graduates "Congratulations on your well deserved success." We invite ALL of you, your families and friends to join us at the CML Celebration of Graduates 2020 on next Saturday, May 30. The program begins promptly at 11:30 am. Zoom in and share in the EXCITEMENT as we pay tribute to our graduates. We truly want to show them how proud we are of their OUTSTANDING achievement.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Imam Waheed
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SATURDAY (5/30): CELEBRATION OF GRADUATES!
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WHERE:
on ZOOM
WHEN
: Saturday, May 30th
11:30am
-1:30pm EST
Join the Center for Muslim Life to honor our newest alumni, the graduating class of 2020, with a virtual celebration to mark this moment and recognize their achievements.
If you're not graduating, please be sure to mark your calendars to join us for this celebration of our friends and family members. If you are graduating and want to be recognized, please fill out the form at
bitly.com/cmlgraduation
.
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DO YOU HAVE PHOTOS WITH MUSLIM
STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2020?
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Please send any photos that we can feature in our slideshow at the Celebration of the Graduates to
Chaplain Joshua Salaam.
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SATURDAY (6/13): EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF MUSLIM LIFE AT DUKE
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WHERE:
on ZOOM
PASSWORD:
muslimduke
WHEN
: 11:30am
-1pm EST
The Duke Muslim Alumni Association and the Center for Muslim Life cordially invite you to be a part of the exploration of the history of Muslim life at Duke, and the unveiling of the timeline current students have been working on.
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FRIDAY (5/22): WEEKLY "JUM'AH"
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WHEN
: 1pm-1:30pm ET
WHO:
Imam Waheed
TOPIC
: Humans are Created to Serve Allah
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MONDAY (6/1): SOCIAL JUSTICE BOOK CLUB
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WHERE:
Sign up
here
for ZOOM info
WHEN:
Monday, June 1st, 3pm-4:30pm ET
Summer session I of the book club begins on Monday, June 1st at 3pm and ends July 6th. If you are interested in participating, register and vote for your book of choice below!
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A MESSAGE ABOUT ZAKAT FROM BROJO
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Zakat
, or zakah, is a religious obligation to give away 2.5% of the wealth one maintains above the
nisab
.
Nisab
is the minimum amount of money one must have in savings, investments and overall assets before Zakat is required. Nisab does not include the house one lives in and basic living expenses. As of May 6, 2020, the current Nisab threshold is estimated at
$4,731.40
.
As mentioned in the Qur'an 2:110, God knows what we have. If you have the bare minimum of $4,731 in savings, investments and assets, then you owe $0 in zakat. However, if you have $10,000 you would owe about $130. If you are a millionaire, you owe $25,000. If you are a billionaire, you owe $2,500,000. There are no special exemptions from zakat. No tax breaks. Muslims believe it is a requirement and not a recommendation.
The more one has, the more one owes.
This is how Muslims purify their wealth and take care of those in need.
Look for people in need locally first.
Your neighbors, your neighborhood, and the city in which you live. Also consider the organizations and initiatives CML staff members have listed below that help in getting zakat money to individuals locally and internationally who need it most.
If you are paying by credit card, remember to add 2-3% to maintain your zakat obligation. Share this information and encourage others to purify their wealth by giving to those in need.
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LET US KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING
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If you have participated in any of our programming since campus has been closed, please take
30 SECONDS to let us know how our virtual communications and programming has impacted YOU during this time. Please also let us know if you have ideas for programming we're not doing that you'd like to see!
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SUBMIT AN EVENT OR ANNOUNCEMENT
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To submit an event or announcement to be considered for the CML Weekly Newsletter, please
fill out this form
by Wednesdays at 11:59pm
. Newsletters are sent Thursday evenings.
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Click to join our undergraduate and graduate/professional student text reminder groups!
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