Love of Madinah

A 10-man India U-20 defeated powerhouses Argentina U-20 2-1 in what Coach Floyd Pinto describes as one of the “biggest days for Indian Football” in the U-20 COTIF Cup in Spain. 8 boys who represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup started the day for India with the rest all being from AIFF’s developmental team Indian Arrows. Goals from Deepak Tangri (4th), and a divine free-kick from Anwar Ali (68th) along with some determined pressing, defending and astute passing helped India register the upset victory against Argentina U-20 who have won 6 FIFA U-20 World Cups over the years. For the record, this is the second time the two sides met – the first time being in the 3rd Nehru Cup in Calcutta in 1984 when India lost 0-1. The Argentina U-20 is being coached by 2006 World Cupper Lionel Scaloni while Argentine great Pablo Aimar has also accompanied the team as the Technical Director of the side. Post-match, in an exclusive interview, Floyd took us back to the match describing the

Reward of Umrah All sins committed in between one ‘Umrah and the other are expiated, and the reward of Hajj Mabrur  is nothing but Paradise. (Bukhari, vol. 1, pp. 586, Hadis 1773) “Umrah  in Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj with me.” (Bukhari, vol. 1, pp. 614, Hadis 1863) The Rites of Umrah  The only rites of Umrah are: ·   Entering the state of Ihram ·   Tawaf of Ka’bah ·   Saee between the hills of Safa and Marwah ·   Shaving or clipping of the hair Ihram for Umrah and Entering Masjid Al-Haram 1.   Ihram:  Removing sewn clothes, Islamic brothers should put on a piece of new or washed shawl to cover the upper body and use a similar cloth as Taĥband  (i.e. a piece of cloth used to cover the lower part of the body). Islamic sisters are to wear their sewn clothes as usual. They may wear socks and gloves as well. They should keep their heads covered but should not wear such a veil that touches their face. 2.   Entering Masjid al-Haram:   While reciting T