Bismillah [IslamCity] Criminalising Activism
"If you stand with the poor, redress their grievances, raise their issues, support their causes and fight for their rights; be ready to face the consequences, because all these come under the purview of crime in democratic country like India. You can be abused, alleged, tortured, booked under the false cases and finally thrown behind the bars at anytime. A noted public health specialist Dr. Binayak Sen, a well known development economist Prof. Jean Dreze and a human rights activist Kirity Roy are paying the prices for their passion, courage and extraordinary work for the poor and marginalized people of Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal." Criminalising Activism If you stand with the poor and fight for their rights, be ready to face the consequences this seems to be the States message, writes GLADSON DUNGDUNG http://www.tehelka.com/story_main39.asp?filename=Ws280608Criminalising.asp If you stand with the poor, redress their grievances, raise their issues, support their causes and fight for their rights; be ready to face the consequences, because all these come under the purview of crime in democratic country like India. You can be abused, alleged, tortured, booked under the false cases and finally thrown behind the bars at anytime. A noted public health specialist Dr. Binayak Sen, a well known development economist Prof. Jean Dreze and a human rights activist Kirity Roy are paying the prices for their passion, courage and extraordinary work for the poor and marginalized people of Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Dr. Binayak Sen has been in Raipur Jail for more than one year. His only crime was being a doctor; he was much involved in redressing the grievances of the poor adivasis (tribals) of Chhatisgarh and also raised his voice against the illegal killings of adivasis in the name of Salwan Judum (peace mission). He was alleged of violating the provisions of the Chhatisgarh Special Public Security Act 2005 and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, and detained in May 2007. The Supreme Court of India had also rejected his bail petition in December 2007. In the meantime, Dr. Binayak Sen was declared as the first winner from South Asia of the Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights, which generated the global support for him. 22 Nobel laureates wrote letters to Smt. Pratibha Patil, the President of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister and Dr Raman Singh, the Chief Minister of Chattisgarh for his release so that he can collect his award and continue his valuable work for adivasis but their voices were not heard. Another person Prof. Jean Dreze has been fighting against corruption in NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) to ensure 100 days work for Dalits, Adivasis and Poor so that their right to food can be secured. He had organized a Social Audit on May 26, 2008 at Chatarpur of Palamu district in Jharkhand, where huge numbers of villagers had participated and spoken out publicly about how they were cheated in NREGA by the contractors, development mafias and the government officials. After the social audit, Jean Dreze was alleged by the Collector and the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Palamu district. Though Jean Dreze is a member of the NREGA Council and is mandated to help in auditing the scheme by the law of the land but the reports of the responsible Collector and SP accuse him of attempting to malign the state government, falsifying the statements and assaulting the government officials. After seeing his passion of work for the poor; the villagers consider him like a living God for them but the district administration coined him as a violator of laws but his fight for poor is on. Similarly a human rights activist from West Bengal Kirity Roy was alleged, his office was raided and a criminal case was filed by the police at Taltolla Police Station under sections 120[B] (criminal conspiracy); 170 (personating a public servant); 179 (refusing to answer public servant authorized to question); and 229 (personation of juror or assessor) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He was charged for organizing a Peoples Tribunal against Torture in Moulali, Kolkata on 9 and 10 June, 2008. Though Kirity Roy had invited all the relevant officials, including the Police Commissioner of Kolkata but they refused to accept it and asked him for giving them a written explanation on the legality of the public event. During the hearings a jury of human rights defenders, jurists and medical personnel sat on the panels, which were co-chaired by the former Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court, Justice Malay Sengupta and the Former Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Dr Mohini Giri. 82 cases related to police torture, rape and illegal killings in West Bengal including Nandigram cases were heard in the tribunal. After the tribunal the police coined him as a criminal for hi
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence
Please send me the clip in email. Regards, Syed SAIF Abrar Corporate Innovation &Technology/DT&F/DFEmail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] NXP Semiconductors India Pvt Ltd. Phone : +91 80 4024 7294 Manyata Embassy Business Park Fax : +91 80 4024 7000 Nagavara, Bangalore - 560 045 Seri : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nww.nxp.com/it/corpit/services/systemc-modeling/ To eGroup For Muslims Around The World "PP A cc Latheef"@be1ssnxpe1.nxp.c omSubject Sent by: Bismillah [IslamCity] The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into islamcity@yahoogroups.com Silence 2008-06-14 01:59 PM Please respond to islamcity@yahoogroups.com I have clip of her beautiful speach which can't be shared through mail-group because of file size (about 5MB). Can be shared as per request. Its content is an old footage from the "Earth Summit Conference" organized by the United Nations back in 1992, and the scene is taken from a plenary session under the theme, "Development and the Environment". BR Abdullatheef The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence The speaker is Severn Suzuki, a 13-year-old Canadian girl, and her audience is world leaders. Two aspects of the footage got my attention: The speaker, and her message. At the age of 9, Severn started her own Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), made up of a small group of children committed to teaching other kids about the ongoing environmental crisis. In 1992, Severn and her group raised enough money to attend the Premier Earth Summit in Brazil to warn decision makers of the catastrophic results of their actions — or inactions as we see today — on future generations. And this is what she had to say: "Hello, I am Severn Suzuki speaking for ECO the environmental children's organization. We are a group of 12- and 13-year-olds trying to make a difference. Venessa Suthie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and I. We have raised all the money to come here ourselves, to come 5000 miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming up here today I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future. Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. I am here to speak for all generations to come. I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go. I am afraid to go out in the sun now beca
Bismillah [IslamCity] STRANGE WAY OF PRACTICING ISLAAM
*STRANGE WAY OF PRACTICING ISLAAM* source: http://aa.trinimuslims.com/showthread.php?t=5386 I just thought I would share the following (I got in an email) for everyone to see how sick and weird sufis practice islaam. Quote: Assalamu Alaikum, This is what I found about some of the actions of the Sufis. Ask yourself if this could ever be Islam!!! The first four has Sufi dancing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ogVxHVXXw&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgg4ttkPH48 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON5boRk9fBs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFtSlRXMRpY&feature=related The next three show clear graveworship. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO3t7LESXDw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoqJIZMUhzA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSz0gbZqkbM Sufi mixing between the sexes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkJFz9Q6j5c&feature=related And Allah's help is sought. __ http://aa.trinimuslims.com/showthread.php?t=5386 رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا (Al-Kahf 18:10) http://aa.trinimuslims.com/showthread.php?t=942
Bismillah [IslamCity] Re: A Challenge to all Atheists
Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem, Assalam alaikum wara7matullah wabarakatuhu! I hope this finds you in the best of health and iman. I am writing in response to your statement about atheists. You're basically stating that all atheists are evil doers. With all due respect, but this is a very petty generalisation. Not all atheists are bad people, and not all bad people are atheists. Actually, most atheists I've met are the most humanist of all people. They cannot comprehend the fact of going out of one's way to kill in the name of a religion/cause/ideology. They do not understand how that feels like. They beleive in peace, equality, justice and always emphasise the equal moral worth of every human being even though they cannot comprehend the fact of a "god" existing. The reason for them being atheist is due to disappointment and their only resort has been the laws of nature and science. In fact Dr. Zakir Naik in India said that we should congratulate atheists for being half a Muslim because they've already pronounced half of the kalima "there is no god..." Please do some first-hand research before going out and making statements as such and judging a bunch of people who have had no hand in the destruction of mankind. In fact, all today's world leaders and those people you mentioned (stalin, hitler, etc) belong all to a special cult, who under the disguise of religion AND atheims (whenever it suits them) go out of their way performing human sacrifices (such as war, inflicting famine and climate change on purpose). This is done in order to keep the balance between population and resources. Assalam alikum warahmatullah wabarakatuhu. Alice Fatima --- In islamcity@yahoogroups.com, Ahumanb wrote: > > A Challenge to all Atheists > > According to Muslim belief, this temporal world is a test for the hereafter (18:7, 67:2, 2:155, 2:214, 29:2-3), and each and every individual will be judged perfectly according to his/her own deeds and actions (36:54, 4:85, 40:17, 21:47, 36:54, 2:281, 7:29, 16:111, 17:13-15, 20:134-135, 42:24, 4:123) including Prophet Muhammad (11:35, 46:9, 17:73-75). Muslims firmly hold the belief that the evils like Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, Bush, Saddam, Modi, and all those terrorists, rapists, killers, suicide bombers, liars, hypocrites, and all sorts of criminals must be judged and punished according to their own deeds and actions. Therefore, there is not an iota of inhumanity, irrationality, or even partiality in Muslim belief. > > [No other religion, to my knowledge, has the concept of Absolute Justice. For example, according to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, mass murderer evils like Hitler and Stalin may be reincarnated as Sudra or lower creatures or even plants! This kind of belief or doctrine must be the greatest insult and hatred against Sudras, lower creatures, and plants! No sensible person can accept this kind of justice. It cannot be Justice at all. I'm not sure what kind of justice does Judaism and Christianity preaches.] > > Anyway, Atheists not only do not believe in Intelligent and Supreme Being (Creator of the universe) but also try to propagate their belief in the name of logic, rationality, humanity, and (pseudo) science! Therefore, they definitely support the actions of Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, Bush, Saddam, Modi, and all those terrorists, rapists, killers, liars, hypocrites, and suicide bombers! They (Atheists) have no other option but justifying the actions of those evils. Because, without an Intelligent and Supreme Being, it will never ever be possible to judge and punish those evils and criminals! And there is no difference between Mother Teresa and Adolph Hitler either! > > Here is my Challenge to them: > > Do they believe that the evils like Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, Bush, Saddam, Modi, and all those terrorists, rapists, killers, liars, hypocrites, and suicide bombers should be judged and punished one day? If the answer is NO, then they are not only supporter but also promoter of those evils. They have NO other option. Period. If the answer is YES, then how? They must come up with solid argument in this case. > > *This Challenge alone is sufficient to end of a blind, illogical, irrational, and above all inhumane dogma call "Atheism". > > Raihan >
Bismillah [IslamCity] Allah Helps From Sources Unimagined
Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem Assalamau alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu *Trust In Allah* 65:3 And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. *And if anyone puts his trust in Allah sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely accomplish His purpose: verily for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion. * -- Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." Ameen Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, " O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell." Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen
Bismillah [IslamCity] Did Muhammad b Abdulwahab and ulama of Najd excuse ignorance in usuluddeen?
Did Muhammad b Abdulwahab and ulama of Najd excuse ignorance in usuluddeen? http://www.darultawhid.com/en/forum/index.php?topic=1979.0 [quote author=Gharib link=topic=1926.msg5654#msg5654 date=1214281996] Also, Ibn Taimiyah said almost the same: ( إنا بعد معرفة ما جاء به الرسول نعلم بالضرورة أنه لم يشرع لأمته أن تدعو أحداً من الأموات، لا الأنبياء ولا الصالحين ولا غيرهم، لا بلفظ الاستغاثة ولا بغيرها، ولا بلفظ الاستعاذة ولا بغيرها، كما أنه لم يشرع لأمته السجود لميت ولا لغير ميت ونحو ذلك، بل نعلم أنه نهى عن كل هذه الأمور، وأن ذلك من الشرك الذي حرمه الله تعالى ورسوله، [color=red]لكن لغلبة الجهل وقلة العلم بآثار الرسالة في كثير من المتأخرين لم يمكن تكفيرهم بذلك[/color] حتى يتبين لهم ما جاء به الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم مما يخالفه ) [ الرد على البكري : 376] [/quote] Indeed this is narrated from Muhammad b Abdulwahab. Sulayman b Abdullah narrates this under the chapter ‘Asl of deeni Islam’. He quotes this from Muhammad b Abdulwahab and this is the end part of very long explanation regarding those who do not make takfir of the mushrik being kafir. Sulayman b Abdullah narrates that: [quote]"Muhammad b Abdulwahab stated the following: “Some among them show enmity towards the mushrik however they do not make takfir of them.” Therefore this also results from not comprehending the meaning of ‘lailahaillaAllah’. Whereas this kalimah necessities the rejection of shirk at the same time it also neceesities making takfir of those who perform this (shirk). It is stable with ijma that it is a necessity to do this after the establishing of hujjah. Also in suratul Ikhlas and Kafirun this reality is expressed. Regarding “we make takfir of you” which is mentioned in Mumtahina 60/4 Muhammad b Abdulwahab states: “Whoever does not accept as kafir that which the Qur’an has accepted as kafir will have opposed to that which the rasul brought regarding tawhid and its requirements.” Muhammad b Abdulwahab again says: “There are some, who does not love tawhid nor shows hatred and enmity (bughz) towards it.” Our response for this is the following: The one who does not love tawhid could not be muwahhid. It is because tawhid is the religion which Allah (awj) is pleased with for His slaves. Allah (awj) commanded: “and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” (Al-Maeda 5/3) If an individual is pleased with things which Allah is pleased with and actualized its requirements; surley he would love tawhid. It is for the reason without love it is not possible to mention Islam (if there is no love to twahid, there will be no Islam). Islam is only possible with loving (the love for) tawhid. "Shayhu’l-Islam Ibn Taymiyya (ra) said: “Ikhlas, is valid with the love of Allah, and it is bound to asking for His pleasure. Whoever loves Allah will also loves His deen. If he does not love Allah, this would mean he also does not love His deen (or if he does not love His deen, therefore this means he also does not love Allah) Muhabbah necessities the requirements of ikhlas; meaning the conditions of tawhid. Muhammad b Abdulwahab said: “There are some who do not love shirk however does not show hatred and enmity towards shirk.” I say: If someone is in this state, then this would show that this person does not invalidate yet those which are invalidated by tawhid and also has not rejected (abandoned) shirk. Although it is necessary to reject the worship of any other than Allah and keep distant from this; he does not actualized this. Therefore because this indiuvudual does not carry anything from Islam, Islam will not protect his life and properties. Thus the hadith mentioned previously constitutes evidence of this. Muhammad b Abdulwahab said: “Some do not reject shirk because of not having knowledge of shirk.” I say: This person also could not be a muwahhid. To be a muwahhid as he needs to reject shirk and keep distant from shirk; he also has to keep distant from ahl shirk and perform takfir of them. The one who does not recognise shirk can not achieve that which ‘lailahaillaAllah’ exhibits. Whoever does not behave according to the meaning this kalimah implicates could not be accounted as mu’min. In this state it means he is not upon Islam and he does not know anything from Islam. It is because whoever does not accept and submit to the meaning kalimah comprises, attesting to its truth while attributing it to ilm and certainty and thereby holding ikhlas and love foreground; it will mean he will not have actualized the requirements of the kalimah. These induvuduals are not upon anything from this deen. Even if they utter the kalimah ‘lailahaillaAllah’ they do not know what this kalimah indicates and comprises. Muhammad b Abdulwahad stated: “Some do not know tawhid yet do not reject it.” This is similar to the expression mentioned in the previous paragraph. These individuals prior to anything do not have knowledge of what to do regarding the matters which all nabi who had been sent to explain the deen. The stat
Bismillah [IslamCity] uk: Female Muslim medics 'disobey hygiene rules'
Female Muslim medics 'disobey hygiene rules' ref: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/03/nislam403.xml Muslim medical students are refusing to obey hygiene rules brought in to stop the spread of deadly superbugs, because they say it is against their religion. Women training in several hospitals in England have raised objections to removing their arm coverings in theatre and to rolling up their sleeves when washing their hands, because it is regarded as immodest in Islam. Universities and NHS trusts fear many more will refuse to co-operate with new Department of Health guidance, introduced this month, which stipulates that all doctors must be "bare below the elbow". The measure is deemed necessary to stop the spread of infections such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile, which have killed hundreds. Minutes of a clinical academics' meeting at Liverpool University revealed that female Muslim students at Alder Hey children's hospital had objected to rolling up their sleeves to wear gowns. Similar concerns have been raised at Leicester University. Minutes from a medical school committee said that "a number of Muslim females had difficulty in complying with the procedures to roll up sleeves to the elbow for appropriate handwashing". Sheffield University also reported a case of a Muslim medic who refused to "scrub" as this left her forearms exposed. Documents from Birmingham University reveal that some students would prefer to quit the course rather than expose their arms, and warn that it could leave trusts open to legal action. Hygiene experts said last night that no exceptions should be made on religious grounds. Dr Mark Enright, professor of microbiology at Imperial College London, said: "To wash your hands properly, and reduce the risks of MRSA and C.difficile, you have to be able to wash the whole area around the wrist. "I don't think it would be right to make an exemption for people on any grounds. The policy of bare below the elbows has to be applied universally." Dr Charles Tannock, a Conservative MEP and former hospital consultant, said: "These students are being trained using taxpayers' money and they have a duty of care to their patients not to put their health at risk. "Perhaps these women should not be choosing medicine as a career if they feel unable to abide by the guidelines that everyone else has to follow." But the Islamic Medical Association insisted that covering all the body in public, except the face and hands, was a basic tenet of Islam. "No practising Muslim woman - doctor, medical student, nurse or patient - should be forced to bare her arms below the elbow," it said. Dr Majid Katme, the association spokesman, said: "Exposed arms can pick up germs and there is a lot of evidence to suggest skin is safer to the patient if covered. One idea might be to produce long, sterile, disposable gloves which go up to the elbows."
Bismillah [IslamCity] Hamas’ gain, Fatah’s loss By Uriel Heilman
*Hamas' gain, Fatah's loss* *Friday - *Jun 20,2008 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/2008/06/20/491/hamas-gain-fatahs-loss/ Israel's new cease-fire agreement with Hamas may be good news in Sderot and Gaza City, but it's bad news for the Palestinian Authority leadership in Ramallah. As if Fatah's routing by Hamas in elections in January 2006 and in a violent coup in June 2007 weren't enough, now Israel is signing agreements with Hamas while the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority is, once again, sidelined. And it doesn't help that P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas is virtually ignored while Bashar Assad's Syria gets all the attention in Israeli-Arab peace talks (this week, the possibility of Lebanon-Israel talks even made headlines). On Thursday night, Fatah's Kadura Fares talked to Israel's Channel 2 TV about it, and on Friday Ha'aretz carried a column by Akiva Eldar on the subject. If Israel wants to strengthen the hands of the moderate Palestinian leaders, awarding a victory to Hamas extremists and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (the deposed P.A. prime minister) is not the way to go, the argument goes. Eldar writes: Palestinian pollster Dr. Khalil Shikaki said this week at a conference in Jerusalem that if elections had been held on the day the cease-fire agreement was finalized, Hamas would have won majority support in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Shikaki saw the cease-fire agreement as the reason for this... For many months, Fatah mocked Hamas by arguing that the Qassam rockets, which Abu Mazen called "toys," had no effect on Israel and were causing the people of Gaza unnecessary suffering. And here we discover that the "toys" are a strategic weapon. Instead of conducting the negotiations through Abu Mazen and letting him reap the accomplishment, or at least control the border crossings, Israel has turned Haniyeh into the hero of the hour. And that is not the end. Now that Hamas has shown that you can get recognition from Israel without recognizing it yourself, Haniyeh will free the prisoners that Fatah was unable to free; perhaps even their leader, Marwan Barghouti.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Al-Ghaflah
The Disease Of Al-Ghaflah [1] Bismillaahi walhamdulillaahi was-salaatu was-salaamu 'alaa rasoolilaah wa 'alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallam, 'amma ba'd: The disease of al-ghaflah – to be in a state of neglecting your duty to Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) is a disease that many, many people, unfortunately, of the Ummatul-Islaam have fallen into. It is to be in a state of forgetting the Day that you will be questioned by Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala). The Day He will ask you for the big and the small, the good and the wrong, the halaal and the haraam, the correct and the mistake – everything will be asked of you by Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala). We begin by warning myself and yourselves not to be from those who are in a state of ghaflah. Allaah says: "Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in heedlessness. Comes not unto them an admonition (a chapter of the Qur'aan) from their Lord as a recent revelation but they listen to it while they play, With their hearts occupied (with evil things).." [Al-Anbiyaa' (21) 1-3] Many of the Muslim Ummah, they listen to the Qur'aan and their eyes will never shed tears, not once, living their whole life listening to the word of Allaah and not once in their life will they shed a tear from the fear of Allaah. Muslims will live their whole life listening to the ahadeeth and the Sunnah of Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) and their hearts will never be moved: "their hearts occupied.." with other things. But the actual danger is not that the heart is pre-occupied but the danger is that there are people who know that they are committing mistakes: eating ribaa' , not praying, they know they are disobeying Allaah but then they look around themselves and they see that they have cars, they have wealth, a career, an education, a job, wife, children and he says all of this is ni'mah (a favour) therefore Allaah is pleased with me but actually it is a test and trial from Allaah. The Ulamaa from the Salaf and the Khalaf have said: To be tested by being given from Allaah's goodness is a harder test for you than for Allaah to remove some of your goodness. Because when you have wealth, when you have goodness all around you, you are blinded, you are blinded, you do not actually see that you are committing sins because you think that Allaah is actually pleased with you for giving you money, for giving you wealth, for giving you a job, in essence this is a greater trial than for Allaah to take it from you. Read the words of Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam): "If you see that Allaah is giving a person everything that he wishes whilst you see that that same person is committing a ma'siyah (disobedient act) know that Allaah is gradually going to bring him to punishment." 2 Allaah is letting the rope go a little, until Allaah cuts it and then Allaah seizes it. Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) says explaining this Sunnah: "So, when they forgot (the warning) with which they had been reminded, We opened to them the gates of every (pleasant) thing, until in the midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, all of a sudden, We took them to punishment, and lo! They were plunged into destruction with deep regrets and sorrows." [Al-An'aam (6):44] And the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said as reported by Abu Musaa al-Ash'aree (radiyallaahu anhu): "Verily Allaah, will give an oppressor time to keep committing more oppression until Allaah seizes him and when Allaah seizes him, he never lets him go" Then the Messenger recited: "Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His Seizure is painful, and severe" [Hud (11):102] [Agreed Upon] He lets them go until they are in the middle of their enjoyment and then He brings them to punishment. And listen to the Words Of Allaah where He describes the people of ghaflah, what are their characteristics, what are their attitudes, what type of people are they? "And surely, We have created many of the jinns and mankind for Hell. They have hearts wherewith they understand not, they have eyes wherewith they see not, and they have ears wherewith they hear not (the truth). They are like cattle, nay even more astray; those! They are the (ghaafiloon) heedless ones." [Al-A'raf (7):179] And you may ask how can a human being be less than an animal? Have you not heard Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) where He said: "See you not that to Allaah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and Ad-Dawaab (moving living creatures, beasts, etc.), and many of mankind? But there are many (men) on whom the punishment is justified. And whomsoever Allaah disgraces, none can honour him. Verily! Allaah does what He wills." [Al-Hajj (22):18] So Allaah is telling you the sun, the moon, the mountains, the trees
Bismillah [IslamCity] Parent's respect in Islam
Parent's respect in Islam 1.. Service to parents result in increase in Rizq (earnings, livelihood) and in longer life. 2.. A gaze of love and mercy cast at parents is the equivalent of an accepted Hajj . 3.. Service to parents is superior to jihaad . 4.. By rendering service to parents, one obtains the thawaab of a Hajj , Umrah and Jihaad . 5.. Jannah lies under the feet of your mother. 6.. Gazing with anger at one's parents is disobedience to parents. 7.. Disobedience to parents is among the Kabaa'ir (major) sins. 8.. He who is disobedient to parents will be disgraced. (The curse of disgrace is repeated thrice in the Hadeeth). 9.. Abusing parents is among the major sins, even the utterance of a harsh word or a word of disrespect. 10.. Allah curses the one who displeases his parents. 11.. The one who troubles his parents will be punished here on earth (in addition to the punishment in the Aakhirah ). 12.. The one who disobeys his parents and displeases them, will not enter Jannah. (He will first have to suffer his punishment before being admitted into Jannah ). 13.. The doors of Jahannam are open for the one who disobeys his parents. 14.. A murderer of parents will be among the worst-punished in the Aakhirah . 15.. The pleasure of the parents is the pleasure of Allah and the displeasure of parents is the displeasure of Allah . 16.. Service to parents is among the noblest acts by Allah . 17.. Parents are either the Jannah or the Jahannam of their children. Cultivation of their pleasure leads to Jannah while displeasing them paves the way to Jahannam . 18.. A mother's du'aa for her children is accepted with swiftness. 19.. Jibraa'eel alayhis salaam cursed offspring who displease their parents in their old age. 20.. The best door to Jannah is one's father. Either guard it or destroy it. 21.. Whoever desires increase in earnings and long life should be kind and obedient to parents. Kindness to parents secures forgiveness for sins. 22.. The calamity of disobeying parents will be experienced before death as well as after death. 23.. Neither the Fardh nor the Nafl ibaadah is accepted of a person who is disobedient to his parents. 24.. Among the major sins, the worst is to commit shirk with Allah Ta'aala . This is followed by the sin of disobedience to parents.
Bismillah [IslamCity] I saw a man...
excerpt from 'al-Wabil al-Sayyib' 'The Invocation of God' (p. 107-109) by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya This hadîth from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib from Abd al-Rahman ibn Samra ibn Jundub, who said that one day as they were seated on the steps of Madinah, the Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) came out stood before them and said: I saw something significant last night. I saw a man from my people as the angel of death came to take his soul. The goodness he had shown his parents came to him and turned back the angel of death. I saw a man from my people as the punishment of the grave loomed before him. His ablution came and rescued him from it. I saw a man from my people, as devils surrounded him. The remembrance of God came to him and drove them away. I saw a man from my people as the angels of punishment surrounded him. His prayer came to him and saved him from their grips. I saw a man from my people who was perishing from thirst. Every time he approached the pond, he was held back and driven away. His fasting during Ramadhaan came to him, gave him water and quenched his thirst. I saw a man from my people, and I saw the prophets sitting in circles, one after another. Each time he approached one of the circles he was driven away. His greater ablution came to him, took him by the hand and seated him at my side. I saw a man from my people when there was darkness before him, behind him, on his right and on his left, above and beneath him. He moved aimlessly in its midst. And then his pilgrimages the lesser and the greater came to him, took him out of that darkness and brought him into the light. I saw a man from my people protecting himself with his hand from the fumes of the fire and its harm. His charity came to him and shielded him from the fire, spreading out over his head. I saw a man from my people who was speaking to the believers, but they were not speaking to him. Then the good relations he had kept with his relatives came to him and said, O assembly of Muslims, this man kept his ties with his relatives, so speak to him. And they spoke to him, shook his hand and he shook theirs. I saw a man from my people surrounded by the demons of hell. His enjoining fairness and forbiddance of evil came to him and rescued him from their grip; they brought him to God Most High. I saw a man from my people whose right hand had lost the scroll. There came to him his fear of God Almighty; it took the scroll and placed it in his right hand. I saw a man from my people whose scale was light [in good deeds], and there came to him those members of his family he had lost, and this weighed down the scale. I saw a man from my people standing on the brink of Hell, and there cam to him his hope in God Almighty. It rescued him from Hell and he passed on. I saw a man from my people who had been put in the fire, and there came to him tears he had shed in reverent fear of God Almighty. They rescued him from the Fire. I saw a man from my people standing on the bridge, tossing about like a palm tree in a storm. His hope in God came to him. It steaded him and he walked [across]. I saw a man from my people advancing over the bridge, sometimes crawling, sometimes clinging to it. The blessings he had invoked upon me came to him. It set him on his two feet and saved him. I saw a man from my people who had come to the gates of heaven and found all of them locked. His testimony There is no deity but God came to him, opened the gates for him and led him into heaven. [at-Tirmidhi] [Y]asMina.. j786SURAH22
Bismillah [IslamCity] Battle of Palashy And Capture Of Bengal : Beginning of Colonial Occupation Of The World
Battle of Palashy And Capture Of Bengal : Beginning of Colonial Occupation Of The World In Bangladesh many organizations have observed Monday the 23rd day of June , as Palashy Day, the day in which the English forces commanded by Clive defeated Sirajuddowla, the independent ruler of Bengal., in the field of Palashy ,now in west Bengal of India .There was no real fighting as the commander-in- chief of the army of Sirajuddowla , Mir Zafar Ali Khan , was already won over by bribing and the army did not act .The British came for trading but gradually made fortifications and raised armed forces and made plan to take over political power.The battle in 1757 was the beginning of taking over Bengal, then India by the Brutishers , first in the name of company then directly.Later the western powers colinised almost the whole of Asia, Africa ,Latin America and Australia History has proved it that this was done for basically plundering of the rest of the world by the European powers of that time.. It was indeed perfidy and immorality of the highest order. Sirajuddowla was a young man but he was betrayed by a part of the then business interest, military generals and officials of his government. It is strange that moral standard of a part of Bengal elite at that time was so low. This requires a separate study why it was so. Even now the people in the sub-continent are suspicious about foreign companies as they may try to take power in weaker countries in a covered manner . . The British historians and their admirers made false stories about the ineptness and character of Siraj.All later studies have shown that it was nothing but character assassination of Siraj as is the general habit of the victors to malign the losers. Siraj is a symbol of resistence against colonialists .Though the day has been observed in many places with due spirit we have been dismayed by almost blackout of its news a number of well-known dailies. Only a few newspapers have covered it properly. This is bad and motivated journalism. What is the purpose of not properly presenting or blacking out this event. It is nothing except political motivation. Those who love independence of Bangladesh can not
Bismillah [IslamCity] The World�s Top 20 Public Intellectuals
"A hitherto largely unknown Turkish Islamic scholar, Fethullah Gülen, has been voted the world's top intellectual in a poll to find the leading 100 thinkers, reported Guardian. Gülen, the author of more than 60 books, won a landslide triumph after the survey - which is organised by the British magazine, Prospect, and Foreign Policy, a US publication - attracted more than 500,000 votes. The top 10 individuals were all Muslim and included two Nobel laureates, the novelist Orhan Pamuk, who is also Turkish, at No 4, and the Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi, in 10th." http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/23/turkey.islam The WorldÂs Top 20 Public Intellectuals http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4349 Page 1 of 2 July/August 2008 Rankings are an inherently dangerous business. Whether offering a hierarchy of countries, cities, or colleges, any such listÂat least any such list worth compilingÂis likely to generate a fair amount of debate. In the last issue, when we asked readers to vote for their picks of the worldÂs top public intellectuals, we imagined many people would want to make their opinions known. But no one expected the avalanche of voters who came forward. During nearly four weeks of voting, more than 500,000 people came to ForeignPolicy.com to cast ballots. Such an outpouring reveals something unique about the power of the men and women we chose to rank. They were included on our initial list of 100 in large part because of the influence of their ideas. But part of being a Âpublic intellectual is also having a talent for communicating with a wide and diverse public. This skill is certainly an asset for some who find themselves in the listÂs top ranks. For example, a number of intellectualsÂincluding Aitzaz Ahsan, Noam Chomsky, Michael Ignatieff, and Amr KhaledÂmounted voting drives by promoting the list on their Web sites. Others issued press releases or gave interviews to local newspapers. Press coverage profiling these intellectuals appeared around the world, with stories running in Canada, India, Indonesia, Qatar, Spain, and elsewhere. No one spread the word as effectively as the man who tops the list. In early May, the Top 100 list was mentioned on the front page of Zaman, a Turkish daily newspaper closely aligned with Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen. Within hours, votes in his favor began to pour in. His supportersÂtypically educated, upwardly mobile MuslimsÂwere eager to cast ballots not only for their champion but for other Muslims in the Top 100. Thanks to this groundswell, the top 10 public intellectuals in this yearÂs reader poll are all Muslim. The ideas for which they are known, particularly concerning Islam, differ significantly. ItÂs clear that, in this case, identity politics carried the day. FETHULLAH GÃLEN Religious leader  Turkey An Islamic scholar with a global network of millions of followers, Gülen is both revered and reviled in his native Turkey. To members of the Gülen movement, he is an inspirational leader who encourages a life guided by moderate Islamic principles. To his detractors, he represents a threat to TurkeyÂs secular order. He has kept a relatively low profile since settling in the United States in 1999, having fled Turkey after being accused of undermining secularism. MUHAMMAD YUNUS Microfinancier, activist  Bangladesh More than 30 years ago, Yunus loaned several dozen poor entrepreneurs in his native Bangladesh a total of $27. It was the beginning of a lifetime devoted to fighting poverty through microfinance, efforts that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. Over the years, his Grameen Bank, now operating in more than 100 countries, has loaned nearly $7 billion in small sums to more than 7 million borrowersÂ97 percent of them women. Ninety-eight percent of the loans have been repaid. YUSUF AL-QARADAWI Cleric  Egypt/Qatar The host of the popular Sharia and Life TV program on Al Jazeera, Qaradawi issues w .eekly fatwas on everything from whether Islam forbids all consumption of alcohol (no) to whether fighting U.S. troops in Iraq is a legitimate form of resistance (yes). Considered the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Qaradawi condemned the September 11 attacks, but his pronouncements since, like his justification of suicide attacks, ensure his divisive reputation. ORHAN PAMUK Novelist  Turkey Part political pundit, part literary celebrity, Pamuk is the foremost chronicler of TurkeyÂs difficult dance between East and West. His skillfully crafted works lay bare his native countryÂs thorny relationship with religion, democracy, and modernity, earning him a Nobel Prize in literature in 2006. Three years ago, Pamuk was put on trial for Âinsulting Turkish identity after mentioning the Armenian genocide and the plight of T
Bismillah [IslamCity] Seeking Refuge In Allah From Laziness
Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu Invocations Bukhari :: Book 8 :: Volume 75 :: Hadith 378 Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Prophet [peace be upon him]used to say,* **"O Allah! I seek refuge with You from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and geriatric old age, and seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, and I seek refuge with You from the afflictions of life and death." * -- Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." Ameen Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, " O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell." Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen
Bismillah [IslamCity] US Muslim
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-613565976389288490 Forbidden Love - sounds like the title of a bad movie. It isn't - Gregory Waleed Kavalec -- We shall speak to him, of our command, easiness (Quran 18:88);
Bismillah [IslamCity] Fear Not & Gain Mastery
*Bismillah hir rahmaan nir raheem* *Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu* ** ** *20:68 We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand* *3:139 So lose not heart nor fall into despair: for ye must gain mastery if ye are true in faith.* -- Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." Ameen Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, " O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell." Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen
