[IslamCity] Comparative statistics Palestinians vs Zionists
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Adib S.Kawar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: Subject: Comparative statistics Palestinians vs ZionistsDate: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:06:10 +0200 Not only if Americans knew the attached facts, but also the rest of the world Please read the following statistical facts about: Palestinians and Zionism!!! Overview US AssistanceUN ResolutionsDeathsInjuriesEconomic ImpactImpact on ChildrenHomes RazedSettlements Contact UsDonate Books & ResourcesEmail ListSite MapSearch Whats New? Make If Americans Knew Your Homepage! Add our site to your favorites! Featured Links: Heroism in the Holy Land An American risks his life to help bring equal rights to Palestinians and Israelis. more Israeli SpyingServing Two Flags Background information on the recent allegations concerning Israeli espionage. more New Book Breaks Censorship on Palestinian Issue Respected media analysis group reveals extent of omission of the Palestinian issue in its new book, CENSORED 2005. more World Court Condemns Israels Wall The U.N.s highest judicial authority decided Israels planned 425-mile-long barrier in the West Bank violates international law and must be dismantled. more US Diplomats Letter Criticizing Bushs Mideast Policy 60 former US diplomats sent a letter to President Bush calling on him to rethink his Mideast policy. Read the letter! Insider Series on Neocons by Senior Air Force Officer Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski recently retired from the U.S. Air Force. Her final posting was as an analyst at the Pentagon. Read this three-part series on her experience there. The articles provide a unique view of the Department of Defense during a period of intense ideological upheaval, as the United States prepared to launchfor the first time in its historya preventive war. more Israels Separation Barrier through Palestine We have added a new section to the website devoted to information about the separation barrier. Read articles, watch video footage, view maps, and more UN Study: Palestinian Women Hard Hit by Israeli Occupation Israels repressive policies in military-occupied West Bank and Gaza have had a devastating impact on the lives of Palestinian women and children, a new U.N. study says. more If Americans Knew Web Print this Page
[IslamCity] Resurrection or resuscitation? By Ahmad Deedat
Resurrection or resuscitation? By Ahmad Deedat In one of my books - "Who Moved the Stone?" I had promised to deal with the anomaly, where believers were reading simple English, yet were so conditioned that they were understanding exactly the OPPOSITE of what they were reading. The following story from real life will not only illustrate the point but will also elucidate our present case - "RESURRECTION OR RESUSCITATION?" I was about to leave for the Transvaal on a lecture tour, so I phoned my friend Hafiz Yusuf Dadoo of Standerton, informing him of my impending visit, as well as to enquire whether he needed anything from Durban. He said that as he was taking up Hebrew, I should try and obtain a Bible in the Hebrew language with a translation in English side by side. I went to the "BIBLE HOUSE" in Durban. Without any difficulty I found the appropriate Bible for my friend, the "Authorised Version," also known as the "King James Version," looking for one with the best print and at the cheapest price, I noticed the lady behind the counter had lifted up the telephone to speak to someone. I was out of hearing istance, nor was I interested, but after an exchange with the person on the other side of the line she put her hand on the mouthpiece and addressed me: "Excuse me, sir, are you Mr. Deedat?" I said, "Yes." She said, "The Supervisor of the Bible Society would like my pleasure," I answered. She spoke a few more words into the telephone and replaced the receiver. I said with a smile, "I thought that you were ringing the police." (perhaps because of the number of Bibles I was handling). - She laughed and said, "No, it was the Rev. Roberts, the Supervisor, who wishes to speak to you." WINNING A CONVERT Presently, Rev. Roberts approached me and after introducing himself he gestured to me to hand over to him the Bible which I was holding in my hand. I handed the book. He opened it and began reading to me - "and this is life eternal that they should know Thee the only True God and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent." (John 17:3). (Subsequently, I checked up the Gospel references of his quotations). After having listened to his reading of this scripture, I responded with the words: "I accept!" - meaning the implication of the Message he was trying to convey to me. I did not tell him then that what he was trying to convey to me was the same as the Holy Qura'an was telling mankind for the past fourteen hundred years - that all must believe in the 'ONE AND ONLY GOD ALMIGHTY AND JESUS CHRIST is only a MESSENGER OF GOD.' The words of the Holy Qur'an are as follows:- "MOST CERTAINLY THE MESSIAH, JESUS THE SON OF MARY, WAS AN APOSTLE OF ALLAH AND HIS WORD, WHICH HE BESTOWED ON MARY AND A SPIRIT PROCEEDING FROM HIM: SO BELIEVE IN ALLAH AND HIS APOSTLES..." Holy Qur'an 4:171 LOVE ONE ANOTHER Rev. Roberts must have been elated to hear my words- "I ACCEPT," to his first quotation. He quickly opened the Bible in another place and began reading these words attributed to Jesus:- "A new commandment I give unto you. That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love for one another." John 13:34-35 A NEW CONVERT? When he had finished reading these verses, I remarked-"Very good!" He was greatly encouraged with my comment. I sincerely meant what I said and there was no pretence. The Reverend found yet another quotation to clinch a convert for Christ. He began:- "Judge not that ye be not judged." "For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Matthew 7:1-2 To this quotation I responded with the words, "I agree!" My only reason for agreeing and accepting everything that the Reverend was reading to me was not of the "special discount" I was getting from the Bible Society on my purchases, but because these particular quotations were conveying the same message and ideals which Allah "Subhanahoo Wa- Ta'aala" was commanding the Muslims to preach and practice. I would be spiritually jaundiced to take exceptions to what was common to both of us - the MUSLIM and the CHRISTIAN. For me to say that an identical message from my Book (the Holy Qur'an) was VERY GOOD, but the same message in his Book (the Holy Bible) was VERY BAD would be hypocritical in the extreme. It would be soul shaming untruth. THE PURPOSE What was the real purpose of the Reverend's reading the Scripture to me? Indeed, I was getting a special discount on all my purchases from the Bible Society and I was perhaps the only non-Christian to get such a discount, though it was depending purely on a business transaction, and this information must have been passed on the the Reverend as the Head of the Bible Society; that I was a Muslim there was no mistaking my identity, for my beard and my headgear were the badges of my Faith, easily recognised as such in this part of the world; and that, despite my
[IslamCity] The Beautiful Story of Abu Ghayth
The Beautiful Story of Abu Ghayth From the signs of truthfulness is fear of Allah and asceticism in life; for the truthful with conviction fears consuming from what is impermissible and bears poverty and hardship for the sake of Islam. If he commits sin then he does not sleep until he returns to his Lord and repents, in order to free himself from the sin, and its burden. Ibn Jarir at-Tabari: I was in Makkah during the season of Hajj and I saw a man from Khurasaan calling out to the people: Oh pilgrims, oh people of Makkah from those who are present and those far off, I have lost a pouch that contains a thousand dinars. So whoever returns the pouch, Allah will reward them with good, save them from the hell fire, and His bounty and favors will be acquired on the Day of Accounting (Day of Judgment).An old man from the people of Makkah approached him and said: Oh Khurasaani, our city is in a very tough condition, and the days of hajj are few, and its season is appointed, and the doors of profit-making are closed. This money might fall in the hands of a believer who is poor and old in age. Maybe he plans to give it if you make a promise that you will give him a little bit of money that is halal (permissible) for him to use. The Khurasaani said: How much does he want? The old man said: He wants one-tenth of the money (a hundred dinars). The Khurasaani said: "No. I will not grant him the money and instead I will take my case to Allah, and complain to Him on the day we meet Him, and Allah is sufficient for us and the best one to trust in. Ibn Jarir at-Tabari said: I realized that it was the old man is poor, and he was the one who took the pouch of dinars and wishes to have a little portion of it. So I followed him until he returned to his home. My assumptions were confirmed. I heard him calling onto his wife:Oh Lubabah. She said: I am at your service, O Abu Ghayth. The old man said: I found the owner of the dinars calling for it, and he does not intend to give any reward to the person who finds it. I said to him Give us a hundred dinars and he refused and said he would take his case to Allah. What should I do O Lubabah? I must return it, for I fear my Lord, and I fear that my sin is multiplied. His wife said to him: Oh Man! We have been struggling and suffering from poverty with you for the last 50 years, and you have 4 daughters, 2 sisters, my mother and I, and you are the ninth. Keep all the money and feed us for we are hungry, and clothe us for you know better our situation. Perhaps Allah, the All-Mighty, will make you rich afterwards and you might be able to give the money back after you fed your children, or Allah will pay the amount you owe on the day when the kingdom will belong to the King (Allah). He said to her: Will I consume haram after 86 years of my life, and burn my organs with fire after I have been patient with my poverty, and become worthy of Allah anger, even though I am close to my grave?! No, By Allah, I will not do so! Ibn Jarir at-Tabari said: I left with amazement concerning his condition and that of his wife. At a later point during the day, I heard the owner of the pouch calling out... Saying: O people of Makkah, O pilgrims, who ever of you find a pouch containing a thousand dinars, let him return it and they shall surely find great reward with Allah." The old man said: Oh Khurasaani, I have addressed you the other day and advised you that our land is low on cultivation, so reward the person who found the pouch so that he is not tempted to break the laws of Allah. I have advised you to pay the person who finds it a hundred dinars but you refused. If your money falls into hands of a person who fears Allah the All-Mighty, will you give him 10 dinars at least, instead of a 100? The Khurasaani said: I will not do so, and I will complain to Allah on the day I meet him, and Allah is sufficient for us and the best one to trust in. Ibn Jarir at-Tabari said: The people dispersed and left. Later on during the hours of the day, once again, the Khurasaani made the same call, saying: O people of Makkah, O pilgrims, who ever of you find a pouch containing a thousand dinars, let him return it and they shall surely find great reward with Allah." The old man came again and said: O Khurasaani, I said to you the day before yesterday to reward the finder a hundred dinars and you refused. Then I advised you to give him ten dinars and you refused, so will you give only one dinar so that he can buy with half of it things he needs and with the other half, sheep milk, so that he can give to the people and feed his children? The Khurasaani said: I will not do so, and I will complain to Allah on the day I meet him, and Allah is sufficient for us and the best one to trust in. The old man angrily said: Come you, and take your money so that I can sleep at night, for I have not had a good mood ever since I found this money.
[IslamCity] Fulfilling the rights of neighbours - Abu Hanifa and the alcoholic
Fulfilling the rights of neighbours - Abu Hanifa and the alcoholic
It is well known that Abu Hanifa (radi Allahu 'anhu), did tahajjut every night. He would spend his night reciting the Quran. He had a neighbor who was an alcoholic, and he used to drink a lot and sing love poems. This used to bother the imam. But one day, the imam did not hear this man's revelry, so he went and asked about him. They said, "Oh, so-and-so. They took him to jail." So, the very well respected imam went to the jail. He was the most respected imam and qaadi at the time in that place. When the ruler found out the imam went to the jail, he asked for the reason and was told that the imam was concerned about his neighbor who had been arrested. So, the ruler said to release the man, and he was released. The neighbor then asked Abu Hanifa why he did that, and he replied, "Because you have a right upon me as a neighbor, and I have not been neglectful of that." That was the reason that the neighbor made tauba to Allah subhâna wa ta'âla
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Benefits of Salam
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatulahi wa barakatuh!
Prophet Mohammed sallullahu alaihi wasallam informed:
Spread Salam in abundace ,so that you are raised high.(Tabarani & Majma uz zawaid 65/8)
The person who precede others in offering Salam is more worthy to be closer to Allah.(Abu dawud 5198)
A man came to Nabi sallullahu alaihi wasallam & said:
ASSALAMU ALAIKUM (salutations , peace be upon you). Prophet Mohammed sallullahu alaihi wasallam replied & when the man sat down he said:10(virtues recorded for him).
Then another man came & said:
ASSALAMU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAH(Peace & mercy of Allah be upon you) .Prophet Mohammed sallullahu alaihi wasallam replied to his Salam & when the man sat down said:20(virtues recorded 4 him).
Then another man came and said:
ASSALAMU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATUH(Peace Allahs mercy& blessings be upon you).He replied to his Salam & when that man sat down said:30(virtues 4 him).(Abu dawud 5195)You people cant enter Jannah till u become Momin,& u cant be Momin till u love another,shall I not tell u a thing , by doing it , ull start loving eachother?Spread Salam among yourselves.(Muslim)Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Fwd: ◄►Sitesinfo Group®◄► Virtues of Uthman ibn Affan
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Virtues of Uthman ibn Affan
Two Predictions
The Prophet (sas) informed Uthman (and us) of two things regarding his future:
That he would enter Paradise
That he would be tested with a major calamity.
Sahih Al-Bukhari - Volume 8, Book 73, Number 235:
Narrated Abu Musa:
That he was in the company of the Prophet in one of the gardens of Medina and in the hand of the Prophet there was a stick, and he was striking (slowly) the water and the mud with it. A man came (at the gate of the garden) and asked permission to enter. The Prophet said, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise. "I went, and behold! It was Abu Bakr. So I opened the gate for him and informed him of the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Then another man came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet said, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." Behold! It was 'Umar. So I opened the gate for him and gave him the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Then another man came and asked permission to enter.
The Prophet was sitting in a leaning posture, so he sat up and said, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise with a calamity which will befall him or which will take place." I went, and behold ! It was Uthman. So I opened the gate for him and gave him the glad tidings of entering Paradise and also informed him of what the Prophet had said (about a calamity). 'Uthman said, "Allah Alone Whose Help I seek (against that calamity).
His Modesty
Uthman was a man of great modesty. The Prophet (sas) said that even the angels are shy in the presence of Uthman. From Sahih Muslim:
Aisha reports: The Prophet (sas) was lying down in his house with his thighs or his calves exposes. Abu Bakr asked permission to enter and was permitted while the Prophet (sas) was in that position and he came in and spoke with him (sas). Then, Umar asked permission to enter. He was granted permission and came in and spoke with him (sas) while in that position. Then, Uthman asked permission and the Prophet (sas) sat up and straightened his clothing. He was then permitted and came in and spoke with the Prophet (sas). After he had gone, Aisha said: Abu Bakr entered and you did not get up for him or worry about him and Umar came in and you did not get up for him nor worry about him but when Uthman came in, you straigtened out your clothing! The Prophet (sas) said: "Should I not be shy of a man around whom the angels are shy?"
His Virtue
Uthman was a man of honest and respectful ways even before he entered Islam.
Sahih Al-Bukhara - Book 39, Number 4487:
Narrated Uthman ibn Affan:
AbuUmamah ibn Sahl said: We were with Uthman when he was besieged in the house. There was an entrance to the house. He who entered it heard the speech of those who were in the Bilat. Uthman then entered it. He came out to us, looking pale.
He said: They are threatening to kill me now. We said: Allah will be sufficient for you against them, Commander of the Faithful! He asked: Why kill me? I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: It is not lawful to kill a man who is a Muslim except for one of the three reasons: Kufr (disbelief) after accepting Islam, fornication after marriage, or wrongfully killing someone, for which he may be killed.
I swear by Allah, I have not committed fornication before or after the coming of Islam, nor did I ever want another religion for me instead of my religion since Allah gave guidance to me, nor have I killed anyone. So for what reason do you want to kill me?
The Agreement to Give Him Bai'a after Umar
Umar did not appoint a successor though he was alive for some time after being stabbed knowing that he was dying. Rather, he appointed a committee of six individuals who he ordered to pick a Khalifa from among themselves - with the exception of his son Abdullah ibn Umar who was on the committee to participate in the process, but Umar did not allow that he could be the one chosen. Umar chose these six people based on his knowledge that the Prophet (sas) had left this world pleased with every single one of them. This was the best way for the successor to be chosen. For Umar to merely appoint a successor as was requested of him would have established a wrong tradition and could have let to dissent and controversy. To leave it to the common people ("democratic election") would be tantamount to leaving it to chance. Rather, Umar put the issue into the most capable and knowledgeable Companions of the Prophet (sas) and left it for them to choose one
among themselves. Since these six all knew from the Prophet's (s
[IslamCity] THE SOCIAL SITUATION IN THE WORLD OF ISLAM BY Muhammad Fazl-ur-Rahman Ansari
--- Begin Message --- 3. THE SOCIAL SITUATION IN THE WORLD OF ISLAM BY Muhammad Fazl-ur-Rahman Ansari Combined with this tragic intellectual situation is the still more tragic social situation which renders the world of Islam vulnerable to all kinds of external influences, especially Marxism. Since the day when Yazid aimed his first blow at the Islamic democracy and the Muslim Welfare State, the Muslim world has been gradually and persistently drifting away from the social and political ideals of Islam, substituting for classes for the original classless society, monarchy for the original democracy and Individualism for the Islamic type of collectivism. It was this tragic transformation which in the fullness of time, brought about the political downfall of Muslims two centuries ago and it is this which again is inviting today the substitution of Islam by such heretical socio-economic ideologies as Communism. The fact is that there is hardly a social, political or economical evil, which does not exist in the world of Islam today. Feudalism is the order of the day in our countries for a long time past now. Lastly it was reinforced by mercantile Capitalism. Industrial Capitalism is being added now. As the Islamic social vales have receded into the background, the sufferings of the common man have multiplied until they have become intolerable today under the combined pressure of internal and external exploiters. Love of money and lust for power, which had been ruled out by Islam as symbols of infidelity, crept stealthily into the Muslim society and have now come to stay with only light opprobrium sticking to them. Social evils borrowed from non-Islamic systems have been sanctified and legalized by the passage of time, so much so that the ignorant would consider it an act of impiety to voice a protest against them. Our social conscience has been benumbed and the vested interests in our midst have even had the courage of justifying their evil ways on the basis of pseudo-religious sanctions. The Muslim body-politic has lost its backbone. The contented middle class forms only a virtually impotent minority. The bulk of Muslim society consists of poverty-stricken masses groaning under the dual tyranny of the Muslim vested interests and the imperialist bloodsuckers. The rich and the well-to-do have deleted philanthropy from their code of life, and with few honorable exceptions worship the demon of wealth instead of Allah. The consequence is that widespread poverty, hunger and want, ignorance and illiteracy, disease and debility, frustration and bad government have become the hall-marks of the Muslim society all over the world. Poverty and want, said the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Allahs blessings on him) lead people to infidelity. Can we, therefore, wonder if we find that the Muslim masses today are susceptible to all sorts of un-Islamic and anti-Islamic influences and are eager, in utter desperation, to catch hold of any helping hand, even though it may be that of a non-Muslim! Reproduced from THE COMMUNIST CHALLENGE TO ISLAM- A Warning to the Muslims BY Muhammad Fazl-ur-Rahman Ansari Published 1951 by The Makki Publications, 100 Brickfield Road, Durban South Africa Suggested for further reading: 1. THE QURANIC FOUNDATIONS & STRUCTURE OF MUSLIM SOCIETY 2 VOLUMES BY DR.Muhammad Fazl-ur-Rahman Ansari Available from: 1. Islamic Book Trust Kuala Lumpur 609, Mutiara Majestic, 6th. Floor, Jalan Othman 46000 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Available from: 1.ISLAM VERSUS MARXISM BY Muhammad Fazl-ur-Rahman Ansari 2. World Federation of Islamic Missions Islamic Centre Block B, North Nazimabad, Karachi-74700 PAKISTAN Phone 92-021-6644156 Fax No: 92-021-6627021 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.wfim.org.pk ABDUL WAHID OSMAN BELAL Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. [Defenders_of_islam] --- End Message ---
[IslamCity] Tariq Ramadan's call for Moratorium on corporal punishment stoning and the death penalty
salam alaikum, This is a timely and bold call by Tariq Ramadan to have the discussion on Corporal punishment, stoning and death penalty in the Islamic world. Various websites, including islamicity.com, islamonline and Tariq ramadan's own site has a lot of discussion going on in this topic. Maqsud An International call for Moratorium on corporal punishment, stoning and the death penalty in the Islamic World Wednesday 30th March 2005, by Tariq Ramadan http://www.islamicity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=341&PN=1&TPN=1 Muslim majority societies and Muslims around the world are constantly confronted with the fundamental question of how to implement the penalties prescribed in the Islamic penal code. Evoking the notion of shari'a, or more precisely hudud[1], the terms of the debate are defined by central questions emerging from thought provoking discussions taking place between ulama' (scholars) and/or Muslim masses: How to be faithful to the message of Islam in the contemporary era? How can a society truly define itself as "Islamic" beyond what is required in the daily practices of individual private life? But a critical and fruitful debate has not yet materialized. Several currents of thought exist in the Islamic world today and disagreements are numerous, deep and recurring. Among these, a small minority demands the immediate and strict application of hudud, assessing this as an essential prerequisite to truly defining a "Muslim majority society" as "Islamic". Others, while accepting the fact that the hudud are indeed found in the textual references (the Qur'an and the Sunna[2]), consider the application of hudud to be conditional upon the state of the society which must be just and, for some, has to be "ideal" before these injunctions could be applied. Thus, the priority is the promotion of social justice, fighting against poverty and illiteracy etc. Finally, there are others, also a minority, who consider the texts relating to hudud as obsolete and argue that these references have no place in contemporary Muslim societies. One can see the opinions on this subject are so divergent and entrenched that it becomes difficult to discern what the respective arguments are. At the very moment we are writing these lines- while serious debate is virtually non-existent, while positions remain vague and even nebulous, and consensus among Muslims is lacking- women and men are being subjected to the application of these penalties. For Muslims, Islam is a message of equality and justice. It is our faithfulness to the message of Islam that leads us to recognize that it impossible to remain silent in the face of unjust applications of our religious references. The debate must liberate itself and refuse to be satisfied by general, timid and convoluted responses. These silences and intellectual contortions are unworthy of the clarity and just message of Islam. In the name of the scriptural sources, the Islamic teachings, and the contemporary Muslim conscience, statements must be made and decisions need to be taken. What does the majority of the ulama' say? All the ulama' (scholars) of the Muslim world, of yesterday and of today and in all the currents of thought, recognize the existence of scriptural sources that refer to corporal punishment (Qur'an and Sunna), stoning of adulterous men and women (Sunna) and the penal code (Qur'an and Sunna). The divergences between the ulama' and the various trends of thought (literalist, reformist, rationalist, etc.) are primarily rooted in the interpretation of a certain number of these texts, the conditions of application of the Islamic penal code, as well as its degree of relevance to the contemporary era (nature of the committed infractions, testimonials, social and political contexts, etc.). The majority of the ulama', historically and today, are of the opinion that these penalties are on the whole Islamic but that the conditions under which they should be implemented are nearly impossible to reestablish. These penalties, therefore, are "almost never applicable". The hudud would, therefore, serve as a "deterrent," the objective of which would be to stir the conscience of the believer to the gravity of an action warranting such a punishment. Anyone who reads the books of the ulama', listens to their lectures and sermons, travels inside the Islamic world or interacts with the Muslim communities of the West will inevitably and invariably hear the following pronouncement from religious authorities: "almost never applicable". Such pronouncements give the majority of ulama and Muslim masses a way out of dealing with the fundamental issues and questions without risking appearing to be have betrayed the Islamic scriptural sources. The alternative posture is to avoid the issue of hudud altogether and/or to remain silent. What is happening on the ground? One would have hoped that this pronouncement, "almost never," would be understood
[IslamCity] AL HADEETH
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Fwd:A Few Laughs for You
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Salaam (Peace be upon you), Andrea (Saleema) "To God belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. Whether you show what is in your own selves or conceal it, God will call you to account for it. Then He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills, for God is Able to do all things." (Qur'an 2:284).
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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A Few Laughs for You
Women should not have children after
35. Really... 35 children are enough. After all is said and done,
usually more is said than done. I am a nobody. Nobody is
perfect. Therefore, I am perfect. I married my wife for her
looks... but not the ones she's been giving me lately! No one ever says,
"It's only a game," when their team is winning. I gave my son a
hint. On his room door I put a sign: "CHECKOUT TIME IS 18" "If
carrots are so good for the eyes, how come I see so many dead rabbits on the
highway?" Why do we choose from just two people for president and 50 for
Miss America?"
Ever notice that people who spend money on
beer, cigarettes, and lottery tickets are always complaining about being broke
and not feeling well? On my first day of school my parents dropped me
off at the wrong nursery. There I was... surrounded by trees and bushes.
Why is it that most nudists are people you don't want to see naked?
I earn a seven-figure salary. Unfortunately, there's a decimal point
involved. The next time you feel like complaining, remember: Your
garbage disposal probably eats better than thirty percent of the people in this
world. Snowmen fall from Heaven unassembled. My wife and I were
happy for twenty years then we met. Home is where you can say
anything you like 'cause nobody listens to you anyway. I live in my own
little world, but it's ok, they know me here. Sign in pet store: "Buy
one dog, get one flea..." If flying is so safe, why do they call the
airport the 'terminal'? I see your IQ test results were negative.
I don't approve of political jokes... I've seen too many of them get
elected. Regular naps prevent old age. especially if you t
[IslamCity] Who can tell, when Prophet Muhammad was dying and about his burial
Salaams. Masha-Allah, well said!!! I hope we get
some answers for your thought-provoking points!!
Shafiq Hudda
--- Sh Devi <> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We find that Pope John Paul II's lover and follower
> could not sleep when they heard their Pope was
> dying. About 70,000 people gathered to pray and were
> very immotianal. Even his last murmer of words were
> noted as the guide for Catholics. No body even dared
> to say that what he is saying is because of his
> sickness or dying.
>
> I want answers from all school of Islam and Islamic
> History.
>
> My Question:
> How did Prophet Muhammed died?
>
> Was he sick in his last days before he passed away?
>
> Were Muslims gathered in his house to pray for him?
>
> What were his last words noted by close friends of
> Prophet or relatives.
>
> Who washed his body? -
>
> How many people were waiting for his burial?
>
> This will enlighten me for my studies about Islam.
>
> Thanks
>
> Shree Devi
>
>
>
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with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Re: «S.F» Don't Punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment & Upper (giving) Hand is better than the Lower (receiving) Hand
And certainly We have made the Quran easy to understand" [54:17] .
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Assalam-u-Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,
"And seek assistance through patience and prayer, and most surely it is a hard thing except for the humble ones, Who know that they shall meet their Lord and that they shall return to Him."
Don't Punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment
[Sahih Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 52, Number 260]
Narrated Ikrima (Radi Allah Anhu): Ali (Radi Allah
Anhu) burnt some people and this news reached Ibn 'Abbas (Radi Allah Anhu), who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam) said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.' "
[Sahih Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 54, Number 536]
Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi Allah Anhu): I heard Allah's Messenger saying, "An ant bit a Prophet amongst the Prophets, and he ordered that the place of ants be burnt. So, Allah inspired to him, 'It is because one ant bit you that you burnt a nation amongst the nations of that glorify Allah?' "And certainly We have made the Quran
easy to understand" [54:17] .
Upper (giving) Hand is better than the Lower (receiving) Hand
[Sahih Bukhari: Volume 2, Book 24, Number 551]
Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair and Said bin Al-Musaiyab (Radi Allah Anhu): Haklm bin Hizam (Radi Allah Anhu) said, "(Once) I asked Allah's Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam) (for something) and he gave it to me. Again I asked and he gave (it to me). Again I asked and he gave (it to me). And then he said, "O Hakim! This property is like a sweet fresh fruit; whoever takes it without greediness, he is blessed in it, and whoever takes it with greediness, he is not blessed in it, and he is like a person who eats but is never satisfied; and the upper (giving) hand is better than the lower (receiving) hand." Hakim added, "I said to Allah's Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam) , 'By Him (Allah) Who sent you with the Truth, I shall never accept anything from anybody after you, till I leave this world.' " Then Abu Bakr (Radi Allah Anhu) (during his caliphate) called Hakim to give him his share from the war booty (like the other companions of the Prophet ), he refused to accept anything. Then 'Umar (Radi Allah Anhu) (during his caliphate) called him to give him his share but he refused. On that 'Umar (Radi Allah Anhu) said, "O Muslims! I would like you to witness that I offered Hakim (Radi Allah Anhu) his share from this booty and he refused to take it." So Hakim (Radi Allah Anhu) never took anything from anybody after the Prophet (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam)
till he died.
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward s
[IslamCity] And they shall be called to prostrate...
Chapter 68 - Al-Qalam(The Pen) - 52 verses
- Makkah
In The Name Of ALLAH, The Most Beneficent,
The Most Merciful
42. (Remember) the Day when the
Shin shall be laid bare (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) and they shall be
called to prostrate (to Allah), but they (hypocrites) shall not be able
to do so,
43. Their eyes will be cast
down, ignominy will cover them; they used to be called to prostrate (offer
prayers), while they were healthy and good (in the life of the world, but
they did not).
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Fw: A Woman's Reflection on Leading Prayer
-- From: Ishraq Thameem[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply To: Ishraq Thameem Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 9:27 AM Subject:Fw: A Woman's Reflection on Leading Prayer A very good refutation of what Amina Wadud has done.pl. read the whole article...it won't take more than 5 minutes... A Woman's Reflection on Leading Prayer by Yasmin Mogahed (Friday 25 March 2005) "Given my privilege as a woman, I only degrade myself by trying to be something I'm not--and in all honesty--don't want to be: a man. As women, we will never reach true liberation until we stop trying to mimic men, and value the beauty in our own God-given distinctiveness." On March 18, 2005 Amina Wadud led the first female-led Jumuah (Friday) prayer. On that day women took a huge step towards being more like men. But, did we come closer to actualizing our God-given liberation? I don't think so. What we so often forget is that God has honored the woman by giving her value in relation to God-not in relation to men. But as western feminism erases God from the scene, there is no standard left-but men. As a result the western feminist is forced to find her value in relation to a man. And in so doing she has accepted a faulty assumption. She has accepted that man is the standard, and thus a woman can never be a full human being until she becomes just like a man-the standard. When a man cut his hair short, she wanted to cut her hair short. When a man joined the army, she wanted to join the army. She wanted these things for no other reason than because the "standard" had it. What she didn't recognize was that God dignifies both men and women in their distinctiveness--not their sameness. And on March 18, Muslim women made the very same mistake. For 1400 years there has been a consensus of the scholars that men are to lead prayer. As a Muslim woman, why does this matter? The one who leads prayer is not spiritually superior in any way. Something is not better just because a man does it. And leading prayer is not better, just because it's leading. Had it been the role of women or had it been more divine, why wouldn't the Prophet have asked Ayesha or Khadija, or Fatima-the greatest women of all time-to lead? These women were promised heaven-and yet they never lead prayer. But now for the first time in 1400 years, we look at a man leading prayer and we think, "That's not fair." We think so although God has given no special privilege to the one who leads. The imam is no higher in the eyes of God than the one who prays behind. On the other hand, only a woman can be a mother. And God has given special privilege to a mother. The Prophet taught us that heaven lies at the feet of mothers. But no matter what a man does he can never be a mother. So why is that not unfair? When asked who is most deserving of our kind treatment? The Prophet replied 'your mother' three times before saying 'your father' only once.Isn't that sexist? No matter what a man does he will never be able to have the status of a mother. And yet even when God honors us with something uniquely feminine, we are too busy trying to find our worth in reference to men, to value it-or even notice. We too have accepted men as the standard; so anything uniquely feminine is, by definition, inferior. Being sensitive is an insult, becoming a mother-a degradation. In the battle between stoic rationality (considered masculine) and self-less compassion (considered feminine), rationality reigns supreme. As soon as we accept that everything a man has and does is better, all that follows is just a knee jerk reaction: if men have it-we want it too. If men pray in the front rows, we assume this is better, so we want to pray in the front rows too. If men lead prayer, we assume the imam is closer to God, so we want to lead prayer too. Somewhere along the line we've accepted the notion that having a position of worldly leadership is some indication of one's position with God. A Muslim woman does not need to degrade herself in this way. She has God as a standard. She has God to give her value; she doesn't need a man. In fact, in our crusade to follow men, we, as women, never even stopped to examine the possibility that what we have is better for us. In some cases we even gave up what was higher only to be like men. Fifty years ago, society told us that men were superior because they left the home to work in factories. We were mothers. And yet, we were told that it was women's liberation to abandon the raising of another human being in order to work on a machine. We accepted that working in a factory was superior to raising the foundation of society-just because a man did it. Then after working, we were expected to be superhuman-the perfect mother, the perfect wife, the perfect homemaker-and have the perfect career. And while there is nothing wrong, by definition, with a woman having a career, we soon came to realize what we
[IslamCity] Malaysia - Delegates abuzz over 'suicide bomber'
Assalamualaikum
It is the nature of Jewish, they
will always be bias and manipulator. Hence, even during the conference they were
condemning Palestinian liberators (who are defending their stolen land) for
minutes but yet touched very briefly the fact that Israeli was and still is
using arm against civilian in Palestinian.
But yet, stupid leaders still
invite and give honour to them to spread their lies.
Islahonline
URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/3/30/nation/10542988&sec=nation __
Delegates abuzz over suicide bomber
BY SIM LEOI LEOI
PUTRAJAYA: The issue of suicide bombers attracted a
lively debate at the international conference on Peace in Palestine here after a
delegate asked why this aspect of the Palestinian armed resistance was
neglected.
Razak Kasim from the London-based Islamic Human
Rights Commission criticised yesterdays panel of speakers for not discussing
it.
Why has nobody condemned the use of tanks and
machine-guns by Israeli soldiers against the Palestinian people as immoral when
we often use this word in connection with the suicide bombers? he asked at the
conference held in Putrajaya International Convention Centre here.
Keller holding up a T-shirt
with the flags of Israel and Palestine side-by-side signifying two people,
one state and one future at Putrajaya on
Tuesday.Speaker
Adam Keller, who is from Tel Aviv, agreed that the use of the weapons by Israeli
soldiers was equally immoral.
But its not a pleasant feeling to have, whenever
one travels in Tel Aviv, and we dont know when the suicide bombers will strike
next.
Razak then said that Keller had used only a few
seconds to reply on the immorality of the weapons but a full 10 minutes on the
effects of these attacks on Israelis.
Keller is the spokesman of the Israeli Peace Bloc
Gush Shalom and one of the five Israelis invited to speak on the topic Is A Just
Peace Possible? at the three-day conference organised by Peace Malaysia.
Earlier, veteran Arab-American journalist Ramzy
Baroud said many Palestinians felt that armed resistance, including suicide
bombing, was the only option left for them.
They feel that they have been abandoned by the
international world, he said.
Delhi Universitys International Relations and Global
Politics pro Achin Vanaik called on the Palestinians to pursue a non-violent
strategy.
Prior to the debate, Keller apologised that his
presence and that of other Israelis had caused certain members of the Islamic
party to stay away from the event.
PAS had withdrawn from the event to protest the
participation of the Israelis.
Meanwhile, Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss had a lot to say
to Jews who think that Palestine rightfully belongs to them.
Our holy book Torah says that the people of Israel
are in exile from the land that has been given by God to them.
And that period of exile is not over yet. Our holy
books forbid us to take the land by force from the Palestinians.
Any attempt to do so is a rebellion against God, he
said.
The New Yorker is a representative of a coalition of
Jews United Against Zionism.
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] WHAT IS TAQLEED?
REGARDING BLIND FOLLOWING OF THE MADHABS Linguistically, taqleed means: Placing something around the neck, which encircles the neck. Technically it means: Following he whose sayings is not a proof (hujjah). So long as a Muslim is following the correct evidence (daleel) and has the desire to follow the Sunnah properly, there is no harm in following any of the Imams when it comes to rules of fiqh. In the case of the ordinary Muslim (who is not educated in fiqh), his madhhab (school of thought) is that of the mufti whose knowledge he trusts. But problems of the worst type occur when people become fanatically devoted to one particular Imam or Madhhab, to the extent that they reject the truth or ignore other sound evidence because of this. Allaah warns against rejecting the word of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) (interpretation of the meaning): And let those who oppose the Messengers commandment (i.e., his Sunnah) (among the sects) beware, lest some fitnah (disbelief, trials, afflictions, etc.) befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them. [al-Noor 24:63] "Indeed the people of Truth and the Sunnah do not follow anyone [unconditionally] except the messenger of Allaah SAW, the one who does not speak from his desires - it is only revelation revealed to him." TAQLEED (BLIND FOLLOWING) ACCORDING TO QUR'ÂN AND SUNNAH Linguistically, Taqleed means: Placing something around the neck, which encircles the neck. Technically it means: Following he whose sayings is not a proof (hujjah). Exlcuded from our saying, "following he whose saying is not a proof" is: following the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) "Indeed the people of Truth and the Sunnah do not follow anyone [unconditionally] except the messenger of Allaah SAW, the one who does not speak from his desires - it is only revelation revealed to him." [by Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah, Majmoo\'ah al-Fataawaa, vol 3, page 216, Daar Ibn Hazm Print, Trans: Aboo 'Abdis-Salaam] O you who believe! Obey Allâh and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allâh and His Messenger (SAW), if you believe in Allâh and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination. [The Noble Qur'ân 4:59] Abu Haneefah (d. 150H) (rahimahullaah) said: "Adhere to the athar (narration) and the tareeqah (way) of the Salaf (Pious Predecessors) and beware of newly invented matters for all of it is innovation" [Reported by As-Suyootee in Sawn al Mantaq wal-Kalaam p.32] Ibn al-Qayyim said, " And it is as Abu Umar (ibn Abdul Barr) said: Indeed, the people do not differ about the fact that knowledge is the realisation attained from proof, but without proof, it is only taqleed." Ibn al-Qayyim said, "There are three sayings about the permissibility of giving fatwaa based upon taqleed: 1) It is not permissible to give fatwaa based upon taqleed, because it is not knowledge; since issuing a fatwaa without knowledge is forbidden. This is the saying of most of the Hanbalee scholars and the majority of the Shaafi'iyyah. 2) That it is permissible with regards to himself, but it is not permissible to give a fatwaa to others based upon taqleed. 3) That it is permissible when there is a need for it, and there is no mujtahid scholar. And this is the most correct of the sayings and is what is acted upon." Imam Ibn Katheer, rahimahullaah, said: "And what is apparent, and Allaah knows best, is that it is general for all those who are in authority (oolul-amr),from the rulers and the scholars." Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said: "This is why those who are in authority are of two groups: the scholars and the rulers. If they are upright, the people will be upright; if they are corrupt, the people will be corrupt." "It should be realised that the rulers are to be obeyed if they command what knowledge necessitates. So obedience to them follows on from obedience to the scholars. Indeed obedience is only in that which is good and that which is obligated by knowledge. So just as obedience to the scholars follows on from obedience to the Messenger, then obedience to the rulers follows on from obedience to the scholars." [Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim, r.a.] The Problem : "Blind" following refers to following a person (including self) when the instructions are clearly not in accordance with Qur'ân and Sunnah. To do so is a form of shirk, because at its core is a denial of a part of the Revelation, and to deny a single ayat of Revelation is to deny it all. Many muslims treat the noble Imaams (Imaam Shafii, Imaam Malik, etc.) as though their words are protected from error. For some people, the words of an Imaam are taken as "gospel" and followed exclusively (as if it were revelation). Even if a verse from the Qur'ân or an authentic saying of the Messenger is brought as an argument against what their chosen Imaam said, their followers forsake what Allah or the Messeng
[IslamCity] How Islam Respect Women? EVE'S LEGACY
EVE'S LEGACY The image of Eve as temptress in the Bible has resulted in an extremely negative impact on women throughout the Judaeo-Christian tradition. All women were believed to have inherited from their mother, the Biblical Eve, both her guilt and her guile. Consequently, they were all untrustworthy, morally inferior, and wicked. Menstruation, pregnancy, and childbearing were considered the just punishment for the eternal guilt of the cursed female sex. In order to appreciate how negative the impact of the Biblical Eve was on all her female descendants we have to look at the writings of some of the most important Jews and Christians of all time. Let us start with the Old Testament and look at excerpts from what is called the Wisdom Literature in which we find: "I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner she will ensnarewhile I was still searching but not finding, I found one upright man among a thousand but not one upright woman among them all" (Ecclesiastes 7:26-28). In another part of the Hebrew literature which is found in the Catholic Bible we read: "No wickedness comes anywhere near the wickedness of a woman.Sin began with a woman and thanks to her we all must die" (Ecclesiasticus 25:19,24). Jewish Rabbis listed nine curses inflicted on women as a result of the Fall: "To the woman He gave nine curses and death: the burden of the blood of menstruation and the blood of virginity; the burden of pregnancy; the burden of childbirth; the burden of bringing up the children; her head is covered as one in mourning; she pierces her ear like a permanent slave or slave girl who serves her master; she is not to be believed as a witness; and after everything--death." 2 To the present day, orthodox Jewish men in their daily morning prayer recite "Blessed be God King of the universe that Thou has not made me a woman." The women, on the other hand, thank God every morning for "making me according to Thy will." 3 Another prayer found in many Jewish prayer books: "Praised be God that he has not created me a gentile. Praised be God that he has not created me a woman. Praised be God that he has not created me an ignoramus." 4 The Biblical Eve has played a far bigger role in Christianity than in Judaism. Her sin has been pivotal to the whole Christian faith because the Christian conception of the reason for the mission of Jesus Christ on Earth stems from Eve's disobedience to God. She had sinned and then seduced Adam to follow her suit. Consequently, God expelled both of them from Heaven to Earth, which had been cursed because of them. They bequeathed their sin, which had not been forgiven by God, to all their descendants and, thus, all humans are born in sin. In order to purify human beings from their 'original sin', God had to sacrifice Jesus, who is considered to be the Son of God, on the cross. Therefore, Eve is responsible for her own mistake, her husband's sin, the original sin of all humanity, and the death of the Son of God. In other words, one woman acting on her own caused the fall of humanity. 5 What about her daughters? They are sinners like her and have to be treated as such. Listen to the severe tone of St. Paul in the New Testament: "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I don't permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner" (I Timothy 2:11-14). St. Tertullian was even more blunt than St. Paul, while he was talking to his 'best beloved sisters' in the faith, he said: 6 "Do you not know that you are each an Eve? The sentence of God on this sex of yours lives in this age: the guilt must of necessity live too. You are the Devil's gateway: You are the unsealer of the forbidden tree: You are the first deserter of the divine law: You are she who persuaded him whom the devil was not valiant enough to attack. You destroyed so easily God's image, man. On account of your desert even the Son of God had to die." St. Augustine was faithful to the legacy of his predecessors, he wrote to a friend: "What is the difference whether it is in a wife or a mother, it is still Eve the temptress that we must beware of in any woman..I fail to see what use woman can be to man, if one excludes the function of bearing children." Centuries later, St. Thomas Aquinas still considered women as defective: "As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active force in the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex; while the production of woman comes from a defect in the active force or from some material indisposition, or even from some external influence." Finally, the renowned reformer Martin Luther could not see any benefit from a woman but bringing i
[IslamCity] Some Common Misconceptions about Shi'ism
Some Common Misconceptions about Shi'ism by Shahid Athar M.D. The centuries-old Shia-Sunni differences are the major obstacle to Muslim unity. These differences have always been fanned by the enemies of Islam to their benefit. Unfortunately, some so-called Muslim scholars on their payroll have also played a key role in keeping these differences alive. Although I was born into a Sayyid Sunni family, I did not know of many differences while growing up as a child. Our families always respected Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) and his parents and participated in ceremonies marking the anniversary of his martyrdom (the 10th day of the month of Muharram which is called Ashura) by reciting the first chapter of the Quran (al-Fatihah) and other chapters and verses of the Quran and fasted on the ninth and tenth days of that month. Now when I give lectures on Islam to non-Muslims, one of the questions they always ask me is if I am Shia or Sunni. I ask them if they know the difference. They have no knowledge, other than what has been given to them by the media. So they say Shias are the ones who are the bad guys, the militant version of Islam, and cause all the trouble in the Middle East these days. These non-Muslim American audiences of mine are surprised to learn that some of the known tyrants like Saddam Hussain and troublemakers like the PLO and Hamas are all Sunnis, just as they are surprised to learn that Tariq Aziz (Iraq's Foreign Minister) is Christian and not a Muslim. This is what I say to them about Shi'ites."If Ali Ibn Talib (cousin of Prophet Muhammad) was a Shia, then I am a Shia. If he was a Sunni, then I am a Sunni(i.e., a follower of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In Islam there are five recognized schools of Divine Law:1) Hanafi; 2) Shafi; 3) Maliki; 4) Hanbali and 5) Jafari. The first four are called Sunni, and the fifth one, who in addition to following sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), also follows those of Ali and consider him as the rightful successor of the Prophet, are called Shia. The first four have many major theological differences among themselves and according to a Christian friend of mine, "The only time Sunnis are united is when they are fighting Shias."Shi'ism started as a political movement (Shia means follower or partisan) to help Ali become successor of Muhammad (PBUH). Around every successful popular figure, there are some admirers whose own future interests rest with the rise of their leader. Thus in Indiana, we have "Friends of Lugar Club", who are hoping that some day Senator Richard Lugar will become a US President. Nationally, we now have a "Hillary Rodham Clinton Fan Club" with 4,000 members! Thus, there were the Followers of Ali Club which later on became apolitical movement. During the initial battles with unbelievers, Ali, the Sword of Islam, was in the forefront and defeated and killed many of their leaders whose children and grandchildren, even when they became Muslims, always remembered who killed their father (animosity). Ali was raised by Prophet Muhammad as a child so he knew Islam very well. Thus, when he became a judge, his judgments were based on strict Islamic principles, much to the disappointment of many who expected him to be lenient to the rich and powerful. He was so well respected and trusted by both Caliph Abu Bakr and Umar, that in difficult cases they asked his opinion. Nevertheless, I tell my non-Muslim audience that both Shia and Sunni have many things in common. They both believe in One God (Allah), follow the same Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as the last Prophet, offer five daily prescribed prayers, perform the prescribed fast in the month of Ramadan, go to Mecca for the pilgrimage (hajj),read the same Quran, and pay the poor-due. However, my answers can only satisfy my uninformed non-Muslim audience. The Sunni brothers, misguided by western propaganda. who are ready to embrace non-Muslims (especially the white ones), in the pretext of invitation to Islam, will not do so for Shia. They are ignorant Sunnis. Our job as a missionary should be to invite both groups to the true Islam and not chase them out. There is a movement in the Sunni world to have Shias labelled as disbelievers. I have been told that Shaykh Bin Baz of Saudi Arabia has declared an edict that the meat of the People of Book (Jews and Christians) is permissible for Sunni Muslims to eat but not the meat slaughtered by Shias. There are scholars on both sides, like Imam Khomeini and Shaykh Shaltut of al-Azhar who have done their best to minimize these differences and bring unity, but it is not working due to the misinformation prevailing in the common masses of Sunnis about Shi'ism. Thus I am listing their misconceptions of Shia belief and practices. For answers, I have consulted two Shia scholars in America., Dr. A. S. Hashim of Washington and Imam Muhammad Ali Elahi of Detroit. Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr wrote to me "to ignore and not waste time in r
[IslamCity] Understanding Islam
Understanding Islam http://thetruereligion.org/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=20 By Shaikh Muhammad as-Salih al-Uthaimin, Al-Istiqaamah The Shaikh said in Sharh Usoolul-Eemanan (pp.4-7):[1] The deen (religion) of Islaam: It is the way of life that Allaah sent the Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam with. By it, Allaah terminated the validity of all other religions, perfected this religion for His worshippers, completed His favour upon them and has chosen only this religion for them - no other religion will be accepted by Him from anyone. Allaah - the Most High - said: "Muhammad is not the father of any man amongst you. Rather he is the Messenger of Allaah and the khaatim (last and final) of the Prophets." [Soorah al-Ahzaab 33:40]"This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islaam as your religion." [Soorah al-Maatidah 5:3]"Indeed the religion with Allaah is Islaam." [Soorah Aal-'lmraan 3:19]"Whosoever seeks a religion other than Islaam, never will it be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers." [Soorah Aal-'Imraan 3:85] And Allaah - the Most High - obligated all of mankind to take Islaam as their religion. So Allaah said, whilst addressing His Messenger sallallanhu `alayhi wa sallam: "Say: O mankind! Indeed I have been sent to you all as the Messenger of Allaah; to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. None has the right to be worshipped except Him; it is He who gives life and causes death. So believe in Allaah and His Messenger - the Prophet who can neither read nor write - who believes in Allaah and His Words. So follow the Messenger of Allaah so that you may be rightly-guided." [Soorah al-A'raaf 7:158] And in Saheeh Muslim (1/93), from Abu Hurayrah radiallanhu `anhu that Allaah's Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "By Him in whose Hand is the life of Muhammad! There is no one from this nation, be he a Jew or a Christian, who hears of me and then dies without believing in the Message that I was sent with, except that he will be one of the Companions of the Hellfire". And eemnan (faith) in the Prophet implies: affirming that which he was sent with, along with acceptance of it and submission to it. Without these two matters, mere affirmation is not sufficient. This is why even though Abu Taalib (the Prophet's uncle) affirmed what was sent to the Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam and that Islaam was the best of religions, yet he did not accept his message nor submit to it; and thus he did not have eemaan, in the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.[2] The religion of Islaam contains all that was beneficial from the previous religions. It is suitable for implementation in any age, any where and by any nation. Allaah - the Most High - said, whilst addressing His Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam: "And We have sent down to you the Book in truth, confirming the Scripture that came before it testifying to the truth contained therein whilst exposing the falsehood that has been added therein." [Soorah al-Maa'idah 5:48] That Islaam is suitable for implementation in any age, anywhere and by any nation does not mean that it becomes submissive to nations - being altered and changed by them - as some people falsely think. But rather it means that whenever it is truly adhered to then it brings benefit and goodness to that nation, as well as reforming and correcting it - in whatever age or place.[3] The religion of Islaam is the religion of truth. It is the way of life that Allaah - the Most High - guaranteed His help and victory for those who truly adhere to it, and that He would make it dominant over all other religions. Allaah - the Most High - said: "It is He who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that it may prevail over all other religions, even if the pagans detest it." [Soorah at-Tawbah 9:33] And Allaah - the Most High - said: "Allaah has promised to those amongst you who truly have eemaan (true faith and belief) and act in obedience to Allaah and His Messenger, that He will grant them rulership upon the earth, just as He granted it to those before them, and that He will establish their Religion for them and grant them the authority to practice their Religion which He chose and ordered them with. And He will certainly change their situation to one of security, after their fear. Providing that they worship and obey Me, not associating anything else in worship with Me. Then, whoever rejects this favour by disobedience to their Lord - then they are the rebellious transgressors." [Soorah an-Noor 24:55] [4] The religion of Islaam is a complete religion comprising both `aqeedah (beliefs) and sharee`ah (laws).It commands them with tawheed (to single out Allaah alone for worship) and prohibits them from shirk (associating partners with Allah in that which is particular to Him. It commands them with being truthful a
[IslamCity] Re: The Pope & the Middle East Problem
- Original Message - From: Alan Border To: withheld62 Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 4:29 PM Subject: [history_islam] Re: The Pope & the Middle East Problem Salaam All Quotes from the article "The Pope that worked to stop the Crusade" "Remembering the man who had so often voiced sadness at the cycle of violence blighting the Holy Land, Palestinians gathered in the square in front of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity and kept up vigils for him. Nabil Abu Rudeina, spokesman for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, voiced the feelings of many: "He shared the sufferings of the Palestinian people ... We will miss him." Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Qidwa spoke for the world when he said that the pope "had contributed to building bridges between religions and civilizations and to consolidating the roots of peace and friendship between the peoples." "John Paul was equally strident in his condemnation of George W. Bush's plans to invade Iraq which he described as "a crime against peace and a defeat for humanity." Until the very last minute, papal envoys were doing all they could to head off what he saw as not a solution but a bloody escalation of the challenge posed by Saddam." It is no use shouting from the roof top until the cows come home if you not prepared to get down to the field & get your hands & feet muddied. So whatever proclamations that the Pope was making to the Israelis & the Americans fell on deaf affairs. They did not care two hoots about what he was saying. The birth place of his Lord & master is under Jewish occupation & the Christian world cannot do anything about it or does not want to do anything. To put it simply he did not make a difference. So I cannot undertand all the praise that he is getting from the Muslim world. ABMaqsud Sobhani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The Pope that worked to stop the Crusade 4/3/2005 - Social - Article Ref: AN0504-2663Number of comments: By: StaffArab News* - Pope John Paul II's death will be mourned not just by the tens of millions of Roman Catholics around the world but also by other Christian denominations and followers of all other faiths. Muslims in the Middle East will feel the loss particularly deeply. John Paul's 26-year pontificate will go down as one of the more remarkable in the church's history because he was not afraid to be strongly critical when he believed world leaders were behaving wrongly or dishonestly. From the very beginning of his reign, he announced his absolute support for peace and justice, not least for the Palestinians.Remembering the man who had so often voiced sadness at the cycle of violence blighting the Holy Land, Palestinians gathered in the square in front of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity and kept up vigils for him. Nabil Abu Rudeina, spokesman for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, voiced the feelings of many: "He shared the sufferings of the Palestinian people ... We will miss him." Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Qidwa spoke for the world when he said that the pope "had contributed to building bridges between religions and civilizations and to consolidating the roots of peace and friendship between the peoples." John Paul was equally strident in his condemnation of George W. Bush's plans to invade Iraq which he described as "a crime against peace and a defeat for humanity." Until the very last minute, papal envoys were doing all they could to head off what he saw as not a solution but a bloody escalation of the challenge posed by Saddam.John Paul meant what he said and millions of people, not only in the Middle East but around the world, were deeply grateful for his strong moral stands. It may yet prove that he was instrumental in stopping the Americans from turning the Afghanistan and Iraq invasions into a new crusade against Islam. Despite President Bush's typically unfortunate use of the word "crusade" after 9/11, American policy became notably more sensitive toward Islam. The pope meanwhile made a point of apologizing to the Muslim world for the original Crusades. Shortly after 9/11, John Paul called a day of prayer for peace at the shrine of St. Francis of Assisi which was attended by Muslim and Jewish religious leaders as well as representatives from Christian groups. His simple, somber message was that war and violence solved nothing and that nations would only advance through peace and brotherhood. He was not prepared to compromise his clear moral view for anyone. His simplicity and abundantly clear good faith carried the Roman Catholic Church through the immense upheavals of post-Communist Europe and into the dangerous new world of aggressive American diplomacy.Right after his election, John Paul said the Roman Church should "make known... our intention to really devote ourselves to the co
[IslamCity] Activist's report of Israeli Detention
peace 2u <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]From: "peace 2u" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 02:55:19 +Subject: [MNMuslimWomen] Activist's report of Israeli Detention>On the 3rd of March 2005, I left my home in the United>States for Israel.>>This was my third trip of this kind, in order to work>on the ground in Occupied Palestine, in solidarity>with Palestinians and their allies opposing the>Israeli Occupation of Palestine.>>I was expecting trouble upon arriving at Ben Gurion>Airport near Tel Aviv, as I had been forcibly expelled>by the Israeli Authorities one year before due to this>same work against the occupation.>>My expulsion at that time was based on false charges>brought against me by the Israeli Ministry of Interior>stating that I had resided illegally in Israel.>>When I arrived to Ben Gurion on the 4th of March, I>was pulled aside at passport control, as I had>expected.>>I was taken to a security room where my bags were>searched for over an hour. The entirety of my>belongings was gone through, including my toothpaste,>books, and food.>>After the search was over, I expected to be taken to>an officer of the Shin Bet (Intelligence Agency) for>an interrogation. I was looking forward to this>interrogation, as I was planning to be open and>upfront about my beliefs and opposition to the>occupation, and expecting to have to fight their order>to expel me based on that honesty.>>To my surprise, I was never taken to the Shin Bet.>After my belongings were searched I was told by an>agent of some sort that I was not allowed into Israel>because I had been there one year before without a>visa.>>I was then handed over to an immigration policeman and>taken to the Ben Gurion Detention Center. This center>is for individuals awaiting expulsion from Israel. I>was put in a room with two Swedish women who were also>being denied entry into Israel and were awaiting a>flight out.>>I was told by the head policeman at this facility that>I would be put on an airplane at 5am the next morning.>I told him that I had a lawyer, was fighting being>denied entry and refused to willingly get on the>airplane.>>For hours, every time this officer would come near my>cell he would repeat to me that I would be put on a>plane at 5am the next morning. Every time he told me>this, I would repeat to him that I would not get on>that airplane.>>At 4am the next morning, this same officer plus one,>came to my cell and told me to get ready for my>flight. Once again, I told them I would not be>entering that flight and that I was only trying to>save them time and energy instead of them having to>drag me and all my luggage to the airport and back.>Every time I reiterated that I would not be taking the>flight, the officer became increasingly aggressive>with me, yelling and threatening physical force.>Being scared of the officers physically hurting me,>and realizing that resisting them taking me to the>plane would probably not work, I told them that I>would go with them, but I would not take the flight.>>In an immigration police van, I was taken to the>airplane, escorted by two immigration officers up an>external staircase and into the passenger entryway of>the plane. My ticket and passport was handed to the>flight attendant at the door, who seemed to be>expecting my arrival. I immediately approached her and>told her, in front of the passengers entering the>plane, that I was being put on this flight against my>will and would not cooperate with the rules if they>kept me on the flight.>>After moving into a quieter corner, the flight>attendant asked me to repeat myself, and questioned>what kind of trouble I would cause if I was kept on>the flight. I told her that I would not sit in my>seat, would not turn off my cell phone, and that I>would talk loudly throughout the aisles.>>She seemed taken aback and went to speak with the head>flight attendant, who then came to hear my story. I>repeated to him what I had told the first attendant>and was told to wait while they spoke with the police>who were waiting outside to ensure that I was on the>flight when it took off.>>During this time, I was shaking considerably as I was>scared to not be refused by the flight crew. One of>the other attendants seemed to notice my anxiety and>gave me a glass of lemonade to sip.>>I was called to where the head attendant and the>immigration officers were talking and told by one of>the officers that I had two choices; willingly go on>this flight, or be put on a flight at 9pm that night>in handcuffs and shackles with an armed guard sitting>next to me. I told him that I would not be getting on>this flight willingly. He repeated again that I had>two choices, I again repeated that I would not>willingly get on the flight.>>The officers became angry with me at that point and>began to tell me that I was putting myself in a bad>position. They handcuffed me, shackled my feet and>took me back to the deten
RE: [IslamCity] Is it farz for women to cover hair?
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if it is farz for woman to cover her hairs then y it is also not farz for the slave grls/women to cover their hairs also??? can anyone reply
noor ali khan
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>Is it farz for women to cover hair? Any authentic hadith telling that those women who do not cover their hair will be punished?
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>It is Fardh for a woman to cover her hair in front of non-Mahrams (strange) males. Allah Taala states, And say to the believing women, they should lower their gazes and protect their chastity and not expose their beauty except for what normally shows. (24:31)
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>According to ibn Abbaas [radhiallaahu anhum] and the vast majority of scholars, what normally shows refers only to the hands and face. Other Ulama are of the view that even the face should be covered. (ibn Kathir). However, it is clear from this Aayat that all are unanimous that the hair of a woman cannot be exposed.
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
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[IslamCity] A True Muslim Leader
A True Muslim Leader
Once Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallaho Anho), during his caliphate, was going on his usual rounds towards Harrah (a suburb of Madinah) with his slave Aslam, when he saw a distant fire in the desert. He said, "There seems to be a camp. Perhaps, it is a caravan that could not enter the town due to night fall. Let's go and look after them and arrange for their protection during the night."When he reached there, he found a woman and some children. The children were crying. The woman had a pan of water over the fire. Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallaho Anho) greeted her with salaam and, with her permission, went near her. (The woman didn't recognize that it was Umar).Umar, "Why are these children crying?" The Woman, "Because they are hungry." Umar, "What is in the pan?" The Woman, "Only water to soothe the children, so that they may go to sleep in the belief that food is being prepared for them. Ah! Allah will judge between Umar
(Radhiyallaho Anho) and me, on the Day of Judgment, for neglecting me in my distress." Umar (weeping), "May Allah have mercy on you! How can Umar know of your distress?" The Woman, "When he is our Amir, he must keep himself informed about us." Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallaho Anho) returned to the town and straight away went to the Baitul Mal (House of Charity) to fill a sack with flour, dates, fat, and clothes, and also drew some money. When the sack was ready, he said to Aslam, "Now put this sack on my back, Aslam." Aslam, "No please, Amir-ul-Momineen! I shall carry this sack." Umar refused to listen to Aslam, even on his persistent requests to allow him to carry the sack, and remarked, "What! Will you carry my load on the Day of Judgment? I must carry this bag, for it is I who would be questioned (in the Hereafter) about this woman." Aslam most reluctantly placed the bag on Umar's (Radhiyallaho Anho) back, who carried it with a swift pace
right to the woman's tent. Aslam followed at his heels. He put a little flour and some dates and fat in the pan and began to stir. He blew (with his mouth) into the fire to kindle it. Aslam says, "I saw the smoke passing through his thick beard." After some time, the pottage was ready. He himself served it to the family. When they had eaten to their fill, he made over to them the little that was left for their next meal. The children were very happy after their meal and began to play about merrily.The woman felt very grateful and remarked, "May Allah reward you for your kindness! In fact you deserve to take the place of Khalifah instead of Umar." Umar consoled her and said, "When you come to see the Khalifah, you will find me there." He sat for a while at a place close by and kept on watching the children. He then returned to Madinah. On his way back, he said to Aslam, "Do you know why I sat there, Aslam? I had seen them weeping in distress. I
liked to see them laughing and happy for some time." Source: From the book "Stories of the Sahaba" by Shaikh Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhalvi.
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
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[IslamCity] How to End the Occupation of Iraq: Outmaneuver the War Proponents
How to End the Occupation of Iraq: Outmaneuver the War Proponents
By Gareth PorterGareth Porter was codirector of the Indochina Resource Center, an anti-war lobbying organization in Washington, DC, from 1974 to 1976. He has written about negotiated settlements of wars in Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines and is the author of Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam, forthcoming from University of California Press.
How to End the Occupation of Iraq: Outmaneuver the War Proponents
By Gareth Porter | April 4, 2005
For an anti-war activist of the Vietnam era, the current search for a political strategy for ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq brings to mind the very similar problems facing the movement to end the Vietnam War in 1968-69. In fact, a review of the strategy that the anti-war movement pursued at that juncture of the Vietnam War helps clarify the choices before the present movement and their likely consequences. It should serve as a warning against ignoring the possibility of embracing the negotiation of a compromise peace agreement with those resisting the U.S. occupation as an anti-war strategy.
The political dynamics surrounding the occupation of Iraq are strikingly similar to those surrounding the comparable phase of the Vietnam War. As in Vietnam in early 1968, the U.S. war in Iraq suffered a serious setback last year, and most Americans concluded that the intervention had been a mistake. In fact, public opinion has soured on the current occupation even faster than it did for the occupation of South Vietnam. It was in August 1967, slightly more than two years after the first major U.S. troop commitment to Vietnam, when a majority of U.S. citizens expressed the belief that it had been a mistake to go to war in Vietnam. In the case of Iraq, a majority of Americans concluded that it was not worth fighting a war over Iraq as early as May 2004, a little more than a year after the invasion.
Opponents of the U.S. military occupation of Iraq are struggling to find a way to translate widespread disillusionment with war into effective political pressure on the administration to withdraw, just as was the case in Vietnam in the late 1960s. The dominant influence of the ideologically driven right wing in the Republican Party, the Republican control of Congress, a divide within the Democratic party, and the influence of conservative media present formidable obstacles to a campaign to get U.S. troops out of Iraq. A different set of obstacles, including a significant fraction of the population who wanted to escalate the war further and a majority that was viscerally opposed to anti-war demonstrations, stood in the way of effective pressures on Nixon to get out of Vietnam.
The strategy adopted by the Vietnam anti-war movement in the late 1960s was to demand unilateral withdrawal and to mount mass demonstrations to demonstrate public opposition to the war. In retrospect that approach can be seen as a strategic error that allowed the Nixon administration to prolong the war for four more years. The error lay in the failure to focus on developing a proposal for the negotiated withdrawal of U.S. troops under a peace settlement at a time when it could have been an effective form of pressure on Nixon.
Advancing such a plan for peace negotiations now would avoid a battle over unilateral withdrawal that the anti-war forces are unlikely to win.
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance wi
Re: [IslamCity] Splitting of the Moon, an Amazing Story and another important story of mass murderers Mr. Kavalec
Walaikum asalaam
The story of the "three American scientists a BBC television program"
is an Islamic Urban Legend. I have communicated with brother David
Pidcock, of the Islamic Party of Britain (who the story is attributed
to) and his replay was "oh, it's up to three now?"
On Apr 2, 2005 4:41 PM, Muslim Welfare Centre
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> Can you send me more details about the splitting of the Moon. Who were those
> three American scientists. What TV channel was it BBC or some other. Who was
> the show host. Which month and year that program was aired. If I can get the
> TV Channel email or website address to ask them if I can buy a copy of that
> program. What University or organization those three scientists were
> associated from. Any information regarding this scientific wonder.
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astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] RE: SHOULD MUSLIMS MOURN THE DEATH OF THE POPE?
ASA
My sentiments are similar to yours.
There is an Australian born woman, a truly great woman,
Harvard professor, and well known peace activist, Dr.
Caldicott - she repeatedly appealed and begged the Pope to
go to Iraq as the ultimate human shield (just prior to the terrible
"Shock and Awe" attack on Iraq). She was sure such a visit by the Pope
would attract world attention and help prevent, or at least, delay the
US attack on Iraq and give more time to the WMD inspectors to
finish their work. Had the well intentioned Pope had made the visit, that may
have prevented the mass slaughter of a hundred thousand innocent Iraqis. He
did not oblige. He did not budge.
Talk is cheap, but you got to walk the talk. Calling for peace in the
middle east is like water on the back of the Israeli buffalo. Israel requires
much more than soft talk. A leader wielding so much influence and power could
have truly earned a place in the annuls of history had he earnestly wished and
worked to bring peace in the Middle East.
Save a small number of feeble voices, the Christendom has largely shown the
same silence during the slaughter of Iraqis, which they showed during the Jewish
holocaust.
The Pope profoundly apologized to the Jews for the holocaust, but he
failed to apologize to the Muslims for the Crusades and the Spanish
Inquisitions. See:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/473/fr2.htm
He did talk about 'building bridges' between Muslims and Christians,
and the Islamic scholars in turn welcomed him warmly in Muslim
lands and permitted him to visit sanctified precincts of
the Muslim holy places. The Muslim scholars visited him at the Vatican
several times, but apart from a lot of nice words, nothing in substance
took place.
There is an ominous sounding article in the Christian magazine the
"Trumpet" - "THE COMING WAR BETWEEN CATHOLICISM AND ISLAM". http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?page=article&id=1146.
Another article, "Vatican Renews Commitment to a war on
Islam"- http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=238It
is very scary, but a 'must' read.
Muslims must avoid too much adoration of the Pope. We should not go over
board with our eulogies, so that they become dishonest utterances. But we
should never speak ill of a dead man. Allah swt is the best judge of all.
(Here is the TorontoStar article: "Peace Activist Implores
Pope to be 'Ultimate Human Shield' - 'Only person' who can stop Iraq
war Helen Caldicott sets up campaign. by Leslie Scrivener. http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0306-01.htm
Please read the heart moving letters Dr. Caldicott wrote to the Pope).
Muslims, Jews and Christians (other than the Zionist cults) have so
much in common. Together, we could work to overcome the evils of Free Masons and
the Zionists to establish peace on earth. But unfortunately, the gathering dark
clouds over the heads of Muslims may bring more Shocks and Awes than peace.
To learn about the stranglehold of Free Masons in the Vatican, please read
"The Mysterious Death of Pope John Paul I"
http://www.prose-n-poetry.com/display_work/10583/
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From: "Abubakar Kasim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 6:45 PM
Subject: should Muslims mourn the death of Pope?
Assalaam Alaikum.
Life and death are two facts in life.
Both are in the hands of Allah.
We will all once die.
Prophets before us tasted this sour reality.
It is a scary fact that very few people really hope to talk or even think
about.
There is no surprise to hear about the death of the Pope as we will all
pass that scary and mysterous road.
What amazes me the most is to see how the media some times portray someone
as the greatest human being to live.
If you are liked by the media, you are made a saint.
And if you are not, then, you would be smeared against and made like a
villain who has ever walked on earth.
I don't have anything against the Pope. My deepest sympathy to his family,
friends and those who share his faith.
What I am really puzzled is to see the amount of coverage the media has
given this man after his death.
Even some Muslims have followed the footstep of the media in praising the
Pope.
When I checked things around, I did not see anything remarkable that the
Pope did.
Indeed he spoke against Iraq war and visited a mosque.
But nothing else I could read about his legacy.
What do you think brother Meer?
Abubakar
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Re: [IslamCity] Re: About Shia
why do you say :Labbayk Ya Mahdi
do you know what the meaning is?
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To: islamcity@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 10:26
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Subject: [IslamCity] Re: About Shia
Wa alaykumussalam,
There are many books and internet online for you to study about Shi'a and
there are many reference books from Sunni also about why they do what they do.
www.islam.org,
Labbayk Ya Mahdi
tabassum anees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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salam,
let me know abt black magic.
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ASAK
Dear Sister
how are you? I just want to something about Shia
Muslim...If you can give some site links from which i can read
about themif you can send some details about them why do
they keep stone in front of them and do salah and many more things about
them...i have a friend of internet she talks to me about there
islam but i was not able to understand about what she is telling so can
you please tell me about shia..
Thanking Your
Brother
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argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who
has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are
guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125){And who is better in speech than
he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then
stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's
(Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the
Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)The prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it
is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also
said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward
of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being
lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee,
at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are
guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125){And who is better in speech than he
who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands
straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic
Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."}
(Holy Quran-41:33)The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for
you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The
prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
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