[IslamCity] ''FREEDOM'' UK STYLE: POODLE MINIONS TORTURE PARALYZED MUSLIM IN PUBLIC
Assalamu aleikum. There is no longer any need to visit Dajjal Bush's Abu Ghraib to see torture anymore. Any street in Peterborough will do. --- EXCLUSIVE: PARALYSED MAN DRAGGED FROM CAR.. BY COPPER EXCLUSIVE By Martin Fricker Daily Mirror 3 March 2006 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16767157%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=exclusive%2d%2dparalysed%2dman%2ddragged%2dfrom%2dcar%2d%2d%2dby%2dcopper%2d-name_page.html THIS is the shocking moment a paralysed man was dragged from a car by police after a minor crash. Officers ignored repeated pleas from terrified Sharaz Mahmood and handcuffed him face down on the road. The wheelchair-bound 25-year-old, paralysed in a 2001 smash, was surrounded by police dogs as his distraught friends tried to tell officers he was disabled. But moments later they lifted him up by his arms and pulled him into a police van, his legs dragging behind him. The incident was captured on a takeaway's CCTV camera. Sharaz, who plans to sue police over the incident and wants the officer involved charged with assault, said: "They shouldn't treat anybody like that, let alone someone disabled. They can't get away with it. "I repeatedly told them I was paralysed but they didn't listen. "An officer yanked open the door, put me in a headlock and dragged me out of the car. "The cop got me on my front and knelt on my back, in the exact place where my spinal column was damaged. "At that moment, I thought he was going to do more damage and leave me completely paralysed. I had this dog barking in my ear, a policeman kneeling in my back and I was in agony. I was thrown into the van and was lying on the floor. The cops kept telling me to get up on to the seat but I couldn't." Sharaz's ordeal began when police arrived after the crash in Peterborough, Cambs, on Saturday. He was a passenger in a car that hit another. The driver ran off but was later arrested on suspicion of being over the limit. Sharaz told officers his wheelchair was in the boot of the car but he claims they just threw it in the back of the van with him. He was taken to hospital before being locked up in a cell for 10 hours. He said: "They took me out of the cell at lunchtime and said they were just going to give me a caution for abusive behaviour. "I've got witnesses and plan to sue the police." Sharaz accepted the caution. His solicitor Nasser Khalil added: "We are planning on suing and want the officer identified and charged." A witness filmed the scene on a mobile phone video which has been seen by the Mirror. Police claim Sharaz and his friends were abusive and threatening. A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Police said: "A complaint has been lodged with the force and is being investigated. "It has also been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. "As such, it would be inappropriate to comment further." [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16767157%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=exclusive%2d%2dparalysed%2dman%2ddragged%2dfrom%2dcar%2d%2d%2dby%2dcopper%2d-name_page.html Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM ~-> *** {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] -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators
[IslamCity] Source of Hadith on the Cry of the Oppressed / Truthfullness and Oppression
Bismillah, As Salaam Alaikum, Here is the source of that hadith: Peace Curtis Sharif l The Prophet (pbuh) sent Muad to Yemen and said, "Beware from the curse of the oppressed as there is no screen between his invocation and Allah." (Sahih Bukhari: Ibn Abbas (R)). The link provides other hadiths on truthfullness and oppression. http://www.jamaat-e-islami.org/al-hadith.htm Al-Quran Al-Hadith Cover Special Article Reports International Reflection Election Industries Ministry's news Muslim World Organizational News Al-Hadith TRUTHFULNESS l The Prophet (peace be upon him) said "Truthfulness leads to Al-Birr (righteousness) and Al-Birr leads to Paradise. And a man keeps on telling the truth until he becomes a truthful person. Falsehood leads to Al-Fujur (wickedness-evil doing), and Al-Fujur leads to the (Hell Fire) and a man keeps on telling lies until he is written as a liar before Allah." (Sahih Al-Bukhari : Abdullah (R)). l Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three whenever he speaks, he tells a lie, and whenever he promises, he breaks his promise and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays. (Sahih Al-Bukhari: Abu Hurairah). l The Prophet (pbuh) said, "I saw (in a dream), two men came to me." Then the Prophet (pbuh) narrated the story (saying). "They said: The person, the one whose cheek you saw being torn away (from the mouth to the ear) was a liar and used to tell lies and the people would report those lies on his authority tell they spread all over the world. So he will be punished like that till the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Al-Bukhari : Samurah bin Jundub). l The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Every child born on Al-Fitrah (As a follower of Islamic Monotheism) but his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism, as an animal gives birth to a perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated? (Sahih Al-Bukhari: Abu Hurairah (R) Vol. 2. Hadith No. 467.) No Screen Between Oppressed & Allah l Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said, "A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hear him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfil his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Bukhari: Abdullah bin Umar (R)). l The Prophet (pbuh) sent Muad to Yemen and said, "Beware from the curse of the oppressed as there is no screen between his invocation and Allah." (Sahih Bukhari: Ibn Abbas (R)). l Allah's Apostle (pbuh) said, "Oppression will be a darkness on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Bukhari: Ibn Umar (R)). HayatAnneOsman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Asalamu aleykumMay Allah reward you for all of your wonderful contributions to thisgroup.Could you please just send this message again with the reference forthe hadith?Jazak-Allahu khayran.Moderator> Alhumdullah,> Peace, Curtis Sharif> Houston, Texas>> Michael Saahir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:> The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once told a newly-appointed government official: "Fear the cry of the oppressed, forthere is no barrier between it and God.">>> -> Brings words and photos together (easily) with> PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. *** {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] -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged wi
[IslamCity] Video of Islamic activists from Britain on their return home
http://www.hizb.org.uk/pressnew/index.php?id=3016 The above video shows the return of home 3 British Islamic activists who were imprisoned in Egypt for 4 years. To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. *** {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] -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". SPONSORED LINKS Holy quran YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "islamcity" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[IslamCity] Inews Daily - 03/03/06
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Inews Daily Friday 3rd March 2006 - 2nd Safar 1427 Explosion at US consulate in Karachi kills diplomat A suicide bomber killed an American diplomat and three other people in the port city of Karachi yesterday on the eve of President George Bush's first visit to Pakistan. The blast tore through the rear car park of the Marriott hotel, 20 metres from the US consulate, wounding 52 people, propelling vehicles into the air and showering the streets with debris. The American diplomat, his driver and a Pakistani soldier who apparently tried to prevent the bomber reaching the consulate were killed immediately. An unidentified woman also died. Bush vowed to press ahead with his trip, the final leg of his south Asian tour, saying he would not be deterred by "terrorists and killers". Zionist military given free reinIsrael says it has lifted all restrictions on its military and that it is intensifying its war against alleged terrorists, including al-Qaida.Ehud Olmert, the acting Zionist prime minister, made the statement yesterday, saying he would use an "iron fist" against Palestinian resistance fighters and al-Qaida. "I have issued an order to all the security forces of Israel to use special means to confront the buds of terrorist action," Olmert told a news conference in Jerusalem. "We are systematically intensifying our war" he added. In recent weeks, the Zionists have stepped up arrest raids in the West Bank and killed many Palestinians in Gaza. 36 dead in Iraq attacksInsurgent attacks across Iraq killed 36 people and wounded scores more in renewed violence yesterday as US occupation forces said they had captured 61 'rebels' linked to Al-Qaida. In one of the bloodiest attacks, at least five people were killed and eight wounded when a car bomb went off in the Shia-dominated Sadr City district of Baghdad, a security official said. In another attack in Baghdad, four people were killed and 11 wounded, mostly women, when a bomb exploded in a market in the mixed southeastern Jaafaraniya district. Meanwhile, the Iraqi authorities have announced a daytime ban on vehicles in Baghdad and surrounding areas today in response to the latest upsurge in violence. Algerian amnesty takes effectAlgeria will pardon or reduce sentences for more than 2000 convicted or suspected Muslim fighters, the Justice Ministry has said, moving ahead with a government effort to turn the page on a brutal insurgency. Some 2100 suspects will benefit from pardons or an end to legal proceedings they faced it was reported yesterday. Another 100 fighters, convicted for severe crimes, will have their sentences reduced. The measures, which stem from a national reconciliation plan that was overwhelmingly approved in a September referendum, take effect immediately. Libya frees Brotherhood membersLibya has released all 84 jailed members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement who had been held in the country since the late 1990s, according to official sources. "All the 84 members of the Muslim Brotherhood were released today" one source said on yesterday. Libya arrested, at the end of the 1990s, 152 members of the Muslim Brotherhood. In 2002 two were sentenced to death, 73 to life in prison and 66 were acquitted. The others were handed 10 year jail sentences. The condemned, mainly students and academics, were accused of supporting or belonging to al-Jamaa al-Islamiya al-Libiya, an Islamist group created in 1979, whose beliefs reflect those of Egypt's banned but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood. Australia wins A$70 million wheat contract in Iraq Australia has won a 350,000 ton wheat contract in Iraq worth up to 70 million Australian dollars (US$52.3 million), the trade minister said Today. He said he had received a cable from his Iraqi counterpart, Ahmad Chalabi, announcing that Iraq was allocating 350,000 tons of a 1.5 million ton wheat contract to Australia. Last month, Iraq had suspended its wheat trade with Australia amid allegations the country's monopoly wheat exporter, AWB Ltd., paid up to US$222 million in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's government under the UN oil-for-food program but later agreed to resume imports as long as AWB was not involved. Abbas claims al-Qaida is operating in Gaza The Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, said yesterday that he believes al-Qaida has infiltrated the occupied territories and could further destabilise the region. "We have indications about a presence of al-Qaida in Gaza and the West Bank. This is intelligence information. We have not yet reached the point of arrests," Mr Abbas said. Later he added that Palestinian security forces had been given the task of heading off any extremist plots. The leader of Hamas in the Palestinian parliament, Salah Bardawil, yesterday said his organisation knew of no al-Qaida activity in the occupied territories. Massive anti-Bush pro
[IslamCity] Why is Friday special?
What is the merit of Friday over other days ? and why ?. Answer:Praise be to Allaah. Friday has many distinguishing features and virtues that Allaah has bestowed upon this day and not others. It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah and Hudhayfah (may Allaah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah led those who came before us away from Friday. The Jews had Saturday, and the Christians had Sunday. Then Allaah brought us and Allaah guided us to Friday. So there is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and thus they will follow us on the Day of Resurrection. We are the last of the people of this world but we will be the first on the Day of Resurrection, and we will be dealt with before all others." Narrated by Muslim, 856. Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: Al-Qaadi said: The apparent meaning is that it was obligatory for them to venerate Friday but this was not stated clearly; the matter was left to their own reasoning But they (Christians & Jews) did not manage to work it out and Allaah did not guide them to it. It was enjoined clearly upon this ummah (nation), and was not left to their own reasoning, thus they were blessed with it It was narrated that Moosa (Moses - peace be upon him) enjoined Friday upon them and told them (the Jews) of its virtues, but they disputed with him and argued that Saturday was better, and it was said to him, `Let them be.' Al-Qaadi said: if there had been a clear command, their arguing with him would not have been valid, rather it would have been said to him that they were going against the command. I say: it may be that that was clearly enjoined upon them but they disputed as to whether it was something they had to adhere to or they could change it to another day; they decided to change it to another day and they erred greatly thereby. It comes as no surprise that Friday was specifically enjoined upon them and they went against that. Al-Haafiz (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: How can it be otherwise when they (the Jews) are the ones who said "We hear and we disobey"? It was narrated from Aws ibn Aws that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The best of your days is Friday. On that day Adam (peace be upon him) was created; on that day he died; on that day the Trumpet will be blown and on that day all of creation will swoon. So send a great deal of blessings upon me, for your blessings will be shown to me." They said, "O Messenger of Allaah, how will our blessings upon you be shown to you when you have turned to dust?" He said, "Allaah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets, peace be upon them." Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1047; classed as saheeh by Ibn al-Qayyim in his comments on Sunan Abi Dawood, 4/273; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 925. It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The best day on which the sun rises is Friday. On it Adam was created, on it he was admitted to Heaven and on it he was expelled therefrom." Narrated by Muslim, 1410. This hadeeth includes some of the reasons why Friday is regarded as special. Al-Nawawi said: Al-Qaadi `Iyaad said: The apparent meaning is that these virtues do not mean that Friday is regarded as special because Adam was expelled on a Friday and the Hour will begin on a Friday. Rather it is meant to explain what momentous events took place and will take place on this day, so that people will make the most of this day to do righteous deeds, so as to attain the mercy of Allaah and ward off His punishment. This is the view of al-Qaadi. Abu Bakr ibn al-`Arabi said: All of these events are good and add to the virtue of Friday. The expulsion of Adam from Heaven is the reason why his offspring and the Messengers, the Prophets, the righteous and the awliya' (the friends / supporters / allies of Allah) exist. He was not expelled from it as such, but rather it was for a purpose, then he will return to it. With regard to the Hour (the Day of Resurrection) beginning on a Friday, the reason is so that the reward may be hastened for the Prophets, believers in truth, awliya' and others, and their honour and high status may be made manifest. This hadeeth points to the virtues of Friday and its high status in relation to the other days. It was narrated that Abu Lubaabah ibn `Abd al-Mundhir said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Friday is the master of days, and the greatest of them before Allaah. It is greater before Allaah than the day of al-Adha and the day of al-Fitr (the 2 Eids). It has five characteristics: on this day Allaah created Adam, on it He sent Adam down to the earth, on it Allaah caused Adam to die, on it there is a time when a person does not ask Allaah for anything but He gives it to them, so long as they does not ask for anything haraam (illegal),
[IslamCity] Definition of Human Rights in Accordance to Occupiers
Watch this Clip You will not see it on any TV channel http://www.break.com/index/britishiraq12.html *** {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] -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". SPONSORED LINKS Holy quran YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "islamcity" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[IslamCity] Miraculous medicinal uses of Zamzam.
All praises and thanks be to Allah, Lord of everything that exists.The most Gracious, the Most Merciful.Master of the Day of Judgment You (alone) we worship, and You (alone) we ask for help.Guide us to the Straight Way The Way of of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor those who went astray. Ameen Miraculous medicinal uses of Zamzam. By: Dr. Qazi Shaikh Abbas Published in "The Weekly Mag", April 16,2005, Pakistan,also published in The Yemen Times It was the earnest need of the child that mother of Ismail Nabi ran in search of water in the vicinity of Makkah. Under divine instruction, Jibreel (A.S.), struck the site of the land with his heels, and perpetual source of healing Zamzam was discovered. Zamzam was considered sacred earlier to Islam amongst Jews as well as Christians too. Afterwards, due to the religious bigotry they ignored it. It has simultaneously three abilities, to quench the thirst and removes the feeling of hunger. The next ability of Zamzam, as per traditions, is its numerous and enormous medicinal benefits. · Rasulullah(S.A.W.A.) used to carry Zamzam in water-bags to Madinah. He used to sprinkle it over the sick and offered them to drink it with the intention of cure, (Al Silsilat al Saheeyah, 883, Qaherah). · According to the Hadith literature "Zamzam, is a Barakat, a food that satisfies and a cure for the sick". (1-Abizar, Muslim, 4/1922; 2-. Al Tayaalisi (61)). · Zamzam is considered to help students in the correct pronunciation of Arabi in non-Arab region. · It was Abizar who expressed his personal experience to his Lord, Rasulullah(S.A.W.A.),while he questioned about his foodstuff. He informed: I had spent forty long days with Zamzam. I do not feel any kind of weakness or hunger nor do I become slim." Rasulullah(S.A.W.A.) declared: "Verily, it is blessed, it is food that nourishes." (Muslim, 2473). · According to the Tradition narrated by Jabir bin Abdullah al Ansari "With whatever (legal) intention one can drink it his wish fulfills". "It is a cure for a numerous diseases by the order of Allah. So you should have the intention of what you want to gain by drinking this water". · Abbas informed: "Before the dawn of Islam, Zamzam was known as Shabaah (satisfaction).When he drank from Zamzam, he recited this Doa: "O Allah! I ask you for beneficial knowledge, plentiful provision and healing from every disease." · It is applied to the eyes to brighten the sight. A Yemeni Shaikh was fond of reading Quraan from a small Mashaf. As he became old he found that he couldn't read easily from that Mashaf because his sight is getting weak. He heard about the Zamzam and its advantages. He came to Haj and drank from Zamzam. His vision improved and he started reading from that small Mashaf easily and without any sight problem. He achieved what he wanted because he was confident of that and had deep faith in. Yusria Abdel Rahman al Harazi, a Yemeni lady narrated that she was affected by a crimson ulcer, in eye. She had severe headache, which cannot be cured by medicine. She was about to become blind in the affected eye. She consulted famous eye specialist there, who advised her, an injection, which will stop the headache but will dysfunction the affected eye and consequently she will loose the sight. Yusria got frightened but confident of the mercy of Allah. She intended to perform Umrah and begs to Allah to cure her. She came to Makkah and performed Tawaaf and washed her eyes with Zamzam. When she came back to the hotel, she found that her affected eyes were cured and the crimson ulcer disappeared. Dr. Faruq Antar, tells his own story. He says: that he had a stone in his ureter and the doctor could not remove or destroy it without operation. But he postponed the operation two times. Meanwhile he performed Umrah and offered Doa to cure him without undergoing operation. He drank Zamzam water and offered two Rakaat. Then he felt a benching in his ureter and hurried up to the toilet and by the grace of Allah he saw the miracle. The stone came out and he was cured without operation. The doctors who were treating Dr. Faruq were surprised for this sacred treatment. ("Scientific Miracles in Islam & Sunnat Nabawiyah" By: Mohammed Kamil Abdel Samad, Beirut). Layla Al Helw, a Moroccan lady says: "9 years ago, I found out that I had a cancer. I was not a religious so decided to commit suicide, but it was destined that my illness became cause of my emancipation and source of inspiration a lot of people like me. I went to Belgium for advance treatment. Several doctors recommended my husband that removal of my breast is indispensable. I requested the doctors to suggest another medication course. As per suggestion, I followed the treatment and it did not cause any serious side effects, which made me pleased. I Thought; may be the doctors were wrong and I d
[IslamCity] Born Muslim - was there ever any doubt?
Altruism 'in-built' in humansBy Helen BriggsBBC News science reporter These children are so young - they still wear diapers and are barely able to use language, but they already show helping behaviour Felix Warneken Infants as young as 18 months show altruistic behaviour, suggesting humans have a natural tendency to be helpful, German researchers have discovered.In experiments reported in the journal Science, toddlers helped strangers complete tasks such as stacking books.Young chimps did the same, providing the first evidence of altruism in non human primates. Altruism may have evolved six million years ago in the common ancestor of chimps and humans, the study suggests.Just rewardsScientists have long debated what leads people to "act out of the goodness of their hearts" by helping non-relatives regardless of any benefits for themselves.Human society depends on people being able to collaborate with others - donating to charity, paying taxes and so on - and many scientists have argued that altruism is a uniquely human function, hard-wired into our brains.The latest study suggests it is a strong human trait, perhaps present more than six million years ago in the common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans."This is the first experiment showing altruistic helping towards goals in any non-human primate," said Felix Warneken, a psychologist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany."It's been claimed chimpanzees act mainly for their own ends; but in our experiment, there was no reward and they still helped." 'Astonishing'Dr Warneken and colleague Professor Michael Tomasello wanted to see whether very young children who had not yet learned social skills were willing to help strangers.The experimenters performed simple tasks like dropping a clothes peg out of reach while hanging clothes on a line, or mis-stacking a pile of books.Nearly all of the group of 24 18-month-olds helped by picking up the peg or the book, usually in the first 10 seconds of the experiment.They only did this if they believed the researcher needed the object to complete the task - if it was thrown on the ground deliberately, they didn't pick it up."The results were astonishing because these children are so young - they still wear diapers and are barely able to use language, but they already show helping behaviour," said Felix Warneken.Lost spoonThe pair went on to investigate more complicated tasks, such as retrieving an object from a box with a flap. Children and chimpanzees are both willing to help, but they appear to differ in their ability to interpret the other's need for help in different situations Warneken at al When the scientists accidentally dropped a spoon inside, and pretended they didn't know about the flap, the children helped retrieve it. They only did this if they believed the spoon had not been dropped deliberately.The tasks were repeated with three young chimpanzees that had been raised in captivity. The chimps didn not help in more complex tasks such as the box experiment, but did assist the human looking after them in simple tasks such as reaching for a lost object."Children and chimpanzees are both willing to help, but they appear to differ in their ability to interpret the other's need for help in different situations," the two researchers write in Science.Ugandan studyFurther evidence of chimps' ability to cooperate was revealed in a separate study published in the same edition of the scientific journal.Alicia Melis at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda found that chimps recognised when collaboration was necessary and chose the best partner to work with.The chimps had to cooperate in reaching a food tray by pulling two ends of a rope at the same time."We've never seen this level of understanding during cooperation in any other animals except humans," she said. But she said there was still no evidence that chimpanzees communicate with each other about a common goal like children do from an early age.Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/4766490.stm *** {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 (p
[IslamCity] Violent protest by Christians - holy symbol insulted - what? - - is this deja vu?
Unrest after Israel church attack Scuffles broke out in the town of Nazareth in northern Israel after three Israelis set off firecrackers in the Church of the Annunciation. The incident during a service late on Friday caused panic among worshippers and sparked angry protests outside. Large numbers of police went to the church to rescue the attackers, who took shelter inside from the crowds. Christians believe the church, one of their holiest sites, marks the place where the birth of Jesus was foretold. 'Huge noise' The three, two women and a man, entered the church pushing a pram filled with fireworks and small gas canisters and began throwing them, reports said. This sparked panic among worshippers, some of whom were said to have attacked the group. It went on for six or seven minutes - I thought we were going to die Rouan Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra, in Nazareth at the time, said the intruders threw something that made a "huge noise" into the church, and the police came to defend them from the anger of the crowd. An eyewitness, Rouan, said she heard a "boom". "It went on for six or seven minutes," she was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. "I thought we were going to die." The blast caused black marks on the walls, but no major damage, she said. 'Family members' Hundreds of people then gathered outside the church to protest against the incident, preventing the three from leaving. Clashes broke out and protesters were said to have damaged an ambulance which arrived on the scene. Officials said five policemen were injured and a special commando unit was called in to reinforce local police, who used tear gas on protesters. At least two people were injured in the clashes. Israeli media said the three intruders were members of the same family. One of the assailants was known by police to suffer from mental illness and to have threatened to attack churches in the past, reports said. "I can say that they have been extricated and we are taking them in for questioning," a senior police officer, Yaakov Zigdon, was quoted by Reuters as saying. Mr Ezra said he hoped city and church officials could "bring this matter to an end without further incident". The Church of the Annunciation marks the place where Christians believe the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to foretell the birth of Jesus. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4772364.stm Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM ~-> *** {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] -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[IslamCity] The cronyism of Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank
Dear members of the list, Assalamu Alaikum. Please read this interesting story on World Bank management by Paul Wolfowitz from Al-Ahram weekly. Shah Abdul Hannan What a shame The cronyism of Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank is ruining the institution and driving the best of its staff out, writes Mohamed Hakki* In an article on the eclipsing fortunes of the neocons vis-à-vis Bush foreign policy, the Wall Street Journal said: "In the past year, the ranks of the neoconservatives within the administration, who moulded the American response to 9/11, have grown thin and their influence has ebbed." It mentioned the departure from key policy-making positions of some of the administration's most prominent neoconservatives. Some of them left in disgrace, others left their jobs for other Bush appointments. Perhaps the most interesting of these career changes involves that of former Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, who was promoted for his role in the Iraq war to president of the World Bank. From day one, all vice-presidents, directors and staff members of the World Bank were apprehensive in view of his reputation as the "high priest of the hawks" or "The Vulcans"; nicknames for Mr Bush's tight-knit group of security advisors, the architect of the Iraq war, and the driving ideological force behind the decision to invade Iraq. They also wondered about his arrogant dismissal of all misgivings about the war. They remembered his rosy forecasts, his predictions that the Iraqis would greet US soldiers as liberators, with open arms, and his casual dismissal of warnings by Eric Shimseki, former US army chief of staff, that the US would need several hundred thousand troops in Iraq (and who was fired for daring to give his expert opinion). They remembered well his assertion that the "oil revenues of Iraq over the course of the next two to three years would bring in 50 to 100 billion US dollars which could more than finance its own reconstruction." But, to be fair, they were all willing to give him the benefit of the doubt despite the deep moral struggle they are each grappling with; working for a man who is morally and politically responsible for a horrendous war that has shed the blood of thousands of innocent victims in Iraq. Now, it seems that the honeymoon is over. On the cost of the Iraqi war, it is becoming more and more obvious that Wolfowitz's predictions are, at best, a joke approaching the fanciful, and, at worse, outright intentionally misleading. When White House economic advisor Lawrence Lindsay forwarded an estimate (September 2002) of the Iraq war at a higher level of $100-$200 billion, the administration dismissed his analysis as "likely very, very high" and promptly fired him (another person who lost his job because he did it conscientiously and professionally). Now it turns out that even his figures were wildly low. According to Joseph Stiglitz, professor at Columbia University and Nobel Prize winner in economics, and Linda Blimes, a Harvard budget expert, the war in Iraq is likely to cost up to $2 trillion. The American Conservative magazine says: "What is certain is that before hiring him to run the World Bank, someone should have recalled Paul Wolfowitz's prediction that Iraq would fund the operation itself." Normal people under normal circumstances would have been fired, but not "Wolfie!" However, even with this grim history in mind which they fear will impact on their ability to address their global clients' needs and fulfil their mission of addressing world poverty, World Bank staff have even more immediate worries to contend with. What everybody in the Bank perceives most evidently is the increasing rift between Wolfowitz and his inner cabal of advisors and the staff at large. The problem is manifesting itself on several levels. In recent months, there had been a massive exodus of top talent from the World Bank. The senior ethics officer of the bank has departed. Also on the exit roster are the vice president for East Asia and the Pacific, the chief legal counsel, the vice president for environmentally and socially sustainable development, the bank's top managing director, the director of institutional integrity (who monitors internal and external corruption), and the head of the information solutions group. Steve Clemons says in the Washington Note : "It looks as if Wolfow
[IslamCity] Verse of the day
In the name of Allah. Al-Quran(35:2) $¨B ËxtGøÿtƒ ª!$# Ĩ$¨Y=Ï9 `ÏB 7puH÷q§‘ Ÿxsù y7Å¡ôJãB $ygs9 ( $tBur ô7Å¡ôJムŸxsù Ÿ@Å™öãB ¼çms9 .`ÏB ¾Ínω÷èt/ 4 uqèdur Ⓝ͕yèø9$# ãLìÅ3ptø:$# ÇËÈ " What Allah out of His Mercy doth bestow on Mankind there is none can withhold: what He doth withhold, there is none can grant, apart from him: and He is the Exalted In power, full of wisdom." Read Quran with Translation Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. *** {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] -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". SPONSORED LINKS Holy quran YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "islamcity" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[IslamCity] Reaping the Fruits of Afflictions
Reaping the Fruits of Afflictions Abu Sa id and Abu Hurairah (Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, No fatigue, nor disease, nor anxiety, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) This world is no more than a test in which all humans are bound to face some hardships and challenges that reveal their patience and steadfastness. The forms of this test are numerous and diverse: Some people suffer poverty, some suffer physical illnesses, some live in a state of insecurity, some are deprived of their cherished and beloved ones, and still others suffer psychiatric disorders. Referring to this fact, Allah says: And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, loss of wealth and lives and fruits but give glad tidings to the As-Sabirun (the patient). Who, when afflicted with certain calamity say: Truly to Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return. They are those on whom are the Salawat (who are blessed and will be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who) receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided ones. (Al-Baqarah, 2:155-157) Since trials and hardships are inevitable, Islam does not let them pass by without instructing Muslims on the best course of action or by guiding them to the safest and most appropriate attitude. The Hadith reveals one dimension of Islam s recipe for successfully dealing with life s challenges. In order to balance the negative effects posed by afflictions, Islam draws our attention to their expected fruit. Abu Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, He whom Allah intends good, He makes him to suffer from some affliction. (Al-Bukhari) Abu Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, A Muslim, male or female, continues to remain under trial in respect of his life, property, and offspring until he faces Allah, the Exalted, with no sin record. (At-Tirmidhi) The above hadiths should not be mistaken for a call to fatalism and defeatism. The message the hadiths convey is that every Muslim should expect hardships and prepare to weather them. This point makes a distinction between one who trusts in Allah and believes in His mercy and one who feels that he is alone in this world, that faces its formidable challenges isolated from any source of support or assistance. So, these hadiths are meant to infuse the Muslim with hope and vigor and drive away the destructive thoughts of failure and hopelessness. To get a better understanding of them, they should be considered light of the following hadiths: Abu Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak one, and both are good. Adhere to that which is beneficial for you. Keep asking Allah for help and do not refrain from it. (If you are afflicted in any way), do not say: If I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted into such and such, but say only: Allah so determined and did as He willed. The word if opens the gates of satanic (thoughts). (Muslim) In line with this hadith comes the Prophet s advice to his cousin Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) to know that with patience comes victory, with distress comes relief, and with hardship comes ease. In this respect, one idea may be a source of worry and disturbance. How can we approach afflictions with such optimism when they are clear signs of Allah s wrath and manifestations of His punishment? In his comment Imam Al-Qurtubi reports that `Ali (Allah be pleased with him) said, If my sins are to be expiated through afflictions and calamities, and in addition to that, Allah forgives many other sins, then what will remain after such expiation and forgiveness? True, life s disasters leave hearts broken and loved ones deprived, but a true believer knows how turn them into a source of determination and a fountain of strength. I conclude with the beautiful authentic hadith in which the Prophet (peace be upon him) tells us that the people who face the harshest trial (bla ) are the prophets, then those next to them (in faith and devotion), and then the next. Everyone will be tried according to his level of faith; one who has strong faith will undergo a harsh trial and one who is of weak faith will receive a weak trial. And the affliction will encompass one until he becomes free of sins altogether. Compiled from various sources. Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in not-for-profit publications. Note that an English translation of the Qur'an is an interpretation of the Qur'an
[IslamCity] UK Islamic groups protest Arsenal-Israel tourist deal
UK Islamic groups protest Arsenal-Israel tourist deal March 03, 2006 The Islamic Human Rights Commission in London has called upon all campaigners to contact Arsenal FC to protest against the decision to sign a sponsorship deal to promote the Zionist regime of Israel as a tourist destination. The campaign is supported by the Palestinian Return Center, Innovative Minds, Friends of al Aqsa, the British Muslim Initiative, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Palestinian Forum in Britain and the Scottish-Palestinian Solidarity Campaign. Arsenal Football Club has just signed a sponsorship deal to promote Israel as a tourist destination from next season. The Pounds 350,000 agreement makes Israel Arsenal's "official and exclusive travel destination," the IHRC said. Based on the deal, Israel will be featured on digital perimeter boards and 450 high-definition LCD screens at the stadium on game days and it will feature on the team's website and in its magazine. The televised ads will reach audiences in an estimated 198 countries and the Zionist Tourism Ministry will receive intellectual property rights, the use of the team logo and the right to use photos of the team and its players in ads. The ministry will be allowed to use the stadium banqueting hall twice a year and organize an exhibition at the end of the playing season. The stadium will hold permanent sale tables for Israel t-shirt. The financial advisers Ernst & Young were employed to draft this proposal with the aim of bringing an extra 2 million tourists to Israel annually. "Israel is a racist apartheid state built upon the ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Arab population from Palestine. It has been so recognized by none other than anti-apartheid campaigners such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has called for a complete boycott of Israel similar to that which ultimately resulted in the toppling of the apartheid South African regime," an IHRC statement added. Israel's apartheid policies include the segregation of West Bank roads by the military and the construction of a vast steel and concrete barrier through the West Bank and al-Quds. Dubbed the "apartheid wall" by human rights activists, because it forces communities apart and grabs land, it has been held to be in violation of international law by the International Court of Justice. Critics of plan to carve up the West Bank, apportioning pieces of territory to the Palestinians, draw comparisons with South Africa's "bantustans" - the nominally independent homelands into which millions of black men and women were herded. Israel's racial discrimination is daily life for most Palestinians, accruing special rights for Israeli Jews which are not available to non-Jews. Palestinian Arabs have no place in this "Jewish" state. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has systematically incarcerated and tortured thousands of Palestinians, contrary to the rules of international law and has, waged a war against a civilian population, in particular children. For Arsenal to sign a deal to promote such a state is to go against the very principles of `Kicking Racism out of Football', the London-based commission stressed. "Amazingly, Arsenal's Managing Director who signed the deal, Keith Edelman stated after the deal was signed, "We are in the forefront of the anti-racism campaign in England", the IHRC said, "This deal will no doubt put this reputation into serious question". IHRC urged all campaigners to contact Arsenal Football Club reminding them that Israel is a racist apartheid state which is consistently in breach of international law in its human rights abuses; and that such a deal endangers Arsenal's anti-racist reputation. "Contact the Football Associations' "Kick Racism out of Football" campaign reminding them that Israel is a racist apartheid state which is consistently in breach of international law in its human rights abuses; and that such a deal endangers the FA's anti-racist reputation and the Kick it Out campaign itself." "Ask the FA to use its influence to prevent the deal going ahead," the statement read. Source: IRNA Comment: Everyone knows that Israel is an apartheid state which is illigally occupying Muslim land and killing innocent Muslim civilians. Many Non-Muslims have condemned the Israeli state for being racist and practicing Apartheid. Its quite funny how Arsenal football club is located in an area with thousands of Muslims and has many Muslim supporters who attend their matches and buy their kits and other merchandise thus contributing to their financial success. Also Arsenal are involved with kick racism out of football campaign yet they are willing to have business dealings with a racist state which has killed more Muslims than even the BNP.This just goes to show that among capitalist companies profits come before principles and Muslims need to be careful how we spend our money because we may just be unknowingly funding those
[IslamCity] Nothing depleted about 'depleted uranium'
WARNING: THERE ARE PHOTOS ON THE SITE WHICH YOU WILL BE SHOCKED TO SEE THEM http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=BUL20060122&articleId=1777 Nothing depleted about 'depleted uranium' Disturbing photos of children by Abel Bult-Ito January 22, 2006 news-miner.com and uruknet.info Iraqi and visiting doctors, and a number of news reports, have reported that birth defects and cancers in Iraqi children have increased five- to 10-fold since the 1991 Gulf War and continue to increase sharply, to over 30-fold in some areas in southern Iraq. Currently, more than 50 percent of Iraqi cancer patients are children under the age of 5, up from 13 percent. Children are especially vulnerable because they tend to play in areas that are heavily polluted by depleted uranium. The Pentagon has been using radiooactive weapons for at least a decade and a half with full complicity of at least three White House administrations and Republican and Democratic congressional legislators. Conservatively, at least 300 tons and 1,700 tons of depleted uranium were used in the Gulf War and the current Iraq War, resectively. This is about 70 grams of depleted uranium per Iraqi citizen, and if inhaled or ingested, it is enough to kill them all. Is this not radioactive genocide, especially when our troops used and continue to use most of the depleted uranium munitions in densely populated areas such as Baghdad and Fallujah? Depleted uranium has a half-life of billions of years. Consequently, Iraq will be a wasteland forever and essentially uninhabitable for anyone. After the 1991 Gulf War, about 1 in 4, or 150,000, U.S. veterans came down with what is referred to as "Gulf War Syndrome." Most of the ailments characteristic of Gulf War Syndrome are consistent with radiation or heavy-metal poisoning. Veterans' children are now also born with higher proportions of birth defects and other genetic disorders, according to sporadic accuonts. The Pentagon continues to deny the harmful effects of depleted uranium or its role in Gulf War Syndrome. As described by a report of the World Health Organization Depleted Uranium Mission to Kosovo, uranium can be found in rocks and soil and contributes to natural background levels of radioactivity. Depleted uranium is a waste product of uranium enrichment for nuclear reactors and is about 60 percent as radioactive as naturally occurring uranium. Depleted uranium is considered weakly radioactive. Nevertheless, depleted uranium is considered nuclear waste and has to be disposed of accordingly, which is expensive and a potential environmental hazard. The nuclear industry must be very pleased the U.S. military has found a way to get this stuff off their hands cheaply. Depleted uranium is really a misnomer, because the potentially harmful effects are by no means depleted. Research reports have found that when depleted uranium is ingested or inhaled, it can cause cancers and birth defects. It has considerable heavy-metal toxicity. As stated in the WHO report, because of its high density, depleted uranium is used in armor-piercing ammunition and as reinforcement against conventional weapons. Upon impact, the depleted uranium fragments burn at intense heat, and 10 to 35 percent of it becomes aerosolized. This aerosolized uranium "dust" is the most harmful component because it can easily be ingested or inhaled. Wind and people walking through it also easily disperse the depleted uranium dust. This dust is a predominant byproduct of military use of depleted uranium, in contrast to, for example, exposures in uranium mines or nuclear reactors. Our troops in Iraq will be severely affected by this radioactive war, not only because a lot more depleted uranium has been used and continues to be used, but also because they have been there a lot longer than during the Gulf War. Hundreds of thousands of our troops will come down with Gulf War Syndrome as a result of depleted uranium poisoning, and thousands will die from it. Thousands of their children will be born with genetic diseases, cancers and birth defects. The continued use of depleted uranium harms our own troops and innocent civilians exposed to our war machine, is un-American, and a crime against humanity. We need a worldwide ban on depleted uranium use. You have probably noticed Fairbanks Daily News-Miner staff writer's reports as an "embedded journalist" with the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team in Mosul, Iraq. Her "feel-good" stories do not tell you the reality of what is happening in Iraq. Will she report on depleted uranium poisoning as a result of heavy U.S. bombing of Mosul? Sadly, she and those of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, if they survive the war, will have a high chance of coming down with Gulf War Syndrome. How much support do you think they will then get from our government or their employers? Abel Bult-Ito is an associate profess
[IslamCity] Islamic Wallpapers
IslahOnline *** {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] -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". SPONSORED LINKS Holy quran YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "islamcity" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[IslamCity] Chinese Prostitutes Arrested in Liberated Kabul 'Restaurant' Raids
Chinese Prostitutes Arrested in Kabul 'Restaurant' Raids By Justin Huggler, Asia Correspondent Published: 10 February 2006 http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article344492.ece Afghan police rounded up scores of suspects in a series of raids across Kabul yesterday. But this time the prisoners were not Taliban insurgents or Al-Qa'ida suspects. They were Chinese women - the notorious Chinese prostitutes of Kabul. In the four years since the fall of the Taliban, an extraordinary number of "Chinese restaurants" have opened in Kabul. Although they have bright neon signs and menus, and they do sell food, most are simply fronts for prostitution. AB [EMAIL PROTECTED] "For to us will be their return; then it will be for us to call them to account." (Holy Quran 88:25-26) Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. *** {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] -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". SPONSORED LINKS Holy quran YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "islamcity" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[IslamCity] NATIONAL GENERAL STRIKE PARALYZES PAKISTAN BEFORE DAJJAL POLLUTION
Assalamu aleikum. Munafiq dictator and traitor to the nation General Musharraf is the only one remaining in Pakistan to "welcome" the antichrist of our age George Bush. The rest are saying, "Good riddance to bad rubbish". - Please note that 3 articles follow: *Strike, protests paralyze Pakistan before Bush visit *Pakistan observes strike over blasphemous cartoons *Massive anti-Bush protests in India --- (1) Strike, protests paralyze Pakistan before Bush visit By Zeeshan Haider Reuters Fri Mar 3, 2006 http://today.reuters.com/misc/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-03-03T124719Z_01_ISL175350_RTRUKOC_0_US-BUSH-PAKISTAN.xml ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An Islamist-organized nationwide strike paralyzed Pakistan on Friday as it awaited the arrival of President George W. Bush a day after a suicide car bomber killed an American diplomat and two other people. Bush was due to fly from New Delhi to Islamabad on Friday evening for the last leg of his tour of South Asia, and was expected to discuss progress in the war on terrorism in his talks with President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday. The largest protest took place in Multan in the central Punjab province where the opposition leader in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, addressed a 10,000-strong crowd. The Muslim cleric told the protesters Bush's visit was aimed at "enslaving the Pakistani nation and rewarding General Musharraf for his patriotism to America". White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley told reporters in India Bush's visit to Pakistan, a nation shown by polls to be among the most anti-American in the world, was not risk-free. Security had been reinforced after the bomb attack outside the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao told Reuters. "We revisited the whole plan again, but it was already a foolproof plan so a little bit of beefing up has been done." FBI agents, according to Pakistani officials, have joined the investigation into the suicide car bomb attack in Karachi, where the diplomat, David Foy, and his driver were killed along with a paramilitary trooper and the bomber. Hadley said the attack was "a reminder that we're at war, and that Pakistan is both an ally in the war on terror and in some sense a battleground in the war on terror". Bush was intent, he said, in showing solidarity with Musharraf, who has survived several assassination attempts by al Qaeda-linked militants. Bush has said that he would ask Musharraf to do more to shut down militant camps on Pakistani soil and stop cross-border infiltration -- something the Afghan and Indian leaders he met earlier on his tour have complained of. In New Delhi, Bush agreed to provide Pakistan's traditional rival India with American technical know-how for civilian nuclear power. No such goodies were in store for Pakistan, though he was expected to seek ways to expand bilateral trade. Opposition groups were hoping Bush would also encourage Musharraf, who came to power in a military coup seven years ago, to move faster to strengthen democratic institutions ahead of a general election next year. CARTOON PROTESTS Nationwide protests, ostensibly over cartoons deemed blasphemous of the Prophet Mohammad that originated in Denmark, were supported by government and opposition parties alike. But it is Pakistan's political Muslim clerics who have made most capital over an issue they have used to express anti-American and anti-Musharraf sentiments. Friday's protests were supposed to be the climax of a month of sometimes violent demonstrations that have resulted in a handful of deaths. Protesters from a 1,000-strong march in the southern city of Karachi chased and beat a dog wrapped in the Stars and Stripes, while chanting slogans of "Allah-o-Akbar", "Taliban zindabad", and "Mullah Omar zindabad", or "God is Great", "Long live the Taliban" and "Long Live Mullah Omar". Islamist opposition leaders vowed more protests on Saturday. Security operations were in overdrive in Islamabad, a small, quiet, wooded city, ahead of Bush's arrival. Sniffer dogs and electronic equipment were used to scour the airport and surrounding area, and there were checkpoints at entry points to the capital, while the broad Constitution Avenue leading to the presidency, parliament, government ministries, and the diplomatic enclave was closed off. http://today.reuters.com/misc/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-03-03T124719Z_01_ISL175350_RTRUKOC_0_US-BUSH-PAKISTAN.xml --- (2) Pakistan observes strike over blasphemous cartoons Dawn March 3, 2006 Friday Safar 2, 1427 http://www.dawn.com/2006/03/03/welcome.htm KARACHI, March 3 (AFP) - Anti-Bush protesters held rallies at some places as a paralyzing nationwide shutter-down strike called by a coalition of opposition parties was observed against blasphemous cartoons. The strike was generally observed peacefully throughout the country. In Karachi, however, police fired t
[IslamCity] Cartoon time - True color of the Terrorist: Hoax cartoons
Islahonline *** {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] -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". SPONSORED LINKS Holy quran YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "islamcity" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[IslamCity] Inews Daily - 04/03/06
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Inews Daily Saturday 4th March 2006 - 3rd Safar 1427 19 killed in Baghdad attacksArmed men stormed an electricity substation and killed Shia factory workers in overnight attacks that killed at least 19 people in Baghdad's southeastern suburbs yesterday. Dozens of armed men arrived in pickups and set fire to the station. In the adjacent Maamil suburb, armed men shot to death 10 Shia southerners employed at a brick factory as they slept in their shacks. Police thought the armed men may have been part of the group that attacked the power station. The government imposed the vehicle ban yesterday in an effort to avert more attacks on the congregation of the Jumu'ah prayers. Muslims in Athens wait for first mosqueIn a small, cold and decrepit apartment in central Athens, scores of Muslims trip over each other to find a space to pray as rain drips onto their heads from the leaky roof. But for these faithful, there is no other choice. About 130 makeshift mosques like this-windowless, airless basements or rooms in warehouses-are all these Muslims have until the Greek capital’s first mosque is erected. A mosque has long been planned for the estimated 150,000 Muslims living in Athens but has been held up over objections from the powerful Orthodox Church. Athens has not had a functioning mosque since the end of Ottoman rule in the early 1800s. The city remains the only capital in western Europe without an Islamic place of worship. Italy plays down Qadhafi’s ‘hate’ claimsItaly yesterday played down on threats by Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi of further reprisals on Italians if Tripoli’s historic compensation claim for decades of colonisation by Rome remains unheeded. Qadhafi said rioters who sacked the Italian consulate in Benghazi two weeks ago had wanted to kill the consul because Libyans "hate" Italians. The comments in a televised speech on Thursday mark a new low in relations between Italy and its former North African colony. Italy’s Foreign Minister played down the comments, which come at a sensitive time in relations between the Mediterranean neighbours. IAEA politically motivated, says AhmadinejadThe UN nuclear watchdog’s treatment of Iran is politically motivated, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday as last-ditch nuclear talks with European nations in Vienna ended without agreement. Ahmadinejad, who wrapped up a visit to Malaysia on Friday, accused international bodies of bias. The IAEA’s 35-nation board of governors will convene on Monday to weigh a report by the IAEA chief saying essentially that Iran has ignored a Feb. 4 call to reimpose a suspension of enrichment work to regain world trust. Egypt tortured UK detaineesThree Britons who spent nearly four years in prison in Egypt for membership of a banned Islamic group said on Wednesday they had been repeatedly tortured for their political beliefs. The allegations came after Reza Pankhurst, Ian Nisbet and Maajid Nawaz were freed by the Egyptian authorities and returned to London’s main Heathrow Airport early on Wednesday evening. All three freely admit to being members of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain, which advocates the creation of a worldwide Islamic state. Although currently legal in Britain, the organisation is proscribed in Egypt. US 'flying gunships' moving to IraqThe US Air Force has begun moving heavily armed AC-130 aircraft - the lethal "flying gunships" of the Vietnam War - to a base in Iraq as commanders search for new tools to counter the Iraqi resistance. This was confirmed by other Air Force officers, speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the subject. The gunships were designed primarily for battlefield use to place saturated fire on massed troops. The use of AC-130s in urban settings, where resistance fighters may be among crowded populations of noncombatants, has been criticised by human rights groups. Sudan threatens to pull out of AUA Sudanese minister has said his country might pull out of the African Union if the AU's Peace and Security Council approves replacement of the AU force in Darfur with a UN force. Khartoum has repeatedly rejected the proposal for deployment of international troops in Darfur. AU foreign ministers are to meet on 10 March in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to decide on the transition, agreed upon earlier in principle. Earlier, Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president, warned Darfur would become a "graveyard" for any foreign military contingent entering the region against Khartoum's will. Iraqi Imams accuse outsidersShia and Sunni preachers on Friday accused the Americans and the Zionists of sparking sectarian violence in Iraq, while calling for national unity in the face of violence, which has left hundreds dead. "No Arab or Iraqi could have carried out the bombing of the Shia Ali al-Hadi mausoleum in Samarra, or the recent bloody attacks in the capi
[IslamCity] suicide by smoking
From: 03.05 Noushad T. V. Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 1:50 PM Subject: suicide by smoking Suicide by Smoking by Mustafa Madani Most Muslims are aware of and try to avoid the major sins in Islam - murder, suicide, adultery, alcohol, gambling, usury, etc. Muslims are forbidden to harm themselves or others. Yet millions of Muslims all over the world are doing just that - harming, even killing themselves and their families. Islamic scholars have historically had mixed views on the subject, and the actions of these Muslims have not been unanimously forbidden or even discouraged. The danger is tobacco use - cigarette and cigar smoking, chew, etc. The mixed views on the subject came about because cigarettes are a more recent invention and did not exist at the time of the revelation of the Qur'an in the 7th century A.D. Therefore, one cannot find a verse of Qur'an or words of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) saying clearly that "Cigarettee smoking is forbidden." However, there are many instances where the Qur'an gives us general guidelines, and calls upon us to use our reason and intelligence, and seek guidance from Allah about what is right and wrong. In the Qur'an, Allah says, he [the Prophet] commands them what is just, and forbids them what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good, and prohibits them from what is bad..." (Surah al-Ar'af 7:157). So what are the evils of tobacco use, for your health and for your deen (religion)? 1. Danger to your health Allah says,"...make not your own hands contribute to your destruction..."(Surah al-Baqarah 2:195, );"...nor kill yourselves..." (Surah al-Nisaa 4:29). It is universally understood that cigarette smoking causes a number of health problems that often ultimately result in death. Men who smoke contract lung cancer at 22 times the rate of non-smokers. Smokers are also highly at risk for heart disease, emphysema, oral cancer, stroke, etc. There are hundreds of poisonous and toxic ingredients in the cigarette itself that the smoker inhales straight into the lungs. In an authentic hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that "Whomsoever drinks poison, thereby killing himself, will sip this poison forever and ever in the fire of Jahannam (Hell)." Over 3 million people worldwide die from smoking-related causes each year. 2. Danger to your family's health In the Qur'an, Allah says: "Those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly bear on themselves a glaring sin" (Surat al-Ahzaab 33:58). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said that "there should be neither harming, nor reciprocating harm." In another hadith, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt his neighbor." Those around the smoker inhale what is known as "second-hand smoke" - the unfiltered, poisonous waste that goes in the air around the smoker. There are over 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke, over 40 of which are known to cause cancer. Second-hand smoke causes or aggravates asthma, bronchitis, and other respiratory problems, especially in children. 3. Addictive The addiction to tobacco is a physical response that often interferes with one's life and worship. For example, most Muslims are aware that it is forbidden to smoke during the fasting days of Ramadan. Many of these addicted smokers spend their fasting days sleeping, cranky, and short-tempered, just counting the hours until they can have their fix. There have been times when the most severely addicted will wait outside the masjed door for the adhan, and break their fast by lighting up, before taking even food or water. 4. Noxious Smell Muslims are advised to refrain from eating raw onions and garlic - simply as a courtesy to those around them. Nobody likes the smell. The same goes even more so for the reek of cigarettes, which permeates everything around the smoker - hair, clothing, home, car, etc. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: whoever has eaten from such greens as garlic, onions or leek should keep away from our mosque.?Many smokers try to hide the smell by using breath mints or perfume. This does not get rid of the smell, it only masks it. Often the combination of smells is even more nauseating. 5. Waste of Money Allah says, "...But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift. Verily spendthrifts are brothers of the devils...?"{Surah al-Israa17:26-27} In an authentic hadith the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that: "Allah hates for you three things: gossiping, begging, and wasting money." In the U.S. and other countries, cigarettes are taxed heavily in order to discourage this habit and reimburse the government for t
[IslamCity] Living the Qur'an: A Great Gift
Living the Quran Al-Rahman (The Merciful)Chapter 55: Verses 1-4 A Great Gift"The Most Gracious Allah has taught the Quran; He has created man; He has taught him speech. The tongue and the language are great gifts of Allah. These gifts that Allah has given him makes him superior to all other creatures. The greater the gift, the higher would be its re-payment. Being grateful for it is as necessary as being ungrateful is reprehensible. Before addressing others take a glance at yourself, and ask yourself whether this is an occasion which demands speaking. If the answer is in the affirmative, then speak, otherwise silence is much better. To avoid talking unnecessarily on appropriate occasions is a worship of great rewards. Abdullah Ibn Abbas says: "Five things are more valuable than the horses with the black-striped legs: 1. Do not indulge in senseless talk, because it is useless and absurd. 2. Talk purposefully when there is an occasion for it. 3. Do not indulge in hot discussion with an intelligent man or with a fool. If he is intelligent, he will be angry with you and will hate you, and if he is a fool and uneducated, he will try to harm you. 4. In the absence of your brother speak of him in the same words in which you would like him to speak of you in your absence, and consider him innocent of the thing which you would like him to consider you innocent of. 5. Act like a man who thinks that he will be rewarded for a good deed and will be punished on committing a crime." A Muslim can develop these attributes in himself only when he keeps his tongue in control, and is able to keep silent wherever necessary. He should be able to hold the reins of his tongue in his hand; wherever necessary he should speak, and wherever it is not necessary he should keep quiet. Those who are ruled by their tongue, they are pushed back, and in the fields of life they receive insults and disrepute. Source:"Muslim's Character" - Muhammad Al-Ghazali Good Deed that will lead to Hell Ibn al-Qayyim (r.a.) - Al-Waabilus-Sayyib minal-Kalimit-Tayyib ( p. 15) *** {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] -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". SPONSORED LINKS Holy quran YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "islamcity" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.