Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Friday Nasiha - Issue #446: "Surah Al-Anam (The Cattle) - Ch 6: Vs 25-26" + "Sajdah" + "Pledge of Mutual Respect" - from YoungMuslims
Friday Nasiha - Issue #446 Ramadhaan 23, 1428, A.H. - October 5, 2007, C.E. - Living the Quran Surah Al-Anam (The Cattle) - Chapter 6: Verses 25-26 Natural Law of Heart Closure Of them there are some who (pretend to) listen to thee; but We have thrown veils on their hearts, so they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; if they saw every one of the Signs, they will not believe in them; in so much that when they come to thee; they (but) dispute with thee; the Unbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the ancients." Others they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away; but they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not. Here Allah has ascribed to Himself the cause of the defects produced in their faculties of understanding, hearing and seeing, for everything that takes place in the world under the Natural Law does, in fact, take place by the command of Allah because He is the Author of that Law. Therefore the resultant effects of the working of that Law, in fact, take place by the will and order of Allah. The obdurate disbelievers do not understand, do not hear and do not see the Truth, even though they seem to listen to the Message of the Messenger, because their obduracy, their prejudice and their unwillingness have, according to the law of Nature, dulled their faculties. The law is that if one is bent upon obduracy and does not adopt the attitude of a righteous person, all the doors of his heart automatically get locked against every kind of truth that goes against his lusts. When this natural process is described in the human language, it will be said, "The doors of the heart of such and such a person are locked." But God, without Whose Command and Leave nothing whatsoever can happen, will describe the same like this, "We have locked the doors of the heart of such and such a person." This is because a human being will describe the thing, as it seems to happen, whereas Allah states the true nature of the happening. The "Nothing New" Excuse This is the excuse that the foolish people put forward for rejecting the Message. They say, "There is nothing new in the Message towards which the Messenger is inviting us. This is the same old Message that we have been hearing before." According to these foolish people, in order to be true, a Message must also be new because according to them that which is old cannot be true. Whereas the fact is that the Message has always been one and the same and will ever remain so. The Messengers of Allah, who had been coming from the earliest times for the guidance of mankind, have always been communicating the same Message; likewise, the Holy Prophet was also presenting the same old Message. Of course, only those, who being devoid of Divine Light, cannot see the aforesaid eternal reality, might invent something new and by forging some theories present them as truth, saying, "We have a new Message, which has never been given by anyone before us." Double Bad They discourage people from following the truth, believing in Muhammad and obeying the Quran, (and they themselves keep away from him,) They thus combine both evil acts, for they neither benefit themselves, nor let others benefit from the Prophet. Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn Abbas said that the Ayah, (And they prevent others from him) means, they hinder people from believing in Muhammad. Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyyah said, "The disbelievers of Quraysh used to refrain from meeting Muhammad and they discouraged people from coming to him.'' Source: "Tafsir Ibn Katheer" - Ibn Katheer "Towards Understanding the Quran" - Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi Understanding the Prophet's Life Sajdah Not all the Prayers of the Prophet were long. In public he would pray for a shorter period of time and ask other imams to do the same. The Prophet used to make dua in Sajdah not just tasbeeh as we do in obligatory prayers. He used to cry in Sajdah. He would spend an extended amount of his time in Sajdah whenever he was praying on his own. Many times, however, Muslims would join him when they found him praying alone. Aisha, may God be pleased with her, mentions that: the Prophet one night stood up for Salah and he stayed in it for so long that I thought the Prophet had passed away or died. When I felt that way I stood up shook his toe and I felt the movement then I laid down again and I heard the Prophet saying in Sajdah "I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your pardon from Your punishment, and in You from You. I cannot enumerate Your praises as You praise Yourself." (Transliteration: Audhu bi ridaka min sakhatika, wa bi muafatika mi
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] When is Laylat al-Qadr?
When is Laylat al-Qadr? The Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, Whoever prays on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and sincerity, shall have all their past sins forgiven. [Bukhari and Muslim, from Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him)] The Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) also said, Seek it in the last ten days, on the odd nights. [Bukhari and Muslim from Abu Sa`id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him)] The scholars affirm that it is the best of nights, [al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya, quoting Mi`raj al-Diraya, 1.216] because of Allah Most Highs words, Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Power. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is! The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. The angels and the Spirit [Jibril] descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, will all decrees. (That night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn. (Quran, Surat al-Qadr: 97) Imam Nawawi and others explain that The Night of Power is better than a thousand months, means that it is better than a thousand months without it. Given the tremendousness of this night, it is recommended to seek this night, and to worship Allah in it, with prayer, supplication (du`a), remembrance (dhikr), and other actions. [Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, quoting Mi`raj al-Diraya, and Nawawi, al-Majmu`] Because obligatory acts are more beloved to Allah than supererogatory ones, the most important thing for men is to pray both Isha and Fajr at the mosque. When is it? There is great difference of opinion about this, because it is of the matters whose certain knowledge has been lifted by Allah Most High from this Ummah, for the wisdom that people strive to seek it: In general, it is agreed that it is most likely to be in the last ten nights of Ramadan, with the odd nights being more likely. Of the odd nights, the night of the 27th (which is the night before the 27th of Ramadan, for the Islamic day starts with nightfall) is most likely. Imam Shafi`i said that it is most likely to be the 21st, then the 23rd, then the 27th. Imam Nawawi followed the position of Imam Muzani and Imam Ibn Khuzayma that it moves around within the last ten nights. [Nawawi, al-Majmu` Sharh al-Muhadhdhab, 6.488] However, it could be outside the last ten nights within Ramadan. It may even be outside Ramadan according to both early and late scholars. This has been transmitted from many of the Companions of the Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace), including Ibn Mas`ud (Allah be pleased with him). It is one of the reported positions of Imam Abu Hanifa, and also of many of the great knowers of Allah, including Ibn Arabi (whose position is quoted by Ibn Abidin with support), Abul Hasan al-Shadhili, Sha`rani, and many others. May Allah give us the success of following in the footsteps of the inheritors of the Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace), outwardly and inwardly, and may He make us of those whom He loves. This is one of the many reasons why one should strive to establish the night vigil prayer (tahajjud), daily. Explanation: It has been reported that, Once the last ten [days of Ramadan] started, the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) used to spend the nights in worship, wake his family, strive, and tighten his belt. [Bukhari and Muslim] Tighten his belt refers to determination. The established position of Abu Hanifa and his two main companions, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan (Allah have mercy on them) is that it is specific to Ramadan. Abu Hanifa said that it is not a fixed day but, rather, it moves around in the month. [Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, from al-Bahr and al-Kafi] As for the hadiths about it being the night of the 27th, Ibn Abidin mentions that Abu Hanifa explained them as meaning a particular year. Ibn Abidin quotes Ibn Nujayms Bahr al-Raiq that this is one transmitted position of Abu Hanifa. Another, mentioned in Qadikhans Fatawa al-Khaniyya, one of the most important works for fatwa in the school, is that the famous transmission from Imam Abu Hanifa is that it moves around the entire year; it could be in Ramadan, and it could be in another month. Ibn Abidin said, This is supported by what the Master of the Knowers of Allah Sayyidi Muhyi al-Din Ibn Arabi mentioned in his Futuhat al-Makkiyya, People differed about Laylat al-Qadr. Some said it moves around the entire year. This is my position, for I have seen it in the month of Sha`ban, and in Rabi`, and in Ramadan. I have seen it most, though, in the month of Ramadan, and, specifically, in the last nights. I saw it once in the second third of Ramadan, on an even night, and once on an odd night. Therefore, I am certain that it moves around the entire year, on both odd and even nights. And there are many opinions regarding this, which reach 46 different positions. [Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] 23rd DAY OF TARAVEEH - Glimpses of Quran
23rd Day of TARAVEEH In the second section, there is mention about the wrath of ALLAH on the people of Lut (AS), the people of Aad (AS), Thamud (AS) and the destruction of the people of Nooh (AS) is made in detail as well as about the behaviour of people towards their respective prophets. In the last section of the surah it is said that the Creator of the heavens and the earth is ALLAH, HE has created everything in pairs. Rush towards ALLAH and continue counseling others as counseling benefits the believers, I have created the Jinns and the human beings only for my Ibadath and their sustenance is my responsibility. Surah at-Tur (Mount Tur) begins In the first section, it is said that the things, on which ALLAH swears in the beginning, are great things and it is said that the disobedient would be thrown into the hell by the Angels with disgrace, while the believers, their followers and children who are righteous would be respectfully welcomed in Paradise. There is mention about the bounties of ALLAH in the Paradise. In the last section of this surah, the Prophet (pbuh) was asked to continue his mission of counseling the people, those who call them as poet or a possessed, let them wait till they see their own consequences. If they have doubt in this Quraan, let them bring at least one recital like this. The tricks and evil designs of the disbelievers will not work. Oh Prophet ! wait until the command of your Lord comes to you and "WE" take every care for you. Surah an-Najm (Star) begins In the first section, it is said that the Prophet (pbuh) does not say anything on his own desire, whatever he says, it is the inspiration sent to him from ALLAH. He never says anything on his own opinion, he says only what was revealed unto him. There is mention about the Mi'raj of the Prophet (pbuh), seeing the signs of ALLAH, his being taken to the heavens, narration about what he saw in the heavens are explained briefly. In the second section, it is said that only those who would be permitted by ALLAH will have the opportunity to intercession. The idols which are worshipped are false and those who worship them are the ones who devised their names and that was their reach. The Mercy of ALLAH is vast and encompassing and HE forgives the sins of HIS slaves, don't try to pretend innocence, HE knows everything and HE knows who is pious. In the last section of the surah it is said that in the hereafter no one would carry the burden of others and the man will get only what he strives for. Many bounties of ALLAH are mentioned in order that they understand and it is not befitting for an intelligent person to ignore the consequence and neglect the words of advice. The right to prostration and obedience belongs only to ALLAH. Surah al-Qamar (the Moon) begins In the first section it is said that the doomsday has come near and the moon is cleft asunder and the world has seen the miracle of the splitting of the moon. The Holy Quraan is the treasure of Wisdom. "WE" have made the Quraan easy to comprehend, is there anyone who desires to understand it? Mention of the lives of the people of earlier times is also made here. In the second section, it is said that falsifying and rejecting one Prophet amounts to rejecting all the prophets. The people falsifying Saleh (AS), the story of the she camel and the mention about the destruction of the people of Lut (AS) is made in detail. It is repeatedly said; "WE" have made the Quraan easy to comprehend, is there anyone who desires to understand it? In the last section of this surah, after mentioning about the Pharaoh, his people and their destruction, it is asked, whether the people who lived before were prosperous and happy or the disbelievers of today? Their force would be scattered and they would run away from the scene and they would be taken to account, as per the promise and it is just the matter of a moment. Whatever one has done, it is safely recorded in the book of deeds. Surah ar-Rahman (the Most Gracious) begins In the first section, it is said that the Most Gracious has taught everyone the Quraan, HE only has created the man and taught him to speak. There is mention about more of HIS bounties, but the bounty of the Holy Quraan and its teaching is mentioned before all other gifts in preference. The bounties of this world and the hereafter and the bounties in the Paradise are beautifully described, and after the mention of every favour it is repeatedly asked; "Then which of the favours of your Lord would you deny?" This is repeated thirty one times in the surah. The moon, the stars, the trees, the mountains, every thing obey HIM, HE has set up the scale and ordained people not to play tricks in weights and measures, what a good number of things HE has given to you for eating and drinking. "Then Oh Jinns and human beings, which of the favours of your Lord would you deny? In the second section it is said that every one on
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Hidaya Foundation - Support Orphans for their Education & Basic Needs
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Invoke Allah with Fear,Hope, humility and in Secret
Bismillah hir rahmaan nir raheem Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu 7:56. And do not do mischief on the earth, after it has been set in order, and invoke Him with fear and hope; Surely, Allâh's Mercy is (ever) near unto the gooddoers. 55. Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He likes not the aggressors. wallahu alam Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." Ameen,Thumameen. Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). - Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on Yahoo! TV.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] For Palestine and Al Quds: Al Quds "Silence is Crime to Humanity"
Al Quds Day "Silence is crime to Humanity" Posted by: "AliWalayHaqparast ever" [EMAIL PROTECTED] aliwalayhaqparast Thu Oct 4, 2007 10:25 pm(PST) Al-Quds day About a million message and e-mail have to be sent to newspaper and mass media around the world to highlight the occupation of Palestine. Why go to marches when they change nothing, why write letter when no body reads them? I do because when Imam Mahdi comes I can say I tried to inform Muslim Ummah of the atrocities of the Zionist regime in Palestine. Remember the success is with Allah Subhana Watala not with me or with you. But I discharge by responsibility and I stand every night in front of Allah and say Ya Allah today I thought about my oppressed brothers and sisters in Palestine. The last Friday of Ramadan is marked around the world as Yaum al Quds. Imam Khomeini began this tradition shortly after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, as an annual affirmation of the Ummahs solidarity with Muslims of Palestine in their struggle for the liberation of al-Quds. Ramadan is the month of struggle (Jehad) and it was in Ramadan that Muslims fought their first battle, Badr, culminating in a resounding victory. It was also in Ramadan that Makkah was liberated from the clutches of idol worshipers (Mushrikeen) . It was therefore highly appropriate that Imam Khomeini should place the symbol of the struggle for liberation of Palestine and al Quds (Jerusalem). Imam Khomeini said I invite Muslims all over the globe to consecrate the last Friday of the Holy month of Ramadan as Quds Day and to proclaim the international solidarity of Muslims in support of the legitimate rights of the Muslims of Palestine (Ramadan/ 1399 AH/Aug 1979). Imam Khomeini did not appeal to the Palestinians to rise up on the basis of Arab or Palestinian nationalism; nor did he call the regimes in the Muslim world to liberate al-Quds. Imam Khomeini located the struggle of Muslim masses in the very roots of Islam, in the month of Ramadan when Muslims worldwide fast together from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan is also significant as the month of the Quran. It was in this month that the first verses of Quran were revealed to the noble messenger of God (Allah) in the cave of Hira. Since Yaum al-Quds was first proclaimed, Muslims worldwide have observed this day, drawing attention to the sacrilege of Zionist and desecration of Islams third holiest Mosque, as well as their continued occupation of Palestine and their repression of the Palestinian people. For last twenty-seven years last Friday is marked around the world as Yam al-Quds with processions and speeches reminding Muslim Ummah (communities) about the plight of Masjid al-Aqsa and the land of Palestine. Wake up oh! Muslim Ummah. We as Muslims cannot afford to be unaware of the continuing threat to the city of al-Quds and the Mosque itself. The major strategy of Christian Zionist and Zionist State against the Mosque has been to undermine it by opening tunnels running below it in the name of archaeology and science. Opening tunnels is having the effect of weakening the structure of the Mosque. There is now serious concern about the Mosques structural integrity. The tunnels could be used to plant bombs which could destroy the Mosque, and which the Zionist state could blame on individual zealot. Al-Quds (Jerusalem) lies at the heart of Islam and Islamic movement. Mosque of Al-Aqsa was the first direction of prayers (Qibla) before changed to Mecca during the first year of the Hijra (migration). It is also significant because it was from Masjid al-Aqsa that the Prophet went on to heaven (Miraj). Hence, by observing the day of al-Quds, Muslims not only begin to fulfill a political obligation, they also acknowledge a religious obligation. The protection of Islams third holiest place is a duty that is incumbent upon Muslims. As long as al-Quds remain occupied, his duty remains unfulfilled, and mobilizing the Muslim Ummah towards this objective becomes a religious obligation. However, Ben Gurion once referred to the Arab states as Israels first line of defense. The implication is clear; the Arab states are not enemies of Zionist state, they will not fight for the sake of Lebanon, nor Gaza or west Bank not even for the sake of al-Quds. They will not use oil and their foreign exchange as weapon. They wont allow people to demonstrate in the streets or during Haj. They want even allow resistance group in Palestine to arm or provide funds. To reach Palestine we must first reclaim the holy land surrounding Palestine. The Arab States, Israels first line of defense, must be claimed before Al Quds could be liberated. There is no power anywhere in t
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Forgotten prayer - A Gift FOR ALL
The Forgotten prayer - A Gift FOR ALL Salaah At-Tasbeeh The Prayer of Glorification 'Ikrimah (ra - may Allah be pleased with him) reports from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (saw - may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) said to 'Abbas ibn 'Abdal-Mutalib: "O 'Abbas (ra), O Uncle, shall I not give you, shall I not present to you, shall I not donate to you, shall I not tell you ten things which, if you do, Allah will forgive your first and last sins, past and present sins, intentional and unintentional sins, private and public sins? The ten actions are: pray four rak'at (unit of prayer), reciting in every rak'ah al-Fatihah (the opening chapter of the Quran) and a surah (chapter). And when you finish the Qur'anic recitation of the first rak'ah, say, while standing, 'Sub haa nal laah, Wal Ham du lil laah, Wa Laa il laa ha il lal Laah, Wal laa hu Akbar' ['Glory be to Allah. All praise is due to Allah. There is no God except Allah. Allah is the greatest.'] fifteen times. Then make ruku' (bowing/genuflexion), and while you are in ruku', say the same ten times; then stand, and say the same ten times. Then go down and make sajdah (prostration), and while you're in sajdah, say the same ten times. Then sit after the sajdah, and say the same ten times. Then make sajdah, and say the same ten times. Then sit after the second sajdah, and say the same another ten times. That is seventy-five [repetitions of the phrases] in each rak'ah. Do that in each of the four rak'at. If you can pray it once a day, do so. If you cannot, then once every Friday. If you cannot do that, then once a year. And if you cannot do that then once in your life." This is related by Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Ibn Khuzaimah in his sahih, and at-Tabarani. About this hadith al-Munzhiri says: "This hadith has been related through many chains and from a number of companions. The best of them is this one from 'Ikrimah. A group of scholars have graded it to be sahih, including al-Hafez Abu Bakr al-'Ajari, (al-Munzhiri's teachers), Abu Muhammad 'Abdurrahim al-Misri, and Abu al-Hassan al-Maqdisi." Ibn alMubarak says: "The tasbih prayer is a greatly desired act and it is desirable that one should punctually observe it and never neglect it. 'Sub haa nal laah, Wal Ham du lil laah, Wa Laa il laa ha il lal Laah, Wal laa hu Akbar' 1 2 3 4 After Reciting Fatihah & A Surah Whilst In Ruku' Whilst Standing Straight After Ruku' In Sajdah (first) 15 Times 10 Times 10 Times 10 Times 5 6 7 - Whilst Sitting Inbetween The 2 Sajdahs In Sajda (Second) Sitting After Sajdah Before Standing up for next rak'at; & before (Tahiyat) in the 2nd & last rak'at Return To Standing Position After Completing 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rak'at, & Repeat Steps 10 Times 10 Times 10 Times - Try not count the numbers while praying, instead you can press your fingers against yourself to remember - Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more!
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] umrah in Ramadan
Ibn `Abbâs relates that Allahs Messenger (peace be upon him) asked a woman from Madinah: What prevented you from embarking on the Hajj pilgrimage with us? She replied: We had two camels. My husband and child took one and left the other for the rest of us to ride on. The Prophet (peace be upon him) then told her: When the month or Ramadan arrives, go for umrah, because `umrah in Ramadan is like accompanying me on Hajj. [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (1764)]
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] How Barack Obama learned to love Israel!
How Barack Obama learned to love Israel Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, Mar 4, 2007 (EI Illustration) I first met Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama almost ten years ago when, as my representative in the Illinois state senate, he came to speak at the University of Chicago. He impressed me as progressive, intelligent and charismatic. I distinctly remember thinking 'if only a man of this calibre could become president one day.' On Friday Obama gave a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Chicago. It had been much anticipated in American Jewish political circles which buzzed about his intensive efforts to woo wealthy pro-Israel campaign donors who up to now have generally leaned towards his main rival Senator Hillary Clinton. Reviewing the speech, Ha'aretz Washington correspondent Shmuel Rosner concluded that Obama "sounded as strong as Clinton, as supportive as Bush, as friendly as Giuliani. At least rhetorically, Obama passed any test anyone might have wanted him to pass. So, he is pro-Israel. Period." Israel is "our strongest ally in the region and its only established democracy," Obama said, assuring his audience that "we must preserve our total commitment to our unique defense relationship with Israel by fully funding military assistance and continuing work on the Arrow and related missile defense programs." Such advanced multi-billion dollar systems he asserted, would help Israel "deter missile attacks from as far as Tehran and as close as Gaza." As if the starved, besieged and traumatized population of Gaza are about to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles. Obama offered not a single word of criticism of Israel, of its relentless settlement and wall construction, of the closures that make life unlivable for millions of Palestinians. There was no comfort for the hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza who live in the dark, or the patients who cannot get dialysis, because of what Israeli human rights group B'Tselem termed "one cold, calculated decision, made by Israel's prime minister, defense minister, and IDF chief of staff" last summer to bomb the only power plant in Gaza," a decision that "had nothing to do with the attempts to achieve [the] release [of a captured soldier] nor any other military need." It was a gratuitous war crime, one of many condemned by human rights organizations, against an occupied civilian population who under the Fourth Geneva Convention Israel is obligated to protect. From left to right, Michelle Obama, then Illinois state senator Barack Obama, Columbia University Professor Edward Said and Mariam Said at a May 1998 Arab community event in Chicago at which Edward Said gave the keynote speech. (Image from archives of Ali Abunimah) While constantly emphasizing his concern about the threat Israelis face from Palestinians, Obama said nothing about the exponentially more lethal threat Israelis present to Palestinians. In 2006, according to B'Tselem, Israeli occupation forces killed 660 Palestinians of whom 141 were children -- triple the death toll for 2005. In the same period, 23 Israelis were killed by Palestinians, half the number of 2005 (by contrast, 500 Israelis die each year in road accidents). But Obama was not entirely insensitive to ordinary lives. He recalled a January 2006 visit to the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona that resembled an ordinary American suburb where he could imagine the sounds of Israeli children at "joyful play just like my own daughters." He saw a home the Israelis told him was damaged by a Hizbullah rocket (no one had been hurt in the incident). Six months later, Obama said, "Hizbullah launched four thousand rocket attacks just like the one that destroyed the home in Kiryat Shmona, and kidnapped Israeli service members." Obama's phrasing suggests that Hizbullah launched thousands of rockets in an unprovoked attack, but it's a complete distortion. Throughout his speech he showed a worrying propensity to present discredited propaganda as fact. As anyone who checks the chronology of last summer's Lebanon war will easily discover, Hizbullah only launched lethal barrages of rockets against Israeli towns and cities after Israel had heavily bombed civilian neighborhoods in Lebanon killing hundreds of civilians, many fleeing the Israeli onslaught. Obama excoriated Hizbullah for using "innocent people as shields." Indeed, after dozens of civilians were massacred in an Israeli air attack on Qana on July 30, Israel "initially claimed that the military targeted the house because Hezbollah fighters had fired rockets from the area," according to an August 2 statement from Human Rights Watch. The statement added: "Human Rights Watch researchers who visited Qana on July 31, the day after the attack, did not find any destroyed military equipment in or near the home. Similarly, none of the dozens of international
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Press Release: Council's Proposed Hijab-ban Discriminates Against Quebec Women
CAIR-CAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "CAIR-CAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Press Release: Council's Proposed Hijab-ban Discriminates Against Quebec Women Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 08:06:29 -0400 CAIR-CAN Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations P.O. Box 13219, Ottawa, ONT, K2K 1X4 (t) 1.866.524.0004 (f) 613.254.9810 www.caircan.ca Council's Proposed Hijab-ban Discriminates Against Quebec Women Suggestion runs contrary to women's interests - For Immediate Release - (Ottawa, Canada - October 5, 2007) The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today called the Quebec Council on the Status of Women's demand to ban the hijab in workplaces discriminatory against women. The Quebec Council is demanding that all public and para-public employees be forced to remove religious clothing, headwear or jewellery, including the Islamic hijab and Jewish yarmulkes. Conversely, in the mid-90s, when high school students were being expelled for wearing the hijab, the Council supported women's right to wear the veil. Eventually the hijab-expulsions issue was decided by the Quebec Human Rights Commission, who ruled that Quebec schools could not stop students from wearing religious attire, including turbans, yarmulkes, crosses, and hijabs. The hijab-ban, if implemented, besides curtailing right to religious practice, will leave Muslim women who choose to wear the head scarf unemployable in Quebecâs public and para-public sectors. "The proposed hijab-ban by the Quebec Council on the Status of Women clearly runs against the interests of women. If implemented, the ban will lead to institutionalized discrimination against Quebec's Muslim women by barring them from working in government sectors. This runs in direct contravention to the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms which prohibits employment discrimination against women. "Little more than 10 years ago the Council spoke out against expelling high school students wearing the hijab. The current proposed hijab-ban is a clear flip-flopped on the issue," said Shahina Siddiqui, CAIR-CAN Board Member. - 30 - Contact: Shahina Siddiqui, CAIR-CAN Spokesperson, (204) 944-1560; or, Sameer Zuberi, CAIR-CAN Communications Coordinator, (613) 795-2012 or (613) 254-9704. The Council on American-Islamic Relations CANADA is a federally incorporated, non-profit organization working to empower Canadian Muslims in the fields of the media, human rights and political activism. Its board members include Abdul-Basit Khan, LL.B., Faisal Kutty, LL.B., LL.M., Kashif Ahmed, Dr. Jamal Badawi, Selma Djukic, Dr. Wael Haddara, Khadija Haffajee, Aftab Sabir and Shahina Siddiqui. Donate today to ensure our rights are protected and Canadian Muslims are accurately portrayed in the media. Our monthly donor program makes it easy to contribute to CAIR-CANs projects and initiatives. One time donations are also always welcome. For more information on how you can get involved and make a difference visit: http://www.caircan.ca/support.pp_php To SUBSCRIBE, go to: http://caircan.biglist.com/sub/caircan-infolist/ . --~ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe or manage your settings at: http://caircan.biglist.com/do/unsub/caircan-infolist/30290842/gbp7056qhz/400 or by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~-- ABDUL WAHID OSMAN BELAL - Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Jummah/Ramdaan Mubarak
A THOUGHT If your goals might include others... ask them if they are in agreement with you on the goal. I have found that many people never ask BECAUSE they are scared of the answer. But hearing the answer won't change the eventual reality that they would have discovered later on anyway. SO, I say, give people a chance up front to know what you want/where you are going/how you want to accomplish it. If they want to come along then you need to make new plans -- either with them, or without them. PoEtEsS "Praise your struggles for they surprise you with many rewards"...Zohra Moosa
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Al Quds Day, Oct 6, Toronto ~ A day of Global Protest to liberate Al-Quds (East Jerusalem, Palestine)
Al Quds Day ~ A day of Global Protest to liberate Al-Quds (East Jerusalem, Palestine). Come out and support the Palestinian' s right to live free of terror, aggression, and injustice Date: Saturday, October 6th, 2007 Time: 12:00 P.M Location: Queens Park, Downtown Toronto. No more lies no more war! Freedom for Palestine! Al-Quds Committee Toronto For more information, please contact Ali Mallah at [EMAIL PROTECTED] com or Zafar Bangash at <[EMAIL PROTECTED] inter.net . - Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Significance of Ramazan by Dr Fazlur Rahman Dawn Friday Feature Courtesy:Dr Fazlur Rahman
October 05, 2007 Friday Ramazan 22, 1428 Please Visit our Sponsor (Ads open in separate window) Significance of Ramazan By Dr Fazlur Rahman Friday feature ALLAH is Rahman and Raheem. In Arabic usage, linguistic structure of Rahman suggests fullness, abundance, overflow, brimming over. Thus Rahman signifies One whose mercy knows no bounds, Who is over-brimming with compassion, kindness, love and deep concern. Rahman is He whose Rahmat encompasses each and everyone without any discrimination, its spectrum is so wide, so comprehensive that no creature, human or otherwise, falls out of its sphere. Like Allah it is applied to God alone. The connotation of Raheem is somewhat different. Though derived from the same root, ie., Rahm, its structure is suggestive of continuous, repeated, frequent occurrence. Thus Raheem denotes the Being Whose mercy and compassion is showered continuously, without break, incessantly, ad infinitum. Taken together both the attributes would mean that His mercy is boundless, infinite, indiscriminate, continuous and constant. The Quran, we are told, is the manifestation, the outcome, the expression and the outpouring of the Divine attribute Rahman. Ar-Rahman, He taught the Quran, (Q:55: 1,2). His Rahmaniyat, His limitless mercy, His unbounded compassion, demanded that the humanity must not be left at the mercy of blind emotions and animal instincts which continuously raid upon his intellect and his faculty of discernment between right and wrong, thus relegating him to the status of a developed beast. Human beings were not created to lead the life of animals and beasts. At last, human history came its full round and the Divine Mercy, the Rahmaniyat, demanded that as the time was ripe, an incorruptible everlasting final code of conduct, an unerring book of eternal guidance, a final criterion of virtue and vice, right and wrong, good and bad, an unequivocal and clear statement of Truth, be made available to humanity to enable it to navigate its way to the goal of eternal success here and in the hereafter. It was in the month of Ramazan that the Quran the most sublime guidance for entire humanity ; clear, intelligent, convincing arguments, evidences and signs; criterion for distinguishing right from wrong, good from evil was sent down, (Baqarah 2:165). It is thus the most magnanimous manifestation of Gods mercy and compassion, Rahmaniyat, towards mankind that this invaluable gift was made available to it in the month of Ramazan. This momentous event has bestowed a unique status upon this month and herein lays its real significance. Fasting during this month has been made compulsory for all, excepting for the time being only those who are unable to do so being sick or on journey, to enable them to attain purification of soul, heart, mind and body. In consequence to this great Divine favour, whoever of you witnesses this month must spend it in fasting, (Q:2:185). And let them who were temporarily excused make up the number later, (2:185), so that none may miss the spiritual benefits of this auspicious month. Fasting during this month, says Quran, has been prescribed that you extol the glory of Allah for His providing you the Guidance and so that you may be grateful for that, (Q:2:185). It is for the first time that the Quran introduces itself in this Surah by its proper name al-Quran. Apart from suggesting a strong bond of relationship between the Quran and the month of Ramazan, it hints at something more. The word Quran literally means that which is read over and over again, which is recited very frequently. It signifies that this Code of Guidance is not an ordinary book to be gone through once and then kept aside. Relationship with the Quran has to be a life-long engagement. The dual purpose of sending down the Book as evinced by the verse this Book which we have sent down, full of Barakah, is to be perused with particular attention and followed in practical life by those who possess understanding,(Q:38:29), is that man must consume his best intellectual capabilities to delve deep in the Quranic treasure trough and accordingly fashion his individual and collective life. This purpose cannot be materialised unless frequent visits to the Quran are ensured. It must not, however, be misunderstood that simple intellectual exercise could in any way be the exclusively aneffective tool to a genuinely correct understanding of the Quran. This misconception has been removed by the Quran itself. It is said in Surah al-Waqiah Verily it is the Quran, most venerated, preserved in a written document, hidden from the eyes, it would not be touched except by the most pure, the most cleanly. The Quran does not allow itself to be physically touched by the ritually impure, the bodily filthy and unclean . The much needed Divine Guidance wa
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Al-Quds Day - Please SUPPORT
Al-Quds Day - Please SUPPORT IN THE NAME OF ALLAH -- I N N O V A T I V EM I N D S http://www.inminds.co.uk -- Assalaamu Alaikum Yawm-al Quds or Al-Quds Day is a day of solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians and all oppressed people in general. All over the world rallies and marches are held on this day, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadhan. In the west rallies are usually held on the weekend following the Friday. For the UK it will be held this coming Sunday 7th October in London, Full details are given below. Please do attend. Wassalaam Innovative Minds www.inminds.co.uk -- CONTENTS 1. Al-Quds Day - History 2. Al-Quds Day - Details of this years march 3. Al-Quds Day - Why you should be going 4. Al-Quds Day - Photo report of from last year -- AL-QUDS DAY - HISTORY The history of Quds Day dates back to the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran nearly 30 years ago. One of the first actions Imam Khomeini took as leader of the newly formed Islamic Republic was to cut off the supply of oil to the two apartheid regimes of Israel and South Africa and put sanctions on both of them. He inaugurated Al-Quds day as an integral part of Ramadhan so that Muslims would never forget their responsibility and duty towards Palestine and all oppressed people in the world. Imam Khomeini, on 16th August 1979 (Ramadhan 1399AH)inaugurated "The Day For The Oppressed" with the following words: "Quds Day is the day for the weak and oppressed to confront the arrogant powers, the day for those nations suffering under the pressure of American oppression and oppression by other powers to confront the superpowers... Quds Day is the day when the fate of the oppressed nations should be determined. The oppressed nations should announce their existence against the oppressors, and just as Iran rose up and humiliated the oppressors... all the nations should rise up and throw these germs of corruption into the rubbish bin. Quds Day is the day when those who conspire for the corrupt regime (Israel) and the superpowers in other regions should be put in their place. It is the day when we must strive to rescue Quds and deliver our brothers from these pressures. Quds Day is the day when we must free all the oppressed from the clutches of the oppressors, the day when the Muslim community, when all the Muslims should announce their existence and warn the superpowers Quds Day is the day when the superpowers should be warned to stay at home and leave the oppressed alone. Israel, the enemy of mankind, the enemy of humanity, which is creating disturbances every day and is attacking our brothers..., must realise that its masters are no longer accepted in the world and must retreat. They must give up their ambitious designs, their hands must be severed from all the Islamic countries and their agents in these countries must step down. Quds Day is the day for announcing such things, for announcing such things to the satans who want to push the Islamic nations aside and bring the superpowers into the arena. Quds Day is the day to dash their hopes and warn them that those days are gone. Quds Day is the day of Islam; it is the day when Islam should be revived..." -- AL-QUDS DAY - DETAILS FOR THIS YEAR For the London Quds Day Rally this year details are as follows: DATE: Sunday 7th October 2007 TIME: 12:30 noon VENUE: Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner. CLOSEST UNDERGROUND STATION: Marble Arch DETAILS: The march will culminate in a rally at Trafalgar Square where speakers will address the crowd. SPEAKERS: include Taji Mustafa, George Galloway, Massoud Shadjareh and Yvonne Ridley. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS: Crescent International FOSIS Friends of Al-Aqsa Hizb-ut-Tahrir Innovative Minds Islamic Centre of England Islamic Human Rights Commission Muslim Association of Britain Neturei Karta Palestine Internationalist Palestine Return Centre Respect Party 1990 Trust Join us to protest for the rights of the oppressed in Palestine. Join the Struggle for Justice. Refer to the following links for more information: Poster http://www.ihrc.org.uk/file/qudsposter.pdf Radio advert (mp3): http://www.inminds.co.uk/download.php?id=67 For more information call (+44) 20 8904 4222 -- AL-QUDS DAY 2007 - WHY YOU SHOULD BE GOING ?And hold fast, all of you, to the Rope of Allah, and be not divided among yourselves ...? Quran 3:103 When I first saw Abu Bakr's picture, I didn't realise he had been killed. He was young and full of life. It was a studio photo sent by his family as a momento of his sacrifice. He was shot and killed by Nige
