'The good deed and the evil deed cannot be Equal !
Repel the Evil with one which is Better !
A Little Note :
Allah {Aza Wa Jall} ordered the faithful believers to be
Patient at the time of Anger, and excuse those who treat
them badly... !then verily... he, between whom and you there
was enmity, will become as though he was a close friend
{!}
{'Subhan Allah'}
[Source-'Quran'~ Surat Fussilat 41 ~Ayah# 34]
LOVE EACH OTHER
AND ENMITY WILL DISAPPEAR
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said...
" Shake hands (in greeting)
and Rancor will disappear...{!}
Give presents to each other and love each other,
and Enmity will Disappear...{!}"
{Source: Al-Muwatta.Volume # 47 Hadith #16.}
Do Good.
Prophet Muhammad ~ (peace be upon him ) said :
'Do not be people without minds of your own,saying that if
others treat you well, you will treat them well, and that if
they do wrong, you will do wrong.
Instead, accustom yourselves to do good if people do good
and Not to do wrong if they do Evil.'
A Message from Sis. Ashira Na'im, Jamaat al-Muslimeen
There is no doubt that there are many more hungry brothers
and sisters in Ethiopia than there are here in Baltimore,
America, and/or practically anywhere else on this earth! And
now there is AGAIN the threats that come with droughts.
If you have ever seen the look of desperation owing to empty
stomachs, lack of direction and support in the eyes of
children—many who live on the streets, homeless men
and women who sit and lie on the ground day in and day out,
surely you cannot pass them by! Give to our Feeding Program
in Ethiopia; Allah will Bless you with more abundance, and
we Thank You in advance.
The Jamaat will arrive in Addis Ababa at the end of January,
2017, Inshallah. It is our hope to feed (via money in
envelopes) more people than we have in our last four visits.
Remember, your contribution of as little as $10 can feed 13
people a nutritious meal. We want to continue to place in
each outstretched hand an envelope with enough to feed a
family of four or an individual four times. Send your
contributions payable to Masjid Jamaat al Muslimeen, 4624
York Road (note on the bottom of your check for: Ethiopia)
Baltimore, Maryland 21212.
Help us in these efforts and follow us in the New Trend
Magazine as we report our progress. See our previous reports
also. We are working in Ethiopia because of the
"desperation" there. It is not a contest of who is more
hungry; it is the fulfillment of what Allah has
commanded:
"With the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Hast thou ever considered (the kind of man) who gives the
lie to all moral law? Behold, it is this kind of man that
thrusts the orphan away, and feels no urge to feed the
needy. Woe, then, unto those praying ones whose hearts from
their prayer are remote—those who want only to be seen
and praised, and, withal, deny all assistance (to their
fellowmen)!"
(Holy Quran, Surah 107 - Assistance)
Palestinians tell President-Elect Trump ( AKA Orange Hitler)
that facilitating a move of the capital would mean a
declaration of war. Which undoubtedly will fall on deaf
ears, as Trump spends more time on Twitter than he does
focusing on issues that don't feed his giant ego.
YNetNews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4904127,00.html
Facing Modern Paganism. The message of Abraham is More than
4000 Years Old.
Women Must Study the Qur'an. Only then will our Global
Community Change.
On January 6, 2017 Br. Kaukab Siddique gave the first khutba
of this c.e. year, and led the prayers.. Despite the cold
wave, the mosque, Masjid Jamaat in central Baltimore, was
packed with worshippers. We welcome two new sisters, one
visiting from Alabama and the other from Mauritania [North
Africa].
Here is an outline of the khutba:
Text:
Were you there when Jacob was on his death bed asking his
children, "Whom will you worship after I am gone?" They
said, "We will worship and obey your Lord: The Lord of your
fathers Abraham, Ismail, and Isaac until our time comes. We
will worship the one true God and obey only Him in humble
submission." All of them are now gone. They will get what
they deserve, and you will get what you deserve without
being asked about them on the Day of Resurrection. {The
Quran 2:133-134.]
Scholars have noticed that there are 73 references to
Ibrahim, pbuh, [Abraham] in the Qur'an.
Our modern paganism, with emphasis on physical beauty,
with admiration for wealth and power, with open ended
sexuality and objectification of women, were all there in
those pre-historic times. The lack of moral discipline we
see today is not new.
The truth from Allah has also always been there that
there is ONE God, Allah, and we are answerable for what we
do.
Abraham was not a Jew or a Christian. These are later
labels. He was a Muslim and he went through all the trials
and tribulations of going through being one who accepts the
ONE God, being a Muslim.
There are two main points in verses 132-141 of chapter 2
of the Qur'an. The truth has always been the same and
secondly merely being the follower of a prophet or a
messenger will not take us to paradise. Our future depends
on our personal behavior and beliefs in our innermost
being.
Muslims believe in all the messengers of Allah
culminating in Muhammad, pbuh. The Jews do not believe in
Jesus, pbuh, and the Christians do not believe in Muhammad,
pbuh.
The Qur'an teaches us to believe in all the prophets and
messengers, not accepting some and rejecting others. However
they were on different levels of exaltation. Jesus had only
12 disciples but had great miracles. The followers of Moses,
pbuh, would not follow him into battle. They had great
miracles too but their people were still thankless and would
not accept the commands of Allah. The people of Jesus, pbuh,
tried to crucify him.
See 2:153 for levels of exaltation of the prophets and
messengers. They were not equal.
Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, subsumed in his teachings all
that the previous ones brought. In addition, his Sunnah and
the Sharia he brought were preserved and implemented. Hence
modern states can be Islamic.
Part 2:
For the successful implementation of Islam, women must
study and implement the Qur'an. If we leave 50% of our
population out of our struggle for justice and Allah's DEEN,
there is no way we can succeed.
Look at the devotion to the Qur'an of the female
Companions of the Prophet, pbuh. Umm Hisham, r.a., an
ordinary woman of Madina, had a small kitchen near the
mosque. From there she could hear the Prophet, pbuh,
reciting sura Qaf.
She not only became a Mjuslim, over a year she memorized
sura Qaf. It is chapter 50 of the Qur'an and its verses
39-40 ordain the five daily prayers. [Some Muslims think the
5 daily prayers are not in the Qur'an .]
Today, 1400 years later, we honor this "not so ordinary"
woman Umm Hisham, r.a., because her hadith about Sura Qaf is
in the collections of hadith, particularly the Musnad of
Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
Muslim women should come to the masjid. To keep the
family system united, both the husband and the wife should
be in the masjid. Look at the storm of divorce and the
mistreatment of women in America. Unless our families are
united on the Qur'an and the hadith, our families will not
be unlike the families of the unbelievers.
Pray for faith, peace, health, jobs and spouses who may go
with us to al-Jannah, inshaAllah.
War News
Syria
Heavy Fighting Across Syria.
Russia Wants to Retreat. Pro-Turkey force in Azaz Hit hard.
FSA sticking to positions near Damascus.
America anounced a big success against al-Nusra on January
6, in air strikes which killed 25 Islamic commanders in
Sarmada [Idlib province.]
Al-Nusra is holding on strongly to all of Idlib province and
parts of Lattakia province [Assad's heartland] with the help
of Turkistni fighters [ not aligned to Turkey].
Iranian, Hizbullah and Assad's troops are hitting Islamic
positions around Damascus in the hope of hurting the
civilian populations. The technique is to get the suburbs of
Damascus emptied by hitting essential civilian
resources.
The Barada valley near Damascus defended by FSA volunteers
is under daily air strikes, helicopters dropping barrel
bombs and Iranian shelling. The excuse is that the water
source of Damascus is in Barada valley and the regime
alleges, the Muslims will poison the water supply. The FSA
mujahedeen have agreed to let Russian volunteers come in and
check the water source. Iran and the Assad regime were not
satisfied and the area is under daily bombing and shelling.
However FSA has repelled Hizbullah attemprs to advance.
On the Deraa to Damascus highway, the town of Mahja has been
under siege by the regime forces but on January 6 the armed
volunteers tried to break the siege. Heavy fighting is going
on.
In the north center of Syria, the town of Azaz held by
Turkish led Syrian mercenaries came under a huge truck bomb
attack by ISIS leading to 48 killed among the militias.
Turkey has been banging away at El Bab, an ISIS stronghold
east of Aleppo. The Turkish forces have again been beaten
back. Indiscriminate bombing attacks on El Bab by the
Turkish air force continue and have raised the civilian
death toll to 164. [Turkey says it is advancing on El Bab
with the "permission of Russia."]
The most successful is the SDF moving slowly but steadily
towards al- Raqqa. It has captured 2 more villages and is
approaching the Euphrates dam. Daily US air force air
strikes continue in support of SDF [Kurdish communists.].
SOHR reports that on January 7, the US '"coalition" again
bombed al-Raqqa areas killing numerous mujahideen and 11
civilians. SOHR reports that the American air campaign has
brought to 147 the number of civilians killed by the
American "coalition" in the Islamic Caliphate center of Al-
Raqqa along with hundreds of Nuslim fighters.
In Central and southeastern Syria, ISIS is advancing towards
Homs and has clashed heavily with Hizbullah and captured
more territory.
The Alawite garrison in Deir ez Zor is under severe pressure
from ISIS but is being supplied by Russia. The city itself
is now in the hands of ISIS.
Iranian and Hizbullah forces have repeatedly clashed all
week with al-Nusra and FSA to the west and south of Aleppo.
No major advances for either side. [Reports from Reuters,
BBC and SOHR.]
Iraq
Mosul Week 12.
Shia Armada captured 3 neighborhoods. IS cut Beiji-Shirqat
Highway. US-backed troops' bodies' Litter Highway.
Raiders Reach Najaf and Baghdad.
Mosul Population Suffering.
AssocIated Press, BBC and others reported minor advances by
the Shia armads around Mosul. Three neighborhoods newsly
captured by the US-backed Shias have changed several times.
The Shia losses are heavy. Islamic losses are very light but
Islamics cant afford to lose much. ISIS seems to be winning.
One sign is that according to SOHR, the Caliph Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi has sent reinforcements from Iraq to defend ISIS
positions against Turkish and Kurdish advances in Syria.
US Special forces working with regime commandos carried out
a successful raid into Mosul which reached the eastern bank
of the Tigris before retreating. {January 8]
Several thousand more civilians have left Mosul citing they
can't live with the sound of the daily American bombing and
long range Iranian artillery. Great majority of the people
are staying loyal to the Caliphate.
On January 5-8, elite ISIS mujahideen came out of the
countryside and cut the Beiji to Shirqat highway. In the
bitter fighting which followed, the Shia troops wre
slaughtered. IS has released videos showing the dead Shia
troops scattered near the highway.
An Iraqi regime helicopter trying to counter the attack was
shot down killing two airmen and 2 technicians.
The highly motivated Shia militias are stuck outside the
city of Tal Afar and the Caliphate seems to be able to move
through Tal Afar [on the Iraq Syria border]
Raiding forces coming out of Mosul hit a police force as far
south as Najaf and killed 7 policemen on January 6.
On January 8, there were bomb attacks in Baghdad on Shia
concentration areas with 29 killed.
US air strikes against ISIS forces are continuing all the
way from Mosul to Beiji. Casualty figures are not available
yet but USA says two important IS leaders have been
killed.
News Within the U.S.
New York
Why do Black Forums give in to Luti pressure?
by Sis. Aisha [Jamaat al-Muslimeen]
New York City - An anti-"gay" sermon given by celebrated
gospel singer Kim Burrell has drawn the ire of the Zionists
and Lutis. Ellen Degeneres recently cancelled Kim Burrell's
appearance on the Ellen Degeneres Show. Burrell did a duet
with singer Pharrell Williams on the song "I See Victory"
for the new movie "Hidden Figures" and was scheduled to sing
it on Degeneres' show. Pharrell has made it clear that,
although he loves her, he does not support Kim Burrell's
views and he even appeared on Degeneres' show to comfort
Ellen about this spectacle.
Pastor Shirley Caesar defended Kim Burrell's statements and
at the same time accused outgoing President Obama of making
Luti culture "alright!" In actuality, Pastor Shirley Caesar
was criticizing Kim Burrell by asking her what took her so
long to be critical? However, the Zionists and the Lutis are
upset that she did not outright condemn Burrell's
comments.
What is interesting is that Texas Southern University, an
historically Black university (HBCU), where Kim Burrell
hosted her radio program, canceled it in response to the
backlash. Many HBCU's depend on the federal government for
financial assistance. Thanks to Pres. Obama, the aid to
HBCU's is predicated upon its support of Luti activities on
its campuses!
It is sad when Black forums sell-out to the kuffar. There
has to be stronger support for independent media where the
oppressed and other cultures can freely express their point
of views. There also needs to be efforts to create truly
independent self-reliant media sources, as well.
'Luti" is the term used for the people of the Prophet Lut,
pbuh, who were destroyed by Allah as described in the
Qur'an.
South St. Paul
A Teacher and "his" Husband....???
Homosex running Rampant in America.
[Excerpted from The Washington Post. january 4]
Aric Babbitt was not just a teacher to some of his former
students; he was also a mentor.
To at least one of them, he was a father figure.
But authorities believe Babbitt used his position of
authority to not only gain his students' trust but also to
exploit it.
Newly released police documents state that Babbitt, a
40-year-old elementary school teacher from Minnesota, and
his 36-year-old husband, Matthew Deyo, sexually abused eight
underage boys over the course several years, the St. Paul
Pioneer Press reported.
The South St. Paul residents did not live to see any
criminal charges against them. They were found dead in an
apparent murder-suicide on an island in Washington state
last August — shortly after they found out they were
being investigated for sexual abuse.
Now, after a four-month investigation, the South St. Paul
Police Department has released a 134-page investigative file
detailing the extent of the alleged abuse. The St. Paul
Pioneer Press, which obtained a copy of the documents,
reported that underage boys were sexually abused at the
couple's home in South St. Paul, at Babbitt's family cabin
about 150 miles away, at Minneapolis hotels and at Deyo's
parents' farm near Hastings, Minn.
The investigation into the couple began on Aug. 14, when a
16-year-old boy and his parents told police that he had been
sexually assaulted, according to an application for search
warrant and affidavit filed that month. Shortly after,
investigators spoke to two more victims — the boy's
best friend and another teen who said he had known Babbitt
since the second grade.
VIEWPOINT
PRESENT GENERATION FACES A NEW TYPE OF CHALENGE
From internet and mobile pornography, pre-marital sex,
materialistic cultural penetration
by Shah Abdul Hannan [Bangladesh.]
[With thanks to Br. Zaheer Bawany]
( English translation of Bangla article by Engr Momtazul
Karim)
I am a student of the sixties of last century. With the
change in time the problems and situations change. But the
last twenty years have seen so much changes as possibly not
seen by previous generations.
Presently, a portion of those who are of the age of 18 or
below are prey to the morally disastrous component of the
mobile and internet technology. There is an advantage of
taking secret pictures and recording voices which is not
known by the other person. Besides, some mobile companies
reduce their call charges at such a time that the boys and
girls of that age talk with their friends almost all the
night. As a result their ears are damaged, they lose their
sleep and education is hampered; they cannot attend their
classes well the next day. . The previous generation was not
affected so much by the internet technology. There is no
limit to its benefit. However, it is not to discuss its
benefits here, but its other side is, pornography and naked
sexuality is spreading in unnatural and limitless rate in
the homes, especially through the cyber cafes.
I do not know whether these worldwide telephone companies
have taken any effective steps to check this disastrous bad
consequence.
My experience is that, when I work in the internet sometimes
obscene sexual pictures come up on the screen. It is not
very hard to stop them. Governments of different countries
and international organizations must think on this subject
and sit together to find out ways how to stop them. So far I
know some countries have succeeded in this matter.
Todays' generation is also facing new dimensions of
unnatural type. For example, some business firms are
engaging teen age girls in thousands of numbers in beauty
contests through 'super star' like competitions. Though they
are not terming it as beauty contests. But the aim of these
is to increase their profit in the line of capitalistic
ideas. It is not their look out what the moral effect it
has. The presenters and participants in these competitions
dress themselves in such a way that does noes not suit our
culture. They dress up with tight dresses, no overall
(Urna), smaller Kamiz . This is not helping our growing up
generation in developing their ability or taste.
Girls are becoming victims of propaganda. Advertisements in
large numbers are published how to make lip of girls
beautiful and red,for polishing girls nails, for making
hairs of girls beautiful and how to make brow thin .These
are attracting girls and they waste much time in these.
Capitalistic companies for their profit are making girls
show commodities and this is not good for their
honor.Because of all these many girls in our country like
the western girls wear short dress,do not use Urna ( extra
cover for breasts and head), they think they have to
attractive to men.This is shamelessness and demeaning for
women
I should say that under the influence of materialist culture
the boys and girls of this age are being unable to hold the
moral values what they ought to. They are also becoming mere
enjoyment minded. They pass their time in roaming in
attractive dresses and do not feel like going to collective
meetings of good teaching.
My humble request is, the present generation is most
important because the future people will be their children.
So it is most important for the guardians that they take
proper steps to save their children. In the case of Muslim
Ummah, I would like to point out the following duties of the
guardians-
To teach the life of Prophet Mohammad(sm) to children
when they are of 10-11 years of age and onwards. The life of
the Prophet(s) is our ideal and it is not possible to attain
good morality without reading it.
To teach them of the lives of four Khalifas like Abu
Bakr, Usman, Ali and women Fatima, Khadiza, Ayesha within
the ages of 11-12 years.
They should be taught about the ideal rule of Muslims
from the history and their past heritage.
They should also know the history of the coming of Islam
in their country and their past local heritage.
To teach to recite parts of the Quran from childhood and
also to teach the meaning of some of its verses.
Lastly, they should be encouraged towards using polite
and decent dresses ( hijab when they grow up). Unsocial
dressing is partly responsible for the worldwide
illicitness.
I would urge upon the Governments of Muslim Ummah, their
leaders, the Ulema, thinkers, poets, litterateurs, cultural
leaders, political personalities, Imams and Khatibs, all to
consider this subject deeply and take initiatives in local,
social and international spheres.
