"After the Prophet, pbuh, passed away, his daughter Fatima,
r.a., asked Abu Bakr, r.a., to distribute the inheritance
from the Prophet's, pbuh, wealth. Abu Bakr, r.a., said to
her: The Prophet, pbuh, said: "No inheritance goes forth
from our wealth. Whatever we leave behind is charity."
[Sahih Bukhari, #3092, Sahih Muslim # 1709, Musnad Ahmad ibn
Hanbal, #25]
Comment from Kaukab Siddique: The Shiite religion has spent
a great amount of effort in trying to attack this hadith.
However, this hadith is very authentic and is reported by
both Bukhari and Muslim. Islam is not the religion of any
one special family and the Prophet was not an ordinary
individual whose inheritance and family should be treated
like that of any other person; he was the Chosen one.
The concept of FINALITY of prophethood is part of this
concept of non-inheritance.
{Jesus, pbuh, taught the same idea of spiritual
non-inheritance. The prophets are unique though human.]
A Great book for Early Teens
A novel by our distinguished Muslim sister Karen English
"It All Comes Down to This."
355 Pages. $16.99.
Clarion Books
It's the summer of 1965, and Sophie LaBranche, nearly 13
years old, is bracing for the awful moment when her big
sister, Lily, goes off to college. She'll be left alone with
her work-obsessed mother and father and with the family's
baleful housekeeper, Mrs. Baylor, who made clear her dislike
of Sophie the moment she arrived.
In the family's mostly white, upper-middle-class Los Angeles
neighborhood, Sophie's social life is less than ideal.
There's her age (which can be awkward for anyone), her
eccentricity (she's a bookworm) and her light brown skin. In
fact, Sophie and her parents appear to be the only black
people in the area; Lily, as her name suggests, can "pass"
as white if she chooses.
In the captivating novel "It All Comes Down to This"
(Clarion, 355 pages, $16.99), Karen English drops 11- to
14-year-old readers into an era when Americans watched the
same TV shows and people said "colored" rather than "black"
or "African-American." For Sophie, it's just the way the
world is, and at least she can count on her best friend, an
equally brainy redhead who enjoys playing pranks on their
prejudiced neighbors.
Like the pattern in a kaleidoscope, though, Sophie's
perceptions begin to shift. She discovers her father in
company he shouldn't be keeping. Her sister gets involved
with the housekeeper's handsome, dark-skinned son. And
Sophie sets her heart on a role in a play that, we fear, she
can't win. Ms. English has a light touch, and she captures
human idiosyncrasy in an honest, witty way that makes her
characters relatable, whatever their color or pallor.
Unfairness and race-consciousness run through the
story—so do surprises. Bigotry wears many guises.
Kindness does too.
In the latest display of tensions between Turkey and other
NATO member nations, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency
earlier this week published a detailed report of the secret
locations of US military bases, operational posts and
military posts inside Syria. The 620-word news report also
included the numbers of US soldiers and French special
forces stationed at these locations.
Inside Report on Cameroon, West Africa
Torture & Military Campaign Against Muslims in Africa.
American & French troops with Israeli Contractors in
Cameroon Military Camp
[Courtesy The Intercept]
Spatial analysis by Forensic Architecture, utilizing
satellite imagery, open-source material, and 3D modeling to
geolocate the Air Force veteran's photos, confirms the
precise areas visited by Americans. Combined with interview
material obtained by Amnesty International, the group's work
indicates Americans — and possibly French military
personnel and Israeli contractors — have apparently
unrestricted access to Camp Salak, and have regularly been
present at, or very near, sites where detainees have been
incarcerated or tortured.
Such abuses should come as no surprise to the U.S.
government. The State Department's Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor has long chronicled human rights
violations in line with Amnesty International's findings. In
2007, the State Department's annual human rights report
noted that "more than 100 persons were reportedly beaten
after members of the Rapid Intervention Brigade arrested
them in and around Maroua, in the Far North Province. The
victims were detained for several days at Salack [sic],
where many of them were stripped naked, blindfolded and
beaten, then held in a cell with water on its floor." In
every State Department human rights report since 2010, BIR
troops have been cited for assaults, killings, and other
outrages against noncombatants. Last year's report
specifically cited previous investigations by Amnesty
International into torture and deaths at Salak.
Salak serves as ground zero for Cameroon's fight against the
Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, a campaign that the
United States has thrown its full support behind. Last
month, President Donald Trump sent a letter to Congress
outlining current "deployments of U.S. Armed Forces equipped
for combat." In addition to Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen,
Libya, and Somalia, Trump mentioned Cameroon, where
"approximately 300 United States military personnel are also
deployed, the bulk of whom are supporting United States
airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
operations in the region."
Over the last decade, the United States has devoted hundreds
of millions of dollars to Cameroon (more than $111 million
in security assistance since 2015) while training its elite
military force and providing everything from arms to
humanitarian aid to development assistance.
Cameroon:
Systematic Torture of Muslims
July 20: Amnesty International has issued a report on
Cameroom which documents the use of torture by the regime
against Muslims suspected of being supporters of Boko Haram.
The Muslims being tortured include women.
The number of suspects is very large but Amnesty has
specifically documted a few over 100.
The torture is so brutal that some of the Muslims have died
under torture.
The Guardian adds that American security agents visited
while the torture was going on and played football right
next to the compound where torture was going on.
[Boko Haram is a large Islamic movement in Nigeria which
wants an education system which is not controlled by western
powers. The Nigerian military has conducted a vast
torture-and-kill system against Boko Haram killing
thousands. Owing to the support of the poor masses, Boko
Haram has not only survived in Nigeria but has spread into
Cameroon.]
Israeli Attempt to Take over Masjid al-Aqsa Back fires.
On July 21, thousands of Palestinians refused to accept
Israel's attempt to take control of Masjid al-Aqsa and
prayed outside the third holiest mosque of Islam.
Israel is required under international agreements to let
Muslims pray at Masjid al-Aqsa without let or hindrance.
Following an armed clash at the mosque last week, Israel
locked down the mosque and insisted that Palestinians enter
through metal detectors to enter the mosque.
Palestinian leaders saw this as a clever attempt to control
and take over the mosque which Israel is not allowed to
do.
Large crowds of Palestinians protested by praying OUTSIDE
the mosque.
Protests were also held by Palestinians across the West Bank
at 10 townships.
Israel used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the
crowds, killing three Palestinians and injuring more than a
hundred.
In a Palestinian knife attack, three Jewish settlers were
killed as was the Palestinian attacker.
The imam of the mosque was shot during Israeli attempts to
disperse the crowds prayng outside the mosque. Fortunately
he survived.
Masoud Khan:
Innocent, Victimized.
Please write to this innocent prisoner of America who never
hurt anyone in his entire life and never committed a
crime.
Masaud grew up in America and Saudi Arabia and attended the
American schools while abroad. As a child Masaud enjoyed
sports such as soccer, baseball, and swimming. He attended
Gaithersburg High School, but left public schooling in his
last year, and earned his GED (high school) certificate in
1991. Masaud attended Montgomery College, majoring in
Computer Science. He was married in June 2000 and his son,
Ebraheem, was born in Maryland in 2003.
At the time of his arrest in 2003, Masaud was working as a
kitchen designer for Home Depot, and was a student on the
honor roll at Montgomery College, majoring in
Architecture.
A Mosque in Milwaukee, WI
MASJID NURSI - 19th AND ROGERS
July 20, 2017
Dear Brothers and Sisters::
Assalamu-Alaikum. Masjid Nursi is restarting its services
with a new vision and reorganized board. The board met and
decided unanimously on the following:
The number of board
members has been reduced from 13 to 9.
Khutbahs will be only in English.
Jumah Khutbah and Prayer will not be longer than 45
minutes. We will begin Jumah this Friday, July 21, 2017 at
1:00 pm. Please be prompt we will not wait for others.
Khutbahs wi ll given on a rotation basis. So that we can
cover a variety of topics with various speakers.
Br. Salleh Ahmed will be a temporary Imam and
caretaker/handyman of the Masjid. He will live in the
adjacent house. He has already worked two weeks and repaired
many parts of the Masjid. InshaAllah, he will continue
improving the Masjid.
An Imam will be recruited as soon as possible.
Two Dais (Islamic workers) will join us; one from Turkey
and the other will be Spanish speaking.
From:
Br. Suleyman Kurter and the board members
Editorial
Muslims should not Claim Victim Status. Most Americans are
friendly and Supportive Towards Muslims.
A Look at the Machinations of one self-serving Group.
[New Trend report]
An organization of US Muslims has sent a misleading report
about the conditions of American Muslims to a newspaper in
Pakistan. [You can guess which organization.]
This group claims that "anti-Muslim hate crimes in the US
rose 91 percent in the first half of the year" 2017. One
would think that civil war is going on in USA against
Muslims.
However, when you read on in this report, it says that "The
most frequent type of incidents documented by .... in the
second quarter of 2017 involved harassment defined as a
non-violent or non-threatening incident."
Thus if nothing happened, if a non-Muslim stared angrily at
a Muslim woman, it would be counted as an incident by this
group.
The report mentions a "double murder" in Portland but does
not point out that those killed were non-Muslim Americans
who objected to a man harassing a Muslim woman. This fact
alone destroys the "islamophobia" theory. Two non-Muslim
Americans gave their lives defending a Muslim woman.
Then in Virginia, a young Muslim woman was killed by a
person, illegal alien, from San Salvador, not a White
Supremacist. The police is investigating.
A few mosques have been hit when they were empty.
That's all in a nation of 300 million people plus 11 million
undocumented people. Is there any country which has fewer
such incidents?
America's problems are racism and the exploitation of women
plus the support for Israel, not islamophobia.
Does this group which talks of "islamophobia" challenge the
legitimacy of Israel? Not a word!
What about the Ummah concept, the unity of Muslims central
to the Qur'an and hadith? Does this group oppose any
American military action, be it bombing, droning, White
Phosphorous or occupation plus support for local tyrants?
Not a word.
In fact these "gentlemen" have specifically supported
actions against just about all Islamic groups which are
armed and fighting.
Is Trump against Muslims? Are Saudis, Egyptians, UAEs not
Muslims? He loves their rulers. He wants restrictions on
Muslims coming from 6 countries. Are there only 6 countries
in the Muslim world?
Like this group, Trump is against all Muslim groups which
are armed and dangerous. So why is this group
complaining?
Is it okay to use religion to support Obama's people and
then use religion to oppose Trump?
What about our political prisoners? Why is this group silent
about them?
Dear Muslims, our policies should be based on the Qur'an and
Sunnah, not on non-Muslim political groupings.
PAKISTAN
Before the assault on the Red Mosque
This is the 10th anniversary of the assault on the Red
Mosque in Islamabad, so we are publishing the Historic
Interview our Editor, Dr. Kaukab Siddique conducted with
Abdur Rasheed Ghazi, the Lal Masjid [Islamabad] leader who
put his life on the line to support the Hafsa Women's
Struggle.
New Trend was the first U.S. publication to investigate what
is happening in Pakistan DIRECTLY. For background, readers
should remember the uprising of the Islamic women of Jamia
Hafsa, the biggest women's university in Pakistan. The Hafsa
women defied the police and exposed two major corruptions of
the Musharraf regime:
The demolition of mosques.
The activities of a procuress who supplied women to
Musharraf's officials.
Also see New Trend's interview with Umm Hasan, Principal of
Jamia Hafsa, which was held on April 28, 2007 with a follow
up interview on May 3, 2007 (this historic interview was
published last week in New Trend Edition #1715, and can be
seen on our website, NewTrendMag.org)
"The 1% Elites Own & Buy-Sell Pakistan: Shariah Must be
Implemented for Change"
New Trend: Abdur Rasheed Ghazi sahib! Asalamu alaikum. I
have published two interviews with Sis. Umm Hasan of Jamia
Hafsa. I noticed in the Pakistani media that you support the
daughters of Islam. Your outspoken commitment to the
uprising of the young women has brought you support from all
over Pakistan. But now I notice that a leading politician
linked to Musharraf, Choudhury Shujaat Hussain, visited you.
After visiting you, he announced that the problem has been
solved and the two of you have agreed. This is disappointing
if we know that Choudhury Shujaat is the leader of the
political party fabricated by the General.
Abdur Rasheed Ghazi: walaikum asalam. Let me address that.
Choudhury Shujaat came here. We talked and I gave him our
demands. Number one is that the government must rebuild the
mosques it demolished and re-build them on their original
sites.....
NT: But Ghazi sahib, Choudhury Shujaat is a master
politician. You are no match for him in
gamesmanship.....
ARG: Please let me continue. Along with our demand for the
re-building of the masjids, I told him that the sources of
immorality, corruption and the exploitation of women must be
closed down...
NT: Okay!
ARG: In addition, I told him that shariah [Islamic Law] must
be implemented in Pakistan and we have to set an early time
limit for its implementation.
NT: Are you telling me that Choudhury Shujaat agreed to the
implementation of Islamic Law [shariah] in Pakistan? That's
not honest of him!
ARG: He had no choice! You see, Pakistan is ideologically
and constitutionally obliged to implement Islamic Law. He
had to say yes, for the sake of his own credibility! We also
told him that the regime must stop all its activities
against Jamia Hafsa. If the regime thinks we are doing
something illegal in Jamia Hafsa, bring the evidence. So
what could he say?
NT: Okay, now I understand. The media published only his
viewpoint without stating your response. Is this Choudhury
Shujaat a big fish in Pakistan?
ARG: He has been Prime Minister, though very briefly, and
very popular with pro-government factions.
NT: What is Lal Masjid's agenda? Why are you taking such big
risks, defying Musharraf in his own citadel of "Islamabad?"
What do you consider the central issue in Pakistan?
ARG: The main problem is that an elite 1% is ruling the
remaining 99%. The 99% of our people have no rights.
Millions are ground into the dust without basic facilities.
Misery, dirt, lack of health facilities is the lot of our
people across the country. The very few have everything. The
great majority have to fight over the smallest benefits.
NT: How will you face the government?
ARG: We want to use peaceful means, but we have countrywide
support and we will not back down.
NT: Why is Ejazul Haq [former President Zia's son] after
you? He has been issuing statements against you. What's his
position in the government?
ARG: He is the minister of
Religious Affairs!
NT: La haula wala quwwat!
ARG: The government is making issues and accusations about
Jamia Hafsa which were never made in the last ten years.
Clever harassment is going on. An office has been opened
right in front of the gate of Jamia Hafsa. We asked, is it
the right thing to do to open an office only a few feet from
where our daughters live?
NT: I am puzzled. You are a "maulana" and you are taking
great risks to support the rights of women. How come?
ARG: Look at the early history of Islam and you'll get the
answer.
NT: Tell me about yourself. Where are you originally
from?
ARG: From Baluchistan, the Mazari tribe. Very poor. We
haven't made any worldly accumulation of goods for
ourselves. I was born in 1964. We grew up in Islamabad. My
father was the first khateeb of Lal Masjid. He was offered
membership in the Shoora which was formulated by General Zia
ul-Haq. He refused. He said that he would have accepted if
the Shoora was a real shoora but it was only a rubber stamp
for Zia's policies.
NT: You speak both Urdu and English well. Where did you get
your education.
ARG: I also speak Arabic and Baluchi. I got my M.Sc from
Quaid-e-Azam University [Islamabad] in 1988.
NT: I have heard there is something very controversial about
you and your brother Maulana Abdul Aziz owing to which the
government hates you. What is it?
ARG: Maulana Abdul Aziz gave the fatwa that it is not
permissible under Islam to say janaza prayers for the
Pakistani soldiers who died in the fighting against the
forces of Islam in Waziristan.
NT: No wonder!
[Phone call was interrupted, so ...]
Follow up on May 3:
NT: I have read in a Pakistani newspaper that Ejazul Haq
[Musharraf's Minister of Religion] went to Arabia and got
the IMAM of the KA'ABA to give a statement against you.
ARG: Yes. It is understandable. If someone tells the Imam of
the Ka'aba that we have illegally taken the land on which
Jamia Hafsa is built, he would say that such an action is
wrong. We say, let us bring our evidence and let Ejazul Haq
bring his, and then a decision can be arrived at.
NT: If you don't mind my saying so, the Imam of the Ka'aba
is only an appointee of the Saudi regime.
ARG: Yes...
NT: The Imam of Ka'aba also objected to the actions of the
young women in Jamia Hafsa.
ARG: Again the evidence shows otherwise. Yesterday we
invited Anisa Tahir Khaili, State Information Minister, who
has criticized the young women, to visit the university. She
came and visited and was very satisfied with her visit. She
said that she found the young women imbued with the spirit
of Islam and thoroughly devoted to the mission of Muhammad,
pbuh.
NT: Why is Ejazul Haq so active against you that he went to
"Saudi" Arabia to undercut you? You know many Pakistanis are
often very impressed by the Imam of Ka'aba. They don't
realize that he has no Islamic authenticity. Just a
government appointee.
ARG: He was probably instructed by the ISI [Pakistan's top
intelligence service] to do so. It won't work. We have
support and Islamic authenticity.
NT: Any latest developments we should know about?
ARG: The government has closed down our web site...
NT: But I just visited it!
ARG: It is under a system which can be shut down locally and
cannot be seen in Pakistan though it can be see
overseas.
NT: Ms. Benazir Bhutto has given some statements against
you. Quite bogus but full of accusations and innuendo which
U.S. papers have published.
ARG: Yes, I have seen her statements and I have given a full
reply which has been published in numerous Pakistani papers
including Nawa-e-Waqt, Ausaf and Ummat.
NT: Thank you! Jazakallah khair.
War News
Philippines
Marawi after two months.
Military Losses Rising.
Impact on the Government
July 23. Exactly two months after Maute and Abu Sayyaf
groups united under the banner of the Islamic State, they
are still holding on to the center of Marawi city . Most of
the fighters have gone back to the countryside but 70 remain
and are holding back a very large government military
force.
According to Concept News center, government troop losses
have risen to 105 killed. The air force has destroyed most
of Marawi but could not dislodge the Islamic State [IS]
fighters.
The fighting began when the regime tried to arrest Isnilon
Hapilon, the Emir of IS in the area.
According to the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict,
a Malaysian Islamic leader Dr. Mahmud Ahmed helped to unite
the two groups and connected them to ISIS in Syria.
Also, a result of the regime's failure to take back Marawi
over two months, Philippines has now decided that it will
not take part in the 2019 SEA Games.
Another result, says the Institute, is that feuding IS
groups in Indonesia have decided to unite to imitate the
Philippines groups.
Egypt
Guerrilla Warfare in Sinai.
July 17. In Al Arish, north Sinai, Islamic State {IS]
fighters ambushed and set on fire an armored vehicle of the
Egyptian security forces. Two more armored vehicles which
came to help the first one were also hit and set ablaze.
Five troops were killed and 11 wounded.
This area is near Gaza and the Israeli occupied area.
Egyptian military defends the Israeli area and stops access
to people wanting to help Gaza..
Earlier on July 16, Egyptian jet fighters destroyed 15 all
terrain vehicles crossing from the Libyan desert, bringing
battle supplies for the Islamic State fighters.
[Source : Fox News.]
Iraq
Mosul Week 40. Trump 26
US-backed Shia Army Committed Genocide in Mosul.
40, 000 killed. 900,000 Homeless.
The entire city of Mosul has been destroyed. The destruction
was caused by US "coalition" air strikes, long range
artillery and close range tank fire.
As the city is now open to journalists, the immensity of the
genocide is emerging. The British paper The Independent is
quoting usually reliable Kurdish intelligence services that
at least 40,000 civilians were killed in the 9-month long
assault on the Islamic city. AIR WARS which documents
civilians killed in air strikes documented 5818 civilian
deaths but speculated at least 2000 more people are lying
dead in the rubble. However AIR WARS had not checked the
damage from daily artillery barrages fired by the Baghdad
forces The new estimate of 40,000 killed may prove to be
conservative.
Details now forthcoming not only from journalists but from
Iraqi regime forces indicate the following:
The Shia armada after facing stiff Islamic resistance in
West Mosul, [much more determined than in east Mosul] let
loose heavy weaponry in general attacks on the city.
ISIS snipers were a real problem for the regime forces.
When faced by a sniper, the Shias would call in a US air
strike which would kill not only the sniper but all the
people in that housing block. 500 pound bombs are the norm
in US air strikes.
Long range artillery used by Iraqi Shias andIranian
Revolutionary Guards were deadly in killing civilians at
random.
The regime used Apache helicopters to fire rockets into
heavily populated areas.
The Islamic State had no defense against air strikes or
against long range artillery. The fighters were soft
targets, quite defenseless against jets and powerful guns.
There was nothing they could do about it. The Shias,
Americans, British, French etc were in the mode of target
practice.
However, once the Shias entered the inner city, the
mujahideen fought them street by street and house to house
and inflicted heavy casualties.
Latest situation: July 17 to 23. Fighting continued in parts
of West Mosul near the river. The mujahideen forces dwindled
from 1600 over nine months to less than 100. Those who were
wounded or near unconsciousness owing to lack of food and
water were "captured" by the regime forces. Several hundred
"suspected" IS supporters have also been "detained" and
squashed into tiny rooms in intense hot weather to face slow
death.
Scores of women from western Europe who had embraced Islam
and joined IS have been captured by the regime forces. Some
children have also been "captured."
Videos have surfaced of Shia troops executing prisoners.
Hundreds of "suspects" have been herded into tiny spaces and
in the videos they are not unlike the slave ships which
brought Africans to America.
The Baghdad regime's forces, which suffered heavy losses in
Mosul, are re-deployng because they face the fact that the
Islamic State [IS] has forces in control of major towns,
Hawija and Tal Afar, and three towns on the Anbar province
border with Syria. IS guerrillas are also active in various
areas including Diyala province on the Iranian border.
Syria
Russian, American, Assadi bombing Continues Daily. Damascus
Suburbs, Raqqa, Homs Desert Witness Heavy Fighting.
Lebanon-Syria Border in turmoil.
July 22.
The latest attempt by the SDF [Communist Kurds]
supported by the US air force to advance into IS capital of
al-Raqqa was repelled by IS. At least 19 SDF and 8 IS were
killed in the clash
July 21.
South of Douma, at Al-Rihan town [a suburb of
Damascus], Assad's troops trying to advance fell into an
ambush by an Islamic group known as Jaysh al-Islam.
Including senior officers, 28 of Assad's best troops were
killed.
In Idlib province, opposition groups have been fighting each
other all week. These are Ahrar al-Sham and Tahrir al-Sham
[formerly al-Nusra]. After bitter fighting and losses on
both sides, a cease fire was reached when the population
came out on the streets to protest and called on the two
sides to stop.
July 18:
Homs Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights says: a brigadier-general in the Assad regime forces
along with several members of the regime forces and their
allied militiamen were killed in shelling and clashes with
ISIS in the eastern countryside of Homs. It should be noted
that the deserts of Palmyra and Al-Sukhnah are witnessing
shelling by and clashes between both parties in an attempt
by the regime forces to advance into the area and expand
their scope of control while ISIS is trying through its
counter attacks to make progress at certain points and
prevent the regime forces from making a new advancement in
the area.
In the Western Qalamoun mountains, on the Lebanon=Syria
border, FSA, al-Nusra and IS hold various tracts of land
.[This blocks access to Assad regime from the west of
Damascus.] . Fighting began on July 19 and continued till
July 23 as Assad's Hizbullah allies and Shi'ite militias
started moving against the opposition enclaves.
Meanwhile BOMBING by various air forces continue. A new
factor is that the Russian and American air forces are
taking turns to bomb IS populations in Mayadeen and Deir ez
Zor.The civilian casualties, mostly women and children
related to Islamic State fighters, are increasing on a daily
basis.
Assad's helicopters and jets are attacking opposition areas
in Idlib and around Damascus.
News Within the U.S.
Extreme Poverty is Possible in USA.
A Message from our Christian Friend
by Felicia Livingstone, Writer and editor [Baton Rouge,
Louisiana]
I was in the Mall when I noticed a man with tattered shoes.
The soles were worn through. I pulled a security guard aside
and inquired about the man. The guard said it was actually a
homeless woman. I stood and watched as countless people
walked by and didn't even notice her. She was invisible to
them. I wanted to cry not for her but for a society that had
become so desensitized that they couldn't even see her.
She walked to the pretzel stand and I approached her and
spoke. She looked around and couldn't believe someone took a
moment to acknowledge her existence. I told her to get
whatever she wanted and I doubled her order so she'd have
something to eat for later. I told her to walk with me.
She smelled pretty bad but I never mind showing the homeless
love. I can shower later in my comfortable home. As we
walked along, she told me her name was Leeba. I bought her a
new pair of tennis shoes. I made a point to speak to
everyone we passed, as we walked along. I meant they were
going to acknowledge her and speak to her TODAY. They
did.
Most of you know, I quietly do these things daily or
whenever God allows. This post isn't about what I do.
However, I do ask that you SEE them. When I spoke to her,
that was enough. That alone gave her hope. SEE THEM! They
matter. Kindness and compassion don't cost you a thing.
Los Angeles' Homeless Crisis Goes From Bad to Worse
[With thanks to Mark Weber in California.]
There is a growing crisis in the land of make-believe - a
soaring increase in the number of homeless people living on
its streets. Homelessness in Los Angeles County soared by 23
percent in the past year and it shows. The problem has
become tangible and inescapable, with makeshift tent
encampments cropping up across the sprawling metropolis.
Tourists are shocked to find themselves stepping over people
draped in filthy blankets and begging on Hollywood's Walk of
Fame.
The yearly homeless count in Los Angeles County rose to
58,000 in 2017, up from 46,874 in 2016. Neighbouring areas,
such as Orange County, are also experiencing the same
upwards trend. Young people - aged 18-24 - are the fastest
growing group of homeless people, up 64 percent.
And children without a home increased 41 percent.
Source: BBC News
ANALYSIS
Linda Sarsour and the word :"Jihad."
She is Eloquent but she Totally Misunderstood the Word.
by Kaukab Siddique, PhD
During the recent ISNA convention, Linda Sarsour used the
word "jihad" and was immediately condemned for using it by
the far right and supported by liberals. The far right
claimed she was preaching terrorism. The liberals claimed,
Jihad simply means struggling to do good deeds. Even if one
helps ones neighbor, that is jihad.
Intrigued by this mish mash of contradictory ideas, I
listened to Sarsour's entire speech and here are my
findings:
She did not begin with BISMILLAH. There is no verse from
the Qur'an in her entire speech. Even the word "Qur'an" is
not mentioned in her speech.
The entire furor is over her quote from one hadith in
which the Prophet, pbuh, said: The greatest jihad is to
speak the word of truth in front of a tyrant ruler. She did
not give the reference which is Sahih Muslim.
Why is this hadith so important? Because a tyrant can
imprison you, seize your property, ban you from speaking or
even kill you. If Sarsour had spoken the word of truth in
Syria in front of Bashar Assad, or in front of General Sissi
in Egypt, or King Salman in Saudi Arabia or King Abdullah in
Jordan, that would have been jihad. She could have been
arrested, her property could have been seized and she could
even have been tortured or killed.
Is any of that happening in America? Absolutely not!
Freedom of expression is guaranteed here by the First
Amendment to the US Constitution. She was addressing a large
Muslim gathering in a non-Muslim country without any
restrictions. In fact the police here protect Muslim
gatherings.
She is eloquent but that does not give her the right to
misuse Islam and claim to be heroic when it is the easiest
thing to do in America,
Looks like she confused dissent with jihad. ISNA people
are not used to any kind of dissent, so they thought she was
heroic.
Linda Sarsour emphasized her Palestinian descent but in
her entire speech, she did not say one word against Israel.
Even a Palestinian child would speak against Israel but she
did not. The question arises, why not?
The reason is that she is a supporter, perhaps a part, of
the Democratic party establishment, the main support base of
Israel in America.
The only practical proposal she made was that Muslims
should, with their wealth, support a person who wants to be
elected the next governor of Michigan on a Democratic
ticket.
She should know, but obviously does not, that you cannot
change a system in any fundamental way by becoming part of
it.
Some of her stuff was really weird. She claimed that
when she is alone Siraj Wahhaj comes and talks to her in her
mind. [This borders on SHIRK.] Is it possible that she is
not aware of Siraj Wahhaj's life long efforts tp raise money
for the multi- million dollar mosques which have drained the
resources of America's Muslims? Siraj Wahhaj helped a
Zionist judge to put a great scholar of Islam, Dr. Omar
Abdel Rahman, in prison for life where he died a slow
death.
She kept on praising one Dr. Sayeed in a very unIslamic
flattering style common among non-Muslims
The ISNA crowd was just like Sarsour. Instead of saying
TAKBEER, they kept on clapping every few minutes. At the end
of her speech, they stood up just as it is done in
non-Muslim gatherings.
My advice to Linda Sarsour: Study the Qur'an and hadith. Do
not misuse them. Hijab does not mean that you can say
whatever you want. Praise Allah and His Prophet, pbuh, not
Siraj Wahhaj and Dr. Sayeed. SPEAK AGAINST ISRAEL'S
LEGITIMACY otherwise stop playing the Palestine card. Your
slogan of unity is good but unity can only be on Qur'an and
hadith, not on "Muslim interests."
VIEWPOINT
Archive
Fethullah Gulen was first uncovered by New Trend 11 years
back.
"Fethullah Gulen is a Turkish purveyor of "moderate Islam"
which fits right into the Bush administration's plans. Gulen
has made deep inroads into Turkish Muslim groups. He teaches
"love" [almost like Christianity] as the central doctrine of
Islam. He condemns armed opposition to U.S.-Israeli
aggression and rejects Jihad.
Recently the Hartford Seminary published a COMPLETE ISSUE of
its magazine in praise of Gulen, including a defense of
Gulen's visit to the Pope.
Prof. Suleyman Kurter has not only uncovered the
slinky-sneaky activities of these people, he has found the
funding sources for these subversive actions.
If Mattson or Gulen would like to contradict Prof. Kurter,
we would like to publish their statements. If they choose to
ignore these damaging discoveries, we will publish more
information because Prof. Kurter's research in this area is
ongoing.
Part of the game of Gulen, ISNA and other such groups is the
claim that Islam is {only} one of the "Abrahamic religions."
It's a subtle attempt to end Islam's claim as THE TRUTH and
as a DISTINCT religion which must be respected in its own
right and not as the alleged offshoot of Judaism and
Christianity.
Here is the latest: Gulen's group has donated $2 million to
the missionary institution known as the Hartford
Seminary:
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctgift1110.artnov10,0,557880.story?coll=hc-headlines-local
"Hartford Seminary will receive a gift of $2 million from a
Muslim community in Turkey....
The donor, Ali Bayram, a Turkish scholar and representative
of the Muslim community made up of followers of Turkish
theologian and religious leader Fethullah
Gülen...."Archive
New Trend Uncovered the Activities of Fethullah Gulen 11
years Back
AFRICA
EIDUL FITR,
2017 - ETHIOPIA
by Sis. Ashira Naim
20,000 in Awassa.
Addis Ababa 1.5 million.
Adama 1 million.
It is hard to give you a complete picture of the Eid ul Fitr
congregation that I attended in Awassa, Ethiopia. Literally,
this is true because my camera could not capture more than
about 1/5 of the size of the crowd at a time. I had journyed
by bus from Adama to Awassa just to have a different
experience since most of my almost 6 months had been spent
in the familiar environs of Nazareth (Adama). So, with 3
days' change of clothes including my special dhira for Eid
Day, packed in my backpack, I boarded the crowded bus after
Jumah that Friday before Eid.
Saturday was rest and relaxing at the nearby lake with fresh
fish. The good news was that the Eid would be held on the
large grounds of Mersikalli Audebabaye--walking distance
from Lewie hotel where I stayed. This was all so
convenient--the Lewie hotel just across the street from the
bus station, the Eid prayer just down the street, about 2
long blocks from the hotel, the lake (with fresh fish, etc.)
just a 7 minute Bajaj ride. Alhamdullilah.
Oh yes, back to the Eid prayer itself. Well, we can say that
it was peaceful, unlike four years ago (flashback) when the
muslims protested immediately after the prayers. The
protests then were against the government's interference in
religious affairs of the masajid. 29 Imams had already been
jailed for refusing to follow the orders from the government
and teach a "different brand of Islam." Over 100 civilians
were arrested and several were killed at that protest in the
capital city of Addis Ababa.
Back to 2017 - Awassa, Ethiopia: The morning of the Eid was
such a nice one, a little cool and sunny. Excitedly, I had
started for the grounds early so as to be sure not to be in
the back of such a large crowd. The report is 20,000 plus in
attendance. As I sat in my newly purchased chair which I was
fortunate enough to finally get from a business nearby that
morning, I silently thanked Allah for blessing me to attend
what was unfolding before my eyes.
It reminded me of Hajj. Believers were coming through the
guarded gates in crowds, bus load by bus load. The men were
leading their groups with shouts of "Allahu Akbar" "La ilaha
ilallah" as they marched to the area for men. The women and
children were branching off to the area toward me designated
for women and small children. Most boys were seated with
their fathers.
After about an hour for allowing the Believers to arrive,
the prayer was led by the Imam. His kutbah which followed
was in Arabic and Amharic, and I am told that it was largely
encouraging the Believers to continue, throughout the year,
the good patterns of keeping prayers and feeding others as
they had done during Ramadan.
Unfortunately, many of the large crowd began moving about to
leave and talking immediately after the prayer. Several
women with cloths spread to receive donations for their
needs were moving through the aisles of women all during the
kutbah. Believers seemed to be donating happily.
At long last, I found my way to the gate carrying my little
plastic chair and seeking a Bajaj to get back to the hotel
where I changed into a little more relaxing attire. My plan
was to eat at the Muslim restaurant where I had eaten last
year. Upon arriving, I saw from the Bajaj that there were
only men inside and so I hesitated to leave the Bajaj.
However, the owner recognized me and insisted that I come in
and not worry. He told me that his wife was preparing a lot
of food and I was invited. (What a Blessing!) In about 20
minutes he had closed his restaurant, gotten another Bajaj
for me and gotten on his motorcycle leading us to his home
about 12 minutes away, but through winding, dusty roads of a
newly developing area. There is no way I could find my way
back.
I was relieved to meet his wife who was still busy preparing
the last minute touches to the food. It looked great as she
brought in one dish after the other to the center of the
spacious living room. There was doro wat (chicken & sauce),
green cabbage, cheese spread, kitfo (raw meet), injera and
other delicious bread. A traditional drink made from seeds
was served and buna (traditional coffee). I thanked Allah
for that Blessing and thanked the couple for their
hospitality and great food. Who knew??
Report from Eidul Fitr - Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Muslims celebrate Eid-al Fitr
Jun 25, 2017
Ethiopian Muslims have celebrated Eid al Fitr, the end of
the fasting month of Ramadan today.
Ethiosports Magazine (an Online magazine) and reported on EN
(Ethiopian News)
[ Pictures of women are always difficult unless you have a
"photographer" . In most instances, the women do not want to
be photographed. Some are breastfeeding, and tending
children in general.]
"Muslims in Addis Ababa gathered early in the morning at the
national stadium to celebrate the day with prayers.
During the celebration, Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme
Council President Sheikh Muhammad-Amin Jamal Omar called on
Muslims to continue the support and compassion that they
have shown for the needy during Ramadan while celebrating
the day
Noting that Ethiopia is a multi-religious country co-existed
peacefully, Sheikh Muhammad-Amin urged Muslims to strengthen
this unique culture.
Furthermore, he called on the Muslim community to play their
role in ensuring peace and stability in the country and
enhance their engagement in the country's economic
growth.
Moreover, the president called on citizens living in Saudi
Arabia to return home before the end of the 90-day amnesty
period, which will end after few days.
Appreciating the government's commitment to repatriate its
citizens and rehabilitate them, he underscored that the
council is with the government's efforts in creating jobs
for the returnees.
Addis Ababa City Mayor Diriba Kuma said on his part that the
Muslim community need to teach and promote the essence of
co-existence, which he said is a culture that Ethiopians are
proud, to the next generation.
He called on the community to play a role in the fight
against poverty and backwardness. "
Source: EN
Note from Sis. Ashira: The number in attendance was given as
1.5 million. That would truly have been an inspiration to
see all these Believers coming to pray together.
Eidul Fitr 2017 - Adama (Nazareth, Ethiopia)
The Eid prayer was held in Adama on the large grounds of
Umar Masjid. The report is that there were more than 100,000
Believers in attendance.
