2 Safar 1439 A.H.- October 22, 2017 Issue # 43, Newsletter # 1729
Hadith of the Week
Muta' [Temporary marriage] is forbidden in Islam
Ali, r.a., narrates: The messenger of Allah, pbuh, forbade
temporary marriage, muta', at Khyber....
{Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.]
Comment by Kaukab Siddique: Part of the exploitation of
women is the behavior of men who take women for their sexual
pleasure and then abandon them after they have had their
pleasure. Usually this behavior is a form of prostitution
for a fixed period of time in which the woman is given a
token gift. Unfortunately, to undermine Islam, Shias have
made temporary marriage a center piece of their religion.
They claim to revere Ali, r.a., but they ignore this
authentic hadith narrated by Ali, r.a.
Ali, r.a., was the hero of the battle of Khyber . Hadith
about his bravery at Khyber is accepted by Shias, which they
like to embellish, but they try to undermine the hadith
against temporary marriage.
A Khutba on Prayer and Some Thoughts
October 17, 2017
By Nadrat Siddique
Last Friday, I visited Dar ul-Hijrah for juma'ah prayer. The
mosque is a very large establishment mosque, frequented by a
good mix of Indo-Pak, Arab, African, and American
worshippers. The khutbah was by one Br. Ahmed Hassan, and
the topic was "The Importance of Salah" ("salah" is the
formal Muslim prayer). The youthful khateeb expressed
himself well in both English and Arabic, and the khutbah
was, at surface level, a beautiful one. Unlike some others
I've heard, it was easy to follow and not at all soporific.
He spoke on how the prophets (A.S.) throughout time were
commanded to pray, and that while other pillars of Islamic
faith, such as hajj, or zakat, could be forgiven at times,
salah was an absolute requirement.
However, the khutbah remained very academic, as Hassan did
not tie it in to anything real, practical, or relevant,
instead quoting beautiful, flowery Qur'anic verses
instructing each Prophet to pray. He did this masterfully in
Arabic and in English.
He did not address prayer's role in organizing the
community, its role in shaping the Muslim identity, or most
importantly, its affirmation of the Oneness of God. It is
not trivial that one bows down in the prayer to one's Maker.
This is a physical affirmation of "Innal Hokmo Illah Lillah"
("Authority belongs to Allah alone"), and as such, a
negation of all other authority, including human authority.
Hence the very act of prayer can be a challenge to the
prevailing power structure.
At the same time, the prayer strengthens the Muslim for all
possible trials and tribulations which may arise in daily
life, as well as in the course of confronting human
authority. "Thee alone do we worship; Thee alone do we ask
for help," is the oft-repeated refrain of the Fatiha.
Following the juma'ah prayer, some friends and I went to
Bamian, an Afghan restaurant near the mosque. To my
amazement, Imam Hassan, whose "pie-in-the-sky" khutbah I'd
just heard, was seated at a table very near us, along with
three cohorts. I longed to ask him: Did he know of the
recent U.S. bombing of his country? (I guessed that he was
from Somalia.) And—was he aware of the U.S. bombing/
intervention/ neo-colonial occupation of numerous other
African and Muslim countries? Further, did he know that in
2016, the U.S. dropped 26,172 bombs on Muslim countries
including Yemen and Libya? Out of respect for another imam
whom I greatly respect, who was seated at my table, I
elected to play the good little quiet Muslim girl, and
didn't accost the imam with these burning questions.
"If you know, why do you keep quiet about it, and fail to
use a single second of your khutbah to speak the truth on
these matters, given the command to the Muslim to do 'amr
bil mauroof' and 'nahi unal munkari' (enjoining the right
and forbidding the wrong)?" I longed to ask him.
"It is too political, sister. And the masjid doesn't get
involved in politics," is the standard answer I get to
similar questions. On the Last Day, is that what they will
tell their Creator, that their brothers and sisters were
being bombed, killed, raped, imprisoned, tortured,
starved—but they kept quiet about it, because it was
too political? And Allah ho alam.
Outreach
New Trend's Simple web site is doing a good job.
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761 Daily Visitors.
Thank you Br. Rich.
Jamaat al-Muslimeen's Latest Document given to 103 Pakistani
Americans in Catonsville, Maryland
Research on the Las Vegas Massacre. Suffering of Women in
America.
On October 20, after juma' salat at Masjid Fatima, a
five-page Jamaat al-Muslimeen document was given to 103
Muslims of Pakistani origin.
Here is an outline of the document:
Terrible suffering of women in America could lead to
warnings from Allah in storms & hurricanes. [Br. Kaukab's
khutba]
Innocent Sudanese prisoner Tariq elHassan died in US
prison. [Sis. Nadrat via Sis. Ayesha]
&
Is there a connection between IS and the Las Vegas
massacre? [New Trend research]
Hadith: Prophets do not leave inheritance.
Africa
Niger Again
October 22: Suspected Islamic State fighters attacked
Nigeria troops in the town of Ayoror killing 12 Nigerian
troops.
This is near the area where 4 US Green Beret elite troops
were killed leading to controversy in the US media.
[Niger is north of Nigeria.]
Egypt
Deadly Ambush
October 20. Egyptian security forces fell into an ambush set
by lslamic militants.Thiis area is known as al Wahat al
Bahriya
and is located in the desert west of Cairo.
In the gun battle which followed 15 fighters were killed or
injured.
The Egyptian security losses were serious including 54
officers killed. The dead included two Egyptian generals, a
colonel and 10 lieutenants.
Somalia
Turkey was the target. 356 Killed.
The death toll from, the October 14 massive bomb blast has
risen to 356 killed and 225 injured. Fifty are still
missing.
Somalia's US-backed regime has strong links to Somalis
living in America.Somalis living in various US and Canadian
cities went into mourning.
Special mourning ceremonies were held at Dar al-Hijra mosque
in northern Virginia. Ambassadors from various African
governments spoke to condole with Somalians. The imam of the
mosque El Sayed gave a eulogy.
Reports from wire services indicate that the bomb attack was
aimed at the military center Turkey has set up in Mogadishu
to train a new 22,000 man army to fight al-Shabab.
The President of the regime in Mogadishu is a
Somali-American.
National Shoora: Why is it essential?
On November 18, the National Planning Committee of Jamaat
al-Muslimeen will meet to discuss and explain the Islamic
viewpoint on the current situation in America.
Jamaat, an organization of American Muslims, is concerned
about the unclear situation of Muslims in America. We have
First Amendment rights: hence we want to discuss the global
silence on the mass killing of Muslim civilians, including
40,000 civilians killed in Mosul, 10,000 in Aleppo and a
steady stream of atrocities in Myanmer [Burma].
Within America we are concerned about the exploitation of
women, the police killings of unarmed Black/poor men, the
long prison sentences handed out to those accused of
"thought crimes."
Censorship is a big issue. The major media are blocking the
discussion of issues like war, homosexuality and
Holocaust.
This is a non-violent movement which is uncompromising on
honesty and integrity.
A small group can bring about major changes if it follows
high principles and is guided by the Qur'an and Sunnah.
Some of Jamaat al-Muslimeen's views and activities are
projected through New Trend. Readers can help this cause by
emailing and physically distributing New Trend to Muslim
communities. This process has been underway on the east
coast. We need similar acitivty in Chicago and the West
coast.
America still accepts freedom of expression. Don't be
silent. Amr bil Marouf and Nahi un il munkar are obligatory
Islamic duties. [Sura 9:71]
Remember that in Makka the Prophet, pbuh, had hardly any
supporters, yet he challenged the entire starus quo. At a
much humbler level, we must try to follow his example.
War News
Philippines
Marawi
Leaders Killed.
After 4 months of fighting against a small ISIS group, on
October 18 the army killed the two leaders uniting the
defense.
Uprisings have emerged in two other area further down in the
islands but are not attracting the army's attention yet.
The much larger peaceful MNLF movement has been given a
package of concessions so that they may not be attracted to
ISIS.
Afghanistan
Wave of Taliban Attacks.
Heavy Fighting
October 21: In Kabul, 15 army cadets were killed and 4
wounded in an attack on a military academy on a human
bomber
October 18: Mujahideen from the Taliban movement wiped out a
regime army camp in southern Kandahar province. The attack
was led by two martyrdom operators and developed into an
hours long gun battle. The base was destroyed and 43 regime
troops killed. Another 9 troops were and 6 are missing
[perhaps captured]. Ten of the Taliban were also killed in
the fighting.
In northern Balkh province 6 policemen were killed in a
Taliban attack.
In western Farah province in a gun battle 22 Taliban and 9
policemen were killed.
October 17.
Ghazni provincr: In a nine hour battle 25 police and 5
civilians were killed. 10 police and 6 vivilians were
wounded/ 13 of the Taliban were also killed.
Gardez [capital of Paktia province]
21 police and 20 civilians were killed and 48 police
wounded. Among those killed was the regime's provincial
police chief and his staff. Two martyrdom operators from the
Taliban gave their lives..
Syria
IS Enters South Damascus. Raqqa after 4 months of bombing.
Top Assad general Killed. Executions & Atrocities by Regime.
Jaysh Khalid ibn al-Walid.
[Statistics from Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]
October 16 to 22
On October 18, Assad's top general Essam Zahr al-Deen was
killed in Deir ex Zor in a mine explosion triggered by IS.
The regime is celebrating him as a fallen hero. This General
had taught regime forces to hunt and kill anyone opposed to
the regime. He announced that Syrian refugees will not be
allowed to return home.
One notorious atrocity was that his troops kidnaped a girl
from Bustan Charity and took her body parts. Later, her
family took revenge by killing the three kidnapers.
October 20: Islamic State fighters enters Damascus from the
Yalda area in the southern tip of the city.
ISIS attacked regime forces at the administrative border of
Homs province and Deir ez Zor province. In heavy fighting,
14 regime troops were killed and 18 wounded.
In another offensive IS advanced in the Wade al-Wair and
forced Hizbullah and shia troops to retreat, killing 19 of
them.
October 21: Following steady bombing by the Russian air
force, Russian, Iranian and Hizb forces broke into Deir ez
Zor city. Fierce fighting with IS is continuing in the city.
From the north east Kurdish forces backed by the US air
force save also arrived n Deir ez Zor. Though blocked
temporarily by an IS counter attack, their advance is
continuing.
A large regime force attacked al-Qaryatayn, The IS defence
force killed a regime army colonel and three other officers
but seeing the numbers of the assault, IS withdrew from the
town.
In Deraa province's West Yarmouk basin, Jaysh Khalid ibn
al-Walid [affiliated to ISIS] is advancing in ongoing
battles with factions allied to the west and/or in cease
fire with the regime.
ATROCITIES.
After entering the city of Deir ez Zor, regime troops are
committing serious atrocities against civilians whom they
see as opponents of the regime. On October 22, they executed
35 civilians including 6 women and 4 children.
In the southern countryside of Aleppo, the regime shelled
three villages seen as supporting the opposition.
In the north east of Hama's countryside, the regime is
shelling and the Russians are bombing positions of al-Nusra
and other opposition factions.
RAQQA NOT LIBERATED BUT DESTROYED.
Western media are presenting the capture of Raqqa by
US-backed Kurdish forces as a great victory and the
"liberation" of Raqqa. The small ISIS defense force was
outnumber 10 to 1 and bombed DAILY by the US air and other
western air forces for FOUR MONTHS. There were no anti air
craft defenses. IS had no long range artillery or tanks.
After the deaths of hundreds of civilians in the bombing by
the US, the civilian population fled the city. There was no
electricity and food and water ran out. Somehow the
defenders kept fighting for about FOUR MONTHS. No army in
the world can do that.
The city has been destroyed. The Toronto Star noted on
October 18 that LONG RANGE AMERICAN ARTILLERY was hitting
the small pockets of defense which remained.
No one welcomed the Kurdish occupation forces. A few Kurdish
Communists danced among the ruins and the western media
presented these as a "victory celebration."
Yemen
US Drones Attacking al-Qaida in Yemen
On October 21, in Abyan province. a US drone strike killed
6 people suspected by the US of being al-Qaida. Their leader
was incinerated beyond recognition.
On October 15, in Shabwa province a US drone strike killed 5
people suspected of being al-Qaida.
Iraq
Shi'ite Militias Clashing with Kurdish Peshmarga
Fighters.
The Kurdish vs Shia situation has escalated rapidly in Iraq.
After the Kurdish vote for independence, conflict became
inevitable.
Iran warned the Kurds not to try to hold on to Kirkuk
otherwise they would suffer heavily. So when a large Shia
army approached Kirkuk, the Kurdish forces withdrew. Their
rearguard suffered almost a hundred casualties as the
Shi'ite militias attacked them.
After that the Shi'ite militia advanced on the Kurdish
stronghold of Erbil. At a small town near Erbil, a battle
took place which inflicted scores of dead and wounded on the
Shias who then retreated.
The US did not object to the Shi'ite takeover of Kirkuk. The
Shia militias are backed heavily by Iran. Turkey, Iran, Iraq
are opposing the Kurdish developments.
Meanwhile ISIS seems to be re-organizing. It occupied three
villages near Daquq but withdrew before the night ended.
Near Tal Afar they are mobilizing again and are being struck
by the regime's air force.
The ISIS enclave on Iraq's border with Syria is still stable
despite American air strikes.
Al-Jazeera has published a report on the mistreatment of
the people of Fallujah by the Baghdad regime. It's like the
Israeli policy of checkpoints in occupied Palestine.
News Within the U.S.
For Once a Peace Initiative
President Carter Offers to go to North Korea
"I would go, yes," Carter, 93, told the Times when he
was asked in an interview at his ranch house in Plains,
Georgia whether it was time for another diplomatic mission
and whether he would do so for President Trump.
Carter, a Democrat who was president from 1977 to 1981, said
he had spoken to Trump's National Security Adviser Lt.-Gen.
H. R. McMaster, who is a friend, but so far has gotten a
negative response.
"I told him that I was available if they ever need me," the
Times quoted Carter as saying.[October 22]
Horrific incidents are happening in Pakistan indicating deep
hatred.
On October 22, in Buner area of frontier province, bodies of
two policemen were found. They had been decapitated.
New Pakistani PM's Astonishing Comments on the Military.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi , I salute you for
saying the truth.
This country has a constitution and no one has a right to
set aside the constitution. Sadly in the past, the military
used force to impose Martial law. I am glad to note that the
Government has woken up and want Military to remain in
barracks. Pakistan belongs to the people and they should
decide who should rule over them. I refer to periodic
elections. The mistake that the present Government made was
to allow General Musharraf to go out of the country. He
should be prosecuted for committing crimes against the
constitution. Even now it is not too late. The Government
should issue warrant of arrest against Musharraf and pursue
all the cases against him.
If any one in the Army feels that he should talk about
politics, he should first resign from the Army and then
issue statements.
Comment by Shaikh Mohommad
The Express Tribune> Pakistan
Military dictatorship always halted progress in Pakistan: PM
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said that
military dictatorship always halted progress of the
country.
The premier, who is in Karachi on a day-long visit, was
speaking during the inauguration ceremony of Pakistan
International Bulk Terminal at Port Qasim on Saturday.
The premier further said that the people of Pakistan should
decide who they want in the government and who they
don't.
"The masses have always elected political parties that have
performed well for them," he said adding that leaders who do
not perform well should be sent home.
"But the process should be democratic and the people should
decide," stressed the premier.
Taking an apparent jibe at the army chief for his remarks
for the country being in 'sky high' debt, the prime minister
said that the PML-N -led government, in its four years, has
made the economy stable.
According to him, the current government was successfully
completing power projects, initiated by the previous
government, along with the ones the ruling PML-N
started.
He said load-shedding was the biggest crisis in the country
during 2013 after gas shortages but even then, the
government was able to complete all of its power projects
within the given tenure.
Defence dependence on US has long ended, says PM
"The previous government faced an energy crisis, our
government has brought stability in the country and added
10,000MWs to the national power grid," Abbasi added.
The Pakistan International Bulk Terminal at Port Qasim was
completed at a cost of $285 million early this year,
according to a press statement, and has so far provided
berths to 12 coal ships. It has been dredged up to 13 metres
and is capable of handling ships of up to 65,000 tonnes.
From Br. Nisaar via Sis. Yasmin
*BEGGARS OF A DIFFERENT KIND*.
Last week after finishing my 'Fajr' Salah I spotted a man in
a corner of the 'Masjid',
supplicating to Allah. The man was in a very simple dress
and was literally weeping.
That aroused my interest as I have discovered many potential
chances to help the needy from people who don't beg before
men but
they approach only Allah...!
This man had a pity face and a huge body,
I would say obese. I sat little far from him and waited for
him to finish his duas. Meanwhile his phone rang and he
spoke in a painful tone.
I could sense the immense pain in his words.
he was saying to someone on the phone:
'Right now I am sitting in the masjid before Allah and He is
the only hope'.
I was more curious about his sorrows so I waited to talk to
him.
Finally he finished and got up to leave.
I hurried to him and greeted him.
He was still wiping his tears.
I asked him: Akhee ! Is everything okay?
he replied: My niece is serious in Hospital.
I responded him:
Do you need some money ?
(though I am not wealthy but I love to be a response for
someone's Dua)
Suddenly he looked up at me and hugged me then he wiped his
tears and we walked out of the Masjid. He was still not in a
position to talk so I put my hands on his shoulder and
whispered:
I have some savings with me in case it's your emergency.
We had reached in the parking of Ajman's big masjid and he
was still quiet.
Then he put his hand in his pocket and I saw a car key
hanging on a beautiful key chain. The man got emotional and
this time he patted my shoulders and said---
"That's how we should hand over our matters to Allah even if
you can afford.
Before or while using our sources Allah should be our first
option.
That is my Super Market and we are very rich Alhamdulillah
but nothing works like an earnest Dua".
Saying this, the rich man thanked me and walked away towards
his car.
He lived in a huge villa nearby but was a beggar before
Allah.
I stood there stunned to discover one more common man
leaving a huge impact of 'Tauhid' and 'Tawaqqal'
on me...!
He was right, Allah should always be our first option.
I went back to the 'Masjid' and started making my own Duas
to Allah. Surely some people breeze into our lives but work
like a storm ...!!!
{'Subhan Allah'}
MY ' SALAAMS ' TO YOU ALL...
Y a s m i n.
*Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah*
"All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide
{Forever}
the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and
Honour"
{'Quran'- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27 }
[Source: By Nisaar Nadiadwala]
