I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying:
"Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he has given
it to you, but it will be taken away through the death of
the religious learned men with their knowledge. Then there
will remain ignorant people who, when consulted, will give
verdicts according to their opinions whereby they will
mislead others and go astray."
Sahih Al-Bukhari - Book 92 Hadith 410
with thanks to Sis.Kristi
New Trend's web site,
one month's info:
NewTrendMag.org
received 105818 hits in April 2018.
An average of 531 visits a day.
Thanks Br. Rich.
May 12, 2018
Lake Forest College Confers Honorary Doctorate on top level
researcher of Pakistani Origin.
Dr. Teepu Siddique is the founder of the Neuromuscular
Disorders Program and Neurogenetics Laboratory at
Northwestern University's Feinberg School
A physician-scientist and professor of both neurology and
cell and molecular biology, Dr. Teepu Siddique has led for
the past quarter-century the Les Turner ALS Research
Laboratory, which focuses on the clinical and molecular
characteristics of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and the
development of novel therapeutics.
Internationally renowned for his scientific research,
Siddique also maintains a large clinical practice with a
specialty in familial ALS cases. He pioneered the molecular
genetic approach to ALS, leading a world-wide collaboration
that successfully identified the first genetic cause of ALS
in 1993.
Born in Pakistan, Siddique studied botany at the University
of the Punjab's Islamia College before coming to the United
States and completing his medical training. He is the
recipient of numerous national and international scientific
research awards.
Lake Forest College is located 30 miles north of Chicago in
Highland Park. It is a small college of international
repute. Its 1500 students come from every state in the US
and from 70 countries globally.
Reaching
Reaching out through facebook.
The May 6 issue of New Trend projected through Jamaat
al-Muslimeen on Facebook reached 11088 people mostly in
Pakistan and Bangladesh.
It included:
Br. Kaukab's critique of how media are dividing &
misleading Muslims.
Sis. Yasmin on crescent of Ramadan,
Intrigues against Muslims in Benue, Nigeria by Br.
Oyemomi
Iranian-Russian destruction of Syria
[and others]
Appeal for Palestine
From Jamaat al-Muslimeen
Appeal to masjid Imams. This is a key point in history.
Trump is going to make Jerusalem the capital of the
terrorist entity known as Israel. No Mr. Trump, Jerusalem is
the capital of Palestine. Political bluster cannot change
that fact.
Dear Imams, speak against Trump's move though it is only
symbolic. . It is a challenge to the entire Muslim
world.
Speak out. Speak for Islam. Allah be with you.
Editorial
What is the central message and Purpose of Ramadan?
by Kaukab Siddique
Ramadan is just about here. Based on the Quran and authentic
hadith, it challenges Muslims to fast from dawn to sunset
for 29 or 30 days. We must deny ourselves the wants and
needs and comforts we take for granted.
We must pray more than usual. We must spend more in doing
good. We must learn to moderate our eating habits.
The world view of one who fasts is that of one who wants to
learn self control.
One must appreciate spouses, children and relatives as
blessings from Allah and be kind, compassionate and generous
towards them.
The neighborhood, the city, the country and environment
everywhere should be our concern and we must be proactive
and helpful.
The struggle against tyranny, exploitation, oppression and
bullying of all sorts must emanate from the central message
of Ramadan that obedience from our innermost being is to
Allah and our example and leadership is that of Muhammad,
peace and blessings of Allah be on him.
PAKISTAN
Strange Mixture of Forces at work
The case of Hafiz Saeed.
The case of Nawaz Sharif vs. General Musharraf.
Maulana Abdul Aziz. All charges dismissed but...
From New Trend's Pakistan Observer.]
on May 8, Jamat udDawa leader Hafiz Saeed
was interviewed by Bol TV in Urdu. He had brought with him
printouts of the Pakistani High Court dismissing charges of
terrorism connections against him.
Hafiz Saeed, in a calm, steady voice, debunked American and
Indian claims that he has connections to terrorism,
particularly the attack on Mumbai.
He spoke about Kashmir where a vast Indian military
occupation army is terrorizing the population.
He noted that his organization is working to help the needy
and the poverty stricken across the country.
He addressed the people of India: We are not against the
people of India and would never hurt a civilian.
He said Hindus of Tharparkar protested against his
imprisonment by the Pakistani government. He said Hindus
should not think that we hate them.
About the same date, a panel on WAQT NEWS discussed the
Kargil disaster. These were experts on the Kargil situation
when India responded on a big scale to attack a small
Pakistani military force in Kargil.
The military has tried to blame Nawaz Sharif, the Prime
Minister. However as this panel pointed out in detail, Nawaz
Sharif was kept in the dark and the military took the
intiative on its own, thinking that India would respond to
it as a local problem.
Nawaz Sharif is very unpopulat in Pakistan now and has been
removed from his position as Prime Minister on charges of
corruption. However it appears that he was convicted on
technicalities. There is a strong suspicion that the army is
behind his removal as well as his defamation.
According to the panelists ONLY 4 GENERALS KNEW what was
done to get Pakistan involved in Kargil.
All 35 charges against Maulana Abdul Aziz, the surviving
leader of the Red Mosque, have been dismissed by the court.
Many Muslims were misled by General Musharraf's propaganda
against the Red Mosque. It was all fake to legitimize army
assault against the Red Mosque. One really shameful one was
that the mosque was built on usurped land.
The Zionist media and all brands of secularism in Pakistan
have been demonizing Maulana Abdul Aziz.
So, despite his name being cleared, when he went to give the
Juma khutba on May 11, the regime stopped him with military
force.
[Readers might remember that the regime not only attacked
the Red Mosque but also destroyed the women's seminary known
as Jamia Hafsa.
War News
Afghanistan
Mujahideen Groups Competing?
[Source: Associated Press.]
On May 9, human bombers from Taliban and from Islamic State,
separately, attacked two police stations.The regime
admitted 7 police klled and 17 wounded. One police station
was set on fire and at the other a gun battle continued for
7 hours between regime troops and gunmen using the human
explosions to spread chaos.
Three serious Taliban successes are reported, all on May
9:
North Faryab province. Taliban captured Bilchirgh
district after forcing regime troops to flee.
North Baghlan province. Taliban captured Tala wa Barfak
district. Regime force killed.
Badghis province. Taliban attacked an election center in
a school killing 8 soldiers and capturing one.
Syria
Regime forces Slaughtered in South Damascus. Russian Threat
worked in Central Syria. SDF Stalled in Deir ez Zor.
May 7 to 13. Russia, Iran, Hizb attacked IS mujahideen all
week in south Damascus. Russian air strikes, Iranian
artillery and Hizb mortars and machine guns were used.
Assad's helicopters dropped barrel bombs. The area is being
smashed. However when the Iranians and Shia militias
attacked on the ground, the mujahideen slaughtered them.
Latest documentation is that in three assaults this week the
regime forces suffered 86 killed and more than 200 wounded.
Three more of their officers were captured and executed by
IS. On the other hand IS losses were heavy too with 57
killed and scores wounded, However the IS losses cannot be
replaced.
On May 13, South Damascus remains in Islamic State [IS]
hands . These areas are Yarmouk Camp, Toademan and Hajr
Aswad. SOHR has documented that total regime losses in
trying to take back South Damascus for three weeks are:
203 killed, including 25 officers. Of these 9 officers were
beheaded by IS. Wounded number above 500 estimated but could
not be exactly numbered.
Islamic State losses are 159 killed and many wounded.
At one point an Alawite unit entered Yarmouk camp and
surprised the civilians. They opened machine gun fire
killing 3 elderly Palestinians and wounded 11.
Bombing of Civilians by Assad and Russia continues.
During this week the regime and its allies have been bombing
opposition populations in Idlib, northern Hama countryside
and northwestern Homs countryside. Civilian death toll is
rising.
In Raqqa which was 80% smashed by the US air force, European
demining groups are suffering casualties owing to large
numbers of mines planted by IS defenders before they
withdrew. The demining has been stopped.
Russian Death Threat is Working.
Town after town in central Syria is accepting the
Assad-Russian bombing threat. The people are being
transported to Idlib province and Turkish controlled Afrin
countries. At least 13000 people have fled in buses provided
by the Russians.
In Lattakia province and parts of western Aleppo province,
regime troops are shelling mujahideen of Chinese Uighur
Islamic force and Tahrir [al-Nusra] .
Iran-Israel Clash Does not Alter the tragedy of Syria
Perhaps Iran has been trapped/Deceived by Russia &
America.
by Kaukab Siddique
Early on May 8, an Israeli-Iranian clash was reported all
over the world. Both sides are experts in propaganda, so
research is required to understand what really happened.
I chose the Irish Independent as my source. Ireland has
about a 100 peacekeepers at the occupied Golan Heights. The
commander there said that a salvo of about 20 missiles from
a rocket launcher 10 km came into the Israeli positions.
Later the Israeli assault came which destroyed the launcher.
These were tiny missiles which did no harm to anyone.
My other source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
[SOHR} reported that 23 people were killed in the Israeli
assault, probably Iranians. The regime in Damascus said
THREE were killed [not clear on what basis].
A dangerous aspect of this incident that Israel conferred
with Russia before the attack. Russia did not try to engage
the Israeli jets and did not condemn the Israeli attack,
Thus it seems that Iran has an ally which has good relations
with Israel.
Readers might remember that Saddam Hussain too banked on the
Russians and later it turned out that the Russians had
revealed the Iraqi defense codes to the Americans.
Background which many Muslims neglect:
President Obama not only did the nuclear deal with Iran but
also released billions of dollars of frozen funds from the
time of the Shah to Iran. These massive funds were used by
Iran not only to fund and re-arm the murderous Assad regime
but also to induct large numbers of Iranian troops and
Lebanese Hizb militia into Syria. In the continuation of
this process, Iran trained, armed and transported an endless
series of Shia militia to Syria from Iraq, Afghanistan,
Pakistan and India.
The Iranian role would have remained hidden except that the
mujahideen fought well and inflicted heavy casualties on the
Iranians, including the death of three generals. Graveyards
in Iran gradually revealed the suffering which was
unfolding. The other Shia militias also suffered at a steady
pace and the whole Shia "holy war" was uncovered.
Now the Israelis are trying to humiliate the Iranians.
America has provided late model weapons to Israel and Israel
is acting like a bully. As the war deepens, the situation
for Iran would worsen. Provoked Iranians might sacrifice
large numbers of their forces to strike at Israel. Hizb of
Lebanon are good fighters and Israel might be wary of
them.
The main lesson of Syria is that to win there have to be
"boots on the ground." Russia and America have not been able
to defeat the mujahideen though these superpowers have
destroyed entire cities, terrorized entire populations and
forced millions to flee Syria, men, women and children. No
one wants to live under the Assad regime. Sometimes they
don't have a choice. With half a million dead, is there a
chance that the Muslim world will mobilize in support of the
mujahideen?
Greensboro, North Carolina and New York
Muslim Youth Leading the way for Gaza &
Palestine. May 12.
Scores of Muslim youth led a rally for Gaza and
Palestine in Greensboro, North, Carolina.
The protest against Israeli atrocities on the Gaza border
with Israeli occupation was led by Muslim youth, many of
them carrying Palestinian flags.
The protestors came out of a mosque which has become very
rare in America.
The protestors are speaking against al-Nakba, the
catastrophe, which was the establishment of Israel in
Palestine.
Protestors gathered at a heavy traffic area of the city
and gained support signals from many motorists.
[Info received via Nadrat Siddique.]
The Case of Attorney General Schneiderman
Unbelievers Helping Each Other.
by Sis. Aisha [Jamaat al-Muslimeen]
Harlem - "The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost." This is the
famous quote El-Hajj Malik Shabazz emphatically stated when
asked about President Kennedy's assassination.
I say the same thing now that, as of May 8th, NY State
Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, has resigned.
The Holy Qur'an says that "The Unbelievers are protectors,
one of another: Unless ye do this, (protect each other),
there would be tumult and oppression on earth, and great
mischief." (8:73).
The Unbelievers are so united that they are willing to
quickly dissociate from one another in the best interest of
their Evil Agendas. Governor Cuomo is the one who asked
Schneiderman to step down. Schneiderman was also Gov.
Cuomo's choice for Special Prosecutor in cases of police
misconduct.
Before he stepped down, former Attorney General (AG)
Schneiderman was "investigating" Manhattan DA Cyrus R.
Vance's decision not to bring charges against Zionist
Hollywood Honcho, Harvey Weinstein, for groping an Italian
model. Vance came under fire by the #MeToo movement for the
same thing, which is probably why Gov. Cuomo requested the
investigation.
The Manhattan DA has been vehemently defended by
Schneiderman and other political bedfellows, in the past. I
wrote a letter to Schneiderman questioning some of Vance's
actions and I received a letter back with him defending DA
Vance as someone who did nothing wrong.
Manhattan DA Vance has a poor track record with defending
woman against sexual predators: NYPD officers, Attorney
Sanford Rubenstein, Dominique Strauss Kahn, etc. Now,
Schneiderman, himself, is accused by past lovers of
physically assaulting them!
Pres. Trump had been a recent target of former AG
Schneiderman but, not for the right reasons: Trump
University entered into a $25 million settlement resulting
from an investigation of customer complaints. Before this
lawsuit, Trump contributed to Schneiderman's campaign.
Politics is a game the oppressor can afford to play. The
unaware can waste time arguing over liberals versus
conservatives and who's nicer. But, just as they worked
together to end the Reconstruction Era in the 1890's, the
so-called Liberals and Conservatives are working together,
now. What they are doing is getting rid of the weakest links
and former AG Schneiderman was a liability.
(Source: NYTimes.com)
Research for Saudi sisters & all Muslimahs.
SHOULD WOMEN PRAY IN THE MOSQUE OR STAY HOME? EXPLANATION OF
DISCOURAGING AHADITH
[photo courtesy: BH]
Women's Equality in the Mosque: [Answering the latest fatwa
from England. Br. Shoaib knew this thinking way back.]
How to explain Hadith which seem to discourage Women's
Participation in the Masjid?
by Kaukab Siddique
Br. Shoaib, a well-read, thoughtful and thought provoking
Muslim, active in the Muslim community in the London,
England area has asked how one can explain hadith which seem
to create an impression that it is better for women to pray
at home and not go to the mosque. Here is my response:
The Qur'an gives the broad principle about the kind of
people who should be in charge of mosques:
"The mosques of Allah shall be visited and maintained by
such as believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish regular
prayers, and pay the zakat, and fear none (at all) except
Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance."
[9:18]
Obviously 9:18 includes all believers, men and women, who
have the given qualities, as those who are entitled to visit
and maintain mosques. As Yusuf Ali's commentary points out
(p.502), "ya'amuru" (roughly translated as 'visited and
maintained') includes all mosque activities, four of which
he lists:
To build or repair.
to maintain in fitting dignity
to visit for purposes of devotion.
fill with light and life and activity.
The concept of "masjid" or mosque as taught by the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) is so broad and comprehensive that there is
no question of keeping anyone out of it who means well:
"Abu Huraira (r.a.) narrates that the messenger of Allah,
pbuh, said: The ENTIRE earth has been made for me pure and a
masjid." [Literally: place of prostration in worship.]
Hadith, Sahih Muslim, kitabus salat, Tirmizey Sunan, kitabus
siir, Ibn Maja's Sunan, kitabut taharah.
In the pre-Islamic ethos, women were given a secondary
position in places of worship. In pagan temples, as in the
Hindu religion, they were sent into places of worship to be
made into servants of men and sources of entertainment.
Pagan men often thought that women should bring enjoyment
for men in places of worship. Islam rejected pagan use of
women for entertainment. Hence the new entrants into Islam
were very sensitive to the idea of women visiting places of
worship. They did not want mosques to go the way of pagan
temples. [This fear was similar to the one related to
rituals of Hajj which the pagans had corrupted. The Qur'an,
for instance, taught Muslims that they should run up and
down the hills of Safa and Marwa and not stay away just
because they had seen the pagans going there. Islam was
reclaiming the original worship for those who had cast
paganism aside.]
Hence the Prophet (pbuh) commanded:
[From Nafi', who narrates from Abdullah ibn 'Umar (r.a.):
The Prophet, pbuh, said]: Do not stop the maid servants of
Allah from the mosques of Allah. (Hadith, Muwatta of Imam
Malik, compiled late in the first century of Islam,
published in the second.)
Then there was the element of lawlessness because Madina was
under attack and the streets of the city were not lighted.
In spite of the element of danger, the Prophet, pbuh,
insisted:
[From 'Amash, from Mujahid from Ibn 'Umar] The messenger of
Allah, pbuh, said: "Do not stop women from going to the
mosque at NIGHT." [Hadith, Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud,
Tirmizy, kitabus salat.]
Imam Abu Hanifa, who began his hadith studies in the first
century of Islam, and completed his work in the first half
of the second century compiled this specific hadith about
women's participation in the mosque prayers at the difficult
times of morning, before sun rise, and at night:
"Abu Hanifa narrates from Hammad from Ibrahim from Sha'abi
from Ibn 'Umar (r.a.): The Prophet, pbuh, permitted women to
go forth and participate in fajr and 'Isha. (Musnad of Imam
Abu Hanifa, under the heading: The benefit of participation
in Fajr and Isha prayers.]
Hazrat 'Ayesha narrates the ongoing process of women coming
for collective [jamaat] prayers in the mosque so early that
it was pitch dark and the women could not be recognized:
"From the Mother of the believers, 'Ayesha (r.a.): After the
messenger of Allah completed the fajr prayer, the women,
wrapped in their outer garments, returned home. It used to
be so dark that they could not be recognized." [Hadith,
Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Nasai, kitabus salat.]
IT APPEARS THAT NOT ONLY WOMEN PARTICIPATED WITH THE PROPHET
(pbuh) in the PRAYERS, with male sahaba, companions of the
Prophet, the women also HELD THEIR OWN COLLECTIVE PRAYERS IN
THE MASJID:
Tamima, the daughter of Salama, narrates that the Mother of
the Believers, 'Ayesha (r.a.) led the women as their imam in
Maghrib prayers. She stood in the center (of the first line)
and recited loudly. [Darqutni, with reference to the
musannaf of Abdur Razzaq, 3:141]
Hujaira, the daughter of Husaain, narrates: Umm Salama,
mother of the believers, led us in Asr prayer and stood in
the middle (of the first row). [Compiled by Ibn Saad in his
Tabaqat, vol.8, p.356. Darqutni has collected this narration
from Ibn Abi Shaiba, Abdur Razzaq and Imam Shafi'i.]
Taus narrates that the mother of the believers, 'Ayesha
Siddiqa, (r.a.) used to call the adhan and the iqama (before
leading prayers). (The musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaiba,
1:223)
Nearly 99.9% of hadith collected by the scholars of Islam
are authentic. There are a very few, however, which are
defective or out of context. There are even a couple of
fabrications which managed to survive the intense scrutiny
of scholars; hence the hadith is put second to the Qur'an,
and not equal to it, as the source of Islamic knowledge.
Related to the issue of women's equal participation in
mosques, here is a discouraging hadith which opponents of
women's rights in the mosque, use:
"From Ibn 'Umar (r.a.): The Prophet (pbuh) said: Do not stop
your women from going to the mosque and their homes are
better for them." [Hakim in his Mustadrak vol.1, p.209.]
It is also related in Abu Daw'ud's Sunan under the heading:
"Collective prayer and its blessings."
As we noticed above, there are hadith with excellent chains
of narration from Ibn 'Umar (r.a.) accepted by the imams of
Hadith, Bukhari and Muslim, in which the Prophet (pbuh)
commands: Do not stop women from going to the mosque. So why
the contradiction in this hadith attributed to Ibn 'Umar
(r.a.) himself?
My understanding is that this hadith is narrating two pieces
of narration and has left out what went on between them. It
is narrated that when 'Ibn 'Umar (r.a.) narrated the
Prophet's (pbuh) command not to stop women, Ibn 'Umar's son
objected and said their homes are better for them and that
people will use the hadith permitting women to go "to weave
the webs of deception." His son insisted that he would stop
his wife. At this 'Ibn 'Umar was extremely upset. He said to
his son: "I am telling you what the Prophet said and you are
saying you will stop your wife!" (Musnad of Abu Hanifa)
Other narratives say that 'Ibn 'Umar cursed his son for
opposing the Prophet's command. Some even say that he
thereafter refused to talk to his son.(Musnad of Ahmed)
My understanding is that the words "their homes are better
for them" are a fragment from the bitter words between
father and son and have been inserted along with the
Prophet's command into the collections of Hakim and Abu
Dawud. [Note that Ibn 'Umar's son was not a sahabi and his
opinion does not count as a religious text.]
Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim left the fragment "their homes
are better for them" out of their collections which are
universally accepted as the most authentic of Hadith
collections.
Opponents of women in the mosques also bring a narration
which says:
"Abdul Hamid bin al-Mundhir Ansari narrated from his
grandmother or his mother's aunt, not clear which, Umm
Humaid, as follows: The Prophet, pbuh, said, your prayer in
your home, is better than the one you pray with me" (in
masjid nabawi): (Ahmed in his Musnad, vol.6, p.371)
This has a number of variations, one of which appears in Ibn
Khuzaima's collection to the effect that "it is better for a
woman to pray in the inner little room of her house than to
pray in the main room of the house, better to pray in the
local mosque than in the main mosque ..." (Attributed to
hazrat 'Ayesha in Baihaqi's Sunan.)
Abdul Hamid al-Mundhir's narration is not acceptable because
the scholars of Hadith say that he is MAJHUL. No one knows
who he was. The narrations which support women's rights have
well known, in fact famous, narrators at every level of
narration.
The narration attributed to hazrat 'Ayesha (r.a.), if taken
at face value, contradicts the numerous narrations which
assert that women used to pray in the mosque in the time of
the Prophet (pbuh) and in the caliphate of Abu Bakr, 'Umar,
Usman and Ali (Allah be pleased with them). In fact 'Umar
and Ali (Allah be pleased with them), leaders, along with
'Ayesha (r.a) of Islamic thought, took extra efforts to
appoint imams to lead women in prayers in the main masjid,
especially when the crowds were big in Ramadan and the main
imam could not be heard by the women.
'Ayesha the exalted (r.a.) not only prayed in the masjid BUT
LED PRAYERS in masjide nabawi.
I have been trying to trace the cause behind this narration
from 'Ayesha (r.a.) given by Baihaqi. It appears that there
was a woman who was so poverty stricken that she did not
have enough clothes to cover herself to travel from her home
on the outskirts of Madina to the mosque of the Prophet
(pbuh). At the same time she was too self-respecting to
accept charity. The Prophet (pbuh) understood her dilemma
and her modesty. He gave her a blessing that if she prayed
in the innermost closet room of her home, she would get the
same rewards as if she was praying in the mosque of the
Prophet (pbuh). [Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd.] This it was
not an effort by the Prophet (pbuh) to curtail the
participation of women in the mosques, which would have
contradicted his entire mission, but to give special
blessings to a woman's vibrant faith and sincerity.
It would be extremely CONTRADICTORY for all those women to
be going to the masjid at FAJR and 'ISHA (as quoted in sahih
hadith above) if they could have just stayed at home and
gotten more rewards for praying at home. I don't think the
opponents of women's rights have a case here.
Finally there are some narrations which claim that 'Umar
(r.a.) did not like his wife to go to the masjid. [Perhaps
he remembered how women were used as sources of corruption
in the pagan forms of worship even in the most sacred of
places, the Ka'aba.] However, remembering the command of the
Prophet (pbuh) he never actually stopped his wife. In fact
the relevant narration is very instructive about the tension
created by the emergence of the new revolutionary Islamic
community coming out of a background of jahiliyya and
exploitation of women:
"Mu'ammar narrates from Zuhri that 'Atika, the daughter of
Zaid ibn'Umru bin Nufail, was marrried to 'Umar ibn
al-Khattab (r.a.). She used to pray regularly in the masjid.
'Umar used to say to her: By Allah! You know that I don't
like this. She would reply: I will not stop until you
actually forbid me. 'Umar would say:, No, I will not forbid
you. The day 'Umar (r.a.) was assassinated, 'Atika was in
the mosque." (Abdur Razzaq's collection, vol.3:148)
Ibn Hazm has a superb comment on this situation. He says,
'Umar (r.a.) could have said that 'Atika you are doing
something inferior (praying in the masjid) as opposed to
praying at home which according to the narration we
discussed above is superior. Also, I, as husband, disapprove
of it. How could a sahabia ('Atika, r.a.) continue to act in
a way which was inferior in worship and aroused the
displeasure of her husband, and a husband who was a great
Muslim, a great teacher of Islam and the greatest Khalifa
the Muslims have ever had. Obviously both 'Umar (r.a.) and
'Atika (r.a.) knew that 'Umar was simply expressing his gut
feeling and not an Islamic edict. She was torn by the
assassination of 'Umar (r.a.); she loved him beyond herself.
All the women of Madina respected him as their older
brother. Their mourning knew no bounds when he was
assassinated. He is the one who got down from the mimbar in
humility when a woman of Madina objected to a point he had
made in his khutba in MASJIDE NABAWI. [I have referenced
this incident elsewhere in my writings.]
In 'Umar's armies there were thousands of Islamic women,
both married and unmarried, who went forth to topple the
empires of Rome and Persia. I have documented this fact in a
critique I wrote of Fatima Mernissi who was ignorant of
basic facts about 'Umar (r.a.) and made some false
statements about this great servant of Allah, great leader
and mujtahid.
Guidance
Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala
Rasulillah'
'As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu'
by Sis Yasmin
The Keys to Paradise... جنّة {!}
Shamsuddeen Muhammad bin Abee Bakr Ibn Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah
(Rahimahullaa) said...Bukhari mentions in his
'Saheeh'...[from Wahab bin Munnabih ] that it was said to
him:
'Is not 'La ilaha 'illa Allaah' the keyto Paradise...?'he
said...'Of course, however there is no key except that it
has Teeth, so if a key is brought which has teeth then it
will be opened, otherwise it will not open...!' Ibn
Qayyim~(Rahimahullaa) continues...
'Allaah Subhanahu has placed keys for everything that is
necessary, and they open the way...! so Allaah made
Purification the key for prayer.
PROPHET [ SallAllaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam]~ said.. 'The key to
Prayer is Purification.'
[Source: Saheeh al-Jamia as-Sagheer #.5885]
Like wise 'Ihram' is the key to Hajj. Truthfulness is the
key to Righteousness.
'Tawheed' is the key to Paradise.
Asking good questions and being attentive is the key to
knowledge,
Patience is the key to victory and triumph.
Gratitude is the key to increase of provision.
Remembrance of Allaah is the key to having loyalty to Allaah
and His love.
'Taqwa' (piety) is the key to success.
Fervent desire and dread of Allaah is the key to being
successful.
Dua' (Supplicating) is the key to being responded to.'Zuhd'
(Abstaining from the luxuries of the world) is the key to
desiring the Hereafter.
Reflecting about that which Allaah calls His slaves to is
the
key to 'Eemaan' (having faith).
Making the heart accept Islaam and making it secure for
Allaah and having sincerity for Him by having love and hate
and fulfilling His commands and leaving the prohibitions is
the key to going in front of Allaah...{!}
Pondering upon the Qur'aan, and imploring Allaah before dawn
and not sinning is the key to giving the heart life{!}
Being kind to the worshipers of the Creator and striving to
benefit His worshipers is the key to obtaining mercy.
Striving to seek forgiveness from Allaah and 'Taqwa' (piety)
is the key to 'Rizq(provisions)
Obedience to Allaah and His Messenger is the key to
honor.
Longing for the Hereafter is the key to being prepared for
the Hereafter.
Fervent desire for Allaah and the Hereafter is the key to
all goodness.
Love for the world, continuously longing for it and turning
away from the Hereafter is the key to all evil..
This is a great matter from the most beneficial chapters of
knowledge...namely knowing the keys to goodness and
evil.'
[Source: 'Haadi al-Arwaaha ila Bilaad al-Afraaha' by Ibn
Qayyim vol 1 p.139]
*Say (O Muhammad ):
"O Allah! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to
whom You will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will,
and You endue with honour whom You will, and You humiliate
whom You will. In Your Hand is the good.
Verily, You are Able to do all things. You make the night to
enter into the day, and You make the day to enter into the
night (i.e. increase and decrease in the hours of the night
and the day during winter and summer), You bring the living
out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living.
And You give wealth and sustenance to whom You will,without
limit .*
{Source: Quran~Surat 'Āli 'Imrān~ 3: A # 26~27 }
