11 Safar 1440 A.H.- October 21 2018 Issue # 42, Newsletter #1781
Hadith of the Week
Narrated 'Urwa on the authority of 'Aisha, r.a:
On the days of Mina, (11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah)
Abu Bakr came to her while two young girls were beating the
tambourine and the Prophet was lying covered with his
clothes. Abu Bakr scolded them and the Prophet uncovered his
face and said to Abu Bakr, "Leave them, for these days are
the days of 'Id and the days of Mina." 'Aisha further said,
"Once the Prophet was screening me and I was watching the
display of black captives in the Mosque and ('Umar) scolded
them. The Prophet said, 'Leave them. O Bani Arfida! (carry
on), you are safe (protected)'."
Sahih Bukhari. Volume 2, Book 15, Number 103
with thanks to Sis.Kristi
National Islamic Shoora of Jamaat al-Muslimeen
On December 1, inshaAllah, the National Shoora will meet to
discuss issues of key interest to US Muslims.
Jamaat al-Muslimeen supports equal rights for men and women,
based on Taqwa, not gender.
Jamaat supports the rights of political prisoners, such as
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, Imam Jamil, Ziyad Yaghi, Ahmed Abdel
Sattar, Ali Timimi, Ali Maeena and many others.
Jamaat supports indepedence for Palestine.
Jamaat opposes the bombing and occupation of Muslim countries.
Jamaat opposes dictatorship and kingship.
Support this peaceful movement with your creative ideas to
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Owing to the efforts of Jamaat al-Muslimeen activists Sis.
Ashira and Br. Abu Talib, some children are being helped in :
Ethiopia
Gambia
Uganda
Ghana
Some New York Mosques Treating Sisters like Animals in
Violation of Sunnah.
by Sis. Aisha [Jamaat al-Muslimeen]
I have been going to classes in Queens, NY. and I have been
praying at mosque a few blocks from my center. The community
there is Bangladeshi.
But, there have been some uncomfortable experiences . Masjid
El-Ber Mosque has a beautiful area for the brothers but, the
sisters' area is reeking of mold and mildew. The smell hits
you the moment you open the basement door. I have included
some pictures so you can see for yourself how terrible it
looks.
I can see black mold climbing the walls from the window
leading to the basement. I didn't take that picture.
There is another mosque simply called the Bosnia
Herzegovinian Islamic Center. I have never heard of a mosque
being named after a nationality. But, it is an Islamic
center. However, when I went in there Friday, 10/12, I asked
if there was an area for the sisters to pray, I was told no
there was not so, I left.
There were only men in there and the women's bathroom was
locked yet, the men's bathroom was open and there were areas
where they could make wudhu. Very strange and uncomfortable
experiences at these mosques but, at least Masjid El-Ber has
a place for women. However, this area seems like a neglected
placemat for a dog!
I will call the person in charge and ask them what's going
on. I don't mind maintaining the sisters' area but that
would not cure the mold problem, which requires renovation
from all the leaking behind the walls.
This is why I stopped attending Jummah at the Islamic Center
at 96th street on the East Side because the sisters' area
actually had a leak from the wall that led to wetness on the
rug. I got tired of having wet socks.
Insha'allah, I will let you know if I get any responses.
10,000 Rally Against Israel
On October 19, the people of Gaza continued their weekly
demonstrations against Israel. These are unarmed people who
face gunfire from Israeli troops. More than 200 have been
killed and several thousand injured till now.
This Friday, the demonstrators stayed a distance from the
Israeli fence fearing more Israeli atrocities. Even then
the Israeli troops fired at the defenseless people and
injured 130 people.
Israel also massed about 70 tanks in front of northern Gaza,
threatening the very existence of Gaza. The Israelis also
carried out a number of air strikes against offices of
Hamas.
[Source: Jordan Times]
Editorial
Saudi Arabia's Leaders Should be tried by Sharia Court.
Murder of a Saudi Dissident within the Saudi Consulate
breaks all the laws of Islam.
The world of Islam is facing a challenge to its core values.
If Islamic law [Sharia] is not implemented, the heartland of
Islam would be exposed to ideological and cultural
infiltration by imperialist and Zionist powers.
In Islamic law, all Muslims are equal. If a murder is
committed and a Muslim is killed without due process of law,
then the murderer must be tried for capital murder.
The Qur'an teaches equality and retaliation for murder.
If the Saudi family does not accept Sharia, it is
automatically disqualified as Muslims and certainly have no
right to control the holiest cities of Islam, Makka and
Madina.
Thanks be to Allah that Turkish intelligence services
obtained the sounds and screams of the murder and the strong
possibility of the dismemberment of the body of
Khashoggi.
Saudi regime first claimed that they knew nothing of what
happened and that the victim had exited the Consulate.
Again, fortunately Turkish surveillance cameras recorded the
non-exit of the victim. Khashoggi went into the Consulate
but did not come out.
Seventeen days later the Saudi regime admitted that the
murder took place within the Consulate. Also, the regime
admitted that top operatives of the Crown Prince, Muhammad
bin Salman were involved in the butchery. The regime has
still not released the body of the victim.
The Crown Prince along with his operatives should be tried
for cold blooded, planned, murder. If Sharia is not applied
in this blatant violation of Islamic law, then the regime
should give up the pretense of following Islamic law.
PAKISTAN
Jamaate Islami Speaks.
Withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan can lead to
Peace.
Indian Atrocities in Kashmir are
traumatizig Defenseless Population.
by Qaiser Sharif
LAHORE, Oct. 20; Secretary General, Jamaat e Islami, Liaqat
Baloch, has stressed upon the government not to cut
provinces' share in the National Financial Commission Award
as it would be infringement of their rights.
Talking to delegations from Sindh and Balochistan at
Mansoora, he said that a consensus had been achieved among
the provinces in the NFC Award and any tinkering with it
would lead to uncertainty and promote feelings against the
centre.
Liaqat Baloch further said that lawlessness and terrorism in
Afghanistan had grave effects on this country and the people
in Balochistan and Khyber P, felt themselves insecure. He
said that the US had completely failed in Afghanistan and
the sooner it withdrew from there, the better it would be
for peace.
While addressing a delegation from Azad Kashmir, he said
that the continuing torture of the Indian occupation forces
in Held Kashmir on the unarmed Kashmiris and the martyrdom
of Kashmiri youth was a big tragedy. He said it was high
time that the world community stepped forward to stop
India's atrocities in Kashmir.
Liaqat Baloch slated the fresh raise in gas prices and said
this would sharply increase the gas bill of the ordinary
house hold as well. He urged the government to withdraw the
fresh raise in gas prices.
JI Deputy Chief Dr Farid Ahmed Piracha, in a statement here,
slated the second increase in the gas price within a month.
He said that the general public was already burdened under
price hike and the fresh increase would cause a flood of
price spiral.
Farid Piracha said that so far, the utilities prices were
being increased only to meet the meet the IMF conditions for
loan but the application of the IMF terms would cause a
disaster.
War News
Afghanistan
Deadly Blow for US-backed forces.
[With thanks to CLG. Connecticut]
Top Afghan police chief killed, 2 Americans wounded in
Kandahar attack | 18 Oct 2018 |
The powerful police chief of Kandahar province in
Afghanistan was killed Thursday in an attack following a
security meeting with the top US commander in the city,
three Afghan officials told CNN. Two Americans also were
wounded in the shooting attack at Kandahar Palace, said Col.
Dave Butler, a spokesman for US Forces-Afghanistan. US Army
Gen. Scott Miller, the commander of US and NATO forces in
Afghanistan, was present but uninjured in the attack, a
statement from US forces said. While Butler initially said
three Americans were wounded, he later issued a statement
clarifying that the three wounded personnel were all members
of the NATO-led coalition but only two of the wounded were
Americans.
[Courtesy: CLG ]
Syria
Bombing in the east. Stalemate in the West.
October 19. Rallies in 16 northern towns not controlled by
Assad called for the overthrow of Assad. They called on the
mujahideen groups to unite. Turkey wants Tahrir [al-Nusra,
al-Qaida] to retreat from in front of Assad's iran-Hizbullah
forces. Tahrir says it stands with the people.
October 18-19. US air force targeted a mosque and a house
adjacent to it in al-Susah town, which is an Islamic State
enclave on the Euphrates river. SOHR documents 18 civilians
killed in the attack, including 7 children and 4 women. A
Qur'an school was also hit in the bombing, killing 11
Islamic State fighters.
British air force also joined the bombing and killed 2
British Muslims who had joined ISIS. [USA is denying
civilian casualties but SOHR is standing by its
documentation.]
SDF advanced under cover of the US-British bombing but was
forced to retreat by an IS counter attack.Both sides
suffered heavy casualties. [No details.]
October 21: Pro-Assad Shi'ite militias exchanged heavy
machine gun fire with Islamic factions in northern Hama
province. Similar clashes took place at western Aleppo
city.j
October 21. In the Tlul al-Safa are, the desert north of
Suwaida province, ISIS released two women and 4 children who
were released [total held 27] to be exchanged for 60 women
and children of the Islamic State captured by the Assad
regime.
The military advance by Assad's "Hizbullah" allies is at a
standstill while negotiations go on for release of families
on both sides.
[In 5 weeks of fighting, "Hizbullah " has not been able to
defeat Islamic State fighters In the area. However, a large
Assad force with tanks has surrounded the area.]
In the city of al-Raqqah, previous capital of the Caliphate,
sleeper cells of IS have been raising the flag of IS on the
anniversary of the Caliphate. SDF forces are being subjected
to bomb attacks and sniper attacks. Casualties are still
light.
News Within the U.S.
New York.
Most Prestigious Black Cultural Center
by Dennis Samuel Boatwright II
I am at Harlem (at Lenox/Malcolm X Blvd). I had the
pleasure of visiting the historic Schomberg Center/Harlem
Public Library where many of our famous Black men and women
frequented, especially during the Harlem Renaissance.
I saw rare pictures and scholarly papers written by scholars
such as Marcus Garvey and Dr. John Henrik Clarke. I
recommend every African American to pilgrimage to Harlem,
the Black Mecca, and the Schomberg Center.
To: Angel Boatwright, Christina Marie and Rockhill Rita
Mcafee
[The writer lives in Detroit, Michigan.]
[We urge readers not to use the word "Mecca" for anything
other than the holy city of Islam - Edior.]
Thought....
A hidden aspect of the Second World War. People who loved
German troops.
Even 70 years after the war, Germany is the target of vile,
one sided propaganda movies and books.
Norway on October 17 uncovered a hidden aspect of the war.
When Hitler realized that Britain was ready to send its army
and navy into Norway, although Norway was neutral, he
pre-empted them by sending in the German army .
Many of the Norwegian people welcomed the Germans. About
50,000 Norwegian women became wives or girl friends of
German troops. There was no rape or coercion.
Around 12,000 children were born of these relationships.
When Germany lost the war in 1945, the anti-German groups
attacked the women who had supported the Germans. Even their
children were not spared this mistreatment.
Now, Norway has repented of the crimes committed against the
pro-German women. The government has officially
apologized.
However, even in this report of the apology, BBC has
inserted anti-German propaganda.
O' Canada
Quebec, Canada, in Big Move against Hijab. Islamic Woman
stands In Defiance.
The Coalition Avenir Québec, which won a majority in this
week's provincial election, is promising to introduce a law
prohibiting civil servants — including judges, police
officers, prosecutors and teachers — from wearing
religious symbols in the workplace.
"We know it's going to happen. But am I going to accept it
without fighting? No, I don't think so," said Chelbi,
likening the proposal to a "witch hunt."
Chelbi, 47, said she has been wearing a hijab since age 17
— when she decided, herself, as a matter of faith
— in her native Algeria. She can't imagine taking it
off now.
Francois Legault would invoke notwithstanding clause to ban
hijabs from civil service.
"Even my husband cannot choose what I should wear. Why would
I take orders from a man I never met?" she said, referring
to the incoming CAQ premier, Francois Legault.
A representative for the CAQ government said Wednesday that
those who don't comply with the coming law could be
re-assigned or lose their employment altogether.
The CAQ's promise, if it becomes law, would likely be
subject to a court challenge on the grounds that violates
the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
SOFT WORDS SOFTEN HEARTS THAT ARE HARDER THAN ROCK
{'Qur'an & Imam Al Ghazali (Rahimahullah)}
'Alhamduli'Allahi Rabbil-'Aalameen'
wa-Salaatu wa-Salaamu 'Alaa Ashrafil-Anbiyaa-e-wal Mursaleen
'Amma 'Baa'd~
'As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu'.
*Marvels of the Heart*...
" Soft words soften the Hearts that are Harder than
Rock...{!}
Harsh words harden hearts that are Softer than Silk"
{Source: Imam Al Ghazali - (Rahimahullah) }
" The life of the heart is...Knowledge ~ so preserve it,
The death of the heart is...Ignorance~ so avoid it.
Your best provision is... True Devotion~ so provide it..
This advice of mine is enough for you~ so heed it. "
{Source: Imam Al Ghazali - (Rahimahullah) }
"He who knows not his heart, to watch over it and be
mindful of it, and to observe what shines on it and in it of
the treasures of the world of spirits, he is one of those
whom God, the Exalted, has said...
'Those who forget God; and He made them to forget their own
souls.
Such are the rebellious transgressors.' "
[Source~'Qur'an'Surat Al-Ĥashr (The Exile) 59 A 19&
Imam Al Ghazali (R)
" Knowledge exists potentially in the human soul like the
seed in the soil;
by Learning the potential becomes Actual !"
{Source: Imam Al Ghazali - (Rahimahullah) }
وَلَا
تَكُونُو›
كَالَّذِ نَ نَسُوا
اللَّهَ
فَأَنسَا§ُمْ
أَنفُسَه¥مْ
أُولَٰئِ£َ هُمُ
الْفَاسِ¢ُونَ
And (do) not be like those who forgot Allah, so He made them
forget
themselves. Those [they] (are) the defiantly disobedient
[Source;~'Quran'~ Surat Al-Ĥashr (The Exile) ~ 59~ A #
19]
