18 Safar 1440 A.H.- October 28 2018 Issue # 43, Newsletter #1782
Hadith of the Week
Thoughtless Acts can Hurt People.
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the throwing of stones (with
the thumb and
the index or middle finger), and said:
"It neither hunts a game nor kills (or hurts) an enemy, but
it gouges out an eye or breaks a tooth."
The fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
says she has declined an invitation to the White House from
US President Donald Trump, accusing him of not being sincere
about investigating the killing.
Hatice Cengiz told Turkish TV she thought the invitation was
aimed at influencing public opinion in the US.
BBC.com/news/world-us-canada-45989356
Horrific Attack on Synagogue. 11 killed 6 wouded.
Was it anti-Jewish or anti-Israel?
[Quotes from Associated Press] October 27
"Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive officer of the
Anti-Defamation League, said the group believes it is the
deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S.
history.
"Our hearts break for the families of those killed and
injured at the Tree of Life Synagogue, and for the entire
Jewish community of Pittsburgh," Greenblatt said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was
"heartbroken and appalled" by the attack.
"The entire people of Israel grieve with the families of the
dead," Netanyahu said. "We stand together with the Jewish
community of Pittsburgh. We stand together with the American
people in the face of this horrendous anti-Semitic
brutality. And we all pray for the speedy recovery of the
wounded."
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder called the
shooting "an attack not just on the Jewish community, but on
America as a whole."
Trump called the shooting a "wicked act of mass murder" that
"is pure evil, hard to believe and frankly something that is
unimaginable."
The Decline and Fall of the Church: Homosexual is "laid to
rest" in the National Cathedral in Washington DC.
Rally for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
New York Muslims are asleep.
by Br. Abu Talib Fall
October 26: There was a rally yesterday which was held near
the United Nations for Dr Aafia Siddiqui which was sponsored
by the Peace and Justice Foundation headed by Brother Hajj
Mauri Saalakhan.The main speaker was Imam Abdullah Faruq
from Masjid Alhamdullilah in Roxbury Massachusetts. The
other speakers were from the International action Center in
New York [Sarah Flounder] and brother Mauri Saalakhan.
There were about sixteen people there at the rally. It is a
surprise for me that In a place like New York city with
masses of Muslims, there were no representatives from New
York at the rally except Jamaat al -Muslimeen supporting
sister Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
They are very silent although they know about the case of
the sister. The Muslim communities in New York here are
asleep. They they need to wake up. One brother mentioned the
problem he had in talking to the Community about the rally
saying that they are under pressure because of the latest
development with the bombs in the country.
That does not make sense because Muslims were not involved
in that situation. So because of that we stay silent!
The struggle continues to educate the Muslims and the Non
-Muslims to this case and other cases.
Jamaat al-Muslimeen Outreach in three states.
Delaware
Important document to 100 Muslims in Delaware Newark. Re:
Saudi Crown Prince should face Sharia Court.
On October 26, Jamaat al-Muslimeen gave a 6-page document to
100 Muslims after Juma' salat. Most of them were Bangladeshi
and Arab origin, Here is an outline of the six pages:
Jamaat al-Muslimeen Shoora coming up on December 1.
Helping children in Africa. Sis. Ashira and Br. Abu
Talib. and Mosques in New York mistreating Muslim women.
Sis. Aisha.
Gaza. 10, 000 rally against Israel.
Murder by Saudis in Turkey violates Islam. Saudi Crown
Prince should be tried under Sharia Law. [Dr. kaukab]
Indian atrocities in Kashmir. US must withdraw from
Afghanistan. [Jamaate Islami Pakistan]
Syria: US air force bombed mosque. "Hizbullah" could not
advance against IS for 6 weeks. [SOHR] [Afghan top general
killed. [Wire services]
Baltimore County, Maryland.
At Masjid Rahma 6 page document of Jamaat al-Muslimeen was
given to 45 Muslims after juma.
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Key role of Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Abdul Wahhab and
Maulana Maudoodi in Islamic thought process. ]Dr.
Kaukab]
Remembering Red Mosque tragedy in Pakistan.
[archives]
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Heavy fighting in Syrian desert. Assad's Hizb allies
and SDF [US allies] repulsed by IS. [SOHR]
Brooklyn, New York
Jamaat document given to 25 people at Shia mosque. [Same as
Baltimore county.]
Is Kanye leading a new Black Narrative or are these young
people lost souls?
[Courtesy the Guardian Oct. 26\|}
Donald Trump, hosting guests from the 2018 Young Black
Leadership Summit, entered the East Room on Friday with a
broad smile and to rapturous cheers, chants of "USA! USA!"
and a forest of raised fists and phones. Once he got the
arrest of a mail bombings suspect out of the way, the
autocrat-cum-standup comedian routine could begin.
"Kanye's a great guy," he said of the eccentric rapper. "A
little different, do we say? He's a little different. But
he's a smart guy and a good guy."
Pure Evil: Israel Killed 5, injured 177 Unarmed Palestinians this Friday.
[al Jazeerah statistics]
16,000 people from Gaza rallied inside their own territory.
Israel fired on them. Israel is the epitome of evil and
every Friday it fires on Palestinians who are within the
territory of Gaza.
7 Months of Jewish terrorism against unarmed people who want
their rights as human beings.
Israel also carried out 8 air strikes.
No response from Trump.
Editorial
On re-Reading Maudoodi. Focus on Allah.
I am re-reading Maulana Maudoodi's 6-volume commentary on
the Qur'an titled Tafheem al-Qur'an.
As one moves from his commentary on the earlier suras to the
later ones in his scholarly life, the eloquence and nuances
are impressively greater.
In commentary o sura Tahreem, Maudoodi meticulously
docements the fact that the Qur'an and hadith do not present
Muhammad, pbuh, as a human being who could never make a
mistake and who was above human weaknesses. Allah corrected
the Prophet, pbuh, at the slightest error, thus ensuring
that we have an example of a comlplete human being who was
not above humanity and yet was the best one can be.
Maudoodi's point is that we must focus on the ONE GOD Allah.
Whatever we want, we must get from Him. There is no scope in
Islam
for spiritual leaders, "divine" teachers and "infallible"
imams. Humility is the greatest wisdom humans must learn.
Maulana's grasp and understanding not only of the Qur'an but
of the hadith is astoumding. I have been studying hadith
for 35 years, yet I am learning anew from him
[My brother gifted me Maudoodi's complete tafseer in audio.
Wonderful learning tool. It is in Urdu].
PAKISTAN
Large numbers of women Joined Impressive Rally for Kashmir
by Qaiser Sharif
Islamabad: Oct. 27; Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan,
Senator Sirjaul Haq, has called upon the government to
immediately convene an international conference in
Muzaffarabad ( Azad Kashmir) and give a road map for the
liberation of Kashmir.
Addressing an impressive Kashmir march in Islamabad on
Saturday, he said that the Muslim rulers and freedom loving
leaders all over the world should be invited at the Kashmir
moot which should decide effective measures to stop the
bloodletting of the Kashmiris and India's plans to change
the demography of Kashmir by settling Hindus. He said that
Kashmir could not be liberated by observing one minute
silence or Foreign Minister's address in the United
Nations.
Thousands of people including large number of women and
children joined the march. Chief of JI Azad Kashmir, Dr
Khalid Mehmud, JI deputy chief Mian Muhammad Aslam, Senator
Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, and Dr Tariq Saleem, also addressed the
march. JI Secretary General, Liaqat Baloch, and JI
Information Secretary Qaisar Sharif were also present.
Sirajul Haq said that India was killing innocent Kashmiris
and disgracing their women folk. India had thrust three wars
on this country and also played a leading role in the
separation of East Pakistan. However, he said, the Pakistani
rulers had been silent.
He said this was the time for Islamabad rulers to break
their silence. He said that if the 75 year old Syed Ali
Gilani, Yasin Malik,, Mir Waiz Umer Farooq and Aasia Andrabi
were not ready to yield to Indian oppression, why should the
Pakistani rulers be afraid.
He said that Pakistani rulers had been begging for dialogue
with India and for trade of onions and potatoes with that
Modi's India whose hands were drenched with Kashmiris's
blood. He said the nation would never accept such talks with
India.
The JI chief said the blood being shed in Kashmir was of the
Pakistani nation and the Muslim Ummah. He said that India
could not suppress the Kashmiris' liberation movement as the
aged, women and children all joined the liberation struggle.
He said the Kashmiri women were awaiting for a Muhammad bin
Qasim, Mehmud Ghaznvi and Salahud Din Ayubi.
He said the Kashmir liberation movement was an ideological
movement and the Pakistani nation would fight it till its
last breath. He said that the love for the Kashmiris
warranted that the nation stood by the Kashmiris. He said
that the Azad Kashmir and Gilgit and Baltistan spread over
an area of more than 35,000 KM was free only because of the
sacrifices of the Kashmiris. The greenery in Pakistan was
due to the rivers flowing from Kashmir.
The JI chief said that the United Nations was biased against
the Muslims. The UN had quickly decided the issues of East
Timor and Southern Sudan as these were areas of non Muslims.
However, it was silent on the issues of Kashmir, Palestine
and Burma where Muslims were being killed.
JI deputy chief Mian Muhammad Aslam, in his address,
stressed that India should be removed as the head of the UN
Human Rights Council because of its persistent human rights
violations in Kashmir. JI chief from Khyber P. Senator
Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, called for Indian Prime Minister Modi's
trial for war crimes because of Indian troops repression in
Held Kashmir.
Students of a college in Lahore supporting Kashmir, came out
on October 26th. Their numbers indicate how widespread is
the support for Kashmir within the student body.
photos courtesy of: Shamsuddin Amjad
War News
Syria
SDF Slaughtered. Female fighters.
Hizbullah Stalled In the Desert. Regime Hits areas around
Aleppo.
Large Refugee Camp on Jordan Border.
October 22-28: A sand storm along the Euphrates river gave
cover to Islamic State fighters to hit Kurdish [Communist]
SDF forces around Hajin, Bughuz, Susa and other enclaves.
The SDF death toll in one day alone, October 26, killed 41
but as they fled, more of them were killed. The SDF death
for that one day alone is now 68.
In one area, women snipers of IS held down the SDF while the
mujahideen advanced. In another battle, an Islamic woman
walking in the open drew SDF out of its positios because the
Kurds thought she needed help.
The SDF Kurds are complaining that in the main battle, the
sand storm was blinding and IS knew the area and they did
not.
However, the US air force is active again after the storm
and reinforcements are being rushed to the area. US, French
and Belgian Special forces are also involved.
October 27-28. Assad's "Hizbullah" supporters tried to
advance again [7th week] towards Tlul al-Safa, the IS
stronghold In the desert north of Suwaida province. After
ferocious attacks and counterattacks, "Hizb" is at a stand
still. IS is insisting that 60 Islamic women supporting IS
in one of Assad's prisons must be released along with a cash
amount for the release of Druze supporters [women] of the
regime in much smaller numbers.
On the Jordanian border, at Rukben, a large refugee camp has
emerged of people who fled the fighting. Health problems
have emerged. Food is scarce.
In the northwest, Iranian and Shia militias supporting Assad
are exchanging fire with Islamic groups around Aleppo.
Iranian and Assad forces are also hitting towns in northern
Hama province held by Islamic groups, [mostly FSA.]
Iran and "Hizb" are percolating into areas in south Deraa in
the guise of religious centers and charities known as
"Hussaineyye" . Russia had earlier made them leave. Large
numbers of Iranian troops are being brought in behind the
religious structures.
In al-Raqqa, destroyed a year back by the US air force, IS
sleeper cells are attacking the Kurdish forces supported by
the US in hit and run incidents,
On October 28, Turkish artillery shelled YPG [Communist
Kurds] in Kobane, north central Syria, also known as Ayn
al-Arab. Turkey told YPG to vacate a few months back but YPG
is supported by the US
[Sources: Wire services and SOHR.]
Iraq
Growing Conflict. Attacks and small battles developing.
Daily bomb explosions in Baghdad. General killed.
October 26. Baaj town, west of Mosul. Five persons who were
"gathering information" about Isis were killed by the group.
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October 27. Harmin mountains, northeast of Diyala. Hussein
Ebeid, a general in the regime's intelligence agency and a
policeman with him were killed in an IS ambush.
In Riyadh area of Kirkuk province, IS fighters killed a
police officer and "an untold number of his guards." The
regime called In an air strike to drive away the
assailants.
On October 28, the Baghdad regime received 6 more T-50 Jet
fighters from South Korea, bringing the total to 18. Both
South Korea and Baghdad are close allies of the US.
October 23. A bomb attack occurred in Qayyarah city, 60
miles south of Mosul, killing 6, injuring "dozens." Ibrahim
Hussein, alleged supporter of IS, was arrested on Oct. 28
for the attack.
Oct. 28 Tens of thousands of security forces are guarding
Karbala in anticipation of massive crowds of pilgrims from
Iran arriving to remember, Hussain, r.a., , grandson of the
Prophet, pbuh.
Thought....
Israeli Role Behind Nobel Prize for Yazidi woman.
by Nadrat Siddique
Nadia Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi woman was selected to receive
the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month. It is instructive
that:
Iraq has a population of 37,000,000 (37 million) people,
all of whom have lived under U.S. occupation and war/
proxy-war since 2003. Off those millions, the Nobel
committee selected a clear Islam-hater;
Of that population (37 million), 90% are Muslim.
(Yazidis, by comparison, form 2% of the population.) Vast
segments of the Muslim population have fought back against
the U.S. occupation and war, often times in ways which
demonstrated extraordinary courage and heroism. (Despite the
pervasive labels and propaganda against fighters who oppose
U.S. power, fighting a superpower with vastly great force of
arms can only be described as heroic, and in any other
era--e.g. the Warsaw Ghetto, the Algerian Civil War,
etc.--would be viewed as an act of courage.)
Comparable to the Palestinian children throwing rocks at
Israeli tanks, Iraqis (in the early days of the war) armed
with only IEDs would launch themselves upon U.S. APCs and
tanks--but only after the U.S. dropped 50,000 bombs and
missiles on Baghdad in just over a month's period. And yet
not one Muslim fighting occupation and oppression was deemed
worthy of the Nobel committee's consideration;
Iraqi Muslim women suffered perhaps the most as a result
of the U.S. occupation and war; and many of them have fought
back against the terror enacted upon them by a Superpower
terror. Again, not one of them was deemed worthy of the
Nobel award.
Only Nadia Murad was deemed worthy. After she visited Israel
(in a trip to witness the enacting of legislation protecting
Yazidis, and incredibly irony in a state which practices
apartheid against Palestinians), she returned to Germany
where she currently resides. Shortly after that, she was
notified by the Nobel Committee of her award. In response,
she said, "I am incredibly honored and humbled by their
support and I share this award with all Yazidis with all the
Iraqis, Kurds and all the minorities and all survivors of
sexual violence around the world." Oddly, she uttered not
one word against those who had occupied and steadily
destroyed and destabilized her country since 1991.
If it were up to me, Abeer an-Janabi, the 14-year old Iraqi
girl raped and burned to death by U.S. troops in 2006 (all
of her family were killed by U.S. troops in the same
incidentj) would have received the Nobel. Posthumously, if
there is such a thing as a posthumous Nobel. THAT would have
restored the dignity of the Nobel.
NAME, ARREST & PROSECUTE SPONSORS OF BEROM KILLERS
by Abdul Kabir Oyemomi
The Nigeria Army last week Wednesday 17th October, 2018,
presented 13 suspects arrested in connection with missing
Major General Idris Alkali (rtd) to newsmen in Jos. The
suspects were subsequently handed over to the police for
further investigation.
Commending the army for respecting the rule of law by
handing over the suspects to the police, the Muslim Rights
Concern (MURIC) on Monday charged the Inspector General of
Police to ensure that justice is not only done but it must
be seen to have been done.
According to the director of the human rights group,
Professor Ishaq Akintola, "The police must speedily,
diligently and meticulously prosecute the suspects. Not only
that, the sponsors must be fished out, identified, arrested
and prosecuted. Those thirteen suspects are mere pawns in
the hands of powerful sponsors. They are the symptoms, not
the disease. It is the sponsors who are behind the illegal
smuggling of arms into Plateau State and the killing of
Muslims and Fulanis.
"The blood-letting will continue even with the incarceration
of these few men unless the sponsors are dealt with. There
must be no sacred cows. The failure to apprehend sponsors
behind the Plateau mayhem has been responsible for its
continuity. Now is the time to be assertive. The
investigation must be comprehensive.
"The government of Plateau State is advised to steer clear
of the current investigations. We have no iota of doubt that
the state government has vested interest. Many of the
sponsors would have been in police net long ago but for
official protection. In particular, both Jonah Jang and
Joshua Dariye have demonstrated open bias. Dariye was once
quoted as allegedly saying that he would make Plateau State
the center of Christianity in Nigeria. This statement
presupposes that Dariye turned Plateau into a Christian
state and falls short of what is expected of a state
governor in a multi-religious Nigeria.
"The massacre of Muslims in 2001 and the merciless killing,
roasting and eating of the dead bodies of hundreds of
Muslims at the Id (Salah ground) in 2011 could not have
taken place without the connivance of government officials.
The show of shame lasted the whole day and calls to security
agents for intervention went unheeded. This proves that
there was no approval for action from above.
"We strongly believe that apart from the involvement of the
state government in 2011, ex-President Jonathan who was in
power at that time provided illegal cover for the killers as
all the security agencies failed to intervene when the
killing, roasting and eating of the dead bodies continued
throughout the day.
"This is why the Federal Government (FG) must show interest
in the case. It is beyond the murder of an army general. The
fact that other vehicles and corpses were found under the
pool of death is enough to prove that the killing has been
going on for years. It is time for FG to conjure the
political will to deal with the situation.
"The fact that the state government may be hands in gloves
with the killers or their sponsors makes it imperative for
FG to intervene. Nigerian Muslims will only repose
confidence in a neutral authority. FG may need to establish
a judicial commission of inquiry into the Plateau imbroglio
and all present and past heads of security agencies must
testify.
"The implications are wider and more serious and Nigerian
Muslims do not lack the intellectual capacity to fully
comprehend it. By waylaying travelers and killing the Fulani
and Muslims among them, Berom killers have declared war on
all Nigerian Muslims. There is no doubt that Muslims of all
tribes have fallen victims of this barbaric act.
"So it is beyond the murder of a Muslim army general.
Everything points at premeditated murder of persons
belonging to the Fulani extraction and Muslims of any tribe
at all. The Beroms have murdered Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo,
Kanuri, Edo Muslims, etc. No civilized nation will stomach
such atrocity and no serious central government will
abdicate its responsibility in this respect.
"We therefore appeal to FG to order the draining of other
ponds withing the vicinity of the Dura-Du Pond of Death
because there is every reason to believe that many vehicles,
decomposing bodies and skeletons of murdered Muslim
travelers will still be lying under Berom ponds. Until this
is done, until the capacity of Berom Christian killers to
block the road and kill Muslims at will is neutralized,
Nigerian Muslims from the North and South are not safe. It
is the responsibility of FG to ensure our safety.
"Nigerian Muslims are prepared to live in peace with their
Christian neighbours but there must be assurance that
Muslims are safe to traverse the length and breadth of this
great country. FG must take every necessary action to
protect Muslim travelers particularly from merciless
killers, terrorists and cannibals in our midst. The starting
point is ensuring that the sponsors of these killers are
exposed and prosecuted. Those found guilty must face the
full wrath of the law.
In our closing remarks, we charge the Nigerian Police to
prosecute the 13 suspects handed over by the army. We also
urge the police and other security agencies to dig deeper.
The sponsors of the blood-thirsty killers must be
identified, arrested and prosecuted. The case goes beyond a
murdered army general. It is a case of massacre, ethnic
cleansing and systematic elimination of Muslim travelers
over a long period. The Plateau state government is
suspected of active connivance. FG must therefore intervene
and ensure the protection of Muslim travelers particularly
in Berom territory."
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Director,Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin
HIJAAB OF THE BODY PARTS~THE HEART~THE EYES~
THE HANDS ~THE TONGUE~
{ Courtesy ~ Sis Yasmin }
'Alhamduli'Allahi Rabbil-'Aalameen wa-Salaatu wa-Salaamu
'alaa
Ashrafil-Anbiyaa-e-wal-Mursaleen~ 'Amma 'Baa'd'.
'Assalaamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu'
*HIJAAB OF THE BODY PARTS*
She asked me, "Do you wear Hijaab (Islamic covering)?"
I said, "What Hijaab ?" She said, "Hijaab of the body
parts."
I asked, "What kind of Hijaab is that ?" She said, "It is
the perfect Hijaab."
I said, "I thought my garment and head cover were my
Hijaab."
She said, "This is the outward Hijaab. Everyone can wear
it."
I said, "Then, who observes this Hijaab that you speak of
?"
She said, "It belongs to the beloved ones."
I said, "By whom are they beloved?"
She said, "They are beloved by Allaah The Merciful who
accepts
repentance." I said, "Only because of Hijaab ?"
She said, "This Hijaab has a story, and there is a beginning
to each story." Adhere to Hijaab that protects all your
body parts from committing misdeeds, so that you will be
ever pleased.
Allaah The Almighty Says.... "O reassured soul, Return to
your Lord,
well-pleased and pleasing [to Him]".
{ Source~ Qur'an~ 89~ A# 27-28 }
'HIJAAB' OF THE EYES.
Adhere to it, sister, because by staring, your eyes commit
Zina (fornication). Be aware that The Creator sees you, and
lower your gaze.
Why should you lower your gaze ? Because looking at what is
unlawful to you involves potential troubles and unrest.
By Allaah, the heart complains and the soul cries, but you,
are oblivious and heedless. The arrogant soul is confused by
desires.
What a loss ! Do you know that the world is a business,
whose capital is
obedience, and your profit is contentment ?
HIJAAB OF THE TONGUE.
Protect your tongue against harming others just like you
protect yourself against harm. Do not speak ill of any one,
claiming that you are speaking the truth, for they may speak
ill of you, definitely saying the truth.
The truth is that none of you should insult each other.
Allaah The Almighty Says ..."And do not spy or backbite each
other.
Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when
dead ?
You would detest it. And fear Allaah; indeed,
Allaah is accepting of repentance and Merciful."
[Source~ Qur'an 49: A # 12]
How many corpses have you consumed, under the pretext of
"speaking the truth"? Why have you stooped to this ? When
will you have enough ?
HIJAAB OF THE HANDS .
Do not let your hands do anyone injustice.
Do not take hold of unlawful money.
Read the punishment that is due in the world before you go
to the
Hereafter, if you deride my words. Do not shake hands with
male friends or neighbors, your hands will speak and testify
against you on a Day
when your friends will not avail you, and when you will be
either honored or disgraced.
HIJAAB OF THE HEART.
It is the pearl of the righteous soul and the lofty spirit,
this is what makes
you well-pleased and pleasing to your Lord. Are you sinful,
but nevertheless do not seek forgiveness from Allaah The
Almighty ?
Woe unto the heart that abides with a cruel soul !
Make your heart a place for loving the Merciful. Expel the
whispers of 'Shaytan' from it...Say, "At this moment, I
repent, O Merciful.
Please grant me an abode in Paradise." Light up your heart
with
remembering Allaah. The Almighty and reciting the Qur'an
Have mercy upon your eyes by shedding some tears.
Wipe away hardness from your heart. And renounce this
transient world.
Elevate your spirit to the heavens. Praise be to Allaah The
Almighty, my Lord; He guided me and honored me. What honor
is superior to faith ?
What blessing is greater than Islam ?
Whom should I love other than the Merciful ?
He created the heavens, the earth, and Paradise for me.
He provided me with clothing, provision, and a home.
And should you count the favors of Allaah,
you could not enumerate them.
Thank Allaah I am His servant,And that my heart is full of
love for Him.
Source~ 'Qur'an'~16~A #18 }~ My 'Salaams' to All ~
~ Y a s m i n ~
