30 Rabi' al Thani 1440 A.H. - January 6 2019 Issue # 1, Newsletter #1792
Hadith of the Week
Narrated Al-Bara, r.a:
There was revealed: 'Not equal are those believers who sit
(at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of
Allah.' (4.95) The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Call Zaid for
me and let him bring the board, the inkpot and the scapula
bone (or the scapula bone and the ink pot)."' Then he said,
"Write: 'Not equal are those Believers who sit..", and at
that time 'Amr bin Um Maktum, the blind man was sitting
behind the Prophet (ﷺ) . He said, "O Allah's Apostle!
What is your order For me (as regards the above Verse) as I
am a blind man?" So, instead of the above Verse, the
following Verse was revealed: 'Not equal are those believers
who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury
or are blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in
the cause of Allah.' (4.95)
Two Muslimahs, daughters of a Distinguished Muslim family,
found an extraordinary way of Raising Funds for Rohingya
refugees.
Saira & Maryam's Everest Base Camp Challenge
Fundraising for Penny Appeal
Team: Conquer Everest
Everest Base Camp 2018
run by Penny Appeal
34 fundraisers take on a mighty 12 day trek to Mount Everest
Base Camp, reaching over 18,000ft. Help our team raise
£250,000 for the Rohingya Refugee Crisis. Donate TODAY!
Charity Registration No. 1128341
Thank you for taking time out to view our page and donate.
We are both really looking forward to this exciting
challenge but more importantly raising money for this worthy
cause.
We decided to share the same JustGiving page, because we
share the same family and friends =)
However, we both have our own stories and reasons for
wanting to be part of this journey.
Saira:
Although I went skydiving a couple of years ago (and would
love to go again), I am the less crazy and
adrenaline-junky-mad of the two of us. As a family, our
parents have always encouraged us to be outdoors, go on
hikes, take part in water sports, etc. Our mum especially
has been a key motivator in making sure her 4 daughters and
every girl she knows takes part in the same physical
activities as our male counterparts. Although she wasn't
keen on us taking part in the Everest Base Camp Trek (as she
thinks Maryam will find a way to climb to Everest peak), she
was happy to hear that the majority of the EBC team this
year is made up of "young ladies" (#girlpower).
Although hiking in the UK every summer is great fun, Maryam
and I have always wanted to climb Kilimanjaro together and
said we would before our next big birthday. Having
volunteered and fundraised for several charities since we
were children, we wanted to make sure the challenge would be
sponsored to raise money for a much-needed cause. Whilst
researching Maryam came across Penny Appeal's Everest Base
Camp Challenge. I immediately dropped out because as those
who know me know, I HATE THE COLD, and we're going in
DECEMBER!!
Maryam was the first to sign up and I continued to research
for teams going to Kili. However, once she sent me the Penny
Appeal brochure, which highlighted not only the amazing
experience climbing to EBC is, but the amazing work Penny
Appeal are doing and how your donations will help the
Rohingya refugees, I was in.
This definitely won't be like any of my spontaneous trips
abroad and I am really looking forward to the challenge that
lies ahead. The strength and bravery that the Rohingya
people show on a daily basis will be my motivation to make
sure that I not only hit my fundraising target by September,
but that I reach Everest Base Camp without getting
frostbite!
Maryam:
My love and fascination for mountains began when I was a
child and it's something I just haven't been able to shake.
Mountains are mentioned in the Quran countless times as
something to help strengthen your belief, to provide proof
as a symbol of power and magnitude, but also as a reminder
of the final days. If Allah wills he can turn these giant,
towering mounds of rock and dirt into dust. The verses in
the Qur'an have always resonated with me and helped me
really see the beauty and magnificence of these
creations.
Ever since I can remember my parents have encouraged my
siblings and I to enjoy the outdoors. They have instilled
within us a want and need to explore the world. So, it will
come as no surprise to someone who knows me that since I was
15 I had set myself a goal to climb the 7 summits of the
world. Ending with Everest...
15 years down the line I am no closer to achieving this
goal. I have completed my 'worldly duties' by getting a
degree, marrying, travelling, been in constant employment
since I was 17 etc. but I still am no closer to the one goal
I have ever set myself.
Maybe it was reaching 30 or maybe it was certain hardships
in my life but last Ramadan I gave myself a kick up the
backside and decided to evaluate my priorities and think
about what I really wanted to do and achieve in my life.
Amongst my list of priorities was my dream of climbing
Everest and I decided I wasn't going to let anything get in
my way, I was going to start working towards these goals,
even if I didn't achieve them. At least I know I tried.
Mount Kilimanjaro had always been where I had wanted to
start the 7-summit challenge and so I started to look for a
group who was going. Saira and I had always wanted to climb
Kilimanjaro together and so I told her I was looking for a
charity to climb with and she was extremely interested and
excited that we were finally going to do this.
During my research, I came across Penny Appeals trip to
Kilimanjaro in December and was gutted that I had missed it.
They were literally scaling the mountain as I was
researching a group to go with! I asked if they would be
doing a trip the following year and that's when I found out
about EBC.
After some research, I discovered that EBC requires roughly
the same skill level as Kili and so I decided to go for it.
I waited patiently for the registration page to go live and
was the first person to sign up. I then forwarded the
information pack to Saira, which really excited her and so
she signed up too!
What could be a better place to start than where I want it
to end one day. Mount Everest.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees have been displaced due to
the crisis in Myanmar. Around 500,000 of these refugees are
currently living in Balukhali Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar,
Bangladesh.
With your donations, we hope to try and make this situation
a little more bearable for them by proving food, clothing,
water, hygiene and sanitation supplies, alongside building
much-needed toilets and shelters.
Donations are Zakat eligible and there is a 100% Donation
policy.
Thanks again for taking time out to read our stories and
hopefully understanding why your donations are so
important.
Follow our journey on Instagram:
@saira_jm
@maryamsqz
A note from the distinguished father, Br. Shoaib.
My 2 eldest daughters Saira and Maryam made a sponsored trek
to Everest Base Camp to raise money for Rohingya refugees.
It is at a height of 18000 feet, with a round trip of 100
miles mostly sub-zero. They are now safely back. The group
was 34 and more than two thirds were muslim females, in this
respect it is probably a first. It has been really grueling
with 7 people having to drop out because of altitude
sickness and health reasons. My girls are close to reaching
their target of £20k. It would be wonderful if anyone would
like to contribute even a small amount using the link
below.
JustGiving.com/fundraising/saira-maryam-everestbasecamp2018
Nigerian Women Support Palestine, Boycott Israel.
TA'WUN HOLDS CONFERENCE FOR PALESTINE
by AbdulKabir Oyemomi
The Women's Wing of Jama'at Ta'wunil Muslimeen Movement held
a day national conference on the 5th of December,2018 in
support of Palestinian State.
FAOZAHNY News reported that the conference which took place
in Aqsah Hall at Al-Ummah College of Education, Olabinwonnu,
Iwo,Osun State of Nigeria was purposely organized to call
for Palestinian freedom and to remind the Muslim women of
the suffering Palestinians.
A call was made to let the Muslims understand the
significance of the land and why their attention must be
drawn to the city of Jerusalem which is considered the
third-holiest city in Islam after Ka'aba Sheriff in Mecca
and Masjid-l-Nabawih in Medina.
The group then promised to ensure continuous participation
of Nigerian women in the struggle for Palestinian
independence and return of Jerusalem to Muslims.
Meanwhile, The Nigerian Friends of Palestine, under the
leadership of Sheik Daood Imran Molaasan, who doubles as the
founder and national president of Ta'wun movement troop out
in their thousands on Sunday 16th of December,2018 to stage
a pro-Palestinian rally in Iwo, Osun State. During their
visit to the Palace of Iwo, the Paramount Ruler of Iwoland,
Oba Abdul Rasheed Adewale Akanbi encouraged the organizers
not to relent in their call for Palestinian freedom.
Iwoland, a predominantly Muslim town in the core Southwest
of Nigeria is known to have successfully waged wars against
idol worshipers to firmly establish Islam.
Zionism is the root cause of state of war and unrest in the
middle East: as of January 2004, the Palestinian child
rights organization Defense for Children
International/Palestinian Section (DCI/PS) has documented
the deaths of over 500 Palestinian children under 18. These
deaths are the results of Israeli occupation policies
implemented in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and
Gaza strip since Sept.,2000. DCI/PS reports that an
estimated 10,000 children have been wounded during the
period.
Israel has failed to comply with over 60 UN resolutions with
impunity . It is in illegal occupation of territory assigned
to the Palestinian people, extending its illegal colonies
all the time.
Latest Khutba
Latest Khutba
Qur'an Gives Highest Praise to Sahaba [Companions of the
Prophet, pbuh.] Three greatest groups. Why are they
Important?
Also, Three Evils which are Destroying Civilization in
America.
On January 4, Br. Kaukab Siddique gave the Juma' Khutba at
Masjid Jamaat al-Muslimeen in Baltimore though he was
suffering from severe arthritis.
The masjid community is participating increasingly to make
this small masjid a center of compassion and caring.
Security volunteers have also increased in numbers.
Here is the outline of the khutba:
[Each khutba Br. Kaukab gives begins with praise of Allah,
His Prophet, pbuh, the prophet's family, companions and
wives, and all the prophets and messengers, including Noah,
Abraham, Moses, Jesus , and the last of them, Muhammad,
blessings be on them all.]
Text:
"The vanguard (of Islam)- the first of those who forsook
(their homes) and of those who gave them aid, and (also)
those who followed them in (all) good deeds,- well-pleased
is Allah with them, as are they with Him: for them has He
prepared gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein
forever: that is the supreme felicity." [The Qur'an
9:100]
The Qur'an was revealed to Muhammad, pbuh, and the angel
helped him to memorize it and understand it.
The Prophet, pbuh, recited it to his closest companions
and they too memorized it.
As the revelations became longer and longer, the Prophet,
pbuh, chose from his companions a whole group not only to
memorize it but also to write it. The chapters were
gradually arranged according to the Guidance from Allah. By
the time he passed away, Abu Bakr, r.a., and Umar, r.a., had
complete written copies of the Qur'an. In addition many
other Companions [sahaba] had memorized and or written parts
of the Qur'an.
After Abu Bakr, r.a., and Umar, r.a.,passed away, the
third Caliph, Usman, r.a. set up a committee to compare the
memorization and the writing and thus the complete text
which we have today was agreed upon by ALL the male and
female Companions of the Prophet, pbuh. No other book can
compare with the Qur'an.
The Prophet, pbuh, and his Companions, r.a., are the
transmitters of the Qur'an, and the hadith of the Prophet,
pbuh, which explains the Qur'an.
Muslims in many cases do not study the Prophet, pbuh, and
his Companions, r.a., and try to replace them with their
personal opinions or with
deviant "leaders" who are presented as holier than the
sahaba, r.a. America and India have produced cultist leaders
who attack or ignore hadith or try to select a couple of
hadith to suit their sectarian purposes. The government has
tried to crush the leaders who were following the Sunnah but
has allowed the deviants to flourish.
Part 2.
America's norms of civilization are being undermined by
three great evils.
Adultery, rape and the destruction of the family.
Liquor [drugs etc] and the encouragement of irrational
behavior including extreme violence.
Homosexuality [lgbtq] aimed at total trashing of
religious values and an end of obedience to Allah [God].
Note that Christianity has been subjugated by the homo
culture. An important role played by the pliant sections of
preachers and priests, and child molestation by a major
branch of Christianity helped the homos.
The next step by the Zionist dominated power structure is
to bring the homo culture into Islam.
They know Islam is 100% against the homo culture. So the
methodology which is being applied is to appeal to the
pliant [pro-government] Muslim preachers to tone down their
criticism of the homo culture or to simply keep quiet about
it.
The movie and media culture, including comedy and fake
news, have flooded the younger Muslims with softened
versions of the homo narrative.
Young people are absorbing this softened narrative. If
Islamic scholars and preachers do not speak strongly and
clearly against it, the new generation
is bound to absorb it.
People involved in adultery , liquor [drugs] and homo
sex, who wish to join Islam, should come to the imam of the
masjid and express SINCERE REPENTANCE [taubatun nasooh in
the words of the Qur'an], pledge never to do it again and
try to undo the damage they have done as far as it is
possible for them to undo it.
Du'a: O Allah give us success in this world and in the
Hereafter. Give us spouses and children who will stand with
us for Islam. Help us to study the Qur'an and the hadith on
a daily basis. Ameen.
PAKISTAN
Jamaat e Islami criticizes
Imran Khan government but wants to give it a chance to
do good.
LAHORE, Jan. 3: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator
Sirajul Haq, has said
that political tensions had multiplied since the elections
and was the main obstacle in the national development. He
was addressing the central executive of the JI at
Mansoora.
Sirajul Haq said the statements of the ministers were adding
fuel to the fire while economic crisis had worsened the
plight of the citizens. He said that the value of the rupee
was continuously falling and the burden of the loans on the
country was increasing. He said that the political parties
would have to tolerate each other for the solution of the
peoples' problems.
The JI chief emphasized that the enforcement of the Islamic
system was the only way to solve the country's problems. He
said if the Islamic identity of the country was revived, it
would take rapid strides on the road to development.
Sirajul Haq that the government would have to advance the
accountability process with prudence and tolerance and it
should not have been made controversial. He said in spite of
tall claims, the government had not been able to recover
even a pie from the plunderers. He said if the situation
remained the same, the masses might rise against the
government.
He said that price hike and load shedding of gas during the
peak winter had added to the problems of the people while
load shedding of electricity had also started.
The JI chief said that the government had not paid due
attention to the solution of the problems being faced by the
general public and the rosy promises made by the PTI during
the election campaign and in its manifesto remained a dream.
Released by Media Cell, JIP, Mansoora, Lahore.
LAHORE, Jan. 3; Syed Munawwar Hasan, former Ameer of the
Jamaat e Islami, has said that the PTI government could not
build Pakistan on the pattern of the state of Madina but its
desire in this respect should be given due respect. He was
inaugurating the Syed Maudoodi auditorium at the Punjab
School's Khyaban e Jinnah campus. The auditorium has been
named after the founder of the Jamaat e Islami, Syed Abul
Ala Maudoodi. Syed Munawwar Hasan, also talked to the media
on the occasion. JI Secretary General Liaqat Bloch, JI
deputy chief Dr Farid Ahmed Piracha and Chief Editor of the
Urdu daily Pakistan, Mujibur Rehman Shami, also spoke on the
occasion.'
Syed Munawwar Hasan said that so far the people did not
believe that the PTI government was capable of enforcing the
system of the State of Madina however, its desire in this
respect should be respected.
Syed Munawwar Hasan said that services of Syed Abul Ala
Maodoodi for Islam and his writings were a lasting source of
guidance for the Muslim Ummah. He said that the religious
scholars and the Ulema would have to carry forward the
thought of Syed Maudoodi, to the Muslim world. He said that
a revival of the movement for the Aqamat e Deen was the need
of the hour.
LAHORE, Jan. 3; Secretary General, Jamaat e Islami, Liaqat
Baloch, has deplored the delaying tactics of the government
in removing the names of 172 persons from the ECL and has
said that the government should admit the wrong decision of
the Interior Ministry and make amend for it.
Talking to the Lahore chief of the JI Youth Mian Sohaib, he
said that if these names had been rightfully placed on the
ECL, the government should place its report in the Supreme
Court.
He said the main reasons of the government's failure were
its inexperience, incompetence and the use of foul language
by its ministers. He said the government was fast running on
the path of failure but it did not realize that. The
purchasing power of the common man had fallen and the
national productivity had declined. He said the rich were
being patronized while the general public was denied even
basic social security.
War News
Syria
Assad's Iranian & Russian forces getting into Attack Mode.
Al-Nusra gaining control of Northwest Syria. ISIS Breaking
Up?
Egyptian preacher's Message.
January 1 to 5. Fighters of al-Nusra [Tahrir al-Sham
ex-Al-Qaida] have captured al-Atarib, the biggest city west
of Aleppo.
This follows clashes with pro-Turkey factions.
In continuing conflict with pro-Turkey factions [known as
National Liberation] al-Nusra [Tahrir al-Sham ex-al-Qaida]
has captured
10 towns in Idlib province. Minor clashes with pro-Turkey
continue.
An Egyptian preacher Abu Yaqzan al-Masri is rallying
fighters to join al-Nusra and not get involved in the
pro-Turkish and pro-Kurdish clashes. He said, in a message
received by SOHR, that Atheists [Kurdish YPG] and
Secularists [Turkey] are fighting each other. It is not an
Islamic fight. He urged mujahideen to stand firm as they
have done for 9 months against Assad and not withdraw as
urged by Russia and Turkey.
January 6, 2019. Regime's Iranian and other Shia forces in
large numbers are moving into attack mode facing area held
by Islamic factions in northwest Hama province and in
northwestern Aleppo province.
Last week Russian backed Assad forces moved armored columns
towards the western bank of the southern Euphrates.
December 31 to January 6: Heavy fighting continues east of
Hajin. SDF is advancing along the entire southern Euphrates
frontlines
with support from US-British-French air forces. The bombing
has killed hundreds of Islamic State fighters and helped
Kurdish SDF to advance.
US bombing of Islamic State enclaves is not sparing
civilians. SOHR has pinpointed one such bombing on January 2
at al-Shafa village where 5 children, 3 women and 3 men from
IS were killed in a US air strike.
IS fighters from overseas in scores have handed themselves
over to SDF in the hope of being sent to their home
countries.
Syrian fighters for Islamic State are filtering out into the
desert to carry on guerrilla warfare. Others are remaining
in their positions
and trying to stop the SDF advance.
In al-Rokban refugee camp, life has become miserable owing
to a sand storm. People want to be sent to northern areas of
Syria
controlled by Islamic factions. If US moves away from its
military post at Tanf [on Jordan Syria border], as ordered
by Trump, Assad's forces would massacre the refugees who
have rejected Assad's regime.
Deraa province, during the week, guerrilla fighters killed
several of Assad's regime intelligence operatives and others
calling for acceptance of Assad.
UAE
An extensive report indicates that five years back UAE
distributed phones to opposition commanders in Syria and
then gave their codes to Assad which led to the murder of
the commanders by Assad's hit squads.
Iraq
Extra-Judicial Slaughter by Shias of IS Leaders
Uncovered.
Fighting reported Across Iraq. Details not Given.
SIS Officials Found in Mass Grave;
by Margaret Griffis [anti-war.com]
Posted on
January 05, 2019
At least one person was killed and nine were wounded in
recent violence; 38 bodies were found in a mass grave:
A mass grave believed to contain 38 bodies belonging to
senior Islamic State officials was discovered near Mosul in
Hazir.
Militants attacked a Shi'ite militia base in Salah ad Din
province. Seven militiamen were injured, and one was
kidnapped.
On a road near Akashat, a bomb wounded two people.
A militant was shot dead in Mukhisa, possibly by one of his
colleagues.
Read more by Margaret Griffis
ISIS Attacks Leave Three Killed, Three Wounded - January
4th, 2019
ISIS Attacks Security Post; Four Killed in Iraq - January
2nd, 2019
News Within the U.S.
Baltimore Muslims run for the Homeless
by Nadrat Siddique
Members of Masjid Jamaat al-Muslimeen (Baltimore) started
out the year by walking and/or running the Resolution Run 5K
in Baltimore's Patterson Park. Although I'd run the race
three previous years, this was the first time I had the
company of a Muslim team, called Team Jamaat al-Muslimeen. I
was very pleased, because the race benefits Earl's Place, a
worthy cause (they provide transitional housing for homeless
men in Baltimore).
All the members of our team finished the race, including the
75-year old Imam of Masjid Jamaat al-Muslimeen, Kaukab
Siddique (my father) who prevailed over his arthritis. I was
very proud of him! His wife, who might have sprinted to the
finish, walked the entire route with him for support.
Another member of our team, who is a seasoned athlete,
alternately walked and ran the route despite a rather
serious injury.
The team went to breakfast at IHOP afterwards, where we had
scintillating conversations about the state of the nation,
including addictions, perversions, and the abridging of
first amendment rights of theists and pro-Palestine voices,
and what Islam can do about such dilemmas
Bangladesh
Power-addict Hasina & Fake Election in Bangladesh
Dr Firoz Mahboob Kamal
Addiction to power is far more catastrophic than the
addiction to drugs. A drug-addict only kills himself; but a
power-addict may kill millions. They are more dreadful than
the lethal bugs. No episode of Tsunami, epidemic illness or
earthquake caused so such tragedies to the mankind as were
inflicted by these power-addicts. The annals of history is
full of their brutalities. They carry out every sort of
cruelties to stay in power. Secrete killing, extrajudicial
killing, mass killing and abolition of human rights are the
awful expression of such power addiction. So, millions had
to die in Germany, Russia and China because of the
power-addict rulers like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao
Zedong. They didn't give the right of survival to their
opponents, let alone give any political space. Only those
who submit to their ideological cum political enslavement,
enjoy some breathing space in their domain.
This is why, political cum ideological slavery gets huge
boost during the rule of the brutal autocrats. In its
coercive milieu, millions of Germans, Russians and Chinese
became the ideological convert cum political slave overnight
to serve the power-addict rulers. Currently, President
Bashar al-Assad of Assad of Syria happened to be the worst
and the classic example of such power-addicts. He has
already dragged the country to a blood-bath and shocking
destruction, but not ready to leave his power. More than
three hundred thousand people in Syria are killed and more
than 6 million people are forced to flee from their homes.
Hundreds of cities are bombed to rubbles. This shows, how a
power-addict -like a drug-addict, is ready to die but not
ready to give up his addiction. Like any other power-addict,
he too, could amass a large number of political cum
ideological slaves to help him killing people and destroying
the country.
The case of Bangladesh is not different either. This country
has been under the rule of awful power-addicts during the
most part of its history since its inception in 1971. In
1970's election, Shaikh Mujib took votes in the name of
multi-party parliamentary democracy, but when grabbed power,
established one-party autocracy. Like a drug-addict, a
power-addict can't stay strict to the established morality;
the betrayal becomes the norm. So, Mujib's power-addiction
led him to banning all the opposition political parties and
death to more than 30 thousands political activists. His
killing machine could only be stopped at his own brutal
death in 1975. Another power-addict General Ershad snatched
power from an elected government of retired Chief Justice
Abdus Satter by a military coup in 1982 and continued his
autocratic brutality until ousted by a mass up-rise in 1990.
But his ouster didn't bury autocracy in Bangladesh; rather
re-emerged with more brutality under the current
power-addict Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina. During her rule,
brutality has attained a new and more heinous dimension. Not
only the opposition political leaders and activists of
Jamaat-e-Islami and Bangladesh Nationalist Party are
targeted for political assassination, crucial military and
religious institutions are also targeted for weakening their
grip. Hence, 53 military officers were slaughtered and
hundreds of imams and religious students of Hefajat-e-Islam
are massacred with utter ruthlessness.
Like a drug-addict, a power-addict too, can stay within the
parameters of the civilised norms. Hence, the extrajudicial
killing and the enforced disappearance of the political
figures become his or her favoured tools for eliminating the
political enemies. This is why, Shaikh Hasina can't think of
a political milieu that would allow the opposition activists
freely roaming in the streets and mobilising people.
Therefore, they are locked up in prisons. Addiction doesn't
come alone; it also brings in other vices. Hence, Hasina
could be fully compatible with crimes like thievery of
government treasury, banks and share market. Although the
country is known for massive corruption -stood five time
first in corruption in the world, but the prisons are full
with political activists, not by the corrupt. To stay in
power, she thinks it a political necessity to get rid of
fair and free election in Bangladesh. Hence, engineering a
rigged election is the part of her savagery. She has blocked
not only the practice of basic human rights, free press and
other democratic values, rather has taken the country far
backward. Hence an impartial election that was possible more
than half a century ago in 1937, 1946 or 1954 -in British
and Pakistani period, now stands unthinkable in
Bangladesh.
The fake election
The power edicts show her mastery in holding fake election.
Shaikh Hasina did the same in Bangladesh. She has
successfully killed democracy in Bangladesh. The election is
held without an iota of democratic norm. It has been used
only as a tool to rubber stamp the extension of her
autocratic rule. In the recent parliamentary election held
on 30th December, 2018, Shaikh Hasina rigged the whole
electoral process. She has proven, how impossible is a free
and fair election in Bangladesh under her autocratic and
corruptive rule. The rigging started long before the
Election Day. More than 10 thousands opposition political
activists were put behind the bar so that they cannot take
part in the election campaign. The opposition parties were
mostly barred from holding the political meetings and
displaying the election posters. The political agents of the
opposition candidates were not allowed to do their desired
job. So the poling agents of the ruling party in
collaboration with the partisan government employees enjoyed
unfettered opportunities to fill the ballot box by
pre-stamped ballot papers.
Many of the polling agents of the opposition parties were
beaten up and forcefully ousted from the voting centres.
Many of them were arrested prior to the Election Day. Many
voters found their votes casted before they reach the voting
centre. In many places, the opposition voters who dared to
appear in the polling stations were forced to stamp the
ballot paper for Hasina's party candidates in front of the
ruling party thug. In some places, the voters are beaten if
discovered that they casted votes for the opposition
candidate. It has also been alleged that the ballot box were
filled with the stamped ballot papers before the election
was actually started. To hide the whole electoral rigging,
the CCTV camera were either dismantled or not allowed to
install. Independent press reporters were seldom seen to
observe the voting process.
The sadistic Hasina
A drug-addict can't enjoy his life without his drugs.
Similarly, a power-addict can't enjoy his life without the
unfettered power. But there is a difference. A drug-addict
goes against the laws secretively. But a power-addict
autocrat publicly destroys all civil and military
institutions, laws and values that restrict execution of his
arrogance. Bangladesh under the rule of Hasina is a true
example of that. Its laws, judiciary, media and state
institutions are only allowed to fully comply with its
power-addict ruler Shaikh Hasina. No one is allowed to stand
against her wish. Abdul Qader Mollah -an Islamist leader,
was given a judgement of life-long imprisonment for his role
in 1971; but Shaikh Hasina and her cronies were not happy
with the judgement. To please their whims, the judiciary had
to change the judgement to his death by hanging. So, Abdul
Qader Mollah had to die to please Hasina's sadistic
instinct. The former Supreme Court Chief Justice Surindra
Kumar Sinha was still in job; but he had to flee the country
hurriedly for his visible incompatibility with Hasina.
Shaikh Hasina's illegitimacy
Hasina has already committed huge damage to Islam and the
Muslims. It is indeed the inherited legacy of her father. In
1971, after the defeat of Pakistan Army in former East
Pakistan, Shaikh Mujib and his party men -under the umbrella
Indian occupational Army, committed huge brutality and
violation of human rights. About half a million non-Bengali
Muslims were driven out from their homes, jobs and
businesses; and tens of thousands were brutally killed.
Thousands of non-Bengalis women were raped. Their belongings
were taken by the ruling party's hooligans. Those who
survived are made homeless, stateless and forced to live in
concentration camps supported only by the UN agencies. Those
camps still survive in Bangladesh with the legacy of untold
atrocities. In fact, the type of atrocities that are now
being committed against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar had
indeed happened with more brutality against the non-Bengali
Muslims in 1971. Though these criminals belong to two
different ethnicities, but proved to be the ideological
cousins of the same ultra-nationalism. In the ruling Awami
League circle, the same brutality still thrives. But the
targets are now different: they are the opposition
activists.
Shaikh Hasina grabbed power without holding a fair election
in 2014. She spent most of her time to hide her
illegitimacy. In democracy, the government must draw its
legitimacy only from people; and it comes through a proper
election. The electoral body and the election process
constitute the most important institution in democracy; it
works as an effective tool to know the people's verdict. But
if it is corrupted or made dysfunctional, those who get
elected also lose their legality and credibility. But such a
transparent election didn't happen in 2014. The election was
so massively boycotted by the people that there was no need
to set up polling booth in 153 seats of the parliament. How
a government can claim democratic legitimacy with absence of
such a huge number of polling centres?
The indispensable care-taker government
In democracy, holding an election is not enough; it must be
visibly fair and impartial. Otherwise, it doesn't serve the
purpose. This is why, creating a conducive environment for
free and fair participation of people and all political
parties is so crucial. In election in 2014, more than 90%
voters didn't cast their votes. Therefore, the election made
the message quite clear. The people didn't have any faith in
that election. The whole election process was fake; and it
loses its credibility. In fake elections, the people can
still punish the self-declaring winners. They do that by
staying away from the election booth. This way, they deny
giving legitimacy to those who claim to be elected. Exactly
that happened in 2014.
In the recent election on 30th December, the participation
of the opposition parties didn't make any difference either.
This time, the rigging happened with a different strategy.
But electoral rigging -in one form or other, never gives
legality to anyone. Rigging is always rigging. So, this time
too, Shaikh Hasina failed to draw her legality from the
people. Such a fake election, could only expose her as a
mega fraudster. Only the people with moral deprivation and
with no shame could publicly display such a cheating skill
and claim victory. Awfully, Hasina belongs to such a lot.
The people with such moral deprivation disqualify themselves
to hold any public office. So the leaders of the opposition
parties have rightly rejected her election to the office. In
such circumstances, the issue of holding election under an
impartial caretaker government now receives extremely
crucial importance. 01.01.2019
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
'Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim'
'Assalam Alaikum Wa Rehmath Ullahi Wa Barkatahu'.
*Food for Thought ~ Not for Stomachs*
Abû Al-Dardâ'~ [Allâh be pleased with him]---used to
say...
"Learn knowledge before it is taken away, and it is taken
away by its people [scholars] being taken away.
The scholar and the student are partners in good and there
is no good in any other people. The richest of men is the
knowledgeable man whose knowledge is needed ...! he benefits
those who need him and if done without... he benefits
himself with the knowledge Allâh [Azza wa Jall ] has placed
with him {!}
So how is it I see your scholars dying yet the ignorant
among you not learning...? I fear that the predecessor
will depart and the successor will not learn. If the scholar
studies, he only increases in knowledge, and he does not
take anything away from knowledge. And if the ignorant
studies,
he will find knowledge firm and established.. So how is it
that I see you full up with food... yet starved of knowledge
{?}"
[Source Ibn 'Abd Al-BarrJâmi' Bayân Al-'Ilm wa Fadlihi Vol.
2 pg #233]
Allâh {Azza wa Jall} will say...
' What number of years did you stay on earth?'
They will say: ' We stayed a day or part of a day.
Ask of those who keep account.' Allâh will say.. 'You
stayed not but a little, if you had only known ! Did you
think that We had created you in play (without any purpose),
and that you would not be brought back to Us?[Source: Qur'an
Surat Al-Müminün# 23~ {The Believers} A# 112-115]
~'SALAAMS' TO ALL ~Courtesy Sis Yasmin~
"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 }
