The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Cleanliness is half
of faith and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fills the
scale, and Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) and al-Hamdu
Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fill upwhat is between the
heavens and the earth, and prayer is a light, and charity is
proof (of one's faith) and endurance is a brightness and the
Holy Qur'an is a proof on your behalf or against you. All
men go out early in the morning and sell themselves, thereby
setting themselves free or destroying themselves.
[Sahih Muslim 223]
Washington DC's main Mosque.
February 8, 2019.
Massachusetts Ave.
150 Muslims were given a 7-page Islamic document produced by
Jamaat al-Muslimeen.
A very international crowd comes to pray here.
Here is an outline of the contents of the 7-pager.
Jamaat al-Muslimeen shoora resolutions calling on
Muslims"
To support Islamic political prisoners.
To support migrant caravans coming to the USA.
To support critics of Israel.
To support Africa particularly Ethiopia-Eritrea unity
To support children in Gambia, Ethiopia and other
countries.
To oppose police shootings in USA.
to oppose Israel and Saudi atrocities, particularly
Israeli attacks on Gaza and the murder of Kashhoggi.
To oppose all tyrants and occupiers, particularly in
Syria, Iraq Afghanistan, Egypt and Somalia.
To condemn the destruction of Muslim cities, Aleppo,
Raqqa and Mosul.
To condemn the slaughter of civilians in Deir ez Zor by
US air force.
Report on the Jamaat Shoora meeting led by Dr. Kaukab
Siddique with important presentatio0ns by Br. Kalem, Br. Abu
Talib, Sis. Ayesha and Sis. Ashira.
Latest war news from Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia and
Iraq.
The Pope and Shaikh of al-Azhar in UAE. Egypt's President
Forgotten.
by Dr. Firoz Kamal
The UAE government is trying to cover up its horrendous
crimes and barbarity committed in Yemen in conjunction with
the Saudi regime by holding a conference attended by Pope
Francis and the Al Azhar Shaikh Ahmed and hundreds of
Muslims, Christians and Jewish people of different
countries.
The UAE is also trying to cover up its own crimes committed
against the elected President of Egypt by financing the
military and other autocratic forces to take over. As a
result of their crime, Egypt is now under a brutal dictator.
Now the same UAE regime is financing renegade Libyan General
Khalifa to crash Islamic and democratic forces in Libya.
The whole Middle East is under the occupation of pure evil
regimes. They are real enemy of democracy in the Middle
East. Because of them, minimum human rights -like rights of
free speech, free writing and free assembly of people are
unthinkable in the Middle Eastern countries.
The USA and the EU condemn President Madura of Venezuela and
talk about bringing democracy there; but don't show iota of
morality to condemn these autocratic killer regimes.
It is a great shame that Pope Francis and Shaikh of Al Azhar
landed in Abu Dhabi - a hub of the autocratic killer regimes
of the Middle East to align with them. It is also shame that
instead of condemning the pure criminals, they are abusing
the name of religions to rub their shoulders with them.
The joint communique condemned the Muslims as extremist -as
if they are responsible for the ongoing bloodshed in
different parts of world-especially in the Middle East. The
declaration didn't mention the crimes of the Western
Coalition led by the USA for the horrendous destruction in
Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Neither they mention the
crimes of the occupying regime of Israel against the
Palestinians.
Bangladesh Elections.
Big Fraud
[Via Prof. Salim Mansur Khalid.]
03 January Daily New Nation Kamal asks int'l community 'not to recognize new govt'
Deutsche Welle :
In an exclusive interview with DW, Kamal Hossain, the leader
of Bangladesh's main opposition alliance, accused PM Sheikh
Hasina's government of "manufacturing" the results of the
latest general election.
Bangladesh's ruling Awami League party and its allies won
virtually every parliamentary seat in the country's general
election, according to official results released on Monday,
giving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a third straight
term.
While the ruling alliance won as many as 288 seats out of
300 parliamentary constituencies across the country, the
main opposition secured only seven seats. The vote, however,
was marred by deadly violence, and opposition parties
disputed the outcome, criticizing it as "farcical" and
rigged. Speaking to DW after the results were announced,
82-year-old Kamal Hossain (main picture), the leader of the
principal opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front, urged the
international community not to recognize the nation's new
government.
Kamal Hossain: This election has been rejected by most, if
not all, of the opposition parties. It's a result which
doesn't reflect the will of the people. The outcome was
manufactured by this government. After people suffered the
shock of the government imposing this result, in a so-called
election, they're now coming together to resist and correct
it.
It's totally unacceptable for people to have this government
in office for the next five years on the basis of this
fraudulent vote.
While the opposition alleges massive vote-rigging and
ballot-stuffing, PM Hasina rejects the accusations and says
people had gone to the polls enthusiastically in a largely
peaceful general election. In this context, what is the
opposition's future course of action?
Premier minister in
PM Sheikh Hasina, who got a fourth term, rejected
opposition's allegations of election fraud and
intimidation
Opposition parties have already lodged their protest, and we
will soon come up with a joint action plan to deal with the
situation. The opposition has rejected the result, and
called for a mass movement. Opposition parties are
consulting each other on our future course of action. We
will continue to work together and come up with a strategy
to rescue the people from the current situation.
The chief election commissioner is the person who is
actually responsible for creating this crisis. Despite the
irregularities in Sunday's vote, the commissioner said it's
a valid election and declared the results. Everyone has
therefore lost confidence in the commissioner's ability to
be an impartial official and hold free and fair
elections.
What can be done to improve the independence and competence
of Bangladesh's state institutions like the election
commission? We need constant vigilance and activism on the
part of citizens, political parties and civil society
organizations. They must demand that the government and
state institutions uphold constitutional guarantees. The
constitutional principles and provisions must be respected
by every institution, particularly the election
commission.
We need a united movement of citizens, political parties and
human rights organizations that are committed to the
realization of human rights and the institutionalization of
democracy in the country. I hope the international community
will take note of the current situation in Bangladesh. And
on the basis of the United Nations charter and resolutions,
it shouldn't recognize any government which doesn't have the
consent of the people.
Kamal Hossain is the founder and president of the Gano Forum
political party and leader of the Jatiya Oikya Front
opposition alliance.
The interview was conducted by Arafatul Islam in Dhaka. It
has been edited for clarity.
Role of the Christian Association.
One Billion Naira!
by Abdulkabir Oyemomi
The Christian Association of Nigeria has again shown its
hatred for Muslims as well as penchant for harboring corrupt
practices (if subtly),as long as the perpetrator aligns
towards Christianity. Unfortunately this is coming from the
topmost judicial person, Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen.
Earlier, the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) had preferred a
six counts charge bordering on non- declaration of assets
worth over one billion naira(above$3m) on the embattled Hon
Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
CAN pretends all is well by deliberately withholding
comments on Onnoghen- gate but speaking through its members
in Bar under the auspices of Christian Lawyers' Fellowship
of Nigeria (CLASFON).
CLASFON, in a statement made on Monday Jan 14th,( through
Vanguard paper ) by Arome Okwori and Olatunji Omole, its
national president and national secretary respectively,
described the attempt to try Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct
Bureau (CCB) over undisclosed sum of over ONE BILLION NAIRA
as politically motivated and 'clear disregard for law'!
The real reason behind CAN's fuss is that President Buhari
had immediately appointed Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as
the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Tanko being a Muslim and Northerner is a serious nightmare
for many bigoted Christians in Nigeria.
Editorial
Sura al-Balad: The Islamic Message on Slavery.
Kingship, Dictatorship, Military Rule, Male Chauvinism,
Zionism, Mass Culture are all forms of Modern Day Slavery.
by Kaukab Siddique, PhD
"And what will let you know the path that is steep? It is to
free the slave or to feed in the day of hunger....."
[The Qur'an 90: 13-14]
"....one who believes, .... who gives his wealth .....to
free the captives."
The Qur'an 2:177]
"There are three kinds of people whose prayers Allah does
not accept: One who leads prayers though people do not like
him, and one who prays when the time for prayers is almost
running out, and one who enslaves a free person."
[Hadith of Muhammad, pbuh, in Sunan of Abu Dawood, kitabus
salat.]
Chapter 90, sura Balad, is one of the earliest chapters
revealed in the Qur'an. It indicates that the Islamic
program and objective was clear right from the
beginning.
We believe in the one God, Allah, and all His messengers
culminating in Muhammad, pbuh. We pray, fast, give zakat.
Why do Muslims forget the program the Qur'an brought right
from the beginning. We have the means but we ignore the
purpose.
Islam came to end all forms of slavery. Chapter 90 signals,
when it seemed impossible, the final victory of the Prophet,
pbuh, and his return to Makka in triumph many years later.
It warns the wealthy arrogant ones.
Its central point is the comparison of Islam to an uphill,
steep, path. It is a religion of struggle, no easy way.
The central aspect of this message is "to free the slave"
and to feed those down in the dust.
Muslims in America can understand slavery better than anyone
else because this country was built on the enslavement of
people kidnaped from Africa.
The world today does not have that classical form of
physical slavery but it has many other forms of slavery.
Not only was slavery condemned by Islam right from the
beginning, but when the Islamic state emerged in Madinah,
one of the causes for which Muslims were obliged to spend
their wealth was to free captives.
Many Muslims think slavery was permitted in Islam but was
mitigated and reformed. They are led astray owing to two
facts:
Slavery in all spheres of life pre-existed the advent of
Muhammad, pbuh. It was this pr-existing slavery which was
gradually reformed out of Muslim society through various
acts of piety and repentance. Zaid, r.a., for instance
became part of the Prophet's family.
Captives. Prisoners of war. These were kept with Muslim
families. If they accepted Islam, they became part of the
Muslim community through marriage.
Muslims never treated prisoners of war as America has done
at Guantanamo Bay. Tying them hand to foot, desecrating the
Qur'an in front of them when they were helpless. It marks
the savagery of this nation.
When we become "abd Allah" or "abd ar-Rahman," slaves of
Allah, we are freed from all forms of human slavery.
There is conflict in the Muslim world owing to modern day
forms of slavery:
Kingship.
Tyranny through dictatorship.
Zionism which has turned an entire country into a
concentration camp, calling Palestine "Israel."
Imperialism: The occupation of Muslim countries by powerful
armies from the West, "Israel", Russia, China and India.
The exploitation and enslavement of women through
objectification and random sex in the West.
Under Obamacare [health plan] girls as young as 13 could get
"protection" to carry out random sex acts without their
parents' permission.
Only Islam can save America. We must be united and
compassionate towards each other.
Muslims are constantly bickering with each other over
matters of fiqh, If they were to pay attention to the
enemies of Islam among the Zionist Jews, the imperialists,
the racists [Fox TV], the racist Brahmin type Hindus, they
would have no time to fight each other.
Islamic schools of Thought agree with each other in all
fundamentals: Hanafi, or Hanbali, or Shafaii, or Maliki or
Jafari or Ahle Hadith, that is Tawheed, Risalat, Akhirat,
Qur'an, qibla, hadith. The quarrels come from fiqh, the
minute details of jurisprudence.
We must be creative in da'wah. A thoughtful friend of mine
living in England used to say: Write the number 90 on the
back of the hands of our children. Tell them it is sura 90,
FREE the SLAVE. Or write 90:13 which is the sura and the
verse.
PAKISTAN
Steady Decline of the Imran Khan regime.
Journalist kidnaped.
by Qaiser Sharif
LAHORE, Feb. 9; Ameer, Sirajul Haq said the biggest issue
for the masses of the country was price spiral while the
youth were facing vast unemployment. He said the Prime
Minister had not fulfilled any of his promises due to which
the masses were getting disappointed.
The JI, he said, wanted the democratic system to grow strong
but the rulers were trampling upon the democratic values.
The present ruling party and the previous ruling parties had
joined hands in the parliament on a serious Islamic
issue.
He condemned the forced lifting of senior journalist Rizwan
Razi from his home and filing a baseless case against him.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had been condemning
forced lifting of citizens but his government was also doing
the same. He demanded immediate release of Rizwan Razi.
War News
Occupied Palestine
One Year of Protests on Gaza border.
February 9-10. Israeli-Jewish troops
kidnaped 8 Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem and
Bethlehem.
February 8: Israeli-Jewish troops repeatedly opened fire on
unarmed Palestinian demonstrators. The Jewish troops killed
two unarmed Palestinian teenagers, Shalabi, 14, and Ishtawi,
17, and injured 16 others as they participated with several
thousand unarmed protestors on the Gaza border.The Friday
protests calling for an end to Israeli-Egyptian blockade of
Gaza have been going on for more than a year.
February 7. A Palestinian youth successfully infiltrated an
illegal Jewish settlement built on stolen Palestinian land
and killed a 19 year old Jewish woman occupier with a
knife.
Syria
Islamic State fighters have re-figured their battle tactics
or are they finished.?
Southeastern banks of the Euphrates.
February 7- 10: A small core group of IS is fighting back
regardless of overwhelming odds against SDF supported by US
air force's air strikes and long range artillery. SDF Kurds
are advancing but at high cost. Heavy fighting is reported
owing to IS counterattacks.
A counterattack by IS to take back the oil fields was
thwarted by the US air force which killed 10 Islamic
fighters.
The cover provided by the IS battle group has allowed the
bulk of IS fighters and their families to slip into the vast
desert and they have reportedly reached the IS stronghold
[about 4000 square km] in the Sukhna area, eastern Homs
desert.
The little towns along the Euphrates have been reduced to
rubble by the US -British-Canadian-Belgian-French-UAE air
forces. The population here was allowed to withdraw. Scores
of IS supporters tried to escape by mingling with the
fleeing population. After a while they were captured by
SDF.
These refugees have ended up in al-Hool refugee camp in
south eastern Hasakeh province. Conditions in al-Hool
refugee camp are serious owing to lack of basic facilities.
SOHR reports 28 children have died of cold and
malnutrition..
France 24 reports: February 9: During the attack on Baghouz
village controlled by IS, 100 US and 40 French troops are
firing 155 mm howitzers into the village.
IS fighters in the Tul-al-Safa rugged desert [south east of
Damascus] [known as Khalid ibn al-Waleed group] have
re-emerged. They had retreated deep into the desert after
repulsing attacks by the Lebanese Shia forces known as
"hizbullah."
In the north central region of Syria, between al-Tabaqa and
al-Raqqa, IS cells are reported as attacking YPG [Communist
Kurds] in hit and run attacks.
In the northwest , Assad's Russian, Iranian and Hizb forces
are bringing up large reinforcements. Numerous Islamic towns
in Irbid, northwestern Aleppo, northern Hama and eastern
Latakia were shelled again for 4 days straight by Assad
allies.
On February 9, Assad forces fired 19 missiles at Shaikhoun
town killing 4 civilians, two of them children.
Tahrir [al-Nusra, al-Qaida formerly] has tightened its grip
in the northwestern provinces and are ruling a little more
than 8900 kms.
In Deraa province, in several towns, civilians have written
slogans calling for removal of Assad and abusive statements
against Iranians and "Hizbullah" Shias.Pictures of Assad
have been torn down.
On the south western banks of the ,Euphrates, Iranian troops
are enrolling Syrians who are badly in need of food and
clothing and giving them cleaning jobs. Iranians are also
trying to convert people to Shiaism and have set up several
Shia shrines and "Hussainiyya" in the Mayadein area.
German leader's comment:
The Islamic State (IS) group is far from defeated, and is
morphing into an asymmetrical warfare force after the
militant group lost almost all of the territory it once
controlled in Syria, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned
on Friday. [Feb. 8]
[Courtesy Prof. Salim Mansour Khalid.]
AFGHANISTAN
Transcript of speech delivered by delegation of Islamic
Emirate at Moscow Conference
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful
Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings of Allah be
upon his messenger, his family and all his companions. And
thereafter:
First of all, I thank all participants, the ladies and
gentlemen, who have gathered here for discussing and sharing
their views regarding the solution of the problems of our
beloved country, Afghanistan, and oppressed Afghan nation. I
especially thank the Russian Federation for facilitating
this important meeting in the country.
Now I would like to share information and position of the
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, with the participants,
regarding the current situation of my beloved country.
The causes of the ongoing miseries and conflicts in
Afghanistan in the past four decades:
Our beloved country, Muslim and Mujahid nation have been
burning in the flames of fire for the past four decades.
Their spiritual and material assets have been robbed and
looted; they have been prevented from progress and hundreds
of thousands of people have been displaced. Poverty and
destitution are another main misfortune that the Afghan
people are faced with due to war. The fundamental cause of
all these disasters is interferences and invasions of
foreigners.
It is worth mentioning that throughout the history Afghan
Mujahid Nation has resorted to its legitimate right of
defense against each invasion, which is still going on under
the leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan against
the current invasion for the last 17 years.
Unfortunately, when the United States of America invaded the
Afghan oppressed nation by lame excuses to topple an Islamic
system, this turned the peaceful life and security of the
Afghans into disorder; occupied the country; martyred
hundreds of thousands of Afghans; displaced similar number
and destroyed their villages and houses. They fomented
geographical, ethnical, racial, religious and linguistic
prejudices among the nation.
By eliminating Islamic and National values, they paved the
way for corruption of morality and other administrative,
social and intellectual corruption. By using prohibited
chemical weapons, they not only threatened the life of
humans, but by polluting the environment they threatened the
life of animals as well. They polluted the country's clean
air and made its fertile land barren. They, once again,
turned the country into the drug center, which unfortunately
left more than 10 % of the population addicted to it, while
the number of addicts during the reign of the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan was only few thousands country
wide.
Not only this, rather they changed the country into the nest
of international intelligence agencies. They created
mistrust and unreliability among the people. These are just
a few examples, otherwise the problems and miseries that
have resulted from the invasion which the Afghan nation is
facing are many more.
Now we would come to see how to take out the oppressed
people of Afghanistan from this disaster.
Peace:
Need for Peace:
Peace is the first need of every society; especially it is
the most important demand of all oppressed Afghans. Without
peace, restful life, economical, educational, cultural,
social and political progress is impossible. Only in peace,
countries and nations have developed. However, peace comes
not only by words and slogans, as in the past 15 years it
has been used as a project; rather it needs strong will and
clear action. Wherever the right to freedom is taken from
nations, it is obvious that peace will be eliminated there
and replaced by conflicts and wars.
War has been imposed on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
and the Afghan nation, because their country has been
occupied and the occupiers have removed an independent
Islamic System. Thus, before everything, all those factors
should be removed that have caused elimination of peace and
continuation of war.
Preliminary steps for Peace:
Before the beginning of the peace talks, some preliminary
steps must be taken that are essential for peace and are
parts of confidence building measures. Such as:
Removal of Sanctions List:
Peace negotiations and sanctions list are two contradictory
concepts and can't go side by side. It is therefore required
that these baseless sanctions and reward lists, that are
used as a pressure tool for their interests, should be
finished; so that representatives of the Islamic Emirate are
able to participate in peace talks in different places
without any hurdle.
It is also necessary that both sides should, as is their
natural right, and without any pressure and in free
atmosphere take forward the peace process. Not that one side
is in the sanctions list and other side has freedom. This
imbalanced process can neither go forward nor can give
desired outcome.
Release of Detainees:
Arrest and detention of Mujahidin and innocent Afghans are
actions that are against peace. America and its protectorate
regime have detained tens of thousands of Afghans and
Mujahidin in their secret and open prisons and are ill
treating them against all the laws. How is it possible that
from one side one raises slogans of peace and from other
side commits these malicious and illegal actions? This in
itself is an obstacle to peace. For bringing real peace and
reducing distance, other side must release all Mujahidin and
ordinary innocent Afghans who are in prisons on mere
accusations of having links with Mujahidin.
Formally opening of the Office:
Venue for negotiations and a communication site in the shape
of an office is necessary for peace. At present, the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan has no open and formal address as a
venue for negotiations which is a preliminary requirement.
It may be said that regular peace meetings could only be
held in a state of availability of an office. The office is
also required to issue peace related press releases, respond
to questions of people as a responsible entity and remove
national and international concerns. Likewise, anti peace
elements could not use this pretext that the official
address of the Islamic Emirate is not known.
Stopping poisonous propaganda against the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan:
It is clear to all that with the support of the occupiers,
wide poisonous propaganda is carried out against the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan. Utterly unfounded accusations are
leveled against Islamic Emirate which in itself becomes
hurdle towards progress for peace. Some intelligence circles
resort to some terrible incidents, such as: blowing bridges,
spraying acid on school students, making explosions on road
side civilian vehicles, abducting people and committing
other crimes and then blindly use these incidents against
the Islamic Emirate as raw material for propaganda, and then
when investigated, the results of those investigations are
also not disclosed. This proves that these abuses are not
work of the Mujahidin of the Islamic Emirate but rather of
intelligence circles. It is because they think that by doing
this, they would isolate the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
from its nation and the world. Thus, for the sake of peace,
this poisonous and baseless propaganda should be stopped,
because truth and peace both are sacrificed at the altar of
this negative propaganda.
Obstacles to Peace:
Occupation:
For real peace, the will of the people should be adhered to;
occupation should be ended, because history has proved that
Afghan nation has never surrendered to occupation.
Occupation is mother of all the miseries. Peace in
Afghanistan and withdrawal of foreign troops are tied with
each other, because withdrawal of foreign troops practically
paves the way for peace. But unfortunately, until now, peace
has been used as a tactic in Afghanistan, and this is
tantamount to throwing dust in the eyes of the people.
We see that the United States and some of its friends,
instead of real peace, try to compel the Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan to surrender. They think that at first they
would weaken the Islamic Emirate in the battle field and
then will compel them to peace by having upper hand. But
this is self-deception which is not in conformity with
ground realities. Afghan Mujahid nation firmly stand behind
the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The invaders and their
friends should know that no aggressive power of the world
can eliminate national power. Likewise, the problem could
not be solved by irresponsible actions and unrealistic
strategies. The main thing is that strong intention and
strategy based on realities are needed for peace in which
end of occupation is a crucial part.
Lack of an independent Islamic System:
For peace and stability in Afghanistan, there should be
agreement on the establishment of an Afghan inclusive
independent Islamic System that is acceptable to Afghans and
reflects Islamic and Afghan values, as Islam is the religion
of the Afghan people and guarantor of the country's economic
prosperity, social justice and national unity.
Lack of guarantee for peace agreements:
Peace process needs guarantees, as without this, the
provisions of the peace agreements could not be properly
implemented. Therefore, the United Nations, major powers,
members of the Islamic Conference and facilitating countries
must guarantee implementations of the agreements.
The Current Constitution:
Constitution is a dire need for every state; since
development of the country and the nation without it faces
many problems and disorders. Through the constitution,
personnel, civil, and political rights of every citizen of
Afghanistan is organized. It explains the relationship
between the government and the people; puts light on checks
and balances among the three branches of the government;
structures and determines the power and generally determines
the strategy regarding Afghanistan's domestic and foreign
politics.
The current constitution of Kabul Administration is not
reliable, because it has been copied from the West and has
been imposed on Afghanistan's Muslim society under the
shadow of occupation. It can neither respond to the desires
of the Afghans nor can be implemented, as its provisions are
vague and contradictory with each other. It is constantly
being violated by the high ranking officials of the Kabul
Administration; rather the current administration itself is
contrary to the constitution. So, the current constitution
in its present version is a major obstacle to peace.
Therefore, for the development of the beloved country and
honor-loving people, their prosperous life and welfare,
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan considers it necessary that
constitution must be based on principles of Islamic
religion, national interests, historical achievements and
social justice. It should be committed to human dignity,
national values and human rights, and could guarantee
territorial integrity of the country and all rights of all
the citizens. The draft of such constitution should be
prepared by Afghan scholars and intellectuals in an
atmosphere of freedom.
Continuation of War policy instead of Peace from the
American side:
Peace talks and peace are those words that are repeated
often by the occupiers. But practically, and constantly
instead of peace negotiations hundreds of aerial and ground
attacks are carried out. And for this, the latest policy of
Americans is good and clear evidence. Instead of taking
practical steps for peace, submitting to the will of the
Afghan nation and ending the occupation, contrarily, they
deployed more soldiers and gave them unrestricted abusive
power of all kind of harassments and killings of the Afghan
people. They resumed night raids on the houses of the people
and increased airstrikes which resulted in the augmentation
of civilian casualties. By creating and implementing other
new projects, they further made the situation of Afghanistan
and the region deteriorating and heightened the worries and
concerns of regional and world countries. It all shows that
they do not have intention for peace; rather they seek their
interests in killing the Afghan people and destroying the
country. Unfortunately, they do all these with the support
of the Kabul Administration.
The Islamic Emirate has left the doors of understanding and
negotiations open. the Political Office of the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan is the only venue of the Emirate to
reach peaceful settlement of the issue of Afghanistan.
Status of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan regarding some
key issues:
Three days Ceasefire on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr
of this year:
The three days ceasefire by the Islamic Emirate on the
occasion of Eid ul Fitr revealed that there is a unified
power in the shape of the Islamic Emirate against the
invasion across Afghanistan, and there is complete
discipline in its military and civil ranks. They are all
under one command and strongly obey orders of their leaders.
Existence of 20 groups in Afghanistan was a mere
propaganda.
Likewise, it was also proved, against the claim of the
enemies of peace, that the ongoing war is not a war between
Afghans but is military resistance of Afghan nation against
the invasion. Afghans do not have problem among themselves.
Foreign occupation is the main problem. This war will
continue until and unless foreign soldiers exist in
Afghanistan. Hence, withdrawal of foreign soldiers is
necessary for peace in Afghanistan.
No interference in the internal affairs of other
countries:
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan makes legitimate efforts for
independence of its country which is natural and human right
of Afghan Muslim nation. Seeking independence of one's
country and establishing an Islamic system in conformity
with the faith of its people cannot be considered terrorism.
We would like to say that we don't have agenda of
destructive actions in other countries. In the past 17 years
we have practically proved that we have not interfered in
any way in other countries. Similarly, we do not allow
anyone to use the soil of Afghanistan against other
countries including neighboring countries. Our priority is
to resolve the issue of Afghanistan through peaceful means.
The United States must end the occupation and submit to the
legitimate rights of the Afghans, including forming their
government in conformity with their faith. After
independence, we want to have positive and constructive
relations with other countries including neighbors, and we
welcome their assistance in reconstruction and development
of the country. Similarly, we want to have positive role in
peace and stability of the region and the world.
Prevention of drug trafficking and cultivation:
During the overt reign of the Islamic Emirate, poppy
cultivation had been reduced to zero and the number of
heroin addicts among the Afghans was absolutely equal to
none. However, after the US invasion in Afghanistan, poppy
cultivated land area has reached 328 thousand hectares, and
now under the shadow of 17 years of the occupation, the
number of addicts has increased to three million people.
According to the UN Counter-Narcotics Organization report,
the production of narcotics has increased by 87% and its
cultivation by 63% in 2017, by which the scale of produced
narcotics has reached 9000 metric tons. The policy of the
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is to prevent poppy
cultivation and drug trafficking. If the war ends in
Afghanistan, then the Islamic Emirate is determined to
reduce poppy cultivation and drug trafficking to zero
throughout the country, and in this regard it is ready to
provide support and to coordinate with the neighboring
countries and international organizations.
Prevention of Civilian Casualties:
We see that the scale of civilian casualties is increasing
lately due to the ongoing imposed war. This state of our
people not only hurts us but every Afghan with free
conscious feels the pain. Afghan nation is our own soul and
body and by its damage our own self is harmed.
Even our Esteemed leader, Amir-ul-Momineen Sheikh Hibatullah
Akhondzada (May Allah protect him) has made strong
instructions in his Eid messages to the Mujahidin to refrain
from operations in places where there is risk of civilian
casualties. Moreover, the Islamic Emirate has embedded an
independent Commission in its structure by the name of
prevention of civilian casualties that works for the
prevention of civilian casualties and has representatives in
every province who closely and precisely investigates
incidents. It publishes credible reports about civilian
casualties several times throughout the year.
Often, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has postponed its
military operations due to the risk of civilian causalities,
but the Americans and their friends carry out night raids on
civilian houses, make blind bombardments and use heavy
weapons in civilian places, even they arrest people from
cities on the basis of suspicion and then kill them under
punishment and torture. Now, with the new American policy,
bombardment and night raids have further increased which in
turn has increased the graph of civilian casualties as well;
albeit most of the media do not publish these reports and
these incidents remain nonregistered. Some media outlets and
some directions attempt to hide the original perpetrators of
civilian casualties which further embolden the perpetrators
to continue their crimes.
The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction or SIGAR says that their investigations have
found that in 2018, American forces' bombardments in
Afghanistan have exceptionally increased, and they have
dropped 1200 bombs only in the first three months of this
year. On the second day of April 2018, as a result of a
brutal aerial attack on a Madrasa in Dasht-e-Archi district
of Kunduz province, they martyred 100 young memorizers of
the Holy Quran and injured another 100. It is an iceberg of
gruesome incidents. During the past 17 years, hundreds of
similar incidents have taken place in which houses and
educational institutions have been targeted.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has taken the following
practical measures for the prevention of civilian
casualties:
In order to prevent civilian casualties, Mujahidin are
provided with guidelines by scholars on regular basis and
independent seminars are held in this regard.
Delegations pay visit to Mujahidin circles from time to
time in order to investigate incidents of civilian
casualties and prosecute the perpetrators.
It must also be said that for the sake of the country and
prosperous life of our people, the Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan considers building and maintaining of places of
public utility as a dire need. It considers bridges,
tunnels, dams, electric power stations, electric supply
centers, mineral extraction and oil refining centers and its
equipments, educational institutions, Madrasas, mosques,
schools, universities, health centers, clinics, hospitals,
and other public utility places as national asset and public
property of the Afghan nation and considers their safety its
responsibility. We consider religious and modern education
necessary for the success of all Afghans and Afghan
society.
Humanitarian Assistance:
On one hand, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is engaged
in fighting for the independence of the country; on the
other hand has taken drastic steps for the security, safety
and prosperity of the citizens in the areas under its
control.
Women Rights:
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan considers woman as the
builders of a Muslim society and is committed to all rights
of women that have been given to them by the sacred religion
of Islam.
Islam has given women all fundamental rights, such as
business and ownership, inheritance, education, work,
choosing one's husband, security, health, and right to good
life. Likewise, the Holy prophet (peace be upon him) advised
good attitude with women in the last moment of his life.
These are all those instances that took the woman out of the
horrific pits of traditions of ignorance to the highest
levels of knowledge, morality and dignity.
There is no doubt that in Afghanistan, due to occupation,
there are many challenges against women rights. Women are
faced with a lot of disasters. The so called women rights
activists stayed in Afghanistan for 17 years, in this period
billions of dollars came to Afghanistan, but still
Afghanistan is at the top of the countries where many women
die during delivery due to lack of health facilities. Still
deformed and disabled children are begotten in our country
more than any other place (in the world) due to the use of
chemical weapons. Afghanistan is still among the top
countries of the world where the average life expectancy
rate of women is only 45. It is among the top countries of
the world where there are more than one million widows. Due
to corruption, the expenses brought and spent under the
title of women rights have gone to the pockets of those who
raise slogans of women rights.
Under the name of women's rights, there has been work for
immorality, indecency and circulation of non-Islamic
cultures. Dissemination of western and non-Afghan and
non-Islamic drama serials, paving way for immoral crimes,
and encouraging women for violating Afghan customs are other
instances that have been imposed on Afghan society under the
name of women rights.
From the beginning, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has a
very comprehensive and clear approach towards the rights of
women. As Islam and then Afghan tradition is two major
values of the Afghan Mujahid nation, so Islamic Emirate is
also committed to all rights of women within this framework.
The policy of the Islamic Emirate is to protect the rights
of women in a way that neither their legitimate rights are
violated nor their human dignity and Afghan values are
threatened. Similarly, the Islamic Emirate is committed to
eliminate all those evil customs and traditions that violate
women rights and do not comply with Islamic principles, and
provide them safe environment.
News Within the U.S.
Nadrat Siddique at Lincoln University.
Analysis of Baltimore Uprisiing 2015.
Inside view of Injustice & Poverty.
[New Trend report.]
On February 7, 2019 social analyst and actvist Nadrat
Siddique spoke at Lincoln Univesity on the topic of "2015
Baltimore Uprising and its Lasting Impact."
The focus was on class disparities in Baltimore, with
extreme poverty in some areas and affluent gentrification in
others.
The speaker provided details of the role of the new
generation of school children in the inner city who do not
accept oppressive situations. The context of Freddy Gray's
tragic death within the context of police brutality was
explaimed.
Nadrat Siddique encouraged students to find equivalent cause
and effect in the cities they come from.
The Question-answer session indicated that the presentation
was well understood and liked.
The author's book on the uprising was gifted to a number of
students in the audience.
[Lincoln University has produced some of the most
outstanding Black leaders of America and Africa, including
the poet Langston Hughes, Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall
and the presidents of Ghana and Nigeria, Nkrumah and
Azikiwi. Women excel at Lincoln, including Dr. Allen, the
current president of Lincoln and Dr. Niara Sudarkasa.
The famous wizard of mathematics,
Dr. Abdul Alim Shabazz
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studied and taught at Lincoln University.]
Turkey
First Muslim Country Opposing China's
Horrific tyranny against Muslims
[courtesy al-Jazeera] Feb. 8
Turkey has condemned China's treatment of its Muslim ethnic
Uighur people as "a great cause of shame for humanity" and
asked it to close the "concentration camps".
In a statement on Saturday, Turkish foreign ministry
spokesman Hami Aksoy said that China has arbitrarily
detained more than a million Uighurs.
He said the Turkic Muslim population faced pressure and
"systematic assimilation" in western China.
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Exposed: China's surveillance of Muslim Uighurs
by Steve Chao
"It is no longer a secret that more than one million Uighur
Turks, who are exposed to arbitrary arrests, are subjected
to torture and political brainwashing in concentration
centres and prisons," Aksoy said.
"We invite Chinese authorities to respect fundamental human
rights of the Uighur Turks and shut down concentration
camps," he said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had once accused
China of "genocide" but has since established closer
diplomatic and economic relations with Beijing.
China's Xinjiang region is home to around 10 million
Uighurs. The Turkic Muslim group, which makes up around 45
percent of Xinjiang's population, has long accused Chinese
authorities of cultural, religious and economic
discrimination.
Practising Islam is forbidden in some parts of China, with
individuals caught praying, fasting, growing a beard or
wearing a hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim women who
feel it is part of their religion, facing the threat of
arrest.
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
*WHAT REMAINS WHEN YOUR
BELOVED ONES ABANDON YOU*
{?}~{QUR'AN} + ~
'All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide
{Forever}
the Face of thy LORD, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honor'
{'Qur'aan'- Surat Al-Rahman-55.26-27 }
'Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem'.
Courtesy Sis Yasmin.
*What Remains When Your Beloved Ones Abandon You'*?
Al-Haatim Al-Asam (Rahimahullaah):
Indeed, I have looked at all the creation and every person
has a beloved one...! but when he reaches the grave ... his
beloved one is separated from him...{!}
So...I took my beloved one to be My Good Deeds {!}
so they may remain with me in the Grave {!}
he (Rahimahullaah) also said...
I examined everyone who possesses something that he
considers
valuable and keeps safe So I looked to the saying of
ALLAH {Azza wa Jall}...
*'Whatever is with you, will be Exhausted, and whatever is
with Allaah {of good deeds} will Remain'* {!}
[Source~ 'Qur'an'~ Surat An-Naĥl~ (The Bee)~# 16 ~A #
96]
So whenever I had something of value,
I would spend it in ALLAH'S Cause !
so that it may remain with HIM for me {!}
*{A L H A M D U L L I L A H}*
~ 'My ' Salaams ' to All~
... Y a s m i n ...
"Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah"
"All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide
{Forever}
the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honor"
{'Qur'an'- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27 }
I Want to Die With my Forehead on the Ground!
The Sunnah in my Heart, Allah on my Mind,
Qur'an on my Tongue, and Tears in my Eyes!
'In Shaa Allah'~ 'Aameen'.
' Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days,
whenever each day passes then part of you has Gone.
{Al-Hasan Al-Basree (r) }
