Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever gives two kinds (of things or
property) in charity for Allah's Cause, will be called from
the gates of Paradise and will be addressed, 'O slaves of
Allah! Here is prosperity.' So, whoever was amongst the
people who used to offer their prayers, will be called from
the gate of the prayer; and whoever was amongst the people
who used to participate in Jihad, will be called from the
gate of Jihad; and whoever was amongst those who used to
observe fasts, will be called from the gate of Ar-Raiyan;
whoever was amongst those who used to give in charity, will
be called from the gate of charity." Abu Bakr said, "Let my
parents be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle! No
distress or need will befall him who will be called from
those gates. Will there be any one who will be called from
all these gates?" The Prophet replied, "Yes, and I hope you
will be one of them."
Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 31, #121
[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]
May 10, 2019
Baltimore County Masjid Rahma
The first juma of Ramadan was extremely crowded but the
khutbas were boring and "safe" beyond limits. This is an
ICNA related masjid, always fundraising, even during khutba,
but unable to mention any issue which would annoy the
government. So many young people went away disappointed. The
imam was sectarian and tried to propagate for Pakistan's
Deobandi sect right in the middle of the khutba.
A Jamaat al-Muslimeen
4-page document was given to 67 people. Here is an outline
of the 4-pager.:
China's pig cataclysm after forcing pork on Muslims..
Idol worship in UAE linked to Hinduism.
Br. Kaukab's khutba on what Muslims forget in
Ramadan.
[Briefs]: Nadrat's latest run+Massacres of IS women &
chilldren by US+Pakistan army's death grip.
Face Book for Jamaat al-Muslimeen almost broke our own
record.
The May 5, 2019 issue
of New Trend reached
110, 524 people, mostly in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
CHINA
Chinese Cultural Genocide against Muslims took another nasty
turn when the Comununist regime BANNED FASTING.
China has gone crazy in its hatred of Islam.
Turkey is protesting but when will Pakistan and Indonesia
wake up?
China must be countered.
JAPAN
Unique Effort by Maulana Hussain Khan. : Translation of
Qur'an into Japanese.
Great Student of Maulana Maudoodi did it.
Here is the letter from Hussain Khan.
Almost 90% of Pakistani and other Muslims have married
Japanese girls, as Japanese government grants Permanent
Residence status to such married foreigners. These girls
have all become Muslims and by now have even grown up
children in universities or working in Japanese companies.
It is our duty to let them understand holy Quran in their
mother-tongue. Maulana Maududi also instructed me to
translate his Tafheemul Quran. This is my small beginning,
even though very late.
This is the month of Ramadhan. Most of the husbands and
fathers of these native Japanese are keeping Fast and
attending Taraweeh. There are over 100 mosques in Japan
where more than 100 Muslims gather for Jumah Prayers.
Those who are interested to use a part of their Zakat for
free distribution of these Quran translations can purchase
them directly from the Amazon.com and get it shipped to some
Mosque or Islamic Institution directly from America. I will
provide them some addresses if they ask for it through email
to me:
hussaintokyo5@gmail.com
or
To Buy from Amazon:
Para 30: Most Authentic Translation Based on Maududi
Tafheemul Quran Paperback -
by Hussain Khan (Author)
In a direct attack on hijab, the Quebec government is
passing laws to ban the hijab and the niqab.
Even female Muslim lawyers are being victimized.
It doesn't make sense for the Canadian PM to give Asalamu
Alaikum to Muslims on Ramadan when Canada is taking away the
basic Islamic right for women to wear hijab.
[New Trend adds, Islamic prisoners are being held in Canada
on flimsy charges.
Also Canada sent tanks to Afghanistan to subjugate the
resistance but failed miserably.]
May 10
One killed 30 injured as Israelis fire at Unarmed Demonstrators.
Israeli fire has killed a Palestinian in Gaza during
demonstrations by the Israeli fence Gaza officials said,
despite a ceasefire agreement reached on Monday that ended
days of fighting.
Abdullah Abd al-Aal, 24, was shot in the stomach on Friday
near the Israeli fence east of Rafah in the southern Gaza
Strip, Gaza's health ministry said, in the first protests
there since a deadly flare-up last week.
The ministry said that a total of 30 Palestinians were
injured in the protests on Friday, including four children
and one field paramedic, who was moderately wounded by an
Israeli gunshot to the head.
The Gaza Health Ministry said that since the start of the
weekly Great March of Return protests last year, the Israeli
army has killed more than 275 demonstrators and wounded
17,000 others, who were officially referred to
hospitals.
The protests that began on March 30, 2018, demand that
Palestinian refugees have the right to return to their homes
from which they were expelled during the founding of Israel
and for a complete lifting of the 12-year Israeli blockade
of Gaza.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said approximately 6,000 people
took part in Friday's demonstrations
Ethiopia
The Poor & Needy Look Forward to Ramadan.
Christians & Muslims.
by Sis. Ashira Naim
[Jamaat al-Muslimeen]
It could be said that the description "poor & needy" fits
most of the population on either one or both counts, i.e.,
poor or needy. Who is it that would say, "I don't need
anything."?
Well, to say so is indeed a modest expression.
However, we are all in need of The Forgiveness and The Mercy
of Allah. And Ramadan is that special month to seek
blessings from The Creator. The hungry and homeless people
of the streets present an opportunity for the more fortunate
to fulfill an obligation to feed the hungry.
We are mindful of this obligation during this holy month
because while fasting and praying our minds become more
clear, we see much better.
Speaking of "seeing:" we observed on Easter Sunday here that
the police presence was far reduced. The people filled the
streets to have a relaxed outing after their special Suday
service. Obviously apparent amongst the frolickers were the
downtrodden who took full advantage of the opportunity to
beg. Teenage boys in groups, wearing what seemed to be clean
but wrinkled clothes, were standing around café entrances
seeking money to feed themselves, etc. Girl groups were also
obvious and consisted of all ages--teenagers to baby carried
on back. The younger girl would be sent into the very
entrance holding out her hand to receive monies to feed the
group. Apparently not enough clothing for girls is received
by agencies as the girls' dresses were dirty and torn. They
were easily identifiable as "homeless." Soon the owner of
the café would appear and run them off. Tired and dusty old
men and old women walked with the frolickers and could be
seen holding out a hand for help. With the barrage of
refugees from Syria and others from other places, Ethiopia,
a country already poor and crowded, struggles to provide.
The administrators here in Ethiopia continue to develop
their programs to assist the homeless children and provide
for the elderly. we are told that many from the retired
community are also giving of their time as volunteers.
Spirit of Giving
What About the Muslims???
There is no prohibition against begging at religious
facilities in Ethiopia. As a matter of fact, beggars have
been told that they can only ask for help at churches or
masajid (mosques) and not on the streets. The law against
begging is punishable by arrest for both the beggar and the
giver.
"What A Blessing" Ramadan is! The "givers" are more easily
inclined to give now because their hearts have been softened
by prayers, fasting, listening to Quran recitals, greetings
to brothers and sisters-- some of whom have not been seen
for a while, and above all: by the Grace and Mercy of
Allah-- the Spirit of Ramadan.
Anwar Masjid, Ethiopia
Editorial
Battle of Badr
Muslims often Forget this Decisive Battle in
Ramadan. It's a mistake to think that it's all
about Fasting and Prayer.
Don't make yourself Defenseless.
The Muslims were outnumbered three to one and were poorly
armed.
The Prophet, pbuh, called on Allah Almighty for help.
If the Muslims had been defeated, that would have been
the end of the Islamic mission.
Decisive actions took place in this battle.
Bilal, r.a., the former slave, now a Muslim, killed his
former master and oppressor. That is the Islamic response to
slavery. [It could be called the first slave uprising.]
Two children, barely of fighting age, killed Abu Jahal, the
arch enemy of Islam.
Duels took place in which Ali, r.a., and Hamza, r.a., fought
and killed their adversaries.
Human faith and spirit of sacrifice overcame numbers and
heavy weapons.
Muslim preachers should talk about Badr. The spirit of jihad
is decisive. Otherwise many Muslims are becoming like good
Christians, praying a lot but not opposing or confronting
the forces of kufr and tughyan.
PAKISTAN
Jamaate Islami chides both Military and Civil
leadership.
[Received from Qaiser Sharif.]
LAHORE, May 9; The central Shoora of the Jamaat e Islami,
has called upon the government to release the current year's
amount of Rs. One hundred billion out of the Rs. 1000
billion special grant for the erstwhile tribal areas and
stressed that it should be spent in consultation with the
peoples elected representatives.
Through a resolution, the Shoora demanded that the present
judicial vacuum in the former tribal district should be
filled immediately and the courts should be provided
necessary logistic support. It demanded that thirty thousand
new posts should be created for these districts as promised
and these posts be duly fulfilled.
The Shoora called for expediting the rehabilitation of the
infrastructure in tribal areas that had been totally
destroyed during the operations.
It urged the government and the Election Commission to
launch a special campaign through the media to create
awareness among the tribal people about the importance of
the provincial assembly elections.
The JI central body called for modernizing and regularizing
mining in the former tribal areas and demanded that the
local communities should be given fifty per cent of the
income from this source.
The JI Shoora termed the new local bodies draft as being in
conflict with the constitution. It called for a through
debate of it inside and outside the assembly. The Shoora was
of the view that large scale changes in the present law
could cause a delay in the local bodies elections and
announced that the JI would strongly resist such a move.
The Shoora also called for the recovery of the missing
persons and for producing them before the courts. It also
called for opening all trade routes with Afghanistan from
Bajaur upto South Waziristan to facilitate traders as well
as the people on both sides of the border.
Released by
LAHORE, May 9; Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator
Sirajul Haq, has said that the way the terms of the IMF were
being accepted, there was a possibility that it may ask for
the office of the Prime Minister.
Talking to the media after attending the Senate session on
Thursday, he said that practically an IMF government had
been set up.
War News
Syria
Ramadan Massacre by Russia & Shias. Attacks on Hama
repulsed. Ongoing Fighting in Deir ez Zor desert.
May 6 to 12. Russian bombing on Islamic towns and villages
in Idlib province, northern Hama province, northern Aleppo
province and northeastern Lattakia continued on a daily
basis.
Along with the Russians, the Assad regime's helicopters
dropped more barrel bombs.
The civilian death toll from these attacks and previous
week's bombing has reached 289, many of whom are women and
children.
Assad's shia allies also advanced into northern Hama
province and captured five villages. Tahrir [al-Nusra,
formerly al-Qaida] counterattacked. In the intense fighting
which went on all week, 152 of Assad's Shia-Iranian militias
and troops were killed. On the mujahideen side 113 were
killed. The regime was driven back in two places but held on
to three villages.
The regime is trying take back Islamic positions in
northeastern Lattakia but has not succeeded though it is
firing missiles. The Islamic fighters are shooting rockets
at the Russian air base but Russia says no damage was
done.
In the Deir ex Zor desert, fighting is going on between
Islamic State fighters and the Assad regime-Iranian troops.
IS has inflicted heavy casualties on the regime especially
near the Mayadeine area, probably because IS knows the area
well.
On the eastern bank of the Euphrates [south] villagers are
protesting against SDF atrocities against civilians who
supported the Islamic State. Villagers are also
demonstrating against the SDF imprisonment of women who had
nothing to do with IS,
More Turkish troops and armor have entered north central
Syria but still depending on local Syrian fighters.
News Within the U.S.
America's Muslims can Make the Difference.
Very Important
Jamaat al-Muslimeen USA urges Muslims to
speak out on these issues and missions.
Aafia Siddiqui's support base in Pakistan has appealed to
Muslims to support the movement for the release of Aafia
Siddiqui who is languishing in a US prison in Ft. Worth,
Texas.
Br. Mauri Saalakhan has taken the lead in the movement to
free Aafia.
We urge Muslims to support Br. Mauri with your time,
abilities and money.
Br. Mauri is also bringing up the key issue of the rights of
Imam Jamil al Amin, most important imam of America.
Br. Mauri has endless energy, alhamdulillah. Now he is also
paying attention to the huge tragedy of Muslims in China.
Sis. Nadrat Siddique has unusual and creative ways of
supporting Aafia. She is also active for Imam Jamil and her
interviews with Imam Jamil's wife are unique.
We also thank Br. Ali and Sis. Ayesha Randall [husband and
wife team] owing to their support for Aafia Siddiqui.
Jamaat al-Muslimeen, through Face Book and the New Trend web
site, has reached record numbers of people regarding the
horrific cultural genocide of Muslims in China.
Br. Abu Talib in Brooklyn, NY. (picture to right) has been
helping orphans in Gambia.
He has also brought to us the support for the spreading of
Islam in Haiti.
In an amazing report he noted that the people of Guyana are
honoring a Muslim whom the US had condemned as a
terrorist.
Invitation to Think
The Global Terrorism against the Muslims & the
Consequence
Dr Firoz Mahboob Kamal
[New Trend thanks Dr, Kamal for this most hard hittng
article to come out of Bangladesh.]
The terrorising war of the imperialists
Terrorism has a precise dictionary meaning. It is the use of
weapons to fill people's minds with terror for political or
monetary gain. The terrorising power of a weapon depends
directly and proportionately on its destructive power. So,
the terror of a knife-wielding robber can't match with the
terror done with bombs, drones, missiles or nuclear bombs.
Hence, no one on the earth can match the terrorising power
of the USA. Awe of terror has some paralysing effect. This
is why, while the USA Army with its massive air, land and
naval power invaded Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria and went on
killing spree there, no country or international body could
show any sign of morality or humanity to protest against
such blatant war crime. Even the UN had to bow down to the
US barbarity.
In World War II, the US dropped nuclear bombs on two
Japanese cities. Its objective was not to occupy and
colonise Japan. Instead, to achieve a massive terrorising
goal. It could fill people's mind all over the world with
the devastating power of the new weapon. As a result, the
USA -with the collaboration of other imperialists, could
easily twist the political course of many parts the world to
fit into its own agenda; even could dare disintegrate the
whole map of of Middle East into more than 20 pieces. And,
could also install an illegal state of Israel in its midst
by cleansing its settled population.
Dr Firoz Mahboob Kamal
The USA still continues to deploy the same strategy to
terrorise the whole world -especially the Muslim World.
President Donald Trump -a proven anti-Muslim rogue,
destroyed almost every house of Mosul -the second largest
city of Iraq to achieve that goal. He also razed the cities
of Kobani, Raqqa, Fallujah, Ramadi, Deira'zour and many
others to the ground for the same purpose. Whereas, the US
could win the war without such massive destruction.
President George W Bush too, had the same mind set. He
invaded Afghanistan and Iraq to reinforce the image of the
American might on the world stage. The main purpose of the
USA's occupation of Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria was not for
oil or gas, but for terrorising the whole world, especially
the Muslim population. It was a calculated act of robust
terrorism to enforce full capitulation of the Muslim rulers.
It has indeed fully achieved that. As a result, the US could
easily twist the arms of the Saudi, Qatari, Kuwaiti,
Emirati, Omani and Bahraini rulers to deposit trillions of
petrodollar in the US economy. In return, the US provides
security to these tyrants. Now they are trying to do the
same against Iran. To continue with the same terrorising
aim, the US government has embedded the whole world with
thousands of military bases around the world. Now it has
turned indispensable for the US to pursue such a coercive
strategy to sustain its Super Power status. The US is
already the most indebted country in the world - more than a
trillion dollar it owes to China. The security cost of the
US has turned so huge that it can't sustain on its own. Only
through a coercive strategy, the US can force other nations
to bear the maintenance cost of the American global empire.
So, it has no other option but to engage in constant robbery
-the classic version of terrorism, all over the world.
Terrorism with the distorted connotation
Military occupation never ends with mere physical occupation
of a country. It is followed by occupation cum colonisation
of people's mind. And it is done through media. For that,
the western imperialists and their partners in crime in the
Muslim World have already taken over the media. As a result,
they could hide their own crimes and demonise those who
stand against them. The captured media helped them even to
distort the true meaning of terrorism. So, in their
vocabulary, those who are killing and terrorising the people
with deadly weapons and reducing cities to ground are not
labelled as terrorist. So, even the armed Israeli illegal
settlers or soldiers who shoot at unarmed Palestinians are
labelled innocent. In fact, they mean the opposite. The
children who protest with empty hands or throw stones to the
Israeli tanks are portrayed as terrorist. In Kashmir, the
unarmed Kashmiri men, women and children who protest in the
streets and demand freedom from Indian occupation are killed
with a label of terrorist.
With the emerging trend of Islamic revival in the Muslim
World, the meaning of terrorism has been given another
deceitful distortion. Even the people who want to practise
original Islam -as was practised by the Prophet of Islam
(peace be upon him) with its indispensable components like
sharia, hudud, shura, khilafa, shura and jihad, are also
labelled as extremist cum terrorist. So, the fascist regimes
in Egypt, Bangladesh and other Muslim countries do not
hesitate to kill the unarmed Islamists. So, on 6th May in
2013, hundreds of sit-in protesters were killed in Shapla
roundabout in Dhaka in Bangladesh and on 14th August in
2013, more than two thousand peaceful protestors were killed
in Raba al-Adawiya square in Cairo.
Terrorism: a multi-national imperialist enterprise
A mad dog doesn't need to be hurt to get offensive. The same
is true with the imperialists. No man or woman from
Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria bombed any American city; but
the Americans came from other end of the glove to bomb the
cities of those countries to kill more than a million. They
dropped bombs, mother of all bombs, depleted uranium bombs,
missiles and drones to turn thousands of Muslim houses and
hundreds of cities to rubbles. But such killing campaigns
have never been labelled in the western countries as a
terror campaign. The US forces have detained and tortured
thousands of innocent people with the extreme brutality in
Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. They established torture cells
in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, Bagram base in Afghanistan, Abu
Gharib in Iraq to run brutality in an industrial scale. They
also introduced rendition scheme to franchise such torturing
scheme to other regimes known for cruel state apparatus.
Awfully, under the US patronage, terrorism thus has become a
multi-national state enterprise.
Dr Firoz Mahboob Kamal
It is worth noting that the US-led imperialists aren't
concerned about the absence of basic human rights in the
Muslim countries ruled by the US-supported tyrants. They get
happy if these brutal killers help strengthen the national
security of the US and serve their political, ideological &
economic interests. Moreover, they appreciate these tyrants
if they crush any Islamic resurgence. This is why the killer
tyrant like General Abul Fatah al-Sisi of Egypt gets such a
robust appreciation for killing, torturing and arresting the
Islamists. It is clear, in the world order established by
the US-led western powers, there is no scope for the Muslims
to raise their heads and emerge as a significant global
power. Such a world order is only to safeguard the interests
of the US-led imperialists and Israel. Its prime aim is to
keep the Muslims de-empowered.
The case of Russia, China & India
Vladimir Putin's Russia has taken the same route. Like the
US, it has committed the similar crimes against the Chechen
Muslims. And, like any other member state of the UN Security
Council, Putin also enjoys full impunity for his war crimes.
On the other hand, the Chechen Muslims are labelled as
terrorists for demanding freedom from the Russian
occupation. To suppress their aspiration and liberation
movement, in the year of 2000, the whole Chechen city of
Grozny was bombed to the ground. Thousands were killed and
many more were put in torture cells. And the Russian
brutality still continues. In the Soviet era, the Russians
did the same in Afghanistan in the eighties. Although the
Russians were badly defeated in Afghanistan in 1989, but
they didn't stop their anti-Muslim campaigns. Now they are
dropping bombs in Syria; and trying to expand the same state
terrorism to Libya and the Central Republic of Africa.
China is committing the same brutality against the Uighur
Muslims. In the name of cultural education, the Chinese
government is carrying out a massive social engineering
project of de-Islamisation. About a million Muslims are
being kept in prisons and are being brain washed to take
them away from Islam. They are not allowed to enjoy the
basic human rights -like the right to practise their own
religion. Even they were prevented to keep fasting and
wearing their traditional dress. The religious education has
also been strictly restricted.
The case of India is no less brutal against the Muslims
either. The Muslims constitute about 15% of Indian
population; but they are not give even 5% of the government
jobs. Socio-economically, they are kept inferior to
so-called untouchables. The Indian Army is on a long killing
mission in the Muslim majority state of Kashmir. About a
hundred thousand Kashmiri Muslims have already been killed
and thousands of Kashmiri women are raped. In the Indian
vocabulary, such state-run crimes are not called terrorism
either. Rather, those who are standing for freedom from
Indian occupation and wand basic human rights are labelled
as terrorists.
The crime of the Israeli terrorists
The case of Israel is a classic example of a state that
could be established solely through terrorism and could
survive through terrorism. It is the old practice of ethnic
cleansing of the original people and colonisation by the
foreign people in modern age. The Jewish people came from
all over the world to Palestine to grab lands from the
Palestinians. The Palestinians are either killed or forced
to live in refugee camps for more than 70 years. On the
illegally seized lands, hundreds of thousands of luxurious
flats are built for those who were not born in Palestine.
The same old policy of eviction, the same policy of land
grabbing and the same scheme of settling the foreign Jews in
the Arab land that started 70 years ago still continue.
Apartheid practice has died in South Africa, but now thrives
in the occupied Palestine. The old western colonial powers
not only support such illegal Israeli occupation of the
Muslim lands, but also sponsor it economically and
militarily. So, the crime of brutal occupation and killing
continues unabated. And, such state-run crimes are not
called terrorism either.
There is no doubt that the Jews have suffered a lot under
the fascist regime in the west. Millions of them faced
brutal death there. But, instead of learning compassion and
humanity, they have learned a lot of brutal skills and
inhumanities. These are now being deployed against the
Muslims in Palestine. This is why, the atrocities against
the occupied people of Palestine could attain such a scale
of brutality. They have even lost all morality and civility
to call the on-going brutality against the Palestinians as a
cruel act, let alone calling it terrorism. Hatred against
the Muslims has been so deeply embedded in the mind of
Israeli rulers that they even feel highly content to embrace
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India as the friend of
Israel. Whereas Narendra Modi is an Indian version of Adolph
Hitler for the Indian Muslims. In 2002, he engineered the
killing of more than two thousands innocent Muslim men,
women and children in Gujrat while he was the Chief Minister
of the province. He also instigated his followers to raze
historic Babri Mosque to the ground. Recognising his robust
criminality, even the US government imposed ban on his
entrance to the US -although later on withdrawn in order to
promote the American business interest with India.
The case of Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan Army is already known for genocidal war
crimes against the Tamils. Such crimes have already been
documented by the international human rights organisations.
But the failure of the international bodies like the UN and
the International Criminal Court has emboldened them to
continue the similar crimes against other people. Now their
guns are turned against the Muslims. The extrajudicial
killing has started with the new strategy to target the
Muslims in their living quarters. To cover up the killing,
they are telling the world that the Muslim women and
children are blowing up themselves. Last year, the Sri
Lankan Muslims didn't explode any bomb anywhere; but the
Buddhists hooligans led by the monks went on killing spree.
They looted, vandalised and burnt down the Muslim houses and
businesses. Such anti-Muslim rampage went on for many days;
but the Sri Lankan Army and the police did very little to
protect the Muslims' life and properties. The judiciary too,
showed its inaction to bring the criminals to justice.
Moreover, such mob killings and arsons didn't find any place
in their vocabulary to be called as terrorism or Buddhist
extremism.
Boiling up the Muslim blood
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Hence,
every crime has a consequence. The Muslims are terribly
suffering from all sorts of barbarity in almost every part
of the world. The people of no other faith suffer in such an
awful way. The cases of Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria,
Kashmir, Uighur, Rohingya are only a few to mention. In the
west, the Muslim women are tormented only for wearing a head
scarf. President Donal Trump has put a ban on the Muslims
coming to the USA. The Indian Muslims are being lynched to
death only for keeping or eating beef. Many East European
countries have put wall of barbed wire to keep away the
Muslim refugee out of their country. The Muslim countries
ruled by the brutal dictators are embedded with thousands of
Guantanamo Bay-like torture cells. The USA and its cronies
like it.
The US, the French, the British, and the Italian Air Force
have shown their ever readiness to bomb any people in any
part of the world who want to go back to original Islam -as
has been practised by the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon
him) about 15 hundred years ago. They have their own
prescription for the Muslims. It is far away from the
Qur'anic prescription. Hence, the Islamic basics like
Islamic state, sharia, hudud, pan-Islamic brotherhood,
khilafa, shura, jihad against enemy occupation have no place
in it. They have no problem with the Saudi mass execution,
the Emirati tribal barbarity, the Bangladeshi mockery of
democracy by Shaikh Hasina and the brutal tyranny of Egypt's
Abul Fatah Sissi. They appreciate their Islam as true and
moderate Islam. By any decent standard, these are not any
innocent act; rather, highly heinous crime against Prophet's
Islam, the innocent Muslims and the humanity.
Because of the hostile policy of the imperialists and their
servile cronies, there exists not even a single space on
earth for full practice of true Islam -as was practised in
Islam's golden age! Thus, the Muslims are prohibited to be a
full Muslim. Hostility towards Islam and the Muslims must
have a limit. One must not forget that 1.6 billion Muslims
are not a collection of dead bodies. They have souls,
emotion, faith and intellect. They also share the same globe
with others. The ongoing crimes against Islam and the
Muslims are explosive enough to boil up their blood. The
boiled-up blood can turn them to live bombs. And it is not
unusual that the bombs fail to differentiate the innocents
from the criminals. Islam doesn't allow suicide; but doesn't
prohibit to be a war appliance. So, it seems, the planet is
turning rapidly to be an unsafe place for everyone.
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
'The Inner Secrets of Fasting'.
Know, that in the fast ('Sawm') is a special quality that is
not found in
anything else.. And that is its close connection to Allaah
{Azza wa Jall }
Allah {Azza Wa Jall }says in the 'Qur'an'..
''The Fast ('Sawm') is for Me and I will reward it.''
[2]
This connection is enough to show the high status of
fasting.
Similarly, the Ka'bah is highly dignified due to its close
connection to Him,
as occurs in His statement... ''And sanctify My House.''
[3]
Indeed, the fast is only virtuous due to two significant
concepts.
THE FIRST..
It is a secret and hidden action, thus, no one from the
creation is able to
see it . [Therefore Riyaa' (showing off) cannot enter into
it.]
THE SECOND..
It is a means of subjugating the enemies of Allaah.
This is because the road that the enemies of Allaah embark
upon
[in order to misguide the Son of Aadam] is that of desires..
!
And eating and drinking strengthens the desires.
There are many reports that indicate the merits of fasting,
and they are well known.
THE RECOMMENDED ACTS OF FASTING.
The pre-dawn meal 'Suhoor' and delaying in taking it are
preferable..
as well as hastening to break the fast and doing so with
dates.
Generosity in giving is also recommended during
'Ramadaan'..
as well as doing good deeds.. and increasing in charity.
This is in accordance with the way of the Messenger of
Allaah
(Sal Allaahu 'Alaihi wa Salaam)
It is also recommended to study the Qur'aan and perform
'I'tikaaf '
(seclusion for worship) during 'Ramadaan'..
especially in its last ten {10} days, as well as increasing
upon the exertion [towards doing good deeds] in it. In the
two Saheehs, 'Aa'ishah [ra] said..
''When the last ten days (of Ramadhaan) would come, the
Prophet would
tighten his waist wrapper ('Izaar')'' [4]
The scholars have mentioned two views concerning the meaning
of
'tighten his wrapper ('Izaar')'
The first is that it means the turning away from women.
The second is that it is an expression denoting his
eagerness and
diligence in doing good deeds.
They also say that the reason for: the last ten days of
Ramadaan was due
to his seeking of the Night of al-Qadr~ [Laylatul-Qadr]
EXPLANATION OF THE INNER SECRETS OF
FASTING AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS.
There are three {3} levels of fasting..!
the general fast, the specific fast, and the more specific
fast.
As for the general fast, then it is the refraining of ones
stomach and their
private parts from fulfilling their desires.
The specific fast is the refraining of one's gaze, tongue,
hands, feet,
hearing and eyes, as well as the rest of his body parts from
committing
sinful acts. As for the more specific fast..
then it is the heart's abstention from its yearning after
the worldly affairs
and the thoughts which distance one away from Allaah, as
well as its [the
heart's] abstention.
From all the things that Allaah has placed on the same
level. [5]
From the characteristics of the specific fast is that one
lowers his gaze
and safeguards his tongue from the repulsive speech that is
forbidden,
disliked, or which has no benefit, as well as controlling
the rest of his body parts. .
In a 'Hadeeth' by al-Bukhaaree..
''Whosoever does not abandon false speech and the acting
upon it, Allaah
is not in need of his food and drink.'' [6]
Another characteristic of the specific fast is that one does
not overfill
himself with food during the night.
Instead, he eats in due measure.. 'Indeed.. the son of
Aadam does not fill
a vessel more evil than his stomach'.
If he were to eat his fill during the first part of the
night,
he would not make good use of himself for the remainder
of the night.
In the same way, if he eats to his fill for 'Suhoor',
he does make good use of himself until the afternoon.
This is because excessive eating breads laziness and
lethargy therefore,
the objective of fasting disappears due to one's
excessiveness in eating,
for what is indeed intended by the fast, is that one savours
the taste of hunger andbecomes an abandoner of desires.
