Narrated by Abu Huraira, r.a.,
Allah's Apostle entered the mosque and a person followed
him. The man prayed and went to the Prophet and greeted him.
The Prophet returned the greeting and said to him, "Go back
and pray, for you have not prayed." The man went back prayed
in the same way as before, returned and greeted the Prophet
who said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed."
This happened thrice.
The man said, "By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I cannot
offer the prayer in a better way than this. Please, teach me
how to pray." The Prophet said, "When you stand for Prayer
say Takbir and then recite from the Holy Qur'an (of what you
know by heart) and then bow till you feel at ease.
Then raise your head and stand up straight, then prostrate
till you feel at ease during your prostration, then sit with
calmness till you feel at ease (do not hurry) and do the
same in all your prayers. "
White Marsh, eastern Maryland.
On November 29.
A five-page Jamaat al-Muslimeen document was given to 57
Muslims after juma' salat. Here is an outline of the 5
pages.
Shoora about issues in USA and Muslim world.
Court in India gave historic Babri Masjid to Hindus.
Imran regime surrendered Kashmir.
Maulana Fazlur Rahman Smashed IK regime's arguments.
New fighting in Syria. Chaos in Iraq.
Jamaat al-Muslimeen's Facebook page posted the November 24th
issue of New Trend.
It reached 129,443 people, including many in Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Turkey.
Articles in this issue included:
Du'a is central to Islam.
Murrium Aurangzeb attacks Imran Khan.
Hasah, r.a., opposed war of Ali, r.a. & Muawiyya, r.a.
Russian bombing in Syria: Iraqi police shooting protestors.
Syrian restaurant in Islamabad,
Pakistani jumped Qur'an burner.
Reader objects to another reader's Comment on Ilhan Omar.
Assalaamu alaykum Br Kaukab,
I was disturbed by the type of reporting you are permitting
for Ilhan Omar.
Whether or not she is a muslim, she is a woman. Islam
demands respect for dignity of woman. This is what I learnt
from you.
How come you are allowing statements like this?:
It has also been shown that Ilhan Omar has a history of
"shacking up" with boyfriends, and calling them husbands,
and saying it was from her "faith tradition" (but not a
legal marriage). She breaks up with boyfriends with whom she
lives, and calls it a divorce "in her faith tradition:
- Shoaib
Popular Islamic Leader
TRIBUTE TO OLANIYI
SANUTH MUDATHIR
by Abdulkabir Oyemomi
IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK INTO THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THIS GREAT
BROTHER AND LEADER IN HIS OWN RIGHTS FOR HE HAS AFFECTED
MANY LIVES POSITIVELY AND HAS SUBTLY DONE DAWWAH WITHOUT
NECESSARILY DELIVERING PUBLIC LECTURES.
LET LOOK AT OUR BROTHER FROM THE ARTICLE BELOW RASAK ASAJU,
WHO KNEW THE BROTHER INSIDE OUT AS PUBLISHED BY THE
GUARDIAN:
Brother Abdur-Razaq, where are you? The anxious and
inaudible phone call from Nurudeen Jumah jolted me. "I'm in
the office," I replied. "NS is gone!" He announced. "I can't
hear you," was my response, wondering why this hasty news.
He repeated forcefully, "NS is gone, NS is gone." And my
voice collapsed! Subhannallah, Yeeeeee! Not true! Allaahu
Akbar. Oh my God! Inna lillahi wa innan ilayhi
raaji'uun.
I put my head on the table and was crying but soon realised
I could embarrass my colleagues, hence, I retired to a small
meeting room nearby to continue crying and muttering
Subhannallah. I managed to avoid wailing, knowing the
implications. Haa, my brother, Niyi Sanuth is indeed
dead!
Allah knows best. The news of his passage is really touching
and devastating! How I wish the news was not real. I knew
him since our Movement for Islamic and Cultural Awareness
(MICA) days, and have been friends ever since. He's
unassuming, sincere, compassionate and straightforward.
No-holds-barred, yet diplomatic!
I went to him at Zenith bank around 1997, looking for a job.
He admonished me against bank jobs and told me he was
resigning soon! I couldn't believe a rising star in one of
the top banks could resign while approaching the zenith of a
shining, unblemished career. He urged me to join Deen
Communications then, moreso that I read Mass Communication I
offered to be part of the Editorial Team, which I did for
some time. And behold, he resigned soon as promised. And we
remained in touch till his passage early November 2019.
He has been a resource person for H&H Inv. Club, and
severally for Tanzeel Schools. And of recent, we partnered
for Commodities business. Wherever he goes, he's extremely
humble, but always noticeable and impactful. He's the
proverbial golden fish with no hiding place.
The popular Feed a Soul that now feeds thousands of poor
Muslims in Ramadan was his brainchild. And I wonder where he
derives his energy from. He's such a special breed! Even
until he breathed his last, he was still mustering positive
energy!
What of KBC- Knowledge Building Course, which has
transformed millions of lives of young Muslims? Many of us
benefitted quarterly from the fountain of knowledge of
renowned scholars in those sessions.
He is the publisher of Deen Digest, which transformed into
an Naseeha, and also Legacy, targeted at the teens but
nonetheless very useful for the older ones.
On his sick bed in India, I sent him a couple of messages
which I presumed he read but he didn't respond. I was scared
and expressed it in my post on October 30. And he responded:
"Wa alaykum salaam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu
Oju ogun le oo, but aanu Oluwa ati adura yin ngbe wa
duro*
More in Home
Jazakallaahu khayraan"
The message sent jitters down my spine. For him to
acknowledge tough terrains means it was really tough, to put
it mildly. He's a truly courageous brother.
I expressed joy and sent more messages. He responded on the
31st October. I was further encouraged and sent more. And
then, he read but never replied again.
And that's why I was inconsolable when bro. Nurudeen Jumah
broke the tough news. It was an Indian that noticed me in my
crying room and was trying to be nice. "Should someone drive
you home?", he asked. I controlled my anger and told him
that my brother died in his country, India!
When I had issues in a marriage and rumours were flying
around, he was the only brother, apart from my Imam, who
confronted me, and appreciated the situation. He's that
bold, yet diplomatic. Most others were just grimacing
whenever I passed them.
His death has made it rife for us all to reflect, to
reassess ourselves. It was encomiums everywhere for him. If
it's any of us, how will we be reviewed? Can we pick one or
two lessons from his death?
Has his death not confirmed the ephemerality and mirage
nature of life? If yes, why are we keeping puerile bickers?
Why are we enemies and strange bedfellows because of a
passing stranger? The positive comments that followed his
death are unprecedented. I hope his death will make many of
us re-organise our perceptions. Sanuth (as I call him) has
touched more lives than any brother that I know. He is ever
willing to help, to please and to admonish. Yet he's gone! I
pray that his legacies will endure. That Allah would raise
another bridge builder. That Allah would console and
compensate all those he left behind, especially his
immediate family, and keep them united, aamin.
And for him, all positive testimonies trailing him are
pointers to his abode. May Allah expand his grave, make
Barzakh comforting for him, make answers to his questions
easy. And on the day of Qiyamah, make him an inmate of al
Jannatul Firdaus, aamin.
Allahumma ghafrlahu wa arhamhu, Aameen.
Editorial
What Should US Muslims do in these
Dire Circumstances?
by Kaukab Siddique
Here are a few introductory suggestions based on extensive experience.
Follow leaders who have proven that they will not sell out.
Always do shoora if your actions will affect the community.
Call Christians to Jesus, pbuh, so that they stop the wars
and extremism of the right wing. This does not mean
"interfaith" conferences. Islam and Christianity are
separate and distinct religions. The internal Christian
process of change towards peace should be helped.
Start with your personal life. Pray 5 times a day. Your
inheritance should be according to Islamic law, Form
committees to make sure women are not beaten or abused.
Shar'ia: Those Muslims who find hijra impossible should work
for the implementation of Shari'a for US Muslims. If nine
million Muslims stand up, using peaceful means, for Shar'ia,
we'll have Shar'ia.
Da'wah. Calling the people of America to Islam. The writings
of Br. Shamim Siddiqui and the efforts of Imam Badi Ali are
important. Without Da'wah, neither hijra nor Shar'ia can
become real.
We must resist peacefully and within the limits of the law.
Violence provides American power the opportunity to
terrorize Muslims through its 'Muslim' organizations. Do not
be violent, ever. Remember Bilal, r.a., and Summayya, r.a..
(The latter spat in the oppressor's face.)
Remain peaceful but do not ever cooperate with the
oppressors and the Zionists.
The duty of hijra has been ignored by US Muslims. It is
difficult. We have become so used to a comfortable life in
America that we do not even consider hijra. In certain
circumstances, hijra is required in Islam.
PAKISTAN
JI Report
Pinpointing Imran Regime's Failures.
by Qaiser Sharif
LAHORE- Nov 30: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Senator Sirajul Haq
has expressed doubts over the government capability to
legislate and iron out the lacunae in the reappointment or
extension of tenure of an army chief.
In a statement issued from Mansoora on Saturday, he said it
had been repeatedly proven that the government lacked
capacity to deal with sensitive matters ranging from economy
to politics, diplomacy and law and order.
"It is too early to say that the ruling party will show
seriousness in the legislation process on army chief tenure
within the given time frame by the apex court."
He said the rulers had already caused embarrassment for the
military due to their ineptness and also they also
disappointed the common people by hitting them hard with
skyrocketing inflation and unemployment. The masses were
feeling unprotected due to poor law and order situation, he
said, adding the prices of food items went out of public
reach and they had no access to clean water, basic health
and education facilities.
The JI Emir said the prime minister frequently talked about
the clean environment but his team even failed to take
pre-emptive measure to control rising smog.
Similarly, the team of the prime minister, who had
repeatedly declared Parvez Musharraf a national criminal in
past, rushed to the court to defend the former military
dictator.
During the last 15 months of its rule, he said, the ruling
party acted exactly opposite to it claims it made during the
election campaign. He said the government came to power on
the slogan of "change" but proved itself an agent of status
quo.
Meanwhile, JI Naib Emir Liaqat Baloch said the bureaucracy
had become a scapegoat only to save the skin of incapable
rulers of Punjab. He said there was worst governance in
Punjab and the team in charge was unable to run the affairs
of the biggest province.
He expressed concern over the situation in Indian Held
Kashmir and demanded the international community to shun its
silence over the crimes against humanity in the held area.
He said the JI would lead Kashmir March in Islamabad on
December 22 to express solidarity with Kashmiri
brethren.
War News
Syria
Russian bombing and Assad's Barrel bombs continue. Clashes
in southeastern Idlib. Shelling at Aleppo reported.
November 25 to December 1.
Several mujahideen groups led by al-Nusra advanced against
Assad's forces [Shia militias] and captured 4 villages.
Russia bombed the mujahideen, Assad forces counterattacked
and took back the villages. The mujahideen advanced again
the next day and retook the villages. Assad's troops
attacked again but this time could not re-take the villages.
Death toll on both sides.
Assad's helicopters dropped barrel bombs on mujahideen
[Chinese] in northeastern Lattakia and set fire to the
forest but positions did not change.
At and near Aleppo city. opposition fighters shelled Assad
regime positions and were countered by the regime. The
fighters are nearing the city,
DEMONSTRATORS in several towns in Deraa province rallied
against Assad regime and demanded release of prisoners.
Clashes are reported in north central Syria from where
pro-Turkey Syrians are advancing against SDF Kurds towards
Al-Raqqa.
SOHR is complaining that IS fighters are infiltrating SDF in
Deir ex Zor and pretending to be SDF.
Death toll now 400 killed, 2000 plus injured.
Iraq unrest: Parliament approves PM Abdul Mahdi's
resignation.
Iraq's parliament has approved the resignation of Prime
Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi following weeks of unrest.
It is unclear who will take over from Mr Abdul Mahdi. The
parliament speaker said President Barham Saleh would be
asked to name a new prime minister.
Meanwhile the Pope has become the latest figure to condemn
security forces' use of lethal force.
Some 400 people have been killed since protests began in
Baghdad and other cities at the start of October.
Thousands more have been injured. Iraqis are demanding jobs,
an end to corruption and better public services.
On Sunday clashes continued in cities including Baghdad and
Najaf.
Afghanistan
New Born Baby killed in US air strike.
Top Regime Commander killed by Talib
An air strike by US or British air craft
in Khost province killed 2 women, 2 children [including a
new born] their father and one other civilian. Their car was
bombed. [Nov.30. ANI]
General Zahir Moqbil , top border commander, was killed by a
Taliban mine explosion in Helmand province. A media man two
other troops with him were seriously injured. The regime in
Kabul is mourning his death. [Nov. 30]
UK
A man named Usman Khan, Pakistani origin, used a knife to
kill two people and injured three on Londom bridge.
British troops are fighting Muslims in
Afghanistan and Iraq but it is not clear what was Usman's
motivation.
He was shot dead by police.
Somalia
On November 18, al-Shabab fighters
captured the town of Gacan Maroodi. 50 miles into
Somaliland, a territory north of Somalia.
The defenders fled.
Algeria
November 21. In an Islamic State raid on Tamanresset,
southern Algeria, 8 government troops were killed.
[The Longwar Journal, which monitors jihad activity,
reported this and the Somali item [above] as rare
occurrences.]
News Within the U.S.
Black Community's Political Prisoners.
MARATHONING FOR MUMIA.
by Nadrat Siddique
Mumia Abu-Jamal is a Philadelphia-based Black Panther and
journalist who reported on police brutality. In 1981, after
being brutally beaten by police, he was locked up for the
murder of a Philadelphia police officer--even though he was
nowhere near the crime scene.
In the nearly four decades of unjust, politically-motivated
imprisonment, the majority of it on death row, Mumia was
denied timely medical treatment for hepatitis, cataracts,
and glaucoma--clearly cruel and unusual punishment for a
crime he didn't commit.
As a Pakistani Muslim social justice activist and marathoner
who is deeply chagrined by the glaring and egregious human
rights violations of my Black brothers and sisters by the
U.S. government, and particularly by the city of
Philadelphia (Remember the MOVE House!), I ran the
Philadelphia Marathon today--26.2 miles--to call attention
to the injustice against Mumia, and in support of a new
trial for him.
FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL NOW!
--Nadrat Siddique
China. Continued abuse of Muslims
TikTok lifts ban on US teen who criticized China's treatment of Muslims.
The app claimed that 17-year-old Feroz Aziz was prevented
from accessing her account due to association with a
separate profile which posted a video including an image of
Osama bin Laden. It cited policies on terrorist-related
content and said "no China-related content was moderated on
this account."
Owned by China's ByteDance, TikTok has drawn the attention
of U.S. lawmakers who are concerned the company may be
censoring politically sensitive content deemed offensive to
Beijing. The U.S. government is now looking into ByteDance
over concerns that its 2017 acquisition of Musical.ly poses
a national security risk.
TikTok has also been blasted by Facebook CEO Mark
Zuckerberg, who claimed the app censored users posting about
pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. However, TikTok has
denied it removes content from the app over "sensitivities
around China."
China has forced as many as 1 million Muslims into
internment camps in the western part of the country, where
they undergo indoctrination and interrogation designed to
turn them into supporters of the Chinese Communist Party,
according to a trove of documents revealed by the New York
Times this month.
In a report last year, the United Nations referred to the
western Xinjiang region of China as a "no rights zone" where
Muslims are treated as "enemies of the state." Beijing says
it is fighting religious "extremism."
TikTok's explanation
In a blog post late Wednesday, TikTok detailed a timeline of
events which led up to Aziz's ban and the temporary removal
of her clip. The firm said she uploaded footage of herself
talking about the treatment of Uighurs in China on Nov. 23
using a different TikTok handle.
The firm further explained that it locked her out of that
new account due to a "scheduled platform-wide enforcement"
action. It said moderators banned 2,406 phones associated
with accounts that had been blocked due to breaching content
guidelines.
The clip in question, which has over 1.5 million views,
shows the U.S. teen pretending to do an eyelash curling
tutorial, only to then urge other TikTok users to "search up
what's happening in China." In the video, Aziz refers to the
country's treatment of the Uighur community as "another
holocaust."
On Wednesday, TikTok says, Aziz's video was removed
temporarily "due to a human moderation error." The company
apologized to Aziz for the incident and said it had decided
to "override" the ban on her account.
"Our moderation approach of banning devices associated with
a banned account is designed to protect against the spread
of coordinated malicious behavior - and it's clear that this
was not the intent here," the firm said.
"This user can again access her active account
(@getmefamouspartthree) from the device she was using
previously."
But Aziz was unconvinced by the platform's explanation for
blocking her from accessing her account: "Do I believe they
took it away because of a unrelated satirical video that was
deleted on a previous deleted account of mine? Right after I
finished posting a 3 part video about the Uyghurs? No."
Source: CNBCNews
Palestine: "Day of Rage"
Thousands participate in Palestinian 'Day of Rage' against US, Israel
The "rage" was directed at Israel's ongoing crackdown
throughout the West Bank, sparked by the disappearance of
three Israeli teens a few weeks ago. Since the teens went
missing, Israeli forces have shot and killed at least five
Palestinians and arrested more than 500 and the number of
Palestinian administrative detainees has almost doubled
since Israel began its campaign of mass arrests throughout
the West Bank two weeks ago.
Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in the West
Bank and Gaza Strip in protests against the US
administration and Israel.
"Our brothers and sisters are dying in Gaza and West Bank,"
one demonstrator, who asked to remain nameless, told VICE
news. "How can we be expected to sit here and do
nothing?"
Friday's demonstration quickly turned violent after hundreds
of Israeli Border Police pushed protesters off the Wadi Ara
highway and back into Umm al-Fahm using rubber bullets, stun
grenades and tear gas.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman released a
statement shortly after news of the protest broke, saying
the demonstrators "should be treated as terrorists in every
sense of the word."
Palestinian citizens of Israel make up about one fifth of
Israel's population.
Their insistence on retaining their Palestinian identity has
caused Israeli authorities to label them a dangerous "fifth
column," a label that has become progressively more
threatening over the last decade.
Organized by several Palestinian factions, including the
ruling Fatah faction, the protests came in the aftermath of
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent announcement that
settlements are not inconsistent with international law.
The day of rage had initially been planned in support of the
record-breaking hunger strike, carried out for 63 days by
Palestinian prisoners held in administrative detention,
imprisoned indefinitely without charge or trial.
The hunger strike was called off on Wednesday after the
Israeli Prison Service reached an agreement with the
detainees, the details of which are to be revealed after the
hunger strikers receive medical treatment and their
conditions stabilize.
The Palestinian Authority Education Ministry closed schools
for one hour to allow students to participate in the "Day of
Rage."
At some rallies, protesters burned effigies of Pompeo, US
President Donald trump and Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu.
PA Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh, deputy chairman of
Fatah Mahmoud Aloul and several senior Palestinian officials
participated in a protest in the center of Ramallah, where
demonstrators chanted slogans against the US administration
and Israel.
Addressing the protesters, Shtayyeh held Israel responsible
for the death of Palestinian prisoner Sami Abu Diyak, who
died of cancer on Tuesday. Abu Diyak, who was arrested in
2002 for his involvement in terrorism, was given three life
sentences and an additional 30 years. Shtayyeh called on
the International Committee of the Red Cross and human
rights organizations to work toward securing the release of
all Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, particularly those
who are suffering from diseases.
The PA president's office also held Israel responsible for
the death of Abu Diyak and claimed he did not receive proper
medical treatment in prison. PA President Mahmoud Abbas
phoned Abu Diyak's father to offer condolences over the
death of the inmate.
The PLO also commented on the death of the prisoner, dubbing
it a "new Israeli crime."
Shtayyeh said that Tuesday's "Day of Rage" is aimed at
expressing Palestinians' "rejection of Israeli occupation"
and the policies of the Trump administration.
Referring to Pompeo's announcement, the PA premier said that
the US has "isolated itself by taking this illegal decision
against our people and land." The Palestinians have decided
to refer Pompeo's announcement to the International Criminal
Court, Shtayyeh added.
Aloul, the senior Fatah official, called on Palestinians to
step up "popular resistance against Israeli occupation."
Israel, he said, has left the Palestinians with no choice
other than "popular resistance." Referring to the death of
Abu Diyak in Israeli prison, Aloul said that the inmate
"sacrificed his life and freedom for the sake of his people
and homeland."
Aloul accused Israel of committing "crimes" against the
Palestinians and boasted that the Palestinians have managed
to thwart Trump's yet-to-be-announced Mideast peace plan,
also known as the "Deal of the Century."
As he was speaking, the protesters played a Fatah song that
says: "I'm coming towards you, my enemy, with cleavers and
knives, I'm coming after you, from every house, neighborhood
and street."
PLO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE member Wasel Abu Yusef accused the
Trump administration of "facilitating Israeli crimes and
aggression" against the Palestinians. He accused Israel of
"stepping up its crimes after receiving a green light from
the Trump administration." The Palestinians, he vowed, will
not allow the announcement on the legality of the
settlements to pass and will continue their protests to foil
it.
Similar protests took place in Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus,
Tulkarm, Jenin, Jericho and Kalkilya.
In Hebron, protesters carried placards denouncing Trump and
Israel. One protester carried a handwritten poster that
read: "The Palestinian people are lions, the Zionists are
rats."
In Bethlehem, protesters marched on the streets carrying a
poster reading: "Palestine, from the [Jordan] river to the
[Mediterranean] sea. Palestine is ours - Jerusalem is our
capital."
The PA governor of Nablus, Ibrahim Ramadan, said during a
rally in the city that "popular resistance is the real
response to the unjust policies of the US administration
against the Palestinian people and to Israeli crimes."
Senior Fatah official Abbas Zaki, who attended the rally,
said that Tuesday "marks the beginning of a new era and
rage." He too accused the Trump administration of giving
Israel "a green light to destroy the two-state solution."
Zaki added: "Israel thinks that it is capable of defeating
our people by committing crimes against them. But our people
will not be defeated."
Zaki called on the PA leadership to revoke Palestinian
recognition of Israel and cut off all ties with it. "It's
not an honor to have relations with a terrorist state," he
said. "Israel is not a state. It's a group of gangs."
In Gaza City, hundreds of Palestinians staged a protest
outside the offices of the United Nations. The protesters
strongly condemned the Trump administration for ruling that
settlements are not inconsistent with international law.
They also protested against the death of Abu Diyak.
Source: ViceNews, JP
Book Review
Muslims Should Study European Powers. They are not
Monolithic. Notice how they Study Muslim Countries.
Petain, the Hero and the Traitor. People Change
Review of Petain: How the Hero of France Became a Convicted
Traitor qnd Changed the Course of Hitory.
by Charles Williams. Palgrave Macmillian.. 298 pages. Hard
Cover $29.95
Petain is known as the hero of France. He withstood the
German assault at Verdun during the First World War.
His name became a household name in France.
In the Second World War, Hitler defeated the British and
French armies. Hitler did not want to fight all of France
and the book explains Petain became his friend and the
leader of what came to be known as Vichy France [with its
capital; at Vichy]
The French people in large numbers were hostile to
Communists and identified Jews with Communists. Vichy France
helped Hitler in his actions against and displacement of the
Jews.
Churchill saw Vichy France and Petain as the enemy and
launched armed assaults on French forces. The British took
the French navy by surprise at Mers el Kebir. It was a
disaster for the French. The French war ship wefre
stationary and were sitting ducks for the British. 1297
French officers and men were killed in the British assault
and 351 wounded. [page 169.]
During the war till 1945, France was bombed by the British
and American air lines killing thousands of French
civilians.
Petain spoke against the French resistance against Germany
and thus was branded as a traitor by the western allies.
Petain was of the view that Germany would win and France
could work within the German domain as a European power.
However, Germany lost after the ferocious battles in
Normandy.
Even then America realized that Petain was the most popular
person in France. Roosevelt did not trust De Gaulle and did
not allow the Free French of De Gaulle forces to take part
in the Normandy invasion. [Page 231] However Petain did not
accept American overtures and was trapped by rhe German
defeat.
Petain, the hero of France, was tried as a traitor and
sentenced to death by ONLY ONE VOTE. Later his sentenced was
commuted.
He was very old by then and died slowly until he passed away
in July 1951.
He is still honored by many in France. The book contains
photos, one of which is of Petain shaking hands with Hitler
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala
Rasulillah
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu.
Imam Sufyaan ath-Thawri (Rahimahullah) advised one of his
Brothers...
'Today, people are not able to discern between truth and
falsehood..!
None will be saved from this predicament except...
for someone who invokes ALLAH with the same intensity and
feeling with which a drowning man invokes ALLAH for help{!}
Do you know anyone who is at that level ?
It used to be said... 'The time draws near for the people
when the wise among them will find no joy {but will instead be
constantly worried about the degeneration of Muslim Society !}
' Fear ALLAH, the Possessor of Might and Majesty....{!}
Be a man of Solitude....{!}
occupy your time with Yourself (with preparing for the
Hereafter)
and seek companionship with the Book of Allah.(Azza wa
Jal).'
{ Source: Biography of Imam Sufyaan
ath-Thawri.(Rahimahullah) }
