No hadith of the Prophet (pbuh) contradicts the Qur'an. If
you have seen one like that, or you think it does, email it
to me or photocopy it and mail it to me. The Qur'an provides
principles and the framework for the Islamic way of life.
The Hadith of the Prophet (pbuh) shows how the Qur'an is to
be UNDERSTOOD and IMPLEMENTED. The Prophet (pbuh) also
provided laws which are BINDING but which are NOT in the
Qur'an, especially relating to the rights of women. For
instance, the PUNISHMENT for RAPE is given in the Hadith
ONLY, not in the Qur'an. Those who take the Qur'an ONLY have
made the mistake of trying to apply the rule of 4 witnesses
to rape. If that were accepted, most men would get away with
rape [and that is happening in some cases, with the victim
being punished instead.] The Prophet (pbuh) taught that the
raped WOMAN's WORD must be accepted , after proper
investigation; and after final proof, the rapist must be
executed.
Hadith does not contradict the Qur'an. It simply supplements
the Qur'an. That's why the Prophet (pbuh) was sent to the
people FIRST and then they were given the Qur'an as the
basis for guidance.
Institutional Racism
45 Years in Prison, death after one year of "freedom."
Nadrat Siddique
·
JAMAAT AL-MUSLIMEEN STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF ROBERT SETH
HAYES:
Former Black Panther Party/BLA member Robert Seth Hayes was
released from prison in August 2018. He'd been held for
45-years for a crime he didn't commit. This was even though
his prison sentence was 25-years, and he was a model inmate.
On December 21, 2019, having experienced freedom for a
little over a year, he passed away.
Although very healthy when he was captured, Seth struggled
for years with untreated diabetes and Hepatitis C in prison,
and evidently it caught up to him. (He was repeatedly denied
medical treatment for both conditions by the prison
administration).
Jamaat al-Muslimeen is deeply aggrieved by his passing away
after such maltreatment. We offer condolences to his family,
and condemn the U.S. for its longterm internment of BPP/BLA
political prisoners like Seth on trumped up charges, as well
as the government's refusal to acknowledge their political
prisoner status.
--Nadrat Siddique
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establishment is praising Musharraf.
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Forces were moved from the Indian border to Afghanistan
border. The Taliban government was Pakistan's friend.
Musharraf helped the US destroy :Pakistan's ally.
Sack fulls of fake votes were printed and sent to help
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CHINA
[Noted by the Intercept.]
It's been described as the worst human rights crisis in the
world — the arbitrary detention in sprawling camps of
a million or more Uighur Muslims in China's northwestern
Xinjiang province. The Chinese government has claimed that
the camps are merely vocational training centers, but in
November a trove of leaked documents, dubbed the China
Cables, confirmed what the world had long suspected: the
camps are Communist Party re-education centers in which
Uighurs are forced to abandon their traditional religion and
language
11 Children Among Israel's latest Victims.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR): Thirty-nine
Palestinian civilians, including 11 children and a woman,
were shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces' (IOF)
fire against peaceful protestors at the 86th Great March of
Return (GMR) in eastern Gaza Strip, this Friday, 27 December
2019.
Despite of general calmness of protests in most of the areas
and the decrease in numbers of participants due to the cold
and rainy weather, IOF continued the use of excessive force
against peaceful protestors, as 5 civilians, from eastern
Rafah, were shot with live bullets; one of them was deemed
in serious condition.
Moreover, IOF targeted protests with rubber bullets and tear
gas canisters, mainly targeting their upper bodies and
heads. As a result, many civilians were injured, including a
young man who was shot with a rubber bullet in his right
eye.
The Supreme National Authority of GMR called for today's
protests under the slogan "Martyrs' Blood Draws the Freedom
Path" on the anniversary of the 2018 Israeli aggression
against the Gaza Strip, which continued for 23 days, and
resulted in hundreds of killings and injuries.
At approximately 14:00, Palestinian civilians head towards
the five GMR encampments in the eastern Gaza Strip to join
today's protest which lasted to 17:00, in the last Friday of
this year.
The National Authority announced the suspension of the
demonstrations until the next Earth Day, which is celebrated
on 30 March of each year, which would mark the second
anniversary of the GMR. The National Authority also declared
that protests would thereafter take place on a monthly basis
and on national events.
Since GMR started on 30 March 2018, PCHR documented that 215
civilians were killed by IOF, including 47 children, 2
women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2
journalists.
Additionally, IOF shot and injured 14,854 civilians,
including 3,746 children, 392 women, 255 paramedics and 219
journalists, noting that many sustained multiple injuries on
separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today's events along the Gaza
Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip: demonstrations took off in eastern
Jabalia, and some protestors attempted to throw stones at
IOF stationed along the border fence. IOF shot and injured 3
civilians, including a child, with live bullets.
Gaza City: hundreds of civilians took part in protests at
Malaka area in eastern Gaza City. No casualties were
reported.
Central Gaza Strip: dozens of young men headed to eastern
al-Buraij refugee camp and gathered adjacent to the border
fence at a range varying between 0 - 300 meters.
The protestors threw stones and sound bombs at IOF, who
responded with live and rubber bullets and tear gas
canisters and pumped wastewater at the protestors.
As a result, 2 civilians sustained rubber bullet wounds,
including Sa'ed Ahmed Tawfiq Mahani (29), from Gaza City who
was shot with a rubber bullet in his right eye. Mahani was
transferred to Eye Specialty Hospital in Gaza City.
Moreover, a number of civilians suffocated due to tear gas
inhalation.
Khan Younis: Hundreds of civilians joined today's protests
in Khuza'ah area in eastern Khan Younis. Dozens gathered
near the border fence and attempted to throw stones and
Molotov cocktails. IOF fired rubber bullets and tear gas
canisters at them. As a result, 14 civilians, including 7
children, were shot with rubber bullets and tear gas
canisters while dozens suffocated due to tear gas
inhalation.
Rafah: hundreds of protestors gathered in eastern al-Shawka
neighborhood while others remained at the protest encampment
where speeches and theatrical performances were held.
Dozens attempted to approach the fence and set tires on fire
and threw stones. IOF fired live and rubber bullets and tear
gas canisters at protestors.
As a result, 20 civilians, including 3 children and a woman,
were injured: 5 were shot with live bullets; one of them was
deemed in serious condition, 12 were shot with rubber
bullets, and 3 were hit with tear gas canisters.
The wounded woman identified as Huda Nayef Edwan (42) was
shot with a live bullet in the head. Ahmed Ahmed Mesbah
al-Hams (19) was deemed in serious condition after being
shot with a live bullet in the lower extremities.
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E-mail: pchr@pchrgaza.org, Webpage
http://www.pchrgaza.org
Anti Muslim Groups Ganging Up
by Kabir Oyemomi
The United States (US) has accused the Nigerian government
of restraining religious freedom. On its own part, the
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has also supported
this allegation. CAN claimed that Christians were becoming
endangered species in their fatherland. The umbrella
Christian organization also claimed lopsidedness in
appointments under the Buhari administration.
However, a press statement issued by the Muslim Rights
Concern (MURIC) has debunked the above allegations. The
human rights organization faulted US democratic status and
described its role in global matters as the height of double
standard. The group also accused CAN of shedding crocodile
tears. MURIC's statement was signed by its director,
Professor Ishaq Akintola.
According to MURIC, "We see the mention of the Islamic
Movement of Nigeria (IMN) by the US as a smokescreen. IMN is
not being denied freedom of worship. It is the excesses of
the group that is being curtailed. Nobody stops them from
worshipping but the government has a duty to protect the
rest of Nigerians from actions of the group which undermine
Allah-given fundamental rights of other citizens.
"We are not bothered by the US latest ranking of Nigeria as
religiously biased. Has the US ever seen anything good about
our country? Some foreign powers are always eager to
discredit developing nations. It is a game mastered by
imperialists. We can see the signs. Instead of breaking up
in 2015 as predicted, Nigeria is waxing strong. The war
against corruption is on course. Infrastructure is growing
at a fast rate. Therefore, a spanner must be thrown at the
works to justify forceful intervention and a grip on
Nigerian oil.
"America should do some introspection. Those who claim to be
the champion of democracy in the world cannot, in good
conscience, beat their chests and say, 'We have been fair to
all'. America complains to Nigeria that Christians are being
killed even when it is well known that Muslims are the
greatest victims of the killings. America invited former CAN
president to address Congress a few years ago. But no Muslim
leader has ever been invited to the same platform. Yet
America has been using the lies told before Congress to
judge our country. Is this fair?
"Muslims of Southern Nigeria have been complaining of
persecution for decades but America turned its deaf ears.
America pretends nothing is happening to Nigerian Muslims
even when the Muslim girl child is locked out of school over
an ordinary head scarf which is even allowed in US
schools.
"US human rights record outside Nigeria is even nothing to
write home about particularly regarding its attitude to
issues affecting Muslim nations and Muslims in general.
Sanctions are used selectively against Muslim nations in
order to weaken them militarily and economically. Israel is
free to kill and maim Palestinian children while America
uses vetoes to frustrate resolutions of the United Nations
aganinst Israel. In fact, democracy is a sham if assessed
against the backdrop of happenings in the UN where America
alone can stop any decision made by the rest of the world.
The US invaded Iraq without approval from the UN. So what
moral right has America to judge other nations?
"If America is truly the world's champion of democracy and
the chief promoter of human rights, why is that country
always silent each time Muslims are at the receiving end?
More than 8,000 Muslims were massacred in the Bosnia
genocide, particularly in Srebrenica and Zepa in 1995. What
did America say? What did America do when Muslims were being
killed in their hundreds in Myammar? Even right now hundreds
of thousands of Uyghur Muslims are being detained in Western
Xinjiang, China, but America cannot be bothered. Since last
week, Muslim demonstrators are being killed over anti-Muslim
Indian citizenry laws but the White House is only interested
in bullying Nigeria.
"Our message to CAN is this, allow America to set fire to
your country and we can assure you that it is not the
Muslims alone who will face turmoil. Our people say that
when a hen perches on a rope, neither the hen nor the rope
will enjoy stability. Whether to avoid foreign interference
in your country and live in peace with your Muslim
neighbours while you watch your children and grandchildren
play peacefully in the garden or to open the doors wide for
an army of occupation which will bring general pandemonium,
the choice is yours.
"CAN should remember that religion or no religion, America's
national interest is America's priority. America has no
permanent friends. Neither should anyone blame Americans for
loving their own country. The blame goes to those who open
the doors of their country for foreign forces to support
them in eliminating or, at least, in undermining their
perceived rivals or oppressors.
"CAN has only manifested its naivety in modern international
politics. The US has thrown religious persecution as a bait.
Unfortunately CAN has swallowed it, hook, line and sinker.
It is not the first time that America will fly a kite. What
was America's excuse for invading Iraq? Was it not weapons
of mass destruction (WMD)? Was any WMD found at the end of
the day? Did America apologise? Iraq's infrastructure paid
for it. It was completely demolished. But above all, Iraq's
oil paid for it and that was the real target ab initio.
"The same America is now talking of religious bias in order
to create tension. If nothing like religious bias is found
after Nigerians have killed themselves in their thousands,
America will never apologise and we will be the suckers for
it. CAN is free to bring in America. Afterall, if the
heavens will fall, we are all under it. But history will
remember our warning to CAN.
"CAN is simply playing to type. This is a group that does
the hurting, yet it is always the first to scream. CAN aptly
personifies the parable of the mischievous housewife who
beats up the husband but screams for help. The only time
neighbours bothered to check, they found the husband
trembling in a corner, with the wife beating him with a huge
stick.
"How can CAN start complaining now? All the Chiefs of Army
Staff under Obasanjo were Christians from 1999 to 2007
(Victor Malu, Alexander Ogumudia, Martin Luther Agwai,
Andrew Azazi and Paul Dike). Four out of the five chiefs of
defence staff were also Christians while all the chiefs of
naval staff were Christians and the Muslims did not
complain. CAN did not talk at the time. How come CAN
suddenly found its voice?
"Under President Goodluck Jonathan, Christians took all the
sensitive security positions. The Chief of Defence Staff,
Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Chief of Naval
Staff were all Christians until January 2014 when a Muslim
took over as Chief of Naval Staff. Not only that, the
Director Generals of the State Security Services and the
Nigerian Intelligence Agency were Christians. The Secretary
to the Federal Government was a Christian. The Senate
president and his deputy were both Christians under Jonathan
but CAN had the temerity to demand that a Christian must
head Senate under Buhari.
"CAN accuses President Muhammadu Buhari of appointing
Muslims only whereas President Buhari shares the four
sensitive military leadership positions among Christians and
Muslims. We must expose CAN for deceiving the global
community and for inciting its followers in the country.
Check the records. These are verifiable facts. The Chief of
Defence Staff is General Gabriel Abayomi Olonisakin and he
has been appointed since 13th July, 2015. He is still in
that position. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe is the Chief of
Naval Staff. He was appointed by the same Buhari since 13th
July, 2015. Only the Chief of Army Staff and the Chief of
Air Staff are Muslims. That is 50 - 50. CAN is definitely
lying. But the wind has blown. We have seen the ruff of the
hen.
"You will know the truth and the truth will set you free
(John 8:32).We appeal to discerning Christians not to allow
CAN to set them against their own brothers. CAN is fully
back as an unrepentant advocatus diaboli after a short
interregnum. Only the truth can set you free.
"We charge compatriots to verify claims being made by either
the US or CAN. We invite all Nigerians to manifest the well
known African hospitality to every American or Western
citizen as those individuals do not represent their
countries' tortuous diplomacy. We call on Muslims to
continue to exhibit love and care for their Christian
compatriots. We warn against CAN's connivance with Western
powers. It can only be a gang-up in iniquity."
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
Editorial
Bogus/shocking "Christianity" and "Islam" in England and Scotland.
Why is Ibn Tymiyyah so Important for the Resurgence of Islam.
by Kaukab Siddique, PhD
The latest news from England is that an unmarried couple is
now living in 10 Downing street. This is not an ordinary
couple but Boris Johnson and his girl friend Carrie Symonds.
No one can stop this mortal sin from happening, In fact
Johnson, the new Prime Minister of UK cheated five times on
his wife. She tolerated him but now has filed for divorce
but its taking a long time.
Britain is called a mongrel nation by some scholars. However
Christianity is quite helpless.
British "Islam" is not far behind. Sajid Javid is the
Chancellor of UK. He is trusted with the treasury. How can a
Muslim be so trusted by the British? The answer is simple.
His intro says he does not practice Islam [but his wife
Laura King practices Christianity and goes to church.
Sajid Javid and Laura King went for their honeymoon to
Israel.. So we have a "Zionist" "Muslim."
Javid has shaved his head because his wife told him to do
so.
Even more important is the popular mayor of London, Sadiq
Khan. He openly supports lgbtq.
When London transportation hub was attacked in July 7 2007,
Khan not only condemned the assailants, as could be
expected, but went all out to condemn all those who are
fighting against Britain. This enthusiasm by Khan helped
England to condemn all fighters as "extremists."
Such "Christians" and "Muslims" are mushrooming all over
Britain. A clear separation has occurred between religion
and social activity. Johnson's girl friend is popular
because she is against the use of plastics and supports
environmental issues.
Sadiq Khan supports immigrants and people in poor
housing.
Britain struck at the roots of the Muslim world by inserting
"Israel" into the Middle East and separating Kashmir from
Pakistan.
British troops invaded Afghanistan with NATO and Iraq with
the USA and bombed the Islamic State for several years.
Anti war rallies do occur in Britain when the cost of war
goes up, not because invasion and occupation and Israel are
violations of God's law.
In that context, the interpretation of the Qur'an and Hadith
by Imam Ibn Taymiyya is key to the resurgence of Islam.
The Mongols had embraced Islam in the cultural sense. It was
an effective tactic to say to the Muslim countries the
Mongo;s invaded, we are Muslims too. Muslims should not
fight Muslims!
The Mongols thought the invasion of Palestine would be easy
because the Muslims would be divided.
Ibn Taymiyya taught that jihad becomes required for every
Muslim when a Muslim country is invaded. Those who do not
rule by Sharia are only nominally Muslims.
He taught that Islam is based on which side are you on. If
you are siding with the unbelievers, you are opponents of
Islam though you may claim to be Muslims.
His unifying teachings mobilized the Muslims and the Islamic
army delivered a stunning defeat to the Mongols at Marj as
Saffar in 1303.
Now in our own times, crusaders from the West are gathering
traditional Muslims in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Kashmir, India, Somalia, Nigeria, China to fight
those striving for Qur'an and Hadith. Western and Israeli
media are constantly claiming that Muslims are fighting
Muslims.
Internal reforms:
Ibn Taymiyya wrote against Sufiism although he accepted some
aspects of Sufi teachings.
He also issued devastating critique of Shiaism.
He supported the rights of women. He opposed the easy talaqs
indulged in by Muslim men. Interpreters of Islam were ignoring the
teachings of the Qur'an about THREE divorces spread out over
about three months. They were claiming that three divorces
can be given at one time.
Ibn Taymiyya opposed the simultaneous three talaqs.
He had to suffer prison time because scholars who opposed
his teachings persuaded the rulers that he was a
deviant.
However Islamic rulers at that time were honest enough to
listen to both sides. Owing to his vast knowledge, Ibn
Taymiyya
won every debate and was released each time.
The masses loved him and at his funeral more people came
than at any other funeral in the history of Islam [other
than at the funeral of ibn Hanbal].
PAKISTAN
Imran Khan Regime Failure in All aspects within 15 Months
after boasting of a "New Pakistan."
Parliament Met for only Ten Minutes.
JI Demands Rights of Laborers.
LAHORE- Dec 27: Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Senator Sirajul Haq has
said that the parliament is almost non-functional and the
prime minister makes decisions even without consulting his
cabinet.
Addressing the opening session of the JI Shoora at Mansoora
on Friday, he said the bad governance and ill-planned
economic policies even turned the supporters of the PTI
desperate and hopeless.
Three-day JI Shoora meeting will conclude on Sunday and it
will discuss at length the political situation, Kashmir and
organizational matters.
"The Senate has not met for four months while the National
Assembly session occasionally held only for 10 minutes which
is a joke with those people who sent their representatives
to the parliament," said Sirajul Haq, adding the prime
minister's claim to end corruption and start a ruthless
across the board accountability were also proved a pack of
lies. He said the prime minister had made repeated
references to the powerful justice system and across the
board accountability in the developed nations but he himself
included the people with tainted images in the his party
ranks and government team. He said the ruling party deceived
the masses with the slogan of "Naya Pakistan". He said the
bubble of tall claims made by the ruling party was burst in
only 15 months and now people were asking the government to
at least return them the "Old Pakistan" if it was unable to
bring any reform in any sector. He said poor and rich were
paying the same taxes, unemployment and inflation went to
new heights while law and order situation was turned into
worst under the present government regime.
The JI chief expressed concern over the deplorable situation
of the Muslim world, holding the rulers responsible for it.
He said Kashmir was burning and Modi government bent upon
vanishing the Muslims of the occupied region. He said
millions of Muslims of India were become the fresh target of
the Hidutva regime but the rulers of the Islamic world and
international community were posing as silent
spectators.
The JI Shoora first session unanimously passed a resolution
demanding the government ensure minimum wage to laborers. It
stated the working class in the country was under severe
pressure due to skyrocketing inflation and their jobs were
at risk. He said the government must ensure enforcement of
local and international labor laws in informal and formal
sectors to secure the future of millions of people.
War News
New York
Security Forces on High Alert in Brooklyn. Incidents against Jews.
Five stabbed in Monsey town, north of New York.
December 23 to 29, security forces were alerted in Brooklyn,
New York,
as news spread of conflict between Jews and African
Americans. News
sources mentioned 8 anti-Jewish incidents. No details were
provided.
However on December 28, late at night, there was an attack
on Jews celebrating Channukah
at a Rabbi's house in Monsey, a town about one hour's drive
north of New York.
Five Jews were stabbed. The assailant escaped. He has been
csaptured.
The authorities have condemned the attack.
[Its not clear why the conflict is spreading after the
shootout in Jersey City. One theory is that the Jews
moving into Black communities in large numbers are seen as
White supremacists. Another is that Jewish
atrocities in Palestine are creating reaction in Black
communities which see Palestinians as oppressed people.]
[Israel's leader Netanyahoo, himself a racist and a
terrorist, has offered to help America stop the
attacks.
Syria
Bitter Ground Fighting. Mujahideen advancing in several areas.
December 29. Southern Aleppo province. Regime forces
[Iranians, shia militias] are locked in violent clashes with
mujahideen group known as Defenders of the Faith. Regime
aircraft bombed Ma'ar Shorin town in Idlib province.
In kanakar town just outside Damascus, the leader of
collaborationists with Assad was killed in an IED attack.
[Earlier on December 26, on the other side of Damascus, an
Assad soldier from Division 4 was killed by unknown
gunmen.]
December 28. Deir ez Zor provimce, Busayrah city. SDF Kurds
clashed with IS raiders.
13 Russian air strikes on the outskirts of Saraqib town.
Mujahideen clashed with regime troops near Muqah town.
Regime lost 27 troops killed by mujahideen of whom 9 were
killed.In Latakkia province three regime troops were
killed
December 27. Northwestern Hama province, fighters against
the regime thwarted an Assad regime infiltration attempt.
Eight Russian air strikes in Idlib province. Casualties not
reported.
December 26. Northeast of Aleppo, SDF Kurds used artillery
to shell Turkish positions. Turkey responded with heavy
artillery.
In Deir ex Zor province, in al-Bukamal desert, two of Assad
officers were killed by IS snipers. Also a column of
secularist Palestinian troops working for Assad were struck
by IS mining operation which killed 5 and injured the
commander.
Iraq
Protestors Shut down Oil field. US air strikes against
pro-Iran militia.
Big Operation against Islamic State.
December 29. US air strikes in the al-Qaim area killed 18
and injured over 50 members of a pro-Iran militia group. Abu
Ali Mdaniya, leader of the militia, was killed in the air
strikes.
Immediately after the strikes, rocket fire US troops housing
in Taji outside Baghdad.
Iraqi regime forces supported by air strikes launched a wide
ranging operation against Islamic State [IS} fighters in tye
near Tuz Kharmatu
where IS has a stronghold. A number of regime troops were
killed by an IS human bomber. Scores of IS fighters have
been killed, regime sources say.
December 28. Crowds of protestors broke into southern
Nassiriya oil field and forced workers to turn off the
electricity, taking the oil field out f service. They were
chanting, :"no homeland, no oil." It produces 90.000 barrels
a day.
December 27. US base K1 near Kirkuk was hit with a rocket
attack from pro-Iran militia. One American contractor was
killed and several US troops and regime troops were
injured.
In Baiji, northwest of Tikrit am IS human bomber killed 4
police officers guarding oil facilities.
Somalia
Crippling Losses in huge attack.
December 27. A human bomber exploded a truck bomb at a
security check point in central Mogadishu. First reports
indicate 76 killed many injured, mostly security forces and
new recruits for the ruling elite. Two engineers from Turkey
were among those killed.
Western powers and their African allies are working on
setting up a western style regime in Mogadishu. More tham
20,000 troops from African countries supporting the west are
in Somalia. US air strikes have increased exponentially.
Nigeria
War between Christians and Muslims has reached new levels.
The Nigerian army has been using heavy artillery and jet
fighters to attack Boko Haram and the newly emerging Islamic
State. Scores of fighters and their families have been
killed.
The conflict is getting worse.
On December 22, IS ambushed a military convoy in Borno
state, killing 6 troops.
On December 25 IS slaughtered 11 Christians in revenge for
US Christian troops who killed IS caliph Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi, IS's news service Amaq claimed.
President Buhari of Nigeria is calling on Nigerians not to
let extremist groups exploit and divide them. Christians are
blaming Buhari. One Igbo
Christian group is calling on Igbo who moved to the north to
return to their homeland in eastern Nigeria.
Invitation to Think
India Under Modi Baring its Hidden Racism.
Protests Continued for a Week but are being Crushed.
Info from Indian Muslim Americans.
Indian Parliament passed Citizens Amendment Bill recently
that is benign, but it is a path to establish Muslims as
second-class citizens of India. Beyond Muslims, millions of
poor & illiterate, irrespective of their religion will face
statelessness, detention centers and trauma as a related
action, National Register of Citizens, is taken. They will
be asked to prove their birth with documents that are hard
to obtain. It is already happening in one Indian state
where thousands of innocent families have been separated and
detained. This trajectory defies logic, is diabolical and
against humanity.
UN Human Rights council has called this "fundamentally
discriminatory in nature".
It is heartening see protests swelling across India - Young
students, people from all religions and walks of life are
standing up for Muslims and to defend the constitution.
The police have gone unimaginably brutal - barging into
universities and beating students, firing live rounds,
throwing stun grenades and destroying property deliberately.
In one state, the government has begun confiscating
properties at the slightest pretext. Lives & livelihoods are
getting destroyed.
Thousands are detained, jailed and some have vanished in the
government machinery. This is going on right now. It is
important to save the innocent from jails and
detentions.
It is important to support the fight for human rights and to
preserve the Indian Constitution.
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin
'Bismillaah wal-Hamdulilaah,
was Salaatu wasn Salaamu `alaa Rasoolillaah'
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'As Salaamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakatuh'
*Me~ Myself~and~ I*
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'Every Muslim should be warned of the oppression of...
'I ~My ~Mine ~ I Possess'
Indeed these three {3} words are what
'Iblees' (Shaytan),
Fir'awn and Qaroon
were tried with...{!}
Iblees said...
'I am better than him'.
Fir'awn said...
'Is not Mine the Kingdom of Egypt,' ?
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'This has been given to me only because of knowledge I possess.'
So regarding the saying of the Slave of Allah
'I' then the best that he can be described with is....
'I am a slave who sins, makes mistakes, seeks forgiveness and recognizes this.
So regarding the saying of 'My/Mine'
and those statements similar to that is...
"My Sins,
my Crimes,
my Humbleness,
my Deprivation
and Submissiveness."
So regarding the saying of 'I Possess':
"Forgive me for my mistakes and what I do intentionally,
in jest, or in seriousness
and I possess all these shortcomings."
{Allah Humma 'Aameen'.}
~ My 'Salaams' To All ~
... Y a s m i n...
"All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide
{Forever}
the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and
Honour"
{'Quran'- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27 }
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'Wasting time is Worse than Death!
Because Death Separates you from this World
Whereas wasting Time Separates you from Allah'.
Ibn Qayimm Al-Jawziyyah..(r)
News Within the U.S.
A seemingly nice Conference in which no Issue is
Touched.
Maulana Maudoodi's son made questionable statements.
by Sis. Aisha [Jamaat al-Muslimeen]
New York City - On Sunday, December 15th, I attended the
37th Annual Seerah Conference, from 10 am to 5 pm.
This conference was located at Harlem's Masjid Malcolm
Shabazz and had speakers coming from Wisconsin, Florida,
Missouri, North Carolina, and Virginia, The goal of the
Conference was to speak on the life of Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh).
This mosque follows the teachings of Imam Warith Deen
Muhammad and is run by Imam Ezak-El M. Pasha.
All of the speakers were given 15-20 minutes to speak. The
spoke on a wide variety of topics such as his leadership
among the ummah and how he spread dawah.
North Carolina Congressman Nasif Majeed encouraged the ummah
to join politics.
He says that you have to be at the table to get a slice of
the pie and that if you aren't the table then, you're on the
menu.
No, Bro. Majeed did not speak about Islamic politics or a
khalifat and if any of the speakers did I would have been
surprised.
An interesting point Congressman Majeed did make was on how
immigrant Muslims (and even some Christian ministers)
have told him that American politics is haram. He said,
however, that these same Muslim cab drivers appealed to him
for help in dealing with oppressive policies being used
against them, in particular.
The more well-known speaker was Dr. Syed Farooq, who is the
son of Jamaat-e-Islami founder Maulana Maudoodi. Dr. Farooq
has known the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Imam Warith D.
Muhammad for many years. Dr. Farooq relayed a story of how
when he was a young man coming to America his father
instructed him to give the greeting to the Hon. Elijah
Muhammad once he got there.
Dr. Farooq's discussion focused on the following points:
The history of Prophethood and how Allah's mercy led to
the choosing of messengers to remind people of Allah's
message or if it got distorted.
Dr. Farooq further detailed how proof of the messengers
existed because many non-Muslim tribes and cultures all over
the world today have similar moral codes found in Scripture.
The hardships Prophet Muhammad and his followers endured
while in Meccan concentration camps and he dispelled the lie
that Islam was spread by the sword.
The Isra and Miraj, which was the journey Prophet
Muhammad took to Jerusalem and led all of the Prophets in
Salat.
Dr. Farooq ended his mini-lecture with the message that
in following the Holy Qur'an there are no disputes or
problems that cannot be solved among the Muslims.
Imam Yahya Abdullah was the last speaker and the most
energetic. He referred to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as a
Renaissance Man noting that he freed slaves long before
Harriet Tubman did. Imam Yahya disputed the claim that
Prophet Muhammad was illiterate saying that, according to
Imam W.D. Muhammad, Prophet Muhammad lacked knowledge of
Scripture or organized religion but was an educated
businessman.
Imam Yahya and Dr. Syed Farooq were the two speakers who
spoke at length about Prophet Muhammad but, all of the
speakers gave inspirational messages on either the how
learning about the Prophet (pbuh) improved their lives and
the need to spread dawah.
[Editorial note: Maudoodi was extremely critical of Qadianis
["ahmeddis"] He could not possibly have greeted a supporter
of Qadianis ["ahmeddis".] . Also Maudoodi wrote a major book
on Jihad. His son
made a claim about peaceful means which is untenable.]
