Health Issues, China, Elections, Finality of prophethood
On March 6, Br. Kaukab Siddique gave the Juma Khutba at
Masjid Jamaat al-Muslimeen in Baltimore.
The masjid was crowded and here is an outline of Br.
Kaukab's khutba for distribution on line.
[After the juma, masjid's shoora meeting was held. Thanks
also go to the security team.]
Texts:
"This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed
My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your
religion."
[The Qur'an 5:3]
"There will be no Prophet or messenger after me." [Prophet
Muhammad, pbuh, collected by Ahmad ibn Hanbal in his Musnad,
vol. 3, p.467. Tirmidhi's Sunan, hadith # 2274. ]
Islam is a COMPLETE way of life, with perfect Guidance
from Allah and the perfect Sunnah [example] from Muhammad,
pbuh.
So, there is no scope for bringing non-Islamic viewpoints
and perspectives into Islam. What do you want to know? Islam
has the answer.
Health is a key issue now with the virus coming in from
China. There is no need for conspiracy theories. It has come
from a specific city in China, Wuhan.
There are many good and friendly Chinese people but the
ruling party in China tried to destroy the entire Uyghur
Muslim population of Sinkiang by putting millions of Muslims
in concentration camps. These are peaceful people and were
not fighting China.
Qur'an possession was made illegal. Fasting was not
allowed. Muslims were forced to eat pork. Masjids were
monitored. Finally men from the ruling party were sent to
sleep with Muslim families. This is called cultural
genocide.
Is China being punished? I don't know. The situation is
horrendous. The virus has spread. The entire Chinese economy
is going down with all its global developments.
It has spread into South Korea, Italy, Iran and Israel.
When people see horrible repression and atrocities and
remain silent, then many innocent people too are enveloped
with others in the blizzard of punishment.
Here is what we can do. Wash your hands regularly.
Pray 5 times a day. Do wudhu which also involves washing
hands..
Food should be HALAL and TAYYEB. Tayyeb means good for
you. Builds up the immune sytem.
Clean clothes and clean places of worship. Cover sneezes
and coughs.
Stay away from the kuffar, especially their crowds
[though it is difficult].
I don't know. I hope it stops.
Here in America, it is pre-election season with both
parties abusing and insulting each other. Muslims should
stay out of it. The Prophet, pbuh, never cooperated with the
oppressors. It is strictly forbidden in Sura Hud.
Stop the ignorant people who give the example of Peace of
Hudaibiyah.
Peace does not mean cooperation with oppressors.
The P:rophet, pbuh, never cooperated with
oppressors.
Struggle for the rights of women, the rights of those who
are weak. Care for the prisoners.
Every weekend young people kill each other in our cities.
Last year 400 were murdered in Baltimore. Chicago is not
very different. Why is this not stopped. Why does the regime
remain untouched. It is not even national news
Why are Muslims silent about Aafia Siddiqui, Imam Jamil
and hundreds of others?
Do not be confused or trapped by "Ahmeddia" [Qadianis]
and other cultists who have started new religions while
claiming to be Muslims.
There is no Mehdi in Islam. There is no Mehdi in the
Qur'an. Ibn Khaldun pointed out that the "hadith" about
Mehdi are fake.
Allah is our Guide. Muhammad, pbuh, is our leader. Don't
plead with dead "saints" to connect us to Allah. Talk
directly to Allah.
Remember that after the destruction of Baghdad by the
Mongols, honest and fearless scholars taught the Islam of
Allah and Muhammad, pbuh. Among the greatest scholars are
Ibn Taymiyyah, Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, Allama Iqbal,
Maulana Maudoodi, Seyyed Qutb, Dr. Omar Abdel Rahman and
many others. May Allah bless them
Palestine is our central issue. Palestine must be liberated,
along with Syria, Kashmir and all other occupied Muslim
lands under tyrants and oppressors.
Du'a: O Allah, Give our communities health, jobs, halal
achievement and spouses and children who will stand with us
for Islam. Ameen.
PAKISTAN
{Please scroll down for reports from the Red Mosque and
teachings from Allama Rizvi]
Mass Rallies by Islamic Women Demand End to Mistreatment of
Women.
Inheritance and workplace rights Emphasized.
by Qaiser Sharif
March 8: Thousands of women on Sunday participated in
rallies taken out in different cities of the country under
the banner of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan on occasion of
International Women's Day.
Held under the title Youm-e-Takreem-e-Niswaan (a day to
pledge respect for women), the participants of the marches
holding placards and banners inscribed with slogans 'My
Life-God's will', 'Respect of Women-Respect of Nation', 'We
are the mothers, sisters and daughters' demanded equal
curriculum and equal opportunities of education, end of
harassment culture at workplaces, separate women's
universities and hospitals and enforcement of brilliant
teachings of Islam in the country.
In Islamabad, JI Emir Senator Sirajul Haq addressed the
participants who earlier marched from National Press Club to
China Chowk. JI leaders Mian Muhammad Aslam, Dr Tariq
Saleem, Aysha Syed also addressed on occasion.
In Lahore, women from different walks of life marched from
Nasir Bagh to Zila Kachahri. Begum Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Begum
Sirajul Haq, Samia Raheel Qazi, Dr Zubaida Jabeen, Rabia
Tariq, Dr Zeba Waqar, Faiqa Salaman and others were among
the participants.
JI Secretary General Ameerul Azim and JI Lahore chapter head
Zikrullah Mujahid addressed the rally.
In Karachi, JI Emir Karachi chapter Hafiz Naeemu Rahman and
JI Women's Wing Secretary General Durdana Siddiqui addressed
the marchers. In Faisalabad, Maulana Javed Kasuri, the JI
Central Punjab chapter Emir, addressed the rally. JI Women's
Wing organized rallies in Peshawar, Quetta, Multan and other
cities.
"The Election Commission of Pakistan should not name any
hopeful who as male doesn't give his sister her inheritance
rights," demanded Siraj. He announced that in future JI will
not give a party ticket to any man who deprived his sister
of her inheritance right. He described the ruling elite as a
hurdle between women and their rights in the country. He
demanded the government build separate women's universities
and hospitals in major cities.
Ameerul Azim lamented that certain elements were trying to
exploit the slogan of women's rights and attack Islam in the
garb of their campaign for the so-called human rights. He
said majority of the women in the country were deprived of
their rights by the ruling elite, feudal lords and the
capitalist system. Those in power, he added, never wanted
to implement the laws granting women every right in the
society. The ruling elite, he said, must be held accountable
for their sins. "Women should question the rulers why they
have been deprived of their rights."
JI Deputy Emir Liaqat Baloch said that participation of
thousands of women in the JI rallies proved that Pakistani
woman would never allow anyone to westernize and secularize
the society. He said Islam and the constitution of Pakistan
granted every right to women and there was an urgent need to
implement them.
Speakers said Islam granted every right to women and it was
the only tested system for more than 15 centuries. They
regretted that in many parts of the country powerful
individuals and feudal lords never share inheritance rights
with women.
Islamabad
Red Mosque & Syeda Hafsa, r.a., Women Counter Westernized Women
New Trend observers note that on March 8, fringe groups of
westernized women were countered by hijabi women from the
Red Mosque and women's Seminary Jamia Hafsa.
The secukar women have been heavily publicized by the daily
Dawn and were given police protection. In the meantime, the
regime has been
keeping up the siege of Red mosque women who are led by Umm
Hasan and inspired by the lectures of Maulana Abdul
Aziz.
The Jamia Hafsa hjabi women bypassed the police lines and
successfully protested against the female elites, some of whom are
supported by secularist males from the frontier areas who
are arousing ethnic separatism
Islam Honors and Protects women but also protects family
rights and Marriage - Allama Rizvi.
Earlier Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi projected his preaching
through
his group's own Internet outlets. A large crowd listened to
hm in Lahore
and raised slogans in xsupport of finality of prophethood.
Allama Rizvi said that Islam protects marriage and gives
rights to both husband and wife. Any insults or misbehavior
towards women are not to be tolerated, he said. The family
as conceptualized by Islam should be
saved from the waves of immorality encouraged by the
West.
A wife must protect the rights of her husband and not talk
outside the famiily about private matters and not bring
strangers into the home
without the husband's conxsent.
[He is famous for his hard core Sunni teachings and examples
from the
poetry of Iqbal, the foundational teacher of Pakistan.]
War News
Syria
Assad-Iran-Russia Offensive Stopped in its tracks. Erdogan's
Ceasefire Arrangement Working
March 8. The ceasefire agreed between Putin and Erdogan
seems to be holding, though regime forces are nibbling at
the border villages. Owing to the chances that Assad will
break the cease fire, another military column from Turkey
entered Irbid.
Also on March 8. exchange of fire between mujahideen and
Assad forces led to Assad retreat from positions near Kafr
Nabl which Assadis had entered on the second day of the
cease fire.
March 6-7. There were clashes between regime forces and
mujahideen in the Sahl al-Ghab area, northwest of Hama with
heavy casualties among regime troops as well as
mujahideen.
Tension prevails in Deraa province as the public is defying
Assad's regime and repressive policies in the area/
Demonstrators in Irbid city and other towns in Irbid and
Aleppo provinces are calling for the overthrow of Assad and
condemnation of Russian bombing. Before the cease fire,
terror bombing by Russia and random shelling by Iran caused
more than a million civilians to flee. Russia targeted
hospitals, bakeries, water facilities and markets causing
widespread death and destruction.
In Deir ez Zor province, ISIS is raiding SDF Kurds backed by
the US.
Also, ISIS successfully killed a general of the Iranian
revolutionary guard. Before Russia came on Assad's side,
ISIS was in
control of eastern parts of Damascus. The general's death
indicates the presence of sleeper cells.
Afghanistan
Fighting Resumed after Regime refused to release Taliban
prisoners. ISIS attack on Hazaras in Kabul linked to war in
Syria.
After the Kabul regime's refusal to release Taliban
prisoners, more than 25 Taliban attacks hit regime check
points in Kandahar province leaving scores of
casualties.
The US launched an air strike to support the regime.
However, overall cease fire seems to be holding.
In the meantime, ISIS fighters struck a Hazara ceremony in
Kabul. In six hours of fighting, the two IS fighters were
killed along with 27 Hazaras. 32 Hazaras were injured.
Reports again indicate that Shias from Pakistan and
Afghanistan are in Syria supporting Iran and the Assad
regime. In the bitter
fighting just before the Syrian cease fire came in, 40 Shias
were killed fighting the Turkish-backed Syrians in Irbid.
These from Pakistan and Afghanistan are called Zainabian.
Probably they have been told that they are fighting for a
holy cause.
News Within the U.S.
Bloomberg vs New York
by Sis. Aisha [Jamaat al-Muslimeen]
New York City - Al-humdullilah, on March 4th, former Mayor
Michael Bloomberg (aka BloomBucks) dropped out of the 2020
Presidential Race! His past caught up to him. He thought his
wealth would shield him from his detractors the way it did
when he was mayor here in New York but, it didn't. He
appeared to be making some serious strides when he was
allowed to participate in a couple debates but, that was an
illusion. The true indicator of his campaign collapsing was
when Black church-goers, of the historic Brown Chapel AME
Church in Selma, Alabama, stood up with their backs to him
as he spoke.
Mike Bloomberg was in attendance at the service
commemorating the 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday (3/2)
where civil rights marchers were attacked by police as they
tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Montgomery to
Selma. However, as Rev. Leodis Strong introduced Bloomberg,
he let it be known that Bloomberg's initial response to the
historic church's invite was that he was, "trying to beat
Donald Trump" and didn't have time to go to Brown Chapel.
Yet, Bloomberg's aides were the ones who reached out to the
church to secure his attendance.
Former New York City Mayor Bloomberg is a staunch Zionist
who treated New York City as his own personal playground. He
owned the mostly non-White City Council, who allowed his
tyrannical reign go unchecked. He was a defiant supporter of
illegal stop-and-frisk policing, which disproportionately
affected Black and Latino communities. Mayor Bloomberg also
forced the Central Park 5 to wait through all 13 years of
his tenure before they could receive a penny of the $40
million settlement for wrongful conviction and imprisonment.
Mayor Bill de Blasio helped end that saga.
Michael Bloomberg was a tyrant who had many detractors and I
am thankful that they got to work dredging up his horrible
deeds of the past from claiming that the ending of the
discriminatory redlining practice is what caused the 2008
financial collapse to making people aware of his hypocrisy
in criticizing illegal stop-and-frisk. His acknowledgement
that the very system that enabled him, as a White man, to
amass billions of dollars is the same system that has
prevented Blacks from doing the same was comical!
You just had to be here during his administration to
understand the disparity in his demeanor. Why be so honest
now?
Of course, as long as Black people attach themselves to the
very system that Michael Bloomberg now criticizes then, the
majority will be doomed to fail. The same Selma church gave
2020 Presidential candidate Joe Biden a great reception at
the same service as Bloomberg sat and watched. So, it is the
same ol', same ol', as we say.
(Source: CNN.com)
INDIA
Shocking and Shameful That PM, CM Not Visiting Violence-Hit
Delhi Areas: Jamaat.
What happened in the northeast Delhi cannot be called
clashes between two groups or communal riots-- Jamaat
NEW DELHI, MARCH 07— Large-scale violence was
orchestrated and over 50 people were killed and thousands
rendered homeless in northeast Delhi, just a few kilometres
from Prime Minister's office and residence, but neither the
PM nor the Chief Minister have yet visited the affected
areas; this is very shocking and shameful, said
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind here on Saturday.
"Over 50 people have been killed and hundreds injured and
hundreds of homes, shops were looted and torched and
thousands of people became homeless. This all happened just
a few kilometres from the PMO. It is very shocking and
shameful that Prime Minister and Chief Minister are not yet
visiting the affected people," said Jamaat's national
president Syed Sadatullah Hussaini.
Around two weeks have passed since the violence, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has neither condemned the violence
nor condoled the deaths. Three days after the violence, PM
had posted a tweet in which he had appealed to people "to
maintain peace and brotherhood."
Addressing its monthly press conference, Jamaat chief
demanded a high-level probe by the Delhi Minorities
Commission because, he said, there are several allegations
about passive or active involvement of police personnel also
in the three-day long violence, and therefore only SIT probe
is not sufficient.
To a question about the genesis of the violence, Jamaat
leader said: "It is everyone's democratic right to protest.
It is very disturbing that road blockade due to the protest
(against Citizenship Amendment Act) is being linked to riot
and violence. How can rioters be allowed to take law into
their hand and kill people?"
Without naming any party or group, he held responsible for
the violence those who have been spreading hatred and
communal harmony in the society.
He also stressed that "the violence should be properly
probed" and there must be "difference between attackers and
defenders."
When asked what could be the motive behind the violence,
Jamaat chief said: "To suppress voices being raised against
government and communalization of society for electoral
gains could be the motives."
Since the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was
passed by the Parliament on December 11 last year, there
have been massive nationwide protests against it and
government's move to conduct exercise for updation of
National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of
Citizens (NRC).. At several places including Shaheen Bagh in
South Delhi and some other places in northeast Delhi,
hundreds of people, mostly women, held round-the-clock
protest sit-in. Rather than engaging with the protesters,
several leaders of the ruling BJP took aggressive approach
towards the protests - some of them even gave provocative
and inflammatory speeches for which they were even banned by
the Election Commission during the last month's Delhi
Assembly polls.
The violence erupted as clashes between pro- and anti-CAA
protesters in several parts of northeast Delhi on Feb 23
afternoon, hours after BJP leader Kapil Mishra's threatening
ultimatum to police to clear the roads of the anti-CAA
protest. But for the next full two days large-scale violence
took place in around one dozen localities of the northeast
Delhi.
Addressing the press conference, Jamaat's Vice President
Mohammad Salim Engineer said that what happened in the
northeast Delhi "cannot be called clashes between two groups
or communal riots. It was a planned attack and rioters were
trained."
He also demanded action against those who instigated the
violence.
"The government and police have not taken any action against
those who instigated the violence. The central government
(which controls the Delhi Police) did not act to stop the
violence. Police were not allowed to work freely or pressure
was put on them to enable the rioters to carry the attacks,"
said Salim Engineer.
Jamaat leaders lauded the fact that in many cases, members
of the Hindu community saved the lives of Muslims and vice
versa. "This also endorses the opinion that it was not a
local riot but orchestrated and executed by outsider."
PM Must Announce Rs 1000 Crore for Rehabilitation of
Victims
Jamaat has made the following demands:
Enquiry under the Delhi Minorities Commission
Immediate arrest of politicians responsible for provoking
violence
PM must visit relief camps
PM must announce Rs 100 crore as ex-gratia for relief
camps and Rs 1000 crore for rehabilitation of the
victims
Delhi Police should release list of those
detained/arrested
Delhi Police must take action against their own officers
for indulging in atrocities on innocent citizens.
Relief Work for Victims
Within days of the northeast Delhi violence, volunteers of
Jamaat had started helping the victims, said Jamaat
leaders.
They have distributed thousands of food kits and cooked food
packets among victims. The volunteers rescued 30 injured
persons and got them admitted at Al Shifa hospital, run by
sister organization of Jamaat in Jamia Nagar in South Delhi.
Most of them were treated free of cost.
Legal volunteers of Jamaat are also working to help the
victims to get monetary relief from the state
government.
The state government of Aam Aadmi Party has announced
various relief measures in the last one week. The government
has announced that family of each deceased will get Rs 10
lakh - Rs 1 lakh as ex-gratia and Rs 9 lakh after completion
of paper works; Rs 5 lakh for minor deceased; Rs 5 lakh one
rendered permanently disabled; Rs 2 lakh for seriously
injured.
The Delhi government has also announced Rs 5 lakh for each
floor of fully damaged house - Rs 4 lakh for structure and
Rs 1 lakh for belongings.. For every partially damaged floor
of a house, the government would pay Rs 2.5 lakh - Rs 2 lakh
for structure and Rs 50,000 for belongings.
Palestine
"Damning Evidence" of War Crimes in Gaza: Israeli Soldiers
Compete to Break Legs of Palestinian Protesters
A report published in the Israeli daily newspaper, Haaretz
on Friday revealed harrowing details of the military
protocol followed by Israeli army snipers who have killed
over 300 Palestinian protesters and wounded thousands more
at the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel.
The report, written by Israeli journalist Hilo Glazer
included testimonies of six Israeli snipers who took part in
the ongoing army violence targeting peaceful protesters in
Gaza, who, starting in March 2018, gathered at the fence
demanding an end to the Israeli siege.
Eden', a fictitious name for one of the soldiers, spoke
about breaking a record that made him stand out among his
fellow soldiers.
"Eden says he broke the 'knee record' in the demonstration
that took place on the day the new US Embassy in Jerusalem
was inaugurated on May 14, 2018". Eden said:
"On that day, our pair had the largest number of hits, 42 in
all. My locator wasn't supposed to shoot, but I gave him a
break, because we were getting close to the end of our
stint, and he didn't have knees. In the end you want to
leave with the feeling that you did something, that you
weren't a sniper during exercises only. So, after I had a
few hits, I suggested to him that we switch. He got around
28 knees there, I'd say."
Another soldier told Haaretz:
"There was a Palestinian who looked like he was about 20,
who didn't stop moving around. Pink shirt, gray pants. What
they do is run-run-run, and then end up in the concertina
wire. He was really good at it. In that situation you can
finish him off or hit someone behind him. I clearly remember
being worried about missing his leg - and then feeling
relief (sic) that I made a precise hit."
Referring to the shooting of Palestinian minors, Eden
said:
"Sometimes it really is hard to tell the difference (between
minors and adults). You look at facial features, height,
body mass. Clothing is also a certain index. The younger
ones are usually wearing T-shirts. But listen, a 16-year-old
can cause you harm, too. If he presents a threat, the age
parameter is not necessarily relevant."
When, after 16 months of protests, the Israeli army
allegedly decided to alter its guidelines for snipers and
asked them to aim at the ankle to avoid an even higher
number of fatalities, Israeli snipers weren't happy.
" There was a stage when the order really was to aim at the
ankle," Eden said. "I didn't like that change. Believe in
your snipers. To me, it felt like they were trying to make
our life harder for no reason."
Another soldier, Amir: "A terrorist who deserves to die is
standing opposite me, but because we have to justify
ourselves to Haaretz or to the BBC, he gets out of it
without a scratch. Cowardice is created that trickles
down."
"I believe I was on the right side and that I did the right
thing," he insisted, "because if not for us, the terrorists
would try to cross the fence. It's obvious to you that there
is a reason that you're there."
"Not that we didn't have enough evidence to indict the
Israeli army and government for ordering and executing this
kind of human rights violations and war crimes," Palestinian
writer and editor of the Palestine Chronicle, Ramzy Baroud
said, "but now we have damning evidence published in
Israel's own media that should be more than enough to put
many of these criminals behind bars."
"The bloodbath that has taken place at the fence of a
besieged and war-fatigued Gaza should be the center of the
ICC's investigation of Israeli war crimes," Baroud said
referring to the decision by the International Criminal
Court Chief, Fatou Bensouda on December 20, 2019, to
investigate alleged war crimes in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories.
Aside from the hundreds of dead and thousands of wounded,
hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza have been maimed for
life.
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
A Japanese Girl Embraced Islam Because Of Muslim Manners
A Japanese girl named Risa Mizuno embraced Islam after
getting impressed with the tolerance and good manners of a
Muslim family.
In the late November 2015, she accepted Islam after she was
convinced
of Islam by her Muslim fiance.
Risa was a student in Malaysia and spent three days with a
Muslim family
in Kuala Lumpur. She was surprised by the simplicity and
nice behaviors
of the Muslim family.
Mizuno fasted in Ramadan this year in the beginning of the
summer in
Japan. She regularly prays in Tokyo Camii since she reverted
to Islam.
She is a Proud Muslim woman with Hijab.
All of us are ambassadors of Islam, no matter how much we
know about it or wherever we may be.
Umar Ibn Al Khattab رضي
الله عنه said:
"Invite people to Islam even without words."
They asked: How?
Umar رضي الله
عنه replied: "With your Manners."
In the Holy Qur'an (2:143) Allah talks about how the Muslim
Community should be a role model for the rest of the Humanity.
"And thus we have made you a just community that you will be
witnesses over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over
you. And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that
We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would
turn back on his heels. And indeed, it is difficult except for those
whom Allah has guided. And never would Allah have caused you to lose your
faith. Indeed Allah is, to the people, Kind and Merciful."
To all Muslims, Each one of us is a representative of Islam,
so it's up to us
on want to portray Islam in a good way. It's up to us to
depict the true essence of Islam and inspire people with our
manners, behavior and our ways of life.
SALAAMS TO ALL
~ Y a s m i n ~
~*Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah*~
Hadith of the Week
Narrated By
Abu Huraira, r.a. and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani, r.a.:
A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between
us according to Allah's Laws." His opponent got up and said,
"He is right. Judge between us according to Allah's Laws."
The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer working for this
man, and he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his
wife. The people told me that my son should be stoned to
death; so, in lieu of that, I paid a ransom of one hundred
sheep and a slave girl to save my son. Then I asked the
learned scholars who said, "Your son has to be lashed
one-hundred lashes and has to be exiled for one year." The
Prophet said, "No doubt I will judge between you according
to Allah's Laws. The slave-girl and the sheep are to go back
to you, and your son will get a hundred lashes and one year
exile." He then addressed somebody, "O Unais! go to the wife
of this (man) and stone her to death" So, Unais went and
stoned her to death.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 003, Book 049, Hadith Number 860
[He has come to America.]
A clever attack on Hadith.
A Look at Ghamidi, one of Pakistan's Smooth Talking
"Secular" Muslims
by Kaukab Siddique
In the Muslim world, "secularist" is a westernized Muslim
who thinks that Islam is a matter of personal belief and
should not be involved in politics, economics and social
planning. The problem arises when secularists try to impose
their limited version of Islam on the entire country with
the help of Anglo-American power and a government which is
controlled by the West.
It is in Urdu but my comments relate to its specific
points:
Comment by Kaukab Siddique:
Javed Ghamdi's interview is typical of westernized
Pakistanis who are out of touch wih the realities of
Pakistan even while living in Pakistan. . Unfortunately the
lady interviewing him also shows lack of knowledge of Islam
and is not able to oppose ANY of his views or to question
him in depth. There are basic contradictions and absurdities
in his statements. He complains about intolerance and lack
of freedom of expression in Pakistan. If one looks at the
Pakistani media, newspapers, TV, one can see that Pakistan
has more freedom of expression than America. People even
attack the existence of Pakistan [e.g. MQM's views in
Karachi] and are still tolerated. Christians carry out
rallies and are not arrested for doing so. Every sect is
openly and clearly expressing itself and no one can stop
them.
Ghamdi is a clever "QUR'AN ONLY" sectarian. He claims that
one can know everything about the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh,
from the Qur'an. That is a baseless claim. Most of the
chapters of the Qur'an DO NOT even mention the name of
Muhammad, pbuh. If one reads Hadith, then only can one know
that the Qur'an is addressing Muhammad, pbuh.
Like a Perwaizi sectarian [an anti-Hadith group in
Pakistan], Ghamdi tries to insult Sahaba, r.a. by claiming
that Hadith narratives amount to : "kisi nay kaha." [Someone
said.]. ALL the Sahaba,r.a., of any stature narrated Hadith.
It is a form of kufr to dismiss them as "kisi." On the other
hand, when it comes to supporting Prophet's, pbuh,
humbleness and gentleness, Ghamdi dishonestly starts using
Hadith.
In Islam, none of the Prophets and messengers are equal to
Muhammad, pbuh, although we accept all of them as having
brought the truth and are equal in that sense. They were for
their own times and their own nations.
"That was a people who have passed away. They shall reap the
fruit of what they did, and you of what you do! Of their
merits there is no question in your case." {The Qur'an
2:141}
Their Shar'ia and Sunnah are unknown today, while that of
Muhammad, pbuh, is part of the lives of 1.8 billion people.
Ghamdi claims that prophets are equal, thus trying to
undermine the authority of Muhammad, pbuh. The Qur'an does
not say they are equal:
"Those Messengers We endowed with gifts, some above others:
To one of them Allah spoke; others He raised to degrees of
honor....." [The Qur'an 2 253.]
Ghamdi spends a lot of time stressing the gentleness of the
Prophet, pbuh, and how soft he was in his dealings. That is
partially true, but Muhammad, pbuh, also taught Jihad and
was strong against the oppressors. He was a complete human
being, a warner and a bringer of good news.
The Qur'an says: "O Prophet! Do jihad against the kuffar and
the munafiqueen, and be firm against them. Their abode is
hell, - an evil refuge indeed. " [The Qur'an 9:73]
Obviously Ghamdi is out of touch with Pakistan. American
drones have killed several thousand Pakistanis. The
government is in America's hands. The military is also in
America's hands and has killed 30,000 Muslims. Secularists
are trying to legitimize blasphemy so that Muhammad, pbuh,
can be insulted just as Jesus, pbuh, is insulted in America.
So Ghamidi is wrong in saying that the Ulema should be soft
and smiling. Pakistan cannot afford to be soft and smiling
when it is under attack from outside and inside.
Perwaizis must be desperate that they bring a fringe person
like Ghamdi to oppose the great Ulema of today who are
standing up to a Superpower.
CHINA
Apple, Samsung and Sony among 83 global brands using Uighur
Muslim 'forced labour' in factories.
At least 80,000 Uighurs working across 27 Chinese factories
that supply some of biggest brand names in the world.
A report by an Australian think tank has identified 83
global brands whose supply chains in China are employing
Uighur Muslims in conditions that could amount to forced
labour.
Tens of thousands of minority Muslims have been transferred
out of China's western Xinjiang province and delivered as
workers to major factories as part of a government scheme,
according to the report by the Australian Strategic Policy
Institute (ASPI).
China has been accused of detaining more than a million
Uighurs in Xinjiang as part of what it calls a campaign to
tackle Islamist extremism. It initially denied this, before
recently saying that all those in the "vocational centres"
had "graduated" and been given jobs.
The ASPI report, based on analysis of government documents
and local media reports, said the Uighurs continued to live
"a harsh, segregated life" once they entered the workforce
of major factories.
The workers continued to be subject to surveillance, banned
from practising their religion, forced to take part in
mandarin language classes and restricted in their travel
back to Xinjiang.
"Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour,
Uighurs are working in factories that are in the supply
chains of at least 83 well-known global brands in the
technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including
Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony and
Volkswagen," the think-tank said in the introduction to its
report.
The report said a small number of the brands, including
Abercrombie & Fitch Co, advised vendors to terminate their
relationships with these companies in 2020, and others
denied direct contractual relationships with the
suppliers.
The Chinese government denied violating the rights of its
workers, instead describing the report as "following along
with the US anti-China forces that try to smear China's
anti-terrorism measures in Xinjiang".
Apple referred Reuters to an earlier statement that said the
company was "dedicated to ensuring that everyone in our
supply chain is treated with the dignity and respect they
deserve". "We have not seen this report but we work closely
with all our suppliers to ensure our high standards are
upheld," it said.
Telecoms giant Huawei said it has read the report and is
looking into the matter. "Huawei requires all our suppliers
to comply with international labour standards and applicable
laws as a condition of doing business with us," a
spokesperson said.
Nike, which saw one of its largest factories and a supplier
of 30 years named in the ASPI report, told Washington Post
ahead of its release that "we respect human rights in our
extended value chain, and always strive to conduct business
ethically and responsibly".
"We are committed to upholding international labour
standards globally,"
Nike spokesperson Sandra Carreon-John said, adding that its
suppliers are "strictly prohibited from using any type of
prison, forced, bonded or indentured labour".
Volkswagen said in a statement that none of the companies
listed by ASPI is a direct supplier. It said the company
holds "direct authority" in all parts of its business and
"respects minorities, employee representation and social and
labour standards".
The other companies mentioned in the introduction to ASPI's
report - BMW, Gap Inc, Samsung and Sony Corp did not respond
to requests for comment on Monday, nor did O-Film
Technology.
