Relevance of Ibn Taymiyyah to our times.
Shafa'i, Hanbali, Maliki, Hanafi Could not Stop the
Destruction of Baghdad.
Today we have tyrants with Muslim names.
Notes by Kaukab Siddique."
And be ye not as those who became sects and differed after
the clear proofs had come unto them. For such there is an
awful doom.
[The Qur'an 3:105]
One of the greatest teachers of Islam is Ibn Taymiyyah
second only to the sahaba and the tabbain [who followed the
sahaba].
Ibn Taymiyya's times were somewhat like ours. A little
history here:
He was born in 611 hijri and died in 728 hijri. The Mongols
had destroyed Baghdad, Like the Russians did in Afghanistan
and the Americans did in Iraq, the Mongols were slaughtering
entire Muslim populations. From the West, the crusaders were
threatening the entire Muslim ummah, like America and Israel
are doing today, often through despots like Egypt's General
Sissi and Saudis's MBS.
Most dangerously, within the Muslim populations, sects had
become so strong that they were inviting Muslims to accept
their deviant dogmas. Again look at our world where sects
and deviations are rampant in the Muslim world. These
sectarians were cooperating with the Mongols and the
crusaders to undermine the Islamic resistance.
Look at the sects in America with strange teachings, that
God came down in the shape of a human or that "Yaqub" is
somewhere up there or "Ahmeddis" are Muslims. Then there are
national divisions among Muslim immigrants. They are so
divided that they cannot even dare to speak against Israel
or the bombing and occupation of Muslim countries.
Again Ibn Taymiyyah is relevant. He not only spoke and wrote
against sects and worship at graves of "saints" he actually
fought against the invaders, both Mongols and crusaders.
The Zionist propaganda machine in America has encouraged
weak and deviant Muslims to attack Hadith. There can be no
Islam without hadith, never has been and never will be. The
Zionists know that many easy going Muslims do not study
hadith and will easily be influenced by attacks on hadith,
specially if these attacks are carried out by people with
Muslim names.
Study of the struggle of Ibn Taymiyya is very valuable
because he used hadith to demolish the superstitions and
deviations of sectarians, mystics and hostile outsiders. His
scholarship has few equals even today.
Islam is based on the Qur'an and the authentic hadith. Views
of scholars and saints are not textually part of Islam.
Interpretation may be helpful but in itself it should not be
confused with Islamic texts.
Sects are forbidden in Islam. Attempts to claim prophethood
after the last Prophet, Muhammad, pbuh, are absolutely not
allowed.
Prayers to dead people however pious they may have been,
asking them to ask Allah to give us what we want is a deadly
sin called SHIRK in Islam
Islam is very straightforward. Pray 5 times a day as taught
by the prophet, pbuh, and call on Allah, ask Allah for what
you want or need. No one other than Allah can fulfil our
prayers and there is no sacred text giving anyone the right
to fulfil prayers.
Sects are supported by imperialist, kafir, powers to divide
the Ummah of Islam and to subvert the teachings of
Islam.
Today the teachings of the Qur'an and hadith are
reverberating around the globe owing to the teachings of Ibn
Taymiyya, built upon by Usman dan Fodio and the Sokoto and
Sudan caliphate, Muhammad ibn Abdel Wahhab, Allama Iqbal,
Syed Qutb, Maulana Maudoodi [and countless others].
The Ummah of Islam is one Ummah, from Morocco to the
Philippines, from Afghanistan to Nigeria. America's Muslims
rightfully belong to the global Ummah [as Malcolm X found
out]. Let's not become a sect in this country.
American Muslims need to know the leaders of Islamic thought
who kept hope alive and owing to whom Islam today is once
again challenging the conscience of the world. One of the
leaders in this progressive forward movement was Ibn
Taymiyyah.
He helped the Muslims to remember once again that fighting
aggressors and occupiers was as much of a religious
obligation as praying and fasting. Even more importantly, he
taught that deadly enemies of Muslims can emerge in the
guise of rulers and governments who claim to be Muslims.
This was the brilliance of Ibn Taymiyyah's ijtihad
[independent thinking] because such a difficult situation
was unknown in Muslim history. [The munafiqs in the era of
the Prophet, pbuh were not in a position of power.]
One of the main points in Ibn Taymiyyah's teachings was the
need to understand the INTENT of the Prophet's, pbuh,
message: Here it is in his own words :
"All good is combined in seeking the help of Allah the
Exalted in receiving the knowledge left as an inheritance
from the Prophet, pbuh. This is what deserves to be called
knowledge ; as for other than that : if it is knowledge, it
is not beneficial, or it is not knowledge even if it is
called such. If it is beneficial knowledge , it must be from
the inheritance of Muhammad,pbuh. Nothing can take its
place, and nothing is better than it. And the purpose must
be to understand the intent of the messenger, pbuh, in his
commands, prohibitions and the rest of his speech. When your
heart is certain that this is the intent of His messenger,
pbuh, then do not turn away from it, whether it is connected
to his rights, the rights of Allah, or the rights of the
people, if you have the ability to do so.." [p.264.]
[Explanation of the Concise Advices of Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn
Taymiyyah by Shaikh Sulayman as-Ruhayh.]
PAKISTAN
Sufi Network Uncovered.
Molana Nasir Madni
Forgives his assailants.
Did Imran Khan Okay the attack?
Last week several private Pakistani TV networks showed an
unusual situation. The leaders of the Sufi gangs which had
beaten up and humiliated Nasir Madni confessed and appealed
to him for forgiveness. Nasir Madni not only forgave them
but welcomed them into his home.
It appears that Madni had ridiculed a Sufi group for its
claim that it can recite holy words and blow on people and
cure them of their problems.
Owing to his quick response after the attack, Madni had
exposed the attackers 4 of whom were arrested.
It appears that the gang was directed by a Pakistani group
living in England. One of them was caught in Pakistan and
got pre-arrest bail was forgiven by Madni but could only
speak English though dressed as a Pakistani.
Madni a popular ahle Hadith preacher is now under criticism
by his own supporters for having let the sufis go so easily
after they had humiliated him beyond limits, almost taking
his life. He claims that pressing the conflict would be bad
for Pakistsn because the sufis have a lot of support among
superstitious ignorant people. However the 4 attackers in
prison may reveal the hidden forces at work when they are
brought to trial.
There are indications that Imran Khan may have okayed the
attack because its very rare for a preacher who is extremely
populat to be mistreated so badly by attackers who did not
try to cover their faces. Could be that he has been
terrorized by the regime to "forgive" his assailants.
Incompetent Imran Regime can't distribute Relief Goods :
Masses caught between Covid 19 and Ramadan.
by Qaiser Sharif
LAHORE, Apr. 25; Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator
Sirajul Haq, has expressed deep concern over the price
spiral on the very first day of the Ramazan and said this
would further hit the millions of poor people already
affected by the corona virus.
In a statement here on Saturday, he said that if the
government failed to control the situation, the profiteers
and hoarders would deprive the poor people of the last
morsel of meal with them.
Sirajul Haq said the JI had at the very beginning, suggested
to the government to arrange two weeks ration for the poor
before lock down but nobody cared. He said that due to lock
down, all business activity had come to standstill.
Businessmen, wage earners and workers were facing
starvation. There was despair all around while the
government circles were silent. The government did not have
any data for the distribution of relief fund, he said.
The main issue, he said, was not of resources, It was of the
distribution of the available resources. He said the
government had not heeded to the idea of sitting with the
opposition for devising a joint line of action for
overcoming the challenge. He said there was no harmony
between the centre and the provinces. The federation and
Sindh were blaming each other for their failures.
Deploring the ministers' statement against the opposition,
Sirajul Haq said this was a time to forge unity among the
nation for effectively meeting the situation caused by the
corona virus.
He directed the JI and Al_Khidmat Foundation volunteers to
fan out in their areas and provide every possible help and
relief to the deserving during the sacred month of
Ramazan.
Palestine
A Mural in Gaza represents Solidarity with Palestinian
Coronavirus Patients in Israeli Prisons
Palestinian artists putting final touches on a mural in Gaza
City, exhibiting solidarity with Palestinian prisoners who
have contracted the coronavirus inside Israeli prisons.
Photos: Fawzi Mahmoud, The Palestine Chronicle
There are nearly 5,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli
jails. To learn more about their collective struggle and
resistance from their own perspective,
[
PalestineChronicle.com/book-introduction-these-chains-will-be-broken-by-ramzy-baroud
]
to read an
excerpt from Ramzy Baroud's latest volume, These Chains Will
Be Broken: Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli
Jails.
Controlled Media are Spreading Fear and Despair. Here is the
Answer.
by Sis. Aisha [Jamaat al-Muslimeen]
New York City - Have you ever been the lone standout?
Being the logical one going against the status quo is NOT
easy but, it is the way of the Muslim. But Allah-God reminds
us that He is our ONLY Helper. Even when wayward Muslims go
along with the status quo, we MUST fear Allah's displeasure
only.
This is especially true now when, once again, some Muslims
have begun Ramadan April 24th instead of April 25th.
While other people are beginning to settle into this "new
life" or should I say, "New World Order," there are still
other health experts who have a differing opinion from the
status quo regarding the handling of the coronavirus.
I was reading through an interview at an alternative health
web site where Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai was being interviewed.
Dr. Ayyadurai is a Systems with a PhD from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. He is from India where his
grandmother practiced alternative medicine.
His observation of this Coronavirus Scare is very
interesting and direct:
He believes that the U.S.A. shutdown is a self-imposed
measure, under the guise of protecting public safety, but
the real goal is to tank the economy for an eventual shift
in global wealth.
He stated that this shutdown coincides with Google's
censoring alternative medicine information in searches.
The number of COVID-19 cases (and deaths) do not justify
the U.S.A. shutting down like the entire country. More
people die from preventable diseases (high blood pressure,
diabetes, obesity, etc.) than from COVID-19.
He says fearmongering is being used to silence ANY
criticism of the government. Now, just merely questioning or
rebelling can be viewed as idiotic or selfish.
He says that fear is being created by telling people that
ANYONE can get COVID-19 and that there is a one-size fits al
treatment, which there is not. He believes that every person
must have personalized treatment.
Facebook, Google, Apple and two other telecom companies
are the major sources of information in America. They
control the information. (Facebook, Apple, Google, and
Amazon were being investigated for violating antitrust laws
before the Coronavirus Scare halted it).
The NIH, CDC and other health organizations are working
very closely with pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Fauci has a
pharmaceutical background.
The NIH and CDC disease-fighting tactics involve vaccines
or other pharmaceutical intervention rather than developing
ways to improve the immune system (Dr. Javed Jamil has
written about the corruption of these health organizations
in previous New Trend posts).
U.S. populations overcame the Spanish Flu, Cholera, and
other epidemics in the late 1800s to early 1900s, from the
working class organizing to improve sanitation. eliminating
child labor, and improving nutrition among other things.
Economic stress due to unemployment and the perceived
threats to health weakens people's spirits and compels them
to give up their rights to government, regardless of how
they feel about politicians.
He says that the people will need to rise up in a way that
is similar to what the labor force over a hundred years ago
in America. He said the elite will not bother with such
things because they will be too busy lining their
pockets.
Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai's Twitter account was closed after
this interview was broadcast.
Now, what are they waiting for? You wait for storm clouds to
pass, time but not diseases. So why do they keep extending
this shutdown and telling us to wait? Wait for what?
According to Dr. Ayyadurai, they are waiting for a
coronavirus vaccine, which is why President Trump keeps
"announcing" some new COVID-19 treatment every few days.
Next Fall, when everything opens up, again, just in time for
the flu season, some people believe there will be a
coronavirus vaccine. Looking at how the government, the
federal and state, has worked together to create this Scare
as well as an economic collapse, people will be primed for a
government mandate to get the coronavirus vaccine. Someone
or some group plans to get rich!
(Source: Mercola.com)
Meals distributed in New York to Muslims during Ramadan
"Over half-a-million meals will be distributed during
Ramadan," mayor De Blasio said. The mayor stressed
supporting "this community as we're supporting all
communities," also mentioning the city creating Kosher food
programs as well.
It is important "to recognize that we are all in this
together," de Blasio continued. "We want to respect all the
people, all the faiths of New York City," he said. "This is
part of what makes New York City so great-that we have that
mutual respect."
De Blasio emphasized that food is available for "any New
Yorker," promising that "no New Yorker will go hungry."
Invitation to Think
WHO'S "Test, Test and Test" flawed in strategy
Dr. Javed Jamil
I have always been critical of the World Health Organisation
in formulating right policies to achieve its stated
objective of "Highest standards of health" and have minced
no words in calling it "the Failed Organisation". I have
repeatedly argued that the WHO has always acted in
accordance with the interests of the market forces. It has
never stressed on natural preventive methods and has run
huge campaigns for artificial preventive methods. When HIV
pandemic started in the 1980s and reached a dangerous level
in 1990s, the WHO never talked of anything like "Sexual
distancing" despite the scientifically proven facts showing
direct relationship between HIV and promiscuity,
prostitution and homosexuality. At that time, its only
slogan was "Condoms, condoms and condoms". The result was
that while the sex markets continued to prosper, the HIV
statistics also prospered menacingly with the loss of more
than 38 million lives. Still, more than 70 million people
are living with HIV and hundreds of thousands die every
year. Once the antiviral therapy against HIV started getting
marketed, even the "Condoms, condoms and condoms" campaign
went into hibernation. The market wants the HIV to continue
because if the problem subsides, both "problem market" as
well as "solution market" will nosedive.
With the spread of Covid-19 outbreak, again the WHO is busy
raising the "Test, Test and Test" slogan. The WHO failed to
call for ban on travelling from and to China at the right
time and between other countries again at the right time. If
the travelling g from and into Wuhan, then from China and
into China had been controlled at the right moment, the
Covid could not have become a pandemic. The WHO started
sounding alarm of the disease turning into a pandemic as
soon as in the initial days of January and yet failed to
advise the governments to take steps that will stop the
entry of Corona in their countries. But why should the WHO
act in a way that hits the Transport and Travelling
Industries? The irony is that even after the world
governments have put severe restrictions on travelling
within their countries and between different countries, the
WHO continues to say, "Test, Test and Test". This formula
again is going to help the testing kit manufacturing
companies. Testing is extremely important but presenting it
as the only solution will only worsen the situation. The WHO
is hoping that the anti-Covid vaccines or treatment will
soon emerge and then again, like HIV/AIDS, it will soften
its sounds of alarm against the Covid.
I have always argued that economics is an essential
constituent of life. It is like stomach, which provides
energy to every single organ of the body. But let the
stomach remain stomach and not assume the role of heart and
brain. Just as the stomach plays its role effectively only
if it is provided with good and not the harmful foods and
drinks, the economics plays its good role only till it
engages in healthy businesses. As soon as it starts
providing dangerous choices to the people in the name of
"Freedom of Choice", the humanity starts getting ill. There
cannot be anything more inhuman than letting the people
getting ill because the healthcare industry needs patients
and the markets of the causes of the problems need them.
Covid-19 has given the world an opportunity to think about
introducing what I called "Dynamic Paradigm of Health" in my
book, "Economics First or Health First?", released in August
last year. Economics is to be strong but where there is a
rivalry between economics and health, health must reign
supreme. The onus of preserving health is not merely on the
individuals; the system too has to be health protective and
must take effective steps in disallowing people access to
harmful items and practices.
Also read: World Health Organisation (WHO): the Failed
Organisation
* Dr Javed Jamil is a thinker, physician, poet and writer
with over twenty books to his credit including his latest,
"Economics First or Health First?", "The Devil of Economic
Fundamentalism", "The Killer Sex". "In Search of a
Comprehensive Solution for AIDS", "Islam and Family
Planning" and "Rediscovering the Universe". He is currently
holds Chair in Yenepoya (Deemed to be) University,
Mangalore, Karnataka (India). He can be contacted at
doctorforu123@yahoo.com.
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
*PROPHET ﷺ KHUTBA*~*NEVER HAS A BETTER MONTH ARRIVED
FOR THE BELIEVERS*~{TRULY BENEFICIAL}~
Alhamduli'Allahi Rabbil-'Aalameen
wa-Salaatu wa-Salaamu 'alaa
Ashrafil-Anbiyaa-e-wal-Mursaleen~'Amma
'Baa'd.
**********************************************************
'Assalaamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu'
*Virtues Of The Month Of Ramadhan*
*PROPHET*ﷺ First Khutbah.... !
'O Muslims.... Fear Allah and Obey Him !~
I give you glad tidings as the month of 'Ramadan' is
approaching..
This is the month in which the 'Qur'an' was revealed as a
guidance for
mankind, as well as a clarification and differentiation
between truth and
falsehood ! During this month, the Gates of Mercy are
opened
and the gates of hell are sealed. Satan and all other Jinn
are chained
during this blessed month...Rewards for good deeds
performed
in this month are multiplied.! sins forgiven and
supplications responded to
and answered. It is the month of Perseverance, Mercy,
Compassion and Charity.
~Salmaan Al-Faarisi ~ [may Allaah be pleased with him]
reported that...
Prophet ~[Sallallaahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam] gave a speech on
the last day of
'Sha'baan', and said... 'O people ! you are being approached
by a great
and blessed month. A month which contains a Night that is
better than One Thousand [1000] months ! Allaah made
fasting within it an obligation, and made praying on that
night an optional act of worship.
he who performs any righteous voluntary act within it, will
be rewarded like
one who does an obligatory act at any time other than during
'Ramadan!
'he who performs an obligatory act of worship within it
will
be rewarded like he who performs Seventy~[70] acts of
worship at any
time outside this month ! ['Alhamdullilah']
It is the month of Perseverance -and perseverance is
rewarded with
'Jannah'~{Paradise}! It is the month of Compassion, in
which the
sustenance of a believer increases ! ' he who feeds a
fasting person within
this month has his sins forgiven and he will be protected
and released
from the hell fire, he also gets the reward of that person's
fasting without
decreasing the reward of the fasting person.' Then the
companions..
[may Allah be pleased with them] said... 'O messenger of
Allah, ﷺnot all of
us can find the extra food needed to feed another fasting
person'.
So Prophet [Sallallaahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam] responded:
'Allah will give you the reward of feeding a fasting person
even if you were
to give him just a sip of milk, a date, or a sip of
water...{!}
he who feeds a fasting person until he is full, Allah will
make him drink out
of my river, a sip of which will never allow him to be
thirsty until he enters
'Jannah'! Then he continued...
'This is the month the beginning of which is Mercy, the
middle part is
Forgiveness... and the last part of it is Release from
Hellfire.'
(Source: Al-Bayhaqi).
'So, pay attention, may Allah be merciful to you all'...Pay
attention O
believers, to the speech of the Prophet {Sallallaahu 'Alaihi
wa Sallam}
in which he gave glad tidings of the month of 'Ramadan' to
his
companions and informed them of its virtues and how the
reward of
righteous deeds performed therein is multiplied.
Indeed, it is a great and blessed month...! The Prophet
[Sallallaahu 'Alaihi
wa Sallam ] said.. referring to the month of 'Ramadan'~
'Never has a better month arrived for the believers and
never has a worse
month come to pass for the hypocrites..'
(Source: Ahmad)
Abu Hurayrah, [may Allaah be pleased with him] narrated
that..
Prophet [Sallallaahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam] said...
"All the (rewards of the) deeds of the son of Adam are for
him, (he is
aware that) the reward of performing them will be multiplied
by ten (10)
to seven-hundred (700) times...! Allah {Azza Wa Jall} has
said:
'Except for fasting, as it is for Me. I shall reward it !
(i.e. I will decide what
the reward will be) This is because the fasting person
leaves his desires,
food and drink purely for My sake.' The fasting person has
two [2] times of
great pleasure: once when he breaks his fast and the other
when
he meets his Lord ! The smell emanating from the mouth of a
fasting
person is better in the scale of Allah than the smell of
Musk".
(Source: Ahmad)
The Prophet ~[Sallallaahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam] referred to
'Ramadan' as the
'month of perseverance' due to the necessity of perseverance
and
patience during this month. Due to this, as well as the
suffering from the
pain of hunger, thirst and weakness of the body due to
fasting,
'Abdullaah Ibn'Umar [may Allaah be pleased with him]
reported that~
Prophet [Sallallaahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam]said...
'No one knows the reward of fasting except Allah'.
(Source: Al-Bayhaqi)
The reward for righteous deeds varies due to different
reasons, for
example, due to the sanctity of specific places such as
'Makkah' and
'Madeenah'. The Prophet ~[Sallallaahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam]
said:
'Praying in my 'Masjid' is one thousand times [1000] greater
(in reward)
than prayer elsewhere - except for 'Al-Masjid Al-Haraam' [in
'Makkah']
[Source: S. Bukhaari]
Among the virtues of this blessed month is that the
reward
for good deeds is multiplied by up to seven hundred times,
for those who
purify their intentions and perform their actions purely for
the
sake of Allah! such as those who spend in charity from
their wealth,
provided that their wealth comes from lawful means.
{Allah only accepts charity which is from 'Halal' (lawful)
means...!}
The Prophet [Sallallaahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam] said ...
'Allah accepts charity with His Right Hand and then
increases it in reward
for the person giving it, just like one of you raises his
colt, until the reward
for it becomes the size of a mountain'.
(Source: Bukhaari & Muslim)
Anas ibn Maalik, [may Allaah be pleased with him]narrated
that ...
The Prophet [Sallallaahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam] said .. 'Charity
extinguishes
the anger of the Lord and protects the giver of it from an
evil end'.
(Source: Tirmithi)
~MY 'SALAAMS' TO ALL~
Y a s m i n.
Hadith of the Week
Narrated by Abu Waqid Al-Laithi, r.a.:
While Allah's Apostle was sitting in the mosque with some
people, three men came. Two of them came in front of Allah's
Apostle and the third one went away. The two persons kept on
standing before Allah's Apostle for a while and then one of
them found a place in the circle and sat there while the
other sat behind the gathering, and the third one went away.
When Allah's Apostle finished his preaching, he said, "Shall
I tell you about these three persons? One of them be-took
himself to Allah, so Allah took him into His grace and mercy
and accommodated him, the second felt shy from Allah, so
Allah sheltered Him in His mercy (and did not punish him),
while the third turned his face from Allah and went away, so
Allah turned His face from him likewise. "
Bukhari, Volume 1,
Book 3, Number 66
[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]
After a decade of suffering he is released.
April 24.
Abdel Nur of Guyana who was sentenced for attempted attack
on JFK airport in 2007 has been released.
He has always insisted the charges were false and continues
to proclaim his innocence.
(Info received via br. Abu Talib, New York.)
War News
Iraq
Series of Islamic State Attacks. Bombing by British air
force.
April 22. Near Narin town in Diyala province, IS used a mine
to hit regime troops wounding 5.
April 21. In al-Shirqat district, Salahuddin province, IS
used an ied to hit a patrol of Hashd al-Shaabi, a heavily
armed Shia force. Three of the Shaabi were killed and 3
wounded.
In another attack in the same district, 2 people were
killed.
Earlier on April 10, RAF, the British air force, bombed
suspected Islamic State position in the Tuz Kharmatu area,,
soouth of Kirkul. British jets have renewed action with the
resurgence of the Islamic State.
On April 23. the regime released 20,040 prisoners to reduce
the risk of Covid 19 spreading, 83 people have died of the
virus.
On April 25, a Turkish soldier was killed and 3 wounded in
an attack by PKK in the Haftanin region of northern attack.
Turkey struck back and claim to have hit 12 PKK.
Pakistan
April 24. Pakistan military announced a clash in North
Waziristan in which 2 Pakistani troops were killed and 5
injured.
[Mujahidee are still active in North Waziristan although the
Pakistani military expelled the entire population, more than
a million people, a decade ago. More than a thousand
fighters retreated into Afghanistan.
Journalists are still not allowed to go in. Preliminary
reports indicated that the military destroyed the markets
and infrastructure in North Waziristan. The operation known
as Zarbe Azb was carried out after years of insistence by
the United States that it should be carried out.]
Syria
April 26. Turkish forces used tear gas to disperse Syrian
civilians who were conducting a sit in on M4 Highway, The
protestors were opposing Turkish joint program with Russia
to keep M4 open.
Two of the protestors were killed by the Turkish troops who
also pulled down tents put up by the protestors.
Earlier Turkish troops attacked mujahideen fighters in the
Nayrab area, killing 4. The fighters responded with machine
gun fire.
The same day Assad's forces fired rockets at Islamic
fighters in the Jabal Zawiya area in 4 villages.
On April 23 clashes between Islamic State fighters and
Assad's forces continued in eastern rural Hama near
Boufayyad dam.
Fighting by Islamic State against Iran is also reported from
Al-Myadeini in Deir ez Zor province.
UK government urged to ban import of Chinese cotton 'made
using Uighur Muslim forced labour'
The UK government has been urged to ban the import of cotton
sourced from the Chinese province of Xinjiang, a region
where Uighur Muslims are being put to work in factories in
conditions that amount to forced labour .
A 60-page document submitted to HMRC by lawyers and a rights
group on Wednesday amounts to "overwhelming and credible
evidence concerning the scale and gravity of the forced
labour regime in Xinjiang" , its authors said.
Since 2017, China is widely reported to have detained more
than a million - some estimates put the figure at three
million - Uighur Muslims in detention facilities that
Beijing has described as vocational training centres.
Cotton is big business for China. The country provides
between a fifth and a quarter of all global supplies - and,
of that, 84 per cent comes from Xinjiang, according to a
report by the Centre for Strategic and International
Studies.
In writing their letter to the UK's customs authorities, the
World Uighur Congress (WUC) and the Global Legal Action
Network (GLAN) argued that current cotton imports from China
"involve forced labour on such a scale that they violate a
number of UK laws, including 19th-century legislation
prohibiting the importation of prison-made goods, and should
be halted".
The letter also argues that by allowing the import of cotton
from Xinjiang, a region witnessing what the authors call
"the largest mass detention of an ethnic group since the
Second World War" , the UK government may be guilt of
"conduct ancillary to crimes against humanity".
Source: theindependent
Africa - Gambia
Thanks from Gambia
Br. Abu Talib has received thanks from the orphans group in
Gambia for basic supplies and sugar.
A barrel full of school supplies has also been sent.
Br. Abu Talib is an activist and long time member of Jamaat al-Muslimeen.
