On July 24 Br. Kaukab Siddique gave the khutba at Masjid
al-Muslimeen in Baltimore. Here is an outline of some of the
topics covered in the khutba:
This masjid is open to all who follow Qur'an, authentic
hadith and finality of prophethood.
Destruction of Baghdad by Mongols and resurgence of islam by
Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Abdel Wahhab, Usman Dan Fodio, Allama
Iqbal, Maulana Maudoodi, the Blind Shaykh.
This is a day of Victory as Turkey's biggest mosque, Aya
Sophia has been restored. Also the world's biggest power,
USA Is retreating from Afghanistan.
Rebuttal of Pope and Western powers.
Prisoners, rights of women and Palestine are our major concerns.
Effort to have strong shoora and advisory structure even
after I die
And much more.
PAKISTAN
Dismal Performance of Imran Regime.
by Qaiser Sharif
KARACHI- July 25: Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Senator Sirajul Haq
has said the performance of the PTI government over last two
years has remained dismal and disappointing.
Addressing a press conference along with JI Sindh Emir
Muhammad Hussain Mehanti and Karachi Emir Hafiz Naeemur
Rahman at Idara Noor-e-Haq on Saturday, he said the claimant
of change destroyed the economy, increasing the debt trap
and hitting hard the masses with skyrocketing inflation and
unemployment.
It was proved, he added, the PTI government was succession
of former regimes and running the affairs of the country
through mafias. He said the accountability drive had become
a joke which aimed at nothing but a media trial of some
people. The failure of the present government, he said, was
visible on foreign policy front as it desperately failed to
fight for the Kashmir cause in wake of Modi's fascist act of
abrogating the special status of the held area one year ago.
He said the wave of load shedding again griped the country,
disturbing the routine life and damaging the already
crippled economy. He said Karachi being the biggest city of
the country was under the grip worst load shedding but
rulers and Nepra were doing nothing practical to provide any
relief to the millions of consumers.
The JI chief said the nation wanted judiciary, establishment
and election commission play an impartial role, thus
strengthening the democracy and putting the country on the
path of development. He demanded the government take back
the decision of privatization of the Pakistan Steel Mills.
He said the JI would resist the move aiming at depriving the
employees of the PSL from bread and butter. He also demanded
the nationalization of the Karachi Electric and conducting
the third party audit of its accounts.
The Senator said the JI would host a session of Kashmiri
leadership on August 4 while August 5 will be marked as a
"Black Day" across the country to mark one year of Indian
government's oppressive move to change the internationally
recognized disputed status of Kashmir and put the valley
into indefinite curfew, thus locking down 9 million Muslims
permanently.
LAHORE- JULY 25: Jamaat-e-Islami Deputy Emir Liaqat Baloch
has said the JI would organize countrywide protest rallies
and marches on August 5 to mark one year of New Delhi's move
to abrogate the special status of held Kashmir.
Talking to party workers at Mansoora on Saturday, he said
the purpose of marking the "Black Day" was also to convey a
message to the people of Kashmir that every Pakistani was
standing with them in their struggle for getting freedom
from Indian yoke.
Baloch said the PTI government was still indecisive even
after completing two year of rule over country. He said
masses were desperate as they found no relief from the
rulers in any sector. He said inflation, unemployment,
corruption and law and order situation were worsening with
every day passing. He said Pakistan was facing a multiple
crises which demanded that national leadership sit together
a form a united policy to bring the country out of the
mess.
War News
Iraq
British Air Strikes against Islamic State.
July 21-26 According to the Britsh Defense Minister, a daily
bombing campaign is going on against IS.
The British offcial stated that 40 British air strike have
been carried against suspected IS positions.
[The Muslim world is silent. A couple of knife attacks in
Britain by alleged IS supporters have been ;publicized as
"terrorism."]
Iraqi regime Shia supporters have also launched ground
attacks. They had a slow start after a Baghdad regime
General was killed by an IS sniper in Termiah. along with
two of his troops. It was a serious blow because on July 25,
the regime Prime Minister Kadhimi visited the town to assure
people that the regimIt e was stable.
Also on July 26, there were huge explosions in ammunition
depots on the outskirts of Baghdad. No one knows who did it.
Some say its the summer heat.
Syria
Large Regime Force Positioning to Attack Irbid Province.
Ongoing Clashes.American and Russian generals only
interested in quashing Islamic State. [Extensive
interview]
July 21-26. Exchanges of machine gun and artilery fire are
continuing in southern Irbid, eastern Lattakia and northhern
Hama provinces. Assad regime forces have struck 6 Islamic
villages and are receiving return fire from Tahrir
mujahideen.
In northern Aleppo province, pro-Turkish Syrian fighters are
pounding the positions of the Communist Kurds who initiated
the exchanges.
In south eastern Syria, Deir ex Zor province, ISIS raiders
continue to strike SDF Kurds armed by the US. In the most
recent, two SDF were killed. the gunmen fled.
July 24. General Mckenzie and other top American generals
answered in detail questions from journalists. The Americans
are only interested in destroying Islamic State in both
Syria and Iraq, not in the activities of Assad and Iran.
Both Russia and USA have the same purpose and take detailed
precautions not to clash because they meet on the roads, the
generals said
3rd Conference on Libya
Is there a chance for peace?
On July 22, Dr. Kaukab Siddique was invited as an observer
to a conference on Libya attended by 38 people on zoom.
The quest was for peace in Libya. The program was moderated
by Dr. Esam Omeish, a prominent physician in the northern
Virginia area.
Jalel Harchaou spoke about foreign interests propping up
General Hafter's supporters, among them, very insidiously
France and Russia issuing fake Libyan money.
The European Union is divided.
Leftovers from Gaddafi's regime are supporting Hifter
too.
He also mentions the importance of "counter-terrorism
measures".
Second speaker, Amanda Kedlec, gave an unusual side of how
peace could come. She thinks there is a process of democracy
and until the two sides have exhausted each other in
fighting, the democratic process will be utilized. She
also believes there is great corruption in the country on
both sides. And mass structural reform is needed.
The third speaker, William Lawrence, represented the United
States, although he is no longer representing the State
Department.
He said the U.S. is neutral in this fight, but it is working
actively for peace because Turkey is a friend of the U.S.
and also of Russia which makes it a very difficult sitation.
"War is not the answer. A lot of deal making is required".
And the UAE, which is very active on the side of war, is
also a friend of the United States.
Comments from Dr.Siddique (comments made for the purpose of
this article, but not spoken in the Conference):
The Egyptian dictator with the biggest army in the area
is just about ready to invade Libya. The three speakers did
not address that issue.
Islam was not even mentioned,
which was a major blank for the conference because the
Libyan people are Muslims.
The term "counter-terrorism" indicates that those who
fight against the "moderate" powers are terrorists. It
seems that the speakers would want Turkey to fight the
Islamic State. Not much was mentioned about Turkey either.
Dr. Omeish did a good job of keeping the discussion
balanced.
Kashmir
Practical Steps Needed to Liberate Kashmir.
Stop Trying to Please the Western Powers.
by Qaiser Sharif
LAHORE- July 23: Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Senator Sirajul Haq
has called for preparation of a national action plan for the
liberation of Indian occupied Kashmir with the consultation
of all political parties and stakeholders.
"Time has approached that Islamabad take practical and bold
steps for the Kashmir cause as mere lip service and speeches
of the prime minister are not enough to heal the wounds of
Kashmiris and get them liberate from Indian yoke," he said
while addressing a press conference at Mansoora on
Thursday.
On occasion, he announced, that August 5 will be observed as
"Black Day" across the country to mark one year of Indian
government's oppressive move to change the internationally
recognized disputed status of Kashmir and put the valley
into indefinite curfew, thus locking down 9 million Muslims
permanently. A big rally will be taken out in Islamabad on
the day to convey a clear message to New Delhi that it could
not keep the people of Kashmir as its slave for long period,
he said, adding he already forwarded a suggestion in the
Senate of Pakistan for marking the day at national level. He
said treasury and opposition benches and chairman senate
backed his suggestion.
Senator Siraj said Modi government had turned the held
valley into the largest prison, put 18,000 Kashmir youth
into jails and was committing worst crimes against humanity
in the area. He said international media and rights
organizations had no access to the held area.
The JI chief lamented the government failed to actively
pursue the case of Kashmir because of its weak foreign
policy. He said the prime minister should be aware of the
reality that Kashmir could not be attained only through lip
service and making speeches. He said sense of alienation was
growing strong among the Kashmiris due to weak policies of
Islamabad.
To a question, he said the inflation and unemployment were
rampant and the ruling party handed over the country to some
half dozen mafias. To another question, he replied
Islamabad's was facilitating Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhev to
please some foreign powers and India and playing with the
sentiments of the people of Pakistan.
Answering another question, he said the Jamaat-e-Islami will
participate in multi-party conference proposed by the PPP
with its own agenda. He said the PPP should take into
confidence the opposition parties on agenda of the moot
before organizing the MPC.
Occupied Palestine. Occupied America
the Ongoing Occupation of America and Historic Palestine
The Trump administration announced that as part of Operation
Legend it would send federal forces to other cities, so that
Chicago; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Kansas City, Missouri
are targeted to be next. Dubbed Operation Legend, these
agents are under the authority of Homeland Security
Investigation (HSI), who is part of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE).
Apparently, the troops who are getting used to committing
violence on the border are now brought in to commit the same
violence only now against people in the interior.
For decades, people of color have been arguing that police
are an occupying force in the inner cities. Native Americans
are also keenly aware that sovereignty means very little
when corporations want the natural resources located on
their land. In the words of Red Nation-Santa Fe organizer
Elena Ortiz (Ohkay Owingeh), occupation is not about
protection or peace. Instead, it is about "maintaining the
constructs of settler-colonialism. It's about creating fear
by flaunting military power. Occupying cities creates urban
apartheid. These fascists have no power. Power resides with
the people."
Labor might also remember the Ludlow Massacre of 1914, in
Southern Colorado, when Woodrow Wilson sent federal troops
to quell the striking miners. In the end, 66 men, women and
children were murdered, but very little of what really
happened found its way into the papers.
In first-hand accounts of clashes with federal troops that
are posted on Facebook, the comparisons between Portland and
Palestine are stunning. For example, in an eyewitness
account posted by journalist Myles Hoenig, the federal
paramilitary forces wear military camo but no badges. They
are equipped with "flash-bang grenades, less-lethal bullets,
pepper bullets, pepper spray and tear gas. They will pull
goggles off of protesters and spray pepper spray into their
eyes."
"They say they are being targeted by the paramilitary
personnel. They are often the first to be shot at and
tear-gassed. When they try to help an injured protester, the
paramilitary personnel throw flash-bangs and tear gas at
them (they carry gas masks). One of them was beaten, dragged
away from the injured person they were treating and
arrested."
For anyone who has followed the behavior of Israeli military
personnel, the parallels should be obvious at first
glance.
Like Israelis who have for decades portrayed Palestinian
resistance as terrorism, the President is portraying all who
oppose him as violent criminals and promises to bring back
law and order in a bid to win the election.
In both historic Palestine and the United States, the
history of any form of Occupation has been erased. In the
former, there is opposition to Israel's threat of further
annexation, but very little recognition that the Occupation
has been ongoing since the creation of the Zionist state in
'48. In the latter, there is seldom any mention by
commentators, scholars, politicians and the like of living
on stolen land.
As for surveillance, lawmakers are confused about what the
intelligence community considers legal, given the secretive
nature of its procedures. At issue is the legality of
"dragnet surveillance" that would enable the department to
collect data on every person who visits a website
sympathetic to protests in Portland and elsewhere, then
using that information to surveil and possibly arrest
individuals on spurious charges—an act that might be
carried out by unidentified secret police arriving in
unmarked cars.
Biden has inserted his campaign into the Party's platform by
making sure the word "occupation" does not appear in
reference to Israel/Palestine.
Still, the word "occupation" is being used at all by
mainstream media is noteworthy. Even if only because now it
has expanded beyond communities of color, perhaps this will
offer an opening to a broadened comprehension of the
word—an understanding that includes the history of
occupied communities in this country along with an awareness
of the ways in which the United States has long practiced
neo-colonialism abroad.
Two Fake BLM agents caught.
Wanted extreme violence .
Facing 10 and 20 years in jail.
By Sis. Aisha (Jamaat al-Muslimeen)
"And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We
believe; but when they go apart to their devils they
declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock." (Holy
Qur'an 2:14).
In May, 27 year old Samantha Shader threw a Molotov cocktail
(incendiary device) at a police car filled with four NYPD
officers, during a protest for George Floyd. When she was
chased down and arrested, Shader stated that Black
protesters gave her the cocktail to throw at the police. She
testified in federal court that she felt compelled to use
the cocktail because she was the only White person there in
that area surrounded by these Black protesters. She even
described one of the culprits as being a thick Black male
with skinny multicolored dreadlocks. Then, she went on to
describe a smaller black male who wore a hat concealing his
hair and a Black woman with "poofy" hair.
One thing Samantha Shader did not take into consideration,
while playing the "Hey, I'm White so treat me differently
than them" card, is that these four cops would be too angry
to care about her whiteness. Their due diligence uncovered a
note in Shader's car written by Timothy Amerman, a White
man, telling her to be careful and wishing her luck. They
used the fingerprints on the letter to track him down. He
admitted to police that he gave her that Molotov cocktail,
as well as several others. His fingerprints were found on
those bottles, as well.
Timothy Amerman, 29, is now looking at a possible 10 year
sentence for civil disobedience and conspiracy. Samantha
Shader is facing 20 years, if convicted on all seven of her
charges. She has plead not guilty and is staying in a
Brooklyn jail until her August 11th court date. They are
both from Saugerties, NY, which is in Upstate NY.
One minute Samantha Shader is a Black Lives Matter protester
but when she ran into trouble she became, Samantha Shader,
the White girl next door. To these Whites, it is okay to
march with the Blacks as long as they do not have to do any
serious jail time with them. This is a game to them. Right
now, cycling, walking, or whatever else to voice calls for
justice is trendy. But, for most people of African-descent
and Muslims, injustice in this country is a matter of life
and death!
Samantha Shader's efforts to obstruct justice by creating
Black suspects out of thin air was a diabolical act! White
people like Shader want to eat their cake and have it, too.
Unfortunately, some insecure Black people are so enamored
with Whites that they are easily fooled by their false good
will gestures They don't realize that while these White
"activists" have one arm raised with a fist they have the
other arm extended waiting to hail a yellow cab to get them
out of the urban jungle at the first sign of trouble!
OLD PICTURES OF THE CITY OF OUR BELOVED *PROPHET* (ﷺ)
MADINA MUNAWARA
.DOOR OF MADINA MUNAWARA:
MASJID URVA:
ENTRANCE OF HARAM-E-NABVI:
MASJID AYESHA
PICTURES OF OLD MADINA:
ENTRANCE OF QUBA MOSQUE 1325 HIJRI:
VIEW OF MADINA FROM SHAMI DOOR:
Hadith of the Week
Narrated by Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman, r.a.:
The people used to ask Allah's Apostle about the good but I
used to ask him about the evil lest I should be overtaken by
them.
So I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We were living in ignorance
and in an (extremely) worst atmosphere, then Allah brought
to us this good (i.e., Islam); will there be any evil after
this good?"
He said, "Yes." I said, 'Will there be any good after that
evil?" He replied,
"Yes, but it will be tainted (not pure.)'' I asked, "What
will be its taint?" He replied, "(There will be) some people
who will guide others not according to my tradition? You
will approve of some of their deeds and disapprove of some
others." I asked, "Will there be any evil after that good?"
He replied, "Yes, (there will be) some people calling at the
gates of the (Hell) Fire, and whoever will respond to their
call, will be thrown by them into the (Hell) Fire." I
said,
"O Allah s Apostle! Will you describe them to us?"
He said, "They will be from our own people and will speak
our language."
I said, "What do you order me to do if such a state should
take place in my life?"
He said, "Stick to the group of Muslims and their Imam
(ruler)." I said,
"If there is neither a group of Muslims nor an Imam
(ruler)?" He said,
"Then turn away from all those sects even if you were to
bite (eat) the roots of a tree till death overtakes you
while you are in that state."
Bukhari Volume 9, Book 88, Number 206
[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]
Beautiful Quran Recitation
This is a beautiful recitation of the Quran by Jennifer
Grout, a Muslim sister and American convert to Islam.
The food drive-thru at North Carolina's masjid ICT on
Sunday, July 12 was successful.
It was heartwarming to see undocumented Hispanic/Latinx
families come by after their church services to pick-up
boxes of essentials & personal hygiene packages.
It shows that we, as Muslims, can convey our message through
deeds rather than talk.
These families will change any negative preexisting images
of the masjid or of their Muslim neighbors - which has been
presented by the media.
Performing righteous deeds, like giving to those in need, is
the way we can control the narrative. It's the way we can
shine a positive light on our deen.
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good
instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.
Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from
His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly]
guided.
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From the Editor, staff, and contributors of New Trend: May Allah continue to bless and promote the efforts of ICT.
New Trend July 12 issue on Facebook.
reached 143,234 people
with 2,234 link clicks within the paper.
About 25000 were reached in Pakistan, 25000 in Bangladesh
and more 10000 in Turkey, the rest globally.
Some of the articles in this issue were:
Rebuttal of Shia attacks on Abu Huraira, r.a
Imran Khan buliding Hindu temple: Rebuttal by Pakistani imams.
Iraq: Shias & US vs ISS
Syria: Battles & Russian bombing.
Famine in Africa. [From 10 year old Roman.]
Massacre in Barkina Faso by regime.
Palestinan women.
Why do Muslims differ?
And much more.
A Human Rights Body Calls Upon States To Take Legal Actions
Against China For Its Atrocities Against Uighur Muslims
On July 22, 2020, the Bar Human Rights Committee,
international human rights arm of the Bar of England and
Wales, published a briefing paper "Responsibility of States
under International Law to Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims
in Xinjiang, China" mapping the avenues for legal recourse
for states to undertake to bring those responsible to
justice.
The alleged atrocities against the Uighurs and other Turkic
Muslims in Xinjiang, China, include "the mass surveillance
and arbitrary detention of over 1 million Uighurs and other
Turkic Muslims, torture and inhuman treatment of detainees,
the forced separation of children from their parents, the
denial of the right to practice their religion or speak
their language, forced sterilization, forced labor, forced
organ harvesting, enforced disappearances and killings in
detention" and new more and egregious news continues to
surface on a regular basis.
Despite concerning reports of atrocities that may be
classified as crimes against humanity or even genocide,
states continue to shy away from enforcing accountability,
putting their economic interest first. However, as the new
report makes it clear, "it is the responsibility of all
States to take all available measures to prevent any
violations of international law from occurring, to seek to
bring any ongoing violations to an end, and to call upon
China to immediately cease any and all alleged practices and
policies - violating its obligations and responsibilities -
towards Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims."
Social media, especially Facebook is awash with all sorts of
criticisms, condemnations and refutations amongst the
acclaimed scholars of Islam in Nigeria. Many of these
discords are occasioned by clear heresies and
misrepresentations from many marabouts turned clerics,
especially in the Western part of Nigeria.
These people have started portraying Islam to have
Incorporated soothsaying, black magic and the likes and they
want all right thinking Muslims to agree with these baseless
claims. These set of people see it as a taboo to have a
known job once one has knowledge of Qur'an and Arabic.
On the other hand, the young and vibrant scholars who study
Qur'an and Arabic to serve their Lord and liberate others
from shackles of ignorance are in sharp disagreement with
the former fake scholars in matters that bother essentially
on believe around complete reliance on Allah. But that the
fake custodians of knowledge of Islam are bent on being
consulted on personal issues is a serious reason for
discord.
Recently, one of these idle and jobless teachers by the name
Abdulwaasii Ateyese JAQMAL came out publicly to state that
they have disowned any books capable of taking away their
means of livelihood ,which is open and subtle extortion. He
specifically mentioned books credited to Imam Ahmad bn
Ambali and Imam Bukhari. He endorsed book of Imam Maliki,
especially Muwwatta. He laid heavy curses on the striving
scholars and teachers of Islam and Sunnah.
Responding to JAQMAL, other scholars brought out clearly the
rotten stage of JAQMAL's ignorance by stating that some
positions of the noble Imam Maliki against JAQMAL's
fallacies.
If the war of attrition currently going on on Facebook is
not stopped, it could result in physical attack because
these people ( marabouts scholars) feed on people that feel
safe when their affairs are shared with them and thereafter
supplied with all sorts of concoctions and fake prayers that
could destroy one's belief.
The writer ,therefore, advises scholars on pristine Islam to
desist from anything that could be seen as attacking
personalities in the course of their corrections. But they
should not get intimidated at all because many people are
now being freed from the den of these predators in the garb
of men of God.
