On July 30 I attended a webinar via Zoom titled "Impact of
Annexation: Voices from Palestine". The event was hosted by
the Middle Eastern Children's Alliance.
The program was introduced by Zeid Abbas Shamoushi. The
presenter was Jamal, a fascinating scholar of Palestine who
uncovered the serpentine Israeli moves that undermine and
demoilish whatever remains of occupied Palestine which is
known in the West as "Israel."
Most people know of Israeli checkpoints and the miserable
condition of Palestinians who have to go Israeli occupied
areas to earn a living.
Israel was created by the western powers but Israel is no
longer interested in what the UN says. The Zionist regime
has faced 100 United Nations resolutions and ignored
them.
Israel occupies the lifeline of Palestinians: Water,
electricity, and jobs.
Bit by bit Israel is eating up territories which were
supposed to become part of an independent, though weak,
Palestinian state.
With the help of detailed maps, Jamal explained the process
of erosion of Palestinian properties and lands.
Israel does its work quietly because it is illegal and by
the time the international community finds out, the
occupiers have moved on to new activities.
More than 4,500 children are in Israeli captivity. More than
50,000 Palestinians have been expelled in recent years and
replaced by Jews from overseas.
The apartheid system is already in place. Israel is openly
talking about annexation owing to the emergence of Trump.
Symbolic moves like the declaration of the embassy in
Jerusalem and the call for annexation of Golan Heights are
typical in the slick game Israel plays.
A major Israeli agenda item is to submerge east Jerusalem
into the part of Jerusalem occupied by military force.
Most people don't know that many walls have been erected
throughout occupied Palestine. The one wall that is
publicized is presented as 'necessary protection' - to
prevent Palestinians from attacking Israel.
However, the Israeli's have strategically erected many walls
and their location show the motive is not for protection -
it is to cut off the Palestinan villages from each
other.
A positive aspect of Palestine is the Jordan valley where 21
Palestinian villages are flourishing and resisting Israeli
expansion.
The Black Lives Matter [BLM] movement in America gives hope
to the Palestinian people and is very popular.
The BDS movement is effective because it brings out the
illegality of Israeli settlements.
My comments (comments made for this publication - they were
not made during the presentation):
Muslims can be a major force to boycott Israel. Our Jamaat
al-Muslimeen movement initiated the boycott of businesses
which support Israel. We need to focus ourselves on the
boycott and follow it in our daily lives.
The maps used by Jamal during the webinar clearly
demonstrate the shocking reality that the Zionist entity is
executing its plan to wipe out Palestine in such a clever
way that most Muslims won't even know what happened until
it's over.
PAKISTAN
Thousands rally in Pakistan in support of man who shot
American dead in court
Thousands of Islamic activists have rallied in Pakistan in
support of a man who walked into a courtroom in Peshawar and
gunned down a US citizen on trial for blasphemy.The
American, Tahir Naseem, died of his wounds before he could
be taken to hospital while the gunman, Faisal Khan, was
taken into custody.
The US State Department said Naseem was standing trial after
being "lured to Pakistan" from his home in Illinois and
entrapped by the country's controversial blasphemy law,
which international rights groups have sought to have
repealed.
The US statement did not elaborate on the circumstances in
which Naseem came to be in the South Asian country.
The blasphemy law calls for the death penalty for anyone
found guilty of insulting Islam. But in Pakistan, the mere
allegation of blasphemy can cause mobs to riot and
vigilantes to kill those accused.
"We are shocked, saddened, and outraged that American
citizen Tahir Naseem was killed yesterday inside a Pakistani
courtroom," read the State Department statement, which was
released on Thursday.
Pakistani officials said Naseem was charged with blasphemy
after he declared himself Islam's prophet. Police in
Peshawar, who originally identified him as Tahir Shameem
Ahmed but later corrected themselves, said he was arrested
two years ago.
The assailant was also initially identified incorrectly, as
Khalid Khan. It was later learned his real name is Faisal
Khan. It was not clear how he managed to enter the courtroom
and get past security with a weapon.
source: Kathy Gannon, yahoonews, associated press
Background: Last year, the Imran Khan regime banded 68
small Islamic groups, all of them Sharia based.
source: NACTA , Banded organizations as of today, August 2,
2020
War News
Libya
Congress Pushes for Sanctions on Turkey, Russia Over Libyan
War
U.S. lawmakers are advancing a bill that would compel the
Trump administration to levy sanctions on Russia and Turkey
for fueling an escalation in the civil war in Libya, as the
Defense Department has warned about the deployment of
foreign mercenaries into the war zone.
The Libya Stabilization Act, which is expected to pass out
of the House Foreign Affairs Committee this week, would
impose mandatory sanctions on both countries within six
months, giving the White House wide leeway to revoke U.S.
visas or freeze funds in American banks, a bid to keep
Russia in particular from establishing a bridgehead across
the Mediterranean.
ForeignPolicy.com/2020/07/28/us-congress-pushes-sanctions-turkey-russia-libya-war
Syria
Heavy casualties on both sides
July 30 to August 2.
In the southeastern corner of Deir ez Zor province, ISIS and
US backed SDF battled each other for many hours, leaving
scores killed on both sides. Members of ISIS families were
also killed.
In the Jabal Al Zawiya area of Idlib province, mujahideen
and Assad forces exchanged heavy machine gun fire. The
Assadis were driven back with 9 killed and 7 wounded.
The conditions all over Syria are chaotic.
Iranian troops are pouring in to help Assad around Idlib.
Turkish troops are coming in to support the Syrian
mujahideen.
Iraq
Samarra city.
New and continuous fighting is reported between Baghdad
regime shia troops versus ISIS in 4 Sunni majority
provinces.
The regime reports that ISIS is trying to enter the city of
Samarra after it had retreated last month.
Nigeria
July 29: The nigerian military is reported fleeing from the
lake Chad area after a major attack by ISIS/Boko Haram.
Senior officials says that corruption within the military
has led to this situation.
Afghanistan
Jalalabad. August 2.
ISIS is attacking a major prison in the city. Prisoners are
escaping.
Battle continues after human bomber attacked.
Taliban have released all 1,000 prisoners. Regime has
released almost all 5,000 but is refusing to release
400.
News Within the U.S.
The American Idiot. BLM can Agitate but not Alleviate.
by Sis. Aisha Jamaat al-Muslimeen
The American Idiot
New York City - Mayor De Blasio told President Trump, "No!"
There were a few other mayors, who echoed the same
sentiment: Yet, President Trump sicced the military on the
citizens (and denizens) of certain American cities, such as
Portland, Oregon and Chicago, Illinois. Four lawsuits were
filed in Portland alone to stop the federal government's
overreach. Recently, the number of federal agents in
Portland were reduced by sending some of them to Chicago.
Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot was on MSNBC's Morning Joe
(7/23) and Rev. Sharpton questioned Trump's reasons for
sending in the military if local police was responsible for
handling local crime, anyway? So, why is Trump siccing the
military on these cities?
Trump claims deploying the military into area cities it is
being done to protect federal monuments from protesters.
However, n Portland, there have been accusations of
unidentified federal agents shoving people into unmarked
vans and detaining them in secret facilities. Guess where
this got started? Under former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's
regime. Shai'tan always gives us a little preview of his
plans if we don't act to defeat his strategies, they can
flourish elsewhere. The federal agents are taking over jobs
that only law enforcement are supposed to tackle. This is a
truly impeachable offense! It is a dictatorial move for a
president of the United States to such action, especially
when local politicians tell him to back off.
Many people believe that the real reason for Trump's sending
in federal agents in select U.S. cities is to quell the
protests and rallies against police criminality. Also, it is
to win the hearts, again, of the marginalized Beached Male
Whites, who voted for him, which is why the people being
targeted are mostly poor and non-White, once again. Any
American president's idea that sending in the military to
solve his problems and win him a re-election is no different
than Chile's Pinochet or some other despot ruler. This plan
will backfire.
A few months ago, President Trump's frienemies engaged us in
their political theater skits and got us emotional over his
overseas contacts and for concealing his tax records. They
told us those were the impeachable offenses. Where is such
zeal now that he is using military might to charge in and
take over American cities? The media and the politicians
misled us into focusing on trivial Trump matters.
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is another misleading source. The
problem with BLM is that their goal is to get the
government, as well as the White Establishment, to change
Black living conditions in America when Allah clearly tells
us that we must change these conditions for ourselves
(13:11, Qur'an).
The protests involving BLM are impotent. They do nothing
more than to agitate, not alleviate the source of the
problem: Disrespect. Their objective is to attack
superiority attitudes instead of disrespectful behaviors.
Dealing with corrupt police officers and a justice system
that sympathizes with them is going to take a lot more than
rallies. Economic boycotts of corporations that fund the
police are one way to weaken corrupt forces. Another tactic
is to empower the community by creating ways to wean
ourselves off of government support systems that pigeon-hole
us into a dead-end lifestyle.
Alternative music band Green Day did a song called 'American
Idiot' and I think that the term can be easily applied to
those who of us who are so easily duped into following media
trends. One of the keys to being a successful sales agent is
to get the buyer to believe that your suggestions that
compel him to buy an item he does not really want or need
are really his own suggestions.
NBA/WNBA players and some coaches are now holding hands,
signifying a kumbaya moment, and kneeling during the
National Anthem. The league is working with Black Lives
Matter, whose name is on the basketball courts and team
sweatshirts. But, why kneel now and not when Colin
Kaepernick did it three years ago? Why didn't any of these
players voice support for him, then?
Why didn't NBA players rally around retired NBA player
Charles Oakley when he was dragged, by the NYPD, out of
Madison Square Garden like a common criminal for merely
questioning James Dolan's leadership of the Knickerbockers'
franchise? The media made this debacle look more like a
personal beef while calling on players to force the league
to take a stand against racial oppression by pressuring the
NBA to action against former L.A. Clippers' owner Donald
Sterling. In reality, Dolan's tyrannical actions have had a
detrimental affect on the Knicks while Sterling's taped
private conversation was a personal matter.
It was reveled on by ESPN's Max Kellerman on First Take that
the league owners conspired to have Donald Sterling removed
before the taped conversation was revealed because his
business practices were hurting league profits. Why would
his young mistress decide to tape his conversation all of a
sudden? What was her motive for entrapping her sugar daddy?
Was she asked to do this?
Once again, the American Idiot surfaced and decided to allow
the media to tell them what was important. It is no wonder
athletes are referred to as 'dumb jocks.' With the exception
of Muhammad Ali, and a few other athletes, social causes are
not their forte.
National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) President
Chris Paul is the one who worked out a deal with the NBA for
players to wear social justice messages on their uniforms
for this truncated season.
It is so easy to fool the American Idiot who is not ready to
make any serious efforts for improvements. The American
Idiot should not be followed because they are followers
themselves. They are usually loud and wrong and easily
misguided. For instance, the NBA and WNBA are manipulating
the vain nature of their professional basketball players by
getting them to believe that they are truly sounding the
trumpet for social justice except it is with their
employer's permission, this time. The players really believe
that sounding this trumpet was their idea.
Players can be heard giving kudos to the NBA/WNBA for being
the league who "allows" players to express themselves
without penalty. These players are too young to remember NBA
player Mahmud Abdul-Rauf's suspension for not participating
in pre-game National Anthem ceremonies back in 1994. Fast
forward to 2020 where now the media is singling out players
who don't kneel. What???
These American Idiots don't realize that they are apart of
an NBA/WNBA marketing campaign to re-brand itself as a
bastion for social change.
Sources: Yahoo.com, TheConversation.com)
A public service announcement to Americans:
"the Canada-U.S. border is closed to non-essential travel.
And yes, that includes trying to float into Canada on a
river'. This is Canada post Covid 19, keeping its wide
open spaces to itself and going to great effort to keep
Americans out.
A Washington State man was arrested Friday for illegally
crossing the border into British Columbia and trying to
evade authorities by floating down the Kettle River for two
and a half hours.
The Canada-U.S. border is entering its fourth month with
crossing restrictions for non-essential visitors. The
Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has turned away over
10,000 Americans since the start of the pandemic.
Dr. Yasir Qadhi should sacrifice his ego. Stop his fake talk
about Caliphate and stop regurgitating western
Propaganda.
an Appeal by Kaukab Siddique.
"And when his son was old enough to walk with him, Abraham
said: O my dear son, I have se en in a dream that I must
sacrifice you. Now see what is your view? The son said: O my
father, do that which you are commanded. InshaAllah you will
find me patient and constant.." [The Qur'an 37:102.]
Yasir Qadhi is quite popular among Muslims living in
America.
He speaks and writes in broad generalizations which skip
over specifics and difficulties facing the global Muslim
Ummah.
His article on the caliphate can at best be described as a
professor's diatribe coming from a comfortable university
cubical. His mindset is that of a tired historian dealing
with an issue which he does not understand.
He begins with a quote from Lord Curzon which was popular
among college freshmen 60 or more years back.
Not only is Curzon dead and gone [unless you seek him in the
dusty libraries of pre-Internet times], but the
British empire too has disappeared, leaving behind a
pathetic "united kingdom" linked to the policies of the
United States.
Caliphate is essential to Islamic thinking. With that
leading issue, Qadhi should have begun with the Qu'ran.
Instead he sprinkles a few weak hadith in his narrative, out
of context and not central to the message of hadithe nabawi.
In fact one hadith he picked up is slanted to say that
Muslims should obey thheir rulers!
In Islam, obedience is to Allah and His messenger.
The Qur'an teaches no cooperation with oppressors, be they
Muslim or non-Muslim.
Qadhi's cooperation with the oppressors opens the way to
hell.
Notice that he is silent about Israel which is a major
obstacle to the caliphate.
Qadhi did not notice that the Islamic world is steadily
moving towards the caliphate owing to the mujahideen. The
first blow was struck by the Afghans who forced the Soviet
Union to withdraw, first time in the history of the USSR.
Today after 16 years of fighting, the USA is withdrawing
from Afghanistan, a great Islamic victory for the
Taliban.
Qadhi does not realize that Muslims are fighting against the
united western powers in Iraq and Syria without planes,
heavy artillery and tanks. Muslims in Syria, Iraq and
Afghanistan are soft targets being bombed almost on a daily
basis but do not withdraw and do not surrender.
Qadhi is most vitriolic against ISIS. As a self-proclaimed
scholar hr should have brought evidence. He is simply
parroting what the USA says.
The US, Iran and Shia militias destroyed the entire city of
Mosul.
Not a word of protest from Qadhi.
USA bombed entire cities in Syria, al-Raqqah and others into
rubble. Qadhi was silent.
Russia and Iran and Assad destroyed eastern Aleppo and 6
cities in the Ghouta of Damascus. Again silence.
Is ISIS anti-woman? The fact is that Muslim women from
around the world went to ISIS and supported it till the end.
Why is the Islamic viewpoint not presented?
Even little Gaza has not surrendered despite three massive
attacks by Israel. Qadhi is silent.
Qadhi is a westernized Muslim supporter of the worst enemies
of Islam. His sweet talk about the Caliphate is meant to put
the Muslims to sleep, to wait for a vague future, somewhat
like the concept of the hidden Mahdi among the shias.
************
Note: Western jets bombed a small town every day for one
month in February-March 2019. The town is called Baghouz and
is on the Euprates river where IS activists and their
families had taken refuge. BBC reported the bombing. What
is lacking in the BBC report is that it does not mention
that the Islamic groups do not have anti-aircraft weaponry.
Thus, the Western powers have bombed soft targets. No
fighting force can survive bombing by a modern airforce if
it lacks the ability to shoot back.
Secondly, the BBC does not report SDF back by Western
airforces, outnumbers IS fighters 10 to 1. The US has
organized about 65,000 SDF fighters. No other force in
modern war history has faced such odds.
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
*PROPHET* (ﷺ) FAREWELL 'KHUTBAH'.
{ خطبة
الوداع, Khutbatu
l-Wada'}
{ 9 Dhul Hijjah 10 AH at Mount Arafat }
Prophet(ﷺ) undertook his Farewell Pilgrimage in the
year 10 A.H.
The farewell pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the most
significant historical events in the minds of Muslims, for
it was the first and last pilgrimage performed by
Prophet(ﷺ) as well as being the model for performing
the fifth pillar of Islam, 'Hajj'.
Prophet(ﷺ) final sermon was delivered during the
Hajj
of the year 632 C.E., the ninth day of Dhul Hijjah, the 12th
month of the lunar year, at 'Arafat', the most blessed day
of the year. There were numerous Muslims present with the
Prophet(ﷺ) during his last pilgrimage when he
delivered his last 'Khutbah'.
Prophet(ﷺ) completed his last 'Khutbah', near the
summit of 'Arafat',whereby the following revelation came
down...
...'This day I have perfected for you your religion and
completed My favor upon you and have approved for
you Islam as religion...'
{Source~ Qur'an~ Surat Ma'idah ~5. A # 3}
Even today, the last 'Khutbah' of Prophet (ﷺ) is
passed to every Muslim in every corner of the world through
all possible means of communication. Muslims are reminded of
it in mosques and in lectures. Indeed the meanings found in
this sermon are astounding, touching upon some of the most
important rights Allah Almighty has over humanity, and
humanity has over each other. Though the Prophet's soul
(peace be upon him) has left this world, his words are still
living in our hearts.
After praising and thanking Allah... Prophet (ﷺ)
said...
"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether
after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again.
Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully
and TAKE THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE
TODAY.
O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city
as sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim
as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to
their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt
you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that
He will indeed reckon your deeds. Allah has forbidden you to
take usury (interest); therefore all interest obligations
shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours
to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity.
Allah has judged that there shall be no interest and that
all the interest due to Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib (Prophet's
(ﷺ) uncle) shall henceforth be waived...
Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion,he has lost
all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big
things, so beware of following him in small things.
O People, it is true that you have certain rights with
regard to your women, but they also have rights over you.
Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under
Allah's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your
right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed
in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them
for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is
your right that they do not make friends with any one of
whom you do not approve, as well as never to be
unchaste.
O People, listen to me in earnest, worship Allah, perform
your five daily prayers ('Salah'), fast during the month of
Ramadan, and give your wealth in 'Zakat' (alms giving).
Perform 'Hajj' if you can afford it.
All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority
over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an
Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor does a
black have any superiority over a white except by piety and
good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every
Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood.
Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a
fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do
not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.
Remember, one day you will appear before Allah and answer
for your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of
righteousness after I am gone. O People, no prophet or
apostle will come after me and no new faith will be
born.
Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which
I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the QURAN and
my example, the SUNNAH and if you follow these you will
never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others
and those to others again; and may the last ones understand
my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my
witness, O Allah, that I have conveyed your message to your
people".
~'Alhamdulillah~ 'Salaams' to all~
~ Y a s m i n ~
Hadith of the Week
Narrated by Abu Huraira, r.a.:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If there was a river at the
door of anyone of you and he took a bath in it five times a
day would you notice any dirt on him?"
They said, "Not a trace of dirt would be left."
The Prophet added,
"That is the example of the five prayers with which Allah
blots out (annuls) evil deeds."
Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Number 506
[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]
Innocent Muslim facing terrible oppression in Canadian prison.
No evidence, no incident.
Momin Khawaja - the forgotten Canadian detainee of 9/11
When you make du'a for someone in private,
Allah sends an angel to you who replies
"Ameen and same to you."
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livelier, and wiser, is to help others* - just like our
staff and volunteers.
Jazakum Allah Khayran to our Islamic Center of the Triad,
ICT, staff and volunteers!
West Bank Mosque Set on Fire, Vandalized With Hebrew
Graffiti
The walls of the mosque read 'siege for Arabs and not Jews'
and 'the land of Israel is for the people of Israel'
Unknown individuals set fire to a mosque Monday overnight in
the city of al-Bira, near Ramallah, and spray-painted Hebrew
graffiti on its walls. According to Palestinian reports, the
arsonists are settlers, and no injuries were reported.
The graffiti on the walls of the mosque read "siege for
Arabs and not Jews" and "the land of Israel is for the
people of Israel."
Azzam al-Qaraan, the mayor of al-Bira, said in a
conversation with Haaretz that the mosque, located at the
edge of the city, is only hundreds of meters away from the
nearby settlement, and the suspicion is that whoever is
responsible came from there.
According to Al-Qaraan the incident took place around 3 A.M.
and the arson attempt happened in the back of the mosque in
the bathrooms. The mosque suffered damage, even after
neighbors noticed the fire and tried to put it out until
firefighters arrived.
According to the mayor, this is the first time such an
incident happened in the city [this is obviously not a true
statement]
Earlier this month, thirteen vehicles were vandalized in the
Palestinian village of Lubban al-Sharqiya near Nablus in the
northern West Bank. Graffiti with a Star of David were spray
painted on a bus. And earlier this year in a similar
incident, a fire broke out in a mosque in the Beit Safafa
neighborhood of East Jerusalem, and graffiti was sprayed on
the walls of the building.
China lowering birth rates of Muslims by forced abortions,
IUD, sterization.
China is imposing draconian measures to slash birth rates
among ethnic Uighurs as part of a sweeping campaign to curb
its Muslim population, according to a new investigation.
China's foreign ministry spokesman responded on Monday by
calling the news report "fake news".
While individual women have spoken out before about forced
birth control, the practice is far more widespread and
systematic than previously known, according to an AP news
agency investigation based on government statistics, state
documents, and interviews with 30 ex-detainees, family
members, and a former detention-camp instructor.
The campaign over the past four years in the far west region
of Xinjiang is leading to what some experts are calling a
form of "demographic genocide".
China regularly subjects minority women to pregnancy checks
and forces intrauterine devices, sterilisation, even
abortion on hundreds of thousands, the interviews and data
show.
The population-control measures are backed by mass detention
both as a threat and as punishment for failure to comply.
Having too many children is a major reason people are sent
to detention camps, AP found, with parents of three or more
children ripped away from their families unless they can pay
huge fines.
Coronavirus: South Africa virus cases pass half million mark
Zweli Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases on Saturday,
bringing the tally to 503,290, along with 8,153 deaths.
South Africa is the hardest-hit country on the continent and
accounts for half of all reported infections in Africa.
It also has the fifth-highest number of cases in the world
after the US, Brazil, Russia and India.
Researchers have said the true number of deaths in the
country may be far higher.
South African health authorities have said the rate of
infection is increasing rapidly, with cases currently
concentrated around the capital, Pretoria.
More than a third of all infections have been reported in
Gauteng - South Africa's financial hub, and a province that
has quickly become the epicentre of the national outbreak.
Infections are not expected to peak for another month.
