Top level activists.
How to deal with non-Muslims,
Particularly in China, France, USA and UK.
On November 1, 2020 Jamaat al-Muslimeen's Shoora committee
met by Zoom.
The main speakers and their topics were as follows:
Imam Badi Ali on Accountability in the Hereafter.
Br. Salahuddin on Why do non-Muslims embrace Islam.
Sis. Nadrat Siddique on Covid 19, Aafia Siddiqui and political prisoners.
Sis. Aisha on the Kufr of Muslims colluding with racial opportunists.
Sis. Kristi on genocide of Muslims in China.
Br. Shoaib on being kind to non-Muslims in UK.
Sis. Khadija on the role of the wife in the USA family.
Sis. Ashira getting a mosque in Ethiopia back from non-Muslims.
Br. Abu Talib on helping an orphans' school in Gambia.
Br. Kalem on a recent trip to Tanzania.
Sis. Patricia: Comments on the speakers.
The program was moderated by Br. Kaukab Siddique.
Imam Badi made the final du'a.
Consensus of the Jamaat as understood by the ameer of the
Jamaat, Kaukab Siddique:
We as Muslims do not hate anyone's religion. Christians
and Jews are known as the people of the Book in the Qur'an.
We only hate and speak out against those who claim to be
Christians and Jews but clearly do not obey the Book.
The people in power in France claim that they have the
right to blaspheme against and insult the Prophet Muhammad,
pbuh, but the French rulers and artists do not allow the
expression of criticism of the Holocaust narrative. If they
were truly only protecting the freedom of expressions, they
would allow freedom for expression for all and against all.
Instead, they single out the Prophet, pbuh, which proves it
is a blatant attack on Islam.
We hope for peace but we condemn the French attacks on the
blessed Prophet, and we urge all peaceful moves which would
make the French rulers understand that Muslims feel there is
never a time to allow people the "freedom" to insult God or
any His Messenger's, whether it be Jesus, Moses, Muhammad,
Job, David, Joseph, or any of the holy Messengers - may
peace and blessings be upon them all.
The tragedy of China's Muslims being put in concentration
camps, is the biggest tragedy of modern times. We urge all
Muslims to pay attention and speak out in protest.
Muslim world unites against France
Anti-France protests: Muslims hold rallies worldwide as tensions rise
Thousands of conservative Muslims in countries around the
world have held protests to vent their fury at France over
its perceived animosity towards Islam.
Anti-French rallies erupted after Friday prayers in
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Lebanon and other countries.
Protesters called for a boycott of French products and
condemned President Emmanuel Macron. He has become a target
in several Muslim-majority countries for his recent comments
about Islam.
Mr Macron has called Islam a religion "in crisis" and
defended the right of a magazine to publish cartoons
depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
The backlash intensified after a suspected Islamist
extremist killed a French teacher who showed the cartoons in
class. Mr Macron said the teacher "was killed because
Islamists want our future", but France would "not give up
our cartoons".
Many Muslims saw Mr Macron's remarks as an insult, as
depictions of the Prophet Muhammad are widely regarded as
taboo in Islam.
Protests against France have been taking place in a number
of Muslim countries for days.
On Friday, they continued amid heightened tension, a day
after another suspected Islamist attack in the French city
of Nice.
In Pakistan, police fired tear gas at thousands of
demonstrators marching towards the French embassy in
Islamabad.
Witnesses said some protesters tried to break through police
barricades.
Protesters in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, beat and set
fire to effigies of Mr Macron and carried placards
denouncing him as an Islamophobe.
One protest leader addressed the crowd, saying Muslims would
not allow their beliefs to be ridiculed: "Doesn't matter
whether it is France, America, Russia or any other bigger
power in the world, we won't tolerate anybody making fun of
our beloved Prophet."
Meanwhile, thousands of worshippers rallied after Friday
prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam,
in Jerusalem's walled Old City.
They condemned the publication in France of cartoons showing
the Prophet.
"A nation whose leader is Muhammad will not be defeated,"
some protesters chanted.
October 31, in a public interview, the leader of Jamiat
Ulema, Fazlur Rahman, said that no one is above criticism.
The regime, brought by the military, should not claim that
military or the regime cannot be criticized or that those
who criticize are Indian agents.
The elections were rigged, he said. The opposition is
strongly pro-Pakistan and will not accept attempts by the
regime to silence them.
Maulana Fazlur Rahman has widespread support in northern
areas but does not teach violence.
Kashmir is Top Issue.
Ban of French Products
By Qaiser Sharif
BAJAUR: November 1: Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Senator Sirajul Haq
on Sunday launched the countrywide protest movement against
government policies from Bajaur, issuing warning to the
rulers to provide relief to the masses or get ready to go
home.
Thousands of people, holding JI flags and banners against
inscribed with slogans against rulers, participated in the
rally.
"The PTI government has committed every blunder from
destroying economy to making controversial the key
institutions in two years. The present rulers have proved
themselves most incapable in history of the country," said
Senator Siraj.
It had become essential to hold a march towards Islamabad to
send these rulers packing, he said, telling the government
that if the JI held a sit-in in federal government, it would
not return without getting rid of the present regime.
"If the Imran Khan government wants to prolong its tenure
for another two three months, it will have to control
inflation."
He said people could no more sit silent over skyrocketing
prices and increasing unemployment and they got no option
now but to come to the streets.
"People are ready to hold the rulers from neck. The
government left with only option to fix the public
issues."
The JI chief came down hard over the government failure to
stop terrorists' attack, saying the bomb blast in a mosque
in the heart of Peshawar city exposed the rulers' capability
to thwart the nefarious designs of enemies. No one from the
government, he said, had bothered to visit to the families
of the innocent victims of the Peshawar bomb blast.
Senator Siraj called for boycott of French products and
server all types of diplomatic and trade relations with
Paris. He said Pakistan was established to be the citadel of
Islam hence its duty of Islamabad to send clear message to
those who attacked the religion. He warned the government
and secular lobbies against hatching conspiracies to damage
the Pakistan ideology, saying the evil designs will be
responded with full force.
He also expressed concern over the prime minister's
overwhelming commendation to the Chinese government system,
saying after deceiving masses in the name of
Madina-like-state for two years, Imran Khan had now started
idealizing the Chinese model.
"Let me clear one thing to you [rulers] that Pakistan's
destiny is the Islamic system. If Imran Khan likes China,
England or USA, he must go there to live his life."
The other leaders of the JI also spoke on occasion.
Chechnya
Hundreds of Thousands in Chechnya join a massive Protest
Rally against France's support of cartoons insulting The
Prophet (pbuh).
A video of the Protest in Chechnya showing Ramzan Kadyrov
speaking to a massive crowd was published by al-Jazeera but
ignored by the western media.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, directed bold words
to Macron: "You are forcing people into terrorism, pushing
people towards it, not leaving them any choice, creating the
conditions for the growth of extremism in young people's
heads. You can boldly call yourself the leader and
inspiration of terrorism in your country,"
October 30, AP reports: Tanzania has admitted an attack by
Islamic State fighters from Mozambique.
Islamic State took over northern areas of Mozambique several
months back and has beaten back three government
offensives.
Tanzania sent in troops to help fight ISIS. This was a
retaliatory raid by 300 IS fighters from Mozambique who
raided Tanzanian troops and returned after inflicting heavy
losses.
Syria
Air strikes by Russia on Turkish allies.
Air Strike by US on Islamic fighters.
Daily Russian air strikes in the desert fail.
ISIS advancing on three fronts.
October 30. SOHR is reporting a surprise Russian air strike
on Syrian soldiers organized by Turkey in north central
Syria. Russia is supposed to be Turkey's ally, so the
soldiers were caught in the open. It was a massacre: 50
Syrians killed, 78 wounded.
Earlier, a US air strike killed 11 Islamic fighters and 6
civilians
in north western Aleppo province. The group called
"Defenders of the Faith" are considered pro-Al-Qaida by the
US.
ISIS is advancing in eastern Homs province, eastern Hama
province and southern Raqqa province.
In bitter fighting Assad's troops were badly beaten by ISIS.
SOHR is reprting 147 of Assad's troops killed. Russia is
bombing ISIS on a daily basis but has failed to stop the
Islamic fighters who seem to be adept at hiding in the
desert hideouts.
Assad has now rushed Iranian forces, known as al-Baqeri, and
secularist Palestnian troops but till now no success.
Women supporters of IS have been caught trying to escape
from the vast refugee camp known as al-Hawl. There is high
tension in the camp.
Assad's artillery is continuing to shell villages in Irbid
province and eastern Lattakia and Islamic groups are
returning fire.
A fake Sunni Mufti appointed by Assad to show that he has
Sunni support has been killed in an IED attack on the
outskirts of Damascus.
Canada
Quebec Activist Marwa Khanafer Wears A Hijab And Walks A
Social Tightrope.
Expressing her anger without giving ammunition to racists
can sometimes be a challenge for Marwa Khanafer.
Marwa Khanafer weighs each word carefully when she speaks
publicly. Dressed in her hijab, she knows that she has no
leeway to make mistakes. She has learned the hard way that a
lightly chosen word can backfire on not just her but her
entire community.
"When I make a mistake, it's as if I represent all Muslim
women," the young activist lamented. "But if I do something
right, then they just associate that with me as a
person."
On the eve of her 26th birthday, the Quebecer of Lebanese
origin — who was born and raised in the Democratic
Republic of Congo — already has several causes to her
credit. As soon as she arrived in Canada in August 2016, she
became involved with UNICEF and Amnesty International at the
University of Montreal, where she was completing a master's
degree in international studies. She also served as
secretary and then president of the student association.
Listening to her talk, you quickly come to realize that she
doesn't tolerate injustice, no matter what form it takes. By
her own admission, she's concerned by "all causes that
affect human rights." But really, it was in 2019, while the
mobilization against the Law on State Secularism was raging,
that she found her very own cause.
"Bill 21 is really something that came looking for me," she
says. "Because now you're attacking a whole visible
minority. And you can say that you're targeting all people
who wear religious symbols, but let's be clear, you're
targeting Muslim women specifically."
She's outraged that Quebec, where she constantly hears about
women's rights and gender equality, "prohibits a category of
people, especially women, from developing and pursuing their
dreams." She takes every opportunity to oppose this
"discriminatory and racist" law. She thinks, for example, of
those young women who have always dreamed of teaching and
who will only be able to do so if they agree to remove their
veils.
From demonstration to demonstration, the young woman doubles
down on her speeches. She always reiterates that she's only
speaking for herself. She's always careful to use words that
she describes as "less harsh" so that those who listen to
her aren't able to accuse her of insulting Quebecers.
But even though she wants to protect the sensitivities of
some of her counterparts, there is nevertheless one
expression that she does not intend to censor: systemic
racism.
"Systemic racism is a fact, it's a reality," she says. "If
we want to solve the problem, we've got to first address it
and recognize it." And there is no doubt in her mind that
Bill 21 perpetuates this systemic racism, even if Francois
Legault still refuses to admit its existence.
That's why, even though the law was passed on June 16, 2019
— the day she describes as the biggest disappointment
of her activism career — she doesn't intend to stop
voicing her discontent.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem'
'Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barkatuh'.
'Indeed, ALLAH [Alone] has knowledge of
the Hour and sends down the rain and
knows what is in the wombs .
And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow,
and no soul perceives in what land it will die.
Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted'
{Source 'QUR'AN' Surat Luqmān 31:34}
Narrated Ibn Umar {Allah be pleased with him} ...
*PROPHET*~ (SALLALLAHU 'ALAIHI WA SALLAM) SAID...
'The keys of the unseen are Five...
and none knows them but Allah~{!}
(1) None knows what is in the womb, but Allah.
(2) None knows what will happen tomorrow, but Allah.
(3) None knows when it will Rain, but Allah.
(4) None knows where he will Die, but Allah.
(5)and none knows when the Hour will
be established but Allah.
{Source S.Bukhari Volume 9 Book # 93, Hadith #476}
MY 'SALAAMS' TO ALL
Y a s m i n.
Hadith of the Week
Narrated by
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri, r.a.:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said,
"When the believers pass safely over (the bridge across)
Hell, they will be stopped at a bridge in between Hell and
Paradise where they will retaliate upon each other for the
injustices done among them in the world, and when they get
purified of all their sins, they will be admitted into
Paradise. By Him in Whose Hands the life of Muhammad is
everybody will recognize his dwelling in Paradise better
than he recognizes his dwelling in this world."
As-slamu alaikum,
Ibn al-Jawzi said:
The ship of your lifetime is approaching the coast of the
graveyard. What is the matter with you that you are busy
inside the ship trying to acquire goods?
And Sufyān al-Thawrī said, "Whoever reaches the
age of the Prophet [63 years of age], peace be upon him,
then let him acquire a burial shroud for himself."
So prepare for departure!
O Allah, grant us good in this world and good in the life to
come and keep us safe from the torment of the hell Fire.
Ameen.
Op Ed by Michael Rubin
Let's call China's policy toward its Uighur Muslim
population what it is: genocide. Not since Nazi Germany has
there been such a systematic policy of internment and
cultural eradication as what President Xi Jinping now wages
against China's Muslim minority. The People's Liberation
Army and other Chinese security forces may not push Uighurs
into gas chambers, but the mass, forced sterilization of
Uighur women has the same effect upon the population, only
delayed.
While many Muslim countries criticize France for President
Emanuel Macron's criticism of radical Islamism in the wake
of the murder of French school teacher Samuel Paty and
Thursday's terrorist attacks in Nice, the three most
vociferous politicians criticizing Macron have been Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani Prime Minister
Imran Khan, and former Malaysian Premier Mahathir
Mohamad.
The irony here is that all three are among the most
apologetic to China and its assault on millions of its
Muslims. Pakistan backed China's crackdown at the United
Nations. Turkey and Malaysia did not sign on to that
endorsement but separately appeared to back Beijing with
their silence. Erdogan has even gone so far as to extradite
Uighurs back to China, where they face imprisonment or
death.
However, the biggest problem is not only letting China get
away with murder but rather that their apologia for Beijing
creates a precedent by which other countries can target and
seek to eradicate their own Muslim majorities.
Consider Russia, for example, which faces not only a growing
Muslim population drawn from the Caucasus but also from
Tatarstan. While only 10% of Russia today is Muslim, that
proportion might increase to one-third of the population by
2050. However, dry demographic statistics hide what might
most concern Russian leaders: an even greater proportion of
Muslims among the conscript-age population. Given how
Russian President Vladimir Putin has tried to revive the
Russian Orthodox church and its ties to Russian nationhood,
he might look at demographic tea leaves and see a situation
far more "dire" than Xi faced and conclude that he could get
away with similar measures against Russian Muslims. Should
he choose to do so, the countries signing on to the China
apologia would have little grounds to complain.
Other countries with large Muslim minorities but historical
ties to other religions (Ethiopia, India, or even Sri Lanka)
could likewise embrace the China precedent. Burma [Myanmar],
to some extent, already has, even though it is small enough
not to have much diplomatic weight with which to defend
itself.
Erdogan, Khan, and Mohamad might picture themselves as
defenders of the faith, but they have essentially become the
equivalent of kapos, the Jewish concentration camp
administrators who collaborated in exchange for privilege or
short-term safety. They may imagine their anti-French
bluster will win them populist plaudits from the broader
Muslim community, but in reality, they will be dismissed in
history as among the greatest betrayers of the Muslim
community's ability to practice their faith openly and in
peace.
Israel Wants to Expand City to Restrict Arab Population
The Israeli government is trying to expand the jurisdiction
of the northern Jewish town of Harish by nearly 50 percent
to prevent Palestinians from forming a majority in the area,
Haaretz reported.
The request, proposed by the Interior Ministry, to expand
its boundaries comes following a report released by the
Housing Ministry, which detailed the expected demographic
changes in the area to 2050. The figures predict that the
Arab population in the area will reach 51 percent of the
total 700,000 expected residents.
"The picture of the demographic growth in the surrounding
space shows the area is marked by a growing, significant
rate of Arab population," the Housing Ministry's document
stated.
"The demographic balance is about to change: A predominantly
non-Jewish population will inhabit the district."
The town had already been expanded twice despite warnings
from Adalah, the Palestinian human rights organization based
in Haifa, that the move would impact negatively upon the
area's surrounding Arab towns and villages and their
physical development.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that
transforming Harish into a city is a "great Zionist message,
also directed at Israel's enemies."
Located along the coastal plain between Tel Aviv and Haifa,
Harish has a population target set by the government of
100,000. At present, hundreds of its homes stand vacant.
