Anti-India Rallies in Bangladesh Indicate Prime Minister
Hasina's Collusion with India to Uproot
Islam has Failed Miserably.
by Kaukab Siddique, PhD
On March 25 and 26 there were impressive rallies by the
Muslims of Bangladesh to protest the visit of India's racist
leader Modi. PM Hasina had become over confident after her
blood letting of Islamic and nationalist opponents of her
regime. No self-respecting government ever says that that it
came into existence owing to the military intervention and
subversive activities of a Hindu extremist government openly
hostile to Islam and Muslims.
The Hasina regime tried to crush the protest rallies and
claimed that the protestors did not represent the people of
Bangladesh. Investigative reporting by al-Jazeera indicates
that the Hasina regime is not being honest about the
protests. The al-Jazeera reporting shows that even the
nationalistic elements did not support the Hindu racist's
visit.
From Dhaka, the Islamic protests spread to Chittagong and
other areas.
On March 27, in Brahmanbaria, after Modi had left, police
opened fire on large crowds of protesting students, killing
five more protestors.
However al-Jazeera did not do justice to the main thrust of
the protests which were Islamic and strongly Islamic. Let us
look at the core of the protests. Let's be factual and look
at the facts which cannot be denied.
The biggest rallies came out of the central mosque of
Dhaka.
The protest movement describes itself as Hefajat e Islam
[Bangla for Defense of Islam.]
The leader is an outspoken and vastly popular Imam.
The protestors were protesting not only the current
genocidal activities of the racist Hindu Modi but also the
massacre of Muslims in the Indian state of Gujarat when Modi
was Chief Minister in Gujarat.
At one point the police force sent by Hasina fired on
Muslims in Dhaka when they were still praying. Unarmed
civilians, at least seven were killed and hundreds
injured.
It was noted by protestors that Indian border police
ruthlessly shoots down any Bangladeshi who comes near the
border barrier which separates India and Bangladesh.
The rivers which the two countries share are controlled
by India. When Bangladesh needs water, the rivers are
depleted. When water is not needed, there are huge floods in
Bangladesh.
Here I will add some personal notes:
I visited Bangladesh several times. There was no animosity
against Pakistan. The hatred was against aggressive
Pakistani military and the Hindu Bengalis who formed the
Mukti Bahini. I went all over the country. I was welcomed
because I was from Pakistan. I had heard all the horror
stories that Bengalis hate Punjabis. There was not the
slightest threat element. I was always without security.
Remember that owing to economic conditions there was an
ongoing process of people going through India to {West}
Pakistan. Today there are more than 500,000 Bengalis in
Karachi.
The underlying problem was that {West} Pakistanis did not
respect Bengali Muslims and considered them almost
Hindus!
A Pakistani military commander claimed during the war that
these " non-Muslims" were all over Dhaka. An angry Bengali
asked me rhetorically: Could the commander not hear the
adhan coming out of a 1000 mosques across Dhaka?
The Pakistani military surrendered to the Indian army. A
deal was made that the two sides would not incriminate each
other. The Pakistani military left after abandoning the
Islamic Bengalis who had fought for Pakistan WITHOUT TELLING
THEM THEY WERE LEAVING,
Years passed. Awami League and India strengthened their
ties. Suddenly Hasina decided to hold show trials which
targeted Bengali Islamic scholars who were capable of
teaching and leading. Innocent scholars, who had never hurt
anyone were branded as terrorists and hanged. [West]
Pakistan never said a word.
The claim that one million were killed by Pakistan was
concocted by a woman in Brooklyn, USA, connected to the same
people who have been repeating the six million claim for
seventy years.
It seemed that Hasina had succeeded in the plan to suppress
Islam for ever. Islam was to be a private religion.
Now Hefajat e Islam has shown that Islam is very much alive
and the Hasina-Modi coupling will not be accepted.
Pakistan
JI report
Secular Party Wants JI's support.
Imran has failed Kashmir.
by Qaiser Sharif
LAHORE: March 22- PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has
backed the Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq suggestion for
initiation of national dialogue among political forces on
the issue of election reforms.
Both the leaders were addressing a media conference at
Mansoora, following arrival of Bilwal Bhutto led PPP
delegation at JI headquarters on Monday. It was Bilawal's
maiden visit to Mansoora as PPP chairman.
"The JI could play a historic role [to unite the political
parties] for electoral reforms because of its neutrality and
acceptance to both campus [government and opposition]," said
the PPP chairman.
He said the PPP also agreed to the JI stance that the
country needed an across the board system of accountability.
But, he added, his party had no trust on the present
anti-corruption watchdog because it was extremely biased and
its unconstitutional status as it was established by a
dictator. He said the JI chief was right when he (Sirajul
Haq) says the present government damaged the Kashmir cause,
hence there was need to develop a joint strategy for the
liberation of Indian occupied Kashmir.
Earlier, the JI Emir Sirajul Haq along with JI Secretary
General Ameerul Azim, JI Deputy Emir Liaqat Baloch others
welcomed the PPP delegation. Both sides discussed the
current political situation and other matters of mutual
interests in the meeting which continued for more than one
and half hours. The PPP delegation comprised of Yousaf Raza
Gilani, Raja Parvez Ashraf, Qamar Zaman Kaira and Saeed
Ghani and others.
Talking to reporters, Sirajul Haq said the JI was a
democratic party and believed on dialogue among the
political forces. He said the PTI government's economic
policies brought a horrible wave of inflation and
unemployment in the country. He said the political force
must join hand for election reforms before the next election
to end the blame game and to restore the masses' trust on
democratic system. He said the JI was in favor of across the
board accountability and believed that everyone whether it
was general or a judge, a politician or a bureaucrat should
be held accountable for his/her deeds. He said the PTI
government took a fragile stand on Kashmir cause after
India's unconstitutional move to abrogate of special status
of Occupied Kashmir on August 5, 2019. The government, he
said, was expected to call an APC on Kashmir and develop a
united policy for the liberation of Kashmirs from India yoke
but it failed to meet the nation's expectation,
disappointing both the people of Kashmir and Pakistan. He
said national action plan for the liberation of IOK was need
of the hour.
War News
Iraq
March 27. IED killed one wounded two of militia set up by
regime.
One soldier killed in gunfight with IS in Khanaqin area,
Iraq is censoring war news.
Syria
March 24, An ISIS attack in eastern Hama province killed 7
militia men organized by Assad . The IS fighters quickly
withdrew as a Russian air strike came in.
In Deir ez Zor province Damascus highway, IS raiders killed
4 Assad militia and injured others but quickly withdrew as a
Russian air strike came in,
On March 28, IS attacked Iranian militia in the Mayadeine
desert killing 2 injuring 7.
March 24 near the Golan heights, an EID killed the General
Secretary of Assad's Baath party.
March 27. Assad's forces using a guided missile hit a group
supporting HTS in south eastern Idlib province killing 5 and
injuring 4.
HTS and ISIS clashed near northern Aleppo, HTS captured the
IS group.
In eastern Hama province Russian air strikes killed 6 IS
fighters.
Using mines in Mayadeine desert, IS injured 9 NDF militia
organized by Assad.
In Deir ez Zor city two groups recruited by Assad attacked
each other killing 2 who were Palestinians. Three were
captured.
Russian air strikes are continuing in the desert trying to
stop Islamic State advances.
In liberated areas large rallies were held by civilians
denouncing Assad and calling for his overthrow.
Mozambique
Led by Islamic State fighters, Muslim militias are heading
towards an area rich in minerals where TOTAL company's
foreigh employees are trapped.
The Islamic State fighters forced regime troops supported by
South African and Tanzanian to retreat.
Entire northeast Mozambique is now in Islamic handa.
USA and Portugal are indicated as planning gto
intervenre.
Burma [Myenmer]
March 27 the Buddhist regime slaughtered 114 unarmed
demonstrators.
The population is continuing to protest and is facing
ruthless suppression.
Invitation to Think
Four Pillars of Sustainability
Mon, Mar 22, 2021 11:19 am
Imam Ali Siddiqui (alisiddiqui.imam@gmail.com)
'Four Pillars of Sustainability' is part of a paper "Quranic
Perspective of Nature and Environment" presented on May
23-25, 2016 during an International Conference at the
Nazareth College, Rochester, N.Y. by Imam Ali Siddiqui.
Allah created the universe and all there is with a simple
command: Kunn, Be! And all happened on the Command of Allah:
Fia Kunn! (Quran 36:82)17 Then Allah created the Process of
Procreation. Allah informed the angels about the creation of
a human being who will be the Khalifah, a Vicegerent on the
Earth. Allah, then, created Adam, from ingredients chosen
from the earth, fashioned it, blew His Spirit (Ruho-(A)llah)
into it, and Adam came alive. Allah gave knowledge to Adam
about the nature of all things and elevated Adam above the
Angels and Jinns. "Such is Allah, your Lord and the Creator
of all things. There is no god but Allah. It is Allah who
made for you the earth as a resting place, and the sky a
canopy, has given you shape - and made your shapes beautiful
, and has provided for your sustenance, of things Tayyab
(pure and good); such is Allah your Lord." (Quran 40:62)18
Allah's commandment on food and behavior is matter of faith
for Muslims: "wa sa'mea'na waTaa'na, we listen and we obey."
(Quran 2:285)19 Now the rest of the world is also reaching
to the same conclusion: "Eat Tayyab (pure and good)" through
"trial and error," and through scientific research and
analysis; however, if you are doubtful, if it is Tayyab
(pure and good), stay away from it, "...Thus the one who
avoids doubtful matters saves him/herself in regard to
his/her religion and honor ..." (Hadith narrate by Abi
Abdullah bin an-Nu'man ibn Basheer, and reported in the
books of Bukhari23 and Muslim24)
There are Four Pillars of Sustainability:
Halal, Haram31, Tayyab, and Israaf
Halal and Haram
God has divided the animal kingdoms and all consumables into
two categories: Halal and Haram.
Halal
Halal are those animals which are allowed for human diet
including Fruits, and vegetables.
Haram
Haram are those animals which are declared as sacred or
protected. They are an important part of the ecosystem like
pig, vultures, and crows to keep the environment clean by
consuming dead animals and things. They may have other
purposes such as transportation, preparing land, and some of
them may be harmful for human consumption. These animals
keep balance, mizan, in the ecosystem. Islamic Concept of
Haram can protect many animals and keep them off the
Endangered Species List, Red List.
Halal and Haram categorization also help to protect species
of animals important for our existence and ecosystem.
Tayyab
Tayyab means good, clean, pure, and free from impurities.
Tayyab is the process to keep what Allah has made Tayyab,
good, clean, pure, and free from impurities through the
Tayyab process which is natural, organic, wholesome, and
pure. The process has to be applied to farming, planting,
harvesting, processing, prepping, and cooking. Allah
reminded us, "It is Allah who made your shapes beautiful,
and has provided for your sustenance, of things Tayyab (pure
and good)..." (Quran 40: 62)18 This is my understanding that
Allah has made us beautiful and we shall keep its beautiful
shape by consuming Tayyab (Pure and good) food.
Tayyab processes which keep the process and the end product
pure and good is also a sustainable process. It uses the
land and resources wisely and efficiently without the use of
chemicals. It also protects the land by rotating crops,
planting according to season, and letting part of the land
rest for the next season. For that we have to keep all
processes Tayyab (Pure and good) to yield Tayyab (Pure and
good) food. Commercial and corporate farms and Agri-business
are about profit and greed, cutting corners, and making the
bottom line pretty for the stockholders.
Israaf
Israaf means Waste, Excessive use, and Extravagance. In
other words, Israaf means using or consuming resources of
food, water, land, and other resources more than needed or
required. It will be excessive in consumption and it will be
a waste. It will also deny the use of these resources by
other fellow human beings. Allah does want us to eat, drink,
and enjoy bounties of Allah; however, He does not like waste
and overconsumption, "Eat and drink, but do not waste.
Indeed, Allah does not love those who are wasteful." (Quran
7:31)20 Once again, commercial and corporate Agri-business
is profit based and looks out for the interests of
stockholders. That forces the industry to apply an economy
of scale and exploit the needs of the market, in farms,
factories, and distribution systems. It results in wastage
of resources in all cases.
Allah, the Creator and the Sustainer of the universe,
creates, but the human being destroys it through waste, over
consumption, by applying alien processes, tools, and
chemicals to cultivate it. They also create waste by over
planting, overgrazing, single crops, out of season crops,
and by using genetically modified organisms. Waste reduces
resources in meeting the needs of an increasing population:
"Eat and drink, but do not waste. Indeed, Allah does not
love those who are wasteful." (Quran 7:31)20
Was Salaamu Alaikum, With Peace.
Imam Ali Siddiqui
Director, Muslim Institute - Interfaith Studies &
Understanding, Washington D.C. 20018
Coordinator. Interfaith Dinner Dialogue, Fairfax, VA
'Four Pillars of Sustainability' is part of a paper "Quranic
Perspective of Nature and Environment" presented on May
23-25, 2016 during an International Conference at the
Nazareth College, Rochester, N.Y. by Imam Ali Siddiqui.
Palestine
Does Israel deliberately flood Palestinian land?
For many years, farmers in Gaza have complained about how
sudden flows of rainwater have destroyed their crops.
A recent report by the human rights group Al Mezan suggests
the cause of many flooding incidents it has documented
"cannot be natural."Samir Zaqout, a representative of Al
Mezan, said that the conclusion was based on what
researchers from his organization have witnessed "on the
ground" this year.
Researchers, he added, had observed a "rush of water" behind
the barrier separating Gaza from Israel following heavy
rainfall. The water could then be seen entering Gaza from
the Israeli side.
"What we believe is that there are large water pools used
for collecting rainwater [inside Israel] and when these
pools are full, they release the water toward the Gaza
Strip," Zaqout said.
"Lost in the blink of an eye"
In February, farmers working near the boundary between Gaza
and Israel had planned to gather crops so that they could be
sold in markets. Yet when they went to work one morning, the
farmers saw their land - located east of Gaza City - had
been flooded.
"The harvest season was lost in the blink of an eye," Musad
Habib, a farmer in the area, said. His crops included
eggplants, tomatoes, lettuce and potatoes.
Musad, 54, blames Israel for the flooding.
Israeli troops want to end farming near the boundary so that
they have "a clearer view of the area for military
purposes," Musad said. "They have fired shots at us many
times before," he added. "They are trying to force us into
leaving our land."
The Israeli military has been previously documented using
crop-dusting planes to spray herbicides believed to be
carcinogenic along Gaza's eastern boundary. It has also
razed agricultural and residential land inside Gaza to
increase its soldiers' field of vision. Musad had planned
to have a small celebration the day he found his crops
destroyed. If the harvest was successful, he would have
ordered a takeaway meal from a restaurant and relaxed with
his family that evening.
Instead, he went home from work that day with a deep sense
of sadness. The destruction of his crops has worsened his
financial problems, which were already acute. With seven
children, two of them married, he is the main breadwinner
for his extended family. "Not even birds are safe"
Hussein Habib owns a poultry farm near Musad Habib's fields.
Early on the same February day, Hussein received a phone
call from another farmer, alerting him to how much of the
land had been flooded. Hussein rushed to his farm. The scene
awaiting him was extremely distressing. He immediately tried
to rescue as many of his 1,000 birds as possible. Around
half of them could be saved but it was too late for the
rest.
They had drowned. "Not even birds are safe from Israel's
occupation," Hussein said. "Gaza is densely populated and
there isn't much space to grow crops or to run poultry
farms. That is why farmers have to work in the border area;
it is away from where people live."
"We know that it is dangerous and that the Israeli
occupation may fire at us at any time," he added. "But we
have no real choice. It is very hard to make a living in
Gaza."
Before Hussein and his colleagues suffered their losses,
Israel had already been accused one other time this year of
deliberately flooding Gaza's land.
"Distressed"
In January, Muhammad Abu Asir's crops of eggplant, lettuce,
tomato, cucumber, parsley and watercress were flooded.
He tried to salvage what he could and spread soil over the
farm he leases in the hope that he would have something,
however small, to gather at harvest time. Yet his land was
flooded once again the following month.
Aged 50, Abu Asir has suffered greatly from Israeli
violence. His home in al-Shujaiyeh, a neighborhood of Gaza
City, was destroyed during a major Israeli attack in
2014.
"I constantly face the risk of being killed," he said. "My
four sons have asked me to give up farming. But there is no
other job I can do. My whole life is connected to the
land."
"I am extremely distressed," he added. "Do Israeli farmers
have the same problems as us? If there were attacks on them,
Israel would accuse Palestinians of terrorism. The constant
Israeli attacks on Palestinians struggling to make a living
are terrorism."
According to Al Mezan, Israel deliberately flooded Gaza's
farms on seven occasions during 2020. Approximately 50 acres
of land was affected as a consequence.
Human rights campaigners raised evidence that suggested a
policy of deliberate flooding with the Israeli military last
year. Amit Shohanski, a legal adviser to Israel's army,
responded by saying that it was "not responsible for
administering and operating water reservoirs in the areas
adjacent to the Gaza Strip."
The military, Shohanski claimed, "did not act in any way to
regulate or divert water from the reservoirs on the Israeli
side in the direction of the Gaza Strip, if that is indeed
what transpired."
Samir Zaqout from Al Mezan noted that it was not the first
time that Israeli troops had "denied their crimes."
"If they admitted to these crimes, then they would be
responsible for compensating farmers for the harm caused.
And the farmers would be able to sue Israel. So this is not
something that the Israelis are going to admit."
Doctor Aafia Siddiqui's son and sister came to Istanbul:
The son of Pakistani scientist Doctor Aafia Siddiqui, who
has been illegally held in US prisons for years, Ahmed, and
Dr. Aafia's sister, Fowzia Siddiqui, came to Istanbul for a
series of visits.
Ahmed and Fowzia Siddiqui, who came to Istanbul, were
welcomed by HÜDA PAR General Administrative Board Member
Meryem Kiraz, İstanbul Provincial President Erdal
Elibüyük and İstanbul Women's Branch President Münevver
Aktaş.
Making a statement about the visit, HÜDA PAR Istanbul
Provincial President Erdal Elibüyük reminded that they are
organizing a panel with international participation to bring
the situation of Aafia Siddiqui to the agenda.
Elibüyük, "This panel was followed except as both in Turkey
and abroad. Now we will also host Aafia Siddiqi's sister and
son. Our goal is to attain the Aafia Siddiqui's freedom.
Human rights organizations from the day before in this
context, civil society organizations We have prepared a
large visit list consisting of representatives, journalists
and writers. We believe that the public will take it with
sensitivity when they hear about it", he said,
"Turkey and the important duties for the Pakistani
government"
Pointing out that Doctor Aafia Siddiqui has been tortured
and oppressed in US dungeons for years, Elibüyük said:
"We know that Turkey can not remain silent in the face of
public opinion in this case. However, we think is has not
been advertised enough. For this, human rights-respecting
journalist from, expect support in this regard from the
writer. We do not look at the identity of the oppressed at
HUDA PAR. Overall the center of our agenda assessment of
Aafia Siddiqi freedom for Turkey and Pakistan It has been
mentioned that their governments have important duties. If
public opinion is formed and pressure is put on the USA, we
believe that Aafia Siddiqui will be reunited with her son
Ahmed. "
via Dr. Fai
Women's rights in conflict area: a case study of Indian
Administered Jammu and Kashmir
Dr. Shagufta Ashraf
March 19, 2021
Kashmiri women are the biggest victims of the ongoing
conflict. They have suffered human rights abuses under the
impunity of the suffocating Indian military presence in
Indian administered Kashmir. According to statistics from
Jammu and Kashmir state commission from women, a now defunct
government institution is established to protect women and
children rights to ensure quick prosecutions. Cases of
domestic violence and general violence have been rising more
than three thousand a year during the previous clampdowns in
2016 and 2017.
Let us view this problem, in the light of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights 1948. Since the founding of the
United Nations, gender equality is the foremost agenda and
has been among the most fundamental guarantees of human
rights. Adopted in 1945, the Charter of the United Nations
sets out as one of its goals "to reaffirm faith in
fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the
human person, [and] in the equal rights of men and women".
Furthermore, Article 1 of the Charter stipulates that one of
the purposes of the United Nations is to promote respect for
human rights and fundamental freedoms "without distinction
as to race, sex, language or religion". This prohibition of
discrimination based on sex is repeated in its Articles 13
(mandate of the General Assembly) and 55 (promotion of
universal human rights).
In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was
adopted. It, too, proclaimed the equal entitlements of women
and men to the rights contained in it, "without distinction
of any kind, such as ... sex,". In drafting the Declaration,
there was considerable discussion about the use of Women's
Rights Are Human Rights of the term "all men" rather than a
gender-neutral term. The Declaration was eventually adopted
using the terms "all human beings" and "everyone" in order
to leave no doubt that the Universal Declaration was
intended for everyone, men and women alike.
I would like to discuss the status of women rights in
conflicts, different Indian governments during the past
seventy three years have architected the present disturbing
scenario in Indian Administered Kashmir. The situation has
worsened ever since the present government has assumed
office in Delhi since 2014. This government systematically
implemented a muscular policy and a doctrine of state is
quelling the rebellion by force. This policy change has
dangerous implications.
On 5th August India launched its intended assault to
fracture the state of Jammu and Kashmir in two union
territories. This scenario should be kept in mind when we
are discussing women rights in Indian Administered
Kashmir.
Widows and half widows
Ever increasing number of widows and half widows in Indian
Administered Kashmir is a matter of great trauma as it
reduces the grace and color of life of a woman. There is a
long way to get freedom for women from the clutches of
suppression and humiliation committed against them. Women of
Indian Administered Kashmir die in silence. The economic,
social and psychological status of widows devastates under
the social patriarchy and inequality. In most of the cases
she loses the property rights. There is no existence of
initialization and rehabilitation. Most of the widows and
half widows are from poor families. Half widows are such
women whose husbands are subjected to enforced
disappearances but have not been declared dead. These half
widows live in isolation with little or no social or
financial support. Most of the half widows have not
remarried due to doubt about their husband's fate and lack
of consensus among Muslim scholars from this issue.
According to a Kashmiri sociologist, Dr. Bashir Ahmed Dabla,
the conflict has affected women and children more than any
other group or class especially widows and orphans.
United Nations Security Council has stressed the need to
survey and compensate women in Indian Administered Kashmir,
whose husbands have been killed or maimed. The situation of
widows and half widows is an eye opener for the world if it
realizes that more needs to be done rather than observing an
international day for widows.
People of Indian Administered Kashmir are frequently facing
human rights violations. India as a party to the dispute has
failed to protect human rights. The right to live a
respectful life without external interference is a dream for
all, especially women, but this right has not been granted
to the women of Indian Administered Kashmir. Indian army
denied, distorted and buried all evidence and suppressed the
truth.
Kunan and Poshpora in the India-administered Kashmir was
such an incident that had changed the social and mental life
of our women when 150 girls and women were raped that night;
nearly 200 men were tortured. Barns became torture chambers.
The next morning, as one can well imagine, was marked by
immense horror and paralyzing pain. And yet, justice is
elusive over all these years, as the Indian army has
continued to exercise brutality and has enjoyed complete
impunity, thanks to the Armed Forces Special Powers Act
(AFSPA). The controversial law lets Indian Army personnel
enter any premise at any time in the Valley, without a
search warrant, and use lethal force, if they deem it
necessary. The Indian state has continuously avoided
responsibility for abuses at the hands of the Army. Human
rights groups have repeatedly condemned extrajudicial
killings by Indian forces [BBC report].
The Shopian rape and murder case is the abduction, rape and
murder of two young women allegedly by local Indian army, in
mysterious circumstances between 29 and 30 May 2009 at
Bongam, Shopian district in the Indian administered state of
Jammu and Kashmir. Two women who were sisters-in-law went
missing from their orchard on the way home on 29 May 2009.
The next morning, their bodies were found both one kilometer
apart. Local police rejected the allegations saying that the
women appeared to have drowned in a stream.
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
Miracle with a Cup of Milk
'Assalam Alaikum Wa Rehmath Ullahi Wa Barkatahu'
Narrated Abu Hurayrah ( Radhiallahu 'Anhu)
By Allah, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped,
sometimes I used to lay asleep on the ground on my liver
(abdomen) because of hunger, and sometimes I used to bind a
stone over my belly because of hunger.
The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam passed by me and he
smiled when he saw me, for he knew what was in my heart and
on my face.
He ﷺsaid, " O Aba Hirr (Abu Hurairah) !"
I replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!"
Heﷺ said to me, "Follow me."
Heﷺ left and I followed him.
Then he entered the house and I asked permission to enter
and was admitted.
He found milk in a bowl and said,
" From where is this milk ? "
They said, "It has been presented to you by such-and-such man
(or by such and such woman)."
Heﷺ said, "O Aba Hirr!"
I said, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said,
"Go and call the people of 'Suffah' to me."
These people of 'Suffah' were the guests of Islam who had no
families, nor money, nor anybody to depend upon, and
whenever an object of charity was brought to the Prophet
sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, he would send it to them and
would not take anything from it, and whenever any present
was given to him, he used to send some for them and take
some of it for himself.
The order of the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam upset
me, and I said to myself, "How will this little milk be
enough for the people of 'As-Suffah'?"
I thought I was more entitled to drink from that milk in
order to strengthen myself, but behold! The Prophet
sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam came to order me to give that
milk to them.
I wondered what will remain of that milk for me, but anyway,
I could not but obey Allah and His Apostle so I went to the
people of 'As-Suffah' and called them, and they came and
asked the Prophet's permission to enter. They were admitted
and took their seats in the house.
The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "O
Aba-Hirr!"
I said, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!"
He sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "Take it and give it
to them."
So I took the bowl of Milk and started giving it to one man
who would drink his fill and return it to me, whereupon I
would give it to another man who, in his turn, would drink
his fill and return it to me, and I would then offer it to
another man who would drink his fill and return it to me.
Finally, after the whole group had drunk their fill, I
reached the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam who took
the bowl and put it on his hand, looked at me and smiled and
said, "O Aba Hirr!"
I replied, "Labbaik,O Allah's Apostle!"
He sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "There remain you and
I."
I said, "You have said the truth, O Allah's Apostle !"
He sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "Sit down and
drink."
I sat down and drank. He said, "Drink!" and I drank. He kept
on telling me repeatedly to drink, till I said, "No. by
Allah Who sent you with the Truth, I have no space for it
(in my stomach)."
He sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "Hand it over to
me."
When I gave him the bowl, heﷺ praised Allah and
pronounced Allah's Name on it and drank the remaining milk.
(Source~ Sahih al-Bukhari)
~My 'Salaams' to all ~
~ Y a s m i n ~
~*Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah*~
~Say, 'Indeed, my Prayer, my Rites of Sacrifice,
my Living and my Dying are for ALLAH, Lord of the Worlds'~
{'Qur'an'~Surat Al-'An'am -# 6-162.}
*****************************************************
'Most Blessed is He Who has revealed to His servant,
the Criterion of the right and the wrong'.
[Source~ 'Qur'an' ~ Surat Al -Furqan 25: A # 1]
Hadith of the Week
Narrated by
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib, r.a.:
Allah's Apostle ordered us to do seven things and forbade us
to do other seven. He ordered us: to follow the funeral
procession. to visit the sick, to accept invitations, to
help the oppressed, to fulfill the oaths, to return the
greeting and to reply to the sneezer: (saying, "May Allah be
merciful on you," provided the sneezer says, "All the
praises are for Allah,"). He forbade us to use silver
utensils and dishes and to wear golden rings, silk
(clothes), Dibaj (pure silk cloth), Qissi and Istabraq (two
kinds of silk cloths).
Bukhari Volume 2, Book 23, # 331
[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]
As-slamu alaikum
From Imam Badi Ali
March 26, 27.
Set clear goals for Ramadan.
Set S.M.A.R.T. goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable,
Realistic and Time-bound
Utilize the early morning hours.
The early mornings are known to have blessings. They are a
time when we are not pre-occupied with work or family.
O Allah, allow us to witness Ramadan, benefit from it, use
it to earn your mercy, and emancipation from the Fire.
Ameen.
You need to look at Ramadan in a different manner:
4 weeks of mercy, 30 days of fasting, 720 hours of worship,
43,200 minutes of forgiveness, 2,592,000 seconds of
happiness.
So plan from now how much time you will have daily for
Ibadah, then set the goals to get that much Ibadah done.
May Allah guide us to increase in acts of worship during the
infinitely beneficial month of Ramadan.
Ameen..
Newark. Delaware.
March 26, 2021
New Trend was given to 40 Muslikms after Juma' salat at the
local masjid.
It included the following items:
Global Shia propaganda refuted.
Imran has abandoned Kashmir. JI
Maulana Fazlur Rahman wants all of Palestine liberated.
Daniel Pearl Case.
Uighurs looking to Turkey for support.
Jamaat al-Muslimeen
International Shoora Speakers and activists Searching for Change.
[Date and time to be announced.]
Imam Badi Ali.
Br. Salahuddin Abdullah.
Sis. Aisha
Imam Ali Siddiqui.
Sis. Ashira Naeem
Sis. Nadrat Siddique
Br. Shoaib Qureshi
Br. Shaikh Mohommed.
Br. Abu Talib
Br. Kalem Umrani
Br Kaukab Siddique, MC
Prof. Firoz Kamal
Sis. Khadija
Sis. Shakoora
Br. Masoud Khan,
Observers: Br. Shaikh Hyder, Sis. Ayesha & Br. Ali Randall
and others not yet confirmed.
Observers are welcome to comment..
This is a constructive forum. Not meant for debating.]
New York Governor and the Cycle of Corruption.
by Sis. Aisha
[Jamaat al-Muslimeen[According to The Community Cop Show
Panel, Noel Leader and Michael Greys, allege that New York
Governor Cuomo played a role in preventing Governor David
Patterson from running for election in New York State. When
he was the Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo was told to wait
for his turn as New York State governor because they did not
want two democratic powerhouses sparring with each other.
Politics are maneuvered this way.
Both hosts stated that salacious rumors about Governor
Patterson engaging in improper conduct with women was coming
from Attorney General Cuomo's office. Cuomo was told by the
democratic powerhouses to wait his turn at becoming governor
but, he did not want to wait so, he operated in an
underhanded fashion to remove his opposition: David
Patterson. Had Cuomo waited, David Patterson would have been
an ally.
Governor David Patterson was the Lieutenant Governor under
Governor Elliot Spitzer who had to step down because of his
own sex scandal involving prostitutes. Spitzer angered
people with how aggressively he went after corrupt Wall
Street executives. If you do something like that you better
have clean hands. After Patterson assumed the governorship,
he became New York State's first black governor, from 2008
to 2010.
Noel Leader and Michael Greys believed that the Attorney
General was responsible because on their way to their own
press conference at the Harlem State Office Building they
both received phone calls from his office. According to
them, Attorney General Cuomo told them that he was aware
that illegal stop and frisk was a huge issue with 100 Blacks
in Law Enforcement Who Care and that his office could
eliminate it, immediately. Allegedly, Cuomo said he had that
kind of power over the NYPD.
However, the only way to get stop and frisk eliminated was
for Greys and Leader to cancel their press conference, which
was set to give their support to Governor Patterson. The
hosts went on to say that then-Attorney General Cuomo
allegedly stated that he and other black "leaders" held a
meeting at Harlem's landmark restaurant: Sylvia's. It was
there that these "leaders" agreed not to support Governor
Patterson during his turmoil so, that Cuomo could make his
run for office.
Of course, the press conference went on. At their press
conference, Noel Leader stated that, in spite of rumors,
Governor Patterson should not step down because he had not
been charged or convicted of any crime.
But, Governor Patterson did step down and the rumors and
negative press went away as if nothing ever happened. Now,
Governor Cuomo is experiencing his own sex scandal. Some
powerful democrats, such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck
Schumer, are requesting he step down, as well. Each week
there is a new accusation. This week Governor Cuomo is
accused of providing his family members with special access
to COVID-19 tests, last March 2020, when this test was new
and very scarce.
(Source: The Community Shop Show: MNN Network & Yahoo! News)
Suez Canal Blocked by One Ship!
Will Dictator Sissi learn a lesson?
Power can end suddenly!
Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal
MV Ever Given has been wedged across the entire canal since
Tuesday, shutting the crucial shipping waterway in both
directions.
26 Mar 2021
A maritime traffic jam burgeoned to more than 200 vessels on
Friday outside the Suez Canal as dredgers worked frantically
to free a giant container ship stuck in the vital waterway
and disrupting global shipping.
The blockage was holding up an estimated $9.6bn worth of
cargo each day between Asia and Europe, said Lloyd's List, a
shipping data and news company.
New attempt to re-float ship blocking Suez Canal fails
Fears of prolonged Suez Canal blockage drive oil prices higher
Dislodging Suez Canal ship said to need at least a week
Efforts to free it may take weeks and can be complicated by
unstable weather, threatening costly delays for companies
already dealing with COVID-19 restrictions.
The MV Ever Given, which is longer than four football
fields, has been wedged across the entire canal since
Tuesday, shutting the crucial shipping lane in both
directions.
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said efforts to free the ship
by tug had resumed following the completion of dredging
operations at its bow to remove 20,000 cubic metres of sand.
"The tugging operations require the availability of a number
of supporting factors including wind direction and tides,
which makes it a complex technical process," the authority said.
[Source al Jazeera]
Apple Insider
A report has surfaced by The Information (discussed by Apple
Insider), revealing that Apple is hosting over a dozen apps
owned by a Chinese paramilitary group at the head of the
Uyghur genocide.
The Uyghur genocide is the collective term for ongoing human
rights violations in the Xinjiang region in China since
2014, where the Chinese Communist Party has been forcing
Uyghur Muslims into labor camps, disregarding any legal
processes and maintaining general secrecy about their
treatment of the illegal prisoners. Among other things, the
horrors endured by the Uyghur include forced sterilization
alongside the abuse and forced detainment.
The apps in question have been developed by various
divisions of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,
the paramilitary group overseeing the Xinjiang region. The
group has been blacklisted in the U.S. already, with
American companies strictly banned from working with
Xinjiang Production, Construction Corps and related
organizations.
Just a day before the accusation, Facebook discovered and
blocked Chinese-based hackers—possibly these same
Xinjiang developers—from an attempt to infect Uyghur
Muslims living abroad with illegal surveillance bugs, CNBC
reported.
Apple's nonchalance doesn't come as a surprise, as the
company has been batting more than one blind eye lately to
stay in China's good graces. Money has always been the
driver behind everything in the big tech, and Apple has been
enjoying sky-high sales of the iPhone 12 in China
lately.
Read more:
Apple yields to pressure from Beijing, starts removing VPN
apps from China App Store
Chinese apps could be allowed to track iPhone users without
permission
As the revelation on Apple gains traction on the media, the
tech giant may eventually be pressured enough to remove the
associated apps from the App Store. Apple's only comment
following the discovery was that the apps are in compliance
with U.S. law and are not in violation of the blacklist. The
hesitation is hardly surprising, as other Western companies
standing up to the Xinjiang horrors have been facing serious
retaliation from the CCP.
H&M, for one, was just dealt a huge blow by the Chinese
government when it chose to stop sourcing cotton from the
Xinjiang region, where over a million Uyghur Muslims have
been put to forced labor—primarily cotton production.
Enraged, China responded to H&M's decision this Thursday by
erasing every H&M location from from all map applications
(including Apple and Google Maps), as well as wiping it from
e-commerce, ride-hailing, or daily-deals apps. If you try to
search for an H&M store on your phone in China, you won't
find anything; it is as if the chain has disappeared from
the country overnight.
Outreach by Facebook
New Trend of March 21 reached 50,126 Muslims
including 5137 women
with 3699 clicks.
about 10,000 in Pakistan, 10,000 in Egypt, 10,000 in Turkey
and the rest in other countries.
Items in it were:
Scholars should not replace Qu'ran and hadith. [Dr. K, Siddique Khutba]
Baluchistan critique by JI leader.
Iraq: 133 air strikes by US and NATO on Islamic State. [Baghdad regime]
Syria: First Turkish air strike. SOHR
Vaccination push and anti-Asian racism. Sis. Aisha.
