28 Safar 1443 AH - September 25 2022 Issue # 39, Newsletter #1986
Editorial
"Abraham Accords!" An attempt to Misuse a sacred name.
Palestine has been Occupied by Military Force.
by Kaukab Siddique, PhD
The Qur'an clearly separates Islam from Jews and
Christians:
"They say: 'Become Jews or Christians if you would be
guided' Say to them: No I would rather the religion of
Abraham the True, and he joined not gods with Allah." [The
Qur,an 2: 135]
Rulers of Bahrain and UAE who claim to be Muslims should
seek guidance from Muhammad, pbuh. He never cooperated with
or joined the aggressors, occupiers and enemies of Islam.
Anyone who supports Israel is a treacherous idiot.
Next, the Qur'an requires Shoora [consultation and consent].
{Qur'an 42:38]
No one has asked the Muslim populations of these countries
whether they want to join Israel in "Abraham accords." So
the accords are bogus.
Maulana Maudoodi points out that "Judaism with its name and
with its religious peculiarities and customs and rituals
emerged in the third or 4th century before Jesus, pbuh, so
there is no authenticity in the claim that Abraham was
Jewish." [Tafheem ul Quran, vol.1, p,115.]
Forcing Women to Wear Hijab
is not a part of Islam. Finally a natural
outburst of Furious Protests in Iran
[I have been studying the Qur'an and hadith for 50
years.There is not even one example of women being forced to
wear hijab. Iran and Saudi Arabia have been doing this
bullying. Finally there is an outburst of protests in Iran
with unarmed citizens confronting security forces. When the
revolution began, women wanted to wear the hijab to oppose
the westernized Shah of Iran regime, The situation has
become so serious that now the regime is bringing its
supporters to confront the protestors, as this excerpted AP
report shows. What a shame! --- Kaukab Siddique.]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian
counterprotesters gathered across the country on Friday in a
show of support for authorities after nearly a week of
anti-government protests and unrest over the death of a
young woman who was being held by the morality police.
A few thousand people attended a rally in the capital,
Tehran, where they waved Iranian flags, and similar
demonstrations were held in other cities. The government
claimed the demonstrations of support were spontaneous.
Similar rallies have been held during past periods of
widespread protests.
The pro-government demonstrators chanted against America and
Israel, according to state media, reflecting the official
line that foreign countries are fomenting the latest
unrest.
State TV, meanwhile, suggested the death toll from this
week's unrest could be as high as 26. Anti-government
protesters and security forces have clashed in several major
cities....
Iran has also disrupted internet access and tightened
restrictions on popular platforms used to organize rallies
like Instagram and WhatsApp.
A state TV anchor said late Thursday that 26 protesters and
policemen had been killed since the protests erupted last
Saturday after the funeral of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini,
without elaborating on how authorities reached that figure.
He said official statistics would be released later, but
during past periods of unrest authorities have not provided
a full accounting of deaths and injuries.
A tally by The Associated Press, based on statements from
state-run and semiofficial media, shows that at least 11
people have been killed. Most recently, the deputy governor
of Qazvin, Abolhasan Kabiri, said that a citizen and
paramilitary officer had been killed in unrest that rocked
two cities in the northwestern province.
The crisis unfolding in Iran began as a public outpouring of
anger over the the death of Amini, a young woman who was
arrested by the morality police in Tehran last week for
allegedly wearing her Islamic headscarf too loosely. The
police said she died of a heart attack and was not
mistreated, but her family has cast doubt on that
account.
Hundreds of Iranians across at least 13 cities from the
capital, Tehran, to Amini's northwest Kurdish hometown of
Saqez have poured into the streets, voicing pent-up anger
over social and political repression. Authorities have
alleged that unnamed foreign countries and opposition groups
are trying to foment unrest.
"The death has tapped into broader antigovernment sentiment
in the Islamic Republic and especially the frustration of
women," wrote political risk firm Eurasia Group, noting that
Iran's hard-liners have intensified their crackdown on
women's clothing over the past year since former judiciary
chief Ebrahim Raisi became president.
"The prospect of the leadership offering concessions to
Iranian women is minimal," it said. "In the cold calculus of
Iranian leaders, the protests have likely gone far enough
and a more forceful response is required to quell the
unrest."
Videos on social media show protesters in Tehran torching a
police car and confronting officers at close range.
Elsewhere in the capital, videos show gunfire sounding out
as protesters bolt from riot police, shouting: "They are
shooting at people! Oh my God, they're killing people!"
In the northwestern city of Neyshabur, protesters cheered
over an overturned police car. Footage from Tehran and
Mashhad shows women waving their obligatory headscarves,
known as hijab, in the air like flags while chanting,
"Freedom!"
The scenes of women cutting their hair and burning their
hijabs feed into a broader political debate over the role of
religious strictures in a modern-day republic —
questions that have plagued the Islamic Republic since its
founding in 1979.
But the protests have also grown into an open challenge to
the government. The chants have been scathing, with some
chanting "Death to the dictator!" and "Mullahs must be
gone!"
Iran's intelligence ministry warned citizens against joining
the "illegal" street rallies on Thursday, threatening
prosecution. Local officials have announced the arrest of
dozens of protesters. Hasan Hosseinpour, deputy police chief
in the northern Gilan province, reported 211 people detained
there on Thursday. The government of the western Hamadan
province said 58 demonstrators had been arrested.
Tehran University announced that it would move classes
online for the next week amid the unrest, the semiofficial
Fars news agency reported.
London-based watchdog Amnesty International has accused
security forces of beating protesters with batons and firing
metal pellets at close range. Videos show police and
paramilitary officers using live fire, tear gas and water
cannons to disperse the demonstrations.
Economic hardship remains a major source of anger today as
the prices of basic necessities soar and the Iranian
currency declines in value.
Racism, Threats, Mistreatment of Women, abortion.
New Trend needs Islamic responses to these issues,
War News
Pakistan
Several mujahideen attacks are reported from North
Waziristan and also across from Afghanistan.
Dawn reports three Pak soldiers killed.
One report says ISIS has killed several Pakistani
militia.
Syria
Horrific Tragedy, but Fighting Continues,
A boat load of people who had left Assad's regime and were
trying to go from Lebanon to Europe capsized. About 100
people are feared drowned. Another 40 were rescued.
Fighting continues in northern Latakia and southern Irbid.
Assad artillery and Islamic group Fath al-Mubeen are
continuing to exchange heavy fire.
ISIS raids are continuing, with several Iranians killed in
the eastern desert. [Palmyra]
Also ISIS used a mine explosion which killed two Assad
military near Hama.
ISIS is also raiding SDF in Deir ez Zor. Several areas are
now controlled by ISIS.
Russian bombing on ISIS positions in southern alRaqqa is
reported.
Ukraine
Russian offensive is now stalled. Ukraine is dominant. Both
sides have suffered heavy losse.
Protests against war are reported by Muslims in Dagestan
[Russia].
Pakistan non-War
Millions are Homeless owing to floods but Ruling Elites are
living in luxury.
JI offers a Solution for the Transgender issue.
LAHORE: Sep 23: Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq has called
for amendment in the transgender protection act, saying the
so-called law is attack on the norms of Pakistani
society.
A person, should not be authorized to determine sex by own
self, he said while addressing a press conference at
Mansoorah on Friday, .
The JI, he said, had proposed amendments bill in the senate,
seeking creation of medical board to determine the gender if
anyone applied for change in it in Nadra. The parliament, he
said, must adopt the JI proposed amendment to block the
promotion of liberal agenda. He made it clear the JI fully
backed the rights of the transgender community but it would
resist attack on the Islamic society.
He expressed concerns over reports that politicians were
seeking relief in corruption cases under NAB amendment laws,
saying no institution has the right to provide relief to
those who looted public money.
He said millions of people became homeless in floods but the
nation was getting reports regarding extension of prime
minister cabinet on daily basis. He said landlords and
waderas had no right to enjoy official protocols and
luxuries at cost of a poor nation's money. The JI chief said
the PDM government proved a nightmare for the people,
breaking all records of inflation in only four months.
He said the JI had postponed the protest movement against
unfair taxes and increase in electricity tariff due to flood
situation. The JI, he said, would resume it after the
rehabilitation process in flood-hit areas.
To a question, he replied the JI already called for devising
a mechanism through parliament for army chief appointment
like the appointment of chief justice of Pakistan, ending
the prime minister prerogative for COAS appointment.
To another question, he said the JI wanted election reforms
before the elections.
Talking about flood situation, he called for coordination
among federal and provincial governments in rehabilitation
activities, expressing concern over the so-far work done by
the governments in the calamity hit areas. He said he made
frequent visits to flood affected areas where he saw no
harmony in government sponsored relief work. People, he
said, complained against the mismanagement and corruption in
distribution of government aid. The government, he said,
also lacked planning for rehabilitation activities and only
waiting for foreign aid.
As the winter is set to start in hilly areas particularly,
Sirajul Haq expressed fear the millions of people living in
tents would not be able to bear the harshness of weather
conditions. Therefore, he said, there was dire need to adopt
quick measures to provide weather proof shelters to the
people.
He appreciated the relief work launched by al-Khidmat
Foundation and other welfare organization and appealed to
the nation to continue support in rehabilitation
process.
Hadith Guidance from Sis. Yasmin
'Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barkatuhu'.
The divine decree related to the Believer is
Always a Bounty,
even if it is in the form of
withholding something that is Desired...{!}
and it is a Blessing,even if it appears to be
a Trial ...{!}
and an Affliction that has befallen him
is in Reality a Cure ...{!}
even though it appears to be
a Disease {!}
unfortunately ...
due to the ignorance of the worshiper,
and his transgressions,
he does not consider anything to be
a gift or a blessing or a cure...
unless he can enjoy it immediately...!
and it is in accordance with his nature.
If he were only given a little bit of understanding,
then he would have counted
being withheld from as a Blessing {!}
and the Sickness as a Mercy {!}
'Subhanak Allaahuma wa Bihamdika
ash-hadu anlaa illaaha illa anta Astaghfiruka wa Atubu
Ilayk'.
Translation:
Exalted and Glorified is my Lord (ALLAH) and all prayers and
praises are due
to HIM (alone) and I bear witness that there is no any other
Lord or God except YOU (ALLAH) I seek your forgiveness and I
repent unto YOU.. ('Aameen')
My 'Salaams' to all...
~Y a s m i n~
"Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah"
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"All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide
{Forever}
the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honor"
{'Qur'an'- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27 }
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I Want to Die With my Forehead on the Ground!
The Sunnah in my Heart, Allah on my Mind,
Qur'an on my Tongue, and Tears in my Eyes!
'In Shaa Allah'! "Aameen".
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' Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days,
whenever each day passes then part of you has Gone.
[Al-Hasan Al-Basree]
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[ Source: Imam ibn al Qayyim [Rahimahullah~ Madarij
al-Salikin 2/215-216 ]
National Shoora of Jamaat al-Muslimeen is coming up.
Creative ideas and suggestions are welcome.
England
Hindu Extremists Rampaged through Leicester and were stopped
in Birmingham.
How the British media hid the news from getting out. US
Media completely blocked it.
[We thank Br. Shoaib in UK for providing relevant
videos.]
Ever since the Indo-Pakistani cricket match in Dubai [August
28], Hindu extremism had become aggressive in UK
particularly in Leicester,100 miles from London. Finally
September 17 , Hindus
came out openly in this once calm and peaceful city.
Hundreds of masked Hindus, followers of the leader of India,
Modi, marched through Leicester, chanting slogans against
Muslims and against Pakistan.
Muslim owned shops and vehicles were attacked.
The British media covered up the abusive mob's activities by
calling it "disorder." A few "people" were arrested and the
authorities declared that the city was calm and peaceful!
What had happened was that the Muslims had organized
themselves and had blocked the Hindu advance.
The media muffled or shielded the word "hindutva" or Hindu.
The "disorder" then boiled over into Birmingham on September
21. There the Hindus had invited one of Modi's main people,
a woman who advocates the destruction of mosques, as did of
Babri masjid years back.
However in Birmingham, hundreds of young Muslims rallied and
advanced on the major Hindu temple where the hatemonger was
supposed to speak. At the last moment, the Hindu temple
announced that the hatemonger was not well and her speech
had been cancelled. The victorious Muslim crowd went back
amid slogans of Allahu Akbar,
Hindus have infiltrated the British power structure. Priti
Patel, who was recently in charge of law and order declared
that the Tories and India's extremist BJP are sister
parties.
Adelaide resident Mat says his sister-in-law in China has
been unable to return home to care for her three children
for five weeks, since a COVID-19 lockdown began in
Xinjiang.
"She works in a factory, and her husband works at a
different factory," said Mat, an Australia Uyghur who does
not want to use his full name for security reasons.
"When the lockdown [started], they were locked down in their
workplaces and weren't allowed to go home. The kids were all
by themselves.
"Her husband negotiated with the factory and managed to come
home after three weeks, but my wife's sister is still at the
factory with no change of clothes."
Mat said the youngest of the three children was just four or
five years old and the oldest was 13.
"They have to talk on the phone and the kids do what the
mother asked them to do," he said.
UN report into detention of Uyghurs released
The long-awaited report from the UN's human rights office
calls for an urgent international response over allegations
of torture and other rights violations.
The family live in Ili, a Kazakh prefecture of Xinjiang in
western China, one of at least six locations in Xinjiang
enduring lockdowns of varying severity.
On Tuesday, Chinese authorities reported only one confirmed
case for the entire Xinjiang region, home to 12 million
Uyghur people.
Another 25 people tested positive but were asymptomatic. Six
of of those asymptomatic cases were in Ili.
Last week, at least 33 cities were reportedly put in
lockdown as China continues to pursue its COVID-zero
policy.
But unlike lockdowns in other major cities in China,
lockdowns in Xinjiang are rarely discussed publicly and face
strict censorship on the Chinese internet.
Chinese language media reported that censors in Xinjiang
have been asked to "dilute discussions" about Ili's
lockdown, by posting videos and pictures of "lifestyle, baby
matters, and food".
The Xinjiang lockdowns come as outgoing United Nations human
rights commissioner Michelle Bachelet recently released a
report detailing serious allegations of human rights abuses
against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's
Xinjiang region.
The report concluded there were "patterns of torture" in
what China calls "vocational education and training
centres".
