A martyr in Islam is quickly buried and briefly mourned.
The greatest battles in Islam were led by the Prophet, pbuh,
at Badr, Uhud, Khaybar, the conquest of Makka, Hunain,
Tabuk, etc. The martyrs in these battles have no equal. The
heroes and heroines of these battles have no equal in
Islamic history
Allah Himself bears witness to the prominence
of those who were In this history making struggle led by
Muhammad, pbuh. None of them are remembered ritually. Their
reward can only be bestowed by Allah almighty.
"The vanguard (of Islam)- the first of those who forsook
(their homes) and of those who gave them aid, and (also)
those who follow them in(all) good deeds,- well-pleased is
Allah with them, as are they with Him: forthem hath He
prepared gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein
forever: that is the supreme felicity." [The Quran 9:
100]
ShiIsm is focused only on Hussain, who was martyred 61 years
after the golden era of Islam.
[He was only a child when the sahaba were sacrificing
themselves for Islam. The Shias beat and flagellate
themselves every year and have been doing it for more than a
1000 years,]
Then comes the second wave of Islam led by the sahaba, male
and female, which toppled the two superpowers of the time.
Again there were martyrs and heroes who changed the history
of the world. They were buried and mourned briefly but Islam
did not permit any ritualistic mourning beyond a few days .
Shiism has latched on to one martyr and has created a whole
new religion based on one martyr and in the process demeaned
the greatest companions of the Prophet, pbuh.
The Shia leaders hid In the empire of the Abbasids and
organized themselves into a new religion.
Shiaism has fabricated many "hadith" to build up Ali, r.a.,
but still cannot find any role for him in the toppling of
the two superpowers .
They claim that Hussain opposed Yazeed because he was
behaving like a king. However the entire history of Shiism
is hidden in the support they had from many of the Abbasid
kings and then they had their own kings, the Safavids.
They support foreign invaders and tried to kill Salahuddin
Ayyubi to help the crusaders.
They helped USA to establish a Shia regime in Iraq.
In our own times Iran is giving hundred percent support to
the mass murderer of Syria, Bashar Assad.
Imam Khomeini made a big effort to unite Shias and Sunnis
but the shia hierarchy of Iran undermined his power after a
while.
Pakistan
Some Good News
A 34-year-old Indian mother of two children who travelled to
a remote village in Pakistan to marry her Facebook friend
after converting to Islam has received some money and a
piece of land as gifts for embracing the religion.
Anju — who now goes by the name of Fatima after
converting to Islam — on July 25 married her
29-year-old friend Nasrullah, whose home is in the Upper Dir
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They became friends on
Facebook in 2019.
On Saturday, Mohsin Khan Abbasi, the chief executive officer
of a real estate company based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
visited Anju and Nasrullah at their residence.
He presented Anju a cheque, the amount of which was not
known, and a land document in the presence of her husband to
make her feel at home in Pakistan.
Abbasi said he gifted some cash and a 10 marla (approx 2,722
sq ft) plot to help Anju start her new life after converting
to Islam so that she should not face any difficulty.
"Anju travelled all along from India to this part of
Pakistan and converted to Islam to start her new matrimonial
life. We came here to welcome her to our religion and
congratulate her on her marriage," he said.
Anju, who was born in Kailor village in Uttar Pradesh and
lived in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, travelled to
Pakistan legally from India via the Wagah-Attari border. She
was granted a 30-day visa, valid for Upper Dir only. Her
visa will expire on August 20.
Anju is married to Arvind, who is in Rajasthan. They have a
15-year-old daughter and a six-year-old son.
{Telegraph]
Some Sad News
Dr Shabbir Akhtar has passed away. He supported us against
Shaitan Rusdie and we wrote about Dr. Shabbir's book Be
Careful with Muhammad,
[Reported by Br. Shoaib. Hopefully he will tell us more,]
War News
Syria [SOHR}
Heavy artillery clashes between Bashar forces and Islamic
group Fathe Mubeen I'n northwest Aleppo province
ISIS penetrated southern Damascus sacred to Shias from Iran.
Two bombs set off by the fighters killed 7 and wounded
30
Bashar regime says they were civilians
Turkish artillery hit Kurdish positions In northwest
Hasakeh.
Turkey also hit Central Syria
Pakistan
June 30
A human bomber hit a political gathering in Bajaur at Khar
near the Afghan border killing 44 and wounding more than
200. [The victims were from PDM's JUI group]
TTP is suspected. It claims that the targeted group is
munafiq in that it supports the Army and fhe Shehbaz sharif
regime but claims to be Islamic.
West Africa [from BBC]
Niger
The pro-French President has been removed in a military
coup.
ISIS support has drastically increased Russia gaining.
Mali
Large swathes of the country are now under Al-Qaida.
The regime has ordered French forces out and brought in
Russian Wagner forces.
The Russian forces have allegedly committed atrocities
against civilians in attempts to root out Al-Qaida but made
the situation worse.
Burkina Faso, northern Nigeria, Cameroon in parts and Guinea
in parts.
Al-Qaida and ISIS are gaining support all the way down to
the ocean. They are competing.
Ukraine
Russia's defence ministry said its forces captured several
Ukrainian strongholds in the Luhansk region, state news
agency TASS reported. [al-Jazeera]
News Within the U.S.
Tyrone West was murdered by 16 cops
[Nadrat Siddique]
A memorial service was held for Tyrone West on the 10 year
anniversary of his murder by 16 Baltimore cops. The vigil
took place at Kitmore & Kelway (near Morgan State
University) where the horrific incident occurred.
The case remains unresolved, and none of the officers
involved have been charged, tried, demoted, or fired. One,
as we heard from a speaker at the rally, has since been
promoted. In the face of grave injustice, the family refuses
to be silenced. Led by Tyrone's sister, Tawanda Jones, they
hold weekly vigils, billed "West Wednesday," at various
locations of significance in Baltimore. To learn more,
follow Tawanda Jones on Facebook or Twitter.
#JusticeForTyrone
News
India
Hindu mobs assaulted Christian women
in Manipur. [Video of rape went viral]
Survivor's family says police were with mob
Kuki-Zo [Christian] families in Manipur say these words and
actions [of Modi & Indian court] are too late and accused
the authorities - both in the state and at the centre - of
indifference towards their plight.
The families of the two survivors told Al Jazeera they filed
a complaint over the May 4 incident with the police on May
18. But it took them more than a month to transfer the case
to the police station under whose jurisdiction the crime
happened.
Even after that, no action was taken, said the residents.
They said the authorities acted only after the video went
viral on Wednesday.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, the family of the sexual assault
survivors said police officers were with a Meitei mob when
it attacked their B Phainom village in Kangpokpi district,
about 40km (25 miles) from the state capital, Imphal.
"My husband was killed by the mob. We pleaded with the
police to rescue us," said the mother of the 21-year-old
survivor.
She said the police initially escorted her along with her
daughter and 19-year-old son, but on seeing the mob, dropped
them back to where the body of her husband lay on the
ground.
It was there that her 21-year-old daughter was surrounded by
the mob and sexually assaulted. When her brother tried to
stop them, he was also killed, said their mother.
The family and other residents of the village eventually
managed to escape to the Kuki-Zo-dominated district of
Churachandpur, 86km (53 miles) from B Phainom.
"How can the police say they aren't aware of what happened
when they were present while we were assaulted? The bodies
of my father and brother were taken by them to the
government morgue in Imphal," the survivor told Al
Jazeera.
Invitation to Think
Why are US Muslims unable to speak against war?
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin
*ASMA BINT ABU BAKR*~(RA)~{A ROLE MODEL FOR
WOMEN}~{BEAUTIFUL}~
From Bilal to Sumayyah, the history of Islam is replete with
sacrifices rendered by the companions of the Prophet.
(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
Asma bint Abu Bakr ( R.A.) has a special position among the
early Muslims, her sacrifices for Islam are numerous.
Asma ( R.A.) was the daughter of Abu Bakr and sister of
Ummul Momineen Ayesha.
(may Allah be pleased with them both).
She was the mother of Caliph Abdullah bin Zubair, her four
generations were companions.
She was the 18th person to enter into the fold
of Islam.
Asma ( R.A.) supported Islam from her early age, she played
a key role in the migration of the Prophet (peace be upon
him).
Asma (R.A.) was entrusted to carry food for Abu Bakr (R.A.)
and the Prophet (peace be upon him) who were hiding in Cave
'Thawr'. [ Jabal Thawr (جبل
ثور) ]
The cave was about three miles away on a mountainous track.
She carried food daily
for three days, though she was seven (7)
months pregnant !
The last day when Asma (R.A.) prepared their travel
provisions and water skin there was no rope to tie them. She
tore her 'Nitaq' (waist belt) into two pieces and tied the
bag with one.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) saw it,
he smiled and told her...
"Indeed, Allah has given you, in exchange for this girdle,
two (2) belts in Paradise."!
And thus she was named "Dhat -Un- Nitaqain"
(The Lady of Two Belts).
She kept this honorable title for her whole life.
After the two left Thawr cave, Abu Jahl came in searching
for them and slapped Asma (R.A.) so hard that blood oozed
from her ears.
Bearing the pain with courage and tolerance, she did not
disclose the secret.
When the Prophet (peace be upon him)
reached 'Quba' near 'Madinah',
he invited a group that included his daughters and Asma (RA)
accompanied them.
When they reached near 'Quba', she gave birth to a boy named
Abdullah bin Zubair.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) was very happy, He took the
baby in his lap
and gave a bit of date chewed by him in the mouth of the
baby.
Abdullah was the first baby born to
Muhajirin in Madinah.
Zubair ibn Al-Awwam, (her husband)
migrated to Madinah empty handed leaving everything in
Makkah.
Asma (RA) spent a hard time in the beginning.
The daughter of a rich man found herself tending animals,
kneading, grinding and fetching water. She used to carry on
her head date-stones from their land at a distance of two
miles from Madinah.
The real test of Asma's (RA) tolerance
and patience appeared after the martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali
(May Allah be pleased with him) at 'Karbala' she was then
about 90 years of age.
After the tragedy of Karbala, people gathered around her
son, Abdullah bin Zubair knowing him as a learned, powerful
and brave man,
he succeeded in winning the support of
Makkah and Madinah.
Eventually, Abdullah consolidated his power
in Iraq, Hijaz, southern Arabia,
the greater part of Syria and parts of Egypt.
Asma (RA) advised her son before the fight against the
Damascus ruler Abdul Malik bin Marwan saying she will be
grieving for him only if he is killed in a vain and for an
unjust cause.
"Death with honor is better than a life
of peace with dishonor."
Abdullah went forward to fight against Marwan's commander
Hajaj bin Yusuf and kept fighting until he was martyred.
The cruel Hajaj beheaded him and hanged his body on a tree.
He declared, "No one should take down his body except Asma,
(RA) she must come to me and ask my permission.
Asma (RA) refused to go.
Eventually Hajaj came to her and asked,
"What do you say about this matter ?"
She boldly replied, "Verily, you have destroyed him and you
have ruined his life, and with that you have ruined your
Hereafter."
she added that she had heard the Holy Prophet
(peace be upon him) saying that...
"A man would appear from the tribe of
Banu Thaqif who would be a liar and a cruel and ignoble
barbarian.
Today she has seen him for herself."
Hajaj bin Yusuf left silently.
Later Hajaj dropped the body into the graveyard, she
arranged for its bathing,
funeral prayer and buried with her own hands her son
Abdullah bin Zubair in Makkah.
Asma (RA) died a few days after
burying her son, in 73 AH.
She was 100 years old but never lost her memory and had a
full set of teeth.
[Earlier] She took part in the Battle of Yarmuk in 636 AC
and fought bravely which drove the Roman Empire out of
Syria. She is the narrator of 58 'Hadiths', and many leading
men related 'Hadith' from her.
In a corner of Jannatul Muala a small grave marks this great
lady .
Asma bint Abu Bakr (RA) was really a
great role model for the Muslim women.
While proceeding to 'Jabal Thawr'
you will find a sign on the road named
'Dhat Nitaqain Street'.
And this is the path which was trodden by this great lady to
carry the provisions to
the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him)
to 'Jabal Thawr' (جبل
ثور)
Please stop for a moment in this place and pray
for these noble souls.
May Almighty Allah grant them the highest ranks in
Paradise...
{'In Shaa Allah'~'Aameen'.}
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"O you who believe! Be patient, and excel in patience, and
remain steadfast and fear Allah, that you may be
successful." [Qur'an~3:200)
~My Salaams to all~
~Yasmin~
************************************************
~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.}
{'In Shaa Allah'~'Aameen'}
Hadith of the Week
Narrated by Anas bin Malik, ra.:
The Prophet, said,
"Whenever I start the prayer I intend to prolong it, but on
hearing the cries of a child, I cut short the prayer because
I know that the cries of the child will incite its mother's
passions."
Bukhari Volume 1, Book 11,
Number 678
Resistance is the only way
Turkiye's President, Tayyip Erdogan, met Palestinian
President, Mahmoud Abbas, together with Ismail Haniyeh, the
leader of the Palestinian group, Hamas, in Ankara on
Wednesday, Erdogan's office said.
Abbas is paying a visit to Turkiye and had previously met
with Erdogan on Tuesday.
Abbas and Haniyeh have been unable to repair a rift since
2007, when Hamas, which opposes peace deals with Israel,
seized control of the Gaza Strip. Abbas' Western-backed
Palestinian Authority remains dominant in the
Israeli-occupied West Bank.
On Tuesday, Abbas agreed with Haniyeh, who currently resides
between Qatar and Turkiye, to hold a broad meeting of
factions in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, at the end of July,
to discuss the conflict with Israel and ways to end internal
divisions.
Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank held little hope the
meetings could reconcile the ongoing power struggle between
Hamas and Abbas' Fatah faction, the backbone of the
Palestinian Authority, after many failed attempts in the
past 16 years.
In a statement issued by Hamas on Wednesday, the group said
its leaders reaffirmed in Tuesday's meeting with Abbas that
"resistance was the most efficient way to confront the
(Israeli) occupation."
Thousands of Muslims
have fled tp Turkey.
but.....?
Dozens of Uyghurs gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate
in İstanbul on Wednesday to protest Chinese Foreign
Minister Wang Yi's visit to Turkey before a meeting between
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Yi in Ankara, condemning
the ongoing persecution they say their people face in
China's Xinjiang region, Voice of America's Turkish edition
reported.
Uyghurs chanted slogans such as "Fascist China, stop Uyghur
genocide" and "Turkey, protect your brothers."
One of the protestors, Abdülsamed Hoten, told Voice of
America that Yi is one of the perpetrators of human rights
abuses against Uyghurs and added that his visit to Turkey
was disturbing for the community.
In response to Yi's visit, Uyghur organizations in Turkey
also issued a joint press statement calling on Turkish
authorities to recognize and react to what they described as
a "genocide and crime against humanity" perpetrated by China
against Uyghurs and other Muslim Turkic peoples in
Xinjiang.
According to the Uighur organizations, China has been
carrying out large-scale arrests of Uyghurs and other Muslim
Turkic peoples since 2017, subjecting them to various forms
of abuse including forced labor, sterilization, forced
marriages and sexual harassment. They also alleged that
China has locked up influential figures in Uyghur society,
including thinkers, scientists, teachers, doctors, writers
and religious scholars, in what they referred to as
Nazi-type concentration camps.
The Uyghur organizations pointed to multiple international
testimonies, reports and documents, including a report by
the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, that provide
credible evidence of these alleged human rights abuses. They
expressed disappointment that a motion to investigate
China's human rights violations at the UN, which Turkey
supported, was rejected, with the majority of Muslim
countries siding with China.
The Chinese foreign minister's visit to Turkey was mainly
focused on economic cooperation, including the Belt and Road
Initiative, a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan to connect
economies across Asia, Europe and Africa. The talks also
touched on encouraging more Chinese companies to invest in
Turkey, importing more Turkish products and supporting
businesses from both nations to use local currency for trade
settlement.
Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan welcomed the initiative and
expressed Turkey's willingness to deepen cooperation with
China in multiple fields.
These developments come amid criticisms and concerns raised
by various international bodies and countries, including the
United States and the European Union, over China's alleged
human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Parliaments in several
countries have passed non-binding motions describing China's
actions as genocide, including Canada, Netherlands, the
United Kingdom, Lithuania and France.
China's treatment of the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities
has drawn international condemnation, with human rights
groups estimating that some 1 million Uyghurs have been
arbitrarily incarcerated in a network of prison camps in
Xinjiang.
Beijing denies all allegations of abuse of Uyghurs and
describes the camps as vocational training facilities to
combat religious extremism.
Turkey has been a destination for thousands of Uyghurs
fleeing China and home to a sizable Uyghur diaspora. But a
Turkey-China extradition treaty signed in 2017 that is still
awaiting ratification by the Turkish parliament led to fears
that it could be used to target Uyghurs in Turkey.
The Uyghurs have sought refuge in Turkey because of their
shared cultural ties.
Turkey, however, has become less vocal about the plight of
the Uyghurs in recent years as it has developed economic
ties with China.
Innocence of Ziyad Yaghi
by Layla Yaghi
Today marks 14 years since they jailed my son unjustly.
Never forget him in your prayers and thoughts! This unjust
treatment needs to stop.
The website also has three translations of the Quran plus
translation of Sahih Bukhari.
bukhari.htm
Also it has boycott list of companies linked to Israel
boycott.htm
plus Br. Kaukab Siddique's interview with Ken Meyercord in
Fairfax, Virginia
answering attacks on Islamic resistance by the west.
pictures.htm
Thank you Br. Rich.
Nigeria
This was what Ashura was meant to be by Kabir Oyemomi
Ashura In Yorubaland
Hitherto, Ashura was known in Yorubaland to be a separate
festival that is celebrated with joy. It's referred to as
"kayokayo" and it's like grand finale to Eid I Adha
celebration.
Infact, fasting that is now understood to be the most
important feature of Ashura was not observed at all.
Everything used to be celebration and with the final haulage
of kept arms and legs of the ram from the day of Eid I
Kabir.
Today, Alhamdulilah with more understanding of the Deen
amongst old and young. In the last khutbah, the Imam strove
to distinguish between Tashura and Ashura. He explains that
it is better if one fasts in both Ashura and Tashura or
fasts only the Ashura. Imam clears it as an error if one
observes only Tashura but leaves behind the Ashura.
Imam Abdullah Jabata explains that Ashura used to be
compulsory for Muslims as it was subtly prescribed before
Siyam Ramadan. It only became a choice after Allah has
enjoyed Ramadan fasting on us.
From all indications, Yoruba Muslims are graduating from
sheer ignorance of many jurisprudential facts about Islam as
the old are now eager to learn from young, as long as the
later is known to be more knowledge.
Before, no matter the level of knowledge and understanding,
young lads could not make any form of corrections to old
ones without being insulted.
ERITREA: ISAIAS TOLD PUTIN TO LEAD THE STRATEGY AGAINST THE WEST
In a Swahilli program translated into Emg;lish the Eritrean
leader made these points to Putin:
Western powers are sacrificing Ukraine to create
hegemony by sanctioning Russia.
The Europeans brought slavery,
Then Colonialism
Then neo-colonialism.
and now hegemony.
Sanctions are their tools.
Even a poor country like Eritrea is under US sanctions.