Scroll down for report on "Did NYPD Laziness Get Two
Innocent Bystanders Shot ?" by Sr. Aisha ,
Yahya Sinwar's Will, and "Wing of Submission" and another story by
Sr. Yasmin
Qur'an and Hadith Studies with Dr. Kaukab Siddique
Quran 2:177 Summarizes Essentials of Faith
"Righteousness is not in turning your faces to the east or
the west. Rather, the righteous are those who believes in
Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Books, and the
prophets; who give charity out of their cherished wealth to
relatives, orphans, the poor, "needy" travelers, beggars,
and for freeing captives; who establish prayer, pay
alms-tax, and keep the pledges they make; and who are
patient in times of suffering, adversity, and in "the heat
of" battle. It is they who are true "in faith," and it is
they who are mindful of Allah.
Source: Qur'an 2:177
Understanding Why Israelis are Committing Serious Crimes Against Palestinians
By Dr. Kaukab Siddique
Jews were supposed to be friends of Muslims, and have many
shared cultural values. How is it they have become so brutal
and nonchalant in their atrocities against Palestinians?
Here are my thoughts on this: After World War II, a massive
propaganda campaign was launched to justify Jewish
emigration to Palestine. The Zionists moving there spread
the story that they had suffered greatly at the hands of
Hitler. Therefore, these Zionists were accustomed to
brutality.
So why then are people who "endured the horrors of the
Jewish Holocaust" engaging in criminal behavior in
Palestine? For fifty years, Zionist Jews were told what
happened to them under Hitler was terrible. So, their
atrocities against Palestinians may be seen as the actions
of an abused group abusing others. It is akin to the story
of the abused Caucasian boy who comes to school with a
semi-automatic weapon and lets loose on his classmates.
Some of the terminology used by the Zionists about what was
done to them has been adapted by the Palestinians, and by
Muslims in general. Terms like "holocaust," "genocide,"
"millions killed," and "mass murder" arise frequently in the
post-October 7 discussion of the Israeli treatment of
Palestinians. This is a new phenomenon, as previously these
terms were reserved for use by the Jewish Holocaust victims
and their supporters, and their use by anyone outside that
group automatically earned Zionist ire, and potentially the
label of antisemite.
Stories were bandied about by Zionist emigrees to Palestine
about the suffering of the Jewish people. Like an abused
child growing up to become an abuser, the Zionists treated
the Palestinian people as their lore said they'd been
treated by Hitler.
Zionist emigrees to Palestine did not want any critical or
analytical discussion of what was done to them.
And the younger generation of Jews, despite being
indoctrinated into modern ways of scientific method and
intellectual inquiry, are convinced beyond a doubt of the
veracity of the victors' version of WWII history, despite
huge holes in that story. Take terms like "six million Jews
were killed." If you ask a Zionist youth how that number was
arrived at, he cannot answer.
To count even ten thousand, let alone millions of dead human
beings is not easy. Where were the remains of such a large
number of people? Mass graves were said to have been created
by Hitler's Third Reich, but their locations are never
disclosed. There were no orders from Hitler or his
lieutenants to carry out the killings of six million Jews,
or even one million Jews. All of this raises serious
questions about the credibility of the Holocaust story as it
is told by the victors.
If a person claims "One million Jews were killed by Hitler,"
he will be under critical scrutiny in Germany, Austria and
Poland. If the person persists in writing an analysis of
whether or how six million Jews were killed by Hitler, he
might be arrested and put in prison.
So, discussion of the "Holocaust," "genocide," or "mass
killing" is not allowed in seventeen European countries,
Israel, and Canada, and is a punishable offense. Most
troubling is the fact that the victims of the Israeli
genocide, i.e. the Palestinians, also may not question the
story which permitted the usurpation of their homeland.
If an atrocity like the Jewish Holocaust happened, why
should the details not be investigated? Would it be
acceptable to abandon any other crime scene similarly, with
no investigation or scrutiny?
Even a highly accomplished scientist like Germar Rudolph,
who attended the Max Planck Institute in Germany, faced
arrest or exile, and was prohibited from releasing the
results of his scientific inquiry delving into details of
the Holocaust story, because it did not fit with the
victors' version. British historian David Irving was
similarly not allowed to publicly disseminate the results of
his WWII research.
During World War II, the Allies bombed all the major cities
in Germany. So, these cities were destroyed. Most Germans
could not find jobs unless they served the victors. The
victors also controlled the German media, a phenomenon which
has continued through today.
The stranglehold on discussion of the Holocaust meant that
understanding of concentration camps was one dimensional. In
the victor's narrative, these were camps where Jews were put
to death. But a counter narrative shows they were camps used
for producing support for the German War effort.
Furthermore, reporting on the actions taken by Allies when
they took over German concentration camps is equally
one-sided.
For example, soldiers at the Dachau Concentration Camp were
executed without charge or trial by US troops. The execution
occurred in broad daylight, right in front of the camp. The
camp was created by the very German soldiers who were
executed. And the execution was publicized by the New York
Times, as if it was a great thing.
Other acts which, on any other world stage, would be
characterized as draconian and an infringement on civil
liberties, occurred:
Scientists like Germar Rudoph (not a Nazi, and not even
born during Hitler's reign) were put on trial, sentenced,
and then exiled from Germany.
The German Air Force was unable to defend Germany toward
the end of World War II. This made it possible for the
victorious air forces (Britain, France, and Soviet Union) to
dictate the narrative about Germany. Finally, historian
David Irving produced a detailed study of Dresden, which was
bombed during the day by the American Air Force, and at
night by the British Air Force. Irving showed that more than
a hundred thousand people (100,000), many of them running
away from the Soviet Union were slaughtered by the two air
forces which were pounding Dresden. Even on Valentine's Day,
children were killed by the hundreds by the bombers who
claimed they did not see that the children had come into the
city for their Valentine's Day gifts.
David Irving was prosecuted and locked up by the Austrian
government, which said he'd violated Holocaust denial laws.
Earlier, he was fined by Germany for challenging the
victors' narrative of the Holocaust.
Even more Orwellian was the fact that until recently,
Germany did not allow people to gather at the spot where
Dresden had been bombed.
As Irving said, it is not logical to condemn one side but
not the other, if both sides have committed the same
crimes.
In the Palestinian context, it seems that the Israeli
perpetrators of genocide have cemented the Holocaust story,
however unsubstantiated, in their minds. They then engage in
the most horrific of crimes against the original inhabitants
of the land they occupy, from beheading babies, to burning
bodies, to sodomizing male prisoners with blunt instruments,
to shooting journalists at point blank range, attacking
hospitals, torturing doctors, and bombing Islamic and
Christian historical sites. Perhaps as angry abuse victims,
they feel entitled to subject Palestinians to horrific
crimes. It is the hope of this writer that one day whether
or not they are thus entitled will be realized when they are
before the ICC.
Disclaimer: Dr. Kaukab Siddique is not a historian. He is
however, interested in open discourse and intellectual
freedom not just for some, but for all. He is against the
idea of the "Thought Crime" embraced by seventeen European
Countries, Israel, and Canada.
World News
Lebanon
Beirut, Tyre, and other cities were bombed by Israel. Three
journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Gaza
Fourteen children were killed by Israelis in Khan Younis.
Jewish settlers broke the border fence. On October 25, the
Kamal Adwan Hospital was stormed by Jewish settlers.
Seventeen women and children were killed, and forty-two were
wounded in an Israeli strike on Al-Awda hospital.
American weaponry flows to the Israeli government. From
there, it frequently winds up in the hands of vigilante
settlers, who attack Palestinian villages, orchards,
schools, and hospitals with abandon, while the IOF turns a
blind eye. The settlers seem to enjoy destruction, and
engage in brutality as if out of lust. One can see they have
been taught that Palestine is their land, and they can
behave as they wish.
Iran
Breaking news: Early Saturday morning, Israel attacked Iran
and succeeded in hitting certain targets in Tehran and
nearby cities. The incident is significant because it's the
first time Israel has openly attacked Iran and acknowledged
that it did so.
According to AP, the strikes were conducted using
American-made F-15 and F-16 warplanes. (AP, October 26).
Perversely, the Israelis used Iraqi airspace to attack Iran.
So, the airspace of one Muslim country previously destroyed
by the US—is now being used by Israel, with the
advance knowledge and collusion of the US, to attack
another. Reports are that all the Iranian targets were
missed.
It seems that after having failed to win on the border with
Hizbullah, Israel was emboldened to attack Iran directly.
The Israeli perception is that Hizbullah are purely an
Iranian construct. Zionist logic does not recognize that it
is the natural tendency of Muslims to help other Muslims,
and to reject occupation and oppression. Hizbullah, whether
Iran-backed or not, has clearly been effective, and Israel
has failed to return the colonizers to the northern areas
which they previously occupied.
The Iranians have promised the Israelis they will hit back.
So, there is tension on the border between them. Many
countries including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Syria, and
Turkey have protested the Israeli attack.
Kashmir
The majority Kashmiris are Muslims. The Indian government
treats Kashmiri Muslims as indistinguishable from the rest
of India's Muslim population. However, their history,
background, and racial grouping is different from other
Muslims in India. Muslims ruled India during the Tughlak,
Babari-Afghan period, and the Mughal period. The Kashmiris
are very different from them.
Pakistan
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has signed an
official request for the return of Pakistani political
prisoner Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. According to Aafia's family, he
had given assurances that he would do so many months
ago.
Mass protests demanding Aafia's freedom were held in
Islamabad on September 22. Aafia supporters in the US, UK,
South Africa, Norway, and elsewhere held actions in
solidarity with the Islamabad protest. Alhamdulillah the
massive show of support for the "Daughter of the Nation"
seems to have encouraged Pakistan's rulers to do the right
thing.
The following is worthy of study as a historical document
The Will of Yahya Sinwar
I am Yahya, the son of the refugee who turned exile into a
temporary homeland, and turned the dream into an eternal
battle.
As I write these words, I recall every moment that has
passed in my life: from my childhood in the alleys, to the
long years of imprisonment, to every drop of blood that was
shed on the soil of this land.
I was born in Khan Yunis camp in 1962, at a time when
Palestine was a torn memory and forgotten maps on the tables
of politicians.
I am the man who wove his life between fire and ashes, and
realized early on that life under occupation means nothing
but permanent imprisonment.
I knew from a young age that life in this land is not
ordinary, and that whoever is born here must carry in his
heart an unbreakable weapon, and realize that the road to
freedom is long.
My will to you begins here, from that child who threw the
first stone at the occupier, and who learned that stones are
the first words we utter in the face of the world that
stands silently in front of our wound.
I learned in the streets of Gaza that a person is not
measured by the years of his life, but by what he gives to
his country. And that was my life: prisons and battles, pain
and hope.
I entered prison for the first time in 1988, and I was
sentenced to life imprisonment, but I did not know the way
to fear.
In those dark cells, I saw in every wall a window to the
distant horizon, and in every bar a light illuminating the
path to freedom.
In prison, I learned that patience is not just a virtue, but
a weapon.. a bitter weapon, like someone who drinks the sea
drop by drop.
My advice to you: Do not fear prisons, for they are only
part of our long path to freedom.
Prison taught me that freedom is not just a stolen right,
but an idea born from pain and refined by patience. When I
was released in the "Wafa al-Ahrar" deal in 2011, I did not
leave as I was; I left stronger and my faith increased that
what we are doing is not just a passing struggle, but rather
our destiny that we carry until the last drop of our
blood.
My advice is that you remain committed to the gun, to the
dignity that is not compromised, and to the dream that never
dies. The enemy wants us to abandon the resistance, to turn
our cause into an endless negotiation.
But I tell you: Do not negotiate what is rightfully yours.
They fear your steadfastness more than they fear your
weapons. Resistance is not just a weapon that we carry, but
rather it is our love for Palestine in every breath we take,
it is our will to remain, despite the siege and aggression.
[Continued]
Read the full text of the will here:
https://x.com/ShaykhSulaiman/status/1848487680335876453?t=FYLbYBPq7kq5TZoaE8BXg&s=19
Did NYPD Laziness Get Two Innocent Bystanders Shot?
By Sis. 'Aisha Jamaat al-Muslimeen New York City
Knife-wielding suspect Derell Mickles, aged 37, has been
charged with attempted assault, menacing, and criminal
possession of a weapon for a confrontation with NYPD on a
Brooklyn subway platform on September 15th. However, not one
of these charges involves a murder charge. Not even an
attempted murder charge. Yet, the NYPD felt it necessary to
draw their weapons and shoot at one man armed with only a
knife for entering the subway station without paying his
fare.
Besides the suspect being shot in the abdomen, one officer
was shot under the left armpit, and a 26-year-old woman was
grazed. But the most severe injury was a gunshot wound to
the head. Gregory Delpeche, 49 years old, is still
hospitalized in critical condition. His family has filed an
$80 million lawsuit against New York City. He has suffered
irreparable damage.
Mayor Eric Adams, himself a former police officer, defended
the conduct of the police officers. He claims that Mickles
has had over 20 criminal arrests. In recent years, police
officers have resorted to shooting suspects armed with
weapons other than firearms. There have been incidents where
officers have recklessly shot at suspects in crowds!
Training at the police academy used to teach police officers
how to subdue suspects in under 30 seconds. Now, it seems
they don't want to get their uniforms dirty. Instead, they
would rather shoot at a suspect in a crowd, which is no
different than what gang-bangers have done.
Trained police officers shooting at suspects with innocent
bystanders around is not just reckless. It is criminal.
Prosecutors seem to hold legally armed citizens to a higher
standard than they do the police. We citizens are asked to
excuse and forgive officers when they do not comply with the
law. And, we, the taxpayer, are forced to pay for their
trespasses.
Source: NY1.com
Guidance from Sis. Yasmin
Wing of Submission - (Qur'an) - 'Rabbir Hamhumaa Kamaa Rabbayaanee Sagheera'
+ Story of Grandpa's Wooden Bowl
The Recognition and respect of Parents is mentioned
in the Quran {11} eleven times ... !
In Surah Al-Isra' (Children of Israel) there is a very
beautiful description
of how Parents are to be treated.
Allah {Azzawajal} says...
' Your Lord had decreed, that you worship none save Him,
and (that you show) kindness to Parents.
If one of them or both of them attain old age with you,
say not 'Fie' unto them nor repulse them,
but speak unto them a gracious word.
And lower unto them the wing of submission through
mercy, and say....
'My Lord, have mercy on them both,
as they did care for me when I was young.'
'Rabbirhamhumaa Kamaa Rabbayani Sagheera'
[Source~'Quran'~Surat 'Al-'Isrā'~17~ A # 23-24]
'We have enjoined on humankind
kindness to Parents.'
[Source~ Quran'~Surat Al-`Ankabūt ~29 A # 8- & Surat
Al-'Aĥqāf 46~ A #15]
The Wooden Bowl
A frail old man went to live with his son,
daughter-in-law, and his four year old grandson.
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and
his step faltered.
The family ate together at the table.
But the elderly grandfather's
shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult...!
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the
tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in-law became
irritated with the mess.
'We must do something about father,'
said the son.
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating,
and his dropping food on the floor.'
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner
.
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the
family enjoyed dinner.
since Grandfather had broken a dish or two,
his food was served in a wooden bowl.
When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction,
sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone.
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp
admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.
The four-year-old watched it all in silence...{!}
One evening before supper, the father noticed his son
playing with wood scraps on the floor.
so he asked the child sweetly...
'What are you making?'
Just as sweetly, the boy responded....
'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat
your food in when I grow up' {!}
The four year old smiled and went back to work.
The words struck the parents so that they were
speechless...!
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks...
Though no word was spoken,
both knew what must be done...
That evening the husband took Grandfather's
hand and gently led him back to the family table.
for the remainder of his days
he ate every meal with the family.
and for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed
to care any longer when a fork was dropped,
the milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.