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Zulq'idah 19, 1426/December 21, 2005 #93
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Quotable quote:
"Plan ahead -- It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark."
[Courtesy tajdeed mail.]
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News of the Day:
December 20, 2005: New York's 30,000 transit workers went
on strike. More than 7 million people had to find
alternative ways to get to work. The strike brings two
major forces face to face: The workers, mostly Black
[African-American, West Indian], Hispanic and colored,
some White, are on one one side, multi billionaire
NY Mayor Michael Bloomburg and the Jewish power structure
on the other. Bloomburg called the workers "cowardly."
The Jews have become unbelievably rich from the war in Iraq.
One Jew, a defense contractor, recently held a $10 million
Bar Mitzvah party for his daughter, reported in November 29
New York Daily News. See this blog:
"The growing problem of defense industry profiteering.
If you thought it impossible to top the image of
Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-CA)
driving around a Rolls Royce and living on a yacht
thanks to defense industry cash, just stop and take a look
Lloyd Grove's story today in the New York Daily News.
Yes, you are reading it right – a defense contractor has
gotten so rich off taxpayer cash he actually held a
$10 million bat mitzvah for his daughter, featuring 50 Cent,
Tom Petty and Aerosmith, among others. That's right -
a $10 million. On a bat mitzvah."
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CHANGING HISTORY:
The U.S. is quietly withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Nearly 3,000 U.S. troops will be withdrawn this spring.
The resurgent Taliban have taken over most of the
Pashtun provinces including Zabul, Helmand, Ghazni,
Paktika, Nangarhar, Logar and Kunar. Only fortified
hubs are in U.S-Afghan mercenary hands. Through Karzai,
the U.S. is urging talks with the Taliban. On
December 18, 2005 Mullah Dadullah and Mullah Baradar
[Mullah Omar's best commanders] rejected the peace
commission led by Sibghatullah Mujaddadi with the comment:
'U.S. forces must withdraw for talks to be possible.'
Law and order broke down in northern Pakistan after
the earthquake. In the interior of PAKISTAN's
North Waziristan area and some of south Waziristan,
criminals are running rampant as all the Pakistani
forces are on the border "hunting al-Qaidah." There
have been 15 murders carried out in a reign of
terror by extortionist "mafias." As a result,
in response to public outcry, the local Taliban
re-emerged and caught the criminals. Two of the
mafia leaders were quickly tried for murder and
extortion, beheaded and hanged from lamp posts in
front of Miran Shah's civil hospital
[December 9, 2005.] The Taliban are in control
of the area and peace has been restored.
On December 15, 2005 the motorcade of the
Iranian President Ahmedinejad was attacked
when he was visiting in the Sistan-Baluchistan
area of Iran. His driver and bodyguard were killed
in the attack and one bodyguard was wounded. Security
force has arrested a number of people. The President
was not in the car. The significance of the attack
is not clear. The U.S. media did not report the attack.
Perhaps the Zionists were involved. Ahmedinejad has spoken
against Israel and against the "holocaust" story. Observers
say, the Iranian comments were meant to curry favor with
Islamic populations and have no ground level effect.
[The Iranian envoy to the U.S. has already said that
the Europeans took the comments out of context!]
SOUTH AMERICA is slipping out of the hands of the
Bush administration. After Venezuela, on December 19, 2005
BOLIVIA elected a strongly anti-Bush leader.
TAKASHI, a Japanese media man, embraced Islam
after he saw Pakistanis praying and fasting even in
the devastation, desolation and misery of the
earthquake area in Pakistani administered Kashmir.
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TWO PERSONAL NOTES from Kaukab Siddique's diary:
Congratulations to Br. Jubril and Sis. Na'imah who
were married following a beautiful occasion at a
masjid in Wlimington, Delaware, on December 17, 2005.
Both wore gorgeous Islamic dresses which combined
modesty with aesthetics . The young couple married
for the sake of Islam. Both are former students of mine
from Lincoln University. The simple but inspiring ceremony
was well attended by both Muslims and non-Muslims
[including our Christian pastor who graciously sat
on the floor of the mosque with the Muslims].
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About a month back, I was invited to a discussion group
which meets in a church in Baltimore, Maryland. The
moderator is a lay priest. The others present included
a White Episcopalian lady, a White Muslim "convert"
[revert] to Islam influenced by Morocco, sufistic, who
has read my books, a Jewish orthodox man wearing a
yarmulke, a 'reformed' Jewish man very informally
dressed, an Afro-Bermudian "convert" [revert] to Islam
who explained her own education in Catholic schools,
a Bahai who is anti-war and a Muslim man from India.
My assignment was to speak om the writings of
Karen Armstrong who in her youth became a nun but
was devastated by the experience. During the discussion
which followed, the White Christian lady described
Osama bin Laden as the devil incarnate and wanted to
know why Muslims don't condemn him as an unbeliever.
I asked her to read Michael Scheur's book Imperial Hubris.
The book collects Osama's writings which show his Islamic
authenticity. He is different from other Muslims in that
he openly calls for armed resistance to the U.S. The
Muslim from India stated that Shi'as believe in only half
the Qur'an and they have their own "Qur'an." My response
was that all the major Shi's groupings, be they in
Iran or Iraq, have the same Qur'an as we have. The
"ghullat" Shia sub-sects who do not accept this Qur'an
are tiny groups who do not represent Shi'ism.
Separately, I had to assure the Muslim from India
that the Hadith which says: "Women are the Twins of men"
is authentic. I had the text of the Hadith in the Sunan
of Abu Dawud with me, in Arabic with Urdu translation.
The orthodox Jew stated that God gave Palestine to the Jews.
The other Jew said that if Muslims were to become like Quakers
and not fight at all, the whole world would support their
rights. My response was that God giving Palestine to the
Jews is a myth. It is used as an example in the Qur'an to
show how ungrateful people can be to God. It has no
relevance to our times except as an example. The Zionist Jews
took Palestine by force and one day they will probably be
removed by force. As for Quakers, they are wonderful people
but if they were under physical attack, they would have to
fight back or be enslaved. The Muslims are fighting back for
what is rightfully theirs, be it in Palestine, Kashmir,
Chechnia, Afghanistan or Iraq.
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Jamaat al-Muslimeen [4 news items]
Islamic, Uncompromising, Peaceful
P.O. Box 10881
Baltimore, MD 21234
Latest News of Young Yemeni Woman Who Killed her Rapist
[From Sis. Eileen, Atlantic City, New Jersey.]
I tracked down Haila. I am so concerned because since she
has been incarcerated she has been picked on and then
defends herself and gets isolation, transfers temporarily
to the state prison etc. I think when she gets into the usual
squabbles, she gets harsher sanctions than non muslims.
I found out that in August she was punished by being
sent to the State Prison for administrative detention.
Her stay is not known, may not be long, and then she
will return to the other facility where she was before.
Her social worker at the temporary state prison is very
sweet, said Haila is quiet and good, and urged me to
write , visit, and encourage Haila to try again to get
the medical attention she needs. Haila was having
problems with depression and anger and had been on
medication. I will write to her. Others can too for
the moment until she returns to Clinton.
Haila Gabr 308625 NJ State Prison PO Box 861 Trenton, NJ 08625
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Real Terrorist Imitating Fake Terrorist in Sleeper Cell Show
Have you heard of a show on the Showtime cable network
called The Sleeper Cell?
It is about "good Muslim versus Bad Muslim."
The bad Muslim is played by Israeli-born actor, Oded Fehr.
Here is my letter to the network thru the SHO.com site:
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The Sleeper Cell is a show based on fiction rather
than reality. It's based on the American Government's
incessant drum beat about the idea of Muslims lying wait
for the "right moment" to attack every American.
Muslims are the new bogie man.
What I find ironic is that you have a true-to-life
terrorist in Israeli-born actor Oded Fehr playing a
fictional terrorist on television. For over 50 years,
Israelis have terrorized the indigenous Palestinian
population by stealing their land and calling it Israel.
They have uprooted Palestinian villages and stolen
everything else from them except their spirit.
And, Oded Fehr had the temerity to say that he didn't
want to play a character as evil as Faris Al-Farik!
Israelis do the most evil things in the name of God
and claim to be God's chosen people while doing it.
There are definite similarities between Oded and the
evil behavior he describes in his Farik character!
Aisha Shaheed
Jamaat al-Muslimeen NY Chapter
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Congratulations to Young Bangladeshi Sister: 180 Signatures for Br. Ahmed
A very young Bangladeshi sister passed on information to
New Trend on her human rights work for political prisoners.
She was very modest, and mentioned the activities only in passing,
as if it were no big deal. But her actions show that the youth
are leading the Islamic movement, while so-called leaders skirt
the real issues affecting the community. She is a student at a
public school in Manhattan, New York city. She collected and
sent 180 signatures from her school urging prison
authorities to provide proper living conditions to
Ahmed 'Abdel Sattar.
She stated that another sister, her friend, is carrying out
a similar campaign in her private Catholic school.
Ahmed 'Abdel Sattar was paralegal for the blind
Shaikh Dr. Omar 'Abdel Rahman. Ahmed was convicted
of talking on the phone to opponents of the murderous
Hosni Mubarak regime in Egypt.
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Al-Khui Foundation trying to fuel Shia-Sunni Conflict in America?
Mut'ah Degrades and trivializes Women
We have received a DVD which shows the propaganda process
by which Imam Warithuddin 'Umar [from Albany, New York]
was presented as a "wahhabi" extremist who hated Shi'as.
A Shi'a prison inmate is shown in the DVD implying that
"wahhabi" influences were taking away the rights of Shias
in the prisons. This propaganda was used to attack
Imam 'Umar. Following the video, Zionists' flagship paper
The Wall Street Journal published an extensive
attack on Imam 'Umar, and as a result his career was ruined.
We have received indications that the Al-Khui Foundation
helped the U.S. government in this witch hunt for
"wahhabis" in the prison system. There are several
aspects to this situation. Sources say that Al-Khui's
Foundation supported [supports] the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Recently Al-Khui Foundation's supporters started a campaign
to legitimize Mut'ah [temporary marriage] which is a form
of prostitution strictly forbidden by the Prophet Muhammad
[pbuh]. Mut'ah is not essential to Shi'ism but is a purely
sectarian issue meant to create divisions among Muslims.
We urge Al-Khui Foundation to let us know in 300 words:
Was it involved in the "anti-Wahhabi" Zionist campaign,
especially as it relates to prisons? Does Al-Khui Foundation
support/supported the invasion and occupation of Iraq?
Is it going to continue its degradation of women by
propagating Mut'ah or is it willing to stop?
Al-Khui: This is your chance to clarify your position,
but keep it brief.
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Islamic Women in America: Only Right Way is that of Muhammad
[pbuh] the Last Messenger of Allah, which means NO Partition
in the Masjid and Equal Rights for Women
by Kaukab Siddique
America is a free society especially when it comes to
male-female relationships. When women embrace Islam in
America, they make a choice to place certain restrictions
on themselves in matters of food, dress and social
interaction. Good Muslim men do [or should do] the same.
However, both men and women interact [and have to interact]
with non-Muslim men and women on a daily basis.
Within that context, two extremes have appeared in Muslim
worship communities. One tendency is assimilative, where
mosques are becoming like churches, with men and women
mixing and mingling, gossiping and carrying on. The most
extreme form of this assimilative process can be seen in
the activities of Dr. Amina Wadud, Asra Nomani and
Irshad Manji who have tried "mixed gender" prayers
[as they are euphemistically called] and who, like many
non-Muslim Americans, think homosexuality is okay and
we should make peace with Israel.
The other extreme is the Saudi type of mosque where
women and men worship in two different worlds,
separated by solid walls and separate entrances,
or at least heavy curtains/partitions at a considerable
distance from the men, Here men, who talk all day to
non-Muslim women at work, school, grocery stores and
many other places pretend to Muslim women that they do
not talk to women. Women too, who watch TV all day,
with all that garbage being piped into the home, many
of them with dish antennas/120 channels, who talk to
non-Muslim men in shopping malls, will not say
"walaikum asalam" if a Muslim man greets them at the masjid door.
This second type of Saudi/immigrant mosque is a great
irritant to women who accept Islam as their choice.
[Most immigrant mosques are like this.] These "Muslim
by choice" women are often the leaders of society in
America, be it Muslim or non-Muslim. Behind the solid
walls or heavy partitions of these "immigrant mosques,"
these sincere Islamic women feel suffocated. They suddenly
find that they have become second second class citizens
and have no voice in the decision- making processes of
the mosque. They are merely tolerated in the masjid and
are encouraged to either have a women's club within
the mosque or to become the "kitchen auxiliary" for
the men's social gatherings.
These women chose to be Muslims. Often they are more
active in Islamic work than the men in these suffocating
mosques, but they are treated as if they don't exist by
men who are themselves weak Muslims. [And later on one
can see the same men talking to scantily clad non-Muslim
women at their jobs or in the mall.]
Neither assimilation nor segregation is Islamic. For
genuine Muslims, the correct way is that of the last
of messengers and prophets, Muhammad Mustafa, peace be
on him. In the Prophet's mosque, which should be the
example for all mosques, there were NO partitions or
curtains between men and women, but there was no free
mixing either. Islam is a very disciplined way of life,
but the discipline can only come about through strict
adherence to the Sunnah of Muhammad, pbuh.
There is NO hadith which says that there should be a
curtain or partition between men and women. Here are a
few authentic Hadith which show the opposite, that men
and women were in the same area though separate from each other.
"The messenger of Allah, pbuh, saw a rope hanging in the
masjid between two pillars. He asked: What is this for?
He was told: This is the rope of Zainab, Allah be pleased
with her. She keeps praying [extra at night]. When she
gets weak or too tired, she holds on to this rope. He,
peace be on him, said: Take off the rope! One should pray
as long as one wants but should rest when one gets weak
or tired." [Hadith in Sahih Muslim, segment on Tahajjud prayers.]
"The messenger of Allah, pbuh, said: I enter into prayers
with the intention of praying for a long time. Then I hear
a child crying [from the women's row] and I shorten my
prayer because the child's crying would hurt its mother."
[Hadith in Sahih Bukhari, segment on prayer and leading
prayer in congregation.]
"Asma bint Yazeed [Allah be pleased with her] narrates that
one day the messenger of Allah, pbuh, passed through the
masjid when a gathering of women was [in progress] there.
He gave a greeting to them as he passed by." [Hadith in the
Jami' of Tirmidhi.]
There are numerous such Hadith which indicate that in
the masjid [mosque] which is the role model for all
masjids, there was neither partition nor free mixing.
In these times of stress when American Muslims need to
be united and mobilized against the forces of oppression,
the coming together, in a disciplined way, of Muslim men
and women in prayers is imperative. Here are the words
of the Prophet [pbuh] which are recited at such times in
the supplication known as qunoote Nazila.
"O Allah! Forgive us all, these truly believing men
and women, the men and women who have accepted Islam!
Fill the hearts of these men and women with compassion
and mutual caring, and purify their lives, and help
them against Your enemy and their enemy. O Allah! Curse
those rejectors from the People of the Book who obstruct
Your path and who deny your messengers and who fight
those who are your friends . O Allah! confuse and confute
the oppressors' words and make them tremble and fumble
in every step they take, and send a punishment on them
which is meant for the nation of wrong doers."
[Hadith in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal 3:137.]
Within that context, dedicated Muslim women in America
feel that the people who have walls and partitions in
their mosques are treating women the way Rosa Parks was
treated by the post-slavery culture of America. These
Islamic women do not want to go to "the back of the bus."
Here is a poem by one such activist sister.
[Note the difference with the Amina Wadud-Asra Nomani crowd.
This sister is with the Muslim ummah, not a flag waver.]
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This is dedicated to the legacy of Rosa Parks.
R O S A
And what will make you know what the NOISE AND CLAMOR IS?
Hurricane Katrina, The Tsunami, Iraq, Countries America
bombs or supports bombing--Palestine, Kashmir, Sudan, Afghanistan;
Gulf Coast Washout, Mudslides, Tornadoes, Murder in the Cities,
Daily Disgraceful Conduct of "human beings"--D R U G S,
and on and on and on!
Wake up Everybody!
Now--Rosa rose from the dead
and she refused to get up from
her seat to sit behind another
screen.........
Screening me from humanness
from higher quests
from equality and dignity
and all the rest
Oh, I have tasted death before
Enough is enough
We ain't going back
to that stuff
Now here come the Immigrants
Muslim they say
but they want
to screen women
out--anyway--too long DEAD
Curtains they bring
or moveable walls
sometimes it's a room
that sounds like a noisy hall!
I tell you I've tasted this before
No more, no more, no more
Now--Rosa rose from the dead
Oh, I have tasted death before
Enough is enough
We ain't going back
to that stuff
Stand up women
Save the family
As God meant it to be
Fight for your rights--
No more curtains
No more walls
Open space for us all.
It's the way of the Prophet
Heed his call
It's the Way of Allah
He knows what's best for us all
I'm not ashamed to see my brothers in front of me
and I want to see my children in front of me
(not behind my back somewhere playing around and acting the clown)
I'll keep one eye on them while I pray
Away with the curtains
Away with the walls
Away--away--away
And yet some women say
"Give us the curtains, give us the walls."
Do they know better than Allah?
They are the same ones who refused
to get on the bus to freedom!
I have tasted this before
No more, no more, no more.
It's RESURRECTION DAY--Rosa shall die no more!
Sis. Sabrina
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Pakistan Report
Pakistani doctors Earthquake Relief Work Shows they are Second to None
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Islamabad is
holding two days Volunteers’ Workshop on First Aid and
Basic Life Support on 20 and 21st December 2005. The
objective of the workshop was to train highly motivated
sincere volunteers to make them better volunteers so
they can be of tremendous help in any disaster.
It should be noted that PIMS being a tertiary care
premier medical Institute was the hub of all relief
and rescue operations carried out under the umbrella
of Ministry of Health. Additionally numerous highly
dedicated volunteers showed up for help as soon as
the devastating earthquake was felt people.
Rather than running away from the area of disaster,
many dedicated people from twin cities immediately
showed up. The PIMS administration with help of its
employees and postgraduate doctors as well as students
of college of medical technology took immediate action.
The Pathology Department immediately remarkably enhanced
its Blood Transfusion and Donation Services.
As a result with arrival of first victims of the
earthquake blood was available in ample amount thanks
to the volunteers who responded to the call made
through media as well as efficient services
of the Department of Pathology.
Department of Pathology also played key role in
registering the volunteers, assigning them proper
job at appropriate places and at suitable times. It
was felt that the highly motivated and educated young
volunteers must be further educated and trained. In
this regard a British team of Pakistani doctors and
a British nurse carried out the first workshop on
request of Prof. Anwar Ul Haque, Chief coordinator
for Medical Teams and focal person for Ministry of
Health. That workshop was mainly comprised of lectures
and demonstrations to how to help rehabilitate
patients after amputations.
The Current Workshop is highly useful for the volunteers
to save precious lives of the victims. It comprised of
several important lectures and four sets of hand on
workshop on dummies. In today’s program which started
with recitation of Quran-e-Majeed, Prof. Anwar Ul Haque
highlighted the value of continuous growth and self
purification and growth in the light of Surah Ash Shams
of Quran where Allah says that those who purify succeeds
and those do not care, perish. Prof. Anwar then emphasized
the need to provide air, without which life is not
possible for more than a few minutes and the need to
have efficient and sufficient circulation to carry the air.
He said that measures should be taken not to damage the
brain and spinal cord otherwise more harm can be done than good.
Prof. Muhammad Iqbal Khan highlighted the value of
infection prevention and care of wounds.
Dr. Farhat Parveen Malik, Dr. Shoaib and Dr. Arfah gave
detailed hand on training as well guidelines for
preserving and protecting lives in young, old and pregnant.
The volunteers were divided in small groups so that
close interaction was made possible. The volunteers
were shown to how to feel pulses, do Cardiac
Pulmonary Resuscitation, open and maintain air
ways and stop bleeding. Proper hand washing and
other measures of infection prevention were also
taught. Dr. Lubna Naseem highlighted the importance
of blood transfusions and removed many myths and misunderstandings.
The volunteers enjoyed the workshop and actively
participated by asking questions. They highly
appreciated the PIMS role in public educations
and its national services in many different spheres.
At the conclusion of the day, Mrs. Uzma Malik who
was visiting from Australia gave certificates.
Tomorrow another batch of Volunteers will be given
similar training and a CD will be Insha Allah prepared
so that the message and training can be extended
through media and educational institutions with help
of organizations so that large segment of population
is properly trained to cope with any kind of disaster.
[Prof. Anwar Ul Haque is Head of the Dept. of Pathology,
PIMS, Islamabad , Phone numbers are: 2293707, 2294099, 03335129849]
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