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> > Assalamualaikum
> >
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > All praise be to Allah, The Supreme Lord of the
> > >> > >> > Worlds. Peace and Blessings to Rasulullah SAW, all the
> > >> > >> > Prophets and Messengers, their families and friend,
> > >> > >> > and every one of us.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Recently, massacres and slaughters of muslims seen in
> > >> > >> > Maluku and Ambon,Indonesia. Grotesque and gory
> > >> > >> > pictures of the decapitated children, and mass
> > >> > >> > killings can be seen in the internet. The graphic
> > >> > >> > descriptions of the killings there by Dr Jemilah in
> > >> > >> > her report can lead one into tears just thinking about
> > >> > >> > it. And all of this is actually happening and not a
> > >> > >> > figment of someone's imagination.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Actually, this incident is not isolated, my dear
> > >> > >> > brothers and sisters. The same tragedies were seen in
> > >> > >> > Bosnia where hundreds of thousands of muslims were
> > >> > >> > 'cleansed' by the Serbs (as they put it). And the same
> > >> > >> > in Kosova where tens of thousand if not more muslims
> > >> > >> > were again, 'cleansed', by the Serbs again. Helpless
> > >> > >> > children and elderly were killed. Women raped and
> > >> > >> > killed afterwards. People decapitated. It is the same
> > >> > >> > story which happens time and time again.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > So why is this happening to our muslim ummah all over
> > >> > >> > the world? One can say that it is an international
> > >> > >> > conspiracy against Indonesia, the west (esp US) plots
> > >> > >> > against Muslims, the Jews and Christians hates us, the
> > >> > >> > Serbs ethnic cleansing policy etc. There are a lot of
> > >> > >> > reason. But are they the REAL reasons?
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > From my own experience in Kosova during my medical
> > >> > >> > relief works I have personally seen mass graves,
> > >> > >> > decomposing foul-smelling dead bodies, traumatised
> > >> > >> > families including children, destroyed houses and
> > >> > >> > mosques. It was certainly an intense experience.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > By the grace of Allah SWT, I had the opportunity of
> > >> > >> > staying with a really nice family in Prizren, Kosova.
> > >> > >> > The head of a family, Imam Ismail and his eldest son,
> > >> > >> > Navahi, were both imams. So to is his grandfather.
> > >> > >> > They are a really kind and warm people. During one of
> > >> > >> > our evening chats with them, we talked about the
> > >> > >> > tragedies that happened over there, about how kosova
> > >> > >> > was prior to the killings.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > The eldest son, who could speak english very well,
> > >> > >> > spoke with shame and embarassment about the state of
> > >> > >> > Muslims in Kosova prior to the Serb genocide.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Among the things he said was "Muslims all over Kosova
> > >> > >> > have forgotten and abandoned Islam. They have
> > >> > >> > forgotten how to pray, have forgotten the Quran,
> > >> > >> > forgotten shahadah, fornication and beer is
> > >> > >> > everywhere. Only old people go to the mosques.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > In the village of Djakova, where one of the biggest
> > >> > >> > killings and massacres happened, the people were doing
> > >> > >> > shirk towards Allah. They were worshipping graves.
> > >> > >> > They put candles (like the Christian do in churches)
> > >> > >> > and prayed at the tombs of saints. They say that they
> > >> > >> > are not worshipping the saints but rather praying to
> > >> > >> > God through the blessings He has given to those
> > >> > >> > saints. These are the words of misguided people. There
> > >> > >> > are no such thing in Islam. Those actions are pure
> > >> > >> > shirk. Imam Ismail was the imam of the Djakova mosque
> > >> > >> > before the massacres happened.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > In Suhareka, another town where massacres happened,
> > >> > >> > the people told the bilal of the mosque not to give
> > >> > >> > the adzan for fajr prayer because it disturbed their
> > >> > >> > sleep! (I am sure some people in our ummah have the
> > >> > >> > same feeling too, or just roll around the other side
> > >> > >> > and ignore the call to prayer. Some don't even wake up
> > >> > >> > at all).
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > In another village where about 40 people were tied up
> > >> > >> > in a forest, men women children elderly. The Serbs
> > >> > >> > then showered them with lead from their AK47. In this
> > >> > >> > town, only the elderly went to mosques. While we were
> > >> > >> > there for our medical visits, we arrived to the
> > >> > >> > village just before Maghrib. We stopped by the mosque
> > >> > >> > for prayer. The youths said that only old people go to
> > >> > >> > the mosques. Indeed when we were there, only the Imam,
> > >> > >> > one old man and us (visiting medics) prayed at the
> > >> > >> > mosque! He certainly wasn't lying. Then later while we
> > >> > >> > were distributing Qurans, one youth (with beer-breath)
> > >> > >> > said that he wanted one Quran so that he can make a
> > >> > >> > fire to heat his house!(the village was surrounded
> > >> > >> > with forest - I am sure there wasn't a shortage of
> > >> > >> > firewood!)
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > In other areas of Kosova, we observed that the most
> > >> > >> > killings and destruction happened in the northern
> > >> > >> > areas, where mosques were a rare sight, even though
> > >> > >> > the people there were Muslims.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > I don't mean to disgrace our brothers in Kosova, but
> > >> > >> > take this as a warning, as a lesson so that we do not
> > >> > >> > repeat their mistakes. As elderly gentleman whom we
> > >> > >> > met, whose son was killed, house burned, told us to
> > >> > >> > tell everyone about what happened there. So we are
> > >> > >> > carrying his trust.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > In Turkey, Navahi told us about the situation over
> > >> > >> > there. His grandfather goes to turkey a lot because he
> > >> > >> > has friends there. Turkey is NOT a muslim country,
> > >> > >> > despite its image. It is run by secularists who thinks
> > >> > >> > religion should not have anything to do with the
> > >> > >> > running of the country. This is a common ideology
> > >> > >> > among the muslims of today. They say that islam and
> > >> > >> > politics cannot be mixed. The running of the country
> > >> > >> > should NOT be 'polluted' with Islam (as if politics
> > >> > >> > isn't polluted!). Islam should just remain in the
> > >> > >> > mosques and peoples houses, not in the Courtrooms,
> > >> > >> > Parliament etc. Shariah law are backdated, ancient. It
> > >> > >> > is ok for the ancient arabs who lives in deserts who
> > >> > >> > rides camels, but not to post-modern 'civilised'
> > >> > >> > people like us, we have cars, computers, internet. We
> > >> > >> > are pro-human rights and civilised people. The stoning
> > >> > >> > of adulterers and the amputation of thieves are
> > >> > >> > uncivilised and hence not applicable to our society.
> > >> > >> > (Anyone who thinks that way have committed a shirk
> > >> > >> > against Allah SWT!!). Are these all not familiar to
> > >> > >> > you? Women in Turkey were not allowed to wear hijab,
> > >> > >> > the learning of Islam was made difficult by the govt
> > >> > >> > etc. The enforcers of this secularist ideology are the
> > >> > >> > army. Navahi said that anyone in the army caught doing
> > >> > >> > the solat will be courtmarshalled (ie. it is an
> > >> > >> > offence to do solat under military regulations!).
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > I received an email about what happened just prior to
> > >> > >> > the devastating earthquakes there. Apparently prior to
> > >> > >> > the earthquakes, the army generals were having a party
> > >> > >> > in their apartments next to the Mediterranean sea.
> > >> > >> > They called prostitutes from Israel and were
> > >> > >> > cavorting, drinking, fornicating. Then the generals
> > >> > >> > called a low-ranked soldier and was ordered to recite
> > >> > >> > the Quran. He was scared so he followed the General's
> > >> > >> > command. They snatched the Quran and stepped all over
> > >> > >> > it and shouted, "Where is Allah to save his Quran?!!"
> > >> > >> > a few times and laughed. The soldier then saw a pink
> > >> > >> > light at the horizon. He got scared and flee. Straight
> > >> > >> > after, the earthquakes of devastating force happened.
> > >> > >> > A wave came and swallowed the apartment where the
> > >> > >> > generals were partying and pulled it down to the sea.
> > >> > >> > (I wonder who has the last laugh now!)... sounds like
> > >> > >> > one of the destruction described in the Quran ...
> > >> > >> > Wallahu 'alam.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > In palestine, I heard somebody told me that a jew once
> > >> > >> > said to an arab, "We will never be afraid of you till
> > >> > >> > we see that the number of people doing the Fajar
> > >> > >> > prayer in the mosque equals that in the Jummah
> > >> > >> > (Friday) prayer!".
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > In Bosnia, most of the muslims there have forgotten
> > >> > >> > their religion too, before the massacres happened.
> > >> > >> > They were living like europeans kafirs do.
> > >> > >> > Fornication, alcohol was everywhere, marriage between
> > >> > >> > Christians and Muslims was allowed. Muslims preserving
> > >> > >> > their deen was too little and too far in between
> > >> > >> > compared to muslims who were jahil or ignorant.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > These are just examples my dear brothers and sisters.
> > >> > >> > Again I don't mean to disgrace them, but a lesson need
> > >> > >> > to be taken here. I am sure you now know the REAL
> > >> > >> > reason of the atrocities and tragedies now.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > As Allah, The Supreme Lord Himself stated in the
> > >> > >> > Quran, "Let those beware, (those) who withstand (or do
> > >> > >> > not follow) the Messenger's order, lest some TRIAL
> > >> > >> > befall them, or a grievous PENALTY will be inflicted
> > >> > >> > upon them" 24:63
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > And in another verse, "When at length they provoked
> > >> > >> > Us, We exacted RETRIBUTION upon them ...." 43:55
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > The warnings are clearly made in the Quran. And Allah
> > >> > >> > ALWAYS keeps His promise! Haven't all these people not
> > >> > >> > been following Allah and the Messenger's Orders? Have
> > >> > >> > they not been provoking Allah at great length?
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > It is easy for Allah SWT to exact retribution upon us
> > >> > >> > or bring us a trial, for He is the Almighty! If it is
> > >> > >> > not killings, He can send plague, hurricanes,
> > >> > >> > earthquakes, floods etc. as seen in other passage in
> > >> > >> > the Quran.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > If you question the Mercy of Allah, or question the
> > >> > >> > justice of Allah SWT, of allowing the killings of the
> > >> > >> > innocent, children etc ... DON'T! His mercy are there
> > >> > >> > even if we do not perceive it. Taking one example,
> > >> > >> > some of those who died may have been weak muslims, and
> > >> > >> > may have committed a lot of sins in his lifetime. If
> > >> > >> > he would have died naturally and he may be sent to
> > >> > >> > Hellfire because of his sins ... wallahu a'lam. But
> > >> > >> > because of these killings, Allah SWT may have let him
> > >> > >> > die as a shaheed, and hence obtained Allah's Mercy and
> > >> > >> > Forgiveness and attained Paradise instead. And the
> > >> > >> > children, because of the Jahiliyah environment, they
> > >> > >> > may grow up to become disbelievers, committed shirk,
> > >> > >> > become sinners or criminals. But since Allah SWT have
> > >> > >> > taken them away from this world at a young age, they
> > >> > >> > have committed no sin yet and hence are happier in the
> > >> > >> > hereafter, living in Paradise where life is eternal
> > >> > >> > unlike this world inshaAllah. These are also Mercies
> > >> > >> > of Allah SWT that people without understanding do not
> > >> > >> > see. If you believe that life only ends in this world,
> > >> > >> > then of course it is an injustice, but that is not the
> > >> > >> > case. If you believe in the Hereafter, in the Merciful
> > >> > >> > and Forgiving nature in Allah SWT, then you can look
> > >> > >> > past these tragedies that happen on earth, inshaAllah.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > But of course, they are not a justification for us to
> > >> > >> > let our ummah suffer. We are a big family and our
> > >> > >> > responsibility lies in helping them because they are
> > >> > >> > our brothers and sisters.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > So what should we do to prevent these tragedies,
> > >> > >> > calamities, killings happening on ourselves and our
> > >> > >> > loved ones? The answer is the same answer that has
> > >> > >> > been passed down for thousands of years. We NEED to
> > >> > >> > get back to the PATH of ALLAH SWT. We NEED to ask for
> > >> > >> > HIS forgiveness. We NEED to UNITE under one banner of
> > >> > >> > 'La ilaa ha illallah', and not by our own individual
> > >> > >> > flags. We NEED to uphold the LAWS and COMMANDS of
> > >> > >> > ALLAH on this earth and STOP doing the things HE
> > >> > >> > prohibited us from doing. These are the things that we
> > >> > >> > need to do. Seems like a lot doesn't it. But it is not
> > >> > >> > difficult, inshaAllah. It all start from our
> > >> > >> > ownselves, from our hearts. Maintain our daily
> > >> > >> > prayers, learn about Islam again, make dua to Allah
> > >> > >> > SWT to increase our iman, stop quarrelling about petty
> > >> > >> > little things in Islam. We can prevent these disasters
> > >> > >> > and killings from happening to ourselves and our
> > >> > >> > families. For Allah SWT has said that He doesn't help
> > >> > >> > a people unless they help themselves first. We need to
> > >> > >> > start the ball rolling ourselves first, then Allah SWT
> > >> > >> > will help us as HE has promised.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > To prove this, this another story from Kosova. One
> > >> > >> > evening I went to the district of Opoya, south of
> > >> > >> > Kosova where Imam Ismail came from. Over there, the
> > >> > >> > town was hardly affected. No massacres, NO signs of
> > >> > >> > ANY destruction at all, no bullets markings on walls,
> > >> > >> > no signs of the Serbs being there. But make no
> > >> > >> > mistake, the Serbs where there for 8 years, the same
> > >> > >> > as in any other town or village! The only difference
> > >> > >> > that we saw was that during Maghrib time, the mosque
> > >> > >> > was FULL! That was just an ordinary daily prayer held
> > >> > >> > in the mosque. On Fridays, I was told that the mosque
> > >> > >> > sometimes have to be filled twice over to accomodate
> > >> > >> > the people. And it wasn't just filled with old people,
> > >> > >> > many youths were praying in the mosques too. And they
> > >> > >> > have been doing this depsite the Serbian presence in
> > >> > >> > their village. We saw no one drinking alcohol. I was
> > >> > >> > told that the only place which got bombed by the Serbs
> > >> > >> > was a cafe which used to serve alcohol. The customers
> > >> > >> > were from other villages who frequent the place for a
> > >> > >> > drink.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Just compare the difference with the other villages in
> > >> > >> > Kosova where the killings happen, my brothers and
> > >> > >> > sisters. Isn't it SO OBVIOUS!! Might is in Allah's
> > >> > >> > Hands, not in having a good army to fight back the
> > >> > >> > Serbs. That's what La Haula wa laa quwata illa billah
> > >> > >> > means. (There's) no might and no power except by
> > >> > >> > Allah's (Will). If Allah SWT does not will that the
> > >> > >> > Serbs attack the village, the Serbs won't be able to
> > >> > >> > attack the village.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > So please listen to this message and take a lesson
> > >> > >> > from it.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Before we end, lets make a dua towards Allah SWT.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Bismillahhir Rahmaanir Raheem
> > >> > >> > "O Allah Our Lord, Please increase our Iman and Taqwa
> > >> > >> > towards You and Your Akheerah! O Allah, Please accept
> > >> > >> > our repentance and forgive our past and future sins! O
> > >> > >> > Allah, we seek Guidance from You as You are the Holder
> > >> > >> > of Guidance! O Allah, Please unite this Ummah, the
> > >> > >> > ummah of Muhammad SAW, and prevent disunity and petty
> > >> > >> > quarreling among us! O Allah We seek your refuge
> > >> > >> > against Syaitan, against Dajjal, against our own
> > >> > >> > desires and greed.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > O Allah! Please remove the sufferings faced by our
> > >> > >> > Muslim brothers and sisters wherever they are, in
> > >> > >> > Maluku, in Palestine, in Chechnya, etc. And if they
> > >> > >> > should die, let them die as shaheeds, let them die in
> > >> > >> > your Cause, Let them die in Iman. O Allah! Crush the
> > >> > >> > disbelievers for us for Might is in Your Hands!
> > >> > >> > Disunite them and Put Fear into their hearts!
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Help us O Allah! Because we are your slaves who are
> > >> > >> > weak, For there are no power or might besides Yours!
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Peace and Blessings to our Prophet and Your Slave,
> > >> > >> > Muhammad SAW.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Amin ... O Lord of the Worlds!"
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Wa billaahit-tawfeeq wal hidayah
> > >> > >> > Subhanaka Wabihamdika wa ash-hadu allaa ilaaha
> > >> > >> > illa anta
> > >> > >> > Wa nastaghfiruka wa na tuu bu ilaik
> > >> > >> > Peace and Blessings be upon Muhammad, Slave and
> > >> > >> > Messenger of Allah and his Family and Friends and All
> > >> > >> > Muslims.
> > >> > >> > Wassalamualaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh!
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > I hope you have read the message above (part 1 and 2)
> > >> > >> > completely. This matter is not to be taken lightly.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > For those who are in Malaysia or are Malaysians, can
> > >> > >> > you not see the evidences or the signs happening in
> > >> > >> > Malaysia already.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > 1) increasing no. of people going murtad (out of
> > >> > >> > islam)
> > >> > >> > 2) zina or fornication is all around, by malays.
> > >> > >> > 3) alcohol is everywhere and also drunk by 'muslims' -
> > >> > >> > just take a look at Bangsar!
> > >> > >> > 4) a secularist govt (admitted by the PM himself) -
> > >> > >> > alhamdulillah, not as extreme as turkey, but I hope
> > >> > >> > we do not wait till a massive earthquake happens
> > >> > >> > in KL before we realise it!
> > >> > >> > 5) mosques are empty nowadays - a survey not too long
> > >> > >> > ago found out that only 10% of Muslims in
> > >> > >> > Malaysia pray 5 times a day! This was seen in
> > >> > >> > Kosova too where the killings happened!
> > >> > >> > 6) The shariah law is being ignored and taken lightly
> > >> > >> > or perceived as outdated or unimplementable in a
> > >> > >> > cosmopolitan country!
> > >> > >> > 7) Some Malays in Malaysia are unable or do not know
> > >> > >> > how to say the shahadah.
> > >> > >> > 8) Corruption is evident everywhere, from top govt
> > >> > >> > officials to the lowly ones too!
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > The list goes on and on! And all these signs are the
> > >> > >> > same ones that were seen in Bosnia and Kosova too
> > >> > >> > before the genocide happened.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > So, my suggestion is to WAIT AND DO NOTHING until a
> > >> > >> > disaster, killings, seeing our loved ones getting
> > >> > >> > slaughtered in front of our eyes just before we are
> > >> > >> > slaughtered ourselves or other calamities like floods
> > >> > >> > or hurricanes happen in Malaysia before we realise our
> > >> > >> > mistakes and come back to the path of Allah. Sounds
> > >> > >> > like a good idea doesn't it. (Hurricanes cannot happen
> > >> > >> > in Malaysia, can it?) Maybe then, we will believe in
> > >> > >> > the Warnings of Allah SWT and His Messenger.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > OR we realise our mistakes NOW and DO something about
> > >> > >> > it. The choice is YOURS and You (and your family) will
> > >> > >> > be the ones who will have to suffer its consequences,
> > >> > >> > be it good or bad!
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > I think this is enough for now. I hope we all get a
> > >> > >> > lesson from it. Please pass it on to others too.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Thank you for reading the above (LONG!) message, and I
> > >> > >> > would like to thank you even more if you learn
> > >> > >> > something from it.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Take care
> > >> > >> > wassalam
> > >> > >> > taufiq
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > ps- kpd sesiapa yang sanggup menterjemahkan ucapan
> > >> > >> > ini, usaha anda sangatlah dialu-alukan, untuk kebaikan
> > >> > >> > kita sama sendiri, insyaAllah. Moga2 kita mendapat
> > >> > >> > iktibar dari peringatan ini. Amin
> > >> > >>
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