AL-AQSA IN DANGER!
While the world is all agog over the Hizbullah victory
in the "Israel"-Lebanon war, Zionist oppression of
Al-Aqsa in the holy land of Jerusalem is going on
unnoticed. While the world is fascinated by
Hizbullah's triumph, and its current status as the
hero of Lebanon, Al-Aqsa is disregarded. Aid is being
channelled to Lebanon whilst Al-Aqsa struggles under
constant Zionist aggression.
Al-Aqsa is still being violated by the Zionist regime.
The situation in Jerusalem is deteriorating by the
day. The humiliation and indecent treatment which the
Palestinians have been experiencing in their own land
is worsening. Until now, Palestinians are still being
barred from performing Friday prayers in the mosque
for several months running.
Our real responsibility is to defend Al-Aqsa based on
its special status as the first qiblah. Our soldiers
should be sent to Jerusalem to defend the holy
sanctuary. The safety of the mosque should be our main
concern.
As Muslims, we should familiarise ourselves with the
steps the Zionists have taken to occupy Al-Aqsa and
realise their ambition to build their Jewish temple,
the Haykal of Solomon.
STEP 1: ANNEXING AL-BURAQ WALL
On August 20th 1929, a group of extremist Jews, with
the help of the British army, broke through into the
Al-Aqsa complex and took control of the western area,
including Al-Buraq Wall (now referred to as the
Wailing Wall by the Jews). In just 15 days, 338
Palestinians died in their effort to thwart the
Zionists' plan.
STEP 2: ARSON OF THE MOSQUE
On August 21st 1969, an extremist Jew called Dr Dennis
Michael Rohan (Jewish name: Mikhail Rohan) set Al-Aqsa
on fire. The fire destroyed most of the mosque,
including the historical minbar (pulpit), used by
Salahuddin al-Ayyubi after he liberated Al-Aqsa from
the Christian Crusaders. The Palestinians succeeded in
extinguishing the fire, but Dr Rohan was freed from
all charges on grounds of insanity.
STEP 3: LAYING THE FOUNDATION
On October 15th 1989, the "Guardians of the Temple"
group laid the foundation for the Haykal. A
spokesperson noted that this move constituted the
beginning of Jewish renaissance.
STEP 4: JUDAISATION OF THE MOSQUE
Since 1967, various plans have been carried out by
extremist Jews to replace Al-Aqsa with their Haykal.
Temple guards were trained, special Kohannim robes for
the rabbis were sewn, and even a model of the temple
was built near Al-Aqsa. Ehud Olmert, former mayor of
Jerusalem (now Prime Minister of "Israel") also
officiated at the opening of the Jewish Museum, built
underneath Al-Aqsa Mosque.
STEP 5: DIGGING THE TUNNEL
After laying the foundation, the Zionists started
excavation works. Their tunnel underneath the mosque
reached the length of 400 metres (half the length of
Al-Aqsa), thus damaging the structure. Sheikh Raed
Solah, the leader of the Islamic movement in Jerusalem
who exposed this fact to the public was imprisoned by
the Zionist regime.
STEP 6: EXPANDING THE GEOGRAPHY OF "ISRAEL"
After the declaration of "The Greater Jerusalem" in
1982 that was approved by the Knesset ("Israeli"
parliament), the Zionist regime endeavoured to expand
the geography of Al-Quds to 279 donums. They succeeded
in doing so by including 49 Jewish towns and villages
in Jerusalem and expanding the demography of Jews in
Palestine. 70% of Palestinian land was confiscated and
only 13% left to the original owners.
STEP 7: EVICTING THE PALESTINIANS
Since 1967, more than 435 Palestinian families have
had their houses demolished and 700,000 of the people
were driven out of their homes. 50,000 were exiled;
they were not allowed to re-enter Palestine after they
furthered their studies or sought medical attention
abroad. As a result, before the construction of the
segregatory West Bank Wall, there were only 70,000
Palestinians left in "Israel" while the number of Jews
reached 400,000. After the wall was built, the number
of Jews in "Israel" rose even more rapidly.
STEP 8: OCCUPYING THE MOSQUE
In 1967, the Zionist army under the command of General
Mordechai entered Haram As-Sharif in tanks. The army
seized the key of Al-Magharibah Gate and took control
of the city's east side, including Al-Aqsa Mosque.
STEP 9: KILLING THE PALESTINIANS
In the Deir Yassin incident, 254 Palestinians were
murdered. This number includes 145 women, 35 of which
were pregnant. 150 corpses were flung into disused
wells. 150 women were paraded around the city while
naked, and the Jews spat on them. Jewish tyranny over
Palestinians has never stopped; the brutality and
injustice have been going on for decades and continues
every single day.
AL-AQSA MOSQUE IN OUR HEARTS
Palestine is extremely special to Muslims because:
* Al-Aqsa Mosque is located there. Al-Aqsa was the
first qiblah, the second mosque to be built and the
third holiest mosque in Islam.
* It is the land of the prophets; Ibrahim, Daud,
Musa, Zakaria and 'Isa a.s. amongst them.
* Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. travelled to Jerusalem
during the miraculous Isra' Mi'raj journey, and
ascended to Heaven from Al-Aqsa.
* Prophet 'Isa a.s. will descend there during the
Day of Judgement.
* Allah called Jerusalem and its land "the blessed
surroundings".
* 'Umar al-Khattab, the second caliph, declared
the region to be part of Islamic waqf (endowment).
"Glory be to the One who took His servant on a journey
by night from Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah to
Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa, whose precincts We have blessed..."
(Al-Israa' 17: 1)
WHAT CAN WE DO?
Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. said, "Whoever dies without
having striven for the cause of Allah or having had
the intention of doing so, has died following one of
the branches of hypocrisy." (reported by Muslim)
There are many steps we can undertake to show
solidarity with our brothers and sisters and to
protest the unjust occupation of their land. The main
thing is for us to propagate the cause by denouncing
the oppression, and to use all available resources to
help the suffering Palestinians morally and
financially.
* Pray for the safety and well-being of our
Palestinians brothers and sisters, and implore Allah
to grant the fighters victory over their enemies.
* Recite Qunut An-Nazilah, a kind of special
prayer recommended in time of calamities and
tragedies.
* Finance the institution of Jihad and those who
fight in Allah¡¦s cause by donating to the Palestinian
people and Al-Aqsa Mosque through trustworthy
channels.
* Support the weak and the oppressed in all ways,
including the media as well as the Internet.
* Get scholars, du'at, Imams as well as Muslim
writers to explain the oppression that is happening to
the fellow Muslims and the negligence on the part of
the ummah, and to mobilise the ummah to defend the
holy land.
* Boycott the products of the "Israelis" and their
proxies, as well as condemning their atrocities and
barbarism.
* Write letters of support for the Palestinian
cause to our local media, members of the Parliament,
the United Nations and various other
national/international agencies.
* Support the Islamic organisations all over the
world which are staging peaceful demonstrations or
making petitions.
* Increase our own knowledge about the Palestinian
issue.
Basically, we should spread the word through any means
possible, for example by distributing pamphlets;
writing articles; organising exhibitions, "Save
Al-Aqsa" campaigns, talks on Palestine and fundraising
concerts; composing songs and lyrics; circulating
solidarity for Palestine postcards; screening
documentaries; writing short stories and novels;
giving talk shows on the TV and radio; writing scripts
for dramas and films and a variety of other ways.
BOYCOTT!
Boycotting "Israeli" and American products is a
religious obligation as well as a necessary human
procedure to repel the aggressors, and it is a basic
form of Jihad (i.e. economic Jihad). Boycotting has a
very negative effect on the economy of the enemy just
as it will help in pushing forward the wheel of
national economy in the long run.
Dr. Hussein Shihata, Professor of Islamic economy at
the Faculty of Commerce, Al-Azhar University opines
that the economic boycott is a religious obligation;
Muslim jurists have also agreed that it is a
necessity. Therefore, economic Jihad is given the same
legal ruling as physical Jihad in its broadest sense.
Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. stressed the significance of
economic Jihad, saying, "Whoever helps a fighter in
the cause of Allah is given the same reward as the
fighter, and whoever takes care of his family (the
fighter) is given a similar reward." (reported by
Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
In this regard Sheikh Yusuf al-Qardhawi says, "To buy
("Israeli" and American) goods is to support tyranny,
oppression and aggression. Buying goods from them will
strengthen them; our duty is to make them as weak as
we can. Our obligation is to strengthen our resisting
brothers in the Sacred Land as much as we can. If we
cannot strengthen the brothers, we have a duty to make
the enemy weak. If their weakness cannot be achieved
except by boycott, we must boycott them."
He goes on to state, "It is a legal obligation upon
all Muslims to boycott Israel and all countries that
support it, especially the United States of America
for each dirham or dinar that reaches them turns to a
bullet used in shooting our brothers in Palestine."
As long as we go on buying their products, the
Zionists will continue committing all sorts of
atrocities on our brothers and sisters in Palestine.
Palestine will be bombed, houses will be demolished
and Palestinians killed with the bullets we have
bought. Therefore, Muslims should stop buying and
supporting products that are known to aid "Israel" and
America. Our buying power can paralyse the "Israeli"
economy and bring peace back to Palestine.
LIBERATING AL-AQSA IS A SACRED AND NOBLE DUTY
Freeing Al-Aqsa and Jerusalem is a very noble task,
the striving towards and achievement of which will be
handsomely rewarded by Allah s.w.t. In a hadith
narrated by Abu Umamah al-Bahili, Prophet Muhammad
s.a.w. said:
"There will be a group from my ummah that will be
always be on the true and righteous path. They will
overcome their enemies and they will not be
transgressed against unless suffering befalls them,
until Allah's help comes and they return to their
normal state. The companions asked: Where do they
live, oh Rasulullah s.a.w.? The Prophet replied: In
Jerusalem and the surrounding areas." (reported by
Ahmad)
Allah s.w.t. has chosen the Palestinian people to be
the ones to protect Al-Aqsa. They have sacrificed
everything, including their lives, wealth, family,
children and their whole world in order to defend our
holy land. They have given everything for their Lord
and when they meet Him, their responsibility will have
been fulfilled.
The question is, what have WE contributed to Al-Aqsa?
Defending Al-Aqsa is an obligation, so is it enough
for us to just look on while our brothers and sisters
suffer? What will we answer in front of our Lord on
the Day of Resurrection?
Hopefully our small but consistent contributions will
save us in the Hereafter. Don't hesitate, start
helping now!
Safwan and Zaid Omar
11 September 2006
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NO MORE WAIT!!!!!! No more watching brothers die No
more watching sisters cry
OH MUSLIM UMMAH RISE!!
MUSLIM FOR LIFE! MUSLIMS UNITE!
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