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[IslamCity] Muslim Brotherhood condemns bombings in Red sea--from www.ikhwanweb.com

2006-04-25 Thread S A Hannan








  
  
Muslim 
  Brotherhood Condemns Heinous Bombings in Red Sea 
  
Ikhwanweb - Cairo, Egypt
  

  

  
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
  

  Dr. Mohamed Habib, Deputy Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood issued 
  the following statement in the aftermath of the Red Sea 
Explosions
  The Muslim Brotherhood deeply regrets the tragic 
  explosions in the Red Sea on April 24 and offers its deepest condolences 
  to the victims families for their tremendous pain and suffering.Such 
  carefully orchestrated attacks are aimed at threatening our national 
  security and spreading a state of chaos and disturbance across the 
  country. The Muslim Brotherhood strongly condemns these heinous 
  attacks on innocent people which constitute a flagrant violation of 
  the peaceful teachings of Islam and only benefit the enemies of our 
  nation.  Although the investigationa are still underway and 
  we do not know yet the actual perpetrators, domestic or foreign, and their 
  real motives behind these attacks, but we hold the government partially 
  responsible for its poor handling of the previous bombings in Sharm Al 
  Sheik and the maltreatment of the Sinai bedouins by security forces which 
  might of contributed to this most recent tragedy. We firmly believe the 
  political mood in Egypt and the current tension is one of the major 
  factors that breeds violence and promotes instability. We urge the 
  government to take all necessary steps toward a genuine political reform 
  and abolish all freedom restricting laws. 
  We also reaffirm our complete rejection of violence to 
  achieve change. We believe that embracing a peaceful agenda for reform and 
  working through available constitutional channels is the right approach to 
  resolve the countrys grievances.
  
 





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[IslamCity] TWO LONDON MUSLIMS MARTYRED IN POSSIBLE HINDOO MOB KNIFE ATTACK

2006-04-25 Thread rabiulawwal1427

Assalamu aleikum.

Innaa lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji'uun.

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"I was walking along with a friend. We heard shouting and screaming
from all angles as a white Transit van stopped in the road. Then a
group of at least 10 men, all young Asians, charged towards it, some
carrying knives, and it looked like they all had baseball bats. They
started hitting the van with bats, smacking at the windows, at the
lights, and along its side. It looked very much like some gang
dispute. Then the white van ... drove off, then it was complete
mayhem. People started flooding out of restaurants, shops and curry
houses. There were probably about 50 of them. They were all ... going
berserk. At that point we got really scared, so we got out as quickly
as we could."
-

Sometimes what is NOT said is more important than what is said. The
following article is such a case.

Mention is made that the victims were of Pakistani origin, but no
mention of the ethnicity of the attackers is being made throughout the
tightly controlled UK media (not just the Guardian) other than the
vague statement that they were "Asian". Pakistanis are a significant
percentage of the population of Tooting and are of course Asian, but
if the assailants were also Pakistani and therefore of the same
ethnicity, that surely would have been noted. If the "Asians" weren't
Pakistani, who would they have been?

Tooting in South London has the highest percentage of hindoos in the
entire UK, with 9.06% of the population as of 2004. Source:
http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/NR/Wandsworth/asp/census/censusmap13.pdf

Note: "Tooting High Street" is also known as "Upper Tooting". Upper
Tooting Road is the name as it intersects Fircroft Road. Insha'Allah,
a map of the intersection can be seen on the following mapquest view
of the location of the nearby Tooting Islamic Center.

Tooting Islamic Center
127-145 Upper Tooting Road
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?ovi==1&zoom==9&mapdata==IKJw3mItM%2f9X5WEn7J7yPnKQJ9CPnYqlFq7iVexBlMqi%2fIxoIcCRg5lum3ax%2biKJAqX3DlP46XIddRsjvXbyR4EJHgI6ZVs9kpMuGlDRqtox0GzAnvAt45X7lrDJz6eIizF4UXv4zQWMcmcZd8LrS7lJNH8%2bnVBoLiUx%2bLlGg4sgMYkBSbKmz71VBbYgyt%2fasgEMLoUwds7jRMUq%2fOZFNauOy5lFjEbbUaGzFdpJIXEi6Ftq5bx8pqB1pdTs3JIb1qgUN%2bWTlsCQy2RKZQRvJRUuEKOto6ePkVq5ElQ%2bE%2bumZbKlFs0r8IFtnvNkseRVBYUkhuI6nXMDox2ULoc13eTDogn7xfCiu%2b6pIMlssUDPGOVVm%2fC84%2fCjjVLdSsjmsmkt90P1RV%2bz2x7nwECuHo2E7RaJ3dBnn2Q0O44%2bINCuXciIzJ9fve7xx65xCGi%2ffBo2IOtYjEUYULvKmuFcCIxi3zECCt8rE1wr%2bH3idLjW8mTRQw9w%2bVQd5v3TFubYeuq0dSyLHCsBSr9Z8m2gmYCAhOHcfZAtu4vy2VuEdvo%2b5bbBndrRDTJ6zUh2JcpqUNpqcFHOhfHq3EiM%2bOIVffcE5tiEM8s2iuFz4Vhrtvis7Hzn1nriTCBHYM2hXshlSFGFuiUTFZaEFvH0d2UFYcZ3Xoi%2fHUn1jVwyKPzgXp%2bUaB%2bvQrwtP37EEQLKT%2b5usLcTZyn9rsY%3d#map1-link

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Witness to double murder describes 'mayhem'
Sam Jones
The Guardian
Monday April 24, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1759710,00.html

Four men were still being questioned last night over the murder of two
brothers who were pulled from their van and stabbed to death on a
south London street early on Saturday morning.

Mohammad Ali, who was 23, and Hayder Ali, 24, were sitting in a white
Mercedes van at the junction of Fircroft Road and Tooting High Street
just after midnight when they were approached by a gang of about 15
Asian men.

Police believe an argument broke out and the gang smashed the van's
windows and dragged out the brothers, who were then stabbed to death.
A third man, who is thought to have been in the driver's seat during
the attack, was unharmed.

Mohammad, from Battersea, and Hayder, from Southfields, were were
pronounced dead at St George's hospital, Tooting.

One witness described the attack as "total mayhem". He said: "I was
walking along with a friend. We heard shouting and screaming from all
angles as a white Transit van stopped in the road. Then a group of at
least 10 men, all young Asians, charged towards it, some carrying
knives, and it looked like they all had baseball bats. They started
hitting the van with bats, smacking at the windows, at the lights, and
along its side. It looked very much like some gang dispute. Then the
white van ... drove off, then it was complete mayhem. People started
flooding out of restaurants, shops and curry houses. There were
probably about 50 of them. They were all ... going berserk. At that
point we got really scared, so we got out as quickly as we could."

Police sealed off the area around the scene and removed weapons,
including knives, sticks and metal poles.

A postmortem examination showed the brothers died from stab wounds.

Seven men were arrested in connection with the murders over the
weekend, and three were released on bail.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1759710,00.html

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[IslamCity] Michigan Prof Tells Muslim Students to Leave America

2006-04-25 Thread Hasan Essa




CAIR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:41:17 -0400From: CAIR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: CAIR-NET: Michigan Prof Tells Muslim Students to Leave America  In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the MercifulFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  MICHIGAN PROF TELLS MUSLIM STUDENTS TO LEAVE AMERICACAIR-MI seeks disciplinary action over Islamophobic e-mail(LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI, 4/24/06) - The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today called on Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing to take "appropriate disciplinary action" against a professor who sent an Islamophobic e-mail to Muslim students.MSU engineering professor
 Indrek Wichman used his faculty e-mail account to send a "Dear Moslem Association" message to the university's Muslim Students' Association (MSA) containing a long list of charges, including a claim that Muslims rape "Scandinavain [sic] girls and women (called 'whores' in your culture)."The February 28, 2006, e-mail also stated: "I counsul [sic] you dissatisfied, agressive [sic], brutal, and uncivilized slave-trading Moslems to be very aware of this as you proceed with your infantile 'protests.' If you do not like the values of the West--see the 1st Ammendment [sic]--you are free to leave. I hope for God's sake that most of you choose that option. Please return to your ancestral homelands and build them up yourselves instead of troubling Americans."Representatives from CAIR-MI and the MSA met several times with MSU officials to urge the university to take appropriate action in the case as well as to address the increasing religious and
 racial tensions on campus. The university is considering a response to Muslim student concerns."It is unconscionable for a professor to use his university e-mail account to foster a hostile learning environment for Muslim students," said CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid. "The university needs to take appropriate disciplinary action in this case to demonstrate through its actions that anti-Muslim bigotry will not be tolerated on campus."Walid also said there have been a number of recent incidents on or near the MSU campus targeting minorities.CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 32 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.  - END
 -CONTACT: CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid, 248-842-1418, e-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; CAIR Communications Coordinator Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]-CAIRCouncil on American-Islamic Relations453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.Washington, D.C. 20003Tel: 202-488-8787, 202-744-7726Fax: 202-488-0833E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]URL: http://www.cair-net.org-NOTE: CAIR offers an e-mail list designed to be a window to the American Muslim community. Subscribers to the list receive news releases and other materials dealing with American Muslim
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
 
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] 

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] 
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[IslamCity] ''FITNESS USA'' DEFRAUDS 200 MICHIGAN MUSLIMAHS AT US$1,465 EACH

2006-04-25 Thread rabiulawwal1427

Assalamu aleikum.

"Fitness USA" operates in Michgian, Indiana and California.

Here's what their website says:

Separate Exercise Facilities
http://www.fitnessusa.com/WomensFitness.asp

All Fitness USA locations provide separate exercise facilities for
women, giving you a comfortable environment to support a healthy
lifestyle. Here in total privacy, your fitness needs are analyzed.
Personalized programs are designed using all of our state-of-the-art
equipment and professional supervision.

The Fitness USA membership for women includes:
- Free certified personal trainers
- Free exercise classes (aerobic & non-aerobic)
- Supportive staff
- Specialized cardio equipment
- Private Showers
- Private Dressing Rooms
- Lockers
- Weight machines
- Use of all special amenities
- Swimming pool
- Whirlpool
- Sauna
- Steam room

http://www.fitnessusa.com/WomensFitness.asp

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Muslim women want exercise rights
Associated Press
April 21, 2006
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/3811366.html

LINCOLN PARK, MICH. - About 200 Muslim women who have memberships to
the Fitness USA chain of athletic clubs in Michigan have signed a
petition asking the gyms to honor what they say was a promise to
provide separate exercise times for women and men.

Arrwa Mogalli, 28, of Dearborn, said she bought a $1,465 lifetime
membership after being promised that a Lincoln Park facility would be
open only to women on certain days.

The gym in this Detroit suburb opened a new part of the center this
month to both sexes every day. "I felt like all the money I just spent
... has gone to waste," Mogalli said.

The women are asking the chain to restore single-sex exercise days for
the entire gym or to put up a divider so men and women cannot see each
other while exercising.

The company is reviewing the women's concerns, said Jodi Berry,
administrative director for Fitness USA. But the company said that the
women's written contracts say nothing about gender.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/3811366.html

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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Rumsfeld coming to Atlanta

2006-04-25 Thread Wolfgang Geist

THE SOUTHERN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
presents
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld
U.S. Secretary of Defense
â¢
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Atlanta History Center, McElreath Hall
130 West Paces Ferry Rd.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
1:00 p.m. Registration
2:00 p.m. Address followed by Q&A
No late admission!

We need to organize demonstrations and demand
prosecution of Rummi for torture, lies and illegal war
costing the lifes of hundred thousands.

http://adbusters.org/the_magazine/65/We_are_the_Torturers_The_Global_Erosion_of_Human_Rights.html

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Re: [IslamCity] 10 Ways Of Protection From Shaytan

2006-04-25 Thread Abdeen









 
 
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [IslamCity] 10 Ways Of Protection From Shaytan
 
Dear Friend
I do not understand what is Shaytan, what is the need of it being there, why there is a need for protection from it, why this protection is only available by uttering some words in Arabic, why it cannot be annihilated from the world (probably a suicide bomber will do the job), why it is there at all?Islahonline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:




10 Ways of Protection from ShaytanImam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah - Summarized from Bidai` al-Fawaid (304-308)Translated by islaam.com1. Seeking refuge with Allah from Shaytan. Allah the Most High said,And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refugein Allah. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing. [41:36]2. Recitation of the two soorahs al-Falaq and an-Nas, as they havewondrous effect in seeking refuge with Allah from his evil, weakeningShaytan and protection from him. This is why the Messenger, sallallahu`alayhi wa sallam, said: No person seeks refuge with anything like theMu`awwidhatayn (soorahs al-Falaq and an-Nas). [an-Nasaai, 5337]3. Recitation of Ayat al-Kursi (2:255).4. Recitation of soorah al-Baqarah. The Messenger, sallallahu `alayhiwa sallam, said, The house in which al-Baqarah is recited is not approachedby Shaytan. [Muslim]5. The final part of al-Baqarah. The Messenger, sallallahu `alayhi wasallam, said, Whoever recites the two last verses of al-Baqarah at nightthey will suffice him. [Muslim]6. Recitation of the beginning of soorah Mumin (Ghafir), until Hissaying, wa ilayhi-l-maseer (to Him is the destination). (i.e. Ha. Meem.The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Knowing,the forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner ofabundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.[40:1-2])7. Saying la ilaha ill Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulku walahul hamdu wa huwa `ala kulli shayin qadir (there is nothing worthy ofworship except Allah, He has no partner, His is the Dominion and Praise, andHe is able to do all things) a hundred times.8. The most beneficial form of protection from Shaytan: abundance ofremembrance of Allah, the Exalted.9. Ablution and prayer, and they are from among the greatest means ofprotection, especially at the time of emergence of anger and desire.10. Abstinence from excess speech, food and mixing with people.
 
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
 
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] 

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] 
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Re: [IslamCity] 1-2-1 PRACTICAL DA'WAH TRAINING

2006-04-25 Thread hussa1






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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
 
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] 

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] 
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[IslamCity] Re: Lowering the gaze

2006-04-25 Thread hkha2020

Assalamu 'Alaikum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuh,

Jareer ibn `Abdullaah said: "I asked the Messenger of Allaah  (Peace 
& Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) about an accidental glance at a 
woman. He commanded me to turn my gaze away." (Reported by al-
Tirmidhi, who said: This is a saheeh hasan hadeeth. See al-Sunan, 
2700).

al-Mubarakpuri said: " `Accidental' means that his gaze fell on a 
non-mahram woman unintentionally. `He commanded me to turn my gaze 
away' means that he was not to look a second time, because the first 
glance was not by choice and would be forgiven, but any further 
glances would be counted as sin, and he should heed the words of 
Allaah (interpretation of the meaning): `Tell the believing men to 
lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things)' [al-Noor 
24:30]"

The Messenger of Allaah  (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) 
said: "O Ali, do not follow a glance with another, for you will be 
forgiven for the first, but not for the second." (Reported by al-
Tirmidhi, 2701; see Saheeh al-Jaami', 7953)

al-Mubarakpuri said: "The words `do not follow a glance with 
another' mean do not look again after the first glance. `You will be 
forgiven for the first' means that you will be forgiven if the first 
glance was unintentional, and `but not for the second' means that 
because the second glance was by choice, it will be counted against 
you."

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reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of 
them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-
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[IslamCity] Understanding the Qur'aan - Part 3-2: The Basic Rules of Grammar and Literature

2006-04-25 Thread DDN






 


B i s m i l l a a h i r   R a h m a a n i 
r   R a h e e m
 

Guidelines 
forUnderstanding the Qur`aan


Part 3 - 2
 
Understanding 
the 
Qur`aan
The Basic Rules of Grammar & 
Literature
 
By Ayub A. 
Hamid
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The Basic Rules of Grammar and Literature 
must be Complied with

It may sound odd that this point has to be brought 
up, but unfortunately, when it comes to Qur-aan, many people feel that they have 
an inalienable right to deduce from the Qur-aan whatever they want disregarding 
even the very basic, generally accepted rules applicable to any literary work. 
Considering that many Fitnahs are being spread in the Ummah through the strange 
ideas that are usually supported by twisted meanings of a verse or some verses, 
it would be expedient to go over the basic rules so that the reader is able to 
recognize a Fitnah when he sees these rules broken. 
Firstly, the meaning construed must be valid 
considering the syntax; e.g., concord of verb, subject, object and pronouns in 
number and gender as well as in Iraab (the variation in the _expression_ of the 
ending of a word through changes in its vowel formation). To provide an English 
example for this point is difficult. In case of agreement in number or gender, 
any example will look ridiculous. For example: John and Jane were talking. She 
suddenly became quiet. There is no way that any person would even assume for a 
moment that she refers to John. But unfortunately, I have seen examples of 
this kind of treatment being given to the verses of the Qur-aan. 

Secondly, any word will be taken to mean its 
commonly understood meaning unless the context or idiom suggests a metaphorical 
meaning or text clearly indicates use of a rare meaning. For explaining this 
point simply, let us consider this example. Any one reading the sentence This 
duck is lovely will think of duck as a waterfowl. However, if it is said, John 
imports duck cloth from China, the reader will know that it 
is some kind of cloth. Strangely, when dealing with Holy Qur-aan, some people 
have an attitude that if they do not like what the Qur-aan is saying plainly, 
they sit down with a dictionary and try to find a meaning of the word that will 
forcibly give the meaning they want to get out of it. 
A complementary rule is that idiomatic use of a 
word cannot replace the original meaning of a word; i.e., whenever the word is 
used in itself, it will retain its original meaning regardless of whatever 
meanings it imparts idiomatically or proverbially. For example, water will 
always mean ordinary water made of H2O, but watered-down 
version of report is clearly a metaphorical or idiomatic use and has nothing to 
do with H2O. It implies something like toned down or 
compromised version. However, using the argument that water-down means 
thinning or toning down, no one can claim that He watered his plants implies 
that he thinned his plants or trimmed them down. Neither can it be confused with 
He gulped the water down his throat.  
Each usage here has it own clear meaning and none of the idiomatic 
meaning can alter the meaning of water itself. If someone tries to confuse 
their meanings with each other, he will be looked upon as crazy. Similarly 
Merchant will always mean a trader in goods unless it is qualified with 
another word such as merchants of death.  
Similarly, fire will always mean a physical energy that burns unless it 
is qualified with other words such as fire in the belly, fire of jealousy, 
fire of war. The metaphorical use of fire for jealousy, etc. cannot allow 
interpretation of the word fire in any way other than physical fire, when 
there is no qualifier to give the other meaning.
Thus the use of a word in an idiom for a different 
meaning does not deprive the word from its original meaning. Unless it is a part 
of the idiomatic combination, it will always carry its original meaning. Some 
writers have been taking liberty with the Qur-aan to infer idiomatic or 
metaphorical meaning when it is absolutely unjustified. 
A word will be taken to mean its original 
generally accepted and understood meaning unless it is qualified explicitly 
though an idiomatic or contextual usage to mean something differently. 
Proverbial, idiomatic or metaphorical meaning cannot be implied in the absence 
of a clear indication of that intent. 
Another related principle is that a word concocted 
to mean something new cannot be interpreted on the basis of the original words 
constituting the composite word. For example, peacock is used for a bird with 
which most people are familiar. If it is used somewhere in a text, one is not at 
liberty to decompose it into pea and cock and then try to determine the 
meaning of peacock by combining one of the many meanings of pea and one of the 
many meanings of cock, or even to go to the original Latin word from which pea 
was derived and try to come up

[IslamCity] Prophet Muhammad(SAW) A Mercy for all Creatures

2006-04-25 Thread Khalid




 

PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW) - A Mercy for All Creatures

Mercy for Animals

Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) was kind to every living creature
and this kindness knew no limits. He was very kind to animals as well.
Arabs, like all ignorant and illiterate people, were very unkind to
their animals. It was very common in Arabia to put a collar round the
neck of a camel, but this practice was stopped on the Prophet's
orders. People used to cut pieces of flesh from living animals and
cook and eat them. This common practice was forbidded.

It was also forbidden to shear their hair or tails. Prophet Muhammad
said that the tail was the brush and fan (of these animals and their
hair was their quilt. He also forbade people to keep animals tied to
their working equipment for long time and said, "Don't make the backs
of animals your chairs." Animals' fights were also made unlawful.
Another custom was to tie up an animal and practice arrow shooting on
it. This was also prohibited.

Once prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) saw a donkey on the road with
a brand on its face, and said, "Allah's curse is on him who branded
it." As people had to brand their camels and sheep in order to
identify them, they were told to brand them on parts which were not so
tender. Anas reported that he went into a herd of sheep and saw
Allah's Messenger branding them on the ears.

Once the Prophet was on a journey with his companions and they stopped
for rest at a certain place. A bird had laid an egg there. A man took
away the egg and the bird began beating her wings in a state of great
distress. The Prophet enquired who had hurt her by taking her egg.
When the man admitted that he had done that, the Prophet asked him to
return the egg to the nest.

A companion who had some baby birds wrapped in a peice of cloth came
to the Prophet. On enquiry, he told Prophet Muhammad, " I heard a
noise from a bush, went there, saw these chicks, and took them out.
When their mother saw what had happened, she began to hover over my
head." The Prophet told him to go back and return the chicks.

Once he saw a camel on the road, whose belly had shrunk so much
because of extreme hunger that it had become one with its back. He
said, " Fear Allah in your treatment to these animals who cannot
speak. " Muhammad himself fed animals, tied carriers and milked goats.

Prophet Muhammad ( peace be on him) once told a story to his
companions. There was a man who went on a journey and on his way felt
very thirsty. He found a well and went down into it and drank water.
When he came out of the well he saw a dog who was also very thirsty
and was licking the salty ground with his tongue. Thinking that the
animal was thirsty like him, he again went down into the well, filled
his leather socks with water and gave it to the dog. Allah was so
pleased with this action of the man that he granted him Paradise.
There is another story about a woman going to Hell who starved her cat
to death.

Prophet Muhammad ( peace be on him) was so kind and gentle that he
advised his companions to be nice and considerate even while
slaughtering animals for food. He asked them to slaughter them with
the sharpest weapon, thus causing the minimum pain and suffering to
the animal. He also forbade them to sharpen the weapon in front of the
animal or when the animal was ready for slaughter, but told them to do
these preliminaries before the animal was brought for slaughter.

Prophet Muhammad ( peace be on him ) taught people by word and deed to
be kind and polite to everyone. Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet as
saying, " A believer is friendly ( and kind). " Ayeshah reported
Allah's Messenger as saying, " Allah is gentle and likes gentleness.
He gives for gentleness what he does not give for harshness and what
He does not give for anything else." 

Ayeshah also reported Allah's Messenger as saying, "He who is given
his share of gentleness is given from his share of good of this world
and the next, but he who is deprived of his share of gentleness is
deprived of his share of the good of this world and the next."
Abdullah Ibn Masud reported Allah's Messenger as saying, "Shall I not
tell you about the man who is kept away, from Hell and from whom Hell
is kept away? From the person who is gentle and kind, accessible and
of an easy disposition.

Prophet Muhammad, by his own example, had instilled this kind of
behaviour in his companions, who, after him, set an example for other
people. This is shown by the following incident. It is reported by
Abdullah Ibn Jafar that he passed by a grazing feild and saw an
Abyssinian slave guarding a herd of goats. A dog came and sat in front
of him. He took out a loaf of bread and gave it to the dog, who ate
it. Then he gave the second and third loaves of bread to the dog who
ate them all. He enquired of the slave how many loaves of bread he got
daily from his master. He replied that he got as many as he saw.

At this, he asked why he gave all his bread to the dog. The slave

[IslamCity] Re: India Needs Iran

2006-04-25 Thread isam a.baqi




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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
 
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] 

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] 
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This is a good analysis indeed.
 
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From: kaleem Kawaja 

Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 2:58 PM
Subject: MuslimAgenda :: India Needs Iran
[MODERATOR: MY APOLOGIES FOR 
POSTING THIS - IT CERTAINLY INVOLVES MUSLIMS - AND I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY IT IS 
A REGIONAL POLITICAL ISSUE - AS AN INDIAN AMERICAN MUSLIM I STAND ON THE OTHER 
SIDE OF THE SAME ISSUE AND WE HAVE A FULL BLOWN STRATEGY OF LETTER WRITING 
CAMPAIGN at www.MikeGhouse.net   SAME THING 
HAPPENS WITH KASHMIR - IT WOULD NOT BE AN AMERICAN MUSLIM ISSUE, AS INDIAN 
MUSLIMS AND PAKISTANI MUSLIMS STAND ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ISSUE. BROTHER 
KALEEM HEADS INDIAN MUSLIMS ASSOCIAITON AND I VALUE HIS OPIONION, AND IT IS AN 
HONOR TO POST IT TO OUR GROUP. INSHA ALLAH WE WILL KEEP THIS GROUP TO 
NON-REGIONAL ISSUES AS MUCH AS WE CAN. JAZAK ALLAH 
KHAIR__THE GROUP HAS 
KEPT IT IS ABOUT INDIA AND IRAN - INDIA NEEDS IRANBy: Kaleem 
KawajaIn the last couple of months the US State Department 
includingUndersecretary Nicholas Burns and Secretary Condoleezza Rice, have 
putenormous pressure on the UPA Government in New Delhi to support the 
BushAdministration's aggressive attempts to isolate Iran in the 
internationalarena.  Indeed that was one of the major objectives of 
President Bush on hisrecent visit to India.  Several US Congressmen 
have openly asked India tocut off its very long standing beneficial 
relationship with IranFor the Bush Administration it is the 
second initiative after Iraq tointerject themselves forcefully as masters in 
the oil rich middle-east.Their objectives are twofold; control the abundant 
oil and gas supplies, andannihilate the opposition in middle-east to their 
close ally Israel.  Itappears that in the garb of "strategic US-India 
alliance" and providingcivilian nuclear power technology to India that the 
Bush Administration istouting, their objective is to make maximum economic 
and political gains forthemselves while cutting off India from one of its 
most important neighours.For India, in addition to the ethical 
priority of not betraying a very longstanding friend and neighour that Iran 
is, what can not be overlooked is howmuch India needs Iran in the 
future.  For decades now Iran has supplied muchof India's oil and gas 
needs - a vital need of the country's industrialinfrastructure.  India 
is woefully short of oil and gas resources and itsenergy hungry industrial 
base is mushrooming.For decades now Indian companies have had a 
large number of lucrativecontracts in Iran th

[IslamCity] Changing my American Birth Name to an Islamic Name

2006-04-25 Thread saiyed shahbazi

Changing my American Birth Name to an Islamic Name Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=9951&CATE=3600
Asalam AlaykumI am an American convert, and recently some brothers have given me the Islamic name of Yousuf. My American name is Alexis (male version) and I go by the name of Alex. I feel no pressure whatsoever from the community to change my name however, it seems to be smiled upon. I even seem to agree with them and do sometimes consider changing it myself. I know it is something that is not required, but is praised. My predicament is this; if I change my name will that not be looked upon as a disgrace to my father? Please help me by giving me some insight from the Qur'an as well as the Hadith regarding this matter. Thank you and may Allah(swt) smile upon you on the day of judgement. In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. Dear Brother, I pray you are in good health and spirits. Thank you for your question. Many new Muslims choose to adopt a new name when they embrace their Islamic identity. Changing one's name is praiseworthy but not obligatory. Unless your name has polytheistic connotations or a bad meaning, then it is perfectly acceptable for you to keep your name. It is preferable to keep your family name, since Islam places great emphasis on preserving lineage and identifying children by their fathers'
names. Allah Most High says in the Qur'an, "Proclaim their real parentage. That will be more equitable in the sight of Allah. And if ye know not their fathers, then (they are) your brethren in the faith, and your clients. And there is no sin for you in the mistakes that ye make unintentionally, but what your hearts purpose (that will be a sin for you). Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful." (Al-Ahzab, 33:5) There is some merit in changing your first name or adopting a Muslim name, particularly if it's a name of a prophet or
has a good meaning, such as Slave of Allah (Abdullah) for example. The Prophet, peace be upon him, made specific recommendations for names, such as Abdullah and Abdurrahman. Narrated Jabir: A boy was born for a man among us, and the man named him Al-Qasim. We said to him, "We will not call you Abu-l-Qasim, nor will we respect you for that." The Prophet was informed about that, and he said, "Name your son 'Abdur-Rahman." [Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 205] Whatever decision you make, it's important that it comes from your own conviction. Please see this related article on SunniPath: Should I change my name to a Muslim name? And Allah knows best. saiyed shahbazi

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]

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Re: [IslamCity] Please pray for sister dawn

2006-04-25 Thread Khalid Amayreh

May Allah Almighty fully cure her.
Khalid
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Salam alaikum. Many
of you know sister dawn. She is a dedicated Muslimah, who accepted Islam
several years ago. She is also the found and moderator of several yahoo
groups, such as Islamicminds, muslim_youth_connection. More importantly, she
is one of the most kind and generous person that anyone will ever get to know. I know her so well for so many
years and I have far too many stories to share.
For now I ask
that you please pray for Sister Dawn. She had chest pains and shortness of
breath and other bad symptoms. Thank Allah, it wasn't a heart attack or
anything like that. The doctors said it was a very bad reaction to some
medication or maybe combination of medication she was taking for a different
health problem. Although if may not be as serious as we thought it was, she
has been having continuous health problems for the last few years.
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friends could pray for her mother as well. There is only One God, therefore we
all pray to the same God.
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]

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[IslamCity] Paying zakat from a non-Muslim's bequest

2006-04-25 Thread saiyed shahbazi




Paying zakat from a non-Muslim's bequest  Answered by Shaykh Amjad RasheedTranslated by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad  Is it permissible for a person to give zakat from money that he obtained from the bequest of a non-Muslim?  It is valid for a non-Muslim to leave a bequest for a Muslim. The Muslim thereby owns it, so if it
 reaches nisab [the amount upon which zakat is payable] and a year passes upon him owning it, it is obligatory for him to pay zakat on it.   saiyed shahbazi





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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
 
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] 

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] 
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[IslamCity] Shame of the House of Saud: Shadows over Mecca (Independent newspaper)

2006-04-25 Thread sheroze rahman

Shame of the House of Saud: Shadows over Mecca


Previously unseen photographs reveal how religious zealots obsessed with 
idolatory have colluded with developers to destroy Islam's diverse heritage. 
By Daniel Howden
Published: 19 April 2006

There is a growing shadow being cast over Islam's holiest site. Only a few 
metres from the walls of the Grand Mosque in Mecca skyscrapers are reaching 
further into the sky, slowly blocking out the light. These enormous and 
garish newcomers now dwarf the elegant black granite of the Kaaba, the focal 
point of the four million Muslims' annual Haj pilgrimage.

The tower blocks are the latest and largest evidence of the destruction of 
Islamic heritage that has wiped almost all of the historic city from the 
physical landscape. As revealed in The Independent last August,the historic 
cities of Mecca and Medina are under an unprecedented assault from religious 
zealots and their commercial backers.

Writing in response to the article, Prince Turki al-Faisal said that Saudi 
Arabia was spending more than $19bn (£11bn) preserving and maintaining these 
two holy sites. "[We are aware] how important the preservation of this 
heritage is, not just to us but to the millions of Muslims from around the 
world who visit the two holy mosques every year. It is hardly something we 
are going to allow to be destroyed."

This rebuttal sits at odds with a series of previously unseen photographs, 
published today, that document the demolition of key archaeological sites 
and their replacement with skyscrapers.

Saudi religious authorities have overseen a decades-long demolition campaign 
that has cleared the way for developers to embark on a building spree of 
multi-storey hotels, restaurants, shopping centres and luxury apartment 
blocks on a scale unseen outside Dubai. The driving force behind this 
historical demolition is Wahhabism  the austere state faith that the House 
of Saud brought with it when Ibn Saud conquered the Arabian peninsula in the 
1920s.

The Wahhabis live in fanatical fear that places of historical or religious 
interest could give rise to alternative forms of pilgrimage or worship. 
Their obsession with combating idolatry has seen them flatten all evidence 
of a past that does not agree with their interpretation of Islam.

Irfan Ahmed al-Alawi, the chairman of the Islamic Heritage Foundation, set 
up to help protect the holy sites, says the case of the grave of Amina bint 
Wahb, the mother of the Prophet, found in 1998, is typical of what has 
happened. "It was bulldozed in Abwa and gasoline was poured on it. Even 
though thousands of petitions throughout the Muslim world were sent, nothing 
could stop this action."

Today there are fewer than 20 structures remaining in Mecca that date back 
to the time of the Prophet 1,400 years ago. The litany of this lost history 
includes the house of Khadijah, the wife of the Prophet, demolished to make 
way for public lavatories; the house of Abu Bakr, the Prophet's companion, 
now the site of the local Hilton hotel; the house of Ali-Oraid, the grandson 
of the Prophet, and the Mosque of abu-Qubais, now the location of the King's 
palace in Mecca.

Yet the same oil-rich dynasty that pumped money into the Taliban regime as 
they blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan six years ago has so far 
avoided international criticism for similar acts of vandalism at home. Mai 
Yamani, author of The Cradle of Islam, said it was time for other Muslim 
governments to ignore the al-Sauds' oil wealth and clout and speak out. " 
What is alarming about this is that the world doesn't question the al-Sauds' 
custodianship of Islam's two holy places. These are the sites that are of 
such importance to over one billion Muslims and yet their destruction is 
being ignored," she said. "When the Prophet was insulted by Danish 
cartoonists thousands of people went into the streets to protest. The sites 
related to the Prophet are part of their heritage and religion but we see no 
concern from Muslims."

Lay people, and in some cases even US senators could be forgiven for 
thinking that the House of Saud has been the guardian of the two holy places 
for time immemorial. In fact, it is only 80 years since the tribal chieftain 
Ibn Saud occupied Mecca and Medina. The House of Saud has been bound to 
Wahhabism since the 18th century religious reformer Mohamed Ibn Abdul-Wahab 
signed a pact with Mohammed bin Saud in 1744. Wahab's warrior zealots helped 
to conquer a kingdom for the tribal chieftains. The House of Saud got its 
wealth and power, and the clerics got the vehicle of state they needed to 
spread their fundamentalist ideology around the world. The ruler of this 
fledgling kingdom needed the legitimacy afforded by declaring himself " 
custodian of the two holy places".

But that legitimacy has come at an enormous price for the diversity of 
Muslims who look to Mecca for guidance. Once in charge, the Wahhabists 
wasted little time in censo

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2006-04-25 Thread COMMUNITY AWARENESS




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[IslamCity] LOGIC FOR ALLOWING SLAVERY IN ISLAM!

2006-04-25 Thread Saba Khan




Question
Please clarify the logic (Hikmat) for allowing slavery
in Islam. As apparently it appears strange that at one
side our religion presents very strict codes for
modesty (HAYA) but at the same time we see slave
markets in the time of prophet & Khilafat-e-Rashida
where slave girls (LONDI) were purchased & sold and
quran allows having sex with them(surah noor :33:50..
MA MALAKAT AIMANOOHUM)
 
  
Answer 
   QUESTION: What is the Islamic law with regard to
slave-women? Was It permissible to have relations with
these slave-women without a formal marriage ceremony? 

ANSWER: Firstly, it should be borne in mind that
slavery was not something that was introduced by
Islam; on the contrary, it was something that had its
roots planted long before the advent of Islam. It
would not be an exaggeration to state that slavery is
probably as old as war itself, because it is one of
the consequences of war. Thus, slavery apparently
first reared its head with the first wars that took
place an the face of earth. War is a factor that makes
soft men stern, kind men harsh and delicate men
rugged. A man who cannot bear to see the sight of
blood under normal circumstances becomes capable of
shedding the blood of hundreds under the pressure of
war. Those who were not killed in warfare, used to be
taken as prisoners of war. The pages of history will
show that many alternative, expedient methods were
used through the ages to deal with prisoners of war.
Some used to be executed while others would be set
free, with or without a ransom. Then, there were
others who were neither executed nor set free. These
were enslaved.

When Islam came and prospered, its power was
challenged by the enemies of Islam and the need to go
to war arose. By that time, slavery had virtually
become an international custom. It was also rife among
the Arabs from the days of darkness and ignorance.
Thus, abolishing it instantateously would have caused
chaos and pandemonium among the Arab people. Hence, a
process of gradual extirpation had to be implemented.
Moreover, if the Muslims would set all their
enemy-prisoners free and tolerate their fellow Muslims
being captured and enslaved by the enemies, it would
have lead to a sharp decrease in the Muslim military
force and given a great advantage to the enemy forces
which was something that the Muslims could not afford.
Furthermore, it is a well known fact that warfare
tactics used by one side are often countered by the
opposing side in order to maintain a balance of power.
Hence, wartime diplomacy necessitated the enslaving of
prisoners. 

In the "Jihaads" (Islamic wars) that took place, women
were also, at times, taken as prisoners of war by the
Muslim warriors. These women captives used to be
distributed as part of the booty among the soldiers,
after their return to Islamic territory. Each soldier
was then entitled to have relations ONLY with the
slave girl over which he was given the RIGHT OF
OWNERSHIP and NOT with those slave girls that were not
in his possession. This RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP was given
to him by the "Ameerul-Mu'mineen" (Head of the Islamic
state.) Due to this right of ownership, It became
lawful for the owner of a slave girl to have
intercourse with her. 

It may, superficially, appear distasteful to copulate
with a woman who is not a man's legal wife, but once
Shariat makes something lawful, we have to accept it
as lawful, whether it appeals to our taste, or not;
and whether we know its underlying wisdom or not. It
is necessary for a Muslim to be acquainted with the
laws of Shariat, but it is not necessary for him to
delve into each law in order to find the underlying
wisdom of these laws because knowledge of the wisdom
of some of the laws may be beyond his puny
comprehension. Allah Ta'ala has said in the Holy
Quran: "Wa maa ooteetum min al-ilm illaa qaleelan"
which means, more or less, that, "You have been given
a very small portion of knowledge". Hence, if a person
fails to comprehend the underlying wisdom of any law
of Shariat, he cannot regard it as a fault of Shariat
(Allah forbid), on the contrary, it is the fault of
his own perception and lack of understanding, because
no law of Shariat is contradictory to wisdom. 

Nevertheless, the wisdom underlying the permission
granted by Shariat to copulate with a slave woman is
as follows: The LEGAL possession that a Muslim
receives over a slave woman from the
"Ameerul-Mu'mineen" (the Islamic Head of State) gives
him legal credence to have coition with the slave
woman in his possession, just as the marriage ceremony
gives him legal credence to have coition with his
wife. In other words, this LEGAL POSSESSION is, in
effect, a SUBSTITUTE of the MARRIAGE CEREMONY. A free
woman cannot be 'possessed', bought or sold like other
possessions; therefore Shariat instituted a 'marriage
ceremony' in which affirmation and consent takes
place, which gives a man the right to copulate with
her. On the other hand, a slave girl can be possessed
and even bought and

[IslamCity] CAN WOMAN BE A LEADER IN ISLAM?

2006-04-25 Thread Saba Khan

QUESTION
Can women be leaders in islam? If not can you give me
the hadiths which backs it

ANSWER
Allah Ta'ala says in the noble Qur'aan, 'Men are
protectors of woman because
Allah Ta'ala has given them more strength and because
they support them from
their means.' (Nisaa AAYAT34)

In this case, the word, 'protectors' refers to one who
stands firm in
protecting other's interests, looks after his affairs,
business, etc. The
commentators of the noble Qur'aan have written under
the abovementioned
verse that Allah Ta'ala has chosen men and has given
them virtue over women.
Whilst men have many responsibilities to take care of,
females also have
responsibilities. The responsibility of men having
authority over women is
not confined to only religious matters, but it is
general and refers to any
matter, be it religious, political or with regard to
any department, council
or organization. This authority for the male over the
female does not
belittle the status of woman in the least bit.

To make us understand, the example of a male and
female is like that of the
head and the hand. Whilst the male being the head if
the most important part
of the body and holds the most amount of respect and
authority, this in on
way whatsoever proves that the hand (woman) is useless
and has no status in
the body. The matter about woman having more
capabilities than men does not
hold much weight since the basis for the authority of
men over women is not
capabilities, intelligence, wealth or any other
material entity which can be
acquired.

The commentators have clearly stated that the virtue
and authority that has
been given to men is on the basis of their species,
i.e. because they are
men. Hence, it is a great possibility that there are
many women who have
great potential, intelligence and wealth and seem to
be more worthy for
leadership. However, Allah Ta'ala has, in his infinite
mercy and wisdom,
stipulated this position for men on the basis of them
being men even though
they may at time lack in capabilities and expertise as
compared to women.
(Ma'ariful Qur'aan vol.2 pg.396; Deoband)

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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[IslamCity] Are Christians Mushrik (Polytheists) or Kaafir (Rejecters)?

2006-04-25 Thread saiyed shahbazi

Question: Should Christians be considered as Mushrik because they worship the person of Jesus Christ, and there is no forgiveness for that as Allah has told us [in the Qur'an ]. Or Kaafir because Allah tells us that everyone who attributes a son to God is a Kaafir. Answer: Before I answer your specific question, it would be appropriate to first take a close look at the two terms "Mushrik" and "Kaafir", as only after that can we say whether the Christians, Jews or adherents of any other religion fall in these categories or not. Let us first take the term "Kaafir". "Kaafir" in the Arabic language means "rejecter". The term "Kaafir", normally taken to be synonymous with "non-Muslim" or "non-believer", is quite different from the two terms. A "non-Muslim", obviously, is a person who does not adhere to the Muslim faith. Thus, all those who do not ascribe to the Muslim faith are "non-Muslims". A "non-believer" is generally used for a person who does not believe in God and the Day of Judgment. "Kaafir", on the other hand, is a person who knowingly rejects the truth. A person may not believe in some 'truth' for a number of reasons. For instance, he may not be fully convinced of some aspect of that 'truth' or he may have some doubts in his mind regarding that truth. However, if all doubts are removed from his mind and he becomes fully convinced of that truth, yet he persists in not accepting it or persists in ascribing to a wrong belief after becoming certain of its incorrectness, he then becomes a "Kaafir" and is no longer just a "non-Muslim" or a "non-believer". In other words, all those people who persist in not accepting Islam after being fully convinced that Islam is the truth of the Almighty or persist in ascribing
to a false belief after being convinced of its incorrectness are "Kaafirs" or rejecters of the truth. All others for our purposes are "non-Muslims" or "non-believers ". This explanation, if considered closely, should clarify the fact that we cannot call anyone a "Kaafir" unless we have absolute knowledge of the reasons for his rejection of faith (or Islam), which we do not possess. Thus, for the purpose of this world, we should not call anyone a "Kaafir". It is only God, Who with His absolute knowledge can declare someone a "Kaafir". No one besides God possesses
the knowledge that is essential to declare someone a "Kaafir". Thus, we know on the basis of God's declaration in the Qur'an that the Jews and the Christians (and those ascribing to other faiths) during the time of the Prophet (pbuh) refused to believe in the Prophet (pbuh) even after being fully convinced of his prophethood and were, therefore, termed "Kaafir" by the Almighty. As far as the Jews and the Christians of later times are concerned, we do not have adequate knowledge of the reasons for their rejection to term them "Kaafir". God, on the
Day of Judgment, shall give the decision regarding these Jews and Christians. Those, among them, who refused to accept Islam and the prophethood of Mohammed (pbuh), although they were fully convinced of it being the truth, shall stand in the category of "Kaafirs" on the Day of Judgment. The term "Mushrik", like the term "Kaafir" has also been slightly misused. It is not just ascribing to a polytheistic belief that makes a person a "Mushrik". According to the Qur'an , "Mushrik" is
one who ascribes partners to God. Christians, though ascribe to a polytheistic belief, according to the Muslim understanding of polytheism, yet they do not ascribe partners to God. They believe that there is only one God and He does not have any partners. Yet they ascribe to a belief, which in the eyes of the Muslims and according to the Qur'an is a polytheistic belief. Christians, according to the Qur'an , would have been called "Mushrik" had they believed that ascribing a son to God is a polytheistic belief and would still have ascribed to that belief. The above should also explain why the Qur'an , even though it has pointed out that the Jews and the Christians of the times of the Prophet (pbuh) ascribe to some
polytheistic beliefs has not addressed them as "Mushrik". The Qur'an has only addressed the Banu-Ishmael and other Arab polytheists who clearly ascribed to polytheism by the term "Mushrik" (as should be clear from Al-Baqarah 2: 105, Aal Imraan 3: 67, Surah Al-Taubah 9: 1 - 33, Al-Bayyinah 98: 1). In the light of the above explanation, in my opinion, the Christians should not be called "Mushrik" or "Kaafir". We may say that Christians ascribe to polytheistic beliefs but should not call them polytheists, as the Qur'an has not called them polytheists. Likewise, we can call them "non-Muslims", but should not call them "Kaafir", as we do not know who among them has knowingly rejected Islam and who has not accepted Islam because he was not convinced of it being the final truth from God. saiyed shahbazi

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[IslamCity] Senior B'nai Brith official to be head table guest at Harper's address to Empire Club

2006-04-25 Thread Susan Howard-Azzeh




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[IslamCity] Prophet's saying - Looking After Parents: An important duty

2006-04-25 Thread Shahid Khan









 
 
 Looking After Parents: An important duty 


Abdullah Bin Amr (Allah be pleased with him) reported that a person came to Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and sought permission (to participate) in Jihad, whereupon he (the Noble Prophet, peace be upon him) said: Are your parents living? He said: Yes. Thereupon he (the Noble Prophet, peace be upon him) said: You should put in your best efforts (in their) service. 

 
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[IslamCity] The Neglect of the Fiqh of Priorities Among many Muslims by Yusuf Qaradawi

2006-04-25 Thread saiyed shahbazi

The Neglect of the Fiqh of Priorities Among many Muslims by Yusuf Qaradawi The problem with many groups of the Islamic Awakening advocates is that the fiqh of priorities is nonexistent to them, as they often seek the secondary before paying attention to the principal, try to examine the particulars before grasping the generalities, and hold to the controversial before familiarizing themselves with the established. It is a pity that we ask for instance about the blood of a gnat, and do not care about the shedding of Al-Hussein's blood, or fight for nafila, while the people have wasted the faridas, or quarrel over a form, regardless of the content. This is the situation today for Muslims in general. I see millions making the umra [minor pilgrimage] every year in Ramadan and other months and others making hajj for the tenth or
even the twentieth time: if they saved the money they spent on these nafilas, they would accumulate thousands of millions of dollars. We have been running around for years trying to collect one thousand million dollars for the Islamic Philanhropic Institution, but have not collected a tenth, or even one-twentieth or one-thirtieth, of that amount. If you ask those performers of supererogatory umra and hajj to give you what they would spend on their voluntary journeys so that you may direct it to resisting Christianization or communism in Asia and Africa, or to combating famine here or there, they will not give you anything. This is a long-time ailment that no heart doctor has ever been able to cure. The fiqh of priorities requires that we know which issue is more worthy of attention, so that we may give it more effort and time than we give others. The fiqh of priorities also requires us to know which enemy is more deserving of directing our forces and concentrating
our attack against him, and which battle is more worthy of waging, for people are divided into several kinds in Islam's eye, as follows: There are the Muslims, the unbelievers and the hypocrites. Unbelievers have in their ranks the pacifists and the militant. They also include those who only did not believe, and those who did not believe and also blocked the path to Allah [before those who believed]. Hypocrites include those of the lesser hypocrisy and those of the greater hypocrisy. With whom do we start, then? Which area is more worthy of work? Which issue is more deserving of attention? The fiqh of priorities requires that we know the time-limited duty so that we may treat it properly and not delay it and thus waste a chance that may not present itself again until after a long time, if it ever does. A poet admonishes us about the value of time by saying: "Avail the chance, for a chance, If unavailed, becomes a grief. Our Arabic adage also says: "Do not put off
today's work till tomorrow". When Omar Ibn Abdel-Aziz was once advised to postpone some chore to the next day, he replied, "I am already tasked by a day's work, how will I feel if I have two days work to do tomorrow? " A wise saying by Ibn-Ata is "There are certain duties with plenty of time given for their fulfilment, so they could be cauwithin the time-limit, but there are, besides, time-limited duties that, if out of time, are irredeemable, for with every new time there is a new duty and a new task demanded by Allah"! saiyed shahbazi

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RE: [IslamCity] The Place of Tasawwuf in Traditional Islam

2006-04-25 Thread M. Malhar











Imaam
Ash-Shaa'fee on Sufism:

"If
a person excercized Sufism (Tasawafa) at the beginning of the day, he does not
come to Dhuhur except an idiot." [Talbees Iblees].

"Nobody
accompanied the Sufis forty days and had his brain return (ever)." [Talbees
Iblees].

Concerning
the famous Sufi leader, Al-Harith Al-Muhasbi, Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbaal (R) said:

"Warn
(people) from Al-Harith (a Sufi leader) the strongest warning!... He is the
shelter of the Ahl Kalaam (people of rhetoric)." [Talbees Iblis].

The
famous Sheikh Abu Bakr Ad-Djaza'iri stated:

"Sufism
is a shameful deception which begins with Dhikr and ends with Kufr. Its outward
manifestation appears to be piety, but its inward reality forsakes the
Commandments of Allah." [Illat-Tasawwuf Yaa Ibadallah].

Ash-Sheikh
Muhammad ibn Rabee' ibn Haadee Al-Madkhalee, a well known teacher at the
Islamic University of Medinah and the son of a well known scholar, brings in
his book "Haqeeqatus Soofiyyah Fee Dau'il Kitaabi Was Sunnah", the
following:

Concerning
the practice of the Sufiyyah in wearing woolen clothing as a sign of Zuhd
(abstemiousness/disassociation from the wordly life) and in their attempt to
mirror the Prophet 'Isa (AS):

"Ibn
Taymiyah (R) mentions in Al-Fataawaa (11/7) from Muhammad ibn Seereen (a famous
Tabi'ee who died in 110H) that it reached him that a certain people had taken
to wearing woollen clothes in order to resemble 'Isa ibn Maryam (AS), so he
said: 'There are a people (Sufis) who have chosen and preferred the wearing of woollen
clothes, claiming that they want to resemble Al-Maseeh ibn Maryam (AS). But the
way of our Prophet (SAAW) is more beloved to us, and the Prophet (SAAW) used to
wear cotton and other garments."

Sheikh
Al-Madkhalee goes on:

"As
regards the first appearance of Sufism, then the word "Sufism" was
not known in the time of the Sahabah, indeed it was not well-known in the first
three and best centuries. Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyah (R), mentions that the
first appearance of Sufism was in Basrah in 'Iraaq, where some people went to
extremes in worship and in avoiding the worldly life, such as was not seen in
other lands. [Al-Fataawaa (11/6)]."

Commenting
on the reaction of the early Sufis while hearing Qur'an being recited (it was
their pratice to fall out and act dumb-struck), Ibn Taymiyah (R) says:

"This
was not found to occur amongst the Sahabah, so when it appeared a group of the
Companions and the Tabi'een such as Asmaa bint Abi Bakr and 'Abd Allah Az-Zubair
and Muhammad ibn Seereen criticsed that since they saw that it was an
innovation and contrary to what they knew from the manners of the Sahabah."
[Al-Fataawaa (11/6)].

Concerning
the spread of Sufism, Ibn Al-Jawziyyah said:

"Sufism
is a way whose beginning was complete avoidance of the affairs of worldly life,
then those who attached themselves to it became lax in allowing singing and
dancing. Therefore, the seekers of the Hereafter from the common people became
attracted to them due to the avoidance of the worldly life which they
manifested, and the seekers after this world were also attracted to them due to
the life of ease and frivolity which they were seen to live." [Talbees Iblis].

Shaikh
Abu Zahrah (R) said concerning the reason for the appearance of Sufism and the
sources from which it sprung:

"1.
The first source: Some worshippers amongst the Muslims turned all their
attention to avoidance of the worldly life and to cutting themselves off in
order to worship. This first began in the lifetime of the Prophet (SAAW) when
some of the Sahabah decided to spend the night striving in Prayer and
abandoning sleep. Others decided to fast every day without fail. Others decided
to cease having marital relations with women. So when that reached the Prophet
(SAAW) he said: "What is wrong with a people who say such and such. But
rather I fat and I refrain from fasting, I pray and I sleep, and I marry women.
So whoever turns away from my Sunnah, then he is not from me (Al-Bukharee and
Muslim). Furthermore, the innovation of living like monks (monasticism) is forbiddeen
in the Qur'an. He said:

"...the
Monasticism which they invented for themselves..." [57:27].

However,
when the Prophet (SAAW) passed on to join the company of the highest angels,
and many people entered into Islam from the previous religions then the number
of those who went to extremes in avoidance of worldly life and its blessings
grew and Sufism found a place in the hearts of these people since it had come
across a fertile planting ground.

2.
The second matter which attracted peoples' souls was something which appeared
amongst the Muslims in the form of two ideologies. One of them was
philosophical whilst the other was from the previous religions. As for the
first, then it was the view of the Illumist school of philosophers who held
that knowledge and awareness is brought about in the soul by spiritual exercies
and purification of the soul. As for the second ideology, then it was the

[IslamCity] Preparing for war with China

2006-04-25 Thread Wolfgang Geist

Preparing for war with China, in other words, is to be
the future cash cow for the giant U.S. weapons-making
corporations in the military-industrial complex.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041906P.shtml

Containing China: The US's real objective
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HD20Ad01.html

If it comes to a shooting war ...
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HD20Ad03.html
Our first objective is to prevent the re-emergence of
a new rival. This is a dominant consideration
underlying the new regional defense strategy and
requires that we endeavor to prevent any hostile power
from dominating a region whose resources would, under
consolidated control, be sufficient to generate global
power. These regions include Western Europe, East
Asia, the territory of the former Soviet Union and
Southwest Asia.
Paul Wolfowitz, former US deputy secretary of defense
and currently president of the World Bank

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[IslamCity] Jinn & Human Sickness

2006-04-25 Thread Muhammad Abdul-Rahman

The subject of the jinn is one which is of interest to many people. Folk 
stories abound, and many superstitious practices have arisen in Muslim cultures 
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such as epilepsy and mental illness, which are often thought of as being caused 
by the jinn.

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humans, but this book will teach you how to protect yourself in the manner 
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom 
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue 
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone 
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy 
Quran-16:125)

{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in 
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites 
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I 
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
 
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if 
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of 
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] 

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever 
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who 
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." 
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] 
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http://www.islam-guide.com
http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org

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