Boycott Israel [IslamCity] So That You May Know One Another
Let us, for a moment, go back and listen in on an ancient and sacred conversation: Behold, I am about to establish on earth one who shall inherit it, said the Lord God to the angels. They replied: Will You place upon it such as will spread corruption thereon and shed blood - whereas we extol Your limitless glory, praise You, and hallow Your Name? Alas, it seems that our reputation as human beings preceded our own creation. The Almighty replied: Verily, I know that which you do not. In other words, the Lord God said, I know what I am doing. That conversation is recounted in the verse 2:30 of the Qur'an, and it highlights the purpose of the creation of humankind: to be the inheritors of the earth, God's vicegerents, His representatives. As such, we have a tremendous responsibility placed upon us by the Lord God. As Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, Professor of Islamic law at UCLA, writes: The Qur'an describes the moment of creation as the moment in which humanity was entrusted with a heavy responsibility... God made human beings God's agents or viceroys on the earth and entrusted them with the responsibility to civilize the land.Yet, what does civilizing the land mean exactly? Dr. Abou El Fadl continues: Civilizing the earth does not mean constructing buildings or paving roads. It means striving to spread on the earth the Divine attributes such as justice, mercy, compassion, goodness, and beauty. In doing so, human beings spread Divinity itself upon the earth. In contrast, corrupting the earth - spreading violence, hatred, vengeance, and ugliness - means failure in discharging one's obligations toward God. The Qur'an teaches that the act of destroying or spreading ruin on this earth is one of the gravest sins possible - fasad fi al-ard - which means to corrupt the earth by destroying the beauty of creation, is considered an ultimate act of blasphemy against God. Indeed, the Qur'an speaks harshly of those who spread corruption on the earth: ...none does He cause thereby to go astray save the iniquitous, who break their bond with God after it has been established [in their nature] and cut asunder what God has bidden to be joined, and spread corruption on earth: these it is that shall be the losers. [Qur'an 2:26-27]Elsewhere, God says: Now there is a kind of man whose views on the life of this world may please thee greatly, and [the more so as] he cites God as witness to what is in his heart and is, moreover, exceedingly skillful in argument. But whenever he prevails, he goes about the earth spreading corruption and destroying [man's] tilth and progeny: and God does not love corruption. [Qur'an 2:204-205]Thus, our job as human beings is to civilize the earth: to spread justice, mercy, compassion, love, and beauty over all of the earth and its creatures. And this responsibility falls upon all human beings. Herein lies a problem: what of people of other faiths? How do we deal with those who are not Muslim? Are we - as many are wont to believe - hopelessly locked in a clash of civilizations between the West and Islam? Are we doomed never to work together? Quite the opposite. In fact, Dr. Samuel Huntington, the originator of the much-touted clash of civilizations theory, recently decried the misuse of his theory by politicians and pundits. In an interview with Islamica Magazine, Dr. Huntington said: I think it is a mistake, let me just repeat, to think in terms of two homogeneous sides starkly confronting each other. Global politics remains extremely complex and countries have different interests, which will also lead them to make what might seem as rather bizarre friends and allies. When asked whether his thesis has been used by people for their own agendas, he replied: Oh absolutely, all the time. There isn't much I can do about that. Indeed, the Qur'an anticipates the fact that there will be a plurality of religious communities on the earth, a fact which does not threaten it. Numerous verses speak about this: Unto every one of you have We appointed a [different] law and way of life. And if God had so willed, He could surely have made you all one single community: but [He willed it otherwise] in order to test you by means of what He has vouchsafed unto you ... [Qur'an 5:48] Have, then, they who have attained to faith not yet come to know that, had God so willed, He would indeed have guided all mankind aright? [Qur'an 13:31] And [because He is your Creator], it rests with God alone to show you the right path: yet there is [many a one] who swerves from it. However, had He so willed, He would have guided you all aright. [Qur'an 16:9] For had God so willed, He could surely have made you all one single community; however, He lets go astray that wills [to go astray], and guides aright him that wills [to be guided]; and you will surely be called to account for all that you ever did! [Qur'an 16:93] If it had been your Lord's will, they all would have
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] HINDUS AND FREEMASONRY by Abdul Wahid Osman Belal
HINDUS AND FREEMASONRY. by Abdul Wahid Osman Belal During the British Raj up to 1947 when the Freemason Lodges of India were under the control of their respective Grand Lodge in Britain, every person desirous of joining Freemasonry in which a Jew, Christian, Hindu and Muslim was considered to be a Brother, and the Master of the Lodge irrespective of his being a Jew, Christian, Hindu and Muslim was addressed as Right Worshipful Master, a Hindu was required to sign and submit in advance a declaration in which he declared that he had renounced idolatry in public and private The following form was prescribed for a Hindoo i.e. Hindu: I _ do declare that I have renounced idolatry in public and private, and believe unequivocally in one time and living God that I believe in a state of reward and punishment in after life according todeeds done in the flesh, and with a due sense of the nature and serious importance of a moral obligation, being free by birth and of the full age of 21 years, by profession__residing at do declare that, unbiased by the improper solicitation of friends, and uninfluenced by any mercenary or other unworthy motive, I freely and voluntarily offer myself a candidate for the mysteries and privileges of Freemasonry, that I am prompted to do so by a favorable opinion pre-conceived of the Institution, and a desire for knowledge; and that on my initiation, should I be accepted I will cheerfully conform to all the ancient usages and established customs of the Order. In token whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this__day of _. (Signed) Proposed by: Seconded by: I further declare that I have never been refused by any other Lodge (If so, state when and where) The above form is reproduced from Page 24 of the BY-LAWS OF LODGE RAJPUTANA NO 526 under the Scottish Constitution, February 1910 of which Khan Bahadur Bapuji P. Jal was Master later on Secretary of All Scottish Freemasonry of India (ASFI) ABDUL WAHID OSMAN BELAL - Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers. Try it now.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Prophet's Methods for Correcting People's Mistakes
The Prophet's Methods for Correcting People's Mistakes Book by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid Here we may note the following points: * The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came to them and addressed them directly; when he wanted to teach all the people, he did not refer to them by name or expose them, he merely said, What is the matter with some people...? In this way he was gentle with them and covered up for them whilst at the same time acting in the common interest by teaching everybody. * The hadeeth describes finding out about the action of good people and seeking to emulate them. Investigating such things is the sign of a sound mind and efforts to improve oneself. * This report indicates that when it comes to useful matters of religion, if it is not possible to learn them from men, it is permissible to learn them from women. * There is nothing wrong with a person talking about his deeds so long as there is no element of showing off and it is for the benefit of others. * We also learn that going to extremes in worship may cause a person to get bored, which in turn could lead him to stop worshipping altogether; the best of things are those that are moderate. (see al-Fath, 9/104). * Mistakes generally come about as a result of misconceptions; if the ideas are put right, mistakes will decrease. It is clear from the hadeeth that the reason why those Sahaabah adopted those concepts of extreme worship and monasticism was that they thought they had to go beyond the Prophet's actions in worship in order to attain salvation, because he had been told that all his sins were forgiven, but they did not have this advantage. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) set them straight, and told them that even though he was forgiven, he was the most fearing of Allaah among mankind, and he commanded them to follow his Sunnah in worship. A similar thing happened to another Sahaabi, whose name was Kahmas al-Hilaali (may Allaah be pleased with him), who narrated his story: I became Muslim and came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and told him that I had become Muslim. I stayed away for a year, during which I became very skinny, and when I came back, he looked me up and down. I said, 'Do you not know me?' he said, 'Who are you?' I said, 'I am Kahmas al-Hilaali.' He said, 'What happened to you?' I said, 'After I saw you, I never spent a day without fasting, and I never slept at night.' He said, 'Who told you to torture yourself? Fast the month of patience [i.e., Ramadaan], and one day of every month besides that.' I said, 'Let me do more.' He said, 'Fast the month of patience and two days of every month besides that.' I said, 'Let me do more, I am able for it.' He said, 'Fast the month of patience and three days of every month besides that.' (Musnad al-Tayaalisi. Reported by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer, 19/194, no. 435. Also in al-Silsilat al-Saheehah, no. 2623). Some misconceptions may be based on how one judges people and regards them. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was very keen to correct this and put people straight in this regard. In Saheeh al-Bukhaari, there is a report from Sahl ibn Sa'd al-Saa'idi who said: A man passed by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who asked a man sitting by him, 'What do you think of this man?' He said, 'He is one of the noblest of the people. By Allaah, if he proposes marriage he deserves to be accepted and if he intercedes he deserves to have his intercession accepted.' The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said nothing. Then another man passed by and the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked the man with him, 'What do you think of him?' The man said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, he is one of the poor Muslims. If he proposes marriage he does not deserve to be accepted, if he intercedes he does not deserve to have his intercession accepted, and if he speaks he does not deserve to be heard. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, 'This man is better than an earth full of men like the other man.' (al-Fath, 6447). According to a report narrated by Ibn Maajah: a man passed by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said (to his Companions), What do you think of this man? They said, We think that he is one of the noblest of people. If he proposes marriage he deserves to be accepted, if he intercedes he deserves to have his intercession accepted, and if he speaks he deserves to be heard. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said nothing. Another man passed by and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked, What do you think of this man? They said, By Allaah, O Messenger of Allaah, he is one of the poor
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Zikr-6
Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said: He who utters ten times: `La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahulmulku wa lahulhamdu, wa Huwa `ala kulli sha'in Qadir (there is no true god except Allah. He is One and He has no partner with Him. His is the sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is Omnipotent),' he will have a reward equal to that for freeing four slaves from the progeny of Prophet Isma`il.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Commentary: Slaves from the progeny of Isma`il'' is a simile for very precious slaves. That is, it has the same reward to which the emancipation of four very precious slaves is eligible.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Reward for memorizing Qur'aan
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalam-u-Aliekum Wa-Rahmatu Allah-i Wa-Barakatuh ! Reward for memorizing Qur'aan Question: What is the reward for becoming a Haafiz?. Answer: Praise be to Allaah. Whoever memorizes Qur'aan and acts upon it, Allaah will reward him and honour him greatly for that, so that he will rise in status in Paradise to a level commensurate with what he memorized of the Book of Allaah. Al-Tirmidhi (2914) and Abu Dawood (1464) narrated from `Abd-Allaah ibn `Amr that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: It will be said to the companion of the Qur'aan: Recite and rise in status, recite as you used to recite in the world, for your status will be at the last verse that you recite. This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 5/218, no. 2240, after which he said: Note that what is meant by the companion of the Qur'aan is the one who memorizes it by heart, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, The one who knows more Qur'aan should lead the people in prayer, meaning the one who has memorized the most. The differentiation in status in Paradise will depend on how much was memorized in this world, not how much one will recite on that day as some people imagine. This clearly points to the virtue of the hafiz who has memorized the Qur'aan, but that is subject to the condition that he memorizes it for the sake of Allaah, not for worldly purposes or financial gain. Otherwise the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Most of the hypocrites of my ummah are among those who have memorized Qur'aan. Concerning the virtue of the hafiz who memorizes the Qur'aan, al-Bukhaari (4937) narrated from `Aa'ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The likeness of the one who reads Qur'aan and memorizes it is that he is with the righteous honourable scribes. The likeness of the one who reads it and tries hard to memorize it even though it is difficult for him, he will have two rewards. For the hafiz who has memorized the Qur'aan, praying qiyaam al-layl is easy. And the Qur'aan will intercede for him on the Day of Resurrection, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Fasting and the Qur'aan will intercede for a person on the Day of Resurrection. Fasting will say, `O Lord, I deprived him of food and desires during the day, so let me intercede for him.' The Qur'aan will say, `O Lord I deprived him of his sleep at night, so let me intercede for him.' Then they will both intercede for him. Narrated by Ahmad, al-Tabaraani and al-Haakim; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami', no. 3882 And Allaah knows best. It should be noted here that there is a weak (da'eef) hadeeth that is quoted concerning the virtue of memorizing Qur'aan. This hadeeth says, The bearer of the Qur'aan, if he regards what it permits as halaal and what it forbids as haraam, he will intercede for ten of his family members on the Day of Resurrection, all of whom deserved to enter Hell. This was narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Eemaan (The Branches of Faith) from Jaabir; it was classed as da'eef by al-Albaani in Da'eef al-Jaami'. JAZAKA ALLAH KHAIRAN Wa-Aliekum Us-Salam Warahmatu Allah-i Wabarkatu ! clip_image001.gif Description: Binary data Allah SWT.gif Description: Binary data SAW.gif Description: Binary data
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] IMAGES OF CRUSADER GENOCIDE AT ISHAQI
IMAGES OF CRUSADER GENOCIDE AT ISHAQI Assalamu aleikum. First the New World Order shot them dead. Then the antichrist Bush regime blew up their homes with bombs to hide the evidence. May Allah (S.W.T.) bless and reward the shaheed. Innaa lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji'uun. - Images from the US crime against Ishaqi innocent people http://www.uruknet.de/?p=m28901 - Another US crime in Ashaqi Roads to Iraq December 8, 2006 http://www.roadstoiraq.com/2006/12/08/another-us-crime-in-ashaqi/ Eyewitnesses say that the US occupation forces committed a crime against innocent people in Ishaqi. The occupation forces besieged the homes of brothers Mohammed Hussein Jalmood and Mahmoud Hussein Jalmood, opened fire on members of the two families in the early hours today, to cover up the crime they air bombed the houses. People of the area who rushed to the crime scene and removed the bodies from the rubble found that all victims had been shot at close range, which confirms that they were mass executed. About 32 martyrs were targeted by the American forces intentionally among them 6 children and 8 women. http://www.roadstoiraq.com/2006/12/08/another-us-crime-in-ashaqi/
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Zikr Of Allah
Abud-Darda (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, Shall I not inform you of the best of your actions which are the purest to your Rubb, which exalt you to the high ranks, which are more efficacious than spending gold and silver (in charity), and better for you than you should encounter your enemies whom you will smite their necks and they will smite your necks?'' They said, Certainly.'' He (PBUH) said, Remembrance of Allah the Exalted.'' [At-Tirmidhi]. Commentary: This Hadith also tells us about the eminence of remembrance of Allah, as the basis of every good deed is remembrance of Allah and expression of one's devotion and obedience to Him. Without these two, even the greatest virtue is useless and is of no value. Thus, we must always bear it in mind that remembrance of Allah is superior to everything else.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] PEOPLE OF THE BOOK : Non-Moslems in the eyes of the prophet Muhammad
People of the BookFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The term People of the Book (Hebrew #1506;#1501; #1492;#1505;#1508;#1512;, Am HaSefer) is used in Judaism where it refers specifically to the Jewish people and the Torah. The People of the Book (Arabic: #1571;#1607;#1604; #1575;#1604;#1603;#1578;#1575;#1576;#8206; Ahl al- Kitâb) is a term in Islam for peoples who, according to the Qur'an, have received divine scriptures generally interpreted to refer to the Tawrat (the Torah) and Injil (the Gospel). Application of term in Islam In Islam, the term applies to monotheistic Abrahamic religions older than Islam which received revelation(s) (hence book) from God. To orthodox Muslims this includes at least all Christians, Jews (including Karaites and Samaritans), and Sabians (identified with Mandaeans). Many early scholars such as Malik Ibn Anas agree in also including Zoroastrians, while some have argued for extending the concept further. There is a verse in the Qur'an that says, Those who follow the Jewish and the Sabi'een, Christians, Magians and Polythesists Allah will judge them On the Day of Judgement: Quran 22:17. The Magians were in fact followers of Zoroastrianism and because they are specifically mentioned alongside other people of the book and before polytheists this may mean that Zoroastrians are People of the Book. Although Baha'is follow a revealed, scriptural religion, their faith developed after the advent of Islam, so while they accept Muhammad, they are not categorizable into the traditional dhimmi grouping (of pre-Islamic Faiths), but are instead believed to be subject to the fate of Dar al Harb--the pagan world--and have been badly persecuted by Muslim regimes, most notably Iran. Qur'an There are many statements in the Qur'an that promote tolerance towards People of The Book. For example: And do not dispute with the followers of the Book except by what is best, except those of them who act unjustly, and say: We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you, and our God and your God is One, and to Him do we submit. 29:46 There are also many statements that promote an adversarial relationship. For example: Fight those who believe not in God nor the Last Day, nor hold forbidden that which hath been forbidden by God and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. 9:29 O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends/protecters; they are friends/protecters of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend/protecter, then surely he is one of them; surely God does not guide the unjust people. 5:51 And ye know of those of you who broke the Sabbath, how We said unto them: Be ye apes, despised and hated! 2:65 And whoso seeketh as religion other than the Surrender (to God) it will not be accepted from him, and he will be a loser in the Hereafter. 3:85 In other places the Qur'an says: Not all of them are alike; a party of the people of the Scripture stand for the right, they recite the Verses of God during the hours of the night, prostrating themselves in prayer. They believe in God and the Last Day; they enjoin Al-Ma'rûf and forbid Al-Munkar ; and they hasten in (all) good works; and they are among the righteous. And whatever good they do, nothing will be rejected of them; for God knows well those who are Al-Muttaqûn .(3:113-115) And there are, certainly, among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), those who believe in God and in that which has been revealed to you, and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before God. They do not sell the Verses of God for a little price, for them is a reward with their Lord. Surely, God is Swift in account. '(3:199)' Verily! Those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last Day and do righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve . 2:62 Say (O Muhammad ): O people of the Scripture : Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but God, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides God. 3:64 Throughout Islamic history, Muslims have used these ayah (verses) to justify a variety of positions towards non-Muslims. In some places and times, Muslims showed a great deal of tolerance towards non-Muslims; in other places and times non-Muslims were treated as enemies and persecuted. Islamic law demands that Muslims treat Jews and Christians as dhimmis, second-class protected citizens who have a limited number of rights. Similarities in belief The various faiths of the
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] How Many More Will Die For Bush's Ego?
How Many More Will Die For Bush's Ego? Are the American people, Congress, and the American Establishment going to let the death toll continue to mount day by day for the two more years it takes for Bush to become history? By Paul Craig Roberts 12/09/06 Information Clearing House -- -- Last July in response to Bush-the-Evil's enabling of Israel's gratuitous slaughter of thousands of Lebanese civilians and destruction of the country's infrastructure, I wrote about the shame of being an American. With the ongoing slaughter of our troops and Iraqi civilians in Bush's war in Iraq, it is time to revisit that theme. As the Iraqi civil war (euphemistically termed sectarian violence) intensifies, both US and Iraqi casualties have sharply increased. Thirty-five US troops have been killed in the first week of December. Iraqis are dying at each other's hands at about 100 per day, with many more wounded by bombs. Iraqi civilians continue to suffer at the hands of the US military, with the latest news being a US air strike that wiped out two families totaling 32 people. The report from the bipartisan Iraq Study Group has made it plain as day that the US is accomplishing nothing in Iraq except the destabilization of the entire Middle East. As Middle East expert Anthony Sullivan writes in The National Interest, the ISG report constitutes a massive repudiation of the policy of the Bush Administration. The war is lost and cannot be retrieved militarily. Staying the course is the path of total folly. Yet, the White House Moron says that it is better for 100 US troops and 3,000 Iraqi civilians to die every month than for him to admit that he is wrong. To date the cost of Bush being wrong is 25,000 US casualties (dead and wounded) and approximately 650,000 dead Iraqis. No one knows how many have been wounded. How many more will die before America drowns in the shame of the blood that is being shed for no other reason than the American people were so stupid as to elect a president who cannot admit that he made a mistake? The same stupid American people elected a Congress that is too corrupt to impeach a president who is a liar, a war criminal, and a tyrant. Instead, they are prepared to let Bush off with a mere mistake, a courtesy denied to President Clinton. Lying about sex is an impeachable offense. Lying about war is a mere mistake. Are the American people, Congress, and the American Establishment going to let the death toll continue to mount day by day for the two more years it takes for Bush to become history? How do America's military families feel about the loss of loved ones for no reason except President Bush cannot admit a mistake? How do the troops themselves feel about it? On December 8, a US Marine who has spent 7 months fighting insurgents in Anbar province answered this question on lewrockwell.com as follows: I'm sick and tired of this patriotic, nationalistic and fascist crap. . . . How do you justify 'sacrificing' your life for a war which is not only illegal, but is being prosecuted to the extent where the only thing keeping us there is one man's power, and his ego. US Marine Philip Martin says he joined the Marines to protect the US Constitution, not to serve as an imperialist storm trooper. I couldn't believe my ears when I heard talking heads worrying about Bush's comfort level with the Iraqi Study Group's unanimous report. Bush's comfort level? What about the comfort level of the Iraqis and Americans who are losing family members while idiot talking heads worry about Bush's comfort level with the facts! Try to imagine the impression the US gives to the rest of the world: The US cannot stop a war that is a catastrophe becoming a calamity because it would interfere with Bush's comfort level. This disastrous war is a testament to the irresponsibility of the American people and their elected representatives. There were, of course, many dissenters. But the majority were too lazy and irresponsible to take the trouble to be informed. Most Americans allowed themselves to be deceived and emotionally manipulated. The consequence of this failure of the American people has been brutal for countless people and their families in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon and for the thousands of American families who have suffered because Bush sent US troops on a fool's mission. The American people are stained with the blood of innocents. Are they still not sufficiently angry with the president who used them for his crimes to demand his impeachment? As long as Bush remains in office, the neoconservatives will demand more wars. In the current issue of Foreign Policy, neocon Joshua Muravchik stridently insists that Bush bomb Iran before he leaves office. Muracvchik urges his fellow neocon warmongers to pave the way for the bombing of Iran and to be prepared to defend the action when it comes. As Middle East expert Anthony Sullivan writes, the
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] zikr-9
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, He who recites after every prayer: Subhan-Allah (Allah is free from imperfection) thirty-three times; Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah) thirty-three times; Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greatest) thirty-three times; and completes the hundred with: La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa `ala kulli shai'in Qadir (there is no true god except Allah. He is One and He has no partner with Him. His is the sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is Omnipotent), will have all his sins pardoned even if they may be as large as the foam on the surface of the sea. ''[Muslim].
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Join the British Army and become a martyr, say Muslims
Join the British Army and become a martyr, say Muslims http://www.timesonline.co.uk/articl...2496507,00.html ABUL TAHER A GOVERNMENT-BACKED Islamic organisation is teaching young Muslims that dying while fighting for the British armed forces is an act of martyrdom. The British Muslim Forum (BMF) explains to young people that even if a Muslim soldier dies in combat while fighting in an Islamic country such as Afghanistan, he will still be regarded as a martyr and a hero for this country. The BMF is holding talks across Britain to persuade young people not to follow the teachings of Muslim extremists who instruct their followers that joining the British military is a traitorous act. Its aim is to counter radicals misuse of the term martyr, which has become associated with terrorist suicide operations. The BMF was a leading member in a taskforce set up by Tony Blair after the July 7 bombings to combat extremism among Muslims. In its forums its case workers and imams cite Lance-Corporal Jabron Hashmi, 24, a British Pakistani from Birmingham who was killed in combat in July in Afghanistan. Islamic extremists have called him a salaried traitor as he died fighting Taliban Muslims at the command of non-Muslim generals. They argue he should not have received an Islamic burial as he died an infidel. However, BMF case workers counter that he died a martyr. We are calling him a martyr because he died fighting for his country. Islam teaches us to be loyal and abide by the laws of the land. We believe fighting for Britain is not being a traitor. And young people are getting the message, said Khurshid Ahmed, the BMFs chairman. The BMF, a body representing 600 mosques, is one of Britains largest Muslim organisations. It is the governments main working partner in the Muslim community. Comment: How nice to see that this organisation will not have their funding cut by the Government due to promoting the integrationist agenda. Re-defining the Islamic term martyr and giving it a completely different meaning will eventually lead to re-writing the Quran and the changing of Islam to fit in with society today. Christianity in the past and today is going through such a phase where things forbidden in the bible are now acceptable such as homosexuality, same sex marriages and women priests. Will we see such things in Islam? Nawuzubillah, I hear u say, but if organisations like BMF (Blairs Muslim Followers) have their way dont be surprised that martyr is the only Islamic term they re-define to please their masters in Downing street. www.7cgen.com - Like being first? Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail today.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Contribution of Muslims to the Modern World
Assalamu Alaikum dear brethren in Faith! Contribution of Muslims to the Modern World Muslims have made immense contributions to almost all branches of the sciences. Islam gave the world everything .After Islam, the world benefited in all ways which we are all thinking as the contribution from Europe. Whatever the historical books used by the Western world is all lies. All technology and scientific discoveries came from Muslims. All the modern technology which is found today is because of the works of Muslim scientists and scholars who lived few centuries back. Islam was once the biggest and advanced civilization of the World. Muslims today do not know who their forefathers were. That is one of the reason why they are not proud to be Muslims. They have lost their Islamic pride. Today Muslims follow the Western Chritian world in anything they do. This should be stopped. Muslims have a great culture and history to share with the rest of the World. Apart from religious knowledge, scholars of that day excelled in many other areas like astronomy, mathematics, medicine and geography. Muslims were expert in many fields. For example Al-Kindi was a philosopher, mathematician, physicist, astronomer, physician, geographer and even an expert in music. It is surprising that he made original contributions to all of these fields. On account of his work he became known as the philosopher of the Arabs. Baghdad was once the centre and capital of the Islamic world. It was filled with mathematican, astronomers, scientists and many scholars. There were many Scintists. Just to name some of them: 1)Ibn an Nafis 2) Thabit ibn Qurra 3) Ibn Sina 4)Al-Kindi 5) Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi 6) Muhammad Zakariya ar-Razi 7) Ali Kushji 8) Al-Battani Islam and Mathematics Mathematics was given to the world by Muslims. When Europe was sleeping, Muslims had calculated the distance between the Earth and Moon. Musa al-Khwarizmi (780--850 A.D.) a native of Khwarizm, who lived in the reign of Mamun-ar-Rashid, was one of the greatest Mathematicians of all times. He composed the oldest Islamic works on arithmetic and algebra which were the principal source of knowledge on the subject for a fairly long time. George Sarton pays glowing tribute to this outstanding Muslim mathematician and considers him one of the greatest scientists of his race and the greatest of his time.' There were many other Mathematicans like Al-Nasavi, Al-Karkhi, Abu Zakariya Muhammad Al-Hissar and Nasir-ud-din Toosi. Khwarizmi has the distinction of being one of the founders of algebra who developed this branch of science to an exceptionally high degree. He also gives geometric solutions of quadratic equations, e.g., x2+10x=39 an equation which was repeated by later mathematicians. Robert Chester was the first to translate this book into Latin in 1145 A. D. which introduced Algebra into Europe. Omar Khayyam, the celebrated poet, philosopher, astronomer and mathematician has left behind an excellent book on algebra. His works on algebra were translated in 1851, while his Ruhaiyat were first pubished in 1859. Islam and Medicine Within a century after the death of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) the Muslims not only conquered new lands, but also became scientific innovators with originality and productivity. Medicine, as it stands today, did not develop overnight.Major works in medical history were contributed to the world by famous Muslilms Ibn Sina, ibn Maimon, Ibn Rushd, Al Razi, ibn Nafis and many more. The names of theses great doctors were later latinezed and their works were translated into many European language. Today in Europe, they are still learning from the original works of Avicena, ibn Sina. Ibn SinaDoctors of Doctors! About 100 treatises were ascribed to Ibn Sina. Some of them are tracts of a few pages, others are works extending through several volumes. The best-known amongst them, and that to which Ibn Sina owed his European reputation, is his 14-volume The Canon of Medicine, which was a standard medical text in Western Europe for seven centuries. Ibn Sina is rarely remembered in the West today and his fundamental contributions to Medicine and the European reawakening goes largely unrecognised. However, in the museum at Bukhara, there are displays showing many of his writings, surgical instruments from the period and paintings of patients undergoing treatment. An impressive monument to the life and works of the man who became known as the 'doctor of doctors' still stands outside Bukhara museum and his portrait hangs in the Hall of the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Paris. Hospitals Hospitals as we know them now probably were not present at Europe. Muslims first introduced the concepts of Hospital.The Caliphs of the Islamic empire built magnificent
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Best of the Best - Part 2
26. The best of which man can leave behind for himself are three: a righteous child who supplicates for him, an ongoing charity whose reward continues to reach him and knowledge which others benefit from after him. (Ibn Hibban, Hasan). 27. The best Mosques for women are the most secluded parts of their houses. (al-Bayhaqi, Sahih). 28. The best of the worlds women are four: Maryam bint Imran, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah bint Muhammad and Asiyah the wife of Firawn. (Ahmad, Sahih). 29. The best of days that you should perform cupping are the 17th , 19th and 21st of the month. I did not pass a single gathering of angels on the night of Isra except that they would say to me, O Muhammad, perform cupping! (Ahmad, Sahih) 30. The best day on which the Sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created, on it Adam was made to enter Paradise and on it he was expelled. The Hour will not be established except on Friday. (Muslim). 31. Verily, the best of perfume for men is that which is strong in smell and light in color, and the best of perfume for women is that which is strong in color and light in smell. (at-Tirmidhi, Sahih). 32. The Most beloved of religions according to Allah the Most High is the 'easy and flexible religion. (Ahmad, Hasan). 33. The most beloved of deeds according to Allah are the continuous ones, even if they are little. (Agreed upon). 34. The most beloved of names according to Allah are AbdAllah, 'Abdul-Rahman and Harith. (Abu Ya?la, Sahih). 35. The most beloved of deeds according to Allah are the prayer in its right time, then to treat the parents in an excellent manner, and then Jihad in the path of Allah. (Agreed upon). 36. The most beloved of deeds according to Allah is that you die and yet your tongue is still moist from the remembrance of Allah. (ibn Hibban, Hasan). 37. The most beloved words according to Allah the Most High are four: SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Lailaha illallah and Allahu Akbar; there is no problem with which one you start with. (Muslim). 38. The most beloved of speech according to Allah is when the servant says, 'Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi' (How Transcendent is Allah and we praise him!). (Muslim). 39. The most beloved of speech according to Allah the Most High is that which Allah chose for his Angels: Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi, Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi, Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi. (at-Tirmidhi, Sahih). 40. The most beloved of people according to Allah is he who brings most benefit, and the most beloved of deeds according to Allah the Mighty, the Magnificent, is that you bring happiness to a fellow Muslim, or relieve him of distress, or pay off his debt or stave away hunger from him. It is more beloved to me that I walk with my brother Muslim in his time of need than I stay secluded in the mosque for a month. Whoever suppresses his fury while being able to execute it, Allah will fill his heart with satisfaction on the Day of Standing. Whoever walks with his brother Muslim in need until he establishes that for him, Allah will establish his feet firmly on the day when all feet shall slip. Indeed, bad character ruins deeds just as vinegar ruins honey. (at-Tabarani, Hasan). 41. The most beloved of people to me is A'isha and from the men, Abu Bakr. (agreed upon). 42. The best of people in recitation are those who when they recite, you see that they fear Allah. (al-Bayhaqi, Sahih). 43. The best of your leaders are those that you love and they love you, you supplicate for them and they supplicate for you. The worst of your leaders are those that you hate and they hate you, you curse them and they curse you.. (Muslim). 44. The best of you are those who are best in paying off their debts. (Tahawi, Sahih). 45. The best of you are those with the longest lives and most excellent character. (Bazzar, Sahih). 46. The best of you are those with the longest lives and best in action. (Hakim, Sahih). 47. The best of you are those with the softest shoulders during prayer. (al-Bayhaqi, Hasan). 48. The best of you are those who are best to their wives. (at-Tirmidhi, Sahih). 49. The best of you are those who are best to their families. (At-Tabarani, Sahih). 50. The best of you during the 'Period of Ignorance' are the best of you in Islam as long as they deeply understand the religion. (Bukhari). Please Read 3rd part also
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Ar-Riba - not defined in the Qur'aan?
About seven years back, the Supreme Court of Pakistan pronounced a Judgment on Interest - whether it (interest) is covered by the Qur'aanic prohibition against Ar-Riba? The Judgment pronounced that it does cover. On the panel of Judges, delivering the Court Judgment, was Maulana Justice Muhammad Taqi Usmani, a prominent Islamic scholar of the Indian sun-continent. In his section of the Judgment, the Maulana wrote: ...The Holy Qur'an did not give any definition for the term for the simple reason that it was well known to its immediate audience. It is like the prohibition of pork, liquor, gambling, adultery etc, which were imposed without giving any hard and fast definition because all these terms were well known and there was no ambiguity in their meaning. Similar was the case of riba I am quoting verbatim above, from paragraph 36 of the Maulana's judgment order. As Muslims, we should not get awed by the prominence enjoyed by any person and should not treat his writings as absolutely sacrosanct. Rather, we should check it with the Qur'aan, our Allah-given Criterion. The Qur'aan was not revealed just for the people living at the time of its revelation. It was revealed for all the people living at all times till the Last Day. Therefore the scope of its verses cannot be restricted by the conditions prevailing at the time of revelation or by the circumstances under which those were revealed. And there has been no controversy at all as regards the meanings of the Arabic words for pork, liquor. gambling and adultery ever since the revelation of the Qur'aan. Therefore there was no need for giving any special definitions for these words. But that is not the case with riba. This Arabic word literally means increase/growth/gain/profit. Obviously, Allah Ta'ala has not prohibited every imaginable kind of increase etc. It ought to be only a particular kind that is prohibited. There was therefore a crying need to define which kind. The Qur'aanic Verse 30.39 does just that. It is therefore unfortunate for the eminent Islamic scholar to hold that the 'Holy Qur'an did not give any definition for the term.' Let us now examine how Verse 30.39 defines the Qur'aanic term Ar-Riba that is prohibited in the chronologically later revealed Verse 2.275, and also as to what that divine definition is. The Arabic text of the Verse is: This is the first verse, in order of revelation, in the matter of Ar-Riba, which later gets prohibited. As such, if the term needed any defining or explaining, this verse would be the most appropriate one wherein to give it. In the original Arabic text, the verse begins with the words Wa maa aataytum. The plain literal translation of this phrase would be: 'And that which you give'. The Arabic words immediately following this phrase are min riban. The preposition min could have several meanings according to the context in which it is used. Here it is used in the context of, or as a preposition to, the word riban. The same preposition has been used again, in the latter part of the verse, in the context of the word zakaatin. There is no controversy as regards zakaat. The universally accepted meaning of this word is 'charity'. The words min zakaatin may therefore naturally be translated as 'in charity', 'by way of charity' or 'for charity'. And since the Arabic preposition has been used in exactly the same fashion in the phrase Wa maa aataytum min riban, it (the phrase) may be translated as 'And that which you give in, by way of or for riba'. It is to be noted that the word riba as used in this verse is without the Arabic definite article al. And, in Verses subsequently revealed, it is used with the article prefixed to it. It is also to be noted that it is Al-Riba (pronounced as Ar-Riba) - and not Riba as such - that gets specifically prohibited in verse 2.275. In these circumstances, it is but natural to take the word riba used in verse 30.39 in its literal meaning of increase, growth, gain or profit. Allah Ta'ala, in His infinite wisdom, has helped us in understanding the meaning of the word thus by giving us its verb form yarbu undoubtedly meaning 'increase', later in the very same verse. And the context of the verse suggests that the phrase Wa maa aataytum min riban may most appropriately be translated as 'And that which you give for profit'. The entire first part of the Verse may thus be translated as, 'And that which you give for profit so that it may increase in the wealth of the people, it does not increase with Allah.' Here, in unmistakable terms, Allah Ta'ala specifies the kind of increase/profit that He abhors! He abhors - not all increases/profits, but - only that kind, which is sought to be made by unjustly usurping, during transactions, the wealth that should rightfully belong to other people. [As, for example, a factory owner cutting down his expenses by paying less to his workers in
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] IMAM SHAMIL- A Great Warrior of Islam
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalam-u-Aliekum Wa-Rahmatu Allah-i Wa-Barakatuh ! IMAM SHAMIL --- A Great Warrior of Islam Publication time: 9 December 2006, 21:14 Imam Shamil and Hadji Murad, little known in the West, loom large in Russian jistory. Here is what Wikipedia says about them: Imam Shamil (1797 - 1871) was an Avar political and religious leader of the Muslim tribes of the Northern Caucasus. He was a leader of anti-Russian resistance in the Caucasian War and was the third Imam of Dagestan and Chechnya (1834-1859).Imam Shamil was born in 1797 in the small village of Gimry, which is in current-day Dagestan. His father was a free landlord, and this position allowed Shamil to study many subjects, including Arabic and logic. Shamil established himself as a well-respected and educated man among other Muslims of the Caucasus. He made a pilgrimage or hajj to Mecca in 1828 and there he met Abdel Kadir, from whom he learned guerrilla war tactics. Shamil was born at a time when the Russian Empire was expanding into the territories of the Ottoman Empire and Persia (see Russo-Persian War, 1804-13 and Russo-Turkish Wars). Supported by the Persian Shah, many Caucasian tribes rebelled against Russian rule in what became known as the Caucasian War. Some of the earlier leaders of Caucasian resistance were Sheikh Mansur, and Ghazi Mollah. Shamil was actually childhood friends with Mollah, and would become his disciple. In 1834, Ghazi Mollah died at the battle of Ghimri, and Shamil took his place as the premier leader of the Caucasian resistance. Shamil was effective at uniting the many, frequently quarreling, Caucasian tribes to fight against the Russians. He made effective use of guerrilla warfare tactics and the resistance continued under his leadership until 1859. On August 25, 1859 Shamil and his family surrendered to Russian forces and were jailed in the Dagestan aoul of Gunib. After his capture, Shamil was sent to Saint Petersburg to meet the Tsar, and then was exiled to Kaluga, then a small town near Moscow. In 1869 he was given permission to retire to the holy city of Mecca, and he travelled there through Istanbul. He died in Medina in 1871 while visiting the city, and was buried the Jannatul Baqi which is also the site where many important personalities from Islamic history are buried. His two sons (Cemaleddin and Muhammed efi) became officers in the Russian army, while two other sons Shamil continues to be revered in the Caucasus for his resistance to the Russians, and is held up as a role-model by those leading the current fight against Russian control of the region. The Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev is named after him. Hadji Murad (18??-1853) was an important Caucasian leader during the national resistance of the Caucasian peoples in 1711-1864 against the Russian Empire's seizure of the region. Leo Tolstoy's posthumously published novel Hadji Murad (1912) is a fictionalized account of Murad's struggle with the Russian Empire. Hadji Murad was born in a small oul named Tselmas, in the first quarter of the 19th Century. He is a famous Caucasian hero, coming as second only behind Shamil himself. Murad is ethnicly an Avar and war arguably among the best marksmen of his time, having a reputation for not shooting twice at the same target. Leo Tolstoy had written a masterpiece about him with the his name Hadji Murad. Although his life was short and full of heroism, at first he was actually on the Russian side (the historical enemy of his people and his way of life. But later when Russians arrested him after one of his rivals set him up for a crime he never did, his attitude changed against them. He was being escorted by a troop detachment to exile, but Hadji Murad escaped by jumping off a cliff with one of his captors whom he grabbed in the last second. Hadji Murad was severely wounded from the fall (always cartying the injury from the fall thorugh the rest of his life), while the Russian soldier died instantly. He stayed at a nearby village and decided to join Imam Shamil. He sent a letter to Shamil and asked to join him. Shamil gladly accepted him (Shamil had asked for his help early on but was refused by Murad). While fighting under Shamil, Hadji Murad performed many successful raids against the Russian invasion forces. He also invented some totally new military tactics to give a quite well known example; reversing the shoes of horses so anyone who folled him went to the wrong direction. For some years the two great warriors wrecked havoc and fear among Russian Army, causing many problems. This partnership was not to be long. Some of the Shamil's naibs turned Shamil against Hadji Murad because of their jealousy against Murad. Shamil named his son as his successor, and this
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Fw: Blaming Islam: Examining the Religion Building Enterprise - by Louay Safi
- Original Message - From: Peace Justice To: bejust.peace Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 11:11 PM Subject: Blaming Islam: Examining the Religion Building Enterprise - by Louay Safi Blaming Islam: Examining the Religion Building Enterprise Louay Safi Posted Dec 1, 2006 Blaming Islam for the lack of democratic and scientific developments in Muslim countries is not a new idea but an old enterprise rooted in the nineteenth and twentieth century European Orientalism. The late Edward Said succeeded, in the 1980s, in unmasking Orientalist notions within Western academia and exposing its false pretense. In his seminal work, 'Orientalism', Said demonstrated that Orientalist views of Islam were used to justify the European colonial ambitions in the Muslim world. Said's monumental work was pivotal for the eventual transformation of Middle Eastern studies in Europe and the United States, as it forced the academia to embrace more scholarly and objective methods when studying the Muslim world. Specialists who were intent on presenting Islam and Muslims in a negative light were unhappy with the positive portrayal, as were those who previously considered their work to be objective. Many were particularly disturbed by the rise of authentic voices that presented Islam as a vibrant religion, whose followers share many of the values and concerns of the West. Led by Princeton University historian, Bernard Lewis, they attempted to refute Said's work and defend Orientalism. But Said's thesis was profound, and Orientalists never fully recovered. The September 11th terrorist attacks on mainland United States gave a new momentum to the Orientalist spirit. Bernard Lewis once again led the effort to revive Orientalist notions with the publishing of his 2002 book, What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response. Using subtle arguments, he indeed placed the blame on Islam and Islamic traditions for the failure of Middle Eastern societies to develop and modernize like the West. Lewis' book has since been followed by an avalanche of similar articles and publications, mostly by neoconservative journalists and pundits, who reinforce Lewis' thesis and even blaming Islam for the rise of terrorism as well as the rising tension between the West and the Muslim world. The blame game is led today by neoconservative pundits who often present Islam as the new villain to be confronted by American military power. They have consistently presented Muslims as incapable of democratic rule, and who espouse values that are antithetical to world peace and religious tolerance. To ensure that their views are not challenged by the academic community, neoconservatives are working hard to undermine academic freedom by intimidating scholars that present a balanced view of the Middle East. Martin Kramer's Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America, a diatribe against Middle East Studies in U.S. universities, and Daniel Pipes' Campus Watch, an organization devoted to smearing professors critical of U.S. foreign policy and Israeli's treatment of Palestinians, are two such examples. This campaign is one that aims to intimidate free thinking on Middle East politics and silence voices that challenge their perspective. Although many of the anti-Islam writers and neoconservative pundits play on the fear of the general public by publishing books for a general audience, others have been done for policymakers under the cover of respected institutions and think tanks, such as the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the RAND Corporation. Readers should note that this activity began in 1992 when Defense Department staffers I. Lewis Libby and Paul Wolfowitz drafted the Defense Policy Guidance. and was followed more discretely and in more depth in a report, Rebuilding America's Defenses, published in 2000 by the Project for the New American Century. The neoconservative attitudes of, and approach to, Islam and the Middle East is well illustrated by a widely publicized report written by Cheryl Benard and published by the RAND Corporation in late 2003 under the title Civil and Democratic Islam. Like other neoconservatives, Benard blames the rise of intolerance, anti-democratic tendencies, and terrorism on all Muslim individuals and groups that closely adhere to Islamic values and practices. RAND openly advocates religion building as the only way to counter terrorism and anti-Americanism. Religion building is an invitation to world powers to reform Islam. It is a call for reinterpreting Islam and restructuring Muslim societies so as to counter the rise of militancy in Muslim societies. There is no contention over the need for reform, and the need for cultural and social reforms in Muslim societies and communities is well articulated by Muslim intellectuals long before Islam became the main focus of Western reporters and pundits. Indeed,
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] SOME VERY WELL KNOWN INDIAN FREEMASONS Courtesy:http://www.masonindia.org/WellKnownFreeMasons.htm
SOME VERY WELL KNOWN INDIAN FREEMASONS Freemasonry has always fascinated people from all walks of life. The kaleidoscope of its membership has included Royalty, Aristocracy, Gentry and Commoners alike. Freemasons in India have been no exception, and have contributed to India over the last three centuries in no small manner. Some of the Eminent Indian Masons Sir Phirozeshah Mehta Dadabhoy Nowroji Tata Swami Vivekananda W.C. Bannerjee President Dr. Rajendra Prasad President Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Pandit Motilal Nehru President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Sir Dorabji Jamshedji Tata J.R.D. Tata Goculdas Narottam Morarjee Ebrahim Currimbhoy Dr. B.G. Kher Bhulabhai Desai Dr. C. Rajagopalachari Sir C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy D.L. Vaidya Dr. D.R. Bhandarkar Sir N.G. Chandavarkar M.R. Jayakar Dwarkadas Narainji Purshottamdas Thakurdas Sir Chimanlal Setalvad T.G. Khaitan Dharamsey Morarjee Narsingir Pratapgir Sir Bhalchandra K. Pradhan Dr. Sir Tehmuiji Nariman P.M. Kanga Sir Sultan Mohammad Shah, Aga Khan Dr. Badruddin Tyabji Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan Dahlavi Mohammadbhoy Currimbhoy Ebrahim, Ebrahim Rahimtulla Currimbhoy Dr. R.N. Cooper Dr. P.V. Cherian Maharaja Ganga Singh Maharaja Duleep Singh Maharaja Randheer Singh Maharaja Digvijay Smghji Maharaja Mahinder Bhupinder Singh Maharaja Yadvinder Singh Maharaja Sir Bhawani Singh Maharaja N.N. Bhup Maharaja J.N. Bhup Maharaja R.J. Bhup Maharaja Viziaram Raj Maharaja Chhatarsinghji Maharaja Mayurdhwaj Jaladhip Thakursaheb Daulatsinhji Sir Gangadharrrao Patwardhan Shrimant Shankarrao Patwardhan Balasaheb Pant Pantbahadur Raghunathrao Shankarrao Sir Syed Reza Ali Khan Sir Syed Ahmed Ali Khan Sahebzada Abu Samad Khan Ibrahim Khan Mirza Husain Yawar Khan Maharajkumar Mohammad Amir Hyder Kha Nawabzada Khan Mohammed Tolay Nawabzada Syed Hussam Bilgrami Nawab Jung Nawab Hyder Nawab Sir Amin Jung Jung Bahadur Chintamanrao Patwardhan Sampatrao Gaikwad Shrimant Bhau Ramrao Venkatrao Diwan Suryashankar Mehta Sheikh Abdul Khaliq Sorab M. Bharucha Sardar Sir R.J. Vakil David Abraham S.V. Sista Ayaz Peerbhoy Rasesh Mafatlal Justice D.P. Madon Justice Prakash Narain. J.B. Kanga D.D. Davar M.P. Kapadia D.R. Pradhan R.K. Saiyad Parikshit Sahni Ashok Kumar Ganguly. Dr. Phiroze Sethna. Nanik Rupani. G. L. Raheja. Narayan Varma. Sir Reginald Spence. Jamshed N Guzder Dr. Shantilal J Mehta Dr. Framroz Sethna Dr. Homiyar Dastoor Dr. Mohanlal Modi Dr. Jamnadas Merchant Rustomji A Wadia David Shellim Nariman S Patel Damodar D. Meht Maharaja Jaya Chamaraja Wadeyar Justice P.N.Khanna Justice G Ramanujam Justice S.S.Ali Justice R Bhattacharya Justice V Ramaswamy Justice S Natarajan Justice A.B.Saharya Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Justice S Padmanabhan Justice V Ratnam Justice B.S.Sinha Justice Devinder Gupta H.H.Marthanda Varma Justice U Sinha Justice A.R.Lakshmanan Justice S Jagadeesan C.A.Ramakrishnan I.C.S. Prof M.S.Thacker Justice K Veeraswami Justice T Ramprasad Rao Cav.Dr.G.K Devarajulu Justice N.S.Ramaswamy Sitaram Jaipuria G Ramaswamy V.P.Raman Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Sir Purushotamdas Thakurdas His Holiness Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan Dr. Badruddin Tyabji The Nawab Of Pataudi Mansur Ali Khan Lt.Gen.H.H.Maharaja Jivaji Rao Scindia ,Maharaja of Scindia Mr Madhav Rao Scindia Maharaja of Bobbili Ardaseer Cursetji Wadia Deshabandu Chittaran Das Gaganendranath Tagore W.C.Banwejee Sir Rash Bihari Ghose Kishab Chandra Sen B.G.Kher Romesh Chanra Dutt Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Ashok Kumar Ganguly Site best viewed in IE5+ or NS5+ with 1024 X 768 screen resolution || Site maintained by RW Bro.Shyam N Wadhwani || Site last updated in Nov06 Site Credit I.T. WORKS || © Copyright 2006. The Grand Lodge of AF AM of India. All Rights Reserved ABDUL WAHID OSMAN BELAL - Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Religion of the Capitalists
Religion of the Capitalists America is trying to introduce a new religion with their strong and international media. A religion where Satan gives revelation to the owners of large companies and rich people of the hegemonic system that is running the world. The source of revelation is Satan and those that receive the revelation and propagate the religion are the American and Israeli spy research centers and think tanks. These colonization organizations perform two actions; they present a unified religion and they explain the teachings of correct religions in accordance with their goals and interests: increasing their domain. The American Zionists have named Islam, holy war, and defending ones land, women, children, religion, and honor as terrorism and consider them as evil actions. The Jewish Christians take on religion is that they consider enjoining the good and forbidding the evil as well as advising one another as an unjust interference into ones personal business. The American British take on religion is that they consider chastity and the holding back of pious and believing men and women from corruption and unethical conduct as a type of depression, a type of mental disorder, and a type of backwardness. The concepts of independence in culture, politics, and economics does not have a meaning in the new religion of those who worship the world, rather independence, power-mongering, people after proofs, and people after building are praised. In the new religion, the whole world must act in accordance to the culture, economy, and politics of the headquarters of disbelief; New York and Tel Aviv. If they dont they will be charged with apostasy and then Hence, everyone must live in the cage built by America. Modern logic considers the term independence as old and belonging to the Middle Ages. In the new religion, in shadows of making an international economy, 80 percent of the worlds wealth and resources must be in the hands of less than 20 percent of the worlds population; in other words the Zionists. In the shadows of the international Zionism, God is no longer the one worshiped on earth, the direction of prayer is no longer Mecca, rather the American dollar, large companies, international media, and large internet cites have been transformed into idols, gods, and the direction of prayer. In the new definition of religion that America is presenting to the Muslims, the teachings of jihad, martyrdom, enjoining the good, forbidding the evil, spiritual and ethical traits, and forming an Islamic government must be erased from the Quran. The verses that discuss the evilness, the dividing tactics, and the instigating nature of the Jews and the deception of the Christians over the Muslims must be erased from the Quran. In its place, understanding, dialogue, de-escalation, unity with the modern worlds caravan, unified thought, and a peaceful life in accordance to their understanding will be taught. One of the first laws that they will pass is laxity and negligince with the aggressive disbelievers and polytheists. One of the important political strategies of the new religion, according to the statements of the Jews and Christians, will be that they have the right to any kind of military move or economic embargo against the Muslims or the downtrodden. This will be legal, advanced, and humane. Therefore, in farthest parts of the world they are gathering different types of weapons of mass destruction and are building prisons, army barracks, bunkers, forts, castles and torture dungeons. But, Muslims do not have any right to fight against their invasion of Muslim land and if they do defend their religion, women, children, or land they are introduced as violent, terrorists, and backward. One of their acts of worship will be giving democracy to backward nations. There is no problem in giving them democracy even though millions of humans in Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Bosnia, Palestine, Panama, and Vietnam are killed and are tortured by modern American tactics in Abu Gharayb and Guntanamo until they accept western culture, civilization, progress, and modernity. Examples of laws of the new religion are making, hording, and using nuclear, microbe, and chemical weapons by England, America, and Israel. Also, that there is no problem for them verbally and physically threaten the world because they are spreading liberal democracy and western human rights. But, Muslim countries gaining knowledge and modern technologies are a serious danger to the worlds peace and are definitely forbidden and unforgivable. Another rule of the new religion is that all of mankind must use the cultural and propagation goods of Hollywood. The whole world must spend their lives in the dirty, unethical internet sites and satellite channels and at the same time they must thank their lords; they must look at them respectfully. Another aspect of this religion is Americas
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Best of The Best - Part 1
BEST OF THE BEST Have your ever wondered to yourself what it actually means to be the best? When we are told that this is the best or that was the greatest or this will bring the most benefit etc, have you ever thought who on Earth gave such people/editors the authority to tell us that? In an age when we have a plethora of Top 10 or Top 100 lists on everything from cars to films, from foods to places, one wonders where is that list that will really provide some benefit to us in this current short life and the next everlasting one. Below, from a choice of hundreds of narrations from our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) you can find 100 Ahadith, in no particular order of merit, detailing ways on exactly how to become the best, how to have the most excellent characteristics, what really will prove most beneficial for us to know, what really are the greatest things to think about and hope for and indeed, how to become the most beloved of people to our Exalted Creator, Allah (Swt). No more subjectivity, no more empty statements; just the divine criteria of what really is the best as developed by the very best himself, Muhammad al-Mustapha (salAllahu alayhi wasalam). Take some time out (its not short!) to read them, memorize them, and then see how many you can get done and how many of your friends and relatives you can get involved in it too. Dont be ordinary. Dont be common. Dont be average. Dont be a chamcha. Be the best. Sayyidina Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) told us: 1. The best of the Muslims is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe. (Muslim). 2. The best of people are those with the most excellent character. (at-Tabarani, Sahih). 3. The best of people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of mankind. (Daraqutni, Hasan). 4. The best of people are those who are best in fulfilling (rights). (Ibn Majah, Sahih). 5. The best of people during fitnah (trouble) is a man who takes up the reins of his horse pursuing the enemies of Allah, causing them fear yet they make him fearful too, or a man who secludes himself in the desert fulfilling the rights of Allah upon him. (Hakim, Sahih). 6. The best of mankind is my generation, then those that follow them and then those that follow them. Then there shall come a people after them who will become avaricious, who will love gluttony, and who will give witness before they are asked for it. (at-Tirmidhi, Sahih). 7. The best of people are those who live longest and excel in their deeds, whereas the worst of people are those who live longest and corrupt their deeds. (at-Tirmidhi, Sahih). 8. The best of women are those that please him (her husband) when he sees her, obeys him when she is commanded, and who does not secretly betray him with regards to herself and her money in that which he dislikes. (Ahmad, Sahih). 9. The best of women are those that please you when you see them, obey you when commended, and who safeguard themselves and your money in your absence. (Tabrani, Sahih). 10. The best of marriages are the easiest ones. (abuDawud, Sahih). 11. The best of your dates is the Borniyyu date; it expels disease yet does not contain any disease itself. (Hakim, Hasan). 12. The best of your garments are those which are white; shroud your dead in them and clothe your living with them. The best of that which you apply to your eyelids is antimony causing the eyelashes to grow and sharpening the eyesight. (Ibn Hibban, Sahih). 13. The best quality of your religion is scruulousness. (Hakim, sahih). 14. The best of your religion is that which is easiest.(Ahmad, Sahih). 15. The best of the prayer lines for men are the first rows, the worst being the final rows. The best of the prayer lines for women are the final rows and the worst are the first rows. (Muslim). 16. The best prayers for women are those performed in the most secluded parts of their houses. (Ibn khuzaymah, Sahih). 17. The best of you in Islam are those who are most excellent in character as long as you deeply understand the religion. (Ahmad, Sahih). 18. The best of you are the best of you in fulfilling (rights). (Ahmad, Sahih). 19. The best of you are those who are best to their families, and I am the best of you to my family. (at-Tirmidhi, Sahih). 20. The best of you are my generation, then those that follow them and then those that follow them. Then there shall come after them a people who will betray and be untrustworthy, will give witness even though they have not been asked to, will make vows yet will not fulfill them and obesity will appear amongst them. (Sahih
