Re: Boycott Israel [IslamCity] best remembrance of Allah
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The Prophet said: afdalu al-dhikri la ilaha illallah
The best remembrance of Allah is to say: There is no god but
Allah.
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Bayhaqi in Shu`ab al-iman, from Jabir ibn `Abd Allah}
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Plastic Pays for Thieves in Saudi Arabia
Plastic Pays for Thieves Molouk Y. Ba-Isa, Arab News http://arabnews.com/?page=1section=0article=96918d=1m=6y=2007 ALKHOBAR, 1 June 2007 As in other modern nations, Saudi Arabia is gradually shifting from cash payments to card payments. This is leading to an increase in credit card theft and fraud, and since the incidents of abuse arent being publicized, consumers dont know that they should be on guard. The first case that came to my attention on this subject involved an Eastern Province-based expatriate, whose credit cards had been issued on a European bank. One night the man noticed that two credit cards were missing from his wallet. He reported the theft to his bank, but it was too late. The thief had already spent SR10,000 on the credit cards. According to the terms of the credit card agreement, the man was responsible for paying most of that money, since the charges to the cards had been made before they were reported stolen. The bank did oblige him by disclosing that the largest purchase of SR7,000 had been at a jewelry shop in Alkhobar. When the man went to investigate that purchase, he found that the jewelry store clerk knew the name of the man, a Saudi, who had used the credit card. The expat was shocked to learn that one of his colleagues had removed the two credit cards from the wallet when it had been left on the desk during the workday. How could it be that an Arab used a credit card issued in a Westerners name? I discovered that its so easy to do. For the last month, my husband Muhammad and I switched credit cards. I went around town charging everything I bought. From the supermarket to the shopping mall, no one stopped me when I used Muhammads credit card to pay for my purchases. No clerk asked me for identification. No salesman even inquired if Muhammad was a relative. With my face covered, no one had a clue who I was except that I certainly wasnt Muhammad! Reports of credit card fraud are becoming commonplace. One father explained how a supposed friend of his son had removed a credit card from his wallet and then used it to purchase mobile phones, which can be easily resold for cash. A woman forgot her credit card at a store after making a purchase. The card was used by someone else at several shops in the mall, until the card limit was reached. In both of these cases the credit card holders were held liable for the purchases because they did not comply with the Terms and Conditions laid out by the respective card issuers. These terms and conditions vary widely. Many credit cards issued in the Kingdom come with the following stipulation: The cardholder will be responsible for any unauthorized card transactions affected before written notice of the loss or theft has been received by the banks card center. Some banks also demand police reports in cases of card theft. I went back to the merchants who had accepted Muhammads credit card from me and questioned them as to why they had not declined to take the card or asked me for identification. Every one of them said that if the transaction is accepted by the electronic approval system, then the purchase is good. Plus, the clerks, all of whom were male, stated that they would never ask a woman for identification. Once I asked a Saudi man for ID, replied Muhammad Shaife, a clothing store clerk. The man became angry and accused me of treating him like a criminal. I quickly apologized but he just threw the goods at me and left the store. To this day I dont know if I lost a sale or deterred a thief. When I discussed the situation with my store manager, he told me not to ever ask for ID. The clerks dont compare the signatures on the credit cards with the signatures on the receipts either, although they do keep the signed receipts. The paper receipts are only turned in to the banks if they are requested or if a bank does not deposit cash for the purchase to the merchants account. In this last case, the signed receipt allows the merchant to show that an approved transaction was made. Debit cards are much safer than credit cards because a PIN must be entered before the transaction is authorized, said Babu Shetty, manager of a small electronics shop. Another problem we see a lot these days is with void transactions. These are transactions that are not approved and the system spits out a transaction void receipt. In a void transaction often the bank transfers the money to the merchants account anyway. The banks dont always realize the error and the charge goes to the customers credit card bill. This causes a lot of headaches and customers get really angry with us. Customers should keep the void transaction receipts, if any, and check their credit card statements before the pay by date each month to avoid problems. In a statement, Ihab Ayoub, Saudi Arabia country manager, Visa
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Top 10 Excuses by Women Who Don�t Wear the Hijab
Top 10 Excuses by Women Who Dont Wear the Hijab 1. Friends will reject me The people I hang around with and really tight with none of them wear hijab/ jilbaab and they take the mickey out of those that do. Especially the hijabies who check out boys and do dirty dancing at college.uni parties. Names like fundies, molvies, hypocrites and they cover coz they are ugly. If I wear the hijab then I will lose all my friends and have the piss taken out of me as well. 2. Harm my career I worked my arse of to get where I am now in my career. I got a big salary, status and I enjoy the respect I get from colleagues and community. I cant risk all that for a piece of cloth, besides I would look weird in board meetings and work parties in the pub and nightclubs. InshAllah when I get married in my 30s and have kids in my mid 30s, Ill cover as Im supposed to then. 3. My family are westernized No one in my family wears hijab, even my grandmother wears bright coloured stylish clothes. If I were to wear the hijab Id feel strange coz we have family gatherings where all the women dress in sarees and other revealing clothes and at our weddings we have a DJ playing bhangra music and we all dance to bollywood tunes, even my grandmother does a few funky moves on the dance floor. 4. Non-Muslims will stare Ive noticed since 7/7 that non-Muslims regard anyone who looks like a Muslim as a potential terrorist and by wearing the hijab I would attract attention. By wearing western clothes I get away with non-Muslims thinking Im a Hindu, Sikh or moderate non-practicing Muslim. Ive even had white guys trying to chat me up coz they think Im up for it based on the tight western clothing that I wear. 5. Im still young Im only 27 Ive got my whole life ahead of me. Im still enjoying life, u know what I mean, flirting with guys, clubbing, hanging out with mates in shopping centres. When I get married and have kids Ill wear it then 6. I wont get attention from guys I love the attention I get from guys and the way they look at me u know what I mean. Im checking out 3 guys at the moment. Ones my age, ones older and one is older and married. I guess we all need a toy boy as well as a father figure /sugar daddy. Ill choose one of them, although Ive got a few my age from uni as back up. After Ive lived my life to the max and played the field and settled down then I might consider wearing it, even cover my face coz I dont wanna meet any of my exs now do I ? Shoot 2 birds with 1 stone, appear pious and avoid hassle with former boyfriends , great idea, hijab. Jilbab and niqab. 7. I dress modestly I wear loose modest clothes which cover and hide my curves, I know my hair is exposed but at least Im more or less covered, better than a lot of girls/women who dress like tarts. 8. People will think Im a fundamentalist There is so much in the media nowadays about Muslims getting radicalised and rejecting western values and becoming fundamentalists. I just dont want people to think that I am one also. Although I know that the west and its values are decadent and filthy, I dont think its wise to express this. I pray and fast etc, I dont need to wear Islamic clothing to be a good Muslim coz Islam is in my heart. 9. I worked hard to get this figure After going to the gym and Pilates for 6 months Ive finally achieved the hourglass figure which men find attractive. I enjoy the attention I get and feel attractive. By wearing the hijab/jilbaab I would just be an ordinary woman in the eyes of men and only religious types with big beards would be interested in me. 10. When in Rome do as the Romans We live in the UK and not in a Muslim country so why follow Islam rigidly? Also compared to non-Muslim women who practically walk around naked I dress and behave quite respectably. Whenever I visit back home I wear different clothes coz I dont want people to think bad of me and my family. One day in my 60s after I have lived my life I will go to hajj and then become the perfect Muslimah, not now coz I believe when in Rome do as the Romans. - Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Traditional Jews Question Evangelical Support of 'Israel'
True Torah Jews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:27:46 -0700 (MST) From: True Torah Jews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Traditional Jews Question Evangelical Support of 'Israel' Press Release For immediate release TRADITIONAL JEWS QUESTION EVANGELICAL SUPPORT OF âISRAELâ Brooklyn, NY, August 21, 2007. Recent claims by Evangelical Christians that the State of Israel is the fulfillment of a biblical prophecy and the upcoming series on Christian Zionists scheduled for airing on CNN beginning this week has caused great alarm among many in the traditional Jewish community. Even in a practical context, Torah-true Jews find it hard to believe that these Christians have the Jews' best interest at heart. They are sending them off to the battlefield called the West Bank, where every successful Zionist settlement is an obstacle to peace, a victory in the war of these extremists to dominate the land and subdue its inhabitants. The true goal of these Christians is not to be those who bless Jews but to prepare the ground for the final battle at the end of the world, when they believe their messiah will return and all who did not believe in him (i.e. Jews and Muslims) will perish and burn in hell. Historically, those gentiles who welcomed Jews into their country and allowed them freedom to practice the Torah and full rights were considered friends of the Jews. Anti-Semites were those who expelled Jews from their country and wanted them elsewhere. âThese millions of Christians have, by means of the pragmatic Zionist money-takers, managed to sell themselves as friends of the Jews when in reality they are putting all their resources into settling Jews far away, in the most dangerous part of the world.â said a spokesperson for True Torah Jews. Additional information concerning the position of the Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews may be found at www.truetorahjews.org ABOUT TRUE TORAH JEWS True Torah Jews is dedicated to informing the world and in particular the American public and politicians that all Jews do not support the ideology of the Zionist state called Israel which is diametrically opposite to the teachings of traditional Judaism. We are concerned that the widespread misconception that all Jews support the Zionist state and its actions endangers Jews worldwide. - END - Visit our web site at Jews Against Zionism www.jewsagainstzionism.com True Torah Jews 183 Wilson St, PMB 162, Brooklyn, NY 11211 A message from True Torah Jews: Please DO NOT REPLY to this email address. Please forward this message to your friends. NOTE: You are presently receiving mail from us in HTML format. If you would like to receive your mail as plain text, please visit the link below and enter your email address: http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/receivePlainText.cfm - You are receiving this message because you are registered at the True Torah Jews website. To remove yourself from our membership list, just click this link and enter your email address to process your removal request or cut and paste this address into your browser: http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/unsubscribe.cfm ABDUL WAHID OSMAN BELAL - Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Distorted Image of Muslim Women’s Dress
* * * * * * *The Distorted Image of Muslim Women's Dress* SINCE the height of the feminist movement in the late 70's there has been a magnifying glass placed over the status of Muslim women. Unfortunately, the magnifying glass that has been used is an unusual one. Unusual in the sense that it is very selective about which items it will magnify; other items it will distort to such a degree that they will no longer look familiar Once reading in an in depth article about the lives of Muslim women. This article explained that at any time a man can divorce his wife by simply stating I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you. This article can lead anyone ignorant of the Islamic ruling regarding divorce to believe that in less than five seconds the woman is left with no husband and is left to care for herself (and possibly her children) by any means necessary. The question that immediately popped up in my mind was, Did the author innocently write that out of sincere ignorance or was it another of the many attempts to degrade the religion of Islam and its followers (Muslims)? It may be my own paranoia, but I tend to believe it was the latter of the two. The distorted image that I will cover is that of the Muslim women's dress. The Western-influenced media portrays our dress to be outdated and oppressive. Needless to say however, I differ with these adjectives. Our dress code does not hinder us from doing anything productive in our lives. Muslim women maintain a variety of jobs, none of which are devalued nor hampered due to their dress code. I think Muslim women's dress is the most appropriate due to decreasing morals in the world today. For those who say that Islamic dress is outdated, they speak from great ignorance. The decreasing morality and trials of this time makes Hijab (veil) even more in need. More than ever before sex crimes are rampant. Although this society tells women they can wear what they want to wear, anytime a rape occurs the woman is the one put on trial as one of the first questions is, What were you wearing? This concept seems as though it is a set up directed against the so-called contemporary woman. In conclusion, I hope I helped to clear up some distorted/misunderstood aspects of Islam and women. Women in Islam are respected, held in high esteem and given all their due rights . Compiled from various sources. *Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on** * *Internet sites and to publish** in full text and subject title in not-to-profit publications.** * * * *Note that an English translation of the Qur'an is an interpretation of the Qur'an, and does not have the perfect status as the Qur'an in its original Arabic form. *** inline: image001.jpginline: image005.jpginline: image002.gifinline: image006.gif
Re: Boycott Israel [IslamCity] South Koreans turn anger at MISSIONARY hostages
South Koreans are angry at their church, because the deal with Taleban gave them freedom will bring them down in the eyes of the international community. How great Koreans are at looking at this situation in this way and how sensitive they are about their nation's place in the world community. On the other hand Muslim nations are in the gutter with their rulers' working for yahud and nassarra and killing their own muslim brothers. No standing in the world stage except as camp followers of enemies of Muslims. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: South Koreans turn anger at hostages By JAE-SOON CHANG, Associated Press WriterFri Aug 31, 2:40 PM ET South Korea's relief at the release of 19 countrymen held hostage by the Taliban gave way Friday to anger at the victims themselves, members of a Christian church who are being criticized for ignoring warnings against travel to Afghanistan. Critics said the group's actions forced their government into negotiations with the Islamic militants that damaged the nation's international reputation. A day after the last hostages were let go, some of the church workers apologized for the trouble caused by their captivity, and a few collapsed when told the militants had slain two male colleagues. One said she secretly kept a diary on the lining of her pants. With the crisis over, South Koreans turned their focus to what went wrong, who is to blame and what lessons can be drawn from the six-week ordeal. Public anger toward the hostages had been expressed in one form or another from the beginning, and it was rising on Friday. Scathing comments, written with the cloak of anonymity, flooded Internet message boards. Newspapers published critical editorials. Most noticeable was the feeling the hostages themselves and the church that sent them to Afghanistan were to blame because they did not heed repeated government warnings to stay away from the volatile Central Asian country. One advisory cited an intelligence report that insurgents were targeting Koreans. They were told not to go, said Kim Young-soo, 42, a travel agency employee in Seoul. They shouldn't have gone there in the first place. The apparent ignoring of the warning levied a high price on the government, critics argued, forcing it to deal directly with the Taliban in violation of the international principle of not negotiating with terrorists. Seoul is also alleged to have made a secret ransom payment to the insurgent group, although the government denied it. The U.S., a South Korean ally, welcomed the hostages' release, but it also alluded to the talks with the Taliban. Asked Thursday if meeting with the militants set a dangerous precedent, State Department spokesman Tom Casey said: I'd simply reiterate that the long-standing U.S. policy is ... not to make concessions to terrorists. The hostage crisis has hurt the pride of many South Koreans, who have sought international recognition for their homeland's rise from the rubble of the 1950-53 Korean War to become one of the world's richest nations. Of course, the country has a duty to protect its people, but I'm worried that the status of South Korea will slip a lot in the international community, said Kim Kwang-ho, 32, an employee at a consulting firm. Local media also raised concerns about the ramifications of any ransom being paid. A senior Afghan official close to the negotiations alleged Friday the South Koreans had paid money to win their release. Speculation has been rife over a ransom payment. And we are concerned that other kidnapping incidents targeting our nationals might occur, the newspaper Dong-a Ilbo said in an editorial. Officials have hinted at the possibility of seeking compensation from the former hostages for expenses incurred by the government in winning their release at least airfare and medical fees an unprecedented move seen as reflecting public anger over the crisis. Still, there were some calls for sympathy. Two of them have already died in the crisis. They are also victims, said Kim Kwang-il, an activist with an anti-war group that has argued Seoul's dispatch of some 200 soldiers to Afghanistan caused the hostage crisis. The Taliban freed the hostages after South Korea's government repeated a pledge to withdraw those troops before year's end. The two male hostages were slain soon after the Taliban seized 23 South Koreans on July 19. The militants freed two female captives last week, and the remaining 19 hostages this week. Yonhap news agency reported that some of the former captives fell to the ground in shock when they were told that the two members of their group had been slain. Television showed the former hostages tearfully reuniting and hugging at a hotel in the Afghan capital. It was too early to tell if emerging accounts of the hostages' ordeal and profuse apologies could cause more widespread sympathy. I can't sleep due
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Media Demonize Muslims: US Rabbi
Media Demonize Muslims: US Rabbi There exists in this country among all Americans, whether Jews, Christians, or non-believers, a huge and profound ignorance about Islam, said Yoffie CAIRO — The president of the US largest Jewish movement has accused US media and politicians of demonizing Islam and portraying Muslims as satanic figures, reported *Haaretz* on Saturday, September 1. There exists in this country among all Americans, whether Jews, Christians, or non-believers, a huge and profound ignorance about Islam, rabbi Eric Yoffie, head of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), told the opening session of the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). ... there is no shortage of voices prepared to tell us that fanaticism and intolerance are fundamental to Islamic religion, and that violence and even suicide bombing have deep Qur'anic roots, he said. Many critics have blamed Western media for promoting prejudice and stereotypes against Muslims and Arabs in the West. Famed US academic Stephen Schwartz had criticized the Western media for failing to meet the challenge of reporting on Islam and Arab issues after the 9/11 attacks. A recent British study accused the media and film industry of perpetuating Islamophobia and prejudice by demonizing Muslims and Arabs as violent, dangerous and threatening people. We know nothing of Islam – nothing, the Jewish rabbi, who leads 1.5million progressive Jews in the US, told ISNA audience. He said that Americans need to know how far removed Islam is from the perverse distortions of the terrorists who too often dominate the media, subverting Islam's image by professing to speak in its name. ISNA convention, the largest gathering of Muslims in North America, was opened on Friday, August 31. This year's convention, to run through September 3, features a series of seminars on how to shake off stereotypes about Islam and Muslims. * * *Dialogue* The Jewish rabbi called for dialogue between Muslims and Jews to better understand both faiths, the *Chicago Tribune* reported. The time has come to listen to our Muslim neighbors speak in their own words about the spiritual power of Islam and their love for their religion, he told ISNA audience. Our view is that it's important to talk to people that you don't agree with and not simply those that you do agree with, he added. It would be impossible to enter into this kind of program with a group that is He called for ending discrimination and racial profiling against US Muslims. Since the 9/11 attacks, American Muslims have become sensitized to an erosion of their civil rights, with a prevailing belief that America was targeting their faith. Yoffie said that it is high time for Jews and Muslims to overcome their divisions triggered by the Middle East conflict. Will we, Jews and Muslims, import the conflicts of the Middle East into America, or will we join together and send a message of peace to that troubled land? Yoffie asked. As religious Jews and religious Muslims, let us do everything in our power to prevent a political battle from being transformed into a holy war, he said. Yoffie has remained the unchallenged head of the URJ, the congregational arm of the Reform Jewish Movement in North America, since 1996. In 1999 the Jewish-American newspaper *The Forward* named rabbi Yoffie the number one Jewish leader in the United States. http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1188044052192pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout inline: Yoffie.jpg
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Islamic Development Bank President�s Visit -editor Asia Post, dated 2.9.07
Islamic Development Bank President’s Visit IDB president Dr. Ahmad had a busy and successful visit of Bangladesh.In this visit apart from the government program, he attended the Annual General meeting of the the Islami Bangladesh Limited of which the Islamic Development Bank is a sponsor share-holder. He addressed the AGM and expressed his satisfaction of the micro-finance operation of IBBL in nine thousand villages and expressed his desire to make the IBBL program as a model for the Muslim world with suitable adjustments in their ten billion dollar poverty reduction program in their member-countries.. He also in the evening addressed the village women leaders of IBBL micro-finance program where women leaders of Muslim and Hindu communities expressed their experience with IBBL micro-finance program (Rural Development Scheme). The IDB president signed three agreements were signed between the government of Bangladesh and the IDB following a meeting between the finance adviser, AB Mirza Azizul Islam, and the visiting IDB president, Ahmad Mohamed Ali, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka on Friday. The secretary of economic relations division, Mohammad Aminul Islam Bhuiyan, and the IDB president signed the agreements on behalf of the Bangladesh government and the IDB respectively. The finance adviser was present on the occasion. . Earlier, the finance adviser and the IDB president discussed matters of mutual interest particularly strengthening IDB cooperation in areas like agriculture, education, health, rural infrastructure, power and support Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation for importing crude oil and petroleum products. Ahmad Mohammad Ali assured the finance adviser of IDB's further cooperation in the coming years. The IDB president also assured the Bangladesh government of providing assistance for rehabilitation of the flood-hit people in Bangladesh and sending a mission soon for making an assessment of damage caused by the floods. We are happy at this successful visit of IDB president.It will increase bi-lateral co-operation between Bangladesh and IDB.We are also happy that IDB considers IBBL micro finance model as the basis for its shariah-compliant model for its member countries. We know that IDB wants to integrate waqf and Zakat with micro finance. This is very much possible as has been discussed in various conferences organized by Muslim Aid, UK and Islamic Economics Research Bureau, Dhaka.We hope ten billion dollar IDB fund would be used in the best possible manner.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Why German smart Lady convert to ISLAM
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] a better look at Hammas
Dick Eastman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Dick Eastman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Subject: a better look at Hammas Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:57:50 -0700 http://palestinechronicle.com/story-08290744027.htm August 29 2007 Tamimi's Hamas; A History From Within - Book Review Jim Miles (Special to PalestineChronicle.com) Azzam Tamimi. Hamas: A History From Within. (Northampton : Olive Branch Press, 2007) While discussing recent events, Tamimi also discusses more of the philosophical underpinnings of the Hamas movement and the discussion that takes place within Hamas itself concerning its goals and means. Most of the world knows the superficial history of Hamas as presented by western media, the stories of the suicide bombers, the election results that were argued to be a vote against the PLO/Fatah but not for Hamas, the resulting denial of that democratic vote by all western governments, and most recently, the Hamas takeover of the dysfunctional governance of the Gaza Strip. Azzam Tamimi's book, Hamas; A History From Within, presents a much broader and much more accurate perspective on a group that has had much more significance for the Palestinian people than simply being a militant suicidal terrorist group. Consistent with the title, Tamimi presents a history that shows Hamas' development from its roots within the Muslim Brotherhood, from its aspects of international cooperation and denial, and from within the development of the ideas, policies, and implementation of ideas that is rarely seen in western media sources. It is not a fawning sycophantic review, as it also reveals the internal struggles within Hamas between the various people and political institutions involved in its history and development, and further reveals the precarious hold it had on survival, a survival that became ensured only with the advent of more serious Israeli atrocities during the first Intifada. Arguments have been made that Hamas was assisted in its set-up by Israel in order to counter the power of the PLO/Fatah organization. Tamimi is much more nuanced in his discussion of this, arguing more that Israeli ignorance of what Hamas embodied and what it meant to the mostly poorer and refugee Palestinians allowed it to survive without direct complicity. Beginning with Sheikh Yassin in Gaza, and as a reaction to the defeat of pan-Arabic Nasirism after the 1967 war, the Islamic Brotherhood centred their concerns not on militancy, but primarily on instilling Islamic values and ethics in the hearts and minds of the young. At that time, Israel did not support the Islamic Brotherhood (Ikhwan) but the occupation authorities did not object to this seemingly benign religious activity. Tamimi argues, At this time, the Palestinian Ikhwan; were concerned principally with the education and training of their members and supporters so as to shield them from what they deemed to be alien and hostile ideologies and sociopolitical trends rescuing] the individual, the family, and the community as a whole from the onslaught of Western ideas, whether liberal or Marxist. An Islamic education and revival of Islamic society, and not militant terrorism, were the initial forces behind Ikhwan activities. Following from that, and with full evidence over the years, the Ikhwan, focussed mainly on students and young people, focussed on providing social, recreational, and educational services. Again, The Israelis did not see this association [the Islamic Society] as any kind of threat, and granted the Ikhwan a license for its establishment. The activities of the society included sports, recreational trips, scouting activities, and public lectures on religious and social issues. There is certainly room to spin these developments into that of Israeli subterfuge against the PLO, and more than likely within the broad spectrum of opinion that is usual in all possible political motivations that view could arise within some individuals, but Tamimi's overall historical development indicates, as above, that Israel simply saw it as no threat to themselves at that time. Likewise, within the Ikhwan, would be individuals that were more militantly oriented than others, but the fundamental appears solid and well argued, that education and social services were the primary goal of the original Ikhwan set-up. This led to the development of mosques, schools, kindergartens, universities, day-care, medical clinics, hospitals, and other social organizations. These organizations obviously greatly benefited the poor and the refugees within the West Bank and Gaza; in contrast, the PLO/Fatah, as evidenced in this work and other recent histories, became more concerned about supporting their own internal structures and maintaining their power and predominance politically and economically over the Palestinian territories. As history
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Iran's Jews - Shalom Salaam
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Re: Houston Imam Wazir Ali / Masjid officials - Fail to Respond to
Bismillah, As Salaam Alaikum, Imam Kashif, I regret that your righteous indignation at the posting of the message Houston Imam Wazir Ali / Masjid officials - Fail to Respond to Offer to Mediate Peace caused you to request to leave the Muslims in Georgia forum. You say, Shaitan revels, mockingly, as ''Muslims' wash their linen,' in public!. I assume that the third quote mark was either a typo or that its paring fourth quote mark is missing. It appears that you, along with Shaitan are the moking ones, as you put the word Muslims in quotations, as if to question whether those you are referring to are real Muslims or merely Musalims = quotation Muslims, whatever you intend that to mean.. You lament the washing of linen in public. As a learned Imam are you aware of the Islamic principle that permits those whose Allah endowed Rights are being oppressed, to publically protest that oppression, when private efforts to end it have failed? Allah's Divine Wisdom in permitting this public protest, fights the spread of oppression throughout the society in dark, hidden secrecy, just like chemo and radiation therapy fights cancer spreading rampant, throughout the body internally, while all looks peaceful and healthy externally. You say, Does one think that Allah is not the Ultimate Arbitrator? He cautions the believers to be patient and persever(e). Tell me, throughout all this noise. who has lifted up his hands, and/or bowed before Allah in supplication? Of course Allah is th Ultimate Arbitrator. And of course Allah teaches the believer to be patient and persevere. And what believer has not lifted up his hands and//or bowedbefore Allah in supplication at a rate of at least seventeen fard rakats a day?. However, does Allah command us to sit and wait for him to come and end our oppression, or does he command us to fight it..in the same way that Prophet Muhammad and his sahabah fought it for 23 years. He and his sahabah was patient and they persevered. They also fought physical warss that requiredr mortal combat. Prophet Muhammad fought the oppression of his and his communities worship at the Sacred Mosquefor thirteen years whle he resided in Mecca. and he continued to fight it after the hidrah from Mecca. They continued to fight it until he was able to pray there in peace. He diid not sit and wait for Allah, the Ultimatre Arbitrator to whom he bowed and made supplications to,. to come and remove the oppression while he sat and waited. And he protested this oppression publicaly. You may recall the old Nation of Islam question, Would you sit at home and wait for Jesus to bring you dinner? the answer, naturaly is no. Allah Helps those who help themselvesby any legal, moral means necessary. Why does Allah command us to fight oppression? Becauuse in His wordsOppression is worse than Slaughter. Sura 2-217 They ask thee concerning fighting in the Prohibited Month. Say: Fighting therein is a grave (offence); but graver is it in the sight of Allah to prevent access to the path of Allah, to deny Him, to prevent access to the Sacred Mosque, and drive out its members. Tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter. Nor will they cease fighting you until they turn you back from your faith if they can. And if any of you turn back from their faith and die in unbelief, their works will bear no fruit in this life and in the Hereafter; they will be Companions of the Fire and will abide therein. In this sura, Not only does Allah declare that oppression is greater than slaughter, He then detaiils some of these kinds of oppression: prevent access to the path of Allah, to deny Him, to prevent access to the Sacred Mosque, and drive out its members. All of these specific kinds of oppression are practiced when Imams and officials who banish ummah members from the masjid by dictate. Until his type of official dictatorial punishment is e eradicated, we cannot realize a Model Islamic Community that can be emulated by the rest of the world. Societies based on Freedomn, Justice and Equality have already eradicated it . And He specifically warns us against turning your back on your faith. Then Allah describes the type of person who oppresses in this manner,and commandh His believer to obey him not! Nay! Indeed, man transgresses all bounds, considers himself to be self-sufficient, although, surely towards your Rabb is his return. Have you seen the one who forbids Our servant from offering Salah (prayer)? Have you considered, if he was on right guidance, or was enjoining true piety, why he would forbid someone from prayer? Have you considered, if he denies the truth and turns away, what will happen? Does he not know that Allah is observing all things? Nay! Let him know that if he does not stop, we will drag him by the forelock, a lying, sinful forelock. So let him call his supporters for help, We
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Ahadith Qudsi-Superiority of Monotheism . . . Qudsi Hadith: 14
Ahadith Qudsi-Superiority of Monotheism . . . Qudsi Hadith: 14 FEAR OF ALLAH 14. Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri (r.a.). He quoted Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) as saying to his Companions that: a man from among the early people or from those before you had said a word, i.e. Allah had blessed him with wealth and sons. When death approached him, he asked his sons: How was I being as a father? They replied: You were the best father. He said: I didn't save or perform any good deeds for Allah. If Allah takes possession of me, He will punish me. So, look! When I am dead, burn me until I become coal then crush me well and scatter (my ashes in the air) on a stormy day. The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said: He took a covenant from his sons (and died). They did according to his will and spread his ashes in the air on a stormy day. Allah asswajal said: Be and there he was embodied before Him. Allah, the Exalted, asked him: O my slave! What induced you to do what you did? He replied: It was Your fear (so that I may not appear before You). The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) added: Allah, the Exalted rewarded him with His mercy; the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said second time: Allah did not punish him. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim). This man was a believer in the Power of Allah assawajal to resurrect, and punish. His such belief and fear caused him to make that will which led him to Allah's forgiveness. Saying of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) Having Allahs Statements. From Darussalam Islamic Books. - Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.
Re: Boycott Israel [IslamCity] After a Grave Sin
We have to live our lives according to the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah. So when a person commits theft, his/her hand should be cut off. Same goes for other punishments prescribed by the sunnah. I hear alot of scholars say that when a person commits a great sin , they should repent. Repentance alone does not expiate for ones sins. The punishment one might recieve in this world is nothing like the punishment in the next. So it would be better to receive the legal punishment in this world. Volume 8, Book 81, Number 779 (Bukhari): Narrated 'Aisha: The Quraish people became very worried about the Makhzumiya lady who had committed theft. They said, Nobody can speak (in favor of the lady) to Allah's Apostle and nobody dares do that except Usama who is the favorite of Allah's Apostle. When Usama spoke to Allah's Apostle about that matter, Allah's Apostle said, Do you intercede (with me) to violate one of the legal punishment of Allah? Then he got up and addressed the people, saying, O people! The nations before you went astray because if a noble person committed theft, they used to leave him, but if a weak person among them committed theft, they used to inflict the legal punishment on him. By Allah, if Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad committed theft, Muhammad will cut off her hand.! Also according to another hadith: Volume 8, Book 81, Number 793: Narrated Ubada bin As-Samit: I gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet with a group of people, and he said, I take your pledge that you will not worship anything besides Allah, will not steal, will not commit infanticide, will not slander others by forging false statements and spreading it, and will not disobey me in anything good. And whoever among you fulfill all these (obligations of the pledge), his reward is with Allah. And whoever commits any of the above crimes and receives his legal punishment in this world, that will be his expiation and purification. But if Allah screens his sin, it will be up to Allah, Who will either punish or forgive him according to His wish. Abu Abdullah said: If a thief repents after his hand has been cut off, the his witness well be accepted. Similarly, if any person upon whom any legal punishment has been inflicted, repents, his witness will be accepted. In the end ALLAH always knows best. --- Shahid Khan@yahoo.com wrote: * * * * * * *After a Grave Sin* If someone committed a grave sin and is ashamed of himself, what should he do to rectify his position and earn God's forgiveness? The first thing that we must understand is that Islam acknowledges man's weakness in the face of temptation, and it accepts man with his weaknesses, opening before him the way to redress his mistakes and repair what he damages. Hence, the relation between man and God is based on forgiveness, rather than permanent sin, disobedience and eventual punishment. God's attributes make mercy, grace and forgiveness available in increasing degrees, while punishment is much narrower. Thus God describes Himself as much-forgiving; superior in forgiveness; forgives all sins, etc. This is to encourage everyone who commits grave sins not to despair of God's forgiveness, because nothing will stop such forgiveness when sought in earnest. We need also to understand that God's forgiveness applies even to the most serious of sins, including the ones that incur specified punishments of the sternest type, such as theft and adultery. It is also important to make clear that in saying so we do not wish to give a sense of complacency that accepts such sins, or even lighter ones. All sinful actions must be avoided with all one's energy. Even the smallest of sins is an act of defiance and disobedience to God Almighty. As such it cannot be condoned in any way. However, when one slips, yields to temptation, or gets misguided and commits a sin, the way is open to repentance and earning God's forgiveness. The first thing that is needed is to genuinely regret having committed such an act that incurs God's displeasure. This is what is called in Islam repentance, i.e. to feel ashamed of having disobeyed God and to want to do anything to redress the fault. This regret should be coupled with a firm resolve not to repeat that sin, no matter how strong the temptation of a repeat may be. One should then earnestly pray to God to accept one's repentance and forgive one's sin. Compiled from various sources. *Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on** * *Internet sites and to publish** in full text and subject title in not-to-profit publications.** * * * *Note that an English translation of the Qur'an is an interpretation of the Qur'an, and does not have the perfect status as the Qur'an in its original Arabic form. ***
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