Bismillah [IslamCity] Blair 'knew Iraq had no WMD'
Blair 'knew Iraq had no WMD' TONY BLAIR privately conceded two weeks before the Iraq war that Saddam Hussein did not have any usable weapons of mass destruction, Robin Cook, the former foreign secretary, reveals today. By David Cracknell, Political Editor "The Times" 11/05/07 -- -- John Scarlett, chairman of the joint intelligence committee (JIC), also "assented" that Saddam had no such weapons, says Cook. His revelations, taken from a diary that he kept as a senior minister during the months leading up to war, are published today in The Sunday Times. They shatter the case for war put forward by the government that Iraq presented "a real and present danger" to Britain. Cook, who resigned shortly before the invasion of Iraq, also reveals there was a near mutiny in the cabinet, triggered by David Blunkett, the home secretary, when it first discussed military action against Iraq. The prime minister ignored the "large number of ministers who spoke up against the war", according to Cook. He also "deliberately crafted a suggestive phrasing" to mislead the public into thinking there was a link between Iraq and Al-Qaeda, and he did not want United Nations weapons inspections to be successful, writes the former cabinet minister. Cook suggests that the government misled the House of Commons and asked MPs to vote for war on a "false prospectus". He also reveals that Blair earlier gave President Bill Clinton a private assurance that he would support him in military action in Iraq if action in the UN failed "and it would certainly have been in line with his previous practice if he had given President Bush a private assurance of British support". Cook's long-awaited diaries, published in book form as Point of Departure, are the first memoir of any member of Blair's cabinet. His disclosures are likely to lead to renewed calls for a judicial inquiry into the legitimacy of the war. The Hutton inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly has dealt only with the question of what the government believed ahead of publication of its Iraq dossier in September 2002 and whether Downing Street hardened intelligence reports to make the threat from Saddam seem more compelling. Cook today opens a new controversy. He says that just days before sending troops into action, Blair no longer believed Saddam had weapons of mass destruction ready for firing within 45 minutes, the claim the prime minister had repeatedly made when arguing the case for war. Cook reveals that on February 20 this year he was given a briefing by Scarlett. "The presentation was impressive in its integrity and shorn of the political slant with which No 10 encumbers any intelligence assessment," Cook writes in his diary. "My conclusion at the end of an hour is that Saddam probably does not have weapons of mass destruction in the sense of weapons that could be used against large-scale civilian targets." Two weeks later, on March 5, Cook saw Blair. At the time the government was still trying to get a fresh UN resolution and Cook was still in government as leader of the Commons. Cook writes: "The most revealing exchange came when we talked about Saddam's arsenal. I told him, 'It's clear from the private briefing I have had that Saddam has no weapons of mass destruction in a sense of weapons that could strike at strategic cities. But he probably does have several thousand battlefield chemical munitions. Do you never worry that he might use them against British troops?' "[Blair replied:] 'Yes, but all the effort he has had to put into concealment makes it difficult for him to assemble them quickly for use'." Cook continues: "There were two distinct elements to this exchange that sent me away deeply troubled. The first was that the timetable to war was plainly not driven by the progress of the UN weapons inspections. Tony made no attempt to pretend that what Hans Blix [the UN's chief weapons inspector] might report would make any difference to the countdown to invasion. "The second troubling element to our conversation was that Tony did not try to argue me out of the view that Saddam did not have real weapons of mass destruction that were designed for strategic use against city populations and capable of being delivered with reliability over long distances. I had now expressed that view to both the chairman of the JIC and to the prime minister and both had assented in it. "At the time I did believe it likely that Saddam had retained a quantity of chemical munitions for tactical use on the battlefield. These did not pose 'a real and present danger to Britain' as they were not designed for use against city populations and by definition could threaten British personnel only if we were to deploy them on the battlefield within range of Iraqi artillery. "I had now twice been told that even those chemical shells had been put beyond operational use in r
Bismillah [IslamCity] Confronting the crisis in Pakistan
Urgent Appeal- Original Message - From: Amnesty International USA To: Qalb Mehdi Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 12:43 PM Subject: Confronting the crisis in Pakistan Stop human rights violations in Pakistan Pakistani policemen arrest human rights activists, November 2007. © FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images Dear Qalb Last month, it was red-robed monks in Burma. Now it's lawyers in business suits who are bravely standing up to Pakistan's Gen. Musharraf, who is brutally cracking down on peaceful protests for fundamental freedoms. Tell President Bush he must speak out forcefully against the human rights violations taking place in Pakistan. If we all speak out now, together, powerfully, we have a chance to move President Bush to do the right thing. Unpopular and desperate, Musharraf suspended the bulk of Pakistan's Constitution, shut down the judicial system, raided the Office of Human Rights Commission, arrested human rights activists, and restricted TV and radio stations from broadcasting. He is justifying his actions by blaming terrorists -- but he's only targeting opposition leaders, peaceful demonstrators, lawyers and judges. Days ago, he detained several of the Supreme Court Justices, including the Chief Justice. Musharraf relies heavily on the United States for aid, as well as arms supplies. The United States has provided billions of dollars worth of arms and military training for Musharraf's security forces in the last couple of years, ranging from F-16 fighter jets, tens of thousands of parts for the M-113 armored personnel carrier, to rifles, pistols, and revolvers. President Bush must intervene. Tell him to insist that anyone detained for political reasons be immediately and unconditionally released and that no weapons provided to Pakistan will be used to commit human rights violations. Security in Pakistan will not come until human rights are universally respected. Freedom of expression, freedom of press, and an independent judiciary are cornerstones of any democracy. The United States has a special obligation to stand up to Musharraf's actions, given the nations' alliance in the war on terror. President Bush has spoken out, but he must speak more forcefully and suspend any weapons transfers to Pakistan in order to assure that none are used to commit or facilitate human rights violations; especially considering the close to $1.5 billion U.S. proposed military package to Pakistan for FY08. The crackdown and ensuing chaos will not make anyone safer. The brave human rights defenders on the front lines of crises such as those in Burma and Pakistan need our help. Let us speak out, together, swiftly, against the crisis and human rights violations taking place today in Pakistan. Sincerely, Larry Cox Executive Director Do not reply to this message. Messages sent to this email address are not read. If you have a question or comment, please use our interactive online help system. Subscribe to our RSS feeds. Remove yourself from this mailing. Remove yourself from all mailings from Amnesty USA.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Hadith
THE EXCELLENCE OF OBSERVING SAUM ON THE DAY OF ARAFAH, ASHURA AND TASUA Abu Qatadah ( Radhiallaho anha ) reported : The Messenger of Allah ( Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam ) was asked about the observance of Saum ( fasting ) on the day of Arafah. He said, It is an expiation for the sins of the preceding year and the current year. [ Muslim ] Ibn Abbas ( Radhiallaho anha ) reported : The Messenger of Allah ( Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam ) observed Saum ( fasting ) on the day of Ashura and commanded us to fast on this day [ Al-Bukhari and Muslim ] Abu Qatadah ( Radhiallaho anha ) reported : The Messenger of Allah ( Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam ) was asked about observing As-Saum ( the fast ) on the tenth day of Muharram, and he replied, It is an expiation for the sins of the preceding year. [ Muslim ] Ibn Abbas ( Radhiallaho anha ) reported : The Messenger of Allah ( Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam ) said, If I remain alive till the next year, I shall also observe fast on the ninth of Muharram. [ Muslim ] Abu Ayyub ( Radhiallaho anha ) reported : The Messenger of Allah ( Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam ) said, He who observes As-Saum ( the fasts ) in the month of Ramadan, and also observes As-Saum for six days in the month of Shawwal, it is as if he has observed As-Saum for the whole year. [ Muslim ] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Bismillah [IslamCity] important: please open and sign
Please click here to sign for the release of Imam Anwar Al-Awlakihttp://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/appeal-of-immediate-release-of-imam-anwar-al-awlaki Anwar Al-Awlaki, a US citizen of Yemeni descent was arrested in Sana'a, Yemen on the 31st of August 2006. He is a highly respected scholar of Islam who has a large following throughout the Muslim world. He has been identified in the media as 'Abu Atiq'. The Imam is believed to be held in Central Security Prison, Sana'a without any formal charges being brought against him. Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki has been a beacon of guidance to the Muslim Ummah. He has authored numerous audio lectures on Islam, 'Lives of the Prophets', 'The Hereafter', 'The life of Muhammad (saw)' amongst others. _ Get free emoticon packs and customisation from Windows Live. http://www.pimpmylive.co.uk
Bismillah [IslamCity] VIDEO: 7/7 Ripple Effect Documentary
7/7 Ripple Effect (Documentary 56 mins.) Click link ^ to visit webpage. by JforJustice.co.uk Quote: - Dear Viewer, I hope this finds you well, in good spirit and having a good day. Regarding the 7/7/2005 terrorist attacks in London, let us look at the facts, and what we were told, and compare them. Then, using Ockhams Razor and common-sense, let us see what conclusions are to be drawn, so we can all understand what most likely really did happen that day - Downloads: 700 Mb DivX File, 1 hour. Released 05.11.07 Bittorrent Download: 77 Ripple Effect.avi.torrent (What is Bittorrent?) Direct Download: 77 Ripple Effect.avi (MIRROR 1) (MIRROR 2) (Mirrors are faster) You can also watch the movie in high 640x480 quality on Stage6 here (You will need to have installed the DivX video codec to play this file) Googlevideo: video.google.com 7/7 Ripple Effect Livevideo: livevideo.com 7/7 Ripple Effect TRANSCRIPT: 01 - MOCK EXERCISES AND BOMB HOAXES IN THE RUN-UP TO 7/7/2005. 02 - PETER POWER: DUPE, OR ACCOMPLICE? 03 - FOREIGN SECURITY FIRMS - CAN THEY BE TRUSTED? 04 - THE FOUR MUSLIMS: ACTORS, OR PATSIES? 05 - THE GHOST TRAINS. 06 - THE NUMBER 30 BUS. 07- PRE-PLANTED EXPLOSIVES. 08 - CONCLUSION. 09 - EPILOGUE. "Strive as in a race to achieve the goal of excellence in all that you do." Regards, Nashid
Bismillah [IslamCity] An e-mail to anti-Islamist Voodoo Abul Kasem!
An e-mail to anti-Islamist Voodoo Abul Kasem: http://www.answering-faithfreedom.org/zuher/abulkasem-email/abulkasem-email-1.html Here you can see anti-Islamist Voodoo Abul Kasem's write-up in anti-Muslim site: http://islam-watch.org/AbulKasem/IslamicVoodoos/Part2.htm Abul Kasem is giving some amusement to like minded voodoos and donkeys, isn't it? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Bismillah [IslamCity] Cops burst into 82-year-old woman's home and Taser her
Cops burst into 82-year-old woman's home and Taser her http://mparent-2.blogspot.com/2007/11/cops-burst-into-82-year-old-womans-home.html CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWSWIRE - NOVEMBER 7, 2007 http://mparent-2.blogspot.com/2007/11/crimes-and-corruptions-of-new-world_08.html Wexler Will Urge House Judiciary Committee to 'Schedule Impeachment Hearings Immediately' http://mparent-2.blogspot.com/2007/11/wexler-will-urge-house-judiciary.html MARC PARENT, mparent, mparent, ccnwon CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS http://mparent-2.blogspot.com/ http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/blog/38 MARC PARENT, mparent, mparent, ccnwon CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS http://mparent-2.blogspot.com/ http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/blog/38 - Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers.
Bismillah [IslamCity] on the day of Judgement
'Abdullah ibn Qart, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrates that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said: "On the Day of Judgement, the first thing a slave of Allah will be held accountable for is Salat.If it is found sound and satisfactory, the rest of his deeds will also be sound and satisfactory, and if found corrupt and rotten,then the rest of his deeds will also be corrupt and rotten." (Related by at-Tabarani.)
Bismillah [IslamCity] Every day I think
In The Name Of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu http://www.alkhilafah.net/differences.html Every day I think 9:24 Say: If your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth ye have acquired, and merchandise for which ye fear that there will be no sale, and dwellings ye desire are dearer to you than Allah and His messenger and striving in His way: then wait till Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah guideth not wrong doing folk. Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 5130 Narrated byMu'awiyah Mu'awiyah wrote to Aisha asking her to write him a letter giving him advice but not to make it lengthy. She wrote: Peace be upon you! To proceed: I heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say, "If anyone seeks Allah's good pleasure at the cost of men's displeasure Allah will keep from him the trouble caused by men; but if anyone seeks men's good pleasure at the cost of Allah's displeasure Allah will leave him in men's hands." Transmitted by Tirmidhi. 43:67. Friends on that Day will be foes one to another except Al-Muttaqûn 80:34 That Day shall a man flee from his own brother. 35 And from his mother and his father. 36 And from his wife and his children. 37 Each one of them that Day will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others. 38 Some Faces that Day will be beaming. 39 Laughing rejoicing. 40 And other faces that Day will be dust-stained; 41 Blackness will cover them: 42 Such will be the Rejecters of Allah the Doers of Iniquity. Allah Knows Best Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." Ameen,Thumameen. Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Re: Article: UAE Imams Training Program Partipants Vist Sheik Zyed Masjid / Tomb
Assalaamu 'alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, I totally concur with what you have said my brother. In our Deen we have the concept of Husnu Dhann (having good thoughts of our brethren), and a particular ahadith also mentions in the thrid part of a longer hadith: "man kana yu'minu billahi wal yawmil Akhir, fal yaqul khayyan awli yasmut!" - That "...He who believes in Allah subhaanahu wa ta'ala and the Last Day, should either speak good or remain silent'. Sadaqta ya Rasulullah sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam. I personally am following your emails and how this is all flowing through. May Allah subhaanahu wa ta'ala make it a beneficial endeavour. Our teachers here in Australia mention to us the importance of seeking beneficial knowledge. Yes we may not have to go on Rihlah jouneys for 4-5 years to collect hadith anymore, but being looked after while learning one's Deen is also a great Blessing from Allah subhaanahu wa ta'ala. No one should compare the people of today to the pious predecessors of yester year, as we can not equal them in what they contributed to the body of Islamic Knowledge, but we can try to be like them, or to follow in their footsteps. BarakAllahu feek akhil Kareem, Fi Amanillah Abu Khadijah Melbourne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ASA, I participated in the visit, however I had nothing to do with the writing of the article. I believe it leaves the wrong impression and does not accurately put the visit there in proper prospective. Nevertheless, the article as it reads does not warrant the charges of shirk that the responder asserts. It is not shirk to visit a grave site, and it is not shirk to pray for the soul of the deceased. This is evidenced by the millions of Muslims who have visited the Prophet's Mosque in Medinah where the Prophet, Omar and Abu Bakr (PBUT) have their grave sites and for whom billions of other Muslims have prayed to Allah for their souls. Nothing in the article says that anyone prayed to the Sheikh or to his gravesite. So what act does the responder present to justify is accusations of shirk? When our group visited the Masjid which is under construction and unavaiable for prayer, the maghrib pray time was just coming in. There where carpets on the ground outside of both the Masjid and the grave site, where the Imam led the maghrib prayer. The group joined that fard prayer. So I don't know how the reporter knew what prayer anyone prayed other than the fard prayer. Therefore, I pray that these additional facts and details puts the matter in a different light, and protrays a more accurate report of what kind of prayer was performed there. I also don't understand the criticism raised by other responders for anyone advancing themselves in the religion of Islam by seeking and receiving Islamic knowledge via an Imams training program. How can what we are learning take away from anyone else's religious achievements? No degree from any university is required for anyone to perform the role of Imam in Islam. Peace, Curtis Sharif --- In islamcity@yahoogroups.com, abdeen wrote: > > Graves! > If you commit 'shirk' all your works will be rendered vain and you > will be among the losers. Therefore, you should worship Allah > Alone, and be among His grateful servants. > All the Prophets of Allah who were ever sent warned the believers > to beware of this heinous sin of 'shirk', which renders all the > deeds of man worthless in the sight of Allah Subhanah. > Thus it becomes our duty to recognize and be aware of 'shirk' and > all the manifestations of this horrendous and grave sin. Allow me > to just give you an example of what constitutes 'shirk': > > > > 1. Bowing down to anybody or anything other than Allah is shirk. > > 2. Bowing down to the Syedna is shirk. > > 3. Bowing down to the graves of his ancestors is shirk. > > 4. Bowing down to the graves of even the Prophet (saws), Hadrat > Ali (saws), Hadrat Fatema (saws), etc. is shirk. > > 5. Believing that the dead people in their graves can hear and > answer our duas is shirk. > > 6. Believing that anybody other than Allah can do us any harm is shirk. > > 7. Believing that anybody other than Allah can bring us some > good is shirk. > > 8. Believing that anybody other than Allah knows everything is shirk. > > 9. Believing that anybody other than Allah sees everything is shirk. > > 10. Believing that anybody other than Allah listens to our prayers is shirk. > > 11. Believing that anybody other than Allah can help us is shirk. > > 12. Believing that anybody other than Allah can guide us is shirk. > > 13. Believing that anybody can influence Allah to give us health is shirk. > > 14. Believing that anybody can influence Allah to give us wealth is shirk. > > 15. Believing that anybody can influence Allah to give us children is shirk. > > 16. Believing that anybody can influence Allah to help us is shirk. > > 17. Believing that anybody
Bismillah [IslamCity] Attacking Iran for Israel?
Attacking Iran for Israel?By RAY McGOVERN Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is at her mushroom-cloud hyperbolic best, and this time Iran is the target. Her claim last week that "the policies of Iran constitute perhaps the single greatest challenge to American security interests in the Middle East and around the world" is simply too much of a stretch. To gauge someone's reliability, one depends largely on prior experience. Sadly, Rice's credibility suffers in comparison with Mohammed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Basing his judgment on the findings of IAEA inspectors in Iran, ElBaradei reports that there is no evidence of an active nuclear weapons program there. If this sounds familiar it is, in fact, déjà vu. ElBaradei said the same thing about Iraq before it was attacked. But three days before the invasion, American nuclear expert Dick Cheney told NBC's Tim Russert, "I think Mr. ElBaradei is, frankly, wrong." Here we go again. As in the case of Iraq, US intelligence has been assiduously looking for evidence of a nuclear weapons program in Iran; but, alas, in vain. Burned by the bogus "proof" adduced for Iraq-the uranium from Africa, the aluminum tubes-the administration has shied away from fabricating nuclear-related "evidence."Are Bush and Cheney again relying on the Rumsfeld dictum, that "the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence?"There is a simpler answer. Cat Out of the Bag The Israeli ambassador to the US, Sallai Meridor, let the cat out of the bag while speaking at the American Jewish Committee luncheon on Oct. 22. In remarks paralleling those of Rice, Meridor said Iran is the chief threat to Israel. Heavy on the chutzpah, he then served gratuitous notice on Washington that countering Iran's nuclear ambitions will take a "united United States in this matter," lest the Iranians conclude, "come January '09, they have it their own way." Meridor stressed that "very little time" remained to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. How so? Even were there to be a nuclear program hidden from the IAEA, no serious observer expects Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon much sooner than five years from now. Truth be told, every other year since 1995 US intelligence has been predicting that Iran could have a nuclear weapon in about five years. It has become downright embarrassing-like a broken record, punctuated only by so-called "neo-conservatives" like James Woolsey, who in August publicly warned that the U.S. may have no choice but to bomb Iran in order to halt Tehran's nuclear weapons program. Woolsey, self-described "anchor of the Presbyterian wing of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs," put it this way: "I'm afraid that within, well, at worst, a few months; at best, a few years; they [the Iranians] could have the bomb." The day before Ambassador Meridor's unintentionally revealing remark, Vice President Dick Cheney reiterated, "We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon."That remark followed closely on President George W. Bush's apocalyptic warning of World War III, should Tehran acquire the knowledge to produce a nuclear weapon. The Israelis appear convinced they have extracted a promise from Bush and Cheney that they will help Israel nip Iran's nuclear program in the bud before they leave office. That is why the Israeli ambassador says there is "very little time"-less than 15 months. Never mind that there is no evidence that the Iranian nuclear program is any more weapons-related than the one Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld persuaded President Gerald Ford to approve in 1976. Westinghouse and General Electric successfully lobbied for approval to sell the Shah for $6.4 billion the kind of nuclear facilities that Iran is now building, but the deal fell through when the Shah was ousted in 1979. With 200-300 nuclear weapons in its arsenal, the Israelis enjoy a nuclear monopoly in the Middle East. They mean to keep that monopoly and Israel's current leaders are pressing for the US to obliterate Iran's fledgling nuclear program. Anyone aware of Iran's ability to retaliate realizes this would bring disaster to the whole region and beyond. But this has not stopped Cheney and Bush in the past. And the real rationale is reminiscent of the one revealed by Philip Zelikow, confidant of Condoleezza Rice, former member of the President's Fo
Bismillah [IslamCity] Who has the nerve to say �the emperor has no clothes�?
"Yet, no action has followed one of the most explosive news investigations in India. None of those caught on tape boasting about raping, burning and hacking Muslims have been arrested or even interrogated. ModiÂs authority has not been questioned. Instead, there is an eerie silence. Far more eerie than the cold-blooded murders of more than 1,000 innocent people during the communal massacres of March 2002". THE STATES Action replay DIONNE BUNSHA A six-month-long investigation by ÂTehelka strips bare the Sangh ParivarÂs role in the Gujarat pogrom. MANISH SWARUP/AP A family looks out from its burnt home following communal riots in March 2002. A file photo. THE emperor has no clothes. He has been stripped bare. And it is not a pretty sight. In fact, it is ghastly. So horrific that everyone is looking away. A six-month-long sting operation by the news magazine Tehelka has brilliantly exposed how the Sangh Parivar led by Chief Minister Narendra Modi carried out a pogrom against Muslims in Gujarat in 2002 and later subverted justice to ensure that Âtheir men eluded punishment for their heinous crimes. TehelkaÂs thorough investigation has several Sangh leaders explaining on camera how they planned the pogrom; the role of Modi and other senior Sangh leaders; the complicity of the police; and the connivance of the judiciary. SILENCE AFTER STING Yet, no action has followed one of the most explosive news investigations in India. None of those caught on tape boasting about raping, burning and hacking Muslims have been arrested or even interrogated. ModiÂs authority has not been questioned. Instead, there is an eerie silence. Far more eerie than the cold-blooded murders of more than 1,000 innocent people during the communal massacres of March 2002. The role of the Modi government in the State-sponsored terrorism of 2002 is well documented. Even the Supreme Court had censured Modi for being Âa modern day Nero who watched while Gujarat burnedÂ. Now, the Tehelka tapes offer irrefutable proof of how the Sangh organised a ÂHindu jehad across Gujarat and protected the murderers. Tehelka journalist Ashish Khetan befriended Sangh members over several months to expose new details about the planning of the pogrom. ÂThe idea came from Modi himself in a meeting held in VadodaraI was present, says Dhimant Bhatt, chief accountant and auditor of the Maharaja Sayajirao University. Babu Bajrangi, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader and chief accused in the Naroda Patiya massacre, boasts about how ÂModi changed judges thrice to get him out of jailÂ. He also revealed that he was in touch with people such as the then Minister of State for Home Gordhan Zadaphia, VHP general secretary Jaideep Patel and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mayaben Kodnani throughout the mayhem. On record, GujaratÂs Advocate General Arvind Pandya says the accused have nothing to fear from the Nanavati-Shah Commission, which is probing the carnage of 2002. Â[Justice] K.G. Shah is our man .he is sympathetic to us .[Justice] Nanavati is after money, he said. The Sangh formed a panel of advocates to defend the rioters on the night of the Sabarmati Express fire itself, Dhimant Bhatt told Tehelka. Details about police abetment have also emerged. Ahmedabad Police Commissioner P.C. Pandey ordered that the 700-800 dead bodies at Naroda Patiya, Ahmedabad, be secretly picked up and dumped all over the city to reduce the toll of the massacre, Bajrangi tells Khetan. Inspector K.G. Erda told the mob outside Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad, where former Congress M.P. Ahsan Jafri was killed, that it had three hours to do its work. One man was killed in front of Erda. Deputy Commissioner of Police S.K. Gadhvi promised VHP leader Ramesh Dave from Kalupur that he would kill at least four or five Muslims if Dave pointed them out to him. Dave took him to the terrace of a house and Âbefore we knew it, he had killed five peopleÂ, Dave says on camera. ÂWe made a rocket launcher at my gun factory, boasts Haresh Bhatt, VHP leader and Godhra MLA. He describes how weapons were brought in from different States and then distributed. ÂGet rid of the lathis teach them [the RSS] to use guns I am the first in the country to run a warg [training module]  .in Gujarat in 1987 . for the Babri Masjid demolition. These explosive revelations did not create the shockwaves they should have. Modi and his government chose to remain silent. The BJPÂs national spokesperson called it a Âpolitical stunt by the Congress ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections in December but he did not deny any of the facts exposed by the tapes. While officially calling for ModiÂs resignation, the Congress, the main Opposition in Gujarat, is still worried that the exposé might help Modi gain Hindu support in the elections. PTI NARENDRA MODI AT a fe
Bismillah [IslamCity] Video: how can you deny?
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Paradise is obligatory for him
'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir (radhiAllaahu 'anhu) said:
Rasoolullah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said
Whoever makes wudoo and makes it well, then prays two
rak'ahs concentrating therein with his heart and his face -
then Paradise is obligatory for him.
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Bismillah [IslamCity] important: please open and sign
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Bismillah [IslamCity] "Email Chain Letters - ' Please Forward........' " + "The Chain Letter Challange" + "Chain Letters" - from AlIslaahPublications
Email Chain Letters - " Please Forward" By Yusuf Atiff Bin Abdel-Lateef Diab Bismillah, Alhumdulillah wa Salatu wa Salam 'alaa RasulAllaah wa ba'ad, There occurs today a very detestable practice among our muslims in particular. It is the indulgence and participation in email chain letters. For those of us not familiar with this activity, it is where someone sends an email letter with some sort of story pertaining, in most cases but not always, to something Islamic, and then they put a condition at the end of this story to distribute this email to a certain number of people. The condition usually is a severe warning against not forwarding the email to the certain number of people in which case some calamity or mishap will occur if it is not done. In other cases the condition proposes a special benefit for forwarding the email to the certain number of people. Ordinarily this is a form of shirk that I think most people would be aware of or at least should recognize. Believing that some act not from the Qur'aan or Sunnah, if done, can cause some harm and/or benefit is indeed shirk. In doing so we set up a rival to Allaah, for truly it is only Allaah who can benefit us or harm us, and only Allaah can remove such harm. As Allaah says in Surah Al-An'am ayah 17: "And if Allaah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things." One of the things we learn from this ayat is that any harm that afflicts us can only be removed by Allaah, so to specifically believe in bad omens, which includes bad luck and the belief that certain practices, not endorsed by Allaah or The Prophet sallAllahu 'Alayhi wa Salam, can affect the outcome of future events, is in essence the meaning of an omen. So to believe in these omens would be belief that other than Allaah can remove such harm from us, which is setting a rival with Allaah in this removal of harm, which is shirk! And Allaah says in Surah al-Ma'aidah ayah 72 : "Verily, whosoever sets up rivals in worship with Allaah, then Allaah has forbidden Al-Jannah for him, and the Fire will be his abode." Imam Ahmad reports, on the authority of Ibn `Amr radhi Allahu anhumma, that the Prophet sallAllahu 'alayi wa Salam said: "Whoever is turned back from his objective by a bad omen has committed Shirk." They asked: "And what is the expiation for that?" He sallAllahu 'alayhi wa salam replied: "It is to say: "Oh, Allah! There is no good except that which You bestow and there is no evil except that which You bestow and there is none has the right to be worshipped but You." In many circumstances these chain emails threatens the reader that "if" the email is not sent to the certain number of people then "such and such" will occur. As reported in the above hadith this is Shirk! As is reported on the authority of Ibn Mas'ood radhi Allahu 'anhu in a marfoo' form, that he said: "At-tiyarah (belief in omens) is Shirk, at-tiyrah (belief in omens) is Shirk. There is none among us who is not afflicted by it, but Allah, by true dependence on Him removes it from the heart." [1] So this hadeeth / athar is a rejection of belief in omens because such beliefs necessitates negation of belief in Allah's Qadr and because it causes the heart to become attached to other than Allah, which is Shirk. Also it is reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah radhi Allaahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallAllahu 'alayhi wa Salam said: "There is no `adwaa [2], no tiyarah (belief in omens) and no haamah[3] and no Safar [4]" (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim) Muslim, in his Saheeh, adds: ".and no naw` [5] and no ghoul [6]." Now what is even more disturbing is that these omens are presented and beautified in the form of "harmless" conditions and mere fun. No doubt a trick for shaytaan ar rajeem, wa iyaadhu billah. The most recent one of these shirk chain emails that I came across, put the condition that "if you love Allaah, then forward this letter to.."!!! This should indeed be a higher degree of disturbing for Ahl Sunnah as it entails speaking about an attribute of Allaah without knowledge, namely Allaah's love. How is it that one can put a condition to Allaah's love based on doing an act that has no precedence in The Book of Allaah or The Sunnah of His Messenger sallAllahu 'alayhi wa Salam?!?! This is indeed a form of ilhad (deviation) regarding the attribute of Allaah, and a form of shirk in this category of Tawheed (Asmaa wa Sifaat). The love of Allaah is attainable through many acts of ibaadah mentioned to us in the Quran and Sunnah, and thus to innovate in this noble venture is a disgusting type of bidah, pursued in most part by those of ahl kalam (The people of false rhetoric). Those people who chose not to be content with the established texts of Al-Islaam, but rather engage in exercising their intellect with regard to the deen. As we should know the Beautiful, Perfect and Loft
Bismillah [IslamCity] Pakistan political report -- Jamaat, PML (N) joins hand to agitate against Musharraf Martial Law
Jamaat, PML (N) joins hand to agitate against Musharraf Martial Law LAHORE, Nov 06: In a high-level contact between leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami and PML (N) both the sides unanimously agreed to step up the agitation against the Martial Law and to extend full support to the lawyers' community besides felicitating the judges who were dismissed and detained after refusing to take oath under PCO. In telephonic contact leaders of both parties condemned the torture and manhandling of judges and lawyers, said a JI media cell press release. They decided to issue directives to the workers extend full support to the detained lawyers, visiting them in jails, supporting their families outside, and take measures for securing their release. They emphasized that judges refusing the PCO and the lawyers were national heroes, and it was the duty of the nation to protect them from the victimization of Musharraf regime. They also decided to hold public receptions for the judges rejecting PCO and praising their sense of duty and honesty at the national level. Both the leaders criticized those judges who took oath under PCO, particularly the judges of Federal Shariat Court, saying those had actually earned a bad name for Shariat. They stressed that instead of Shariat Court those judges had now become judges of 'Musharraf Court.' They also warned the officials of district administrations and Police against highhandedness against the lawyers and political workers, and directed the workers to collect data of such officials who will be held accountable after the return of democratic rule. They also condemned the cubs on media, particularly the TV channels and the police cordoning of the press clubs and newspapers offices in different cities, adding that it exposed the real face of the so-called democratic regime of Gen Musharraf. The press release said the leaderships of both the parties (JI and PML – N) agreed that lawyers' community should not be left alone at this testing time, and should be extended full support in shape of assistance for securing release, providing moral support by visiting the detained lawyers in jails and taking care of their families. (#)
Bismillah [IslamCity] Book Review: RELIGION IN INDIAN HISTORY
Religion through the ages RAJAN GURUKKAL Collection of articles on the role of religion in Indian history - RELIGION IN INDIAN HISTORY: Irfan Habib Editor; Aligarh Historians Society, Aligarh, Tulika Books, 35A/1, III Floor, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi-110049. Rs. 550. - This book is an anthology of 15 scholarly articles relating to religion in Indian history and based on different topics covering periods of disparate nature, with no claim to have exhausted the central theme. Irfan Habibs brilliant introduction probes into the archaeology and history of religion building up from irrational fundamental premises to ethics and theology or philosophy. He discusses in great depth historical and theoretical problems involved in looking for the roots of religion in India. In the first article D.P. Chattopadhyaya explores most carefully the ways religions develop. Examining the comparative philological point of view of Chinese, Helenic and Islamic theologians, the anthropology and sociology of religion, the relationships between mythology and history, and the interface of the scientific and Marxist views, he emphasises the professed unifying role of religion and its historically evident divisive workings in practice. Social dimensions The three articles that follow deal with changes within Brahmanism in the wake of the consolidation of the caste society. One is K.M. Shrimalis explanatory piece delving into the socio-economic implications of the ensemble of numerous post-Mauryan popular sects/faiths and forms of worship, the theologically augmented Mahayana Buddhism, incorporation of danamahima by the Jains, Shaivites and Vaishnavites and, seeks to prove the identification of the period by Vincent Smith and K.P. Jaiswal as dark age unfounded. The next is Suvira Jaiswals article that examines social dimensions of the spreading cult of Lord Rama. Then the joint article by Nupur Chaudhuri and Rajat K. Ray discusses the role of Tantricism in providing escape routes from a vigorously ordered society. Nupur and Ray argue that love existed in all ages but never as the same, which accounts for its splitting between high and low, Vedic and Tantric, day and night, open and secret. In his article, Barun De expands the topic of how religion has to be studied in terms of spiritual creativity and the flowering of individual mental consciousness, as a force for social welfare, on the one hand and, an instrument of obscurantism and traditionalist superstition seeking to enforce elitist authority on democratic creativity on the other. He takes stock of how two leading historians D.D. Kosambi and Niharranjan Ray, dealt in different ways with the relationship between religion and changes in social history. Coexistence The next two articles deal with the Islamic background of the Indian religious culture. One is by Athar Ali, exploring some of the features of the Islamic past including secular developments and highlighting as a very significant aspect the long history of Islams fruitful coexistence with Hinduism, despite all the violence that occurred in military campaigns, conquests and depredations. The other is a profound article by Irfan Habib, examining how in 15th and early 16th centuries, both Islam and Hinduism encountered the popular monotheistic movement, associated with Kabirs name and insightfully unveiling the material, social and ideological basis of the thought of Kabir and other like-minded preachers. The following three essays deal with certain aspects of religion, in Mughal India, especially the spectacular events at Emperor Akbars court, from 1517 A.D. onwards. Osamu Kondo discusses in his essay the text and significance of the scholars mahzar of 1579 A.D honouring Akbar just king or interpreter of the Muslim law. He argues that the Emperor was probably not happy about the declaration for its limiting or sectarian implication. Considering in depth the northern Indian situation of coexistence and interaction of religions at the time of Akbars accession Shireen Moosvi in her essay seeks to analyse the influences of the emperors childhood experience, education and personal character on the constitution of his religion. Invoking the context of Sunni- Shiaite debates that had been a common feature in Muslim intellectual life in the free-for-all atmosphere of Mughal India, S.A. Nadeem Rezavi in his essay assesses the influence of Mulla Sadra (1640 A.D.), the Iranian Shiite philosopher, regarded both as a votary of reason and as a logician within the realm of Muslim theology, on the scholarly tradition of India. New movements There is an article on Sikhism and the position of women by Kamalesh Mohan, which examines the role of socio-historical environme
Bismillah [IslamCity] the meaningless meeting and the most modern monotheists
The meaningless meeting and the most modern monotheists . The Pope meets King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia which was the most harmless and meaningless meeting ever in the history of cultures and religions' encounters. The Pope being what he is, for some of us, and what he is surely not , for the rest of us, have met a King who never pretended any religious-role for which , I have to respect him. King Abdullah calls himself simply the "The servant (guardian) of two most Holy sites" (Mecca and Medina) Like if and when Mr.Ehud Olmert would claim that he is the "Guardian of the West-Wall" which incidentally is simply a Roman Wall in an Arab-city... and the big difference is that Mecca and Medina are not stolen ! nor occupied. Back to the Vatican's meeting, where two different personalities who are in fact so close on the practical side: conservatism and fundamentalism makes them de-facto-allies.if not even twins.. Besides the fact that both are awfully rich and both rely on God's authority to make it theirs. Islam does not have any hierarchy and it gives the top-functions to its most learned scholar among Good's servants.while the Vatican works with a long tradition of posts and functions , leading up to a Pyramid's top . (if you are lucky enough) In this case , King Abdullah's religion is more modern and more democratic than the Pope's. Contraception is better seen and dealt with by Islam than the Vatican would like Catholics to behave. Celibacy for Good's servants is only required by the Vatican while Islam allows them a more humane and natural life. The Vatican does not allow divorce while Islam does not bind forever those who want to separate. Islam does not allow the adoption of any children unless they are from one own family or only when ,the orphan-child has no family, at all. The list is long and I am not entitled to analyse more due to my limited education and knowledge , but I wish sincerely ,that the Vatican would not fear the competition anymore from those most modern monotheists : the Muslims. Raja Chemayel an islamophile-christian 08.11.07 Visit my Blog , and bring someone nice with you http://frustratedarabdiary.blogspot.com - Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now.
Bismillah [IslamCity] The meaning of the Basmalah, and the ruling on staring with it when one reads Qur'aan
- Reference "Islam: Questions and Answers - The Quran and Its Sciences" Read more: http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1861791542 - 21722: The meaning of the Basmalah, and the ruling on staring with it when one reads Qur'aan Question: What is the meaning of the Basmalah [the Arabic words Bismillaah il-Rahmaan il-Raheem (In the name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful)]? And what is meant by the words "Iqra' bismi Rabbika" (Read (or recite) in the name of your Lord _ [al-`Alaq 96:1 _ interpretation of the meaning])? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. When one says "Bismillaah" when starting to do anything, what that means is, "I start this action accompanied by the name of Allaah or seeking help through the name of Allaah, seeking blessing thereby. Allaah is God, the beloved and worshipped, to Whom hearts turn in love, veneration and obedience (worship). He is al-Rahmaan (the Most Gracious) Whose attribute is vast mercy; and al-Raheem (the Most Merciful) Who causes that mercy to reach His creation. It was said that what this means is: I start this action by mentioning the name of Allaah. Ibn Jareer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "Allaaah, may He be exalted and His name sanctified, taught His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) proper manners by teaching him to mention His most beautiful names before all his actions. He commanded him to mention these attributes before starting to do anything, and made what He taught him a way for all people to follow before starting anything, words to be written at the beginning of their letters and books. The apparent meaning of these words indicates exactly what is meant by them, and it does not need to be spelled out." There is something omitted in the phrase "Bismillaah" when it said before starting to do something, which may be "I begin my action in the name of Allaah," such as saying, "In the name of Allaah I read", "In the name of Allaah I write", "In the name of Allaah I ride", and so on. Or, "My starting is in the name of Allaah", "My riding is in the name of Allaah", "My reading is in the name of Allaah", and so on. It may be that blessing comes by saying the name of Allaah first, and that also conveys the meaning of starting only in the name of Allaah and not in the name of anyone else. The name of Allaah is the greatest name and is so well known as to need no explanation; this is a name that belongs exclusively to the Creator and no one else. The correct view is that it is derived from the root aliha. He is God (ilaah) which means that He is worshipped and is divine. Al-Rahmaan is one of the names of Allaah that belong exclusively to Him. It means the One Who possesses vast mercy, because this form (fa'laan) is indicative of fullness and abundance. It is the most exclusive name of Allaah after His name Allaah, just as mercy is His most exclusive attribute. Hence this name (al-Rahmaan) often appears after the name Allaah, as in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): "Say (O Muhammad): Invoke Allaah or invoke the Most Gracious [al-Rahmaan] (Allaah)" [al-Isra' 17:110] Al-Raheem is also one of the names of Allaah, and means the One Who causes His mercy to reach those whom He wills among His slaves. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "Al-Rahmaan refers to an attribute that is connected to Allaah and is part of His Essence, and al-Raheem refers to a connection with the one to whom mercy is shown. The former is adjectival (referring to what He is) and the latter is verbal (referring to what He does). The former indicates that mercy is His attribute, and the latter indicates that He bestows His mercy upon His creation. If you want to understand this then ponder the meaning of these verses (interpretation of the meanings): "And He is Ever Most Merciful (Raheem) to the believers"[al-Ahzaab 33:43] "Certainly, He is unto them full of kindness, Most Merciful (Raheem)" [al-Tawbah 9:117] The word al-Rahmaan is never used in this context. So we know that the word Rahmaan means the One Whose attribute is mercy (rahmah), and al-Raheem is the One Who bestows His mercy." (Badaa'i' al-Fawaa'id, 1/24). Secondly: The ruling on saying the Basmalah before reading Qur'aan depends on the situation: 1 _ If it is at the beginning of a soorah _ apart from Soorat Baraa'ah (al-Tawbah) _ then the majority of imams have stated that "it is mustahabb to recite the Basmalah at the beginning of each soorah, in prayer or otherwise. This should be done as a regular practice, and some of them considered that a reading of the whole Qur'aan is incomplete if the Basmalah was not recited at the beginning of every soorah apart from Baraa'ah (al-Tawbah)." When Imam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about reciting it at the beginning of every soorah, he said, "Do not neglect it." 2 _ If one is starting in the middle of a soorah _ which i
