Bismillah [IslamCity] Chief Sponsor of UAE Imams Training Program -: Mohammed bin Zayed - hosts dinner for President Bush
As Salaam Alaikum, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed hosted a dinner for United States Presdent George Bush this week. Last month Sheikh hosted a royal reception for the fourteen participants in the first UAE government sponsored Imams Training Program. Program participants included thirteen Americans and one citizen of France. The reception was held in the Crown Prince's riversid4e Palace in the UAE capitol city of Abu Dhabi . The crown prince personally sponsored the historic training program, which introduced the American participants to t eh tolerant, moderate and inclusive style of Islam practiced in the United Arab Emerites. Program Participants traveled throughout the UAE, and experienced the warm, friendly, hospitality of the Emirates. Their commitment to Freedom of Religion was demonstrated as the participants prayed in a large Mosque in Abu Dhabi that has a Catholic High School on one side of it and an Epistical School on the other sidee. The program was the result of the vision and planning of Khalid Ahmed, director of the American Congress of Muslim Youth in Washington D.C. He and Sheikh Mohammed, worked to develop the program since 2001, with the cooperation and support of the UAE's US Embassy. The program was administered by the Zayed House of Islmic Culture, direced by Sheikh Khalid Al-Marzoqui , on its campus in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Curtis Sharif, Houston , Texas Imam Khalid Shaheed, Resident Imam of the Dallas Masjid of Al-Islam, Hannibal Shabazz, Masjidullah, Philadelphia Abdullah, Madyun, Chicago Adil Woods, Wilmington , Delaware Omar Huda, California Ali Carl Kenemer, Dallas , Texas Julio Colon, Austin , Texas Yusuf Maisonet, Mobile , Alabama Bilaal Mbee , France Dr. Khalifah Ramadan, Buffalo , New York Jeloni Musa Shabazz, New Haven , Connecticut Rafeel Aleandro Jara , Chile Jesus Villarreal, San Antonio, Texas During the royal reception Crown Prince Mohammed personally greeted each of the program participants who, in turn, expressed their gratitude and appreciation for his support and sponsorship of the program. . Click here: Mohammed bin Zayed hosts dinner in honour of Bush UAE - The Official Web Site - News Mohammed bin Zayed hosts dinner in honour of Bush posted on 14/01/2008 General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces yesterday hosted a dinner banquet at his rest house in Suwaihan in honour of the visiting US President George W. Bush. Present at the banquet were Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Sheikh Hazaa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National security Advisor, Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, minister of interior, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Foreign Minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Economy, Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of state for FNC Affairs, Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi, Secretary general of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Khaldoun Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, Reem Al Hashimi, Assistant to the Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs, the delegation accompanying President Bush, UAE Ambassador to the US Saqr Ghobash, US Ambassador to the UAE Michele J. Sison, and senior officials. They exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual concern. The party was intercepted by demonstration of some of the famous Arabian falcons, while ladies from Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage presented some traditional dishes. - Emirates News Agency, WAM RELATED ARTICLES French President arrives Abu Dhabi - 16 January 2008 UAE President holds talks with French President - 16 January 2008 UAE, France sign landmark nuclear cooperation agreement - 16 January 2008 UAE, France sign MoU on intellectual property, transport and education - 16 January 2008 Abdullah bin Zayed receives his French counterpart - 16 January 2008 - - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Thought for the day
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Silence calms your heart. It is a balm that heals the wounds of the soul. It
strengthens the spirit and takes you to a world without sound where peace
reigns.
PoEtEsS
Scarlet headscarf I wear is as red as a rose with a perfect pose but I care
what's inside me…Zohra Moosa
***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Quran Jam
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I can't tell them Qu'ran Jam in the same sentence, they would think i'm
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again.
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Islamic Teaching : Woman and Man in Islam
Assalamualaikum wr.wb. Islamic Teaching : Woman and Man in Islam by Ustadz Khaled yasin. http://alquran.blogku.net/2008/01/16/islamic-teaching-woman-and-man-in-islam/ Wasalamualaikum wr.wb. Yusuf
Bismillah [IslamCity] Ex-Congressman Charged in Terror Conspiracy
Ex-Congressman Charged in Terror Conspiracyhttp://tinyurl.com/ytx3xz By LARA JAKES JORDAN 38 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday as part of a terrorist fundraising ring that allegedly sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaida and Taliban supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan. The former Republican congressman from Michigan, Mark Deli Siljander, was charged with money laundering, conspiracy and obstructing justice for allegedly lying about lobbying senators on behalf of an Islamic charity that authorities said was secretly sending funds to terrorists. A 42-count indictment, unsealed in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., accuses the Islamic American Relief Agency of paying Siljander $50,000 for the lobbying money that turned out to be stolen from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Siljander, who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, was appointed by President Reagan to serve as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations for one year in 1987. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. WASHINGTON (AP) A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday as part of a terrorist fundraising ring that allegedly sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaida and Taliban supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan. The former Republican congressman from Michigan, Mark Deli Siljander, was charged with money laundering, conspiracy and obstructing justice for allegedly lying about lobbying senators on behalf of an Islamic charity that authorities said was secretly sending funds to terrorists. Posted by CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS mparent Marc Parent CCNWON at12:24 PM Labels:'terror', Congress,Michigan CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWSWIRE - JANUARY 15, 2008http://tinyurl.com/245wlj And More: 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 - Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr!
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Health and Behaviour: Scientific Study Finds Fluoride Horror Stories Factual
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2008/011508_fluoride_horror.htm Scientific Study Finds Fluoride Horror Stories Factual Industrial by-product consumed by millions of Americans lowers IQ, causes cancer Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Tuesday, January 15, 2008 The establishment media will have to find a new tactic with which to ridicule those who oppose the fluoridation of water after a major new Scientific American report concluded that Scientific attitudes toward fluoridation may be starting to shift as new evidence emerges of the poison's link to disorders affecting teeth, bones, the brain and the thyroid gland, as well as lowering IQ. Today almost 60 percent of the U.S. population drinks fluoridated water, including residents of 46 of the nation's 50 largest cities, reports Scientific American's Dan Fagin. Fagin is an award-wining environmental reporter and Director of New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. Outside the U.S., fluoridation has spread to Canada, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and a few other countries. Critics of the practice have generally been dismissed as gadflies or zealots by mainstream researchers and public health agencies in those countries as well as the U.S. (In other nations, however, water fluoridation is rare and controversial.) Indeed, the zeitgeist for scoffing at those who spoke of the dangers of mass medicating the public against their will with fluoride was the deranged and paranoid character of General Ripper in the hit 1964 Peter Selllers movie Dr. Strangelove. But that stereotype is quickly fading as serious scientific research uncovers proof that all the horror stories about sodium fluoride told down the decades are essentially true. The Scientific American study Concluded that fluoride can subtly alter endocrine function, especially in the thyroid -- the gland that produces hormones regulating growth and metabolism. The report also notes that a series of epidemiological studies in China have associated high fluoride exposures with lower IQ. Epidemiological studies and tests on lab animals suggest that high fluoride exposure increases the risk of bone fracture, especially in vulnerable populations such as the elderly and diabetics, writes Fagin. Fagin interviewed Steven Levy, director of the Iowa Fluoride Study which tracked about 700 Iowa children for sixteen years. Nine-year-old Iowa children who lived in communities where the water was fluoridated were 50 percent more likely to have mild fluorosis... than [nine-year-old] children living in nonfluoridated areas of the state, writes Fagin. The study adds to a growing literature of shocking scientific studies proving fluoride's link with all manner of health defects, even as governments in the west, including recently the UK, make plans to mass medicate the population against their will with this deadly toxin. In 2005, a study conducted at the Harvard School of Dental Health found that fluoride in tap water directly contributes to causing bone cancer in young boys. New American research suggests that boys exposed to fluoride between the ages of five and 10 will suffer an increased rate of osteosarcoma - bone cancer - between the ages of 10 and 19, according to a London Observer article about the study. Based on the findings of the study, the respected Environmental Working Group lobbied to have fluoride in tap water be added to the US government's classified list of substances known or anticipated to cause cancer in humans. Cancer rates in the U.S. have skyrocketed with one in three people now contracting the disease at some stage in their life. The link to bone cancer has also been discovered by other scientists, but a controversy ensued after it emerged that Harvard Professor Chester Douglass, who downplayed the connection in his final report, was in fact editor-in-chief of The Colgate Oral Health Report, a quarterly newsletter funded by Colgate-Palmolive Co., which makes fluoridated toothpaste. An August 2006 Chinese study found that fluoride in drinking water damages children's liver and kidney functions. FACTS ABOUT FLUORIDE - Fluoride is a waste by-product of the fertilizer and aluminum industry and it's also a Part II Poison under the UK Poisons Act 1972. - Fluoride is one of the basic ingredients in both PROZAC (FLUoxetene Hydrochloride) and Sarin nerve gas (Isopropyl-Methyl-Phosphoryl FLUoride). - USAF Major George R. Jordan testified before Un-American Activity committees of Congress in the 1950's that in his post as U.S.-Soviet liaison officer, the Soviets openly admitted to Using the fluoride in the water supplies in their concentration camps, to make the prisoners stupid, docile, and subservient. - The first occurrence of fluoridated drinking water on Earth was found in Germany's Nazi prison camps. The Gestapo had little concern about fluoride's supposed effect on
Bismillah [IslamCity] ruling: Things that decrease/increase faith
10809 Question # 10809: What are the things that make faith decrease? Question: What are the things that make faith decrease? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. The things that make faith decrease are as follows: 1. Ignorance of the names and attributes of Allaah makes a decrease in faith inevitable, because if a man is lacking in knowledge of the names and attributes of Allaah, he will be lacking in faith. 2. Neglecting to think about the signs of Allaah in the universe and the signs of sharee'ah (i.e., verses of the Qur'aan and miracles of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), etc.). This causes a decrease in faith or at the very least it causes it to stagnate and not grow. 3. Committing sins, because sin has a profound effect on the heart and on faith. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The adulterer at the time when he is committing adultery is not a believer. 4. Neglecting to do acts of worship, because neglecting to do acts of worship causes a decrease in faith. But if the act of worship is obligatory and a person neglects it with no excuse, then he is to be blamed and deserves punishment. If the act of worship is not obligatory, or it is obligatory but a person does not do it for a valid reason, then he is lacking but is not to be blamed. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) described women as lacking in reason and in religion, and he explained their lacking in religion as being because of the fact that when they menstruate, they do not pray or fast. But they are not to be blamed for not praying or fasting during their menstruation; rather they are commanded not to do these things at that time. But because they miss out on doing some of the things that men do, they are regarded as lacking in this regard. Majmoo' Fataawa wa Rasaa'il Fadeelat al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him), vol. 1. p. 57 http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=10809ln=eng 10776 Question # 10776: What are the means of increasing faith? Question: What are the means of increasing faith? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. There are several means of increasing faith: The first means is learning about Allaah through His names and attributes. The more a person learns about Allaah through His names and attributes, the more he will increase in faith, without a doubt. Hence you find that the scholars who know more about the names and attributes of Allaah than others do, are stronger in faith than others in this regard. The second means is looking at the signs of Allaah in the universe and the signs of sharee'ah (i.e., verses of the Qur'aan and miracles of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), etc.). The more a person looks at the signs of Allaah in the universe, the more he increases in faith. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with certainty. And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see? [al-Dhaariyaat 51:20-21] The verses which indicate that are many, I mean the verses which indicate that by pondering and thinking about this universe, man can increase in faith. The third means is doing many acts of worship, for the more acts of worship a person does, the more he will increase in faith thereby, whether those acts of worship involve words or actions. So dhikr increases faith in quantity and quality, and prayer, fasting and Hajj also increase faith in quantity and quality. Majmoo' Fataawa wa Rasaa'il Fadeelat al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him), vol. 1. p. 49 http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=10776ln=engqa-no1.jpg
Bismillah [IslamCity] Islamic Jesus
The passion for Christ: 'Islamic Jesus' hits Iranian theatres 15 Jan 2008, hrs IST,AFP TEHRAN: A director who shares the ideas of Iran's hardline president has produced what he says is the first film giving an Islamic view of Jesus Christ, in a bid to show the common ground between Muslims and Christians. Nader Talebzadeh sees his movie, Jesus, the Spirit of God , as an Islamic answer to Western productions like Mel Gibson's 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the Christ , which he praised as admirable but quite simply wrong. Gibson's film is a very good film. I mean that it is a well-crafted movie but the story is wrong - it was not like that, he said, referring to two key differences: Islam sees Jesus as a prophet, not the son of God, and does not believe he was crucified. Talebzadeh said he even went to Gibson's mansion in Malibu, California, to show him his film. But, it was Sunday and the security at the gate received the film and the brochure and promised to deliver it, though the Iranian never heard back. Even in Iran, Jesus, The Spirit of God had a low-key reception, playing to moderate audiences in five Tehran cinemas during the holy month of Ramadan, in October. The film, funded by state broadcasting, faded off the billboards but is far from dead, about to be recycled in a major 20 episode spin-off to be broadcast over state-run national television this year. Talebzadeh insists it aims to bridge differences between Christianity and Islam, despite the stark divergence from Christian doctrine about Christ's final hours on earth. It is fascinating for Christians to know that Islam gives such devotion to and has so much knowledge about Jesus, Talebzadeh said. By making this film I wanted to make a bridge between Christianity and Islam, to open the door for dialogue since there is much common ground between Islam and Christianity, he said. -- -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec - We never apologize to anyone for depending upon our Creator. We can laugh at those who think spirituality the way of weakness. Paradoxically, it is the way of strength. The verdict of the ages is that faith means courage. -- Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 68
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Imagine a world without Islam!
Is this question koshar? “Imagine a world without Islam?” Islam is only an ‘Arabic’ word for all laws natural and operating according to the fixed systems of nature. Therefore the question with or without is illogical and ‘religious’. In the sphere of human activity, the outcomes of those activities are fixed and therefore the good or bad results can only be attributed to mankind’s actions as he/she is intellectually free to act. Birds (not all) are made to fly and humans are not, but with the ‘knowledge’ and freedom to apply that knowledge (as Wright brothers did) human can fly, even faster than the fastest bird—except in religion, not as fast as the Burraaq of the ancient lore. Nothing beats religious fancies! The question should be 'imagine a world without Human values (and standards)? Rashid - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 11:40:33 AM Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Imagine a world without Islam! Abdus-Sattar Ghazali [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:12:36 -0800 From: Abdus-Sattar Ghazali [EMAIL PROTECTED] com To: asghazali [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: Imagine a world without Islam! Imagine a world without Islam! By Abdus Sattar Ghazali Take away Islam, and the world would still be left with the main forces that drive today's conflicts, including colonialism, cross-national ideologies, ethnic conflicts and terrorism, says Graham Fuller, a former Vice-Chairman of the National Intelligence Council at the CIA in charge of long-range strategic forecasting and currently a professor of history at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). In his article entitled A World Without Islam, published in Foreign Policy, Fuller believes that given our intense current focus on terrorism, war, and rampant anti-Americanism it's vital to understand the true sources of these crises. He poses a question, is Islam the source of the problem or does it tend to lie with other less obvious and deeper factors? Fuller presents his thoughts on Islam in an extended game of what if. What if Islam had never arisen in the Middle East? What if there had never been a Prophet Mohammed, no saga of the spread of Islam across vast parts of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa? Would there still be violent clashes between the West and that part of the world? Would the Middle East be more peaceful? How different might the character of East-West relations be? Fuller ponders a litany of history's major battles and events to drive home his message that while Islam might be a convenient culprit, but global strife, past and present, can't be blamed on any one religion. Europeans would still have wanted the spoils of the Middle East and launched the Crusades albeit under a different banner. After all, what were the Crusades if not a Western adventure driven primarily by political, social, and economic needs? The banner of Christianity was little more than a potent symbol, a rallying cry to bless the more secular urges of powerful Europeans. In fact, the particular religion of the natives never figured highly in the West's imperial push across the globe. Europe may have spoken upliftingly about bringing Christian values to the natives, but the patent goal was to establish colonial outposts as sources of wealth for the metropole and bases for Western power projection. And so it's unlikely that Christian inhabitants of the Middle East would have welcomed the stream of European fleets and their merchants backed by Western guns, he says adding that Imperialism would have prospered in the region's complex ethnic mosaic--the raw materials for the old game of divide and rule. And Europeans still would have installed the same pliable local rulers to accommodate their needs. We doublespeak about promoting democracy in the Middle East as we back autocratic, despotic and undemocratic client regimes there. On the U.S. occupation of Iraq, he says that it would not have been welcome by Iraqis even if they were Christian. Fuller points out that the United States did not overthrow Saddam Hussein, an intensely nationalist and secular leader, because he was Muslim and other Arab peoples would still have supported the Iraqi Arabs in their trauma of occupation. Nowhere do people welcome foreign occupation and the killing of their citizens at the hands of foreign troops. Indeed, groups threatened by such outside forces invariably cast about for appropriate ideologies to justify and glorify their resistance struggle. Religion is one such ideology. The West still would have tried various ways to get control of oil-rich areas, according to Fuller. But Middle Eastern Christians would not have welcomed imperial Western oil companies, backed by their European vice-regents, diplomats, intelligence agents, and armies, any
Bismillah [IslamCity] 9/11 Effect: Jews Christians accepting Islam
Assalamo Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahe Wa Barakatahu. *9/11 Effect: Jews Christians accepting Islam, click to watch this interesting videohttp://www.biharanjuman.org/Reverts/9-11-Effect-Al-Jazeera-reports-Jewish-And-Catholic-Women-Accept-Islam.htm * *Siraj Wahhaj: Righting the Wrongs - Faith and Social Justice, click here Watchhttp://www.biharanjuman.org/Siraj_Wahhaj/Righting-the-Wrongs-Faith-and-Social-Justice.htm Other video lectures and debates of many scholars: http://www.biharanjuman.org/Videos-Islamic.htmhttp://www.biharanjuman.org/Videos-Islamic.htm * PS: Actions may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action, so act we MUST. - Wishing you and all your loved ones greatest of times ahead! Aspiring 2 c u happy! Shakeel Ahmad Dubai, United Arab Emirates +971.50.4599172 http://www.biharanjuman.org - Largest network of people from Bihar or Jharkhand Remember, growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional. We make a Living by what we get, we make a Life by what we give. If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Thought for the day
Compassion
A compassionate person develops an eye for spotting the qualities that make
each person special. Even when others are at their lowest ebb, it is possible
to help them restore their self-belief by keeping a firm, clear vision of their
goodness and specialities. Taking a gently encouraging approach, I must never
give up on anyone.
PoEtEsS
Scarlet headscarf I wear is as red as a rose with a perfect pose but I care
what's inside me…Zohra Moosa
***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
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Bismillah [IslamCity] India Muslims Review Unjust 2007
mokarram hossain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: mokarram hossain [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:54:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: [wp] India Muslims Review Unjust 2007 http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1199279257388pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout India Muslims Review Unjust 2007 By Mubasshir Ahmed, IOL Correspondent Unfortunately in 2007, the pace of judiciary was slow, Anand said. NEW DELHI For Muslims in Asian heavyweight India, 2007 will be remembered as a year of injustice, both politically and economically. Unfortunately in 2007, the pace of judiciary was slow, Javed Anand of Muslims for Secular Democracy (MSD) told IslamOnline.net. He cited the complete ignorance of the recommendations put forward by the Sri Krishna Commission, set up to probe the 1992-93 Mumbai riots. Anand said although the report blamed trigger-happy Hindu police officials for the violence nothing has happened. There has not been any progress at all, fumed the Mumbai-based politician. Mustafa Khan, a university professor, also complained of lame justice. The year 2007 will go down as a dark year for the Muslims of India, he said. He cited the August ruling in the 1993 Mumbai blasts where the court slapped death sentences against 12 Muslims accused in the bombings that followed violent anti-Muslim riots. In a sharp contrast, Hindus involved in the massacre of the Muslim prior to bomb blasts have not been even tried in the court of law. The blasts were seen as the direct effect of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodha and the anti-Muslim riots that followed in Mumbai, the commercial capital of India. Another example of injustices in 2007 was the manifested in the Muslim-majority rural area of Nandigram in West Bengal state. A project by the local government to establish Special Economic Zones (SEZs) became a nightmare for Muslim residents who were forcibly evicted from their land and murdered in order to welcome multi-national companies. The state of West Bengal saw a communist government supporters raping and killing people of whom the overwhelming majority is Muslim and virtually taking over their land and property with impunity, professor Khan charges. Gujarat The election in the religiously-divided southern state of Gujarat was also bad news for Muslims in 2007. Renewed political life of Narendra Modi is not a healthy sign for Muslims, maintains Anand. Munawwar Pheerbhoy, the chairman of Mohammed Azam Education Trust (Pune), agrees. It shows that communal forces are raising their ugly heads once again. Polarization is not good for Gandhis India. Hindu nationalist leader Modi has been reelected as chief minister of Gujarat. Modi and his Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) have been blamed for stoking anti-Muslim riots in 2002. He was censured by India's Supreme Court as a modern Nero. In October, a weekly magazine released a series of videotaped confessions of Hindu activists bragging about Modi support for the carnage that claimed the lives of up to 2,500 people, mostly Muslims. Gujarat saw the rapists and murderers of Muslims appearing on television and confessing how they raped and killed Muslims, burnt and looted their houses and shops, noted professor Khan. After their boasting of the crimes of genocide, they still move around freely. Its so disturbing. Economic Paradise [The] Government has been high on promises and short on delivery, Akbar told IOL. M.J. Akbar, editor-in-chief of The Asian Age and Deccan Chronicle, complains that Muslims are suffering from economic discrimination. [The] Government has been high on promises and short on delivery, he told IOL. It is as if because they have been permitted to survive and vote, they do not deserve anything more. Akbar, an ex-lawmaker who was spokesman of late premier Rajiv Gandhi, notes that 2007 was the year of booming economy for India. Although Muslims played a key role in achieving this economic miracle, he add, they lived in absolute poverty and struggled to make ends meet. The young Muslims of Bengal are feeling totally alienated from economic growth, Akbar cites as a case in point. India's some 140 million Muslims have suffered decades of social and economic neglect and oppression. They are under-represented in public sector jobs, register lower educational levels and, as a consequence, higher unemployment rates than the majority Hindus and other minorities like Christians and Sikhs. Akbar regrets that a Muslim child of 1992 has grown up watching India turn into turning someone elses paradise. No one has sent him an entry ticket to that paradise. He has not even been allowed to smell the flavor of the gate. He has been told, implicitly, to content himself with squalor while others on the same level as him have begun to take tentative steps towards new horizons. - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text
RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] Sania Mirza
Dear all, Dr. (Medical doctor) Zakir naik has no correct knowledge of Aqeedah and Manhaj. It is advisable to avoid spreading his deviation without knowledge. Hope from the following site we can learn a lot about the deviation of Zakir naik and the advice of the great Scholars regarding his issues (Masha Allah). Therefore it is advisable to stick to the advice of the Ulamas (Scholars) of Ahlus Sunnah waljama to hold fast to the truth instead of falling into deviation and confusion. May Allah Guide us to the Truth and Save us from Hell fire! http://www.allaahuakbar.in/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=13 http://www.allaahuakbar.in/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=13CAT_ID=10Forum_Title=Sect ion+Specifically+Devoted+for+Discussing+Fitnah CAT_ID=10Forum_Title=Section+Specifically+Devoted+for+Discussing+Fitnah Jazakallaahu Khair -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 8:32 PM To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World Subject: Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Sania Mirza Assalaam Alaikum w r w b Well, brother, your effort is commendable, but, please do not base your argument on REORTS. You obviously should know how murky can media REPORTS get. I am a witness to the argument provided by Zakir Naik on Sania Mirza and never once did he even imply that her short attire could be ignored. Infact he quite clearly said that it was wrong. Abumaryam Mohammad Shafi Aga@yahoo.com wrote: In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful Assalaamu alaykum, In a news item, sometime back, Dr Zakir Naik, the renowned Islamic scholar, is reported to have said, Everyone has different levels of modesty. There were tennis players who wore long skirt! s and performed just as well. But personally, I support Sania Mirza as she prays five times a day, so the skirts she wears can be ignored. I admire the Doctor and often listen to his speeches. But that should not mean that everything he says is sacrosanct. He is human after all, and prone to errors. Let us therefore examine his reported quote in Qur'aanic light and see whether it is in conformity with the divine guidance. For, the Qur'aan calls those who do not judge by what Allah has revealed as suppressors of Truth, oppressors and transgressors [refer Verses 5.44, 5.45 and 5.47]. Allah has indeed given mankind the freedom, in this life, not to go by the way laid down in the Qur'aan. By giving the freedom, Allah is only testing mankind. So is Sania Mirza being tested. If she fails the test, the responsibility for the consequences is entirely hers. But the matter of punishing her, for any breach of the divinely laid down dress code, lies with Allah. Since she comes from a country, and goes to such countries to play tennis, which have nothing against her dress in their penal codes, Muslims can do nothing legal to prevent her from wearing her short dress. Nevertheless, since Sania Mirza has gained fame and wealth, she has become an icon, and her actions are liable to be copied by others. Other Muslim girls may think, if Sania Mirza can do it, why not they? Muslim scholars are therefore duty-bound to examine her actions, and publicly condemn them if they are against divine stipulations. Verse 24.31 clearly lays down that a woman should so cover her body as not to display its charm in public. She is moreover asked, in that Verse, not to stamp her feet so as to reveal her hidden charm. As anyone can see, Sania Mirza, playing in full public glare with her short body-clinging dress, is clearly contravening those divine stipulations. Muslim scholars a! re duty-bound to bring this fact to the notice of all Muslims the world over, although they are in no position to prevent her from continuing to play thus. In the circumstances, it is surprising that an eminent Islamic scholar like Dr Zakir Naik should say the skirts, Sania wears, can be ignored. She may be praying five times a day, but Allah condemns those who obey some divine stipulations, and disobey others [refer Verse 2.85]. Mohammad Shafi Author of http://www.lulu.com/content/973580 Why Do I Believe In Islam -- Keep us on the Right Path, Allah! _ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http:/tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/ca tegory.php?category=shopping them fast with Yahoo! Search. This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.
