Bismillah [IslamCity] Fw: Meeting-Sydney: Iran eyewitness reports on US threats and the democracy movement
- Forwarded Message From: Jean Parker Sent: Friday, 28 March, 2008 9:33:09 PM Subject: Meeting-Sydney: Iran eyewitness reports on US threats and the democracy movement Stop the War Coalition Public Meeting Eyewitness reports from Iran: US threats of attack and the democracy movement Monday March 31 7pm, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway Level 3, downstairs behind Students' Association (look for signs from main entrance on Broadway) The resignation of Admiral William Fallon from his position as Chief of US Central Command in the United States sparked a new round of speculation about a US-led attack on Iran. The Bush administration continues to hold Iran in its sights. They say that they want to support democracy in Iran and that the best way to do this is to wage war.The threat of war has done little to help pro-democracy forces on the ground. This renewed drum-beating comes at the same time as the latest round of parliamentary elections in Iran, which have been heralded as a victory for the reformers. What does the threat of war mean for the pro-democracy movement in Iran? What can the anti-war movement in Australia do to act in solidarity with those fighting for democracy and against invasion in Iran? Come along to discuss developments in Iran and hear from 2 recently returned eyewitnesses. For info contact Alex: 0413 976 638 Jean: 0410 772 110 or visit www.stopwarcoalition.org __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Inbox http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
Bismillah [IslamCity] Christian Rage and Muslim Moderation
[image: Newsweek] Sponsored By *Christian Rage and Muslim Moderation* *Christopher Dickey* http://www.newsweek.com/id/129237 ** *Despite recent provocations against Islam in the West, many Muslims seem weary of the same old tit for tat.* ** Newsweek Web Exclusive Updated: 11:35 AM ET Mar 27, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI, an exiled Egyptian journalist, a bleach-blond Dutch parliamentarian and Danish cartoonists all have something in common with a Teddy bear named Mohammed. They have been at the center of that seething storm called Muslim rage in the last few months, and, with the exception of Mohammed T. Bear, they appear to be testing that anger to see if it will erupt... yet again. If it does, the crisis could peak just as Benedict begins his visit to the United States in mid-April. As he preaches world peace before the United Nations, once more we'll witness scenes of books and flags and effigies burning in the world of Muslims. If precedent holds, rioters may die in Kabul, a nun could be murdered in Somalia, a priest might be gunned down in Turkey. All this is all too predictable, as provocateurs like the peroxide blond must certainly know. And yet, this time the shockwaves may amount to nothing more than ripples. If the satellite networks allow their lenses to zoom back from the book burners, they may discover there's no raging crowd there, just the usual collection of unemployed malcontents on any street in Karachi. And what is most important, we may find that the Muslims of this world are just as weary of this sorry spectacle - maybe even more so - than the Christian, Jewish and secular publics in the West. There are several signs of change, and not always from the usual suspects. In Turkey, the once militantly secular government is now dominated by the AK Party, which has Islamic roots and recently passed a constitutional amendment that ended the ban on women wearing Muslim headscarves at state universities. Yet the same government is supporting theological scholarship intended to modernize - and moderate - traditional Islamic teachings. An initiative run out of the prime minister's office is re-examining interpretation of the Qur'an itself as well as the Hadith, or sayings of the Prophet. Fadi Hakura, an expert on Turkey at Chatham House in London, recently told the BBC, This is kind of akin to the Christian Reformation. Not exactly the same, but if you think, it's changing the theological foundations. In Lebanon, Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah once was known as the spiritual leader of Hizbullah and of its suicidal shock troops, who blew up American Marines and diplomats in Beirut in the early 1980s. Today, instead of calling the faithful to arms in response to perceived Western insults, Fadlallah calls on Muslim intellectuals, elites and religious scholars to work through the media and political organizations as well as legal, artistic and literary channels. Fadlallah tells the faithful that the goal of Westerners who commit aggressions against the Muslim world's sacred symbols is to create a rift between Muslims and Western societies - and to isolate those Muslims who live *in* Western societies. He decries those Muslims he calls *takfiri* who claim they are fighting heresy with violence. He says they play into the hands of Islam's enemies. He even calls for a united Islamic-Christian spiritual and humanitarian front. In Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah was pushing an agenda of political and religious moderation even before he assumed full control of the country in 2005. The kingdom still holds to the ultraconservative Sunni religious dogmas known as Wahhabism, and the monarchy's legitimacy is tied to its custodianship of Mecca and Medina, the two holiest sites in Islam. That won't change. But Abdullah has fired 1,000 of the Muslim prayer leaders on the government payroll and decreed that the 40,000 who remain must be retrained to make sure they are not stoking radical violence. Yes, there may be less here than meets the eye. When I talked to Hakura on the phone Wednesday morning, he cautioned that the Turkish rethink of Islam is rooted in national traditions and might be a hard sell in the Arab Middle East. Fadlallah may be enthusiastic about reconciliation with Christians, but on his Web site he still presents himself as an implacable foe of what he calls Israel's Zionist project that is based on violence, arrogance and despise [sic] of other countries. A highly placed Saudi friend assured me the other day the so-called retraining of Saudi Arabia's retrograde imams really would be more like a dialogue to discuss the best ways to preach. Islam, like any faith, has plenty of violent fools and fanatics. Certainly it is hard to credit the judgment or intelligence of anyone in Sudan connected with the arrest of British expatriate schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons a few months ago. You'll recall she made the nearly fatal mistake of letting her class of seven-year-olds in Khartoum name a
Bismillah [IslamCity] Dutch Businesses to Sue Wilders
*Dutch Businesses to Sue Wilders* http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1203758509173pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout [image: Image] Major Dutch businesses threatened to sue Wilders if Muslim boycotted Dutch products over his anti-Qur'an film. THE HAGUE — Fearing a Muslim boycott, major Dutch businesses are threatening to sue far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders over his documentary portraying the Noble Qur'an as inciting violence. If they (Muslims) decide to boycott Dutch businesses, it will harm Dutch exports, Bernard Wientjes, the chairman of the Dutch employers' organization VNO-NCW, told the newspaper *Het Financieel Dagblad*, reported Agence France-Presse (AFP). Companies like Shell, Philips and Unilever are easily recognizable as Dutch companies. Wilders, the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, released his anti-Qur'an film on a video-sharing website on Thursday, March 27. *A Counter Movie Against Wilders'*http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1203758395455pagename=Zone-English-Euro_Muslims%2FEMELayout *In Opposition to Anti-Qur'an Film*http://www.islamonline.net/livedialogue/english/Browse.asp?hGuestID=8uFfp2 The film intersperses images of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and the Madrid train bombings in 2004 with verses from the Qur'an. The documentary also featured a Danish cartoon of a man said to be Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) with a bomb protruding from his turban. I don't know if Wilders is rich, or well-insured, but in the case of a boycott, we would look to see if we could make him bear responsibility, said Wientjes. Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard has already threatened legal action against the far-right politician for using the cartoon in his film without permission. Dutch-Moroccan rapper Salah Edin has also vowed to sue Wilders for using his picture to portray the killer of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh over his anti-Islam film Submission. *Effective* The anti-Qur'an film has already sparked mounting calls in the Muslim world for boycotting Dutch products. If Muslims unite, it will be easy to take action, said former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. If we boycott Dutch products, they will have to close down their businesses. If the world's 1.3 billion Muslims unite and say they won't buy, then it (the boycott) will be effective, he said. Nearly 30 Jordanian newspapers, radio stations and websites have launched a bid for boycotting Dutch businesses. Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has warned it could be months before the consequences of the film were known. Muslims worldwide boycotted Danish products during the 2005 Prophet cartoon crisis, causing Danish companies nearly $1.5 million a day in losses. Denmark's leading dairy company Arla Foods, one of the hardest hit, issued at the time a strong condemnation of the cartoon and appealed to Arabs and Muslims to end their boycott of its products. *Related Links:* Muslims Rebut Wilders' Filmhttp://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1203758486986pagename=Zone-English-News%2FNWELayout World Outrage of Anti-Quran Film http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1203758479114pagename=Zone-English-News%2FNWELayout Dutch MP Releases Anti-Qur'an Film http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1203758475362pagename=Zone-English-News%2FNWELayout Muslim Calm Vs Dutch Anti- Qur'an Film http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1199279891153pagename=Zone-English-News%2FNWELayout Dutch TVs Shun Anti-Qur'an Filmhttp://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1203757794326pagename=Zone-English-News%2FNWELayout Fitna Movie: Releasing Hatred Testing Wisdomhttp://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1203758483235pagename=Zone-English-Euro_Muslims%2FEMELayout Does the Qur'an Teach Violence? http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaEcid=1119503544502 Danish Cartoons, Again! (Audio)http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1201958058458pagename=Zone-English-Euro_Muslims%2FEMELayout Europe's New Anti-Terror Measureshttp://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1162385922547pagename=Zone-English-Euro_Muslims%2FEMELayout Europe and Terrorism: The Wrong Pathhttp://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1193049684007pagename=Zone-English-Euro_Muslims%2FEMELayout Wake Up! Integration Is Not an Optionhttp://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1162385922504pagename=Zone-English-Euro_Muslims%2FEMELayout Fortress Europe http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1165993971762pagename=Zone-English-Euro_Muslims%2FEMELayout Freedom of Expression or Islamophobia?http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1188044021402pagename=Zone-English-Euro_Muslims%2FEMELayout Freedom of Artistic Expression
Bismillah [IslamCity] [IslamCity] OBJECTIVE OF ISLAMIC BELIEF
The Objectives of Islamic Belief and Creed Sharh Usool al-Emaan of Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-Uthaymeen The Arabic word Hadaf (Objective) has several meanings: an object which one takes aim at and shoots at; an object of want and desire. The objectives of Islamic creed can be defined as those noble purposes which one aims to achieve by believing in and adhering to it. They are many, and some of them are as follows: The first objective: sincerity and purity of intention. Allah is the Creator Who has no partner, and the intention and worship must be only to Him alone. The second objective: liberation of the mind and intellect from false notions, foolishness and irrationality. Whoever is devoid of this true belief and creed becomes depraved intellectually and spiritually, becomes a worshipper of material things and physical desires or stumbles along with various misguided, deviant and foolish doctrines and ideologies. The third objective: tranquility and peace of heart and mind. Belief dissolves despair, loss of heart and anxiety, because by belief one is attached to his Lord, Creator and Cherisher. He accepts His Lord and Sustainer as his Lawmaker, Legislator, Ruler and Judge and becomes satisfied with Allah's wise Qadar. His heart opens wide for the religion of Islam and doesn't desire any substitute. The fourth objective: A clear consciousness, purity and sincerity in intention and actions in the worship of Allah, the one true God, and also in all dealings and relationships with people. The fundamental principle of Islam is following the Messengers in purity and sincerity, and in intention and action. The fifth objective: seriousness and determination in all affairs. A faithful believer does not miss an opportunity to do a good deed hoping for its reward, and to avoid the temptation towards evil deeds fearing its punishment, because from among the fundamental principles of Islam is belief in the Resurrection and the Reckoning for good and evil deeds. Allah the Most Exalted said: For all there will be degrees (or ranks) according to what they did. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do. [Surah al-An'aam (6):132] The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) encouraged us with this objective saying: A strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than a weak believer, and there is good in every believer. Be keen to get that which gives you benefit and seek help from Allah and do not lose heart. And if anything befalls you do not say: If I had not done this or that, such and such would not have happened to me, but say, Allah has ordained and He does as He wills, because if is an opening for Satan's actions. (Reported by Muslim) The sixth objective: establishment of a strong nation and community of believing Muslims who give generously all that they have for the sake of Allah to protect and reinforce its foundations. These kinds of believers are not concerned about the problems they face in Allah's cause, as Allah the Most Exalted said: Verily the believers are only those who have believed in Allah and His Messengers, and do not afterward doubt, who strive with their lives in the Cause of Allah. Those are indeed the truthful ones. [Surah al-Hujuraat (49):15] The seventh objective: ultimate happiness and felicity in this life and the Hereafter, by reformation and cultivating good actions in individuals and groups, in order to achieve the highest and most noble of rewards. In this context Allah the Most Exalted said: Whoever works righteously, whether male of female, while he or she is a true believer, verily, We will give them good life (in this world), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (in Hereafter). [Surah an-Nahl (16):97] These are some of the noble objectives that we hope to achieve and wish for all the Muslims. www.islamicknowledge.co.uk __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. More Ways to Keep in Touch. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Quran in PDF Format
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Muhammad Alshareef: Why and how great Nations Perish?
Assalamo Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahe Wa Barakatahu. The following videos by a contemporary scholar explores why and how many great nations perished after reaching their zenith of glory. Let's peep into history of the past and take some lessons for our future. Just click on the links, below, to watch them. * Muhammad Alshareef: Perished Nations Part1http://www.biharanjuman.org/Alshareef/Perished-Nations-Part1.htm * * Muhammad Alshareef: Perished Nations Part2http://www.biharanjuman.org/Alshareef/Perished-Nations-Part2.htm * * Muhammad Alshareef: Perished Nations Part3http://www.biharanjuman.org/Alshareef/Perished-Nations-Part3.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] If you love the prophet Muhammad....Do it!
PLEASE SPREAD IT WIDELY TO ALL MUSLIMS Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:30:29 +From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fwd: MUST READ DO ( AND FORWARD IT IMMEDIATELY !!) FW: MUST READ DO FORWARD IT IMMEDIATELY !! -- Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu You have all heard what those magazines film-producer in Denmark are doing - it's making fun of Islam, Muslims and our beloved Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) by drawing pictures of him and describing him as a terrorist.Moreover they refused to apologise because they consider it a practice of freedom and democracy. I ask you all to join your hands with other MUSLIMS and boycott Denmark products. 1.6 billion Muslim could really slap the economy in Denmark .I got a very good tip for identifying the products to boycott. Every bar-coded product in the market contains its country code included in barcode digits. Please check the barcode of any product before you buy. Check the first 3 digits from the LEFT.Example, an Israeli product will have barcode like: 729 3453459070The following list is given according the priority as the worst at top and then second worst is next. 729 Israel570 - 579 Denmark (i.e. 570, 571... 579)870 - 879 Netherlands (i.e. 870,871... 879)300 - 379 France700 - 709 Norway400 - 440 GermanPlease copy this text and forward this text to as many Muslims as possible via Email via SMS via Scrap. I ask all of you, Muslims... Can't you spare a few minutes in order to spread this message among Muslims ASAP?REMEMBER THE PROPHET (P.B.U.H) MIGHT ASK YOU ONE DAY WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN THEY MADE FUN OF ME? HOW DID YOU DEFEND ME? God is great and maybe this is the time that God might forgive you by taking this action to defend our beloved Prophet (p.b.u.h.). Who knows better than Allah? Please forward and show that you care about our beloved Prophet (p.b.u.h.). Kind Regards, Tauqeer Pasha [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Salim.
RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] We are mailing islamic books for free.
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Pope BAPTIZES a Muslim Wants to Build a CHURCH in Saudi Arabia
*Muslim Baptized by Pope Says Life in Danger* *By Philip Pullella Sun Mar 23, **2:35 PM ET** * * http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080323/wl_nm/pope_muslim_dc;_ylt=AstNTAkvz5wB9qF3uGQi8TIUewgF * VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - *A Muslim author and critic of Islamic fundamentalism who was baptized a Catholic by Pope Benedict said on Sunday Islam is physiologically violent and he is now in great danger because of his conversion. I realize what I am going up against but I will confront my fate with my head high, with my back straight and the interior strength of one who is certain about his faith, said Magdi Allam.* *In a surprise move on Saturday night, the pope baptized the 55-year-old, Egyptian-born Allam at an Easter eve service in St Peter**'**s Basilica that was broadcast around the world. The conversion of Allam to Christianity -- he took the name Christian for his baptism -- was kept secret until the ** Vatican** disclosed it in a statement less than an hour before it began.* *Writing in Sunday**'**s edition of the leading Corriere della Sera, the newspaper of which he is a deputy director, Allam said: ... the root of evil is innate in an Islam that is physiologically violent and historically conflictual.* *Allam, who is a strong supporter of **Israel** and who an Israeli newspaper once called a Muslim Zionist, has lived under police protection following threats against him, particularly after he criticized **Iran**'**s position on **Israel**. He said before converting he had continually asked himself why someone who had struggled for what he called moderate Islam was then condemned to death in the name of Islam and on the basis of a Koranic legitimization.* His conversion, which he called the happiest day of my life, came just two days after al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused the pope of being part of a new crusade against Islam. The Vatican appeared to be at pains to head off criticism from the Islamic world about the conversion. Conversion is a private matter, a personal thing and we hope that the baptism will not be interpreted negatively by Islam, Cardinal Giovanni Re told an Italian newspaper. *Still, Allam**'**s highly public baptism by the pope shocked **Italy**'**s Muslim community, with some leaders openly questioning why the **Vatican**chose to shine such a big spotlight it. What amazes me is the high profile the **Vatican** has given this conversion, Yaha Sergio Yahe Pallavicini, vice-president of the Italian Islamic Religious Community, told Reuters. Why could he have not done this in his local parish?* ANOTHER DEATH SENTENCE *Allam, the author of numerous books, said he realized that his conversion would likely procure him another death sentence for apostasy, or the abandoning of one**'**s faith. But he said he was willing to risk it because he had finally seen the light, thanks to divine grace.* *Allam defended the pope in 2006 when the pontiff made a speech in Regensburg, Germany, that many Muslims perceived as depicting Islam as a violent faith. He said he made his decision to convert after years of deep soul searchingand asserted that the Catholic Church has been too prudent about conversions of Muslims.* At a Sunday morning Easter mass hours after he baptized Allam, the pope, without mentioning him, spoke in a prayer of the continuing miracle of conversion to Christianity some 2,000 years after Christ's resurrection. *The **Vatican** statement announcing Allam**'**s conversion said: For the Catholic Church, each person who asks to receive Baptism after a deep personal search, a fully free choice and adequate preparation, has a right to receive it. It said all newcomers to the faith were equally important before God**'**s love and welcome in the community of the Church. * *(Reporting by Philip Pullella, editing by Mary Gabriel)* *March 17, 2008* *Saudi Arabia Extends Hand of Friendship to Pope* *Richard Owen in Rome * *http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3571835.ece* *The Vatican is believed to be holding talks with Saudi authorities over opening the first Roman Catholic church in the Islamic kingdom, where Christian worship is banned and even to possess a Bible, rosary or crucifix is an offence. * *The disclosure came the day after the first Catholic church in Qatar was inaugurated in a service attended by 15,000 people and conducted by a senior Vatican official. * The Vatican and Saudi Arabia do not have diplomatic relations. However, Archbishop Paul-Mounged El-Hachem, the Papal Nuncio to Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Yemen and Bahrain, who attended the Doha inauguration, said that moves towards diplomatic ties were under way after an unprecedented visit to the Vatican last November by King Abdullah. This would involve negotiations for the authorisation of the building of Catholic churches in Saudi Arabia, he said. The move would amount to a potential revolution in Christian-Muslim relations, since Saudi Arabia adheres to a
Bismillah [IslamCity] RE: US magazine distributes free anti-Prophet book
FYI please distribute it widely to all Muslims... Subject: FW: US magazine distributes free anti-Prophet bookDate: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:42:15 +From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FYI Spencer is director of Jihad Watch (Screen shot) Washington (America in Arabic) A right-wing American weekly magazine will distribute free copies of a book that insults Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and associates Islam with terrorism, Washington-based news agency America in Arabic reported.The neo-conservative, Republican-oriented Human Events magazine will distribute Robert Spencer's The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion (2006), America in Arabic said.The book -- regularly priced at 30 dollars -- is released by Regnery, which has published a string of controversial neo-con books and is a division of Eagle Publishing, which owns Human Events. The latest book from Spencer Well-known British writer Karen Armstrong, author of Muhammad: A Prophet of Our Time, has said that the book is written in hatred, contains basic and bad mistakes of fact and that the author deliberately manipulates the evidence.The magazine says Spencer unravels facts not known to historians.The book claims that Muhammad said terrorism made him victorious and that he used to tempt people with paradise so they would crush his enemies. The author also accuses Muhammad of treason, breaching the Treaty of Hudaybiya with the Meccan tribe of Quraish, and instigating Muslims to kill Jews. Spencer, the director of the Jihad Watch and Dhimmi Watch websites, also claims that the prophet encouraged Muslim men to take women captive to control them.Ultra conservative attorney Ann Coulter, who writes a column in the magazine, is taking part in the campaign to promote the book. Coulter is famous for her controversial statement about Arabs and Muslims, especially after 9/11 when she said Americans should invade Arab countries.We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war, she wrote in the conservative website National Review Online. Coulter also angered Jews in the United States when she said they should convert to Christianity to reach perfection.(Translated from Arabic by Sonia Farid). Think you know your TV, music and film? Try Search Charades! Get fish-slapping on Messenger Play now! No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.0/1341 - Release Date: 24/03/2008 15:03
Bismillah [IslamCity] Handing over Muslims to others
Dear all In the light of this Hadith, how do we see the actions Pakistani government which captures Muslims and hands them over to the Americans who torture them in Guantanamo Bay Gulag prisons? Ameen, Colombo Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Apostle said, A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs. Whoever brought his brother out of discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection. And whoever hides the faults of a Muslim, Allah will hide his faults on the Day of Resurrection. Sahih al-Bukhari - Volume 3, Book 43, Number 622 -- http://YusufKhan. http://YusufKhan.Net Net
Bismillah [IslamCity] Quran on Jews and Christians
Quran on Jews and Christians Since 9/11 drama, some neo-Zionist lovers (read: clownish agents) from 'Muslim' background have been tirelessly searching Quran to find out anti-Jew and anti-Christian verses to please their Masters! They also try to shed crocodile tears for Jews and Christians (read: Zionist Masters) after 'discovering' couple of apparently anti-Jew and anti-Christian verses in the Quran (Verse 3:28 and 5:51? Well, these verses address to terrorist/intolerant Jews and Christians, not ALL. See 5:57 and 60:8-9, for crystal clear clarification.)! But they conveniently ignore many other verses that are directly in favor of Jews and Christians! Most surprisingly, these pagan mentality slaves try to hide what is written in the Jewish scriptures against Jesus, Christians and others! Here are some Quranic facts about good Jews and Christians: Quran is the only non-Jewish scripture in the world where Jews have been honored and protected [Quran 2:40; 2:47; 10:93; 44:30-32; etc.], and they have also been offered salvation if they follow their own scriptures [Quran 2:62, 5:69 and 22:17]. Quran is the only non-Christian scripture in the world where Jesus and Mary have been honored with very high regard [Chapter 19: Mary], and they (Christians) have also been offered salvation if they follow their own scriptures [Quran 2:62, 5:69 and 22:17]. On the other hand, there is no salvation for non-Jews in Judaism! There is no salvation for non-Christians in Christianity either! According to Judaism, all non-Jews (Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Pagans, Islamic Murtads, etc.) will go to hell! According to Christianity, all non-Christians (Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Pagans, Islamic Murtads, etc.) will be burned in hell for eternity! *Muslims already believe in Moses and Jesus as Prophet of God, and as such they (Muslims) have nothing to be afraid of Judaism and Christianity! *Majority Christians are not following the true teachings of Jesus. For example: Jesus himself never claimed to be God or the begotten Son of God; He never preached absurd Trinity; He never told his followers to worship him, in fact he used to pray to God; and so on. The future religion of the educated, cultured and enlightened people will be Islam. -- George Bernard Shaw - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Danish Islamophobia kills Muslim teen
http://www.islamophobia-watch.com/islamophobia-watch/ Danish Islamophobia kills Muslim teen COPENHAGEN Danish Muslims link the racist murder of a Muslim teen last week to an increasing Islamophobic atmosphere fanned by the reprinting of a cartoon satirical of prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Deniz Ozgur Uzun was killed because of his dark, Middle Eastern skin, Jihad Abdelalim Alfara, the chairman of the Islamic Council in Denmark, told IslamOnline.net. Uzun, a 17-year-old Turk attending a technical high school, was distributing newspapers in the Amager district of Copenhagen Wednesday when he was verbally harassed by three Danes, aged 15, 17 and 18. They tried to provoke him with racist slur, said Abdel-Hamid Hamdi, head of the Shura Council of the Islamic Council in Denmark. He ignored them and went his way before they stopped their car and started assaulting him. A friend of Uzun, identified by the media as Mohammed, said the three attacked Uzun with a baseball bat and a hammer, leaving him unconscious. The Muslim teen was put on life support at a hospital in Copenhagen with severe brain damage before he was pronounced dead the next day. Alfara, the Muslim community leader, believes the racist attack is directly linked to an Islamophobic atmosphere in the Scandinavian country fanned by the recent reprinting of the prophet cartoon. Was it necessary to have someone killed for people to realize that racism is on the rise in Denmark following the cartoon crisis? - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Privations go with love
Wa A'alaikum Assalaam; Please give the Arabic text with the translation.? The Arabic text is poorly translated. Shukrann, Wassalaam -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:15 am Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Privations go with love Asalam-u-Alaikum Privations go with love for the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) ? A person came to the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) and said: ? 0 Prophet of Allah! I love you so much. The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam): ? Think well before you say this. The person: ? I have already given thought. I love you very much, 0, Prophet of Allah. ? The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam): Think once again before you declare such a thing. ? The person: ? I still love you very much, 0, Prophet of Allah. The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam): ? ??? Well, if you are sincere in what you say, then be prepared to face privation and want coming to you from all directions, for it pursues all those who love me, as swiftly as water running down-stream. ? That is why we find the Sahabah living mostly a life of poverty. Similarly the eminent Muhaddithin, Sufi's and theologians lived hand to mouth throughout their life. __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 2967 (20080321) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
Bismillah [IslamCity] Important Event in NY on March 29--Daily Muslims, March 28, 2008
Important Event in NY on March 29: Community Under Seige Freefahad 28 March, 2008 03:39:00 Muslim America: Community Under Siege The Fahad Hashmi Story www.Freefahad.wordpress.com SPEAKERS: Michael Ratner (Head of the Center for Constitutional Rights) Dr. Agha Saeed (Chairman of the American Muslim Alliance) Sean Maher (Renowned Defense Attorney) ... Full story Feminism, Islam and Women's Rights YVONNE RIDLEY 28 March, 2008 03:24:00 I HAVE been a feminist for as long as I can remember and have always stood up for women's rights. But as soon as you mention feminism it has certain men raising their eyes heavenwards and creates an 'us ... Full story Pope Benedict's Fresh Assault On Islam ABDUS SATTAR GHAZALI 28 March, 2008 01:48:03 IN a replay of September 2006 attack on Islam, Pope Benedict has sent a new strong anti-Islam message to the Muslims. In 2006, the pope used remarks of a 14th century Byzantine Christian emperor, Manuel II, to launch an anti-Islam ... Full story Obama's Race YOUSEF DRUMMOND 28 March, 2008 03:07:37 THERE will always be a familiar but disturbing story line traversing through the history of this republic: the issue of race and politics. Politicians in general steer away from such volatile issues; some lose credibility altogether when they hit this ... Full story OBAMA: The Audacity of Hypocrisy JOE MOWREY 28 March, 2008 03:00:58 ENOUGH already. I can hardly stand to read the relentless insipid back and forth about Barak Obama's recent speech on race. Somebody writes a clever bit of clichéd rhetoric for him and the Right can't quit hosing ... Full story Sami Al-Arian's Long Ordeal STEPHEN LENDMAN 28 March, 2008 02:26:32 SAMI Al-Arian is a political prisoner in Police State America. This article reviews his case briefly and updates it to the present. Because of his faith, ethnicity and political activism, the Bush administration targeted Al-Arian for ... Full story India Burns: Hashim Amla, South African Cricketer DR.ABDUL RUFF Colachal 28 March, 2008 01:54:43 INDIAN journalists, so used to insult Muslims the way they like because no one bothers to question them and Indian media are too glad pay sumptuous amount to any one who volunteer to slam Islam and insult Muslims, have lost ... Full story Geert Wilders Posts Anti-Quran Movie on Internet Daily Muslims 28 March, 2008 02:17:38 A BLASPHEMOUS movie against Islam by Muslim hater Dutch politician Geert Wilders released yesterday on the Internet. Wilders's 15-minute film, Fitna, features verses from the Quran alongside images of the attacks on the WorldTrade Center in New York ... Full story Jawed Anwar Editor Publisherfiles.php?file=spacer.gifleft_navi_arrow.gif
