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RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] How Hell Affects this Earth and its Inhabitants
Assalaamu 'alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, Just like some people are encouraged by Jannah, the Hur al 'een, Jamalullah, others get motivated by the reminder of the punishment which awaits the one who is a ghaafil (heedless) person. Hence it's the carrot or the stick approach, some prefer the carrot as a reward, while others are disciplined with the stick (without actual physical disciplining). I guess the brother prefers the stick method more than the carrot - but that said, I have read many times from this brother enlightening stories also. Fi Amanillah Abu Khadijah Melbourne Daniels, Anwar A@yahoo.com wrote: Assalamu Alaykum Brother Shahid Khan, Why do you always talk/write about hell? It is very depressing brother. Why don't you rather talk/write about Jannah to inspire people to work harder at upholding the Deen in order to attain Jannah? You are making Islam look harsh on a platform which is read by non -Muslims aswel. It is said that you will find Allah like you have imagined Him to be. So if you make Allah seem to be harsh and angry then you will find Him like that, but if you recognize Allah's mercy and compassion then you will find Him like that. Allah looks for an excuse to send us to Jannah before He will send us to Hell, so rather focus on the good instead of the bad. Brother, the aim is to inspire people, not scare them. Moegamad Anwar - From: islamcity@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shahid Khan Sent: 30 March 2008 07:50 AM To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] How Hell Affects this Earth and its Inhabitants How Hell Affects this Earth and its Inhabitants al-Bukhaari reports in his saheeh that Abu Hurayrah said: Hell complained to its Rabb, saying O my Rabb, some parts of me has consumed others. So He allowed it to exhale twice, once in the winter and once in the summer. That is why you find extreme heat (in the summer) and extreme cold (in the winter). al-Bukhaari also narrated from Abu Sa'eed (ra) that the Prophet (saw) said: Delay your prayers until it cools down, for the intensity of heat is from the exhaled air of Hell. (Saheeh al-Bukhaari, Kitaab Bad' al-Khalq, Baab Siffaat an-naar wa annaha makhluqah and Fath al-Baari 6/330. The author of Jaami' al-Usool 10/517 attributed these two reports to al-Bukhaari, Muslim and at-Tirmidhi). Compiled from various sources. Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in not-for-profit publications. ___ Standard Bank email Disclaimer and confidentiality note This e-mail, its attachments and any rights attaching hereto are, unless the content clearly indicates otherwise, the property of Standard Bank Group Limited and its subsidiaries. It is confidential, private and intended for only the addressee. Should you not be the addressee and receive this e-mail by mistake, kindly notify the sender, and delete this e-mail immediately. Do not disclose or use it in any way. Views and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender unless clearly stated as those of Standard Bank Group. Standard Bank Group accepts no liability for any loss or damages howsoever incurred, or suffered, resulting or arising, from the use of this email or its attachments. Standard Bank Group does not warrant the integrity of this e-mail nor that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. Licensed divisions of the Standard Bank Group are authorised financial services providers in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, No 37 of 2002 (FAIS). For information about the Standard Bank Group visit our website http://www.standardbank.com ___ - Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address.image/jpegimage/gifimage/jpegimage/gif
Bismillah [IslamCity] Manner
Manner Islam is a religion which tell us how to lead life . Dawud :: Book 32 : Hadith 4120 Narrated Usamah: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) forbade (the use of) the skins of beasts of prey. Dawud :: Book 32 : Hadith 4126 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: It is part of the Sunnah that when a man sits down, he should take off his sandals and place them at his side. Dawud :: Book 32 : Hadith 4129 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: When you put on (a garment) and when you perform ablution, you should begin with your right side. Dawud :: Book 33 : Hadith 4149 Narrated AbuUmamah Ilyas ibn Tha'labah: The Companions of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) mentioned this word before him. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Listen, listen! Wearing old clothes is a part of faith, wearing old clothes is a part of faith. Dawud :: Book 33 : Hadith 4150 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) had sikkah with which he perfumed himself. - You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Darfur: New force faces morass of enmities in a hostile landscape
Darfur: New force faces morass of enmities in a hostile landscape Jonathan Clayton: Analysis Clan loyalties and tribal affiliations long ago ceased to offer protection in Darfur, Sudan’s vast western province, where village has turned upon village, neighbour against neighbour, Muslim against Muslim. In the past seven days alone, at least 50 people have been killed in clashes between rival Arab tribes in the western part of an area that is larger than France. The violence marked the seventh time since February that a supposed truce has been violated. The fighting, like that now taking place in most of Darfur, centred on ancient rivalries over water, grazing rights and dowries. A void created by the absence of any responsible government and an incompetent African Union peace mission has now been filled by centuries-old disputes settled with 21st-century weapons. The Rzigat Aballa Arabs previously formed the backbone of the dreaded Janjawid militia. Khartoum unleashed them initially on the area in 2003 to quash a rebellion by the black African majority that resented rule by the Arab-dominated Government. The African tribes, also Muslims, represent about 90 per cent of the 6.5 million population. The Rzigat Aballa have been fighting the Torjum – with whom they allied briefly – for months over tribal lands west of Nyala, one of Darfur’s main towns. Sudanese newspapers reported that the latest fighting began on July 25 when a group of Rzigat Aballa tribesmen fell on a band of Torjum. More than 25 people were killed in the ensuing fighting, which a tribal chief said flared again a few days later when Aballa men were attacked from four directions. The fighting lasted all day and killed at least 34 people. Fighting across the province, which has only a handful of roads, has now become so localised that it would take battalions of well-armed peacekeepers to quell. The rebels at the heart of the rebellion splintered into several factions, based on ethnicity, in 2006 and turned on one another. Some made deals with former Arab tribes and resorted to banditry. Black Africans from the Zaghawa and Fur tribes, historic rivals who united to demand more autonomy from the Arab-dominated Government in Khartoum, began fighting each other. One group even entered government after a Western-supported peace deal and then turned on its old allies. The new United Nations/African Union force, urged by Gordon Brown, must enter this morass. It will be made up virtually entirely of African nations, possibly supported by troops from the usual developing countries that make up such missions – Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Morocco. They will be operating in one of the world’s most remote and inaccessible areas, characterised by immense historical complexity. Half the population of Darfur, which is centred on the volcanic Jebel Marra massif, belong to the Fur tribe. The rest are divided among more than 15 different ethnic and linguistic groups, some nomadic cattle herders, some settled peasant farmers. All are Sunni Muslims. Political analysts say that only a mission with the capability to intervene forcefully and with great determination has any hope of success. Even then, they emphasise that it has to be accompanied by a renewed effort to obtain a political settlement. The crisis in Darfur – where an estimated 200,000 people have been killed and more than a million made homeless – has spilt over into Chad, home to many of the same sedentary African and marauding Arab tribes. Last year it led to fighting in the capital. Peace will remain elusive unless the international community coordinates better to surmount obstacles, including the ruling party’s pursuit of military victory and increasing rebel divisions, a recent report from the think-tank International Crisis Group said. Sudan experts give warning that the failure to end the insecurity and violence in Darfur could now threaten the 2005 peace deal that ended the separate civil war in the country between the Muslim north and Christian south. Although all sides in Darfur are Muslim, there are other tensions which are being reflected in the south, where factionalism is also taking hold. The Darfur disease could easily spread as the same problems – such as an absence of representation, which created it – exist elsewhere, one said recently. 4.2 million people depend on the world's largest aid operation 2.5 million have abandoned their homes to escape violence 200,000 are believed to have died in the conflict and from disease and malnutrition. About 9,000 deaths are acknowledged by the Khartoum Government 8 aid convoys attacked in the past week Sources: ReliefWeek; UN World food Programme; USAid * From The Times, August 1, 2007 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article2176276.ece __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Inbox http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
Bismillah [IslamCity] DIVORCE IN QUR�AN AND SHARI�AH
The other day I read an article on divorce in Inquilab, an Urdu Daily from Mumbai written by a well known alim and member of Muslim Personal Law Board Khalid Saifullah Rahmani. The title of the article was Ghusse ki haalat ka fal mutabar hota hai to talaq kyun mutabar nahin hogi i.e. if generally anything done in anger is valid why not a divorce given in anger? If any lay person had written this article even then it would have been considered outrageous and when written by one who is considered an alim, it is much more so. The Maulana argues that generally divorce is given in state of anger only and he argues if a husband is happy with his wife, will he gift her divorce? Divorce is given only when husband gets angry with his wife due to some act of hers. And then he says not only divorce but also several things are done in the state of anger. One would not like to comment on such arguments had it not involved fate of hundreds of Muslim women. One can only ring ones hands at such status of our prominent ulama. They take divorce so lightly and break up of family for them is only a matter of husbands anger with his wife. Maulana Rahmani also maintains in this article that all fuqaha have consensus that divorce takes place if given in state of anger because in this state as in this state man remains conscious of his act. Then the Maulana goes on to quote noted jurist Allama Abidayn Shami who has quoted Hafiz ibn Qayyim (very well known jurist and alim and disciple of Ibn Taymiyyah) and argues that anger has three stages: one that no change has occurred in his reasoning power due to anger and what he says, he should be understanding that and he should remain aware of its consequences and divorce pronounced in this state of anger will be valid. Second state is of extreme anger when man is unable to understand consequences of what he is doing and lacks in his will power. In this status divorce will not be valid since such a status of anger borders on madness and divorce given in a state of madness is not valid. Third state of anger is between the two states i.e. when man is partially aware of what he is saying and doing and partially not and divorce given in this state will also not be valid. These are hardly acceptable arguments and at best these are rationalization or justification of divorce given in a state of anger. One would like to ask Maulana and the jurists he quotes who will determine what state of anger one is when pronouncing divorce? Is there any objective criteria available to measure husbands anger at the time of pronouncing divorce? Has any instrument like thermometer available for measuring the degree of anger? And for these jurists even two witnesses for divorce are not necessary as prescribed by the Quran? A divorce simply takes place if a husband pronounces divorce thrice in one breathe and no witnesses are required. If witnesses are not required who will bear witness as to which state of anger divorce was pronounced? Will husbands own statement will be relied on? And if husband is determined to divorce his wife, how can his statement as to what state of anger he was in at the time of divorce can be acceptable. Who will decide what state of anger he was at the time of pronouncing divorce? Very strange rationalization indeed for justifying divorce in a state of anger. Also, these arguments are completely at variance with what Quran says about divorce. Firstly, Quran requires, as pointed out earlier, two witnesses for divorce. Also, there is not even indirect evidence in Quran for giving divorce in a state of anger. See these two verses of Quran from Chapter 65 (Surah Al-Talaq) O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them for their prescribed period, and calculate the period; and keep your duty to Allah, your Lord. Turn them not out of their houses nor should they themselves go away unless they commit an open indecency. And these are limits of Allah. And whoever goes beyond limits of Allah, he indeed wrongs his own soul (65:1) And we find in second verse of this chapter (65), So when they have reached their prescribed time, retain them with kindness or dismiss them with kindness, and call to witness two just ones from among you, and give upright; testimony for Allah. With that is admonished he who believes in Allah and the latter Day. And whoever keeps his duty to Allah, He ordains a way out for him. Let Maulana Rahmani note that Quran not only does not talk of divorcing in a state of anger but requires husband to divorce her (fariquhunna) with kindness. Also, she should not be thrown out of her marital home by the husband nor should she herself leave her marital home unless she comes with an indecent act (bi fahishatin). Also, Quran wherever talks of divorce, requires husbands to divorce them or separate them, with kindness. The verse 229 of Chapter 2 also talks of kindness while letting them go or
Bismillah [IslamCity] Darfur in US Elections by Isma'il Kushkush
Darfur in US Elections By Ismail Kamal Kushkush, IOL Correspondent I predict that within a year, the Darfur campaign will not be what it is today. More people are discovering that this is a tragedy, but not genocide, Dr. Bechtold told IOL. KHARTOUM As the cut-throat race between Senator Barak Obama and Senator Hilary Clinton continues for the Democratic White House nomination ticket, some experts expect Darfur to become a major debate issue. Clinton and Obama are trying to get as many delegates before the Democratic convention, including super-delegates, Dr. Peter Bechtold, an expert on Sudan and Chairman Emeritus of the Near East and North Africa Area Studies at the Foreign Service Institute at the US State Department, told IslamOnline.net. In order to do this they will try to appeal to all the issues on the minds of the Democrats. Bechtold, also is an adjunct scholar at the Washington D.C based Middle East Institute, believes one of these issues will be Darfur. Most of the people involved in the Save Darfur campaign are voting Democrat. I think there are very few Republicans involved in the Save Darfur campaign, he explains. The Save Darfur Coalition is an alliance of more than 180 religious, political and human rights groups. It has been on the forefront of lobbying the US Congress on Darfur. But the coalition has come under much criticism, including from many on-the-ground humanitarian groups, for misstating facts. The conflict in Darfur erupted in February 2003 when rebel groups attacked government targets, accusing Khartoum of discrimination and neglect. The UN claims that 200,000 have died as a result of war, disease and malnutrition, but the Sudanese government has put the number at 10,000. No accurate, independent account is available to date. The Bush administration has described the conflict as genocide, but the UN and the African Union have rejected the label. Different Approaches Bechtold notes that many in the Save Darfur campaign belong to constituents that usually vote Democrat, such as university students, Hollywood celebrities, American Jews and African Americans. I dont believe Clinton and Obama can say anything that is not consistent from what the American people have been told. The American expert sees some difference between Clinton and Obamas approaches to Darfur. I believe Clinton will follow the line of her supporters in New York and say that there is genocide and the Bush administration has been lax in doing something about it. Dr. Bechtold is critical of such an approach. She is a typical political machine. She is not going to have an analysis about Darfur, she is just going to just follow the machine. Clinton has suggested that the US needs to lead the work in ending this genocide, including by imposing much tougher sanctions that target Sudans oil revenue, implementing and helping enforce a no-fly zone, and engaging n more intense, effective diplomacy to get a political roadmap to peace. The Bush administration announced last May a package of economic sanctions mostly against public-owned Sudanese companies, including firms providing food and medicine. Washington already had in place a set of economics sanctions slapped against Sudan since 1997 on claims of sponsoring terrorism. Obama, for his part, wants the US to intensify pressure on China to use its leverage to secure Khartoums agreement to the expeditious deployment of the hybrid African Union-UN peacekeeping force. Washington must also play a greater and more consistent role in supporting a political process to bring about peace on the ground, he has said. Khartoum has agreed to the deployment of the 26,000-strong force but its deployment has faced many challenges including securing equipment and enough African soldiers, as only soldiers from African countries will be included in the peacekeeping force. Bechtold, the American expert on Sudan, expects the Democratic Party eventual nominee will direct how the party will address Darfur. After the convention, if Clinton wins the nomination, she may try to appeal to the African American community on Darfur. If it is Obama, he may try to look at this as an African issue rather than an American issue. Real Darfur Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee, has given a piece of his mind on the issue in an article for Foreign Affairs. Africa continues to offer the most compelling case for humanitarian intervention, he wrote. the genocide in Darfur demand US leadership. My administration will consider the use of all elements of American power to stop the outrageous acts of human destruction that unfolded there. But Bechtold, the American expert on Sudan, believes Darfur will not influence
Bismillah [IslamCity] veil
Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas) Dawud :: Book 32 : Hadith 4089 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Safiyyah, daughter of Shaybah, said that Aisha mentioned the women of Ansar, praised them and said good words about them. She then said: When Surat an-Nur came down, they took the curtains, tore them and made head covers (veils) of them. Dawud :: Book 32 : Hadith 4090 Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: When the verse That they should cast their outer garments over their persons was revealed, the women of Ansar came out as if they had crows over their heads by wearing outer garments. Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas) Dawud :: Book 32 : Hadith 4091 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: May Allah have mercy on the early immigrant women. When the verse That they should draw their veils over their bosoms was revealed, they tore their thick outer garments and made veils from them. Dawud :: Book 32 : Hadith 4100 Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: I was with the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) while Maymunah was with him. Then Ibn Umm Maktum came. This happened when we were ordered to observe veil (purdah). The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Observe veil from him. We asked: Apostle of Allah! is he not blind? He can neither see us nor recognise us. The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Are both of you blind? Do you not see him? Dawud :: Book 32 : Hadith 4104 Narrated Dihyah ibn Khalifah al-Kalbi: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) was brought some pieces of fine Egyptian linen and he gave me one and said: Divide it into two; cut one of the pieces into a shirt and give the other to your wife for veil. Then when he turned away, he said: And order your wife to wear a garment below it and not show her figure. - You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Social Action: A Muslim View, Daily Muslims 4-5, 2008
Assalam o Alaikum FYI Social Action: A Muslim View YOUSEF DRUMMOND 04 April, 2008 23:26:46 I HAVE tried to illustrate in previous columns that liberal democracies must be re-examined and re-fashioned in light of its failure to assign no transcendent solutions to complex socio-economic and racial issues. Its citizenry assumes, as an ironclad principle, a ... Full story Madrasah-16: Efforts of Merger JAWED ANWAR 04 April, 2008 23:31:00 This is a series of articles for the understanding of the history of centuries old Madrasah and Islamic Education System in South Asian perspective published in Muslims Weekly, New York, USA. First Published: Muslims Weekly, August 13, ... Full story Anti-Mosque Agenda of Secular India DR.ABDUL RUFF Colachal 04 April, 2008 23:19:24 NOT many people doubt the tacit understanding between the so-called secular and democratic parties like the Congress party and the overtly anti-Muslim communal parties like the BJP. Anti-Muslim agenda seems to be common in both these streams, but Congress party ... Full story NATO In Need Of an Exit Strategy in Afghanistan PATRICK SEALE 04 April, 2008 01:05:12 LAST Monday, March 31, two British marines and one Danish soldier were killed in a firefight with Taleban in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. This brought the number of international soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year to over 30. ... Full story The White House: The Green Light for Extreme Interrogation Techniques VANITY FAIR 04 April, 2008 00:14:00 As the first anniversary of 9/11 approached, and a prized Guantánamo detainee wouldn't talk, the Bush administration's highest-ranking lawyers argued for extreme interrogation techniques, circumventing international law, the Geneva Conventions, and the army's own Field Manual. The attorneys would even ... Full story Jawed Anwar Editor Publisherfiles.php?file=spacer.gifleft_navi_arrow.gif
Bismillah [IslamCity] Ninjabis learn to fight back
We should be offering these self defense classes to the sisters in every community. This is just one reason why: http://www.thestar.com/article/231401 In Britain, Ninjabis learn to fight back http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL0250204920070503?feedType=RSS By Amil Khan LONDON (Reuters) - Anyone tempted to pick on a headscarf-wearing Muslim woman better hope they don't run into a Ninjabi. Every week around 30 Muslim women, most wearing veils, gather in a community centre in east London to learn how to block, knee and punch would-be attackers or lecherous men targeting passive-looking victims. The organizers, who named the classes after Japanese Ninja warriors and women who wear the hijab, say Muslim women are looking to fight back against unwanted advances and a rising number of anti-Muslim attacks. The ladies love the Ninjabi thing. It gives them a good giggle, said class instructor Dee Terry, who is not a Muslim herself. One of the attendees, 31-year-old mother Mahmuda Mazid, said she took up the classes after a gang of youths tried to rob her teenage brother while she was with him in a local park. There was this sheer feeling of helplessness that I couldn't help myself or my brother... and there was absolute rage, she said. I knew I had to do something to equip myself. In the classes I saw protection and self defense. That's what I needed. The classes start with a warm-up and then the women -- no men are allowed -- practice punches, strikes using the heel of the hand, knee strikes to the groin and defenses against knives and sticks. Terry also teaches the women how to deter potential attackers by looking assertive. The loose full-length clothing favored by Muslim women rules out high-kicking maneuvers but does not otherwise hinder movement, says Terry. The Hijab and the Niqab -- which covers the face and leaves only the eyes visible -- clearly identify Muslim women, increasing their chances of becoming victims of anti-Muslim hostility. But Terry says Islamic clothing itself does not make it easier to attack a woman. An attacker can pull your headscarf but they can also pull your hair, so Islamic clothes don't make that much of a difference, added Terry, who also teaches Judo, Jujitsu and Kickboxing. PERVY MEN AND HOODIES In the dilapidated area where the classes are held, Muslim women said their biggest worry was harassment from pervy men and the violent anti-social behavior of teenagers from urban low-income communities, popularly called hoodies and chavs. In other areas of London, Muslim women said growing hostility towards Muslims -- commonly called Islamophobia -- since London's July 7th bombings in 2005 was a big fear. Attacks on Muslims in London nearly quadrupled in the days after the July attacks. Figures collated by London's Metropolitan Police, and presented in a report by the Muslim Safety Forum, showed 303 attacks in July 2005, up from 82 in the previous month. Azad Ali, chairman of the forum, said the attacks ranged from verbal abuse and vandalism of mosques to physical attacks. But because of limitations in the way attacks are reported, the real number is likely to be far higher, he added. National figures are lacking because there are no universally agreed criteria among the country's police forces for what constitutes an Islamophobic attack, said Ali. Muslims, who make up about 3 percent of Britain's population, also do not readily report attacks. An initiative by London's police to engage with Muslim women found many did not report attacks because they felt the police would not act. Others had limited English and were unable to register complaints without help. The issue of reporting crime... was a major concern amongst certain (Muslim) communities, the police said in a report on meetings with Muslim women. This may lead to disenchantment with the process and eventual disengagement from the police and justice system, the police added in the report. ENTER THE NINJABI Official figures cite London as having the largest proportion of Muslims in the UK at 3.8 percent. The Ninjabi classes are held in the Newham area of the capital, where Muslims make up 24 percent of local inhabitants. The organizers said the classes were a response to overwhelming demand from Muslim women. It was a need. Women were coming and asking for self- defense classes. We had heard of increasing Islamophobia and other sorts of attacks on Muslim women, said Mizan Raja, a coordinator of Islamic Circles, the organization running the classes. The organizers say although similar self-defense classes are common the light-hearted approach which respects the women's faith has made the Ninjabi classes massively popular. We could fill a class a day. It's totally oversubscribed, said Raja. The organizers plan to split the class according to experience, using
Bismillah [IslamCity] Specific People Who Will Be In Hell
* * * * * * *Specific People Who Will Be In Hell* ** The kuffaar and mushikreen will be in Hell, no doubt about it, but the Qur'an and hadith also mention specific people who will be in the Fire. One of them is the Pharaoh who ruled at the time of Musa (as): He [Pharaoh] will go before his people on the Day of Judgement, and will lead them into the Fire.. *(11:98)* Also included are the wives of Nuh (as) and Lut (as): Allah sets forth for an example to the unbelievers, the wife of Nuh and the wife of Lut. They were [respectively] under two of Our righteous slaves, but they were false to their [husbands] and they profited nothing before Allah on their account, but were told: Enter the Fire, along with those who enter! *(66:10)* Abu Lahab and his wife are also among those mentioned specifically: Perish the hands of the Father of Flame [Abu Lahab]! Perish he! No profit to him from all his wealth and all his gains! Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of blazing flames! His wife shall carry the [crackling] wood, as fuel! A twisted rope of palm fibre round her [own] neck! *(111:1-5)* Another of them is 'Amr ibn 'Aamir al-Khuzaa'i, whom the Prophet (saw) being disembowelled in Hell (sahih hadith narrated by al-Bukhaari, Muslim, Ahmad); and the one who killed 'Ammar and plundered his possessions. A report with a Saheeh isnaad quoted in Mu'jam at-Tabaraani from 'Amr ibn al-'Aas, and his son states that the Prophet (saw) said, The one who killed 'Ammaar and plundered his possessions will be in Hell. *(Saheeh al-Jaami', 4/110, #4170)* Compiled from various sources. * Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in not-for-profit publications. * ** image005.jpgimage002.gifimage006.gifimage001.jpg
Bismillah [IslamCity] National Old Cell Phone Collection Campaign We need you.
As Salaamu Alaikum, The Baitul Salaam Network, Inc. (www.baitulsalaam.net) an eleven year old national domestic violence awareness organization headquartered in Atlanta, GA is collecting old cell phones as a fund raiser. We are helping our planet by keeping them out of the trash. We are helping ourselves by receiving a donation from the 911CellPhoneBank.org when we send them phones. Your old phone can be in any condition and any age. You can deduct the donation of the old cell phone from your taxes. Just email us with the description of your old cell phone and we will give you a $ value that you can put on your tax statement. Here are the instructions: 1. Wrap your old cell phone (s) in newspaper or recycle packing from items you have received in the mail. 2. Send us your mailing address so we can send you postage paid shipping labels. 3. Recycle padded envelopes (for one or two phones) or go to the post office and get a free box (can hold up to 20 phones). The code of the box is O-SRB1. The label has all the information on it for us to receive credit for your donation. Please share this post with others. Continue to be blessed. ma salaam Hadayai Majeed Administrator Baitul Salaam Network, Inc. www.baitulsalaam.net
Bismillah [IslamCity] Muslims more numerous than Catholics
Muslims more numerous than Catholics By ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press Writer Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world's largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said Sunday. For the first time in history, we are no longer at the top: Muslims have overtaken us, Monsignor Vittorio Formenti said in an interview with the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano. Formenti compiles the Vatican's yearbook. He said that Catholics accounted for 17.4 percent of the world population - a stable percentage - while Muslims were at 19.2 percent. It is true that while Muslim families, as is well known, continue to make a lot of children, Christian ones on the contrary tend to have fewer and fewer, the monsignor said. Formenti said that the data refer to 2006. The figures on Muslims were put together by Muslim countries and then provided to the United Nations, he said, adding that the Vatican could only vouch for its own data. When considering all Christians and not just Catholics, Christians make up 33 percent of the world population, Formenti said. Spokesmen for the Vatican and the United Nations did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment Sunday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080330/ap_on_re_eu/vatican_muslims Study: Muslims to Outnumber Catholics in Britian within 10 Years Jeremy Reynalds ASSIST News Service LONDON (ANS) -- The increasing influence of Islam on British culture is disclosed in upcoming research. Jonathan Petre in a story published in Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported that the study shows the number of Muslims worshiping at mosques in England and Wales will overtake the numbers of Roman Catholics going to church in just over a decade. The Telegraph reported that the projections, to be published next month, estimate that if those trends continue, the number of Catholics attending Sunday Mass will fall to 679,000 by 2020. By that time, statisticians predict, the number of Muslims praying in mosques on Fridays will have increased to 683,000. Church spokesmen noted, the Telegraph reported, that an increasing number of Anglicans worship at other times of the week. The Telegraph said that the figures, based on British government and academic sources and the latest edition of Christian Research's Religious Trends, come amid growing tensions over the place of Muslims in British society. They follow heated debate over the extent to which Islamic law should be recognized, and claims that no-go areas for non-Muslims are emerging in parts of the country. The Telegraph reported that Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, provoked criticism by saying the introduction of some aspects of sharia (Islamic law) into British society was unavoidable. The Bishop of Rochester, the Rt. Rev. Michael Nazir-Ali, faced death threats after writing in The Sunday Telegraph that Islamic extremism was turning some communities into no-go areas, where adherence to this ideology has become a mark of acceptability. Peter Brierley, a former Government statistician who edited the latest Religious Trends, said that the continuing growth of the Muslim population since the 2001 census would have significant implications for society. A story by Cyril Dixon in Britain's Daily Express newspaper said that the report's findings are bound to cause additional concerns about the spread of Islam. The Daily Express recently revealed controversial plans to let Islamic imams (ministers) teach the Koran nationwide in state schools across Britain. The Express reported that the man who compiled the latest figures, Peter Brierley, a former government statistician, said the trends were bound to have massive implications for society. Nicola Bourque, professor of religious studies at Glasgow University, told the Express, Attendance at Catholic churches is declining. Many people are Catholic but don't go to church. These days, mosques act as a community center in a way that churches don't. The National Union of Teachers - Britain's biggest teaching union - is behind calls to teach the Koran. The Express reported that Steve Sinnott, the general secretary, said it would reunite divided communities, and also demanded that Christian schools admit pupils from other faiths. http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/11571824/ Priest burns himself to death over Islam A retired priest committed suicide by setting himself on fire in a German monastery in protest at the spread of Islam and the Protestant Church's inability to contain it. Roland Weisselberg, 73, poured a can of petrol over his head and set light to himself in the grounds of the Augustine monastery in the eastern city of Erfurt, where Martin Luther spent six years as a monk at the beginning of the 16th century. Witnesses said that
Bismillah [IslamCity] You have received a Hadith
Hadith Abu Hurairah (Radhiallaho anha) reported: The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said, The uttering of the words: Subhan-Allah (Allah is free from imperfection), Al-hamdu lillah (all praise is due to Allah), La ilaha illallah (there is no true god except Allah) and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)' is dearer to me than anything over which the sun rises.'' [Muslim]. http://hadith-islam.blogspot.com --- Subscribe and receive Hadiths via email. Enter your email address and subscribe Visit http://hadith-islam.blogspot.com for subscription. --- - You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.
