Bismillah [IslamCity] VIDEO Israeli soldier fires 'rubber' bullet at handcuffed, blindfolded Palestinian detainee
http://www.btselem.org/english/Press_Releases/20080720.asp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hdm89WxkGs 20 July '08: B'Tselem: Prosecute soldier who fired 'rubber' bullet at Palestinian detainee, Investigate the involvement of an officer in the event and suspected cover-up. Today, B'Tselem is publishing a video clip documenting a soldier firing a rubber coated steel bullet, from extremely close range, at a cuffed and blindfolded Palestinian detainee. The shooting took place in the presence of a lieutenant colonel, who was holing the Palestinian's arm when the shot was fired. The incident took place on 7 July, in Nil'in, a village in the West Bank. A Palestinian demonstrator, Ashraf Abu Rahma, 27, was stopped by soldiers, who cuffed and blindfolded him for about thirty minutes, during which time, according to Abu-Rahma, they beat him. Afterwards, a group of soldiers and border policemen led him to an army jeep. The video clip shows a soldier aim his weapon at the demonstrator's legs, from about 1.5 meters away, and fire a rubber coated steel bullet at him. Abu-Rahma stated that the bullet hit his left toe, received treatment from an army medic, and released by the soldiers. A fourteen-year-old Palestinian girl from Nil'in filmed the incident from her house in the village, and B'Tselem received it this morning. B'Tselem does not know if any proceedings were opened against those involved. However, residents of Ni'lin told B'Tselem that they saw the soldier the following day, still serving in his unit. B'Tselem immediately forwarded a copy to the Military Police Investigation Unit commander, with demand that an immediate Military Police investigation be opened, if it hasn't already, and that the soldier be brought to justice. Additionally, B'Tselem demanded that the involvement of the lieutenant colonel who was holding the detainee is investigated. B'Tselem stressed that members of the security forces are obligated to report unlawful acts. It is even more serious is a high-ranking officer participates in such a whitewash. - End - === Palestinians and foreign peace activists hold regular protests against the confiscation by Israel of private Palestinian land for the construction of the "Separation Wall," the gigantic barrier Israel is building in the area.Vast swaths of Palestinian farms, orchards and groves have been seized by Israel under the pretext of building the wall, most of which is built deep in the West Bank far away from the so-called Green Line, the former armistice line between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Numerous Palestinians have been killed or maimed by Israeli army rubber bullets .Abu Rahma told B'tselem that the bullet hit him in the left toe. He reportedly received treatment by an army medic before he was set free. Israeli soldiers and settlers have lately escalated their abuse of mostly unprotected Palestinians. In June, a number of masked Israeli settlers, carrying clubs, savagely attacked elderly Palestinian peasants and shepherds near the town of Yatta in the southern West Bank causing them grievous injuries.Similarly, Jewish settlers earlier this month assaulted a Palestinian from the village of Sammou, also in the southern West Bank.The settlers tied up the 35-year-old Palestinian teacher to a power pole and brutally beat him.Human rights organizations operating in the West Bank have documented many cases of abuse by Israeli soldiers, especially by a notorious paramilitary brigade known as the Border Police.Abuse cases included soldiers forcing Palestinian laborers to drink soldiers' urines, forcing Palestinians to curse their religion, and forcing them to sing songs praising Israel and the Border policeman.Normally, such abusive behavior on the part of Israeli soldiers goes unpunished which human rights groups contend only serves to encourage further abuse. Yahoo! Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! image/gifimage/gifimage/gif
Bismillah [IslamCity] Supplications (Duas)
Supplications (Duas) The Sunnah of reciting the three Quls and its benefits Q. Following the practice of Rasulullah (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) with regards to reading the 3 Quls thrice and rubbing over one’s body, what is the Sunnah method for this practice? And when should this be performed? A. It is narrated on the authority of Aa’ishah (Radiyallahu Anha) that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) used to recite Surah Ikhlaas, Surah Falaq and Surah Naas before retiring to bed. He used to blow into his hands after recitation and rub his hands over his body. (Tafseer ibn Kathir). عن عائشة أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا أوى إلى فراشه كُل ليلة جمع كفيه، ثم نفث فيهما فقرأ فيهما: قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ و قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ و قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ثم يمسح بهما ما استطاع من جسده، يبدأ بهما على رأسه ووجهه، وما أقبل من جسده، يفعل ذلك ثلاث مرات. (تفسير ابن كثير). It is recorded in Abu Dawood that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)said, “Whoever recites the Qul Huwallahu Ahad, Qul A’uzu Birabbil Falaq and Qul A’uzu Birabbinnaas three times each every morning and evening, this will be sufficient for him for everything. (Abu Dawood, Hadith #: 5084) عن معاذ بن عبد الله بن خبيب عن أبيه أنه قال خرجنا فى ليلة مطر وظلمة شديدة نطلب رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ليصلى لنا فأدركناه فقال « أصليتم ». فلم أقل شيئا فقال « قل ». فلم أقل شيئا ثم قال « قل ». فلم أقل شيئا ثم قال « قل ». فقلت يا رسول الله ما أقول قال « (قل هو الله أحد) والمعوذتين حين تمسى وحين تصبح ثلاث مرات تكفيك من كل شىء ». (سنن أبي داود، الحديث: 5084) In this Hadith, it is mentioned that by doing this, “this will be sufficient for him for everything”. This means that if a person practices on this Hadith with full faith and with punctuality, he will be saved from all evil including black magic and evil spirits. Note: For one to experience the full effect of these Wazifa’s from the Qur’aan and Hadith, it is necessary to abstain from all sins.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Out of Iraq, into the White House?
Out of Iraq, into the White House? The Iraqi prime minister's support of Barack Obama's troop exit plan is the biggest story of the election campaign so far * * Michael Tomasky * guardian.co.uk, * Monday July 21, 2008 Boy would I have liked to have been tapping the phone lines between Washington and Baghdad on Saturday afternoon. I would love to know exactly what people in the Bush White House were saying to one another, and more importantly what they were saying to Baghdad, after Der Spiegel published its now-famous interview with the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, in which he in essence endorsed Barack Obama's withdrawal timetable. Bush officials acknowledged on Sunday that they did indeed call the Maliki government for, ah, clarification. I bet they did. A Maliki spokesman walked the statement back that same day, but unpersuasively. The New York Times made it a point to get the tape from Der Spiegel and provide its own translation in today's editions. The Times says Maliki said: Obama's remarks that – if he takes office – in 16 months he would withdraw the forces, we think that this period could increase or decrease a little, but that it could be suitable to end the presence of the forces in Iraq … Who wants to exit in a quicker way has a better assessment of the situation in Iraq. If that's not a functional endorsement of one candidate's position over the other, then there's no such thing. But don't take my word for it. Take Bush's. On Saturday morning, when Reuters first moved a story based on the Der Spiegel interview, the White House – which commonly sends emails to journalists flogging news stories that defend its positions or actions – mistakenly sent its press list an email based on the Reuters piece with the subject heading: Iraq PM backs Obama troop exit plan. Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic had the right read on the importance of this over the weekend: This puts John McCain in an extremely precarious spot: what's left to argue? To argue against Maliki would be to predicate that Iraqi sovereignty at this point means nothing. Ambinder received an email from a prominent Republican strategist who occasionally provides advice to McCain who wrote, simply: We're fucked. Not sure about the f-bomb, but precarious is certainly hard to argue with. The McCain campaign tried to spin Maliki's comments by saying that Obama is on the side of unconditional withdrawal while McCain and Maliki believe withdrawal must be based on facts on the ground. This is an argument, as MSNBC put it, that many independent analysts would find questionable – Obama is not for unconditional withdrawal. That argument won't fly. Longer term, McCain's problem here is that whenever the question of withdrawal comes up – as it will, most notably in the fall debates – Obama can just say something like, The prime minister – George Bush's prime minister – supports my plan. President Bush and others, including you, have often said that when the Iraqis are ready to stand up, we'll stand down. Mr Maliki says they're ready. Now, John, who's more connected to the reality on the ground? But there are potential pitfalls here for Obama, who must tread very cautiously for the remainder of this trip. He arrived in Baghdad this morning. He will meet with American commanders soon, including General David Petraeus, who has, it's safe to say, demonstrated through his past congressional testimony that he, like Maliki, is willing to drop political hints. Where Maliki seems to lean Democratic, though, Petraeus goes GOP. If anything can submarine Obama's trip, it's a leak from the military brass suggesting that they met Obama and were unimpressed. Second, Obama needs to be on his watch once he hits Israel. The administration and McCain have many friends there, and Obama does not. We've always known that the European part of Obama's tour should be the easy part – he'll be loved there, and it's hard to picture him tripping up in such a supportive environment. Israel will be a different matter, and I suspect GOP-friendly operatives in the country are thinking about how to lay a land mine or two right now (maybe with some encouragement from Washington). Whatever happens over the course of this trip, Maliki's statement is the biggest story so far in this general-election campaign. It will resonate through the fall, and it started Obama's trip off on a more positive note that he could have dared to imagine, and that frankly he did little to deserve, aside from not being involved with the strategic mistakes made during this war. Apparently, to Maliki, that's enough. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/21/iraq.barackobama __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
Bismillah [IslamCity] Islam and the pluralist state
Islam and the pluralist state Editorial, The Independent, Saturday July 19, 2008 It would be easy to criticise the Government's plan to fund a new independent board of Islamic theologians to advise the Muslim community about the tricky issues faith provokes in a modern pluralist society. Hardline secularists yesterday trotted out familiar arguments about the separation of church and state while, at the other extreme, Muslims such as Azzam Tamimi – who has sought to justify suicide bombings – were accusing ministers of trying to create state-sponsored Islam. It is not, of course, for the Government to dictate on matters of religious teaching. But that is not what is being proposed. Ministers are merely responding to the call within Muslim communities for a forum in which stronger leadership can be demonstrated on what are often controversial issues. Islam is not like mainstream Christianity with its hierarchies or centres of authority. There is no Muslim pope, nor even the Islamic equivalent of the infamously dispersed authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury. But it is not an interpretative free-for-all, as some suggest; it is a faith structure which makes clear appeals to authority. If taxpayers' money is to be spent bringing together a diverse range of British Muslim voices to reflect authoritatively on Islam in a modern context – and in the process show young British Muslims that their faith is compatible with the shared values that go with being a British citizen – that is a powerful public service. The fact that this is to be done in a religious context is a plus rather than a minus. Secularist solutions will not hold much sway with the Muslim community. Indeed, many disenchanted young British Asians need more Islam, not less: unless they have a proper understanding of what Islam is really about, they can all too easily become easy prey for the distortions of jihadists later in life. That is what happened to Britain's 7 July suicide bombers, all of whom had been to secular schools. Mosques are therefore an apposite place in which to hold the new citizenship classes. They will help young Muslims to break out of narrow ethnic or sectarian backgrounds. They will improve their ability to compete for jobs and influence in British society. And they will equip them to play a more active leadership role in their communities. The initiative is to be applauded. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-islam-and-the-pluralist-state-871775.html __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
Bismillah [IslamCity] An American Soldier To a Dying Afghan - Dr.M.K.Sherwani
An American Soldier to a Dying Afghan *** How blessed was my bullet that gave me a chance, To have an enthralling glance of a dying warrior. This blissful smile on your face, This stream of blood from your chest; This Divine aura prevailing all around, As you are moving to your final rest. The fire coming from the barrels of my gun, Has burnt hundreds of men, women and babes. I curse my stars, as I never saw before, How the brave purify their souls; In the pool of their own blood, When they go to meet their Guardian Lord. Before you close your eyes to leave this world, Look at me.Oh the warrior ,the pride of this land! I place my gun at your feet, And take yours in my hand; To carry forward your sacred goal, And to die an enviable death like you. I wish my mother, wife and children, May join the ranks of those; Whose sons, husbands and fathers, This my cruel gun has claimed. *** Dr. Mustafa Kamal Sherwani, LL.D. President, All India Muslim Forum, Lucknow, India Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
Bismillah [IslamCity] The superiority of Tawheed and what it removes of sins Part 2
* Surah 6. Al-Anaam verse 82 It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and worship none but Him Alone) and confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong i.e. by worshipping other besides Allah), for them (only) there is security and they are guided ones. Narrated Ubadah bin As-Samit (May Allah be pleased with him), that Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever testifies that there is nothing worthy of worship in truth (no God) except Allah Alone, Who is without (peer or) partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, and that 'Iesa (Jesus) is the slave of Allah, His Messenger, and His Word which He bestowed in Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (created) from Him, and that Paradise Hell-fire are realities, Allah will admit him into Paradise, whatever his deeds might be. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 3252) 'Itban (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: Indeed Allah has forbidden for Hell the person who testifies: 'There is nothing worthy of worship in truth (no true God) but Allah', seeking thereby nothing but Allah's Face (pleasure). (Al-Bukhari, Muslim). Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: Musa (Moses) (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: 'O my Rabb, teach me something through which I can remember You and supplicate to You.' Allah answered: 'Say, O Musa, La ilaha ilIa-Allah'. Musa said: 'O my Rabb, all your slaves say these words'. Allah said: 'O Musa, if the seven heavens and all they contain other than Me (Ghairy) and the seven earths as well, were all put in one side of a scale and La ilaha ilIa-Allah put in the other the latter would overweigh them.' [This Hadith has been reported by Ibn Hibban, and Al-Hakim declared it Sahih]. Anas (May Allah be pleased with him): He heard Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) saying: Allah the Most Exalted said: 'O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with the world full of sins, and meet Me without making anything partner to Me (Shirk), I would come to you with a similar amount of forgiveness.' reported by At-Tirmidhi * -- Ibn Abee Shaybah narrated in Al Musanaf: 13/496, with his isnaad up until Abu Qelaabah, 'Abdullah Ibn Zayd that he said: The 'ulemah are like the stars that people are guided by, and the signposts that people follow. If they disappear the people will become confused, and if they leave them they will be lead astray.
Bismillah [IslamCity] ACTION ALERT Egypt blocking Scottish medicines for Gaza
Please contact the phone numbers and email addresses below. Susan. http://redressnewsb log.blogspot. com/2008/ 07/egypt- blocking- scottish- medicines- for.html Sunday, 20 July 2008 Egypt blocking Scottish medicines for Gaza Scottish medicines for Gaza now in Egypt, heading to El Arish (Sunday 20 July, 4.45 p.m.) The 1.5 tons of medicines from Scotland to Gaza are now a few metres outside the gate into Gaza at Rafah on the Egyptian side of the Israeli-built wall that has enclosed the people of this area, mainly refugees, for decades. The Egyptian authorities in Rafah are refusing entry of the medicines to Gaza and are now demanding that Khalil and Linda drive the van away from their destination towards El Arish. They are threatening to load the van onto a truck and impound van and medicines. Khalil and Linda, who have overcome may obstacles on the road from Scotland to Rafah to deliver these medicines, are refusing to drive the medicines away from the gate through the Wall into Rafah. Please text and call with your support for Linda (+ 44 [0]795 867 3840) and Khlalil (+ 44 [0]796 00 87 000) Also write and/or call Egyptian Prime Minister: Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Mohammed Nazif Phone: + (202) 7958 014/35/36 Fax: + (202) 735 6449 - 795 8016 Website: http://www.cabinet. gov.eg Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] gov.eg Egyptian Interior Minister General Habib Ibrahim Habib El Adly Phone: + (202) 794 8308 - 7984300 Fax: + (202) 794 5529 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] eg At the Egyptian Embassy in London, please email Mr Amr Al Shams at [EMAIL PROTECTED] com+ 44 (0)785 233 7210 If he is unavailable, you can also try calling + 44 (0)795 091 2304 + (020) 7235 9719 Consulate General + (020) 7409 2236 Press and Information Office A projected five-day journey has turned into 10 days: earlier, they were turned back by the Croatian authorities, and had to drive through Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria to reach the Turkish border. There, they were initially refused entry and told to turn back, before the medicines were allowed to transit Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Egypt to get to the people of Gaza. Obviously, this is a very modest gesture of our support for the people of Gaza, in the main a refugee people, who are suffering the grim results of a wholly man-made crisis. We must all redouble our efforts to end the shameful EU-wide support for Israel's brutal siege and wider policies of ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign [EMAIL PROTECTED] sc.org.uk www.scottishpsc. org.uk SPSC is affiliated to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (UK) www.palestinecampaign.org. For more information, click here and view Khalil's and Linda's video at bottom of article http://redressnewsb log.blogspot. com/2008/ 07/egypt- blocking- scottish- medicines- for.html . Posted by Redress Newsblog at 22:35 __ Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos and more... Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger at http://ca.beta.messenger.yahoo.com/
Bismillah [IslamCity] The Dearest Words To Allah Are Four
Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 5329 Narrated bySamurah ibn Jundab *The dearest words to Allah are four: SubhanAllah (Hallowed be Allah), Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illallah (There is no god but Allah), and AllahuAkbar (God is the Greatest). There is no harm for you in which order you begin (them while remembering Allah),* and he also said: Do not give these names to your servants, Yasar and Rabah and Nafi and Najih. -- Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me). Ameen Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen
Bismillah [IslamCity] Video: Terrorist soldier shoots bound Palestinian demonstrator at point blank range
Video: Terrorist/Israeli Soldier shoots bound Palestinian demonstrator at point blank range http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hdm89WxkGs
Bismillah [IslamCity] Re: usa: Islamophobe group aims to infiltrate all area masajid, schools
Salaam alaykum. Then this man and his son who are pretening to be
reverts are our enemies and should be treated as enemies and our
masjids should be aware of them. {{Maryam}}
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] summer holidays, in the Lebanon of Europe
Salaam alaykum, oh Raja we shall miss you this summer and don't think you're an
imposition on anyone - we enjoy reading from you and LEARNING from you.. May
Allah s.w.t. give you must needed relaxation until you convince Swiss that
neutrality is as bad as not being able to perform, though it's worse:
neutrality is a choice and impotence is not.
Salaam. {{Maryam}}
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Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] summer holidays, in the Lebanon of Europe
To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 5:17 AM
The mountains of the Lebanon
and the Mediterranean sea,
near Geneva
Obama went to inspect Afghanistan' s new-Opinion- fields
and
Gordon Brown is visiting the liberated-Green- Zone-of-Iraq
and
Lebanon and Israel are exchanging corpses
while Israel has released the longest serving prisoner,
ever held ,worldwide.. . after 31 years !!!
and
My son is packing his luggage and his cameras
my wife and daughter too...
we are off to Switzerland , to visit
the Lebanon of Europe otherwise own as:
La Republique Helvetique Suisse.
For the next month you shall have the pleasure
of not having to read my nonsense anymore !!
and my translators ,God bless them all ,
will enjoy a better sarcasm ,
less repetition , less spelling mistakes
and a more refined humour
by anyone else.
If you hear soon that Switzerland became no more
a neutral-country it would be because of me,
surely.because neutrality is like impotence !!
After all Zionism was born in there in Basel !!
I wish you all of you Happy Summer Holidays
a lot of health and patience
and that you would still want to read me ,
when I come back
or if I come back ... Inchallah !!
Raja
Sherlock
Moustafa
22 July 2008
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Bismillah [IslamCity] OPPURTUNITIES
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Forthcoming Muslim Marriage Networking Events and Notices
Forthcoming Muslim Marriage Networking Events and Notices Assalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, Please find below details of forthcoming marriage networking events notices Please NOTE Islamic Circles does NOT take responsibility for any of the events, notices or comments, presented in this e-mail bulletin, other than its own. Those who are interested in taking part in any event or enquiring about a particular notice, should contact the appropriate organisations or individuals. This e-mail is offered as a community service, and is compiled on a best endeavours basis. If you wish to put up an announcement please email Islamic Circles. We reserve the right to edit submissions and not to include requests. * FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN BRIEF * 1) SINGLE MUSLIMS SEMINAR: London, 19th July 2) FAMILY SOCIETY: Manchester, 27th July 3) MUSLIM DOCTORS MARRIAGE EVENT: London, 25th July 4) PALS MARRIAGE EVENT: London, 27th July 5) SPIRT21 ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY: London, 2nd August 6) AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN MUSLIM MARRIAGE EVENT: London, 7th August 7) MAURITIAN MUSLIM MARRIAGE EVENT : London, 9th August 8) MUSLIM MARRIAGE EVENT IN PETERBOROUGH: Peterborough, 10th August 8) FAMILY ORIENTED MARRIAGE EVENT FOR PAKISTANI'S IN THE UK: Birmingham, 17th August 10) PROFESSIONAL ARAB MUSLIM MARRIAGE EVENT: Birmingham, 17th August 11) BIRMINGHAM MOSQUE MUSLIM MARRIAGE EVENT: Birmingham, 24th August 12) CMA MARRIAGE INTRODUCTION EVENT: Gatley, 30th August All future events including dates and times are posted on our website: www.muslimmarriageevents.org . The following events are scheduled in August 2008 : Gujarti Muslim Marriage Event, Leciester Non-UK Citizens Muslim Marriage Event, London Converts Muslim Marriage Event, London Islamic Circles presents: 1) MUSLIM DOCTORS MARRIAGE EVENT Date: Friday 25th July 2008 Time: 6pm - 9pm Venue: Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS BOOKING DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY 23RD JULY 2008 This event is aimed at those in the Medical profession who find it hard to take time out to look for a spouse because of work schedules and the lack from support from established Associations of their respective fields. However it is open to all Muslims from all professions. Thus those who are doctors have been given advanced notice to plan and take time off from work and not turn up last minute! Mahrams are strongly encouraged to attend and assist where possible. The profiles of brothers and sisters will be displayed for viewing and meetings are to be arranged at the venue. No attendance means no display of profiles. Only serious people are welcome to participate. Light refreshments will be available. Registration starts from 5.45pm and latecomers will be penalised. An attempt will be made to ensure that there is a balanced gender ratio. Spaces will therefore be limited and admission will be on a first come first served basis. Prior registration is compulsory so please book online at our website. Parts of the profits from the event will go towards Doctors World Wide (Registered charity in the UK. Reg. No: 1089071), Doctors Worldwide (DWW) was established in April 2000 to provide medical relief and aid to those who are in need without any access or means to basic medical care. Since then, DWW has provided medical relief over 10 countries in 4 continents. For more information about DWW, please visit www.doctorsworldwide.org For more information please contact: Tel: 07956 983 609 / 07504 336 911 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.muslimmarriageevents.org *** Islamic Circles presents: 2) AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN MUSLIM MARRIAGE EVENT With Shaykh Abdullah Hakim Quick (South Africa)* Date: Thursday 7th August 2008 Time: 6pm - 9pm Venue: TBC, London Mahrams are strongly encouraged to attend and assist where possible. The profiles of brothers and sisters will be displayed for viewing and meetings are to be arranged at the venue. No attendance means no display of profiles. Only serious people are welcome to participate. Light refreshments will be available. Registration starts from 5.45pm and latecomers will be penalised. An attempt will be made to ensure that there is a balanced gender ratio. Spaces will therefore be limited and admission will be on a first come first served basis. Prior registration is compulsory so please book online at our website. *Shaykh Abdullah Hakim Quick has travelled to more than 34 countries on lecture and educational tours. He embraced Islam in 1970 and thereafter pursued his studies at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he completed a BA from the College of Da'wah and Usul al-Din. He later read for his Masters degree and completed his PhD on the History of Islam in Africa at the
Bismillah [IslamCity] Jihad means Struggle Effort not Terrorism like IRA or US do....
The label of Catholic terror was never used about the IRA Fundamentalism is often a form of nationalism in religious disguise Karen Armstrong Monday July 11, 2005 The Guardian Last year I attended a conference in the US about security and intelligence in the so-called war on terror and was astonished to hear one of the more belligerent participants, who as far as I could tell had nothing but contempt for religion, strongly argue that as a purely practical expedient, politicians and the media must stop referring to Muslim terrorism. It was obvious, he said, that the atrocities had nothing to do with Islam, and to suggest otherwise was not merely inaccurate but dangerously counterproductive. Rhetoric is a powerful weapon in any conflict. We cannot hope to convert Osama bin Laden from his vicious ideology; our priority must be to stem the flow of young people into organisations such as al-Qaida, instead of alienating them by routinely coupling their religion with immoral violence. Incorrect statements about Islam have convinced too many in the Muslim world that the west is an implacable enemy. Yet, as we found at the conference, it is not easy to find an alternative for referring to this terrorism; however, the attempt can be a salutary exercise that reveals the complexity of what we are up against. We need a phrase that is more exact than Islamic terror. These acts may be committed by people who call themselves Muslims, but they violate essential Islamic principles. The Qur'an prohibits aggressive warfare, permits war only in self-defence and insists that the true Islamic values are peace, reconciliation and forgiveness. It also states firmly that there must be no coercion in religious matters, and for centuries Islam had a much better record of religious tolerance than Christianity. Like the Bible, the Qur'an has its share of aggressive texts, but like all the great religions, its main thrust is towards kindliness and compassion. Islamic law outlaws war against any country in which Muslims are allowed to practice their religion freely, and forbids the use of fire, the destruction of buildings and the killing of innocent civilians in a military campaign. So although Muslims, like Christians or Jews, have all too often failed to live up to their ideals, it is not because of the religion per se. We rarely, if ever, called the IRA bombings Catholic terrorism because we knew enough to realise that this was not essentially a religious campaign. Indeed, like the Irish republican movement, many fundamentalist movements worldwide are simply new forms of nationalism in a highly unorthodox religious guise. This is obviously the case with Zionist fundamentalism in Israel and the fervently patriotic Christian right in the US. In the Muslim world, too, where the European nationalist ideology has always seemed an alien import, fundamentalisms are often more about a search for social identity and national self-definition than religion. They represent a widespread desire to return to the roots of the culture, before it was invaded and weakened by the colonial powers. Because it is increasingly recognised that the terrorists in no way represent mainstream Islam, some prefer to call them jihadists, but this is not very satisfactory. Extremists and unscrupulous politicians have purloined the word for their own purposes, but the real meaning of jihad is not holy war but struggle or effort. Muslims are commanded to make a massive attempt on all fronts - social, economic, intellectual, ethical and spiritual - to put the will of God into practice. Sometimes a military effort may be a regrettable necessity in order to defend decent values, but an oft-quoted tradition has the Prophet Muhammad saying after a military victory: We are coming back from the Lesser Jihad [ie the battle] and returning to the Greater Jihad - the far more important, difficult and momentous struggle to reform our own society and our own hearts. Jihad is thus a cherished spiritual value that, for most Muslims, has no connection with violence. Last year, at the University of Kentucky, I met a delightful young man called Jihad; his parents had given him that name in the hope that he would become not a holy warrior, but a truly spiritual man who would make the world a better place. The term jihadi terrorism is likely to be offensive, therefore, and will win no hearts or minds. At our conference in Washington, many people favoured Wahhabi terrorism. They pointed out that most of the hijackers on September 11 came from Saudi Arabia, where a peculiarly intolerant form of Islam known as Wahhabism was the state religion. They argued that this description would be popular with those many Muslims who tended to be hostile to the Saudis. I was not happy, however, because even though the narrow, sometimes bigoted vision of Wahhabism makes it a fruitful ground for extremism, the vast majority of Wahhabis do not commit acts of terror. · Karen Armstrong is
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] summer holidays, in the Lebanon of Europe
Have a good vacation! Will miss your emails PoEtEsS Happiness is the key to the foundation of satisfaction, contentment and acceptance…Zohra Moosa -Original Message- From:raja chemayel Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:17:24 To: eGroup For Muslims Around The Worldislamcity@yahoogroups.com Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] summer holidays, in the Lebanon of Europe The mountains of the Lebanon and the Mediterranean sea, near Geneva Obama went to inspect Afghanistan's new-Opinion-fields and Gordon Brown is visiting the liberated-Green-Zone-of-Iraq and Lebanon and Israel are exchanging corpses while Israel has released the longest serving prisoner, ever held ,worldwide... after 31 years !!! and My son is packing his luggage and his cameras my wife and daughter too... we are off to Switzerland , to visit the Lebanon of Europe otherwise own as: La Republique Helvetique Suisse. For the next month you shall have the pleasure of not having to read my nonsense anymore !! and my translators ,God bless them all , will enjoy a better sarcasm , less repetition , less spelling mistakes and a more refined humour by anyone else. If you hear soon that Switzerland became no more a neutral-country it would be because of me, surely.because neutrality is like impotence !! After all Zionism was born in there in Basel !! I wish you all of you Happy Summer Holidays a lot of health and patience and that you would still want to read me , when I come back or if I come back ... Inchallah !! Raja Sherlock Moustafa 22 July 2008 __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Using Mosques as Bar - Drinking, Music, Dancing inside the Masaajid
--- On Sat, 7/19/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:The muslims nations must first, pennalty for pakistan, whose troops attack on lal masjid, and and again cannot, save after one year, same incidents, means you have no.. administration, only take islami state in the name of islam, not only once there assenation pm. save but within a short of period she cannot by his misrably death what poor your, natioons. organisation administration. not only this, but in the name of 2 israeli solders captured by, lebenon and he attack on lebenon, and almost 57 muslim nation, watch, poorly, why, is this ground is well for attack on a sovergin state, so why not penalty on muslim nations, impose, themselves, and give times to muslims nations, that withdraw their cases from UNO, and donot enter any case new to their all cases submit, in front of muslim nation, and any how impose time limit for settled the dispute in front of muslim nations, body,. so first muslim nations must kick out to UNO and declare that all pending muslims nations, must submit, in front of aany muslim organinsation like oic, or i have no objection with muslims organisation, where he is shia nation, or any one Now usa again threat to Iran, face consequences, so Muslims nations must study how much Iran, face to damage the enemy, with all equations, of milliatary, how much he has required, from, physicaly, or materilay , equipments man power or all, then all him to declare war or keep him silence untill, he is not able to damage the enemy 50% by all way yours faithfully sirf ekbar meri bat agar 15 years before, pahle man lete muslims to yeh sabe thik ho jata when babri masjid demolised i raised a voice itis now time to kick to the UNO then unfortunately, on BBC LONdon hindi prograame i could not reply, my bad luck yours faithfully kingmaker From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Using Mosques as Bar - Drinking, Music, Dancing inside the Masaajid To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 9:53 AM Sad News - insulting Islam Somalia: Ethiopian troops in Somalia using Jaami Mosque as bar, drinking alcohol, smoking and dancing in the Mosques in Somalia. Neighbours of Shekh Abdi Masjid in Mogadishu are concerned and worried about the way Ethiopian troops are violating and insulting Islam. Drinking of Alcohol, Music is been heard and dancing is taking place in the Mosques where once citizens used to hear Adhan, Holy Qur'an and Prayers. Muslim should not keep quite now all should demand UN and Ethiopian troops to immediately withdraw from Somalia and apologize to the Muslims all over the world and Somali people at large to insult and disrespect Islam. Labbayk Ya Mahdi News in Somali language Golaha aqoonyahanada xorta ah ee Somaaaliyeed oo Ciidamada Ethiopia ku eedeeyey iney masaajidada waaweyn ee Muqdisho u bedeleen goobo lagucaweeyaan Posted: 7/19/2008 4:06:14 PM Shebelle: MUQDISHO , Golaha aqoonyahanada xorta ah ee Somaaaliyeed oo maanta war saxaafadeed ka soo saaray magaalada Muqdisho ayaa ku eedeeyey ciidamada Ethiopia ee fariisinka ku leh deegaanka Cali Kamiin iney goob lagu caweeyo ka sameeysteen masaajidka Sheekh Cabdi oo ah masaajid weyn oo halkaasi ku yaala, waxaana war saxaafadeedkaasi lagu sheegay oo kale in falkaasi uu yahay mid ku xad gudbaya diinta Islaamka iyo xurmada ay leeyihiin goobaha lagu cibaadeysto, waxayna xuseen in codbaahiyaha masaajidkaasi xiliyada habeenkii laga maqlo muusik qoob ka cayaaar ah oo ciidamada Ethiopia ay halkaasi ka shidaan. Sidoo kale, golaha ayaa si kulul u cambaareeyey ciidamada DKMG Soomaaliya ee dhowaan lagu soo tababaray dalka Ethiopia , kuwaasoo ku sheegay in ujeedadii loo keenay hadda ay tahay sidii ay mar kale dagaalo uga hurin lahaayeen goobaha nabadoon ee dalka Soomaaliya, waxaana war saxaafeedkaasi lagu sheegay in ciidamadaasi loo soo tababaray sidii ay u dhibaateyn lahaayeen shacabka Soomaaliyeed ee ay horey uga barakiciyeen gudaha dalka Soomaaliya. Golaha aqoonyahanada xorta ah ee Soomaaaliyeed ayaa dhinaca kale soo dhoweeyey heshiiskii ay magaalada Sanca ee dalka Yemen ku gaareen dhinacyada midowga maxaakiinta Islaamka ee ka mid ah isbaheysiga dib u xoreynbta Soomaaliya, waxaana lagu sheegay oo kale warkaasi in heshiiskaas uu yahay mid wax weyn ka taraya dagaalka looga soo horjeedo ciidamada Ethiopia ee ku sugan gudaha dalka Soomaaliya. Shebelle Media Network - Source of Somalia News Africashia website in kiswahili - www.africashia. bravehost. com Muslims must unite all over the World and pray for the appearance of al Mahdi (r.a.) the Saviour of mankind the descendent of Prophet Muhammed s.a.w. Instant message from any web browser! Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA
