Bismillah [IslamCity] Terror's New Face..
Pls. read the forwarded message. With Regards Abi --- On Sat, 7/26/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Worth reading in the context of the Bangalore and Ahmedabad blasts.. Rebecca. - - - - - - Herald, Panjim, 19 June 2008 TERROR'S NEW FACE Editorial The arrest of sevaks of the Sanatan Sanstha, a religious group that is behind the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti for planting bombs in theatres at Thane and Vashi brings a new dimension to terrorism. Seven people were injured when one of the bombs the sevaks planted exploded in the parking lot of Thane's Gadkari Rangayatan theatre on 4 June. Ramesh Hanumant Gadkari, Mangesh Nikam, Santosh Angre and Vikram Bhave, the four bombers, are all full-time activists of the Sanatan Sanstha, living in ashrams run by the organisation. Their arrest at the end of a 10-day investigation by the Maharashtra Anti-terrorism Cell exposes what many have suspected for a few years now; that not all terrorists are Muslim, and there are Hindu terrorists too. Police say that they had planted a bomb outside a mosque or dargah on the Pen highway last Diwali, to check its intensity, but it did not explode. Nikam had earlier set off a bomb in the house of a family in Ratnagiri that had converted to Christianity, and was on bail awaiting trial. Ever since there was an accidental bomb blast at a flat in Nanded rented by Bajrang Dal activists a few years ago, there has been suspicion that extremist Hindu organisations were also carrying out terrorist attacks. However, police forces in India never seriously investigated this phenomenon, blaming the Malegaon blasts, the Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad, the blasts in the Jaipur dargah, etc, on 'Islamic terrorists'. Now, they need to have a fresh look, and see who was really responsible. The Sanstha has said it had no knowledge of these activities and that the sevaks did it 'on their own'. But the police say it is very clear that at least one of the bombs was assembled in the ashram premises, though no bomb-making materials were found in Gadkari's room. Protestations of innocence cannot be taken at face value, and the organisation must be investigated thoroughly. Its literature talks of 'elimination' of 'evildoers', and though no doubt they will claim that the words are used in a figurative and not literal sense, the police need to rigorously look into its voluminous literature and check out its activities with a fine tooth comb. This is because the Sanatan Sanstha and the Bajrang Dal, two Hindu fundamentalist organisations that are both linked to bomb blasts, are the main constituents of the broad joint front called the Hindu Janajagriti Samiti, which has been holding public meetings all over Goa claiming Hinduism is in danger, and making provocative speeches. Besides, the leader of the Sanstha, Dr Jayant Athavale, lives mostly in Goa at Mangueshi, and directs the organisation' s activities from this state. What is especially troubling is the editorial written by Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray in yesterday's 'Saamna', his party's newspaper. He has advocated the creation of 'Hindu suicide squads', saying that the only way to counter the threat of Islamic terror is by 'Hindu terror'. This threat cannot be taken lightly. Terrorists typically target innocents, and with two varieties of terror 'taking on' each other with bombs, it is ordinary people who will be blown to bits. _ _ __
Bismillah [IslamCity] Dr. Javed Jamil - Man With a Mission
*Man With a **Mission*** * http://islamicvoice.com/July2007/Interview/index.php?PHPSESSID=bb94ed46886b5952a3e93614b76c8660 * Dr. Javed Jamil is a distinguished scholar whose recent works have ensured him a place in the foremost ranks of Islamic thinkers. A clinician by profession, he has made his mark in such diverse areas such as literature, natural and medical sciences, theology and social work. He has published more than a dozen works, which have won universal accolade from theologians, political and social activists and intellectuals. Dr. Javed Jamil is the founder Director of PEACE - an organization committed to universal peace and brotherhood, Executive Chairman of International Centre for Applied Islamics and Executive Director of ARSH - Mahavir Hospital, Saharanpur. Still in his early forties, Dr. Jamil has already made a mark for his creative and investigative works. Interview with Dr Javed Jamil, Executive Chairman, International Centre for Applied Islamics, Saharanpur, India Dr. Javed Jamil's outstanding works in recent years like "The Essence of the Divine Verses", "The Killer Sex", "Rediscovering the Universe" and "Islam means Peace" along with his previous works like "In Search of a Comprehensive Solution for AIDS" and "The Devil of Economic Fundamentalism" are enough to make him one of the most thought provoking thinkers of the present time. His latest series of articles, "Quran's Scientific and Social Theories" is already attracting the attention in a big way. His approach is novel, aggressive and uncompromising on the ideological issues facing the world. Syed Adil interviewed Dr. Jamil during his visit to Bangalore. The interview as under: *Did you visit **Bangalore** only for delivering some talks or you had some other agenda.* It is true that I was invited to Bangalore to deliver some lectures. But this was not the only aim. I always thought Bangalore was the right city and had the right kind of Muslim intellectuals with whom I can work for my mission of initiating a big movement against what I call Economic Fundamentalism, particularly the commercialisation of evils that has led to chaos at every level. *How far did you succeed in your plan?* For all intents and purposes, Alhamdulillah, my tour has proved extremely successful. It has proved to be an eye opener for the right minded people of Bangalore especially the educated Muslims. I have been able to sensitise people about the threats posed by economic fundamentalism and the need to counter this without delay. At most of the places, the audience was highly receptive to my ideas. We held a brainstorming session in the end that debated a detailed Plan of Action, which will soon be launched. Insha Allah. *Your theory of Economic Fundamentalism almost runs through your entire range of works. How did you develop this theory?* It was for the first time during the writing of "In Search of a Comprehensive solution for AIDS" that I used the phrase "Economic Fundamentalism", which meant the dominance of economics in the affairs of the world including health programmes. The book was published in 1997, and was appreciated by several internationally renowned epidemiologists like Prof. Lalit Nath, Former Director of India's premier medical institution, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, who described it as the most potent weapon to fight AIDS. Since then I have been attacking this ideology and endeavouring to present Islam as an alternative system, which alone can lead the fight against the economic fundamentalism that began in the West but soon became global with Westernism still holding its reins. *Your approach towards Islam has been novel and refreshing. How do you define your approach?* *I look at Islam in its entirety, not only as the guideline for the individual but also a guide for family and social institutions. I present Islam as a system not just for Muslims, Muslim societies and Muslim countries but also for the whole world. I have concentrated on studying the world movements, programmes and policies, analysing them in the light of Islam and presenting credible and effective Islamic alternatives. My emphasis is on the application of Islamic principles to the current situations at every conceivable level. I am trying to develop it into a full-fledged discipline of Islamic studies, which I call Applied Islamics. * *It is amazing to see that the medical doctors are playing an extremely important role in Islamic movements. First, it was Dr. Asrar Ahmad. Recently, Dr. Zakir Naik has gained extreme popularity and now you are fast emerging as a name to reckon with. What do you think are the features that distinguish your work from those of the other two doctors?* It is Allah's grace that He is taking work from a number of medical doctors. Dr Asrar Ahmad and Dr. Zakir Naik have become celebrities. They have devoted their whole lives to Deen. I have not abandoned my profession yet, and due to less exposure
Bismillah [IslamCity] NO MORE BAN ON UAE RESIDENCE VISA
F.Y.I. GOD NEWS!!! NO MORE VISA BAN NO MORE stamping the six-month re-entry ban AMIR SOHRAB Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:08:16 -0700 *Interior Ministry lifts 6-month re-entry ban* The Ministry of Interior has announced that effective 21 August, it will stop stamping the six-month re-entry ban on the passports of expatriate workers in the private sector whose residence visas have been cancelled. As a result, expatriate workers whose residence visas had been cancelled can now re-enter the UAE on any type of visa, other than employment. Moreover, a source from the labor ministry confirmed that with the lifting of the ban, the 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) would no longer be required for expatriate workers seeking a job transfer. The approval of the old sponsor would be in the form of affixing his signature on the sponsorship transfer application form, which would also bear the signature of the new sponsor. Expatriate employees welcomed the new policy for providing them freedom to change jobs. Employers, however, also want appropriate checks and balances to be in place to prevent anyone from taking undue advantage of the situation. *UAE citizenship for highly-skilled professionals * Labor Minister Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Kaabi recently proposed the granting of UAE citizenship to a select category of highly qualified and skilled professionals who have the potential to contribute to national development. According to the minister, such a move would allow the country to benefit from the expertise of these professionals. *Interior Ministry introduces new 90-day mission entry visa* Interior Minister Lt. Gen, Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan has decreed the introduction of a new 90-day entry visa. The new three-month visa called, the Mission Entry Visa, will be issued to expatriate workers hired for short-term special projects for an initial fee of Dh600. This new visa can be renewed for another three months for a fee of Dh1,200. The Mission Entry Visa can be issued to engineers, doctors, lawyers and technicians to carry out an urgent or emergency assignment for a licensed company or a public or private institution duly registered in the UAE. The spouse and children can accompany the visa holder. The new visa was allegedly designed to simplify the recruitment process for the employment of select foreign temporary workers and, at the same time, put an end to the abuse of the visit visa for employment purposes. *Category A companies predominate * The classification of companies based on the percentage of their work force belonging to the same nationality is as follows: firms with 30 percent or less are under category A, while those with 31 to 74 percent are under category B and those listed as category C are firms with over 75 percent of staff having the same nationality. According to the Labor Ministry, out of some 440,000 companies registered in the UAE, 359,000 are or 81.8 percent in category A; 36,000 are in category B; and 44,000 are in category C. In terms of number of workers, category A companies employ about 18 per cent or 450,000 out of 2.5 million expatriate workers in the country. However, a senior ministry official cautioned that the data could be deceiving since many of the companies in category A have either closed down or actually employ fewer than four workers, thus exempting them from the mixed-nationality and emiratization requirements. *Construction firms strive to diversify workforce* Assistant undersecretary for labor Humaid bin Dimas clarified that even if the construction industry were not subject to the emiratization quota, the Labor Ministry would nevertheless recognize the companies' initiatives to meet the two percent annual quota imposed on commercial companies with 50 or more workers. Hence, construction companies, which rely heavily on thousands of foreign laborers, have a chance to be upgraded from category B or C to category A if they meet the stipulated criteria, as well as the emiratization quota and diversification of culture requirements. This has prompted a number of companies to start diversifying the nationalities of their laborers to conform to the prescribed culture balance. *Visa violations by foreign workers* The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs allegedly found 579 cases of visa violations among foreign workers employed in various private companies during the first eight months of the year. Of this number, 287 were on visit visas, 122 on domestic worker visas and 170 on parental visas. The Labor Law requires foreigners who want to work in the private sector to first obtain the necessary work permit or labor card from the ministry. *Shelter for runway Filipino domestic workers* Philippine labor attach� in Dubai Vicente Cabe confirmed that the consulate has provided shelter to more than 60 runaway Filipino domestic workers who were seeking protection from abusive employers. According to Cabe, 90 percent of the runa
Bismillah [IslamCity] Pakistan politics-- Fanatics control thousands of US nukes: JI
Fanatics control thousands of US nukes: JI LAHORE, Jul 25: Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Syed Munawar Hasan has said that America is the biggest terrorist state in the world whose thousands of nuclear and chemical weapons are in the hands of fanatics and being continuously used against the humanity. He was delivering Friday sermon at Mansoorah, says a press release by JI Media Cell. Munawar Hasan wondered why a hue and cry about Pakistan's nuclear program is being raised in the world, whereas the real threat to the world security and peace is the USA. He said thousands of American nuclear, chemical and biological weapons are in the control of unsafe hands, and America is the only country which used nuclear bombs against the innocent civilians killing millions of Japanese by dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He said still there are children being born in those cities suffer from the deadly affects of those bombs dropped fifty years ago. Munawar said America has always worked against the humanity in every turn of history. He said despite that UN had banned chemical weapons but America is using them committing genocide of innocent Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq. Munawar said Pakistani rulers are acting as slaves of Washington and the only country created in the name of Islam is being used against Muslims of the world. He said now our newly elected prime minister is going to Washington to renew his loyalties and submissiveness to George Bush, and a large delegation of sightseers accompanying him will enjoy luxuries of seven star hotels at the expense of hard earned money of a nation deprived of Roti, Kapra Aur Makan. Munawar said our Foreign Minister is acting as a Yes man of Washington, while our Trade Minister has launched Indian Trade Policy in Pakistan. He remarked that India is a lucky nation having her own trade minister in Pakistan to take care of her commercial interests in a supposedly hostile country. He, however, said Pakistan is an unlucky nation whose ministers watch American and Indian interests despite enjoying perks, privileges and protocol at the expense of public taxes. Munawar said it is height of cruelty that those raising slogans of Roti, Kapra Aur Makan have snatched every grain from the mouth of the poor masses, and every section of society is either on strike or staging protests against the so-called 'Awami' rulers. He said JI has launched its mass contact movement and its annual convention in October in Lahore will bring a new hope for change in the country.
Bismillah [IslamCity] uk: Islamophobia in a village
This is why this is needed: http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL0250204920070503?feedType=RSS Islamophobia in a village By Elham Asaad Buaras Two Derby families say day trip to the picturesque Derbyshire village of Belpar was ruined by an Islamophobic attack. Mohammed Khalifa, 37, and Nathalie Faustilio, 24, said the trip with their friends on May 18 went horribly wrong when Khalifa and his friend Hassan Sami, 21, left their wives and two young children alone in the River Garden in North Mill Bridgefoot to withdraw money. Faustilio, an Italian Muslim convert, and English convert, Soria Hawata, 21, were subjected to an unprovoked and sustained Islamophobic attack which left Khalifa with broken ribs and both women in constant fear. Speaking to The Muslim News Faustilio said trouble began when she and her friend were left alone by their husbands in the park. "When they went to get money from the ATM machines a man started screaming really foul things at us." Faustilio insists the nasty verbal abuse was so motiveless she initially thought he was aiming the expletives at his dog, "He was swearing and saying really bad things. At first I thought he was aiming his abuse at the dog then I found out he was aiming it at me." The hijab wearing ladies said they were told to remove their "Pakistani clothes". "He told me and Soria to get out of the country, his exact words were 'get the [EMAIL PROTECTED] out my country go back to Pakistan'. I told him I'm Italian and my friend was English and even if we weren't it was none of his business." The man continued to hurl verbal abuse at the two and even spat at Nathalie who said she had "never been subjected to Islamophobia at this level." Faustilio said she was left in tears when she noticed no one in the park came to their assistance. Instead, she said, a small crowd had gathered to watch. "A couple of people thought it was amusing and were smiling but they didn't help us." "Only a lady working in the parks café called the police when Nathalie asked her to," said Hawata. Khalifa said he returned to see his wife being sworn and spat at, "I shoved him out of the way he pushed me. I pushed him back and we fought." The police arrived as the fighting ensued. Faustilio said her husband, who had broken his rib and his friend were arrested, whilst the assailant was taken to hospital for his broken nose. The women asked to go in the police car for protection but were told to walk. "Before my husband came the man called his mobile and said he was calling his mates to come over. The police said we had to walk to the police station in a village we didn't know with two small children for 15 minutes. We got lost and were worried the man's mates would come." However, later, Faustilio's husband and his friend were released without charge. Hawata also criticised Derbyshire police for not keeping them informed on the fate of their harasser, "They haven't informed either me or Nathalie of what happened to the man. We know he was arrested at the time but we don't know what else happened." "He lives in Derby near us and whenever I take public transport I worry that I might bump into him," said Hawata. A spokesperson for Derbshire police told The Muslim News,, "A 39 year old man from Derby was taken to hospital where he had surgery on his nose. Once he was released from hospital he was arrested and questioned. He was released on bail and his case has been forwarded to the CPS for review." http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=3554
Bismillah [IslamCity] STATEMENT on THE BLASTS IN AHMEDABAD
--- On Sat, 7/26/08, PRASHANT Ahmedabad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: PRASHANT Ahmedabad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: STATEMENT on THE BLASTS IN AHMEDABAD To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 9:51 PM We condemn .in no uncertain terms the bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Bangalore..and the other senseless acts of violence in other parts of the country.. We sympathise with all those affected very specially those who have lost their near and dear ones..May the departed souls rest in peace.. We earnestly plead with all those who indulge in such heinous acts to eschew any act of violence immediately. .These acts serve no purpose We call upon the State and National Government and other concerned authorities to deal with the situation firmly, but not to demonise any particular community or randomly arrest any one..We also call upon these officials to ensure that there there is justice and equity for all Finally we call upon evey section of civil society (very specially the leaders) to play a responsible role and to do all it can to maintain communal peace, harmony and calm in these moments of crises Fr Cedric Prakash sj Director PRASHANT.. 27 July 2008 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] With Regards Abi
Bismillah [IslamCity] Iran - 7 - Last in the series
Iran Makes the Sciences A Part of Its Revolution By Thomas Erdbrink Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, June 6, 2008; A01 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/05/AR2008 TEHRAN -- As Burton Richter, an American Nobel laureate in physics, entered the main auditorium of Tehran's prestigious Sharif University, hundreds of students rose to give him a loud and lengthy ovation. But Richter, wearing a white suit and leaning on a cane, said he was the one who should be awed. "The students here are very impressive," Richter said, lauding the high level of education at Sharif. "I expect to hear a lot more from you all in the future." The students, young men and women with laptops and smart briefcases, giggled in their seats. A woman took pictures of the Stanford professor emeritus, whose visit last month was part of a privately funded academic program run by the National Academies of the United States and universities in Iran. "Mr. Richter is an example for us," explained Ismael Hosseini, a 23-year-old electrical engineering student who had managed to get a seat near the stage. "But soon I will be able to listen to an Iranian scientist who has received a Nobel Prize for his or her work," he said. "We are all studying and researching hard to receive this honour." Iran's determination to develop what it says is a nuclear energy program is part of a broader effort to promote technological self-sufficiency and to see Iran recognized as one of the world's most advanced nations. The country's leaders, who three decades ago wrested the government away from a ruler they saw as overly dependent on the West, invest heavily in scientific and industrial achievement, but critics say government backing is sometimes erratic, leaving Iran's technological promise unfulfilled. Still, Iranian scientists claim breakthroughs in nanotechnology, biological researchers are pushing the boundaries of stem cell research and the country's car industry produces more cars than anywhere else in the region. "Iran wants to join the group of countries that want to know about the biggest things, like space," Richter said to the students during his speech at Sharif University, which draws many of the country's best students. Every year, 1.5 million young Iranians take a national university entrance exam, or "concourse." Of the 500,000 who pass and are entitled to free higher education, only the top 800 can attend Sharif, considered Iran's MIT. At Sharif, students work in fields including aerospace and nanotechnology. While some end up advancing Iran's nuclear program or finding work in other technological fields in Iran, many, especially PhD candidates, are lured by employers or universities in Australia, Canada and the United States. "Our visitors are flabbergasted when they come to our modern laboratories and see women PhD students. Often they had a completely different image of Iran, not as an academic country," said Abdolhassan Vafai, a professor at Sharif. "Here, we educate our students to solve problems that affect all humanity, like hunger, global warming and water shortages." But in Iran, scientists are also expected to serve ideological goals. Iran's leaders hold up their inventions as proof that the country's 1979 revolution has made it independent and self-sufficient. When President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad opened Iran's first space centre in February, he issued a launch order sending a test missile into space and proclaimed that "no power can overcome Iran's will." Iran hopes to launch its second satellite -- the first was launched commercially by a Russian company -- within weeks, using a locally made rocket. Iran's advances in this field cannot be independently verified. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has encouraged scientific breakthroughs for geopolitical reasons. "If you are in pursuit of a science, you bring dissatisfaction and displeasure to the enemy of the revolution's aspirations," Khamenei said during a visit to Iran's stem cell research centre in 2006. In 1979, revolutionaries accused Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the country's U.S.-backed autocrat, of having made Iran dependent on other states for technology, military equipment and industrial hardware. During the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, the country faced an enemy supported by superpowers that isolated Iran. Squadrons of U.S.-made F-4 fighter jets were grounded because of U.S. sanctions that barred Iran's access to spare parts. "In the war, the whole world was against us. We learned that we had to stand on our own two feet," said Manoucher Manteqi, chief executive of Iran's largest carmaker, Iran Khodro. The state-run company produced more than 600,000 cars in 2007 and has no equivalent in the Middle East. India's Tata Motors produced just over 400,000 vehicles in 2007; French automaker Peugeot Citroen -- with which Iran Khodro ha
Bismillah [IslamCity] learn the Qur'aan
Hadrat Uthman (Radhi Allaho anho) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said: "The best amongst you is the one who learns the Qur'aan and teaches it." ( Tirmidhi ) . Messenger blocked? Want to chat? Go to http://in.webmessenger.yahoo.com/
Bismillah [IslamCity] video: Karachi Kids' Lie Exposed By CNN
Karachi Kids' Lie Exposed By CNN Check it out: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/07/25/sayah.pakistan.karachi.kids.cnn?iref=videosearch
Bismillah [IslamCity] Help! Arabic/English Qurans NEEDED for Masjid
Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah Wabarakaatuhu, Dear Brothers and Sisters, We would like to have about 300 copies of Quran or more. Due to the Quran contest we are organizing in the holy month of Ramadan , and to meet new muslim and non muslims demand we are in need of more Arabic translated Qur'an in english, to enable us organize the contest successfully, also we have newly converted muslims who are also in need of the Qurans. We shall therefore be grateful if you could ,kindly pass this email to any individual muslims or organizations who can voluntarily afford to get the requested number.or any number they can afford. These Qurans are going to be distributed among the students who have done well in Quranic recitation and memorization competition, and also some individuals and organizations that have placed their applications in our office. not forgetting the newly converted muslims whereby the translated Qurans in English are preferable for them. Looking foreward for a favourable response in this regard Your brother in Islam M.Talib, J.P Secretary/Director Central Coast Islamic Cultural Centre 13A Howarth Street , WYONG 2259, NSW A U S T R A L I A Phone - (+61) 2 43531451 Mobile - (+61) 433770504 Fax - (+61) 2 43539234 e-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bismillah [IslamCity] A thought
As Salaamu Alaikum
QUOTE
"Sense of justice is one of the most wonderful ideals of Islam, because as I
read in the Qur'an I find those dynamic principles of life, not mystic but
practical ethics for the daily conduct of life suited to the whole world."
Lectures on "The Ideals of Islam;" SPEECHES AND WRITINGS OF SAROJINI NAIDU,
Madras, 1918, p. 167.
PoEtEsS
"Happiness is the key to the foundation of satisfaction, contentment and
acceptance"…Zohra Moosa
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Bismillah [IslamCity] hadith: Exaggeration in praising the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wassalam)
Narrated 'Umar: I heard the Prophet saying, "Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Apostle." Sahi Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 654
Bismillah [IslamCity] Firmness & Self Control
Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu * Firmness & Self Control* * Surah Ale Imran 3:14 Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: women and sons; heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world's life; but in nearness to Allah is the best of the goals (to return to). *15 Say: shall I give you glad tidings of things far better than those? For the righteous are gardens in nearness to their Lord with rivers flowing beneath; therein is their eternal home; with companions pure (and holy) and the good pleasure of Allah. For in Allah's sight are (all) His servants. * 16 (Namely) those who say: "Our Lord! we have indeed believed: forgive us then our sins and save us from the agony of the fire." 17 Those who show patience firmness and self-control; who are true (in word and deed); who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way of Allah); and who pray for forgiveness in the early hours of the morning. *18 There is no god but He: that is the witness of Allah His angels and those endued with knowledge standing firm on justice. There is no god but He the Exalted in Power the Wise. 19 The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His will): nor did the people of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah Allah is swift in calling to account.* 20 So if they dispute with thee say: "I have submitted my whole self to Allah and so have those who follow me." And say to the people of the Book and to those who are unlearned: "Do ye (also) submit yourselves?" If they do they are in right guidance but if they turn back thy duty is to convey the Message; and in Allah's sight are (all) His servants. --* 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] Re: Turkey in the throes of Islamic revolution
Dear Members, Assalamu Alaikum.Please see my comments in third brackets on this highly prejudicial article against Islamic trend and in particular about Turkish islamists.This is a totally biased article.Fortunately Islamists now can decipher their intrigues in the name of psydo scholarship Shah Abdul Hannan Turkey in the throes of Islamic revolution? By SpenglerAsiaTimes.com 21/7/08 Turkey is half pregnant with political Islam, if one believes Western foreign ministries and the mainstream press. Its Islamist government last week arrested 82 alleged coup plotters from Turkey's military and intellectual elite, on the strength of a secret indictment of 2,445 pages. Turkish media have offered fanciful allegations linking the secular leaders of the alleged "Ergenekon" plot to al-Qaeda as well as the violent Kurdish Workers' Party. Among those detailed are pillars of the secular establishment, including the head of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce and the Ankara editor of the country's leading daily newspaper, Cumhuriyet. Before shouting "Reichstag Fire!" in a crowded theater, one should read the indictment, when and if it is made public. A few Western analysts, such as Michael Rubin at the American Enterprise Institute, are warning [1] that an Islamic putsch is possible, after the fashion of ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran. The question of the moment, though, is not whether mass arrests of civic leaders on charges that challenge the imagination are compatible with Turkey's image as a democratic nation, but rather why the world's media have printed very a harsh word about the administration of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A perfect storm of enmity has come down on the beleaguered Turkish secularists, who find themselves without friends. That is a tragedy whose consequences will spill over Turkey's borders, for the secular model established by Kemal Ataturk after World War I was the Muslim world's best hope of adapting to modernity. Many years of misbehavior by Turkey's army and security services, the core institutions of secular power, have eroded their capacity to resist an Islamist takeover. [This is a biased view.The writer is supporting such un-democratic and dogmatic secularism.kamal pasha established a dictatorship and this and his abusive rule and secularism he thinks to be best hope for the Muslim world] The United States State Department, meanwhile, has found a dubious use for what it thinks is a moderate strain of political Islam. Washington apparently hopes to steer Turkey into a regional bloc with the short-term aim of calming Iraq, and a longer-term objective of fostering a Sunni alliance against Iran's ambition to foment a Shi'ite revolution in the Middle East. [To foment a Shia revolution in the Middle east is another propaganda ] By rejecting Turkey's efforts to join the European Union, France and Germany have destroyed the credibility of the secular parties who seek integration with the West. Perhaps the Europeans already have consigned Turkey to the ward for political incurables, and do not think it worthwhile to try to revive Western-oriented secularism. Turkey's liberal intellectuals, who suffered intermittent but brutal repression at the hands of the secular military, think of the Islamist government as the enemy of their enemy, if not quite their friend. Sadly, the notion that moderate Islam will flourish in the Turkish nation demands that we believe in two myths, namely, moderate Islam and the Turkish nation. Too much effort is wasted parsing the political views of Erdogan, who began his career in the 1990s as an avowed Islamist and anti-secularist, but later espoused a muted form of Islam as leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Whether Erdogan is a born-again moderate or a disguised jihadi is known only to the man himself. Islam in Turkey flourishes in full public view. At the village level, the AKP draws on the same sort of Saudi Arabian patronage that filled Pakistan with madrassas (seminaries) during the past two decades, and incubated the Wahhabi forces that have now all but buried the remnants of Pakistani secularism. [Erdogan is doing what was possible .The military would not allow any formal islamic party, if they would then there would be no problem .Turks have been trained with the connivance of the West to worship Kamal Pasha because this would serve the West in blocking Islam, howsoever democratic it might be .] If political Islam prevails in Turkey, what will emerge is not the same country in different coloration, but a changeling, an entirely different nation. In a 1997 speech that earned him a prison term, Erdogan warned of two fundamentally different camps, the secularists who followed Kemal, and Muslims who followed sharia. These are not simply different camps, however, but different configurations of Turkish socie
Bismillah [IslamCity] Al-Khitab (Address Mode) & Al-Iltifat (Modal Switch)
In the Name of the One who gave all things their speech Al-Khitab (Address Mode) & Al-Iltifat (Modal Switch) http://www.untiredwithloving.org/khitab.html Based upon the seminal work of Grand Sage Jalaled-Din Suyuti the Addressing expressions of Qur’an are explored for the purpose of the English reader to develop a ‘feel’ for the Prophetic Language, without the need to become a scholar of Arabic. http://www.untiredwithloving.org/khitab.html#Iltifat_contrast The addressing modes of Qur’an are often switched, from one to the other, and the purpose behind such modal-switches are explored via the language of the ‘difference method’ of Alrfred North Whitehead in Process & Reality and extended by the Sufism’s terminology of Ta’ayyun (Contrast). The purpose of the metaphysics is not to declare or determine a final truth, for all truths reside with Al-Haqq (The Absolute Truth, Allah) and none with any servants, the true purpose is to develop a LANGUAGE to describe as wide as possible and as general as possible the terminologies of Qur’anic addressing. http://www.untiredwithloving.org/khitab.html#handedness Peculiar ‘handedness’ is discovered within the address-switches of Qur’an which indicates a sort of symmetry-breakage that resembles the Homochirality of the organic molecules within the living organisms, as Homochirality indicates the symmetry-breakage to support life, the handedness of the Qur’anic modal-switches are there to support spiritual life! --DARA The Eyeless Lion
Bismillah [IslamCity] 'It is a heinous crime against entire Humanity'
*PRESS RELEASE* *'It is a heinous crime against entire Humanity'* * Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Condemns Ahmedabad, **Bangalore** serial blasts * New Delhi 27 July 2008 *Mr Nusrat Ali*, Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind strongly condemned the serial bomb blasts that exploded in Bangalore and Ahmedabad and left at least 45 killed and many injured. The secretary general of Jamaat termed it as a heinous crime against the entire humanity and denounced the barbaric killing of innocent peoples. He expressed grief, sympathies and solidarity with the families of the victims and offered sincere condolence to them. Mr Nusrat Ali demanded a high level impartial investigation which should be carried out in a time bound manner and should result in identifying the real culprits and their motives. Mr Nusrat Ali cautioned the Government and the intelligence agencies that the innocent peoples should not be harassed and detained unlawfully as it happens in previous such incidents. Objecting strongly to the practice of intelligence agencies of floating certain names without proper investigation, he said, "Government must look into the real motives of perpetrators of such crimes." He also cautioned the media, especially electronic media not to draw the hasty conclusion on the basis of mere speculations of intelligence agencies. "This blame game is not going to help us," he added. He appealed to the peoples of India to remain calm and united against the divisive forces which are trying to disrupt the communal harmony and the plural fabric of India. * * *Media Dept.* Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, HQ D-317, Dawat Nagar Abul Fazl Enclave, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi-25 www.jamaateislamihind.org Phone:011-26948341 Fax: 011-26920975 ** ** *Bombers had done the most heinous crime against humanity: SIO* *Delhi** (24/07/2008)*: Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) condemned the bombings in Ahmedabad and recent in Bangalore in the strongest terms. Who ever the bombers, they had done the most heinous crime against humanity. SIO urges people of the whole country to remain calm and maintain communal harmony. This is undoubtedly an effort to destabilize the peace and harmony of this country. There has also been such incidence to sabotage some political issues. SIO demands the Government that the perpetrators of bombings have to be brought in front of justice. At the same time innocents must not be tortured or punished as it is happening in various parts of the country. It will only help the actual criminals played behind this crime. SIO demands the media to do its duty truthfully and with sense of responsibility, since media has got a major role in diverting such incidences from reality. www.sio-india.org P.P. Abdullatheef Neeleswaram - CLT
