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Bismillah [IslamCity] Must we call them Pirats ??
the Giant-wealth-transporter its width is as long as a 747 a nice Lebanese-Arab proverb says : if you ,once, have to steal , then steal a Camel (the Camel being the biggest animal) and if you want to fall in love, then fall for the Moon (the moon being the ultimate beauty in Arab literature) And today I say if you have to steal , go ahead and steal a 200 million Barrels Giant-Tankers.. Indeed , Pirates have just done this, off the African Coast it is owned by Aramco , the biggest company worldwide the monopole-holder of all Saudi Oil, owned by the richest monarchs on this Planet , who also owns the whole Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , itself.. This huge cargo was originating from this non-constitutional-absolute-monarchy-source to probably ,the only-super-power which happens to be the richest entity on earththe USA. It is stolen , or at least kidnapped , now hijacked by Mr. Unknown whether Somali Pirates or any other pirates , is irrelevant to me. So much wealth , while, moving between the wealthiest-Family towards the wealthiest-country, is stolen , which makes it a crime !! or rather a re-distribution of wealth ?? Somebody has stolen it.. is it a crime or a heroic-act ?? by any standards..you wish to apply ?? The Oil of Iraq is stolen 7 days per week, since 2003 and nobody calls them Pirates 78% of Palestine is stolen since 60 years and nobody calls them Pirates.. and the list is long... Raja Chemayel former Devil-advocate and today's Pirate's advocat 21.11.08
Bismillah [IslamCity] Pictures of Antarctica, the Coldest Beautiful Place
Antarctica is on average the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth. 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice, which is on average 1,6 kilometers (1 mi) in thickness. As there is little precipitation, the interior of the continent is technically the largest desert in the world, but a frozen desert. As for the temperature, scientists recorded the world’s lowest temperature: −89 °C (−129 °F). ] Though it’s fifth-largest continent in area, its population is about 1000, at the same time there are no permanent human residents, only those conducting and supporting scientific research and other work on the continent. But there are lots of penguins, fur seals and cold-adapted plants. Maybe Antarctica is so beautiful, because there are not many people, it has no government and belongs to no country. Enjoy beautiful pictures of the coldest place on Earth.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Toasting Wine
Just in case you missed it, The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Khadimain Haramain Shareefain King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Toast glass of wine with his Master Mr. Bush. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmLDRHlOo0U Not only drinking but attending such parties where wine is being servered is HARAMrefer to this QA http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/45789 Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Mughni (7/214): If a person is invited to a wedding feast in which evil things will take place, such as wine, musical instruments, etc, and he is able to attend and remove those evils, then he must attend and denounce them, because then he will be fulfilling two duties: accepting the invitation of his Muslim brother and removing evil. But if he is not able to denounce them then he should not attend. If he does not know about the evils until he gets there, he should remove them. If he cannot, then he should go away. Something similar was stated by al-Shaafa'i. 2- Chapter: 5 , Verse: 90 Believers, wine and gambling, idols and divining arrows are abominations from the work of satan. Avoid them, in order that you prosper. 3- Chapter: 5 , Verse: 91 satan seeks to stir up enmity and hatred among you by means of wine and gambling, and to bar you from the remembrance of Allah and from praying. Will you not abstain from them? share with your family and friends.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Monorail in holy sites by 2010
Plans underway for monorail to link Makkah's holy sites 04/04/2007 Plans are underway to connect Saudi Arabia's holy sites by monorail to facilitate transportation for Hajj pilgrims, the Arab News reported today. The $1.9 billion project involves building monorails in Makkah, Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafat. A monorail is a single rail, generally elevated, that is used as a track for passenger or freight vehicles. A key advantage is that monorails do not obstruct traffic on the ground, and they are environmentally-friendly. The monorail proposed for the Makkah-area project would have four to eight carriages and can transport 20,000 passengers an hour - nearly 800,000 pilgrims during the Hajj. The project also includes parking facilities so that pilgrims can park their cars at the entrance of Makkah and then board the monorail. The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), the Ministry of Transport and the Higher Commission for the Development of Makkah and Madinah have all reviewed a study of the project and welcome it. The study was prepared by the International Transport Projects Company, which is now contacting Saudi authorities to obtain the appropriate license to implement the project. The Makkah-area monorail is expected to be completed in four years. A similar project is under consideration for Madinah. http://www.saudiembassy.net/2007News/News/HajDetail.asp?cIndex=7046 Monorail in holy sites by 2010 06/06/2008 MAKKAH: Haj pilgrims traveling between Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifa may be able to take advantage of the proposed monorail project by 2010, a local newspaper reported yesterday. Nine international companies have been invited to bid for the SR5-billion project. Dr. Habib Zainul Abideen, undersecretary for development projects at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, said the winning company would be announced before September. He added that work would start before Haj this year to ensure the project's completion in 18 months. Zainul Abideen said that a French consultancy is finalizing details and designs of the project, which will be duly provided to the bidding companies. He said that the train would run at heights of between eight to 10 meters in order not to obstruct the movement of vehicles and pedestrians on the ground. Residents of Makkah will be able to use the monorail to perform the stoning ritual in Mina, he added. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1section=0article=111549d=6m=7y=2008 Work on SR20bn Makkah monorail to begin after Haj P. K. Abdul Ghafour | Arab News JEDDAH: Work on the first phase of an SR20 billion Makkah monorail project will start in December soon after the Haj season to facilitate transportation of pilgrims between the holy sites of Makkah, Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifa. The project is designed to transport five million pilgrims. An agreement will be signed with the winner of the contract to implement the project soon after Haj, said Dr. Habeeb Zain Al-Abidine, deputy minister of municipal and rural affairs and secretary-general of the Commission for Development of Makkah, Madinah and the Holy Sites. Five specialized international companies, which were short-listed from 10, are competing for the multibillion dollar project, he said, adding that a meeting chaired by Prince Miteb, minister of municipal and rural affairs and chairman of the commission, would be held tomorrow to open their tenders. Zain Al-Abidine said a feasibility study conducted by an international company had proposed five monorails linking the holy sites. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has given his approval to the project that will ease transportation of more than three million pilgrims between the holy sites. The feasibility study suggested the second monorail be built two to three years after the construction of the first one, he said, adding that a single monorail would cost SR4 billion. The first monorail beginning from Mina will transport nearly one million pilgrims including 360,000 Arab pilgrims. Monorail, which is a single rail serving as the track for a wheeled or (magnetically) levitating vehicle, has been rapidly paving its way as a modern urban transit system, providing the most-sought-after transportation solutions for a built-up congested city. The Makkah monorails will be 8 to 10 meters above the ground to ensure smooth flow of pedestrians and vehicles. Zain Al-Abidine said the implementation of the project in the holy sites would help withdraw 25,000 buses from a total of 70,000 used by domestic pilgrims as well as pilgrims who come by land from neighboring countries. He said the system would help transport at least 500,000 pilgrims within six to eight hours. According to the present study, monorails will have a station
Bismillah [IslamCity] Death threat for artist SARAH MAPLE
She insults Islam with her so called art and then they talk about her right to being artist. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7701046.stm
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Islamic Youth Awakening (Sahwah) Campaign - Muslim Youth Code of Honor
i have seen so many of these americans and even if you set them down on the chalk board and give them lessons day and night about islam they will still bark like dogs. the same crap day in and day out regardless of what the truth is said. she was EIGHTEEN GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD. Do you get your information about Islam from the IRC chatrooms or do you believe that osmosis is the future of american education? Z T From: Lina Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:29:00 AM Subject: Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Islamic Youth Awakening (Sahwah) Campaign - Muslim Youth Code of Honor Could you kindly explain why the prophet and his wives should be our role models, given the fact that the prophet was illiterate, and he consumated the marriage with Aysha when she was only 8 years old? If he was to be our role model, then we should not go to school, and young girls should get married at the age of 6? --- On Sun, 11/16/08, Dr. Adel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr. Adel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Dr. Adel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr. Adel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Islamic Youth Awakening (Sahwah) Campaign - Muslim Youth Code of Honor To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, November 16, 2008, 6:01 AM Islamic Youth Awakening (Sahwah) Campaign - Muslim Youth Code of Honor http://www.usislam. org/IslamicYouth /muslim_youth_ code_of_honor. htm http://www.petition online.com/ iyacmych/ petition. html Please remember that Monday is our Islamic Youth Awakening day. We, a new generation of young Muslims, in order to protect our Islamic traditions and achieve Islamic moral excellence, do affirm and pledge this declaration. When character and morality are uncommon qualities, When most media and TV seek to profit from destroying our Islamic identity, When Western pop culture icons do not represent our values, When Islamic beliefs are labeled as intolerant and backward, When secularists seek to remove God from our lives, When truth is deemed relative and inexplicable. It is necessary for us, the emerging generation of young Muslims, to stand for what is right and reclaim the values that have made our civilization one of the greatest in history. We call our Ummah to a higher standard, a lifestyle based not on convenience, but on character, not on what is easy, but what is excellent, not on what feels good, but what is right, not on popularity, but on principle, not on what is tempting, but what is true. We, as young Muslims, assert our right to determine our future and the future of our great Ummah. We hold these truths as our God-given rights, and we embrace them with our hearts and our lives: We recognize that God, our Creator, is the source of all truth, and the Quran is the authentic Word of God. We recognize that Muhammad (PBUH), the last prophet, his companions, and his wives are our role model for all our life situations. We pledge to love, honor, and respect our parents, teachers, and elders. We recognize that we are all brothers and sisters belonging to the great Ummah of Muhammad (PBUH) We recognize that Islam is not based on race, color, wealth, tribes, Mazhab, and nationality. We condemn tribal Muslim feuds in the same nation, and division of any Muslim country. We acknowledge the five pillars of Islam: Shahada, Prayer, Fasting, Zakat, and Pilgrimage to Mecca for the one who can perform this duty. Anyone who believes in the 5 pillars of Islam is a Muslim. We will work to see that every person has the opportunity to see and hear about the Greatness of our God, and the purity of our beloved Prophet Muhammad. We recognize that human life is sacred, and that killing a single innocent human is as killing all people. We reject rhetoric of Takfir against anyone who believes in the Oneness and Supremacy of God, the prophethood of our beloved Prophet Muhammad, as the last Messenger of God , in the reality of the Day of Judgment, and in the five pillars of Islam. We pledge to respect other Muslims and all places of worships. We recognize that disagreement between Muslims should only be expressed in respectful manner. We understand and respect differences in performing worship between Muslims of different Mazhabs. We will live with honor, always striving to do the right thing, even when it is unpopular. We will be honest and truthful in matters large and small, regardless of the consequences. We will take responsibility for our actions, and not point to governments, schools, celebrities, parents, or friends to justify our wrong decisions. We recognize that we are responsible for our mistakes. We will pursue purity throughout our lives. We will not be seduced by fabricated ideas of romance and love. We will save our bodies and hearts for our future spouses, and once married, we commit to
Bismillah [IslamCity] The first Abdullah Yusuf Ali memorial lecture
2:45 pm | Sunday 14 December 2008 | 16 Dhu al-Hijjah 1429 Conference Hall, International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia, Jalan Elmu, off Jalan Universiti, Kuala Lumpur This inaugral lecture in memory of Abdullah Yusuf Ali is being held 55 years after his death on 10 December, 1953. Organised by Islamic Book Trust, it is the first of its kind to commemorate the man who gave one of the most widely distributed works in the English-speaking world, The Meaning of the Holy Qur’an: Text, Translation and Commentary, first published in 1934. The lecture will be delivered by Dr M A Sherif from the United Kingdom, author of Searching for Solace: A Biography of Abdullah Yusuf Ali. A collection of various English translations of the Qur’an will be on display, as well as an exhibition on the life and times of Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Admission is free and open to public. To attend, please register using the online form. http://www.ibtbooks.com/lecture/ With Regards Abi
Bismillah [IslamCity] Please Notice
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:42:48 + The figures are speaking themselves very loudly we are unable to listen. Some thoughts: Extracts of speech by Hafez A.B Mohamed: Director-General, Al Baraka Bank. Demographics: - World Jewish Population. 14 million - Distribution: 7m in America · 5m in Asia · 2m in Europe · 100 thousand in Africa - World Muslim Population: 1.5 billion - Distribution: I billion in Asia/Mid-East · 400 M in Africa · 44 M in Europe · 6 M in the Americas - Every fifth human being is a Muslim. - For every single Hindu there are two Muslims - For every Buddhist there are two Muslims - For every Jew there are 107 Muslims - Yet the 14 million Jews are more powerful than the entire 1.5 billion Muslims Why? Here are some of the reasons. Movers of Current History - Albert Einstein Jewish - Sigmund Freud Jewish - Karl Marx Jewish - Paul Samuelson Jewish - Milton Friedman Jewish Medical Milestones - Vaccinating Needle: Benjamin Ruben Jewish - Polio Vaccine Jonas Salk Jewish - Leukaemia Drug Gertrude Elion Jewish - Hepatitis B Baruch Blumberg Jewish - Syphilis Drug Paul Ehrlich Jewish - Neuro muscular Elie Metchnikoff Jewish - Endocrinology Andrew Schally Jewish - Cognitive therapy. Aaron Beck Jewish - Contraceptive Pill Gregory Pincus Jewish - Understanding of Human Eye. G. Wald Jewish - Embryology. Stanley Cohen Jewish - Kidney Dialysis Willem Kloffcame Jewish - In the past 105 years, 14 million Jews have won 180 Nobel prizes whilst 1.5 billion Muslims have contributed only 3 Nobel winners Inventions that changed History - Micro- Processing Chip. Stanley Mezor Jewish - Nuclear Chain Reactor Leo Sziland Jewish - Optical Fibre Cable Peter Schultz Jewish - Traffic Lights Charles Adler Jewish - Stainless Steel Benno Strauss Jewish - Sound Movies Isador Kisee Jewish - Telephone Microphone Emile Berliner Jewish - Video Tape Recorder Charles Ginsburg Jewish Influential Global Business - Polo Ralph Lauren Jewish - Coca Cola Jewish - Levi's Jeans Levi Strauss Jewish - Sawbuck's Howard Schultz Jewish - Google Sergey Brin Jewish - Dell Computers Michael Dell Jewish - Oracle Larry Ellison Jewish - DKNY Donna Karan Jewish - Baskin Robbins Irv Robbins Jewish - Dunkin Donuts Bill Rosenberg Jewish Influential Intellectuals/Politicians - Henry Kissinger , US Sec of State Jewish - Richard Levin, President Yale University Jewish - Alan Greenspan , US Federal Reserve Jewish - Joseph Lieberman Jewish - Madeleine Albright , US Sec of State Jewish - CasperWeinberger , US Sec of Defence Jewish - Maxim Litvinov , USSR Foreign Minister Jewish - DavidMarshal , Singapore Chief Minister Jewish - Isaacs Isaacs, Gov-GenAustralia Jewish - Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman Jewish - Yevgeny Primakov, Russian PM Jewish - Barry Goldwater , US Politician Jewish - Jorge Sampaio, President Portugal Jewish - Herb Gray, Canadian Deputy - PM Jewish - Pierre Mendes, French PM Jewish - Michael Howard, British Home Sec. Jewish - Bruno Kriesky, Austrian Chancellor Jewish - Robert Rubin , US Sec of Treasury Jewish Global Media Influential - Wolf Blitzer, CNN Jewish - Barbara Walters ABC News Jewish - EugeneMeyer , Washington Post Jewish - Henry Grunwald, Time Magazine Jewish - Katherine Graham , Washington Post Jewish - Joseph Lelyeld, New York Times Jewish - Max Frankel, New York Times Jewish Global Philanthropists - George Soros Jewish - Walter Annenberg Jewish Why are they powerful? Why are Muslims powerless? Here's another reason. We have lost the capacity to produce knowledge. - In the entire Muslim World (57 Muslim Countries) there are only 500 universities. - In USA alone, 5,758 universities - In India alone, 8,407 universities - Not one university in the entire Islamic World features in the Top 500 Ranking Universities of the World - Literacy in the Christian World 90% - Literacy in the Muslim World 40% - 15 Christian majority-countries, literacy rate 100% - Muslim majority - countries , None - 98% in Christian countries completed primary - Only 50% in Muslim countries completed primary. - 40% in Christian countries attended university - In Muslim
Bismillah [IslamCity] Two methods of Ijtihaad
There were two methods of ijtihaad. One was the method of the 'ulamaa' of
Iraq, called the way of ra'y {choice} or the way of qiyaas {comparision}: if
it was not declared clearly in Qur'aan al-keriim or Hadiith ash-shariif how
to do an action, another action that was clearly expressed in Qur'aan
al-keriim or Hadiith ash-shariif and which was similar to the action in
question would be searched for. When it was found, the action in question
would be compared to it and done in a similar way. After the Sahaabat
al-kiraam {raziallaahu ta'aalaa anhum}, the leader of the mujtahids of this
way was Imaam al-A'zam Abu Haniifa {raziallaahu ta'aalaa anhu}.
The second way was the way of the 'ulamaa' of Hidjaaz, called the way of
riwaaya {tradition}. They considered the traditions of the inhabitants of
al-Madiinat al-Munawwara superior to qiyaas. The greatest of the mujtahids
of this way was Imaam Maalik {raziallaahu ta'aalaa anhu}, who lived in
al-Madiinat al-Munawwara. Al-Imaam ash-Shaafi'ii and Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
{raziallaahu ta'aalaa anhuma} attended his sohbats. Al-Imaam ash-shaafi'ii,
after learning the way of Imaam Maalik, went to Baghdad and learned the way
of al-Imaam al-a'zam {raziallaahu ta'aalaa anhu} from his disciples and
united these two methods. He established a new approach for ijtihaad.
Because he was a very eloquent and literary man, he understood the context
of aayats and hadiiths and decided on each action in accordance with an
alternative he found more emphatic. When he could not find an alternative
strong enough, he himself employed ijtihaad according to the way of qiyaas.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal {raziallaahu ta'aalaa anhu} too, went to Baghdad after
learning the way of Imaam Maalik {raziallaahu ta'aalaa anhu}. There, he
acquired a method of qiyaas from the disciples of al-Imaam al-a'zam
{raziallaahu ta'aalaa anhu}. Yet, because he had memorized a great many
hadiiths, he employed ijtihaad first by examining the way whereby hadiiths
corroborated one another.
--
Faizan--e-Syed Aamir Kaleemi Shah
Bismillah [IslamCity] Islamic Youth Awakening (Sahwah) Campaign 1
Islamic Youth Awakening (Sahwah) Campaign 1 http://www.usislam.org/IslamicYouth/islamic_youth.htm Please remember that Monday is our Islamic Youth Awakening day. 1. Glorious Quran on Good Manners: Respect and honour all human beings irrespective of their religion, colour, race, sex, language, status, property, birth, profession/job and so on [17/70] 2. Words of Wisdom from Prophet Mohammad (PBUH): Acquire knowledge, it enables its professor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to heaven. It is our friend in the desert, our company in solitude and companion when friendless. It guides us to happiness, it sustains us in misery, it is an ornament amongst friends and an armour against enemies. (widely attributed to the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)) 3. Muhammad (PBUH), The Best Man Ever Lived: A Brief Biography Of Muhammadhttp://www.usislam.org/IslamicYouth/Muhammad/a_brief_biography_of_muhammad.htm, *Islam Online* http://www.islam-online.net/ 4. Videos Of Prophet Muhammad: Documentary: Muhammad Legacy of a Prophethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8_92XSDsoA, by Non-Muslims about Islam Prophet Muhammad (S)... A good start for every Non-Muslim that wants to know more about Islam. 5. Great Muslims who Changed History, Most of the companions of the Prophet (PBUH) were Youth: Ali Ibn Abi Taleb (10 years old), Talhah ibn Ubaydullah (14 years old), Said ibn Zayd ( 15 years Old), Sad ibn Abi Waqqas (17 years old), Umar Ibn Al Khattab (26 years old) Abdur-Rahman ibn Awf (30 years), Othman Ibn Affan (34 years old), Abu Bakr (37 years old) Abd ar-Rahman Ihttp://www.usislam.org/IslamicYouth/GreatMuslims/abd_arrahman_i_falcon_of_andalus.htm, Arabic: (عبد الرحمن الداخل), (known as the Falcon of Andalus or The Falcon of the Quraish 6. Yes, Say it LOUD: YES ISLAM IS THE ANSWER: Are you a Muslim? Yes I amhttp://www.usislam.org/IslamicYouth/Islam/are_you_a_muslim_yes_i_am.htm, Dr. Adel Elsaie 7. Islamic Inspirational Songs Native Deen - Not Afraid to stand Alone http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1185304476?bclid=1172739689bctid=1171894564 Great Songhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1185304476?bclid=1172739689bctid=1171894564 Or : Native Deen - Not Afraid to stand Alonehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAfUMfCtcDA Great Songhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1185304476?bclid=1172739689bctid=1171894564, Lyrics: Stand Alonehttp://lyrics.astraweb.com/display/77/native_deen..not_afraid_to_stand_alone..stand_alone.html Please compare this song (Not afraid to stand alone) with many of the disgusting songs from westernized Muslim singers in Muslim countries. Yes you can be strong Muslim, please sign the petition : Muslim Youth Code of Honorhttp://www.usislam.org/IslamicYouth/muslim_youth_code_of_honor.htm Required a million signature each year Until that last Muslim Youth sign in. Please circulate this posting to your brothers and sisters, Jazakum Allah Khairan. Please note that this posting is for adults too. Dr. Adel Elsaie http://www.usislam.org/
Bismillah [IslamCity] Fisher Price Doll says Islam Is The Light?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnJfBtHHBec watch the video clip of a new Fisher Price doll that hate mongers already demanding to be off the shelves of the stores. The woman in the video says that the doll spouting more hate than love.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Hajj Umrah guides - Pass this on to a Hajji
Pass this on to a Hajji . This one page Umrah guide, and one page Hajj guide is going to make your life so easy, in sha Allah. And if you pass it on to someone else, they'll make loads of dua for you. (Here's an idea, print it out for your Hajj friends and family, and in pen write please make dua for me and sign it. That way, when they use the Hajj/Umrah guide, they'll constantly be reminded to make dua for you.) Here is the Umrah guide: trueword.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/umrah-flyer.pdf Here is the free Hajj guide: trueword.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/hajj-flyer.pdf But a warning: make sure you have LOTS of extra copies, cause your friends will be begging for copies. (Printing instructions: When you print it, it'll come out as 2 pages for each guide, those 2 pages need to be back to back. That way the guide will come out to one page, double sided.) With best wishes to see you succeed at the highest level! - Muhammad Alshareef PS The Hajj/Umrah guides are available on different websites throughout the world wide web. If you would like to post it up on your websites, you are welcome to do that. Use key words: Muhammad Alshareef Hajj Umrah guide http://discoverulife.com/blog/?p=31
Bismillah [IslamCity] While Imaam Ahmed ibn Hanbal was in prison...
*Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem* *Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu* While Imaam Ahmed ibn Hanbal was in prison... In al-Siyar (11/238), al-Dhahabi reports from Abu Ja'far al-Anbaari: When Ahmad was taken to al-Ma'moon, I was told about it, so I crossed the Euphrates and found him sitting in an inn, where I greeted him. He said, O Abu Ja'far, why did you go to the trouble (of coming here) I said, Listen to me, today you are the leader and the people are following you. By Allaah, if you accept that the Qur'aan is created, a lot of people will go along with that, but if you do not, then neither will they. Even if this man (al-Ma'moon) does not kill you, you will still die, because death is inevitable, so fear Allaah, and do not go along with (al-Ma'moon).? Ahmad began to weep and said, Ma sha Allaah Then he said, O Abu Ja'far, say it again,' so I said it again, and he kept saying, Ma sha Allaah. With regard to his being taken to al-Ma'moon, Imaam Ahmad said: We reached al-Rahbah at midnight, and a man came to us and said, Which of you is Ahmad ibn Hanbal He was told, This man. He said to the camel-driver, 'Slow down.' Then he said, Listen to me, why should you worry if you get killed here and go to Paradise Then he said, May Allaah be with you, and left. I asked about him and I was told, He is an Arab from the tribe of Rabee'ah who deals with wool in the desert. He is called Jaabir ibn 'Aamir, and they say good things about him. (Siyar A'laam al-Nubala', 11/241). In al-Bidaayah wa'l-Nihaayah, it says that a Bedouin *said to Imaam Ahmad: Listen to me, you are a representative of the people, so do not be bad news for them. You are the leader of the people today, so beware of doing what they are asking you to do, lest you bear their sins on the Day of Resurrection. If you love Allaah, then bear this with patience, for the only thing standing between you and Paradise is your being killed. Imaam Ahmad said: His words strengthened my resolve not to do what they were asking me to do. (Al-Bidaayah wa'l-Nihaayah, 1/332).* It was reported that Imaam Ahmad said: I never heard any stronger words at that time than what a Bedouin said to me at Rahbat Tawq, a village between al- Raqqah and Baghdaad on the banks of the Euphrates. He said, O Ahmad, if they kill you for the truth, you will be a shaheed (martyr), and if you live, you will be praised. And so my heart grew strong. (Siyar A'laam al-Nubala', 11/241). Imaam Ahmad said of the young man Muhammad ibn Nooh, who accompanied him at that time of trial: Even though he was so young, he had such great knowledge, and I never saw anyone who adhered more firmly to the command of Allaah than Muhammad ibn Nooh, and I hope that his end was good. *He said to me one day, O Abu 'Abd-Allaah, you are not like me. You are a man whom people follow, and they are straining their necks to see what you will do, so fear Allaah and adhere to His commands.? Then he died, and I prayed the janaazah (funeral) prayer for him and buried him. (Siyar A'laam al-Nubala', 11/242)* Even his fellow-prisoners, whom Imaam Ahmad used to lead in prayer in chains, had a role to play in helping him to stand firm. One day when he was in prison, Imaam Ahmad said, I don't care about being in prison ? it is no different from my home ? or about being killed by the sword, but I am afraid of the trial of being whipped.? One of the other prisoners heard him and said, Don't worry, O Abu 'Abd-Allaah, it is only two lashes of the whip, then you don't feel where the rest fall. It was as if this reassured him and calmed him down. (Siyar A?laam al-Nubala?, 11/240) Al-Ma'mun adopted this belief, and came to torture Ahmad bin Hambal, so that he would do the same. al-Ma'mun died, al-Mu'tasim continued in torturing him, and he took a stand for Allah - the Mighty and Exalted - in which he honored this religion. Eighteen years, and three rulers who tortured him so that he would accept and endorse the belief of the Qur'an being created, but, he refused. Then came al-Wathiq, who reversed all that had happened in terms of the affair of the creation of the Qur'an. He wanted to honor Ahmad bin Hambal publicly, but, *Imam* Ahmad refused. So, he sent for his sons and showered them with gifts, which they accepted. When Ahmad bin Hambal learned that his sons had accepted the gifts of al-Wathiq, he built a wall between his home and theirs, boycotting them. One day, Ahmad bin Hambal became sick. So, his doctor instructed him to roast a ear of corn in the oven and eat it. So, he bought the corn, and asked that it be roasted. So, it was taken to the oven of his uncle, Salih. When it was brought back to Ahmad, he asked: Where did you roast it? They said: In the oven of your uncle, Salih. He said: I will not even taste it, as his wealth has been mixed with the gifts of the ruler. As a result, it got to the point that even the *jinn *would fear him! A crazed girl was brought to al-Wathiq, so, he said: Send her to Ahmad
Bismillah [IslamCity] Subhan-Allahil-Azim
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