Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Vacancy - accountant with UAE exp.
On 7/9/07, IlliasKhan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Accountant, with 5 yrs. UAE exp. knowledge of finalization of accounts, required urgently, send CV [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.P. Abdullatheef Neeleswaram - CLT
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Required Urgently :Opthalmologist to Gulf and Computer Programmers in Jeddah
Alexander V [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Jun 13, 2007 9:24 AM *Wanted Opthalmologist with minimum 2 years experience for a leading optical shop in gulf region. email your detailed CV with photograph to * [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]* ** or Call 00968 927 916 80* Arangodan, Abdulnaser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Jun 12, 2007 2:51 PM Subject: JOB VACANCY - Programmers *Dear All,* *Urgently required FOUR (4) Computer Programmers for a Software Support Company.* *Contact immediately **Dr. Abdullah – Tel: 02 6914640* Nazar Jeddah _,_._,___ *P.P. Abdullatheef* Neeleswaram - CLT
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Observations of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) About the Finality of Prophethood
*The Observations of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) About the Finality of Prophethood * The meaning of the word Khatam that emerges out of the context of the Holy Qur'an and which is the same as given in all lexicons of the Arabic language is also affirmed by the observations of the Holy Prophet(peace and blessings be upon him). We quote some authentic traditions to illustrate the case in point: 1. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) observed: *The tribe of Israel was guided by prophets. When a prophet passed away, another prophet succeeded him. But no prophet will come after me; only caliphs will succeed me. *(Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Manaqib). 2. The Prophet of God (PBUH) affirmed:* My position in relation to the prophets who came before me can be explained by the following example: * *A man erected a building and adorned this edifice with great beauty, but he left an empty niche, in the corner where just one brick was missing. People looked around the building and marvelled at its beauty, but wondered why a brick was missing from that niche? I am like unto that one missing brick and I am the last in the line of the Prophets. *(Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Manaqib). 3. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) observed: *God has bestowed upon me six favors which the former Prophets did not enjoy: * *I have been endowed with the gift of pithy and perfect speech. * *I was granted victory owing to my awe. * *The spoils of war were made lawful unto me. * *The whole earth has been made the place of worship for me and it has become the means of purification for me also. In other words in my religion, offering of prayers is not confined to certain specified places of worship. Prayers can be offered at any place over the earth. And in case water is not available it is lawful for my people to perform ablutions with earth (Tayammum) and to cleanse themselves with the soil if water for bathing is scarce. * *I have been sent by Allah to carry His Divine message to the whole world. * *And the line of prophets has come to its final end in me. *(Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah) 4. The Prophet of Allah (PBUH) affirmed: *The chain of Messengers and Prophets has come to an end. There shall be no Messenger nor Prophet after me. *(Tirmidhi, Kitab-ur-Rouya Babu Zahab-un- Nubuwwa, Musnad Ahmad, Marwiyat-Anas bin Malik) 5. Abdur Rahman bin Jubair reported: *I heard Abdullah bin 'Amr ibn-'As narrating that one day the Holy Prophet (PBUH) came out of his house and joined our company. His manner gave us the impression as if he were leaving us.' He said, 'I am Muhammad, the unlettered prophet of Allah' and repeated this statement three times. Then he affirmed: There will be no prophet after me'. *(Musnad Ahmad, Marwiyat'Abdullah bin Amr ibn'-As.) 6. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: *If an Apostle were to succeed me, it would have been 'Umar bin Khattab. *(Tirmidhi,Kitab-ul- Manaqib) 7. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) told Hadrat 'Ali, *You are related to me as Aaron was related to Moses (peace be upon him). But no Apostle will come after me.* (Bukhari and Muslim, Kitab Fada'il as-Sahaba) There plenty of Rasoolullah's word to take in consideration than any other human… *P.P. Abdullatheef* Neeleswaram - CLT
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Syed Abul Ala Maududi [May Allah have mercy on his soul]
*Syed Abul Ala Maududi **[May Allah have mercy on his soul]* *By Prof. Anis Ahmad, Ph.D.* The roots of Islamic reawakening in the twentieth century are often traced in the Muslim response to the western colonialism in Asia and Africa. While it may be one contributory factor in the case of a few Muslim countries, a global Islamic reassertion, we notice as a phenomenon even in countries, which were not colonialized by the western imperialists. This calls for search of more important reasons other than the often-repeated reactionary thesis. The interpretation of Islamic reawakening as a reaction to the European colonialism though, recognizes Islamic reawakening as historical reality, at the same time marginalizes the existence of Islamic reawakening in its own rights. A serious study of the Islamic sources, the Qur'an and the sunnah will show that Islam as the way of life and a total system has an innate tendency to activate and reinvigorate from within, the process of Islamic re-assertion. The dynamic principle responsible for these phenomena is mentioned in the prophetic hadith as ijtihad (systematic and innovative thinking). Whenever the Muslim ummah faced periods of depression, and decline it was with the help of ijtihad or sometimes jihad that a new life in the ummah was infused. Indeed Nineteenth Century was a pend of political, economic, and intellectual decline in the ummah. Nevertheless, we cannot think of a century in which at least a few towering Islamic personalities did not emerge to lead the ummah out of its temporary crisis with the help of ijtihad. The crisis the ummah faced in the 20th century was encountered in a profound manner by the great exegete Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (1903-1979). He pioneered a movement ijtihad at the level of thought and institution building and offered an ideological alternative to the modern world. Aware of the impact of ideological challenges of the Capitalist, Marxist and Fascists ideologies of the 19th century Europe, Sayyid Maududi encountered the challenge at three different levels. First one was at the level of ideology. The capitalists and Marxist ideologies, claim to have ultimate answer to the man's economic, social and political problems. The rise of Europe as a political power was also interpreted as its ideological supremacy on the other systems. Nevertheless the capitalist and the Marxists ideologies within the Twentieth Century saw this failure in realizing their utopian heaven on earth. First important contribution of Sayyid Maududi relates with his articulation of the Islamic vision of a society, economy, and state. While offering a critique of the European ideologies Sayyid Maududi, also offered at a positive level an alternative Islamic ideological framework. Meeting the challenges of modernity, perhaps no other Muslim intellectual in the 19th and 20th century offered such elaborate ideas on political, economic and social dimensions of Islam as we find its in the writings of Sayyid Maududi. Sayyid Maududi apparently holds the views that western ideologies can only be defeated at an intellectual level. This is why with a deep understanding and first hand knowledge of the Capitalists, Socialists and Fascists ideologies, he highlighted Islamic system of thought in his remarkable works entitles Sud (usury or interest), Islamic civilization it genesis and principles, Tafhimat, al-Jihad fi allslam and Tanqihat. While understanding the applied aspects of Islamic political, economics and social system, he offers a critical evaluation of the Capitalists and Socialists Ideologies. In order to introduce and elaborate on the basic Qur'anic concepts he produced a monumental exegesis of Qur'an entitled Tafhimul Qur'an while further elaboration was done on certain basic Qur'anic themes in his books Four Basic Terms of the Qur'an and Islamic Ibadat par aik Tehqiqi Nazr. The purpose of his Tafseer of the Qur'an is not to go in academic and historical discussions but to use historical background and contextual analysis for discovering relevance of the Qur'anic instructions with contemporary situation. The ideological contribution made by Sayyid Maududi appears to be one of the major factors behind the global Islamic reawakening. While he produced his work essentially in Urdu his ideas wee translated into Arabic, Persian, Turkish, english, French and German languages within first two decades of his establishing the movement for Islamic revival in the Pakistan sub-continent. By late 1950s he was already an internationally known spokes person for Islam as the ideology of future. It was due to his clarity of thought and systematic approach in presenting Islamic system that young intellectuals in Sudan, Iran, Middle East with their given situations. The second major contribution made by him was launching of a movement for Ishah in the sub-continent Pakistan. With an humble beginning in 1941 the movement soon spread all over the sub continent and was able to
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Syed Abul Ala Maududi [May Allah have mercy on his soul]
*Syed Abul Ala Maududi **[May Allah have mercy on his soul]* *By Prof. Anis Ahmad, Ph.D.* The roots of Islamic reawakening in the twentieth century are often traced in the Muslim response to the western colonialism in Asia and Africa. While it may be one contributory factor in the case of a few Muslim countries, a global Islamic reassertion, we notice as a phenomenon even in countries, which were not colonialized by the western imperialists. This calls for search of more important reasons other than the often-repeated reactionary thesis. The interpretation of Islamic reawakening as a reaction to the European colonialism though, recognizes Islamic reawakening as historical reality, at the same time marginalizes the existence of Islamic reawakening in its own rights. A serious study of the Islamic sources, the Qur'an and the sunnah will show that Islam as the way of life and a total system has an innate tendency to activate and reinvigorate from within, the process of Islamic re-assertion. The dynamic principle responsible for these phenomena is mentioned in the prophetic hadith as ijtihad (systematic and innovative thinking). Whenever the Muslim ummah faced periods of depression, and decline it was with the help of ijtihad or sometimes jihad that a new life in the ummah was infused. Indeed Nineteenth Century was a pend of political, economic, and intellectual decline in the ummah. Nevertheless, we cannot think of a century in which at least a few towering Islamic personalities did not emerge to lead the ummah out of its temporary crisis with the help of ijtihad. The crisis the ummah faced in the 20th century was encountered in a profound manner by the great exegete Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (1903-1979). He pioneered a movement ijtihad at the level of thought and institution building and offered an ideological alternative to the modern world. Aware of the impact of ideological challenges of the Capitalist, Marxist and Fascists ideologies of the 19th century Europe, Sayyid Maududi encountered the challenge at three different levels. First one was at the level of ideology. The capitalists and Marxist ideologies, claim to have ultimate answer to the man's economic, social and political problems. The rise of Europe as a political power was also interpreted as its ideological supremacy on the other systems. Nevertheless the capitalist and the Marxists ideologies within the Twentieth Century saw this failure in realizing their utopian heaven on earth. First important contribution of Sayyid Maududi relates with his articulation of the Islamic vision of a society, economy, and state. While offering a critique of the European ideologies Sayyid Maududi, also offered at a positive level an alternative Islamic ideological framework. Meeting the challenges of modernity, perhaps no other Muslim intellectual in the 19th and 20th century offered such elaborate ideas on political, economic and social dimensions of Islam as we find its in the writings of Sayyid Maududi. Sayyid Maududi apparently holds the views that western ideologies can only be defeated at an intellectual level. This is why with a deep understanding and first hand knowledge of the Capitalists, Socialists and Fascists ideologies, he highlighted Islamic system of thought in his remarkable works entitles Sud (usury or interest), Islamic civilization it genesis and principles, Tafhimat, al-Jihad fi allslam and Tanqihat. While understanding the applied aspects of Islamic political, economics and social system, he offers a critical evaluation of the Capitalists and Socialists Ideologies. In order to introduce and elaborate on the basic Qur'anic concepts he produced a monumental exegesis of Qur'an entitled Tafhimul Qur'an while further elaboration was done on certain basic Qur'anic themes in his books Four Basic Terms of the Qur'an and Islamic Ibadat par aik Tehqiqi Nazr. The purpose of his Tafseer of the Qur'an is not to go in academic and historical discussions but to use historical background and contextual analysis for discovering relevance of the Qur'anic instructions with contemporary situation. The ideological contribution made by Sayyid Maududi appears to be one of the major factors behind the global Islamic reawakening. While he produced his work essentially in Urdu his ideas wee translated into Arabic, Persian, Turkish, english, French and German languages within first two decades of his establishing the movement for Islamic revival in the Pakistan sub-continent. By late 1950s he was already an internationally known spokes person for Islam as the ideology of future. It was due to his clarity of thought and systematic approach in presenting Islamic system that young intellectuals in Sudan, Iran, Middle East with their given situations. The second major contribution made by him was launching of a movement for Ishah in the sub-continent Pakistan. With an humble beginning in 1941 the movement soon spread all over the sub continent and was able to
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Did Jesus BAPTIZED?
*Jose Murekan [EMAIL PROTECTED] send:* ** *Did Jesus BAPTIZED? * *Historically 'NO'! * Baptism is one of the fundamental aspects in Christianity. It is a spiritual process which makes a person 'Christian', that means if a person is not baptized then he/she is not a Christian even if that person was born in the church by both very active Christian parents, let say even both parents are priests. In one word, no one is born a Christian, therefore whoever wishes to be Christian has to join the faith, that means that person has to be converted. The conversion is made through water baptism therefore baptism and conversion go hand in hand, to be precise baptism and conversion is one and the same thing. According to church's doctrine, if anyone dies before being baptized (even if that person is a child of both active Christian parents) can't be buried by church. Simply because that person or a child is considered as a sinner, full of sins inherited from our father Adam and mother Eve. We may conclude here that if there is no baptism then there is no Christianity because whoever not baptized is not a Christian. The Christian scholars are telling us that Jesus was baptized therefore it is mandatory for them to go through this spiritual process. The scholars don't go empty handed in proving and spreading this state of affair to millions around the world. The verse in which they frequently quote to authenticate their belief is to be found in the Gospel according to St Matthew, which reads; THEN JESUS CAME FROM GALILEE TO THE JORDAN TO JORN, TO BE BAPTIZED BY HIM Matthew 3: 17. It's a common belief among the believers of Christian faith that Jesus was baptized by someone known as John the son of Zechariah generally acknowledged as 'John the Baptist', around the banks of river Jordan in the year believed by many to be 30 AD. This date can't be proven though however we take it for granted as another dogma. The original manuscripts of the new testament was written in Latin and Greek, the biblical internal evidence shows that the Romans didn't know even how Jesus look alike that's why the day they went to catch him in the garden of Gethsemane they had to take Judas Iscariot with them, Judas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. In order to avoid unnecessary confusion, every single point I am going to raise will be supported by a scriptural evidence, a verse from the bible. Since there is a distinct difference between a prove and explanation all you have to do is to open your copy of the bible if you have one and cross check those verses mentioned in here. In due case if you are doubtful about this pamphlet then you are doubtful about authenticity of the bible. This pamphlet, by the way, is no way serves to disprove the Christian faith. The real purpose is to bridge the gape of our differences and bring us together in common terms. According to the bible Jesus and John the Baptist didn't meet each other in their natural lives. That means John the Baptist didn't baptize Jesus. Jesus himself didn't baptize anyone and he even said conversion that has to go through baptism will send people involved to hell. To prove my case and arguments I will provide you with some axiomatic, irrefutable, concrete and tangible evidences extracted only from and within the covers of different versions of Bible accepted by all Christians of all churches and denominations. I strongly restrict myself from quoting any Christian scholar, Bible preacher or any other known authorities rather than of the Holy Bible. By the way all in brackets in verses are my words and all references elaborated herein are extracted from RSV of 1971 and NIV of 1995 for your further references. Now let us separate the wheat from the chuffs *ESCAPE AND RETURN TO JERUSALEM* **Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, during the reign of King Herod. The wise men from East went to Bethlehem to pay their respect to the newly born child (Jesus) whom they called the King of the Jews. When this good news reached King Herod's office, he was very disturbed. He sent his wise men to Bethlehem to see the newly born boy (Jesus) and scrutinize people's reaction towards him. Unfortunately they did not go back to him according to the scriptures. Somehow Herod then, planned to kill the boy Jesus. When Herod's wise men left Bethlehem God Almighty sent down an angel to Joseph in dream, When they had gone, an angel of Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, 'get up' he said 'take the child (Jesus) and his mother (Mary) and escape to Egypt . Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him Matthew 2:13 Joseph woke up took the boy Jesus and his mother Mary and left for Egypt at same night to avoid the murder of the child Jesus in the hands of the cruel children killer Herod the King. Then it was Herod's birthday. His stepdaughter danced very well and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask. With the advise
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Create Shariah index and watch Islamic funds flow in: SHAILESH MENON-TIMES NEWS
*Create Shariah index and watch Islamic funds flow in** * *SHAILESH MENON* *TIMES NEWS NETWORK* [ TUESDAY, MAY 01, 2007 04:02:39 AM] MUMBAI: The Indian stock market may have been likened to a casino and a den of vice by some, but Shariq Nisar begs to differ. According Mr Nisar, an economist and expert in Islamic finance, the current share of the Indian Shariah compliant market capitalisation (at 61%) is the highest even when compared with a number of Islamic countries such as Malaysia (57%), Pakistan (51%) and Bahrain (6%). Sectors such as computer software, drugs and pharmaceuticals and automobile ancillaries are all Shariah compliant. These sectors constitute about 36% of the total Shariah compliant stocks on the NSE. Shariah, the canonical law of the followers of Islam, has strictures regarding finance and commercial activities permitted for believers. Arab investors only invest in a portfolio of clean stocks. They do not invest in stocks of companies dealing in alcohol, conventional financial services (banking and insurance), entertainment (cinemas and hotels), tobacco, pork meat, defence and weapons. In a research paper titled 'Islamic investments opportunities in India', Mr Nisar, writes: The growth in market capitalisation of Indian Shariah compliant stocks was found to be more impressive than the growth in market capitalisation of non-Shariah compliant stocks. Another remarkable finding of the study is that even when the number of Shariah compliant stocks was very limited, the share of Shariah compliant market capitalisation never went below 50% of the total market capitalisation. If investors in Islamic countries buy Mr Nisar's logic then Indian markets could see a huge inflow of capital in search for 'Shariah compliant stocks'. Says Ashraf Mohammadi, managing director, Idafa Investments: About $600 billion-worth Islamic investments are locked up in fixed deposits around the world, waiting for an attractive, but ethical, market to invest in. A significant sum of Arab investments also flow into the small Pakistani and immature UAE markets. With a dedicated Shariah index and some regulatory steps, Indian securities market can open the floodgates on Islamic investments. Currently, there are more than 800 Shariah compliant stocks on the exchanges. Pakistan, a favoured Islamic capital market investment destination, has only 30 Shariah compliant scrips out of some 700-odd companies. One key development that could set off the flood of this capital inflow is an index that tracks Shariah relevant stocks. Experts believe that given the stagnation in European markets, a low-performing bullion market and falling crude prices, Indian markets could have fared better with a dedicated equity index for Muslim investors. The absence of such an index is inhibiting the capital flow. Take for example, the US and Pakistan. The US has the Dow-Jones Islamic Market Index (DJIMI) and Pakistan the Meezan Islamic Fund Criteria. World over, Islamic investors have begun demanding more sophisticated instruments for investing their money. They want these investment alternatives to comply with both Shariah standards and international norms of financial investments. In the past, observant Muslims were wary of being involved in financial investment vehicles for fear that they weren't compliant with Shariah. A Shariah compliant index includes only those companies whose business activities and financial ratios comply with Shariah norms, said Alka Banerjee, vice-president, Global Index Management, Standard Poor's, which recently launched its headline Shariah-compliant indices — the SP 500 Shariah (for the US), SP Europe 350 Shariah and the SP Japan 500 Shariah. Lack of awareness is a major impediment in the propagation of Islamic investments. It is the religious requirement of a Muslim to be invested; rather it is un-Islamic to hold money. Interest is forbidden, but sharing risk and responsibility that is sharing profit and loss is acceptable. Equity investing is wholly acceptable under Shariah as long as it is in companies compliant with the Shariah rules, says Zafar Sareshwala, managing director, Parsoli Investments. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- P.P. Abdullatheef @ Neeleswaram - CLT
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Humanity of the Prophets
*The Humanity of the Prophets* *By Sheikh Muhammad Mitwalli Ash-Sha'rawi* (*Is it a matter of wonderment to men that We have sent Our inspiration to a man from among themselves? — that he should warn mankind (of their danger), and give the good news to the Believers that they have before their Lord the lofty rank of truth. (But) the Unbelievers say: This is indeed an evident sorcerer!*) (Yunus 10:2) Allah Almighty chose honorable humans to be His prophets, a choice that the disbelievers would oppose till the Day of Judgment. Every prophet was a human and was attacked by his people for being a human: (*The chiefs of the disbelievers among his people said: We see you (are) but a human like ourselves, nor do we see (that) any follow you but the meanest among us and they (too) followed you without thinking. And we do not see in you any merit above us.*) (Hud 11: 27) This verse was revealed regarding the people of Noah, the first messenger sent after Adam (peace and blessings be upon both of them). The same attitude was repeated in nation after nation. The Qur'an narrates the stories of the peoples of `Aad and Thamud and those after them. They rejected the prophets' message under the pretext that the prophets were (*no more than human beings like us*) *(Ibrahim 14:10).* When Allah sent Shu`aib (peace and blessings be upon him) to his people to tell them that they should give full measure and weigh with the true and straight balance, they answered (You are but a human being like us and verily, we think that you are one of the liars!) (Ash-Shu`ara' 26:186). Also Pharaoh and his people accused Moses and his brother Aaron (peace and blessings be upon both of them) of lying: (*Shall we believe in two men like ourselves, and their people are servile unto us?*) (Al-Mu'minun 23:47). Similarly, the humanity of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was taken as a basis for raising doubts about his message: (*The wrong-doers conceal their private counsels, (saying), Is this (one) more than a man like yourselves? Will you go to witchcraft with your eyes open?*) (Al-Anbiyaa' 21:3) *Angels Unsuitable* Why did Allah Almighty chose His messengers from humans? Why did He not send angels to guide people and to show them the straight path? A messenger is assigned to convey the law of Allah and to inform people about the divine message, so he must be one of them, speaking their language and knowing their habits, to be able to convey the message. People must have known him before his mission; his honesty, truthfulness, and noble manners should be unquestionable. Not only would the prophet convey the divine law, but he would also teach people how to apply it. The law is theoretical and must be practically applied. People need to see their messenger offering prayers, performing Hajj, and applying the divine law he brought to them. Therefore the humanity of the prophet is imperative. Moreover, if Allah had sent down angels as prophets, people would not have recognized them, being that angels do not live on the earth. Even if we assume that He had made the angel prophets known to people, they would have said, Such angelic prophets could not be examples to us because they are created from light and we are created from clay. They are infallible by nature and they carry out the commands they receive from Allah. Unlike them, we humans are liable to err. Angels, therefore, cannot be prophets to humans because angelic powers and nature differ from those of humans. Allah willed that His prophets be as human as the people to whom they were sent, so that none would dare argue on the Day of Judgment, O Lord, You have burdened us beyond our power and enjoined on us what we could not do. The answer would simply be that your prophet was a human like you, yet he was able to faithfully apply the divine law without feeling burdened beyond the capacity of humans. -- *Excerpted with some modifications from the author's book* Muhammad. *Sheikh Muhammad Mitwalli Ash-Sha'rawi *(1911–1998), was a prominent Muslim scholar and one of the most famous Arabic-speaking preachers. He was known particularly for his TV program in which he interpreted the Qur'an in a way easily understood by the common people. He lectured in Saudi Arabia and served as the Egyptian minister of religious endowments from 1976 to 1978. Sheikh Ash-Sha`rawai also authored many books. http://www.islamonline.net/English/Living_Shariah/Muhammad/Reflections/2006/10/01.shtml -- P.P. Abdullatheef @ Neeleswaram - CLT
