Boycott Israel [IslamCity] How the Shaytaan has a share in people's wealth
21904: How the Shaytaan has a share in people's wealth - (Go here for Reference More Islamic Questions Answers: http://books.google.co.uk/books?vid=ISBN1861791542) - Question: What is the share that the Shaytaan has in people's wealth, as mentioned in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): share with them wealth and children (by tempting them to earn money by illegal ways usury, or by committing illegal sexual intercourse),[al-Israa' 17:64]? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. The share that he has in their wealth is when they spend it in disobeying Allaah. This was the view of al-Hasan. And it was said that it is that which is acquired from sources which are not halaal. This was the view of Mujaahid. Ibn `Abbaas said: (it means) the things they used to forbid such as al-baheerah (a she-camel whose milk was spared for the idols and nobody was allowed to milk it), al-saa'ibah (a she-camel let loose for free pasture for their false gods, and nothing was allowed to be carried on it), al-waseelah (a she-camel set free for idols because it had given birth to a she-camel at its first delivery and then again gave birth to a she-camel at its second delivery) and al-haam (a stallion-camel freed freed from work for their idols after it had finished a number of copulations assigned for it). This was the view of Qutaadah. Al-Dahhaak said: (it means) what they used to sacrifice to their gods. It was narrated from Ibn `Abbaas and Mujaahid: this is what he (the Shaytaan) commands them to do of spending their wealth in disobeying Allaah. `Ataa' said: this means riba (usury, interest). Al-Hasan said: this means acquiring it (wealth) from evil sources and spending it in haraam ways. This was also the view of Qutaadah. Al-`Awfi said, narrating from Ibn `Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with them both): with regard to his sharing in their wealth, this means that which he forbade them of their an'aam (livestock such as camels, cattle, etc.), i.e., the baheerah, saa'ibah, etc. This was also the view of al-Dahhaak and Qutaadah. Al-Tabari said: The view which is most likely to be correct is the view of those who said that what this meant was every kind of wealth which involved disobeying Allaah, whether it was spent on haraam things, earned from haraam sources, sacrificed to their gods, instituted as a saa'ibah or baheerah for the Shaytaan, or other ways by means of which it was spent in disobedience (towards Allaah). That is because Allaah said (interpretation of the meaning): share with them wealth. So every kind of wealth by means of which the Shaytaan is obeyed and Allaah is disobeyed, the one who does that has given Iblees a share in it; there is no reason why one specific meaning should be intended to the exclusion of others (i.e., the meaning is general). With regard to the Shaytaan sharing in food and drink _ to which his sharing in staying overnight in people's houses, which are also a form of wealth, is also added _ in the case of those who do not mention the name of Allaah, this is mentioned in the hadeeth of Jaabir ibn `Abd-Allaah, who said that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: When a man enters his house and remembers Allaah [i.e., says Bismillaah] when he enters and when he eats, the Shaytaan says, `You have no place to stay and no dinner.' If he enters and does not remember Allaah when entering, the Shaytaan says, `You have found a place to stay.' If he does not remember Allaah when he eats, [the Shaytaan] says, `You have found a place to stay and dinner.' (Narrated by Muslim, 2018). It was narrated that Hudhayfah said: When we ate with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), we would not stretch forth our hands until the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stretched forth his hand first. We were going to eat with him one time, when a young girl came rushing as if she were being pushed. She went to stretch forth her hand to the food, but the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took hold of her hand. Then a Bedouin came rushing as if he were being pushed, and he took hold of his hand. Then the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The Shaytaan regards food as permissible (for himself) if the name of Allaah is not mentioned over it. He brought this girl so that the food might become permissible for him through her, but I took her hand. Then he brought this Bedouin so that the food might become permissible for him through him, but I took his hand. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, his hand is in mine along with her hand. This was narrated by Muslim, 2017. Al-Nawawi said: The correct view, which is that of the majority of scholars of the earlier and later generations, scholars of hadeeth, fiqh and kalaam, is that this hadeeth and similar ahaadeeth which were narrated concerning
Re: Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Handbook of Islamic Banking
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Statement by Iran FM at the UN Security Council
http://en.baztab.com/content/?cid=1315 Statement by Iran FM at the UN Security Council If certain countries have pinned their hopes that repeated Resolutions would dent the resolve of the great Iranian nation, they should not doubt that they have once again faced a catastrophic intelligence and analytical failure vis-à-vis the Iranian peoples Islamic Revolution. Statement by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at the UN Security Council March 24, 2007 In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Mr. President, This is the fourth time in the last 12 months that in an unwarranted move, orchestrated by a few of its permanent members, the Security Council is being abused to take an unlawful, unnecessary and unjustifiable action against the peaceful nuclear program of the Islamic Republic of Iran which presents no threat to international peace and security and falls therefore outside the Councils Charter-based mandate. As we have stressed time and again, Irans nuclear program is completely peaceful. We have expressed our readiness, taken unprecedented steps and offered several serious proposals to address and allay any possible concern in this regard. Indeed, there has been no doubt for us from the very beginning, nor should there be any for the Council, that all these schemes of the co-sponsors of the Resolution are for narrow national considerations, and aimed at depriving the Iranian people of their inalienable rights, rather than emanating from any so-called proliferation concerns. In order to give this scheme a semblance of international legitimacy, its initiators first manipulated the IAEA Board of Governor and- as they acknowledged themselves- coerced some of its members to vote against Iran in the Board, and then have taken advantage of their substantial economic and political power to pressure and manipulate the Security Council to adopt three unwarranted resolutions within 8 months. Undoubtedly, those resolutions cannot indicate universal acceptance, particularly when the heads of state of nearly two thirds of UN members, who belong to the Non-Aligned Movement and the OIC, supported Irans positions as recently as September 2006 and expressed concern about policies pursued inside the Security Council. These resolutions do not even reflect the views of the Councils own 15 members, since most of them were not thoroughly informed about, let alone engaged in, the discussions held in secret meetings where only a few, among them non-members of the Council, decide for the whole Security Council. Mr. President, This is not the first time the Security Council is asking Iran to abandon its rights. When Saddam Hussein invaded Iran 27 years ago, this Council waited 7 days so that Iraq could occupy 3 sq kilometers of Iranian territory. Then it unanimously adopted Security Council Resolution 479. That unanimously adopted resolution asked the two sides to stop the hostilities, without asking the aggressor to withdraw. That is, the Council -- then too -- effectively asked Iran to suspend the implementation of parts of its rights; at that time is its right to 3 sq kilometers of its territory. As expected, the aggressor dutifully COMPLIED. But imagine what would have happened if Iran had COMPLIED. We would still be begging the Councils then sweetheart, President Saddam Hussein, to return our territory. We did not accept to suspend our right to our territory. We resisted 8 years of carnage and use of chemical weapons coupled with pressure from this Council, and sanctions from its permanent members. In the course of the war, the United States joined the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the Soviet Union along with other Western countries in providing Saddam with military hardware and intelligence and even the material for chemical and biological weapons. The Security Council was prevented for several years and in spite of mounting evidence and UN reports, to deal with the use of chemical weapons by Iraq against Iranian civilians and military personnel. I am confident that today, most of the permanent members of this Council, do not even want to remember that travesty of justice, the Charter and international law, let alone blame Iran for non-compliance with SCR 479. I am also confident that they do not want to remember that when the Iranian people nationalized their oil industry, they attempted to impose a resolution on this Council condemning Iran for threatening peace and security. But they cannot coerce the international public opinion to forget that and certainly the Iranian people will never forget it. Who among you does not know and rest assured that the international public opinion does know that two permanent members of this Council, with full and prior knowledge of Zionist regime intention to commit aggression against Lebanon, prevented for over a month any decision in this Council, the
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Media and lawyers playing historical role, MMA
Dear members, Assalamu Alaikum. Please see this report on Pakistan politics. Shah Abdul Hannan Media and lawyers playing historical role, MMA Lahore, March 17: The MMA has resolved to strengthen national institutions saying that the country can not be left at the mercy of army generals. Media and lawyers are playing historical role for the supremacy and independence of judiciary in Pakistan. This was stated by the MMA president Qazi Hussain Ahmad and the alliance's secretary-general Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman while addressing a press conference after meeting of the MMA Supreme Council in Islamabad on Saturday. Giving details about his meeting with the non-functional Chief Justice of Pakistan Chuadhry Iftikhar Mohammad Qazi Hussain Ahmad said the CJP is being treated like an imprisoned man. Police barricade on the road leading to his residence greatly encumbered us to reach his home. He is not allowed to move freely like a normal citizen of Pakistan. His residence was giving a sub-jail look in the presence of heavy police contingents. To a question about March 21 hearing of Supreme Judicial Council meeting Qazi Hussain Ahmad said we will chalk out joint strategy about the same after consulting other political parties. He clarified that MMA will take part in London APC of PML and stressed that venue of the meeting should not be change. Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman condemned the state terrorism let loose against the peaceful protestors and media by the police on Friday. He termed it shameful attack on the freedom of press and sanctity of bench and bar. He said the MMA will continue to support the just cause of lawyers. We will continue to play our role for the protection of ideology of the country. He said the General Pervez Musharraf address at Pakistan speaks of the conspiracy against him. He had doubted his own fellows. The democratic forces of Pakistan will not the country on the mercy of uniformed rulers and despite all odds would continue to challenge his unconstitutional rule. medianewsbanner.gif Description: GIF image
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] TAMAA' (Coveting-desire)
* http://www.islaam.org/Tasawwuf/Tasa_56.htm* TAMAA' (Coveting-desire) *Allah Ta'ala* says: *Follow not desire, for it will lead you astray, away from the Path of Allah. * *Rasulullah* Sallallahu alayhi wasallam said: *A weakling is one who follows his desire and then has hopes on Allah (for reward). * Desire means preference for things which conflict with the *Shari'ah*. The highest degree of such desire is Kufr and shirk. The lowest degree is diversion from perfect obedience. Straying from *Siraat-ul -Mustaqeem* (the Straight Path) is common to all forms of *Tamaa'*. *THE REMEDY* The remedy for *Tamaa'* is *mujaahidah*-- to accustom oneself to oppose the desires of the lowly nafs so that the carnal and material desires of the lowly nafs are subordinated to the Pleasure of *Allah Ta'ala*. *Mujaahidah*is to exercise restraint on the demands of the *nafs *irrespective if such restraint is simple or difficult. *-- Alahumma infa`ni bima `allamtani wa `allamni ma yanfa`uni! OH ALLAH! Make useful for me what You taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me! Please take a moment to forgive me for all mistakes and make du`a' for me if you have received anything of benefit. Jazak Allahu khairan !!! Wassalam Safoora*
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Iran: U.K. Troops Admit to Illegal Entry
We were informed by Iraqi fishermen after they had returned from sea that
there were British gunboats in an area that is out of Iraqi control, Brig.
Gen. Hakim Jassim told AP Television News in the southern city of Basra.
We don't know why they were there, he said.
The news agency Fars said navigational equipment on the seized British boats
show that they (sailors) were aware that they were operating in Iranian waters
and Iranian border guards fulfilled their responsibility.
Iran: U.K. Troops Admit to Illegal EntryWith tensions running high, the
United States has bolstered its naval forces in the Persian Gulf in a show of
strength directed at Iran. U.S. officials have expressed concern that with so
much military hardware in the Gulf, a small incident like Friday's could
escalate into a dangerous confrontation.
In his comments on the sailors, Afshar added a warning that the United States
would not be able to control the consequences if it attacks Iran.
Commodore Nick Lambert, commander of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Cornwall,
speaks aboard his ship Friday March 23, 2007in this image made from television.
Iranian naval vessels seized 15 British sailors from HMS Cornwall, who had
boarded a merchant ship in Iraqi waters of the Persian Gulf as part of efforts
to protect the Iraqi coastline and its oil terminals, U.S. and British
officials Friday March 23, 2007. The British government summoned the Iranian
ambassador in London and demanded the immediate and safe return of our people
and equipment. The U.S. Navy, which operates off the Iraqi coast along with
British forces, said Iran's Revolutionary Guard naval forces were
responsible.(AP Photo/AP Television News) (AP)
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The United States and its allies know that if they make any mistake in their
calculations ... they will not be able to control the dimensions and limit the
duration of a war, Afshar said.
In June 2004, six British marines and two sailors were seized by Iran in the
same waterway. They were presented blindfolded on Iranian television and
admitted entering Iranian waters illegally, then released unharmed after three
days.
Earlier this week, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, warned this
week that if Western countries treat us with threats and enforcement of
coercion and violence, undoubtedly they must know that the Iranian nation and
authorities will use all their capacities to strike enemies that attack.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini accused the British
of violating the sovereign boundaries of Iran, calling the entry a blatant
aggression.
He accused Britain of trying to cover up the incursion, saying it should
refrain from putting the blame on others.
The seizure of the Britons took place in an area where boundaries between
Iraqi and Iranian waters have long been disputed. A 1975 treaty set the center
of the Shatt al-Arab _ the 125-mile-long channel known in Iran as the Arvand
River _ as the border.
But Saddam Hussein canceled the 1975 treaty five years later and invaded
Iran, triggering an eight-year war. Virtually all of Iraq's oil is exported
through a terminal near the mouth of the channel.
Britain's Defense Ministry said the Royal Navy personnel were in Iraqi
territorial waters when they were seized. Cmdr. Kevin Aandahl of the U.S.
Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain also said it was very clear they were in Iraqi
waters.
We've been on operations there for several years, Aandahl said. He said
coalition vessels respect the 1975 treaty.
The sailors, from the frigate HMS Cornwall, are part of a task force that
maintains security in Iraqi waters under
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Video of Surah Mujadila and At Tur with English Subtitle
QuraanicLessons.com Click or copy paste in your browser Surah Mujadila(The Sun) with Eng Translation (Video) NEW Mujadila means the woman who pleaded and argued. In this Surah instructions have been given to the Muslims about the different problems that confronted them at that time. Surah At-Tur (The Mount) with Eng Translation(Video)NEW The Surah speaks about the hereafter, and also criticizes the Quraish Chief's attitude towards the Prophet Mohammed. Online Software for Learning Arabic and Understanding Quran Online By Clicking on this Link start Learning Quran Now - Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] US Secretary Of States Again In The Middle East---editorial comment
US Secretary Of States Again In The Middle East News Agencies have reported that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the southern Egyptian town of Aswan at the start of a Middle East tour to explore Arab and Israeli views on possible steps toward peace. Just a few days before an Arab summit in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Rice meets four Arab foreign ministers friendly toward the United States, from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The summit will confirm an Arab peace initiative launched in 2002 and initially rejected by Israel because of its demand that Israel withdraw from all Arab land captured in 1967. Israel and the United States have recently shown some interest in the Arab peace plan and Rice told reporters on Friday the Arab governments could help by adding active diplomacy to the initiative. She also suggested Arab governments take steps toward conciliation with Israel before an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement is complete. Their peace plan offers normal relations with Israel after Israel and the Palestinians make peace. The secretary-general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, said on Saturday that Arab states have no intention of modifying their initiative to make it more palatable. After talks with the four Arab foreign ministers, known as the Arab Quartet, Rice will meet the intelligence chiefs of the four Arab countries, a State Department official said. We have noted that Rice had been visiting the region off and on with no effective result. The basic reason for this is asking always the Arabs and the Palestinians for more concession. The Arabs have made unparalleled concession and sacrifice; they have in principle given up their right over 78 percent of Palestinian land to mainly immigrant Jews already and only want a state over the West Bank and Gaza which is about 22 percent of Palestinian land. The US should stop asking the Palestinians to make more sacrifice and genuinely implement the UN resolution of complete withdrawal from the West Bank by Israel and other conditions of that resolution. The UN resolution was taken 40 years ago and it has not been implemented because of failure of Israel and US to implement it in right spirit .It is US which forced the UN to a provision that 1967 border would be suitably adjusted for the security of Israel. Here is the great problem created by the US and UN. No agreement is possible between the two parties on this; in the meantime Israel has made settlements all over West Bank and wants to keep them in the name of border adjustments and other alibis. We feel that no solution is possible by negotiation between the two parties. The Un has to force Israel to leave West Bank within a definite time-frame and if necessary the UN should take a new resolution dropping the earlier provision regarding adjustment of borders for Israeli Security. Security is not a matter of border but genuine agreement to live in peace.(editorial of Asia Post, Dhaka,26.3.07 )
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] About MEMRI - The media we MUST know about!
Selective Memri Brian Whitaker investigates whether the 'independent' media institute that translates the Arabic newspapers is quite what it seems Monday August 12, 2002 Guardian Unlimited For some time now, I have been receiving small gifts from a generous institute in the United States. The gifts are high-quality translations of articles from Arabic newspapers which the institute sends to me by email every few days, entirely free-of-charge. The emails also go to politicians and academics, as well as to lots of other journalists. The stories they contain are usually interesting. Whenever I get an email from the institute, several of my Guardian colleagues receive one too and regularly forward their copies to me - sometimes with a note suggesting that I might like to check out the story and write about it. If the note happens to come from a more senior colleague, I'm left feeling that I really ought to write about it. One example last week was a couple of paragraphs translated by the institute, in which a former doctor in the Iraqi army claimed that Saddam Hussein had personally given orders to amputate the ears of military deserters.Article continues - - The organisation that makes these translations and sends them out is the Middle East Media Research Institute (Memri), based in Washington but with recently-opened offices in London, Berlin and Jerusalem. Its work is subsidised by US taxpayers because as an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organisation, it has tax-deductible status under American law. Memri's purpose, according to its website, is to bridge the language gap between the west - where few speak Arabic - and the Middle East, by providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media. Despite these high-minded statements, several things make me uneasy whenever I'm asked to look at a story circulated by Memri. First of all, it's a rather mysterious organisation. Its website does not give the names of any people to contact, not even an office address. The reason for this secrecy, according to a former employee, is that they don't want suicide bombers walking through the door on Monday morning (Washington Times, June 20). This strikes me as a somewhat over-the-top precaution for an institute that simply wants to break down east-west language barriers. The second thing that makes me uneasy is that the stories selected by Memri for translation follow a familiar pattern: either they reflect badly on the character of Arabs or they in some way further the political agenda of Israel. I am not alone in this unease. Ibrahim Hooper of the Council on American-Islamic Relations told the Washington Times: Memri's intent is to find the worst possible quotes from the Muslim world and disseminate them as widely as possible. Memri might, of course, argue that it is seeking to encourage moderation by highlighting the blatant examples of intolerance and extremism. But if so, one would expect it - for the sake of non-partisanship - t o publicise extremist articles in the Hebrew media too. Although Memri claims that it does provide translations from Hebrew media, I can't recall receiving any. Evidence from Memri's website also casts doubt on its non-partisan status. Besides supporting liberal democracy, civil society, and the free market, the institute also emphasises the continuing relevance of Zionism to the Jewish people and to the state of Israel. That is what its website used to say, but the words about Zionism have now been deleted. The original page, however, can still be found in internet archives. The reason for Memri's air of secrecy becomes clearer when we look at the people behind it. The co-founder and president of Memri, and the registered owner of its website, is an Israeli called Yigal Carmon. Mr - or rather, Colonel - Carmon spent 22 years in Israeli military intelligence and later served as counter-terrorism adviser to two Israeli prime ministers, Yitzhak Shamir and Yitzhak Rabin. Retrieving another now-deleted page from the archives of Memri's website also throws up a list of its staff. Of the six people named, three - including Col Carmon - are described as having worked for Israeli intelligence. Among the other three, one served in the Israeli army's Northern Command Ordnance Corps, one has an academic background, and the sixth is a former stand-up comedian. Col Carmon's co-founder at Memri is Meyrav Wurmser, who is also director of the centre for Middle East policy at the Indianapolis-based Hudson Institute, which bills itself as America's premier source of applied research on enduring policy challenges. The ubiquitous Richard Perle, chairman of the Pentagon's defence policy board, recently
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Is Terrorism a Muslim Monopoly?
Is Terrorism a Muslim Monopoly? - by Dr. Zakir Naik http://youtube.com/watch?v=8E6RP8w7m64 Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] RIYAA (Show)
RIYAA (Show) *Allah Ta'ala* says: *They display to people (their acts of Ibaadat).* *Rasulullah* Sallallahu alayhi wasallam said: *Most certainly, even a little riyaa is Shirk.* *Riyaa* is the intention to enhance one's dignity in the eyes of the people by means of acts of obedience to *Allah Ta'ala*. This attitude totally defeats the purpose of *Ibaadat*. The purpose of *Ibaadat* is to gain the Pleasure of *Allah Ta'ala*. Since show or display of *Ibaadat* involves division of purpose, *riyaa *is termed *shirk-e-asghar* ((he lesser shirk). By means of riyaa one splits the purpose of lbaadat by endeavouring to attain both public acclaim as well as the Pleasure of *Allah Ta'ala*. In this regard the Qur'aan Shareef says: *He who hopes for the meeting with His Rabb should practise righteousness and associate none with the Ibaadat of his Rabb.* The Mufassireen have explained ... *and associate none with the Ibaadat of his Rabb is to refrain from riyaa.* Qadhi Thanaa-ullah explained this aayat in Tafseer-ul Mazhari as follows: *He (the worshipper) does not exhibit his good acts nor does he seek reward or praise for his virtuous deeds from anyone besides Allah Ta'ala.* It is also mentioned in the Hadith Shareef that on the *Day of Qiyaamah*when *Allah Ta'ala* will be compensating people for their deeds, the people of riyaa will be commanded to proceed for reward to those for whom they had intended the exhibition of their acts of Ibaadat. In a lengthy Hadith it is said that on the *Day of Qiyaamah* three persons will be ushered into the presence of *Allah Ta'ala*. These three will be an *Aalim*, a *generous person *and a *Mujaahid* who had waged *jihaad*. These three will proffer their respective acts of *Ibaadat* to *Allah Ta'ala* Who will say to them: *You have rendered these deeds for riyaa and acclaim. You rendered these acts so that people may say: 'You are a great Aalim, a generous person and a great Mujaahid. 'You have already obtained what you had sought. People have already praised you on earth. You have therefore no right here. Enter the Fire.* *Rasulullah* Sallallahu alayhi wasallam also said that a deed contaminated by even an atom of riyaa is unacceptable to *Allah Ta'ala*. Heed this and reflect! In view of the afore-going, never intend to display any act nor intend to conceal it. Concern yourself with the act itself, intending thereby only the Pleasure of *Allah Ta'ala*. Ignore all diversionary *w aswasah* (stray thoughts and whisperings of the *nafs* and *shaitaan*) which enter your mind. You may at times be assaulted by the thought that your act is to obtain the acclaim of the people. Ignore this *waswasah* which in fact is a ploy of shaitaan or the nafs engineered to side-track you from executing the righteous act. Prior to rendering a good deed, reflect and ascertain your motive. What is your intention for doing the act? Is it to seek the Pleasure of *Allah Ta'ala* or the pleasure of others? If you discern any of the contamination in your *niyyat*, then purify your intention. Divest it of the contamination and firmly resolve to render the deed for the Pleasure of *Allah Ta'ala*. *THE REMEDY* The cure for riyaa is the expulsion from the heart of the desire for fame and name. *Riyaa* in fact is a branch of *hubb-e-jah* (love for name, fame and glory). Execute your acts of lbaadat in solitude. This Ibaadat in solitude refers to such *Ibaadat* which does not have to be performed in * jama'at*. However, regarding congregational *Ibaadat* the elimination of * hubb-e-jah* will be sufficient to combat *riyaa* in this avenue. Another efficacious remedy regarding riyaa developing in an act of *Ibaadat* is to render that specific act of *Ibaadat* in abundance. Within a short while the *riyaa* will be dispelled and by force of habit the *Ibaadat* will become sincere. *-- Alahumma infa`ni bima `allamtani wa `allamni ma yanfa`uni! OH ALLAH! Make useful for me what You taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me! Please take a moment to forgive me for all mistakes and make du`a' for me if you have received anything of benefit. Jazak Allahu khairan !!! Wassalam Safoora *
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] OH, SNAP!
OH, SNAP! Assalamu aleikum. For years we've been bombarded with propaganda denouncing the Darfur genocide of the Sudanese blacks by Sudanese Arabs. First, the propaganda lies: The actions of President Bashir can only be rationally explained by the inference that he shared the specific intent to eliminate the targeted group by reason of its ethnic identity. Regardless of other possible motives or collateral benefits that the regime might have perceived, the policy of the regime, when stripped to its essentials is chillingly clear President Bashir supported attacks directed at the civilian population on a widespread and systematic basis and the evidence shows that his overarching policy was intended to eliminate non-Arab population of Darfur in whole or in part. The concerted use of governmental power to destroy all or part of the targeted group is a fundamental abdication of the central purpose of government itself. Hence, President Bashir is criminally liable for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity on both a moral and legal basis. THE [self-appointed] INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS' TRIBUNAL FOR SUDAN http://www.judgmentongenocide.com/judgmentnewton.html --- his overarching policy was intended to eliminate non-Arab population of Darfur in whole or in part. --- In this struggle of Sudanese Arabs versus Sudanese blacks, the racist Arab Omar al-Bashir intends to eliminate the non-Arab population. Yeah, that's right. Now see these: Official US Government State Department photo of the President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2005_1110_zoellick_sudan_600.jpg BBC photo of Omar al-Bashir http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/8/images/_84927_general_omar_al_bashir_150.jpg Voice of America photo of Omar al-Bashir http://www.voanews.com/english/images/ap_Omar_al-Bashir_sudan_195_eng_14sep06_0.jpg --- Islamic Community Net says: http://www.hhv.de/images/stuff/36098_02.jpg
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Somali Update: Liberation Front Calls For Volunteers; Uganda To Review Presence; NJ Man Held By US-backed Occupationists
Monday, March 26, 2007Somali Update: Liberation Front Calls For Volunteers; Uganda To Review Presence; NJ Man Held By US-backed Occupationists Somali resistance fighters in Mogadishu remain armed. In late March 2007 fighting escalated aimed at forcing the withdrawal of the US-backed Ethiopian and Ugandan military units from the country. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos. Somali fighters call for volunteers The video given to Al Jazeera showed members of the Somali Liberation Front preparing to carry out attacks The Somali Liberation Front, an otherwise unknown group, have called on Arabs and Muslims to come to Somalia to fight Ethiopian troops. Speaking in a videotape aired by Al Jazeera on Wednesday, the group's spokesman also said that its fighters had begun a guerrilla campaign against the Somali government. We call on the Arab and Muslim countries to adhere to their responsibilities towards Somalis and to stand by their brethrens in their efforts to liberate their country, the Somali spokesman said, speaking halting Arabic with his face concealed. The short video also showed armed men making plans and training to carry out attacks. The group's self-proclaimed spokesman also said that the African Union should not send troops to support the Ethiopian military which has deployed in Somalia to support the countrys' weak interim government. We call on the African countries to refrain from sending troops to Somalia, as by doing this they legalize the Ethiopian occupation, harm the Somali issue and get themselves involved in a dispensable trouble, he said. Cargo plane 'shot down' Separately, the government of Belarus said that a privately-owned Belorussian cargo plane that crashed north of Mogadishu, the Somali capital, on Friday, had been shot down. The plane was shot down, Kseniya Perestoronina, a transport ministry spokeswoman said in Minsk, the Belorussian capital. She said that the large Ilyushin-76 aircraft, in Somalia to assist struggling African peacekeepers, was hit at a height of 150 metres and that all eleven passengers and crew had died in the crash. The statement appeared to confirm initial reports from both a local Somali radio station and an Islamist web site that a missile had hit the Russian-made aircraft just after takeoff from Mogadishu on Friday afternoon. However Mohamed Mahamud Guled, Somalia's interior minister, said that although investigations were continuing, the crash was due to a technical fault. The plane took off at around five o'clock and as soon as it reached 10,000 feet altitude, the pilot reported an engine problem in engine number two and said he would turn back to the airport, he told a news conference in Mogadishu. The plane had brought a team to fix another Ilyushin lying damaged at Mogadishu airport after flying in peacekeepers. That plane caught fire on the runway in an incident the AU said was a technical fault, but Islamists said was a missile attack. Source: Al Jazeera Somalia: Ethiopians warned to leave Somalia immediately Sun. March 25, 2007 05:43 pm By Mohamed Abdi Farah (SomaliNet) After having intensive meeting in the north of the Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, elders of Hawiye tribe, one of the four main tribes in Somalia, Sunday issued a communiqué over their position towards the best way to find solution for the crisis in the capital which has been stable for the second day. The Hawiye elders agreed on late today several articles including to fully comply with the ceasefire deal they signed with the Ethiopian military officials, as Abdi Imam Omar, among the elders told the reporters. The elders representing the Hawiye tribe said in their statements that they are suggesting the world community to provide support the ceasefire agreement and help it implemented and giving consideration to the human crisis in the capital that resulted from the latest clashes. They called on the Somali people in Mogadishu not to give respect to the governments warning that residents desert the targeted places but remain in the city. The Ethiopian government should immediately pull its troops out of our country as it had already pledged to quit Somalia after the arrival of the African Union peacekeepers, the statement said. The elders said Puntland militia should be withdrawn from Mogadishu and brought back to their home until a national government is formed. The Hawiye chiefs agreed to release all the prisoners captured in the recent clashes in the capital saying what they called the misled soldiers will be handed to their clans. They made it clear that Hawiye is ready to fully participate the coming national conference in the capital on 16 April after the implementation of the ceasefire and appealed the Hawiye people within the interim government to come before the elders to them into accountability for the responsibility they are
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Vladimir Putin: Russia is Europe's natural ally.
*Russia is Europe's natural ally. *By Vladimir Putin. (Vladimir Putin has been president of Russia since 2000) March 25, 2007. Two thousand years ago Roman soldiers united enormous territories from Britain to Athens, from the Rhine to the Iberian peninsula, by the sword. Europe has survived many destructive wars and the collapse of empires. It overcame the dictatorship of tyrants and the horrors of Nazism, but at the same time lived through the Renaissance and sowed the seeds of democracy. It was Europe that formulated the noble ideas of humanism and the Enlightenment, which formed the foundation of European civilisation. As often happens, history made an astonishing turn — it was in Rome, the Eternal City, where 50 years ago treaties were signed that laid the foundation for a new association of European nations, based not on force or coercion but on common aspirations and values. The treaties of Rome were in many respects innovative and almost revolutionary for their time. Many wounds of the second world war had still not healed. But the signatory countries demonstrated the political will to work out a joint strategy of cooperation and integration while overcoming the burdens of the past. The founding fathers of the pan-European movement dreamt about the prosperity, peace and independence of the continent. They were right in guessing the future, realising that security and wellbeing are indivisible. The establishment of the European communities on March 25, 1957 had an enormous influence in shaping contemporary Europe. European Union states have been able to further the rights and freedoms of citizens and achieve economic and social progress. But it was only the end of the cold war that brought about real conditions for the fulfilment of the fundamental European idea — the unification of the continent. This was the peace dividend following the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The Russian people's choice in the early 1990s did not merely expand the space of freedom on the continent but actually determined the path of further European integration. In many respects this choice was defined by the history of Russia. In terms of spirit and culture Russia is an integral part of European civilisation. Our people made an invaluable contribution to its development. The history of relations between Russia and Europe is one of mutual influence and benefit. St Petersburg, my native city, became a magnificent northern capital thanks to architects and artists from western Europe. Symbolically, the people of the city withstood a 900-day blockade by fascist troops in the second world war, heroically resisting a barbaric ideology that was and is the very antithesis of everything European. Russia has shared all the triumphs and tragedies of Europe. We have twice played a decisive role in disrupting attempts to unite Europe by force, the last time in the second world war. Today's European project, based on the goodwill of Europeans, would have been infeasible without this. Today, building a sovereign democratic state, we share the values and principles of the vast majority of Europeans. Respect for international law, rejection of force to settle international problems and preference for strengthening common approaches in European and global politics are factors that unite us. In our joint work within the United Nations, the G8 and other forums, we always feel we share a common view of the world. A stable, prosperous and united Europe is in our interests. European integration is an integral part of the emerging multipolar world order. That the EU is becoming an increasingly authoritative and influential centre of world politics, considerably contributing to regional and global security, is important. The development of multifaceted ties with the EU is Russia's principled choice. In the foreseeable future, for obvious reasons, we have no intention of either joining the EU or establishing any form of institutional association with it. Russia intends to build its relations with the EU on a pragmatic basis with a treaty and a strategic partnership. In this regard I agree with Romano Prodi's view of Russian-EU relations: Anything but institutions. We are prepared to develop this partnership to a maximum extent, expecting of course that our partners will meet us halfway along this road. The interests of Russia and the EU will not always coincide. Competition is the reverse side of cooperation and an integral part of the process of globalisation. At the same time, one should not see political intrigues behind purely economic measures. One should not superimpose cold war ideological labels on legal and quite understandable actions aimed at protecting our national interests. Let me say again: we are ready to settle differences through open dialogue and compromise, based on mutually agreed rules. I am convinced that the development of relations between Russia and the EU has logically led us to the need for a new treaty on
