Bismillah [IslamCity] Reward for fasting on the Arafah day
Abu Qatadah ( Radhiallaho anha ) reported : The Messenger of Allah ( Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam ) was asked about the observance of Saum ( fasting ) on the day of ‘Arafah (the day before Eid Adhuha).. He said, “It is an expiation (atonement) for the sins of the preceding year and the current year.” Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba ibn 'Amr al-Ansari al-Badri reported that the Messenger of Allah, (PBUH), said, Anyone who shows the way to something good has the same reward as the person who does it. [Muslim] E.g. if you encourage someone to go for Salah, or pay Zakat and the person actually goes ahead and prays or pays Zakat, Allah will reward him for the good deeds and at the same time give you (the one that encouraged them to do good) an equal reward as he has given them- without decreasing what he gave them. So Encourage Other To Do Good And Refrain From Bad Deeds
Bismillah [IslamCity] Avoid using Nestle milk
SFDA finds melamine in Nestle milk Fatima Sidiya | Arab News JEDDAH: More than two months after the Saudi Food and Drugs Authority (SFDA) called on the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to ensure that no Chinese-manufactured milk products were being sold in the Kingdom, the SFDA issued a consumer alert yesterday on the presence of the industrial chemical melamine in milk powder made by a Nestle plant in China and Apollo Chocolate Wafer Cream snack bars. And, sure enough, store shelves in Jeddah were stocked with the product that the SFDA named yesterday: Nestle’s Nesvita Pro Bone Protection high calcium milk (specific samples produced in China on different dates in 2007 and 2008) and Apollo Chocolate Cream-Filled Wafer bars, made by Malaysia’s Apollo Food Industries. “The SFDA found five samples from all the samples tested (contaminated with melamine),” said a statement on the SFDA website. The SFDA claims it found the melamine during a random sampling of 52 products containing powdered milk. Nestle was quick to issue a statement yesterday claiming that none of its milk products contain melamine and that all of its products sold in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the world meet World Health Organization standards. Melamine is an industrial compound found in plastics that has been used by unscrupulous manufacturers in China to fool government protein content tests. Melamine, which has been shown to cause kidney stones or kidney failure, especially among infants, is added to the milk in order to lower costs, cheat nutr ition tests and pass powdered milk products onto the world market that have lower-than-acceptable levels of protein. In September, SFDA Executive President Mohammed Al-Kenhal said: “We have contacted the ministry to take necessary measures to make sure that the Kingdom’s markets are free of Chinese milk.” The Ministry of Commerce and Industry confirmed that Saudi Arabia was not importing any milk products from China . Many local traders also said that there is no Chinese milk in the Kingdom’s markets. Get rid of Add-Ons in your email ID get [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sign up now! http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address
Bismillah [IslamCity] The month of Dhulhijja and eid al-adha
The month of Dhulhijja and eid al-adha http://darultavhid.com/en/forum/index.php?topic=2357.0 Bismillahirrahmanirrahim The month of Dhulqada 1429AH was completed to 30 days therefore the first day of Dhulhijja is according to the Gregorian calendar 29 November 2008, Saturday. The first day of eid al-adha is December 8 2008 Monday inshaAllah. May Allah accept good deeds from the Muslim and send His blessings along with His mercy to the Muslims. Ameen *** the archive of the salaf and the discussion forum Darultawhid www.darultavhid.com/en/forum
Bismillah [IslamCity] NDTV Simi Agarwal says that the flags she sees in slums are Pakistani flag
Dear Simi Agarwal, All that's green is not a Pakistani flag!! With Regards Abi --- On Sun, 11/30/08, Vinod wrote: From: vinod Subject: NDTV Simi Agarwal says that the flags she sees in slums are Pakistani flag To: Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 11:34 PM Please listen to the last part of the program which came on NDTV. We need to protest it with NDTV. If not they will soon close down all muslim organisations and institutions which have green flag on it. She thinks all green flags are Pakistani. Please note that there was a similar incident which would have almost resulted in comunal riots in karnataka if it was not for Vaartha Bharathi (Kannada Daily). They carried an article showing both the flags- pakistani and the one under question http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/video/video.aspx?id=45860
Bismillah [IslamCity] What does Islam say about obeying our governments?and other issues -- (Answered By: Adil Salahi, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia)
- Original Message - From: Mohammad Usman To: Mohammad Usman Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 6:03 AM Subject: What does Islam say about obeying our governments? (Answered By: Adil Salahi, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia) Obeying Governments Adil Salahi | Arab News Q1. Could you please explain the Hadith that says were it not for the Children of Israel, meat would not have rotten, and were it not for Eve, no woman would have betrayed her husband? (Z. Abu Bakr) A1. This statement contradicts basic Islamic principles. The first is that no one will bear the burden of another. This is stated four times in the Qur'an, stressing the principle of individual responsibility. How can we imagine that the action of one woman, in this case Eve, would be carried down the generations so as to influence every woman who betrays her husband? How come that it does not influence other women? Another principle the statement contradicts is that of the operation of the laws of nature. Meat goes rotten when exposed to the elements for a long period. This is how God wanted things to be. To suggest that this took place in consequence of some action the Jews did at one point in time means that prior to their action, meat stayed fresh all the time, which is untrue. It also suggests that as a result of their action, all future generations had to suffer. This is totally wrong. Q2. What does Islam say about obeying our governments? Is this applicable only in Muslim countries, or does it apply to Muslims living as minorities in predominantly non-Muslim countries? (Name and address withheld) [ This means that this hadith can not be acted upon , it is weak or fabricated] A2. The Prophet says: Listen and obey, even though your ruler is a black slave whose head looks like a ball. By giving this graphic description, the Prophet means to ensure that his order applies to rulers, regardless of the origin or the color or looks of the said ruler. As long as the ruler is chosen by fair means, and is ruling according to the authority assigned to him by Islamic law, then he should be obeyed. Two major principles apply in this context. The first is that the particular order issued by the ruler must not be in conflict with Islamic law. The Prophet clearly states: No creature may be obeyed in what constitutes disobedience of the Creator. Thus, if any authority, be it a Parliament, a government, a judge or an employer, issues an edict requiring those under its jurisdiction to do something forbidden in Islam, a Muslim must not obey that edict. If he does, he leaves himself accountable to God for it, with all that such accountability may involve including any punishment God may inflict on him. Some years ago, a ruler in a Muslim country decreed that people should not fast in Ramadan, because the country needed everyone to put their maximum effort to increase productivity. Anyone who obeyed that ruler would be accountable to God for placing the ruler's order above that of God. The other principle is that the government must aim to achieve the common good of the community in all its orders. This means that when a government issues an order, aiming to serve the common interests of the people, and contravening no Islamic rule, the order must be obeyed by Muslims. Thus, when the municipal authorities decide that a certain street is one way, driving in the opposite direction does not only constitute an offense of traffic regulations, it also constitutes an offense against Islamic law. This is because such an order is meant to serve the community, and it does not contravene any principle of Islamic law. With Kind Regards Mohammad Usman Jeddah-SAUDI ARABIA The sayings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) 'Acquiring (religious) knowledge in company for an hour in the night is better than spending the whole night in prayer.' Al-Tirmidhi;Narrated: Abdullah ibn Abbas ® IMPORTANT: Questions are answered by: Sheikh Adil Salahi. He can be reached at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions on religious matters may be sent to the following address which is being normally forwarded to the appropriate channel for reply and clarification: Islam in Perspective Section, Arab News, P O Box: 10452, Jeddah-21433, SAUDI ARABIA No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.11/1816 - Release Date: 11/27/2008 7:53 PM image002.jpgimage003.gif
Bismillah [IslamCity] Hindu Extremism On The Rise In India
Hindu extremism has been on the rise since these older reports but it never went checked and now it has led to them doing current day bombings among other worse things. Hindu Extremism Being Ignored Monday January 19, 2004 The American media often has a lot to say about Islamic militants and Muslims who commit violence in the Middle East, and it is true that they pose a threat to others (as well as to other Muslims). However, that same media typically ignores similar extremism and similar violence committed by Hindu nationalists in India. Pakistan's Daily Times reports: Paul Marshall, a senior fellow at Freedom House's Centre for Religious Freedom who recently published a book on the rise of Hindu extremism in India, writes that a country once personified by Mahatma Gandhi is fast becoming known for religious hatred and violence. While India remains the world's largest democracy, the ruling BJP is linked to Hindu extremist groups like the RSS, the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), which mount hate campaigns and sometimes-violent attacks against religious minorities and demand that Hinduism dominate society and politics. The RSS was founded by admirers of fascism and Nazism, produced Gandhi's murderers and is now perhaps the world's largest paramilitary organisation, with millions of members, he adds. India's political traditions are founded upon liberalism, democracy, and tolerance - but the growth of extremism in that nation threatens those foundations, and threatens to ignite not only internal violence, but also conflict with other nations like Pakistan. There are justifiable concerns about the possibility of Muslim extremists taking over in Pakistan, a country with nuclear weapons, but we should have similar concerns about India as well - a country which is much larger, more powerful, and which possess more nuclear weapons than Pakistan. Hindu Extremism on the Rise in India Conservative News Service, Feb 14, 2000 NEW DELHI, India (CNS) -- Hindu fundamentalist groups in India are trying to curb the activities of other religious groups and control the expressions of those not conforming to their world view, according to analysts here. As examples, analysts point to Hindu attempts to change the Indian constitution in ways that would curb artistic free expression and restrict the right of minority Christians and Muslims to preach and practice their religion freely. Increasing intolerance among the Hindu fundamentalist organizations, which pose a grave threat to democracy, are an indication of the rise of fascist forces in India, said politics professor M. Mohanty of Delhi University. What happened with European fascism is now happening with the Hindus, he told CNSNews.com. Kanti Bajpai, professor of international politics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, agreed, telling CNSNews.com that the rise of right-wing politics in India is far more advanced and violent than in Austria. More than 80 percent of India's nearly one billion people are Hindus. Muslims form a sizeable minority of around 15 percent, while just 2.5 percent are Christians. Although Hindu fundamentalist leaders have formally denied responsibility for attacks on minority religious communities, their propaganda is characterized by threats of violence. In Orissa, where Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons were murdered 13 months ago, the local government passed an order last November prohibiting religious conversions without the prior permission of the local police and a district magistrate. The order, an amendment to the 1967 Orissa Freedom of Religion Act, stipulates that a citizen wishing to convert must undergo a police inquiry to explain his or her reasons. India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has passed a bill restricting the building and use of places of worship. It is awaiting the approval of the Indian president. The western state of Gujarat recently lifted a ban on government employees being members of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (national self-service organization, or RSS). The RSS, which claims to be a socio-cultural organization, is the main think tank of several fundamentalist bodies in India, including the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The RSS functions as the principal guardian of Hindu ideology. An RSS member assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. It has been banned three times since independence for its activities. Also in Gujarat, lawmakers soon will debate a draft Freedom of Religion Bill, which makes it a criminal offense to use force or fraud in converting a person from one religion to another. Hindu fundamentalists forced an Indo-Canadian movie director, Deepa Mehta, from filming a movie that
Bismillah [IslamCity] Little Enjoyment For Disbelievers
Bismillah hir rahmaan nir raheem Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu ** *What Allah says to Prophet Muhammad salla lahu alaihi wa sallam about Blessings for the pious in heaven,Little enjoyment for deniers of day of resurrection on earth If not Quran then what will they believe after this? * ** *Surah Al-Mursalât* * 77:*41. Verily, the *Muttaqûn* (pious - see V.2:2) shall be amidst shades and springs. 42. And fruits, such as they desire. 43. Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do. 44. Verily, thus We reward the *Muhsinûn* (good-doers). 45. Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! 46. (O you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the *Mujrimûn** *(polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals, etc.). 47. Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! 48. And when it is said to them: Bow down yourself (in prayer)! They bow not down (offer not their prayers)[] . 49. Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! 50. Then in what statement after this (the Qur'ân) will they believe? -- *Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me). Ameen Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen*
Bismillah [IslamCity] Mistakes made when visiting the Prophet's Mosque
Question # 36647: Mistakes made when visiting the Prophet's Mosque Question: What are the mistakes that people make when visiting the Prophet's Mosque?. Answer: Praise be to Allaah. The mistakes that some pilgrims make when visiting the Prophet's Mosque are of several types: -1- Some pilgrims believe that visiting the Prophet's Mosque is something that has to do with Hajj, and that Hajj is not valid without it. Some of the ignorant even think that it is more essential than Hajj. This is a false belief, because there is no connection between going for Hajj and visiting the Mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Hajj is complete without it, and it is complete without Hajj, but since ancient times people have made the visit to the Prophet's Mosque part of the journey to Hajj, because it is difficult to travel twice. But it is not more essential than Hajj, because Hajj is one of the pillars and basic principles of Islam, which is not the case with visiting the Prophet's Mosque. We do not know of any scholar who said that it is obligatory to visit the Prophet's Mosque or the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). With regard to the report which says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Whoever goes for Hajj and does not visit me has snubbed me, these are words that are falsely attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and go against the well known teachings of Islam. If it were true then visiting his grave would be one of the most obligatory of duties. -2- Some visitors to the Prophet's Mosque circumambulate the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and touch the grille and walls of the room. They may even kiss them and lay their cheeks against them. All of these are reprehensible innovations, for circumambulation (tawaaf) around anything other than the Ka'bah is a forbidden innovation (bid'ah). The same applies to touching, kissing or pressing one's cheeks against the walls; such actions are prescribed only in the right areas of the Ka'bah. Worshipping Allaah by doing such actions at the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) will only take a person further away from Allaah. -3- Some visitors touch the mihrab, minbar and walls of the mosque to seek blessings. All of that is bid'ah. -4- This is the most serious mistake: Some visitors pray to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to relieve distress or to grant them something they desire. This is major shirk which puts a person beyond the pale of Islam, and Allaah and His Messenger do not approve of this. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): And the mosques are for Allaah (Alone), so invoke not anyone along with Allaah [al-Jinn 72:18] And your Lord said: Invoke Me [i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islamic Monotheism) and ask Me for anything] I will respond to your (invocation). Verily, those who scorn My worship [i.e. do not invoke Me, and do not believe in My Oneness, (Islamic Monotheism)] they will surely enter Hell in humiliation! [Ghaafir 40:60] Say: 'It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to the Right Path' [al-Jinn 72:21] The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) denounced a man who said Whatever Allaah and you will. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, Are you making me a rival with Allaah? What Allaah alone wills. Narrated by Ibn Maajah 2118. So what about one who calls upon the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to relieve his distress and to bring him benefits, when he is the one to whom Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): Say (O Muhammad): 'I possess no power over benefit or hurt to myself except as Allaah wills' [al-A'raaf 7:188] Say: 'It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to the Right Path' [al-Jinn 72:21] So the believer should put his hopes in his Creator Who has the power to fulfil his hopes and relieve him of his fears, and he should acknowledge the rights of his Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to be believed in, loved and followed , both outwardly and inwardly. He should ask Allaah to make him steadfast in that, and not seek to worship Allaah in any way other than that which He has prescribed. From the words of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Uthaymeen , Akhta' Yaqa' fiha al-Haaj wa'l-Mu'tamir http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/36647
Bismillah [IslamCity] Targeting the ISI By Anjum Niaz Courtesy:http://www.thenews.com.pk/editorial_detail.asp?id=150069
Opinion Archive The News International Pakistan Targeting the ISI By Anjum Niaz Prime Minister Gilani urgently worked the phones to get through his counterpart in Delhi. Manmohan Singh finally came on the line after two days. Without diplomatic niceties, Singh curmudgeonly ordered the director general of the ISI to appear before his premier intelligence agency RAW in Delhi. India’s wish was Pakistan’s command. Our prime minister (read President Zardari) agreed to send Lt-General Ahmad Shuja Pasha without weighing the hurt caused to our national pride and honour. Pasha reports directly to Gilani, therefore Army Chief Kayani may merely have received an ‘FYI’ (for your information) from the prime minister house because of the manner in which the initial announcement was made. The chorus against ISI’s role in Mumbai’s killings rises with every passing minute. The Indian government, India’s media and the man on the street blames the ISI. And hence Pasha must be put in the dock in Delhi and read out the Riot Act. The charge-sheet prepared by the British Scotland Yard and American FBI agents now in Mumbai to investigate ‘whodunit’ would likely tangle the ISI. The western print and electronic media and its blogosphere is also tying the knot between the ISI and Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, two outlawed groups in Pakistan, alleged to have a hand in the carnage and indirectly tied with Al Qaeda. Peter Chamberlin, an American journalist and an expert on terrorism, warns Pakistan against the Indian ruse to involve ISI in the Mumbai carnage. He calls Al Qaeda an “imaginary force” created by Pakistan and the US. Other states in the region use the Al Qaeda card to their advantage. “Whenever any government wants to kill people, they send in an Al Qaeda cut-out to start the cycle of violence,” he says. “The leaders and the press in Pakistan must protest loudly and unveil the truth about Al Qaeda. Pakistani leaders must tip-toe out of the minefield that they have allowed themselves to be lured into by the US.” Today, the ISI is our first line of defence against foreign and domestic attacks. Instead of weakening it, our civilian and military establishment should convert the 4,500 plus strong institution into another Mossad, the Israeli intelligence outfit, ranked among the most effective intelligence agencies in the world. While Prime Minister Gilani was on his way last July to the US, an order was issued to transfer the agency to the interior division. A furore ensued and very soon the notification was cancelled. “Rehman Malik wanted to run the political wing” says General Shujaat Ali Khan, who ran the agency’s political wing during Benazir Bhutto’s second government. Recently, the ISI quietly disbanded the controversial political wing which had over the years become a Frankenstein. Benazir Bhutto had openly blamed it for pulling their government down in November 1996, weeks before her brother Murtaza Bhutto was gunned down in Karachi. In her 2000 interview to an English monthly, Benazir Bhutto accused General Shujaat of “destabilizing” her government. She said that despite her trying to get the general sacked, the big boss of ISI, General Naseem Rana and the ministry of defence failed to dislodge Shujaat, perceived by Benazir Bhutto as her nemesis. On a late November afternoon, I drive down to a deserted farmhouse outside Islamabad to meet General Shujaat Ali Khan. He has just arrived home after a minor surgery at CMH, Rawalpindi. As I sip my orange juice, freshly squeezed off the orchard in the general’s backyard, I wonder whether my host was really that lethal as made out by the two civilian prime ministers whom he served. “Before I answer Ms Bhutto’s charge, I have seen the Rafi Raza Report where in 1976, her father ordered the creation of a political cell in the ISI just by handwriting one line in the margin. The ISI thus was given a green light to bug politicians’ phones. Even Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto allowed us to listen in to conversations of politicians, judges and Dr A Q Khan.” The former spymaster vouches that during his 2 ? years in the ISI as the DG internal wing which monitored the counter-terrorism and the political cells, he never “bugged” the phones of Prime Minister Bhutto or President Farooq Leghari. His task was to collect intelligence on the “macro-economic indicators; the stock exchange and the financial deals” affecting the economy of Pakistan. During the intelligence gathering, the general naturally came across allegations of corruption by the First Gentleman Asif Ali Zardari and appointments based on nepotism and favouritism. “I used to forward my reports to the PM and she would return the files with handwritten short remarks in green ink. At times she would sound irritated with repartees like: ‘Since when has the ISI become an economic expert?’ or ‘Oh, really!’” General Shujaat met
Bismillah [IslamCity] Hillary As US Secretary of State
Hillary As US Secretary of State y US President-elect Barack Obama has nominated Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state. The news follows weeks of speculation as to what role the former first lady would play in the Obama administration. Mrs Clinton lost out to Mr Obama when the two contested a bitterly fought race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. At a news conference in Chicago, Mr Obama also announced nominations for other key National Security team posts. Although the two repeatedly clashed during the nomination race, Mrs Clinton went on to campaign for Mr Obama as he took on Republican John McCain in the race for the White House. Former president Bill Clinton had cleared the way for his wife's appointment by reaching a complicated agreement on his financial arrangements, reports said. Correspondents said there had been fears her nomination could falter over the appearance of conflicts of interest between her husband's charitable foundation and lucrative speechmaking schedule. We feel it is a very important appointment for the US.As Mr Obama wants change in most respects, we hope Mrs hilary Clinton will be an asset for him with her experience as a Senator, highly scholarly back ground and her close observation of the operation of foreign policy during Mr Clinton’s time. We hope she understands the long –standing problems of the world in Palestine, Kashmir, festering civil wars in Africa, nuclear issues with Russia and other countries, Iraq , Afghanistan and so many others.If Obama wants change, she has to bring some moral judgment of the issues.Only national interest will not bring any real solution.The crisis in international arena is really the abandonment of moral positions and in the last fifty years we have seen only multiplication of problems in the international arena. Wars, application of force, bias towards some nations , brinkmanship have produced nothing positive as we have seen in Iraq, Afghanistan and many other places.We hope and pray that Mr Obama and Mrs Hilary Clinton really take some serious steps to enhance peace and harmony in the world. .
