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Bismillah [IslamCity] Surah Az-Zalzalah(what is Qayama )
1 When the earth is shaken with its (final) earthquake. 2 And when the earth throws out its burdens, 3 And man will say: What is the matter with it? 4 That Day it will declare its information (about all what happened over it of good or evil). 5 Because your Lord has inspired it. 6 That Day mankind will proceed in scattered groups that they may be shown their deeds. 7 So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it. 8 And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it .
Bismillah [IslamCity] Islamic Youth Awakening (Sahwah) Campaign - The Mongols of our time
Islamic Youth Awakening (Sahwah) Campaign - The Mongols of our time Source http://www.usislam.org/IslamicYouth/Mongols_of_our_time.htm Please look at the above link to see the map of the Mongol Empire Dr. Adel Elsaie When I see the younger Muslim generation confused about the definition of a Muslim and rejecting acceptable Mazhabs, I get scared. When I see the younger Muslim generation impressed by the western culture, neglecting the Islamic culture, and ignoring Islamic education, I get scared. When I see the younger Muslim generation has little or no respect to parents and elders, and ignoring the the strong commands of Allah to be kind and merciful to parents and elders, I get scared. When I see the younger Muslim generation adopting the western culture of (I want, I want, I spend I spend, I enjoy I enjoy), and neglecting the Islamic traditions, I get scared. When I see the younger Muslim generation guards their mobile phone more than the Quran, I get scared. When I see the younger Muslim generation using drugs that is rampant in the western culture, I get scared. When I see the younger Muslim generation confused about simple Islamic teachings, I get scared. When I see the younger Muslim generation belonging to feuding tribes, and killing each other, I get scared. When I see the younger Muslim generation killing innocent people, I get scared. When I see the younger Muslim generation following questionable sects of Islam and questionable Imams, I get scared. When I see the younger Muslim generation are not aware what is happening in Palestine, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Lebanon, and don't at least feel sorry for their Muslim Ummah, I get scared. When I see Muslim girls convert FROM Islam, I get scared. I know 8 Muslim Girls who converted FROM Islam: 1. An Arab father, who is very confused about the basics of Islam: His 2 girls were also confused. Their father told them not to marry a Muslim, but marry a Jew, because Jews are good business people. They converted FROM Islam when they graduated from College. 2. A Pakistani father, came to USA, impressed by the Western Freedom, married to an American lady who is still Christian, He doesn't pray and has visible alcohol in his house. His 2 girls are confused, they converted FROM Islam when they graduated from College. 3. A very loose Arabic Family, didn't pray, the mother colored her hair blond, and didn't wear Islamic dress. The daughter was brain washed by a college friend to Convert FROM Islam. 4. Parents who have a girl that graduated from Islamic school. They thought the school was enough. When the girl went to college, she loved a non-Muslim, and converted FROM Islam. 5. An Arab father sent his daughter alone to USA to establish a business and become rich. She knew many Christians, and married a Christian business associate, and converted FROM Islam. 6. An Arab father sent his daughter to study in USA. She lived the American pop culture, married a Jew, and converted FROM Islam And this is not all. There are many other scary things happening in our Ummah. They are the new Mongols who are far worse than the first ones. This new Mongols destroys the Islamic Identity of the Muslim Youth. And when I see all this, I think to myself: What do I say to Allah on the Day of Judgment?. Should we get despair? Absolutely NOT. Islam is a religion of optimism and hope. In the present time, the Islamic Identity may be shaken, but NEVER defeated. During the whole history of Islam, we have seen great achievements and great calamities. Probably, the worst disaster faced the Islamic Ummah, was the Mongolian destruction of most of the Islamic world. Victory was achieved over the Mongol Empire by faithful Muslims. Similar victory was accomplished during the Caliphate of Umar in 636 A.D. over both the Romans and the Persians during a span of only 7 months. The Byzantines made strong preparations to attack the Muslims, and concentrated a very large army at Yermuk. Muslims won an astounding victory in 6 days at the Battle of Yermuk in May 636 A.D. Jerusalem surrendered without a fight. In November of the same year, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas marched to Qadisiyya. Persian army collapsed in 4 days. The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in human history. The 13th and 14th century, when the empire came to power, is often called the Age of the Mongols. They controlled 22% of earth. The Mongol armies during that time were extremely well organized. The death toll (by battle, massacre, flooding, and famine) of the Mongol wars of conquest is placed at about 40 million according to some sources. Mongols through a series of slaughtering attacks controlled lands from Korea up to Poland and Hungary, and from the Indian ocean up to Russian cities, including Moscow and Kiev. Mongol invasion of the Middle East consists of the destruction of Iraq, Iran, parts
Bismillah [IslamCity] MUSLIM ALERT!
ASA, “In early September the Jewish state… announced it was sponsoring an upcoming festival… Entitled “Facing Jihad: A Lawmaker’s Summit” , the meeting isto be held at (where else?) the Knesset… the purpose of the conference is “the formation of a new Judeo-Christian alliance to confront the spread of Islam and the violence that inevitably follows in its wake.” … “…somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 million DVDs of the documentary “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West” were inserted into 70 of the largest newspapers circulating in America and distributed throughout the country… No one should be surprised to hear that the film and its mass distribution are the handiwork of Israeli partisans and Mossad assets. The film was written and produced by Israel’s own Rabbi Raphael Shore in 2006 under the auspices of his Mossad-connected group The Clarion Fund…” Israel's 'Obsession' with Christian/Islamic Conflict The Qur’an says: 8:30 Remember how the Unbelievers plotted against thee, to keep thee in bonds, or slay thee, or get thee out (of thy home). They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the Best of Planners is Allah. 5:82 Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, We are Christians: because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant. The Qur’an is not a temporary book but it is truth for all times. The Qur’an identifies Jews and Pagans as the worst enemies of Muslims. It is amazing to see that after 1400 years the Qur’an is still true. Imam WDM has spoken extensively about the Jahcubites identifying them not as all Jews but as elites amongst the Jews bent on world rule and domination. The deliberate effort being brazenly made to demonize Al-Islam and to war against Al-Islam and Muslims is being made by these same people who Allah has identified as “strongest in enmity to the Believers”. Today the Jahcubites plan is openly in full force but as Allah revealed in Qur’an “They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the Best of Planners is Allah.” As Muslims we need to not go to sleep but be very aware of this. We need to continue practicing the best of Al-Islam and building interfaith relationships, friendships, etc with other righteous people. But at the same time we need to be very aware of Jewish plots against Al-Islam and do what we can to expose them. We cannot ignore what Imam WDM taught so extensively and laboriously about the Jahcubites because according to the Qur’an and further elucidated by the illustrious leader, these elite Jews are our worst enemies!!! They are boldly and brazenly operating on the world stage to stop the spread of Al-Islam, demonize ALL Muslims and spread chaos and destruction in the Muslim world. American Muslims should not feel that somehow we are exempt. Their target is ALL Muslims. We need to be alert to their plans and ready to fight against them. Strive as in a race to achieve the goal of excellence in all that you do. For real insights visit: http://www.ascertainthetruth.com Regards, Nashid
Bismillah [IslamCity] Fasting banned in China?
source: The New York Times: http://www.nytimes. com/2008/ 09/09/world/ asia/09china. html?hp The following article is from The New York Times. Basically, Communist Chinese governments are cracking down on Muslims practicing Ramadan. The following things have been put in place: 1. A ban on teaching Islam or Koran. 2. No students may fast. 3. No teachers may fast. 4. No Hijabs. 5. No Beards. 6. No out of town guests in Muslim homes. 7. No closure of restaurants for prayer or for fasting purposes. 8. No visits to Muslim gravesites. 9. Muslim school students are 'educated' not to fast. 10. Muslim government employees are forced to 'sign' an agreement not to pray, fast, or visit Mosques. ARTICLE Ramadan Curbs Imposed in China http://www.nytimes. com/2008/ 09/09/world/ asia/09china. html?hp By EDWARD WONG NEW YORK TIMES Published: September 8, 2008 BEIJING - Local governments in a Muslim desert region in western China have imposed strict limits on religious practices during the traditional Muslim fasting month of Ramadan , which began last week, according to the Web sites of four of those governments. The rules include prohibiting women from wearing veils and men from growing beards, as well as barring government officials from observing Ramadan. One town, Yingmaili, requires that local officials check up on mosques at least twice a week during Ramadan. The local governments administer areas in the western part of Xinjiang, a vast autonomous region that is home to the Uighurs , a Muslim Turkic people who often chafe under rule by the ethnic Han Chinese. In August, a wave of attacks swept through Xinjiang, the largest surge of violence in the region in years. Some local officials blamed the instability on separatist groups, and the central government dispatched security forces to the area. The limits on religious practices put in place by local governments appear to be part of the broader security crackdown. The areas affected by the new rules are near Kuqa, a town struck by multiple bombings on Aug. 10. It was unclear whether the rules would be relaxed after Ramadan, a holiday that some Islamic extremists have used elsewhere as a symbolic backdrop for attacks on their perceived enemies. It was also unclear how the Chinese authorities intended to enforce the rules, which appeared to run the risk of antagonizing devout Muslims who present no obvious security threat. The Web site of the town of Yingmaili lists nine rules put in place to 'maintain stability during Ramadan.' They include barring teachers and students from observing Ramadan, prohibiting retired government officials from entering mosques and requiring men to shave off beards and women to doff veils. Mosques cannot let people from outside of town stay overnight and restaurants must maintain normal hours of business. Many restaurants close in daytime hours during Ramadan because of the sunrise-to-sunset fasting. In nearby Xinhe County , the government has decreed that Communist Party members, civil servants and retired officials must not observe Ramadan, enter mosques or take part in any religious activities during the month. Worshippers cannot make pilgrimages to tombs, so as to 'to avoid any group event that might harm social stability,' according to the Xinhe government's Web site. Also Watch: Fasting banned in China http://ca.youtube. com/watch? v=6EU0EQlmfDY With Regards Abi
Bismillah [IslamCity] Syrian Pastries Sweeten Sudan `Eid by Isma'il Kushkush
Syrian Pastries Sweeten Sudan `Eid By Ismail Kamal Kushkush, IOL Correspondent I bought baklava and ka’k for Eid, said Ahmad. (IOL photo) KHARTOUM — As sweet and cookies top the menu during `Eid Al-Fitr, Syrian pastries are becoming the most favorite in Sudan during the Muslim festivity. I like Syrian pastries; they are very good, Ghada Faysa, a 38-year-old housewife, told IslamOnline.net on Friday, October 3. Like many across the region, Sudanese families serve pastries, sweet and cookies to guests during `Eid Al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. While many families home-bake their pastries, others buy ready-made items from stores, with Syrian pastries coming atop the list. The most favorite Syrian pastries for Sudanese in `Eid include ka’k (cookies), kunafa and baklava, which Sudanese call basta. Sudan celebrated the first day of `Eid on Tuesday, September 29. `Eid Al-Fitr is one of the two most important Islamic celebrations, together with `Eid Al-Adha. After special prayers to mark the day, festivities and merriment start with visits to the homes of friends and relatives. Traditionally, everyone wears new clothes for `Eid, and the children look forward to gifts. Favorite We make our pastries sweeter than traditional Syrian ones, but maintain Syrian quality, said Munjid. (IOL photo) One of the most famous stores selling Syrian pastries in the capital Khartoum is the Syrian House. The Syrian House is one of the best places to buy pastries in Khartoum, said civil servant ‘Alam al-Din Ahmad, 34. I bought baklava and ka’k for Eid. The House was opened in 1991. The store has developed to be one of the most famous pastry shops in Khartoum, said executive manager Dr. Ahmad Munjid. It's a family business, added Munjid, who teaches bio-medical laboratory sciences at the University of Khartoum. Taste is important. We use quality ingredients like pure ghee, Sudanese sugar, German glucose and desiccated Sri Lankan coconuts. My father directly supervises production. The Syrian House is having a major challenge of meeting local Sudanese tastes. Sudanese have a sweet-tooth, Munjid said with a smile. So we make our pastries sweeter than traditional Syrian ones, but maintain Syrian quality. Local ingredients are also used as substitutes for commonly used Syrian ones. We fill our baklava with crushed peanuts instead of pistachio nuts, said Munjid. That way we keep Syrian traditions and meet Sudanese tastes. * Isma’il Kamal Kushkush is a Sudanese-American freelance writer currently based in Khartoum, Sudan. http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1221720496513pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout
Bismillah [IslamCity] usa: Playboy looks for bare market on Wall Street
They offer the women little money while making millions themselves. Taking advantage of women in crisis? or opportunities for the dissolute women? maybe both! Playboy looks for bare market on Wall Street By Robert MacMillan Thu Oct 2, 2:04 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Playboy magazine is offering a new way to lose your shirt on Wall Street. The adult entertainment magazine, long famous for its photo spreads of nude women and lessons in living the urbane life of the well-heeled bachelor, is launching a search for models to pose for its upcoming feature, Women of Wall Street. Playboy came up with the idea for the feature after the onset of the global financial crisis, which has vaporized fortunes and left Wall Street reeling. It is planned for the February 2009 edition of the monthly magazine and on its website. When the news gets bad, then maybe that's a chance to make people smile by coming up with something that puts a different twist on it, said Gary Cole, Playboy's photo editor. Playboy and Playboy.com frequently run specials such as Girls of Olive Garden and Women of Home Depot, but in the past it has garnered attention for big business news themes. It published Women of Enron and Women of WorldCom after the companies' spectacular failures. The magazine ran a Women of Wall Street feature nearly 20 years ago. Playboy is seeking current and former employees of the financial world, and is especially interested in those with more senior job experience. It would be more interesting to have someone who's a financial analyst, said Cole. Models must work for a financial institution or have recently worked for one, and prove that they are at least 18 years old. How many attractive women do you ... think there are working on Wall Street and the affiliated companies? Cole said when asked how much success he thought Playboy would have in finding candidates. There has to be thousands and thousands. Playboy likely will photograph about 20 women, he said, adding that compensation would depend partly on how many women apply. Whether you offer them $500 or $1,000 or $2,000 a piece, that's probably not going to change anybody's mind, he said. The reason they do this is because they want the attention, the opportunity, the experience of doing it. It's not really for the money. Playboy is soliciting applications at http://www.playboy.com/wallstreet http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081002/od_nm/us_playboy_4
Bismillah [IslamCity] Emailed Photos Promoting 'MIRACLES' of Islam
*Emailed Photos** * *Adil Salahi | Arab News* *http://arabnews.com/?page=5section=0article=115080d=3m=10y=2008* *Question* *Some people circulate through e-mail some photos which they say support the truth of Islam. Recently I received a photo of the moon which shows a clear line in the middle. It is said to confirm the Qur'anic statement that the moon was split during the lifetime of the Prophet. Do these photos prove anything of the truth of Islam? Should we circulate them to all people, particularly non-Muslims as a proof of the truth of Islam?* *Answer* God gave prophets and messengers He sent prior to the message of Islam different miracles as signs they showed to their people in support of what they preached. He gave Moses nine of these signs, such as the way his stick was turned into a quick moving snake which swallowed the objects of sorcery used by Pharaoh's sorcerers. He gave Jesus the ability to cure the blind and the albino and to bring the dead back to life. He, however, did not associate the message of Islam with any such miracle or sign. *The proof of Islam as a message from God is there within the message. It only needs to be studied and carefully examined for its truth to be clearly seen by all. The Qur'an is there for all people to read. It is a book of truth that admits no falsehood. Human progress and increased knowledge always show the truth of every Qur'anic statement. Besides, it lays down a code of living that can be easily adapted to any society, community and generation, bringing out the best in all people. * *There were numerous signs and 'miraculous' events that took place during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and by his actions, such as a small amount of food being served to an army of people, each eating his fill with the food left at the end being more than it was at the start; a small quantity of water turning into a spring at which a large army replenishes its full stock; a man whose eye was dislocated by an enemy shows it to the Prophet who puts it back in place; and many similar events. However, none of these is taken as an ultimate proof of the message of Islam. We say that they serve to confirm that the Prophet was certainly God's messenger, but he never suggested that these were his proofs. The real proof is in the message itself; in the Qur'an. We need no other proof.* *Those people who circulate this photo showing a line in the middle of the moon claim that it supports the Qur'anic statement that the moon was split during the Prophet's lifetime. To start with, the photo does not prove anything. Nowadays, it is very easy to produce any photo one wishes, using some computer software like Photoshop. If you have a fine picture of the moon, like the ones captured by spacecraft, you can easily introduce a line in it or superimpose something else to prove what you wish. So, if you hold such a photo to a non-Muslim and tell him that it proves the Qur'anic statement in the first verse of Surah 54, he only needs to look at other photos of the moon that do not show that line to realize that it was superimposed. He will then think that you are resorting to deception. This does not serve Islam. * *Some years back, a photo was circulated showing two lines of trees, claimed to be in the middle of a forest in Germany, with the inscription of the first article of the Islamic faith clearly seen on them. People celebrated this as if it was all that was needed to convince the world population of the truth of Islam. However, they realized that this was not the case. Sometime later, it transpired that it was all fake. The question that escaped almost all people was that why would such trees in a German forest bear an inscription in Arabic, when few Arabs would see it, if it was meant to deliver a message to the German people or to the world at large. * *God says in the Qur'an: Never have We sent a messenger otherwise than speaking the language of his own people, so that he might make (the truth) clear to them. (14:4) Would it not have served a better purpose if the inscription on those trees was in German, so that every passerby would read and understand it? Similar photos of vegetables, fish and animals were circulated bearing a similar message. They are all fake and serve no purpose. * *The way to preach Islam is to abide by its truth and explain it to people clearly, in the way they understand. We do not need to resort to deception because it will certainly harm our cause.* *Preaching Islam After the Prophet ** Practice of Ablution* *Adil Salahi, Arab News* *http://arabnews.com/?page=5section=0article=98241d=6m=7y=2007* *Question* *Some people claim that 100,000 companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) left the **Middle East** after the Prophet's death and traveled throughout the world to preach Islam. Could you please shed light on this and whether they left their women and children back home? * *Answer* After the Prophet (peace be upon him),
Bismillah [IslamCity] A TIME TO PONDER AND ACT
visit the site www.labaikyazahra.com *Destruction of Historical Sites in Mecca Medina - Cradle of Islam* *Yet Muslim Ummah Remain Silent! Q. WHY?* The Saudis are now set on unprecedented onslaught of demolishing the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad and other historical structures in the heart of Mecca and Medina, the cradle of Islam, revered by the world's 1.5 billion Muslims. Over the last two decades most of Makkah's 1000-year-old historic sites have been bulldozed and replaced by hotels and other concrete jungles. Failure to protect them from destruction is the biggest tragedy for the Islamic architectural heritage. The Saudi royal family claims to be guardians of the holy places of Islam, and profit hugely from the centuries by visiting believers to Makkah and Medina for pilgrimage. And yet, they are party to this barbaric desecration of the holiest sites in the Islamic world. Today, the religious zealots in Saudi Arabia are not alone. Commercial developers such as Bin Laden Group have joined hands with them and are making hundreds of millions in profits as they build ugly, but lucrative high-rises that are shadowing the Grand Mosque know as the Kaaba. Today Saudi petrodollars have the ability to silence even its most vocal critics, but when all is said and done, history will render a harsh judgment on those who try to wipe out its footprints and steal the heritage of all humanity. The problem is the Saudi's interpretation of Islam; they are opposed to the preservation of the old historic structures due to belief that some Muslims in their ignorance would be overcome with love and awe that historic sites may invoke, leading to idolatrous thoughts. Destruction of the most precious sites in Islam for fear of idolatry by some is like killing a child for fear that he may grow up to be less than pious. In effect, behind the obsessive fear of idolatry lies a complete lack of understanding and total fanaticism of radical Islam, unable even to appreciate its own past. What is the reason for this silence: Is it because Muslims nations have become so overwhelmed by the power of the Saudi denial of Visas for Pilgrimage (Hajj), that we have lost all courage and self-respect? Or is it because we feel a need to cover up Muslim-on-Muslim violence; Muslim-on-Muslim terror; Muslim-on-Muslim oppression? We Muslims constantly rail against any wrongs inflicted on fellow-Muslims by non-believers, but hold our silence when Muslims kill, exploit and terrorize other Muslims. Thus, when the Americans kill Iraqis, or the Russians persecute Chechens; we are rightly offended and resentful. But when Saddam Hussein massacred Kurds and Shias for years, Muslims around the world maintained a discreet silence. So why this conspiracy of silence? Thousands demonstrated against the desecration of the Holy Book Quran at Guantanam and thousand complained at the remark by Congressman Tom Tancredo of Colorado, referring to Makkah and Medina said If there is another 9/11 we should take out their holy places, Where are those zealots now? Why aren't preachers at mosques demanding that the Saudi government halt their destructive plans? Alas, these double standards are what now define the Muslim Community. We have become completely neutered when it comes to criticizing other Muslims. This is not of washing our dirty linen in public but this is the time to self-analyze and self-criticize and these things need to be said out loud, clear and often. *Saudi Arabia, in which Wahhabism is the state form of Islam, has a long history of vandalizing and demolishing historical monuments. Cultural devastation of Islamic heritage sites is not a new phenomenon. In 1801 the Saudis-Wahabbis waged a campaign against the Shia Muslim destroying and defacing the sacred tomb of the Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq. Then in early 1920 Saudi rulers Aal-e-Sa'ud bulldozed and levelled a graveyard in Medina - Cemetery of Al-Baqee -and Jannatul Moualla - in the holy city of Makkah that housed the shrines of the holy Prophet Muhammad, his family and his companions. This anniversary falls Oct 9th, (8th Shawal 1426) and is Know as Yaum-e-Ghum*. *The Saudis followed their conquest of Mecca and Medina in the mid-1920s with an orgy of destruction. They levelled the Jannat al-Baqi or Heavenly Orchard at Medina that included graves of the Prophet Muhammad's son Abraham, as well as numerous of the Prophet's relatives and companions. They also looted the Prophet's Shrine in Medina and demolished the cemetery in Mecca that included the graves of Muhammad's mother and grandfather. They completely destroyed mausoleums, mosques, and other honoured sites, including Muhammad's own house. It was even said that they wished to uproot the grave of Muhammad himself and tear down the Kaaba, the stone temple at the centre of Mecca. They were prevented from this last act by pressure from Muslims around the world. Wahabism vandalism continues today, by levelling of five of seven mosques
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Vacancies from the Gulf, 28th September 2008
Does anyone have any teaching jobs for the Gulf? I know that it is late in the season but I am still searching for a teaching job (in English). I would prefer not to teach in the US anymore. I want to feel less apologetic about wearing my hijab, Inshaallah (my own feelings and not a reflection of anyone else's life experiences). Waa'Salaam P.S. I will consider anything in editorial/writing (as long as it pays me on the scale of what I did or will receive teaching), Inshaallah. jmkSURAH22 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- On Sun, 9/28/08, Shakeel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shakeel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Shakeel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shakeel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Vacancies from the Gulf, 28th September 2008 To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008, 2:11 AM Assalamo Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahe Wa Barakatahu. For previous dates Click on More Arab News (Saudi Arabia) (Jan 01, 2007 to date ) Sep 26, 2008 Sep 25, 2008 Sep 24, 2008 Sep 23, 2008 Sep 22, 2008 Sep 21, 2008 More .. Arab Times (Kuwait) (Jan 01, 2007 to date ) Sep 23, 2008 Sep 22, 2008 Sep 21, 2008 Sep 20, 2008 Sep 19, 2008 Sep 18, 2008 More .Khaleej Times (UAE) (Jan 01, 2007 to date ) Sep 26, 2008 Sep 25, 2008 Sep 24, 2008 Sep 23, 2008 Sep 22, 2008 Sep 21, 2008 More . Gulf Daily News (BAHRAIN) - (Aug 04, 2008 to date ) Sep 26, 2008 Sep 25, 2008 Sep 24, 2008 Sep 23, 2008 Sep 22, 2008 Sep 21, 2008 More .. Miscellaneous Jobs Sent by Members / Friends (Jan 01, 2007 to date ) Sep 26, 2008 Sep 25, 2008 Sep 24, 2008 Sep 23, 2008 Sep 22, 2008 Sep 21, 2008 Sep 20, 2008 Sep 19, 2008 More . = = = = = = == Register CV : Visit www.mssgulf. com/guidance/ client_postcv. php Apply for Job : Visit http://www.mssgulf. com/guidance/ client_search. php Guidance Online : Visit http://www.mssgulf. com/guidance/ client_contentlo gin.php To suggest a new vacancy, pls email the requirements to [EMAIL PROTECTED] com or call +971508803536 To register for MSSGulf.com Classroom Training, please visit www.mssgulf. com/events The following new job vacancies have been posted recently at MSSGulf.com, please use the following link to view the details Job name Description Qualification Experience (in months) Salary Skill set required Post avialable at Website Number of vacancies Job No Electrical/ Mechanical Quantity Surveyor Urgently W.And More Diploma / Degree in Ele/ Mech Engg 0 0 Kuwait Mss/2008/3566 Accountant (Receivable) Required a.And More BCom 24 0 Dubai Mss/2008/3567 Planning Engineer in Al Reyami Al Reyami .And More - 36 0 UAE www.alreyamigroup. ae Mss/2008/3568 Click here to forward to others Best Regards, Administrator , MSSGulf.com- -Add Quality in Social Service = = = = = = == Free Recruitment for a company in Qatar CVs to be sent [EMAIL PROTECTED] com (Please mention the position name in the subject line) Srl Department No. of vacancies Vacancy Title Grade Salary (QRs) Job Purpose Skills Required Preferred Education Preferred Experience 1 Heavy Equipment Division 1 Assistant Manager - Admin Accounts 7 6000-7700 NEG. • Will be reporting to Heavy Equipment Manager. • Responsible for scheduling purchases and delivery of equipment in accordance to the sales forecasts submitted by the Sales Manager. •Responsible for precise processing of documentation related to traffic and insurance. • With good command of English and Arabic a plus. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications. • With knowledge and strong background on selling procedure, invoicing, cost calculation and ordering control. • With excellent leadership skills and must have the ability work without constant supervision. • Should be between 30 to 35 years of age. • University Degree in Accounting • 3-5 years in a supervisory position in trading business of heavy equipment or auto motive. 2 Heavy Equipment Division 3 Admin Assistants 5 3200-4100 NEG. • Will be reporting to Assistant Manager - Admin Accounts. • Responsible for setting up and maintenance of filing system. • Responsible for a preparing quotations and document transmittal form as required by sales. • Upkeep of the document register of all customers who have been sent offers/quotations. • With good command of English and Arabic a plus. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications. • With background on selling procedure, invoicing, cost calculation and ordering control. • Must have the ability to work with minimum supervision. • Should be
Bismillah [IslamCity] Rulings on Fasting Six days of Shawwal
Bismillah hir Rehman nir Rahim The virtue of fasting six days of Shawwaal Question #7859: What is the ruling on fasting six days of Shawwaal? Is it waajib (obligatory)? Answer : Praise be to Allaah. Fasting six days of Shawwaal after the obligatory fast of Ramadaan is Sunnah Mustahabbah, not waajib. It is recommended for the Muslim to fast six days of Shawwaal, and in this there is great virtue and an immense reward. Whoever fasts these six days will have recorded for him a reward as if he had fasted a whole year, as was reported in a saheeh hadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Abu Ayyoob (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever fasts Ramadaan and follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime.” (Narrated by Muslim, Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained this when he said: “Whoever fasts for six days after (Eid) al-Fitr has completed the year: (whoever does a good deed (hasanah) will have ten hasanah like it).” According to another report: “Allaah has made for each hasanah ten like it, so a month is like fasting ten months, and fasting six days completes the year.” (al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah. See also Saheeh al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 1/421). It was also narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah with the wording: “Fasting for the month of Ramadaan brings the reward of ten like it, and fasting for six days brings the reward of two months, and that is the fasting of the whole year.” The Hanbali and Shaafa’i fuqaha’ explained that fasting six days of Shawwaal after fasting Ramadaan makes it as if one has fasted for an entire year of obligatory fasts, because the multiplication of the reward applies even to naafil fasts, because each hasanah brings the reward of ten like it. [i.e.one Ramadan is equivalent to ten months of fasting, and the clincher, six days, is equal to two months, (6x10=`).Thus completes the year's twelve months.] Another of the important benefits of fasting six days of Shawwaal is that is makes up for any shortfall in a person's obligatory Ramadaan fasts, because no one is free of shortcomings or sins that have a negative effect on his fasting. On the Day of Resurrection, some of his naafil deeds will be taken to make up the shortcomings in his obligatory deeds, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The first thing for which people will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be their salaah (prayer). Our Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, will say to His angels – although He knows best – ‘Look at the salaah of My slave, whether it is complete or incomplete.’ If it is perfect, it will be recorded as perfect, and if something is lacking, He will say, ‘Look and see whether My slave did any voluntary (naafil) prayers.’ If he did some voluntary prayers, [Allaah] will say, Complete the obligatory actions of My slave from his voluntary actions.’ Then all his actions will be dealt with in a similar manner.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood). And Allaah knows best. Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (www.islam-qa.com) Fatawas related to Fasting Six Days in Shawwaal Its Not Makrooh or Bid`ah to Fast Six Days of Shawwal as some Scholar say It is NOT Valid to Combine Making up Missed Ramadaan Fasts with Fasting Six Days of Shawwaal with ONE intention It is permissible to Fast on the Second Day of Shawwaal as Eid al-Fitr lasts for just ONE Day Its not necessary to Fast six days of Shawwal immediately after Eid al-Fitr Its NOT Must to Fast Six Days Consecutively in Shawwaal Missed Fasts (Obligatory) should be completed First Before Nafil Shawwaal Fasts Should he start with the six days of Shawwaal before making up missed fasts, if there are not enough days left? Its SIN to Delay making up missed Ramadaan Fasts until the next Ramadaan Begins Want to Make up Missed Fasts but don’t know how many she owes Combining three of the six days of Shawwaal with the Ayyaam al-Beed Does one have to fast six days of Shawwaal every year? Days on which it is prescribed to observe naafil (supererogatory) fasts
Bismillah [IslamCity] Fatah: Eject the traitors from your ranks
Fatah: Eject the traitors from your ranks By Khalid Amayreh in Occupied Jerusalem 7 October, 2008 The recent revelations by an Israeli journalist about a secret meeting between high-ranking Palestinian security chiefs and the commanders of the Israeli occupation army, which reportedly took place at the Jewish colony of Bait El near Ramallah in September, has shocked the Palestinian community here. ream morewww.xpis.ps
Bismillah [IslamCity] What Is The Worst Fitnah?
*Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem* *Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu* Hudhayfah was asked: *What is the worst fitnah? * These narrations are from Hamud at-Tuwayjri's 'Ithaf al-Jama'ah': In (1/25), he mentioned that Ibn 'Abd al-Barr reported that Hudhayfah was asked:* What is the worst fitnah? So, he replied: That you are presented with the good and the bad, and you are confused as to which path to take.* He also reported from Ibn Abi Shaybah in his 'Musannaf' that Khalid bin al-Walid said: Fitnah is that you are in a land in which sins are rampant, and when you seek to leave it for a land in which sins are not rampant, you are unable to find such a place. In (2/223), he mentioned that Hudhayfah said: *A time will come upon you where none will be saved except those who supplicate as if they are drowning.* It was reported in the 'Musannaf' of Ibn Abi Shaybah, as well as in the 'Mustadrak' of al-Hakim, and he said: It is authentic upon the conditions of al-Bukhari and Muslim, and they did not report it, and adh-Dhahabi agreed with him in his 'Talkhis.' Ibn Abi Shaybah also reported that Abu Hurayrah said: There will be a fitnah such that nothing can rescue you from it except to supplicate as if you are drowning. -- *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] An appeal to all Muslims.
Dear brothers and sisters, As-salam Alaikum As you are aware, Hindus goons with full support and encouragement of the central and the state governmenst have practically made it impossible for the Muslims to survive in Gujarat and other parts of the country as well, I request most humbly, in the name of Allah the Almighty, to send as much messages as you can to your fellow Muslims drawing their ATTENTION to our plight and also drawing international attention. Not only Muslims but all Human Rights and minority rights organizations worldwide. In whatever capacity, you may help us in this way and can claim reward from Allah on the day of judgement. I particularly request my highly educated Muslim brethren to disseminate this appeal to every influential quarter they are aware of. We your brothers are extremely weak and helpless. Even a butcher is more merciful than these Hindu goons who very keenly roast our children and leave their decomposing corpses for us to cry. Allah has given you strength and power, use it. Your help might open the doors of forgiveness for you in the world hereafter. That Bajrang Dal-BJP-VHP are killing Muslims like lambs in Gujarat and other parts of the country. The fact that Muslims were made the victim of preplanned carnage has now been verified by the international media as well as Indian media. An international inquiry be conducted into the events surrounding the incident of the torching of the train in Godhra and the systematic carnage of Muslims in its wake and other following incidents like framing innocent Muslims as Hardcore Terrorists in the name of WAR AGAINST TERROR Also, an international panel be allowed to submit a report on general condition of minorities (Not only Muslim but others also) in India. All Muslim and other governments should pressurize the Indian govt to provide maximum security to the Indian Muslims. By this way we would very much create the transparency for others to let them know about the Truth lies beneath. Allah Hafiz ---Please forward this mail to everyone in your mailing list. It will take only a minute to forward it but it will also let them know about what is going on around them.---
Bismillah [IslamCity] financial tsunami - youtube
Max Keiser - The Original Death of the Dollar dollar, gold, oil, coming financial tsunami!!! Dollar tsunami on the way or more invasions like Iraq.. check it out why??? dollar oil monopoly!!! and idiotic leaders, and our ignorant ummah??? http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Iloh5jL-ujEfeature=related world bank, imf and dollar collapse welcome to the new financial tsunami. The whole truth about control, power and manipulation. ask yourself what is federal reserve? A consortium of private banks, like rothchilds, jp morgan, goldman-sachs, lehman bros...yes its true find it yourself. what is IMF? world bank?? IMF is a consortium of bank of england.. and world bank all the same... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMLozhEYPAfeature=related private bankers controlling national economy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuTeZ9XlgyEfeature=related
Bismillah [IslamCity] Terrorism and the nuclear threat
Ahsan Waheed At an earlier Jirga (gathering of elders) Pakistan's army Chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, had urged the border tribes suffering the continuing assault of Al Qaeda inspired Taliban terrorists to stand by the country's security forces if they truly wanted peace and stability to be restored in the area. The message of needed popular support delivered by General Kayani apparently impacted, as locally raised Lashkars (tribal troops) lashed back at the insurgents leveling eight houses reputed to have housed militants in terrorist- infested Bajaur Agency. Urged on by a grand Jirga of the Mahmond tribe, the action of the Lashkars against the terrorists came in complement to the Pakistan military offensive launched over the weekend to drive out cross- border marauders from Pakistani territory, forcing out the infiltrators who had from Afghanistan to aid those of fundamentalist leanings in their battles against Pakistan's armed forces. The Lashkars moving in to support the Pakistan's armed forces to dislodge the intruding terrorists, however, drew a negative response from the country's main fundamentalist political party, the Jamaat-e- Islami, with its Amir (head) Qazi Hussain Ahmed terming it a conspiracy being hatched by anti-state elements to create conditions that could lead to a civil war. He accused the US and India of funding the militant organizations to deprive Pakistan of its nuclear assets. Not so, Pakistan's somewhat controversial new president, Asif Ali Zardari, who in a Wall Street Journal interview is reported to have said, I am not going to fall for this position that it's an unpopular thing to be an American friend. I am an American friend and went even further in saying, India has never been a threat to Pakistan. I, for one, and our democratic government, are not scared of Indian influence. But he would have made not a few enemies when he called the Islamic groups fighting for what is commonly perceived as the liberation of Kashmir, as terrorists, and lost not a few friends in acknowledging his government had been complicit in the Predator missile attacks on Pakistan territory. For all of this, however, Mr Zardari could trump all if he can pull of the aid package or $100 billion he has been angling for, or even part parcel of this, to fight terrorism. That said, the general concern in Pakistan (and presumably the US too) would be what percentage of this would be used for the purpose intended, if delivered in cash rather than in kind.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Media, Muslims and Mujahideen - Mubasshir Mushtaq
India’s 160 million Muslims have a problem: fear. And nobody is willing to even listen to them. They are the in-betweens of India’s fight against terrorism. They want to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. India needs to integrate them. A Muslim friend put it bluntly, “Rabindranath Tagore’s poem ‘Where the mind is without fear’ no longer adorns my wall.” Sunday, September 21, 2008 Media, Muslims and Mujahideen - Mubasshir Mushtaq A bomb does not discriminate between a Hindu or a Muslim (File Photo) Now that the Delhi Police has “cracked” the bomb blasts, I can make my own confessions. Suspicion is not a fundamental right enshrined in Indian Constitution but it is an unalienable right in a flourishing democracy. Suspicion is the fundamental premise on which the edifice of our intelligentsia stands. Therefore, intelligence agencies cannot be denied the right to suspect. The same right to suspect cannot be denied to ordinary Indians. Equality is the hallmark of a true democracy. The journalist in me has a problem when an official declaration, a chronological monologue, is treated as the gospel. It is not the job of a journalist to arrive at conclusions. The job of a journalist is to stand outside the circle and communicate nuances and niceties taking place inside the circle. When a journalist jumps into the circle, he becomes part of the story. Proximity breeds bias. Bias breeds bigotry. A true journalist can be anything but he can never be a bigot. Journalistic bigotry is dangerous for it plays a vital role in shaping public opinion. Each such story leaves an imprint on public consciousness. In each blast, media, the fourth estate, behaves like fourth mistake. The needle of suspicion automatically swings towards Muslims whether it is Mecca Masjid blast or Malegaon blasts in which devout Muslims were specifically targeted inside their mosques. Every time there is a blast, Muslims find themselves in the no man's land. They are caught in the crossfire between intelligence agencies and terrorists. Neither of them will trust Muslims. The day-today Muslim problem is bread and butter rather than the bomb. Each blast is viewed from the green lens of Islam although saffron lens is equally making India red. One of the reasons for these blasts is to put the entire Muslim community in the defensive mode by systematically manipulating Islam. The trick is like a psychological warfare before the beginning of actual war. It is true that a minuscule minority among Muslims has become radical. It is equally true that a minuscule minority among Hindus has gone on the extreme. SIMI, RSS and Bajrang Dal, are competing identities, each one claiming to represent their respective community. It is competitive extremism at work which can be summed up in one-line: My version of extremism is better than yours! Media plays safe when RSS and Bajrang Dal are involved in bomb blasts while it indulges in triumphant journalism when SIMI comes under the scanner. The reason for this differential approach is commercial: No businessman would want to antagonize the majority Hindu readers. Media, therefore, claims to be nationalistic but it only practices majoritarian nationalism. From a journalistic point of view, I have a problem when Police changes the names of ‘alleged’ (it is one adjective which we in the media have abused and used at will) masterminds overnight. First it was Abdus Subhan Qureishi (alias Tauqeer), now it is Atif, the “terrorist” who has been gunned down. The journalist in me finds it hard to digest that Mufti Abul Bashar, the alleged mastermind of Ahmedabad blasts, is linked to Delhi blasts. If Bashar is really connected to Delhi blasts, the bomb blasts should never have taken place since he was in police custody when the blasts took place. How can Bashar, a poor madrasa-educated person mastermind Ahmedabad blast with such precision? When did Indian Madrasas start producing tech-savvy Muslims? Indian government would love that to happen! There won’t be any need for Central madrasa board for modernization then! Police says that the educated Muslims are involved in the blasts yet they arrest who will not be termed ‘educated’ by worldly standards. Mufti Bashar is just one example. A section of the mainstream media is extremely behaving like the nautch girl of Indian intelligent agencies. Instead of investigating the police claims, media is promoting self-contradictory journalism. The journalist in me has a problem when a TV correspondent spits out the intelligence feed that there was a meeting of SIMI in 2001 where 200 youth were recruited to wreak havoc across India. What was our intelligence agency doing for the last 8 years? Muslim accused are being branded as terrorists before the proper investigation and filing of the chargesheet. The actual trial by a court of law is yet to begin but the trial by media has already passed its judgement.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Understanding Indian Muslims..
Understanding the Indian Muslim Indian Muslims: Where Have They Gone Wrong? by Rafiq Zakaria; Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, 2004; pages 565, IT is difficult to write about living legends. Dr. Rafiq Zakaria combines in his personality what grammarians might characterise as the past perfect, the past imperfect and the present. His life spans two generations; his writings are reflective of both. He has thus done readers a favour by putting together in the volume under review 67 of his articles and essays on a specific theme. The uninitiated might consider this enough of a contribution for a lifetime; little would they know that this is merely the icing on a carefully baked cake since Zakaria has also written and published a dozen books. The book is a welcome addition to literature on a subject that, paradoxically, remains inadequately explored. The subject, of course, is the Indian Muslim Condition. Muslims constitute about 13 per cent of the Indian population, number over 130 million, and are the second largest Muslim community in the world. Zakaria has explored the subject in 12 aspects, pertaining to the past and the present. For reasons best known to him, these essays have been thoroughly revised and largely rewritten. This robs them of time specificity, would disappoint a historian, and may induce some reviewer to allege hindsight. M.J. Akbar, in an erudite Foreword, has sought to portray the Indian Muslim through the poetry of Amir Khusro, Mirza Ghalib, Akbar Allahabadi and Mohammad Iqbal, and has raised a teasing question about the emergence of the Muslim perception of being a minority. He suggests that going wrong has everything to do with remembering or forgetting the Indian roots. If only one could live on a diet of roots! Certain themes run across the 12 sections of the book: Muslims and Partition, the absence of Muslim leadership in the post-Partition period and until this day, Muslim identity and stereotypes, Hindu-Muslim relations, communal violence and search for physical security, the implications of Hindutva and the questions of reform and modernisation. It is a wide sweep, reflective of the pain and agony of personal experience; it also carries incisive judgments and corrective recipes. One would have liked to see more of sociological analysis to ascertain how different segments of Muslim society responded in the past, and do so today, to these situations and challenges. Such a profile of the Muslim community in various parts of India, as reflected in Census reports and the National Sample Surveys, would have provided a proper backdrop to the political perceptions reflected in the essays. A PERVASIVE theme in contemporary Indian discourse, raised to its apogee by the proponents of Hindutva, is the question of the Muslim responsibility for the Two Nation theory and Partition. Interestingly enough and many years before Mohammad Ali Jinnah could lay claim to it, the theory of there being two nations in India was propounded by the father figure of what has been touted as cultural nationalism. Jinnah may therefore be guilty of plagiarism, but not originality. As for Muslim responsibility, many questions relating to it remain to be answered. Did all or even the majority of Muslims participate in the making of the decision? If not, how representative - and by what process - were those who took the decision? How did the decision come to be endorsed by other Indians? Was it a conscious process or an unconscious one, autonomous or externally induced? How, in any case, are present-day Indian Muslims responsible - morally or legally - for what a previous generation is alleged to have done? The whole business of Muslim responsibility is a classic example of what the Oxford philosopher Gilbert Ryle called systematically misleading expressions that misrepresent facts and falsify perceptions. This debate must be closed for the good of India and Indians. We should leave it to the historians to delve into the past and produce an authentic record. We as a nation cannot live in the past, contrived or otherwise. Rafiq Zakaria has written with anguish about communal riots - they reached genocidal proportions in Gujarat in 2002 - and about the deprivation faced by Muslims in various walks of life. He quotes from the report of a high-power panel appointed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1980. A graphic picture of Muslim deprivation also emerges from the studies done in recent years by the National Council of Applied Economic Research. The findings have been summed up in two sentences: Muslims in India have a poor human development status. Widespread illiteracy, low income, irregular employment - implying thereby a high incidence of poverty is all pervasive among the Muslims. Muslims, in the words of one analyst, suffer double discrimination, by virtue of being Muslim and poor. As a result they are under-represented in the political,
