[IslamCity] Frightening dreams
Frightening dreams Question: I am a young sister who got married recently to a man with very good character and deen, masha-Allah. Since I have got married, I frequently have very frightening dreams about my husband and others I love. Before marriage I never had frightening dreams as I always make my adhkaar at bedtime. Sometimes I see that there are jinns inside other people and I am trying to fight them by reciting ayatul-Kursi, but they are stopping me from doing so. I cannot sleep at night and wake up several times. One good sister suggested to me that it may be the evil eye brought on by others who are jealous. If that is the case, then please could you guide me as to what I can do about this problem as it is very distressing. May Allah Reward you greatly for your advice. Answer: Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: Undoubtedly the frightening dreams that this sister sees are from the accursed Shaytaan who is trying his hardest to prevent people from following the true religion and keep them away from their Lord Whom they worship, and he wants to cause grief to the believers. But his plots against the pious close friends of Allaah are weak and insignificant, especially against those who fortify themselves with ruqya as prescribed in sharee'ah day and night. Secondly: You should note that the best way in which the Muslim can protect himself against the Shaytaan is to remember Allaah. According to the hadeeth narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2863), Allaah commanded Yahya ibn Zakariyya (peace be upon him) to tell the Children of Israel to do five things, including the following: I command you to remember Allaah, for the likeness of that is that of a man who enemy comes after him, until he comes to a strong fortress where he protects himself from him. Similarly, a person cannot protect himself against the Shaytaan except by remembering Allaah. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmdihi. If the Muslim fears Allaah in all his affairs, and adheres to that which Allaah has commanded and avoids that which He has forbidden, and he constantly remembers Allaah, praying and fasting and other kinds of worship, and he fortifies himself by reading Qur'aan night and day, out loud and silently, and he regularly recites the wirds and dhikrs prescribed in Islam for the morning and evening, and when eating, drinking, getting dressed and going to sleep, then the Shaytaan will go away from him, blameworthy and defeated, and will have no power to do anything to him. How can it be otherwise when Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allaah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taaghoot (Satan). So fight you against the friends of Shaytaan (Satan); ever feeble indeed is the plot of Shaytaan (Satan) [al-Nisa' 4:76]? The Shaytaan only comes close to those who are far away from their religion and Qur'aan. The Shaytaan may try to divert the righteous from the straight path, in order to ruin their lives and religious commitment and worldly interests. But protection may be sought against him in the manner described above. You can also refer to the books of dhikr such as al-Adhkaar by al-Nawawi; `Aml al-Yawm wa'l-Laylah by al-Nasaa'i; `Aml al-Yawm wa'l-Laylah by Ibn al-Sunni; and other books of dhikr that deal with this topic, or books of Sunan in general. If you do that we hope that your situation will improve and you will find peace of mind, and Allaah will change your situation to a better one. Among the dhikrs with which we advise you to recite regularly are the following: 1 _ Adhkaar for morning and evening. (a) Reciting every evening the words, A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allaah from the evil of that which He has created). It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, O Messenger of Allaah, I am suffering because of a scorpion that stung me yesterday. He said, If you had said in the evening, A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allaah from the evil of that which He has created),' it would not have harmed you. Narrated by Muslim. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encouraged us to say that in every place where we stop (when travelling). It was narrated that Khawlah bint Hakeem al-Salamiyyah said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: Whoever makes a stop in some place, then says, `A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allaah from the evil of that which He has created),' nothing will harm him until he moves on from that place. Narrated by Muslim, 2708. (b) It was narrated that `Uthmaan ibn `Affaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The
[IslamCity] Battle for Hasba bill will continue: Fazl
Battle for Hasba bill will continue: Fazl
From our correspondent 8 August 2005
LAHORE Muttahida Majlise Aml Secretary-General Maulana Fazlur Rehman declared here yesterday the religious alliance would continue its legal battle on Hasba bill and improve the system in NWFP, where the MMA is in power.
He said at a news conference that the Hasba bill was in the interest of the province. The Supreme Court had declared various provisions of the bill unconstitutional and asked the NWFP governor to sign it.
Under the Constitution, the governor is obliged to assent the bill within 30 days of being referred to him or send it back to the provincial legislature for reconsideration. In case the assembly doesnt change it and send the same to the governor, he has no option but to sign it.
Speaking on the Supreme Courts (SC) ruling on the Hasba bill, the MMA secretary general said that the SC judges had not taken oath under the 1973 Constitution and they were serving under the Legal Framework Order. How can they (the judges) declare Hasba unconstitutional? he asked.
The Maulana said the MMA wage a movement against the governments plan to launch an operation against religious seminaries.
He said the religious seminaries were not involved in militancy or any other objectionable activity.
He held the government responsible for the worsening situation in Waziristan. Also, he said it was federal information minister Sheikh Rashid who ran various camps. Ulema, he said, should not be labelled for the activity. He asked the government to explain who was running camps in Mansehra.
He said the MMA was an enlightened and progressive party while General Pervez Musharraf is a reactionary and his claims of being enlightened were false.
He said if foreigners were a threat to the countrys security, the government should expel all foreigners from Pakistan. There is no justification in expelling foreign students who have come to Pakistan on valid study visas, he added.
Maulana Fazl said that madrassas were not promoting extremism, adding that the seminaries were producing true Muslims who loved humanity irrespective of creed or colour.
NNI adds: Maulana Fazal ur Rehman warned of launching a movement if the government tried to implement President Musharrafs plan to expel foreign madarassa students.
On July 29th, President Pervez Musharraf said 1,400 foreign students at madrassas, must leave the country even if they have formal visas.
We will launch movement if the decision was not withdrawn, Maulana Fazal ur Rehman told a news conference here.
He described the decision as contrary to national interests. He said the MMA will hold protest rallies against President Musharrafs decision. He also condemned campaign against religious seminaries under the pretext of curbing extremism.
President Musharraf said he took the decision, the latest in a series of measures in his clampdown, because he did not want the madrassas "misused for extremism".
The schools have been in the spotlight after one of the London bombers was reported to have studied at one.
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
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[IslamCity] deep rooted hatred teaching in fundamental christianity - Australian Court Orders Apology for Muslims
This is an example of
deep-rooted hatred teaching in fundamental christianity. This is the teaching
that is being spreading in western europe resulting in various racial clashed
and mosques being burned, creating a whole new wave of christian
fundamentalist.
http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2005-06/22/article02.shtml
Australian Court Orders Apology for
Muslims
Nalliah said he would go to jail
and not apologize for his anti-Muslim remarks. (Courtesy The Sunday
Times)
MELBOURNE, June 22, 2005 (IslamOnline.net News
Agencies) An Australian court on Wednesday, June 22, ordered two pastors
to apologize for anti-Muslim remarks.
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
found Danny Nalliah and Daniel Scot of the Evangelical Order Catch the
Fire Ministry guilty of vilifying Muslims made during a seminar in March
2002, reported The Australian daily.
VCAT deputy president Michael Higgins said the two
breached the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act by giving the remarks in
speech, comments on a Web site and in a newsletter.
They had described Muslims as liars and demons,
accused them of planning to take over Australia and claimed that Islam was
inherently a violent religion.
The Religious and Racial Tolerance Act says a person
must not incite hatred against, serious contempt for or revulsion or
severe ridicule of another person or group on the basis of religious
belief or activity.
Judge Higgins ordered the two pastors to publish an
apology on the Catch the Fire Web site, in its newsletter and in two
metropolitan newspapers.
Muslim organizations in Australia estimate the number
of Muslims in the country at 350,000.
Welcomed
The ruling was welcomed by Australian Muslims, said
The Sunday Times.
"We're satisfied with the remedies," said Waleed Aly,
a member of the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) executive
committee.
The ICV had lodged a complaint with the VCAT accusing
the two pastors of violating the Racial and Religious Tolerance
Act.
"We only ever asked for modest remedies. We never
sought any monetary compensation," Ali said.
"We just hope commonsense prevails now and we can move
on."
The ICV is the umbrella organization of Islamic
societies in Victoria and their sole representative body to Australian
government and Australian community at large.
It is a member of the Australian Federation of Islamic
Council (AFIC), the umbrella organization of all Islamic councils in
Australia.
"No Apology"
Adamant Nalliah described himself as a martyr for free
speech, stressing he would go to jail before apologizing to the Australian
Muslims, The Australian said.
"We will go to prison for standing for the truth and
not sacrifice our freedom and freedom to speak."
Nalliah faces up to three months in jail and a fine of
up to $7000 if he defied the VCAT order, which he vowed to challenge in
the Victorian Supreme Court.
The pastor also opened his salvoes at Victoria's
vilification laws.
"Right from the inception, we have said that
this law is a foul law, this law is not a law which brings unity," he
said.
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn
[IslamCity] Sheikh Ahmed Deedat has passed away
Icon of the Muslim World Ustaad Sheikh Ahmed Deedat has passed away
A message on behalf of Trustees, Director and Staff of IPCI
Early this morning, 8 August 2005 / 2 Rajab 1426, Sheikh Ahmed Hoosen Deedat passed on to meet his Creator. This was after succumbing to a severe stroke that left him paralysed for more than nine years.Throughout this period, he gracefully persevered under the most difficult personal conditions; however, not forgetting his task as a daee (Islamic worker) and an ambassador of Islam, he continued to inspire, educate, challenge and inform people about the universal message of Islam.It is on this solemn occasion of his demise that we salute the courageous spirit and phenomenal work of this world-renowned personality, a hero of the Muslim World, nay, a true hero of believers all around the globe!
Brief Biography of Sheikh DeedatSheikh Ahmed Hoosen Deedat was Born on the 01 July 1918 in the Surat district of India in 1918. His father emigrated to South Africa in 1927 with him. Ahmed Deedat was a very bright student and excelled in school. Lack of finance interrupted his schooling and at an early age of 16 he took on the first of many jobs in retailing and short assistant.
After reading a book called Izharul Haq The Truth revealed, a book about a debate with Christian Missionaries in the then British India, Sheikh Deedat was spurred on in the direction of Dawah Islamic Missionary Activity to halt the tide of the then Christian onslaught against Islam.Over the next four decades, he immersed himself into a host of activities. Conducting Bible classes, lectures and debates the world over. He established the first Islamic Seminary in Southern Africa to train propagators at Assalaam educational Institute - Braemar.
He is the founder of the largest Islamic Dawah Organization in the world, the Islamic Propagation Center International and became its president.
He has published more than 20 books and distributed millions of copies of FREE literature and pamphlets the world over. Many of Sheikh Deedats publications have been translated into the many different languages of the world : Russian, Urdu, Arabic, Bengali, Bangladeshi, French, Amharic, Chinese, Japanese, Mayalam, Indonesian,, Zulu , Afrikaans, Dutch, Norwegian amongst others.He delivered thousands of lectures all over the world, crossing all the continents and successfully engaging some of the biggest names in Christian evangelists in public debates. Sheikh Deedats debates and lectures are available all over the world in the various languages in Video and DVD format.
His career in the field of Comparative Religion took him across all five continents and dialogue with the heads of the Protestant world in America and the late Pope John Paul.So fearless was his stand in defending the truth that Sheikh Deedat was refused entry into France and Nigeria on the pretext that he would cause a civil unrest.Sheikh Deedat also received a personal phone call at the IPCI from former President Nelson Mandela who was in Saudi Arabia at the time, congratulating Deedat for his international icon status in the Muslim World.
He was awarded the prestigious King Faisal Award in 1986 for his sterling services to Islam in the field of Propagation.
May Almighty Allah bless his soul, accept his efforts for the cause of dawah and grant gracious patience to his loved ones during this trying time.
His funeral will leave his house 49 Trevenen Road, Lotusville Verulam at 5 pm. Proceeding to the Wick Street Musjid and after Magrib Salah / Prayer , he will be laid to rest in the Verulam Muslim Cemetery.
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
[IslamCity] Friday: Weekly Door-e-Tafseer by Muhammad Iqbal kilani
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astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Two German States Reject Hijab Ban
Christian fundamentalist will try every angle to discredit muslims. http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2005-03/24/article07.shtml Two German States Reject Hijab Ban A library photo of a hijab-clad teacher in a German school. By Ahmed Al-Matboli, IOL Staff BERLIN, March 24, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) The legislatures in two German states have turned down proposals by the opposition Christian Democratic Party to ban Muslim school teachers from wearing hijab. The parliament of Nordrhein-Westfalen, western Germany, rejected the partys request as having no legal merit. The Christian Democratic party claimed that hijab places woman at a lower status and was a political symbol not entrenched in the Muslims holy book, the Noble Quran. Thomas Kufen, the partys immigration affairs officer, alleged that disputes could emerge in schools over the issue of hijab and that a legislation was needed. The party, yet, said nuns should be exempted for any ban on religious dress codes. The Socialist and the Green parties, the ruling coalition, as well as the Free Democratic Party had opposed the proposals. They particularly took issue at the Christian Democratic Partys attempt to exempt nuns wear from the ban as a violation of the constitution which demands equal treatment for citizens irrespective of their religious affiliations. Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress, not a religious symbol displaying ones affiliations unlike the symbolic Christian crucifixes or Jewish Kappas. Hindering Integration The parliament of the south-western state of Reinland-Pfalz also turned down a proposal by Christian Democratic Party leader Christoph Bohr to ban hijab. The Socialist, Green and Free Democratic parties have voted against the motion, accusing the party of religious discrimination. Doris Ahnen, the education minister of Reinland-Pfalz, condemned the ban request, saying it would obstruct the integration of Muslim women into society. The education affairs official in the Green Party, Nils Fichmann, also opened fire on the Christian Democratic Party, whose leaders had described hijab-clad women as enemies of the constitution. The Green party is the only political party that rejects the hijab ban in principle. Sylvia Lohrmann, the leader of the partys parliamentary bloc, stressed that the issue should not even be open to discussion. The Free Democrats, however, rejected the hijab ban because it should have also include the head gear of nuns in order to avoid any discrimination. Germany's highest tribunal, the constitutional court, ruled in 2003 that Baden-Wuerttemberg was wrong to forbid a Muslim teacher from wearing hijab in the classroom. But it said Germany's 16 regional states could issue new legislations to ban it if they believe hijab would influence children. The states of Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt and Thuringen still allow teachers to wear hijab. In addition to Baden-Wuerttemberg, the states of Saarland and Niedersachsen ban teachers from showing any religious or political affiliation, including hijab. Another state, Hessen, made amendments to its school laws, banning teachers from wearing any symbols of religious or political nature while allowing them a limited right to put on Christian or western symbols. In Bavaria, laws were enforced in 2004 banning teachers from wearing religious symbols that are not harmonious with Christian cultural values. The state of Brandenburg made the same amendments in 2003. For Now IOLs Correspondent cautions that the parliaments rejection of the hijab ban proposal might only be temporary and the controversy could surface again. Nordrhein-Westfalens Education Minister Ute Schafer, of the Socialist Party, told parliament members on March 17 that the number of hijab-clad teachers was very few and the issue should not be raised at present. Dorothee Danner, a Socialist lawmaker, said her colleagues remain divided on the broader issue of hijab in schools. Some of the partys MPs support a ban on hijab, while others believe the issue should not be addressed now. Danner, however, expected the issue to be raised again in the coming legislative session. A recent report by the International Helsinki Federation for Human
[IslamCity] AUDIT: US$9 BILLION UNACCOUNTED FOR IN IRAQ
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AUDIT: US$9 BILLION UNACCOUNTED FOR IN IRAQ
Audit: $9 Billion
Unaccounted for in IraqAssociated Press 01.30.2005http://www.forbes.com/business/manufacturing/feeds/ap/2005/01/30/ap1791607.htmlThe
U.S. occupation authority in Iraq was unable tokeep track of nearly $9
billion it transferred togovernment ministries, which lacked
financialcontrols, security, communications and adequate staff,an
inspector general has found. The U.S. officials relied on Iraqi audit
agencies toaccount for the funds but those offices were not
evenfunctioning when the funds were transferred betweenOctober 2003 and
June 2004, according to an audit by aspecial U.S. inspector general.
The findings were released Sunday by Stuart Bowen Jr.,special
inspector general for Iraq reconstruction.Bowen issued several reports on
the CoalitionProvisional Authority (CPA), the U.S. occupationgovernment
that ruled Iraq from June 2003 to June2004. The official who led the
CPA, L. Paul Bremer III,submitted a blistering, written reply to the
findings,saying the report had "many misconceptions andinaccuracies,"
and lacked professional judgment. Bremer complained the report "assumes
thatWestern-style budgeting and accounting procedurescould be
immediately and fully implemented in themidst of a war." The
inspector general said the occupying agencydisbursed $8.8 billion to Iraqi
ministries "withoutassurance the moneys were properly accounted for."
U.S. officials, the report said, "did not establish orimplement
sufficient managerial, financial andcontractural controls." There was no way
to verifythat the money was used for its intended purposes offinancing
humanitarian needs, economic reconstruction,repair of facilities,
disarmament and civiladministration. Pentagon spokesman Bryan
Whitman said Sunday theauthority was hamstrung by "extraordinary
conditions"under which it worked throughout its mission. "We simply
disagree with the audit's conclusion thatthe CPA provided less than adequate
controls," Whitmansaid. Turning over the money "was in keeping with
the CPA'sresponsibility to transfer these funds andadministrative
responsibilities to the Iraqiministries as an essential part of restoring
Iraqigovernance." The inspector general cited an International
MonetaryFund assessment in October, 2003 on the poor state ofIraqi
government offices. The assessment foundministries suffered from staff
shortages, poorsecurity, disruptions in communications, damage
andlooting of government buildings, and lack of financialpolicies.
Some of the transferred funds may have paid "ghost"employees, the
inspector general found. CPA staff learned that 8,206 guards were on
thepayroll at one ministry, but only 602 could beaccounted for, the
report said. At another ministry,U.S. officials found 1,417 guards on the
payroll butcould only confirm 642. When staff members of the U.S.
occupation governmentrecommended that payrolls be verified before
salarypayments, CPA financial officials "stated the CPAwould rather
overpay salaries than risk not payingemployees and inciting violence," the
inspectorgeneral said. Bremer attacked many of the specific
findings. Amonghis rebuttal points: _With more than a million Iraqi
families depending ongovernment salaries, there would have been
anincreased security threat if civil servants had notbeen paid until
modern pay records were developed. _U.S. policy was to build up the
Iraqi force guardinggovernment facilities, and it was better to accept
animperfect payroll system than "to stop paying armedyoung men"
providing security. _The report was suggesting the CPA "should have
placedhundreds of CPA auditors" in Iraqi ministries,contrary to United
States and United Nations policy ofgiving Iraqi ministers responsibility for
theirbudgets. _The CPA established a program review board,
anindependent judiciary and inspector generals in eachagency to fight
corruption. The inspector general's report rejected
Bremer'scriticism. It concluded that despite the war, "Webelieve the CPA
management of Iraq's national budgetprocess and oversight of Iraqi funds was
burdened bysevere inefficiencies and poor management."On the Net:
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction: http://www.iraqreconstructionig.org/-
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
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[IslamCity] Re: Mom Protesting Iraq War Meets Almighty Bush's Aides
Assalamu Alaikum rizwan abid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear sir, U.S.History is about 200 years old .Most of the americans were originally convicted criminals.Britishers used to send convicts of bigger crimes to u.s .Americans are proved criminals.What one can expect from such a society? The smallest unit of any society is a family 90% families in u.s. are divided.80% childrens in u.s dont know their fathers name.President clinton said in his message on the new year eve that they (americans) will be having a society consisting of childrens borned without wed lock. Most of the couples are seperated or divorced there in u.s. americans expect that they should be called a peace loving society. My Reply It does not matter even if the Americans came from hell. What is their position in the world today. They are advanced in every possible field that one can think of. Dictating to all sundry their opinions orders. On the contrary what is the Muslim world doing. It is down in the dumps paying only lip service to Islam. AB [EMAIL PROTECTED] "For to us will be their return; then it will be for us to call them to account." (Holy Quran 88:25-26)rizwan abid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear sir, U.S.History is about 200 years old .Most of the americans were originally convicted criminals.Britishers used to send convicts of bigger crimes to u.s .Americans are proved criminals.What one can expect from such a society? The smallest unit of any society is a family 90% families in u.s. are divided.80% childrens in u.s dont know their fathers name.President clinton said in his message on the new year eve that they (americans) will be having a society consisting of childrens borned without wed lock. Most of the couples are seperated or divorced there in u.s. americans expect that they should be called a peace loving society. Alan Border [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mom Protesting Iraq War Meets Bush Aides By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer Sun Aug 7, 5:07 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/ap/20050807/ap_on_re_us/bush_peace_mom CRAWFORD, Texas - The angry mother of a fallen U.S. soldier staged a protest near President Bushs ranch Saturday, demanding an accounting from Bush of how he has conducted the war in Iraq. Supported by more than 50 demonstrators who chanted, "W. killed her son!" Cindy Sheehan told reporters: "I want to ask the president, 'Why did you kill my son? What did my son die for?'" Sheehan, 48, didn't get to see Bush, but did talk about 45 minutes with national security adviser Steve Hadley and deputy White House chief of staff Joe Hagin, who went out to hear her concerns. Appreciative of their attention, yet undaunted, Sheehan said she planned to continue her roadside vigil, except for a few breaks, until she gets to talk to Bush. Her son, Casey, 24, was killed in Sadr City, Iraq, on April 4, 2004. He was an Army specialist, a Humvee mechanic. "They (the advisers) said we are in Iraq because they believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, that the world's a better place with Saddam gone and that we're making the world a safer place with what we're doing over there," Sheehan said in a telephone interview after the meeting. "They were very respectful. They were nice men. I told them Iraq was not a threat to the United States and that now people are dead for nothing. I told them I wouldn't leave until I talked to George Bush. She said Hagin told her, "I want to assure you that he (Bush) really does care." "And I said if he does care, why doesn't he come out and talk to me." Sheehan arrived in Crawford aboard a bus painted red, white and blue and emblazoned with the words, "Impeachment Tour." Sheehan, from Vacaville, Calif., had been attending a Veterans for Peace convention in Dallas. The bus, trailed by about 20 cars of protesters and reporters, drove at about 15 mph toward Bush's ranch. After several miles, they parked the vehicles and began to march, in stifling heat, farther down the narrow country road. Flanked by miles of pasture, Sheehan spoke with reporters while clutching two photographs, one of her son in uniform, and the other, a baby picture, when he was seven months old. She said she decided to come to Crawford a few days ago after Bush said that fallen U.S. troops had died for a noble cause and that the mission must be completed. "I want to ask the president, `Why did you kill my son? What did my son die for?" she said, her voice cracking with emotion. "Last week, you said my son died for a noble cause' and I want to ask him what that noble cause is?" White House spokesman Trent Duffy said response that Bush also wants the troops to return home safely. "Many of the hundreds of families the president has met with know their loved one died for a noble cause and that the best way to honor their sacrifice is to complete the mission," Duffy said. "It is a message the president has heard time and again from those he has met with and comforted. Like all
[IslamCity] Muslims Mourn Late Sheikh Deedat
AsSalaam O Alaikum
Muslims Mourn Late Sheikh Deedat
http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2005-08/08/article03.shtml
He wasa Great Scholar in Centeries. Uncountable Mulsims learned from him. Jazaak Allah Khair to Sheikh Deedat. May Allah give him Jannat-ul-Firdos. AMEEN.
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Fighting to Preserve Women's Rights in FREED Iraq
Fighting to Preserve Women's Rights in Iraq By Alissa J. Rubin and Asmaa Waguih Special to The Times Sun Aug 7, 7:55 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/latimests/20050807/ts_latimes/fightingtopreservewomensrightsiniraq (Comments in RED are Mine) BAGHDAD The yellowing photo shows a woman in a knee-length, sleeveless dress. Her short hair blows in the breeze. She wears glamorous dark glasses against the summer glare. The time is the early 1960s. She could be in John F. Kennedy's America, but she's in Iraq, at a time when it was ruled by one in a string of military strongmen. Today, few Iraqi women would dare to wear such an outfit. Most cover their arms to the wrist. Only wisps of hair stray from their head scarves. Skirts are often nearly ankle-length. Jinan Mubarak looked down at the photograph and shook her head. "I can't wear what my mother was wearing at that time. It's really sad," she said. "Women had better conditions then. Now, they are challenged every day." Like many women's rights activists in Iraq, Mubarak has plunged into the fight of her life to ensure that the new Iraqi Constitution, due to be completed by Aug. 15, at least preserves the rights women now have. It is far from clear that she and her sisters will succeed. Shiite Islamic parties in the country, with the tacit acceptance of millions of devout women, are pushing hard to substitute Islamic law, or Sharia, for the civil law that now governs such areas of life as marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance. A draft of the constitution published Saturday in the newspaper of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, one of the two leading Shiite parties, calls for men and women to be equal "in accordance with provisions of Islamic Sharia." Legal scholars as well as women's rights activists see that provision as a way to substitute clerics for secular judges and religious rules for civil law. Although most fights over the constitution divide Iraqis along sectarian and ethnic lines, the question of women's rights reveals one more major fault line in the country's politics. "There is a conflict between secularism and religion in drafting the new constitution," said Najla Ubeidi, a lawyer and a member of the Iraqi Women's League, one of the oldest women's groups in the country. Ubeidi, like many others, sees the constitution as a struggle for Iraq's soul, a test of whether it will become a forward-looking society that uses the talents of all of its citizens or one that shuts out more than half of its population. "During the 1960s, there was a real belief in improving women's conditions," Ubeidi said. "We could wear what we liked, go out when we liked, return home when we liked, and people would judge us by the way we behaved." The Iraqi government's treatment of women improved sharply in 1959 with the passage of its "personal status" law, which melded principles of Sharia with Western legal approaches to family issues. When the Baath Party and later Saddam Hussein came to power, they left the law intact, and despite the atrocities of his regime, Hussein backed strong roles for women in government and embraced a secular state. By the 1990s, Hussein had begun to reduce women's roles and rely more on religious rhetoric, but women still retained their civil rights. A Religious Tide Since the U.S. invasion nearly 2 1/2 years ago, Iraq has become far more overtly religious. Although Iraq was long one of the most secular Middle Eastern countries, the toppling of Hussein unleashed a tide of religious feeling, particularly in the Shiite community, which Hussein had brutally suppressed. In some conservative areas, women have been attacked for failing to wear the long black abaya and complete head covering that are standard dress among religious Muslim women here. Although few women would sanction such attacks, many do accept the primacy of religious law over secular law. Iraqi women's views on Sharia are complex and diverse, with many educated, religious Shiite women supporting Sharia first. If women work in Islamic organizations or are involved in politics through Islamic parties, their loyalty is first to Islamic politics, long suppressed by Hussein, and then to women. Even women's rights activists acknowledge that the vast majority of Iraqi women, especially those living outside Baghdad, know little about the constitutional debate. If asked, the activists say, those women would probably have few objections to the substitution of Sharia for civil law. Especially in the Shiite-dominated south, women have tended to look to their faith, their clerics and their tribes for support and protection in the face of Hussein's cruelties and the loss of their men during the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s. For them, Sharia offered certainty in an uncertain time. "I much prefer the Sharia for personal issues," said Salama Khafaji, a member of the new National Assembly. "I am very afraid of language saying men and women are equal: What would that
[IslamCity] Zionised American Terrorism
Zionised American Terrorism The Neo-cons or Israelites inspired and conspired invasion of Iraq is based on false and engineered reasons and grounds. They are inconsistent with the Case Law, Statute Law, democracy, human rights or any other cherished values known to mankind. Naturally the UN Secretary General, President of the Amnesty International etc. etc. identified the invasion as an act of TERRORISM like millions of authorities around the world. The Terrorism in Iraq was carried out against the wish and interest of the American people therefore a prosecution in the Public Court is a must. Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freeamericanow/message/23630 Zionised UN Assisted Genocide In Iraq Zionised and combat coward Americans organised 11 years long holocaust in Iraq first. Three successive United Nations Assistant Secretary Generals who were responsible for Iraq then resigned in protest of Anglo-Saxon genocide in Iraq through the UN Security Council. Yet, the resilient Iraqis kept their head high and demonstrated their opposition against Zionism. They bombed women and children. They destroyed their nature and environment by using many prohibited weapons including the Depleted Uranium. These zionised criminals went on to destroy Iraqi civil society, museums, bureaucracy, police, army and all other infrastructures. Iraqi academics and academia became the systematic target of Mossad under the direct patronage of USA. Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freeamericanow/message/23628 Zionism vs Nazism The Zionism is worse than Nazism as one was the product of a few mad people during a difficult period of time comparing Zionism - which is the product of millions of Israelis and their supporters stretching across half a century with a stamp of infinity! The Nazism is based on German nationalism and Zionism is based on Jewish nationalism. The Nazism subscribes on racial purity and supremacy. The Zionism subscribes on religious purity and supremacy and eventually ends up with racial supremacy and purity like Nazism! The Zionists are milking the Holocaust Cow while conducting war crimes, massacres and genocides in the longest running concentration of the universe located in the occupied Palestine with a stamp of infinity! Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freeamericanow/message/23629 Stop The Blame Game Self-harm, suicide, etc. are neither confined within the boundaries of any particular sex, race, religion nor teachings of any of the above groups. Yet, we have been putting up with the evil of suicide To be precise and specific, Australia is a fairly affluent society. We do have many research, analysis, support mechanisms and early warning systems to combat this disease. Yet, far too many young peoples are committing suicide in many ways. Sadly, a bad number of older peoples are murdering their own children, partners and then themselves. Who should be blamed for these tragedies? Drinking water system, religion, social justice, political parties or educational system? In light of the London Suicide attacks and Mossad inspired Lakamba bookshop incident - it is fair and proper to say, let's try to understand these problems so that we can genuinely make a few attempts to address them rather than pointing finger at each other. However, Murdochian media and Sydney's hate machine radio 2GB have been inciting against Aboriginals, migrants, Arabs and Muslims for a long time. They have been doing so without any right of reply and based on not true, untrue or even false premises. Their incitements and vilifications appear to be deliberate and calculated to cause injury to a target group of their selection. Therefore it should be pointed out that: Historically, Jews used to launch suicide terrorist attacks against the Romans. The second Muslim Caliph Omar was the victim of non- Muslim suicide terrorist attackers. Modern day terrorism was introduced in the Middle East by the Jews and since then Israeli / Zionist terrorism appearing and affecting in many places in many formats. Surely, sometime their victims are hitting back and getting reported in a magnifying scale. Attack of those kinds got nothing to do with religion and they may have a lot to do with politics or any other underlying causes. Ironically, most of the effective and deadly suicide terrorist attacks were committed by the non-religious groups or secular groups like the Tamil Tigers. Etc.! One President and a Prime Minister are in their victims list. Certainly, they were not Hindu, Muslim or Christian groups. Therefore a fair and proper analysis of the above subject is a must rather than deliberate Muslim bashings. Because, people will find out the real truth and those leaders who are pretending to lead us without listening to us, and they will be exposed along with their `plan' to protect us by locking us up inside. Sources: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freeamericanow/message/22922
[IslamCity] Death of Khadija and Abu Talib (wife and uncle respectively)
Assalam alaikum, Those of his neighbors who mistreated the Prophet in his house were Abu Lahab, al-Hakam ibn Abu al-As, Uqba ibn Abu Muayt, Adiy ibn Hamra al-Thafqafi and Ibnul Asda al Hudhali. Not one of them became a Muslim except al-Hakam. I have been told that one of them used to throw a sheep's uterus at him while he was praying; and one of them used to throw into his cooking-pot when it had been placed ready for him. Thus the apostle was forced to retire to a wall when he would pray. Umar ibn Abdullah ibn Urwa told me on the authority of his father that when they threw this objectionable thing at him the apostle took it out on a stick, and standing at the door of his house, he would say, `O Banu Abdu Manaf, what sort of protection is this?' Then he would throw it into the street. Khadija and Abu Talib died in the same year, and with Khadija's death troubles followed fast on each other's heels, for she had been a faithful support to him in Islam, and he used to tell her of his troubles. With the death of Abu Talib he lost a strength and stay in his personal life and a defense and protection against his tribe. Abu Talib died some three years before he migrated to Medina, and it was then that the Quraysh began to treat him in an offensive way which they would not have dared to follow in his uncle's lifetime. A young lout actually threw dust on his head. Hisham on the authority of his father Urwa told me that when this happened, the apostle went into his house with the dust still on his head and one of his daughters got up to wash it away, weeping as she did. `Don't weep, my little girl' he said, `for God will protect your father'. Meanwhile he was saying, `The Quraysh never treated me like this when Abu Talib was alive'. When Abu Talib fell ill and the Quraysh learned of his grave condition they reminded one another that now Hamza and Umar had accepted Islam and Muhammad's reputation was known among all of the Quraysh clans, they had better go to Abu Talib and come to some compromise lest they be robbed of their authority altogether. Al-Abbas ibn Abdullah from one of his family from Ibn Abbas told me that Utba and Shayba, sons of Rabia, and Abu Jahl and Umayya ibn Khalaf and Abu Sufyan with sundry other notables went to Abu Talib and said: `You know your rank with us and not that you are at the point of death we are deeply concerned on your account. You know the trouble exists between us and your nephew, so call him and let us make an agreement that he will eave us alone and we will leave him alone, let him have his religion and we will have ours'. When he came Abu Talib said, `Nephew (i.e. Muhamamd), these notables have come to you that they may give you something and to take something from you'. He answered, `Yes, you may give me one word by which you can rule the Arabs and subject the Persians to you'. To this Abu Jahl said, `I can give you 10 words'. So Muhammad said, `You must say there is no god but Allah and you must repudiate what you worship besides him'. They (Abu Jahl and others) clapped their hands and said, `Do you want to make all the gods into one God, Muhammad? That would be an extraordinary thing'. They then said to each other, `This fellow is not going to give you anything you want, so go and continue with the religion of your fathers until God judge between us'. So they left. Abu Talib said, `Nephew, I don't think that you asked them for anything extraordinary'. On hearing this the apostle had hopes that he would accept Islam, and he said at once, `You say it uncle, and then I shall be able to intercede for you on the day of judgment'. Seeing the apostle's eagerness he replied, `Were it not that I fear that you and your father's sons would be abused after my death and that Quraysh would think that I have only said t in fear of death, I would say it. I should only say it to give you pleasure'. As his death was near, al-Abbas looked at him as he was moving his lips and put his ear close to him and said, `Nephew, by God, my brother (i.e. Abu Talib) has spoken the word you gave him to say (i.e. said there is only 1 God). The apostle replied, `I did not hear it'. God revealed concerning the people who came to him with their proposals: Saad. Nay, those who disbelieve are in false pride and opposition. How many a generations We have destroyed before them, and they cried out when there was no longer time for escape! And they (Arab pagans) wonder that a warner (Prophet Muhammad) has come to them from among themselves! And the disbelievers say: This (Prophet Muhammad) is a sorcerer, a liar. Has he made the âliha (gods) (all) into One Ilâh (God - Allâh). Verily, this is a curious thing! We have not heard (the like) of this among the people of these later days. This is nothing but an invention! [Quran 38: verses 1-7] [Ref: Ibn Ishaq, The Life of Muhammad, pp 191-2] May Allah Almighty have mercy and guide us all, ameen. fi amanillah, assalam alaikum, f
[IslamCity] Sheikh Ahmad Deedat Dies at 87
Sheikh Ahmad Deedat Dies at 87 Deedat was considered by many as more a scholar of the Bible than the Qur'an. CAIRO, August 8, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) Famed Muslim preacher and debater Sheikh Ahmed Deedat died Monday, August 8, at 87, leaving behind a legacy of propagating Islam and defending it against missionaries. Founder of the Islamic Propagation Center International (IPCI) in Durban, South Africa, Deedat distributed more than twenty million copies of his books and audio tapes free of charge for the purpose of da`wah. In South Africa where he lived, hundreds of people have entered Islam Including a large number of missionaries. He delivered lectures all over the world and successfully engaged Christian Evangelists in public debates. One of his most famous debates was Was Christ Crucified? when he impressively debated Bishop Josh McDowell in Durban in 1981. Famous books by Deedat included "The Choice - Between Islam and Christianity; "Is the Bible Gods Word?"; "Al Quran the Miracle of Miracles" ; "What the Bible says about Muhammad (PBUH)?"; and "Crucifixion or Cruci-Fiction?" Deedat, who was born in 1918 in the Indian district of Surat, has been bedridden since 1996 when he suffered a serious stroke. Excellent Debater In 1986, Sheikh Deedat was awarded the King Faisal International Prize for Service of Islam. Sheikh Deedat did not have much formal schooling, but he was self-taught through experience and had a penchant for reading, debating, discussion, and a profound sense of commitment to a mission and goal, according to his Web site. He was driven and goal oriented. He was focused and never let up until the job was done. He was sharp, perceptive, forthright, fiery, and daring in his challenge of those whom he debated particularly against those who equal his missionary zeal and sense of audacity, the Web site added. "Formal schooling did not destroy his creative prowess, his tenacity, ambition, drive, and sheer daring to swim upstream." Sheikh Deedat was considered by many as more a scholar of the Bible than the Qur'an and was more familiar and adroit with its teachings. He had an insight and perspective of the Bible which made many Christians he came into contact with rethink and re-examine their faith, particularly those aspects of the Bible and the Qur'an that deal with the divine mission and life of Prophet Jesus, the Web site says. In 1986, the King Faisal Foundation awarded the King Faisal International Prize for Service of Islam to Deedat. He shared the prize with prominent French Muslim intellectual and philosopher Roger Garaudy. When he suffered a stroke, he lost his speech, his most potent gift that he used so effectively in his debates to propagate Islam. He delivered his last lecture in Sydney, Australia, in 1996 just before his chronic illness. The lecture was considered to be one of his most passionate talks. Muslims Mourn Late Sheikh Deedat http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2005-08/08/article03.shtml Deedat was a self-educated caller to Islam. By Fatima Asmal, IOL Correspondent DURBAN, South Africa, August 8, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) - Hundreds of people are expected to attend the funeral of South African caller to Islam Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, who passed away in the early hours Monday, August 8. Sheikh Deedat, 87, passed away at his home in Trevennen Road, Verulam in the province of KwaZulu Natal at 7 a.m. His son Yusuf told IOL that the cause of his death was heart failure. The family was not in a state of shock, said Yusuf. As Muslims we believe that every soul shall taste death. He added that the last moments of his fathers life were peaceful, and coincided with the commencement of a recitation of "Surah Yaseen" on an Islamic radio station. Channel Islam had just introduced and begun to play Surah Yaseen when the throes of death began, he explained. My father just looked at us and then passed away. Funeral Sheikh Deedat will be buried in the Verulam cemetery after Salaatul-Maghrib (Maghreb prayers) Monday. Hundreds of people from around the country are expected to participate in his funeral prayer, and his family says that people from across the world, such as India, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been calling to convey their condolences. His death comes as a shock to us, Maulana Ahmed Kathrada, of the Jamiatul Ulama (Scholars' Group), a local theological body, told IOL. He added that Sheikh Deedat had served not only South Africans, but the Muslim Ummah at large, for many years. We pray that Allah Grants him a lofty position in Jannah (Paradise), and that He Grants his family patience, especially his wife who has endured so much during the last few years. Dedicated Wife He was bed-ridden for almost a decade. Mrs Hawa Deedat, who had spent the last nine years nursing her husband and administering his daily injections, was present at her husbands side at the time of his death, and she is well, said
[IslamCity] What you should do in the following situations
What you should do in the following situations
English Translation
Book by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Contents
Introduction
1. Tahaarah (purity and cleanliness)
Paint or dirt on hands when making wudoo?
Dressings on wounds
Traces of janaabah on clothes
Janaabah whilst travelling
Bleeding after miscarriage ? nifaas or not?
2. Salaah (prayer)
Waswaas (insinuating thoughts from Shaytaan)
What if something happens during prayer?
Call of nature when the iqaamah is given
Doubts about passing wind
If adhaan for fajr is given whilst one is praying witr
Missed ?asr and reaches masjid after maghrib prayer has started
Traveller joining congregation without knowing if imaam is also a traveller
Being unable to stand for the rest of the prayer
A knock on the door when one is praying, or a mother seeing her child do something dangerous
Responding to salaam when praying
Joining a prayer in progress
Not hastening unduly to join a prayer in progress
Breaking wind during Friday prayer
When one has already prayed and comes to another mosque to find the people there praying
Still praying sunnah when the iqaamah is given
Being informed of the correct direction of the qiblah whilst praying
Falling behind when praying in congregation
When the imaam nullifies his wudoo?
When the imaam?s ?awrah becomes uncovered
Realizing that one?s wudoo? is invalid because of wiping over socks when doing so is no longer acceptable
When the imaam forgets the ending of an aayah
Intending to pray for rain, then it rains before the people start the prayer
Feeling sleepy when listening to Friday sermon
3. Rulings about forgetfulness during prayer
Doubt about number of rak?ahs prayed
Imaam remembers that he forgot to recite al-Faatihah during a silent rak?ah
A member of a congregation forgetting to recite al-Faatihah, or joining a prayer at the moment of rukoo?
Raising one's head from rukoo?, then realizing that one forgot to say the tasbeeh
Forgetting the first tashahhud
Imaam says the salaam then makes prostrations of forgetfulness, but a latecomer stands up to complete the prayer
Imaam makes a mistake but does not understand what the congregation is referring to when they say ?Subhaan Allaah? to draw his attention to it
4. Miscellaneous rulings
Forgetting to wear ihraam for Hajj or ?Umrah
Interruption of tawaaf or sa?ee
Burial of one who dies at sea
Changing money (same currency)
Being asked to do something at work that is against Islamic teachings
5. General behaviour and sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
The proper way to thank Allaah
Accepting money or property received without asking for it
Asking a Muslim host about food or drink he serves
Walking with only one shoe when the other is damaged
Good dreams
Bad dreams
Being affected by seeing a woman
Sitting between the sun and the shade is not allowed
When illness strikes one?s family
If one?s children or family members lie
When telling the truth is not the best option
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] ''WHY WE FIGHT''
The antichrist George Bush has explained that the reason he sends
thousands of ghetto kids to their deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan is to
defend the freedom of Americans.
Such as the courageous Americans boldly defending America (oops, The
Homeland) in the chickenhawk trenches of American universities as
seen in the following photo essay:
Remember their faces, for some years from now when they seek high
office - appointed or elected - they will humbly deny the great
service they have performed on the homefront for America while others
merely sweated in 130 degree temperatures.
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Fwd: [IslamCity] The Quran and Hadith on Mothers
Islahonline [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: "islamcity" islamcity@yahoogroups.comFrom: "Islahonline" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 22:13:13 +0100Subject: [IslamCity] The Quran and Hadith on Mothers From: 4ever_in_islam On Mothers The Quran and Hadith on Mothers The Quran 1. "We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents; in pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth" (46:15). 2. "Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: My Lord! bestow on them Thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood' "(17:23-24). 3. "We have enjoined on man and woman kindness to parents; but if they (either of them) strive (to force) thee to join with Me anything of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not'" (29:8). 4. "We have enjoined on man and woman (to be good) to his/her parents; show gratitude to Me and to thy parents; to Me is (thy final) Goal. If they (parents) strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration) and follow the way of those who turn to Me (in love)" (31:14-15). The Hadith 1. The Prophet Muhammad said, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him: Your Heaven lies under the feet of your mother (Ahmad, Nasai). 2. A man came to the Prophet and said, O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: Your mother. The man said, Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim). 3. Abu Usaid Saidi said: We were once sitting with Rasulullah when a man from the tribe of Salmah came and said to him: O Messenger of Allah! do my parents have rights over me even after they have died? And Rasulullah said: Yes. You must pray to Allah to bless them with His Forgiveness and Mercy, fulfill the promises they made to anyone, and respect their relations and their friends (Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah). 4. Abdullah ibn Amr related that the Messenger of Allah said: The major sins are to believe that Allah has partners, to disobey one's parents, to commit murder, and to bear false witness (Bukhari, Muslim). 5. It is narrated by Asma bint Abu Bakr that during the treaty of Hudaibiyah, her mother, who was then pagan, came to see her from Makkah. Asma informed the Messenger of Allah of her arrival and also that she needed help. He said: Be good to your mother (Bukhari, Muslim). Your Mom, Your Mom, Your Mom A man came to the Prophet and said, O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: [Your mother]. The man said, Then who?' The Prophet said: [Then your mother.] The man further asked, Then who?' The Prophet said: [Then your mother]. The man asked again, Then who?' The Prophet said: [Then your father.]. (Bukhari, Muslim). Ask yourself 10 Questions about your mom Sometimes, to be able to really evaluate what kind of relationship we have with our mothers, we need to ask ourselves the right questions. Here are some that can help: 1. When was the last time you visited your mom? 2. Do you think your mom is happy with you? 3. Have you ever said "Uff" to your mom? "Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt (Uff), nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: My Lord! bestow on them Thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood' "(Quran 17:23-24). 4. What is it that your mom really wants to have? 5. How much do you know about your mom's mother? 6. What might be five things your mom really doesn't want you to do? Abdullah ibn Amr related that the Messenger of Allah said, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him: The major sins are to believe that Allah has partners, to disobey one's parents, to commit murder, and to bear false witness (Bukhari, Muslim). 7. What are three things that make your mom happy or sad? 8. How many minutes do you engage in "quality talk" with your mom in a week? 9. When was the last time you cooked for your mom? 10. When was the last time you gave your mom a gift? Aisha narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Exchange gifts with one another, for they remove ill feelings from the hearts (Tirmidhi). Running to Remember a Mother and Her Trust in Allah Muslims who perform the Hajj or Umra must run in the middle portion of the distance between Safa and Marwa seven times. Safa and Marwa are two
[IslamCity] Sheikh Ahmad Deedat Dies at 87
salam alaikum. A truly sad news for those of us who grew up watching Deedat's debates and speeches against Missionaries. He was speaking for Islam, when there was hardly anyone else doing it. He was an enlighted person, when there was total stagnation among Musilms. May Allah give him the best of the hereafter.
Maqsud
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Sheikh Ahmad Deedat Dies at 87
Deedat was considered by many as more a scholar of the Bible than the Qur'an.
CAIRO, August 8, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) Famed Muslim preacher and debater Sheikh Ahmed Deedat died Monday, August 8, at 87, leaving behind a legacy of propagating Islam and defending it against missionaries.
Founder of the Islamic Propagation Center International (IPCI) in Durban, South Africa, Deedat distributed more than twenty million copies of his books and audio tapes free of charge for the purpose of da`wah.
In South Africa where he lived, hundreds of people have entered Islam Including a large number of missionaries.
He delivered lectures all over the world and successfully engaged Christian Evangelists in public debates.
One of his most famous debates was Was Christ Crucified? when he impressively debated Bishop Josh McDowell in Durban in 1981.
Famous books by Deedat included "The Choice - Between Islam and Christianity; "Is the Bible Gods Word?"; "Al Quran the Miracle of Miracles" ; "What the Bible says about Muhammad (PBUH)?"; and "Crucifixion or Cruci-Fiction?"
Deedat, who was born in 1918 in the Indian district of Surat, has been bedridden since 1996 when he suffered a serious stroke.
Excellent Debater
Sheikh Deedat did not have much formal schooling, but he was self-taught through experience and had a penchant for reading, debating, discussion, and a profound sense of commitment to a mission and goal, according to his Web site.
He was driven and goal oriented. He was focused and never let up until the job was done. He was sharp, perceptive, forthright, fiery, and daring in his challenge of those whom he debated particularly against those who equal his missionary zeal and sense of audacity, the Web site added.
"Formal schooling did not destroy his creative prowess, his tenacity, ambition, drive, and sheer daring to swim upstream."
Sheikh Deedat was considered by many as more a scholar of the Bible than the Qur'an and was more familiar and adroit with its teachings.
He had an insight and perspective of the Bible which made many Christians he came into contact with rethink and re-examine their faith, particularly those aspects of the Bible and the Qur'an that deal with the divine mission and life of Prophet Jesus, the Web site says.
In 1986, the King Faisal Foundation awarded the King Faisal International Prize for Service of Islam to Deedat. He shared the prize with prominent French Muslim intellectual and philosopher Roger Garaudy.
When he suffered a stroke, he lost his speech, his most potent gift that he used so effectively in his debates to propagate Islam.
He delivered his last lecture in Sydney, Australia, in 1996 just before his chronic illness. The lecture was considered to be one of his most passionate talks. __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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