[IslamCity] Happy New Hijri Year
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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]
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[IslamCity] Nyxem Virus Alert !
Bismillah hir Rehman nir Rahim Assalamu Alaikum Warehmutalalh Dear Muslim, Hope this email find you in the best of imaan, health peace of mind.
Today I wanna advise my dear Muslims to Scan their PCs for Nyxem Blackworm Virus Worms. So, please update Virus Definition files of your AntiVirus, Run Scan Apply all Operating System Updates As a safeguard against any virus attack.Following are some informative links regarding the potential virus attack.Blackworm CM 24. File deletion has begun acco... By Alex Nordstrom in Windows Security This "Blackworm" is set to fire up on Februari 3, and infected machines will have all their DOC/XLS/PPT/ZIP/RAR/PDF/MDB files overwritten. It will... Nyxem Virus To Delete Files on Feb. 3 By Cedrick Ledesma in Ced's Files BBC News reports that computers infected by the Nyxem-E Windows virus will experience the deletion of Oracle, Access, Photoshop, RAR, ZIP, Word... Nyxem/BlackWorm and the Internet By Jeremy Mooney in Jeremy's Web Page These things are getting old. We have a week and 3 days to figure this one out. Summary and some other info Scan your system for Kama Sutra worm In The PC Doctor » Get The Best F...If youve not done so already then its time to scan your system for the Kama Sutra worm (also called Nyxem.e, MyWife.d, Grew.a, and Blackmal.e)... May Allaah
protect all Muslims from all kinds of Viruses Evils. Ameen Ya Rabbil Aalameen Fi Amaan Allaah Muhammad Salman FaheemSource: http://technorati.com/tag/Nyxem?language=en
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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]
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[IslamCity] Arabs Demand Punishment for Danish Cartoonists; Actions Speak Louder Than Words
If they
[Danish/French] want to defend their freedom of _expression_, then Muslims should
also be able to exercise their freedom by boycotting products of French, Danish
[please add to this list],
withdrawal of ambassador, cancel trading agreement etc. After all, they are
facing uncontrollable forces !!
From: Media Watch
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:14 PM
Subject: Arabs Demand Punishment for Danish Cartoonists; "Actions
Speak Louder Than Words"
Arabs Demand Punishment for
Danish Cartoonists
By
Foreign News Desk, Istanbul - Published: Wednesday, February 01,
2006
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=internationalalt=trh=20060201hn=29270
Actions Speak Louder Than
Words
The
Islamic World has shown no signs of giving up hope that Actions Speak Louder Than Words calling for a boycott of
all Danish and Norwegian products following the publication of 12 insulting
cartoons of Prophet Mohammed.
The interior ministers of Arab countries gathered in Tunisia Tuesday to ask
the Danish government to seriously punish the cartoonists responsible for
creating the insulting images of the Prophet Mohammed for the Danish newspaper,
Jyllands Posten.
Like the Saudi Arabian government, other Arab countries should also withdraw
their ambassadors from Copenhagen, said Nayef bin Abdelaziz, the Saudi Arabian
Interior Minister.
Both Saudi Arabia and Libya recalled their ambassadors from Denmark in
protest.
The European news media are afraid to be accused of
being anti-Semitist; however, it is not a problem when the Islamic values are
made a subject of ridicule, because there the freedom of press comes to their
immediate assistance, said Amr Mousa, the Arab League Secretary-General.
The Sudanese government declined to accept the demand from Danish Minister of
Defense Soren Gade to visit Sudanese officials.
Sudanese Foreign Ministry officials also called on all companies and
organizations to boycott the import of Danish goods. Iran made its reactions
very clear when it demanded the Danish ambassador to Tehran send a letter to
Danish officials demanding they rethink the issue: The
Danish government and newspaper officials should apologize to the worlds entire
Muslim population.
The Iraqi authority also sent a warning to the Danish ambassador to Bagdat
(Baghdad). A group led by the Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr went on a hunger
strike in central Baghdad in reaction to the insulting cartoons.
There were other demonstrations in Gaza City, Damascus, and Tel Aviv to
pressure the Danish government to apologize to all Muslims.
Fallout spreads over images Muslims
consider insulting
Danish Paper
Apologizes, but Reactions Snowball
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=internationalalt=trh=20060201hn=29269
In Denmark again, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen
said they will not apologize as the government.Former US President Bill Clinton had
labeled the cartoons as "insult to Islam" and warned that anti-Semitic
prejudices are being replaced by anti-Islamic prejudices.
Kuwait may ban Danish
medicine
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/01/31/1330211.htm
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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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{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] Support Your Prophet
Support Your Prophet In The Name Of Allaah The Most Merciful, The Ever Merciful A declaration condemning the attack by reporters from Denmark and Norway against the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam All perfect praise is due to Allaah; I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger; may Allaah exalt his mention, as well as his family and all his companions. To proceed: One of the greatest things that makes a Muslim proud is his belief and love of the Messenger, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam (may Allaah exalt his mention). Muslims believe in all the Messengers and the Prophets, may Allaah exalt their mention, and do not distinguish between any of them -- except that our Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, is the last and final messenger and prophet, and he is the best of them. He, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, is the first one for whom the gates of Paradise will be opened; belief in him, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, is the way to Paradise, as no one among those who were born after his prophethood, will be permitted entry (i.e. to Paradise) unless they had believed in him, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam. What can one say in response to the sarcastic caricatures published in the Jyllands Posten newspaper from Denmark, in its issue dated Tuesday, September 30 th 2005? Whom was this newspaper mocking? It was mocking the greatest man ever created the leader of all the Prophets, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam. They featured evil, shameless images of him, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, as shameless as any disbelievers imagination can be. Again, in the days of Eed Al-Adh-Haa, to confirm their enmity, the Magazint newspaper from Norway repeated the same attack, as if they were trying to re-open the old wound, when they republished the images that were published in the first newspaper. Indeed, what Allaah said about the disbelievers is true: ÃóÊóæóÇÕóæúÇ Èöåö Èóáú åõãú Þóæúãñ ØóÇÛõæäó which means: Did they suggest it to them (i.e. did the former disbelievers pass on these words to the Makkans so that they repeat the same expressions)? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.[Ath-Thaariyaat: 53]. What can one say in response to this open declaration of enmity? Should we look to the other side, deafen our ears and keep our mouths shut, while our hearts are still beating? I swear by The One Who honored Muhammad and exalted his rank! Our graves are dearer to us than being incapable of uttering the truth and defending our messenger, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam. Indeed! My father, my grandfather and my honor are in sacrifice for Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam. The rank of the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam: There is no phrase that can encompass all the features of greatness of this great Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam; and there are not enough words to describe his greatness -- a greatness that overwhelmed all people in all ages, and was decreed to be eternal. It is this greatness that is instilled in all hearts, settled in all souls, felt by all the people and even the enemies of Islaam. The Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, possessed the perfect manners which no one can possess; a lofty rank which no one can reach. He, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was the wisest person; the one with the most sound mind and opinion; the most generous -- whose alacrity in spending was said to be faster than a fast wind. He, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, used to spend like a person who never feared poverty due to spending. He, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, used to spend so generously, yet went to sleep hungry. He never saved anything, and used to instruct his companions, may Allaah be pleased with them, to be generous, saying: Spend (charitably) O Bilaal! And do not fear that Allaah will decrease your provision (due to your spending). He, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was the most tolerant of all people and the kindest; if someone abused him, he would forgive him, and the harsher a person was, the more patient he, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, would become. He was most lenient and forgiving, especially when he had the upper hand and the power to retaliate. He, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was the most humble person -- he used to mix with the poor and the needy; he used to sit with the elderly and the widows; a young girl could take him by the hand to fulfill a need she had, and he, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, would go to fulfill it. He, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, never wore anything to distinguish himself from his companions or appear in higher rank than them. He was most lenient, and if he was given a choice between two matters, he chose the easiest, as long as it was not a form of disobedience to Allaah. On the other hand, he, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was the most firm with regards to fulfilling the obligations and supporting the
[IslamCity] Kuwait may ban Danish medicine
If they [Danish/French] want to defend their freedom of _expression_, then Muslims should also be able to exercise their freedom by boycotting products of French, Danish [please add to this list], withdrawal of ambassador, cancel trading agreement etc. After all, they are facing uncontrollable forces !! From: Media Watch To: IslahOnLine Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:16 AM Subject: Kuwait may ban Danish medicine Kuwait may ban Danish medicine http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/01/31/1330211.htm (Kuwait Times Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)COPENHAGEN: Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed alarm yesterday at the wave of anger in the Muslim world prompted by caricatures in a Danish newspaper depicting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He said his government considered the growing dispute "extremely serious." "Our diplomats are currently attempting to repair the misunderstandings that have surfaced," he said. "We are up against uncontrollable forces. It will take a huge effort to calm things down," he told Danish media after the offices of Jyllands-Posten, which published the controversial cartoons, were evacuated following a false bomb threat. Meanwhile, with the growing momentum of the national public campaign against Denmark and Danish products in Kuwait, the Ministry of Public Health too has got onboard. The chairman of the Kuwait Pharmacists Society, Salah Al-Qattan announced that the ministry was considering imposing an embargo on Danish medicines, including insulin. Al-Qattan stressed that the decision needed further discussions in order to avoid affecting patients if no alternatives were available. Meanwhile, informed sources in the private sector highlighted that insulin could be obtained from sources other than Denmark and that the only argument against the embargo was that warehouses of some local agents were already stocked with Danish products. On his part, the chairman of Kuwait Medical Association, Dr Abdul Aziz Al-Enezi, said the issue should be studied prior to any decision being made. Various groups have been circulating lists of Danish products that should be boycotted and blacklisted.Muslim anger over the 12 cartoons, which depicted the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and were published in the Danish paper in September, has boiled over into a diplomatic crisis threatening Danish trade relations with the Muslim world. Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Denmark, Libya has shut down its embassy in Copenhagen, and on yesterday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari summoned Denmark's ambassador over the cartoons. Interior ministers from 17 Arab countries called yesterday on the Danish government to "punish the authors" of the cartoons.In Iraq, the influential Sunni Muslim Cleric's Association backed the boycott, and widened it to Norway where a newspaper has also printed the cartoons. "We join our voices to those who called for an economic and diplomatic boycott of Denmark and Norway unless those two countries submit an official apology and admit their mistake," a spokesman said.Thousands of Palestinians also demonstrated outside the United Nations compound in Gaza City to denounce the caricatures, burning a large picture of the Danish prime minister, while dozens of others demonstrated outside the Danish embassy in Tel Aviv. Demonstrators burnt Danish flags, chanted "War on Denmark, Death to Denmark" and called for an Arab boycott of products from the small north European country until it showed contrition for the satirical caricatures deemed blasphemous by Islam. "We feel great rage at the continued attacks on Islam and the Prophet of Islam and we demand that the Danish government make a clear and public apology for the wrongful crime," Nafez Azzam, a leader of Islamic Jihad, told the crowd of supporters of his militant group outside UN headquarters.The protesters fired bullets in the air and burnt Danish and US flags as well as portraits of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and US President George W Bush. Azzam called for a pan-Arab boycott of all Danish products, many of which - dairy goods, shampoo and sweets for example - are sold in the Palestinian territories.The caricatures were published in Jyllands-Posten last September and reprinted in a Norwegian magazine Magazinet in January. Magazinet said yesterday it "regretted" offending Muslims but stopped short of issuing an apology. The small publication said in its online edition that its editor-in-chief, Vebjoern Selbekk, "regretted if the drawings offended Muslims". Selbekk said that Magazinet's reprinting of the 12 cartoons on January 10 was "not aimed at provoking" Muslims and that it was justifiable under freedom of _expression_ laws. "To regret the use of freedom of _expression_ in a democratic society would damage our democratic foundations," he said. Selbekk was unavailable for comment yesterday, but Magazinet said he had received
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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] Hamas Urges National Unity, Defends Right to Resist
Dear editor/members of the list, Assalamu Alaikum. Please see below the prewss conference speech of Hamas ( who will form the new government in Palestine ) leaderKhaled Meshaal. It is a responsible speech from a mature leader.The U. S. and other powers should co-operate with Hamas to end occupation. Shah Abdul Hannan Hamas Urges National Unity, Defends Right to Resist "We are willing to form an army like every independent country though we are still under occupation," said Meshaal. (Reuters) CAIRO, January 28, 2006 (IslamOnline.net) Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Saturday, January 28, held out a hand to vanquished Fatah movement of President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) for a national partnership serving the welfare of the Palestinian people, asserting that resistance in no way contradicts the political game. "Our top priority now is consulting with Fatah and Abu Mazen who helped render the Palestinian legislative elections a success to reach a national partnership," Meshaal told a press conference in the Syrian capital Damascus, two days after his group swept the polls. "We are not in an awkward situation or a weak position to seek such a partnership, but we need each other to serve our people and cause and not to achieve personal gains." Meshaal asserted that the electoral victory came as no surprise to his group, attributing it to "well organization and good planning." Hamas swept the parliamentary elections, winning 76 seats in the 133-seat Palestinian Legislative Council, nearly 57.6 percent of the seats up for grabs. Under the law, President Abbas must ask the largest party in the new parliament to form the next government. Much Ado Meshaal urged Hamas supporters to hold low-profile celebrations and respect feelings of defeated Fatah activists. (Reuters) Meshaal said there is too much ado about an internal Palestinian crisis, though admitting tensions with Fatah. "I dont want to play down current tensions between Fatah and Hamas," said the Hamas leader. Clashes were reported Friday between Fatah and Hamas activists in the Gaza Strip. Furious Fatah supporters stormed their way into the Gaza parliament compound Friday, setting a number of cars ablaze and calling for the Fatah leadership to step down following the humiliating defeat. Meshaal urged jubilant followers and supporters of his group "to hold low-profile celebrations to respect the feelings of their brothers in Fatah and allow no room for complacency." Meshaal asserted that Hamas will swing into action and introduce promised reforms in the Palestinian political system, to put the Palestinian house in order. "We will not go on a rampage of sacking Fatah employees in the government despite complaints from Hamas youths of compulsory dismissal by the outgoing government of Fatah," he asserted. "We will rather turn a new leaf with our brothers in Fatah as we are responsible now for all the Palestinians." Many members of the Palestinian security forces, largely comprised of Fatah faithful, are fearful of losing their jobs or seeing their salaries cut after Fatah lost the election and grip on power. No Hurry Meshaal said Hamas would be in no hurry to form the new Palestinian government. "We refuse to be pressed for time," he said. "In world democracies, it takes the victorious party weeks and even months to form a government." A confident Meshaal said parties who are dream that his group would fail in its new role are "wrong". "We have succeeded in the resistance and we will succeed in politics, reforms and change," he said emphatically. The Hamas leader said the new government will be an "amalgam of technocrats and qualified people whether from Hamas, Fatah or other parties." "We have been chosen by our people and we assume our responsibility." Palestinian Army Meshaal further maintained that there is no contradiction between the armed struggle against occupation and politics. "I tell the Americans and the Europeans, who consider resistance terrorism and demand us to disarm, that we are ready to merge armed factions including Hamass military wing to form an army to defend the Palestinian people," he said.
[IslamCity] The Holy Trinity: Anti-Semitism, Holocaust and Israel
From: Erooth Mohamed Sent: 31 January, 2006 11:43 AM Subject: The Holy Trinity: Anti-Semitism, Holocaust and Israel The Holy Trinity: Anti-Semitism, Holocaust and Israel 2006-01-02, Yamin Zakaria, London UK http://www.iiop.org/index3.php?recordID=132 "If you say it is true that you (Germany) massacred and burned six million Jews during the Second World War, if you committed this massacre, why should the Palestinians pay the price?" (Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)The logic in the above statement is flawless; unable to refute the argument, the Western leaders responded with emotional outbursts. If they were to pose the same question to their masses at home, they would see that a significant section of their population hold the same viewpoint as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The context of his remark reminded me of the courageous boy [1], who publicly stated that the Emperor has no clothes, while everyone else remained silent in a state of 'denial' or due to 'fear'. Similarly, a climate of fear has been generated by the stigma of being labelled as anti-Semitic; thus, many remain silent while witnessing Zionist crimes. Even anti-war movements and those on the political left have been affected. They have labelled the Iraq war, as a war for oil, but the fear of being charged with anti-Semitism, has prevented the Iraq war from also being called a war for Israel. The Zionist entity has undeniably been one of the main beneficiaries of this invasion. Needless, to say that many of the US policy makers, who were architects of the Iraq war, are all pro-Zionist Jews (Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle etc.) For some, it is a combination of fear and a desire to display their anti-Semitic credentials, so they refrain from criticising Zionist crimes, and in return they gain other forms of benefits. There are those who have willingly gone into a state of denial, refusing to recognise the Zionist crimes and the legitimacy of Palestinian resistance; they do not require any form of intellectual justification in their mind for their dogma. In a state of denial they continue to believe that Zionism is clothed with democracy and human rights, while in reality it stands naked like the Emperor in the den of racism and brutal oppression. Like Fascism and Nazism, Anti-Semitism is a European phenomenon. For centuries Europe persecuted the Jews, resulting in the regular massacres and pogroms. On the contrary, the Muslims have provided the greatest level of security and hospitality to the Jews. Can anybody cite an event in Islamic history that was fuelled by hatred for the Jews? Before anyone shouts about the only incident from a 1500 year history, i.e. the punishment given to the Jews of Banu Quraydah [2], this was given for their crime of treachery and not for their Jewish identity. The Jews in fact prospered under tolerant Islamic rule in ways that it never did in intolerant Christian Europe. Islamic Spain is one pertinent example, where the Jews become very prosperous and lived in security for centuries, until the Catholic reconquista that was followed by the genocidal – Catholic Church sponsored inquisition, which resulted in the genocide of Jews and Muslims alike. In the face of such persecution the Jews fled and were invited by the Othmania Khaleef (Ottoman State) - Bayazid II to settle in Othmania lands, notably Istanbul (where over 500 years later, the ancestors of these Jews still reside, speaking their ancestral language of Ladino) and Sarajevo (Bosnia). Even the renowned Orientalist Bernard Lewis, an ardent critic of Islam, accepts that Muslims were remarkably tolerant of their conquered subjects. Lewis's book Jews of Islam, details the enlightened Islamic approach to Jews. If establishing a Jewish state was some kind of atonement for the crimes of the West against the Jews, then surely this gesture should have led to the establishment of a Jewish 'homeland' in Europe. This point was made to Michael Gove (a British Member of Parliament, a regular contributor to the UK - Times Newspaper and a Woody Allen look alike!) as he argued for the rights of the Jews to have a homeland. But Gove clearly did not like the idea of 'Israel in Europe', presumably even less so inside the UK! Michael Gove is like all pro-Israeli Western journalists, who are enthusiastic about the Jewish homeland being in someone else's territory, just like those who are enthusiastic about giving charity, using someone else's money! Few would admit that everything was done to ensure that a Jewish homeland was established outside of Europe and the US, in line with the real sentiments of the West towards the Jews! Thus, establishing Israel in Palestine was not atonement for centuries of anti-Semitism but simply more evidence of it. However, it is absolutely fair to reward the Jews with a homeland where they were most recently resident legally, that is prior to illegally squatting in Palestine
[IslamCity] COWARD DAJJAL BUSH SEIZES MUSLIMAHS AS HOSTAGES
Assalamu aleikum. In addition to the article below, see also: First document: http://www.aclu.org/torturefoia/released/t2614_2616.pdf E-mail exchange: http://www.aclu.org/projects/foiasearch/pdf/DOD044843.pdf --- Documents show Army seized wives as tactic CHARLES J. HANLEY Associated Press Fri, Jan. 27, 2006 http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/special_packages/iraq/13728584.htm The U.S. Army in Iraq has at least twice seized and jailed the wives of suspected insurgents in hopes of leveraging their husbands into surrender, U.S. military documents show. In one case, a secretive task force locked up the young mother of a nursing baby, a U.S. intelligence officer reported. In the case of a second detainee, one American colonel suggested to another that they catch her husband by tacking a note to the family's door telling him to come get his wife. The issue of female detentions in Iraq has taken on a higher profile since kidnappers seized American journalist Jill Carroll on Jan. 7 and threatened to kill her unless all Iraqi women detainees are freed. The U.S. military on Thursday freed five of what it said were 11 women among the 14,000 detainees currently held in the 2 1/2-year-old insurgency. All were accused of aiding terrorists or planting explosives, but an Iraqi government commission found that evidence was lacking. Iraqi human rights activist Hind al-Salehi contends that U.S. anti-insurgent units, coming up empty-handed in raids on suspects' houses, have at times detained wives to pressure men into turning themselves in. Iraq's deputy justice minister, Busho Ibrahim Ali, dismissed such claims, saying hostage-holding was a tactic used under the ousted Saddam Hussein dictatorship, and we are not Saddam. A U.S. command spokesman in Baghdad, Lt. Col. Barry Johnson, said only Iraqis who pose an imperative threat are held in long-term U.S.-run detention facilities. But documents describing two 2004 episodes tell a different story as far as short-term detentions by local U.S. units. The documents are among hundreds the Pentagon has released periodically under U.S. court order to meet an American Civil Liberties Union request for information on detention practices. In one memo, a civilian Pentagon intelligence officer described what happened when he took part in a raid on an Iraqi suspect's house in Tarmiya, northwest of Baghdad, on May 9, 2004. The raid involved Task Force (TF) 6-26, a secretive military unit formed to handle high-profile targets. During the pre-operation brief it was recommended by TF personnel that if the wife were present, she be detained and held in order to leverage the primary target's surrender, wrote the 14-year veteran officer. He said he objected, but when they raided the house the team leader, a senior sergeant, seized her anyway. The 28-year-old woman had three young children at the house, one being as young as six months and still nursing, the intelligence officer wrote. She was held for two days and was released after he complained, he said. Like most names in the released documents, the officer's signature is blacked out on this for-the-record memorandum about his complaint. Of this case, command spokesman Johnson said he could not judge, months later, the factors that led to the woman's detention. The second episode, in June 2004, is found in sketchy detail in e-mail exchanges among six U.S. Army colonels, discussing an undisclosed number of female detainees held in northern Iraq by the Stryker Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division. The first message, from a military police colonel, advised staff officers of the U.S. northern command that the Iraqi police would not take control of the jailed women without charges being brought against them. In a second e-mail, a command staff officer asked an officer of the unit holding the women, What are you guys doing to try to get the husband - have you tacked a note on the door and challenged him to come get his wife? Two days later, the brigade's deputy commander advised the higher command, As each day goes by, I get more input that these gals have some info and/or will result in getting the husband. He went on, These ladies fought back extremely hard during the original detention. They have shown indications of deceit and misinformation. The command staff colonel wrote in reply, referring to a commanding general, CG wants the husband. The released e-mails stop there, and the women's eventual status could not be immediately determined. Of this episode, Johnson said, It is clear the unit believed the females detained had substantial knowledge of insurgent activity and warranted being held. ON THE NET First document: http://www.aclu.org/torturefoia/released/t2614_2616.pdf E-mail exchange: http://www.aclu.org/projects/foiasearch/pdf/DOD044843.pdf --- http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/special_packages/iraq/13728584.htm Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--
[IslamCity] The Brave, the Valiant- ALLAHU AKBAR
Al-Baraa Ibn Malik Al Ansari (ra - may Allah be pleased with him) His hair looked dishevelled and his whole appearance was unkempt. He was thin and wiry with so little flesh on his bones that it was painful to look at him. Yet in single- handed combat he defeated and killed many opponents and in the thick of battle he was an outstanding fighter against the mushrikeen (pagans). He was so courageous and daring that Umar (ra) once wrote to his governors throughout the Islamic state that they should not appoint him to lead any army out of fear that he would have them all killed by his daring exploits. This man was al-Baraa ibn Malik al- Ansari (ra), the brother of Anas ibn Malik (ra), the personal aide of the Prophet (saw - may the peace blessings of Allah be upon him). If the tales of Baraa's (ra)heroism were to be told in detail, pages and pages could be written. But let one example suffice. This particular story begins only hours after the death of the noble Prophet (saw) when many Arabian tribes took to leaving the religion of God in large numbers, just as they had entered it in large numbers. Within a short space of time only the people of Makkah, Madinah and Taif and scattered communities here and there, whose commitment to Islam was unwavering, remained within the religion. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (ra), the successor to the Prophet (saw), stood firm against this blind and destructive movement. From the Muhajireen (migrants) and Ansar (helpers), he mobilized eleven armies each under a separate commander and despatched them to various parts of the Arabian peninsula. Their purpose was to make the apostates return to the path of guidance and truth and to confront the leaders of the rebellion. The strongest group of apostates and the greatest in number were the Banu Hanifah among whom Musaylamah the Imposter arose, claiming that he was a prophet. Musaylamah managed to mobilize forty thousand of the best fighters among his people. Most of these however followed him for the sake oftribal loyalty and not because they believed in him. One of them in fact said, "I testify that Musaylamah is an imposter and that Muhammad is true but the imposter of Rabi'ah (Musaylamah) is dearer to us than the true man of Mudar (Muhammad). " Musaylamah routed the first army sent against him under the leadership of Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl. Abu Bakr (ra) despatched another army against Musaylamah led by Khalid ibn al-Walid (ra). This army included the cream of the Sahabah (ra - may Allah be pleased with them all) from both the Ansar and the Muhajireen (ra). In the front ranks of this army was Baraa ibn Malik (ra - may Allah be pleased with him) and a group of the most valiant Muslims. The two armies met in the territory of the Banu Hanifah at Yamamah in Najd. Before long, the scale of battle tilted in favour of Musaylamah and his men. The Muslim armies began to retreat from their positions. Musaylamah's forces even stormed the tent of Khalid ibn Walid (ra) and drove him from his position. They would have killed his wife if one of them had not granted her protection. At that point, the Muslims realised in what a perilous situation they were. They were also conscious of the fact that if they were annihilated by Musaylamah, Islam would not be able to stand as a religion and Allah, the One God with whom there is no partner, would not be worshipped in the Arabian peninsula after that. Khalid (ra)mustered his forces once more and began re-orgamsing them. He separated the Muhajireen and the Ansar (ra)and kept men from different tribes apart. Each was put under the leadership of one of its own members so that the losses of each group in the battle might be known. The battle raged. There was much destruction and death. The Muslims had not experienced anything like this in all the wars they had fought before. Musaylamah's men remained firm amidst the tumult, as firm as immovable mountains although many of them had fallen. The Muslims displayed tremendous feats of heroism. Thabit ibn Qays (ra), the standard bearer of the Ansar (ra), dug a pit and planted himself in it and fought until he was killed. The pit he dug turned out to be his grave. Zayd ibn alKhattab, brother of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with them both, called out to the Muslims: "Men, bite with your jaw teeth, strike the enemy and press on. By God, I shall not speak to you after this until either Musaylamah is defeated or I meet God." He then charged against the enemy and continued fighting until he was killed. Salim, the mawla of Abu Hudhaifah, and standard bearer of the Muhajireen displayed unexpected valour. His people feared that he would show weakness or be too terrified to fight. To them he said, "If you manage to overtake me, what a miserable bearer of the Qur'an I shall be." He then valiantly plunged into the enemy ranks and eventually fell as a martyr. The bravery of all these, however, wanes in front of the heroism of al-Baraa ibn Malik, may God be
[IslamCity] This is Good ALLAH Almighty Knows Best
*The Story of an African King and His Friend * A story is told about a King in Africa who had a close friend that he grew up with. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or
negative) by remarking, "This is good, Allah Almighty knows best" One day the King and his friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the King. The friend had apparently done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the King fired it and his thumb was blown off. Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, "This is good! Allah Almighty
knows best." To which the King replied, "No, this is NOT good!" and ordered his soldiers to put his friend into jail. About a year later, the King was hunting in an area that he should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured the King and took him to their village. They tied his hands, stacked some wood, set up a stake and bound him to t! he stake. As they came near to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the King was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So after untying the King, they chased him out of the village. When the King reached his Palace, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb and felt remorse for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend. "You were right" the King said, "it was good that my thumb was blown off." And he proceeded to tell the friend all that had just happened. "I am very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this." "No," his friend replied, "this is good...Allah Almighty knows best" "What do you mean, 'this is good'! How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?" The King's friend replied: "Remember that the Almighty knows best and if I had NOT been in jail, I would have been with you on that hunting trip.""He knows what is before them And what is behind them: And to Allah go back All questions (for decision)" Qur'an:Surah Al Hajj 22:76Do Not Judge Things or Events by its Immediate Outcome! Almighty, the Most High, is the All-Knowledgable, the All-Knower... He chooses to show us things... but sometimes... we are not shown the wisdom behind somethings. When we are confronted by circumstances that are not very pleasing we are quick to say: "This is not good..." but... is it really? We might not
know the purpose behind it. It might turn to be a good thing thus.. .when we are faced with any situation... do not be too quick to judge... always remember this life is a test... the good and the bad and there is nothing that happens for no reason... our brains are just not gifted enough to understand these reasons yet. Sometimes ... things happen to us for a reason.Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: *Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: When Allah created the creation He put down **in his Book, which is with Him upon the Throne: Verily, My mercy predominates My
wrath.*Hadith number in Sahih Muslim [Arabic only]: 4939; English: Book 37, Number 6626 All praises and thanks be to Allah, Lord of everything that exists.The most Gracious, the Most Merciful.Master of the Day of Judgment
You (alone) we worship, and You (alone) we ask for help.Guide us to the Straight Way The Way of of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor those who went astray. 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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