Bismillah [IslamCity] US marines in hot water over Christian coins in Iraq
*US marines in hot water over Christian coins in Iraq* Date : May 30, 2008 http://www.gulfinthemedia.com/index.php?m=afpid=143244lang=en; The US military said on Friday it was probing complaints that marines handed out coins inscribed with a verse from the Bible to a group of Sunni Muslims in Iraq, sparking outrage among local residents. It said a service member involved in the incident in the former flashpoint city of Fallujah west of Baghdad was removed from his duties on Thursday. US forces initiated an investigation into reports that a coin with a Bible verse written in Arabic was distributed to Iraqi citizens as they passed through a Fallujah entry control point, the military said in a statement. A coalition force service member was removed from his duties Thursday amid concerns from Fallujah's citizens regarding reports of inappropriate conduct. Residents of Fallujah, scene of one of the bloodiest post-invasion battles between insurgents and US forces in Iraq in 2004, said that marines had been doling out the token-like coins to residents to promote Christianity. The incident occurred less than than two weeks after a US soldier was removed from Iraq for using a Koran for target practice at a firing range near Baghdad and writing graffiti in the Muslim holy book. The incident sparked outrage from the Iraqi government of President Nuri al-Maliki and prompted an apology from US President George W. Bush. But it triggered protests that left several people dead in Afghanistan. - Original Message - ** *Iraq probes allegations of Marines' proselytizing *Muslims angered by Christian verse printed on coins McClatchy-Tribune *May 28, 2008, 10:52PM* http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/world/5806599.html FALLUJAH, IRAQ — At the western entrance to Fallujah on Tuesday, Muamar Anad handed his residence badge to the U.S. Marines guarding the city. They checked to be sure that he was a city resident, and when they were done, Anad said, a Marine slipped a coin out of his pocket and put it in his hand. Out of fear, he accepted it, Anad said. When he was inside the city, the college student said, he looked at one side of the coin. Where will you spend eternity? it asked. On the other side it read, For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16. They are trying to convert us to Christianity, said Anad, a Sunni Muslim like most residents of this city in Anbar province. At home, he told his story, and his relatives echoed their disapproval: They'd been given the coins, too, he said. Fallujah, the scene of a bloody U.S. offensive against Sunni insurgents in 2004, has calmed and grown less hostile to American troops since residents turned against al-Qaida in Iraq, which had tried to force its brand of Islamist extremism on the population. Now residents are abuzz that some Americans whom they consider occupiers are acting as Christian missionaries. Residents said some Marines at the western entrance to their city have been passing out the coins for two days in what they call a humiliating attempt to convert them to Christianity. In the markets, people crowded around men with the coins, passing them to each other and asking in surprise, Have you seen this? In an e-mail, Rear Adm. Patrick Driscoll, a U.S. military spokesman, said Iraq is investigating a report that U.S. military personnel in Fallujah handed out material that is religious and evangelical in nature. Local commanders are investigating since the military prohibits proselytizing any religion, faith or practices. ++ -- Forwarded message -- *Is This The Right way?* *Holy War Against Islam * *Watch The Movie http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=L6p1NzUci1I* http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=L6p1NzUci1I They are talking about holy war. They see themselves as martyrs. For them, other religions are heresy. You will probably think it's about radical islamists. No, this time we are talking about radical Christians. There are several millions of these fanatic fundamentalist in the U.S.A. Thanks to them, George Bush became the president. But the activities of these Christian fanatics aren't limited just to the U.S. They want to convert the whole world to Christianity. A suddent chance is given to them, with the start of the war in Iraq. Just after the occupation, came the missionaries. And while people get killed every day they are trying to convert muslims to Christianity. In most of cases secretly, but with permission of US government. John Goetz i Volker Steinhoff about christian holy war. It seems unnoticable from the outside, but this is a new-built church. Iraq Christians during liturgy. Among them there are american missionaries. The church is their base. From here, they are planning to convert the Iraq to Christianity. Tom White has dyed his hair. We disguise ourselves as tourists. I have these glasses, I dye my hair
Bismillah [IslamCity] What is Ayatul Kursi ?
In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu What is Ayatul Kursi compiled from various sources by Adil Khan Perhaps you might have your parents mention Ayatul Kursi, or encourage you to memorise it. It is an ayah (verse) from the Qur'an, in Surah Baqarah. From this ayah we learn some very important facts. There is no one like Allah. We need Him, but He doesn't need us at all. He is the one who created the Universe. It belongs to Him; He looks after it and protects it. And He never gets tired or sleepy. He knows everything about us and what will happen to us, and any knowledge we have is only what He allows us to have. Below is a simple meaning of this ayah in English to make it easier for you to understand: Allahu la ilaha ilia huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum. Allah. There is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the One who takes care of all that exists. La ta-khu-zhu-hu sinatun wa la nawm. Nothing can make Him drowsy or make Him sleep La hu ma fissamawati wa ma fil-ard His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Man dhallladhi yashfa 'ou 'indahu ilia bi idhnihi Who is there can intercede* in His presence unless He allows it? Ya'lamu ma bayna aydiyhim wa ma khalfahum He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind them, Wa la yu hiytoona bi shay-imman 'ilmihi Utah bi ma shaa-a While they will never have any of HisKnowledge unless He wills. Wa si'a kursiyuhus-samaawaati wal-ard His 'Kursi' contains the heavens and the earth, Wa la ya-ooduhu Hifzuhuma and He doesn't feel tired in guarding and preserving them Wahuwal- 'aliyul- 'azeem for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory). *On the Day of Judgment, there will be no one to 'intercede' in Allah's presence. This means there will be no one to help us, unless He allows them to speak. Allah's names in this ayat: Al-Hayy: The One who lives forever and has always lived. Al-Qayyum: The One who survives by Himself, and looks after all by His Power. Al-'Aliy : The Most High Al-'Azeenv : The Supreme, the Great, the Magnificent One. Some Hadith about Ayatul Kursi The greatest verse of the Qur'an: Abu bhar said; 0 Messenger of Allah, what is the greatest thing that has been revealed to you? He said, Ayat al-Kursi, 'Allah! La ilaha ilia Huwa...' [an-Nasa'i] The benefit of reciting it: He (saws) also said: When you lie down in your bed, recite ayat al-Kursi, Allah! La ilaha ilia Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists... [al-Baraqah 2:255] until the end of the ayah, then you will have a protector from Allah and no shaytan (devil) will come near you until morning comes. [Sahih al-Bukhari] What Prophet Muhammad (saws) said about the 'Kursi': Compared with the KURSI, the whole universe is as little as a ring thrown upon a desert. Similarly, compared with the 'ARSH (Throne), the kursi is as little as a ring thrown upon the deserf.[Tafsir a-Tabari]. -The 'Arsh is Allah's Throne and Allah is 'above it' (Istawa ala al-Arsh). http://www.freewebs.com/raziaworld2/whatisayatulkursi.htm Concerning the virtue of reciting this aayah after the prescribed prayers, it was narrated that Abu Umaamah said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever recites Aayat al-Kursiy immediately after each prescribed prayer, there will be nothing standing between him and his entering Paradise except death.” This is how it was narrated by al-Nasaa’i in al-Yawm wa’l-Laylah, from al-Hasan ibn Bishr. It was also narrated by Ibn Hibbaan in his Saheeh from Muhammad ibn Humayr, who is al-Homsi, and is also one of the men of al-Bukhaari. The isnaad meets the conditions of al-Bukhaari. http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=6092ln=engtxt=kursi Rasool Allah peace be upon him said, Whoever recites Aayatul Kursi after every Fard (Fard Salat). Only death is keeping him/her from entering Jannah. (As soon as he/she dies, will enter Jannah) (Nisa'i, Ibne Habban, Ibnelsani A'n Abi Amatah Albahili Radiallah Anhu) It's in another Hadis that Reciting Ayatul Kursi after one Fard (Fard Salat) will stay in Allah's protection until the next Salat. (Tibrani Fil Kabeer, A'n Alhasan Bin Ali Radiallah Anhu) Imam Bihaqi States that the one who recites Ayatul Kursi before
Bismillah [IslamCity] Jews Don't Want Islamic Companies on Dow Jones
Islam Isn’t Kosher by Michael S. Rozeff by Michael S. Rozeff In U.S. companies and Islamic law, Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen call for the U.S. government to outlaw the Dow Jones Islamic Markets index. No joke. Ronald Radosh claimed one of the bad isolationist ideas was that war means militarism and repression at home. He’s wrong. If neoconservatives want to repress a stock index of all things, free speech is not far behind. President Bush just blasted criticism of how the Iraq War began as deeply irresponsible and illegitimate. Dow Jones Indexes recently licensed its Islamic Market Turkey Index to Family Finans House, Turkey’s largest noninterest banking house, to be the basis for an Exchange Traded Fund on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. The Turkish market is up 20% this year. The U.S. market is up 2%. The Turkish index is part of a Dow Jones family of about 31 Islamic indexes composed of about 1,200 Shari’ah compliant stocks globally. These companies do not produce alcohol or pork-related products, conventional banking services, entertainment, tobacco, defense and weapons. In America, there are similar mutual funds called socially-conscious funds that preclude investing in certain types of businesses. What is so special about Muslim preferences? They’re Muslim, that’s what. According to Ehrenfeld and Lappen, Islam isn’t kosher: In their urgent desire to find new markets, Americans have opened the door to Islamist expansionism. These products are catering exclusively to Muslims, and only advance the Islamic impetus to impose sharia-governed banking on the West. They say there is no reason for American banks, businesses and investment firms to introduce Islam or any other religion into the U.S. capital markets. Since sharia, they say, is the same Islamic ideology that is used by Islamic terrorists, its acceptance in any civil forum is not a good thing. They do not even bother to qualify their statements with radical Muslim or Islamo-fascist Muslim, just any Muslim will do. The number of American Muslims might be 2 million or more. If they want to follow or buy these Islamic stocks, they don’t count. Dow Jones doesn’t count either, nor do all other investors, domestic or foreign, who might like to invest in Islamic securities. (Diversification pays.) The people in Muslim lands don’t count who might benefit if the companies issuing these stocks trade in a worldwide market and obtain capital at a lower cost. Americans and others don’t count who might do business with these companies that are based in Muslim lands. The companies, they don’t count either. Freedom doesn’t count. Free trade doesn’t count. The profit motive doesn’t count, and satisfying customers doesn’t count because there is no reason for these indexes. Nothing counts except to keep America pure and untainted by Islamic ideology. Islam isn’t kosher. The authors seriously claim that Islamic indexes introduce religion into the capital market. Such indexes are treyf. To win the war on terror, we must not allow preferences to influence loans or investments. Freedom does not count. This is not repression? The neoconservative Committee on the Present Danger (CPD) that sponsored this paper is allied to the neoconservative Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD). The President of CPD, Clifford D. May, is also President of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD). Five of the top six officials at FDD (Steve Forbes, Jack Kemp, Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Newt Gingrich, and R. James Woolsey) also are on CPD. It’s legitimate for high-level financial backing for the FDD to stem from, among others, such Jewish figures as Dalck Feith (father of Douglas), Leonard Abramson, members of the Bronfman family, Bernard Marcus, and Michael Steinhardt. Mr. May says that the founders of the FDD helped secure funding for the CPD by getting their friends to contribute. It is all right for AIPAC to influence American politics. But it is not all right for Dow Jones to compute and publish stock indexes. Is this fair? Religion can be introduced into American politics, but American business must not introduce Islam into capital markets. What’s logically next? The U.S. must ban American Depository Receipts (ADRs) of foreign stocks from selected countries that do not toe the American line. Then the bans can be extended to American companies doing business in disapproved countries. The Congress can then introduce sanctions against Americans doing business with anyone who does business with anyone in a Muslim country. Why not ban movies like The Thief of Baghdad, Flame of Araby, and Casablanca? Why not ban Persian rugs and carpets? None of this is repression. We are instructed not to support sharia because that is the same Islamic ideology that the terrorists use. Hitler was Roman Catholic. Therefore, shun all
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] THIS IS HOW IT IS DONE FOLKS
I tried to renew my sons' passports and I had three women around me (obviously undercover policewomen) with one trying to deny my request. I had been there a few times before with them refusing saying that I needed the boys' father to write me my permission to get their passports, etc. Now, they were trying to get other reasons to deny me by stating that I needed their original birth certificates to be sent with the books. I said that doesn't make any sense since the US Department already saw the original and had a copy of it. They were trying to tell me to start the process over by putting in a new request for passports--I told her no. She also wanted me to mail in the application, and I refused that as well. I told her that the passports would be sent back to me if I sent it to the State Department especially since the boys are under 16 years of age. I said I am not going to send their original birth certificates because I don't need to especially since this is a renewal. I asked her whether I would have been given an easier time if I did not have a hijab. I received no response except for a polite request to not leave. I wrote my check and gave them the paperwork, only after it was checked quite thoroughly by more than a few people (most of them seemed amazed that I was able to fill out the instructions). During the midst of this scenario, we had a little audience. Apparently, the nosy parkers who came by felt that I must have downloaded a copy of the passport via the net and was giving them paperwork that was invalid. Also, there was talk that a birth certificate could be easily had from the internet--all this I wasn't aware of but I realized that I do not have many friends in this stupid small town (Wadesboro, NC) that I live in, and that some of them might be criminally-inclined (especially with their innuendoes). Anyway, here is a travesty where Palestinian students lost their scholarships because of Israeli denials for their visas--Yaa'Allah. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/world/middleeast/30gaza.html G.Waleed Kavalec@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=133_1210305250p=1 You DO NOT have to be sheep! j786SURAH22
Bismillah [IslamCity] Increase Radiance with Ablution
Bismillah hir rahmaan nir raheem Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu Ablutions (Wudu') Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 4 :: Hadith 138 Narrated Nu'am Al-Mujmir: Once I went up the roof of the mosque, along with Abu Huraira. He perform ablution and said, I heard the Prophet saying, On the Day of Resurrection, my followers will be called Al-Ghurr-ul-Muhajjalun from the trace of ablution and whoever can increase the area of his radiance should do so (i.e. by performing ablution regularly).' ** -- Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me). Ameen,Thumameen. Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated byAbuHurayrah Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen,Thumameen.
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Maids in lebanon
Assalaamu A'alaikum wa Rahhmaatu Alllaah; ? Please help correct the typo in the translation of the 18:46 verse on the islamicitiy.com cite.? The word adornment is pelled as 4dornment. ? Please help correct the error. ? Shukrann, ? Wassalaam
Bismillah [IslamCity] Thought for the day
As Salaamu Alaikum
Listen In
Only when we find the quietness in our own minds can we begin to hear our
inner teacher, so that we may receive some in-tuition. Only when we are ready
to recognise and value the wisdom that we carry at the core of our being will
we turn our attention inwards and 'listen in'. But it's been a long time since
we truly listened, so a little practice and patience will be needed. Sit down,
be quiet and listen in at some point today and you might be surprised at what
you hear. Then do it again tomorrow. All you need to do is remember that you
are the listener and not the noise.
Anonymous
PoEtEsS
I challenge against all odds that obstacles my world of Silence…Zohra Moosa
***
{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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Bismillah [IslamCity] Never Ending Emergency: Egypt Thinks It Democracy--Asia Pos , Dhaka, editorial dated 1.6.08
Never Ending Emergency: Egypt Thinks It Democracy International news agencies have reported that the People's Assembly voted on Monday to extend the emergency law for another two years. The extension came in spite of promises, repeated endlessly in 2006, that emergency rule would be replaced by an anti-terror bill once the current extension expired. The emergency law, in force since 1981, grants police and security forces sweeping powers, allowing them, in effect, to hold Egyptian citizens indefinitely, without charge. Some 305 MPs voted in favour of the extension, and just 103 voted against. Addressing the assembly on Monday, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif told MPs that the government had found it too difficult to draft an anti-terror bill in two years. I told the assembly two years ago that I hoped the government would be able to draw up the bill in two years but the experience of other countries has served to underline that promulgating such a law without adequate study is disastrous, said Nazif. The main difficulty facing the government, said Nazif, was to strike a balance between public freedom and domestic security concerns..Nazif promised that the emergency law would be invoked in the battle against terrorism and drug-trafficking and not to limit political freedoms. Amid protests from Muslim Brotherhood MPs, Nazif appealed to MPs not to allow the forces of evil and terrorism to undermine security and stability. Al-Ahram has reported that civil society organisations joined forces with opposition MPs to condemn the extension, charging the regime with using the 27-year-old emergency law to stifle protests and muzzle freedoms of speech. A statement signed by 103 opposition MPs said, 27 years of emergency rule have led to the proliferation of human rights abuses, including systematic torture in prisons and police stations. The statement argued that by extending emergency rule for another two years the government was tacitly admitting that for the last three decades Egypt had needed extraordinary laws to guarantee its stability and still needed such laws, hardly an advertisement for foreign investments.Hafez Abu Seada, secretary-general of the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights accuses the emergency rule of turning Egypt into, what he terms, a police state. It reflects a mindset that prefers security interventions to political solutions for Egypt's many crises. Diaa Rashwan, a political analyst at Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies, believes that the government opted to extend emergency law because to abolish it would mean doing away with emergency courts. It is not preparing a new anti- terror law that the government finds difficult, he says. Their problem is containing the results of abrogating the emergency law, particularly the elimination of emergency courts. Muslim Brotherhood MPs complain that since 1981 50,000 of their supporters have been detained under the emergency laws. Most of them have been arrested again and again for no reason while others were referred to emergency and military tribunals, says Brotherhood MP Mohamed El-Beltagui. We feel that such long continuation of emergency and its further extension are extremely anti-people and unwise steps for Egypt. Such emergency benefits only the ruling class and stifles stabilization of democracy. Unfortunately such countries and rulers are best friends of western powers.So-called national interest of big powers are the basis of such support whatever it may mean for people of the countries under such dictators or kings .There is no short-cut out of this. Long struggle awaits the people of these countries. .
Bismillah [IslamCity] A thought
As Salaamu Alaikum
'What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings,
to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the
sorrowful, and to remove the sufferings of the injured'. (Bukhari)
PoEtEsS
I challenge against all odds that obstacles my world of Silence…Zohra Moosa
***
{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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Bismillah [IslamCity] Volume 1, Book 3, Number 74
Volume 1, Book 3, Number 74: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: That he differed with Hur bin Qais bin Hisn Al-Fazari regarding the companion of (the Prophet) Moses. Ibn 'Abbas said that he was Khadir. Meanwhile, Ubai bin Ka'b passed by them and Ibn 'Abbas called him, saying My friend (Hur) and I have differed regarding Moses' companion whom Moses, asked the way to meet. Have you heard the Prophet mentioning something about him? He said, Yes. I heard Allah's Apostle saying, While Moses was sitting in the company of some Israelites, a man came and asked him. Do you know anyone who is more learned than you? Moses replied: No. So Allah sent the Divine Inspiration to Moses: 'Yes, Our slave Khadir (is more learned than you.)' Moses asked (Allah) how to meet him (Khadir). So Allah made the fish as a sign for him and he was told that when the fish was lost, he should return (to the place where he had lost it) and there he would meet him (Al-Khadir). So Moses went on looking for the sign of the fish in the sea. The servant-boy of Moses said to him: Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the rock, I indeed forgot the fish, none but Satan made me forget to remember it. On that Moses said: 'That is what we have been seeking? (18.64) So they went back retracing their foot-steps, and found Khadir. (And) what happened further to them is narrated in the Holy Qur'an by Allah. (18.54 up to 18.82)
Bismillah [IslamCity] Re: Missionaries Holy War Against Inslam
CHET-NUN Asalamu alaykum. Do not be afraid of them. Make dawa, instead. Here is a small experience in counter-missions: I went to the public library. A man and I were at the copy machine at the same time. He must have intuited that I was poor, because he shared his coins with me. I finished my business at the library, and there he was again, as I was leaving the building. I pushed myself, even though I felt reluctant, to ask for his advice. His tee-shirt said: AIR FORCE. He told me he was a retired pilot. He was sitting at a table filling out some important looking job papers. I wanted to make sure he wasn't doing anything dumb, stupid, you know... dangerous. I asked if he read his Bible. He said he did. Do you read it carefully, thoroughly? He hesitated, doubtful. I wanted him to see where to find the great Prophet in that Book. But he wanted to know about my Islamic dress; he seemed to feel upset by it. I sent him back to his Book on morals, and told him how practical it is, too, to dress as the Bible says. Some of his initial reactions were ignorant, rejecting. He may have become violent if I showed him more of my spiritual treasures. (Qur'an 22:72) He put up all kinds of mental arguments even before I could point out the beautiful logic of a unified faith. (Qur'an 3:103) I saw he was horribly mis-taught, like most of US Baptists and other sectaries. We are all mostly wrong. (Qur'an 6:159) But I was able to remain kind, for I saw that the disturbance I caused in his heart was like soil ready for a potent seed. I gained the advice I sought by interpreting his attitudes. Then I gently whispered as I began my retreat: Mohammed is the Paraclete. What?! he replied, startled. Mohammed is really the Paraclete, I said again, just a little louder. Then I disappeared down the road to al-Jummah. JB
Bismillah [IslamCity] Most beloved people to Prophet Muhammad [saaw]
Bismillah hir rahmaan nir raheem Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu The Book Pertaining to Paradise, Its Description, Its Bounties and Its Intimates (Kitab Al-Jannat wa Sifat Na'imiha wa Ahliha) Muslim :: Book 40 : Hadith 6791 Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: *The people most loved by me from amongst my Ummah would be those who would come after me but everyone amongst them would have the keenest desire to catch a glimpse of me even at the cost of his family and wealth.* ** -- *Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me). Ameen.* *Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated byAbuHurayrah Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen.*
Bismillah [IslamCity] Turkey's top court decided to annul constitutional amendments that would allow women to wear the Muslim headscarf at Turkish universities.
Dear members,
Assalamu Alaikum.This is Turkish secularism.This is a politicla judgement as we
see sometimes in some other countries including mine.
I am sorry to say that this Turkish court doesnot understand anything of
secularism or religious freedom or democracy.As a student of political science
and writer and teacher of political science I can say that hijab in no way is
anti -secular or anti-democratic.This is the highest level of so-called
fundamentalism ultra-secularists are showing in Turkey, France and some other
western countries.But as history shows they will fail and hijab movement will
get stronger around the world because oppression only strengthens the resolve
of people.
Shah Abdul Hannan
June 5, 2008: With a vote of nine to two, Turkey's top court decided to annul
constitutional amendments that would allow women to wear the Muslim headscarf
at Turkish universities.
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From: ABDULLAH_BOZKURT_ISTANBUL
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 6:33 PM
Subject: Timeline of headscarf status in Turkey
Timeline of headscarf status in Turkey
March 7, 1989: The Constitutional Court annulled the legislation allowing
the headscarf.
Oct. 25, 1990: A new addition was made to the Higher Education Law,
stating that “freedom of apparel is allowed in institutions of higher education
provided that it does not conflict with other laws.”
July 14, 1992: Mehmet Sağlam was appointed the president of the Higher
Education Board (YÖK). Based on a new addition to the Higher Education Law, he
did not apply the headscarf ban to the universities.
Dec. 6, 1995: Kemal Gürüz became the president of YÖK. He revised the
policy and enforced a strict ban on the headscarf based on the top court’s
interpretation in 1989.
Aug. 28, 2007: The draft constitution was prepared by a committee of six
legal experts. The committee proposed two alternatives to eliminate the ban.
The first stated that “nobody can be denied the right to education based on
clothing or dress codes.” The second stated that “there is freedom of dress in
institutions of higher education.”
Sept. 17, 2007: Top AK Party leaders reviewed the draft constitution and
decided to go ahead with the first proposal on the headscarf.
Dec. 13, 2007: MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli proposed an amendment to Article
10 of the Constitution as a way to lift the ban.
Jan. 14, 2008: Prime Minister Erdoğan, while on a visit to Spain, said:
“Even if the headscarf is a political symbol as its critics charge, how can you
accept this as a crime? Can you ban symbols? Where in the world is there such a
ban from the viewpoint of freedoms?”
Jan. 15, 2008: Commenting on the PM’s remarks in Spain, Bahçeli asked for
social consensus to solve the headscarf problem.
Jan. 16, 2008: Upon his return from Spain, Erdoğan called opposition
parties to action on the headscarf issue, saying: “Let us not wait for a new
constitution. This is very easy to solve. The MHP is in. Forget the [Republican
People’s Party] CHP.”
Jan. 17, 2008: MHP leader Bahçeli put the party’s proposal in writing and
shared it with the AK Party.
Jan. 23, 2008: AK Party presented its counterproposal to the MHP.
Jan. 24, 2008: The AK Party and MHP reached a compromise, deciding to
change articles 10 and 42 of the Constitution.
Jan. 25, 2008: A scheduled summit between the AK Party and MHP was
postponed because of concerns over the wording of the amendments.
Jan. 28, 2008: Top party leaders convened again and reached a full
compromise after lengthy discussions.
Feb. 9, 2008: The ban was lifted with the passage of the amendments by 80
percent, or 411, of the deputies in Parliament.
Feb. 22, 2008: President Abdullah Gül ratified the amendments.
Feb. 27, 2008: The CHP and (Democratic Left Party) DSP petitioned the top
court to annul the amendments.
March 11, 2008: The Council of State reversed the order lifting the ban
at universities that was issued by YÖK President Yusuf Ziya Özcan.
June 5, 2008: With a vote of nine to two, Turkey's top court decided to
annul constitutional amendments that would allow women to wear the Muslim
headscarf at Turkish universities.
06 June 2008, Friday
ABDULLAH BOZKURT İSTANBUL
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