Bismillah [IslamCity] not all victims bleed.....
An Israeli-victim...where is the blood ??? and also why then , even the ambulance too ?? (far right) When Gaza was respecting a six months cease-fire Israel was still holding its 24 months starvation-siege , non-stop. When ships were carrying fresh weapons to Israel food-and-medicament's bound to Gaza were prohibited . When Israel was selling mini-nuclear-electrical-plants abroad Gaza children were doing their home-work using a candle light. When Gaza people had to smuggle their Aspirin and their anti-biotics Israel was milking Wall-Streetand forbidding Baby-Milk to Gaza When the Raffah border passage to Egypt was closed the Cairo Palaces opened their doors to Abbas and to Livni . When an Israeli-official is being interviewed ,live on TV, always and simultaniously one Quassam Rockets lands (safely) behind (or near) him. and never on his head ?? !! what a divine coincidence !! Raja Chemayel 31.12.2008
Bismillah [IslamCity] Stop the Killing in Gaza on Facebook...
As Salaamu Alaikum, Visit Facebook and join Stop the Killing in Gaza group. After you do join the International email campaign. Write a short note 25 words or less stating how you feel about the slaughter of innocent people in Palestine and send to hale...@aol.com. Your message will be forwarded within four hours to several influencial people to include the Obama transition team. US citizens are asked to partcipate in the postcard campaign. Put Stop the Killing in Gaza on the back of a postcard with your name, city and state. These postcards will be mailed at least twice a week (if we have 20 or more) to the same influencial group as the emails are sent to, insh'Allah. ma salaam Hadayai
Bismillah [IslamCity] Fw: Pirates Of The Mediterranean: Yvonne Ridley
NOT content with committing war crimes and human rights atrocities in full view of the world, Israel has now confirmed itself as a rogue state by launching into international piracy With Regards Abi --- On Tue, 12/30/08, Iqbal Soofi iqbal...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Iqbal Soofi iqbal...@yahoo.com Subject: Pirates Of The Mediterranean: Yvonne Ridley To: Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 10:14 PM Pirates Of The Mediterranean By Yvonne Ridley December 31, 2008 Information Clearinghouse --- - NOT content with committing war crimes and human rights atrocities in full view of the world, Israel has now confirmed itself as a rogue state by launching into international piracy. Barely had dawn broke over the Mediterranean waters in which the SS Dignity was sailing when an Israeli naval gunboat rammed the aid-bearing ship. The act of aggression on a peace mission was launched in international waters 90 miles off Gaza, without any warning to the captain of the Dignity or the crew. Israel claimed the incident was an accident and that its naval officers had made numerous attempts to communicate with the Dignity. Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told AFP press agency that the naval vessel tried to contact the aid boat by radio for identification and to inform it that it could not enter Gaza. After the boat did not answer the radio, it sharply veered and the two vessels collided, causing only light damage, Palmor said. I wonder how many traffic cops around the world have heard that line from a drunken or reckless driver in the wake of a crash. The Israeli spokesman then went on to accuse the international activists of seeking provocation more than ever. Isn’t it amazing how Yigal and Co suddenly go belly up and adopt a victim mentality. I wonder how he will react to the news that onboard the ship, among the cargo of much-needed medical supplies and humanitarian aid were TV crews from CNN and Al Jazeera as well as other media. For goodness sake, the Dignity was on a peace mission, armed with nothing more than humanitarian aid - hardly a match for the tooled up, hi-tech Israeli Navy and its deadly arsenal. Sorry to be so direct, but Palmor is a purveyor of deceit, a liar - and a very unconvincing one at that. You see all sea-faring people know that there is a certain radio channel and frequency which remains open 24 hours a day. I know myself, because the Israeli Navy used that exact same frequency on one of the two Free Gaza boats as they set sail back in August 2008 to break the siege of Gaza by sea. That emergency frequency carried messages of threats and intimidation as clear as a bell. Radio communications were used without any difficulty on the Israeli Navy several times by human rights activists from the Free Gaza Movement warning the gunboats to back off when they fired at Gazan fishermen. The westerners were on the tiny fishing ships to stop the naval bully boys terrorise the unarmed fishermen. And by the way, what the hell is Israel up to by banning or trying to prevent boats from entering20waters not in its territory? This is the Mediterranean. Just when did Israel assume complete authority of the Med? It is also worth pointing out that SS Dignity was clearly flying the flag of Gibraltar, and was piloted by an English captain with a passenger list including revered politician Cynthia McKinney from the US. The Israeli Government Press Office director was faxed the entire passenger list and press release shortly after Dignity set sail. Cynthia is a former Congresswoman from Georgia, and the 2008 Green Party US presidential candidate. She was travelling to Gaza to assess the ongoing conflict. I know her and I can tell you she is one sassy lady. If the Israel Navy thinks this little incident is going to sink without trace then they truly are in for one rude awakening. She was joined by another woman of substance, Dr. Elena Theoharous, MP who is a surgeon and a Member of the Cypriot Parliament. She was going to Gaza to assess the ongoing conflict, assist with humanitarian relief efforts, and volunteer in hospitals. Furthermore, the attack was filmed by the journalists, and crew and passengers and no doubt we will see the full extent of that footage and the damage caused by Israel. Of course Israel is always using the “Oo-er, sorry it was an accident” routine. That’s the excuse the Zionist State used when it hit the USS Liberty on June 8, 1967 with a flurry of bombs, murdering 34 American servicemen in cold blood. In the 40 years since, those with the blood of those shipmates on their hands have gotten away with murder. But try as they might to rewrite what happened onboard the Dignity and the Liberty, there are some memories which will not die. And what Israel has done to Gaza in the last few days will become an epitaph for the Zionist State. Today’s piracy just underlines the fact that no one in the international community
Bismillah [IslamCity] Israel's failure to learn
The most plausible theory, however, is that reported by the Haaretz, which states Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has been planning this operation, known as Operation Cast Lead, into the Gaza strip well over six months. Those six months of relative peace were used by the IDF for information gathering, in order to understand Hamas’s security infrastructure completely and destroy it when ready. Israel's failure to learn By Nir Rosen When George Bush, the US president, first entered the White House as the commander-in-chief in 2001, Palestinians were being killed in the al-Aqsa intifada. Eight years later, as Bush prepares to leave office, Israel is carrying out one of the largest massacres in its 60-year occupation of Palestine. The US, then and now, strongly backs Israel's offensive, justifying it as being, in fact, defensive. An Israeli general recently threatened to use military force to set Gaza back decades in much the same language used before the invasion of Lebanon in 2006. But despite the Israeli devastation of Lebanon, Hezbollah emerged victorious and the Shia resistance and social movement emerged a hero to the Arab world. Israel is about to make the same mistake with Hamas. Its notion of a truce with Hamas was that the Palestinians would quietly accept the siege. Israel would deny them the basic means of survival, let alone the basic means to create a functioning society. If the Palestinians attempted to resist, they would be crushed. As in Lebanon, Israel should have learned years ago that military might cannot crush Palestinian resistance movements. Media matters While the Israeli military again bombs the starving and imprisoned population of 1.5 million Gazans, the world watches their plight live as Western media scrambles to explain and, in some cases, justify the ongoing carnage. Even some Arab outlets have attempted to equate Palestinian resistance - and homemade rockets - with the might of the Israeli military machine. However, none of this is a surprise; the Israelis just concluded a global public relations campaign to gather support for their assault, even gaining the collaboration of some Arab states. An American periodical once asked me to contribute to a discussion on whether terrorism or attacks against civilians could ever be justified. My answer was that an American journal should not be asking whether attacks on civilians can ever be justified. This is a question for the weak, such as the Native Americans 150 years ago, the Jews in Nazi Germany, and the Palestinians today, to answer. Terrorism is a normative term which is used to describe what the 'other' does, not what 'we' do. Powerful nations such as Israel, the US, Russia or China will always describe their victims' struggle as terrorism. However, they fail to acknowledge as acts of terror the destruction of Chechnya, the slow slaughter of the remaining Palestinians, the repression of Tibetans, and the US occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. Normative rules and what is legal and permissible are determined by the powerful. They formulate the concept of terrorism in normative terms and make it appear as if a neutral court derived such definitions instead of the oppressors. For the weak to resist becomes illegal by definition. This excessive use of legal jargon actually undermines the fundamentals of what is truly legal and diminishes the credibility of international institutions such as the UN. The law becomes the enemy of those who struggle. It becomes apparent that the powerful - those who make the rules - insist on legality merely to preserve the power relations that serve them or to maintain their occupation and colonialism. Desperate resistance Colonial powers use civilians strategically, settling them to claim land and dispossess the natives, be they indigenous populations in North America or Palestinians in what are today Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Attacking civilians, then, becomes the last, most desperate and basic method of resistance in the face of overwhelming odds and imminent eradication. The Palestinians do not attack Israeli civilians with the expectation that such violence will destroy or defeat Israel. When the native population understands that there is an irreversible dynamic stripping them of their land and identity with the support of an overwhelming power then they are forced to resort to whatever methods of resistance they can muster. PLO, then Hamas In 1948, when Israel was being established as a new state, 750,000 Palestinians were deliberately cleansed and expelled from their homes, and hundreds of their villages were destroyed. Their lands were settled by colonists who even today deny their very existence and wage a 60-year war against the remaining natives and the national liberation movements the Palestinians established around the world. Israel, its allies in the West and
Bismillah [IslamCity] Gaza strike planned more than 6 months ago...
We ask that the media, Muslim and non-Muslim take responsibility for truth and cease spreading the erroneous Israeli propaganda that this lop sided massacre is in response to Palestinians firing missiles into Israel which caused no Israeli casualties during the cease fire. As revealed by Israeli government officials and their own documents, this massacre of the inhabitants in Gaza is something the Israeli government has been deliberately planning for more than six months. “While the Western media remains silent and complicit, the Israeli Press (Haaretz) reveals the unspoken truth: the careful planning of a military operation entitled Cast Lead coupled with a media disinformation and diplomatic campaign. What we are witnessing is genocide. Let us be under no illusions, this operation was implemented with the knowledge and approval of Israeli's allies. “Long-term planning, meticulous intelligence- gathering, secret discussions, visual deception tactics, and disinformation preceded operation Cast Lead which the Israel Air Force launched yesterday in Gaza to take out Hamas targets in the Strip.” http://www.globalresearch..ca/index.php?context=vaaid=11521 Check out this audio for a more detailed exposure of the Israeli plan more than 6 months ago and the invention of the narrative of response to Palestinian missile attacks for justification. http://www.box.net/shared/rydpmtmos5
Bismillah [IslamCity] Arabic Language Lesson 3.10: Revision of Sun Moon Letters
If you are unable to see arabic text please go to main menu of your internet browser and follow the steps: View -- Encoding -- More -- Unicode (UTF-8). Inshallah this will help you. If you are still unable to see the arabic text please click below for this lesson: http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons/MB1_Lesson_003/MB1_L3_section_010.htm (٣) الدرسُ الثَالِثُ - LESSON 3 Revision - الْمُرَاجَعَةُ اِقْرأ الكلمات الآتيه واكتبها مراعياً قواعد نطق الحروف القمريه والشمسية : The sentence above says: Read and write the words keeping in mind the rules pertaining to the Solar and Lunar Letters. Once again, please write the words below with a pen and paper and read the words prior to clicking on them below to hear the correct pronunciation. As these words have already been covered before, the vowel-marks and diacritical marks (e.g. fatha, kasra, damma, sukun etc) have not been used over the letters. This is the way standard Arabic is written and it is important to get used to this. EXERCISE: المدرِّس الديك البيت السكر الطالب الباب الكَعْبة الصَلاة القُرآن الصَابُون الإِصْبَع الرَأْس الظُهْر الفَجْر الظُفْر العِشاء الـمَغْرِب العَصْر
Bismillah [IslamCity] A thought
As Salaamu Alaikum The Virtue of sweetness just as eating and serving something sweet makes your taste buds feel sweetness, and for a while after, you remain happy, become sweet-natured yourself so that words filled with sweetness are constantly spoken. Such sweet words make both you and others happy. Use this method to always sweeten everyone's mouth; constantly maintain sweet attitude, sweet words and sweet actions. Anonymous PoEtEsS Prayer is the stepping stone of rewards and success when my life has its trials and my eyes has its tears…Zohra Moosa (Deaf Poet) *** {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] -- Recommended: http://www.ikhwanweb.com http://www.islamonline.net http://www.islam-guide.com http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at islamcity-ow...@yahoogroups.com with the title change to daily digest. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:islamcity-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:islamcity-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: islamcity-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Bismillah [IslamCity] Gaza Humanitarian Relief
Please Answer the Desperate Cry of Gaza’s Children! Assalamu Alaikum. Days of fighting in the Gaza Strip has left thousands of Palestinian children and their families without access to food, medicine and other vital necessities. Mercy-USA for Aid and Development is partnering with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to provide desperately needed humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza affected by this fighting. Tens of thousands are now facing a desperate situation; please help! You may send your contribution immediately through the secure online donation form on our website www.mercyusa.org, or mail it to: Mercy-USA for Aid and Development Attn: Gaza Humanitarian Relief 44450 Pinetree Drive, Suite 201 Plymouth, Michigan 48170-3869 If you wish to donate over the telephone, you may call us at 1-800-55-MERCY (1-800-556-3729) or (734) 454-0011. Donations are tax deductible (US Federal Tax ID No. 38-2846307). _ Many companies will match the donations of their employees. Please ask your company if it has such a matching gift program. Dedicated to alleviating human suffering and supporting individuals and their communities in their efforts to become more self-sufficient, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development has been providing emergency relief to survivors of natural disasters around the world since 1986. Mercy-USA is also a registered Private Voluntary Organization with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and is a member of the American Council for Voluntary International Action (InterAction).
Bismillah [IslamCity] Kuffar Egypt tycoon plans new TV stations against Muslims
- Original Message - From: Shahid Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 9:17 AM Subject: Kuffar Egypt tycoon plans new TV stations against Muslims Egypt tycoon plans new TV stations against radicals Alaa Shahine, Reuters - Egypt Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Nov 6 (Reuters) - Egyptian billionaire and telecoms tycoon Naguib Sawiris plans to launch new television channels to counter what he describes as increasing social and religious conservatism in the Arab Muslim country. Sawiris, a Coptic Christian with a $10 billion fortune according to Forbes magazine, said he would launch a movie channel early in 2008 followed by an all-news station. He already owns OTV, a 24-hour entertainment channel. Speaking at a dinner for journalists late on Monday, Sawiris said he was disturbed by the rising number of women wearing the Islamic headscarf. I am not against the headscarf because then I would be against personal freedoms, he said. But when I walk in the street now I feel like I am in Iran... I feel like a stranger. Women in the Islamic Republic of Iran are obliged by law to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes to disguise their figures. Egypt, a country dominated by Sunni Muslims, has seen a rise in religious conservatism since the 1990s. The majority of women wear headscarves in public. Some sociologists attribute this to the influence of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, where millions of Egyptians have worked and lived since the 1970s. Sawiris, who says he opposes radical Muslims and Christians alike, said his OTV channel has sought to counter the high dosage of religious and conservative programming on other channels by offering light shows targeting young people, along with uncensored Arab and foreign movies. BEYOND THE LIMITS If a movie is beyond the limits of the customs and traditions it wont be broadcast, he said. But if a movie is shown, it will not be censored. Most television channels in Egypt and the Arab world cut sexual scenes in movies and restrict offensive language. Sawiriss comments are likely to anger Islamists in Egypt, including the Muslim Brotherhood opposition group, which pushed unsuccessfully last year to oust Culture Minister Farouk Hosni for saying wearing the headscarf was a step backwards. The Egyptian billionaire, who owns a stake in Egypts popular daily newspaper Al Masry Al Youm, launched a scathing attack on the Brotherhood, which insists that non-Muslims and women are ineligible to run for the countrys presidency. To hell with them, he said. Not a single Christian is waiting for their permission. God is just. God does not discriminate between people. Sawiris, chairman of Orascom Telecom, the fourth largest Arab mobile phone operator by market value, is not known to have any political ambitions and has rarely expressed his political opinions in public. Independent media have challenged the dominance of state-run Egyptian press and television, which for decades has dictated what the public could read, watch or listen to. Privately-owned newspapers have pushed the boundaries in political reporting, attacking President Hosni Mubarak and his family. Private television, however, does not enjoy the same liberties. http://www.mafhoum.com/press10/310C36.htm COMMENTS: If this ungrateful Christian is disturbed by Muslim women wearing the Islamic headscarf and if he feels like he is in Iran and he feels like a stranger when he walks in the streets among Egyptians, who made him a billionaire, why doesn't he move to London or Paris or New York or even to Hell, where he will not see so many scarves. Of course he will not do that because his intention is to spread vice and sin in Muslim Egypt as foreign Christian Evangelists and missionary groups have been doing in the Muslim World for centuries. He is openly challenging Muslims and declaring war on Islaam from inside Egypt. The enemies of Islaam are challenging Muslims and attacking Islaam in the land of Islaam, while they live, breath the air, eat, sleep in peace and get rich among Muslims!
Bismillah [IslamCity] Images from Israeli Terrorist attack on Ghazza
Over 200 Tons of bombs. Of course no innocent civilians were targeted, These Zionist Pigs deserve thousands of Martyrdom (suicide) attacks. Please encourage your Imams to make Qunoot for the Muslims in Ghazza. O Allah! Send your rage upon the Zionist pigs - the scum of the earth - as well as those Idolic Muslim Rulers who prevent the Muslims from waging Jihad and helping their brothers. O Allah hear our call! O Allah exact revenge on Husni La Mubarak, the Traitor of the two Holy Mosques - Abdul-Kalb Aal As-Salool, and all others who have acted traitorously to this religion! O Allah guide the Ummah of Muhammad to raise the flag of Jihad. O Allah! have mercy on our oppressed brothers and sisters in Ghazza and everywhere else. O Allah! Guide Hamas to leave the dirty games of politics, democracy and compromise and to rise and wage Jihad against Your enemies! O Allah guide them to establish the Sharia! O Allah! Establish the Islamic State of Iraq and strengthen them, that it may be the launching pad for Jihad against the Jews. __ Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos and more... Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger at http://ca.beta.messenger.yahoo.com/
Bismillah [IslamCity] PUNISHMENT FOR THE ONE WHO TURNS HIS BACK DURING BATTLE
Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir raheem Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu THE SEVERE PUNISHMENT FOR THE ONE WHO TURNS HIS BACK DURING BATTLE: Allah say: “O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [for battle], do not turn to them your backs. And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly returned with anger from Allah, and his refuge is Hell – and wretched is the destination”284 Know that turning one’s back in battle is a major sin with the consensus of scholars and the one who does it deserves the wrath of Allah and his severe punishment. Abu Hurairah narrated: The Messenger of Allah said: “Stay away from the seven destroyers of your deeds: Associating another deity with Allah, sorcery, murder, usurping the wealth of an orphan, dealing with interest, turning one’s back during battle, and accusing the chaste with adultery or fornication.”285 If jihad is a collective duty, it becomes an individual duty when the armies’ meet and turning one’s back becomes prohibited. The only exceptions are: 1. If the size of the enemy’s army is more than twice that of the Muslims. 2. Swerving to take a new position. 3. Retreating to join another company of Muslims 4. Being incapacitated due to illness or having no access to a weapon Allah says: “If there are among you twenty steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you one hundred steadfast, they will overcome a thousand of those who have disbelieved because they are a people who do not understand. Now Allah has lightened [the hardship] for you, and He knows that among you is weakness. So if there are from you one hundred steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you a thousand, they will overcome two thousand by 284 (al Anfal 15-16) 285 (Bukhari – Muslim) the permission of Allah. And Allah is with the steadfast.”286 Ibn Al Mubarak narrated that Ibn Abbas said: If one man runs away from three, he hasn’t turned his back in battle. If he runs from two then he has turned his back in battle. Al Qurtubi in his Tafseer: As long as the enemy is more than twice the number of Muslims they can retreat but being steadfast and fighting is better. In the battle of Mutah the Muslims with only 3000 faced the Roman army of 200,000 Roman soldiers and 100,000 Arab soldiers. It is also mentioned that when Tariq opening al Andalusia he had only 1700 soldiers while his enemy was 70,000 strong Imam Malik was asked about a Muslim facing ten enemy soldiers, should he fight them or retreat? He said: Both options are allowed for him. The Messenger of Allah said: “An army of twelve thousand would never be defeated due to fewness”287 Most of the scholars consider this hadith to be an exception from the rule set by the verse that as long as the enemy is more than twice your number you can retreat.288 286 (Al Anfal 65-66) 287 (Abu Dawud – al Sunan al Kubra – Tirmithi - Darimi – al Hakim) 288 [The scholars say that this rules applies to armies less than 12,000 in number. However, if the Muslim army is 12,000 or more then they cannot turn there backs no matter how large the enemy’s army is.] 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 by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
Bismillah [IslamCity] Hijab-officer who became a role model...
Hijab-officer who became a role model The police constable, Rukshana Begum (24) is the woman who has the credit for the hijab now being part of the police uniform in parts of England. But in the whole of the nation, there are only 10 police officers who wear the hijab at work. Rukshana Begum completed her police training in 2003, but it was not before the end of 2006 that she seriously started to think about wearing the hijab. She aired the idea with her boss. In the little police district of Cambridgeshire, with 2900 employees, a specially-made hijab for police officers was made, authorized and launched. «That the policeforce went as far as incorporating the hijab in the standard uniform was quiet touching,» says Rukshana Begum, two years later. The 24-year old is born and raised in Cambridge, with parents from Bangladesh. She has been a follower of Islam all her life. Norwegian case In Norway, the Ministry of Police is in the process of deciding their stance on whether the muslim head-wear whould be allowed together with the police uniform. The matter is being considered after Aftenbladet on 25th September wrote about the muslim woman, Keltoum Hasnaoui Missoum from Sandnes, who wanted to apply to the Police Academy. Missoum wanted to wear the hijab, but was denied... The reason: The police uniform should be one of value-neutrality. Rukshana Begum does not agree with the argument. No to neutrality «Neutrality is a good thing, but I don't think anyone should have to limit themselves when it comes to practising their faith. For many, faith is more important than everything else. So I disagree with that statement. Here in Cambridgeshire, several police officers where a turban, and that has never been a problem. The police there says that Cambridgeshire is a country area of England, with many nationalities and few religious conflicts. The proportion of muslims in the police district is on a par with the national average of 3.3 per cent of the population. Role model When Begum started to wear the uniform-hijab, she received press coverage. People soon started recognizing her. She received words of support, especially from the muslim community. «I was not prepared for that. The only thing I wanted was to be able to wear the hijab at work, but I was suddenly a role model for others. That was a nice bi-product. Only ten wear the hijab Even so, few have chosen to follow in Begum's footsteps. Cambridgeshire launched the specially adapted hijab in June 2007. Metropolitan Police in London authorized the use of the hijab ten years ago, but has not incorporated a special uniform hijab. At present, there are only ten women police officers who use the hijab at work in the whole of England, according to the Association of Muslim Police (AMP) of the London police. There are no reliable statistics on the number of women police officers in England. No negative experiences Keltoum Hasnaoui Missoum from Sandnes experienced harassment after she went to the press with her uniform question. Begum has never met anything like that – even as a patroling police officer. «In general it's always been a positive experience: The hijab means that you show who you are sooner. No, I haven't experienced anything verbal, or any kind of expressions that make me feel uncomfortable.» Breaks barriers « Have you experienced positive things as a result of showing who you are?» «It has happened when patroling that people talk to me, rather than my colleague. That's not because I'm better at what I do, but because they feel there is a connection between us.» «People who come to live here may have bad experiences with the police in their homeland. Seeing a muslim woman as a police officer may help to break barriers.. If they are the victims of crime , it might be easier for them to report it, I think,» says Begum. Oppression One argument used in the debate is that the use of the hijab is thought by many to be a demand on women in islam, and this means that it should be viewed differently than the wearing of a cross around the neck. «The hijab is not like a necklace I can take off. When you first start to wear it, it's for life,» says Begum. «Should the police refrain from using a garment that many associate with the oppression of women?» «No, I don't see that as a problem. I don't understand how people can say that women are oppressed. With the hijab, I feel respected and dignified, but not in a snobby way. With the hijab, you are protected from evil, and I feel safe and free. If you let people oppress you, you will probably be oppressed.» Adapted work-day Cambridgeshire police district has implemented several measures for muslim officers. The police station has a quiet room for those who want to pray, offers shift changes during Ramadan so that fasting officers do not need to work evenings, and half an hour extra for lunch on Fridays, for those who want
Bismillah [IslamCity] ISLAMIC HAPPY NEW YEAR - 1430
Assalamu alaikum wa'rahamatullaahi wa'barkatuhu! Islam has a lunar based calendar with 354.367 days {354 days plus eight hours plus 48.5 minutes}. The New Year date also changes every year as the Islamic Calendar is 11 days shorter than the solar calendar. During the second caliphate of 'Hadrat Umar ul-Faaruuq {raziallaahu ta'aalaa anhu}, the first day of the month of Muharram of that year, which was sixty-six days before the Hijrat, became the beginning of the Muslims' HIJRII KAMARII CALENDAR. Islamic New Year is celebrated on the first day of Muharram {first Islamic month}. The word Muharram also means respect. It is more of a cultural event than a New Year celebration. It is Sunna to fast on Ninth {9th} and Tenth {10th} days of Muharram and It's Makruuh to fast only on Tenth {10th} day of Muharram. All Muslims welcome the New Year with peace and prayers. May Allaahu ta'aalaa have us all keep to the right path shown by the scholars of Ahl as-Sunna! May he protect us from believing in the false, deceitful, insidious lies of the enemies of Islam and of the non-madhhabii people using the name `great scholar of Islam'! May He redeem the unlucky people who have slipped into these paths from this perdition! May All types of benedictions be pronounced over Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa {sallallaahu ta'aalaa alaihi wa'sallam}, who is His Prophet and the most beloved, the most virtuous, the most valuable of the entire creation and over all of his Aal {household} and As-haab {companions}, who were his helpers and beloved ones {alaihimus-salawaatu wa-t-tasliimaat}! Aameen summa Aameen bijaahi Saiyyidil Mursaleen {sallallaahu ta'aalaa alaihi wa'sallam}!
Bismillah [IslamCity] Sharia Law Is Comming to England!
Sharia Law Is Comming to England! By Sami Zaatari http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9A2S2Nqbl8Qfeature=channel
Bismillah [IslamCity] A thought
As Salaamu Alaikum A THOUGHT SEEK A CURE O man of double vision, hearken with attention: Seek a cure for your defective sight by listening. Many are the holy words that find no entrance into blind hearts, but they enter hearts full of light. But the deceits of Satan enter crooked hearts, even as crooked shoes fit crooked feet. Though you repeat pious expressions again and again, if you are a fool, they affect you not at all. Nay, not [even] though you set them down in writing, and [even] though you proclaim them vauntingly. Wisdom averts its face from you, O man of sin, wisdom breaks away from you and takes to flight! ~ RUMI ~ PoEtEsS Prayer is the stepping stone of rewards and success when my life has its trials and my eyes has its tears…Zohra Moosa (Deaf Poet) *** {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] -- Recommended: http://www.ikhwanweb.com http://www.islamonline.net http://www.islam-guide.com http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at islamcity-ow...@yahoogroups.com with the title change to daily digest. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:islamcity-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:islamcity-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: islamcity-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Bismillah [IslamCity] The Tragedy of Indian Muslims
The Tragedy of Indian Muslims by Areeba Ali (indian newspaper feature writer) The point that I am trying to make is not the demonizing of Muslims in Indian movies...but the rather tragic image that Non-Muslims in India (Hindus, Sikhs and Jains) have of Muslims. Yesterday, I watched the Indian movie 'Tere Naam'- a tragic love story where two people deeply in love with each other couldn't 'live happily ever after' because the girl commits suicide. The hit film starred popular actor Salman Khan. The girl in the film commits suicide and the boy is beaten up by some goons. As a result his brain is badly damaged and he becomes 'mad'. The doctors try hard to get him back to his normal self but to no avail. The boy's family, in a desperate effort to treat him, sends him to an ashram where he is in the custody of some priests. But actually, all hope dies and the family believes that their boy isn't going to get well and has become a permanent vegetable. The girl, because of this unfortunate reality and because of her love for him, commits suicide (so that she isn't married to another man). The saddest part is that the boy actually recovers after her death. But seeing that girl he loved so much is no longer alive, he decides to spend the rest of his life in the ashram. The goons who had beaten up the boy in the movie were shown to be Muslims (they are shown wearing the traditional skullcaps and Arabian red-checked scarves) who abduct or lure Hindu Brahmin women into prostitution. The point that I am trying to make is not the demonizing of Muslims in Indian movies...but the rather tragic image that Non-Muslims in India (Hindus, Sikhs and Jains) have of Muslims. I had lived for the first time in my life in a hostel in Delhi where I was the only Muslim girl among Hindu girls. The hostel was situated in a very posh locality of Delhi and After 9/11, when USA launched the war on terrorism and began its offensive in Afghanistan, the girls in my hostel were celebrating. Their faces were blossoming with happiness and glee. the girls were from educated well-to-do families. I had stayed there from July 2001-June 2002. During that period, 9/11 and then the Godhra train carnage (Feb 2002) had taken place. After 9/11, when USA launched the war on terrorism and began its offensive in Afghanistan, the girls in my hostel were celebrating. Their faces were blossoming with happiness and glee. My hostel warden (who was our two-years senior) even said 'Ab to Islam down ho jayega ('Now Islam will go down'). When the first reports of Afghan civilian casualties came in newspapers, the girls would say 'Bas,itne hi log mare?'('Only these many people died?'). When I countered that Afghans are also humans and are innocent, they shot back 'Nobody is innocent in Afghanistan' and 'Why are they living in that country...they should have left long ago. It's their fault that they are living there and are thus being attacked'. One girl was so pathetically ignorant, she said.' America is not killing anybody in Afghanistan'. But all this didn't hurt me much. I actually expected such reactions. What really hurt me was what happened between February 2002- May 2002. It made me decide to leave the hostel and move to a Muslim-dominated area. On February 27th, I was out the whole day and had not watched or read news. At night, I got an SMS from my dad, which said 'Keep a low profile'. I was puzzled. I called him up. He told me to watch the news on TV and not to go out anywhere except to college. I had gone to the mess after the phone call, to watch TV. Nobody was there. I put on Star News. And I saw that it had begun- the genocide of Muslims in Gujarat. A wave of I visited the websites of Hindu terrorist organizations (though they aren't deemed 'terrorist' in India) like Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Rashtriya Swamsevak Sangh. massacre began after Muslims allegedly burned 58 Hindus alive in a train at Godhra in Gujarat (which later proved to be false). More than 2000 Muslims were killed and tens of thousands left homeless and turned into refugees in their own country. And the worst victims of the genocide were Muslim women---they were stripped and paraded naked, gang-raped, their fetuses were burned alive in front of them. For the first time in my life, I had stopped reading the newspapers. I couldn't read all that was happening. Television was of course, a no-no at that time. And what actually moved me to tears is that my Hindu friends justified the genocide. Every hour of the day, they would taunt me. They would say your Muslim brothers abduct Hindu women and rape them, so they deserve the same. I would try to explain them. But I was one. And they were around 30. I was defenseless. And they were an army. They wouldn't listen. I had gone on a hunt for a new home in a Muslim-dominated area of Delhi. And luckily, found a really good
Bismillah [IslamCity] A Thought
As Salaamu Alaikum happiness it is the art of living, the purpose of our existence. Happiness is the true index of quality of life. Without happiness, life is dry and meaningless. With happiness, life immediately becomes fulfilling and wonderful. Happiness is an infectious feeling that immediately lifts the sagging spirits of people. Happy people keep themselves happy because they know the little ways to appreciate themselves and to see the humour and magic in each moment. Anonymous PoEtEsS Prayer is the stepping stone of rewards and success when my life has its trials and my eyes has its tears…Zohra Moosa (Deaf Poet) *** {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] -- Recommended: http://www.ikhwanweb.com http://www.islamonline.net http://www.islam-guide.com http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at islamcity-ow...@yahoogroups.com with the title change to daily digest. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:islamcity-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:islamcity-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: islamcity-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Bismillah [IslamCity] why Gaza and why now ??
the devil and the devil's advocate. Gazza is not the solution , nor is Gazza the problem , today nor ever. Gazza is simply today's Chosen-Victim because they are all Palestinians because they are Arabs because they said ''No'' to Zionism On a bicycle, you could cross Gazza from South to North ,in 3 hours,only and from East to the sea (west) in 25 minutes. In a Helicopter , once you rise up to 150 meters you can see the other end of Gazza. Gazza is the biggest-starved-prison in the World and thus it could never be a threat to anyone. Except , being a threat to the human-consciences. Israel is not re-invading Gazza ''for its own safety'' but rather , it does it again just to delay any future-Peace-settlement for another decade. Or even just to delay any future-peace-negotiations for another decade. Israel is only buying for itself time, in the absence any future prospects. because, the state of Israel has burned out !! and Gazza pays now the price . Raja Chemayel Jan. 4th.2009
Bismillah [IslamCity] Excellence of Fasting on 9th 10th Muharram
Abu Qatadah ( Radhiallaho anha ) reported : The Messenger of Allah ( Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam ) was asked about observing As-Saum ( the fast ) on the tenth day of Muharram, and he replied, “It is an expiation for the sins of the preceding year. [ Muslim ] Ibn Abbas ( Radhiallaho anha ) reported : The Messenger of Allah ( Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam ) said, “If I remain alive till the next year, I shall also observe fast on the ninth of Muharram. [ Muslim ] Commentary: Some people think these words stand to mean that `he will observe Saum on the 9th of Muharram only. But this interpretation does not agree with other Ahadith. In order to oppose the Jews, he (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) resolved to observe one more Saum (9th of Muharram) with that of 10th of Muharram and ordained it for the Muslims. Please forward this Hadith to your relatives friends and may Allah SWT reward you. - Subscribe and receive Hadith via email. Visit http://hadith-islam.blogspot.com for subscription. --- *** {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] -- Recommended: http://www.ikhwanweb.com http://www.islamonline.net http://www.islam-guide.com http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at islamcity-ow...@yahoogroups.com with the title change to daily digest. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:islamcity-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:islamcity-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: islamcity-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] ISLAMIC HAPPY NEW YEAR - 1430
Assalamu alaikum WR WB, Please note that Muharram 1430H began on Sunday. So Monday is the 9th and Tuesday is the 10th of Muaharram. Wassalam, Ali manikfan On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Syed Quddusi Shah Aamiri wrote: ** Assalamu alaikum wa'rahamatullaahi wa'barkatuhu! * * Islam has a lunar based calendar with 354.367 days {354 days plus eight hours plus 48.5 minutes}. The New Year date also changes every year as the Islamic Calendar is 11 days shorter than the solar calendar. During the second caliphate of 'Hadrat Umar ul-Faaruuq {raziallaahu ta'aalaa anhu}, the first day of the month of Muharram of that year, which was sixty-six days before the Hijrat, became the beginning of the Muslims' HIJRII KAMARII CALENDAR. Islamic New Year is celebrated on the first day of Muharram {first Islamic month}. The word Muharram also means respect. It is more of a cultural event than a New Year celebration. It is Sunna to fast on Ninth {9th} and Tenth {10th} days of Muharram and It's Makruuh to fast only on Tenth {10th} day of Muharram. All Muslims welcome the New Year with peace and prayers. May Allaahu ta'aalaa have us all keep to the right path shown by the scholars of Ahl as-Sunna! May he protect us from believing in the false, deceitful, insidious lies of the enemies of Islam and of the non-madhhabii people using the name `great scholar of Islam'! May He redeem the unlucky people who have slipped into these paths from this perdition! May All types of benedictions be pronounced over Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa {sallallaahu ta'aalaa alaihi wa'sallam}, who is His Prophet and the most beloved, the most virtuous, the most valuable of the entire creation and over all of his Aal {household} and As-haab {companions}, who were his helpers and beloved ones {alaihimus-salawaatu wa-t-tasliimaat}! Aameen summa Aameen bijaahi Saiyyidil Mursaleen {sallallaahu ta'aalaa alaihi wa'sallam}!
Bismillah [IslamCity] when the Truth is in the hands of liars
Israel is claiming that it is avoiding civilians.. then, how could they bomb any place which does not have an army?? Like Gazza for example which has no army and hardly any police force. Have a look http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7809371.stm it is when Israel bombed 5 civilians and even showed us that bombing-film on the TV and claimed that they were Hamas soldiers firing rockets... It seems that they were never Hamas people and even less being any soldiers. One more lie Raja
Bismillah [IslamCity] Top Urgent!
As Salamu Alaikum. pls pass this msg to all. Muslims fighting 4 PALESTINE against israel have asked all the Muslims to pls read the chapter 48 'Al Fath' of the Noble Quran tonight ask Allah for His help victory in the ongoing war. pass this on immediately jazakAllah khair. PoEtEsS Prayer is the stepping stone of rewards and success when my life has its trials and my eyes has its tears…Zohra Moosa (Deaf Poet) *** {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] -- Recommended: http://www.ikhwanweb.com http://www.islamonline.net http://www.islam-guide.com http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org -- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at islamcity-ow...@yahoogroups.com with the title change to daily digest. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:islamcity-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:islamcity-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: islamcity-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/