Bismillah [IslamCity] In Gujarat, 38% BJP candidates are criminals!
Of the 359 candidates in the fray in 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat, 69 have criminal records 69 of the 359 candidates in the fray in Gujarat have criminal records Manas Dasgupta http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/26/stories/2009042654752000.htm BJP tops list with 11 of its 26 candidates having such records AHMEDABAD: Of the 359 candidates in the fray in 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat, 69 have criminal records. According to data compiled by the Gujarat Election Watch, a part of the National Election Watch organisation monitoring the candidates in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, all the parties have candidates with criminal records; topping the list was the BJP with 11 of its 26 candidates having criminal records, followed by the Congress with a close 10. The Bahujan Samaj Party, which fielded 24 candidates, has four. Three come from the newly-formed Mahagujarat Janata Party, which has put up candidates in 16 constituencies. The 69 candidates together have 136 criminal cases registered against them, of which 48 cases were of a serious nature, including charges of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, extortion and such others. Though Gujarat had a reasonablly good record in law and order compared to many other States, 19.22 per cent of its candidates have criminal records. Among the individual candidates, Vithhalbhai Radadiya, with 16 cases listed against him, topped the list of candidates with criminal records. While he has five cases of a serious nature, Janata Dal (united) nominee for the Broach parliamentary seat Chhotubhai Vasava has 13 such cases against him. The GEW considers as “Red Alert constituencies” those which have three or more candidates with criminal records; there are 16 such constituencies; Junagadh tops the list, with six of its candidates figuring in police records, followed by five in Navsari, four each in Rajkot, Broach, Porbandar, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad east, and three each in Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Banaskantha, Surat, Bulsar, Vadodara, Kutch and Ahmedabad west. According to the Association for Democratic Reforms and the GEW, which compiled the data furnished by the candidates in their affidavits while filling their nomination papers, 47 candidates in the fray have wealth over Rs. one crore, with the highest being the BSP nominee for the Surendranagar seat, Khimjibhai Patadia, with assets of over Rs. 514 crore. But incidentally, though Mr. Patadia is a builder, he does not have a PAN number. Of the 47 “crorepatis,” the Congress has fielded 17, the BJP 12 and the MJP four, but incidentally 204 of the 359 candidates do not have PAN numbers. The brighter side is that 115 of the total candidates are graduates or above. With Regards Abi Knowledge is the best gift, and manner is the best transaction - Ali
Bismillah [IslamCity] London Probes Embarrassing Terror Raids
London Probes Embarrassing Terror Raids The release without charges of all eleven people, including Pakistani students, detained on claims of plotting a major terrorist plot prompted Britain's terror watchdog to launch an investigation into the issue, with Islamabad demanding an apology. I shall be requesting input into these events from all involved as soon as possible. This will include those arrested and their legal representatives, said Lord Carlile, the reviewer of terrorism legislation. He added the probe will look into the April 8 terror raids in northwest England and arrests of twelve students, including eleven Pakistanis. The questions I shall raise will centre on the nature and extent of the use of the Terrorism Act 2000 and connected legislation used for the purposes of the operation. Islamophobia Blamed for UK Student Arrest Prime Minister Gordon Brown had claimed the high;-publicized raids foiled a major terrorist plot. But after weeks in custody, police released all students without charges. These people are not terrorists, Hamza Shenwari, the only Briton detainee, said about the Pakistani students. They work nine to five, they are very religious. We have got used to it here. Shenwari, a 21-year student and a delivery driver, said British authorities are playing the terror card from time to time. The police got bad information and they are just using it to scare everyone. It is just scare tactics, he said. It has become a daft game. But now people are afraid to talk and joke in case they get accused of being in Al-Qaeda. It is creating paranoia. http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_Ccid=1239888329309pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout Comments: So much for your rights in the so called liberal land of freedom
Bismillah [IslamCity] Sales Execs reqd in Dubai, experience of heavy truck transport and equipment hiring
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Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Can anyone help please?
Assalam aleikum Br/ Sr Paglee and all, May this message find you in the best of health and spirits. Re: Why multiple marriage at a time for men is allowed but not for women in islam? I am not a scholar, but in brief my understanding is: life is not only about husband wife, but also rights of child and child has right to know his lineage. If a woman were allowed to have numerous partners at same time, then parentage can't be ascertained clearly (this is also why women - not men - have waiting period after divorce or bereavement; so that parentage is always clear). My 2p (God knows best). In peace, Rianne PS: just submitted final manuscript to publisher of '199 ways to please God, how to (re-)align your daily life with your duty of care to Creation' (a kind of 'save cash planet' from Islamic inspiration). Please make dua all goes well.
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Can anyone help please?
Here is a link; http://www.islamicknowledge.co.uk/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=204Itemid=42 From: pag...@yahoo.com pag...@yahoo.com To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, 16 April, 2009 2:36:07 Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Can anyone help please? I can remember that long ago in this group I read an answer on Why multiple marriage at a time for men is allowed but not for women in islam? can anyone forward this related mails to me please? Paglee (1416)
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Can anyone help please?
very simple logic . How you can identify the baby from whom he is? out of four father . From: pag...@yahoo.com pag...@yahoo.com To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:36:07 AM Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Can anyone help please? I can remember that long ago in this group I read an answer on Why multiple marriage at a time for men is allowed but not for women in islam? can anyone forward this related mails to me please? Paglee (1416)
RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] Can anyone help please?
An Introduction to Polygamy in Islam Description: A glimpse of the concept of polygamy in Islam. By IslamReligion.com Published on 25 Apr 2006 - Last modified on 21 May 2006 Viewed: 13915 (daily average: 13) - Rating: 3.4 out of 5 - Rated by: 32 Printed: 481 - Emailed: 39 - Commented on: 1 Category: Articles Current Issues Women Islam is criticized for allowing polygamy, for popular culture in the West views polygamy as relatively backward and impoverished. For many Christians, it is a license to promiscuity, and feminists consider it a violation of women's rights and demeaning to women. A crucial point that needs to be understood is that for Muslims, standards of morality are not set by prevalent Western thought, but by divine revelation. A few simple facts should be borne in mind before any talk of polygamy in Islam. Islam Did Not Initiate Polygamy Islam did not introduce polygamy. Among all Eastern nations of antiquity, polygamy was a recognized institution. Among the Hindus, polygamy prevailed from the earliest times. There was, as among the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians, no restriction as to the number of wives a man might have. Although Greece and Rome were not polygamous societies, concubinage was a norm[1]. Islam regulated polygamy by limiting the number of wives and bringing responsibility to its practice. In fact, according to David Murray, an anthropologist, historically polygamy is more common than monogamy.[2] Polygamy Practiced by God's Prophets The great Hebrew patriarchs equally revered by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Abraham, Moses, Jacob, David, and Solomon, to name a few - were polygamous. According to the Bible: Abraham had three wives (Genesis 16:1, 16:3, 25:1) Moses had two wives (Exodus 2:21, 18:1-6; Numbers 12:1) Jacob had four wives (Genesis 29:23, 29:28, 30:4, 30:9) David had at least 18 wives (1 Samuel 18:27, 25:39-44; 2 Samuel 3:3, 3:4-5, 5:13, 12:7-8, 12:24, 16:21-23) Solomon had 700 wives (1 Kings 11:3).[3] The example of Jesus, who otherwise overlooked polygamy, is irrelevant as he did not marry during his earthly ministry. Marriage in Islam Marriage is a legal arrangement in Islam, not a sacrament in the Christian sense, and is secured with a contract. Islamic marriage lays rights and corresponding responsibilities on each spouse. Children born in wedlock are given legitimacy and share in inheritance from their parents. The primary purpose of marriage in Islam is regulating sexuality within marriage as well as creating an atmosphere for the continuity and extension of the family. This is in sharp contrast to growing trends on marriage in the West. In recent decades, there are more alternatives to marriage than ever before. Cohabitation - living together outside of marriage - has greatly increased among young, never-married adults, as well as the divorced. More American women are having children outside of marriage, ignoring the traditionally sanctioned sequence of marriage followed by childbearing. Polygamy in the Quran The Muslim scripture, the Quran, is the only known world scripture to explicitly limit polygamy and place strict restrictions upon its practice: . marry women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with them, then only one. (Quran 4:3) The Quran limited the maximum number of wives to four. In the early days of Islam, those who had more than four wives at the time of embracing Islam were required to divorce the extra wives. Islam further reformed the institution of polygamy by requiring equal treatment to all wives. The Muslim is not permitted to differentiate between his wives in regards to sustenance and expenditures, time, and other obligations of husbands. Islam does not allow a man to marry another woman if he will not be fair in his treatment. Prophet Muhammad forbade discrimination between the wives or between their children. Also, marriage and polygamy in Islam is a matter of mutual consent. No one can force a woman to marry a married man. Islam simply permits polygamy; it neither forces nor requires it. Besides, a woman may stipulate that her husband must not marry any other woman as a second wife in her prenuptial contract. The point that is often misunderstood in the West is that women in other cultures - especially African and Islamic - do not necessarily look at polygamy as a sign of women's degradation. Consequently, to equate polygamy with degrading women is an ethnocentric judgment of other societies. Even though we see the clear permissibility of polygamy in Islam, its actual practice is quite rare in many Muslim societies. Some researchers estimate no more than 2% of the married males practice polygamy.[4] Most Muslim men feel they cannot afford the expense of maintaining more than one family. Even those who are financially
Bismillah [IslamCity] Who Are Superior? Arabs, Whites or Blacks?
The Prophet (saw) said: All of mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab, nor does a non-Arab have any superiority over an Arab; also, a white person has no superiority over a Black person, nor does a Black person have any superiority over a White except by piety and good deeds. Know that a Muslim is a brother (/sister) to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute 1 brotherhood. (Last Sermon)
Bismillah [IslamCity] Boycott this Israeli settlement builder
Abe Hayeem: The UK Foreign Office will no longer rent from Lev Leviev. Now other states must also boycott this builder of illegal settlements Boycott this Israeli settlement builder
Bismillah [IslamCity] Thought for the day
Peace of Mind
Peace of mind comes not from wanting to change others, but by simply accepting
them as they are.
Anonymous
PoEtEsS
Prayer, wisdom, knowledge and faith are the best gifts that I have……Zohra
Moosa (Deaf Poet)
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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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Bismillah [IslamCity] Survey: Half of U.S. adults have switched religions
Survey: Half of U.S. adults have switched religions http://www.usatoday.com:80/news/religion/2009-04-27-pew-religion-switch_Nhtm Vang Lutheran Church, Dunn County, N.D. Seven percent of U.S. adults raised Protestant are now unaffiliated, while 15% have switched to a different Protestant faith By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY About half of all Americans have switched religions at least once, according to the most in-depth survey on the topic, released Monday. And that may still be a conservative estimate, says Luis Lugo, director of the Pew Forum on Religion Public Life. FAITH REASON: Does economy affect worship attendance? AMERICAN RELIGIOUS IDENTIFICATION SURVEY: See how other survey shows change in religions over 2 decades Pew's new survey is based on re-contacting 2,800 people from its U.S. Religious Landscape Survey of 35,000 people, released last year. Pew estimated at the time that about 44% of Americans have changed religions. It now says between 47% and 59% have, if you count the millions who once switched but have returned to their childhood faith. The reasons people give for changing their religion - or leaving religion altogether - differ widely: 71% of Catholics and nearly 60% of Protestants who switched didn't think their spiritual needs were being met, liked another faith more or changed their religious or moral beliefs. Most switched early, committing to one faith by age 36. Americans switch religions often, early and for many different reasons, says John Green, a Pew senior fellow. Catholicism has suffered the greatest net loss in the process of religious change: The 10% of U.S. adults who have quit the church vastly outnumber the 2.6% who are incoming Catholics. Two in three who became unaffiliated - and half of those who became Protestant - say they left the Catholic Church because they stopped believing its teachings. The sexual abuse scandal was a factor for fewer than three in 10 former Catholics. Life circumstances, not religious doctrinal differences, prompt most Protestants who switch denominations (Baptist to Methodist, for example). Moving to a new town or marrying someone of a different tradition are the most often-cited reasons, but 36% attributed changes to likes and dislikes about religious institutions, practices and people. Many people who left a religion and now are unaffiliated say they did so in part because they see religious people as hypocritical or judgmental, because religious organizations focus too much on rules, or because religious leaders focus too much on power and money. Among the 16% of Americans who say they're now not affiliated with any religion, most are former Protestants and Catholics who say they didn't quit in a huff or get lured away by science or by atheist philosophy: About 70% say they just gradually drifted away from their childhood religion. About 9% return to their childhood religion, saying they tried another religion or two but then went back. Religious education or youth group participation seemed to make no dent, although people who say they participated frequently in worship services or Mass were less likely to switch. Green sees no simple answer for retaining members in a competitive religious marketplace. The findings suggest that one thing that might be needed to recruit and keep members is vibrant and vital congregations - a tough thing to create. The Flux questionaire was conducted in English and Spanish between Oct. 3 and Nov 7. The findings are focused on Catholics, Protestants and the unaffiliated. There were too few converts to or from Mormonism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and other religions to analyze their views, researchers said. Both the original Religious Landscape Survey, and the new survey are snapshots in time, so it's not possible to tell whether America has always been a bubbling chemistry lab of religious change. But this is the first to spell out the switches in such detail, establishing a baseline to measure future changes, and potential problems. Lugo says the findings present opportunities for churches, which have seen a decrease in brand loyalty- especially among spiritual but not religious Americans. These are folks that are, in some sense, 'catchable.' REASONS FOR CHANGING Of U.S. adults who do not belong to their childhood faiths, the reason(s) they said were an important factor in their switch: Raised Catholic, now unaffiliated Raised Catholic, now Protestant Raised Protestant, now unaffiliated Raised Protestant, now different Protestant faith Raised unaffiliated, now affiliated with a religion Just gradually drifted away from the religion 71 54 71 40 Spiritual needs not being met 43 71 39 51 51 Stopped believing in the religion's teachings 65 50 50 15 Found a religion they liked more 10 70 11 58 46 Unhappy with teachings about the Bible 29 43 36 23 Dissatisfied with atmosphere at worship
Bismillah [IslamCity] ISRAEL, not IRAN has been calling to wipe Iran off the map all along!
ISRAEL, not IRAN has been calling to wipe Iran off the map all along! It is a sad state of affairs and very ugly indeed when things have to be fabricated or made up to make others appear evil and even genocidal, when in truth they are not. The truth is Ahmadinejad never said “wipe Israel off the map”. That phrase is an invention by MEMRI — the neocons propaganda tool that mistranslates articles written in the Middle East and demonizes Arabs and Islam. The “wipe off the map” statement, attributed to Iran, provides Jews another opportunity to go on a self pitying, persecution campaign as they are doing now to justify attacking Iran. It is a bold faced lie like so many others they have told in the past. What Ahmadinejad did say was to repeat Khomeini’s statement about regime change in Israel similar to what happened in South Africa. It was not a genocidal statement like these lying, self pitying, desperate for world sympathy Jews have been pushing. But it was a statement reflecting a change in government providing justice to all unlike the racist, barbaric Jewish regime ruling over the Palestinians today. But let’s look at Jewish actions against Iran like in the following article: Boxer, AIPAC lead efforts to cut off Iranian exports “Calling Iran a sponsor of evil deeds, Sen. Barbara Boxer said this week she is backing a bill to sanction foreign companies that invest in the Mideast nation. If you do business with Iran, you won't do business with America, said the Jewish Democrat from Greenbrae. Boxer spoke Monday to an audience of 700 at an American Israel Public Affairs Committee membership-drive luncheon at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel. This event and two others in San Jose and Oakland were dedicated to Israel's late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin...” When do you think this article was written?Recently? No, it was written in December, 1995!!! It was published long before Amadinejad was elected president and before Iran announced it was interested in developing nuclear energy. In effect, the Israeli Lobby had declared its own war on Iran long before the current situation. Read the article to see how vehement AIPAC was even back then in seeking Iran’s destruction. A big fuss is being made in main stream media about Iran wanting to “wipe Israel off the map”. In any discussion about Iran that point is brought up over and over again to show the “Hitler” qualities of Iran that must be checked by a nuclear attack from the U.S. But the reality is that it is a bold faced lie. The Israeli government has been calling for the extermination of Iran publicly numerous times for many years now. Did anyone make a fuss about that? Here are just a few examples (and I can list many more) taken from headlines of articles calling for Iran’s extermination by Israel, before anything was said about Israel by Iran: November 5, 2002 “Times/UK” “Attack Iran the day Iraq war ends”, demands Israel! By Stephen Farrell, Robert Thomson and Danielle Haas http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1105-02.htm September 30, 2004 “The Insider” Israel Instructs America To Attack Iran And Syria http://www.theinsider.org/news/article.asp?id=0614 March 16, 2005 “U.S. Crusade” Israel’s Broken Record - Attack Iran By Kurt Nimmo http://www.uscrusade.com/index.php?blog=3cat=16 February 6, 2005 “WhatReallyHappened “ U.S. - Israel Plans To Strike Iran’s Nuclear Sites Finalized http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/archives/week_2005_02_06.html June 14, 2005 “The NewYork Sun” SPY CASE REVEALS ISRAELI PLOT TO PLANT IRAN WMD DATA BY ELI LAKE - Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=Board=news_newsNumber=293703877page=view=sb=o=vc=1t=-1#Post293703877 Dec 5, 2005 “MichNews” Netanyahu: “If elected, I won’t hesitate to order a pre-emptive strike on Iran” By Ryan Jones, JNewsWire.com http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_10634.shtml Now, imagine if Iran had been saying those things about Israel? Today’s demonization of Iran claiming that Ahmadinejad denies the Holocaust, Iran’s pursuit for nuclear weapons and their desire to “wipe Israel off the map” is a ploy, an excuse presented to non-Jews to give Israel the justification for what they have been wanting to do all along. For the record the following is what Iran’s president said. Compare it to what Israel has been saying about Iran for many years now - as in the articles above - and judge for yourself which statements are more genocidal: —– The Actual Quote: So what did Ahmadinejad actually say? To quote his exact words in Farsi: “Imam ghoft een rezhim-e ishghalgar-e qods bayad az safheh-ye ruzgar mahv shavad.” That passage will mean nothing to most people, but one word might ring a bell: rezhim-e. It is the word “regime.” pronounced just like the English word with an extra “eh” sound at the end. Ahmadinejad did not refer to Israel the country or Israel the land mass, but the Israeli regime. This is a vastly significant
Bismillah [IslamCity] Israel contaminated the water in Jordan, and more....
C.A.R.A.M.A www.caramaorg.net Click on the title link to read the subject Israel contaminated the water in Jordan Clark University fails in his efforts to cancel a lecture on the Israeli massacre of Gazans Olmert may face arrest in Norway And more...
Bismillah [IslamCity] Marriage to the Ahle Kitab
Marriage to the Ahle Kitab (A summary from the treatise: The General Harm Caused to Muslim Youth) by Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Zaid Âl Mahmûd, Chief Justice of Shariah Court, Head of lslâmic Affairs, Qatar Allâh has created women and men as complementary partners to each other. Concerning women and their role with men, Allâh says: So that you (men) find rest and joy in them. (30-21). While He has made women the 'queen' and the mother in the home, He has charged men with the responsibility of seeing to the needs of their women folk, and their wives. Therefore, in marriage, one has to choose a spouse who has the same spiritual outlook and who has adopted lslâm as his or her way of life and be able to fulfil the requisite roles. He or she must have the correct aqâid [beliefs] and practically manifest these in the performance of salâh and fasting, etc. Concerning a woman who possesses such qualities, Rasûlullâh Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has said: The woman who performs her five daily saâh, guards her chastity and obeys her husband, can enter Jannah by whichever door she desires. (Sahîh Ibn Hibbân) Obviously these noble attributes can only be found in a pious Muslim woman, since Din is the only true means of enhancing one's character and protecting one against vile qualities. Nabî Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam also said, The best of goodness for a man after taq'wâ [fear of Allâh] is a pious wife. If he instructs her, she obeys him. If he looks at her, she makes him happy. If he takes an oath vouching for her, she upholds him, and when he is away from her, she guards herself (i.e. her chastity) and his wealth. (Ibn Majah) A woman is the first and everlasting Madrasah for her children, and the guardian of her home. Her adornment of herself with noble qualities and beautiful character will invariably pass on to her children and everyone else in her home. Therefore, the Hadîth has it that: Choose the one who is religious, otherwise you will be dishonoured. (Sahîh Muslim) Now, when a Mu'min [believer] is exhorted to choose a pious Muslim woman as his marriage partner as against an impious Muslim woman, this is all the more reason why he should not marry a Kitâbiyyah [A Christian or Jewish woman who in this context maintains her religion without converting to Islâm]. Firstly, she has no Dîn. Then again our experience too has taught us that most of the children of such unions end up themselves as Ahle-kitâb, since children generally identify more easily with their mothers. They spend more time with them, follow their example and accept their teachings whether good or bad, even more easily. This has been witnessed on a large scale in Lebanon and Egypt. In many countries, one will find that daughters of such marriages prefer marrying Christians because of the encouragement and influence of their mothers. And this is totally unacceptable and harâm in Islâm. It occurs especially when the father dies, and the mother's influence and control is now consolidated on her children. So, the children are nurtured according to the Christian mother's way of life and belief. Not long afterwards, they begin to soil their chests with the symbol of the cross and gradually reinforce their inclination towards Christianity. In other words, it Is as if the father of such children had voluntarily surrendered his own children into the dens of kufr, and opened for them the gate of Jahannam. Many young people who favour such marriages seem to be unduly impressed by the mannerism of the kuffâr and this is due to their own lack of appreciation of the real value of lslâm in their lives. Such people cannot be expected to yield any real lslâmic influence on their own children's deeds and character. According to a well-known maxim, the period of youth has been referred to as a period of madness. Therefore, we find that very seldom do the youth carefully consider the consequences of their actions. Another disadvantage of such a marriage is that when such a woman dies, the Muslim husband does not inherit from her such a marriage is that when such a woman dies, the Muslim husband does not inherit from her estate because of the principal of 'the difference of religion' according to nass [explicit textual evidence] and ijmâ [consensus]. Another argument presented in support of such marriages is that these women are generally well educated and posses very refined manners. As Muslims, we should realise that the Western educational system which these woman have been put through, is in reality the pinnacle of jahl [ignorance] and dalâl [deviation]. They have been nurtured on such a way of life that condones and takes a very lenient view of intoxicants, disobedience to Allâh and the kufr belief in the divinity of Îsa alayhi salâm. Among the ideals of Western education today, is the silly feminist notion of the 'freedom' of women which has it that a woman should do whatever she wills
