Allah Does not Accept Prayers of those who Practice Slavery.
"There are three kinds of people whose prayers Allah does
not accept: One who leads prayers though people do not like
him, and one who prays when the time for prayers is almost
running out, and one who enslaves a free person."
[Hadith of Muhammad, pbuh, in Sunan of Abu Dawood, kitabus
salat.]
Africa
Jamaat al-Muslimeen urges Muslims to do Zabiha [Qurbani] in Africa.
We have reliable contacts in :
Ethiopia.
Uganda
Ghana
Gambia
It is $100 for a sheep or a goat We will send it by Western
Union which will be your receipt. We pay the $10 fee.
If an animal is found for less than $100, the rest will be
given away as sadaqa.
Send to: Kaukab Siddique
P.O. Box 84, Oxford, PA 19363
Male Orientation towards Women in America
is rooted in the Adam-Eve story in the Bible.
The Qur'an contradicts such Attitudes.
by Sis. Aisha [Jamaat al-Muslimeen, New York]
My reason for writing on kuffar's male/female interaction is
in the hope that it will serve as a wake up call and a
warning. Male chauvinism (male supremacy) rears its ugly
head in many different forms, all over the world. None of it
is rooted in Islam. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) gave the
greatest example for how men should interact with women.
Unfortunately, many Muslims do not read the Authentic Hadith
or the Qur'an as they should and allow kuffar's influences
to affect how they practice Islam.
The interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve (pbut) has
had serious ramifications for women throughout history in
the Judeo-Christian culture. There are many Christians who
interpret this story to mean that women are a negative
influence on men because of Eve. Now, I have read older
books written by "Muslim" authors claiming that women
experience painful menstrual cramps because of Eve's
misstep.
According to the Old Testament, Allah told Adam & Eve (pbut)
not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge. It was forbidden
fruit. Satan appeared to Eve in the form of a snake and
spoke to her encouraging her to disobey Allah and eat the
fruit. Eve told Adam what the snake said and they both ate
from the Tree.
According to the Holy Qur'an, Satan spoke to both Adam &
Eve (pbut). They both ate the forbidden fruit and, in both
the Bible and the Qur'an versions, they were both cast out
of Paradise. Adam & Eve (pbut) both made the CHOICE to eat
from the forbidden Tree.
Allah does not burden your soul with another's burden: "And
no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another."
(35:18) Or "They shall reap the fruit of what they did and
ye of what ye do!" (2:134).
Muslims do not believe that infants are born with a mark on
their soul because of Adam's mistake nor that women endure
menstrual pain, as well as the pain of childbirth, because
of Eve's. Allah does state, while creating Adam, that He was
creating a vicegerent who would live on Earth. So, that was
always the intended domain for mankind.
Many men and women in America believe women to be conniving
seductresses who are looking to harm men. They teach that
women are always up to something. Of course, there are women
who believe that "you got to use what you got to get what
you want" just as the song says. Some young boys are taught
that they cannot trust any woman in their life
except....their own Mothers!
And, just as celebrated serial killer Ed Gein did, a lot of
dysfunctional young men have emotionally incestuous
relationships with their mothers. They do not know how to
interact with other women as human beings, confidantes, or
companions. They don't trust them yet, they are sexually
attracted to them. These men limit their relationships with
women to a sexual one and after that relationship is over or
has lost its luster, the guy moves on to a new woman. He is
doomed to be in fruitless, sexual encounters, even if he
tires of it!
Hollywood portrays men living this type of lifestyle as the
the type of guy to idolize. The show Two and Half Men is an
example of this kafir's agenda. Viewing women as
untrustworthy makes them unworthy, period!
Many of these young men brag about using women for their
sexual conquests. But, "Let Not the Unbelievers strutting
about the land deceive thee..."(3:196-197). Even though they
may not show it, these promiscuous types are not happy. They
see how unfilling this promiscuous lifestyle is and begin
looking for meaningful relationships but fail miserably.
They do not know how to break the cycle of distrust and
value women as human beings. They envy men who enjoy a
fruitful, monogamous relationship with selective women and
marry.
This flawed view of Adam & Eve (pbut) is one of the
contributors to the distrust of women and their
mistreatment, as well. The solution is to question the logic
of blame. As a child, I questioned this blame put on
womankind all because of one woman's mistake. Then, I read
the Qur'an's version of man's creation and realized there
was another point of view out there that made sense to me.
Al-humdullilah. Sometimes, you just want to see another
logical viewpoint that tells you how valuable you are,
instead of the opposite.
News Within the U.S.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Why the Black Community will take it no longer.
by Sis. Felicia Livingstone
[Our African American Christian friend explains.]
I hope these racists understand that we are not our
ancestors. Minorities are the collective majority who have
invested blood, sweat and tears into this country. Our
ancestors were lynched, bought and sold, raped, starved,
whipped, humiliated, stripped of their dignity, denied basic
human rights, forced to work like dogs, branded like cattle,
decapitated and their heads placed on stakes and were ripped
apart from their families. Most slave owners kept better
records of their cattle than the human beings they purchased
as property. Any decent human being would say that enough is
enough. A decent person would say that it isn't enough to
continue to solely reap the white race benefits of slavery
handed to them through their ancestors. A decent person
would stand up and acknowledge that YES, black lives do
matter. A decent person would see minorities as equal in the
eyes of God and ask who are they to question that. There is
no white person alive today that had a direct hand in
slavery. However, if you can use something as simple as your
voice when in the throws of injustice and yet choose to
remain silent, YOU ARE guilty by association and by silence.
Racism doesn't affect you today. You can turn a blind eye
but just know that karma is coming. You will deal with it
when your white daughter brings a black man home and you
eventually have black grandchildren. You may deal with it,
when you could have stepped up and said something to defend
a gay person but didn't, only to find yourself before that
same person when you now need a job. As racist as Trump has
proven himself to be, even he has a Jewish son-in-law and
Jewish grandkids. The bottom line is that there is no pure
race. I dare any racist to get genetic testing. Black blood
is likely flowing through their veins to some degree. They
could be the very thing they claim to hate and it's all so
ridiculous. They want to take their country back? From who?
It was never theirs, as they stole it from Native Americans.
Jews will not replace them? Whoever said they wanted to?
They hate gays? Some of them are gay undercover and use this
macho facade because they fear coming out of the closet. You
hate blacks? Well damn! Then you should have left us where
we were. Most are so ignorant, they don't even realize
Africa isn't a country. We are NOT our ancestors. So, while
they hoot and yell and further display their ignorance, lack
of formal education and illiteracy, and complain about folks
on welfare, know that whites make up the majority of people
on welfare. Not only that, since they are losing jobs,
protesting nothing that matters on their days off, they can
go get on welfare too. We are NOT our ancestors. We truly
have a reason to fight for the safety, education and welfare
of our children. We have to have The Talk about being called
a nigger, being mistreated, what to do if stopped by the
police, how to handle being followed in stores and so much
more daily. We are NOT our ancestors, so do trust and
believe we have a thousand times more to fight for. We
didn't ask for it. We don't want it... but WE ARE NOT OUR
ANCESTORS!
Felicia Livingstone
Editorial
Jamaat al-Muslimeen Invites you.
asalamu alaikum dear Muslims.
In these dire times we need activists who are for ISLAM
ONLY, not for the right or the left.
When the American election campaign began, we urged Muslims
NOT to vote to make kuffar, any kuffar, to be your leaders.
Such haram activity, to make kuffar our leaders, is not
allowed in Islam.
Many Muslims voted for Hillary Clinton, some voted for
Trump. Now we see the results and it could get worse.
There is still time to re-think. Come back to Qur'an and
Sunnah.
If you are willing to strive for Islam without violence and
without breaking the law, join us.
If you support a race or a regime, you can stop reading
here:
Do you agree with this agenda?:
No to racism.
No to Israel.
No to bombing and occupation of Muslim countries.
No to US and western support of tyrants .
No to sectarianism coming out of Iran and Saudi
Arabia.
No to Zionist control of US media, movies and
institutions.
No to legitimization of LGBTq.
Equal rights for men and women, with TAQWA as the
basis.
Support for oppressed women and children.
Support for victims of police brutality and gun
violence.
Free medical coverage for the poor and the middle
class.
Free healthy food for the poor and the oppressed.
Help men and women how to understand and oppose
pornography, trafficking, exploitation of women in
advertising.
Program to end drug culture and liquor culture.
Support death penalty for rapists after thorough
investigation [where Sharia can be implemented].
Boycott Israel and businesses which support Israel, such as
Nestle, Coca Cola, Starbucks, McDonalds, Disney and Home
Depot.
This agenda looks difficult but if America's estimated 3 to
9 million Muslims wake up, it could be done.
Respond to newtrendmag.org
or
butshikana@hotmail.com
or
jamaat al-Muslimeen International on facebook.
Christians in Iraq: Fake News says they were Decimated by IS.
Christians in Iraq: Fake News says they were Decimated by
IS. Instead we find the churches are full and Christian
groups are Strong, Armed & Fighting Each Other.
Iraqi Christians attend Mass at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception in the predominantly Christian Iraqi town of
Qaraqosh, Ninevah province, Iraq, July 24, 2017. (photo by
SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
Armed disputes reveal Iraqi Christians' discord
Author: Saad SalloumPosted August 15, 2017
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Christians will have to unite under
one banner and work past their various political
affiliations and differing doctrines to heal the division
that threatens the religion from within, the head of the
Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq said after two armed
Christian factions clashedin the Ninevah Plains.
Summary
Run-ins between Christian factions' armed units in Iraq
expose growing gaps in the parties' visions for their
future.
Author Saad SalloumPosted August 15, 2017
TranslatorMuhammed Hussein Tal'at
Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako issued a statement Aug. 6 in
which he said that Christian political parties and armed
factions are "responsible to a great extent for the
suffering and disorder in which Christians live." He added,
"We believe that a huge part of this ordeal is caused by
parties' divisions, their subordination [to Shiite and
Kurdish groups] and their failure to unite efforts and ranks
and make a unified decision."
The clashes started last month when Ninevah Plain Protection
Units seized allegedly smuggled artifacts from the Babylon
Brigades and arrested six of their agents. The agents were
handed over to the Hamdaniyah district police. According to
Yonadam Kanna, the parliament member supervising the Ninevah
Plain Protection Units, agents from the Babylon Brigades,
with help from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), then
stormed Ninevah Plain Protection Units headquarters.
"The forces took over weapons and vehicles for the purpose
of freeing the six arrested agents," Kanna told Al-Monitor.
However, the Babylon Brigades — the military wing of
the Christian movement in Iraq, which is affiliated with the
PMU — denied the allegation.
These clashes were followed by accusations from both the
Babylon Brigades and the Ninevah Plain Protection Units,
which is the military wing of the Assyrian Democratic
Movement. The movement announced that the conflicts resulted
in Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the PMU's ordering the
Babylon Brigades to leave the Hamdaniyah district. The
Babylon Brigades denied that statement.
Internal Christian divisions have long existed, but they
deepened when a number of armed Christian factions formed
after the Islamic State (IS) took over Christian territories
in the Ninevah Plains.
The federal government in Baghdad and the Iraqi Kurdistan
government share the responsibility for controlling seven
armed Christian factions in the plains. The fate of the
Christian territories there is uncertain, complicated by the
Kurdistan Regional Government's planned referendum on
independence in September. In addition, IS still controls
parts of Iraq, and Iraqi forces are currently battling for
Tal Afar.
Some of the armed factions are affiliated with Christian
political parties and some were founded with the potential
to transform into political organizations that might
participate in the next parliamentary elections. In addition
to the Babylon Brigades, the most prominent armed factions
include guards affiliated with the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian
Popular Council, the military wing of the Assyrian
Democratic Movement, the Assyrian National Party Brigades,
the Ninevah Plains Forces, the Lions of Babylon Brigades and
the Katayeb Issa Ibn Maryam Brigades.
Given that there are 14 Christian denominations, more than
12 Christian political parties and seven armed Christian
factions, reaching an accord will be difficult, especially
when it comes to issues such as the details of establishing
a safe zone in the Ninevah Plains and unifying the ranks of
armed Christian factions to defend the zone.
Quetta: Hundreds Join Jamaate Islami.
"Equality Before Law Required": Siraj.
Lahore: Large prayer Gathering Condemns US Support for
India.
by Ameer al-Azeem and Qaiser Sharif
LAHORE, Aug. 18; Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator
Sirajul Haq, has said that if Nawaz Sharif did not appear
before the NAB courts, then even the poor in the country
would also not appear before these.
Addressing a big public meeting at Qila Haji Muhammad Afzal
in Quetta on Friday, he said that there could not be
different laws for the rich and the poor now. He said that
from now, there would be the same law all over the country
and the supremacy of the judiciary would be established.
The JI chief said that the ousted Prime Minister wanted to
obstruct the references against him and his family by
threatening the judiciary and the state institutions. He
said the Supreme Court had provided every opportunity to
Nawaz Sharif to prove his innocence but he failed to prove
himself Sadiq and Ameen upon which the court disqualified
him.
Hundreds of local people including Maulana Abdul Kabeer
Shakir and Eng. Hamidullah, announced joining the JI on the
occasion.
Sirajul Haq said that after his disqualification, Nawaz
Sharif should have repented, pleaded guilty and apologized
to the nation for his lapses. But instead, the ousted
Premier took to the G.T. Road out of pride and conceit.
He said that Nawaz Sharif was the symbol of status quo and
for the first time, an action had been taken against the
symbol of status quo. He said that in order to defeat the
forces of status quo, all those named in the Panama leaks
must be brought to accountability.
Referring to the call for the repeal of articles 62 and 63,
the JI chief said that in that case, the doors of all jails
should be opened and the dacoits and thugs be released to
rule the country.
Sirajul Haq said there was more corruption in Balochistan
than in the other parts of the country as the Khans and
Sardars elected from the province forgot the problems of
their people after reaching Islamabad and became busy in
amassing wealth for themselves and their coming
generations.
The JI chief held the rulers responsible for the
deprivations of the masses and said that PPP and the PML(N)
as also the military rulers had looted the country with both
hands.
He called for electoral reforms before the next elections to
check rigging and use of wealth in polls. He also urged the
masses to review their electoral attitude, reject the
dishonest people and plunderers and vote for honest and
competent candidates.
IDREES
LAHORE, Aug. 18; Deputy chief of the Jamaat e Islami, Hafiz
Muhammad Idrees, has said that the US had always sided with
the tyrants and aggressors instead of the oppressed but the
US history was also full of defeats.
Addressing the Friday congregation at Mansoora mosque, he
said that US should have supported the Kashmiris' struggle
for their liberation from unlawful Indian occupation.
However, he said Washington had tried to please New Delhi by
declaring Syed Salahuddin and the Kashmiris representative
body Hizbul Mujahideen as terrorist. This clearly meant that
the US had little sympathy with the Kashmirs. On the other
hand, the US was patronizing India and Israel.
Hafiz Muhammad Idrees said that America herself was a
terrorist which had poked her nose everywhere. He said that
the US had suffered a humiliating defeat in Vietnam, Iraq
and Somali and now she was facing a clear defeat in
Afghanistan.
He however deplored that the Muslim Ummah as was rich with
all types of resources, was facing numerous problems and
hardships only because of cowardly and passive rulers of the
Muslim world who were merely US slaves.
He said the US wanted to increase pressure on Pakistan by
declaring Hizbul Mujahideen a terrorist body. The US was
under the impression that this move would help her in
establishing India's supremacy in the region and punish
Pakistan for getting closer to China. However, the US policy
makers were strongly mistaken and they would soon have to
pull out of Afghanistan while the world community would not
accept US hegemony.
War News
Yemen
UAE and USA fighting a Secret War in Yemen.
[Source Fox New, August 2017]
U.S. special operations forces are assisting Yemeni and
United Arab Emirates forces in a major operation in Yemen
against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) ......
UAE Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba
announced the operation in a statement released by the UAE
Embassy in Washington, D.C. .....
Yemeni government armed forces launched a major operation
against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants
in the Shabwah Governorate of Yemen. The operation is being
closely supported by a combined UAE and US enabling
force."
[This year the US has launched 80 air strikes in Yemen,
higher than in any previous year.
Philippines
Daily Bombing of Marawi by Regime not Working.
Videos of IS published in General media.
Day 90.
The IS-affiliated fighters of Abu Sayyaf and Maute are
holding on to commercial district of Marawi city, say
Filipino News. Today regime reported jets dropping bombs,
helicopters firing missiles and heavy artillery blasting
away at the mujahideen.
Local media say the "militants" have set up sniper nests and
troops who try to advance face a big chance of getting
killed.
Filipino media today gave coverage to videos released by
Amaq, the IS news news network. The videos refute regime
claims that only 128 troops have been killed. Videos claim
that 335 troops have been killed and three times as many
wounded. Videos show armored vehicles of regime knocked out
by Islamic fighters.
Looks like the Filipino media now realize that a very small
IS force is holding off a big regime force.
Afghanistan
Attacks and Fighting Flare up.
IsIs has Successfully Infiltrated the Country.
Attacks on Shias Aim at Stopping Supply of Shias to the
Syrian and Iraqi Battlefields.
Two and a half weeks of August have been full of war and
death.
In the latest, August 17, fighting with IS in Nangarhar
province resulted in the death of a US Special Forces
officer [Fox News]. The Americans were helping Kabul regime
forces against IS; however Kabul and IS losses were not
revealed.
Earlier, near Kandahar, in a Taliban attack, two US soldiers
were killed and 5 wounded. Again Kabul losses were not
revealed although the Americans wre helping them.
Also, near Kabul, a martyrdom operator entered a NATO
convoy. In the explosion, one NATO Special Forces was killed
and 6 wounded. Their nationalities were not revealed.
In the meantime, a combined Taliban and IS group attacked a
regime force held village in remote northern province of Sar
e Pul. After a 48 hour gun battle. They captured the
village. The regime said they killed civilians but a couple
of days later civilians were released, all 250 of them.
There are questions about how could the Taliban and IS be
operating together. They are opponents. No clear answer.
Near the frontier with Iran.
The big shocker was that the IS fighters appeared in Herat
province and bombed Shia civilians. From here Shia
volunteers are flowing to Iran and from there to Syria to
keep Assad in power. Also, the Shias here are also connected
to America. The father of a girl doing robotics in America
was among those killed. Soft targets, the wives and children
of IS supporters in Syria, have been killed in US and
coalition's air strikes [Belgians, French, Canadian
Australian pilots.]. The IS women and children killed in air
strikes number more than 300.
In this IS attack on Shias in Herat, 30 Shias were killed
and 60 wounded.
Iraq
Tal Afar
"Surrender or Die" Regime tells Fighters. US bombing
non-Stop. Massive US-Backed Shia Assault on Small city.
On August 19, after three weeks of bombing by the US air
force and long range artillery attacks by Iran, the Shia
army advanced on Tal Afar, 25 miles south west of Mosul.
It is supposed to be an easy win as there are broad open
roads on which tank columns can advance. The IS forces are
reported to be exhausted as they try to evade US air strikes
every day
However in the first 24 hours there were no signs of
success.
A mixed US and Belgian force during the first day set up a
station from where it is launching drone attacks and mortar
rounds at Tal Afar.
US military announced two of its soldiers killed and 5
wounded but gave no details.
Syria
US Slaughters Civilians in Raqqa. [29 Children]. Regime
Advance in Hama area and Homs desert. IS re-captures
Villages. Stalemate around Damascus.
Kurds Stuck in Raqqa. Islamic Tribe attacks Regime forces.
Hizbullah advances in West Qalamoun. Turkey clashes with
SDF.......
During 4 days of bombing, the US air force and its coalition
massacred some of the people of al-Raqqa, the IS
capital.
Here is the quote from the Syrian observatory:
" ...documented by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
since the afternoon of Monday the 14th of August 2017 to
August 17, 83 civilians killed including 29 children under
the age of eighteen and 16 woman over the age of
eighteen...."
on August 20, a mujahideen group hit the Damascus
International Fair which Assad had set up on the south
western of the city. It was a direct hit, killing 16 Alawite
elites and injuring many others. [This "fair" activity is
used by Assad to create the impression that all is well in
Syria and he is firmly in charge. All over the country his
regime is carrying out violations of basic human rights
Editor]
The Shiite-Alawite-Iranian forces are advancing on two
fronts, with air cover from the Russian air force. They are
steadily advancing east of Hama, though it is a slow
advance. East of Homs they are advancing quickly and have
encircled the oil fields in the desert. However their
attempts to capture al-Sukhnah have still not succeeded and
IS has inflicted heavy casualties on the regime/Hizbullah
forces.
Just west of Damascus, the Hizbullah forces are advancing to
retrieve the way towards the back side of Damascus.
In the Jobar area near Damascus, fighting erupted again
after the regime used the Russian supervised "cease fire" to
launch new missile and artillery attacks.
The SDF [Kurdish] advance in Raqqa is still at a halt after
heavy resistance by IS.
Further south along the Euphrates, IS fighters took back the
villages they had lost to the US back SDF.
In the Sudayfa area, south south west of Damascus, a tribal
coalition counter attacked and took back the territory it
had lost to the Hizbullah-Alawite forces.
The regime's advance towards the Deir ez Zor frontier seems
to have been defeated by IS.
Air attacks by the regime, Russia and America are a daily
terror killing and injuring defenseless people.
VIEWPOINT
In Memoriam-
Ernst Zundel Christof Friedrich Zündel
April 24, 1939 August 5, 2017
by David Merlin [CODOH]
I was surprised when I saw the Mike Walsh article that Ernst
Zündel had died. Ernst had been the leader in so many
battles for so long and was such a dedicated and determined
person that I expected him to go on for ever and ever. That
he died before seeing his 79th year caused me sadness but
also a sense of inquietude. I had the feeling that he had
finally been ground down by the years of persecution and
oppression he had faced.
I met Ernst Zündel on many occasions over the years and I
think I have a true measure of the man. He was always
polite, peaceable, respectful to all, hardworking and
honest. The only thing wicked about Ernst was his sense of
humor; used to highlight the hypocrisy and contradictions of
politicians and the government. Ernst Zundel was an
honorable and decent man who loved his people and loved the
truth.
It was his dedication to Truth and Folk which caused his
woes. He was unable to silently standby as a sewer of ugly,
impossible anti-German propaganda flowed across Canadian
society. Ernst seemed amazed that people could believe
absurd Holocaust stories and was horrified that the
politicians would try to force these stories on society.
Ernst educated himself and took action. But, as he spoke out
with cogent scientific arguments, the Establishment reacted
with a vengeance: attacking him with criminal charges for
"spreading false news," mob violence, deportation, jailing,
smears in the media, inaction of the Toronto police when
Ernst's house was firebombed. Such things should not happen
in a free society but they did and very few people spoke out
against the persecution of Ernst Zundel. In fact, all decent
citizens should be worried by what happened to Ernst.
Ernst himself bravely soldiered on, always optimistic,
thoughtful, inventive, always keeping up the fight against
daunting odds. This was his personality but I think he was
helped by a close, loving relationship with his wife,
Ingrid. I often thought that, despite a sea of troubles,
Ernst was a lucky man to have a woman like Mrs. Ingrid
Zündel!
Ernst Christof Friedrich Zündel was a person of a rare and
valuable character. But even as I grieve I can hear him
saying, "Don't mourn. Organize!"
GUIDANCE
A powerful reminder from Sis. Yasmin.
The First ten days of the Month of Hajj.
The Most Perfect Days for Perfect Ibaadah*.
' So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom,
shall see it...
~And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom,
shall see it.'
{ Source :Qur'aan ~ Surat Al-Zalzalah ~99: A # 7-8}
{'Alhamdulillaah'Hir Rabbil Alameen'}
The glorious days when rewards are multiplied many times,
and sins are forgiven much more...
These Blessed days are the first Ten {10} days of
'Dhul-Hijjah'~
Just like the last Ten nights of 'Ramadaan' !
Prophet Muhammad (Sal Allaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam) said:
"There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved
to Allaah than these Ten~{10} days."
The people asked~
'Not even 'Jihaad' for the sake of Allaah'?
PROPHET (Sal Allaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam) replied:
'Not even 'Jihaad' for the sake of Allaah...
except in the case of a man who went out to fight
giving himself and his wealth up for the cause,
and came back with nothing.'
{Source: S.Bukhaari }
{'Subhaan Allaah wal-Hamdulillaah'!
...what an Amazing Blessing ! }
Fast all nine {9} days and
especially fast the Day of 'Arafah' {!}
PROPHET~(Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said:
'Anyone who fasts for one day for Allah's pleasure,
Allah will keep his face away from the hell fire for
a distance covered by a journey of...
Seventy {70}years'!
{Source: Bukhari and Muslim}
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam) used
to fast on the ninth [9th] day of Dhul Hijjah and he said...
'Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah' ~
{9th} ~ ninth 'Dhul-Hijjah' is an Expiation for (all the
sins of ) the previous year and an expiation for
(all the sins of) the coming year{!}'
{Source: Sahih Muslim}
Do a LOT of 'Dhikr' and 'Takbeer'...
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam) said:
' There are no days on which good deeds are greater or more
beloved to Allaah than on these Ten days... so recite
Tahleel { Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah }
Takbeer {Allaahu Akbar}
and ...
Tahmeed {Al-hamdu Lillaah.}'
{ Sources: Ahmad...Saheeh }
Takbeer at this time is a 'Sunnah' that has mostly been
forgotten,
especially during the first few days. So say it in the
Masjid,
in your home, on the street and every place where it is
permitted
to remember Allaah {Aza wa Jall}~ Revive the Sunnah that has
been virtually forgotten and earn great rewards for doing
so.
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam) said:
'Whoever revives an aspect of my 'Sunnah' that is forgotten
after my death, he will have a reward equivalent to that of
the people who follow him, without it detracting in the
least from their Reward'.
{Source:-Tirmidhi- a Hasan Hadeeth}
{ Note: men should recite these phrases out loud,
and women should recite them softly . }
Stand in Night Prayers:
Remember the virtues of spending the night in prayer,
and its sweetness in 'Ramadan'{?}
Why not revive this beautiful act of worship during these
nights as well ?!
Remember, how in the last third of every night,
Allah Almighty calls out to us, His servants:-
' Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to his
invocation ?
Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his
request?
Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may
forgive him ?'
{'Alhamdullilah'}
{Source : Bukhaari Muslim}
Make Sincere Repentance {!}
One of the best and most important things to do during these
Ten days is to Repent sincerely to Allaah and to give up all
kinds of disobedience and sin right away because we do not
know when we will die {!}
and also because one evil deed leads to another.
But what exactly does 'Repentance' mean...?
It means that you come back to Allaah and give up all the
deeds,
open and secret, that He dislikes....that you regret
whatever you did in the past, giving it up immediately and
be determined never ever, to return to it, and resolve to
adhere firmly to the Truth by doing whatever Allaah
loves~
{'In Shaa Allah' ~'Aameen'~}
"But as for him who repented, believed and did righteous
deeds, then he will be among those who are Successful."
{ Source 'Quran'~Surat ~Al-Qasas 28: A #67 }
Return to the *Qur'aan*
It is time now to dust off your copy of the 'Qur'aan' and
return to its refuge...
Try and make it a daily habit, using these 10 days
for the beginning of a strong and beautiful relationship
with it ...
This is on ordinary days,
so what about these magnificent days !
Certainly the reward will be far greater...{!}
{'In Shaa Allaah'
}
Generally Increase in doing ALL good deeds.
We should strive in doing more good deeds in general,
because good deeds are beloved by Allaah and will bring
us closer to Him...
So if we are not able to go to 'Hajj' this year,
we should occupy ourselves during these blessed days by
worshipping Allaah, praying extra prayers, reading Qur'aan,
remembering Allaah!
Sending Salaams on the Prophet
(Sal Allaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam)~
making dua,
giving charity,
honoring our parents,
upholding ties of kinship,
enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil,
and other good deeds and acts of worship.
Get the reward of 'Hajj' wherever you are !
You may be unable to do 'Hajj' this year, and you may
feel sad because you are deprived of the great reward of
Hajj. But you can achieve a similar reward in whatever
place you may be .
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam) said:
"Whoever prays 'Fajr' Prayer in congregation, and then
sits and remembers Allah until the sun rises, then after a
while prays two[2] Rakats, he will gain a reward equal to
that of making perfect 'Hajj' / 'Umrah'.
{He repeated the word Perfect three {3} times}
{ Source:- At-Tirmidhi }
Slaughter an Animal and distribute the meat.
~Ibn Umar{ Allah be pleased with him } said:-
The Prophet (sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam)
lived in Madeenah for 10 years and
every year he slaughtered an animal."
Attend The 'Eid' Prayers.
But remember that Eid prayer is a form of worship and we
should not be doing things that are Un Islamic (especially)
during these times,
such as listening to music, women going out for prayer
without proper 'Hijaab'{!} mixing of men and women, etc.
Gratitude to Allaah .
One of the biggest forms of worshiping
Allaah [Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala] is to thank Him, deeply,
sincerely and continuously...
[After all, it is He who gave you every single thing that is
in you,
on you or around you.]
In fact, you wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for the
Mercy of your Creator !
{SUBHAN ALLAH}
So thank Him for EVERYTHING that He gave you, the Islaam
that He gave you, the very Life He gave you.
and thank Him for the chance that He gives you in these
Ten[10] days, to ask for forgiveness and guidance.
'Alhamdulillah'~ there is much to be gained in these coming
days. So make the most of this perfect opportunity offered
by these invaluable and irreplaceable ten days.
Hasten to do good deeds and appreciate this blessing and
make the most of it {!}
"And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the
certainty...{Death} .
{Source:-'Quraan' Surah~ Al-Hijr ~15: A#99}
'Salaams' to All
~ Sister Yasmin~
'Say, 'Indeed, my Prayer, my Rites of Sacrifice,
my Living and my Dying are for ALLAH, Lord of the
Worlds'.
{'Quran'~Surat Al-'An'am -# 6-162.}
