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8 Ramadan 1443 AH - April 10 2022 Issue # 15, Newsletter #1962



Editorial

Father and Daughter for Islam
by Kaukab Siddique, PhD

Scroll down. That's my daughter, Nadrat, on my left. Look at her shirt. She is supporting freedom for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui who though innocent is in a US prison.

Nadrat is a marathoner and has run scores of marathons, including the Boston marathon, in support of people's causes such as Palestine, Black Lives Matter, women's rights, political prisoners and forgotten veterans.

There is hardly any Islamic and/or oppressed people's cause which she has not supported.

We are part of Jamaat al-Muslimeen which uses peaceful means to bring attention to the causes of oppressed and exploited people.

To succeed as a marathoner, she is very strict in matters of healthy life style and nutritious food.

We often meet at mosques to talk about Islam and to motivate each other in the Cause of Allah.
 Father and Daughter for Islam




Pakistan

 Pakistan

Pakistan: One Surprise after the Other

The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared that the Assembly cannot be dissolved and the no-Trust vote cannot be stopped [as Imran Khan had managed to do.]

Soon it appeared that Imran was no longer the Prime Minister, but he had a winning card.

Imran claimed that "foreign influence " and interference was behind his removal.

Imran addressed the nation by TV and claimed that he had received a threat from overseas and hinted that it was from USA.

The masses were seemingly waiting to hear criticism of USA at the national level;.

As we go the "press" there has been an outburst of protests [after Isha prayers] across Pakistan in every city and town, against USA and for Imran Khan.

A new Prime Minister is supposed to be inducted on Monday.

Probably Imran Khan will be a strong opposition leader.

The protests have spread to overseas Pakistani communities.

Some of the protests are denouncing the army chief, a very rare situation in Pakistan though he is known to be working for America..




War News

 War News

Ukraine
Russia on the Defensive.

British Prime Minister visited Kiev and is
sending another $100 million in weapons to Ukraine.

Russia has retreated from areas around Kiev. Russian attacks on civilians continue. A missile hit a train station reportedly killing 50 civilians.

Fighting has intensified in southern Ukraine. Mariupol is still holding out against Russian forces. MSNBC reported that there are Nazi fighters of the Azov brigade in this city.

Russian troops seem to lack discipline and motivation.




Burkina Faso [West Africa]

At least a dozen soldiers and four paramilitary fighters were killed during an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso's Sanmatenga province.

The assault on Friday in the northern region also left more than 20 soldiers wounded, the army said in a statement.

[Islamic State is suspected.]




Iraq

The Baghdad regime is reporting military action against ISIS in all the provinces.
However it has described only two incidents.

One in Anbar province where two regime troops were killed.

Near Mosul, an ISIS human bomber wounded 8 regime troops including two officers

Pro- Iran group tried to hit US camp in Erbil again but with no losses.




Syria

April 10
Russian jets carried out 20 air strikes on suspected ISIS hideouts in the deserts of Homs and al-Raqqa provinces.

Eastern Idlib province, a sniper from Islamic Tahrir killed an Assad regime officer and a soldier.

Russian jets carried out 8 air strikes in southern Idlib, Jabal al-Zawiyah area.

Gunmen attacked Syrians supporting Turkey near El Bab, killing 7. One of the gunmen was also killed.

Israeli jets attacked Iranian positions east of Palmyra. Structures were damaged but no casualties. Iranians are re-positioning.

Iraq is deeply concerned about the al-Hol refugee camp where among 56,000 refugees there are many Iraqis including women who support ISIS.




News Within the U.S.

 News within the US

Please support Muslim & Black businesses.

Boycott businesses which support
Israel. such as:
Nestle
Coca Cola
Disney
McDonald's
boycott.htm

Be careful and critical with NPR radio network. They support lgbtq and trans.




Outreach

 Outreach

Burtonsville, Maryland
MCC

Person- to -Person

On April 8, a Jamaat al-Muslimeen document of six pages taken from New Trend was given to 50 Muslims after juma'' salat.

This MCC masjid has developed in positive ways . It has a free medical center, advising for new Muslims and various conference rooms. Best of all is a senior lounge for older people, very rare in our mosques.

The Jamaat document included these items:

  1. Sufiism has silenced the Muslim world : silent even on Israel. [Dr. Kaukab Siddique]
  2. The ways to hell and heaven. [Sis. Yasmin.]
  3. Baluchistan: serious violations of human rights. [Guardian]
  4. The "Gay" agenda.
  5. Syria.




Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.

Assalaamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu.
]


FASTING will intercede on the Day of Judgment
for the one who performs it.

It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullaah ibn 'Amr ibn Al-'Aas may Allaah be pleased with him that he said...  Sis Yasmin

the Messenger of Allaah sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said...  Sis Yasmin
'Verily, Fasting and the Qur`an will intercede for the servant on the Day of Judgment'.

Fasting will say...
'O Lord, I prevented him from food, drink and sexual desires during the day,
So, please, accept my intercession for him.'
The Noble Qur`an will say...

'O Lord , I prevented him from sleep at night. So, please, accept my intercession for him.'

Prophet ~ (Salallaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam) said...

"Then, they will be permitted to intercede."

[Source: Ahmad]

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FASTING is one of the greatest means
to obtain forgiveness for sins and for the removal of misdeeds {!}

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah may Allaah be pleased with himthat ...  Sis Yasmin

"The Messenger of Allaah sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said...  Sis Yasmin
'He who observes the fasts of 'Ramadan',
out of sincere faith,
and expecting the reward from Allah,
his previous sins will be forgiven.'

[Source ~Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

A Little Note:

That is out of faith in the fact that ALLAH
The Almighty enjoined fasting upon him,
and expecting the reward for that fasting from ALLAH The Almighty {!}

It is narrated on the authority of Huthayfah ibn Al-Yamaan may Allaah be pleased with him that  Sis Yasmin

"The Messenger of Allaah sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said...  Sis Yasmin
'The man's trial in his family, property, children and neighbor is removed by
Prayer ~ Fasting and ~Charity.'

[Source: Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

~ My 'Salaams' to you all ~
]~ Y a s m i n ~

"All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide {Forever}
the Face of thy LORD, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour"
{'Qur`an'- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27 }
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Say, 'Indeed, my Prayer, my Rites of Sacrifice
my Living and my Dying are for ALLAH, Lord of the Worlds'.
{'Qur`an'~Surat Al-'An`am -# 6-162.}
{'In Shaa Allah'~'Aameen'}
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I Want to Die With my Forehead on the Ground!
The Sunnah in my Heart, Allah on my Mind,
Qur'an on my Tongue, and Tears in my Eyes!
{'In Shaa Allah'...'Aameen'}




Hadith of the Week

Narrated By
'Umar bin Al-Khattab, r.a.:


I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way different to that of mine. Allah's Apostle had taught it to me (in a different way). So, I was about to quarrel with him (during the prayer) but I waited till he finished, then I tied his garment round his neck and seized him by it and brought him to Allah's Apostle and said, "I have heard him reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way different to the way you taught it to me."

The Prophet ordered me to release him and asked Hisham to recite it. When he recited it, Allah s Apostle said, "It was revealed in this way." He then asked me to recite it.

When I recited it, he said, "It was revealed in this way. The Qur'an has been revealed in seven different ways, so recite it in the way that is easier for you."

Bukhari Volume 003,
Book 041, #601
 Sis Kristi

[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]




 Palestine

IS is a Serious threat

Israel is now on full alert after two weeks of individual attacks by Palestinians affiliated to the Islamic State [IS].

14 Israelis have been killed. The Palestinian shooters too were killed and Israel is blowing up their family homes. The occupiers are heavily armed with high security and are shocked that IS broke through.




 Remember Prisoners

During this blessed month of Ramadan, don't forget Muslim political prisoners.
Here are some of them:

  1. Imam Jamil al-Amin

  2. Dr. Aafia Siddiqui

  3. Zayd Yaghi

  4. Br. Samuel Baptiste





 Social Media

Via facebook, New Trend of April 3 reached 229,130 Muslims
including 20,610 women.

25,000 in Pakistan and 15,000 in Bangladesh, 5,000 in South Africa.
5,000 in Turkey

Main items:

World War 2 terrible pictures which fooled you: [Ken Meyercord]

First Day of Ramadan.

Pakistani National Assembly dissolved.

Ukraine and Syria.

Native American tribe wins back.

Guidance on Crescent sighting. Sis. Yasmin

Imperialism & Civilizational war. Dr. Firoz Kamal

IS attacks in Israel [DPA]

China's anti-Muslim Horrors.

Political Prisoners :

AhmedAbdelSattar.org

FreeZiyadYaghi.info

Civil Discord Show





 Think About It

Excerpt
The betrayal of the role and the failed Muslims

Dr. Firoz Mahboob Kamal

www.drfirozmahboobkamal.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-the-role-an-the-failed-muslims/

Muslims claim to be the followers of Islam. They also claim to be the adherents to Prophet Muhammad (peace be umon him)'s teachings and legacy. But the path they have taken in politics, state building, education, judiciary, social policies, warfare and culture is not the same that the Prophet (peace be upon him) of Islam and his companions followed. There exist more dissimilarities than similarities between the two. In the path of the Prophet (peace be up on him)'s there were mass-scale Qur'anic literacy, Islamic state building, sharia based judiciary, jihad for the eradication of evil forces, and cosmopolitan Muslim unity. But these are not seen in the lives of today''s Muslims.

They have abandoned Islam's key political, ideological, and civilisational objective long ago. They have also ignored their own assigned role. They have invented their own convenient brand of Islam that restricts religious practices only within the rituals like five time prayers, month long fasting, hajj and zakat. Muslims' most obligatory responsibility to work as the viceroy of Allah Sub'hana wa Ta'ala is kept out of the focus or totally forgotten. Thus Muslims make a wide deviation from the Qur'anic roadmap -the siratul mustaqeem. This way they betray their own belief.

The downfall of Muslims owes to the defeat not only in military wars, but also in war of ideas. The European colonialists colonised not only Muslims' lands but also their minds. They invaded the conceptual premise and damaged it badly. They restricted the Qur'anic literacy cum guidance. Because of detachment from the Qur'anic guidance, they failed to identify Truth from falsehood. It also damages the understanding of their own role. As a result, jihad for eradicating the wrong and establishing the right -as was seen in Prophet (peace be upon him)'s life, has no place in their life. It also affected the traditional ulama. Most of these ulama consider such political struggle a tool of distraction from spiritual development and ibada. So they keep themselves away from engaging in politics. As if, politics is an exclusive domain of the secularists.

Setting direction for the state, framing its policies and laws, building its institutions, and guiding the people are the functions of politics. Hence, a person who is assigned to work as the viceroy of Allah Sub'hana wa Ta'ala, how can he or she keep himself and herself out of politics? And being out of politics, how can he or she play his or her civilizational role? Then, Islam's holistic objectives stay only in the pages of the Holy Qur'an. It also goes against the most important legacy of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) engaged in politics, built a state, fought wars, engaged with foreign states, implemented social policies to execute his state-building as well as a civilisation-building role. How can one be a true Muslim without following such prophetic tradition? How can one play a civilizational role if his or her practices stay restricted only inside mosques, religious seminaries and prayer rooms?

Politics decides the fate of a people. It is not a secular profession for a Muslim; it is jihad -the highest ibada in Islam. The Islamic objective can attain its goal only through it. This is why the Prophet (peace be upon him) had to sit on the driving seat for 10 years. But, because of deep conceptual corruption, most religious scholars and common Muslims stay out of politics. As a result of political void, the alien or home-grown enemies of Islam could easily occupy the driving seats of almost every Muslim country.

Even when the Muslim lands were occupied one by one by the kuffar colonialists, the so-called ulama remained secluded inside mosques and religious seminaries. They didn't engage in obligatory jihad against the kuffar occupiers. As a result, the enemies of Islam could easily take control of the whole Muslim World without fighting a single significant war. They enjoyed a trouble-free period of about two hundred years to run their corruptive educational, cultural and ideological engineering to take people far away from Islam. Those kuffar colonialists have left; but most Muslim countries still remain occupied by the colonial educational products. This is indeed the most calamitous event in Muslim history.

For a non-Muslim, politics is a tool for grabbing power and pursuing the objectives of a person, party, tribe, class or nation. But for a Muslim, it is the holy jihad for fulfilling Islam's sublime civilizational goal. Hence, every Muslim man and woman must have a political role. For building a civilization, it needs laws and law-enforcement agencies. It also needs to frame policies on social welfare, education, culture, economics, defence, security, and many others. Since these are exclusively the functions of a state, how can one influence the state policies without engaging in politics? This is why the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his devout companions had to engage in politics till the last days of life. They fought wars, raised a state, and continuously expanded and strengthened it. The denial of politics is indeed the betrayal of the assigned role. It is also the betrayal of the Prophet (peace be upon him)'s legacy. It is also a treachery against Islam's humanising cum civilizational objective. How such a betrayal can be reconciled with the vision of Allah Sub'hana wa Ta'ala which commands that His deen should prevail over all forms of falsehood and fake religions?




Africa

 Africa

Br. Abu Talib, Jamaat al-Muslimeen leader, Appeals for the Children of Africa
Donations are needed to feed the orphans for the month of Ramadan in Senegal and Gambia and Ghana.

Any help would be appreciated and you can put information by email for contact:

Winstonplowden@gmail.com

Your donations will go to orphans in:

Gambia

Senegal

Ghana

2022-04-11 Mon 13:20:42 ct

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