Happy Mother's Day to all mothers.
The Qur'an puts the mother second only to God. [Sura Nisa']
More than 100,000 Muslims reached through Face book, May 7
New Trend issue. See end of right column.
May 14.
Erdogan seems to have won the elections in Turkey but level
of votes might require a run off.
USA
Serious decline of Christianity in America
Br. Salahuddin [Denver] has sent a New York Times report
that an average of 6000 to 10000 [six thousand to ten
thousand] churches are closing down every year. .They are
being replaced by mundane secular programs such as
laundromats, bowling alleys, gas stations, apartments,
washrooms and toilets etc.
Christians and Jews have this serious problem with the
Bible. They don't know when was it written and by whom. The
best they can come up with is:"between about 1200 and 65
BC." So even the speculation spans over a thousand
years.
Then look at what the slanderers wrote about two of the
greatest prophets of Allah: Noah and Lot, blessings be on
them. Check Genesis 9. It's horrible!
The new generations of Americans are catching on that the
Bible has pornographic content which would not be acceptable
in any civilized community. Murder, incest, racism, slavery,
mass butchery, blasphemy against messengers of God, are
presented as commonplace in the Bible.
CNN reported on Easter: About 64% of Americans call
themselves Christian today. That might sound like a lot, but
50 years ago that number was 90%, according to a 2020 Pew
Research Center study. That same survey said the Christian
majority in the US may disappear by 2070.
Trump and CNN. Biden is no Match.
by Kaukab Siddique
President Trump's town house with CNN was a surprise for
everyone including CNN. Here are some positive points I
heard in his answers. As a Muslim we have to be fair and not
become a propagandist for the Democrats.
I must admit that ms. Kaitlan Collins who questioned Trump
was very appropriately dressed, not showing her legs or
breasts, very professional! She was well versed on the
issues for which Trump is blamed. Now here are the positive
points:
Trump does not support the war in Ukraine and is concerned
about the numerous deaths on both sides.
He thinks negotiation, not confrontation, is wise in big
political conflicts.
His position on abortion is near the Islamic view: abortion
should not be random and on demand but based on damage to
health, rape and incest.He spearheaded the movement to end
Roe vs Wade which gave carte blanche to pro abortion groups
at all stages of the pregnancy.
He insisted that the Democrats have attacked him from day
one of his candidacy. He had proof in writing that he did
call for peaceful rallies on January 6, not for violence,
and he alerted security forces in advance to avert the
violence.
He is right that the only person killed in the rally was an
unarmed woman supporting Trump peacefully. Ashli Babbit was
ruthlessly shot dead and the government and its media are
not discussing it.
He categorically rejected the rape charge brought by a woman
named Carrol. She does not even remember the year when it
allegedly happened. She waited for decades before trying to
mess up Trump's political situation. She did not report it
to the police and her claim is about a busy business center.
Some women have found out that such claims can benefit
them.
It's okay to challenge Trump's claim that the election was
stolen but the investigation should be carried out by
someone who is not part of the system.
Ms. Kaitlan seemed surprised that Trump could answer all her
CNN inspired questions. At the end she became so frustrated
that she came up to him as if she would fight him
physically!
Unfortunately both political parties support Israel, Trump
for political reasons and Biden for ideological
reasons.Unless Muslims fight Israel to win, American
politics will not change.
Trump has successfully challenged the power of American
media and the FBI. Now many people realize that fake news is
a reality. Note homos controlling CNN and MSNBC.
Plans for Large Scale Demolition of Mosques in India.
Dr. Firoz Kamal is reporting from the Warleman show that
supporters of India's extremist groups in USA are collecting
millions of dollars. Their project is to demolish mosques in
India and make India only for Hindus.
The money is also being used to carry out anti-Muslim
propaganda on a huge scale to justify genocidal actions
against India's Muslims.
War News
[We report the war news without taking sides.]
Syria
Clashes between Islamic group Fath al Mubeen and regime
forces in the provinces of Aleppo, Southern Idlib and
northwestern Hama.
ISIS is suspected in attacks on regime troops, 2 killed, in
Quneitra province. ISIS attacks also on pro-US SDF forces in
Deir ez Zor province.
Ukraine
Germany is giving 3 billion dollars military aid to Ukraine
as Zelenski moves from country to country. [The irony here
is that Germany is helping a Zionist leader.]
Latest heavy fighting indicates two Russian commanders
killed in Ukraine attempt [failed] to advance in
Bachmut.
Pakistan
Latest fighting.
Six fighters and 7 Pak army killed.
Iraq
Islamic State Women
[At least 400 women are in the second week of a hunger
strike in a high-security prison in Iraq's capital Baghdad,
the BBC has learned.]
{Continued from previous issue of New Trend.]
The women's sentences range from 15 years to life
imprisonment. Some have been sentenced to death, but no
executions have been carried out, the BBC understands.The
hunger strike is a protest against both their convictions
and the conditions they are being held in.Speaking on an
illegally-held mobile phone, one Russian woman said she
would not eat anything until she was released. She said she
was given a 15-year sentence after a 10-minute trial, based
on a confession she was forced to sign.The document was
written in Arabic, a language she cannot read, and stated
she was arrested in Mosul whilst carrying weapons, both of
which she denies.It has not been possible to verify most of
her claims.The women said they had had no contact with their
embassies, and diplomatic representatives had not been
present at many of their trials.Image caption,Female Islamic
State prisoners detained with their children ahead of their
trialsThe women we spoke to claimed around 60 adult inmates
had died inside Rusafa prison over the last six years, along
with up to 30 children. One woman said the last child to die
was three years old.The facility is located east of Baghdad,
and holds women serving sentences for various crimes - not
all terror-related. The inmates said they were held 40 to a
cell, and were often subjected to beatings and inhumane
treatment.
Last April, the Iraqi ministry of justice announced the
dismissal of the director of the prison, citing "leaked
audio" from the facility. The ministry also acknowledged
that Rusafa prison was four times over its capacity.
Iraq's criminal justice system has long been criticised over
allegations that trials are unfair and abuse is
widespread.The Iraqi government declined to answer the BBC's
questions about the hunger strike or conditions in the
prison. Previously, it has said it wants to help those who
are innocent of any crime to return to their home
countries.Amnesty International, however, has reported that
long prison terms and death sentences have been imposed in
IS-linked cases "following convictions based primarily on
torture-tainted 'confessions'".
The Human Rights Committee of the Iraqi parliament recently
urged the authorities to speed up the process of
repatriation of IS-linked foreign prisoners.While some women
have admitted to willingly joining IS, often participating
in their crimes, others claim they were tricked or coerced
into joining the group. Some insist they were forced to
marry fighters and were threatened with death if they
refused.
One of the most high-profile is Shamima Begum, a British
schoolgirl who travelled to Syria in 2015. She is still
being held in a detention camp in the north of the
country.
[Excerpted from BBC]
Guidance from Sis. Yasmin
Crossing the Bridge
'Bismillahir Rehmanir Raheem'.
************************************************'
Assalam Alaikum Wa Rehmath Ullahi Wa Barkatahu.'
Transliteration... 'Wa-in Minkum illa Wariduha Kana AAala
Rabbika Hatman Maqdiyya'.
Translation... And there is NONE of you except he will
come to it, this is upon your Lord an inevitability
decreed [Source : 'Qur`an' ~ Surat Maryam (Mary) -
سورة مريم19
A# 71.]
'On the same Day the hypocrite men and hypocrite women
will say to those who believed,Wait for us that we may
acquire some of your light. It will be said, go back
behind you and seek light. And a wall will be placed between
them with a door, its interior containing mercy, but on
the outside of it is torment'.{ Source~ Qur`an ~ Surat Al
-Hadid ~57~ A # 13}
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri... {Allah be pleased with him}
Allah's Apostle [Peace Be Upon Him] said-
'When the Believers pass safely over the Bridge across
Hell,they will be stopped at a bridge in between Hell and
Paradise, where they will retaliate upon each other for
the injustices done among them in the world. and when they
get purified of all their sins, they will be admitted into
Paradise {!} 'By Him in Whose Hands the life of Muhammad
is,everybody will recognize his dwelling in Paradise
better than he recognizes his dwellings in this world.'
{Source ~ Sahih Bukhari, Book 43: Volume # 3 ~Book #
43~Hadith # 620 }
'O you who believe, turn to Allâh with sincere repentance !
It may be that your Lord will remit from you your sins, and
admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise)
the Day that Allâh will not disgrace the Prophet (Peace
Be Upon Him ) and those who believe with him, their Light
will run forward before them and with their Record Books
of Deeds in their right hands they will say... 'Our Lord,
Keep perfect our Light for us and do not put it off till we
cross over the 'Sirât' (a slippery bridge over Hell)
safely, and grant us forgiveness... Verily, You are Able to
do all things.'
{ Source~'Qur`an' Surat Tahrim~ 66~ A # 8~ }
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri...
{Allah be pleased with him}
I have come to know that the Bridge would be thinner even
than the hair and sharper than the Sword...{!}
{'SUBHAN ALLAH' }
{ Source~ Sahih Muslim - Book # 031~ 'Hadith #~ 6090 }
~MY 'SALAAMS' TO ALL ~~Y a s m i
n~
********************************************
Never Despair
Of The Mercy Of
Allah
*************************************************
"All
that is on earth will Perish,But will abide {Forever}
the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and
Honor"{'Qur`an'- Surat Ar-Rahman-55~26-27 }
Editorial
by Kaukab Siddique, Ph.D
The Saga of Imran khan.
Defiance of military & Police by unarmed people's power.
The government of Pakistan faces this dilemma: how to stop
Imran khan from reaching the masses and how to bring fake
legal cases which would keep Imran busy.
The people of Pakistan sensed that Imran is a real leader
and will not betray them.
The judiciary kept nagging Imran to appear in court to face
charges.
First the police tried to arrest him in his home. A wall of
people would not let the police reach Imran.
Finally Imran decided to go to court peacefully, but when he
went there, rangers, a militia version of the military,
smashed through the court's windows and arrested him,
beating and insulting him.
As the news of this ranger outrage came out, the people came
out in every major city and confronted the police.
The people had been waiting for a leader of integrity who
defied the power structure.
Imran had begun his struggle with the claim that America,
through the military chief and the intelligence service, was
responsible for his ouster from the position of Prime
Minister.
The masses were not fooled by the regime propaganda against
Imran.They came out in large numbers and pushed back against
very cold blooded security forces.
The people remembered that the military was the real force
trying to silence him. So for the first time, ordinary
civilians moved not only against the police but also against
the military.
The military was in state of shock as thousands of
protestors gathered against the army headquarters in
Rawalpindi.
In Lahore, the army corp commander's luxurious house was
ransacked, looted and set on fire.
The regime blocked the Internet and related social media but
failed to stop the people's upsurge,
The worst clashes were in Peshawar and adjoining areas. The
police shot 93 people, of whom 7 died. 2000 were arrested.
The rallies did not stop.
The whole country saw confrontations between the police and
rallies organized by Imran's party known as PTI (the
movement for justice.)
Finally the Supreme Court realized that you cannot crush the
people who are massively with Imran.He was released on bail
on May 12.
The Pakistani generals have failed to free Kashmir or even
to support the Sikhs in India. They concentrate on Islamic
groups in the north west, soft targets easy to attack. Even
there the army is failing.
Jamate Islami's view on the arrest of Imran:
May 9:
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Sirajul Haq
expressed doubt about the continuation of dialogue among
political parties on elections after the arrest of PTI
chairman Imran Khan.
He said the JI has a clear stance that the political
victimization in the name of accountability was unjustified
and unfair
. The JI, he said, demanded across the board
accountability.
The NAB, he said, had already lost credibility and there was
dire need for not repeating the past mistakes of targeting
people or political leaders without any credible proof of
corruption or malpractices.
New York
Murder on the Subway Update
Conservative Christians Support Alleged Killer Vigilante
Florida's Governor Ron De Santis and other so-called
Christian conservatives have thrown their support behind
ex-Marine Daniel Penny, who is accused of strangling MJ
impersonator Jordan Neely to death.
Neely was homeless and had a history of mental health
issues.
On May 12th, Penny was arraigned on second-degree
manslaughter charges.
Manslaughter is usually for accidental or unintended deaths
but, you can decide to kill someone nine seconds before
actually doing so.
Over $1 million dollars has been raised for Penny's defense
through the conservative Christian site: GiveSendGo, a
website founded in response to GoFundMe's repeated
cancellations of conservative funding events. Even Florida
Congressman Matt Gaetz, a Republican, donated $100.
Over $75,000 was raised on GoFundMe to pay for Jordan
Neely's funeral expenses.
Many people, mostly White, are referring to Daniel Penny as
a hero. Gov. De Santis stated, "We stand with Good
Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let's show this Marine...
America's got his back."
I googled Black military veterans killed by police and many
names popped up i.e.Gulia Dale (Navy), Kenneth Chamberlain
Sr. (Marine), and Noel Polanco (National Guard).
There has never been any political outpouring of support for
these innocent military veterans killed by police.
District Attorney Alvin Bragg is planning to bring Penny
before a grand jury. The video shows three men involved in
Jordan Neely's death yet, his family, even the protestors,
are focusing just on Daniel Penny. It is because of this
that I do not believe Jordan Neely will get the justice he
deserves.
Even Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for the other men in the
video to be held accountable for their actions.
Making Daniel Penny a "sacrificial lamb" is just as unjust
as Jordan Neely's death.
"Whoever then acts aggressively against you, inflict injury
on him according to the injury he has inflicted on you and
be careful (of your duty) to Allah and know that Allah is
with those who guard (against evil)." (2:194 Quran).
Understand, that at the time, Jordan Neely was accosted by
three men on that train he was doing nothing but mouthing
off. A lot of the vocabulary used to defend Penny sounds
like lynch-speak or vigilante justice.
Neely was "behaving in a threatening manner" or he was
"harassing passengers."
Only White officers have been allowed to successfully use
the "I was in fear for my life" defense in the murder of
unarmed individuals.
Law enforcement is trained to disarm and detain dangerous
suspects within seconds. Jordan Neely was not detained. He
was put in a death grip by a militia man, who was trained to
kill.
(Source: MSN.com and CBSNews.com)
Salaam,
Sis. 'Aisha
Jamaat al-Muslimeen New York City
Books
Pakistan
Man's Twin
by Kaukab Siddique
150\ Pages
$5
[Comment by a reader]
Man's Twin is a powerful novel, full of the anguish and
suffering of a woman looking for love and.meaning in
life.
Set in the Punjab (indian and Pakistani), the story moves
through scenes in Lebanon with its powerful conclusion in
the port city of Karachi.
The historical background of the emergence of Pakistan as
seen by the average Pakistani has seldom been depicted with
such chilling brilliance.
Easy to read and quick in its action, the story is
romantically sentimental as well as brutally realistic.
Books
Post war Germany
Crimes and Mercies
By James Bacque
288 pages
More than nine million Germans, soldiers and civilians, died
as a result of Allied starvation and expulsion policies in
the first five years after the Second World War - deaths
which are still being concealed and denied, especially by
western governments
.
The first English speaking writer to gain access to KGB
archives and declassified information in USA, Bacque gave
new proof of the mass deaths of prisoners on the road and in
allied prison camps.
Outreach
Person to Person
Newark, Delaware
May 12.
There was a large crowd for Juma Salat
A 6-page Jamaat-al-Muslimeen document taken from New Trend
was given to 36 Muslims after juma Salat
The contents of the 6 pages were as follows
First news that Imran Khan has been arrested. [Private
TV]
:Al-Aqsa waiting for Arab leaders (Dr. Mahboob Khawaja)
400 Islamic women prisoners on hunger strike in Shia Baghdad
[BBC]
Imam Badi Ali & I visited Iraq [Dr/ K. Siddique]
Letters from political prisoners in Colorado . [Br. Leon
Davis ]
