16 Safar 1446 AH - August 10 2025 Issue # 33, Newsletter #2097
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Baltimore Muslims Hold Meeting on the Islamic Renaissance
by New Trend Staff
and
Israeli Occupation of Gaza
by Dr Mahboob A Khawaja
and
NYC as a Grocer
by Sr. Aisha
and
SUPERB QUOTES OF MEVLANA
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MY SIN BURDENED ME HEAVILY
by Sr. Yasmin
Baltimore Muslims Hold Meeting on the Islamic Renaissance
By New Trend Staff
The founder of Baltimore's largest masjid, the Islamic Society of Baltimore, Dr. Syed Habib Ashruf believes in freedom of speech and expression. Last week, he demonstrated this at a meeting he called at his home on "Prospects for an Islamic Renaissance."
Oddly, the highly touted keynote speaker, Dr. M. A. Muqtedar Khan, a professor at the University of Delaware, failed to appear.
At the meeting, Dr. Kaukab Siddique, the editor of New Trend, made his first public speaking appearance. Sitting in his wheelchair, he addressed the topic by saying there were many prospects for an Islamic renaissance, starting from the Taliban's forcing the withdrawal of U.S. forces, to the uprising of the Bangladeshi people and the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina.
Muslim scholars of a great variety were among the attendees. There were Shias, Sunnis, Sufis and others. Some were scholars who knew the Qur'an and hadith. Some offered strong opinions, while others remained silent. Many of them had a strong awareness of the situation in America.
They disagreed on some points, but they agreed that Trump had fooled them. Many Muslims had voted for Trump, hoping for change. Sadly, things have gotten worse for Muslims and other minorities under Trump.
Israeli Occupation of Gaza and Who Would be the Next King of Arabia?
By Dr Mahboob A Khawaja
Israeli Occupation and How Leaders Mislead the Masses
An insane and defiant Israeli PM Netanyahu refuses to remedy his mental microscope. All actions have consequences.
People and leaders of knowledge and truth do not act in stupidity and cunning of rooted insolence and treacherous behavior.
Over the century, the continued blueprint of "Greater Israel" invokes history of forced expulsion of Palestinians, massacres of civilians and immoral immunity extended by Western allies.
Ironically, Germany, UK, France, Denmark and Slovenia call an emergency session of the Security Council to warn Israel of its catastrophic consequences if Gaza is occupied by force.
What if these nations had a responsible moral and political stance to stop Israel from killing and forcible displacement of people of Gaza and West Bank?
What if they would organize a multi-national force to protect the civilians and provide foods and medicine to Gazans?
A dubious lip service entails no credibility and force of reason.
The Tel Aviv billboard propagates Trump, Netanyahu and Arab leaders standing in subordination.
Stephen M. Walt, a columnist at Foreign Policy magazine and the Robert and Renée Belfer caption it:
("Meet the New Middle East, Same as the Old Middle East." Foreign Policy: 8/07/25):
But at the same time, the brutality of Israel's assault on Gaza is undermining political support for Israel in both U.S. political parties and around the world.
As former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas recently observed in the New Republic, 60 percent of Americans now disapprove of Israel's campaign in Gaza,
and recent polls show that a majority (53 percent) have an unfavorable image of that country.
Leading newspapers are denouncing Israel's actions with growing frequency,
and distinguished experts on genocide—including in Israel itself—are increasingly accusing Israel of that heinous crime.
Is there a cure to cruelty against the innocent masses of Palestine?
The Arab-Muslim leaders are nowhere to be seen to challenge the insanity of war or occupation of the people of Palestine.
The Israeli occupation scheme of things exposes dreadful tragedy to goad humanity in great surprises.
President Trump appears to echo the policies and practices pursued by PM Netanyahu as if the rest of the conscientious global community does not exist. Israeli public continued to protest daily against Nentanyahu's self-centered manipulations and demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and end of war. Israelis and Palestinians live in fear of mutual annihilation. The US and some of the West European leaders giggled and watched the genocidal events happening during bombing of Gaza. Effective leaders know their moral and intellectual strength and weaknesses and never use military options as the sole strategy of political hegemony. Contrary to the lesson of history, America and Israel view war as a favored strategy to conclude a finished answer to Palestine. If America and West European wanted, the war on Gaza could have been averted into a peace dialogue. While an unbridgeable disconnect is noticeable, Western leaders rely on making false statements about the Two States solution. Most often impressionistic predicaments are not grounded on solid evidence supporting people's lifelines in Gaza and occupied West Bank in Palestine. The indiscriminate bombing of Gaza destroyed all the basic norms of human civility, decency and survival of the civilian masses. The American-Israeli collaborative war on Gaza and its immediate consequences made the Western world and all of its institutions shamefully redundant and void in the 21stcentury global norms of civility, human rights, freedom, justice and safety of civilians.
The People of Gaza Deserve Security, Not Starvation; Genocide was Preventable
B'Etselm, an Israeli Human Rights Organization puts the sole blame on Netanyahu for Genocide in Gaza. Accerf, a Knesset member was thrown out of the Knesset when he spoke of "Genocide in Gaza." Thanos Kalamidas, Editor, The OVI Magazine, Sweden ( "The Ovi history eMagazine 30th Anniversary of Srebrenica Massacre," August 2025), noted:
Genocide does not happen spontaneously. It is a deliberate process, engineered through propaganda, dehumanization, and the gradual erosion of moral boundaries. If Srebrenica teaches us anything, it is that genocide is preventable, but only if we are willing to act. The genocide in Srebrenica was not an isolated act of barbarism. Thirty years later, the echoes of Srebrenica still resonate. Mass graves continue to be discovered, survivors still seek justice, and denial of the genocide persists, even among those in power. From Rwanda to Darfur, from Myanmar to Syria and now to Gaza, the warning signs were there, yet the world looked away.
Human glory lives in the conception of good and righteousness, not in wickedness and genocidal plans. Please see:
https://www.uncommonthought.com/mtblog/archives/2023/10/31/the-war-on-gaza-humanity-is-being-destroyed-by-the-madness-of-war-and-inept-leadership.php
UncommonThought.com/mtblog/archives/2023/10/31/the-war-on-gaza-humanity-is-being-destroyed-by-the-madness-of-war-and-inept-leadership.php
; and "Gaza: War on We, the People and Arab-Muslim's Shame"
UncommonThought.com/mtblog/archives/2023/11/22/gaza-war-on-we-the-people-and-arab-muslims-shame.php
. The 22 months continued onslaught sounds like thousands of years of prolonged insanity that mankind has never witnessed except the TWO World Wars. Israeli leaders have dropped equal to more than three Hiroshima atomic bombs on Gaza. The spacious Earth is a trust not to be bombed and destroyed. We live on Earth that sustains all forms of living things. The Earth is a living entity and is meant for us – the human beings, not for bombardment and destruction. "God is nearer to human being than his/her jugular vein", tells the Divine Revelation (50:16), and another staunch warning (The Qur'an, Chapter 7:56), spells out: Do not mischief on the Earth after it hath been set in order, but call on God with fear and longing in hearts ; For the Mercy of God is always near to those who do good. Do we the mankind have any collective sense of responsibility and accountability to protect the Earth and its imperatives of life?
False pretense to innocence leads to preposterous consequences.
Rationality reminds us to recall the horrors of World War II and injustice to Jewish people, but Netanyahu thinks of self-interest foremost whereas injustice, human degradation and starvation could well happen to Israeli or any other people, history witnesses the narrative.
Most Israeli masses stand in solidarity against the extremist policies and practices of PM Netanyahu. If the Israeli leaders believe in Jewish faith, the killing of innocent people is prohibited in the Ten Commandments (Torah): "Thou shalt not kill' (Exod. 20:13; also Deut. 5:17).
Jewish law views the shedding of innocent blood very seriously, and lists murder as one of three sins (along with idolatry and sexual immorality), that fall under the category of yehareg ve'al ya'avor – meaning "One should let himself be killed rather than violate it."
According to Rabbi Judah Loew of Prague: 'Jewish law forbids the killing of innocent people, even in the course of a legitimate military engagement."
Please see:
RealOvi.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/the-world-wonders-where-are-the-arab-leaders-by-mahboob-a-khawaja-phd
Israeli extremist leaders appear immune from any accountability for crimes against humanity and genocide in Gaza. The Arab-Muslim states be it Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan or Qatar have no capacity to halt the aggression and occupation of Palestine. President Trump and West Europeans could well determine who would be the next King of Arabia – be a fellow from the People of the Book – an Israeli such as Netanyahu?
Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja specializes in international affairs-global security, peace and conflict resolution and has spent several academic years across the Russian-Ukrainian and Central Asian regions.
Sister Aisha
NYC as a Grocer
As-salaamu-'alaikum,
I have a blurb about NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani.
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City-Owned Grocery Stores
In New York City, eating quality food is a privilege reserved for the wealthy. Some food pantries provide limited quantities of organic and non-genetically modified (GMO) food, but you must live at or below the poverty line to qualify for free food.
As usual, those in the middle-income bracket endure the worst sting from inflation.
In addition to inflated food prices, there is the capitalist business practice of selling poor-quality foods full of chemical ingredients for cheaper prices in poor communities simply because poor people cannot afford to travel to the quality stores.
And, there are the price-fixing poultry suppliers, including Tyson Foods and Perdue. It is no wonder US food company profits have soared!
This is why mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has proposed the creation of city-owned grocery stores as an answer to food insecurity among New Yorkers.
There are government-run food markets. The US military already provides military families access to their public grocery system, which gives them grocery items at 30% to 40% below what the average civilian would pay.
Anna Chworow, deputy director of Nourish Scotland, a UK-based nonprofit advocacy group, warns against targeting groups, such as low-income families. It creates a stigma that will compel others who might benefit to stay away out of fear of being stigmatized. She suggests making the municipal grocery stores universal.
While many New Yorkers surveyed support city-owned stores, one notable detractor is Pro-police billionaire John Catsimatidis, owner of Gristedes. His chain of stores have become one of the most expensive in New York City.
Catsimatidis believes that Mamdani's policies, and not economic greed among private grocers, will cause an economic downturn.
SUPERB QUOTES OF MEVLANA ' RUMI ~ WHY SHOULD I BE AFFLICTED BECAUSE OF A THORN ~ THIS PLACE IS A DREAM{!} THE SOUL HAS EARS
'Assalamu Alaikum'.
Superb Quotes from 'Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi'(r)
"These Pains you feel are Messengers, Listen to them"
~Rumi~
"There is a Voice that doesn't use words. Listen."
~Rumi~ Petals.
Even when you tear its petals off one after another,
the Rose keeps laughing and doesn't bend in pain.
"Why should I be afflicted because of a Thorn ?
It is the thorn which taught me how to laugh."
Whatever you lost through fate, be certain that it saved you from pain.
~Rumi~
This Place is a Dream, Only a Sleeper considers it Real,
Then Death comes like Dawn and you wake up laughing
@ what you thought was your grief.
~Rumi~
The Soul has been given its own Ears to hear things the mind does not understand.
~Rumi~
"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.
Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."
~Rumi~
It is good to leave each day behind like flowing water free of sadness, Yesterday is gone
& it's tale told, Today new seeds are growing .
~Rumi~
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~Salaams to all~
~ Y a s m i n ~
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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.}
MY SIN BURDENED ME HEAVILY ~ HOPE A STAIRWAY TO ALLAH'S... {?} + DUA ~[SUPERB]~
'Alhamduli'Allahi Rabbil-'Aalameen
wa-Salaatu wa-Salaamu 'alaa Ashrafil-Anbiyaa-e-wal-Mursaleen~ `Amma `Bad'.
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'Assalamu `Alaikum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu'.
'I made my Hope a Stairway to Your Forgiveness' {!}
When my heart was Hardened,
and my Courses Constrained~
I made my Hope a Stairway to YOUR Forgiveness...{!}
My Sin Burdened me Heavily...{!}
But...{?}
when I measured it by
YOUR Forgiveness LORD
YOUR Forgiveness was the Greater {!}
{*Alhamdullilah*}
(Source~ Imam ash Shafi'i ( R. ) in his Final Sickness...)
Translation:
Our Lord You truly know all that we may hide
[in our hearts] as well as all that we bring into the open, for nothing whatever, be it on earth or in heaven, remains hidden from ALLAH .
{Source ~ 'Quran'~ Surat 'Ibrāhīm 14: A # 38 }
~ MY 'SALAAMS' TO 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 Honor"
{'Quran'- 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'.
{'Quran'~ Surat Al-'An`am -# 6-162.}
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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'!
