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Politicians' Brazen Disregard for Life" by Sr. Aisha ,
"Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth" by
Sr. Yasmin
Qur'an Corner with Dr. Kaukab Siddique
A Hadith on Following an Oppressive Ruler
The Messenger of Allah said: "Listen! After me, there will
be rulers whoever visits them, believes their lies, and
helps them in oppression is not of me, and I am not of them.
He will not come to me at the cool (stream) of Paradise.
Whoever does not believe them, and helps not in their
oppression, he is of me and I am of them."
Source: Hadith Nasai
Commentary by Kaukab Siddique:
The Muslims should realize they cannot be excused for
supporting the oppressor. It's quite obvious that large
numbers of Muslims don't follow Islam, but claim they are
Muslims. The best example of this is how many Muslims are
supporting either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.
There is no lesser evil in Islam. Evil is evil. Peace does
not mean cooperation with the oppressor. There is no place
in Islam for cooperation with the Oppressor.
Many Muslims bring up the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah to justify
cooperation with the Oppressor. In that treaty, fighting was
stopped for a limited time, so that people who were trapped
in Mecca, then under the control of the Idol Worshippers,
could save themselves, and openly come over to the Islamic
side. So the Muslims were told to temporarily stop fighting.
But they were not permitted to cooperate with the
Oppressors.
Omar (RA) was very upset about peace with the kuffar. Abu
Bakr (RA) told him that peace does not mean you cooperate
with Oppressors; it simply means you do not fight with them
physically for a limited time, and this provides an
opportunity for the trapped Muslims to come over to the
Islamic side without being persecuted.
Many Muslims do not realize that peace with the kuffar does
not mean cooperation with them. In other words, it's
unnecessary to canvas for various candidates, bring them to
the mosque, or publicly announce whom you're voting for.
Your vote should be for Islam.
Biden has convinced many, including some Muslims, of the
notion that peace means those who oppose the US should be
wiped out. To vote for his successor, Kamala Harris, or for
Trump, means you are voting for the killers of Muslims. This
is exactly what Islam does not allow.
Yahya Sinwar, Hero of the Palestinian Resistance , Killed by Israeli Occupiers
By New Trend Staff
On October 16, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by
Israeli Occupation troops in Tal as-Sultan, Rafah. The
troops involved were Israeli trainee soldiers who
encountered him by chance.
Corporate media reports on his killing largely emphasized
one fact: that he was the mastermind behind the October 7
attacks. There is no mention of Israeli bombardment of
Gaza's densely populated refugee camps, strangulation by
Israel's embargo of the Gaza, and other Israeli war crimes
which Gazans endured for decades, and which Hamas leaders
have cited as the motivation for October 7.
To many Muslims throughout the world, Yahya Sinwar has
emerged as a legendary figure. He was born in Khan Yunus
Refugee Camp in Gaza in 1962. His family was forcibly
displaced from their home in Askhelon in 1948 during the
Nakba (catastrophe), when 750,000 Palestinians were forced
out of their homes. (Middle East Eye, October 17, 2024).
In the pattern typical of Israeli terror, where Palestinian
refugees are forced to flee from one putative place of
refuge to another, large swathes of the Khan Yunus Refugee
Camp, which he came to call home, have been destroyed by
Israel. What remains of the camp is constantly under attack
by the Israeli military.
Sinwar became involved in student politics and activism as a
student at the Islamic University of Gaza, where he majored
in Arab studies. In 1982, he was arrested by Israeli
authorities at the age of 20 for anti-occupation activism at
the Islamic University. Three years later he was rearrested
by the Occupation authorities. While in prison, he met
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Yassin founded Hamas a few years later,
and brought Sinwar into the organization's inner circle.
(Middle East Eye, October 17, 2024)
Sinwar co-founded Munazzamat al-Jihad w'al Dawa, a Hamas
wing which hunted down Palestinian collaborators with
Israel. (Middle East Eye, October 17, 2024)
In 1988, Sinwar was arrested for the capture and death of
two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian collaborators. He
was sentenced to four life terms, or 426 years in jail.
(Middle East Eye, October 17, 2024)
He spent 23 years in Israeli prison. During that time, he
learned Hebrew and read Israeli newspapers to learn about
Israeli politics and culture, viewing it as important to
know the way of the enemy.
In 2011, he was released from Israeli prison as part of a
prisoner swap. In the swap, one Israeli soldier, Gilad
Shalit, captured by Hamas during a 2006 cross border raid,
was exchanged for 1,047 Palestinian prisoners.
After Sinwar was released, he rapidly rose through the ranks
of the Hamas leadership. When Ismail Haniyeh was killed by
Israel in Tehran, Khaled Meshaal, the Hamas leader in Doha
was favored to assume Haniyeh's position. However, Meshaal
nominated Sinwar to assume the leadership. And Sinwar did
just that, fearlessly refusing to leave Gaza, although he
likely knew he would be killed.
In Sinwar's last moments, an Israeli drone was sent after
him. Injured and resting in a broken armchair, he
symbolically threw a stick at it. The manner of his death
highlights the imbalance between Israelis and Palestinians:
the Israelis have drones, jets, tanks, and other
sophisticated machines of war. The Palestinians have sticks,
stones, tunnels, and light weapons. They do not have the air
force which would somewhat level the playing field between
the two parties.
After Sinwar's symbolic stick throwing, the building was
shelled by Israeli tanks and missiles, and Sinwar was
killed.
In their lust for the blood of Muslim resistance leaders, US
politicians with elections on their minds, claimed they had
provided the intelligence which allowed for Sinwar's
killing. Biden said he had "directed Special Operations
personnel and our intelligence professionals to work
side-by-side with their Israeli counterparts to help locate
and track Sinwar." Israel made similar claims, saying their
intelligence services had narrowed down his location,
allowing the Israeli military to close in on him. However,
the New York Times, citing four unnamed Israeli officials,
said they did not know Sinwar was there. And Sinwar had
stopped using cell phones and other devices which could
allow him to be tracked. It's increasing become clear that
the IOF happened upon him by chance.
Even with impending death, Sinwar made no compromise with
the Zionists. It was as if he belonged in Heaven, not on
this Earth.
World News
Palestine and Lebanon: US-Israeli Oppression and Genocide Continues
October 13 - Israeli troops killed ten unarmed people in a
health care center. Al-Jazeera reported that Israeli bombing
killed four Palestinians, and burned forty people in a
refugee center. Thirty-three Palestinians were killed in
Israeli bombing in Jabalia.
Lightly armed Hizbullah fighters hit Israeli bases near
occupied Haifa. Israel has killed 2,367 and wounded 11,000
civilians in Lebanon.
Breaking news: With Sinwar's killing, Israel declared the
war was over, that they had won, and that Gaza would no
longer exist as previously. There would be no pretense of
Palestinian self-rule in the Strip, Hamas would be
eliminated completely, and Israel would be in control. The
Zionists were even distributing sweets on the streets of Tel
Aviv, celebrating Sinwar's death. Suddenly the news came
that Netanyahu's home and Mossad offices had been hit by the
mujahideen. Netanyahu's office scrambled to say that the
Prime Minister was not present when the rockets hit. The
question arises: Where was he?
Yemen
The US used B-2 Spirit bombers to hit five underground
Houthi weapons storage locations in Sanaa and Saada, Yemen.
The B-2 bombers were dispatched from the Whiteman Air Force
base in Missouri. Each B-2 is worth some $1 billion dollars,
and is rarely used. The Pentagon said the strikes were
"precision strikes" meant to deter attacks on commercial and
military vessels in the Red Sea. The Bab e-Mandeb Strait,
and the Gulf of Aiden. In a statement which can only be
characterized as cynical, considering the genocide of
Palestinian civilians, Air Force Major General Pat Ryder
said, "There will continue to be consequences for their
[i.e. the Houthis] illegal and reckless attacks which put
innocent civilian lives and U.S. and partner force's lives
at risk." (DOD website, October 17, 2024)
Thus one of the poorest countries in the world is being hit
by one of the richest and most powerful.
Canada
On October 14, Canada expelled the top Indian diplomat,
along with five other staff. Evidently the Canadian
government is concerned about Indian government's
involvement in the murder of Hardeep Singh, a prominent Sikh
activist in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb. The killer is
alleged to be a highly paid Indian agent working for Indian
intelligence. In retaliation, India expelled six Canadian
diplomats from New Delhi.
Pakistan
Mass protests in support of Palestine were held in the
Pakistani port city of Karachi. The streets were completely
flooded with people chanting pro-Palestinian slogans. Jamaat
I-Islami leader Naeem Ur Rehman addressed. Huge Palestinian
flags were hoisted.
Reuters reported October 17 that Bangladesh's International
Criminal Tribunal (ICT) issued a warrant for the arrest of
former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 50 other members of
the Awami League (Hasina's political party). The charges
include enforced disappearances, murder, and mass killings.
Seven hundred deaths and numerous injuries, mostly of
student protestors and other youth, occurred on Hasina's
watch. The court order calls for her arrest and appearance
before the court by November 18.
However, Hasina is in India, where she fled on August 5,
following mass protests against her administration. She has
not been seen in public since fleeing Bangladesh. According
to an October 17 BBC report, she was last reported to be at
a military airbase near the Indian capital of Delhi.
Although Bangladesh and India have a bilateral extradition
treaty, it remains to be seen if the Indian government, with
which Hasina was closely allied while in power, will
cooperate in her extradition to Bangladesh.
The ICT's chief prosecutor, Muhammad Tajul Islam, said
Bangladesh would get help from Interpol, if necessary, to
secure her return. "Sheikh Hasina was at the helm of those
who committed massacres, killings, and crimes against
humanity in July to August," he said. (BBC, October 17,
2024)
United States
On October 13, the U.S announced the deployment of 100
American troops, along with the Terminal High Altitude Area
Defense (THAAD) to Israel. The THAAD is a sophisticated air
defense system, and the newly deployed U.S. troops will be
operating it. The stated aim is to counter missile attacks
by Iran. However, this proclamation appears disingenuous,
considering that the US had already sent a THAAD battery to
Israel in 2019 for training—well before any Iranian
attack.
The current THAAD deployment is seen as an escalation of the
war, with direct involvement by the US. And, it raises the
possibility that US troops will be in harm's way—all
in defense of an Apartheid state.
Side note: Many Americans are unaware that the US has
maintained a permanent military base inside Israel since
2017. It is located near the city of Beersheba in the Negev
Desert. Moreover, the US has a secretive facility in the
Negev Desert called Site 512, used for radar and missile
defense. (The Hill, October 14, 2024)
The bottom line seems to be that the US will defend Israel
at any cost—even though Israel clearly had no
compunction about attacking, or threatening to attack the US
on multiple occasions, including during the USS Liberty
attack.
Conservative "Christian" Politicians' Brazen Disregard for Life
By Sis. 'Aisha Jamaat al-Muslimeen New York City
Another controversial death penalty case has made headlines.
On October 17th, Robert Roberson, a father with autism who
was convicted in the 2002 death of his two-year-old
daughter, Nikki, was scheduled to be executed in Texas.
However, just hours before the execution, a judge issued a
temporary delay.
Roberson's daughter was reported to have died from Shaken
Baby Syndrome, a diagnosis that many medical professionals
have criticized and disproved over the past twenty years.
Additionally, there has been significant progress in
understanding autism, with experts acknowledging that
autistic individuals express their emotions differently.
Roberson's attorneys believe that his autism played a
significant role in his conviction.
In September, a group of Texas politicians held a press
conference urging the Texas Parole Board to commute Robert
Roberson's death sentence to life imprisonment. However, the
Parole Board decided against it. People had been requesting
Texas Governor Abbott to get involved.
In Texas, governors do not have the authority to grant
clemency in capital murder cases. They can only approve the
Texas Parole Board's recommendations. Furthermore, death
sentences in Texas can only be commuted to life imprisonment
if there is evidence of innocence.
Although the Innocence Project, a legal organization that
provides assistance to inmates believed to have been
wrongfully convicted, was successful in getting Robert
Roberson's execution temporarily delayed, they do not always
succeed in their efforts. In September 2024, South Carolina
executed Muslim prisoner Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah for a
1997 robbery and murder despite a key witness recanting his
testimony.
Another Muslim death row inmate, Marcellus "Khalifah"
Williams, was executed by the state of Missouri in the same
month despite requests for a new trial due to questionable
evidence and inadequate legal representation. In both cases,
the governors declined to grant clemency, and the attorney
generals challenged efforts to delay the executions.
Some individuals have criticized the actions of certain
White Conservative Christian politicians, noting their
reputation for xenophobia, obstinacy, and vengefulness.
Despite the teachings of forgiveness in Christianity, these
politicians have been known for their lack of cooperation
with those who differ from them. Plus, many of them are
staunch Zionists.
States should not take someone's life on a whim, but that is
what has been happening. The Innocence Project is a legal
organization that provides legal assistance to inmates
believed to have been wrongly convicted.
Even the checks and balances involved with questionable
death penalty convictions are weak and flawed. This is why
some people proclaim that they would rather set a guilty
person free than convict an innocent person because it is
just so difficult to overturn wrongful convictions.
(Sources: NYTimes.com & TheGuardian.com)
Guidance from Sis. Yasmin
Allahu Nooru As Samawati Wal
Ard~{اللَّهُ
نُورُ
السَّمَا¨َاتِ
وَالْأَر¨ضِ }~{'QUR`AN'}
'Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth'
اللَّهُ
نُورُ
السَّمَا¨َاتِ
وَالْأَر¨ضِ
The Parable of His Light is as if there were
a Niche and within it a Lamp,
the Lamp enclosed in Glass,
the glass shining like a radiant Star,
lit from a blessed tree
an olive tree neither of the East nor of the West
whose oil would almost give light (of itself)
even though it had not been touched by fire.
Light upon Light
'Allah guides whom He will to His Light.'
'Allah doth set forth Parables for men
and Allah doth know all things.'
{Source~ Qur`an~ Surat An-Nūr (The Light) ~24 A #
35}
In the two (2) Sahihs [Bukhari & Muslim]
it is recorded that Ibn `Abbas, (may Allah be pleased with
him) said...