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Rabi' al-Awwal 5,1431/ February 20, 2010 # 8
For inspiring words of Islamic guidance from American Muslim
teacher and scholar Br. Shamim Siddiqui [New York]
please scroll all the way down.
CAIR's Victims: Five US Muslims arrested in Pakistan at the
orders of FBI at the behest of CAIR have been refused bail
by Pakistan's so-called anti-terror court. Human rights
leader Khalid Khawaja is fighting for their rights. He is
trying that they should not be sent back to the US to suffer
Dr, Aafia's fate. He wants to get the cases quashed. The
High Court will be petitioned. The youths have written
inspiring letters to their family members urging them to
read the Qur'an, especially 9:32-72.
Latest War News in brief: February 20: In Afghanistan the 9
day long US juggernaut against the tiny town of Marja has
stalled. Taliban defenders turned out to be only 100 or less
against 15,000 US troops. They have suffered negligible
losses. The US advanced into the town of Marja but faced
quick moving Islamic snipers and home made bombs. The
population sided with the Taliban and did not reveal any
important info. Parts of Marja continue to be under Taliban
control. It has been a big disappointment for the US which
was ready to pay millions of dollars to get the people's
support. US has admitted killing 15 civilians including 6
children and 5 women. US general says: "Sorry!"
No Baradar to the Taliban!
US-Pakistani Claims about Mullah Baradar turned out to be
false:
When the US assault on Marja stalled, Pakistani General
Kayani offered a "consolation prize" to the US from within
Pakistan. A joint Pakistani and US CIA raid in Karachi
"captured" Taliban leader Mullah Baradar. Much was made of
this "capture" in the US media. Every TV channel in the
corporate Zionist media trumpeted this as a major victory
against the Taliban. Mullah Baradar was "promoted" into TOP
Taliban leader second only to the legendary Mullah Umar, the
leader of the resistance!
It turns out from a number of sources that Mullah Baradar is
the ONLY Taliban leader interested in PEACE TALKS. He had
come to Karachi in the hope of initiating peace talks. He is
certainly no TOP leader of the Taliban. If he had been a
fighter, he wouldn't have gone down without a fight. He
would have been in the battlefield.
Thus General Kayani did to Mullah Baradar what he had done
to the Pak Taliban spokesman in Swat, Muslim Khan, who
trusted Kayani's "word" and came to the army to negotiate
peace.
[Baradar in Urdu means brother.]
Somalia: Southern and Central Somalia are in Islamic hands.
Only a part of Mogadishu remains in control of western
backed clique which is receiving heavy weapons from
opponents of Islamic power. See photo of Somalis praying in
the street after their mosque was destroyed by pro-western
forces. [From Chinese News Agency.]
Scroll all the way down
Jamaat al-Muslimeen [News]
Peaceful Islamic Movement
P.O. Box 10881
Baltimore, MD 21234
North Carolina
From Imam Badi Ali [Jamaat al-Muslimeen National Shoora
leader]
Spotlight #1: The enemies of Islam are trying very hard to
isolate the true followers of Islam. We can understand this
process if we study the life of the Prophet, pbuh. Today
the people in power have generated labels of
"fundamentalist," "extremist," and "terrorist" to cut the
Muslms who stand up to power from the Muslim ummah. To
replace real Islam, masjids and organizations are being put
in place which do not serve Islam. The Qur'an calls such
false masjids "masjid dhirar." The Prophet, pbuh, has taught
that we should recognize these false "masjids." Look at the
Muslim students' organizations and other Muslim groups set
up in America. Many of them do not implement even the basics
of Islam. Prayers come and go and prayers are not insisted
upon. There is a partying and socializing atmosphere in many
of these places. Men and women do not dress modestly: they
mix freely, and worship is the least of their concerns.
Spotlight #2: We must worry about the corporate/zionist
ownership and control of the major media. The Islamic
viewpoint is not being presented in the US media. There is
constant censorship of the islamic viewpoint.. This
increases the need for and value of Islamic media.
Pennsylvania
Dr. Shabazz' Powerful Speech at Lincoln U. Debunks Racial
Theories, Explains Haiti, Uncovers Obama's Role
by Kaukab Siddique, PhD
On February 16, 2010 Dr. Abdulalim Shabazz spoke at Lincoln
University, Pennsylvania, on the African Diaspora. It was an
hour long speech followed by an hour of questions and
answers from an enthused audience of university students. He
was invited by the Lincoln U chapter of the NAACP and was
introduced by Ms. Candace England and Ms. Erica Shannon,
local leaders of the NAACP.
Dr. Shabazz, a genius in the field of mathematics, is famous
for his transformational theories of education and the role
of the teacher or professor. When a teacher opines that a
young man or woman of African descent should not or cannot
study mathematics, that is an expression of racism. It
implies that a person of a certain race is inherently
incapable of studying mathematics. Dr. Shabazz implies that
there are no weak students, there are only weak teachers. If
the teacher does her/his job, the student will learn.
A student must never feel inferior. The sense of inferiority
and lack of self-worth is implanted among the oppressed
people by the oppressors, he said. Dr. Shabazz recounted
his own experiences from the town of Bessemer in Alabama to
BA with honors from Lincoln University, MA from MIT and PhD
from Cornell University. His acceptance of Islam was a
central event in his life which led him to Umm al Qura
University in Makka, Arabia.
With precision and erudition, Dr. Shabazz outlined racial
history. He said that now it is recognized by scholars that
the human race came of Africa and was Black. The origins
were in Africa and a great variety of factors provided the
shades of color we see across the world. Thus humanity is
one and racial ideologies are meant to divide humans and
lead to exploitation and conflict. Skewed views about race
have become part of the European viewpoint, he said, owing
to the bigotry of Europe's greatest thinkers including Hegel
and Toynbee, who claimed that Africa is not important..
In his discussion of Haiti, Dr. Shabazz explained that Haiti
had been made to pay for its successful resistance and
revolution against the French. Later, Haitian dictators were
supported by the US and sucked the wealth of Haiti out into
their personal accounts. Democratically elected Aristide was
kidnaped with he help of the US. Thus Haitian people were
deprived of their political rights. Hence Haiti was
seriously underdeveloped and when the earthquake came, the
country collapsed owing to almost non-existent
infrastructure.
In the question-answer session Dr. Shabazz uncovered the
role of President Obama. He said that Obama is being used as
a front by America's power structure to control the
resources of the world. The process of plunder is continung
and the President is not in charge.
To change the world, he said, focus on:
1. Self.
2. God.
3. Community
Dr. Shabazz, a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics,
formerly at Lincoln university, is now Endowed Chair and
Professor of Mathematics at Grambling State University in
Louisiana. Numerous PhDs in mathematics from among the Black
communities of America were his students. He is the
philosopher of Jamaat al-Muslimeen and author of numerous
articles on Islam
DrAAS.info
Maryland
Jamaat al-Muslimeen Urges US Muslims to Consult their
Communities on the basis of Open Discussion, Equality and
Stand United Against the Oppressors
by Sis. Ashira [Secretary General Jamaat al-Muslimeen]
The Qur'an on Shoora (Mutual Consultation)
Sura 32, Ayats 36-39
"And (remember that) whatever you are given (now) is but for
the (passing) enjoyment of life in this world--whereas that
which is with God is far better and more enduring. It shall
be given to all who attain to faith and in their Sustainer
place their trust; (37) and who shun the more heinous sins
and abominations; and who, whenever they are moved to anger,
readily forgive; (38) and who respond to (the call of) their
Sustainer and are constant in prayer; and whose rule (in all
matters of common concern) is consultation among themselves;
and who spend on others out of what We provide for them as
sustenance; (39) and who whenever tyranny afflicts them,
defend themselves."
I'd like to give you this example from a young woman who
worked as a temporary Secretary at a predominantly caucasian
university. The young woman was an African American with
high self-esteem. Her boss was so cold, when he entered the
office, people thought the temperatue dropped 10 degrees. On
about her seventh day of work, the boss gave her some work
to perform and walked away. When she asked him for
explanation so that she might be sure to produce a good
letter, he refused to answer. The young woman having had
enough of this "coldness" looked him straight in the face
and said, "you know, at some point we are gonna have to
become equal." She tendered her resignation and was gone two
weeks later.
Now, what does this have to do with mutual consultation? It
is to demonstrate that the first and most important
ingredient to mutual consultation is EQUALITY. Each member
must be considered not the same as but just as VALUABLE as
any other member of the consultation group. Usually where
there are thoughts of superiority, there is no consultation
attempt at all. All Imams should "search" themselves to know
that we are truly Imams of the Faith of Islam and not of
anything less than that.
Without Shura: We will have no Islamic culture to pass on to
our children (which leads to self destruction)
We will continue to be divided by ethnic groups, tribes,
etc. (our common enemies will defeat us and cause us to
continue to fight one another-- which will lead to suffering
and our death as a people.)
What all of the above says is this: All of the Muslim
masajid and/or other organizatons must perform this
necessary consultation or we will never be successful in
implementing Islam. We may have huge and enjoyable
conventions, meetings and other events, but they will not be
successful as foundations for establishing Islamic
development. Who has time to waste?
Our America# 1
This is not an act of terrorism? So Says the White House but
compare with 9.11...
by Sis. Abigail
Headlines Read:
"A small aircraft crashed into a building next to an FBI
office in the Texas state capital of Austin on February 18,
2010". "White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told the press
pool on Air Force One that the plane that crashed into an
office tower in Austin does not appear to be an act of
terrorism, though investigations are continuing."
It's not an act of terrorism? I don't understand...neither
do my friends; neither do my co-workers; neither do the
general masses; neither do the millions of bloggers that
have been blogging question marks since officials declared
the crash wasn't terrorism!
What is the difference between the Austin suicide plane
crash on 2/18 and the New York suicide plane crash on 9/11?
Did the Pilot purposefully target the building and
premeditate suicide for his 'cause'?
9/11-yes 2/18-yes
Was the Pilot upset with the United States Government, their
attitude, their lies, their double-standards, and their
unreasonableness?
9/11-yes 2/18-yes
Was the Pilot a Muslim?
9/11-yes 2/18-no ....Oh, now I see the difference!
Since the Austin suicide pilot was an engineer and software
designer, are Americans going to start seeing drones fly
over the "known hang-outs" of engineers and software
designers in the U.S.? Is the CIA and the military going
to begin spying on and monitoring everyone who owes back
taxes and are disgruntled with the IRS?
No, that probably will not happen. Why? They are not
'organized Muslims', that's why.
Our America: #2
Message to Christians
Ten Churches have been burned down in East Texas: How Should
True Christians Respond?
by Sis. Abigail
[We asked Sis. Abigail to research the Church fires and find
out how Christians {should } respond - editor]
HEADLINES: "Two More Churches Burn in East Texas"
Article states: "Separate fires raged at two more churches
in East Texas on Monday night. If confirmed to be arson,
they would be the ninth and 10th churches set on fire in
Texas since New Year's Day." and it quotes Pastor Carl
Samples as saying: "I can't comprehend how anyone would do
the Lord's house this way,"
For many true Christians, it's very revealing to watch the
reactions of other people or "so-called" christians when
things like this happen.
Many true Christians view 'tragedies' as either 1) a test
for the whole world to see, or 2) as evidence for the whole
world to take note of.
A persons reaction to something testifies to their belief in
God and His words and instructions (or in their belief in
God and Jesus and his words in the case of Christians).
A person's reaction to an event testifies to their belief
and obedience to God because their reactions portray their
character and if they are true believers, their character
will image that outlined in the scriptures.
When we witness a "Christian's" actions, reactions,
character, and life-style, we have the opportunity to gauge
their belief and obedience to the 'rules' Jesus set forth
for them IF we are familiar with the rules Jesus gave to
them.
For instance, most people sympathize with the church members
whose churches have been burned. But we must remember
that the New Testament teaches strongly against placing
value on materialistic things....and yes, even
"churches".....in fact, especially churches.
Acts chapter 7 says: "However, the Most High does not live
in houses made by men. As the prophet says: " 'Heaven is my
throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house
will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my
resting place be? Has not my hand made all these
things?'"
(This chapter of Acts goes on to write about Stephens rebuke
of the Jews, telling them they are 'stiff-necked people with
uncircumcised hearts and ears". He then tells them they are
just like their fathers were....always resisting the Holy
Spirit, and asking them "Was there ever a prophet your
fathers did not persecute?" ... These verses are revealing
and a detailed story about the Jews and their attitude
towards obeyers of Jesus, and about Paul (still known as
Saul at the time, who was still a persecutor of the
christians) and about the Sanhedrin.)
But returning to the point about the "Christian Community's"
reaction to the church burnings: Why are so many of these
'christians' weeping and mourning over the loss of their
buildings. Who cares where you gather together to
'worship'? What difference does it make? And why does it
need to be a nice, expensive, or beautiful place?
I think there are very few reasons we could give God for
needing our buildings to be expensive or beautiful, and then
I think it would be rare for Him to grant our request to
create such buildings.
Shelter is different. Shelter for gathering away from the
'elements' and for temporary 'separation from the world' is
different...but can't we find that in our houses, garages,
barns, businesses,etc.? Then why shed tears for the
burning wood and images and padded pews?
No one who knows and practices the teachings of the New
Testament would rightly cry about the building. Their only
tears would be shed when they wonder "Oh my gosh, what have
we done to make someone so angry with us that they would
want to harm us and destroy our shelter for gathering?"
True Christians would say "We must find these arsonists and
ask them to forgive us for whatever we've done to make them
so angry with us".
But instead, most of them cry for the perished wood and
smoking paint, and then exclaim to the world's policemen
"find these beasts and throw them in jail". It reminds me
of many other "terrorist" attacks that have taken place in
this country. These attacks don't seem to make the
'targets' stop and question what they may have done to hurt
someone so much that they would feel like hurting them in
return. No, instead they defiantly seek vengeance against
their "enemy".
These people weep and mourn over buildings, yet they don't
shed a tear about the loss of life taking place at the hands
of their own government. On the contrary, they wave flags
and boldly support the United States participation in
hatred, murder, and vengence - all of which is forbidden for
Christians.
See these laws for Christians:
"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and
hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray
for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your
Father in heaven" Matthew 5:43-45
""You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth
for tooth.'But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If
someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the
other also" Matthew 5:38-39
"Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is
right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as
it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take
revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it
is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"says the
Lord. On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing
this, you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be
overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" Romans
12:17-21
Anyone can claim to be a "Christian", but it is those who
OBEY Jesus that are the blessed true followers. Even Jesus
declares this to us:
"Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who
loves me." John 14:21
"If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love" John
15:10
"For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in
God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be
declared righteous" Roman 2:13
Wake up Muslims and realize who you are dealing with. Read
the laws that God has placed over those who choose to
'follow Jesus'. Look around.. Do they obey those laws?
Does not Allah teach that they follow "no good" until they
obey the laws they have been given?
"Say: O followers of the Book! you follow no good till you
keep up the Taurat and the Injeel and that which is revealed
to you from your Lord" The Qur'an 5:68
Pakistan: Military atrocity against Jamaate Islami
Joint Pakistani-US Military Unit Blows up Pak Home killing
80 year old mother and 20 year old niece
February 18, 2010: Local people say that 12 truckloads of
Pakistani troops accompanied by Amercan troops came to the
homes of Harun ar-Rasheed and his brothers located at a 4
way about 3 km from the town of khar in Bajaur tribal
agency. The troops sprinkled petrol on the homes, fixed
explosives in the prayer area and used remote control to
blow it up. All the homes caught fire andc were destroyed.
Buried in the rubble were Harun ar-Rasheed's 80 year old
mother and his 20 year old niece. The troops later arrested
the father of the 20 year old as a potential terrorist!
Harun ar-Rasheed, who, according to Jamaate Islami policies,
has always followed the path of peace, called for a judicial
and parliamentary investigation of the atrocity. He said,
this investigation is essential owing to the propaganda let
loose against his family by the propaganda wing of the army.
[Blaming the victim, it is called in America -- editor]
This testimony was given in Peshawar's al-Markaz islami by
Haroon ar-Rasheed, former member of the National Assembly of
Pakistan from Bajaur and deputy Ameer of Jamaate Islami for
for Frontier Province.
[Pakistani troops have murdered 7,000 civilians and wounded
15,000 in the Bajaur area since 2004. The army, first led by
Musharraf and now Kayani, two well known agents of America,
has destroyed 20,000 homes and made 2.5 million people
homeless, it was reported at the press conference.]
Pakistani Rallies Condemn Army murder of Islamic Leader's
Mother and Niece
To New Trend from Shamsuddin in Lahore
LAHORE, Feb. 19: Protest demonstrations were held all over
the country on Friday to condemn the targeting of the
residence of senior Jamaate Islami leader and ex-MNA,
Sahibzada Haroonur Rashid, on the appeal of the JI chief
Syed Munawar Hasan.
Rallies were held at mosques and Press Clubs in different
cities and were addressed by JI leaders.
In Lahore, a protest rally was staged from Masjid e Shuhada
to the Assembly Hall. The Ghaibana Namaz e Janaza of the
mother and the niece of Sahibzada Haroonur Rashid was also
offered on the occasion. The demonstrators raised anti-US
slogans. Speaking on the occasion, the JI Lahore chief
Amirul Azeem, said that Sahibzada Haroonur Rashid was the
first man who resigned from his NA seat in protest against
the drone attack at Damma Dola which resulted in the death
of 83 Hifz e Quran students along with their teachers.
He said the ISPR report published on Friday showed the army
casualties in this so called Terror War in which 10 Pak
soldiers were being killed daily. He said all those
responsible for this bloodshed would be accountable in the
hereafter.
In Peshawar, a protest rally was held from Nishtar Abad
chowk to Hasht Nagri. The JI provincial secretary Shabbir
Ahmed Khan and ex-MNA Abdul Akbar Chitrali, while addressing
the rally, demanded a judicial enquiry into the bombing and
deterrent punishment to the culprits. They said the JI
leader had been targeted because of his principled stance
against the US war on terror.
In Rawalpindi, a rally was held at Dhok Hassoo and was
addressed by JI deputy chief Dr. Muhammad Kamal. A rally was
held at Chiniot and was addressed by JI central leader Hafiz
Muhammad Idrees and Rai Muhammad Nawaz Kharl. At Sargodha, a
rally was a staged under the leadership of Haji Javed Iqbal
Cheema. The rally at Multan was held at Multan Press Club,
and was addressed by the JI district chief.
Rallies were also held D.G. Khan, Gujrat, and in different
cities and towns in Baluchistan and the NWFP
Palestine: With thanks to Sis. Anisa Abdel Fattah [re:
press.tv]
Israeli Bandits in Dubai murder Islamic Leader Mahmoud
al-Mabhouh: 11 Against 1
UK: Mossad behind terror killing of Hamas commander
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:48:19 GMT
Alleged assassination team in Dubai, AP photo
British government sources say members of an alleged terror
team, charged with murdering a senior Hamas commander in
Dubai last month, were Israel's Mossad agents.
The sources told The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday that three
Irish passport holders who were allegedly part of an
11-member hit squad that murdered Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on the
January-20 terror operation "were most likely Mossad agents
carrying false documentation."
Last night, Dubai Police Chief Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim
released the passport photographs of suspects that include
10 men and a woman, vowing to issue arrest warrants against
them.
Six of the suspects carried British passports; three others
had Irish passports, while the other two possessed French
and German documents.
Based on the report, British officials have ruled out the
involvement of any Irish nationals in the plot, arguing that
they "were Mossad agents using (false) Irish passports."
A spokesman for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs also
denied the allegation, saying "The Irish embassy in Abu
Dhabi is in constant touch with the Emirates on a daily
basis, but have received no official confirmation on any
Irish nationals being involved."
The sources also dismissed the involvement of British
nationals, saying that "there was no corroboration within
Whitehall of any British involvement in the assassination
plot."
Dubai's police had previously threatened to arrest Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if it determined that
Mossad was behind the terror operation.
The police chief said last night that "We do not rule out
Mossad, but when we arrest those suspects we will know who
masterminded it."
Mogadishu, Somalia: Muslim youths praying in the sreet.
[Feb. 19, 2010]
Letter
We Must Continue to Struggle Peacefully Against All Odds
Mohtram Kaukab Bhai, ASA
Your NT is really a source of encouragement and a beacon of
light for the oppressed souls around the world and an
inspires others to carry it out onward the struggle against
the oppressive forces and regimes globally both in the
Muslim and the non-Muslim world alike.
That is the why the individuals and the organizations that
are associated with these oppressive designs, irrespective
of the fact whether governmental or non-governmental, all
are allergic to you, your "friends" your paper and your
relentless onslaughts against each of them.
You are doing this job for the sake of Allah and, I am sure,
ALLAH (SWT) will protect you and reward you immensely in
both the worlds. You carry on your job totally feeling free
from the timid voices of "jackals" in the wilderness of
GLOBAL forest where the solitary voice of a loin that NT
represents prevails over others.
In fact, the stage is well set. The world needs the "Masiha'
of the time and he can be only one who challenges the Batil
forces all around and at every front, topples down the
edifice of the secular system and replaces it with the
Divine Guidance from our Creator and Sustainer. He will be
the messenger of the Messenger of Allah, the most modern
and the most accomplished personality of the age. He will be
the most "loveable and huggable" image of Islam's love,
care and concern for the suffering humanity. All his
companions will be the truthful model of their supreme boss
- Muhammad Ibne Abdullah, the Messenger of peace and mercy
(S) for entire mankind. We have to find him out and build
that requisite character in each of us on the pattern he
(S) inculcated in his (S) men and women.
If we could do that job, it will make easy yours fight for
the rights of the deprived and the down trodden here and
everywhere. This is a challenge of great magnitude and
worthy of acceptance for reaping its profound benefits in
both the worlds.
My best wishes and prayers are for you and for your
dauntless spirit to struggle against all odds and
eventualities that are inevitable to encounter in this
process.
Your reporting about "Marja" needs more coverage. Hope it
will be coming in the next issues. You have correctly
envisioned about the strategy of Taliban 's retreat. If
an army does not know where to advance and where to
retreat, it cannot succeed. Hazrat Khalid (RA) successfully
withdrew his army of 3,000 against 100,000 in the Battle of
Mauta. When people remarked that it was an act of
cowardice, Rasulullah (S) himself defended the actions of
Khalid (RA) and called it as a strategic success. They will
return one day, Insha Allah.
Shamim Siddiqi
WWW.dawahinamericas.com
2010-02-22 Mon 20:09:08 cst
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