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| Addiction treatments and Islam | | 2008-08-08 04:14:21 | | Alcohol And Drug addiction treatment and Islam
Believers, wine, gambling, the stone altars and arrows (that the pagans associate with certain divine characters) are all abominable acts associated with satanic activities. Avoid them so that you may have everlasting happiness (5:90). Satan wants to induce hostility and hatred among you through wine and gambling and to [...]... | | By: Muslim Unity | | |
| | Islam, Islamism and Jihadism in Italy | | 2008-08-06 03:25:31 | | I have a long article in the latest issue of the Hudson Institute's Current Trends in Islamist Ideology entitled Islam, Islamism and Jihadism in Italy. Readers of the CT Blog might be particularly interested in the last part, given the paucity of English-language sources on the matter. Based mostly on primary sources and years of field work, the section describes at length the history and development of jihadist networks operating in Italy, devoting extensive attention to the infamous Islamic Cultural...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | UMNO mesti amal Islam tulen untuk joint PAS | | 2008-07-26 22:11:00 | | Korang jangan terpedaya dengan tajuk berita. Apa kata TG Nik Aziz tentang muzakarah PAS UMNO sudah cukup jelas. Tiada muzakarah !!! Tapi keesokan harinya Utusan Meloya dan beberapa media lagi terus mainkan melodi yang sama. Pada mereka rakyat mesti terus di tipu. Kalau tak tipu, UMNO tak boleh hidup.
Ada manusia yang baca tajuk berita. Isi kandungan tak payah jenguk, buang masa. Macam berita ini... | | By: No2umnO | | |
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| Europe, Islam and Jihadism: establishing the distinctions | | 2008-07-26 19:45:58 | | In my last European professional tour of June-July, I briefed and lectured Government officials, NGOs and European Union audiences in Rome, Berlin, Brussels, Paris and London. I will report on the main issues of discussions and areas of common interest in the near future. One of the hot issues of exchange has been the ability for Europeans (Government and public) to make a distrinction between the theology of Islam and the ideology of Jihadism. Although links have been established by the Jihadists...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | WHAT IS ISLAM? | | 2008-07-16 12:53:01 | | What is Islam ? Islam is not a new religion, but the same truth that God revealed through all His prophets to every people. For a fifth of the...
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| | WOMAN IN ISLAM | | 2008-07-16 12:44:27 | | WOMAN IN ISLAMMore often than not, when there are issues involving our sisters, they are "dealt with" by the men. When any sisters dare to challenge this, they automatically are branded as...
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| Amir Lahkar-i-Islam accepts govt | | 2008-07-05 16:07:09 | | KHYBER AGENCY: Political Agent of Khyber Agency, Tariq Hayat Khan has said that Amir Lashkar-i-Islam Mangal Bagh has accepted all the terms of the government.He said Mangal Bagh has agreed to submit bail money in exchange for his men.He has also agreed to keep in force the ban on exhibition of weapons in the government [...]... | | By: Free Shared Mobile | | |
| | Converting the West to Islam Through … Sex? | | 2008-06-29 05:07:00 | | For the past few weeks Yahoo group MahdiUniteMuslims (MUM) — which is dedicated to uniting the Islamic world through belief in the Mahdi, the “rightly-guided one” of Islamic traditions who will create a global caliphate — has hosted a discussion about mut`ah, Shi`i temporary marriage, the “secret weapon that will convert the West to Islam in the later days before the advent of Imam al Mahdi”.His starting point is the Islamic tradition that in the last days before the Mahdi returns, women will greatly outnumber men worldwide. This Muslim Hugh Hefner opines that “the West will not consider mut`ah as marriage but more at par [sic] with mistress or girlfriend though we consider it a valid form of marriage.”He continues: “The West can never jail a Shi`ah for doing mut`ah. It is almost impossible to go to jail for doing mut`ah in the West” (except perhaps in Texas). “Even U.S. presidents galore had mistresses” (Bill Clinton, crypto-Shi`i?). And since “the craze abou... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | NEFA Foundation Exclusive: An Interview with Mangal Bagh, Commander of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), Pakistan | | 2008-06-29 00:53:54 | | The NEFA Foundation has obtained an exclusive video-recorded interview with Mangal Bagh, the charismatic, de-facto leader of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in control of approximately three-quarters of Pakistan’s Khyber Agency. Bagh took control of Lashkar-e-Islam approximately two years ago from its original founder Deobandi cleric Mufti Munir Shakir. In the span of those two years, LI has evolved into a tribe-based militant outfit which has successfully wrested control of the area from criminal networks...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | THE FIVE PILLAR OF ISLAM | | 2008-06-28 06:32:45 | | THE FIVE PILLAR OF ISLAM
They are the framework of the Muslim life: faith, prayer, concern for the needy, self-purification, and the pilgrimage to Makkah for those who...
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| | * Islam quiz 3 | | 2008-06-26 14:16:50 | | Try the third part of our Islam quiz and gain knowledge about Quran* On which night was the Qur'an first revealed?*Through whom was the Qur'an revealed?
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| | | Agenda jahat STAR terhadap Islam | | 2008-06-26 07:25:00 | | roslansms - Tidak ada akhbar tempatan yang terus memain dan mensensasikan isu ini selain The Star. Di muka hadapannya hari ini dipaparkan gambar berikut meliputi satu pertiga ruangannya dengan tajuk: Turban legends on the road
Sejak penguatkuasaan penggunaan topi keledar ke atas penunggang dan pembonceng motorsikal dikuatkuasakan puluhan tahun dahulu, sehingga kini ia tidak pernah menjadi... | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | Subsidi Menurut Pandangan Islam | | 2008-06-26 02:54:00 | | azzlie - [...] Oleh kerana kita ingin mencari adakah subsidi ini dibolehkan atau tidak dari sudut Islam marilah kita kembali kepada Sirah Sayyidina Umar Al-Khattab. Sayyidana Umar semasa pemerintahannya mengistiharkan setiap tahun satu hari di mana segala dana negara perlu dikosongkan dan diberi kepada rakyat dalam bentuk subsidi. Amirul Mukminin mengeluarkan arahan tersebut kepada Abu Musa... | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | Five Things to Know About Islam | | 2008-06-21 04:34:26 | | By Rochelle FeilIn WenatcheeWorld Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Adnan Abou-Ammo grew up Muslim.Lebanon, he notes, is very diverse. The same family will often have both Christian and Muslim members. Abou-Ammo says his family raised him as Muslim, a practicer of Islam, and as with any family, it's his family that helped him build his religious foundation."As an adult you explore it more and go through doubts and other ideas and go back to that foundation if you're convinced of it," Abou-Ammo says."Islam is a way of life," he adds. "When a person is a Muslim it's from the moment you get up in the morning to when you sleep."1 Unity of GodMuslims believe that there is only one God, the God of Abraham and all other prophets. "It is essential. If you don't believe in that, you're not Muslim." The concept of monotheism is one of the many commonalities between Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Christianity, Judaism and Islam share much of the same history, including Biblical names, language, culture,... | | By: Spiritual Village | | |
| | NEFA: TerrorWatch on Fatah al-Islam and Samina Malik Powerpoint | | 2008-06-20 12:20:08 | | The NEFA Foundation has posted a new edition of its TerrorWatch video cybercast, this time examining Al-Qaida's growing focus on the plight of the Palestinians and the emergence of apparent Al-Qaida cells in lawless regions of the Gaza Strip . In a January 2008 audio recording, Fatah al-Islam leader Shaker al-Absi told his followers, "“We ought to think about our brothers in the blessed land in Jerusalem and in the Gaza Strip, the heroes of Fatah al-Islam who were granted success by Allah in...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | WHY ISLAM | | 2008-06-16 01:59:52 | | Why Islam?
Why Islam? The question "why?" demands a rational answer. However, many people think that it is not possible to give rational answers to ideological commitments (by ideology, we mean a...
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| | Perak diminta haramkan juga program berkonsep Islam Hadhari | | 2008-05-28 06:16:00 | | Mstar - Dewan Pemuda PAS Ipoh Timur (DPPIT) dan Dewan Pemuda PAS Pasir Salak (DPPPs) hari ini menyarankan agar kerajaan Perak mengikuti pendirian kerajaan Selangor dan Pulau Pinang mengharamkan program berkonsepkan Islam Hadhari yang diperkenalkan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi tiga tahun lepas.
Ketua DPPIT Salman Saleh dan Ketua DPPPS Zamarul Aini Abdul Malek berkata... | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | A COMPLETE CODE OF LIFE; ISLAM | | 2008-05-28 05:58:32 | | A COMPLETE CODE OF LIFE; ISLAM
Islam is an all-embracing way of life. It extends over the entire spectrum of life, showing us how to conduct all human activities in a sound and wholesome manner. It...
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| | Social System in Islam: The View of Man and Woman | | 2008-05-20 21:34:00 | | By Taquidin Nubhani"Woe to Humankind! What has made him reject God? From what thing did He create him? > From a clot He Created him..." [Abasa: 17-19]Thus, Allah (swt) has addressed Humankind with obligations and He (swt) has made Humankind the subject of that speech and those obligations. He (swt) has revealed the laws (Shar'a) to Humankind and He (swt) will resurrect Humankind, account him/her and admit him/her to Paradise or Hell. Therefore, He (swt) has made Humankind - not men or women - th... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | Islam’s Response to Terrorism | | 2008-05-15 01:33:00 | | by Abdul Ghany Jahangeer KhanIslam means the religion of peace. A person following Islam will find that he or she is surrounded by noble teachings, the aim of which is to establish peace between man and Allah, the Creator of all; between man and man; and between man and the rest of Allah’s creation.How does such a religion deal with the issue of terrorism? And what does the word terrorist mean? Dictionaries will define a terrorist as one who systematically uses violence and intimidation to ach... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | *Islam Quiz-1 | | 2008-05-08 07:59:18 | | Here I post some questions about islam under the heading Islam Quiz. You can answer them by clicking Post comments along with your name. This would help us to know more about quran and Islam Inshah Allah.This is the first Question . Quiz-1What is the meaning of the word "Qur'an"?
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| | Adakah kita yang dilahirkan Islam dapat berhujah sebegini? | | 2008-05-01 18:38:00 | | tranungkite - Satu hal lagi yang peliknya dalam Judaism tak ada konsep neraka…yang ada syurga je…kalau macamtu kenapa nak buat baikkan? Kenapa hidup ni tak buat dosa je ? kan elok ? Kalau aku takde rasa takut dengan pembalasan atas kejahatan yang aku lakukan kenapa aku perlu berlaku baik dalam hidup
Aku dilahirkan sebagai seorang Yahudi Rusia . Perjuangan ku bermula semasa aku berumur 19 tahun.... | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | Pete Doherty turns to Islam | | 2008-04-25 23:39:26 | | Junkie rocker Pete Doherty has turned to Islam while locked up in jail — and is reading the Koran to help him cope with life inside.
The ‘Babyshambles’ star, 29, requested a translation of the Arabic book after being put in an isolated cell at London’s tough Wormwood Scrubs prison last week — and he is [...]... | | By: Gossip Boulevard | | |
| | | Minnesota School is Teaching Islam | | 2008-04-10 15:28:56 | | A tax payer funded school in Minnesota is teaching Islam to it’s students. A substitute teacher has reported that the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy has blurred the lines between the separation of church and state.
The separation of church and state has become the rallying cry of atheists everywhere who are afraid that their child may even [...]... | | By: America's Watchtower | | |
| | The Study of Political Islam: A Must Read | | 2008-04-10 12:20:00 | | For those who haven't seen it yet, (myself included,) there was a very good, in depth article on Front Page Magazine back in Feb. 2007, that all should read regarding Political Islam. I myself just received it today via an American Congress for Truth e-letter.There is no way I can summarize the article enough and still project it's full force of understanding. But I'll attempt to keep brevity in the forefront. The article is an interview between FPM's Jamie Glazov and CSPI's (Center for the Study of Political Islam) director, Bill Warner.Glazov's interview of Warner covers many, many, aspects of Islam and why the average person today truly understands so little of it. Warner describes the CSPI as, "a group of scholars who are devoted to the scientific study of the foundational texts of Islam—Koran, Sira (life of Mohammed) and Hadith (traditions of Mohammed)." Of which, Warner states, they're studying both the doctrine and history of Islam, or as CSPI sees it, the theory and its resul... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
| | Fatawa: Islam and Politics | | 2008-04-09 06:58:00 | | Question:What is political Islam? Answer:In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. Dear brother in Islam, we would like to express our deep appreciation for giving us the chance to answer such a very important question that appears to be very crucial especially in the wake of the attacks launched by the enemies of Islam nowadays against this comprehensive religion. Indeed, Islam is under assaults and... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | "FITNA FILM"... Bukti nyata sebuah KEBENCIAN TERHADAP ISLAM | | 2008-04-07 14:39:54 | | Yup, ini benar-benar bukti nyata... ketika kebencian sudah mengakar pada diri seseorang, maka segala upaya untuk menghancurkan akan dilancarkan... tidak lagi sembunyi-sembunyi tapi dengan terang-terangan dan dipublikasikan secara luas... bentuk lain dari PENGIBARAN BENDERA PERANG, sebuah strategi awal untuk melihat kelemahan lawan... OTAK atau OTOT ? we better use our brain, guys...!!! Benar-benar sama seperti judulnya... semua scene yang ditampilkan adalah FITNAH, mendefinisikan al Qur'an...
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| | Solution to Radical Islam Found in Unlikely Source | | 2008-04-04 12:12:00 | | Canada’s months-long plea to its fellow NATO nations for increased military support in Afghanistan has finally been answered by the Frenc-whoops! Nope, not them. As of this writing, they changed their mind (chickened out?) at the last minute and it was the Americans who answered the call. Yep, those same Americans who many elitist, naïve leftwing Canadians love to hate. I love the irony.The War on Terror is going to continue to be about hunting the Islamofascist terrorists down in whatever country they are holed up in. That is just the reality of facing an enemy who doesn’t belong to a distinct geographical location. But a necessary element for victory is one that is found in the most unlikely of places: right here at home. On the political left. Ouch.For generations, the left wingers of the Free World have tried time and again to match the political right on policy. Time and again they have failed. Whether in the United States, Canada, England, or any number of democrati... | | By: The Moderate Separatist | | |
| | Anti-Islam film Fitna - from stupid Dutch | | 2008-04-03 09:35:00 | | The Hague - Last night's debate in the Dutch parliament on the anti-Islam film Fitna turned into a major confrontation between populist right-wing MP Geert Wilders and the government.During the debate, confidential records were released of a conversation in early November between Mr Wilders, Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin and Interior Minister Guusje Ter Horst. The document states that Mr Wilders had said he planned to remove pages from the Qur'an and throw them into a fireplace.This explains why the government treated the impending film as the potential source of a major crisis. Minister Hirsch Ballin suggested that the film had been adapted after their meeting, as the scene was chaned in the final version. However, Mr Wilders denied having mentioned such plans, adding "This is deception. Lies."Mr Wilders came under fierce criticism during the debate and there was broad support for the way in which the government had handled the affair. Mr Wilders said Prime Minister J... | | By: What's Up | | |
| | Today’s Dialogue: PARPOL ISLAM TERPURUK PADA PEMILU 2009? | | 2008-04-02 05:26:59 | | Kalau liat judulnya memang serem keliatannya. Tapi yang mau saya bicarain di sini sih bukan analisis saya mengenai judul acaranya, apalagi mengenai acaranya. Tidak, saya ga se-care itu dengan politik-politik ini. Hehehe…Lha, trus kenapa ditulis kalau ga mau diulas? Kok ga bikin postingan tentang koding ja? Ya, berhubung setidak-tidaknya minimal 8 jam sehari, 5 hari [...]... | | By: Web Log of I Made Suryawan | | |
| | War Ethics in Islam | | 2008-04-01 07:03:00 | | Name of QuestionerHartman - Germany TitleWar Ethics in Islam QuestionI am not a Muslim. Yet I’m a peace-loving person and I am eager to know whether there are ethics that govern war in your religion, especially as we know and see what happens nowadays: gross violations of all ethics and teachings. Your earliest response will be very much appreciated. Date01/Apr/2004 Name of CounsellorIOL Shari`ah Researchers TopicRelations during War AnswerIn The Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | ISLAM: FITNA, IL POMO DELLA DISCORDIA | | 2008-03-31 14:13:24 | | [tratto da Rainews24.it]
Dopo le proteste, rimosso dal web il film antislamico 'Fitna'
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| | Part VI: CAIR Portrays "War on Terrorism" as Malicious "War on Islam" | | 2008-03-31 09:23:19 | | "The new perception is that the United States has entered a war with Islam itself," CAIR Chairman Parvez Ahmed declared at Washington's National Press Club in July 2007. But, in fact, CAIR officials and spokesmen have been peddling that same "new perception" ever since the 9/11 attacks in 2001. They have portrayed virtually every intervening prosecution of an alleged terrorist who is Muslim and every investigation of an alleged terrorist front group as an insidious attack on their religion. Today's...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Jordan Says Anti-Islam Film Threatens Ties With Dutch | | 2008-03-30 15:58:47 | | AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian lawmakers are demanding their government cuts ties with the Netherlands in protest of a Dutch film that portrays Islam as a ticking time bomb aimed at the West.
Forty-eight lawmakers in the 110-seat parliament say the film entitled “Fitna,” or “ordeal” in Arabic, insults Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and hurts Muslim feelings. The [...]... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Islam and the Position of Women | | 2008-03-25 01:04:00 | | By Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi LariThe West's vociferous partisans of Women's Lib. have no idea of the revolutionary leap forward in women's position which Islam brought about. In the days of Islam's first appearance the position of women was that of chattels of the men - little above the domesticated animals. Yet the West, for all their vaunted freedom, have added nothing to what Islam gave to women, except liberty for increased corruption and licentiousness. Islam prohibits debauchery, laxity, vulga... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | Understanding Politics in Islam - Fiqh al Siyasah | | 2008-03-21 02:43:00 | | Adapted and rearranged from the book Fiqh al-Dawlah written by Professor Yusuf al Qaradawi.1. What is the aim of politics in Islam?According to Al-Mawardi from his book Al-Ahkam Al-Sultaniyyah, it is hirasatud din wa siasatud dunya - to uphold the religion and administer the world. Politics is not munkar - is not a depravity - real politics is noble virtuous because it administers the affairs of all creatures, bringing man closer to good and away from fasad - evil. According to Ibn al-Qayyim, po... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | A2001 Pendidikan Islam 2 Perkahwinan | | 2008-03-15 21:51:50 | | Definisi perkahwinan Menurut bahasa: cantum atau himpun. istilah syarak : akad yang menggunakan lafaz nikah atau bahasa lain yang memberi makna nikah untuk menghalalkan lelaki dan perempuan melakukan persetubuhan. Hukum perkahwinan Hukum Situasi harus orang yang tidak mempunyai tuntutan terdesak untuk berkahwin dan tidak ada perkara yang mengharamkannya. wajib orang yang berkemampuan menunaikan nafkah zahir dan batin, sihat tubuh badan serta di khuatiri terjerumus kepada zina kerana tidak mampu mengawal nafsu. sunat orang yang berkemampuan menunaikan nafkah zahir dan batin, sihat tubuh badan serta di khuatiri terjerumus kepada zina. makruh orang yang berkemampuan untuk berkahwin tetapi tidak berkemampuan memberi nafkah zahir kepada isteri dan tidak memudaratkan isteri. haram orang yang tidak berkemampuan menunaikan nafkah zahir dan batin atau diyakini... | | By: The Official JKM PSP Blog | | |
| | A2001 Pendidikan Islam 2 | | 2008-03-14 21:39:24 | | 1) Objektif : ♣ untuk mengetahui dengan lebih mendalam mengenai walimatul urus. ♣ menambahkan ilmu pengetahuan yang sedia ada. 2) Pengertian : ♣ walimatul urus ialah mengadakan kenduri atau jamuan untuk mengumumkan serta meraikan sebuah perkahwinan. 3) Hukum : ♣ sunat muakkad iaitu sunat yang dituntut. 4) Adab-adab WalimatulUrus ♣ diadakan secara sederhana dan mengikut kemampuan. ♣ tiada unsur khurafat ataupun maksiat. ♣ tiada pergaulan bebas antara lelaki dan wanita. ♣ mendoakan pengantin dengan ucapan tahniah dan selamat. 5) Hikmah Walimatul Urus ♣ melahirkan rasa kesyukuran kepada Allah SWT ♣ tanda tahniah dan selamat kepada pengantin ♣ mengisytiharkan perkahwinan kepada umum. ♣ mengelakkan salah sangka dan fitnah orang ramai. ♣ mengikut ajaran dan sunnah Rasulullah S.A.W. 6) Perkara yang dilarang: ♣ mengadakan hiburan yang melal... | | By: The Official JKM PSP Blog | | |
| | * Mission of Islam | | 2008-03-09 10:34:50 | | Islam teaches to love affectionately every human being, irrespective of caste and creed and to lead a life of righteouusness(with tranquility in mind) loving each other and living amongst all human beings as one community! Islam teaches to shun hatredness.Ther Glorious Quran stresses upon:To behave kindly with every human being and creatures of Allah!To give charity to the needy!To serve the poor, help the needy, orphans and the widows!Condemn hoarders, misers and the persons who are illtreating and threatening people or a section of society!Allah instructs to work for the welfare of all sections of society- Muslims as well as non muslims!There is a great service if a Muslim plants a tree and the fruit is eaten by others. a person or even a bird!Removing a harmful thing from the way is considered in Islam as a Sadaqaa(i.e. Good deed).Spread of Islam (Amicability amongst one and all)i.e. Solving disputes amongst people is considered as Ibaadat in Islam. Keeping good relation with the re... | | By: Praise be to Allah | | |
| | Il caso Wilders divide l'islam e il mondo occidentale. | | 2008-03-07 08:33:57 | | Il caso Wilders è la grana politica di questi giorni, da poco scoppiato a livello internazionale, ma si sta guadagnando rapidamente l'attenzione del mondo per le sue implicazioni.E' giusto o meno che l'Olanda proibisca il film anti-Corano del suo deputato populista Geert Wilders, come le chiede una parte del mondo musulmano che si dice offeso e ferito ? o deve lasciare che il film venga diffuso in nome del sacrosanto principio della libertà, e non solo di espressione ? Come si vede le implicazioni, non solo politiche sono tante.Su questa domanda si scontrano due concezioni del mondo, quello occidentale , fondato sulla libertà e sul diritto, quello musulmano ed arabo molto spesso fondato solo sulla legge del Corano.Non è facile dare risposte alle domande, molte sono le implicazioni e le ricadute nei rapporti tra occidente e mondo Arabo che ne potrebbero scaturire.Basti pensare ai nostri soldati in Afghanistan.Ma il mondo Arabo ancora una volta non ha compreso che il potere in occi... | | By: Azzurro | | |
| | Malaysian voters wooed with Islam | | 2008-03-04 06:56:00 | | BBC News
As Malaysians prepare to vote in a general election on 8 March, the BBC's Robin Brant, in Kota Bharu, finds Islam to be an increasingly dominant issue in the campaign.
The PAS chief minister has said he will reinforce gender segregation
When customers come to pay at the new Tesco supermarket in Kota Bharu they have to queue separately - one till for men, another for women.
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| | ‘Islam Hadari’ cannot correct itself | | 2008-02-27 10:23:00 | | Aliran
The real result of five decades of Umno-led rule is the creation of a more narrowly-defined, racialised society where inter-racial and inter-religious dialogue has dwindled. To expect ‘Islam Hadari’ to correct the mistakes of Umno’s ethnocentric communitarian politics is a contradiction in terms, writes Farish Noor.
It would seem rather odd, not least for Malaysia-watchers overseas,... | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | Darul - Uloom in Deoband (India) Plans A Conclave to Raise Voice Against Radical Islam | | 2008-02-21 15:33:03 | | The famous (and otherwise) Darul Uloom , India’s premier madarsa (Islamic School/religious seminary) located in Deoband in Uttar Pradesh, will be hosting a National Conclave next week (Feb 25). Islamic scholars and representatives of at least 6,000 madarsas from all over India will be meeting to discuss how to incorporate educational subjects like mathematics and general science into existing Islamic curriculum. Besides, the conclave aims to discuss growing Islamic radicalism in India and elsewhere...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Kosovo Touts 'Islam Lite' | | 2008-02-21 06:23:00 | | Kastriot Sadiku has a confession: Like a good Muslim, he was near a mosque when Kosovo declared independence. But like a good Kosovar, he was just around the corner, sipping suds at his favorite pub."Our Islam is 'lite'—like Coke Lite or Marlboro Light cigarettes," said Ilmi Krasniqi, an imam at one of five mosques in the eastern town of Gnjilane. "This is not Baghdad, and what goes on in Saudi Arabia cannot happen here."That is not to suggest that radical Islam has not impacted Kosovo's Muslim ethnic Albanians.Last October, Agron Abdullahu—a 25-year-old Kosovo native living in the U.S.—pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to provide weapons to five other Muslims who allegedly plotted an attack on the U.S. Army's Fort Dix military base in New Jersey.student.Stephen Schwartz, executive director of the Center for Islamic Pluralism, a Washington-based think tank, contends Kosovo will become a model of religious pluralism in Europe."Albanians, although Muslim in their majority, ar... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | I don´t hate muslims. I hate Islam | | 2008-02-18 05:51:00 | | Says Holland´s rising political star.Geert Wilders, popular MP whose film on Islam fuelled debate on race in Holland, wants an end to mosque building & Muslim immigration... adores Thatcher... 'Islam is not a religion, it's an ideology,' - Wilders, a lanky Roman Catholic, 'the ideology of a retarded culture.'..a crash course in Koranic study. Likening the Islamic text to Hitler's Mein Kampf, wants 'fascist Koran' outlawed.. all immigration from Muslim countries halted, Muslim immigrants paid to leave & all Muslim 'criminals' stripped of Dutch citizenship and deported 'back where they came from'.. 'I have a problem with Islamic tradition, culture, ideology....Swiss People's Party.. won a general election .. campaign to ban building minarets on mosques... in Antwerp, 15 European cities and from parties in Belgium, Germany & Austria got together to launch a charter 'against the Islamisation of western European cities'..Via Free Republic... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | An American Warning - Another example of radical Islam | | 2008-02-16 22:43:00 | | Another example of radical Islam and why you should be ready!
This video, which appears to have been posted first on Google last December in an alleged anti-Al Qaeda Web film, shows five insurgents standing behind three blindfolded prisoners kneeling at the edge of a burning pit.
"And now that we have captured these scums who committed this dreadful crime, we will burn them with this fire," the Al Qaeda leader says in Arabic. "The same fire which they committed their crime with.
"And I swear by God almighty that, I swear by God almighty that we will have no mercy on them," he continues. "Allahuakbar, Allahuakbar."
As he speaks, two of the insurgents pour liquid on the blindfolded prisoners. Then they push the bound men into the pit, where they are engulfed in flames.
Not sure exactly what the “crime†was… but the ruthlessness is what I would like to point out.
<A HREF=" http://videogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/Video.aspx?s=5&vid... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Karen Armstrong on free speech and contraditions in western values | Europe's anxieties about Islam | | 2008-02-14 21:07:24 | | In Guardian, prominent author and religious scholar Karen Armstrong wrote on the issue free speech in the context of Danish Cartoon back in July 2007. She is also the author of two biographies of the Prophet, Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet and Muhammad: A Prophet of Our Time.Quoted below is from her article: An inability to tolerate Islam contradicts western values:"In the 17th century, when some Iranian mullahs were trying to limit freedom of expression, Mulla Sadra, the great mystical philosopher of Isfahan, insisted that all Muslims were perfectly capable of thinking for themselves and that any religiosity based on intellectual repression and inquisitorial coercion was "polluted". Mulla Sadra exerted a profound influence on generations of Iranians, but it is ironic that his most famous disciple was probably Ayatollah Khomeini, author of the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.This type of contradiction is becoming increasingly frequent in our polarised world (...)(...) the cartoonis... | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | A few thoughts on Muslims and Islam | | 2008-02-12 12:19:30 | | A big congratulations goes out to the Danish Police, Danes Nab Suspects in Cartoonist Plot, “Two Tunisians and a Dane of Moroccan origin were arrested in pre-dawn raids in western Denmark, the police intelligence agency said.”, Tunisians and Moroccans, Muslims, those ‘religion of peace’ guys, they are for real, and they are a few sandwiches [...]... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Islam Getting The Boot: Heshem To Leave Pentagon | | 2008-02-12 10:46:00 | | When living, or just barely surviving through a turbulent time in our lives, we often find it difficult, impossible even, to see some good in the enveloping firestorm. It's not until after the smoke has cleared, and the results are inspected that we see in fact, good is happening.This is the case in regards to the entire Stephen Coughlin affair that has ensued over the last several weeks at the Pentagon. Speculation was cast to and fro, and the internet was abuzz with outrage that the Pentagons ONLY expert on Sharia Law was being canned. The outporring of concern was that he was at odds with an islamic outreach aide.Rep. Sue Myrick, who is the head of the bi-partisan Anti-Terror Caucus took an interest in the situation and did some of her own digging. It turns out that Coughlin was planning to end his current term anyways, and was assuming a new post elsewhere in the DoD. So he really wasn't "leaving" per se. But there is apparently, a former ambassador to Turkey who is attempting to b... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
| | More "Political Islam": Iowa Wasn't The Only One | | 2008-02-04 17:34:00 | | Back on Jan. 25th, American Congress for Truth sent out a disturbing e-letter about the "Cultural Jihad" that's running rampant and unchecked here in America. The e-letter was regarding the Iowa state legislature's opening prayer by imam Mohammed Khan, and his four minute prayer.Janet Levy in the FrontPage Magazine site on Feb. 1, had quite a bit to say about this, as she provided considerable details about the incident, as well as similar incidents around the country. You can see her article HERE, and some of the remarks in this post.Levy spoke of Khan's prayer, mentioning it included such phrases as pleas for “victory over those who disbelieve” and “protection from the Great Satan.” WAIT A MINUTE! WE, are supposed to be the great satan, aren't we? And this is what the Iowa legislature finds appealing enough to allow? Apparently not, as the comments did tend to twist a few peoples britches. Pastor Steve Smith of the Evangelical Free Church in Albert City, and Iowa State Repres... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
| | America And Islam: The History You DON'T Learn In School | | 2008-01-31 13:27:00 | | There is in absolutely no way, a possibility for me to accurately "sum up" the entire contents of an e-letter I just received from the American Congress for Truth. It is an extremely long posting, but worth every word you read of it. So, I shall humbly attempt to do what bit of justice to the content I can, by posting just a few paragraphs from the full article. I very strongly and VERY VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you read the original article on The Middle East Forum. Go grab yourself a cup of coffee, or whatever beverage you prefer, and settle in for a long but very indepth read of Islam's animosity for America.The original article on meforum.org is also supported by a huge bibliography of sources for its information. And here's a hint of how far back this hatred has reached from, does the Barbary pirating years ring any bells?HERE, is the full article. Here is the text link for those who may require it.http://www.meforum.org/article/1830"The Fallacy of Grievance-based Terrorism"... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
| | Gays Better Get With It: Islam Is Coming For You | | 2008-01-29 10:44:00 | | Ahmadinejad, what a great guy, eh? You've just got to love his anti-gay rant at America's fabulous liberal learning institution, that being Columbia University. Boy, to be able to stand on a public stage here in America, in front of a huge (almost SRO crowd,) and spout off about how "there are no gays in Iran," must have just been an uplifting moment for him. Funny thing was, there were no after affects because of it. I wrote a little bit about this in a previous article that you can read HERE. Essentially, the special interest groups said Nada on the topic.Believe it or not, even though I am aggressively against the push by what can only be deemed as militant gays, I DON'T hate gay people themselves. I've said it many a time. I adamantly believe the lifestyle they pursue is immoral, but I don't hate them because of that, or anything else. Being a Christian allows me that freedom. To have compassion towards someone while detesting their actions. But there are some who DO hate them. And... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
| | Kewajiban Umat Islam Terhadap Palestina | | 2008-01-23 18:41:15 | | dakwatuna.com - oleh: Mochamad Bugi
Palestina Masalah Utama Umat Islam
Tidak ada tanah yang lebih bergolak selain Palestina. Sejarah Palestina adalah sejarah panjang peperangan. Palestina adalah pusat tiga agama dan peradaban besar: Islam, Kristen, dan Yahudi. Ketiganya saling mempertahankan eksistensinya atas tanah suci di sana. Inilah tempat bertemunya bangsa-bangsa di satu titik konflik dalam kurun [...]... | | By: DI Jalan Da'wah Kami Melangkah | | |
| | Delivering Obstetrics from Radical Islam | | 2008-01-11 05:00:00 | | Is a Muslim within his rights to insist a female physician examine his wife, or refuse male assistance in the birth of his child? And, are hospitals obliged to accommodate the Muslim’s wish when this unfairly burdens staff, entails a delay that jeopardizes patient care, or if accommodations like these contravene the Hippocratic oath? Europe grapples with questions like these with increasing frequency; and Great Britain and the Netherlands appear well on their way to translating the discriminating tastes of their hospital guests into hospital policy.The Dutch Telegraaf reports that the Dutch physicians’ organization (KNMG), in reply to verified cases of doctor intimidation, has published guidelines that will allow Muslims to refuse a male physician. The organization asks that hospitals satisfy requests for a female physician in every case but those deemed “acutely emergent,” and urges sensitivity. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Confirmed: Barack Obama practiced Islam | | 2008-01-08 14:58:00 | | Daniel Pipes - Obama was born a Muslim to a non-practicing Muslim father and for some years had a reasonably Muslim upbringing under the auspices of his Indonesian step-father.All this matters, for if Obama once was a Muslim, he is now what Islamic law calls a murtadd (apostate), an ex-Muslim converted to another religion who must be executed. Were he elected president of the United States, this status, clearly, would have large potential implications for his relationship with the Muslim world.... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | IASC Report: Islam in American Courts - 2007 Year in Review | | 2008-01-08 08:33:30 | | Note: this article report is a shortened version of a study I conducted under the auspices of the International Assessment and Strategy Center (IASC). Readers who would like to see the charts and the case citations which are omitted from this version should consult the larger report ( here ) History is important. It gives us perspective into modern problems. We can gain immediate comfort seeing how so many “ new” issues have been considered by courts in the past. As I have written ( here)...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Radical Ignorance on Radical Islam | | 2008-01-06 16:42:47 | | The ABC News GOP debate in New Hampsire produced a serious exchange on foreign policy (transcript). The candidates were asked whether they would continue the Bush policy of nation-building and attempting to spread democracy throughout the world.REP. PAUL: Well, I certainly agreed with his foreign policy that he ran on and that we as Republicans won in the year 2000 -- you know, the humble foreign policy, no nation-building, don't be the policeman of the world. And we were strongly critical of the policy of the Clinton administration, that did the opposite. And we fell short. Of course, the excuse is that 9/11 changed everything, but the Bush doctrine of preemptive war is not a minor change. This is huge. This is the first time we as a nation accept as our policy that we start the wars. I don't understand this. And that all options are on the table to go after Iran? This -- this is not -- this is not necessary. These are third-world nations. They're not capable. But I think it's the misunderstanding or the disagreements that we've had in this debate along the campaign trail is the -- the nature of the threat. I'm as concerned about the nature of the threat of terrorism as anybody, if not more so. But they don't attack us because we're free and prosperous. And there are radicals in all elements on -- in -- in all religions that will result to violence. But if we don't understand that the reaction is -- is because we invade their countries, we -- and occupy their countries, we have bases in their country, and that we haven't done it just since 9/11, but we have done that a long time.I mean, it was the Air Force base in Saudi Arabia before 9/11 that was given as the excuse. If we don't understand that, we can't win this war against terrorism.MR. ROMNEY: Well, unfortunately, Ron, you need a thorough understanding of what radical jihad is -- what the movement is, what its intent is, where it flows from, and the fact is it is trying to bring down, not just us, ... | | By: Republican Renaissance | | |
| | Ansar al-Sunnah Acknowledges Relationship with Ansar al-Islam, Reverts to Using Ansar al-Islam Name | | 2007-12-16 21:40:36 | | In recent days, the leader of the Ansar al-Sunnah Army (JAAS)--Commander Abu Abdullah al-Shafi--has issued a fairly remarkable communique that has received little public attention. Ansar al-Sunnah is one of Iraq's most prominent insurgent groups, and has worked more closely with Al-Qaida than any other such organization. For the first time, al-Shafi publicly acknowledged that Ansar al-Sunnah is just another name for Ansar al-Islam, the Kurdish Islamic movement formerly headed by Mullah Krekar. According...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Islam, Culture and Women | | 2007-12-16 06:56:00 | | by Ruqaiyyah Waris MaqsoodHow can anyone justify Islam's treatment of women, when it imprisons Afghans under blue shuttlecock burqas and makes Pakistani girls marry strangers against their will?How can you respect a religion that forces women into polygamous marriages, mutilates their genitals, forbids them to drive cars and subjects them to the humiliation of "instant" divorce? In fact, none of these practices are Islamic at all.Anyone wishing to understand Islam must first separate the religion from the cultural norms and style of a society. Female genital mutilation is still practised in certain pockets of Africa and Egypt, but viewed as an inconceivable horror by the vast majority of Muslims. Forced marriages may still take place in certain Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities, but would be anathema to Muslim women from other backgrounds.Indeed, Islam insists on the free consent of both bride and groom, so such marriages could even be deemed illegal under religious law.A woman forbidden from driving a car in Riyadh will cheerfully take the wheel when abroad, confident that her country's bizarre law has nothing to do with Islam. Afghan women educated before the Taliban rule know that banning girls from school is forbidden in Islam, which encourages all Muslims to seek knowledge from cradle to grave, from every source possible.The Koran is addressed to all Muslims, and for the most part it does not differentiate between male and female. Man and woman, it says, "were created of a single soul," and are moral equals in the sight of God. Women have the right to divorce, to inherit property, to conduct business and to have access to knowledge.Since women are under all the same obligations and rules of conduct as the men, differences emerge most strongly when it comes to pregnancy, child-bearing and rearing, menstruation and, to a certain extent, clothing.Some of the commands are alien to Western tradition. Requirements of ritual purity may seem to restrict a... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | FLP, Sastra Islam, dan Seni Tinggi | | 2007-12-15 10:37:00 | | Topik MulyanaSESEORANG yang berada di sebuah menara, apalagi menara gading, akan melihat segala sesuatu di bawahnya dengan lebih leluasa. Ia dapat melihatnya dari sudut ke sudut, dari titik ke titik, dalam waktu singkat. Akibatnya, ia akan memiliki pandangan-pandangan idealistis untuk melihat segala sesuatu yang berada di bawahnya.Pun demikian dengan dunia kesusastraan.Kaum elite sastra yang bersemayam di menara gading kesusastraan sering kali mengangankan terciptanya karya adiluhung, dengan segala keruwetan jalinan peranti linguistik dan ketebalan lapisan-lapisan makna, yang dibaca masyarakat luas sehingga terciptalah semacam kehidupan intelek dan "berbudaya".Ketika ada karya yang dinilainya rendah tengah booming di pasaran, mereka merasa cita-cita idealistisnya terganggu. Mereka pun hanya bisa nyinyir dengan menyebut booming-nya karya tersebut sebagai produk budaya massa atau gerakan industrialisasi belaka; nilai-nilai adiluhung yang direduksi untuk kepentingan bisnis. Mereka juga menghakimi masyarakat yang menyambut karya tersebut dengan meriah sebagai masyarakat yang "tak berbudaya", menyebut penulis narsis, dan mengecap penerbitnya sebagai pihak yang melakukan "bisnis bertopeng dakwah".Seni tinggi, seni rendahDalam lembar Khazanah, Pikiran Rakyat, 3/11/07, Kurniasih menulis tentang wajah sastra Islam berdasarkan definisi seni tinggi dan seni rendah. Menurut saya, pendefinisian ini terlampau simplistis dan cenderung elitis. Lagi pula, dalam kaitannya dengan sastra Islam, ruangan untuk tulisan tersebut terlampau sempit, sedangkan sastra Islam adalah konsep dan sejarah yang teramat panjang di mana konsep dan sejarah ini adalah dua aspek yang berkait-kelindan.Terbukti, Kurniasih membuat definisi seni tinggi dalam sastra Islam hanya berdasarkan konsep. Itu pun hanya satu konsep, yaitu sastra profetik: "sastra yang bermaksud melampaui keterbatasan akal pikiran manusia dan mencapai pengetahuan yang lebih tinggi. Caranya adalah dengan mengambil pemahaman dan penafsiran... | | By: Mengeja Sastra | | |
| | | ISLAM DENOUNCES TERRORISM | | 2007-12-10 10:33:00 | | "Those who make mischief in the earth ; theirs is the curse" ( Koran, 13/25 )All forms of terrorist attack are roundly condemned in Islam. According to the Qur'an, it is a great sin to kill an innocent person, and anyone who does so will suffer great torment in the Hereafter:…If someone kills another person—unless it is in retaliation for someone else or for causing corruption in the earth—it is as if he had murdered all mankind. And if anyone gives life to another person, it is as if he had given life to all mankind. Our Messengers came to them with Clear Signs, but even after that, many of them committed outrages in the earth. (Qur’an, 5:32)This verse equals the killing of one innocent to slaughtering all of humanity! Another verse expresses the importance that the faithful attach to life:Those who do not appeal to any other deity besides God [alone]; nor kill any soul whom God has forbidden [them to] except with the right to do so; nor fornicate. Anyone who does so will incur a penalty. (Qur’an, 25:6)In yet another verse, God issues the following commandment:Say: "Come, and I will recite to you what your Lord has forbidden for you": that you do not associate anything with Him; that you are good to your parents; that you do not kill your children because of poverty—We will provide for you and them; that you do not approach indecency—outward or inward; that you do not kill any person God has made inviolate—except with the right to do so. That is what He instructs you to do, so that hopefully, you will use your intellect. (Qur’an, 6:151)Any Muslim who believes in God with a sincere heart, who scrupulously abides by His verses and fears suffering in the Hereafter, will avoid harming even one other person. He knows that the Lord of Infinite Justice will suitably reward him for all his deeds. In one of the hadiths, our Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) listed the kinds of people who are not pleasing to God:"Those who act cruelly and unj... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | Islam—What Muslims Believe In | | 2007-12-10 09:54:00 | | by Staff Sgt. Amy Parr, Air Force Print News 10/09/01 - WASHINGTON—A new word was introduced at the United Nations Summit on Racism in September - “Islamiphobia,” meaning the fear of Islam and Muslims. This new word represents the fear felt by some who link all people of Islamic faith to the terrorists who hijacked planes and crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania. The best way for people to overcome those fears is to be informed, said Chaplain (Capt.) Hamza Al-Mubarak, a Muslim chaplain assigned to the 81st Training Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. “Ignorance and hate have already cost us thousands of lives,” he said. “Get the information (about Islam) and pass it on to someone you know.” The Quran does not condone acts of terrorism, he said. “Islam is a religion of mercy and peace, it does not permit or encourage terrorism,” Al-Mubarak said.“Killing the weak, infants, women and the elderly, and destroying property are considered serious crimes in Islam,” said H.E. Shaikh Salih bin Muhammad Al-Luheidan, Supreme Judicial Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia chairman, in a statement after the Sept. 11 attacks. “Killing innocent people is by itself a grave crime, quite apart from terrorizing and committing crimes against infants and women,” he said. “Such acts do no honor to he who commits them, even if he claims to be a Muslim.” While some terrorists claim to be Muslim and believe their acts will pave the way for an Islamic revival and a return to the rule of Islam’s glorious law, the majority of Muslims do not feel that way, Al-Mubarak said. Telling a story told by a Muslim prophet, he said, “Bear in mind what the Prophet Mohommed said. ‘Do not be delighted by the action of anyone until you see how he ends up.’ So, for example, what is the end of a suicide bomber? A leg here and an arm there. How can we be delighted by such an end? “What really hammers the final nail in the coffin of this act i... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | Why Islam Forbids Pork? | | 2007-12-10 09:39:00 | | By: Rashid Shamsi (The Muslim World League Journal, Rajab 1420 - October 1999) Food and drink have direct effect on our health. That is why Islam has prescribed regulations about our food and drink. It lays great emphasis on our physical as well as moral health, because both of these are equally important for a healthy society. The abstention from eating pork is one of the steps taken by Islam to practise hygiene and to attain purity of soul.Islam, for the cultivation of inner faculties, insists upon the cleanliness of body and the purification of soul through Salaat (prayers) Zikr (remembrance of Allah) and other devotional duties. Islam teaches us how to attain the virtues and how to give up bad habits because both good and bad grow in the man according to his upbringing, education and environment.A human being has natural desires: food, sleep and sex being the three primary ones. He has also other natural emotions: sorrow, happiness, love, fear, disgust and avarice etc. Islam doesn't recommend the complete abrogation of these impulses but offers a method of controlling them through religious education and discipline.The prohibition of eating pork in Islam is relevant in this context. There is a saying in English that "a man becomes what he eats." According to physicians and medical experts, pork is a harmful diet. Consumption of swine-flesh creates lowliness in character and destroys moral and spiritual faculties in a man.Body and SoulThe life of a man is a compound of body and soul. Anything, which is harmful for the body, hurts the soul as well. Consumption of swine-flesh reduces the feeling of shame and as such the standard of modesty. Those nations, which consume pork habitually, have a low standard of morality with the result that virginity, chastity and bashfulness are becoming a thing of the past in Europe today. The number of unwed mothers is on the increase despite of the use of pills and other contraceptives.According to a report, 60 to 70% of girls in... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | How Islam Views Sex outside Marriage | | 2007-12-06 09:45:00 | | Question:Some women go unmarried throughout life due to certain social factors against their will. Are these women allowed to have sex outside the wedlock in any way at any time of their life?Answer:In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.Dear questioner, thank you very much for having confidence in us, and we hope our efforts, which are purely for His Sake, meet your expectations.In his response to the question in point, Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, former president of the Islamic Society of North America, states the following: “It is a very sad thing to see that Muslim women or men suffer unmarried life due to un-Islamic social factors. We must blame our un-Islamic social customs and materialistic outlook that cause some men and women to remain unmarried.Some young people or their parents have very high expectations for their spouses. They set a very difficult standard of education, profession, wealth or physical features for any prospective suitor. The result is that such women remain single because the suitors fail to meet those standards. We Muslims must emphasize that the best criterion according to Islam is good character. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is reported to have said: “If someone whose faith and morals you trust makes a proposal of marriage to you then marry him, otherwise there will be trials and much corruption in the land.”As Muslims it is also our duty to help our Muslim brothers and sisters get married. Allah Almighty says in the Qur’an, “And marry such of you as are solitary and the pious of your slaves and maid servants. If they be poor; Allah will enrich them of His bounty. Allah is of ample means, Aware.”(An-Nur :32)However, if for any reason men or women are not able to marry, then they must observe abstinence. They have no other way. Allah says in the Qur'an that the believing men and believing women guard their private p... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | What is the meaning of Islam in a general sense? | | 2007-12-04 12:29:00 | | What is the meaning of Islam in a general sense?The Qur’an uses din, usually translated as “religion,” in different contexts with various meanings, of which the most important and common are: judging, rewarding, punishing (1:4, 51:6, 82:18-19, 37:53, 56:86); way, law, constitution (12:76); penal law (24:2); the collection of moral, spiritual, and worldly principles, system, way of conduct (33:5, 40:26); servanthood, obedience (16:52); and peace and order (8:39).General Islamic BeliefsWith Islam, God completed the religion He revealed and chose for humanity (5:3). Literally, Islam means submission, peace, and salvation. In its most fundamental aspect, Islam is epitomized in the most frequently recited of all Qur’anic phrases, the Basmala—In the name of God, the Merciful (al-Rahman), the Compassionate (al-Rahim). Both words are related to the quality of rahma (mercy and compassion). God manifests Himself through His absolute, all-inclusive Mercy and Compassion, and Islam is founded upon that affirmation. The Qur’an calls Prophet Muhammad’s mission a mercy for all the worlds, for God sent him to spread Islam to all of humanity.MonotheismIslam is uncompromisingly monotheistic, for its theology begins and ends with God’s Unity (tawhid). Given this, the universe is seen as an integral whole of interrelated and cooperative parts in which a splendid coordination, harmony, and order is displayed both throughout the universe and within each living organism. This harmony and order come from the Unity of the One Who created them and Who is absolute, without partner, peer, or like. The universe operates according to the laws God established for it, and therefore is literally Muslim—absolutely submitted to God. Thus its operations are stable, orderly, and harmonious.HumanityGod created the universe so that He could be known and recognized in all His Names and Attributes, and therefore His creation includes one creature with free will: man. Of all creatures, only... | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | Islam Turns Teen Boys into Dancing Girl Love Bunnies | | 2007-11-29 10:56:43 | | I found this article, “Afghan boy dancers sexually abused by former warlords“, about the bacha bereesh in Afghanistan by following a link from the quite obviously anti-Islam site, TheReligionofPeace– Islam: The Religion of Peace (and a big stack of dead bodies). One would think then that the link would direct to a condemnation of Islam– [...]... | | By: Hell's Handmaiden | | |
| | Why Is Islam the Most Rapidly Spreading Religion in the United States? | | 2007-11-07 03:42:00 | | Why Is Islam the Most Rapidly Spreading Religion in the United States?Today, the fact that Islam is the most rapidly spreading religion in the United States, as well as in the rest of the world, has attracted the attention of Muslim and non-Muslim observers. However, although this is of great importance, this issue has not been thoroughly discussed. New births, immigration, and conversion are three sources for this increase. There is no sign suggesting that it will stop in the near future. The negative images shown to the public by media organizations prejudicial to Islam may slow down this increase, but cannot stop it.The most interesting sociological aspect of this increase is that it affects all levels of society. Although in different ratios, people from all parts of society, women and men, rich and poor, conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats, Jews and Christians, educated and uneducated, black and white, young and old have all become Muslims via conversion. The ratio of conversion to Islam is especially high among university students and prisoners. If just a certain section of society were choosing to embrace Islam, it could be easier to understand this trend. The fact that sections of the society which normally adopt different mentalities and life styles are making the same religious choice makes the conversion issue of Islam quite an interesting sociological question in American society.In view of his study on seventy famous converts, Larry Poston, who studies conversion sociology, states that Westerners become interested in Islam for five reasons: 1 - Simplicity (20%), 2 - Rationalism (21%), 3 - The universal fellowship of people (19%), 4 - The due importance given to this world (19%), 5 - Non-existence of clergy class (10%). Poston assert that conversion to Islam generally occurs in a person's life in their late 20s and early 30s. It is reported that converts do not abandon their former lives and families; instead, they become more active i... | | By: EN SEVGiLiYE | | |
| | News story from Belgium that further demonstrates the idiocy of Islam | | 2007-11-01 22:17:26 | | Quote:
A Belgian anesthetist has filed a complaint against a Muslim who blocked him from entering the operating theatre where his wife was to undergo emergency surgery.
The woman was operated with the male doctor shouting instructions from a hallway to a female nurse
Doctor Philippe Becx from Bree, Belgium, was called to the hospital in the middle of the night because a woman had to undergo an emergeny caesarean section.
However, her husband blocked the door and demanded a female anesthetist. The latter was unavailable.
After a two-hour discussion proved fruitless, an imam was summoned. The imam permitted the doctor to apply an epidural injection, but only if the woman was fully covered with only a small area of skin showing.
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| | Islam, the West, and Science | | 2007-10-08 10:43:00 | | Gates of Vienna - Fjordman has posted the conclusion of his excellent three-part essay “Islam, the West, and Science” over at Dhimmi Watch. Here are a few choice excerpts:“Islamic science” had little to do with Islam, but was the amalgam of pre-Islamic knowledge, Greek, Indian, Persian, Jewish, Assyrian Christian and other. As Muslims gradually became numerically dominant and Islamic orthodoxy more firmly established, this pre-Islamic heritage was slowly extinguished, hence science declined and never recovered. This failure was intimately linked to the Islam’s hostility towards innovation and freethinking. In contrast, the Christian and Jewish religions proved more receptive towards new ideas. At the very least they were not as aggressively hostile to logic as was Islam, and in certain situations even facilitated it.... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Selamat menjalankan ibadah di bulan Ramadhan bagi umat Islam | | 2007-09-12 02:24:00 | | Assalamualaikum wr.wb.
Khilaf kata menyentuh rasa
Khilaf laku menyentuh kalbu
Khilaf tingkah menoreh luka
Dalam kerendahan hati
Ada keluhuran budi
Dalam kemiskinan harta
Ada kekayaan jiwa Hidup ini indah jika diantara kita ada MAAF Insya Allah kali ini kita dipertemukan kembali dengan Ramadhan
Bulan yang selalu kita... | | By: 109 HIGH - JAKARTA | | |
| | Pastor: Korean Hostage was Killed for Refusing to Convert to Islam | | 2007-09-05 18:54:00 | | The youth pastor who was leading the group of 23 South Korean aid volunteers in Afghanistan was killed for refusing to convert to Islam, the head pastor of the church revealed after the final 19 former hostages arrived home.“Among the 19 hostages who returned on the second (of September), some were asked by the Taliban to convert and when they rejected, they were assaulted and severely beaten,” reported Park Eun-jo, pastor of the hostages’ home church, Saemmul Presbyterian Church in Bundang, just south of the South Korean capital Seoul.“I heard from the hostages that they were threatened with death,” he added, according to Christian Today Korea. “Especially it is known that the reason Pastor Bae Hyung-kyu was murdered was because he refused the Taliban’s demand to convert.”A hospital chief also said on Monday that some of the five South Korean men freed from captivity last week reported being beaten by their Taliban abductors for refusing to convert to Islam and for pro... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | MECCA BEFORE ISLAM | | 2007-08-31 18:47:00 | | Mecca before IslamProphet Muhammad (pbuh), the messenger of Allah and the last prophet, was born in the city of Mecca. Mecca is in the west of the Arabian Peninsula, which lies between Asia, Europe and Africa, within the Hejaz region. It is important to be aware of the history of Mecca, the Kaaba and the Quraishi tribe to understand the life of the Prophet.The known history of Mecca dates back to the time of Prophet Abraham, but there is not much information about any earlier history. Prophet Abraham brought his son Ishmael, who was an infant, and his wife Hagar to Mecca on the order of Allah, leaving them there to return to Palestine.The valley of Mecca is described as an "uncultivable valley" (Abraham 14/37), being a desert with a hot, dry climate. Thus, Hagar and Ishmael were soon thirsty. According to religious accounts, just as Hagar, who had been running between the Safa and Marwa Hills in order to find water, had become desperate and abandoned hope for her son's life, a source of water sprung from under the feet of her son. The source was an abundant spring called the zamzam and subsequently became a stopping-off place for caravans. After a certain time, the Jurhum tribe from Yemen settled in the outer sections of Mecca. Ishmael learned Arabic from them and married a girl from this tribe.Prophet Abraham, who was living in Palestine, paid occasional visits to Hagar and Ishmael. On his third visit to Mecca, Prophet Abraham, in accordance with the order of Allah, began to construct the Kaaba with his son Ishmael. It can be understood from certain verses of the Holy Quran (al-Baqarah 2/127; Al-Imran 3/96; Al-Hajj 22/26) that the Kaaba had existed before the time of Abraham; however it had been destroyed and its location was obliterated over time until Prophet Abraham once again found its place and rebuilt it. Although there is no information about who built the Kaaba before Abraham, it is recorded in some sources that it was built by Prophet Adam or his son Seth. When Prophet Abraham completed the construction of the Kaaba, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to him and taught him how to perform the pilgrimage (hajj).The administration of Mecca and the Kaaba, which had been the duty of Ishmael, passed to the Jurhum tribe after him. The Jurhum tribe first accepted the religion conveyed by Ishmael, but they deviated with time, performing immoral acts, stealing gifts that were brought to the Kaaba, and not treating the people who came to the city for pilgrimage well. After a certain time, the Khuza'ah tribe, which had migrated to Mecca from Southern Arabia, defeated the Jurhum tribe in a battle and removed them from the city. The Jurhum tribe returned back to Yemen, their homeland, after removing the Hajarul Aswad (Black Stone) from its place and covering over the zamzam well to disguise its location. The Ishmaelites did not take part in the battle, due to their small number, and they continued to stay in the city after concluding an agreement with the Khuza'ah tribe. Amr bin Luhay, one of the leading figures of the Khuza'ah tribe, broke the tradition of monotheism and allowed for the emergence of idolatry when he took over the administration of Mecca and the Kaaba.Quraishis under the leadership of Qusay bin Kilab, an ancestor of Prophet Muhammad five generations removed, took over the administration of Mecca in the first part of the fifth century by after defeating the Khuza'ah tribe. Accordingly, the services of the Kaaba, which represented great honor and respect, passed to the Quraishis. Qusay gathered together the Quraishi branches, which were living around Mecca, and he placed them around the Kaaba. Also by performing the necessary regulations, Qusay gained control of the following services: the administration of Mecca (the administration of Darunnadwa-Council of the Meccan infidels) commander-in-chief (kiyada), flagmanship (liva), maintenance of the Kaaba, security of the Kaaba's door and keys (hijaba or sidana), supply of water to the pilgrims (sikaya), and accommodation for the pilgrims (rifada). The Darunnadwa which was built by him continued its existence up to the Islamic period as a meeting place where important issues were discussed and various ceremonies were held.The administration of Mecca and the services of the Kaaba were continued by the descendants of Qusay bin Kilab after his death. Hashim bin Abdumanaf, the grandson of Qusay and an ancestor of Prophet Muhammad three generations removed, worked hard to provide food and water for both the pilgrims who came to Mecca and the Quraishi tribe. Hashim, known for his generosity, and his brothers Abdushems and Nawfal made trade agreements with Byzantium, Yemen, Ethiopia and Iran. They also signed nonaggression pacts with the tribes along the trade routes. Accordingly, trade in Mecca gained international importance. The Quraishis were able to make journeys for trade without threat to Yemen and Ethiopia in the winter, and to Syria and through Anatolia in the summer because of the prestige they had won from the performance of the Kaaba services. On his way to Syria, Hashim went to Yathrib (Medina) and stayed there for a while, marrying Salma, the daughter of Amr bin Zayd from Najjarian. Abdulmuttalib (Shayba), the grandfather of Prophet Muhammad, was their child. Hashim died in Gazza in Palestine during his travels, and he was buried there. Abdulmuttalib stayed in Medina for eight years and later was brought to Mecca by his uncle Muttalib. Abdulmuttalib was raised by his uncle and his uncle transferred the leadership of the tribe to him before his death. After a dream, Abdulmuttalib located the place of the zamzam well that had been covered by the Jurhum tribe before they left Mecca, and he reopened the well. He undertook the duty of bringing food and water to the pilgrims.The religious and commercial importance of Mecca, in addition to its geographical location, caught the attention of states such as Byzantium, Iran (Sassanian) and Ethiopia. Abraha, the Yemeni governor of the kingdom of Ethiopia, built a church in San'a to try to prevent the visits of the Arabs to the Kaaba. When this attempt failed, he decided to destroy the Kaaba and abolish Mecca's status as a religious center by invading it and stopping the trade activities of the people there. Abraha and his army came as far as the area surrounding Mecca with his army and stayed there. The grandfather of Prophet Muhammad, Abdulmuttalib, who was the leader of the Hashimite branch of the Quraishis, met Abraha and reminded him that the Owner of the Kaaba, which was known as Baytullah (the House of Allah) would protect it. Abraha ordered his soldiers to strike, but the elephant in front of his army refused to take a step towards the Kaaba. According to Surah Fil (105/1-5) his army was destroyed by small stones that were dropped by birds flying overhead which had been sent by Allah. This incident was called the Incident of the Elephant, and the year in which it occurred was called the Year of the Elephant. The fact that Abraha's attempt failed caused the Arabs to give more importance to the pilgrimage than was ever seen before. As a result, the prestige of Mecca and the Quraishis was raised.Mecca was the leading city of the three prominent cities of the Hejaz region, the other two being Yathrib (Medina) and Taif. Mecca, the intersection point on the roads that lead to Yemen to the south, the Mediterranean to the north, the Persian Gulf to the west, and the Red Sea port of Jeddah to the west, was located at an economically strategic point. Moreover, the Kaaba was located in the city, thus making the city the center of religion in Arabia. People from all parts of Arabia would come to visit the Kaaba during certain months of the year and trade activities would be heightened in the city. People would set up fair grounds and poetry competitions would be held. As Mecca was unsuitable for agriculture, due to geographical conditions, trade constituted the essence of business life.Like the rest of the Arabian Peninsula in general, idolatry was also prevalent in Mecca. The number of idols in the Kaaba and its surroundings was 360; the biggest of these idols was Hubal, the most important Quraishi idol. In addition to this, there were idols in most of the houses. Arabs accepted that Allah was the creator and ruler of the skies and the earth, but they worshiped the idols, which they thought could bring them closer to Allah. They deviated from the monotheistic belief that commanded they worship Allah alone, and thus they committed the sin of shirka (idolatry) by associating partners with Allah. Yet, although their numbers were not great in Mecca, there were the Hanifs who still practiced the monotheistic belief that had been introduced by Prophet Abraham.... | | By: EN SEVGiLiYE | | |
| | true meaning of Islam | | 2007-08-25 16:23:00 | | "If one knows the true meaning of Islam, there will be no wars.All that will be heard are the sounds of prayerand the greetings of peace."~ M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen ~ . Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship. image: The Mazar (Tomb) of Sufi Shaikh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, may God bless his soul. The mazar is some forty miles from Philadelphia, among the rolling hills and tall trees of Chester County. The Sufi saint passed away in 1986. This beautiful Mazar, the first in the United States, was conceived, designed, and built by the members of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, and dedicated in 1987. image credit and details.... | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Itching for more Islam? Jonesin' for more Jihad? | | 2007-08-16 03:46:00 | | Did this week's Radio Happy Hour just whet your whistle with the debate on the state of Islam? Desire to know more about the subject? Care to hear the Muslim point of view? Want me to stop asking rhetorical questions and just get to the point already?"American Muslim" Robert Salaam was the final caller in the Walid Shoebat segment. In fact, he got so fired up during his confrontation with the former PLO terrorist and bestselling author Brad Thor that Salaam was late to his own BlogTalkRadio show!Once he got to his show, about 11 minutes late, he continued the discussion! Even the first caller in the Walid Shoebat segment--you know, the dude whose intellect and knowledge of specific historical facts confused the hell out of simple minded Dr. Blogstein--called into Salaam's show to discuss his earlier experience on the Radio Happy Hour.So, after hearing this week's Radio Happy Hour, make sure you join the after party on Robert Salaam's American Muslim Show.... | | By: Dr. Blogstein | | |
| | Radical Islam Watch. . . | | 2007-08-08 22:13:04 | | The Religion of Peace at it again.According to the SFGate.com:"A handyman being held in the slaying of newspaper editor Chauncey Bailey was formally charged with murder today, while two other men arrested in last week’s raid on Oakland’s Your Black Muslim Bakery were expected to be charged in a separate case.Devaughndre Broussard, 19, who worked at the bakery on San Pablo Avenue, is to be arraigned this afternoon in Alameda County Superior Court on charges of murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm — specifically a shotgun– for allegedly killing Bailey, Editor of the Oakland Post, last week.The downtown courthouse was operating under heightened security today, with double the number of Alameda County sheriff’s deputies on hand to man the metal detector and to stand watch outside the building.Broussard confessed to using a shotgun to kill Bailey on Thursday at 14th and Alice streets in downtown Oakland, just blocks from his office. Police said Broussard had been an... | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
| | Sharia, Tariqa, Haqiqa and Marifa | The WAY of Islam | | 2007-08-08 14:30:45 | | The Tao of Islam, meaning the WAY of Islam really consists of four ways (or stations). These four ways are:1. Sharia (sacred laws)2. Tariqa (sacred path)3. Haqiqa (divine reality)4. Marifa (gnosis or certain knowledge of God)According to Prophetic tradition (hadith):. Sharia consists of the words of the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace,. Tariqa consists of the actions of the Prophet,. Haqiqa consists of the state of the Prophet, and. Marfia consists of the secrets of the Prophet.These four ways are very closely linked together and cannot be separated one from the other.The Kalima (the sacred mantra of Islamic faith, La ilaha illallah) has four meanings according to these four ways.According to Sharia the meaning is:"There is nothing in the world that can be worshipped with certainty except Allah."According to Tariqa the meaning is:"There is none that can do a thing except Allah."According to Haqiqa the meaning is:"There is none who is sought after except Allah."According to Marifa t... | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Islam in America: A Special Report | | 2007-07-23 02:07:06 | |
This story is a pre-release from Newsweek Magazine, and will be published in their July 30, 2007 Issue…
American Dreamers
Muslim Americans are one of this country’s greatest strengths. But they’re vulnerable as never before.
July 30, 2007 issue - Fareed Siddiq is a successful businessman and a father of two. He lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio—a 19th-century mill town built on a river and known for its scenic waterfalls and dams—in a five-bedroom house he recently paid for, in cash, with his savings. Prominent in local civic and religious organizations, including the Red Cross and the chamber of commerce, Siddiq was invited to the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Cleveland earlier this month along with about 400 other business leaders to hear President George W. Bush speak.
He was moved to ask his president a question: “What,” he asked, hauling his 6-foot-5, 245-pound frame to the microphone, “are we doing with public diplomacy to change the hearts and minds of a billio... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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